The Express. — London, England, 1850-12-20 00:00:00

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IL Na..........AANum, IL Na liamasow-Ilarsho EL Ms- --Alma" N. Ns. .ONDON, FRID47, DECEMBER 10. Tans is no coos that we commiserate more than that of the brave and honest man to whom circum stances and no other means of vindicating his con duct, and setting himself right with the world, ttuut those of challenging his adversary or his calumniator to mortal combat. Bat how rarely, if ever, can the duellist or the challenger of; xisting ed times pl say such necessity, any ch e smite ? Far from recourse being had to the duel for :Itch manly, though mistaken purposes, it is, on the contrary, the common mode by which the coward seeks to retrieve a character for courage,—by which the fool seeks to establish, fo-sooth, his wisdom and consistency,—or by which the mountebank seeks to cover bis party coloured suit and professional antics with the garb of dignity and self-respect. We regret to say that the challenge recently 'sot by an (inner employed in the civil department of the Ordnance, and entrusted with funvions that require fairness, temper, and discretion, shook' not have fur hie excuse, the reasons which were first enumerated. Taking Mr. COBDEN'S reminiscences and Mr. Balorres joke at their vary worst, we do not erre anything is them reflecting upon the character of Sir Thous HAS- Twos as an officer and a gentleman. Sir THOSIAS HAISTDIOB, with many other oMeers and rotploysis, was examined before the parliamentary committee charged with examining into theeervioe— Its requirements, enioiency, and economy. It is by an moms a pleasant duty to stand or sit before a parlia mentary committee ; nor is it pleasant either to act so a oonsciintious member of such committee, and put questions, often pressing and disagreeable to the witness, as well as painful to the interrogator. But the highest personages to the state are compelled to submit to this ordeal, as may be seen in the exami nation of the Cimmittes on Public Salaries, where my Lord PALNIenBTON and Lord Joan RUSIMILL had such more Sir Thomas HAsnotos. But such interrogatories are necessary for the good of the state, and custom as well as law protects the member of parliament in the house, or in committee, as it does tho iwyer in c nat. There was, indeed, a time, when if an independent or opposition mem ber was too severe upon a courtier or a personage in receipt of government money, the latter rebutted the accusation by slittieg his adversary's nose. But however fast we may be sliding back to mediaeval habits, we are not yet bound to emote the barbarous outrages committe d in the days of the first STUARTS. Sir TIIONAS HASTINGS was, from his position, 4 great authority; and it was the duty as well u the wish of the economists of the committee to elicit from him all his Pawns for the belief that England was threats's(' with invasion, and should spend large ems in preparations for resistance. Sir TiloMAB, When interrogated,went throte4h the string of common place and well.known reasons for slants. He told of the scheme for French trans,Mantic packet ships, which have rover bees forthcoming and Atlantic. lie spoke of Primo Jollevtu.s's pamphlet, and of the opinion of a French lieutenant. The committee knew all this, as well as the public, and had no need of summoning Sir TIIOMAS 114ASTING8 from his defensive occupations to tell them it. He was premed foe something new, something striking, something conclusive; but poor Sir 'lmam had nothing of the kind; yet rather than fail of an answer he out with the stupendous inf 'emotion that the Bishop of JAPAN had inermed him the French were quite decided on an invasion of England. This invoca tion of the authority of a Bishop from the other end of the world, this ingenious fable worthy of the horst-marine, wee too much for the gravity of the committee. The members laughed over it. It was clear that the worthy Captain ' had written himself down an ass," though Lord SET SWIM and Mr. COBURN in mercy expunged that morsel of evidence in order that the big world might sot make merry with the wisdom of the naval 30ur....,:t. Thu st wy, however, did circulate t it was too good to be lost, and a hundred times has it set the dub room in a roar. Uolnekily for poor Sir TIIONAB . B equanimity, what was strangled in the Blue Book was brought to Wie on the ph.tferm by Mr. Beton'''. The eluquese of the hon. member for Manchester is like a mermatnin stream: it brings down everything with it, rocks, roots, and banks, not wisting what it carries in its headlong course, and not caring whet it 1 gs bare as it subsides. And so Mr. Bstonin speech disclosed to the world the great instance of the politico! saga city and recondite information on public affairs of Sir THOMAS ILUITINGS. The authority of the French being warlike, Mr. BRIGHT was reported to have said, rested only ' on the authorit y of the II:shop of MADAGASCAR. On the word only Sir Tilts en took his stand. Whether Mr. BRIGHT said only or not, who can tell? if he did, what was it but the usual pleonasm of party, the extravagance of • joke? The absurdity lay in • Bri bah officer and functionary invoking at all the &Mho rity of a Bishop of either MADAGASCAR or JAPAN. !or after all it was but absurdity ; and adding the only sanely could render it more ridiculous. Sir Tnoisa' HASTINGS, however, could not bear ' to cut a ridiculous figure. And to save him self from this inevitable reeult of his own words, ' be mounted his Rosinarife with all the gravity of Don Qmizole. And his first adventure was certainly • worthy imitation of the hero of La Mancha. The enemy whom Don Quisote in his Ant prowess singled out was • windmill. Sir Thomas Harrison, instead of the windmill, falls foul of a Quaker. There was more courage, but can Maly far les discretion, in attacking the windmill. Mr. Belo= has many good and great quali ties, but amongst them, we regret, is not a Ire sus of humour. Ilsd but Mr. Tillman been is Mr. BRIGHT'S place, and had Sir TIRMAS HAS- Itnos entered into a grave correspondence with Ms touching the Bishop of MADAGASCAR, bow the wk would have played with the Post-Captain ! And if the latter had written himself down an ass is oom