The Sun. — London, England, 1849-02-05 00:00:00

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THE a utility of roceedings , t sorry to of a core t its uses our atten mount of ier to the kendments. i ,pens, it s moved, the lajority of h i e way o some time ove rn meat the combi nt, in the tatives in that out of ply 12 who in Ireland as speedily nld be one nature of %fives have to the con ease must ken up by rounds. y remark ing of the orward the , pect, after gn powers cy of the zee which e meeting le failure• ull liberty that the potism the ch he vis s igland an d their vision, and t allowing ;he friend° it features , pregns the the awns" sina. \VO r that cry and call 3e," would n a Hoese . ler halloo bold, Oa p into the the lot traced in ley recog' le moment led undis . inion with Its where made, if length 0 1 as to hale imitations to under' he exeer and their e govern . ghout the nt of this e for con' MEN. : in cut orrOWI,P MO I .j THE UNITED STATES. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY EVENING. The North-American Royal Mail steam-ship Ame rica, Captain Heitch, arrived this evening, with ad vices from New York to the 23d; Boston, to the 24th • and Halifax, to the 26th ult. respectively. The West India Mail steamer Dee, Captain All( n, from St. Thomas and Bermuda, arrived at New York on the lath ult., and left again on the follow ing day. There is little to interest in the proceedings of Con gress. The Slavery Question and the admission cf California as a State had been debated, but without any result. The Southern Convention has adopted Mr. Cal houn's manifesto. That gentleman was very unwell. The news by this arrival is interesting, especially as regards the California movement. Nothing, our reports say, can exceed in intensity the excitement throughout all parts of the States on the subject, and the accounts received of three weeks' later dates from the diggings are of such a promising nature as to add to the excitement. Gold lumps are now daily found averaging one and a half, two, and two and a half pounds in weight. The extent of ground covered with gold is now ascertained to ex tend at least over three hundred miles ; so that those who were holding back, fearing that the length of time taken in the journey might leave them little to find when they would reach, are again preparing, and ships are scarcely obtainable in sufficient num bers to convey the expectant visitors to this El Dorado. The articles of agreement for the construction of a railroad across the Isthmus of Panama have been Signed. The contracting parties are Messrs. Aspin wall, Stephens, and Channay, constituting the Pa nama Railroad Company. A grant of 250,000 dollars a year for twenty years to Messrs. Aspinwall and Co. is recommended. It is proposed to complete the railroad in three years. It is stated in late advises from Mexico that tur bulence and insubordination were the order of the day, and that the Government was in such a weak condition as to be unable to check these disorders. The papers are filled with accounts of robberies and murders committed in the very heart of the city. Counterfeit gold and silver coin was in circulation. To add to these lamentable accounts we have details of atrocities committed by the Indians. Congress Was in session. It was feared that a quorum would not be obtained by the Ist of January. The Cham ber of Deputies had framed several stringent decrees respecting absentees. The Government was without funds. The Board of Health at Havannah had decided to make the quarantine regulations more stringent. Every vessel from the United States was to be subjected to an observation of eight days, and a vessel from an infected port with cholera, or from one situated within 150 miles of a place where that malady exists, Was to undergo a quarantine of twenty days. The Canadian Parliament was opened on the 18th ult. with a speech by the Governor General. He stated that it is the purpose of the Queen to exercise the prerogative of mercy in favour of all persons who are still liable to penal consequences for poli tical offences arising out of the unfortunate occur rences of 1837 and 1838. The restrictions imposed on the use of the French language are removed by an Act of the Imperial Parliament. Assurance is given that steps will be taken for conferring upon the pro vincial authorities the entire control and management of the post-office department, and a hope is expressed that it will be found practicable to establish a low and Uniform rate of postage throughout the provinces. In regard to the Quebec and Halifax Railway, the Go vernor says the officers employed in exploring the Country, with the view of discovering the best line of railway to connect these points, have presented a valuable report, which sets forth in a strong light the advantages of the proposed undertaking. The provision of funds for the early completion of the St. Lawrence canals is strongly urged. The subject of , th e depressed condition of the commercial affairs of the provinces f o rms a leading feature of the Address. The support of common schools is also alluded to, and the expediency of setting apart a portion of the Public domain, in order that the revenue derived f rom its sale may form a fund, the interest of which shall be applied to their support. The amendment of the existing Emigration Act was intended. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, JAN. 23. I,Vloney Market-The demand for Government secu rities hss been st e ady, though somewhat diminished by t he pres en t a d vance d ra t es . A rapid advance has taken Place in Indiana State Fives. Money continues easy at 5 t o 6 per cent. " on ca ll , " an d f or di scoun t s on b es t signatures at 7 to 9 per cent, per annum. The gold fever has received increased stimulus from the more recent intelligence from California. T is mentioned that the issue of Government stock s to foreign account, from September to January , have been about five millions; of which England France about 3,000,000 dolls., Germany 800,000 dulls., 550,000 dolls., Canada 100,000 dolls., and Switzerland 100,000 dolls. The transactions in foreign exchanges have been considerable, and the supply full. E xchange on London, 108} to 1084; ditto on Paris, 5.30 5.25; ditto on Amsterdam, 404. to 401 1 -; ditto on .ttamburgh, 35 1 1 to 35,i; ditto on Bremen, 7li to 78i. The Governor of P,nnsylvania h a s r ecom mended that hereafter the whole interest on the public debt be paid 11 :k current money; and the Legislature, it may be anti cipated, will so determine. Cotton-The steamer Washington's arrival, but not t he effect of her news, was given in my last circular by the Europa, und e r date of the 9th instant. The sales effected that day were uniformly at my full outside quotations, being equal to an advance of an eight per ere:tie:B 2 still On Wednesday and Thursday succeeding, the averseti hi i ti ghe 2,500 bales daily mostly on speculation r rates, which Continued on the morn eineg the F riday after the telegraph announced the arrival Le America at Boston, 1,000 bales having been tagerly 'b oug h t on the assumpt i on t h at she would ri ng a handsome ad vance . H e r accounts received about one P.M. of on l y em e i ghth o f a penn y a d vance rat h er da mpened the ardour of buyers, and no disposition was B "°wn afterwards to take hold. The letters by this eQhveyance, as also the annual cotton circulars, which Were received next day, appearing to be uniformly written W il i _ th a glow of confidence on a decided advance 'eere, provided the popular estimates of our corp can be "Pt at or under 2,500,000 bales, and as that is in the ° Pinion of caretul observers the probable extent c l h f it (i n whi c h, h ow ever, I do not coincide, ei ng Inclined to favour 2,600,000 bales, equal 41 averag e weight to the last crop, notwithstanding the Feat increase of bales will be fou.nd in the atlantic lecti 'n), the market continued strong, and sales to the extent of 1,000 bales were made withotit further change eaetit rates. The market on the lath was affected by the a ttr ge arri va l s o f t h e prece di ng d ay , an d th e h a l es did not 800 b a l es, f or w hi ch a b out an eighth-easier ~.l Zere accepted. The arrivals continuing large, holders T e re more disposed to entertain offers on Tuesday, and t he sales were ext' n led to 2,000 bales, at prices exhibit ing decline of a quarter of a cent from the highest anoint, On Wedn es d a y th e b us i ness was quite limited, :El the markets felt sensibly the heavy arrivals, amount -slag to 3 0.000 bales since Saturday morning. On Thurs -2 1' b uyers for export h av i ng a w id er c h o i c e of samples, It ' t 00 bales were sold at the previous decline. As several r ge lists w ere st ill on t h e mar k et unso ld , t h e i n d uce • - m erit s to buyers were increased the next day, and the e - u j oe ft ate t i sa s _ e a t t i li o r n d s ay amounted to 4,000 bales, the market reco ne one half of the previous decline later in the day. the tables were comparatively clear of of , t l , ° % and the market was strong at the closing prices of.`"e preceding da at which 1,500 bales were disposed sal Yesterday themarket presented a quiet aspect, the at es only amounting to 1,200 bales, buyers feeling that .I,lll?resent prices they might as well watt later advices. market now stands at about the same line of prices bisatinerelasts.tded at the departure of the last steamer. . export 2 h t e uif t s r - alda T en h gb e uel market for flour and grain re -111 a eery being g state,con confined n w e i d th to ha th rd e ly ho a ni n e in c q o tsiionne,eand that at this season of the year is usuali siru l Y i m gh fPo t -r . Las b 111 Y report of the 9th instant, per Europa, there e More disposition to sell flour, and with a light demandeit and reports of a dull market in England, prices ve dtclined about 12Ic. per barrel ; common city and We stern v are now selling at 5 dolls. 