The Express. — London, England, 1854-01-05 00:00:00

FRANCE. PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. Th e Doily News is again very much talked of ho ds,. Lord Itedcliffe and Baragusy d'Hilliers' answer tolieschid Pacha are cited from it in all the French pi pers, and also in the ladepeadanes Belye. The article in the Times abasing Louis Napoleon gives rise to many conjectures. Everybody is asking obit can be the meaning of it. It will certainly r •y e great offence , and as the articles of the Times sec religi.ualy supposed here to be written by Lord Aberdeen, some explanation will doubtless be called f or . The papers here will not dare to translate the obnoxious passages. Even Galiynani omits them. Inc following telegraphic pa destch has been re ceived by the government, and is published in the Af siifi Pere, Dee. 22. The renal assembly having authorised the minister le stows , . the students et the Mosques, elicited by some times, met yesterday to retition against that resolution. Disterbances were at one moment feared, bet the measures ti k e s by the eabiaet, assembled in the palace, prevented sa y do-ceder. From three to four hundred students have been rrrrrr ed. Everything Is tranquil. A procluestion just issued makes known the true object of the delibera. ilea of the general assembly, and announces that measures will be taken against the perturbators if necessary. It is plsio, from the terms employed by the Alma tear, that the statement in certain Vienna despatches that the (melte was likely to lead to an armistice is a mere coinage of a mint notorious for its persevering issue of false currency. The intention of the con cotters of that despatch was to make it appear that the Porte, unable to control its own subjects, had been constrained by its patronising allies to consent to a disgraceful peace in exchange for an onerous protection. But it is, on the eneleary, clear, funk the official intimation of the Fan& goveraimalle' that the Sultan had been advise* he tleewasinicia a proclamation that the terse eniddebbeaseetellib, to negotiate were not incosagedliemillt lib tram and dignity. or with the visions posselks Halle war .nt interim. Had an anwiatiee bees bi cesedea the .Ifonifeur would not have failed to allude to it. The bourse today was supported by successive telegraphic despatches announcing that Cane& were higher. This rise e:as however generally attributed to the reported consent of the l'orte to an armistice, and as the note in the Moniteur so far from confirm ing this report, implicitly contradicts it, the sympa thy with the English funds was greatly checked. The Three per Cents. rose a little during the day, and were at one moment as high u 72.50, but they I closed at ;2.20, being lower than yesterday. Tha l Four-and a-half per Cents., which at the beginning of business was pretty well supported, suddenly fa towards the close, and drooped below par, closing at e 0.90, with a fall of 60c. ink of France fell 23fr. The St. Germain railway fell 35fr. In the other lines there was little more than If. variation either way, and some of them improved to that extent. 'the Setatinette of Toulon, of Dec. 30, says:—" It is reported that the Caton will leave to-morrow for the Levant, and that it will carry out the new in structions to our squadron and ambassador, of which the journals and electric despatches from Paris have spoken." The Sleek, after quoting from the Daily News the licttterhlinitabc/a,thesaaymbassadurs, at Constantinople, to If this reply he enact in its details, the first remark which mews hall to the mind in this:—Did it require eight days to deliberate on a note which replicate a demand fur co-operation, or rather for assistance, by reproaches dwell non or of want of skill ? And besides. is It easy , le be satisfied with this declaration, that the preemies of the Swag in the Bosphorus is only • !torsi support for Turkey, salsas the Russians should attempt shielding which weeld min the integrity of Turkey ? The best thing tel l = after reading this letter is to wish that it may be s W e sincerely desire it. But, leaving the am= whose conduct from the very commencement of this pleat quntion has never bees is accordance with the Dopes of the public, we will confine ourselves to the acts of tke go vernment. On the 13th a telegraphic order was sent from Paris sad London for the tut:ince of the fiesta into the Black Sea. Two couriers have since left with detailed sad precise instructions, to which Lord Radcliffe and Genera Busguay dliilliers will have to conform themselves, with out frump to involve their personal responsibility. Dip's. may will have so well performed its part that it will be ner misery to finish by a direct eorrespondrnce between the re moments and the admirals. The TOWS thinks that tie first shock has already taken place, and that we are as longer at pews. We we of the same opinion, and for this decisive reason, that it there had remained a chance of as amicable arrangement, it would have been mentioned oil- Sally at the Tuileries, its the same mouser as it was on 13th August last. le the present state of affairs we ',meld have preferred a few significant words from the Chief of the State to the silence which has been observed. M. Lightenvelt, the present Minister of Catholic Public Worship at the Hague, will succeed Baron. de Fagel, as Dutch ambassador in Paris. The reported death of Lord Henry Seymour is contradicted. The Conrlitirtionnel lays: We announced, OD the authority of the Soeieni, of Arras, that Lord Edward Seymour, so well known in racing circles in l'Arle, had disd at Soulogne•cio-Mgr. We are happy to be able to contradict thus report. Lord Henry Seymour (and not Lord Edward), so celebrated at the Parisian turf, does indeed live at Boulogne, but a letter from him, which arrived in Paris yesterday. proves beyond a doubt that the Arras journal was misinformed. The indemnity to the bakers of Paris for the secioad fortnight of November, and which amounts to b38,000fr., is now in course of payment. This amount supposes a consumption of 7,618,018 kilo-' grammes of bread during that fortnight. The drain on the city funds was increasing in frightful proper time when the bakers' bank was established a few days ago. The indemnity above mentioned exceeds by about 200,000 fr. that paid for the first fortnight in November. M. Emile &twee, the sculptor of the colossal statue of Napoleon on the column in the Place Vendome, has just met with a dreadful accident. He fell down during the late frosty weather and broke his left arm and collar-bone. His present state is said to be somewhat dangerous. PARIS, WILDNZSDAT EVIXIXO. The following intelligence, of the highest import ance if true, is given by the Siecie:—." We are in formed that the cabinets of Vienna and Berlin have announced to the governments of France and Eng land that the sending of the fleets into the Black Sea, at the moment when new Depilation, had been opesed, had led Austria and Freesia to withdraw from the conference, and to reserve their liberty of action. We, however, give this sews only under reservation, and as one of the thousand rumours which are in circulation." It is curious that the &eels, is another edema, complains of the systematic eirealatioa of Wm sews, accompanied br a reservation by way et same, sad instances the