The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON*, TUESDAY _EVENING, OCTOBER 28, 1845.

C HELTENHAM AND MALVERN JUNC-
TION RAILWAY.
At a public meeting of the inhabitants of the borough of Tewkes-
bury, held at the Town-hall, on Monday, the 27th of October, 1845,
convened by the Mayor on a highly respectable and influential requi-
sition, " for the purpose of taking into consideration the merits of
the lines of railway Intended to pass through or near to the town ;"
JOHN PACKER, Esq. Mayor of the Borough, having been unani-
mously called to the Chair ;
It was moved by JOHN Mooau, Esq. of Tewkesbury; and seconded
by J. B. LEWIS, Esq. Magistrate of the Borough—
That a lino cf railway passing through this borough, and connect-
ing Cheltenham and Tewkesbury with Malvern, Herefordshire, and
South Wales, is calculated materially to promote the interests of this
town and its adjacent district ; and that the Cheltenham and Mal-
vern Junction Railway, by effecting that desirable object, is entitled
to the cordial support of this Meeting.
The resolution was carried by an insistence majority.
The Mayor having vacated the chair,
It was moved by J. Foan, Esq.: and seconded by C. G. TONES, Esq.—
That the best thanks of the Meeting be given to the Mayor, for his
seals and impartial conduct lathe chair.
Carried unanimously.

THE PROJECTED 'NORWICH and WEST
NORFOLK RAILWAY, Lv the valley of the Wensum.
We, the undersigned (owners and occupiers of land, in the district
proposed to be traversed by the above Railway, and in its immediate
neighbourhood), do hereby give notice, that we have come to a re-
solution to oppose the above project by all means in our power, as
we are of opinion that the entire division of West Norfolk will be
much better supplied with railway accommodation by the projected
NORWICH AND DEREHAM DIRECT RAILWAY, In connexion
with the Lynn and Denham Railway, and the projected line from
Dereham to Fakenharn and Wells; and we are also of opinion that
the DEREILIM DIRECT LINE is entitled to the decided pre-
ference of the public, from the additional advantages which it affords
as a direct communication from Norwich, not only to the ports of
Lynn and Walls, but also to the northern districts of the kingdom.
BAYNING, Honingham Hall.
T. T. BERNEY, Morton Hall.
N. MICKLETHWAITE, Taverham Hall.
CII IRLES KETT TOMPSON, Witchingham Hall.
HAMBLETON T. CUSTANCE, Weston House.
(Upwards of one hundred I ndowncrs and occupiers have signed the
above declaration).
All persons desirous of opposing the above line are requested to
send their names to Messrs. Blake, Keith, and Blake, solicitors,
Norwich.
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Norwich, Oct. 25, 1845.

FIFTY POUNDS REWARD.—LOST on the
13th October instant, near the Bank of England, a BLACK
LNATHER CASE, containing several Bank of England Notes, and
Bills of Exchange. The numbers and dates of the Notes are as
follow, viz.—Two for 100/. each, No. 12,862 au I 12,898, dated sth
July, 1845. One for 401. No. 52,220, dated 7th April, 1845. One
for 201.,1 No. 8,524, dated 9th August, 1845. One for 10/. Five for
5!. each, No. 89,520, dated 11 lb April, 1845 ; No. 35,702, dated 13th
August, 1845. Nos. 13,572, 31,942, and 45,047, dated 11th Sep-
tember, 1845.

A Bill of Exchange for 591. Bs. 4d., dated 10th July, 1845, at three
months' date, T. Jones on J. Shea. Another Bill for 30/. dated
same day, at three month's date, Samuel Isaacs on W. R. Hine
Parker and Co. A Cheque on the Bank of England for 61. les., dated
27th September, drawn by R. Dart, payable to Farmer. A Bill of
Exchange, dated Bth October 1845, at seven days, P2r 4251. 135.,
drawn by the West Riding Union Bank, Huddersfield, on 3lasterman
and Co. Another Bill, dated 9th October, 1845, at seven days, for
17/. 10s., drawn by the Liverpool Commercial Banking Company on
Williams and Co. Another Bill, dated 6th October, 1845, at 21
days, for 50/., by York City and County Banking Company, (W. 11,
Cramp,) on Barnett and Co. A Bill, dated 10th Octcber. 1845, at
twenty-one Cars, for 121. 7s. Id. by ditto on ditto.
Payment of 'the Notes is stopped at the Bank of England. Who-
ever will give such information as 'shall lead to the recovery of the
al,ove property, to Mr. Matthew Thompson, solicitor, No. 2, Buck-
lersbury, will receive the above reward.

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Just ready, in 3 vols. post Bvo.,
DUNSTER CASTLE,
AN
HISTORICAL ROMANCE 'of the GREAT REBELLION.
By T. J. HEWLETT, M.A.
(Late of Worcester College, Oxford.)
Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great ➢Marlborough-street.

ELEGANT LITERARY AND PICTORIAL PRESENT.
Now ma kal
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Edited by the Baroness DE CALABRELLA,
And superbly embellished with 24 Steel Engravings by the First
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To be had of all Booksellers.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
THIS EVEN-LNG
Will be performed the Grand Opera of THE BOHEMIAN GIRL.
Thaddeus, Mr. IV. Harrison ; Arline, Miss Bainforth.
To emclude with THE FAIRY OAK. In which Messrs. Borrani,
Burdini, Allen, Howell, Harley, Miss Rainforth, Miss Fitzjames,
Miss Collett, and Miss Helen Lane will perform.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMABKET.
THIS EVENING
Will be repeated tbe Comedy of THE HYPOCRITE. Dr. Cantwell,
Mr. W. Farren; Mawworm, Mr. Buckstone.
After which will be prodnced WHO'S THE COMPOSER ? The
Marquis di Pompolo, Mr. Tilbury; Signor Cafarini, Mr. Buckstone ;
Filippo, Mr. Hudson ; Dorothea di -Pompolo, Miss Fortescne ; Carina,
Miss Julia Bennett.
To conclude with k CABINET QUESTION.

it is evident that the monopolists are now perfectly re-
signed to their fate, and that Sir ROBERT PEEL may, when
be pleases, carry a measure for the repeal of the corn-laws
through Parliament with quite as little difficulty as he car-
ried his measure for the imposition of the Property-
tax. We last week alluded to Lord ASHLEY'S most
remarkable letter on this subject, and the publication of
that letter has, given rise to a still more remarkable speech
from a gentleman of still higher Tory principles than Lord
AminEr—a gentleman who is generally considered as one of
the Duke of BUCKINGHAM'S Members—we mean Mr. BICK-
HAM Escorr. Thus does he speak of Lord ASHLEY'S letter:—
" Lord Ashley is an able man, sees truly what is coming ; but
then Lord Ashley is tainted with that which is the feeling of so
many county Members, or, if not their feeling, it is the mode
in which they speak and write. He writes of the corn-law as
given up, but then he describes its loss as a blow, and a blow,
in another place, destructive of the prosperity of his constituents.
Why, surely, if the Noble Lord thinks this, then the House of
Commons is the place where he and others who think the same
should ward off the blow. Lord Ashley is quite right in saying
the corn.law is given up; but how can he be right in submitting
quietly to allow his constituents to suffer heavy blows ? Gen-
tlemen, the truth is—and it had better be spoken plainly--
it is the conduct of the special representative of what they
call agricultural opinions which has precipitated the fall
of this corn.law. Why, I have sat in the House of Com-
mons and heard a gentleman, a worthy friend of my own—pur-
ia character, high in fortune and station—harangue the repre.
sentatives of the people by the hour on the low price of beef, mute
ton, veal, and lamb—and do this avowedly for the purpose of
supporting agriculture and pro,ping up protection; in other words,
arraying the supposed interests of agriculture against the real in.
terests of the people, whereas I always thought that the only way
to maintain any system of protection was to show, if you can, that
the interests of the community required it."
Mr—Wu:mar. Escorr is quite right. The only way to
maintain any system is to show that the interests of the
community require its continuance ; and it is because the
most clever advocates of monopoly in bye-gone times (in-
cluding among them Mr. BICKIIAM Escoir himself) have
failed to show that the interests of the community required
protection, while, on the other hand, the most subtle oppo-
nents of free trade have been compelled, even while they
opposed it, to admit that its eoctrirtes are the doctrines of
common sense, that the doom of monopoly is sealed,
and the avatar of free trade is at hand. Now
Lord ASHLEY considers this will. be a heavy blow
to the agricultural interest ; Mr. BICICIAM Escorr,
on the contrary, although he feels with Lord ASHLEY
that " the game is up," dreads no blow. lie thinks
the change inevitable, but he does not despond for the result.
Nor is there the least reason for desponding. On the con-
trary, the farmer will be greatly benefited by the change,
for ho wit have attained a sere and certain basis on
which to form his calculations for the future, and will
be no longer the victim of those who have sought to make
him believe that legislation could do for him that which
every man of common sense was perfectly aware it was out
of the power of legislation to accomplish, viz., fix a minimum
price for his produce; and have under this false pretence
induced him:to promise to pay a rent higher than they were
in justice entitled to demand, or than he was in in prudence
justified in giving. Mr. BICKHAM Escorr thus proceeds—
.,Lord Ashley is, indeed, right on one point ; when the leaeing
men of all parties are agreed to support common sense, it must be
very uncommon nonsense that can prevail against them."
We hope, therefore, that there will be no factious opposi-
tion to the change which is now inevitable, but that the less
enlightened Members of the monopol'st body will "read
mark, leant, and inwardly digest" the words of certainly one
of the most talented and courageous of their champions, and
keep their " vncommon nonsense" to themseli,es.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII.
THIS EVENING
Will be repeated IHE GREEN BUSHES; or, A Hundred Years
Ago. In which' Messrs. 0. Smith, Selby, Stoker; Mrs. Yates,
and Mrs. Fitzwiliam will perform.
To be followed by TAMING A TARTAR ; or, Magic and Ma-
zourkaphobia. In which Messrs. Paul Bedford and Wright, Miss
Woolgar, Madame Celeste, &c, will perform.
To =club with SEEING WRIGHT.

THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM.
THIS EVENIN
Will be repeat d TILE LAST OF THE G BRAVOES. Principal
Characters by Messrs. Keeley, F. Matthews, F. Vining, Bender Yar-
neld, and Arden.

After whi-ch-,
Na New Farce, NEXT OOR.
To be ollowed fiy aNew and Originalcalled Cemedietta D,
entitled PETER
JENKINS; or, Fibbing for a Friend. Principal Characters by
Mci,srs. Keeley, Wigan, Turner, Meadows; Mrs. Keeley and Miss
Dawson.

To esticlude with ALADDIN and the WONDERFUL LAMP.

PRINCESS'S TIII. ATRE, OXFORD-STAEET.
lIIS EVENING
Wll be perforate 1 MITC/i AD) A GLATT NO7 TUNG. Eenedick,
Mr. Wallack ; Dogberry, Mr. Compton; Verges, Mr. Oxberry ;
Beatrice, Mrs: Stirling.
After whiel, will be repeated it New Farce, entitled JACK O'BOTH
SIDES. John Tweddale, 3lr.oaberry.
To conclude wit 'A A MAN WITHOUT A HEAD.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed the successful Drama of THE PROFLIGATE
Characters by Messrs. Browne, C. Boyce, Romer, C. ckrill, Wal.
dron Brookes G. IVild, Mrs. Griffiths, Miss Hamilton, Ike.
After which DICK AND HIS DOUBLE. Dick Doubleton, Mr.
J. Browne ; Isabella, Miss Kato Howard.
To conclude with THE BOYHOOD OF BACCHUS.
The Boy Bacchns, Miss Kate Howard ; Momus, Mr. G. Wild.

- NEW STRAND THEATRE.
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—BRILLIANT SUCCESS.
M. PHILLIPPE will continue to repeat his wonder of MAGICAL
DELUSION'S and Extraordinary Tours d'Addresse. The Perform-
ances will be interspersed by a variety o Singing and Dancing.
To conclude with a/. IGHT I PEKIN, in wh-ch AL Phillidpe will
execute several '.hinese and Indian experiments, universally ac-
knowledged to be the most astounding Feats ever attempted by any
European.
I oors open at a Quarter past Fevett ; to commence at a Quarter
to Eight.

ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF RUTS.
I.II.OPRIETOR AND MANAGER, Ant.- W. BATTY.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed THE BRIDE OF THE NILE, and The Lily
of Memphis and The Horse of the Pyramids, in which the whole
Company will appear.
To which will he added, an entire change of the Arena novelties,
embracing the united talents of the French and English Equestrians.
To conclude with THE LION KING.

DAVIDOE'S ROYAL SURREY TIIF.ATR.E.
TUTS EVENING
Will he performed TIIE ROVER'S SECRET; or, The Bridge of
st. Martln's. M. Martial, Mr. N. T. Hicks; William, Mr. 11. Hughes ;
Clariss, Mrs. fleecy Yining.
After Which, lions. PLEGE and VA2IILY'S extraordinary per-
formance ou tits Tight Rope.
'io conclude With OLIVER TWIST, supported by the whlie
eluoupony.

TIIL WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, Oc r. 24.
TNERMOMETER, Lowest, 40; Highest, 50; Noon, 54
BAROMETER,
WIND W S.W.; light breeze and cloudy.

it fliii WATER AT LONDO—N-BIZIDGE THIS DAY.
erriqg .. 0 minute* after 0 j Evening 1 minute after 6,

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SECOND EDITION.

Madrid papers 'of the 20th inst. have been received. Ac-
counts from Barcelona state that slight disturbances had
taken place at Gerona, St. Andres de Polaniar, and some
other small towns in Catalonia, but, not as had been reported,
on account of the new tax. They appear to have been caused
chiefly by the despotic conduct of General BRETON and a
rigid enforcement of the recruiting system. At Gerona an
officer of the civic guard had been killed, and two of the
recruits said to be implicated were to be shot. BRETON, in
consequence of these events, had set out for Gerona on the
15th, accompanied by a strong detachment cf troops.
A letter, dated Santander, October 17th, says:—" The
day before yesterday Sir JOSHUA WALMESLEY, accompanied
by the celebrated engineer, GEORGE STEPHENSON, arrived in
this town, for the purpose of examining the road between
this'place and the canal of Castile to Valladolid, with the
view to establish a communication by railroad. Sir J.
WAEMESLEY was received by the provincial deputation, and
the illustrious travellers are to be attended by a special com-
mittee during' their stay."
No busineis was done on the liadrid Bourse in the Five
or Three per Cents., but Coupons not to be capitalised were
quoted at 24 for cash.

—.....Kcp.—..._____
The Paris passers contain no fhrther intelligence relative
to the battle betwcn a division under General LAMORICIERE
and the Arab tr'.;ops, of which ABD-EL-KADER was said to be
an eye-witness. "We expected," says the Journal des
Debats, " to find in the Messager the close of the telegraphic
dispatch from PERPIGNAN which had been interrupted by the
night. Our evening Contemporary, however, contains no-
thing on the subject, and the fog which has prevailed all day
no doubt is the cause." Some of the French journals specu-
late on the means to be adopted by Marshal BUGEAUD to
put down ADD- EL-KADEE. One of them states that the
campaign which is about to commence cannot be of long
duration, in consequence of the rainy season, ;but in the
spring a complete expedition will be organized
to pursue the restless chief to his last re-
treat. A letter in another, dated Tbulon the
20th, says :—" It is believed that the Govemor-General
will penetrate into Morocco at the head of a column of 15,000
men of all arms, after having pacified the provinces of Oran,
and driven ABD-EL-KADER into the territory of tlite empire.
Everything announces that the military operations will, on
this occasion, be conducted on a grand scale... Thirty
assistant-surgeons have arrived in our town to poceed to

