The Express. — London, England, 1848-01-10 00:00:00

t 2 • and.hokiers world have sold at as. us isierce. rum without @lteration. Barley In ilemood. et flan* rates. Oats are about 2d. per NM. eager, and In fair re. Quest. Oatmeal, a dull isle, at maxi imps rates. Indian Cora bee again fully declined per Sim bet there is a fair demand, and considerable sales have been eldieted at this »deaden. Itidita Corn Meal in fair knead.** oar quota tions. Price* of cargoes eel reads is store Per ten Wheat, new, red, Irish. 111. N. Nlll. ; white, 111. 10s. to 121. Ode, Irish, 61. 12a. 6d. ea 71. Barley, 61. 10s. to 71. 4. Oatmeal, 121. le. to 131:10.. Prime yellow Indian Corn, 81. 7s: 6d. to 81.10,. ; Meal, 91. to 91. Se. ; do. per bar rel, 16e. to 17s. White India& Corn, 91. to 91.5 e.; Meal, 91.10.. to 91. lie ; do. per banal,l6.. to 16e. 6d. Coat, Jan. 7.-Although we have been favoured with two or three fine days, the weather still continues changeable, and oomaionally heavy rain falls, while we have generally sharp frosts it night. We have had rather a quiet trade during the week, and though holding are very firm, but little Dulness has been done in most articles of produce. The supplies of foreign grain have ellen off materially. Those Ohms growth ere of fair extent, the receipts for the week being; Wheat, 2,367 brie. at 21s. to Ma. 9d. per barrel. Barley, 1,3Q7, at 12e. to 15s. Oats, 4,747 at 71. to I Is. barrel dearer. Holders of Wheat, in which the business doing has been =e ▪ r r ere firm, and the value of the article is fully main tained. The inquiry for Barley is brisk, and prices are at least fully maintained. Some lots of the prepared article have been sold during the week, at rather enhanced rates. Oats continue to be • free gale, at last week's rates, which have been fully supported Some par cels of prepared Osta have changed hands, at prioss varying gore 12s. to 12'. M. per barrel, 12s. 3d. being about the current free-on-hoard value. For Flour we cape dance a fair conaumptive demand, but without any alterauon in price. The trade in Indian Corn is quiet, and, while borders, in the absence of import alone from abroad, continue firm, the business transacted has been an a limited scale. Indian Corn Meal is, as of late, a dull sale, and, in fact, the general characteristic* of the trade this week are roarieted Wet, coupled, however, with much firmness on the part of holders. New ter, Jan. 7.-Oats were forward at yesterdsy's mar ket in very large qaautity , and the price gave way • far thing per stone on best descriptions. Wheat, however, advanced 32. per cwt, on red, white being nearly out of the market. There was a similar advance on Barley. We quote Wheat, white, nominally at Its. to 11.. 6d. per cat.; red, 105. 6d. to 1 ls. ; and Barley,7s. 9d. to 85. 3d. Oats bold at 101 d. to 1011. per stone. Flour at the Newry Mills rolls at 19s. per cwt. fur superfine quality ; first, 17s. 6d. ; second, 16s. ; third. 14e ; fourth, 121 . At the other mills there is no alteration from late prices. American Flour and Indian Corn meal at the same prices as last nested, via., the former 33e. per barrel for prime, and the latter, 9.. per cwt. Barley meal also continues without change, at 18s. Oat meal, machine-manufacture, 12s. M. per cwt. and country about 6d. per cwt. lower than last week, the pries being 11.. 6d. to 125., with a pretty good sale. KIIIILCLLDY, Jan. 8. -The weather continues very un settled, trot and thaw alternately, with a good deal of rain. At our country markets this week the supplies of Wheat, Oats, Brans, and Peas were increased, while that at Barley still continuca only moderate. The demand was good for all kinds of grain, and prices were in favour of sellers, except hag for Barley, which was 6d. per gr. cheaper. We had • moderate supply of all kinds of grain here to-day. Wheat and Barley . g old slowly ; the former at about list week's rates, the latter at a reduction of 6,1. per qr. Oats met a quick sale, and. in many instances, were Is. per qr. dearer. Wheat, 461. to 583. per qr. Barley, '261. 62. to 32s Oats, 22a. &I. to 29.. Oatmeal. Mg. per bag of 2809:a. POTATOES.—SOUTAWARK, WATERSIDE, Jan. 10. —ln consequence of • change of wind this last few days the arrivals from Yorkshire and Wisbech have been more than weal, but they arrived principally on Saturday, yesterday, and to-day, therefore the effect they will have on the mar ket cannot be ascertained for this report. The following are the prey nt prices : York Regents. 130 s. to 1405.; do. Se to 115 s. ; do. Buff, 110 s. to 115 s. ; Kent and Essex Regents, 110 s. to 1409. ; do. Shawl, 100 s. to 1209.; do. Kidneys, 120 s. to 1305.; do. Blues. 110 s. to 1205.; Dutch Whites, 70s. to 90s ; Rsmburgh, 90s. to 110 s. HOPS. BOROUGH MARKET, TWO o'Cock. Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report that there is an excel lent trade for all Hops, at the following quotations : ?few Slid &E. Rage 41. 0 toll. 12 Yearllno Kentaoseat.3l.lo to 11. 0 New Heald of Roan 316t0 4 0 Yearling Wows 36t0 3 0 1 10 to 2 0 New Saver .. larobaron ...... 4 4t05 12 A-VDOTZII. Jan. 8 —Those who have Hops still in store, both here and at Weyhill, are asking higher prices for the best Farnham,. For Bentleys, Altons, and Froyles still the same prices. Flimflams from 51. to 51. 10s. per cwt.; com mon, 31. 104. to 41. 4s. WtNettntirrit, Jan. B.—The trade continue; firm, at our last quotel prices ; in some instances 21. per cwt. more was given for the finest quality and brightest in colour. WOOL.—BRADFORD.—There is no additional ac tivity among the spinners. The disposition to buy does not improve, the prices sought acting u a barrier, particularly 14 tall•bred bright-haired Wools. The sale of noils and books, is very similar to that of several weeks past. Lenart—There is not any variation of moment in English Wool this week ; but with the new year there is reason to hope that we may have a gradual improvement. The demand for foreitn Wools has slightly improved during the put week, prices being stationary. Lsicarraa.—ln Wools there is no alteration in price, and but little doing. LIVERPOOL --For foreign wool we are glad to report a more general inquiry, and the sales reputed during the week are boa fair extent. Although stocks of most kinds are light, prices show no indication of any upward tendency. There has been a little doing in Alpaca (colours) for export. lletchrts for continue the s week end very dull, and prices are almost nominal. mports January, : Foreign, 2,532; Scotch, 398. '/CINCHESTER, Jan. B.—The demand increases, and prices me looking up. Bert ter, lid. to I2d. per lb. ; half teg, with ewe and long wool mixed, lOd. to Ild. ; combing,7d. to 81d. ; common blanket, sd. to Bd. • CATTLE, &c.—Ssirrartnn, Two o 'Clock.— We are but moderately supplied with Beasts. The fine morning causes a brisk trade, but we cannot quote prices higher on the average. Some few choice Scots make rather ever 55. There are a few more Sheep to-day, and the trade having • been dull in the dead markets during the put vreek, buyers make a great effort ta reduce prices; thus trade is slow, and anything that is not flrst-rate makes rkther less money. The weather being good, no doubt a clearance will he effected. The number of Calves is again very :small, and Friday's quotations are well supported. Trade is rather hetter supported for Pim. From Holland we have 121 Beasts, 470 Sheep, and 16 Calves; from Scotland 100 Beasts, and Ireland. 150. Per stone of 6Pn. ad.a d. ' Per stone of iPbs. ad. Bast Scots, Herefords .. 410 05 0 Bost Dm. kII (AM.. Pb 0 0 0 Bed Shortnoras .. Second quality Beasts.. 38 4 r Do. do. Shorn gin's@ 5 2 *et Pfp .46 5 4 Do. do. Shorn „ 0 0 0 iftia . . 12 . 1-Mc -14 .... o o o Darts at market f . 2,275 Shoop sad Lambs. 12,600 ; Odra: 01 : Ple4. 315. CIL/snow, Jan. 6.