The Express. — London, England, 1851-12-23 00:00:00

to k e ep the flame of revolution from spread beyond the French frontier, in case the dis terhances in France should mensese in violence. Whether to remedy . abases would not be a better mon, of effecting this, than increasing a force that sill s ooner or later be turned against their own es i•tenee, must he left to their unhandy statesmen to decide; but it is unquestionable that the materials f o r a new conflagration in Germany have never been !.0 numerous as now : The whole of the Rhenish provinces may be said to be more French than German. A spark would pet them in a blaze as it did in 1848. Even the frtler.ll fortress of Mayence, with its garrison of 0.0 men collected from all quartets, would find a rte s still more turier . ous, and more than su ffi cient to ckpet them within its own walls if the colours of democracy acre once fairly hoisted. Reinforcements have recently been sent off to the mini in Italy, to be ready in case of necessity. Fii Id-Marshal Radetzky was said to be failing fast, sod General Ilaynau is wandering about like a rest kis spirit from one watering-place to the other in a state of the most confirmed ill-health. He is now at L t ihaeh. Comniunicataon is ngein open between the Aus trian and Priresma capitals, and the snow has cleared partially away. The use of the telegraphs arc refused everywhere for private despatches. HANOVER. lo the sitting of the Second Chamber of the lfith the 101:owing motim was adopted by a majority of 37 against :J2 votes: " Since no insuperable obstacle to the execution of the body of organic laws exists, the statrs pray the royal government to proceed with the same forthwith." Ike resolution will be connounieati d at once to the government. 11w address to the King voted by the First Cham ber on the 16th reminds his Nlajesty in plain lan page that his father's honour is pledged to the maintenance of the constitution, of whom the me. inorialists declare with grateful hearts that the clear nos with which King Fzeest comprehended his age, his decision, his steady progress in a constitutional course, his ninnlv adherence to his word in a diffi cult period, addel to the brightness of his crown, and preserved its independence, while it maintained and istahlished the peace and prosperity of the nation. LATEST FOREIGN EXCHANGES. Foe Armest. PAPAW& ft 1 Pit iiiim I . 42.4•1.74104.1.1 laireaL Ckeing. 8 3m1100‘........... el MI 111 SO 67 30 MI MI 66'5 Spyrogo .„--- 1166 • MM 20 101 60 :102 $2 101 30 IprrOmm.7s6. ... ... 10rm0096....—... 1 1 Mr • ... , ... ... ... .... . r ... B LIMENMI ft 13 17 1 • 90 13. 469;: . 10r, %. ost4 -- skim los*. sAts wary. i, ma --.— Name bus, 1131 „. lb. 63 ........... ... 00.1431 - 1im 13.. ilmmt 24 SpAX...._ ill ... heat Miami W}.213; Mit busk , . 2 s ; PAris moil Orleans, LOSS; Parr 3ml lowa. 637 tie; 13,..im ..nd 11.,cre, 24130; Marowillea AM Ariguori, 223 75; str.b.arg 111111 Dale. MI 50; Cootie, 4114 ; Dimilague sad Ae.:. so, vs 75; Drifting aitd. Ilortleetil. 411 25; Krwtheiti. 536 25; 1 ,, 1. aJ t•tta.tosN. DP, 73; Tows awl Nwites. 242 20; Illotitereaa in : 'finless 121 23; Dieppe and Yeesiop, Ds ; Barlow' sad Teste, 57 5.. M mato, DEC. 17.—Thrcc per Cents., 37} ; after M.o. 37 1.. Four per Cents., ; after Bohm, —. lire per Cents., ; after Boles, 181 e. Cou pon., —; after &Asa, 11 to Bc. Passives, 5; ; after 11.1.. a, 5! c. Bank of St. Ferdinand, 1.09 p. Ex change on London, 50.60 p. S ILE OF Extuntrtos Coons.—Yesterday a second sale of I.:011:46cm goods, belonging ehiefiy to the French and Zollrerein section. came MI at the auction rooms of Ur. Thomas, in Leadenhall-street. The sale did nut seem to ratite any very particular attention, the buyers present being few in number. The first lot pot up consisted of a ease of In4ies gloves, hoar., and general cases, exhibited by ('ref mid Nasare, of Hinkle:. They were put up in 19 lota and realised 111. 6.. lid. Two finhl cabinets, exhibited by Levy Frew, and produced 28/. Is. fed. An eight dip striking clock, with tree and mechanical sinning-birds, by ihmtems, of Paris, was bought in at 211. There wee, tail others exhibited in the Crystal Palace, which were said to hare been purchased by the Queen and the Duchess' of Sutherland, at 40!. eat::. A Savers chandelier, containing 20 lights and richly painted in flowers, and ornamented with ormolu, was sold for 131 guineas. The splendid Sarre china vases, which were au much admired in the Exhibi tion, and are amongst the finest and largest of the kind ever manufactured at Wanes, were purchased by Mr. Chester for 2 - 201. The catalogue stated that they cost upwards of 5001. A pair of cabinets of the lards Quetorxe period, fetched 211. The " Edu cation of Marie," • painting on copper after Italica', by Schlesinger, was knocked down at 161 guineas. Four other paintings of the BMOC description by different artiste, produced about Gl. each. The well known chandelier, re presenting Jullien and his band, by Fleischmann, was bought for 7!. las., by Mr. Henning.. The Paxton furni ture etagere of papier mach, also exhibited by Fleiach man°, was bought in at 24 guinea.. ; its estimated value in the (terrain price catalogue is 861. The eorreaponding chimney glass, estimated at 20!., was suld for 51. is. spirited equestrian group, representing the death of Charles the Bold, produced 171.105., Mr. Chester was the purchaser. A braireof " Marius contemplating the Ruins of Carthage," brouald 71. lies Several other articles of the same kind were sold at prices ranging between 21. and 41. A 63- octave pianouirte by Schubert, of Hamburg, was knocked flown at lit 3s. GI, and a similar one by Irmler, of Leip sic, which was said to have gained a council medal, fetched 21/. Two handsome embroidered shawls sold for 191. Some of the smaller articles realised fair prices. The sum realised on the day's bale was about 72141. SEtiON TICKETS ON TILE FOOTII-WESTERN.—A meting of second-class season ticket-holders on this line, and others interested in the reduction and adjustment of th, fares, RAS held at the Royal Hotel, Richmond, last Trying, "to receive a communication from the directors, and to take such further steps as may be deemed necessary." Mr. Wool preeded.—Mr. D. Christie, the secretary, read the report of a committee appointed at a former meeting. It appeared that some short time since a memorial had been addressed to the beard of directors, soliciting • reduction and adjustment of the fares for periodical tickets; and, from • statement set forth in the memorial, it was proved that in some localities on this line the party who travelled every day and paid his fare did it at a lower price than by taking a season ticket. 7he answer from the directors was to the effect that they saw no just reason why they should alter the tolls. A long discussion ensued, and ultimately a resolution was unanimously adopted, pledging the meeting still to continue to use every possible effott to obtain the object they had in view. A vote of thanks to the com mute who bad formed the memorial, and who were re quested to cuntinuc their services, and to the chairman, cem• eluded the proceedings. Tim COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT RAWMARSIL—Up to Sunday evening 49 bodies were taken out of the pit, Ind it was thought that ewe or three others yet remained. The search has been continued with the greatest care, and only ono other body, that of Thomas Sylvester, the fire trier, has since been found. The body of Sylvester was blown to pima., and the fragments so scattered about the pit that it w.. found an. °edible to remove them except in • shell. One of the men had a most singular nape. Martha elliedell he made hisway to the bottom of the shaft, =lig ate rate effort to escape from the after damp, by mina he was then almost over:vote, climbed by the confinigen several s up uds the shaft to • small recess in the wen. Ile was !hi n much exhausted, and saffered so nen from the after-damp, that it was elf by placing bigmouth to a crevice in the wall, tbroughtillin the retargeted, that he was kept alive. He had not ben nag nignim hi this po sition before the rope and "chair" Wee Ilwredliken the top of the shaft. Thia he niand s and =men of the first that erre drawn up. Yeenifiggne andenerelatives and friends of the parties were awed la bowl. the mutilated re mains, and the names of an tiapowass ass saw known. in some eases the only moans kg Winn nig been could be identified were the Wan in the =hen lame case the clothe, and body yeses, immb beret, dist itie identity was only established by the beak et • loathe/ belt worn round the waist. The in q win ara hi 11111 ion this day. The pit in which this captain neringi it lee property of S. Folmmb, Esq., of Osherow the um of the manor, lad not of Earl Fitawilliam, as previewing elelled. CURINIMAS FARE AT TUE GRUMP= It is gratitytog to anemias' that at the meeting of the guardians of this union, on Thursday, it was determined to that the inmates with good English beef, and plum pud ding and beet, on Christmas day—the men, women, and all children Owen seven yeses of age, seven ounces of roast beef (free from bone), one pound of plum pudding, sad a pint of port, r each. The children receive one-third hem gqwntiry ; but in lien of porter, a box of oranges will be aultibuba among them. At present there are in the haa„, 302 men, 446 women, sad 349 children; total, 1,097. We hope, at this festive season, those who baffle the Mese will not furgv t their roorer brethren, and thee those vibe are without the walls of a union house may nee thre woes than those within.