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to Midland, iiirm., had Derby...loo Midland, ConM. 13riztol and Birmingham. 6 per cent.... 100 123 - Midland, Bristol and Glunc. 38 Ditto dit , o l4l. 185... Midland, Leices. and swan nington (8 per t.gua.)....10!) . itikl. Great We:ltem (Irish) 45 to .... to rdiddlesbro' and Redcar. per cent. gar.... r~;) Niwca , v,ie azdUarlialm - Ditto f.uarter SEar. - 3 . 25 to N-wootrket •.... 2i) Ditto Ext....nc;iol, Scrip... •L': Newport Abcrgy., and Beret. i; Newry and Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoirt, and Rostrevor ... 2O ..... ... .. ti Norfolk IOO Ditto New 20/. Ditto Guaranteed 5 per et Do. Do. 5% per cent Do. do. Waveney Valley... 2 . — ....•..L Northern Counties Union ... 4 - North British Ditto P sit Shares . ..... ..... 12% 6 % ... ... t, 7 Do. Quarters 6t h ~. „„ 31„ 2 ..... ,w, Ditto. Extension .. Ditto Thirds... ......... ...... 8 , ,4 North and South-Western... 2 North Stallordshiro North Wales North Western lO - .• • . t 0 .-. Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verhampton Reading,Guildfd., & Reigate 10 Royston and Hitchin ..... .. 2 Scottish Central Scottish Midland .... ....... Ditto, New.. ... - I 7 IX. — Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole Do. do. (South Div.) 4 Shrewsbury and Birmingkam 9 Ditto, ditto. Class 13. 5 Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 Shrewsbury and Hereford .. 2 Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W . ziin.) Ditto Halves, Ditto... 8 1 6— .. --. . Ditto, Uswestry l7li ...... Ditto New)... Ditto 8 per Cent. Pref....... 10 Shropshire Union South Devon ... 5O ...••• Ditto, Preference South Staffordshire ... libuth Eastern _ Ditto, No. I. Ditto, No. 2. ... Ditto, No. 3. 25 Ditto New, No. 4. Thirds 10 South Wales South Yorkshire, Doncaster _ and Goole . Swans. and Loughor and Ca meron's Stm. Coal ..... .... . 6 Taw Vale Extension ........ 8 - ...... to Thames Haven Dock and 5 .... to Railway 1714 - Vale of :death Waterford and Kilkenny 1 7 1,x...... Waterford and Limerick..... 47 1 h... .. Waterford, \Vexford,Wieklw, and Dublin .. 3 Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed .. . Do. do. do. Do. do. do. ...... . 10 .... West Cornwall West London .... ... 20 ...,„—.......,-... Ditto, First Class .......... 20 Ditto, Second Class Whitehaven and Yurness l4 .. .. Windsor, Staines, and South Western... .. .......... ... .. 12 Wilts,Somerset,&Wernouth 40 ... 254 ex. i. to York, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 Do. Original New & Ber a 25 ...... 27 4 to 28 Do. Exton. No.l (Y. & N.) 15 Do. do. No. 2, New &,1.1. 15 .... Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pret. c York and North - Midland .. 50 Ditto, Preterene4 Ditto East and 4 estßiding Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian. (late Italian and Austrian to Boulogne and Amiens 2O ...... 8%U% to Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon) Ceylon to , - Denerara. ....-...... ........... lb . .... Dendre Valley Direct Bombay and Madras ss. .... . Dutch Rhenish 7% — to East Indian Great Indian Peninsular IA ...... Louvain ala Sambre ~. ..,.. 7 1 / 2 — ...... to Luxembourg Ditto Madrid and Valenti& Namur and Liege . Northern of France l2 ...... 84 :to Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 7 Paris and Lyons Do. Do. Parts and Orleans.- 2O Paris and Rouen Paris & Strasbourg .... ..... 9 Reuen and Havre Sambre and Meuse Strasburg and Bale ..... ...... 14 Tours & Nantes ... ......... 9 Tournay, Jurbise, Landen, and Hasselt West Flanders B 3/ — to JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia - British North American .... 50 Colonial ..... .. -.-- Commercial of London 20 — - London Joint Stock .... London and Westminster... 20 National Provincial of Engld. 85 Ditto, New National of Ireland 221,E — .. -to Provincial of Ireland Ditto, New lO Union of Australia Ditto, New 2l Union of London ....... . ...... 10 Union of Madrid MINES. Anglo ziexican 10 3 ~...... Asturian Mining Company... 14 ...... Australian 2% — ...... to Blaenarvon Iron and Coal ... 50 Bolanos - Scrio British iron Brazilian Imperial ...,. .. ... 24 1 4 2 — ..... to Ditto Cocaes and Cuiaba .. 30 Ditto St. John Del Rey ... 15 Cobre Copper ...... ~. ~..... 40 General Mining ...... ... 29 Itsal del Monte. Unregistered ... N..... to Do. Black Debentures — Do. Red Debentures ... Santiago de Cuba ... United Mexican ....... - _ LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JAN. 2.—Wind this day at Loon, E., light breeze and fine clt ar fro-ay weather. STATE of WIND AND WEATHER AT THE PROVINCIAL PORTS THIS 11,,RNING, IT 9 A.M. Colchester E.S.E., tine. Glasgow Gosport N.E., very sharp. Hull Leith N. by W.. intensely cold. Liverpool Lowestoffe Newcastle E. by S., cold. Portsmouth Southampton Yarmouth N.N.E., fine. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 1 —Sid. Malabar, Madras and Calcutta; True Briton, ditto; Charles Brooke, St. Vincent. Arrd. Ellen Simpson, Lee, Rio Janeiro for Hamburgh; Nereid, Porto Rico for London. HOLYHEAD, JAN. 1 —Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. Mary, M'Connell. Queb.c; Active, Hughes, ditto. DEAL, JAN. I.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. from the River and sailed, 31st Dec., John Mitchell, Douglas, Adelaide, South Australia; Bombay, Flemank, Bombay; Hendrick Hudson, Pratt, New York. Jan. 1, The Georgians, from St. Petersburgh, which arrived in the Downs to. day, experienced a heavy gale from the S.S.E. 26th and 27th ult., off the Naze 01 Norway, during v.hich she lost part of bulwarks. had mainsail split, &c. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 31.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. Hindoo, Brown, New Orleans; Jona, Parker, Charleston ; Shak speare, Henderson, Charleston ; R. C. Winlhorp, Knowles, Boston ; Osmanli steamer, Constantinople ; Le Cran, New Orleans ; Reliance, Somes, Savannah ; Mundane, Hitchison, Charleston ; Maryland, Bell, Virginia ; Leila, Benson, Baltimore. Ist Jan., The James, for Valencia, sprung a leak yesterday in the Collingwo,,cl Dock, and is discharging. 30th, Sld. Liffy, Barbadoes. 31st, Gem, Beyrout ; Iris, Rio Janeiro ; Joshua Moran, Pniladelphia ; Jamestown, New York. Off port, Arrd. Jan. 1, Ingleborough, Cal cutta; Arabella, Philadelphia. WATERFORD, DEC. 31.—Wind S.S.E. to S.E.—Arrd. 30th, William Carson, St. John's, New Brunswick. PLYMOUTH, JAN. I.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrd. Veunti Masyas, Nicholson, Havannah for Flushing. The Cyg net, of and from Newfoundland, was fallen in with in a sinking state, and crew taken off, in lat. 37 N., ion. 31 W., by tho Veunti Masyas, arrived here. OFF DUNGENESS.—Abagun, Dingley, Baltimore for Amsterdam. DOVER, JAN. I.—Wind E.—Arrd. Louise Fredericke, Kniggs, Laguna for Bremen. IIaaTLEPooL, DEC. 30.—The Regina, of Aarhuus, arrived here from London, was driven from her anchors on the rocks this day, and is a total wreck; crew saved, materials mostly saved. BIDEFORD , ,DEC. 3,1.--The P r i nce o f W a l es, L owt h er, from Prince Ed ard a Island, has art ived her e , with con siderable damage, an dl2 feet water in her hold, having grounded twice in e oroing into h ar b our . KILRUSH, DEC. u 1 . -1 he R ose Adelaide, from Mar. Itch got 0 0 shore at Liseannor seilles for Liverpool, 27th inst., is discharging her cargo in a very damaged state. The masts and spars of a vessel, app arently attached to a sunken hull, is rei,erted to have b+ en scan of Kiler. adine Point, supposed to b: long to the Uanges schooner. of Aber) stwith, which was sunk off Loud Head, 24th ult. THE POTATO TRADE.— Owing to a heavy fall in London, from the immense quantities taken ot late from all placei to the mark t, the prices in P. rth have miner. gone a corresFondit:g rc.fucion, so that the best reds are now selling at from 10s. to 12s. a-boll, while the average rate ot Prince-RegPuts will not exceed 20s. 6d. Fur some reason or other, the demand from tila,gow has also fallen off sadly, especially for reds.