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con t is, ',ling also otosi Y --- for gzed o ter over 3 San r, t'rl a 0 0 Pu • w eiv aovea' lotih their fe W em ber' 10 5 ' defeatrecen. foUrt , their ditch, rev trl e po ,o° . t i° tbe 1. 6°c. ' ,r th l i ' A °l3 " 01 7 he st iP .4 jg se P i OW 0.1 le s li f t Is. -., assiOP pro •or B EA T WESTERN' RAMWAY Gr k ea , s .PZial general meeting of the proprft.t thep!,";,estera Railway was held yesterdayaf t e ...._ .r r s ne o n f n tb a c t a,re'_allington station, for thejpurpose considerin gof ßirmingham and a ‘" ut i 6,i n i_,ents, one for purchasing the _ e I rhampton, Tell Junction, and the Birmingham, t r. ' i t' • uud leY Railways, the other for the purchase of the ' po")eolnbe and Uxbridge Railways, and also orftbeeerptauirn lase of. determining upon the expediency rise eh lines and extensions, and, if necessary, to autho -4°ll stthe d irectors to apply t ' o Parliament in the Russ 11, for.powers to make them. Mr. Charles R T her ., e cha r.nan of the board of directors, presided. holdersvas an exceedingly full attendance of share -0 , teeet. RA/R:itax said that the 'purpose of the present to ea l r il g was to obtain the permission of the shareholders to to .??' 0 14 to their legitimate results the t e e ' si ° ll by renewing an application Parliamenttofmetah the m nst sanction._ them in the next. One 9 tiOPPrtant measures which had obtained . the sane -0 was the liittairl Parliament in the last th ildi 're and Oxford Railway, th se e sa c i .1.1 it was hardly !Itte e r s e gatd to which were so recent, that i . n the meet. circumstances 1 4 , I „ a r,Y for him (the Chairman) to detain liold„lt,a any reference to them. They (the share ' 1.4 Holders) wonld remember that a Bill was also ott a a m ine t el n hi,d, construction of a railway from . Birming lile:140(1Wol vet burn pton. The connexion between .n th e es n e t ceen,,,'las intimate they formed a continuous li tte-Vnication, an ' cl a w s ere indeed, almost promoted by t hat ' i?' Panics. It was, therefore, thought advisable toether trler onelld be amalgamated and brought together R direction. Accordingly, the '°flvened to promote the amalgamation, on a special . neeti o ng n Sell) 9th October last, at which he (Mr. R A 1 nad thought it his duty to be rese r n o t . . 15F),11)tnl. discussion took place as to the p in di tPo l ' a °f the Great Western Company's be an g , ties to lease orpurchase them, which many t hoi r , s • wished that they should do. He (Mr. Russll) k it pt, (11 that occasion , that the proposition should ttai ° , 41 ,° from them (the Great Western), statedb . u t t e con• ti de they would be prepared to take it ln that th,i 'llOll, and that he did not think amal 4174evw'llld offer any opposition to theheir pur qlaae '° ll of the two lines, or 4.ttok-r lease b the Great providedWestern, tot s that th e by complied with,That iPlesti-rangetnent sh add be just; 2d -That h the d pbreienn ete4ll4▪ Pnrposcs for which the railwaya ll ,- t he ri, a bould i n no way be violated; and, la ~ i ) d in Th n a n t d i ,lree" t4 °f the G t 'Western Railway ~4 Greg ea liele r d e . a On these agreeme a n h t t s 'a , he sai A d, k',Titlt.,-,4"Veqe'm would be prepared to treat. ," it l ; w as pis s ed agreeing to the amalgamation,_ e l ' e , Qll 'd . i t also agreed ' that a negotiation should b r_ Z_ - '0 of the ,tnhee Great Western for the lease or pu 14:atti es ', l t, • Accordingly, a deputation of the two h 's etc had • met, and the result was, that the ( , 4 4 ' the agreement were drawn up, which tl h ttir b,ersT.Ni ireul t amongst them. He ( the t;tkstilf-t, bceli e%erl 'a , ' and so did his colleagues, h t l h e at the He estk(l°tl;:, agrernent were j.ist and eq , ur th. ly t L it '' V S not the practice of the G th r e e i i n a t g t a Nhiraets justtern tetz4,‘' t o a • sli in their arrangements an 3 tst'lla,r)lls by in t he present instance there were a o n a d g li teraj' Y th eY had thought that the terms d shouldst strong h c 'ttli ‘ l , lt Was their opinion th . at the artit it 1; e,tern Company could not bid fortheselin t n e s d - - 0 ~.) 4 1 1, ) s ald be i nconsistent with their principles m any) O"tle 11 ; 4 that as they (the Great Western C lt to °nly parties who could purchase the li o ne p they Bite 4 fr'r liberal terms. The director t s ;ie t i h r er:e h f a o r r e e,_ :th ey onlesitation in recommending to ThYe look%lldoption of the terms, two lines. when 4 1 passed ' l / 4 , to the prospects of 1413hk throtiol rich districts to the heart of Bir- Ith,, kt la x ~ . ~., IZ el: ,u e ! Point wh . ere the traffic of the, north con v„i;Tl. T h u .. rore diverging to the various parts of the 1 4 4 , 5 , 1 514 ' terms in fact were such as we t r o e just to those those who ti t rt., (R ts . well as advantageou t s to the present 444(e5hlitl'uttr„, hear.) Up al kt rr , l b ‘ Y th e V ori t d he Chairman) no attempt had been and North- Western Company to it ill , 41 4,'"„ i tb the a7reement • but so late as yester r el o ay 11q . ' Qly,'' he (Mr. Russell; had received a n letterfm ttp t Y'eai t t t°e chairman of that comay, it whichwai / 1 4 4 Nte 11° A' read to them. . Though 14,1 and intillnaunication (as all which passed between I vitl i t, tl b e t ' Glya were), it had such a •on the t ~ I N(lir,Q l4e them that he should not feel justified in llt k ' t ; l t - 6 r it , from them. (The Chairman . then pro -44 tily t '1 the communication in question, which liir ':'' ,, i,, Ihe London and North-Western . Com .n pan . y e )vitti'l'ainth'a% memorial from certain parties in th q s ,')lt e r° 4nd Oxford, pressing them to c e o e m n e I them to otatintt,qvarnal?eposition for an union 4 0t 4 th, t r' s of the latter. The lett b e e r tw concluded by the to th A t Was a ccompanied by a copy of the answer te, l'e ttt et„rllena ori al. This document stated, that if tVliati,,, ri c , estern should decline entering into with tat '4054, 4 'r a fresh arrangement in the matter ( 1 n r) )4 and err Raiwer di N orth-Western Company, they the Itlißee LlimsBP?sed, when the offer of the Great West dad' n ot t° ah ( `„, 0 1, to propose an arrangementad i v o a s n t. - 1 b r e . : .e , -this letter, though• . dated the 2d , tut tow disser Its o bject was evident, tl e Fr' • re. "` I him (the Chairmadn) that til was, the He could not, t her l f h ° ttiel',srho among them, not at an o eleventh, ill ti ' o l‘e, h e "" bour.----(Hear, hear.) ilid' ll rren ce "_ l :ltt .en ()j-81) ha( ' -s,lt • ate, and at once, though labouring under IN 4(4 anti °f his collea,ues. He had said an answer, which had id o i b n ta i i t n t e h d at th he e 11 51 80 d. i f . l ,,Pate any advantage from t o ne„ h oeot s i h a a ti r ? . li e of he (:\tr Glyn) could persuade t _ . ltil t o y th e the nirminghain and Oxford to transfer their N. 11' P ha ., nr is a the London ant North-Western, th e t ° it arA t i _ grn eht should so far stultify itself . as to T he t t 4ey ., (the Great Western) would submit, but th, a e 0 44,5. eAno part in it.--(Loud applause.) r th,, kre eril _ 112 ,1 N having expressed Ins r. fi ceed b ,d elie t f . that s. 44 1 , ti Aer e t would be confirmed : P would still remain n h e il lip,,,, to ar,,,,Y cir cumstances, t n he c r ommen ted in detail whicho Ist uth er ~ iLirliallent. He e th in the next session, 14, t atpd t " n 'S to be appl t 4 ,am ° be for th e mo ie s d t part the same as those of the by the shareholders. The tfi l')lt lti , nalrfeadY of.,a,pproveadrmingthe agreement with the li t ' :' ill g i harn u a rm „ d a ` O `Y xf c o o r n d , and the Birmingham, Wolver lq Non, and Dudley, for the purchase of these t . wo tq ettakin, then read, and a long discussion tiq . was IVt4,,tlr. wiTnEns, at great length, opposed the agree , and entered into elaborate calculations to show !Zlitl'it would never be lucrative. With respect to the eusion entertained from the Probability of the o th °4 and North-Western Company's getting the lines k4ftt ''' Great Western did not h id let them get them. ,'lcludecl by Pro osin wrtlli should bepoPstponged , :as e a s n a amendment, that the lqr ,kisiroitto seconded the amendment. N • / 0,44, LLIAms, M.P., supported it, and strongly .11 , b e :Zed that amicable arrangements should be ll 'lle t• he London and North-Western Company a . n , 44,0111 y tii'lla.)l,tx replied at length on the subj_,chta,ndscl, tidi ed Yi a ,N% endment was . put to the show f i, (4.• by a large majority. t'illie,.ll,lkrielkal, motion was then put . and carried; after 1 4 1 tin es to Lian was also carried, authorising the to t b 'Proc„,,,°.e applied for. 1, .`/iai!.``ungs were concluded by a vote of thanks 4 131, -41411 , having lasted nearly three hours. AEG4I.Ic, THE DE -'" kEETING OF atAil n 0 XLI,- COMMITTEE FOR POLAND'S DE 'oa t 1 ,4d 4ATIoN. ki t ,p) R or ,4Y evening last, November 30th, a p_u o b m lic . 4 14'., 4 , terlue m embers and friends of the above U _ ~o,,,stlit,Sk Place at the German Society's Hall the 4 11 1 4 iNtt, rurY-lane. Ernest Jones, Esq., President of te q Il l eaS I:: was called to the chair, and opened h t). o la ati .: to brief but eloquent address on the wrongs kt ea tN and the duty of all nations to uniteto ether 'll, Ill s r at country from her spoliators and ogppres tti e f ,ttiarlts were heartily applauded. • sly (3Pted 'J1101'61:1,, unanimously , tt o :, ~, resolutions were .111),P itte l d by IT. REEsi, seconded by Mr. IN Th at • AllettELoT :-- 4 4 al a.,,t Ofolding in horror and detestation . the MOY, and I,the4tptaiarrl,,-;rProoliation committed by the Russian, ttv,, tlhoiassian despotisms, known in history . as 4 .'llti on f CR Poland this meeting recognises the t 'lif e ., 0 th e .) , _ s a sacred " 11 ti c 'lEtt e 9 th of November, 1830, a- . 11 ,1 11 of th,.: °I I the part of the Polish people in vin a d n i: , 04 1 , 4 , 0 '1 1 , It'2!' on right to independence an d . N ,, lra whuoctcthis meeting venerating the heroes. and 4 '-' t hat r y,, ors of that , eelares its sympathy t ''' 'if e `io e l ti u g ti h o t ,' fell and have . ki,N,y . strug,j, ~...., . tiop. , ,Nsible n-,,, _ ..tat its resolution to al of . their V 4l etl '''''.trks Li promoting the objectwith il the ci ` 1 .1. N , (1 by Mr . 0 s ea 'd them by Mr. R fr ' I, . 