— Kentish 3femity. Eurttoe NEws.— lt is stated, in a Manchester ioarnal, that a large majority of the liberal electors of S,L:kport have determined on ?equating Jaime Wank 1.. merchant, of Manchester, to become a candidate he !laateceseatation at the next general election.—The Mayor " l'ewport has convened • public meeting, in compliance with • requi-ition signed by 106 radical electors, "to take tato madam:on the parliamentary representation of the aa7asoutlishire boroughs, in the event of a vacancy °aur a,: —admiral (louden Stewart has issued an sante to electors of Greenwich, in which he states the reasons 4 ny b,th he his sot yet appeared amongst them. He says he suffering from • severe attack of influenza, which t seem him to his b'.me , but be hopes to be amongst 0 very soon, to afford any explanation required. I Vbe Court. WINDSOR, Dec. 22. The Queen and Prince Albert walked in the Home Park this morning. The Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal also walked in the Home Park. The younger members of the Royal family took walking and pony exercise. The Duchess of Kent visited her Majeety to-day. Priam Albert left Windsor Cud. about seven o'clock yesterday evening for London for the purpose of being pre sent at the performance of the play by the Westmiustcr scholars. His Highness was attended by Lord deo. Lennox, Lord in Waiting, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, Private Secretary, and Colonel Bouvene, Equerry in Waiting. The Prince and suite travelled to town by especial train on the London and South WCMOM Railway, and on reach ing the railway terminus immediately proceeded to the School, where his Royal Highness arrived at five minutes past 8 o'clock. Lord John Rueiell left town soon after the breaking op of the cabinet council for Windsor Castle, to have an au dience of the Queen. M. ands Weyer, the Belgian MiniAter, transacted busi ness, yesterday, at the Foreign-office. His Excellency also transacted bu►iness, yesterday, at the otfi.:e of the Board of Trade. The Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord President) arrived in town yesterday morniug from his seat, Dowood-park, Wilts, for the purpose of attending the Cabinet council. Earl Grey arrived in town yesterday morning , , from a visit to Lord Ashburton, at his seat, the Orange, Hants. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the Governors of the North American Provinces. A Cabinet Council was held at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, at the Foreign-office. It was attended by—Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the .Nlartplis of Lansdowne, Sir George Grey, Earl Grey, Sir }rands Baring, the Earl of Carlisle, the Right lion. Fox Manle, and Lord Seymour. The Right lion. Henry Labouchere arrived in London from Nottinghanishire about an hour after the Ministers had assembled, and immediately joined his colleagues. The council broke up soon after four o'clock. MORE TROOPS.—It is reported that, in MAK quence of the recent augmentations to the forces of the Cape of Goad Hope, au increase of not less than 5,000 men will be required early neat year, to enable the military au thorities to carry out the systtm of reliefs. Ma, J. WILSON CIO/KEIL the " Atlas" of the Quarterly Review, is seriously indisposed at present. THE W PLAY. His Royal Highness Priam Albert honoured with his presence the third and last representation fur th.. year of the " Eusuchus" of Terence. Ilia Royal Highness was detained by public business from 'lcing present at the usual hour of commencement, seven o'clock. 'Die play therefore did not begin till put eight o'clock. The prince was re ceived wit• great enthusiasm by the students, and seemed to take • great interest iu the performance. The Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Carlisle, Lord Campbell, Sir J. Jervis, Sir F. Pollock, Sir D. Dundaa, Sir O. Rose, Mr. Baron Alderson, Mr. Justice Creswell, Mr. Justice Tul toned, the Attorney-Oencral, Mr. Layard, Bc., were also present. DEATH OF MR. TURNER, TILE PAINTER. Joseph William Mullord Turner was, it is said, born at 26, Maiden-lane, Covent-garden, au address which turns up in old Academical catalogues, and was there allied with his name for the first time as far back as 1790. Ilia father is said to have belonged to the Company of Barbers. Whether young Turner had an early aversion to wigs and cos sinks, and soon showed a preference for brushes and pigment',—whether he lied from the rasor-strop and the curling-iron to the palette ail the pencil,—are facts which will doubtless be made known by future chroniclers. Meanwhile, the only slender thread left to guide us through the painter's early career age the above-mentioned catalogues. They are curious *dared re-cords to refer to, these said cataleguee, showing as they do the young and inexperienced Turner battling with the well-established men of reputation of that period, "law names, by-the-bye, have for the most part long lee faded into oblivion. Before he had launched into ideal were presumably finished oil pictures, he had broken a Lao: with the venerable Girtin, the true founder of the water-colour schools. That the young rival soon overcame lie 'taster we have ample proof in the drawings of that period, which, however, are rather preserved by amateur wllleetors as historical curiosities, than for any other iutrin-1 Me charm or value. Excessively limited in the scale of their harmony, they are the feeblest imaginable mono eiremes, and are in strange contrast with the prismatic vaga eiesthe painter indulged in half • century later. But to pro- Ned in the most approved chronological order, we may briefly and broadly state the three periods in which the works of Tamer seem destined to be classified hereafter. From his hest or Girtin manner he does not seem to base entirely aniencipated himself till this century had well dawned spew him, confining himself to river and sailed seenneT. le wee 'sly on feeling conscious of awakening pewee dun he Ms admirable series of sea subjects and Alpine suldirrilt: is which he ever after remained, unrivalled. lie thus filled the large void in art which was so severely felt between the death of Reynolds and the advent of Wilkie ; while the first had depicted the noblest of the land, while Wilkie was es seek inspiration amid the humblest, Turner courted the neglected graces of nature itself. In 1793, the year after Sir Joshua's death, if we mistake not,Turner exhibited three pictures, one of which, representing "The Pantheon the morning after the fire,' thus early evincing heepartiality for depicting lanment effects and inflammatory vagaries, with no end of gamboge and cinnabar. In 1800, lie was elected associate, the first step in academical honours; he moved then to 64, Barley-street, within a street's distance of his latest dwelling. Strange, though frequent, is this rooted affection to one spot and quarter, however erratic may be the habits of the painter. A lapse of two years suf ficed to him for appending the envied letters ILA. to his name. The "Tenth Plague of Egypt" and the " Fall of the Clyde" were amongst his subjects this year. The year 1812 is one of the ruost memorable of the artist's life, marked as it is by the publication of his " Liber Studiorum." It consists of a series of sepia-coloured etchings, executed from sketches gleaned and made on the English coast and Alpine passes, from " Winchelseu" to " St. Uothard." Collectors will now, more than ever, be eager