The Sun. — London, England, 1841-12-13 00:00:00

MORNING- SUN '1 *VAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.) ' Ts M°UIII DEC 11.—Letters received from her cahl e 'st l Y i l' ship nastings state, that the Calcutta,. Trapla )444. Lls t'ogs, and Rodney were to remain during the th e c, itt- Gibraltar ; the latter only until relieved by LisMollie*. The Indus and Revenge had sailed for 11,:,, and are t o rema i n th ere during the winter.— gh,,,,..7rPent, 16, C omm a n d er N ev ill, arrive d t o -d a y f rom it ea `"„essri , on h er way to Plymouth.—The Growler, tla,n'Cgate, was com m i ss i o ned at Sheerness, on Mon- Y Corainand er C. H. M. Bnckle.—The Snake, Hon. h er ' t aander D evereux, left Deal on W e d nes d ay l ast , on w tn, Plymouth.--Vice-Admiral Sir Edward d0w,;', 4 . 0 .8., hoists his flag to-day in the Camper t 't:v 4 guns, as Commander-h-Chief at Sheerness. m ad • ~• 33 race will be the Flag Captain, and T. Wood- N,' al •, secretary t o th e ga ll an t Admiral.—The wernastation steamer, with the Bishop of Jeru d'ter, ° anoard, sailed 'on Wednesday, for the Me oultoiai,n,—The Viper schooner, Lieut. Carter, went with ",,, ar poor . ,yesterday and sailed to- day for Rio Janeiro, R 8 rands Leeson Ball, ' Esq., Secretary of Legation C kt „, i e jtos Ayres ' on board.—The Belvidere, 38 , Hon. ltO e -41 ' 'Grey went out of harbour yesterday, and will eed to the Mediterranean in a few days. Capt. Grey il& ne to Italy in consequence of the death of his sister, li til lotess of Durham, and his frigate will call for lite p at L Fghorn, where is presumed she will embark E4,i en a_,aM s of the d ecease d Countess for interment in iti' oh an ". - -The Volage, 26, Capt. Sir W. Dickson, Bart., rati o n , t ° Plymouth from Chatham ; her supposed desti time China.—The Alfred, 50, Commodore Purvis, is rod red t 0 be hastened in her equipment at Sheerness, d o w at ill .eoroplete at Spithead, and thence proceed to Rio T ha:r . 'le ship the Java, fitted for stores and troops, SC r • a t, Gravesend, on the 3d, under the command of 15 114" ° ° 11 Imrie R.N., and on the 6th received on klid troops and Proceeded ,to Gibraltar, where she will ~Illti t t nh et o and the heavy ordnance for that place; she is 4 irb - , e mbark the 46th Regiment, and convey them to trJ4,4`'Oes, Where she will take on board the 52d, and Is ti,?` them to New Brunswick; then take on board the bark i 4ll 4 return to Portsmouth. This splendid ship em ll regiment entire, with all their women, children, - bg*ge. She is 1,280 tons.—The Heroine, 10, is ?1 1 ,:t 1 her way from the River to Portsmouth and 5 t : )4 ,,,. t h- - -The Vixen and Rhadamanthus, steam fri- INC, L e manned, and will be ready for sea at the v 't'e month.—The Rapid, 10, arrived on Sunday 'r,„ °rk • - •-The Cracker, cutter, sailed on Wednesday ati v e :7. -- -The Emerald, arrived yesterday from the n:c.,u.—The Mercury sailed to-day for Plymouth. It .-oratio transport, sailed on Sunday for Dept is understood that the circumstances attending 'go tt ttl e c`ng ashore of the Driver steam-frigate, will be 111 (1 ,1 1 4 wes tigated before .a Court Martial on the officers , ty's company to be assembled at this port. ` O lowin r o . Pur ' sers, from ships in commission, have ,Ttlhc,,,, xa olihed before the committee of flag officers, as st Somerset House Messrs. Simon Little, 40 r ,„• ' nl4 ; John Goldsmith, William and Mary, yacht; tt lid k i,T • Oughton, Queen ; and George Nicholls, For -0" 41• ; 1 Cardew (from Malta) is appointed Commandant • l'°Yal Engineers of this garrison, in the room of At',t' Arnold, promoted to the rank of Major- General. ' h ithi l ' it head—Belvidera, Serpent, and Alounstuart El -041°4, East Indiaman. b' t4 di et ' rbo or—St. Vincent, Victory; Queen, Excellent, Npid Warspite, Royal George, Hazard, Pantaloon, ' -Leh° steam-tug. Athol troop-ship. l'itt n PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. the rit 4 4 l, °l ! o Ns,—Assts• -taut Surgeon—Henry D. Shea, to r burgeon. • , ‘0.4 ` 041I MENTs,—Vice•Adtutral—Sir Edward Brace, Captain to the c omman d a t Sh eerness . Neor u ,„ 4in Francis Brace, to the Camperdown. ce• delauders_J o h n , IliillOwes, to the St. Vincent ; • IL Buckle, to Growler steam frigate ; George L' e T t u (late Dru'd), to Hyacinth. g 1 11 -ena llts--John - Cheere and Frederick Blair, to the C A lPred U cent ; R. Halliday, and J. H. Bridge, to oleano C. J. Featherstone, to the command of the ll i tab e ; i : Charles F. L. Shadwell, to the Fly ; Octavius Ff i e,a4 . .V. 11 ..9, , 1 t? the Madagascar ;ohn Elliot, W. for ham Bailey, to the Minden ; Hon. J. W. S. t,:lor tri e ' to the Isis ; John Borlase, to Cornwallis ; R. 4 .s , 4 0, to Excellent ; W. Tottenham. to the Dido '',oclers, to Growler ; H. M. Kinsman, to War- Oe e ,. ; ,:Pho T. Nott, to command Partridge. 'Vi,'"4,,rY—Thonias Woodman, Esq., to be Secretary tti• - ve - „'"droiral Brace, at the Nore. t i kkhl,."n—Dr. A. Nisbett, who served with Sir Geo. itee 4 ,;. 4 in the Vernon, to be Assisting-Surgeon at °sew, Hospital ; James Wilson, to the Caledonia ; 1 1 e ista tli rnsoli, to the Childers. nt- Surgeons-3lr Dodwell Browne Whipple to 4 : 1 11 -11; W•IW . • Vincent; A. Adams, to -at Tr • —aitland, to the St. den ,`o the "s---John H. Cook, to the Minden ; Edward " y 4st er , eano. °tit er Hancorn (acting) to the Minden; John 4 c l la tte ' r t , Growler. 'Owen s , A ssistants—F. R. Child, to the Viper ;J. r ,,,"° Victory, for Alban steamer. t"ZI-",.l'aster—liavid Welch, from the Inconstant to (indenV Hay ter—David Wardrop, to the North Star • R. W. Qu a. Aiel lar 7 l Smyth and F. L. Tremlett, to'Caledo - -‘• Chambers, ' to Malabar; F. T. Chetham, to IT' I 114 ° 1 14 uote Egerton to Belvidera. Cl e m • I L • ' 14-0 1 , 4 Clus,s—W. Leader, to the Madagascar. i i " a o r ge---Francis Munslay, to the Ferret. Joh n ,; t rward, to St. Vincent. f Pita 4 whor,a"s°n' Assisting. n o m G a r k e i e n nwi u c p h ti eal 4 , ll „, h ri e, s oPervt atet)f f lgrnlVeT3Purere employed in laborious s g tatis: kpeeto--"teal stateTe n nts o of Sir \V. Navy, is appointed full In- N n , with a Sur g eon under him, of the Chinese Squa -4411 ' L ae will go out in th e Mind en , and will take with b!tuout six Assistant : Surgeons. he following Midshipmen passed their examination in 4 .l t ßktion at the Royal Naval College, on Tuesday last: 4,`essrs. John Crawshay Bailey (late Seringapatam), , le t lG. H. Douglas (late Carysfoot), and Mr. John Verrall Carmichael (late Britannia). ti tbioun DEC 9.—The Pique, 36, Captain H. pu T tinto this port owing to contrary winds, on ►r: 3 4 t 1 , and still remains wind bound. The Minden, 72, Ilti b e Tomissioned by Captain M. Quin, for an hospital ue stination China. The Volcano steamer arrived 4; L iverpool with volunteers ; Lieut. C. J. Feather (l,:' hat tak en comman d o f her, her former Commander Ate r . Joseph West), having been promoted. The 4th et °o steamer, Lieut. A. Kennedy, arrived on the Li, h wi th the M a lt a ma il s . The Prospero steamer, 7 2;,-, t * C. Keene, sailed for Milford. The Belleisle, 41 1 ; 4 1)L J. Kingcombe, went out of harbour on the AlC,, a company of Artillery, which arrived in the 6 t steamer,were put on board her ; and the 98 th Th e , embark on board her in a day or two. 'th y Awing p ac k et, the Voles Drewe, was paid off on V ol ilnl iarbour—Caledonia, San Josef, Isis, Fly, and "•11L a i n ? , Achero n; an d Alb an s t eam ers. In the Sound Ailtr a par, Bell e i s l e, Pi que , M a d aga scar, North Star. e, Find Harlequin. Pt '4lsll) ER$ and HAMBURGU MAIL irttr,7tt.s,letter from Madrid lately as. t A ,nat the efforts of our Charge d'Affaires and ot t k ‘rifr -u h ttmanii to obtain a modification of the new Spanish "°ve had been unsuccessful. A letter of 'the 29th of theslllber assures us of the contrary. It informs us that 14144 v the Ministry had appo,inted.a Commissioner to r a 4 Y ree r non,strance of our Envoy . , and, however . that eived, we need not despair of 'obtaining some result. Jor T -- leeharlier was set at liberty yesterday. tho -S A W ICE, DEC.. 3. We learn from good authority I ( Paid e ,..qs,sernbly of the Estates resolved to•day, by a 'etan i iiL t ute majority, conformably to the proposal of the ,T e, to petition the Government, to take the re r, , — , e ps that the Duchy may remain in the Customs I l h tar y i'en Hanover and Oldenburg till the Ist of Ja ,"eliiT., but then to join (with all the parts of the 41 ' 1 01'd t he great Customs Union, though Hanover .ebburg should decline acceding to it. - "ER, DEC . 4 The King has appointed M. V. 41 r4 1.7 3 ,eli e l ' er g to bePre 7 sident of the first Chamber,. and 'nsteb e °4ll oiller Wedemeyer, President of the Second Thn ii-Zlnister of the Interior has ordered the seizure of a j'ape • g,, ,of a Cosmopolite Watchman," published by ' Ilamburh and alsoiven notice to our book rs to all • • already sold.—Hamburgh e j 7: In the copies tiELEIIAN V 1)$C.10. Actual Debt, 24 per Cent. tothschildThirty Mi's Loan, lli o p s ns, 4 per Cent. er Cent lOl% 92 f 3per Cent. Tlfrty.seven---- (1 , 340) lO2 o r an of City,l°3` , 4 per Cent ‘i7 °octet4 y..per Cent aal * I, i f t t"inierce e ' r Cent... .......... 1 71 elgium, 5 p ation Ki alSociety. Exchange on London (short) ... .-Brussels Papers, Dec. 10 . ri,e AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, Mx. 3. :v r ou Per Cents. Metalliques " r Per Cent 5.......... .......... ?i2SI h eee .. ....... ........ Bulk gruCeent 1685 Zeitung, Dec. 5. HAMBURG BORbENHALLE, DEc, 7 _ Atist .A. ' Bills. Money 107% am ) ri - ... per Cents. •.•....... 000000 «wee 000000 ••••• 10 79 ._ _ i ‘.. k 4 ihares 162..) 1t , 15 ii,710-11ussian Loan loi3y‘ 108 N In,': r i . 