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Ridg )oks for to have a most for _the [olland• endea and had ers, the io inch- nforma ndy and Conn- against he pri property short a he had prisoner of the the re [evolved ng with whose 3se sue-- an Inn, farce of the chs.- so cele f " The that la g more cceeded t, Paris, strength' ther en,- shooting f the irr with the acts the wherein vening's: t night, s. Her so than iently to tulgrave of this it does, a versa- lesses ►n' !s in this Y More," 1g essen- ,h court iposition cely any icr com and tho rsal and tinues too 1, called pleasant ble man lishment w (Mrs. a foolish stranger, e of her ,?.etheart, f private mystify he payS by a clra' ni; ; after footman, proceeds ralue o ut is taken d by the ned with middle l makes e is her ddressest and qua :omplish- tensions, le condi s of hers, for that says she ppreheo- peaiance rench, Of. tm in int ened out from the business. Honey's of pion troy aced hich sag Lture) 01 ;11 laugh , unty of m named e verdict .uth from o deadly the skull sided and Leath." is well ained by le a sub- d in rea seat for takes ao gave his resolved shooting., co uple el they be- No such rives the and there c slaugh- 'orkshire its body, species• oportiOn rurant. LITERATURE. .RIENZL 3 Vols. Saunders and Ofley. London. 1835. The Revolution effected by Rienzi, in the fourteenth tury, is a more splendid and §tartling episode than any recorded in the Italian annals, fertile as those annals are, in such wonderful events. Apparently there was no busy ;rote of preparation ; the change was the work of a tlav—an hour ; and the chief actor in it started up i it full, grand proportions, like the f a i r y Pala ce o f Al ac l Ain, course was t 1 which sprung up in a night. Hi s 'fat of a meteor ; scarcely had he dazzled the eyes oLP• Europe by his splendor than he was gone, leaving 4, :f".e political hemisphere darker than ever. By far the finest part of Gibbon's history—thou: 7,h Mr. er, we perceive, differs from us—is that which deft cribes, in a strain of eloquence worthy of the occa 61' on, the sudden rise and as sudden fall of Rienzi. He 'give s him his due, to the fullest extent to which a conscientious historian can go—we say conscientious, for notwithstanding all the attacks that have been made °Pea Gibbon for, what is called, his religious heresy, it must ever be borne in mind, that he wrote, not as 4 Protestant Clergyman, with a Living in his ''eye, but as an historian. As such, it was his duty to 'ecord, and comment upon facts—careless whom his facts and his comments might offend ; and as such, he has acted, throughout the noblest historical work ever Penned by mortal hand. With Rienzi, it is clear, from his own interesting memoir of himself, prefixed loLord Teignmouth's edition of his posthumous works, Ire must hare had many sympathies in common. The inspiration that has given immortality to both, - was the same - in both cases. The sight of the ruins of old Rome, and the associations connected with it, impelled Gibbon to become an historian, and the same impressive objects urged forward Rienzi in his course of republicanism. What ob ject, then, could the historian of Rome have possibly had in slurring over the deeds, and underrating the Character of the regenerator, though but for a moment, of the old Roman republic ? But Mr. Bulwer's objections to this portion of Gibbon's history are more in words than deeds, for on a diligent perusal of his tale, we find that his Rienzi differs very little from Gibbon's. True, i t is less in outline, and the individuality of the cha zacter is more strongly marked; but the main features— the enthusiasm—the sincerity—the sternness—and the vanity—are still the same ; in fact, whatever Mr. Bulwer flay himself imagine to the contrary, he has filled up his Rienzi from the vivid etching furnished to him by Gibbon. He may have consulted minor Italian his torians for the more trivial characteristic points of r udividuality ; nevertheless, in the aggregate of quali ties that make up the man, the Rienzi of the novelist is one and the same with the Rienzi of the historian. When we say that we have risen from the perusal of this tale with a higher opinion than we have ever yet e ntenained—high as that opinion ever has been—of 4 r. Bulwer's talents, we say no more than we feel--= a ° more than is his due. The subject has filled up e very nook and corner of his imagination ; and exalted as it. is, he has shown himself capable of grappling with i t. It is not the mere novelist that we recognise in his Pages ; but the man of research—of sagacity—of intel lect, cultivated to the highest degree; who, while he Possesses the rare power of amusing his readers, pos sesses that still rarer one, of making their amusement 4 anfinister to their instruction. He sees fair play both ttetween patrician and plebeian, and "nothing extenuates, 4 or sets down aught in malice." His knowledge, too, the domestic character of the times of which he treats, is corset ; though we doubt whether he is strictly accurate, in making the Provencal freebooter, Walter de Montreal, a man of such high political in fluence at Rome. If our memory do not deceive us ewe allude to an indistinct recollection of Perceval's history, an elaborate work, which deserves obe better k nown than it is—the Patrician families of t Rome had 4 great jealousy of anything like foreign intervention in their domestic squabbles with each other ; and made a Point of keeping down all those military ad venturers, to whom they were indebted for temporary a ssistance. But to return more immediately to our t heme. The characters in Rienzi, especially the females, are discriminated with admirable skill. Irene a nd Nina have scarce one sympathy in common ; very love is of a different character ; yet we re "gnize the humanity of both, as we recognize that of 4 Miranda and a Beatrice. Were we to offer any ob !ection to the tale—which we are loth to do, consider 411g how we have been delighted with its perusal—it W ould be, that, in the earlier portions, the can /'ass is too much crowded with characters. Scarcely : 34re we introduced to one than we are instantly I lurried awa y f r om it and presented with ano ther, to the great embarrassment of the main plot, W hich halts unnecessarily the while. In the two last ° °lurnes, however, all progresses as it should do. The tri umph of Reinzi—his pride—his Magnificence—his al /thition—and even his vanity ;—these peculiar cha racteristics are brought out with consummate dramatic ability, for they are not merely described in the form of narrative, but we see them in action, and are made to anticipate their results. The sketch of the plague M Florence is a trite subject, invested with as much freshness as it was susceptible of ; 'while, as regards t he style of the tale—though elaborate, as Mr. Bul- W er's style is apt to be—the art throughout is concealed ' w ith more tact than in any fiction he has yet attempted, pith the single exception of Pelham. Altogether, the P r oduction is a first-rate one, and has within 11 all the materials of durability. In portions it aspir es t o th e di gn ity o f hi s tory ; and though we could ha ve spared some of the love scenes, as marring th e unity, and interfering with the stern, republican th e of the subject, yet, as these are sacrifices to t taste of the day, we forbear