The Sun. — London, England, 1848-11-20 00:00:00

nth 241,i -4634 :AMINO RICE& WS EE. Ly was I were iprised a 1,000 to 6d. ; at 7d. I done, ng dis will be Df sea- nos for d upon partial e some itralian reduce, with us to take hat its 1 us in here is I losses ual ties, bare, ly be exist- I a fair ienced ass, but almost it capi men of Friday hants'. view of men in ?lendid a strict no de- md the Ations. Iprove me New to 86i, ear ac e India er-bille ium. it been which Cents. [exican Cents. If to f. 'ith the 4:astern ur that Lan are rather LOBl2lO 86 1 4 87% 116 8% 232 Do. Tenths (Consoi.) 50 Ditto ditto .... - Ditto. Thirds_ ......131. 6s. &L.. 5 dis. Do., New Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 per Cent. on Deposit, and 5 per Cent. en Calls ...11. 13s. 4d... - London, Salisbury, and Yeovil ..... .... -..... 1 1 .4...... - L ondentlerry&Colerainn 2834 - Londonderry and Ennis- - - killen .... . - ....... ••• 27 1 ,i - - ... ..... ..... Lowe,toft (4 per ct.) ... 20 - Ditto (6 per ct.) .... 13 lil anzliester,Buxton,and Matlock 4 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire ...100 - ••• • le• ........ Do. Quart ers (N o. 1) 18 - •• ••• • Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 - . •••• Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 10 - - Ditto, New 101. Pref... .....v... •.• 10 - - Ditto, Gt. Grim s by ... Ditto ditto 40 - ...... ... .••••• - Ditto ditto . ......... 13 - ......«........- ..- ..... ... 8 - - Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire l5 . Do., Grimsby Dock 2O - - Do. Manchester and Midlando Union. ... 4/. 2s. - - ... ... .......10u .• ... 79 81 .. ...... Do, Consolidated Pref.loo - Do., do., 501. Shares.- 20 ..... 9V/4143/4 lO Do. Birm., and Derbyloo • 53 52 ... .. 52 a , Consol. Bristol and Birming.,6 per ct.... 100 ......1.13 1 4 114% 114,4 Ditto, Brist. &Gloestr. 38 ...... - - Ditto, ditto .. 14/. 185.... Ditto,Leieest& Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo 1 idland Great Western Irish - 42 1 / 2 Atiddlesbro' and Redcar, 6 Per cent. guar. - Ne wcastlesnaCarlisie...loo - .. Do. Qua r t ers 25 Newmarket ... . - - 80 -xtension - Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford 6 ..... - N- ry and Enni s kill en 7 - «..... «..... - Ty, Warrenpomt, and Rostrevor 2O - .. ........ .... - ... .... ~ - , o • New 201. .. lO - - D o. Guaranteed 5 p ct. 20 - Do. Guaranteed 5 1 / 2 pc. 5 - - D °- do. Waveney Val. 2 ...... - 1 - L'ioittlern Countie s U n ion 4 ti . North British •••••• ........... 25 ...... - - Ditto, Halves .. ..... 12% - .. - - Ditto, Quarters - •• Ditto, Extension O% ..... - .. ........ ... - Ditto,iThirds .....• .• 84 .... - - North & South-Western 2 _ North Staffordshire North Wales . " ...... -.. 3 1 / 2 - - North-Western . lO - Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ...... 50 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate .. - Royston and Hitchin ... 2 - . ••.. - Scottish C en t ra l ...... 25%14 26 ...... 26 Scottish Midland 25 - Ditto, New - " ••• - Sheffield, Rotherham, & Goole (Nor. Div.) ... 7% - - Do. do (Sou. Div.) ... 4 ...... - .. - Shrewsbury and.Birra... 9 - ..•••• - 1 IDitto ditto, Class B. 5 - Shrewsbury and Herefd. 2 - - Shrewsbury & Cheater (Nor. W. Min.) l7 - - Ditto Halves ... ditto 6 1••• /2 .- - Ditto Oswestry ...... 17% .»•• - .• -- Ditto New Do. 8 por Cent. Pref lO - • •• Shropshire Union Synth Devon 5O Do. Preference South Eastern - Do., No. 1 24 - Do., N 0.2. .. 22 - Do., No. 3 ....... ...... 25 ..... - Do., No. 4 Thirds ... 10 ...... - South Wales ....... ........ 28 ...». - South Y or k s hi re, Don caster, and Goole Swans. & Loughor &Ca meron's Stm. Coal. - ..• " ...... Taw V a l e Extension ... 8 - ••• •.• ..... •. . •• T hames Haven Dock and Railway .... Vale of Neath ...... 4 Waterford and Kilkenny 17% Waterford and Limerick 47 Waterfd,W2cird,Wickl w . -- and Dublin ..... - ..... - 3 •• Wear Valley 6 p er Cent... - Guaranteed ... - .... 42 3 4.... - Do. do. do. ... 25 ...... ' Do. do. do. ... 10 West Cornwall g .•,,,- .... „, . ,• - WNW West London ..... .. ... 20 ...... - D . Do. Ist Cl ass ... 20 ...... - ...... .._ - . Do. 2d Class - 20 • - Whitehaven & Furness 13 - - W indsor, Staines, and ...... South Western ..... .- 9% ...... - Wilts, Some rse t, & Wey mouth 4O - York, Newcastle, and B erwick. .... ........... 25 .. ..., 25 3 4 ... ........ • Do. Original New and Berwick .. ...... ... .. 25 ..... 24% Do. Extension No. 1. 15 Do. do. No, 2......... 15 Do. G.N.E.P reference 8 ..... 6A14, York and North Midland 50 Atte, Preference lO Do. East and West Rid • ..• - ••• - - ..... ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (late Ita ban and Austrian) 4% Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 17 - Ceylon -• Demerara ..............« l5 - - Dendre Valley.-- ..... 4 Direct Bombay and Madras 53. . ... - Dutch Rhenish .....«.. 7 1 ,4..... - .. ...... .... East Indian ... ...... ...... 3'4 - ...... . .... . Great Indian Peninsular 1 4 - Louvain it la Sambre ... 7% - Luxembourg.... ..... .... 7 ...... 3% Ditto -.. 10 ..... - Madrid and Valentia... 2 ..... - Namur and Liege ..... 20 ... .. - Northern of France...... 12 - Orleans and Bordeaux... 7 - Paris and Lyons ll .•• .., - .. Do. Do. . lO - ••• Paris and Orleans ...... 20 ..... - Paris and Rouen .... 2O ..... - Paris and Strasbourg ... 9 - .........»... Rouen and Havre - - - Sambre and Meuse 2O ... .• - Strasbourg and Ba s l e ••• 1- n 4 Tours and Nantes ...... - Tou rnaY, Jurbise, Lin den and Hass... 20 West F1ander5 .. ....... B% .. - Australasi a JOINT STOCK BANKS. - British N o 40 rth American 50 - Colonial 25 Commerci a l of London 20 - London Joint Stock 10 - London & Westminster. 20 - National Prov. England. 35 Nations itto, .. Nof Ireland 2214ew ...... .• lO ...... - ..- ........ - Ditto New... .......... 10 ...... - - ••• Provincial o f Ireland ... 25 - - D itt0,New............. 2%. ..••• - ... - . - Union of L on d on.... .... 10 ..... - - Union of Madrid 40 - - Australian MINES. Blaenarvon ~4% 4% Blaenarvon Iron & C oa l 50 - - Bolonos Scrip ...... .... - ..... 2% 2% British Iron ..... .......... 12 ..... - - Brazilian Imperial ...... 24% - 8j On the 17th inst.-read York and Newcastle No. 1, first price 1314 ; and Preference 6%. LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Nov. 18.—Wind S.W., light breeze, and dull weather. LITERPOOL, Nov. 18.—Wind N.W. ; 19th N.—Arrd. 17th, Jane Hammond, Vaughan, Miramichi. 18th, Aden, China ; Pilot Fish, Friend, Bahia ; Moun taineer, Smith, Demerara; United States, Morse, New Orleans; Josiah Quince, Snow, New Orleans ; Consti tution, Britton, New York; Cambridge, Peabody, New York ; Diogenes, Goodall, New York; Themis, Leigh ton, St. John's, New Brunswick. 19th, Princess Royal, Adamson, Calcutta; Richard, Paraiba. Sld. 18th, Bri tannia steamer, Boston. 19th, Lord Ashburton, Forrest, New Orleans ; Osceola, Thomas, New Orleans; Chan- cellor, Dudne, New Orleans; Mountaineer, Lowber, New York; Niagara, Smith, New York; Uriel, Jamvin, Bos ton. Put back, Gibson, l7th, Windermere, Africa. 18th, Salem, Orleans. Off Liverpool, 19th, Duchess of Clarence, New Calcutta; Columbus, Pernambuco; Kalamagoo, Par West, C reole. The North Britain, of Plymouth, Pa abandoned at sea, waterlogged, Scc., previous to the 7th instant. DEAL, Nov. 19.—Wi n d W.N.W.—A rr d. E c lip se , Davies Madeira. Arrd. from the River and sailed, Tropic, Sydney, Ne w S ou th W a l es ; M a ry St o dd a r d ,, Deane, Calcutta ; Panope, Candler, Buenos Ayres ; Zephyr, Garrett, Bermuda. Sld. Sir Charles Forbes, Adelaide, South Australia; Urania, Bussorab; Eweritta, Grenada; Dorothea, Grenada; Fantome, Jamaica. Put back 18th, Charles, Tobago. PL . :3Ion - Im, Nov. 19.—Wind N.W.—Sld. Britannia, Adelaide, South Australia; Diamond, d'tto ; Chapman, Sierra Leone. P oitTsmounr Nov. 18 AN D 19.—Wind W.N.W. to N.N.W.—SId. 19th, Northumberland, Hammond, New York. Cow Es Nov. 19.—Wi n d N . N . W .— A rr d . R ap id e, Geeka, Rio Janeire,'and failed for Gothenburg. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 19.—Arrd. Pacha steamer, Olive, Leghorn. dARKET NEWS —(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE —MONDAY. Up to our market last week coastwise the arrivals of English Barley were tolerably good, but by no means large, the time of year considered. Of all other articles of home produce, including Flour, the receipts were Limited in the extreme. From Ireland and Scotland the fresh supply of Oats was on the increase. The total imports from abroad were smaller than for some pre viously, they having consisted of 11,505 quarters of Wheat, 6,649 ditto of Barley, 9 5,314 ditto of Oats, 480 ditto of rye, 959 ditto of Beans, 2,399 ditto of Peas, 830 ditto of Tares, 124 ditto of Mustard Seed, 96 ditto of sundry othetseeds, and 1,986 sacks of Flour. We untlerstllnd that another portion of the Baltic flat may • CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) tio expreted during this and the following week, hence Th e Lord Chancellor sat in the Old:Hall Lincoln's the supplies of Grain of foreign growth are likely to Inn, to-day, for the purpose of hearing appeals. 