1 2n, a n d su A.PPER, seconded 'lt ha t wh,l PPorted by Mr. H. BAUER:- B ili t 8 ef teethe „ 1 e regarding with veneration the heroic 44thtra ,I,Y, then 44lll6surr at Cracow, on the 22d of Feb betes manifestation' of a more democratic ty'lrldo., ause made not only in support of the li st e ritt:eoluilenee of Poland, but also in support of h 4,rlieBhSptri the entire Polish people; and this meet (l4 eels l er t the Cracow manifesto as the charter . of wh, 4 , 1 31, rejoices to learn that the said manifesto 1441 bare by the great mass of the exiled heroes_ eaN et r ae tin out their blood in the struggle of 1830; and 1111 41' 5 / hi 4 riecotniliends to the British e re ti,tuOtaiising the 22d of February, 1847, by some people the pro „fie 0f t he in behalf of Poland and the prin , I, ON b,, e Oraeow manifesto." , I °B B. lir. JuLte.ri HARNEY, and seconded by Mr. ktitill, 1 ;, - ! 1 .'44 4 a a; r'a.lat this meeting invokes the just hatre a d %s o a f ,s al_l ' eh, v iet tn 4 . ,st . the Austrian murderrrs of the (ya ' r ... t_ 11,` 4 11t, „,' 11l Gallieia; and this inknting.alm.ga andtitill°t 0111144 re of the republic of Cracow by Aus ri ,cot ri ,.Y the crowning act of the long list of atro -stv Ipt.,„-ett o - by Poland's spoliators, but also a gross ti,,lrett Table v iolation of the ~ Treaty of Vienna, i ' l °I. one ; and s 4t treaty to be no longer binding "o t he h t N il therefore considers that the Government .t k „ ‘ Cr 4 , tio nE t t i lt :l 4 l , is now" at liberty to fulfil the desires of ion not ' 4 i h - '-olv ~.'", by insisting upon the restorat t. 0 't hc,,,-"3", but of Poland, to the full extent o f her er),44.tlia ndaries." Zttit9litt,es"tinn of Messrs. MOY and BAILEY, P4414114Pe0p*14e3 a pp o inted to draw up an address a to a a the b. the Ad4,44enr,,Lf.°llnded 011 the foregoing resolutions; . i_f,t,.,as, and boing authorised . to publish the 1 t1 04 "4s 1.,r,T1.,u also the abcve resolutions. h h , shote.r,ltr resolved that a copy of the above reso- N, kvin,' - , 1 be transmitted to Lord Palmerston. t' - I s , s, o se • 'losi_ °Ulu 11 announced that the Fraternal Demo tta 4r i ti s t , ju the on next Monday evening, at eight 'eel es s same room, for the purpose of adopting 4., re 1 ~, --t4 b y . 1).37 to the French democrats, the meeting le t :t i he ee , 5t1n....„,...........2L.ging t he " Ma seillaise." 11 5r0 (4 , , I. , e 'Y of Friends have entered into a sub -141)1.,,Ii?Ils,1`,000/. in Dublin to relieve the wants of the bt t i tncl, 0 and the same body i n E ng l and have also '°loo4 An Ike like purpose. THE POOR MAN'S GUARDIAN SOCIE I Y. Last evening a pul:licneeting was held at the Literary and Scientific Institution, John-street, Fitzroy square, for the purpose of forming a St. Pancras Auxiliary "Poor Mart's Guardian Society," "in conse quence," to quote the words of the advertisment conven ing the meeting, " of the cruelties and oppressive treat ment to which the poor are exposed in their adversity, when applying for relief from the Board of Guardians, and the deep sympathy awakened in their behalf in the breasts of the parishioners of St. Pancras. The attend ance was not numerous. Mr. C. COCHRAN said, the Rev. Mr. Stoddart had consented to take the chair, and availed himself of the opportunity to state, that the principal reason of the paucity of attendance was the holding of another meet ing in the neighbourhood for an equally good object— namely. the abolition of the punishment of death. The CHAIRMAN briefly addressed the meeting. He said the poor-law, and the practices adopted in the various ueions formed in accordance with that law, were a blot on the escutcheon of this country. and that it was a wonder that, ere now, the people had not arisen, en masse, and demanded its entire abrogation.—(Cheers.) The system dealt in the grossest barbarities—child murder, forced divorce, and numerous other cruelties. Instead of the present system, the aged and indigent, and all who could produce a good character, should re c. ive out-dime relief, instead of being hurried into bus ti!es which were worse than prisons. The poor had a ayertect right to have more relief than the law now allowed them to receive. Now, the relief was on a mini mum scale; the whole expense b• ing only one hundredth part of the taxation of the country.—(Cheers.) After stating that he should use his utmost exertions to bring about an alteration of the system, he intimated that Mr. Cochrane would address the meeting. Mr. C. COCHRANE, who was warmly received, proposed the first resolution, which was to the following effect : " That this meeting is of opinion that the sufferings and privations now endured by the labouring population on account of the high prices of all kinds of provisions, must be-greatly aggravate d during the present inclement winter season, and being thereby inevitably compelled to seek parochial relief, to which by law they are entitled, it is the bounden duty of all boards of guardians and re lieving officers (more especially as it is strictly enforced by the Saviour of mank.nd) to dispense their relief kindly, readily, and liberally, and in accordance with the Christian principles of the good Samaritan, and not to make such relief to the necessitous and deserving de pendent on their abandoning their homes, and entering the precincts of a cheerless and harshly regulated work house or union." He referred at some length to the way in which the poor were ti rated by the parochial authorities of St. Pancras and Marylebene parishes, and stigmatised it as most unchrisiirn and barbarously inhuman. The case of the unfortunate young girlwho destroyed herself rather than return and subject herself . to the cruelties prac tised in the "shed" was a painful illustration of this, and the case of the child Joseph Woodward, who died from sheer starvation and neglect, also exemplified the necessity of a society which would enforce the rights of the poor.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) It was true the guardians came to the mother after her child was dead, and offered to supply her with money and bread, she having only been supplied with bread before, as a gentleman, whose name was not mentioned, called upon her twice, and left two shillings and two loaves of bread, and told her that the guardians wished to see her. But these atrocities were not confined to St. Pancras, as the " shed" system was adopted in Peckham. There 70 to 80 poor were crammed into a shed not larger than the space allowed for three persons in the London Fever Ho-pital.—(Shame.) And, in Marylebone, a young woman, named Mordaunt, was so neglected by the parish authorities that she died from the want of food and neglrct, ant+ she and her sister were blamed by Mr. Messer, the assistant overseer, for " want of energy." He said " the sooner they were tested with the work house the better." The one that died was in ill health, and they had to pay half-a-crown a week for their lodg ings, and to support an aged mother. Such an unmiti gated and heartless insult was never offered. The board. in order to shield themselves, dismissed Mr. Messer, but they were to blame for not issuing proper and humane orders to their assistants. No one under sixty, however good his character might be, could obtain out-door relief. A coachman named Carter, who was nearly blind, committed suicide because they would not admit him into the workhouse, as he was under 60 years of age, and because he would not bring his wife and family, who were earning a few shillings a-week, and whose earnings he told the guardians he could not bear to consume, into the house with him. But he pleaded in vaia, for they refused, and he hung himself.— (Shame.) He concluded by passing a glowing eulogy on Mr. Walter, of the Times, for his exertions to remodel the poor-laws, and concluded by moving the adoption of the report. Mr. ROPER, honorary secretary to the Distressed Needlewomen Society, seconded the motion, which was carried by acclamation. Mr. Ems preposed the next resolution, which was to the effect—" That taking into consideration the frightful circumstances connected with the death by destitution of two of the parishioners of St. Pancras, namely, Mary Ann Jones and Joseph Woodward, this meeting is of opinion that they are to be traced to the cruel manner in which the suff-ring poor are treated by the parochial au thorities ; that in the preceding cases of death, the one from suicide from apprehended punishment within the " shed" of the St. Pancras workhouse, the other from the want of the necessaries of life, this meeting is of opinion that murder has been com mitted, and that the parochial authorities are morally responsible for the same, and that the best protection the poor can have against future tyranny and oppression is in the formation of a St. Pancras Poor Man's Guardian Society. It was seconded by Mr. PoYNTER, and carried unani- In 'TV Y• e followin g resolution was also adopted :—•' That, taking into consider at i on t h e f earful disclosur to the death of I,ol.lhia Mordaunt on accouelsitreolfttihge har;h administration of the Poor-law by the parochial authorities in Marylebone, as also the published decla ration, of the disgusting rules practised withinthe Mary lebone Workhouse, in connexion with the wasting of the persons of the poor inmates, a public meeting be convened on Monday; the 14th inst., at Hall's Riding School, for the purpose of further investigating the dis ci ,sures and practices referred to, with the object of pro viding such remedies as will guard against their future repetition ; and that the members of the borough be in vited to attend, and one of them invited to preside, and that notice be given to the Vestry and Board of Guar dians of the parish. A motion, approving of the appointment-of the Auxi liary Socit-ty, was also adopted, and a vote of thanks having been awarded to the chairman, the meeting se perated. ALARMING COLLISION ON THE - - BOLTON RAILWAY. MANCHESTER, THIIRSDAY.