from saying a word `° their prejudice. We quote a few extracts, wherein elevated thoughts are clothed in befitting language, and which will serve to show, that much as Mr. Bul- W er has already done, he has not yet done all, nor "en half, of what his lofty and refined intellect is capable. j-. to the Royalty of Mind. Yes, that same Power which, a rew years ago, crowned Petrarch. in the Capitol, when it witnessed, after the silence of twelve centuries, the glories of a TRlUMPH—which heaped upon a man of obscure birth, and 'unknown in arms, the same honours given of old to emperors and the vanquishers of kings—which united in one act of homage even the rival houses of Colonna and Orsini—which made the haughtiest patricians emulous to bear the train, to touch but the purple robe, of the son of the Florentine Plebeian—which still draws the eyes of Europe to the lowly cottage of Vaucluse—which gives , to the humble student the all-acknowledged licence to admo- - nish tyrants, and approach, with haughty prayers, even the Father of the Church ; yes, that same Power, which, working silently throughout Italy, murmurs under the solid base of the Venetian oligarchy, which, beyond the Alps, has woke into visible and sudden life in Spain, in Germany, in Flanders, and which, even in that barbarous Isle, con quered by the Norman sword, ruled by the bravest - of living kings, has roused a spirit Norman cannot break—kings to rule over must rule by--yes, that same Power is everywhere abroad ; it speaks, it \ conquers in the voice even of him who is before you ; it unites in his cause all on whom but one glimmering of light bas burst, all in whom one generous desire can be awakened ! Know'', Lord Vicar, that there is not a man in Rome, save our oppressors themselves—not a min who has learnt one syllable of our ancient tongue— whose heart and sword are not with me. The peaceful cultivators of letters—the proud nobles of the second or der—the rising race, wiser than their slothful sires ; above all, my Lord, the humbler ministers of religion, priests and monks, whom luxury hath not blinded, pomp hath not deafened, to the monstrous outrage to Christianity daily and nightly perpetrated in the Christian Capital ; these— all these—are linked with merchant and the artizan in one indissoluble bond, waiting but the signal, to fall or to conquer, to live free, or to die immortally, with Rienzi and their country !' " LIFE OF WASHINGTON. Vol. 2. Tegy and Son, Cheapside, London. 1835. The present volume, which forms the fifty-fourth of the Family Library, contains the last part of Mr. Cyrus Edmond's Memoirs of General Washington, commencing with the period of the arrival of the French officers in America, and concluding with the retirement into private life, and death of the great Liberator. The biography, as we observed in our notice of the pre ceding volume, is an able one, though but in sketch, and greatly to the credit of Mr. Edmonds, is charac terised throughout by strict impartiality. It is embel lished with a full-length portrait of General Washing ton, and a fac•simile, with all its verbal alterations, of the famous declaration of independence, which is sup posed to have been the joint production of Dr. Franklin and President Jefferson. LAND AND SEA TALES. 2 Vols. E. Wilson, London. 1835. The author of these tales is already favourably known to the lovers of light fiction by his " Tough Yarns," a 'collection of amusing stories which he pub lished some months since, under the designation of the " Old Sailor ;" and the present work will not detract from, but rather enhance, his popularity. It consists of about half a dozen Tales, some of a cheerful, some of an earnest and impassioned character, but all be tokening very considerable talent—which we the more readily acknowledge, because it is free _from any thing like assumption. The best tale in the collection is that entitled the " Warlock," which is strikingly dra matic and fertile in incident ; full of bustle, and, to wards the close, of deep tragic pathos. We know not that even Cooper himself in the best of his romances, The Pilot," has exceeded the " Old Sailor," in his vivid description of the chace of a schooner after a pirate ; or in his well conceived, and consistently sup ported character of Ben Transom, a boatswain of the old school, rough as a Polar bear, yet with a heart overflowing with kindness. Nature speaks, and makes herself felt, throughout this manly, unaffected sketch, and it is not without regret that we take leave of honest Ben, when anchored in a snug port for life in Green wich Hospital. We must bargain, however, for a " yarn" or two from the quaint old tar in the author's next publication. Next to the " Warlock" in inte rest, and superior to it in lavish power of description, is the tale illustrative of the state of the negroes in New Guiana, which none could have penned but one intimate with the peculiarities of this oppressed race, and the glowing, luxuriant clime in which so many thousands of them, for age after age, toiled— withered—and died heart-broken. Two more agreeable and unassuming volumes than " Land and Sea Tales" have not appeared this season. THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. There are very short arrivals of all kinds of Grain this week, not any having been reported since Wednesday. The trade for every article continues dull, and the few buyers that were on market pur chased cautiously, as a large Supply is expected. Flour dull. ARRIVALS. . Barley. 830 qrs. Wheat. E. glish r.sh Fbreign SMITHFIEL The supply to this day's mark( brisk, at the following PRICES PER STONE OF BLI Oats. 740 qrs. 1,090 sacks 3;280 D MARKET. et was great, and the trade was 4 TO SINK TUE OFFA LS. s. d. to . d s d. to s.d. Inferior Beasts Second quality ditto 3 0 3 6 Second quality ditto 3 0 3 6 Prime large Oxen 4 0 4 4 Coarso-weolled ditto ..., 3 8 4 2 Prime Scats, &c. Large coarse Calves 3 4 4 4 Large Hogs ['rime small ditto 4 8 5 0 Small Porkers 4 0 4 4 Sukling Calves each —l2 0 28 01 Quarter old Pigs each; 10 U 14 0 Beasts, 960 SUPPLY, AS PER CL: Sheep. 4,100 .ERK'S STATEMENT. Calves, Pigs. 320 I 3•;0 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass, s d. tos d - s d. to s d. 22 2 4 2 C. 210 Beef, inferior. 2 " 0 4 Mutton, inferior - middling .,.. 0 6 n 8 middling -- prime large „. 2lO 3 4 - prime - prime snmi '3 8 310 Pork, large Veal 30 3 8 . 2 1 , ) 3 0 42 4 6 SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) (FROM LLOYD'S.) DEAL, DEC. 17.—Wind N. W.—Arrived the Malcolm, Pond, from Waterford ; Brother's Friend, Wayth, from Newry ; Dispatch, Saunders, from Newcastle to Little hampton ; Alpha, Hill, from Santander ; Zephyr, Spiers, from Exeter; Courier, Davidson, from Cape of Good Hope; Al binia, —, from Demerara ; Barbadoes, Planter, Austin, Santander, Minerva, and Keiller, from Bahia. Arrived from the river and sailed, the Oscar, Hinderwall, for Madeira ; Edward Pathroe, Edmonds, for Bristol; Brothers, Lewis, for Swansea; Sir R. Barclay, Aitken, for Havre; Charles Cater, Christall, for Cape Coast ; Michael, Brooks, for To bago ; and Tancred, Crosby, for Barbadoes ; also sailed, the Henry Farmer, for Sydney, with the rest of the outward bound. SCILLY, DEC. 14.—Arrived off port, the St. George, David, from Rio Janeiro ; Jordeson, Jordeson, from Deme rara ; Baltic Merchant, Cross, from St. John's, New Bruns wick ; and Albion, Pater, from Youghal—pumps choked, cargo discharging. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 16.—Arrived off port, the Mary, Ste phenson, from Nassau ; Cintra, —, from Lisbon ; and Oporto, —, from Oporto. INDUBLIN, DEC. 15.—Arrived the Coquette, Hinds, from St. Lucia ; and Nelson Wood, Robinson, from St. John's, N. B. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 17.—Wind N. N. W.—Arrived from London, the Juliana, Dacre, for Madras and Calcutta. FALMOUTH, DEC. 16.—Wind E.N.E. to E., moderate breezes.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Pantaloon, —, from Lisbon—sailed 6th inst. ; and Herald, Alderson, from Quebec. Sailed his Majesty's brig Delight, —, for Lisbon, with mails. Letters for Madeira may now be forwarded by way of Lisbon. ` l ' Yes,' said Rienzi, breaking suddenly from his reverie, i i ) 'es, the day is at hand when Rome shall rise again from 1 : 14 ashes ; Justice shall dethrone Oppression ; men shall 411 t safe in their ancient Forum. We will rouse from his b~otten tomb the indomitable soul of Cato ! There shall i ll a people once more in Rome ! And I—l shall be the , th s trument of that triumph—the restorer of my race—mine 41 r . 41 1 be the first voice to s well the battle-cry of freedom— loo the first hand to rear her banner—yes , from the height o in own soul as from a mountain, I see alreay risng the e uerties and the grandeur of the New Rome, d and on the h 4 ner-stone of the mighty fabric posterity shall read my 4 ' My Lord,' answered Rienzi, gravely, it is the misfor tune of siznors of your rank never to know the people , or t he accurate signs of the time. As those who pass over th e height s o f moun t a ins see the clouds sweep below, veiling the plains and valleys from their gaze, while they , only a o itiee above the level, survey the movements and the homes th even so from your lofty eminence ye behold but S tation I see the preparations of the shepherds to shelter rlnselves and herds from the storm which those clouds t etnken. Despair not, my Lord ; endurance goes but to a tr aits limit—to that limit it is already stretched—Rome t 0 rise but the occasion (it will come soon, but not suddenly) l'ise simultaneously ao•ainst her oppressors." * • The Ethiopian, bound to Newfoundland, has put back to Lisbon, with damage. The Neerlends Indicn, Veering, and Margaret Catharine, Mulder, bound to Batavia, have put back to the Texel—the former leaky, the latter with damage. To THE SUBSCRIBERS TO " PELHAM" AND " THE DISOWNED" IN SHILLING NUMBERS.—In conse quence of an insidious attempt to mislead the subscribers to these Publications, (which commence the cheap re-issue of " Colburn's Novelists,") as to the next Work to be introduced into the-Series, the proprietor begs to acquaint them, that, in order to impart every possible variety to the above Collection, and to meet the wishes of a great number of applicants, he has determined, before introducing any other of Mr. Bulsver's celebrated Works, of which he pos sesses the copyright, to give Captain Marryat's " Frank Mildmai," the first portion of which, with a portrait of the author, will appear on Saturday, Jan. 2, forming the 13th Number of "Colburn's Novelists." This Work will be com prised in five Weekly Shilling Numbers, handsomely illus trated ; or the volume may be had, elegantly bound, for Six Shillings, of all respectable Booksellrs throughout the kingdom. London : Published for Henry Colburn by R. Bentley. Agents for Scotland, Messrs. Bell and Bradfute, Edinburgh ; for Ireland, John Cumming, Dublin. " ' Observe, that, throughout the whole world, a great solution has begun. The barbaric darkness of centuries been broken ; the KNOWLEDGE which made men as demigods in the past time has been called from her urn ; a rOup v.. er, subtler than brute force, and mightier armed Ne n, is at work ; we have begun once more to than do homage ~ ~ T THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1835. BRIGHTON.-THURSDAY. The King drove out this afternoon, at his usual hour, on the upper road to Shoreham, returning by the coast. We are happy to hear that the Queen is considerably better to-day ; but the weather is too cold for her Majesty to ven ture out. Captain Crofton, R.N., has received their Majesties' com mands to dine at the Palace this evening. Lord Maryborough left the York Hotel this morning, on a visit to the Duke of Wellington, at Strathfieldsaye. Vice-Admiral Honeyman, Vice-Admiral Sir Charles and Lady Rowley, Mr. Bish, M.P., and Mr-' Ross. M.P., are among our arrivals. Mrs. Fitzherbert arrived at her ',mansion on the Steyne yesterday evening. We are happy to say that this re spected lady's health is improvin(r. The Royal dinner party yestorday evening was increased by the presence of Count Ludolf, Sir Willoughby Cotton, and Lord Maryborough. Louisa, Countess of Winterton, intends to give her first grand ball for the season on the Bth of January. COURT CIRCULAR. Mr. Arnott, Dr. Copland, Mr. Everitt, and Dr. Leighton, from the Middlesex Hospital Medical School, had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Ex chequer in Downing-street. The Duke of Marlborough, Lord William Bentinck and the Master of the Rolls had interviews yesterday with Vis count Melbourne, at the Treasury. The Greek Minister transacted business yesterday at the Office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The Postmaster-General had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Lord Holland entertained some of the Ministers at din ner on Wednesday evening►. The Hon. C. Cavendish, M.P., visited Viscount Mel bourne yesterday. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF LORDS.—TOURSDAT, Dzc. 17. This being the day to which Parliament stood prorogued, their Lordships met shortly before four o'clock. Lord Denman, Viscount Melbourne, and Lord Glenelg, as Lords Commissioners, having taken their seats near the Throne, Lord DENMAN directed Mr. Puttman, Deputy Usher of the Black Rod, to summon the Commons to hear the Royal Commission read for the further Prorogation of Par liament. In a few minutes Mr. Rickman, attended by the Officers of the Commons, appeared at the bar, when the Commission was read by the Clerk at the table. Lord DENMAN then said—ln pursuance of his Majesty's Commission to us and other Lords directed, and in obedience to his Majesty's commands, we do hereby declare this pre sent Parliament to be prorogued until Thursday, the 4th day of February next, to be then and here holden. It was a matter of remark that his Lordship did not add the customary words on the assembling of Parliament, " for the despatch of divers urgent and important affairs." With the exception of the Lords Commissioners, the only Member oreither House present was Sir R. Inglis. The House has undergone considerable alterations. It is much improved in appearance, and rendered more con venient for transacting public business. Lord John Russell, together with the Military Com missioners, have renewed their duties for consolidating the military and civil branches of that department. The enor mous expense of the Board of Ordnance is the first on the list for their consideration. Some notorious abuses require the attention of the Commissioners relative to the half-pay of certain officers, &c., belonging to this branch of the army. _ _ .I,I' . EIV HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.