—There was fully an average supply of Oattle in this market to-day, a fair proportion of which were of gond quality ; and, there being plenty of buyers, our former rates a - cre well supported. viz.: Best mot Beef, 80s. per cwt., sinking the offal; middling and inferior, 4.55. to 55e., with a god clearance. Of Sheep, there was also an average turner shown, for which former rates were a'so obtained. Wedder Mutton, 6.1 d. to 74. per lb.; Ewes, lid. to 6d. lor Salterdesy' 8 Markel, an last page. SHIPPING. • 34 ►ILX ARRTVoll.—Thiblio, 6 ; Waterford, 3 ; Donaghadee, 2; Guernsey, rite., 1; French, 1 Flanders, 2; Holland, 1. LONDON, 10.—Wind this day at noon, N.W. by N, fine clear weather. DUNDEE. Jan. B.—Sailed: Dottrel's, Mobile. BRIATOL,—SaiIed : Nora Creina, An tigua; Belmont, St. John's, N.B. Off port: Susan, Deme rara. DUAL, Jan. B.—N.W.; 9th, E.N.E., fresh.—Arrived Sth, Lady Liiiord, Bombay; Cagnorna, Callao ; John Willis, Demerara; Liverpool, St. John's, N.B. 9111 : American Eagle, New York. Arrived from the river and sailed, 6th: Bratty, B•gmbay. Bth: Admiral, St. John's. 9th : St. George, Ascension ; Loehlibo, Callao ; Dorothea, Grenada. Sailed, 9th : Tamar, Hobart Town. Bth : Janet Wilson, London to Batavia, put bark yesterday, having been in con tict off Dungenes, and received damage; will be towed to the river to repair. SWASIItrA Jon. B.—N.E.—Arrived, 7th: Harriet, and William Nic 'holson, Cuba. 9th : Dorothy Gales, and Alicia, Cuba. OLOUCESTER, Jan. B.—Easterl7.—AiTlved : Elizabeth, Baltimore. Mosono, Jan. B.—N. by E., squally.—Put in: Lemuel, Bristol, for /Oriel, with damage. Oaximocx,N.E.—ArrivedAlceste, Deme rara ; Oipsev, Newfoundland. 7th, Thomas Dempeey, De merara. Bth, Royal William, Newfoundland ; Lyra, Dleme ram. Sailed: 7th, Abeona, New Orleans. Bth, Euccles, Bombay; Snowdon, St. John's, N.B. HOLYHEAD, Jan. B.—Sailed: Margaret Ann, Newfound land. YARMOUTH, Jan. B.—The SiMers, of and for Ran:legate, from Middlesbrough, has been assisted in very leaky, having been on shore on lieshorough Sand, and must discharge. ALLOBOROULIII, Jan, 9.—lt has blown a gale from the east all day. luaus, Jan. 7.—Arrived Isabella, Charlotte Town, Prince Edward's Island. PORT LAGAN, Jan. s.—The Rock, Belfast to Port William, which was embayed in the bay, on the lst has bun hauled off, and sailed, without damage. Coax, Jan. B.—S.W.—Arrived Grampion. and John Mackensie, Callao; Lucy Askin, St. John's, N.B. HULL, Jan. 9.—Variable.—Arrived: Bth, Minna, New York, for Bremen. KINGSTOWN, Jan. 7.—W.N.W.— Arriv4Xl : Wanderer, Bt. Lucia. REMSGATR, Jan. 9.—E.N.E., strong.-:Sailed, Bth, Maria Hardy, Rio J -moire ; Anyersais, Savannah. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. B.—N.-9th, E.N.E., fresh.—Sailed Bth: Maria, Callao. 9th, Parsee Merchant, Ceylon and Madras; Irvine. Agullas, and put back same day. Cowes, Jan. 9.—E.N.E.—Sailed: Virginia, New Orleans. Doves, Jan. 9.—The China, from London to Charleston, which west on shore between the South Foreland and this place on the sth inst., was got off th is morning, and towed into the harbour, with little or no damage. She Iffrpretio. MAILB wffi li tt is es ivir 24:=4rDigirc"1."*""1- Ifs dome MIL' Oa is . Idedluarsassa. =Ad" O&I• 1..011114 LW Isse. So, wlllbe =ado up OS tb. snit Vie oils - lkiliT Ilunisdi. sad N. Usltsi Slam vill Work 22 tliegmaltlis 1411 i Jmmy. Us Wet lails lialagh Wars. Ilsaksas, Weft^ N/I. Orlise 7 W ' art Porto Woo, sail Waft lbw br Maim beied. Seats girths, COW% Mae. Ilea Calit 4 Wit and Bt. Jastt.da. Maw% ma be mi. sir et 6017th lssra .m. Ile swims mils est MAK lbe Im sa am Cleflokbalk. OWN via lloathasspata. up sans rerin of Os kirawr. TWIN& ONt Iligne Soak weft,. illa of emen laud. sat vow Leslsalsallisnais was So analogs/es MS Jarsary. TM amili IN ths IlinWscslas Nam Tiemoiews VW*. Persia. .a:z i nisa lliAtrs , . sag Rums . Ayr" le be awls up am Us 0011111111rOmmerns. 10. • TM Ewer,* Leedom 41.10ts=e u rt atnos.iry Two eh** on U.* dap of MOM WATIN AT LONDON IS{IDOL. Dav—)l4rels.4. loot 4 z Aflame*. 44 Aga pm* 4. TeJlesanr—llensLog. sir put 5 Aftwons. Nan poi L. aidiri s gree,, ' Arrl bia alr d ead l :aea. • sgetisaltusal j tan farms of from two to five hundi. , Ores in the counties of Sligo and &woollen; and, as if anticipating the first objection that wouldoccur to the cautious mind of an agricultural capitalist on this side of the channel, the revolting sasurance is Volunteered that " the previous occupants have daring the last season either died" where they dwelt, "or emigrated to America." The land lords of North - Connaught know that no skilled and shrewd farming capitalist, whether Scotch or English, would relish the idea of being regarded as an invader and usurper by the community amongst whom be was asked to fix his future dwelling. Ile might not object to the rent named; but the unnameable risk would be a different matter. A stock of tools are essential everywhere • but how could he estimate the cost of arms P Cha n ge of cli mate might not make any perceptible difference in his digestion ; but nobody likes to be told by his parting friends that, in his new abode, he can no longer consider himself as an insurable life. All this the sagacious advertisers of the grass farms in Roscommon and Sligo foreknew and forethought of; and having resolved to confiscate anew the soil as far as it belonged to them, and to begin afresh the often abortive work of re-plantation from Britain, they felt it to be quite indispensable to offer due warranty that the lands to be let were free from Celia as well as other noxious reptiles! I Nor is this all. An immigrant agriculturist would Ike to have some notion of the amount of rates, and *ore especially poor rates, he might have to pay. Nothing in this view could be more judicious than to lasinuate that all who had ceased to occupy bad ousaett to trouble the land with their presence. Dr ems apparentibus non existentiheis : the previous occupiers were gone—were safe out of sight or recur rence—others, by the thousand, being soon about to follow. There was no need of a note bens at foot— " Poor rates likely to be moderate." Of the sincere desire to insure the Mfilment of this condition the official documents from which we have already quoted furnish ample proof!. Neglect and omission in some places, and in others open disregard of the reiterated demands of the law, appear to have been systematically pursued. Of the Swinfoid union Capt. BROUGHTON, temporary proprietor, writea,l7th November last, that "the attendance at the board con sisted of but three guardians," though there was enough to be done. In the union of liana no expostulation on the put of the commissioners could induce the guardians to enforce the levy of the rates which had been struck, or, in some cases, to pay the portion for which they were individually liable. " From many wealthy persons," writes Mr. PHELAN, one of the district inspectors, in August, 1847, " the collector cannot obtain the rates, and there ate four ex officio guardians who have never paid any rate." Then we have the memorial of thievery board tothe Lord-Liente nant, in September, praying that they might not be called upon to impose more than two shillings and sixpence in the pound, on account of the poverty of the union. " The truth is," writes one of the collectors to the commissioners about the same time, "that in the board of guardians are comprised nearly all the landlords of the union, and a large por tion of the rates fulling on them they are issuing orders in their own favour ; and if they can by any contrivance keep the workhouse open and keep up the appearance of supporting the paupers, they are perfectly indifferent? On the 10th November, Lieut. HAMILTON, temporary inspector, visited the work house, and found many cases of persons within its walls who had suffered, some from want of medicine, and others of sufficient food. "There were three children, which had suffered much from dysentery, eery little remored from skeletons. lie never saw such dreadful objects in his life. Dr. 11not.t,r stated to him that he was afraid to order them any extra diet, in consequence of having been found fault with by some of the guardians on former occasions!" In the Sligo union " the magistrates," says Capt. Gilbert, on IGth November, 1847, " have twice failed to decide upon