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O,YFICERS AND CLERKS COM MITTEE—GUILDHALL. TY a CHARGE AGAINST MR. FE LLOWES, DEC. 8. The Committee of the Corporation Officers and Clerks 'met at one o'clock to investigate certain charges of im 'properly retaining money, which had been made against M.r. Fellowes, the collector of the dues upon wines im ported into the City. The case has excited great in terest in the City, and a very full meeting of the Cam =Wee was the result. There were nearly thirty mem bers present, and the Town Clerk and City Solicitor were present. Mr. Edwin James was retraned by Mr. Fellowes, as his counsel, and appeared. with Mr. Annesley as his solicitor. Mr. JAMEB stated that he had the honour to appear before the Committee, as counsel for an officer of the Cor poration, against whom very serious accusations had been made; charges which, if true, would not only justify the dismissal of his client, but affect his character, and well being in society for ever afterwards. He wished to be informed, before he undertook the defence; of the precise nature of the charge, a right which ho asserted on the part of his client, and which was the privilege in this country of every person put upon his trial. Some state ments had been made by Mr. Selson and Mr. Last, members of the Court of Common Ce,uncil, which ha trusted he could show were founded altogether in error, and which he could most triumphantly refute. The CHAIRMAN begged to inform Mr. James that these statements were not the charges before the com mittee, but the vouchers and entries at the Custom house, which showed that larger sums had been received by the collector than were paid into the city, and that they wished his client to refute them. Mr. JAMES was olitiged by the information, and pro posed at once to show that Mr. Selson was altogether in error when he stated publicly that Mr. Fellowes was chargeable with twelve times the amount of the duty received on the guager's return, and proposed to cross examine Mr. Selson to that effect. Mr. Selson, as a member of the Court, disputed. the right of any counsel to cross-examine him. Mr. JAMES—If Mr. Selson is here to repeat any state ment in the shape of a charge against my client, whether he be a member of the Court or not, I claim tli.e right to show from his own evidence that his assumptions are erroneous, being founded upon data which are wholly incorrect. Considerable disc - Anion ensued, and the room was cleared for some ti sae, and on our admission the Chair man decided that, Mr. Selson and Mr. Lart should make no charges at but that they were confined to the tabular statement lying before them, and a copy of which was hroided to Mr. James. Mr. Scott:, of the Chamberlain's-office was examined by Mr. James at considerable length, to show that the test of inultiplying the deputy gauger's return by 12 could not be fairly applied in any month to the amount collected for the surplus due. Various witnesses were then called from the Custom-. house to show errors in the accounts returned to the Committee, and that, in many instances, 01 , 3 wines not having been landed, the dues were returned to the con signers. The evidence occupied the Co•,nmittee until nearly five o'clock, when the proceedings were adjourned until Friday. Mr. JAMES stated that he should. be prepared with more evidence upon Friday, and ha reserved his address until the whole of the case should be before the Com mittee. MINI.NG AND RAILWAY INTEL. GENCE. ST.. JOHN DEL RET.—A dividend of 10s. per share (5,5')0/.) has been declared here, payable on the sth of Jan nary next. DEVONSHIRE GREAT CONSOLS.—A correspondent writes us of a great improvement in the mines of this company. The lode in Hitchin's shaft at Wheal Josiah being worth 801. per fathom. In Richard's shaft, 301. per fathom. At Wheal Fanny there is a load worth about 60/. per fathom in the 25 east, and 50/. per fathom west. In the 1.5 west of west engine shaft, 40/. per fathom, and 501. per fathom in a winze from the 15 west of east engine shaft. At Maria the lode in the 50 east is worth 201. per fathom, and the same west, a winze sink ing below the 40, 30/. per annum. THE CALLINGTON MINES.—A dividend of 1,000/., or 11. per share, was declared here on Thursday last, pay able on the 16th. Operations have been commenced preparatory to the erection of the great central station at Carlisle. The contracts for the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway have been let, and the works will shortly be commenced along the whole line. The East Lothian Central Railway project has been revived, and is supported by almost the whole strength of the county of Haddington. The line proposed is from the North British Railway at Linton to Haddington. The reports of the progress on the Great Southern and Western works are favourable, and the great tunnel under the barracks at Cork, which will be nearly a mile in length, will shortly be commenced. The London and North-Western Company intend to entirely reconstruct their Liverpool station, in conse quence of the i mmense t ra ffi c carr i e d on , an d the inade quacy of the present accommodation. The station is to be enlarged to a great extent, and the expense is esti mated at 300,0001.— Railway Herald. REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORN TRADE. The sharp frost experienced during the week has been favourable for thrashing; and the sowing of Wheat hav ing previously been nearly brought to a close, we may expect increased supplies of grain from tae growers. We have now arrived at a period of the year when, under ordinary circumstances, the trade usually becomes dull; farmers having to pr,,vide for their Christmas rents, &c., generally supply the markets liberally in De cember, and merchants and millers are, perhaps, less inclined to add to their stocks about this period than any other time during the whole year. Under these circum stances it is not improbable that a temporary reaction to a moderate extent may occur in prices; but we must confess that we do not much expect anything like a re duction of consequence either in prices of wheat Of spring corn. Our principle reason for coming to the conclusion that quotations of wheat are not likely to give way, is the fact that the deliveries from the growers have been on so liberal a scale since harvest as to give rise to a well founded doubt whether farmers will be very anxious to part freely with what they may still have on hand, except at high terms. We showed not long ago, by giving a comparative table of the quanties sold at the towns which furnish the returns for compiling the averages, that the deliveries in Sep tember, October, and November, in 1846, had greatly exceeded those of the corresponding three months in lii4s. This alone would be sufficient to lead to the be lief that farmers at present hold less than at this time last year ; but when it is remembered that in the au tumn of 1845 an enormous quantity of the very produc tive crop of the preceding year was left on hand, whilst this season—though the harvest was nearly a month earlier than usual—the old stocks of home grown Wheat were so reduced as to render it necessary to commence upon the new almost immediately, the supposition th at the quantity in farmer's hand s is decidedly small is greatly strengthened. This view of the matter may be regarded as somewhat vague, and we regret that, in the absence of statistical information, we cannot put it in a more definite form ; but wherever returns of the quan ties delivered are kept, they tend to prove that our in ference is correct. In confirmation of which we crave reference to the following statement, giving the— RETURN OF WHEAT DELIVERED IN WISRECH MARKET. rs. From 27th Aug. t o th e 19th N ov. 1844 7 22 ,,236a f , From 26th Aug. to th e 18 t h N ov. 1845 49,9821 ' From 25th Aug. to the 17th Nov. 1846 97,822 Excess over 1844, 25,5851 qrs. Ditto over 1845, 47,8321 qrs. The somewhat discouraging advices from Mark lane of Monday last have had less effect on the trade at the leading provincial markets than is usually the case. At Liverpool, on Tuesday, business was even lively, owing to a continued demand for the coarser sorts of wheat, meal, &c., for shipment to Ireland. Wheat of all de scriptions was quoted 2d. per 701bs. dearer than on that day week, and for Indian corn enormously high prices were paid. Later in the week the inquiry for the former article rather increased, and a further enhancement of 2d. per bushel was established, whilst for Indian corn 60s. and upwards was paid. The exports From Liver pool to Ireland, and the very great falling off in the sup plies from the sister isle to that port, have caused a rapid reduction in the stocks there, notwith .. - , riNnorta of bread stud's f--^r , 'eel the immediate e ff e ct o f the Irate ‘Ab.k has been less animated ; but, with the exception of a decline of Is. per qr. at some of the towns in the agri cultural districts, where the supplies have for the mo ment slightly exceeded the quantity required for present use, no reduction has occurred in quotations. By our advices from Scotland, we learn that a consi derable quantity of snow had fallen, and that the frost had been severe. Outdoor work had therefore wholly ceased, and farmers having been busily employed thrashing, to obtain fodder for their cattle, good sup plies of corn had been brought forward. At Edinburgh, on Wednesday, business in wheat was rather dull, but prices were not quoted lower, and oats were, if any thing, the turn dearer. The accounts from Glasgow of the same date are of a more animated character, the first named article being quoted fully as high as on that day se'nnight, and barley and oats each 6d. to Is. per boll dearer. From Ireland, we learn that the inquiry for all descrip tions of provisions had continued very active, and that the fall which took place in the value of Indian corn in November had again been recovered. The supplies of grain from the farmers had, we are informed, scarcely kept pace with the local demand ; hence very little was being shipped to England ; indeed, when we state that the price of oatmeal is higher in some parts of Ireland than that of wheaten flour here, we do not see how we can expect arrivals from thence. The greater part of the 15,192 qrs. of wheat received coastwise arrived in the early part of the week ; and nearly the whole having gone direct into the hands of the millers, the quantity exhibited at Mark-lane has been comparatively trifling. The receipts from the east coast have, however, sufficed for the immediate !wants of the town millers, who have, consequently, had little occasion to purchase in the