—Perth Advertise'. TAI T. A t - •T.N.17 ED Mr. St, John's "Miranda" progresses well. "The Revoltvion" is approaching its climax. In the pre sent number we take part in the scenes of the " 10th August" and the "2d September." Charles Clement is introduced to the King, and the unfortunate monarch vacillates for a moment between the salutary advice of the loyal Republican, who boldly tells him that " the nation has resolved to govern it,ta , but as it requires a chief magistrate to execute the laws, and as guided by a representative assembly, a king is quite compatible with liberty, the nation delegates to majesty the execution of the law:," and the evil counsels w his mistaken Queen, who passionately exclaims, " Letter die than be king at that price In these chapters the stern republicanism of Mr. St. John is very apparent; he frankly tells us that al though the executions of Louis XVI. and Marie Antoinette are sad, terrible, and lamentable things, they are to him personally no more than the execution of any other men and woman who perished on the scaffold. We are surprised, nevertheless, to find the author of "Miranda," after pronouncing a just condemnation on the execution of a " woman who was only dan gerous in Paris as a flag of conspiracy," declaring that he considers the man who sent Marie Antoinette to the scaffold on the same level with Charlotte Cor day, who assassinated a man who had never injured her. Without wishing to exculpate even " the angel of assassination," as Lamartine has styled Charlotte, from the odium which invariably attaches to the shedder of blood, we cannot but think that between the execution of Marie and the assas ination of Marat there exists at least the essential difference which distinguishes the dastardly cowardice of strength crushing helplessness from the heroism of weakness at tacking strength. The executioners of Antoinette only gratified their own evil passions. The murderess of Marat voluntarily forfeited her life. An interesting article on the "Literary and Scientific Society of Edinburgh" presents us with some tolerably accurate, but by no means flattering portraits of the literati of Edinburgh in the present day. This article would be more attractive were it in some instances less severe. Very few will concur with the assertion that the merit of the publications of the brothers Cham bers is " mediocrity." Mediocrity would never have obtained for those publications the popularity which they so deservedly enjoy. In this opinion w e are borne out by another writer in Tait, who, in reviewing " The Haunted Man," marvels at the cause of the exceeding popularity of Dickens's " Christmas Books." " Great popularity of this kind," he says, " cannot be attained without some foundation. The kindly disposition evinced in the tales would not suffice to sell them faster than the press could throw them off. Shoals of new books will not sell only because the author is a good natured man. Mere novelty of style would not ac complish that desirable object. It has a certain in flaence, but one greatly circumscribed within the range of these works. Their popularity evinces their suitableness for the times." If this be so, we may hail it as an auspicious sign, when we call to mind the truthful remark of this reviewer, who, in closing the " Haunted Man," again bears witness " to the perseverance of its author in making all his op portunities subservi en t t o t h e enlargement of human happiness, and the reduction, or, if it be possible, the removal of human misery." If themes like these be " suitable to the times," again we say it is an auspi cious sien of the times. " The English and Dutch in the Indian Archipelago," another chapter on " Scot tish Rivers," an interesting biographical article on Thomas Campbell, halt-a-dozen poems of indifferent merit, and some remarks on Mr. Cobden's budget, form the remaining contents of the January number of Tait. One of the best poems above enumerated is suggested by the following singular circumstance, one well calculated to inspire a poem :—" At the time of the ineeincholy wreck of the steamer Atlantic, when forty souls perished, a piece of the wret k, with the steamer's bell attached to it, became, and con tinues still, fastened between two rocks. During every swell of the waves the bell tones forth its me lancholy note over the spot where the vessel's living cargo was engulphed." NEW MONTHLY. An individual bearing the unattractive appellation of Soapey Sponge promises to afford much amuse ment to the readers of the New Monthly. " Soapey Sponge's Sporting Tour" is one of the first articles in the present number. Of the sporting tour itself we as yet know nothing, the first chapters merely in troduce us to the chief characters who take part therein. The portrait of the hero is most elaborately drawn, and may boast of more than one living pro totne, e g. : " Mr. Soapey Sponge was a good-looking, rather vul gar-looking, fellow. At a distance—say ten yards—his height, figure, and carriage gave him somewhat of a commanding appearance, but this was sadly marred by a jerkey, twitchey, uneasy sort of air, that two plainly shot% ed he was not the natural, or what the lower orders call, the real gentleman. Not that Soapey was shy. Far from it. He never hesitated about offering to any lady, after a three days' acquaintance, or in asking any gentleman to allow him to go or send a horse to him over-night, with whom he might chance to come in contact in the hunting-field. And be did it all in such a cool, off-hand, matter-of-course sort of way, that people who would have stared with astonishment if any body had hinted at such a proposal, really seemed to come into the humour and spirit of the thing, and to look upon t rather as a matter of course than otherwise. Then his dexterity in gating into people's houses was only equalled by the difficulty of getting him out again, but this we must waive for the present in favour of his protraiture." We first encounter our hero in one of " those am biguous and tortuons streets that, appearing to lead all ways at once and none in particular, land the explorer, sooner or later, on the south side of Oxford street." Mr. Sponge takes an omnibus—" he had, wonderful to relate, never been entrapped into a six penny fare when he meant to take a threepenny one," and proceeds to visit a Mr. Buckram, a horse dealer of his acquaintance, from whom he hires two horses for his " sporting tour," with the option of buying them provided he could sell them for more than he would have to give Mr. Buckram, exclusive of the hire." These horses are as great "characters" in their several ways as their new master, as their por traits will show. The one is named Hercules : " Whether Hercules was called Hercules on account of his amazing strength, or from a fanciful relationship the famous horse of that name, we know not, but his strength and his colour would fave;ur either supposition. He was an immense, tall, powerful, dark brown horse, standing full sixteen hands high, with an crehed neck and crest, well set on, clean jowled head, and loins that 1 , oked as if they could shoot a man into the next coun try just as a t,kilful player could shoot a shuttlecock along a room. His condition was perfect. His coat lay as close and eve n as satin, with cleanly developed muscle, and altogether he looked as hard as a cricket bail. He had a famous switch tail, reaching nearly to his hocks, and making him look less than he would other wise have done. " Mr. Soapey Sponge was too well versed in hore flesh to imagine that such an animal would be in pos ssion of such a third-rate dealer as Buckram, unless there was something radically wrong about him, and as Sam and Leather were paying the horse those stable at tentions that always precede a show out, Mr. Sponge settled in his own mind that the observation about his requiring a horseman to ride him; meant that he was vicious. 1•1(,r was he deceived in his anticipations, for not all Leather's whiatlings, or Sam's endearings, and watchings, could conceal the sunken, : , cowling eye, that as good as said, you'd better keep clear of me.'" The other is Multum-in- Parvo—a name suggested by an "Eton gent," and thus abbreviated by Mr. Buckram " All then was hurry, scurry, and scamper to get this second prodigy out. Presently he appeared. Multum in Pavo certainly was all that Buckram described him. A lengthy, low, clean-headed, clean-necked, big hocked, chestnut, with a long tail, and great, flat, white legs, without mark or blemish upon them. Unlike Hercules, there was nothing indicative of vice or mischief about him. Indeed, he was rather a sedate, meditative look. ing animal ; and instead of the watchlid, arms'-length sort of way L-ather and Co. treated Hercules, they jerked and punched Pavo about as if he had been a cow. " Still Multum in Pavo had his foibles. He was a resolute, head-strong animal, that would go his own way in spite of all the pulling and haulieg in the world. II he took it into his obstinate head to turn into a particu lar field, into it he would be ; or against the gate-poet' he would bump the rider's leg in a way that would make him remember the difference of opinion between them. It was not a fiery, hot-headed spirit, with object or rea son for its guide, but just a regular downright pig headed sort of stupidity, that nobody could account for. He had a mouth like a bull, and could walk clean through a gate sometimes rather than be at the trouble of rising to leap it ; at other times he would hop over it like a bird. Ho could not beat Mr. Buckram's men, because they were always on the look out for objects of conten tion with sharp spur rowels, ready to let into his sides the moment he began to stop ; but a weak or a timid man on his back had no more chance than he would on an elephant. If the horse chose to