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LITERATURE. MARGARET RUSSELL ; an Autobiography. A good biography, above all a good autobiography, IS among the most interesting of books. It is valu able as affording not so much an epitome of events, as an analysis of sentiments—riot a history of facts, bat of feelings. Historical works, and the generality of nevels, are too much occupied with e xternals ; they tell ) us m ore o f ki ngs an d p ee rs and princes than of men, and, sonsequently, howsoever great may be tikr wonder or admiration, we feel little sympathy or liMO interest. Far otherwise is it when, turning from " all the small grandeurs of place and of power," we follow the chequered fortunes of an in dividual, and study the varying emotions of a human heart. This is a subject which appeals to every one, here our natural equality is made manifest ; every thing else may differ, but, in a more or less degree, the same passions, the same hopes and fears, and joys and sorrows, animate the breast of all. Those works are consequently the most interesting, and perhaps not the least useful, which exhibit, not the unnatural perfections of romance, or the regal automata of his tory, but real men and women—creatures, like ourselves, " too bright or good, For human nature's daily food." reelibg, as in like circumstances we should have felt, and acting as we should have acted. of this class, simple and unpretending as it appears, is the little volume now before us. A fictitious narrative, yet containing mtire of truth than do many tales founded On fact. The history of Margaret Russell, though faulty and improbatile as far as plot and incidents are concerned, is perfect as an autobiography. It is, as oath a work should be, simple, natural, and without reserve, the-outpourings of a young and ardent heart ; conveyed in most appropriate language—eloquent without apparent effort or desigiu, religious without ostentation, and (at times) melatcholy without gloom. The spry is divided into three parts, the second of vvlitch Ts full of incidents and adventure—marvellous, nay, almost impossible. Some of the scenes are forcibly described, most of the characters are vividly portrayed, but there is an air of incongruity and improbability about this part of the tale, which, nevertheless, we are disposed to forgive and induced to forget, because Margaret mingles with the whole, making all appear natural and real when connected with a character so real and natural as her own. The most beautiful portion of the tale is the commencement, which describes the early years of the heroine passed amid scenes of tranquillity and beauty. Early deprived of her mother, she is consigned to the care of an aunt —a strict formalist. The character of this aunt Dorothea, and her sister Alice, are forcible illustra tions of the contrast between real religion, and those ceremonial observances which too often usurp its name—the difference between " the letter which killeth, and the spirit which giveth rife." The folttiwing is an example—Alice is full of joy at the prospect of beholding a long-lost son : " And in the midst of this joy, where was Dorothea? Encased in that armour of proof wherewith she had fenced het soul, she was invulnerable to every heartfelt emotion. Not a tear did she shed; not a pulse was quickened. She exhorted her sister to prayer, to thanks giving. So far this was well; for prayer can never be wrong, and thanks are always due.. But.she did not rest here. She blamed her in the harshest terms, and pointed out the sinfulness of al!owing herself to be absorbed in worldly emotions. " Good God! were not the uplifting of the mother's eye, and-the sudden clasping together of the hands; the accents of blessing poured out upon the child so newly found; die tears of joy; the sighs of the overburdened heart; Are not these the very spirit of thanksgiving? Were not these the very soul of prayer? " Oh! none are o mistaken as the unhumanized. None are so awfully misled as those who would seal up the fountains which God has given to flow. To check the love which purifies the intercourse with our kind on earth; to stifle the joy which softens the soul, and pre pares it for heaven; to kneel down and call upon our Maker th witness and approve the deliberate annihilating, the taking away of the very life of that being with which he has endowed us; if there is an unseen, unuttered blasphemy of heart, it is this." Every feeling of Margaret's heart being revealed to us, the story of her - love is related with touching pathos. Before she had reason to believe her affec tion was responded to, a terrible secret was emninu micated to ber—she was not, as she had supposed, an orphan : her father was living, a felon, transported beyond the seas. Full of the devotion and self-sacri fice Which characterise true love, she no longer de si:ed an union which would bring shame to one so dear to her : strong in the fervour of her affection, she was enabled, as is beautifully narrated in the chapter of " the, Avowal," to listen to words of ten dernest which filled her heart with jny, and then to bid him depart-. And he went, and then follows the picture of here" desolation;" but it was not to last, hi - tr ardent nitture could not retain such a feeling as despair ; she was not long in finding the true way to happiness. , Obliged to leave the quiet seclusion of her country life, the following is a description of her adieus anelier farewell resolves : " 1 took my way down to the sea. It was the last iiiliestliglit, and sent the reflex of her beauty in o , !e unvarying silver fide across the broad ocean-mirror. Beautifully, in the language of the Basques, has her light been called ' the light of the dead!' " As I lacked up to these blue and cloudless skis, and across the wide waters, and heard the timed beating of their surge; against the cliffs, I felt mimed and elevated. The spirit vf the universe was abroid, and the petty griefs and strngcles of humanity fnied before it. My heart was lifted heavenward, and I vowed inwardly that henceforth - I would devote it to a better service. I would erush within me every unworthy emotion. AI - would Ivy my boscm bdre to the storms of life, and, tcrgettino• live only in my duties. The strongest passion of my soul should not henceforth divorce me from the gracious aspect of my mother earth. I had loved, and I must love still. That feeling could not be deadened till the breast that nourished it was cold in the grave. But it should no longer depress, but exalt me. It should hence forth be not the shadow, but the light, of my soul. " Internally I prayed for help—for guidance. I felt lonely upon the earth. I could not abut my eyes to the darkness of the prospect before me. I knew that there was no kindly breast to support and encourage me in my onward path; and h.,w, without this precious manna, was Ito make my way through the wilderness? Kind ness is the feeding-stream of all good; the milk' of the parent, virtu?. Were we never forcibly deprived of the fountain of her breast, our hearts would never be weaned from the nursing mother. Still, I wouil not despair, though alone and unaided on earth. lie who, with God's help, sets himself t the noble task of moddling anew his moral and int-Ileetual is at ouce the sculptor and the marble—the ag.eit and ol , j. ct of his design: he works by the aid of the Per fect }land, till he becomes the perfect form." We will not pursue her history further; it is cer tainly an eventful one, but its greatest attraction lies in the truthful sentiments with which it is filled. The name of the author or authoress of this little volume is not given ; it is, most probably, a first work ; .if so, we hope much from him or her here after ; n any case, we shall be glad to renew his or her acquaintance. In some future volume we shall hoke again to find the same good feeling , as vividly portrayed, the same kindly sentiments as forcibly expressed. And we shall also hope in that future volume to find a less disjointed plot, and less incongruous incidents, and, above all, no such blemishes as the introduction of the idiot girl; the descr4iption of her death is terrible, and the incidents connected with it, painful and urnatural, rendered more so by their want of keeping with the general tenour of the story. Margaret Russell, with out coming in Ole category of "religious books," is oile admirably tended to enforce a moral lesson, or rather (aid what is perhaps almost better, because metre generally rrequired) it is calculated to infuse a softening influence into the spirit—subduing bad feelings, and animating good. The following is the result of Margaret'slessons of experience.:— " And what is the truth which the sacrifices of my youth have tau g ht me ? Th e ennobling spi-it withi us—the germ of all good to come—is it wasted and lost ',Alcamo the soarse soil of this world is not fitted for its culture? No,—Oh! no. In portraying the struggles of my past life,—struggles noble, but inefrectual,--fruitless to redress evil, and ending only in weariness, let it not be supposed that I would advocate