market ; and u nim portant as ha s b een t h e supp l y b roug h t f orward yit land carriage samples f rom th e h ome count i es, has proved fully equal to the demand. O n th e other hand, fac to rs - have manifested no anxiety t o and press busine ss ; t h e few sales effected on Wednes day and Friday we closed at terms quite as high as those current in there g beginning of the week. The Eng lish Wheat havin come u to hand in good con dition, there has not baeennaymwecchannecessity to employ old foreign for mixing • consequently, report no improvement, either in the demand ccn d e for or value of the finer kinds of the latter. free foreiga have been in rather live n arY qualities' of reggest for ship! TEE SUN i LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMB.pIR 10, 1846. ment to Ireland, and several cargoes ' have been taken during the week for that destination a t very full rates. In bonded wheat the operations have not been particu larly extensive, the high pretensions • of holders having checked business. The terms asked hay e been within ls. to 2s. per quarter of those at which similar qualities have been , offered free, the smallness of the sto ek under lock, and the belief that no great addition can 1 low be made to the same by fresh importations till next. spring, having im parted great confidence to holders. Several parchasers , from France have attended Mark-lan ,e, but they appeared j to consider the rates demanded too ' o ,i g h, an d f ew b ar _ gains have, consequently, been close( L . The concession made on Monday • by the millers has been followed by a somewhat more active business in flour; still the operations have not h een important, the bakers having shown a determinati‘Z4l not to buy more than required for immediate use. Countrv-manuf - Ac . tured flour has moved off steadray, at pmvious ri xes , and for American barrels V.,*te as much money l' is been obtained. The arrivals of Er;glish barley have tr eer, larger than during any previcras week since harvest ; and we have, besid=es, receiv , ...,a liberal supplies freer abroad. This grain has throughout the week been difficult of disposal, without, however, any further reductif taking place in its value. The conviction that our ow n barley crop has yielded indifferently is quite as genera l as it was at the time of harvest; still the maltaters ar ei very reluctant to pay the existing high prices, and so cautiously have all parties acted of late, that there has been no accumula tion of stocks in the hands of either maltsters, brewers, or dealers. The foregoing remarks are equa d y applicable to malt as to barley, the operations in Nx ,hich have, during the week, been on a strictly retail Fx ale, and quotations have remained nominally unalterera. At length we have to report a somewhat increased supply of oats coastwise, 3,360 qrs. of English and 3,295 qrs. of . Scotch., having come to hand within these eient days; meanwhile we are without receipts from Ireland, and though 30,604 qrs. have arrived from the north of Europe, considering the previously bare state of the market, the total supply cannot be regarded as very large. That the high value of oats has caused a de creased consumption is plainly proved by . the extreme langour which has characterised the trade in this article for some time past. The stocks in the hands of the dealers have, nevertheless, been gradually reduced, and are now less than is usually the case at the correspond ing period of the year. Under these circumstances it is reasonable to suppose that they will ere long have to buy somewhat more freely; and as wet are not likely to re receive any further receipt?. of Foreign of moment, high as prices are, they must inevitably advance still further, unless the receipts from Ireland should hereafter prove much more liberal than:. anticipated. The factors are fully aware of this, 'and have, therefore, shown no disposition to press sales. Slow, therefore, as has been the de mand, the, tendency of prices has been rather upwards. The cold weather has hitherto failed to increase the demand for beans, and the trifling business done during the week has been at about last Monday's currency. Peas have been held with rather more firmness ; but previous prices have not been exceeded either for white boilers, grey, er maple. Indian corn has been in brisk request for Ireland, and no difficulty has been experienced in placing floating cargoes at high terms. This article has become a great favourite with the poorer classes in Ireland, and the recent advance has brought the price on a level with that at which fair qualities of wheat may be bought. JAVA. (From the Hull Packct.) ( We F Lave been favoured, by a merchant of this port, with a !opy of the Singapore Free Press of the 7th ult., from NY hich we extract the following highly important annum icement : " THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF NETHERLANDS INDIA, &C. Ma , ses known—Wishing to promote the trade and in dustr yof the manifold islands and possessions of Nether land- 4 India, by the establishment of a main central point suit ed for trade by barter, where the different articles of P r ' Jduce from the said islands and possessions can be r aadily realised, and where, on the other hand, all their wants may be supplied in sufficient quantity and variety. Considering that the capital of Macassar, from its excel lent geographical position, good roadstead, and the com mercial spirit of its inhabitants, appears destined, in pre ference to any possession in Netherlands India, to become a great central point of trade between those possessions and the neighbouring countries ; and wishing to remove all the obstacles precluding the full enjoyment of the natural advantages which Macassar offers, and by which trade and navigation are impeded and obstructed, has thought fit to decide— " 1. That from and after the Ist of January, 1847, the town of Macassar shall be a free port, where goods of every description whatsoever, and without reference to the flag, may be freely imported and exported without payment of duties, either on the cargo or of tonnage, harbour, or anchorage dues on the ships, and without the traders being subject to any formalities on the score of import or export duties. - " 2. That therefore the regulations bearing on the importation, the sale, and possession of fire-arms and gunpowder, fixed by the decree of Bth August, 1828, No. 26, for the harbour and town of Macassar, are abrogated, and consequently the free admission and exportation of munitions of war at the place is granted by these presents. " 3. That the importation and exportation of opium at Macassar will likewise be free, and subject to no restrictive regulations, with the understanding, however, that the traders in opium will have to conform to the local regulations in reference to the opium farm. "4. That, of the Chinese junks which are discharged at Macassar, the tax imposed by article 20 of the publi cation of 28th August, 1818, and the resolution of the 4th October, 1839, No. 20, will no longer be claimed, nor that on behalf of the Chinese Hospital prescribed by resolution of sth March, 1832, No. 1. " 5. That, on the remaining places, situated in the go vernment districts of Macassar, no import or export du ties will be levied on goods imported or exported by native craft from or to Macassar, whilst no square rigged vessels will be admitted at those ports. " 6. That the governor of Macassar will be at liberty to admit foreigners, and to allow them to establish them selves temporarily at the said place for the purposes of trade. And that no one should pretend ignorance on this score, the present will be published and pasted up wherever it is customary. " Ordain, &c., &c. " Given at Buitenzorg, Sept. 9, 1846." This is regarded as one of the most important steps taken by the government of Netherlands India for many yehrs, and with good reason ; for the decision shows what active and energetic measures are being taken by that government to compe+e with us in that quarter of the globe, and to diminish our commercial operations there. Considering the vast population of the Indian Archipelago and the peninsula of Malaya, forming one of the richest and most extraordinary divisions of Asia, it is a matter of great surprise that so little public con sideration has been bestowed in that direction. Until within the last few months, indeed, when the publication of Mr. Brooks's extraordinary adventures in the island of Borneo attracted general attention, the Indian Ar chipelago was seldom alluded to except as the scene of some extraordinary act of piracy ; and our commercial relations with that quarter of the globe were seldom heard of. And yet there can be no doubt that the subject is ono of vast importance, and entitled to grave consideration. Here is a cluster of about 12,000 islands, with a popula tion roughly estimated at 40,000,000, nearly all of whom are addicted to commerce, and are desirous of obtaining, and are in a condition to consume and pay for British manufactures. Hlre are we in England anxious to find markets for our cotton, woollen, and hardware manufac- tures. How is it, then, that we do not carry on there a far more extensive trade than now ? Nearly the whole Archipelago is abandoned to us and the Dutch ; and to our shame it must be said that the latter have quietly and unenostentatiously, yet industriously and gradually outstripped us in commercial operations in that quarter. And their superiority is entirely attributable to ourselves. As we have said, the natives are willing and anxious to accept of our woollens and cottons, and hardware goods, in exchange for their rice, coffee, palm-sugar, antimony, camphor, gold, pearls, diamonds, gums, spices, shells, mother of pearl, and the thousand other useful and beau tiful productions of these highly-favoured islands ; and yet we have taken no pains to cultivate this extensive market, and to avail ourselves of this predilection in our favour. The Dutch, it is evident, are fast arriving at a true appreciation of the importance of the matter, and the vigorous step which they have just taken to divert the vast traffic carried on by the Booghiese, or Bugis, as they aro usually called in Singapore, is calculated to in flict a vital blow on British commerce in that portion of the globe, unless counteracted by similar determined and enlightened measures on the part of our own country. This step of the government of Netherlands India is the more to be apprehended from its being a total departure from the commercial policy which the Dutch have hitherto observed in that quarter. The footing which they obtained by