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privilege which they so much velar, and which they have every right to expect at your lordship's hands. Ido ru cerely wish that your lordship but saw, for a moment, in the view of eternity, the very awful responsibility under which you lie as a site infuser. T,w, my lord, lam done; but before concludiog , I must humbly, yet earnestly, entreat your lordship, as you value the spiritual as well as the tem poral interests of your affectionate people, and your owe comfort at death, that your lordship will be kind enough to great a site for a free church without any further delay. Begging pardon for the liberty I have taken, I remain, Itc. (Signed) Dcorari firaw.—Faichem, Sept. 24. 1847. :1 LETTER ll.—awe. DUOALD SHAW TO LORD WARD. MT LORD WARD —I must respectfully request that your Icedship will be ple ased t• send to me en answer, as aeon as possible, to my letter of the 24th ult., as 1 have to write forthwith to the site committee in Edinburgh, in refirence to free church accommodation in the district of Glengarry. I do humbly trust that your lordship has taken into serious eonsideratien the important subject about which I had taken the li.erty of wri , ing at some length in my last, and that your lordship's answer will be favouraile. If it were con venient, I should be glad to have a conversation with your lordship for a short time.—l am, Ac. (Signed) DUCIALD 811A14.—Fsichcm, Oct 8, 1847. Leyxan 111 —LORD WARD TO REV. DrOALD SHAW. Env. returned no answer to your first letter to me, because it was not written, I conceive, in • respectful tone. You now press for an answer, and I will give you we. As long as the law of the land upholds the established church of Scotland I shall countenance no other; nor will I do anything for a Indy whom I hold t t be dieenters, stirren up et strife, and most unchristian in spirit. Do not suppose that this is an opinion ba'tily formed. I was in &Wand when the question was Sot raised, and was tho roughly instructed in its meaning and tendency by a clergy man who has now seceded; but as I did not adopt my views hastily, neither shall Ibe induced to alter them. Oue word more, and I have done, You reticl e in this Olen by suffer- ernes on my part. If there was a► cltrgyman oft e esta blished church here to take ears of my people I should not permit you to stay here to thwart his labours. There is none at present, and I prefer your teaching to the know ledge that there is no pastor in the Glen. You may forward this letter to the committee of the free church if you will, and express at the same time my etmermination to grant no site to the authors, aidere, and abettors of this movement on my property • and f axe, rev. sir, your very obedient ser vant (Signed) WARD.—Wengarry, Oct. 9, 1847. • Missionary of the Free Cburrh of Scotland In Glengarry, Inver. Tag Wasreult —The provincial papers are filled with disasters to boats and ships, b.th at sea and on chore. The two Edinburgh London steamers have now arrived.—At Preetonpans, a somewhat amusing cireumstance occurred daring the gale on Tuesday morning, which contrasted strangely with the general alarm which then prevailed. In a house of two stones, close to the beach, the violence of the surge upon the gable, and the momentary apprehension that it would be swept away, induced the family of a fishermen, who occupied the lower flat, to abandon the home, and seek safety in some more sheltered habitation. The tenant of the upper story, however, also a fisherman, was forgotten amidst the confusion, and having indulged too freely in liquor the previous evening slept so soundly in the midst of the gale, that he was unaware that in the worse of the night the gable of the house had been carried away !—About 12 o'clock on Thursday night, a large portion of the wall of the fourth story of a house in the Canongate, Edinburgh, fell into tho close behind with great violence, but fortunately without causing any casualty. The apartmect more imme diately injured wu occupied by an old woman, but beyond the alarm she received by the occurrence ahe escaped un hurt. The cause of the socident is conjectured to be the loosening of the time by the lute heavy rains, by which the wall had become unable to sustain the weight of the roof, which has slipped forward, and is left projecting several feet over the building, to the imminent danger of the pea- Ir fir:Curhs.—ln 1832 the greatest draught of vessels en tering the Clyde was 14 feet; in 1847 the draught ban been 19 feet. PROVINCIAL. 1 •-• ...Jammu CHARGE OF FORGERY.—Yesterday, at the Court house, Leeds, Mr. Alexander Blenkinaop, who has for a great number of years carried on the business of a joiner and builder at Leeds, but who lately relinquished that business to his son, and confined his attention solely to the business of a manufacturing chemist, which he had commenced about eight or nine years ago, was brought up on a charge of forgery. The evidence adduced on the occasion referred in particular to a bill dated Sept. 6, 1847, for 1661. 4s. 3J., pur porting to be drawn by the accused upon, and accepted by, Mr. J. Buraclough, of Calverley, farmer, pariah:eat Messrs. Williams, Deacon ' and Co's., London. It appeared from the statements of Mr. Barrsclougb, and of his brother-in law, Mr. T. Watkinson, of Branchope-grove, farmer, that for the last throe or four years post the prisoner had been in the habit of assisting the latter person with loans of money to make op his rent half yearly, ..nd that on those occasions both of them had put their names to blank accept ances, which were given to the prisoner an secu rity for repayment, and that within the last few months, on other oecoions, to accommodate the prisoner, both Barraclough and hie brother-in-law had done the like upon stamps that would carry a sum like the bill in question ; but although Barraclough denied that the accept ance to the bill in question was his, he said that he could not tell how many acceptances he had given, nor for what amounts, as they were mostly given in blank. The prison er's son, who generally drew his bills, as the prisoner is an indifferent writer, said that he filled up the bill in question, and signed it with his father's name at his request, and that when his father produced it, it had Mr. Barraelough'i name written scram it, as former bills had had. The bid in ques tion had been paid by the prisoner to his bankers, Messrs. Wm. Williams Brows and o whom, as was stated by a clerk, the prisoner now owes Co.,;bout 1,4001. oa an open as after giving him credit for the value of all bills he had paid in ,but if all thosa bills were dishonoured he would owe them about 3,0001. After the evidence of three or four witnesses had been taken, the further investigation was ad. jouzned till this day. Mr. Sanderson, solicitor, appeared for the prisoner, but declined to cross-examine any of the wit nesses. A clerk, from the office of Messrs. Payne, Eddison, and Ford, solicitors, attended for the prosecution. CHESHIRE. Tan STOCKPORT ELECTION has been fixed by Mr. Moreland, the mayor, who is the son of the conservative can didate, for Wednesday, and nut yesterday, as has been stated. FLoone.—The recent heavy rams have laid ail the low lands between Leicester and Derby under water. Many of the fields have thus been temporarily converted into wide spread lakes; the Soar has become for a time a really run• niag stream ; and the Trent and Derwent have rialk to the dignity of majestic rivets. f,14111101111117CM9 STARTLING FAcT9.--Th79li;;;in Mercury of yes terday says The gesettee of taking opium, laudanum, ether, and morphia, has increased and is increasing amongst the population of the fens of Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire to a frightful extent. It obtains amongst the aged, the in firm, and the young, and it is confined to neither sex—old men, old women, and young females are equally its victims. It may be safely averred that every second customer who visits the druggist's purchases opium, laudaauns, or some innate or narcotic, whilst every second customer of the grocer is a purchaser of tobacco. It is common to see the man or woman of twenty, th irty, or forty yeses with cadaverous coun tenance, tottering frame, and palsied step, daily going for t his or her sixpennyworth of poison, and we have heard o yearly bills of 201. in one family for opium and laudanum ! In the town of Wisbech alone there are 400 gallons of lan danumeold and swallowed every year_ • eight gallons of lauda num per week, one small shop actually vending two gallons of this quantity The apothecary's practice is thus a lucra tive one in the fens. Take away the laudanum retail trade, and the druggist's occupation is gone : it is the staple of the trade. Added to this frightful consumption of laudanum, there are 1,128,780 gallons of beer end 20,500 gallons of ardent spirits consumed annually in W Mech. To menufao tore the one and to vend the other there are no fewer than 2 =haters, 12 brewers, 9 wholesale dealers in ardent spirits, 48 innkeepers, and 15 tom and jerries. As if this