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

11111111 1111 ri THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY ----- - - - - MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 50 ...... - - CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 40 - - The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were Ditto. Thirds ... ...... .131. Cs. 8d ... 4 1 4 dis. to - 6,0'„0 bales, of which 4,000 w er e American, 250 Pernam Do., ew Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 per Ct. on Deposit and and Maranham, at 4fd. to 5d.; 160 Egyptian, at sad to 5 per Ct. on Calls ...I/. 13s. 4d.... - - W.; 300 Eurat at 2d to 3d., and 40 Sea Island, at Bd. London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 1 1 / - ...... to - to 10d. per lb. P r i ces o f a ll sorts were f u ll y ma i n t a i ne d . Londonderry and C olera i ne... 27% - to - la Shares there was not so much doing, but the quota- Londonderry and Enniskillen 27% - - tions were firm. Lowestoft (guar. 4 per cent.) 20 - The letters and papers by the West India mail were Ditto (guar. 6 per cent.... 13 - - not delivered sufficiently ear ly y es t er d a y t o a ll ow alanch, Buxton, & alatlock 4 - them of more than a brief notice, but we Alan i chr,Sheffield,eld, and Linc.loo - to - - - 5 May now observe that alth oug h th e t one o f the D tto 1 4 Share.s ( No. 1) -. 2 18 Ditto, ditto (No. 2) - - letters is very unsatisfactory in regard to the prospects Ditto, I A 3 Shares (No. 3 )... 10 ...... - of the fina nc i a l p l an t ers, th ere i s b es id es t h e a d vantage Do., New 10.. Preference.. 10 ... .. - - Of fine weather, and p ar ti cu l ar di s t r i c t s o f c h eaper Ditto Grimsby 4O - to - labour, owing to the more reasonable conduct of the Ditto, ditto. - . to - Peasantry, an evidence of py. erseverance and econom Ditto, ditto - - Which is gratifying and may lead to a better state of Ditto Sheffield and Line. 15 ...... - things he rea ft er . I n no way can t hi s b e b etter carr i e d Ditto, Grimsby Dock k un .. io .. n .. 2 4 0 4 2s. ... - to - Midland."... - - out than in the manufact ure of sugar. Economy of Ditto, 100 ...... 81% to - capital as well as labour is perfectly practicable, and Ditto, Consol. Preference...loo - to - mast be advantageous, and although it may be true Ditto; stll. 5hare5............ 20 that in slave coloni e s th e same i mprovements can Midland, Birm., and Derby...loo ... - - - be adopted, this affords no argument against Midland, Consol. 13ristel and the e West Indians taking th e i n i t i a ti ve . R a th e r Bi rm i ng h am . 6 p er cen t.... 100 113% to - We reverse indeed. Expressing sugar direct from the Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 38 ... .. - - cane is an e xperiment that is expected to succeed, and Ditto ditto 141. 185... - if carried out to a large extent the first will not be the Slidland, Leices. and Swan to - Only saving; there will be much of the expense of eington rea ( 8 t i i y )e e r st e e t r . n gm i ) s . h .. ) .loo .... . - `lidld. G 42m - to - transport avoided. Middlesbro' and Bedew.. 6 The extension of British commerce with the Chilian ... 50 per cent. guar. - - - although it attracts comparatively little general no- Ditto Quarter Shares tine at hoeae, is of so much importance that it can- Newmarket - not but be highly gratifying to hear of it. The Ditto Extension Scrip... 21. 12s. - - letters received from Valparaiso to August 30, are en- Newport Abergy., and Heref. 6 - c ouraging, and the demand for our textile fabrics was Newry and Enniskillen steady there, while at Lima also it was improving. To Newry, Warrenpoint, and Mr. Wh ee l wr i g h t, more t h an to any ot h er i n di v id ua l , Rostrevor ..... ............. 20 are we indebted for this result, and the convenience to Norfolk Ditto New 20/. lO .... . - - our merchants of having letters by the West India steam Ditto Extension 5 per ct... 20 . - the advantage of ourselves and the South Americans. We Do. do. Wayeney Valley... 2 ... :. - ... - - Observe that inducements were being held out in Chili Northern Counties Union ... 4 - to - for the immigration of English settlers, and for particular North British - classes, the country would prove eligible, owing to it s Di tto H a l f S hares, ..... ..... 121 A 6 % • to - Salubrious climate and excellent soil. We should, how- Do. Quarters 614 3 l / 4".... to - ever, at all times, to the general emigrant, recommend Ditto, Extension - our own colonies in preference. Ditto Thirds ... ......... -.... 84...... 4 - The steamer Avon adds to o ur : a l rea d y l arge amount North and Sonth-Western... 2 .. .. - .. - ef specie the sum of 1,000,000 dollars, but as silver is a North Staffordshire... .. ...... 15 - North Wales 3 % ».,, - ..... to - complete drug here, we may expect a l arge proportion to ~, be r es hi ppe d to the Continent. There is one thing to North Western lO - .... to Oxford, Worcester, and - beWol specially borne in mind ; we must receive something verhampton fin return, unless it goes in liquidation of past claims, and Reading, Guildfd., & Reigate 10 ...... 9% to - - that something will probably be grain or gold. Royston and Hitchin ..... .. 2 ...... - - In the Stock Exchange, as usual, on Lord Mayor's Scottish Central Day, there is not much d o i ng. C onso l s are fi rm at 864 S co tti s h Midland .... ....... .... 25 to I, having opened at 84 to 86. New Three-and-a- Ditto, New 17% - to - Quarter per Cents. 84 i ; , Goo Exchequer-bills of March Sheflie l i e d, Rotherham, and 4 25. pr een , (South Div.) 4 7% - .....• to - to - The Foreign Securities are rather dull. Mexican have Do. do. Shrewsbury and Birmingkana 9 - been...- 20i to 21 ;Spanish Three per Cents. 23 ;Dutch Ditto, ditto, Class B. 5 - T wo - and-a-Half per Cents. 45i to il. Nothing has been Shrewsbury and Chester done in Portuguese. (Nor. W . l‘din.) - ...... to - i . Railway Shares a re looki n g w e ll again, and seem still D i tto H a l ves, Ditto 814... .. _ . ... to - 4 kely steadily, though perhaps slowly, to advance. Ditto, Uswestry 1 7 34 ...... - - THREE O'CLOCK. Ditto ,New)... . ... 1 - 861 .American Ditto S per Cent. Pr0f....,...PrePr0f....,...10 - - The Committee of Spanish Consols ar e ra th er b e tt er , b e i n i Bondholders Shrewsbury and Hereford .. 2 - ,„ .., to -. have re ce i ve d l etters f rom t h e i r agents at Li ma, M essrs. Shropshire Union... - ..... . t o - * South Devon - Lean, Rowe, and Co., under date of the 13th of Sep tereber, advising, that in pursuance of the resolutions S Ditto, Preference .. .. 25 - South Staffordshire... - .. .. to - Passed at the meeting of Peruvian Bondholders held on south Eastern " 333 - the 11th of July last, they had again applied to the Ditto, No. I. .. 24 - to - Governme n t f or as a dj ustment o f t h e F ore i gn D e b t, on Di tto, N o. 2 . 22 - the b as i s of that concluded with Chili, and that the Ditto, No. 3. - - Mi nister, in reply, had stated, th a t inasmuch as there Ditto New, No. 4. Thirds 10 - a PPeared no satisfactory prospect of effecting a settle- South Wales ta ent at " Li ma ," the Government were about to dispatch South Yorkshire, Doncaster a Mini s t er Pl en i potent i ary to t hi s country, to propose and Goole g ... to - 5 - ... Swans. and Louhor and Ca terms of settlement to the bondholders. meron's Stm. Coal ... . 6 - - Paw Vale Extension - ...... to - (From the Official List.) Thames Haven Dock and 3 per Cent. Reduced Ai:militias.-- ..... 84 3 % 85 Railwa - 3 per Cent. Consols Anns.. ... .. New 3 1 4 per Cent. Anas 8 51% Waterford and Kilkenny 17 %.•.... ...... - New 5 per Cent. Annuities 10914 Waterford and Limerick ... .. 45 -- to - India Stock Waterford, Wexford, Wieklw, ... .. Do. Bonds, 10001 • Ditto unde r 1.000/ Consols for Account Exchequer Bill s . 2 4 ...,.. - - March. June. Do. do. do. ...... .. 10 ... - ...... to - 5001,1,000/. - Small - - 37 p West London 40 42 p 36 40 p Ditto, First Class .. 20 - ...... to - - Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent ....... Whitehaven and Furness l3 ... .. - ..... to - Danish Ditto Small 73% Windsor, Staines, and South Bonds 1825, 3 per Cent 62 Western... .. . ...... 914 _ to Mexican Bonds 1846, 5 per Cent.. 21 20% - Peruvian ionds, 6 per Cent ..... 7.11 33 - Wilts,Somerset,&Weymouth 40 ..... - to - Spanish Fork, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 - ... •• to - Bonds, 5 per Cent, ... 11 Do. Original New & Ber'ck 25 - - Ditto Passive Bonds ............... 2% Do. Eaten. No. 1(Y. & N.) 15 - V Ditto 3 per Cent 23 Do.:do. No. 2, iNew.& B. 15 - enezuela Bonds ... - Dividends on the above payable iu London. Fork and North Midland .. 50 ..... - Dutch 2% per Cent.,l2 Guild 45%% Ditto, Preference to - 10 ...... - ...... to - Ditto 4 Der Cent. Certificates ... 69% Ditto East and W est Riding , 11.01.NEss: DONL LN RAILWAY SIIAILEiI AT ONE O'CLOCK Extension - RAILWAYS. PAID. PCS SNARL FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Aberdeen k k sabe r.,.Notting., Boston, &c - to - and Austrian eirfshire and Galloway - to - Boulogne and Amiens 4 14 ...... - - Mir art and County Down .. 19 .. .. - - to - Central of France (Orleans M ieghatu & Oxford Junct., and Vierzon) .... l7 - - - Ceylon ....... - - Bi rm a without a guarantee.., 20 ... -.. ... to .