treachery and violence they have per petuated and confirmed by a system of policy rigorously exclusive. In the hope of enticing the Bugis to their ports they have recently, in some instances, set aside the rules of their exclusive commercial policy, yet it was never thought that they could so speedily throw off the habits of centuries, and adopt that wise and liberal policy which has raised Singapore to such great opulence. The establishment of Macassar as a free port shows, ho,vever, that the prejudices in favour of commercial exclusivenes4, have not been so firmly rooted as not speedily to give way to a prospect of commercial advantage. Macassar, a fortified town, favourably situated on the south-west of the island of Celebes (the country of the Bugis, whose periodical trading excursions to Singapore constitute the chief wealth and commercial importance of that free port), possessing great natural advantages, watered by tmo rivers, one of which is so broad as to al low vessels to sail up within half-cannon-shot of the town walls, must, ere long become a formidable competitor to Singapore, unless the British Government take vigorous counteractive measures. These measures should be the opening of free commercial ports in various favourable points. That such ports aro a source of gain, the exam• ple of Singapore fully shows. By a statement of the receipts and disbursements of that flourishing port for the year ending April, 1846—published in the Singapore Free Press—we find the gross receipts are 530,040 rupees ; and the disbursements 497,186 rupees, leaving a nett excess of receipts of 32,854 rupees. By all means, then, let our British trade have due encouragement there. Let us have more Singapores. The Sultan of Borneo has ceded to us recently Labuan, on the north-west coast of Borneo. It is proposed that it should be a naval station for this country. Let it also be a free port for our com merce. In all likelihood the chief houses of Singapore, Hong-Kong, and Manilla would establish branches there ; as also they and others would in other favour ably selected free ports. By the vigorous, yet judicious pursuance of such a system, the commercial interests of this country could not fail to be greatly benefited ; and our goods would no longer be confined to such a limited portion of the vast market open for their reception, as can be supplied by the adventurous Bugis, who come periodically in their prahus to Singapore, and having obtained commodities as they can purchase, carry them in their irregular manner to the very eastern extremity of the Archipelago, where they establish a mart for their sale. With these few remarks we dismiss the subject for the present, trusting before long to see it taken up in better-informed and much more influential quarters. A new carriage conveyance company is about to be started, called the Economic Brougham, Cabriolet, and Carriage Company. The carriages will be of a uniform colour, and the drivers will wear a respectable livery. The rate of fares will be sixpence a mile. FOREIGN CATTLE.—The Sir William Wallace steamer has made a second voyage from Boulogne, with a cargo of live cattle, the production of France, having 35 cows and heifers, and the very large number of 354 I .tino l )awl 242 lambs ^Wu ror l immeuiaf€ delivery to theft' - destination, the vessel taking her de parture without delay for the same French port, having been specially chartered to convey another cargo of cattle from Boulogne to some port on the Sussex coast— Rye, we believe—in addition to the supplies to the metropolis, which, in the space of a fortnight, have com prised nearly 3,000 of the various kinds of live stock. This great influx of cattle from France is, we believe, attributable to the enterprise of a house in Boulogne, whose wishes and interests are seconded and attended to by a London agent, under whose superintendence the management of the affair has been placed. We under stand that these shipments form portions of a parcel of about 5,000 head for horned cattle, and about as many or more sheep and young stock, which have been pur chased and collected inland, and brought up and herded in the neighbourhood of Boulogne, for the purpose of being exported to this country ; and as the speculation, if it may be so termed, or experiment, has been found fully to answer the expectations of the parties, the stock will probably be speedily followed by a further supply from the came quarter. These extensive supplies of cattle from France, in addition to those frequently al luded to and enumerated in our columns, as having taken place from the numerous other continental states already more or less concerned in the traffic, which has not until now been the case, render these details of especial in terest, and gi ve th em a c h aracter of great i mportance , both in a commercial and d omes ti c po i n t o f v i ew . A principal feature in these supplies is the large number of lambs, especially at this very late period of the season. RAILWAYS v. TURNPIKE ROADS.—SALE OF TOLLS. —Yesterday, a meeting of the trustees of the New Cross Turnpike Roads, consisting of Messrs. Jackson (chair man). Brandram, Lewen, &c., was held at the Green Man Tavern, Blackheath, for the purpose of disposing of the same by auction. The road extends from Peck ham-lane Gato to Deptford-hill and Bromley-common Gates, and were let last year for the sum of 12,5301. above the expense of their collection. They were offered a few weeks ago at the same price, but, in consequence of the competition by railways, there was no bidder. They were now to be let from twelve o'clock at night of the 31st of December next, for one year. The chairman proposed to put them up at 12,000/., which was objected to by Mr. Levy and other trustees ; when, after a con sultation among the trustees, they were offered for 11,0001. The biddings were between Mr. Levy and Mr. Robinson, and they were bought by the former for 11,4704 WINTER ASSIZES. NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Liverpool, Dec. 8. The trial of the prisoners under the special commis sion commenced here to-day. The commission was opened yesterday evening, and to •day their Lordships, Mr. Baron Rolfe and Mr. Justice Wightman sat at twelve o'clock for the dispatch of business. The calen dar is not so heavy as usual at the winter assize. There are 60 prisoners for trial. Of these 8 stand charged with murder, 5 with manslaughter, 7 with stabbing, 7 with rape, 2 with burglary, 6 with bigamy, and 6 with forgery. several hundreds of children had been summarily con victed without the world knowing anything at all about the cases, and, of course, without any benefit either to the prisoners or the public ensuing? The juryman—But it would save juries a greal deal of trouble if it were done. The Learned JUDGE —Would the juries, then, rather than devote a comparatively few hours and put up with a little personal trouble occasionally, with the view to the amelioration and improvement of the condition of these children, wish that the old system of summary conviction should go on, and thereby continue to cast a heavy burden on the county at large? Another juryman thought it was high time something was done with regard to these young criminals. There ought to be some alteration in the system. The Learned JUDGE—No doubt there should; but the alteration that was called for was in the law itself. A law was required that should affect their cases and con dition, and so prevent the vast mass of increasing juve nile offenders. With regard to summary punishments, he could assure the juryman who had suggested that that method should be continued, that it had done end less mischief. It was only the year before that tribunal had been established that there had been 1,600 cases where summary convictions had taken place of children between the ages of seven and fifteen. All of these children had been thus sent to prison, from the police court, without coming before a jury. Their circum stances were thus unknown, the world was altogether ignorant of their condition, or indeed of their convic• tion, and therefore nothing could be done to improve or ameliorate their condition. If the jury were to ask him whether he approved of such scenes as they painfully witnessed, as in the present instance of this mere baby, in that Court every session, his reply was, that he did not. But even that was very far better than the system of summary conviction, where the child was sent to prison, and the world knew nothing of his case, or its causes; whilst, when he was brought before a jury, the matter became one for close inquiry, the cir cumstances and the condition of the child were ascer tained, and the whole went out to the world ; so that in the end, doubtless, something would be done for this class of offenders. It was manifest that things could not go on as they were. In the present session, as he had occasion to tell the grand jury on the preceding day, he had a list of 24 children, whose ages did not exceed 12, and there was at that moment one at the bar who was seven, and not more than three feet ten inches high. Was it not heartrending that such a baby must be sent to a common gaol ? The father and mother, both in the utmost dittress, here rushed forward, and entreated the judge to let them take the boy home. If his Lordship would allow them to have him home, they would take care that he should never get into such trouble again. If he had done that which was wrong, they were sure it must have been at the instigation of other boys. The Larned JUDGE—Yes, that was it, no doubt; for it was hardly possible to conceive that so mere a baby could of himself have arranged and committed this act. There were two older boys with him. and they had set him on to the commission of the act ; but that was part of the system which was adopted. Here he had been laid hold of by two older boys, who had made him their tool. He was aware of the whole plan, for he had spent hour after hoar in the prisons of the county, and had ascertained from many of the boys the manner in which they carried on their occupation. A little boy was enlisted into the service of young but yet old thieves, who, upon the promise of a penny, in some in stances, would become an acting party. A theft was ac complished, and then the article stolen, if it was not money, was taken to certain persons who were in the habit of giving small sums for these things in the street. Such persons did not keep a shop, to which the boys were to go to them. These were the receivers of stolen property from boys, who usually spent the money so ob tained in the purchase of gingerbread or some such thing, and at other times in going to the penny theatres. The father again implored that he might take his child home. If he were permitted to do so he and his wife would adopt every means in their power to prevent him from again mingling with strange boys. Indeed, they would not lot him go out alone. The Learned JUDGE—Then let the responsibility rest, as in truth it ought to rest, upon the father of this child. There he was, not more than seven years old, a mere baby, convicted of having picked a pocket. There stood the parents, upon whom the whole responsibility of that child's behaviour and future happiness in life depended. Do not let him bo told, as he had been, that there was a state for the children, and that the children ought to be sent to the state for correction. The parents had now sought to be allowed to have their child. They should have him, and on their heads rest the responsibility; but they, with their child, must take also this warning, that if they did not keep such care over him as should pre vent his being brought again to a criminal bar, and, by their neglect, he was brought to that bar, they might rely upon it that they would never see that child again. The sentence of the Court was, that the boy be impri soned one hour, and then delivered into the care of his father. The parents, having thanked his Lordship, quitted the Court with countenances that betokened the removal of an overwhelming load from their minds. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. ROBERIES BY SERVANTS.—Henry Morgan, a young man, employed by Messrs. White and Co., of No. 108, Cheapside, warehousemen, was charged with having robbed the firm. Mr. White, jun., having been informed by one of the servants of the establishment that a shawl was found, wrapped up in a piece of brown paper in the dust bin, suspicion fell upon the prisoner, who was occupied in the shawl department of the warehouse, and who was placed in the custody of Furnell, City policeman, No. 32, after a short investigation. The prisoner, on his way to the station-house, confessed to the officer that he had secreted the shawl, and said that as it was his first offence, and it was caused by the illness of his wife. and his great poverty, he hoped Mr. White would forgive him. The officer found in the prisoner's pocket 21. Bs., and in his lodgings a piece of satinet worth 31. 10., which had been missing since last May, from Mr. White's warehouse. The prisoner made no defence, and was committed for trial. Thomas Johnson, porter to Messrs. Chaplin and Horne, carriers, of Hamboro'-wharf, in Thames-street, was brought up for re-examination, on the charge of having stolen a truss of silk, value 1251., which, with other pro perty, he was intrusted to deliver. The justice-room was crowded during the investigation, a statement having been made that three thieves had received the truss from the prisoner in Charterhouse-square, and driven off with it at full speed in a cart. Mr. Riches, clerk to Messrs. Chaplin and Horne, in answer to a question from the prisoner's solicitor, stated that the house had received a very good character of the prisoner from Messrs. Pickford and Co., and never before had had cause to suspect his integrity. John Fry, a lad in the employment of Messrs. Chap lin and Horne, stated that it was his duty to attend the waggon, to watch the goods taken out to be delivered to the various consignees. On the 24th of November he attended the waggon to several places with the prisoner, who kept the book. He saw the truss safe in Bishops gatc•street, but after they left that street he never saw it. They then went to Ratcliffe Highway, and from thence to Charter-house-square, where they were to deliver some property. Upon going into the square the prisoner ,said he had forgotten the book at the last glace they visited, and he sent the witness for it. The delay was considerable, and when witness returned they went to Bunhill-row, where the prisoner told him to put out the truss, but the truss was nowhere to be found, and the prisoner said it must be lost or dropped off. The LORD MAYOR desired to be informed whcther anything had been said to the prisoner about the value of the truss. Mr. Riches—No; but the mark " Silk " was on the delivery ticket, and he, of course, must have known that it was of considerable value. In his cross-examination the witness said he had never left the prisoner except when he went back to the place in which the book had been left, which was at a chemist's shop where they had delivered some hampers. Inspector Woodruffe said it was evident the book had been left at the chemist's shop in order to give an ex cv 5(3 I , the prisoner for sending away the boy from uharterhouqe-square, as the prisoner must have heard a person from that shop call out to him to return him his book. The pi.l4vuer was ordered to bc otougub up for final examination on Friday, when he will be committed. SINGULAR HALLUCINATION.—A respectable-look ing man, past the middle age, was placed at the bar of the Court-house, on Saturday last, charged by Edward Smith, with having committed an assault upon him. The defendant, whose name is William Horne, and his residence at Holbeck, appears, by the statement of Mr. Naylor, solicitor, and the complainant, to have imbibed the extraordinary notion that a lady residing near him has defrauded him out of considerable property ; and he takes every opportunity of annoying her, by shouting after and assaulting her servants and work-people, and other species of annoyance. Early last week the com plainant was employed to repair some railings for the lady in question, when defendant rushed from the house, armed with a poker, claimed the rails as his property, and dared the complainant to repair them, and by way of enforcing his commands, he " helped" Smith to a " crack" with the weapon. Mr. Horne, in defence, still persisted that the property had belonged to himself, and unjustly taken from him, and for the truth of his aver ment appealed to a gentleman in court, who protested that it was an idle chimera. The consequence was, that Mr. Horne was bound over, in his own recognisance of y charge 20/., and two sureties in 10/. each, to answer an preferred against him at the s ess i ons. But the matter home, when not end here; Mr. Horn e h a d scarcely reached ho when he renewed his atta c k upon poor Smith, who ims, especially fallen under his displeasure ; and on Monday morning he again made his bow to the bench, this time in the character of a prisoner. Mr. Sanderson, solici tor, defended him, and the bench bound him over in two sureies of 25/., and himself in 501, to keep the peace.—Leeds Times. A CONTRACTOR'S ENTERPRISE.—MX. J. Gordon, contractor for the extensive drainage at Poyntzfield, near Invergordon, has purchased a very superior set of vehicles, with horses, for more efficiently performing the task. Four draught horses were selected by Mr. Davie, of the Royal Hotel, Elgin, and have since been fitted with very superior harness by Mr. M'Bean, saddler. In deed, the w h o l e turn-out is highly creditable to the en terprise and perseverance of Mr. Gordon, who employs upwards of 100 workmen in Ross-shire. The horses and carts left Elgin yesterday for Poyntzfield, and were very much admired fur their uniform appearance — lnverness Journal. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England h Id a general meeting yesterday at their office, is Whitehall place. GREAT RIOT IN CUPAR. A riot, accompanied with assault on a magistrate, was raised on the evening of Tuesday last. Mr. Crichton had on that evening assembled a meeting about what he is pleased to call county reform. The meeting, during the greater part of the evening, was miserably small. He congratulated the whole of Fife that they yet pos sessed him—that they had yet one magistrate and one gentleman who looked after the public interest. Hitherto there had been nothing worse than words, but now Mr. Crichton, galled by the .thinness of the meeting, pro ceeded to handle the delinquencies of the Herald. He, therefore, proceeded to called the editor of that paper an infamous liar, a low drudge, a dirty tool, a filthy calumniator, &c., &c., till Mr. Brown, of the Herald, who was standing in the end of the hall, said he would go up to the fellow, and stepped forward. As be was doing so, some of the ruffians in the meeting endeavoured to hold him, while others were calling out, " Put him out," " Knock him down." On this Bailie Tullis, along with the quiet portion of the meeting, passed in behind Mr. Brown, who got sale up to the platform. The pressure was now so great that some of the stage scenery was overturned ; and Mr. Crichton himself knocked over, and dashed to atoms, the decanter out of which he drank his water. When Mr. Brown, in the heat of the fray, ventured to take a little out of the tumbler, Mr. Crichton turned fiercely upon him, called him " a dirty dog," and ordered him to " let alone my things." Mr. Crichton now began to call Mr. Brown and Bailie Tullis " dirty dog, filthy blackguard, low scoundrel, infamous liar, dirty drudge, low blackguard, Aberdonian, mean hound, too bad for kicking, too dirty to be touched with a tongs," &c., &c. ; grinding his teeth all the time, and beating Bailie Tullis on the head with - a copy of his own Fife Herald. The row now got pretty hot, on which Bailie Tullis, as a magistrate, re quested the town-officers to take Mr. Crichton into cus tody. This they refused to do, and Bailie Tullis took witnesses. The riot now got better and better, but Mr. Crichton was the first and only man that drew blood, which he did from the Bailie's countenance. After Mr. Brown had concluded, Mr. Crichton commenced again, and showered another fresh storm on Mr. Brown, Bailie Tullis, and Mr. Tullis's shopman, who created a good deal of amusement by popping up his head above the screen behind Mr. Crichton, and quietly warning him to take care what he said about him, as he would perhaps not be inclined to let him off. He concluded by making a challenge to all the three, to come forward and reply to what he said. This challenge was readily accepted by Mr. Brown. In the end the deputy-lieutenant and magistrate was led off by the town-officers. At the door he gave directions to them where to carry the col lection ; on which a gentleman, who had annoyed him considerably during the evening, remarked that this would not be a burdensome task. The rent collected at the door on this occasion, we are told, was 3s. 6d. ; but deduct for bioken decanter (exclusive of its contents), say 9d.