cases of refusal to pay rates. Two of three magistrates presiding at the sessions are them selves ratepayers, and have refused to pay their own rates ; the people there doubt the legality of enforcing the collection ; and, following the magistrates' exam ple, have withstood the payment." tey 411 ity sad LONDON, MONDA Y, JAN.IO. Tat Country Party is as feeble and capricious, with regard to its leaders, as the most arrant coquette of the most intriguing ap. Whether it is the disrup tion of their old, twice broken, and once renewed attachment to PEEL, that has filled them with misan thropy and peevishness ; or whether it is merely fretful anxiety to choose and put forward the beet horse to win, as if they could really afford to lose no more, it is difficult to say. But certain it is that these gentlemen see hawking their leader ship from candidate to candidate, and in utter mistrust and disgust of their own officers, are anxious to put themselves under even foreign command. Perhaps there is some principle at work, which prompts them, like the Italian republics of old, to prefer warring by means of condottieri under mer cenary chiefs, their own ranks being found wanting in staunchness and military talent. There was first an outcry against Lord GEORGE BENTINCK, as too adventurous, and as having far too much of the CANNING leaven. The currency ques tion was to be committed to Mr. HEREtEs, and it was generally understood that this statesman, who be trayed and broke up one cabinet in order to take an inferior place in that which succeeded it would be a very apt commander to the fire-ship which was to blow up the wbigs in 1848. But Mr. HERMES wanted pluck, and allowed himself to be put down by hie rival. The vote of Lord GEORGE upon the Jews Bill has, however, created such ineffable disgust amongstthose of Colonel SIBTUORP'S creed, that they can tolerate him no longer. And yet a most anxious review of their party has not disclosed a single personage fit or likely to take the desired position. Why not have advertised it ? The conservatives have taken a step far more un dignified, in applying to Sir ROBERT PEEL'S lieute nant—to the very ACHATES of their stray &semi-- to lead them in their next expedition against the whir. Mr. GOCLnURN has certainly claims to ultra tory allegiance. lie abhors Jew and catholic with most orthodox hate, and has his zeal only reined in by his principal. The Country Party have, therefore, besought Mr. GOCLISCRN to lead them in the great sugar question. For with a good commander, cer tain of the party think they canbreak through and raze at least this portion of the free trade entrenchments. Mr. GoeLever4 is very desirous of acting the part of political field-marshal, and of leading the party, of which, though estranged, he is the red tapist par er eelknce. Sir ROBERT PEEL is said to be in a very strange and puzzling quandary : whether to quarrel with GOCLBURN altogether, or, affecting to quarrel with him, simply lend him to the protectionists for a short campaign, and, the battle fou4ht, whistle his " tassel gentle" back again. Then again, whether a man so accustomed to be backed might make but a poor and timid fight, stand ing alone ; or whether he might not grow too rash, and commit himself in extravagance so far as to ren der him incapable of resuming rank in the sacred band of the plausible' and convirtibles—these are grave considerations. But, however solved, it will certainly be comical to see Mr. GouLnuari and Sir ROBERT PEEL separated on the opposition bench by that great Terminus who divides the Peelites from the Country Party, PLARGUS O'CONNOR, and each leading on his fraction of the tories to the battle. We should certainly congratulate Sir ROBERT PEEL on having so adroitly promoted his lieutenant. As to the country party, we perhaps might have equal reason for congratulation to see that untameable Leviathan caught at last, and fastened by such a powerful hook in the nose as Mr. Gouteuity. Sir ROBERT would not be many months in playing the huge fish till he brought it fairly to land, and utterly I worn out and helpless, at his feet. VIE fourth series of papers relating to the adminis tration of relief in the various poor law unions in Ire land during the latter part of the year 1847, has just been published. Its details are of painful interest. They depict the various incidentsof the social struggle which has begin to take place, between property heretofore irresponsible, and labour hitherto unem ployed. It was not to be expected that such a con cession as that conferred by the recent extension of the right to relief of the able-bodied poor should cheerfully and promptly be recognised by the hereditary monopolists of land. While too long impu nity for neglect had rendered the great majority of Irish landlords incredulous of the sincerity of the legislature, when it tardily declared the right of the people to be supported out of the produce of the soil : habits of prodigal expenditure too long indulged had at once disabled and, disinclined the vast majority to accept or fulfil the new condition of their being. In their secret hearts they cherished the belief that after the pressure of stark famine had passed away, and the cry of shame had ceased, things would revert to their previous condi tion—that labour would again be as cheap and rent as high—that to-morrow would for them be even as yesterday, or yet more abundant. They warned the legislature openly that the extended Poor-law would not work; and there were not a few half audible mutterings that it should not work. The volume be fore us contains some startling echoes of these stifled threats. If there be a region more desolate than others in the western part of the kingdom, it is that which, comprehending the county of Sligo and the northern baronies of Mayo and Itoseommon, has been divided for the purposes of poor relief into unions—those namely of Balling, Swmford, Sligo, Boyle, and Castle rea. In no region of the same extent, perhaps, is there so much room for agricultural improvement, so great a want of employment, so many spare hands willing to work, and so low a scale of wages to be found. The average size of estates is very large, that of holdings very small. Nowhere could a wise and energetic proprietary do more, beneficently to their tenantry and beneficially to themselves. Yet, with a few exceptions, nowhere has less been done. During the dearth and pestilence of last year, in no part of the country were the miserable found so utterly helpless and destitute . To use the simple but truthful expression of one of the first inspectors sent thither by the government, with the exception of the clergy, the medical practitioners, and here and there an isolated individual belonging to the landed gentry, "there was nobody to do anything." And left to their fate, one-half of the population must have perished. Even with the munificent aid supplied in this way, the depopulation caused by death and desertion of holdings has been very great. Mr. BOURSE, assist ant-commissioner, writing from Balling, describes the number of tenements that have been abandoned by their occupiers, and the extent of arable land which has been left uncultivated,—how some farms have been vacated in time for the pro prietors to take possession and till them," although in many instances they have not been formally surrendered so soon, the occupants still lingering, no doubt, in the vain hope of being enabled to resume their little holdirr • In ot'ier unions the same re sult has been accomplished by other means. Where fever and famine, and the fear of their recurrence, did not clear the land quickly enough, civil bill pro. ceedings have been unscrupulously resorted to. What the inscrutable decrees of Providence have spared, the more pitiless decrees of the land-law now seek to effect. ' As short-sighted in their present crucade against popu lation, as they formerly were in their desire to stimu late its increase, the proprietary imagine that they will thereby be enabled to elude the burthen of its sup- 