The Sun. — London, England, 1848-12-06 00:00:00

S DAY: ) ezet and di icliards„'_ 0 ' iving s . rti ?,k llagarc in, 0 ck's B ridge a cow ',lett) Perth tot be Ist., basil 1 g and becan ►e ing za, Thra 0 e ► Fork; Palc s' ton, Val ue.. wrist ris I port, I up- I decks aP' n Ist, 54 1 4 . t [ here, P. 47 Masa d, omi, Bort* et wfoundlis► s, Willllm IF 5, Armiiiis, o for Ilarrre; amzed, frt rocks °it] t• beat wi sh -en fathrat ter; Sunei( r &e., ha ring mns. 811er1.0 3 e Robinson, -Mary Ir.oll DAY.) ESDA.II up to our lot excel ded lny samples . 0 very few ;Esti Wheat illy equal to eign Wheat )a reels were .e 'icy. The nominal is Ost descrip firmly sq' t. In price* :ost kinds of i off slowlf !Flour were :heaper. Flour• irs. 280 EL `• rules steadlt :riptions rates. The ops—Susses ;to, 21 8s to 18s per evil* eady sale 0 a sluggish In, 3s 6d 9 Id to 4s 8° k Y.) 1.110, Lin' ccupied bi 3 SAY.) were te" withip the day. aye upg_ti . 8 granuld 111 )m dtatroY' and 6 , 4 1 i ° gith the del l down the square lqe es Elms,l d contat e. is heirs t W v the inba• the garden► number of a pleasure' nd the rail• meantime► urchased in eat owner► claimed a aet he sent s down the and the in' ned; and it ught to be t in such int entered Da Edward defendtet lught to be support of the wholil DAY.) ,AND.) iTADIFORD' case °cal' ly to do 5° in the 01 5 ° A of Nair 3, and if sO )articipat° upon the opening ° E two days, t the site ir for the Bagshaw° ucE.) g with the terest . hich cam ° or a Devi me beta! occupied DAY.) °rang i n A peseesew V.) 4 Ali re' to t., to 0001 1 V . Ir. Bo?: brotheit hom are he plai n. e a t once AY.) , n Jury./ dr,, n ' t o iff f th e a P et ' e defe r ' . business' ds, ran ol'er ;gee the r e ' ;la 01 eet; 1113- that the e 1 aides: i verdict .Y.) 187 1. for ley W I " fendol aG of the snt had, rder to had 0° 303ent. ,B. 751. for At, I ' l beou' e at 06 A. verdict was given for the amount claimed. WRIGHT V. LEATHAM. This was an action brought against the same defen dant, in his own person, to recover the sum of 7001. and interest, under the same circumstances ; and the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff. In consequence of the frequent absence of jurymen, the Learned Secondary directed the absentees to be called upon their summonses, with a view tea returning their names for the fincs to be imposed. SURREY SESSIONS—(THIS DAY.) (Before THOMAS PCCKLE, Esq., and a full Bench of Magistrates.) John Bishop, 18, and Richard Breton, 19, were in dicted for stealing, at Morden, in the county of Surrey, two bushels of wheat, the property of Charles Pearson. Mr..Charnock defended Brown, and Mr. Lccke was engaged for the prosecution. - The prosecutor is an extensive farmer at Carshaltun and-Morden, and at the latter place he had a large barn containing -wlietit, which was about being thrashed. • Aedintier time; on the 3d of November last, Bishop was , seen proceedine• tuwafd. the barn, and a few minutes iftertvaids'iti rgeant named Frazer saw him and latown with a bag. containing something heavy, go to wards a shrubbery. lie watched them at the other side, ' •find After watching a few minutes perceived both coming .froin the shrubbery, and Brown carrying the sack. He - instantly presented himself, when Bishop ran away, but "Brown said that "the wheat was given to him by a farm er elute by, for whom he worked, and that he was taking it to Glover's mill to have it ground, and that if he doubted him ho might go along with him." The sergeant replied that he should do so, and while giving Instructioni to another constable to pursue Bishop, Brown threw down the bag of wheat and ran away. They were both taken into custody, and after being locked up in the station-house, in separate cells, Bishop was heard to say, " That they had got into it deep enough, and must get out of it as well as they could." Mr. Pearson produced a sample of wheat from the stock, which corresponded with that found on the prisoners. Mr. CHARNOCK cross-examined the witnesses on be half of Brown, when the jury acquitted him and found Bishop guilty. Sentence on the latter, three months hard labour at Brixton. Henry Lovett, 22, pleaded guilty to an indictment Charging him with stealing three silver watches, the pro perty of William Jarrant, a silversmith, in Great Char otte-street, Blacktriars • road. The prisoner deli berately went up to the prosecutor's window at mid day and pushed his elbow through a square of glass, When he snatched up the valuable silver watches and ten away. He was pursued and captured with the Property is his possession. In defence the prisoner said that he was in great dis tress, and committed the robbery to get into prison. Mr. Keene, the governor of the county gaol, said that the prisoner had been in his cwtody several times for assaults, and he had been once summarily convicted. 0. The Chairman told the prisoner that had:it been proved he had been convieel more than once the court would have transported him. The sentence upon him was that he be itnnrisoned twelve months with hard labour at Guildford. NIARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY) Charles Porteous was placed at the bar, before Mr. Rardwick, charged with having brutally assaulted Police-constable Johnson, 82 C. The complainant, whose lace was severely contused from the violence he had received, stated that on the preceding night, a little before twt lve, ho was called to quell a disturbance in Portland-mews, Soho. On arriv lag there ho found several persons surrounding two men who were fighting. Witness went and separated them and dispersed the mob. He then, to prevent a further bteach of the peace, took one of the men Who bad been fighting as far as Berwick atreet, and was about leaving him, when two other men came up, one of whom was the prisoner, and immediately surrounded him. Witness was then thrown down on his back, and severely kicked by the Whole three. The prisoner then, as a finale to the aosault, kicked him in the face, and blackened both his eyes. Witness called out for assistance, when one of the men called out, "Kill the b--, rip his out." Rearing some persons running towards them, the prisoners r a n away. Witness sprang his rattle, and ran lifter the men. Two of them escaped, but the prisoner Was stopped by a brother constable. Witness added that he was rendered unfit for duty from the injuries he had received.. James Chament, a barman at ,a public-house in Portland -street, said, last night, as he was about putting lip the shutters, be heard a noise in Berwick-street. He kurned round, and on looking down the street saw the • °Quotable knocked down by three men, who kicked him to a very savage and brutal manner. Witness saw the . e prisoner deliberately kick the constable in the face. • Witness ran to his aid, when the prisoner and the other man ran away. One of the men in the hurry to get '''way dropped his hat, which he left behind him. . • This portion of the evidence was corroborated by :another witness who was passing at the time. Police constable 42 C, said he was on duty in War , deur-str ee t, about twelve o'clock last night, when he !are the prisoner come running towards him without his ' l it. Witness did not take notice of this circumstance at the time, but shortly after complainant came running uP the street, and informed him that be had been ill . treated by three men, and that one of them had run CWay,, without his hat. Witness then went in pursuit of the prisoner, and took him into custody. On com plainant seeing tho prisoner, he immediately identified Ilia) as being the man who had kicked him. The prisoner, in defence, stoutly denied being the man Who had assaulted the constable. He was iu a public house with some friends at the time named, and he could bring forward witnesses to prove it. He could solemnly "fear that he never saw the constable before in his life till he was taken into custody. Mr. HARDWICK said it was a serious charge, and he Should adjourn the case till Friday, in order to give the Prisoner an opportunity to produce his witnesses. The prisoner applied to be admitted to bail. Mr. tlAnnwicK said he should require him to find bail in two housekeepers in 201. each, and himself in 20/, to appear on Friday next. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. THE NEWMARKET CHAMPION COURSING MEETING. Mr. Rendali's Rocket beat Mr. Osbaldeston's Baron. Mr. Leader's Lavender beat Mr. Loder's Czar. Mr. F. S. Long's Cineraria beat Sir St. G. Gore's Phos phorus. Mr. 0. Edwards' Amena beat Mr. Fyson's Fancy Boy. Mr. F. King's Eunoch beat Mr. Gillett's Girl of Kent. Mr. W. E. Lawrence's Roulette beat Mr. Moody's Racer. Mr. R. Bagge's Tom Tit beat Mr. Miller's Moss Rose. Mr. Finch's Hotspur beat Mr. Fyson's Forget-me-not. Mr. P. King's Fire office beat Mr. Dobede's Daisy. Mr. Nash'a Will Watch beat Mr. Leader's Locket. Si r St. George Gore's Magician beat Mr. Buckworth's Blase. Mr. Gillett's Guy beat Mr. Rendali's Royalist. Mr. Dobede's Dorou beat Mr. Gurney's Arrow. Mr. Miller's Merry Lad beat Sir St. Geo. Gore's Shade. M r. 0. Edwards' Am-I- to win beat Mr. Dobede's Dia mond. . Mr. Buckworth's Bramble beat Mr. F. King's Albert. The Puppy Stakes. Mr. Nash's Fan beat Mr. o.baldeston's Moonlight, tr. Fyson's Fi e ld M ars h a l beat Mr. Collins' Confidence. 7,,,r• 0. Edwards' Approbation beat Mr. Dobede's Dacia. • „r. Leade r ' s L ocomot i ve b ea t M r , P a rkinson's Vicar. 41 r. King's Rex beat Mr. Etwall's Old Harry. Sir St. Geo. Gore's Cytherea beat Mr. Parkinson's Sam. Mr. Dobede's Druid beat Mr. Parkinson's Pliable. Mr. Webb's Wicked Eye beat Mr. Finch's Clarissa. Mrs Buckworth's Bessie Bell beat Mr. Rendall's Rustic. Mr. Lawrence's Wowski beat Mr. Arabia's Alderman. • ) r- Buckw or th' s B aron b ea t Mr. Miller's Minerva. Sir St. George Gore's Tristram beat Mr. Miller's Matri - • many. • r. ‘- mr _ 4l r. 114'; Bagge' s Turquoise beat Mr. Nash's Nell. r .`Osbaldeston's Bumper best Mr. Lawrence's Leeway. aractrse:Laneaded Louis Philippe beat Mr.F. S. Long's Cobea • 4. * E.