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LITERATURE. A CATHOLIC HISTORY OF ENGLAND. Vol. I. By William Bernard Mac Cube. After the illustrious and remarkable writers who have written the history of this our England, any work, now a-days, at all bearing upon that noble study appears a superfluous, and, to some extent, an impertinent in trusion. So many inimitable authors have penned the records of the land, that any addition to their labours, is apparently an act of utter supererogation. Whoever would adventure upon the publication of such an addition must prepare himself to be regarded with suspicion ; and must even apolo gise for his audacity by a candid and minute explanation of his reasons for attempting such an un dertaking. The public invariably expect this, and, to speak plainly, they are fully entitled to expect it. Otherwise the press might be teeming with the rlum berTh of modern commentary upon ancient events. e jealousy which is thereby evinced, for all historical compositions, protects the public from libraries of useless and unwieldy volumes. With the voluminous productions of Rapin, of Holinshed, of Hume, of Lingard, and others upon our bookshelves—with the inestimable fragments contributed to our national history by Hallam, by Sharon Turner, by Lord Lyttleton, by Charles J. Fox, by Si; Thomas More, and the like—with the perspicuous historiettes of Oliver Goldsmith and his followers, at our command—we must acknowledge that we are disinclined to wel come any one, hoWever eminent, or however learned, who, to employ a vulgar simile, merely "dishes up" old materials in a new form. We have a species of antipathy for any one who will thus dare to profane a sanctuary hallowed by the footsteps of the writers already enumerated. We look with suspicious eu riosity even to the forth-coming work by the Right Hon. Thomas Babington Alacaulay. We are satis fied that this distinguished man will give some satis factory reasons for the employment of his capacious mind upon a history which has already evoked the wisdom, the eloquence, the research, the impartiality, and the judgment of a Sharon Turner and a Hume, of a Lingard and a Hallam. Still we shall look for those reasons, as an explanation to which we are fully en titled. Impressed thus earnestly with the necessity for some comprehensive unboaoming, in every new historian of English history, we have turned with much inquisitiveness to the introduction prefixed to this preliminary volume by Mr. Mac Cabe. We have read that introduction attentively, and have subsequently scrutinised the eleven chapters of his history as yet published. And after a dispas sionate examination of these pages we say, that the work promises to be a valuable addition to our national literature. It interferes in no one particular with the writings of preceding hi s t or i ans , a n d that it does not, a few words will testify. The merit of Mr. Mac Cage's work is the novelty of its conception and execution. Instead of filtering the stream of history through his own judgment, as his predecessors had invariably dune, he here gives us the waters of that stream pure and sparkling from its different fountains. The book indeed is scarcely so much a production of his own as a transcript from the productions of others. It is a series of well-connected translations from various ancient writers, the obscurities of which are elucidated in foot-notes, and the contradictions of which are reconciled by a sr . imilar arrangement. The author had remarked, in c tiis historical studies, that Rapin, Hume, and the rest, had all of them their apparent blemish—their authorities are always ex• eluded from their pages, and the "English reader is seldom permitted to know more of them than the titles of their works." For the purpose of correcting what appeared to him such an intolerable omission, Mr. M‘Uabe conceived to himself the notion of affording us the descriptions of these ancient authorities themselves—of stringing those descriptions together, so as to form a tolerably connected whole, and thereby of producing a pure and unimpeachable record of our national events. Wherever there might be discrepancies or improbabilities in these authori ties, the reader could judge for himself, instead of trusting to the opinions of any intermediate party. If this work have any merit at all, says Mr. Mac Cabe,- 4! That merit will be found to consist in the originality of its plan—in the attempt, however feebly executed, to make the reader acquainted with the writings ; with the thoughts of Glides,. Nennius, Bede, Asser, Ethelwerd, Florence of Worcester, Eadmer, Simeon of Durham, William of Malmsbury, Eddius, Henry of lluntingdon, Roger de Hoveden, John Bromton, William of Newbury, Roger de Wendover, Mathew Paris, Nicholas Trivet, Ralph Higden, Goscelin Sprott, Walsingham, Knighton, Capgra.ve, &c., &c., &c.; to do this, not by mere extracts from them, but by making their words the text out of which the history is compiled, and by combining them together, to give a consecutive narrative of the ancient annals of the country. In short, by introducing the reader to th ose venera bl e monks, and leaving him to learn history from their lips." From the writings of Aldhelm, Boniface, Alcuin, and Lanfranc, he might have selected a multitude of passages in illustration of the brilliancy and vividness with which they can delineate a scene, pourtray a character, or narrate an occur rence: Mr. Mac Cabe has contented himself with a few, which he has interpolated in his intro duction. The present volume closes with the reign of Egbert, in 836. It is a most copious and pictu resque record of all the preceding events. The English Historical Society is already engaged in the publica tion of our ancient chroniclers,biograpbers, and histo rians, in their original languages. The present book is a translation of those chroniclers, biographers, and historians. To the scholar the former work will be most valuable. To the general reader the latter work will be invaluable. Mr. M'Cabe deserves every com mendation for the extent to which he has tasked his erudition, and for the industry with which he has compiled his materials. The " Catholic History of England" while it affords us a knowledge of the English people, as well as of the English kings, in re mote times, is a lasting monument of the research and intelligence of its author. DESTITUTION IN ZETLAND.—A criminal trial took place at Lerwick, a few days ago, of two men who were tried before the Sheriff and a jury, on a charge of house breaking and theft. It appeared in evidence that the " two lads had broken in through the slated roof of a warehouse at North Yell, and taken a quantity of meal." And what was the cause of such a crime ? The defence was, that hunger had compelled them to this mode of getting food." The panels were found guilty, but were " recommended to leniency, we suppose, on account of their poverty and hunger," and they were sentenced each to three months' imprisonment. Such is the state ment of this case, What dces it disclose ? What, but that in Zetland there are individuals—young men—per sons hitherto of unblemished character, but now having a stigma affixed to their names for life—driven to crime— not from choice butlof necessity, compelled to break the laws of their country to keep in their existence. We are told they entered a storehouse, and stole a " quantity of meal." 'Why did they not take tobacco, sugar, porter, soap, molasses, crockeryware, tea, or other articles ? Why was it merely "a quantity of meal ?" There is a truth telling eloquence in the words, " a quantity of meal." It speaks of starvation. Bad as Ireland really is, it is not, on the whole, in a condition nearly so wretched as the county of Zetland. In Ireland, no " lad" need starve. A generous Government has provided means to prevent such a calamity there. But what is doing for Zetland ? Why, the same corre spondent who furnished us the report of the trial we have referred to, informs us that "poverty has now got loose amongst us. No work is to be had, except for a few men, employed in draining by Mr. Davidson of Lax • firth." Isle adds a hint that, if some public works were set agoing, " they might save many from utter starva tion." This is truly a most pitiable state of matters, and calls loudly for aid. A patient, persevering, yet deeply wrongly and oppressed group of islands is on the brink of starvation, and there is nothing doing on its behalf ! The Zetlanders have been long overlookad— their social and physical condition has not been inquired into—and we hold that, unless something be immediately done on their behalf, results the moat disastrous cannot but follow.—John 0' Groat Journal. THE NEW PLANET.—The present distance of the new planet, expressed in common measure, is about 3,200,000,000 English miles from the sun, and about 3,100,000,000 from the earth. Its distance from Uranus —whose motions it distal bs—is about 150,000,000 miles. Its diameter is about 50,000 miles. That of Uranus is about 35,000 ; of Jupiter, 85,000 ; of Saturn, 79,000 ; of the earth, 8,000. Its cubic bulk is to that of the earth as 250 to 1. The new planet is the largest in our system except Jupiter and Saturn ; and since these two planets, as well as Uranus, are each attended by a train of satellites, it is extremely probable that the new planet will have a similar accompaniment. We had the pleasure of seeing the planet on Thursday night from the Calton-hill. It comes to the meridian a few minutes before nine, and is within a short distance of Saturn. With a power under 200, it is not distinguishable from a fixed star.