The Sun. — London, England, 1852-12-30 00:00:00

I HEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. PRICES. Stalls, 4s. ; Boxes 35.: Pit, 2s. ; Lower Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery. 6d. "UNCLE TOM'S CABIN," EVERY EVENING. Brilliant and decided success of the Great Christmas Pantomime, en titled "HARLEQUIN HUDIBRAS ; Or, DAME DURDEN and the DROLL DAYS of the MERRY MONARCH." Incredible Feats and Comicalittes—Del6hted Auditors—Crowded Houses. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Farewell Seaga at Mr. Benjamin Webster as Lessee and Manager THIS EVENING Will be pcsfiletned s popular and highly attractive Comedy of MASKS AND FACJEi; or, Before and Behind the Curtain—by Messrs. Benjamin Webster, Leigh Murray, Stuart, and Parselle: Mrs. Stirling, Mrs. Leigh Murray, Miss Rosa Bennett, and Miss Fanny Maskell. After which, an entirely new Christmas Extravaganza, entitled LEO THE TERRIBLE. To conclude with the Farce of BOX and COX MARRIED and SETTLED. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. THIS EVENING, Dec. 30, will be performed the Comic Drama sailed A PHENOMENON IN A SMOCK-FROCK, Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and Horncastle ; Miss F. Baker and Miss C. Mitchell. After which (4th time), a new and original Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE GOOD WOMAN IN THE WOOD, in which Messrs. F. Matthews, Suter, Horncastle, and Templeton ; Madame Vestris, Miss Julia St. George, Miss Robertson (her 4th appearance at this Theatre), Miss Martindale, Miss Ellis, Miss Wyndham, Miss Eglin - ton (her 4th appearance at this Theatre), and Miss Rosina Wright will To conclude with LITTLE TODDLEKINS. Sole Agent for the Private Boxes, Mr. W. Allcroft, 15, New Bond -street. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Open for the Season. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Dec. 30, the already popular Drama of SLAVE LIFE ; or, Uncle Tom's Cabin—by Messrs. Alfred Wigan, Cullen ford, 0. Smith, and Emery ; Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Miss Harding, and Mrs. Keeley. After which (4th time), a new Grand Christmas Pantomime, called NELL GWYNNE ; or, Harlequin Merrie Monarch. Principal Dansense Mdlle. Anatol, and the inimitable Clown, Flexmore. EpYA.L PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean. THIS EVENING Will be performed Shakespere's Comedy of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. Principal characters by Messrs. Charles Kean, Har ley, Meadows, J. Vining, Addison, Ryder, and Graham ; Miss Heath and Mrs. C. Kean. to conclude with the new and original Grand Comic Christ mas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN CHERRY AND FAIR STAR; or, The Green Rini, the Dancing Waters, and the Singing Tree. Hiultequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Milne (4th appearance here),; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo; Columbine, Miss Car lotta Leclercq. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farren. THIS EVENING, Dec. 30, trill be presented ABELARD AND HELOISE, After which, a new Grand Cemic Christmas Pantomime, en titled ROMEO AND JULIET; or, Harlequin Queen Mab and the world of Dreams. Harlequin, Mr. Forest; Columbine, Miss Marie Charles; Sprite, M. G. Thompson; Pantaloon, Mr. Tanner ; Clown, Mr. Edward Edwards, who will introduce his wonderful dogs. Box-office open from Eleven till Five, under the superintendence of Mr. Edward Cbatterton. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Immense attraction of the Christmas Holidays. Fourth Night of the ribw Grand Equestrian Comic Pantomime. 34th Night of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Entire change of Scenes in the Arena. THIS EVENING, December 33, and during the week, the Enter tainments will commence with the highly successful Equestrian Drama of UNCLE TOM'S CABIN, with all its original effects. To be, followed by unusually brilliant and novel Scenes in the Circle, by the most eminent Artistes of the day. To conclude with, for the Fourth Time, the New Grand Equestrian Christmas Comic Pantomime, entitled FORTITNIO AND HIS HORSE COMRADE; or, Harlequin and his Seven Gifted Men. Produced on an unequalled scale of splendour, and in which th., following talented Pantomimists will appear for the 4th time here. Harlequin, Mr. Melbourne Ellar ; Columb ne, Mdlle. Christine; Clown, Mr. Gardner Boleno ; Pantaloon, Mr. Priorson ; Sprite, Mr. R. Hemming. Doors open at Half-past Six , 'clock. To commence at Seven. Box-office open daily from Eleven to Four. Stage Manager. Mr, W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. 14 DA —Morning 12 rain. after 4 I Evening 31 min.aft. 4 -` :ow—Morning 52 min. after 4 Evening 14 min.aft. 5 THE WEATHER.—Suer OFFICE, Dec. 30. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 47—highest since noon yesterday. 44—lowest this morning and during the night. 48—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29'98—rising. WIND, S.W.—Light breeze, and fine, sunshiny weather, .DAILY WEATHER TABLE. THURSDAY, DEC. 30, 1852: State of the wind and weather at each of the following places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. SOUTHAMPTON—S. strong breeze—partially cloudy. oLKEsToNE—S.N#., fresh breeze —overcast. TUNBRIDGE-S., calm—partially cloudy. BASINGSTOKE—N.E., gentle .breeze —overcast. GREENWICH—S.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. STEooD--S.W., calm—parti a lly c l ou d y. SWINDON—S.W., strong breeze --overcast. LEIGHTON—S., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. COLCHESTER—S.W., gentle breeze --partially cloudy. 11/AMIRIDGt—S., gentle breeze—cloudy. The • returns from the following places indicate the state of the weather on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock : LEIGHTON—W., calm—partially clo u dy. HOLYHEAD—S.W., gentle breeze—fine. WITrrBr—S.W., gentle bseeze--cloudleis. DARLINGTON—S. by W., gentle breeze--partially cloudy. SHAD—S. W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. ' a 'A -R—` ~` ~~~~~~., i! LONDON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1852, The Poor-law officials of Stony Stratford are desirous of relieving themselves from the imputa tions to which the melancholy death of poor ;HENRY MORGAN or NEWTON (as it now appears the wretched outcast should have been designated) has rendered them liable. It is a good symptom when " parochial" guardians, as Mrs. BUMBLE would say, think it possible that economy may be carried a little tco far, or that they are at all called upon to apologise for the death of an " obstinate pauper,' who died of " starvation" just to spite the guardians, and bring discredit on the Union ; and that, moreover, a casual, who had no legal settlement in the district. The matter might net, it is true, have been thought so much of, had it not been for the extensive notoriety it obtained, through the interference of one of their own officers. That was " the unkindest cut of all"—the Chaplain of the Union workhouse, where the tragedy commenced and termi nated. Had it been some meddling stranger, or prying philanthropist, that circulated the re port, they might possibly have treated it with silent contempt. Unfortunately, however, if rested on no anonymous or doubtful authority. The Rev. BARWICK J. SAMS, Rector of Grafton Regis, and Chaplain of the Union Workhouse of Yardley Gobion, had, disregarding all personal considerations, and with a chivalry deserving the highest praise, afforded powerful evidence of its authenticity, by affixing his name to the heart rending statement, and publicly declaring that he " did so in the hope that it might be useful in com pelling a better treatment of destitute paupers at Stratford, and generally in condemnation of such unfeeling conduct towards a fellow-creature, to the dishonour of our humanity." Here was a trustworthy witness a gentleman of ur.