in their researches after stray fragments of this work which, even piecemeal, is scarce. About this period he was appointed professor of perspective, which accounts for Wil kie's exclamation, at liolyrood, if memory serves truly, where Collins was also at tile same time. Wilkie, writing to • friend, vociferates, " Who do you think turned up here of all men ? Turner, 11. A., P.P.!" The quiet land scapist was in truth probably less at home here, during the kingly progress, than the court-loving Wilkie in his sky blue coat, which ho was fond of bragging about, much like Goldsmith, strutting in the finery furnished by Filby. On these etchings of the " Liber Studiorum " it scents to us mainly rest Turner's claims to be called an honest, sincere, and painstaking draughtsman ; evidently captivated by the charm of the etching point, and its utility in seising certain fleeting effects of nature, the artist at starting from a mere copyist of Claude's classical compositions, soon by his Remus rose nearly to the level of Rembrandt. The out lining is executed with to the full aa much purpose as the reed-pen drawings of Samuel Prone Looking at the whole collection of his subsequent works, we should have precisely the contrary impression. They are, whether in oil or water-colour, exquisite evasions of form and contour. Those who have seen the fine collection of Turner's draw ings, belonging to Mr. Windus of Tottenham, will have possibly felt this. So much is this the case, that the intelli gent engraver, like all sound translators of dead languages, has frequently substituted a meaning where a vague mist was purposely intended by the original painter. The Pet worth collection of pictures, executed by Turner with • jealous seeresy, lest any one should find him at work, is only paralleled by Michael Angelo in the Sistine Chapel. A pleasant anecdote is told of Chantrey's stratagem, which Turner was the first to laugh at when it succeeded. Turner was Indeed very jealous of allowing any one to obtain an ink ling of his mod us operandi. On varnishing days, for instanee, be would square hie elbows before his panel, whilst giving • farewell to one of his fairy scenes. Like all the great masters, he has carried away with him not merely his genius, but the practised skill which was long trained to be subservient to his will. When glancing at the peculiarities Of the painter's style the micd naturally reverts to the co pious notices furnished to us by his eloquent panegyrist, Mr. Ruskin. That the topic is not as yet exhausted seems evident front the fact, if rumour be credited, that Mr. Ruskin has hitherto withheld the publication of his final volume of " Modem Painters," in deference to the feelings of a veteran in the art, whose blemishes could only be duly harmed with his beauties when the artist no longer sue vived to forbid impartial judgment. We may, therefore, soon expect the forthcoming volume, which it seems will copiously illustrate by designs the ambiguous utter ance of the writer, who is at present in Venece, giving finishing strokes to the plates of the " Stones of Venice." For the introductory notice of the " Seven Lampe," the same writer indicates Turner's own " golden rule for oh seising resplendence of colour "—" Know what you have to do, and do it," is the concise and compreneesive law to be accepted by colourists in general. Without entering Into considerations involved in this phrase, we can only express our entire acquiescence in the general truths of the principle. But in so doing, its inappiscability to Turner seems too self-evident to be passed by unnoticed. True it is that much of the delight occasioned by either a Buys bud oe a Cuyp arises from the uuerring rapidity and precision with which every touch tells. These Dutchmen's whole concern evidently lay in producing the most satisfactory result at the smallest cost of labour or time. With Turner, precisely the reverse is the case; his style, though affectedly careless, is always the result of intense and anxious elaboration. If his pictnrcs are perfect, it is be cause they have been frequently and arduously polished. like the verses of a fastidious poet. Where Mr. Ruskin discovers " gigantic memory " and " immoral impressions," others only find keen and attentive observations, allied to as exuberant fancy. Is 1823 Turner undertook the series of England and Wales. Between 1830 and 1840 Mr. Ruskin marks as the time during which the powers of the artist were paralysed. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 23, 1851. But from that date forward, when he owe more visited Switzerland, and dwelt with peculiar partiality in the val leys of Sallenche and Chamoani, is marked as the most prosperous part of the artist's career. We have properly not yet arrived at the time when a just estimate can be formed of this artist's great talents. That he founded our ' Present school of landscape, by mingled example and influ ence, there is no shadow of a doubt ; and seldom has so much Rood been effected by the agency of one mind, with less evil resulting therefrom to be deplored. His, at least, was the right track to follow in. Some privileged few have penetrated into his sarietuns, or private gallery, a. in ROM e people visit Overbeck at the Cenci palace. 'There may, we believe, ho yet poen the famous picture of " Crossing the Brook," fur which fabu lous sums—some say 3,oool.—have in• vain been offered during the artist's lifetime. Would it be vain to hope that it may be made a national heir-loom with its companions in public favour, the Views of Venice and the illustrations of rs e's " Italy ? " 'ill Turner's executors succeed in discovering that mythical manuscript relative to tho "Fallacies of hope," or are they, along with other treasures hidden from the public for ever ? Thew and other questions it would now be premature, not to my indiscreet, to press too distinctly. EXTRAORDINARY CON SURGEON. OF A Yesterday morning a surgeon from Rusholme, near Manchester, named John Alfred Carr, presented him self before Mr. H. L. Trafford, stipendiary magistrate at the New Bailey Police Court, Salford, to prefer • charge of murdet •gairut some person, and asked to be put upon his oath. Mr. Trafford said application had better be made to the Mr. W. S. Rutter, coroner for the hundred, said applica tion had been math, to him by Mr. Can, and he had held an impost hi the CAM', the jury finding a ♦erdict of " Died from natural disease." _ Mr. Traferd—Mr. Carr says he wishes to have further investigation into the case. Mr. Rutter-1 don't know what Mr. Can is driving at. Mr. Can—l say this child has died from the effects of some narcotic pmson—probahly opium. Mr. Trafford—Will you tell rue what the case was, Mr. Rutter ? . _ Mr. Rutter—The ease was one in which Mr. Carr was called iu to look at an infant child belonging to Mr. Grundy of Itusholme. Soon afterwards Mr. Can wrote to inform me that there was reason to believe the child died from poison, and I caused an inquiry. The surgeon who bad prescribed for the child was Mr. Birks, a respectable surgeon, and Mr. Carr had access to a bottle of medicine he had sent, and to a bottle of Infant's Preservative found in the house. I directed Mr. Carr to make a post *stiffens examination of the body of the child, and examined him upon the inquest. llis evidence was that he still believed the child to have died front poison, but that h-. 