50c. to 5 dolls. 62i c.; ta,ight:brands of western and Genessee, 5 dolls. 62ic. to ' l 4 dolls, 75c.; southern kinds, 5 dolls, 44c. to 5 dolls. .s e tt rye fl ower s ells at 3 d o ll s . 12i c . to 3 dolls. 25c., l id Jersey corn meal 3 dolls. Wheat is dull, at 1 doll. 25c. per 60 lbs. for Genessee, nd lnd ianoll. 10c. to 1 doll. 15c. for Ohio mixed and red. corn is in light supply, with moderate sales at fl 6e ,* to 67 e. per 56 lbs. for round yellow, 62c. to 64c. for B EI ' Yellow, and 58c. to 60c. for mixed and white 6plth•ern, Rye is worth 65c. to 66c. Barley 64c. to Per 48 lb s . O a t s 42 e . t o 44 c . per bushel, i rov isions-Large arrivals from New Orleans, for the ttai kinds over days, has unsettled the market for all li e 40 ,000 b arre l s h ave arr i ve d i n th e a b ov e time. p o i's pork is off ere d a t 14 d o ll s . f or Ohi o p a cked ; prime t uti l'f,, 13 dolls, to 13 dolls. 50c. offered; a sale of two he barrels of prime pork (cut and packed 1 4 4, e e) a t 1 3 dolls. p e; b arre l. S a l es o f b acon hams for salesrPool (cut and packed here) at 81 cents. Small 15 dolls Mess p or k (f or G overnment ) h ave b een ma d e a t (f or ~ • Lard is neglected ; a sale of 200 barrels prime e e. ; reaners) at 7 cents ., c i ty ren d ere d f or t h e tra d ers a t r i, r ,T keg s and tubs. Hams and shoulders have ar son:4la considerable quantities, and the former has c uat given way, say 71-c. to Sc. forhams, and 54c. to 25 e. L°r shoulders. Beef-prime mess from 11 dolls. tee t „,7, l3 dolls, per barrel-12 dolls. was offered and da, " e `' for 300 barrels Chicago mess (uninspected), to tele; 1 7 dolls. 50c. offered for tierces of prime mess, and 25 e, d• Prime beef nominal at 6 dolls. 75c. to 7 dolls. for Butter and cheese rather dull; no change in fact ,s,rke last two weeks. ~.411e rates of freight are to Liverpool for cotton in 21.11 are bales, 5-16 d., and in round 3-Bd. per lb.; flour, for co Per barrel; grain in bulk, 7d. to Bd. per bushel, 2 8. n _,n and wheat respectively. To London-2s. 61 to d o per barrel for flour, and other articles in propor -4' To R -avre-Cotton, ic. to c. per lb. 0ef,..n3:1340-rta. have VALPAR ned AlSO of , Ntheov. 29. The g p r i 0 ant ocu results ef ornia speculatthions, so vastly entered into from auveeprecure expectationsd to enterta i Chilian flags, besides their putie.n. , , on their , iwn eeabt, tionl_ents for ab ou t I ,3UU lobs within the last two R,.,2‘ua, at th e rate of 25 dolls. per ton, and there are -vele " mere vessels to depart shortly. The THE SU N, LONDON, MON DAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 5, 1849. gold dust imported from San Francisco within that periol amounts to about 220,000 dollars, and it is :.aid that to buy it up there 100,000 dolls, have been Lent thither, chiefly from Callao, as well as from here. Other foreign vessels have obtained charters for the United States at ps 18 for copper in bars, and would do well in that or the California trade now. Exchanges—On London, at 90 days, 431, bar silver 102; hard dollars, 101 per cent. IRELAND. DUBLIN, SUNDAY EVENING. Accounts from the south report the rapid progress of emigration. All classes, gentle and simple, are flying to the shores of America. In Waterford numbers of farmers have voluntarily abandoned their holdings, giving " leg bail" to the landlords for the rent. In the same quarter 89 families, consisting of over 400 persons have been ejected from the property of the Earl of Donoughmore. Notwithstanding the cessation of the fires in Down, it is proposed at an early day to hold in Down patrick a county meeting for the purpose of adopt ing, on the part of the residents of Down, measures to crush the spirit of incendiarism now prevalent in a portion of it. Viscount Castlereagh, Lieutenant of the county, is expected to preside. MAGAZINES,&c.—(CONTINUED.) THE NEW MONTHLY. Mr. " Soapey Sponge's Sporting Tour " introduces us to some new characters, but says little of the hero himself. The enormous losses Mr. Sponge is sup posed to have sustained are to be accounted for, we are told, on the same principle on which a merchant declares he has lost " twenty thousand on this" and " forty thousand on that," simply because he did not make it. One of the most interesting tales in the New Monthly is entitled " The Perils of the Poor ; or the Lost Snuff-box." The interest of this tale, es pecially when the secret is discovered, which does not happen until the conclusion, is of a most painful cha racter. There is, however, one thing in this article to which we must most decidedly object. Its author strongly censures the promotion of common soldiers to the rank of officers, however meritorous they may be. Some of his objections appear at first sight sufficiently plausible, as where he observes that want of education renders the elevation of the intruder painful to himself as well as annoying to the gentlemen with whom he is com pelled to mingle. This may to a certain extent be true, but the remedy is a simple one. Every soldier in the army should be instructed in the rudiments of education. It is not necessary for a man to know Latin and Greek in order to converse in a gentlemanly manner. If the rudiments of education be provided for all men in the ranks, the vicissitudes to which all soldiers, and especially those few who obtain the envied promotion, are subjected, will do the rest. A man who by his own exertions has elevated himself in the social scale is, to our thinking, far better entitled to the epithet " noble" or " honourable," than are a multitude of those who only derive it from their ancestors. The very narra tive in:which this system is reprobated defeats its own purpose. The hero of this heart-thrilling tale, the soldier made officer, is endued with a nobility of soul and a delicacy of feeling rarely to be met with even in the highest ranks. We have dwelt so long upon this tale (and those who read it will not wonder at our delay)i that we must content ourselves with a general commendation of the remaining contents of the New Monthly. other sensation beyond that of supreme indifference in a mind so immeasurably above the reach of his own mediocrity. As to the assertion that Dickens will be forgotten when the name of Cowper is borne in honourable remembrance, it is about as silly as though a similar taunt had] been directed at Cervantes in reference to some poetic minnow of Castile, whose fame has long since been hushed in the slumbers of oblivion. A word to Mr. Gilfillan—let him main tain, if so he pleases, that Mr. Samuel Brown is a second Dr. Johnson, that Mr. Aird is a second Spenser, and that Mr. Bayly is a second Milton, but—unless he wishes to render himself exqui sitely ridiculous—let him abstain altogether from deriding the glory of Byron by an inuendo, or from attacking the genius of Dickens in the Billingsgate of criticism. A. laboriously careful review is given in Tait of Macaulay's " History of England." One suggestion seriously offered by the reviewer strikes us as particularly facetious—namely, that a statue of the maid of Orleans should be erected on 'Wa terloo-bridge at the expense of the English Govern ment. " Miranda" is continued by Mr. Percy St. John, and the current chapters will not be the less interesting from the circumstance that they recount events taking place in the very thick of the great Re volution. M. Guizot's pamphlet on " Democracy "is noticed in a strain such as might be expected from an eminently democratic publication. Among the most entertaining contributions in the number is the article on the " State of Music on the Continent." Others, such as the consideration of " The Pestilence and Sanitary Measures," and the analysis of " Dr. Chalmers's Posthumous Works," will be found worthy of an attentive perusal. DOLMAN. Another of the simple, but touching, and power fully-written stories of a Roman Catholic priest, is contributed to Dolman by the editor. It is called the " Dying Burglar." The new serial " The Catholic at Sea"—a rather odd and dubious title by the way— is continued ; and another serial, fraught with many caustic touches of sarcasm, is commenced—we mean " The Confessions of a Puseyite." A brief and, to our thinking, a rather indifferent Latin poem, celebrates the renown of the heroic Archbishop Affre. Above all, the papers contained in the February number of Dolman, both in interest and ability, are those relating to Pius IX.—one a trans lation from the Courrier de l:Eztrope, describing the personal appearance and private life of the ruling Pontiff—the other affording a sketch of the present posture of affairs in central and southern Italy. I n its other departments the magazine sustains its well earned reputation. story of " Lewis Arundel" contains a very beautiful incident of the mutual affection of a dog and his master, which incident, we are told, acts tally occurred. Sharpe's, as usual, contains two steel et igravings, and a variety of useful and amusing pape TS.—The new number of Mr. Knight's beautiful work, The Land We Live In, gives a pen-and-ink and pictorial glimpse of E x et er . Th e f ron ti s pi ece is of peculiar excellence.