The Sun. — London, England, 1849-02-26 00:00:00

A. compii , s;on to prepare the projef!t of the orglnie tr.? ri f~ f BON APARTE, GALLETT;, AGOSTINI, LAZZARANI, and AlAzzA. Tne Minister 01 rinanc3 then brought up the I port on the finances, from which it results that the revenue for 1849 amounts to 8,023 814 crowns, and the expenditure to 13,192,000, leaving a deficit of 5 ,168,186 crowns. The representative CARPI Proposed to declare that the national public debt was Inviolable. This proposition was well received by the Chamber. The Minister of Justice proposed, on behalf of the Executive Commission, a decree abolishing all eccle siastical jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters, as well relating to persons as property, except as regards !natters purely spiritual. The Assembly has also voted an alliance, offensive and defensive, . with Tuscany. ARMELLINI an nounced that the executive of the Roman Republic had dispatched charges d'offaires to Paris, London, Xii,cany, Piedmont and Switzerland. From Florence we learn that the Republic was The i n t h at c i ty and i n Leghorn on t h e 19 t h. The acting Governm en t, com p ose d of GUERIrAZZI, 4vI ONTANELLI, and ZANETTI, has taken the name of Provisional Junta of the Roman Republic in Tuscany. AlAzzira is engaged in negotiating an union between the Republics of Rome and Tuscany. There is some uncertainty as to the whereabouts of the ex-Grand Duke. The Neapolitan correspondent of the French National announces his arrival at Gaeta, whilst other accounts state that he has joined General TANG IER at Viareggio, and placed himself at the head of the militia, who remain faithful to him. The Costituente Italian of Florence of the 17th announces that Lieutenant-Colonel BANCIII has in formed the Provisional Government, by a dispatch of th e 13th from Porto Ferrajo, that the whole garri son of Elba had taken the oath of fidelity to the revolution, according to the form prescribed by the Minister of War. The Provisional Government of Tuscany has solemnly declared that it is has re ceived no protest from LEOPOLD against its acts ; and t hat whenever such official document shall be re ceived, it shall be immediately published. It is said that King CHARLES ALBERT will not i nterfere, in th e a ff a i rs o f T uscany . The popular irritation against the Swiss in Italy has attained a high degree at Venice. On the 29th of `Tan. the clubs of that city called on the Government t ° expel all the Swiss, if' within a month the Swiss troops had not quitted Naples, and if the measures t,aken against the talian refugees by the Fed e r a l k;ouncil were not re l oked. St TTLEMENT OF THE DISPUTE BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND MOROCCO. Gibraltar, Feb. 13,1849. f° I have the honour to acqua i n t y ou f or t h e in rmation of the members of your establishment eon litteted with the trade of Morocco, as well as ° tilers, that the late dispute between the Sultan and t ° , 4l ' Government, which gave r i se to t h e presence i n Charles waters of the squa d ron un d er Ad m i ra l Si r `-'llarles Napier, has been brought to an aini rtle conclusion by the Moorish Government at st consenting to two British merchants being nomi "ted by J. 11. Drummond H:.37, Esq , her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires in Meroceri, to examine and adjudi ate on the claims of Mr. Redman, of Mazagan, for in -I.(lanification of losses arising from the withdrawal of a hihim to export wheat in 1846, whieh had been granted hi hihimby the Sultan for c er t a i n serv i ces ren d ere d b y ti RI in defending M aztgan aga i nst t h e K a b y l es d ur i ng l e War with France in 1844. 4rhe reference in qu es ti on was male to myself and ~tr. W. Hess, of this city. and the amount awarded by • , 1 2, 10,00 0 d o ll ars, w i ll be immediately paid by the Morocco Government in sight of oar decision. t c4 Pait of th e squa d ron h as a l rea d y d eparted, an d the „ro'ed4inder will sail, I believe, in th e course o f t wo or bl lt is :13 ei - :n s :iidered that very great credit is due to her tit i:J_ 's repr esenta t ive in Morocco for his very un trHg exerti o n s an d zeal in obtaining ample ju s ti ce f or 410 .1 subjects on this, as on rill occasions where the , • t ee .uual interest has required his interference and pro ttl°n• Moreover, the precedent which Mr. Drum kr (1 Hay has just succeeded in establishing for the ot"itration of such questions in this manner is deemed t he highest importance. I am respectfully, Sir, Your most obedient servant, J. LA/4GLAND COWELL, Agent for Lloyd's. 10 Captain Halsted, R.N., Secretary to Lloyd's, London. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. . LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING. Ili ttrrivals up to Sunday a ft ernoon: —M oga d or, Si r k i e l , l . lll rd, Wolv e rh am pt on , A ra b R o bb er, Iron Duke, 11, Lane, Napoleon, Alfr d, Mulligan, Farewell, We n, ilmont, and Postillion COURT.—(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. 0 T he fifth session of the Central Criminal Court was I,l)''iled this morning before the Lord Mayor, the t:Ceorder, Mr. Alderman Fairbrother, Mr. Alderman Ib bs M Alderman Musgrove, and Mr. Sheriff r. odhart. The calendar contains the names of 211 prisoners, tt s „, 0 of whom are charged with murder, 3 with ma i n h - C i tighter, 57 with larceny, 3 with burglary, 21 withwt h t o gatny, 4 with forgery, 1 with child stealingtremainder stealing, 17 with housebreaking. The . titici te . ade up of cases of uttering counterfeit coin, cutting ke w ounding with intent, &e., embezzlement, misch,- , 110 our, and receiving stolen goods. file grand jury having been empanelled, s k i ' d r hc, RECORDER - proceeded to deliver his charge. lle I ° o number of persons charged with cffences in the ettc lat exceed 0 00 and he was afraid that in the course t th c performance of their duties there would srin4 co nsiderable addition made to the list. The charges tit ended cases of cutting and wounding, attempts I,4orcler, setting fire to a house, rape, manslaughter, C Ei ,,, t wo cases of murder; but the great majority of the es t , y s, in point of number, consisted of charges of lar . te itti , either simple, or larceny by force and violence, li 11 4 " I Y, larceny by rervants, larceny from dae ing- VePst and larceny from the person. There were se lie,,l',.,eharges, he thought six or seven, of cutting and x• a : u uing with intent to do grievous bodily harm. There Th . :, a charge of robbery accompanied with violence; lit4 v e were charges of criminal knowledge of children 0 , a er the age of twelve years. There was ono in s t ance of that description which appeared in the ca lk!, ar to be a c h ar '.() of rape; and there was a very iti v 7l'" at it charge which would form' a subj ec t f or i: 1 1;Y against a soldier for accus i ng a party infamous crime with a view to ext or t money . „ knit w pre four cases includ, din th e c h arge o f l arceny tre o :st one individual on the persons of children; in d , e O f there the children were represent e d t o h ave b een alt ( : ) ,„ etl away for the purpose. With regard to the ti,j r ~ es of murder, it would be material fur them to eoli ths— wileth r t h e ev id ence brought bone the charge t o r ata Party as being the cause of death. In one ater, k e e the party lost her life by the violence of another, 0t II ,'" child is represented to have died from the effect kit'tgat violence which was alleged to have been coal t.ll by the parent. In cases of bodily violence sum „ll,would be material for them t o cons id er w h et h er itit,.l° le nce - was of that nature front which they could e,' an intention t o d es t ro y lif e , see i ng no i nstrument 18 ''ti l though the party was accused w i t h t h row i ng e,,, ,T'ee ae ased on the floor with great viole nce , b y which Was Oc cas i one d. I t i t was c l ear l y proved that tit:l ll ' s S the cause of death, then it would be for them tlcZ3' whether it resolved itself into the ct ime of murder hap`acislaughter. With regard to the setting fire to the by which the death of a party was represented h 41 ' 41 been occasioned, if taere was proof that ter as ar t , a wiltul act of setting fire to a ts 'tia clothes, undoubtedly that would be nothing ghat l4 s 4 C l Fal Murder, if death ensued. It appeared to him , „ I t! probably both of those cases th ere would be a ogree of evidence that they would f ee l them 'iti v C„ c c alled upon to send th e cases to a f urt h i r i nqu i ry. qiiie them wa s a most painful case, the parents of the of th lv ito lost i ts lif e being charged with the commission Pa rt „ eri nle. In the other case the husband was the !tet' r , W ho was indicted. With reg ar d to the offence of :N ,l- 1 and wounding, the surrounding circumstances ~'"is. , ;. l B t material, to determine whether the offence ,hei E' Cu as was stated in the indictment. F . or instance, i',`tte - ,,` 1. the wounding or cutting was effected by an in rite ,„ -11 , 1 calculated to produce serious mischief', , 41 tei l Luich they might reasonably infer that it was :asp;`-i to produce consequences of thatand 11t1 instrument was calculated to produce that . - 17 11 11 8 ft ` tt jarY, of course it would be very strong proof of eat it not only of the cutting and wounding, but kvic Was done with intent to do grievous bodily harm. c4 ti f' Chiirdegard to the charge of rape and carnal knowledge - ; t Pres tll under twelve years of age, by the law, as it 'rell,:ri-ent stood, it was not necessary to prove all the 1 11 ,,,treei e t ,, 11 , 11 c . cs which formerly constituted the necessary „7 th ere in proof of the charge of rape ; but by the vi ol„ Was an express provision that if it was an act p 4 with f of penet ra ti on %% as stifli- se proo f tare "tit further proof' in respect of th e c h arge . Wi t h it to • „Yea r , c hildren under 12 years of age , as i t regar d ed a 4 g ild of I ho law wisely presumed that it was impossible ; Os t o s uch tender age could deal with such a subject t;;Prok eh 6l " a lawful consent, and to be subject to the of NI e , 3 ,,. e f a man under such circumstances so as to caro4z.ng party : and, therefore, to commit an act k tl a ae - ,; 11 : 531 0w ledge with a child under ten years of age 'NC -e nee of f-1 severe:y punishable with trair 11telt alth oug h o 't I • • d 'fed th a t ough the eta mign lave so c . en f t eh ait Was an adult person consent might have ° el erre & With regard to the offence of larceny I‘lll the Per 4, 1 .4 h ad sons of children, there was a . statute . tluket, mad e various provisions in that tIC th a o ild 110 thought they would find in proved„evry co,_sie charges that the party must be te? ere 1 ;44 , n tted the act of stealing from the person itself. 