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UP .. to ...... .. to - .. to ....• •• to •••, •• tO ••••• P• tO ••=• ~ to ~ to . to -- ~to.- . to -- . to-- .:to • to to -- to -- . to . to • t 0 . to . to • to . to -- DAY•) to breeze, Don Ai' Odessa , atact w ith Malags , Cape 6f, I, Quebec. Claud, nith, Ba- rsoll, St• William African w York. Colonia, -Jean, CO and, En' Quebec• astle, for t of this Ind from place on continuo Perk, or r Redcar )ort, Dab m New' Leh near Lata h o rg ,f Sion of al' ;0 od— MARKET NEWS -(THIS DAY.) COLjis; SUGAR,—The market ter s Plantation continue without material alteration in value, sales 770 hhds. The public sales have comprised 1,800 bags Mauritius, 500 bags Bengal, and 1,200 Insiets of Java. The Mauritius and Bengal acid v itli animation at full prices; but the Java which was o ff c red in bond was av ithdrawn at 17s to 19s 6d for good brown and grey, and subsequently placed at about those rates. Pi ivately 200 hhds Porto Rico have been disposed of for refining at an average price or 35s 9d, being the full relative value. The quan tity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 2,213 hhds 288 tierces 727 barrels; there were taken for home consumption 1,140 hhds 146 tierces 251 barrels. The stock in the same places is 22,465 hhds 3,274 tierces 5,404 Larrels. COFFEE.-580 bags and 130 casks Plantation Ceylon at auction sold with animation at extreme prices. Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 477 puns. There were taken for home consumption 300 puns 26 hhds, and exported 93 puns 63 hhds. The stock in the same places is 21,442 puns 2,077 hhds. RICE was dull of sale on previous terms, 1,880 bags Java, at auction, was all withdrawn, importers being un willing to force the market. SPICES.-4SO bags black pepper met a ready sale at 2kd to 2-1 d for ord Batavia. SALTPETRE.-15,070 bags Bengal sold readily at full prices, viz., at 25s 6.i to 27s 6d for 10: 1 1 to 5i per cent. refraction, of good colour and quality. TALLOW.—P Y.O is 44s Gd to 46s per cwt on the spot, and Town 46s Gd. TEA.—The public sales have been brought to a close, and of 19,000 packages offered 6,200 have been sold. Prices have continued about the same as last week. EAT B. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 31 13s; Clover ditto, 31 lOs to 41 13s ; and Straw, 11 2s to 11 8s per load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 12s to 3/ 15s ; Clover ditto, 3/ lOs to 41 12s; and Straw, 11 4s to 1/ 10s per load. Supply rather limited, and trade dull. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 21 103 to 3/ 139: Clover ditto, 3/ 109 to 4/ 18s; and Straw, 112 s to 1/ 9s per load. Both Hay and Straw moved offlowly at our quotations. COAL MARKET..-YESTERDAY. New Tanfield 153 Otifttiddell's lss 911 Ord's Redheugh Ravensworth's Pelavr. 14s 3d l Eden Main l7s Od Smith's Pontop ....... 14s Od l ßraddyll's lletton 1 "is 6d South Pontop.. ...... 14s Od, Eletton Townley l4s Od Stewart'a Wylam Wall's End, &c. iTees Gosforth . Harton Peareth CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor sat in his Court in tEe Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn, to-day, and heard appeals. TULLIAbIY V. VULLIA3IY. This case came before his Lordship upon appeal from the deeision of the Vice-Chancellor of Englaand. The suit was instituted by Lew is Vulliamy, for an account of the estate of his father, Benjamin Vulliamy, the well known watch and clock maker of Pall•mall, who died in 1811. By the will of Benjamin Vulliamy, the pro perty was to be divided into seven parts, between his widow and his six children, and one of the children, Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy, who still carries on the business at Pall-mall, was appointed an executor with two other persons. All the parties except the plaintiff had long ago adopted the executors' ac counts, and accepted their shares and executed releases. The accounts, previous to the year 1825, were for the most part made out by the other executors, but since 1825 the management of the affairs had principally devolved on Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy. Ac counts which the other members of the family had adopted had been sent to the plaintiff also, but he dis puted their accuracy, and filed this bill in 1844 for a general account:from the testator's death. There were two questions now made, first, whether the plaintiff was entitled to any further account for the period anterior to 1825; and, secondly, whether the defendant, Benja min Lewis Vulliamy, had been in partnership with the testator at the time of his death. The bill asserted that there had been no partnership, and that the whole stock in trade, as well as the profits of the business at Pall mall, belonged to the testator's estate. The defendant, on the other hand, insisted on a partnership, and it was admitted that he had had the management of the busi ness for some years before the testator's death, who, in consequence of ill health had gone to reside at Kensing ton ; and it was proved that the family considered the son as in partnership with his father. But it did not appear that there was ever any partnership articles executed. On the case coming on before his Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England he was of opinion that he was bound to direct a general account from the death of the testator, with a declaration that there was a partnership between Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy and the testator, and an inquiry whether the defendant had any interest in the stock in trade. From this decree the parties ap pealed to this branch of the Court. The arguments in the case occupied the Court the whole morning. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENQLAND.) LADEKOOKE V. SMITH. The further arguments in this part-heard case, which came before his Honour on three causes, occupied the Court the whole day. (Before the Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) MACINTOSH V. GREAT 'WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. The arguments in this cause occupied his Honour the whole morning. (Before the Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.) WEBSTER V. BRAY.-THE FLEETWOOD, PRESTON, AND WEST RIDING JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. The further arguments in this cause, which was partly heard yesterday, were resum ed this morn ing. The suit originated in a dispute between two gentlemen, Mr. Webster, of Manchester, and Mr. Bray, of Preston, who had been appointed joint solicitors to the Preston, Fleetwood, and West Riding Junction Railway Com pany, and the question in the cause was whether the profits made by them in their character of solicitors, were to be divided equally, as partners, or whether each should be paid merely in proportion to the actual ser vices rendered. It appeared that the railway having been projected about the same time, by parties resident at Manchester, and by others resident at Preston, it was arranged, subsequently, that the two projects should be combined, and on the Bth of May, 1845, the plaintiff and the defendant were jointly appointed solicitors. It would appear that a considerably larger amount of work had been actually done by the defendant, and that if the division of profit were to be regulated by this cir cumstance, the one party would probably receive hun dreds whilst the other would take thousands of pounds. The case turns very much upon the evidence of retainer, upon the acts done under it, the correspondence between the parties, and by professional usage. The arguments occupied the Court the whole morning QUEEN'S BENCH.--(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Guildhall before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE and Common Juries.) COLLARD V. DOBREE. This was an action brought by Messrs. Collard and Collard, pianoforte manufacturers, of Cheapside, to re cover the value or possession of a pianoforte. It appeared that in the year 1847 a gentleman named Wilkin, who is now abroad, hired a pianoforte of the plaintiffs, for the use of a lady, named Clifford, who at that time resided at N 0.22, Upper George-street, Portman square. A short time afterwards, being pressed for money, the lady applied to the defendant, a pawnbroker, to lend her some money oii the security of the instrument, pro ducing at the same time a receipted bill of Messrs. Col lard. He accordingly lent her 201. upon it, and the pianoforte was removed to his premises. He kept it beyond the ordinary period at the wish of the lady, but as it was not redeemed he sent it to Messrs. Debeuham and Storr, where it was ultimately sold for 201. 10s. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for 201. 10s. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. (From the St . Helena Gazette of Oct. 28.) The news by the last post is satisfactory. The let ters inform us that the Governor had reached Graff- Reinet on the 28th ult., on his way to Cape Town, through Kafirland. The Boers were perfectly quiet, and Mr. Southey was busily occupied in collecting the fines. The execution of Dreyer has had a remarkable effect throughout the country, in striking terror into the hearts of the ill-disposed. The loss of the rebels in the action at Bloem Pleats bag been found greatly to exceed the original estimate; and from the number of wounded who have come under the Governor's notice, there is no doubt that the injuries to many who escaped with life were of the most serious nature. The fort in construction at Bloem Fontein, to be called ‘. Queen's Fort," will speedily be completed, and for the present garrisoned with 60 or 70 Cape Mounted Rifles, and two companies of the 45th Regiment, toge ther with some field-pieces of moderate calibre. The Governor waa expected to be at Graham's Town on the 12th instant, thence to start for Port Elizabeth. We are not aware how his Excellency purposes to travel from Port Elizabeth, but we believe he may be expected here between the 24th and the 28th of this month. Yesterday's Gazette contains four letters from the re bel Pretorious, add' essed to the Boers, whom he hoped to persuade to join him to the fullest extent in opposing British rule; they are all dated prior to the memorable action at Bloem Pleats. The barque Mary, 'ledger, arrived here on Ist inst., on fire, with a cargo of coals from Londpn for this port. The Mary had been in a critical and dangerous state for several days , the coals having ignited. By the prompt assistance of the boats from the Bucephalus and Agin court, and some fi , hing-boats, she was towed to the head of the Bay and scuttled, the ignited state of the coals, and the great heat in the hold, having precluded all hope of saving the vessel by any other means. The fire hav ing been extinguished, the vessel was hove off, conducted t . o the anchorage, and moored by six o'clock in the even - 'lig- The Port Captain speaks highly of the conduct of Captain Eager of the Walter Scott the chief officers of the Bucephalus and Agincourt, and of the cheerful exer tions of the men under their command, by which much Work was done in so short a time. ROYAL ARTILLERY.—WOOLWICH, DEC. 11: Thirty -two fine young men, none of them under five feet eight and a half inches in height, joined the head quarters of the reg inaent here on Friday last, having been en li sted at Lisurn, in Ireland. The whole of the newly-formed companies of the 11th and 12th battalions assembled on the guard mounting parade to-day, in heavy marching order, under the command of Colonel Cruttenden, With Adjutant Radcliffe. THE SUN, LONDON, THE RECLAMATION OF WASTE LAND IN IItELAND. LETTER If. TO THE RIGHT 110 N. LORD JOHN RUSSELL, M.P. MY LORD,—I proposed in my last letter to show to your Lordship that, independent of the fact that Government must decide whether they will feed the people in some unions in Ireland, or give them work in exchange for food," there were other considerations which rend,•red it itnoer.q.ive en a just Government to put aside the "saws" of the "One-eyed men," and to give employment to the people. The foremost of these considerations is, that, the Imperial Government has neglected its duty; only anxious to obtain the support of the Irish represen tatives, it omitted years ago to pass a poor-law for Ireland, end the inevitable consequence of such neglect has been that the salutary check upon the subdivision of land which operates iu England was wanting in Ireland. Superadded to this was the influence derived from the number of forty-shilling freeholders, whose votes the landlord could command, giving him a certain political importance and an uncertain rent-roll. Had a poor-law been established in Ireland soon after the Union, and had the forty-shilling freehold been made a real and not an imaginary interest in the voter, the present calamitous condition could never have attained its fearful height. I assume that your Lordship will feel ne difficulty in assenting to the proposition, that it is the boun den duty of Government to render the imposition of a new tax as little burdensome as possible, and that this duty becomes more imperative, if the previous neglect of Government has rendered the tax more onerous than it otherwise would have been. And if this be consonant to the principles of justice, and if Government being compelled to distribute food in many unions in Ireland, can make the distribution in such a manner as to render the tax less onerous, surely a considerate Government should not hesitate in doing so. But when in addition to this there exists the indis putable fact, that the present mode of distributing food inevitably tends to demoralize the people, and to incapacitate them from future exertion, no Go vernment, deserving the name of such, should hesi tate as to the course it ought to pursue. But then the " One-eyed men," in and out of Par liament, they protest, forsooth, against Government employing the people; but Government are feeding the people, and must continue to do so in many unions for years to come. Although the " One-eyed men" are vehemently opposed to poor-laws, not one has yet had the audacity to propose that the people shall be suffered to perish. Look at the " One eyed men" in the House of Lords, in the House of Commons ; mark how bitterly they are opposed to the poor-law, especially those who have property in Ireland ; true, they attempt to disguise their hatred by professing to object only to details ; yet examine their objections, and your Lord ship will see that it is the principle of the poor-law to which they object. And no doubt an attempt will be made in the en suing session to emasculate the poor-law under the pretence of improving it. The fiat has, however, gone forth, and cannot be recalled, in spite of the wise saws of " One-eyed men"—in defiance of the dangers which statesmen well know surround a legal provision for the poor, the nation has resolved that the first charge upon the land shall be a poor-rate. It has therefore become the duty of Government to apply the poor-law with such wisdom as to prevent the anticipated danger ; a difficult task in England, but infinitely more so in Ireland; and therefore re quiring a greater variety of measures to avert those dangers which assuredly attend a poor-law unless most wisely administered. Yet the " One• eyed men" and the other haters of a poor-law resolutely set their faces against every measure which has been proposed to avert the painful condition of Ireland except one—they wish the Go vernment to expend the money of the people in clearing the estates of Irish landlords from a super abundant population. And this measure will be forced on the attention of Government with all the zest of interested parties; the Irish landlord, backed by those connected with Canada, Australia, and the other colonies requiring labourers to make their speculations more profitable; will cry out with a loud voice, Emigration is the only panacea for the ills which afflict my country. Passing over the glaring; injustice of applying the national funds to benefit ' lrish landlords or colonial speculators on the Shannon or in Canada—a Mont eagle or an Ellice—your Lordship is well aware that the difficulties attendant upon an emigration so ex tended as to produce the desired effect are insuperable, and that any partial application of the national reve nue to such an object, would inevitably be attended with jobbing never yet equalled, both in selecting the estates to be cleared and the colonies to which the emigrants would be sent. Assuredly I do not undervalue emigration as one of the means of conducing to a healthy state the con dition of the labourer both in Ireland and England ; indeed, your Lordship may possibly remember that, two years since, I strongly recommended the policy of assisting emigration from Ireland, in certain cir cumstances. The Government were passing an Act of Parlia ment to lend Irish landlords a large sum of money, for "the purpose of improving their estates ; now it was notorious that, in many cases, the first step towards improvement was the consolidation of the small patches, miscalled farms, and therefore the necessary eviction of the tenants. It occurred to me, and subsequent events have confirmed the opinion, that if Government lent to a landlord money, rendering it his interest to turn out of their homes those wbo he had permitted to'dwell there for many years, it was its bounden duty to pro tect the poor, as well as the rich, and to have made it one of the conditions of the loan that some portion of it should be applied to enable the evicted persons who desired to emigrate the opportunity of doing so. No, said the L° One. eyed men," that would be an interference with the rights of property, quite for getting, or rather overlooking, with their character istic short. sightedness, the fact, that the conditions on which the lease was granted contained almost every interferer. ce with the rights of property, which could well be imagined, even to the . injury of credi tors and infants. Now had not the " One-eyed men" been' success ful, and had my proposal been adopted, the really humane landlord would have felt sincere pleasure that his intended improvements would be carried out with the least possible injury to his poorer fellow-subjects, and those of different feelings would gave been com pelled to assist the poor as u condition of themselves receiving the assistance of the State. And what scenes of misery would have been spared exaggerated in some instances they may have been, but not in all, or one of the most talented members of the Government would not have called them in the House of Commons " barbarous evictions." In my next letter I will point out instances still more glaring and unjust, if; indeed that be possible, in which proposals made for the purpose of alleviating the ills of Ireland have been rejected by the influence of " One-eyed men." Let the public decide whether, like the case I have mentioned, they ought not to have been adopted. I have the honour to remain, Your Lordship's most obedient servant, RIGBY WA SON. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The marriage of Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer, late Minister of Madrid, with the Hon. Georgina Charlotte Mary Wellesley, youngest daughter of the late Lord Cowley, and niece of the Duke of Wellington, was solemnized on Saturday even ing last, by special license, in the chapel at Hatfield House, Herts, by the Rev. Gerald Wellesley ' assisted by the Rev. F. Faithful], rector of Hatfield , and the Rev. B. Stackey. The bride was given away by the Duke of Wellington. There were also present the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, the Marquis and Marchioness of Douro, the Marchioness Dowager of Downshire, Lady (Dowager) Cowley, Lord Sandys, Lord C. Wel lesley, Lord Eustace Cecil, Lord Robert Cecil, the Hon. Colonel and Lady M. Hood, Sir E. B. Lytton, Bart., Mr. J. and Lady B. Balfour, Mr. E. R. Bulwer, Mr. Bulwer, jun., Mr. Culling Smith, Mr. Sehedel, Mr. Johnson, &c. Lord Cowley and his lady were prevented from being present by his diplomatic duties at Frankfort. The bride and bridegroom, alter the conclusion of the cere mony, received the congratulations of the company, and left Hatfield House in a chariot and four, for Knebworth Hall, near Stevenage, the seat of Sir E. L. Bulwer. The nuptial festivities were kept up at Hatfield, in the old baronial style, until midnight. His Excellency Count Reventlow returned yester day from Copenhagen after an absence of nearly two months. The Count, who passed through Brussels on a special mission to the King of Belgium, is accompanied by M. Tresckow (Conseiller de Conference), who has been appointed to take part in the negotiations between Den mark and Germany, which will soon be re-opened in London. Owing to the state of affairs in Germany, these negotiations are likely to take a favourable turn for the cause of Denmark, and we are glad to learn that the Cen tral Power has recently given proof of its disposition td listen to the voice of moderation and of justice, We hope therefore, that Lord Palmerston will not fail to throw his weight into the scale of the injured and weaker Power, whose cause has met with such warm sympathy amongst all classes in England.—Times. The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough are en tertaining a select circle at Blenheim Palace, near Woodstock. The Duke of Richmond yesterday left town for Goodwood Park, Sussex, the Duchess and the Ladies Lennox having previously arrived there from town. The Earl and Countess of March are staying at their seat near Goodwood. Viscount Alford has left town for his residence near Northampton, which he has taken for a term, of the Earl Spencer. The Marquis of Northampton has gone to Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire, where a distinguished circle will assemble for Christmas. ' LITERATURE. COLBURN'S STAIVD.4IID LIBRARY._-111 - —„ mows Chateaubriand. Twin by Himself. Part I. Latterly a new description of periodical literature has sprung into existence. The more ephemeral monthly publications have been replaced by works of a more durable character. And in this novel depart ment of literature the most eminent publishers in the United Kingdom are making a noble competition. It has been, on many preceding occasions, our agree able duty to weigh in the balance of criticism the results of this generous rivalry; and in the majority of instances, as good fortune would have it, we have only found reason to utter our opinions in the lan guage of commendation. In this manner we have at intervals alluded to the progress of Mr. Murray's Home and Colonial Library, of Mr. Bohn's Standard Library, of Mr. Bogue's European Library (latterly, we believe, dropped), of Mr. Burns Select Library, of Mr. Knight's Monthly and Weekly Volumes (sub sequently published by Mr. Cox), of Mr. Bentley's Standard Novels, and of Mr. Colburn's Standard Novels. Within the last few weeks two important acquisitions have been made to these admirable productions. Mr. Bentley and Mr. Colburn have simultaneously entered upon a new field of enterprise by severally ushering into the world of letters a Standard Library of singular lite rary merit, of great typographical beauty, and of ex traordinary cheapness. Like the serial of Mr. Bent ley, that issued from the establishment of Mr. Colburn appears in monthly books, the price of each volume being half a-crown. Notwithstanding the excellence which has marked the periodical works which have preceded the present publication, the Standard Li brary of Mr. Colburn need not shrink from any comparison. Its debut is brilliant, and gives promise of acquiring a very distinguished reputation. Perhaps in the whole range of literature, a more felicitous selection could not have been made for a composition inaugurative of any periodical than that which has been here made by Mr. Colburn—a translation from the celebrated " D'Outre Tombe" of M. de Chateau briand. This version, which evidences a very laud able care in giving not only the precise meaning, but even the idiomatic turns of rhetoric peculiar to the great author of the " Genie du Christianisme," will be completed, according to announcement, in ten parts, the successive appearance of which we shall watch for with vigilant interest. Chateaubriand was the conqueror of Voltaire. That is his glory. That is the true secret of his renown. That is the assurance of his immortality as a writer— an immortality which will gain him at once the admi ration and reverence of posterity. Chateaubriand was the conqueror of Voltaire. Towards the close of the eighteenth century Voltaire laid the might of his sa crilegious intellect upon the vast and awful fane of Religion. Everything that was holy he scoffed ; everything that was consecrated by the homage of ages he levelled with the thunderbolts of his sar donic and defiant genius. He found many of the ramparts of the Church weakened by corruption, and I many of the soldiers of the Church enervated by li centiousness. He availed himself of that opportunity with the most sublime audacity and the most incom parable perseverance. For sixty years he poured forth the discharges of his infidel philosophy, and by their force alone he succeeded at last in pulling down into ruins the grand structure of Christianity. The glory of Cha teaubriand is this, that he found religion a byeword and he made it a name of honour, he plucked the sacerdotal robe from the mire and showed that it was unsullied either by the foul aspersions of unbelievers, or by the blood and crimes of the Revolution. Chris tianity was broken to pieces by the " Dictionaire Philosophique"—it was reconstructed by the " Genie du Christianisme." As the French Editor of the posthumous Autobiography has happily expressed it —" Chateaubriand appears in the nineteenth century as the counterpoise of Voltaire in the eighteenth." Elsewhere he observes that Shakspere was a god speaking the language of men Chateaubriand a man speaking the language of the gods. "He stood alone in the age—he was the honest man—he was the great man : his name filled literature and flooded it with a golden light." As a journalist, he was the first who, in the columns of the Conservateur, " unmuzzled the press, muzzled by Napoleon.' As a statesma n h e occup i es a singu larly intermediate position. "In politics, M. de Lafayette begot Chateaubriand, and Chateaubriand begot M. de Lamartine." The autobiography of such a man—from the depths of the tomb—is a revelation more solemn than that of a Delphic) Oracle. We listen and hold our breath. The portion comprised in the part before us is descriptive of Chateaubriand's existence, from the day of his birth at St. Malo, Sept. 4, 1768, down to his residence in Paris, from 1787 to 1789. As tokens of the eloquence of these extraordi nary memoirs we transcribe the following : SETTING OF THE MOON AT SEA. " Constituted by God arbitress of the deep, the moon has her wanes, her vapours, her rays, her eclipses, like the sun; but, unlike him, she retires not solitary—a cortege of brilliant stars accompanies her to rest. In proportion as, on my native shores, she gradually de scends the sky, she increases its silence, which she com municates to the sea; soon she sinks to the horizon, in tersects it, shows only the half of her countenance over come by sleep, she gently inclines, and then disappears in the soft swelling of the waves. The starry retinue of this queen, before plunging to follow her, seem to stop suspended on the crested waves to wish their last good night. The moon has no sooner sunk to rest, than a stiff breeze springs up and effaces the image of the con stellations, as the lamps of the festal hall are extin guished when the queen of the feast has withdrawn her shining presence." CHATEAUBRIAND'S FIRST COMMUNION. " My confessor was the Superior of the Seminary of the Eudistes, a man of about fifty years of age, of an extremely stern aspect; whenever I presented myself at the tribunal of penitence, he interrogated me with great anxiety. Surprised at the trivial nature of my faults, he knew not how to reconcile my distress with the insigni ficance of the secrets which I deposited in his bosom. As Easter approached more nearly, his questions became more urgent. Do you conceal nothing from me?' ex claimed he. No, my Father.'