Vienna report of the Sultan bay dis posed to consent to an armistice, es a ilsgreat SIN ie point. This circumstance induces people to *fah that the Stick would not, in the wary ems Wallb• bee of its journal, have circulated a piece of DIM of this im port ance lightly. At all events, cowries rumour to-day confirms the Seek aconst raise espesislly with respect to Austria whose esmi-eileial ergo" I may observe by the way, NI goal ell eosins that her only object in joining the ossfernsee was to father the ecds of Russia without war. From all I hear the Fres& government has so intention to allow Austria to preserve—or)%ther feign to preserve --- a neutral position in the coming conflict. I have reason to believe that something very like an ultimatum is at this moment being _firmed by the French representative at the court of Vienna. A cabinet minister has lately been heard to say that it will in all probability %lose cereary to attack Russia through the sides of Austria, that being one of her most vulnerable points. The Minister at War has made arrangements which would enable Lim to send an army to Austrian Italy at a very short notice. At the Princess Mathilde's ball on new year's night a group of persons who saw the Emperor sad Empress arrive were very curious to see what met of reception the Emperor would give to the Reasisa ambassador, M. Kieselef, who was standing in este a position that their Majesties could not fail to pan close to him. The Emperor pseud the Rusks ambassador two or three times in ths seem el the evening witholt appearing to take say motile of bins, and cash time the excited ob servers whispered to each other, that this marked coolness was a certain indication of approach ing war. But, to their great surprise, later in the evening the Emperor presented the Empress to Kisselef as his partner for a quadrille, and, taking the arm of the Princess Mathilde, danced with them e!t . tials•eis. The circumstance has of course MD_ pa! lineal signification, it being the most natural thbg in the world that, while diplomatic relations remain THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1854 search of the dislike sitept vitt retuned to St. The-1 , mess eland eight sfsissitia the sight et the 9th ult., bringing with Mir the veseeL At Jamie the Assembly was still dimming the question er sineiNe warmest. Oa Dec. 2nd dm keen passed the *bowies misistiss : And It elsit en innteselea the lessee eesaraltte• le sad holm le • bill the raising er Of API solort. Wet. ant luta the ase be reseestredel If the eseeative aid tee tie purpose of *onus *des sheamment the metes respeselbility for theses eerYea aas mad sitheelles, the levying sad tlehnessereat et the Wills amen s. end the 'antral ad mhelelesties et ImensM dhlse si the eeestry ; that for erelleepeee, the ember Me the foe Miss be, by the setheldeld le appshat, hem dee te tine, as mey hemaser y, tire seeable hem the Aseembly, eat Whig eiberarlse holders of rag Idles of mar me. dewing the piessere of the governor es& me lees as be shell meek his seer is taw Ammblr. ts he the ma& et letvermesed la the AtasaWei sual that mesh member .0 seestated do resolve e obey of Mi. per mama Retailers were agitating against the Spirit Licenses Bill. A:bill was before the; legislature for dealing with aggravated assaults on women sad children. Of Demerara the Royal Gault* of December 10, report. Disease has dinppeared, end rain has fallen. So far as the crops are concerned the rains are opportune to the plantations. They have not been so heavy as to retard the genital operations of the sugar maker ; while they have 'Seeded an early sad Tigre* *deg frees tie stools of canes jut est. lilnemikent des esisay the bedisedees are most sheering as le nest reds crop; the yews eases everywhere look gems lead beautiful. Aa ilea bogies * be prevalent Salle that after all the as elf be this roes aro e li all i leg like the guar. city. UAW* ems haw ben pie/dissimilated, en inlay 'Yasuo:o6d bee been added to the return ~ year. The difficulty is as te the ebigneet. Errata et benne. seeptedre doubt which the *Rey few epidemie Whisk prevented the usual concourse of moll breibig esseele, tee se musk restricted the tonnage oldie pm that freights Dave rises in a few weeks to 400 amt to wise. Seger for esport ham, in the same beam unsaleable, except at a price so low as te le these she me eseepellsd to sell. A slight minden ft is geld tech plies yessevday but the information is not seek rte lend etc wigs* that it is to be general. We ensile to a smell Isle el mar at nearly half a nat. 'Osage ea genies mtgs. We are glad to record an improvement ia the trade of the city. Goods of every kind are, however, high in peke, an sleet of strikes at home, we sewer, and expel* ee Australia. The Honourable the Court of Polley will meet ea Tee*, seat, the 13th net. The Antigua Batistes of Den 6th states that keep pearacce of the country was very cheering, adhere were entertained that the coming crop would be men that usually productive. There had been a pleat/el tall of rain. 'The Chief Judge, Sir Robert Honied e was better than he had bisenhat wee stilt safforkie severely from ill health. Aunties was held at the house of W. M. Ledeatt, L.R.C.P.L., in the eity et St. John, on the 3rd Deeenber,lB33, for the purpose of devising the beat asseeef developing the names of the colony. The mostiessen present were The Lord Bishop of Asthma, the Venerable the Arch- dens of Antigla, the Hoe. L. L. Hodge, the Kea. 'Ale Ker, Mr. Wn.Thibee, Dr. Ledeatt, Mr. R. B. Reagan, Mr. T. Prise. end Mr. R. F. Sheriff. The knowing resolution wee adopted: Whereas It is des spike of this seedy( that this bland essons a b anames of natesal peedeedens, whisk Ins *gable of g meeeketeeed and, sendeeel at for Mow seasumptise oe newt se Sikhs et orrowswoo—• =o w ' al that ea Solleadoe be ftesi iresisjesi the messes of the idoe4 se be War, Amigos Annaba he the lesseoespapeet of Wharf." At the =atlas referred te, a gr elest was read, the radar of which was Mr.. Price, and its ohnet the Sensation of a joint stock company, SIMININII 6 seal and partly philanthropic in its obj mid in tended to afford employment for the f pepsin ties of St. John's. This subject was dinned =A lir ed. St. Thorns Mende of the 7th ult. says t— oile learn that the American ship Clayburn, of New °deans, Captain Raring, from Bordeaux, bound to the drat mentioned place, with a valuab l e whose, &c., was totally wrecked on the ea the night of Saturday, the 3rd inst. The bad a number of female immigrant ea beard, who have since been sent to island, sad are now under the protection of the Vice-Consul of France, being all ;French subjects. It is reported that an English brig is also stranded at the east end of Tortola ' The Barbadian of Dec. 91 says :—" Our harborer is now showing signs of the busy time coning back. The regular trading vessels to die pad eas taking to . their accustomed moorings, reedy Ise the approaching . cargoes of sugar. We have shook three of Messrs. Denielee ships, consigned to Kam T. Louis and Soo,—two from London, and one from Briateil. Before New Year's Day, we dare say there will be quits a fleet of oar regular traders, u well as of transient vessels, seeking for freight to the United Kingdom. At St. Thomas, a slight shock of earthquake was experienced on Wednesday evening, Nov. 30, at 20 