The Sun. — London, England, 1848-11-09 00:00:00

MimMl L MONEY and COMMERCIAL NL vl CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 5,000 bales, of which 4,000 were American, 250 Pernam and Maranham, at 43d. to 5d.; 160 Egyptian, at 51 , 1 to 51d.; 300 Surat at 2 4 d to 3d., and 40 Sea Island, at Bd. to 10d. per lb. Prices of all sorts were fully maintained. In Shares there was not so much doing, but the quota tions were firm. The letters and papers by the West India mail were not delivered sufficiently early yesterday to allow them of more than a brief notice, but we may now observe that although the tone of the letters is very unsatisfactory in regard to the prospects ofthe financial planters, there is besides the advantage of fine weather, and particular districts of cheaper labour, owing to the more reasonable conduct of the peasantry, an evidence of perseverance and economy, which is gratifying and may lead to a better state of things hereafter. In no way can this be better carried out than in the manufacture of sugar. Economy of capital as well as labour is perfectly practicable, and _must be advantageous, and although it may be true :thatin gave colonies the same improvements can be adopted, this affords no argument against the West Indians taking the initiative. Rather the reverse, indeed. Expressing sugar direct from the cane is an experiment that is expected to succeed, and if carried out to a large extent the first will not be the only saving; there will be much of the expense of transport avoided. The extension of British commerce with the Chilian *and other republics on the west coast of South America, although it attracts comparatively little general no tice at home, is of so much importance that it can not but be highly gratifying to hear of it. The letters received from Valparaiso to August 30, are en couraging, and the demand for our textile fabrics was steady there, while at Lima also it was improving. To Mr. Wheelwright, more than to any other individual, are we indebted for this result, and the convenience to our merchants of having letters by the West India steam route is likely to induce a development of commerce to the advantage of ourselves and the South Americans. We observe that inducements were being held out in Chili for the immigration of English settlers, and for particular classes, the country would prove eligible, owing to its salubrious climate and excellent soil. We should, how ever, at all times, to the general emigrant, recommend our own colonies in preference. The steamer Avon adds to our :already large amount of specie the sum of 1.000,000 dollars, but as silver is a complete drug here, we may expect a large proportion to be reshipped to the Continent. There is one thing to be specially borne in mind; we must receive something in return, unless it goes in liquidation of past claims, and that something will probably be grain or gold. In the Stock Exchange, as usual, on Lord Mayor's Day, there is not much doing. Consols are 6rm at 863 to 3, having opened at 855 to 86. New Three-and-a- Quarter per Cents. 853 3 ; Exchequer-bills of March , 425. prem. The Foreign Securities are rather dull. Mexican have been 203 to 21 • Spanish Three per Cents. 23 ; Dutch Two-and-a - Ha lf per Cents. 453 to 3. Nothing has been done in Portuguese. ; • Railway Shares are looking well again, and seem still -likely steadily, though perhaps slowly, to advance. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols are rather better, being 8631. The Committee of Spanish American Bondholders have received letters from their agents at Lima, Messrs. lkt`Lean, Rowe, and Co., under date of the 13th of Sep tember, advising, that in pursuance of the resolutions passed at the meeting of Peruvian Bondholders held on the 11th of July last, they had again applied to the Government for as adjustment of the Foreign Debt, on the basis of that concluded with Chili, and that the Minister, in reply, had stated, that inasmuch as there appeared no satisfactory prospect of effecting a settle ment at " Lima," the Government were about to dispatch Minister Plenipotentiary to this country, to propose terms of settlement to the bondholders. ONE Talerx OF FUNDS O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Reduced Anna 844 85 ()per Cent. Consols Annuities.— 85% 86 1 4 New 3 per Cent. Anna . BSN% New 5 per;Cent. Annuities 109'/ India bonds, 1,0004 ..... 36 p Ditto under 1,0001. Consols for Account 85% 86 1 4 Exchequer Bills. & 2d. 1,0001. March 1,0001. June 37 p • 5004 June 37p e Small, March .. 40 42 p Small. June PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS ONE O'CLOCK. CLOSING PRICES. 85 86 1 4 85 - A 4 109 1 38 p 38 p 1361,8 40 p 39 p 37 p 43 p 40 p CLOSIN‘ , PRICES. Brazilian Bonds — Ditto, Small 73% 73% Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent 62 62 Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 2l 20% 20% Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 33 32i/ 2 Portuguese 5 per Cents. — Ditto, 4 per Cent. — 24 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 Ditto, Passive Ditto, 3 per Cent ..... 23 23 Venezuela Bonds, 2% per Cent... 15% 15;1 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2th per Cent., 12 Guild.... 45% IA 45 1 , 2 Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 69% 69% PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen 5O . ... Amber. Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 4 1 4 Ayrshire and Galloway.. 5 Belfast & County Down 19 Birmingham and Ox ford Janet., calls duly Raid, or with a guaran. 20 Do, withoutguararitee 20 . Birming, Woiverh'ton, and Dudley, calls duly pd. or with guarantee 10 Do. without guarantee 10 Birming., W olrertepton, and Stour Valley 131. 145... ••• Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June,.... 10 ...... ........ Boston, Stamtd I.k Birm 5 Bristol and Exeter 9O 54 Ditto, Thirds tuckinghanishire... 141. 4s. Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares .. 834 ...... Do. New 101. Pref 5 •.41i% Ditto,ClydestlaleJunc 50 Chester and Holyhead... 50 Ditto, Preference Clarence Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. Direct London & Ports mouth ...„ Dublin and Belfast June. 35 Dundalk & Enniskillen 20 East Anglia, 251., L. Bs — , E. and L. and 11, 2 ... 25 Do., 181., E. & H.... 18 Do., 31. 1os. Eastern Couaties... ..... 20 12%,6 Do. New Guaranteed 6 per Cent. . ..... 7 4 3 1 41 8 ••• Ditto, Extension, 5 per Cent., No. 1 64 13s. 4d.... par Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... Do. North. & Eastern 50 Do., 5 per cent. • Do. Quarter s ..—..... 12% • ..... Do. New 34 Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) 25 Ditto. Class A, ditto... 1 Ditto, Class B (L & and B.) 2O Ditto Class C, ditto... 20 . ..„ 1)o. Scrip (6 percent.) 10 ...... Ditto, ditto Ditto (C. & E.) guar. 5 per cent............ 21,4 East. Laacashire Ditto, New ...... ...... 21 ...... Ditto, New Quarters 61i — Do., 6 per Cent. Pre ference Quarters ... 6 1 A — East Lincolnshire ...... 25 Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... "'Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 .. .. Edinbr -;h and Northern 25 - Ditto, Newp0rt......... lb Exeter,Yeovil, &D o e"). 2% — . ...... Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Glasgow,Kilmar., & Ayr 60 ..... . Do. Preference Consol. Great Northern •• Do., - 1 12 A Deferred ... 12 1 4 ....... Do., 34 B 6 per Cent. guaranteed ..... 4 1 4 'A Do. Extension 2;,t...... — A Great South. and West (Ireland) Great North of England.loo ..„.. Ditto, New, 401 Ditto, ditt0.......„ , Ditto, New, 30/ 3O Ditto, New, 151......... 14 .. .. 30 ••.. ..... Great Western 9O ..... Ditto, % Shares 5O ...... 45 .............. Ditto. . 1 4 Shares Ditto, Fifth 5.....—........ 20 Ditto, New 171. ..... 13 ... Huddersfield and Manch. 30 Ditto, Thirds Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 ...... Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...... Ditto, 1 4 Shares - Lancaster and Carlisle 5O ...... - -Ditto. Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 Ditto, ditto Ditto, 6 Shares ...- 43 ... .. - - Do. Quarter Shares... 176 — ... — Do. Fifths.... ..... ...... 9 Do. Sixteenths 6' 4 Do. Thirds (Reg.)..... 13 ..... .. ......... —.— Do. New, Gua. 6 perct. 6 Do. Liverp. and Bury 43 Ditto % (late Hod dersfield and Shoff.) 43 De.(Wakefield,Ponte fract, and Goole) ... 60 ...... Do.( W. Riding Union) 7 ..... 1 , 4 .. ..... Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 Do. 6 Shares (A)... 96...... Leeds and Bradford Leeds, Dr ibv- & - - - Jewsbury, as c5O ...... ........ Do., Half Shares 25 Do., (blue) Scrip....„. Leeds and Thirek ...... 50 Ditto. New 35 Do., Prefer., 6 per CL ....... Liverpool, Crosby and Southport . 3l Liverp., Blanchester, and Newcastle Junction... London & Blackwall...l3/. 6s. 8d.... 4% Do. Extension London, Brighton, and South Coast 12 5 , 8 8% par _ 43s - 1314 ..... ..... 11A 3 3 4 3.74 23 224 THE SUN, LONDON: T Do. Guarant. 5 per et.., 9 — .•...... Do. Pref. Con. 5 per ct. 50 .. I Ditto. ditt0...... 1852 50 Ditto, New Si., guar. 6 per cent. ... 4 - 1.0 ...... •••• London and Greenwich 12/15s 4d — Ditto, Preference... 