4 n . s per Cent. Ist series, Certificate • h„..1 4, 5051, Ist Series. lois .i i i ., 144 ; 5 per Cent . Hope and Co. 3d and 4th -Les •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 00000000 **ewe .... 98 1 4 Ice„, 4 , Certificates • 9714 in % 4 ts 67 N u ,' Per Cent. (1840)....• 00000 ................... 00000 86 _ .. ,./8 Ilitt-ci" Actual Debt, 2% per Cent 000000 ••••••••••••• 50>s 0 ... u% K ii ... Honda ... b per Cent Ne w ".,lionds An , , icket 1q,r,:.-Hanish Loan, 3 per Cent Ai( 76% vo 3p,,l'', ,g an I..an, Pii4, 4 per Ctrat .. M.I4 102 k . New 5 per Cents It, EXCHANGES ON LONDON. Pt„; n ußn, Du.c. 7.-13 63 4 .—Tw0 months, 13 5 Its, - 'ftsliioliGii, Nov 26.—Two months, 39 1-.6 pence. tA, ov. 1211. -Three Months, 3 9%. "NA, NOV. 29.-111 rec months. 9.35. rttUSSI A N FUN 11S.—Bsamx, Dec. 4. Bills Money St, Bills IA . , t . ....10% 101 , f, hr .ll oii, 4t v per cen . .........». ...102 ussizm Engln,h Loan 1630,4 per cent. .11 . 1_1 1 , Xc hange on London three months — (.) 110 >s -- Prussia n S tate Gazette. D ec. 5 IV *as °RCESTER DECEMBER FAlL—This fair we itt r l d to-day, an d d esp it e o f the inclemency of tl - e At ter :: i ert ther e was a good show o f stoc k, an d a t o l era bl e 1 ,123 4113 ,ce of deal ers . Th e num ber of sheep penned was 4p • beasts, 469 ; pigs, 275 ; and horses, 108 ; being "tiglns, tease of more than 100 each in sheep, beasts, and or s ' """ the numbers at the same fair last year, and I .x in ten The beef generally was exceedingly fine. St of !Ire beasts were exhibited by Mr. E. Herbert, . ow iek tc , Ch r l fourteen of which speedily found customers for b t , ef st inas slaughtering. The general run of price in '"was was : d. to 7d. ; and in mutton, 64d. ; but there not that extent a business transacted that was looked Worcester Herald. • ALMANACKS FOR 1842. fIODSON'S LONDONANDWESTMINSTER POCKET ALMANAC. 1842. This Almanac is accompanied by "an annual picture of London," which will be found, by tra vellers and persons engaged in trade, of great convenience. It contains, among other lists, the Steam-packet Companies' offices and wharfs, with the places to which passengers resort; the Railways, describing the metropolitan terminus of each, the intermediate stations, distances from London, fares, &c. ; and the Cemeteries of the metropolis, with the charges and fees payable to the general cemeteries at Mensal-green and the Tower Hamlets. It contains also a list, which we have seen in no other publication, of the omnibus lines of road, naming the streets of the metropolis through which the omnibuses pass to the sur rounding districts. THE CONGREGATIONAL CALENDAR AND FAMILY ALMANAC. 1842. W. Tyler, London. This Almanac is compiled chiefly for the use of the Independents, a class of Christians to whom the historian Hume pays the following just com pliment—" Of all Christian sects," says he, " this was the first which, during its prosperity, as well as its adversity, always adopted the principle of toleration." It contains a great deal of mis cellaneous information on ecclesiastical statistics, complete lists of Independent ministers and churches throughout the United Kingdom, and sketches of new chapels, with some neat wood cuts. The work extends to 120 pages,. the type and paper being of a superior quality, and is sold at the moderate price of one shilling. AN EPHEMERIS AND WEATHER GUIDE 1842. By Wm. Se&l. Simpkin and Marshall. This AstrolOger having studied carefully the horoscope of the birth of the Prince of Wales, draws the follOWing picture of his Royal High ness :—" He- will be of a middle stature and gen teel figure, rather slender, with flaxen hair ; . •but will grow darker in manhood, the visage oval, broad in the forehead, grey eyes, slender - waist, tall and well proportioned in the leg and thigh, in disposition generous and free-hearted, of a hasty temper and forgiving turn, yet will be very confident in opinion, and determined in his own principles." THE POST MAGAZINE ' ALMANACK, AND COURT AND PARLIAMENTARY REGISTER. This is the greatest wonder of all. Indepen dent of numerous advertisements of an interest ing character, it contains fifty-two pages, in large octavo, with the Calendar, the Members of both Houses of Parliament, Post-office Regulations, a Legal Guide, a description of the more re markable Shops of London, the Bench of Bishops, with their incomes, patronage, and ages, and a variety of Lists and Tables, all for the charge of sixpence. The publisher, Mr. Pateman, of Wine office-court, intends to continue it annually, and have each number stereotyped, so as to meet the demand, however large. LITERATURE. C. DIBDIN'S SONGS. Part IV. How and Parsons, London, 1841. This edition of Charles Dibdin's songs has the advantage of musical accompaniments to the words, which is decidedly a great recommenda tion. In every respect, it is the most complete edition that has yet appeared of the great naval song-vvriter. METROPOLITAN. MAGAZINE. There are several pleasant papers in this Num ber, evidently from practised Magazine pens; and foremost among them, we may mention the " Memoirs of an Italian Exile," which relate with much spirit some circumstances regarding the last squabble between the Austrians and the Italian Liberals, which, it may be remarked, excited great interest in England about the year 1821—the " Poet and the Reviewer," which is a lively sketch, by Mrs. Abdy, of London literary life—" Spencer Middleton,' an amusing story, but which would be much more so if it were a little less prolix in some of its dialogues—and " Memoirs of Gibraltar," in which we have a 'striking account of the plague that raged there a few years ago. We should have included this periodical among our usual monthly notices of such works, but it reached us at too late an hour. KNIGHTS STORE OF KNOWLEDGE. - C. Knight, London, 1841. In the present Part, which is the Sixth, of this useful and intelligent Miscellany, there are some statistical accounts of our public endowed gram mar-schools, together with several pertinent sug gestions respecting education; and a Life of the. Duke of Wellington, whose chief recommenda tions are, that it is penned in a temperate and impartial tone, and is remarkably accurate in its leading facts. KNIGHT'S ENGLISH _MISCELLANIES. The second volume of " Brand's Popular Anti quities," from the last - edition of Sir Henry Ellis, sets before the reader a delightful continuation of every relic of our olden sports, customs, and Manners, either derived from Pagan practice, or emanating in later times from Christian observ ances and rites.. THE GLORY AND SHAME OF ENGLAND, 2 Vols. Ben tley, London, 1841. The more serious and argumentative portion of this work is by far the best, for the author—Mr. Lester, an American gentleman—is of a thought ful and inquiring turn of mind, who reasons care fully on all he sees, and he takes care to see as much as he possibly can, and does not rest con tented with noting down the hasty results of first impressions. His passing observations on the Corn-laws, on the working of the Factory Sys tem, on Dissent, and John Thorogood's case, and on several other public topics of more or less in terest, are marked by great sagacity, and a tone of moderation and liberality that do credit alike to his feelings and his understanding. In mat ters of light gossip, however, and in delineating characters of mark and likelihood, he by no means exhibits to advantage; and he has a clumsy method of introducing these matters, so much so as to give his statements, though he intends them evidently to be considered as truths, all the ap pearance of fictions. Thus, wishing to tell us something about, the prevalence of gambling among the higher classes in London, the arrange ments at Crockford's, and the ruinous conse quences resulting from the numerous hellsin which the metropolis abounds, he introduces the subject by stating that he most fortunately fell in with an Irish nobleman at Liverpool, who at once sup plied him with all the information he needed ; and when, in a subsequent chapter, he is desirous of dilating on the antiquities, &c., of London, he, with equal good fortune, met in the coffee-room of the inn where he was staying, an antiquarian, whom he calls Captain Manners, who happened to be just as communicative as the Irish Peer, and showed him all the metropolitan - lions, not forgetting Westminster Abbey, respecting which he told him just the sort of old characteristic le gends that he most wished to know I Now it may be perfectly true that our author did meet with these accommodating strangers, whose in formation came to him just at the very moment when he was anxious for it ; but to our thinking these two convenient rencontres read very like fictions—that is to say, that they are merely in troduced for the purpose of giving something like a dramatic effect to the local and other intorma , tion tnat Mr. Lester conveys by means' of them. What confirms us more strongly in this impres sion is, that neither the Irish nobleman nor the English antiquary tell car author anything but what he might easily have gleaned from a hun dred modern publications. The " Clubs of Lon don," in particular, would have furnished hiin with all the gossip about Crockford's; and who could possibly be at a loss for legends, sketches, descriptions, reminiscences, &c., respecting West minster Abbey, and other metropolitan public buildings? When we'have alluded to these ob jections, and stated, in addition, that Mr. Lester is not remarkably felicitous in his delineation of character; that he has sketched O'Connell in far too glowing and extravagant colours; underrated the extentof Lord Brougham's political influence, and otherwise done him signal injustice, we have said all that we have to urge against the book, which is generally sound in its statistics, and speaks of England and Englishmen in a bold, partial, and discriminating manner. Speaking of the difference between English and American women, Mr. Lester says:— ' I think that while our girls, from fifteen to twenty, are far more beautiful and lovely than English girls of the same e quiteacountry as i n personal appearance. The voices strikingly are, t h o y s e their of our r women of the . English women are much sweeter, their laugh is music • they have a fine sense of propriety, but are not fastidious, ne ither are they pru dish." In :the course of ' hi s first volume, the author relates some particulars of the last days of Lord Byron, which he says he had from a gentleman who happened to be in Missolonghi at the time; the informa tion, however, is by n o means new, fo r the sub stance of it may all be found in Moore's Life of the illustrious poet. As a specimen of Mr. Les ter's manner we quote some anecdote s of gam bling and of a celebrated gaming establishment at the West-end, which he says were told him by the Irish nobleman to whom we have already alluded : Not many years ago, Lord —paid down, on his Lolling of age, for debts of honour contracted at the ~_.~ THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, DECEMBER' 13, 1841. MEETING_AT ISLINGTON . I TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—l perceive by your repor t of Thursday . even, - 1 ing's meeting, that you did Dot wait the conclusion of the proceedings. I shall, therefore, be obliged if you will give publicity to what transpired after the Rev. Chairman vacated the _chair. - When he and the rest of the Tory clique had left,'* portion of the meeting followed their example, and others were about to do the same; hilt were stopped by , loud cries from the platform of " C ome b ac k, c ome back. ' On returning, we found that a Chairman (a working man) had been appointed to conclude the business which the former one had so disgracefully omitted to do.. It. was proposed that the address should be presented to her Majesty by the Members for the Borough, Messrs. Dun combe and Wakley. This was seconded. An amend-, ment was then proposed, that Mr. Wakley'siup:m4Ould be left out of the motion ; for, said the sWalgiSt is not our Member, he truckles too much to Sir _Robert Peel." It was ultimately agreed to that it should bp pre sented by both Members. Scarcely had this been done, when the beadle made his appearance, and demanded the candlesticks, and immediately blew out the lights. This was the signal for an immediate rush to the doori, and thus ended this extraordinary evening's transactions. I think, Sir, that this insult to the parishioners should not pass by unnoticed, but should be highly reprobated by the press and the public generally. It will teach the working classes (of whom the majority of this meeting was composed) one fact, however, that they have little good to expect from the parish funetionaries, who fatten on the produce of their toil. Mr. Ramsden, in the course of his speech, said, that if a meeting were called for the purpose of giving relief to the destitute poor of this parish, he would gladly co-ope rate with any one for the promotion of such a praise worthy and Christian object. I should, therefore, sug gest, Sir, that you use the powerful influence possessed by your invaluable Paper to get up such a meeting, fur that distress does exist to a dreadful extent is indisput able—one poor woman having died from starvation only last week in this parish ; and there are many others who have the awful forebodings that a similar fate will termi nate their sufferings, unless something be done to supply their immediate necessities.--4 remain, Sir, your obedient servant, A PARISHIONER OF ISLINGTON. Dec. 10, 1841. IRELAND. MEETING OF THE CORPORATION. DUBLIN, DEC. 9.—On the motion of Counsellor BURY, seconded by Alderman KINARAN, it was• resolved that an address.to the Queen and Prince Albert should be, adopted congratulating her Majesty and her illustrious Consort on the birth of an heir to the throne. gaming table before he was - twenty-one years old, the enormous sum of 100,000/.,• and at about the same time, Lord the grandson of an aged and venerable Earl, lost 30,0001. in one night. It is well known that a Noble Lord has at different times won more than a million and a half sterling, and spent the greater part of it in dissi pation. If a gentleman whose estate is sufficiently large offers to play for a stake of 100,009/. at this establish ment, he is instantly accepted. There is a moral certainty that every man who fr quents this establishment will come off a beggar at last, unless he is a participator in the gains of the house ; and when his money and his estate are gone, he is no longer wanted there, and is generally turned away with but little ceremony. Still, there are several regular gamblers at this fashionable gaming-house who are not worth a far thing, their presence being indispensable to the success of the "concern." They are the proprietor's creatures. They are not mere hangers-on, but active and efficient agents for their base-born master. They are constantly on the alert to catch every fortune which goes up to London. _ _ Ah ! that gaming-house is a terrible place. I have often been there to gratify my friends, and am perfectly familiar with the whole establishment, but I never could be prevailed upon to play. I promised my father, when he was dying, that I would do these things—that I would maintain the honour of his house, preserve his family estates unimpaired, and never gamble ; and I have held my pledge sacred. But many of my friends have been ruined there. A twelve-month ago .a young friend of mine, the MarquiS of -, cam , : to me about twelve o'clock at night, in the saloon of the - Club, and • asked me for 1,000/. I knew he wanted it for play, but I had great confidence in his judgment and self-control ; it was an inconsiderable sum, and I gave him a draft for the amount. He came out of the hazard-room in two or three hours with 23,0001. The next evening he staked and lost it all. He came to me at half-past one o'clock that night, and asked me for 5,0001. ; he was a Mewl, and I could not refuse him. I gave it t) him. and in half an hour he had not only lost every guinea of it, but impoverished his family f or t en y ea rs. You mayima gine the feelings of his beautiful wife, when, on returning home from Almack's the same morning, she found at her door a man waiting to take her carriage to Tattersal's, to be sold to pay his debts of honour. Anticipating the result, I had gone with my friend to his house, on his leaving the gaming -table. We were sitting in the draw ing-room when his wife entered. He was almost raving with madness. She was exceedingly alarmed when she perceived the change in her husband, and came to him, took his hand, and asked him what troubled him. " You are a beggar, Mary," he screamed out in despair, and fell senseless on the floor. After he was restored, she came and sat down by my side en the sofa, and prayed me to tell her all. It was a painful task, I assure you. I shall never forget the scene which followed. It was a more affecting sight to see the agony of this beautiful woman, than it would have been to see her die a thousand times. I satisfied his creditors at Crockford's for 33,000/. ; and this saved the furniture, her horses and carriage, and their house in the country. She left London with a broken heart, and is now living a retired and miserable life. HALL'S IRELAND. Part XIV. How and Parsons, London, 1841. The present Part of this attractive and popular work is chiefly confined to a description - of the scenery, antiquities, &c., of the county of Wick low ; and is embellished with a Map of the counties Of Dublin and Kildare, and a beautiful engraving of the Valley of Glendalough, one of the loveliest spots, not even forgetting Killarney, in all Ireland. By way of extract, we quote Mrs. Hall's sketch of an Irish gentleman of the old school, which forms a very interesting per sonal reminiscence : The race of the O'Tooles, notwithstanding the attempts to extirpate them, are not even now extinct. Some di rect descendants of " the Kings" still live in the county of Wexford. In our early youth it was our lot to be acquainted with one of them—the immediate representa tive of the brave but intractable sept. We used to anti cipate his visit to our house - as one of the greatest treats we could enjoy. His presence was princely, but not austere ; his tall slight figure, silver-mounted hunting horn and fowling-piece, noble horse, and perfect dogs, bespoke the gentleman ; but when his head was unco vered, and his long silver hair flowed over his shirt-collar, and you observed the extraordinary brilliancy of his eyes and the exquisite proportions of his features, you, could not fail to inquire who he was, and to pay involuntary homage to manly beauty and polished demeanour. His very dogs were courtly ; Bran had the credit of being a genuine Irish wolf-dog ; and certainly was the only animal we ever saw that answered the description of the noble breed. He was, indeed, a " Rough fellow, stout fellow, brave-hearted and true"— • a most sagacious, and, as we have said, courtly, brute, for he would never precede a lady when entering a room. His master would not under any circumstances endure to be styled Mr. O'Toole, holding Mr. as an unworthy desig nation, but would be called simply O'Toole. Meeting. Lord - Arne one day in Sackville-street, he bowed (his bow was perfection) and said " O'Toole salutes Arne." BUt though proud on points of etiquette,. he was the humblest of the humble to the poor ; he would watch be side the bed of a sick dependent, and enter with exquisite feeling into sorrows which he lived to alleviate. As long as a coin remained in, his pocket, no one ever solicited 