—Edinburgh Paper. AN UNWELCOME Vistron On Thursday night the inmates of the Fountain Hotel, Sheerness, were much alarmed by the following occurrence :—Shortly after Mrs. Gregory, the landlady, had retired to rest, she heard her bed room door opened and shut again, but imagining it to be her husband, she took no notice of it; but the opening of the door a second time attracted her attention. when she saw, from the dim light of a night• shade, a short figure, which she concluded was that of her mother who slept in an adj o ining room ; h owever , s be, ' a tortl t y t rerwards, hearin g a rus tli ng no i se un d er h er e same time noticing a smell as of somethin g burning, mothei . b ci she: became alarmed, and hastening to h er own -room for a:sFistance, returned with h er t o her observed bed room, and, l oo ki ng un d er t h e b e d , the nuked feet of a man. Alarmed at the cireumstane6:e rtelo.tey, immediately ran clown stairs for help, c w e h ed en ed ltl o r. the room, ° r);tatT'e t empanied by the waiter, pro le fellow having been disturbed in his concealment. attempted to make his escape, and which he would have e m ftt n. at the moment, but for two gentlemen who were staying the hotel, and who intercepted him in his intendneesdaftli from w t hos llo was then the watchman, handed over to escaped, and running down to the pier, took . r c e u f stody he barge, lying alongside. The crew being aroused, uge • in a Tutekl routed the intruder from his retreat, and after inflictingy on him a severe chastisement, he was suffered to depart. He was dressed in the garb of a sailor. Under Mrs. Gregory's bed were found his stockings and a piece o f burnt rag, which he is supposed to have ignited, for what • purpose does not appear. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 18, 14& COURT OF COMMON_ COUNCIL. - - EXTRAORDINARY SCENE. Yesterday a Court was held, the principal part of the business of which was to take into consideration the third reading of " A Bill for declaring the Qualification of Freemen of London to be elected Members of the Common Council." The Court was numerously attended. The bill, which was brought in by Mr. John Wood, by the direction of the Court upon the report of the General Purposes Committee, after repealing all tl , e de clarations, orders, resolutions, and ordinances of the 23d November, 1710, and the 14th of June, 1716, and of the whole of the interval between those dates and the pre sent time, enacts "that any freeman of London, being a householder, and any freeman of London, though he may dwell out of the City, shall be capable of being elected a member, provided, at the time of such election, he is, and for twelve months previously he shall have been the occupier of a house, shop, counting-house, or office situated within the ward for which he shall be so elected ; and provided that he is, and for twelve months previously he shall have been rated in his own name to the consolidated rate in respect of any house, &c., within such ward ; and also provided, that during the time of his being so rated he shall have resided in such house, or habitually resorted to such shop, counting-house, or office for the purpose of carrying on any art, mystery, trade, profession, or occupation therein.' After the second reading of the bill, which occurred a few days ago with closed doors, a Court of Aldermen was held, in which a discussion took place, the public being, as in the instance of the Court of Common Coun cil, excluded, and a resolution was unanimously passed condemnatory of the measure, as an infringement of tha laws of the Corporation. Mr. JOHN WooD rose to move that the bill be read a third time. The LORD MAYOR—Before any further proceeding with this bill, I call upon the Recorder to read to the Court a communication which he has been ordered to make by myself and my brother Aldermen. Much dissatisfaction was expressed by Mr. WIRE and several other members of the Court at what they con sidered to be an unfair interruption to the usual course of proceeding in matters of corporate legislation. The RECORDER proceeded to read the communication referred to by the Lord Mayor, amidst frequent cries of " No, no," and other evidence of dissent from the great majority of the members. The Learned Gentleman stated that the paper related to the bill which had been just named, and the Court at length became tranquil and listened to him. The following is a copy of the communication : " Carroll, Mayor.—An especial Court was held on Wednesday, the 16th day of December, 1846, and in the 10th year of the reign of Victoria, of the United King dom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, &c. " Resolved,—That after mature consideration of :all the circumstances of the bill entitled A Bill to declare the Qualification of Freemen of London to be elected Members of the Court of Common Council,' the Lord Mayor and Aldermen are of opinion that such bill is contrary to the customs, charters, and laws of this City; and they do hereby declare their dissent from the bill, and from any further proceedings therein. " Resolved,—That the Recorder be ordered to com municate the above resolution to the Court of Common Council. " MEREWETHER." Here there was a loud and general call for Mr. Wood, and several members cried out " Proceed with the bill." Mr. WOOD rose with the bill in his hand, but The RECORDER stepped forward, and said—The Lord Mayor directs me to say that he cannot put the motion for the third reading of the bill, and he cannot allow any further proceeding with the measure, as he has already concurred with his brother Aldermen in declaring that it is against the customs, charters, and laws of the City. Sir PETER LAURIE —I beg to say that I do not agree with the Lord Mayor and my brother Aldermen in their view of the question.—(Loud cheers.) The LORD MAYOR-Sir Peter Laurie was not present when the subject was discussed. All the Aldermen who attended agreed in the propriety of the resolutions just read. Mr. JOHN WOOD—My Lord Mayor, I move that the Lill be read a third time.—(Loud cheers.) Sir PETER LAURIE—I second the motion. The .Lcnn MAYOR—I cannot put the question. Some of the members attributed to the Recorder the course of opposition which it was obvious the Lord Mayor intended to persevere in, and said that the Court could proceed without the assistance of the Learned Gentleman. Deputy CORNEY submitted that the dissent of the Court of Aldermen possibly proceeded from some techni cality, which a communication between the two courts might have the effect of removing; and that, by a kindly co-operation, the bill might be passed in a somewhat altered form, to which no objection could be reasonably started.—(A few cries of " Hear, hear," and over whelming shouts in the negative). In the absence of the reasoning of the Aldermen upon the subject, a depu tation to that body might set the question at rest. — (Loud cries of" No," and laughter). What was the use of a bill which, when passed, might prove to be a nullity ? —(General murmurs, and cries of " Move, move.") He then moved that a deputation should be appointed to confer with the Court of Aldermen upon the subject. The amendment having been seconded, and The RECORDER having risen to put the amendment, Mr. ASHURST started up and charged the Learned Gentleman with having always shown a readiness to ad vise the Court of Aldermen in matters opposed to the views of the other branch of the Corporation. He knew that the opposition of the Aldermen to the present bill arose from their apprehension of another bill which they were ass are would follow, and which would prevent them from dipping their hands into the pockets of their fellow citizens.—(Loud cheers.) The RECORDER indignantly disavowed all notion of advising any course that was not calculated to render service to both branches of the Corporation. Mr. AsSIURST said he did not mean to give any per sonal offence to the Recorder, but the words he had just used were substantially correct. The REcoRDER said he had distinctly represented to the Court the difficulties which, upon the perusal of the bill, struck him as insurmountable. He had delivered his opinion without reserve, and he considered it ex trt mely uncandid as well as unjust to attack a public officer, whose duty and anxious study it was to do all in his power to protect the privileges of every branch of the Corporation.—(hear, hear, and murmurs.) Mr. WIRE repeated the statement made by Mr. Ashurst, and accused the Aldermen of having employed a professional man to assist them in riding over the rights of the citizens, and in asserting a power which they did not possess. Mr. ANDERTON cautioned the Lord Mayor against the alternative of vacating his seat before the decision of the Court should take place. If his Lordship pursued that course the Court would doubtless imitate the conduct of the Common Council of 1645, when the Lord Mayor having refused to put a motion at their request, they went direct with a petition to the House of Commons, complaining of the contempt, and they there recaived the warmest assurances of support, and the warmest commendations upon their independence.—(Cheers.) • Mr. LAWRENCE said that the very manner in which the Court of Aldermen had made the communication was as offensive as words could make it.