41 : 0 1di er t a_ charg e to which he nad before adverted, of Lila ' 4 : ll c . !isin g a person in the condition of . a gen.tile 4,keeos c e lergj man of an infamous crane, with a vit, t* :!0 11 40°,1that accusation, to extort money from the tlZgati t o d e _,arged. The Learned Recorder then r p . re n pro of eye of trlnnt, what constituted an infamous cran tioteatisia, ,e law. There was tile charge, he continued, th:l. gntsr, to which he bag ge d to call their atten 'Would be impossible to disguise from theta that e 4116 to ineega": nee he adverted was one that had e, of .):0, attracted puldic attention, iiir,,ugb tie se th4tWe should vvhielt were open to them all, hould act on all those unauthenticated cum- ttie fol from the s General [es which We de , enlarged he couso- vernment This is yal word is. This eat of tho guaran- urbaniaa- the Go- LI power, finances fieit, and not then that our l system tion will ;hly con sumable riser. to make .nciple— and the reciation ;dom in im upon be our quainted • to sup- Idvanee r forget, •cisa the esteem eep gra ally ap we rally ng cou- - Divine :d.to,the ,he 231 ,to with Anhalt g), in tes will y. This he pre xerman use, and ributed Berlin, imme ted the .emoval rinued various public r social 3e deli- is now ed in a een the treated ition is tion to le cided is read in the 'Baron 'ON :- 848. In you Ld just 1 pro ► long ? you word r been d of been Mu ch an other their rhich !ad of iat as you ;ed to t had ation yen in THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26, 1849.7 munications which roached us day by day in oil sabjetes ut (jeep line;eat, le - eel:jag hean ead comfort and the lives of the humbler class's 01 society, could be addressed to the minds of men without t ehiting a certain degree of sympathy. aria possibly ceee ill a prejudice, at all events deep intereA, of a hica it wes im possible wholly todivest the mind. They would, however, exercise their calm and quiet judgment en the parti culars that would be laid before them, and draw from the facts that would be detailed on oath before them their own sober conclusions, unmixed with any impres sions previously made on their minds by unauthorized publications, however well intentioned such publications might be. The charge in question was one of having occasioned the deaths of as many as four child: en by a degree of criminal neglect in administering of proper food, and by the act of crowding the parties together in are unwholesome atmesphere, and of inattention to those precautions necessary to preserve the health of children in a state of ordinary bodily health. It appeared several parishes, under the direction (if the proper authorities of those parishes, had found it convenient to place in an establishment, at a stipte• lated price per head, for the care and support of peer children, at Tooting, a great number of children; acid that this number, though it was not clearly apparent what that number was, appeared from the depositions to have reached so high, that this establishment was incon venient for their proper reception ; that they were crowded in rooms and beds together, to an extent that was calculated to endanger their health, and to render them liable to contagious disorders, or to the effects of any epidemic. In any charge of that nature which would be laid before them, it would be pro bably alleged in the indictment that it was the duty of the master of that establishment to supply necessary food and clothing, and to take the precautions to which he (the Recorder) had referred; and probably it would appear in evidence that that duty was cast on the defendant by the contract with the different parties fur the support and protection of those children in this establishment. He believed it would appear, from the depositions, which were extremely voluminous and con tained a vast deal of matter scarcely admissible in point of law, and conclusions from facts without stating the facts from which those conclusions were drawn, that these children died from art attack of cholera, and pro bably there would be a good deal of speculation how that cholera was induced, and whether, with more care and more food, those children would have been thehib jeets of an attack of cholera. Ordinarily, when a man was charged with manslaughter he was charged a ith an act which was directly conducive to the death of the party, In consideration of the case they must confine themselves to the particular treatment of the children who died, because nothing seemed more unjust than that it a person who was perfectly well, and who did not die had an insufficiency of food, to turn round and say that that child had not a sufficiency of food, and therefore was liable to an attack of cholera ; therefore, if the in quiry was what act was done in the management of this establishment by which the child was being pi eperi-.d, as it were, to catch this disorder by some treatment or act done by the master, then it was essentially necessary that the accused should have conduced by some act to the death of the deceased. Assuming that the legal duty was cast on the defendant to supply sufficient food, and not to crowd the parties together so as to render the atmosphere unwholesome, and assuming him not to have taken all the precautions proper and ordinary, it would be necessary to ir:quire when did the criminal act occur with reference to the particular chil dren who died. ' They would have to say what concur rent circumstances there were that occasioned the death of the deceased by the defendant. They would have to consider whether it appeared by the evidence laid before them that the defendant did any act that caused those parties to catch the disorder of cholera. lie might be properly responsible for neglect of duty if Le had given them insufficient food. It it could be proved that the food given was unwholesome in quality, and that by crowding them together in an unwholsome at mosphere their health was debilitated, he would be cri minally responsible. But the question was, when he was charged with the felony of manslaughter, what act they found proved against him, which lie hid done, and which conduced to the death of these parties. There a ere no parties who were more proper objects of protection of the law than the unprotected poor; they would proceed to that inquiry with a proper sympathy with any sufferings that may be proved before them; but they would know to discriminate between the melancholy feeling that was cugendered . by an awful calamity, and the attributing that calamity to a party without acts were proved to their satisfaction connecting him with that awful catastrophe. The grand jury then retired, and the Court was pro ceeding with the business before it when wo went to press. the Tiarters from wher,ec the supplies hive been utrot.Ts L.,To L.oNuoN. From Beasts. zille•.. - T. Cal von. Lambs. Rot erdmr. ... 2(12 ... 521 ... 121 .. 11a; lingen .. 204 ... 457 .. 0....tc-nd.. . — .. 213 ... _ ... Antwerp ... .. Havre ..... 3 Handiurgh ... 24 9 ... .... Total 493 ... 1,277 ... IE6 Corresponding week in 1848... 764 7C0... 32 ... Difference ... 271 less. 577 more. 104 more. 10 more An increased supply of stock has been received at the tiorthern outports from Holland, it having comprised about 800 head, chiefly beasts and sheep, by steamers. There was a decline in the numbers of foreign stuck exhibit( d in to day's market, compared with those shown on Monday last. Still, however, the trade yeas excessively heavy, and sales were with difficulty effected at depressed currencies. Notwithstanding there was a falling off in the arrivals of home-fed beasts fresh up this morning we have again to notice unusual heaviness in the beef trade. The weather being somewhat un favourable for slaughterieg, the attendance of both Lon don and country buyers small, and Newgate and Leadenhall markets largely supplied with each kind of meat, especially with Beef, Mutton, and Pork, which were selling at extremely low currencies ; the prices of all kinds of beasts were fully 2d per 81bs. lower than en Monday last, being the amount of depression noticed on Friday. With very few exceptions, the best Scots produced no more than 33 6d per 811 es., and a large number of short-horns, &c., were turned out unsold. The droves from N or f o lk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam bridgeshire amounted to about 1,500 Scots and short-horns Those from the North of England were 200 short-horns; from the western and midland districts, 600 Herefords, ants, Devons, &c.; from other parts of England, 500 of various breeds; and from Scotland, 310 horned and polled Scots. With Sheep we were again scantily supplied as to number, but their general quality was extremely good, and the same observations may be applied to the beasts. Ali breeds of Sheep sold heavily at Friday's fall in value of 2d per 81bs, the top general figure for the best old Downs in the wool being 4s 6d, and half- breds 4 per 81bs, and a total clearance was not cted. There wero about 500 shorn sheep iu the market, the prices of which ruled from 6d to 8d per 81bs beneath those in the weed. Calves, the supply of which was again small, moved off slowly, at last week's quo tations. In pigs, scarcely any business was trans acted, and prices had a downward tendency. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to a. d. inferior Beasts..... 2 6 2 8 Second qual. Sheep 3 G 310 second quality ••2 10 3 0 Coarse-weolled ditto 4 0 4 2 Prime large Oxen.. 3 0 3 2 Southdown Wether 4 4 4 6 Prime Scots •••• • • 3 4 3 6 Ditto out of the wool 0 0 0 0 large coarse Calves 3 6 4 2 Large Hogs ... •• • 3 0 3 6 Prime tniall ditto .. 4 4 4 8 Small Porkers 3 8 4 4 tickling Calves ..17 0 24 0 Quarter old Pigs 16 0 21 0 Inferior Sheep - 3 0 3 2 Lambs •• • . ••• • • 0 0 0 0 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. Sheep. I Calves. I Pigs. 3, i 76 I 17,370 109 180 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. I Pigs. 53G 1,070 63 I 21/1 , 47GrA1r33 AND ILMADENFIALS. An immense quantity of country-killed Meat has been received up to these markets in the past week, viz., 600 carcasses of Beef; 2.000 ditto of Mutton; 20 ditto of Lamb; 200 ditto of Veal; and 4,000 ditto of Pork. The supplies on sale slaughtered in the metropolis having con siderably exceeded the wants of the trade, the general demand has ruled unusually heavy, and prices have given way from 2d to, in some instances, 4d per 81b, and clearances have not been effected. About 600 carcasses foreiva Meat, killed in London, have been on sale. From Ilumburgh 7 baskets of Beef and 7 casks of Pork, mthtly legs; and from Bremen 3 casks of Pork have come to hand. The quality of these arrivals has turned out by no means prime. At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. i!cel ,infcrior.• 2 2 2 4 Mutton, i n f er i or .. 2 4 2 middling .... 2 6 2 8 -- middling.. 210 3 0 prime large •• 2 8 210 prime I 2 3 prime small 3 0 3 2 j Pork, large.... ••• • 2 8 3 4 Veal • • 3 8 4 8• small •• •••• •• >i 6 4 2 WOOL. Large numbers of buyers from the manufacturing dis tricts, as well as from the Continent, have been in at tendance at the public sales held since our last report. The whole of the colonial and a large portion of the foreign wools offered have changed bands at the late advance, viz., from lid to 3d per lb upon the former descriptions. In the value of tho latter no material al teration has taken place. Sever.ll parcels of Port Philip have gone as high es is 10d per lb for scoured sheep's, and 2s 6.1 to 2s 7d for scoured lambs'. Australian sheep's has sold at from 9d to is 100 ; and South Australian 10(1 to is id per lb. Last week's imports were confined to 124 bales from New Zealand, Ham burgh, ar.d Ostend. Privately the demand is by no means active, yet higher prices are generally demanded. South Down hoggets, lld to 14d; half-bred ditto, lld to 13d; ewes' clothing, 10d to 12d; Kent fleeces, 10id to 110; combing skins, 7kd to lid; flannel ditto, 9d to 130; LlaW , et ditto, 6J5d to 12d. TIOROUGII SPIETALFIELDS. The supply of Potatoes received coastwise since Mon day last has been very moderate, viz , about 1,800 t o n s , chiefly from Yorkshire and Scotland. The foreign im portL.tions have been again on a somewhat extensive scale, viz, 144 tons, 200 bags, and 280 sacks, from Antwerp; 203 tons from Havre, 431 tons from Dunkirk, 375 bags from Calais, 83 tons from Nantes, 30 bags from Ostend, 908 bags from Rotterdam, 300 tons from Rouen, 38 tons from Gravelines together with 10 sacks from Guernsey, an d 54 tons from Jersey. We have will a steady demand for selected samples, at full prices. The middling and out-of-condition sorts are dull in sale,' and the turn in favour of the buyers. TALLOW. Our market, both on the spot and for forward delivery, is heavy. In prices, however, no change worthy of no tice has taken place since Monday last. To-day P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted at 40s per cwt. Town Tallow is 41s per cat. net cash; rough fat 2s Sid per Blbs. nonouGxx ROP MARKET. The best Hops of last year's growth continue to move off steadily, at fully last week's prices. There is rather more inquiry for the middling descriptions. Old and in ferior flops, though offering at unusally low prices, com mand little or no attention. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. kThere was an active market for Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday, and prices had an upward tendency, all descriptions bringing extreme rates. The business done included 2,500 American, on speculation. The sales were estimated at 8,000 to 9,000 bales. 7,000 American realised aid. to sid.; 250 Permam, 4id. to W.; 100 Egyptian, sp. to 71d.; 1,000 Surat, &c., 3ici. to 4d.; and 30 Sea Island, Bd. to 90.—Railway Shares were steady, and a good business done. Very favourable accounts have been forwarded from Birmingham upon the subject of the Iron trade. A writer in Aris' Gazette states:— " We have much gratification in being able to con tinue our favourable report of this most important trade. The tendency to improvement noticed in our last account under which sales were being refused in expectation of better prices, has since rapidly progressed, until at the commencement of last week several leading houses found it requisite to declare an advance of 20s. per ton on ma nufactured iron, to escape an acccumulation of speculative orders that were being so abundantly forwarded. This a Ivance has beon well received, and there appears little doubt that it will be fully established by the next meeting of the trade, some dealers having already cheer ful!), submitted to it for parcels in immediate requisition. The demand for all sorts of hardware goods is also re viving, and, under the expectation of more animation as the Spring advances, manufacturers aro yet in the market to provide themselves with materials. The demand for pig iron has been checked a little, but we have heard of some sales having been made at an advance of 10s. per ton. Several furnaces have been set to work, or as it is termed, blown in, since we gave our last list, and others are being prepared for speedy resumption. A prevalent cause of delay, however, presents itself in short supplies of iron -stone, the small stacks on the banks having in most instances been bought up. By the reports of the Welsh and Scotch trades, we also learn that much activity prevails there, an i a large ex tension of make is likely to take place. Rejoicing sin, cerely as we do, in such a prospect of full employment for the labourer, with remuneration to the master, we cannot refrain from repeating a word of caution, lest an improvident extension of make urged by visionary expectations, should mar the continu ince of permanent benefit. The late discoveries of an abundant and, as reported, almost inexhaustible supply of the precious metal has already revived the 'drooping spirit of industry, and given an unusual impulse to our mercantile affairs, particularly with the United •Statcs, and should this supply prove as extensive as it is represented, it must continue to operate favourably during the whol e p er i o d of its dispersion, and, perhaps may ultimately induce:a considerable alteration in the re lative value of money generally compared with labour and produce; but it should be borne in mind that no unusual channel of consumption for iron has been developed, nor are railway undertakings in a position to create any heavy demand, while th e agricultural interests, which have hitherto been, and ever must be, the foundation and suppc rt of all others, are unfortunately steadily declining. .A relapse, therefore, into the distressing condition from which we are scarcely yet securely extricated .may be experienced, should we again fall into the error of over production." The following from a report upon th e L on d on d r i ed fruit trade, is furnished by Messrs. Witherby and Hanson:— " The bulk of the currant crop having come in unusually early this season, and more heavily at this port than at the outports, the stock in London is con siderably larger that it was at this period of , last year. The arrivals for the remainder of the season will be comparatively light, both here and at the outports, whilst if the clearances keep on a par with those of last season they will amount to 5,000 tons for home consumption between this and the end of August. We may, how et h a e r , and en . t e h v a e t r, a ex p p or e t c i t on tha e t f m e o u r r e s u t , o il e l k be w c tl o i ntu e m t e e d ke t n his fer y anent, from whecce we were shut out last year by poli tical events. "A dullness has prevailed in the market throughout the month, caused partly by a succession of public sales of damaged fruit, some of which was sold at very low prices. Fine Patras fruit is scarce and wanted. Island Iruit is but little inquired for at present, excepting for export, at prices which the importers will not accept. On the whole the market is well supported, and a favourable opinion is generallyentertained of the articles." The Continental advices are favourable generally as regards money matters, but Italy and the Brussels Con ference still excites some uneasiness. There has been a very flat market for Public Secu rities, and the supply of money stock is still in excess of al* demand, al , hough the buoyant condition of the Con tinental markets might be expected to strengthen values hero. It is, however, no doubt as stated, viz, tha: better employment for surplus ca,h is at present to be l'ound in trade, and in foreign shares, Szo. Consols have 'w en 93, and since 92i for Transfer, and 924, to 93 for Account. The New Threc-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been quoted 93,i to 94, and tho Three per Cents. 