The Sun. — London, England, 1842-11-24 00:00:00

INTERESTING NEW BIOGRAPHICAL WORK. On Saturday neat, in 2 vols., small Svo., with Portraits, MEMOIRS OF THE LITERARY LADIES OF ENGLAND. By MRS. ELWOOD. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. *...* Orders received by all Booksellers. . - Now ready, in 2 vols. small OIRS Bvo 0., F with Portraits, 21s. bound ME THE QUEEtS OF FRANCE, By Mrs, FORBES BUSH. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. 4 . 4 Orders received by all Booksellers. STORY OFTHE SEA, BY THE AUTHOR OF " THE PILOT," " THE TWO ADMIRALS," &c. On the 21st inst. ' in 3 vols. post Bvo., THE JACK O'LANTERN (LE FEU FOLLET); OR, THE PRIVATEER, A Story of the Sea. By J. FENIMORE COOPER, Esq. Biehard Bentley, New Burlington-street. N - FXT DI6TRIBUTION of MONEY 11.. Dr/MAIDS, AUTHORISED and GUARANTEED IT; HIS MAJESTY the EMPEROR of AUSTRIA, contains MONEY DIVIDENDS of £5O, £6O, £7O, £BO, £9O, £lOO, £llO, £l2O, £l5O, £2OO, £4OO, £6OO, £',1400, £l,OOO, £1;500, £5,000, and £2s,ooo . Sterling. Amounting together to A172,k70 sterling. • Direct for PROSPEG(CU•S with full particulars, WITH OUT DELAY, to HEINE BROTHERS, at ITAMBURGH, Or, to HEI.NE BROTHERS, at LUBECK. ... „ 111dATI1E ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. THIS EVENING. NOV. 24, Will be repented Shakspeare's Play of THE TEMPEST. Alm°, Mr. Cooper; Sebastian, Mr. Diddear ; Prospero, Mr. -.Andenhoff; Antonio, Mr. J. Viding ; Ferdinand, Mr. C. rist ; Caliban, ulr. J. Bland ; Trincule, Mr. Marley ; Ste phan°, Mr. Bartley. Miranda, Miss Vandenhoff ; Ariel, Miss nainforth. After nhich will be repeated a New, Original, Comic Tkama, written by Mr. Mark lemon, Author of " The Lad Club," kc., entitled THE Tu RF. Captain Flatooker, 11,1i•alter Lacy; Clovis Culpepper, Mr. Bartley; Gallop, Mr. Meadows; - Aaron 'fret, Mr. Harley; Mrs. Culpepper, Mr:. Humby ; Miss Warren. Miss Lee. Doors open at Half-past Six, and the Performances com mence,. at Seven.—Dress Boxes 75., Second Price 3s. 3d. ; First had Second Circles 55., Second Price 2s. 6d. ; Pit 3s; Second Price 2s. ; Gallery Is. 'rickets and Plasfs for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Whit low. at the Box:Affiee, from Tea till Four, where Season Tickets may be had. Private Boxes to be had at the Box-office ; of Messrs. An drews, 167, New Rand-street; Mr. Mitchell, Old Boad-street ; and of V I . Sams, Pall Mall. THEATRE ROYAL, HAT-MARKET. THIS EVENING, THURSDAY, Drov. !A, Will be performed, the Comedy of NAVAL ENGAGE MENTS. Admiral Kingston, (his original character), Mr. W. Earren ; Lieutenant Kin eston, R.N., (his original character) Mr. Charles Mathews ; Short, Mr. H. Widdicomb ; Dennis, Mr. Malone Raymond; Mrs. Pontiiex, (first time), Mrs. Glover ; Miss Mortimer, (her orig inal character), Madame Vestris. After whieh g o Wew D rama, in Two Acts, called GRAND FATHER. WIIITEHEA D. Grandfather Whitehead, Mr. Farrcn ; Drayton, (a Builder), Mr. Tilbury ; Langley, (a Retired Trader), Mr. Stuart ; Driver, (a Lawyer), Mr. Strickland; Bob Lineoln, (his Clerk), Mr. Webster; Snap, Mr. Clark; Edward Drayton (Drayton's Son), Master George Webster ; Louisa Drayton, Mrs. Edwin Yarnold ; Susan, (Servant to Langley), Mrs. Stanley. To be followed by Mr. T. Haynes Bayly's Burletta of ONE HOUR ; or, A CARNIVAL BALL. Mr. Charles Swiftly, this original character), Mr. Charles 'Mathews ; Miss Dalton, (ber original character), Madam..? Vestris, who will sing " Love is the Theme." To which will be added an entirely New Monopolylogue, celled THE VILE OF THE HOTEL; or, AMERICAN SKETCLIES; in which Mrs. Fitzwilliam will sustain Six Characters. To conclude with Mr. Buckstone's last New Farce, called A KISS IN THE DARK. Mr. Selim Pettibone, Mr. Buckstone ; Frank Fathom, Mr. Howe ; Marv. Miss Mattley ; The Unknown Female,' Miss Connor ; Mrs. Pettibone, Mrs. W. Clifford. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING. NOV. 24, Will be repeated THE MISER'S DAUGHTER. Prin cipal Characters by Messrs. 0, Smith, Lyon, H. Beverly, Wright, Sterling, Wilkinson,' Maynard, Craven, Mrs. H. P. Grattan, Miss Faucit, Miss Murray, Mrs. 11. Beverly, &c. After which, a I \ ew Comic Barletta, called AN\l ONY and CLEOPATRA. Antony, Mr. Wright ; Cleopatra, Miss o be followed by a Grand Rurletta Spectacle, entitled ALMA. Principal Characters by Messrs. Paul Bedford, Wieland, Frampton, Mrs. H. P. Grattan, and Madame Proche Giabilei. To conclude with THE SECRET. Thomas, Mr. H. Beverl Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, is. Doors open at half-past six, edinmence at seven o'clock. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Unpaialteled success and extraordinary attraction. T. P. Cooke in two pieces. THIS EVENING, NOV. 24, _ _ Will be repeated an entirely New Nautical Drama, en- titlyi THE UNIdN JACK ; or, the SAILOR and the 14ETTLER'S DAUGHTER, written expres t ly for Mr. 'l'. P. Cooke, who will be supported by Messrs. Hicks, Neville, &Kith , Heslep, Mrs. R. Honner, and the entire Company. Now sooner/ and splendid nalut,ical effects never beforeattempted. After wMch, for six. nights only, THE MONSTER ; or, III? FATE OF FRANKINSTEIN. Frankinstein, Mr. . Hughes ; The Monster, by Mr. T. P. Cooke, as acted by upwards of 100 nigh in Paris. lo eonslude with Mr. Barber's new Drama, mi t • o 4 THE' BLACK LAW OF MARTINIQUE; or, the ' GITIVE SLAVE. Zamba, the Slave, by Mrs. H. Vining. • other Characters by Messrs. Hughes, Hicks, Neville, W. ith, Mrs. Hughes, and Miss E. Terry, who will sing Miss rim Cook's Song of the " Red Indian," composed by Mr. G. Stansbury. 'thousands of Bloc Jackets are attracted by the last scene of Union Jack—the destruction of the Pirate's vessel by fire— appalling effects. Places and private Boxes to be had of Mr. J. Kerschner, at the Box••office, from eleven to four. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. M 45 mutes after 5 ! Evening l2 minutes after 6. ; - ,10 m 0 5., a n 0 ' • verA OA, \ gte AUL LONDON : 11IUIEDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 24, 1842 , The cheering news from China and Affghan istan, particularly from the former, is extremely well calculated to inspire our merchants and manufacturers with hopes of a now and a more extensive trade. We rejoice much with them at the prospects of future commercial prosperity which opening four new ports in China to our shipping, and Opening a road into the countries beyond the Indus, hold out to our people. At the sL..me time, we cannot admit that the two wars now so happily and so gloriously concluded, have had much, if any effect, in interrupting, our trade, or causing our plresent commercial embar rassment. With respect to China, Sir ROBERT PEEL at tempted to make use of that argument last se sion, but was driven from his position by Mr , HASTIE, and obliged to acknowledge that he was in error. Our chief import from China is tea, a Full supply of which we have always obtained, and We have always paid for it with our own produce. Canton has remained open to our ships during this singular war. Though we share, therefore, the cheering hope that tke peace with China will much extend our trade, which GOD grant, . we must remind our renders that the extension will be a new trade, not the revival of an old and in terrupted trade. -46 to the trade with Affghauistan, though the war there has interruiYted the communication that country had with India and with ealkir neighbouring countries, in that trade the ineaTests of oar merchants and manufacturers y_ots extremely small. The presence of our artny Afighanistan may lead hereafter to consider ake traffic with that country, but the war there -las been of the smallest conceivable influence itr . roducing the present distress in Great Britain. It is of importance to remind the public of these circumstances, because the writer of the City article in the Morning Chronicle, with a want of consideration which we should not have expected in a journal so devoted to Lord PALMERSTON, yesterday, after alluding to the peace with China, and the brilliant SUCCC:4S of the British arms by the re-capture of G huznee and Caubui, said— " The tone of despondency which has been so long general as regards our trade and ma nufactures, has given way also to confidence, and all men engaged in business look forward to an early revival of commercial enterprise. The 'floral effect of the news will be great at home and abroad ; it will put new life into the hearts of our manufacturing capitalists and their workmen, while t will cause British influence and power to be re spected as they should be by all foreign nations.' As might be expected, the evening organ Orthe Tories seizes on these words, and holds the passage up as admitting that the war, by " ob structing our trade, has had a most injurious a ff e d on our manufacturing industry." It goes, in fact, to relieve the Corn -law from the blame of the national suffernegs, and throws it on the war w ith China. The writer does not nicanthat, but Dfs batiguage implies, as the peace is to " rev i ve commercial enterprise," that the war had inter rupted it. Such was not the fact, and the pea ce will, we hope, call a new trade into being, and extend the old, not revive an interrupted trade. 