—(llear.) Mr. R. L. JONES condemned the course taken by the Court of Aldermen, whom he accused of neglect of their duties in not attending the committee in the progress of their labours. Alderman WiLsox said, it appeared from the language used by the Court, that they considered the Aldermen had objected without reason to the bill, which was by no means the fact. They were opposed to it from the commencement, but they waited till they had an oppor tunity of examining the words in which it was framed. They had taken counsel's opinion as to whether they could be consenting parties to such a measure, and they were told that it was in direct opposition to the usages and customs by which the Corporation was governed. Here the amendment was put, and after great confu sion and noise, there was a cry of " Divide." Mr. WIRE and several other members begged that the Court would not divide, and intimated that a manceuvre was intended by which they might be betrayed into an error. Alderman SIDNEY said no man more respected the privileges of the Corporation than he did, and therefore he opposed the bill. The power assumed by the Court of Common Council could only be exercised by the Le gislature itself. Sir P. LAURIE said he heartily supported the bill, and he was prepared to support the bill which was to follow.—(Cheers.) After some observations from other members, Mr. CORNEY cried out, " Why, my Lord, there is no Court." Here the utmost confusion prevailed. The Aldermen had, one by one, s li ppe d away unper ceived, until the Lord Msvor was left but with one of his brethren (Sir P. Laurie] on the bench, and the presence of three Alder men is necessary to ecnstitute a Court. It was stated by some that there was an alderman in the adjoining room, and the Lord Mayor was requested to send the mace bearer to compel the attendance of that gentleman. His Lordship declined to do so, and said that he could not stultify himself by putting a question which he and his brethren considered to be of a nature calculated to interfere fatally with the privileges of the Corporation and the rights of their fellow.eitizens. His Lordship then left the court. 'I'BE SWELL-MOB IN TIIE PROVINCES.—The ap prehension of Shaw and Wood, two members of the swell-mob, for the robbery of the Half-moon Inn, in Gateshead, has elicited communications from the pro prietors of ions in various parts of the country, detailing losses of a character exactly similar to that experienced by Miss Murray, and identifying the prisoners by their description, as parties who were suspected at the time, but whose adroitness saved them from punishment. Mr. 11. Baldock, landlord of the Hand and Sceptre Inn, Tunbridge %Veils, has written to Gateshead, stating that two men, corresponding in appearance with the prisoners, robbed his house in September last of 157/. Wood's wife, who was remanded on a charge of being concerned in robbing the George and Angel Inn, at Stamford, has been discharged, her connexion with the affair being of the same doubtful character as at Gateshead. BANK OF ENGLAND.—Yesterday,a quarterly general court of the proprietors of this corporation was held at the Bank of England, pursuant to the terms of the charter. There were but few of the proprietors pre sent, as it was not generally believed that any discussion would take place. At twelve o'clock, the Governor, the Deputy-Governor, and a majority of the Court of Directors entered the audience roetn; and the secretary, by the direction of the Governor, read the minutes of the last general court. It was resolved that the minutes read, in which are contained votes of thanks to the past Governor, the Deputy-Governor, &e., fur the able man ner in which th ey h a d exerc i se d t h e d ut i es o f their various offices, should be fully confirmed. No other business having been brought forward, the Court ad journed. DREADFUL SHIPWRECK. The following account of a most dreadful shipwreck has been sent to us by an eye-witness : NEWQUAY, NEAR ST. COLU3II3, CORNWALL, DEC. 16. —Alexander M'lntosh and John Salmon, two of the unfortunate sufferers of the Hope, of Liverpool, Jones, master, left Camarane Bay, coast of Paragonia, South America, on the Bth of August, 1846, laden with guano, bound to Liverpool. The vessel touched at Rio de Janeiro on the 4th of September, and sailed on the 18th. On the coast of Ireland she encountered heavy gales and snow showers, and on the ith inst. struck on Wick low Banks, when the crew were obliged to leave her. On Thursday, the 10th, Lloyd's agent, perceiving her to float, and thinking all was right, insisted on the crew going on board, and proceeding to Liverpool ; but finding the vessel in a sinking state, they were com pelled to leave her the same afternoon. Sixteen men left in the launch, the captain and nine others occupying the gig. The crew of the gig, it is supposed, were picked up by a schooner the same evening. Unfortunately the launch, with the sixteen men on beard, was driven before the %,ind, with nothing more than a small sail and an oar, without any provision or water. At noon on Sun day, the 13th inst., the Coast-guard officers at Mawgan Forth, North Curnwall, observed a boat drifting towards the shore, about four miles eastward of Newquay; when Mr. Hodge, officer in charge of Mawgau Forth station, sent a messenger to Newquay requesting the assistance of a boat, but owing to the heather, and it being nearly low water, no boat could get out. Mr. Llewellyn, the officer of Newquay Coast-guard station, with his crew, assisted by Mr. Marshall, officer of Customs, repaired to the spot with Dennett's Rocket Apparatus; but fortu nately- before their arrival, by the assistance of the Coast guard and the inhabitants assembled, they had landed; but, sad to relate, only six were living, ten lying dead in the boat. The six surviving sufferers were instantly conveyed to the Coast-guard station, Mawgan Forth, under the superintendence of Mr. Hodge, the officer in charge, where every humane assistance was paid them, and they are likely to do well. Names of the living—Alexander M'lntosh, Inverness; John Salmon, Dublin; John DPAuley, Stornoway; G. Meikle, Fifeshire; John Arrowemith, Liverpool; An drew Hoist, Norway. Dead—Jacob Williams, Sweden; J. Hughes, Wales; Thomas Brown, J. Bute, and Richard Cutler, Plymouth; William Elliott, Devonport ; Charles Colley, Hull; Wil liam Lloyd, Wales; David Roberts, Liverpool; Thomas Collins, America; James . EXTRAORDINARY APPLICATION RESPECTING A WILL. At the Guildhall Court, on Wednesday, an application was made by Mrs. Eliza Denman, a distant relative of Lord Denman, respecting a will made by a Mr. John Thomas Roe, late a barrister in the Inner Temple, but now dec aced, wherein he left her a legacy of 5001., but which will, it was alleged, had either been con cealed or destroyed by certain parties from interested motives. Mrs. Denman stated that a few years back Mr. Roe's father died suddenly, leaving four children, without having made any will. Mr. Thomas Roe, the elder, laid claim to the property, against the wishes of the rest of the family, who thought it ought to he divided amongst them, and alter a great deal of litigation it was decided in favour of the eldest son. Applicant became acquainted with Mr. J. T. Roe at the house of a Mr. Williams, to whose daughter he was paying his addresses. While there Mr. Roe was requested by a lady to draw out a will for her in which she bequeathed a sum of 200/. to her (Mrs. Denman). Mr. Roe did so, and having placed it in his pocket, went to play at billiards. That night the lady died, and, on its being an nounced to Mr. Roe, he said, " Good God, I have been the means of losing you 200 l.!" but he said he would recompense me, and he made out a will on paper, in applicant's presence, leaving her a legacy of 500/. This was attested by two witnesses, and handed over by the deceased to Miss Williams. A breach took place between Mr. Roe and Miss Williams, in consequence of the former having an intimacy with a person named Mary Ann Morrell, which resulted in Mr. Roe writing for his letters, &c., which Miss Williams sent to him, as well as the will. Ho then went into chambers, Morrell going to live with him, and it was into her hands that he gate his papers and the will to take care of. In the will Mr. Roe had appointed Mr. Williams his executer. and upon the sudden death of the former he applied to Morrell, but she refused to give it up, and refused them the slightest information on the subject. Inquiries were made, and applicant received information that Morrell had the will, and had written to Lady Dimmock a letter relative to Mr. Roe's papers in their possession. After that all parties disappeared, and she gave up the pursuit. Last year she took a house at Windsor, and wrote to the Rev. Mr. Roe fora part of the legacy, but received no answer. She then went to his residence in the country, and had an interview with him, when he ch flied that there was any will amongst his brother's papers. She also asked Mr. Pocock relative to it, and he said he knew nothing about the will. Under these circumstances, she had obtained summonses against the patties, to put such questions to them as she thought would elicit the truth respecting the will. Eliza Hughes, sister to Mary Ann Morrell, was first questioned. She said that she certainly had papers which she perused, belonging to the late Mr. Roe, and communicated the fact to Lady Dimmock, but she re fused to give them up W Mr. Williams, considering they were the property of the hair-at-law, the Rev. Mr. Roe, to whom she delivered them. She saw no will amongst those papers, nor did she believe there was one. Mary Ann Morrell was then questioned, the subs!ance of her answers being that she had lived with Mr. Rue at his chambers. When they first lived together he gave her the papers and will to take care of; but about six months before he died he came to her, and asked for them, saying that he intended to go to hid solicitors, and have two names scratched out (Miss Williams's and Mrs. Denman's), remarking that he thought his child (by witness) might as well have the money as strangers. She accompanied him to Messrs. Oberton and Hughes. and saw him give some papers to a clerk there. When, they left, he said, " all right ;" and ,shortly after he proceeded into the country, where he died suddenly. Application was made by witness and her sister to Messrs. Oberton and Hughes, and received as an answer, that no will of Mr. Roe's had ever been deposited with them. A clerk, formerly in the employ of Messrs. Oberton and Hughes, produced his register-book of parties call ing on business, and said he remembered Mr. Roe and Morrell call;n,g at the office, and giving him a will and some papers (the former of which he handed to the magistrates), but they related to the business of another party altogether. No will of Mr. Roe's had ever been seen or spoken of to his knowledge. Alderman Wilson—Well, Mrs. Denman, there is a complete answer for you. Mrs. Denman—l beg your pardon. I contend that Mary Ann Morrell has not given a sufficient account of the will. The Rev. Mr. Roe said there was no will among his brother's papers, and, in fact, he died insolvent. His estate was sold for 7,0401., which did not cover his debts. The Aldermen ultimately decided that there were no grounds for proceedings before them, nor had anything transpired to implicate any parties in the destruction or concealment of the will, although it appeared an extra ordinary affair. m IHE MANCHESTER AND BOLTON RAILWAY.— MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—Another dreadful collision took place to-day on this railway, by which one man lost his life, and a number of others were more or less injured. The following extract from a second edition of the illanche.ter Guardian, published this evenin , ,i., gives the details :—" The express train for Manchester, which should leave Bolton 10 minutes before 11, but which to-day started at 11, had reached a part of the line a little on this side of the Clifton station, near Clifton-hall, at a place called Pepper-hill, probably about five miles from Manchester, and near the junction with the East Lancashire line, when the passengers became sensible of a series of unusually violent jerks and jolts, caused, it appeared, by the engine having in some strange and inexplicable manner got off the rails, and the jolts were caused by the wheels on one side running over the wooden sleepers between the rails. After running in the way described for a short distance, and when within fifty yards of the steep embankment at the junction of the East Derby line, the engine ran up a small embankment on the near (or north-east) side of the line, and then came down again in a curve upon the line, and was there overturned across the rails. Apparently, on its beirg overturned, the tender was violently detached from it, and hurled quite over it, in a sort of somersault, falling upon the axles of one side quite across the inner rail of the up and the inner rail of the down lines of rails, from 40 to 50 yards in advance of where the engine was found. The car riages wire also separated, and some were thrown one way, some another. The last carriage kept on its wheels, biti a third-class carriage was overturned, and the pas sengers mere taken out through a window. On the pas sengers getting liberated from the carriages, some of them walked back to the spot wherA the jerking was first felt, in order to examine the rails, as it was found that the wheels and axle of the engine were all right. On their way they discovered the engineer lying on the road quite dead, and in the rear of the carriages the stoker or fireman sitting on the other line of rail, hold ing his leg ; and it was found that his right foot was cut off by a wheel, and his left leg fractured in two places. several of the passengers sustained less material injuries —one gentleman had his nose broken by the con cussion, but we could not learn his name." SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 17. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Iberia, Captain Mehan, left the docks this day at three, r. 1., to route for Gib raltar, with the Cadiz, Lisbon, and other mails ; also a full and valuable cargo of bale goods, and between 30 and 40 passengers. The next homeward mails will be brought in the Queen, and may be expected to-morrow. The Royal West India mail-packet Tweed, Captain Parsons, left the river at three, P.M., for the West Indies, with the usual mails, 97 passengers, and a good general cargo. The Forth will bring home the next mails, and will be due, on the 21t.t instant. FATAL ACCIDENT IN COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. --Last evening Mr. Bedford held an inquest at the George the Fourth, Gilbert's-passage, Clare Market, on the body of John Cain, aged thirty-eight, who lost his life by falling from the upper tier of boxes in Covent garden Theatre. Robert Stephenson, a carpenter, said that the deceased, on Thursday, the 10th inst., was en gaged cn the top tier of boxes in the theatre, and whilst in the act of walking from one room to another, he stepped upon a piece of quartering that had been care lessly placed there, which tripped him up, and he fell into the passage of the second tier of boxes, a distance of twenty-five ftet. He was taken without loss of time to King's College Hospital. The house-surgeon of the hos pital said that deceased had fractured his spine by the fall, and had dislocated two bones of the hand and scalp. He died on Tuesday morning last from the effects of the injuries he had received.—Verdict," Accidental death." THE SPANISH DEBT.' The Madrid correspondent of the Morning Chronicle communicates the following extract from a letter of Mr. Cobden's, addressed to Mr. Henderson, from Cadiz, in reply to a letter received from the latter gentleman. Mr. Cobden says, " You are strong in the justice of your claim, and you must try everry appeal to the h on o ur a nd honesty of Spaniards, and, if necessary, endeavour to shame them into the payment of their debts. I agree with your circular as to the ability of the Government to meet its engagements, provided ordinary talent and integrity preside over its finances. Never was there a country whose resources were so ne g l ecte d an d waste d as those of Spain. Its tariff is a rui nous f arce , f u lfilli ng no rational object, but failing ridiculously as a measure of protection, as a means of revenue, an d as a na ti ona l policy. Instead of affording the proposed protection to the Catalans, everybody (manufacturers included) in Spain is an avowed contrabandi s t w h en opportun i t y offers; and I am convinced that a duty of 20 per cent. on foreign goods, honestly levied, with the accompanying facilities to the Catalonians for the free admission of their raw materials, would be more favourahle to the manufacturers than the present system. Ido not thill y ou overrate the direct loss to the re venue f rom the prohibitive tariff. While in Madrid I had the opportu nity of speaking to M. Mon upon this point. I told him if he would farm his customs duties for 20 years I would undertake to guarantee him four ti mes t h e amount o f net revenue at present derived from that source, upon one condition only, that I should be allowed to reduce the duties at discretion, but not to have the power of in creasing the taxes upon any article in the tariff. Indi recthrtheevetra,riff. With be only a part of the a i b n en t e o fi t t h o e f re a v e modificationrevenue would, o free dom of exchange, and ten year s i nterna l tranqu illi ty, . Spain would increase wealth and population faster, probably, than any nation in the wor ld , an d h er present debt would become, in proportion to her resources, the lightest in Europe. I wish you success i n your applica tion to the Madrid treasury." DEATH OF THE RIGHT HON. THOMAS GRENVILLE. This venerable and distinguished s t a t esman exp i re d at seven o'clock last evening, at the advanced age of 91. The lamented gentleman had r es id e d f or some t i me . back at his town mansion Hamilton-place, and up to a week since was in the eNoyinent of very good health; but an ordinary attack of influenza was too much for one so old, and after a few changes the complaint hastened to a fatal termination. The deceased was the second son of the Right Honourable George Grenville, by the daughter of Sr William Wyndham, Bart.; consequently he was brother to the first Marquis of Buckingham, His birth took place in the month of December, 1755, George 11. being then the reigning Sovereign. At an early age he entered the political world, principally, however, direct ing his attention to diplomatic affairs. In 1782, a critical period, and when but 27 years of age, he was appointed to the responsible office of Ambassador to the court of France. In the March of that year the M arqu i s o f R oc ki ng h am was ap pointed Premier, and in the July following he died, being succeeded by William first Marquis of Lans downe. Having completed his term of service in France, he returned to England, and was returned for the borough of Buckingham by his kinsman, the Marquis of Buckingham. In 1790 he was elected for Aldborough. In 1794 he was appointed by Mr. Pitt Minister Ex traordinary to Vienna ; and under the direction of the same Minister, in 1799, he proceeded to Prussia. In 1800 he was appointed Chief Justice in Erye, South of Trent. From 1806 to 1807 lie was First Lord of the Admiralty. ... Grenville was appointed a member of the Privy Council in 1798, and, with the single exception cf the Earl of Harrowby, WRS the oldest member of that body. He was never married. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prir;ce Albert walked or, Wed nesday afternoon, and also yesterday morning early, in the pleasure grounds of o,borne House. Their Loyal Highnesses :he Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took walking and equestrian exercise yesterday fore noon. The lion. Miss Napier, Maid of Honour in Waiting, left Osborne House yest(rday. His Royal Highness Prince George had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-office. A deputation on the subject of the Australian mines, consisting of Mr. Masterman, M.P., Mr. James Capper, Chairman, Mr. Hagen, Deputy Chairman, Mr. Alder man Copeland, M.P., Mr. H. de Castro, Mr. T. H. Peile, and Mr. G. Hodgkinson, had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial office. Major-General Sir James Reynett had an interview yesterday with Sir George Grey. Mr. Charles Williams, of Liverpool, and Mr. Morgan, secretary of the General Association of Steam-ship Owners, had an interview with the Earl of Clarendon yesterday at the office of the Board of Trade, in reference to the Steam Navigation Act. Mr. James Allen had an interview yesterday with Earl Grey. Mr. Charles Grenfell had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. The only Derby bets laid yesterday were 8 to 1 agst Van Tromp, to 1001., 15 to 1 agst Epirote, 33 to 1 agst Lunedale, and 40 to 1 agst Bed Hart, the last three in small sums. CHESTER C UP. —5O to 1 offered on the field, but not a bet laid. The Leamington Steeple Chases, weather permitting, are understood to be fixed for the 20th of January. PUGILISM. W. CAIN (OF LEICESTER) AND YOUNG KEENE (OF LONDON) FOR 25 SOVS. A SlDE.—This trial of pugilistic capabilities between the younger Cain (brother of Dick Cain, of Leicester), and young Keene, a protege of the facetious host of the Queen's Head, Windmill -street, was duly brought to issue yesterday, near Twyf o rd, Berks, the mode of transit thither being per. Great Western gauge. In weight the men were tolerably well matched, but in perpendicular and le ng th o f reac h K eene had a manifest, and, as it proved, in more senses than one, a " striking" advantage. Cain was attended to the ring by Nubby Clarke and . Macdonald ; K eene b y J o h ny Harman and Massey (of Sheffield). It was very soon evident that Keene was not only th e b etter tact i cian, but in superior fighting trim to his antagonist, w h o so ear l y as the fifth or sixth rounds exhibited sy m pt oms o f wea k. -ness and want of condit ion. Nevertheless he con t en d e d manfully under disheartening disadvantages, receiving heavily on the face until the 59th round, when, after making an attempt at Keene s e body, he fell; the referee, upon this, gave the battle . against him, upon appeal hat we may observe that the inevitable, and within a he had gone down without . a blow. Without impugning thisy Cain iswioans, few minutes of its consummation ; although the poor lossthe c o or t e h e e t i b u a - s t s tl of f b fellow wished much to be . allowed to continue th e struggle. Time sixty - one =flutes. Keen e ' s i n j ur i es were confined to a wounded lip, a co n t use d c h eekbone, and a few right-handed visitations to the ribs. Coles (of Swindoa) and Gale (of Cirencester), fur 20 guineas to 20 sovs.—The encounter between these pro vincial professors cams off yesterday, at Sh r i ven h am , Wiltshire, on the same battle - field as that erewhile con. tested on by Harry Broome and Ben Terry, and more recently by Edwards, of Cheltenham, and W m . Her bert. The Cirencester champion. is a Deaf-Burkish so r t of personage, barely s ft. Tin. in height, and weighing 12 stone of bone and muscle; he possesses all the cha racteristic slowness of such a build, with considerable powers of endurance. Coles, of Swindon, a far more likely lad, is a few inches taller. The fight is soon de scribed; Coles took the lead and kept it, though not without having to dispute several dangerous rallies, in which give and take was the order of the day. The battle lasted 61 minutes, when Coles was hailed the victor. It is possible Coles may again appear with credit to himself; he possesses some good pugilistic points. THE FROST.—At an early hour yesterday morning a heavy fall of snow took place, which falling upon the ice in the different parks, made it considerably weaker than it was the preceding day. Notwithstanding, a great number of persons crowded upon the ornamental waters. In St. James's Park a portion of the ice gave way, and one of the skaters fell through, but owing to the exertions of the Humane's Society's men was rescued. In Hyde Park, the Regent's Park, and Kensington Gardens, a considerable number of skaters and sliders ventured upon the ice, but no accident worth recording occurred. During the day a partial thaw took place, which made the streets of the metropolis exceedingly dirty. Horses fell in all directions, particularly in the suburban roads. In Mecklenburgh-square, about five o'clock in the afternoon, a brewer's dray, drawn by two horses, was through the slipping of the latter thrown down, the casks of beer being thrown into the road, one of which nearly fell on the driver, who had a very nar row escape. Two or three of the casks fell on the shaft horse while o n th e ground, by which the poor animal's spine was broken, and it was necessary to kill it on the spot. In Wellington-street, two gentlemen were driving in a gig near the Lyceum Theatre, when, the horse slipping, brought the gig in contact with a carriage, throwing the two gentlemen out. The horse plunged to get free, dashed the gig to pieces, and then ran off with the shafts at a furio us pace towards Waterloo b r id ge, but coming in contact with the lamp pillar, the animal fell in the road, and was run over by a heavily laden cart, by which it was so much injured that it was nEces sary to have it killed. itOTTERDAM, Dno , 11.--The Giraffe, steamer, ar rived here yesterday from London, bringing 50,000 lampreys, or small eels, to be used by the Dutch fisher men of the town of Viardingen, during of this large the ensuing winter, fur cod fishing, The timely arrival quantity will be th e means of employing 300 men an d 25 boats throughout th e w i nter.. A l arge co ncourse of people had assembled to welcome t h e arr ival of the Giraffe, which was done by loud and continued shouting and huzzaing. The lampreys are caught about Tedding ton, and being wed to flowing water they are obliged to have the water they ar e t a k en over i n kept continually distui bed throughout th e passage, which operation em ployed sevtral men. As a proof of the int ens it y o f the frost, we have a little fact to record whi c h i s i n it s elf a very curious c ircumstance. On M on d ay week, two ge ntlemen in a garden, at the foot of Stramorgate, observed a black bird fluttering on th e branch' of a tree, and on ap proaching it, they found th a t th e poor creature was fast a ttached to the branch b y t h e f rost , a nd they were not able to liberate it without b rea ki n g off the twig. It was some time before they were enabled to restore its warmth so that it could avail itself of its timely rescue. —Kendal Mercury, CRISIS IN THE COTTON TRADE PUBLIC MEETING AT OLDHAM. On Monday evening last, pursuant to notices to that effect, a public meeting of the inhabitants of Oldham was held i❑ the large room of the Town- hall, for the pur po,e of " taking into consideration the propriety of re commending to the mill-owners and manutlicturers of Oldham and its vicinity the urgent necessity of working short time during the present stagnation of trade, and the high price of cotton, in accordance with a memorial presented to them from the associated cotton spinners on the 19th of October last, and which memorial prayed them to adopt short time for a season." The placards convening the meeting announced that Mr. Charles Hindley, M.P., would attend, and explain the necessity for adopting the short time system. The room was crowded to excess, chiefly by factory operatives, forming an indisputable proof of the great interest they take in the present state of the trade. A considerable number of master cotton spinrers and manufacturers were seated on the platform, but they did not take any part in the proceedings. John Mills, an operative spinner, was unanimcusly called to the chair. He opened the business in a short but pointed introductory speech, in n hich he expressed his conviction, that in order to avoid the extension of the prevalent stagnation, and a recur rence of the scenes of 1842, it was vitally necessary that there should be an immediate abridgment of the hours of labour for a season. (Applause). It was said by some that the deficiency in the crop of cotton amounted to 500,000 bales, and if no measures were taken to avert the approaching stagnation, the result might be the throwing out of work of 30,000 or 40,000 hands. He trusted the working classes generally were beginning to understand that the state of trade was always regulated by the principle of supply and demand, and they should act in accordance with such facts.—(Applause). He re regretted to announce that a letter bad been received from Mr. Hindley, M.P., stating that he was unable to attend in consequence of indisposition. Benjamin Tay lor, an operative, moved the first resolution, which was to the effect, " That in the opinion of the meeting it was highly de,irable for the welfare of both the employers and employed to adopt the short time system for a sea son, in consequence of the much greater advance that has been made in the price of cotton than in the prices of goods and yarn, and the necessity of avoiding the throning out of employment or the reduction of wages of a great number of the operatives." Thomas Wilson, an operative, seconded the motion. The chairman next read the letter of Mr. Hindley, which was dated the 14 t h instant. Ambrose Hurst, author of a recently published volume of poetry, supported the motion in a spirited speech. In his opinion, unless a speedy restriction was placed on the powers of production in cotton mills, the advancing price of cotton would so far encroach on the amount of capital as to begin to affect the wages of the working classes in an injurious proportion. Robert BardAey, an operative, moved the second resolution, to the effect, " That the meeting, being duly impressed with the embarrassed state of trade, earnestly desire the master spinners and manufacturers of Oldham to co operate with the employers of other places to work short time for a season." John Brewer, a delegate from the associated cotton spinners of Bolton, seconded the mo tion, which was unanimously passed. The proceedings terminated by a vote of thanks to the chairman.