—The most valuable page its the Farmer's Magazine is a diagram which shows ato fluctuations in the average price of wheat during the year 1848. — The London Journal and Repertory of ~Inventions, and the Patent Journal severally preserve tho valuable characteristics for which we have already commended them. In similar terms we may:dismiss the Follet, the Colonial Church Chronicle, and the Ethnological Journal. The second number of Fp.ank Fairlegh contains two of George Cruikshank's capital illus trations. The representation of " Mad Bess" and her rider suspended in the air above a yo,wning chasm focibly recalls to us the last terrible scene of the " Drunkard's Children." list of masculine nouns ; the lists are arranged ti cording to the terminations, the nouns in each list being arranged alphabetically. This book will be found useful not only to beginners, but to those who havr made some progress in the language, for even natives of France are themselves sometimes puzzled to decide on the gender of a noun. MEMORANDA ON POISONS. By T. H. Tanner, 211:.D., late 110214 e Physician to King's College Hospital. Under the modest title of " Memoranda," and in the small.space of sixty-four 18mo. pages, Dr. Tanner has given us more really useful information on the subject of poisons and their remedies than is to be, found in many works of much gr ea t er pretens i on on the subject of Toxicology. We can confidently re commend this little manual as the best extant on the, subject of which it treats. It should be cridered as necessary a component of the " SEttirf library as the Conspectus, or the Dispensatoiy. SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury have caused Mr. Parker, one of their Lordship's Se cretaries, to transmit to the Commissioners of the Cus toms a copy of a letter from the Foreign-office, relative to certain irregularities that have occurred in several British ports in consequence of the masters of vessels, belonging to ports in the duchies of Schleswig and of Holstein, having reported those vessels as Schleswig- Holstein vessels, or as German vessels, and subsequently taken other steps tending to establish a claim to be con sidered as vessels not subject to the Crown of Denmark, with the expression of the desire of their Lordships that they will govern themselves according to the views entertained on this subject by Viscount Palmerston, as detailed in his said letter. The following is a copy of the communication from the Foreign-office to the Lords of the Treasury on the subject alluded to:— "Foreign-office. " Sir,—l am directed by Viscount Palmerston to re quest that you will inform the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury that the attention of her Ma jesty's Government has been called to the irregularities which have occurred in several British ports, owing to the masters of vessels belonging to ports in the Duchies of Schleswig and of Holstein having, on their arrival in British ports, reported those vessels as Schleswig-Hol stein vessels, or as German vessels, and having subse quently to their arrival taken other steps tending to establish a claim to be considered as vessels not subject to the Crown of Denmark. Under these circumstances Viscount Palmerston thinks it expedient that the Lords of her Majesty's Treasury should be informed of the view taken by her Majesty's Government of these matters. There are no treaties which regulate the com mercial intercourse between Great Britain and the duchies of Schleswig and of Holstein, except the treaties which have been concluded between the Crown of England and the King of Denmark. In those treaties no sepa rate mention is made of the Duchies as distinct from other portions of the dominions of Denmark, and it is under the general terms of those treaties that British vessels are entitled to admission into the ports of the duchies, and that the vessels of the duchies aro entitled to admission into the ports of Great Britain. Hence it is that, although the King of Den mark is not King, but Duke, of Holstein and Schles wig, those local distinctions not being specified in the treaties, the vessels of the duchies are entitled to admis sion to British ports only in the character of Danish ves sels, there being no treaty in existence which gives them any privilege or rightin their localcharacterot Schleswig or of Holstein vessels. In the present state of the differences between Denmark and the two duchies it may not be ex pedient to carry the observance of this technicality too far; but it would, nevertheless, be right that the officers of the Customs should explain clearly to the masters of Schleswig or of Holstein vessels entering British ports, that it is only under the treaties between Great Britain and Denmark that they can be allowed the privilege in regard to duties, &c., which they claim, and that, con sequently, whatever may be the character by which they may declare themselves, and which the officers of the Customs should be instructed, as a matter of courtesy, not to dispute, it is as Danish vessels that they are really admitted to the enjoyment of the privileges which they claim. The above relates to declarations that such vessels are Schleswigers or Holsteiners, or Schleswig- Holsteiners; but in regard to declarations by Holstein vessels that they are German vessels, the case is differ rent; and it would not be expedient that such declara tions should be accepted. For such declarations would specifically take such vessels out of the operation of the treaties with Denmark, and would not bring them within the scope of any other treaty; inasmuch as no treaty has been concluded between the British Crown and Germany, nor, i❑ point of fact, is there at present any state called Germany in existence with which such a treaty could be concluded. What the Holsteiners mean by declaring themselves Germane is that the Duchy of Holstein forms a part of the Germanic Con federation. But Great Britain has never concluded any commercial treaty with that Confederation, and the ves sels of the states which composed that confederation have been admitted according to their respective national cha racters, as belonging to Prussia, Austria, the Hanse Towns, &c., according to treaties, but not under the de nomination of German vessels.—l am, &c., " To J. Parker. "EDDISBURY." In pursuance of this order from the Lords of the Trea sury, directing the officers of the Customs to govern themselves in this matter according to the views enter tained on the subject by her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, instructions to that effect have been furnished by the Commissioners of the Customs to the principal officers of the department at the port of London, and at the several ports throughout the king dom, with directions to take care that the same be duly observed. A CURATE FLOGGED.—A rather unusual and ex citing scene occurred, as we are given to understand, on Friday last, at the adjacent quiet little tow❑ of Wilton— the curate of the new church, the Rev. Mr. Jacob, hav ing been publicly assaulted by two gentlemen in the square. From sundry pieces of explanation dropped at the time on the subject, it is accounted for as follows: It appears that an elderly gentleman living in Leeds has a daughter ; between whom and Mr. Jacob an ac quaintance has subsisted for some time past, and at the father's house the supposed suitor was fed and lodged for the space of about two years. On obtaining his present curacy, however, it seems he left his lady love to sigh behind him, and has altogether given up the connexion. The young lady's feelings being worked upon by this treatment, she became in an alarming state of excitement, and this exasperating the feelings of her tiftltner and father, they paid a visit to Salisbury, going thence to Wilton, on purpose to inflict the above sum mary punishment. Post-horses were ordered, with which they reached the Pembroke Arms Hotel ; then, watching their opportunity, a message was for warded to the curate's residence, soliciting an inter view on the part of two gentlemen. The unsuspecting man had reached as far as the square in complying with the request, when the father and son met him with out stretched hands (but in them horsewhips), and both commenced a course of flagellation. Some bystanders interfered and held back the son, with an idea of fair play, and when the old gentleman had exhausted his strength by the exercise, he left the place, and immedi-. ately returned to London by the next train ; and so the matter ended for the present. Since this affair the father of the curate, who resides in the Isle of Wight, has bad an audience with the Bishop of Salisbury on the subject, who, it is said, recommends a lawsuit. The flogging affair is the talk of the whole neighbourhood.—Sher borne Journal. A FURTHER CALL UPON JENNY LIND'S BENEVO• LENCE.—A correspondent wishes us to suggest the pro priety of originating a memorial in Barnsly to Mdlle. Jenny Lind, soliciting her to give her gratuitous ser vices at an oratorio in St. Mary's Church, on behalf of the distressed widows and orphans left by the late me lancholy catastrophe at Darley Main Colliery. If the subject were properly taken up by the gentry of the neighbourhood, we doubt not the services of the benevo lent Miss Lind might be obtained.—Leeds Mercury. THE BORDER COUNT RY.—Tbe various farms re-let during the winter have, notwithstanding the low prices of produce, in every instance brought higher rents. This has held true as to farms of 1001. to 3,0001. of yearly rent. — North British Mail. Sir Edmund Lyons, lately Minister at Athens, will be appointed British Minster in Switzerland. THE NATIONAL SOCIETY.