'We agree with Mr. R. GREG, that as this war did not cause our difficulties, putting an end to it will not relieve them. "To open the empire of China to our trade," he said at the great meeting on Tuesday, "would give no effectual relief, in conjunction with our present system of Corn laws." " We may import," he added, " ten times the quan tity of china and silk that we do now, in return for our exports; we may have silk gowns as cheap as cotton gowns, if the raw silk becomes as cheap as the raw cotton ; but what will that benefit us? lam not aware that the possession of a silk gown will make a poor cottager the least bit better, happier, or better fed. In this way it will be an amazing benefit to us —if we can take the silk, china, tea, or other produce of China, to other countries, and exchange the surplus of these or other luxuries which we cannot consume ourselves, for food—(Hear and applause)—then the opening the trade to China will be an amazing boon to this country ; the population will be fed; and as soon as they are fed, then the cottager's wife will be able to buy a silk gown.and to enjoy it.—(llear.) Then the people will be able to buy tea and sugar, and then these luxuries will be a blessing to them. But, as long as they have no food to eat, no accumulation of luxuries can benefit the poor.—(llear.) This point, so viewed, is of so much importance, that consider it to form the whole basis of our restrictive laws upon the importation of food. You cannot benefit the mass of the people without increasing the quantity of food." These truths must be steadfastly remembered, otherwise the hopes and expectations of an ex tended trade may paralyze the exertions of the League to get rid of the real cause of our diffi culties. An increase of trade with China will benefit both countries, but nothing can rescue the people of England from want and pauperism but a completely free trade in all the articles of human subsistence. The noble meeting at Manchester has inspired us, we must say, with renewed hopes that this object is not far off. As the perception of the manutitcturers there, a the ruin which hereafter awaits them, grows clearer, their language be comes bolder, and; their contributions larger. We have already adverted to their subscriptions. To notice their language, it was well said by Mr. R. GREG that "rent is not a necessary ingredient in the cultivation of the soil." That is, we do not need landowners to provide society with the means of subsistence. The only classes required to obtain that prime end and object of all social institutions are the actual cultivators of the soil. The receivers of rent perform no part of the in dispedsiblc operation. If they will persist in in creasing their rent by a law, therefore, ruining trade and starving a portion of the people, they will so impress on the community a conviction that they are useless as landowners, and mischievous as law-makers, as by and by to compel it to cast them aside and trample them down as a perfect nuisance. Unless they do justice, and allow the community to have as much food, and have it as cheap as possible, they may be assured that merchants, manufacturers, artisans, and la bourers, now that such men as Mr. GREG have begun to speak out, will not long submit to be impoverished or starved by those who are mere ornaments to society, and form no portion of its essential elements. We have other reasons for anticipating a complete and not distant success. Sir ROBERT PEEL has shown so effectually the injuriousness of a fixed duty on corn, that he never can advo cate that system. His sliding scale has turned out more injurious to his own friends than the one he abolished. He has endeavoured, slyly, to open a free trade in corn with the United States, only directing it through Canada. He must go on, and he cannot stop at a fixed duty. We anticipate, therefore and we urge the League not to relax its exertions—that Sir R. PEEL will, ere long, give the country a free trade in food. The landowners themselves are coming round to this doctrine. At Ilminster, on Wednesday last, Mr. BICKHAM ESCOTT, who represents Winchester by the Duke of BUCKINGHAM'S in terest, and is supposed to speak the Duke's senti ments, sported such good free-trade doctrines as these, with more of the same sort : " I will venture to say that if ever a