- impeachable cha,rao:;er, whose position as Chap lain of the workhouse not only gave him facilities peculiar for ascertaining accurately the fects and circumstances of the horrid trans actions, but who was actually present when the u nfortunate man was brought in, and who exerted himself with a humanity and enthusiasm befitting a Minister of the Gospel, to save the life of his afflicted brother. An accusation from such q u arter could not be slighted or despised. It Las accordingly elicited two letters--the one from certain G uardians of the Poor, and Churchwar dens of the parish of e' Stony St: afford—th e o th er . u. from three neighbo • fin Justices of the Peace. The first of these epistles does not in any de greo controvert the matters so truthfully and im pressively put forward by the Rev. Gentleman. It merely comments up on his statement, the same time giving him credit f or " the best inten tion," an d deprecates the indignation th a t m i g h t b e excited, by stating " that th e town in reality knew nothing of the man, or never heard him until the appearance of Mr. SAM'S lette r : adding, « by which it appears that the man had every ki n d a'tention shown to him by the master of the Workhouse, even to an excess of his dut l . ,, This last paragraph, however, if true, proveg a "leetle" too much for the gentry w h o make so strong a parade of their humanity. What, is it indeed "an excess of duty" on the part of the master to give a morsel of food to a starv ing and exhausted pauper ? The humane regula tions of the establishment, it appears, only sanc tion what in Ireland is termed " dry lodging;" or, in other words, the mere shelter of a roof for the miscreant guilty of the atrocious crime of poverty. A judicious test of destitution is applied in the , „ fin e relieving t instance, by th e res i dence of th e lr ) ,officer being situated three miles from the place where the relief is to be administered ; so that the grant who has the audacity to seek employment 'Here aloneit can be obtained, in his trade, will ,:jhAke at least three, and probably five or six, miles S to walk to obtain shelter, and when arrived at his destination, faint and weary, will be sent sup perless to bed, or, rather, to his straw with out a morsel of food, Or drop even of gruel, to alleviate the pangs of hunger and thirst. Is this indeed a Christian land, in which such things are tolerated ? We should like to know what censure was inflicted on the master who, it appears, " has not been long in office," or he would probably not have been guilty of so high a crime and misdemeanour for this audacious " excess of his duty." Perhaps the publicity the matter has obtained may save him from a severe reprimand for his offence. The other letter from three neighbouring magis trates purports to give the result of a voluntary investigation which they instituted into the trans action. It does not appear that they gave any notice to Mr. SAMS, or any other person desirous of eliciting " the truth, the whole truth, and no thing but the truth," of their intention of holding this " hole-and-corner" inquiry. They examined no persons, save those connected with the establish ment—the relieving officer, the master of the work house, and "the boy who acts as porter at the gate." That it was rather superficial in its character may be inferred from the fact that, in regard to the conduct of Mr. SLADE and the other person whose name Mr. SAMS does not mention, as they have not yet had time to examine the circumstances, actually been entered into with the Great Northern Railway. According to these arrangements, the Central Terminus Company will have the exclu sive use for " short passengers" (as the queer phrase is) of the Great Northern Railway as far as Potter's-bar, for the running of their trains ; in return for which advantage, the ex clusive use of one set of rails is to be accorded to the Great Northern Railway Company, together with a station in Farringdon-street, for their " long passengers"—meaning by another queer phrase those who may come up to town from the distant provinces. Epitomising the pur pose of his great enterprise, Mr. PEARSON re marked, in the course of his very suggestive speech, delivered in the presence of the special meeting yesterday, that his object was to have "a railway that would bring persons into the metropolis in the morning, and take them out of it in the evening ;" adding, with. undeniable truth, that " a migratory population of that kind travelled more than any other class of the community." Upwards of 200,000 persons come into and go out of town every day, even as things are at present. Mr. PEARSON supposes, merely for the sake of keeping within bounds in his calculation, that only 10,000 out of these 200,000 take advantage of the lines leading to the Central Rail way Terminus (surely a very moderate estimate) — in which case these 10,000 persons would, at the rate already intimated, yield a clear revenue of six hundred thousand pounds ! Supposing, he said, that he even struck off one half, there would. be still left 5 or 6 per cent, on the capital employed ! Such is the propitious enterprise 'IS DAY) (Before Mr. Wm. Burchell.) BROTHERTON V. HOWARD. they offer no opinion, although they immediately afterwards state " that they have reason to believe that, instead of the nine days' 4arvation, which Mr. SAMS assures us as a fact, the man was beg ging about the country from the 4th, when he left the workhouse, to the 13th, when he was found in Mr. SLADE'S barn ;" adding, and it is pretty certain, that one of those intervening days he was at Northampton, and the others at Stony Stratford.. Now; this sufficiently shows the spirit in which the so-called investigation was conducted, to render it altogether unsatisfactory. Those who could not wait until they had clearly ascertained those very important circumstances, must have taken a rather one-sided view of the sub now in rapid and solid course of realisation. When completed, the benefits resulting from the scheme, will sufficiently well demonstrate that PEARION will have done even more for London than ever GRAINGER did for New castle. Instead of like TRAJAN transforming brick into marble--he will have dissipated much of the disease of the town by the health of the country— . more than could ever be effected by the machinery of ARCHIMEDES, Or the designs of PALLADIO. ject one that cannot possibly be . re garded as conclusive. No, there must be a public inquiry, conducted by a public unbiassed by local associations, and to which the representatives of the Press are admitted. Every person having anything to say on the subject— including Mr. SAMS, must be duly apprised of the time and place of that inquiry—so that they may be at liberty to produce any evidence cal culated to throw light on the deplorable trans action, and Mr. SLADE and the other anonymous persons should have a full opportunity of ex plaining their own conduct in reference thereto. Lord JOH N RUSSELL or Providence—which shall we folk w ? His Lordship, from the Reform Bill era to the present time, has put himself for ward as the safer guide ; Providence, at least as modified or drag-chained by Whiggism, is far safer than Providence as it is. It has pleased the SUPREME RCE3POSER of events to connect insepar ably, as the general rule, industry and wealth, wealth and :intelligence, intelligence and power ; and it has pleased the busy millions of our father land to avail themselves of this arrangement, and by industry to acquire the means of education, and the means to live as educated and civilised beings —to become men who could be trusted to crowd the Crystal Palace and to throng to the Duke of WELLINGTON'S funeral, and who could obtain praise for their conduct from all the public orators, from Premiers downwards. But, unfor tunately, the: immense masses of these men, the thousands of their masters, and the tens of thou sands of tra d esmen employed by them, live in the town, and not in the country. They are not the serfs of the landlords' serfs, not the ploughmen and ditcherg of tenant farmers ; but the tolerably independent workmen of cotton lords and manu facturers of every class. This is a sore trouble to Lord JOHN.. PrOvidence has been guilty of a little oversight here, which he will do his best to put right. It should have been arranged that the numbers and the quality of the population subject to the landlords had increased equally with that of the tdwn population. Most inconveniently for Whig Re , formers, it has been just the reverse ; and the lords; of the soil find their retainers now in a pretty decided minority. Worse still, the raino rity is still more deficient in intelligence, educa tion, and a2l the natural elements of political power than it is in numbers. We are sorry to find Lord. JOHN still in the same dilemma which made such a mess of his Reform Bill boroughs—still unable to get beyond his worn-out finality. He has, indeed, given up technical finality ; he is willing to extend the Franchise, but always in the proportions which shall fill every Cabinet with agents of the aristo cracy, and exclude, sheer and clean, the COBDENS and the BRloirrs. No real patriot can ever for get his declaration, that "he intended, in the Reform Bill, to give the predominance to the landed interest." This is the essence of his fina lity. He cared little how many electoral votes could be numbered on each side, provided the House of Commons' votes