the suppression of all generous, all exalted feeling,—all spirit of self-sacrifice. God forbid"! No; fervently do I still say, kwep pure— keep bright that spirit within you; cherish it for its wee Hereafter, but hope nothing from it Here. Even in this world we may meet our reward: but such reward is no necce - ssary condition of the sacrifices we make. By iooking forward to an earthly recompense, we not only ray ourselves open to the bitterness of defeated hope, but we do away with tha very essence of martyrdom, which should ask nothing from earth, but all from heaven. " Here, then, let me close the transcript of my joys and my sorrows; not without a hope that some feeling of sympathy may be found in the world for one who, however in the beginning of life she may have done unwisely, yet in the end, took to her heart the lessens Of wisdom." THE FOOD OF AAIMALS. By Robert Dundas Thr,mson, Dr. Thomson is proving himself a worthy disciple of the illustrious Liehig. The little volume here pied evidences in every page the effects of the cul ture derived from the mind of that extraordi n ary man . See rig that tile work'ls entirely descriptive of ex perit.tental researches on the kod of animals and the fattening trtjtttle, it will afford much profitable in formation to the agriculturist; while its remarks upon the !hod of man will render it generally acceptable. Every one who has the misfortune to be of a hypo condriacal temperament will nourish their conjectures as to their internal arrangement by studying the dis closokes made by this book ; but, as it may likewise tend to dissipate many of their apprehensions, we • its perusal would be very advisable. To itea the victims of dyspepsia, Dr. Thomson's t diveii cons o l a ti ons . Even to the f :I V dueticn will prove a d vantageous, as, "b 4 • n his strictures upon the fabrication of id* wholesome and nutriti ous b rea d . . - 1. 4 74161 on of the phenomenon of digestion and , - i•of THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 11, 1846. the description of the different digestive organs with which the volume commences would of themselves render it peculiarly valuable. GLENNY'S GARDEN ALMANAC for 1847. A copious almanac of seasonable intelligence for the horticulturist, illustrated with a profusion of in genious engravings, and arranged with an eye to facility of reference. Among other advantages, there are an extraordinary list of provincial florists, ex planations for grafting, directions for the cultivation of the more delicate roots, and instructions for the proper management of orchards. Every nurseryman, gardener, seedsman, and florist will find infinite use in this little publication. THE BILLOW AND THE ROCK. By Hartle, Martineau. Knight's Monthly Volume, : V. Another of those simple and delightful tales which no one knows bow to pen better than Miss Martineau. What we have already admired in her " Game-law Tales" we admire again in this pleasant little fiction. The style is unaffected and most effective. The ob ject is highly benevolent, the principles inculcated those of the soundest morality, the narrative peculiarly domestic, and the characters and incidents singularly natural. Besi3es this, the stories of Miss Martineau have an effect upon the reader more enduring than that produced by the majority of similar compositions. They leave behind them a sediment of generosity and brotherly love which becomes in time part of the dis position itself. The character of Lady Carse is drawn with considerable energy, and it would have been manifest how largely the authoress had pillaged from the history of Lady Grange, even supposing the foot note in which that fact is intimated had been alto gether omitted. The "Billow and the Rock" will wile away the time whenever it hangs heavily, and impart a noble lesson simultaneously. FINE ARTS. THE HEROINES OF SHAKSPERE. No. VII. It is well that that Shakspereian artist, Kenn _ ea Meadows, should in some measure participate in the production of this beautiful work. His " Cleopa tra,"—that fascinating " serpent of old Nile"—is a clever conception. The scorn and authority of her eyes, the chiselling of her features, the oriental magnificence of her costume, and the glimpses of her bust and arm, are exquisite. The " Princess of France," from " Love's Labour Lost," seems as though it would not be difficult for her to comply with the entreaties of Biron : " Bruise me with scorn, coufouad me with a flout ; Thrust thy sharp wit quite through my ignorance; Cut me to pieces with thy keen conceit." " Viola," on the contrary, is the most insipid of all romantic masqueraders. THE GREAT BRITAIN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Obsening in your valuable journal of this day a letter, signed " Thomas S. S. Gabriel, R.N.," in which he states, "every one was given to understand th a t M r . Macintosh was to arrive here on Monday last, and com mence immediate operations towards her rescue, and it is now confidently reported that that gentleman has not undertaken to relieve her from her present perilous si tuation ;" I beg leave to state, that I never had any idea of being near the Great Britain on Monday, al though Mr. Gabriel and his friends might have expected me, and it is perfectly untrue that I have abandoned the taking of her off the shore by my plans. I have the honour to be, your obedient servant, JOHN MACINTOSH. Ironmonger-lane, City, Nov. 10. COURT. CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—Her Majesty and Prince Albert took their usual early morning walk. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, Mr. Anson, and Lord Portman, hunted this morning. Major-General Wemyss and the Hon. Captain Gordon were in attendance. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice took pony exercise this morning on the Eastern Terrace and the grounds adjacent to the Castle. Her Royal High ness the Princess Helena was also taken an airing to-day. His Serene Highness Prince Lowenstein, and his Excellency the Chevalier Bunsen, left the Castle to-day. The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Royal Highne,s the Duchess of Cambridge, their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, her Royal Highness' the Princess Mary, his Serene Highness Prince Frede rick of Hesse, his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Lady in Waiting on the Duchess of Kent, the Baroness de Snetb, Lord Portman, and Mr. Edmond Mildmay. The band of the first Life Guards attend during din ner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attend in the Ctstle. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Hesse, attended by Barontas Sehei I and Baron Meysetibuch, arrived at the Euston-square terminus of the London and North Western Railway, at hall-past ten 0'.A.,,4 4 v ,„ ter d ay morning, frt , in Cashiobury Park, liens, the rez.ineo.., -c her Maj , sty, the Queen Dowager. The Earl of Den bigh received the Princess on her arrival, and attended her Rovil I] ~;.it, of inspection to the ourrey Zoological Gardens, the Polytechnic Institution, the Conservative Club, and the Egyptian Hall. The Princess, attended by liarot e-s Scheel and Baron Meysenbuch, left town in the evening by the Lon don and North Western Railway, on her return to Ca shiobury Park. Mr. Bros and Mr. Ellis had an interview with'Sir G. Grey yesterday at the Home-office. His Excellency George Bancroft, the American Mi nister, has removed from Long's Hotel to his residence, No. 90, Eaton square. The Bev. Charles Eustace, Lieut.-General Sir William Cornwallis Eustace, and Colonel Sir John Rowland Eustace, had an interview yesterday at the Home-office with Sir George Grey. Sir Thomas Fremantle ' Chairman of the Customs, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yes terday at his official residence in Downing-street. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had also an inter view with the Right Hon. Gentleman yesterday. Just randy, In 3 vols., post Bvo., THE ROMANCE OF WAR; Or , THE HIGEILANDERS IN SPAIN. By - JAMES GRANT, Esq., late 62d Regiment. In the garb of old Gaul, with the fire of old Rome, From the heath-covered mountains of Scotia we come ; Oar loud-sounding pipe breathes the true martial strain, Aud our hearts still the old Scottish valour retain." —Lieut.-Gen. Erskine. Henry Colhurn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in three vols. post Svo. JOHN OF ENGLAND A ROMANCE. By HENRY CURLING, Author of " The Soldier of Fortune." Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. CHRISTOPHER. TAD POLE. ADVERTISEMENTS and BILLS intended for insertion in the next Number of this NEW STORY, by ALBERT SMITH, to be published at the end of this month, should be forwarded before the 22d instant, in order to insure their appearance. 8, New,Btuiington-street, Nov. 11, 1846. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the Ball of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, Toyotas, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectiblly requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day previous to their being offered; and advices of results will be :orvrarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds lame iliitely disposed of according to instrixtions. Offices. Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed Lavenu's new Opera, entitled LORETTA ; A Tale of Seville. Don Carlos, Mr. Harrison; Ferdinand, Mr. King • Philippo, Mr. Borratil ; Provost Marshal, Mr. Howell ; Don Juanito, Mr. Weiss ; Loretta, Madame Anna Bishop ; Florinda, Miss Poole ; Gaetana, Miss Rebecca Isaacs. To conclude with DER FREISCIIUTZ. Adolph, Mr. D. W. King ; Caspar, Mr. Stretton ; Zamiel, Mr. W. H. Payne ; Linda, Miss Rainforth ; Rose, Miss Poole. THEATRE ROYAL. HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. It. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed an original Comedy, entitled LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP; or, Wooings and Weddings. Mr. Oddington, Mr. W. Farren ; Mr. Rashleigh, Mr. Hudson ; Mr. De Vere, Mr. Hall ; Mr. Brandon, r. Howe; Mr. Hardman, Mr. Rogers; Jack Spriggs, Mr. Webster; Tim Tilley, Mr. Buckstone ; Miss Brown, Mrs. Giover ; Claribel Oddington, Miss Fortescue ; Wary Oddington, Miss P. Horton ; Elinor Mortimer, Mrs. Yarnold; Fanny Hardman, Miss Julia Bennett. After which a new Farce, called SPRING GARDENS. Lord Courtingion, Mr. Roll; Sir Arthur Love], Mr. Howe ; Scoreup, Mr. Buckstone ; Lady Clarissa, Mrs. Buckingham; Mrs. Scoreup, Miss Julia Bennett. During the evening the Band will perform three Polkas —" Caro linam," " Juris," and " Marten ; the " Sophien Tanze" (Walzer) ; " La Sonnambula," Cornet a 1 iston, Mr. Davies ; and the Overtures " Le Domino Noir," and " Guillaume Tell." To conclude with Buckstone's Farce, entitled THE IRISH LION. Principal characters by Messrs. fiudnn, Brindal, Tilbury • Miss I'. Horton, Mrs. Stanley, Mrs..Buckin &e. ,ham, Miss Woulds, c. Box-office open from Twelve till Four ; under the direction of Mr. T. Archer, Box Book-keeper. TIIKATREI ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. The Last Night of the Company Performing previous to the Christmas Tacation. - - 7 THIS EVENING The performances will commence with a New Comic Drama, l'O PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. Principal characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Meadows, and Keeley; Mrs. Woollidge, Mrs. A. Wigan, Miss Ilicks, Miss Turner, Miss Howard, and Mrs. Keeley. -.To be followed by a New Farce, called MRS. HARRIS. Henry Masker, Mr. A. Wigan ; Mr. Slickey, Mr. F. Mathews ; Hillary Shivers, Mr. Meadows ; Fanny Platt, Miss Arden ; Mrs. Harris, Mr. Keeley. To conclude with the Burlesque of THE MAGIC HORN. In which Mr. Keeley, Mr. A. Wigan, Mr. Frank Matthews, Miss Vil lars, Miss Keeley, Miss Fairbrother, Miss Bromley, and Mrs. Keeley will perform. THEATItE ROYAL, ADELPHI. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a grand Fairy Spectacle, founded on the Ballet of LA GISELLE, entitled THE PHANTOM DANCERS ; or, the Wills Bride. Principal characters by Mr. Wright, Mr. P. Bedford. Mr. 0. Smith, Mr. Cdlenford, Madame Celeste, Al iss Marian Taylor, Miss Emma Harding, Miss Ellen Chaplin, and Mrs. Laws. After which, the popular Musical Comedy of SWEETHEARTS AND WIVES. Admiral Franklin, Mr. Lambert; Charles Franklin, Mr. Selby; B Ily Lackaday, Mr. Wright; Sandford, Mr. Worrell; Curtis, Mr. Cußenford ; Mrs. Bell, Mrs. F. Matthews ; Eugenia, Mrs. Tates ; Laura, Miss Woolgar; 'Susan, Miss Brooks. To conclude with a Brizzian Sketch, in one act, called MRS. °AMP'S TEA AND TURN-OUT. Principal characters by 3tessrs. Cullentord, Worrell, Ryan, Wright, Munyard ; Miss M. Taylor, and Miss Ellen Chaplin. PRINCESS'S THEATRE; OXFORD-STREET. J. 31. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. TRIUMPHANT SUCCESS OF MR. J. E. SCOTT. THIS EVE NI NG Will be performed the Opera of ROB ROY. Rob Roy, Mr. J. R. Scott ; Rashleigh, Mr. Hughes ; Francis Osbaldiston, Mr. Barker ; Bailie Nicol Jarvie, Mr. Compton; Dougal, Mr. Ryder; Diana Vernon, Nils,s Smithson; Helen Macgregor, Mrs. Eosbroke. Afte which a new farce, entitled KEEPING A PLACE. Major Spikespur, Mr. Granby; Crocus, Mr. Compton ; Miss Dorothea Danzers, Mrs. Foshroke ; Tidy, Miss Laporte. - • To conchtle with a new Drama, in three acts, entitled CLARISSA HAR LOWE. Lovelace, Mr C. Mathews; Macdonald, Mr. Ilughes ; Joseph, Mr. Oxberry ; Clarissa Harlowe, Mrs. Stirling. i , AVIDGE's ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. Frances Davidge. Reappearance of the ceiehrated Tragic Art.stes, Miss Cushman and Miss Susan Cusl.man, for Six Nights only. THIS EVENING Will be performed Shakspere's Play of ROMEO AND JULIET. Romeo, Mi,s Cushman; Mercurio, Mr. Saville; Be , ivollo, Mr. Johnson; Capulet, Mr. ties'op ; bait, Mr. Fredericks ; Friar Lawrence, Mr. Neville ; Peter, Mr. Webb ; Juliet, Miss Susan Cushman ; Nurse, Mrs. Daly. To conclude with the Drama of ALICE GRAY, THE SUS PECTED ONE ; or, The Moral Brand. Supported by the prin cipal talent of the Company. ASTUIY'* ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Pa'ronised by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, and Royal Family. Second Week of the celebrated Artiste Stall-Master STEINBRECII r, Master of the Horse to the Ring of Prussia, with his highly-trained Prussian horses. First Week of the new Magical Spectacle, introducing the Syrian Camels and Deer. Mons. Neuperte, the great Dutch Bottle Equilibrist, and the Champion Vaulters. THIS EVENING Will be performed a grand new Magical Equestrian Romance, en titled TTIE DEMOS HORSE ; or, The Twelve Wishes and the Charmed Bit. In which will be introduced a Wild Stag , -Hunt, by living Peer, and numerous attractive scenic effects. Entire change in the scenes of the CIRCLE. To conclude with a laughable AFTERPIECE. hox -office open trom eleven till nva o'clock.—Doors tmen at six c)mmence et 14 to 7 o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W.Broadfoot. illE WEATIIEK—SUN OFFICE, NOVEMBER 11. PUERMOMETER, Lowest, 39; Highest, 48; Noon, 49 BAROMETER, 30 33. WIND E.N.E., fine sunshiny weather. WATF4;. AT LONDON-IsicLDGE TUTS DAY. Morning .. 58 minutes after 6. ! Evening .. 28 minutes alter 7. now virtually acknowledged, and the ingratitude of such intolerable duration is obliterated by a generous and extensive advancement. In consequence of the postponement of this proceeding the different ranks, but especially those of the highest character, had become liable to the inconvenience of em bracing an unnecessary number of officers. So enormous was this obstacle to advancement in either profession, that hope became extinguished even in the most sanguine temperaments, that emu lation was almost entirely destroyed, and that senti ments of apathy, and in some instances, of absolute disgust, began to interfere with the incitements to naval and military enterprise. Such were the natural but grievous consequences of this impolitic apathy in the Legislature. By denying the reasonable oppor tunities for promotion the Government was literally endeavouring to stunt the laudable ambition of its defenders ; by preventing the extension of the branches they were distorting the development of the stem ; by extracting the very sap of the profes sions they were actually diminishing the chances of a healthy and prolific' fruitage. The energies of our commanders, whether naval or military, were being cramped and denuded by a pernicious and almost unprecedented parsimony. By the magnificent brevet, however, announced in the Gazette, and already published in The Sun, a multitude of preventives to emulation have been removed, many deserving offi cers have received the guerdons which they have won by their superior intelligence or their distin guished valour, by their inestimable sagacity in the council chamber or their brilliant achievements in the battle-field, with the decisions recorded by their pens, or at the point of their good swords. The evil of such lamentable continuance will be forgotten now that our veterans are remunerated for its in fliction. A cursory survey of this promotion will illustrate its importance, and afford some adequate conception of how much it was required. In the army brevet alone there are no less four hundred and ninety individual cases of advancement ; while in the navy brevet (we regret to observe the extraordinary disparity of numbers between the promotions connected with the Horse Guards and the Admiralty), we recognise two hundred and forty-three instances of advancement. In the Royal Artillery are enumerated sixty-three; in the Royal Engineers, thirty-one; in the Royal Marines, twenty-five. Three individuals have been honoured with an elevation to the loftiest dignity afforded by the military profession, and in each particular have most eminently entitled themselves to the distinction. The number of Field-Marshals of Great Britain is con sequently increased from six to nine, by the promo tion to that supreme dignity of the Marquis of Ax- GLESEY, of Sir GEORGE NUGENT, and of General THOMAS GROSVENOR. The services of the Master- General of the Ordnance require for their recog nition none of the lustre . of panegyric ; they are intimately associated with those of our second MARL BOROUGH, the Duke Of WELLINGTON, they are in scribed upon those pages of history which have been written in characters of glory now almost half a century bygone. 