death-blow is to be struck at the agriculture of England, it rvill be when the trade and commerce of the country has suf fered an irreparable decline." " I have," he tells us, " come_to a conclusion, after considering the whole bearings of the subject, that the great protective power of the agricultural classes of the country rests in the renewed prosperity of its trade and commerce." " We are not bound to a Corn-law. What is the object of a Corn-law? It is to .protect the growers of the people's bread, by encouraging the home growth of our country ; but if the home growth is not suffi cient for the consumption of the people, where is the farmer who would stand between an altered Corn-law and the destitution of the people." If such are the sentiments of the landowners, Sir ROBERT PEEL will find no obstacle in com plying with the demands of the manufacturers, and in carrying new laws coincident with the principles of freedom and of justice. Before concluding we would beg our Contem poraries, for their own interest, to look at some tacts mentioned by Mr. R. GREG :—" The Athenaeum at Manchester is likely to be sold up to pay the debts on it. The Zoological Gardens, that innocent source of amusement for the popu lation of the town, were broken up. At Bolton the public news-room was closed for want of sufficient funds to keep it open." Now these are places at which several newspapers were taken,• and to shut them up is to cut off sub scribers to the journals. Newspapers are, to a certain extent, a luxury, and their sale is closely connected with the public prosperity. Journals of all political opinions must suffer by the closing of Athenaeums, News-rooms, and Literary Societies ; and our Tory Contemporaries contend, with great disinterestedness, against their own interest in advocating a line of policy as to trade which cuts up by the roots the national. prosperity. s- T 1 le melancholy termination of the Niger Ex pedition, the last wreck of which, the Wilber has just ret u rned to force, England , is a pointed lesson to those well-meaning llt a l a nt knowledger op h i et s, who are guided more by impulse than At the cost of 60,0001. . to the pe o pl e of England, previously pressed to the earth by taxation, that expedition left our shores upwards o f two years ago to carry civilisation into Africa. It was to ascend the Niger, plant a model farm, promote trade, and instil into the savages a love of peace, humanity, and order. Merc ha nts , in the habit of trading to Africa, cautioned the philanthro phists that their project was impracticable and would only impede the civilisation which trade was promoting. They were ridiculed and vilified for their pains, and told. in good set terms, that they encouraged the de gradation of the Africans to gratify their own thirst of gold. The merchants, however, were right, the philanthropists wrong, and the costly expedition has sacrificed the lives of many of our countrymen without conferring the least benefit on the Africans. The model farm became the home of slavery, and the communication that was to carry only love and kindness, seems to have imparted moral, and received physical, conta gion. Never was there a greater failure, though probably no expedition ever originated in purer motives. To the self-conceit of philanthropy the lesson thus taught is most humiliating. We wish it may generally be taken to heart by those who believe that a stroke of the pen, a grant by the House of Commons, or the united will of the Legislature, can at once alter the course of events, and change the character of man. ATTEMPTED SUlClDE.—Yesterday, a few minutes before t we l ve o'clock, just as the down train of the Great Western Railway was about to start, two young men, who had engaged their places by it, very respect ably dre sse d as sa il ors, went i nto th e D u dl e y A rms , for some refreshment, which they partook of at •the bar. From their conversation, they appeared to be brothers; a n d soon after they were in the house, one of them retired t o t h e back part of the premises. His absence being suc h as likely to endanger t h e l oss o f their places, the o th er spoke to Mr. Young, the land lord, who . immediately w en t i nto t h e yar d, and found the man in the water-closet suspended by his necker chief, which he had fastened round his neck, and attacked the other end to a beam; he was black in the face, and apparently quite dead. Mr. Young called for assistance, and he was cut d own . A surgeon at tended and bled him, when he was re move d, i n a very dangerous state, to the hosp ital. No reason could be asce rtained for the attempt on his life. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAN EVENING, NOVEMBER 24, 1842 LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDI NARY, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 23, 1842. FOREIGN-OFFICE, Nov. 23, 1842. Dispatches have been this morning received, at this Office, from Major-General Sir Henry Pottinger, her Majesty's Plenipotentiary in China, dated " Steam Frigate Queen," Yangtsekeang River, off Nanking, August 30, 1842," reporting that, on the preceding day, he had signed, with certain Chinese Plenipoten tiaries, on board her Majesty's ship " Cornwallis," a Treaty of Peace and Friendship between'her Majesty and the Emperor of China. te tv ~..,, .4....,„,„.....), e' - il b t _e,k,./ii.,-..-:- , §-us. ...}..03...,r..,...,,..... would therefore be premature to attribute it to foreign intrigue. The insurgents, from all ac counts, belong to the Republican party, whom neither LOUISTHILIPPE nor his virtuous cousin CHRISTINA would be likely to support. All the particulars yet obtained will be found in the telegraphic dispatch, and a letter dated Barce lona, Nov. 17. The accounts from Madrid are to the 15th, but as the insurrection commenced only on the 14t14, no intelligence of this unfortunate occurrence had reached the capital. The Opposition had succeeded in returning all the officers of the House by a considerable majority. The number of Deputies present was 130, but only 125 took part in the election. The four Vice-Presidents elected were M. CORTINA, by 82 votes; M. CANTER°, by 75 : M. CABALLERO, by 68; and M. DOMENICH, by 64. The four Secretaries were MM. GALVEZ CARNERO, MATA, GARCIA, and GARNICA. M. OLOZAGA immediately took the Chair, and thanked his colleagues for the honour they had conferred upon him, after which the House orga nised its Standing Committees, and adjourned. Nearly all the Paris papers have now broken silence on the good news brought by the last mail from China. Though in general they display their usual bad feeling towards England, they are compelled to admit that she has achieved a great victory, and that important services will thereby be rendered to the cause of humanity. Of all the papers that have come under our notice, the Journal des Debats alone treats the subject with calmness and moderation. As the opinions of these journalists may possess sonic interest with our readers, we subjoin ex , tracts from six of the principal journals. (From the Journal des Debats.) This is a great . event—this peace, imposed by a European Power on an empire which has hitherto treated foreigners with such supercilious contempt, is an act which may have the greatest consequences upon commerce and politics in general. It is a whole world henceforth opened to the penetrating activity of Europe. We cannot now dwell upon the various re sults which may arise from this event, but we cannot conclude without observing that, as conquerors, the English have given a proof of moderation. Twenty one millions of dollars, or, including the ransom of Canton, 40,000,000 francs, to pay the expenses of the war, is but a small sum, when it is remembered that, besides these expenses, the English, in 1839, lost 22,000 chests of opium, valued at 62,000,000 francs ; and, in 1841, had masses of English merchandise de stroyed by the tlames, which, upon the most moderate calculation, cannot be estimated at less than 35,000,000 francs. _ (From the Sleek.) If the Emperor of China is compelled to sign with his own hand, and to seal with his own seal, a treaty with those whom he calls barbarians, it will indeed be a great triumph gained for civilisation. The English undertook the war upon grounds purely selfish, for the promotion of their own interests, and from an odious motive ; but if they succeed in bring ing 250,000,000 of men, now vegetating supinely under an astute and immoral Government, into the improvements of European civilisation, a great service will be rendered to the cause of humanity. (From the Presse.) The English are immutable in their policy. In all their arrangements with foreign nations are to be found traces of the same ideas, tending to bring into their own grasp the best positions at every point of the globe. If ever there was an unjust and wicked war, worthy of reprobation, it is most assuredly that which they have waged against the unfortunate Emperor of China, whose only crime was in refusing to allow his