'his aid in Vain ; and his family would often restrain his liberality; not by argument, for that would be very in effectual, but by lessening the contents of his purse, while he remained tinconscious of the friendly robbery. His peculiarities were many, but none of them were evil. It is impossible to imagine a love more chivalrous or de-,. voted than that he cherished for his native country ; his acquaintance with foreign lands had increased his affec tion for his own, and it was no uncommon thing to hint at something disparaging to Ireland for the purpose of rousing O'Toole's energies. Then, indeed, his eyes would flash, his fine musical voice acquire new tones from the intensity of his feelings ; even Bran would rouse him from his lair, and place his head upon the table, looking with inquiring eyes into his face. With him Ireland was the alpha and omega of the world. Her his tory, real or imaginary, formed his political creed. He. would assure you that no Chinese tea was equal to that which could be made by an infusion of the sloe, with a few leaves of bog myrtle. His shirt buttons were of Irish diamonds set in pure . Wicklow gold. Fond, like all gentlemen of, the old regime, of jewels, he wore none that were not Irish. His snuff-box of Wicklow pebble was set with Irish pearls, his fingers glittered with Irish amethysts, the chimney-pieces in his house were of Irish marble—everything about him of Irish manufacture, and his hunting-coat of . " Lincoln green" was grown, shorn, dyed, wove, and made on his own estate. When we doubted the truth of any statement—hinting, for instance, that he had been misinformed—he would promise ocu lar demonstration ; start at break of day with his faith ful servant, who always carried the results of his master's geological speculations (no light weight either) and re turn to the breakfast-table, eager to prove that what you believed to be yellow clay -was gold-dust, and that ever); stone on thelrigh coast was a jewel. Upon this one point the mind of our noble friend wandered ; and upon that it was dangerous to contradict him. He would brew the most noxious decoctions and swallow them down with gout, because they were made from Irish herbs. He had his gooseberry and currant vintage, and always declared that the word Nectar signified Poteen. Regardless of the state of the weather, he might have been often seen, pre ceded by his dogs, followed by his trusty squire, wading through bogs in the hope of discovering some new Irish specimen of root or flower ; or climbing the crags to col lect mineralogical specimens to bear out his theory," that everything necessary for the life, the health, the happi ness, and the adornment of man was to be found in Ire land." The very corn-birds he asserted to be the same as the ortolans of Italy. One of Our childish delights was to climb to his knee (and a good long climb it was) and in the grey, dim twilight of evening coax him to repeat Ossian, or some real Old Irish ballad. His memory was wonderful, and he would take as much pains to please a wayward child as if an audience waited on his words. EXETER MARKETS. (From the Western Times.) There was no material alteration from our quotations of last week. The Cattle Market, owing , to•the fait hav ing been held on Wednesday lasts was very thinly sup plied, and the attendance of buyers - was also very small ; the business transacted was tritiing. • TOTNES, DEC. 7.—The supply of fat Bullocks was small and inferior in quality, the demand good, ar.cl an advance took place of from 2s to 3s per cwt. Cows and Calves fetched very high prices. Store Bullocks were not plentiful, and sold well. Sheep met a dull sale at rather lower rates than on last market day. Corn.— The millers and maltsters evinced little disposition to pur chase, consequently little business was done. Wool was also very dull, and the same may be said of Potatoes. Best Beef for Christmas, from 63s to 70s per cwt; good market Beef, 58s to 635; second ditto, 52s 6d to 58s; Cows and Calves, 56s to 635; Store Bullocks, 33s to 40s. Sheep.—Wethers, 5; 4 -'d to 6d per lb; Ewes, sid to sid per lb. Corn.—Wheat, 14s 6d to 16s per bag of two bushels; Barley, 7s to 8s; Oats, 6s 6d to 7s 6d per bag of 2i bushels. Wool, 7-id to 74d per lb in the grease. Potatoes, 2s 3d to 2s 9d per bag of 1401bs. TIVERTON, DEC. 7 .—Corn.—Wheat, 7s to 8s per bushel ; Barley, 4s to 4s 6d ; Oats, 2s 4d to 2s Bd. Sup ply very good, demand moderate. Turkeys, 4s to 5s 6d each ; Geese, 3s 6d to 5s ; Ducks 3s 4d to 4s per couple ; Fowls, 2s 6d to 3s ; Butter, 10fd to is per lb. ; Eggs, is to Is 2d per dozen ; Potatoes, 16 lbs for 6d ; 3s 6d to 4s 6d per bag of 8 score. Supplies abundant, demand slack. Shambles.—Beef, 5-fd to 7d per lb ; Mutton, 5d to 6d ; Veal, 6d to 7d ; Pork, sid to 7d ; Dry Bacon, 8d to 9d. Supply and demand good. Cattle.—Fat Beef, 9s to 10s per score ;' Store Cattle, 6s to fis ; Cows and Calves, 121 to 131 each ; Sheep, 5d to 6d per lb. A tolerable good supply, demand rather slack. • Cum.omyroN.—There was a remarkably fine exhibi tion of Cattle here on Saturday last. The prize heifer.at Ottery, the property of Mr. John Hole, of Plymtree, and another, the,property of Mr. Ileniy Matthews, of Bradnineh, were exhibited. The beauty of these ani mals -attracted , itniversal attention and admiration. Mr. Salter, of Clisthydon, but for the unfavourable morning, would have driven in a beautiful fat heifer. There leas a particularly fine lot of young stock from Mr. John Hole's herd. A large number of buy ers attended, and added L to ,their provision for Christmas customers. LICENSED VICTUA LLERS' ASYLUM. --The election of a successor to the Society's esteemed friend, .Mr. Adams, of Queen-street, Pimlico, as chairman of the Institution for the ensuing year, took place on Fri. day, when Mr. Stennett, of Red Lion-street, Holborn, was chosen by his brother trustees and the governors for that highly distinguished office. The warm and hearty congratulations which were offered to nett on his election, evinced very stro" • raation is which the board I° , gast geatlentan 04- f6f,en , #l,e P igh esti THE VOTE BY BALLOT. The LORD MAYOR read the next resolution on the books, which was to take into consideration the propriety of voting by ballot on certain occasions. Mr. CALLAGHAN—I gave notice of that motion, and I regret that the consequence of this notice has been the abuse of the party giving it, and an imputation upon my motives. In fact, I have not only been abused, but the influence of a party has been put upon me, in order to get rid of this notice. Ido confidently defy any gentle man of the Council, your Lordship included, to show any one act of my . life that savoured of jobbing. I will read a paragraph in the Freeman's Journal, from a speech made at the Corn Exchange, and which I consider tan tarnount to making a promise for an office in this Cor poration.—(Hear, hear.) The speech was made by the Lord Mayor last Monday week, at Burgh-quay ; and Mr. Fitzpatrick having proposed that his Lordship should continue in office another year, the Lord Mayor is re • ported to have said — Mr. PERRY rose to order. As the reading of a speech made elsewhere was irregular— The LORD MAYOR—I am of opinion Mr. Callaghan is in order if he makes it part of his own speech. Mr. CALLAGHAN — In that speech there is an expres sion in which you forestall the appointment of your,suc cessor, saying that "there was no man in the Corpora tion who should be preferred to Cornelius M4Loughlin, George Roe, and Alderman O'Neil.."So Mr. O'Neill was not to be Lord Mayor for three years, two others being preferred to him. Am Ito be bound by a promise when coming into this room? And if I am, does not this look like an infraction of the resolution passed half an hour ago? It is also stated in the Report that you said you would not be badgered by me.—(Hear.) The LORD MAYOR—I did not say so. _ _ Mr. CALLAGHAN—I take it fur granted you did not say so, having made an assertion to that effect; but if you had said it, you mistook my cha-. ratter ; for no one entertains more friendly feel ings towards you than I do. You have conferred great benefits on me and the party to which I belong; and I shall never feel otherwise than grateful for those public acts, and for other acts of yours ; but I wish to see the Council independent of all persons. Ido not wish to see any imputation cast on the gentlemen forming the Council. I desire to see it pure. I thank you, my Lord Mayor, for the state you have raised us to, by wholesome agitation ; but we cannot be otherwise than slaves if we come into this place fettered by undue influence.—(Hear.) A great many friends of your Lord ship have said to me that they lamented being fettered here, and under undue influence.—(Name, name.) I de clare in the most solemn manner that such statements were made to me, and members of the Council have stated that by the ballot alone they could maintain the independence of the Council. The LORD MAYOR—Are you seconded in your reso lution ? Alderman PURCELL—I second the resolution. I do not do so upon hasty consideration, for I have been long of opi nion that the only way to obtain true voting in this assem bly would be by the ballot. I am a friend to open voting as much as any man, but whether in Westminster or at Car low, undue influence ought to be counteracted. This is a limited assembly, and it is the necessity of the case alone, and not the inclination of my opinion, that makes me advocate the vote by ballot. Whatever of oppro brium my vote this day may create, I feel I have only discharged my duty in suppo r ti n g the motion made by Mr. Callaghan, as one nece ssar y to inform the public that we were independent, an d n ot a mere subservient branch of the Corn Exchange.