-2s. 9d. And thus ended the proceedings. — Fife Journal (Before Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN.) _ - Milton Tfrallwork was indicted for bigamy. Mr. Monk conducted the prosecution ; the prisoncr was not defended by counsel. The two marriages of the prisoner were proved in the usual way. He had been married to his legal wife many years ago, but had been separated fr6m her for a long period before his marriage to one Betty Jones, who was called as a witness. _ The prisoner conducted his own case with great self possession, and cross-examined the witnesses to show that it was in consequence of the gross misconduct of his legal wife that he had been separated from her. Betty Jones, also, in answer to the questions put by him in cross-examination, stated that she had also been married to another, and that her husband about eight years ago had gone toi America; but no question was put to her as to whether or no she had been aware of his existence within the seven years preceding her, marriage, to the prisoner. His LORDSHIP, in summing up, said that it had been sought to show that Betty Jones had a husband at the time of her being married to the prisoner, but this had not been proved, and even if it had so appeared, the validity or invalidity of the second marriage on that ground would have made no difference in this case. Verdict, Guilty.—Sentence deferred. Joseph Turtonshaw was indicted for cutting and wounding Bernard Foy, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Monk conducted the prosecution ;ithe prisoner was defended by Mr. Pollock. It appeared from the statement of the prosecutor that, on the evening on which this occurrence took place, he was standing at his own door, when his attention was attracted to some women and a policeman, who were at the door of an adjoining outhouse. The policeman was knocking at the door, and insisting on its being opened, threatening to break it open if this was refused. The door was finally opened, and the prisoner and a woman came out. The prisoner then ran into the pro secutor's house, on which the prosecutor, saying he should not remain there, took hold of him, turned him round, and thrust him out at the door. While the pro secutor was pushing him out, a policeman came up and took hold of the prisoner at the other side. The pri soner then made a blow at the 'prosecutor, who found that he had received a severe wound on the wrist. The prisoner was then taken to the Bridewell by the police officer, and, on being searched, a fieam and a knife were found upon his person. On the knife being produced, the prisoner said that was what he had done it with, and that he had intended to ma it into the villain's heart, for he had been robbed. Verdict, Guilty.—Sentence deferred. Newton Barrow and Thomas Taylor were indicted for a burglary in the house of Mary Hankinson, and stealing therein certain spoons, coats, shoes, and other articles, the property of Thomas Coward. Mr. Pollock conducted the prosecution. The prisoner Taylor was defended by Mr. Monk. The prisoner Newton Barrow was, it appeared, the nephew of Mrs. Hankinson, by whom he had been brought up, and in whose house he resided. He had a key to the outer door. For some nights before this oc currence he had not been at home. On the night of the robbery there was no proof of the doors having been fastened when the family retired to- rest, but the follow ing morning the back door was found to be open, and it appeared the articles in question had been removed from one of the upper rooms. In the course of the following day some of the property was found to have been pledged by the prisoner Taylor at the shop of a pawn. broker in Manchester, in consequence of which he was apprehended. It now appeared by the testimony of several witnesses, inmates of Taylor's house, that the prisoner Barrow had come to Taylor's about three o'clock that morning, having with him a carpet bag, in which were the articles in question. Taylor and the other persons were it was said, up at that early hour in consequence of a person in the house being ill. The prisoner asked for lodgings, but his request was refused. He then asked to be permitted to sit by the fire till morning, and was allowed to do so. He took off three coats which he was wearing over his own. These he asked Taylor to pledge. Taylor assented, and when the shops opened pledged them for 7s. in the name of Holt. While Taylor was absent Barrow also gave one of the persons in the house (a woman) a silk handker chief, a penknife, and other articles, all which proved to be part of the property taken from Mrs. Hankinson's. The spoons, it appeared, belonged to the prisoner him self; having belonged to his mother, but had been, after her death, in the possession of his aunt since the time when he, an infant, had been placed under her care. On the conclusion of the case, His LORDSHIP intimated that there was no case against Taylor. The prisoner Barrow addressed the jury, contending that there was no evidence of any burglary, but admit ting he had been guilty of the theft. Verdict—Guilty of larceny. A previous conviction having been proved against him, His LORDSHIP, after a severe comment upon the base ness of the prisoner's conduct, sentenced him to be transported for seven years. (Before Mr. Baron ROLFE.) Owen Morris and Thomas Kelly were indicted for having, on the 4th of September last, cut and wounde,l Robert Johnson, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. Mr. Cross conducted the prosecution ; the prisoners were defended by Mr. J. Pollock. It appeared that the prisoners, with four other men, all Irish reapers, had, iu the latter end of August last, been employed by a person of the name of Latham, a farmer at Great Lever, to cut down a field of grain of nearly two acres, Cheshire measure. For this they were to receive 21. 178. 6d. and 50 quarts of beer. On the 4th of September, when the job was about completed, Mr. Latham and his wife happened to leave home for the purpose of attending Turton fair. While they were ab ent the six reapers came to the house, in which there was at the time no person except the female servant and Mr. Latham's children. They made some complaint about not having had the quantity of beer for which they had stipulated, and insisted upon having some more. She gave them two gallons, but they were still unsatisfied, and under the influence of the threats which they used she was induced to let them help themselves to what they pleased. On Mr. Latham coming home, he found the farmyard in an up roar, and was immediately assailed lie got away, and went f or ass i stance to Mr. Johnsen , the p rosecu tor , the constable of the township. - Mr. Johnson accomp an i e d hi m back by murder th him. to the farm yar d, the y having taken with them to their assista nce som e briclemaleere whom they reapers, met on their way, among whom was a person of the name of Woods. When they got to the yard the w as still continuing, and s ome o f t h e party dagain to assail Mr. Latham. Mr. L a th am Johnson to take Morris into custody. J o h nson e dial x itisrt p eet o tmci s rt t epb u dta l n'ee ated with the men on the impropriety of their conduct, upon which they, Morris being the ringleader, began slashing with their sickles in all directions, John , son being severely cut about the head and hands, until he succeeded in wresting from Morris a pitchfork, with which he had armed himself on his sickle breaking. With the handle of this he knocked Morris down, on which the others ran away. Mr. POLLOCK addressed the jury for the defence. His LORDSHIP summed up, and the jury by their ver dict found Morris guilty of the felony, and Kelly guilty of a common assault. It appeared from the statement of the Learned Coun sel as to a second indictment which it was not considered necessary to try, that the person Woods, already men tioned, had had one of his figures so severely injured by the blow of a sickle that amputation became necessary. His LORDSHIP said, that the only circumstance of mi tigation in the case, and which induced him to abstain from passing a sentence of transportation, was that the prisoners, it would appear, had not deliberately armed themselves with these dangerous instruments with a pre conceived intention of inflicting these injuries. Tb offence, however, was one of a very aggravated 1 16;- -a justified in stopping. short of a se n t en c e o f transportati n w o as . fie would not, however, pass that sentence, but they must each of' them undergo a very long period of impri sonment. Morris was then sentenced to be imprisoned for two years, and Kelly for one year. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, Assistant-Judge, and a full Bench of Magistrates.) JUVENILE OFFENDERS. -On Wednesday, Thomas Gardner, a little boy only 7 years old, and standing 3 feet 10 inches in height, was found guilty of having picked the pocket of a lady on Westminster-bridge, on Monday last. It appeared that a lady, in passing over the bridge, had had her attention attracted to three boys, of whom the prisoner was one (the other two were much older), by the sound of money falling. The prisoner picked it up and handed it to his companions, by whom a division appeared to be made. She then walked onwards, but had not pr ocee d ed more than twenty or thirty yards ere she was passed by a woman, who carried a basket on one of her arms, whilst on the other side of her she ob served the prisoner walking, evidently closely watching her. The woman's attention was principally directed to the basket, and presently a puff of wind having blown her gown aside, the little prisoner pushed his hand into her pocket, and ere he was able to release his arm she laid hold of him and retained her grasp until a police man came up, w h en she gave him into his custo d y. The boy had fa s t c l utched in his hand wh i ch h a d b een in her pocket a s hil ling and three sixpences, all of which, of course, wer e at once claimed by the owner. The Learned J UDGE, when the.jury ha d pronounce d their verdict of " Guilty," sa id—What could be done with this littl e c hi ld? It would be ruination to sen d him to a common priso n . These scenes were positively heartrending. W as he to pass over the cases of these children as thou g h t h e fact of their being brought to that bar was to be regarded quite as a matter of course? Was he to change his nature and so to steel his feelings against the claims and helpless condition of so small a creature as that no w before the Court? What could be done with this child? A juryman thought he should have been summarily convicted. The Learned JUDGE—There was the error. What the year preceding th e would the jurym an say when he was informe d, t h at i n ebtabliiihnaent of that tribunal THE SWINDLER WYNDHAM. The