were not enough to vitiate the appetite, or rather to satisfy the cra vings of a vitiated appetite, there is to be added to the cata logue the fact of there being 170 persons retailing tobacco. To counteract all this laudanum, beer, and spirit swallowing, and tobacco inhaling, there are 70 dealers in coffee and tea, with two coffee-houses nicknamed " temperance hotels." lkscovraY OP A Fossm—On Wednesday week, a discovery of some interest was made in a field adjoining Barnwell. An elephant's tusk, almost complete and. in ex cellent preservation, was found in digging a drain, eighteen inches from the surface, imbedded in a mixture of mould and gravel. It was removed, the same evening, to the Phi. lasophieal School, and it is expected that Professor Sedgwick will refer to the subject. SUFFOLK. . . ... THE QUESTION OP A NATIONAL POOR RATE is be to attract more attention in the country than has hitherto been given to it ; b u t n ot s o muck as the importance of the measure deserves, when it is considered that those who have studied the subject and have written upon it have proved that a general rate of one shilling and sixpence in the pound would be sufficient for the relief of the poor for the year. What a contrast this would present to our present heavy and overburdened . charge ; and what a relief it would be to that system of li tigation as to settlement which has cost so much, and which the new law is not calculated altogether to eetUe. In Suffolk, public meetings have been held to peti tion parliament on the subject, and we should be glad to see the question taken up here in r way that would tend to for ward so desirable an end.—Ssighlk paper. OXFORDSHIRE. LETTERS STOLEN BY A POSTAIARTER.—On Wed nesday last Mr. Jones, the postmaster of Tetsworth, under went a long examination before the magistrates on the charge eistealing certain letters containing money, directed to the Rev. J. H. Peers, the clergyman of that place. The painful dimovery was made in the following manner: The rev. gen. *man is about to erect a new church at Tetaworth, and, in order to midst him in the accomplishment of this object, his Moab have forwarded to him several sums of money tiro& the Pardee. Ultimately he bad mason to believe rot arra sum se hreterded had as erred hr. MOOD somplelleos he earned to the Peetrolreernd, ode bit It the foldowfpg 'method of debris the robbery. Ofalkiday se'ssigbUlfr. Ellice, the emorrofrierk, eared - rbablere to be (livered from the Omni Torellice to Mr. ' flesh containing marked Wirer min ; be followed • ~ taTelsworth and placed himself la the bore of Mr. K m, roarg their delivery ors, Mari of the Mc let- ''• ~ Imei men reerodl eci t ed three. Mr. lase dr pro- Stir iisreemt, to be the pedometer', ...... 4 loreinz rag ammieges ies leollberitetime s t ober 'tired to mirk bret arty two 1 ' . llbb ININIIiia kr fatika mairoce. HAVING ENOUGH LABOUR ON A FAR3L—At the South Devon Agricultural lileeting, at Totness, last wart, ' Sir Jobe Buller said, that, as an sgriculturist, he did what he could. He perhaps tried, and set on foot, experiments which might be too expensive for the little farmer. But as he (Sir John) wished his entire neighbourhood to see what he did, so did his neighbours, observing hint, 60011 find methods not only of doing the same doing, but excelling him, and doing this also in a cheaper way. Although, then, he could not pretend to the rank of an agriculturist, yet he did hope that he might have been enabled to give an im. pulse to improvement in this way. There was one thing which they would excuse him for mentioning, but it was most im portant, and he ought not to omit it. It was that the agricul turists—at least very generally—do not spend labour enough. It was not enough to pe in manure, but they must also see to clean out all weeds; nen. must they take it amiss in him, for he said it in the most friendly spirit, that ho would advise thorn to be • little more cleanly tbeir crops. There way also another point that, as he had often before said, would twist in placing the Devonshire farmer on an advantage, and that was attention to the mode of feeding their cattle. They should seek out there methods that would tend in the quick est way to put on the fat, and ucertain if it would not be of advantage to use cake with their hay aid turnips. By vary ing the kinds of food of animals also much practical know ledge might be nbt.,ined. ?duel' had been done then, but much still remained to do ; and his belief was that the good alresdy done, and the improvements which had been made, were mainly owing to agricultural associations; and that in creasing knowledge and forwarding improvements were among those merits which OR N are pecu L. liar to these societies. CWAL THE MINING INTEREST in Newlan in Pyhdar and the adjoining parishes is at present much depressed. A great number of the smaller mines have suspended opera tions altogether, and the larger ones are reducing their este bliohments. The great fall in the price of lead has, doubt lees, had an injurious effect ; but, independently of this, the pressure in toe money market, and the gloomy prospects of all mercantile speculations, have been felt here as elsewhere. CHANNEL ISLANDS. THE STORM, it appears, did not spare the Channel Islands. A correspondent of the Guernsey Star says Alderney was visited by a severe gale, which commenced on Saturday evening liter, and continued till Tuesday night. Considerable damage was done to some of the houses rind outbuildings. The violence of the wind seas so great, that almost the whole of the men employed on the government works were unable to continue their occupation. The Ex periment cutter, lying in the harbour, had part of her but works stove in, and the Princess Royal steamer was nearly adrift. Had one more line failed she must inevitably have gone ashore and been dashed to pieces. No such gale has occurred here for many years. Much of the stone which had been deposited in the breakwater now being constructed, especially that part abeve low water, which as yet was un protected by masonry, has been washed down, and not a little has been carried round the point of the breakwater, arid formed a considerable beach nearer the shore. A con. siderable quantity of wreck has been washed on shore on various pine of the c -not." if= eils. ROYAL ACADEMY.—DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES.— During the pad week the works executed by the students in competition for the Royal Academy's prizes have been on view within the walls of that institution. Taken altogether, they may be said to exhibit the usual average of merit. This being what is termed the biennial year—when the president delivers his adOress at the distribution of the three gold medals for original compositions in painting, sculp ture, and architecture—a ler,:e number of students have en tered. The subject for the gold medal in the clue of paint ing was " The young Men of the destroyed Tribe of Ben jamin seizing their destined Brides in the Vineyards ;" and for this there were six competitors. In the class of sculpture the subject was " The Murder of the Innocents," for which two groups competed. In the class of architecture the sub , ject was A Design for a Cathedral." Four competitors contributed in this class. In the painting school, the picture presented to be copied was Niccolo POUENO's welldtnown " Triumph of David earning the Head of Gash in Proces elan," lent by the managers of the Dulwich Gallery. Of this there were three copies. Eleven drawings in chalk sad two bas reliefs formed the competition list in the class of stu dies from the living model. Oue set of nine architectural drawings of the Temple Church, comprising plans, elevation, sections, and perspective views, composed the competition for the silver medal its that class. Twenty-one sets of draw ings, each consisting of four, comprehending a study of the group of "The Boxers," " Head of a Warrior," and a hand and a foot--the last three of the natural size—were offered for the silver meddle to be given in the class of drawings from the antique—and six boa reliefs copied from the statue of the Discobolon, made up the competition in the study of sculpture from the antique for the remaining silver medals. —Athencurn.--Friday last having been the 79th anniversary of the foundation of the Royal Academy of Arts a general assembly of the academicians was held, anti the following distribution of premiums took place—viz. : To Mr. lobo Everett Millais, for the best historical painting, the geld medal, and the discoomesof the Eres,dentsßeynolds and West. — To Mr. George Osionoon Adams. fee the test historical poup in sculls , two, the geld medal, and the discourses of tbe Presidents Reynolds and West—Ts Mr. Edward Ramsey, for the best architectural de. sign, the gold medal, and the &weenies of the Presidents Reynolds and Weak—To Mr. William Proctor, fur the bast copy made in the reboot of psinting, the Miser medal, and the lectures of the Professors Fusel' and Plesman.—To Mr. Thos.Geo. Duvall, for the best drawing from the life, the silver metal, and the lectures of the Prolevon resell and Floaman.