0 , Le largo for some time to come. Since the above returns SALKELD V. JOHNSTON. tcer.. made up several cargoes of Wheat and This case, which is an appeal from the Court of Ex- Flt.ur have beeen reported at the Customs. chequer on a question of tithes, came boors the Court ithstanding the quantity of English Wheat fresh on Saturday, and the arguments in it were resumed this up this; morning, c o as t w i se as we ll as by land Carriage, tnorning. The case has been before the different Courts and samples from Essex, Kent, Cambridgeshire, &C., in Westminster hall for many years, and upon the was small, and the show of samples very limited, we question involved in it the common law judges are di have again to report a ve ry dull inquiry for that article, vided in opinion. The case appears likely to occupy the deseriptims of which sold at a fall in the prices paid Court some time. on Monday lest of from Is to 2s per quarter, and at which a total clearance of the samples was not effected at the close of business. This heaviness in the trade must be attributed to most of the large millers being well in stock, and to the heavy pressure of foreign Wheats on the market. With free foreign Wheat ta e were lit avily supplied. As most of the prin cipal importers were somewhat anxious sellers, the sale tor all kinds;was depressed, and prices recededfrom Is to fully 2s per quarter from this day se'nnight. Several paiesls of very inferior foreign Wheats were offering as low as 34s per quarter, duty paid. In bonded Wheats, as well as floating cargoes, scarcely a transaction took place. The duty is still 6s per quarter. On the whole, the supply of Barley, taking the foreign arrivals into account, was moderately good. The malsters and others purchased with extreme caution, at a decline in the cur rencies of from is to 2s per quarter, and at which the market closed heavily. We were scantily supplied with Malt, nevertheless, the Malt trade was very dull, at is to 2s per quarter less money. Owing to the immense influx of I ()reign Oats, the Oat trs.de was extremely heavy, and the quotations gave way frem 6d to is per quarter. A large portion of the sup ply was not disposed of. The sale for Beans was heavy at Is per quarter less money. All kinds of Peas were unusually dull, at is to 2s per quarter decline. Indian Corn and Meal were almost nominal in value. Flour was heavy, and prices gave way 3s per sack, and is to 2s per barrel. The top price of the best Town made was 45s per 280 lbs. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. .Vheat —Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier.... • • 63s to 64s Red......... 44s to 56s pats— Yorkshire and Ditto,White, New 48s 61s Lincolnsh., Feed. 198 22s Norfolk and Lin- Potato coin, Red..... 448 548 Youghal and Cork, Ditto, White...... 47s 555 Black .•.• • • . 17s 21s Irish, Red— ——• . —s —s - Cork, White . • . 208 25s Ditto, White . ... —8 —s Scotch, Feed... • . 23s 263 Rye—Old .. ........ .. —s s Beans—Tick .. ..... .. 28s 328 New... .•..• • . • 305 32s Pigeons Barley—Grinding . —27 s Peas—Grey .... ••• • 378 398 Malting . ........ 30$ 34s Maple. .. .. ••• • • . 38s 40s Chevalier .... ... 35s 36s White. ... •-• .. 355 38 8 &falt—Sufiblk and Nor- Boilers •...• •• .. 40s 42 8 folk— ........ 60s 62s Flour—Town-made... 40s 45 8 Brown ........... 488 56s Suffolk .....• •• • • 358 38 8 Kingston and Ware 62s 63s Stockta & Nerfo'k 358 38$ SIVZITHPIELD. The imports of foreign stock into London last week were as follows: From Beasts. Sheep. Calves. Rotterdam 322 ... 69:1 ... 103 ... Harlingen l4l ... 1,019 ... 14 ... Ostend... ...... — Antwerp Hamburgh Bremen 76 .. ''... •• Pigs. .... ••• ••••• ...... a •• ••• ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) Cases of no general interest occupied his Lordship the Master of the Rolls the whole morning. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) DOBINSON V. HAWKES. The further arguments in this part-heard ease occu pied his Honour the whole morning. (Before the Vice-Chancellor WicnA3l.) His HoNoun, after disposing of the motion of " Ward v. Swift," proceeded to hear the further arguments in the part hen d cause of CLEMENTI V. FIELDING, which occupied the Court the remainder of the morning. The Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce heard cau es, but no case calling for a special report came before his Honour during the day. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY (Sittings in Banco.) IN RE CORBETT. Mrs. COBBETT applied to the Court this morning for a writ of hat , eas corpus, to bring up her husband, Mr. William Cobbett, who has been for some time a prisoner in the Queen's Bench, in order to enable hint to show cause why he should not be transferred from the criminal to the debtors' side of the prison. The COURT intimated to Mrs. Cobbett that they had no jurisdiction in the matter, and that if her husband felt aggrieved his only means of redress were to bring an action against the Home-Secretary or the Governor of the prison. The application was accordingly refused. MARLBRO' STREET—(THIS DAY.) BENEvoLENcE.—A gentleman called and handed to the Magistrate (Mr. Bingham) a Bank of England note for 5/., for the use of the Poor box, with a request that it might be acknowledged in The Sun as coming through the firm of J. H. Ransom and Co. Fire shil lings were also received from Mr. Vale. 'SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASES. ARRIVALS UP TO SUNDAY NIGUT.—The Doctor, Mo desty, Wolverhampton, Best of Three, Equinox, Venom, Alfred, Forest Boy, Now-or-Never, Bruce, Midnight, and f by Harkaway. Proceed,and nearly 20 others are coming, and there is every prospect of two capital day's sport. ASHDOWN PARK COURSING MEETING. SATURDAY. The Oaks.—Deciding Course.—Mr. Etwall's Wowski beat Mr. Bowles's Fair Toes, and won the stakes. The Craven Puppy Stakes were won by Sir St. George Gcre's Cytherea; and the Craven All-aged Stakes by Mr. Etwall's Royal George, and Mr. Le Brewer's Ruby, who divided. 3 less. Beasts. 353 Hamlet Mr. C. Kean King Mr. Diddear Ghost Mr. Vandenboff Polonius Mr. W. Farrell Horatio Mr. Howe TUE ST; The Stranger Mr. C. Kean Bryon Steinibrt Mr. Creswiele Count Mr. Howe Francis Mr. Webster Solomon Mr. Compton Peter... ......... Mr. Keeley THE SUN,' LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 20, 1848. THE COLONY OF LIBERIA. The circumstance of the colony of Liberia having jest been recognised as an independent republic by Great l3ritain and France, and of a treaty of trade and este merce having upon our part been concluded with that state, so little is known of its situation, prospects, and resources, that it will be desirable to furnish some general information on these points. The colony of Liberia lies midway between Sierra Leone and Cape Palmas, and was established by the American Coloniza tion Society in 1820 by an immigration of free or liberated people of colour from the United States. Since that period its population, including the aborigines who have incorporated themselves with the immigrants, has in creased to upwards of 80,C00, while the land they oc cupy extends along 320 miles of coast, and reaches on an average about 80 miles into the interior. The proportion of the population born in America, or of American descent, is estimated at about 10,000, and such has been the effect of their example and influence, that oat of the remaining 70,000, consisting of aborigines, or of captives released from slavers, at least 50,000 can speak the English language, so that any one K ould perfectly understand them, while their habits are rapidly be coming those of civilized and steady aerieulturist: e Th e desire for education i s a l so manifested °by the surly und jug tribes, and instances are not uncommon of natives Lending their children four or five hundred miles from the interior to be instructed in the primary schools established in the Republic. Of these there are 36 in operation, with an average attendance in each of about 40 aboriginal pupils. The whole of the territory of Liberia has been purchased from time to time from the aboriginal owners, and in this way at least 20 petty sovereignties have been extinguished. In its former condition the coast was the constant resort of slavers, but the traffic is now effectually suppressed as far as the jurisdiction of the Republic extends, and its entire aban donment is an invariable stipulation in every treaty of trade and protection into which the Republic may con sent to enter with neighbouring States. This disposi tion to avail themselves of treaties of this description is plainly on the increase on the part of the surrounding natives, and it is estimated that net less than 2,000,000 of persons in the interior now obtain their supply of European goods from the Republic and from the kindred colony of Cape Palmas. Last year 82 foreign vessels visited Liberia, and exchanged