The Sun. — London, England, 1849-12-29 00:00:00

otatoes, 70s to 1203 per ton; ditto, 2s 6d to 3i 6d Per bushel; S. 236 , 1 to 33 per punnet; Asparagus 6 s to 8s per 100 P.ZEWMITM AN - 13 _ VEADMITIZAZM Turkeys, 6s Od o Iss Od; Geese, 5s Od to 8s 6(1 ; Ducks, is 9d to 33 Od ; Tame Rabbits, Is Oii to is 8d ; Wild ditto, 6d to is ; Pigeons, 6d to 9d; Rolstiug Pigs, 53 0:1 to Ss 6(1 each ; Surrey Fowls, 7s Od to lls Od ; ditto Chickens, 3s 6d to 7s Od ; Bsrndoor Fowls, 3s Od to 6s Od per couple ; Fresh Butter, Is to is 2d per lb ; English Eggs, 12s Od to 143 Od ; French ditto, 10e, 01 to 11s Od ; and Irish ditto, 8s 6(1 to 103 Od per 100 ; Pheasants, 2s 6d to 4s 0.1; Partridges, is 3d to is 94 ; Hares, 2s Od to 3s Od ; Woodcocks, 2s Od to 3s Od , Grouse, is 9d to 2s 6d; Ptarmigans, is 6d to 2s Od ; Snipes, 91 to Is Od ; Teal, 61 to 10.1 ; Wild Ducks, is 6d to 2s Od ; Widgeons lc 3d to 2i Od; and Plovers, 61 to Sd each, NEWPORT. Wel, from 2s 101 to 3s 8d; Mutton, 3s Od to 4s; Veal, 3s 4d to 3s 10d ; and Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 4d pe , r 8113 s, I.VHITZCECAPEL. Beef, from 2s 8d to 31 B.i ; Aluttoe, 2s 10d to 35 10 Veal, 3s 2d to 3s 10J; and Pork, 2s 8d to 4s per Vlbs. 33REILD. The prices of Wheaten Bread in the Metropolis are from 6fd to 7d; of household ditto, 5d to 6d per 4lbs loaf. 13ILLINGSGATE. Salmon, is to Is 3d per lb ; Turbots, 4s to 14e Brills, 38 Od to s'; Cod Fish, 3s 6d to 9s Od; Whitings, 4d to 103; Lobsters, 10d tots 6d; Crabs, 4d to 2s each; Soles,,§d to 2s Od per pair; Eels, 4d to is per lb.; Large liaddoeks, 9d to is ; small ditto, 5d to 8d each ; CeirdP9d ; S • kato, 8d to ed; and Prawns, 2s to 23 9d per lb. Shrimps. 4i to 25 6d per gallon ; Bloaters, is 3d to per dozen; Common Oysters, 10s to Os; Scotch Pearls, 165 to 20s ; and_ Best Natives, 423 to 60s per bliSht4; Flounders, .9d to Is; and Smelts, is to Is 6d rz no-E ;-,Mark j e,t.hi(l . oo4oio,lo GAlb, lkd to 10; ditto, 641 b to 721 b, iTh lalt . &;; Itlb to 801 b, 2d to 20; ditto, 86H) to. 881 b, 21t1 to 24d; ditto, 88Ib to 961 b, 3d to 341 d; ditto; 961 h to 104Ib, aid to 30; ditto, 1041 b to 1121 b, 341 to 4d. Calf Skins, light 2s to 3s; ditto full. 5s 6 , 1 to 6 ; Horn Hides, 6s 6 , 1 to 7s; Polled Sheep, 5s ad to 6s 6 1; Runts and half-bads 4s Oil to 5s 3d; Downs, 3s 01 to 4s Od. Elily Iid.&32ILETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 Gs to 3/. is; Clover ditto, 31 03 to 41 8s ; and Straw, 11 2s to 11 8s per load. A moderate supply and a sluggish demand. CUMBEELAND.—Meadow Hay, 218 s CO 31 8s; Clover ditto, 31 Os to 41 6s ; and Straw, 1/ 3s to 11 83 per load. Trade dull, at barely stationary prices. WHITECHAPEL. Meadow Hay, 2/ 5s to 31 8s ; Clover, ditto, 31 Os to 418 s; and Straw, 112 s to 118 E per load. Supply good, and trade dull. BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) (a. , fore Mr. Commissioner GOULBURN.) IN THE MATTER OF WILLIAM THOMAS FERRIS. This bankrupt appeared before the Court this morning to ask for his certificate, but was opposed by Mr. Mon tague Smith, who appeared for a Mr. Scott, a gentleman in the army, and a creditor of the bankrupt. The grounds of opposition were that the bankrupt had incuired a vast amount of law expenses and proceedings consequent upon certain, bills which he had discounted, and which it was alleged had been fraudulently ob tained. The bankrupt underwent a long examination this morning. He said, I carried on the business of a carpenter in Charles -street, Westminster, for four or five years. I lived in a house belonging to my father, who took my furniture for the rent I owed him. I took two bills from Mr. Scott for 5001. each, in May, 1848. Mr. Scott was the acceptor, and a Mr. Morton was the drawer of both of them. Morton was introduce dtome by a man named Shackell, formerly inspector of the detective force of the A division of police, and a person named Falkner, whom I had known for many years. lam not aware Falkner was tried for forging railway scrip ; he was a gambler at one time. He may have kept a gaming-house in St. James's. Shackell is not now in ti e police force. I was in my own house, and in came Shackell and Falkner, bringing with them Murton, whom I did not know. Shackell said this "gent" wants money, and I said what? Morton then presented the bills in ques tion to me, on which he wished to raise money. I asked the terms, and who the acceptor was? Morton said that the acceptor was a gentleman in the army, and wished to raise some money upon them. I said to Morton if you leave the bills inquiries shall be made to satisfy me they ar© genuine. They then left the bills with me, but whether both the bills were left or not my memory does not serve me. I then made inquiries at Messrs. Cox, the Army Agents, through a person named James Rodgers, a man who officiated for me in my business. Rodgers has no other occupa tion; he had been about four years ago a bankrupt. He now owes me 37/. 2s. Bd. for work. I afterwards saw Morton next day, who came alone. He asked me it I had made an inquiry. I said yes; and that I was satis fied it was correct. Rodgers was present at this time. I then advanced to Morton 200/., which I took out of my iron safe in my back parlour. It was composed of,notes and gold, but I don't know the numbers of the notes. Morton then said he had another bill of the same amount, and asked me if I could advance money upon it. I said I could not. I saw him a week afterwards. He then brought a fac-simile of the other bill, and I then advanced him 2001. on the second bill, I retaining both the bills. The understanding was that I was to have a gratuity of 20/. or 30/. I gave an I 0 U to Morton when I gave him; the second 2001. ; the I 0 U was for 200 L, making it 600/. altogether. I destroyed that I 0 U afterwards, when I got it again from Morton, through a friend of Morton's, whom I had never seen before. I tore it up in consequence of ascertaining that the bills had been fraudulently obtained. I recollect meeting Mr. Scott at Hatchard's Hotel, in company with a person called Smart, who said he was a surgeon, and he had been a gambler, I believe. Smart fetched me from my own house to Hatcherd's Hotel to have these bills discounted. I had known Smart many years before. I knew he was a gambler; he had lived in Charles-street, Westminster, the same in which I lived. Smart kept a gaming-house in Bennet-street, St. James's. Smart wanted to borrow some money of me; I said I had none to spare, as I had discounted two bills shortly before; he said he would introduce me to a gentleman who would advance me some money. Smart then fetched a fellow of the name of Lawrence, whom I had never seen before, and Smart and Lawrence took me to Mr. Scott, at Hatchard's Hotel. I told them I had advanced 4001. before to Morton. Lawrence said nothing to me about his " standing in." I would not have any conversation with him at all. Before I went in to see Mr. Scott I swear I had no conversation with Lawrence. A person named Abel was with Mr. Scott; I had no conversation with Abel. He did not take me aside and say he believed I had not given any money for the bills. He (Abel) said, " Scott was as green as grass, and I can got 300/. or 400/. out of him if you will let me stand in." I did not say it must be less than either of those sums, for there were three or four of us in the transaction. I said I would have nothing to do with them, and asked to have my money back again. I afterwards put the bills into the hands of Mr. Jones, my attorney. After that meeting, Mr. Scott came to me with an attorney named Draper, and the result was that I was to give up the bills for 4001 on my having a warrant of attorney from Mr. Scott. I gave up the bills on this understanding. It was after this that I received the I 0 U back from Morton. I have dis counted about a dozen bills within the last three or four years, for sums like 301,401, 501., and such like. There is no entry in my books of the transaction of which I have been speaking. I had another bill transaction with a Mr. Curzon for 5801. That was three or four months previous to the affair with Mr. Scott. Prescott brought me that bill from Mr. Curzon. I don't know who Prescott was ; he was introduced to me by Shackell. Prescott was the drawer of the bill. I be lieve he has since been tried for bill stealing. The Mr. Curzon I have mentioned is the Hon. and Rev. Frederick Curzon, of Mickle-Overy, in Derbyshire. 