„€ l wArd s' Anticipation beat Mr. Webb's War Eagle. • , i0 ,.,-ti'ETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TUESDAY. ... I . TT OLVERHAMPTON STEEPLE CHASE.-9 to 2 agst APerey (taken)-8 to 1 agst Richard the First (taken)- 4 10 tO 1 agst Repealer (taken.) * 4 1 CHBSTER. Cur.-1,000 to 15 agst Great Western (t) ,000 to 15 agst Cauezou (t)-1,000 to 15 agst Kelshea (taken). . bEnnir.-9 to 2 agst Flying Dutchman —3,00 0 to , 5 agt Magician (t)-1,000 to 10 agst Rebecca colt 0) ..000 to 10 agst Sir Richard (t). GORE'S NEW NOVEL, " THE DIAMOND THE PEARL," is just published by Mr. Colburn, r d m ay now be ad at al the libraries. Also, 2. The ti ,, ml ng Countess, h by Mrs. l Trollope ; 3. A second edi- Di s li r,Mildred Vernon ; 4. A second edition of The rik a -13ri Bremer, of Life ; 5. Brothers and Sisters , by Fred -remer, translated by Mary Howitt ; 6 . Angela , y the auth or o f E m ili a Wyndham ; 7. The Kellys and the Oliellys by A. Trollope, Esq. ; 8 . Adventures . ft o f a Medical Stu t dent, by the late H. Douglas, surgeon , ; 9. The Hall an d the Hamlet, by William Howitt. `Aleeper edition, 2 vols., 12s. bound. GENERAL THEATRICAL FUND. Yesterday a te nthly meeting of the directors of this excellent In stitution, was held at the committee•room, English Opern•house, and we are happy to htar that it i s in fli_ u pareorsapie e rz eu ss e t e a s tc. After having paid various sums for and return payments to members , w ith f our annuitant s , who receive 301. per year each, their funded capital amounts to 4,5001. The committee are gratified in stating that Mr. Charles Kean has most nobly and kindly consented to preside at the next an neal dinner at the London Tavern, in April next (1849). Mr. Worrell eulogia d Mr. Cullenford, the secretary, for his zeal, perseverance, and industry in behalf of the in stitution, and although a paid officer, he did more than his duty, and when it was done, it was well done. This was seconded by Mr. Morelli, and entered in the minute book by th e c h a i rman, Mr. Hughes. The business of the day being settled, the committee broke up. EXPENSIVE OYSTERS,—One day last week, when the . jury empanelled to value certain premises for t h o Wide - Street Commissi oners re ti re d t o -th e i r room to con sidervYfor their telitreiursvee.rdiet they found a lunch of oysters spread Previous to leaving the jury-box they !greed to give a certain claimant a.- particular amount. They were just sitting down to their oysters, when a point was raised by counsel which resulted in the Re corder recalling th e j ury. N o sooner ha d t h ey returne d to court than th e c l a i mant sl i ppe d i nto t h e j ury - room , n ci on the jury returning they found him swallowing t r h o el r oy s t ers , f or w hi ch they punished h i m b y doc ki ng f Lae amount of their verdict ss. for each oyster he nad swallowed. O n reckoning, they found seventeen 8 hells emptied, and accordin g ly d e d ucte d 41.5 5 . from their intended *Wade— Cork Constitution. 1 1 11 E SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MAGAZINES, &c. (CONTINUED). COLBURN'S UNITED SERVICE. We are somewhat surprised to find a periodical of such high standing as this magazine reviving, in an article entitled " A Sketch of Paris," the oft-refuted calumny against Louis Blanc and Albert, which re presented them as living in " oriental state" and luxury at the Luxembourg. It has been over and over again shown that nothing could exceed the sim plicity of their table at the Luxembourg; that their dinners cost in general from 2if. to 3f. per head, and that their simple style of living was made matter of reproach to them by their colleagues in the Pro• visional Government, more particularly by. M: Garnier Pages. We have always been opposed to the mis chievously absurd theories which have been broached by Louis Blanc and Albert; but we do not vn that account think it right or just to calumniate the: men themselves. This Legitimatist writer then proceeds to retail the calumnies which Ernilede 4 Girardin has propagate against the brother and' fh - e . ' father of General Cavaignac (for even the ingenuity of Emile de Girardin cannot discover or invent anything against the character of Cavaignac himself), and to sneer at the National .Aasambly, and to prophecy the approaching avatar of ilenri V. This writer, it is evident, is a true Ligitimatist ; he has learnt nothing, he has forgotten nothing, but fancies that the 'old weapons of misrepresentation will be as serviceable now as they were under the old Monarchy. Turn we from this sketch of Paris to the narrative of the action between the. Arethusa and the Belle Poule, in 1778, which is admirably narrated by Tristram. We have also in this number some excellent papers on " Military Education," the conclusion of tlife description of the United Service Museum, an interesting account of Norfolk bland, a translation into English by Prince Louis Napoleon Bonaparte of the description by Jacques Bonaparte of the sack of Rome, in 1525, and a variety of other interesting papers. gether a clout* number of more than ordinary excel lence. THE MIRROR. The opening article in the Mirror is devoted to the refutation of a writer in the Examiner, who has taken it into his head to attempt to depreciate the value of our newly-acquired settlement at Labuan, and to defend the doings of the pirates who infest those seas. The writer of the paper in the liiirror, however, exposes his misrepresentations and com pletely refutes his reasonings, and proves that our recently acquired possessions in the Indian seas must become ere long most valuable portions of our empire. We have some amusing Parisian gossip in a " Letter from the Flaneur," a well written biographical sketch of Prince Metternich, several reviews of new books, besides a variet♦ of tales, and some very fair poetry in this month's Mirror. TAIT. A very agreeable variety of contributions will be found in the December number of Tait's Magazine— foremost among which contributions is the continua tion of Percy B. St. John's serial story of " Miranda." By this time the interest of the narra tive has become intense, the period of the incidents being in the very thick of the great revolution, and the fictitious characters being mingled indiscrimi nately with those whose names are renowned in his tory. John Wilmer continues his " Tale of Com munism," a tale suggested, we conjecture, more by an episode in the " Juif Errant " of Eugene Sue, than •by the political fanta sies contained in the " lcarie "of M. Cabet. A chapter on the " Currency," a criticism on " Pepys's Diary," an eccentric poem on " Beauty," a sketch of M. Proudhon, a glimpse into the " Position and Prospects of Russia," a fluent description of "The Dee," an illustrated argument in favour of sanitary improvements, a copious melange of reviews in the shape of " Literary Register," and a rapid survey of the progress made in European Revolutions during November, form the other more conspicuous portions of the miscellany. Speaking of the approaching election of a French President, Tait conjectures that the proportion of votes will range somewhat as follows : Louis Napoleon ... 3,000,000 Cavaignac ••• ••• ... 2,000,000 Lamartine ••• ••• ••• 500,000 Ledru Rollin ... 1,000,000 Raspail .•. ••• ••• ••• 300,000 Louis Blanc... ••• ••• ••• 200,000 Votes wasted ••• ... 1,000,000 8,000,000 We cannot but regard this estimate as somewhat ex travagant, although it is insanity to predicate any thing in reference to France. DUBLIN UNIVERSITY. The closing number of this magazine for the year 1848 fully sustains its high character. It npens with a most interesting paper, under the title of "British India," tracing briefly', but minutely, the establish ment of British - power in the East; from • our first imperfeo k now leclge of it, in the days 9f-Alf re d, an d the Crusideris the commencement of - oar Thre e P re sidencies, on dm Malabar and Coromandel coasts and in Bengal, to the Battle of Plassey under Lord Clive, " which forms the first era in the history of British India, by which we gained the richest district of Hindostan—eitablished England as a recognised power, and spread the terror of her arms throughout the provinces of the Mogul Empire, then tottering to its fall." Mr. C kip., in his "Life of Clive," gives a most stirring and graphic description of this eventful battle, on which then hung the destinies of India. - The notice of the early life and military career of Lord Clive will be read with deep interest. The next paper is a continuation of the " Philellenist," a beautiful, touching, and classic tale ; we cannot per haps more strongly express our opinion of its merits, than by saying we regret to perceive its conclusion. In the present number one of those strange phenomena, known in Asiastic climes as "sand-spouts," is thus described by the writer of this paper : At a considerable distance from the spot where he stood he could distinctly perceive a number of gigantic figures, veiled each one in a thin white shroud, who were gliding slowly and majestically over the pain, too dim and vapour-like to admit of any positive form being distinguished, and yet sufficiently substantial to cast a long shadow behind them. There monstrous phantoms appeared to be engaged in the mazes of a mystic dance, they certainly were performing the strangest evolutions, turning round slowly, advancing towards one another receding again, then seeming to bend forward in a so lemn salutation, and at times one would suddenly sink down into the earth and disappear altogether! Lester remained in utter bewilderment, looking on this strange sight. He certainly was not dreaming; but what then was it which he saw? Could- it, be that some gigantic city lay buried beneath that plain, and that these were the ghosts of Titans performing a funeral dance over its ' invisible remains: He felt enraged at himself as this wild supposition crossed his brain, and he instantly set spurs to his