The Sun. — London, England, 1846-01-19 00:00:00

---d • 11: 0 ,ot 0 to ursble 6 iterdaY f° ;l l' rmonde I a iring '''" N ts. t he leaVe ° 30 134 0 4 gig h 1 Mgr i "„i Cant"' Kent ti the col' p Si ed rO lll-11 sod 'Too ler c ircle Is 4 the Alb erti / the ,men ovine oded „Pe! , 000 r ince " to *ln. z i p a alt on 9*lt rd ° f s ot ,e I Pg h toys or ,e at ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. RENCH PLAYS. F :IL Laferriere, who F mob a m o successful de , btit here on itor ri4 an is perhap s *he greatest, certainly the mo i s n t t v e e i r o s i a n t m ile , of France. His fame is European, iil tztri.?o,nnlye, and Iltissia he is as great a H f e as a io s n i d i a rite as he is remarkably h 4 ' 'ins, and as he will b e in London. man, with features the most expressive, and . an d &earl's ; tTe rothat is as fine as the late elocution Ednun beautiful ire filtcenfissl.rich and sweet, his Rayleigh, in Meles I ,l ll e's dra m 1 a p peared ll a the tale s in athe."eattf; o e f a Physician," published in Black .s Sir This drama is E,unthd on one of ieslLiwki'.-31,ujazine and r Sir Bern . ard Harleigh is the fond but ous husband 'who having met the, as he supposes, devoted a ° „ % ,,.er,of his wife, hurls him into the sea. He becomes mad, thattaldi i's is ' "i 3 madness consists in the idea that it is his wife . w . who litleie c endeavours to persuade s t u h e e cee p fi hzsic T ia h i e l and actually at rs t l , , k of exultation which Laferricre gave when he ha h t ea h rd s wiLboctor (carefully acted by Cartigny) declare h t Doetn i r, h,„ was mad, was terificallv true to nature. T Z r ' e e t / . .", is speedily undeceived, gets from the ma e dman his rn...T•id determines to effect a cure. The nephe,v of Sir trie_7lll,.however, anxiou s to get possession of is property, h i , 4) circumvent the benevolent designs of th e Doctor,and ri, t ! ll , e ,bing on his delusion, brings on a fit of delirium. ICee,"„c‘ig °t h e in this scene was . harrowing. ra: re - "a' the ungovernable fury of delirium b i een truthfully, more awfully depicted. The nep les n v i g i rs to seek -a magistrate, and the magistrate, wh • h e i Zt . , 4 with him is the very man who Sir Bernard fancied t ;',. urdered. He had been secretly married to ,. h ts svi4„ - t ? Sir Bernard's lady, and hence his frequent 1 . , is% s et ,'" at excited the jealousy of Sir Bernard. Laferne t r n e g etp,ception of this scene was magnificent, and hcs es ac c o, ee in a lie casts a look O n the magistrate, recognizes is wife, b t l e ' t o ke ti Ps [ el Is and sense return. He looks at him,. and o _ . h . B I L .sio n of his features, and the position and _h ul l bodyrn..a. h i de, tint .g the most painful feelings Of shame I . iii eutt e -_ 1 gradually bowed down to the dust at their feet, l 'Parci4 4 . ,, l a the most thrilling tone of anguish the word I from that t0 0 , e , t •.„ Tile applause was rapturous, . th e 4. Laferriere took his position in England as greatest of tragedians. Scarcely had a til a iticent deliti: !necovered from the emotions of his In gt2 s the D 1 b 411 4 of Sir Bernard Harleigh, before, e utant h ith 1,, nt e farce of that name, he convulsed them lust olghter. The Debutant is a stage-struck youth, a 14 04 l•ench Sylvester Daggerwood, who inn aertesaliln too h e tetor;.morous, and yst most unmistakeable m *ads °f . the day---Lemaitre as the Gambler : i a n nn Trente ans, fa te arnoiselle Rachel in the high, stiff, classical trag m edy a; in hit off " tuhP.grcat stage notabilities of France were d ir bl th eread -Iti crowning effort, however, was hisimitation of Was p ert •Y' as Hamlet, in the scene with the ' Ghost. It "Oh , _ ects so like, and yet so ludicrous. His exclaat r ion to, gpa,:' Rohe first sees the Ghost was superb. l'he 44 th e ne H t. meo and Juliet was admirably burlesqued,. pewe,„__ audience were perfectly satisfied that _his . . co et ir sr i e c thein7ere as great as his tragic, and that they had b neVIP 2 e French Garrick. The house was crowded, and 1 %14111a-u"deasd. an actor more rapturously and more deservedly LI V t i , r , 'nPOOL AND THE LEAGUE. lire not Lil,e (From the Liverpool Mercury). llod arerPonl has done its duty. We expected . much, disappointed. We demanded much, and o th e Rsatisfied. Commerce has worthily responded hit s " h uln anons of industry. The seaport of Lancashire d llnterests testified its sympathy with the rights , an is 44 - c f Bl4 of that labour on which its own existence is Ale fed, with whose progress its own is identified. f- hir er .s°.,torY and the counting-houses, the manu ac hav e ' 4 " the merchant, production and exchange, l l a Le ala , de Common cause, and are now, once for al tt ainnl it " e against the sordid tyranny that would /vs,' u pon both. de itoost- ta.agnificent meeting of last Friday was i tealti z ,. 44 ° l l every way worthy of the intelltg a ence, apit al ' ene rgY, and public spirit of the commercial the °f the first industrial district of England a d skrtivorld, The pecuniary result was of a lesshs ter nanff,magnitude than that of the great Mane e nd dPotio,lse"ing of the 23cl ult.; but fourteen thousand in silbscribed in one hour may be regarded, for tiveg3reasidered, as a very fair quota even f t t, }l .°Se ri° of 1 ' Prom our hearts do we congratulate the se t' cur townsmen who have Wtoailed in g Ifni eI Y and crushing blow at an enormous strikin public as . , * r e ighi oD . l3 not at all impossible, Sir R. Peel be still ' stst e , 6 Pros and cons, and baancing the demands t the ou 'manlike wisdom and political justice, against :1*(1141; Rl;esti"s of Ministerial convenience and party . t h50 1 t " t 1 2 , ° .. ,, , he is now most abundantly provided with •Liaia for a prudent decision. The subscription thio about than one hundred thousand pounds,.. le ase "" 3 nt a fortnight is a " great fact," which it fund scarcely . crediable that the Premier . should io ° 4 114 d f or his calculations. This instalment of a t re.,„ tinarter of a million sterling, to be expended olish-"rganizio e in,, , is the country constituencies —in esta 4tltv" in Working, in every district, of every . 44 d ''. 44 E ngland, machinery for inviting si , o i d in _ _. a oo r g the trading and industrious classes telpss town population, R 4 ers ° r the franchise a su ffi cient _th is possess them th ot ee ~_ b l the th at the work really will be done L v4b trt la " 4 "e of this year 1846. Should Sir 11 'Pt e el dare to insult the country with . any at like ti, ltt co _ , in ro i ' mystification—if he would 0, 114 his -ea a P oli n t'c ls a e l or evolution that will sweep him - tee.f I: LehrfacTviativers" clean out of two-thirds or 114 h artu s of the English counties, he now knows t i ti n q at A t erhls this dangerous curiosity can be gt . .a- . lint of ~- , i a , Y more tampering with his own convic f,„_, l hie r r ,""eY, and the national demand for justice— o;aar t o -thelePeriments at " regulating the supply of lki, ages 1 . People" —a word more of pivots, rests,.. 4. 1 e soL s ng, fixed, or vanishing scales— sYt 'Bl4 .'", or hinted at " compensations"—the t his .. es t att th m end er pt to deny, delay, or sell justice—and aa ki °ltslY Powerful engine, for permanently . la iii p 4 g the distrib t . of political power, will im- Th s ' e l, be set to work ail over England. L til litet iiratlllords will now know what they have to ' ti lt ' - tneY ven ture to n w postpone, or mar, the . satis aito °of the tz s her Peoples just demands. If, with .thesea t'llec4L'aril,,..,° t !lein of popular energy and . determin 11 11 .41 ,,, b y i'' ti bete t the West Riding election to show a I vl- lt " - and de fail, that the movement has feasi san-` of reality in it —they choose to provoke est c omplain Whieh all the materiel is already prepared, they ~. 1 4 ..,, that they have not had ample m ite . iiie They twil hav e , j Can now count the cost. tad alo i t t . they positively curtailed 4 tr tin ntns' more enjoyment of a will—some six or . t if, for -"Zted monopoly; but they will have to i s k al l as tt c; Y , Athe permanent and final loss of their po 114N -44aneY• Thepolitical extinction of the t g 4 (1,,, e ki iti 7er i s that how the price of any corn-law liarTi lis Fre. er l ess or more than leave the trade in kiie4iriths-Inaasnature and Providence have made it. The lire, 'es...._,h a nd Richmonds, the Tyrrells and I tr 4f eati ‘ r - s e Pe. () Pie of No. 17, Old Bind 'street— tev be an,d ,e, Incorrigible. They tell us so, and we t4,.°,141,11 believe them. They will have the re - Vi c - T i t t,l be a'iaa" nobody shall help them. But there Pol'' vastr r go numbe r of the landlord class who tifthiti cal ~ Y prefer "maintaining their position" in atevsnietY, while the option is still before them. 40 -`' hoi e ) : may he the decision, or the no-decision, t * 4 3 ar cei r t Peel and his landlord supporters, it is e , ~iao/ tl, 3 r °Pen to a doubt, that the ensuing r t ( s Kie • - •"` 48 vvill witness the termination of this Ilii, ) eith er b ~.. •tia "Asa% • y N.r Robert Peel 41 14 40 tti er ift the spring, or by Lord J ohm Russell and the present It is not ti ktt a : r Pr ot 4rliainent, in the autumn, will o the last th e ry ,ection be torn from our code. 0- tio n v ote s tu at the actual registration, evenrfica-r tea eaoln.a.equired during the present qua i ._ 4 1.0,, „havr'gri) should precede our triumph , toOtie d el . a Potential as well as an actual . svvay th,,, I h aet, . iherations of Parliament and the policy of it4 q. N,,l ti , l the qualifications will tell, even thoug Leo- the n! 'mil Courts should not have had time to Opt Periu(ithelliist formal sanction. Never . has there kt'sl l 7 l, ,, h me days of the Reform Bill alone ex tlY PPrentli.!....great public question has so tho ...111:01-'eci and possessed all classes of the d 'if t r ,', 011 " a ed all minor dissensions, and fuse Set pnilerintchety contradictions, in the ranks itilt 4 P"'i ll t " P a rty. Lancashire manufacturers th e °- oni, hint and Wiltshire peasants ; the wealth tiest?aileset4Pitalists, and the poorest of our labourers; 111 (4 14 bi z , Pf our aristocratic Whigs, and the stur- NIL: is not'ettkocratic operatives—all are oae here. N ~,. to ea ao instance in our history of such a union N.. 5414 „.. tr its point. Were we " Conservatives," trossid most fervently pray that the leaders of our e, rtb r e rty might not commit the desperate and cod ea od tit itsblunder of daring such a power to n uttermost. It 11 4 E A 11l ai' 111.C4 tej -..'