merchandise for articles of African production to the amount of 600,000 dolls. The natural resources of Liberia are immense, and are steadily in process of development. The principal arti cles of export are ivory, palm oil (of which 150,000 dolls. worth was shipped in 1847), camwood, gold dust, &c. Coffee is indigenous, and of excellent quality, and is now being cultivated extensively. It yields more than in the West Indies, and the belief is entertained that it may be produced so as to compete with slave-labour. Sugar also thrives well, but enough only is grown for home consumption, and there is no present hope of competing with Cuba or Brazil. Cocoa has just been introduced, and promises well. Cotton, it is expected, will soon be come an articcle of export. Indigo, ginger, arrowroot, and various other articles of commerce, likewise grow luxuriantly. Rich metallic mines exist in the country, and only require capital to open them up. The population is upon the whole well-disposed to work, and the rate of thiss about part ls. of ftetrhlie a s ng. o It t thatis an horsesex extraordi nary radnid other draught animals will not live, an d h ence every ki n d nary wagesfe ature per day of i of transport, except that upo n th e r i vers , i s per f orme d b y c manual labour. Mach of the camwood which is exported from Liberia is brought a distance of 200 miles on men's backs. It is seen, however, that this difficulty, which appears a great one at first, may have the effect not only of inuring the people to labour, but of stimulating them to every kind of mechanical contrivance by which it may be overcome. The climate of Liberia, although more healthy than Sierra Leone, is still deadly to the European; but the improvement it has undergone during the last ten years from the effect of clearing, drainage, &c., is stated to have been most remarkable. The coloured im migrants from America, who used invariably to suffer from fever on their arrival, are now able to go to work at once. The duration of life amongst the colonists is considered to be about the same as in England. At Monrovia, the port and capital, the population amounts to about 9,000. A large portion of the territory has been accurately surveyed, and is sold in sections by the Government, at from 50c. to 1 doll. per acre. The go: vernment of the country is precisely on the American model, consisting of a president, a vice-president, a se nate, and house of representatives, the number of mem bers in the former being six, and in the latter 28. The possession of real estate to the value of 30 dolls. is the electoral qualification. The revenue which was last year about 20,000 dolls. is derived entirely from an ad valorem duty of 6 per cent. on imports, and the produce of land sales. Ardent spirits, the use of which it is sought to discourage, form an exception, and are taxed 25 cents. per gallon. The principal trade is carried on by barter, but there is a small paper circulation of abou COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. P►ossini's Donna del Lago was revived on Saturday night in an English dress, for the purpose of enabling Miss Bassano to appear in the character of Malcolm Grime. The music of this part is much better suited to her voice than that of Anna Bolena, in v. hich she appeared a season or two since, and the conse quence was that she achieved an undoubted success. Her fine rich contralto tones told admirably. She is a great acquisition to the theatre. Mrs. Donald King, in consequence of the indisposition of Miss Romer, appeared as Ellen, and rendered the music of the part with great taste and sweetness. Mr. Travers, as the King, made quite a hit. lie was in excellent voice, and in the celebrated air, " Sweet remembrance," was de servedly honoured with a double encore. Mr llarrison was the Roderick Dhu, and Mr. Borrani the Douglas. The chorus and orchestra were every thing that could be desired. The scenery was mag nificent. The scene in which, from wood and crag, " Clan Alpine's warriors true " appear suddenly at the summons of their chief was a superb scenic effect. The principal artistes were called for at the conclusion The house was very well attended. PLAYS AT WINDSOR CASTLE. We are happy to perceive decided indications of a revolution in favour of the hitherto neglected British stage. Circumstances are auspicious, and efforts are being made in the hi g h es t quarters t o rea li s e this goodintent. Where no intellectual aspirations, no love of literature, no admiration of portraitures of the most startling truth of men of various climes and ages —of their philosophical types and idiosyncrasies— could prevail, even there august examples and exalted tastes will beget that fashion which, fortunately, may be made to mi n i s t er as read i ly to benef i c i a l purposes as it more habitually does to folly and frivolity, and even to vice. Until the prese n t moment, to t h e unceas i ng app e al s in behalf of the drama, the constant answer of the public has been, "Let the drama help itself, like the other arts." Equality of treatment has not, however, prevailed. The drama has vainly lifted up its voice for the sympathies of the more exalted public. Not only has tragedy been utterly scouted, and its abodes turned into promenades, equestrian arenas, and bal masques, but comedies both of ancient repute, and of recent days, have in no one instance secured an ade quate patronage. Such being the case, the only remaining hope for the stage was, that it would once again find that pro tection from a power thanks to whose auspices in modern Europe it first commanded the admiration of the world. History tells us in every annal what that power is. The spirit of the Spanish drama, as exemplified in Lope de Vega, Calderon, and their immortal prede cessors and successors, fostered by the Castilian Monarch, was spread by the fashion of th e S pan i s h Court, and by an d thr o ugh its means initiat e d th e civilized wor ld i n t o th e true intention of the dramatic art. Corneille contended in dramatic rivalry even with Cardinal Ri c h e lieu ; and who is there knows not the intimate connexion of 31olihe and Racine with the Grand Monarque?—the first of whom found in his Sovereign the warmest personal friendship, even while lashi ng th e v i ces o f the great, the hy pocr i sy o f the Jesuit p r i es t s , an d s ingularly establish e d th e go vernment f of a tßheepnuabtliioctla Republic whi c h i n its theatre of Fra nce on t h e footing staunch loyalty defied the tyrants of 1789. In England, royalty has not been less intimately connected with the higher drama, and, in return for protection, has received from the great dramatists those popular precepts and that portion o f g l ory which outl as t th e re i gn and life of sovereigns, and appeal to a nation in favour of royal heirs and suc cessors. No where has the memory of Queen Eliza beth remained more exquisitely enshrined for the admiration of posterity than in a passage o f Shaks pere. It is a p or tr a it like those presented by great monarchs, but that the gems of Shakspere's setting are priceless, more effulgent, and more en during. The only memory of James I. worth preserving is where the dramatic p o et has hallowed it with his laurels; and his son, Prince Henry, dying too early to ascend the throne, lives in our remembrance alone through the " Barriers " of Ben Jonson. In a subsequent reign the stage still flourished under the genial protection of the English Court, and the drama followed royalty into its exile. The comedians, no less than the playwrights, at all times and under all trials, continuing most faithfully "his Majesty's servants." . . After the restoration of the two rival companies, one invoked the King's title, the other that of the Duke his brother, and their loyalty was strikingly exemplified by Dryden, not merely in strains which sang of " Herald's largesse and laureate's butts of canary," but during the trials which supervened, when their royal master was too poor to pay even the customary guerdon, and whilst the royal enemies and the small wits in their pay were inflicting incessant stings on the illustrious poet. In the Augustan, or wore refined ages that fol. lowed, the dramatists and the actors bad easier and happier offices to perform, but they were still faithful to their Sovereign as to the national interests, al though the foreign tastes and prejudices of the new German-born monarchs of this country might well have wounded the susceptibilities of the genus irritable vatum. ,•••• 6,000 dolls., redeemable on demand. The organization of the Republic as an independent state took place in July last year, when Mr. Roberts, who had formerly acted as governor under the Colonization Society, was elected president. Speaking of his qualifications, Com modore Perry, of the United States navy, says in a report to the Ameridan Government, dated in 1844 " Governor Roberts, of Liberia, and Russworm, of Cape Palmas are intelligent and estimable mon, execut ing their