—On Monday there was an immense clearance made towards removing the buildings to make way for the site of the new Houses of Parliament. Several buildings, heretofore occupying the corner of Palace-yard, leading to the Speaker's house, hav ing been sold by auction, have been pulled down, so that now the clearance at such point to the river is nearly com plete. An immense area is thus opened, and it is provided by a clearance of only a point of the ground allotted for the new Houses. The industrious Office of Exchequer Bills, where the Clerks worked an hour a-day, and kept holiday on all red-letter days, ceases to exist. The old and infamous Star Chamber now totters, and will fall soon. So that the work of pulling down proceeds rapidly. Westminster Hall is expected to be thoroughly re paired and re-opened at the commencement of next Term. The walls have been all cased and ornamented in the inte rior with fine stone ; the floor, which bad been raised since the Hall was first built, to prevent it from being overflowed by the high tides, which destroyed its proportion, has been lowered, and has a good effect. The beautiful roof has been repaired throughout, and also the fine Gothic window at the West end of the building. It is rumoured that in the forthcoming Act for the Municipal Reform of the city of London, the corporate pri vileges in the borough of Southwark will be superseded. Mr. Balfe is now engagel in composing the music for two new operas. Shakspeare's Merry Wives of Windsor, for the King's Theatre, is the subject of one libretto. The part of Sir John Falstaff by the pottly Lablanche, who like Stephen Kemble, can undertake the character without stuffing. The other subject is Victor Hugo's Notre Dame, for Drury-lane, in which Madame Malibran is to enact the graceful Esmeralda. We understand it is in contemplation to form a railway betwixt Hebden Bridge, Halifax, Bradford, and Leeds. The distance would be little more than 20 miles ; the rise in any one part not exceeding a yard in 150 ; and the contemplated line would pass through the most pro ductive parts of this district, both in mines, manufactures, and population.—Halifax Express. Lord Gardner has no intention to relinquish his stud of hunters at Melton, as reported. His Lordship's credit as one of the crack riders in. England has long been established. The building of the new division-room for the House of Commons, which, we believe, was ordered to be constructed on the motion of Mr. Ward, Member for St Alban's, proceeds rapidly. The Speaker's rooms are also in a state of forwardness, and will be finished by the 4th of February. A letter from St..Petersburgh, dated the 30th ult., announces that since the Emperor's return the greatest ac tivity prevailed among the members of the Russian diplo macy. The Emperor personally attends most particularly to the navy. He is continually sending to inspect and press the execution of orders transmitted by him to Crons tadt, Revel, and Abo. Much bustle is also observed in the dockyards of Ochta and St. Petersburgh. • It is calculated that he will shortly have in the Baltic seven or eight ships of the line, five or six frigates, and about ten smaller vessels. HAMBURG, Dze. 12.--The Elbe is full of float in.. ice. However, the Maria, Captain Felix, from Buenos Ayres, and the Hernzora Habanera, Captain de Sabeira, from the Havannah and Matanzas, being favoured by a brisk south-west wind, got up to the city to-day ; but no ships are able to go down the river. The weather to-day is milder. The English mail of the Bth arrived this after noon by land, from Cuxhaven, where the Columbine, which brought it, remained.—Hanzburg Borsen Halle. A landlord of ten thousand a year, says, " My pockets sigh in bare sympathy with those Noble Lords and Honourable Gentlemen, at the late agricultural meeting, over the reduction of my rents ; and, for several years, has my heart rejoiced, probably in common with theirs, upon the rise of said rents almost to duplication, in days, alas I gone by, never, perhaps, to return. But I take up my pen merely to observe, that all the arguments of my brother clods are founded on the prico of 'wheat ; while other pro duce, beans, peas, tares, oats, are rather high than low in the markets. Is this quite fair ? " Nor is the hay-trade s a bad one, the last crop having been abundant." CITY OF LONDON ARTISTS AND AMATEURS CONVERZATIONE.—The second meeting for the season was held yesterday evening, at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill, with a large collection of beautiful works of art, and a very numerous attendance of visitors. The principal attraction of the evening was a large portfolio, containing nearly 200 sketches, made by Mr. Vickers, dur ing his journey through Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Russia. This gentleman has produced, with a few touches of the pencil, an effect which has been found wanting in the most finished productions of many of our artists. Those which seemed to attract the most general attention were of the city of Moscow. There were also exhibited twelve highly-finished drawings of Moscow and St. Peters burgh, by the same artist, from which the plates in Heath's Picturesque Annual are engraved, and an oil painting of a Dutch landscape, possessing great merit, by the father of the above gentleman, Mr. Stanfield, A.R.A., had also four teen drawings, one of which, " Sunset at Sea," was also an object of much attention. Two landscapes, with cows, by Mr. T. S. Cooper, A.R.A., possessed the usual excellence which distinguishes the works of this artist. The other exhibitors were Mr. Paris, the Roman Girl, from the Book of Beauty ; Mr. Charles Stanfield, the series of pictures to form Charles Heath's forthcoming Annual, the Pirate ; 'Mr. Franklin, an oil painti ng , the Masquerade Scene in Lady Morgan's Manners Sackville ; Mr. D. Roberts, the interior of our Lady's Chapel, in the church of St. Vievre, Caen, Normandy, a painting in water-colours, which called forth deserved admiration, and in which the-light and shade almost equalled Rembrandt. There was also a specimen of cameo printing in two colours, by Mr. G. W. Bonner, in which the effect produced was very striking. It was a por trait of the Princess Victoria, and intended to form the frontispiece of a forthcoming work. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Moniteztr ,de Commerce.) The French post goes from Paris to Pau in four days. From Pau :by Oleron to Urdax requires nine hours, and three more:to Palette, on the very frontier, where the French po3t administration terminates. The last three hours must be performed on a mule or on foot. From Pa lette to Saragosa th4lOst might be brought in 24 hours, were there relays crinules ; and letters might thus regu larly go from PariS to Madrid in eight days, at most, in , stead of being twelve, and sixteen days on the road, as they are sometimes. Three hundred and seventy-nine deputies have left their names at the Questor's office. The National has a letter from Lombez, dated the Bth, stating that two convoys of horses, 75 in number, have passed through ; their conductors not concealing that they were for Don Carlos. (From the Papers.) The Grand Council of the Canton of Vaud has at length adopted a new law, relative to civil marriage, by which the religious ceremony will be optional. According to this law, all marriages may be celebrated before Justices of the Peace. According to the Sentinelle des Pyrenees of Bayonne of the 12th inst., the report of the Commission at Madrid, ap pointed for the purpose of inquiry into the expediency of recognizing the independence of the South American States, has been signed by the Queen Regent. COURT OF PEERS. -SITTING OF DEC. 16. TRIAL OF THE PRISONERS IMPLICATED IN THE DISTUR- BANCES OF APRIL, 1834. Baron Pasquier took the chair at one o'cloclb and the names of the Peers having been called over, it appeared that the Count Boissy d'Anglas was absent. The exami nation of witnesses with regard to the murder of the police agent Eyraud was then resumed from yesterday's sitting. At the request of Caussidiere, the written evidence of a witness named Berdier was read, to the effect that Carrier, Nicot's uncle, had charged him (Nicot) with the murder in question. M. Rigaud, employed at the Tribunal de Commerce at St. Etienne, declared hie conviction of Caussidierc's inno cence, and added, that such was the prevailing opinion at St. Etienne. He also stated that a Monsieur Gentelett had received a leter from N icot, acknowledging himself Eyraud's murderer. M. Gentelett had burnt the letter. The writ ten evidence of Gentelett was then read in Court, but it gave a flat contradiction to the statement that he had re ceived the letter in question. A witness named Pivot deposed that he bad beard M. Gentelett express his full conviction of Caussidicre's in nocence. Some, other witnesses having been examined, Caussidiere was called upon to state what he had to answer to the charge made against him. The prisoner de clared his entire innocence of the murder of Eyraud. The prisoner Reverchon having been called upon to answer, for his participation in the events of April, refused to take Part in the proceedings of the Court. He said that the Peers might condemn, but should not judge him. (Left sitting.) (From the Madrid Gazette of Dec. 10.) " DESPATCHES RECEIVED AT THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AT WAR. " The Captain-General of Arragon transmits the fol lowing, dated the sth current : " Most Excellent Senor,—Having now received more precise details of the defeat suAained by the Navarre re bels, under the command of the ringleader Guergue, I have the satisfaction to announce to your Excellency, that their loss in this district is not below 400 men, and that their retreat into their own province is cut off at San guesa, Aviz, and other points, by the troops of Brigadier Mendez Vigo, Governor of Lumbier, 200 in number. The prisoners are deposited in Huesca, Monzon, and Jaca, in order that they may be transferred to this capital, and thence conducted to Navarre.' " The Commandant-General of the province of Burgos transmits the following, dated the 4th inst.:— " The chief of the troops engaged in the Upper Ebro and Pisnerga, Don Joaquim Cayuela, writes me, under yester day's date, from Sedan°, that the ringleaders, Camerilla and Rey, with the head Captain, F. Manuel de Pascua, a Priest of the third order, with nine rebels mounted, had made an irruption from the disaffected provinces, with the view of interrupting the drawing of the quotas, collecting men, levying contributions, and alarming the country ; but that, having been actively pursued, they disappeared from those districts, with the loss of three captured and killed, includir , the Rev. Pascua. The rest escaped to the bor ders, where some returned to the place they came from, and others, headed by Rey, went in the direction of the' province of Palencia. The above-mentioned Cayuela adds, that the extensive country occupied by the co lumns under his command enjoys tranquillity, by dint of the continual and painful marches they are obliged to make, and that the purest patriotism prevails ; that the public spirit has improved in an extraordinary degree, the g a ngs which infested the country having been dispersed ; and concludes by commending the zeal and resolution of the officers and troops under his command in the midst of their fatigues, and the alacrity with which they suffered for the just cause they defend.' The following despatch has been received at the office of the Secretary of the Marine : _ " The naval commandant of the province of Tarragona, in a communication he has addressed to the Ministry, under date of the Ist inst., states the entrance into that city on the previous day of 483 rebel p r i soners f ro m G r i mera an d other places in the interior of the principality, escorted by a party of the troops of our Senora the Queen, who received them from a division which marched from Lerida for tha purpose. Thus the apprehension has ceased which pre vailed, lest the rebels should retake them in their incursions as they had in view to do.' " Cents 5e 1 . 0 1 1r 75c. FRENCH FUNDS.—PaRtft, DECEMBER 16. fourF.' e per andH Cent s., Half nor 13c ene Four per Cents., 99f. 50c. Three per Cents. 70f. sc. 79f. Bank Actions, 2,145 f. Rente de Naples, 96f. 80c. 8.5 c. 9Cc. Roman Five per Cents., 101 1 4, Bente Perpet. d'Espagne, Five per Cent., 3.5 k. Belgian Loan, Five per Cents, 101%. Portuguese Loan, Three per Cents, 54 54!4. Dutch Two and a Half per Cents., 56f. EXCIUNGE ON LONDON. One month, paper, 25f. 55c. ; money, 231 52l c. Three months, paper, 25f. 40e. ; money, 25f. 37,,,e. —Cours Authentioue. BOURSE THREE o'CLocK.—The market has been more lively, and the prices firm. Some business has been done. Three per Cents. opened at 79f. 5c., and remained between that price and 79f. 15c. A strong impulse has been given to the Spanish securities. The present Spanish Government inspires more confidence every day in the money market. The Active Stock has im proved from 46 to 47) ; buyers. It is true that it is reported that some favourable news has been received from Madrid of the 11th, and that the courier has passed through this place for London. A little reaction has taken place at' the latter end of the Bourse ; no reason is assigned for it. QUARTER TO FOUR.—Five per Cents., 108 f. 30c. ; Three per Cents., 79f. sc. ; Five per Cents. Spanish, —; Three per Cents. Spanish, —; Cortes, —; Coupons, 232 ; Gueb hards, —; Differes, ; New Loan, —; Actives, 47,1 ; Passives, 13i • Ducats, 95 90; Romans, 1011; Pedros, —; Belgians, 1011; Dutch, 56f. —c. ; Haytians, 395 f. —c. ; Miguels, 21 ; Brabant Bank, —; ielgian Bank, 14 ; Con tinuation, —c. ; New Differes, —; Five per Cent. Pei pe tuelles, 351. GERMAN, BRUSSELS, AND LISBON PAPERS. BERLIN, DEC. 10.—The 26th number of the Collection of the Laws, published to-day, contains a Cabinet order, dated Nov. 21, respecting the secrecy which public officers are bound to observe respecting the affairs of their office. This Cabinet order says, that though the laws of the in structions given to the persons holding public offices enjoin this duty, hi s Majesty has learned, with displeasure, that it has been neglected ; that communications have been made both verbally and in writing, and even published, re lative to such official matters, without official authority. Such a violation of the legal regulation can no longer be tolerated, and the Ministry is enjoined to take the proper steps for remedying this abuse. ANCONA, DEC. 3.