-""7------------- --- -P THE MALT-TAX. i tk idi 4R v‘ ti on i sts Will be compelled to surrender il ls i c i. th e wi - d al e of 10 _ ~. °a prices to a fair competition , I°l ls, ill e abo ot e w orld, and hence the noise they are fei), About tneasures to compensate them for their li t cl of the other devices, they are urging the I:,,,htithet ' l .'e malt to It . ,y na toef l l r this or• Of all the measures of re any other class, that could have ro t i i . o u4 1 . , thi s aPpears to us the most unlikely. r tsl' l t ° ll 3 % n i b the revenu e of no less a sum than five t lti lt p ° he n : ar , and not a single individual would 4 tiy,'Y th o e "t °I it. Taxes upon luxuries, and es -4t :. I tati t , 3e luxuries classed under the head of lz ker lt her 'ti l i ir e Paid cheerfully ; and we do not hear sh o ,.,Wi s h i ., e br e w er, the seller, or the drinker of Nal th e the article to be cheaper. And why l 'atiNal i T h o r, to make up this amount of revenue, IN,ct °th e , ll s v i to contribute the same amount in * ilk% etc far more burthensome. The N '!. of I,2^,ciety would be n *th-n. to benefit the 111'110 trued ,; r o ' n er 4 , the brewer,' or ei seller, or drinkey of tae ct e n , s 4 promote more excess, by making 11, 4 , ilr e , oeap er. i ly ,vo ll i d ev , The only way in which such a a„,nave benefitted the agriculturists, l th titl Y .4 asil ig the consumption of malt and con ilis to 4rll7 l 4 s v vr anei ng the price of barley. ' But even tti ~ ati v in operation it could not have done oliti:oalltrpo'rngdruetaet extent ; for the use of land is al ways t. 4 ti e L. Most of that which fetches by corn „lttlY elves; suuoighheat price. And with a repealof the ;res,tl:ef. For measure could not certainly afford .111Plietl the Ports bee the consumption was in 4, . ht, . bein g . 0 pen, this increase would be in -Bt4, hftre,ign importations. And if it be said firs , t.l) effectrAty would not answer so well as home ell her would be that more barley would be '1 and more of other kinda of grain im- common origin, religion, language, and literature, which, not withstanding that separation, continue to unite us to the parent country. I could not contemplate these relations without wishing that they might still form the basis of a friendly understanding between us, for our mutual benefit, and for the common benefit of the civilised world. I desired most ardently that these friendly relations should be strength ened, believing that Great Britain and the United States were the two countries on the face of the globe capable of doing to each other the greatest good in peace and the greatest harm in war. For this reason also I rejoice to add, without trenching on ground forbidden in this company, and especially to me, that notwithstanding the somewhat critical state to which the controversy between the two Governments has arrived, I believe it still capable of a friendly settle ment, on terms equally honourable to both parties." There is no truth in the statement that Mr. Pakenbam has been recalled, or that such an intention was entertained by the British Cabinet, so far as authentic advices have been received in this country—and, if such a purpose had been considered, the publication of the correspondence between him and Mr. Buchanan, and the existing relations with Eng land, would have forbidden its execution at this juncture.— fP ashington Paper. A private communication from Washington says :—" The British Minister gave a very magnificent entertainment, within the last week-- , at wl.ich several of the Senators and Members, of both political parties, attended—showing, at least, that the social negotiations are not in the desperate condition represented by those who are disposed to make mountains of mole-hills. Indeed, Mr. Pakenham, in his whole intercourse at 'Washington, has evinced a spirit of hos pitality that has not been surpassed by any of the Foreign 'Legations, and equalled by none but that of the Russian— which, from its uniform courtesy and kindness. has established a sort of domestic attachment for Mr. Bodisco, more perma nent and sincere than has ever been awarded to the repre sentative of any Foreign Government." OREGON AFFAIRS. —We learn from the Washington cor respondence of the New York Courier, that the bill, intro duced by Mr. Douglas, " to protect the rights of American settlers, in the territory of Oregon, until the termination of the joint occupancy -of the same," is not in the form in which it was originally drawn up, after consultation with the President, but was materially modified in Committee. The original Bill provided for the extension of the laws and juris diction of lowa over our citizens within the territory of the United States west of the Rocky Mountains, without de fining that territory; the Bill, as reported, extends that ju risdiction over the territory, including, by specific boundaries, the whole of that region. The first could not have been reasonably objected to by the British Government; the last may, and probably will be, notwithstanding the proviso in reference to the subjects of Great Britain. Neither did the Bill, as originally drawn, contain the clause advising the President to give the notice required by the treaty, but was added against the wishe s o f t h e C ha i rman of the Committee. From that it is inferable that the administration is itself not willing that any thing should be done in violation of the treaty, and is desirous of prolonging the joint occupancy; but yet it may, nevertheless, be pushed from both these po sitions by the pressure of th e d emocracy, as it would be, should this Bill become a law. ported to make up the difference. A more unlikely ; SPIRIT of the AMERICAN PRESS. measure for affording any relief could not possibly (From Papers received by the Acadia.) be invented; and it strikes us that this party must The Washington correspondent of the Boston Atlas says: find it very difficult to show that they are unfairly —" It must be manifest to the reflecting observer, that the dealt will by being deprived of the corn-laws, ortc; , a i t s tach the i Oregonin flamed portion of the Message was framed to suit the se opinion t at e the he west, rec they would seize upon something more plausible as a support s ot state t t e h o a f t compensation than the repeal of the malt-tax. To clear no hostilities '.c w w e n re t des t igned, no ' matter how muchecin equally make up the loss of revenue would require that an- proclaimed, or else Mr. Polk is even more incompetent to his ide n nt o • rd a e n r d other sevenpenc e i n th e p oun d o f i ncome -t ax b e i m - station than the common consent of the intelligence of the country had already considered him ; for here is a war docu posed—an, infliction which the country gentlemen ment in all its features, if the recommendations are enacted, themselves will not be very anxious to i k nvo e. urging the overthrow of the tariff, the source of revenue and Preston Guardian. support of Government, silent a, to a suitable increase of the navy for such an emergency, and without one paragraph in - _ LONDON and BIRMINGHAM RAIL- favour of army preparations, for a crisis so probable, in such a contingency. His sails were spread to catch the popular WAY TUNNE: - , UNDER LONDON. br7eze e , f a t n h d e l w ii , s es p t r , ?seriptions were regulated according to the The stupendous undertaking, projected by the London and Birmingham Railway Company, under pu :: e distinguished democratic senator, high in the confidence the direction of their talented engineer, Mr. Robert of the Administration, and entirely familiar with the whole train of the negotiations in regard to Or goo, stated yester- Stephenson, of reaching their proposed central station i day that lie lli t eved " war inevitable, , if the notice to ter in Farringdon-street (the site of the late Fleet Prison) by means of a tunnel under London, cannot have t ' h u il aete) l apprehend occupancy butv‘litstlegi d v a e n n ge b r y C A onass t ." 1 0f e t ern iat . failed to excite the attention, not merely of the scien- effect will be however,eedlessly rushed through the House, and ° tific and railway world, but particularly the notice of maud almost a full party majority—but it is destined to a summ n ar expulsion from the doors of the Senate. An those who, in a commercial point of view, or by being residents on the proposed line, are likely to be bens- ortisi a t e a alt ti o these of Mr. Calhoun's friends is now maturing fiery proceedings, and nothing but his pre fitted thereby, or are interested therein. The import- s a gice (which will take place in a few days) is wanting to ance of such an undertaking has induced us to endea- complete it. your to lay before the public a correct description of So far as Congress is concerned, Mr. Calhoun holds the this monster tunnel, which we are enabled to perform fate of a war measure in his own hands. There is every res in detail, having had in the most courteous manner a sil to be ieve he will exercise this high p ower an d responsi bility with be presented and patriotism ; and the splendid spec. copy of the plans and sections, t prepared for the ensu- acie will presented of himself and Webster standing ing session of Parliament by Mr. Stephenson, placedshoulder to shoulder, for the preservation of peace and na at our disposal. ' tional honour. On a full ballot, without the Texas Senators, The works of this magnificent undertaking are the democratic majolity is six. Of these, Mr. Calhoun can proposed to commence at the Camden Town station carry on this question, Mr. M'Duffie, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Bagby, of the Birmingham Railway, crossing the H am Mr. Wescott, which, with the Whig vote, would defeat any pstead- proposition. In addition, there is a prospect of securing road, by means of two arches o f 70 f ee t span an d Coi quitt, Levy, and Dix. So that, in no reasonable contin -16 feet in height, the junction with the London and gency, do I consider war as probable, if the American Con- Birmingham requiring no alteration of level. From grass is to declare it. the Hampstead-road th e li ne i s propose d t o pass ( b y A Bill, extending our laws and protection over American c means of a viaduct varying from 18 to 21 feet inboth Houses ; in O itizens reg a o n n d , will no dot!bt e edly, and very properly pass e in ur iathseeerrbanecdh,ill rights—and,hesita in f height, and at an inclination of lin 97) over Grange- demanding ie last inch o' Whig, street, Leybourne-road, to the Kentish Town-road, necessary, at the point of the bayonet; but if that extremity, and from thence over the Camden-road, Brecknock- lamentable in whatever aspect it may be presented, is to place, Great College-street, a nd the Camden-road come, let us "first be sure we're right, then go ahead." 0 f li theit 0 3 2 1 d THE OREN EMIGICANTS.