—' Have you not com mitted such or such a fault?' No, my Father.'—My invariable reply was, No, my Father.' He dismissed me sighing and doubting, his look scrutinizing the very depths of my soul; and, as for me, I quitted his presence pale and harassed, as if I had been a criminal. " I was to receive absolution on Holy Wednesday. I passed the night of Tuesday in prayer and in reading, with terror, the book called Confessions mal faites.' On Wednesday, at three o'clock in the afternoon, we set out for the seminary, accompanied by our parents. All the vain eclat which has since been attached to my name could not inspire Madame de Chateaubriand with half the pride which she felt at that moment, when, as a Christian and a mother, she saw her son about to parti cipate in the great mystery of religion. " On my arrival at the church, I prostrated myself before the high altar, where I long remained as if anni hilated. When I rose to go to the sacristy, where the Superior was waiting for me, my knees shook under me. I threw myself at the feet of the priest, and it was with the greatest difficulty that I was able to articulate my confiteor. Well,' exclaimed the minister of Jesus Christ, have you not forgotten anything?' I was mute. His questions recommenced, and the fatal, No, my Father,' issued from my mouth. He drew back, and asked counsel of Him who conferred upon His Apos tles the power of remitting and retaining sin. Then, making an effort, he prepared to give me absolution. " If a thunderbolt had fallen upon me I could not have been more terrified, and I cried out, I have not told you all!' This keen-sighted judge, this delegate of the Sove reign Arbiter, whose visage inspired me with such fear, suddenly became the most tender pastor; he embraced me, and, bursting into tears, exclaimed, Come, then, my dear son, take courage an d tell me all.' " I never passed such a moment in all my life. If the weight of a mountain had been taken from me, I could not have felt more relieved. I sobbed for joy. I venture to say that on this day I was made an honest man. I felt that I never could survive remorse; what then must be the feelings of that man who has been guilty of crime, if I suffered so severely for childish frailty I And how divine is that religion which can thus master our best affections! What moral precepts can ever supply these Christian institutions? _ _ " The first avowal made, all the rest cost me nothing, and my secret delinquencies, at which the world would have laughcd, were weighed in the balance of relig ion. The Superior was greatly embarrassed; he wished to defer my communion, but I was about to quit college, and to enter the navy. With extreme sagacity he dis cerned in my youthful tendencies, insignificant as they were, the bent of my inclinations. He was the first to penetrate the secret of what I should hereafter become. lie divined my future passions—he did not conceal the good that he saw i n me; b ut h e , at t h e same time, pointed out the bad qualities with which I should have to contend. There is,' he concluded, 'no time for you to do penance; but you are washed from your sins by a courageous, though tardy avowal.' Then, raising his hand, he pronounced the formula of absolution. And now this second time his arm of thunder descended on my bead like the dews of heaven. I inclined my head to receive it—l seemed to share the joys of angels. I ran and threw myself on the bosom of my mother, who was waiting for me on the steps of the altar. I no longer appeared the same to my masters or my schoolfellows. I walked with a light step, raised head and joyous coun tenance, in all the triumphs of repentance. " On the following day (Holy Thursday) I was ad mitted to that touching and sublime ceremony, which I have in vain attempted to portray in my G4inie du Christianisme.' Here again I might have found my wonted petty humiliations. My bouquet and my dress were less handsome than those of my companions; but on this day all was to God and for God. I perfectly realised faith—the real presence of the Victim in the Holy Sacrament of the altar, was as sensible to me as the presence of my mother at my side. When the Host was placed upon my lips, I felt as if enlightened within. I trembled with awe, and the only material thing which occupied my mind was the fear of profaning the sacred wafer. Le pain que je vous propose Sert aux angel d'aliment, • Dieu lui mime le compose De la flour de sou froment.'—itecniE. " At this moment I understood the courage of the martyrs, end could have confessed Christ on the scaf fold, or in the midst of lions." EVENING, DECEMBER 12, 1848: LUCILE AT MIDNIGHT. " On a landing place of the stairs of the great tower, there hung a clock, which beat time to silence. In her visionary moods, Lucile was accustomed to sit down on a step opposite to this clock; she looked at the dial by the light of her lamp placed on the ground. When the two hands came together at midnight, and by their for midable conjunction gave birth to the hour of disorder and crime, Lucile heard noises which revealed to her distant enormities." THE BROTHER AND SISTER. " Our principal recreation consisted in walking, side by side, on the great Mall, in spring on a carpet of prim roses; in autumn on beds of withered foliage; and in winter on a covering of snow, ornamented by the tracks of birds, squirrels, and ermines. Young like the prim roses, sad like the dry leaves, and pure as the new-fallen snow, there was a harmony between our recreations and ourselves." Several of his sentences utter beautiful truths in words exquisitely epigrammatic ; as thus—" Hours are to men the seeds of eternity," (p. 185.) "In life there are only two true thing,s---: eli gion with -under - standing, and love with youth!" (p. 162.) " Events efface events; inscriptions graven over other inscriptions form the pages ofthellistory of Palempsests,"(p. 65.) At other moments the sombre and contemplative mind of the author of " Atala" and " Les Martyrs" yields itself up to the most hilarious gaiety of manner, verifying that felicitous remark of the French editor, that " on the brink of the grave this austere thinker, who, to a certainty, has never smiled, is suddenly seized with laughter, the loud laughter of Callot, Montaigne, Le Sage, and sometimes also of Voltaire." Witness this, his humorous descriptions of Delisle de Sales, and of his cousin Moreau. In the same strain he writes of the palaces of Frederick the Great,—" These places serve at once to immortalize the dirtiness of the cynic, the impudence of the atheist, the tyranny of the despot, and the glory of the soldier "—or, speaking of the dogs of St. Malo, he says so naively, " They were at la s t con d emne d to cap it a l punish ment for having had the misfortune of inconside rately eating the legs of a gentleman." The intro ductory chapters of the autobiography, however, possess higher merits than these comical tricks of language. The portraits of his family, of Lucile, of Julia, of Gesril, of the Abbe Carron, of the Abbe de Chateaubriand, of his grandmother, of his parents, of his instructors, are all life-like and admirable. Ad mirable, too, and exquisitely beautiful, is his account of the Ideal he loved and worshipped, the Phrynia of his day-dreams, the weird, divine, goddess-like Ap parition ! THE MAN MADE OF MONEY. Part 111. By Douglas Jerrold. We shall be curious to follow up the adventures of " The Man made of Money" in Part IV., for, at the conclusion of this part, the author has left Jericho, the man made of money, in a " fix," his secret is dis covered, and discovered in the most extraordinary manner imaginable. He has been to complete the purchase of Jogtrot Hall, for the assignees of poor old ruined Gilbert Carraways, and,in the course of his journey home Jericho meets Colonel Bones, and in sults him. A challenge ensues, and Bones, attended by Thrush, meet s J er i c ho, who is attended by Candi tuft and Dr. Dodo, and who comes to the ground in Battersea-fields in the doctor's carriage. " All ready. Colonel Bones, with a grunt and a grin, fires at the signal. His ball goes clear through Jericho's bosom, knocking off a button in it s p assage , and striking itself flat against a pile of bricks. " A dead man!' cried the doctor, running to Jericho. "' My friend!' exclaimed Candituft. Have you made your will?' " Eh! What's the matter?' said Jericho. " Matter!' exclaimed Doctor Dodo, and he pointed his cane to the bole in the front of Jericho's coat, im mediately over the region of his heart; and then, walk ing round him, stared at the hole between the fourth and filth rib. Matter! It's the first time I ever heard a man with a bullet clean through his heart, ask—what's the matter ?' " I'm bles3ed if here ain't the ball, as flat as a penny, with the waddin about it,' cried Bob Topps, picking up the lead. " What ! Eh? Why, gentlemen, said the Doctor, taking the ball, and peeling from it the fragments of paper—' are you so rich that you wad with bank-notes?' " The Colonel's ball had passed through Jericho's bank-note-paper heart ; and Jericho lived and moved, and was none the worse for it. Jericho fired in the air; whereupon the Colonel and Thrush, with a strange leer at him avowed themselves more than satisfied. Jericho declared the whole matter to be a good joke, and was about to enter the Doctor's carriage. ' I beg your pardon, sir,' said the