truth of Wyndham's death, which was recently published, having been questioned in a letter signed " J. C. Dowsing, late manager," the Glouce4er Journal, which originated the account of the swindler's exit from the stage of life, gives the following further particulars: —" After reading the above letter, we deemed it abso lutely necessary to make some more minute inquiries as to the truth of our original statement, the result of which has been to satisfy us of the general correctness of the paragraph, with one important exception, namely, an inaccuracy of date. The death of the person Page, Wyndham, or Wellesley, took place, not on the 20th of June, as previously stated, but on the 29th of August, at an inn on the banks of the Wye, between the towns of Hay and Builth, and he was buried on the Jst of September. At the time of his death he. was, as we stated, accompanied by a woman who passed as his wife, but who, when her companion was seized with sudden and mortal illness, acknowledged that she had no claim to the title. and had only known Mr. Page a few weeks, having met him in London, and agreed to accompany him into Wales. On death taking place, a highly re spectable gentleman of the legal profession was sent for to examine the deceased's papers and effects, and amongst them found the names of Wyndham and Wel lesley, with bankers' vouchers in both those names. Particulars as to his family and connexions were also obtained, and communication of his decease made to them, as we mentioned in our former Raragraph. We ought perhaps to state that we have obtained these facts through the medium of gentlemen connected with an extensive banking establishment in this city, who have been in correspondence on the subject with the attorney who made the examination of the dead man's papers, and supplied the bank with the particulars. The de ceased, we understand, will be remembered in the city of Hereford from his exploits there a few years ago, where, as Captain Page, he created a great sensation in the character of a military man and man of fashion, but left the place very considerably in debt. That the de ceased Mr. Page was identical with Captains Wyndham and Wellesley we think there can be no doubt—the bankers' vouchers alone, accompanied by the names, af fording tolerably circumstantial proof. But though this particular gentleman may have finished his swindling career, he is not the last of his class ; and the suspicions of Mr. Dowsing are not, therefore, at all misplaced. Captain Wyndham's mantle will, no doubt, fall upon some other brother of the trade,' against whose plau sible contrivances for carrying on fraud and imposition the public cannot be too much on their guard." RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, DECEMBER 9. STOCK EXCEIANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate and East ern Junction, .par—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 235. 9d. p.—Birmingham and Dudley, 5% p.— Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 7 p.—Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham, % p.—Chester and Birkenhead, 50 3 / 4 — Eastern Counties, York Extension, 1 3 / 4 p.—East Lancashire, (Nos. 1 and 2), New, 3% p. ex new—Ditto, New (scrip), 11 ,4 p.—East Lincolnshire, 1 p.—Glasgow and Dumfries, 1/ 9 p. —Glasgow and Ayr, 68%,—Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock, Halves, 8% p.—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, Extension, 1% dis.—Huddersfield Canal and Railway, 41% S p.—Ditto, Ex tension, 28s. 9d. p.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 10 3 / 4 p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 2 dis.—Ditto, New, Is. 3d. dis.—Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 1% p.—London and North-Western, 195—Ditto, New, Quarters, 13% p.—Ditto (G. J.), Quar ters, 21 t/ p.—London and Manchester and Birmingham, 75 —Ditto, Quarter Shares (A), 7% p.—Manchester and Leeds Extension, 1 p.—Midland, 126 1 —Ditto, New, 4 1 ,4 p.— North British, Thirds (scrip), 2% p.—North Staffordshire, p.—North Union (A), 223—Shrewsbury and Chester (late North Wales Mineral), 5 p.—Shrewsbury and Bir mingham (A), 365. 3d. p.—Ditto, 91. 12s. 3d. Shares (B), 1 p.—Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, 3s. 9d. dig.— South-Eastern and Dover, New, No. 4, p.—West Riding Union, 1 3 / 4 p.—Whitehaven and Furness, 2 3 / 4 dis.—York and Newcastle, Preference, 5 p.—York and North Midland (East and West Riding Extension), 12% 8 p.—Ditto, Prefer ence, 9 3 / 4 p.—Newry and Warrenpoint, 3 p.—Dutch thenish, 1 V I dis. MANCHESTER, DECEMBER 9. _ _ STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca shire, and Cheshire Junction, 1 1 4 p.— Birmingham and Ox ford Junction, 7 p.—Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham, 14 p.—East Lancashire, No. 1, New, 3% p.—Ditto, New . (scrip), 1 5-16 p.—East Lincolnshire, % p.—Ely and Hun tingdon, A p.—Glasgow and Dumfries, % p.—Great Northern (late London and York), A dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, 3 1 4 ex n. —Ditto, Preferential, "si p.—Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manches ter, Branches (blue), 6 1 % c. n.—Ditto, Extension (green), 1% p.—Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle, 1 / 4 dis.—Man chester, Buxton, and Matlock, 1 p.—Manchester and Leeds Extension, 1 p.—North British Extension, 15-16 p.—North Staffordshire, 3% p.—Northern Counties Union. 1% c. dis.— North-Western, % c. .—Oldham Alliance, 11-16 p.—p re , ton and Wyre, Halves (A), 2 1 A Riding Union, 1 11-16 p. p . —Ditto (B), '4 p.—W est LEEDS, DECEMBER 9. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—East Lancashire, 41% /3 , c. n. —Ditto (Blackburn and Preston), 4 1 4 p. c. n.—Ditto, New Shares, 4 1 / 1 p. c. n.—Ditto, New Scrip, 21s. p.—East Lincolnshire, 19s. p. —Glasgow and Dumfries, % P.... Hudder sfield and Manchester, 4 1 /i P.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 10 3 4 p. c. n.—Ditto, Half Shares, 04 P. c. n.—Ditto, Branches (blue), 2% p.---Ditto, Extensions (green), p (green), iih p.— Leeds and Thirsk, 1 3 / 4 dis. c. n. Ditto , New, i "S' a. P. c. n.—Ditto, Preference, 225. n.—Malton and Driffield Junction, 17s. p .— Manchester and Le eds Extensions, 11/ 8 p , — Midland, Prefer ence, 4% P--North British, Thirds, 50s. 6d. p.—Ditto, Quarter Shares (late Carlisle Branch), 21/8 IL—Ditto, Ex tension (scrip), 19s. p.—North Staf f ordshire, 3 1 / 4 p... North-Western , 7s. 6d. p.—Sheffield. Rotherham, and Goole, 14s. 6d. p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 1% p ,—York and Newcastle, Preference, 5% p . y . and orx North Mid land, Preference, 10 p.—Ambergate, Nottingham, Bos ton, 2s. 6d. dis. — Leeds, Wakefield and and dis.—Nortern Counties U • Midland, lls. 6d. MOIL 1 1 4 dia.--West Riding Union, 3t.-17s. SHEFFIELD D STOCK EXCHANGE.—The 9 sales DECEMBER 9. Sheffield Extensions, 288, 9d. are—Great Grimsby and Man chester, 4 1 4 p..—Leeds dis.—Huddersfield and New, 4% .... s i rd Dewsbury Extensions, 1 1 4 p.— Midland,Rotherham, and Goole, % orth Staffordshire, 3% p.—Sheffield, land, 13s. die. cp p.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Mid- HULL, DECEMBER 9. STOCK EXCHANGE.-A small amount of business only continues to be done, without any material change in our quotations. The sales are—North British, Quarters, 675. — Ditto, New ( scr i p), 20 s. p. — Di tto, Thirds 2/ lls. 6d. p. —Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston. 2/. lls. 6d.—Black burn, Darwen, and Bolton, 11—Blackburn, Clitheroe, &c., 29 s.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 19s. p.--Leeds and Thirsk, 1 4 dis.—North-Western, Bs. p.—Nortb, Staffordshire, 31. 9s. p.—Northern Counties Union, 22s.—Axholme, 425. YORK, DECEMBER 9. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Malton and Driffield Junction, 31. 2s.—North Staffordshire, 8 1 ,4—Sheffield, Rother ham, &c., 3%—York and Newcastle, New 12 1 / 4 —Ditto, Preference, 61. 18s. 9d.—York a n d North Midland, Prefer ence, 12. EDINBURGH, DECEMBER 8. STOCK EXCIIANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 231. 10s.- Airdrie and Bathg a t e , 4/. Bs.-Arbroath and Forfar, 28/.- Ditto, Halves, 15/. 55.-Armagh and Portrush, 6s. 6d.- Ayr and Galloway, 11. 7s. 6d.-Caledonian, 28/. 10s.-Ditto, New, 2/. N.-Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 11. 17s. 6d.-- Clydesdale Junction, 341.-Cornwall and Devon,Central, 1/. 155.-Deeside Railway, 31.-Direct Northern. 21. Os. 6d.- Dundee and Arbroath, 41/. ex new-Ditto, New, 30L-Dun dee and Perth, 25L-Ditto, New, 101.-East Indian Rail. way, 12s. 3d.-East of Fife, IL 16s. 6d,-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 2L 155.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 76L-Ditto, Halves, 20/. IN.-Ditto, Quarters, 18/. 7s. 6d.-Edinburgh, Leith, and -Granton, 214-Ditto, Preference, 21L-Edin burgh and Northern, 151. 6s. 3d. ex new-Ditto, New, 4/. 155.-Ditto, Newport, 31. 18s. ex new-Ditto, ditto, New, 2/. 18s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Perth, 1/. 155.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 691.-Ditto, lcew Stock, 381.-Ditto, Quarters, 17/. 7s. 6d.-Ditto, Halves, 8/. 55.-Glasgow, Dumtries, arid Car lisle, 6/. 55.-Glasgow and Dundee Junction, U. 165.-Glas gow and Garnkirk, 411.-Glasgow General Terminus, 11/. 12s. 6d.-Glasgow and Greenock, 17/-Ditto, New Stock, 8L 55.-Ditto, Preference, 8/. 55.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 1/. 165.-Great North of Scotland, 2/. ls.-Lon don, Bristol, and South Wales, 1/. 3s. 6d.-London and York, 2/. 7s. 6d.-Ditto, Halves, 11. 17s. 6d.•-Midland and Eastern Counties, 155.-Newcastle and Berwick, 34/. 10s.- North British, 361.-Ditto. H elves. 15/ 5..-Ditto, Thirds, 3/. 12s. 6,1. Quarters, 31, 10,.--Diet; , . ditto. N,,w. scrip. 1/. r;s.---llitt , ), i itth 71.—Nortli 4!. - 41-(lsliire, 91, North Wales Mineral, 201 in, Pi ss. —tic tti.ch Central, 221.—Scottish Grand Junction, 15s.—Scottish Mid land, 131. 17s. 6 d.—Shrewsbury and Hereford, 15s.—Shrews- Wry, Owatry, mid Qaemter, 64 164, 4—§tirlipg and Dula" .0............ sal............•••••••1111111.11 fermline, 31 . Is. 6d. —Stirling and Midland, 2/. 10s.--Stra, them junction, 31. 18s.—Wishaw and Coltness, 48/. 10s. GLASGOW, DECEMBER 8. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Aberdeen, 23 donian, New, 45s.—Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 38s. Clydesdale Junction, 34/.—Direct Bombay and Madras , 6, .. -- Direct Northern, 40s.—East Indian Railway. 11s. 6d.—Edin burgh and Northern, New, 94s. —Glasgow General Terminus. 121. Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr 68 "1. i . / Ditto, Halves, 8/. 9s.