—The Chicago Democrat villas, at an inclination of 1 in 134, and at a heightlost., publishes the following letter, brought by Dr. varying between 20 and 16f feet. After passing the l White, Indi •an Agent, who, with three gentlemen, recently King's-road, the viaduct is to t o be s u cceeded by an returned from Oregon:— embankment, at an inclination of lin 60, and then by "'We are now fifteen miles below Fort Boise, camped for the night, and all in good health and spirits. We have a cutting to the western side of Maiden-lane, and to teen, from Platte river in companies of from four to fif the north of Randall's tile-kilns. At this point the o e f e n gn i a n k e perfectßiver, safety. n d find ourselves now made both crossings' proposed tunnel commences, being at a distance ofs ett w . ithiL e a e b to o r utji h r i ee hun 1 mile 165 feet from the Camden station, at a depth dred miles of the valley of Wallain of 37 and a width of. 30 feet. ' The tunnel the people, below will meet us at the Dalles with plenty of boats and provisions to take us down, and that there is n o t:i f takes its course under Carlton-gardens and Wil • Liam-street Caledonian-road at a depth varvin g although from the Indians, if we go i n corn panies of ten w aggons , , , from 38 to 45 feet, and thence und er th e clerks of thewe h i Ld d b sos ee n n told at Forts Hall a nd B o i se , b y t h e Caledonian-road, at a depth of fifty-four feet. an almost impassable road, iay but ntn latraiy, t t h h e at ln it d. was not only de- From this point the tunnel is proposed to proceed at termined to oppose us—all of which is untrue. There m•ere a gradually increasing depth under the tunnel of the pears to be a Brea: anxiety on the part of the Hudson's Bay P • Company, t to turn as many of the Oregon people to Cali- Regent's Canal, near Half Moon-crescent, where the depth is 90 feet. The direction of the tunnel is then s o o r m n e ia o a f sd i a e os w s i o b r l s e t ; and for . that h purpose they have employed rascals HalaT i l n d the mountains, toto intercept fif the under Penton-street, Chapel•street, and White Lion- emigrants at F. , rtCalifornia as street, Pentonville, the depth being no less than 101 they can, by telling them there is no grass, y wood, nor water feet, and the inclination being 1 in 1,062. From (except Snake River) on the Oregon road—that it hence the tunnel passes under the City-road, at impassable on account of rocks and mountains, and that , which Sliake Rivere allnevker has or can be forded with waggons; all of Claremont-terrace, in the rear of St. Mark's Church,California.nistheietio3ther hand, they re- Myddleton-square, at a depth of 87 feet, gradually ported that w the roa n d w to ts er o u re p g o e r n, do t w he n v r s iv a er decreasing until the tunnel arrives at the New River bottoms of one eternal pasture. But, in Head, under which it is proposed to be carried at a the people would starve, were it not for the cattle driven ', depth of 68 feet. A gradu a l d ecrease i n d e from California. And for all this, it is certain they are paid pth then a l premium, 2s :i for all that go, by the company, and demand also takes place. Under Myddleton-street, Clerkenwell, ) s .. w p a e N i: h s ea 2 d w o a f g t g h e e n e s mi h g e a le n n ts !hem te se t l h v e es, m fo e r r p e il t o . t nlney. it is 51 feet ; Gloucester-street, 48 feet ; Skinner- In this street, Clerkenwell, 43 feet ; Corporation-row, Seck- fickle-minded of the people, hje m lfeen led off on that imi road d ford-street, and Suffolk-street, each at a depth of 42 this season.—Your obedient servant, feet; Aylesbury -street (leading to the Sessions douse), 41 feet; and St. John's-square, 38 feet. From this point the tunnel passes under the closely -populated districts of St. Sepulchre Without at depths gradually decreasing until it reaches Cow-cross, where it will be only 25 feet below the surface. Here it is prop rsed to carry the tunnel at a depth varying from 28 to 33 feet, from Greenhill's-rents to West Smithfield, at an inclina tion of 1 in 1,062. Passing under the Greyhound Inn-yard at a depth of 31 feet, the tunnel is proposed to reach Hosier-lane at 28 feet, Cock-lane at 29 feet, and the Saracen's Head Inn-yard at a similar depth. Under Skinner-street, Snow hill, the depth will be 28 feet, and the tunnel will terminate at Angel-court, on the southern side of Skinner-street, at a depth of 24 feet. A small cutting will here commence, pass ing through Green Arbour-court, at a depth of 19 feet; Bishop's-court, 14 ; Seacoal-lane, 11 feet ; Fleet-lane, 5 feet; and thence into the city terminus, Fleet Prison-yard, where the line will emerge on a level. The entire length of the intended extension will be 3 miles 4i- chains, of which the tunnel will occupy 2 miles. It is a singular fact that the tunnel will pass under only one main sewer. The London and Birmingham Company propose taking powers for carrying out a deviation line, if found necessary, and to take such property as may be required for that purpose. The plans, which are en graved in a very elaborate style by Messrs. Dixon and' Ross, of the Hampstead-road, indicate the various houses which the Company propose to purchase al together, or to afford compensation for, if injuriously affected by the projected line. For the convenience of the grand city terminus, the Company propose to take powers for obtaining the whole range of houses on the south side of Skinner street, extending from the Old Bailey on the east to Turnagain-lane on the west, and including from that point to the Fleet Prison, the eastern side of Far ringdon-street, and passing to the rear of the prison yard, extending again to the Old Bailey, and includ ing a portion of Prujean -square, thus occupying the site of all the intermediate houses. One grand and desirable object the London and Birmingham Com pany have in view in taking this group of houses, is to forward the improvements contemplated by the Corporation of the City of London. Another important advantage which will result from this plan of the London and Birmingham Com pany, is that the inhabitants of the metropolis will be saved the inconvenience and noise of the ponderous waggons laden with merchandise, which at present perambulate the streets day and night, to the detri ment of the paving, in passing to and from the City and the goods station of the railway at Camden Town. Upon the whole no one who views this great un dertaking in a dispassionate manner, can be of any other opinion than that it is one calculated to afford convenience as well as comfort to the public generally, and from the high standing of the Company, and the scientific reputation of their engineer, there can be but little doubt the project will meet with the sanc tion of Parliament. Too much praise cannot be awardel to those who have undertaken the herculean task of preparing the magnificent plans and sections which we have just described ; nor can we do otherwise than express our admiration at the superb way in which they are en graved, being decidedly superior to any done for the various proposed lines of railway about to be sub mitted to Parliament this session.—Railway Tele graph. A. H. THOMPSON. "P. S. Let emigrants leave Independence by the 20th of April, and not in companies of more than fifteen waggons, and ten is still better." The Ashtabula (Ohio) Sentinel has a long letter from Ore gon city, written in April last. It is from one of the settlers to his father, residing in Ohio. Speaking of Dr. McLaugh lin, the writer says :—" He has shown much hospitality to the emigrants by relieving the distressed, crediting and lending assistance necessary to their settlement. There is a settlement of emigrants, from Red River, Canada, and Dr. McLaughlin has recently sent for three hundred additional settlers. The Hudson's Bay Company have now in their employ a hundred natives from the Sandwich Islands; some of them have been here for twenty years." We copy the following from the Boston Atlas of the 22d December : " MR. WINTHROP'S COMPROMISE RESOLUTIONS.—In the House of Representatives, on Friday last, the Hon. Robert C. Winthorp offered the following resolutions, and gave notice that he intended to support their adoption:— " Resolved,—That the differences between the United States and Great Bi itain on the subject of the Oregon ter ritory are still a fit subject for negotiation and compromise; and that satisfactory evidence has not yet been afforded that no compromise which the United States ought to accept can be effected. '• Resolved,—That it would be a dishonour to the age in which we live, and in the highest degree discreditable to both the nations concerned, if they should suffer themselves to be driven into a war, upon a question of no imm diate or practical interest to either of them. " Resolved,—That if no other mode for the amicable ad justment of this question remains, it is due to the principles of civilisation and Christianity that a resort to arbitration should he had ; and that this Government cannot relieve itself from all responsibility which may follow the failure to settle the controversy, while this resort is still untried. " Resolved,—That arbitration does not necessarily involve a reference to crowned heads, and that if a jealousy of such a reference is entertained in any quarter, a commission of able and dispassionate citizens, either from the two countries concerned, or from the world at large, offers itself as an obvious and unobjectionable alternative." Mr. Douglass, of Illinois, on the other hand, offered the following, which he gave notice he should call up, whenever Mr. Winthrop's were considered, and should move them as a substitute : " Resolved—That the title of the United States to the territory of Oregon, up to 54 deg. 40 min., is not a subject of compromise. " Resolved—That the question of title ought not to be submitted to arbitration." The House adjourned without any definite action in refer ence to these resolutions. We have, it is true, but faint hopes that a majority of the House can be induced to take the same high and statesmanlike view of the Oregon con troversy that is presented in the admirable resolutions of our faithful representative. We rejoice, however, that the effort has been made; and we hope that it w ill b e pressed upon Congress with a resolute determination to leave no honour able means untried to induce the adoption of a wiser, a more prudent and rational policy. Let the party-ridden majority of the House be at least made to hear the vo ce of reason and of common sense; and if Congress still persists inlisten ing only to the mad and frantic promptings of wicked and unprincipled demagogues, the blame will at least not rest upon the heads of those who have used every honourable means to avert the evil. Let the people, too, be made to know who among their representatives are willing to involve the country in all the dangers of a needless, wasteful, and perhaps ruinous war. It is said that the Duke of Wellington—who is just about as furious for war, in England, as Gateral Cass is in this country—openly declares that, if there is a war with America, it shall be a short war. If his Grace will look back into the archives of the Government, of which he is a