1 bad pre viously lent Prescott 101., through the medium of Shackell. Prescott came to me to get the bill of Mr. Curzon's discounted, saying it was all correct. The bill was for 500/., and I gave 2501. upon it to Prescott, which sum I took out of my iron safe, which was built in my wall. The sum of 2501. was in notes, which were afterwards traced to the Bank of England, with Prescott's name upon them. It was agreed that I should send 1501, more to Prescott, to Brussels, whither he said he was going; and I was to have the remaining 1001. for my trouble. But I did not send that sum for 1501. to Prescott. The bill was after wards restored to Mr. Curzon, and I lost the 2501. I hed advanced to Prescott upon it. This transaction with Mr. Curzon did not appear in my book. Since my bankruptcy my business has been carried on by my father, I working for him as a journeyman. My father is the assignee under my bankruptcy. I once had 12 or 14 workmen; now there is no busiues3 at all, at least only as much as to employ myself. Cross-examined by Mr. STEVENSON, bankrupt's soli citor—My father was in this business for many years; I was then his foreman; and when he gave up the busi ness I took it on the understanding that I was to allow him 751. a year. There was at that time about 100 customers, and about 6001. of good debts on the books due to my father, which I was to receive. I pro ceeded to collect those debts, and collected between 3001. and 4001. in 1845, 1846, and 1847. My father allowed me to retain the money when I had collected it, and I was to make myself a creditor for it. For three years I had a p ro fit a ble busine s s of my own, bringing me in 600/. or 700/. profit, besides what my father allowed me to collect and retain. (The examination was proceeding when our report left.) BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) Two respectably-attired young me -t, named and Dixon, who &serif), d themselves as chemists' tis sistants, and a merchant's clerk, named Collier, were charged with rotours conduct in the streets. They were observed last night, or, rather, early this morning, passing up Bow-street, arm-in arm, in the manner of "out-and-out young gentletuen," singing and shouting most vociferously; and upon being told by a policeman that their vocalisation was more noiiy than musical, they became very abusive, and made ip,o of sarcastic remarks at the exv:se of the force in g. neral. The constable, however, was proof against the bitterness of their insinuating that he was " to be bought tor a glass of brandy," and good-humouredly requestvd them to go home; but it is Easier to give advice than tnke it, which the fato of these youthtul sparks ultimately proved. Instead of doing a,. the officer wished, they passed through Broad-court, went dorvir Long. acre, and re turned into 11,,w•e•treet again, where they resumed th it efforts Lt singing and shouting, and soon af.erwardsithey were safi r ly ch•pol.ied in the statifia-h,use. The two first prisoners did not dispute that they were THE slightly inebriated, but the merchant's clerk i lid most steutly ; and, as the 6a:cr intimated that he w. as tl.o least raekity of the three, Mr. Henry ordered to be discharged. His less fortunate friends compiail to 1, in a lachrymose tone, of having been locked up all ❑ig ht for merely singing in the street, and said it was r etal ly too bud that when rho soi-disant Chief Baron xiie, Jolson tendered bail fur them it was refused. Mr. Inspector Dodd justified the refugal on the grouLd that not only were the prisoners themselves int( .xtchted, but their proposed bail were somewhat elevated to Mr. Ili;;Psa 7 i said he had done perfectly right;.. — ar:d to convince ;he prisoners that noisy singing in the streets, in the depth of the night, could not be tokra ced, he them 40s. each, ur a fortnight's imprisonm u The fine was paid. PREDICTED HIGH TID] (THIS DAY.) A good deal of consternation and alarm has p tevailed for the last few days along the banks of the 'l7 ontnes, owing to some of our astronomers haring pre& c Leci an unusual rising of tae tide to-day, but although t h river has overflowed its banks at Batterscs, is eL:ies not appear that any damage has resulted from it on the .Surrey side. Many individuals, who have devoted atte n lion to matters connected with the flow of the tide, have repeatedly thrown discredit on the prediction, v. h;ile one gentleman has gone the length of saying tha it it was published for the purpose of creating a panic it i those parts of the metropolis that are behav high -watt tr mark; but it is easier to create alarm than to subdue it, and it is not to be wondered at that the inhabitants ).f Lam beth, Milbank, and other similar districts, bare within the las; few days been pretty busily engaged tat :Lag pre- ' cautions to meet the watery intruder, and erect ,r g tem porary - barriers to resist any unust tat in fluence .of the tide. Yesterday tb, 3 tide exceeded its ordinary height by son few inches, and at the time we write to-day the tide as about at its full. It has flowed to about the same c ztent as yesterday, and though it has flooded Batters ;a-fields, we have not heard that it has inundated any it n'ishited neighbourhood, or caused any damage along t 1 .e , banks of the river. The only inconvenience, therefe r.e, that the prophecy has occasioned has been unfounded fear in the minds of many, and, it would seem, EOM. e disap pointment to a few who are beyond the reach. of the tide, and, did not fear any consequence that migi it result from its overflow. ) ammo D 4." , maw ) -- ) - ) min. ) .... D ..• ••••• I 183/4 ) - ) 15% TES ( 0. ~ a 17 : ) 0 v ) 0 u ) 4 1 0 3 0 ° ....so. ~%_ y•) oderat© )wing (1' . Lcelsoln rd fronl ran 00 and ill ct, Au" strong at he r ds, 80 " by, WI te If arc. On ou• , a le all with 1 ,101• r of its ry Pl ° onivt• of 1414 N. to ye fiees et W . AO l l° oto N. Booir SAME OF RAILWAY. Amiens and Boulogne. . Belfast and Ballymena Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire' Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe, and W. Y.' Bristol and Exeter • ..... ......... Caledonian.— ....... Chester and H01yhead......... Dublin and Drogheda.. • Dublin and Kingstown Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen........ East Ang1ian........................ Edinburgh and Glasgow . •• • ••• • • ... Edinburgh and Perth • • • • • • • • . • .. Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. East Lancashire • • • • . Eastern Union Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • • • • Glasgow and Greenock. • •• • • •• • .... Great Northern and E. L. ... . Great Southern and Western • • Great Western, &c Lancashire and Yorkshire •......... Lancaster and Carlisle • ..... ........ Leeds and Thirsk .. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport• • .. Londonderry and .. . ... London and North Western, London and 81ackwa11.............. Londcn and Brighton London and South Western . ........ Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham.... Midland Great Western (Irish) ...... North British .... • ... ............ Paris and Rouen. • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • ... Rouen and Ilavre .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • Scottish Central • • ..... • • Scottish. Midland ••••••• • • • . . • • Shrewsbury and Chester .. Shropshire Union ........ .. South Eastern and Branches ........ South Devon.... •• .. . • . Taff Vale • . . • • • • • • • • • • • Waterford and Limerick... Whitehaven Junction ............... York and Newcastle . .............. York and North Midland . •......... 634 1,152 472 420 4,326 5,969 1,431 715 615 725 2,834 2,184 16,604 1,738 2,637 bGS 2,707 4,103 21,776 10,942 2,8 3 127 46,650 .538 8,311 9,427 4,797 22,468 1,209 803 3,24 S 5,585 2,125 1,089 321 1,470 453 9,158 1,229 1,574 879 724 3,049 1,F67 :5,748 1,564 1,210 2,327 3 711 22,799 11,134 1,811 199 1,604 6,702 45,74' 873 8,680 10,214 2, - 83 23,677 1,157 857 2,396 5,348 2bo 1,506 8,139 1,128 1,532 163 14,155 7.956 MARRIAGE WITH A DECEA LIED WIFE'S SISTER. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) The promulgation of the Report of the Co tamis sioners appointed during the last session of P orna ment on this subject will, the more it is perused,, tend to justify the sanguine expectations of the petit Lioners and their friends, as far as regards the ultimate result of their immense labour, expense, and exertion s . In fact, it is a matter of the greatest surpri te and wonder that any man of sense can seriously assert that the sister of a man's deceased wife is not gene rally the fittest guardian for his children ; and if the parties like each other, why should they not m ,arry ? Who so fit as the "fittest guardian" to bec one a second mother ? Oh I but say part of the Bi ;shops, and many of the clergy of the Church of En gland, ' " such marriage is contrary to the law of God.O n the other hand, it is asserted by another part of the Right Reverend Bench, and by upwards of 501 other clergymen of the same Church, that such a ma 11 iage is not contrary to the law of God. The Com Missioners say that they have been p l irti cularly desirous to ascertain the opinion of the ch ;rgy of the Established Church of England; but; the number is so great that they have found it imp n icti cable to collect the opinions of all the individuals composing that body. The Commissioners, however, express them si ;lves thus :—" We are satisfied that a 'great diversi t 2,7 of opinion prevails among the clergy of the Chut.c h of England upon both questions. We think that, very many of them do not consider such marriages -to be prohibited by the law of God; but that the m: jority of them object to them either upon this or upon. ,other grounds." " The various bodies of Dissenters in Engla nil do not appear to entertain the opinion that ,these marriages are interdicted by Holy Writ; or that they are in themselves reprehensible. " The opinion prevalent among the Jews is, that Scripture does not prohibit such unions ; and 60 far are