responsible functions with wisdom and dignity; and we have in the example of these two gentlemen irre fragable proof of the capability of coloured people to go vern themselves." While With regard to the advantages of the colony he adds— Now the public has grown indifferent, and se duced by a foreign style of prurient comedy, and of melodrama of revolting obscenity and physical dis play, nothing can be more politic, nothing more ele vate the feelings, and, withal, ensure a larger and heartier return of gratitude, than the course which her Majesty and the Prince Consort have most gra ciously adopted. We were the first to announce that her Gracious Majesty, taking into consideration the present dis tressed state of the drama, had resolved to afford it her most special and signal' protection. To effect this purpose without delay, and at once to exert the truly royal and all-beneficent sway of example, her Majesty has commanded the following arrangements:— Pending the Christmas festivities, during which the Court always remains at Windsor, five performances are to take place, in a theatre erected for that espe cial purpose. The plays selected are to include, in the distribution of the personages, the most gifted of the various troves. To preside over these per formances a most admirable choice has been made in the person of Mr. Charles Kean. This :gentleman is not a mere Thespian of adventitious talent, with un settled views of the philosophy of his art. Mr. Charles Kean is a truly English actor, and has added to he reditary genius an individuality of his own. A libe ral education at Eton College has enlarged and re fined his conceptions, and the best society has imparted to him that gracefulness of action which constitutes the poetry of an actor's bearing. Scholastic study has given to him those habits of research which enable him to dive into the esoteric meaning of his author, and to unfold its value in the dramatic illustration. His selection by her Majesty for the exalted post of manager of her private plays is a just recognition of his position as an actor and his status as a gentleman. We entertain no doubt that the honour conferred upon the actors employed will spur them on to fresh exer tions, whilst a new ardour for dramatic literature will be spread through the higher circles of society. We offer, for our share, our most ardent and grateful tribute of gratitude to her Gracious Majesty,. an i d i hav to e thought it a duty, however hastilynational ic and fro m n t c h o o ms e e e enlarge on this truly in this the mostrefined, in mos improving , in terest we fee. tellectual, and moral of amusements. The pieces selected are thus disposed : Ist night 28 The Merchant of Venice. —Dec. 2d night—Jan. 4 .. Used Up, and Box a n d C ox . 3d night— _ t night—Jan . 11...liamk IR . The Stranger, and Twice Killed night—Jam Th e H ou sekeep er , an d Sweethearts sth night--Jan- 25 .. . • an d Wives. The distribution of the dramatis personce is as follows "So far as the influence of the colonists has extended, it has been exerted to suppress the slave trade. Their endeavours have been eminently successful, and it is by planting these settlements (whether American or Euro pean) along the whole extent of coast from Cape Verd to Benguela, that the exportation of slaves will be most effectually prevented." BANK OF FRANCE. The following was the situation of the Bank of France on Thursday morning, Nov. 16, 1848: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. Shylock Mr. C Kean Solanio ......... Mr. Boyce Duke .. Mr. Diddear Lancelot Gobbo Mr. Keeley Bassanio... Mr. Wigan Old Cobb° ...... Mr. Meadows Antonio .. Mr. Rogers Portia ........ Mrs. C. Kean Gratiano.. Mr. Webster Nerissa ......... Mrs. Keeley Lorenzo Mr. L. Murray Jessica ........ .Miss E. Mon. Salarino Mr. Conway tague HAMLET. LIABILITIES. Capital ... • ... f. 67,900,000 00 Ditto of the new Branch Banks ... 23,350,000 00 Reserve fund ... 10,000,000 00 Ditto of the branch banks ... ... 2,980,750 00 Reserve-immobiliere 4,000,000 00 Notes to bearer, in circulation ... ... 375,509,600 00 Ditto of the branch banks ... ... 26,856,225 00 Ditto to order (post-bills) ... 413,171 00 Account-current with Treasury creditor 19,305,538 IS Various accounts current 76,446,015 46 Ditto in branches 25,971,175 00 Bills payable at sight ... 2,267,800 00 Ditto at branches ... 1,822,881 00 Bills of the branch banks payable by the Bank ... 5,515,878 25 Ditto of the Bank payable by branches.. 2,138,957 00 Dividends payable ... Liquidation of the Algiers Bank ... 449,679 04 Discounts, interest, and expenses 3,212,494 75 Ditto branch banks ... 2,392,940 00 Re discounts of the last six months ... 422,932 27 Ditto in branch banks ... ... 641,233 00 Miscellaneous ... 161,218 01 f. 6.51,962,998 76 ASSETS. Laertes ...... Mr. L. Murray Queen ......Mrs. Warner Ophelia ......Mrs. C. Kean Actress ...... Mrs.Buckingh am • . f. 131,542,059 54 ..• . . 103,735,164 00 1,554,005 87 LANGER. Tobias Mr. Meadows Mrs. Haller Mrs. C. Kean Countess Miss F. Vining Charlotte Mrs. Keeley Savoyard Girl Miss P. Horton The remainder of the casts are not yet completed; but Mr. Charles Mathews will play his or i v i nal cha racter of Sir Charles Coldstream in Used U p; Mr. Buckstone and Mr. Harley will appear in Box and Cox; Mr. Wright as Billy Lackaday in Sweethearts and Wives, Miss Woolgar as Laura, an d Mr. F. Matthews as the Admiral. Cash and ingots ••• Ditto in branch banks Bills over due ••• ••• Bills falling due in Paris, of which 15,539,250 f. 15c. are from the branch banks ••• ••• •• ... 58,994,789 10 Bills in the branch banks • ... 109,158,156 42 Advances on coins and ingots... ... 14,123,916 00 Ditto on French public securities ... 32,894,646 65 Ditto by branch banks... ... 1,539,404 00 Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor... 50,000,000 00 Itentes of the reserve fund ... 10,000,000 00 iterates, disposable funds ... 34,786,288 62 Investments of the new branch banks in the public funds ... Hotel and furniture of the Bank Real property of the branch banks ... Loan of 10,000,000 f. to the city of Paris Interest in National Discount Bank . Ditto branch banks .. Bills protested at P ar i s Ditto at the branches ... Expenses of administration of the Bank Ditto of the branches ... Miscellaneous ... Consolidation of Treasury Bonds ... 12,806,741 39 ... 4,000,000 00 2,524,717 00 4,500,000 00 200,000 00 230,000 00 13,235,360 29 7,858,265 00 480,517 71 383,865 00 543,092 31 6,872,009 86 1.651,962,998 76 Certified by the Governor of the Bank of France, D'ARGOUT. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—ShakSpere's Merry Wives of Windsor is to be performed at this t h eatre this evening, in which Madame Vestris will make her first appearance this season. If the tasto and magnificence of past productions can be any criterion, we may expect a rich treat on the occasion of this;Shaksperian revival. The house during the past week has been fashionably and fully attended. AulsoßA BOREALIS.—On Friday night, a brilliant display of the aurora was observed throughout the north of Great Britain and Ireland. The c orruscations were visible in London. NEGRO NATURALIST..—QUaShee, commencing a work on natural history, wrote as follows Man is de first animal in de creation: he springs up like a sparrow grass, hop about like a hoppergrass, and dies de same as a jackass." The steam-ship Britannia, Captain Laing, sailed for Halifax and Boston, from Liverpool, on Saturday afternoon, carrying out the mails for Canada and the United States, and a number of passengers. The Eu ropa, Boston packet, of the Bth, is expected every tide. We are able to announce—which we do with more than usual satisfaction—that her Majesty has graciously intimated her intention to bestow the vacant Garter up on the Earl of Clarendon. This significant act of the Sovereign is peculiarly gratifying at this moment, an d will be universally hailed by men of all parties, who join in their tribute of unanimous admiration of the prudence, as well as firmness, with which his Excellency has guided the government of Ireland through the perils and difficulties of no ordinary description.—Observer. BOULOGNE, Nov. 18.—The General Steam Navi gation Company's new steam ship Albion arrived here yesterday from London, after a good passage of eight hours. She brought a fine cargo, principally wool ( a novel importation), and a goodly number of passengers. Mr. Arthur Ellis has been appointed to the vacant clerkship in the Registrar's office of the Court of Chan cery. The Hon. Lionel West, ?ttctehé at Lisbon, pro. c( eds in the samelrank to the British embassy at N a pl es. F. H. A. Forth, Esq. , is appointed superintendent at Turk's Island.— Observer. DEATH OF LADY ELEANORA GRAHAM.