J.OND ON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY, the first expedient necessary to be adopted. The mere equity
Notice is hereby given, that a ~pedal General meeting of the and justice of the case demanded it, and every consideration of
London and t irmingham Railway Company will be held at the Els-
ton Station, Eestou-square, London, on FRIDAY, the 7th day of expediency andepoliey was in favour of a plan which
IS oven ber next, at 12 o'clock at noon, for the purpose of considering could not fail to impart confidence and affection to those gal-
and sanctioning an agreement entered into by the Directors of that Company with the Directors of the Grand Junction Railway last spirits whose interests it would be its especial purpose
Company for an amalgamation of the two undertakings. And honourably to secure. Therefore we have, on all opportu-
also for the purpose of considesing and sanctioning another nities, attempted to do justice to the long-delayed pretensions
agreement entered into by the Directors of the London and Birming-
ham Railway Company with the Directors of the Manchester and which, until the commencement of the present Parliament,
Birmingham Railway Company, for an amalgamation of the two have found so few supporters to persist in pressing them as
Ta,st-mentioned undertakings, and of adopting such measures relating
topics for conciliatory adjustment, before some great political
to the said agreements respectively, as may be expedient.
Ihe chair wil be taken at One o'clock precisely. exigency should arise to convert them into imperious de-
Dated the 23d day of October, 1845.
rnands of uncontrollable and almost hostile necessity: While
GEORGE CARR GLYN, Chairman,
JOSEPH FREDERICK LEDSAM, Deputy. Chai- there is yet time we trust that all the arrangements and con-
man of the Board of Directors. ditions necessary for the attainment of this great object will
B. CREED, Secretary.
be completed promptly as well as liberally.
We are led to offer this suggestion the more emphatically
in consequence of an announcement we have recently copied
from the Western Conservative, touching some very unfor-
tunate manifestations that have exhibited themselves on
board her MAJESTY'S ship Albion. We have read this ac-
count with infinite pain, and we trust shall not be suspected
of any lulcewarmness of regard for the comforts or the feel-
ings of our tars in general in protesting that we consider the
conduct of the parties concerned in these disturbances to
have been of the most flagrant and offensive chan.cter. We
will even go further. Doing all justice to the motives which
may have actuated those gallant, humane, and
distinguished officers, Commander CHAMBERS and Capt.
LOCKYEAR, in the very forbearing spirit in which
they exercised their authority in represAng, the mutinous
disposition of the malcontents in the Albion, we do think
.that that forbearance has been pushed to a point almost in-
compatible with the safety and honour of the gervice. Acts
of more mutinous insubordination—excesses of more inso-
lent violence, short of personal outrage—mischievous and
malignant destruction of the ship's equipment and stores,
so far as they went—more utterly unworthy of the manly
character of British seamen wed,, not remember to have read
of. The generous moderation of the Commander (Guam-
BEES), twice exemplicd under circumstances of irritating
disobedience of orders, seemed to produce no sort ofeffect Lir on
the mutineers—for such we must call them. What the absti-
nence of the commander failed to produce the more decided,
though still very forbearing course adopted by the captain, did
not accomplish. The affair ended—for the present, at least—by
releasing thirty-three of the men who had been put in irons,
and retaining seven others in durance, to await a more signal
punishment. Our own impression of the circumstances re-
mains immovable, namely, that such culpaple criminality re-
quired a more extensive example, seeing how many were
known to be engaged, and how many more, in the darkness
of the night only presumed to be so, in these outrages. It is
of the last consequence that it -should not go forth to the
crews of other of her MAJESTY'S ships, that such demo-
ralising examples may be set to the most nume-
rous branch of the service with comparative im-
punity. If such a notion were for a moment permitted
to acquire general credit, there is no estimating the injurious
tendency it might produce by its influence upon some fo-
reign powers, which would seize with avidity upon any in-
dications of such an auxiliary to their hostile designs as in-
cipient disaffection in the British fleet. This is one of those
cases, then, in which it behoves the authorities to institute a
most searching investigation, with a view to visiting some
marked, though not excessive punishment, for such acts of
incipient mutiny. Those authorities must be prepared, how-
ever, while they visit penalties on others, to take theirjust share
of public censure and displeasure as to themelves. Nothing,
it may be, can sufficiently excuse these sailors of the Albion
f'or what they have done; but there may be much to account
for and extenuate it. This very probable result ought not
to deter them, in a matter of such vital interest to the nation,
from instituting and carrying through such an inquiry. It
may be found that the duty devolving on the crews of these
experimental squadrons, by reason of past errors in the pro-
ceedings of the Admiralty ; the dispersion and discourage-
ment of able bodied seamen ; the all but invincible difficulty
experienced in re-enlisting them ; the time consumed and the
obstacles to be overcome in forming them ; the faults and ruinous
economy of sending ships-of-war to sea, with peace or reduce
complements, with no matter how small proportions of able
men ; the consequent increase of the same hardships by reason
of increased labour, increased watches, diminished comforts,
and abridged indulgences, may have formed the staple
grievances complained of by the mutineers on board the
Albion. Again, we repeat, that they cannot justify nor ex-
cuse the enormous delinquency of which the culprits have
been guilty, in sullying the prestige of British naval loyalty.
But their being clearly ascertained to have formed the ele-
ments of a past catastrophe, may be, we trust in GOD, the
certain means of obviating their recurrence in future. The
one thing needful that remains to do is—that which ought long
since to have been done justice to our seamen.

Africa, by order of the Minister of War, to be attached to the 1,
hospitals. Others have embarked at Marseilles,
_ _

e are

assured that diplomatic negotiations are about to be coin
menced with ABDERARMAN, and that n naval division, or
perhaps the entire squadron commanded by Admiral PARSE-
VAL DESCITENES, will proceed to Tangiers to support the re-
clamations of our Consul. But, to what purpose is it to ne-
gotiate again with the Emperor of Monocco? lies not this
Sovereign always protested his friendship for France, even
whilst his son and his generals at the head of an army of
40,000 men were attacking our army on the frontier. ?"
We find little domestic intelligenCe rrom these papers
of any interest. The accounts of the harvest and the
state of the grain in the southern provinces were favourable.
According to accounts from Dresden of the 20th inst., the
address of the Lower Chamber was adopted without amend-
ment by a majority of 55 to 12. During the discussion
several Members protested against the claim of the Govern-
ment to alter the religious oath without the consent of Par-
liament. The Minister of the Interior skilfully turned aside
the question raised, declaring, for the satisfaction of his op-
ponents, that the Government woul t never forget that
Saxony was the era Ile of Protestantism. The reformation
commenced by RONGE, was still spreading, and the feelings
against the Church of Rome were generally and loudly ex-
pressed. The following declaration made by the German
Catholics of Pforzhem, in Wirtemberg, we give as a
specimen :

" We cast from us the chains of Rome, we desire that the
German priests should recover the right which every man pcs.
scsses to choose a wife for himself. We demand that auricular
confession shrank; no longer be abused—that prayers may be said
in our mother language, arid that the priests should no longer
anathematise the Christian Protestants, which but tends to destroy
concord and peace in families and in the communes, and excites
in the breasts of the people hatred one against the other."
" On the 21st the Emperor and Empress of Russia embarked at
Genoa, accompanied by their suite, for Palermo, on board several
Russian frigates which were waiting to receive them. The King,
Charles Albert, repaired to the frigate which had the Czar and
family on board, to bid them adieu. The artillery of the town and
forts kept up an incessant fire during the whole time of leave-
taking, which lasted more than half an hour."

At TortToNes on Sunday, the Three per Cents were done
at 82f. 35c. We subjoin the prices of shares in new lines as
quoted at Marseilles and Lyons :--
MARSEILLES, OcT. 22.—Marseilles and Avignon, I,olof. ;
Vierzon, 745 f. ; Orleans and Bordeaux, 676 E 25e.
LYONS, OCT. 23.—Marseilles and Avignon, I,ooof. ; Paris
and Orleans, 1,192 E ; Paris and Rouen, 1,0151'. ; Orleans a
Vierzon, 737 f.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOR
LONDON STOCK K
Anglo-Belgian
Boulogne and Amiens lO
Bordeaux &Mediterran
Bordeaux and Toulouse
Do. & Cette (Espeleta)
Do. ( Mackenzie's)
Central of Spain
Demerara
Dendre Valley ...... •-•
Dutch Rhenish
Dieppe & Paris Janet —
Dijon and Mulhouse
East Indian
Grt Northern of France
(Laflitte's)
Ditto (Rosamel's)
Do. (Le Boeuf)
Do. Pepin le Halleur —
Great Paris and Lyons —
Great Western Bengal 1
Jamaica Junction
Do. North Midland —
Do. Extension
Jersey 1
Louvain and Jerneppe 314
Lyons and Avignon 2%

EIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
XCIIANGE, Our: 27.
Luxembourg
Namur and Liege 4ti:2
North Jamaica
Orleans and Vierzon
Orleans and Bordeaux 104
OrcrYssel
Paris& Lyons (Laflitte) 2%
Ditto (Ganneron's). 3
Ditto (Calon's).... 2
Paris and 0r1ean5......
Paris and Rouen
Paris and Strasburg
(Ganneron's) 2,4
Do. (Compte del: Est) 2%
Paris and St. Quentin.
Rouen and Havre
Royal North of Spain
Sambre and Meuse
Strasburg and Basle
Tournay,Jurbise, Lan-
dent, and Hassell
Tours and Nantes
(Mackenzie's) .....
Do. (Lefebvre's).,
Verona and Ancona,
West Flanders .

AMERICAN NEWS.

394

RRIVAL OF TUE CAMBRIA IN NINE
DAYS FROM HALIFAX.
LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVENING.
We have received this evening by the royal mail steamer
Cambria, Captain Judkins, New York papers to the 15th,
Boston 16th, and Halifarc the 18th instant. The Cambria
has made an excellent voyage of eleven clays from New York
and nine from Halifax. She met there the Hibernia, which
reached that port in thirteen days. The Great Britain had
the misfortune to lon short of coal after a very stormy pas-
sage of seventeen days fetom Liverpool to New York, and was
obliged from want of coal to put into Holmes Hole, Nan-
tucket, where she was supplied by a schooner which hap-
pened to be laying there. It was erroneously supposed,
from her firing guns of distress, that she had gone on shore,
but this was not correct, and she arrived, as before stated; at
New York on the morning of the 17th. The number of pas-
sengers (about 1C0) by the Cambria was increased by two on
the voyage—the lady of one of the passengers being safely
delivered of twins on Sunday last.
The intelligence in these papers is not important. All talk
about a war with Mexico had ceased—indeed that devoted
country is in such an unsettled state, that domestic rebellion
cannot be kept down, much less a war be undertaken against
Texas or the United States.
The trials of the anti-renters in Delaware county had ter-
minated. Two of the men engaged in the shooting of the
Sheriff Stsele were sentenced to be executed on the 29th of
November, and seventeen others to various terms of impri-
sonment.
The Mormon troubles had subsided, but not until an effec-
tual demonstration had been made by the local authorities,
who were prepared to put them down by force, by: the strong
arm of the law. Lynch law, accord;ng to the papers, had
been put into requisition in the case of some Mormons near
St. Louisville.
Some of the New York papers are occupied with specula-
tions on the expected modifications of the tariff by the ensu-
ing Congress, and it seems to be generally conceded that Mr.
Polk is in favour of returning to the Compromise Act, or an
ad valorem duty of 20 per cent. on all articles introduced.
The American Post-office had advertised for tenders fbr
carrying the mails to Liverpool, Cowes, Havre, Lisbon, and
other places, by steam. Only Americans are eligible.
CANADA.—A serious fire broke cut at Montreal on the 4th
inst. It originated in a building in Queen-street, occupied es
a coffee manufactory and coppersmith's shop, where it could
have been confined had there been decision and power to
demolish a few small wooden buildings in the vicinity. The
Ere spread rapidly from building to building, over nearly the
entire block, from Queen-street, on the north, to Prince-street,
on the south, from Wellington-street ea, t to Gabriel-street
west; one house at the corner of Queen and Gabriel streets,
and part of a building at the corner cf Queen and Wel-
lington streets, were saved in a damaged condition ; the part
,of the one at the corner of Wellington and Queen streets,
was cut in two, and the burning end severed from the other,
The fire crossed Prince street, consumed the next block
through to Nazareth-street, and crossed Nazareth-street,
burning one or more buildings on the south side of that
street; two or three were blown up to arrest the fire. The
buildings consumed were many of them of a rather ordinary
kind, occupied by families in the bumbler walks of life; the
distress and privation, therefore, caused by this fire are great
COMMERCIAL INTELLI-GENCE.
The following is the latest commercial news :