1 could find no trace of poison in the body. Ile grounded his belief of poison Lc ing the agent of death upon the fact of contractions of the child's fingers and other symptons after death, which he admitted might have been produced by common convulsions to which children are subject. Mr. Birks was present, and examined him, and the two bottles were produced. Mr. Carr—The bottles were produced, but their contents were not proved. Mr. Rutter—The bottles were proved. Mr. Carr—They were not prov Cd. Mr. Trafford—l was asking Mr. Rutter, and not you, Mr. Carr. You had better wait your turn. Mr. Rutter—Mr. Dirks proved the contents of one of the bottles to consist of paregoric, soda, syrup, and water, and that he ordered a spoonful to be given at a time ; but Mr. Carr admitted himself, after examining the bottle, that if the child had swallowed the whole contents at once it would have received no harm. Mr. Can also went up to Mr. Birk+, and said lie had meant to cast no imputa tion upon him, but was indignantly repulsed. The jury found a verdict of " Died from natural diaease," and the case, 1 supposed, had ended there ; but Mr. Carr, at the conclusion of the proccediugs, wished to take possession o the two bottles, and being appealed to by the police, I di rected that they should act be given to Mr. Carr, but be retained by the police. Mr. Carr then said there was poison in the bottles, and one of the jury, disgusted at the animus he had shown throughout, replied, " Theo I believe you hate put it there." Mr. Trafford—Now, Mr. Carr, are you prepared to prefer • charge of murder ? Mr. Carr—Not at present ; but I am prepared to say the child died from poison. Mr. Trafford—And you gave that evidence on the in got st ? Mr. Carr—Yes. Mr. Trutfurd—And the jury did not believe you. But ycu are prepared now agate to swear the child died from poison ? Mr. Carr—l am. Mr. Trafford—Then go into the clerk's office, and let us have your deposition before the court in writing. Mr. Carr left the court, and about an hour afterwards returned with the following deposition: "John Alfred Carr, of Itusholine, surgeon, upon oath says : On Sunday, the 14th instant, I was called upon to i.it professionally the child of Edward ()quad'', of lims holme. The child appeared to be labouring under the cllecta of a narcotic poison, and was in a dying state. It died a few hours after. An inquest has been held upon the body, and brought to a conclusion before I had had time to bring to a conclusion the necessary post modem exatuina tion of the body, an order to make which I had teceivedfrom the coroner. From the appearancew before death and post mortem examination of the body, so far as that examination has at prevent proceeded, I am of opinion that the deceased died from the effects of a narcotic poison, and I suppose that one of two bottles in the possession of t he superintendent of police contained the poison and destroyed the child. A careful chemical anal) its of their contents, as well as of the contents if the stomachs and intestines, will be required be fore it can be satisfactorily proved by whom the poison was administered. I have ban unable, hitherto, to detect any appearance of disease sufficient to account for death from natural causes." Mr. Trafford having read the deposition, asked for Mr. Cures depositions nt the inquest. 'These were handed up, and the coroner pointed out the statement then made (in addition to what he had before named to the court) by Mr. Carr, that lie had made a post-mortem examination ; that the contents of the abdomen appeared perfectly healthy ; that a Glut of blood was found to till the cavity of the heart, which was the only coagulation of blood observed in any part of the body ; that the cuagulum in the heart was the iinmeiliatc cause of death, and must have formed during life and probably a few hours before death. Mr. Trafford—You say you made a post-mortem exami nation and could find no traces of poison, and you say that convulsions would produce all the appearances you per ceived before death. Will you DOM undertake to say, upon your solemn oath, the causes of death were not natural causes ? Mr. Carr—l will. Mr. Trafferd—A more disgraceful exhibition I have not seen for some time. Coming here to charge a man with the murder of his own child upon such evidence as this ! Mr. Carr—l charge no one, sir. Mr. Trafford—Leave the court, sir ; your conduct through out has been disgraceful. Mr. Carr—Do you choose to act upon my deposition! Mr. Trafford—l shall not. Mr. Carr—Then I shall apply to a higher authority. Mr. Trafford—Leave the court, sir. Mr. Carr then left the court. THE WARD MOTES. St. Thomas's Day having fallen on Sunday, the election of Common Councilmen and Ward officers fur the coming year was pestponed until yesterday by virtue of a precept addressed to the Aldermen of the variant wards by the Right lion. the Lord Mayer. In several wards the present members were returned without opposition, and the changes being comparatively few, little it any excite ment prevailed in these that were contested. FARRINGDON WITHOUT. The annual wardmote was held yesterday at the Old Bailey—Alderman Sir James Duke, Bart., M.P., in the chair. MR. PTARSON'S SCHEME OP CITY IMPROTEMTXTB. Mr. LOWE observed that since the last meeting of the wardmoto two or three events had occurred which would materially affect the inten•sts of the ward. In the first place, the inhabitants had lost the great market of Smith field, the legislature, in its wisdom, having thought fit to pass an act of parliament fur its removal .(llear, hear.) Now, he thought there was no one who would not admit that this must prove a great injury to the wars and City generally, but more particularly to those who lived in the locality of Smithfield itself. (Hear, hear.) There was formerly a market held in Farringdon-street, and then called the " Fleet Market," and when that was removed to its present site the property in that street suffered a consi derable loss. A friend of his, who carried on a grocery business there, had declared to him that the week after the removal of the nett-market he took 301. less than he was in the habit of doing previous to that event. (Hear., Indeed, he could assure them, from what be knew of the household property in the neighbourhood, that it had fallen off at least 30 per cent. It would, therefore, be a most im portant thing if they could fiud • plan by which they might recover back to the ward the business which had been sacrificed by the removal of the one market, and that might be expected to follow the loss of the other—a plan 'I which would also enable them to tune to profitable account the sites which he had named. The project of • railway communication with the City, which hail been started b., I Mr. Charles Pearson, appeared to him likely to effect all I these objects; and he thought it was their duty to give it all the encouragement in their power. (Cheers.) The citizens had suffered a great amount of loss when the railKova were first established, owing to the discon tiimauce of the old fashioned four-horse coaches. Before then there was a large number of inns in a flourishing condition and full of customers ; and such inns, he need not tell them, always brought a great deal of business to their respective neighbourhoods. (Hear, hear.) The Belle Sauvage used to let for a thousand a year; but now it was not doing, he was afraid, very well at 2all. (Hear, Lear.) The Swan with Two Necks and many other exceedingly valuable inns had also experienced a very great loss of business owing to the remoteness of the termini of the railways. Now the proposed city railway would not only bring back the rail way passengers, but it would pass over a great deal of land which was occupied with houses of • very inferior if not of a very disreputable description. (Hear, hear.) It would clear out those scenes of iniquity which existed in the neighbourhood of Field-lane, and Turnmill-street; and it would likewise, get rid of the vexed question relating to Bolt ortehill and Skinner-street. (Hear, hear.) It would do much also to relieve Fleet-street from its present exces sive traffic ; fur now the large waggons coming from Pick- I fird's, which would naturally have taken the line of New- zate-street and Holborn, were in the habit of going along Fleet street and up Chancery-lane to avoid the bad gre dient, of the fonner route. In conclusion he felt convinced that Mr. l'earson'a great scheme deserved the most cordial support of the corporation, and therefore he begged to move the following resolution That it is the opinion of this wardinute that it would be highly desirable that the railway proposed by Mr. Charles Pearson, the City . Solicitor, to come down the valley of the Fleet into Farnngden-street. should be carried into effect; and that our representatives in the Common Council be respectfully requested to give it all their assistance and support." (Loud cheers.) Mr. KIRK mconded the resolution, and remarked that as the proposed plan would facilitate the despatch of the mails, it would he advantageous, not only to the metropolis, but to the nation at large. (Hear, hear.) Mr. lIERAPATH supported the resolution. When railways were brat established the large towns were afraid of them, but they had since been almost ready to eat their fingers' ends fur having committed such • blunder. The same sort of prejudice existed abroad, and if they wished to sec its fruits they had only to look at Mechlin. That tows was literally ruined by the policy it had pursued. (Hear, hear.) A new town was springing up and the old one wen rapidly decaying. The same sort of thing was happening nearer home, at Kingston; and