horse, determined to face the shrouded giants on their own ground, and ascertain what they really were. To his horror, one of them appeared anxious to do . him honour by coming forward with its gliding step to meet him, anti again the horse reared and plunged, refusing to advance, but the great white figure continued to advance till within a few yards of the per plexed Englishman, when it suddenly sunk down and melted away, though happily revealing its own nature in the act; for it covered himself and his horse so com pletely with a fine white dust, that he comprehended at once that his Titanic phantoms were only so many sand spouts." We are tempted to transcribe the following brief but thrilling description of an earthquake from the same paper : t " He felt his horse reel under bim, and stagger as if about to fall. The horse had flung himself on the ground, and Lester was fain to follow , his example, and then looking round, he perceived that the whole plain was in motion, rising and falling like the undulating waves of the sea, and he even became conscious that the mountains round him were rocking from side to side. . Lester was obliged to remain-prostrate while the phenomena worked. First, he could feel, as it were, a long shudder thrill the whole •ttrth, like that which agitates the mortal frame when . the dread of- something supernatural is upon it; then a deepgroan seemed to burst from its labouring bosom, as itdrawn., from it by very agony of heart. For one moment the - great 'fabric of creation lay intensely still, and :cirri ,it was seized with, a tremendous convulsion, during whin it appeared to b.i shaken to the very centre by a . prolonged quiver ing,, exactly as though the awful footsteps of one most mighty . fk•ete passing over it. When the*" had gone by, lit see m sink exhausted, only heaving once or twice like th last sobs of a child that has been hushed to rest be ere it relapsed into its wonted tranquillity." The poetical department of the present number is enriched with sparkling translations from the Spanish, German, and French, entitled " Sounds and Echoes" —sweet sounds which must find an echo in many a kindred heart. We regret our space will not allow us to transcribe any of these gems. The next paper is a short " Biographical Sketch of General Ca vaignac," whose present position in the new Republic of France invests with deep interest anything connected with his early history and career. The next is a notice of Leigh Hunt's " Town ; its Memorable Cha racters and Events,'-' which is described as " one of the pleasantest of his pleasant books." The other papers are the " Bought Bridegroom, a Story of Gold ;" " Ceylon and the Cyngalese," by Onesiphorus ; closing with an able paper on " Our Jury System." Altogether the present is a number on which we can congratulate the proprietors, and we look forward to the number with which the new year will open with anticipations of increased pleasure. THE BANKERS'. The number forThepresent month opens with a " Review of the recent Parliamentary Inquiry on the Commercial Distress of 1847," a continuation of the powerful article to which we last month directed the public attention. The evidence given by the chief supporters of the unjust and impolitic Act of 1844, Messrs. Norman, Jones Loyd, Cotton, and the Governor of the Bank of England, is examined and most ably commented on. " Letters to a Branch Manager' are continued. Thomas Bullion offers his shrewd suggestions, constituting, as he himself terms it, the " data wherewith to lay down upon the bank ing chart the rocks, shoals, and shallows which should be avoided in steering the branch towards the next dividend." We have in " Gold as a Commodity Standard of Value," the observations of the Liverpool Currency Reform Association, and the reply of the Economist thereto ; " The Board of Trade Returns of Imporbs and Ex ports," a short but most interesting paper ; " The Effects of the Bank Acts o n the Rate of Interest," and an excellent article on banking and commercial law, containing a summary of the law of inland bills of exchange and promissory Dotes. There is even more than the usual amount of information on various matters connected with trade or commerce, including the several financial statements of the railway com panies, that have been recently issued, making alto- MISCELLAIVEOUS. The first article in the Eclectic Review for De cember treats of the "progress, circumstances, and character of crime in England." It is chiefly valu able as affording in some well-arranged statistical tables a comprehensive view of the average increase and decrease of crime throughout the various counties of England. Alluding to the enormous increase of crime between the years 1821 and 1831, the writer very judiciously remarks that that increase is most probably more nominal than real, the improved sys tem of police facilitating the detection of offences. Since 1831, however, notwithstanding the detective vigilance of the police, the number of criminals has decreased in an extraordinary degree, snore especially in the metropolitan and manufacturing counties. From this circumstance, argues the writer in the Eclectic, "it is palpable that some powerful principle counteractive of crime has been in operation." This very excellent paper concludes with the cheer ing reflection that the progress of the people in know ledge and morality, within the last thirty years, has no parallel in the preceding history of the country.—The Metropolitan for December is more than usually in teresting. " Mr. Higginbotham's Catastrophe" is exquisitely ridiculous. An interesting article upon " l'alfourd's Lamb" is marred by a very unmerited diatribe against the humorous writers of the present day . : the author of this invective has argued from false premises ; he has drawn a picture of a most repre hensible " gent," who can " neither love nor hate, believe nor pray ;" and he tells us that such is the reader of comic sketches ; whereas, it is against this very class that the keenest wit and the bitterest irony of the comic writers from Punch downwards is most especially levelled ! The Sporting Review gives us a spirited glimpse of a " steeplechase," three horses are in the air, in the act of " taking" a wall—the saddle of one is tenantless. Among the literary contents of the Sporting Review is a biography of the late William Scott.—The Belle Assemblee is adorned with a por trait of Helen M'Gregor. The literary contents are, as usual, very interesting and attractive. The accom plished editress (Mrs. Newton Crosland) has contri• buted one of her earnest and effective narratives.-- Sharpe's London Magazine has in no wise de teriorated from the improved appearance which we commended some months back. Its lite rary and pictorial contents render it equal to most, and superior to many of its periodi cal contemporaries. The present number con tains a very beautiful view of " The Meeting of the Waters," and an engraving of Rembrandt's "Jew Merchant." Mrs. Cowden Clarke has written an interesting chapter on " Shakspera's Individuality of Characters." The author of " Frank Fairleigh" continues his serial novel ; and reviews and miscella nies fill up the remainder.of Sharpe's.—TheFarmer's Magazine contains an engraving of" A Pen of Short woolled Sheep," most beautifully executed. The expression of the animals' countenances does as much credit to the artist as their enormous bulk does to the breeder. The Farmer's also contains " A Short-horned Cow," and " Cymba, the winner of the Oaks." The ordinary quantum of agricultural information and advice is to be found in the December number of this most excellent periodi cal.—The Church of England Magazine now comes within the sphere of criticism. It contains, as usual, a selection of religious instructio n an d i n t erest i ng reading apportioned to the five Sundays in December. This number also contains a juvenile tale for Christ mas-day, which may be perused with pleasure and advantage in the nursery and school-room.—The Patent Journal contains an amazing variety of scientific information; and the Repertory of new Patent inventions gives, as usual, a list of all new patent in ventions, with beautifully designed steel engravings of the same.—Le Follet contains three plates of fashions—the newest Parisian fashions, we presume— so exquisitely drawn, and so delicately' coloured, as to render them worthy of being treasured up in the album. The Colonial Church Chronicle, as its name imports, furnishes particulars respecting the missionary and ecclesiastical affairs of the Colonies. —The first article in Simmonds' Colonial Magazine asks the momentous question, " Does not the pre sent crisis of England need new sources of revenue." —To retrench our expenditure is not enough, says the Colonial, we must increase our incomings, and " one new source of revenue might be effected by facilitating the intercourse between England and her rich colonies in the Eastern hemisphere, by shorten ing 'the 'passage to the Pacific ;" and this is to be done only by putting in execution the long•talked-of pro ject of cutting through the Isthmus of Panama.—The new numbers of Murray's Home and Colonial Li brary contain Lord Alahon's Historical Sktches. MUSIC. THE MILANESE WALTZES FOR THE PIAIVOFORTE. By E. Allen. The Milanese Waltzes are calculated to become general favourites in the drawing-room. They com bine a very great brilliancy of .effect with great sim plicity of execution. They are animated and sprightly as waltzes without being overloaded with embellish ment ; on the contrary, there is an attractive sim plicity in the graceful beauty which characterises them. At the present season, when the domestic fireside has peculiar charms, and the festive scene has especial attractions, these enlivening waltzes very ap propriately make their appearance, being well adapted to increase the cheerfulness of the one and to contri bute to the ornament of the other. ADMIRALTY NOTICE. NAVAL MEDALS. Admiralty, December 4, 1848. Claimants for the Naval Medals aro hereby informed, that the notice of the 30th ultimo, published in the Gazette of the Ist instant, has no reference to claims which have been already preferred. W. A. B. HAMILTON. THE NEW ELECTRIC LIGHT.