—(Hear, hear.) The Loan MA.Ton—The reasons given by both the gentlemen resolve themselves into personal attacks upon me—the intimidation, the power over the people, and the dictation of•mine. I will put an end to this. I have sat too long in this chair.---e. No, no.") Gentlemen, I have prepared a notice for the election of another Lord Mayor.—(Sensation, and .‘ No, no.") I hope my ser vices are of so much v a l ue to Ire l an d, a lthough I may be mistaken in your opini on (pointing to the Conservat ive benches), that I must n o t h ave m y ac ts subject to im nutation. The imaginary bugbear of my influence , in deed ! What is the ori g i n o f t h at i n fl u ence ? I cannot promote any man---I cannot give him power—l cannot give him titles. My influence arises fro m m y community of sentiment with those I represent.—(;Hear.) But it is said my influence goes to intimidate. Since I sat in this chair I have avoided giving offence to any. — (Hear, hear.) I have conceded my private political opinions ; but if this motion be carried it implies that I have not succeeded in my object, and the sooner I retire chair, and also the Corporati on . the better.—(No, no.) if it be carried I will leave this Alderman PURCELL exp l a i ne d. HO alluded to the great influence of the Repeal Association over which his Lordship presided, and the weight it gave to him. It was with sincerity he spoke of the great services ren dered by his Lordship. Mr. SvmEs objected to secret voting, as if ono person violated his promise to a second it would reflect disgracd' on the whole Corporation. He concluded by moving • that Mr. Callaghan's motion should by postponed for six months. r. Alderman GA.RDINER seconded this resolution. Mr. M'CuLLaGil spoke at some length in favour of open voting. Ur. M‘LouonLlN contended that the jobbing of the old Corporation all arose from the ballot. The Loan MAYOR said that he should emphatically declare voting by ballot, in that assembly, would be the pregnant parent of jobbing. Mr. CALLAGHAN withdrew his motion, although of his original opinion, because he saw that the majority in the assembly were against him. Sir J. POWER then moved that the Lord Mayor should withdraw his intended reesignation.—(Hear, hear.) The motion being seconded and carried, The LORD MAYOR said he would do so, and he ac cordingly took back from the Town-Clerk the written resignation. The assembly adjourned. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY. On Friday the members of this Society commenced their musical season at Exeter Hall with the performance of Handel's Oratorio The Messiah, with Mozart's addi tional accompaniments, which we see is likewise an nounced for repetition on next Friday evening. The Hall was exceedingly crowded. His . Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Duchess of Sutherland, and other distinguished individuals were present. Before the oratorio, " God save the Queen" was finely given. We have repeatedly noticed the able performance of The Messiah by the same parties, viz : —Mr. H. Phillips, Mr. Hobbs, Mr. J. A. Novello, Mr. Young, Miss Birch, and Miss Lucombe. The solo singers, the band, and chorus of the Society deserve high raise for their execution of Handel's divine strains. Friday night the performance was masterly. The beautiful and well-known passages— " Comfort ye" (IIobbs), " Rejoice greatly" (Miss Birch), " For unto us a child" (chorus), the " Hallelujah" (cho rus), " The trumpet shall sound" (Phillips, with Har per's trumpet obligato), justly produced the most enthu siastic applause, only restrained by a proper sense of the sacredness of the subjects, and testified that, however much foreigners may surprise by their execution of se cular music, the English stand foremost in the perform ance of sacred compositions. This is a fact the more remarkable, as our cathedrals and churches present but scanty means for the perfecting of our singers in eccle siastical music, as compared with tho se o f s i m il ar esta blishments in Catholic Europe ; in which, from morn to dewy eve— " The organ's swelling peal, Loud rolling meets The Hallelujahs of the choir." The Messiah, as . performed by this Society, is greatly enhanced by the introduction of Mozart's additional fac companiments. These accompanim ents are grace f u l an d appropriate, and give a grandera t nd e founds*uli fuller effectto the otherwise rather jejune score of the or a t or i o . It is _on retsi e . gra tifying to find that the members of the S oc i e ty, s - tole of the exertions of Mr. Harrison, h dent, have determined to present that "d pff'ntleatan with some substantial and appropriate testi- -,:' ial. GENEALOGICAL I' --..*=ee • .. zIENOI4tNON. ---• "i n a family, near An ' - s now 'to be - . -- 04-- Sari a Nantes paper, " there i php, , . wa i i - ose d the extraordinary genealogical _, ion of a child, now two years old, who has g ot n . 410 ascendants all living t viz., a father, mother, t w o grandfathers, ' t w o grandmothers, a great-grandfather. And two great- g randmothers. The joint ages of th e ~ f9J1141 iAcitid.i l3 4 ta° child, tunollut to 530 years. T ~....TERRITORY OF NATAL. (From Graham's Town Journal.) , Tll9 distance of Natal from Graham's Town is, by Wel Something - more than 600 miles, as seventeen days' ride averaging at least. 35 miles per diem, brought me to the Dutch camp on the Umlasi, eight miles from the port. The intervening country varies greatly in quality and feature, and may, on account of the distinctness of its character, be divided into 'four parts, each rising in beauty and rich fertility above the other as we proceed to the eastward. The lines of demarcation arc the principal rivers which intersect it at nearly equal distances, each part being distinguished by its peculiar mineral and botanical productions. The parts adjacent to Natal are superior to the rest, and exceed in cepa bility any country I have yet seen in Southern Africa. The verdant bills and prolific valleys, fertilised by numerous inexhaustible streams, teeming with rich vegetation of great variety, constitute it another Goshen, and fully justify the rapturous exclamations and glowing imagery employed in its description. A view of the country from an eminence is enchantingly picturesque and romantic, being agreeably broken and acclivous, and richly studded with large patches of dense jun gle, just rendered pervious by the pioneers of civi lisation, and the depredations which have been made upon the magnificent timber which there abounds. Such is the country running parallel with the coast for the distance of about thirty miles inland ; from whence to the very base of the Quathlamba range it assumes a more undulating and entirely open character. Trees and bush of any kind are so rare that even fuel is difficult to be obtained. The soil is similar to that everywhere found at the same distances from the sea ; but here it is rendered peculiarly prolific by its tropical position and natural structure. Near to the sea it is sandy, but the inte rior parts arc of red and fawn-coloured clay, especially on the elevations. The soil of the valleys and about the sources of rivers and fountains is of black mossy loam. I'Vith the exception of the vine, every foreign plant that has been taken there has thriven well ; and the native fruits indicate a propensity in the soil to uncom mon luxuriance. Son e of these fruits are of exquisite flavour, and will doubtless be held in groat esteem, and introduced into extensive use. One of these, the amathala, is very siniihr in appearance to and about the size of a large orange. Another, equally abundant and much more agreeable and useful, is the natakulna. It is made into a very pleasant and valuable preserve. Sweet potatoes are raised here in almost unconsum mable quantities, but principally near the coast, the sandy soil of which is well suited to their culture. The banana is found in some parts, and the castor oil tree is common here, and attains to a large size. From the seed of the latter the natives, and, I believe, some of the emi grants, extract the oil, which has been pronounced very good, and the Zulas use it as a substitute for fat, which, of late years, has become very scarce among them. Cane is also found here in great abundance, and grows to the height of 15 or 20 feet. This, as well as the juice of the cuphobia, which is everywhere found, in large trees, may ultimately become articles of valuable export. The above juice has been ascertained, by recent ex periments to be reduceable to a texture and elasticity similar to that of Indian rubber, and may be found to answer some of the purposes for which that material is now in such great demand. The woods of the country are many of them similar to those found in other parts of South-East Africa ; such as black and white stinkweed, red and white pear, iron, sneeze, and assegai wood. There is also a kind of ebony, beautiful as rosewood, and takes a fine polish. The emigrants, as wel as the Zulas, call it tambutti. In short, as to wood, here is a superabundance, both io quality and quantity, for any purpose. I had almost forgotten that inferior timber, the yellow wood, which grows every where. The climate of Natal is mild and temperate, being attended generally with a brilliant atmosphere, and free from those noxious vapours which rise from low swampy and marshy localities. The structure of the country points it out as one particularly favourable to health and longevity ; and it is reported by those who have now certainly bad a sufficient trial to enable them to give an opinion, that it is free from most of the disor ders which so frequently visit some of the neighbour ing parts. As, however, civilisation advances, I suppose, these will multiply, and, like the rust in the wheat, which till 1820 was