carry him into the midst of the hounds at the meet, he would have him in —nay, he would think nothing of upsetting the master himself in the middle of the pack. Then the provoking part was, that the obstinate beast after having done all the mischief, would just set to to graz. as if nothing had happened. After rolling a sportsman in the mud, he would repair to the near, $t hay-stack or grassy bank, and be caught. He was now ten years old, or a lade more perhaps, and very wicked years some of them had been. his adventures, his sellings and his returning, his lettings and his unlettinge, his bunarings and spill ings, his smashing and erashings, on the read, in the fief, in single and in double harness, would furnish a volume of ti ene , elves ; and in default of a more able historian, we propose blending his future fortune with that of Eccules, in the service of our hero Mr. Sonpey Sponge, and his eecemplished groom, and undertaking the important narration of them." With this promise closes the first instaln:ent of "Mr. Soapy Sponge's Sporting Tour." The me m oirs of the painter Collins and Theodore Hook form the subjects lOf two most interesting biographical articles. These very attractive reminiscences of Theodore Hook are appropriately introduced in th e.ATew Monthly Magazine, THE SUN, LONDON, rf which periocl!cpl !3,7, « sonv , tirrin the editor and, distinguished contributor. Horace Smith has written some verses on " The Birth of the New Year," in one of whioh verses at least we bearily coincide : " As raging hurricanes and thunders clear Our atmosphe; e, So Revolution's tempest, fierce and iside, Shall soon subside, And bursting from the cloud that quench'd its light, Civilization's sun shall burn more clear and bright." Besides those already mentioned, the New Monthly contains some twelve or thirteen articles on " Men and Things in Australia," " The Bann Jellachich," " The Giant's Invasion," " Sardinia," " The Rebel Boers," &c., &c., which, together, constitute a number of more tan average excellence. AINSWORTMS. This magazine opens as usual with a chapter of Mr. Ainsworth's "Crichton." This enthralling ro mance is drawing to a close, and the chapter in the present number is very brief. An article on "Witches and Witchcraft" gives occasion to some remarks upon the editor's new romance, " The Lancashire Witches," a work which in its vivid colouring fully equals the brilliant "Crichton," while in point of interest it is hardly inferior to the engrossing narrative of Dick Turpin, and which is in many respects superior to any of its author's former productions. Of this ro mance, however, we shall speak more at length on another occasion. One very agreeable feature in .Ainsworth's Magazine is the number of short diversi fied articles which it contains. Among these is an " Anecdote of the Cholera," which forcibly demon strates that while the cholera slays hundreds, fear destroys thousands. Another of these brief articles gives an interesting sketch of the character of Corregio, and another affords a glimpse of a " Sunday at Boulogne," but by far the most amusing of these sketches is a chapter on " Pretty Women," by a Pretty Woman. The writer propounds the following important query :—" How is it there are no professed beauties now-a-days, while every past age can boast its Helens ?" which question is answered in a most ingenious and satisfactory manner. Among the more pretentious articles in the January number of Ainsworth are another chapter on " The Homesteads of Lower Brittany ;" " The Spanish Student," by Thomas Roscoe; " Poor Tom Bunt ;" " A Sea Story," by W. H. G. Kingston ; and a continuatiou of George Sand's Consuelo. " The Old Year and the New" forms the subject of some verses by J. E. Carpenter, the chorus of which reminds us of that celebrated game of definitions, the Council of Four : " The old year and the new year! The future and the past! The coming and the going! The next year and the last!" THE .11ETROPOLITA.N. Almost one-half of the Metropolitan for this month is devoted to " Letters from Paris in 1848." These letters are said to have been written in the scene of revolution during the period between April and September. They form a running commentary on the events of that momentous period. These letters are necessarily interesting in consequence of the in teresting subjects to which they relate, but they are sadly out of date. Not only are they liable to the objections which attach to " thrice-told tales," but they are occasionally rendered ridiculous and weari some by their repetition of rumours which have long been declared false and of slanders now universally dis credited. Take the following sentence for example : "It is well known they are both (Lamartine and Ledra Rollin) cribljs d. dettes, and many persons surmise that both have put their hands freely into the public purse. I sincerely trust that this may , not be true in Lamartine's case." To find a para graph like this in a work published January, 1849, is, to say the least of it, positively ridiculous. Mrs. Charles Tinsley's tale of the Irish rebellion, " The Storm and the Conflict," has reached its ninth chapter—an interesting tale, interspersed with judi cious reflections. A translation of the Alcestis of Euripides, by the Rev. J. Banks, is a prominent feature in the January Metropolitan. THE ECLECTIC REVIEW. The Eclectic Review commences the new year with a criticism on Macaulay's " History of Eng land." Although the reviewer declares him self to be no partizan admirer of the his torian, his admiration of the great history is hearty and earnest. " There are passages in these volumes," he says, " equal in point of interest and simplicity with any to be found in the pages of \Valter Scott; and, when recovering from the fascina tion of a first perusal, we analyse and sift them, re quiring judgment to pronounce on what imagination has revelled in, we are constrained, with slight ex ceptions, to admit that their truthfulness is equal to their beauty, that they are as severely accurate as they are surpassingly attractive." The reviewer's honest admiration is, however, best evinced in the fol lowing generous or (?) ungenerous observation, " were any vindication wanted of th e pl easure w ith which we regarded his (Mr. Macaulay's) defeat at Edin burgh, it would be found in these volumes, for the preparation of which his retirement from public life has afforded him due leisure." The Eclectic Review as usual contains eight articles of very diversified character, and of considerable merit. Among the best are a deserved eulogium on " Mary Barton," some very excellent remarks on Scripture History, a criticism on Mr. Tyndalle's " Sardinia," and " The Literature of Gothic Architecture." In the review of " Mary Barton," it is very truthfully and very beautifully observed, that " What philosophy, so styled, has failed to do, philosophy, flinging aside even the dignity of its name, and ready, like the great Author of Christianity, to perform on bended knee the lowliest offices of purification for unhappy humanity, will one day effect." TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 2, 1849. MISCELLANEOUS. Sharpe's Magazine contains, as usual, two fine steel engravings—the one a portrait of Nana Narain, and the other a very beautiful view of Batnborough Castle and the surrounding landscape. Among the literary contents are continuations of the three in teresting serials, " Lewis Arundel," by the Editor ; " Henry Sumner's Revenge," and the " Story of a Family;" a description of l3amborough Castle, i narrative of the youth of Goethe, a tale by Mrs. Bunbury, " Keeping up Appeaiances," and other attractive articles. The engravings in the People's Journal are not so well executed as usual, and do very inadequate justice to the subjects selected, namely, " The Holy Family," of Reynolds; Paul Potter's studio, " The Refugee Family ;" and Claude Lorraine's " Annunciation." The literary contents of the People's Journal form, as usual, a happy combination of the duke et utile. " The Go verness's Day Out" contains some very useful practical suggestions worthy of the considera tion of teachers and learners. A poem by Marie exquisitely entitled " We've all our Angel Side" con tents many beautiful sentiments, always appropriate, but more especially so at this season ; the refrain at the end of each verse comes in with excellent effect, as the two last verses may testify : " Groping about in utmost night, Poor prisoned souls there are, Who guess not what lire's meaning is, And dream of heaven afar : Oh I that some gentle hand of love Their stumbling steps would guide, And show them that amidst it all Life has its angel side! " Our cruse of oil' will not grow less If shared with hearty hand; And words of peace, and looks of love, No nature can withstand. Love is the mighty conqueror— Love is the beauteous guide; Love with her beaming eyes can see We've all our angel side!" The