Doctor, but no man, or devil, or whatever he may be, rides in my carriage, who can live with a hole through his heart.' And the Doctor jumped inside, shouted home,' and was whirled from the ground. " Neither Thrush nor Bones cared to ride back ; indeed, they proposed to walk. Whereupon, Jericho beckoned to Topps—' Not if you'd turn these fields into gold and give 'em me,' cried Bob; and he jumped on his box, and drove away. " ' Dev'lish impudent fellow,' said Jericho to Can dituft: but Candituft made no answer. He cared not to talk even to the Man of Money, the money having a hole in its heart." Thus ends Part 111. ; and certainly the author could not have ended Part 111. in a manner better calculated to excite an intense anxiety to see Part IV. EPI.9ODES OF INSECT LIFE. This very elegantly bound and very daintily illus trated little volume has been written with the laudable purpose of introducing the study of ento mology to the favour of the general reader. The author of this work believing, and with considerable reason, that insects and entomology are objects of utter indifference, if not of positive dislike, to the multitude, has endeavoured in this volume not so much to explain the mysteries of his favourite science, as to render that science an attractive study. To do this he has had recourse to the old artifice. He has arrayed TRUTH in the garb of fable, in order to disarm prejudice and secure attention. "To make insects objects of liking," he says, " would seem the best preparatory step towards making them subjects of learning; and to accomplish this I have endea voured to associate them as much as possible with our domestic habits." The first dozen or twenty pages are somewhat rambling and roundabout. The author hardly seems to know h ow t o enter upon hi s su bj ect, and begins with a great deal of unnecessary circum locution ; afterwards, however, his style becomes easy and eloquent, and he treats of his favourite subject in a very agreeable and interesting manner. He is evidently an entomological enthusiast, which circum stance naturally imparts an earnestness to his style, and a considerable attraction to his revelations. Even in the rambling introduction we find the following beautiful and heartfelt panegyric upon entomology : " For us nature has no desert place; touched by thy magic wand, every tree has become a peopled city, teaming with busy multitudes ; every flower a pavi lion hung with gorgeou s t apestry, f or the summer oc cupation of insect nobles, c l a d i n velvet, gauge, :or coats of mail ; nay, the very moss that grows upon the tree, or clothes the stone, has become to us a forest, where, as in forests of larger growth, roam the fierce and the gentle, preying or preyed on by each other. The arid heath, the decaying tree, the mouldering wall are converted at once into fertile fields of interest and inquiry, while the summer skies and glitt er i ng waters grow brighter yet with glancing Wings and oar-like feet ; and with the knowledge that both are plied by a multitude of happy creatures." In or d er perhaps to keep his own enthusiasm in countenance, the author tells us that the study of entomology has, been found capable of ex citing enthusiastic energy, incomparable patience, and fervent piety. " Oh," exclaimed the Dutch entomologist, Swammerdan, while studying for his work on the habits and structure of bees, "Oh, for one year of continued light and heat, that I might work without interruption !" It is not probable that this volume, attractive though it be, will awaken a similar ardour in the breasts of its readers, neverthe less it is well calculated to inspire them w i th a li ve li er interestiin a very interesting study, and in conse quence it will be peculiarly valuable to the you ng . its appearance is most prepossessing. It s cover is verdant as the meadows of spring, and as gor geously adorned with golden bees, and butterflies, and grasshoppers, and crickets, and, ab ove a ll , with a magnificent spider's web, the golden shreds of which appear to full advantage on the pale-coloured green. The pictorial embellishments are of a very superior kind; the butterflies and other insects are tinted with colours almost as bright as those with which nature has arrayed them. Many of th e p i ctures, like the " Episodes" they illustrate, are all egor i cal. The vig nette, for example—" So issue forth th e S easons " — exhibits a cricket, a brimstone-butterfly, a grass hopper, and a peacock-butterfly, representing the seasons of the year. The cricket is bedecked with the Christmas holly, and never were four more gro tesque maskers conceived. BOHN'S STANDARD LlBRA RY—Menzd's s- Histcry of Germany. Vol 11. Miller's Philosophy of history. Vol I. We have so frequently commented upon the excel lent" qualities of Mr. Bohn's Standard Library," that it is hardly necessary for us to do more than an nounce the appearance of these volumes, which are worthy to take their place beside their predecessors. The " History of Germany" contains an engraving of Ilolbein's portrait of Charles V., and the "Philosophy of History " is embellished with a likeness of its author. THE RUMOURED EXPEDITION TO 'MOROCCO.—We are assured, upon what we believe to be the best autho rity, that there is no foundation for the report that has been circulated through the newspapers, of an in tended expedition under Sir Charles Napier against Tangiers.—Post. WRECK OF A FRENCH BRIG-OF-WAR.-Bp the French vessel Jose, arrived at Havre from Monte Video, which she left on the 2d of October, we learn that the French brig-of-war Paudour had been lost with almost all hands on board. A few of the crew succeeded in saving themselves. SACRED MUSIC. THE BIBLE PSALMS, set forth to appropriate Tunes or Chants, Ancient and Mo;icin, and Divided and Arranged after a plain and easy nathodfor General Use in Public and Private Worship. By H. J. Gauntlett, Mus. Doc. The object of this work will be best described in the words of its preface. " This volume contains the entire Book of Psalms, reprinted from the authorised version of the Holy Scripture. Each psalm is set to one or more appropriate tunes, and arranged for general recitation, after the scriptural and primitive manner of singing. The work is published with the hope of satisfying the wishes of those who desire to see the pure word of God set to plain, serious, and solemn music, taking its just position in the praises and thanksgivings of public and private worship. The editor has de sired to render this musical psalter a congregational one as well as a useful singing -book for the family circle. Each psalm has been set to an appropriate chant, and the time in which it is to be sung care fully marked. Whilst many of the chants are ex ceedingly simple, there are others of a complex character, but their peculiarities are fully developed in the Explanation of the Chant and in the Direc tions for the use of this Book. The easiest and the best calculated to commence with are pointed out. Where there are organs, and where it may be thought desirable to chant the psalms in parts, a little book of a uniform size with this volume is published, which contains all the chants set in four parts and arranged for the use of the organist." This extract from the preface will give an idea of the character of Dr. Gauntiett's very valuable work. We have before us five small volumes—one contains the chants arranged for the organ, and each of the other four contains the Psalms, with appropriate chants. Each volume is a complete work in itself, and contains the whole of the psalms ; their only difference being that one volume is adapted for a " bass" voice, another for a " tenor," and so on. Some very truthful remarks, eulogising the Psalms of David, and recommending them as the most beautiful and most appropriate subjects for sa cred music, form a fitting introduction to these volumes. The eulogy and the recommendation are, however, scarcely needed. Perhaps no book in the whole Bible, and most certainly no profane work, gives such natural and such eloquent expression to the feelings of humanity, whether of joy, of sorrow, of supplication, or of thanksgiving, as do the inspired songs of the Shepherd King. No matter what our frame of mind may be, it is impossible to turn over the Psalms without finding our emotions there pourtrayed, our troubles consoled, and our hopes en couraged. Dr. Gauntlett has performed a great public service in thus facilitating the chanting of these sublime poems. NEW MUSIC. SONGS FOR THE PEOPLE.-A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED. Lewis ant Johnson, Cheapside. This song, which has been sung on several occa sions by Mr. H. Phillips, is composed by Mr. G. 0. Allamann. It is a good melody, well harmonised, the poetry by J. Oliver, Esq., and is sure to be popular with the million. THE FORSAKEN MOTHER. Ballad. Addison and Co., Regent -street. This charming ballad, written and composed by Mr. and Mrs. H. J. St. Leger, is decidedly the best we have seen by these distinguished amateurs. It has been sung with great success by Miss Bassano, Miss Wallace, Mrs. Weiss, Mrs. Alexander Newton, and Mademoiselle Nissen. FINE. ARTS. PORTRAIT of SAMUEL MAUNDER. Painted by J. Waugh and Engraved by E. Finden. The name of Mr. Maunder is as identified with knowledge as that of the Dictionaire Philosophique or the Encyclopedia Britannica. His " Treasuries" are familiar to the mast, and prized by the mass beyond even the elementary works of Wanostrocht or the catechetical productions of Pinnock. It will, therefore, be with pleasure that the people will re ceive this excellent representation of the author of so many inimitable:compilations. This engraving is worthy of E. Finden, of J. Waugh, and of Samuel Maunder. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, MONDAY. The Queen and Prince Albert took their usual walk this morning. The younger branches of the Royal Family took their accustomed exercise. Major-General Wemyss, Equerry in Waiting to her Majesty, is expected at Osborne to-day. Mr. Bancroft, the American Minister, had an in terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yes terday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller-General to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the Na tional Debt, had also an interview yesterday with the Right Hon. Baronet. Sir Frederick Smith (Royal Engineers) had an in terview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial office. The Earl of Arundel and Surrey had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday in the Council Chamber. The Lords pre sent were the Master of the Rolls, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Mr. Baron Parke, and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall. An appeal was heard from the Arches Court, "Fennel v. Bate." Dr. Addams and the Queen's Advocate appeared for the respective parties. An appeal from the Court of Appeals of the Province of Canada, " Thos. M'Kay v. Peter Rutherford," was opened by Mr. Horace Twiss (Queen's Counsel). The case was adjourned. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDA.Y. WOLVERHAMPTON STEEPLECHASE. 4 to 1 agst Mr. Eskrett na Prince George—taken 5 to 1 agst Mr. Storey's Victim—taken 6 to 1 agst Mr. Moseley's Richard the First 10 to 1 agst Mr. Wallace na Equinox—taken 12 to 1 agst Mr. Buchanan's Alfred 12 to 1 agst Captain Maddock's Proceed—taken 15 to 1 agst Mr. Hoof na Profligate Jerry, who was in great force up to the close of the week at 7 to 2, was altogether friendless; almost any odds would h ave b een laid. The British Yeoman was de clared not to start. WOLVERHAMPTON HURDLE RACE. Offers to back Teresa agst any thing. CHESTER CUP. 2,000 to 40 agst Mr. J. B. Day's The Tartar—taken 50 to 1 agA Mr. Eddison's Hetman Platoff colt 1,000 to 15 agst Lord Stanley's Canezou 4,000 to 40 agst Mr. J. Peck's Melody—taken DERBY. 9 to 2 agst Lord Eglinton's Flying Dutchman— take 5 to 1 12 to 1 agst Lord Clifden's Honeycomb--taken and afterwards offered 1,000 to 40 agst Lord Stanley's Uriel—taken 1,000 to 25 agst Lord Stanley's Strongbow 45 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Old Dan Tucker—t to 251. Tho room was thinly attended, and betting flat. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. GOOD W 00D, 1849.— TUESDAY. Mr. Gordon's Little Jack by Slane, out of Coral, Bst 71b, agst Mr. Dorrien's Chariclea by Slane, Bst 31b. La vant Stakes Course. 50, h ft. (No day mentioned.)—Mr. Dorrien's The Verderer, 71b, agst Mr. Gordon's The Wren, Bst 31b. T.Y.C. 100. h ft. A FEW GOLDEN RULES FOR THE OBSERVANCE OF ALL THOSE IN POSSESSION OF A WATCH.--First— Wind your watch as nearly as possible at the same time every day. Secondly—Be careful that your key is in good condition, as there is much danger of injuring the machine when the key is worn or cracked; there are more main-springs and chains broken through a jerk in winding than from any other cause, which injury will, sooner or later, be the result if the key is in bad order. Thirdly—As all metals contract by cold and expand by heat, it must be manifest that to keep the watch as nearly as possible at one tempera ture is a necessary piece of attention. Fourthly—Keep the watch as constantly as possible in one position, that is, if it hangs by day, let it hang by night against something that is soft. Fifthly—The hands of a pocket chronometer or duplex watch should never be set back wards; in other watches this is a matter of no conse quence. Sixthly—The glass should never be opened in watches that set and regulate at the back. One or two di rections more it is of vital importance that you bear in mind. On regulating a watch, should it be going fast, move the regulator a trifle towards the slow, and if going slow do the reverse ; you cannot move the regulator too slightly or gently at a time, and the only inconvenience that can arise is that you may have to perform the duty more than once. On the con trary, if you move the regulator too much at a time, you will be as far, if not farther than ever from attaining your object; so that you may re peat the movement until quite tired and deeply disap pointed—stoutly blaming both watch and watch maker, while the fault is entirely your own. A ga i n , you cannot be too careful in respect of the nature and condition of your watch-pocket ; see that it be made of some material that is soft and pliant, such as wash-leather, which is the best, and also that there be no flue or nap, that may be torn off when taking the watch out of the pocket. Cl ean li ness too, is as needful here as in the case of the key before winding ; for if there be dust or dirt in e ith er i nstance, it will, you may rely upon it, work its way into the watch, as well as wear away the engine -turning of the case.—Edward Grafton on Horology. TRADE OF PAISLEY.—The trade of Paisley is at this moment much better than it has been for several years at the same season. A large quantity of tartans have been made, and for these a ready market has been obtained at very encourag ing pr i ces. Of harness goods the quantity made has been somewhat limited, but several houses are also doi ng a goo d tra d e i n that depart ment. .Altogether, we may hope t o ge t over th e p resen t winter with less destitution and misery than w e have hitherto experienced.—Renfrewshire Advertiser. IRELAND. TRIAL OF MR. DUFFY. DUBLIN, MONDAY.—The commission opens on Tues day (to-morrow). It is probable that the trial of Mr. Duffy will continence on Thursday - next. The Freeman's Journal has another list of signatures to the memorial against theexclusion of Roman Catholics from jurics for the trial of political charges, and also the following letter from Lord Ff reach:— " Castle Ffrench, December 5, 1848. " Gentlemen,—ln acknowledging the receipt of your esteemed circular, I beg leave to assure you that the grave subject to which the memorial accompanying it refers had previously engaged my earnest and anxious attention, as involving an indecent violation of one of the most valuable principles of our constitution, and, at the same time, imposing an insufferable stigma upon the an cient religion of this country. " How indignant must have been the feelings of the Roman Catholics of Ireland, when, during the late state trials, they saw every person of that persuasion excluded from the jury panel, and ordered by the law officers of the Crown to stand by, as if rendered by their religion unworthy of belief on oath, and disqualified to discharge the solemn duties of an honest mid independent juror. " We shall offer no insult to the religion of others, and why, then, should we suffer an insult to be offered to our own? We do not advocate, but abhor, the prin ciples of sectarianism. All we require is fair play. On that we will insist, and vindicate our religion from in famy and insult. Trial by jury, or the country,' says Judge Black stene, ' is the trial by his peers of every Englishman, which, arthe grand bulwark of his liberties, is secured to him by the Great Charter;' and the founders of the English law', continues the:same Learned Judge,' have, with excellent forecast, contrived that the truth of every accusation, whether preferred in the shape of indictment, information, or appeal, sh ou ld b e con fi rme d b y the una nimous suffrage of twele of his equals and neighbours, indifferently chosen, and superior to all suspicion; so that the liberties of England cannot but subsist so long as this palladium remains sacred and inviolate--not only from all open attacks (which none will be so hardy as to make) but also from all secret machinations which may sap and undermine it; and that these inroads upon this sacred bulwark of the nation are fundamentally opposite to the spirit of our constitution, and that, though they began in trifles, the precedent may gradualiy increase and spread, to the utter disuse of juries, in questions of the most momentous concern.' And are we to look on with folded arms, and see this glorious principle of our constitution, which is the only protection of our proper ties, of our liberties, and of our lives—thus flagrantly violated without an effort for its vindication. This is the worst of all despotisms—the infringement of law under the guise and semblance of law. " Most Willingly do I affix my signature to your me morial, and I shall feel happy to afford, in the promotion of your views, every co-operation in my power. " The memorial bears on its f a ce the amplest evidence of its truth and justice, and must be successful. For I cannot persuade myself, but that Lord Clarendon will, at once, take steps to have such abuses remedied. " I have honour to te, Gentlemen, " Yours faithfully, FYRENCH. " To Very Rev. John Spratt, D.D., and N. H. Delamarre, Esq., Hon. Secs." The Warder has the following paragraph:— " SIGNIFICANT HINT.