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens 8 ... 10N... .. to
Dutch Rhenish . 5 . . ... . 9V, to
East Indian
Great Northern of Prance
(Laffitte's) - ...... to
Do. Do. (Rosamel's) ..... ... 2
Great Western Bengal
Louvain and Jemeppe
Luxembourg -
...... 134 ',-ti... to
NamEr and Liege...
Orleans and Vierzon
..... 17X to
Orlean sand Bordeaux ... .. 4
Paris and Lyons(Laffitte) ... 2
...... 236 to
Paris and Lyons (Calon's)... 2 .... 2
Paris & Strasburg( Gannern's) 2
.....
Do. (Compe de 12E80 2 ..... 2zYt
Tours & NanteS (Mackenzie) 2
...... 214% to •
MINES
Real del Monte, Unregistered .... 434 to •
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Union of London • ... 10 ...... 121/2 to

In money matters all is ear NEW YORK, Ocr. 15.
y. The banks have a moderate and steady business demand for discounts. Fancy stocks ore stationary.
because, perhaps, much of the capital usually afloat and applicable
to short loans on stocks, has been absorbed in the first. rate bonds
and mortgages which the fire insurance companies have been
obliged to part with in order to pay the losses thrown on them b
the great fire in July, y
All apprehension, and indeed all rumours, of war with Mexico
are now at an end, and as the stated time for the assembling of
Congress is now approaching, there will probably be no new Execu.
tive demonstrations in Texas or elsewhere.
There has been a slight improvement in the quotations for some
of the State securities. Indiana bodds have advanced several per
cent, within the past two months, without any visible cause. The
market value of the stocks of the delinquent states generally
does not vary much, as speculations In them have nearly
ceased. There are great fluctuations in the market prices of our
good dividend .paying railroad stocks, although the operations are
limited, and they are not controlled particularly by brokers. There
are so many new schemes proposed, and the mania to engage in
new lines has taken such hold upon cer.ain classes, that the stock
of the old companies is sacrificed to make investments in new,
having wider margins for an improvement. We have no change to
report in the condition of our state treasuries. The public works
of this state have been unusually productive; the receipts exceed
those of any previous season. It is estimated that the revenue of
the New York state canals for 1845 will not fall far short of
3,000,000 dollars.
The revenue of the year from customs will fall very con.
siderably short of that of last year, while the expenditures will
be swelled by several additional millions on account of the mill.
Lary and naval display in Texas and in the Bay of Mexico.
What influence this may have on the projected assault in the
next Congress tq.on the tariff we leave to conjecture. It is, how-
ever, certain, we apprehend, an attempt under the auspices of the
President will be made to modify very essentially existing
duties. A recommendation to abolish the minimum principle in
ad valorem duties, and generally in favour of reducing all duties
to a mere revenue standard, will, it seems to be understood, be
made in the President's :Message on the opening of Congress. The
Secretary of the Treasury's report will fortify this recommendation
by statistics prepared ad hoc. Whether Louisiana which needs
protection for its sugar, and Pennsylvania which needs protection
for its coal and iron, and Virginia and New York which needs pro.
tcction, the first for coal and salt, the latter for salt, and all the
various manufacturing interests of the country, which needs more
or less protection—will be less powerful in their influence upon
Congress than the executive recommendation backed by the plant-
ing interest of the south, and the delusive theories of a partial free
trade—remains to be seen. We think not.
Exchange on England has undergone a slight decline, bills being
dull of sale at On France, the current rates are sf. 25c.
Cotton—The market is quiet, as both buyers and sellers are hourly
expecting the arrival of the Great Britain, with later advices from
Europe.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)
EAT MAIZZEZITS,
SmrrnriELD.—Meadow Hay, 31 123 to 51 ; Clover, 4/
lOs to 61; Straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ per load. Trade tolerably
steady, at our quotations.
4/ lOs
Bt
Hay, 3! 15s to 51 5s Clover,
to 5/ 18s; Straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ per load. Supply
moderate, and trade firm.
WlirrEcturim.—Nleadow Hay, 3/ 16s to 5/ 3s; Clover,
4! 12s to 6/ 4s • Straw, 1116 s to 2/ per load. A fair average
supply, and a steady trade.

CONL.
SuGart—The market forL British Plantation is firm, and a
fair business has been done at rather higher prices, establish-
ing an advance of fully 6dlsince this day week. The public
sales have consisted chiefly of 85 hhds Barbadoes, and 774
bags Manilla, duty paid. The narbadoes sold at 47s to 54s
for low to fine 'yellow, being fully former rates, The
Manilla Sound buyers (for refining) tit 41s 6d to
48s 6d for good brown to mid greyish yellow, clayed,
which is comparatively about the value. The onlitraniac-
dons which have transpired privately worth reporting con-
sist of two cargoes, which have been sold, deliverable over the
ship's side In London for refining.in bond, the buyett paying
the landing charges—one consisting or about 600 hints Porto
Rico, at 23s Gd; and the bther 400 chests of Brown Bahia,
at 235. The quantity of British Plantation landed
last week at the East and West India Docks was 90 hhds 4 tierces 17 barrels; there were taken for home con-
sumption 1,743 hhds 158 tierces 356 barrels, The stock in
the same places is 15,147 hhds 2,016 tierces 2,809 barrels.
CoFFEI.-6,278 bags Ceylon and 122 bales Mocha at
auction; nearly all the Ceylon was disposed bf, but went off
very irregularly for the British PlanLatlon descriptions, which
brought 54s to 77s for fine ord to mid coloury quality, being in
some instances rather lower prices, whilst good ord mixed of
native growth sold readily at 44s to 46s 6d, which are fully
preN;mis rates. All the Mocha was taken in at 52s to 58$ fbr
ord to mid quality.
Nest RUM.—The quantity landed last week at the East and
India Docks was 31 puns 86 hhds ; there were taken
for home consumption 255 puns 28 hhde, and exported 102
puns 16 Mids. the stock in the same places is 13,322 puns
1,089 hhds.
SALTrETRE.-3,529 bags Bengal chiefly sold at 25s to
26s 6d for 13i to 5 per cent. refraction, being 6d dearer.
SmcEs.--880 bags Malabar Pepper at auction onl partl
found buyers at 3,11. to 3id per lb
for fifir heavy, beiny g rather cheaper; good heavy shut kind was taken in at 31d per lb.
and
TALLo
Town w
445.--P market
is 41s Gd to 41s 9d per cwt on the spot,
er cwt.
TEA.—The is firm and the deliveries continue good,
Su

Flour—The demand has been moderate to-day. Holders,
however, arc firm at 4 dol' 874 cents, to 4 doll. 94 cents. for
Genesee, and 4 doll, 78 cents, to 4 doll. 87i cents, for Michigan
and Ohio. 1,000 barrels of Michigan sold at 4 doll. 78 cents,
New Southern flour is sold at 4 doll. 8n cents. to 5 doll. Rye
flour, 3 doll. 50 cents. Sales of corn meal have been made at
2 doll. 87,! cents. The receipts of flour, via the North River,
during the last two days amount to 24,583 barrels.
1,600 bushels rye sold at 70 cents.; 3,000 bushels of barley at
59 cents.; 1,500 do, and g,,000 bushels of wheat, on private terms.
North River oats sell freely at 40 to 41 cents.; 3,000 bushels
southern white corn brought 61 cents, weight.
Ashes—Pots are in fair demand, and sales are made at 3 doll,
94 cents, to 4 doll. Pearls are in moderate request at 4 doll.
121 cents. per 100 pounds,
Tallow sells freely at 7i to 7i cents.