—A collision of a frightful character took place yesterday upon the Bolton division of the Manchester and Leeds Railway, whereby a bal last-train, in which were 29 labourers, in the employ of erin the company, was run a g ainst by a luggage-train tra n s opposite al n was a n direction. The engine of the ballast-trainy yelling on the same line of rails, buti damaged, and the carr ia g e containing the work-people thrown off the rails and tu rned over. The engineer and foreman of the luggage train, seeing the opposite train approachi n g , sh u t off the steam and ed. Assistance had time to jump off and escape uninjured. to their was procured as soon as possibl e, and the men, all of whom were more or less injured , were sent homes, where some of them at present se.main in a very bad state. The accident appears to have been occasioned by the wilful disobedience of orders by one of the engine drivers. A portion of the line, near the Kearsley em bankment being under repair, the materials used in the works are conveyed from near Bolton, in order that the repairs might not interfere with the passenger traffic, the works were ordered to E be carried on in the night time. For the better prevention of accidents, one engine driver, named Johnson, was ordered to take all the luggage trains, either to or from Bolton, upon the " up", line, while Steventon, the driver of the train conveying ballast for the repairs, was ordered to use the " down" line. Had these instructions been obeyed, it is obvious there could be no possibility of a co lision ; the ballast train was, however, run upon the ss rong rail, and the catastrophe above related occurred in consequence; and upon Steventon being asked how it was that he ran upon the wrong line, he excused himself by stating that he had done it to save the time that wou ld h ave b een lost by " shunting" the train upon the other line, as he thought that the luggage train would not run to Bolton again that morning, as it had already made two journeys since the preceding evening. Mr. Himmers, the secretary, and Mr. Issett, the su perintendent, having instituted an inquiry into the cause of the disaster, Steventon, the driver of the ballast engine, was taken into custody, and brought up before the county magistrates at the New Bailey Court-house, Salford. The circumstances having been fully investigated, the prisoner, in his defence, threw the blame upon one of the watchmen at the Bolton terminus, who told him there were no more trains coming on that line. Mr. Trafford told him that that was no excuse, for be had clearly disobeyed his orders, and, by so doing, he had endangered both lite and limb. The prisoner was then sentenced for a month to hard labour ; and in the event of any of the injured parties dying, will be tried upon a charge of manslaughter. The injuries received by some of the men are stated to be of a serious character. ALMERIA GRAPES.—There are a description of grapes annually imported at this season of the year from Almeria, which are much esteemed. They differ very materially from almost every other kind of grape, both of home and foreign growth, having a peculiarly cool and refreshing flavour, and of so comparatively firm a substance, as, on being bitten, to burst with much force in the mouth, and in consequence of their full appear ance and extent of bunch, form a handsome dish for dessert, when other grapes, excepting those of an in ferior quality, throughout the winter months, are dear and scarce. The importation of this description of grape is now taking place to a considerable and unusually lame extent. MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.—On Saturday last a little girl, about six or seven years old, while swinging on a railing at the top of a stair in Rose-street, fill to the bottom, a height of three stories. She is now fast re covering.—Edinburgh Register. The mortal remains of the late Marchioness (Dow ager) of Westminster, were removed from Grosvenor square on Thursday forenoon, for Eaton Hall, Cheshire, and this day t hey will be consigned to the family vault at Eccleston church, close adjoining. The Marquis of Westminster, the Earl of Wilton, and Lord Robert Grosvenor, left town last evening for the purpose of attending the funeraL THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNiNG, DECEAII3EII, LITERATURE THE ROYAL VISIT TO ARUNDEL CASTLE. ARUNDEL, THURSDAY.—The Duke of Norfolk acted as cicerone yesterday to her Majesty. The ancient keep of the old castle was fi rs t visited by the illustrious circle, and it occupied the Queen nearly half an hour in in specting the remains of that famous erection, which for so many ages was the rendezvous of the warlike re tainers of the Montgomeries, the Albinis, the Fitzallans, and, lastly, the Howards. This ivy-mantled tower is without a rival in this country, and is the most pic turesque object in the entire building. Its principal chamber, now roofless, is inhabited by the extraordinary Australian owls, which are confined within the battle ments by a network, and in the different niches, originally fireplaces, they shelter themselves from the weather. There are five of these birds, and the Queen appeared pleased and astonished - at their large size, evhich more approaches the eagle than the owl of this country. A beautifttl owl is kept separate from the rest, and we are informed that the bird was caught while resting in a wood on the domain called the Rewell. It has the singular propensity of killing its kind, and we believe that no other specimen of the species is known in this country, though common to Asia Minor. Her Majesty and the Prince Consort were then conducted by the Noble Duke to the sum mit of the keep, and from the battlements ob tained an extensive view of the surrounding country. The Queen afterwards proceeded down the castle hill to the new dairy just erected by the Noble Duke. The Queen went over the octagon building, which has been fitted up in a tasteful and elegant style, and subse quently visited the cow-houses, the Duchess's apart ment 4, and the garden attached to that part of the Ducal establishment. Her Majesty and party then returned to ~he castle. At the usual hour yesterday (eight o'clock), dinner was announced. The banquet was served up in the same magnificent form as on the previous evening, the domes tics of the Ducal household, in their rich state liveries, being the only attendants. The Bishop of Chichester, and Colonel and Mrs. Wyndham, were the only addi tions to the dinner circle, whi c h i n ot h er respec t s was confined to the guest s so j ourning at the Castle during the royal visit. The band played the national anthem. Her Majesty retired from the dining-room at a quarter to ten, and went direct to the state drawing-room to take tea. In the meantime the visitors began to arrive at the :astle for the evening party, in rapid succession, and were ushered to the library, in which room the majority had assembled by ten o'clock. At ten o'clock the Queen was graciously pleased to signify her intention to receive several of the leading guests in the state drawing-room. Lord E. Howard, Vice-Chamberlain of the Royal Household, had the honour of introducing a select circle of the guests in vited. Her Majesty, at about a quarter past ten, was conducted by the noble host to the library. The illus trious party then passed down the centre of the library, the general company having placed themselves on either side of the apartment, her Majesty and Prince Albert returning the respectful salutations of the congregated visitors. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert took their seats towards the end of the gallery. The Ethiopian singers were introduced, and immediately commenced their performances, singing some of the popular songs for which they have gained so much public favour, apparently to the amusement of the Queen, as well as to the strangers that had assembled. The Queen and Prince Consort, at twenty minutes pass eleven, repaired with a brilliant train to the dining room to partake of refreshments. In the interval the tables in that room were changed, and two extended tables placed at the south end and along the left side of the apartment, on which a superb display of plate was exhibited. The Queen and Prince retired from the fes tive scene shortly before midnight, and immediately after the company departed. This morning, the Queen and Prince Albert, and a large party of the distinguished personages, went to Petworth House to honour Colonel and Mrs. Wyndham with a visit. The Hon. Colonel Charles B. Phipps and Colonel Bouverie, as equerries to the Queen and Prince Consort, were also in attendance. The royal party reached Petworth about half-past one o'clock, and re turned to the Castle from Petworth House at a quarter to three o'clock, and immediately after lunched with the guests in the dining room. Her Majesty and the Prince in the afternoon p rocee d e d to the lawn beneath the keep, and there planted t wo oa k saplings, in the presence of a numerous circle of the nobility staying at the Castle. After which, the royal party went to the ancient church of Arundel, adjoining the park. The Queen is to leave to-morrow morning, as early as en o'clock, for Osborne House. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Sir C. Constable's staghds meet Wed., at West Newton —ll l / 2 . Holderness hds., Mon., Tickton ; Tues., Boswick ; Thurs., Fralsthorpe ; Sat., Holme River Head—k to 11. Sir Tatton Sykes's hds., Mon., Weston; Wed., Lobster House; Fri., Scamston Lord H. Bentinck's hds., Mon., Carleton-le-Morland ; Tues., Midge Inn ; Wed., Fiskerton Long Wood ; Thurs., Norton Place; Fri., Brauston Wood; Sat., Stapleford Moor-11. Badsworth hds., Tues., Marr Village ; Thurs., Carlton Hall by Snaith ; Sat., Ackworth Moor Top-10i. Mr. Lumley's hds., Mon., Bole Guide Post ; Tues, Barnby Moor; Thurs., Thrybergh ; Sat., Grove—loi. Rufford hds., Mon., Thoresby Park ; Tues., Ossington ; Fri., Kelsham-1 to 11. Cheshire hds., Mon., Perve ; Wed., Kinderton Guide Post ; Thurs. Darnhall ; Sat., Dunham. Sir W. W. Wynn's hds., Tues., Queen's Head ; Wed., Overton Bridge; Fri., Worthenbury ; Sat., Gredington. ShropAiire hds., Mon. Sunborne Castle ; Wed., Stapleton ; Fri., Cloverly-1 1 / 2 . Montgomeryshire hds., Tues., Guilsfield ; Fri., Kerry-10. North Staffordshire hds., Tuesday, Betley ; Fri., Trentham. Cottesmore hds. Tues., Burley-on-the-hill; W e d., Lees thorpe ; Fri., Witham: Common ; Sat., Loddingt on . Duke of utland's hds.. Mon., Easton Hall; Tues., Wea ver's Lodge. Quorn hds., Mon., Keythorpe Hall ; Tues., Steward's Hay ; Thurs., Houghton on the Hill ; Fri., Widmerpool Inn-11. Mr. M. Ingram's hds., Tues., Kedleston Inn; Thurs., Rad bourn ; Sat., Swarkston Bridge-104 . Donnington hds., Mon., Wiverton - Hall ; Wed., Chaddes don Hall; Fri., Kigworth Kenngl—i to 11. WESTMINSTER-BRIDGE. --The whole of the west footpath is now repaved, and the palisade is nearly finished. When the present high and unsightly hoarding is taken down, a good view of the new houses of Parlia ment will be obtained, as the new paling is about the same height as th e s t one b a l ustrade on Waterloo -b r id ge . Many masons ar e now employed in layihg down the kerb-stones on th e east s id e, and from the act i v i ty dis played, there is m uc h prom i se of the bridge being opened to carriages in the c ourse o f a few das. Small trades men and poor peopl e w h o get their living by hawking commodities about the streets for sale, will duly appre ciate the boon—of onc e more — a freebridge across the Thames at that part of the river. Sir Henry Pottinger will take his departure for the Cape Colony on Saturday ; leaving Southampton by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company's ship Haddingbn. Lieutenant-General Sir Benjamin D'Urban, whose appointment as Commander of the forces in Canada we have already mentioned, will proceed there with his Ex cellency the Earl of Elgin, the Governor-General. COURAGEOUS CONDUCT OF A CLERGYMAN.