Belle Assembles is adorned with a portrait of " Miss Vere," the heroine of the "Black Dwarf;" it contains besides a view of Selby Abbey Church and the ordinary plates of fashions. The literary con tents, as usual, consist of poems, tales, and sketches of various and attractive character. Among the con tributions to the Belle Assemblee we are glad to find again the editress, Camilla Toulmin (Mrs. Newton Crosland). The three graceful plates, well drawn and exquisitely coloured, which adorn Le Follet are, as usual, calculated to serve as patterns to the mantua-maker or as embellishments to the album. The Sporting Review has an engraving of " Surplice and Canezou" in the "set-to for the St. Leger, 1848." The representation is most animated. "The moon for mischief" is the suggestive title of a very well executed engraving of duck shooting by moonlight. The Farmers' Magazine contains its ordinary collec tion of valuable agricultural information. A fine portrait of Earl Talbot graces the Farmers' Maga zine. The most interesting article in The London Journal, and Repertory of New Patent Inventions is an account of Staite's apparatus for producing electric light, which apparatus is illustrated by an engraving. The Patent Journal, a weekly periodical of a similar character to that just mentioned, also contains an ac count of this most important invention. The Church of England Magazine begins the new year well. Its contents are of a more generally interesting character than usual. The Englishwoman's Magazine has, to our thinking, a most misappropriate title. Its articles are in many instances of too deep and controversial a nature to be well suited to the class for whom they are intended. The Colonial Chronicle and Missionary Journal is as usual occupied with the ecclesiastical history of the colonies. Maephail's Edinburgh Journal generally reaches us too late to be numbered with its conjWres. It must, therefore, be contented with a retrospective glance. The number for De cember contained, among several interesting papers, a very excellent article upon the writings of Keats. Parties should be aware that any one who pur chases a share in a Derby Sweep is liable to a penalty of 40s. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, MONDAY. The Queen, accompanied by the Prince and the younger members of the Royal Family, took early walking exercise in the Home Park and Slopes this morning. His iioyal Highness, attended by Lord Byron, Sir Frederick Stovin, the Hon. Col. Phipps, and the Hon. Capt. Gordon, shot in Windsor Forest. The Marchioness of Waterford is expected to arrive at the Castle this day. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert inspected on Saturday a finished etching, by Samuel Cousins, A.R A., of the forthcoming engrav ing from \Vinterhalter's picture of the Royal Family, which was submitted by Mr. Moon. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge at tended a meeting at the Middlesex Hospital yesterday. The Earl of Auckland, First Lord of the Admiralty, and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, expired at seven o'clock yesterday morning, at the Grange, Hampshire, the seat of Lord Ashburton. „ . Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office, for the Governors of the West India Colonies, and also for the Governor of New South Wales. THE QUEEN'S NEW-YEAR'S GIFTS AT WINDSOR. The distribution of her Majesty's New-year's gifts to 600 poor families of Windsor and Clewer took place yesterday morning in the presence of the Queen, Prince Albert, the juvenile branches of the royal family, and the ladies and gentlemen of the royal household, in the new Riding-school in the Home park. The interior of the spacious edifice (at the upper end of which, close to the royal closet, were displayed the royal standard of England and a fig; bearing the arms of Saxe Coburg and Gotha) was decorated with holly, as were also the tables ranged along the centre and sides of the Riding school, upon which were placed the various gifts to be presented to the poor of Windsor and Clewer. These consisted of 500 41b. loaves, and 7201 b. of plum pudding, sup plied by Messrs. Tull and Phillips ; 1,3001 b. of beef, supplied by Messrs. Hughes and Adams ; 161 blankets and three scarlet cloaks, supplied by Mr. Cayley ; and 1,222 yards of calico and 628 yards of flannel, supplied by Messrs. Bird and Allen. Her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, and Princesses Alice and Helena, left the Castle at 9 o'clock, by the York and Lancaster gateway, walking across the Home-park to the Riding-school; her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family sta tioning themselves in the Queen's closet, which com manded an uninterrupted view of the gratifying scene below. Her Majesty was attended by the Lady and Maids of Honour in Waiting, the Lord and Equer ries in 'Waiting, the Hon. Colonel Phipps, the Dow ager Lady Lyttelton, Major-General Bowles, Mr. G. E. Anson, Major-General Wemysa, and the other members of the Royal Household. Among those who were invited to witness the interesting ceremony were the Hon. and Rev. tha Dean of Windsor, Lady Charlotte Neville Grenville, and the Misses Neville, the Rev. Isaac Gosset, the Rev. Stephen Hawtrey, the Rev. R. J. Gould, the Hon. and Rev. C. L. Courtenay, the Mayor of Windsor, and the magistrates for the borough, the visiting ladies of the district charities, &e. The recipients of the royal bounty were stationed at the western end of the Riding-school, where they awaited the arrival of the Court. The distribution of the New-year's gifts, which commenced immediately upon her Majesty and the Royal Family making their appearance in the Queen's closet, occupied upwards of an hour; at the conclusion of which the Queen z.n2 the Prince Consort, accompanied by the Royal Family, and attended by tie members of the house hold, retired, and returned across the Home Park to the Castle. Her Majesty, who looked remarkably well, and in excellent health, appeared greatly delighted with the proceedings. At the early hour of half•past six yesterday morn ing the band of the 2d Regiment of Life Guards as sembled in the Home Park, and stationed themselves beneath the bed-room window of her Majesty in the Augusta Tower, serenading . the Queen and the Prince Consort with the following music :—Reveille, by Welch ; Quick Step, by Kuhner ; and the Na tional Anthem. Mr. Weitzel', the leader, and the whole of the band, afterwards partook of breakfast in the Castle. DEATH OF THE EARL OF AUCKLAND. The Earl of Auckland (a brief report of whose death appeared in The Sun of yesterday) left town on Thursday last, to visit Lord and Lady Ashburton, at the Grange, in Hampshire, where a select circle had assembled to pass a few days in shooting over the demesne, and at the time of his departure the Noble Earl was, to all appearance, in the possession of his usual health. On Saturday afternoon the Noble Earl, with Lord Ashburton and a party of gentlemen, were out shoot ing, and on a sudden the Noble Earl staggered and complained of severe illness, but before he could be conveyed to Lord Ashburton's residence he was taken with a fit of apoplexy. An express was instantly dispatched to the Admi ralty, to apprise his Lordship's sisters of the alarming illness of the Noble Earl. The Hon. Miss Eden and Dr. Locock, after as little delay as possible, proceeded by special train to Basingstoke, and at once proceeded direct to the Grange, where the Noble Earl was found to be speechless and totally unconscious of what passed around him. Other symptoms were perceptible, and Dr. Locock gave it as his opinion that the case was a hopeless one. The Earl continued in the same dangerous con dition up to half-past seven o'clock yesterday morn ing, when he expired, without having rallied or ex hibiting the least consciousness of his alarming state. The deceased George Eden, Earl of Auckland, Baron Auckland, of West Auckland, county Durham, in the Peerage of Great Britain ; and Baron Auck land in Ireland, was the second son of William, first Lord Auckland, and Eleanor, second daughter of the Right Hon. Sir Gilbert Elliot, Bart., and sister of the late Earl of Minto. He was born Aug. 25, 1784, and was therefore in the 65th year of his age. The late Earl succeeded to the family honours on the death of his father, in May, 1814, his elder bro ther, the Hon. Wm. Eden, having died in . 