...,..,..
DDEN_ DEATH IN THE liroaluiousE. Yesterday
. --------
Mr. William Carter held an inquest in the board-room of Newington
A JOKE SPOILED.—An unfortunate mirint in Workhouse, on the body ofJames Whitehead, aged sixty-flve years,
he report of the proceedings at the Manchester AthenHum soirée a pauper. From the evidence it appeared that the deceased had been
has completely spoiled an excellent joke of Sam Lover's. He is re-. very infirm for some time past, and was unable to perform any
Presented as saying that he was nearly in the same predicament as laborloas work. On Friday afternoon last, whilst he was walking
Mr. Dickens (who was unable to attend en account of the delicate across the yard, he was seen to fall to the ground az in a flt. Several
state of his wife's health), as he had been detained at Beddicombe. of the paupers ran to him and lifted him up, but he was then in-
Now Mr. Lover had been making a professional tour in Devonshire, sensible, and was carried into the house, where he was seen by the
and what he said was, that he had been detained at Babbkornbe, parochial surgeon, who pronounced life to be quite extinct. Death was
The five-pound notes of the Dudley and West attributed to an affection of the heart. The jury returned a verdict
of " Death from natural causes."
Bromwich Bank have the words " Five Pounds" printed upon. each
of them no fewer than one thousand nine hundred and five times, and Mr. L. J. Papineau arrived in Montreal on the
the whole I,e clear and dletinct, and may be read with the naked eye. evening of the DthQctober.

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MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool, yesterday, were 2,000
bales only, at former rates. The market. continued dull. A
moderated business was done in shares, but generally prices
were drooping.
There is rather a duller market for cotton advised in the
accounts received to-day from the United St:-.t s, but the
flour market does not seem to have varied much.
The public securities have ruled at about the previous
quotations, being fluctuating, however. Consols are called
96% t 0,97 for present transfer, and 97 to 96V, fo- Account.
The premium on Exchequer-bills has been 395. to 41s.
Bank Stock has been 205% to 2061,4. The New Three-and-
a-Quarter per Cents. have been 98% to 973/4, and the Three
per Cents. 96 to 95%. '
The Foreign market is quiet. No bargains are reported
in Spanish Stock. Portuguese Small Bonds have been 561;
Mexican are worth 30% to 31 ; and Equador, 3i to 78 ;
Danish Stock, realises 86; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents. are 58*.
Shares are firmer. The settlement in a few of the scrips
is heavy, but goes off better than might be expecte:l.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock 2051% 2061/2
3 per Cent. Reduced AnnuitieL: 953/4 96 95%
3 ter Cent. Consols Arms 97 96% 97 96%
3 per Lice. Annuities, 1726 96%
New 314 per Cent. A nnuties ...... ... 97% 98% 973 A
Long Annuities Expire sth Jan. 1860 10 11-16 13-16
D 0.30 Years, Expire Oct. 10, 1859 IOI.E
Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860.. 11 1-16
India Stock 96,5
South Sea Stock 1074
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills. 13/4d. 1 %el.
1,0001.
5901. ...... ... .. ... 41 39 I m
Ditto Small ............... . 4l 39 pm.
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Dau:sh Bonds 1825, 3 per Cent ... 86
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent 3l 30%
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Ditto 4 per Cent.
Dutch 2% per Cents
Equador . 314%
•
BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SIIARES AT O;\E
O'CLOCK.
RAILWAYS. PAID. Prat SHARE,
Ab2rdeen
B riningbam and Gloucester 100 ..... 124 to
Birmingham and Oxford
Junction
Caledonian
Ditto Extension
Cam bridiTe and Lincoln ...... 1 q ...... 4% to
Ditto, New l% 4 . to
Chester and Holyhead -
Direct Manch. (Pmnivgton's) 23/4 3%3/4... to
Ditto (Rackstrick's) ...... 5 4 .....• 5%%... to
tsirect Northern .. ... .. 2% 2l/2 to
Dublin and Galway
Ea,t ern Counties
.-' to 22
it
Do. New 4/. 16e 8%4 p to p
Great Eastern and Western.. 21/2
Great South and W.(lrish)... 15
Great North of England...... 100 .
Ditto New ...
Great Western BO 146
Ditto % Shares
Ditto Fifths .....
Guildford, Fareham, Portms. 2% 214......
to
Leicester and Bedford 22s. l% % p to
Leicester and Tumworth 42 . ...... 3/4 p... to
Liverpool and Leeds Direct 2% 27,8 to 3%
Liverpool, Manchester, and
Newcastle Junction .. 2% 5 43/4 .. to 514
London and Birmingham ...100 216 ..... to 215
Ditto 4 Shares
London & Bleckwall.:. le/. 13s. 4d....... 9% to 9%
Do. New l% 4 .... to
London and Brighton 5O ... 62% 62 ... to 63
London and Croydon 13/. 153. 9d. 22 211 A to 22
London, Hounslow, &West ern 2 . ... • 11/2 %... to
London and South Western 41%..... 7414 to 75
London and York... ..... ...... 2% 5%...... to 5
Lon.,Warwelt,Kidderminster 2% ' 3 •••,.. to --
London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 2% 2%
...... to
Londonderry and Coleraine... 2% 5 ..... to
Manchester and Birmingham 40
..• .. to 791
Ditto New Quarters... 2. .
Manch, Buxton, & Matlock 225.
Manchester and Southampton
Midland 100
Ditto New
Midland, Birm., and Derby...l 00 lls
Newcastle &Darlington ,Yune. 25 ...... ...
Ditto New Brandling
Newcastle and Berwick
Newark, Sheffield, and Boston 2%
North British
North Kent & Direct Dover 21/ 3 ••••._ to
North Staffbrdshire 42s. ... 4%,3414p to
Northampton, Banbury, and
Cheltenham
Oxford and Worcester 2% Bl/2 to 7%
Rugby and Huntingdon
Semi.. h Central • 2% 1134 ...... to
Scottish Midland
Shrews., Wolver., Dud., Birm. 21/2. 5?4 to
Shrews. & Trent Val. Union. 225..., .. is' pto
South Midland 22s.
South Eastern and Dover ... 33%
South Wales
Tean and Dove Valley l% l%. ... to
Vale of Neath
Vi
aterford, Wexford, and
Valentia
35714 p... to azyi .142 p
21%,,, to
Welch Midland - 21,
Wilts,Somerset, & Weymouth 21,..... 6% to
Wrater, Shrews. & Crewe Un. 1% 1 -fli ... .. to
York and Lancaster 2% 2% to
York and North Midland .. 50 ......110

CRIMINAL COURT.--(THIS DAY

OLD COURT

LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
' LONDON, OCT. 28.—Wind S.W., light breeze and fine.
LIVERPOOL, Ocr. 27.—Wind W., fresh.—Arrd. Ann Mary,
Faulkner, Bombay ; Hope, 11PLachlan, Antra Peguena ;
Cambria steamer, Jndkins, Boston ; Mary, Mackey, Alex-,
andria. Sld. Blalabar, Barker, New Orleans; Lady of the
Lake, David, Azores ; Kathleen, Oldfeild, Africa Wakefield,
Abel, St. John's, New Brunswick; Victory, Power, Val-
paraiso. Put back, Sir Colin Campbell, for Newfoundland.
Off port, Monongahela, Felicity, Birkenhead, Lord Seaton.
CARLISLE, OCT. 19.—Arrd. Jerry, Connell, Quebec.
Tnoox, Ocr. 17.—Arrd. Warrior, M'lntosh, St. John's.
COI:K. Oar. 26.—Arrd. Favourite Lass, Rhodes, Newfound-
land. Sid. Mystery, Antigua; Unicorn,Touzel, Barbadoes.
BELFAST, OCT. 25.—S1d. Alexander, Parke, Savannah.
ABERDEEN, Ocr. 23.—Rover, Taylor, Ichaboe.
DUNDEE, Our. 21.—Arrd. Columbine, Saldanba Bay.
STORNAWAY, Our. 20.—The Maria, Mackenzie, of this
port, drove from her anchors last night during a tremendous gale from the west, and is on shore near Sandwich Bay, with-
out damage.
Hum., Ocr. 27.—The Cyprus, of Sunderland, water-logged
and derelict, was fallen in with 25th inst., and taken in tow
by the Rob Roy steamer, arrived here, but subsequently
abandoned, about 105 miles from the Spurn, having broken
adrift during a gale:
LERWICK, OCT. 17.—The Pemate, Dodds' of Sunderland,
from Archangel, was- lost on Walsay Island, Bth inst., crew
drowned. The Scotia, from Stettin to Newcastle, has been
towed in here dismasted, and with loss of bulwarks, &c. The
Minerva, from Lisbon to Gottenburgh, put into Catfirth Bay,
11th inst.,, with damage to
_Hull, and loss of sails, having
been driven from the Dogger Bank. A vessel, supposed a
Norwegian schooner, was seen, 13th inst., putting into Dorere
Bay, in distress, with canvas apparently spent and loss of bul-
warks, &c. A large vessel was seen on her beam-ends off
Samburgh Head during the gale of the 13th inst.

(Before the RECORDER and Alderman Sir ORMAN MARSHALL.)
Henry Torling, a labourer, 22 years of age.. was indicted fur
having burglariously entered the house of William Andrews, hair-
dresser, Newington, and stealing therefrom four live pigeons, a
towel, and a candlestick.
It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor had, as he
thought, safely locked up his premises at nine o'clock on the
night of the 21st of October, and on his return at eleven he
found that his house had been entered, and the above articles
gone. Suspicion attached to the prisoner, his lodgings were
searched on the following morning, and the pigeons and candle-
stick were found in his house.