therextent cf donkeyism to which he would have been betrayed in the correspondence, would have bee* too much for the risibility of the public. Mr. BRIGHT,' however, lost on this occasion the opportunity, for which we can never forgive him. A story . ran through all the papers last week d an infuriated bull that ran a muck in the streets. A cabman hit him with his whipy whereon the ball ran at an applewoman and tossed her. Bull HASTINGS having got a cut from friend BRIGHT'S whip, with all the logic of a bull rushed at COWIN. Mr. COBDEN, utterly unable to divine what said be meant by such an onslaught, ran for a blue book to afford him some light thereon. But cur naval Quirote would not wait. And he straight proceeds to post the herald of the Peace Society in the columns of the Times for not having answered his challenge by return of poet ! Nothing can be more natural, more sendble, more dignified, or more just, than Mr. COBDEN'S reply. It is amongst the best things that have emanated from his quiet nature and his c 'natio pen. All we regret k, that such high and rational qualities should have been waited in repl}ing to a person, evidently so irresponsible for what be may say or do as Sir Tacque liarrlXoe. Homo stated the proposals of the corporation el Loudon coolowniog Smithfield Market, it romiN to amides the objections that etc be tweed wild them. If it were possible it would be iimperba she THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20, 1850. to consider, in cossexion with this PON diet are the objectiou to any other plea. Bat the teeth is that, except some wages proposition for the improve ment of the old lelington Market, them is ne other plan before the public!,) The gor 0 est pose nothing. Tee royal tioomoislielk have. themselves with genenditieea esit We are • • discuss oulectaral schemesorterpilitieonstwo, u yet bat us Imbibes. It oertainly would lig& the ; market or markets *pi e ; " "w • And yet we cannot see the advantagli of th unless the cattle were to be slaughtered se well as sold at tbe-teams dist:mime. -percherie nettle Iva miles from town and drive them to abattoirs with* the town, as is Pari would not much abate the" present seisms. - Yet to slaughter . all 'besets afar from tomb wield be to confine the supply ef Leaden M a 41011.11101111 =Ad. But this we taw An Seawalls Wilke imam imd the peblie, mei peedeme alterustely gist and sanity. beyond le . It is very easy to establish wMoat driehabited quarters of Paris. Bet Imedionbrot se imeemsehis. Islington, for example. de Leaden te all est vamoose. And how to got oat of this hatemsbable Babel, with an establish moat that is to cater M its hourly wants, is an in soluble difficulty. TM`rest argument to be pleaded for any plan by the City of Lotion is, that they can do rd that it tan be done epeedily; whilst, in going is direct opposition to the City and to erred interests, WO ran the chanee of passing years without seeing mrythiog eit.T.e. The great objection is to site, but on that we mast defer serious argument until we learn what site is put by in opposition to it. As to the details of the City plan, there do not seem to be many objections. It appears to be admitted that their new merket will be sufficiently commodious: that its arrangements will be in every way suited Ise the end proposed : and it is also certain *at, whilst effecting great public and local improve ments, this scheme can be carried into execution with perfect regard to existing . interests. In tide o*ra the plan is eminently distinguished from ray Wit that could be proposed, for let a new market Waldo tithed where it might, there mould be Po dealt Sid the property all around would be grisemely illbilmi by it. Sapper., for instance, it were prelemed form the market at Paddington or Camberwell, robot would the inhabitants of Ilreetbource.ternice or el Denmark-hill say P The whole character of those neighbourhoods would be changed ; and persons whr have invested their money in those districts would have more than 'ground of complaint—they would have a reasonable claim upon the government for compensation. The City proposal is the only one that can be really free from what, in the present growing state of the metropolis, is a very serious difficulty. Another objection to the City plan is the expense. We don't know that the cost will be so excessive as to render this a very formidable obstacle. Certainly the estimate does not so far exceed the estimated cost of other plans as to give great weight to such objec tions. No groat work can be executed without large coat. In the rat owe the City propose to lay out 600,0001. The corporation propose to find this money, to be repaid, the whole of it, in forty, fifty, or sixty years, out of the proceeds of the additional tolls which the Royal Commissioners recommended to be levied. The amount of that additional toll is not, we under stand, decided on. A statement has gone abroad that some of the tolls are to be advanced as much u 300 per out. upon the present rates. Now, we believe the truth to be that only an estimate has been prepared, and that it is not at the present time at all agreed what shall be the .mount of the advance. That an edema there will be is most probable • but, whatever may be its amount, it is absolutely c ertaini that it will not be each an M oraine im will in any way affect the price of nest is the metropolis. Upon a sheep, we believe, it is proposid to raise the toll at present taken to one halfpenny. Whether the toll on a sheep is a halfpenny or a farth ing cannot posably affect the price of a shoulder of mutton; nor will the buyer and seller of a cart. horse of the value of 101. or 201. be induced to differ in their bargain because the market toll is raised from 6d. to ed. on the animal. Tolls on stock must of course fall most heavily on graziers sad cattle merchants, and they would have fair cause to complain if say undue rates were levied ; but tea moderate increase on the present rates of Smithfield market they would every one of them willingly con sent for the sake of increased accommodation, conve nience, and security. Let a beast be better takes care of pending sale, sad the grazier and the bu'chsr both get a hundred times more than the amount of the