The Sun. — London, England, 1846-12-11 00:00:00

RIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11, IP4e PORTUGAL. tassa`g, MoNDAY, Nov. 30.—Colonel Wyide. who had been staying for several days past at the Braganza Hotel here, set eon the morning before last again for Sal- 1 danha's head-quarters at Cortex°, opposite Santarem, to snake himself acquainted with the real position of affairs. Military men doubt whether Santarem can be effectively invested. with the G,500 men to which the combined forces of Saldanha and Schwalbach amount. 12,000 would be requisite for a complete investment, but, with the pontoons and a few gun-boats with which Saldanha is provided on the Tagus, it seems possible that the supplies may be cut off, and the town reduced. The effects of the recent rain on the marshy ground round Saratarem have made it very unfavourable for military operations. Colonel Fitch arrived here on Friday morning from Madrid, with dispatches from Mr. Bulwer for Mr. Soulhern. The gallant Colonel came by Elvas, Estre mos., Evora, and Montemor, and states the revolutionary for' ,lesin the two latter places under Bomfim to be con- sid erable. 'The Duke de Palmella, the Marquis de Nis:), and some other members of the antisCabralist party, sailed from here in the packet on Saturday for Cadiz, the Go vernment having intimated to them that their absence from the country for some time would be advisable. The harshness of this proceeding can be only justified on the plea of state necessity, their presence here having been interpreted as a standing encouragement to the insurrection. It was even said that the Duke de Pal mella gas money to assist the revolt, but this is believed to be a ealumny. By this " making of a solitude and calling it peace," Lisbon is so weeded of everything in the s'aape of a vigorous opposition, that even the voice of criticism is silenced, except in the foreign press. The divisions of Generals Casal and Vinhaes, aug mented by the accession of the 3d and 15th Regiments, after the victory over Sada Bandeira, marched upon Oporto, which they are probably investing at this moment. A telegraphic dispatch from Saldanha's head quarters announces the accession of two officers of the 2d Regiment of Infantry, who had deserted from Santexem. On the night before the Madrid sailed for Cadiz the Drake de Palmella slept on board the Hibernia (the great resort of all our refugees), stating as the motive of his - flight a dread of assassination, arising from the appear ance of some printed pasquinades, in which he was greatly abused, and charged with aiding the insurrection with money. His two sons-in-law, Alcacovas and Galvais, went on board with him, and likewise accompanied him to Cadiz—the fact being that they wished to escape from serving in the volunteer battalions. The Duke obtained a distinguiched reception from Admiral Parker, and loudly protested his entire inno cence of the charges which had been laid at his door. A rather strange letter has been written by the Duke de Palmella to the Junta of Oporto, with the privity, it is said, of Admiral Parker and Mr. Southern, in which ho states, that having been ordered by the Queen to quit the country, he had a request to make of their Excellencies, which was to liberate the Duke de Terceira. He added, that at the same time they might insist on the Duke de Terceira's leaving the country until such period as the cause may be decided. He concludes by suggesting that this step would tend to gain the sym pathy of the British Government, " for the cause which the junta has so nobly defended." We are assured upon the very best authority that the letter contained this latter phrase. As there is no doubt that this letter will be conveyed to Oporto by the Cyclops, and forwarded therefrom by the British authorities, we seem now en tirely committed as partisans of the popular party. The only thing that is likely to prevent the junta from acceding to this proposition is, that if they let the Duke de Terceira escape them, they will be deprived of the opportunity of making favourable terms for themselves and friends, in the event of the civil war terminating in a " transaction" either at Oporto or at Santarem, when they could sell the life of the Duke against those of all the heads of their party. The Duke de Palmella had been frequently requested to write about the other Duke to Oporto, and always refused until on board the Hibernia. The Cyclops, which carries home this letter, is at Colonel Wylde's orders, and will probably make some stay at Oporto, on her way to England, to try the effect of the latter to the junta in liberating the Duke de Terceira. It is impossible to anticipate what will be the result, but it appears not unlikely that the junta may consent to the liberation, with a view to se curing, as they will interpret it, the entire support and sympathy of England. The Conde da Ribeira and the Marquis da Villada have fled on board the Hibernia, alleging that there is no safety for their persons at Lisbon. This dread is merely imaginary. It is impossible to conceive a more quiet or orderly state of things than prevails at Lisbon. Both these gentlemen are Miguelites, and the Marquis was one of the members of the late Coalition Electoral Committee. Senhor Pereira dos Reis, civil secretary to the Duke de Terceira, as the Queen's lieutenant in the north, and who was one of those imprisoned with the Duke, has effected his escape to Vigo, where he performs good ser vices for the Lisbon Government in the capacity of agent. The Spanish Government has been active in rendering indirect assistance (within legitimate bounds) to the Government of Donna Maria, by running the Blasco de Garay steamer from Vigo to Lisbon twice with news received through the Vigo agency which could not have been otherwise transmitted, and with some Portuguese officers and soldiers, who, declining to participate in the revolt in the northern pro v i nces , had passed into Spain. But they have abstained from at tempting any direct intervention. Mr. Bulwcr has obtained a pledge from Isturitz that they will not intervene wit'anit the concurrence of cur Government. There can be no doubt that, had tlie Queen's troops here been once defeated, they would have immediately intervened, but for this pledge, by starch ing their troops across the frontier into Portugal, and the strong feeling of hostility between the two races makes the idea of an armed Spanish intervention much to be deprecated. The blockade of Oporto has not been strictly kept, and a few vessels have entered. There is said to be great scarcity of provisions at San tarem, and when its investment shall be made tolerably, complete by Saldanha on one side and Schwalbach on the other, there is some hope here that the besieged will be forced to surrender. This expectation is not, how ever, to be relied upon, though the following letter from an officer in the army of operations shows that it is Sal danha's chief object:— " It is impossible to describe to you the despair of the troops upon the retirement of the rebels behind the walls of Santarem. They had arrived full of joy, and yet saw themselves forced to lose that opportunity of dis persing guerillas who have only words to attack the Sovereign, but fly the moment that her faithful soldiers approach. Our positions are, however, now firmly esta blished before Santarem. We know nothing of the Marshal's plan, for he takes care not to let even those that are nearest him into his secrets. But my belief is that he does not wish to make victims by attacking San tarem, but to cut off the communications and reduce them by want, which will take some time ; and for this reason my belief is that we shall have some delay." The principal danger for Das Antas is, that if he should risk an action, his men are likely to desert him as those of Sada, Bandeira. The Royalist army is well supplied, a steamer going daily up the Tagus from Lisbon to the nearest point with provisions, and the fresh loan of 67,5001. by the bank gives life to everything. The present a li ment o f b ot h sides, however, is lies. Lis bon, which enjoys the greatest tranquillity, is said in the rebel quarters to be uninhabitable through Chartist vio lence ; while the Royalists gut up forged letters, mis representing the state of their enemies, and describing victories to which they are indebted only to their own imagination. In the same way, to keep up the courage of Das Antas's men, when the news arrived on Sunday last of the total defeat of Sada Bandeira, Santarem was illuminated at night to celebrate his glorious victory. Santarem is a strong place, and contains 8,000 inhabi tants. It is built on the Tagus, in the form of a crescent, about 50 miles from Lisbon, and overlooks a beautiful plain. Its walls are ancient, with numerous modern additions. There are six gates and an old citadel. Alfonso VI., two centuries back, added a poor born-work, without curtain or outworks ; but as this was the last place occupied by the Miguelites during the late war, it was then strengthened with some additional works, and now presents rather a formidable appearance. Saldanha has his pontoons completed ; but I doubt not that he will prefer completing its investment with the assistance of Schwalbach, with the hope of forcing it to surrender at di scret i on. In the Roman era it was called Prcesidium Juliunt ; it has frequently been besieged by the Moors, and the plains befor e th e town have be l e t n the y scene of repeated victories obtain e d over t h em. the seat of the milit a ry or d er o f A v i z, and has often s been the residence of kings. General Prim, the well-known Spanish refugee, has arrived here by the steamer from Vigo. He is accom panied by a French aide-de-camp, who has been spread ing all kinds of ridiculously false reports, with the accustomed volubility of firebrand Frenchmen; and the consequence is, that both will be immediately obliged to depart. The Queen, by royal decree, deprives Don Fernando Botelho, son of Count Villareal, of his succession to the title, in consequence of bis having joined the present rebellion. She also deprives Viscount Bretiandos of his title, and Luiz da Sousa Mousinho de Albuquerque, late Minister and Colonel of Engineers, and several other officers, of their titles and decorations. The Government exhibits increased rigour in forcing all who are in a condition to servo to enter the volunteer battalions. Many domestic servants have this week been apprehended, and forced to enrol them selves. PAPERS,. Pr n CLOSE OF THE MAIL. A further telegraphic dispatch was yesterday received, by which we learn that an o ffi cer an d two corpora l s of the 2d Cagadores had presented themselves yesterday (in addition to the two officers the day before). Saldanha's fame as a general is at stake. He has now been nearly three