—We have been informed, on good authority, that a human skull was deposited at the hall-door of Mr. Kemmis, the Crown solicitor, in Kil dare-street, as a premonitory caution against jury packing. . STATE OF TRADE IN 'DUBLIN. The Freeman's Journal contains the following:— " In reference to our markets last week, we can only re-echo our observations of several past weeks. There is a good, if not a large, consumption of produce going on, but not the smallest alteration for the better in prices; so far from it, that the leading articles are all a shade lower than last week. While this continues week after week, it is hopeless to look for any animation or dispo sition to speculate. All classes of dealers find it their interest to hold the smallest possible stock in constantly receding markets. We greatly fear that, as the addi tional demand, usual at this period of the year, has failed to give a stimulus to trade, that we have to encounter for the next month or two a lower stage of depression than we have even yet reached. "The following statement shows the consumption of tea in Ireland up to November, taken from the officio,' reports : Dublin . Belfast . 1848. 1847. lbs. lbs. 2,901,735 2,856,110 893,649 Cork 736,051 527,170 510,110 Other ports 1,067,595 1,114,687 5,390,149 5,216,258 5,216,958 Increase in 1848... 173,191 " There is a falling off of 14,000 lbs. on the month's consumption, distributed as fellows:—Dublin, 9,000; other ports, 113,000, both less; Belfast, 28,000; Cork, 11,000, more." THE WINTER EMIGRATION. The Limerick Examiner of Saturday says— " While our quays are thronged with shipping, bear ing away our food and our people, the evicted tenants or voluntary emigrating farmers continue to flock into this city, on their way to America. The cars, caravans, coaches. and jingles from the country towns are full of them. The steamer Erin-go-Bragh, which arrived yes terday, contained hardly any person but passengers ' outward bound.' Owing to this trade, the number of ship-brokers is treble what it was before." Tam ARMY IN IRELAND.—The following is an official return of the troops in Ireland for the month of Deeember:—lst Dragoon Guards, Cahir; Gth ditto, Dublin; 3d Dragoons, Longford; 4th Light Dragoons, Athlone; 6th Dragoons, Dublin; 7th Hussars, New bridge; Bth Hussars, Newbridge; 12th Lancers, Cork; 13th Light Dragoons, Dundalk; 17th Lancers, Dublin; Ist Foot, second battalion, Dublin; 2d Foot, Dublin; 3d Buffs, Limerick; 9th, Newry; 13th, Belfast ; 26th, Cork; 31st, Athlone; 35th, Mullingar ; 40th, Dublin; 41st, But tevant ; 43d, Templemore ; 47th, Limerick ; 48th, Dublin; 49th, Templemore; 55th, Dublin; 57th, Ennis killen; 59th, Dublin; 64th, Clonmel; 68th, Galway; 70th, Cork; 74th, Dublin; 75th, Kilkenny; 83d, Fer moy; 85th, Waterford; 89th, Paraonstown; 92d, Lime rick. In addition, there are the depot companies of the following regiments, whose head-quarters are on Indian and colonial service :-7th Foot, Youghall ; 19th, Mul- linger ; 34th, Boyle ; 38th, Castlebar ; 66th, Tralee ; 73d, Fermoy ; 79th, Nenagh ; 88th, Kinsale ; 95th, Londonderry. There are also strong detachments of Artillery, Marines, Royal Engineers, Out Pensioners, and armed Policemen, making in all an armed force of close upon 50,000 men. It is understood that the Coast Guard of Ireland, a body who can be also made available as fighting men when trequired, will shortly be placed under a variety of new regulations. All the highly paid and useless offices will be abolished as they become vacant, while the situations of the working officers and men will be rendered more permanent and advantageous. WOMAN BURNED.—On Saturday evening a young woman named Isabella Willies, residing in Carnegie street, was severely and dangerously burned. It is supposed that, being intoxicated, she had been smoking in bed, and that an ember from her pipe had fallen on the bed-clothes, which, as well as the bedstead, were partially consumed. The fire was extinguished soon after it was discovered, and the unfortunate woman con veyed to the Royal Infirmary, where she lay on Sunday evening in a dangerous state, and unable to give any account of the manner in which the accident occurred.— Caledonian Mercury. _ _ DISPATCH OF THE OVERLAND MAIL.—In conse quence of the day for the usual dispatch of the overland mail to India falling on a Sunday (the 24th instant), and the day following being Christmas Day, some anx iety has been felt on the subject by merchants and others lest the mail should be delayed till the 26th, an ar rangement which would materially interfere with the regular return of the Indian correspondence. The fol lowing letter, in reference to the date of the dispatch, has just been issued by the Post-master General:—" Gene ral Post-office, Dec. 11, 1848. Sir,—ln answer to your letter of the 9th instant, I am directed by the Post master-General to inform you that, as far as this de partment is aware, the next mail for India, via Mar seilles, will be dispatched on the 25 th insthnt, the fined clay, the 24th, falling on a Sunday. I am, Sir, ydr o b e dient servant, John Tilley, Assistant Secre ta*." REPRESENTATION OF TRURO.—We regret to an nounce that a vacancy has occurred in the representation of this borough, owing to the sudden death of Mr. Turner, M.P. A CHARTIST AND EIS BAlL.—Thomas Webb, of Stockport, who was held to bail, himself in 1001., and two sureties in 50/. each, to appear at the ensuing Liverpool Assizes for trial, under the monster indictment for cer tain Chartist offences, at Manchester, has suddenly ab sconded with his family to America, leaving his bail in a serious difficulty. CHATEAURRIAND'S MEMOIRS or 1118 OWN Tails, WRITTEN BY lIImsELF.—The second part of this work, price 2s. 6d., comprising the entire second volume of the Paris edition, is published this day by Mr. Colburn, and may be had of all booksellers. Also 2. A second edi tion of Mr. Ross's Yacht Voyage to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, in Lord Rodney's Cutter " The Iris," 1 vol., 10s. 6d. bound. 3. The 4th volume of the new edition of Pepy's Diary and Correspondence, 10:. 6d.; to be completed in ono more volume. 4. The Castle reagh Letters and Dispatches, 2 vols. Bvo. 5. The 11th and 12th volumes of Miss Strickland's Lives of the Queens of England, completing the work. 6. The , Court and Times o f J ames I. edited by 7., the Author of Me moirs Sophia of Doroth ea ," 2 vols., 285. bound. The Court and Times of Charles L, by the same editor, 2 vols., 28s. REMOVAL OF THE TAX ON THE JEWS IN AUSTRIA. —Among the many important changes which have recently taken place on the Continent, we ought not to leave unnoticed the vote come to by the Diet at Vienna, on the sth of October. They decided, by a majority of 243 against 20, in favour of the abolition of the tax hitherto imposed on the Jews in the Austrian do minions, called the "Judensteuer," as well as of the other taxes levied for permitting the temporary resi dence of Jews in Vienna, or by passport and police regulations. The minority is said to have consisted of German members, while the Bohemian and Galician re presentatives, without an exception, voted in the majority. As a tax imposed on the Jews merely as Jews, and not on account of any other circumstances, could not but operate mos; unfavourably on the feelings of the nation at large, we may well hope that whatever may be the final arrangements for the government of Austria, they will not be again subjected to that oppressive distinc tion.—Jewish Chronicle. AUSTRALIAN MINING COMPANY A meeting of the shareholders of the Australian Mining Company was held 37. , terday. The report was of a favourable character, alatie prospects of the com pany are ccusidered to he much improved. Freight had been engaged for Bracktimicor for 137 tons of copper ore, which is reported to be of a very high per tentage, and which may be expected to arrive here very shortly. The following are extracts from Captain Phillips's re torts:— " Tungkillo, June , 1848. " Goad's Winze i s 6 fathoms below the 30, 30 the lode is 5 feet wide, and will in nortb end of it turn out 6 tons of copper ore per fathom, worth 1201. Stephen's Winze is now 4 fathoms below the 30, and will produce 1 ton per fathom at 201. The lode in 40 north of Rabbin's Winze is promising, but not yet productive. The lode in 40 south is also unproductive. We are pushing for ward these ends with all dispatch, so as to communicate with the adit from foot of the hill, and to lay open the fine course of ore seen in Goad's and Stephens's Winze. I have been through the mine three times this week, and never seen it looking so well as at present. " THE 40 SOUTH ON BAKER'S LORE.—In this end the lode is three feet wide, and contains some stones of blue and green carbonate. " THE 40 NORTH ON BAKER'S LODE.—The lode in this end is not productive, but as it gets nearer the course of ore below the 30, the alteration in its dip, and other indications, induce us to expect we shall soon have the pleasure of seeing this a rich level. " GOAD'S WINZE UNDER 30.