'LIn reference to the claims of Field- Marshal Sir GEORGE NUGENT we can only e xpress our sorrow that such claims were not more readily confessed, and that a veteran who has been unre mittingly employed during so considerable a portion of the seventy-three years which have elapsed since the July of 1773, should only be rewarded thus at the venerable age of ninety. It is sufficiently re markable to be henceforth remembered that an emi nent soldier, engaged in the first American war, namely from 1777 until its conclusion in 1783, should have been nominated Field-Marshal in 1846. The re maining officer in this triumvirate is Field-Marshal Inossas GROSVENOR, Colonel of the 65th Foot, who, by a career of industry, courage, perseverance, and enterprise, from his first entrance into the profession in 1779, has nobly won his baton. We could gladly enter into an elaborate analysis of the catalogue of this splendid brevet, did not its very copiousness pre • elude us from the endeavour. It will, however, be remarked with exultation by all who are patriotically interested in the recognition of valour and self forgetfulness, evidenced in upholding the national cause, that the hero of Ali wal, Sir HARRY SM LT 11, has been created a Major-General ; that the hero of Acre and the Tagus, Sir 1,11A11.1.hS icaL I.a, h.. 40 beta assented a Roar- A dmiral ; that the hero of Navarino, Sir EDWARD CODRING TON, has been created Admiral of the Red. Such nominations are essentially worthy of this auspiciou, occasion : without the names of those illustrious public servants, the brevet would have been a gigantic blunder, amounting to an absolute defiance of the national will. It would be sorry, if not actually impossible, to deny the inadequate boon of rank to a a a S MIT H, and a COD RINGTON . rsa, Nevertheless, while we congratulate the naval and military services upon this substantial acknowledg ment of the merits of some amongst their most dis tinguished and deserving officers, we cannot buy lament the peculiar exclusiveness of these inter tnittent brevets. We cannot but lament that while the wearers of the epaulet and aiguilette receive the recompense of their exertions for the national welfare and preservation, the wielders.of the bayonet and the hanger should remain unrewarded for their equally ar duous labours for the promotion of the same object. While emulation is excited in the mess-room, it should not be, as it is wholly denied to the barrack-yard. While the interests of the superior officer are -commission e d sedulouslyoffimon sailor, should not be entirelycer, of the pr cherished, ivatfe:r t g h a 0 0 0 of t s dt e eonf. t b t e h e e o n m o n There is something intensely injudicious in this pertinacious retention of stimulants and rewards from the bulk of our soldiers and seamen. Surcehg u frequent s niggardliness is among the mos t g in tellect, it fritters away the energy, it quells the am bition, it confirms the evil passions and withers th e noblest aspirations of our gallant men. We are desirous of some extensive and decisive ref o rm in these particulars, not so much with th e expectation of turning a sailor "before the mast " into 'a boatswain, and subsequently into a N ELSON or a PELLEW ; not so much with an anxiety t o behold a drummer metamorphosed into a s ergeant, blemishes of ou r system ; it w ar p s the and afterwards into a NAPOLEON or a FREDERICK, as to elevate the general character of our defenders, to instil into their hearts a persuasion that their country will not prove ungrateful to those who 'uphold her glory or maintain her integrity, however humble they may be in posi tion : that iniluStry, and prowess, and activity, and honesty, and sagacity, and perseverance, will enable any one, without the adventitious aids of interest or blood, to attain the very loftiest rank : that a Government endeavours to follow the divine example of OMNIPOTENCE by caring for the little as well as the great ; that, as in the regard of the latter a sparrow and an emperor deinand their full pro portion of attention, so with the former the colonel and the drummer, the admiral and the ship-boy, will receive a proportionate amount of regard. With this reformation in the services, the naval and military professions would be materially elevated, and the brevets would be just as well as generous. Never had any Government more arduous or more serious duties to attend to than the present. Were Ire land the only portion of territoryto which theirfunctions were limited, in the place of being, as they are, ex tended over immense tracts of earth, peopled with millions upon millions, where British don.inion pre vails in every quarter of the globe, none could deny that the state of Ireland is sufficient to tax the ener gies of the Executive to the uttermost, or the grave responsibility inseparable from their Minis terial position. Lord LIVERPOOL once said no one could easily conceive the perpetual anxiety incidental to the P rem i ers hi p o f England, or with what feelings the c hi e f servan t o f the Crown contem plated the delivery o f eac h d a y's post, by which the actual position of her g rea t an d vast dependencies in either hemisphere was to be ascertained and consi dered. Neither is it facile to depict the serious sen timents with which Lord JOHN RUSSELL must await in these days the receipt of each morning's intelli gence from the other side of St. George's Channel. Threatened as Ireland has been to be scourged in every part with destitution, disease, pestilence, and famine, aware that these frightful evils are still immi nent, that victims of starvation have already swelled the tables of mortality, and that a patient and endur ing people have already, in some instances, from Actual despair, been tempted to burst the bonds of social order, the mind of our Prime Minister must be precluded from the enjoyment of repose. The events which are passing on the great Transatlantic conti nent, where a reckless spirit of territorial aggrandise ment pervades the councils and governs the operations of a grasping republic—the hasty, unbecoming, and unscrupulous diplomacy recently suffered to creep in and predominate in the Cabinet of Madrid, subversive of an international cordiality between England and France, the maintenance of which has been hitherto regarded as the best guarantee for the preservation of peace in Europe—the state of Portugal, where the throne is shaken, and revolution is pursuing her almost ephemeral, yet ominous gambols,—these, and the like, must, in turns, be diurnally demanding the vigilant attention of our statesmen. Yet upon Ire land it is, from her pressing and accumulative sorrows, and in preference to any of the above enume rated objects of national concern, that the eye of the reflective patriot is intently fixed, satisfied that, so long as that great artery of British power continues its present irregular action, the lustre of our fame will be tarnished,.and our integral peace and pros perity incessantly endangered. Toe latest news from Dublin is, upon the whole, of an inspiriting character. Some occasional outrages have been committed ; the officers of the Government have here and there been roughly handled, and the transmission of corn, meal, and flour, has not, in every case, been successfully or peaceably accomplished. Still, we perceive with gladness that the principle of voluntary relief is being acted upon in a very improved spirit, with signal benefit, in various parts. In Wexford the landed proprietors have taken Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S valuable hint, by purchasing and dispensing provisions to appointed vendors, who are permitted to realise a small profit. By this plan the people will not find the blessing of food to be beyond their reach. In the barony of Kinalea the system of task work, and the amount of wages earned by it, is now appreciated by the labourers, who have become zealous in their employment, and contented in their minds. At a county meeting in Longford, amongst other resolutions, the chairmen of several relief committees passed the following : " That we consider that the hitherto peaceable and exemplary conduct of the people of this country is de serving of the highest praise, and entitles them to all the consideration which the Government may find it possible to grant them." This gratifying tribute to the temperate demeanour of the people, under their trying afflictions, will, we are convinced, be cheerfully recognised by the Go vernment, as it constitutes the strongest recommenda tion for their co-operative aid. The proceedings at the Repeal Association on Monday were neither lengthy nor very impor tant. Mr. O'CONNELL made a short speech. lle fairly enough covered the " Young Ireland" party with his powerful ridicule. Their announcement that the Nation newspaper was to be the sole pivot of their organisation naturally led the Liberator to be somewhat facetious : What valiant and gallant heroes they were, that, refusing to be led by such a coward as O'Connell, who would not fight the horse, foot, and artillery of England, will expend all their bravery iu the columns of a news paper ?