member, he will find that a person somewhat celebrated in English history, by the name of " Lord North," made a very similar declaration some seventy years ago. It might not be a bad plan, if the American and British Governments would so agree, to submit the Oregon question to the arbitrament of personal combat—and let the Duke of Wellington and General Cass go out and do battle, as the representatives of their respective nations. Such a fight, to us, would be much like that of the bear and rattle-snake. We should not feel very solicitous as to the result of such a contest, either in regard to combatants engaged, or the stake at issue. LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAILWAY. Of the 6,000,000 cubic yards of earthwork, nearly 5,000,000 are completed, and th e rema i n i ng quantity is divided into such numerous portions that at no one point is there any difficulty with average weather. With regard to the masonry, it is equally forward. Of the ordinary bridges five-sixths are nearly com pleted, and the following is the state of the larg e r bridges and viaducts :—The Lune viaducts—three arches of 120 feet span—although only commenced after the passing of the amended Act in July last, is well advanced ; the abutments and land arches (eight of 38 feet span) are up to the springing, and the river piers are in hand, notwithstanding the floods. The Docker Garths viaduct—six arches of 50 feet span, and 75 feet high—is complete up to the spring ing, and the arches are commenced. The Borrow Beck viaduct—three arches of 45 feet span, and 60 feet high—is completed, except the parapets. The Lowther viaduct—six arches of 60 feet span, and 100 feet high, is finished. The bridge over the Eamont—four arches of 50 feet span, and 70 feet high—is finished, except the spandrills and parapets. Nearly 30 miles of permanent way are laid. The number of men now employed is 5,997. The num ber of horses now employed is 681, and two loco motives are at work on the line. Nearly the whole of the rails and chairs for the permanent way are now delivered on the line. Designs have been fur nished for the whole of the stations, and several are in progress. The en g i nes an d carr i ages f or th e ser vice of this Company are constructing in the esta blishment of the Grand Junction Railway at Crewe. At a meeting of the proprietors, at Liverpool, on Wednesday last, the Chairman (E. W. Hassell, Esq.) said, he might venture to say, with the kno:Ylediie he had himself of the state of the work, that unless we should have a very wet spring, there was every reason to believe that the railway would be opened about the beginning or middle of July ; and, if so , no ra il way of eival length, seventy miles l ong , would have ev e r been completed in so short a time. From the statement of accounts it appeared that the total to the 31st of December, amounted to 811,1301., and the expenditure to 663,6371., leaving a balance of 147,4931. The same writer says it is known that Mr. Pakenham has expressed himself strongly and decidedly to the effect that " the Bill, as reported, is unquestionably in violation of the treaty, and will probably be so regarded by the British Go vernment." Mr. Pakenham, he adds— " Objects specifically to that provision of the Bill which authorises the erection of forts, as being an act of possession not within the competency of either Government, and also to the sending of the military force of the United States into that territory. It was explained to him that such force should only be to such an amount as should be reasonably necessary to the protection of our citizens there, which pro tection is the duty of the Government, and perfectly con sistent with our obligations under the treaty; but after a somewhat long discussion upon the subject, his opinion as to the offensive character of the Bill remained unchanged." LATEST FROM THE RIVER PLATE.--By the arrival at this port, on Saturday, of the Winnipiac, from Buenos Ayres, Oct. 12, we learn that the blockading squadrons of England and France had extended the time allowed for the departure of merchant vessels from Buenos Ayres to Oct. 24. The blockade appears to be conducted with rigour, as the papers state that the American schooner Sarah Ann, Captain Walker, from Patagonia, with produce, arrived off the port on the 10th, and was not allowed to enter. Six vessels bound to this port would obtain about 30,000 hides. It was supposed by residents that not less than eighteen months would elapse before the difficulties would be settled and trade resumed.—Boston Advertiser. There seems to be very little doubt now that Mr. Slidell's mission to Mexico has for its object, in part, the acquisition of California. Where will this lust of empire stop ? Crescit eundo. To tell Europe to-day that she shall have no more land on this continent, and proceed. to-morrow to carve out a second huge slice for ourselves, is taking (excuse the pun) not only a great deal of ground, but very high ground. The "progressive democracy" have come to crave the food of lofty pretensions ; I only pray that their pride may have a harmless fall. CANADA. FIFTEEN FEET OF SNOW AT QUEBEC.—The Quebec Gazette of the sth says, that for the previous eight days the weather had been more severe in that city than it was in the frightful climate of Moscow in 1812. The ther mometer was down to ten degrees below zero, and the snow lies in heaps more than fifteen feet deep, and then falling so thick that it was impossible to see at a distance of a few feet. " The broad St. Lawrence is not only covered with floating ice, but it is heaped one piece above another, rendering it almost impossible even for the hardy canoemen of Point Levy to cross." THE INTERIOR OF OREGON--ITS CAPABILITIES and PROSPECTS. [The following account of Oregon, compiled from the notes of a recent traveller in the country, contains the best description of that " bone of contention" which we have met with. To persons contemplating emigration, and, indeed, at the present juncture, to all classes, the information it contains must be very val ua bl e ; an d it is such as has hitherto been only attainable by wading through bulky reports and lengthy statistical documents.] Having resided nearly three years in Oreg(in, I fre quently travelled over some of the best portions of it, having passed over all the tributaries of the Snake River which enters it on its southern bank, from its source in the mountains to its junction with the Columbia, and having also travelled by water from a point 500 miles distant from the ocean, down the Kaskaskia, Snake, and Columbia to its mouth, and witnessed the character of the banks during the whole of this distance, I am able to speak from personal observation respecting that por tion of the country. The interior country, as has been stated, is divided from the tract lying on the sea coast by a range of mountains, stretching parallel with the coast at a dis tance of 150 miles from the ocean. Between the ocean and this range of mountains the Walhamet country is situated, and in soil and climate differs much from the interior region of country. The atmosphere of the in terior is exceedingly dry, while that of the region along the coast is unusually damp. But as I cannot speak of the Walhamet from personal observation I will confine my remarks to the valley of the Columbia and Snake rivers. The banks of the Columbia, from the mouth to the Cascades, is heavily timbered. Here, in proceeding up the river, we enter the gorge which the river has cut through the mountain range. Above the Cascades the timber diminishes in quantity and size till we reach the Dalls, at which point it ceases altogether. The soil on the banks of the Columbia below the Cascades is susceptible of cultivation, though by no means of the best quality. It cannot properly be deno minated an alluvial soil, as the river, having its sources in a volcanic region, and passirg over in its course no thing but beds of basalt and sterile sands. brings down no deposit capable of forming a fertile soil. The over flowings of the Columbia are thought to injure rather than benefit the soil. At Vancouver, the fields that are well cultivated and well manured produce good crops of wheat and potatoes. But without manuring the crops are very light. Indian corn does not succeed at all, and fruit trees decay prematurely. At Fort George, or Astoria, a few acres of land were cleared by the Ameri cans before the occupation of the country by the Hudson Bay Company. This is situated on an elevated point of land, about 14 miles above the mouth of the river, and may be considered a fair sample of the hill country of the region. This could have been cleared only at an immense expense of labour, on account of the heavy growth of timber. This is now partially overgrown with a luxuriant crop of brushwood, but those parts which are clear are covered with as fine a green or sward of clover as can be found in the pastures of England. Very good potatoes are found here without manuring. At the Dalls cultivation has been attempted, but with what success I know not. Above this point the banks of the Columbia present a barren and inhospitable ap pearance. Not a tree or shrub of any size is to be seen. Nothing but sterile sands, with a very scanty vegetation, composed of prickly pears of very diminutive size, the bitter sedge, so called in that country (genns artemisia, probably), and small quantities of wild grass. The bluffs recede sometimes from one-fourth to one half a mile or more from the river, at other times they appear very close. They are composed some times of earth entirely, forming low, handsomely rounded hills. Again they are formed of earth, tipped at the summit with a perpendicular well of basalt ; and again, in other places, they are formed of huge ledges of that material, standing up from the water on either side, and opposing their lofty craggy points to each other in per petual defiance. As we proceed up the Snake River, the bl u ff s b ecome base more lofty and ragged, and approach usually nearer to the river. In some instances the bluffs con s i s t of e t g h h e t of, perhaps, on e is strewed re gular columns of trap rock, standing up perpendi cu l ar l y with regularly formed fragments of fallen columns. I n other places the trap formation is seen o n ly at t h e sum fhruonnidrtehde fbeaent,k`whoifle the ehe river, groundt o a a ht sum mit of the bluffs, forming there a perpendicular wall, while the subjacent portion of the bluff is a steep de clivity covered with irregularly formed fragment s o f ba salt, or beds of clinkers. Such are the banks of the Snake River, for 100 miles above its junction, with the Columbia. There the Kaskaskia empties in from the north. The general character of the Snake River, so far as I was able to bear from others, continues the same as far up as 'to the great cut, which