the Jews from regarding these connexions. - with disfavour, that, when there are children, the visual time prescribed for remaining in widowhood is aL bre viated in such cases. The law and practice pre - vakling among the Jews as to this matter are stated with great clearness and ability in the evidence of their Chief Rabbi in this country." In a very able pamphlet published in 184 G, by George A. Crowder, Esq , on this subject, acc rre spondence with the members of the Right Reverend Bench is unavoidably laid before the public. A perusal of this correspondence will amply repay the i eader. Mr. Crowder, in summing up the result of this correspondence, observes—" That in the face of the direct, positive, and unequivocal declarations ref the Archbishop of Dublin, and the Bishops of Liamdaff and Meath, and of upwards of 500 clergymen of the Church of England, there must be added the mega tive but equally unequivocal testimony to the same purpose afforded by the silence of the Archbishops of Canterbury and Armagh, and the Bishc ps of London, Lincoln, and Rochester, on the scriptural part of the question, %bile all of them (except the Bishop of Lincoln) give opinions against the measure on other grounds, it is impossible any longer to doubt that marriage with the sister of a deceased wife is not prohibited by the law of God." The Bishop of London certainly expressed an ad verse opinion in his speech in the House of Lords, though in that speech he carefully abstained from declaring his opinion that such marriages are for bidden by Scripture, albeit, and most truly marvel lous it is, that as a Bishop, it was the only opinion asked of him or required from him. Talk, indeed, cf the Dissenters bringing at every opportunity the dignitaries of the Church into contempt, it is their own acts on too many occasions, their own neglect of or direct evasion, l as in this instance, of positive duties ; whilst the age we live in is getting Ara too enlightened to be thus trifled with any longer. FATAL OCCURRENCX AT CARNAuvoN.—The in quiry into the cause of death of the late Ellis Jones was resumed on Monday morning, and again adjourned after an investigation of some hours. At the third meeting of the Court the wounded policeman, Robert Evans, was capable of giving evidence. His testimony was to the same effect as that of his senior police officer, M'Naught, namely, that there had been neither quarrel nor struggle. nor wrestling between him and the deceased ; but that he himself fell into the water from accidentally receiving a blow from the stone which deceased threw; that being rendered insensible by the blow, he knew nothing of the fate of the deceased except by hearsay; but remembers that M'Naught was standing five yards from himself when he received the blow. Understood that deceased had died in endeavouring to save him, in the manner de posed to by M'Naught. Two medical gentlemen de- posed that the wound on the brow of deceased must have been in all probability inflicted by a blow against the edge of a buttress to the pier, or ono of the steps lead ing to the water, as he was in the act of plunging in to save the junior policeman. They were decidedly of opinion that no blow with a stick, stone, or fist could have inflicted the a ound, which, though not of itself sufficient to cause death, had doubtless precluded the unfortunate man from being able to swim to shore. Se. veral witnesses deposed that M'Naught had used every effort to save the deceased ; and there being nothing whatever to warrant the idea of ill feeling between them, the jury, after two hours' deliberation, returned a verdict of " Accidental death." TH E ARMY.—COMMISSARIAT.—Since the promo clon of 1846, two commtssnrits-mtneral, seven deputy commissaries-general, and fourteen assistant-conniB - have died, and all these vacancies remain unfilled, with the exeetyion of one deputy. conirnisary goneral, who, in 1847, was promoted to the rank of COMMiScary - general.—British Army Dispatch. • RAILWAY RETURNS RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts; of Rail mays for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to v kith the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of t ke same veek In the previous year:— Week ending Lust week, g.'4o; S N, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 29, 1849 LETTERS on the THEORY of PROBABILI TIES. Translated from the French of A. Quetelet by Olinthus Gregory Downes. Persons unacquainted with this masterly effusion may very possibly shrink from attempting its perusal, out of a mistaken conviction that it requires before it can be comprehended a profound acquaintance with the abstruser portions of the science of mathematics. Such an erroneous supposition we would throw off at once, informing the larger number of the public that the work is of a more elementary nature than the erudite compositions of Laplace and Poisson. When it is remembered, moreover, that the theory in question is here applied to the various laws affectinc , society, moral, social, and political, it must be evident that the book appeals directly to the jurist, the statesman, and the philosopher, besides affecting ourselves, each and all, in an intimate de gree. The letters of Quetelet, originally addressed to the Grand Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, and through him to the world at large, has been here most admirably translated by the learned and in genious Olinthus Gregory Downes. The enterprize of the publishers, we doubt not, in bringing before the readers of England this remarkable production will be ultimately repaid by the increasing popularity of an effusion so deserving of a large circulation. 368 1,270 408 3,709 1,372 670 643 Mr. E. HENTY seconded the nomination. The Noble Lord was willing to advocate those principle which would be found the best for the country at large. In his address he told them he was of the same opinions as the late Mr. Goring, and he (Mr. Henty) was sure the supporters of that gentleman would most gladly place the Noble Lord in a similar position as their representative.— (Cheers and hisses.) His family was so well known and so well appre ciated, that if any security was wanted for his uniiinching advocacy of the principles he professed, it would be found in the fact that he was a member of the family which for so many ages had been found deserving of support.—(Cheers and hisses.) Mr. Shelley—(Renewed hisses and cheers)—bad issued an address in which, indeed, there was mention of protection to agriculture, but not a word of protection to navigation.—(Cheers and hisses.) No, he had passed that subject by in . silence. However, Mr. Shelley thought discretion tne better part of valour, and thougbt an early retreat better than an ignomi nious defeat.—(" Bravo !" and cries of " No, no, you don't mean that.") He begged leave, with much pleasure, to second the nomination of Lord A. Lennox.—(Loud cheers and hisses. A man in the crowd—" We won't have him. The Duke of Rich mond says 7s. a week is enough—that it's good pay." "Oh ! oh !") Mr. J. P. GATES, constable of the hundred, and re turning officer, inquired if any other elector had a candidate to propose, and, after a silence of a f ew seconds, only broken by the facetious remarks of some of the crowd, declared Lord A. Lennox duly elected. —(Loud cheering and some groaning.) The crier made proclamation accordingly, but the time- honoured " Oyez, oyez, oyez !" was uttered in such a chilly, inarticulate voice that the crowd hooted and laughed at the aged functionary. Lord A. LENNOX proceeded to address the electors, observing that the only drawback he felt to the proud position in which he was placed was the recollection of bow short a time had elapsed since they were repre sented by one for whom he entertained feelings of sincere regard and friendship.—(Cheers, and cries of " Bravo 1") The straightforward and honest conduct of Mr. Goring in private life gained him the respect and esteem of all who had the happiness to be ac quainted with him. He was a liberal landlliear,ord—. hear)—ever their steady friend, and that not only to his equals but to the inhabitants of the poorest cottage—(Cheers, and cries of "Bravo !")—as well as one who in his public capacity boldly asserted and acted up to those principles which on the hustings he pledged himself to support.—(Cheers.) To have been selected to succeed one of so high a character was most gratifying to his feelings, and agreeing with him in the opinions he had expressed through life, he (Lord A. Lennox) would endeavour, however humbly, to follow his example.—(Cheers, and a groan or two.) He (Lord A. Lennox) was a strenuous supporter of the Established Church of this country—(Cheers)— and he was strenuously opposed to the admission of Jews into Parliament. He was proud to call himself a Protectionist.—(Cheer s and groans.) He advocated protection not only to the farmer but to all classes of British industry—(Cheers, and cries of " Gammon," particularly from the one eyed boatman)—and he was opposed to what was called free trade, which was really free trade to the foreigner only, at the expense of our countrymen and of our highly-taxed farmers.