92 , :: to 93. Bank Stock is firm at 194 to 196, and East India Stock at 243 to 246. Exchequer-bills have been 425. to 455. prem , and India Bonds 575. to 593. premium. 'The Foreign Securities have been very quiet, but are firm generally. Venezuela have risen from 25 to 26; Equador are 3 / 1; Grenada 17; Chilian Three per Cents. have been q:i ted 55 to 56, and Brazilian 84; Mexican Stock is worth 26 to 26i, and Peruvian, 49k; Spanish Three per Cents. are nominally 294 to and Portuguese Four per Cents. 25 to 26. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been at 504'-, and Russian Bonds at 1081. Railway Shares are again firm, and there is an im provement in the value of some of the lines. The Fretlch Shares arc still buoyant. ONE cLOSUNG to Fs , IF !inITIStI i'UNDi O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock 3 ,e,- Cent. Reduced Arms ...... 92% 93 92 3 / 92% 92 % 3 oer Cent. Consols Annuities 93 92% 92% 92% New 3;4 per Cent. Aims— -14 ,ng Anus. to expire J an. 1860 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 834 8 3 / 4 India Stack 243 246 246 India Bonds, 1,0004 C.msols for Account 92% 93 92 3 4 92% 92% _xci:e(mer Bills. 2%d. & 2d. 1,0001. June 45 42 p Small. June Ditto Advertised, June 36 38 35 38 p PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS ONE Brazilian Bonds ........................ O'CLICK. 84 Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent , —. Ditto 3 Der Cent ................... 56 55 Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent... Ditto, 5 per cent. Scrip, 1849.. 6% 67% p 8 p Equador Bonds ..................... 31% 3% s.oxican, 5 per Cent. 1846 ......... 26A 1 4 26 3 4 Peruvian Bonds, 6 pe r Cents...... 49% 49 1 / 2 Portuguese 5 per Cents. ............ Ditto, 4 per Cent ................... 25 3 4 nussian Bonds ... ......... 109% 108% , oanish 5 per Cent. 1840. ........ 17 3 / 4 Venezuela Bonds, 2% per Cent... 25 26 27 Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 5 per Cent ...... —82 f. 50c. Exchange -25 f. 25c. I;utch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild 5014 50% Ditto. 4 Der Cent. Certificates 80%% 80% PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING PAID ' AT ONE O'CLO CK . PRICES i? l, ,t er r d L e Nv en AY SHARES. Do. Preference Binning, Wolverh'ton, and Dudley, calls duly pd, or with guarantee 10 ..... ... . . Boston, Stamfil & Birm. 5 ... .. 5 5% ............ Bristol and Exeter 9O ...... 67 .............. o. Ditto, Thirds .. 27% 1 9 1,4.. ............ 19% Nuckinglianishire ... 161. 4s. ... 2% dis Caledonian .... Ditto. Quarter Shares 11% 5 .... ........... 5 Do. New 10/. Pref..... 10 ... •• 11 % 1 4. ...... , 11%, nester and Holyhead... 50 Ditto, Preference l5 ...... 13 3 4 ............... 133% East Anglia, 25/., L. & E. and L. and D 25 ...... .............. 3 3 4 Do., 3/. 10s. ~... 2% ......... ...... 2% Eastern Counties 2O ...... 10 3 / 4 %% lO% East Lincolnshire ...... 25 . 27%;% ... Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... Ditto, Half Shares ... 20 .. .. 17 ••• t;rent Northern Do., %B 6 per Cent... 6%...... 5% :rent South. and West. ( Ireland) Great Western 100 Ditto, q Shares Ditto, New 171 l5 ... .. 1 4 --- 42 p 44p 38 P CLOSIACI riticEs 84 15', 5 ;g 10 1 4 5% 34 100 211,4 Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 ...... Ditto, Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 Ditto, 1 / 2 Shares ...... 46 ... Do. Quarter Shares... 17% — Do. Fifth5... ... 10 Do. Thirds 9 Do. (W. Riding Union) 8 .. ... 4 % .. .. 43,i Leeds and Bradford 5O lO4 ..,.......... 104 London & Blackwall...l3/. 65.8 d 5 l At% 5% London, Brighton, and South Coast 5O ..... 35 1 4 % Do. Pref.'s per cent.... 50 .... 50 London and N. Western 100 l4l 142.. 1.0u,1. & f.. Western Do. New Ulf. ... ..... 42 1 ,4.. .. .. ... 3 1 'Ae Ditto. Thirds.. ..—... 15 - Do.. New Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 per Cent. on Deposit, and 5 per Cent. on Calls 5 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire...100 Ditto, New 10/. Pref... 10 Midland ..100 Do., do., 50/. Shares .. 25 ... .. 18% ... ...... Do. Consul. Bristol and Binning., 6 per ct.... 100 ..,... Norfolk ..... 100 - 47% \ orth British ........ ... 25 Ditto, Quarters Ditto, Thirds ...... .. 8 1 4 .. North Stafibrdshire Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 12% 1 3 14 ...........,. Shrewsbury and Binu... 10 ...... " — Ditto ditto. Class B. 6 Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 ...... 9% ..„ Silropshire Union S,uth Devon 5O ...... .... ..... ... Do. Preference - •••• •• •• •••• South Eastnrn ..... .... Do., Scrip No 4 South Wales ... .. 33 8 nath Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole 6 Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... .. ...... 50 Do. do. do. ... 25 Do. do. do. ... 1N..... 17% ..... York, Newcastle, and Berwick. ...... ......... 25 ..... 28 27% ... Do. Original New and Berwick .. ...... ... .. 25 ..... 27 1 4 1.......... Do. Eztensios4 No. 1. 20 Do. do. No. 2. (N 803) 20 . 21 ....... ...... Do. G.N.E.Preterence 8 ..... 8% Yolk and North Midland 50 ...... !IV% Preference ) . East and West Rid ing Extension ...... 25 . ... 26 3 4 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 18 Namur and Liege ...... 20 ... .. 9% ; Northern of France l2 Orleans and Bordeaux... 7 l'aris and Orleans ...... 20 Paris and Rouen ... l'aris and Strasbourg ... 9 I?Juen and llavre Sambre and Meuse 2O ... .. 5 .... ......... Tours and Nantes 9 ..... 2% JOINT STOCK BANKS. London Joint Stock lO •••I London & Westminster. 20 11 1 4 10% 131 4 10 1 25A, 7% 19 27% 27% 21 1 / 4 8 1 / 4 10 1 / 4 26% 12 3 % 93 / 4 10 t/ 2 3 % 34 21 1 4 4 1 / 4 13 3 4 51 /g 2:r4 144 24 LLOYD'S SHIPPIN NsNN.. G .I,:v,fu . r.I --- ,rnoofissste i tteit T ied n . IS DAY.) WIND AND WEATHER THIS MORNING, AT 9 A.M. Gosport Glasgow Gloucester Hull Leith Lowesteffe N.E., cloudy. Liverpool Newcastle Portsmouth Southampton N.W., fine. Yarmouth N• E., rain. LONDON, FEB. 24.—Wind N.N.W., moderato breeze and dull cloudy weather. DEAL, FEB. 24.—Wind S.W. to N.N.E.—Arrd. Blue Bull, Wilson. Algoa Bay, and sailed for London. Arrd. from the River, 25th, Victor, Kerkus, Hobart Town ; Lalla Rookb, Henderson, Port Natal ; Superior, Jen kins, Demerara; Ellen, Pettingall, Trinidad. Sld. 24th, Florentia, Adelaide, South:Austialia ; Seringapatam, Nladras; Royal Shepherdess; Aden, Samarang, Cape of Good Hope; Julia, ditto; Leopard, Buenos Ayres; Leo, St. Thomas's. Put back, 25th, all the outward bound that weighed yesterday except the Florentia, Tindal, Adelaide, South Australia ; Julia, Le Croix, Cape of Good Hope. LivEitraoL, FEB. 26.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. Janet Boyd, Hutchinson, Bahia, sailed Dec. 30; Leodes, Rob bins, New Orleans; Yeoman, Purdon, Savannah ; Emma Watts, Watts, :ditto ; Sarah Purrington, Purrington, Charleston ; Ariel, Jackson, Marseilles. 25. Parker, Itesien, Demerara; 11. H. Boody, Alexander, Mobile. 24. Sid. Lucy, Bombay; Inverna, Valparaiso; Columbia, New York; Cala Brander, ditto; America, steamer, Boston. 25. La Belle, Ceylon; Science, Avica ; Jane Erskine, Lima; Lancashire Witch, Buenos Ayres ; Lady Sale',i Santa Martha; General Mina, Havannah; Susan Lord, New Orleans; Equity, ditto; Enterprise, Staten Island; Belmont, Philadelphia; Elsinore, New York, William Spragno, ditto; Patrick Henry, ditto; Java, ditto; Avon, Boston; Anglo American, ditto; Herbert, ditto ; William Carson, St. John's, New Brunswick; Ocean Queen, llalifax, Nova Scotia. SHIELDS, FEE. W.—Sld. Don, c ivt b a . gents and North America; Elliotts, Gibraltar and Que bec; Eagle, Lisbon and Qaebec. SWANSEA, FEB. 25.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. 24th; Sir Isaac Lyon Goldemid, Pitts ' Cuba. BRISTOL, FEB. 24.—Selina, Santa Martha ; Alice Brown, Trinidad; Bourbon, Jamaica; Gregorios, New Orleans. SHIELDS, FEB. 23.—The Chevy Chase steamier, ay. riced here from Hamburgh, is leaky, and has :thrown part of cargo overboard. PETERHEAD, FEB. 24—Wind, N.W.--Sld. North of Scotland, Greenland ; Hamilton Ross, Greenland. YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT, FEB. 25.—Wind W._ Sid. Iris, Algoa Bay ; Koophandel. Havannah. GRIMSBY, FEB. 25.—The Coaster, from Ald:borough to Middleborough, has put in here with damage", having heel, in c ,, ntaet with the Willing Maid of Scar borough, off Holderness, 22d instant. The Jean Augi taten has arrived here from Sunderland, with damage fr em con tact with a brig. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 25.—The Kopstad got on sl iore near the eastern pier, and has sustained • con siderablo deinag.—i s being lightened. WHITBY, FEB. 22.—The Comet, Flushing to north Faro, was towed in here last night, with loss of xnast. HAuwrcll, FEB. 25.—The Minx, Newcastle tte Cadiz, was assisted in to-day, making a little water, has in been On the Long Sand. ABERDEEN, FEB. 24.—Several pieces of w reek, ap parently belonging to an American vessel of ale eut three or four hundred tons, have been washed on Si tore near this port. LITERATURE. JOHN JONES'S TALES FOR LITTLE JOHN JONESES. By G. P.R. James. 