-. Demerara. ...... .......... -..... 15 . .... - - callslngllam,Wol.,& Dudley, Dendre Valley - to - D duly pd, or with guar. 10 ... . - - Direct Bombay and Madras ss. .... . - - re', without a guarantee... 10 - - - B r i x : l ing, Wol., & Stour Val. 131.145.... - ..... to - East Indian - - ~r.enhead, Lancashire, and Great Indian Peninsular 10 - ...... to - - hae:?-Btittnocanl'll a Si n rt d ajn rx f"c et &ti e ° r ßnirming... 9(5) ...... 54 - Luxembourg - Do•+to - Ditto - 13,,_,.Thirds e 4 u i , c e d I n o 1 g hamsh i r e . . ••• ..... •• 27% - Madrid and Valentin - 14/. 4s. - - Namur and Liege 2O - to - Ditto 50 - - Ditto'ehesittto inn alf Shares . .. 83 4 - ••• - - Orleans and Bordeaux :... .. 7 - ...... to - 1.) ,, New 101. Preference 5 - Paris and Lyons - - Clydesdale Junction 50 - to - Do. Do. bi t er end H01yhead......... 50 ..... - - Paris and Orleans... e l ._ to, Preference - Paris and Rouen 2O - to - D° ence. i , ,„ 78 1 4 ..... - - Paris & Strasbourg ..........9 ...... - ...... to - D0 . ', 1 ,!‘ Class, 6 per Cent... 10 - - /) 0 .1 7.,` 4 Class, 5 per Cent... 10 - to - Sambre and Mouse - Di r .:" ' , cry. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10 - ...... to - Strasburg and Bale l4 - ..". to - C°b.. EvFt London & Portsmouth 514 - - Tours & Nantes ... .. ...... .. 9 141( In and Belfast Junction.. 35 - to - Tourney, Jurbise, Landen, Pa. al i and Enniskillen ... 20 and lasseltf ..... .. 20 ....,. - ..... to - --4 Anglia 251. L. & E ...... - 144(1 iLtB:ll;Bl.l'°Es'; E. Ha 11:: 2120385%..... 782 4:2 %* - l it o io - 111-8 West Flanders B% -to - DittoJOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia - - Counties °' 31. British North American .... 50 .00.‘, Counties - ..... . to - Colonial ..... ..........., 25 ..•,• - . • •• to - bo...t,New Guarant. 6 per Ct. 7 1 h Do t rPet.,sper ct. No. 1,6/. 13s. 4d par Commercial of London - - 'N 0....... ......... N 0.2, 61. 13s. 4d... London Joint Stock ~.. ...... 10 - - „0., Northern & Eastern... 50 - London;and Westminster... 20 - to - Do.' .. 5 Per cent. - - National Provincial of Engld. 35 - - be%, QUa t , rer 12% .. .. - 4st 'New ern Union, Class A (late 34 to - National of Ireland - ..... to - ,E. U. Shares) ........... 25 - ..... to - vitto, ditto Class A, ditto 1 to - Union of Australia ...... ...... 25 . ... - to - - to - Ditto , do, Cless 11 (I. &B) 20 - to - Ditto, ,sditr i aas C, ditto... 20 do ca - - DittoP (Una. 6 per ct.) 10 - to - Union of Madrid 4O - - - ...... to --- itit i jot t .Lt t ;:ixecirvase whc1 0 iru..ea..rt..e:r5 ................ ..... ... ...... 22 2 5 0 1 - to - MINES. (C. & E.) S , •••••• "' •• Anglo Mexican lOO ...... - per ct. 2l a - Asturian Mining Company.- 13 ....„„ - to - to - to Australian 2% - ...... to Blaenarvon Iron and Coal ... 50 - Do., 6 per Cent. P ....... 61%- to - Bolanos Scrip - - .., Quarter S hares... ferelice 64 fs.ast Lincolnshire ............ -"` - ..... to - - ...... to - Brazilian Imperial ..... .. ... 24% ...... - •.... to - adinburgh and Gin . ; .... .... .... 25 - ...... to - Ditto Cocaes and Cuiaba... 30 - Ditto, Half Sharesi' w ..... 60 ~z.4ll.ll.h.l!tiOr,,,,gNhelvand Northern. 15 - ... to - Ditto St. John Del Rey ~, 15 ..... - - to - (e. eter, p0rt , .... .. ... 7 5 . - - it Yeovil & Dorche;ter --% to - General Mining .. - ...... to - Real del Monte. Unregistered - . - - .. ... to - 118 g, Dumfries & Carl' 1 Do. Black Debentures .- ‘ 4, aige w, Kilmarnock, is e.. 8/. 65.8 d... - ..... to - Do. Preference Cosoltd A at y ed r 50 Do. Red Debentures - - to - zt,,erAthern.... ........... - 17 - ...... to - Santiaffo de Cuba. lO - G .-. - ..... to - United Mexican - 1) 72 Deferred ..... ... 12% - ... ... to - Erratum in yesterday's List-Read Dutch Four per Cent. °. B 6 per Cent. Guar. 4 1 A Ni.,... to - Certificates, 69% ; and for Account, 69 1 1. „Do. Extension ... South. & West. (Ireland) 42% 23 Great North of E ng l an d 100 - Ditto, Ne w 40/.. -- ...... to - 40 -.. , 1 • Ditto, ditto .... ..... ...... 25 Ditto, New 304 ........ ....... 30 ... „ Ditto, New 154 ..... ... l4 —.. 30 . millet Western 9O .. ... to Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares Ditto, Fifths '2o - h 13 0. New 17/. l3 .. ' mu ddersfield and Manchester 30 .. » - bDi tte, Thi r d s.. Ditto, Half Shares 25 ...... ...... to 1 f i tt o , Quarter Shares 12% • ~.... to -.neuter and Carlisle.... I. bo,Thh-ds lO ...... ItPeashire and Yorkshire ... 93 Ditto, ditto Dtoitt el Half Shares .. .. 43 ...... ...... to . - 0 Quarters 17% ...... itto Fifths °Sixteenths _....... GU...-. •• • • to DittoL Thirds (Re g .) to 1 ) :: , New Guar. 6 per cent. 5 — . ... to LI Liverpool and Bury... 43 ,-,°' (Hudders. and Sheff.) 43 h_alict Goole ...... .. ....... 50 ;--,'0., West Riding Union... 7 ...• • lA.__ to n to IN Presto and Wyre ... 25 ..•••• 1.Z0., do., Half Shares (A) 9% 1:;;Z:148,aild Bradford sc, ..... 87N ..... to D s r r b UTY, & Blanches. 50 L:2 a f Shares .......... 25 ...... -edZin(riiliu,eh.( scrip) ..... .... 2% — •"''''' to bitto irsk ...-... ...... 50 .1) ~' Now .... ....... .... _ 35 . r ‘1,4301.,er., 6 per Cent. 3%. ~„_. 1, kzosby, andSouth -1,,np00.._.............. Nr . I, Manchester, and ttirreastle Junction. ..... -.. 2% — ..... .to LC. ,& Blackwell ......131. 6s. 8d 4% to sild ..,,x.tension ........ - ..... 22% De.., Jar 1, . r ii I gut., & South Coast 50 ...... 2S . uaranteed sper Cent. 9 ...... .. - Cony. 5 par Cent. 50 ...... .. to, J, ditto .uo„ i sl ___ ........... 1852 50 - ... 4D' t "and Greenwich... 121.155. 4d... ... 4d.sto_ ,?r,eference lB/ 17s 2d... ..... to 0. Dvo4i.Ar th'3Westem.....loo 118%..... to 117% D I. ktlarters (L. and B.) 22 1) ew 7 ‘. O . pi ft , s •• • • ................. . 2 to p o. 40, or,, .................... .•••• ••• D°• in • o nares..... &M 25 ...... D . lol b " 4 Mand B o ••• • B. (A.) 9 .... . 9 3 / 4 % Lo s . IA ; .. M. and B. ( B.) 9 D 4 "" ••• M. Vi and B. (C.) 1 >;.. 1 o rt,4cl estern...—. 50 qtt ow 5 04......, -..... 42%...~ 0 to -,eNv 4 04.... ..... .. ~ 34 - - ...... to LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Nov 9.—Wind N.N.W., moderate breeze, and fine clear frosty weather. DEAL, Nov. 7.—Wind N.W. to W.N.W.—Arrd. from the River and sailed, Vivid, Sukey, Sydney, New South Wales; Katherine Stewart, Forbes, ditto; Caroline, Val paraiso; Creole, Dominica; Lalla Rookb, New Zealand; Ostrich, Madras; Patriarch, Aden; Nautilus, Mauritius; Mail, Cape and ditto; Justina, Cape and Singapore; Ju liana, Algoa Bay; Africanus, Fernando Po; Tay, Callao; Islander, Barbadoes ; Sophia, Jamaica ; Jane, ditto ; Atala, New Orleans ; Glenlyon, ditto ; Jane, ditto ; General Alexis, Cadiz and Lima. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. B.—Wind N.W. to W.N.W.— Sid. Sara and Maria, Batavia; Ranger, South Seas; Royal Archer, Adelaide, South Australia. COWES, Nov. B.—Wind N.—Std. George, Sydney, New South Wales; Louisiana, New Orleans. LIVERPOOL, Nov. B.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrd. 'Wiscon sin, Murnford, New York. Sld. Sir Robert Peel, Callao; Eblano, Rio Grande; Emilia, Rio Janeiro; Indus, Bahia; Berlin, New Orleans; Eliza Caroline, ditto; General Taylor, ditto; Bolton Abbey, Charleston; Triton, ditto; Richardson, Anderson, Baltimore; Georgiana, Phila delphia; Aberdeen, New York; Charlotte, ditto; Queen of the West, ditto ; Sarah Bridge, dit to; R osa li n d a , ditt o; William, Bt. Michael's. OFF SOUTHWOLD, Nov. B.—Orynthia, Watson, Quebec for Ilull. DROGHEDA, Nov. B.—Wind N.—Arrd. Warrior, Tier man, St. John's, New Brunswick. BRISTOL, Nov. B.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Joseph Cu nard, Williams, Quebec. GUERNSEY, Nov. 3. Ski. Waterwitch, Machon, Ach laide, South Australia; Nancy, Pernambuco. SWANSEA, Nov. B.—Wind N.N.W.—SId. Minerva, Terry, Messina. YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT, Nov. B.—The smack Adelaide, Swanage to Southton, ran ashore on Hurst Beach, Crewe, cn the Gth inst.; materials saved. IIuNA, Nov. 4.—The Jane, of and from Belfast, to Wick, went ashore on the Island of Stroms (Pentlund Firth), 2d inst., and has become a total wreck; master and a boy drowned. BRIDLINGTON, Nov. B.—The Gazelle, Breckwoldt, from Hamburg, for Hanamerfest, has put in here leaky, and Kith one man overboard, having been as far north as her destination and driven back; the wind is strong from the north. llAnwicH, Nov. B.—The llanne Quiot, Abel, from Randers to London, was assisted in here last night very leaky, &c. PLYMOUTH, Nov. B.—Wind N.W.—Sld. Lord Hun gerford, Paterson, Sydney, New South Wales; Athenian, Taylor, Port Philip; Lebuari, ditto; Glenelg, ditto. BOSTON, Nov. B.