The defence set up eras, that these things had been left by
some person unknown in the prisoner's room on the night of the
robbery. He could not see the young man, as there was no light
in the room.
The Recorder summed up, and the jury found the prisoner
Guilty.

S,ntenced to imprisonment and hard labour for one year.
Ann Craft, a very respectably dressed girl, was placed at the
bar charged with having robbed her master, the Rev. Mr. Reeve,
of Mortlake.

Mr. Bodkin was for the prosecutiOn, and Mr. Clarkson for the
defence.

Mr. BODKIN opened the case, and afterwards called
Frederick John Reeve, incumbent of Mortlake, who stated that
the prisoner had been in his service, in the capacity of cook, for
about a year. The family on the 20th August left for Brighton,
the prisoner having left on the previous day to prepare the resi-
dence for them. The servants had been ordered some days before
to take only such things of their own as were absolutely necessary,
and to leave the others behind them. The prisoner had her
things put up in two boxes, one a large and the ether a smaller
one. The latter box was sent to Mrs. Neeve, the wife of a
labourer, and the former was sent to Brighton. In consequence of
some information given to Mrs. Reeve at Brighton, the latter
taxed the prisoner severely, and she left her situation, and resisted
some days in the Lord Nelson public-house. Witness came up to
Mortlake, and saw the box which was left at Mrs. Nceve's. He
took it down with him to Brighton, called in the prisoner, and re.
quested her to open the box before he paid her wages. The pri-
soner after scme hesitation took off the canvass with which it was
covered, and he saw that the box belonged to himself. The pri.
Boner admitted that it was his. The box was then opened, and ho
found many articles belonging to himself. They were principally
sheets, towels, napkins, portions of carpeting, &c. He then re-
turned tol Mortlake for the box which had been left at home, and
took it also to Brighton, where it was broken open in presence of
the prisoner. He found therein two books, one a school book and
the other an odd volume of the " Heiress of Bruges," and
other articles not mentioned in the indictment.
Mr. CLARKSON cross-examined the Rev. Gentleman at great
length, and, amid shouts of laughter which the Court endeavoured
in vain to repress, he showed that the articles, which were evidently
of great antiquity, had been valued ridiculously high, although the
prosecutor had taken credit to himself for the reluctance with
which he pressed the charge, and the low figure which he had
placed on each article.

(The case was proceeding when our report left.)

IVEW COURT.
(Before the COMMON SERGEANT.)
Edward Johnson was charged with burglary and theft.
Mary Anne Bayn lives in St. Pancras. On the 17th Sept. she was
roused at midnight by a sound in one of her rooms as of keys
falling. She went up the kitchen stairs, and thinking one of her
lodgers might have risen, asked aloud whet was wanted. But her
attention was now attracted by a light in the backparlour ; she en-
tered the room and saw the prisoner standing at the table. He, how-
ever, immediately made off by the window, leaped on the top of
the wash.house, and slipped down from the walls into a neighbour.
ing street. At this point, when witness was about to lose sight of
the prisoner, she screamed out "thieves and robbers." She found
on the table at which the prisoner had teen standing, silver sugar.
tongs, a gold ring, silver medal, &c., articles Which she had left
locked up in a box the evening before. Beneath the table was a
bunch of keys, the falling of which had awakened her. These,
among ether keys, had been left on the dresser in the kitchen.
Police-constable 107 2G, was on duty, and heard the cry of
" thieves and robbers," just at the moment that he saw a person
throw down his boots from the top of the wall and slip down after
them; he gave the prisoner chase.
Police constable 25 G saw the prisoner coming up, and heard
a sound as if of a piece of iron drop from him on the way. lie
caught the prisoner, and asked him were his shoes were. Prisoner
said he had lost them running after a man who had just jumped
from the top of a wall.—(The prisoner here smiled at his own fabri.
cation.) Some lucifer matches and 2s. lid. were found on him at
the statlon.house, and the iron chisel produced in Court was picked
up at the spot whence the sound heard seemed to come. The con-
stable went to prisoner's lodgings and found a black silk handker-
chief and a knife up the chimney.
Mrs. Bayne here identified the handkerchief as one she had worn
the Sunday previous. The prisoner had not been home after the
affair on the night in question

The COMMON-SERGEANT said the evidence did not prove bur-
glary. The window might have been left open, or might have been
opened by another, which, though but an inch open, would free the
prisoner.

The pr:soner was found guilty of theft, and sentenced to seven
years' transportation.

His sister in the gallery, on bearing the sentence, burst into loud
shrieks, and had to be removed.

Joseph Nicholls, allas:Joh;ißlackburn, was charged with stcalirg
a coat, trousers, waistcoat, and ten half crowns, the property of
the Rev. John Foyster Grantham.
The Rev. J. F. Grantham saw a parcel made up containing the
above artieles,*and sent it away by his groom to the carriers. The
parcel was made up in brown paper, and addressed to Mr. Moir,
72, Oxford-street.

The prisoner (who had no counsel)—Vat coin was in it ? Wit.
ness—Half-cro;viis and shillings.
Prisoner—Vat was their date P Witness did not know.
Prisoner— Was it sealed up? Witness not sure.
Prisoner—How was the parcel made up inside? Witness—ln
four separate parcels.

Thomas Wilder, carrier, got the parcel from his mistress, and in
London gave it to Jackson, the stable-boy, to deliver it.
Prisoner—Did you: not give it to Bloomfield ? Witness—No,
to Jackson.

Prisoner—You may stand down.

Jackson said he had been out the two previous nights, and was
tired, and therefore gave the parcel to Nicholls, promising him 3d.,
half the porterage., for delivering it. Nicholls gave Jackson's wife
the 3d. This was on Saturday. On Wednesday Jackson asked
whether prisoner had delivered the parcel. Nicholls said he had.
On Thursday, having seen the carrier, he understood the parcel
had not been delivered, and in consequence went in search of
Nicholls, whom he found in a public-house in St. Giles's. The
prisoner said before the policeman the money was all spent.
Prisoner—Ven did you give me the parcel ? Witucss—On
Saturday, between twelve and two o'clock.
Prisoner--Vat did I say ? Witness—That you were going to
Broad-street, and would take it for me.
Prisoner—That'l do.I
The prisoner (who had been charged with :felony in August,
1844, and sentenced to three months' imprisonment, under the
name of John Blackburn) was found Guilty, and sentenced to
seven years' transportation.

Prisonor—Thank you, my Lord, it's just vat I vanted.

CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.)
A woman named Fox was charged with passing a medal, repre-
senting the same to be a half sovereign, and obtaining thereon ten
shillings, the !limey of Mr. Rayner, the landlord of the Empress of
Russia public.house, St. Johns-treet.road.
Mrs. Rayner stated, that at dusk in the'evening, the prisoner,
who was known to her, asked her for change fur a half-sovereign,
and placed in her hands a piece, which she then supposed to be that
coin. gave her 10s.; and, on the following day, haying
discovered that she had been defrauded, she gave information to
police.constable 19 G, by whom she was apprehended.
The officer informed the magistrate that he had been to Mr.
Powell, the solicitor to the Mint, who had stated that the offence
was net an indictable one, the medal not being in imitation of the
current coin of the realm.
Mr. Greenwood asked the prisoner if she wished to say any.
thing 11

She Matte Ai'Myer tt•at it was alt true that Mrs. ttayner had stated,
and she had made use of the money by paying her tent.
Mr. Greenwood discharged het with a caulob, abtl NOM-
nitindtd Mk. Rayher to summon her to the Court of Requests.

MARLI3RO',STRtET.-(1111IS JbAY).
thiDies Linnett, of " No. JO, ArgYle.piace; Regent's:street, gefl::
tloman," was charged With being
drunk and unablk to take tare of
a horse Ahd alai-Se lie *at driving, and running over and chilalikEts
ing the lives of Mr. Joseph Taylor and his wife:
The police-constable who took the prisoner into tuttlidy hith!eti
to Mr. Hardwick the foilowing certificate:—
" I hereby certify that I ath attending Mr. and Mt. Ttytor, Ot
No. 32, John-street, eatilbridge,,heitt, haat hey, aild tAntider
them unable, from the injuries they have received, of leaving hothe
for the present. " H. 13: LANGLEY, Slirgettnj
ewynne's place, Hackney-road.°
Mr. John Wilton, a gentleman residing its Westbourn:rbad,
PAddington, stated that about ilk o'clock last eiening, di lid Witt
passing Along ItegentAreet he saw the prisoner in a gig, driving
A Vt.:, spirited horse, at the rate, he should think, of ten miles an
hour. He turned sharply the corner into Argyll-plact, and
witness theh heard an eaclaination Of terror, and AM
something Under the horse's feet, which at Ark ap.
peared to be a bundle of clothes: but presentl), perceived
it was a female-,-lit iss!sted in removing her into a iiiillitiet4s
shop erpbtite, and in a few minutes afterwards Mr. Taylor, the
husband of the female, was brought in bleeding, ibid apparently
v dreadfully injured, The priiiiiir was afterwards orc;uilat
back In custoy into the shop. He was evidently' intoxicated, but
tool,
expressed gredat sorrow.:for what he had done. The police then
charge of him, and he was conveyed to the station-house. Mr. Hsanwicx—Did the wheels pass over the female ? Wit.
ness—l should think 66; but I cannot speak positively—the horse
severely trampled on her.
It was further stated that the prisoner, after the accident had
occurred, drove recklessly on, and was stopped by a pew lernan
seizing the bridle.
The prisoner very feelingly expressed his sorrow for ,tha! had
occurred—he certainly had taken too much wine.
Mr. HARDWICK, after consulting with /dr. Fitzpatrick, the
chief clerk, ordered the prisoner tap enter ipt o recognizance] to ap.
pear op next Friday week.