-011 Wednesday, the 18th ult., at abouthalf-past nine o'clock at night, as the Rev. W. Powell, of Ragland, was sitting in the parlour at his vicarage, he was suddenly alarmed by one of his servants, who had occasion to take up a mat from the hall-door previous to fastening it for the night, rushing in and screaming violently that two men had forced themselves after her into the hall. He im mediately seized the poker, which was fortunately at hand, and went to demand what they wanted ; when, without uttering a word, they commenced an attack upon him with their clubs, but he parried the blows levelled at him with so much firmness, that though be received a severe cut on the temple, was knocked down, and severely bruised on the hands, shoulders, and knees, he succeeded in getting them out of his house. The cries of the females attracted two or three of the neigh bours to their assistance, though a quarter of a mile dis tant ; and as soon as the rev. gentleman was a little re covered they searched the premises, and discovered that the ruffians in their confusion had left a hat, a hedge stake, and a large club, behind them ; and that a con siderable quantity of blood was sprinkled over the hall in different places.—Hereford Journal. FREE WOODS.—The Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade having recommended the remis sion of the duties on locust treenails and mars wood, used in shipbuilding, the Commissioners of the Customs have received a communication from Mr. Parker, one of the Secretaries to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, stating that he has be - en commanded by their Lordships to convey to thm the authority of that Board, for the admission, free of duty, of locust treenails, and also greenhart and mars wood, as woods which would have been formerly admitted as paying the same duties as teake, and therefore are entitled to be now admitted free for shipbuilding purposes, equally with that descripti on of wood. . Thursday the T o l f ! Fr beasts aCriLdu stock ckCATTLEintended d S e li d 0 tow be exhibi te d f or prizes at the show of cattle on Tuesday n ext created a arrival Sml good deal of bustle in the neighbourhood of this great cattle depot. During the day many large and high fatted bullocks were admitted, having tra ve ll ed to Lon don in vans, and in the course of the day several waggons of prize cattle arrived in the metropolis by railway, and some rare fatted beasts have been brought from Scotland by the Aberdeen steamer. Among the stock to be offered for competition for prizes are some beautiful and well fatted beasts belonging to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, reared on the Home Farm. The judges will award the prizes to the owners of the best breeds of cattle and sheep, Re.,on Tuesday next, and on the following day the exhibition will be thrown open for the sale of cattle and public inspection. CAPTAIN MANBY.—We are inform e d b y a friend of Captain Manby, who writes, in reply to a statement in The Sun of Thursday, that he received a letter from him on Wednesday, dated Dec. 1, from Great Yarmouth, in which he mentioned that he enjoyed good health, and has just entered into his 83d year. Captain Manby, moreover, was not in the royal navy. He was gazetted with the rank of Captain in the army,vv.. h en he was ap pointed Barrack-master of Yarmouth. WINDSOR, THURSDAY EVENING.—There have been no fresh arrivals at Frogmore to-day ; and Connt Augustus Mansdorff, who arrived with the Duchess of Kent, from Cashiobury, on Tuesday afternoon, leaves Frogmore to-morrow. The Duchess of Kent has not lea the grounds of Frogmore to-day. Her Royal High ness has a small dinner party this evening. THE CAPE OF GOOD HoPE.—The new Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, Sir H. Pottinger, will sail for the seat of his government this afternoon, from Southampton, in the Oriental and Peninsular steam-ship Lluddington. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Herefordshire. Charles William Allen. Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant. OFFICE/ OF ORDNANCE, DEc. 1, 1846. Corps of Royal Engineers—Second Lieutenant Charles Style Akers to be First Liieutenant, vice Luyken, deceased, Nov. 17. MEMORANDUM—The dates of the promotions of the under mentioned officers have been altered as follows, viz.:—First Lieutenant Charles Thomas Hutchinson, Oct. 15; and Lieu tenant Herbert Taylor Siborne, Nov. 9. WHITEHALL, Nov. 19. _ The Lord Chancellor has appointed Arthur Louis Laing, of Colchester, in the county of Essex, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, Nov, 28. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Charles Edward Wra tislaw, of Rugby, in the county of Warwick, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. The Lord Chancellor has also appointed Charles Bernard Hodgson, of Carlisle, in the county of Cumberland, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. The Lord Chancellor has also appointed Richard Dufty, of the town of Nottingham, Gent., to be Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. Henry Brooker, grocer and cheesemonger, High-street, Peckham, Surrey, to surrender Dec. 11, and Jan. 15, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; May, Princes-street, Spitalfields. Morris Williams, warehouseman, Priest-court, Cheapside, Dec. 16, at eleven, and Jan. 15, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Pain and Hatherly, Basinghall- street. William Bottle, grocer, Dover, Dec. 18, at three, and Tan. 19, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom,• official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard-street ; Simpson and Cobb, oorgate- street. William Hodsoll, farmer, South Ash, Kent, Dec. 22, at half-past two, and Jan. 22, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Old Jewry; Tripp, Ade laide-place, London-bridge; Hayword, Dartford, Kent. David Stuart, baker, Stockbridge-terrace, Victoria-road, Pimlico, Dec. 18, at half-past two, and Jan. 22, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch lane, Lombard-street; Hare, Coleman-street, City. , Thomas Gammage and James Mott, cheesemongers, Broad-street, Bloomsbury, Dec. 12, at two, and Jan. 23, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Rosser, Dyer's-buildings, Holborn. Samuel Cunningham, sawyer, Minerva-street, Hackney road, Dec. 11, and Jan. 16, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street ; Taylor, Moorgate-street. John Edward Spicer and Cornelius Poulton, paper-manu facturers, Alton, Hampshire, Dec. 17 and Jan. 18, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Cole man-street, City; Wilkinson, Nicholas-lane, Lombard-street. James Peter Wilson, builder, Clarence-place, Pentonville, Dec. 12, at two, and Jan. 23, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook court, Basinghall-street ; Goddard, King-street, Cheapside. William Suddaby, millwright, Kingston-upon-Hull, Dec. 16, and Jan. 20, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Kynas ton, official assignee, Hull; Hicks and Marris, Gray's Inn square; Holden and Son, Hull. Joseph Graham, sen., bookseller, Alnwick, Northumber land, Dec. 21, and Jan. 21, at half-past one, at the New castle-upon-Tyne District Court. Wakley, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Meggison, Pringle, and Co., London ; Leithead and Wilson, Alnwick. William Sharp, jun., brewer, Pudsey, Yorkshire, Dec. 22, and Jan. 12, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Kynas ton, official assignee, Leeds; Rushworth and Co., Staple Inn, London ; Sanderson, Leeds. George Chesterton and James Woodall, glass manufactu rers, Birmingham, Dec. 16 and Jan. 9, at eleven, at the Bir mingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Bir mingham; Reece, Birmingham; Tarleton, Birmingham. Thomas Anderton, miller, Yardley, Worcestershire, Dec. 19, and Jan. 19, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Tarleton, Birming ham. _ _ _ Richard Hallam, grocer, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Dec. 15, and Jan. 19, at half-past twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham; Harding, Newcastle-under-Lyme ; Smith, Birmingham. Alfred John Francis and Alfred Percival, slate merchants, Liverpool, Dec. 17, and Jan. 12, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool; Bridger and Co., Lendon-wall, London ; Dodge, Liverpool. David Cook, wheelwright, Liverpool, Dec. 18 and Jan. 8, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool; Cornthwaite and Co., Old Jewry chambers, London ; Pemberton, Liverpool. Charles Malpas, victualler, Manchester, Dec. 17 and Jan. 7, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Johnson, Son, and Weatherall, Temple; Dearden, Manchester. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending December 1, 1846, is 335. 2 1 / 2 ' d. per cwt. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. Robert Hughes, upholsterer, Piccadilly—second div. of 3 ,3 / 4 d. in the pound, on Wednesday, Dec. 2, and two follow ing Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. Robert Clifton, brewer, Brandon, Suffolk—first div. of 2s. 6d. in the pound, on Wednesday, Dec. 2, and two follow ing Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. Samuel Stocker, sen., hydraulic engineer, Seckford-street, Clerkenwell—first div. of Is. 3d. in the pound, on Wednes day, Dec. 2, and two following Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. John Holt, banker, Manchester—second div. of 19s. 4d. in the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester. Thomas Walker, tallo* chandler, Leeds—first div. of 3d. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Free man, Leeds. Hugh Parker, Offley Shore, John Brewin, and John Rod gers, bankers, Sheffield—third div. of 13.6 d. in the pound (being 9s. in the pound upon new proofs), on Monday, Dec. 14, and five following days, at the office of Mr. Free man, Sheffield. William Lowe, ivory turner, Bristol—second div. of 4s. 6d. in the pound, together with the first div. of 4s. 6d. in the pound upon new proofs, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Miller, Bristol. Thomas Hutchinson, grocer, Sunderland—first div. of 3s. in the pound, on any Saturday after Dec. 11, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. George Henry Darby Lawrence, merchant, Crown. court, Old Broad-street—a div. of 4s. in the pound, on any Friday, at the office of Mr. Follett, Basingliall-street. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. H. English, printer, New Broad-street, City, Dec. 30, at half-past one—W. M. Morley, warehouseman, Bread-street, Cheapside, Dec. 30, at eleven. In the Country. J. Holt, banker, Manchester, Dec. 30, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court—J. Haddock, bookseller, War rington, Lancashire, Dec. 29, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the , contrary on the day herein mentioned. _ _ D. Baseley, cheese - monger, Bolingbroke-row, Walworth, Dec. 26—W. Glasscock, wine merchant, Cambridge, Dec. 28 —W. Mullett, paper manufacturer, West . Peckham, Kent, Dec. 28—J. Hellewell, worsted manufacturer,. Wadsworth, Yorkshire, Dec. 25—W. Kearton, chepsemonger, Spitalfields, Dec. 25—J. Newbdrn, carpenter, Oxton, Cheshire, Dec. 25 —J. Orange, boot maker, Liverpool, Dec. 25—J. Richards, jun., banker, Reading, Dec. 25—C. Davis, currier, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Dec. 25—E. S. Boult, stock broker, Liver pool, Dec. 25—J. Carlisle, builder, West Derby, Lancashire, Dec. 25—S. Hawley, grocer, Ashton-under-Lyne, Dec. 25 J. Allison, grocer, _Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Dec. 25—J. T. Fenton, brick maker, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Dec.2s—T. Benbow, mercer, Cheltenham, Dec. 25. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Hellawell and G. Owen, toy dealers, Huddersfield—J. S. and W. Jackson, Whitehaven, Cumberland—J. N. Ladler and W. Cope, glove importers, Newgate-street—W. Cheet ham and R. Lightfoot, lace manufacturers, Nottingham—G. C. Rishton and T. Evans, share brokers, Manchester—J. Wilkinson, W. Harvey, and H. Harvey, linen manufacturers, Barnsley, Yorkshire—E. Bledcalf and T. Harbutt, brewers, North Shields—J. and G. Kennedy, drapers, Liverpool—W. M. Temple, F. J. Duckworth, V. P. Sells, and F. F. Hilder, wine merchants, Brabant-court, City (so far as regards W. M. Temple)—W. Hunt and S. Wykes, grocers, Leicester—J. Brooks and T. Hyde, drapers, I)ukinfield, Cheshire—R. and J. Halcro, merchants, Sunderland—G. Jackson and W. Taylor, Barnsley, Yorkshire—J. Bates, jun., D. Willis, M. J. Fielden, and C. S. Hadow—W. Freeman and B. Catton, builders, Huddersfield—J.and R. Bond, hosiers, Lancaster— J. Burford and R. Kay, calico printers, Manchester—J. C. Cooke and E. J. Stannard, warehousemen, Queen-street, Cheapside—J. M. Dickinson and G. Gibson, share brokers, Leeds—W. C. Jacob and J. Hoare, warehousemen, Bread street, Cheapside—T. Marshall, T. C. Baker, and G. Eley, lace manufacturers, Aldermanbury. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. Patrick Stewart, jun., merchant, Perth, Dec. 12 and Jan. 2, at twelve, at the chambers of Messrs. Miller, Perth. THE REPRESENTATION OF BATH.—The requisition to Lord Ashley has received upwards of one thousand sici e' matures.—Bath Chronicle. Ma. DEMPSTER, THE VOCALIST.—This gentleman has just arrived in London from the United States, and intends shortly to give a series of original Scotch ballad concerts at the Princess's Concert Room. Mr. Dempster has had the honour of the patronage of the President of the United States and his Cabinet, and he will receive at his forthcoming concerts the patronage of the American Minister to the Court of St. James. EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS IN WOOLWICH-I.—The lower part of the town of Woolwich, lying between the steam-boat piers and the Royal Asenal, which has so long excited the surprise of visitors on account of its mean appearance, is about to be pulled down, and a spacious new street, communicating with Beresford street, erected, so as to allow visitors to pass in a direct line to the Royal Arsenal. Spacious wharfs and dwelling-houses will be erected along the bank of the river. The Conde de Montemolin, accompanied by Lord John Manners, M.P., the Marquis of Barbancois, the Marquis of Villafranca, General Don Juan de Monte negro, and Mr. Borthwick, M.P., visited Westminster Abbey, the Temple, and Lincoln's Inn, on Wednesday. LONDON HOSPlTAL.—Thursday afternoon a quar terly general meeting of the directors and guardians of this charity was 41d at the board-room of the institu tion; G. Lee, Esq., presiding. The usual financial and medical report of the quarter, read by William J. Nixon, Esq., the honorary secretary, was of a highly satisfac tory nature, it having shown a considerable decrease of the previously prevalent diseases. At the conclusion of the business of the court, Henry Lang, Esq., the solicitor to the hospital, tendered his resignation of those duties, which was accepted, and the office declared vacant. A VESSEL SUNlC.—Between seven and eight o'clock on Wednesday evening the crew of the schooner Lynx, lying off Fresh Wharf , were suddenly alamed by a rush of water into the starboard side of the vessel. They rushed on deck, when it was found that the pressure of the vessels in the outside tier had forced a large wooden fender through her side. The means tried to stop the leak proved ineffectual, and the vessel filled and sunk in half an hour. She was thrown so completely on her broadside that her masts and rigging formed a complete bridge over the other vessels. We are happy . to state that Lady Cottenham, whose health has been indifferent for some time back, is im proving. Her ladyship is staying at Brighton. DEATH OF SIR GEORGE MACPHERSON GRANT.— We deeply regret to announce the death of one of the best country gentlemen in Scotland, Sir George Mac pherson Grant of Ballindalloch and In vereshie. He died at Ballindalloch, on the 24th ultimo, aged 65, and is succeeded in his Baronetcy and estates, by his eldest son, now Sir John Macpherson Grant, one of the conveners Invernessihire.—lnverness Courier. 5, 1846 TBE SEA SERPENT. After all the jokes and jeers at the expense of Ameri can skippers, it now appears that the Sea Serpent is to take rank amongst the veritable marvels and monsters of the great deep. The sober and serious Northmen have again taken his case in hand, and come forward to vouch for his char ac t er . Th e following is abridged from a cir cumstantial narrative of his visits to the fjords of Nor way, published in the Norwegian papers, and attested by clergymen, lawyers, booksellers, printers, and others. In the neighbourhood of Christiansand and Molde, in the province alionisdal, several persons, highly respec table and credible witnesses, have reported that they have seen this animal. In general they state that it has been seen in the larger Norwegian fjords, seldom in the open sea. In the large bight of the sea at Christiansand, it has been seen every year, though only in the warmest season, in the dog -days, and then only when the weather WAS perfectly calm and the surface of the water unruf fled. The following persons whose names are here mentioned give . the subjoined testimony :—Nils Roe, workman at Mr. William Knudtzon's, relates : I saw the serpent twice, once at noon, and two days afterwards towards the evening, in the fjord at the back of Mr. Knudtzon's garden. The first time it wes about a hun dred feet distant. It swam first along the fjord, then afterwards direct over to the spot where I stood. I ob served it for above half an hour. Some strangers who were on the opposite shrsre fired at it, when it disap peared. The second time it was further from me. It was small, perhaps twice as long as this room (about 44 feet) ; while swimming it made serpentine movements, some to the side, others up and down. I cannot state what thickness it was, but it appeared to be about as thick as a common snake in proportion to its length. It was thinner towards the tail. The head was several times slightly elevated above the surface of the water. The front of the head was rather pointed ; the eyes were sharp, and glistened like those of a cat. From the back of the head a mane like that of a horse commenced, which waved backwards and forwards in the water. The colour of the animal was a blackish brown. John Johnson (merchant, about 60 years of age) : I saw the animal some years since in the fjord ; it was about a thousand paces distant when nearest to me. It swam very swiftly ; in the same time that we rowed about a quarter of a mile to the side from it, it had swam about double the distance. I saw it most plain when it swam in a semicircular round a tolerably large rock that ob structed its passage ; in doing this it partly raised itself above the surface of the water. Its colour was blackish brown, and about the length of this house (55 feet). With the exception of the head, I did not remark much of the body, as that appeared but little above the surface. Judging from what I observed, I should say the thick ness of the body was about that of a stout man. The agitation it caused in the water was very strong. Its movements were serpentine, up and down like a leech swimming.