'HE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JANITARY'IO: 1848. eurlent for their „foreerr value. Not at all. There was ma immediate fall in the current value of pre dimly the same extent es in the intrinsic value ; and it would be a libel on the common seam of mankind to conceive for a moment that there could be any different result. " For," as Loam long since de eland, " men, in their bargains, contract not for de nominations or sounds, bet for the intrinsic value." If this abundantly simple proposition needed addi tional confirmation, it might be found in the state of the public mind with reference to measures of quan tity. It would be as difficult to pick up premien °ltaly a man who could explain philosophically why the contents of the imperial bushel are limited to 554 or 548 cubic inches, as one who could explain the ra tionale of a fixed standard; and yet it is incontestibly certain that every man conducts his transactions in voicing questions of quantity, upon the faith of mach a ma th em atical certainty and uniformity of measure. Let there be a whisper that the bushel measures of London are one-fourth deficient, and how many people will be found who will not abate one-fourth in the price of the article measured ? The elaborate failure of the Wish:antler Iteviewer affords another example of the manifold hazards which attend every attempt to quit the tangible and common-sense principle of an intrinsic equivalent. It is quite true that gold and silver are not perfect mediums for the measure of value. It is an admitted fact now-a-days, that there is no such thing in nature as a perfect and unchangeable measure of value. But the precioas metals approach the nearest to each a medium, of any commodities which have hitherto been discovered or invented. They are neither easily in creased nor easily diminished in aggregate quantity ; they are durable, portable, and possess great value in a small compass, and they possess all these pro perties, in a degree beyond all comparison, superior to that in which the same qualities are found in any other product or substance. It can excite little surprise, then, that from the days when ABRAHAM bargained for the burying field of Hebron in the " current money of the mer chant," gold and silver have been selected as the medium in which men were content to make their contracts. But we must not forget that the principle of qua ,, tity is as rigidly applicable io the nineteenth century as it was in the early days after the flood. The real and true meaning of every money contract is still that the borrower or the buyer bargains to give, either now or at some future time, to the lender or seller, a certain quantity of gold or silver. It is not true, as the reviewer most strangely state+, that the equity of the obligation is not fulfilled unless in a con tract, say for 1001. far six months, the debtor at the end of the term hands over the same purchasing power as was represenn d by 1001. at the date of the stipulation. The same purchasing power over what" over corn, or wine, or iron ? over one commodity or over many ? and if over many, over how many, and in what way is the alteration in their value to be ascertained? These are not litigious questions ; they are some of the strong reasons which show the ne cessity of rigidly confining the terms of all prospective engagements to one commodity, and of not permitting them to refer to a multiplicity of commodities which no two men concur in estimating by the same rule. We deny, as a matter of fact, the accuracy of the reviewer's allegation that at present gold and silver are subject to more extreme fluctuations per se than most articles of merchandise. We admit that an imperfect system of currency management, or rather an imperfect system of banking policy, has several times exacerbated the evils of an emergency . which under any circumstances—either with a circulation of coin or of assignats - must have produced at least some inconvenience. But the correction of these artificial imperfections has no connexion with a root and branch obliteration of the only safe and rational basis of monetary legislation with which the wisdom of mankind and the expe rience of every people has eo far made us acquainted : and this we hope, in thecourse of the discussion, to be able to prove. In addition to the intelligence brought by our Paris correspondence of Friday, which appeared on Saturday, we have received the Paris journals and our correspondence of Saturday. The selections of diplomatic documents on the affairs of Italy and Switzerland, formed the subjects of general conversation in political circles on Satur day, and engrossed a large space in the columns of the journals. The comments upon them in the oppo- sition press are marked with an unusual spirit of con temptuous irony. It is said that the occupation of Modena and a part of the duchy of Parma by the Austrians, has been effected with the acquiescence of Prussia, with the complete assent and approval of France. M. d'Appony has declared, that although the occupation of these stated, is intended only to be temporary, his government cannot assign a definite term to it in the present agitated state of Italy. The Chamber of Peers met on Friday in the Bureaux, to deliberate on the address as drawn up by the committee. The Chamber is to hold a public sitting on Monday, to hrar the document read, and to proceed to the general discussion. M. de liknwiat has placed in the bands of the President of the Chamber of Deputies a petition from upwards of 60 professors of the colleges of Paris, calling the attention of the Chamber to the necessity of having legal guarantees established to assure the independence of professors in general. Wu regret that we are unable to say that the sixty pages which are occupied in the last number of the Westminster 12. , rietobya " History and exposition of the Currency Question , " have either elucidated the annals or removed the difficulties of that much de bated subject. There is abundant evidence in the tone and temper of the article that if the writer has mistaken novelty for truth, and fallen into the com mon error of proposing alterations which are practi cally impossible or logically absurd, it is from no lack of real, and no deficiency of good intention. If since rity alone could constitute a currency reformer, we do not know that a more eligible candidate could be :ound than the Westminster Reriewer. But if to sincerity must be added the further qualifications of judgment comprehensive and nicely discriminating, an extensive and accurate knowledge of facts, and a discernment which can draw the just line of demarca tion between salutary reform and impertinent inter ference, we very much fear that this new expositor ot the science would not be able to command the suf frages of a competent majority. We have seldom met with any treatise which in SO small a compass contained so many important errors as are to be found in the section of the article I under consideration, which refers to the subject of value and a fixed standard. We do not pretend to say what the doctrine of the reviewer upon these im portents points actually may be, because, after a most careful perusal of what he has written, we must con fess that we are utterly unable to conjecture his meaning. We can only proceed by way of negative, I and approximate towards what he does, by pointing oat what he does not, mean. To the best of our judgment his notions of value will be represented with tolerable precision by the famous definition of Lord CASTLEREAGH, that value was a sense of currency in relation to commodities; and we are surprised that a writer of so much can dour and apparently of so much erudition, as the reviewer, did not do Lord CASTLEREAGII the justice to refer to his former labours in behalf of those views which we see at present revived in so much detail. The reviewer is most emphatically of opinion that the intrinsic value of a pound " never, or but rarely," enters into the calculations of those who buy and sell. He believes