subjects to be regularly poisoned. England, far from having any right to exact an indemnity for this war, ought to be happy that she had not to pay a penally for the abominably scandalous example she has given to the world in thus abusing her power, by employ ing it in supporting the most detestable pretensions. And yet she has, in treating with the Chinese, ob tained from them an enormous ransom. This is not all, nor is it even the least advantage she has gained. The treaty announces that—" The Island of Hong- Kong is ceded in perpetuity to her Britannic Ma jesty." This island of Hong-Kong has long been coveted by England. It is the best station in the China seas—it is an inestimable advanced post to the oceanic archipelago. These are the inducements which have led her to lay her hands upon it ; and, probably, she would never have declared war against China had she not wished to create a diplomatic pretence for seizing this rich booty. Besides, as the "Chinese may not be able to pay, she has taken a mortgage by way of security. This mortgage consists in the occupation of the islands of Chusan and Igo-Long-Sod, two other excellent stations. It is of little importance, therefore, whether the 21,000,000 dollars be ever paid. England would have no objection, and would even prefer remaining mistress of the two points which she now occupies conditionally. It is probable that before long a new arrangement with the Emperor may bring matters to this settlement, and the English Plenipo• tentiary will boast of it as a magnanimous concession. Those points which she does not and cannot occupy, England has by force made open to her commerce. This is grand and magnificent success ! a success which does honour to the civilisation of our era, and above all to the nation which has torn it from the pu- sillanimity of the authorities of the Celestial Empire, (From the• National.) The English have just obtained from the Chinese Government all that they could have desired, and attained the end at which they aimed. They could never have had a serious idea of penetrating into the heart of the Celestial Empire ; for such an enterprise would have required too large a body of troops. To attack and pillage the principal cities on the sea-coast, to confiscate the trade of some few important places, and to obtain an advantageous treaty for the mer chants of London and Calcutta, was evidently the only object in this struggle—a struggle odious from its cause, and disgraceful from the means used in its execution. It is well known, however, how England accomplishes its most extensive conquests. She first gains a footing in some insignificant towns on the coast ; by decrees the intrigues and activity of her merchants form a numerous political and commercial connexion at the expense of their neighbours ; she walks in the dark and pursues her usurpations under the shadow of treaties, which she interprets according as it suits her own interest, and succeeds in sowing the seeds of anarchy in the surrounding country, of which she never fails to take good advantage. This plan, it is well known, was pursued by Great Britain in her invasion of India, and it will, probably, be that pursued by her in the Chinese empire. The advantages to be derived from the treaty by England will be very considerable, and Europe should endeavour also to draw some profit from it. (From the Courrier Francais.) To consider only the European side of this event, the pretensions of England do not appear exaggerated. She cqntents herself with making the Chinese pay the expenses of the war, with requiring freedom of trade, and with the conquest of a little island of three leagues in circumference in the Canton river. But to demand more it would have been necessary to be able to keep it. During the two years that the expedition careered through the Chinese seas, the horror of the Chinese for the English name has not been observed to have diminished. When a city was taken nothing was found there but the walls ; the inhabitants took to flight, or drowned themselves in the wells of their houses, to escape all contact with the strangers. The conquerors remained isolated without a point d'appui, without provisions, and without relations with the conquered nation. An un occupied country presented itself before them; and unless they brought with them an English colony to till the soil, they could not keep it. If the habits and laws of China be considered, this treaty is a violence imposed on that country. Strangers and barbarians to be