—The Chevalier Le Molk will, to-morrow evening, between the hours of seven and nine, make a fresh trial of the new electric light on the gallery of the York Column. As this light is especially destined for lighthouses and railroad sig nals, it will be produced in the form that may appear best adapted to those different purposes. Between nine and half-past nine o'clock the spark will be alternately directed to the Regent-circus and the clubs in the vicinity of Waterloo-place, the Queen's Palace, the triumphal arch near Apsley House, and Trafalgar-square, Sm. The light will be so directed as to enable a person sta tioned in a dark room of a distant office to read a news paper with facility. Between half-past nine and ten o'clock the light will be directed towards Westminster Abbey, the Parliament House, the Waterloo and Suspension bridges, and the prolonged line be yond the river. Between ten and eleven o'clock moving lighthouse signals will be displayed at all points of the metropolitan horizon in such a manner as to be discernible (should the state of the at mosphere allow) from all localities commanded by the summit of the column. At this period of the evening the moon (which will not be at the full until Sunday evening next) will be in its zenith, but M. Molk does not apixehend any sensible diminution of the lustre of his light from the presence of that beautiful luminary. As the base of the statue at the summit of the column pre cludes the possibility of directing the light to all quarters from the same point, the light will be suspended fur the space of time absolutely requisite for the removal of the apparatus to the different points of the gallery, the plat form of which is very narrow. M. Le Molk proposes, in a short time, to make some experiments with his ap paratus the " port-thunder," and his new " electro phonic " instrument, destined to establish an electro tFlegraphic communication between all the stations 0f a line of railroad. Should the weather to-morrow evening prove unfavourable for the proposed experiments, they will be postponed until the following evening at the same hour. The Commissioners of Sewers dined yesterday at the Albion Tavern, Aldersgate-street; Mr. Deputy Pea cock, the chairman, presided, supported by the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, Mr. Sheriff Goodhart, Mr. Alder man Copeland, M.P., Mr. Alderman Sidney, M.P., Mr. Alderman Lawrence, Mr. Masterman, M.P., Mr. Pear son, M.P., Lord Dudley Stu a rt, M.P., Mr. Cubitt, Mr. Richard Lambert Jones, Messrs. Millard, Kemp, Lake, Selson, Evans, Toulmin, Smith, Corney, Daw, and a select party. After the usual toasts, the chairman, in proposing the health of Mr. Masterman and the Members of the House of Commons, spoke in high terms of the exertions of the Hon. Member in working through Par liament the Bill introduced by the city of London, for promoting sanitary regulations. Mr. Cubitt, in return ing thanks on his health being proposed, in conjunction with the healths of Messrs. Walker and Brunel (who were absent), stated that when the duty of inquiring into the sewers of the city 'of London devolved upon them, he had not the slightest conception that it would be found so practically complete as their survey hid proved to be. The entertainment was in every respect equal to the character of the Albion. So rigorously is the presence of officers with their regiments enforced by the Duke of Wellington, that one or his own aides-de-camp, Captain the Marquis of Worcester, 7th Hussars, is detached from his Grace's staff for the purpose of doing duty with his troop in Kilkenny. FAILIIRES IN lavznrooL.—The number of firms which stopped payment in Liverpool, during the panic 9f 1847, was 51. EVENING, DECEMBER 6, lB4B, COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, TUESDAY. The Queen and Prince Albert walked in the plea sure-grounds this morning. Th younger branches of the Royal Family took their usual exercise. A Cabinet Council was held at one o'clock yester day afternoon, at the Foreign-office. Lord John . Russell, the Lord Chancell or , th e E a rl of Minto, George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auckland, Sir John Robhouse, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, and the Marquis of Clanricarde attended. The Earl of Minto arrived in town from Scotland a short time previous to the meeting. The Council sat two hours and a half. Mr. 1). Barclay had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Mr. Wyse had an interview with Lord John Rus sell yesterday at his official residence in Downing street. Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller-General to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the Na tional Debt, had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at his official residence in Downing-street. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office, from the Governor of Canada ; and also from the Governors of the other North American Colonies. GRAND JUNCTION CANAL COMPANT.—A meeting of this company was held yesterday, at a hich a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum for the last six months was declared. This dividend would amount to 28,6371. 10s., to make up which sum it would be neces sary to take 4631. from the rest. The company are now carriers, end collect and deliver goods, and the report stated that this business, which had been commenced in December last, had increased from 861., the amount of receipts during the first month of the experiment, up to 5071., which was the amount for September, and that it was consequently expected speedily to become remunera tive. The powers of the company in this respect had not yet to any great extent been applied to the coal trade and other heavy traffic, but arrang e m e nts are in progress for that purpose, and the directors "look forward with patience, but confidence, to a more just appreciation of canal property," from the feeling now growing up that " in the inland conveyance of goods, cheapness and re gularity, and safety from damage (which are the pecaliar characteristics of water carriage properly conducted) are of much more importance than great speed." From the financial details contained in the report it appeared that the capital raised originally was 1,785,7301., and that, by paying off 640,230/. the capital account was closed in 1818 at 1,145,5001. " The company," it is added, " has no debt, and is under no guarantees;" and, in addition to the navigation and works, it possesses a rest, principally invested in real estate, valued at 240,0001., and producing a clear rental of 7,1441. The company is also secured by Act of Parliament in the payment of water-rent yielding 2,000/. annually. The French Government received on Monday an announcement that Austria had given an affirmative answer as to the proposed coaference at Brussels upon the affairs of Sardinia and Lombardy. The Austrian Government would immediately select a Plenipotentiary. Austria was the only power interested which had not sent in its adhesion to the conference. SUBMARINE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ENGLAND AND IRELAND.—The more speedy transmission of in telligence across the Irish Channel, and improved means of communication between the sister islands, will be secured by the determination of the Government to take advantage of the facilities afforded by the submarine electric telegraph. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have given permission to Charles Blunt, Esq., civil engineer, to effect a communication by laying down his submarine electric telegraph between Holy head and Dublin. The telegraphic wires will be con nected with the lines of railway radiating from the Irish metropolis and with the Chester and Holyhead Railway at Holyhead; and we understand that convenient posi tions at both the termini have been chosen and marked out where the wires will terminate. The Admiralty are desirous of furnishing Mr. Blunt with the necessary aid; and for this purpose have authorised Captain Fraser, R.N., the commanding officer of her Majesty's naval establishment and dockyard at Holyhead, not only to permit the former gentleman immediately to commence his operations, but also to afford every assistance which he may require in the performance of his undertaking. This desirable enterprise will form another link in the gra at chain of communication between the two coun tries. By its means space will be almost annihilated, and in a few minutes the most imp( rtant political intel• ligence, or the minutest detail of business, will be con veyed between the capitals of England and Ireland. The towns of Liverpool and Manchester would also be bem fited, as the telegraphic communications would be at least twelve hours in advance of the ordinary mails. MONEY MARKET.—The premium on gold at Paris is 19 per mille, which, at the English Mint price of 3Z 17s. 10id. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex change of 25.63; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.45, it follows that gold is 0.71 per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By the last advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 437 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10id. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.11; and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13.114, it follows that gold is 0.34 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburgh. The course of exchange at New York on London is 1084 per cent., and the par of ex change between England and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is 0.83 per cent. against England; but the quoted exchange at New York being for bills at 60 days' sight, the interest must be deducted from the above difference. SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. s.