—Man ehester Courier. REDUCTION of the DUTY on TEA. NOTTINGHAM, WEDNESDAY. —Yesterday there was a meeting of the council of this borough, at which a motion was made to memorialise the Government in favour of a reduction of the duty on tea. Mr. W. FELKIN, merchant, who has published nume rousstatisticalstan mentsconnected with various branches of trade, addressed the council at great length, and re.. ferred to calculations which warranted the conclusion that any reduction of duty would be counterbalanced by an increase of consumption. The reduction he proposed was to lower the duty to Is. per lb., though perhaps he ought to say, that he was hardly settled in his mind whether a differential or uniform duty would be the best. He proceeded to argue that if our trade with China were conducted upon fair, equitable principles, it might be vastly increased. It was a fact that the Chinese only laid a duty of 5 per cent. on our goo d s , while we impose a duty of between 200 and 300 per cent. on articles im ported from China. According to the last census, China contained a population of 367,682,907 individuals, who, in case of an amicable intercourse upon equal terms, might take an immense quantity of our goods in ex change for their tea. He could not but feel convinced, if the duty were reduced to one shilling per pound, and the consumption was raised from 44 to 60 million:. of pounds, that the result, as far as regarded the trade of this country would be highly beneficial, and he had no hesitation in expressing his confidence, should the mea sure be carried, that a wry large amount of our manu factures will be in request to supply the demand in the extensive empire of China. Respecting the advantage to the tea trade from the proposed alteration he offered the following calculation :—Supposing 44 millions of pounds of tea cost on board 2,200,0001., freight and all charges on same 550,0001., the duty at 2s. 2id. per lb. would be 4,812,500/., making a cost of 7,562,5001. Profit to the home trade at 30 per cent, 2,268,7501., making a total of 9,831,2501. Now the calculation un der the now duty would give a consumption of 66 millions of pounds of tea, at a cost of 3,300,0001. ; f re i g ht at 3d. per lb., 825,000/ ; duty at Is. per lb. 3,300,0001. ; profit at 30 per cent., 2,277,5001. ; cost of 39,285 tons of sugar at 40/. a ton, 1,571,400/. ; freight at Id. per lb., 366,666!.; duty on ditto (foreign) 21s. 824,98 a; profit at 30 per cent, 828,9121—making a total of 13,244;4631, and leaving a surplus of 3,413,213/. in amount beyond our existing trade. Increase of profits being 787,6521., and of freights 641,6661. It would take our largest and best ships to carry this quantity of tea and would extend benefits through all branches of trade and commerce. With re gard to the important question of the revenue, which amounted to 4,124,0001., he calculated that by the reduc tion in the duty, the consumption of tea would increase, so as to leave the revenue only three quarters of a mil lion short of what it now is. How much trade and com merce would increase, he could not calculate, but he thought by the reply of Lord J. Russell to a deputation who waited on him on this subject, there could be no doubt a great increase would take place. With these remarks he begged to move the following memorial : "TO THE RIGHT HON. THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY. " The Memorial of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Bur gesses of the town of Nottingham, " Humbly showeth—That your memorialists are of opinion that the duty at present levied upon tea is ex cessive ; and that it is expedient, for the following among other reasons, it should be forthwith reduced :—lt has had the effect of greatly limiting the consumption of tea and sugar amongst the labouring and middle classes, to whom the use of tea has become one of the comforts of life. It has materially crippled our trade with China, and thereby interfered prejudicially with the employ ment of labour and capital in connexion with our foreign business. It is an unjust and impolitic return for the liberal tariff imposed by the Chinese upon British pro duce and manufactures. And as your memorialists have from past experience reason to hope that the revenue now derived from this source would, in a compara tively short period, be replaced by the increased con sumption of teas at a lower duty, combined with that received from the consequent much augmented use of sugar, and from other collateral sources, they would earnestly urge upon your lordship the propriety of a reduction in the tea duty to one shilling per pound, either by an ad valorum duty so arranged as not to average more than that sum per pound on the probable consumption, or by an uniform duty upon all qualities of tea." The motion was seconded, and after some discussion was caried unanimously. SALT MONOPLY IN INDIA.—Mr. Felkin afterwards addressed the meeting in reference to the oppressive na ture of the salt monopoly in India, and moved the adop tion of a memorial, praying that the monopoly in the manufacture of salt in India, and also the duty on the import of salt into that country might be abolished. The memorial was unanimously adopted. AMERICAN AFFAIRS. NEW YORK, Nov. 30.—The Great Western left this city on the afternoon of the 26th, the wind blowing a gale. The next morning, between eight and nine o'clock, she crossed the bar and put to sea. During the past week we have had a most tempestuous gale of wind on our coast. Among other disasters, the Norwich and Wooster Railway Company have sustained the total loss of the splendid steam-boat Atlantic, which boat cost the company about 140,000 dollars, and was not more than half insured; probably less. It is melan choly to add that the captain and some 40 other persons were drowned or crushed to death when the boat went to pieces. All our journals are filled with details. The weather has been intensely cold for several days, insomuch insomuch that our cana l s are icebound and closed f sed; a warm rain, however, would again open themcy fora in t a ir e days. A large amount of bread stuffs is caught ice by this sudden change of weather. We have nothing new from Washington. Very little, and that of no importance, has transpired in relation to the forthcoming Presidential message on the opening of Congress. It is generally thought, however, that the Administration feel their own incapacity to manage the war. Hastily and indecorously as they acted towards General Scott, at the c ommencement of the campa i gn, they are now disposed to retrace their steps, and to place some reliance on the practical experience of thiS gallant soldier. Of course , not hin g is k nown as to the contem plated movement of the army under the new organize, tion ; but it may be fairly presumed that much, perhaps all, is to be left to the sound discretion of the command. ing general; and this is the more probable, as the Pre sident, since he was outwitted by Santa Anna, has been looking in every direction for an avenue by which he might escape from further responsibility. It is understood that General .Taylor will not move from Monterey; and that General Scott's command and operations will be entirely separate and distinct. It is conjectured, and, perhaps, with good reason, that Gene ral Scott's present destination is Tampico ; but ultimately Vera Cruz. In which event he would probably lay siege to Vera Cruz both by land and sea. This, however, is mere speculation, and may be incorrect. Under such a state of things, should they occur, the great and im portant question is —what will be the movements of Santa Anna? Ile is ardently concentrating in ene point, and for some object, the military force of Mexico. He is not the man to make such a display without a precise and specific object. It is expected that the nine regiments of volunteers recently ordered, and now mustering in the United States' service, will be in Mexico in 60 days. The Go vernment is at this moment chartering vessels for their transportation. I apprehend, however, that this esti mate will net be realized, and that it will require at least 90 days to concentrate this force, perhaps longer. General Scott and suite sailed this morning for New Orleans, on board the packet-ship Union. From New Orleans he proceeds, with as little delay as practicable, to his place of destination. Times. A GENEVESE TRAVELLER. WOOLWICH. The half•yearly examinatak.n of gentleman cadets un dt-rgoing a preparatory course of study at the Cadets Barracks, at Woolwich, to qualify them for commissions in the Royal Engineers and Royal Regiment of Artil lery, took place yesterday in the large hall of the Royal Military Academy, in the presence of the Lieutenant- General Sir Thomas Downman, C.B. and K.C.H., Com mandant of the Garrison (President) ; Major General Sir J. F. Burgoyne, K.C.8., Inspector General of For. tifications ; Major-General Sir H. D. Ross, K.C.8., Deputy•Adjutant-General of Artillery ; Major-General Sir J. Webber Smith, C. 8., Director-General of Royal Artillery ; Major-General John Buteler Parker, C. 8., Lieutenant-Governor of the Academy ; Major-General Thomas Paterson, Royal Military