18/ 17a 2d London and N. Western 100 ll B l /2 117 1 / 2 ... Do Quarters (L. & B.) 22 Ditto, New Ditto, Fifths ..... .. 2 Do. 40/.Shares(L. M.) 25 Do. 101. (M. & B.) A. 9 Do. 10/. (M. & B.) B. 9 Do. 101.( M.& B.) C. 1 ..... Lond. & S. Western 5O 40 Do. New 50/. ..... 42 1 / 2 .. ••• • Do. New 401. .. 34 Do. Tenths (Consul.) 50 Ditto ditto Ditto. Thirds.. ......131. 6s. 8d dis Do., New Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 per Cent. on Deposit, and 5 per Cent. on Calls ...U. 13s. 4d... ...... London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Londonderry &Coleraine 27 1 / 2 Londonderry and Ennis killen Lowestoft (4 per ct.) 20 Ditto (6 per ct.) Manzheiier,Buxton,and Matlock 4 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire...loo Do. Quarters (No. 1) 18 Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 10 Ditto, New 101. Pref... 10 Ditto, Gt. Grimsby ... 40 Ditto ditto . ...... 13 Ditto ditto 117 ..... 9% ... 40 ... V A dis. 111.••• ..- - . ••• .... Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire l5 . ... Do., Grimsby Dock 2O Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union..... 41.25. Midland .... 100 ..... 81 1 ( Do. Consolidated Pref.loo •••••• Do., do., 501. Shares... 28 ... .• 10 9% 10% Do. Birm., and Derbyloo Do. Consol. Bristol and Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 11 3 1( Ditto,Bnst. & Glocstr. 38 ...... Ditto, ditto ... l4l. 185.... Ditto,Leieest. & Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo Midland Great Western Irish Middlesbro' and Redcar. 6 per cent. guar. ewcastieann ••••1 Do. Quarters 25 Newmarket ........ . .. 20 Do. Extension Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford 6 ....•• ..... •••• Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor . . 20 Norfolk ...100 Do. New 201. ... lO Do. Guaranteed 5 p ct. 20 Do. Guaranteed 5 1 / 2 pc. 5 Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 ...... Northern Counties Union 4 N orth British ........ 25 ...... 14% Ditto, Halves .. Ditto,iQuarters Ditto, Extension ... Ditto, Thirds.. •• 81 / 4 4 North & South-Western 2 .• ..". I • ••••• .. •••••• 8214 10th ~ 118% I• ....... ~. I • MEM. . 00 .... North Staffordshire l5 ...... 8U.15/a.. ... ...... worth Wales ... 3 1 / — ...... North-Western . lO Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Reading, Guildford, and Reigate lO Royston and Hitchin ... 2 Scottish _Central Scottish Midland 2 s— Ditto, New - ••...." ...... Sheffield, Rotherham, & Goole (Nor. Div.) Do. do (Sou. Div.) ... 4 ...... .. . Shrewsbury and,Birm... 9 Ditto ditto. Class B. 5 Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Ditto Halves ... ditto SU f ..... .. Ditto Oswestry ...... 17%. - 15th 314 8~ 9 1 / 3 23% Ditto New - Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 10 - . •• Shrewsbury and Herefd. 2 Shropshire Union outh Devon Do. Preference •••• •••• •••• South Statibrdshire 64 - __.. - - -- --- South Eastern Do., No. 1 24 Do., N 0.2. Do., No. 3 _ ...... 25 ...... Do., No. 4 Thirds ... 10 ...... 6 3 4% South Wales ...... -....... 28 ...... South Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole 5 Swan s. & Loughor & Ca- 23% 914 6% meron's Stni. C0a1.... 6 . . .... raw Vale Extension ... 8 Thames Haven Dock LITERATURE. RUINS OF MANY LANDS. Parts I. and 11. By Nicholas Michell. I Those who are affrighted by the sombre covering and unpoetic title of this effusion—and we conjecture there will be many such—will certainly be deprived of a gratification which they little anticipated. The publisher and the artist have done anything but jus tice to the muse of Mr. Michell, and, therefore the less allusion that is made to the arrangements of the letter-press and the style of the wood-engravings, the better for all parties concerned. Although we have said that the title of the poem is uninteresting, we are very far from asserting that its conception and treat ment are in any particular deserving of the same remark. The subject, indeed, is in the highest respect poetical, and the treatment of that sub-, ject by the graceful pen of Mr. Michell is, with a few abating circumstances, eminently entitled to our commendation. The bardic powers of the author have certainly developed themselves in a remarkable manner since the production of his pre vious works, " The Eventful Epoch" and " The Traduced." The theme is partitioned into three books ; the first treating of the " Ruins of the Dark Era," such as Babylon, Nineveh, and Petra; the second describing the " Ruins of the Classie Era," such as Athens, Corinth, Sparta, and Marathon ; the third (which has not yet appeared) delineating " The Ruins of the Miscellaneous Ages," such as Ephesus, Tyre, Baalbec, and Palmyra. Our present purpose will be completely satisfied by a consideration of the opening of the poem down to a noble description of the death of the voluptuous Sardanapalus. The Pilgrim —a more industrious Harold—enters upon his journey among the realms of the past on the plain of amides, where " small town is humming far away, And o'er the desert dies the golden day .f" At the very outset of his pilgrimage the poet bursts forth into the following impassioned apostrophe to the remnants of the Tower of Babel :-- " Far in the Western wild, begirt by sands, A rugged pile, like some grim giant, stands: Fragments of sculptured stone bestrew its base, Stage after stage, the platform-lines ye trace; High on its brow, a dark mass rears its form, Defying ages, mockieg fire and storm: Struck by a thousand lightnings, still 'tis there, As proud in rain, haughty in despair. Oh! oldest fabric reared by hands of man! Built ere Art's dawn on Europe's shores began! Rome's mouldering shrines, and Tadmor's columns gray, Beside yon mass, seem things of yesterday! In breathless awe, in musing reverence, bow; 'Tis hoary Babel glooms before you now; The tower at which th' Almighty's shaft was hurled, The mystery, fear, and wonder of the world!" Some of the most effective passages, however, we must at once observe are marred by the most inexcusable, because the most a vo id a bl e , abbreviations; when, for instance, it is said— " What do'et thou there ? Thy brethren all are gone ; A hermit now thou bloom'st and mourn'st alone ; or, where again we have such lines as these— " Some wreath in braids her soft tar-floating hair, And tinge her eyes t' enhance the heaven that's there." As compensation for ' blemishes of this slovenly cha racter we occasionally meet with some exquisite sen tence, both in regard to the euphony of the language and the art of the composition. Take the daintily alliterated description of the dances of the Chaldean maidens : " High raise their arms the soft slow strains to suit, That breathe from Persian pipe, and Lydian lute." Then, Peri-like, they swim in measures fleet; Twinkle like stars their silver-sandalled feet." At times the rhythm throbs with passion ; and in proof of this we may allude to the pathos of the nar rative of the Queen when bending over the dying form of her warrior -lover, when she— "Catches the fluttering breath, the last faint moan, And feels his pulseless heart, while breaks her own." Several of the descriptive fragments are rendered beautiful by their freshness as that of the oasis-- "The almond tree faint rustling o'er our head, The rill that purls along its pebbly bed, The green cicada, chirping in the grass, The crested hoopoes singing as they pass, &c." The author has a faculty, moreover, for changing an old thought into the semblance of a new one by the graces of his rhetoric : ex. gr.— " Mind only lives for ever; amaranths bloom And Time but breaks his scythe beyond the tomb." He has likewise all the fascination of a novel and suggestive phraseology. In this manner he speaks of -" the bird on winnowing wings, Faint and more faint his desert anthem sings ;" and in the same mood he describes the barrenness of Nineveh thus—calling the city a region— " Where coarse rank grass, and plants of poison grow, Where scarce the hermit wild-flower deigns to blow." In addition to the charms of the poetry, the book con veys in, a delightful manner a rich store of archaeolo gical information. and Railway Vale of Neath ... .. 4 Waterford and Kilkenny 17 1 ,4...... - Waterford and Limenek 45 — Waterld,Wxlrd,Wicklw, and Dublin Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... .. Do. do. do. ... 25 Do. do. do. ... 10 ..... ... ..... - W est Cornwall 6 West London ...... 110. Do. Ist Class ... 20 Do. Do. 2d Class 20 — W hitehaven & .Furness 13 Windsor, Staines, and Sout;t Western..... Somerset o & W ey- mouth York, Newcastle, and Berwick. ... Do. Original New and Berwick 25 ..... ........... .. Do. Extension No. 1 Do. do. No. Do. G.N.E.Prelerence 8 'ork and North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference 10 Do. East and West Hid- ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. • Anglo Italian (late Ita lian and Austrian). ... 4...... Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon)... 17 Ceylon Demerara Dendre Valley... 4 Direct Bombay and Madras Dutch Rhenish .....» 7%..... .. ...... .... East Indian ...... - ...... - ••.. • Great Indian Peninsular 1 % Louvain ila Sambre ... 