minutes to nine o'clock. Lady Johann. Jensine Ingeborg Cathrine Fodder see, wife of the Governor of St. Thomas, died on Tuesday, Nov. 22. From Tortola letters announce that the trials in Read Town terminated on the Ist ult. Thirteen of the prisoners have bees sentenced to various periods at herd labour with solitary confinement ; other saws—eanely, Daniel Todman, Harry Dingy, Mary Ana Taman, Ahem Todmsn, Henry Harrigan, Jelin Plainest, and Melly Cuffy—were convicted of the capital en ms% and sentence of death passed urea the three knew, and judgment of death re seeded against the tsar latter. The two male pri mers under @entailed death were to be executed within a fortnight. The yellow fever bad broken out at Nevis. There wen forty cases sad Ss deaths. Fever had also brakes out at Cuba assay' the blacks there. In Mexico Santa Anse is beteg edited Dictator fee life, and is at present engin everything his own way, exiling those who eppMe his will. The Dee brought two of the ksaiiei hen Vera Cm, use, a Omer Ahipilik, wee snarled ken the city et Medd said • gasni. He pewee to Europe. At Havadsh, tie new Goverseneneral Punk hod astsgai es Ma dads with grader dowers, it was = es ta any of his predawn'Me Dee was at Havana s 13 hod Aar the sails were IS heard through the wiled el the podia agent in ad having obtained a permit he the need to pro- Med after mast. The as* laisitea board at 6 p. 0., Dee. 10, the dud did ad posed until 7 ed. the following deraing. The greater part of the night the crew woe aNgieyed getting in cargo The posies _anises ef venni wred are free the Envies Kowtow /oared ef Dec. 7 : Gods vessels" he lino ck t Ow Ostia (less% which arrived Ism hes sewed to as the foliage/a hos isSoo to los of elostal vessels as teat *is He ova Ora ea ri m, et lleessabw the imam est k hoes osestwesies k esestresit to Um* Me tine. h= wises mem tee haserleg omen wore anellell time. hems total wed% eh. :—Thokb uis o.. qe4, of Pew York,. befieetlae Aas Philadelphia the - of Pow York ; the Robert and all K. obi* were bill Wahl) sod the Enlists Weeds, of Haim, testes owl resole tee sse. The oshesessetellsa waifs be- MOB tbat t r zik Poems t h zir te he lest The belga*** et Pallash tesehe for Rali k: saws thee ea shoe en So Woos Beek. 8 be, keyeeen, we nssseed hen ions poolissi peeitisa eel takea Sae Te= i wlers she woe seimoi, the sessosior veer redly Seep of the mew of the Levying. Is woe repotted at sem* that fear large scpyre.r4spit mom& true totally weeks& as Turks Wan from the same seen. 3 CANADA. TORONTO, Dec. 19. In a late letter I gave you au account of the open ing of the Great Western Railway of Canada, between Hamilton and the FaUs of Niagara. Another por tion between Hamilton and London, Canada West, was opened during the past weak, making in all 118 miles of the line completed, or about half qi,the wbole. The remainder is under contract, and OPT work will be prosecuted u vigorously as possible. I need not again point out the Important errvice this road will render to one of the richest parts of Canada, through which it pauses, nor yet ID the western and eastern states, by furnishing an easy mode of communication. Enough to may that t con nects Detroit River with the waters of Lake Ontario by a direct route, and also connects with the ralways of the state of New York at Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge. The unseemly dispute between the Great Western and Grand Trunk directors has died away-4 least we bear nothing of it. Bat, to take its plum some of the shareholders of the Great Western an very angry 'because the directors have voted Bit Allan *Nab the sum of 4,0001. in remunerador of his services on behalf of the road. The vote, I dunk, is of very questionable propriety. It was said to be given on the authority of Butriish shareholders. The nest great railway topic in Canada is ilia bias ef-pirekatilo.delmataree by the government WWI the Grand Trunk Company. Under the I strict Wan el the sot, these debentures ought not to be issued until a portion of the work is performed, namely, forty thousand pounds of debentures foe every hundred thismand rands worth of work, and so on /slime refits. In view, however, of the tightness of the mime, market in England the govesusest have Waled 900,0001. of debentures as Wearer the teas. whirl are to be eyes to the steekbeikes, on the gesdition of their paying . up • adds emeent per ohne; the to be invested is issusslisnable meunkim fi r it? c r protestlon of the wales ; end the lees ef interest to be paid by . the Grand Trunk Company. There is a decided advantage in this to the share holders, as provincial 6 per cent. debentures sell at a high premium. The maim of the government is closely contested: on the one hand warmly applauded; on the other condemned. It certainly has expe diency rather than legality to justify it; but the go vernment wiU no doubt obtain indemnity for it at the next session of parliament. In politico, it has been definitively announced on the part of the government by the organs, that the Clergy Reserves question is not to be finally settled before an appeal is made to the country upon it. Of course this determination in a matter on which there Is mash feeling is warmly discussed, and extrema views advised on both am Whatever expediency the gememeent may urge is Wear of their poliey, they eanast maps keen the thine _ef ineesektesey. se they took olio ea the sestMeidell queetion. Beyond this, &May baa tranegired of political importance since I ha wrote yon—inothing worth reeerding. It is to meneei we are to home Lind Elgin back again. There me she nimeeri Meat relative cannot eh in the previadel ministry; bat I tram te ray estheatle mune. ROYAL SANTIAGO MINING COMPANY. Yesterday the half-yearly general meeting of this eosins, ins held at the aka, in Broad-street-balhlisge, Al/oreWi Tuottraott, MP., in the stance of the Besot L. Oelemidt, priaided. -- - -- - - The &gime report, widibl.lll read by the Sicamate, was `epee as ionise* er. The ezpenditare for the eta mead= eell net Atoll kat. la wages, timber, neer riale,Alete le 11,4161,11 k, IL, works the wad a woriefatUrt kis fee the palpitate works and ether mienilk - Ifit -the WM .:41 , lit otiose, which were N isos issu e l l re sad he la dm peell. half-year, bat will t i lt kW wee till ilk essesst.l=4 lad talk bass bass the ilkekel bee ll ==EW MI to the slew of a aew sties bash idly de, width will be erestall it ill. if see- Midi hoe base ilesse the etas Its pst e X t re simile ft Imo= ST Ms et t 166 rose et Os lzbifist IND 41 reel ea the 27th tad Cilir • 414,111101. la. 11d., a. will a takeleet if Monk Thew meek at Mao 140 use mead Sim pedpitate. whisk MI Motley& el Ire next same the wile asst wise of whisk le 1.