—To Mr. V. Pickering, for theneet beet drawing from the life, the silver medeL—To Mr. James theater Leoadown, for the best architectural drawings of the entrance and totes kir of the Temple Church, the silver medal, and the lectures of the Professors Fusel' and Flames—To Mr. Charles Compton., for the beet drawings from the antique, the silver medal, and the lectures of the Professor Fusiii.—To Mr. Edmund Eagles, for the nest beet drawing from the antique, the silver medal.—To Mr. Edward James Physics, for the best model from the antique, the sliver medaL--In consequence of the continued indispestion of Sir Martin Archer Sbee, the president, the premiums were distributed by George Jones, Esq., the keeper, who deterrent a short address to the students. APPOINTMENT OP OPPICIIRE.—The general assembly afterwards proceeded to appoint officers for the ensuing year, wbea Sir Martin Arthur Sheet was unanimously re-elected president. Council.—New List: Frederick Richard Lee, William Wyon, Esqrs,_Sir Richard Westmacott, and John Peter Deering, Esq.-01.1 List : Th:mas Webster, Patrick MacDowell, John Rogers Herbert, and Thomas Uwins E:ecir• Visitors in the Life Academy.—New List: William Mulready, Daniel Maeise, Solomon Alexander Hart, Henry William - Pickergill, and William Wyon, Esqrs—Old List : Abraham Cooper, Thomas Webster, John Rogers Herbert, and Patrick Macidowell, Esqrs. Visitors in the School of Painting.- _New List : Solomon Alexander Hart, Daniel Macke, William Frederick Witherington, and Clarkson Stanfield, Esqrs.—Old Liit : William Mulready, Charles Robert Leslie, Thomas Webster, and John Roger, Herbert, Rages. Auditors re-elected : William Mulready, Esq., Sir Richard Wes'macott, and Philip Hardwick, Esq. GIBSON'S STATUE OF HUBKISSON.—A marble statue of the late Right Hon. W. 11 uskirsion, which bad been executed at Rome by Mr. Gibson, was landed at the port of Liverpool from Italy in 1845, and deposited in the revenue premises attached to the Custom House at that port, where it w.di originally proposed and in tended to be erected. A bronze statue of that eminent gentleman having, however, been erected in its place at Mrs. Huskisson's expense, the marble figure will be sent to Lon don for the purpose of being erected at Lloyd's in the Royal Exchange; and Mr. Franklin, the surveyor to the corpora tion of Liverpool, has made application to the Lords of the Treasury for permission to remove the statue to London, and deliver it free of duty. HEAD'S " SPANISIIAND FRENCH SCEIGOLS."—We look upon this new book by Sir Edmund Heads' agreat im provement on his handbOok of the Flemish and Dutch schools; there is more originality about it. The Spanish school is as yet imperfectly understood in this country, and no English writer has hitherto thought the French school sufficiently important for a separate work. Sir Edmund is well versed in his subjects, huread the best writers on art with great attention, has m died on pictures with the eye of an artist, and has seen the thief collections in Spain —a rare advantage, which few Englishmen understanding art, Sir David Wilkie and Mr. Ford excepted—have ever enjoyed. Velasques and Murillo, the two great names in Spanish art of European importance, can only be fully felt and appreciated in their own country. It is true that the recent addition of the " Boar-hunt" to our Nationnl Gallery has given a taste of Velasques to thousands to whom he war before unknown, and that " The Water-bearer," by the same artist, in the collection of the Duke of Wellington, Is a capital specimen of his earlier man ner ; but that Wilts and amateurs, and even dealers, in this country, know next to nothing of his portraits, is curiously il lurratod by a recent circumstance related by Sir Edmund:— " When General Meade'r pictures were exhibited at Chris tie's this year, there was among them a large three-quarter length portrait of the Infante Margarita Mariana of Austria. Before the sale, when the public were admitted to view the pictures, this one was hung so high as to make it utterly im possible to be certain what it was. The dress, too, is gro tesque and unprepossessing. She is attired in court mourning--a large hooped petticoat, and a sort of jacket of black, the latter of which is richly heed with the gimp, and has cut sleeves, so as to show the white satin dress underneath it. Her hair or wig is frizz 41 in the extraordinary style of the day, in regular rows of flaxen curls standing straight out on each side of her Iwo, and at the top of her head a feather lies fiat. She hos no jewels but pear.e, rind one or two diamonds. I was not at the sale, but I pr, ume the picture was taken down before it was actually brought to the hammer. Be this as it may, some time after the sale a letter was received by a gentleman in this country from the best judge of Spanish pictures in Spain, in which the latter says he Imo'', the picture well that it was one of those given by the late King Ferdinand VII. to the canonCepero.t.of Seville, in cxchange for the two large Zurbarans, that new hang in the gallery at Madrid. When Cepero was in difficulties front his political opiniow4 it passed into the hands of Senor Roden's, and was sold 1 some years later by his widow to General Meade. This Velasqui s, in the year 1841, in the height of the season ex Christie's, with all the dealers of London in the room, fetched thirteen guineas, I have since seen the pic ture close, and I have no doubt whatever of its genuineness. It is slightly painted, without glazing or much finish; but it is brilliant in touch, and thoroughly characteristic of the master." Sir Edmund is of opinion that the so called portrait of Veluquez of Charles I. is not the work of Velasques at all. "In the first place," he says, "it is net In the second, it is a Wild in my opinion by Velaaques ; picture, not a sketch, which was all that Velarques sonde; and in the third, it represents Charles as older than twenty years, which was his age when at Madrid." In his account of the Spanish school, Sir Edmund has drawn very largely and judiciously from the extremely rue work by Pacheco, printed at Seville in 1649. Pa cameo, a painter himself, was the father-In-law of Velasques, and is supposed to have been the mouth-piees of the Jesuits In his observations on the manner la which sacred subjects caught to be treated. It wolikl be Wilma to find in the whole history of art a more interesting chapter than the opening one In the book before us on the influence of re ligion on Spanish painting. The rules which restricted artists to certain representations of saints and s used subjects really . fettered art, and gave a peculiar character to Spanish painting. Pacheco is very full on these matters, and Sir Edmund has extracted all that is important in his book. After Velasques and llnrillo—the great names in Spanish art—are Morales, Zurbaran, and Ribero. The school, therefore, is a very small ens. The French, how ever, is • smaller and less important school, with no other names of eminexce belonging to it than Nicholas Poulain, Le Brun, Watteau, and °retie*, sad we may per hers add David. " With regard to the French school," says Sir Edmond, " I cannot say that I bear any extraordinary love to its productions;'" nor do we : but we cannot join with him in Lis low appreciation of Le Bruo. His best work, the " Tent of Darius," is commended by Reynolds for its " very admirable comptlition," and the portraits of " Jabach, the banker's family,' are mentioned by the same great au thority " as equal to the best of Van Dyck." THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 14, 1847. j/litStt. THE ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT.GARDEN.— We understand that active preparations are making by the management of this establishment for the commencement of the approaching semen. The opening of the theatre is fixed for the 4th of March. The company is to contain all the great stars of last season —Grisi, Alboni, Peniani, Mario, Salvi, Tunburini, and Marini, with several highly-important additiont, particularly Madame Viardot (Pauline Garcia), who will be a host in-herself. By the concurring testimony of the continental critics, this lady rivals, in genius and power, her sister, the late lamented Malibran. One of her earliest appearances, it is said, will be in the herotme of Beethoven's " Fidelio," an opera which has never yet been produced in an Italian dress. For this purpose it will be neces sary to convert the disiogue (which, on the German stage, as nn our own, is delivered in ordinary speech) into recitative— • teak which will be performed by Costa. Such a thing is not without precedent. Not long since, the " Freischutz " was produced at the Academie Royale de Musique; and, to ' comply with the exigencies of that theatre, the original German dialogue, translated into French, wee successfully put into recitative by Berlioz. It will be a much easier task to clothe with Italian recitative the new Italian dialogue of " Eidetic, ;" because the Italian is the only Linguae in which speech, when clothed with recitative, preserves its rapidity, clearness, and natural inflection. Madame Castellan, also, has joined the Covent-garden company. The orchestra, admirable as it was last season, is to be still further strengthened by additions to the stringed instruments. Mr. Beale ' in constepience of the delicate state of his health, has resigned the active management of the establishment. VERDI'S NEW OPERA.