7% — Luxembourg..-.......... 7 Ditto .. Madrid and Valentia... 2 — Namur and Liege 2O ... .. Northern of France...-. 12 Orleankand Bordeaux...Z7 , — Paris and Lyons ll ..... Do. Do. . lO Paris and Orleans ...... 20 ..... ............ Paris and Rou e n ......... 20 ...... .. Paris and Strasbourg ... 9 Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse 2O ..... 2% ' .. Strasbourg and Basle Tours and Nantes 9 ...... ......... ..... Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt - West Flanders 8 3 4 ..... MINES. Brazilian Cocaes&Cuiba 30 ...... Do. St. John Del Rey 15 ...... LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Nov 9.—Wind N.N.W., moderate breeze, and fine clear frosty weather. DEA', Nov. 7.—Wind N.W. to W.N.W.—Arrd. from the River and sailed, Vivid, Sukey, Sydney, New South Wales; Katherine Stewart, Forbes, ditto; Caroline, Val paraiso; Creole, Dominica; Lalla Rookh, New Zealand; Ostrich, Madras; Patriarch, Aden; Nautilus, Mauritius; Mail, Cape and ditto; Justina, Cape and Singapore; Ju liana, Algoa Bay; Africanus, Fernando Po; Tay, Callao; Islander, Barbadoes ; Sophia, Jamaica ; Jane, ditto ; Atala, New Orleans ; Glenlyon, ditto ; Jane, ditto ; General Alexis, Cadiz and Lima. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. B.—Wind N.W. to W.N.W.-- Sld. Sara and Maria, Batavia; Ranger, South Seas; Royal Archer, Adelaide, South Australia. CowEs, Nov. B.—Wind N.—Sld. George, Sydney, New South Wales; Louisiana, New Orleans. LIVERPOOL, Nov. B.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrd. Wiscon sin, Mumford, New York. Sid. §ir Robert Peel, Callao; Eblano, Rio Grande; Emilia, Rio Janeiro; Indus, Bahia; Berlin, New Orleans; Eliza. Caroline, ditto; General Taylor, ditto; Bolton Abbey, Charleston; Triton, ditto; Richardson, Anderson, Baltimore; Georgians,onl‘znee nci delphia; Aberdeen, New York; Charlotte, ditto : of the We s t, ditt o; S a r a h Bridge, dit to; n William, St. Michael's. for Hull. LI • OFF SOUTWOLD, NOV. 8.—,,rynt . .. 4 t • 18, Watson, Qu e b ec DROGHEDA., A.NOT. 8.-- man, St. J o h ns , N.—Ara, W arr i or, Tier man, Nov. New B tunswick. nerd, W —Wind N.E.—Arrd. J osep h Cu- GUERNSE, Nov. 3. --Ski. Waterwit c h, M achon, South Australia; Nancy, Pernambuco. SWANSEA. Nov. B.—Wind N.N.W.—SId. Minerva Terry, Messina. YARMOUTH, ISLE or WIGHT, Nov. B.—The smack Adelaide, Swanage to Southton, ran ashore on Hurst Beach, Crewe, on the 6th inst.; materials saved. lima, Nov. 4.—The Jane, of and from Belfast, to Wick, went ashore on the Island of Strome (Pentland Firth), 2d inst., and has become a total wreck; master and a boy drowned. BRIDLINGTON, No B.—The Gazelle, Breckwoldt, from Hamburg, for Hammerfest, has put in here leaky, and with one man overboard, having been as far north as her destination and driven back; the wind is .strong from the north. HARWICH, NOV. B.—The Hanne Quiot, Abel, from Randers to London, was assisted in hero last night very leaky, &c. PLYMOUTH, Nov. B.—Wind N.W.—Sld. Lord Hun gertord, Paterson, Sydney, New South Wales; Athenian, Taylor, Port Philip; Lebuan, ditto; Glenelg, ditt o . BOSTON, Nov. B.—The cargo of the Ramsden, from Woolbridgo to Goole, which put in here leaky, sth inst., has been discharged; the vessel must go into dock, FINE ARTS. THE ART JOURNAL. Two beautiful numbers of this publication (Nos. CXXIV. and CXXV.), for October and November, are lying before us for consideration. As specimens of the progress of art, they are more than satisfac tory. Nor will the assertion appear exaggerated when we enumerate merely the principal engravings : " There sleeps Titania," drawn by H. Huskisson and engraved by Frederick Heath. " The Evening Hymn," engraved by Lemercier from the painting of Charles Gleyre. Thorwalsden's " Hebe," drawn by E. T. Parris and engraved by E. Finden. " Pilgrims in sight of Rome," engraved by C. W. Sharpe, from the original picture of C. L. Eastlake. Baily's " Eve at the Fountain," andi Greuze's " Innocence." The last mentioned is a lovely circular picture, which would be exquisite as a mosaic or a cameo, but especially as a cameo. Beyond these we have a portrait and biographical sketch of Dela croix, and a continuation of the pictorial narrative of the fluctuations of costume in ancient France. The original designs for manufacturers—so faceti ously distorted in a recent number of Punch—present to us many graceful and ingenious contrivances for symbolising the implements of the cuisine, or for im parting elegance to the most commonplace pieces of furniture. Instance the " Gas Brackets,' by B. Smith ; the " Toast Rack," by H. Green ; the "Lucifer-match Box," by H. Fitz-Cook; the " Asparagus Tongs," &c. We are gratified to ob serve that the representation of the paintings in the Vernon Gallery will commence with the first day of the new year. Some tribute of this kind, at least, is requisite to mark the gratitude of the public to the munificent gentleman whose generosity has been acknowledged in no adequate manner by the Govern ment. THIRTY YEARS' PEACE. HISTORY OF=-) DURING THE ENGLA In this carefully c ompiled continuation ,hle of the Charles Knight K i " Pictorial History o f England," is recording th e va rious events wille r h . (d have ar transpired in the Unit e d Ki ng d o m between 18 15 to 1845 in elusively. Ea c h p a rt being accompanied with an embellishment, such as an engraved likeness of the _ M • benevolent Wilb e f o rc e , i s thereby materially enhanced in value. Some p o rti ons o f the history are penned with considerable eloquence. As, for example, t he comparison of Canning's oratory to the conflagrations in the Savannahs:— " Never," says the historian, " did the fires of western forests run through the wilderness more gloriously than the speeches of Canning through the p olitical wilds of thoseE urop e, western under the deep wildernessesnight theo the unaccustomedo y the ln timid tremble and shriek, and hang together as they see the speading same, and hear the rush and roar, and think of the waste of ashes that will be seen to-morrow : but the hardy free man enjoys the sight; enjoys the sprinkling and scatter ing blazes which seize upon decay and rottenness, to turn them into freshness and fruitfulness. And so it was when the utterance of Canning in the British Par liament ran over Europe, kindling as it went. It was hateful and terrific to despots, because it leaped upoir their abuses, and scorched their vanities, and lime- of their antiquated dogmas ashes for a new 6rsrith o f opinion." The Third Part terminates with • by prance in 1822. Wh- invasion of Spain will, be of singular - completed, the Volume ATL ' --4 $ ALISON I S HISTORY of EUROPA', Parts -X Vin nom' This splendid publithitihh has now approached to within a single . itstrilber of its conclusion • and we only €rrd additihhal reasons for reiteratin g all our former nulogiums on the undertaking. In the two parts before us we have representations of the battles of Vimeira, Vittoria, Champ Aubert, Vanthamps Nivelle, Quatre Bras, Wavre, and Waterloo with a sketch of the Passage of the Beresina, and maps of India, France, and Belgiuth. The plate . representihg the thethorilble field bf Waterloo ---with every detail distinctly visible, from the Bois die Paris to the Bois de Soignies, from Hubertnoht to Braine de Lend, from La Belle Alliance to Haye Sainte, from Hougoment to Beau Chene—is alone worth half-a-dozen of the numbers. The first sheet alone has, as yet, been published, and conveys to the mind an excellent notion of the rela tive positions of the hostile armies on the morning of that sanguinary battle. S. ,ALPORD NOVIMBER FAIR.--A memorial has been very numerously signed by inhabitants of the borough, farmers, horse dealers, and others who attend this fair, praying the authorities to extend the duration of the cattle and horse fair for two days, instead of one, on the ground of the time being too short to enable dealers to dispose of their stock, or to remunerate them for the risk of bringing large and valuable stock to the fair. It is owing to this that the fair for horses and horned cattle has fallen into decay, and the inhabitants have been obliged to travel to distant fairs to purchase horses and cattle.---Manchester Courier. 