1810, at the age of 28 years. The late Earl is succeeded in the Barony of Auck land—the original family title—by his only brother, the Hon. and Rev. Dr. Robert Eden, the Bishop of Sodor and Man, now in his 49th year. His Lordship married, in September, 1825, Miss Mary Hunt, eldest daughter of Mr. Francis Edward Hunt, by whom he has a numerous family. The deceased was possessed of considerable abili ties, and his habits of business rendered him a valu able public servant; but as a political character he was inferior to his father, who earned his title for his eminent diplomatic and official services, and was one of the ablest debaters of his day. The late Earl had no opportunity to distinguish himself in the House of Commons, as at the age of 82 he inherited his father's peerage, In 1830, when the late Earl Grey took office, Lord Auckland, as one of the leading members of the Whig party, was offered the appointment of President of the Board of Trade and Master of the Mint, with a seat in the Cabinet, and was, on accepting office, sworn of the Privy Council. His Lordship continued to discharge the functions of that department until the secession of Sir James Graham, Lord Stanley, the Duke of Richmond, and the Earl of Ripon, from Earl Grey's Admi nistration, in 1834, when his Lordship, at the re y, vacant by Sir James G quest of his colleagues in the Cabinet, consented to remove mtoretthireemAednmt, and he filled that off ic e up t o Admiralty the dismissal of the late Viscount Melbourne, when he retired with his colleagues, On Viscount Mel• bourne's return to power in April, 1835, he was again appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, which he held up to September that year , when he was selected to fill the important post of Governor - General of India, Lord Heytesbury s appointment by Si r R o b er t P ee l having been cancelled. He remained in India until 1842, when he was succeeded by the Earl of Ellen borough. While in that Country (namely, in De cember, 1839) he was created an E ar l, as a mar k o f regard for his public services. On Lord John Rus sell succeeding to the helm of affairs, his Lordship was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, which he held at his death. We hear that the mortal remains of hi s Lordshipwill be removed to the Admiralty to-morrow or fol lowing day, prior to interment. SHOCKING OCCURRENCE. -- DEATH OF A MOST ECCENTRIC C H ARACTER.—A considerable deal of excite ment has been caused in Lisson-grove, Maryl e bone, in consequence of the following discovery. For many years past an elderly man, named Archibald Nichols, a retired surgeon, had resided at 18, Earl -st reet E ast, Li sson• grove, and his habits of life were of a most s i ngular an d eccentric nature ; his shutters having been closed for several days, some of his neighbours felt convinced that something was the matter, and t h ey accor di ng ly made known their suspicions to the police. Inspector Porter and Sergeant Bennet, of the D division, repaired to the house. An entrance was effected by them through a staircase-window, and on entering the back parlour they found the inmate above alluded to lying upon his back in front of the fire-place, dead. There were two dogs in the room, and the greater portion of his flesh was eaten from his face by the animals, who bad evi-. dently nothing else in the place upon which they could feed. The proprietor has communicated the facts to the Coroner, and an inquest will be held upon the body. THE TEA TRADE, JAN. I.—The deliveries of tea last week were small, being 310,5261 b. The market has been quiet. MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL. A pecial Court of the Governors of this institu tion NI as held yesterday, at the hospital, for the pur -1 pore of celebrating the completion of the new wings, ar.d inspecting the important improvements which have been in progress for some months past. His Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE took the chair at twelve o'clock, at which time the board-room was crowded with ladies and gentleman. His Royal Highness, in opening the proceedings, said he had an agreeable duty to perform in presiding on that occasion, \V hich was one of deep interest to all who had the welfare and comfort of their poorer brethren at heart. He had felt great interest in the progress of the alterations just completed, and he hoped they would all feel as perfectly satisfied as he himself did with the manner in which they had been carried out. This would be described to them in the report, which he would now call upon the secretary to read. MICHAEL SMITH, Ese. (a member of the weekly board), then read the report, which described at great length the gradual progress of the hospital from its foundation in 1745 to the present time. Especial allusion was made to the late Lady Murray's munifi cent bequest of 10,0001., the acquisition of which had enabled the governors to open a new ward, containing sixteen beds, which would henceforth be called, in ac cordance with the legatee's request, " Sir John Mur ray's Ward." Three other wards had also been added during the alterations. Mr. T. H. BURKE, chairman of the weekly board, in an eloquent address, moved the adoption of the re port, which, having been seconded by Mr. MICHAEL SMITH, was carried unanimously. The Hon. Captain MAUDE, R.N., moved the next resolution, to the effect that a tablet, commemorative of Lady Murray's munificent bequest, should be placed over the entrance of the ward. This proposition was seconded by Sir WALTER STERLING, and also unani mously agreed to. After a vote of thanks to the illustrious chairman, which was duly acknowledged, the various ladies and gentlemen proceeded to inspect the alterations effected in the building, the whole of which we may describe in a word, as most complete, and calculated greatly to extend the usefulness of the institution. FIRE AT CO TTENHAM. On Thursday evening last the cry of fire was again heard ringing through this town, and all was imme diately excitement and bustle. The inhabitants hur ried simultaneously to the place whence the alarm proceeded, which was found to be a barn on the pre mises of Mr. C. Chivers, of the King's Head. On arrival at the spot the flames burst simultaneously from all quarters of the barn, proving that it must have been in existence for some time before its disco very. This barn contained a large quantity of un thrashed wheat, which would have been beaten out on Friday. Water was in abundance in the neigh bourhood ; the engine, however, was some time before it was brought into play, but, when it commenced, there was no lack of hands to work it, the memory of the late scene of devastation being fresh in the minds of all. In spite of the most unceasing exertions, however, the flames maintained their ascendancy, and gradually spread to another barn, containing unthreshed barley, also two large wheat cobs, one oat cob, one core of hay, the outbuildings and offices; these, with their contents, and some live stock—consisting of 12 pigs, a large quantity of poultry, and a dog who had long kept watch over the property—were consumed. Reaching and commu nicating with the premises adjoining, occupied by by Mr. William Norman, the fire seized upon some unthreshed oats, the produce of three acres, the straw from six acres of wheat and two acres of oats, and a building in which 30 tons of wurzel were stored; this latter was so much burned as to be rendered totally useless ; a cart, a crib, and some other farming implements, with the stacks above-mentioned, were totally consumed. On these premises also stood a cottage and a dove-house, the property of Mr. Charles Chivers ; these were burned also; the former was in the occupation of Mr. James Thurlbourn, and is totally consumed, together with Mr. Thurlbourn's furniture, a quantity of potatoes, and other effects. Passing from Mr. Norman's premises, the fire entered on Mr. Bennett's house and shop, and soon reduced them, with their valuable contents, con sisting of his furniture and stock in trade, to a heap of ashes. Mr. Chivers' house, ;known as the King's Head, next fell a victim, and from that nothing was saved except the furniture of one small room. The cellar of ale, containing about thirty barrels, was protected from injury. Mr. Hines' house (a thatched one), adjoining, was on fire several times, but, the the thatch being kept in a state of saturation, it was saved. Thatched premises at various distances caught fire from falling sparks from time to time, but a vigilant look-out being kept upon their roofs, the damage done to them was but trifling. As yet no correct estimate can be formed of the value of the property burned, but it is thought that it will con siderably exceed 1,0001. For part of this amount the fire-offices will be sufferers. Mr. Thurlbourn is totally uninsured. The reflection of the flames W9B eeen at a great distance, the night being dark, and alarm and anxiety as to the whereabout prevailed in several directions, and a concourse of persons arrived from the neighbouring villages in the course of the evening. It is worthy of remark that the last three fires in this place have occurred on Thursday evenings. The prevailing opinion in the town is, that this last devastation is attributable to an incendiary. CHARGE OF INHUMANITY AGAINST A PARISH SURGEON.