it makes throiigh the Blue Mountains. Thus far no timber is to be found on the Columbia or Snake rivers, and no soil for cultivation. Much of the way there is nothing but barren sands, on which scarcely anything grows but gibe sedge, which is so bitter that no domestic animal will taste it. There are, however, small spots suitable for cultiva tion in th e vicinity of these large rivers. They consist of small alluvial patches on the banks of the small tributaries, at a distance, perhaps, of one, two, or three miles from the mai n r i ver. The mouths of these tributaries are at great distances from each other, there being only three on the southern bank within the distance of two miles, and one of these enters the Columbia nine miles below the mouth of the Snake R ver. The banks of the Kaskaskia resemble somewhat those of the Snake River in^ their general appearance and 'for mation. The bluffs are of basalt, steep and rugged, approaching usually very near the river. There is, however, one vein of granite crossing this stream, about 100 miles from its junction with the Snake River, and another vein also crosses the Snake River below the mouth of the Kaskaskia. A short distance above the mouth of this stream, scattered trees make their ap pearance, increasing in number as we proceed up the river. The banks also are more verdant, and are co vered usually with grass. Still there are are no tracts fit for cultivation, except at the mouths of small streams It is altogether too preposterous an idea to be seriously entertained, that two great and prosperous nations, like Eng land and America, should go to war, for a few degrees of sterile territory, like that of Oregon. Any four able states men, of the two countries, could bring the whole matter to a speedy adjustment. Let our Government appoint Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun, and the British Government appoint Lord Ashburton and Lord Morpeth, as Commis sioners, with fall authority to make a final settlement of the whole controversy, and the difficulty would all be set• tied in thirty days, witheat the loss of a single life, or a single dollar of money, except the expense of the commission, on either side. An enthusiastic Oregonian was vehemently iasisting upon a railroad to the Pacific, in order to secure a direct trade with China, when a wag remarked that a railroad to China would undoubtedly have a Trail. A letter from Washington, dated Dec. 20, says :—The New York Evening Post, after reviewing the ground in contro versy between Great Britain and the United States concern ing Oregon, and the strength of the claim of each, closes with the following brief remark:— " We doubt very much whether Great Britainwould engage in a war, in which she did not expect an easy victory, for the sake of supporting a claim so manifestly groundless as this." WASHINGTON RUMOURS—OUR RELATIONS WITH MEXICO. —The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun fur nishes several interesting items. He says that " conferences are going on between Mr. Pakenham and Mr. Buchanan, upon the subject of the measures now proposed to be taken by Congress for the protection of settlers in, and emigrants to Oregon; for the extension of our jurisdiction over them and the Indian tribes ; and for the establishment of a territorial government over Oregon. Also, that the dispatches re ceived by the Government from Mexico are deemed to be of such importance as to render necessary some immediate movements on the part of Congress. Measures will next week be recommended by the President, with a view to the prosecution of our just claims upon Mexico to a speedy issue. Also, that Bancroft, the Secretary of the Navy, is preparing a report on I he sabject of the navy, which will be communicated to Congress by the President next week, and which will re • commend the immediate finishing and equipment of war steamers. Also, that the downfall of Herrera, which is now anticipated as certain, will break off all negotiation with Mr. Slidell, and his speedy return to the United States may be expected." Further, that " Commodore Stockton will reach the coast of California just in time to carry out the views of the United States, in case of a war with Mexico. That he will have orders to take possession of certain ports in the Californias, there is no doubt. The next question will be whether Great Britain will tamely submit to it. It is con jectured that Admiral Sir George Seymour has orders in re gard to that matter, and will not be slow to execute them." And finally, " that Mr. Parrott has been appointed Secre tary of Legation to Mr. Slidell, in Mexico, Mr. Elliott, he of the white hat,' has gone to Mexico to prevent Mr. Slidell forafro m opt b tfr u eomr y pi i ney n rg g ,bal C obui a :nv l i i tid f 3l o rl, r r n y i . a ,: Mr. Slidell is authorized to offer twenty millions, including indemnities due to our citizens, MR. EVERETT ON WAR WITH ENGLAND.—At the Festival of the Pilgrims, held at Plymouth, in December last, Mr. Everett, in tbe course of the speech, said-' 4 In reference to my late official capacity, to which ycnyhave Made an allusion' o a n nd ly th s a a t y, aft tt' e a r t th l at fe w lt a t s h d a i t sc l ha w r as, ged in w t i h th e instance, t t a o n c m e y , s e o n w t n t o governmentEngl a England to d o. a n t e c public r businessy,if couldt o t do "fifir a b n edsa y efittl t i hing unofficially, to promote a good understanding and kind feeling between the two countries, that also was a d u ty inre rent t h f e r next anything which w h l i e fe h l t historyth att here is records of et ny wo relation between the se t wo great kindred s r m e a e4 ' t in t te sind otheritffhe the countries. That there i s something without precede n ta g in th rapid growth, youthful m a t ur it y, and early political separa tion of the colonial empire, arid in the strong sympathies. of FRUGALTYS INVESTMENT ASSOCIATION.--The fifth monthly meeting of the members of this institution was held on Thursday at. Radley's Hotel, Bridge-street, Black friars, for the admission of new members and for the sale of shares. Mr. Neale, of St. George's-terrace, Islington, was in the chair. The object of the association is to accumulate and employ the savings of the industrious classes. so as to assist those who may require immediate pecuniary advances to carry on their pursuits, or to promote any other laudable object. Each member subscribes 11. per share per month, and he continues such subscriptions until they amount to 1001. per share, which limits the duration of the society to the period of eight years and four months. The purpose of the meeting was of a purely formal character. Numbers were admitted, and they , paid their respective subscriptions; after which, five 100/. shares were put up for auction, and were pur chased at a premium, averaging 761, odd. The meeting then separated, TEE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 19 1846. entering the main stream, or where there may be springs of water issuing from the bluffs at a considerable eleva tion above the bed of the river, and forming beneath small beds of loam soil and vegetable deposits brought down from the moun ain sides. Such, thee, is the character of the soil on the large streams of the interior of Oregon. We come now to speak of the soil on the tributaries. My remarks will be confin e d p r i nc i pally to those emptying into the Co lumbia and S na k e r i vers from the south, and to those emptying i n t o t h e K askaskia. The v a ll ey o f the Wallawalla, and its numerous undoubtedly t r e i d v e l the T h best a p l l e e r y ti o o ot the e t h y e a a tinteriorYamatilla, branches, outh o fr. country. Thi s stream empties nine miles below the m is the Snake however, which empties into the Columbia below the Wallawalla, is said to be equally as good as that of the Wallawalla. Both these streams have their sources in the Blue Mountains, .and the banks are covered to some extent with timber, mostly cotton wood and alder, until we arrive within ten or twenty miles of the Columbia, where timber ceases, and there is nothing but a stinted growth of brushwood the remaining distance. The cha racter of this whole region occupied by these two stream s is much the sam e , an d a description of the one may be taken, as furnishing the general characteristics of the other. It has been said that " the upper country" (i.e. the interior) "has a fertile soil, especially on the tributaries of the Columbia River." Now, this remark is true, but to a very limited extent, and this is the qualification necessary to give the right impression. The only soil fit for cultivation consists of alluvial bottom, lying in small tracts of five, ten, fifteen, and twenty acres or more along the margin of these small streams. At the forks of two or more of these small streams the largest tracts are usually found. The Wallawalla, with, its itumerous branches, drains a wide region of country, and along these numerous streams there is a considerable amount of good soil lying in small detached portions, yet the • whole amount, when compared with the whole region of country drained by this river and its branches, is an ex ceedingly small fraction of the whole. These alluvial patches form the lowest glade of land along the streams above high-water mark. Portions that are overflowed are usually deprived of the alluvial deposit by the flood. These tracts usually lie at or about the same elevation above the bed of the streams, find on the back ground are usually surrounded by a steep elevation of 3or 4 feet to a higher glade. The soil of these bot toms is of fine quality. The surface in its wild state is covered with a species of fine short grass, interspersed with thorn bushes. The higher glade just spoken of lies at an elevation of perhaps six feet, more or less, above the alluvial beds, and is entirely barren and useless, covered with sedge and green wood, with little or no grass. This glade also is frequently impregnated with noxious salts, which prevent vegetation. On the Wallawalla there is a much greater proportion of this barren glade than of the allu vial beds, it forming usually the entire back ground of low land, and frequently running down to the very brink of the stream, thus forming a circular rim for these alluvial basins. These alluvial beds, indeed, have all the appearance of having once been covered with a sheet of water, which, at length subsided by the depression of the river channel, leaving their beds of detritus and vegetable deposit to form the portions of fertile soil which are now to be found on the banks of these streams. Between the two glades of land already mentioned, there seems to be an intermediate one par taking somewhat of the characteristics of both. This intermediate glade always lies between the real alluvial and the higher glade, and seems