—The cargo of the Ramsden, from Woolbridge to Goole, which put in here leaky. sth inst., has been discharged; the vessel must go into dock. LITERATURE. RUINS OF MANY LANDS. Parts I. and IL By .Nicholas Michell. lhose who are affrighted by the sombre covering and unpoetic title of this effusion—and we conjecture there will be many such—will certainly be deprived of a gratification which they little anticipated. The publisher and the artist have done anything but jus tice to the muse of Mr. Michell, and, therefore the less allusion that is made to the arrangements of the letter-press and tl.e style of the wood-engravings, the better for all partias concerned. Although we have said that the title of the poem is uninteresting, we are very far from asserting that its conception and treat ment are in any particular deserving of the same remark. The subject, indeed, is in the highest respect poetical, and the treatment of that sub ject by the graceful pen of Mr. Michell is, with a few abating circumstances, eminently entitled to our commendation. The bardic powers of the author have certainly developed themselves in a remarkable manner since the production of his pre vious works, " The Eventful Epoch" and " The Traduced." The theme is partitioned into three books ; the first treating of the " Ruins of the Dark Era," such as Babylon, Nineveh, and Petra; the second describi ng th e " R u i ns o f th e Classic Era," such as Athens, Corinth, Sparta, and Marathon; the third (which has not yet appeared) delineating " The Ruins of the Miscellaneous Ages." such as Ephesus, Tyre, Baalbec, and Palmyra. Our present purpose will be completely satisfied by a consideration of the opening of the poem down to a noble description of the death of the voluptuous Sardanapalus. The Pilgrim—a more industrious Harold—enters upon his journey among the realms of the past on the plain of Chaldea, where " Hillah's small town is humming far away, And o'er the desert dies the golden day!" At the very outset of his pilgrimage the poet bursts forth into the following impassioned apostrophe to the remnants of the Tower of Babel : " Far in the 'Western wild, begirt by sands, A rugged pile, like some grim giant, stands: Fragments of sculptured stone bestrew its base, Stage after stage, the platform-lines ye trace; High on its brow, a dark mass rears its form, Defying ages, mocking fire and storm: Struck by a thousand lightnings, still 'tis there, As proud in ruin, haughty in despair. Ohl oldest fabric reared by hands of man! Built ere Art's dawn on Europe's shores began! Rome's mouldering shrines, and Tadmor's columns gray, Beside yon mass, seem things of yesterday! In breathless awe, in musing reverence, bow; 'Tis hoary Babel glooms before you now; The tower at which th' Almighty's shaft was hurled, The mystery, fear, and wonder of the world!" Some of the most effective passages, however, we must at once observe are marred by the most inexcusable, because the most avoidable, abbreviations; when, for instance, it is said— " What do't.t thou there ? Thy brethren all are gone ; A hermit now thou b/oom'st and mourn'st alone ; or, where again we have such lines as these— " Some wreath in braids her soft far-floating hair, And tinge her eyes t' enhance the heaven that's there?' As compensation for blemishes of this slovenly cha racter we occasionally meet with some exquisite sen tence, both in regard to the euphony of the language and the art of the composition. Take the daintily alliterated description of the dances of the Chaldean maidens : " High raise their arms the soft slow strains to suit, That breathe from Persian pipe, and Lydian lute." Then, Peri• like, they swim in measures fleet; Twinkle like stars their silver•sandalled feet." At times the rhythm throbs with passion ; and in proof of this we may allude to the pathos of the nar rative of the Queen when bending over the dying form of her warrior -lover, when she— " Catches the flutterin . g breath, the last faint moan, And feels his pulseless heart, while breaks her own." Several of the descriptive fragments are rendered beautiful by their freshness as that of the oasis— " The almond tree faint rustling o'er our head, The rill that purls along its pebbly bed, The green cicada, chirping in the grass, The crested hoopoes singing as they pass, &c." The author has a faculty, moreover, for changing an old thought into the semblance of a new one by the graces of his rhetoric : eJ. gr.— " Mind only lives for ever; amaranths bloom And Time but breaks his scythe beyond the tomb." He has likewise all the fascination of a novel and suggestive phraseology. In this manner he speaks of -" the bird on winnowing wings, Faint and more faint his desert anthem sings ;" and in the same mood he describes the barrenness of Nineveh thus—calling the city a region— " Where coarse rank grass, and plants of poison grow, Where scarce the hermit wild-flower deigns to blow." In addition to the charms of the poetry, the book con veys in a delightful manner a rich store of archaeolo gical information. FINE ARTS. THE ART JOURNAL. Two beautiful numbers of this publication (Nos. CXXIV. and CXXV.), for October and November, are lying before us for consideration. As specimens of the progress of art, they are more than satisfac tory. Nor will the assertion appear exaggerated when we enumerate merely the principal engravings : " There sleeps Titania," drawn by H. Huskisson and engraved by Frederick Heath. " The Evening 113 mn," engraved by Lemercier from the painting of Charles Gleyre. Thorwalsden's " Hebe," drawn by E. T. Parris and engraved by E. Finden. " Pilgrims in sight of Rome," engraved by C. W. Sharpe, from the original picture of C. L. Eastlake. Baily's " Eve at the Fountain," andj Greuze's " Innocence." The last mentioned is a lovely circular picture, which would be exquisite as a mosaic or a cameo, but especially as a cameo. B e y on d th ese we have a portrait and biographical sketch of Dela croix, and a continuation of the pictorial narrative of the fluctuations of c os t ume i n anc i ent F rance. The original designs for manufacturers—so faceti ously distorted in a recent number of Punch—present to us many graceful and inge n i ous contr i vances for symbolising the implements of the cuisine, or for im parting elegance to the most common•place pieces of furniture. Instance the " Gas Brackets," by B. Smith ; the "Toast Rack," by H. Green ; the "Lucifer-match Box," by H. Fitz-Cook; the " Asparagus Tongs," &c. We are gratified to ob serve that the representation of the paintings in the Vernon Gallery will commence with the first day of the new year. Some tribute of this kind, at least, is requisite to mark the gratitude of the public to the munificent gentleman whose generosity has been acknowledged in no adequate manner by the Govern ment. HISTORY OF ENGLAND DURING THE THIRTY YEARS' PEACE. In this carefully compiled continuation of the " Pictorial Hi s t ory o f E ng l an d , " M r. Ch ar l es knight is recording the various events which have transpired in the U n it e d Ki ng d om b etween 1815 to 1845 i nclusively. Each part being accompanied with an embellishment, such as an engraved likeness of the benevolent Wilbeforce, is thereby materially enhanced in value. Som e p or ti ons o f th e hi s t ory are penne d with considerable eloquence. As, for example, the comparison of Canning's oratory to the conflagrations in the Savannahs : "Never," says the historian, " did the fires of western forests run through the wilderness more gloriously than the speeches of Canning through the political wilds of Europe, under the deep night of the Holy Alliance. In those western wildernesses the unaccustomed and the timid tremble and shriek, and hang together as they see the speeding same, and hear the rush and roar, and think of the waste of ashes that will be seen to-morrow : but the hardy free man enjoys the sight; enjoys the sprinkling and scatter ing blazes which seize upon decay and rottenness, to turn them into freshness and fruitfulness. And so it was when the utterance of Canning in the British Par liament ran over Europe, kindling as it went. It was hateful and terrific to despots, because it leaped upon their abuses, and scorched their vanities, and made of their antiquated dogmas ashes for a new growth of opinion." The Third Part terminates with the invasion of Spain by France in 1822. When completed, the volume will be of singular merit. ATLAS to ALISON'S HISTORY of EUROPE. Parts XVIII. and XIX. This splendid publication has now approached to within a single number of its conclusion ; and we only find additional reasons for reiterating all our former eulogiums on the undertaking. In the two parts before us we have representations of the battles of Vimeira, Vittoria, Champ Aubert, Vauchamps, Nivelle, Quatre Bras, Wavre, and Waterloo ; with a sketch of the Passage of the Beresina, and maps of India, France, and Belgium. The plate representing the memorable field of Waterloo —with every detail distinctly visible, from the Bois de Paris to the Bois de Soignies, from Hubermont to Braine de Lend, from La Belle Alliance to Haye Sainte, from Hougoment to Beau Chene—is alone worth half-a-dozen of the numbers. The first sheet alone has, as yet, been published, and conveys to the mind an excellent notion of the rela tive positions of the hostile armies on the morning of that sanguinary battle. SALFORD NOVEMBER FAIR,--A memorial has been very numerously signed by inhabitants of the borough, farmers, horse deal•rs, and others who attend this fair, praying the authorities to extend the duration of the cattle and horse fair for two days, instead of one, on the ground of the time being too short to enable dealers to dispose of their stock, or to remunerate them for the risk of bringing large and valuable stock to the fair. It is owirg to this that the fair for horses and horned cattle has fallen into decay, and the inhabitants have been obliged to travel_to distant fairs to purchase horses and cattle.