—Her Majesty the Queen Dowager has presented the sum of 2001. towards the ge neral funds of the National Society, and 50/. towards the Welsh fund. SOUTHAMPTON, 11. 30. A.M.—The Royal West India Mail steam-packet Company's ship Tay is coming up the river. She is now about four miles from Southampton. SEIZURE OF THE PORTRAIT OF CHARLES I.—Con siderable excitement was caused in this city yesterday by the circulation of a rumour to the effect that the portrait of Charles 1., lately on exhibition at Tait's Royal Saloon, Princes-street, bad been seized on by a sheriff's officer, at the instance of the trustees of th e E ar l o f Fif e , f rom whose collection it was alleged to have been stolen, or at least surreptitiously obtained. On making inquiry into the matter, we ascertained that the picture was seized on Wednesday afternoon, at the instance of the parties alluded to, and conveyed to the Sheriff's office in the Ccuaty- buildings, where it still remains. Some proceedings tcok place yesterday, before the Sheriff, in connexion with this case, but of what nature has not been allowed to transpire. We understand, however, that coun sel were heard both for the trustees of the Earl of Fife, who now claims the portrait, and for Mr. , Snare, of Th Reading, in whose possession it was found. e case, it is understood, was ultimately delayed, in order that an investigation might be made into the history and pedi gree of the painting. From a pamphlet published by Mr. Snare, it appears that he bought the portrait (which h e a ll eges to be th e long-lost original, painted by the Spanish artist Valasquez, in 1613, while Charles, then Prince of Wales, was on a matrimonial visit at Madrid), some years ago, for the trifling sum of Si., at a sale of paintings at Radley Hall, then occupied as an academy by Mr. Rent. He subsequently ascertained, in the course of his researches to prove the validity of the r?firt . rait, thst it was at one time in the possession of the Fift , , from whose catalogue ho even adtlual evidence to substantiate his statements as to its identity. —lVort/4 13ritisk Mail AINSWORTH. The instalment of " Crichton" is very brief this month. It contains, however, one of Mr. Ains worth's effective pieces of painting—the procession to the lists. Next month we may expect an account of the tournament, of which, of course, the " admi rable" Crichton is to be preux chevalier. "Crichton" is followed by some musical verses, by J. E. Car penter—" Why did she leave him ?" " Angela, the wife ;" " Yarn, the slave-girl," and " Gaspard, the mason," are all attractive, and the two former most powerfully interesting. Ainsworth's is more inte resting than usual this month. FRASER. The present number opens with a continuation cf the valuable series of articles on the state of the manufacturing poor, which was commenced some months since in this magazine. The writer in this paper goes at great length into the question of the education of the poor, in the course of his observa tions he praises the late minutes of the Committee of Council on Education as a step in the right direction, which, if followed up, must lead to the best practical results, and defends most successfully the cause of Sunday-schools from the attacks of a City curate (published in the Quarterly Review), who, not content with neglecting his own duty, vilifies all those more conscientious persons who attend to theirs. The writer, who evidently speaks from personal experience, also approves of the night school system, which he has found fully remunerative for the time occupied by it. Our friend the Schemer still continues to propose a variety of schemes, some of which are certainly Worthy of consideration—such, for instance, are his proposals for extending to washerwomen the benefit of the cheap baths and washhouses, for the erection of a model bakehouse, of a model lodging house, and for the reclaiming waste lands. The article on the Austro-Italian question brings down the history of the north of Italy to the year 1814. The article on the Conservative party, is the despairing lament of one anxious for place, which he would, no doubt, obtain If Sir Robert Peel and the Protectionists would but " make it up again." True, he admits that the conduct of Sir Robert Peel, in twice betraying his party, was the effect of an intellectual not a moral weakness, and that the party are actuated by " spite, vanity, and false shame," in refusing again to trust him as their leader. How is the country to be benefited by confiding the administration of its affairs to a party actuated by " spite, vanity, and false shame," and directed by a man of " intellec tual weakness ?" This is a question which naturally suggests itself, but which the writer of this article will, we think, be puzzled to answer. We have also in this number a graceful tribute to the memory of Mr. Charles Buller, an eloquent defence of Lamar tine against the calumnies with which a certain por tion of the English reactionary press have thought it not indecent to assail one of the greatest men of the age—a well-deserved castigation of Alexandre Dumas, and l his tragedy of Catalina, and the commencement of an epic written in the " Don Juan" stanza, by the late John Sterling, and entitled " Coeur de Lion." All these are excellent, and there are, in addition, several other articles of more than average merit. THE DUBLIN UNIVERSITY. The number of this magazine for the present month does not contain as many original papers as usual, but we have the pleasure to perceive this de ficiency counterbalanced by very able literary notices of several new works on important and interesting subjects. It opens with a well-written commentary on a work by James Fergusson, architect, entitled " An Historical Inquiry into the True Principles of Beauty in Art, more especially in reference to Archi tecture"—a work which, though deformed somewhat by the vanity and eccentricity of the author, yet con. tains "substantially new views, and will reward the reader honestly desirous of instruction, who takes up this remarkable production of a very remarkable man." The next paper is " The Cross on the Snow Mountains ; a Scandinavian Tale," a most agreeable composition, full of wild and intense beauty. The next is a notice of an interresting narrative, by Mr. Borrer, entitled " The Kabylie of Algeria." The first part of the book is a lively and graphic journal of a six weeks' campaign against the Kabyles of Algeria, a tribe inhabiting the mountain barrier between Algiers and Constantine. The se cond part details the hazardous adventure of M. Suchet, the Vicaire-General of Algeria, who volun teered to go alone in search of the camp of Abd-el- Kader, for the purpose of treating with him about an exchange of prisoners, and who, having accomplished his object, returned in safety. The third and con cluding part of the book describes Mr. Borrer's ride through Constantine. The next is a very able and sensible paper on the present state of Italy, entitled " Italy and the Italian Questions." Next is a notice of "Aytoun's Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers." The extracts from these lays are indeed graphic, bold, and natural, and place Mr. Aytoun in the first rank as a writer of ballad poetry. Next is a very ably written comment on an article in the Times newspaper of the 4th January, on the Irish Poor-law, under the head of " The Times and the New Irish Poor-law." The other papers are, a continuation of " Ceylon and the Cingalese," as usual graphic, amusing, and instruc tive. This paper closes with a list of English Governors of Ceylon, from 1796 to 1648; " The Political Tracts of Menenius," a volume containing some singularly able papers, lately published, on the political state of Ireland; "Life and Letters of the Poet Campbell ;" and "France—the Inauguration of 1849." Altogether, the readers of this magazine will find in the present number an intellectual ban quet, rich and varied. TAIT. Mr. George Gilfillan would be the most amusingly impertinent critic if his dogmatism did not become absolutely intolerable. He can contrive no other means of puffing Mr. Thomas Aird into a belief of his immortality, than by sneering at Mrs. Hemans's poems and at Miss Landon's " musical maudlin." Nor is this all the absurdity that can be found in the two supercili ous pages o f l e tt er - p ress h e h as i n t ro d uce d into the February number of Tait. Speaking of some preposterous project which is now on foot for raising a monument in Westminster Abbey to the memory of the late Mr. William Cowper—a man whom Lo rd Byron truly sa id never wro t e th ree li nes that entitled him to the designation of a poet—Mr. Gilfillan takes occasion t o assa il M r. Di c k ens i n a strain of indignation that amounts at last to a species of literary insolence. The crime which has sub jected this great author to the petty abuse of Mr. Gilfillan is this—Mr. Dickens has refused to contri• bute anything towards raising the ridiculous monu ment to which we have referred. One of the reasons given by the illustrious novelist is simply that there are " many greater than Cowper to whom no such monuments have been erected." That the reason is valid must be sufficiently clear, so long as we look in vain through Poets' Corner for a tablet to either Byron, or Coleridge, or Shelley, or to twenty others that we could enumerate. But no ; Mr. Gil fillan is obtuse enough not to recognise the force of this objection, and irritable enough to throw mud in the face of Mr. Dickens because, forsooth, that gen tleman presumes to differ with him in regard to the eAimate