2i 13N 133, - BLA 23% - 51A - 2% VA 11 HURSDAY EVENING, NATIONAL GUARD OF FRANCE. There is no doubt hut the late visit of the National Guard to this country was induced by the purest, moat honourable, and truly fraternal feelings, as such was acknowledged by the entire press of this country, and which it is our duty most warmly to cultivate. Every one who assists in his individual capacity to stimulate and maintain a loyal friendship between people of neigh bouring states does service to the cause of peace and human happiness. The late visits of the National Guard of France form a brighter harbinger of an entente cordiale between the two mightiest, but most sensitive and jealous, nations of the earth, than all the protocols ever ,dictated by prac tised diplomacy. A few days prior to the visit of the Guards, a circumstance occurred that pro bably had its effect in augmenting their numbers, and of giving an irresistible impubie to the friendly feelings which every one of them displayed. At Caen the chief city of Normandy, a Fete de la Fraternite took place on a Nsander scale th an any save i n t h e me t ro p o li s . Th e ational Guard of Paris, wishing to show their grateful recollection of the prompt aid given by the National Gpard of Normandy on the occasion of the insurrection in Tune last, determined to visit Csen, and present a banner splendidly embroidered by the ladies of the offi cers. An invitation was sent from Caen, and accepted by seven htmsdred gentjpmen of the Paris National Guard, who arriv e d a t Ha vre b y the ra il roa d , an d these were joined by five hundred more from the latter place, who in two large steam boats, with their military bands, pro ceeded by sea to the former city. From the moment of leaving the walls of ,Havre, the forts, quays, and houses crowded with the whole population, the garrison drawn out, and the cannon firing, a more joyous, truly trium phant procession was never seen, on a sea glittering be neath the sun of a glorious autumnal day. The port of Caen, a work of twenty-five years labour, was that day to be opened, and the steamers, bearing the soldier-brother s in gay variety of uniform, glided be tween the bank s of theheautiful river Orne, which re sembles the Thames from Kew to Richmond, hailed throughout the whole distance, about ten miles, by crowds of villagers and gentry, whose enthusiastic cheering of their visitors, on this occasion of universally felt delight, was indeed most heart stirring. The new port Was proudly entered. The authorities of the department, those of the city, the whole bench of magistrates, judges in crimson and ermine, and barristers in robes, the Bishop of Bayeux in his golden mitre, his train borne, and all the emblems of his sacred office be fore him; all the clergy of the city and neighbourhood, together, with the troops of the line in garrison, and the National Guard of Caen, Bayeux, Lissieux, Honfleur, Falaise, Vire, and other Norman towns, amounting to five thousand men in full uniform, with their artillery, were drawn up o n either side of the quay to receive their Parisian and Havre guests. The Bishop blessed the new port in a speech, which was much cheered, the guns fired, the people shouted, the Norman citizen warriors embraced their brother soldiers of the metro • polio. A ball at - the town-hall, to whose attractions Norman beauty contributed (upwards of two thousand attending), crowned the first day so auspiciously begun. The next day a review of the National Guards on the Review Cours. which is flanked by banks, on which every one could enjoy the spectacle, and by two of the most beautiful avenues in France, more than eight thousand troops passed, in 'review. Again, the Bishop and his train of clergy joined 'the rejoicings of his affeetionate flock, who warmly greeted him. The homage paid to the Church was striking. Here were as sembled about a hundred thousand Republicans ; yet, every one, military and civilian, vied with each other in dutiful 'respect to an authority, amidst the overthrow and disdain of all others, not of their own ap pointing. But the banquet was the grand feature. Under four immense covered open booths sat down five thou sand men in the most perfect order, each guest having a bottle of wine beside him. The spectators were kept aloof by rails—there was no intrusion, no crowding. The repast was of course cold, and the writer of this can test to the excellence of the viands, the beef and mutton of Normandy having merited renown. In the centre an or chestre monstre, similar to Jullien's, contained the bands of the various regiments. The Prefect, the Mayor, the General and Colonels gave and responded to the toasts, and the ladies went round after dinner and collected about a hundred and fifty pounds sterling for distribu tion to the poor, who had also the remains of the feast. Even at this hour of festivity and triumph, amidst elation of amour propre, the natural eonsequence of such a dis play of armed power, feelings were expressed towards this country that deserve to be recorded. An English gentleman, Mr. Lloyd, had accompanied the Havre officers, a magistrate and late officer of Warwickshire Yeoman Cavalry, which may not improperly be termed a sort of English National Guard. He was invited to the fete, pledged in terms of cordial good will, accom panied with wishes for sincerest amity between England and France. The Colonel and officers of the National Guard of Havre expressed the noblest sentiments in regard to the maintenance and improvement of the friendship between the two nations, and took the opportunity of stating how much his regiment was disappointed at the postponement of their contemplated visit to Southampton, but that he looked forward to visiting us in the spring, which Mr. Lloyd suggested as the most favourable period for s ee in g e 1 London. Under '' conviction th a t no o pp ortun i ty should be neglected for seizing every overture from Frenchmen for improving a mutual, good understand. ing, Mr. Lloyd '''wrote the following letter in French to his entertainers, which appeared in the Caen news papers, and has been copied - into others—a sign of the growing desire ,to inculcate amicable relations, when courteously anti' Judiciously made. The manly and truly-gratifying reply of . the colonel of the National .Guerds will be read with interest. We trust he will redeem his promise, and with his comrades visit us next year. We assiire,hith a hearty welcome. The gentle manly deportment and intelligence exhibited by the detachment who visited us last week have produced a moat favourable impression. AUX OFFICIERS ET OARDES NATIONAUX DES VILLES iSAYRE ET DE CAEN. Messieurs,—Le spectacle si noble et si imposant qui vient d'avoir lieu m's fait Aprouver une profonde emotion. C'est par la reunion des diverses classes dans un in teret commun que la societe est elle-meme maintenue. Jo considers comme ue grand_honneur d'avoir assis , 6 au Banquet Fraternel et de metre assis I la table de quatre mills brave Gerdes Nationaux Francais. Les sea• timents gduireux dont j'ai entendu I'expression out touche mon cceur. J'ai l'honneur de vivre sous le sceptre aimable d'une souveraine descendue, en ligne directo, de votre grand due Guillaume. Du fond du cercueil oil it repose, dans la superbe ba silique qu'il a fait Ll*, digne monument de sa gloire, l'ombre de ce grande homme a du tressaillir au bruit du canon et au magnifique spectacle que Caen, citE si chore I son cosur, vient de presenter. Samedi, 14 Octobre, keit un jour I jamais memorable dans vos annales! C'etait l'anniversaire de la bataille &Hastings, qui donna le trtine d'Angleterre a Guil laume. Jamais, pent-e,re, depuis le 14 Octobre 1066, les habitants de Caen n'ont vu Wire un plus beau jour, jour de pacifique fraternitd. J'ai assist 6 I beaucoup de revues, a de grandes Wes populaires; fi m a i n j e n ' ai rien vu de comparable au mug ni r que spectable qn' o ff ra i ent, Samedi, les rives de l'Or ue , de ,s de Gerd es Nationaux, de troupes et d'une popu lation bo innombrable. JaLia i t's je n'oublierai l'enthousiasme de notre r6_.eption, les c d amations, malls aux salves de l'artillerie; Cote revue plus de six ans votre immense prairie, oA nuliPlie) e ni n m fi e s 6taient ranges en bataille; ces vivats fratel-Ms:.• nce banquet si cordial auquel je me iEliciterai •to jours d'avoir mite. Certes, one telle fate valait Bien' ll quo rout vint expres d'Angleterre pour en etre tiKnoin. . Je ne suis pas etonne que la plus haute noblesse d'An gleterre 14olume.l'honneur de descendre d'aieux nor mands. Et ce n'est e a t ' seulemerit par les armes qu e J ce 'peuple est ajamais calibre dana l'histoire ; it n'excelle pas moins dams les beaux arts. Nous autres, Anglais, nous sommes bieu forces d'en faire l'aveu. Pour l'architecture, par exemple, nous sommes de nos ancitrea CPailds; nous ne pouvons atteindre la perfection 'lWrs modeles. La salle de Westminster hit erigEe par un roi normand ; it y a 800 ans; et, depuis, nous n'avons rien fait de corn • parable. C'est nue oeuvr e digne du fils du roi qui a fait Eriger Saint Etienne et l'abbaye de Sainte Trinitt En entrant dans ces monuments, en Aprouve cette muette admiration, ce saisissement secret et solennel qui s'em pare de tortes le facultea de l'atne, en presence d'une oeuvre inspitio. La fleo,he de SL Pierre est, avec l'interieur de de Saint Ouen de Rouen, la merveille de l'art catholique et is rillisation I s plus parfaits de 'ldea chretienne p ar l'architecture. s eals, east le deeir de tout Anglais; Nous devons etre d es, habir j ants de Southampton i vous et l'empressement offrir une reception log" " T° l4 On tst pnQ preuve suffi IFermi sante. • !es dames qui s'itanins cteaiempreas et beaucoupespoury vous iegevoir, la belle Vicomtesse Palmerston, es d'autres dames de disti lledon nt renduea South ampton dans cette intent :l ; i etr Lacontra v tl e r tl a i t p D a u s s , a empiLl4i d'aller On re ne toti tempss dana tine gallica plus favorable, du bonheur do vont reces volt; par exempts., au moils de mai prochain Londres est le plus animik g, Nous Snit:ldes heiireue. Om noire forme ide gouverne.