—The Washington, Ocean Steam Navigation Company's steam-ship, with the usual mails from New York, arrived this day at one o'clock. She left New York on the 20th ult., consequently the news by her, from the United States, has been antics pated by the arrival of the America, at Liverpool, yes• terday, which steamer left on the 22d, two days later tha❑ the Washington. She had a full valuable cargo; with specie to the amount of 85,000 dollars, and 28 pas sengers. She is now discharging her specie and English cargo, and will leave for Bream to-morrow. THE ARTIC VorAGEas.-:-S — ubjoined we insert a letter received the other day by the mother of Dr. Rae, the second in command in Sir John Richardson's expe dition .—" Athabasca Lake, Half-past three, A.m., July 11, 1848.—1 have scarce time to scribble you a line, as the boats of Mackenzie River have just hove in sight, on their way to the Long or Methy Portage. It is true I might have written a day or two sooner, but I hoped to have reached Fort Chipevvyau before the boats passed. All the expedition party are quite well, excepting two or three of the sappers and miners, who have got sore limbs ; their exertions on the portages is the kind of work they find most severe. We have been driving with the current down the Athabasca River, with the musquitoes so numerous that we could get no sleep. On entering the Lake (Athabasca), the first object that struck our attention was the sails of the boats at a dis tance of five or six miles. They were making for a narrow channel that leads by a shorter but more intri cate route into the Athabasca River, so that had we been an hour later, we would have missed them altoge then—John o' Groat's Journal. On Wednesday morning, the Chairman and several of the Directors of the Hull Dock Company, met Mr. Hudson and a deputation from the directors of the York and North Midland and York and Newcastle Railways, at the Old Station of the Hull and Selby Railway in this town, and had a rather long conference upon various matters affecting the interests both of the railway and the docks, and of importance to the trading community. We understand that amongst other matters mooted was that of increasing the facilities for the export of coals, upon which subject there was the must perfect unanimity of feeling and determination on the part of the Dock Company and the railway directors to give every pos sible facility that the trade can require. Mr. Charles Wilkinson had afterwards a short interview with Mr. Hudson, and represented that the export of coals here was likely to increase very greatly. His object was to impress upon Mr. Hudson the necessity of preparing for that increase, but it appeared that the railwaycompanies needed no spur on that subject. Coals are now being shipped direct from the railway waggons into the Hum ber dock, and also at the New Staith on the Humber foreshore near Lime-kiln Creek, and further accommo dation is to be provided as soon as required. Amongst the gentlemen present at the above interviews were Sir John Simpson, Mr. Richardson, and Mr. Jennings, of York, Mr. Harrison, the engineer of the York and New castle Railway. Mr. Firbank, chairman, Ald. Thomp son, Mr. George Liddell, and Mr. Tall, directors, and Mr. Frost, solicitor to the Hull Dock Company, also Mr. Locking, the secretary to the Hull and Selby Rail way and superintendent of traffic at Hull.—Hull Advertiser. SUICIDE OF AN OFFICER'S WIDOW THROUGH DlS TRESS.—Yesterday, Mr. Bedford, the Coroner, held an inquest at the Red Lion, Robert-street, Grosvenor square, on the body of Mrs. Emily Brown Staples, aged fitly, widow of the late Captain Charles Staples, an old Peninsular officer, who committed suicide on the even ing of Saturday last. The body of the unfortunate lady was identified by her sister, Mrs. Maria Gearing, and Mr. James Toley, of Markham-street, Chelsea. It ap peared that the deceased had become very much reduced in circumstances, and that she had for some time past lodged in a small back room at No. 7, Robert -street, for which she paid the trifling rental of ss. per wee k. Sh e was excessively proud in her povert y; and latt er ly con trived to live by the exercise of her talents in drawing, painting, and millinery. She had fallen into a few weeks' arrears of rent, and although her landlord did not appear to have pressed her, the circumstances evi dently took a deep hold upon her mind, and a t l as t h er intellect became so deranged that she resolved upon the act of suicide, and unfortunately accomplished it on Saturday evening, by swallowing the contents of two bottles of laudanum. On a paper on the table, near her bedside, were found the following heartrending words: —" God bless you all—remember me. Distress, disap pointment, wretchedness, and despair drive me to this unhappy end, and are the cause of all." —Verdict— Temporary Insanity. THE EDUCATION QUESTION.--Meetings of the clergy of Wakefield, Cuckfield, Abingdon, and other places, were held during the last week, when addresses to the bishops of the dioceses respectively were adopted, expressing strong disapprobation of the management clsuses proposed by the Committee of Privy Council on Education, and a hope that the Right Rev. Prelates would find it consistent with their own opinions to op pose their imposition. It is generally believed amongst the clergy that the Archbishop of Canterbury, on the part of the National Society, will decline calling a meet ing of that body to consider the clauses, on the ground that the charter does not provide for the convention of a special meeting of the members. The requisition for the meeting has received a great number of sig natures, CATASTROPHE ON BOARD THE LONDONDERRY STEAMER. DIII3LIN, DEC. s.—The Londonderry Sentinel has pub lished an extra edition, containing the following most horrible narrative : " LONDONDERRY, MONDAY EVENING, 6 O'CLOCK. — About nine o'clock yesterday morning the inhabitants of this city were startled on hearing the astounding intelli gence that the Londonderry steamer, Captain Johnstone, which plies between Sligo and Liverpool, had reached our quay with a number of dead bodies on board. Great excitement was manifested through the city. Immedi ately after the arrival of the vessel we hastened to the spot, and found that the steamer, crew, cargo, and sur viving passengers, were in the hands of the authorities. Fifty men of the 95th Regiment, under Major Raimes, supported by the city constabulary, were present, and prevented the egress of any person from the vessel. Alexander Lindsay, Esq , the Mayor, and several of the local magistrates, were also in attendance. The scene on entering the steamer was truly heartrending. In the steerage the terrific spectacle presented itself of seventy three individuals piled indiscriminately on each other, deprived of life. Though various rumours as to the cause of death had got into circulation instantly after the vessel arrived, it was quite apparent, from the appearance of the bodies, that death was caused by suffocation. " After the lape of some time a respectable jury was empanelled before Mr. Lloyd, coroner, and they pro ceeded to hold an inquest on the body of one of the sufferers, Ann M•Laughlin, a little girl of about eight years of age. " Two — witnesses were then examined, at the con clusion of which, it being six o'clock, the coroner adjourned the investigation until ten o'clock this morning. _ _ _ "It appeared, from the evidence tendered, that the Londonderry steamer left for Liverpool at four o'clock on Friday evening, having on board, besides cattle, &c., nearly 150 steerage passengers—the greater number of whom were on their way to America; and that the evening became so boisterous that none but the crew could keep the deck. The passengers were ordered below—the hatch, or companion, was drawn partially across, but it appears that sufficient space was not lett for the purpose of ventilation, which caused the unfortu nate people below to experience all the horrors of suffo cation. One passenger, more fortunate than the rest, succeeded in gaining the deck, and alarmed the mate, when he, with some of the crew, hastened to their re lief ; but alas! too late—seventy-three human beings had ceased to exist. It would be premature to go further into the matter at present, as the inquest is pending. The captain and crew have been taken into custody." The Freeman's Journal of this morning has the fol lowing version of this most dreadful calamity. From the preceding statement, there appears no ground to suppose that murders had occurred : " We have received from a correspondent in London derry, on whose veracity we can rely, the outlines of one of the most horrid tragedies recorded in the annals of human crime. We must observe that it is customary for the steam-boats plying between Sligo and Liverpool to put in at Londonderry, in order to take in goods and passengers. This accounts for the fact that our cur respondent was enabled to be an eye-witness of the hor rid spectacle to which it is our painful duty to draw attention. The Londonderry steamer,' says our in • formant, which left :Sligo on Friday, had on board 105 passengers, part of whom were for America, and the other part for Liverpool. A great number of the latter, it appears, went on board for the purpose of plundering passengers; and when the crew were engaged in the management of the steam-boat during the storm, they commenced their horrid work, and awful to relate, on the arrival of the steamer at this place, not less than forty of the poor creatures were found murdered in the most brutal manner. The awful sight on the deck of the steamer, on which I have this moment looked I shall never forget.' " This statement: we have every reason to believe au thentic. In the excitement of the moment our corre spondent did not wait to collect details. These, we have no doubt, we will be able to supply by tomorrow. A large number of the passengers have been taken into custody, and the investigation will, of course, elicit the incidents of this fearful tragedy." The following versions of this horrible affair were current yesterday in Liverpool:— " Shortly before the mail steamer left Kingston a tele graphic announcement from northward was received, to the following effect:— " A dreadful occurrence has taken place on board an emigrant ship, which recently left Ireland. The poorer classes attacked the farmers, plundering them of their money during the conflict. A heavy storm obliged the master to put into Derry, when no less than 40 dead bodies were found on board. These were all the parti culars known when the Trafalgar left Kingston.' " On making further inquiry, we obtained the following extract from a private letter, which reached Liverpool yesterday morning:— "Londonderry, Dec. 3. " The Sligo steamer Londonderry, from Sligo to Liver pool, has just put in here, with fifty-three people dead, said to have been murdered on the passage by a gang of robbers, who went on board to rob some emigrants who had a deal of money. The police and military have mounted guard." On inquiring at the office of the Sligo steamer at Liverpool, our correspondent was 'informed that she was due on Sunday, but had not yet arrived, The agents, however, were without any advice respecting her, which, under the circumstances, is rather strange. JENNY LIND'S CONCERT. LEEDS, MONDAY, DEC. 4.