weeks before Santarem without doin; anything. His policy has possibly been a sound one, in waiting long enough to produce demoralization and desertion in Das Antas's force. But, if we are to believe him, these have set in already, and the time has now arrived for striking a vigorous blow. If he does not gain en early victory, I think it probable that operations will have to be suspended for two or three months, be cause the rains will have reduced the plain around San tarem to a swamp, inwhich no tro o p s can act. S a l danha will, ther e f ore, haveto look f to hia la ure l s, w hi c h younger generals are dis p utin g Schw a lb ac h and Casal have obtained successes wi ;r Which he has shown nothing to cope during the present campai n. Colo; el Fitch's d egeri g ption of th e operations in Alemtejo, of which he has seen a portion with his own eyes, would lead to the conc l usion that the generals, in true Portuguese fashion, are merely playing at soldiers. A dIiPSICiI ill this day's Diario announces that SUN, LONDON, AS a little on this S sied h e w o a f lb s ac an h t ' a s re c ra olu t m he n d c a r y os b sed efor t e h 3 e . e T sw a ! rday, for the pur pose of joining Saldanha's division. There were some further desertions from Santarem t 6 Saldanha's head- declare (says the arrteeril ; quarters piaro t h a a t t Calalr withintax o. S T a h n e tardeemse',featly disheartened since the 26th, when the defeat a, 3'i. SD. da Bandeira at Valpassos became known. They arid, that the troops of the line under Das Antas's onl , te:s are determined at the first opportunity to follow the example of the 3d and 15th Regiments, and desert over to the Queen's side. This may, or may not, be proba ble. The people have been too used to revolutions to have much fidelity for any side. The Diarie further annoum ;es that Colonel Lapa's column has routed a guerilla at Cadaval, north Qf Torres Vedras, which had perpetrated all kinds of violence and extortion, and that the men c omposii ig it had returned to their homes, while the Colonel_ had passed on to Caldas, having cleared the nrirth of the Tagus of gue rillas. But while the courAtry elsir where is disturbed, these detached guerilla parties onl: r disappear until the troops have passed, and then the y are at the work of plunder again. Lisbon abounds with seditious ph ica7:ds and incendiary publications, which sufficiently in' iir ;ate the views that will predominate in the event of tbie triumph of the de mocratic party. The game is now to preach up the fine qualities of the heir-apparent (a c' aild of 10 years), with a view to procure his successio ct in the room of his mother.— Times. DUTCH MAIL AN,D GERMAN ST. PETERSBURGII, Nov. 29 Archduke Con. stantine has again for some d ays joined the Imperial Court, which was at Gatschil la for a fortnight, but is now again at Zarakogi-Selo. It is hoped that at the end of this week the Imperial Pamily will come to the ca pital for the winter. It is true that there are enough amusements going on to foitertain the people, bat the moans for enjoying them are very much restricted, in consequence of the great want of ready money, and the exorbitant rise of the price of provisions. Four theatres and two foreign eques,trian companies give our people daily amusement. Another object of great attraction is the Depot for goods, Imanufactured in Moscow, an exhi bition which show the immense progress which Russian manufactures hrve made in this town. Public tran quillity has been much disturbed within the last few weeks, by several murders which have been committed. CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 18.—We have not received any further authentic intelligence from the theatre of the fearful massacre of the Nestorians Christians by Bedorhan Bey, though some Europeans here affirm that they have heard from the scene of destruction, and that the devastation extended to two villages only, which are lying in ruins, covered with snow ; that the renegade Omer Pacha has been raised to the rank of General, and that it is thought he will be sent against Bednhan. This would be well, though even now too late ; but if the intended campaign which the journal of Con stantinople attributes to the Porte not much zeal and energy will be displayed. Before that time Bednham will, in all probability, make use of the interventions of some wise negotiator, of whom we have so many here ; and will, very humbly, ask pardon of the Porte, pro mising at the same time that he will in future conscien tiously abstain from murdering any more Nestorian Christians—a most needful promise, since in truth there are not many more Nestorians whom he can murder. And what answer could the Divan make to the penitent confessions of its contrite and reformed vassal, but very quietly close only one eye, raise the other to the moun tain land of Dschisire, and graciously pardon the good mussulman. Nevertheless, it was rather hard for the poor Nestorians that they were located exactly in that part of the country which belonged to the Sublime Porte, that they had no power of arresting their bloody mas sacre, and no power of punishing it. The cholera is decreasing perceptibly in Tunis. The affair of Alirza Takkishan'has come to a conclusion, as far as the case can be done at Erzeroum. The agreement which has been made, is, however, to b e l a id bfore the Sultan, for his approbation. THE HAGUE, DEC. B—To reward the officers, subal terns, and privates who distinguished themselves in the expedition against the districts of Eatta VII., Katta 111. Soengie-Bagoe, and Katta XII., on the west coast of Sumatra, at the end of 1844 and the commencement of 1845, the King has been pleased to grant the insignia of several orders of knighthood. The Minister of Finance has just added to the list of articles which enjoy freedom from all import duties when they are brought from the coast of Guinea in Dutch ships. This list will comprehend, in future, cottons, dye woods, and tortoiseshell. The consular agent of the Netherlands, at Scio, has just transmitted to the Consul-General at Smyrna an account of a fresh eet of piracy to be added to the many others of the same kind which we have lately had occa sion to record. Last night the manufactory of chemicals of Messrs. Doinmer and Co. was destroyed by fire. The causes of the accident are not known, but it is believed that a camphor magazine was accidentally set on fire. A re port reached us yesterday from one of our correspon dents, which appeared to us so improbable that we took no notice of it ; hut as it has been mentioned by two other papers, we now insert it. This report is, that the innocence of the Chaplain Gepkens, who was condemned to death at Arnhein, for the murder of Mr. Weigerink, has been proved, b) the real criminal having delivered himself up to justice. It is probable that the report has no other foundation than what has occurred at Groen loweth, a p-rson, who appears not to enjoy the full use of his mental faculties. The Tud— North Holland Con rant, again refers to a report from its correspondent at Batavia, which it published some time ago, and which we copied, which asserts that the East India Govern ! men t, with Dieponlegnro, had engaged to oppose, by all means in its power, the propagation of Christianity. The Ty/ sees a confirmation of this strange report in various circumstances, particularly in the total silence of the Government. WARSAW, Nov. 29.—The Grand Duke Michael passed through this city yesterday, on his way to St. LING. _ Petersburgh: Seven Polish emigrants, implicated in the revolution of 1830, were lately allowed to return to Poland, on which occasion the confiscation of their property was removed, and the sentence of civil death annulled. It is believed that these persons have, by some means or other, rendered some service to the Cabinet of St. Petemburgh, and it is recollected that it was Russia which was first informed of the late Polish conspiracy. This gives ground to infer what kind of service they performed. On the other hand, a participa tor in the revolution of 1830 is just now condemned to the confiscation of his property. The proceedings against the prisoners implicated in the last conspiracy who are here confined in the citadel, is not yet begun. The directions of this investigation is in the hands of the Council of War, which proceeds with extreme rigour, and has passed three sentences of death, without pardon; three sentences of death, with rardon at the moment of execution— A. ith banishment and confiscation of property; " one sentence of running the gauntlet." [There seems to be some contradiction in this, but it is literally translated.] The accounts from Stockholm are of not later date than the preceding 27th of Noveniber.—Gerinan Papers, Dec, G. BRUSSELS AND DUTCH PAPERS. THE HAGUE, DEC. B.—Yesterday the 7th of Decem ber being the anniversary of his Majesty's birthday, it was celebrated as usual by the inhabitants of this city, but the joy which th e r e t urn o f th e d a y genera lly in spires was damped by a r e p or t o f hi s M a j es ty' s indispo sition. Overflowing congregations filled all the churches, and never perhaps were more fervent prayers offered up than on this occasion for the preservation of the life of a sovereign so kistly dear to his subjects. We are happy, however, to state that his Majesty's indisposition is by no means of an alarming character, and did not prevent him from dining yesterday with his family as usual. The raw and the unfavourable weather which prevailed all day yesterday, rendered it necessary to countermand the grand review of the troops of the garrison, but on the evening in spite of the rain great crowds repaired to the environs of the palace, which was splendidly illumi nated with gas. The public offices and hotels of the Fo• reign Ambassadors, and a great number of private:houses, were handsomely illuminated. On the occasion of his birthday, his Majesty has made numerous appointments and promotions. THE HAGUE, DEC. 4.—Baron de Bussiere, the new French Ambassador to the Court of the Netherlands, who arrived here yesterday, had a private audience to day of his Majesty, to deliver his credentials. His Excellency Baron Fagel, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Netherlands to the Court of the King of the French, arrived here yesterday, from Paris. TnE HAGUE, c m ur i E,DEC. 6.—We learn that the celebrated English J ames T. W. Johnston, will have the honour, on Friday and Saturday evenings, at half-past seven o'clock, to deliver lectures on the Delengetu. The lecturer intends to choose for his subject agricul , Luta chemistry. It is hoped that ull persons who take an interest in the promotion of agriculture will not fail to take ad vantage of these lectures. With respect to the occurrences at Cracow, it is in teresting to recollect the remarkable language of the Northern Courts at tho conferences in London, where the Belgian question was treated of, and which are re corded on the 19th protest, dated the 19th February. According to the principles of p u bli c l aw, treaties do not bear their force, whatever may be the changes which take place in the internal organization.