of Mr. Cowper's intellect. The spleen of his remarks resembles the spitefulness of a chamber maid. " The Task," he exclaims, " will outlive the Haunted Man." Then say we, God help the " Haunted Man !" Viewing the matter seriously, however, it must be evident to every one who takes the trouble to read Mr. Gilfillan's very self-sufficient observations in the present magazine, that the wretched little sneer we have just quoted was expressly , intended to wound the feelings of Mr. Diehen.. Gilfillan is, nevertheless, vas tly mistaken i f he imagines himself of sufficient importance to excite any UNITED SER VICE. This is a more than usually interesting number of the United Service Magazine. Among its contents are an article on " Military Education," " The Field Artillery of the principal European Armies," a con tinuation of " The Sack of Rome in 1525," by Jacopo Bonaparte, translated by the French President ; another instalment of "The African Cruiser ;" " Th e Smuggler's League," a tale of thrilling interest ; the conclusion of " Hofer's Last Campaign ;" " The Dutch in the Indian Archipelago;" and other papers of varied interest and ability. THE BANKERS. There is much valuable information in the num ber for the present month. The first article " Statistics of Prices during the Past Year," con tains a notice of every important branch of trade. " Thomas Bullion " continues his useful lessons to bankers, in a tenth " Letter to a Branch Manager." We have also papers on " The California Gold Region," "Savings' Banks," "Banking and Com mercial Law," an "Analysis of the late Financial Statement of the Great Western Railway Company," "Reports of Joint-Stock Banks," "Banking Re turns," and other useful intelligence. The number fully maintains the high character that has already been attained. THE HISTORY OF PENDENNIS. By W. 111. 7hackeray. Part IV. This Fourth Part contains a full and complete narrative of the campair,n of Major Pendennis and his allies, Mr. Foker and Mr. Tatum, a lawyer, against the united Costigan-Fotheringay forces; and although in the first skirmish General Costigan has rather the advantage, yet by his superior strategy he completely outmanoeuvres the enemy, induces Costigan and his daughter to write a letter to Arthur, breaking off the intimacy between them, and subsequently, on Arthur's seeking an explanation, to give him the cut direct. He also procures from Costigan all Arthur's letters and " pothry," as Miss Fotheringay calls it,in exchange for a certain overdue acceptance of Costigan's, given to a grocer, on which Mr. Tatum, the Major's at torney-ally, has threatened;to sue the General. Not content, however, with all these advantages, the Major causes the enemy to evacuate entirely the territory of Chatteris by procuring for Miss Fotheringay a me tropolitan engagement. This part is replete with not mere sketches but finished portraits of character ; that of the London manager, for instance, is a perfect daguerreotype. The illustrations are full of spirit. THE MIRROR. The Mirror for this month contains a number of interesting articles, which want of space alone pre vents us from noticing more at large. We would particularly recommend, however, the continuation of Mr. P. B. St. John's " Adventures of a French Re publican," " Music : its Rise and Progress," and the paper on " Financial Reform," as more especially worth of perusal. THE BELLE ASSEMBLER. Under the able auspices of Mrs. Newton Crosland the Belle Assemblee progresses well. We observe a new feature in the number for February : choice flowers of wit and wisdom, from various authors — Macaulay among the number—are collected under the very appropriate, and, for a lady's magazine, thp , singularly felicitous heading, " Our Conservatory." Among the attractions of this number of the Belle Assemblje is a poem, by the editress (Camilla Toulmin), " A Pecan for Merrie England." Our space will not permit us to present the entire poem to our readers ; b u t one stanzas will suffice to show its spirit. After eulogising the "grand heroic patience" with which the English l haveeand hopefully supported their exclaimstrials, the fair poetess people beautifully " Hark!—their recompense is coming—there is heard a murmuring sound, Like the rush of far-off waters w h en t h e i r won t e d course is found; Hinder'd Commerce breaks her trammels, bearing on her silver stream, 'Neath the flag of Free Exchangement, hopes far brighter than a dream! Fancy sees the life-like Engine—hears the crash of myriad looms, And the Artizan's pale forehead now the glow of joy resumes!" THE MAN MADE OF MONEY. Part V. By Douglas Jerrold. The author is evidently preparing for the conclu sion of his narrative that a d m i n i stra ti on o f" poetical justice", with which all works of fancy close. Old Jericho gets every day thinner from his continual draws on his heart bank, and at length determines to turn miser. His wife imagines he is mad, her daughters both fail in their matrimonial speculations, and her son Basil determines to marry Bessy, the daughter of old ruined Gilbert Carraways, who, not withstanding his poverty, is to Jericho's infinite an noyance as joyous and as happy as ever. The next part will finish the career of the " Man made of Money." THE ECLECTIC REVIEW. From the introduction to this first number of a " new series " we learn that the Eclectic Review has been in existence about forty-four years. Such longevity in a periodical is an almost indubitable proof of excellence. Indeed, we can hardly wonder at the long continuance of this review when we have perused some of the paragraphs of this preface, which, be it remembered, are of a retrospective, not of a pro spective character. The editor does not say he will do such and such things ; he tells us he has advocated almost every liberal mea sure and every necessary reform which has been agitated during the last half century—such as Catholic Emancipation, the Abolition of Slavery, and the Repeal of the Corn-laws, &c., &c. "It has been no question with the editor," he tells us, " whether such advocacy would be profitable or not. He has never stopped to propose the inquiry. His duty has respected truth, and he has endeavoured fearlessly and with fidelity to utter it. In the de partment of general politics he is unfettered by party connexion. Here, as in literature, philosophy, and religion, he is an Eclectic." Furthermore, he lays down as a rule of this review that "it contemplates great changes in the political structure of society, but is content to approach them step by step." O n e of . the most important articles this number of the Eclectic is the first—the "Picture of a Nomination Borough—Stamford." MISCELLANEOUS. The Metropolitan Magazine for February contains several very interesting articles. Among the number are Mrs. Tinsley's " Storm and Conflict," " The Grande Fête de la Fraternite of the National Guard of Paris," "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment," by that entertaining writer, N. Hawthorne, " A Biography of John Fransham," and some beautiful pieces of versification.—The Sporting Review contains an ani mated scene from a steeple-chase---" Nobody names the Winner"—in which four horses and riders are re presented in four very perilous positions. The second plate in the Sporting is a representation of" Pike fishing." Among the literary contents is a glimpse of " Tatter sall's as it was and as it is."— Sharpe s London Ma gazine is as interesting and attractive as ever. The LITERAT URE. LIFE AND LETTERS OF THOMAS CAMPBELL. Edited by Dr. Beattie. 3 Vols. Seldom have rs e perused a more aftractive bio graphy than that of Thomas Campbell, by Dr. Beattie. It gives us no elaborate analysis of the poet's character, no florid eulogium upon his merits, no ostentatious criticism upon his short-comings ; it is not a homily, but a biography—a simple; unpretend ing, truthful portrait of the poet and the man. Thomas Campbell lives and breathes aad speaks i❑ the pages of these volumes. Those who knew him not personally may make his acquaintance here, while those who possessed the privi lege of his friendship will thank Dr. Beattie, as the Indian blessed the painter, for giving back the dead. This life of Campbell fills three large volumes, a circumstance not to be wondered at when we call to mind the number of letters and the innumerable anecdotes scattered over the pages. "It has been my aim," says Dr. Beattie, "to make Campbell the historian of his own life, as it is preserved in his letters and other documents." "In this labour of love," he elsewhere observes, "I have been studious to combine the truthfulness of history with the ten derness of friendship. I have had to discharge a double—often a delicate duty ; to omit nothing that his true friends would regret to lose, to revive no thing that Campbell himself would have wished forgotten." Dr. Beattie may congratulate himself upon the successful accomplishment of this difficult task. The poet himself could have desired no better historian—he is here represented not only as a genius to be admired, but as a man to be loved. His habitual tenderness of disposition, his warm affection for his friends, his passionate love for Poland and her unhappy children, his zealous and enthusiastic labour in their cause, and a thousand other evidences of kindness and warm-heartedness render Campbell, as portrayed by Dr. Beattie, quite as attractive as an individual as is the author of the " Pleasures of Hope" as a poet. Speaking of the " Pleasures of Hope," one of the anecdotes informs us of the occasion of that felicitous