that the 5 dwte. 3 gre. of gold which every sovereign ought to contain, are practi cally an altogether useless fiction. He contends that, with scarcely a single exception, the people who have toe good fortune to be conversant with the expendi ture of money attach no more Impoitauce to the cir cumstance of each coin being of full weight and fine ness than to the circumstance of its being yellow instead of pink or purple; and as far as we can under stand—bat we do not speak with perfect confidence — the reviewer is prepared to maintain that the con aomitant of intrinsic value is altogether superfluous in our system of circulation. With a laxity of plan not uncommon in these cases, he has omitted to describe the method by which cer tainty and precision as to the subject matter of pecu niary contracts may be obtained, under the somewhat flexible dispensation which he appears to contemplate. And so dense is the obscurity which pervades this part of his dissertation, that we cannot help think ing there are few persons who would find greater difficulty in giving a satisfactory reply to the short and stubborn question with which Sir HOBERT PEEL steadily persists in perplexing the Birmingham eco nomists, " What do you mean by a pound ?" Now, in the first place, we deny the fact that, in the common estimation of the public, the intrinsic value of the sovereign is of no moment. It m.. be quite true that not one man in a thousand, or ten thousand, can explain upon the instant how many grains Troy a pound sterling contains, and why it contains neither more nor less; but it is not, there fore, true, that every man is indifferent whether the sovereigns in his pocket are made of gold or pinch beck; and it is unfortunate for the case of the reviewer that there :s an utter discrepancy on this topic be tween the stat,menls of the theoretical and the facts ot the historical part of his treatise. He does not disguise the fact that the scandalous debasement of the standard by HENRY VIII. produced an immediate effect on the value of the cur rency. The intrinsic value of the coin was lammed by one-fifth, but we do not find that the principles or she reviewer received any confirmation from subse quent experience. The coins did not continue to pus The Madrid mails have arrived. On the 2ud, a ministerial crisis continued to be ex pected, and new combinations were named as pro bable, among which are the following :—Concha, for Foreign Affairs; Fidel, for the Interior; and General Pezuela, or Fulgosia, for War. In this case, Narvaez would be sent back to Paris (which he, probably, keeps vacant as a retreat for himself), and M. Sartorius to Lisbon. A conference was held on the let inst. at the hotel of Queen Christina, the object of which was supposed to be the realisation of some such combina tion. It wu attended among others by M. Mon, and the French ambassador, the Duke de Gluckeberg, MM. Jose de la Conchs and Dalborgo, Charge d'Affaires of Denmark, and by MM. Fulguio and Rubio. The Clamor Publi4 o says that an exalted personage has expressed a wish that the Salamanca affair should be arranged without an investigation before the chamb re. In short, that the matter should be dropped. Public order is gradually recovering its influence in Switzerland, and the army raised for the suppression of the insurrection of the small cantons is being dis banded. The Suisse of Berne of the 4th states that the Vo rort is about to disband the artillerymen of the seven batteries which are still kept, and that, according to the new reductions, the federal army will consist of only 14 battalions of infantry, 9 companies of carabi niers, and half a company of cavalry. The division of Colonel Ziegler is to be disbanded at his own re quest, and Colonel Gmur will take the command in chief of the troops of occupation in the cantons of Lucerne, Uri, Schwytz, and Zug. The entire amount of the federal army to be kept on foot is riot to exceed 11,000 men. The canton of Unterwald has been en tirely evacuated by the federal troops. M. Siegwart Muller has published in the Augsburg Gazette a refutation of the charge brought against him of having, when he fled from Switzerland, car ried off with him some of the property of the govern ment. As this charge, however, had been suffi ciently refuted by the facts which transpired after the visit of the police to M. Siegwart Muller at Demo d'Ossolo, it is not necessary for us to publish his own statement. By the terms of the federal pact, the direction of federal affairs will still belong to the canton of Berne during the year 1848. Since the introduction in the canton of the new constitutional order of things, the administrative year will only commence on June 1. It results, therefore, that the Vorort will continue to have M. Ochsenbein the present chief of the con federation, at its head until 31st May next. The Press° has the following from Berne, dated the 4th : A report was current here yesterday that a revolution bad broken out in the canton of Neufchatel, but letters received to-day from Neufchatel merely inform us that the govern ment, fearing some attempt at revolution, had sent some pieces of cannon to La Sagne and the Val de Travers. It appears that the liberals of the canton, besides, seeing with regret the lamentable part played by Neufchatel in the affair of the Sonderbund, cannot bear the idea of their cipital be coming the seat of a congress, whose object is to domineer over the confederation. This is the way in which diplomacy deranges everything, whe it seta its foot within Switzer land. It is to diplomacy that we owe the war, and that it is which will farce us to take up arms a second time, perh►ps, ! by interfering too muck in our print* quarrels. We have the journals and correspondence from va rious parts of Italy. The 27th ult. being the Ate of the Pope, occasion was taken for various popular nu. nifestations. A crowd of people assembled Wei the papal palace of Monte Cavallo, ostensibly to receive the benediction of his Holiness, who appeared at the balcony to impart it. In the midst of the silence that reigned during this solemn rite, several voices were unexpectedly heard to exclaim, Set Parodist at berty ! (the person who accused Torlonia, and who is now arrested). The Pope concluded the benediction, and immediately after retired. 'On the same occasion Ciceroacchio, in the name of the people of Rome, privately directed to the Pope ation, for a series of reforms, the moat important of which are, freedom of the press, and the banishment of the Jesuits. The Alba of Flerence of the 31st ult. says: " We are as sured that the little duchy of Gusetalla is already under the domination of the house of Este. This duchy is composed of a town and two districts with a population of about 20,000 persons." The Genoa Gazette states that the news of the en trance of the Austrian troops into Modena had pro duced a great fermentation at Leghorn. On the evening of the 27th ult. the people in a mans pro ceeded to the residence of the governor, and demanded arms with loud cries. It was not without difficulty that the tumult could be appeased. The day before a similar commotion had taken place at Florence. The Tuscan government hes decreed an extraordinary levy ; twelve pieces of cannon have been already des patched to the frontier of Modene4Meanwhile, it does not appear that the enthusiasm excited by the insti tution of the National Guard keeps up. The official journal of Florence announces that very few persons had presented themselves for the elections of that body, and that, out of 24 elections, only one could take place, a sufficiency of voters not having come forward for the rest. beards thick, and ends in • point ; the eneemble of hes e ssi is austere : it malls, except the expression of mildness, the traditional face of Christ; his voice is grave end soaor ms. His stature, below the middle sire, appears robust, sad h well propo rtioned. His costume is the most simple of m i worn by the secondary chiefs of the pr ov i nce of Orm_yn black burnous over two white ones; the boot of coriu m , yellow morocco. He is distinguished by no sort of lu ll not even by that of cleanliness. It seems to us th at we bine meta hundred times, in the midst of the Arab gowns, M e g, features and the ssme phriognomy. THE WRECK OF THE AVENGER. , The Admiralty has received the following h b , portant, but painful, corn. opondenee in reference to Us h e of her Majesty 'a steam-frigate Avenger: Tila SECitarilti or Tie ADIMIALTT. Ceylon, at Malta, Dec. 30, 1847.