•14 sad which, with ether 'taw as per ossesst, make the tent em wire 6,9671 g oiter- Since the het smetter m il tr ies pe sis m peewee Me tapes the lob os se the =4lasiess Mee set led to say impsetest esestery we Gerd mimes, breeveri bee bees mete is. the Mos is depth end is Myth wherever Ogee wee= a peewee of masagraties. Teti's', shalt is mesh to 67 fathom Wm the edit; the lode metros large sad re getartasa to the eaten of 10 fathoms is length, it yields his • to 6 teas ef doh as per fathom ; but the ends east eel west this Osseo peer. If a mate length of lode of • slake ratesereee shoal be d isco vered, or should this sere Om Memo at. a geeeser depth, this mine would at we Means varshie The lode in the last 10 fathoms Is depds has set ressessi la vales ; on the san te rj : Lto bask flare kreabeeteseil alike, owl the Numbly of see boo geessiossdy boo Ms g Mt to use ille et the wasegee, . is preedeles sbereeter ter ore is asite:es geed as over, sal it mile, emeedies to all tape risme eleewhese, to kid Wit whales Wee.' Great light win he Wows apes the future pupate of this mine in dallies the seal* to 20 fms., which work, with the eaten lien or a s keel, will be carried on as expediti on-ly as The 36 fin. level near Taylor's shaft has ben • take 112 fathom level near Peresveranda shaft, under the eqweaties of intersecting a side lode, but no important diesevery has u yet malted therefrom. Some rich grey ore and red oxides of copper have been ob tained in driving the 10 lathes level westward frees Dis covery shaft, in ale& semplemil of rem quarts, and spar in a mature of a pephyride dressage he sorrel fathoms. The manager reports the isdiestios of Moral to be re markably favourable in this put leen pertimenelea, and the workings are conscqueally sank& ea with all pos sible despatch to explore •la depth, eel the share holders will,macur with the beset is desiring that this v i rgin ground shall be tested as sees to weak*. During she 1..4 ... meatus so honmmomant has boon met with at St. Andrew mine, but some farther search has still to be made. To maintain our rights at La Pay mine, a shaft is sinking with the ultimate view of intersecting the rich lodes now worked in the adjoining pertenescia of the Cobra company, and which dip into the La Pay at a considerable depth. The new steam machinery and boiler for the old engine which have so keg beet delayed at Swansea for freight to the =Wee have lately been shipped off, but a high rate of freignt. It is, however, satisfactory to state that the delay has not Impeded the operations at the mines. The call made in July last upon the shares of the company, has been well responded to ; the few shares upon which de fault was made have been sold by suction, and the proceeds thereof, leas the call, will be paid to the holders of the certificates, on their being delivered up at the Aloe of the company. 'The term of engagement with Yr. Treweek, the manager at the mines, having expired, he has given notice that be will return home is the spring. The eau.' blishment at the mines, after his departure, will be ow dieted by thaw who have at present the direetios and charge of the operations under him, until the state of the 1 mines shall render It expedient to make esker arrears manta." The statement of amount showed theta* whale waking cash capital of the company, on the OM el Awe, was 12,3871. 131. lid.; that the week were le Welk Wig at interest, 6,4891. 65., in or seseived at Simms, eel Uri at the mines waiting foe shipment, 8,4971. Is. 114., sad is machinery, 2.6361. Hs. 11d.; eat that the lees es Se half- year's twadess led boss 4,4113. lk. 14. Two lettuce reeked that nosier hem the gouger at the mien, me IMO Nev. TS, the ether Nev.* were the. read, deride, the operatione doe previous dasperhsio which seated that the armee of the seers mot ft °ovaries was si t 6 = similar to those refined to is the =iest et want of sofficlent Made to carry es th perk e wade. pmespects in some Wetness were de scribed is the latter if the 30th Nov. to be egissed, end in ethers my pesohiss. Mr. Tatum (a Moo s& thee ebeerving that the ge. wet mad the two lottees talk bet tees reed afforded to the sharebsidese rey the tallest isibmades se tote reel sits et their teep oil that die podemeles group Mar a ewe hedisatimei , suslielendy is pesolft he badly h his is se. e eeaffasolieg diem ie peones% es rephio es - poets is up the Rises. Semi et the see which had bees e lod en ni was eves of a rider dasesese thee the meow legated to sappest. the yield leleg as soh as 111 I V= met. U. iii esommes with the ether ihet *0 dieleVelle ft OM were not yes to beg Lees the east et wade& but looking at the high guise et at red essatlerlig meat to .high dry Os wade, ar the l _lbe frillidne dIOOSO. Weida ground. be Yoll no Lik e is seseWskellei that the operadess of sempany shield be rebel law sent as tepidly as male la reply toe quessiset hes a tousling 's% The ligeonse steed that the oxides medal el 111.0001. odd hid bees rased sines awe= r iad v . 2,6001. They had tow 10,0001. ripest anhele Mr. Thaws believed they had ket nosey ems. is heed to orgy thee es le the ant aredsg. The lizairesounis wee peeled to hear it. Ile bed sego to the seistiag espeadeg thee a farther call well be ri =e ilmismoure inquired whether the retire ' seat of Mr. Tomer would occasion any &indention is she ey=s e en a : at the ve minr, ai d whether the leaff Inr3 g 4TLOS repaid that' there 'i mpel be sees slight odor= in the engem, sail there so seem to begs Om the eperatiese Muhl be still soder ellgethe derego. meat. Yr. Troweek Mind use is own Oro if ww7 Mame with the boa, bat lessees his purist et anise bed mint, sad he hed le mats t w e . r.. Re esuld be issesetiet b y w ile. Toads% Me log Med Seim, sad Mr. Treeiteek, jaw., essesed 11r. ld. Is reply to edger quesdam Xs. Tone* said he wee =Orel, disappeisted that Tasara mine was set Joust better than was reputed at the bottom. Ile was ssesumpl, however, to prank the lading et s lead seetabdog deb oxides of ether Window at the 40 Mises level, reses= eel those *blab were met with in the moils et the yeast la the Oars mines. The number et diesel is iletwels ere the lest toll was 228, bet theme were priedgelly IteM by gesedesen who were Ostesi. • The report ww he put end assidoerly MOW, and • wee.= *oaks to the abbess *minded thetireeeedings. Tat Tumult Quanow.—Yesterday, at the meeting of the St. Penang vestry, Churchwarden /Watt in the chair, a numerously signed requlsitios wee presented exiling upon the authorities to convene a peddle meeting " To take into consideration the present uneatisraetory con duct of her Majesty's cabinet in reference to Turkish affairs, and to humbly prey Ims Majesty to take to her council snob statesmen as will maintain the hamar of Ragland and the integrity of the Sultan's dominioas waist the atrocious aggression of the autocrat of Ramis." After some discussion it was resolved that the use of the vestry hall be granted gratuitously. unbroken, the Emperor should pay more than usual attention to the Curb representative. This dance is, however, much talked of, and the licnsian party represent it as the counterpart of the alleged visit of congratulation paid to the Czar by Count Lastelbajes. The agitation which has lately prevailed at the Bourse gave place to a dead calm. Many speculators having closed their accounts, are now disposed to stand aloof fora time, and see what turn events will take. Some very heavy differenoss are to be pail to-morrow, and it is rumoured that some failures may be expected. The Three per Cents., after rising a few centimes. closed at 721 r. 15c., being se. lower than yesterday. The Four-and•a•lialf per Cents. improved 25e. Bank of France fell 20f. Railways were, upon the whole, rather better. The dlsraciat says, the fusion between the Stras bourg and Strasbourg and Bile Railways, in the way of which there were great difficulties, is definitively signed. The Caradoe has arrived at