— (Hear, hear, and groans from the man with the herring and the boatman.) (A man in the crowd, " Lower the rents."--Cheers.) Lord A. Lennox— " Shut your mouth, and I'll open mine." Great laughter followed this rejoinder, and the Noble Lord continued—The farmer could not now afford to pay or employ so many labourers, nor could he afford to give them as good wages as under the old system of protection.--(Voices, "Lower the rents.") Nor could the labourer afford to live as well or expend as much money with the shopkeepers.—(Cries of " Lower the rents," followed by cheers and hisses.) While at the same time free trade increased the peon -rates and diminished the funds out of which they were to be paid.—(A man in the crowd, " Gammon," cries of " Turn him out.") Th e cases o f the shipbuilder and the shipowner, as well as of the colonial interest, were similar. By the repeal of the protective duties and this alteration of the old navigation laws the industry of this country has been deeply injured.—(" No," and cheers.) And who had been the gainer ? The foreigner, who kept the profit and obtained all the advantage, while he paid no taxes and paid but little wages. The English shipowner, on the contrary, who must pay heavy taxes and give higher wages, would be driven from every market of the world by the foreigner, who was untaxed, and fed his men on food on which no Englishman could exist.—(Cheers.) The British shipbuilders were also to be sacrificed to the same system. What was to become of them and of their dependents ? They were told, indeed, by the free traders to emigrate —to quit for ever their native land, and never again to see the country they had enriched by their industry and intelligence.—(Hear, hear.) He unhesitatingly declared himself in favour of retracing their steps—(Cheers, and some hisses)—of placing duties on foreign produce, and thereby giving protection to British industry, without which this country could not continue great or prosperous, happy or contented.—(Hear, hear.) They might depend on it, so long as he was their Member he should advocate protection.—(Bravo !) He was at a loss for words to express how sensible be felt of the honour they had conferred on him by electing him as their representative--(Oh, oh !)—and he would only conclude by saying he trusted sincerely the confidence of the independent electors—(The one eyed boatman---" Oh, there's no independent electors at all !" Cries of " Turn him out.")—of Shore ham and the Rape of Bramber would never be mis placed.—(Loud cheering.) The meeting was then dissolved, after the custo mary vote of thanks to the returning officer; the orange banners were collected in advance, the band followed, playing tunes of which much of the music seemed to be in the predicament of that in the frozen trumpet of Baron Munchausen ; the procession of orange and blue riband and stavebearers reformed, and the Noble Member and bis friends left the platform and went into the town, the proceedings not having occupied half an hour altogether. 4 CATHOLIC HISTORY OF ENGLAND. By William Bernard Mae Cabe. Vol. IL In this the second volume of his very valuable history Mr. Mac Cabe brings down the history of England to the reign of St. Edgar the Confessor, and in his preface he announces that the third volume, which will close with the accession of William the Conqueror, will appear in the course of 1850. It is with mingled feelings of shame and regret that we read what follows. "In making this announcement," says Mr. Mac Cabe— think it right thus early to state that the third volume will also bring to a conclusion my labours, at least for the present, and probably for ever, upon the History of England, prior to the Reformation. " Such an arrangement is a departure from my original intention, and from the plan that I had laid down in commencing this task, and for the completion of which I had arranged the materials. " The reasons for abandoning that plan, should, I conceive, be stated distinctly, for the satisfaction of those whose kind opinions have cheered me in my labours, and whose patronage has encouraged me to continue them. "It was mentioned in the Introduction to this work, that the labours devoted to the Catholic History consti tuted the occupation of those hours not required in the services of others to whom my time belonged, and who had a right to command my exertions for the promotion of their interests. "In the endeavour to discharge those imperative duties—duties that neither could, with justice to those dependent upon me for support, be neglected, nor, in honesty towards those who employed me, be slurred over, or half-performed, whilst I at the samo time pro ceeded with this History—it has habitually happened for years, that my toil commencing at ten o'clock in the day, has been prolongued without an hour's intermission until one and two o'clock the following morning. " To proceed with this work on the plan with which I commenced, and to bring to a conclusion its first part —that is, the History of England as written in the very words used by the Monkish Historians, would require at least, fur one situated as I am, fifteen more years of a life of such ceaseless labour as I have described. • " My health, I am conscious, could not continue with such toil, and therefore I deem it to be best to pause in my labours whilst it remains unbroken. " These then are the reasons that compel me to bring the Catholic History to a close with the third volume. I cannot proceed without endangering that which is my only property—my health; and I cannot afford to give up my entiro time to the task I had commenced." Surely the great body of English Catholics will not suffer such a work as this, describing the rulers, the clergy, and the poor of England before the Reforma tion, in the very words of the monkish historians them selves, a work which may be regarded as a record of the evidence on behalf of Roman Catholicism as against the Reformation, to be discontinued when a plan is completed and the materials arranged. As a body they are rich as religionists, they are peculiarly attached to their faith, and we trust that they will come forward and enable Mr. Mac Cabe to devote the whole of his future time to the completion of the work he has undertaken, of giving to the world " The History of England, as written in the very words used by the Monkish Historians themselves." The present volume is compiled on the same plan as the former one ; in every instance, the monkish historian quoted tells his own tale in his own words, and whenever Mr. Mac Cabe thinks it necessary to make any comments, those comments are invariably made in the form of notes. The quaint phraseology of these monkish writers is occasionally excessively piquant, and their descriptions are admirable. We are, however, inclined to look upon them as news writers rather than historians, as men who wrote all they heard, without taking much pains to ascertain whe ther or not the story which they recorded was or was not gossip ; and who rather preferred a narrative well spiced with the supernatural and miraculous to a plain statement of facts. Their works, however, con stitute the only records that we have of the early history of our country, and we certainly prefer the plan pursued by Mr. Mac Cabe, of giving all that they have written, and giving it in their own words, leaving it to the reader to judge from internal evidence what is fact and what is gossip, to that which has been pursued by the historians of the Eclectic school, who leave nothing to the judgment of the reader, and are sometimes inclined to bolster up a false position, by suppressing or cooking the evidence. Every biographer conceives an affection for his hero —every historian acquires an almost superstitions reverence and veneration for his authorities • us are not, therefore, surpr i se d a t fi n di ng t h at Mr. Mac Cabe entertains a much higher opinion of the accuracy of these monkish historians than that which we have ourselves expressed. It is evident that Mr. Mac Cabe places implicit reliance not only on their honesty of purpose, but on their critical acumen ; that he has a firm faith in all they say, and therefore is he the man of all others the best adapted to do ample justice to their works. Again we urge upon the Catholic body, and upon the nation at large, the necessity of enabling Mr. Mac Cabe to complete this labour which he has undertaken, of concentrating into a focus all that is known of our early historical traditions. It is a national object, and national resources have often been wasted on objects less worthy. At all events, we trust that from some source or other means will be forthcoming to enable Mr. Mac Cabe to complete with comfort to himself, and consistently with the duty he owes his family, this most valuabls national work, and to render available to posterity the fruits of a life devoted to study and historical research. 'OST-OFFICE ARRANGEMENTS.