—Manchester Courier. EVENING, NOVEMBER O, 1848. NATIONAL GUARD OF FRANCE, There is no doubt but the late visit of the National Guard to this country was induced by the purest, most honourable, and tru'y fraternal feelings, as such was acknowledged by th e en ti re press of this country, and which it is cur duty most warmly to cultivate. Every one who assists in his individual capacity to stimulate and maintain a loyal friendship between people of n2igh bouring states does service to the cause of peace and human happiness. The late visits of the National Guard of France form a brighter harbinger of an entente cordiale between the two mightiest, but most sensitive and jealous, nations of the earth, than all the protocols ever ,dictated by prac tised diplomacy. A few days prior to the visit of the Guards, a circumstance occurred that pro bably had its effect in augmenting their numbers, and of giving an irresistible impulse to the friendly feelings which every one of them displayed. At Caen the chief city of Normandy, a Fete de la Fraternite took place on a grander scale than any save in the metropolis. The National Guard of Paris, wishing to show their grateful recollection of the prompt aid given by the National Guard of Normandy on the occasion of the insurrection in June last, determined to visit Caen, and present a banner splendidly embroidered by the ladies of the offi cers. An invitation was sent from Caen, and accepted .by seven hundred gentlemen of the Paris National Guard, who arrived at Havre by the railroad, and these were joined by five hundred more from the latter place, who in two large steam boats, with their military bands, pro ceeded by sea to the former city. From the moment of leaving the w alls of Havre, the forts, quays, and houses crowded with the whole population, the garrison drawn out, and the cannon firing, a more joyous, truly trium phant procession was never seen, on a sea glittering be neath the sun of a glorious autumnal day. The port of Caen, a work of twenty-five years' labour, was that day to be opened, and the steamers, bearing the soldier-brothers in gay variety of uniform, glided be tween the banks of the beautiful river Orne, which re sembles the Thames from Kew to Richmond, hailed throughout the whole distance, about ten miles, by crowds of villagers and gentry, whose enthusiastic cheering of their visitors, on this occasion of universally felt delight, was indeed most heart-stirring. The new port was proudly entered. The authorities of the department, those of the city, the whole bench of magistrates, judges in crimson and ermine, and barristers in robes, the Bishop of Bayeux in his golden mitre, his train borne, and all the emblems of his sacred office be fore him; all the clergy of the city and neighbourhood, together; with the troops of the line in garrison, and the National Guard of Caen. Bayeux. Lissieux, Honfleur, Falaise, Vire, and other Norman towns, amounting to five thousand men in full uniform, with their artillery, were drawn up on either side of the quay to receive their Parisian and Havre guests. The Bishop blessed the new port in a speech, which was much cheered, the guns fired, the people shouted, the Norman citizen warriors embraced their brother soldiers of the metro• polis. A ball at th e t own -h a ll, t o w h ose attractions Norman beauty contributed (upwards of two thousand attending), crowned the first day so auspiciously b e g u n. The next day a r ev i ew o f t h e National Guards on the Review Cours, which is flanked by banks, on which every one could enjoy the spectacle, and by two of the most beautiful avenues in France, more than eight thousand troops passed in review. Again the Bishop and his train of clergy joined the rejoicings of his affeetionate flock, who warmly greeted him. The homage paid to the Church was striking. Here were as sembled about a hundred thousand Republicans ; yet, every one, military and civilian, vied with each other in dutiful respect to an authority, amidst the overthrow and disdain of all others, not of their own ap pointing. But the banquet was the grand feature. Under four immense covered open booths sat down five thou sand men in the most prfect order, each guest having a bottle of wine beside him. The spectators were kept aloof by rails—there was no intrusion, no crowding. The repast was of course cold, and the writer of this can test to the excellence of the viands, the beef and mutton of Normandy having merited renown. In the centre an or chestre monstre, similar to Jullien's, contained the bands of the various regiments. The Prefect, the Mayor, the General and Colonels gave and responded to the toasts, and the ladies went round after dinner and collected about a hundred and fifty pounds sterling for distribu tion to the poor, who had also the remains of the feast. Even at this hour of festivity and triumph, amidst elation of amour propre, the natural consequence of such a dis play of armed power, feelings were expressed towards this country that deserve to be recorded. An English gentleman, Mr. Lloyd, had accompanied the Havre officers, a magistrate and late officer of Warwickshire Yeoman Cavalry, which may not improperly be termed a sort of English National Guard. He was invited to the fete, pledged in terms of cordial good will, accom panied with wishes for sincerest amity between England and France. The Colonel and officers of the National Guard of Havre expressed the noblest sentiments in regard to the maintenance and improvement of the friendship between the two nations, and took the opportunity of stating how much his regiment was disappointed at the postponement of their contemplated visit to Southampton, but that he looked forward to visiting us in the spring, which Mr. Lloyd suggested as the most favourable period for seeing London. Under a conviction that no opportunity should be neglected for seizing every overture from Frenchmen for improving a mutual, good understand ing, Mr. Lloyd wrote the following letter in French to his entertainers, which appeared in the Caen news papers, and has been copied into others—a sign of the growing desire to inculcate amicable relations, when courteously and judiciously made. The manly and truly-gratifying reply of the colonel of the National Guards will be read with interest. We trust he will redeem his promise, and with his comrades visit us next year. We assure him a hearty welcome. The gentle manly deportment and intelligence exhibited by the detachment who visited us last week have produced a most favourable impression. AUX OFFICIERS ET GARDES NATIONAUX DES VILLES DU BAYNE ET DE CAEN. Messieurs,—Le spectacle si noble et si imposant qui vient d'avoir lieu m'a fait eprouver une profonde emotion. C'est par la reunion des diverses classes dana un in teret commun que la sociit6 est ells-meme maintenue. Je considire comme ua grand honneur d'avoir assists au Banquet Fraternel et de m'etre assis I la table de quatre mine brave Gerdes Nationaux Francais. Les sen timents g6u6reux dont j'ai entendu l'expression ont touch 6 mon mar. J'ai l'honneur de vivre sous le sceptre aimable d'une souveraine descendue, en ligne directe, de votre grand duc Guillaume. Du fond du cercueil ou il r e p ose, d ans l a su p er b e ba silique qu'il a fait Liar, digne monument de sa gloire, l'ombre de ce grande homme a du tressaillir au bruit du canon et au magnifique spectacle quo Caen, cite si chore A son cceur, vient de presenter. Samedi, 14 Octobre, e'tait un jour a jamais memorable dans vos annales! C'etait l'anniversaire de la bataille d'ilastings, qui donna le trone d'Angleterre a Guil laume. Jamais, peut-ire, depuis le 14 Oct3bro 1066, n les h a bit ants de Caen '? ' n ,s t vu luire un plus beau jour, jour d e Pac i f i que fratern J'ai assiste a beaucoupit ' de revues, it de grandes fetes populaires ; rnai s jen'a r irien vu de compara bl e au mug nifique speet a bl e qu,o ffaln Samedi, les rives de I'Orne, borde2s de Gard es N ationcaiutX de troupes et d' u n e popu lation innombrable. jve n'oubli era i l' ent h ousiasine les acclamations, do notre th 'optio n , mations, melees aux salves de l'artillerie; cette revue dens votre immense prairie, cii plus de six mille horn/nos 6 , aent ranges en b a t a ill e; je ces mo f6lieiterai vivats fraternetolsu ; en oufirs n CO i banquet si cor d ia l auquel j 6. Cortes,Angleterre uno telle fate vaait bien'ont vv?ii.rt expr assit es d' pour en it e l t6moin. quo l Je ne suis pas etonn6 quo la plus haute noblesse d'An gleterre r&ilame l'honns oue eu s rd i e rn9 d n e t scendr e d'aieux nor mends. Et co n'est pe ce peuple est I jamais celebre par i les armes quo n'excelle pas moins dans les beaux tins l'histoire ; il 6s art d s ; Nuns . autres, r Anglais, nous sommes Bien fore Pour l'architecture, par exempla, en fair_e_ , ~ca y. e t. i . nous de nos ancil:res normands ; nuns sommes dc4(-"H" no pouvons atteindre a la perfection de leurs m( diles. La stile de Westminster fut erig6o par un roi normand ; il y a 800 ans; et, depuis, nous n'avons rien fait de com parable. C'est une oeuvre digno du Sls du roi qui a fait triger Saint Etienne.et l'abbaye de Sainte Trinitt En , k entrant dans ces monuments, en 6prouve cette muette admiration, ce