subject being selected by Campbell for a poem. Writing to a friend, he had lamented the weariness of solitude, and that friend in reply sent him some lines in praise of loneliness, adding in a bantering way, "We have now three Pleasures' extolled by three poets—' The Pleasures of Memory,' 'The Pleasures of Imagination,' and The Plea sures of Solitude'—let us enjoy the Pleasures of Hope that we shall soon meet again !" These play ful lines were the happy origin of Campbell's master piece. We might quote a hundred similarly inter esting anecdotes without in any way exhausting the treasures of these volumes. Want of space prohibits such a proceeding, and indeed we had rather refer our readers to Dr. Beattie, assured that they will derive pleasure and information from his valuable work. Pr. Beattie was with Camp bell to the last. After describing the sad closing scene, the Doctor thus cordially eulogises his departed friend :—" There lay the breathless form of him who had impressed all sensitive hearts with the magic , influence of his genius—the hallowed glow of his poetry—the steady warmth of his patriotism—the unwearied labours of his philanthrophy ; the man whom I had seen under many varieties of circum stance—in public, the observed of all observers—in private, the delight of his circle—the pride of his country—the friend of humanity; now, followed with acclamations—now visited with sorrows—strug gling with difficulties, or soured with dis appointments ; then striving to seek repose in exile—and here finding it in death." This work, an actual evidence of the pleasures of memory, is appropriately dedicated to Samuel Rogers. It contains an engraving of Sir Thomas Lawrence's beautiful portrait of the poet, and also a sketch of the statue to be erected in the Poet's Corner of West minster Abbey, and a fac-simile of Campbell's hand writing. Dr. Beattie concludes his life of Campbell, as we will close these remarks, with a very beautiful and singularly appropriate verse from Campbell's " Hallowed ground :" .‘ And is he dead, whose glorious mind Lifts thine on high ? To live in hearts we leave behind Is not to die I" THE CLOSING SCENE. _Second Series. By the Rev. Erskine Neale. We gladly welcome the second series of this most valuable work. To all who may have met with the first number it is unnecessary to say more than that the second resembles it in animus and ability. The " Closing Scene"—an idea happily conceived and ad mirably executed —contrasts Christianity and Infi delity by depicting the last hours of remarkable Christians and Infidels. In order to render the lesson complete, it is necessary to exhibit net the last hours only, but the careers and characters to which the suf fering or tranquillity of those last hours may be attri buted. Mr. Neale has done this. He has written a very interesting biography of each individual of whom he has portrayed the closing scene. No lessons are like those of example, and the readers of this volume, standing now by the death-bed of the Christian, and now by that of the Infidel—looking' upon this picture and upon that, are irresistibly prompted to exclaim with the Prophet, " Let me die the death of the righteous—let my last end he like his !" As an in stance of the singular diversity of the characters here portrayed, we may cite two individuals now, perhaps, for the first time, placed side by side—Mirabeau and Jane Taylor. Jane Taylor, the loving daughter and sister, the humble, reliant, Christian, who ex pired in the bosom of her family breathing the name of her Saviour and her absent sister and Mirabeau, of whom Talleyrand has said "he dramatised his death"—Mirabeau who in his last moments ex claimed, " Perfume me; crown me with flowers ; environ me with music, so that I may enter sweetly on that death from which there is no awaking !" The other individuals whose closing scenes are de picted in this volume are as follows—we give their names with Mr. Neale's effective epithets :—" The Man of Taste—Beckford, of Foothill; the Spiritual Father of many an earnest pastor—Rev. Charles Simeon ; the Traitor, Assassin, and avowed Infidel— Thistlewood ; the Retired Student—John Foster, of Bristol; the Merchant Prince—Edward Colston; the Man of Furious Passions and Faltering Creed— Lawrence, Earl Ferrers ; a Statesman without Guile —the late Earl Spencer; the Noble sensitively ten acious of his own Honour—Lord Camelford, the duellist ; the Helper of the Fallen—Elizabeth Fry ; the Diplomatist and Dissembler—Prince de Talley rand," and some others. THE BRITISH POLITICAL, COMMIE?. CIAL, ECCLESIASTICAL, AND HISTO RICAL GAZETTEER, TRAVELLING ROADBOOK, AND COUNTY ATLAS. The first and second parts of a publication under this head have just reached us. The want of a com prehensive work of this kind has been generally felt since the great change in locomotion by, the con struction of railroads, and we have little doubt, the present undertaking will be duly appreciated, by re ceiving that public support to which its merits 'so'. justly entitle it. It is, indeed, beautifully got up. The great improvement in art will be at once seen in the artistic excellence of the engravings, and the ex ecution and correctness of the maps. The varied and useful matter of so extensive a work must find an in terest for every reader, while its pictorial beauty will render it as amusing and ornamental in the drawing-room as it will be found useful and instructive to the traveller. It will contain accounts of all inhabited places, with their statistics, means of access, &c. ; descriptions of districts, rivers, &c., with all information that can be procured concerning each. There will be also a glos sary of archaic, municipal, and ecclesiastical terms, and other scientific names mentioned in the course of the work. It will be compressed into sixty-five parts, fifty of which will contain a map each. The statis tical and historical matter, even in the parts now before us, must have cost much industry and labour, and we heartily wish good :speed to an undertaking calculated to add so much that is useful and interest ing to the general stock of knowledge. LE LIVRE DES NOMS; being a Distinct Arrangement of all the French Nouns as to Gender and Termination, showing also their Plural Formations, with the English attached. By Made moiselle Coralie. Cobbett in his French Grammar declares that it is impossible to devise any rules for ascertaining the genders of French nouns, inasmuch as the exce p tions in many instances outnumber th e nouns which con form to a given rule. The only method , according to Cobbett, to be pursued is to make a list of all French feminine nouns and all Fr ench masculine nouns, and learn them by ro te. This list has been drawn up by Mademoiselle Coralie in the " Livre des Noms." The list of feminine nou ns a re p laced first ; and then the THEATRICALS AND MUSIC. The great success which we have had of late to chronicle in the theatricul world still continues. All the metropolitan theatres are nightly crowded, and, in deed, some to complete overflow. Among the latter fortunate class must be noted the Haymarket. The Housekeeper has proved highly attractive. The Lyceum also enjoys the same good fortune. The entertainments at this house still continue immensely popular, and are likely so to do for some time. The Adelphi must also be numbered in the latter class. Our notice, there fore, under this h ea d mus t necessar il y b e limited to the following paragraphs:— Mdlle. Alboni, we believe, on Thursday last signed an engagement with Mr. Lumley for the ensuing season at her Majesty's Theatre. This announcement is highly interesting, as it will bring before the public numerous operas that have long been on the shelf. The appear ance of Mdlle. Alboni, in conjunction with Mdlle. Jenny Lind, will create a perfect furore. Madame Pauline Garcia is re-engaged at the Roya Italian Opera. Mdlle. Jenny Lind has, it is said, refused 8,0001. to sing at twenty concerts. Her singing in the concert room being nearly exclusively devoted to charitable purposes. _ A new comic drama, of which report speaks very highly, is in an active state of forwardness at the Ly ceum, and will be produced as soon as the attraction of the pieces at present performing has in some measure subsided. Madame Stottz, the celebrated prima donna of the Grand Opera of Paris, has been engaged by Mr. Lum ley, and will make her debk in La Favorita. Massaniello will, we understand, be the opening opera at the Royal Italian Opera House. Cerito will sustain the part of Fenella. Grand ballet will be discontinued here, and incidental dances and divertisements are to be substituted. The Athenceum contradicts the statement made by a contemporary, that the honorarium to Jenny Lind is 5004 to sing at a concert. Will neither of our opera managers afford us an op portunity of judging of the Lenore Signor Calzolari? M. Mengis, a noted French tenor, will make his first appearance in London on Wednesday next, at the Prin cess's Theatre, in the character of Frantz, in the opera of Leoline. Miss Poole will also for the first time appear in the same opera. Madame Alboni is said to be meditating an ascent to the soprano repertory, being about, rumour adds, to at tempt the part of Ninetta. La Gazza is not an opera in which make-believe sing ing in the concerted music will carry the artiste through. The experiment, too, is proverbially hazardous. Mr. Flexmore, the clown, is, we hear, shortly to be married to Mdlle. Auriel, the premire danseuse, at the Princess's, and daughter of Auriel, the chief droll at the Cirque Nationale de Paris. The Woman Hater is about to be revived at the Olympic. Mr. Stewart is also announced to appear in a new two act drama. Mr. Glover's management of the Prince's Theatre, Glasgow, has proved very successful. The Court Ball in 1790 is an immense hit. The dancing of Miss Mas sell greatly pleases the good folk of Glasgow. Madame Dulcken has announced a grand concert at the Hanover-square Rooms, at which Mdlle. Jenny Lind will appear. Madame Dulcken will also perform Men delssohn's second grand concerto. Mr. Balfe is to con duct the concert. A grand miscellaneous concert will take place on the 12th inst. at Exeter-hall. The selection will consist of trios, duets, and solos. Braham, H. Philips, Lockey, Miss Birch, Miss Miran, Miss Dolby, and Miss Dur lecher are engaged; Miss K. Loder pianoforte; M. Lavigne oboe; big. Pialli violoncello. The whole under the direction of Mr. Balfe. Miss Lucombe and Miss Durlecher will appear at the concert, on Wednesday next, at Exeter Hall. The Di rectors have also wade arrangements with the celebrated M. Vivier, who will perform for the last time at these concerts. Mr. Lionel Goldsmith will appear at the Music Hall, Store-street, Bedford squre, in a new and entirely origi nal Entertainment, called At Home and Abroad. ELIJAH."