—The King of Bavaria, travelling under the title of Conte d'Augusta, arrived here yesterday evening, with his suite, to embark immediately for Greece. M. Von Milg arrived the evening before, and Count Von Jenison, the Bavarian ' Ambassador, just returned from Greece, and Baron Von Heiding, and were relieved from quarantine that day, and waited on his Majesty. The flags of the English vessels that are to carry the august traveller to Greece, have been flying for some days in our harbour. The King lodged at Ancona in the Hotel della Pace, which looks upon the sea. The vessels which the King of Great Britain with his usual readiness had placed at the disposal of King Louis, arc the steam frigate Medea, Capt. Austin, with 4 carrona d es an d a c re w of 130 men, and the Portland frigate, of 50 guns, Captain Prince, which is to escort his Majesty, who will embark to-day on board the Medea. His Majesty will sail directly to the Piraeus, round Cape Mustapha, not landing anywhere on the way. The weather is favourable ; the sight of the noble vessels is highly interesting ; all tho circumstances continue to giYe hopes cf a short prosperous voyage.—Frankfort Papers, Dec. 14. VIENNA) DEC. 6.—The frontiers of Transylvania to be incorporated with Hungary, in consequence of the Em peror's resolution, are about 50 German (1,100 English) square miles in extent, with a population of 100,000 in habitants. FROM THE MAINE, DEC. s.—lt is said that the negocia tians at Coburg have met with some difficulties, and that the Portuguese Ambas'sador is not quite ready to assent to the conditions proposed on the part of Coburg. It is therefore not impossible that a report must be sent to Lisbon, and the instructions of Donna Maria received, on which the duration or the fate of the negotiations would depend ; it is therefore uncertain whether the marriage will take place, unless the Prince's family should accede to the proposals of the Portuguese Ambassador. BRUSSELS, DEC. 16.—The average prices of wheat and rye, for the second week of December (7th to 12th), were 131. 88e. and 81. 72e. per hectolitre ; the import duties are 751. and 431. per 1,000 kilogrames. _A few days ago there was a meeting, at Brussels, of mer chants, manufacturers, &c. of Brabant and Flanders, at which it was resolved to convoke shortly, at Ghent, a gene ral meeting of manufacturers and merchants concerned in the linen trade in the different parts of the kingdom, for the purpose of appointing a committee to draw up the sta tutes of a Joint-Stock Company, " for the preservation, encouragement, and improvement of the national linen ma nufacture." The petitiOn of the manufacturers of Vervent has'been printed, in which they express their opinion, that the prin ciples of political economy, followed by the Governments of the countries by which Belgium is surrounded, are cal culated to produce consequences fatal to the future prospe rity of the kingdom, and especially of the manufacturers ; and the only means of averting which, is, in their opinion, the admission of the country into the German Commercial Union, formed under the auspices of the Prussian Govern ment.—Brussels Papers, Dec. 17. LISBON. (From the Diario do Governo, Nov. 30.) The' liiario published her Majesty's resolution, - addressed to the Duke of Terceiro, acceding to his request - to resign the command-in-chief of the army ad intcrint, and also the post of chief of the general staff, thanking him for his emi nent services. DEC. 2.—An order of the day of the Duke of Terceira, dated Nov. 21, orders the publication of her Majesty's de cree, dissolving the regiment of Royal British Grenadiers, because the reasons which gave occasion for its formation have ceased. The decree is dated 10th November. DEC. 3.—A Royal decree states that it being of general importance that the National Archives should possess many ancient documents which are wanting in them, relative to negotiations with foreign powers, and other subjects con nected with the history of the kingdom, and many such being known to exist in the Royal Library and others at Paris, and in the British Museum, orders had long ago been given to snake authentic copies of them, but the success had not answered the intention. Now Francis Solano Constantio, residing at Paris, having devoted his life to the study of the useful sciences, he is commissioned to make researches in the libraries of Paris, and also to fur nish catalogues of all important and useful modern works on legislation, finances, and statistics, with critical remarks on them, for which he is to receive one cento of rces per annum. DEC. s.—Her Most Faithful Majesty and Her Imperial Majesty remain in good health.—Li.sbon Papers to sth December inclusive. THE HAGUE. THE HAGUE, DEC. 13.—1 n the Second Chamber of the States-General a Royal Message was read, accompany ing a project of law for encouraging the cultivation of waste lands, with an explanatory memorial ; and another project of law for exempting from certain taxes waste lands that have been brought under cultivation. THE- HAGUE, DEC. 14.—The sections of the Second Chamber of the States-General met to-day to examine the project of law for the encouragement of agriculture. It is said that the debates on it will begin next week. In the course of the week, it is expected that the debates will commence on the project of law for modifying the law in what is called the personal tax, in which some further changes have been made ; also on the project of law rela tive to the levy of the national militia in 1836. It is sup posed that before the Chambers break up, the debates on the three projects of law, commencing the third book of the Criminal Code, will likewise take place. THE HAGUE, DEC. 15.—The First Chamber of the States-General had a sitting to-day, in which it gave its assent to the projects of law last adopted by the Second Chamber. The Second Chamber adopted several chapters of the first and second books of the commercial code. We hear of a Cabinet letter on the affair of the Rev. M. Schilton, in reply to the petitions which that clergyman and his friends have addressed to the King, requesting pro tection for their religious worship. The Cabinet letter is said to express his Majesty's regret that the petitioners should have abandoned the Established Reformed Church, the consequences of which may be injurious, and-lead to dissensions ; also, that if the petitioners persevere in their resolution to separate, they are bound to show the nature and the regulations of their form of worship, before the Government can afford them the protection which commu nities that are noti►at variance with policy and good morals have a right to. HOSPITAL FOR MERCHANTS' SEAMEN. Yesterday there was a public and a very crowded Meet ing of Seamen engaged in the merchants' service, &c., held in the Mariners' Church, Well-close-square, to take into consideration the best means of providing for the establish ment of an Hospital for aged, disabled, and decayed mas ters, mates, and seamen, in the merchant service, in the United Kingdom. G. F. YOUNG, Esq., M.P., was in the Chair. He opened the business with stating the objects for which they were as 'sembled—objects which had long occupied his mind, in the hope of one day seeing them realized. With so crowded a meeting before him, and after the opinions that bad been expressed in different quarters, he had little doubt of now beholding the 'realization of the wishes of himself and many other persons. On the present occasion it was only sought to collect the general opinion as to the policy of founding such an hospital ; details would not be gone into ; their opinion was desired on the main question. 