--Lars JohnOen (fisherman at Smiielen, about 50 years of age) : I have several times seen the sea serpent, but some time since, twelve years ago, in the dog-days, in the fjord not far from here, one afternoon as I was fishing in my boat. I saw it twice in the course of two hours, and for some time quite near me. It came close to my boat, so that it was about six feet from me. I became alarmed, recommended my soul to God, laid down in the boat, and only held my head so far over it that I could observe the serpent. It swam now past the boat, that was agitated by the ripple caused by its move ment in the water, which was previously smooth, and afterwards removed itself. After it had swum a con siderable distance from me, I began again to fish. Not long afterwards the serpent came close to the boat, which now was strongly agitated by its movements in the water. I laid down and remained quite still, and, notwithstanding my fright, kept a watchful eye on the animal ; it passed me, disappeared, and returned, though not so close as previously, and disappeared entirely, when a light wind arose and ruffled the water. Its length was about five to six fathoms, and the body, which was as round as a serpent's, was about two feet in diameter. The tail seemed to be very round. The head was about as long as a brandy anker (ten gallon cask), and about the same thickness, it was not pointed but round. The eyes were very large, round, ard sparkling. There size was about the diameter of the box here (five inches), and they were as red as my neckerchief (crimson). Close behind the head a mane, like a horse's, commeneed along the neck, and spread itself on both sides, right and left, while swimming on the water ; it was of tolerably long hair. The mane as well as the head and the rest of the body, was brown as this looking-glass frame (old mahogany). Spots, stripes of other colours did not observe, nor were there any scales ; it seemed as if the body was quite smooth. Its movements were occasionally fast and slow, which latter was the case when it neared my boat ; I could clearly observe it ; it was serpent- like, and moved up and down. The few undulations which those parts of the body and tail that were out of the water made, were scarcely a fathom in length. These undulations were not so high that I could see between them and the water. When Lars Johnoen had given this explanation, he was shown the drawing which Pontoppidan has given of the animal. He looked at it with astonishment, smiled, and said he found a great resemblance between it and the animal he had seen. He likewise said, that some of the other sea-serpents he had seen were a great deal longer than the one above described. Mr. William Knudtzon, and Candidatus Theologies Bochlum, gave the following written account :—We to gether saw the sea-serpent in a narrow fjord. at the distance of about one-sixteenth of a mile (half an Eng lish mile), for about a quarter of an hour ; afterwards it dived, and came up so far from us that we could not see it plainly. The water was smooth as a mirror, and the animal had, as it moved on the surface, the appear ance of a serpent. Its motions were in undulations, and so strong that white foam appeared b- fore it, and at the side, which stretched out several fathoms. It did not appear very high above the water, and its length was quite discernible. Once it stretched its head quite erect in the air. The body was somewhat dark, and the head nearly black ; it had nearly the form of an eel, or snake, and a length of about 100 feet, and, in proprtion to it, an inconsiderable thickness. The breadth diminished remarkably from the head, so much. so that the tail ended in a point. The head was long, and small in proportion to the throat, as the latter ap peared much greater than the former, probably , as it was furnished with a mane. Foged (Sheriff) G-ottsche made the following remarks :—" I saw the sea-serpent for some time in a small fjord, first from a boat, afterwards from the beach, several minutes, at a distance of from thirty to thirty-six feet. In the beginning it swam round the fjord at Torvig, afterwards it went in the deeps. I saw its head stretched considerably out of the water. I remarked as well two or three undulatrims of - the fore part of the body. Its motion was not like that of an eel, but consisted of waving undulations, up and down. They were excessively strong, and caused tolerable large waves ; they were largest at the fore part of the animal, and towards the back gradually lessened. The traces of them I discerned in a length of ti 4 lit to ten fathoms, and a breadth of two to three fathoms The head seemed blunted, and had the size and form of a ten-gallon cask, the- undulations of the body were round and about the dimensions of a good timber stock (12 to 14 inches square). The entire length of the 'animal I could not judge, as it was not possible to observe the extremity. Its colour appeared to be dark grey. At the back of the head there was a mane, which was the same colour as the rest of the body. The writer of this article received letters from Mr. Soran Knudtzon, stating that a sea-serpent had been seen in the neighbourhood of Christiansand by several people, and from Dr. Hoffmann, a respectable surgeon in Molde, lying on a considerable: , jord to the south of Chris tiansand, Rector of Hammer, Mr. Kraft, curate, and several persons, very clearly saw, while on a journey, a sea•serpent of considerable size. The Rev. Mr. Deinboll, Archdeacon of Molde, gives 1 the following account of one which was seen last summer near Molde. The 28th of July, 1845, J. C. Lund, book- 1 seller and printer ; G. S. Krogh, merchant ; Christian Flang, Lund's apprentice; -and John Elgenses, labourer, were out on Romsdale-fjord, fishing. The sea was, after a warm sunshiny day, quite calm. About 7 o'clock in the afternoon, a little distance from shore, near the ballast place and Molde Houee, they saw a long ma rine animal, which slowly moved itself forward, as it ap peared to them, with the help of two fins, on the fore part of the body nearest the head, which they judged from the boiling of the water on both sides of it. The visible part of the body appeared to be between 40 and 50 feet in length, and moved in undulations like a snake. The body was round, and of a dark colour, and seemed to be several ells (an ell two feet) in thickness. As they discerned a waving motion in the water behind the animal, they concluded that part of the body was con cealed under water. That it was one connected animal they saw plainly from its movement. When the animal was about 100 yards *Om the boat, they noticed tole rably correctly its fore-part, which ended in a sharp snout ; its colossal head raised itself above the water in the form of a semi-circle ; the lower part was not visible. The colour of the head was dark brown and the skin smooth. They did not notice the eyes or any mane or bristles on the throat. When the serpent came about a musket-shot near, Lund fired at it, and was certain the shots hit it in the head. After the shot hit he dived, but came up immediately. He raised his head in the air like a snake preparing to dart on its prey. After he had turned and got his body in a straight line, which he appeared to do with great difficuty, he darted like an arrow against the boat. They reached the shore, and the animal perceiving it had come into shallow water, dived immediately, and disappeared in the deep. Such is the declaration of these four men, and no one has any cause to question their veracity, or imagine that they were so seized with fear, that they could not ob serve what took place so near them. There are not many here, "or on other parts of the Norwegian coast, who longer do übt the existen ce o f th e sea - ser p e nt. The writer of this article was a long time sceptical, as he had not been so fortunate as to see this monster of the deep, but after the many accounts he has read, and the rela tions he has received from creditable witnesses, he does not dare longer to doubt the existence of the sea-serpent. P. W. DEINBOLL. Molde, the 20th Nov., 1845. The following gives some later particulars : " Sunds Parsonage, Aug. 31, 1846. " On Saturday, the Bth instant, in the course between the islands of Sartor Leer and TO3, a sea-monster, sup posed to be a sea-serpent, was seen by several persons. Early on this day, just as the steamer Biorgvin passed through Rognefiord towing a vessel to Bergen, Daniel Salomonson, a cotter, saw a sea-monster whose like he declares he never met with although accustomed to the sea and its inhabitants from his earliest years. The animal came swimming from Rognefiord in a westerly direction towards his dwelling at Gronnevigskiceset, in the northern part of the parish of Sund. The head ap peared like a Fcering boat (about twenty feet long) keel uppermost, and from behind it raised itself forward in three and sometimes four and five undulations, each ap parently about twelve feet long : its rate appeared to be that of a light boat rowed by four active men. When it reached Gronnevigskiceset at a distance of two rifle shots, it turned with considerable noise and continued its course towards Lundemes. Later about eleven o'clock in the same day his wife Ingeborg, in Daniel's absence, heard a loud noise in the sea, and she and two little children saw a great monster, such as described above, take a northerly course, close by their place at such a rate that the waves were dashed on the shore in the same way as when a steamer is passing by. Neither of them say that thrly saw anything like eyes or fins, or indeed anything projecting from its round form, but they declare that the colour of the ciranal was dark brown, and that it often rose up with geiatle undulations, sometimes, however, sinking below . the 4urface so that merely a stripe indicated the rapid course of the gigantic) body. On the same morning a lad, by name Abraham Abrahamsen Hagences, was out fishing in the Rognefiord, not far from Lundences, and just ready to throw out his line when he, as he asserts, became aware that at about 100 fathoms distance a monster with a head as large as a Fcering boat (about twenty feet long) and a . long body lay upon the sea like large kegs and was nearing his boat—seized with a panic he exerted all his strength to reach the shore. and as the animal appa rently following him was only about 40 fathoms off he leaped ashore, drew up the boat and ran up the bank, whence he viewed the monster, which had by this time approached the shore within 20 fathoms. He says that that part of the body which was visible was about sixty feet in length, and that its undulating course was similar to the eel ; th at the colour of the back was blackish, shining strongly, and, as far as he could distinguish, there was a whitish stripe under the belly. Report also says that the sea -serpent was seen by several persons in Biornfiord causing a great deal of dread, but of this our informant wants authentic accounts. Our informant. further says that he has no reason whatever to doubt . the truth of the story of the man and his wife, or the trustworthiness of the lad Abraham, except as far as that his fears may have caused him to see several things through a magnifying glass, WEirmourn.