—Dutch Papers, Dec. 8. BRUSSELS, DEC. 7.—The Chamber . of Represent a ti ves continued, and closed to day the discussion of the budget of the Ways and Means. At the opening of the sitting the Minister of Finance presented two projects of law, the first for exempting the sugar and beet-root exported from the excise-duty, the second for prolonging indefinitely the law. which exempts from the same duties salt intended for agricultural purposes. M. Bouckere delivered his report on the budget of the department of the Interior, which will be distributed on Friday evening, and the budget discussed on Saturday. Since the measure adopt e d by the Brussels police to hinder beggars from entering the capital, the number of these unfortunate people arrested in other places of the district, as well as in the streets of the city, has consi derably decreased. As for the legality of this measure, which some persons have doubted, it is evident that the police may, and ought to, take measures to prevent indi viduals from coming into our city who do so with the fixed design of following the trade of mendicity, as to which it seems rather to have acted within the limits of its duties than to have exceeded them. The snow which fell yesterday, all the morning, has greatly impeded the inhabitants who desired to visit the opening of the exhibition, which contains nearly a ousand articles. Among the paintings there is a endid Velasquez, representing the "Adoration of th e e phertla."—Brussels Papers, Dec. 8, THE WAR BETWEEN the UNITED STATES and MEXICO. During a war, policy and strategy go hand in hand, and hold in common the management of the operations. No resolution, exercising a decisive influence on the fate of the war, can be taken unless both have their share in it ; and thus we can speak of a political and a military half of the war, which, however, can in no way be taken to imply that they are diverse from one another ; on the contrary, they are most closely interwoven in every direction, and at every moment. But this does not pre clude there being a political and military point of view from which every war can, and must, be regarded, parti cularly if a comprehensive and correct, not a partial, estimate is to be formed. This can only be obtained by a consideration of both points, because, as we have said, policy and strategy in war :cannot bo separated ; or, in in other words, because the threads which in the strate getical part often appear in inextricable confusion, have their ends in the political part, and rice versa. If then, in the following remarks we attempt to pro nounce a military judgment on the war waging by the United States against Mexico, we must preface that we shall not be guided by military views alone. The ne cessity of including the political relations in the motives of such a judgment appears, perhaps, nowhere with greater force than in an examination of the opening of the campaign in question. In a military point of view it can in no way be termed brilliant, as well as regards one party as the other ; nay, more, it was erroneous, and most on the American side. The frontier, towards the enemy, was stripped of troops, the army essentially on a peace footing, and only augmented by a few regi ments, the preparations for raising the new levies not completed, and no step taken for their actual execution All these, in a military point of view, were most un favourable circumstances, and, strategetically considered, must have forbidden the opening of the war, had not policy prevented totally opposite chances. That the latter preponderated, was the result of a correct estimate of their importance, and of a knowledge of the strength of the Union as opposed to Mexico. Nevertheless, it must be allowed that, in the beginning of the war, the initiative belonged to this latter ; that, in consequence, the war might possibly have been commenced by a de feat of the Americans, which perhaps would have been followed by a more decisive political one also. We may even assert that it must have been so, if the Mexicans had known better how to avail themselves of their advan tages. The approaching explanations, which we may expect will be made about this war, will show what errors were committed, at first on the Mexican side ; that they were committed, is not only certain, but that they were important. Had this not been the case, General Taylor must have been annihilated at the very commencement of hostilities. The Mexicans, however, whether owing to physical inferiority or erroneous tactics, allowed General Taylor to extricate himself from his ill-chosen position, and thus lost their best chance. A comparison has frequently been drawn be tween the expedition of the American army and the Russian campaign of 1812 ; the circumstances, however, are totally different, the Russians in the latter case being the weakest in the beginning of the campaign, while on the retreat of the enemy they knew they could reckon on an important accession of force. The Mexicans, on the contrary, during the whole of the first period of the campaign, were the strongest, and therefore had the initiative. On the American side, their chief error was allowing themselves to be seduced, by a few slight suc cesses, from the north, on to a line of operations be yond the Rio Grande del Norte, Monterey, and Saltillo, to the city of Mexico, when, having the undisputed command of the Gulf of Mexico, through their fleet, their proper basis of operation was there, with the view of capturing their capital, which would at once have given them possession of the country. The distance from Tampico or Vera Cruz to Mexico is only 300 miles, while from the basis of the American land operations, through Monterey and Saltillo, it is over 700 miles. The plan adopted by General Taylor as the principle of the campaign seems to have been to employ the Rio Grande as the basis of operation, whence the fortifications he has erected along the course of that stream, and the 10,000 men left there by him, as a sort of reserve, on his march to Monterey. The expedition of General Kearney may also be brought in connexion with this plan, he having marched on this river, and, as the best criterion of a strong basis is a great extension, he there by strengthened General Taylor's basis of operations. In this expedition, however, the consideration prepon derated that Santa Fe, which Kearney chose as the object of his operations, is the centre of Mexican power in the North, and, in the position of New Mexico, be tween the Arkansas territory and New California, its capture by the North Americans must be the first step to the occupction of the latter State, the possession of which, as is acknowledged, was the 'primary object of the war. The eight weeks' armistice granted to Am podia by General Taylor was another error, though pro bably owing to the latter's ignorarce of the real forces of Santa Anna in the south and Armijo in the north. This error, was the greater as it allowed the enemy time to recover from the effects of the defeat they had sustained at Monterey. With regard to the basis of operations in the Gulf of Mexico, the first thing that ought to be done is the capture of Vera Cruz, or Tampico. The former will probably be considered too strong to afford any prospect of success to the American fleet, destitute as the latter at present is of line-of-battle ships—a defi ciency that is, however, about to be remedied, by the equipment of the Ohio, 84 ; but as this ship is still in duck, we may regard th e at t ac k on V era C ruz as indefi nitely postponed, if it is to await the arrival of that vessel. It must then be assumed that the Americans will first capture Tampico, and then besiege Vera Cruz by land and sea—a plan that presents the fewer difficul ties, inasmuch as from the slow progress of the raising of Santa Anna's army, stated at 30,000 men, the Mexi can General will most likely await the Americans in the plains of Anahuac, which, as soon as Vera Cruz and Tampico are in the hands of the Americans, will be the scene of further operations—Augsburg Gazette. STRANGE INCIDENT-A FOUND On Tuesday week a woman, of rather lady-like ap pearance, called at a large wholesale and retail ware ' house in this city, and after making some trifling pur chases, requested permission to leave, for a few mi nutes, a rather large basket which she carried in her hand, as she had " another call to make." Some time having elapsed without the woman re-appearing, the attention of one of the young men was called to the article in que:•tion by observing, as he fancied, some thing moving insider On farther examination, its con tents were found to be nothing less than a fine thriving babe, with the following words labelled on its breast : —" Be kind to it. Its father is in the warehouse!"— This astounding discovery produced of course, a general sensation, much titillation, a good deal sjf bantering, and not a little sly scrutiny as to which of all the young men blushed deepest. Not one, however, of the one hundred and fifty—for they amounted to no smaller a number—had the candour, like Mrs. Malaprop in her love for Sir Lucius, to " own the soft impeachment !" In this dilemma, one of the partners of the firm resolved to follow the example of the renowned philomath Doctor O'Toole, who, when unable to detect a delinquent, uni formly took the sure plan of thrashing all the boys in the school ! In other words, he proposed that every man in the establishment should be mulcted in a penny a-week for the support of their interesting " charge ;" and, accordingly, the unconscious little hero or heroine of this curious story, has been carefully put out to nurse with the prospect of being well looked after. The progress of the infant will no doubt be watched with as much anxiety as that of the junior Dombey himself ; and if it turn out to have red hair, or a nose more than ordinarily snub, or any other marked peculiarity of person, how great will be the consternation in the breast of every unfortunate possessor of similar characteristics among its one hundred and fifty foster-fathers ! In the mean time, the latter will be particularly careful how they take in any more queer-looking baskets, lest the esta blishment with which they are connected should be transformed into another L'Hospitaldes Enfans Trouves. —Glasgow Argus. LORD DUNDONALD'S WAR PLAN.