increased toll in the superior value of the animal' in which they deal. A cootemporary wheel inspirations are not gene- rally from the purest source, is supplied, it seems, l with all the water he imbibes from that delightful limpid spring, "the Thames at Blackfriars." lie is,' consequently, horrified at the idea of the pollutions of the new abattoirs and cattle market being washed into the Thames. He has imprewed the public wit a horrible imagination that the blood o' all the Smith field cattle will be filtered into their water jugs every successive morning. Nothing, certainly, could be lees desirable; and apart from the public, who never do drink water from the Thames at Blackfriare, we are glad to relieve the apprehension of our contempt). Ivey who, it seems, does imbibe it. Let it be knows, therefore, that the Corporation do not intend that the sewage from the market shall fall into the Thames at all. They don't intend even that it shall be drained into the ordinary sewers. A large arterial sewer, sunk 30 feet below high-water mark, will convey all the pollutioas of the market far from the locality of Paddle Dock. The Times may be saved from mperiloous dirt, and may drain ifabliniper from the coagenial "Thames at Blackfriare " without apprehension and with its usual appetite. A far more important objestion to the molest el the Cceporaticm proceeds from another soup*. It urged that the great evil to be obviated in with Smithfield is the passage of cattle t the streets of London. This is, no doubt, true; sad in this respect the City plan, in common with every other plan, is undoubtedly deficient. The difficulties on this head are, indeed, not easy to encounter. It has been recorded by every one competent to give a practical opinion, than! a dozen markets were 'stab. fished, no matter in what quarters, the trade would settle in one of the number, which would ultimately become the mole market. On whichever side of Lon don such mark-t was placed, it is obvious that cattle most traverse the streets to get to it and from it. If the market were at Islington, cattle from Kent mast go round by the bridges to get to Islington; if the market were at Walworth, cattle from Hertfcedshki must get to it by way of Blackflies, car flouthweek. Bo se n sibly has this been felt, that even the Royal Conuaimies has recorded its opinion " that it is necessary th at cattle should be driven through the streets.' It seems, then, that all that can be hoped for is to Alien this Otilllllo2. The City propose to I do so. At the present time the cattle drives to Smith. deld arrive in the night: at boars visa their through London is obviously least todoavenienitz inhabitants. The great infAsivenimes is omega* by their pump jean Bauthajt e whieh takea place is the - middle of day. By the election of abattoirs iseat to the market, it be hoped that the nu tet settle driven e the streets will be dinsinhised bat, emdssive . 7ir& facility thus afforded, the Corporation propose to take powers to restrict the_ egress of oaths hem the mar- Int to week hours as Shall, be saimieleut with the ear uembasumi Was NM the regulseuestats of pulls Os This heed s brewer, we mat cosign erar• Mires as yet by es saes ittlasd. ,I there ere my sibiireleeellime te the Cleepeastim pro, they resolve themsdem hlo Sr amid eyse• ties against a market imlhe lietropolie el, al. Bat mi this head the City ay setgee " privilegbe and ivr " the vested intend's( Wade :"—points upon whisk they have, andoulleily, a right to be heard tively. They cite else Ile opinions of all ISM that the cattle Mast of Landoll =UV; " CENTRAL market." They urge that nothing is I to be gained whilst very muck is to be lost, to public convenience by removing the odds market of Leaden to a mbar& The Qty, them, comply with the patio demand by ouseediag the abolition of the old market, by propane, greet popular improve ments on its site, by desnolishing icons it the worst lemalities of Loudon, and by projecting a new and ape doss market, with all the advantages of an auxiliary dead meat market, abattoirs and drainage. It re maize for the public deliberately to determine whe ther, taking all the circumstances into ocasideratim e the advantages of this plan do or do not compensate for other inconveniences. FRANCE. GERMANY. COYMERCIAL -- Toni, Dar. 7. Since the Franklin's departure the sales of cotton have been 700 bales; primoiteady. Holders were In.. disposed to offer supplies, and Mayen appeared willing to improve their biddinge. T he unfavourable weather and absence of the Asia's accounts also Improved the tone of the market. Teens actions in cotton and State Roue limited and tone demand. New Orleans amounts of the sth ins'. quote cotton quiet. Inon.—Some small lots of Scotch pig have been disposed of at 19 dolt 75c . The market for BREADSTUITO is quiet, and prima are not charged. The demand for NOM b fair, at full mtee, with a good supply. The maples available funds with private capittifete are abundant, though the banks are less accommodating. Foreign exchanges are somewhat higher. Trade in general 'Et were few transactions in exchanges : on London, at 110 to 1101; ea Paris there was a mall business doing at 5.20; on Hamburg, if . i111;„ on Bremen, 791, 80. Freights raisin* MALTA, Dam 12. , Recent letien Own Athens announce that a party of American laditleolisefrona of being presented to the Queen, the U.P 2 Newel,lL Diomatari, *ought as in terview with M. Cletus, Minima of the palace, by whomhe was directed to address a note from his o ffice, stating the wish and the names of the parties desirous of being presented. This was done, and an hour fixed for the interview, the consul being invited to present the gentlemen, whilst court etiquette required the ladies should be introduced by the grand waitrons. This was of mune satisfactory, but just as the party was ready to depart, an tinder-servant from the palate appeared at the consulate, bring ing a !menage ftom the marshal to the effect, that the American party would be received wording to ap pointment, but that the consul was not to accompany than. This menage was delivered to the Americans as they were stepping into their carriage. A moment sufficed for determination—the carriage was dis charged, court dresses east aside and her Majesty of Greece was left to the undistarbid enjoyment of her own state chamber for that evening. _ Llsr k the evoking • utemenier arrived from the paha Meliacalre at the etinsulate why the American peAj had preesated thmaselves, and s tati ng th a t 9w ~~eell walted,nearly an hour for them but the abe ts the mama prevented an answer being given. The aszt•day N. Diomatari addressed a note to the mineind, stating the reason why the Americans Watt plimented themselves. It wee impossible for thm• t• tire done so, in the taco of soak an insult And to their representative. et t i l=kis ‘ =pm. — fro n' '''stisi tid ,F .solo.. balm AMNIA osighp. paid° iv! duo R lTse bile iemMeMeeT the Rep - iiM -- .ifitileit '..