- mei* j avez clernierement ()bolsi la forms Repub ccaine. Jo desire sinci rement qua l'ordre n ouveau puisse s'affermir, et quo vous goittiez la pros i e c i t e dont vous avez tant besoin e t dont vous etes . digne s . Comrueancienofficier de t l t a farLle nationale A.nglaise; je veux parlor de notre n ba_ ire") Inbn indent est plus tit' pod tout pie qui ctincertte la garde nationale de **tte pays. 1113 me vous, nous Aurons de def en d re les d'ordre Diu l ie principes de. lieerti et j et c'est avec bon- heir , que j'aprevOis que ces sans o fo F p*, l ,t votre ("noise. Soyex-en hien coninniu ;.! rd,,rt 1 s pas d e er, pour lissuret l'ornre . et nberte l'EufOPe, 11 fain Eitie his idea grandes nations, la France et l'An• gleterre, soient amies. C'est le sentiment de tout A. "..-' l 4is eSt le yam le Flux cher de noire gracieuse souveraine. ,Venezglonc nous visitor Pannee prochaine, et vous en tendrtz des milliers de voix bretonnes cr i er: Vivo la - France! Caen, 16 Octobre, Hotel Lagonelle, F. LLOYD. Place de la Liberte. Garde Nationale du lievre._tat Major. Havre, 26th October, 1848. Monsieur,--Jai lu avec un vif interet la lettre adresie aux Gerdes Nationales du Havre et de Caen qua vous avez fait inserer dans le journal L'Ordre et la Liberte, dont vous me faisiez l'envoi par votre lettre au 21 de ce mois. J'applaudis, tent en mon nom' qu'au nom du corps que j'ai l'bonneur de commander aux sentimens de noble fraternit6 qui respirent dans vos paroles. Comme vous, Monsieur ' je pense quo l'Anglete rre et la France, qui occupent le premier rang parmi les nations eivilisees t doivent pour le bunheur du genre humain, rester tout ours sitintement unies en donnant au monde rumple 4 _..~..___ .~._.. _ ..........` _ .s. __ N 0 VEMBER 9, 1848. rordre dans la liberte, seul regime convenable aux soci&es comprennant veritablement leur dignite. Marcher u'un commun accord dans cette voie philan thropique est une mission bien plus sacree pour nos deux pays que d'entretenir de grossieres antipathies fausse went decorees du nom de patriotisme et qui ne sont qee de vielles erreurs Z releguer an nombre tie ces prejuges inveteres dont le flambeau d'une seine philosophie fait justice de jour en jour. Les Garde: Nationales du Havre seront heureux de pouvoir, en une meilleure saisou, realiser le projet qu'ils n'ent pu executer dernierement d'aller visiter les ha bitans de Southampton et de Londres, puis ont la certitude d'y recevoir un accueil en harmonic aveo les sentimens qui motivent cette excursion. Et dans ce cas, veuillez croire que le compliment de notre satisfac tion aerait d'avoir de nouveau le plaisir de vous voir au milieu de nous. Agrerz Monsieur, l'expression de ma haute consi deration. J. BREDART, Le Colonel, Chef de Legion, Officier de la Legion d'Honneur. A Monsieur Lloyd, Etc., &c. Beaufort Lodge, Chelsea, Angloterre. HOME SUPPLY OF FOOD. TIIE FARMERS' QUESTION. " It is calculated that the supply of farm-yard poul try to the markets of this country is not equal to one • third of a fowl for each person in the population annually." The long existence of what was called " protection " enabled English agriculturists, for a time, to obtain a large income with little industry; but such a system gradually brought on its own punishment, and the ill cultivated lands of this country must now experience the pressure of competition. The lazy system was in dulged in, by the devotion of the soil to the production► of grain; and so neglected was the growth of. green crops, cattle, poultry, and garden stuffs, that animal food has been for years at almost a prohibitory price to the working classes, while few of the middle orders of so ciety can even think of enjoying the luxury of poultry. We are acquainted with a gentleman who has kept house for thirty years, having a fluctuating income of from 2001. to 8001. per annum, and he assures us he has never felt himself justified, during all that period, in pur chasing thirty couples of fowls; so exorbitant has the price generally been. It will be well, now, that all per sons deriving their living from the land, should prepare for foreign competition in the right way. The price of grain will assuredly be very low, in a majority of years, from this time forth; and, therefore, the best soils only should be appropriated to corn crops, and the needful rotations for them; but, as far as is practicable, all manner of animal food (especially of the lighter kind, poultry, eggs, milk), and, also, garden produce, of every description, should be diligently attended to, and increas ingly produced. Milk is almost unknown to millions of poor children in this country—this being one of the results of the idle, large-farm, corn-growing, system; but corn will now come in, in unprecedented abund ance, from abroad; it is hardy; it can endure the transit from the cheapest and most distant lands, even as distant as the antipodes. Not so the milk, poultry, and other articles which have hitherto been, and still are, so exces sively dear. Larger quantities of these, then, ought to be produced in this country; and with industrious and skilful labour applied to this department of farming, and also to gardening, the comforts of the people will be augmeuted, and the condition of the agricultural classes will be really protected against that distress which will otherwise ensue from competition. The motto at the head of this article is a scandal to the country, and ought soon to be rendered a record only of bygone im policy. There is no doubt that the farm produce of this country might be doubled, and, then, less money being sent abroad for food, the farmer could be a better cus tomer than ever to the manufacturer.—Liverpool Mer cury. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. University course may be divided into two portions, in the first of which the conditions hitherto exacted may be retained, while the latter may be surrendered to an extension of the experiment hitherto tried only in classics ; that is to say, that certain compulsory requisites may be exhibited at a pre vious examination, and that in the subsequent work of supererogation the student may be left more freely to his own bent. This, in substance, is, perhaps, the most likely result, and it would combine, as will be seen, the general training of the student with the proper encou ragement of those " specialities" which are called for by the requirements of the age. The basis of the system. as already qualified by the heretical elements, first, of classics, and, secondly, of theology, is left untouched by the late changes, nor do any of the advocates of the new measures pretend to asset t that no modification of them will be found necessary in practice. How they will work remains to be seen ; but, whether successfully or unsuccessfully, they have at least not bee❑ attemp - el without an encouraging precedent, nor can any risk at all proportionate to the national benefits anticipated be shown to await the experiment.—Times. The recent changes in the educatioual institutions at Cambridge entail contingencies of such great and ge neral importance to the nation at large, and are at the same time so little likely to be clearly apprehended by persons unacquainted with academical forms, that we shall be probably doing our readers an opportune piece of service by stating some of the main points involved in the discussions, and some of the chief results anticipated from the late decision. Our limits will preclude us from more than a simple proposition of the questions at issue, but we may, perhaps, while qualifying certain precipi tate assumptions, remove a few of the apprehensions which sincere friends of the University have been com pelled to express. Most disputes about the academical system will be found to have turned upon a fundamental difference respecting the functions it was required to discharge. It was argued on one side, that the true duties of the University were, not to instruct a student in all sciences, but to qualify him for any; that the art it should teach was the art of acquiring arts, and that the true end of the whole system was attained if the graduate was found competent, on quitting the University, to betake himself with well-trained abili ties to the peculiar 'study of his choice. The aim was to make, not a full mind, but a strong one; to commu nicate, not information, but the power of properly col lecting it; and to turn out, not lawyers, or statesmen, or engineers, or chemists, but men who could enter upon any one of these professions with advantages beyond their fellows. To the testimonies in favour of this system, which were all, ged to be offered by the actual results of its operation, was added the reasonable argu ment that the length o the academical course (which opinions were tending rather to curtail than to extend) was obviously inad* quate to permit even a cursory so quainance with one-half of the useful sciences, and that it was therefore expedient to select for the staple of study that branch of learning which, in its