such would always be found to be the result. He should support the proposition with the greatest possible pleasure. (Cheers.) Mr. I'OTTER, as an inhabitant of the desolate market of Farringdon, thought the scheme would be beneficial to the City generally, but he hoped they would see if something could not be done to compensate the tenants of Farringdem. market. (Loud laughter.) The motion was carried without • dissentient voice. CORPORATION RIFORM. Mr. lIERAPATIL said they were aware that a bill bad been prepared by the Court of Common Council for the refbrm of that body. That bill would effect a very great improvement, but it possessed one essential fault that would completely mar that improvement—namely, it made no provision for the equalisation of the wards. (Cheers.) It appeared to him that any pion of reform that did not em brace such an equalisation would be futile and absurd. (Hear, hear.) The Court of Common Council had shown great timidity in dealing with the matter, and it would therefore be desirable for the werdmote to express their wishes on the subject. He begged to propose--.. That this wardmote respectfully requests the Common Council to watch over and sec that the bill about to be introduced into the House of Commons for the reform of the municipality of the City of London be carried out to the fullest extent, and not frittered away by amendments, but rather, if possible, to make the same more beneficial, b r having a fair and equitable proportion of representatives allotted to each ward, according to the population of such ward." (Cheers.) Mr. LOWE seconded the resolution. Their own ward paid one fifth of the assessment of the whole city, but it had only one-twelfth of the representation. lie thought, however, that 16 common councilmen were enough for the ward, and that the smaller wards ought to have their num• bee diminished. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY, M.P., remarked that efforts had of late been made to depreciate the importance of the City ; and though it was true that its sleeptag population was only 126,000, yet in the day time it contained at least half • million ; and when they considered the extent of its commerce they must see that it still maintained its position es the heed municipality of the country. He considered that the time had amved when every parliamentary borough ought to have a municipality; but that they ought never to submit to the centralisiug ten dencies of the day. He alluded more particularly to the gees water question, and to the interment of the dead. (Hear, hear.) It was true that the government plans had failed on their very threshold, but what could be expected when they wished to remove what had been from time im memorial under parochial jurisdiction, and to place it in the hands of three Utopian individuals? (Cheers.) He consi dered that the city had act • bright example by introducing the bill, and that the measure would have the effect of raising up • power in its behalf which would enable it to withstand any attacks. (Loud cheers.) Mr. CHARLES BUTLER suggested an amendment, calling on the Common Council either by their own powers, ce by introducing a clause in their bill, to re-adjust the somber of representatives. Mr. ItICHA.RD TAYLOR saidthe Common Council bad itself the power to readjust the representation; and that 15 or 20 years ago it had exercised its right by striking off about 40 from the number returned by the smaller wards. (Hear, hear.) After having been connected with the Com mon Council for 32 years, he felt bound most emphatically is declare that he had never known any public body less spa to the charge of jobbery. (Cheers.) The proposition of the TiIACS to erect one vast municipality which should intend from Brentford to Woolwich was perfectly absurd. (Cheers.) After some further discussion, Mr. Herapath's resolution was unanimously agreed to. The common councilmen were then elected without oppo sition, • circumstance which has not occurred within the last f ourteen years. THE MARBLE ARCH.—From an official document just issued it is shown that the cost of taking down, re moving, and reinstating the marble arch was little short of 11,0004. METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS.—It is stated in the Report of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests just published, that the commissioners have sold a piece of ground from Charlotte-street to Long-acre as a site for baths and washhouses fur St. Giles and St George's pa rishes. The parishes have paid 2,650!. for the site. A sum of 30,000!. has been appropriated by the commissioners to wards the expense of forming and completing a line of street between Southwark and Westminster Bridge. The com missioners have lent 30,0001. to the Westminster Improve ment Commissioners to enable them to complete and open the new street from Westminster Abbey to Pimlico. The property purchased by the Comaniuioners of Woods and Forests to enable them to open a new street from the Lon don Docks to Spitalfields church, amounted to 108,2141., which has been raised by a duty of ld. per ton on coals im ported into the City of London. SECRET HISTORY OF THE COUP D'ETAT. M. Ciranier de Cassognae's piquant "Complete and Authentic Account of the Events of December 18.31," summarised in the letter of our correspondent, given in Saturday's Express, commences with a violent tirade against the Assembly, and a series of calumnies upon honourable men which ore doubly base now that no free press exists in France fur their contradiction. Passing by these we attics at the Fourth Chapter : In the middle of November (we are told), the President yet remained master of his actions; in a few months it would have been too late for him and for everybody else. Ile resolved to 'Pave the country.' Three men were the con fidants of his idea—General do St. Arnaud, Minister at War; M. de Monty, representative of the people ; and M. de Maupas, Prefect of Police. Louis Napoleon exposed to them the designs which he had formed, and asked fur their concurrence. They all three promised it to him—M. de klorny for all the responsibility to encounter as Minister of the Interior, M. de SL Arnaud for the military operations, M. de Maupas for the action of the police. Duriur more than fifteen days these three 'men planned with the President all the details of this immense act, an act which is not equalled by the 18th Brumaire either in difficulty, ability, or greatness. 'the most minute things were foreseen, concerted, detailed, prepared, with such marvellous secrecy, that the friends most to be depended spew. the agents the most necessary, had not a suspicion of what was to be done before the final moment fur action arrived. The simultaneousness of all the measures to be taken was evidently the first condition of success. The principal of than measures were four in number ; the arrest of guilty er dangerous persons, the publication of the official pro eismations, the occupation of the palace of the National Amenably, and the distribution of troops upon all the points "WWI necessary. The hour of quarter-past six in the inseini was fixed upon for the simultaneous execution of • these measures. ft was necessary that the plan should not be divulged by anybody, or become known piee bat that it should burst forth at once in its entiretrl be at the same moment successful. At a quarter-pent eta the arrests were effected; at half-put six the troops were at their posts; at seven, the decree for the dissolution and the proclamation were spread over the walls of Paris. At half-past 6, M. do .Horny took possession of the Ministry of the Interior, accompanied by 2.50 of the Char sears de N'incennes, and remitted to 31.tleThorigny a letter, in which the President thanked him for his services, sag informed him of the steps which he had taken. M. de Serene, the President's orderly officer, was in structed to superintend the printing of the proclamations, and the compositors had been kept at the national printing office for a special service. At 11 o'clock the director of the printing-office was sent for, and at midnight the esta blishment was surrounded by gendarmes; *entries were im mediately placed at every door and window, and then, end nut till then, did M. de Bevelle produce the docu ments which had been confided to him, the printing of which he superintended himself, and remained until their impressioa was completed, and then carried them to the prefecture of police. The persons of whom the police were to render them selves masters were of