—Yesterday Mr. Carter held an inquest at the Angel, Lambeth-walk, on view of the body of Sarah Maria Chevell, aged 21, wife of a bricklayer's labeurer, residing at 25, Union-street, Lambeth. From the evi dence of several witnesses it appeared that the deceased, who was seven months advanced in pregnancy, was merry-making with a few friends on Tuesday last (Boxing-day), her husband and three or four others being of the party. During the day there was some little romping, and the deceased, with other females pre sent, was dragged by one of the guests under a bunch of miseltoe. No undue violence was used; but in the evening deceased, having just previously sat down on the knee of one of the guests present, complained of in disposition, and begged a female present to accompany her out of the room, as she feared premature labour was coming on. The deceased retired into an adjoin ing room, and the other female, becoming alarmed, hastened for assistance. After some time medical aid was procured; but the deceased was insensible when the doctor arrived, and she expired in twenty-five minutes, having literally bled to death. Mr. Jeffree, of Paradise street, who attended the deceased, described death to have arisen from a fracture of the plecenta, and added that it was possible, had medical assistance been at hand in the first instance to stay the hsemorihage, that the life of the poor woman might' have been spared. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony. At the close of the inquiry Mr. Merredew, the occupier of the house in which deceased resided, complained to the Coroner of the conduct of Mr. John Edward Smyth, of Lambeth- walk, one of the parochial surgeons. lle said that on hearing of the poor woman's dangerous illness he ran to Mr. Smyth's surgery and entreated him to attend directly, as ho believed the case was one of great danger. Mr. Smyth asked if the patient was a poor woman, and was answered in the affirmative, but he (Mr. Merredew) offered himself to be answerable for any required pay ment. Mr. Smyth rejoined that he never went out to women in labour for less than a guinea, that he could not do so then, and that application had better be made to Mr. Wagstaff, the surgeon in whose district the patient lived. lie was told that Mr. Wagstaff was not at home, but this had no effect upon him, and he did not even put a newspaper which he was reading out of his hands. The Coroner said he was very sorry, but he had no power to compel a medical man to attend a patient unless he chose to do so. It was certainly unfortunate that Mr. Smyth had not attended, as he might possibly hare saved the woman's life. As ho had before said, however, ho had no control over the parish doctcrs, and could not compel them to give their attendance if they did not choose to do so. Mr. Merredew said he had telt it his duty to mention the circumstance to the Court, and, having done so, probably notice would be taken in the proper quarter. NARROW ESCAPE OF CHARLES COWAN, ESQ., M.P. —On Thursday afternoon, about four o'clock, while Mr. Cowan was driving along in a gig, in the direction of Clerk-street, in the southern part of the city, the horse stumbled, and the driver, who was seated beside Mr. Cowan, either lost hold of the reins or they snapped asunder in his hands. The animal, as is supposed, be came frightened, and set off at full gallop, till it reached Montague-street, down which it turned. When about twelve or fifteen yards from the bottom of the street, which is closed up by a dead wall, the driver threw him self from the gig, and, from the velocity at which the animal was proceeding, fell with some force on the ground, grazing his cheek, and slightly injuring his leg. Mr. Cowan kept his seat; and the animal's course hav ing been stepped by the wall, against which it came with some force, shattering the shafrs of the vehicle, he fortu nately contrived to get out without injury. He had no sooner accomplished this, than the horse again set off up the street in the opposite direction, but, ou reaching the top of it, its course was stopped by a fall, when it was secured, and taken to Mr. Dick's, veterinary surgeon, Clyde-street. We aro happy to state that Mr. Cowan sustained no injury, and that the driver's bruises are slight. The horse, which was a valuable animal, also escaped with some slight injuries.—Eilinburgh Witness. COST OF SPECIAL CONSTABLES.—The Treasurer of the county of Middlesex shows in his accounts the sums repaid by him to the churchwardens of the various parishes in the county of Middlesex, for expenses in curred by them in providing staves and other necessary i articles for the use of the special consta bles, a p pernte under the Ist and 2d Will. IV., in the month of April. i 184 S, when the peace of the metropolis was th reatened to be disturbed by Clll.l-fist meetings held at Kenning ton-common sinsn ton-common and other places. T he total of these is 1,043/. 14s. Sd. J. Addison, Esq., the Judge of the Lancaster County Court, has decided that the Lancaster and Car lisle Railway Co m p an y were liable for the value of three hampers of herrings, v.hich the person to whom th ey were consigned had refused to take in, as they wer e un saleable from delay in transitu AN IMPRISONMENT UNDER WINDISCHGRATZ. The National publishes the following communica tion from a citizen of the French Republic, who, after having been de t:lired as a prisoner by Winditchgratz at Vienna, for some weeks, was fortunate encugh_to effect his escape. After stating that he was arrested on the entrance of ‘Vindischgratz into Vienna, and thrown into prison, the writer thus proceeds : I found myself with forty-two other persons' in a place so narrow, that it was impossible to lie down or even to sit on the ground. I was, therefore obliged to' ' stand, and lean in my t urn aga i ns t th e wa ll, for three days and three nights without receiving either bread or water, a prey to the most horrible sufferings, and in a state easily imagined when I tell you that, on no account could we be permitted to leave the cell. I am at a loss to know how we escaped suffocation. The fourth day arrived. Our door was opened, and we were ordered to turn out. I obeyed joy fully, in spite of the piercing cold. But the ma jority of my companions in misfortune could not walk, notwithstanding the pushing from the butt end of muskets and with bayonets by which it was at tempted to compel them. The court martial before which we appeared was comprised of officers who beheld with manifest plea sure the pitiful state we were in. Without entering into any preliminary explanation or. the causes, legi timate or not, of our arrest, the Captain who seemed to preside over this court declared collectively, he looked upon us as so many " blackguards, anarchists, communists, republicans, &c.," and that in a few days, we should not fail to be shot. " Good !" I could not help exclaiming; and in stantly the honourable president turned towards me. " What !" shouted he in a rage, " you dare to laugh at me ? You miserable spy ! you shall be the first shot." As I had no doubt but that he would be as good as his word, I answered, " That is just what I wish; better be shot than your prisoner." We were almost immediately reconducted to our prison, where for the first time bread and water was rationed to us. I had no other food during the whole time I was with the Imperialists. On the sixth day of my captivity, well loaded with irons, I was taken before the Grand Military Tribunal. There, a miserable lieutenant of chasseurs recognised me as having commanded a barricade in *** strasse. He knew, besides, I was an officer and aide-de-camp to a a certain general. I perceived that I was lost, but I denied everything. There was a great crowd on our way back to the headquarters. Some women approached me and embraced my manacled hands others wept as they looked at me. Bouquets were likewise thrown to me. These marks of interest renewed my courage, and I could have died without regret at that moment. On my return to Hetzendorff, I passed another three days in a dirty:stable among red cloaked . Croats, always in danger of receiving either from one or the other a sabre cut or a carabine shot. On the tenth day I was led into the fields to wit ness an execution, which was horrible. When I had been there a few minutes, twelve stu dents were brought forward, all very fine, handsome lads, their hands free, their countenance undaunted ; they were about to be shot. Arrived on the spot where they were to suffer, spades and pick-axes were given to them, with orders to dig their own graves. . . . . . As they offered some resistance, they were beaten or were stuck with the points of the bayonets, which compelled obedience. During this mournful task the officers amused themselves by taking out their watches from time to time, and I heard them say—" Now, gentlemen, you have but a quarter of an hour more ten mi nutes .... five .... hurry your work !" The graves were dug. It was then ordered that the eyes of these young men should be bandaged, but they