—The following in struction has been issued by the Postmaster-General to the Deputy Postmasters:—Numerous errors having been made by postmasters in the manner of forwarding the letters which arrived yesterday morning (Sunday the 23d instant), it mutt be distinctly understood thnt the dispatch to London on Saturday is to be confined ex• elusively to stamped forward _letters. No registered letters, unpaid letters, nor letters prepaid by money must be sent up, nor any letters addressed to London or the London district, except those for the chief officers of the Government. All foreign, colonial, and ship I,tters, landed at the outports, must of course be for warded as usual. METROPOLITAN COMMISSION or SEWERS.— Yester day ait..;pecial Court was fixed to held, for the purpose of ratifying the appointment of Mr. Foster as engineer, but the requisite number of members not being present at one o'ctock, the Court adjourned till the 11th of Ja nuary. An ordinary court was then held, and some formal business wss then `,ransacted. We understand that at the next Council the order autlayrieiDg truspertatien to the Cape will be reyeked, HIGH TIDES AT YARMOUTH.—The high spring tides of the last two drys, increated by heavy gales of wind from the north-west, have laid under water the towns of Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft, and the whole of the surrounding country for miles. The lower flats of most of the houses aro flooded to the depth of from three to six feet, and, as a mcussary consequence, there has been a great destruction of property. The quay, the market-place, and the streets of Yarmouth, are all inun dated. The water over the bar at the mouth of the haven is twelve feet deeper than usual. Eleven vessels have been driven on the sands, and it is feared must go to pieces. N or h as th e inundation been confined to the immediate vicinity of the coast. The waters have ex tended far and wide over the low-lying pasture lands around. A bridge near Lowestoft has been swept away, and the railway trains have been unable to proceed eastward beyond Reedham, eleven miles from Norwich, where the lines to Yarmouth and Lowestoft meet. Every exertion has been made to save property and lite, but the loss which has been caused must be very serious Ia eztegt, and will be felt :merely. , LITERAT U li E. 1 SHOREHA.3I ELECTION. ' 1 READINGS . for RAILWAYS. By Leigh Runt. I SHOREHAM, Feiner Ninier.—Perhaps since the A pleli , atit volume of extracts from various depart- 1 good old days before the Reform Bill there never was ments of literature has just been issued as a boon for t such a snug, quiet little election as that which took railway travellers by our indefatigable Leigh Hunt. place to-day, and placed Lord A. Lennox in the It was a happy thought to emulate the labours of a ; Commons' House of P ar li amen t . M r. S helley having man of taste like IdeDiarrnid, with a view to wile retired from the field, it was only necessary for his away hours that might otherwise hang heavily in a Lordship to go through the constitutional formali first or second-class carriage. As a specimen of the ties, in order to fill the seat, on the Protectionist contents of the little volume before us, we give at side, which Mr. Goring's demise had rendered vacant. random the following : It may be readily conceived, by any person who has "NAPOLEON AT SEA. ever been there, bow cold Shoreham was to-day, “ Bourrienne, in his memoir s , g i v es some interesting placed as it is on a bleak beach, accessible to almost particulars of the h a bit s an d occupat i ons o f N apo l eon every wind out of Heaven, and peculiarly favourable when at sea. In the following assage the good natural to the intense.st devel o p m e n t o f t h e " bi tter north, " feeling manife s t e d appears instrange contrast with the w recklessness ind u c e d by a m ili tary conqueror ' s usua l which blew its most fri g id bl as t s over sea and downs for the especial benefit o f th e i nn an d tavern keepers. pursuits:—' In a long voyage it is impossible to prevent accidents from men f a lli ng over b oar d. Thi s occurrence There were but few pers ons , th ere f ore, w h o could be happened several times with us, from the crowded state seduced from their firesides even by the whole elo of our vessel. On these occasions it was strange to wit• quence of the Rape of Bramber. Soon after eleven ness the instinctive force of humanity in the bosom of o'clock, however, some able-bodied personages were that man, so lavish' of the blood of his felbw-creatures struggling up the deserted streets against the wind, on the field of battle, arid who was about to shed torrents and bearing gorgeous orange and blue favours and of it in that very Egypt whither we were going. When- banners which flamed out broadly with the ever a man fell into the water, the Commander-in-Chi-_f legends " Lennox for ever !" " Protection to Bri had n o o rest s ill s hew he was the most saved. Hlively e instantly orderedthe unfortunate was reco ve r e d, and or d ere d me t o recompense up in front of th e p ar ti cu l ar l y small platform which liberally those most a ctive in the r escue . S a il ors w h o answered as a husti ngs , an d as a shelter from the had thus distinguished thems e l ve s, w h en gu ilty o f some blast to the speaker s an d th e i r f r i en d s. To the men breach of discipline, were always exempted from puni:l- with the banners and shoulder-knots were added a meat. I remember, during one dark night, a noise was band of music, and presently several seafaring men, heard as.of a man overheard. Bon a p ar t e instantly gave yeomen, some few gentlemen, and farmers, with the the word to put the ship about, till the presumed victim usual assemblage of boys and women, were collected should be rescued from inevitable death. The crew in front of the unpretending little erection which hastened from all quarters; exertions were redoubled; was placed just under the lee of Shoreham Church. and at length we fished up—what? The victim was—a The appearance of Lord A. Lennox and his friends quarter of beef, whi c h h a d s lipp e d f rom a noose over the , accompanied by th e re t urn i ng o ffi cer, & c., was the side. He ordered me to rewar d th e sa il ors w h o had signal for cheer s f rom most of t h e mult i tude (who exposed themselves o n thi s occas i on more lib erally than . might, at twelve o'clock, wh e n th e proce e di ngs corn usual. "It might," said he, " h ave b een a man; an d these brave fellows h ave s h own ne ith er l ess activ i ty nor menced, have co ns i s t e d o f 100 or 120 people), but less courage." '— Con s t a bl e ' s Mi sce ll any , N o. 57. " several persons, among w h om a one-eyed b oatman Several, however, ef the paragraphs an d sen t e p ees g i ven who wa ve d a re d h err i ng cont i nuous l y and a man among the miscellaneous quotation s , a pp ear t o us t o were conspicuous, hissed a n d h oo t e d. Mr. F. Coween solicitor so Duke of Norfolk, impertinent, as of a controversi a l a n d a b us i ve charac ,.. the be remarkably indifferent, and at ti mes even ac t ua ll y read the writ, and Mr. Williams read the Bribery Act and another Act w hi ch was spec i a ll y passed for from being in any respect wor thy o f it s g if te d an d S ter. The book is an ingeniou s oddity, an d ye t i s f ar Shoreham and the R a p e o f B ram b er , re l at i ve to the scholarly compiler, mode of conducting elections and to th e qua lifi ca ti ons of electors. Mr. C. S. DICKENS, when the usual ceremonies had been completed, proceeded to propose Lord A. Lennox as a fit and proper person to represent the Rape of Bramber and borough of Shoreham in Par liament.—(Cheers.) The speech in which he did so was very brief, in consideration of the sufferings of his audience from the cold and drift of snow, and, after an eulogium on the character of their late Mem ber, and a reference to the address of the candidate, was concluded amid cheers and some little disappro bation, and cries of " We'll have no union"—" No union " 41:115.10745.Z. S. . .` 1 Names of e., Dividend Pe Names of , , Pri ce . Comp:mica. A per 1 Companies. z per 0 ,„ 'Dividend Annum. '''''' v.: Annum.l co I , ---- \ Ashtn & Oldh 071 71. 113 Macclesfield. 100, 21. 10s. 50 Barnsley.... 160 121. 160 Neatk .....• 100 161. 340 Brknk&Abrg 150 51. 85 0xf0rd...... 100 201. 186 Birmingham 351 41. 63 Peak Forest. 73 Si. lb. 70 Coventry.... 100' 251. 210 Regent's •• .• 33 11. 2s. 18 Derby ••• • • 100 61. 63 Rochdale.... 35 41. 50 Ellsmre&Chs 133' ' 565. 41 Somrset Coal 150 171.10 5 . 1 3 9 Erewask ••• 100 321. - Do.LkFdSt 1 2 61. p. c. - UrandJunctn 100 Si. 82% StffrdStWorc 1 40 281. 400 Grand Surrey 100 21. 30 Shrewsbury.. 125 151. - Grand Union 100 11. 10s. 24 Stoarbrldge.. 145 201. 300 K G e ra n n u t t h lc am Avn - 1 3 5 9 0 7's - . 6d. - 8 s w ev y e e rn it a ai n i d . } 26 21. 05. _ Leeds& Livrp 100 301. 325 Warwick/el 41. 63 Leicester ...• 140 51. 6334 Ulm:Ling. f 100 Lelestr &Nth 83 41. 411 Warwick& 100 31. 43 L m e o u n 4 m l) o bo u r t e h h hi l l 0 4 : 7 8 0 1 1 . . 6_50 78 31. 42 Af ntgemrysh I 100 - - Birming. W N o r a c il s t t ° r n & 1 Meltn3lwbry 100 - - Wilts & Brks -1 14s. p LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES Dividend Amount Name of Company per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ,---- Bank of Scotland British Linen Company al. p er cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 220 Caledonian Bank City of Glasgow Bank Clydesdale Bank •• •• •• 6% per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13% Commercial Bank •• •• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 j 100 0 0 166% Eastern Bank.. •• •• • • 61. per cent. 25 u 0 10 0 0 814 Edini,..k Glasgow sank 61. per cent. 8 0 0 5 0 0 5/. Ps. Exehangeßnk of Scot- 41. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 21 Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 - National Bank 6% per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 14% Northof Scotlandßank 41. percent. 20 0 0 i 0 0 2% North British Bank ..• - - - - /loyal Bank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 129 Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 84 Western Bank .. .. •• • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 75 Aberdeen Fire and Life 7%1.pr cent. 12 10 0 2 0 2 B. Accord. Life and Fire - 20 0 0 0 1 0 - British Guarantee Ins. 4/. per tent. 10 0 0 1 0 133 Od Caledonian Fire Insnr. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 21 Church of England Ins. - 50 0 0 2 0 - City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 21. 103 Edinburgh Life Insur 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 12 1 0 20 East of Scotland Life - 10 0 0 0 1 0 98.0 d. Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per . cent. 50 0 0 2 1 6 - Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 - insur. Co. of Scetlnd• • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 - Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 9 11. 13s Mercantile Life .. • . National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 208.6 d North British Incur North & West of Scot 6l. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 - Scottish Life and Gear - 20 0 0 011 0 - Scot. Mas. and Gon.Life - 0 0 015 0 - Scottish Union Insrnce. 6%1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 231.6 d Standard Life ...... • . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 414 0 9% United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 13s Od MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. Z. s. d. Z. s. d. Auction Mart.. • • .... 2/. 55. 50 0 0 - 25 Australian Agriculturl 11. 100 0 0 30 0 0 16 Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 41. 10 I 9 10 0 0 - Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 2 10 0 Canada ......... •... Gl. per cent. 100 0 0 82 10 0 26 Uppr Canada Bonds 51. percent. - - - flity Navigation .... - - - 91 Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp.c. & bs, 2/ 100 0 011 100 0 0 - Equitable Reversienry 51. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 103 GtH.Steam Navigation 11.8.. 15 0 41 14 0 0 20 London Institution ... - - 78 11 0 - Russell Institution • ... - - 26 4 0 - Peninslr& Orient.Stm. 81. per cent. 80 0 0 50 0 0 793 i Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 jeo o 0 92% Royal Mail Steam.... 61 18..4. p. c 100 0 0 1 60 0 0 SO South Australian ....• 11. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Van Dleman's Land.. - 100 00,23 0 0 2 THE WEATHER AND THE PARKS.—Yesterday morning there was a heavy fall of snow in the metro polis, accompanied by a high north-easterly wind, which caused the river to be very much swollen, and several of the craft were much damaged. The piece of water in St. James's-park was frozen over, so that the men were obliged to break the ice for the convenience of the Aquatic birds. The glass in some aspects was 10 degrees below freezing point. The Serpentine and the water in the Regent's-park were slightly covered with ice, but in the environs of town the ponds were all frozen, which gave some occupation to the donkey -cart men, and many loads of ice were shot at the different pastrycooka' and confectioners' throughout the metropolis. Numerous accidents to horses happened in the course of yesterday in consequence of the slippery state of the streets and the bridges, and the omnibus drivers had great difficulty in keeping their horses on their feet, which caused much delay to the passengers. Should the frost con tinue, the Serpentine and St. James's-park will, in all probability, tempt the skaters on Sunday. According to the accounts of guards o❑ the railways, in the northern and easter❑ counties there has been a heavy fall of snow for some days, and the country is covered with a white mantle, and the ice in some parts is upwards of an inch thick, so that there is every probality of a severe winter. DEPARTURE OF THE DUCHESS OF SAXE-WEIMAR AND FAMILY.—The Admiralty yacht Black Eagle was ordered to be in readiness this day at Woolwich, to convoy her Serene Highness the Duchess of Saxe- Weimar and family to Ostend; but in consequence of the boisterous state of the weather these orders have been cancelled, and it is intended that the royal party shall proceed via the South-Eastern Railway to Dover, and thence by wail packet to Calais on Monday. the 31st aslant. PRICES OF StIARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, ANT: OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28. XOTWT-STOCK Name of Company. Dividend per Amount of Share. Paid. A.I;IIUM. i3stralasia • • •• •• • • •• Britsh North American Ceylon • • ..•• • • Commercial of London Colonial.. .. Gloucestershire ...... lonian .....• .• Londn and Westrainstr London Joint-Stock ... Provincial of Ireland.. Ditto, New. .. .. ._... .. National of Ireland .. Nat. Provicial of Eng. Ditto, New. ..... .. South Australia ...... Union of Australia.. _ ____....-.... Ditto .......... Union of London. __ . _ _ Union of Madrid 31. per cent. 51. per cent. 71. p.tr cent. 61. per cent. 5/. per cent. 151 per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cont. 61. per cent. 81. per cent. 8 /. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 41. per cent. 6L per cent. 6!. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. A s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 SO 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 IMEP.A.NXES. 4 I. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 - 20 0 0 2 13 0 0 - 10 0 0 - 25 0 0 - 10 0 0 - 22 10 0 - 35 0 0 - 10 0 0 - 22 10 0 - 25 0 0 - 2 10 0 - 10 0 0 12 40 0 0 - - REMARKABLE METEOR.—The meteor which, as noticed in our last, was seen here between five and six o'clock on Wednesday evening, was observed at the same time at Edinburgh, as appears from a communica tion from Professor Forbes to the Courant. He says its course was from W.N.W., towards N. (true), and main tained an elevation of about 20 deg. above the horizon. It described an arc of from 60 to 70 deg. in azimuth, in a space of time of about 15 seconds. Its apparent speed was therefore very small, compared with any similar body. From first to last it was followed by a luminous train, and the main body of the meteor, before it disap pasted, divided itself into two, the one part following the other at some distance. All these characteristics, with the exception of the latter, correspond with the appear ance of the phenomenon here.—Perth Paper. ROYAL ACADEMY Or MUSIC.—The board of pro fessors, consisting of Messrs. Potter, Bennett, Elliot, Lucas, Goss, and Howell, appointed to examine the candidates for the King's Scholarship, sent in its report to the committee on Monday, and the following a ere elected:-14r. W. G. Cousins, and Miss Martha Street. THE QUEEN'S COLLEGE IN GALWAY.—The Presi dentship of the Galway College has become vacant by the death of the Very Rev. Dean Kirwan. The de ceased had been long ailing. IMPORTANT QUESTION BE TWEEN THE ENGLISH AND PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENTS. (From the Times Correspondence.) After the expulsion of Don Miguel, more than one of the noble families restored to Portugal with Don Pedro sought to replenish their coffers by a marriage with Dona Maria Luciana de Oliveira, the only _ acknowledged daughter of M. Manoel Joze de Le. Oliveira, a wealthy old bachelor, with whom she was residing in Lisbon. M. Oliveira, however, consulted his daughter's in c li na ti ons , an d on the Si of June, 1834, gave her in marriage to Mr. George Croft, a _ British subject, with the premise of a dowry of six - contos of reis in jewels, and 80 contos, or 20,0001., "_ to be invested in lands, or in the English Three per - Cents., besides 5,0001. to Mr. C ro ft. 5 Subsequent to the marriage, M. Oliveira paid the _ 5,0001, delivered part of the jewels, and paid interest - upon the 20,0001., but delayed the investment under _ different pretexts, u n til quarre l s ensu i ng, Mr. and - Mrs. Croft commenced, on the 15th of May, 1840, an action at law to compel him to acknowledge and - make good the dowry. i i , ‘ Upon conclusive ev id ence , an d M . Oli ve i ra ' s solemn . 