•'. l ' . 9 Nomi j Member is Ihwajeseer4 *oak pea Oor a there o f:l=ms Nos pies. al' _ ye the Weiftermty of my Ile mIM se Os ftireatodedvos of Frame, and the mentiers wt the aissilrift . eilivs.• It le another foe mie eseammelale sash Miss Natt repose alrye t eir r y the ermiatzp ut that mom has also its Amer. Perils milts, security divides. Oak thes,the good sot be mused with out oarryisg Im Om mil Omt: inisel~ Nothing wield be same Meregy•M peldierpseerrthes te prove MIS awaresi. kap thee; me eshileus kasW ea it woe framed la the tempest . Ti the sassed etehe public pewees! To the Nallemol hasembly I To Its bamsersbls Psmidset ! This was the may given. In the reining there was a numerous The, Llezlathe Amiably hat intettepted the dehsts on the Meetings Bill to-day, for the pu rpo of resumiag the &missies on the usury laws. The question whiolseesgphd the attention of the Assembly to-day was that ai r the pnaishmeat to be inflicted where the elimee-.4 assay is repeated after a first conviction. Tbe speeches woe entirely on technical points, and were not of the slightest public interest. Ultimately, the clans, of the bill under dismission was adopted. A debate afterwa-de arose on the commercial raise. proposed for Algeria, and was still going on when oar soooont loft. The Moniteur of this morning publishes an order, by the Minister of Finance,, appoindng a commission to examine all questions connected with the metallic currency. The commission is composed of M. Megne, Under-Beeretary of State ; MM. Mere, Gaut°, Prosper de Chasseloop-Dinbat, representatives of the people; d'Argont, governor of the B ink; Bethmont, de St. A ignan, councillors of state; Persil, formerly president of he commission of the Mint; Palouse, president of that commission; Moctannier, director du movement general des fonds; and M. Lemaitre, sub-director of the same department. The Minister will act as presiden*, and M. Lemaitre as secretary. The Debuts confirms the news of the appointment ' of a new legitimist committee by the Comte d• Cham bord. That pow says : Than was mesh talk yesterday, in the lobbies of the National Assembly, of the formation of a new legitimist oem mitts*, whisk will replace the five members 'maxi is the farness mosifesto of Welshed's. This commit**, of ' which the Dike de Lille will esseelto fees part, will, 1 it is said, be composed of twelve ambers, taken fee the most pert from amine the representatives. M. Berry', will be the president. Tho twelve members are said to have , bees named by the Dske de B3rdeauz is the following elder: MM. &wryer. the Da" de Mathes De Falloott, Benoist d'Azy, Ds Vatimessil, Genova de Bt. Priest, the Marquis assents Bonne:my, the Daks de Clermont , loosen% the Duke de Veiny, de Reidsville, the Marquis , de Pastoret, and the Date DM Can. The Pewees', on the use subject, says: Great rumour among the representatives of the fasioa— we mesa Vie Walesa! A sort of manifesto of the Coact de Chambord, in the shape of a letter, addressed to N. &wryer, is, it is said, about to b• peiblished. M. do Chambord de sires, it oppears, to efface as muck ea possible the iraprenioa unfavourable to his interests which was mind by the cir cular of M. Barttillensy. We are neared that M. de Chun herd has jotted to the publiepart of his assume confidential insunctioos, from which thelegidalista will derive their rile of conduct, rot only as regards geaeral policy, but use with respect to lanais particular questions. Among other things M. de Crumbed former' the ease in which the ministry will present it demand (or a credit fur the eztreordinary ezpenses of the vendetta, and hi prescribes the obsolete rej , •etion of it: But what is moor curious is that, it appears, the prosier chief of the Right has not all the tionfidenee of the inert of Frohadorf. rad event Of 'the Message being kept by him from over predefine has been foresees, ass another legitimist notability, - General de Saint-Priest, has received a copy of it se • a precsatioa. Everythien, then, causes it to be presumed that the public will be made ao- quaiated with the document. For our part, we shall rood. it with satinietlon i we are metros to know what are the nrentions of his blij.sty Henry V. with respect to his faithful subjects. Lord Brougham has arrived at the Hotel Maurice, froze his chateau near Cannes , on his way to England. The 49th regiment of the lino, in garrison at Lyons, has just been ordered off to cantonments in the Aio. This decision is attributed to intelligence received frees Switzerland by the government, and which, it is thought, necessitates an active surveillance along the frontier. It is said that Admiral Remain des Fosses is to re tire from the office of Minister of the Marine. He hem been aditona to do so for time past, and now insists upon putting his wishes in that respect into execution, in consequence of the rejection by the com mittee on the budget of a proposition brooght forward by him for the appointment of an Under-Secretary of State for the department of which he is the head. The Milos of Minister of Nldiine has been offered to M. Behie, who has refused it. It is also said that M. Binean is likely to leave the cabinet. For *smut. Pa' nnh es. . rig )Unsay. Ogssiag Wend: Lowest. Gnaw ;wawa 37 63 37 60 67 65 67 60 57 63 per 0aaa►............ 66 po 66 41. 93 43 93 30 93 30 5 do. 116, " I pit 05ab......_..... 14 0 14 - • " " " • /.3015411111 Oa 447 , 7097 46..4 1 at go; 10 14 11i add s, ass ...... limey. Napa Mateo Mfrs A, IOU De. 46 — " d 0.... 