Marseilles from Con- stantinople. The Momiteur says :—" The mails are at this moment retarded on many points of France by the accumulation of snow, which blocks up the roads. Letters for Paris have therefore necessarily had some delay, but the government neglects nothing to re establish and keep op the communications, and these delays will only be accidental." The decided thaw which has set in within the last twenty-four hoary, seems to impede traffic, even more than the snow. The mails from all parts of the world are in sneer to-day. The London morning papers of yesterday were not delivered till four this afternoon, and the evening papers and letters have not arrived. We are without letters from Italy and Germany. I do not know whether the telegraphic wires between London and Paris are out of order; but the usual quotations of the 12 and 1 o'clock prices of Consols were not posted at the Bourse to-day. The authorities here are, however, quite capable of 'oppressing them, if they happened to be lower, and alleging the weather as an excuse. SPAIN. We have advice@ from Madrid to the 28th alt. A decree in the Gazette enacts that the establishment of the metrical system, which was to have Dome into opersti-n this year, sha'l be postponed to 1865. The Marquis de Target was going on well, although his wound continued toelew great pain. The matiriel purchased in England fee a line of telegraphs from i Madrid to Irun bad arrived. The line sto pass b Saragossa, and Is to be plaoed in communication with the French lines. It is expected that it will be corn p!eted in four or flve months. A letter says that the Queen continued in good health, and drove out daily; her medical attendants did not think her confinement would take place for tome days. The letter adds that the President of the Council was completely conva lescent. It also states that the Duke of Parma was expected in the city on a visit to the Royal family. ITALY. PIEDMONT. The particulars of the disturbances at Aosta, in the Turin journals of the 31st ult., are very scanty. The Opinions states that the insurgent bands of the valley of Aosta adopted the party cry " The king for ever! down with the constitution!" and attributes the movement to Austrian intrigue. The Tote della Libereci says that bands were formed simultaneously at three points, viz., at San Martino, Vows, and Bard, and that the movement spread to the valleys of Locana and Pont. Tee Armories states that the bands were composed of men from the valleys of Gressoney, Chiensellu, and Bruno, and adds to the above party cry another : " Maize at 3 franca!" The Piedniontcse Gazette announces that the news from Aosta was of the most tranquillising nature, and that the bishops, the intendant of the province, and the syndic, had induced the insurgents by persuasion to lay down their arms. The National Guards and a few veterans maintained order and tranquillity in the town, while the troops were marching against the rebels. It adds that the movement might be consi dered put down. The Parlament°, however, says that two small bands of rebels were still infestiog the mountains, though pursued by the troops. TUSCANY. The Grand Duke of Tuscany has, by decree of the 19th ult., founded a new order, under the title of Order of Military Merit, of which he is the Grand Master. The members are distinguished into knights of the first, second, and third class. The decorations are granted by the Grand Duke alone, and may be given to foreigners as well as Tuscans. The decoration of the first class entitles a Tuscan, if not a nobleman by birth, to claim the rights of here ditary nobility in his native town, without any ex pense. Non-commissioned officers and soldiers de corated with the third class have a pension of 100 f. The ribandof the decoration is red and black. The Minister of War is Grand Chancellor of the Order. HOLLAND. A letter from the Hague of the 29th ultimo states that Oeneral Harm de Fagel, who for more than 18 years has been the Dutch Minister Plenipotentiary at Paris, has just obtained permission to retire. His Majesty on the occasion wrote him an autograph letter, in which he expressed his regrets, and at the same time his satisfaction, at the faithful services which the baron had constantly rendered to the country. The King in the same letter named him Minister of State. THE WEST INDIA MAILS. The West India Mail steam auebessi is Pastiaad Roads at M. sa il lered. aim telbebeeelamMar, being short of ad s aso alp Weinika trsesesdass weather, by whisk shs mud siiiilSlladway. Lieut. Bridges, Os Admiralty' mint, immediately made preparatioss to land the mails, mishit was effected with the Moist 411culty, sa acsossital the tremendous sea that WM _minim at 4 pa. Her mails were oonriffed WM= I sod those to Southampton, under SI is another column. Clllagdalena's dates of sailing are :—Vera Crag, Das. 3; Tampico, 3 ; Havana, 11; Chagres. 9 ; Cele tharma, 11; Jamaica, 11; Demsesra, to ; Trinidad, 10; Barbadoes, 12 ; Antigua, 14; Martinique, 13; Ormisda, 11; Porto Rico, 16; St. Tha ms, 16. The Magdalena brings 51 pasamm seam whom ate Mr. Rickards, Mr. Harris, Iffaisllassistinie Leayeralf, lady, and family, Mr. carrair as= Capt. Beilleal and secretary, late issismlsret Lope, Mr. Brisbane sad son, Mr:,E. Nab% Ilia Danister and child, Miss Lanesh Mr. L. Brew% Pads, M. Domisr, Mr. Wolff Madame Cloett. • The freight on board includes 1,919,327 dollars, and gold dust 197,662. The intelligence from the Gulf has been antiel itpo d . b/ way of the United States. The Dee left Dee. 3, at noon ; Vera Cruz, Dec. 5, at ' p,a; Havannah, Dec. 11, at 7 a.m. The following is a summary of the Dee's cargo : Pem Tampico, 198,154 dollars; Vera Crux, 1.393,384 ditto, 47 bales of cochineal, and 58 of jay ; Havannah, 316 cases of cigars, 240 bales ofi Islas" sad 6 sundries. Amor' the Dee's passengers is Mr. Rickards, mite has bean in Mexico for the lest fifteen months, messed in railways. He is the bearer of a contract for a railway from Vara Crux to Mexico. The terms granted by Santa Anna are very advantageous. The Dee arrived at St. Thomas at 6 a.m. on Dec. 16 ils, after a most beautiful passage as far as the weather was concerned. We have still cases of fever out here. The American ship Atlas, 800 toss, Captain John F. Lebrea, of Baltimore, which left Havre on the 25th October with a cargo sad 370 peasengers, bound to New Orleans, eiceantered, on the 25th November, in lat. 25, lon. 86, a very severe gale, which lasted for three days, daring Whish time she swept her masts by the board. On the 9th Dec. she was seen drifting off the N.W. end of fit. Thomas's under very slight jury rig, with several hundred human beings appearing grouped on deck. The French screw steamer Madinina opportunely came to anchor in the harbour, from Martinique, bound to Puerto Rice, when, through the good offices of M. Chedeville, the French Consul, the commander, Captain Boesude, at once consented to proceed in CORONERS INQUEST ON THE GREAT tiro element; and he bed•ved that on no previous ooetsiln of • great fire iad is math judgmcat, caducei, and in- FIRE IN THE CITY. trepidity been displard. Mr. °Minds hating handed ten guineas to the Lord Mayor fur the poor-bes from the firm, bowed and retired. -4. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Wm. Parse, die cermet of London, held a lengthened inquily at the Old Red Lion Tavern, Csenon-street West, for the purpose et mortar lag " how certain •arebouses in Brad-etre% braise barest es 1k1111147 sight last." The lesesigalse,whi:h mast essideseMe to istab was atteniall It _Mr. ilierasria tesdent Beeidweed sod met of the aseestales aseseted with the various isseresse aim iseseatedi is the leas. The learned catorter mietteek to MU the aqua is son seratesee eta requideles t Muted by easy a the .emln fluelial mordents is Me ward, having Welt presented to him, :equates bile to do so. The jury having been mere, the (Mesas evidence was takes: Molten Colley, poliermutable 475, said that on Sire- day eight last be was on duty in Bread-street, Cheapidde, sod as neer as poesible he dimmer the fire at a quarter per ten o'clock. He had pared down the sweeties% r Mr. Townend's men were closing the premises, at ten minutes after ten. He stopped in front of the house, ea he bad been is the habit of doing, and saw the porter come sp from the cellar, alter he had turned the gas off. Wits= held his lamp for the man to see to leek the dor. Witsem then proceeded down towards Watlingstreet,and on gain ing the corner he turned round to look down the street, Greediest to his orders from the Superintendent, when he saw an unusual glare of light on Messrs. Foster's premises. He ran down the street, and found Mr. Toweeers bat warehouse " all in flames." Nnt more than five Musts bad elapsed from the time he held his lamp at the deer till the outbreak took place. He sprang hie rattle, sad at the ear time found fire coming over the shutters on the 'mead floor. The engines having arrived, they were, after ease time lost in waiting for water, se t to week, when the premises by that period were in one body of flame. lie looked through the key-hole of Mr. Greenlee.' warehouse and found that building also in lames. Ile soloed that before Mr. Townead's door was berm open to admit the water from the engines. When Mr. Braidwood arrived he informed him that the next warehouse was also on fire, whew he took a poleaxe sad broke the door open. Witness then found that the pre seises were all on fir By the Coroner—The firs extended upwards. Four per sons left Mr. Townend's premises. He knew them all by *ht. Kr. Thomas Upton, of Sydenisam-hfil, proved that he was the owner of several of the houses in Bread-street. That occupied by Mr. Toward was one of his. Having tally &erred the different herr sad given the names of 1 the esesplers, he said that he believed there was • briek wall it 14 inches thick and 10 or 12 feet high between Townend's and °runless' praises, with a skylight over it. Mum Townend's wershoese went beck at far as Meer. Liddiard's, he behead. Me Gm& it wee possible that a Ire • ht have bee. 411111illildleted from Towaend's ' or Wee verse, by means of the sky. ge si sestleg melee:ay sal. Mr. Btultvee& acid that be knew the premises destroyed tolerably well. He arrived at the fire about five minutes after it was dieeraired. The firemen got there before he did. The premises were ea hie arrival all on fire, including those of Massa Gressisse. The building was a very large erne, but MAIM Mls Mama wanhonses. The place wee se thoroughly based, that he weld not tell en whir pe rms the Bee began. Witness did not ea the Ire la Greseleraf preeden es its first arrival, bet he did 10 Mesas alterweede, Mies hi attendee was ceded by pedesmae. lie did use use Towseed's doer °posed. His was that the Bee meat bass semseseei k either •rt i r eit end's or:Greselese peeseiesl6 MOM Oeseb had two wisdom that everbabeil the remise. esd Ma in shot dmagh the.. The forme In In Mears. Oneelese ware brae, he Omagh% did see bus thrash the wall. He was useble to form ray kiss es te the ewe et the la. Frederick Webb, umbeesemse to Mr. Towseed, said that he left the prudese et 10 minutes pest l 0 Veloek on Saturday sight. He was le Mellish part et the shop before be lelt, atm bed to go Mere to lash hie overcoat. Then wee see this the APIA Med el dm In the middle of the werebenes wee • mai Mau, bat the Ire in it was quite eat belt as beer bellen be Wt. There was nothing in the back warehouse to I.lolllBi for the fire breaking out. Them was a brick wall petition and a skylight between hie master's and Mr. Cheenlese premise. He had not the slightest ides es to hew the fire was caused. There was nothing in the promisee likely to ignite spontaneously. The stove was let into the well and was covered over with ins, week. There was nothing at the back likely to eat fire to the premier, as there was a strong wall between Mr. Torn end's and Liddiard's premises. were seven begs a shellac in the plum, but there was no naphtha. John Pays, a porter at the same premises, said that be turned the gas off at ten minutes past 10 o'clock. He had been in the back warehouse shortly before, but there wee no appearance of Ike there. After leavingthe pries he was going to his home at Bermondsey, and had just reached street West, when he heard the alarms. He turned back and found the building on fire. The pollee would not allow him to appears near enough to the pre mises to look in. He did not have a light to go into the err, but he came back the beet way he could wirer we. John Bridges, engineer at the Watling-street engine station, said that he was present when Messrs : Townend'b door was broken open, and he then sew • light over the shatters of the shop, and threagh the windows of the first floor. He was called tore fire at 20 minutes past ten, and he went there directly. He had ao opportunity of looking at the next bones when he first arrived. In ten minute afterwards he however found that Mr. erasures' ware house was likewise in flames. He thought the fire did not come from the basement. Wm. Stevens, • porter at Messrs. Liddiard's. aid that the back of their premier was burned down. He was in the premises when the fire broke out. His attention was attracted by a loud crackling noise, but he hardly knew whether it was in Tewnend's or Greenlee,' premises. He was at the time on the top floor but one of the building, and from all he mild see he was inclined to think the fire rase from the last named premises. Mr. Phillip, private secretary to the Lord Mayor, said that he accompanied his lordship to the fire on Saturday and they went to Messrs. Groreek's, opposite Misers. Townend's, looked through the front window, end ea, that the whole of Mr. Townend's house was in dames, hem the baton to the top. In the course of a few minute" he pawned that then was a fire in the next house. He masked at the spot along with his lordship till a quarter to 12. John Posateat, a porter at Mr. Greenlee', said that he left the promisee se Saturday at a quarter to 4. They bad only one stove alight that day, and the fire was extiagutrhed shortly after 3in the &Retiree. He could not mount for the fire. There was a fire in the basement of their premises seem menthe ago, sad he was unable to say how that was awed. Cams wrappers were kept on the besimat Mr. Clatealses had left before he locked up the past, and wits's' took the keys home with hr. The gas was turned off by the ether porter, bat he to* no cribs with bins to do es. Kr. William May, et Ne. 4, Bread-stret, said that he wee preset when re Ire took pleas. Uit had occurred eses minutes later he should have been in bed, and perhaps get