2 Vole. The indefatigable Mr. James has written two little volumes on the history of England for the amusement and instruction of youthful readers. Old John Jones makes his appearance in the first chapter, surrounded by a group of little grand-children, to whom he pro ceeds to relate a series of stories, which stories are contained in these little volumes. They constitute a full and particular, and very interesting history of England from the invasion of the Romans to the reign of Henry I. We presume that the re mainder of the history will appear at some future period. Children are proverbially fond of stories, and in these little books they will find an abun dance of stories{, some very marvellous, and all true. Intermingled with these stories are descrip tions of, the manners and customs of our Saxon ancestors. The two little volumes thus constituting a very interesting hist o ry o f England up to the twelfth century,written in Mr. Jam es ' s very agreeable style. LIVES OF THE BRITISH ADMIRALS. By Dr. John Campbell. New Edition. " Campbell's Lives of the Admirals is an admirable book," writes Walter Scott to Lord Montague, on the education of the Duke of Buccleuch, "and I would advise your Lordship to redeem your pledge to the Duke on some rainy day. You do not run the risk from the perusal which my poor mother appre hended. She always alleged it sent her eldest son to the nary, and did not see with indifference any of her younger olive-branches engaged with Campbell ex cept myself, who stood in no danger of the cock-pit or quarter-deck." This quotation from so good an au thority, is very appropriately prefixed to this new edition of Dr. Campbell's popular work—a work too well known, and too widely appreciated, to need comment or commendation. This edition is illus trated by numerous portraits, fac-similes, and en gravings. CELEBRATED TRIALS CONNECTED WITH THE ARISTOCRACY. By Peter Burke. The aristocracy of England has, it seems, contri buted some most interesting chapters to the romance of history, sad afforded many repeated verifications of the proverb, " Truth is stranger than fiction." The history of the aristocracy is just now a popular theme in the literary world. We recently noticed " The Romance of the Peerage," which work was imme diately followed by one of very similar character, " Anecdotes of the Aristocracy ;" and both these compilations, interesting as they are, are now eclipsed by the superior interest of this elaborate production —a - quarto volume of five hundred pages con taining the histories of thirty-three " Trials con nected with the Aristocracy in the relations of private life." The first of these , is " the trial of Sir Edmond Knevet, Knight, at Greenwich, for striking a person within the King's Palace," in the year 1541 ; and the last in this volume is the action for breach of promise brought against Earl Ferrers by Miss Smith, in 1846. In the list are also the trial of Courvoisier, for the murder of Lord William Russell, and the Earl of Cardigan's trial in the House of Peers. The criminal law has always been a favourite study with the editor of this volume, he tells us, and he considers that this, his compilation, will be not only interesting to the general reader, but useful to the law student, for " the form and process of the trials are almost invari ably preserved, and in every place where practicable the speeches of the counsel are given entire." This latter feature the editor deems of much importrnce, since all those conversant with courts of justice must feel and acknowledge how essential it is to be able to rightly state a case, especially where the object is the prose cution of a criminal offence. " The splendid specimens of opening addresses contained in this collection, are," he adds " a study in . ; themselves, emanating, as many of them do, from men of the finest intellect and judgment and of immortal forensic reputation." Mr. Burke is careful to exculpate himself from any suspi cion of wishing, by the publication of this book, to depreciate the character of the British aristocracy. On the contrary, he bears a cordial testimony to their high character, and considers his volume, rather as a a vindication of their virtuous conduct, seeing that in three hundred years the trials in which they have been implicated are so few, and in many of them the aristocrats are complainants, not defendants—sinned against, not sinning. LETTERS OF EMINENT PERSONS TO DAVID 1111.11 E. These letters are taken from the papers bequeathed by Hume's nephew to the Royal Society of Edin burgh, which papers were placed at the disposal of Mr. Burton, in order to assist him in his life of Hume. Having made the selections necessary for his purpose, a number of documents still remained, " which," says Mr. Burton, " though they had no reference to my own, might be serviceable to the literary pursuits of others, and would afford pleasurable reading to those who are curious in biography, and the familiar correspondence of great men." Mr. Burton has availed himself of the privilege accorded to him by making these letters public ; for he considered it no less than his duty " to render accessible, to those likely to appreciate them, the intellectual treasures of s o curious and valuable a collection. The lover of literary history," he goes on, " will require only to glance over the list of names under which the several letters are grouped to estimate the character of their contents. A very few addi tions would make the catalogue embrace all that was intellectually great in our own country and France during the twenty years which begin with the middle of the eighteenth century." Among these correspon dents are Horace Walpole, Helvetius, Bishop Douglas,:L o rd Lyttl e t on , Mi ra beau (the elder), Lady Hervey, Allan Ramsay (the painter), Colonel Barre, Sir Gilbert Elliot, Sir James Macdonald, Sir Alex ander Dick, Lord Hardwick, and many others. The French correspondents are Turgot, D'Alembert and Mdlle. de L'Espinasse, Malesherbes, Madame de Bouffiers, Diderot, Buffon, Crebillon (the younger), &c. &c. As affording specimens of elegant epistolary styles, French and English, this work would be valuable, even independent of the interest attached to the distinguished characters whose letters it contains. FAIRY TALES FROM ALL NATIONS. By A. R. Montalba,lwith Twenty-four Illustrations. By Richard Doyle. Here is a treasury of delight for youthful readers. Mr. Montalba has collected out of a " hundred vo lumes of the fairy lore of all nations twenty-nine fairy tales never before (as he believes) translated into English." Mr. Richard Doyle has illustrated the marvellous incidents of these tales in his own admirable way, and, finally, Messrs. Chapman and Hall have published this collection in a thick hand some volume, as attractive as good paper and clear typography can make it, bound, moreover, in an enamelled cover of palest rose colour. " The time has been, but happily exists no longer," says Mr. Montalba in his preface, " when it would have been necessary to offer an apology for such a book as this. In those days it was not held that Beauty is its own excuse for being;' on the contrary, a spurious utilitarianism reigned supreme in literature, and fancy and imagination were told to fold their wings, and travel only in the dustypaths of life." Happily, indeed, that:tune is over, if that time ever was when fairy tales were universally condemned. Fairy tales, which are almost invariably the favourite reading of children—and even of " children of larger growth "—are in general only allegories of life. They inculcate lessons of virtue and perseverance ; for in fairy tales, as in the world, if people only would believe it, the right side always triumphs eventually. Among the tales in this collection are those of " Siva and Mad hava," from the Sanscrit ; " The Prince of the Glow worms," from the German ; " The Dragon-Giant," from the Russian; " Fortune's Favourite," from the Hungarian ; " Magic under Difficulties," from the Ita;ian, &c. &c. O ne of th e s h or t e st tales is " Per severe and Prosper," from the Arabic, the moral of which can never be too often repeated—" He who earnestly wills can do much." THE ORIENTAL INTERPRETER, AND TREASURY OF EAST INDIA KNOW. LEDGE. By J. H. Stocqueler, Author of the " Hand-Book of India." The " Oriental Interpreter" is one of the most valuable books of its kind that have recently appeared. It is a dictionary of Eastern expressions in general use in this country. " It has been suggested," says the compiler, " by the almost universal ignorance of Oriental terms, phrases, expressions, and places. Every fortnight," he proceeds, " brings a mail from India, and the intelligence it imparts is fraught with words which perplex the multitude. The dispatches from India—the conversation of Orientalists—the speeches in Parliament, turning upon Eastern affairs —the Oriental novels, travels, and statistical works— likewise abound with terms caviare to the general." This ignorance will be speedily put an end to by the diffusion of Mr. Stocque ler's excellent work. It is invaluable as a book of reference to the general reader. Every Ori ental name, place, or expression likely to puzzle his inexperience is to be found at a moment's notice on reference to this dictionary, which is, of course, al phabetically arranged. As a sample of the manner in which the necessary explanations are given, we quote a column almost at random : " PUN, Iliudestanee. A handful of cowries, equiva lent to tweLty gundas. Five puss, or 400 cowries, con stitute one anna, the sixteenth part of a rupee. "PUNAII-BE-KHODAH ! Persian. • Alay Heaven protect us!' " PUNCHAIT, or PUNCHAYET, five assembled. An assembly or jury of five persons to whom . a cause is referred for investigation and decision. An ancient Hindoo establishment. " PUNDIT, a learned Brahmun. " PUNGANOOR, a fortified town in India, in the province of Baleghat, situated about fifty miles north west trans Veilore, in Lat. 13 deg. 21 min. N., Long. 78 deg 3 mio. E. I is