—:WE an nounce with regret the premature death of Lady Eleanora Graham, eldest daughter of the Earl of Ux bridge, and granddaughter of the Marquis of Anglesey. The lamented deceased was taked ill while stayin g on a . visit to the Viscount and Viscountess Maidstone at Eastwell-pack, the Earl of Winch e l sea ' s seat, in l e ent, and after a few day's indisposition her Ladyship expi red at eleven o'clock on Friday foreno on . She married in the summer of 18 4 7, Mr. Sandford Grah am , e ld est son of sir Sand!ord Graham, Bart. BELFAST, Nov. 16.—We have had a week of splen did weather for the season, and everywhere the farmers are busily engaged in planting wheat, and finishing the raising of the potato crop. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—The bridge over the lino at the Caledonian -road is so far finished as to allow of traffic passing over it. Th e larger portion of the masons work is up and finished. The temporary bridge is now pulled down, and the old road again re sumes it wonted appearance. 5 (11s. - % 23% 6% 25 2 4 i/ 2 % 12% 64, 491,.E 22 I,i ..- % 20% 91/8 Total 590 ... 1,798 ... 129 Corresponding week in 1847 Bl7 ~. 3,580 .. Difference ... 227 less. 1,782 less. At the northern ports the arrivals have been equally small. The Sheep have come to hand in greatly im proved condition, but that of the Beasts and Calves has proved inferior. Compared with that exhibited at some previous corresponding periods of the year, the supply of foreign stock in to-day's market was very moderate. In the quality of the Beasts not the slightest improve ment was noticed; indeed we may observe that at least three-fourths of them were beneath the middle quality. Scarcely any Calves were brought forward. Sheep, generally speaking, were in good condition. The crosses with the English breeds are turning out profitable to the butcher, from the large quantities of internal fat pro duced from them when slaughtered. No beasts have reached us frcm Spain since Monday last; and we un derstand that a falling-off may be looked for in the sup- plies from Holland and Germany during the next month, unless prices here improve to some extent. Most of the importers are losing large sums of money by their specu lations. The best foreign Sheep were in moderate re- quest, at about last week's quotations. In the middling and inferior breeds, as well as in Beasts, exceedingly little business was doing, at a decline in prices of quite 2d per 81bs. Calves were nominal in value. The arrivals of Beasts fresh up to-day from our various grazing districts were again on the increase. Nearly the whole of the breeds, especially the short-horns, Devons, and Herefords, reached us in greatly improv( d condition and weight. The unfavourable change in the weather for slaughtering, and the heaviness in the dead markets (arisir;g from the large supplies of dead meat on sale there) produced considerable heaviness in the Beef trade this morning. The primest Scots, &c., were quite 2d per 81bs lower than on this day se'nnigbt, while the inferior breeds were difficult to sell, though offered at 4d per Blbs less money. At the close of the market nearly 500 Beasts were turned out unsold. Large num bers of foreign Beasts and Sheep continue to be disposed of privately, rather than run the risk of this market. To show the prevailing heaviness here, we may observe that Beef is selling at from 8d to Is; Mutton, 4d to 8d; Veal, 8d to Is; and Pork, 2d to 6d per 81bs less money than at the corresponding period of 1847, when the sup plies, as a whole, were equal to those now brought for ward. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Northamp tonshire, and Warwickshire, we received about 2,200 Short Horns; from the eastern, western, and midland districts, 800 Herefords, Bunts, Devons, &c.; from other part: of England 250 of various breeds, the remainder of the Bullock supply being derived from abroad and the neighbourhood of London. Notwithstanding the supply of Sheep was less than that shown last week, it was moro than equal to the wants of the buyers. For all Creeds the demand ruled heavy, at a fall in value of 2d per 81bs. The highest figure for the bast old Downs, which were very scarce, was only 4s 10d per Slbs. Scarcely any English Calves were on show, yet the Veal trade was dept essed at barely the late depression in the quotations. There was a slight improvement in the sale for the best Pigs at full prices. Otherwise, the Pork trade was exceedingly heavy. There were about 40 on sale from Ireland. Per albs. to sink the offal. a. d. to s. d atelier Beast►..... 2 6 2 8 i. d. to 1. d. Second quality tote 8 6 4 0 Coarse-weolled ditto 4 2 4 6 Southdown Wether 4 8 416 Ditteeutofthewoolo 0 0 0 Large Hogs ...• •.3 10 4 4 Small Porkers .... 4 0 4 8 Quarter old Pigs ..16 6 21 Lambs •• 0 0 0 0 AT MARKET. Calves. I Pigs. 119 240 Pigs. I iecond quality .. 210 1 I Prime largo Oxen.. 3 4 3 8 Prime Scots ...... 310 4 8 Large coarse Calves 3 4 3 6 'rime small ditto .. 3 8 4 0 iuckliag Calves ..18 8 25 0 _ . EnferlorSheep . L,t 3 _O. Beasts. 3,538 TOTAL SUPPLY I Sheep. 1 21,360 FOREIGN I Sheep. 980 SUPPLY. I Calves. 50 19113VTGELTE AND MEADE N 121.11.1.31. VLry large supplies of country-killed meat have come to hand for these markets since Monday last, viz :-900 carcases of Beef, 2,400 ditto of Mutton, 700 ditto of Veal, and 3,700 ditto of Pork. We have been seasona bly well supplied with each kind of meat slaughtered in London, in addition to 1,000 carcases of foreign meat, and 19 baskets from Hamburgh; but the general quality of the supplies has proved inferior. Prime Beef and Mutton are in steady request, at fully last week's quota tions. Otherwise the demand is heavy, and late rates are with difficulty supported. At per atone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. a. d. to s. d. Bee f,inferlor• •..• • 2 2 ! 4 Mutton, inferior .. 3 2 3 4 middling ••• • 2 6 210 middling— 3 6 3 8 primelargo 3 0 3 6 prime 810 4 4 prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, large ••• • 3 6 4 4 Veal.• ••••••• • • • • • 3 4 4 0— small BOROUGH AND SPITIMPIELBS. Coastwise and by land carriage, the supplies of Pota toes have been on the increase since Monday last. The foreign imports have proved extensive, viz., 381 bags from Rotterdam; 344 ditto from Calais; 287 tons from Dunkirk; 114 bags, and 262 tons from Antwerp; 121 tons from Humburgh, 155 sacks from Havre, and 167 tons from Louvain. The best samples are in steady re quest, at mostly lull prices; but all other kinds may be purchased at drooping rates. Yorkshire Regents, 60s to 140 s; Wisbesch ditto, 85s to 100 s ; Scotch ditto, 100 s to 120 s ; ditto Reds, 703 to 903 ; ditto Cups, 803 to 90s; ditto Whites, —to 80s; French and Belgian Whites, 703 to 90s. BOROUGH HOP IVIAREET. With the finest parcels of new Hops, our market is by no means heavily supplied; such command a s t ea d y, though by no means brisk, inquiry, at f u ll y l ast week ' s prices. The middling and inferior kinds are slow in sale, at late rates. Yearling and old Hops are offering at reduced currencies. New Hops:—Su ssex p ockets, 24s to 30s ; Weald of Kent ditto, 28s to 70 s; Mi d and East Kentditto, 56s to 1 0 7 s; and Farnhaws, 107 s to 112 s per cwt. WOOL. Large public sales of Colonial Wool, which will be continued until the 2d proximo, were commenced in London on Thursday last. Up to the present time, a comparatively small quantity of Wool thus offered has been disposed of ; but the prices of the preceding auc tions have been mostly supported. Very few continental buyers have been in attendance. During last week the imports of Wool into London were confined to about 120 bales from Hamburgh. In the private market exceed ingly little business is doing, at late rates. TALLOW. The stock of Tallow still continues heavy; neverthe less, the market is tolerably firm, and prices are fairly supported. There are now about 8,000 casks on their way from St. Petersburgh, which induces great caution on the part of the dealers. P.Y.C. on the spot is selling this morning at 45s 3d, and for forward delivery at 44s 9d per cwt. Town Tallow is 45s 6d per cwt, net cash; Rough fat, 2s 7d per 81bs. TUB CUSTOMS —The Government has instituted a Commission, or rather a Committee of Inquiry, into the Customs' department, with a view to investigate what reductions can be made in that branch of the public ser vice—a course which either has been or will be adopted in all public departments, where a saving of expenditure is to be expected. The members will be chi e fly com posed of official personages, and will be unpaid for this particular service. They will meet at the official resi dence of the First Lord of the Treasury in Downing street.— Observer. CHARITY SERMONS. —Yesterday, the Rev. Dr. Croly, rector of St. Stephen's, Walbrook, preached a sermon before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor (Sir James Duke), the Sheriffs, and the Common Coun cil of the ward of Farringdon Within, at the ancient church of St. Bartholomew the Great, in West Smith field, on behalf of the Sunday and Infant Schools of that parish. Yesterday morning the Lord Bishop of St. Asaph preached at St. Matthew's Church, Brixton, in aid of the Brixton National Schools. Liberal col lections were made on both occasions. AMERICAN NEWS. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY, TEN A.M. The British and North American royal mai steamer Europa has arrived. She left New York on the Bth inst., and brings 62 passengers, but no specie. The Hibernia arrived at Boston on the 3d, and the Washington at New York on the sth. The election throughout the United States for President took place on the 7th. The weather was fine, and good order prevailed everywhere. The result, so far as ascertained by telegraph, at the moment of the departure of the Europa, eighteen hours after the closing of the poll, was the election of General Taylor, whose popularity exceeded the degree claimed for him by his friends. Van Buren will not obtain the vote of a single state. The entire number of electoral votes is 290. The absolute majority necessary for the choice of Presi dent is 146. General Taylor is known to have received 131 votes. General Cass is only known to have re ceived twenty electoral votes. The New York Money Market was quiet. United States Treasury Notes, 103; United States Sixes, 1054-; Sterling Exchange, 108: 4 1 to 109, firm. The Cotton-market was rather dull. Flour•market remains rather inactive for foreign accounts, but with a fair home demand, and moderate receipts. Prices had revived, without much variation. Provisions firm, with moderate demand. :Cris IRrsu MAILS.—The London mor ning mail, via Liverpool, due at Kingstown on Saturday morn ing, did not arrive till 8. 10. P.M., thirty four hours from London. The packet had been detained five hours for water to cross the ber at Liverpool, and subsequently by bad weather. The night mail, via Ilolj head, reached Kingston at 1 P nr., sixteen hours from London, and seven hours before the 7norning mail, thus proving the great supariority of the short sea passage. EXTENSIVE FIRE AT A BEER-SHOP.—This morn ing, about half past one o'clock, a fire, attended with sG the t reer George -yard t r , d S , t. t h G e i 1 e e s h ' e s: fi a i t n rhe c considerable loss, happened at a beer-shop in Crown ! et wt w a o a t i s e soon gfir neerfrom whence rendered wciuhiecekel from ey ma rr s g . i b n r e i A e g r a s :d i rived. Several others followed, and thus the fire was arrested in its progress, but not until the greater portion of the stock had been consumed, and the building greatly damaged. The cause of the fire is unknown, but the proprietor is insured in the County Fire Office. Fortu nately the family escaped without injury. THE Observer of Nov. 19 contained : India Mail : Preparations for annexing the Punjaub, &c.—Prussia : Martial Law, Constitution violated, and Disarming the Burgher Guard—Austria: Execution and Biography of Blum—Vernon Gallery: Remarks and Notice, No. I British Museum: Suppressed Evidence, No. 4—Artists' Annuity Fund—St. Pancras District, Article on—St. Pancras Meeting : Duke of Bedford, the Vestry, and the Catholic Schools—Marylebone Vestry : Discussion on County Rate, New County Prison, and the Silent System—Revived Opera: " Lady of the Lake," at Co vent Garden.—A Monday afternoon edition of the Ob server, containing the markets and the latest intelligence is published at four o'clock. OPENING OF THE RAILWAY TUNNEL AT BRAY.— We have much pleasure in announcing that the tunnel on the line of the Waterford,Wexford,Wicklow, and Dublin Railway, through Kilkenny Point, was completed last week, as far as gaining a passage through the bill. In making this announcement, we cannot allow the oppor tunity to pass without stating that this is the first tun uel opened in Ireland, and we believe the first in the United Kingdom, where the whole excavation extended through granite rock, which was here of the most solid description. Indeed, from the sharpness of the curve, and the difficulty of working the material, the contractor, Mr. Burke, deserves the greatest credit for the accuracy with which the proper direction of the excavation was maintained, and the energetic manner in which the work has been conducted.—Dablin Advocate. Ihe Earl of Ripon is about to erect six almhouses for poor persons in order to commemorate the circum stance of hii eldest son obtaining his majority. THE MURDER AND BURGLARY AT ST. LEONARD'S.' ON-SEA.-- An inquest has been held at St. Leonard's, on the body of Mary Ann Newman, the unfortunate female who was murdered at Catarina Villa yesterday stein night. Evidence having been given as to the finding of the body, the circumstances of which have beed already stated in this paper, Mr. Cumming, surgeon, said that he was sent for on Sunday last to attend the deceased. He found a wound on the left aide of the head and six wounds on the right side near the temple, with a number of scratches on the right shoulder. The ear was severed on the right side; the temporal and part of the frontal bones were cut through, which must have been done with great violence. He had examined the spade found near the deceased, and had no doubt that such an in strument would produce the wounds, some of which penetrated th e b ra i n . H e attended her till Tuesday morning, when !she died. The jury, having been ad dressed by the Coroner, returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder against some person or persons unknown." The whole of the stolen property has been found within about two miles of the spot where the murder was committed, and under circumstances which leave very little doubt that Pierson, the man in custody, is implicated in the transaction. On Friday morning footsteps were dis covered near a small copse, two miles from St. Leonard's, which were compared with the boots of Pierson, and found to correspond; and shortly afterwards a labouring man, named James Ashdown, observed a singular mark in a small ash, which had evidently been recently made. This induced him to commence a rigid search, which ended in the discovery of the whole of the stolen pro perty, wrapped up in a handkerchief, and covered over with leaves. A few days ago the Marquis of Westmeath was a passenger on board of the Chester and Holyhead Rail way Company's packets. While on her voyage from Kingstown to Holyhead, and when approaching her des tination, his Lordship called the attention of the crew to an object at some distance in the water, which he thought resembled a human form. The captain at once ordered the coxswain to steer in the direction indicated, when it was discovered that a sailor, nearly exhausted with cold and fatigue, was still clinging to a spar. A boat was lowered trem the steamer, and the man was saved. The poor fellow had been washed overboard from an outward bound brig, the master of which must have supposed him irretrievably lost. A tolerable round sum of money was subscribed for the sailor so fortunately saved from a watery grave.—Carnarvon Herald. DEATH OF MR. GEORGE LANE Fox —This gen tleman, whose serious indisposition we announced a few days since, expired on Wednesday last, at his mansion at Branham, in the county of York. WEST RIDING REYRESENTATION.—NORMANTON, FRIDAY.—The delegate meeting has decided against the only two gentlemen whose names were proposed to it as candidates for the West Riding. The executive com mittee is re-appointed.--Leeds Mercury. Rrbtrb Vititton FRAIL CE. The Patrie states that Lord Normanby had re visited the ex-King Jerome and the Prince Louis. Napoleon. This statement, however, has since re ceived the most unqualified contradiction. The Moniteur of yesterday contains the following financial expose, in answer to the statements of the Debats " The amount of expenditure, applicable to the pay ment of dividends on the Three per Cents. and the pen sions is estimated by the Journal des Debats at 60,000,000—namely 42,000,000 for the dividends of the Three per Cents., and 15,000,000 for the pensions. The dividend on the Three per Cents, amounts, it is true, to 42,000,000, but everybody knows that about one-half of that sum, 21,000,000, due to the Sinking Fund, is payable, net in specie, but in Treasury onds to be consolidated. The Treasury, accordingly, has only to provide for nn expenditure of 21,000,009. Now, four of those 21,000,000 are paid in the departments, by the Receivers-General. The Caisse Centrale has conse quently only 17,000,000 to expend. If we add this sum of 21,000,000 to that of 17,000,000, nicessary for the payment of the dividends, it will be found that the whole of the extraordinary expenditure for which the Treasury will have to provide between this day and the end of the year 1848, will be 38,000,000. "Let us now examine the means at the disposal of the Treasury for that object. "The resources available on the 18th of November, in the morning, were:—. " 1. Cash i n th e C a i sse Centrale Francs. • 7,000,000 " 2. Ditto i n th e Bank ... •• ... • ... 18,000,000 " 3. Third i ns t a l ment of the Loan concluded with the Bank ••• ••• ... 25,000,000 " 4. Instalment s o f t h e L oan on the 20th of November and December .- ... 18,000,000 " Total resources ... ... 68,000,000 " Which compared with the expendituro ... 