treated there on the same conditions as the na- tives ! Five commercial ports to be throWn open to the English, who are to have Consuls in these places ! Five breaches made in the wall of China, through which Europe, with her ideas of progress, will rush in! We doubt that such a treaty, if ratified by the Em peror, will be faithfully executed.. The English have certainly ; taken some precautions, such as requiring the payment of 6,000,000 of dollars before they quit the Yellow River, and the occupation of Chusan and Ko-long-soo until the remainder shall be settled. But if the treaty is to be broken or eluded, it will not be to-morrow, or in a year, or even before the payment of the indemnity. The Emperor will, no doubt, wait to have regiments armed and disciplined in the European fashion, and cannons and strong places in good condition. But the moment that China' shall have recovered herself, be assured that , she, will throw.off the odious yoke which she has just submitted to. The British Plenipotentiary has done himself honour in declaring that for the future he should not attempt to protect the sale of opium, and' that the vessels of the English station would assist in putting down this traffic, if the laws of the empire prohibited it. This is a means of disarming public opinion in Europe, and reconciling it to the success of the English. But, if it be desired that the triumph which has been obtained over the Chinese immobility should have any duration, England must go further, and interest Europe altogether in this advancement. Let England admit all the nations of Europe to a participation in the benefits of those commercial con cessions, and China, no longer having to do with a single State, but with all which modern civilization comprehends, will not attempt to engage in a resist ance which wonld be desperate: , • • (From the Quotidienne.) These are great events for England, and important also for the Administration of Sir R. Peel. In France, COURT CIRCULAR. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge at tended yesterday at the Horse Guards. Dispatches from China and India were received yes terday morning at the office of Lord Stanley, her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for the Colonies. Dispatches were also received at the Board. of Control for the Affairs of India, and at the Foreign office. Communications were forwarded in the fore noon from the Board of Control to Sir Robert Peel. Messengers were sent off to the Queen at Walmer Castle from the Colonial and War-offices, and also from the Foreign-office. Mr. Faggetter, one of her Ma jesty's messengers, was sent with official dispatches to the Lord Mayor, at the Mansion House. A salute was fired in,the afternoon from the Park gun 3, in ho nour of the auspicious intelligence. Count de St. Aulaire, the French Ambassador, and Baron Brunow the Russian Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. Mr. Dean, Chairman of the Customs, had an iuter view with the Earl of Ripon, on Tuesday, at the office of the Board of Trade. A meeting of the Commissioners of Customs' In quiry, held a meeting yesterday at G : wydyr House. There were present Lord Granville Somerset, Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Mr. Bingham Baring, Mr. Pringle, and Mr. Gaskell. THE COtill,T. WALaiER CASTLE, Nov. 23.—T0-day brae clear and cheerful, affording a delightful contrast to the wet and gloomy character of Wednesday. Her Majesty and Prince Albert took their usual walk this morning after breakfast, first proceeding nearly to Kingsdown, and thence towards Deal Castle, returning to the fortress at Wahner, at the expiration of about an hour. Both her Majesty and the Prince looked remark , ably well. —; _thel 3 rincess Royal was taken for an airing along the beach, as usual, attended by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton. RoYal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Lord C. Welleslev, Colonel Wylde, the Hon. C. A. Murray, and Mr. a. E. Anson, left the Castle between ten and eleven o'clock, for Betshanger-park, to attend the meet of the East Kent foxhounds, which had been appointed to take place in the neighbourhood of . . _ \ - 4 - almer (about four miles hence), inconsequence of its having been notified to Mr. Brockman (who has the superintendence of the pack) that it was probable the Prince would honour the hunt this day with his presence. The meet was more numerously attended than upon .any former occasion, upwards of 150 of the neigh bouring gentry