—An opera, entitled Jeru 'gem," by Signor Verdi, has been produced at the Thatre Itelien in Pans. Its appearance wax heralded by many pre- Ihninary flourishes of trumpets ; but it turns out to be merely • geld dish hashed up ; being nothing more than a rifaci mosee of the "Lombardi,' with a new title, new per images, the old story disguised, and the old music with ad ditions end alterations. Verdi, in short, has played one of Rosaini's tricks; but his genies and reputa tion are scarcely each, we suspect, as to allow hiss, like Rossini, to play such tricks with impunity. " Jerte.alem," altar one performance, and an uproarious reception by a house packed with stegosaurs, has been laid aside for the time, in consequence of the indisposition of i)uprez, and is to be resumed on his recovery; but it pretty evident that its career will be a brief one. GRAND OPERA, DRURY-LANE.—It appears that M. Jullien is by no means inattentive to the claims of our native composers ; for, besides Belle's new opera, which is to be produced on Monday next, we hear that operas are forth coming from the pens of Bonen., Madanen, and E. Loden. apt Mranta. THE WESTMINSTER PLAY.—The first performance of the annual play by the Queen's Scholara of Westminster School, previous to the Christmas holiday', took place last evening. It was rather a dross rehearsal than a complete performance; the prologue and epilogue, which generally attract much atten'ion on thuse occasion., not being spoken. The play of this season is the " Adelphi" of Terence, which, of 'all the comedies of the great Roman dramatist, is that which most nearly resembles in its cinstruction the produc tions of the modern drama, and is consequently the most suitable for modern performance. Indeed the "Adelphi " could be made an excellent acting play for our regular stage, with less difficulty and smaller alterations than are amenemary for moat of the plays of Muainger or Beaumont. It has furnished many hints cad suggestions to modem dra sonlide,sparticularly to Mohler, in whose" Ecole des Maris," eiso of Ike best of his comedies, the characters of the two old use who being up their respective wards upon two oppo sites systems, the mild and the severe, are exact espies of Maio and Demea, the brothers, from whom Terence's play derives its name. The moral of both plays is the same—that harshness and austerity defeat their ob. 4ect, while rational gentleness and moderate indulgence gain it. The character of Demea, the severe parent, is the most prominent in the play ; and his hasty, passionate, overbear temper was exceedingly well represented by Mr. V. Williams. His soliloquy at the beginning of the fifth Lot, meditating on the consequences of his put treatment of his eon, and resolving " to turn over a new leaf," was delivered with great judgment and discrimination. In the part of dlicio, Mr. &Smart's quiet deportment, and mild, persuasive elocution were in excellent keeping with the character. The cleverest piece of acting on the whole was the part of the crafty, ready-witted slave, Syria, by Mr. H. R. Barker. He gave it an ease and freedom surprising in a young amateur and the genuine comedy of aome of his p produced shouts of laughter. The two young men, :selsinue and Clesipho, were gracefully personated by Mr. Somerset and Mr. Burton ; and the only female part, Sostrata (for the heroine never appears on the stage), received great justice from Mr. Clasaeott, who, as the respectable matron, in edits tion for the sufferings of her child, exhibited much feeling. All these performers were very warmly applauded ; and the whole play went off with muck animation and effect. it was exceedingly well put upon the stage; the costumes being handsome, and, of coarse, classically correct. The hall was crowded, and ita appearance was embellished by a brilliant usernblage of ladies. LYCEUM.---A one-act drama was produced here last evening, entitled " The Tragedy Queen." It is a happy illustration of the manner in which the " high art" of the stage can be reduced to caricature by the exposure of id technicalities. The individual working eat the idea of the piece is the far-famed Mrs. Bracegirdle, who finds a repre sentative by no means unworthy of her great name in the person of Mrs. Stirling. We are first introduced to the dis tinguished actives while she is rehearsing a scene in one of the stiff and frigid tragedies of the period, and we see her visited by an admirer, a young man of ardent and earnest temperament, who, knowing her only through the medium of her characters, conceives for her a passion little short of idolatry. The manner in which the actress diseipstes the high notions which he has formed of her sublimity and more than mortal virtues was as well conceived as it was artistically rendered. How she reaches at one moment the highest point of tenderness, and destroys the illusion the next by an illassorted flippancy, arid almost vulgarity' of words and demeanour; and how the gentle man conceives, at one moment, an aversion and disgust, which is as soon replaced by a return of his former feeling—all may be imagined by those to whom the sacred side of the curtain is no mystery. The lover as usual has a father, who interferes moat judiciously, but who, without being exactly one of those who" came to scoff and remained to pray," allows his puritanical notions on the subject of " stage players " (a prejudice very plea sandy caricatured in the part), to be considerably modi fied by the smiles of the actress. The end of the story is that Mrs. Bracegirdle, under pretence of rehearsing a scene in the tragedy (which, by the way, is discovered to be the production of the young man), takes advantage of its subject matter to read him a lecture upon the folly of his attechment, and, by the cure of his love, is euppooed to give the trifle a happy termination, With but slight materials, as it will he seen, the piece was mule to tell exceedingly well, a result which we may, without any unfairness, ascribe to the clever and finished acting of Mrs. Stirling. For the rest little need be said: Mr. Frank Matthews was humorous as the father, and Mr. PaneUe respectable as the son, while Miss Marshall acted a waiting . maid with the orthodox a degree of pertness. The piece is new only to the English at stage, being well known In its French form. It is, how or ever, ezeeediariely well adapted, and well deserves the to favourable verdict passed upon it by the audience. fhe the CLERICAL r.—Rev. W. H. Skrine, to Hingthall C., NCIIB. —Prescott V.. Lane.; value 1,352 t, with residence; patrons King's Coll., Comb.; vacant by the death of the Rev. C. O. T. Drif6eld.-oMnowb R., Norfolk, dlo. Norw., with Foulden V.; value 5161., with redolence; meant by the dea th of the Rev. R. Lams ; Eamon; GonvUle and Calm Culls., Camb. NAVAL PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 13.—Cormorant, at: v., Cont. Sey mour, was paid off this day .—Terrible, st-fr., is coaling, and 'will be reedy ler sea on the Pith inst., when she will proceed to Lisbon to join the moadron.—Cockatrice, brigantine, tender to the AMA, will sail on Wednesday for Plyrnouth.—Cuckon, et, is reported as a gleam tug for Bermuda.—Fanny, Under, 'mead this morning from Dept ford, and the Mercury, tender, from &seesaw—Kirk:man, et., went out of harbour this morning.—Blenheim, gustdehip, was removed &um her moorings and taken into dock. DITONPORT, DEC. 12.—Asia, 84, Capt. R. Eiropfard, waa brought Into harbour this morning, and Is now moored o ff th e dock yard ; bet repairs will be proceeded with vigorously in order to expe dite Mr depenum.—Netley, tender, arrived last evening from Ports mouth, with supernumeraries for the tocoratant. MILITARY. Porrewourn, Dec. 13.—The 67th Rept. will be con veyed in the Herefordethre and Bombay, freight thigh frown Cork to the Kediterrsotan.—The greed treopft of the Guards on Mondays to distontinned for the winter.—The lit dieitton of the 60th Mies left Gosport, this day, for the north. SPORTING. WOLVIRSIAMPTo3I STEEPLE CHASE.-4 to 1 eget The Elwitcher (t and attofT), 6to 1 yet Cltarsdler, 10 to 1 apt St, Leger (rand aft off), 13 to 1 art FAward th e First (15 to 1 t), 15 t o 1 apt alarengo (t), 13 to 1 eget 81r Arthur (t). Dettax.-11 to 1 apt Surplice (t), 1,000 to 30 apt Bever lac (t and aft off), 40 to 1 apt Itonlym (t to 10014, 60 tot apt The Fowler (take 30 to 1 , ) Often to lay 2.000 to 70, or take 1,000 to 55 about Springy Jack. Very few mambas pewit, sad not above • dor.en beta Loki. tab) EnttUtgentt. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. teen See.—Before BB F. Pollack C.B. COMBS V. RicKYAN.