4140 761 „ . Do. Se —.ASO Trusary Moods. Piedmont, prOmato. 34 93 „ lank Shares 1333 Stroadou-St. German, 416 ; Venable (right bak) 10; ditto (lett bask), 170; Pada and Origins, 645. Paris and Basra, 632 60; 10111111 sad Bans, 266 26; Kindling and Avignon, 196 26 • Strasbourg sad Bale, 137 60• Cann (Viers's), 415; Baulogns and Amiens, 282 50; °assassin Santana. 366; North, 07 60; Paris and Strasbourg, 938 76 • Tam and Bastn, 248 75; Kontenin aid Troyes, 96 ; sad Fenn,. 186; Indians MONO, 36. re BIEL4N, 4, with taioOntral occasions 'that Want Tiin — El 1 Austria* terevairossy be tai a in Hew Crawl, jointly with emsimimm i p, General Pouter. a. Count Leudngen has, it is true, .echberg in the post of civil oominisserX Aan -sad- --enepr in the - electorate; 4t by no Imseres I foilo ere that he is there fore ' also the juice' Amtrffin commissioner with emend Waiter. - A-differinseer, with referent, to the gametal question of the appointment of the commie swim has widen between the two governments, from *sill•Tagos wording of the Olmilts Gonna oormnander-in-ohief of the allied Imps in Mese is carrying out the will of the Agtheina, government in the most decided =anon Tar legal functionaries of the country are *WI %Wu the eostrel of the armed power, to the Mites, lull shame of thmewho ordered it. Such is On mangey in which the Austrian - government seeks, to rester, the authority of the sovereign. The government el Prussia considers that this trek, as well as the de nitive arrangement of the difficulties. ought, by the stipulations of Olmii.s, to be entrusted to the sues hands. Despatches hare been exchanged on the point, but no satisfactory settlement has been come to. The Elector is to return to Cassel on the 19th, and will take up his residence at Wilhelatathal. A regi ment of Heenan humus, with a few guns, is to autos Camel today, and is to be followed tomorrow, or the next day, by Infantry. The delay which has ensued in those proceedings has been most ruinous, for every day beyond which the return of the Elector has been prolonged is forty or fifty thousand tinders out of the pockets of the people, not to speak of the indirect loes from the stoppage cf all trade and industry. S,eculatiou is rife as to the result of the Dresden oonlerences, and though the public are absolutely more ignorant of the intentions of the government than they have ever before been at any period sines 1848, there are not wanting persona and papers ready to predict what is to happen. We know, indeed, that Prussia, guided by Herr von Manteuffel, will propose some kind of dualistic arrant meet of the policy of Germany, but none of the details are known. The Conatitutionnelle sees nothing but reaction and ruin in Dresden, and exclaims in despair that no constitution would be better than that which is likely to be con structed under the auspion of the " Man of Olorutz " and Prince Schwarzenberg, Prussia will be more deeply humiliated than at any previous period of her history, and Austria is to dominate in Germany. The new Premien party are willing to wait to see what Manteuffel will obtain for Prairie in Dresden, and de sire above all that the power of the executive authority of the confederation shall be so strengthened that a re currence of the events of 1848 shall be impossible in Germany. The democratic party look quietly on as anal, ridiculing such of the liberals as eulide in the good intentions of Manteuffel, and with the coolness of predestinarian calmly await the "good time coming." The ministerial organ pones forth the most fulsome praise of its patron, and informs the public, what it denied • week ago, that the two great powers have at last determined on putting an end to the party spirit in the governments of Germany, and to procure frcm them the establishment of a lasting and peaceful German union on a new beds, different from that of the Con federation. The statements of the Deutsch* Reform have 83 often contradicted each other, and the paper has so often described as lies what were homely truths, that I should eddies this assertion to be received with caution. The Deutsch* Reform, viewing the Dresden conferences through the mediu m of the cucular invita tion, raises a shout of glory at the splendid prospect. Sinkable men do not parti cipate in these hopes. If Austria be really inclined to act with Prussia on the basis of the plan which Manteuffel is known to have drawn up, there might be some ground for hope, bat Tree no reason why Austria should do so. The question of the party in the Bundestag was evaded by Schwarzenberg at Warsaw, and was apparently not conceded at °hunts. Other parties have to be con sulted, and from the dissensions which must arise be tween them and Prussia, Austria alone will benefit, Bohwarzenberg conceded just enough. at Olmiits to prevent a war, and he will permit the conferences at Dresden to pr oceed until the dissenaions of Bavaria, Wirtemberg, and Prussia have obtained their height. fhe decisive word will then be spoken. In this oase, the conferences will belong and stormy. It may be thought that the Deutsche Reform is, for this once, correctly informed; it may be that Austria and Prussia will go hand in hand in Dresden ; and in that case the conference will be short and stormy. The appointment of General Lindholm as Prussian commissar), for Behleswig-Holstein has been recalled, and Genteel Thiiesen appointed in his place. The appointment of the Austrian commissary is expected duly, an tts.thip.quostien the Austrian government 11010.1181111111 clesloonstf prodniug a definitive set tlement or isms as pasible. BaronProlossels. the Austrian envoy, will spend a few days in Dresden during the conferences. The &Wild of the landwehr lies commenced in Berlin. Two bandied men have been discharged from every battalion. The Deutsche Reform denies that Herr TOO thviray, Prussian ambassador in Baden, has sent in his resignatiOn. tts same journal chronicles the death of State Coanoillor Favarger, formerly Chan cellor of the principality of Neufchatel. Heinrich von Gagne has been elected to the First Chamber in Hesse Darmstadt. The Cot eactiorselk was confisoated this evening. From the German papers received this morning we learn that Count Leiningen and