burned. He was alarmed by the ay et lire is the Meet. He then saw a "Meg redestes et Ire wakes over Tewnend's premises. He ran ee use et the back windows, sr head Messrs. Tamers skylight one sheet of flame. Hieservents were Awe steduldgber, 'Maas going to bed. He thought the fire met have bakes est la Townend's gesaiese. Had it cumeeseed In timeless' warehouse, he INS itisYlea that he must have melt it, as his warehouse whore's. He thee& this Ira quite different Ibla ameba took plea before. twat Medea peeved Ma be toned eft the gas at half quiver es flabarday he Mr. Greenless' prenuses. No ware used afterwards. He aseltiog tack place. r. Robert Grantees said that io was a fiesesb egeat, end that he left the penises before feu o'clock, bat he lane also usable to throw the lust light as to how the Ire leek place. He was insered-8,0001. in the lien, 8,0001. is Mlmperial. He had also a time policy, whisk expires in I Merck, for 3,0001. Hs bad property teased at am than these sums, but it was not his own. It was only cossigned to hr. Agnes Ribble, a servant,and Mrs. Grant, her mistress, of No. 2, Bread-etreet, were next examined. They proved seeing the fire at its commencement, bat they were unable to tell positively in which premises it began. • The leagued coroner having charged the jury, they re tamed a verdict that there was not sufficient evidence to prove how the fin occurred. A vote of thanks wee then passed to the coroner for the great trouble he had taken in investigating the case, when the proceedings terminated. FIRES. --+-- Yesterday morning, at half-p let one, a fire, at tended with great lose of property, broke onset Mr. Wil liam Belton s, Lansdowne AIMS Tavern, No. 10, Old Parsdise-row, Islington. The police on duty discovered the flames r aging in the lower part of the building, and immediately raised an alarm, but the building was shortly is flames, and it wet with great diffieulty that the inmates escaped. The London Fire Brigade engines from Watling street, Farringdon street, mid Whitecross-street, were quickly on the spot, but owing to the heavy snow and the hard frost, the supply of water from the New River mains was extremely late. The flames were not subdued %Intl they had communicated to Messrs. Athwell and l'aul, silk dyers, John Jones, dairyman, and until property valued at some thousands of pounds was destroyed. The cause of the fire is unknown. About the same hour a fire broke out on the premises of Mann. Hobbs. lock manufacturers, of Cheapaide, and at ON time threatened destruction to the whole of tho building. The origin of the fire was the blocking up of the flee. About an hour before the outbreak of the two fires above mentioned—that is to say, between 11 and Id o'clock on Tuesday night, a fi re broke out in the residence of Lord Normanton, No. 3, Seymour-place, Curson-street, May fair. The flames were discovered raging on the first floor, and were progressing so fiercely that the police were de spatched in cabs for the London Brigade. The engines from King-street, Regent-street, Chandiestreet, and Wells street were promptly on the spot. Considerable damage, however, wu does. THE MURDER ON ROBOROUGH DOWN. On Monday last we published the particulars of this horrible deed. so far u the fats had transpired. The Plymouth Western Courier supplies some further particu lars. The prisoner (Dl'Donnal), since his apprehension, has made a murderous attack on the warder of the gaol. On Friday evening last, about seven o'clock, the prisoner. sitting in his cell, rang the alarm bell, when a warder, named Sparrow, proceeded to visit the prisoner, apprehend ing something wrong. The prisoner induced the weirder to come fairly inside the cell, some distant,e from the door, when be streak him several times about the bead and neck with a knife which be had concealed under his arm. The warder was very much wounded, some of the wounds being two inches long, but not dangerously. For this offence the authorities sentenced /I'Donnal to 130 days additional imprisonment and 60 lashes. The lashes were inflicted on Saturday. From the weakness of the prisoner, arising from his punishment, and the unfavourable state of the weather, no search has yet been made on Roborongh Down t.r the body of the unfortunate girl said to be murdered. the following is a copy of M'Donnal's confession: "lam a private soldier in the 50th Regiment, No. 2 company. I deserted from my regiment, and on the night of the day that I deserted I remained in Plymouth and slept with Theresa Rundle. On the following day 1 pro ceeded with her tea place called Okehampton, or at least it was ni intention to have gone to Okehampton. We in company as far as Roborough Down, when Wesel to go any further with me. She was about to testa 'hark •and said she would inform against me. We emeemeeell quarrelling, and I said, ' 1 will not give you leave to inform upon me.' I had a stick with rue about two Lathes thick. I then struck her with the stick across we Monde, which knocked her senseless; I then trampled Ebar anti killed her. I found that she was dead. look place about 40 yards from an old castle, and . about half-past nine o'clock in the morning. 1 leakeitient for a piece on the moor to put her, end found a Wein war the old castle I before mentioned. I then. retelreonled and partly dragged the body to the stream. ,Zriit in the stream, which is about three or tour inches a d ed to between two banks with fume bashes IZTOM los over it. The body was entirely concealed. No person eienlilsee it. It was entirely hid from view. I then pro eisolod to Okehampton and enlisted in the 6:h battalion of Royal Artillery. After I hid the body, I carried the stick with me. Thera was a little blood upon the end of it. I washed it in a drop of water, just off the road a bit. After enlisting at Okehampton, I burnt the stick in the London Inn public house. Bombardier Craig was the man that en listed me ;he saw me burn the stick. Craig bad it in his band, making fun with it. There was soma rakers. I think, in the room, who remarked that it was a deed shillelagh. I enlisted in a wrong name ;it was that agZhpmae Morrison. In eonsequenee of enlisting in a wren name, I forgot myself, and being again asked my name, I gave my right name. I was then taken into cus tody et Okebampton for being • deserter, sod detained lentil the escort from my regiment was sent from Plymouth to fetch me. Corporal Stephenson commanded the escort. Before reaching Tavistoek I told Stephenson that as seen at we got on the moor I had something to show him, but toeing taken ill upon reaching Tavistoek, 1 was ordered to be conveyed in • conveyance from Tavistock to Ply mouth ; the escort rode outside. I meant at this time to tell Stephenson, and centrism him of everything about the murder. I think the private's name was John Brown, No. 8 company, 50th Regiment. I forgot some , thing in the middle of my statement, and that is, after I was placed in prison at Okehunptoo, I kept starting in my sleep, and could not rest. One night the governor came to the room where I was confined ; f told him I could not rest and that I wee frightened, but did not state the cause. Previous to leaving the prison at Okebampton the beeper brought me a doctor, who ordered a constable to sit up with me for sin nights previous to my leaving. The last *he, through • fright, I