Repository ; Major- General Lacy ; Colonel Dansey, C.B. ; Lieutenant- Colonel English, commanding Royal Engineers at Woolwich ; Lieutenant-Colonel Jones, Royal Military Academy ; Lieutenant-Colonel Dundas, C.B. Director of the l'uundry Department ; Major Burnaby, resident Captain of the Gentlemen Cadets ; Brigade-Major Sand ham, Royal Engineers ; Captain Tilden, Deputy- Assistant Quartermaster Gener a l, Royal Artillery ; Captain Savage and Captain Harrison, Royal:Artillery ; and Captain Stotherd and Captain Williams, Royal En gineers. _ _ Professor Christie commenced the examination of 23 gentleman cadets of the theoretical class, at 10 o'clock a.m. ; and the following having passed in a satisfactory manner, have been advanced to the practical class for study in the Royal Arsenal, previous to obtaining com missions :—Richard 11. Stotherd, William H. Noble, Henry Schaw, Edward N. Heygate, George H. Gordon, Augustus J. Clerke, Charles A. Rice, Charles J. Fowler, Henry P. Yates, Murray F. Ferrers, Samuel D. Wright, Henry A. Thrupp, Charles E. Mainwaring, Alexander Gordon, William J. Williams, Charles F. Young, Sand ford Freeling, Oliver R. Stokes, Walter G. Grimston, William D. Guille, Charles E. Oldershaw, Nathaniel O. Turner, James F. Pennycuick. Field-Marshal the Marquis of Anglesey, K.G., G.C.8., and G.C.H., Master-General of the Ordnance, presided at the examination in the afternoon, which was con ducted in the practical class by Major-General Paterson, of the Repository Department ; Major-General Lacy, of the Carriage Department ; Colonel Dansey, of the La boratory Depat tment ; and Lieutenant. Colonel Dundas, C.B , of the Foundry Department ; Major- General Sir William Goss•-tt, C. 8., and K.C.11., Royal Engineers ; Lieutenant-Colonel Hardinge, K H., and Major CLIP' page, were present, in addition to the other officers, in the afternoon. The following :gentleman cadets passed for commis sions, and will be appointed to the Royal Engineers end Royal Artillery James Liddell, John E. Michell, Charles W. Barry, George C. Henry, Thomas P. Warlow, Charles H. Sedle, William P. Lambert, Richard Warren, Philip Bedingfield, Hugh Williams, Spencer P. Childers, Wil liam H. Mytton, Hon. John J. Bury, Richard P. C. Jones, Henry J. M. Campbell, Reginald 0. Farmer, Alexander Mackenzie, Charles M. Govan, Charles H. H. Ingilby, Robert P. Gabbett. At the conclusion of the examination, his Lordship the Master-General of the Ordnance made an appro propriate address to the whole of the gentleman cadets, pointing out to them the propriety of their conducting themselves in a manner which would be creditable to the service and profession they wished to follow, and read a report which had been drawn up by the authorities and approved by his Lord ship, a copy of which would be sent to the parents and guardians of every gentleman cadet, to assure them that it was the determination of the head of the Academy to abolish, by the most strong measures, the system of one cadet making a neux of another; and that it would be better for any parent or guardian to withdraw those unciar their controul at once, if they could not guarantee that the gentleman cadets would refrain from conducting themselves in a manner in direct opposition to the rules of the Academy, as any departure from the regulations would insure their dismissal. Field Marshal the Marquis of Anglesey was very impressive in the delivery of his admonition to the gentleman cadets, and was listened to with the greatest attention, and there can be no doubt his Lordship's advice will be acted upon in future. Ilis LORDSHIP then delivered the prizes, and sail a kind and encouraging word to ehch of the recipients as the prizes were handed to them by Lieutenant-Colonel Jones, by direction of Major-General Parker, the Lieu tenant-Governor. G. C. Henry—A Regulation Sword.—Practical Class. W. H. Noble—First Class Mathematics. A. R. Clarke—Second Class Mathematics. R. H. Stokes—First Class Fortification. R. M. Parsons—Second Class Fortification. W. G. Noble—French. H. P. Yates—German. E. Bridge—History and Geography. E. Bainbridge—Military Plan Drawing. A. Gordon—Landscape Drawing. R. Stotherd—Landscape Drawing. J. Liddell—Surveying. R. Stotherd—Chemistry. _ RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, DECEMBER 17. STOCK EXCHANGE.--The sales are—Bristol and Exeter, New, 7—Caledonian, New, 2 1 4 cash—Great Western, Fifths, 30 1 A—Ditto, New, 7—Midland, New, 61. 6s. 3d.—North Bri tish, Half Shares, 16—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 41. 18s. 9d.—Taff Vale (5 per cent.), 12—Wilts, Somerset, and Wey mouth, 91. is. 3d. LIVERPOOL, DECEMBER 17. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Eastern' Counties, 22% Edinburgh, Leith, and Grantham, 20— Great Southern and Western, 13 R p.—London and North-Western, 194 1 / 2 —Ditto, Quarters, New, 12 3 / 4 p.—Ditto, Fifths, 17 p.—London and South• Western, New, 50/. Shares (scrip), 3 % p.—Man chester and Leeds, Fifths, p.—illidland, 127 1 4—North British, 37 1 —Ditto, Halves, 4% p.—Ditto, Quarters, New, 258 p.—Ditto, Thirds, 3 1 / s p.—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters, No. 2, 23—Ditto, No. 3, % dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, New, No. 4, % p.—York and Newcastle, Pre ference, 5 p.—York and Selby, Preference, 10 1 4 p.-eale donian, Halves, % dis.—Dundee and Perth, New, 5% p.— East Lancashire, New, p.—Ditto, New (scrip), I% p. —Edinburgh and Northetn, p. ex new—Great Grimsby Extension, 11Q dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, ex Preference, 2% dis.—Birmingham and Dudley, 5% p.—Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 7% p.—Boston, Stamford, and Birming ham, 11: p.—East Lincolnshire, 3 / 4 p.—Glasgow and Dumfries, 1 1 4 p.—Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, 4 dis.—Newry and Warrenpoint, 3% p.—North-Western, p.—Shrews - bury and Herefordshire, 14 dis.—Shrewsbury Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire, 1 3 / 4 p.—Shrews bury andßirmingham (A), 2 1 / Q p.—Ditto (B), 1 p.—Liver pool, Crosby, and Southport, 1 1 4 p.—Demerara, 114 p.— Dutch Rhenish, 1 1 % dis.—Paris and Lyons, 1 4 p. MANCHESTEIC, DECEMBER 17. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston, 1 / dis.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 1% c. p.—Birmingham and xford Junction, 7k, p.—Eastern Counties, 23—East Lancashire, 3 1 / 2 p.—Ditto, New (scrip), 1 1 % p.—East Lincolnshire, 3 / 4 p. —Glasgow and Dumfries, 1% p.—Leeds and Bradford, 452 p.—Leeds and Thirsk, Preferential, 1 p.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 1% p.—Manchester and Leeds, Quarters, 4% p.—Ditto, Extension, 1% p.—Manches ter and Southampton, 11s. dis.—North British, Quarters, 23/ 8 p.—North Staffordshire, 3% p.—North Union ( A), 224 1 / 2 — Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 2 3-16 p.—South-East em and Dover, No. 4, % c. p.—Trent Valley, Midlands, &c., je p.—Wharfdale (late North-Eastern, 7-1 - 6 dis. LEEDS, DECEMBER 17. STOCK ExcfraxoE.—The sales are—Birmingham and Oxford Junction, p.—East Lancashire New, 3 n. p,— Ditto, New Scrip, 1% p.—Glasgow and Dumfries, 19s. p, scrip—Hudderstield and Manchester, 4 p.—Ditto, Thirds, 28s. n. p.—Leeds and Bradford, 45 p.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 10 1 % p. c. n.— Ditto, Half Shares, 5% p. c. n.—Ditto, Branches (blue), 3 p.—Ditto, New Extension (pink), 1 1 4 p. —Lends and Thirsk, 1 3 / 4 dis. c. n.—Ditto, New, 1% dis. c. n.— Ditto, Preference, 21s. p.—Malton and Driffield Junction, 20s. p.—Manchester and Leeds, Half Shares (late Rudders field and Sheffield), 4 5 1 / 2s p.—Ditto p.—Midland, Halves p.—Ditto, Quarters p (late refere nceW, (late 4ackilte Carlisle , e Pontefract, and Goole), 7 North British, Thirds, 7 B ran ch ), 5I s . 6d. p. —Di t p to — , Extensionortii- Western,(scrip), 8.260d5.. North Staffordshire, 3 3 / 4 c. —Sheffield, Rotherham, an d Goole, % D. p Wharfdale Junction, 10s. dis.—York and Newcastle Preference, 5% p.— Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, lls. 6d, dis.—Northern Counties Union, 1 1 / 8 dis. HULL, DECEMBER 17. STOCK EXCHANGE.—A large business has been transacted to-day in North British stocks, at improved rates. The re mainder of our quotations are almost without alteration. The sales are—North British, 3 7—Ditto, Half Shares, 164 3 — Ditto, Quarters 925. 6d. c. thi r d s — D itto, Extension (scrip), 21s. 6d. p.—Ditto, CountieslThirds,be rga t e 3 u, — n No Y io o ntt r : k n2g4im a lsa n .— d ,D N ae o nr r db t y h ß:s M stta i o d ffn l o. a r n 2d d i.. . 2 P s r . e d fe is re . — " N e, o l r o th l e ) ; An Stafford shire, &c., Si. ss. YORK, DECEMBER 17. STOCK EXCHANGE. -The sales are-Ipswich and Bury, 10 , 4-London and York, 21. 45.-Ditto, Halves, 2-North British, Thirds, 3/. 18s. 6d.--Ditto, Quarters, 3/. 19s. 6d.- Ditto, Extension 1 3 4-North Staflb r d s hi re , 8% -North - Western, 3/. 25 .-Sheffield, Rotherham, &c 3 1 4-York and Newcastle, New, 12A-Ditto, Preference, 7. GLASGOW, l6. STOCK EXCHANGE.-Thesales are-Aberdeen, 244-Cale donian; New, 465.-Caledonian arid Dumbartonshire, 365. cum int.-Direct Bombay and Madras, ss. 9d.-Direct Northern, 39 3 . 6d .- D undee and Arbroath, -Dundee and Perth, 253ja-East of Fife, 455.-Edinburgh and Northern, 15 %-Glasgow, Kilmarnock,. and Ayr, 691.-Ditto, Quarters (5 per cent. guar.), 17A-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 6/. B s.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 655.-Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monkland Junction, 445.-Great Southern of Madras, 55.-Manchester and Southampton, 295.-Midland, Halves, 6 4-North British, 38/. ex thirds-Ditto, Thirds, 87s. 6d.-Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 325.