Gen. Pencker have arrived at GesseL In that town, at Rotenburg, and at Marbergh, the proceedings which are in fortes spinet the constitutionalists are increasing every day In violence. Nearly all the judges and members of the Hessian courts of justice have, in consequence, resigned their offices. Soldiers are quartered in the most wanton manner, not only on these refractory I officials, but on private persons who give any offence to authorities. It is hoped that Count Leinin pn may mitigate the rigour of this tyranny. The Hessians are greatly exasperated. The Hanover government has commi.sioned three men of great commercial experience, Director Hal , marsh, and Professors Kilt Iman, and Heereo, to visit our Industrial Exhibition of All Nations in May next; and afterwards to travel in such parts of England, Scotland, and Ireland, as are distinguished fee manufacturing industry. As article in the Ifeamer Gazette, supposed to proceed kis official seines,' insists upon the necessity of seaintainin v ir s : t i:riv e e policy at the oonferences, and et ad . there the establishment of an arbi tration tribenel Gericht) for the settlement of daVlnt=rivio..Belps, bstwesu t it e Germa n letter of a goers nnelfabset from Ifinblefort of Dee.'l7, states that the 'Bads* governing", • has freely entered *into the Awe trim alliance." The Moral fortress of lisstadt is to reesiosta garrinot of between 2,000 and 3,000 Aus trian', bet it will also contain Baden tweet& Beaux Duo. 16.—Veleriary Lew 11116 ; New Lean, Yetmeedielialrpte Orete,llll6; Ilkidesol Debt, 64; Om medal Maria* Seekers Pientm, 1119 ; Doak name. 964. TIZIOM, Dm. 17.—?1n per Cast. Metallitptee, 94 Foor-eadit-Half per Cents., ditto, C. Dank Sharma 1,146. Poisept ea Leedan. 12.29. - - ---- - - se, ... se Yesterday the president of the National Assembly thigienivespondent P ir il vi li tes in pro- gave &grand Mon . to the P ,„ t '...nt of 'Wig, \ re- t.....xPAßlB' Tiltrzar„, Bvisnce. . , .;4 , """' Tbniderlis !Inmate have to 411.41:41 .. ' • w of , . a sea of the ' D reed. fated on several ixic:a S (Id Ters 4 :.• .• i iiiF,l l ' a .'' Waists% ' lee- in in: appointed em .ik tilt i qu . , and , , . of the Aminably: i e dlenietii the troubles in k . St ettc ~ t .... ". ! 2 111 ' , the Wow' tbe Perim' sanads!my t - - • - sot thaws,. Count niss .. Sep. , „, de nt of lees I t tt ig h t e Prandsrit of too 4 o too met o. the c oun t R ee hh e i n th e p ol e en tg 104 Dooolobor, wbooo 0 k °toed wit!' that of juiair i im _ ai d_ _4, tea - . Ntakkat the *fie ofinditif •0 1 .9 1 # 1, • the l!re t P eh r!: ...... ..1— Om. arneiPlia"..6; but -It by ii• =i.faiL SPAIN. lIADRID, Dsc. 14. The Chamber of Doputiss held* sitting this after noon, in which the sew Finance Minister presented the estimates. According to his esletlstions, the ordinary expenditure I to be retretohed down to the sum of 1,046,000,000 teals. Fos the payment of this sum, the ordinary receipts will not onlyeace, bat there will be a tapirs of. 41 millions of•reals. The extra ordinary adulates amount to the sum of 210,000,000, The 'sinister said that =hoped, by introducing More order into tide paella armeee, to be able to apply not °air= 41 !Idiom of maim tothe =putt of these asthma= het, by fee= of the peat inertia in the Duelmet-hotete ramp* .to i g h tinolher onsiderablo l sea to that acet. The Asst. wash had ar. deed it.lieresktui loads, Widest to sea spin, on account of the weather lffacbssome =favourable and the insecurity of llama'. Vide sudden depart , : had mash dipappantml the igkehltants, who made grist preparations to mare the alters with grand ball at the Liao, and other festivities. The offiome of the fleet had invited a amber of gentle:tea to breakfast ma board their reepeative *hips. ITALY. NAPLES.' • Oar serrespeadaak writing him Naples on the 12th Met, says that the anxiety' of titeNeepolitan cabinet, the ping sad coming of Austria* couriers, and the meverneuts of the army durieg the few days previe' to the above date, clearly Minuted the inetaldity of things in the Italian palisade whilst Germany re mise ummittled. The King having, it we. said re leataatly, agreed te support. Asetrian inflame in Italy, an Moreau of 18,000 raw in the and 4,000 in the navy, we. to be aided. A had masa in oeurquenes of a proposition on the put of France that, in sue Moons and Bologna should at may time be evacuated by the Aat French huge should supply their place. It e au rial Z that lba inmsaee eL eN eur i raiTen wit :l oan ria,kllobell tha enpposh—imuld elan with a deficit of 44 millions of daub. • Tile slitstrials were proceeding; the mown Layer duaanded a pentium of 30 years 4 the salloyi the ex-Minister, and that six of the amused shoal! be asadmaned to death. The decision of the ladya wadi be known in a few dam Fives, 1011 AXD FIXANcIAi - - of tae Levet away ow held is Derby tolk Ow es the evades MYR* kat, la the Ton hall, pithy, to 1.1111111 s " 1111181/11111 ed Mak esswairdeldp from the mashers eal So Nowak gweeralß tho eases of eied I Penne, Worm Mr. Alderiws Past theidelle. Tho • was saw esithoeiestle. Mr. Meek Wendel ao • pwlMiss from the National Rohr. Menioeien. Sir Iseilas Wehrle, met being able to atteed. Thee. fikelorme. leg" sad eliter leading reformers, won per seat. AWs of Woke to the seemhare far their past esa doet was wiled by oesiessitlea. DRAMAS or MARTIN Mss.—BITRAORDWART Coors.—/Lboat Mahe swathe are that 'suasive tram of land, aw Melforl, booms se Martis Mere, was amiss& la poet thie psnd has bees frequently mike waste jig r nesthe Isogatior, rad was tam imemile of proditable eideleatim. •The daises. eisalesel b. Ise Be. amities ef many hawked wee sflmil, •*d ', os midi this peer has *Mal mat eathlhalsiy amp of oats, W. Prom or idob , of Ws realiesod lead two rom% the Magma taralpa mese head to mash* of only 416 Mak without data taps cramp roots, Mae averaging lOilbe. es* a MIPS mides evabd mu men a quantify, TM OM altegeMen messewdoeirehest bar stews eon, sat le. • Mary seepellower. The seep ef cats also (of whisk the,. ware.alreeMlSO mearlilds last season) was also alniefande and tlte oats ass tuning out of good quallty.