tin, re-,iclence of a Polygar, gene rally styled the Perig,noor Rajah, who holds the town arid a Lms.ll adoining district under tribute to the British. "PUNJAB. See LAHORE. " PUNJAB, land in India that cannot be easily watered by artificial means, depending chiefly on the falling rains for irrigation, and, therefore, unfit for the cultivation of rice. "PUNKAH, a fan. The heat of the climate of India renders the constant use of a fan so indispensable, that in European houses there is usually a permanent one fixed iu all the principal apartments, and kept in motion by one of the bearers of the establishment. This de scription of punkah is formed of a thin kind of canvass stretched over an oblong frame work of from six to ten feet in length, and three feet in wilth, and suspended from the ceiling of the room to within four feet of the table. A rope attached to the centre of the punkah, and carried high above the heads of the occupants of the apartment, passes through an aperture in the wall, out side of which the servant sits and pulls the punkah. The agitation of the machine keeps the room, which would otherwise, at times, be insupportable, pleasantly cool. a,lany persons take much pride in their punkahs, deco• rating them with gold mouldings and ornaments, or painting them in distemper to correspond with the walls, and finishing them with a fluted linen fringe. The hand punkahs, which are of various dimensions, are formed of the leaf of the cocoa nut tree (see T&LIPOT), or of kuss kuss, silk, or talc, but the latter are more for ornament, on occasion of bridal processions, nautches, &c., than for any useful purpose. " PURANAS, 'Endo° mythological poems." Persons travelling to India will find abundance of valuable information in the appendix to the dictionary, which contains, moreover, an Indian Gazetteer. THE COMPLIMENTS of . the SEASON ; or How to give an Evening Party. By Piers Shafton. A near namesake of Sir Walter Scott's "exqui site," Sir Piercy Shafton—Sir Piercy Shafton whose refined phraseology, it will be remembered, on one occasion nearly cost him his life, when disguised as a milkwoman he answered to the interrogatories of his pursuers, " lam she, oh most bucolic juvenile, to whose care are entrusted the milky mothers of the herd "—a near namesake of this superfine gentle man has published a little volume, gorgeously attired in ultra-marine and gold, with the following dedica tion :—" To all ladies who are about to give evening parties, the author with the most friendly regard for their serenity of mind and their husbands' pockets, begs most respectfully to offer `the compliments of the season.'" As example is better than precept, Mr. Piers Shafton, instead of penning a treatise on the art of giving parties, has related a chapter in the history of Mrs. Traverse Higgs which answers the purpose admiraby. Mrs. Traverse Higgs has been wedded twice twelve months, and like Mrs. Gilpin, "she no holiday has seen." In an auspicious moment she obtains from Mr. Higgs a r e l uc t ant perm i ssion to invite " a few friends, an expression understood literally by Mr. and most figuratively by Mrs. Higgs. The prepara tions fur the party are admirably detailed. Up to this moment Mr. and Mrs. Higgs have been a miracle of conjugal felicity ; now, however, the scene changes. The house is thrown into confusion, every room ren dered uninhabitable, only chops (Mr. Higgs' abomi nation) for dinner, but Mr. Iliggs is of a peaceable disposition ; he sees his wife become more haggard and careworn from day to day, and at last begins to sympathise with her. " Well, my dear, as the thing must now come off, the sooner it does the better." " I shall be heartily glad when it is over; for I am sure the labour and anxiety—and you men know nothing at all about it—is really killing me." " I really don't see," meekly suggested Mr Higgs, " why all this fuss should be made about a few people." " A few people! Why, Mr. Traverse Higgs, you can not be aware that I have issued cards of invitation to one hundred and seventy odd." The eventful evening arrives ; all Mrs. Higgs's meri torious exertions are successful. She surveys her drawing-rooms with pride —rooms barely capable of accommodating about one quarter of the expected guests. But what cannot determina tion accomplish ? " The sashes having been removed from the windows, and the balcony covere d over and carpeted, and th e doors taken away, their capacity seemed doubly magnified, and the effect was on the whole very pretty, while, as if Aladdin had been called in as architect, a magical addition ap peared in the form of a third room, which was formed over a water-tank, the entrance being through the back drawing-room window." Ingenious Mrs. Higgs ! We pass over the events of the evening, which, if our readers are curious to learn, they will find admirably set forth by Mr. Shafton. Among other contretemps, they will see how the speech, in which Mr. Higgs had proposed beforehand to return thanks after supper, was rendered inappropriate by the extraordinary compliment of the gentleman who proposed his health. The camphine lamps having, as is too often their custom, rained down a sooty shower during supper time, a witty individual, anxious to show off his abilities, proposed the health of their host, as a man who, "following the bright footsteps of those illustrious pioneers that had gone before him—the Wilberforces, Buxtons, and Clark sons—had taken upon himself the lofty attributes, and richly earned the designation of the _Emancipator of the Blacks!" One scene, however, we must quote for the benefit of those who may not meet with Mr. Piers Shafton. (We have omitted to state that among the guests is one who, from his extraordinary size, is known by the appellation of the "Elephant.") " The rooms became oppressively hot, and some of the young ladies relieved the monotony of the amusement with a fainting fit or two, of the genuineness of which there was no suspicion. All at once it was suggested that the coolest spot in the house was, in point of fact, out of the house—in the temporary room, or tent, which had been constructed over the water- tank. " This agreeable discovery having been made, a rush of guests immediately invaded the spot, the Elephant,' gallopading with a plump dame, leading the way. Nothing could be more agreeble—the canvass walls per mitted the fresh air to penetrate them, and the cool feel of the leaden floor under the carpet was pronounced quite refreshing.' At this propitious moment a fancy seized the Elephant that it would be a most eligible spot fora Scotch reel. Accordingly with his plump partner, and a gaunt looking gentleman in the Highland dress, one was commenced, the band playing Over the water to Charlie' with great spirit. The air was lively, and the dance proceeded with uncommon animation; as many of the guests that could cram into the temporary erec tion did do so, and formed a ring round the dancers. The Elephant was ardently enjoying himself, and not content with jumping incredibly high (for a gentleman of his many stones weight), and making a most vigorous stamp on the leaden floor (which in honest truth was the roof of the water-tank), he insisted on giving what he pronounced to be the true Highland fling.' Hardly was this tour de force accomplished before there was observed by the startled guests a gradual but perceptible sinking towards the middle of the floor, which was suc ceeded by the Elephant and his two associates in the red being thrown in a heap together in the centre, and in another moment there was an awful splash, followed by a more awful shriek, and the Elephant and a part of the gucsts disappeared as through a trap door, and a deluge of water occupied their place! The chandelier from the roof shook Like guilty things upon a fearful summons ;' the carpet was sucked in by the intruding element, the canvass walls all at once gave way, and the glasses and wreaths of flowers which ornamented them tumbled to gctber, and fell in a common ruin; Then rose from floor to roof the wild farewell;' then there was a shouting of the gentlemen, screaming of the ladies, till the head of the Elephant re-appeared above the water chaunting in dismal tones— ' By the sad sea waves.' " With much difficulty he and the rest of the involun tary bathers were extricated from their perilous position, and after the tank had been well dragged it was found no lives were lost. This was declared to be a damper,' and the party broke up, the Elephant with his teeth chattering, making a most heartrending attempt at a joke about the party going off swimmingly, and suggesting to their scared hostess not to forget, at her next party, to send cards to the Humane Society men, with particular directions to bring with them their drags and life boat." Such is the reward of all Mrs. Iliggs's ingenuity ! Nevertheless, the moral of the tale is sufficiently in structive. The little volume is embellished with more than a dozen illustrations, sonic very effective and some exquisitely ludicrous. ASTLEY'S A MPIIITHEATRE.--111r. Batty determined not to be outdone in catering for the amusement of the public, has entered into an engagement with the cele brated young American equestrian Master Hernandez, whom we are given to understand is the most graceful equestrian in the world, and whose fame has extended over the whole American continent, where he has been hailed with enthusiasm wherever he has appeared. The engagement is made for a limited number of nights. We cannot, therefore, do better than recommend our reader s to der,s to pay a visit t o thi s p o p u l ar p l ace o f amusement on judge for them se l ves . H e ma k es hi s fi rs t appearance Monday next. DUBLIN, FEB. 24.