—In tEue Mee t Which we Melitiollea in our publication of yesterday, the jury were discharged, not having been shill to agree in a eadid. The ether mans disposed of daring the day Waded iot materials for a avirepaper report. WESTMINSTERM COUNTY COURT. B. fore C oyian, req., titer.. HEAD IP. TODOIL.--SPLITTING • CAUSE OF ACTION plaintifflldollt A tE.7 recover — t hTeD sumw a s o f an zu sc ., ti ni on one b y ru p u a gb d t in b o y th th e e Anchor Assureate Office, as co-security with the defendant for • dark in the Bank of England upon a bond for 2501. Velem de emu the part of the plaintiff it appeared that sense due bask aalmdaat end himself became sureties upon • bowl for 2501. for a person named Brent. The latter failed fa paying it, and the company came upon the plaintiff, who need by paying instalments of 201 . a mouth, and =rken the preterit proceeding to compel t the t defendant t ESS ia dig" °f 101. each ens we r u frti;e ll :o uTtot las t if:al 1 .0 wed d efe ndant u for his portion of the previous be bad paid, nor had he, on the face of the sum- Meted it to be his intention to abandon the excess, or 111 from su ing the defendant again when he had paid elint instalments which would ultimately become due.— nelearned judge said he was of opinion that the bond must Is produced, and if that was done, being for 250/., the ere would no' come within his jurisdiction. Again, dime wee an objection at once to the summons, ea the plaintiff had omitted to state his inten tion to abandon the cxcess.—Mr. Hope, for the plain tiff, contended at gnat length that there was nothing in the act of parliament to compel a plaintiff to abandon the elms, and that the judge must hear the case before he could decide that he had no jurisdiction.—The learned judge said it wee admitted that the money was naught to be recovered upon a bond. Now, could he hear evidence of the existence of the debt when the bond would prove it? That must be pro duced, and the moment it was produced, it being for a sum above 20!., he would have no power to entertain the case. A short time since an action was brought in that oourt to recover 151. interest upon a bill of exchange. Before that could be recovered it was necessary to prove the existence of the bill. That was produced, and found to be for 3001., and of course he declined to entertain the ease. The parties subsequently reduced the bill to 201., abandoning the excels, and sued upon it in that court. In his opinion the legisla ture never intended that large debts should be split into several small ones, and he perfectly agreed with the remark of Baron Alderson, that it was never intended to make a plain tiff or defendant a witness in cases where the sum in dispute exceeded 201. In his opinion it was not only necessary to state upon the summons the plaintiff's intention to abandon the elms, then due, but his right to sue for any money that might soave and become due upon the bond subsequently.— Atter a lengthened argument the case was adjourned ter the production of the bond, and for the plaintiff to consider whether he would abandon the enema ; and yesterday, on its resumption, Mr. Hope was firmly of opinion that there was nothing in the act of parliament to compel the plaintiff to abandon the excess, enJ that each instalment he paid upon the bond was a new and distinct debt for which the defend ant was liable.—The learned Judge said be was still of opinion that, before plaintiff could recover, he must net out upon the summons his intention to abandon all excess above 201. ; and upon that objection being raised by defendant's attorney be must order a nonauit, which would not deprive plaintiff of his right to sue in a euperi..r court for the 201. now claimed. It was a ease, be was unman, where the judge would certify it to be a proper ewe to be brought into a higher court —The defendant's attorney having ne ohjec den, the case was allowed to be again adjourned to the 4th of March, by which time the decision of the Court of Exche quer in some similar cases might be known. PETITION OF RIGHT OF CATHERINE ROBSON AND ISABELLA AINSLEY. Tke jury in this ease were occupied yesterday in going , through the various allegations contained in the petitior, , . striking out all immaterial points, and revising the entire document. The affixing of the signature. of the commis sioners and jury concluded the formeliti.s, and brought this long and interesting case to an end. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL WINTER ASSIZES. Mr. Baron Alderson delivered his charge to the grand zadyeisxddi,"&,Lilesti,sdpethella7as . it a t, is cn u nTi e n continued d th eo e ln a g r . It now formed part of the proceedings of justice in Lanca shire, and he could not see hew it could well be otherwae ; for in such a numerous populatioa a special gaol delivery was required, else the Pining assize* would never be finished in reasonable time. He thought, therefore, we must con sider this as . a permanent assize. Such necessity, however, did not exist where there was a smaller population. He did not know that if prisoners themselves had their option, they would be desirotts of a more early trial than usually happens in the common coulee. He believed experience taught that we might try people too quickly as well as too slowly. He thought too great precipitation or delay were both evils; and that more frequent gaol deliveries, if they could be mom pliahed, would be advantageous to the public. But to do so we would require a much larger staff of officers. With re spect to the calendar, he regretted to find that it contained a great number of persons, and a great uumber of bad offences; and what was lamentable was that it contained so great a proportion of cases of violence to the person. There were nine prisoners charged with murder, twelve with stabbing, independent of those instances in which stabbing had caused death ; and no fewer than nine cases of manslaughter ; in addition to which there were the usual number of robberies ant crimes of that description. This was a lamentable state of thing* God knew ; he hoped that, out of the regular course oitheir duty, they would think uliout it. Education might do something, but it would not do much ; bee tine he believed the prevalent cause of crime was not the want of I information, but the want of good principles. He be hued the chief cause of crime was the being ex posed to temptation without sufficient principle to govern the individual when so exposed. He trund always that when surrounding circumstances caused great distils amongst large bodies of men in this country, it was alone universally followed by a great increase of crime. It be so in the present instance. Us trusted, therefore7n the gentry would not only educate the people, but give them good principles which would stand them instead when temptation comes before them ; indeed, what he called edu cation was to bring people up in the way which they should go. The learned Baron concluded by referring to various legal distinctions existing between several of the cases which would be brought before them. The Grand Jury then retired, and shortly afterwards returned with several true bills. STABBING CABES.—W. Bridge, aged 20, war indicted for having feloniously stabbed Richard Bridge, his brother, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. The prosecu tor, the prisoner, and their father, are colliers, and were keeping up a rush-bearing, by drinking at a public-house in Wardle, kept by a person named Bearden. All were very tipsy ; and a quarrel about some slight cause arose in the house. The prosecutor and his father proceeded home ; but the prisoner was detained by Bearden. He afterwards, however, overtook them, struck his brother with a pocket knite in the side, and ran away. The prosecutor wept in giving evidence 'gaunt his brother.—The jury found the prisoner not guilty of felony, but guilty of an assault. The learned Baron passed sentence in the most feeling terms. He said his experience, extending over very many years, had taught him that there was no greater incentive to crime than drunken ness. litho* offences which had been stimulated by drink could be taken even from the present serious calendar, it would be comparatively light. He was sentenced to be ine prisoi.ed and kept to hard labour for three months. T. Parkinson, aged 32, was indicted for having feloniously stabbed George Hall, at West Houghton, with intent to do him serious bodily harm. The prisoner WAS selling cockles in the village ; he was rather tipsy, and some parties, it ap peared, had stolen some. Geo. Hall, the preeecutor, and another young man, came up to him, when he, suspecting that their design was also to steal, stabbed Hall on the breast with a knife. He was found guilty, and sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for nine calendar mouths. IVillians ShetoeU, aged 20, the son of a retired tradesman, was indicted for having stabbed a boy, named Jeremiah Pooley, an omnibus conductor, at Much Woolton, with in tent to do him grievous bodily harm. The prisoner, it op peered, was very much intoxicated, and was endeavouring to force an entrance into a public-house in the village, when the landlord and other parties present put him out. He was thrown on to the ground, and his nose bled ; on rising he struck behind him with a small pocketknife, and stabbed i'cudey(who was attempting to hold him) in four places. The prisoner and prosecutor had been on friendly terms. The case was stopped, and the jury brought in a verdict of Guilty of assault." He was sentenced to separate confine ment for six week*. SECOND COURT. Mr. Justice Coltman opened the second court at 1 l o'clock, and, atter the usual formalities, the trials were proceeded with. MANSLATORTEL—Thomas Cawley, a labouring man, wu indicted for having, on the 25th Sept., at Manchester, inflicted such a busing on hie wife that she died. It ap- I peered that on the day in question the deceased was drunk, and when the prisoner returned home from his work and wired for his tea she gave an answer which greatly exas him. From words they tame to blows, and a severe =which he gave her caused her immediate death. For NM time he would not believe that life was extinct, until be was enured such was the case by a surgeon whom he gilled ln. He then gave himself into custody at the police elless,—The learned judge having Bummed up the evidence, de=returned a verdict of Guilty, but strongly recom bine to mercy.