unknown, will be come a common plague. It is, however, certain that the fatal atmosphere of Delagon is not felt here nor in any of the adjacent parts yet visited While the win ters are mild, the summers are not injuriously hot, and this equality of temperature renders it at once a very agreeable and very fruitful country. Though in its present luxuriant state the parts near the coast are evidently not suited for sheep, yet they are well adapted for the grazing of cattle ; as the herds of the emigrants seem to be doing well. The open, denuded country approaching the Quath lamba will be found moderately adapted for sheep walks, when a sufficient number shall have been intro duced to keep down the vigorous vegetation; and as a whole, it is not perhaps the country that is unsuited for sheep so much as the state of the pasturage. With regard to the horse epidemic, last years' expe rience has proved that at Natal it is not more fatal than in any other part where it prevails. Numbers, it is true, died of it, and in some parts not a horse was spared ; but there are other parts where the influence of the epi demic was not felt. From this, it may be inferred, that as regards this almost irremediable disease the Natal country will not be worse, at least, than others. Tee civil condition of the emigrants is much better than from men in their circumstances might have been looked for. They are settling down upon their farms without any regard to, or fear from, the changes which, by all we hear, must shortly take place. Their anxieties are about their flocks and their lands, which latter they are cultivating extensively, and as they have no want of water, they will, doubtless, under a permanent Govern ment, obtain a good return. Their habitations are mostly temporary, and their gardens, though well stocked with vegetables of every kind , and fruit trees of the second year, are not yet fenced and brought into that state of security from quadruped depredations which time only can effect. The farmers and their families are decently dressed, and though articles of clothing are at Natal enor mously expensive, they have not degenerated in their costume. Nor are they inattentive to religion. Some, it is well known, possessed more than a nominal Christianity before they left the colony, and their dis astrous removal has not caused their zeal to abate. They have built a large temporary church at the Urn lasi ,and a more permanent one at Bushman's Rand, where the Rev. Mr. Lindley is now officiating, and there, at least, the exterior of religion will be perpetuated. This, however, is not all that may be said on this subject. Many families that I visited continue to perform their private devotions, and regard religion, not as a matter of form merely, but of practice and enjoyment. On my arrival they received me very cordially, and assembled from all the circumjacent parts to attend :Divine wor ship at the Umlasi camp. The natives, who are very numerously interspersed in villages among the emigrants, are a perfectly free people, and not the slaves we were some time ago led to suppose them. The principles of freedom have been proclaimed throughout the whole emigration, and those orphans, who by war have fallen into their hands, are regularly indentured to respectable men, who must pos sess some reasonable probability of being able to fulfil the terms of the indenture. The character of the Natal Administration is re publican. The management of affairs rests upon an assembly—consisting of 25 members—chosen annually. They meet quarterly, and a President is elected at every sitting. The public servants are three Land drosts, one Commandant-General, ene Harbour Mas ter, and a few subordinates in office. The former re ceive salaries of 1001. each per annum. There are a number of villages forming, but the places of any present importance are Peterrnaritz berg, also called Bushman's Rand, and the Port. The former place is at present famous as the seat of Government, but it obviously does not possess the suitability required for extensive resort. or great commercial importance. The country at Petermaritzberg, and about this spot, is flat, and on account of the abundant supply of water—from Bush man's River—well suited to agricultural purposes, but its denuded appearance not merely detracts from its beauty, but actually stamps deformity upon its features, whilst its entire lack of fuel, which is not to be found within 15 or 20 miles of its site, must for ever prevent it attaining superiority as a place of residence, or be coming of commercial importance. The town consists of about eighty houses, none of which, with the exception of four or five, are of a per manent character. Several small buildings are in pro gress, yet it does not require much penetration to per ceive that with so many de cidedl y superior i n sites it never can become the metropolis of the colony, or the emporium of trade. Port Natal—the town itself having received no other name—possesses advantages which cannot be de scribed in too striking colours. Its contiguity to the bay ; its superabundance of fuel as well as large timber ; its inexhaustible supply of water from four rivers, one of which has ten times more water than supplies the whole of Cape Town—all point out the great importance of the locality. Two of th ese rivers run into the bay, and a third (the Umlasi) within four miles of its margin. The stream of this river is equal to that of the Fish River, and may be con ducted over a rich and fertile flat, leading to the pre sent town and bay. The Umgeni, which nature seems t o have designed for supplying the town, can be led out, without difficulty, and, by little more than opening a furrow, will flow through the streets with a cur rent commensurable to the utmost demands that can, possibly be made upon it. In short, the whole, whether viewed in quality or position, presents, as it were, material of the most suitable quality, waiting only to be transformed as art and fancy may deem best, for constituting one of the most populous and delightfully situated towns on the coast of Africa. The population about the bay is already consider able, and ie daily receiving new accessions, by the re moval of several of the Dutch from the interior. The eagerness of many to procure plots of ground for build ing upon is a sufficient guarantee for the early and large extension of the town. J. ARCHBELL. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, DEC. 11. - The Vice-Chancellor has given notice that there will be Monday, the 24th day of January, 1842, at ten o'clock, an examination of candi dates for the scholarship upon the Pitt foundation, lately holden by Mr. W. G. Humphry, of Trinity College. The candidates are required to signify their intention of offer ing themselves on or before Friday, the 3lst of Decem ber, in a Latin epistle to be delivered personally, before three o'clock in the afternoon of the said day, to the several electors. The Rev. G. Platt, M.A., of Trinity College, has been pppointed to the vicarage of Sedbergh, Yorkshire by the Master and Fellows of that society. The Rev. John Benson Skipper, M.A., of Emmanuel College, has been appointed to the perpetual curacy of Ashchurch, Gloucestershire, vacant by the cession of the Rev. Henry Pruen, of Oriel College, Oxford. The Rev. John Geale Unwins, M.A., of St. John's College, has been appointed to the perpetual curacy of St. Matthew, at Ebley, in the parish of Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, void by the cession of the Rev. H. W B. Daubeney : patron, T. C. Croome, Esq., of Cainscrop. MODEL OF NIAGARA. Mr. Catlin, whose brush and pencil have produced so many animated transcripts of North American life and sceneries, now appears before the public as a modeller. The Falls of Niagara have furnished a subject for Trollope, and other descriptive tourist', and Mr. Catlin has represented them in a miniature model which would surprise even the natives. This work of art, made on a scale of correct propor tions, was modelled in the country, from actual survey, by Mr. Catlin himself. The scene represented by the whole may be thus graphically described. On the north west, the broad river of the Niagara, measuring seven furlongs in width, pours along its confluence of waters, against what is termed the river-shore of Upper Canada, and creates a gigantic inland curvature, outside of which Half-moon Island appears, so termed from its crescent conformation, arising from the same cause. The immense body of the river with its rapids is met midway by a bulk of land, containing seventy-five acres, and known by the name of Goat Island. This isolated tract of land belongs to Judge Porter. It is covered with forest trees, amongst which are chairs and benches for the accommodation of travel lers and visitors, and much resembles in aspect Hyde Park in its more wooded quarters. Bisected by this island, the river divides into two portions ; one which meets with the Horse-shoe of Niagara, forming the tre mendous " Falls," and the other winding round the northernmost promontory of the United States, crossed by a ferry-bridge, and falling down a precipice, there forming the United States' Falls ; a junction of the waters of these two falls afterwards takes place, and unitedly they flow into Lake Ontario. The Canadian side of the river is traversed by the great roads to Buffalo and Chippewa, and southward to Queenston, and ex tends about a mile and a half in length. Scattered over the same surface are innumerable small plantations and farm-yards, the hotels known as Brown's and Forsyth's, together with every mill, factory, and tenement located on the shore. On the United States' side the same accu racy is followed up. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. On Saturday a Petty Session was holden in the com mittee-room of St. Andrew's workhouse, Gray's Inn lane, before Mr. Witham, Mr. M'William, and other Magistrates, to adjudicate on some complaints by Mr. Reeve, the inspector of weights and measures, against several fraudulent tradesmen. The following gross case excited much indignation:—Thomas Young, a baker and chandler's shop-keeper, in Little Coram-street, was charged with having in use eight weights, the same being of an unjust standard. The defendant pleaded guilty. Mr. Witham—The fraud seems very extensive, and it will be necessary, notwithstanding the plea, to hear the evidence to guide us in our judgment. Mr. Turner, of Vine-street, Hattongarden, was then sworn—He said that on the 30th of last month he accom panied Mr. Reeve to the defendant's house, and nearly every weight on the premises he found most abominably deficient. Two of 561bs. were light upwards of 4oz. each ; another 561bs. was short of that quantity 3.-}oz.; a 281 b. was less lioz.; a 141 b. was deficient ;oz.; a 41b. was against the purchaser 240 z. ; and an ounce brass weight, which was used in the tea scales, was un just 19 grains. The 41b. weight was in the bread scale, and the large deficiency in it would enable the defendant to rob his customers to the extent of 161bs. in a sack of flour. That same weight could also be used in selling half a quartern loaf ; for instance, the bread and a 21b. weight could be put in the balance against it, and the unfortunate purchaser would then be minus in his quantity nearly three ounces. Mr. Reeve and witness had long suspected the defendant, but he had previously been too sharp for them. On the 26th of No vember they were in his neighbourhood, and while they were making a seizure a few doors from him, he, or some one in his employ, moved the weights out of his shop. On the present occasion, however, they went direct to his shop, and succeeded in detecting him. Defendant—l am very sorry. They have only been recently purchased. Mr. M`William—l am sorry the law limits the fine ; if it did not, our judgment would be very severe. We convict you in the full penalty of 51. The money was immediately paid. Wm. Sheen, the owner of a coal-shed at No. 9, Little Coram-street, was summoned for the following fraud : Mr. Turner said this was a most peculiar case, and he produced the coal-machine which he had seized on de fendant's premises. The scoop in which the coal is put is two feet and a half higher than the part where the weight is placed, and it is supported by an iron frame. The frame stands level when the coal is in the scoop, but the moment you begin to fill it, it inclines towards the weights, and causes a false balance of one pound and a quarter in 141 b. ; two pounds and a half in 281 b. ; five pounds in 561 b.; and so on doubling the deficiency in proportion to the increase. Mr. M'William—You have been guilty of a very grave offence, and must not expect mercy at our hands. We fine you 51. Are you prepared to pay it? Defendant— No, I am not. Mr. 2.l‘William—Then we are prepared to send you to the House of Correction. We shall keep you here until an officer has been to see if you have goods whereon to levy, and if you have not we shall commit you. Defendant was then removed in custody. MARTHAM IN NORFOLK.—In this parish, the population of which, in 1831, did not exceed 900, there have died between the years 1831 and 1840, 21 persons, whose ages average 85 years each, many of whom were born in Martham, and the greater part had lived more than three-quarters of their lives in that village. There are now living in the same parish 10 persons, in good health, whose ages average more than 80 years.—Norfolk Chronicle. EARLY RISING.— The late Chief Baron O'Grady (Ireland), who, like the matutine planets, was generally up before the sun, was always in the same pre dicament with reference to his own son, Dennis, whose slumbers were generally prolonged into the morning. Once when the Baron was on circuit, he knew that his son was engaged as barrister in the first cause, he hurried into his bedroom, and waking him without much cere mony, exclaimed, " Up with you, Dennis, Dennis! re member it's the early bird that catches the worm.' " " Serve the worm right for being up earlier than the bird," replied the sluggard, rubbing his eyes.—Colburn's New Monthly. EARL GREY.—It is not true, as has been stated by some of our Contemporaries, metropolitan and pro vincial, that Earl Grey is suffering from severe indis position. The Noble Earl is at llowick Hall, surrounded by his family, in his usual good health. As was to be expected, however, the sudden and melancholy death of the Countess of Durham has plunged the yenerable Earl and his amiable Countess, and the other branches of the family, into the most poignant grief. This painful ca lamity was not at all apprehended, and has come upon the relatives of the deceased Countess in the most sudden manner possible. The remains of the deceased lady will be brought to Chester-le-Street, near Durham, for inter ment in the vault of the Lambton family, where repose the ashes of the Earl of D urham and his ancestors. BRIGHTON RAILROAD — T his road, w e are informed, has been rec entl y examined, and appears in every part to be per fectl y safe. It seems to be no le ss so for money tha n p assen g ers ; for, accordin g to a state ment on which we can r el y , in the course of l ast week there were two i nstances of p assengers leaving behind them the several sum s of 7,0001. and 4,0001., which were dn , andare bdees taken tined both ca refully secured by t he o fficer s of the establish ment, and faithfully .delivered to the owners. We un derstandfor iirißrighton ant mustall ea join rnagtehsealni h ne orses co whichCroydon, off at the same place for London. This • point of junc tion is, in point of fact, almost as near tl the town as London - bridge, and the additional west-end of expense is scarcely more. THE LATE LADY DURHAM. We remember no circumstance, since the death of that produced so great a shock onher Noble husband, the North of England. " With respect disposition the public feeling of of her Ladyship's property we believe to the dispos elieve it will be found ade that the most satisfactory arra in that respect. We understand that the have b individualseen made in e p pointed to carry her intentions into effect, are the late Earl's devotedly -attached brother, Mr. Hedworth Lamb ton, Lord Ilowick, and Sir George Grey. Her Lady ship's remains have been placed on board ship for con veyance to this country ,• and we learn that it is intended to deposit them in the family burying-vault at Chester le-street. It is consolatory to know, that her Ladyship retained possession of her mentgl faculties to the last moment ; and though her sufferings - were severe, that she met her dissolution with the most calm and pious re signation to the Divine will. Th e young Earl of Dur ham and the Ladies Lambton, though perfectly conscious of the irreparable loss the y have sustained, have 3 et . borne their bereavem ent with far ersons more fortitude y ian o ir e tl ars, could have been exp ected from p and beloved mother amidst losing an affectic!nate n d It was the intention of the strangers in a foreign la wintered with her family at late Countess to have Rome ; whitae r, -e are informed, the latter have since proceeded, under Lady great kindness a the charg e of Bentinek, who had shown an d solicitude in her attentions to Durham, ady d u ring her brief but fatal illness. — L Durham Chronicle. • SCOTCH TITLES OF 'THE 'PRINCE OF `'VALES. --As the descendant of our immortal patriot, Ning Robert the Bruce, the infant Prince is Prince and Steward of Scotland, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Lord of the Isles, and Baron of Renfrew, and, as such, stands at the head of the roll of the peers of Scotland, .0 0 " MORNING SUN entitled to exercise all the functions thereto belonging, The title of D u k e of Rothesay was first conferred b y Robert e Jrt Scotland,upon h Davidis eldest e Earl son, , C aartric Scone,k,e Prince nh t and Steward e 28th of April, 1392. This was the first introduction' of the dueal dignity into Scotland. When David fell a victim to the ambitious views of his uncle, the Duke of Albany, leaving no issue, his ho nours were conferred upon James, King Robert's only surviving son, after wards James I. of Scotland. From that period the above titles have been vested in the first-born son and heir ap parent of the reigning Sovereign, who, from th e mome n t of his birth, or his parent's accession to the throne, be ccmes a Scottish Prince and Peen—Caledonian Mercury. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have appointed Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Brace, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty's fleet in the river Medway. We are the first to announce this appoint ment, as we are upon all matters connected with the navy.—Britislz Queen. A slight shock of earthquake was felt at Lyons, on the 2d inst., at a little before eight in the evening. At the same time, a shock was experienced at Vienne, on the Rhone. No damage was done, but the movement was stronger at the latter place than at the former. CITY ELECTIONS.