remained two to one for the aristocracy. Hence all the disgraceful schemes to make boroughs out of country dis tricts, as well as the division of the counties, and the doubling of their Members, while large towns were left unrepresented, or represented by only a single Member. Hence such anomalies as one Member to Aberdeen, and two to Thetford ; and now we have his Lordship again coming for ward to do his old work over again —to acknow ledge, perhaps for the twentieth time, and this time to the electors of the first city in the world, " that the progress of the working classes in know ledge and intelligence, ought to be accompanied by an increased share of political power ; " but, still reminding them " how 'difficult a task it is to adjust, in any plan of representation, the respect due to ancient prescription, with the claims of ad vancing trade, increased population, and growing intelligence." But why does his Lordship under take the chivalrous task of effecting this adjust ment? Is it not enough to deal equally by all, and take the consequences ? To give members in some fair and uniform proportion to the numbers who choose them ? And to fix the electoral qua lification at as uniform a standard as may be, and then cordially accept the result ? Why should an honest man attempt more than to include within his franchise all the class which, whether in town or in country, Lord JOHN adverts to in the remarks We have quoted, and then to dis tribute members amongst them in propor tion to their numbers ? No doubt it will prove a most difficult task to the authors of the next Reform Bill, if they make it their business to increase the number of electors, and to purge elections of bribery and intimidation, pre serving the great party lists in the same relative proportions. If they lay down as their axiom that the corn field is to beat the coal field, why, they had better make an open effort to quadruple the county Members, and to decimate the Repre sentatives of the large boroughs, and hand the Government over in its entirety to the Sir ROBERTS and Sir HENRYS. We should be spared all future needless strife were this but once achieved. If, however, this cannot be done, and if, on the other hand, the towns are not to be put in power at the expense of the country, surely nothing should be attempted beyond settling an equal and reasonable franchise, an equal appor-. tionment of Members, and, of course, taking the votes by ballot, that a man's vote may be really his own. We much hope the election will no pass off without some one putting the questio: We cannot, however, refrain from referring to one or two points that appear on the face of the report. The relieving-officer states, that the man " said he was foot-sore," and that "he seemed to be quaking with cold, as if he had slept out during the night, but did not ,complain of ill ness." This humane official, however, " put ill" upon the order, that the man might have food, if necessary, in addition to his night's Lodging, as fcod is not allowed to the able iodied vagrants." It was nine o'clock in the morning, when this miserable outcast, " quaking with cold, as if he had slept out during the night," applied for the order. And yet he would not have received a single morsel of nourishment until the• following day, had not the relieving-officer, in consideration of his manifest destitution, put " ill" on the order, although no complaint was made. A further testimony was afforded by the Master of the Workhouse on the same point. He does not remember seeing the word "ill" on the order, which, unfortunately, is not forthcoming to decide the question,—but gave the " vagrant," in " ex cess of his duty," as it appears, " some bread and porridge for supper"—" departing from the rules _ _ through a feeling of kindness." Surely after this evidence of the state of the wretched victim— every statement of Mr. SAMS is more than justified, and measures must be taken to corn- pel a better , treatment of destitute travellers, not only at Stratford, but at every Union Work house throughout the length and breadth of the land. A Central Railway Terminus in the capital of England appears to be at length regarded as an enterprise capable of realisation. Mr. CHARLES PEARSON has not laboured in vain. His project, after being long neglected as little else than an extravagance, may be considered as now in a fair way of development. A special meeting of the Shareholders of the Company, held yesterday at the London Tavern, entirely removed every doubt that might hitherto have been enter tained as to the probability of the scheme being ultimately brought to a completion. From the resolutions there passed it cannot but be manifest that the ex-Member for Lambeth is not the only individual impressed with a conviction that the whole of the various trunk lines of the United Kingdom will before long be concentrated at a single terminus in the heart of the, British Metropolis. And those resolutions, let it be re membered, were passed unanimously. Every body engaged in any conspicuous manner in the preliminary toils of the undertaking came in, moreover, for the fullest and warmest acknow ledgments. Thanks were, in this , way, re turned to Sheriff Cnonr, for acting as Chair : - man yesterday, to Mr. MASTERMAN, to Sir JAMES DuKE, and to the Baron LIONEL ROTHSCHILD for having consented to become Trus tees, to Mr. PEARSON for having demonstrated " time and again, " the feasibility of the entire speculation, and collectively to the Directors for the unwearied zeal and energy with which they have fostered the growth of the whole enterprise. When things arrive at this stage of complacency in the way of widely and ungrudgingly distributed compliments, we may reasonably conclude that matters are going well with all the various par ties concerned. It is encouraging to think so at the present moment and under existing circumstances--conscious as we are, and as we have been all along, of the really enormous impor- tance to the community at large, but more espe cially to the inhabitants of London and West minster, of good fortune proving attendant upon the project to which we have so repeatedly and earnestly before now called, and to which we are here again recalling, the notice of the general population. Upon the ulterior realisation of this great enter prise of a Central Railway Terminus in the capital of Great Britain, how many are the advantages dependent ! Already we have enu merated the majority of them in these columns at considerable length, and sometimes even, we fear, with almost tedious particularity. We have de monstrated, by an unanswerable array of facts, that, whatever may be the expenditure required in the first instance, the ultimate economy will be something remarkable, if not altogether unexam pled. Economy, too, not merely in money, but in a still more valuable commodity--in a commercial country like England—Time. It is proposed now, that when the whole of the projected arrangements are completed, when the entire system, sketched out by Mr. CHARLES PEARSON, is at length brought into actual operation—trains are to run every quarter of an hour " both ways," namely, to and fro, making in all sixty trains daily ! And—at what cost ? Why—we are not talking of travelling in fairyland, but of journeyings in our matter-of-fact, smoke-dried, dusty, roaring City of London—at the rate of one penny per mile for first-class, and of one half-penny per mile for second class passengers ! And this, more over, only to begin with. A little while longer and the charge will be cheapened. Let the shareholders once pay up 10 per cent., and the n t h e rate will be fixed at exactly half of the p rev i ous amount, namely, one halfpenny per mile for first-class, and one farthing per mile for second-cl ass passeng ers —a fact scarcely cre dibl e even in th ese days of wonders—in these days of the steam-engine and the electric telegraph. No marvel that the ori ginator of the w h o l e o f t hi s magnificent enterpri se should with this part of th e scheme before him, be sanguine that the company will be enabled to attract to their Central Te • MMUS "an extraordinary amount of passenger s ." A s earnest that the undertaking is no longer in nubibus, we find that definitive arrangements have distinctly to Lord JOHN, whether he considers himself raised up to preserve the balance of parties; or to make the representation proportionate wi the population and intelligence of the country, by giving Members in proportion to the numbers of the enlarged constituencies. There is another question which we hope will be put to him also, i: e., what he will do—what, at least, he thinks ought to be done—with the Taxes on Knowledge ? 