-MADLE. JENNY LIND.—The Free-trade Hall, Manchester, to-morrow, will present one of the most brilliant assemblages ever seen within its walls, to hear the noble strains of Mendelssohn's great work, in terpreted by the greatest vocalist with which England has yet been acquainted. On Thursday she is to repeat the Elijah at Birmingham, where, as might be naturally expected, there is an equally intense interest to hear her in this noble work—the Elijah having been written for the occasion of the last Birmingham festival, and there first produced under the direction of Dr. Mendelssohn. We may further state the probability of its being also produced very shortly in Liverpool. THE PENINSULAR MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 4.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Iberia, Captain Charles F. Bur ney, arrived at Southampton this evening, at half-past six o'clock, and landed mails from the following places, in charge of Lieutenant Peter Rainier, Admiralty agent. The mails were forwarded to London by the mail train. During the home voyage of the Iberia she expe rienced fine weather, and has made a good passage. Her dates of sailing are : —Gibraltar, Jan. 27, Lisbon, 30th, Oporto no communication, Vigo and Corunna, Feb. 1, and Cadiz, Jan. 28. Amongst the passengers are Viscount Moncorvo and son, Mr. Mosely, wife, and child; Dr.Bain, Mr. Strachan, Count de Foote, Messrs. Errol, Colt, Losseuse, Howard, Lawrence, and Corneau. The freight of the Iberia consists of 50 packages of specie, 53 cases of eggs, 3 casks of wine, 9 casks of pork, 91case3 of hams, 617 chests of oranges, and 29 ditto Tan gierines, 22 barrels of dates, arid 43 packages of sundries. STATIONS OF HER MAJESTY'S SHlFS.—ller Majesty's ships Sidon and Polyphemus at Gibraltar. The Indus sailed from Gibraltar on the 27th, all well; exchanged colours, on Feb. 1, with the Madrid, coming out of Vigo, and, on Feb. 2, with the Montrose, bound to Gib raltar. The United States frigate St, Lawrence was in the Tags. SHIPS OBSERVED ON THE VOYAGR.—Passed, at 8 P.M., on the 27th, off Tariffs, a squadron of about nine sail, steering to the eastward, supposed to be Sir C. Napier's. GRAND DINNER AND BALL AT THE DUKE 01' DEVONSHIRE'S, KEiII' TOWN.—On Thursday eve n ing the Duke of Devonshire gave his fourth grand entertain ment this season, at his residence in Kemp Town, com mencing with a dinner, the circle of which included the Earl and Countess of Verulam, Lady Henley, the Hon. Mrs. Lamb and Miss Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. and the Misses Lambton, Major-General Sir Frederick Trench, Major. General Upton, Mr. Wodehouse Currie, Mr. Charles Culling Smith, Mr. Robert Henley, Mr. H. L. Wilson, Mr. H. D. Erskine. There was a grand ball in the evening, to which invitations were issued to above 150 of the leading fashionables at present in Brighton. THE NEW STRAND ThIEATRE.—Mrs. Nisbett, it is stated in theatrical circles, has again undertaken the di rection of a theatre, and the New Strand dramatic temple is to be the scene of her exertions. The style of entertainment, as may be imagined, will consist of light vaudevilles, petite dramas, and those pleasant serio comic burlettas, for which the house is solely adapted. 13REcifiN.—DEATH Or SIR JAMES CARNEGY, BART.—Sir James Carnegy died at Kinnaird Castle on Tuesday afternoon. He will be succeeded in his title and extensive estates by his eldest son, an officer in the Grenadier Guards. SALE OF TLIE STOWE LIBRARY. On Saturday, the third week's sale of this collection of books was brought to a close by Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkinson, the auctioneers of Wellington-street, Strand. The fol lowing were a few of the most remarkable books sold: --" Expositio Hymnorum Secundum usum Sarum," &c., one,of the curious and rare books of Salisbury, sold for 151. lis.; a fine copy of " Rees' Cyclopsedia, or Uni versal Dictionary," upon large paper, sold for 261.; " Purchas his Pilgrimes and Pilgrimage, or Travels and Relations of the World, and the Religions observed in all Ages," sold for 13 guineas; " Loggie del Vatietuao," a most beautiful work, consisting of, ( 18 plates beauti fully coloured after Raphael, sold for - 2 t/.; a series of eight plates of the 1 ° Cartoons " at Hampton Court, en graved by Dorignay, sold for 6/. 2s. 6d.; a curious col lection of old French romances in one volume, printed at Rouen, sold for 4/. 10s. Loss OF A FISHING, BOAT AND NETS.—We are glad to announce that the four fishermen of New haven, George and Thomas Linton, James Main and James Ramsay, who were reported in our paper of last Saturday to have been drowned by the ,tale were a Pr p o lj n o s . weather, while, fishing ,offKingho!:n nAss, w videntially saved by.anoth er boat's crew, with much dif ficulty and danger. But the poor, fellows sustained a ruinous loss by the sinking of their boat and nine nets that cost upwards of 40/.; and unless the charitable pub licf contribute somet hin g to enable theseindbuestdrrioeauds menly • to buy a new boat , the ir p oor families will c w holly depend on th e suc • di s tressed, as they success of their fishing.—Scotsman. A servant in the house of Sub-Inspector liadnett, of Kinsale, was accidently shot on Sunday morning, while incautiously handling and exami n i ng a p i stol pistol, which happened to be l oa d ed, went off when. The pistol, she e touched the trigger, and, the muzzle being pointed towards her body, she received a mortal wound. She only lived a few hours after the fatal accident.—Cork Examiner. Mr. Noble, one of the senior clerks in the Home office, has retired, after a service of fifty-three years. Mr. Walpole and Mr. Mills, we hear, will follow his example. The usual promotions by seniority will take place in the office, but the vacancies created will not lead to any new appointment, by which a reduction and sav ing will be thus accomplished.—Observer. ATTEMPTED MURDER AND ROBBER LEEDS, THURSDAY.—An occurrence has come 1° light in Leeds within the last few days which, in te neighbourhood in which it happened, has caused a good deal of consternation. An elderly man, named John Timms, who resides in a house by himself, and who keeps a coal-yard in Duke-street, St. Peter's-square, has, it appears, caused persons to believe, both from his singular habits and conversation, that he is possessed of a large sum of money, and in the middle of last month four men fcrmed a scheme to murder and rob him. Two of the men were brought before the Leeds borough ma gistrates yesterd.W, and were remanded till S atur d ay . The nsktnes of the p avans in custody are Charles R awson and / Thomas Spooner. The other two men have no t yet den apprehended. It appears that on Wednesday, th e "17th of January, the prisoaser Rawson, and one of the men still at large, - met at the hovle Spooner, where they agreed viith' Spooner and a fourth rdual to murder - a a nd rob Timms, and for that purpose was on the arranged that they were all to meet again at Spooner fol lowing morning at six o'clock. The meeting wok place accordingly, but Spooner declined to be one of the yarty to commit the crime, and was heard to say to his wife, in a suppressed tone of voice, " that he thought one of the men was soft, and would give information." Rawson and one of the other men then left Spooner's, and went to Timms's house. He was in bed when they arrived, and in answer to their statement that they wanted half a hundred weight of coals, be told them to call again in an hour from that time. They never went again that morning, hut went at nine o'clock at night, stating that they wanted a certain quantity of coals. The old man admitted them into his house, and while he was in the act of stooping down to get the coals, the prisoner Raw son struck him a violent blow on the head with a largo hammer and he fell. He, ho wever , contr i ve d to so f ar regain his feet as to be able to grapple with his assail ant, and a struggle took place. The other man immee diately after the blow was struck, ran up stairs in order to search for the expected booty, but hearing the struggle going on below, his heart failed him, and he returned down stairs and rushed out of the house; Rowson followed him. The hammer, the head of whch weighs 2lbs., was left behind, and is identified as belonging to Spooner, who lent it to Rawson on the 17th, the day when the four men entered into an agree ment to commit the offence. The old man Timms was much bruised on the head by the blow he received, and has had to obtain surgical assistance. He did not know either of the men who entered his house, and it is only after diligent investi ga ti on on t h e par t o f the police that the guilty parties have been discovered. Since their apprehension Rawson and Spooner have made a con , fession. Spooner acknowledges that he was aware that the crime was to be committed, and that he lent the hammer to Rawson. Rawson admits that he struck Timms on the bead with the weapon, and says that their intention was to rob him, as they understood that he had about 1,500/. in gold in his house. He says it was not his intention to murder the old man, but only to stun him, so that he could make no resistance. The two prisoners have also confessed to having committed a highway robbery near Leeds a short time ago. MURDER OF A CHILD BY ITS FATHER. YARM, SATURDAY MORNING.