various bear ings, might seem to promise best. To these.representa tions it was replied, that such a system circumscribed the University to the functions of a school, that Cambridge and Oxford were thus fulfilling no conditions of education beyond Eton and Rugby, and that it such was to be the practice, some new institution should be founded to as sume with respect to our present Universities that posi tion which those Universities formerly occupied with respect to schools. It was urged that the whole period of life which could be devoted to learning was thus monopolized by preparations for it, which were only just then completed when the opportunity was gone fur employing them, and that the great object of what was confessedly a finishing school was confined to qualifying the student to proceed to another which did not exist. As regarded the appeal to experience, issue was promptly joined on the point. It was alleged, that even in the profession peculiarly alluded to the results were at least equivocal, and that so many distinguished uni versity men did not become distinguished lawyers, whi e so many distin gu i s h e d l awyers ha d never beendistin guished university men, that it was impossible to connect success in one line with success in the other. As to the ether conspicuous callings of life, it was boldly affirmed that the shortcomings of Oxford and Cambridge were manifest, that the want of proficients in the neglected sciences was actually every day experienced, to the no small discredit and detriment of the nation, and that, for such adepts as did contribute their service to the com mon stock, the country was in no proportionate degree indebted to the two great seminaries of educa tion. After this came another point. Presuming the first stated conclusion to be correct, that a good educa tion should be concerned with only one branch of learn ing, the question arose what this was to be; and it was complained of as a signal hardship that one of the studies selected lor such exclusive preferment—that of the dead languages— should be precisely that which was unserviceable for any purpose except the tem porary purpose of training. Why not select a science which would serve both as a mean and as an end? Why nut, at any rate, if languages were the best vehicle of instruction, select such as were spoken at the ' present day, in place of those which must be disused as soon as they were acquired? On this favourable field the battle has been fought out more than once, and to the advantage, it must be confessed, of what perhaps ap pears the weaker side—that of the dead languages. But this fact supplies no argument to the opponents of the recent changes, as we shall presently see. At this mo ment the general course of study in the Uni versity of Cambridge is practically confined to classics and mathematics, for the admixture ef the theological element is too recent to be yet effective. At the option ef the student he may take an " ordinary degree" after a moderate examination, involving necessarily both these subjects, or a degree in " honours," which implies a severe and protracted ex amination only in one of them, unless he be strong enough .. t to grapple gratuitously with both. To the gainers of these " honours" the emoluments of the University are rigidly and most impartially confined. ri Pke reforms recently adopted provide for the " triposes," or classes for establish ment ' •he other for the natura l 1 .7 h sc on ie o n u c r e s s , , on in e for the mor al, m tw o o r:: • leded those studies of law, which denominations are inus-.. rrthy, chymistry, hiktblj puutikial edoopott npral '.`thesis botany; geoltigy, fid se tbEetli 11 641 ha " T i - Pe ignored. The advocates of the e di+ Eth9iii et t;me and toil of the aiddefits thy he W f egg btadieg With greiit betiegt to the tiagon. at !ire. T heft adversaries apprehend filthier their will o.tnA, e dieelde superficially, and so be worse than itelellst of spa u t t e e y d actually take t e a x k a e ct i i hi they will fail to supply any the h s e c i e n p c o e s t o a n n d d t h e e a r d t° l a n ni gU n ag P et e in v g er, th i e t suchmeannseroef, t h ra o i w n mind as we have described above. should be obsireed that, actdrditiO to the true Cambridge theory, thtse thottei ichtsa lite furnished by mathematics alone. The dead langiitigeal eon tit this hbttri hOld . hb place beyond what it is hoped May be efefailidll* taken by the sciences Newly recogniied. Their admission WO thb Coda° Of studs' was only iecured, within these last file-afitt-it 4 Senly ibOst gttenuous opßhsition, and by a compromise stilt iieffieti4a4it in tConslauoits shame. The men ef he classical tripos, the men moral 3 ,;,„;, - „Is trips, and the men of the natural sciences tripos, will be all alike d issentersse n from hard omthe wo o r l d d s mathe maticaltheaeh establishment, and can use other. But there is a clear argument to be drawn from the results of the first innovation. No person conversant with the matter will venture to assert that -ithe majority of the classical men have de rived aoy perceptible bias or character whatever from the obnoxious mathematical ordeal to which they were subjected. We will not ask what they may hare lost, but will content ourselves with asserting that in the vast majority of those cases where the test was unwillingly taken, there is no appreciable difference be tween the present formation of these men's minds and that which would have ensued had no such toll been levied on their time for the protection of others. Either, therefore, the classical men of the University are incompetent representatives of its educational powers, or the original theory is proved unsound. Mathematics do not supply the only means of mental training. One substitute has already been found, and why not another? J t may very probably turn out that a kind of compromise is practicable betweea the opposing systems. The THE SERPENTINE. The Lancet suggests a very practicable plan for converting the Serpentine water in Hyde-park from a nuisance into a really ornamental and useful basin : —" How is this Augean ditch to be cleansed of its accumulated abominations ? Either by carting them away, or by covering them over. if the fifty acres of putrescent mud were at once exposed to the contact of the air and the influence of the sun, and if all these latent seeds of infection were stirred up by the carting of it away, no doubt the neigh bourhood would be decimated by fever, if not by cholera. We, therefore, reject this plan, and propose that forthwith the water should gradually be drained off, to allow the mass of mud to subside in the deepest portions of the bed of the Serpentine. This mass of mud should then be covered over with gravel or con crete, or both; so that, instead of being 40 feet deep, as it is now in certain portions, the Serpentine should be but 12 feet deep in its centre, and so levelled as to be come less and less deep towards the shores. This should be done during the following months; and in the early spring it would be necessary to cover two-thirds of this levelled surface with a coat of concrete six inches thick. We say two-thirds, because many parts have a good gravel bottom, and need not be meddled with. The time thus employed would neutralise all noxious gases, and this coat of concrete would also prevent the growth of those masses of weeds which corrupt the water by their decay, and have often proved fatal to the bather. At any future period the cleaning of the Serpentine would be merely sweeping its bed of concrete. These improvements might be made at no great cost, for gravel is to be found on either side of the Ser pentiae, and the excavation thus made could be soon filled up with rubbish. On the whole southern bank the depth of water should not exceed four feet, even at fifty feet from the shore, so that in future parents may there at least allow their children to bathe or state without anxiety ; and numerous watermarks announcing the depth of water should be con spicuously planted on the banks. If something similar were done to a portion of the Bayswater extremity of the Serpentine, it would afford to the inhabitants a convenient bathing spot, and to the Commissioners of the Woods and Forests an opportunity of atoning for having so long unmerci fully inflicted disgusting odours upon the vicinity. Is it necessary to state that the Bayswater sewer should no longer, on any pretence, be allowed to discharge its filthy and corrupt current into our great metro politan bath ? Either the Serpentine must be sup plied with more water, or less must be taken from it, and, as the parks must be watered, and St. James's Canal and the barracks supplied, there is no reason why they should not receive their supply from the Serpentine, provided a sufficiency of wholesome water be conveyed into this reservoir." COURT CU(CULAR. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY. The Queen and Prince Albert walked this morn- ing on the Eastern Terrace and Slopes. The Royal Family took their usual airings. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager arrived to-day at half-past one o'clock on a visit to the Queen and Prince Albert, from the Priory, Stanmore. The Queen Dowager was accompanied by her Se rene Highness the Princess Eliza of Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst. and was attended by her Majesty's Lady in Waiting and V i ce-Chamberlain. Captain W. B. and Lady Harriet Hamilton are expected to arrive at the Castle this evening on a visit to her Majesty. The Queen's private band performed yesterday evening the following pieces in the Castle : Overture —''Philtre" Selection—" Huguen0t5"..... Pas Redoubles ... Klose. The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will include her Majesty the Queen Dowager, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Serene High ness the Princess of Hohenlohe Langenburg, tier Serene Highness the Princess Eliza of Hohenlohe Langenburg, her Serene Highness the Princess Amelie of Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst, her Serene High ness the Princess Eliza of Hohenlohe Schill ingsfurst, his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Lady in Waiting of the Queen Dowager, the Lady in Waiting of the Duchess of Kent, the Baroness de Speth, the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, the Hon. William Ashley (Vice-Chamberlain to the Queen Dowager), Captain W. B. and Lady Harriet Hamil ton, Major-General Wemyss, and Sir George Couper. The band of the 2d Life Guards attend during dinner. Her Majesty's private band will afterwards attend in the Castle, and will perform the following pieces : Overture—"Preciosa" ..... Weber. Quartetto, Op. 12, in E flat, Adagio non tardante, canzonetta allegretto, andante espressivo ; finale, motto e vivace—(two violins, viola, and vio lincello: Messrs. Sainton,Betts, and H. Chipp) .... Mendelssohn. Finale, 2d Act—" Oberon" Weber. The Earl of Clarendon arrived in town yesterday, from his seat, the Grove, Watford. His Lordship had an interview with Sir George Grey, at the Home office. Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller-General to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the Na tional Debt, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing -street. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office, from the Governors of the West India Colonies. Mr. William Grey, M.P., arrived in town yes terday. SWEARING-IN or THE LORD MAYOR.—Yester day the interior of the Guildhall presented an ani mated scene, from a vast assemblage of well-dressed ladies and the members of the Corporation attending to witness the swearing in of the Lord Mayor, Sir James Duke. Previous to the civic ceremony, the members of the company to which the Lord Mayor belongs, the late Lord Mayor (he being virtually out of office), several of the Aldermen, the Sheriffs, and several of the civic authorities, partook of a sumptuous break fast at the Mansion-house. Shortly after two o'clock the civic procession reached Guildhall, and proceeded in the first instance to the New Council Chamber, and then into the Hall, when Sir James Duke took the various oaths of allegiance and supremacy. The Lord Mayor received the congratulations of his brother Aldermen, and was inducted by his predecessor into the civic chair, when the Chamberlain delivered to his Lordship the purse and to the Mace-bearer and Sword-bearer their respective insignia of office, which his Lordship retureed to the present holders, expressing a hope that they may long continue to enjoy their office. After the usual forms and ceremonies had been gone through, the Lord Mayor and the members of the Corporation returned to the Mansion-house. From St. Vincent's, St. Christopher's, and Gre nada, the accounts speak of plenteous sho wers occurring at an opportune period for strengthenin g canes. The y we ather previously had b een extremely dry the dry and su l try, and appearances at one time indicated hurricane. At tempts at incendiarism in Antigua had been discovered, and it was feared, unless vigorous measures were re sorted to, the ex amp l e would be followed in the more h a e n r d i n t h t e h i p s a i n s . l a a h n e d s — 1 .4:1 co un t ry di stricts. The "C. exception, satisfactory, i; Olt not as yet suffered severely. that Artifijed h s>~ - nontain an account of a The Surinam jtkitnto& e the D u t c h p l anters meeting held among at *amber u. sea delivered favoiiiing colonilatioti. The adnrt.. on the `occasion *de in rapport of the adoptio: of j!ets sures calculated to prodnetf this- remit, and a comm.. ee was organized and empowered to Orme such steps as shall bring the question under prominent ctesideration. GIAND BANQUET AT DERBT.-011 Tuesday last the electors of Derby entertained their late represents- ' ti+ei the Bight lion. E. Struts, at a dinner at the Atitentelifti. About 250 persons were present; the Mayor, Mr. H. Mogley, presiding. The Hon. L. Gower the Hon. H. Cavendish, M.P., Mr. W. Evans, M.P., Mr jaag, Mr. L. Heyworth, M.P., Mr. Moffat, M.E:; Majt/r .tiottei Dr. Peach, Dr. Bent, &c., were amongst the gtieStS, After the cloth was removed, and the usual loyal toasts drunk pith the honours, two splendid volumes, containing the address of the electors to Mr. Strutt and their autograph signatures, were placed on the table before the chairman, to be presented by that gentleman to the late Member. The chairman then proposed Mr. Strutt's health, and read the address, at the conclusion of which the company responded to the toast in the most enthusiastic manner. Mr. Strutt, in returning thanks for the honour done to him, entered at some length into his connexion with his late con stituents, and explained his political views, as well as his reasons for retiring into private life. The principles which had first obtained for him their approbation and support had since been strengthened and confirmed by ' maturer years and increased experience, and it would be a matter of enduring satisfaction to him that to them he owed the opportunity of advancing, however feebly and imperfectly, those great principles which he had always advocated, and that from them he had received that day the honourable and magnificent testimonial which they had been pleased to confer. Mr. Strutt sat down amidst reiterie ed cheers. The healths of Mr. T. Giabot Lie, o the Hon. Mr. L. Gower, of Mr. Moffatt, the Me mbees for the borough, and of several other gentlemen' pi esont, were then drunk, and responded to in an appro priase manner; after which Mr. Strutt proposed the h,saith of the Mayor, which was drunk with all due honour, and for which that gentleman returned thanks, and the • earn pany separated shortly afterwards. From the Equador we learn that some parti sans of General Flores had attempted an invasion from New Granada, but had been entirely dispersed. It was. bee lieved that this would prove a last effort in favou r of Flores, and that the actual Government may be cc aisi dered free from all further danger. The advices from the West Indies generally :state that the weather was favourable for the progress of the crops, which in most of the islands promised abundance. The Jamaica papers allude to rains having fallen in Kingston, Montego Bay, and Falmouth. In the latter district malaria was prevalent, and had occasioned much sickness. From Barbadoes and Trinidad there is _little news of interest. NOTICE TO Suirrens.--According to the notifi cation published on the date of the 24th of October, 1848, the Minister of Foreign Affairs informs shipeers and traders that a floating light on the Passe des line ' lingen, near the Paarde-Markt, will be lighted eletry night from sunset to daybreak, dating from the sth of Nov.—( Signed) C. D'HOFFSCHMIDT.—BrusseIs, 30, 1848. CAUTION TO NAPHTHA BURNERS. YeSterdPiy evening a very dangerous accident occurred to Mies. Price, No. 19, Lisson-street, Paddington. Mrs. Prize, who was filling a lamp with naphtha with one ha nd, and holding a candle in the other, poured the napth a i n till it overflowed, and ran on to her dress, when the candle coming in contact with it, she was suddenly en veloped in flames, and flew into the street, still holding the lamp. A boy, who was passing, ran against her, and upsetting the lamp the violence of the flame was increased ; and but for the timely assistance of Mr. Hodges and another man, who rolled her over upon the pavement, and used the promptest efforts 10 extin guish the flames, she must inevitably have been burnt to death. GENERAL THEATRICAL FUND.—A meeting of the members of this association was held yesterday, at the Lyceum. Mr. Worrell in the chair. From the last annual report it appeared that the funded capital of the institution exceeded 4,0001., and that the members had been enabled to make an addition of 51. per annum to each of the annuitants of 25L, elected in 1846. Her .Majesty had become an annual subscriber of 100 guineas. Among other patrons of the drama, who are warm sup porters of the fund (which admits members of the pro fession not eligible for the funds of Covent•garden or Drury-lane Theatres), may be mentioned the Duke of Devonshire, the Earls Fitzhardinge and Ellesmere, Sir Bellingham Graham, Bart., Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, Bart., Hon. T. Hope, Mr. Sergeant T a lf our d, B en j am i n Bond Cabbell, Charles Dickens, Douglas Jerrold, and John Foster, Esqrs.; while amongst its most zealous advocates in the profession, and who are also large con tributors, are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean, Mr. Macready, Mr. B. Webster, Mr. W. Farren, Miss Helen Faucit, Mr. W. 11. W. Betty, Mr. T. P. Cooke, and Mr. Buck stone, the honorary treasurer of the fund.. The cus tomary routine of business having been transacted, thanks were voted to the secretary. CHURCH ESTABLISILMENTS.