—Mddle. Lind's reception at Leeds is beyond description; had royalty honoured us, more enthusiasm of feeling could not be evinced. From the time she arrived at Fleischman's Scarborough Hotel until she proceeded to the Music Hall, the house was beset by crowds anxious to get a glimpse at the fair songstress, and on her way to the concert she was hear tily cheered. The Music Hall was crammed to suffoca tion with the elite, beauty, and fashion of Leeds and its environs. The performance was such that highly delighted the audience; all were enchanted with the warbling of the sweet nightingale. The arrangements were in the hands of Messrs. Hopkinson, to whom too much praise cannot be expressed. At the conclusion of the concert, Mdlle. Lind returned to her hotel, where a champagne supper of the most recherche description was provided by Mr. Fleischman, at which Mddle. entertained Madame Groote, F. La. blache, Signor Belletti, Messrs. Balfe, Knowles, and up wards of twenty other gentlemen, who had accompanied her in her tour musicale, of which Leeds is the termina tion of this season. INSTITUTION FOR THE RELIEF OF DEAFNESS. The annual meeting of subscribers to this institution was held on Tuesday, at the Public Office, the Mayor in the chair. Mr. Wm. CuaNcE, jun., the Honorary Secretary, read the following report:— " Your ;committee beg to report that the society con tinues satisfactorily its course of usefulness. Fourteen hundred and thirty-two cases have attended at the rooms during the past year, of whom a large portion have been materially relieved, and a considerable number have entirely recovered their sense of hearing. Deafness to a greater or smaller degree is very common among the labourers of Birmingham, from the nature of their employment, and is to the sufferers a source of severe inconvenience and trouble. Until the establishment of this institution, no means of gratuitous relief was afforded, and the hard earnings of the poor were not unfrequently lost by their resorting to quacks, who left them in the same condition as before. By the experience of past years, it is found that a great majority of the cases in which the ear is affected are susceptible of relief ; and abundant testimony of the good effects of skilful and careful treatment may be bad from the patients who have attended at this institution. The devotion of your surgeon to the duties of his office deserves the high commendation of your committee, and they have again the pleasure of expressing the confidence they feel in his talents and attention.' On the motion of Mr. Alderman BEALE, seconded by Mr. SARG&NT, the report was unanimously adopted. On the motion of Mr. CHANCE, seconded by Mr. DUT TON, thanks were voted to Lord Ward, for his kindness in filling the office of president. Mr. Siociewr proposed a vote of thanks to the sur geon, Mr. Dutton, for his careful attention to the patients attending the institution, and for his valuable services during the past year. Mr. Sargant observed that on several occasions he had expressed his sense of Mr. Duf ton's merits, in language which he knew was painful to that gentleman's feelings, and were he to give utterance to his sentiments, he should again produce the same re sults. He might observe, however, that no man could exceed Mr. Dufton's zeal and assiduity in the perform ance of his duties. In fact, the whole institution was managed by him without exertion on the part of the officers, and no man could perform his duties better. Mr. CHANCE, wt., in seconding the resolution, observed that he had several times had the pleasure of being present, when Mr. Dufton was attending upon the patients of the institution, and had always seen them treated with the greatest kindness. He bad talked to them, and had heard from them the benefit they had received from his attention ; and altthough they were not a numerous meeting on that occasion, the good which had been done by the institution was not to be measured by the number of . persons who had attended there. If any of the members would like to judge for themselves of what was doing by the society, they would be received with every courtesy by Mr. Dufton, if they would attend at the rooms on the day when the patients attended, and they would receive entire satis faction as to the good which was being done through the agency of the subscriptions which they gave to the tociety. The MAYOR expressed the pleasure which he felt in putting the resolution, and his conviction that the institution was doing a great amount of good. The officers and committee having been appointed, thanks were voted to the Mayor, and the proceedings terminated.—Midland Counties Herald. DEATH OF P R OFESSOR SAMUEL COOPE R , F.R.S . — This eminent surgeo n expired on the 3d instant, at his country residence, She . pperton. Ile was the author of two of the best professional works of the day—the" Sur gical Dictionary," and " First Lines of Surgery." De. ceased was admitted a member of the ,College of Sur geons, of London, so long ago as 1803, and soon after entered the army, and became staff-surgeon. In 1807 he obtained the Jacksonian prize for an elaborate trea tise on the joints; on the 26th of : May, 1827 , was e l ecte d a member of the council of the college; and in 1845 en joyed the 'lightest professional honour he could obtain —President of the College of Surgeons. Mr. Cooper was for seventeen years connected with the University College and Hospital, and was a most popular teacher. • The Examiners reported that Mr. Beverley passed a distinguished examination. OFFICIAL PURCHASES Or SPIRITS.—A request having been made by a party at one of the outports, the purchaser of some spirits, which had been sold by the Custom authorities at the place on the part of the Crown, to be allowed to remove the spirits from London for the purpose of being placed in the bonded warehouse here, under the warehousing regulations, until it should be convenient to him to clear the same for exportation, he has received intimation that as the spirits were sold by the Crown and purchased by him on the condition that they should be cleared within a given time from the bonding premises, the request to be allowed to re-ware house in the port of London could not be complied with, but that the spirits might be removed here for the pur pose of exportation, and deposited in her Majesty's ware house at his expense until such disposal of the goods should be effected. -- NARROW ESCAPE.—We scarcely recollect a better instance of presence of mind, when that quality is de cidedly required, than the following:—On Monday week, Mr. Beddard, a person residing at Brimfield, near Lud low, and doing a considerable business as a higgler, was returning home in his cart from Kidderminster. On the road, between Bewdley and Newnham-bridge, he met a woman carrying a basket, who asked him for a ride. He consented, and on the woman's getting into the cart he came in contact with her band, which immediately struck him as being too large and bard for a woman's. His suspicions being thus aroused, and recollecting the oc currence of a robbery under similar circumstances else where, he bit upon the following ingenious mode. of getting quit of his companion. Pushing off his hat, as if by accident, into the :road, he asked the supposed woman to get down and pick it up, as his mare was rath er skittish, and he was afraid to quit the rei ns . The ee ieg woman complied, but as soon as she was out esftnih; cart Mr. Beddard flogged his horse into a gallop , and gave her or him the go-by. Ab ou t h a lf a mile onwards ho had again occasion to exercise al l hisself- possession and ingenuity. Two men came u p , d emanded if he had seen a woman carryi ng a bas k et eand ton the road? He replied, " Yes; a qu ar t er o f a mi le from this; and as I passed she was getting into a gentleman's gig." On this the fellows set off at a smart pace; and M r . B e dd a rd con tinuing his journey arrived safely at home. On examin ing the ba s k e t l e f t in the cart it was found to contain a brace of pistols and a large clasp-knife. Mr. Beddard had about his person on that occasion upwards of 100/ in money.— Worcester herald. THE GREAT SEA SERPENT.