'ln coming to this decision he trusted that they would dismiss from their minds all prejudices and suspicions, for nothing would be sought but what could be effected with the fullest know ledge and approbation of all the parties who would be in terested or benefitted ; and, if carried into effect, it was the intention of the promoters in particular, to secure all possible publicity regarding all proceedings and applications of money and other matters. Mr. ROBINSON, M.P., then moved the first resolution. He had not heard of the contemplated meeting till that morning, and as soon as he heard of it he made the best of his way to it, on the principle that one volunteer was equal to two pressed men.—(Applause.) The objects of the meeting had his most decided support.—(Hear and cheers.) His opinions on the subject were well known ; and he felt quite sure that none could contemplate the facts—the state of the service—the wants that fell on many of the men— and the example of Greenwich Hospital, without also con curring in the sentiment that not a moment ought to be lost in forwarding the establishment of such an Institution as it was now sought to promote. fn whatever way it could be promoted—by his individual co-operation, or by elThrts in Parliament—they might calculate on his support. With great pleasure he proposed the first resolution, which was to the following effect : " That it is the opinion of the seamen present that the esta blishment of an Asylum for Merchant Seamen in old age, dis ability, and poverty, would be honourable to the nation, and confer an inestimable benefit on the sailors in the British mer chant service. Captain Sir J. FRANKLIN, R.N., seconded this resolution, and although connected with his Majesty's navy, he assured them thal he did so with very great gratification, for the navy felt every wish to promote the comfort and benefits of their brethren in the merchant service. Those connected with his Majesty's navy never could be backwards in advanc ing such an institution as that now contemplated. They still were, as they ever had been, the stanch frieeds of the merchants' service. Some individual in the body of the chapel having asked some question as to details, as to the proportions to be sub scribed, &c., The CHAIRMAN reminded the meeting that details were purposely abstained from, because that all that was now sought was their sanction of the principle of the proceed ing. And if similar approbation, which would be sought at all the other ports in the kingdom, were obtained, this favourite object would then be promoted. The ground would be provided, and a building erected indepenently of the aid now sought. All; that the seamen would be required to do would be to support the establishment, when raised. The resolution was then put and carried unanimously, and followed by tremendous huzzaing. Captain YOUNG, R.N. (the father of the Chairman) moved the next resolution. He had been long in the ser vice, as connected with his Majesty's Navy, and as inte rested in the merchant's employ ; but as he had been more accustomed to work than to talk, they would excuse length ened remarks from him. It was sixty one years since he first went on board ship. Some there might recollect him. (" Yes," said one in the crowd, " I was in Egypt with you.") And was he not found anxious for the seamen's welfare ? (" That you were.") Among other duties, he had made eight voyages to and from the West Indies ; and he had the pleasure of stating, that durint , all those voy ages he never lost a man by death or ''desertion.—(Ap plause.) He admitted that one volunteer was worth two pre.:s;:d men ; and after Lord Howe's victory, about 41 years ago, the Government requiring men, in the neighbourhood of that very square, which he had never been in since, he raised 1,016 men in one month, a proof that impressment was not required, and which he hoped the law would do away with.—(Cheers.) He most decidedly approved of the insti tution now proposed. Only Gd. a month would be re quired from each seaman. At the end of the year what would that be ? Absolutely nothing; only the curtailment of a glass or two of grog once or twice in the course of a year. He concluded with moving :—" That seamen wilt yield to no class of - their fellow-subjects in feelings of inde pendence,npport themselv es w ith ou t re course_and that those who are now , and in a desire to /5 r.ensent to cont r ib u t e an to charitable assistanos, present will therefore cheerfully additional Gd. per month from thelY Rages, for the p urpose of maintaini ng suc h an asylum, in the' confidenc e th at i t will be establi s h e d un d er s uc h regulation,' as will se cure to fit equal to th e the sailors as a b o dy a p ar ti c ip a ti o n in berm: extent of their.contribution.' Captain BARBER with great pleasure addressed his bro ther tars on this occasion, trusting that having travelled! 400,000 miles on the ocean, and having ever felt convinced of the necessity and advantage of such an institution, he might be considered as sincere in his support. As, however, their flag-officer had spun his reel so clear, as the vessel had been so fairly launched, as the sails were well set, .as she. would work well on any tack, though they did not desire to work her too near the wind, if her sails were swelled by their opinion, she would bowl nobly along, and when moored with her two - anchors down, she would be qualified to ride pre-eminently over the mercantile navy of the world. Mr. Snatchblock (he begged pardon for mentioning, the gentleman's name without his approbation) the other day asked him why this institution had not before been proposed and established ? He replied, " You might as well .ask me why Noah's ark had not three masts and a bowsprit."— (Cheers and laughter.) In fact, times were wonderfuay changed. In time of war there had been the enemies' Cot, fers to go to, but they could now no longer get gold -can dlesticks for vanestaffs (things he had seen) nor seven-shit ling pieces for jacket buttons. Freight was then 401. ;it was now 40s.—(Hear, hear.) He repeated, times were wonderfully changed, but. British merchants were prepared to aid British seamen to provide for old age and distrem. So much had times changed, that if Noah were now alive,. he would not know a jib-boom, end from a lanthern poop. —(Laughter.) All nor', however, bad their clubs, from the Noble Duke down to that ninth part of a man, the tailor. Then should they not do something for the gene rous, open-hearted, unthinking seamen, engaged in the merchants' service, who, after having gone down the streanr of time, should arrive at low watermark, with no mess mate to help him—no fiectmate to cheer him—no ship mate to hang up his hammock. Was he to be left to lie down, broken hearted, and to die the death of a dog? —(Loud cries of hear, hear.) That, lads, ought not to be.—(Cheers.) The owners of merchantmen echoed the sentiment, and declared that they were prepared to build craft for them, if they for whom it was to be built would only store and victual it--they would be asked to do no more.