—Preogete Gwardies. , I . II#II,T,ED STATES. re x By - Ate rariast sight at Liverpool of the United ilOttes ma ', steamship Atlantic, Captain West, we ars in of ono. day's later inte.llgence from the UMW statos and deli Britimh colonial possession s . else beim dater from New York to the 7.h Dec. ~ • The sassamillip-Asia, which sailed from this port on the 23rfelthno, had arrived oat at New York. . . Another, large importation of gold-dust had been reativedsiNew-Tork from CaHernia by the steam ship Georgia. The amount received was two-and-n -half million of dollars I and one-and-a•half million dollars were at the way I. the steamer Cnerokee. The brig Union hen arrived at New Orleans, vtith 200M00 dole. gold in freight and 160 passengers, from Yen Crua. We regret to state that the advice, per the Georgia, as far as relates to the health of the mining and other population, are very unfavourable. The cholera had not abated its virulence. The number of deaths in Sacramento city for the week ending October 26 was ninety. This was considered a large mortality in proportion to the amount of population. The steam-ship enamors had beret her boiler at San Francisco, causing a lots of 75 to 100 lives. The message of the Governor of Texas states that he anticipated the passage of the Boundary bill by Congress (the passage of the bill was announced in our last advice') bat regrets that Congress was not more specific in defining the mode of ascertaining and making known at the federal treasury the amount of debt for which the 5 millions of stock are to be retained, or had not deemed the relinquishm int, by the state, of all liability on the part of the United States, as suffi cient guarantee. Ile considers that the creditors of Texas must look to the United States, and not to Texas, for the settlement of her claims. In regard to the bonds issued by the late republic for double the amount of the original contracts, be thinks that be tween pnvate individuals such would be void on ac count of usury. Ile, however, reessomends that govern ment should certainly pay to its creditors the full amount of benefits received, and interest on the amount from the time when it should have been paid. Ile also recommends that a law be passed, requiring all creditors holding claims against the late republic of Texas, and for which revenues arising from impost duties were specially pledged, to file releases in favour of the United States, in respect to said claims, with the comptroller of the state within a specified time •, and in default thereof, their claims upon the United States, for the liability of the said debts, growing out of the transfer of revenue, under the articles of annexa tion, shall be considered as waived. Rumours of a proposition for the purchase of Ceiba by the cabinet of Great Britain were current at Wash ington, but received no credit. Great anxiety pre vailed in the capital regarding the proposed policy of South Carolina and Mississippi touching the question of the secession. There is nothing important from Congress or the United States generally. A large hospital for the insane, at Augusta (Maine), was destroyed by fire on the 4th, and at least 28 of the lunatics perished in the flames. It is supposed that the fire was occasioned by a defeat in the chimney. Some of the lunatics gave the alarm u soon as the fire was discovered, but the keepers, supposing the noise to be the accustomed ravings, gave no heed to them until they discoveredthat the building was filling with smoke. With but few exceptions, all those lost were incurable, and it is believed that most of them died from suffocation. It is estimated that the da mage dune to the hospital can be repaired for 50,000 dollar.. The entire building, and seven others, were destroyed. Those who perished were all males. Those in the female galleries were all saved. Much diffi culty was experienced in removing the insane, some of whom had to be forced out of the building. Others, after being put out, would rash back. One poor fel low, after being twice taken away, ran back to his gallery and perished. There were 124 inmates of the hospital, of whom, we are informed, some 79 melee occupied the wings in which the fire raged. Large numbers of the inmates were necessarily turned loose at once, and were wandering at random. Many others were taken to the jail, to the alms-house, and to the dwellings of the citizens. The following account, from a New York paper, wee written before all the above facts (received in New York by electric telegraph) were known : An we write (Wednesday morning, Dec. 4,) the noble structure for the tocommodation of the insane, erected by the State (aided by private munificeoce), at an expense of more than 200,000 dole. is burning. Already the entire south wings are a complete ruin; all above the second story of the central section is is the same condition, and the remainder is in imminent hazard of being entirely destroyed. The fire was first discovered this morning, between two or three o'clock. It is supposed to have originated in the air chamber contiguous to the furnace in the old south wing (situated between the central section and the new south wing). There are but few dwellings in the vicinity of the hospital, and a considerable time elspsed before the alarm of fire was communicated i to many of oar citizens. Unfortunately the engine belonging to the city was not in working condition, having a day or two since been taken to pikes for repairs. The arsenal engine went to the I lenens as early as practicable, and the Hallowell en egnes were prompt, but the latter were three miles Alm the fire, and did not get into play until six tieloct, and bee, there being no adequate supply of water, they had to work from the river, a quarter of a mile distant , and more than two hund red feet below the elevation of the hospital. The fire got beyond control before our people were aware of the exist ,ance of it. The first efforts of the °Moen and attend setts were divided between attempts to stay the flames and to rescue the inmutes. The last was eeriomfy I .2lnedado and in =by instances rendered impossible by ‘ the deal* issue of gas and smoke proceeding from the air chamber through the flues of the galleries. Henry Jones, an attendant, was the only sane person who perished ; he was endeavouring to rescue those under his charge. Another of the attendants, James P. Weeks, was seriously injured in attempting to resew those under his charge, and it I. doubtful whether be will recover." OLONIA] A CEYLON. Oar correspondent write,: 1 Continued rain has kept th e 0; estates in a more backward am., years, and the crop will not eir. The anaual returns of the trade lombo and Gallo have been pub appears that the total amount from 12th Ootober, 1819, to 191 i 337,000 cwt. There is a felting and imports in the last quarter, bm same period last year. In expo for by the expedition with which got down from the estate' and al porta, by the fact that since the re has been confined principally to sumptioo. The district judge of Kandy h mad from government, for detain paying to his private account at longing to suitors in that court, t the sums originally sued fur, au punishment for the offence. 