—The Sarah, of Inverness, for Dumfries, was run into last night by the Sy ren, of this port; the former sunk, but has been raised, and will discharge. Y Quisisli, BY TODER3IO%, FEB. 22.—The stern of a some logs and d ea l s, and vessel, marked " Cleopatra. a piece of board marked hare been w as h e d on shore on the Island of Mull. ROYAL ARTILLERY. —IV OLWICII, FE B , M a jor Griffi n's company left Woolwich thi s morning to proceed by s ca to Leith Port to relieve the company at that stat i on , the latter being ordered to head-quarters. Captain Fitzniaytr's company lea" Woolwich on Wednesday for Dublin, to relieve a company at that sta tion under orders to return to head-quarters. WAR MEDAL. Lieutenant -Colonel Sir Henry Bayly, K.H., of Lyme Rehvis, has received his medal with five clasps, for the following battles; —Corunna, Puente d'Honoro, Sala manca, Vittoria, and the Pyrenees, iu the last of which he lost his left arm. The Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady Peel enter tained the Earl of Aberdeen, Viscount and Viscountess Hardinge and the Hon. Miss Hardinge, Lord and Lady Ashburton, the Right Hon. Sir James and Lady Gra ham, Sir Henry Lytton and Lady 13ulwer, M. Guizot, &c., to dinner on Saturday. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN - EXCHANGE—(MONDA Y.) During the week ending on Saturday evening the supply of English Wheat received up to our market, coastwise and by land carriage, was-small in the ex treme, and of very middling quality. The receipts of all other grain, as well as Flour, by water carriage, were trifling; but those of Malt and Flour, by railway, proved tolerably good. From Ireland and Scotland the arrivals were confined to a few parcels of Barley, Malt, and Oats. A considerable decrease, on a comparison with those of many previous weeks, took place in the imports from abroad, which were confined to 8,405 quarters of Wheat, 851 ditto of Barley, 1,387 ditto of Oats, 130 ditto of Rye, 300 ditto of Beans, 177 ditto of Peas, 210 ditto of Tares, 93 ditto of Mustard Seed, 418 ditto of sundry seer's, chi( fly Clover, including 250 quarters of Indian Corn ; 4,789 sacks of Flour from France, and 50 barrels of ditto from Baltimore. Judging from the appearance of the Sound list, it is evident that large supplies of Foreign Grain are close at hand. Offers for Wheat and Flour have come in freely from abroad since our last. A very limited supply of Wheat arrived fresh up for our market to-day from Essex; but from Kent, the receipts were slightly on the increase, though of very inferior quality. The stands were again scantily filled with samples of both red and white ; nevertheless, the de mand for all descriptions of English Wheat was in a very dull state. Really fine qualities—which were scarce—sold at prices about equal to those paid on Monday last. The out-of-condition sorts were certainly lower to purchase. At the close of the market, the bulk of the supply remained in the hands of the factors. Although the imports of foreign Wheat, last week, were small, we were well supplied with that article this morn ing. The inquiry for all kinds was confined to retail quantities, at barely stationary prices. To (ffixt large sales, a decline of one shilling per quarter must have been submitted to by the importers. The supply of Barley was very moderate, owing to the falling off in the foreign arrivals. The best malting qualities changed hands, at last week's currencies. Grinding and distilling sorts were heavy, and the turn in favour of the buyers. There was only a limited in• quiry for even the best Malt, at late rates. Inferior qualities were almost nominal in value, with a limited quantity on offer. Notwithstanding the show of Oat samples was comparatively trifling, that grain met an extremely dull inquiry, and prices were from 6d to, in some instances, is per quarter beneath those ruling on this day se'nnight. The dealers generally are short of stock ; but they are waiting future arrivals from Germany, prior to effecting purchases. There was scarcely any demand fur Indian Corn or Meal, both which articles were lower to purchase. Beans, though in short supply, were much neglected. No change took place in the general quotations, yet damp parcels were decidedly lower. White boiling peas supported late rates. In other kinds of peas scarcely a trarisacJon took place. The top price of the best town made Flour remained as last. Country marks, as well as barrelled qualities, were offering at reduced figures. The large influx of foreign Flour is greatly interfering with the trade here. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier • • 59s to Ges Red. .... • • 40s to 4ss Oats— Yorkshire and Di tto,White, New 44s 56* Lincohish., Feed. 17s 20s Norfolk and Liu- Potato coin, Bed.— • • 43s 47s Youghal and Cork, Ditto, White .. • . 44s 49s Black . ... •• • 158 20s Irish, 1ied........ —s —s Cork, White . 174 20 , Ditto, White —s —s Scotch, Feed. 21s 25s Rye—Old •••••• • • • • • • —a -- 4 Beans—Tick New. •••• • • • • • • 288 30s Pi ge0n5. ......... 36, 38s Barley—Grinding .. • • 24s 27* Peas—Grey .... 33s 34s Malting . .. •• • • 29, 30s Maple . .•• • .. 348 35s Chevalier -• • 313 32A White... •• •• .. 3,s 375 Galt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ....• •• • . 37s 39s folk •••••• • • • • • • 578 58s Flour — Town-made... 398 44s Brown . 418 548 Suffolk •.• . • . Kingston and Ware 58s 59s Stocktn & Norfolk 32s 34s EVEITIIPIELD. The continuous decline in the value of live stock, especially Beasts, in this market (though long since anticipated by us) is creating no little uneasiness in the minds of the graziers generally. In the past week the trade has been dull almost .:beyond: recollection, and prices of.. both Beasts atid Sheep have given way quite 4d per 81bs. That the returns - have been belov a par' ing point will be obvidtis, When we state' that, with very few exceptions, the highest figure realised for the best Scots on Friday last was only 3s 6d per: filbs—a much lower price than for"many years past—andsthe toirqUoti tion for prime old Downs in the wool did not exceed 4s 6d, shorn Sheep selling at 3s lod per 8161. At those rates great difficulty was experienced in effecting sale's. The only, mode by . which prices can be enhanced is a withholding of a portion of the stock destined for con sumption in London. Its effect, however, would be but temporary, as the numbers of Loth Beasts a nd Sh eep i n Norfolk and Suffolk are considerably in excess of those at many corresponding periods of the year, and a rise in the quotations would be productive of heavy imports• tions from France, Holland, and Germany. A some what novel importation, which, if successful, is likely to interfere to some extent with the production of stock in this country, has recently taken place into London, viz., 1,636 canisters of preserved Beet and Mutton from BLIUEOS Ayres. This arrival has been submitted to public competition, and withdrawn at 6d per lb: The condition of the Beef has turned out tolerably good, that of the Mutton rather inferior. We understand that similar imports will shortly take place from South Australia. From Hamburgh and Bremen, several casks of fresh Pot k and baskets of fresh Beef' have come in since our last, and which have sold at from 3s to 3s 4d per Sibs. Two vessels have been dispatched to Oporto to bring home live beasts; They may be expected at Southampton about the latter end of the present or the beginning of next week. The number thus to arrive is about 300 head. An arrival, consisting of 16 oxen and 30 sheep has taken place in the Thames from Cork. The Irish supplies by sea are decidedly superior to those which have come to hand here this year via Liverpool. The total imports of foreign stock in the metropolis last week comprised 1,966 head, or 55 less than in the pre ceding week but 420 more than during the same period in 1848. A decrease of 313 head has taken place in the number of beasts as given in the official returns, but which show an excess in the supply of foreign Sheep of 209, and of Calves 30 head. The first arrival of Lambs has taken place from Antwerp. The annexed statement " WHERE:THERE'S A WILL TAERE'S A WAY." We have faith i n o ld proverbs full surely, For Wisdom has traced wh..:t they tell, And Truth may he drawn up as purely. From them, as it may from " a well." Let us question the thinkers and doers, And hear what they honestly say, And you 'll find they believe, like bold wooers, In " Where there's a will there's a way." The hills have been high for Mau's mounting, The woods have been dense for his axe, The stars have been thick for his counting, The sands have been wide for his tracks,. The sea has been deep for his diving, The poles have been broad for his sway, But bravely he's proved in his striving, That " Where there's a will there's a way." Have ye vices that ask a destroyer? Or pas,ions that need your control? Let Reason become your employer, And your body be ruled by your soul. Fight on, though ye bleed in the trial, Resist with all strength that ye may, Ye may conquer Sin's host by denial, For " Where there's a will there's a way." Have ye Poverty's pinching to cope with? Does Suffering weigh down your might? Only call up a spirit to hope with, And dawn may come out of the night. Oh! much may be done by defying The ghosts of Despair and Dismay, And much may be gained by relying On " Where there's a will there's a way." Should ye see afar off that worth winning, Set out on the journey with trust; And ne'er heed if your path at beginning Should be among brambles and dust. Though it is but by footsteps ye do it, And hardships may hinder and stay, Keep a heart, and be sure you'll get through it, For " Where there's a will there's a way." —Weekly Dispatch. ELIZA COOK. ' TO THE EDITOR OF THE•SUIV. • SIR,—I have been a reader of The Sun daily for the space of nearly two years, and such has been the plea sure I have felt (especially) in perusing your leading articles, that I could truly say of you, as it is written of David, concerning his Divine blaster.