two kinds—the representatives more or leis mixed up with the absolute conspiracy, the chiefs of secret societies and the commanders of barricades, always ready to execute the orders of the factious. Both had been fur a fortnight under the surveillance of invisible swats of the police, and not one of those agents suspected tie real object of his mission, having all received orders for imaginary purposes. The whole number of persons to be arrested was 78, of whom 18 were representatives, and 60 chiefs of secret societies and of barricades. The 800 serves de rile and the brigades of surety had been kept at the prefecture of police on the Ist of December until 11 o'clock at night, under a pretext of the presence in Paris of the refugees of London. At half-past 3in the morning of the 2nd, the officers of peace and the forty commissaries of po lice were convoked at their houses. At half-past 4 every one had arrived, and were placed in small groups in differ ent apartments for the purpose of not exciting suspicion. At five o'clock all the commissaries went down separately, into the office of the prefect, and received from him a com munication of the simple and entire truth with the neces sari indications and orders. The men had been selected ' with spec; l care for the duty to be confided to them, and all went away full of zeal and ardour resolved to accomplish their duty at any price. None failed in his promise. A great number of carriages, prepared in advance, were sta tioned in groups on the quays in the neighbourhood of the prefecture of police so u not to excite suspicion. The arrests had been so arranged between the preket of police ! and the Minister of War that they should precede, by a quarter of an hour, the arrival of the troops on the places indicated. The arrests were to be made at a quarter-past six, and the agents were ordered to be at the doors of the ! persons to be arrested at the minutes past six. AU was accomplished with surprising punctuality, and no arrest tack more than twenty minutes. The task of securing the person of General Changarnier was confided to two_men selected for their rare energy Captain Baudinot, of the republican guard, and the cUsit . • 1 mimary of police, Leras. They took with them no less • torce than 15 picked police ageuts, 30 republican guards, and a picket of 10 cavalry. At flee minutes past sic they rang the bell at No. 3, Rue du Faubourg St. Honore, where the general lived. The porter asked who was there, and, being told to open the door for Some one who wanted to speak to him, ho became suspicious, and refused to do so. The commissary then marched into a grocer's shop next door, from which he rightly guessed there must be a communication with General Changarnier's apart ment. In an imperious tune he demanded the key, which was instantly given to him. Followed by several of his men, he proceeded to the general's room, snatched the keys from his servant, whom he met upon the staircase, and rushed towards the general's bedroom. General Chau gamier by this time knew the designs of the intruders. lie appeared at the door of his bedroom in his shirt, with a pistol in each hand. The commissary said, "What are you going to do, general ? We are not attempting your lite ; why should you defend it?" Changarnier then gave up his pistols, saying, " I am at your service ; let me dress myself." lie begged that his servant, with wnom he could not dis pense, might not be separated front him. This favour was granted. On his way to priAt, he said, "The President was sure of his re-election. Ile need not have had recourse to a coup d riat ; he in giving himself much uielesa trouble." He otterwarth added, " When the President Orin have a foreign war, he will be glad to seek for me to give me the command of an army." The arrest of Genetal Cavaignac was neither long nor difficult. M. Culliu, the commissary of police, having entered the house in which the general resided, No. 17, Itue du Helder, had the hallowing conversation with the porter "In what part of the house does General Cursagnac live ?" " lie is not at home," mid the porter.— "I know that he is at home, and I must see him." " lye is not—at any rate he' is asleep you come too early; his lodging is on the entresul." The commissary went up, knocked and rang at the door, and inquired for the general. A female voice replied that the general was nut at home. The commissary rang the bell again, and a male voice exclaimed, " Who is there ? " The cumenissary called, in the name of the law, for the door to be opened.—The general replied, " I will not open it." The commissary said : " General, if you do not open the doer, I will break it open " The general then mailed it, and ties commissary having entered, said : " General, you are my pri soner; resistance would be useless, fur all my measure's are taken. I have orders to arrest you, in virtue of a warrant which I will read to you." The general would not hear the warrant read, but, becoming greatly exasperated, ad dressed the commissary iu strung language. The general then looking at the commissary exclaimed, " What, you arrest me! What is your name ?" The commissary replied, " I shall not conceal it, but this is not the time; you must dress yourself and fallow me." The general then betaine more calm, and said, " Weil, sir, I am ready to follow you; all I ask is fur time to dress myself. Let your attendants withdraw." lie then asked permission to write, and this was grunted. When the general was ready , he said to the commissary, " Now, let us set out; but 1 ask as a favour that I may proceed to toy destination with you alum." The request was cemplied with. On their way the general ap peared to be iu deep thought, and only *puke onee, w Inch was to ask if he alone had been arrested, and where lie was going. The commissary said he could not reply to the first question, but he was going to the Prison Maras. When the coniniissary of police, ltbanehet, presented him self at the house inhabited by General de Lanwricii:ae, Rue Las Cases, No. 11, the concierge refused to give a light ur to indicate the apartment of the general. The commissary of police rang at the apartment on the first story; a domestic appeared, and suddenly closed the door again. Ile thought better Mit, stud returned holding a lamp in his hand, and perceiving the acart of the commissary suddeuly blew' out his light and fled by a secret staircase, crying out "Thieves"' Ile was arrested by sergetts de rule, and placed in the street befsre the hatch lle then became resigned, and guided the commissary to the chamber of his master. At first the general did nut say a single word ; then he cast his eyes towards the chins ney-piece and asked his servant what had become of the money w hich he had laid there. The Miter having an swered that it was safe, the general called fur his clothes and dressed himself. The connuis.sary said to him " Sir, the observatiuu you have just made is offensive and pain ful to me." "flow do I know," replied the general, " that you are not robbers 1" At these words the commissary showed him his scarf. The general kept silence. M. Blanchet said to him, "Gene ral I have received from the prefect of police orders to treat you with all possible respect. It is, therefore., my wish to show to you all imaginable indulgence, and ii you give me your word of honour that you will not try to make your escape, I will make it my duty to put you in a brougham where you will have only me for your guard." " I give you nothing, I answer for nothing ; du with me what you will." lie was then made to enter a hackney coach with policemen. In face of the post of the Legion of Honour the general put his head out of the window, and wanted to harangue the troops. The commissary dhl not give bins time to utter a word, and warned him that he should be obliged to treat hint with rigour if he made • fresh attempt. The general answered, "Du what yon please." On his arrival at the prison Mims, the general showed himself much calmer. Ile bettered the commissary not to seize his costly arms, and to send him some cigars, with "The History of the French Revolution." The coin misiary complied with his request. General Leff lodged at the Questure, was in bed. The commissary . 