refused. When they were commanded to kneel, one of them cried out, " It is you, miserable merce naries, who ought to go on your knees before us. Come, executioners, do your office !" Two seconds afterwards these twelve children were stretched on the ground. I will not tell you what my feelings were during this horrible scene. Ah ! that I had been able, even at the sacrifice of my own life, to avenge those young men ! _ _ This terrible trial was repeated several times. Amongst others, I saw a poor woman with her two children, for having said to Prince Windischgratz, who refused a pardon for her husband, " I can neither live nor get a living for my children if you take him away from me. ➢lurder us, then, altogether." They were executed three days after the students I have mentioned, in the presence of the husband, who followed them at an hour's interval. I have seen soldiers on the fronties cut off the fingers, as a pastime, of two children of the ages of three to eix months, which had been found in a house in flames. They afterwards killed them, not having, as they said, any breast to give them. You will not require me to go on with these hor rible details. I will, therefore, tell you how I escaped. Every morning I was told that I was go ing to be executed. But the Tribunal, who thought that by questioning me frequently they would obtain certain useful revelations, delayed the time, of my death. Meanwhile the 20th arrived, and my keepers were changed. With how much pleasure did I witness the arrival of the Grenadiers (Italians). It was my first gleam of hope. As I spoke their language, it was easy for me to pass for one of their countrymen. I obtained in this manner (the evening of their ar rival) some peasants' clothes, and the next morning I was on the mountain heights. Avoiding roads and selecting the least practicable passages, seeking shelter only from woodmen and shepherds, I arrived, very ill, on the 25th, at G-, where I took my bed, which I have not left until this morning. DOVER _HARBOUR OF REFUGE. We have again much pleasure in recording the successful prosecution of this great maritime under taking of the present age. On visiting the works the other day we were quite astonished at the remarkable extent of progress made since we last noticed them. The works are certainly conducted with an extraor dinary spirit of industry. This is evidenced by the fact that the timber framework of this great sea barrier has been carried out upwards of 260 feet from the point of shore at the old Cheeseman's-head ; and by the aid of several diving-bells, helmets, &c., and a most masterly arrangement of travelling cranes, the ponderous stonework has been securely bedded in the chalk rock to a similar distance, and brought up al most to the level of high water, within eight months. This compact body of beautiful masonry contains, we believe, no less than 150,000 cubic feet of stone of large dimensions, and of the finest quality that this country can produce, and gives evidence of the ultimate stability of a structure, the beneficial effects of which are already very apparent; inasmuch as the frequent heavy sea caused by the prevailing south west winds is materially checked at the harbour mouth, and the entrance of vessels into this desirable haven during a gale is now rendered almost a matter of ease and certainty. In addition to the extraordi nary appliances already referred to, there is a fine steam-engine driving several sets of mortar and cement mills, and a remarkable crane for unloading vessels. This engine is worked with all the docility of a child, and has within these few months discharged about 15,000 tons of stone, and all too with the most careful and steady results. Altogether, the works present the appearance of a more successful con tending against the destructive action of the sea at this much exposed portion of the coast than has ever been before attempted here. The operations have been inspected by engineers, Royal, civil, and practical, all of whom have expressed their entire confidence in the speedy and satisfactory completion of a work so gigantic and so eminently calculated to save hundreds of lives, and thousands of pounds worth of property. Several very high gales, with tremendous seas from the Atlantic, have lately waged their fury upon it, but no damage has been sustained further than occasional interruption to the working of the machinery upon which so many of I: oami the l e free-tradersopera tions depend. The successful results here shown are no doubt to be attributed to the high standing engineers, and the spirited enterprise of Messrso.f Lee, the the contractors, who always avail themselves of can most valued exedients that science and practice d bring Provide, and which are so highly calculated n0 .. 0n . 8 of tlle this great monument of human skill a_n_d ve resources to a satisfactory conclusion. nide of Saturda____—.--_-_,n district w.ould-jbse over Chi o oagf o ß i‘ i i E t a F l ia ß h s m es st t i‘ e a r t l e E d a l :t i T lit t 4 . Cobden, Free-trade ' t. in the held on L:the 4th ins t , o Wednesday se'nnight, the loth Mr. meeting is postpone assemblage is expected. publicN— Dig; aorunifedcelnriSl;rofrtth Mr. Mil sUrt ner Gibson, Mr. Bright,number of other Liberal M.P.'s aro to take part in the proceedings. Resolutions proposing an enlarged GI: t o . ;g; hillisnon numerousisto preside and a and dll bmeosruobmcoitmtepdltioethsyestemof meeting, registration, gi tration, both for boroughs and , shires, in all p arts of the kingdom. The e “ orn l a, registrationrepe4iperr principle e tdhied a much boli t i on in o t f h e t h op e o n o i r o i n l - lwsoafal l ; and sanguine hopes ar e entertained that the same princi ple will carry Mr. Colkn' a p ro p os i t i on f or t h e reduction of taxation to the atn J ut 01 10,000,000/. per annum. THE LATE DR. THOMAS GRAY.—Amongst the sudden death s o f the present distressing period, it is our duty to-day to record that of Dr. Gray. Up almost to the hour of his decease, this worthy man had been actively engaged in administering to those suffering with cholera, and becoming suddenly ill in his own shop, he sunk down, and almost immediately expired. Dr. Gray was a skilful surgeon, an excellent and warm-hearted man, and it was his happiness to be deeply respected and beloved by his patients, and by all who had the honour of his acquaintance.—Glasgow Constitutional THE STRAND OAS - The followin g memor i a l h as bee:6'4am* " ToN the worshipful her Majesty's Justices of trii-Atee for 4 the county of I'lliddlesex, in their Quartei . Sesilons"-f of the Peace assembled : That pg, *emorialV represent the parishes of St. A nne;; IF r,-:S Clement Danes, St. Mary-le- Covent-garden, the Liberty of the Precinct of of the Savoy, containing a po bf nearly 44,000, and contributing to the maintenance of upwards of 2,500 poor persons, presenting the large proportion of one pauper out of every 18 persons. That your memorialists, in the exercise of the duties imposed upon them, have had frequent oppor tunities of observing the minute line of de marcation which exists between the ratepayer and the rate receiver, and that a very small addition to the burdens of the former is sufficient to bring them within the pale of the latter. With the result of this experience before them, your memo rialists observe with deep concern that a proposal has been entertained by your Honourable Court for the enlargement or rebuilding of the House of Correc tion. The immense amount of money already ex pended in the erection of the County Lunatic Asylum, the still further contemplated outlay in the erection of a similar asylum in another part of the county, the enormous cost of the erection of the Westminster Bridewell and the House of Detention, whereby the county-rates have been mortgaged for a period ex ceeding the limits of one generation—all of which several undertakings have been conducted under the management of your Honourable Court—deeply im press your memorialists with the conviction that the position of a large number of the ratepayers of the county has not been sufficiently present to your Hon. Court, before this new attempt to increase their burdens had been contemplated and entertained. Your memorialists are quite prepared to give full credit to your Hon. Court for the desire to improve the comforts and promote the reformation of the inmates of a prison; but it may, perhaps, be wor thy of consideration how far it is desirable to make our prisons more preferable than our workhouses, thereby exciting to the committal of crimes, to ob tain a better asylum than can be obtained by honest industry. It is a fact which must have frequently pressed itself on the attention of members of your Hon. Court, that the superior accommodation and treatment of lunatics in the County Asylum has induced many persons to make their relatives and friends paupers, to enable them to share in such advantages. Should it be so with our prisons ? Your memorialists do not feel themselves justified in giving expression to their views on this most important matter in any but the most respectful terms; they nevertheless feel it right to suggest the possibility, that the high and indepen dent position, in regard to worldly circumstances, which its members occupy, may incapacitate your llonourable Court from appreciating the shifts and contrivances which many tradesmen and small house holders have in meeting the constant and unremitting applications of the rate and tax collector." THE EARL AND TILE SAILOR.