—(Loud cheers.) Some would grumble like bears at first, but when they came to see the benefits he doubted not the cordial co-operation there would be in contributing the small sum of Gd. a month.—(Cheers.) For years he had considered that such an Tastitution—a second Greenwich Hospital, but exclusively for those con nected with the merchant's service—was imperatively de manded ; and if he were in any way instrumental in promo ting its establishment he shculd think these hours were the proudest and happiest that he had passed in his whole life. —(Loud cheers.) He hoped they would not wait for the muster-roll, but that they would carry it with three cheers, and three rounds of buzzes for King William—with which suggestion the whole assembly complied with tre mendous fidelity. The CHAIRMAN (in reply to individual inquiry) said that the benefits to be bestowed would be in proportion to the subscriptions supplied by Masters, Mates, &c. This, how ever, he repeated, was only a preliminary meeting to get the sanction to the principle. Besides the seamen who had already concurred in it, he had the written sanction of 182 Masters and 115 Mates—sanction given with the utmost readiness and alacrity. If the principle of the Institution were sanctioned by the seamen now present, he would gladly become their missionary to collect the opinions of all the out-ports.—(Loud cheers.) All must be consulted, and all. would be done openly—nothing would be done in a corner—the whole scheme would be propounded to all the seamen throughout the couhtry.—(Cheers.) The INDIVIDUAL who had put several questions from among the crowd, asked whether any of the subscriptions were to be voluntary ? The ClutrtmAs replied, that if the principle were to be sanctioned, it would be in vain to think of proceeding with out an Act of Parliament ; but they would not go to Par liament without first collecting the sanction of the merchant seamen themselves.—(Cheers.) If it were his lot to propose a Bill, he would then take care that there should be plenty of opportunity for considering; all its provisions in every part of the country before pressing it forward.—(Hear.) The Gd. a-month would be stopped by the Act as the Is. now was ; and there would be provision made for the full and periodical production of all accounts, so that all might know how their money was expended.—(Checrs.) The resolutions having been carried, The CHAIRMAN said that the business of the meeting was now concluded. The INDIVIDUAL said, feeling great interest in whatever concerned the seamen, he wished to know how the building was to be raised? Captain BARBER observed that the ship-owners, &c., were going to provide the ground and the building, at an expense of 150,0001.—(Tremendous cheering.) The CHAIRMAN repeated that details were not now prof fered, but, if the principle were sanctioned, all that the men would be asked to do would be to support the hospital for themselves ; the building would be provided by the mer chants and ship-owners. He was glad to see so much dis play of good feeling ; it augured most favourably ; and as to the accounts, there should be parliamentary provision for their annual production. Mr. ROBINSON, M.P., having proposed three cheers for their commanding officer, the Chairman, and which having been heartily given, the meeting separated. THE EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF THE LATE JOHN APKERRELL, ESQ. The melancholy fate of this unfortunate gentleman, who committed suicide by swallowing prussic acid, excited con siderable interest at the time of the inquest in Regent street, in consequence of the singularity of his malady ; being an illusion occurring every second day, attended with the most horrible state of mental and corporeal sufferings. It will be recollected that the deceased never divul-ed the cause of his miseries except to his physician, Dr. Johnson, who refused to disclose it on the inquest. It was the strong and often-expressed wish of the de ceased that, after death, his body might be subjected to a post mortem examination, with a view to ascertain whether any physical causes existed to elucidate his very singular hallucination. This has been done ; the anatomical de monstration having been made in the theatre of St. George's Hospital, in the presence of several eminent physicians and surgeons. A gentleman who was present at this examination has informed the reporter that there were found some very ex traordinary diseases in many parts ; the most singular, and perhaps unprecedented of which was a hard jagged stony concretion, the size of a nut, impinged against, and grow ing upon one of the most important nerves in the body, called the par vagum, which supplies nervous influence to the lungs, heart, stomach, and other parts. In almost all the organs to which this nerve is distributed, there was considerable organic disease. The brain was quite sound. It is supposed that the irritation of this great nerve, serving as a communication between the brain, the organ of the mind, and the more important organs of the body, was the material cause of the monomania, or delusion, on a single point. It is understood Dr. Johnson is drawing up a de tailed account, for the medical profession, of this most singular and interesting case, involving, as it does, some cu rious problems not only in physiology, but also in medical jurisprudence. Although the precise nature of the very peculiar delu sion under which this gentleman laboured still continues a profound secret, vet some information has incidentally trans pired as to the general character of, at least, a part of the delusion, which had reference to a particular number. It seems that a particular number had made an indelible im pression upon his mind—that he considered his fate identi fied with it—and that its recurrence under a particular conjunction would be fatal to his existence. Dr. John son states that, had he been at liberty to disclose the secret, it would supply a complete solution of the strangely eccentric conduct of the deceased in booking himself for Paisley, in Scotland, and vet turning back at Manchester, rebooking himself on reaching London to':go again in the evening, and returning again on getting to Birmingham, booking himself a third time on his return, and not start ing, then booking himself a fourth time and going the journey. PASSION.—On Wednesday, two women who live in Mytongate, had some words, when one of them struck the other. One of the women, named Elizabeth Green, had a poker given her by her daughter, and with this ills struck Ann Oxley, the other woman, on the hand, and as the woman turned round to ward off the blow, she again struck her with much violence on the back of the head, inflicting a wound of a serious nature, extending nearly two inches in length. It appears thett the parties are sisters, but the prisoner was an exceedingly violent woman. It was explained to her the situation in which she stood ; under Lord Lansdowne's act the offence was capital, and punisha ble by death.—Hull Observer. IRISH POLICE.—It is a notorious fact that the police keep many districts in a state of tumult and disorder for the purpose of keeping themselves in pay. It is equally known - that they have been suspected of disturbing the peace of. many tranquil places, for the purpose of getting a detachment of their fellows quartered there.—Freeman. .r.~--~.;~=