THE LATE FIRE A T GRAVESEND.
The. recent calamitous fire at this place has caused the deepest
sensation in the neighbourhood, and during yesterday hundreds of
persons visited the spot, while several men were employed in shoring
up the buildings adjoining the houses which were burnt, . end in
searching the ruins for the body of Thomas Mee, who is supposed to
have perished in the flames. From inquiries amongst the parties
who were sleeping at the Black Horse public-house on Saturday
night, the following facts have been gathered with reference to the
outbreak of the fire :
It appears Chit a man named Calcraft, who slept on the premises,
perceiving a strong smell of fire, immediately got up, and he then
found that the lower part of the house was in flames. Ile directly
shouted " Fire," and in another moment he heard some of the par-
ties stirring in the rooms overhead. Mrs. King, the wife of the oc-
cupier of the house, instantly threw up the sash of her bedroom win-
dow and jumped into the. street. The poor creature was considerably
injured by her fall, but she was conveyed immediately to
the Five Bells Inn, where every attention was paid to
her, and we • are glad to state that she has sustained no
serious injury. A man, mimed James Ford, also a lodger.
at the Bieck Horse, was so alarmed that he jumped out of
the third floor window, and was taken to the workhouse apparently
in a dying state, but yesterday-the poor fellow was able to give an
account of the occurrence. Ile states that he was awakened by
Thomas Mee's calling out " For God's sake get up, as the house is on
fire, and I can't tell how we are to get out, as the flames are coming
up stairs." Ford jumped out of bed, and upon opening the sioor and
looking down the stairestee saw the flames mounting wilt the most
frightful rapidity. Thinking it would be better if he could get into
the floor below, he and Thomas lice attempted to descend the stairs,
but this they could not effect, the flames being too powerful for them,
so he begged Mee to ffillow bins into the bedroom again and jump
after hint into the street, as there appeared no other chance of
escape. Ford having jumped out saw no more of Mee, nor has he
since been seen or heard of. A servant girl was saved by being
taken through a side window Into an adjoining house. Several
timer persons escaped over the roof. Cleveland, one of the Graves-
end fire police, states that when he arrived at the scene the lower
part of the premises were alight, and the screams of the people in the
house were heartrending. Ile obtained the engine ladders, and
climbing into the first floor of the Catherine Wheel puddle-house for
the purpose of rendering any assistance he could to the sufferers,
got upon the landing just in time to rescue tile servant of Mr. King,
who was standing at a window. He then went on to the gutter of
the Catherine Wheel, and after having the hose hauled up to him the
heat became so intense that it melted the lead, which ran in a stream
at his feet and compelled him to quit the spot. At this moment a
man named Aldridge came to his assistance, and succeeded in saving
another woman in a similar manner. They then ran along the
par :pet, and Aldridge saved himself by sliding down a piece of iron
used as a stay to the stack of (Mantes's, by which he was badly
turned, and he now lies at the Five Bells very ill. The engines were
worked most effectively, and the police arrangements, under Super-
intendent North and Inspector Oxley, were well carried out. There
n ere present at the fire. about 20 of the 10th Regiment of foot from
Tilbury-fort. The engines would have been earlier in their arrival
hut for time fact that two of them, under Superintendent Aitkin, of the
Gravesend fire-police, were at the fire at Mr. Smith's farm, at
eforthflect-green. There were four other engines, from Chatham,
Dartford, and Northfleet, all of which were worked till a late hour
on Monday, in the afternoon; notwithstanding which, the fire was
not extinguished until seven houses were destroyed, and others ma-
terially injured.
Search was made for the body of the unfortunate watchman Mee
luring the whole of Monday, but up to five o'clock only a smell
:one of an ann was found. It is said that an Italian, who was
lodging at the Black Horse at the time of the outbreak, is also
.nissing.
At the meeting of magistrates yesterday (Monday), George
Simmons, son of a blockmaker, was fined 31. for assaulting a cor-
poral of the 10th Regiment in the execution of his duty ; and John
Davis was imprisoned for a month, for picking the pocket of Mr.
Oakes, a magistrate, at the fire.
The following is a copy of the official report of the damage cessesed
by this disastrous event, as far as can at present be ascertained :
" Sunday, Oct. 26, half-past 5 A.M. 1
" A fire broke out upon the premises belonging to Mr. Thomas
King, licensed victualler, the Black Horse, 52, High-street, Gravesend.
The cause unknown. Dwelling-house, stock in trade, furniture, and
other effects entirely consumed. The ball-room, tap, kitchen, and a
workshop at the back of front premises also destroyed. Insurance
unknown at present.
" No. 53, High-street—hir. Tanis, butcher. Stock in trade, fur-
niture, and building consumed.
" No. 54, High-street—Mrs. Smith, grocer. Building gutted, front
walls pulled down. The furniture and contents of shop destroyed.
insurance unknown.
" No. 51%, High-street—Mr. Needham Henry, bootmeker. Con-
:cuts of building consumed, fitimiture and house destroyed. Un-
insured.
" No. 51, High-street—Mr. Hamden, draper. Building burned
lown. Stock in trade destroyed, and furniture burned. Insurance
not known.
" No. 50, High-street—Mr. Hall, china-dealer. First and second
floors bunted out, contents of ditto destroyed. StoOk in front shop
extensively damaged by fire and breakage.
" No. 25, High-street—Mr. Parsons, perfumer and haircutter.
Front of house severely burnt. Furniture and stock in trade damaged
by water and removal.
" No. 26, High-street—Mr. Taylor, baker. Front of premises
damaged by fire.
" No. 24, High-street—Mr. M`Donald, licensed victualler, the Rose
Tavern (adjoining the Town-hall). Front of building severely
scorched.
" No. 1, Globe-yard—Mr. Hollendall. Building burnt down.
" No. 5, Globe-yard--Mr. Blackmail. Building and contents partly
consumed. insurance unknown.
" No. 4, Globe-yard—Mrs. Murray. Front of building and furni-
ture seriously injured by hasty removal. Uninsured.
Back of Globe-yard—Mr. Tallis's slaughter-house and kitchen
burnt down. Mrs. Smith—A large warehouse and contents de-
stroyed.

SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff Buttcny.L.)
BRICKLEY AND ANOTHER V. BARDELL.
This was an action to recover the sum of 151. 19s. Id., the
amount of an attorney's bill. The defendant p!eadel that he
never was indebted.
Mr. THOMAS appeared for the plaintiff; Henry Edwards, formerly
clerk to the plaintiffs. In March,lB43, a Mr. Earle ca:led at their
offices and introduced a person as Mr. Barden, an omnibus pro •
prietor. Witness did not know him then personally nor since.
Instructions were given to !ssue a writ against a person named Wall,
and proceedings were carried on and brought into thi • Court.
The action was not tried as the matter was settled on the day of
trial. He could not speak to the whole of the business being
done except through having since been in the employ of Mr.
Dickenson, the solicitor to the defendant in that suit, from which
he knew it.

Cross-examined—The instructions were given by Earle and the
other perscn ; the only doubt he had was, whether it was Bardell
who was with him.
Mr. KENT, the defendant's attorney, submitted that there wa,
no evidence to go to the jury.
The UNDER-SHERIFF said if it was admitted that the work had
been done, there was sufficient to go to the jury.
Earle, cab proprietor, Pancras road, Tottenham court road,
examined—Had called two or three times on plaintiff's, Messrs.
Brickley and Tweedale, and gave instructions for a letter to be
written to Wall for three guineas due to him, witness. They sere
only to write a letter to frighten Wall, and he never gave any
instructions for a writ to be issued. Bardell did not go with him.
Not a soul went with him.
Cross-examined—There was an action between Bardell and Wal!.
Witness was called as a witness, but Bardell and Wall settled the
matter, each paying costs, for Bardell knew nothing about it.
Bart:ell never had anything to do with it.
Wall examined—Knew nothing of Bardell, nor ever had any.
thing to do with him. On the day of the previous trial Rude)l
was sent for. Witness did not know him. Bardell knew nothing
about the action, but after some talk witness compromised with
Earle, who was the party to whom he was indebted.
Mr. THOMAS, in reply, urged that there could be no doubt
that Bardell was aware of the action being brought, and that he
was in semo way or other interested in the suit, or lie would not
have settled the matter.
The UNDER-SHERIFF said it did not matter whether the debt was
due to Bardell, or Wall, or neither; the question was who gave the
instructions ?
The jury instantly- gave a verdict for the plaintiffs.