—(Laughter.) What a phalanx, to be sure ! (Continued laughter.) He wondered who was the brigadier•general. But it was to be a literary phalanx after all. They were to use quills instead of - pikes, and pencils instead of bayonet.—(lioars of laughter.)" Mr. O'CONNELL took occasion to warn the people against the lamentable consequences that would re sult if they did not refrain from impeding the transit of provisions to their several destinations, and like. wise from molesting the officers of the Board of Works. Everything will turn fur better or for worse, according to the adoption or neglect on the part of the people of this important advice. We hope and believe it will be generally complied with. Mr. O'CONNELL was about to attend a meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society, with the view of inducing them to concur in a more liberal policy. This in directly smacks of an approval of Lord J. RUSSELL'S counsel, embodied in the recent letter to the Duke of LEINsTEit, which we noticed at length a few days since. We trust Mr. O'CONNELL will succeed in his object. A circular prepared by a committee of tenan farmers in the county of Antrim, addressed to the landlords of that county, has been widely distributed. Both in style and matter it is far beyond what could hp looked for from the class of persons from whom it ha► emanated. It presents a fair and temperate view of their condition, and states the indulgence they hope for from those whose estates they cultivate ; their demands appear to be reasonable, and twiny land owners have already made voluntary reductions fully equivalent to the expectations of, their tenantry. Generally speaking, the relationship between land lord and tenant in Ulster is placed on a sounder and better footing than in any other part of Ireland. The proprietors of the soil are less encumbered by debts or charges affecting their properties, a much larger proportion of the rental of the county remains in their pockets, and is applicable to their own purposes than in the southern or western counties. The gentry are more provident, and look forward with greater prudence to the. future ; they are not compelled, from their own necessities, to extort the utmost farthing that can be wrung from the occupiers, leaving barely sufficient to those by whose labour the land ii cultivated to support a pre carious existence. They are well aware that the real interest of the landlord is closely connected with, and cannot be separated from, that of the tenant, and that by letting their lands at a fair and reasonable rate, and holding out encouragement to the improving tenant, although their nominal rent-roll may be lower, they obtain,a larger amount of payment from the same quantity of land than others who act on a different and more objectionable principle. Above all, they concede what is called " the tenant right," the effects of which have proved most beneficial wherever it has been brought into operation. In speaking of this right the report of Lord DEVON'S Commission says : •--" Under the influence of this custom the tenant claims, and generally exercises, a right to dis- pose of his holding for a valuable consideration, although he may himself be a tenant-at-will, and although he may have expended nothing in permanent improvements; that sums equal to ten, twelve, or fifteen years' purchase upon the rents are commonly given for the tenant right, and this not only where the rent is considered low, but where it is fully equal to the value." And when alluding to its effects, the Commissioners add :—"Anomalous as this custom is, if considered with reference to all ordinary notions of property, it must be admitted that the district in which it prevails has thriven and improved in compa rison with other parts of the country." This valuable testimony establishes a fact that will little surprise any one accustomed to think profoundly, or to rea son correctly. A feeling of proprietorship has arisen in the minds of the tenants ; they know that they will not be driven from their tenements so long as they perform their parts of their contract with the proprietors ; that any improvements they may effect by their own industry will not have the effect of de priving them of the possession, or of enhancing the rent of their farms ; that if they should desire to leave the locality, they will obtain, in the shape of a higher price for " the good will," full compensation for their expendi- ture ' of labour or capital. Hence a motive for exer tion and industry is supplied : they know that they will receive a fair return either in the length and cer tainty of their tenure, or in an equivalent payment on quitting their farms. Agrarian outrages—the most fertile source of riot and disturbance—are un known in those favoured districts, and the landlord is, except under extraordinary circumstances, certain to receive the full amount the tenant has contracted to pay ; and the occupier, whose own rights are fully recognised, learns to respect those of the owner. The document to which we have adverted acknow ledges the duty of the tenant, as a plain matter of justice between man and man, to pay the full amount of his contract, and that the landlord is entitled to enforce the same, but they intimate that as their present position is not only deeply distressing, but altogether new, they require to be treated with on a principle of indulgent liberality corresponding with their novel and perilous position. They state that their potatoes are gone, their oats have fallen short of their expectations, and that, while some of their number may have a small sur plus of agricultural produce to dispose of, many must purchase largely in a dear market for the support of their families, in addition to consuming the entire produce of their holdings ; that linen, the chief article of their manufacture, is in a most depressed state, and that, I although pork and butter sell freely at remu nerative prices, they cannot realise the advan tages, the food for swine being wholly lost, and the change of diet rendered necessary by the potato failure obliging them to appropriate 'a larger portion of the produce of their dairies to household purposes than heretofore, they feelingly ask whether, under such circumstances, their land lords will compel them to sell their cows, or part with the only portion of bread that remains for the sup port of their families, in order to satisfy their rents. Justice, they know, would sanction it, but mercy in terposes and forbids the cruelty; they implore that there shall be no act of severity exhibited towards them during the arduous trials they are . called on to encounter, anal faithfully promise that on their part there shall be- no combination against landlords—no conspiracies in opposition to the payment of rent. They state that they are destitute of means but possess willing minds, and on that ground alone do they crave a liberal indulgence; and they earnestly pray that in good faith, mutual attachment, and undiminished confidence, their landlords may affectionately meet them in a spirit of generous and liberal compromise. They propose to make a prompt effort to pay one-half the gale .of rent now due, and ask that the landlords shall freely forgive the remainder, and they state that they ask the re mainder to be forgiven, for they are justly averse to the accumulation of a debt in the shape of arrears, which, while they live, they have no prospect of pay ing ; it is only calculated to cramp their energies and to sink them into utter despondency. Such an appeal cannot be disregarded ; it carries with it a conviction of its justice and expediency. We trust that the landlords of Antrim may respond to it in a similar spirit, and that mutual concessions will more closely cement the ties between them, and increase the feelings of mutual regard and respect that should exist between landlords and tenants. Letters from St. Petersburgh state that the long talked-of project of forming a railroad from that capital to Ballishport, on the Baltic, is about to be c irried into execution by a company formed at St. Petersburgh. The Government guarantees to the company 4i per cent. on the capital actually expended in its completion. The same company has also ob tained an authorisation to lay a railroad between Cronstadt and St. Petersburgb, with a branch to Moscow. The sale of gun-cotton in Bavaria has been pro hibited by the Goverument, on the ground that as it cannot by its appearance be distinguished from ordi nary cotton its sale may give rise to accidents. According to the Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfort, it is intended to form a general Italian Customs Union. A' grand banquet was given on the 30th to the celebrated RONGE at Brunswick, at which 180 guests were present. Many toasts were given, and among them one to Pope