broke out of the place, and don't know how I got out; and at the present time I am suffering from fright, and have been since the deed was done. The NM Theresa Rundle, I think, came from Preston after the ark with a girl who is nicknamed ' Pidgeon,' and was a losenpanion of the girl Rundle, who was about 22 yara of age, about 5 feet 7 inches high, dark, and slightly pork,d marked. handle and Pidgeon frequented the Black Bty public-house in Stonehouse-lane, which I believe is called by the nickname of ' Irish Town, Plymo an uth.' " Bassi:l iii'Dowalcah." Iteeterog morls' Mr. Gluing', of the firm of Grou se*, iDepsslolus. and Co., attended the Justice-room at the Mauless-hompe end handed a letter to the Lord Mayor, of wide" the imbruing is • copy : "5, Bow Churchyard. Jan. 2, 1851. " T• the Bight Eta. the Lord Mayor. " My Lied,—We hum net hew in seasiently grate ful terms to thank peer ls,d*lp for pear prompt and thoughtful kindness, in immediately e h r uaLlene on the first alum of fire us flat:LdeLn i rt, sommend of the yousg men end me them when supplied with wateranieksesset towelling, that any flakes of fire that might have entered ear broken windows would have bees at ones reads !.males. We also beg of yea to "covey to your !ennead eserstasy, Mr. Phillips, our grateful thanks for or onergenselly sansting in keeping off the fire.—We are, my Lord Mayor, you lordship's obliged servants, " OROUCOCK, COPISTAILE, Moony, AND CO." Mr. Glid re ing' said he vu anxious to hear testimony to the very gat 'senior"' made by the Lord Mayor, and to his judicious conduct in directing not only the firemen and the police but also the seventy young men who slept upon the premise', and felt certain that if his instructions had not been earned out, nothing on earth would have pre vented the total destruction of the premises by the fire which was raging with terrible fierceness, only few feet off. The Lord Mayor said he was not altogether sorry that the present opportunity bad been taken of publicly thank ing him for his humble exertions at the fire, because it re lated to a public duty, and to an occurrence which might have ended in a great public calamity. He thought, how ever, that the sermon rendered by himtelf end Mr. Phillips had been somewhat over-estimated. Had the wind been westerly, nothing could have prevented the entire destruc tion of - Messrs. Groscock and Co.'s premises, and the seed , - flee of property amounting to upwards of a million der- ling. He thought the public were scarcely cognissnt of the deep debt of gratitude they owed both to the firemen [ end the police for their indefatigable and praiseworthy ex ertion' is preventing the further extension of the destruc- SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE ELECTION. Lord Ingestre, accompanied by Lord Elmley, M.P., arrived at Liverpool on Tuesday morning on board the Niagara, from Amulet, and reached Stafford about five o'clock in the same afternoon. Lord Ingestre will pay a visit to this town to-day (Wednesday), where he is expected to arrive about one o'clock. The friends of the noble lord have been engaged during the past week in an active can vase on his behalf. In his address to the electors, dated Stafford, Jan. 3, Lord Ingram says that, if elected, he will endeavour, whilst admitting the freest toleration to all differences of opinion in religion, to maintain the integrity of our protestant church, which has ever been the surest bulwark of our national freedom, and re-Jet all aggres sion, whether from within or without. Convinced that this Is an age of progress, he will endeavour to consider all question', whether of parliamentary, commercial, or social reform, in a spirit of calmness and fairness. and with a desire of adopting all safe improvements. Thus, while not wishing to disturb the equidbrium of different interests and classes, he would give his willing support to any measure which would tend to diminish the different sorts of corruption, too notorious under our present el 2c total system, and to extend the franchise to many now de prived of it, who by their station, education, and cenduze, would give the best guarantee for the proper discharge of the trust reposed in them. He would specially direct his attention, in opposition to theoretical speculation, to all practical attempts to raiso the social condition of the in dustrial classes, by education, by the improvement of their dwellings, and by such like measures as may tend to ele vate their character, make them good and loyal subjects, and increase the influence of morality and religion.— {Vat. eerhonapfon Chronicle. NATIONAL FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETT.—Tbe fourth annual report of this society has just been issued. it ap pears from this statement that the receipts sf the last year ware 60 per cent. more than those of the former wee, and nearly equal to the total receipts of the previous three )ears. The land sold to the members during the same period was 160 per cent. more than in the year preceding, and exceeded by 9,0001. the amount of all the land that had been pre rWisaly sold from the formation of the society. The new shares issued in the 17 months ending Oct. 31, 1850, were 3,019; in the year ending Oct. 31, 1861 .9, 8 31 ; in the year ending Oct. 31, 1852, 22,251 ; end in the year ending Oct! 31, 1853, they were 29,742. The sums received in the same four periods of time ascend in the following consecutive and progressive order:- 21,2671.. 96,1371., 192,0711., and 295,1541. The society bas issued in all 66,813 shares, and received 6011,201. Its lots sold amount in fine to 229,6721. The balance available for the purpose of dividend is ascertained to be more than sufficient to pay the asual rate sf profit; and consequently, for the past year, a dividend of 61. Bs. 4d. per cent. per an num has been carried to the account of all uncompleted shares not advanced. It is estimated that the balance of profit realised from estates, and which forma the guarantee fund, now amounts to 12,4481.; and although the acceto.ts of many of the estates are not closed, yet the directnrs, lir tified by experience derived from similar calculation:, in former yeses, have little doubt that that estimate is sub atsutially correct. LONDON MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.— Yesterday evening • soirie and conversations was held at the above institution, for the double purpose of celebrating its 30th auniversary and of rousing its friends and supporters into some new line of action, with a view to a restoration of the institution to its pristine vigour. The theatre was crowded , and the v- . and the various entertainments went off with considerable ictat. The chair was taken by Mr. Oressmith, wbo opened the proceedings with a short address, after which there was a miscellaneous concert, s by Miss Poole, Mr. Weir, Mrs. Grosvenor, arbi r s. Mr. We iss was encored in several eV songicalged t . other Magri., re- ceived a just modico.Mo • • Kt. Wilkiraon accom- panied tastefully on the 7i4lk: Carte gave one of his popular solos o 4 non fusion of the concert the " Wan. nfg Too performed by the elocution elms, and hatertainment Unmated with a gentral r. tha vefreshmest rooms, which had been t - • Itie the ocasiou. ss ci tit kg, to wi- 1 .- it• leld eel i. 'bat ad • to if.. • of dr Isor aelli Ala r I