"No. 55, High-street-3fr. W. Dawson. The Catherine Wheel
Tavern. Roof of building damaged by lire and water."

DREADFUL FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE.
NORTHWICII, SUNDAY AFTERNOON.—This morning, about half-
past eleven, a fire broke out in the faun buildings of Mr. Furber,
a farmer, at Shipbrooke, about three miles from this town, which
end( €l, we regret to say, in the deaths of three children, and the
eestruction of the whole of the barns, stablee, and other out_
I uildings on one side of the premises, with hay, straw, and
grain, the who!e of the produce of the late harvest, and im.
,elements of hus'tandry. The fire had evidently been burning
in the barn for some time before it was discovered, for on Mr.
Furber going to the spot on the first alarm, he found the
whole of the contents in a blaze, and, melancholy to relate,
he could hear his children within, but from the intensity of the
heat and smoke was unable to reach them. It was some con-
siderable time before search could be made for their bodies,
and then nothing but charred remains were discovered.
Mrs. Furber, the mother of the children, who has been for some
months in a state of ill-health, has by this blow lest all her chil-
dren ; anti it is feared that her own death will speedily follow. It
seems that the children, having obtained some lucifer matches had
gone to amuse themselves in the barn, where they set fire to the
straw. The premises are about a mile frogs the parish church
(Davenham), the service in which was stopped on the alarm being
given, and the neighbours hastened out to render assistance. Mr.
Harper, of Davenham Hall, the owner of the premises, was first
called ont, and with the Rev. Mr. Bage, the curate, was very active
in endeavouring to arrest the progress of the fire, but many
sons stood idly looking on, and when their assistance was requested
excused themselves, "as they had got their best cloths s on:•' The
buildings were insured, but we understand the stock and imple.
ments were not. The engine from Northwich was sent for, but
the lire had got too much head by the time it arrived for it to be of
any service.

. FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT.
BRISTOL, OCT. 27.—0 n Saturday night a fatal accident, which has
unfortunately been attended by the sacrifice of five lives, occurred
:it the Upper Soundwell coal-pit at the Fishpond, about four miles
teem Bristol. The report of the accident speedily spread through the
neighirourbood, and caused the utmost consternation among the
fur:Hies of those persons engaged in the pits, 'who ran franticly to the
neighbourhood of the pit in order that they might learn the extent
of the calamity. It appears that on Saturday afternoon the work-
men employed at the Upper Soundwell pit, the property of Mr.
Samuel ‘Vhittuck, were leaving their work, and five of their number
had entered the basket, or " cart," as it is termed by the coal-miners.
far the purpose of being drawn up to the mouth of the pit, when the
rope suddenly broke when they were upwards of half way up, and
they were precipitated to the bottom of the pit. In addition to the
rive who had entered the cart, a sixth man was getting into it, and
was also dragged down with it. Four of the unfortunate men were
killed instantly, and tke fifth expired, after lingering in great agony
6,r about three-quarters of an hour. The man who had not entered
the basket was dreadfully mangled, his arm being fractured in so bad
a manner as to require immediate amputation, which was skilfully
performed, but the poor sufferer now lies in a very dangerous state,
which almost precludes all hope of hie recovery. The alarm having
been given, a rope was procured as soon as possible front another pit,
and the bodies were drawn up, presenting a frightful spectacle. The
scene at this moment was truly heartrending, the mouth of the pit
being surrounded by children calling for their lathers, and wives for
their husbands. We have ascertained that the names of the five men
are Wiliam Harris, 60 years of age, leaving a wife and large
Ilunily, most of whom are, however, married ; Thomas Bird, aged
40, leaving a wife anti five children ; William Bassett, aged between
60 and 70 ; Benjamin Wilshire, 33, leaving a wife and three children
and John Porter, 30, leaving a wife and six children. The man who
has been injured is named George Britten, and has also a wife and
large family,
The inquest on the bodies will be held on Wednesday.

THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
OPENING OF THE SANDWICH PARLIAMENT.
The following curious intelligence bad been received from
Mexico at New York, by the Petersburgh, a trading vessel :
The Legislative Council of the Sandwich Islands, consisting of a
House of Nobles and a House of Xepresentatives, convened on the
20th of May. The opening of the Council was conducted with all
the formality of the opening of the British Parliament—Guns
were fired from the forts, and the foreign vessels responded.
The King's speech is in imitation of that of the kings of Europe.
Peace is announced with all nations, and the attention of the
Legislature is directed to all matters of local or public concerns.
The following paragraphs conclude the King's speech :
" We consider it the first of our duties to protect religion, And
promote good morals and general educatio.,. It will, therefore, be
your duty to consider by what means those blessings can be beet
promoted and extended among the people of these islands, and also
among the foreigners resident in our dominions. We are well
aware that the Word of God is the corner stone of our kingdom.
Through its influence we have been introduced into the family of
the independent nations of the earth. It shall therefore be our
constant endeavour to govern our subjects in the fear of the Lord;
to temper jusCce with mercy in the punishment of crime; and to
reward industry and virtue.

" The Almighty Ruler of nations has dealt kindly with us in
oer troubles, in restoring our kingdom, togother with special gua.
rantees for its existence as an independent nation. May He also
aid )ou in your deliberations, and may he grant his special protec-
tion to ns, to you, and to our people."
The Sun, which furnishes us with this news, says that when
the King's speech was concluded, one of the nobles, Governor
Young, offered resolutions of thanks to the Governments of Great
Britain, France, Belgium, and the United States, for recognising
the independence of the islands, which passed unanimously.
On the next day, the 21st, both houses replied to the King's
address, concluding with " God preserve the King."
At the opening of the Legislative Council on the 20th May, the
new national banner was unfurled, differing little however from the
former. It is octo, parted per fess, first, fourth and seventh argent;
second, rfth and sixth azure, fur the eight Islands united under one
sovereign, indicated by crosses saltire of St. Andrew and St.
Patrick quarterly, per saltire counter charged, argent and gules.
A coat of arms has also been adopted which is, quarterly, first
and fourth stripes of the national banner, second and third, or ball
Argent on a staff* sable—in escutcheoi vert, triangular banner
argent, leaning on a cross saltlre.

A CCIDEAT ON THE EDINBURGH AND DALKEITII
lia!LtrAY.—About teh o'clock on Thursday evening, an accident of a
ser:ous description occurred on the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway.
It appears that a carriage from Dalhousie Mains came into contact
with one from Dalkeith, at d point near Sheriff--hall, where the lines
meet, and so violent was the collision that both carriages were upset
upen the rails. The gi...atest alarm prevailed for several minutes,
and fears were en-ICI-Mined that the consequences were even more
serious titan they subsequently Wined oht to be. The driver of the
carriage (rein Dalkeith, whose name is Duncan Nl'Donald, had both
his legs brathl and sir. Scott, the manager of the railway, who was
in one of the carriages, reetiVett a severe wound on the lid of the knee.
With the exception of some slight eelituslons in one or two instances,
the rest of tit paSsetigers escaped unhurt. We understand that the
driver of the carriage from Dalkeith was more than once called on to
pelt up; Litt he either did not hear, or could not stop insufficient time
An investigation liaj been ordered by the atithorities.—Scottunda.
\'l,w CHANtERY ORDERSI.--The new Chancery
ordt rs, 1.2 d in *fifth were issued by the Lord Chaecelor.on
the B.lt of May last, tate bffeet from this day. The extension of
railway communication has, amonet, Many other benefits, at length
affected Chancery practice, and removed Elf, delays at sing from the
differetitt ill the titnes allowed in procedure !11-11'n and country
causes.' ity the 15th of the present orders, the distinction in the
periods allowed fOr proceSS tit t wn and country causes is wholly
abolit3itl. The orders are known to have been prepared with great
care, r,:ttl after much deliberation. They will remove many of the
grourds of onm!alait made by suitors of the delay and expense in
Man
Chance y of them relate to the technicalities in-
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&lent toerlttity pl,4adlng ; will hereby ix., match simplified and
ii
facilitated.—Herald.

THE CHURCII.—OxromS, OCT, 25.—The Rev.
C. H. Collyns, M.A., Student of Christ Church, dnd late Curate of
St. Mary Magdalen Church, in this city, has resigned Ws Student-
ship, and c:.tered the Roman Catholic Church at Prior Park, Bath.
The Rev. F. Oakeley, M.A., has resigned the Senior Fellowship of
Balliol College, in consequence of the late decision of the Court of
Arches, which precludes him from performing its duties. Mr.
U. holey has, on similar grounds, resigned his stall in Lichfield Cathe-
dral.
IV(

regret to learn that Sir George Murray has
been suffering Litely from very delicate health,
The Right Hon. George Dawson and Captain R.
P. pavilion have left Sir Robert Peel's, Drayton Manor, for Castle
Dawson, Ireland. Mrs. Dawson is visiting her brother, Mr, Lawrence
. .
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