Pius IX., proposed by Pastor BESTE, an orthodox Protestant. In the evening RONGE was present at the burgher assembly, where he delivered a discourse in which he traced the deve lopment of German Catholicism in Silesia. He was loudly applauded. The galleries were filled with ladies. Madrid papers of the 4th have arrived. No authentic intelligence had been received from Portugal, although there were many alarming rumours on the subject of Portuguese affairs current in Madrid. It is again confidently affirmed that one of the first measures proposed to the new Cortes will be a revision of the tariff. This will be done, it is said, for the purpose of endeavouring to conciliate England after the affront put upon her by the Montpensier marriage. It cannot be denied but that a relaxation of the protective and prohibitory system of tariffs adopted in Spain would be of advantage both to Spain and to England. It was reported that the KING of the FRENCH was about to create MUNOZ a French Duke at the request of Queen CHRISTINA. It is im possible, however, to attach any credit to a rumour so absurd. BlAnnm Borsa, Nov. 4 —Business has been very inac tive, Three per Cents., 34 1 4 money, 34% paper; Four per Cents., Fire per Cents., 219 with the current coupon. Debt without Interest, 6% paper. We have received the Paris papers of Monday. The absence of the Marquis of NORMANDY is the subject of comment in almost all of them except the Journal des Debuts, the organ of the Ministry. The Presse, the organ of the Court, says— ‘; • Some of the journals have commented on the ab sence of Lord Normsnhy from the reception of the di plomatic body at the TuEeries. It appears to us that this absence might have born foreseen, and that it adds nothing to the manifestations of displeasure and bad teeding which the affair of the marriage has furnished England an occasion to display. We say, in addition, that if this absence of the Engli,b, Ambassador must ab solutely be considered as a new protest of the Govern ment which he represents, it must be admitted, Out the other hand, that the presence of the Ambassadors of all the other powers is a very signifietint adhesion, which ought to remove the doubts that some persons are trying to disseminate as to the sentiments manifested on this occasion by the continental powers. All were represented at this reception by their Ministers now present at Pdris, or by their Councillors or Secretaries f Embassy. The Commerce was wrong yesterday in an nouncing that the Belgian Ambassador had imitated the English one—the Prince de Ligne was present at the reception." This last asser:ion of the Presse is untrue, and considering the source from which the article ema nates, those who directed it to be penned must have been perfectly aware that it was untrue at the time. " The Prince DE LJGNE," says Galignani's Messenger, " is absent from his post en cove, and the KING of the BELGIANS 13 at this moment represented here by Count ROGIER, as chargé daffaires. M. ROGIER also was absent from the public reception on Saturday but we hear that he is to have a private reception." This little incident will give some idea of the reck less disregard for truth which has characterised the organS of the Tuileries throughout the whole of the controversy on the subject of the Montpensier marriage. As another instance, we may mention the direct con- tradiction given by the Portrfeuille, the organ of the Foreign Minister, to the malicious assertion of the Presse, that the Marquis of NORMANDY had insisted on having both sides of M. GUIZOT'S folding-doors opened to him when he recently waited on that Minister. The organs of the Château seem to adopt in its entirety the maxim of RICHELIEU, that there should be no hesitation in asserting that which is false, although the discovery of the falsehood must take place within twenty-four hours, provided before such discovery take place, the falsehood should have produced the effect desired. The Siecle has the fol lowing observations on the absence of the Marquis of NORMANDY : " It appears to us that an excessive importance ought not to be attached to incidents of this nature. England is no more resolved on an epen rupture than the northern pow ers on an i nt i mate a l l i ance w i th France. The presence of the Ambassadors of Prussia, Russia, and Austria proves nothing, unless that these powers do not think that the marriage of a prince' of the House of Orleans with an Infanta of Spain is contrary to the treaty of Utrecht, all other questions remaining reserved, and particularly that of ascertaining whether or not the pragmatic sanction of 1713, which changes the order of succession to the crown, does not form part with the treaty recognising the riz,ht of Phi!ip V. and his descendants. The absence of the Britannic Ambassador has a double signification—it means, first of all, that England understands the treaty of Utrecht differently from France; and, secondly, that the marriage of the Duke de Montpenaier with the Infanta has been contrary to verbal conventions passed at the Château d'Eu. On the first point there are two decisive answers to the arguments of England. Austria, Prussia, and Holland do not attach to the reciprocal renunciations of 1713 the same interpretation as the English Foreign-office. Russia ranges itself wish the opinion of these powers. Here, then, is England alone against all the Governments that signed the treaty or adhered to it. It is true that the Northern powers refer to the pragmatic sanction of Philip V., and pretend that the crown of Spain cannot come to the female line until after the males in all the branches are — e;tinet. But England, in recognising Queen Isabella, has formally recognised the rights of the Infanta Luisa. There is, there!ort., nothing. serious but the arguments drawn from the conventions of the Cha teau d'Eu ; and this is only a question of procedure be• tween the two Courts and the two Cabinets, the dignity of the two nations remaining perfectly intact and foreign to this discussion, more dynastic and personal than po litical. As to the absence of the Belgian Ambassador, it proves that King Leopold does not take part against his own family, which has been wounded in its interests and self-love. But it must not be inferred that the King of the Belgians renounces the part of mediator attributed to him by the letters of the English correspondents. We think, on the contrary, that if the son-in-law of King Louis Philippe places himself apart at present, it is because his remaining away can alone offer a pledge of impartiality to the two Cabinets. When any one de sires to act as arbitrator or conciliator the way ....-.—..-----...—.—........1.0. to begin is not to offer an opinion in. ore sen se cr the other in /a If, however, the statement which }Wea rs -- „„..., n . Semaine, a Sunday paper, can be relied on, - 6 •!" 16 . LEopoLD, far from consenting to act as mediator beo, tween the French and English Governments, doe! e t : dissemble his own strong disapprobation of I st. Montpensier marriage. A few days ag °9 at 0 Cloud, and in his father-in. law's very dravving'r°°t.; he maintained, before several political men, that and marriage was manifestly contrary to the sP t . is ti text of the treaty of Utrecht. After detailing la arguments, the .Semaine saj 5 the authenticity 6t m t e he r n ee ti o o r i d ty L o eo r p w ol h a i ' o s h op ,s in .e io o l a i n a v n , d oo c i o l it i reveals all the disagreement the Duhe de M: ll ,: f • e t he : er'a marriage has produced between the liinpsaorree. Belgians and the King of the French. This ti .V o fli ment, which transiently deprives the Royal Foul ..nicte agent v, ho has often proved useful in their couilloce. ,ricsoeirgibuelic:vatir:sl.o. Lions a ith foreign Powers, may be alliancesonic icer r be de' i t showe, at lett,t, how little fcmily can, b e es vended upon, Kirg Leopold had for fifteen ye n !: 'or wholly devoted to his wire's family' • e failue 011100 riage for cm of his nephews, and the' disaPP°iT't°d bit' has caused have sufficed to make disaffection 1 !!' lie f terness to kind feelings, p i s bre.- nregret the good luck that has befalltn , iv it, succeed in law." " S • everal Spaniards," says the Constillici°7l..firriti: ` b ` resident in Paris, joined with the suite of thei te ' a ss o f _assador in congratulating the Duke Oa P ic . o the f r inee i i d, ol d MONTPENSIER. They saluted the kissed manner, but to the Princess they kn ee e to tbe her hand, as presumptive heiress throne." f flot; r " It is said that the Duke and Duch ess ° e sl ' 1, forol er r a PENSIER will reside at ,Vincennes, U.° - „6tte dense of the Duke, where apartments have den their up for the Duchess, and where they are to base regular fours de reception. c ,„ ra ers According to the Courrier Franois, the ii'teo the i of will be convoked for the 15th December/ ins te a the 12th January, the day originally 6° royal ordonnance. - 000 0' "The Journal des Debats confirMs th e Des6llriof ment of the approaching • marriage Of the it 6ti / 0 BORDEAUX with a Princess of Modena . 