'He will have received the- Address from the meeting of electors held on Fri day at the Guildhall Coffee-house. He has, of course, been long acquainted with the subject, has always been a patron, and, we believe, a sincere friend of education. It will be an utter disgrace to him if he cannot at once give a definite answer in favour of the immediate repeal of these odious taxes. It is most intimately connected with the extension of the Franchise and the freedom of Trade, since nothing is more desirable for an intel ligent constituency than that every elector should have a respectable newspaper, and a daily one too, in his own house ; and nothing more desirable for the expansion and activity of trade, than that - -- every family should have habitual access to the advertisements of every tradesman,. On this last subject we dwelt but a few days ago, and we are persuaded that its importance to trade cannot be easily overrated. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER so 1852. MONEY AN ;VAL NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 4,000 bales, all to the trade. The market was heavy, and prices of all kinds in favour of buyers, but not to the extent oft per lb. The sales comprised 3,000 American ; 20 Pernam and Maranham, at 7d. to 7/d. ; 20 Bahia, at 6d. ; 200 Egyptian, at 6p. to 10d. ; and 500 Surat, at 3gd. to 4id. per lb. Railway Shares were firm at pre vious quotations. The six weeks' average price of wheat is 425. 3d. per quarter. The public sales of Colonial wool will be held here shortly, and there is much interest attached to them, owing to the state of affairs in Australia. The following remarks on the subject were re ceived by the last mail from Melbourne : " Our own belief is, that the shearing will be effected without much unusual delay or inconvenience. High wages will have to be given, probably ; but with that drawback, most male labour is attainable, even despite the exaggerated prosperity of the colony. There is a large class of men here, who have been so accustomed to look for a little employment in shearing at its par ticular season, that it has become a sort of second nature with them, and between them and the Squatters, an xious to get their sheep shorn at all hazards, there is little fear but an arrangement will be made. The rate of wages will probably be high, but we fear that we do not over-estimate the usual selfishness of trade, in be lieving that the English manufacturers will not take the heavy charges of the Squatters very seriously to heart, provided only they eventually get the wool. "As the season advances, the roads will mend, and the rate of carriage will eventually decline, and in a matter in which our settlers are so seriously and per sonally interested as that of the conveyance of the wool to the market, we feel every assurance that somehow or other all difficulties will be overcome, and that the clip will be eventually shipped ; not perhaps with perfect promptitude, or in the very highest condition, but the great bulk of it will be shipped at last. "The effect of the gold discoveries of Australia upon the future production of wool is a matter of very serious consideration. The country is capable of producing a far larger quantity, if the land was divided and manag, in a more intelligent and efficient manner. But there is little doubt that wages will rule high upon the average. They may reach a rate which the settlers cannot very well afford to pay. We do not think this likely, be cause in all large collections of men great numbers are found who prefer an easy life with smaller remuneration to severe labour well paid; and we think that a sufficient number of such men will be included in the very extensive immigration now setting in upon our shores, to supply a competent number of shepherds and hutkeepers for our settlers. But the very extensive desertion of these pursuits for the more pro fitable employment at the mines, is even already pro ducing a very serious effect in the propagation of disease : the scab now spreading with great rapidity in many districts, and its virulence being sadly aided by the neces sity of running the sheep in very large flocks, and not paying proper attention to their folding grounds." The accounts from Portugal as to the intended curtailment of the interest upon the whole of the debt, have necessarily occasioned much comment, and there is a full measure of blame thrown upon the Government of that mismanaged country. For years past the finances have been wretchedly ad ministered,—and what with conversions, deduc tions for decinia tax, and finally, the total suspen sion of dividends, the creditors have been cruelly mulcted, and will receive this fresh blow with no very satisfactory feelings. The question really begins to present itself " Will a national bankruptcy occur ?" for as the civil employes are unpaid and poverty everywhere exists, no one can fortell what is to happen. The whole history of Portuguese finance, affords an instructive lesson as to the necessity of throwing off antiquated notions. • If Portugal were to amend its tariff and encourage foreign trade, her revenue might yet increase. The last week's Railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 1852. 1851. Great Western 20,918 15,820 North West ern 49,544 41,679 South West ern 11,992 9,054 Midl Brighton South Easte rn North Staffo r d • Caledonian 5,324 4,735 Great North ern 11,833 Lancashire and Y or k s hi re York and No r th Midl and 8,334 7,765 Newcastle and Berwi c k 14,749 14,867 The English Funds are dull, and there is no feature observable in the market. Consols for Account realise 1001, and the New 3 Per Cents. 1041 to The 3 Per Cent. Annuities bring 1014 to Bank Stock is firm at 223 i to 2241. Exchequer Bills of Ma rc h are 695. to 725, and India Bonds 83s. premium. Fdreign Securities have been depressed. The notice about a cancelment of some amount of Peru vian Bonds has improved the value of the De ferred, which are now 654 for Account, although done at only 64k for money. Grenada Deferred Stock brings 12i. to 13k. Equador Bonds are at si. Portuguese 4 per Cents. have been marked 39 to 40, a decline of about 1 per cent. Spanish 3 per Cents, realise 51k, and the New Deferred 24 being steady. Venezuela Bonds have been at 41. The Turkish Loan is at liar. Dutch 2i per Cents. have been quoted 98k. In Railway Shares the dealings are not large, but prices generally are steady. South We stern are higher; Caledonian are flat ; Eastern Counties good, and South Eastern duller ; York and North Mid land are supported ; French Shares are neglected ; the prices come low from Paris. The Gold Mines are quiet, but mostly at steady prices. In Australian Agricultural not a bargain is offi cially marked ; South, Australian are quoted ex div. The Banks are quiet. BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DAY, (From the Official List.) Business clone Bank Stock 224 j 3 per Cent. R e d uced Annuities.........• lol# 3 j 3 per Cent. C onsols Annuities shut New 31 pe r C en t . Annuities......,. . . Long Annuities .... , Expire sth Jan., 1860 -16 India Bonds, £lOOO Ditto, under £lO3O Consols Acc0unt........ Exchequer Bills Ijd. £lOOO. £5OO Small 83 ...... ********** 1008 .... June, ********* - Mara. 69 72 69 72 ********* 69 72 ********* PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE' O'CLOCK, Equador Bonds 54. Grenada Bonds, Deferred, Peruvian 6 per Cert. .... ... . Peruvian Deferred 3 per Cent.. .... 64,1 Ditto for the Account Portuguese 4 per Cent. 39 Ditto for the Account 4O Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 514 Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent 24 Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852 Venezuela B on d s 3i per Cent: par Dutch Exchange 2ri per Cent Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates. HALF-PAST TWO. Consols for Opening 18th January lOOl ex d. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CENETtAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITTSII CORN For the Week ended Dec. 30, 1855, made up from the Returns of the 1n• pectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales. per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. I BABLEY. I f OATS. BYE. BEANS. I PEAS. •• 455 Ild 29s 9d 18s 61 29s 4dl I 34s 115 32s 4d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. BARLEY, I OATS. lis Od Is Od RTE. I BEANS. I PEAS. Is Od Is 05 I s Od Is Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK, Wheat, 114,032 ; Barley, 106 531 ; Oats, 25,096; Rye, 158 ; Beant, _5.154; Peas, 2,933 quarters. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD. —Meadow hay, 2/ 153 to 41 Os ; clover ditto, 3/ 150 to 4/ 18s ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 11 lls per load. A moderate supply, and a steady demand. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 16s to 4/ 2s; clover ditto, 3/ 15s to 4/ 15s ; and straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ 13s per load. Trade steady, at our quotations. WHITECHAPEL. —Meadow. hay, 2/ 15s to 3/ 18s ; clover ditto, 3/ 15s to 5/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 42 to 1/ lOs per load. Supply good, and trade dull. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The general demand ruled steady to-day, and prices were well supported. Beef, 2s 4d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 6d ; Veal, 2s 8d to 4s Od ; Pork, 2s 6d to 4s per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, DEC. 2 9.—Beasts and sheep commanded a steady sale at fully last week's prices. In other stock very little done. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s Od ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s Od ; Veal, 3s to 4s Od ; Pork 3s Od to 3s 8d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, DEC. 29.—We had a very steady market to-day, and the quotations were very freely supported. Beef, from 2s 10d. to 4s Od. ; Mutton, 4s Od to 5s Od ; Veal, 2s 10d to 4s Od ; Pork, 3s Od to 3s 8d per 81bs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 18s to 22s each. lIAILSHAM, DEC. 29.—The general demand to-day is firm, as follows : Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 4s to 5s 2d ; Veal, 3s to 3s 8d ; Pork, 3s Od to 3s 8d per 81bs. ARUNDEL, Dec. 28.—The general demand is steady, at our , quotations. Beef, fr om 3 s 4d t o 4s 2d ; Mutton, 3s 10d to 5s Od ; Veal, 3s Od to 3s 10d ; Pork, 38 2d to 3s 8d per Elbs. SIIERIFF This was an action to recover the sum of 8/. Hs. for goods sold and delivered. The defendant pleaded that he was not indebted, also the Statute of Limitations and payment. It appeared that the plaintiff and defendant, who both reside in Bedfordshire, had been on very friendly terms and the articles sold ware garden seeds. It was ad mitted that the debt was originally contracted upwards of six years ago, but the plaintiff relied on a payment of ss. on account within the last two years, and several written communications acknowledging the claim were put in. - Plaintiff wast examined in support of this statement. On the contrary, th• defendant swore positively that he had paid the amount, and that there had been continued dealings, he also denied that he paid the ss. as stated by the plaintiff, but he had no receipts as it was only a market business. He said the letters re ferred to subsequent transactions. The learned Under-Sheriff briefly summed up, and left the case to the jury without commenting on the evidence. The jury after consulting about 10 minutes gave a verdict for tjie plaintiff for the full amount claimed. An application was made for the writ to be retained until the next term. The Under-Sheriff refused the application, and left defendant to apply to a Judge at chambers. The case lasted the whole of the morning. CLERKENTVELL--(THIS DAY). EXTENSIVE CAPTURE OF BASE COINERS.--n 01724.9 Munds, Eliza Munds, Esther Munds, and henry Munds were placed at the bar before Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged with carrying on a very extensive business in coining base money. Mr. Powell appeared for the prosecution. Mr. Inspector Brennan stated that on the morning of the 24th of this month, from information he received from the authorities at the Mint, he proceeded, in com pany with three other officers of the G division, to the front room of the attic at 32, Clerkenwell-green, and finding the door locked they broke it open. On enter ing the room the two females began to scatter a quantity of base coin about the floor, and upon proceeding to the mantel-piece he (Inspector Brennan) found behind a glass case a part of a mould used for coining sixpenny pieces, and afterwards found in another part of the room the counterpart. The prisoner, Thomas Munds, said, upon his finding the above, " You have got all you want, Mr. Brennan; you have got me to rights, do not hurt my wife, for she knows nothing about it." On the table he found a quantity of base shillings and half-crown pieces, and upon proceeding to e, chest of drawers he also found a number of base sixpences. A further search being made a ladle was found in a hot state, but the white metal which it contained was not in a state of fusion. In a cupboard he also found some silver sand, blue stone, and other articles used in the manufacture of base coin. There were also a number of other articles found in the room, used for the same purpose. A number of other witnesses having been called to prove the above, the prisoners, who said nothing in their defence, were remanded. The business of the court did not commence this morning until a quarter to 11. ST JAMES'S THEATRE. The Marionettes are at present engaged nightly in a performance, the best worth seeing of any of their most amusing representations—A li Baba, or, a Night with the Forty Thieves, by Mr. O'Neill, who, as Hugo Vamp, Esq., has supplied the ligneous wonder-workers with many successful pieces. The dialogue teems with puns, and good ones ; the songs are capital ; and the scenery astonishingly beautiful. The apparition of Fthe airy in the illuminated cave, could it be effected on a large scale, would make the fortune of a regular theatre, and the " revolving star" in the final tableau, is one of the most exquisite coups de spectacle we have ever seen. But the grand hit is a dance, a pas de quatre, the execution of which is the most marvellous and delicious achievement in which the Marionettes have yet figured. It com mands a tempestuous encore from the convulsed specta tors, of whom not the juvenile portion alone are worked up to an uncontrollable state of delight. As a Christ mas entertainment for families, we strenuously recom mend a visit to the St. James's Theatre while it con- ' tinues to be the tabernacle of the Marionettes. They are utterly irresistible. FURTHER DETENTION OF THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS.— Notice was issued yesterday at the General Post-office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, that in consequence of the neces sary repairs to the royal mail screw steam-packet, the Adelaide, now lying at Plymouth, not being completed, she will not sail until Saturday next, the Ist of January. Letters and newspapers for the Cape of Good Hope, Southern and Western Australia, Victoria, Sydney, New South Wales, and Van Diemen's Land, will be in time to-morrow evening, the 31st inst., to be forward e d by her. The p os t age on both must be pre-paid. Much disappointment has been expressed by the merchants in the city at these delays, in forwarding the Australian mails, which ought to have been sent off on the 3d inst. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.—The United States mail steam-ship Baltic, Comstock commander, sailed from the Mersey shortly before noon to-day, with the usual mails, upwards of 1,000 tons of cargo (a large portion of which was French manufactured goods), and 47 passengers. The British and North American Company's new steamer Arabia, made a trial trip with the Government Inspector and a select party of gentlemen on board yesterday. The trial gave every satisfaction to the owners of the vessel and to all parties on board. DEATH OF A MILITARY KNIGHT.—Died, on Monday, at Windsor Castle, John Powell, Esq., military knight, aged 84. This gallant veteran officer, formerly quarter master of the 77th or Middlesex. Regiment of Foot, was nearly twenty years in India, and was present in the campaigns against Tippoo and 'Doondia Waugh, and in that of Wynaad, where he was severely wounded. He served also against the enemies of his country at Cochin, Colombo, Sadasseer, Seringapatam, Jamalabad, Panga lamcourchy, and Anakenny. Subsequently he was twelve years in the West Indies, and four in the Penin sula, and had the war medal with one clasp for Badajos. Mr. Powell was universally esteemed for kindness of heart, high integrity, and the faithful discharge of his duty. He closed his lengthened and honourable career with a painful illness, but died in peace and charity, trusting only in the merits of his Divine Saviour. THE NEW MILITARY KNIGHT.