to have been originally an alluvial bed, but has been covered over by a layer of soil brought down from the higher glade which has de teriorated the alluvial soil. This portion is usually covered with a species of coarse strongly rooted grass, growing from two to six feet in height according to the quality of the soil—it is most fertile along the borders of the real alluvial, and its sterility increases as we approach the higher glade, near which are fre quently spots so impregnated with salts as to be destitute entirely of vegetation. The best part of this intermediate kind of soil produces quite as well, though not equal, to the real alluvial. But if portions highly impregnated with the salts before mentioned are ploughed up, the soil is soon covered with a white saline deposite, and seeds if planted will not vegetate. The greatest quantity of good soil and the best quality may be considered about mid- way between the base of the Blue Mountains and ail Columbia River. As we proceed either way from the middle region, either to wards the mountains or the Columbia River, the quan tity of the alluvial bott In diminishes, and the quality be comes poorer. As we proceed towards the mountains the banks of many of the small streams are low, the channel changes from time to time, and the soil seems to be all washed away, All these streams make their entrance into the plain from dark, deep, and frightful gorges of the Blue Mountains. The uplands lying between the Wallawalla and the Yamatilla, and between the several branches of the Wallawalla are usually quite low, lower than in any other part of that country, The bluffs are very low, and present no ragged appearance, but are usually formed of earth, and rounded at the summit. These upper plains are covered with a very moderate growth of grass, though in many places, par ticularly as we approach the Columbia, they present a very sterile appearance, and grass gives way to the sedge Tim northern branch of the Wal lawalla, called the Tasha, which joins the Wallawalla, twelve miles from its junction with the Colombia, forms a pleasant valley, though the amount of alluvial bottom is less than on the Wallawalla, and inferior to that in quality; yet as a valley for grazing it is one of the finest in the region. In passing along the region in a north-easterly direction, to strike the Snake river in the region of Kaskaskia, we find the uplands more and more elevated as we pass the Tasha. The next stream we come to is the Takanan ' which empties into the Snake River. As we approach the stream we look into a dark and frightful chasm , walled-up on either side by rocky bluff's, and one is struck by the feeling that he has come to the jumping-off place, at the end of the world. But by taking advantage of a small ravine which ~reaks through the wall, he winds his zigzag way down the steep to the bottom, when he finds himself in a narrow walled-up channel, in the middle of which it regains an elevation at an angle of at least 450 to reach the summit on either side by a straight line. The valley con tains a very few tracts of alluvial bottom, and of very small extent. In proceeding onwards, one makes his way up the steep on either side to an equal eleva tion ; and after a few miles down, he goes into the bed of a small stream emptying itself into the former, the bluffs along which are less precipitous than those of the former. This valley also contains but a small quantity of alluvial bottom of an inferior quality. After proceeding up this valley for some miles, we mount up again to a still greater elevation, and at length descend to the bed of the Snake River. The elevated regions are exposed to cold piercing winds, and are covered with a very thin and stunted growth of grass. After passing up the Snake River several miles, we cross over and pass over the Kaskaskia, a distance of 14 miles, when we come to the valley of a small stream, called Lapwai. In this valley there is a moderate amount of good productive alluvial bottom. In passing on beyond this place up the Kaskasi, we leave the river entirely, and pass over the elevated plains, descending into deep and precipitous ravines till we strike the Kaskaskia again at Kamtah, about 100 miles above its junction with the Snake River. On the way we pass through the border of the timbered region con nected with the Blue Mountain range. These plains are covered with a heavier growth of grass than those pre viously passed over, particularly in the vicinity of the woodland. The timber is a species of pine. The soil, I should judge from the appearance, if cultivated, might, in places protected from the winds, be made to produce moderate crops of some of the smaller grains. At Kamiah and in that region there are a few small tracts of very good soil, which produces well, but that is in the vicinity of the mountainous region, where the streams are shut up in narrow rocky channels, and land fit for cultivation ceases to be found. One remark I will make concerning this whole region. It is more or less exposed to frost, in consequence of it lying in the vicinity of the mountains. It is also ex posed to drought, and in order to ensure good crops irri gation is necessary. One more track of land of considerable interest I will speak of. This is the Grande Ronde ; one findS him self in the midst of a beautiful circular plain of thirty miles or more in diameter, with considerable indentas tions, where the several streams enter the plain, and also at the outlet. The Blue Mountains form a high cir cular wall around more than half . of its circumference, the remaining distance being shut up by a bluff several hundred feet in height. Thin it is pent up on, all sides, having no outlet except a deep channel through the mountains, where the waters flow off into the Snake River. This place is evidently an alluvial formation. It is covered with a luxuriant growth of grass, and is suscep tible of cultivation, though, from it 3 situation among mountains, crops here might be ruined by frost. This plain has the appearance of having been once the bed of a lake, whose waters formerly filled its whole basin, but by the wearing away of the channel at its out let its waters were drained off, leaving its present bed of alluvial soil. More remotely, however, it may have been the crater of a great volcano, which might have been in action at a period immediately subsequent to the an I the river throwing up of that part of the continent from the bed of the ocean, and this may account for its present form, and the character of the wells by which it is surrounded. p places s indications fon nd tes m a also of with more emissionsrec e n t. In proceeding farther into the interior, along the southern tributaries 'of the •Snake River, the country in which there are heComes niore br a rr n i o n atte a rs n .p d riT d ng e h s si o s l o a ruc te ca , uyr t , heplains eovered with sedge, and the verdure along the small streams ob v d f o a i mnlscianasn: scalding ne e gas in diminishes. n i Ther e s o do n m . e hot Properly be deno minated on l y occa sional _ oa a se d s. esert region, — Having now described the interior country as far as is necessary for the present purpose, it only now re mains to inquire into its capabilities and prospects. It will be seen at once from the above statements that the interior of Oregon can never become an agricultural country, and consequently can never sustain a dense population. It can be turned to account only by raising flocks and herds, and in this way it is capable of sup porting-a sparse population, and a sufficient quantity of alluvial bottom can be formed in the best portions of it, to furnish grain and vegetables for such a population residing there fur such purposes. It is necessary, how ever, to say in reference to the grazing capabilities.of this region, that they are very far from being superior. There are considerable tracts of waste land, worth al most nothing at all, even for this purpose. The amount of grass, also, which the uplands furnish is very small. Its medium height I should judge to be twelve or four teen inches, diminishing on the highest or more exposed plains to six or eight inches, and increasing, particu larly in the vicinity of the woodlands of the mountains, where there is more moisture, to eighteen or twenty inches. The ground is thinly covered, it usually grow ing in bunches, so that not more than from one-third to one-sixth of the area of the surface is covered. It would, therefore, require some 4 or 5 acres to furnish th e same amount of nutriment which common pasture or meadow does. Cattle thrive well in this region, particularly when kept along the banks of the streams ; but it has been , und by experiment that they will not do well on the high lands, away from the streams, especially in the dry season. Sheep and goats may do well in these up-lands. The practice of burning over these plains annually, which, however, is only partial, is an evil which must cease, if ever the country becomes extensively stocked with cattle. Cattle live out during the whole winter, and the grass, which dries up during the dry season, and remains in this state through the winter, is standing hay for the cattle to gather for themselves as their necessities required. Let all this be burned over, and the green grass which springs up in the autumn will do but very little towards sustaining a herd through the winter, and starvation must ensue. Cattle and horses suffer in the winter in some parts of this region when there is an unusual quantity of snow, and can find nothing to supply their wants except on southern declivities, when the snow is soon removed by the direct rays of the sun. What then are the prospects of this region in respect to settlement? There is one motive, and only one, for immediate set , lement in the interior in preference to the Walhamet, anti this is the salubrity of the climate. In every other respect the Walamet is altogether preferable, and will continue to be so till all its land is taken up, and all the grazing country in its vicinity is occupied. It is doubtful whether emigrants will be willing to forego all other advantages for the sake of climate. The region of country described lies from 300 to 500 miles from the mouth of the Columbia, or about 200 miles above navigable waters. The Columbia is one of the most dangerous and difficult rivers in the world to navigate, and this can only be improved at an immense expense. The time required to make the trip from 'Vancouver to Wallawalla, 200 miles, with loaded boats, to make portages, &c., requires from nine to fifteen days, according to the direction of the wind, &c. The expense of transportation this distance is seven shillings sterling for 90 lbs. The expense of transporting produce down the river will also be so great, that it will enable the Wallamet settlers to undersell and take all the pro fits. The only remaining method of reaching the lower country, is by a road over a difficult mountain from the interior to the Wallamet. I would remark, however, that the country lying north of the Columbia may find a more convenient outlet to the ocean direct to Nasqually ; but my remarks are intended for the region lying south of the Columbia. With the drawback upon the upper country the pro bability of its immediate settlement appears to be very, small. In time doubtle: , •s it will be settled by herdsmen but all the circumstances connected with the country point directly to the Walamet as the first region to be settled. When this whole valley shall become occupied by a dense population, and the lands which are now de voted to pasturage shall be in demand for agricultural purposes, the more distant regions may be brought into requisition for grazing purposes, and cattle may be brought down from the interior by a road across the mountains, to supply the wants of an agricultural and manufacturing community. Thus, in time, the whole interior region, as far as it is capable, may become settled in this scattered and partial manner, and become of considerable relative importance in con nexion with a rich, flourishing, and densely populated country, along the sea-coast. But time is necessary, in order to produce all these changes, and bring into requi salon all these resources of the country, which depend on a great increase of population in one part of the country, and a consequent demand for products beyond the producing capabilities of that reigion. Q. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MANCHESTER BETTING—FRIDAY. CHESTER CUP.-1,000 to 10 agst Pedometer was the only bet laid; offers to take 15 to 1 about Mr. Drinkald's Lot; 1,000 to 30 agst Warp, and 1,000 to 30 agst Ould Ireland. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. York and Ainst y hds., Men., Linton; Tues., Green Ham merton ; Thurs., Copgrove ; Sat., Moreby-10i. Sinnington hds,, Tues., Helmsley; Fri.. Gillimoor-10. Bedale lids , Sleningford Park ; Wed., Pickhill ; Fri., Scotton Village-10 j. Hurworth lids., Tues., Leven Bridge ; Sat., Kennels-10i. Cleveland lids., Mon., Goldsbrough-10 ; Thurs., Nun thorpe. Boroughbridge harrs., Tues., Red House, Dishford-road ; Fri., Minskip—l Lieut.-Col. Hit lyard's harrs., Mon', Acklam Blue Bell; Wed., Kennels; Faceby Guide-post-10i. Whitecross harrs., Tues., Tring Ford; Sat., Wingrove Cross-roads-12. Lord Redesdale's hds., Mon., Boulter's Barn ; Wed.,Ensham Hall ; Fri., Tangley • Sat., Ranger's Lodge. Ludlow hds., Wed., Serpent Inn; Sat., Norton's Camp. Sherwood harrs., Tues., Rainworth Bar ; Fri., Robin Downs Hill-11. Raby hd3, Tues., Hartforth ; Sat., Legs Cross Turnpike. Mr. Drake's lids., Mon., Edgcott Village; Thurs., New marsh Guide Post ; Sat., Barton Common-10i. Mr. S. Lowndes's hds., Tues., Swanbourne ; Thurs., Shenley. Lord Parker's lids., Tues., Harcourt Arms, Nuneham ; Sat., West Wickham Park—lq. Earl Fitzhardinge's lids., Mon., Queen Wood ; Tues., Withington Village; Thurs., Greet Green; Sat., Broadway. Cheltenham stag hds., Fri., Seven Springs. Berkshire lids., Mon., Longcot ; Wed., Foxcombe Hill; Fri., Hinton House. Warwickshire lids., Mon., Snitterfield ; Tues., Metford ' bridge ; Thurs., Shuckburgh Park; Fri., Church Tysoe ; Sat., Stoneleigh Abbey. V. W. H Tues., Bibury ; Thurs., Sevenhampton ; Sat., Charlton Gate. Mr. Fine's harrs., Mon., Haddenham Field; Wed., Wet lington ; Sat., Little Milton. Mr. Morrell's lids., Wed., Gore Hill, Ilsley Downs. Oakley lids., Mon., Cranfield ; Thurs., Riseley ; Sat. Roxton. Durham County lids. Mon., Kennels; Wed., Witton Gil bert; Fri., Painslaw-1:014. Tiverton lids., Gibbet Moor; Thurs., Morebath Village. Lord Elcho's hds., Mon., Detchant Wood; Wed., Elting harue ; Fri., Lilburn ; Sat., 13udlo-10q4. Sir W. M. Stanley's lids., Tues., Woodchurch ; Sat., Hid derton-11. • Harlon hds , Wed., Kennel ; Sat., Langley Castle-9. F. B. lids, Mon., Constantine; Fri., Truck Hill-10i. Mr. Brand's hds., Mon., Farling Green; Fri., Little Berk -11 amstead-10 Lord Southampton's hds., Mon., Stowe-nine-Churches; Wed., Plumpton Wood; Fri., Foster's Booth; Sat., Preston Booth. Mr. Watson's hds., Wed., Whalton Village ; Fri., Nunnykirk Prudhoe and Derwent hds., Mon., Ryton Kennels ; Fri., Whicharn--10. Baron Rothschild's staghounds, Mon., Dinton Castle; Thurs., North Marston-11. Mr. Villebois's harrs., Mon., Barton Church; Thurs., Mr. Gamble's, Shouldham Thorpe. Norfolk harrs., Tues., Kerdiston ; Fri., Kelling. Norfolk stagliounds, Fri., King's Arms, Reonham. Pytchley hds., Mon., North Kilworth Village; Thurs., Maidwell-12 ; Fri., Finedon •' Sat., Clipstone. Glyndebourne harrs., Mon., Newhaven Barn ; Fri., Broyle. Eastbourn harrs., Mon., Willingdon Old Mill ; Thurs., Paradise Hill-10i. Puckeridge hds., Mon., Furneaux Pelham; Wed., Wad dington ; Sat., Ardley Bury-101. Fowelscombe harrs., Tues., Aveten Gifford; That's , Hary ford Moor-10. Brushford harrs., Mon., Winsford Hill; Wed., Friscombe, (Exton); Fri., Cowley-10. COURSING. HAMPTON COURT MEETING. The Loughborough Stakes (8 dogs) were won by Mr. Phillips's Victurine, and the Erskine Stake* by Mr. Baker's Alice. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE MEETING. The Sweepstakes for 16 dogs were won by Mr. G. Peve rell's The Case is Altered; Mr. G. Norton's The Maid of the Mill ran up. COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT RISCA, NEAR NEWPORT. —The Monnumthshire Merlin gives the following list of the ill-fated beings who have lost their lives by this horrible accident :—John Danks, wife and family; Daniel Danks, bro ther to the first; John Danks, son of the last; John Watts, wife; George Summers, wife and two children ; Isaac Bryant, wife and family in Somersetshire ; William Bryant; Samuel Bryant ; John Attwell ; William Harrison; Charles Collier; John Bath ; James Gambel, wife and one child ; John Powell, wife and two children ; Chas. Hearty', young man ; John Evan, widower, five children, some of wh om are mar ried ; Elias Jones, Geo. Williams, W. Thomas, Isaac Faidge, Emmanuel Crook, James Crook, Samuel Silcox, youngl 7 neri ; James Pike, wife and family; Jesse H od g es, Thomas % 1 , of! d - ' ward, John Pool, young men ; James Lane, wife and child, body not f ; George Curtis, young man, not found ; George Banfield, wife and family, not found; George Ban field, jun., Thomas 13atafield, young men, sons of the above, not found Isaac hovel, wife and five daughters, not found ; James Gullock, wife and family, not found; J. Crook, boy; We learn, from the same authority, that during the night of Wednesday and on Thursday, efforts were untiringly made to promote a current of atmospheric air through the impurely impregnated part of the workings. Water was continually poured down the water-shaft, and every other available means was employed to effect the desired object, but up to the afternoon of Thursday the air at the inner part of the heading continued so foul that the utmost caution was required on the part of the men employed in searching for the bodies of their deceased companions, in Indeed, order to prevent a second explosion. it was consi dered a very hazardous t as k to approach the spot where the dead b odies remainingstr onh chargedi-ntli pit with were e r a e lo supposed phuroaa to vapour be , and itillgth the air being g e heat bei ng almost intolerable . As a proof of the de • stroving effects of the gas, one to of the wa body, ' and some s burne th e e pa sk rt i a n, of no t t h a e , ; a • k es i t o i , g a e o o d f hair being even some portions of the flesh, being burned to a cinder. The coroner, William Brewer, Esq., and a jury, were occu pied during th e a f ternoon o f Thursdav in visiting the differeut houses where bodies of the unfortunate colliers were lying, for a view previously to the inquest, which is being held this day (Friday), at the Albert Inn. Several men were employed on• Thursday afternoon in digging graves for the dead ; and the day when the afflicted relatives of the deceased will have to follow, in sad array, their remains to their last resting-place, will doubtless present scenes unparal leled in this locality. A coffin-maker in Newport has had an order to provide thirty-five shells for the occasion. All business was suspended in the neighbourhood of the acci dent, and a inure melancholy scene than that presented by Rises, since the sad occurrence, can scarcely be imagined, even if we pictured to ourselves the precincts of a battle-field. COST OF FLOUR IN MANUFACTURES.--A Lanca shire cotton-spinner and manufacturer, who uses (accord ing to the universal practice) wheaten flour in the dressing of the warps, informs us that the rise in the price of wheat between last year and this, has added no less than 500/. a year to the cost of the flour consumed in his works! Of course either the spinner must lose this amount, or he must add it to the price of his goods.—Somerset County Gazette. REPRESENTATION OF WEST SOMERSET.— We un derstand that through the exertions which liqve been made by the Qualification Committee during the short time it has been in existence, a great accession will be made to the free trade.l ranks at the next registration ; and should a# gener al electiOn not take place previous to that occasion, t h e cha racter of the constituency will then be 90 entirelytader changed s will be that the return to Parliament of two free rendered a matter of certainty. Parties who their pur chases to be come forty-shilling freeholders must c omplete free-traders chases before the thirtieth of this mon th' in order to obtain votes at the ensuing registration. —Somerset Counts Gazette.l LITERATURE. THE COMIC ANNUAL for 1846. By Thomas Hood. Poor Tom Hood's capacity—his extraordinary capacity—for co mpos i t i ons o f t h e very h i ghest poetical merit, has recently been commemorated by ourselves, in reviewing the late republication of his poems. Now, by the reprint of his renowned " Whimsicali ties," at this moment lying on our escritoire, we are enabled, with some degree of plausibility, to parti cularise the exu b erance, the sun-h eartedness, and the irresistible breadth of his humour. Almost everybody has revelled in the facetiousness which is squandered with such lavish pleasantry over this volume; the contents alternately insinu a ti ng a moral or pointing an eccentricity. A more genial, hearty, or unaffected exhibition of drollery can scarcely be discovered anywhere, and gloriously has Leech em bodied several of Hood's happiest creations. Hi s il lustration to that illustrious conceit ending— "No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease, No comfortable feel in any member, No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees, No fruits, no flow'rs, no leaves, no birds—November!" is rich to an extreme ; the frostbitten smear of a man's figure just discernable through the fog, his (literally) frieze coat muffled up to his nose, the canal water at his feet too thickly encrusted with ice to permit of suicide—all these concomitants, produced simply with parallel lines, bring that most miserable and blue-devillish month before one palpably and visibly. Then Miss Crane —the Miss Crane—with her button nose and her starched mittens—there, from the pencil of Leech, you can almost distinguish her shrill, scrooping voice, as she utters the grace before meat :—" For what we are going to receive— elbows, elbows l—the Lord make us—backs in and shoulders down—triiily thankful— and no chattering ! Amen." Then M r . 