'see , Go ette J oe "It appears_ certain that the Augsburg.. s i s ter ' O 5 of the Duke de Bordeaux's !marriage ~,,wlt!liviisrritige..o,o.l reigning Duke of Modena is true.. "J-," T he Int'Ajpol to have been solemnized sov on the sth i nst. @ __,,, 0 v iO t il to _ 0 father was the only gnorinll:3uor.op IvieLir foorooeter, acknowledge the revolu e e r w e n i estimated at 100,000,000 of francs,- or four et il t i b l e Pt ° ling. The Princess is four earsolder ti •l$11 - who is in his twenty-sixth year." ist ty col to On the evening of the 2d inst. se ven 09 ' refugees s passed through Narbonne on 61 , 6 :04 6 Lieutenant-Colonel Seventeen of their number, - I ' l3 s ole i f f . eri r officers, were captured by the Fr enC- 01 011e ,s e ' s ties.. Forty-seven more Carlist reftlg ees 4 to efr , eized at Passas, who were likewise ithervorpigns"' the frontier. They were dragged back ' Vill which town they passed through 511°1164 CARLOS VI. !" b toll Fifty-four vessels, laden with Egypt'lB4,o°°:csea e e s s e e n l entered e are r e d French,the port of_ t wheat i from the Black Sea, TurkeYl billf tea lofat3l;esielalv.nave Co`. il Italy. The Rclacc eforme says— n ot PI 4 06 " The • • arrival of the above wheat han,,,, 1..e",11. aonfdl‘ithtisye.i..ir e f°l'. o e o ve o n tio a transient call in the southern mark oegc -i '3b In the ues in every part of France vvithout allY lve at ' O O t _ radius of suiply of Paris, the 133 1 ) v f ,` ad r p 6 j f ei and the day before, more sttd",e;tbeo,/`ijeil y t , i c l • a s n er e d o a l y d have bet n expected, and the tr s ",; s o d' e tr have been an alarmed at it. Since the Wee" tste.ilre' increase had not been • It ata °en PO' l 0 witnessed. h. „w -wht-re, to between r.errogrove one and two frano Hitherto ' the rise . had been constant, but it' P t i c oe s ,Apee l Marked by increases of -only 50 to 60 ec ii n - os e'',, i ig must alarming symptom is the extreme eag er - t he a° o ca, by all pa: - r at this moment ; and, atter„oditigrte,' has taken place, to buy grain, notwithst" tber, high prices. P This eagerness, especially ett4ic!PAtio the trade, „cv.. proves that no decline of prices is ' o ttl, b ... . coy do the markets last half hoot ° as onso an all t e n i b ote ,' purchasers are. offered has been bought umpeinPl'elisiststhan tell l ili t iot th , 6 Dion g P l' It was reported on the Bourse on veil' Government had received unpleasant 0 15 Portugal. T ie , t , 0,0 Detachments of the sth, 16th, and 56'"tri, 81 - f f of_ the line, and from the 12th Light Infs,°-;:ire,s,: the point of being embarked at Port A l "; 10"; Africa; and detachments from the '.2ci for the Re merits a Artillery are on their march ler destination. s 4 r ef . he ri t Ol; The Three per Cents, closed at 821.10 c. ; h t re g, -' 6 537„ : Cents., 117 f. 20c.;_ the Orleans Railroad Hera' Od". Rouen, 880 r. ; Avi,n(m 860 f Havre,' 6701. • , Great J-'°';pilePpierr; ; Vierzon, 501 50 . poto, - 5 f ; , r' Bou'fogne, 44; f.. 3!:.31' - - 5 C- • Basl. 21 - * --' c. ' i' 4 ' 0 1 25 P c, ,1. ; k anwey ' 1 . 5 00 , • ' ae.; Paris and Strasburg, 4761. 25c. ; I ° A. g f ign tl *S li 4851.; Paris and Lyons, 495 t.; Lyons an" - 33 V i; $ Bordeaux and Cette, 470 f .; Spanish Actives, 5 0. 01 Three per Cents., 38 " i Spanish Domestic Debt:,,s Af ii. h BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAlLW;ftrllititci Bou L I O o NDON Si OCK EXCHALG.E of ;; Kolf„1 and , Amiens, 14IA—Central Sperms"s Rhenish, n sl a Great INest,iao,ooo,o —Louvain tFa rst Indian, 1/ — Liege 3t4—Northern"mbre, 134 —Luxembourg, 'i9,0%/I'o,r/ of France Constituted, ' e d 4/ 1 4 and Bordeaux, 743—Paris and Lyons Constitatos'oe, amid 8 —Rouen and Sambre and A euse, 434. --_______----------vsCO' SPORTING INTELLI, C ; 1 , ~16 , DERBY .-7 7to (RECEIVED THIS PA;',/,o.o'irot"te BETTING AT MANCHESTEK-;;;(is't 1 1 , 11- .j to 1 22 agst Van Tromp, , agst Glentilt, 35 to 1 agst Alle t n'an to.l agstctobW e it '4' Planet. to 1 agst Sister to 1 ag- Dil field a ( g t) alit o t t t o w l el a v g e s for agst Horn of Cease (tr 15 to 1 1 o' 4 'o o ilii Cult Free , p (.311ESTE R. C up. 1,000 to 15 agst Micke:r.Ticted,V) 4 sgst Crim Con, 1,000 to 12 agst sister to 1: rf l - •••• -v. m ASIIDOWN PARK COURSING ALE6I-'`.6. IA 4 6. THE DERBY. l ifiu , . - Co , - Mr. Bowles's Baltimore .so ( o G l l . i r del l a ') Mr. Lawrence's Lightning beat Mr. King' s , sr. e Y , Dic t e , Gladiator. Mr. Ettwall's Wyandotte beat • I POO° fsi ' et' Admire ~.„io's ' aec 4 ,,ot. Mr. W. F ' ' • Atwall s Windfall beat Mr. Prig" 'Pi t t er'' Mr. King's Warminster beat . °ll's " Mr. Parkins „s role' if Mr. llowi ," __ • e, s brown Jacket beat Mr. Lasv - f oe/ Mr. Etwall's Whitefoot beat Mr. Drinkel° . 0 4 Mr. Parkinson's Stockton ran a 'bye. s' - , de • OAKS. , ~ 110 5 ," „jot Mr. _ _ r Lawrence's Lucy Neale beat Mr. ria" la J" • M . Bowles's Bohea bßake's 13 se de eat Mr. ° a t iina. fi ll Mr. G i ' ode.trd a Gretna beat Mr. Brooke's ' - ', e , , Pi l ;i . l 4 Mr. Etwall's Waterfall beat Admiral plitu` s- 9: E s '' ' Mr. r Etwall's Errant Girl beat Mr. Parkinl„-riiii I _%'l • King's White Rose beat Mr. Bowies 's "i s Wit ,• 0 0 1 EtWA I v e l' Mr. Lawrence's Caprice beat Mr. W. 0 , 0 1 THE car. 0 1 Mr. King's ' • Will the Smuggler beat Mr. V I! 0 to ete be Beat , i l ll a' Mr. Bowles's Bronze Star beat Mr. Brook e'- 0 Cul / The remainder of the first courses for til run for want of light. be taoc.'ffers toipt:to,to, 0 CHRISTOPHER 7 ------------- TADPOLE, BY ' Al ' l3 O 5Ol l'S:114):::::°I.t/: ' :Iti sthtri T iihtelei3 h icsaal(t i lde,e s kgdliit t ,e:it a vihatis l liep e 3aeerth p ihi ‘terrhleousbelmeeeserep Christopherrrh. Hickory, the showman, shu s eemoln w i imis,a i tia t irhnl h negtchah, armaoanysnsu, jealous works,hc. it h fial 0 p itc h ihe S jtioies P hi ifish i tasp r ytp i ei ic t " ccd ,s:kesoi atipe.f. : : ece .i. i t p tilwelaa h il 38.:roi i ,:sce. 00 vetie_ l ). - rwso,, L i cipi: t lo,l,t_ e :: lnieliiilr l eis , man, and none who have been at a v"' —e the ' 1 •1 0. " il wheel; this introduces him to public D' i cint . ie 11 °,:e, i , f , e ii tator. lie has plenty of original w h i de d ot as 'O, bead. clear, too, that he can paint country It', -boblinker . 0 0 , t , h p a r t om he is c es an t e o rij e o n y t agnrceeenhifiselrdes an,,ertrisiorpoetit as well as the saloon and the cigar. `: n; bt s 0 p en ul d e b e do wn to her ; sure to draw, if he will only lay her di:l"i' a (50, 4 veil h discretion.—Era. Oa 0 t ,I t 0 i e br l e THE SEA SERPENT EXPLAIN O• t he e e he ef Mr. Kohl) with a Norway seaman ab o u tt t v ' i hieb ti ; P t ; enormous sea serpent. The explanati of no 00 0 Is of the phenomenon seems to be w orthy f 5 01, plie t; said he did not believe in the existenc; , t os ' et ie y ster ; but that he had often seen cer, tl3 . o tOgthie that' which have the habit of swimming' eV' e d or r° to long narrow shoal ; and that, as the) ? " Iv the J° mbliug es pe l : might present some appearance rese— the l'r a vast serpent. hoe been lot t o ot i CHEAP FARES.—SO successful A ivitir o f r 0 ,1 riments on this system from Hungerforu. liu%at dington, that it is now in practice ou 0 ' ode from the Eastern Counties Railway t° the ..-- at l:4' Ca,tle, the fare being threepence. 1. , 11) 14r ; T,,, r 1 ErZI,A,4 befO re Air , CP DISEASE OF THE HEART .'" D hew - be- , de MAKING.—Ou Tuesday an inquest wu i on the T v htit i B lh al o re m r a , s at othneel‘,laulgbterirmyaTkerrees, gSetdergyo'. exec' P(e)col a S t al t u h r r d eu a . y last he ceased was in s the habit of 'clrinkiliEettid tind erireario, of late complained of a pain in his ' then . lighted his pipe, and just as he I n d e xPl i i dest',o it lie fell on the floor, gasped, ante, attribute i ‘ erg 1 1 ; t eit said went lie had had 'ibirodustora tenc °'icnitiugeblll:infilvr.tteeder.s.lllill'iroc. Trippe, a surgeon, attended, ant' said'. p res, in t disuse of the heart, to which, he .be Clie s' re' occupation. Verdict, I on o hot t r. peculiarly liable, from ,t,liNelptruerssiutritiesetV, viesdoiopee,t, FORGERY BY A POSTIVIASTER.-- , t roP _ o i g. Al Oa the .... ,OO .r clamations were posted throu, ing a reward of fifty guineas for theof Var.oooolo6 James Morse, chemist and drugge'doputY Poos,o fordshire, who has filled the office ° , 1 011 ., that' ll t he J tie e, for a considerable time Fast. It iltroctent °ant/Oriole committed forgeries to a very gr°, 3 _, l , e of t" bat k• ° office, which, coming to the nowte,ll,l,„aerit, ._,,i oi,, e j t a o rrl i Y o 110' k tb e tha t o hs ph t h fla e ide y ef ri e v n , d att e n a d v i en isw r e hs d z t o pr so s ai d r r e e s yt t oi 0 the t i e k i l o I it ' i ll: date , t bot h e States. pwirlilln:choeesnsiaLthsoteuiicaccl:rtersnudsf:ritoaiotnii: oci.6l4,llnajer9sheye'nsitc,io::4oo6o IP winter at Nice. VA? lir' Zi :410‘?' ,5°W.'44,1 i.tqfP.) IVI;010 4;04,.111e7. ,441100111\ _ 4, 11;4 -, ~".•./ad,&- 4 , W.' 10 ,4 !" " ' SECOND EDITION• INDISPOSITION OF THE DUKE OP CAMBRIDGE.