—Major J. W. Hen derson, K.H., just appointed Military Knight of Windsor, served with the Bth West India Regiment at the capture of the Danish West India Islands in 1801, and was present at the suppression of the mutiny in that corps, Prince Rupert's, in Dominica ; was with the 3d West India Regiment at the storming and capture of Morne Fortunee, in St. Lucia, and at the capture of Tobago. He joined the 50th after the storming of Al maraz, and was with that gallant corps until the close of the Peninsulir war. He was severely wounded at the capture of Aire, and has the war medal with two clasps for the Pyrenees and Orthes. EMBEZZLEMENT BY A COMMERCIAL CLERK.—At the Manchester Borough Court on Wednesday, James Uns worth, townsman, and collecting clerk in Manchester for Messrs. Thomas Haiticastle and Son, of Firwood, near Bolton, bleachers, dyers, and finishers, was charged with having embezzled the moneys of his employers to the extent of between 400/. and 500/. The defendant was committed for trial at the next sessions, reserving his defence until his trial. MELANCHOLY AcciDENT2—The following is an extract of a letter dated " Lisbon, Dec. 20," received via France: —"Mr. Heald (Lola Montes' husband) went out in one of the vessels of the Royal Yacht Club, having in his company a beautiful young lady. The yacht foundered in sight of her Majesty's steamer Inflexible, which in stantly manned a boat with 14 hands to rescue them ; not only were they unsuccessful, but the 14 hands were also drowned " THE WOMERSLEY POACHING CASE. The final ex amination of the prisoners in this cae took place at the Town-hall, Pontefract, yesterday. The principle wit ness produced was George Kemp, one of the parties implicated, and who minutely described the particulars of the affray in the preserve, near Womersley, on the night of the 24th ult. His testimony was corroborated by a great number of witnesses ; and after a lengthened hearing, Robert Drew, William Andrews, and George Kemp (the approver), were fully committed 'to York Castle for trial. Lord Hawke and his brother, the Hon. S. Hawke, were present during the inquiry. THE RAILWAYS AND THE RAlN.—Owing to the floods for - some weeks past, the trains by the different lines of railway, especially the main line of the London and North-Western Railway, in several of the midland coun ties, have been very much delayed by the waters being out in the low lands. To this circumstance, and the in convenience and delay thereby caused, the mail trains between London and Manchester have been on many recent occasions from one to two hours after due time ; and the company have 'issued an official notice explain ing the cause. LAND SLIP ON THE SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY.— During the night of Tuesday, owing to the recent floods which have so saturated the earth as to make it very rotten, an extensive land slip took place on the South Devon line, between Teignmouth and Dawlish, which _.............—.--- -----______ - has completely stopped the traffic over .the line, and no FATAL APPLICATION OF CHLOROFORM.—A poor fellow trains have since arrived at Bristol during the whole named Henry Hollingworth, a factory operative from of to-day (Wednesday). A few passengers having been Newton-moor, near Hyde, has fallen a victim at the conveyed by coach over that portion of the country in Manchester Royal Infirmary to the use of chloroform, which the slip has taken place, arrived in Bristol by the administered to nullify the pain consequent upon a afternoon up express train ; but, beyond this, all corn- serious operation. No blame was attached to the munication has been stopped. A large number of men medical men present (most of whom are very eminent have been employed in clearing the line, in order that it in their profession), and the jury returned a verdict of may be re-opened as speedily as possible. ) " Died from the effects of chloroform." CHICHESTER, DEC. 29.—Prime stock was in request at full quotations. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 2d ; Mutton 3a Bd. to 5s 2d; Veal, 3 s Od t o 3 s 10d ; P ork, 3s to 3s 8d per 81bs. COURT CIRCULAR. The Earl of Aberdeen gave the first Cabinet dinner to his colleagues yesterday evening at his residence in Argyll-street. Lord John Russell transacted business yesterday as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs at the Foreign office. The Duke of Newcastle attended yesterday for the first time at the Colonial-office, and Mr. Frederick Peel attended as Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, in the room of the Earl of Desart. Earl Granville attended as Lord President yesterday at the Privy Council-office, Whitehall. The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone attended at the official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in Downing-street, yesterday, for the first time. Sir William Molesworth attended at the office of Works and Public Buildings in Whitehall place yester day for the first time. The Hon. Henry Fitzroy transacted business as Under Secretary of State at the Home-office yesterday, in the room of Sir William Jolliffe. zed I TH- B ABERIY EN OF PERLITES. The Whigs, as might be expected, are very indignant at the undue proportion of Peelites, compared with themselves, who have received places in the new Admi nistration : nor do they hesitate to express their surprise that Lord John Russell and the Marquis of Lansdowne, who negotiated matters for the Whigs, should not have stipulated for greater justice being done to their party. The entire number of Peelites, taking both Houses to, i gether, is only thirty-three, and of this number no fewer than twenty-four are snugly ensconced in office • and what is more, have got th e b est off i ces too. The W higs,, or rather the Liberals, who voted against the Budget,. are 265 in number, and yet only fifteen have got places in the Aberdeen Administration. Who then can wonder that the Whigs should be astonished and in dignant at the comparatively small allowance which they have received of the loaves and fishes of office ? But what will appear still more astounding, when it is remembered that Lord John Russell, the ex-Whig Pre mier, is in the present Cabinet,—is the fact, that out of the 16 noblemen and gentlemen who composed that Cabinet, the names of only 6 are to be found in the new Government. The 10 who are excluded are the follow ing Lord Chancellor —Truro. Privy Seal—Lord Minto. Home Secretary —Sir G. Grey. Colonial—Lord Grey. First Lord of the Admiralty —Sir F. Baring. President of the Board of Control —Lord Broughton. Lancasterian Chancellor —Earl of Carlisle. Secretary -at-War—Lord Panmure. Postmaster -General —Marquis of Clanricarde. First Commissioner of Public Works —Lord Seymour. From what we hear, the grumbling felt among the Whigs at this illiberal treatment, is likely to break out before long in a manner which will be unpleasant both to Lord Aberdeen and Lord John Russell.—Morning Advertiser. MR. GLADSTONE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD. The following letter has been foilvarded to us for pub lication. We c•ngratUlate Mr. Gladstone upon Arch deacon Denison's opposition : " East Brent, Weston-super-Mare, Ch, 1852. "My dear Gladstone,—The ristmas-d ay day on which I make this communication to you adds more than I can express in words to my deep pain and to my sense of responsibility in making it. "After a week of anxious suspense, the fact of the existence of a Coalition Government—i. e. , of a Govern ment in whi c h you are joined with Lor John Russell (with Lord Lansdowne in the Cabinet*), may be said to be ascertained. "I wish to use few words where every one I write is so bitterly distressing to me, and must, I cannot doubt, be little less so to yourself and to many others whom I respect and love. "I have then to state to you, as one of your consti tuents, that from this time I can place no confidence in you as a representative of the University of Oxford, or as a public man. " I have read and re-read your published letter to R. Phiilimore. lam obliged to say that it appears to me to be a matter of no importance at all, and quite beside the question, whether the concert,' or combination,' or coalition was effected previous to, or at the time of, or subsequent to, the late division. "I reserve to myself the right of forwarding this letter for publication by Tuesday's post, and also any reply which you may make to it. I will only say, by way of anticipation, that any amount of guarantee which may have been taken by you in accepting office in the new Government for non-aggression upon the Church of England, or for the concession of her just claims, is, in my judgment, absolutely valueless when weighed against the fact of the coalition. "Faithfully and affectionately yours, , " GEORGE A. DENISON, " Archdeacon of au. " The Right Hon. William Ewart Gladstone,T M.P nt on ." "* Sir William Molesworth's acceptance