-South -Eastern and Dover, New, No. 4, 625.-Stirlingshire and Midland Junction, 503.-Strathern Junction, 825.-York and New castle, Preference, 7%. A HAPPY VALLEY.—In a deep and retired valley of the Pyrenees exists the small indepenth nt state of Andorre under the joint protection of France and Spain. It has laws by p rescr ipti on , w hi c h are admi nistered by two judges, one French, the other Spanish. This little republic comprises fifty-four villages, with a population of about 12,000 inhabitants, living on the produce of the flocks and herds, their. chief wealth. When Napoleon crossed the Pyrenees, on his way into Spain, he stopped at And orr e, th e capital, and pro mised to confer ou the republic a written code of laws. But this promise concurrent political events prevented him from performing. The inhabitants have at length framed a code for themselves, and it was promulgated last month at the chief town. It is of the greatest sim plicity, comprising all its enactments, civil and criminal, in 100 articles only. Murder is a crime extremely rare in this little state, and, when sentence of death is pro nounced, it cannot be executed until it is confirmed by a general assembly of representatives of the villages con voked at Andorre. The mode of execution is consistent with the nature of the people. At a short distance from the road into Catalonia is a tremendous precipice, the bottom of which no eye of man can discover. The cri minal, with his eyes bound, is led to the edge, and, in the presence of all who wish to attend, is thrown over by the executioner.—Pari s paper. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the G overnors of the North Amer i can pro vinces. WORKS by ROBERT 4. CULYERWELL. M.R.C.S. tic ,S; t • ;ia~au~a ON SINGLE and MARItiED LIFI (An Original Medical History.` CONTENTS: Analysis of the Affections—Early Conventional Restraint —Os direction—Marital Anticipations and Realities—Laws of Paternity-1 Matental Influence—Plie::omena of Gestation—On InfeliciteagTan Infertile Unions—lncongruous Alliances —Late .Marriages-4". Matches—Curlobities of Twenty-three Years' 3ledlcal Esperlenc. &c. 2. On CHASTITY .11d its i);TRINGEIiciaLiT S (An Essay for 1846.) " Of human ills and frailties I discourse, Those taught by nature, and by art acqufr'd. Of griefs conceal'd, and disappointments keen, Which young and gentle, the matured and sage , The lonely and the mated—all sustain. In kindly spirit, herein counsel's giv'n, How health, how hope, how happiness to 3. WHAT to EAT, DRINK, and AVOID With Diet Thbles forall Complaints. Contents:—How to ensure perfect digestion, tranquil feell_,slo good night's rest, a clear head, and a contented mind. 13 7 r id , servance of the instructions herein containei. the feeble, thl, veusly delica e, even to the most shattered constitution, MOS the greatest amount of physical happiness, and reack be full period of life allotted to man. " How we should live—what eat, what drink, what shah , To reach in health full threescore years and ten." , Weal These interesting little volumes, although bearing upon o sa very delicate Import, as their titles imply, su,"able and general utility, for they tell of matters everYll Yin a l o e is Of, able t, understand ought to know, but which infeT th i o gge U , 7. se enlightened times, except that quality promulgew" ql..;stionab e hannels, is at a very terrible discount. ,—,tbse: in thu exposition hereby offered of the till now hidden u .no t will be found t 1. -ore, human disappointments and their ways of relief.!!;.4 o ; c ...ended that every render shall become his or her own Prif; pe a..y more than their own lawy e ,, it is insisted uP en should know the simple principl es o f our own organization,",..to whereby our existence and the issue thereor in their severalgrios states depend, the duties that are expected of us in eer, ll l,, t hsne capacities in the family circle, and the terms on which t he happiness of the present and future race of mankind have tp_relft.. By such knowledge, and whi c h is herein faithllo)Y l i r s ; p luee health will be found to be In our own keeping, an_din MOOS within the attainment 51 all; by the availment hereol our duty to ourselves, we secure the e advantages en nu ; i i . c h LS i n 09 pr to follow, and finally by the cultivation at our faculties, w otai consistent with degenerate health, the mind as well as the nv "f a i g bei be exalted to the summit of perfe c ti on , as best beco mes the of God's creations. vnit ovil i The author's justification for this see ming eulogy w e ore d ings, and the avowal of their integrity of purpose, must be_ to t tie by their perusal—his accredited qualifications guarantee 141, topics broached involve his legifftnate study arid Pur nn !,„,., l To be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row; .'„,, 0 " r nh11 1 ; Fleet-street ; Hannay, 63, Oxford. street ; Mann, 39, , -- n e eding_l. direct from the Author, 10, Argyle-place, Regent-s'reLaily to- Great Marlborough-street), who may be advised Pe till ITU* matters daily till Three, and in the Evenings from Sev*"- _ .....------ ,illit t ed i lus ' A POPULAR TREATISE on fhe HEALTH, Lire , . 5004 of the BODILY FUNCTIONS. 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With Practical Observations on tne '',: ji d other Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakne ss ' 05, the Urethra, T ry, Ilt o STfil o aE Ey SAMUEL lA'MERT, CONS- .. I‘ ,. e , Londe ;„ ones 9, Bedford-street, Redford -80 'i Edinbnrg.„l, en tiate Matriculated Member of the Universitl : s o ciety, '" Member of the London Hospital ge die Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c. mdrfine .s TIIES II2I. RS 11 --• CHAPTER 1. On thePhilosophyCN FHE , „ with . unions. o f zdarria- esti" and 0 bligations, and on Infelicitous and L lIP o f the Gen ~t greet C - farrEa 2. On the Anatomy and Physiology „ ro ving “'"' c ost , their functions, structures, and secretio I r. . __ihy to nt upon t heir ,ntal and Physical Power are dependant arias , e ff e cts 7 0 0 -- 'HATTER 3, On Solitary Habits; their v ....♦f the NU, ago Animal Economy; the concealed cause of Debility *weakness f._..,t, of the Stomach, Lungs, and Brain, and general. n garders of let 7.. 3.lental Faculties. CHAPTER 4. 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The engravings are an invaitiSr p olit dltion, by demonstrating the consequences of excesses, whlfp o git act as a salutary warning to youth and maturity, an d b y its ir many questions may be satisfactorily replied to, that admit t e " • peal, even to the most confidential friend."—Era. .„ 41 11 _ Published by the Author, and m a y b e h a d at his resi d e n , ; 17 , from Kent and Richardd, 52, Paternoste r - row; Hannay and ',,:1 46 Oxford-street. Starle, TichbOrne-Street, Quadrant; G0,r1,14 01 Leadenhall-stroot, London; Newton, 16, Chureh-atreet, z' and by all Booksellers. IS 1 0/1.,d 0 At Home for Consultation daily, from Nine till Tw.,° , „„ - ti&u. - „, Five till Eight ; and all letters immediately replied te. u riral." the fee of I/., for advice, Sac.-9 BEDFORD-STREET 13 `' - 19QUARF.. LONDO' ..,...1 iirOn TRICKS OF MILKSELLERS.—It happened -rwifr day at the close of last week, that a " gude h ou t was busily engaged preparing dinner, which was wTito elude, amongst other things, a rice pudding' of 6* morning's milk was duly mixed with the remain:oW previous night's supply, and she was in the act w bac atOs the rice, when, to her astonishment, the M ilk . li very much disturbed, and symptoms that o° 111 " 0 thing was the cause of the unusual phen° lnel ? ° g v1 " - e clearly manifeste3. Whilst she was wonderiewnen strange creature had taken a fancy to such ant e bf 116 t: the cause of her apprehension became aPP 9ren "yinif ell g gr i e ts at h u e n ad ea n s b in o e v s e s. the w su h r e f t a h c e e r , w a iat u t d ebri... . A be io f et r ate ere pth ig dente of being accidentally ladled with the can, and was warned by a kind of instifi eS °f a lofe to toe olls hu awaited it, or whether, from motives of P L er ; os een man species, it had sprung into the raj!' a dang e 'e person who was diluting it, and ventured w e n ak-selle vi r b a le expedition to expose the practices of the for ro b are of course unable to say • but the Por tie O til benefit this fact is related, can ' probably g ive :v. / ....4 13 C4 if not very satisfactory solution of the diffic e no c tioi m e*- 0 0 milk-sellers (if there are any such) who ar e - I to dip their cans into the fist brook or ditc h nays of a ble t he t h to, should endeavour to do so before the dail loP °sB --ta ' t _winter evening has come on, and rendere d it h t be for them to see what kind of animals or fit: 01tes may contain, or e l se a ft er t h e d u ll m ist of tf.: t he P 4 lO has vanished—or many such ambassadors Z, or visitant we h ave referred to will be sent to t " raa - Wei s hearth, to disclose th e doings of the tna° ll- " half-and-half."—Derby Reporter. VlENNA.—(Extract from a private letter•i b io _ g ; Metternich has suffered severely from br ei r s ytOrraf though recovered, he is weak, but the NO"' Coo ll ,,pi are those arising frcm the effects of ag e ', c r teo Kinsky has committed suicide. This would l o blew aa t sensation were it only that he is one of se verti ßut t r t etr who have perpetrated this act this year . the Kin sky, of a princ e ly f am il y , is re lated to , steins, the Lobkowitz, th e E s t er h a zys, o'e" the houses of the empire, as well as to E: o llowro l vi l Cott o . nister of State, w h o w ill h ave t o dispute ' v i a jol ii" te Fiquslmont and M uc h B e lli ng h au sen, _the e . a ,50 4 110 ritance of Metternich. The French Main s ksi/' sition here is anything but pleasant. 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