—He was sentenced to three months' tutpeinessent. CENTRAL CRIM D COUR INAL COURT. OLT. - . . . The second session oi - Th;rl;;;e court for the present mayoralty commenced yesterday, before the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, Aldermen Wilson, Musgrove, and Farncomb, the sheriffr, under•eherifi, and the usual City authorities. The calendar contain, the names of 144 prisoners. NEW COURT. THE CONRPIRACT TO SWINDLE.—The case of Barr, Brewer, and Ralph', indicted for conspiring to cheat a per. son named Eerie out of several large sumo of money, by false play at cards, was gone into. The court rose at fire o'clock, when the cue was not half concluded. A further report is deferred until to-morrow. POLlCE.—Yzerruam MANSION-HOUSE. Simonds ADVAXCI-NOTIS. The Lard Mare NM he had melted the Mis MIR the etasehay le the " ihMatellema:" time m et Stip dining et dr sided Maw Isone mato Stair IKON& idle MAE, Mai Ihemmi Irina ef lentort voseaseas of Ode dr Minn kromeor le pea the ea. dont elnenen ot ne new to oldie his penes ereseers Inn te *dr obsinenna. Is dr loos dot r yea *A maw therein the snarl way Itedsened veiny las erlntlea rislOpionsen Telmoronono—Collehlolodello at nor Asvennoses Oman. mess Ow er Oft mane* tow la ohms ere of asettrior neon le mem hfte they mewl on forcipes voyages, and these notes are made payable only on the condition that the men shall have proceeded to sea in thew wwels. For these advance note., the seamen ireetwell2 re ceive from almsellets and others who are in the h. t of gashing them, a anal siortion in money and the rest lo articles of clothing (frequent)) of very inferior quality), for which they are ehargdi the full price. This arias In .mete measure (corn the tempts. don to drive a hard bargain with t mama, and also because if they do not soil bri their vessels, ,or the me aptains neglect to advise their agents that th e men are on board, the notes are not paid. But as our seamen, when they return front foreign voyages, receive front let. ts SW. wage., this awn judiciously laid out would not only pay all their expenses while on prospect would amply lit them out for another voyage; while the ospeof the advance note too often induces them to troth is dissipation that motion of their wages which should be devoted to purchase of their next outet. But the advance-nom system not only injures the seaman is • pens. niary point of view—lt exercises • moat pernicious Influence an his conduct. It places him in possergion of money which he has net yet earned, and frequently leads to intemperance; he neglects le perform his wrroct, and thus lows his ship, ant sometimes We clothes. The circumstance of having received wages in advaas, also from various causes a temptation to insubordination. sad lag quarrels arise before the ship bas left the channel, obliging espois to come to LPIAOTI from Grave:woe, the Downs, m l Rionesate, to re. place those they havii been obliged to discharge. ln very probable that many of them disturbances would not have mines U wages gee unperformed work bad not previously been received, and even when the ship reaches the port of discharge abroad, the sailor, hoeing no small a sum due to him, in often tempted by the evil advice of the crimp (man) of whom are in every foreign port) to smuggle his clothes out of the ship, place himself under the crimp's protection until the ship has left the port, and then again engage himself, with perhaps higher wages and a further admire, out of which he reimburses the t r i m sr i tkw , ti p o r has trc o rt: h in io od him are or i t s ,u to this act ned inorpode;sts.c sd rtion iat ?Sy t tl e its obliged to ail with very inferior crews, at very increased wage*. It is therefore gulunitted that the advance of wages to se I men by pro. mierery ,tote, according to the prevent practice, should he abolished. By so doing a great advantage would be conferred on the wlor, mans prudent habits would be generated, the discipline on board trier. chant-sbips would be more easily maintained, the men who sail from England la vemel will return in her, and the seamen synerally la a slant time end that they have bees grattiy benefited by me alters. lion, as at the end of the voyage they will receive a much boo amount in solid money, instead of the unfair value they have been la the habit of obtaining for their advanced notes. MARYLEBONE. - A Psurze —Nine men, paupers in Merylebone workhouse, were chug/Tri l l having conducted themselves riotously, and with having de stroyed property to the amount of from 121. to 161.—The prisoners, in consequence of their g.neral bad behaviour, had, with others of the like clots, been pot into the refrac tory ward. Their conduct during divine service at the chapel had ft-Tient'' , caused itderruption ' and, in conse quence thereof, a miuionary had been in the habit of afford ing scriptural instruction to them in their own ward. On Sun: ay morning, while he was thus engaged, the prisoners and their companions jeered at and annoyed him to such a degree that he was compelled to quit the place prior to the completion of his duty ; and, at a later period of the day, • party, of whom the prisoners were pointed out as being the foremost, tore out the windows in their day ward and sleep ing-room, sad by means of ropes pulled down • quantity of paling fixed to an upper part of the building to prevent the inmates from passing from one part of the workhouse to another. They were also shown to hove been mainly in- I strumental in pulling to pieces the greater part of a stair- 1 l ease, bunting the same in their ward, to the danger of the whole building; carrying off bills and soh. r papers belong ing to Mr. Howe, the superintendent of the labour depart ment, and demolishing a portion of his office ; 184 panes of glass were broken. To these offecces were added assaults upon two of the officers. With the assistance of six eon. stables, the prisoners were conveyed to the station-house. — The p , joiners, who said that they were no worse than the rat of the party, and complained of their not being properly accommodated, were, in default of paying the amount of sentenced to 2 months' hard labour. WESIIIINSTEII.-A CAD Cass.—Mr. Chisholm An. stey, M.P., who preferred • complaint, on Friday, against • cabman for misconduct, attended by appointment, the cave 'having been adjourned.—Mr. Antsy had seen the gentle man who accompanied him to the House of Commons in the cab, and had ascertained that defendant had not been paid by him. He had no wish to press for judgment against de. fendant, and was willing to pay the defendant something re:re, and, on leaving the court, gave him 6s. WORSHIP-STREET.—CwaRoz OP DIVIIDER.—Jane Gough was charged with having, by her negligent and drunken coaduct, caused the death of her male infant, four weeks old.—lnspector Gravestock, of the CI division, stated, that the prisoner was brought in custody to the station house, in Featherstoneetreet, on Saturday night, with the infant in her arms, which he sent to the workhouse. On the following morning the infest was sent back by the work. house authorities and restored to the prisoner, who was then liberated on her recognisinces. Between 9 and 10 o'clock the prisoner surrendered herself at the station, in discharge of her recognisance., but without the child, and accounted for it. absence by stating that on awaking that morning et her lodging, in Radnor-street, St. Luke's, she put out her hand to feel for the infant, and found it was dead. Having sent for Mr. Mather, the divisional surgeon, with whom he proceeded to the prisoner's lodging, they found the body of the deeessed lying on the table, which was the only piece of furniture in the place.—Mr. Mather expressed an opinion, from its general appearance and diseolouration about the mouth, that it must have died in convulsions, occasioned, most probably, by neglect and the cold to which it had been expoecd.