of office, with a seat in the Cabinet, presents the coalition' under one more aspect." THE GREAT AND PERPLEXING CAB QUESTION. It appears that, in consequence of the somewhat un seemly differences of / opinion of the metropolitan police magistrates as to the construction of the law in reference to cabs admitted to, and taking passengers from, the various railway stations, the opinions of the late Attor ney and Solicitor Generals (Sir Frederick Thesiger and Sir Fitzroy Kelly) have been taken on the point. Ic will be recollected that Mr. A'Beckett, of Southwark Police-court, has given various judgments against the Brighton and South-Eastern Railway Company, or rather against the drivers and owners of cabs privileged to go into their stations, for illegally plying for hire at a place other than the stands appointed for that purpose by the commissioners of police. It also appears that Mr. Comb; the second magistrate at Southwark, was inclined to a similar opinion ; and Mr. Hammill, of Worship-street, not only convicted a cabman plying at the Eastern Counties Railway, but so alarmed the direc tors of that line, that they actually for a short time re fused the admission of any cab on their private property, and the numerous passengers coming to town were obliged to turn into the street and pick up vehicles as they could. This, however, was found to be so serious an evil that the cabs were soon brought back, but the experiment proved not only the utility, but the absolute necessity for the present system. Cases were brought before Mr. Long, at Marylebone, and Mr. Tyr whitt• at the Clerkenwell Police-court, in which penalties were sought to be recovered for similar offences as those upon which Messrs. A'Becket and Hammill had con victed, but the former magistrates were of opinion that railway stations were not within the meaning of the act of Parliament, and, after an elaborate judgment, dismissed the summonses. In consequence of these decisions, the opinions of the late Attorney and Solicitor Generals have been taken, and they, it is said, are in accordance with those expressed by Messrs. Long and Tyrwhitt--namely, that railway stations are not places comprehended within the act of Parliament under which the commis sioners of police are authorised to select and appoint cab-stands. There is no doubt, however, that the dif ferent railway companies will make assurance doubly sure by going to Parliament and obtaining a special act on the subject. ----- MANSLAUGHTER IN 6PITALFIELDS.—Yesterday Mr. Payne, the coroner, held an inquest at St..' Bartholo mew's Hospital, on the body of Daniel O'Brien, aged 45, who died in that institution, a few hours after ad mission, from injuries received at a house in Spitalfields. Dennis Murray said he lived in Hampshire-court, Whitechapel, and was a skindresser. On Tuesday night, between nine and ten o'clock, he was in a public house in Great Pearl-street, Spitalfields, but he could not tell the sign of the house. The deceased and a good many other people were there in the tap-room. There were some pots on the table. Robert Nevill took up one of the pots, threw off his cog, and then struck the deceased two violent blows with the pot on the head. O'Brien fell to the ground with the first blow, and while he was on the ground Nevill gave him the second. Both O'Brien and Nevill were sober at the time. Witness ran off to the station-house for a policeman, and - on his return to the house he could not find Nevill, and in the meantime O'Brien had been taken to the hospital. There had been no quarrel previous to the blow being struck. Mr. George William Callender, house surgeon, said the deceased was brought to the hospital at about ten o'clock on Tuesday night. He was immediately attended to, but died on Wednesday morning. He had made a post mortem examination, and found a large quantity of effused blood on the external part of the scalp, with a fracture of the right parietal bone. Below the scalp there was a great effusion of blood, pressing on the brain. These injuries were th e cause of death. Nevill said he had been in the house from three in the afternoon. A man got up and said if they did not keep order he would chuck the best m an out of the room, upon which he (Nevill) said there was no necessity for fighting, as he would put them to rights directly. Upon this a woman made a blow at him with a pot, but he stooped his head and the deceased must have got it. The jury returned a verdict of man slaughter against Robert Nevill, and be was committed to Newgate. NDSOR, C. 29. The royal di nner party consisted of her R oy al High ness the Duchess of Kent, his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, her Serene Highness the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, the Lady in Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, and the Baroness de Speth. Her Majesty's private band was in attendance at the Castle in s the ev en i ng, and performed the following selection :--- 1 Overture, "Le Cheval de Bronze" • Finale, 3d a c t " F reischutz " Auber. March e , " L e Prophets " ............ Scene de D anse, " La Bayadere" The Queen and Prince, attended by the Marchioness of Ely, Colonel Hon. Charles Grey, Colonel Bouverie, and Lieutenant -Colonel Biddulph, left Windsor this mornin g by a special train of the Great Western Rail way, and proceeded to Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, and returned to the Castle at twenty minutes before two o'clock. THE RECENT HURRICANE. pureoc.rtet Those tracrew j o ti ° isp p s oneht o e ngsi li oo, Is ] largely pat be t a , ,°l3.g the °` general Rich is f The Colo ° e of the 1 Accounts conti nue t o pour in from all parts 0 f th a coast detailing the dreadful effects, both on se aand lar : of the h urr i cane of Christmas-day an d SundaY ist adding enormously to the long list of catastroph es wil l appeared in yesterday's journal. It is gratifying to era' serve, howev er , th a t t h ey report a considera bl e tion of th e weather. The wind remains in the e quarter, S.S.W . (i n which direction it has been for -; many weeks), but a heavy sea generally prevaile the whole range of coast. In the Swin, and almost at the mouth of the Ti lniee :: the hurricane was as severely felt as in any othe r P Th e For upwards of 48 hours a tremendous sea existed' mat Mouse light- s hi p was swept away by its full' 40d havoc occ as i one d among the coasters and small era'' , I, a large ship name d the William and Mary, from Te:0eI) driven on to the Gunfleet Sands. She was lietwee n 4 l and 700 to ns b ur d en, b arque rigged, and in ballast, be*t-ill to London. E ncountering the gale of Sunday night i.e' the Swin, she brought up with two anchors, and se fl , l mained until bet ween e i ght and nine o ' clock on the :be lowing (Monday) morning, wh en a f ear f u l blast o f a hurricane drove her from her moorings on to the la about three miles above the Trinity beacon. In vainbet' the crew t r y t o get her off, the hea v y se a carri ed bet further on to the shoal, when she fell over on ra broadside. The position of the poor fellows nn be , e . e ; then bec ame th e most painful, the boats being stove ', indeed could they have been launched, their we atheri t n be such a surf was qu i te i mpossible. The crew too k to mainmast rigging, to which they lashed themselves' this situation, expose d to the violent lashing o f the s to and undergoing the greatest suffering, they remained the whole of the day. Night set ‘ in with all its horrore,tiog poor fellows' sufferings became more severe, exP ec t o as they did every moment that the ship would s'o no. pieces. About t en o ' c l oc k some smacks came 11 P' g in consequence of the terrific surf which was ' ine , t b i e could only appr oac h w i t hi n 200 or 300 yards ie . I wreck. Howe ver th e smacks, the Traveller and Vnltrbe ror, both of Col c h es t er, contrived to cruise ab °ll , t- 'r spot, and by di n t o f great exertion on the part o f crews, they, abo u t 3 o ' c l oc k i n the morning, nee re plished the preservation of the poor creatures, wh o clinging to the rigging, including the master Mr.. o ; As may be imagined, they were in a very exhausted e°o dition when got on board the smacks. They were takere on to Brightlingsea, near Colchester, where they We ed, landed, and received that attention which they reV ir The ship has since gone to pieces. The occurren ee m ., other disasters during the tempest, higher up the e °1 _„ ( 1 coast have b een recor d e d , and between Yarmou th 'w o Flamborough Head much mischief appears to have bee done the coasters. The extent of disasters in the Channel is not yet ac cu rately known. Th e ill-fated German emigrant e ' - 's m Louisa E m ili e , d r i ven ashore near Dungennees', dye tween ni g ht, h as b ecome a total wreck. She e tween 60 and 70 German emigrants on board• number who met with a watery grave have been a see tained to amoun t a l together to about 40. She str;lld, opposite the N o . 