—Colonel Freestun's canvass proceeds most satisfactorily. The Liberal interest is now so , powerful that no doubt exists of his return, in conjunc tion with Mr. Christie. The latter gentleman left us for London on Thursday last, having fully completed his canvass, which, we are warranted in saying, has been more successful than that of any other candidate ex cepting Mr. Buxton, just after the passing of the Reform Bill.—Sherborne Journal. A. shock of earthquake was felt at Algiers on the 21st ult., and at the same time a shock was felt at Cherchel, which was afterwards followed by others. This caused such uneasiness that the population of this latter place passed the night in the open air. Most of the houses have been cracked by these shocks. INAUGURATION OF THE STATUE OF THE LATE KING OF SWEDEN.—At the inauguration of the statue of the late King of Sweden, Charles• Jean, which took place some time since at Noerkceping, in presence of the reigning King, his son, and the rest of the Royal family, a loyal address was presented by the President of the Ancients of the town, to which the King returned the following answer:—" Gentlemen, I receive with the most lively emotion the announcement of the resolution of the citizens of this town to dedicate a monument to the memory of my father, which I shall never forget. I share in your joy that the monument is finished, and that in a manner worthy of the noble object, proving at the same time the patriotic spirit which inspired this homage. Kings are only judged sincerely by posterity. The commune of which you are the president has given an example of fidelity and gratitude due to a monarch who, during his gloriCius rein, ennobled by peace, sought no other recompense than the love of his subjects. I thank you for the reiterated testimonies of devotedness which you have given to me and my family. I appre ciate them in the highest degree. Be pleased, Sir, to accept my best wishes for the prosperity of the town of Noerkceping." A dreadful accident occurred a few days back at Pont de Rodeo (Lot). A quantity of gunpowder (about 2001b5.) having been deposited by the contractors of the road from Paris to 1 oulouse in the house of a person named V gyre, one of the workmen entered the room at night with a light, accompanied by a servant of the house, to take out a supply for the next day. A moment after a dreadful explosion was heard, which shook the whole village. Vayre's house was blown to pieces, as was that next door, belonging to an innkeeper named Ponzalgues, where several persons were at supper at the time. The two men who had gone to take the powder were literally dismembered, the limbs being fOund scattered about under the ruins. A servant girl is in a desperate state, and five other persons are seri ously injured. REPRESENTATION OF CAMBRIDGE. - (From the Cambridge Independent)—The near approach of a ge neral election has caused the burgesses here, as well as in other large boroughs, to be up and doing. It has been determined to bring forward a second candidate with Mr. Adair, in the Liberal interest ; and it wou ld have afforded the electors great pleasure to see their faithful and respected friend, Mr. Richard Foster, again in the field, when his electien would, from a variety of causes, be all but certain. A deputation waited upon Mr. Foster to obtain his consent, to whom, af•er many expressions of kindness, he stated his decided unwillingness, indeed, his positive refusal, again to become a candidate. Mr, Pryme, our former faithful representative has also declined. Under these circum stances, some of the electors were anxious to invite Lord Cosmo Russell, who contested the borough with Mr. Foster in 1840, to, come forward with Mr. Adair ; and as a mark of respect to the Noble Lord and his illus .. trious family, he has been written to, but, should he not consent, we understattri, tile Ron. W. F. Campbell, M.A., of Trinity College,and eldest Lord Campbell, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, will be invited, and will, in all probability, in due time b. introdneecl to the electors. DRAINAGE ACT.—A.lready• about '20,000/. have been applied for by proprietors in Caithness, under the provisions of the New Drainage Bill, which. when once expinded, must lead to a large increase in the growth ~f grain and other crops in this county, and in the mean time create a very considerable demand icr labour.— John o'Groat Journal. • Yesterday's _Poole and Doi-setshire _Herald says— It is our melancholy duty to announce the death of Mr. John Mydenham, jun., the editor and senior proprietor of this paper, which took place at his residerv.e in Poole on Tuesday evening last. The deceased was well known in the county, having been for many years the editor of the . Dorset County Chronicle, and having been much attached to antiquarian ro.bearch, to which he devoted a great portion of his time. ... . STATE OF TRADE.—There is a shade of improve ment in the cotton glove trade, but every other depart ment of the cotton hdsiery manufacture remains stag nant. The lace trade in nearly every department con tinues in a most depressed state, though in Tome quarters there is a faint revival, The plain trade, esp cially the plain quilling trade, is not suffering in the lame pro portion as the fancy branches, but the prices for making these articles are wretched. The cottcn warp lace trade has by no means rallied : the panic to a certain extent still continues, and from all appearances is not soon likely to recover. Speculation of every kind in new ma nufactures or new machinery is at a very low ebb, as there seems but little encouragement in any quarter. This state of things, we have been informed, has at length reached Tiverton and the west of England.— Nottingham Review. SCULPTURE.—A correspondent from Rome informs -us that Prince Albert has given a commission for one of Wyatt's Nymphs. " Indeed," he adds, " the countenance of Royalty seems to smile on sculpture at present ; as Wyatt, Gibson, Theed, Tenerani, and Wolfe, all have orders at this moment from one or other of the Royal pair. Gibson's statue of the Queen will be shortly finished. He has handled his subject well. The like ness is admirably preserved, whilst royalty loses nothing in his hands. He is about to hazsrd, however, a no velty—at least so far as English sculpture is concerned, which, I confess, my eyes are unable to endure with pleasure. Her Majesty wears a slight diadem ; and her drapery, whieh is very delicate and light, is thrown loosely over her left arm, inclining gracefully towards her feet in front. The diadem and the bordering of the drapery are tinged with blue, and some part is even pricked out in gold colour.—Athenteum. MUSICAL GOSSIP.—MILAN.—Reeves continues to be a great favourite here ; he is said to be engaged at tGeonreo.i to Jones, osingia Verdi's opera Englishmanopfrrat o h f e A s t p ti r la iin . sg,e H nag e sa w Pg a (d r.simm: en u t ch liked at Verona, where he sang in Verdi's Ernani. Miss Susan Hobbs has made her deb& at Varese, but we have not yet heard with what success. PARIS.—A new opera, called Qi i bby la Cornemuse, the poem by Leuven and Bruns wick the music by Clapisson, has been produced at the Opera Comique here with success, the principal parts sustained by Roger, Mademoiselle Delille, Madame St. Foix, MM. Henry and Grignon. Clapisson is known as a popular composer of ballads, Pacini's La Fidanzata Corsa has been brought out at the Theatre Italien, with ' Persiana, Mario, and Coletti ; it succeeded entirely. Robert Bruce is expected to be producer:? at the Academie about the 10th of December. A new ballet, La Tatienne, is in rehearsal fur Carlotta Grisi, and a one act opera by Adolphe Adam. Mr. Lumley, director of her Majesty's Theatre, arrived in Paris on Saturday last ; he has en gaged Madame Montenegro, the Spanish vocalist, MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.—Ernst, the king of German vio linists, is on the point of leaving Vienna, on a tour through Russia. Viardot Garcia is creating a furore at Berlin in Meyerbeer's Camp of Sile u ss t ta. the Meyer beersame is going to Vienna to bringo a composer- of celebrity, has been appointed icolai who has accepted a post opera. Conradin .ted K d r i e r u ec ta to er r , at Vienna, in place of N , . of the Opera to the Court at opera, which was performed by the Night in Grenada, an Berlin. Conradin Kreutzer is the author of a has been given at Vienna by A musical performance took place a Leipsic a for Jenny en t n h y e German e P a a rl u y /u.: , thousand. on the 11th, to celebrate the anniversary of the birth day Verd i;the subject composing frnm a new° Macbeth. per Lind will receive 100,000 E for her four months engage ment at Vienna. Among the operas she is likely to per form, P er Pergola a S c a h t iii Florence er in are the Enchantress and Daughter of St. Mark of Mr. Balfe, whose Siege of Rochelle and Bohemian Girl have already been produced at the Opera House in Vienna with great success. Benedict is writing an opera for the Academie Royale of Paris, per order. Mon sieur Hippelyte Lucas is the librettist, and report speaks favourably of the story on which his book is founded.-- Musical World. _ . _ ANTIQUITY of COURSING.