7 ' ' confession that ho had freely and spontaneously pro - mieed the dowry, he was in every sentence, during a tedious litigation, condemned to pay it. It also passed in judgment that he had failed to prove his allegation ' l ' of having promised the dowry upon the condition of Mrs. Croft renouncing all future rights; and that she I was, on the contrary, proved to be his daughter and ) heiress, without his enjoying any privilege of fidalgo A or other position which could exclude her from the : 3 '' inheritance after his death. • To arrest the execution of the sentence M. Oliveira $ put in several pleas, and, amongst others, set forth thst s s g the dowry required the previous registration, or ) insinuacao of the administrative authorities, upon i which a small tax is levied ; but he was ultimately t cast upon every point, as shown by the accompanying ! copies of the sentence and tencoes, o r wr itt en op i n i ons i" of the three judges in the Supreme Court, who gave I lk the definitive decision on the 31st of March, 1843, cor firming the previous sentences, and cendemning M. o li Oliveira to pay the balance of jewels, besides the A ' 4 20,0001., and bala nce o f i nteres t t h ereon— " under the 1 condition that the dowry of 20,0001. shall not be held I .. si valid without the registration of any excess over what the daughter may inherit from her father's effects, in es. conformity with the law of July 21, 1797." 1 Having given the preceding extract from that part - of the sentence which relates to the registration, it is eei only necessary furth e r t o re f er t o th e wr i tten op i n i ons )3 of the three judges upon which it was founded, in order to clear up any doubts, since this point has now become a serious question between the English and Portuguese Governments. The first judge writes, on the 3d of March, 1843—" The dowry in this case is a marriage portion (profecticio) given by a father 'to his daughter, which requires no registration tee. except for any ex cess over h er share of the inheritance, and as until now it has not been proved that such excess exists, the appealer (M. Oliveira) has not established the necessity of previous registration in arrest of execution, and, therefore, the sentence must be confirmed, condemning him to in vest the 20,0001., with the declaration that the said ' dowry, in respeet to any excess, shall not be valid without the registration." The second judge writes on the 24th of March, _ 1843---." All exceptions taken in the appeal have been ice. victoriously r e f u t e d, an d t h ey a ll d i sappear under the consideration that the dowry is given to a daughter who has the right of inheritance; it is, consequently, . proper to declare that this dowry is to be registered I when it shall be opportunely known that there is any excess." The third judge writes on the 31st of March, 1843 ' —" I agree with the others." _ Upon these unanimous opinions the sentence was issued by the three judges, and, having passed in judgment without further appeal, became the law of Ice. Portugal, at a time when Mrs. Croft was the only heiress apparent of her father; he, however, subsea quently married in Septe m b er , 1844, at t h e age of 75, " and after being created Baron of Barcellinhos, died on the 11th of January, 1847, leaving a widow and two ' infant children to share the inheritance with Mrs. $ $ Croft. [ Such are the chicanes and delays of Portuguese law proceedings that the execution of the sentence had - not been fully carried out at the time of the Baron's tee death, but he had been comp e ll e d t o pay 93 contos of reis into the public deposit of Lisbon for the security - of Mr. and Mrs. Croft. Upon his death, and as soon as the inventory and valuation of his estate showed the probability of an excess, Mr. and Mrs. Croft made the necessary declaration to the competent adminis trative authorities, and presented the sentence for registration, which was refused, upon the ground that laws of 1642 and 1775, referred to in that of 1797, " required them (the administrative authorities) to have interrogated the donor within ; four months as to his having given the dowry freely, 3., and not under compulsion," &c. This refusal of the 4 registration has now been held good by a section of if, the Council of State, which reports that independent - of the free gift of the dowry proved in the courts of _ justice, the laws already cited determine 4‘ that the donor shall declare before the magistrate, or admini im strative authority, if he is agreeable that the dowry be confirmed," which cannot now be done after his death. $ The Council further states in its report, " That no conflict has arisem between the judicial and admini strative authorities by the refusal of the registration, % since the sentence provides that the dowry was not to ; 34 be valid without the registration of any excess which might be proved over Mrs. Croft's share of the inhe ritance ; and that the judges had not by that provision intended to impose upon the administrative authorities the duty of admitting the registration against the express determination of the law, "i. e., without their having interrogated the deceased donor. The Portuguese Government has now confirmed 12 the report of the Council of State by a R oya l decree, notwithstanding the remonstrances the English Charge d'Affaires had made against the power of the administrative authorities to interpret laws which are held to have been legally interpreted in this case by ics the judicature. On one side it is asserted that the usual formalities - of the law necessary for the registration of dowries four months after the date of deeds executed by the , 2 , donors had been superseded by the l ong p en di ng j u - N s dicial process, and that the four months in this case 1 54 could not be counted from th e ti me o f th e marr i age g•% in 1834, since no deed wa s execu t e d t h en; t h at the . law only admits public instruments to registration ; I and that a verbal promise could never be a subject of % registration; that the sentence of 1843 overruled M this very objection, and that taking, as it did, the place of a :public deed of sdttlement, it prescribed a future date for the registration, by making it dependent upon the donor's death and the division of his estate; that this final sentence I " resulting from a lawsuit in which the donor had been heard, and always confessed the dowry, suspended the los usual interrogatories of the administrative authorities; o and that consequently the sentence did, in fact, im ,Od. pose upon those authorities the duty of registering the dowry after the Baron's death, if it should be 8 , . found to exceed Mrs. Croft's share of his estate. 3d. On the other side the report of the Council of State I 6d does not set:forth the epoch at which it holds the i donor ought to have been interrogated by the admi nistrative authorities, but that as the sentence so clearly precludes 1834, it is supposed that the ground taken is four months after the date of the sentence in ' 1843. At that time, however, the donor was not dead, and there was no known excess to register in the terms of the sentence; nor could there be any excess until after his two infant children were born to divide the inheritance with Mrs. Croft. In short, the lawyers say that no safe ground can be taken but "that a compulsory registration was prescribed by the sentence ;" they say that all others lead to an ' absurdity, and they certainly appear to do so. 1 In conclusion, it is well to note the effect which the Royal decree just issued has in this case. For this purpose, it is necessary to note that the late Baron of Barcellinhos had the power to will away as he pleased a portion of his estate, called " his thirds," and that the rest had to be divided in certain proportions to his widow and three daughters, including Mrs. Croft. The Baron left his thirds also to his widow, but as the law makes such thirds first answerable for any excess of dowries previously given, and Mrs. Croft's share of the estate is not equal to her dowry, the refusal of registration prevents her receiving that balance, which will thus remain se ith the widow. I hear that the widow will now attempt to have in cluded in Mrs. Croft's share of the estate the sums paid by the Baron in jewels and interest upon the 20,0001., also the 5,0001. given to Mr. Croft, and in this case the question now at issue may involve a logs of upwards of 10,0001. to Mr. and Mrs. Croft. --- ADDRESS PRESEN TED TO MR. BUCKINGHAM IN SCOTLAND. At the close of Mr. Buckingham's course of lectures on America and Italy, at Alloa, on Thursday evening, the 20th of December, 1849, and in the presence of a large meeting of his friends and admirers, the fol lowing address was proposed, in the name of the Committee of Management, by the Rev. P. AlcDo R all, and unanimously and cordially agreed to by the meeting, in the United Presbyterian Church of Alloa TO JAMES SILK BUCKINGHAM, ESQUIRE. Honoured Sir,--At the conclusion of this your third course of lectures, delivered in the town of Alloa during three successive seasons, we beg leave to express our gratitude for the valuable information which we have received, and for the high intellectual enjoyment we have experienced during each of these three courses, from the commencement to the close. If it is interesting to sit at the feet of a traveller who has visited many foreign lands, it is peculiarly interesting to sit at the feet of one who has perhaps seen more of the surface of the globe we inhabit than any man now living. Some travellers who have seen much want powers of observation ; but Providence has blest you with the rare talent of collecting and treasuring up rich stores of information regarding almost every object and every event coming in your way that could inte