3 D ungenness Coast-guard Stt e e r It is suppos e d th a t th e master imagined himsel f g off the En g li s h coas t t h an he really was, and that bel, n ll suddenly overtaken by one of those frightful gusts wili prevailed d ur i ng th e n i ght, she was carried with t mendous force on to the shore of the west bay. coast guard had previously observed the perilous P ° 13t tion of the ship, b u t could not by any means pr evl e the catastrophe which followed. The moment w et ship struck, blue lights were fired, in order to at tla re , the notice of those on shore and to obtain assistant' Happily for them, the officers of the coast a re were on the alert. The captain and crew lost no tip in sending a life buoy adrift, which quickly e t , the shore. The coast guard then attached life hued it, and signalising the wreck, they were hauled off a° made fast, by which means 41 persons were saved' ; eluding the mate and four of the crew. Unfortun ate at this moment the ship yielded to the fearful WY o f the surf, she commence d to b reak up, and the Avbni,rhoe the unhappy beings who remained by her perished. ' exertions of the chief boatmen of the Coast Guards 1 . 0 tion, togethe r w ith a M r. Croskey, connected 'vivo. Lloyds' agent, and the boatmen of Lydd, in restrain' the poor creatures from the wreck, are spoken of very high terms. Some of the survivors were in a ° el plete state of nudity when brought ashore. They w ets removed to Lydd, and th e i n h a bi tants of the town Ims'f them as comfortable as they could. A large numbe r disabled vessels have brought up at Deal, Ramsgate, l4 , l e A 4 and while the storm was at its height a large ship en l ' - the Kitchen, f rom A n t werp for Liverpool, drove f re-n i her mooring s an d went on the Brake Sand. By °kit:: extraordinary cir cums t ance s h e got liberated from shoal, and being nearly full of water, went adrift. The crew abandoned her, but she was got hold of by B°7e Margate boatmen, who contrived to get her into liarbonf' The wreck which we briefly reported yesterday having happened within a short distance of Bolt hea d ' has been as cer t a i ne d t o h ave b een a barque, suppose d Wanderer, o f L on d on, and that every soul belonging t° her perished. if Lower do wn t owar d s t h e mouth of the Channel, °0 the Cornish coa s t, muc h h avoc was occasioned. V e t emigrant ship s , b o th b ound for Australia, had a m o s t' providential escape. They encountered the full furl st the hurricane, an d f or a ti me were placed in the grentee peril. One of the vessels was the Patrician, Mr. 1 1 ° 0 commander, bound to Sydney from London. The other ship was the Sophia Moffatt, Mr. Bell, master, left the Thames a short time since for Adelaide. she had nearly m a d e th e entrance of the Channel when she encountered the gale. The sea broke over her W r ", l - great violence, carrying away stanchions, 80.,,, 7 3 , 11 , 11 washing ove r b oar d th ree men, who perished. " 41 - much difficulty s h e con t r i ve d to run for Falinam. which she safely ga i ne d. N umerous vessels have either l ee of a touch ca marvel a: c Ze ttupolis ' , rare bird Btrauspoi t oss cotta la t Ite can 1 c ellt dal firers ; , by I IL OB e me h 7,4 cent „_ Ar g / e a'ntinues usem e a nd taste eY hay, t g uviueed. : ti l ?est f b e estat ell. op( -4 e of ti "u lt Leh ea d t f c/ the vis e quid 413 eak, L ehto 1 been lost or seriously damaged on this range of coast. Many losses took place during the storm on the n° 4l 7 : west coast, besid es occas i on i ng extensive destruc tion inland. A vessel called the Nuova Fortuna, from W e k r ,, pool, bound to the Mediterranean, was carried ashore the northward o f P or t L organ, Shanear, on Stin t morning, and the gre at er part o f the crew drowned. "1-g the vicinity of C roo kh aven, t h e C alder, from New -s'9l:f for Liverpool, wa s d r i ven f rom h er moorings on to e , r e d of rocks to the north of the coast-guard station, 51/ becaine a wreck. tiltetl ‘ 1 1 ':: :(11) . il: y w i eiB n o : R t u a h al 1 11 1 . w hi ' c iell ha kor of t ti ,_ 4l 2tived o i ,, - ..t.sta twe 4°ll B the 1 ,, 11, 1 twif 411 sa ''UlPlet t tie ei aid h e w th en noel ‘4 . Pidl dead) 4ell : I , l ti a,an a - 4 , 1, an( °l ie th o th e u seem v Ter tli ware , , tk t am " Inon Ta t ar e oft ei A "eviou s A: ~4 - , - La or th ey hela A __"V are CORONER'S INQUEST.—Last night Mr. W. Payne 0 "`ea,, erica an inquest on the body of Charlotte Roffey, aged 67, a t i l aP__s arl the Falcon Tavern, Upper Thames-street. It appe 3r . e th t c e /i ii vv a that the deceased had been spending the Christmas 10 ' , 11 ,, c 'llnd t a a k d i a n u g g o h f t daughter, who heartyw ho dinner,re s ided on nt Tuesday Mitcham, afternoon e a r n n d e , o n rafterreturned r lr e, d e AL'anatoi by the omnibus to town. She got home a bout fi' y , s 'aY the o'clock, and appeared in very good health, but betwee n AY' 1 11 e nou g h seven and eight o'clock she complained of having a pt e v e in her chest. Her niece, who lived in the same he u ' d ' % e l s 4 otted obtained some brandy, which she drank, and afterw 3r . o , some peppermint and water. She continued in Pa la ' eonntle! but refused to allow a doctor to be sent for. She „,'" s, Oc ean 1 for some time previously been troubled with spas — o wid e re Her niece remained in attendance upon her, and betwe e rit l e v l a e e ve d n ea a d n . d tswheelvteheon'clowcekntshtee dmisrc.omvearyed,eththaet her O no, w ith al elev ate surge on ' th e wh who promptly attended, and that gentleman proneunthe l ! U llizire life to be extinct. When he was questioned as t° ° pi' fi nes cause of her death, he stated that he could give u 1,,.,;(1. . To Ne . 1 nion. She had never complained of pains in her . " - l a st c , e lintr, She had sustained an injury to her leg in February •„(f bet., w ester] from a mail cart, but had got well of it. There t it, 4 ladei l no suspicion against any person of improper treatroteio, ' , at e di the jury returned a verdict of—" Died by the v isitat ion th e 1: of God." e of :he "! 11 T e A ule d n r . ead A ful ee s n ce v il e e t t n o a t e p d la p ce em las on t li w n e , e a k e c a n t s t e h d e 0 19: 1 0 1 11 i s ti_a v e , du. of t West th il r e n e i a ! other prisoners of having informed against him f or cus ed ing been concerned in a plan for escaping. The 3c both s 2 dir, denied the charge, and, after some bickering, they ~,c i s. 1 eta returned to their places on a bench in one of the 9`" 1.1 11 0 Ik ea, There the quarrel recommenced, and at last D e T n ife ; the e a, stabbed the other in the face with a shoemaker s ~.r th er Lein \I hem g the adjutant of the bagrne, hurrying up to prevent 7 ano .is mischief, was stabbed by him in the abdomen, an Ole th„ 1 ,e e ther officer received a deep wound in the thigh. w bo, am tli sight of the blood appeared to excite Delneull_ikling. tit : eeiv ei perceiving the man to whom he was chained le? _ I , - v ife, eudd i him with an air of horror, struck him also with tne_ t i i i# Ni ze , as well as two or three others who tried to pr'" e ' ells 11niii i nto t , shedding more blood; then, fearing to be taken re pea, that thi,, tody for his sanguinary acts, he stabbed himsel f At li t - v s edly, crying out—" I will never be taken ! be fel' t°l ' tll one of the blows happening to pierce his hea rt ' dead across the bench.—Oalignani. , - _ In that portion of Morecombe Bay which extends t(r wards Ulverstone, th e h urr i cane appears to have done - . great amount of mischief. Several vessels were driven ashore in th e b ay , b ut no list has bee n o bt a i ne d o f the lf names. A ship, called the Reine des Agnes, was wrecked ell Christmas day, a few miles to the eastward of Boulog l3e ' and "Lloyd's Li s t" conta i ns numerous other disaste -4 on that range of coast. All the reports agree that the hurricane occasia lle4 greater destruction to life and property than that wh ich occurred in January, 1839. lit PLYMOUTH, DEC. 29.—Th e sea h as carried away a b ' o II a quarter of a mile of sea wall of the West Corm' Railway, at M araz i on, and destroyed the v i a duct' Fifteen bodies h ave b een washed ashore from the wreei, An of the Ocean Q ueen ; one was that of a black man. A inquest is b e i ng h e ld on the bodies. Two vessels ha ve just been brought up in the Sound, with loss of n early all their upper works. I