—Captain MacQuhee, in his first dispatch to the Admiralty, mentioned that the Sea Serpent, which passed the Daedalus, kept on its course " at a pace of from twelve to fifteen miles an hour, apparently on some determined purpose." What that purpose was, the captain's second and more detailed dispatch indicates. It appears from this communica tion that the following conversation took rlece:—Sea Serpent—" Daedalus, a-hoy!" Captain (politely)—" Ay, ay, Sir! How d') e do?" Sea Serpent—" Put your helm up, and get out of the way; I'm in a (we de cline to quote the monster's immoral expression) of a hurry." Captain—" Where to, Sir?" Sea Serpent— "To America, to vote for the President." Captain— " Have you a vote, Sir?" Sea Serpent—" I should think so. Serpents and Yankees are much the same thing—a precious scaly lot altogether. Ha Iha!ha !" All the crow of the Daedalus—" Ha! bar' [Exit the Sea Serpent. The crew faint, except Captain Mac ) Quhae, who rushes down the hatchway to bring up grog for them, but in his agitation drinks it all himself.] Man in the Moon. CREATURES OF T. WATERS. These shoals were alive witi brated animals, and crowds of feeding upon the larger forms. ' roue other animals belonging . groups which I have attempted to describe in some detail. Imagine, then, one of the monstrous ani mals, a Plesiosaurus some sixteen or twenty feet long, with a small wedge-shaped crocodilian head, a 1 long arched serpent-like neck, a short compact body, pro vided with four large and powerful paddles, almost deve loped into hands, an animal not covered with brilliant scales, but with a black slimy skin. Imagine for a moment this creature slowly emerging from the muddy banks, and half walking half creeping along, making its way towards the nearest water. Arrived at the water, we can under stand from its structure that it was likely to exhibit greater energy. Unlike the crocodile tribe, however, in all its proportions, it must have been equally dissi milar in habit. Perhaps, instead of concealing itself in mud or among rushes, it would swim at once boldly and directly to the attack. Its enormous neck stretched out to its full length, and its tail acting as a rudder, the power ful and frequent strokes of its four large paddles would at once give it an impulse, sending it through the water at a very rapid rate. When within reach of its prey we may almost fancy that we see it drawing back its long neck as it depressed its body in the water until the strength of the muscular apparatus with which this neck was provided, and the great additional impetus given by the rapid advance of the animal, would combine to pro duce a stroke from the pointed head which few living animals could resist. The fishes, including perhaps even the sharks, the larger cuttlefish, and innumerable inhabitants of the sea, would form an easy prey to this monster. But now let us see what goes on deeper abysses of the ccean, where a free space is given for the operations of that fiercely carnivorous marine reptile, the Ichthyosaurus. Prowling about at a great depth, where the reptilian structure of its lungs and the bony apparatus of the ribs would allow it to breathe, we may fancy we see this strange animal, with its enormous eyes directed upwards, and glar ing like globes of fire. Its length is some . thirty or forty feet, and it has paddles and a tail like a shark. Its whole energies are fixed on what is going on above, where the Plesiosaurus or some giant shark is devouring its prey. Suddenly striking with its short but compact paddles, and obtaining a powerful impetus by flapping its lar ge t a il, th e monster d ar t s through the water at a .rate which the eye can scarcely follow towards the surface. The vast jaws, lined with formidable rows of teeth, soon open wide to their full extent ; the object of attack is ap proaehed, is overtaken. With a motion quicker than thought the jaws are snapped together, and the work is done. The monster, becoming gorged, floats lan guidly near the surface, with a portion of the top of its head and its nostrils visible, like an island covered with black mud, above the water. Such scenes as these must have been every day enacted during the many ages when the waters of the ocean were spread over what is now land in the eastern hemisphere, and when the land then adjacent provided the calcareous mud now forming the lias.—Ansted's Picturesque Sketches of Creation. THE GAME-LAWS AGAIN.-IVhittering parish, near Stamford, this week falls in for a burthen consequent upon the laws which protect wild animals for the sport of the privileged few. A woman named Barrett, wife of a labouring man, hitherto said to be of irreproachable character, and who was a teacher at Whittering Sunday- Ichool, has applied at the Union board for relief for herself and children during the confinement of her husband in Peterborough gaol, whither he has been sent by the magistrates acting in St. Martin's, Stamford, charged with having taken up three traps which had been set by one of the Marquis of Exeter's keepers to catch rabbits. The woman, when questioned, declared that no game was found upon him, and that in conse quence he has been committed for trial at the sessions charged with stealing the traps: she added that bail was offered for him, but refused. It is sug gested by a correspondent that a rather curious document might be obtained, if some independent Member of Parliament would move in the House of Commons for a return of the convictions by the magis trates acting in St. Martin's, Stamford, of persons charged before them with poaching on the Marquis of Exeter's estates. Of course a material item of the re turn should be the cost to the county of each conviction, and it might add to the singularity of the document if it was shown how many per score of those accused are discharged as not guilty, and what was the form and weight of evidence against the rest.—Stamford Mercury. MELANCHOLY AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Sun day evening a young woman, named Margaret Malcolm, residing in Castlehill, met her death in South Gray's Close, High-street, in a very sudden and distressing manner. About twenty minutes past eight o'clock she, with two companions, left the United Industrial School, about the middle of that close, and bearing an umbrella., was proceeding up the close and passing an old and high building, when a large stone, loosened by the stormy wind or rain, fell on her head, and so fractured her skull that it caused immediate death. Fortunately both her com panions escaped, although a quantity of rubbish fell at the same time, and shortly after several other stones gave way, arid some passers-by had a narrow escape. The body of the unfortunate deceased was carried to the school-room ; she was a monitress, and very much liked by her pupils and acquaintances. On the circumstances being reported at the Police- office, several constables were sent to prevent people passing up and down, until the state of the building can be ascertained.—Caledonian Mercury. OPIUM IN AUSTRALIA.—Recent accounts from the antipodes announce the fact that the cultivation of opium has been commenced in the district of Western Australia with success of no mean amount, and a prospect of an important feature arising thereby. at no distant period in the growing trade of our colonial empire in that part of the world. The quality is reported to be very high. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION. BISHOPRIC Or GLOUCESTER AND BRISTOL.—The evidence in the case of the Rev. Mr. Richards, the incumbent of Horfield, has been published at large. It has been seen that there is evidence that Lord Melbourne entered into an under standing with Bishop Allen, that the valuable leases should be allowed to run out and go to augment the revenues of the Church; that the estimated value of the Horfield tithes and estates are 3,0001. a year; but that the incumbent has only 80/. a year, besides 60/. allowed by Govern ment for doing duty at the barracks, near Bristol ; that consequently, the incumbent and his curate have, on the average 1401. a year; and that the Bishop has neither continued his predecessor's customary annual payment of 5/.; nor done anything for the schools of the parish; that his Lordship has an income which averaged 6,4001. on the last septennial calculation, and will on an average amount to at least 5,700/. a- year in future, besides his palace, and several valuable commendams, the amount of which is not stated, but which would pro bably be underrated at 2,0001. a-year besides. It is under these circumstances that the Bishop proposes to renew the lives, instead of allowing the lease to de pend on one, which is expected to drop from month to month. To prevent this catastrophe, the commissioners have agreed to pay the Bishop 11,5001., which might otherwise have been employed for the general good of the Church.—Cheltenham Journal. CAUTION.—The public, particularly officers inlthe navy, should be on their guard against a system of fraud which is now attempted to be carried on by, we under stand, a regularly organised gang of swindlers, who have an office where the materials for cheating are ready cut and dried. Information is obtained from old Navy Lists and other sources, and letters are written to offi cers, soliciting loans of money or contributions, pur porting to be from some old officer, now in distress, who served with them or under them at such and such a period, in such and such a ship, as the case may be— the letter detailing, in all cases, an affecting case of distress, and containing a printed copy, filled up, of a broker's warrant to distrain, if the rent should not be paid on or before such a day; with a schedule of the furniture in the house. We have one of the se precious epistles before us, with t h e broker's in closure, received by a Captain in the Navy, re siding at Stonehouse, with the name (of course forged) of the surgeon, with whom he served in the West Indies, and whom be well knew and respected, soliciting 54—and it was a narrow chance that he had not for lcoewhe add, received when h e for warded the money. The gallant officer, however, told t inthe ser fo v l i found n c d i circumstance sta anotherne toa gentleman friend—inquiry a similar epistle, word for word, with the exception of the name of the ship, &c., pur • porting to come from hi s late purser , and which, on inquiry , turne d out to be an attempt at fraud—of course he drew t he same conclu sions, and the mon e y was not forwarde d. After this exposure, we should think the game wi ll nest of scoundrels must take be up, and the living. Th e l etter to some oth er means o f Kin was dated from Anchor House, gston, Surrey, 2O , 1848 , and " John Rogers, of Kingston," was th Nov. e sworn appraiser."