119 been of the late governor, and ti before his lordship left the island, The new Governor, hav'ng bee by all classes in Mauritius, left Buckinghamshire, and arrived h He has not ao yet taken over the warrant has not arrived. Mr. fore still rioting as Uententi general satisfaction is expressed son's appointment, acd we are r liberal changes he completed ii tried among us. The coutary is generally health of dysentery have occurred amoi sequence of the con•ir,ued wet hem, however, taken place since 1 for en improvement in this re. ' the troops is good; std there si the last advice., of those statical, Captain Bingham, of the a 10th, after a short illness. Thi of artillery who has died here NEW ZEALI Accounts have been received the beginning of August. The' Auckland, was des*.r ,yed by fir loss is estimated LA I,OOOV. yard gave a ball to the bite which is spoken of in the The exports from Auckland le June 30 of the current year an the New Zealwaler, July 20, the pen of Governor Grey and are published : that by Gov, report on the state of New by the Lieutenant-Governor, is dnion of New Munster. The be making progress in ci years theof Pienty nath habit of procuring vessels to ca town, and in Taurarga they En employed for this purpose. A building two additional one, make a [o'l'l of time or four ping engaged in this trade. I arrangements to expend 3001. i flour mill; the Tara•eara p flax to raise money fur thi was anticipated that such a i be produced, mainly by th terprise of the native pooul viate the necessity of its ii neighbouring colonies. The A that the cultivation of the lc district has been attended with Thy hope grown there are not good flavour, but the guiuni'y something prodigious. Oa ground, two of which contain old, Mr. Smith grew 3,8.301 he. on one acre, grew 1,300.b5. equally successful. The gut nearly equal to the demand, a be some for exportation. IMPORTANT Pook-LAW IN , laweetigetioa of a vary Imperial the Poor-law Vales Office, Abbe Amietant Parr-law Counnitionei Salm, Wq. At the Michael: justices the chaplain of the B Osborne, presented a revit, it conduct of the board of guardians whose harsh regulations he attic much misery, destitution, and cri Maly passed a rissolujon that a cr sent to the guirdiare and the between the parties, ail en appli to the Poor-law C Anmiesione ft W.l portion of the report of th !cheplait the present proceedings were fa the Rev. Mr. Osborne said that, posaeanon containing the depositi , 'ln at the gaol, be found that fr the present time no Wee than 6f Ova te the iSath gaol of putiis workhouse, 63 of whom were ch. the windows at the relieving other that official is consequence of be for sdmiuion into the workhouse .state that he should all 20 or 23 be a boy, 16 years ot age, named inmate ul the union 11 years, hit him whilst a child. Oa the 26 out of the workhouse with only 6: any instructionsas to his future c paining his subsistence. He wa came de.thute and could mot ob to the union; and having kited was driven to take op his abode worst parts of Bath, and at the] since been convicted of reale children, and who was now en considerable delay, and suffetin was re-admitted to the workb , u next witness would be Henry who was turned out of the wrvk and after wandering about for at or relatives, he applied for an or was refined, and then broke th which he was committed to p then alluded to several other cc and mid be should leave the wit feeling confident that their state his report to the Bath justices. man of the Board of Guardians. witnesses were called to explain It .croseaxamined. He mentioned of harshness being made against the guardians were not only prel before the pubis in tray pectic chairman of the committee, • prepared to give upon oath cvid to the depositions ot the boys Osborne. There had never bees out of the teorkhouee, bat every request. He also adtted, that brought against the Bath Uniot the kingdom.; and that the will to the satisfaction of the inseam days; but is consequence of lb had Informed him by note th almost In a state of insubordin minary discussion, the can du; flat witnem who was being eau despatched. The proceedings tracted. NEW METHOD OP ENalta' too FINNS Ban Sheffield Literary and rollout road a paper describing this pia is to place a frond of fern, aid form, on a thick piece of glass taking and softening a pieta of g and placing on the leaf and o will rewire a sharp and aconratt The watts perche retained lave cooling, is then handed to a bra in metal from his moulding sue the mat deviate and difficult ps which, a few years ago, would ezeintud Shaflield. As it ie, brass plates thus produced fro required • little curiae ?rasing copperplate printing pass, mom impressions of the original least klbited specimens of ferns, p slightly embossed, as they mm ware such perfect istramiles they might easily be taken to the doctor exhibited a large vat leather, which had been prodno operation. As, however, this Is for eopying designs se POP area tints, saving all the expense of the muss punned t—TIM Lord white soap of aid required that executes any design, *lath of ordinary embossing or in the in either cue the work is *ea in gotta psychs; from that s se out In brass, as beide, may b sing in the ordinary way. The difficulty was in getting the Icy rate from the mould of the w wss pressed. He had found, I both the earfuls with common 1 impruden t they did not adhere