—Glasgoi,v, DUCllfrieS, and Carlisle, l: 9s.—Glasgow and Greenock, 17/. —Glasgow, IClllll°l9, and Ardrossan, 38$ —Manchester and Bouthampt°ll..,l, um, 9d.—Midland, Halves, 6/. 14s. —Stirling and Duld‘ lu 615.—York and Newcastle, Preference, 714. tii.-.-pitto, wal e .... ~,, c -.. Ite WORKS by ROBERT J. CILILVERWELL. M.D. Ela.• .." One Shilling each. hi post nun and giED¢TICS g 1 0 IST SINGLE and—MARRIED I, (An Original Medical IIiStOTT.I CONTENTS: direction—Marital Anticipations and Realities —Laws oft:..tlarua,":„. Analysis of the Affections —Early Conventional Itestr,aiant-2115, 1 Maternal Influence—Phenomena of Gestation --On 1n_,1 . f.._ r,ov Infertile Unions —Incongruous Alliances —Late tdatT7iieriene, Matches—Curiosities of Twenty-three Ye ars' 21 ' 911 &c. &c. 2. On CHASTITY and its INFRINGEMENTS (An Essay for 1846.) "Of human ills and frailties I dLscourse, „. - Those taught by nature, and by art acqu ir ___, Of griefs conceal'd, and disappointments k.eca___ Whicn young and gentle, the matured and sag'' , The lonely and the mated —all sustain. In kindly spirit, herein counsel's giv' ess 11, to .- ~, i n . o How health, how hope, how happin 3. WHAT to EAT, DRINK, and AVID With Diet Tables :oral' Complaints- an fe apt , Contents :—How to ensure perfect diges ilaa ' _, U3ll ; (l d BY an c good night's rest, a clear bead, and a tlontenteu infect ~, to vet servance of the instructions herein cantaiuttC the lno-ht yowl,' delica e, even to the most shattered Co meth the greatest amount of physical happiness, and reach '- full period of life allotted to man. ~at slala , " How we should live—what eat, what drink , '''.• „ To reach in health full threescore years an d t en n Saltt ect.9l . very delicate import, These interesting little volumes, although bearing LIP, o f 11 10 ' 3 , as their titles imply, !Hirable and general utility, for they tell of matters eve.rYffl.,l:on a ture able t, understand ought to know, but which la fninottg rointilgaLe these enligA tened times, except that quality questionab e Ilan/tell, is at a very terrible discount- , e , truths s. t . In the exposition hereby offered of the till now hidden it BO' nature, ct human disappointments and their ways 01 re e f !nhysicise contended that every paler shall become his or her ~,,tiiitt ‘ l 2: will be lid o, any more than theirit is insisted Ir on , the 1 3w ., should know the simple principles of our own orgatitss,versi beII,T; whereby out existence and the issue thereof i n their s. _,. o litl... t i states depend, the duties that are expected of ns in (; 13 ,al P. - capacities in the faintly circle, and the terms on w''lti_,cll,,„tve to ,jilted happiness of the present and future race of mankina 0 - i i ., inWaFe By such knowledge, and which is herein faititfuid Dap po . 4 health will be found to be in our own keePing, and in fall ll % ° l within the attainment of all; by the avaihnent hereoool, offsP rt , our duty to ourselves, we secure the lit e Ovaa, ta , e ill . es, w lll ,,i el' l ie ° tofollow, and finally by the cultivation of cur ~ .70 as tit-ifighai consistent with degenerate health, the mind as be exalted b oo` to the summit of perfection, as host be AO of God's creations. fs s vr'i nrei The author's justification ulogY st /1 , ille o- ths jugs and for this seeming e mot tn. tto , the avowal of their integrity of phone by their peral h accredited qualifications g.." i I I A topics broach dinvolve his leglifimate study and P__UP,l'efirr_,,fil • P C To be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster -row ~ 9 , conir.,; to Fleet.street ; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street ; Mann, .", t (10 1 ' 1 i 0.4 ee t direct from the Author, 10, Argyle-place, Reg iseednt'''. 000 Nine, Great Marlborough-.street ), who may be adv P r % s o , till matters daily till Three, and in the Even ing S E r " ' ''s andE V6°3, A POPULAR TREATISE en the HEALTH, 0— . sebi e- Of the BODILY FUNCTIONS. st 00 A TENI:NE Free EDITION, price 2s. 6d. • lll r' ,-.. 1 44 , i I N 0 Envelope) 35. 6d., ic r e dicAl e , to riP T" SILENT FRIEND. A .', „ w e of.,, e r en the loss of the reproductive powers, `nth ;a stret`l, - 1 FA' Ron. The baneful effects of Indulgence , neg Llnkf til a lla 11. iect t eci condary Symptoms, &c., are fully pointed out: ~, Jil S' , gravings ; followed by observations on Marriee -• p,idel l-. PERRY and Co.; Consulting Surgeons Loudon. A a tile ir - Mit t,' Published by - the Authors, and may be h a 7,,,, i t 46, ' -- , 3 4 0 ,0-6" Sold by Strange, No. 21, Paternoster-row ; Ger“_„ — d' i co. , ""' ~./ street ; Purkis, Compton-street_ ,Sand naY .":: .40 "' street, and 37, Roy al Exchange Part. I. of this Work is particularly addre see . d eat , r etie° t'i prevented from forming a Matrimonial Alliance, ,111 able intreela taro disqualifications, and will be f ound an ava il ,, h ood. _ , elib er , the means of perfect and secret restoration f orm''; f eilse." e iboOti Part IL treats perspicuousi , upon those s nfection, d ea ts in their primary or secondary 'tate, arising fi2„T va t edle ili id ' ,is how numbers who neglect to m obtain comPe,.-- ,tee - ere. 0 upon themselves years of misery and sintering. los ively e 5,,,, The CORDIAL BALM OF sYREACUM is..,e!reiu, ice ,10 ,,a dew,: the cure of nerVeus and sexual debility, irreg w ,: a habits, 5-ner be'- renness, loss of appetite, indigestion, constinVt`ii, ti ed 3 15 ' ' 01' ties arising from venereal excesses, &c. Pr ie ., e ,,' ' .... 4.0 ,y tle. 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With Practical Observations On w ess, e o d othe r Debility, Local and Constitutional Wea l° v. 05, the Urethra. a StrAG'- O tt By SAMUEL JA'MEET, CONSULT IS Looden; lion 9, Bedford-street, Bedford-stitlare,,dinburgb,,tists Matriculated Member or the Uruversity .w" Member of the London Hospital Medicalt Apothecaries' Hall, London. Sze., Btc. iiipdr s .S. CONTENTS OF THE TBEATIFE. i t s ,- . O aS. with 111 11 0 4 CRAFTER I. On the Philosophy of Marriage, ductiVe ~r, . and Obligations, and on Infelicitous and Unpin aie Gelfi ge: CHAPTER 2. On the Anatomy and PhysiologY 01 „ r ing t. l 7ti , „', Organs, their functions, structures, and secretionS, pro ... es itin I , ti , Mental and Physical Solitaryr dependant upon their i., eet s 0 400 —CHAPTER 3. Ou Habits ; their varioilS ei' e ilia' 011 0 Animal Economy ; the concealed cause of Debility O f saes' i i9, os t " Society, n, of the Stomach, Lungs, and Brain, and general we , of ~,,- 0 Mental Faculties. CriaPTEa 4. On the Secret Disorde r srear e Ctri and Maturity, and the Treatment of Nervous and Loes' a nd 'pa* Mental Debility, and Premature Decay. — Criarrxas ~ Lf. ,,Agr the Disorder? arising from i n di scni ni na t e Excess' 0 Gleet, Strictures, and ether Diseases of the Urethr a. °' Of e l REVIEWS Or THE WORK. , o leg TO 0 "The author of this singular and talented won- blewl l l ie s 0 lied medical man, who has evidently had consideW .pe P.,,Die t a f i the trr fitment of the various disorders arising an 10.4.701,31 frailties of early indiscretion. The engravings are 4 , -- 0 , 1' ief°, i r dition, by demonstrating the consequences of ev es „,d py lo t go act as a salutary warning to youth and matul't%, an d b 9 , SP' many questions may be satisfactorily replied te, a` ice , 64, peal, even to the most confidential friend."—Era; h i s resi`',,d 0144, Published by the Author, and may be had B ' o ,oo A i,ton , ;pi from Kent and Richards, 52, Paternoster-roW ; i ant; 000,erf Oxford-street, Starie, Tichborne-street, Quauerh.street, a f ie' Leadenhall-street, London; Newton , 16, Chur to ~a and by all Booksellers. t in Tc c ollli• At Rome for Consultation daily, from N ine ued te , oF.P Five till Eight ; and all letters immediately rep„.,,,,T - the fee of I/., for advice, &c.-9 BEDFORD-STA' SQUARE, Lorrnotf _,.-- - '" ---- til ii ______l s Aef do -------- 0" c ,stef e it. IRELAND.—THE GOLDEN Ana I, is ' ' ',l i - ' title a fabric of linen, cambric, and danls e ,7f goo._ 5 ,11. which is doing more to raise the stencil n d, tba il ea re o T 3 apP 4 good weaving, and good bleaching in i f` e , first g v ied ?. Ta ot wh h ae e r r ndo m edt e o a rbi n ye s t,y, hitherto adopted. l-13° obtained"'fl first 13e1 0 i: . as a prize fabric in 1844, when It 4 ,,ietY ' -der', s b ) o ln t h b foroll i c linen ally r -t c li tchoenFselqaxuelnint poreolvvetimpeonnt.ews:ciy•reeafirc,ovih, en3fiedrbAli: competition for prizes in the folic ,t:l° the of e ; li n i " a G nd oldn'' cambric,fabri c aa d o i' t, he il fined ar rise s e l' o f e tr e `;;;;; have recently been presented to e o r yenien" oire• o i Majesty by " the Royal Flax 10 2 1 f powo re t Ayers is through their President, the Martinis ° .be Se ce to & fi d e s . do was scarcely fair to expose this fabric . 1 1 , cot' ~, of '-; of a third year of competition; b „ t sti. ..,.i e ee. , is rrbree Y. the pet' its qualities determined the trial. . meeting 111 0 a ss A 1 0 linen were exhibited at the annual iyeS, 0. p month, ar.d obtained first and second Pr th i r d ; d s il o tificate or honorary premium for th double 'on "be damasks were awarded first prizes for desio One . 00. er damask clo hs and damask napkins. ini iratt Rig Portland Vase" met with universal au e , r , b e , r ,,,, cambrics were not exhibited at all this Y , par ~,i5ll , A $ wo elusively intended for exportation.---Belfat bai , fid -., L : ti- by ELGIN BURGHS.—We have this - flap 0, . r,pitli le cto „ c e o from our representative, Sir Andrew ,---- ofthe eA u raP.. h understand that he called on man)" an d °53 0 ' '' ! ' g whom he was most cordially received, ro ily! ) pelle o. given of continued support, there being_, i n tio s obe r at present to disturb him in his seat, au" , the cg 1 we find many of the Conservative as Well as , I ,O IA o' l party participate.—Elgin Courant jjoY- Os t o' ~..re Irt , e c' r ve ( BAD COnGns AND COLDS CUR ED . ffe t to,„-!,,, na t t pe, OINTMENT AND PILLS.—MI Coughs Slid COldS .-",, C i rtC. l ",s, I n O,fillr lungs and other respiratory organs, thus few . : he reS s ',.. s efl4! power in their cure when of long standing, forters 01. bee tiro do not reach the part affected. Now, mealvil'eY:ped 8 111 ,d, t 5 1,0 toms of asthma, or tightness of the chest, or 1 rtw,,,/1 . :, do if night and morning Holloway's Ointment be v i ;ii be "• 0 07,09. 4 throat and chest, all tever and inflammation w:nojiilf,,rect.:,ool breathing become free, and the cough cease , I" rin ted. co. of Holloway's Hits be taken according to t fle ,„, P ,Vs '' 9 Sold by all Druggists, and at Professor 110,0" 244, Strand, London. cb , 0 16 ' BIRTHS ate d • •,,, s t (Ito On the Ist inst., at Matilda -place I , " a , :gal ley lady of Robert M. Jeffery, Esq., R.N., 4 „ g e u clf On the 4th inst., at Lyons, the lady t be '- of a son. Ba cs' On the sth inst., at Wolverton Vicarage, ,„ r , f' 544 of the Rev. Henry Reade Quartley, of a soo• Vovi' On the 7th inst., the lady of daughter. the Foster-street, Finsbury-square, of a daughliatoo, On the Bth inst., at lgorthampton-p ark, of the Rev. T. H. Woodroffe, of a son. ____.