—Sir :It is with mit regret I enclose for the information of the Lords Coellala sinners of the Admiralty a copy of a letter to Sir Willi. * Parker, and enclosures, acquainting him with the unreels'. nate end melancholy toes of her Majesty's steam-frimet Avenger (for I find by Lieut. Rooke's statement lbws are few, if any, survivors), at 10 p.m., ou the 20th instant, °i t reef sear the Island of Oahu, on her passage to Malta, that island bearing, es appears by Lieut. Itooke's letter, N.g,, distant twelve miles, a copy of which is inclosed to As vice-admiral. This reef I consider to be the Sse ct it rocks, which lie about that distance from Gahm. I beg acquaint their lordships that, on receiving the intelbe htt on the 28th, I instantly despatched the 11, cite with cab* hawser, stores, &c., to render every asaiatance, but I feu e ts late, es the Ariel yacht, which has arrived bete, maw s( the Cane Rocks, and, for nearly the whole day of the 26th instant, parts of a wreck, bulwarks, tube, &c , the bulwerlis being painted like those of the Avenger, and I am intoned that several parts of the wreck were not more than tea tea long. The only hope I have is, that the vessels sent fac t Tunis may have arrived in time to save bay survivors of ths crew, but so foot days had elapsed between the date of the wreck (the 20th) and these vessels leaving Tuuis, it is auch to be doubted. I have the honour to be, sir, your 1144 obedient humble servant, Lucius Coatis, Rear-Madio and senior officer at Malta.. ROME, Dsc. 23. Tiberio Paradisi, who had denounced Torlonia as a public robber, was yesterday, on the strength of some obsolete edict which the tobacco king's lawyers fished up out of the musty records of Roman law, put pro visionally into prison until he can justify his charge. The Roman people are in high indignation at this act, and bat for the stormy weather prevalent yesterday would have broken open the prison and rescued hie. Meantime Don Carlo Torlonia, who had felt it neces sary to resign his command in the civic guard, and Don Alessandro, hie brother, think prudent to hide them selves from the compliments of the season. The re marriage of Theresa Gamba (widow Guiccioli) is commented on by the Roman press with warm sym pathy, inasmuch as the Gamba race has not merely exhibited Philhellenic patriotism, but taken part in every struggle for freedom in Ferrara and northern Italy. The Pope is understood (the families of both having been most intimate in Senagagliu) to have written a congratulatory note to the countess, now Marchioness de Boissy : a step which will shock your English prudery, stern and unforgiving. The Princess Beljoioso, well known for her liberal politics, has just arrived, and is become the lioness of Rome. Dyce Sombre and the sculptor Tadolini, who executed the mausoleum of that wicked old woman, the Begum of Sumroo, arc at loggerheads. A stamp tax will be put on the fourteen newspapers now issued in this kingdom, on the first of January ; the produce is to pay the staff of censors, whose appetite will thus grow by what it feeds upon. Lord Minto has ordered the bust of Cicerohacchio for his reception-room in Rome. The grand event of this week was the annual dinner of the British artists, who mustered over half a hundred, in the spacious hall of their academy, under the shadow of the union jack and banner of St. George, while the statuary of Greece and Rome ranged round the walls witnessed their banquetting. The chair was taken (again this year) by the vene rable Prout, who kept them all in good humour. A report of the proceedings from the slips of the Roman Advertiser is herewith sent, but, as it is possible the matter may be of merely local interest, you will p sr: haps be content with a song which was chaunted on the proposal of the Pope's health, and runs thus Air, " Boyne Water." Old Tyber rose from his oosy bed, And his ran grew erect with wonder; For, Let Rome be free !" was the wor that was said, And her chains fell, enapt asunder' And the guns boomed loud from old Adrian's male With • roar of joy, that under The ribs of death might errata • soul, To exult in freedom's thunder ! In the Vatican, when eacnitoman man flaw enthroned his liberator, 'Twas if Peter's word had to life restored Rome's " Dying Gladiator '^ Or if he whom the asp Ina marble grup Kept coiled and for age* stningled. Got loose tram the bold of each serpent fold, And nulled, disentangled! Whit glorious and divine forethought In that hest of picture's• fitness, Where the prophet hand of Raphael wrought The bloaed scene we witnew : Look down—'tis the rage of a Roman youth, By demon powers beleaguered ! Look up the reign of Right and Truth; 'To Homo—but Roms Trswingured ! Traisagoration. MALTA, DEC. 29.—You will recollect receiving front me, some few months ago, an account of what was termed here an abduction of a daughter by her mother, from a school, where the young lady had been placed by her father, the trial for the recovery of the child, and the court's decision in favour of the mother. Mrs. Curtis, the lady in question, and her daughter have since been residing in Malta. Some few Sundays ago Sir Cecil Bishop, one of Bishop Tomlinson's chaplains, gave a public notice to the congregation, that the bishop would hold a confirmation on the 16th December, and that all persons desirous of the rite, who had not been examined and received a ticket, were to attend the church on the following Tuesday, at II a.m. Amongst the candidates appeared Miss Curtis. Immediately on her entering the pew (the admiral's) allotted for ' the candidates, Sir Cecil desired the clerk to send Mrs. Curtis into the vestry. The lady went, but soon came out, her eyes bathed in tears, and her visage inflamed by emotion, called to her daughter, and took her from the church. What passed in the vestry is of course known only to the parties. It is well known that the protestant clergy used all their endeavours to keep Miss Curtis from her mother. But that they should still keep up a spirit of ani mosity, after the dmiaion of the law, is not easily , understood. Bishop Sant, the new Bishop of Malta, has, like his preile cemor Caruana, refused to take the oath that he will not at tempt to disturb the protestant faith, required before he can be admitted as a member of the council of government. He is therefore ineligible to sit. It is creditable to him that in this instance he did not approve of the end justifying the means. ABD-EL-KADER. We take the following interesting narrative of the last hours of Abd-el-Kader in Algeria from the Moniteur Algerien of Dec. 30 : The Emir appeared to feel the last sentiment of ex piring pride when he was received with a flourish of trum pets and military honours, on this ground of Sidi Brahim, the theatre of one of Ilia mo-t glorious victories, where are still to be seen the tombs of our soldiers, whose death we can pardon, for they felt that day victims, and glorious vic tims, of the fate of arms. He preserved, during the whole journey, that melancholy gravity which is said to be his wont, and which the circumstances in which he was placed could not but increase. At six o'clock ho arrived, with Lieutenant-General de Laramie:ere, General Caysignac, and Lieutenant-Colonel de Bmufort, and he was presented to his Royal Highness. Con forming his actions to his present fortunes he humbly de posed his sandals upon the threshold, waited a sign of the Prince previous to taking a seat, and after an instant of si lence pronounced the following words, translated by the principal interpreter, M. Rousseau: " I should