38,000,000 " Leaves, on the 31st December, a surplus of receipts of ... ... ... ... 30,000,000 " Such will be the situation of the Treasury on the 31st of December. ___ " We have not included in the above the fifteen mil lions for the payment of the pensions, which are only due after the Ist of January, but it will be seen that the Treasury is fully able to meet the daily expenditure and the arrears of the Three per Cents. ; and that, more over, it will be in p ossess i on at the end of the year of a sum of 30,000,0001., of which, after paying the pensions due in January, a balance of 15,000,000 f. will remain on hand, "It should be remarked that this result is obtained without any necessity to negotiate any of the securities available.l As respects the amount of the latter which the Journal des Debats terms "fabulous," so far from having undergone any diminution, it is to• day 143,000,000 t. In this sum figure 14 millions represented by shares of the Quatre Canaux and the Rentes Three and Five per Cents., proceeding from the savings' banks, and trans ferred to the Treasury by the Caisse ,des Depi; ts et Con signations. Those rentes are not, as the Debate sup poses, to be annulled; they have become the property of the Treasury, in virtue of the 7th article of the decree of the 7th July last, They may consequently be included among the securities, since the Treasury can, in case of need, find in them an available resource. We shall con clude by observing, that the year 1849 will open with 180,000,000 of extraordinary resources, as stated by M. Trouv6 Chauvel in his exposC to the National As sembly." The Democratic Association met on Saturday , night, to the number of about 200, under the presi dency of M. Buchez, and unanimously resolved to support the canditature of General Cavaignac. M. Grandmesnil, formerly editor of the Reforme, charged with participation in the insurrection of June, was acquitted by the Council of War, on Saturday. Colonel Rey, Commander of the Hotel de Ville, arrested on the 15th of May last, has been restored to liberty. AUSTRIA. The Vienna Gazette of the 14th publishes an Imperial manifesto, dated 011mutz, the 10th instant, postponing the meeting of the Constitutional Assem bly at Kremser from the 15th to the '22d November. FRANKFORT. On the 16th instant the President of the German Parliament officially communicated to the Chamber the news of Robert Blum's execution, and then " gave the word " to M. Kirschgessner, the reporter of the Committee appointed to investigate the affair. That gentleman immediately moved a resoluaion imperatively calling upon the Imperial Ministry to adopt energetic measures for the accusation and punishment of those mediately and immediately inculpated in the execution of M. Blum, and stig matizing that act as an atrocious violation of the imperial law of the 30th of September, 1847. The question was put forthwith, without discussion, and the motion was carried nem. dis., and in solemn silence. On the 17th the Parliament determined on the adoption of further resolutions hostile to the Austrian Government. At the sitting of that day the address from Leipsic was read by the President, and declared to be in perfect harmony with the resolution in the Assembly. A motion was then made by M. Giskra,. pledging the Imperial Government of Germany to an immediate interference for the protection promised by the laws to the subjects of Austria, " consi dering that the Diet of that empire is not at present assembled, that its resolutions have not been adopted by the Austrian Ministry since the 6th of October, and that it is not probable, under such circumstantes, that the Austrian Government will pursue a different course." This proposal was declared " urgent," and almost imme diately carried by a majority 238 to 198 votes. A motion was afterwards made for the removal of M. Bessermann, in consequence of his adhesion to the views of the King of Prussia, and although the pro posal to discuss it instanter was not adopted, the ma jority which decided in the negative was a very doubtful one, and it was only postponed till the fol lowing day, when there appeared some probability that it would be carried. HOLLAND. The Ministry has presented a report to the King respecting the reform of the budget. The result of the report is that the state expenditure may be reduced by the sum of 2,000,000 florins. The Ministry pro pose to curtail the salaries and emoluments of the officers of state, and several sinecures are to be sup pressed entirely: The King has yielded a cordial as sent to the report. The funds rose considerably on the publication of the report. SAXONY. In the sitting of the Dresden Chambers some inter pellations were addressed to the Government on the subject of the murder of Blum. M. Von der Pfordten, the Minister, stated to the Chamber on that occasion, that he had dispatched orders to the S axon envoy at Vienna to take under his protection all Saxon subjects resident in that city; an d th a t /ac ti ve measures had been taken by the envoy to prevent the sacrifice of Blum, but that.:all his remonstrance and inquiries had been treated with the mostcentemptu ous silence by the Austrian Government. SICILY. The Journal Savoisien of the 17th inst. quotes a letter from Palermo, of the 4th inst., stating that the Sicilian Parliament would probably repeal the two decrees of the 15th of April and 10th of July last, which established a constitutional monarchy in Sicily, and proclaim the Republic, if the Duke of Genoa should persist in refusing the throne of that island. TUNIS. Admiral Baudin arrived on the 4th inst. at Tunis, and had an interview with the Bey. The Admiral afterwards left Tunis for Naples. TURKEY. Intelligence has been received from Constantinople of the sth. On the 15th of October Redschid Pasha arrived at El-mourn with the staff of the army of Anatolia. He was to establish his head quarters in that city, round which an army of 35,000 or 40,000 men was to be concentrated. Those military preparations were ascribed by some to the complications likely to arise in Persia from the death of the Shah, and which might impair the friendly relations existing between that country and Turkey, whilst others believed that the Ottoman Government, considerihg the political situation of Europe, anticipated a collision with Russia should a combined fleet enter the Black Sea, and wished to be prepared for every contingency.. A difference has arisen in the Ottoman Cabinet between the Grand Vizier, Reschid Pasha, and the Minister of W ar, Ri ga P asha, and the latter will pro bably b e rep l ace d b y 'hu ll Pasha. Tranquillity pre vails in Wallachia. THE NEW FEVER HOSPITAL.—The site of the Fever Hospital, which formerly stood at King's-cross, having been purchased by the London and York Direct, for their metropolitan station, the trustees have trans ferred their hospital to the Liverpool-road, Islington, where a new building has arisen with almost magical rapidity. One result of the change of site, however, was probably hardly anticipated, viz., the ruinous deprecia tion of property which has been caused in the immediate vicinity. The terrace opposite to the new hospital pre sents a melancholy appearance, the words " to be let" being visible in the window of every other house. House holders in the neighbourhood will be material sufferers from their proximity to th e . hospital. Wh en th e erec ti on of this pest-house was in contemplation, Mr. Wakley drew the attention of Lord Morpeth to the probable consequences of such an establi s h men t i n th e l oca li ty in question, and his Lordship was understood to promise his interference to protect the neighbourhood from the nuisance. ~~ft! ~/ .••••,v_ ~"\~ _,- • - i -- - -fll EXTRAORDINARY ELECTItiC:„._ - -- ) PHENOMENON. \ ~.‘ \\,- .--"' i 1;S. Just as our first edition was going to press. List 'night — `-- we were called to witness the grandest and•o9tolikgtlittit.llANl display of atmospheric phenomena ever seen in this lati tude. The "aurora," instead of shinirg in or gleaming from the north, was illuminating the south-western quarter of the heavens, and from thence gradually stretching eastward in a wide and well-defined zone. From this mass of light brilliant coruscations shot towards the zenith; by and by they became of a fiery red colour; and when the display seemed at its height, '',. a point near th e zen i t h was vacant, and from it ran vary ing rays of a deep rich red colour shot out to the east and west with occasional coruscations towards the mass of white light in the south. Ere long this mass of white light glided along round the circle of the horizon until at last the "heavens seemed on fire," and from every point vivid stra arns of light, mingled v ith the red rays, met at the zenith. We have seen the whole at mosphere covered with the aurora borealis, but any thing so grand as the appearance of the heavens at .this moment to which we refer (about half past nine o'clock), we never beheld. All this time the v ind blew strong, and at the moment when the lines of light were most dis tinctly directed to the zenith it blew aim.st a hurricane. As the brilliancy of the phenomenon faded, the electric light became more diffused in the whole atmosphere, the most intense point still being west and by south. Tho converging (or diverging) point seemed at Chesterfield to be very near, but rather to the south of the zenith. The comparison of this point with that observable in other localities will be of interest, as determining the dis tance of the electric streams from the earth. This morning the sky is cloudy. Wind moderate.