saisissement secret et solennel qui s'emparo de toutes le facult4, de rame, en presence d'une ceuvre inspii6i. La flicho do St. Pierre est , a vec l'interieur de de Saint Ouen de Rouen, la m erveille de l'art cath o li que et la realisation la plus parfaite de l i'dea chretienne par l'architecture. Nous devons sere amis, c'est le desir de tout Anglais; et l'empressc moot des habitants de Southampton i Tons offrir une reception digne de vous en est une preuvo suffisante. Parini les dames qui s'4t4ient emprestills pour vous recevoir ' la belle Vicomtesse Palm erston, et beaucoup d'autres dames de distinction, s'etaient rendues A South ampton dans cette intention. Le co ntre- temps qui vous a emr42143 d'aller en Angleterre no nous privera pa s , dans une saison plus favorable, du bonheur de vous rece voir ; par example, au mois de mai prochain, al Londres est le plus tuna& Nous sommes heureux sous notre form e [do gouverne ment. Vous avez dernierement choisi la forme ii epub- licaine. Jo desire sincerement quo l'ordre nouv eau puisse s'affermir, et quo vous goatiez l a pros'ite dont vous ayes tent besoin et dont vous &es Si digne s . Comme ancien officier do la garde nationale Anglaise ; je veux parler do notre Yeomanry Cavalry, mon interet ea plus vif pour tout cc qui concerne la garde national() de votre pays. Comme vous, nous jurons de def en d re les principes de liberti et d'ordre public; et c'est avec bon hemr que j'apercois que ces mots forment votre devise. Soyez-en bien conva i n cus, sans ordre il n'y a p ea do liberte ; et, pour as s ur e r l'ordre et la liberte I !'Eu rope il taut que cea d eux gran des nations, la Franc e et l ' An f gleterre, soient amies. C'est le sentiment de tout Anglais, c'est le voeu to plus cher de notre gracieuse souveraine. Venez done nous visitor l'ani 63 prochaine, et " us en . tendrez des milli ons d e vo ix bretonnes crie r: Vive la France! F• LLOYD. Caen, 16 Octobre, Intel Lagottelle, Place de la Libert6: Garde Nationale du Havre.—Etat Major. Havre, 26th October, 1848. Monsieur,—Jai lu aVec un cif interot la lettro adreF.6.3 aux Gardes Nationales du Havre et de Caen, quo vous avez fait inserer thins le journal L' Ordre a la Lib erte, dont vous Inc faisiez I'cnvoi par votro lettro au 21 de ce J 7 Spplaudis, taut en mon nom qu'au .nom du co r p s que j'ai l'honneur do commander aux sentrmens de noble fraternite qui respirent dans vos paroles. Comm() vous, Monsieur, jo peuse quo l'Angleterre . ht Fr ance , qui occupent le premier rang par= les n. atrons civilis ees , doivent pour le bunheur du genre humain, rester toujours saintement unies en donnaut au monde l'exemple do • l'ordro dans la liberte, seul regime convenable aux Eoeiotes comprennaLt veritablement leur dignit6. Marcher d'un commun accord dans cette voie philan thropique est une mission bien plus Eacree pour nos deux pays quo d'entretenir do groFsieres antipathies fausse ment decoiLs du nom de patriotisme et qui ne sont que de viellvs erreurs releguer an nombre de ces prejuges inveteres dont le flambeau d'une saine philosophic fait justice de jour on jour. Les Gardes Nationales du Havre seront heureux de pouvoir, En une meillEure raison, realiser le projet qu'ils n'ent pu exemter dernierement d'aller visiter les ha bitans de Southampton et de Londres, puis qu'ils ont la certitude d'y recevoir un accueil en harmonie avec les sentimens qui motivent cette excursion. Et dans ce cas, veuillcz croire que le compliment de notre satisfac tion serait d'avoir do nouveau le plaisir de vous voir au milieu de nous. Agrecz Monsieur, l'expression de ma haute consi deration. J. BREDART, Le Colonel, Chef de Legion, Offieier de la Legion d'llonneur. A Monsieur Lloyd, &e., &e. Beaufort Lodge, Chelsea, Angleterre. HOME SUPPLY OF FOOD. THE FARMERS' QUESTION. "It is calcalated that the supply of farm-yard poul try to the markets of this country is not equal to one :hird of a fowl for each person in the population annually." L The long existence of what was called " protection" • enabled English agriculturists, for a time, to obtain a • large income with little industry; but such a system gradually brought on its own punishment, and the ill , cultivated lands of this country must now experience the pressure of competition. The lazy system was in dulged in, by the devotion of the soil to the production of grain; and so neglected was the growth of green crops, cattle, poultry, and garden stuffs, that animal food has been for years at almost a prohibitory price to the working classes, while few of the middle orders of so ciety can even think of enjoying the luxury of poultry. We are acquainted with a gentleman who has kept house for thirty years, having a fluctuating income of from 2001. to 8001. per annum, and he assures us he has never felt himself justified, during all that period, in put.- chasing thirty couples of fowls; so exorbitant has the price generally been. It will be well, now, that all per sons deriving their living from the land, should prepare for foreign competition in the right way. The price of grain will assuredly be very low, in a majority of years, from this time forth; and, therefore, the best soils only should be appropriated to corn crops, and the needful rotations for them; but, as far as is practicable, all manner of animal food (especially of the lighter kind, poultry, eggs, milk), and, also, garden produce, of every description, should be diligently attended to, and increas ingly produced. Milk is almost unknown to millions of poor children in this country—this being one of the results of the idle, large-farm, corn-growing, system; but corn will now come in, in unprecedented abund ance, from abroad; it is hardy; it can endure the transit from the cheapest and most distant lands, even as distant as the antipodes. Not so the milk, poultry, and other articles which have hitherto been, and still are, so exces sively dear. Larger quantities of these, then, ought to be produced in this co u ntry ; and with industrious and skilful labour applied to this department of farming, and also to gardening, the comforts of the people will be augmented, and th e con diti on o f the agricultural classes will be really p ro t ec t e d aga i ns t th a t di s t ress which will otherwise ensue from competition. The motto at the head of this article is a scandal to the country, and ought soon to be rendered a record only of bygone nn policy. There is uo doubt that the farm produce of this country might be doubl e d, an d, t h en , l ess money being sent abroad fur food, the farmer could be a better cus tomer than ever to the manufacturer.—Liverpool Mer cury. AMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. The recent changes in the educatioual institutions at Cambridge entail contingencies of such great and ge neral importance to the nation at large, and are at the same time so little likely to be clearly apprehended by persons unacquainted with academical forms, that we shall be probably doing our readers an opportune pieee of service by stating some of the main points involved in the discussions, and some of the chief results anticipated from the late decision. Our limits will preclude us from more than a simple proposition of the questions at issue, but we may, perhaps, while qualifying certain precipi tate assumptions, remove a few of the apprehensions which sincere friends of the University have been com pelled to express. Most disputes about the academical system will be found to have turned upon a fundamental difference respecting the functions it was required to discharge. It was argued on one side, that the true duties of the University were, not to instruct a student in all sciences, but to qualify him for any; that the art it should teach was the art of acquiring arts, and that the true end of the whole system was attained if the graduate was found competent, on quitting the University, to betake himself with well-trained abili ties to the peculiar study of his choice. The aim was to make, not a full mind, but a strong one; to commu nicate, not information, but the power of properly col lecting it; and to turn out, not lawyers, or statesmen, or engineers, or chemists, but men w h o cou ld enter upon any one of these professions with advantages beyond their fellows. To the testimonies in favour of this system, which were alleged to be offered by the actual results of its operation, was added the reasonable argu ment that the length of the academical course (which opinions were tending rather to curtail than to extend) was obviously inadequate to permit even a cursory ac quainance with one-half of the useful sciences, and that it was therefore expedient to select for the staple of study that branch of learning which, in its various bear ings, might seem to promise best. To these:representa tions it was replied, that such a system circumscribed the University to the functions of a school, that Cambridge and Oxford were thus fulfilling no conditions of education beyond Eton and Rugby, and that if such was to be the practice, some new institution should be founded to as sume with respect to our present Universities that posi tion which those Universities formerly cc:copied with respect to schools. It was urged that the whole period of life which could be devoted to learning