—AS early as A.D. 150, Arrear wrote a treatise on coursing. The Gauls, it ap pears, firs t introduced this healthy exercise. Early In the morning the serfs of the nobles went out with the dogs to ascertain the hare's rout e ; h av i n U one so, they returned to their masters, who instanty - mQunted, and went in search of puss. In th e re i gn of Elizabeth, when the ladies of the court, instead of tea and bread and butter, took for their breakfast food roast beef, washed down by stout brown beverage, and then spent a whole day on horseback, coursing was so popular a recreation, that her Majesty ordered the Duke of Norfolk to draw up a code of laws for its regulation, which even 110 W is held in great respect by sportsmen. THE CHURCH OF EIVGLAND MAGAZINE. This is a very useful and interesting periodical, furnishing a series of reading for each Sunday in the month. It is peculiarly valuable, as tending to en force the practical duties of religion instead of enter ing into any doctrinal discussions. The present number contains several sermons, some sketches of natural history and scriptural geography, various sacred poems, sundry pieces of useful information under the head " Miscellaneous," and numerous in• teresting papers upon the " Last year of William the Conqueror," "Biography of Lady Elizabeth Russell," "Missionary Records," the " Siege of Londonderry," &c. " Passages of Scripture arranged under heads," is a series of great practical utility. There is only one paper of Juvenile reading"—the adventures of Madame Godin in the country of the Amazons This is a department which is susceptible of great improvement : moral tales and interesting biogra phies, calculated to afford entertainment as well as instruction, and to furnish young readers with a pro fitable occupation for the leisure hours of a Sunday, would be a valuable addition to a work such as the present. THE KNIGHT OF GWYNNE. No. XII. By Charles Lever. Harry Lorrequer rattles on with his story with as much volubility and pleasantry as ever. From the closing scenes of the present Number, we may an ticipate a change in the fortunes of the principal characters, a removal of the Darcys from their seclu sion, and in the end a retribution upon those de plorable parvenus, the O'Reillys. If the person described as Counsellor O'Halloran be, as we very strongly suspect, an intended satire upon a great living statesman and patriot, it is a most monstrous caricature and a most ungenerous and flagitious libel. We hope sincerely that our conjectures as to the in tentions of Mr. Lever in delineating this character are mistaken ; if not, we would tell him that he is playing with dangerous tools, that he is traducing under a mask, and morally stiletoing in the dark. The intervie or in which Mr. Dempsey's newspaper " creates a sensation," is humourously described and excellently illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne. NEWTON'S REPERTORY OF ARTS, SCIENCES, AND MANUFACTURES. No. CLXXX. The enterprising and industrious conductor of this periodical, Mr. W. Newton, continues his labours with unabated zeal. In neatness of arrangement, in clearness of illustration, and in excellence of ty pography, it still claims our commendation. The specifications or descriptions of new patent inven tions are given in their completest form. Besides this, the " Scientific Notices " are superintended with much discrimination ; they are copious only when copiousness would be most desirable, and condensed whenever there should be condensation. The publi cation must necessarily command a circulation in "This patent age of new inventions For killing bodies, and for saving souls;" and it merits all patronage. THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. The December Number lacks a biographical notice and an accompanying portrait. In that particular alone it is inferior to its predecessors. Among the most interesting and important of the many interest ing and important eontributions is the one upon the " Improvement of the Cottages of the Agricultural Labourers." The subject itself demands the most earnest consideration—it demands the consideration of the patriot and the philanthropist, equally—for in it is comprised the health, the happiness, the morality, and the enlightenment of the chief glory of a country —its peasantry. The writer insists with some emphasis and very great reason upon the necessity of elevation in the cottages, so as to insure good drainage and a wholesome circulation of uncontami nated air. The aspect of the cottage again he regards as a matter of no little importance, and strongly recommends a southerly aspect as the warmest. This valuable article is to be continued, and we shall watch for that continuation with interest. According to the Farmer's Magazine, the season for preparing the ground for the reception of the seed has been most favourable, and " a larger breadth of land has already been sown than is usual at this period of the year." With a divine blessing, therefore, we may hope for the prevention of a spread of the vege table murrain, and the infusion of fresh enterprise into our agriculturists. THE ECLECTIC REVIEW. Nos. V., VI. _ _ __ _ • In the November and December numbers of this intelligent monthly review, now lying beside us, there are eighteen distinct contributions. Among so many papers; and papers, moreover, exhibiting such general ability, it is difficult, if not even invidious, to make any selection. In morality and ethics, there are disquisitions upon Tayler's " Retrospect of the Reli gious Life in England," upon " A Report of Discus sion in the Generkl Assembly of the Presbyterian Church," upon the " Wycliffe and Hanserd Knolly's Societies," upon Dr. Fletcher's " Memoirs and select Works," upon Brown's " Philosophy," upon Alexander's Switzerland and the Swiss Churches," and upon the " Evangelical Alliance." In history there articles upon " Civilization struggling with Barbarism," upon Carrel's " Counter-Revolution in England," upon Miss Strickland's " Lives of the Queens of England," and upon—we smile at the recollection of many guffaws—Gilbert A'Beckett's " Comic History of England." In biography there are memoirs of Thomas Wilson and Dr. Heugh. Besides these there are divers miscellaneous contri butions of various merit. We would, however, particularise a very charming analytical and synthetical article (it is both by turns) upon - the poems of Elizabeth Barrett—a poetess whose writings only appeared some two years back, but who is already a familiar favourite with a large portion of the public. She deserves to be the favourite of a still larger circle. While we coincide, however, with the revie wer i n regarding the similarity of tone which is discernible among contemporary poets, as attributable in a greater measure to the character of the generation in which they flourish,'we think Miss Barrett's mind is manifestly imbued with the individualities not only of Tennyson, but also of Carl) le. She unconsciously in terplates here and there distinct peculiarities of those eminent men. 'With all her indisputable originality and genius, she has inadvertently culled from the beauties which the peru al of their works had im printed upon her memory. When, in her " Drama of Exile," she speaks of the archangels as sweeping out into the universe " Divine, With thund'rous movements, earnest looks of gods, And silver-solemn clash of cymbal wings," we are at once reminded of the composite words of the author of " Teufelsdroeht," and recur to that lino in Tennyson's "Mariana in the Moated Grange," de scriptive of the poplar tree, " All silver-green, with gnarled bark." The termination of the criticism is singularly .aceful. h— church, n to Wednesday be morning the erect A ed i N n E th w e L AYI NG THE FOUNDATION• STONE OF C f O Ii t I R a C t iI IO I E N •S M WE A E NC O n f ES S TE fi n ft .O Manchester Ten Churches' Association, was laid by the church Venerable the Archdeacon. The site of the new h is in the midst of a large and p oor p o p ula tion , in rch Butler street, Bradford-road. The c h u rch is to be alarge one, and is to be called St. Philip's. CIIIIRCH-RATES.—A vestry meeting of the,inha bitant householders and other ratepayers of the extensive parish of St. Dunstan, Stepney, was held on Thursday in the ancient parish church, in pursuance of notice, and in consequence of a monition from the Bishop of London, directed to the churchwardens, commanding them to adopt the necessary measures for making a rate for the repair of the sacred edifice, which is in a very dilapi dated condition. The meeting was a very stormy one, and the supporters and opponents of church-rates mus• tered strongly on the occasion. Mr. Head, a brewer and church warden of the hamlet of Mile-end Old -town, after alluding to the ruinous state of one of the most interest ing ecclesiastical edifices in England, and the necessity for its preservation, read the surveyor's report, and said that the estimated expense of repairing the church was 1,6501., an outlay which a 3d. rate would scarcely meet. He proposed a rate of 3d. in the pound, and the motion ,having been seconded by Dr. Bucha nan, Mr. Holt, °rewer, of Ratcliff, said a 3d. rate would not be sufficient to raise th e sum requ i re d, an d p r oposed a 4d. rate. M r. Johnson seconded the amendment, w hich was put from carried r the chair, an d car • by a very large majority. A scene of great confusion took place, and several pers ons got up and b egan to address the meeting. The Chair man, in the mid s t o f the officers, and the church was soon cleared of the people, who had tilled eve r y old church will be corner of it. The repairs of the raised by private conlmenced forthwith, and 1,100/., subscription, will deco rating the interior. be expended in FURTHER ALLEGED DESECRATION OF THE DEAD IN ST. GILES'S BURIAL -GROUND.—Fresh complaints having been made about this matter, a further communi cation has been made by the police authorities to the Rev. Mr. Pratt, the resident minister at the cemetery, who positively denies that any malpractices take place. On Thursday some members of the St. Pancras Board of Guardians visited the cemetery, in order to ascertain the truth of the allegations. The large opening in the ground appropriated for the deposit of the remains of those bodies removed from Short's-grounds, Drury-lane, was opened, and shown to them by the sexton, who, in answer to questions put to him, positively declared that the remains were nothing but dry bones, and that there was no foundation whatever for the assertion that haT decomposed bodies were indecently thrust into the hole. He accounted for the appearance of smoke issuing from the graves, by stating, that it was a common thing in cold weather for graves to smoke when newly opened, consequent on the moisture of the earth. The only circumstance, apparently, to com plain of, is the fact that in digging the large pits for the pauper interments, some of the graves as well as head and foot-stones of persons lying in the vicinity have been disturbed.