'kaolin° awakened him, and notified his mi. sion showing the warrant for his arrest. Ile got up, dressed, while uttering menaces against the commissary and insults against the President. "Napoleon wants to make his coop If clot—we will shoot him at Vincennes. As for you, we won't send you to Nouka Hiva, we will shoot you with him." Tho commissary said there was no resistance to make, that state of siege had been declared, and he ought to know the consequences. While getting into the coinage he apeatruphised the colonel of the 42nd regt. of the line, and wanted to harangue the soldiers. Colonel Esninasse silenced him, and the soldiers presented their bayonets at him. From the Assembly to Maras General Leff', did not utter a single word. . General Bedeau inhabited, in Rue de l'Universit,,, No. do, a large house with several staircases. The com missary Hubaut, jun., did not knew which conducted to the apartment of the general, or on what floor this apart ment was situated. It was necessary to deal adroitly with the. concierge. The commissary entered alone. The cent- Merge refused to indicate his lodging, and said, •I I have never seen you visit the general ; in these times people who ;mewl about at night are to be distrusted." He ended by yielding, and guided the commissar • . The servant answered the door, which he partly opened. The commissary thrust it open and advanced. The servant fled, fnghtened ; the eommissary followed him, reached the general, and showed him his warrant. The general was in consternation. Soon, however, recovering from his aarprise, he protested against it, exclaimed that it was a violation of the constitution, and said to the commissary, " You have exceeded the law ; you must not forget that I am a representative of tho people—Vice-President of the Assembly. You cannot ar rest me, since you do not find me in flayrante Mick). Ho then protested that he had not conspired, and demanded the name of the commissary. He said that he had seen him favourably sooken of in the journals, that it astonished him very much that he could arrest General Bedeau, the Vice-President of the As. eembly ; the soldier who hod shed his blood for the cause of order ; he who cared not for his life, and who could, if he had so desired, have overthrown some parties." The commissary replied that he had no comment to make on his warrant, but unly to execute it ; that if the general had any intention of staking his life, be also was decided te sacrifice his in the accomplishment of his duty; that he must submit without violence, or otherwise ha would be compelled to use force. He ordered the general to rise. The general dressed with decided slowness. At the mo ment of setting out, the countenance:of the general became sombre and exhibited great anger. He leant against the chimney-piece, and said " I won't go. I will only go if you take me ss a criminal unless you force me out of my house, unless you dare to take me by the collar—me, the Vice-President of the National Assembly." The com missary said to him—" Remember that I have conducted myself in every respect with courtesy towards you." " Yee, sir," said the general. The commissary then seized him. The general made the most determined resistance. lie was carried to the carriage, crying, " Treason ! To arms ! I am the Vice-President of the Assembly, and they arrest me." AU was invairi, the carriage set out, and the screens; ds rills followed it. On his arrival at Maras he addressed the platoon of republican guards. who were deaf to his words. At the entrance of the prison he met Generals Lefbi, Changarnier, and Cavaignac, the latter of whom ho embraced. Colonel Chem., who lived Rue du Faubourg St. Honor's, No. 14, refused at first to open the door, but see ing the panels begin to give way under the blows of the police, he cried out, " Stop, I am going to open it !" and I he did so. The commissary Courteille Informed him of his errand. The colonel said, " I had foreseen it ; I ex pected it; I might have escaped, but I would not quit my post. I thoaght it would have been done two days ago, and in that expectation I had loaded my pistol, but I have discharged it." He at the ow ed same time pointed to a double-barrelled an his dressing table. The commissary took et IL "If you had come on that day," said e r colonel, " I should have blown your brains out." lie got into the car riage waiting for him without resistance. On the way, he inquired where they were taking him to. Seeing that the eommusaey hesitated in answering, he said, " Are you taking mato shot The commissary then said that be was taking him to Mee. On arriving at the prison the Jolene' became excited ; he refused to give his description for the prison register otherwise than as a rewrov tative of the people, which he desired might be inserted. Commissary Boudrot effected an entrance to the bed room of the celebrated M. Charles Legrange, Rue Casimir Perin, No. 27, at the moment when he was leaving hie bad to inquire the meaning of the cries of terror uttered by his servant, who had just opened the door. 31. Legrange I protested ; he said they were violating the constitution; that it would be enough for him to fire a pistol out or the window to rouse the:people to arms; that if he wished to defend himself he could kill them ; and hi tl o f em a re t f t sero h in e m y edh6 s ; h e as ul ho d onitew he o Ap p i u st t nor t , o bea r u m s o e f uf skpoe u t r ,l c t i ti e tcwal o drag o pbaapeent moulds, sonic cartridges, three poignartle, and a cavalry sabre, numbered VS, and tesugstieed by the Marechal-sles logis, of the republican guard Kerkan as having belonged to him, and havens been stolen from his barracks on the 24th of February. Ou his way to Maus M. Lrgrange said several times, " It's a bold stroke, hut it's well done." At Mazes he said to General Lamoriciere," Eh hien, general. nous eoulions lc f declaim, mais c'est lei qui nous y met! " M. Greppo, the ardent tocialist, had a whole arsenal under his pillow at his lodgings Rue de Ponthieu, No. 15— an enormous battleaxe (newly sharpental), two poigeards, • loaded pistol, and a superb " bonnet rouge," quite new. The arrival of Commissary Groufier and his agents plunged 31. Greppo into a state of complete prostration. Being questioned about the things found under his pillow, he said he had bought them because he had a taste for the sea. Madame Greppo, who is a woman of much energy, mule use of the most estimated expressions to her husband. " Is it powsible," she said, " to have so little resolution, anti to allow yourself to bo arrested in this way without resin. lance ?" But al se! neither these words nor the sight of the battleaxe could revive M. Greppo. " Hew could he have resisted?" writes an eyewitness, "M. Greppo fat nisi d'un derangement auquel it dot satisfaire." Perhaps some one may wish to know in what manner the arrest of M. Bare was effected. It was without any serious obstacle, although with a struggle. Mr. Rim resisted ran. !palms et rostro, like one of those Procureurs that Petronius calls vultures toned. When the commissary of police Helmut entered the bed chamber of 31. Thiers,iit the Place St. Georges, M. The , rs was sound asleep. The commissary withdrew the curtains, woke 31. Triers, and signified to him his functions and warrant. 31. Thiera oat up hastily, rubbed his eyes, and said, "On what account ?" "I am come to make a search at your house; hut flu not be alarmed; no harm will bo done you ; your life is in no danger." This last assurance appeared necessary-, for M. Thices was in great consterna tion. " But whet do you intend to do ? Do you know that lam a representative ?" "Yes; but I cannot enter into any discussion on this point ; I must execute my orders." "But what you do may bring you to the scaffold." "Nothing shall prevent the fulfilment of my duty." "But it is u coup d',:tat that you arc making." " i cannot answer your observations; I pray you to get up." "Do you know if I am the only one in the same pre dleament —are any of my colleagues in the same case ?" " I do not know, sir." M. Thiers got up, and slowly dressed himself, refusing the services of the agents of police. lie all at once said to the com missary " But, sir, suppose I should blow out your brains ?" " I do not think you would be guilty of such au act, M. Thiene but in any case I have taken my turnouts, and 1. know how to prevent you." " But do you know the law ? Do you know you violate the constitution "It is not my business to enter into any discussion with you ; and, besides, you are much better informed than I. I can only execute the orders which are given, and as I should have executed yours when you were Minister of the Interior." A search mule in the chamber of 31. Thiess slid not lead to the discovery of any political correspondenc.:. M. 