----JL -:: " ------- P °C oi u I, rig b3 : 3l 'd OW MARRIED. On the Bth inst., at All Soul's Churci'l„ g rittly cl Rear-Admiral Earl Waldegrave, C.a, t° - 0 0 ' the late Edward Milward, Esq., of ilastivgs' d eol . /pi, On the 27th of October, at P 00133, oW3rajy„t° son, Lieutenant and Adjutant 2d Light 8- a , second daughter of the late W. C. Bruce, sq ' On Friday, Dec : 4., --------:------- RDilgEhDt.ilon. the the 71 t the Lord tc)tirt°l3',,: ee" ' s year of his age. W, g bir ° ' On the 10th inst., in • bolt Go ,005 Fetter-lane liir OhP OP' On the 2d inst., • ' • North at Whilton Rector'', R o se, 3 Pl ies' Harriet, daught daughter of the late Rev. W. L. Ol e- On the 3d inst., a E at Alresford Hall, Essex, . 1 sq., aged 56. g0 , Clifton, 13" On the 4th inst., 'in Caledonia place, do Payne, Esq. reli6 On the sth late R. H. J of ago, Esq. • RstP l ... On the sth inst., George CI ke Pickering, ar D — , Soham, Suffolk, aged On the sth • 74. ondelei, '',l inst. at Gresford, Charles Ch01in.,...„0:0, On the 6th • ' • inst., in Lower Belgrave-place, Vim" ,54, Scott, Esq., aged 59. A ber' P On the 6th • R • Anne, the wife o f I ri-, inst., at ea ding, e tft• of On the 6th inst Mr E. Seaman, of Loves bier On the 6th inst.,. ' Katharine Louisa, third Oar 4 3 _ 0 H. Holbert GO on,Hampton. of g r. On th • e 6th inst., at Hampstead, the wife 000 , Watson, aged 31. eat, On the 7th inst., • leg str is Burlington-place, a 7 1, mersmith, Daniel French, Esq., aged 72. es, g e o f It lf ' On the 7th inst ,in Euston-square, Dr. G. Re rii iie On the Bth inst . at Lower Tule-bill, Jane , the Francis Hicks. •' liarimr, ng•oi 7S. Sri' , t= trace, fir'de-P 1 e 4..„,,...... 0' , t Lorton: Printer, unit PUblistied by AitTILDO Vtici 10:841;i Pie Strand, Printer, at The sUfl Office, }Co. 112, Stroll ,n,,, I of the Savoy, in the county of Atoms, 01l y Comber IA 180 REVIEW OF THE FOREIGN CORN TRADE. The Britannia mail-steamer arrived early in the week, bringing New York advices of the 15th, and accounts of corresponding dates from other parts of America. Great exertions were being made to get supplies of flour and grain from the interior to the ports of shipment, and there can be no doubt that rather considerable supplies of bread stuffs will be forwarded from the United States previous to the frost putting a stop to the inland naviga tion, and thereby cutting off further arrivals from the west. ',lt may be questioned, however, whether even when got down to the coast, the means of transit across the At lantic may not be wanting, vessels having become very scarce, and freights unusually high. At New York 4s. 3d. per brl. for flour to London had been actually paid, being a rise of nearly one hundred per cent. on the rates current in the early part of the season. The latest reports from Europe being considered somewhat less favourable than previous advices, a slight reaction had occurred in prices of flour, 6d. per brl. having become an extreme rate for Western Canal, and many holders having consented to accept 61 cents per brl. less for very good brands. The exports from the Ist to the 10th of November had consisted of 24,893 brls. of flour, 91,150 bushels of wheat, 91,204 bushels of Indian corn, From Montreal we have letters dated the 9th ult. Flour had been in good request during the preceding week; 31s. 6d. to 325. had been paid for fine, and 335. 6d, to 345. per brl. for superfine. The arrivals from the interior had fallen much short of expectation; and the stocks on the spot being light, no decline in prices was looked for. Wheat had been sought after, and as fast as it had come to hand it had found ready takers at ss. ild. to ss. 9d. per 601bs. for Upper Canadian. From the north of Europe the advices are very un interesting at present. A letter from Dantzic, of the 28th of November, informed us that only about 40 lasts of wheat had changed hands there during the week, and this purchase had been for shipment to Belgium. The price obtained had been equal to 50e. per quarter frae on board, the quality being inferior, and the weight not more than 601bs. per bushel. The weather was then mild, and the water in the Vistula had rather risen—a circumstance which had given rise to hopes that the barges, detained by the shallowness of the river above, . might still get down before the close of the navigation. The accounts from Stettin, Rostock, &c., are of pre • eisely the same character ai previously. Little or no thing appears to have been done in w heat at these places for shipment, the supplies having only just kept pace with the local demand. The weight of the wheat of this year's growth is described as very inferior to the pro duce of 1845, rarely exceeding 601bs. per bushel. At S'ettin, on the 30th tilt., new Uckermark and Pomera nian wheat, weighing 581bs. to 591hs. per bushel, was worth 50:. to 51s. per qr. free on board. From Hamburgh our advices reach up to Tuesday last ; the Elbe was then still open, but the frost had been, and was severe ; which rendered it doubtful whether the river would long continue navigable. The business in wheat since the previous post day had been principally for the use of the city, the prices paid varied from 535. to 565. per qr., according to quality. Barley had become dull of sale and prime Seale had been offered at equal to 38s. to 40s. per qr. From the Mediterranean we learn that the demand for wheat had continued active at the leading ports, and that previous prices had been well maintained. The accounts from the Black Sea are also firm. By advices from Odessa, of the 13th of November, we learn that the universal want of shipping had been as much felt there as at other places, and that the difficulty which had been experienced in obtaining vessels had interfered greatly with business. Holders of wheat had, never theless, remained exceedingly firm, and for superior soft Polish equal to 355. to 40s. per qr., free on board, had been asked. The purchases made had been principally for shipment to Mediterranean ports, comparatively little having been bought on Beitish account. Stocks were large, amounting to about one and a half chets. ; of which, however, one-half was the property of merchants who had purchased on Mediterranean account.—Mark lane Express. THE PRIVILEGE OF ARUNDEL.—It appears to have escaped the notice of the historiographers of her Ma jesty's sojourn at Arundel Castle, that there is a privi lege connected with that ancient stronghold well worthy of being commemorated as a curiosity. The Duke of Norfolk is also Earl of Arundel ; but he is so not by creation, patent, or descent : but simply because he is the possessor of the Keep whose antiquity may be traced back beyond the days of Alfred. This is, in some words, the privilege of Arundel, which gives to its pos sessor the title of an Earl, and the peerage of the realm, without creation. Could the Duke, by any possibility, be deprived of the venerable fortress (as by forfeiture, for instance), the individual on whom the Crown might bestow it would, by virtue of the gift, become Earl of Arundel.—Hampshire Advertiser. A SCOTCH COUNTRY INN ON SUNDAY.--Even in this ago of rapid locomotion, there must be few of my readers who have not been, at least once in their lives, the habitant of a Scotch country inn on a Sabbath evening. It is necessary, however, that they should have been 'n the same dttratign qn some.other evening softened stillness, that more than partial cessation from labour, and din, and discord, of things animate and inanimate, that pervades the pr. - 2c incts of a country inn on the evening in question. The lighting of a bed-room candle, or the ringing for a pair of slippers, at such a time, seems to be done under protest. The chambermaid who, the evening before, looked so made up of " becks, and nods, and wreathed smiles," that you wondered whether she smiled through her sleep, or even if she ever shut her eyes at all, they glanced: so brilliant and cheerful, and happy, now looks demure and grave, while every dimple seem to say, " Nae daffin the night, ye ken it's Sunday." Go down stairs, and ve , u find the ostler seated at the kitchen fire, listless, inactive, with a face ten times more demure than the maid's, his finger and thumb inserted in a well worn edition of the " Scots b W ar o , r y th o i u es o , ; soerrytheeth‘e‘ ClaonndfelasdsiyonseoafteFdasiitnah.i'l'ariPyaosscicnugpiethde; her snow white cap and collar, and sober silk: gown, pro claiming that maid and matron are at peace. ;Scolding is banished for a day. Mine host is stretched, pi - pc in hand, now eyeing his portly helpmate, anon watching the clouds that curl in regular succession from his almost motionless lips. The clock at the top of tha staircase is the only object within or without that seems to court your observation ; its constant, well-mmrl3 ed march, sounding amid the stillness louder than youa ever heard it before, till you attach an importance to it, that amply makes up for your neglect of it in times pi ,st, because you have nothing else to listen to.— Tait's Magazine. A STEAM BOAT PACKED IN BOXES.---. We under stand that Messrs. Miller, Bavenhill, and Co., have just completed, in a novel manner, a beautiful little steamer for the Austrian Government, intended to be employed in the canals of Venice, and occasionally, in Inc weather, on the Adriatic, contiguous to that romant-ic: city. She is of iron, 70 feet long, 12 feet beam, ha.; a rudder at each end, and her internal arrangements were made with an eye to the accommodation of pers( )11.1 of distinc tion. This vessel was put up in frame, in the usual way ; the plates were all prepared and adjusted, the cabins were completed, &c., and then tl is whole was taken to pieces, packed in boxes, and putt on board a ship bound for Venice, but now in the East. :India Docks. The Queen Dowager has contribute, i the liberal donation of 201. towards the fund for the building of a National School at Pool Keynes, Wilts. Iter Majesty has also given 10/. in aid of the erection of a school for the education of the children of the poottar classes at LtiatoD, Suffolk. • Co, %e ll • tirlty ° the j: Ni S~ tae. , \ n' dA dp 4 0 ,‹L 3 li a wt Ic 1/41,rsc 20 1 ktp, 0, 1,41;.-aDle ke,qll), c 4 t:r ‘t Z .A. Ot tt, 'I4N, 1 1 1 ' 1 ' Iner 101 l 44 4 , tf 4 ' , ee 1 „, 4 ` ll 4q 4 t t_oi (4 4 "