—The scientific commission appointed to examine and decide on the merits of his Lordship's-discovery, is occupied with the investigation of its principle, which neither trenches on that of Captain Warner, nor on the ingenious invention termed gun cotton, but is, in regards the latter, of a totally different nature. Cotton explodes instantaneously, like the galvanic spark, whereas his Lordship's discovery effects a continuous evolution of intensely powerful elastic products—like the unremitting generation of steam from boiling water, the effect of which has been ren dered familiar to the public by the steam gun (or tube) of the ingenious Mr. Perkins, from which a stream of shot, following each other in close succession, pass through the atmosphere with less opposition, and conse quently transport their overwhelming effect to a greater distance than shells, or shot propelled singly from artil lery.—Hampshire Telegraph. ELOPEMENT.—A young lady left the residence of her respectable friends in this town on Saturday night last, by the mail train, accompanied by her waiting maid. On her arrival at Bristol she proceeded to Chel tenham, where she was discovered by her friends, at the Plough Hotel, not in the arms of her lover, but in those of the drowsy god, to whose resistless influence the fatigue of her journey and its incidental emotions had compelled her to resign herself. She was brought home on Sunday. The young lady is in her 17th year, and will be entitled to considerable property. Being a ward in Chancery, the favoured gallant, for whose sake she adopted her indiscreet journey, would eventually have found the object of his adoration costly for the offered PRICE, and consequently that he had " paid dear for his whistle."— Taunton Courier. An American journal says, that when a cat's tail is pinched between th e d oor and the post, she utters the vowels a e i o u, and finally dwelling on w till re leased, when the sound terminates on y short. An opinion prevails that a pawnbroker, receiving an article in pledge which has been stolen, can demand from the owner the repayment of money he has ad vanced to the thief by whom the stolen goods were pledged. This is a mistake, as will be seen on reference to the 39th and 40th George 111., cap. 99, sec. 13, which enacts that when goods are unlawfully pawned, the pawn broker is to restore them, without any mention of com pensation. FATHER EUSTACE.—A great stir has been occa sioned among English Roman Catholics by the report that Mrs. Trollope, in the new work announced for im mediate publication called " Father Eustace. a Tale of the Jesuits," has represented some of the higher officers of that order in this country in positions far from cre ditable to them. It is even said that the Superior of the Jesuits in England has received particular instruc tions from Rome relative to this work; and from all that has been suffered to transpire, we are led to anticipate some revelations not less exciting than those which at tracted so much attention in the popular work, known in England, by the title of "Priest, Women, and Fa-' The friends of Mr. George Clarke, the last and only remaining one of the Brighton Coach Proprietors, invited him to a dinner on Tuesday at the Pavilion Hotel. In the absence of Mr. George Wigney through indispo sition, the chair was taken by Mr. J. H. Mills; and the llon. Mr. St ewart did Mr. Clarke the honour of taking the vice - chair. A sumptuous dinner was put on the table by Mr. Seaward; and his wines were excellent. On the re moval of the cloth " The Queen," and other loyal toasts were given. The Chairman then produced a very handsome silver cigar -case, and, after a few brief but appropriate remarks, presented the case to Mr. Clarke as a testimony of respect for his uniform polite ness and attention to his passengers, as a Brighton Coach Propri e t or. The case bears the followinginscrip tion :—" Pre sented by his friends at a di nner given to Mr. George Clarke as a mark of esteem, he being the only proprietor and coachman now left on the Brighton and ' London road, D ec. Bth, 1846." Mr. Cla rke, on re ceiving the ca se f rom the hands o f M r . Mills, acknow ledged the c omp li ment in a neat, well delivered address. The company passed a very p l easa nt evening, Mr. Clarke filling hi s cigar -case over an d ove r again with ' some of the b est Ilavannahs wh i ch h e liberally distri buted among hi s friends. We remem ber the time when no fewer tha n twen ty-seven coaches left this town for London daily, t h e same number com i ng into Brighton from London ; but since the opening of the railway, that number has d w i n d led down to one ,—and this London coach is the on l y stage•coach to b e see n in Brighton at the present time. ACCIDENT raom GUN COTTON. —Yesterday after noon, a youth, named John Smead, an apprentice to Mr. Yardley, a worki ng chemist, res idi ng i n Compton•street, Edgware-road , was dryi n g some gun cotton on an iron plate before th e fi re, when it exp l o d e d. The lad was stooping over it t o turn i t at t h e t ime, consequently h o received the full force of the explosion in his face, which threw him violently to the ground. He was for a length of time insensible, and, if he survives, ho will be dis figured for life. LONDON and NORTH-WESTERN ' RAILWAY COMPANY. A special general meeting of the proprietors of the London and North-Western Railway was held yesterday afternoon, at the Euston-square station, for the purpose of considering the expediency of leasing the Shropshire Union Railways and Canal, of purchasing the Dunsta ble Railway, and of leasing the Scottish Central Rail way, in conjunction with the Caledonian and Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Companies. Mr. George Carr Glyn, chairman of the board of directors, in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said he was glad the meeting gave him an opportunity of explaining and removing the doubts which seemed to prevail in reference to the amal gamating which had been going on in the county. It was well known that he had always been an advocate for sound management and the due and proper observ ance of the rights of territory. Hitherto the tributaries and branches of the railway system had originated with private companies; but when their Acts were obtained their tributaries and branches had been invariably , handed over, on lease and purchase, to the larger com pany whose districts they intersected. It was for the purpose of carrying out that principle that the present meeting had been called together. A good deal of mis apprehension prevailed upon the subject of the liabilities of this company, for at the present moment they were practicably not liable for one single guarantee whatever—he meant not practicably liable so far as the interest of the company was con cerned. The only guarantee the company was liable for was the guarantee to the North Union Company, whose line was held jointly with the Manchester and Leeds Company ; but, in point of fact, there was ao liability involved in the guarantee, because the traffic of the line returned considerably more than 10 per cent., the guaranteed interest—the guarantee of 5 per cent. to the Coventry and Nuneaton Company, which, if the line could be transferred to a private individual, would not be considered an unprofitable speculation; the guarantee to the London and Birmingham Canal Company, the traffic of which also returned more than the amount guaranteed, and the guarantees to the Bedford and Buckinghamshire lines, which would prove of great ad vantage to their own line, because it opened up a communication, he might say, from Norwich in the East, to Oxford in the West. Those were all the guarantees they were liable for at present, but, as he said before, in point of fact, they were not liable at all, because the lines themselves would all return considerably more than the money guaranteed to them. The liabilities he proposed they should enter into now were based upon precisely the same principle. The first was a guarantee of half the premium of their own dividend and half the surplus profits to the proprietors of the Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, an extensire range of line from Wolverhampton and Birmingham to Shrews bury and Wales. The capital of the company was con siderable ; it amounted to four millions six hundred pounds, but the returns of the existing traffic were equally great, and ultimately there could be no doubt it would more than compensate them for the guarantee. The second was for the purchase of a small line to Dunstable, at the actual expense which had already been incurred, and the third was for a guarantee of 7 per cent. to the Scottish Central Railway, but that guarantee was a joint one, in conjunction with the Caledonian and Lancaster and Carlisle Company, and they would only be liable for so much of the guarantee as would be equal to the through traffic that would flow upon their own immediate line,. He concluded by moving a resolution affirming the agreement for th e l ease of the Shropshire Union lines. Mr. EyreviseE, M.P., said, while he admitted to a certain extent the force of the principle with which the Honourable Chairman set out, he could not conceal from himself that the Hon. Chairman had omitted from his category of liabilities the loans to the Holyhead Company, and the positi n they occupied in reference to the Manchester and Birmingham Company. Had these liabilities been mentioned, the amount would have been considerably augmented ; and, under these circumstances, he objected to the liabilities it was pro posed they should now enter into, particularly the gua rantee to the Scottish Central Company. Mr. Cassoer urged the directors in future to forward to each proprietor the terms upon which it was proposed to lease lines. The CHAIRMAN replied that the estimate he made at their last meeting of their future prospects included the liabilities alluded to by the Honourable Member for South Lancashire, and the details of those liabilities and future prospects, which he could not make public, were open to the proprietors. With regard to the suggestion of the second Honourable Proprietor, ho could only state that it would involve the sending out of upwards of 10,000 circulars, and the directors, without the authority of the shareholders, could not take upon themselves the trouble and expense of such a proceeding. The resolution was then put and carried unanimously, as were also resolutions approving of the other two agreements. The CHAIRMAN then rose to explain the course he had taken in reference to the Birmingham and Oxford line. There were two distinct charges preferred against him: one was, that in some way or other he had interfered detrimentally to the settlement of the negotiations for purchasing the line when it was supposed to be disposed of; the second was, that he had neglected making overtures of peace till the last hour— in fact, that he waited till a cabal had been got up in Lancashire