'Pryme, the famous Mr. Pryme, with his bald head as " scarlet as a love-apple"— there he is to the very life; and Mrs. Gardiner, too, as she appeared when chasing away that incorrigible pig, who derived such exquisite gratification from wallowing in a bed of tulips; and James Hockin, and Mr. Crumpler, there they are all together finished to a hair or a wrinkle—sheer callotypes. Nevertheless, capital as are these productions of Leech, grotesquely as &hey are conceived and excel lently as th e y are reduced to form—they still lag far behind th ose rough, inartistic, malformed pictorial jokes, which onl y H ood could accomplish or invent, for comicality and point; from "II unah-baloo," as a chorus of singers shouting in concert, after the system of Mainzer and his fellow-labourer, to "Does your mother know you're out ?" as uttered by the fa un•yard cock to the chicken just popped from its shell. And as to the extravagant jocoseness of the literature, nothing need be insisted upon that quest i on ; almost every one being familiar with its amazing and preposterous humour. Surely there is nobody but remembers the " Sea-Totaller," and that scrap of in corrigible fun christened "An Extraordinary Ope ration." And surely everybody recollects " The Longest Hour in my Life," and " The Camberwell Beauty." And surely—and surely a remembrance of "The Grimsby Ghost" can never have evaporated from the memory of any one who has once travelled over those thirteen mortal chapters, all athirst to discover the important secret which troubles the phantom of the late widow Mullins, the chand leress, and causes it to haunt the shop in her favourite post " between the coffee-mill and the barrel of red herrings," until the goblin at last divulges the secret to her daughter, in those remarkable anti memorable words—" Mary, it arn't booked, but there's tuppence for sandpaper at number nine!" From all subjects, even the most un aluring, the ready fancy and spontaneous wit of Hood extracted materials for our merriment, sunning them at the same moment with the glow of philanthropy. The summer air, with its green " luxury of boughs," the vernal glory of the dingle, or the gl eam o f water in a midnight valley, stirred up his heart with a mysterious, but potent gladness ; he wandered through the natural cloisters of the forest with his whole soul brimming up with a love for Nature and Nature's God. In those moments he was a poet of the loftiest order; his mind was attuned to the subtlest presence of beauty ; ex trinsic loveliness, however, partial or minute, found a ready response in his bosom. His thoughts were then purified to an exceeding delicacy, and his words were musical and modulated in proportion. But in his gayer moments, when the wine of Anacreon seemed to stain his lips, and the heart flashed up through the eye in sparkles of merriment, none could vie with him in the wonderful richness of his drollery ; his quips hail the gold of originality, and shone with the lustre of their absurdity. As a collection of this true and legitimate species of humour, this reprint of " Hood's Whimsicalities" is without a parallel. 7. STATE OF TRADE. FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, JAN. 16.—The improved demand noticed in our last report has continued throughout the present week, and prices have also been more firmly sup ported. ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, JAN. IG.—There is a feeling of greater confidence in these markets, and therefore the sales have been rather more extensive, and prices are firm at last week's quotations. WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, JAN. 16.—We have had rather more doing in both long and short wool this week, than for several previous ones, and rather improved rates; but the difficult position of consumers to make a profit, even at the late reduced rates, prevents them operating so largely as might have been expected after so long a holding off. LEEDS.—The markets at our Cloth Halls have not been so brisk, either on Saturday or Tuesday, as during the week previous. There was, nevertheless, a pretty good market for low goods, but the fine and middling qualities are not in much demand. Prices are firm, and from the great caution exer cised by the manufacturers siace October, there is less than the usual quantity of goods in their hands at this period, compared with former seasons. There has been a little im provement in business in the warehouses during the week. BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY.—The demand for wool is somewhat retarded by the prices sought by the stapler, and as no corresponding advance can be realised on yarns, it will tend to check the present consumption. Noils and brokes are eagerly sought after, and, owing to the small quantity making, the price has an upward tendency. There is more confidence manifested among the buyers of yarns, and an in creased business has been done, yet there is no im provement in price to induce the spinners to increase the pro duction. There is an average business doing in both heavy and dress goods ; and the cheap rate at which they have been produced appears to have told favourably at Leipsic fair, where the demand has been rather animated. MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.—The increasing un certainty as to the policy to be pursued by Sir Robert Peel has had the effect since Tuesday, of checking the healthful state of the cloth market on that day, and all kinds of goods are to he had lower to-day than on Tuesday. All parties seem disposed to wait the development of the plans of the Premier befbre again commencing extensive operations. Yarns have not partaken of a similar reaction : they are not, perhaps, quite such ready sale, but they are lower, and the demand is extensive. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE NEAR HEMEL HEMPSTEAD. — On Friday morning, between one and two o'clock, an exten sive fire was discovered to have broken out in the farm of' Thomas Younger, Esq., residing near Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, which broke out in the rick-yard. Immedi ately that the fire was discovered, the peasantry hrmiedtltie• the scene of conflagration, a good supply ofwater th r e o united adjacent ponds supplied the tire engine!, and b.) fire by five o'clock ; but not, however,b were entirely eon valuable ricks of hay, with one of c o rn, damaged. The farm-house, exertions of the men, they succeeded in efo e re xti t n w g o ' ui l s a h r i g n e g an th d e It is unknown in ASSOCIATION.--A public stabling, au hat manner the fire originated, Otl d iers ou A t ! h r o e fLthitiesraArssynicniasttiitnuntiownas, fohretlhdeQpnurpoFrL sße wereA if r h E t y s ABas,s. eared. the eC.H Association. presided, 1\ and ,r.ua made li ana followed d t b a y pf ; f a r ! aidingof the movement now in progress fur raising fund of s w METROPOLITAN Du y e, and other gentlemen. The meeting was very m a eet a i n t g t of be t c h r e . sfrt!)e, Hallo p pos o n,*( o )o r b\ l oVe y lh.a a l‘ ! Vr t o e irfr. nded, and the subscriptions appeared to come in very slowly. THE LAST OF THE COACHES.—The last of the coaches running from this town to the metropolis, driven for the last sixteen or seventeen years by George Bird, than whom a more obliging and respected coachman never sat upon a box, has struck its colours to " all potent steam." The railway, with but a single exception—for one coach still passes throtigh to remind one of the days of "the stage," and is too, apparently in vigorous existence—is now the great monopolist of the, road from Chelmsford to the emporium of commerce. —Essex Standard. PRESENT STATE or THE WESTMINSTER SEWERS. —About seven years ago 160 feet of second size sewer were built in the New-road, by the trustees of the Pa rochial Schools, communicating with the sewer into De vonshire. place. Mr. John White's house-drains, Devon shire-place House, New-road, haling become stopped, he entered a complaint on the 28th November last. Since the complaint had been entered, out of the length of about eighty feet, sixty-five loads of silt, said to be mac adamised road-stuff, had been lifted up and carted away, and then about three feet in depth of the looser soil was washed down the Devonshire-place sewer ; the stuff ap peared like putty, it was so tenacious.— The Builder. HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—On Saturday last, between one and two o'clock, P.M., as Robert Warren, Bristol Mercury news-carrier, was on his way from Midromer Norton to Chilcompton, Somerset, he was stopped in a field by three men, who assaulted and robbed him of between 9s. and 12s. in cash, and two newspapers.—Sherborne JournaL ARCHITECTURAL RUINS IN THE CAROLINEISLANDS. —Among the Caroline Islands is Ascensio, about 11 degrees north latitude, discovered some years laidnqc: by her Majesty's ship Raven, and not yet properlyetstayed down in maps. A gentleman who subs_e_ccue ..ng ! , ~0 : : there for several months, reports the folio 1 language of the aborigines is more s ending this island, perhaps on others of e th h e ar s , many word other islands of the Pacific, a greatm c alled Tamen, ruins with vowels. There are, at a e p ee a ssib _ e 1 by boats, the of a town, now only a the steps of the houses water reaching up to ax i e g es rom , the i.in overgrown with bread The huge walls are a ncient trets, and the ruins cocoa-nut, and t space o f h s e e r veral miles. The stones of these occupy bed and quoin, exhibiting a considerable of the hewn stones are 20 feet, byht:Lfeet 5 inches, and no cement or mortar degree o was observed. The walls have door and places, and the mate r i is window a m mountain edificesthe aaf r r o ea c r k t a. i i i d n n Some t, t h h ce island, which toneighbourhood.b be is d covered There ffe r e n t unite long, ~ 4 t with symbolic figures ; and more extensive ruins than the above are said to exist in the interior. The habits of these islanders exhibit traces of a different social system, water being carried about after meals for wash ing hands. &c. When asked about the origin of these buildings, they say that " they were built by men now liboyes'....Thc Builder.