was thus monopolized by preparations for it, which were only just then completed when the opportunity was gone for employing them, and that the great object of what was confessedly a finishing school was confined to qualifying the student to preceed to another which did not exist. As regarded the appeal to experience, issue was promptly joined on the point It was alleged, that even in the profession peculiarly alluded to the results were at least equivocal, and that so many distinguished uni versity men did not become distinguished lawyers, while so many disti ngu i s h e d l awyers had never been distin guished university men, that it was impossible to connect success in one line with success in the other. As to the other conspicuous callings of life, it was boldly affirmed that the shortcomings of Oxford and Cambridge were manifest, that the want of proficients in the neglected sciences was actually every day experienced, to the no small discredit and detriment of the nation, and that, for such adepts as did contribute their service to the com mon stock, the country was in no proportionate degree indebted to the two great seminaries of educa tion. After this came another point. Presuming the first stated conclusion to be correct, that a good educa tion should be concerned with only one branch of learn ing, the question arose what this was to be; and it was complained of as a signal hardship that one of the studies selected for such exclusive preferment—that of the dead languages— should be precisely that which was unserviceable for any purpose except the tem porary purpose of training. Why not select a science which would serve both as a mean and as an end? Why not, at any rate, if languages were the best vehicle of instruction, select such as were spoken at the present day, in place of those which must be disused as soon as they were acquired? On this favourable field the battle has been fought out more than once, and to the advantage, it must be confessed, of what perhaps ap pears the weaker side—that of the dead languages. But 1 this fact supplies no argument to the opponents of the recent changes, as we shall presently see. At this mo ment the general course of study in the Uni versity of Cambridge is practically confined to classics and mathematics, for the admixture of the theological element is too recent to be yet effective. At the option of the student he may take an " ordinary degree" after a moderate examination, involving necessarily both these subject!, or a degree in "honours," which implies a severe and protracted ex amination only in one of them, unless he be strong enough ! . ..to grapple gratuitously with both. To the gainers of these "honours" the emoluments of the University arc rigidly and most impartially confined. The reforms recently adopted provide for the establish ment of two new " triposes ' " or classes for honours, one for the mor a l, th e o th er for the natural sciences, in which denominations are included those studies of law, history, political economy, moral philosophy, chymistry, botany, geology, and so forth, which have been hitherto ignored. The advocates of the change consider that the time and toil of the students may be given to these studies with great benefit to the nation atla be studied st T ud h i e e i d r adversaries apprehend either that they will superficially, and so be worse than useless, or orthat, if they actually take the position hitherto monopo lised by the exact sciences maneddeoafdtralainnignugagtehse, ans they will fail to supply any such mind as we have described above. Here, however, it should be observed that, according to the true Cambridge theory, these model means are furnishedbymath h ema d n tic o s alone. The dead languages, even at this hour, hold place beyond what it is hoped may be eventually taken by the sciences newly recognized. Their admission into the course of study was only secured within these last five-and-twenty years, after a most strenuous opposition, and by a compromise still perpetuated in conspicuous shame. The men of the classical tripes, the men of the moral sciences tripos, and the men of the natural sciences tripos, will be all alike dissenters from the old ,mathe matical establishment, and can use no hard words to each other. But there is a clear argument to be drawn from the results of the first innovation. No person conversant with the matter will venture to assert that the majority of the classical men have de rived any perceptible bias or character whatever from the obnoxious mathematical ordeal to which they were subjected. We will not ask what they may hare lost, but will content ourselves with asserting that in the vast majority of those cases where the teat was unwillingly taken, there is no appreciable difference be tween the present formation of these men's minds and that which would have ensued had no such toll been levied on their time for the protection of others. Either, therefore, the classical men of the University are incompetent representatives of its educational powers, or the original theory is proved unsound. Mathematics do not supply the only means of mental training. One substitute has already been found, and why not another? It may very probably turn out that a kind of compromise is practicable between tb e opposing systems. The --- University course may be divided into two portions, in the first of which the condition; hitherto exacted may be retained, while the latter may be surrendered to an extension of the experiment hitherto tried only in classics ; that is to say, that certain compulsory requisites may be exhibited at a pre• vious examination, and that in the subsequent work of supererogation the student may be left mot e freely to his own bent. This, in substance, is, perhaps, the most likely result, and it would combine, as will be seen, the general training of the student with the proper encou ragement of those " specialities" which are called for by the requirements of the age. The basis of the system, as already qualified by the heretical elements, first, of classics, and, secondly, of theology, is left untouched by the late changes, nor do any of the advocates of the new measures pretend to asset t that no modification of them will be found necessary in practice. How they will work remains to be seen ; but, whether successfully or unsuccessfully, they have at least not been atternp'ed without an encouraging precedent, nor can any risk at all proportionate to the national benefits anticipated be shown to await the experiment.— Times. THE SERPENTINE. The Lancet suggests a very practicable plan for converting the Serpentine water in Hyde-park from a nuisance into a really ornamental and useful basin : --" How is this Augean ditch to be cleansed of its accumulated abominations ? Either by carting them away, or by covering them over. if the fifty acres of putrescent mud were at once exposed to the contact of the air and the influence of the sun, and if all these latent seeds of infection were stirred up by the carting of it away, no doubt the neigh bourhood would be decimated by fever, if not by cholera. We, therefore, reject this plan, and propose that forthwith the water should gradually be drained off, to allow the mass of mud to subside in the deepest portions of the bed of the Serpentine. This mass of mud should then be covered over with gravel or con crete, or both; so that, instead of being 40 feet deep, as it is now in certain portions, the Serpentine should be but 12 feet deep in its centre, and so levelled as to be come less and less deep towards the shores. This should be done during the following months; and in the early spring it would be necessary to cover two-thirds of this levelled surface with a coat of concrete six inches thick. We say two-thirds, because many parts have a good gravel bottom, and need not be meddled with. The time thus employed would neutralise all noxious gases, and this coat of concrete would also prevent the growth of those masses of weeds which corrupt the water by their decay, and have often proved fatal to the bather. At any future period the cleaning of the Serpentine would be merely sweeping its bed of concrete. These improvements might be made at no great cost, for gravel is to be found on either side of the Ser pentine, and the excavation thus made could be soon filled up with rubbish. On the whole southern bank the depth of water should not exceed four feet, even at fifty feet from the shore, so that in future parents may there at least allow their children to bathe or scate without anxiety ; and numerous watermarks announcing the depth of water should be con spicuously planted on the banks. If something similar were done to a portion of the Bayswater extremity of the Serpentine, it would afford to the inhabitants a convenient bathing spot, and to the Commissioners of the Woods and Forests an opportunity of atoning for baying so long unmerci fully inflicted disgusting odours upon the vicinity. Is it necessary to state that the Bayswater sewer should no longer, on any pretence, be allowed to discharge its filthy and corrupt current into our great metro politan bath ? Either the Serpentine must be sup plied with more water, or less must be taken from it, and, as the parks must be watered, and St. James's Canal and the barracks supplied, there is no reason why they should not receive their supply from the Serpentine, provided a sufficiency of wholesome water be conveyed into this reservoir." COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY. The Queen and Prince Albert walked this morn ing on the Eastern Terrace and Slopes. The Royal Family took their usual airings. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager arrived to-day at half-past one o'clock on a visit to the Queen and Prince Albert, from the Priory, Stanmore. The Queen Dowager was accompanied by her Se rene Highness the Princess Eliza of Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst. and was attended by her Majesty's Lady in Waiting and Vice-Chamberlain. Captain W. B. and Lady Harriet Hamilton are expected to arrive at the Castle this evening on a visit to her Majesty. The Queen's private band performed yesterday evening the following pieces in the Castle :- 0 ver ture—" Philtre" Selection—" Huguenots"— Meyerbeer. Pas Redoubles ... Klose. The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will include her Majesty the Queen Dowager, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Serene High ness the Princess of Hohenlohe Langenburg, her Serene Highness the Princess Eliza of Hohenlohe Langenburg, her Serene Highness the Princess Amelie of Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst, her Serene High ness the Princess Eliza of Hohenlohe Schill ingsfurst, his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Lady in Waiting of the Queen Dowager, the Lady in Waiting of the Duchess of Kent, the Baroness de Speth, the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, the Hon. William Ashley (Vice-Chamberlain to the Queen Dowager), Captain W. B. and Lady Harriet Hamil ton, Major-General W em y ss , an d Si r G eorge C ouper. The band of the 2d Life Guards attend during dinner. Her Majesty's private band will afterwards attend in the Castle, and will perform the following pieces : Overture—"Preciosa" ....... .... Weber. Quartetto, Op. 12, in E flat, Adagio non tardante, canzonetta allegretto, andante espressivo ; finale, molto e vivace—(two violins, viola, and vio lincello : Messrs. Sainton, B e tt s , Hill, and H. Chipp) Finale, 2d Act—" Oberon" Weber. The Earl of Clarendon arrived in town yesterday, from his seat, the Grove, Watford. His Lordship had an interview with Sir George Grey, at the Home office. Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller-General to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the Na tional Debt, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing -street. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office, from the Governors of the West India Colonies. Mr. William Grey, M.P., arrived in town yes terday. SWEARING-IN OF THE LORD MATOR.-.--YeSter. day the interior of the Guildhall presented an ani mated scene, from a vast assemblage of well-dressed ladies and the members of the Corporation attending to witness the swearing in of the Lord Mayor, Sir James Duke. Previous to the civic ceremony, the members of the company to which the Lord Mayor belongs, the late Lord Mayor (he being virtually out of office), several of the Aldermen, the Sheriffs, and several of the civic authorities, partook of a sumptuous break fast at the Mansion-house. Shortly after two o'clock the civic procession reached Guildhall, and proceeded in the first instance to the New Council Chamber, and then into the Hall, when Sir James Duke took the various oaths of allegiance and supremacy. The Lord Mayor received the congratulations of his brother Aldermen, and was inducted by his predecessor into the civic chair, when the Chamberlain delivered to his Lordship the purse and to the Mace-bearer and Sword-bearer their respective insignia of office, which his Lordship retureed to the present holders, expressing a hope that they Lay long continue to enjoy their office. After the usual forms and ceremonies had been gone through, the Lord Mayor and the members of the Corporation returned to the Mansion-house. From St. Vincent's, St. Christopher's, and Gre nada, the accounts speak of plenteous showers occurring at an opportune period for strengthening the canes. The weather previously had been extremely dry and sultry, an d appearances at one time indicated a hurricane. At tempts at incendiarism in Antigua had been discovered, and it was feared, unless vigorous measures were re sorted to, the example would be followed in the more secluded country districts. The weather in this island was, with little exception, satisfactory, and the parishes that wanted rain had not as yet suffered severely. The Surinam journals contain an account of a meeting held among a number of the Dutch planters favouring free colonization. The addresses delivered on the occasion were in support of the adoption of mea sures calculated to produce this result, and a committee was organized and empowered to pursue such steps as shall bring the question under prominent consideration. GRAND BANQUET AT DERBY.—On Tuesday last the electors of Derby entertained their late representa tive, the Right Hon. E. Strutt, at a dinner at the Athenaeum. About 250 persons were present; the Mayor, Mr. H. Mozley, presiding. The Hon. L. Gower the lion. H. Cavendish, M.P., Mr. W. Evans, M.P., Mr M. Bass, M.P., Mr. L. Heyworth, M.P., Mr. Moffat, M.P., Major Cooke, Dr. Peach, Dr. Bent, &c., were amongst the guests. Aft er th e c l ot h was removd, and the usual loyal toasts drunk with the honours, two splendid volumes, containing the address of the electors to Mr. Strutt and their autograph signatures, were placed on the table before the chairman, to be presented by that gentleman to the late Member. The chairman then proposed Mr. Strutt's health, and read the address, at the conclusion of which the company responded to the toast in the most enthusiastic manner. Mr. Strutt, in returning thanks for the honour done to him, entered at some length into his connexion with his late con stituents, and explained his political views, as well as his reasons for retiring into private life. The principles which had first obtained for him their approbation and support had since been strengthened and confirmed by maturer years and increased experience, and it would be a matter of enduring satisfaction to him that to them he owed the opportunity of advancing, however feebly and imperfectly, those great principles which he had always advocated, and that from them he had received that day the honourable and magnificent testimonial which they had been pleased to confer. Mr. Strutt sat down amidst reitera'ed cheers. The healths of Mr. T. Gisborne, of the Hon. Mr. L, Gower; of Mr. Moffatt, the Members for the borough, and of several other gentlemen present, were then drunk, and responded to in an appropriate manner; after which Mr. Struts proposed the health of the Mayor, which was drunk with all due honour, and for which that gentleman returned thanks, and the com pany separated shortly afterwards. From the Equador we learn that some partisans of General Flores had attempted an invasion from New Granada, but had been entirely dispersed. It was be• lieved that this would prove a last effort in favour of Flores, and that the actual Government may be consi dered free from all further danger. The advices from the West Indies generally state that the weather was favourable for the progress of the crops, which in most of the islands promised abundance. The Jamaica papers allude to rains having fallen in Kingston, Montego Bay, and Falmouth. In the latter district malaria was prevalent, and had occasioned much sickness. From Barbadoes and Trinidad there is little news of interest. NOTICE TO SHIPPERS. —According to the notifi cation published on the date of the 24th of October, 1848, the Minister of Foreign Affairs informs shippers and traders that a floating light on the Passe des Wie lingen, near the Paarde-Markt, will b e li g ht e d every night from sunset to daybreak, dating from the sth of Nov.---( Signed) C. D'HOFFSCHMIDT.—BrusseIs, Oct. 30, 1848. CAUTION TO NAPHTHA BURNERS. Yesterday evening a very dangerous accident occurred to Mrs. Price, No. 19, Lisson• street, Paddington. Mrs. Price, who was filling a lamp with naphtha with one hand, and holding a candle in the other, poured the naptha in till it overflowed, and ran on to her dress , when the candle coming in conta c t w i t h i t, she was suddenly en veloped in flames, and flew into the street, still holding the lamp. A boy, who was passing, ran against her, and upsetting the lamp the violence of the flame was increased ; and but for the timely assistance of Mr. Hodges and another man, who rolled her over upon the pavement, and used the promptest efforts to extin• guish the flames, she must inevitably have been burnt to death. GENERAL THEATRICAL FUND.