—Plymouth Herald. BISHOPWIIaItIiOUTH REOTORT.—From a letter re ceived from the Lord Bishop of the diocese, by Mr. J. J. Wright, in reply to the memorial from Sunderland parish, we learn that his Lordship had promoted the Rev. J. Patrick Eden, Bishop Auckland (son-in-law to Lord Brougham). to the vacant rectory of Bishop wearmouth. The Reverend Gentleman is chaplain to his Lordship, who pays him the conipliment of saying the loss to him will be a serious one. From tho same source we further learn that no portion of the immense revenues of Bishopwearmouth will be appropriated to the benefit of its poorer neighbour, Sunderland. Th e reason assigned is, that Bishopwearmouth itself requires them all, the different chapels dependant on the rectory being about to have their emoluments increased. It is also stated, that after a careful investigation, in which his Lordship had the assistance of the late rector's steward and several gentlemen, in Sunderland, the re ports as to the revenues in question have been found to have been greatly exaggerated. The Rev. Mr. Eden, Ave understand, visited the rectory on Wednesday. The redistribution is to be as follows :-2,0001. is to consti tute the income of the rector. St. Thomas' Church, Bishopwearmouth, is to have 2001. ; St. Andrew's Dept ford, 1501. ; St. Mary's, Hylton, 100/. ; Trinity Church, Ryhope, 160/. The surplus (1,4500 is to be funded, and disposed of hereafter, according as the experience of the working of the above arrangement during the next three years may point out to be most necessary.—Sun derland Herald. THE CAT AND TUE ITAWIC.—One day lately, as a hawk was soaring in the neighbourhood of Balgrummo Cotton in quest of prey, it darted through the window of a cottage there, to seize a bird that sat perched within a cage. In the absence of the occupiers of the cottage, a cat, which had been left sole guardian of the pre mises, nobly acted the part of a police-constable, rescued the poor songster from the clutches of the feathered burglar, executed summary punishment on the intruder by killing him on the spot, and left his body lying on a table, as a warning to all other delinquents.—North Bri. tish Maio s irj , isr 2 P+' 2, --- ~ ' -- 17-- - :•=if-; —•. . - " C ?„ A sha M . -• ; ; TWle to those YEMtr ''c:i tbirb Wbrttion STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—Operations in yarns for the various markets of the European continent are sen sibly restricted by the firmness with which sellers adhere to their demands. Common 40's, 50's, and 60's, are, however, in fair request for India, and show some tendency to an increased value. On the other hand, spirmings for home manufacture are not so much in de mand as they were, and it can hardly be said that . they are quite steady at the highest price lately obtained. The advantage recently gained is held with a firmer hand by the manufacturers than by the spinners. The lighter descriptions of goods are easily disposed of at the attainable rates of last week, particularly fabrics suitable fur India ; such as 40-inch shirtinge, T cloths, madapollarns, and *collets; and, on such terms, there is a quiet and limited business doing in most other kinds of cloth. The heavy China shirtings, however, are still very dull. Taking this day's market on the whole, it is easy to detect Some degree of irregularity, combined with great general firmness. ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—For flannels, the market has been decidedly weaker than on the preceding Monday, and a more limited business has been transacted. There has also been a slack market for wool, arising, princi pally, from the dealers asking an advanced price for it. fle.LlFax, SATURDAY.—The two candidates for the West Riding addressed the electors to-day in the Piece / . lall, and business seeme d to b e comp l ete l y f ergotten i n the midst of electioneering. In the warehouses, there is a better demand for goods, principally for moreens, which meet with a ready sa l e. Y arns cont i nue to be i n request for the conti nent , an d the spinners are fully em ployed. an consequence of the late advance in wool, they have asked, and pretty generally obtained, a corre sponding advance on yarn s . Th e wool market remains firm, and, in some sorts, there is a moderate amount of business doing. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.-But little has been doing, and no alteration in pike, although it was hoped that the result of the London wool sales, which have realised at least 10 per cent. over those of the last, would have improved the price of stocks on hand; nevertheless, goods have been offered to-day quite as low as those before the sales commenced. LEEDS, TIIESDAY.-Our market remains inactive, as far as this day's transactions at the Cloth Halls are concerned; we repeat, however, that for the time of year the position of our clothiers is very satisfactory, owing to the bonafide orders which are in the course of execu tion. Prices continue steady, with the exception of such articles as arc at present out of season. MINING SHARES. The Mining Journal furnishes the annexed informa tion respecting business in mining shares and the results of late meetings : " From the amount of business transacted during the past few weeks, the general progressive improvement in the leading mines, and the apparent firmness of the metal market, we may reasonably consider that the mining share market is assuming a settled or permanent position. We learn from our local correspondents, that the several adventures are generally looking well and productive ; and, although foreign orders for copper are not nume rous, the home consumption is fair and progressing, in asmuch that the excessive stocks so lately complained of by the smelters are sensibly diminishing. Several Devon Great Consols have changed bands this week, and buyers are still in the market; Seton, Treviskey and Barrier, South Wheal Basset, and Carn Brea, have been in re quest, and bargains effected in the two former. For West Caradon, Trelawney, and Mary Ann, there has been a lively inquiry, and several shares have changed hands. Shares in the following mines have been done during the week, ' i viz.:—West Caradon, South Wheal Frances, Gonamena, Treviskey and Barrier, Stray Park, South Roskear, West Frances, West Wheal Seton, Tre hane, Kirkcudbright, Trclawney, East Tamar ' Mary Ann, East Pool, Tamar Consols, Antimony, and Silver- Lead, Kiugsett and Bedford, Cwm Erfin, East Wheal Josiah, Bedford United, Pennant, Tin Vale and Tres coll. At the Wheal Margaret meeting it was stated that, after paying a dividend of 121. per share, there was a balance in hand of 2271. At the Wheal Trehane meet ing a. dividend of 255. per share was declared on July and August workings. A balance of 594 Z was carried to credit, and 73 tons of silver-lead ores were sold on the 28th, realising 191 per ton. At the South Caradon meeting the balance carried to the credit of the next account was about 6001. The directors in Carp Brea have declared a dividend of 3/. per share. At the Tre savean account meeting the loss on the two months ap peared to be about 501.; but a balance in hand of 821/. exists, which has been carried to the credit of next ac count. The llerodsfoot meeting is adjourned for a fort night, and a committee appointed to consult with the London shareholders as to the best method of paying the debt incurred by the new engine, which has cost, it is said, 1,3001. In foreign mines we find considerable business has been done during the week, especially in the St. John del Rey, in consequence of the gratifying ad vices recently received. Imperial Brazilian, Copiapo, United Mexican, Borossa Range, Bolanos, and Asturian, have also changed hands. Dispatches have been received by the Imperial Brazilian, National Brazilian, and St. John del Rey Companies. The Imperial Brazilian ad vices are to the 13th of October, and represent the ope rations at Bananal to be progressing satisfactorily. The gold returns from Gongo Soco and Banana! from the 13th of September to the 12th of October amount to 44 lb. 3 oz. 19 dwts., and the total from the first of July, 171 lb.. 11 oz. 8 dwts. The National Brazilian letters are to the 12th of October. The agent's report repre sents the appearances as most encouraging, fully calcu lating on discovering some rich veins, going west espe cially. The produce from Cocaes, from 25th of Septem ber, to the 13th October, was mcs. 7 3 7 9, and from Cuiaba, from 16th of September to 6th of October, mcs. 9 2 4 7; total, mcs. 16 6 3 16." UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BA CHELOR OF ARTS. 1848. EXAMINATION FOR HONOURS. MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL PHILOSOPHY. Colleges. Ba sh tty,Robert Braithwaite (Scholar- t University. Fowler, Robert Nicholas ... University. Fowler, William University. CLAssics. Bagshame, Edward Gilpin... ... St. Mary's, Oscott. Leathern, Edward Alham; University. Darbisiiire, Wm. Arthur Manchester, New. Worthington, Alfred Wm. } ,Equal. { Manchester, New. oF Fowl rclh er, William am, John Hampden r„ University. Jniversity. . Fowler, Robert Nicholas. .. University. C HY MISTRY. Hepburn, John Gotch (Prize of Z University. Books) Lee, Richard . . ... University. ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY. Agnis, John Crown (Prize of Books) University. Beverley, Edward Parry* ... King's. Willmett, Henry George ... ... University. VEGETABLE PHYSIOLOGY AND STRUCTURAL BOTANY. Lee, Richard •. • . . University. 'lc - Z MU