---. Derbyshire Courier of Saturday. AURORA BOREALIS AT LOWESTOFFE.--.WS learn from a correspondent that there was a splendid Aurora Borealis seen at Lowestoffe, on the evening of Friday, from eight until ten o'clock. The wind had been blow ing fresh from .the west and west by north during the course of the afternoon, and the sky had been over cast; but at six o'clock the sky was clear, and at eight there were observed in the northern parts of the heavens luminous streams of fluid shooting from the west to the north-eastern horizon. Ursa Major and the other northern constellations were rendered almost invisible, except stars from the first to the third magnitude, by its brilliancy. At twenty minutes before nine its appear ance was like the agitated ocean, and its swift ness was surprising, passing directly overhead. At twelve minutes past nine o'clock its colour was like crimson striped with orange and other shades, pre senting the appearance of a large tri-coloured banner for five or six minutes in the north-eastern part of the heavens; the brightness in the western continued until a quarter before ten o'clock. A brilliant meteor or star passed through Taurus close to Aldebaran, some small ones passed down the western part; several bands of a crimson shade were seen, one on Orion. Towards eleven o clock the phenomenon gradually subsided, and disap peared by the time of the moon's rising, eighteen minutes after eleven o'clock. The wind was north-west and clear; the barometer fell during the day. At its greatest luminosity, vessels from three to four miles dis tance could be distinctly seen. AURORA BOREALIS.—Some remarkable and singu larly beautiful meteoric phenomena of the above descrip tion were visible here and elsewhere on Friday night. The atmosphere was somewhat obscured by clouds, which, perpetually varying in form and density, so far from detracting from the effect of the appearance, rather increased its grandeur and beauty. About eight o'clock the wind began to blow in strong fit- ,4_ ful gusts from the north and north-west. About nine o'clock a lurid gleam streaked the horizon in the latter quarter, seeming to be upheaved by a bank of cloud or darkness till, flashing more and more brightly, it attained an elevation of about thirty five degrees. Here, after a short time, it changed its cha racter. One part of it became a faint blue tint, and shot up rays in the usual manner of the aurora borealis to wards the zenith. From the western point a sort of lu minous red cloud arose, which looked not unlike a column of smoke when strongly illuminated by a bright flame. This appeared to be carried by the wind on the edge of a long straggling cloud, which floated slowly towards the south. Shortly afterwards the whole of the southern part of the heavens, to the height of about thirty degrees, was illuminated by a bright steady light, similar to moonlight. Broken masses of cloud were now rapidly drifted over the whole atmosphere, and a spectacle of uncommon splendour ensued. Every part of the heavens behind the thin clouds seemed to be brilliantly illumi nated. In some places the light flashed at intervals, and in others, over the whole south, for instance, it was steady and of uniform intensity. The latter was of a faint blue or a greenish hue, but in the zenith and towards the north and west it broke forth change ably in flashes of red, flame colour, and yellow. The clouds appeared in many places at intervals like masses of vapour, behind which bright fires were burn ing, and in a large circle overhead, as well as in the north-west, the tints were continually changing both in colour and in the extent and degree of their luminosity. We had an opportunity of watching these varying phe nomena till nearly eleven o'clock, when the light began gradually to die away. We perceive by the Manches ter and Preston papers that similar appearances were visible in those districts. The Preston Pilot, of Satur day, says the aspect of the heavens there was " awfully grand." The Manchester Guardian says, " The auroral lights were spread over the greater part of the sky ;" and again, " We do not remember ever to have seen the auroral light so extensively diffused over the face ofthe heavens as on this occasion."—Liverpool Albion of this day. 'A TTERSA LL'S-TILIS EVENING. SIX O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE. 5 to 2 agst Proceed 6 to 1 agst Alfred 12 to 1 agst St. Leger 12 to I agst Wolverhampton 12 to 1 agst Victim 20 to 1 agst Doctor 20 to 1 agst, Equinox CHESTER CUP. 40 to:1 agst Cossack--tak en 66 to 1 agst War Eagle—taken 66 to 1 agst "Tatman Platoff colt 66 to 1 agst Blucher 66 to 1 agst Bon Mot 66 to 1 agst Ellerdale 66 to 1 agst Fugleman 66 to 1 agst The Tartar DERBY. 4 to 1 agst Flying Dutchman 7 to 1 agst Tadmor 16 to 1 agst Osterley 40 to 1 agst The Knout 50 to 1 agst Bernadotte OARS. 6 to 1 on the field DESTRUCTION OF A BREWERY BY FIRE. Yesterday morning, about two o'clock, a fire broke out in the porter brewery of Mr. Emanuel Ellis, corner of Wellington-street, Bevington-hill. Word of the occur rence was passed to the Fire-engine station, and Mr. Hewitt with his usual promptitude repaired to the scene. Notwithstanding the dispatch used, however, on the arrival of the engines the flames had burst from both door and windows, and also caught the roof of an adjoining tavern kept ostensibly by a Mrs. Moore, but virtually in connexion with the concern. Mr. Hewitt and the brigade under his commandpram worthily exerted themselves, but, notwithstanding judicious play of the b e y the ngin hose fromes,and a the copious water poured direct Works (owing to the inflammable character of the ma terial inside) the fire progressed, the roof fell in, and the entire brewery was gutted. The roof and the northern portion of the adjoining tavern also suffered considerable damage; the bedding and furniture, however, suffered less from the flames than from the water poured in to check their progress. Mr. Ellis, the owner of the brewery, who built the premises, has for the last two months been absent from town on account of illness, and no certain estimate of the stock in the place at the time of the occurrence can in consequence be made. It must have been heavy, however. In addition to a large stored stock, a large brewing of ale made on Friday flowed down the channel. The office of Mr. Ellis was in an upper portion of the brewery. His books and all that it contained were totally destroyed. The premises are insured in the Atlas office, but whether the in surance extends to the stock or not, or what amount may be even an approximation to the damage, we have (from the causes stated) been unable to ascertain. Vague allusions are made to a threatening letter lately received from a discharged servant; but tbis apart, the origin of the fire is (tor the present at least) totally unknown.—Liverpool Albion of this day. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, SUNDAY. The Queen and Prince Albert took their accus tomed early walk. The Royal Family took walking and pony exercise in the Slopes. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, and the domestic household, attended Divine service this morning in the private chapel of the Castle. The Hon. and Rev. C. L. Courtenay officiated. Yesterday the Queen and Prince Albert walked both in the forenoon and afternoon in the Home Park. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, the Princess Alice, and the Princess Helena, took their usual walking and pony exercise yesterday, and her Royal Highness the Princess Louisa was taken for an airing. The royal dinner party at the Castle yesterday evening included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Serene Highness the Princess Amelie of Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst, Lady Anna Maria Daw son, and Baroness de Speth. The Queen's private band was in attendance at the Castle yesterday evening. Sir Thomas Arbuthnot bad an interview with Sir George Grey on Saturday, at the Home-office. Dispatches were sent off on Saturday evening, from the Colonial-office, for the Governors of Ceylon, Hong- Kong, and Malta, and for the Lord High Commis sioner of the lonian Islands. Dispatches were received yesterday at, the Colo n i a l• office, from the Governor of Gibraltar. 187 i 4% 11% 3419 l ia dis 5 1 ,4 15 9:g 4 1 ,4 4 NI 16, , 17% 91,4 17!0 4% 'ix