—You are a man after my own heart. The reason of this has been your straightforward and manly defence of democracy. Your defence of the late French revolution, and more espe cially your defence of that man who has scarcely en equal in the world—viz., Lamartine, who in the midst of turmoil, strife, and blood, fled to the helm of the vessel of State, and steered her through unparalleled difficulties into the haven of a happy Republic. That Republic you have also nobly defended against the intrigues of the Reactionares and Legitimists, you have also raised your voice against the d espots of Germany, and boldly defended liberty where ver found, either upon English or foreign ground. In fact, whatever changes have taken place in the year of revolutions just past, my language has been, what says the Sun? I a l ways f e l t confident that if liberty or democracy needed a defender against its enemies, it would find it in yourself. But judge of my surprise, Sir, these last few weeks, in reading your remarks upon Italy and Rome, leaving out of the ques tion the character both of Leopold and the Pope; how ever liberal they both may have been, their people have gone ahead of them, and established republican forms of government (I think the best] kind of government under the sun, and far the eheapest)—judge of my sur prise, I say, when I found you advocating interventions, in order that their forms of government should be set aside and the old monarchical Government established. Sir, is not liberty as dear to the Romans and the Tus cans as the French; most undoubtedly it is. and they seem fully as capable of appreciating it as Frenchman. Whatever you may say, Sir, in defence of intervention, I trust Providence will so overrule events that the infant Republic of Rome may gather strength daily, and be come the head of distracted Italy. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, A REPUBLICAN. Oldbury, Feb. 24, 1849. On Wednesday next her Majesty will hold her second levee this season. The levee will commence at two o'clock in the afternoon, and Rill be held at St. James's Palace. LOYAL UNITED FRILNDS.—On Wednesday evening last the fourth anniversary of the No. 18 Lodge was celebrated at the Lodge-house, the Peacock, Great Tri nity-lane, Bread-street, on which occasion upwards of sixty persons partook of an entertainment which, whe ther for quantity or quality, reflected much credit on the worthy host, Treasurer Adams, and gave general satis factien. S.P. Watson presided as chairman, as did P. Utley, deputy, and were supported by several past and present officers; among whom we noticed P.S.P. Heath, Treasurer Payne, P.S.P. Fitzgerald, P.P. Bradshaw, P.P. Hughes, P.P. Williams, P.P. Lee, P.P. Turner, P.P. Fawcett, P.P. Greenfield, P.P. Burgess, and P.P. Dean. After ample justice had been done by the com pany to the good things provided for them by the libe rality of the stewards (who by-the-bye acted in the most courteous manner), and the cloth had been withdrawn, the Chairman proposed " The Health of the Queen and the rest of the Royal Family," which was received with much applause, and the National Anthem sung in good style by Messrs. Ilubbard and Thomas, the company joining in the chorus with much animation. After which, Prosperity to the Order of Loyal United Friends" was, also given from the chair, and drank amid much ap plause; this toast was responded to by P.S.P. Heath. "The Gift Funds of the Order, particularly the No. 17 and No. 18 Gift Fund," was received with much cheer ing, and acknowledged by P.P. Burgess, who congratu lated the company upon the fact of the fund having nearly 5002 in hand, and possessing nearly 600 mem bers. The Chairman afterwards proposed " The Cha ritable Funds of the Order," with which he associated the name of P.P. Hughes, the representative of the Lodge in the Relief Committee; this toast was well received, atel elicited from P.P. Hughes a speech replete with good sense, and was listened to with much atten tion. The healths of the Chairman, Deputy Treasurer Adams, and the Stewards were severally proposed and drank with great enthusiasm, and acknowledged by the parties in a very suitable manner, several songs were sung, and the conviviality of the evening prolonged to a late hour, when the company broke up, evidently highly entertained with its proceedings. The Earl and Countess of Eglinton gave an ele gant dinner, in compliment to his Royal Highness the Prince of Orange, on Saturday, at their residence in St. James's-square. The illustrious Prince was attended by Captain Goedeehe ' • and there w e r e p resen t to meet his Royal Hi g h ness the Marquis of Ely, the Marquis of Granby, the Marchioness of Ailesbury, his Excellency the Russian Minister and Baroness Brunnow, Mdlle. Olga de Lechner, Viscount Hawarden, Lord Brougham, Lady Stanley, Lord and Lady Dalmeny, Lord Foley and Hon. Miss Foley, the Hon. Mrs. Anson, Mr. B. Cochrane, M.P., and Mrs. Cochrane, Mr. Montgomerie, &c. Covers were laid for twenty- two personages. The circle separated soon after 11 o'clock. _ DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—Her Majesty appeared highly delighted on Saturday evening with the perform. ance of the French equestrian company, and frequently evinced her applause in the most significant manner. The Royal party were rec, ived by th e l essees, IL De jean and Mr. O'Reilly, in full costume and remained to the conclusion. . I .... ISIETUDAT OF H.H.H. THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE. —Saturday was the birthday of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. Some of the foreign Ministers and many of the nobility called and left their names for his Royal Highness during the day, at Cambridge House. Her R , yal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester received their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam bridge and the Princess Mary at dinner, at Gloucester House. Their Royal Highnesses were attended by Baron Knesebeck and Major Stephens. In the evening the tradesmen of the Royal Duke illuminated their houses. Early in the morning a new and magnificent royal standard floated from the tower of the church at Kew. At ono o'clock a royal salute Was fired from the Green. Shortly afterwards upwards of eighty children attached to the parochial school sat down to a plentiful supply of good old English fare. In the evening, at six o'clock, Edward Scard, Esq., one of the county magistrates, and perpetual churchwarden ' gave a sumptuous din ne r in the large assembly ro om of the Rose and Crown Hotel, Kew; green, to celebr a t e th e grat if y i ng fact of the Duke of Cambridge having again tak en u p hi s res id en ce . , st Kew. Nearly sixty gent l emen an d tradesmen sat d o wn to an the season. entertainment replete with every delicacy o f . St. J mes se dinner on Satur day Members of the House of Commons at di n 'n .4, Lord Stanley entertained a numerous circle of the c° 4o j ur guests; th e isoosfsuWilotorcuestLero,rVd Viscount evening, at his private residen t square. Covers were laid for twent y -four Lieutenant-Colonel Cecil company comprising the li M on a . rge i Newport, Lord Brooke, Le t :l the Hon. u ' . A. Cole, Henrysir Meux, Bart. Sr R. Gordon Lennox, the W m ; ~I : .a , g S ° i rC H . . Forester, the Hon. W. C. Codrington, T. P . Hals ey, Mr. W. Bagge, Mr. R. IL Pigot, Barn, Colonel Knox, r aptain Mervyn Bart., air. . rA. Taylor, Mr. J. G. Smyth, Captain 11. G. Boldero, A . l . Augustus Stafford, Mr. W. I,Aftlierr.,,isso.fwoLradra,dnMevrjF.,,,:;, Captain Somerset, and Mr. Henry ILowther. The Noble Lord has another Parliamentary dinner on Wednesday next. LAuzicil OF A ST EAM -BOAT.—On Saturday-there was launched from the building-yard of Messrs. Wigraws • of Blackwell, a steam-boat of the Medea class, the Co lumbus, built for the Spanish Government; length, 190 feet; beam, 32 feet; depth, 20 feet; tonna ge, 900. Her armament will cons i st of two 68 'p o unders, long guns, and eight 32 -pounders, medium. Messrs. Wigraki are building a sister steam-ship, to be called the Pizarro, to be armed in like manner. FARRINGDON DISPENSARY.—Yesterday m orn i ng, before the Right lion. the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, a at the church of St. energetic sermon on behalf of this most excellent ch ar i ty was preached Andre byt w h ' e s, R l e in v ib i o L ri ß l. ic kAers v t e e r t y it, M.A discourse was delivered , during which a charity having many cla i ms, a nd much needing the co-operation of the bene volent, was very warmly advocated, and at tho conclu sion of Divine service a collection was made, amounting to 36/. 3s. 6d. SMITHFIELD MARILET.—A requisition has been presented to the Right llon. the Lord Mayor, request ing his Lordship to call a special Court of Common Council to consider Mr. J. T. Norris's motion for the removal of Smithfield market ; a Court will, therefore, be hold en at twe l ve o ' c l oc k on Tuesday, to cons ider the matter. Great interest is excited as to the result. The modified views of many leading members and Dar. Norris's reputation and influence in the Court appear to justify the hope that a remedy may at length be looked for. His Excellency Count Schimnaelpennincli gave a . grand dinner to a distinguished circle on Saturday, .$ the Dutch Legation in Dryanston-square. , «..1; ti gait 'oust ), in )rno- hest The not ever fore tion a of hich 'the that tion t,ion asis lIIMII