—A meeting of the members of this association was held yesterday, at the Lyceum. Mr. Worrell in the chair. From the last annual report it appeared that the funded capital of the institution exceeded 4,000 L, and that the members had been enabled to make an addition of 51. per annum to each of the annuitants of 251., elected in 1846. Her Majesty had become an annual subscriber of 100 guineas. Among other patrons of the drama, who are warm sup porters of the fund (which admits members of the pro fession not eligible for the funds of Covent• garden or Drury-lane Theatres), may be mentioned the Duke of Devonshire, the Earls Fitzhardinge and Ellesmere, Sir Bellingham Graham, Ban., Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, Bart., Hon. T. Hope, Mr. Sergeant T a lf our d , B enjamin Bond Cabbell, Charl es Dickens, Douglas Jerrold, and John Foster, Esqrs.; while amongst its most zealous advocates in the profession, and who are also large con tributors, are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean, Mr. Macready, Mr. B. Webster, Mr. W. Farren, Miss Helen Faucit, Mr. W. 11. W. Betty, Mr. T. P. Cooke, and Mr. Buck stone, the honorary treasurer of the fund. The cus tomary routine of business having been transacted, thanks were voted to the secretary. CHURCH ESTABLISHMENTS.—A meeting of the British Anti-State-Church Association was held last evening, at the Horns Tavern, Kennington; Mr. Pear son, M.P., in the chair. The Rev. Mr. Townsend moved the first resolution, declaring that the existence of a State Church is injurious to the best interests of Chris tianity, and incompatible with the full enjoyment of re ligious liberty. This was agreed to by the meeting, though not with that " unanimity" of which some of the speakers boasted, for it is due to truth to say that more than half the persons present did not vote at all. The second resolution, moved by the Rev. Mr. Green, pledged the meeting to offer their most determined opposition to the scheme for the endowment of the Roman Catholic clergy of Ireland, which, it is supposed, will be brought forward in the next session of Parliament. A Mr. Jones explained the plan of agitation against the Established Church which the association has determined upon, by , sending a corps of lecturers to various quarters to in stitute a provincial agitation during the ensuing winter. Messrs. Scoble, Miall, and other supporters of the dis senting interest, were present. The staple of the speeches consisted of unmeasured denunciation of all Established Churches; and it was broadly hinted, that though the fate of the Church Establishment might drag down with it " other institutions" into a common ruin, this would be anything but a regretable consequence. THE BLIND RECEIVING SIGHT.—A man whom a surgeon has cured of cataract returned public thanks to God on Sunday week, in St. Peter's Church, Preston, for the restore Lion of his eyesight, after he had been blind during thirteen years!—Manchester Courier. ANOTHER MONSTER OF THE DEEP I—The brig Deux Adrien, commanded by Captain Bara, has just arrived at Havre •, the captain says that on the 27th ult., being in 47 deg. 45 min. west longitude, he saw something on his larboard bow very like a whale. He bore up for it, and on approaching it thought that it was a large ship, bottom upwards ; but on coming alongside he discovered it to be a gigantic turtle or tortoise, armed with enormous sharp blades, which glittered in the air, and served for the defence of the creature, like the quills upon the fretful porcupine.; The shell was black, and from out thereof the unruly reptile poked his enormous head, which Captain Barn describes as being the most terrific sight that he ever beheld. THE PENINSULAR MEDALS.—It is now distinctly understood that the authorities at the Mint will, after the great delay which has taken place, issue, in the course of next month, the medals for distribution to the officers, non-commissioned offi cers , an d pr i vates, engaged in the actions in the Peninsula during the period from 1806 to 1814. FATAL ACCIDENT AT SHEERNESS.—On Monday night, about seven o'clock, as a warrant officer belonging to the Conquestador, 50-gun frigate in ordinary, named Nicholls, was going off from the pier in his boat, she ran aground, when he got out to shove her off, and by some means not accounted for lost his hold and his foot ing, and was drowned. Drags were used, and every means resorted to to recover the body,,but without effect. The unfortunate officer had a boy with him in the boat at the time, but as the latter was carried away in it by the tide, he could neither render assistance to, nor explain how his superior was drowned. The de ceased has left a wife and five children. For the first time for nearly a fortnight private mercantile advices have been received from Vienna. They reach to the 2d instant, and give some details of the events immediately connected with the surrender of the city. It appears that on the 30th of October the most violent disunion manifested itself between the citizens and the students and workmen, which ended in a deter mination on the part of the citizens to submit, but this was stopped by news of the approach of 18,000 Hunga rians. Of that number, however, only 900 were regular troops, and these having at once deserted to the Imperial Generals, the rout of the remainder became complete, and vast numbers were driven into the Danube. All further contest against the wishes of the moderate party in Vienna then ceased, and arms were instantly given up in every quarter. Taking all things into consideration, it is said the sacrifice of life and property has been very slight. Large bodies of troops are now preparing to move towards Hungary, the understanding being that that country is to be treated as a conquered province, and unconditionally incorporated with the hereditary Duchy or Austria Proper—a step which would modify in a considerable degree the relations of Austria with the Central Government at Frankfort. Of course in these letters nothing is yet said about business, but its speedy and safe resumption seems confidently to be anticipated. —Times. ROYAL ARTILLERY.—Woorwicn, Nov. thin Lowe's company, 7th battalion, were medically in spected at nine o'clock this morning at the Ordnance Hospital previous to their embarkation on Monday o r Tuesday next for a passage to the Mauritius. Capta in Low's company is not to relieve a company at that foreign station, but to augment th e strength of the Royal Artillery there to the ext en t o f one additional company. Captain Poole's company, 2d battalion, which recently joined head-quarters here from Canada, has been placed under orders to proce e d to H ull, and will leave Woolwich for their destination on Friday next. There are only two non-commissioned officers and 29 gunners at present at Hull, principally old soldiers, but it is in tended to have a company stationed at that place in future. Three of the newly formed companies are to proceed in a few days to Chatham to relieve the three companies at Chatham, who were principally recruits when sent there, but have now completed their marching carbine and gun drill, and return to Woolwich to go through a course of repository exercises. One non commissioned officer and eight gunners left Woolwich on Monday for Dover to fill up the companies at that sta tion. oyal Sappers and Miners.—Four non-commis sioned officers and 70 privates (recruits) left Woolwich this morning for Chatham, to be instructed in raising field works, constructing fortifications, and mining ope rations. DEATH OF A VETERAN OFFICBR.—Major E. Mac ready, an old Waterloo officer, died very suddenly at his residence, near Bristol, on Saturday last. He had been connected with the army for upwards of thirty-five years. He served in the campaign of 1814 in Holland with the 30th, and was engaged at Fort Frederic Hen drick, on the 21st of March. His next services were in the campaign of 1815, throughout the whole of which he was engaged, sharing in the dangers of Quatre Bras, Ligny, and Waterloo. The deceased officer, at the con clusion of the Continental campaign, proceeded to the East Indies, and there saw some rough service. He took part in the siege of Asserghur, in March and April, 1819, and was shortly afterwards placed on the half-pay list, with the rank of Major. ALDERMAN :OF DOWGATE WARD.—We are sorry to learn that J. Johnson, Esq., the alderman of this ward, is so seriously indisposed that his friends no not anticipate his recovery. BATTv's Cincus.—That the performances of Mr. Batty's equestrian corps continue to gain on the public is exemplified by the increasingly numerous audiences that nightly assemble within the Panorama on the Mound. This is not at all surprising, when we consider that the company is numerous, talented, and well disciplined; the horses highly-trained and beautiful; and the scenes of the circle so judiciously diversified as to impart an air of novelty to each succeeding evening's entertainment. Encouraged by the applause which has been so lavishly bestowed on the daring yet graceful achievements of the female equestrians of the company, Mr. Batty has announced a fete which is to be conducted entirely by female artistes.—Scotsman. CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT TO THE GREAT BRITAIN STEAM Smr.—Captain Hosken endured all the disas trous consequences of the imputed culpable navigation of the Great Britain rather than injure the property of his employers by disclosing the true cause of the catas trophe—the derangement of the compasses through the material of the vessel—a cause said to be fully recognised by certain authorities.—Liverpool Albion. ~6