- We regret to learn that in consequence of the indisposi tion of the Duke of Cambridge, arising from a severe cold, his Royal Highness was unable to accompany the l) chess of Cambridge and the Grand Duke and Duchess of Meeklenberg-Strelitz to Windsor, on Mon• day, to he present at the banquet given by her Majesty to celebrate the birthday of the Prince of Wales. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Hesse, accom panied by L.ird Denbigh, and a distin,, , rui,hed party of friends, visited the Royal Polytechnic Institution ,)es. terday, and amused themselves for a considerable'p , riod with the various ii,teresting models, the dissolving views and diving bell ; this elicited considerable approbation from the royal party. LORD FIFE.—It is currently reported that the Earl of Fife is about to become the purchaser of that part of the Earl of Seafield's estate situated in and near the town of Banff, including the Castle and approximating Duff House. The Noble Earl has now been passing some years in retirement, and has quite redeemed the encumbrances on his estate, and now enjoys a clear in come of 7,0001. per annum. His Lordship has lately shown his usual munificence this year to the suffering poor on his estates.—lnverness Cow icr. Lady Shuckburgh died at Shuckburgh Park, Warwickshire, on Sunday last. Her Ladyship was daughter of Peter Dennys, Esq., and cousin to the Earl of Pomfret, and married, 1825, the present Sir Francis Shuckburgh, Bart. _ _ Viscount Morpeth received at dinner yesterday evening at Carlisle House, Grosvenor-place, Sir George Grey, Mr. Macaulay, Mr. Parker, Lady Morgan, the Prince Tagore, Mr. Lewis and Lady Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Bancroft, Baron and Lady Parke, Mr. and Mrs. Holland, &c. The cheap omnibus system, which is a novelty in London, has long been common in Sc,,tland. Our neighbours of the north know better than to pay for n commodity six times a, much as it is worth. The charge of conveyance from Edinburgh to Leith was never more than twopence.—Liverpool Albion. \V ELLS, SOMERSET, Nov. 10.—The office of Chief Magistrate has been conferred on J. B. Plowman, Esq., for the ensuing year, having filled that office on a prior occasion to the satisfaction of his fellow-citizens, and we are not without hope that at the close of the mayoralty of J. B. Plowman, Esq , we shall again be enabled, without any sacrifice of truth, to congratulate him on his impartial conduct.—From a Correspondent. GREAT RUNNING MATCH FOR 501.—Yesterday the running match between Brookson, of London, and Matthews, of Birmingham, came off in the presence of a large assemblage of spectators, near the Plough Inn, at Wandsworth. The distance was half a mile, and the stakes 25/. aside. In betting Brookson was the favourite. Brookson has defeated several first-rate men, and his opponent has acquired equal celebrity. Both men went away at a flying pace. Brookson first got the load, but was soon overtaken by his opponent, and a very spirited race ensued. The men struggled hard for the goal, which Matthews succeeded in gaining first, and was declared the winner. The half-mile was run in two minutes and two seconds, and large sums of money changed ownership on the cccasion. PRIZE FIGHT.—On Monday the fight between " Sasher" (Slack), of Mansfield, and " Slender" (Burton), of Sutton-in-Ashfield, both in Nottinghamshire, took place on Elmton-common, Derbyshire, half-way between Chesterfield and Worksop. It was a game fight of an hour and twenty five minutes duration, when Slack, from the effect of a heavy blow beneath one of his ears (whirl: produced a gush of blood) could not answer the call of time." rRIC.E or GOLD.—The premium on gold at Paris is 1,51 per mill, , which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10id. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 554 ; and the exchange at Yam on London at short being 25 60, it follows that gold is 0.23 per cent, d earer i n L on d on t h an i n Paris. By advices from iamburgh tho price of gold is 43l per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10i d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 8-1-; and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at shot t being 13 7i-, it follows thatgold is 0.35 per cent. dearer in Hamburgh than in London. REPRESENT ATION OF R ENFREWSIIIRE.— C o I oneI Marc , t t. _ r h e e w r :r so a r fe e a see n an t d at zi e on t l h l , el h i Lidaies)aa( Parliament d enn h rt i . m ort s . e t l hh f ie. a s se ot a eu w c n a tay n r d t .o i_d t a c t ß e : f t en o r : don ian Mercury. NEW WORK BY TILE REV. R. COBROLD. DEDICATED, BY EXPRESS PERMISSION, TO HER MA• JESTY THE QUEEN DOWAGER. Now Ready, in 3 vols. with Illustrations, 31s. 6d. hound, THE HISTORY OF MARY ANNE WELLINGTON DAUGHTER, WIFE, AND WIDOW. By the Rev. RICHARD COBBOLD, Author of "The History of Margaret Catchpole." Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street, FRENCH PLAYS.-ST. JAMES'S THEATRE Mr. MITCHELL begs respectfully to announce that the ensuing season of French Plays at the St. James's Theatre will commence THIS EVENING, November 11, By the engagement of the favourite Comedian, Monsieur Perlet, who will appear far a limited number of representations, assisted ' 1:y . Monsieur Cartigny (of the Theatre Francais). M. Ithozevil (4, ••,.. du Gymnast) and Madenvdselle Brohan (Premier - Fr S , uhrette of tut her first appearance in this country. Mr. Mitchell has also the honour to announce that, encourages ny the distinguished patronage which has been conferred upon his ma imminent, he has engaged the following eminent artistes, who will appear in success'on during the season :—Monsieur Perlet, Mademoiselle Bohan, Monsieur Frederick Lemaitre, Mademoiselle Clarisse, Monsieur Liffont, Mademoiselle Fargueil (her first appear ance in this country), Monsieur Alcide Tousez (of the Theatre du Palais Royal, his first appearance), Mademoiselle Duverger, (of the Theatre du POl4ll Royal, her first appearance), Mademoiselle Aline Vallee (of the Theatre du Gymnase, her first appearance), Mademoiselle Rose Cheri (of the The.ttre du Gymnase), whose performances last year were so eminently succ, ssful, and during whose engagement, will be produced the new domestic drama of CLARISSA lIARLOWE, now perfortning in Paris with extraor dinary success, anti also a new Play, written expressly for Mademoi selle Rose Cheri, by the popular author, Monsieur Scribe ; Monsieur Regnier (of the fheatre Frangais), Mademoiselle Denali' (also of the Theatre FrartgAls, her first appearance 1n this country), and the dis tinguished actor, M. Bouffe (his first appearance since 1843) ; in ad dition to which the celebrated Tragedienne, Mdlle. Rachel, for a limited number of representations, and will appear in the popular Plays of " Marie Stuart," by Le Brun ; • " Britanicusr by Racine ; " Tancred," by Voltaire; " Berenice," by Racine ; " Ariane," by Corneille, and other plays of her well-known repertoire. Madlle. Rachel has also undertaken to per orm, for the first time, the cha racter of Celimene, in Moliere's Comedy of" Le Misanthrope." The subscription will be forfifty representations, on M•mday and Friday evenings, wi 11 the privilege of exchanging for the Wednesday even ing performance, an arrantement which has hitherto afforded so much convenience and satisfaction. Application for Season Boxes and Stalls to be made at Mr. MI ICHELL'S Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. OLYMPIC THEATRE. Mr. George Bolton. sole Lessee and Manager. • TIIIS EVENING Will be performed the PI ty of tHE RELAPSE. Lord Popping ton, Mr. Water Lacy: Young Fashim, air. G. B lion; Loveless, Nit. Leigh Murray; Sir Tunbcl y Clumsy, Mr. W ilkinson; Coupler, Mr. J. Cowell, Lory, Mr. S. Cowell ; Worthy, Mr. Archer ; Nur, e, t 1 rs. C. Jones; Amanda, Mrs. R. Gor,lon ; Berinthia, ,Miss Char es ; 'kites Hoyden, Mrs. Walt r Lacy. After which, the popular Farce of AMATEURS AND ACTORS. Geoffrey Muttincap, "Mr. Wilkinson. o conclude with a new grand t;ALLET DIVERTISSEMENT. OLYMPIC TIIEATRE. ON MONDAY E ENING NEXT, Nov. 16, Will be produced an entirely New and Original Comedy, in five acts, entitled LIFE. Supported by the entire strength of the Com pany. - In rehearsal, and to be produced forthwith, Shakspere's HIS TORY OF JACK . CADE, as set f..rth iu the " Second Part of Henry VI." OtTening LONDON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1846. Sanguine as all those individuals were who formed any expectations respecting the military and naval brevet in honour of the fifth anniversary of the birth of his Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, their anticipations have been fully realised. Throughout both the distinguished services the promotions have been distributed with munificence and discrimination• Many of our most illustrious veterans have at length received the recompense to which they have been so long entitled either by extraordinary exhibitions of personal prowess, by adroit diplomacy, or by con tinual and active employment. The protracted re servation of this recompense has for a considerable period been matter of astonishment, and has origi nated numerous heartburnings. Tardy, however, as this compensation unquestionably is, the oversight i 5