upon the subject. Now, every one knew that he was an advocate of peace, and to show that he had long been so he need only allude to what occurred last year. A negotiation was then opened for peace, and Mr. Brunel and Mr. Carter met as the accredited agents of the two companies, and arranged the terms, but the Great Western, at the last moment, refused to agree to them. Still he was opposed to warfare be tween the two companies, he considered it detrimental to the interests of the public and the shareholders, and only calculated to benefit the lawyers. Entertaining these views, therefore, and knowing Mr. Russell per sonally, he again made overtures to bring about peace, believing that where there was a will there was a way, and the result was, that Mr. Russell de manded that he should consent to the ex tension of the broad gauge from Fenny Compton to Wolverhampton, but he particularly and unequivo tally refused to give such consent. Subsequently, Mr. Saunders and Mr. Swift wore appointed to negotiate as the accredited agents of the two parties, and Mr. Saunders, at the first meeting, again demanded that the broad gauge should be conceded to the Great Western Company, but Mr. Swift refused to agree to it. At a subsequent meeting Mr. Swift proposed that the gauge question should be left open, to be fought in the next session; and now the negotiation seemed to be draw ing to a favourable close. A few hours afterwards, how ever, another meeting took place, and now Mr. Saunders proposed that the gauge question should be referred to the counsel of the Great Western Company, but Mr. Swift refused to agree to it, but proposed that it should be referred to the counsel of either company, or to the newly constituted railway board. Mr. Saunders refused both proposals, and the negotiation went off. Now, how had he interfered to perpetuate the warfare that had been going on? But he need net dwell further on that point, because he had received a letter from Mr. Russell since the meeting of Friday, in which he withdrew the first charge. With regard to the second charge, he would mention that the memorial from the north did not reach his hands till the 'Wednesday previous to the Great Western meeting, and he wrote the letter which had been so much commented upon in the hope of again laying the foundation for peace. Had he felt in c li ne d to take' advantage of the cabal, he would have communicated with the directors of the Birmingham and Oxford line rather than the Great Western Company. He was perfectly justified in proposing a joint lease, because it was pretty notorious that the wants of the public were increasing to such a degree that they required another line. Now, would it not have been better that the Birmingham and Oxford, and the Buckingham lines should have been used to take off the surplus traffic, rather than they should be put to the ex pense of laying down double rails? Viewed in that light, he vtas quite convinced Parliament would have sanctioned a joint lease, and he warned the Great Wes tern Company not to carry their principle of competition too far. The only points opened to the applicability of such a principle were to be found in their own district. Still he was for peace, and he yet hoped that ere long it would be come to. Mr. CASSEN, who made the second charge against Mr. Glyn, said that at all events the chairman must admit that his letter was ill-timed. Mr. ELLIS MOGLEY, of Liveilibol, explained the course which he had taken upon the subject, and declared that the question of the Birmingham and Oxford purchases was not settled yet. Like their Honourable Chairman, he was for peace, but if the Great Western were deter mined to test the powers of an unwholesome competi tien, why let them. A vote of thanks was then passed to the Chairman, and the meeting broke up. LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE-CHANCERY ( OURT, Dec. 10. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir J. WIGRAM.) SUUTTLEWORTH V. BENGOUGII. This was a bill filed for the purpose of determining the claim of the plaintiff, who alleged to be entitled to one-third part of two houses in Old Broad-street, in the City. The defendant was the only surviving trustee of the will of a Mr. Hussey, and the other defendants are the parties who laid claim to the other two third parts of the houses. It appeared that the testator by his will, on the 7th of August, 1834, left two-thirds of the property in question to his two daughters, Mrs. Mid dleton, and Jane, the wife of John Silver, the remainder to go to the survivor, and after her demise to go to the children as tenants in common. It was contended by the defendants that the children of Mrs. Silver were illegitimate, it and therefore disentitled thin to any portion of the property in question ; in support of which affidavits were produced to the effect that Mrs. Silver left her husband (who was a jeweller, carrying on business in Hatton-garden), with his ap prentice, and the children in question were the result of that connexion, she having lived with this person till the period of her death, in 1842. The plaintiff had disposed of the share in the property, and the party to whom the same had been disposed insti tuted the present proceedings. The case for the plaintiff was opened to-day, and had not concluded at the rising of the Court. COURT OF QUEEN'S BEIVCH, Dec. 10. THE DIRECT BIRMINGHAM, OXFORD, AND BRIGHTON ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY. JONES AND ANOTHER V. BLUNT AND OTHERS. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. John Risdale, clerk in the London Joint-stock Bank Company, examined by Mr. PEARSON, proved ;hat there was an account kept at that bank by the company. The deposits received were about 8,0001. Cross-examined—The date of the last deposit was the 3d of December. 3,500/. was transferred to the western branch of the bank. Mr. J. Peppercorn, of the Stock Exchange, proved that the firm with which he was connected had pur chased a considerable number of shares in the company. This was the plaintiff's case. Mr. COCKBURN held that the declaration of the plain tiffs had net been proved, and raised an objection to the right of the plaintiffs to dispose of the company before the contract in question was made. Here was a provi sional committee without whose consent they had not the power to dispose of the undertaking. They were their joint partners. The agreement, besides, was not binding, as it was not " executory." He held that the plaintiffs must, therefore, be nonsuited. Mr. PEACOCK followed on the same side. Sir FREDERICK THESIGER replied, and held that the plaintiffs were the proprietors or projectors of the scheme until the 9th of October, and that they had a perfect, right to dispose of it in the manner they did. Mr. Justice ERLE considered that the promoters of a railway had an undoubted property in their scheme until they legally parted with it, but as consideration had not been shown on the part of the plaintiffs for their claim, they must be nonsulted with power to move to have the verdict entered for them on a new trial. The plaintiffs were accordingly nonsuited. CONSPIRACY. - THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. JAMES BUTTON AND OTHERS. This was an indictment at the instance of Mr. Lewis, an extensive dyer in Oxenden-street, Haymarket, against the defendants, James Button, George Button, his son, Thomas Corduroy, and William Wellesford, for , conspiring together to defraud him. James Button had been in the service of the prosecutor's father and of the prosecutor himself for upwards of 3-1 years, and had been promoted from an apprentice to the situation of foreman of the works, and lived rent-free on the premises. The other defendants had also been a long time in his service. Mr. Lewis allowed those who were employed in his establishment to dye tbeii clothes and those of their immediate relations, free of expense. This privilege the defendants had abused, as they bad carried on an extensive busi ness on their account for some time with a number of persons, and for their own profit, and had con sequently defrauded the prosecutors of several thousands of pounds. The goods they dyed at the expense of the prosecutor in this way mostly bore the initials of the defendants, whose job it was. The defendants had all pleaded not guilty, but Wellesford had retracted his plea and pleaded guilty. Sir F. Thesiger, with whom were Mr. Clarkson, Mr, Peacock, and Mr. Ballantine, were for the prosecution; and Mr. Sergeant Allen for the Buttons. Mr. Char neck was for Wellesford. Corduroy was undefended by counsel. A great deal of evidence was adduced on the part of the prosecution, which showed that the Buttons parti cularly had carried on considerable business in the way pointed out. The case was adjourned. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Dec. 10. BROUGHTON V. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. Mr. Knowles and Mr. Warren appeared for the plain tiff, and Mr. Martin and Mr. James for the defendant. The plaintiff was a clerk in the above-named com pany. In the beginning of the present year he was dis charged by the defendant, at a month's notice. The present action was brought to recover a larger amount of salary than that for one month, he being entitled to receive a larger amount of notice than one month, in consequence of the engagement made with him having been an annual one. On the part of the defendant it was contended, that one month's notice was ample and sufficient, and a sum of 91. 17s. 33. was accordingly paid into court; that the general custom of railway companies was to give one month's notice to the persons employed by them; and further, that a resolution had been passed by the di rectors of the company, to the effect that all the person, in the employ of the Eastern Counties Company were to consider one month's notice as suffi cient. This resolution was passed in the year 1811, but no proof was given that such a resolution was known to exist by the employers of the company. The LORD CHIEF BARON, in summing up, told the jury that, in his opinion, the evidence of a general cus tom had not been sufficiently established ; and he thought that the existence of the resolution re ferred to in the course of the proceeding was certainly same evidence to set against the existence of a general and well-known custom of that kind prevailing among the servants of the company. Under these cir • curnstances it would be for the jury to find their verdict for the plaintiff, for the sum of 61. 13s. 4d., exclusive of that paid iuto court, that being the amount claimed by the plaintiff. The jury accordingly returned a verdict in accordance with the ruling of the Lord Chief Baron. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. A middle-aged man, of respectable appearance, of dark complexion, with bushy black hair anti whiskers, and of rather low stature, was placed at the bar before Mr. Alderman Sidney, charged with several frauds upon tavern•keepers aril confectioners in the City. The prisoner, on appearing before the Magistrate, in dignantly refused to give his name or address, end insisted that the complainant could only claim debt against him, and protested against what he called the illegal conduct of the inspector, in locking up a respect able man like him all night, in company with " bad characters," in a station-house. The ALDERMAN proceeded to hear the evidence of Mr. Inglis, the confectioner, in St. Paul's Church yard, corroborated by a young woman in his service, that in the course of Wednesday the prisoner feasted sumptuously at his house, upon mock turtle-soup and other minor re:reshments, and was afterwards walking off without payment, saying he had no money, and must have credit for his cheer until some other day. This not being aceeded to, he said boldly that the young woman who waited on him in the first instance had agreed to give him credit. But Mr. Inglis at length gave him into custody, and money more than sufficient to pay being found upon him, the charge of fraud was eventually taken. Mr. Bailey, of the Sun Tavern, Ludgate-hill, the pro prietor of the Goose and Gridiron, in the same neigh bourhood, and Mr. Goodwin Cannon, of the Punch Ta vern, 99, Fleet-street, recognised him as the perpetrator of similar victimising feats upon themselves. After hearing a good deal of evidence of the same character, Mr. Alderman SIDNEY asked the prir e the ep caseer s i s he e e d s i h n o refusing m t t give him d h a i t ' s s h aanta roguehmi e s , n f or i de f . rwr t a h ag a sa t bj w oon e h r d: The prisoner at length state n. Simmons. co ec neT T at iihsyieeo he n A ae L sghe D i al E ,dce ß onfi l ge A t luhNuredeOendbdas under bn r ey y d e oet d rfh e t tj h hop a ehr t 1;s as h o omn e nee, rao had nfb de _ Ji on tohh ancta Smith. morep i re i v ti ht i o ire u e d. s for two months. THE BODROU MARBLES IN THE BRITISH MU SI SEEl3l.—Oar national collection now contains wh a t i s conjectured to have world,"—sculptures from the seven wonders of the t fa mous sepulchre d a portion of one o f " t h e o f Mausolus, King of Caria, at P etro- Bodroum, and the an c i ent an d cele nium, the modern brated city. of Helicarnassus, in Asia Minor. The tomb of Mauso lus is stated to have been in e x i s t ence so late as the twelfth century ; indeed, it would appear that it w as only finally destroyed in the early part of the six teenth, for it is expressly stated by historians of the period that the knights of Rhodes destroyed the edifice, which they had opened up in the course of excavating for materials to repair a fort at the entrance of the bar bour. Portions of the sculptures were then removed and built into the walls of the fort, and there they re mained till, through the exertions of our minister at Constantinople, permission was obtained from the Sultan to transfer them to this country. They were recently brought to England, and are now deposited in the Brit ish Museum. They are in bas reliefs, and represent that favourite subject of ancient myth, combats between amazons and warrior's. THE SUNDAY TRAINS.—A. correspondent asks us, whether it is consistent with the course which the Edin burgh and Glasgow directors have taken on the Sabbath question, that they should have about a hundred clerks and others employed all last Sunday on business con nected with the railway ? This, he assures us, was the case ; a hotel in the vicinity of the Queen-street station being filled with these busy scribes from ten in she fore noon till a late hour in the evening. Our answer to the inquiry of our correspondent our readers can be at no loss to guess.—Glasgow Chronicle. MAGNIFICENT ADDITION.—MMISMS Tussaud begs to inform the nobility and gentry that she has just added to her celebrated collection of criminals authentic models of those celebrated robbers, Jack Sheppard, Dick Turpin, and Jerry Abershaw, together with the three crowned hods implicated in the late Cracow r9bborY.— Eurad, 73s.—Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 325• 6d.—York and New castle, Preference, 7% ATTEMPT TO ' BLOW UP THE LADY FEVERSH AM. NORTH SHIELDS, MONDAY.—An unsuccessful attempt was made to-day to blow up the wreck of the Lady Feversham, which has lain upwards of twelve months in the main channel of the river Tyne, at this place, doing serious injury to the harbour, and, by obstructing the navigation, causing great damage to shipping, especially during the prevalence of stormy weather. This vessel, it may be remembered, was proceeding to sea, in the month of Novansber, last year, coal laden, when she grounded on a shoal forward, and heeled over as the tide receded ; and, on the reflowing of the tide, she filled with water ; since which all attempts to raise her have been futile. The Universal Salvage Company (an off spring of the speculative mania of last autumn) first under took the task, by means of large bags, to be attached in a col lapsed state to chains passing round and underneath the vessel, and then inflated by means of an air-pump worked by a powerful engine. The buoyancy of the air-bags, it was supposed, would raise the vessel, but after repeated experiments, extending over several months, the project was abandoned as hopeless. The wreck was' then %old as it lay, to a party here, for 2501., and further attempts were made under his direction, to raise it by means of lighters, but this plan also proved a failure. In the meantime complaints were made to the corporation of Newcastle, who are Conservators of the T)ne, by the owners and masters of vessels frequenting the harbour, of inconvenience and damage arising from the wreck obstructing the navigation of the river, and by pilots and others, of a diminution of water in the bar from silting up, attributed to the same cause, there being, as is alleged, nearly two feet less depth of water on the bar now than there was twelve months ago. Under these circumstances the corporation, having af forded every facility to the parties in their various un successful attempts to raise the vessel, determined to take the matter into their own hands, and blow the wreck up by means of gunpader. This operation was intrusted to Mr. Brooks, the resident engineer of the corporation, and two parties accustomed to the diving bell were engaged and brought down from London to perform the sub-marine works. The plan adopted was, to drive four piles, two on each side of, and about ten yards from, the vessel, and by means of these, a raft, consisting of four logs of fir, 80 feet in length, was moored directly over the vessel, extending from stern to stern. On this raft were placed the main wires, which were carried along seven other piles, to a galvanic bat tery in a craft moored about 80 fathoms from the wreck. Ten tin cylinders, containing each from 1001 b. to 1601 b. of gunpowder, were sent under the bilge of the vessel fore and aft, five on the larboard and five on the starboard side, and wires penetrating these cylinders extended and were attached to the main wires on the raft. The main wires, which were above the sur face of the water, were covered with cotton and India rubber varnish ; and those connecting them with the magazines in the water had an additional coat of tar, with an outer covering of list. The magazines would be sunk to a depth of about 23 feet ; and they were affixed to the vessel by means of single-sheaved blocks, having rattling-lines rove thruugh them, which had been pre viously bolted to the vessel by the use of the diving ap paratus. This was the work of Thursday, Friday, and Saturday in last week. For the simultaneous explo sion of the magazines there were three of Smee's batteries, each having ten cells, with double plates of zinc and platina, 6f inches by 5 inches ; and a fourth battery of iron and zinc plates equal to 20 cells of the zinc and platina ; and they were charged with sul phuric acid diluted in the proportion of six parts to one. The whole of the galvanic apparatus was manufactured expressly for the occasion by Mr. H. Watson, of New castle-upon-Tyne. The interest excited by these opera tions was general and intense. Upwards of 50,000 people were congregated on the high ground overlooking the river on both sides ; a considerable proportion of whom had come from Newcastle,. Sunderland, and vari ous other places in the neighbourhood, the intention of the corporation to blow the vessel up having been an nounced by advertisement in the public prints. The Mayor and the members of the Town Council had a steamer engaged for their accommodation ; and several other steamers were well frieghted, but they were not allowed to approach within a considerable distance of the wreck, so that those that occupied the river banks had decidedly the best view. By ten o'clock, the water having then nearly ebbed, the fixing of the wires was commenced, and occupied upwards of an hour- Seven of the canisters were run down to their berths, and se cured" there in less than half an hour. Owing to the accidental fouling of the other ropes, a little delay oc curred in placing the remainder, the divers having to be put in requisition. By one o'clock the whole was com pleted, and then the batteries were charged, a black flag having been hoisted at the mainmast of the Lady Faver sham, to indicate that all was in readiness to effect her destruction. The firing of a gun was the pre-arranged signal for the explosion ; and that having been given, the operator completed the galvanic circle, and a large body of water rose at each end of the wreck to the height of about tea feet. This effect being much less than was anticipated, an examination was made, when it was found that only two of the canisters had ex ploded, and that a third one had been torn away, the others remaining precisely as they had been placed. The cause of the failure is attributed to the coldness of the day, and the inferior quality of the gunpowder, which is supposed to have been also too damp, arising from the canisters having been filled on board a hopper barge, moored near the wreck, during a thick mizzling rain, which prevailed at intervals during the morning. Some fragments of the wreck were found floating on the sur face of the river after the explosion ; but if all had gone off as was expected, the destruction of the vessel would probably have been completed. The experiment will no doubt be repeated in the course of a few days, when probably a larger quantity of gunpowder will be used than was on this occasion, owing to the state of alarm into which many of the inhabitants of North and South Shields were thrown by apprehensions of danger. All the windows facing the water were thrown open at the time of the explosion ; and many persons, it is said, actually removed their furniture some days previously. The river police, under the direction of Mr. Stephens, were exceedingly active in keeping the way clear ; and it is satisfactory to state that all passed off without an accident to any one. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, DECEMBER 10. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Ambergate and Eiit ern Junction, Is. 3d. dis-Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Che shire Junction, 1 p.-Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 6% p.-Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham, 1 4 p.-Chester and Birkenhead, New, 201. Shares, % p.-East Lancashire, (Nos. 1 and 2), New, 3% p. ex new-Ditto, New (scrip), 14 p.- Glasgow and Dumfries, 1% p.-Glasgow and Ayr, 5% p.- -Huddersfield Canal and Railway Extension, 1% p.-Leeds and Dewsbury, Branch (blue), 6 p.-Leeds and Thirsk, dis.-Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 1% p.-Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, % dis.-London and North-Western, 194-Ditto, New, Quarters, 13 p.-London and South-Western, 63 ex new-Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 5% p.-Ditto (late Manchester, Bolton, and Bury), Fifths, 5% p.-Midland, 126 1 / 2 -Ditto, New, 4% p.-New castle and Carlisle, 113-North Union (A). 225- Dit to (B) , 155-Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 3 % dis.-Sheffield and Man chester. Quarters No. 3, 3 4 dis.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, dis.-Shrewsbury and Chester (late North Wales Mineral), 5 p.-Ditto, New, 2 1 4 p. -Shrewsbury, .sp o_sweshrtorys,baire ti and Cnhieosn ter, New, Is. 3d. dis.-Shrewsbury and B irmin g ham (A), 13% Preference, 5 p.-Ditto, 91. 12s. 3d. Shares 13 Railway and Canal, 3s. 9d. dis. -West Ridin g Union, 134 p.-York and Newcastle, New, 7)%, p p.-York and North Midland (East and / West Ridi ng Ex tension), 12% p.-Ditto, Prefer ence, 9 4 p.-Dutch Rhenish, dis. MANCHESTER, DECEMBER 10. 1 1,4 p. -d i ß g . 0; o ß n i , r kzt o d r , d a a n n e d a s h ß i i r r e m , i a n n g d . S TOCK EXCHANGE. -The s ales are-Amber gate, Notting. hair, and Boston, Cheshire Junction, ham 5-16 p.-Eastern C ounties, 23-East Lancashire, No. 1, Isfitw, 3 1 4 p.-Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, dis.-Glasgow and Dumfries, 1 p. - Huddersfield and Man chester Railway and Canal, 3 1%-Ditto, p.-Ditto, 1% p.-Leeds an d Thirsk, 214 c. a.-Ditto, Preferential, 3/ % P. - Manchester, Bux ton, p.-Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle. Junction, 1 4 dis.- London and Leeds Halves (H. 1 4 p.-Ditto, Extension, 1 t L o o n n d a o n n d and st c u -ka t South-Western tpst Southampton, Fifths, p.-Manchester f n aat nr ah scrip, r teo i sn p•- Norther Union (A), 222 -North-Western, 7-16 dis.-North Stafford- Shropshire Union, 5-16 p.- West Riding Union, 1% p. esPa shire, i p r e l Sl3.4 o l l c d t h Ae a s p. -O l dha m Alliance,. % LEEDS, DECEMBER 10. STOCK EXCHANGE.--ThO sales are-Eastern Counties, York Extension, 30s. p.-East Lancashire New Scrip, 295. p.- East and West Yorkshire, 19s. dis.-Ely and Huntingdon, 12s. 6d. p.-Glasgow and Dumfries, 20s. p.-Huddersfield and Manchester, 4 p.-Leeds and Dewsbury, 10% p. c. n.- Leeds and Thirsk, 2 dis. c. n.-Ditto, New, 4s. dis. c. n.- Ditto, Preference, 18s. 6d. p.-Malton and Driffield Junction, 20s. P. - Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 1% p. i-North British, Thirds, 495. p.-Ditto, Quarter Shares (late Carlisle Branch), 41s. p.-Ditto, Extension (scrip), 18s. P. - North-Western, 7s. 6d. p.-Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, 14s. p.-Wharfdale Junction, 12s. 6d. dis.-York and Newcastle, Preference, 4% p.-York and North Mid land, Pr e f erence , 10 p.-Ambergate, Nottingham, and Bos ton, 2s. 6d. dis.-London and York, 6s. 6d. dis.-West Riding Union, 31. 17s. HULL, DECEMBER 10. STOCK EXCHANGE.-To-day buyers -have been more ac tive than for some days past; a larger amount of business consequently has been transacted. The quotations of the old stocks remain about the same. Eastern Unions, and Dur ham and Sanderlands, are improved. Ipswich and Bury rather lower. The sales are-North British, Half Shares, 15%-Ditto, Quarters, 675. 6d.-Ditto, New(scrip), 19s. p. -Ditto, Thirds, 21. 1 Is. 6d. p.-Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 2 %-North-Western, Bs. p.-North Staffordshire, 31. ss. 6d. p. b HOBERT .r. tIiTLVERWC.LI... 11.11.M.R WORK.G..-• l one Shilling each, by DAL OEO and FdiVull ... ) LIF I ON SINGLE 411 d MARltir (An Original Medical 1.1140r.7.1 CONTNNTS : Analysis of the Affections —Early Conventional of PateraitY• direction—Marital Anticipations and Realitieg-,Lawstoinitouvide Maternal Influenee—Phenomena of Gestation--°9„1.,,,,.e b,ses-rov Infertile Unions —Incongruous Alliances Late ''''''' 1 - , , ,pc-;enc . Matches--Curiosities of Twenty-three Years' iledle.' Re. &c. 2. Restraint--Io IN On CHASTITY and its INFRINGEDierTS (An Essay tor 1846.) "Of human ills and tTailties I discoarse, ~...n. Those taught by nature, and by art accittrr . Of griefs conceal'd, and l i ett_ . Whicn young and gentle, the matured and sos , The lonely and the mated —all sustain. In kindly spirit, herein counsel's giv'n, „,_,...,, How health, hoW hop e, how happiness .li.. 3, WHAT to EAT, DRlgit, With Diet Tables for all CatuPlahlta' „ a d yeelhn e ' r Contents :—How to ensure perfect digestiOu, . trs l : l ,: d. By au c , and AVOID good night's rest, a clear head, and a contents- "" 4 Infeeble, the IT servance of the instructions herein contain& the • ~i eC4 O3 yeasty dace e, even to the most shattered constitution,. 7 bea ttjs the greatest amount of physical happiness, full period of life allotted to mall. bat 0 1° ' " How we should live—what eat, what drink, w , To reach in health full threescore Years and ten.' n sub j e cts 0 ,, These interesting little volumes, althoug h bearing uPcu'd of inie3 ' very delicate import, as their titles implY, and reach lx Will be Wylie _,,viugern these enlightened times, s to u r ri e tb a l b e le an u d o g o en d e e r re al to u n t i ili o ty ug , f b e t r t t o hey tell of matters e .17.,.,,r,ett .: guestionab o hamlets, is at a very terrible disconnt• ~ a do traton In the exposition hereby offered of the till new r , , ne t, it i, , `',,, nature, c t human disappointments arid their waYs;',.', pbT,.O except thknatewqu' alblutyt wpriilomehulguit:tved dn.- ngg : contended that every r.ader shall become his s . ed upon tin' tsar , any more than their own lavryee, I-at it is in ist , satie the ol sheuld know the simple principles of our ovill °Mari: sever;d b.eous whereby our existence and the issue thereof in 0. 4. ,,, 0n c indl s t ' n o a states depend, the duties that are expected of ill i '._ the he 4 1 1.,, capacities in the family circle, and the terms on which ite to e; rte i happiness of the present and future race of Inallkul,a,Z,7 Ulpines By such knowledge, and which is herein tal t '' aaallia{ health will be found to be in our own keeping, . 4 tn faii.......4 within the attainment of all ;by the at-ailment here . , v ue r offsP r l, our duty to ourselves, we secure the lik e advantage7,e; widchi!„ll to follow, and finally by the cultivation of our faculo ins Docl9 ;,„ c ob o f, n so exaltedis it God's creations. t withtohedesgumenemiratteofhepealrthfe,ctithoeurissidfestwbeelic7r.es tbg la ...nt• all ',en , of his e„,ssar The author's justification for this seeming eu'''' tbe ""- We nays oat Ings, and the avowal of their integrity of 111uT ese guaran tee by their perusal—his accred ite d qualification s IA topics broached involve his legitimate study ando w. uOcarcall , , sr _ e T e o be had of , therwood, 23, Paternoster -r 3 , , cc rab ., 7 4 to Fleet-street; Hannay, 63, Oxford. street ; I,l3ll.:etceet ( 155 : 0 t t l ete • om the Author, 10, Argyle-place, Deg ° ersou al ;PO' Great Marlborough-street), who may be advised P sof a '- matters daily till Three, and in the Evenings fTou , S d .41( " °11 A POPULAR TREATISE on the HEALTH. LIF' an NINETEETH EDITION,er Free 16 lu i Worig thel3 OpDrifeeLY2sF 6d UN . C; TIONS. .n.st (tu , sole d THEEnvelope) 3s. 6d. , 4 mediCal „tors. SILENT FRIEND. :".;,,- 00,175 , ,4e. on the loss of tile reproductive powerS, v-- , _,.- - t r e e d stne, -rr e y Fr tion. The baneful effects of Indulgence, n eg'''' i i Wilt" - id condary Symptoms, Re., are fully pointed e ut l.n.,„ l a 's , It. in gravii igs ; followed by observations on 31arri.s-' 0001 p PERRY and Co., Consulting Surgeons; London- at 'a tlle ir t , e celes ti , " 4: ablished by the Authors, and may be h a 14 6, -/ 03 0 ' e S tr ol e d et by ; p S or tra k n is g , e, No. 21, Paternoster .row• ; C' er , ci lta C . " 6 ' " Part I. of thiCs ovymoprtokni-sstrpeartets; oularho;l:lu'eca:.:-tirtoeugi."..„a,. forticoul,:ant: street, and 37, Ro) al Exchange , and all aookse.e-' tile . I' prevented from forming a Matrimonial Allince, biciall t th ahl e m di e sg ar u is ftli of ilee p in their primary or Pe se rs co P to Ws &seas.' e oini e t rf io e x e is t , ao an d d se will erst be res f toolTadtioonasen ,11:nnofgodLoci:obel.stbts: Part 11. treats oicduaoryusl3;tsutperatrisising l" 0 . 0: iutti f e e d c iew ,. .., ai d, e. how el umbers who neglect to obtain coluPe tea eet ej I. ..- dir by r. upon themselves years of misery and sufteting• ids iceor oe ss, The CORDIAL BALM OF SYRIACITY IS e!,, e :ty ic ea d dew the cure of nervous and sexual debility, irrego..' tid bits. p er renness, loss of appetite, indigestion, PriceconeLnlPtilVlro. aged 33'. mod, ties arising from venereal excesses , &c. , _,, An „""yr tle. The Five-pound cases may be had as usa• -- ,;,, , N1CP , ~,, 0 0 :40' The CONCENTRATED DETERSIVE e,o''''tiie bleu" ua ti o` a syphilitic remedy for searching out and Pur if Y in h g tid f ace ' ear - trei. nereal contamination, scurvy, blotches arising the bead. ingrer, 'cell. ulcerations, and those painful affections a . " e Ain. went, secondarysymptoms, and a ll eruptions of th 4S. a.. and 335. per bottle. 9d "reo, i tl, PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS, P'' - iut . stoce I"' and 11 s. per box. are the most effectual rclu ed in ut hia a flammation. irritation of the bladder, ice* , rri ° .. e 10 0' bU C i o n n e Ll s. tation fee, if by Letter, Il• detail e t ra c ' side e n A minute at titer o , a.- cessar3'. Messrs. Perry are in daily atteadannameeeieires till 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, London, t„----tweive. five till eight ; and on Sundays from eleven till " 11)1j1 A° ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIBS - . c i,40 0. price M.A.TURITY• ..