—One Of the most hor rible cases of child murder that has probably ever dis graced the annals of crime, is at the present time cre ating a most painful sensation in this usually quiet district. The murderer is a railway labourer, named George Howe, whose wife died in child• bed on the 11th of Nov. last, leaving behind her a boy, aged four years, and the deceased. On the 14th of Nov. he and his children went to live with a person named Bray, in this town. During his residence there he was heard to say if he could get rid of his child he could marry a female directly with 3001. A few days back the father told Mrs. Wood, Bray's housekeeper, that he was going to leave, and would send for the child. Mrs. Wood not liking his manner, from what she had previously heard him say, refused to let the children go until she knew what provision he had made for their comfort. At five o'clock the same evening the father came home from work, when he found her feeding the child. The nephew, who was gone up stairs to bed, called to Mrs. Wood to fetch the candle he had taken with him, when the father expressed an ardent desire for her to leave the child with him. This she objected to, and she carried the child with her. On her return the father immediately went to bed, and upon her recommencing to feed the child, it rejected its food, and exhibited symptoms of being in great pain. Mrs. Wood's suspicions were immediately aroused, and having called her nephew up, she sent him with the remains of the food to Mr. Dale, a surgeon. The child continued in great pain till the following day, when it expired. The lips and tongue were extensively blistered. The father was given into custody on sus picion, and on Mr. Dale making a post mortem examina• tion, he found oxalic acid in the food contained in the child's stomach. John Garbolt, apprentice to Mr. Hodg son, chemist and druggist, identified the father as having, on the evening of the day he wished to take the child away, purchased half an ounce of oxalic acid. H e th en said he wanted it to clean boot tops with. The father denied that he had ever purchased poison of any sort, and said that the charge was got up to ruin his prospects. A bottle, containing oxalic acid solution, was however found concealed under his bed, and he was forthwith committed to take his trial at the next assizes, for the wilful murder of the child. ATTEMPTS AT MURDER AND SUICIDE. NEWPORT, SATURDAY.—Great excitement prevails throughout the village of Usk and the surrounding dis tricts at the present time, in consequence of the follow ing desperate attempt to murder a police•constable having been made by a prisoner, who afterwards cut his own throat, whilst being conveyed to prison. The prisoner was named Frederick Williams, and on Monday last he was apprehended on a charge of felony. The next day he was taken before the Rev. T. Pope, and fully committed for trial at the next sessions. He was placed in the custody of John Morgan, constable, who locked him up in his own house for the night, and the next morning, on leaving for the prison, he was hand cuffed by the right wrist to the constable's left, and thus they walked for about nine miles. On getting within two or three hundred yards of the gaol the pri soner made a remark to the constable, calling off his attention, and having previously, without the know ledge of the officer, drawn a knife from his pocket, he suddenly made a most ferocious and murderous attack on him, inflicting various wounds, one being a most formidable gash, passing through and dividing the ear and reaching the nose. A gentleman, named Churchill, passing by on horseback, was horror-struck at seeing the two men struggling in the mud and covered with blood. He called to the prisoner to desist, but the only reply he got was, that as soon as he had done for the constable he would kill both him and his horse. Mr. Churchill then rode off to town for assist ance, and having procured some men, they returned in a few minutes, but the struggle was then going on. Daring the time Mr. Churchill was away the prisoner had succeeded in disengaging himself, and had cut his throat in an awful manner. After some difficulty the knife was taken from the prisoner, when he and the constable were removed to the prison. Mr. Greatwood, a surgeon, was soon in attendance, when he found that the officer had received two wounds on the throat, several on the head, and the right side of the face was cut entirely cpen. The constable remains in a very precarious condition, but nothing fatal is anticipated from the wound in the throat of the prisoner, who was yesterday fully committed to take his trial at the next assizes. CONFESSION OF MURDER. An extraordinary confession was made on Thursday morning by a young woman, an inmate of the Kingston pour house (Portsea Island Union), of two most cold blooded and predetermined acts of infanticide committed about ten years ago. For some time past the woman, whose name is Mary Anne Skinner, has been leading a most wretched life from poverty and other causes; she had latterly become an inmate of the above-mentioned union, where, on Thursday, finding death approaching, she raved and called for one of the guardians to come to her. She called for her sister also, apparently a well educated and respectable young woman, and then made a statement, which one of the guardians (Mr. Marks) took down in writing from her lips, that she was seduced by a gentleman, a member of the legal profession, then and now residing at Gosport.; thato the first fruit of their intercourse she, with his months afterwards and persuasion, murdered; that about 12 seducer, who afterwards she again became enceinte by her hpains of took her to Portsmouth to a ball, where ttoe fosport, labour were brought on; he took h e d swi otherst which of andhi n was born alive; the child was where she was confined the same neigrfhobtr,aeabknydthaefisneedcuhceilrd, taken away in a pocket kerchief by bY skeleton was found dis posed of as the first had been (a o . vherayt thesP man gave h bf e ae r ma m rs on t e h y e his clerk, and c mentioned by the some years after in the woman in her confession); her wants, and to keep secret (51.) to assist her to o six 37 other ana atrocitythe tran s a a r c e ti d o e n t of making her signature of the respectable witnesses — around . the transactions. detailed gentlemanO in tb h t t t t a l o ri e c nw i c u r o hr c n so u f e e m ps s s e s a t n i naonndn circumstances d recapitulation of crime. Major death-be Travers, one peace of bed of the wretched woman at the time of the justices o f the _ Portsmouth, was sent for i m mediately by Mr. Marks to take down officially the statement of the woman, but when ho arrived the woman was either so terrified or so exhausted, or perhaps both, t h a t she could not again recount the story. Death ter minated her sufferings on Friday afternoon. The con fession made remains in the hands of the gentleman who took he it down, b u t i s at the disposal of the magistracy. board of guar di ans had a special meeting upon the subject at th e i r offices on Friday a fternoon, the result of which h as not transpired. The person implicated in these atrocities has hitherto been considered one of the most repectable and honourable inhabitants of Gosport. The confession of the woman is very clear in names, d ates, and circumstances,. but from prudential motives, and ; at the request of the authorities, we, for the pre sent, suppress them, in order not to defeat the ends of justice. It is important to the credence of the state ment made by Skinner to add that medical testimony pronounced her perfectly sane at the time of making the disclosures. PoaTsuouriiELEcTioN.--The writ for the election of a Member to serve in the place of Sir Francis Baring, Bart. (appointed First Lord of the Admiralty), was re ceived at Portsmouth on Frid a y a f ternoon . Th e day of nomination is fixed for tomorrow, and the polling (if any is demanded) for the following day. No opposition being'contemplated, the usual ceremonies will be per formed, minus the agitation and interest w hich gene rally attend such p rocee di ngs. Si r F ran cis is expected to be at the meeting of his friends and supporters at Portsmouth this evening. In the military circles it is stated that Prince George of C am b r id ge w ill suc ceed the late Sir T. Ar buthnot in the command of the Manchester district ; and Killk enny temporar y district being abolished, that Major-G enera l M ac d ona ld will be removed to Athlone, as successor to the late Sir Guy Campbell.