have wished to have done before what I have done this day ; I have waited for the hour marked by God. The general has pledged me his word, which I rely upon. I do not fear to see it broken by the son of a great king, such as the King of the French. I ask his amen for my family and for myself." His Royal Highness confirmed in a few words, at once sim ple and concise, the promise of his lieutenant, and dismissed with dignity this personage, towards whom the passions ex cl. el by his long struggle must henceforward be reduced to silence. Tents had been prepared within the precincts of the hos pital of Nemours for Abd-el-Kader and his family ; he was conducted thither, and was thus enabled to bust himself, during the whole day of the 24th, with those affairs he is about to abandon for ever. A last ceremony, which must not have been the least galling to his pride, took place in the morning. At the moment his Royal Highness wasreturning from the review he had passed of the cavalry which had returned to the camp, the ex-Sultan presented himself on horseback, and surrounded by his principal officers, and alighting at some steps from the Priace, said: " I offer you this horse, the last I have mounted on, it is a testimony of my gratitude ; I hope it will bring yot ppiness." " I accept it," replied the Prince, " as an homage paid to France, whose protection will cover you for the future, and as a sign of forgetfulness for the past." The Emir then saluted his Roya: Highness with dignity, and returned on foot into the precinct of the camp. The ex-Emir is a man of about .H years of age. We have in vain sought in his features the high distinction al.d the penetrating expression we have so frequently heard spoken of by persons who had seen him in his power. His physiognomy, however, is intelligent; his eyes, barge and black, have a look at once harsh and imperious. His com plexion is yellow, his face thin; without being long, his TO VICI-ADMIICAL sia WILLIAM RRRRRR , comwainwah CHIEF, DART., Gs yon the wreck oil;h11:1, mt." ray p[ea]l y ey tht , ep a e t rt Mal t° du C t lon esty'. stead - frigate Avenger, Captain Charles E. Napier, at 10 pea, s ea the 20th inst., oa a reef tetween the island of Oahu emir; mainland on the coast of Africa, the island of Oahu N.E. about 10 or 12 miles, and I enzlose the letter of Francis Rooke, of that ship, which came under cover to yet, reporting this unfortunate occurrence, and his arrival et Tunis, as also a letter from Sir Thomas R,ale, address" to you thereon, and the measures adopted for the officers and crew if passible. On the recT eds a the above-mentioned letters, on the Zeth inst. Tunisian merchant brig, which had been sent Tunis by Sir Thomas Reads with the intelligence, I la. stantly despatched the Hecate, Commander ?doorman, wig hawsers and stores to render assistance, to meta tain the state of the Avenger, end to heave he off, if practicable ; but, if found impracticable, then to rte as many of the stores as possible, as also to obtain intone& tion at Galita, and on the coast between the ports of Bra and Tunis, as to the fate of the officers and crew, should they not be met with at Galita, or the wreck, and I enelor a copy of my orders to Commander ?doorman. You will pee ceive, sir, by the letter of Lieut. Rooke, and sir Thomas Reade, that vessels have been despatched from Tunis fee the purpose of rendering assistance, amongst which his Higher@ the Bey had sent a Tunisian brig and two gun-boats, sae that it was probable the French government steamer Laval. sier would also proceed for that purpose. It is gratifying es observe, by the report of Lieut. Rooke, the kind auentioa shown to him and the survivors of his boat's crew by the Arab herdsmen and others under their misfottunia.-- (Signed) Lucius Cuavie, Rear Admiral, &c. TO 8111, L. CURTIS, )I.IIAIL-ADMIRAL AND SENIOR orrtcns. Tunis, Friday, 8 a.m.—Sir,—With SOTTO., I have to re port to you the wreck of the steamer Avenger, on a coral reef, between the island of Galita and the main land. The island bore about N.E. ten or twelve miles at the tine the ship was running under square yards, and also under rasa at the rate of eight or nine knots; she struck about ten paz., and in a few minutes was a wreck, her masts and Nand gone, she nearly on her beam ends, with theses beating ore her. The captain and master were on the paddle-box at re time ; the captain immediately giving the order " out beer. she having struck so heavily as to canviiice ever) Lai) , that the cue was hopeless. The master had taken hearings of a cape on the African shore (I forget the name) at four p.m. the same day,accoraing to Mr. Betts, second master, who was with me in the cutter, and whose watch it was at the time. On the order (out boats) I had run on deck, and seeing that not a moment mast be lost, tried to get men and clear the two cutters away. 1 cast the gripes of the starboard one of, put the falls in their bands, and then, as I turned, tinier • the gunner, I got him to assist, with some others, in getting the port one down. I meant to gat both cutters under the lee of the ship, which had now swung broadside to the am, and then wait ready to lend assistance as I could. Just r the boat I was in took the water the ship fell on her bear ends, and some heavy seas broke over her, the masts end funnel having gone. I waited close to her fur one hour sit a half, when the wind and sea increasing, and tier crew ea hautted, 1, with the opinion of the rest, thougnt the only course and best would be to reek assistance, the wind beingfax for Galita. When near the island the wind shifted roued, and being obliged to keep before it I then ran back towards the ship ; but the wind still coming round, I kept away for the African shore. The wind and sea ha l increased greatly, andl thought it impossible for the boat to live • she had aeloee-reefed mixen, and we steered with oars , I be ached her, there berg little or no shelter ; she upset in the breakers when foil! serf( us reached the shore, the others losing their lives in the at tempt. We should have done the same, bit' an Arab heeds. man saw our boat and came down, took us to his house, gave us milk and a large fire. Next morning we started on foot , for Biserta, diatant about 35 miles, with our heat as guide, travelling as long as we could walk, when after a few hours' rest I prevailed on some Arahn to give us horses to Buena. From there our consul gave us a boat to Tunis, there being nothing there large enough to go to the ship in. Ws ar rived at Tunis last night at twelve o'clock, p.m., when I imaisdiately sent for our consul, who came Gni began preparing two feluccu for sis,=2: lo = an steamer. I called this morning on the Sir Thomas Read who is forwarding my vi. it every way. The Bey of Tunis has placed at ray penal one of his brigs, and two gun-boats, and I hope tel under weigh with them by two p.m. The French straelf• which is hourly expected, will follow, and I shall rare Galita, and go to the wreck. Horsemen will be sent a'ong the African coast, and you may rest assured, air, everyhr possible shall be done, although I do it more as a duty that thinking of saving the men, for both wind and see were veey high on Tuesday. If I can hear or see nothing of the ship, I shall then proceed to Malta to give further particular.— (Signed) FRANCIS Rooxe, Third Lieut. of her M a j est y 's ship veer. The na mes of those saved in the cutter : Lieut. Bore; Mr. Larkham, gunner; William Hill, steward; James Mar ley, boy. Drowned: Dr. Steele; Mr. Betts, second muter; Mr. Aylisg, master's assistant; John Owen. rumen. TO HIE EXCELLENCY alas WM. ' , Armen, BANE., 0 C.E. British Consulate, Tunis, Dec. 24, 1847.