—A meeting of the British Anti-State-Church Association wns held last evening, at the Horns Tavern, Kennington; Mr. Pear son, M.P., in the chair. The Rev. Mr. Townsend moved the first resolution, declaring that the existence of a State Church is injurious to the best interests of Chris tianity, and incompatible with the full enjoyment of re ligious liberty. This was agreed to by the meeting, though not with that " unanimity" of which some of the speakers boasted, for it is due to truth to say that more than half the persons present did not vote at all. The second resolution, moved by the Rev. Mr. Green, pledged the meeting to offer their most determined opposition to the scheme for the endowment of the Roman Catholic clergy of Ireland, which, it is supposed, will be brought forward in the next session of Parliament. A Mr. Jones explained the plan of agitation against the Established Church which the association has determined upon, by sending a corps of lecturers to various quarters to in stitute a provincial agitation during the ensuing winter. Messrs. Scoble, Miall, and other supporters of the dis senting interest, were present. The staple of the speeches consisted of unmeasured denunciation of all Established Churches; and it was broadly hinted, that though the fate of the Church Establishment might drag down with it " other institutions" into a common ruin, this would be anything but a regretable consequence. THE BLIND RECEIVING SIGHT.—A man whom a surgeon has cured of cataract returned public thanks to God on Sunday week, in St. Peter's Church, Preston, for the restore fion of his eyesight, after he had been blind during thirteen years!—Manchester Courier. ANOTHER MONSTER OE THE DEEP I—The brig Deux Adrien, commanded by Captain Bata, has just arrived at Havre ; the captain says that on the 27th ult., being in 47 deg. 45 min. west longitude, he saw something on his larboard bow very like a whale. He bore up for it, and on approaching it thought that it was a large ship, bottom upwards ; but on coming alongside he discovered it to be a gigantic turtle or tortoise, armed with enormous sharp blades, which elittered in the air, and served for the defence of the creature, like the quills upon the fretful porcupine. The shell was black, and from out thereof the unruly repdle poked his enormous head, which Captain Bara describes us being the most terrific sight that he ever beheld. THE PENINSULAR MEDALS.—It iS now distinctly I understood that the authorities at the Mint will, aft' s. the great delay which has taken place, issue, in the course of next month, the medals for distribution to the officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates, engaged in the actions in the Peninsula during the period from 1806 to 1814. FATAL ACCIDENT AT SHEERNESS..-011 Monday night, about seven o'clock, as a warrant officer belonging to the Conquestador, 50-gun frigate in ordinary, named Nicholls, was going off irom the pier in his boat, she ran aground, when he got out to shove her off, and by some means not accounted for lost his hold and his foot ing, and was drowned. Drags were used, and every means resorted to to recover the body, but without effect. The unfortunate officer had a boy with him in the boat at the time, but as the latter was carried away in it by the tide, he could neither render assistance to, nor explain how his superior was drowned. The de ceased has left a wife and five children. For the first time for nearly a fortnight private mercantile advices have been received from Vienna. They reach to the 2d instant, and give some details of the events immediately connected with the surrender of the city. It appears that on the 30th of October the most violent disunion manifested itself between the citizens and the students and workmen, which ended in a deter mination on the part of the citizens to submit, but this was stopped by news of the approach of 18,000 Hunga rians. Of that number, however, only 900 were regular troops, and these having at once deserted to the Imperial Generals, the rout of the remainder became complete, and east numbers were driven into the Danube. All further contest against the wishes of the moderate party in Vienna then ceased; and arms were instantly given up in every quarter. Taking all things into consideration, it is said the sacrifice of life and property has been very slight. Large bodies of troops are now preparing to move towards Hungary, the understanding being that that country is to be treated as a conquered province, and unconditionally incorporated with the hereditary Duchy or Austria Proper—a step which would modify in a considerable degree the relations of Austria with the Central Government at Frankfort. Of course in these letters nothing is yet said about business, but its speedy and safe resumption seems confidently to be anticipated. —Times. —WOOLWICH, were medicallyn,Nov.B.—Cap- ROYAL Lowe ,As company,BTlLL E 7 . th battalion, 8.--Cap tain Hospital previous to embarkationon Monday or in spected at nine o clock this morning at the O r d nance their Tuesday next for a passage to the Mauritius. Capt ain Low's company is not to relieve a company at that foreign station, but to augment the strength of the Royal Artillery there to the ext en t o f one additional company. Captsin Poole's comp an y, 2d battalion, which recently joined head-quarters here from Canada, has been placed under orders to proceed to Hull, and will leave Woolwich for their destination on Friday next. There are only two non - commissioned officers and 29 gunners at present at Hull, principally old soldiers, but it is in tended to have a company stationed at that place in future. Three of th e newly formed companies are to proceed in a few d a y s to C hatham to relieve the three companies at Chatham, who were principally iecruits when sent there, but have now completed their marching carbine and gun drill, and return to Woolwich to go through a course of repository exercises. One non commissioned officer and eight gunners left Woolwich on Monday for Dover to fill up the companies at that sta tion. Royal Sappers and Miners.—Four non-commis sioned officers and 70 privates (recruits) left Woolwich this morning for Chatham, to be instructed in raising field works, constructing fortifications, and mining ope rations. DEATH OF A VETERAN OFFICRR.—Major E. Mac ready, an old Waterloo officer, died very suddenly at his residence, near Bristol, on Saturday last. He had been connected with the army for upwards of thirty-five years. He served in the campaign of 1814 in Holland with the 30th, and was engaged at Fort Frederic Hen drick, on the 21st of March. His next services were in the campaign of 1815, throughout the whole of which he was engaged, sharing in the dangers of Quatre Bras, _ . •-•ny, and Waterloo. The deceased officer, at the con lA.. of the Continental campaign, proceeded to the East Indic., and there saw some rough serv i ce. H e took e of Asserhur, Plin March a n d A pr il, 9,atiwas i s-ha,lv afterwards placed on the h a lf- pay 81t is ' the s4 ' g list, with the rank of D..ajor • ALDERMAN :0? DOW GATE WARD. --We are sorry► to learn that J. Johnson, Esq., the alderman of this ward, is so seriously indisposed that his friends no not anticipate his recovery. _ _ _ BATTY'S CIRCUS.—That the performances of Mr. Batty's equestrian corps continue to gain on the public is exemplified by the increasingly numerous audiences that nightly assemble within the Panorama on the Mound_ This is not at all surprising, when we consider that the. company is numerous, talented, and well disciplined; the horses highly-trained and beautiful; and the scenes of the circle so judiciously diversified as to impart an air of novelty to each succeeding evening's entertainment. Encouraged by the applause which has been so lavishly bestowed on the daring yet graceful achievements of the female equestrians of the company, Mr. Batty has announced,a Jae which is to be conducted entirely by female art ist es.—Scotsnzan. CAUSE OF THE ACCIDEXT TO THE GREAT BRITAIN STEAM Sum —Captain Hosken endured all the disas trous consequences of the imputed culpable navigation of the Great Britain rather than injure the property of his employers by disclosing the true cause of the catas trophe—the derangement of the compasses through the material of the vessel—a cause said to be fully rocogn ia e d by certain authorities,--Liverpeol ice Lot so ula , ell l Ice, ini the gb s Jim- 10 3ed sr' the, red the usf )01' )01. est for ota 481 re 9, )m- Ind ton, 6d old 04 94 64 94 I •i .~