—Evans, (.1 24.5, deposed that shortly before 3 o'clock the same morning he saw the prisoner in Old street with the child, which was Frying violently, and shortly afurwarda found her attempting to enter the door of her own house, in Radnor-street, upon opening which abe fell forward upon her fare. She was endeavouring to get up, when the child uttered a piercing cry, and he told her that she would kill it, unless she took more care of it—The *Boner denied that she was so much intoxicated as to be 1 incapable of taking care of her child, which she covered up with her own clothes as soon as she reached home, and placed it by her aide.—Mr. Hamelin remanded the pri ssuer to await the result of the posl morfem examination. THAMES.-STATE OP THE ROADS IN STEPNEY.—Mr. Upton applied to Mr. Yardl. y, at the instance of several of his neighbours, to call his worship's attention to the danger ous and disgraceful state of the streets in that neighbour hood.—Mr. Yardley said, he had himself witnessed the state of things referred to by the applicant, and regretted that he had not the power to interfere.-11r. Upton said that several secidents had happened, some of them forming cases for surgical interference. He hod applied to almost all the parochial authorities on the subject, and the answer was that there was no paving rate, and, consequently, they were unable to interfere in the matter.—Mr. Yardley had already said the case was one in which he could not interfere. —Mr. Upton thought it a very hard case that the limbs and even the lives of men should be subject to such hazards at every turn. If the attention of the public were called to the subject, through the medium of the press, perhaps some remedy might be applied. RAILWAY NEWS. Oar share market was quiet, and somewhat dull, yesterday, but we do not note much variation in prices. SHARE LlST.—Lowoorr, Dac. 13. posy —The nuotstlons of lines In Roman tharsolera denote actual lenninctions : Ram of Haas In !Wks Sake. W... PAID. •us. 40.1.1 t Do. New Do. Fifths D°.Y).4.fh•LY../ ~.~ ~: • i4;i51% ; MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. - dlreetors attnh company have ordered the whole of the aimless., now In use on this line, to to attend to a pone at 4 tent 81 Ise, to be so constructed is to ranee with those now In use on abet Knee. This L. a prelnelnary step to the apenlngot the jtvelePon whit the Earl= Onotira &Sway. NAMUR AND Luc; MOD MONIS AND MANAOII.--01 the led and ith inst the resident maim er of the conce...ioomy Pay of the Namur and Liege, and Mono and Manage ll.illwaya, the government engineers appointed to supervise the wort% m i d. ItTer . al trial journeys on the first rerun of the line, extendj., Manage (on the State line) to itracqurguais and steadiness and ears in working the locomotives have prove,: the e*a. and good oorotruction of the line. The many Eton curves * L id a - 4 has been neaessary to make In order to serve the numerous anal yd In the district, as well as the numerous, junction. and doting. Up to %h . mute., tequirtd great alreumepanon aka pnalence i a the gm attempts at pawing over them. We (L'ludepelWar., Bvlgil thereto.. now hope, both for the interest of the country ani ,„--a the company, that the government will forthwith punt.,iv the leg of !hie portion of the line for trate, the cocopleboo of cannot have been attained at such time without greet efforts far ni k Pw Tlt;T FLANDEIS. —Tie direetoro of th's company h oe revolved to keep all forfeited share. for the disposal of the oh m , hoiden. 71ds will make It much hatter for the original IMAM and others who hare bought at a high price. Dot to nose sham,. bonaht at a eery' low one it will not be ?fro much cotsequence, liATait.—Some uneasiness beeir g been felt as to the it of the works on the Howe line, the royal commissioner has rem" minute impaction of them, and his report on all points is so sitisisa tory ea to dissipate every spprehension. MONEY MARKET. Monisy Rvinnn e. There has been a fair amount of business in the funds to-day, with a clear improvement in prim o the whole. Consols, ex dividend, were done repea t . edly at 855 for the account, or, say with the din. dead on, as quoted until the middle oiliest week, 87. Later in the day they were not quite sustained at the same full rates, however, but they still leR nff 851tol. Some rather large sales of Rftlaced. Threes ea Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. fin delivery to-mar row led more immediately to this alight depres. 'lion in the market. These sales were alleged to ts founded on reports said to be in town from Paris, re. iterating the statement of the secession of M. G u i ld from the French cabinet. Reduced Threes de e d tos. Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 86: to w. Bank Stock, 1864 to 84. Long Annuities, 8 9-16 to !. Exchequer Bills, 6s. to 9s. pm. India Boods, 245. to 18s. discount. A rather material fall in Dutch stocks took plan this morning, which may be attributed to the deans brought from Amsterdam, where money , was mach in demand, and continuations ou stock paid far at the rate of per cent. in consequence. The Two -awl a-Half per Cents. were quoted 54; to 5; ; the Fears, remaining 84 to 5. Spanfsh Fives recovered to 171 to 1, having been called in tho morning 17 to only ; the Threes, 284 to 9. Portuguese with* movement as before at 22 to 3. Mexican, 17 to 4, Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91. The Prussian Gazetie gives the following view of the situation of the Bank of Prussia on the sth of last October. At that date the reserves of the pre cious metals, as well coined as in bars, amounted to 11,774,400 thalers ; treasury bonds to 1,191,700; bills in portfolio to 17,580,000; advances to the month de piste, 14,687,000; public funds and various values, to 13,003,600. Per contra, the amount of Bank paper in circulation was 16,276,500; capitals in deposit of 23,264,900; loan by the state in trea sury bonds of 1,600,000 ; credits of backs and pablic and private institutions of 4,964,200 tinders. The coin and bullion accumulated represented, it will be seen, more than two-thirds of the Back paper in cir culation. ENGLISH FUND& Dank Stock, IPP.i Lour; 5 tins,3o Sup..E.l.stla 3 par Cent. lied. Anna., P 5 43 I lean, 'hut 3 pee Ct. Con,. Aram lanai, 86 i India Boud, neck. £1,000,18 3 per C.d. 1730, abut South emr.t.,l, trlk New 33 per Cent. Ann..., 5 , 1 lit; Cou.ob 0•T Am.. it New 5 per Cent. Anus., shut R>. 6 0 9 6 9 Lone A. trig. sth Jan., DWI. Ditto £.'x0.609 80 9-18 Ditto Small, 13 9 Ditto. 30 Years, Ms. 10th Oct, 1859), 8 7-16 rnnteTo3 1 per Cent. Grenada Bda Deferred, 03 6 per Cent Herluo, 1046. 17L i 4 per Cent. PortYgl.. Ot 5 per Cent. Ppoithet Dd., dlr. rem Nor. 1846, 174 1011.11111 N. 4i lea eel3t. Delerm Box* 43. 21. all 214 1.. T . .., t at Dutch Excbaart. 4 per Ct. Dutch Ccrafiesto. Pot 5 Aurde,...„., ir 16d. i firk7M;i:sr,..a.,,, ••• 1 1311 Itir. trot. 4 8. Va14e31 . 16 , Dino . * Oxford Joe. 1.3 tfoston.BtatoteStrot 1, 04 tiriotol and Exeter 12104. = l-4 . 1 7_ 2 / 4 1 4 4 Do. 4 mom 14 Motor et Holybead lOl 184. Ckornex D 0.1.0 a. 6per Ct Do. 141 a. 6 per (X Dobtinektki k tt.lteme 2118 d. Gr04144.4.9390i5ibt HA u tzu.iarsLaD) 15 Do. 'DP. E. aHO PA 135.131.10 e. N. &Ho 2 &Hero Counties 468 18 i Do. do. 8. . . . .. DoExtmbp.a.lto I id. it. Do. do No. III& OW Do. Yam Natoa... 6 Do.tiorto &Roane 48 60 D de ' ,..it ' e U e a . ". ................111 1 tgr i Extern 1.1146D1/ .... 00 god louseatdre..... i rk .No,. Do. Do. New. 4 0 6 4490g.1 1 Did. Soot Itiaattladairo ..1 4 idattoarggtioagoo I Do. 1 Do. 4 Harm • •• • • : 11 'Editeb. et Itonion Do. Roo . . ...... .. Do. Newport .. . Eleter.l'tor4.Dort. 1144. Great Northern —4544 1 Do.Lon.3Yo.kkuj Rt &AMA et We tire)l3 11d. Gt. /I th. of Hotland.. DI Do. Nor. 40t. ... .49 61p. Do. Rao Di. ....t37 3 / 9 . i Do. Net 161. ... .16 17p. !Groat WoHara...... 99 4 84 Do:tt r orto ...... 1 0161 i ikus M. Lo. New, •" 111 . •• - • Ili ~,....„,,i,..,; r., . ~ go.. Thirds ld. rat Relit and &My Do. 4 Mares 7 9p. lies., B.& &bode 10 Bd. Do. do. et Norwich 10 88. Do.ll2lBellsteClE 14 Lantattor 0 Carl/Hot x 544* Do. Thirds , .._ , 39. DancatAirs& rorWe Do. 1: 12. .i> -644. Do. Yam l2 114 Do. boob 6f 8 Do. Bexternela . Do. 744,8( &odd 616. Do.Userpt.et Lion I DsHoddereetBkel DONA/ PrBsleto Do. W. R. lAtton 3.1 Id. Do.Prorlow et Wyr, 34 Do. ;Mara ... .A I r.k3bp. Do. I. La& ana /14 4 / 4 441 . 02 if labosider a Bodford.A 3 p7 ...N I L Lads lad Think . . Do. Da . 16 .7, 1; 44t '.:' ' • 144. Ida, atot. .* N. Dt. u... .• a. a Btadttosit Do. d0.......38.1 1 . Do db..- ...Do. I las, letalto 4 4 Die. Z. .... a Ir n Poidoro °;d • toodoko re • I£B L2l g 4 6 Daci 44 . Nortl444a. ......9213:11 IT 161 t Lea. aN.W.QB.L.&N.B) aa 411' 4 Do. New d i l 38 4 2 Do. Fifths 11 Do. 404. oh. Yil`..iik P a 4ot Ti it l it:Ul', .:,Vit a l %lip. az luo. 1 D0.101.5h.,84.188 e 5 4d. 418 London & d.Westornt 8 es. 0. Ti 3841. 