'fhiers replied that he hail his political correspondence addressed fur some time in Eugland, anal that nothing would he found at his house. On being requested to descent and leave the house, 31. Thiers was much affected, appeared alarmed, and was full of hesitation in his snorts:lents. lie was led to believe that he was about to be conducted to the prefect of police. The direction taken by the carriage augmented his apprehensions, and he endeavoured en route by every tont of captious and subtle reasoning to turn the agents of police from the accomplishment of their duties. On his arrival at the prison of Mazes, M. Thiele asked if he could have his coffee as was his custom. Every attention was sown hen. Ilk courage, it must be confessed, en tirely abandoned hint in prison, tied he did not show greater firmness than M. Greppo. Excused from being transferred to Itani, 31. Thiers was provisionally taken beck to his own house. Be a new decision, M. Titters was to he taken to tlae right blink of the Rhine to the bridge of Kell. The officer of peace, Vindeubach, went to take M. Thiele free his house on the Bth of Deeemher, at six o'clock in the evening. M. Miguet and another friend ateernoanied M. Titters to the Strasburg railway station and 31. Granige r la Meriniere accompanied him to Kell. At the moment of setting out and for the first moments of his journey, 31. Thiere wept abundantly. On his arrival at Kell, 31. Gmnigierele la elariniere carried to the officer of peace, Vindeebteek, a letter of protestation and a letter of thanks, for the attention shown to M. Thiene M. Thiers announced his is of going to Frenkfort, end thence to Dresden, where he had to meet an old friend, with whom he ehould amuse himself' in painting. At the estate time that the representatives were arrested in their beets, and without the least difficulty. the most dangerous chiefs of the secret societies and of the barricades were arrested. This kind of arrest has been pursesd without intermission, and has already given the greatest results. The public scarcely knows the stamen of these audacious and indefa tigable ettem:es of society, and we shall only cite here those who are considered the most eele heated in the regions of seneule. They are : Grignon (Ilenri-Gustave), Stevenot, Michel, Artaud (Denis-Claude), Geniller (Guillaume), Philippe (Alphonse), Breenet (Armand), Delpech (Calestiu), Gabriel (Nicolaa k'runcois), Schmidt (Jacques Fn eerie), Boone, fres.° du representant, Vashenter. Rout (Michel-Abraham), Cellicr (Charles), Jaeutier (Louis•Franeois), Koch (Marie- Alphonse), Six (Theo ore), Brun (Francitie), Letneele, Malapert (Pierre-Antuitie), Iliblach, Ls mints, (Minor), Meunier (Areeete), Buiestut (Alexandre), Mn-sot (Pierre), Bonvellet (Theodore -Jacques , Choquin (Etienne -Simon Nicolas), Guiterie (Charles), Dinette (Leon -Joseph), Veinier (Aisne), Thomas, Curnel, Boireau, Crouse' (Charles-Joseph-Albert), Baillet, Negev: (Antoine-Deuis), Lucas (Louie-Julien), Lessere (Jean. Isidore), Cahaigne, Magee (Ilippelyte), reline) (Antoine-Charles). Although essentially delicate in its :tutees., the mission confided to the army could not leave any doubt either to the President of the Republic or the Minister of War. It was only at half-past three in the morning, three hours beffire the moment fixed for the executiets, that General Magnan, connuander.in-chief of the army of Park, was summons d to the Minister of War, and received from him at the same time the explanation of the measures to 110 taken, and the orders necessary to execute them. General Magnan had already received notice of this eventuslity, the necessity of the measure had already been pointed out to him, and he only asked to be informed of the moment when it should be necessary to mount his lease. There is so much discipline in the army or Park, that each regiment was at its punt at the moment indicated. l; tonal Espinasse, the commanding officer of the 42d of the line of the brigade Ripert, was charged to invest, and occupy the palace of the Legislative Assembly. The Assembly - was guarded on that day tsy a battalion of the 42nd, under toe orders of the Lieut.-Colonel Niel, of the 41th of the line, who executed his command in the name of the Assembly. At a quarter past 6 o'clock, Col. Espinasse arrived at the gate of the Assembly, in the I'lace de Boureoyne, which be caused to be opened. and sent fur the chief of the battalion, while his troops (weepiest the court. The chief of the bat talion was regularly relieved by his superior officer, and the battalion on guard conducted to the bar racks. At the same time that the forty-second of the line entered the Legislative Assembly three commissaries of police, each accompanied by ten men, pre sented themselves, charged with the arrest of the questore The Assembly wan surrounded and occupied without the least difficulty, at half-past six. M. de Pereigny, to whom these measures were confided, was present at this delicate and important operation, and went to the Elysee to report. To conclude here what concerns the PRI‘CC of the Assembly, we should mention that a consign° ill given or ill under stood allowed about 60 representatives to enter individually by a small door in the Rue Bourgoyne, opposite the Rued," Lille. These representatives assembled in the Salle des Conferences, and made some hostile indications. On notice of their presence being communicated to the Minister of the Interior, au order was given to send them out imme diately. Captain Sancerotte, of the Municipal Guard, charged with the execution of this order, informed the representatives of his orders. The President of the Assembly, M. Dupin, deputed by his colleagues, replied to hint in these terms:—" Gentlemen,—the consti tution is violated ; we have the law with us; but we are not the stronger party. I require you to go away." This address had no effest on the soldiery ; but the captain de clared that he must call on his men to do their duty, and then the representatives retired. All these measures had been executed so promptly and so simultaneously, with no much precision and so quietly, that Paris, stupitied, rose on the 2nd December, to find an immense and irresistable fact accomplished. After the first surprise the population sought after the news and crowded round the placards, which numerous agents posted on the walls. CITY ORITIONEDIC HOSPITAL.—A very full meet lug of the friends and supporters of this institution was held on Saturday, at the London Tavern ; It ilph Lindsay, Esq., E.S.A., in the chair.—The Rev. J. 11. Bastard stated that the meeting had been summoned fur the appointment of trustees, and that Juhn Gurney Fry. Esq., and James Gurney, Jun., .Esq., had consented to accept the office. These gentlemen were then unanimously elected, as was also J. Ivatt Briscoe, Esq., as Vice-President —The report stated that there were 366 patients on the books, the imme diate admission without letters of recommendation causing a great number of poor afflicted persons to apply for relief. Among the donations announced was the liberal one of 1001. from the chairman, who hes on previous occasions rendered efficient service to the charity.—The meeting voted thanks to the chairman, and adjourned. THE LATE CAPT. THE RON. C. SOUTHWELL, K.H.—This officer, who died on the 13th inst., aged 72 ars, was brother and heir presumptive to Viscount gouthwell. The deceased officer entered the army as • lieutenant in 179-3, and became a captain in 1803. He served in Egypt in 1801, where he lost • leg in action. Since 1803 he bad been on the retired list. Capt. South well had received the war medal for Egypt, and in 1828 was nominated • Knight of Hanover. BAILSET AND NORTH METROPOLITAN RAILWAY. —The Master in Chancery Tinny has allowed as a proved debt, to be paid rateably by the 13 members of the provi sional committee of the company, a claim for 150/., brought in with others by Mr. Norris, the official manager, as due to Mr. Varnham for stationery and advertisements, on the new ground of their lianility inter so for expenses incurred in launching the common concern, from the period when they joined the undertaking to the time of its failure. TIIE N,EW RECORD REPOSITORY.—From the last , report of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests. ju , t printed, it appears that the new record repository, now be ing built in Rolls-gardens, Fetter-lane, will cost 46,0001. It will contain 331,496 cubic feet, of which 124,311 cubic feet will be required fur records and the remainder for light, air, &c. 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