—Some little time ago, the Earl of Arundel and Surrey, in returning to England, received an act of service from a sailor on board of the vessel. His Lordship, with his usual generosity, requested the son of Neptune to call on him at his residence in London, and he would reward him for his kindness. Soon afterwards Jack called on his Lordship, and, on being shown into his apartments, the Earl presented' him with a five-pcund note, request ing him, at the same time, if ho was passing at any future period, to call again and seo him. The sailor went away, highly delighted with the kindness and generosity he had met with ; and some time afterwards, when his vessel came in, happening to be near his Lord ship's house, it again occurred to him that he would call and see his noble patron. He called at the residence, was treated kindly by the servants, and, after having partaken of the viands set before him in the kitchen, his Lordship having been informed that his protege was be low, desired to seo him. The sailor was again before his Lordship, and, after a few remarks, the Earl presented him with another five-pound note. So unexpected was this piece of liberality, that Jack involuntarily exclaimed, heedless of grammar as of etiquette, " I'm blest if you aint a Lord." A QUEER PitorosmoN.—Amongst the papers distributed on Saturday in the French Assembly was a proposition presented by M. Antoine, tending to abolish the duty on potable liquors, salt, and tobaceo, and to substitute for them the following direct taxes :—Whoever wears a cloth coat such as is used in full dress, and not a blouse like workmen, should pay 100 f. a-year. As it was calculated that 1,000,000 persons would be found in France determined to wear a dress-coat, this tax was to bring into the Treasury 100,000,000 f. Whoever wears a hat in place of a casquctte, or cap, like a workman, should pay 20f. a-year, which, at the rate of 5,000,000 of hats worn, would give 100,000,000 f. more. Whoever wears a frock-coat should pay M. a• year, which, at the rate of 5,000,000 of wearers, would give 25,000,000 f in all, according to M. Antoine, 225,000,000 f. INTREPID CONDUCT OF A YOUTH.—The following is an extract of a letter from Tortola, Virgin Islands:— " We have had a very gallant act performed here by a boy of nine years of age, the son of Mr. E. 11. Drum mond Hay, President of the Virgin Islands. The lad, with a younger brother, had gone down to the shore to bathe. When stripped he perceived a man who had got out of his depth, and was in great danger of drowning. He imme diately- rushed into the water and swam to his assistance. On the man attempting to grasp him, he had the pre sence of mind to dive, and thereby avoided what might have proved fatal to both ; then, approaching him more cautiously, ho seized him by th e arm as he was sinking a second time, and with great difficulty succeeded in dragging him ashore. The persons present speak with admiration of the cool and heroic conduct displayed by the little fellow, and affirm that, but for the noble assist ance thus rendered, the man must inevitably have been drowned, as his perilous situation had not been pre viously observed from the shore." THE CITY OF LONDON NEW SEWERS COMMISSION. —Yesterday the new Act of Parliament for the sanitary improvement of the city of London and liberties thereof, and for the better sewering, paving, and lighting of the same, came into force. It contains as many as 266 clauses, and several schedules of forms to be used by the Commissioners of Sewers. Several Acts of Parliament are repealed, and new regulations will be enforced by the commission, which will forthwith assemble under the provisions of the statute, and of which body the Lord Mayor is ex officio a member. In the Act aro numerous sections to promote the public health of the City and for the abatement of nuisances, of a somewhat similar cha racter to provisions in the Health of Towns Act and the Removal of Nuisances Act, passed in the last session and now in operation. With respect to interments, it is provided that the soil shall be five feet clear above the coffins; and, by the 89th section, a place, in the discretion of the commissioners, is to be prepared to deposit the bodies of the poor ;—" And, whereas the poor at all times have great difficulty in obtaining, and frequently are utterly unable to obtain, a fit and proper place in which their dead may remain until removed for interment, bat are compelled to let the corpse remain in the room which the living occupy, whereby great mor tality is often occasioned, especially in cases of conta gious and infectious diseases, be it enacted that it shall be lawful for ;the commissioners from time to time, if they shall think fit so to do, to provide fit and proper p l ace s in which the poor, under proper rules and regu lations, may be permitted to deposit the bodies of their dead previously to interment, and to cause the bodies so deposited therein to be decently taken care of so long as the commissioners shall allow the same to remain. Additional powers are given to the commissioners over all sewers, and houses are not to be built without drains, neither aro buildings to be commenced without notice to the commissioners. The sole power of paving and lighting the City is placed in the commissioners. The Act is a public Act, and to be judicially taken notice of as such. It is to be designated in all proceedings as " The City of London Sewers Act, 1848." It is to _ d re main in force for two years, and thence to the_end the then next session of Parliament. officers oa THE ARMY.—According to the last official the army is composed of 7,093 regimental 260 full pay, viz., 66 colonels, 266 licutenant-71__ second majors, 1,827 captains, 2,553 lieutenants, . 1 z' 4 90 reg . ' and 30 lieutenants, ensigns, and cornets, officers, 185 surgeons, 249 ass , i , st i l wiz; 4 non-commiSSiOrled veterinary surgeons, and 1 --number includes 1 , r officers and rank and file. This artillery and " , " 4 19 867 sappers and caralry, 5,042 guards, 'of the line, 11,621 1) , m miners, 105,033 infantry and 8,582 to b the a -0 strength tines and m arine artillen i s with the exception of the colonial realm° hich is included. of the _s _....eorims-e,lital staff .—DrsattACEFUL RIOT in the cavalry of Irish railway la bourersrCeatupron. Mounted assembled in the Sunday a purpose of town attend i ng mass, which is ad • tered here once a month b minis gr n tf u notir il m o th c bge sc r y clergyman of the After being dismissed from the place of meetin g, both men an d women repa i re d i n e crowds to the public-houses, and towards dusk, the s treets of o ur appearance hanf Rooimaen. usually quiet village presented more the Irish fair than the quietness and decency of a Scottish village. As the evening ad vanced, a number of them quarrelled among themselves, and commenced fighting ; at the same time one of these heroes committed a brutal assault on a woman who was attempting to take her husband from the affray. The po lice, however, soon made their appearance, :rand took one of the most obstreperous of the rioters into custody. The navvies, then, to the number of 30 or 40, made combined attack on the officers for the purpose of rescu ing their comrade ; and a number of the inhabitants and special constables, perceiving their intention, promptly arrayed themselves on the side of order ; and as the navvies continued their attack, and tho constables persevered in keeping their prisoner, there was about half an hour of as good pulling, hauling, shouting, and yelling, as any patron of Donr brook Fair could have wished for. Happily, however, the friends of order and decency prevailed, and the affray ended in some biz or seven of the boldest of the navvies getting ensconced in durance vile, for the purpose of ensuring their appearance on a future day — Ayr Observer. The Earl of Zetland has been nomina ted another year to the office of grand master of t he masonic craft. As the othern N o oble ianrol will tiboen confirmedbas taken at place, thethe choice of meeting of the grand lodge in the first week of March. A circular was issued yesterday announcing the retirement of Mr. Furse, from the house of Heath, Furse. and Co. The a ffairs of the firm, under the title of Heath and Co., will be continued by Mr. J. 13. Heath, Mr. R. A. Heath, and Mr. W. E. Few. ■