—Sir, — It is ale most painful duty to inform you of the loss of her Britannic Majesty's steam-frigate Avenger, Captain Napier, of whir I have been informed this instant by Lieut. Rooke, bele* ing to the vessel. He informs me that the ship, about tea o'clock on the night of the 20th instant, struck on a coral reef, betwixt the island of Galita and the main land abed half way ; that he with seven others got into one of the ship's cutters, and the wind and sea being so Arong at the moment drove them on at once to the eastward; that et about ten o'clock the next morning they were abreast of the coast, where the mountains named "Chef Abets" are situa ted, and perceiving a small bay they determined 43 run the cutter in; but unfortunately the sea was so high that the was instantly swamped, and four of the unfortunate people on board her were drowned ; the names of whom were— Stale, Mr. Betts, the second master ; Mr. Ayling, the mss ter's assistant; and a seaman named Owen. As Lieutenant Rooks was not enabled to give me any further intoner tion in respectcrewl to the haveh on:o e r unfortunate it m te vessely dutyth eandto h remainder ire of t h e a Teasel specially to convey this disastrous intelligence to yon, under the impression that you will at once send a NEON vessel, for the purpose of rendering every assistance possible on this melancholy occasion. In the meantime I have hired other vessels to convey lieut. Rooks and Mr. Larking', the gunner, who were saved in the cutter, together with Wia. Hill. the steward of the vessel, and a boy, whose name Lint. !Woke does not recollect, to Galita, for the same purpose. I have also applied to the local authorities for assistance, art in the course of this day a brig and two gun-boats will be despatched to the neighbourhood of the wreck, as the Freer steamer, Lavoisier, is expected to-day from Algiers. I have likewise made application to the French consul begging that she may be despatched to Galita without loan time to render assiatance. I request that the Tunisian htli which conveys this letter may be sent back here as quickly as possible, with any information or suggestions that you my think advisable to offer to me. I transmit herewith a letter from Lieut. Rooke, and have the honour, &c., (Signed) T. RUDE. FOREIGN PAPER.—A decision of considerable iza• portance has recently been made with respect to a quest* of paper imported by • vessel from Trieste, in regard to */ legality of certain Marks attached to it, and contained es labels, which were supposed to militate against its admits& bility, under the act having reference to the prohibition of goods having marks or brands purporting to be these of some manufacturer in the United Kingdom. The perhallif (which were numerous) containing the paper were 5i5 pane by labels having the names of the manufacturers, tins first of whtch was a cognomea peculiarly English ; fear. nevertheless, it was further distinctly stated the lakei that it was the manufacture of the parties in a certain kelp town and seaport of note in Austria, and the impedes therefore disclaimed any attempt to infringe the INE by virtue of which a temporary detention ima o = placed by the officers of the revenue on their gods. This parcel of paper consisted of several thouswhichand pounds weight, and was packed in reams, each of ream bore a label on the wrapper, describing the contents to be " euperfin: blue wove foolscap," which being the terms commonly applied by the trade, in conjunction with the of tl• • parties bearing affinity to English manufac turers, was considered by the officers of the revenue as in • tended to give them the character of British manufacture in the East Indies to which they were intended to be sent; bat with reference to the statement of the importers in regard to the label bearing the name of the foreign port of manu facture is connexion with their names, it has been decided by the authorities , on the representtliorkof the parties, that the trade terms mentioned do not give the paper an Hiegel character, and they have eanc.ioned the immediate re l e ase of I the entire parcel for shipment to its destination. ebe WINDSOR, SUNDAY. — Ow Frogmore.house at t' whited her Majesty and l'r Lord J. Russell left t. for his residence in Richer., The ladies and get t domestic, household atten, in the private chapel of t• . The Duke of Cambr , . trustees of the British M it At the Chapel Ro . Duke and Duchess of It a Lords Sandwich and Cat present. TuE APPOINTMEIVI IrLISICUENT.—ILt speedo h o usehold, alluded to on that our Windsor corm,. Meyer has been appointe.l eician to his Royal Higi i DEATH OF REAR,' i M.C.B —The demise n =an der-in-chief of th • Admiralty-house, Con e ., i• age of nearly 70. CONFIRNIATIOI\ MA OPPOSITION The ceremony of co . Lord Bishop of Maisel , )tameWA. place on Sit• • Inn St. Js s Church, • pointed by the Archbia.. , dais arri ved at the ea.. o'clock, wee they wet., bishop elec h t, r who was e a • ter, and attended h Townsend • and Mr. I te Bishop of London. T , e Sherrard Beaumont I'. bishop of Canterbury ; master of the faculties. - as advocates for the bis 0 prineip il registrar in t i Barber, the apparitor.o t • ous parties haying sass a. The proctor (or th , i Church of Manchester ship as follows :—" M..... my proxy for the Rev. , • dial Church of Manche • certificate of your bein the said see; and pray s. and entreat that your lo eonsent to the said eked. read the usual schedule • to the same, the commi bishop elect, proceeded church, where they toe wader the reading dal . The church was tames • description, probably ow* —with whose appearAn t• Queen's Bench as dehen• tion, applied for by the n intended to present h • confirmation. This pen once, and excited nol tt . warden, Mr. W. Gee.in present, and here aid *urbane*, small knots served, evidently w ttc interest. The Rev. John Janke- the morning prayers, co :awn., with the Li' my the Vicar General all the other officers, ler pima appointed fur talge with chairs ha• modation. Ravin.• read the license from th the proceedings of the province of Canterbury tory letter from the Ar • letting dignitaries Co. , bishop elect:—The V' - terhury (Dr. Burnaby) of York (Mr. Grenville ties (Sir John Dothon, Arches' Court of Can and the Chancellor of lion. Stephen Lushing Sir John Dodson and The letters paten . ha having taken on hiaise elect in behalf of the • • up to this perio I had conducted to the table, site the vicar-general. The PKOCTOR then, elect, said : 1 present elected Bishop and Pas , and do herejudicialy . the said dean and chap together with a certiti , execution of the tad .• servoind do pray toe, The VICAR-Gass • called. The APPARITOI I . O - follows' .' Oyez ! oy will object to the Lee, as Lord Bishop new come forward a be heard " Mr. OL-TTEHID..E I aisle, at some di , tan advanced, and in a h object to these psi .. The MASTER 0. lb terridge stead outside to be removed, and Mr. Gutteridgr ha ,bb position immodi , ' • 'the Masrut .4 t What is your name . Mr. OtnnErti.o The M i i i . Mr. Guerreni , o • Time MASTEN. Of t t em_ploymmt are so Mr. GUTTERI•Oe e Masten of tion of tie I . Gerraut •O' &Lenten .4 up in wb it Mr. 0 otssai io The MASTEN O. signed ? Mr. OUTTEttI 'Co The MAOTEIL of Mr. Ge-rrein :to 1, Thomas Gun ri and Ireland, do p 1 coufirmation of U ehmter, on the Er on mation eleewben . ground that doe tn• given of such nr. a. • of the Royal to' 4 • Birmingham, Jon. el, i The M siren o your protect. Mr. GOTTS11(1). Mr. Lee on the gr , teridge hero p!a. . seven articles, in ~..' spina Dr. Lee w , .. The MASTS) , o protest, here - " We feel it to be oppose the con I • offeeter. We at • Atchbishop of Y• the e d we ti o:a n srd . r . confirmation, w hindrance thin peratiee upon th section of the'. being signified is required a•. 4 invest and co., tion of the ratite after such r'ec patent from t. firm, invest dignified witl.i if the sreloLts allo sr, obey, do interdiction , o name, or 1. a execution oath persons so o" . . • part . thereof, a run Into thi d provision a 1 and in the , Sit into those e: SG neither our •el it, any act ...0 hindrance ..f • of Manche.' e provisions eft your object o • Mr. lie, i • in obedien. o table anot.l..e in point of fo do, beaus. • "Gp ti . resoloisin ‘r rd o uTi ns nt pe ! ret ait y g ed f d :th i tg :! , ; • , ' , .: ) :: . holy order-. Mow what Lisa to otl e 1 Maktrious. a 111 Billows I I were and a f was and • Isgal proof