rest and instruct your fellow-men. Some travellers can collect information, though they cannot communicate what they have collected; but all of us present, and many thousands elsewhere, can testify to the admirable talent for description, and that easy rational eloquence which give your hearers almost as vivid an impression as if they had been fellow-travellers with yourself: Some travellers who can both observe and communi cate are tempted to confine their information to them selves; but you have felt it to be the enjoymentof your heart, as you have made it the work of many laborious years, to spend your strength for the in struction and moral elevation of your fellow creatures. In these courses of lectures, embracing as they have done so many momentous topics connected with political economy, and the science of government, it was to be expected th a t y our op i n i ons would not on all points coincide with the opinions of some of your hearers. But even the few who sometimes were con scious of diversity of sentiments could not but admire the manly frankness with which your views were stated, and the gentlemanly good feeling which ren dered it impossible for the most sensitive to take offence. We do not profess, Honoured Sir, to be ignorant of your eventful and useful history. As the friend of Eastern India, and its countless population, we have observed yourself sacrificing exertions to promote the good government of that vast and important depen dency of the British empire —exertions which were praised by statesmen when in opposition ; but which have been forgotten by the same statesmen when in power. As a Member of the British Senate in two several Parliaments, we have admired your suc cessful efforts in originating and promoting many measures of moral and social reform ; and as a philanthropist, in the important department of education and temperance, and peace and enlightened human freedom. We have been delighted with your laborious exertions through the press, in your volu minous writings; and by the platform, in your admi rable lectures to enlighten the human mind to improve the human heart, and to increase the aggregate amount of human happiness. We are well aware that like many other philan thropists before you, whose minds wer e i n a d vance of the age, it has been your lot to lab ou r l ong f or the good f mankind with very little patronage from the powerful, and with much pecuniary loss to yourself. But you enjoy the divine satisfaction of doing good, and as you have already witnessed many of the blessed fruits of your labours, so you may cherish the joyful assurance that the previous seeds of wisdom and morality which you have so extensively sown over the surface of society, shall, in due time, under the blessing of a bounteous Heaven, produce an abundant and a happy harvest. As you have intimated that this is likely to be your last public visit to Alloa, it is with much sincere regret that we have now to pronounce to you, Honoured Sir, the painful word Farewell ! To the respect sad veneration which we cannot but cherish for you as an instructor, we feel that your frequent visits and your familiar intercourse have warranted us in adding the confidence and affection of friendship. Although we should not be honoured with another visit from you, we shall continue to take a deep and in creasing interest in your benevolent and self denying labours, and we can assure you, dear Sir, that if our warmest wishes are gratified, your life will be long, and useful and happy. It is our earnest and united prayer, that God may spare you, and strengthen you to labour during many years to come, for the illumination of this world's gnorance, and the mitigation of this world's misery. And vrhen your earthly labours shall have come to a close, may you, with your dear partner in life, and your beloved family be admitted at last, through the grace of the Divine Redeemer, to that " better country," from which ignorance, and misery, and sin, the cause of both, will be for ever excluded. Signed in the name and by the appointment of the meeting, WILLIAM FRASER, Minister, (Chairman). NOTTINGHAM SAVINGS' BANK, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In your paper of the Bth inst. you admit a communication which imputes dishonesty to the paid officers of the Nottingham Savings' Bank. I have known the secretary of that institution intimately for more than thirty years, and I believe there never wa s a more conscientious, vigilant, and active man of business than he is, or any bank better m anage d . Being the responsible person, he has ever been, not only faithful and minute in the discharge of his own duties, but kept so quick an eye over his clerks and other officials, that 1 may add, in the words of the editor of the Nottingham Review, who from personal investigation affirms—" The officials connected with this institution have been men of high principle and sterling integrity, and there is not a savings' bank in the kingdom where more care is taken to preserve the depositors from loss. . . . In Nottingham there can be no possibility of fraud on the part of the officers of the institution." As you have unintentionally given publicity to an imputation injurious to the officers of the Nottingham Savings' Bank, I have no doubt you will most readily allow their vindication the same extensive circulation, by admitting this letter into the columns of your next number.—l am, Sir, yours faithfully, Dec. 28. VERITAS. THE DURHAM DIALECT.—It chanced the other day that a phonographic foreigner, a linguist, was pass ing through the comity of Durham in a third-class rail way carriage, and jotted down in his note-book the con versation of some fellow-travellers. Their language was a puzzle to him, and ho has sent us a transcript of his notes for publication, in the hope that the Rev. Blythe Hurst or Mr. Elihu Burrit may see our paper, and en lighten him as to the country which gave the speakers birth. We think, however, we need not publish the whole of what he has sent. A sample will du; and without troubling the two accomplished linguists, we will furnish our correspondent with a translation:--- Ouistu? How are you? Ugh? cobby. Why, in good, comfortable health. Wairstubeen? Where have you been? Dirm. At Durham. Cevaw. Wairstubawin? So have I. Whether are you going? Ph on soc ziz. To fence houses. Cesaw. So am I. We may add that the puzzled passenger, on alighting at Gateshead with his carpet bay, was assailed (so he says) with clamorous cries of " Queenseed! Qieenseed! Torkseedl Torkseed I " Tycktfurtuppuz! Tycktfur tuppuz!" and also fancied that the locomotive engiste must have dropped him on the wrong planet!—Gates head Observer. Goose•PULLING EXTRAORDINARY.--A few days ago, a bet was made between Mr. C. flames, son of Mr. F. Mimes, of Spalding, the extensive poulterer, and Mr. John Ogden, who is in the snme line of business there, the former engaging for one sovereign to pull a hundred geese in "a workmanlike style" in sixteen hours, in clusive of meal times. The match, which excited some interest amongst those engaged in both the above establishments, came off on Saturday last, many friends on both sides being present to witness the performance. At live o'clock in the morning Mr. Haws commenced " wringing" the first goose; and, although the birds were EXCi edingly bad to pull, he performed the task in fourteen hours and forty-five minutes, consequently had one hour and fifteen minutes to spare. Now, if ae take out of the fourteen hours and three quarters the portions of time for meals which were taken in the time stated, we have; hundred large fat Lincolnshire geese, weighing from 10Ibs. to 141bs. each, stripped of quills, feathers, and down, without a rent or broken skin, in the short space of fourteen hours, or one bird every eight minutes and twenty.four seconds l We believe this to be the greatest feat in the annals of goose-pulling. From fifty to seventy geese are considered a good day's work for one man.--Lincoln Mercury. RARE BIRD.—A fine specimen of the Mergus Afergazier and Cuter of Linn—the Dun Diver, or Sparling Fowl, Saw bill, &c.—was shot in the vicinity of Ombersley, at Lord Sandy's, a few days since. It is now in the bands of Mr. Robinson for preservation. Considerable confusion prevailed among the early writers on ornithology respecting this bird in its miniature state, from the variation of its plumage, but it is now clearly ascertained to be the female of the Goosander. It is a species of rare occurrence in these parts, although a con stant resident in the north of Scotland, in the Orkney and other Scottish islands, advancing more southwardly only unfler the influence of severe weather. During summer the great body of these birds retires to high latitudes, for the purposes of reproduction. It may then be found in Iceland, Greenland, Siberia, Kamtschatka,' and the far countries of North Americo.— Worcester Journal. ZNSUZANCE C Name of Company. Dividend per Ainum. Amount Share. Paid. £ s. d. 4 s. el. he Albion .... • • ed Alliance Brit. and For. 7114 s id &bs 100 0 0 11 0 0 20 st, Ditto Marine. •• •• •• 61. per cen t. 100 0 0 50 0 6! -.• Atlas .... • i. 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