—The inhabitant householders of the Ward of Farringdon Within have been reminded, by a bill, that " On Tuesday, the twenty-first of this month, you will be called on to exercise your important privilege of electing fourteen fit and proper persons' to repre sent you in the Court of Common Council. When the great monopolies whith weaken and fetter the energies of our country—and when, especially, the cruel and oppressive monopoly of the people's food, in the Corn and Provision-laws, are injuring our commerce—para lyzing. our trade—closing our mills and manufactories, throwing our workmen out of employment—deranging the currency, and spreading destitution, misery, and despair, throughout the land—is it not time that the first city of the Empire should raise its voice, and exert its pow erful influence to protest against, and endeavour to put an end to such ruinous and suicidal laws ? And yet at this moment what is the state of the representation of this populous and wealthy ward in our Municipal Council Chamber ? Of your fourteen Common Councilmen, six only are in favour of free trade and opposed to the Bread tax. Electors of Farringdon Within, let it be so no longer ; attend every one of you on the day of election ; refuse your vote to every man who will not pledge him self to oppose the atrocious Bread-tax ! support every man who will come forward in the cause of humanity and justice—ask not what are his political opinions— this is no political question. Exertions are making to bring forward candidates worthy of your support." The Anti-Monopolists are then admonished to do their duty by returning those only that will support free trade. STATE OF TRADE AT STOCKPORT.—We are sorry to say that no improvement has taken place in the cotton trade of this borough since our last notice on this subject. Any change which may have taken place has been from bad to worse. The extensive establish ment of Messrs. Lane and Sons, and that of Messrs. Carr and Co., which ceased working a few months ago, are still closed. Nearly all the rest of the mills are working short time—from three to four days a week. • About one fourth of the dwellings in the borough are tenantless, and the number increases every week, by the removal of unwillingly-made paupers to their respective places of settlement. The board of guardians are literally be sieged at their meetings by persons applying for relief, whose numbers increase every week. On Thursday last, applications for relief were made by and on behalf of, no less than 1,700 persons. We believe the inhabitants of Bomber's Brow, principally Irish, rose en masse, and applied for relief. It subsequently transpired, that they were induced to adopt this course in consequence of a false report, by which they were deluded, to the effect, that her Majesty had sent 2,0001. to the authorities of this town to be distributed amongst the poor. This rise of the Hibernians, and the difficulty experienced in ap peasing their iniportunities, kept the relieving-officer confined in his place of buginess until four o'clock on Saturday morning; indeed, we understand ho has not for some time left, it until very late at night, in consequence of the extraordinary pressure of business created by the-- increase of distress.—Manchester Paper. SINGULAR COINCIDENCE.—A person named Winifred Ibbetson, 74 years of age, died at Leeds on the 24th November last. She was daughter of John and Ann Dickinson, the latter of whom was wet-nurse in the family of the late Earl of Harewood. She died on the same day of the month as the first Earl, twenty years ago. Mrs. Ibbetson was about six months older than the Earl just deceased, and died on the same day of the year and within an hour or two of his Lordship. She was accustomed to go every Christmas-day to Harewood House, when she always received a handsome present. — Leeds Mercury. LYNN AND LONDON.—A steam-vessel has been hired for a certain time to trade regularly between the two ports ; and the said vessel, which is named the Brokelbank, will commence the undertaking on Wednes day next, the 15th instant, when she will leave Harri son's wharf, London, with goods and passengers for Lynn.—Norfolk Chronicle. EARLY LAMB.—On the 7th instant, a fine Southdown lamb was yenned at Park, near Truro.— West Briton. THE PRINCE OF WALES.—(From a Cor respondent.)—We believe that at present the Christian names of the Infant Prince of Wales have not been finally agreed upon by her Majesty and her illustrious Consort. A " CHANCE" JURY.—On Saturday, in the Palace Court, in consequence of there not being a suf ficient number of persons summoned present to form a Jury, the Judge directed the absentees to be called in the usual manner, and fined them 40s. each. He then directed the officer to go out and " find" a Jury ; and he accordingly did so—the individuals he casually met with being persons who gave their addresses from widely dif ferent parts of the town. THE PASSENGERS BY THEJOHN TAYLOR.— The steam-boat, Clarion was off New Orleans on the 13th ult.; having en board the unfortunate crew and steerage passengers who embarked at Liverpool for that port, in the ship John Taylor, which was wrecked on the south side of Cuba.—Liverpool Letter. The steamship Oriental, Capt. Soy, has arrived at Falmouth from Alexandria, Malta, and Gibraltar— from the latter place in only four days ; she landed her mails and proceeded up Channel at eight a.m. H.M.S. Powerful, bearing a Rear-Admiral's flag of the red, was off the Rock on the 3d instant. The contract steamer Margaret, with the mails, does not appear to have ar rived at Gibraltar by the 4th from Lisbon. On the 28th ult. her Majesty's steamer Acheron left Gibraltar for Plymouth, last Malta. Her passengers were Sir W. 0. Pell, Capt. and Mrs. Wilson, and Miss Munro. The Magnet packet is destined to sail from Falmouth, for Madeira and Brazils, on the 10th inst. ; she has ten passengers. RUMOURED PARDON OF CONVICTS ON THE BIRTH OF THE PRINCE OF WALES.—WC are informed, upon authority on which we can rely, that a para graph which has lately appeared in several journals, an nouncing her Majesty's intention to grant a pardon to convicts on the single ground of the birth of the Prince of Wales, is entirely erroneous. We are assured that there is no precedent for the extension of the Royal mercy to criminals in any similar instance, and that there is no intention of exercising the ' prerogative of the Crown on the present occasion.—Standard. Mr. Joseph Sturge and Mr. Sharman Crawford have been appointed by the members of the Manchester Anti-Corn -law Convention, to draw up a sort of political manifesto, as the basis of a union of Reformers. We again beg to remind our Liberal friends, that to entitle a freeholder or copyholder to be next year registered as a voter for any division, &c., he must be in the actual possession of his qualifying property on the last day of January next, at the very latest One only Roman Catholic priest, Dean Lyons, has given any thing like adhesion to the Tory admini stration of Earl de Grey in Ireland. The Marquis of Sligo, and the Earl of Altamont, both refused to sign the hole-and-corner address got up by the Tories in this extensive and rich county. SNIPE SHOOTING.—Our sportsmen complain of the scarcity of these delicious birds during the autumnal months. The best shots, however, send most of their game to the Brighton and Lewes markets. A BEAST.—A fellow was this week brought specially from some part of Yorkshire, but from what part th e wr i ter does not hear, to perform a r feat in drinking, on which some depending. The fel low. was backed, as the sportin.g.i‘p.ahsraseis, to drink twelve pints of ale within the hour, or one every five minutes. He succeeded in finishing ten pints, but at the eleventh attempt nature revolted, and his backers lost the money. We have not heard the fee this brute was t receive for this disgusting exhibition. It took place a o t the Crown and Anchor, Park-street, Manchester, on Tuesday last. Leeds Mercury. The Lord Chancellor and Sir Robert Peel ar rived in town on Saturday morning by the Great Western Railroad from Windsor Castle shortly after ten o'clock The greatest expedition is being used in thy equipment of , the several Alps fitting out at this port; scarcely a day passes taut some communication is made from the Admiralty, urging the authorities to adopt e very means for ex p editing the work.--Humpshire I n d e - 1 pendent. Hazard, Carysfort. The Vindictive, W ars p ite, and Ringdove, are being fitted - with all dispatch; un the former ship the workmen are employed by torchlight, ° great is the dema nd for the services of this ship, as ,„;11 as that of the Warspite.—Hampshire Independent, CONVENTION OF MANUFACTURRIIS A MANCHESTER. —A convention will be he l d at the Corn T E x change, on Thursday the 16th December. It will consist of deputies from all the towns and di s h thedition of en gaged in the cotton trade, whose business i t "'lieu bring forward statements relative to Will be to trade, the past and present rate of wa g es , employed in each town or village, the num ber numbers or manufactories at present not workin of mills re ports (showing the state of-crime), the prison a g,' the rates for the last six years (showing h unt of poor's s h in o fi u n . in tartie s e of .ln r el °gress pauperism), the reports of the dispen saries for the last six years be the state of di sease), with such other facts as, way depict ing the actual condition of the po pu l ation, eof use in the whole of the em ployers and operatives, thioughuut both cotton district. From all we hat a-. been able to learn lin this will be one of the most important .meetings ever held in Manchester ;. and we h ope its promoters will experience from every quarter great readiness in the communication cf facts, and will themselves evince strict accuracy and precision in arran g ing and narrating thern.--Manchester Paper. TRADE OF BIRMINGHAM. We are happy to state that the improvement in trade lately noticed by, us has since been fatly sustained amongst merchants and There is a better feeling manufacturers also, and good hopes are felt of a still further revival. In the iron and coal districts, however, the scouragingaspect of a ffair s is fiomewbot .--Birmingham Advertiser, ..~da ~ ~ a r . ~„ f