40 Do. New Cons. 8416 ea. C. 38 18 IN Do. New, 66 1 . ... . ex. n. 4 38 Do. New, 404 .22 oz. n. 148 16d. 60 Do. Con.. Tealar 1 47 u. n. 40 Do. do. Tends* 4 2 eg. o. d. 64 Do. Thirds . ll 1 131.ep ii Low.,Solis6.t i . e6Wit 1816. 3 Manch.. 8ut.../k/dot. 21 lad. Mawelt. skSowthaosp. ll 4 4 . 1 14.1414334 . . . 108728; 72 13 40 Do. 401.kU3 * .0 - .43.1 i 102 10 Da PM *bort" . 2 I Do. kllrm. is Darby 1. 164 18 2 I. Do.C. lima 8r.64C 1191 34 Do. llrist.4•Gtoster id. 1D• 36 ifid.Gf. Irat.l/risfe 3d. pw 1 . Newcastle st , (Isrlisk 8 181 Newmarket 48 60 26 Nort , l3 /intl.& 42 t 2 8 100.4. d. pc Do. 1 phiwo Do. Extension . 1 No ... . Do. Ne _ ... 12 6 7: 1 02.1. 6 Do.Goartd. 64eaMpoi i i i I, 16 D. D0 :1,1'.17 6 ,4";,,..4„ l4. per 4 N. Cowsties Melon 7 Notth dialfudoblro 4 Aria Wookue. 0 1 1 . f . arook 831Coir 3l :la 211 .13011314=4.. pr 3 I 1 &UNA Midkad 13 11d. I Do. New . 226 NUJ., . .4 . 6 . 3.44; 4 Bd. 49 61p. te r.olusa 137 38p. Do. do. .. .. ~ „, 3d. 16 17p. 1 .I . l234(NiVaf I 41 , y 9994 8 82 Do. ll air,. 1164 4 1 it ° N., . 'll Ali t 1 -21-v.i.....ic , /.. . 2 , - m. par 40 / r Ufok 'Lir 3: Sot. rz-ozeii,;:: 2 49 33 Bulb Nutoroa Dou 2 7 10 9 td. 1 1 1 ft. to ' ... .... ;.. N ° ! il I lON. 12 Do. d 0... .. 3 . Ifr Ti Do. do. ildpls 4 I 511 44 16 SoulA Woke.. .10 . 32 3 . 4 Taw Vale liretwOWn S 9d id. 174 Twine .s norm. Mk lt,l 1014. 8 Od. 30 !VW:. Som.& d'er“.l 144 d. 41 48 Win. 81w.5h8.14'114.1 42 114 16 Yak, Now., & 1ier.614 32 4t 4 88 8 Piu.oriv.Newc3ißur . 3o6l 304 l a i r 18 godit".;ilgal,6l 10 Dodooo2Nwalleri2l 12 i i 8 D.UNI.Pur or Prof 9 3 . 3 i i 60 lortaiNorthilkiland 74 8 1 68 ,M 131. 10 I Do. Protcreuce , 168 10 30 Doak& W.1Lidg.1122121 1 1. 1 41 , Tomo. BAILIN ATLI t 214 4 = . 11140 A /rili 0 1 R:347 i Dalal Loral aAla ' i t t 1 4 644._ 44. 1 rz .."*"1 .4 % - ,*:4,..,ur 10 Notalif o Bo f lune; .. I d. . i it Park aztlg 4 r r .w . I . 41144 i Deress. ... 311 l a infrt . . 314. mu.. 2 1B 321 .46. us Um. ; _ 4amies 44 (18 1 11211814 0 2 1 ; 1 AIIHRS&O 4 01 , • NZ - BIAPILWALL. - Th. _ _ _ . - likCALq °h23 AAP: STOCKS A FS.9 samsu. DlZlT:=l,l7, — oriiio:io7l)7ii.7l - iii:•Vi. DiVA. 1114 92: Ditto, DM 671: Cltr Urn. 1843.87 f ; Reel of fiel,em, 401 . Beams, D.C. 10.-Bt. &Mud Sc h., Tbree-enda-11211 per cage., 911 eloper. 821 Ws. V t sue Dec. 6.—AsArtne Flee per Deets.. 104j_ MP. ; DI. Few Ceuta, 664 ; Ditto. Three pa . Cents, 66; Ditto, Two an 1 a WU pfe Crete.. 521 ; Lem of 1834. Lief ; ISA 112 f ; Doak Wave.. 1,41, Deterhas) Loin, Cf. / I "gm SIM A w e g: = iv 7.- - = COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. PRODUCE.—Mnicitto-was, Dec. 18.—The private cautroet market has been quiet today. Relined sager maga in.. Cotton dull. Rom sandy. Rioe neglected. Tea withontatientlea. Tallow The speculative demand continues, and • farther @dews Si 6d. bus been eatabilabid 470. paid on the .901; town, &I; rough fat, le Rid.; arrlred during the week, 41 casks; debts,* 2,485 woks ; the present stock on hand is 11,461 nark., at the sins period last year it was 25,771 casks —Provisions: Bauer bas been in but limited demand, and price. bare been with nap. ported ; line foreign bee been in fair demand. Bacon wd, dined In., and the demand bias been very limited. Hams dull; there hes rot pm been any new at market. Lard of line quality continues la goal demand. Ods dewily: Seal pale, 271. 104., IE4 straw, 261., 26110 a; brown and yellow, 241., 251. ; Sperm, 811, 841. ; llauteasttet, 831., 84/.; Cod, 221., 251. 10s. ; South Sea, 241, 29/. ' • Olive, , 45/., 461 .; Bpanleh and Sicily, 431. 109., 451.; Palm, 301., 311.4 Oxon Rut, 6u1., (E.; thed, rape, pale, 381.; Linseed, 231. Ws. LONDON WEEKLY DOCK lIETCRNS, Dee. 11. imported. Itelivcroil. Pr. citoek. 1914. 1,174 - g?,,W 9,000 6.807 21,1.0 0,452 15,075 7,090 14e,8 . 2 105,614 batE 3,381 10 2,470 ,540 non 2,310 nose 2,670 154 1148 ./ir ,E 7 98,10,1474E' 5.881 6. M 4,0•51 2,451 15,4n5 11,941 ttrio 4 iiX.lcal ll•nrithAs . . bap Ben.sal& Mitia b bip- Oortaz. W. i....w.ka :?Fi.t:....1 COTTON.—Lrempoot, Dec. 13.—There was a very weak market to-clay, but the sales were 1,301.1 bales, all to Um trade. SHIPPING INTBLLIGENCE.-MAILL WY. DC2.1411. ses.lass. DIM Mtn. err. 6 Dabble...... 11 U.dkad .... 00 Ines Swath- 1 Caniney,NSn• 2 Waterford .. Al Flanders . 0, .. 00 lhanao and 2 lmesbede s . Frame . o'o D=llles 0 Ilarans..Jan.T 1 Otism.k.lers. 0 Lisbon. Dan 16/0 Senies sad 0 Wes lu.Dec. 2t 1 Nanibere.... 0 Mean:rm.. 0 r BOW Dec. 0 Wahl . Jan 14 GLAIMPERD, Dec. IJ.—Arrive d: Ceres, Honduran; Al. A. Hendee. son, Africa; ()castanet Quebec; Admiral, St. John's; Plants. Cohn; !Compere% Liao; ; not" Antwarn; Oiledunia, Hamburg: Nemec, Grave/Wes; Thames Blyth, Mauritius; Lord J. Krell, . Harlingen; Elisabeth, Ace of Trump., Moran, fit. Michael's; Her Majesty, Petersburg John Hector, G irger: le; John Winker, Oporto; Stately. Smilers; Royal Saxon, Calcutta; Grenville hay, Quebec; pup, Patna; Lima, Union, Sidney; Lira, St. thee; Adenine, Meanies; Nereid% Alexandria; 1 sites, Guernsey ; Traveller, Curie; Wave, Weider; Sabel* Terceira; Rote, tit. Glenorchy, Calcutta ; Dart, Madeira; Isabella, Venice. 1.1M1•001, Dec. 16. Arrived: Mk, Pernambuco; Comics of Sefton, Valparaiso; Creole, Monte Video; Thomas Mellor, Bahia; Wanderer, Laguna • Admen. New Orion,,; Jam, Gibraltar ; Nese nis, Calcutta . tithlingshire, Alaranham ; Earl of Chewer (with da mage recelted during the gale), r °whim ; W. Penn, Manistee; Mem), Mobile; Anne and J Tee, Calcutta; Water Witch, SL III- atiaerb —Off Hinds, Matteis, Olinde.—Milecl Onbtitution, May, Virginis, John Fieldtn, Cambridge, Turku, New York; Weedier, Pals, Excelsior, Boston; Maryland, Bridgetown, Mr runtish, Erin's (Seen, Adeline, Gelled, Clangem, New Orleans; Celt, Barbados; Alt. Joh% Mobile; Majaleofar, Havana • Chimera, Jenny Jam, Coe- Man • Queen of Britain, St. Lu ria; lidinburgh. Great Bets* St. John, ' New Brunswick; Lena, ; Royal WIIISm, Vents; Flirt, Ode®; Templar, Alexandna • Agnes, Lisbon; Inn, Sosyren; Demerara St. Vincent. St. Vincent crow Mari, Router. dam; Benin , Phi l adelphia ; Ann Paley, L isbon; Corinthian, Leg horn ; X. 1.., Ancona; F 11.1411 E. Ho Baltimore; Bona DI New Orleans; Ocean Queen, A Speed, Savan na ; ts.noewird, Palermo ; Marctuoess hate, M obile; AmptsiXitr, Bergin; Emma Heys, Hamburg. BIRTHS. BEAM 181 L—Den 8, et Ballhieurrig, the wife of Mai. N. L. Braunidi, • mu. COCIIRANE.—Den 8, at Windsor, the wife of Capt. Cochrane (LW Rifle itrigade_ e o e f p : goo. TARRANT. 13, at Goolahek. noar Tehran, Peria. the wife Ueut.-OoL F. torrent K.L.S.. Soc. of Her Britain* Malkin'''. log. • of • dawdler. FLOWER CIam .—Den 10, the wife of the Rev. W. B. Flower, WA., Aw,:twit. leal Master at Christ's Hospital, London. ofa eon. HALITAT.—Dee. 10, at the Rolol Su racks, Dublin, the wife of Lieut. Cot Hann's, of a daughter. HILLIARD .—Dan Di, at Plymouth, the wife of W. J. H. Ent, R.N., of • daraghter. LACON.—Dee. 4,.t Great Yarmouth, Lady Loom of • son. MOORS.—Dee. 8, at Plymouth, the wife of Lieut. T. E. L. Moore, em. mending H.M.S. Plover, of a son. HUALT.—Dx 9, at Hannwon.the-111.11, Madame O. RUalt. Of I BRO W BRO W.—Dec. g, Dubiln, the wife of Capt. W. S. Snow, of • roe. MARRIAGES. DIJDGEON—JOHNSON.—Doc. 9, at Druntshatt., Monstlem, by TH Be,. W. U. S Woodwei4t. R. Dudgeon, Esq., Lieut., :oth Itsgit,tw of the labs Cape. Dudgeon, of Rowaticki, Monaghan, to Martha Gest line, cowed daughter of J. Johnron, Esq.. of Thornhill. PLAN AUAN —iiOORDEAD.—Doe. 7. at Lisnaskca, by the Row 1. Crawford. incumbent of Trinity Church, Cron', the Rm. J. wepetual eisam of Llonaskes, to Sarah, second daaiglitor orirCs R. Moorhead. Loft of my Tyrone. WHEN DRICK—MULM at itallAkt, by the Res. R. 011 ea H. Whendriek, Esq.. proprietor of the Utsler animal ..iiiterliMNW Mrs. Mime, Donegall.pass, Belfast. PATTISUN —LOW N MAJ.—Dee. 0, at Paisley, by the Rev. I. 1 1 Poem, It t., throbridge, J. R. G. Patlison, lip., of li, M.'s Ifgh only son of the labs Lleut•Col. A. Patti.... KM- comnigader "l the trope in the Bahamas, to Isabella, eldwadaughter of W. Loma.. Esq., of Arthurt/e. DEATHS. ARTHCIL—Nov. 14, bay. on beard thesteamer Atalanta. la the Of_ Sea. C. V. Arthur, Esq., Bombny Light cavalry. mid *on of Ift..ftk. the illght_tion. oily U. Arthur, Bart., Lte P.m.* of Bom BISHOP.—Dee. 12, at Downbam Road, Klngsbuitt, Ulm, wife of fir R. Bishop, of the " Mitre," aged 34. BUTCOTT.—Deo. U, at his bows,. In Clement's.lnne, Lomlardotridi Mr. Dom*, of the Arm of Rogers. Hiding, and C.i., tenter., stet I' OAIRNCROd&—Dee. 7, at his mat. it orilitorn, Celbrids, U 1.4 BD J. H. dohs In the frith yot of his the oldest.; C 84 34 . 4 .1 erre d. :M a rto. /I. Cock•Wfir DOJO% 1. 1 7 Dora, rft itir R. aaftigegiatigmenne_uart , of Gros oft Aft Ift az W. F. H. Ru, of DRIF t YIELD N. U.. C. G. T. I 1b vicar a Prardia, aft . 11 2 , 2 Ceftwto... 2t. Prinir Cbrargbak Iftftelergt ow a ft OA !aft Dads O as n e t =ha al BA n. iiitheadnat. *OO itost i t e ft re hftinsusima.mi mciirrirriqt r A Vo =pi....l6scrol=r new draft. aft a ft ...2106 ao room at sierim., oaf& A. asiirobles• Mb Imam W Wareskaftra OIL TWO. ItOGEW&--Dor lA, ft J. L. Raft NM° aft* Terft Ea Wuha 4 She TffatiO.V eke Wier, m ` Lameartarroni w d e. 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