—The lode in this wince is five feet wide in its north end; it will produce 1201. worth of ore to the fathom. This winze is within four fathoms of the back of the 40." Two to three thousand tons of rich ore were expected to be raised by January next, and the company's land was becoming of more value by the accession of emi grants. The whole of the shares allotted for the colo nists had been taken up. It was intimated that a call of ten shillings per share would be made, but that there was little probability of any further demand being made on the shareholders. TUESDAY AMENDMENT OF THE LAW. The society for the amendment of the law held an ad journed meeting yesterday evening, for the purpose of considering whether the report which had been read at a former meeting on the state of the law with respect to lunacy should be adopted; Mr. M. D. Hill in the chair. Mr. STUART, in moving the adoption of the report, the substance of which was given in our notice of the former meeting, said that the only object of the com mittee which had prepared it was to obtain an amend ment of the law, and not to procure a triumph over any class of individuals. Therefore it was quite open to the meeting to reject the report if they thought proper. The Rev. C. LANE, in seconding the adoption of the report, cordially approved of the suggestion respecting visitations by the clergy. At the same time he did not approve of the mode of remuneration pointed out. He thought that on such points the bishop of the dio cese should be consulted. Mr. BROWNE moved, as an amendment, that the fur ther consideration of the report be postponed, until a large class of persons (the keepers of lunatic asylums and the medical men connected with them), who con sidered themselves stigmatised by certain passages in it, had an opportunity of defending themselves. He could say, on the part of proprietors of asylums in the neigh bourhood of London, that they were anxious for the closest inspection, and they repudiated the charge of making the health of their patients a secondary consi deration to their own interest. He (Mr. Browne) had a great many objections to urge against the report, but he had not received it in time to be prepared for its dis cussion on the present occasion. Mr. CLIVE seconded the amendment, but was still of opinion that greater powers of inspection than the law allowed at present should be given to the lunacy com mission. Mr. Sergeant MANNING said that the object of the re port was not to stigmatise the conduct of individuals, but to promote the amendment of the law. As no one could deny that the law required amendment, there could be no objection to its adoption. Messrs. TRIPP and (Commissioner) FANE severally supported the amendment. Mr. MILLAR was anxious also for adjournment, but on different grounds from those urged by the mover of the amendment. He was anxious that, before the society came to a decision, they should hare some statistics as to the ratio of cure in private and public asylums. He was strongly of opinion that private asylums should be alto gether abolished. Mr. M'NEALE doubted the possibility of abolishing private asylums. It appeared that there were 5,000 of the middle and upper classes confined in such recep tacles, and was it to be hoped that their friends and relations would consent to their wholesale transfer to public establishments? Generally speaking, he con curred in the recommendation of the report, but, for the reasons which had been given by Mr. Browne, he was disposed to support the adjournment. Sir. STureui acceded to the postponement, and the Further consideration of the report was adjourned until the next meeting of the society. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Permit me to call your attention to a most in tolerable nuisance. In consequence of the contractor of St. James's parish refusing to cart away the filth and dung collected by Mr. Cochrane and his orderlies, with out being paid for it, he has got permission by some means to deposit all the filth collected in the neighbour hood of Newport-market, actually in the centre of Soho square, to the great annoyance of the olfactory organs, as well as sight, of the respectable inhabitants of the square. Hoping by publicity in your valuable paper such an offensive nuisance will be inquired into, I remain, AN OLD 811113 SCRIBER. 27, Soho-square, Dec. 11, 1848. ARRIVAL OP PROPERTY BELONGING TO THE DUC D'AUMALE.—LateIy a number of packages belonging to the ex-Royal Family of France arrived at Folkestone from Paris, and were forwarded to the Queen's ware house in London, under the official seal of the Customs. The Duc d'Aumale was present last week at the exam ination of the cases, which contained, besides a variety of miscellaneous articles, some valuable old china, richly. embroidered African saddles atd horse trappings, to gether with swords, daggers, guns, pistols, &c., all of a very costly description. Several of the arms were of the most elaborate workmanship, and highly ornamented with diamonds and other precious stones. The Duke explained that many of these had been made presents to him by the friendly chiefs of Algeria during his resi dence there as Governor of the province. JUVENILE DBLINQUENCY.—Sunday being one of the usual half-yearly gatherings of the youths and lads placed out from the Philanthropic Society's School of Reform during the last three or four years, about a hun dred of the society's former pupils met at the institution, St. George's-fields. The Rev. John Hambleton preached in the society's chapel on the occasion, the oongregation answering to his appeal by a collection of about 451. Mr. Hambleton took Deut. xxxii., 10-12, as his text, and deduced from the picture of divine philanthropy there exhibited some powerful arguments for more active efforts for the rescue of the unhappy class of juvenile offenders whom the society's ag ency embraces , and of whom nearly 10,000 are annualy brought before the metropolitan magistrates. 138 lads are now in the so ciety's school, of whom about twenty are about to pro ceed to the colonies as emigrants. BISHOPSGATE WARD WITHOUT. SUPPLY OF WATER TO THE METROPOLIS.—Yesterday a numerous meeting of the inhabitants of the ward of Bishopsgate Without, was held at the ward school-rooms for the pur pose of appointing fit and proper persons for election on next St. Thomas's day, to represent the ward in the Common Council; Mr. C. Heath, churchwarden, in the chair. The usual preliminaries having been gone through, Mr. Deputy Peacock, Mr. C. Gilpin, Mr. R. Carr, Mr, Pilcher, Mr. Hopgood, and Mr. Johnson were proposed. Mr. T. H. Heeps observed that he begged to call the atten tion of the members of the Common Council to the sub ject of the water-rate, which he considered required, as much as the question of the gas monopoly did, the serious attention of the Corporation. He did not wish that the Corporation should lay aside their inquiries into the abuses arising to the City in monopo it ly o f f that wa ar quiteog ao he 'P e o h n e d t which,ke n n was active wellp 'i n n b w u n t h t t m la ! n u y g t n of as much importance to the citizens of London that the subject of the supply of water shoukt come under the investigation of the Corporation, as he believed that they were charged wh a t t h e New River Company thought proper.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Piercy observed, that he was glad the subject bad been brought forward fo r the consideration of th e meet i ng, and he hoped it would be fully taken up at the various ward meetings on next St. Thomas's day. He saw that committees had been formed at the west end to get a better and cheaper supply of water, and it had been ascertained that an abundance of water could be obtained at 10s. per annum, Mr. De puty Peacock remarked, that the question of the supply of water had engaged the attention of the commissioners, and they had been promised by the company a supply of water twice a day. Mr. P. Proctor, &c., addressed the meeting, when the names mere agreed to, after which, thanks were voted to the chairman, and the meeting se parated. The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury are shortly expected in town from Tottenham Park, Wilts, and have made arrangements to pass the winter at Brighton, all thoughts of visiting Paris having been abandoned. ADMIRALTY INVESTIGATION AT Emai.—Mr. Bald, C.E., arrived at Elie to make an investigation, on the part of the Admiralty, into the condition of the harbour. A great many witnesses were examined, among whom were a number of old residenters, whose evidence clearly proved the importance of Elie as a port of refuge and safe accommodation for vessels of every description in former times. The cause of its decay in latter times is attributable to the harbour having been allowed to remain so long in a ruinous state, together with the want of a proper road betwixt the island and the town, by the want of which great inroads on the beach have been, and are still made, by the sea. Deputations from the fishermen of Cellardyke, Pittenweem, and St. Monanee, were present. The inhabitants are now under the hope that this subject is at length taken up in right earnest, and that ere long this fine but long-neglected natural harbour will be improved so as to afford more protection to life and property, and thereby prove a last ing benefit to the public at large.—Fife herald. THE AsSIZE OF BREAD. — Last evening a meeting of bakers took place at the London Coffee-house, Snow hill, in furtherance of the movement now in progress amongst the members of that trade to procure a legisla tive enactment to regulate the sale of bread, and to prevent its adulteration. Reports of communications received from the trade in the metropolis and environs, approving of the projects of the association, were read, and after some business of a general nature, the meeting adjourned till Monday.