„., 3g soo„%eloPe:Lipp , WITH TWENTY-FIVE COLOURDy se aled o ° ,;,itsge s ' - ' Just published, Twentieth Thousand, 111 a 6d in ` 2s. 6't., or post paid, to any addresfh tor • 3 5 . ' 1 VeS tlie direct from the Author's residence. gedieS' d Stiat u l SELF PRESERVATION: A ot you tbl h 00, 6 . en the Secret Infirmities and Disorde r° to , ell t ',;jle °rg ,:io6 Illustrated with Twenty-Bre Coloured Pla a itepr odu and o bo oe , Physiology, and Diseases of the Urinari ' ln d f oction'h s an d i c . ' o o ° explaining their various structures, use an g, ,,, r y pap. ~' o f Si o gi the injuries that are produced in thew, by a u , Treailgin Oa ° excesses. With Practical Observations ° I) --, and Debility, Local and Constitutional W ealale" GEOlsr , 1 0 Stri t the Urethra. ,-,ni.rSur-,. Lon don; 00 11 By SAMUEL LA'MERT,As•- ;rare, h go Matriculated 9, 31 ford-s 4 Edhibur3looloo u n iverS edieal s o oieth ""- itf °I B e e m d b fo e rd r street, 13 AL. Member of the London Hospita l ., /4 A f firic i° Apothecaries' Hall, London, kc.. AO* „,.,,ATISE. ," WO.- CONTENTS 05 Tns.;riage, nth 1 ,, a v 010 1 1 , 19 CHAPTER 1. On the Philosophy ° f and vn produc tiv a , Genef i f; o 4 l and° bligations, and on Infelicitous sieteg y of o . l l ` ‘ , ost .j o s. CHAPTER 2. On the Anatomy and APhYsecretions, healthPr°BYst t!" Organs, their fUnctions, are and thelr s 0 - ic es Mental and Physical Power are dependant UP:ariao, de o ci f to —CHAPTER 3. On Solitary Habits; the ..hty of t i los ° O O Animal Economy; the concealed cause of me. r _, w ok _ f fo ie , of the Stomach, Lungs, and Brain, Mental Faculties. CHAPTER 4. On the Secret A p od 4 6. 0 . and gene I. ) ' iso rders Ol and Maturity, and the Treatment of Nervous Anvio 5 c t i o sorn Mental Debility, and Premature Decay.—CO JYT „._,.,ss, 1). the Disorder:. arising from indlscnininate -.......-, 4 , ,31 1 ' Gleet, Strictures, and other Diseases of the Uretw... .0 4• 1 `41 aEvIEwS or THE woRK • j . a lee - 061 0 4 "The author of this singular and talented work .., We m ei t,' fled medical man, who haS evidently had considerab'e,g 1 0 510 ' A t the tr , - xtment of the various disorders arising troll' l' ir ,4l l , 13 1 :1 frailties of early indiscretion. The engravings are an /1 0 ',80,' dition, by demonstrating the consequences of excessV h 'y it'',' o ' act as a salutary warning to youth and maturity, an' t' l' 0 01 o p many questions may be satisfactorily replied to, that peal, even to the most confidential friend."—Era. plea c c e o i . , 4 6, 61 Published by the Author, and may be had at 1,15 n a y bir,,,,b _4 l from Kent and RichardJ, 52, Paternoster-row; 1 . 141°.- q o .7.refr Oxford-street. Starie, Tichbome-street, Quadrant; et , .n. _,., Leadenhall-street, London; Newton, 16, Church-sire od frr; i and by all Booksellers. t ai Tvnoti,,tlf.fr At Home for Consultation daily, from Nine lied to, . f1) 1 " ' Five till Eight ; and all letters immediately rePlie,..„.i. 13 the fee of 11., for advice, Sac.-9 BEDFORD -STUD' .--' SQUARE. LONDON P e ,30 0.0 , th e MORTALITY AMONG THE A- 631 , C e bale be i e ri i l l BOURERS IN BERKSHIRE•---S 0 deStriletls: t hat. t bs rksh' re ' , in lrei i ravages of fever in some parts•of Be ~.e b urj, i s 0 parish of Upton, a hamlet adjoining 1 31 7 42 5 0a1,,,. the" county, the population of which was ,u p l e lo yj iVoia ll u g weeks ago, is now reduced to 73, sixtY h w aii w hot, ° „, within that short period —many thretiglpi...te r, t he, I' s the number are four children of the t° au ght he lei • tiins , c rebY the attending the dying beds of the vie w he n ° f h e fection and conveyed it to his dwelling' O pinil o , tO . 4 four of his offspring. According t ° tactive AR for C 1 570 physician of the place, the only a lteg age, a " ther fjle to for every individual to quit the to be destroyed, the re lo th u ere for , tutth ply, • r e y ivg pee 0 51,0010 e left to stay the infection; such bat asv , f h a o l dwelling a rers:,; yl jes ; done. Respecting the cause ri , ° ' ha - t the 1: 1 , 13 e r firm the following facts are stated :- --1 •" - en port ° f don or were not half sufficient for the s".' p hsis , ' e- . o us ;. t ' that the potatoes they had pol l) : and iaf ec t ti s tO ci r e i ti ; last three months were poisue°, ° „"f that fic e - veb ras ,v - were their food was bread alone- - ae u ," d tbei, P ir , fir that meat or other substantial loa benc e tee- ecas iar.i ou j that they could not procure firing' , soaP ii i,e o ut ' itea always damp and unhealthy, common cleanliness. At length e t , r ettal i° nor th f or bre ed up vis ,„vO Ol4 , spread from house to house, till nen ......LIV.P7,-tpre", by the calamity. a isv e l cI , gS TIO, ton otter' THE SPINNING TIME 14 i+ u- e s alio .e , to C' THURSDAY.—A meeting of sP inc-r e ster rlikic e• f l b° S he was held in Blacßburn ! roe tita .siou o f t he the propriety of resumi full V .. ha c clec l del ° op se' received this mornings ate that 1 , -w a tine up clt 4 c oo' meeting was to adjourn to the 'listing. 's vierweitirg how; for th i a tta ie. a n' present month—namely, the 30th ohe p 1 l quently, as our private letters s tate, L'' a per d 41 ;c1 0 1' tinue to work short time—eight appp inte lj o bled fuli dor in o o% the event of the meeting Oldham the mills generally hav e res lc es ter rs. or' BURGLARY IN THE CITY -B 0•. s o f g i e beel l jeci ing it was discovered that the prenitse c i Mu , o ce7 o icl man and Co., drapers, No. 5, Citrl , ' w13 (3 :2,0 0; ' i, 0 tered during the night by some t hie , v_ ,, , et weeu ltr eiig 0 3 0 u dl , to 0 in carrying off property amounting w nute te us tl , the 3001. The depredators, it gippear g, _.'bock tropgllo,o grating, and gained access through t tt ia . ,01/ 13 for warerooms on the ground-floor by cl : g i . th e PIABO shutters, and succeeded in m aking g?,,,, v hoe 0 0 their booty. Information of the rob Otlesso't , TO toff warded to the police. ~,t OA ii4vl t r 0 [ADVERTISEMENT.]--TIIE RAJ'' i j oy, •,, r ge 0 0 001„.„t AND HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT.—On the I la! ° o f ttle p ift . _ ,0011, Holloway was honoured with an order for soL an po lo ctlfso• tn , Holloway's Ointment, from no less a pera ol, i f e, Li s thr°:;ollo for,f , the Rajah, or reigning sovereign of Travancol , i , to ears, 9 0 01 [0 firm of Messrs. J. Cockburn and Co., East I o , u t ' A pPtil e r til i e it , . New Broad-street, London. The ointrrient..led .1.1,1,,,,jetit is s ° personal use of the Rajah, and will be eraloos on''„ A 5d , t 1 ,,,8 f' intendence of his private physician. Hollow°;, s ore?l,,d o - over India, being a certain cure for ulcers, Woulr oralm_hdor• even If of twenty years' standing, and Way be ` prietor, - 244, Strand, London, and of everY 'l' --_________-----"—--- • Deli 1 0$° BIRTX~S• .‘„rchegB A. On the 27th ult., at Florence, the .ax" Or'' bo ll, „ Albizzi, of a daughter. - 4 10 so'' o On the 7th inst., at Encombe-terrace/ Francis, of a son. n ri-s(tu9rW° °I On the 7th inst., Mrs. C. Rivingtor, ie.epulle,he 1,-'di On the Bth inst., at Hornsey, Mrs. S.„- _rivise, '" ~jr• On the Bth inst., in South-street, I li t 11 ' °l f O r. H. Langley, Esq., of a son and heir. ',batter ° i f o o On the 9th inst., at Ealing, Mrs. J• .'. ki a the II roa- , On the 9th inst., at Camberwell Nevi James Van Patten, of a son. ,clh , C llll. t •cld De ' MARRIED. On Tuesday, th e Bth i p atnewl°3 • o cti t° dot nst., at o the 1 siti j Pontypool, by the Rev. OweHart _ . Phillips,rosbur, oeceo daughter of the late Bev. Georg Puncan Camell Esq., of street, Slc.,'°.obeth, f 4 0 ` ./ Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire to l'llwtor ° ~ Moat, and Vicar of Wiston, Pembrokeshire. , aO l, ti,." 0 .0 . 4 On the Bth inst., at the parish church, FaversP,„o f;o_ety Bryant Draper, of Hawkhurst, Nee, to AlaVeeP, S g c ' only child of the late Mr. Lowder, of Allsop-ter park. e Pliillips, ,hitri, YORK, DECEMBER 10. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Great North of England, 235 1 4 -London and York, 21. 45.-Manehester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, N -Newcastle and Ber wick, 344-North British, Thirds. 314-Ditto, Extension, IL 11s.-North Staffordshire, 8%-North-Western, 2/. 195. - Sheffield, Rotherham, &c., 3%-York and Newcastle, New, 12 1 / 2 -Ditto, Preference , 18s. 9d.-York and North Midland, 93-Ditto, Preference, 12. EDINBURGH, DECEMBER 9. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Direct Northern, 41s. -Dundee and Arbroath, New, No. 2, 24 3 4-Dundee and Perth, New, 101.-East of Fife, 365. 6d.- Edinburgh and Northern, 6s. 3€l. ex new-Ditto , 945. 6d.-Ditto, New port, 78s. 6d. ex new-Ditto, New, 595.-Glasgow, Dum fries, and Carlisle, 61. Bs.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ar drossan, 408.-North British, 364-Ditto, Thirds, 745. 611. -Ditto, Quarters, 70s. 6(1.-Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 333. -Scottish Central, 21 3 4- Scottish ;.lidland, 148.-Direct Bombay and Madras. ss. 9d. GLASGOW, DECEMBER 9. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 23 3 / 1 -Air drie and Coatbridge, 405.-Caledonian, New, 455. 6d.-Cale donian and Dumbartonshire, 375. 6d.-Clydesdale Junction, 34/.-Direct Bombay and Madras, 65.-East Indian Railway, 11s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, Halves, 20/.-Ditto, Quar ters, 18 4-Edinburgh and Northern, 154-Ditto, Newport, ' 78s. 6d.-Glasgow General Terminusl3/.=Glasgow, Kilmar.. .‘ sr., neck, - and Ayr, CD/. -Ditto, 37 Ditto, Quarters (5 per , l e c-' O , cent. guar.), 17 1 4-Diao, Halves, 81. Ils. 6d.-Glasgow, (Mourn, Esq, - p un d)c) llnmi'lies, and Carlisle, 61. I la.-Glasgovr and Garnkirk, - - n o ,113, S tr 01 411.-Glasgow, Kil marnoc k, an d Ardrossan, 4 04 -Glasg 4 'w , rrin[c..l rittn6loitice, Airdrie, and Monkland Junction, 415.-Madras, Nellon, and S t rand Printer, at „,_° c o unty of /a u Arcot, 35.-Manchester and Southampton, 295. 5d.-Midland, of the BOWS'. ill 1419 CWOCZ po• ilayoo, 64 1ak...N 9 44 witio ;64 fa twat-Ditto, WPM, On the 26th ult., at St. ADlngdprevv's, G e orge Es q., PlaYPic' lict O o n f t t i h m e i 7 a t late Inspector-General of Hospitals, Seagal. og , ilvi e ' On the 2d inst ., Ann, widow ef the late Jone s re , of Gamph, Itown Inverne,i-:,liiro, aged SO. ~,., 5' .. Esq., aged 69. liter of On the 7th inst., at Hastings, Ems. "lig ord' tlei iGns.t‘..vaetarbreixrstinonn-el:ill, Mrs. Sarah ied Ij, Wigan, Esq , aged 24. lecer l'‘-- On the Bth . inst., in South-crescent, Alfred -P , square, Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Jones. veiooo, T 64, On the Bth inst., at Epping, Essex, James T,.„._sgt,geicl, On the Bth inst., at Holloway., John Covey the Bth inst., at Woolwich-common, .r•rh'e%)gth r daughter of Lieutenant • Colonel Messiter, 0 1 ' ment, aged 19. Char les ,ree, Devon, , -Nu,,art, f Sir John Osbourth ...' .A Lt Ass i The %11 the NV wi 11- kati'" 1c,,,T. A w h ,, 4......,..,itt.5t Sl'' 1 ,, teurit Ti 42, „ c 1 110 m, Tll%llB Ate. `,,,, 4.5 ~, Sic b, eit b , Iviii, 2 ~ t `;~~ ~ ~ ~.,~~ t4 l l ,