and yeomen of East Kent being pre sent, and all well mounted. • The hounds soon found,, in a plantation close to Betshanger-park, but the fox, instead of going right away, ran a ring, going up close to"the horse of the Prince, and then made off at a good pace towards Eastry, and was killed within half a mile of the vil lage. The Prince, who rode his favourite hunter Hannibal, was up at the take. Reynard's brush was presented to his Royal Highness by Mr. Brockman, and the Prince returned to the Castle with the trophy buckled to his saddle. The scent lay excellently, and breast high throughout the run (over about six miles of fine open country, without a fence), of nearly six miles. The hounds shortly afterwards found a second fox near Waldershore Park (the residence of the Earl of Guildford), which afforded a capital but short run, and was killed near Updown. The Prince has three of his hunters at Walmer from Cumberland Lodge, in addition to Hannibal, ridden by his Royal Highness, viz., Negotiator, Reading, and Divan, which were ridden respectively by Mr. G. E. Anson, Lord C. Wellesley, and colo nel Wylde. It had been arranged this morning for several of the members of the Royal Household to have pro ceeded in the Fearless Government surveying steamer, Captain Bullock, to the Thunderer, for the purpose of inspecting the vessel; but a report having reached the Castle shortly after 12 o'clock, that there was sickness on board of an infeCtious character, all com munication with the ship and the fortress was in stantly commanded to be cut off. Three of the boats of the Thunderer, fully manned, which had put off for the beach to convey the mem bers of the Royal Household on board, were in stantly ordered to return as soon as they had neared the shore, and were not permitted to land. The alarm created at the Castle ar ose f rom th e f ac t . that a lad named Crow (one of the crew). who had been vaccinated a short time since, had manifested late last evening some symptoms of spurious small-pox. The eruption which had displayed itself was of that trifling nature, that it was really scarcely discernible. However, after a day or two the question will be set at rest whether it be the small-pox or not. It is now stated that the Court will leave in the course of next week for Windsor Castle. There will be no addition to the Royal dinner party this evening, which will be confined to the members of the Household. FLYNIOUTH MUNICIPAL ELEC - - TIONS. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) In your paper, a few days since, a paragraph ap peared with regard to the accession of strength gained by the Tories of this borough in the late municipal election, I have to report a gain,on the side of the Liberal interest. A Tory member of the Corporation, being also one of; Sir J. Graham's recently-elected Magistrates, having been obliged to retire from the Council, an election has this day (November 22), been held in the only ,professedly Tory ward in the town, viz., St. Andrew's, but how much it is mis represented by being so named, has been proved by the result of the day's poll,which has placed that well known and long-tried Liberal, David Derry, Esq., in a majority of sixteen above Mr. Scott (a proprietor of the newly-established Tory paper, published in this town), the young gentleman selected by the Tories, to secure whose return neither time, trouble,. expense, nor any of those arts for which Conservatives are famed have been spared. The utmost efforts of the " Conservative Association" were put forth—some were threatened, some bribed, others locked up to prevent their votes being recorded for the Liberals— but all the party have now to do is to endeavour to console themselves, for having laboured and toiled in vain. DREADFUL ASSASSINATION AT BRUSSELS.—We find the following in the Independant of Brussels of Sunday :—" Last night at eleven o'clock, some say this morning at one, a tragical event occurred at the residence of Mdlle. Heinefetter, the prima donna of our. theatre. M. Caumartin, whose father was Mem ber of the Chamber of Deputies in 'France, was at Mdlle. Heinefetter's with M. Alme Sirey, the author of a celebrated law work, and whose father was an avocat of the Court of iCassation. A violent dispute 1 1 1 ' 1 1I on a the s wsoofrad. cwanee, arose r between them. M. Caumartin, who had with a s r t e ah a b ss e u d re A ci l* th S a ir t e i r i a C nd au h m e ar d t i i e n d , alter having committed this • M. crime, fled in M. Sirey's carriage. The police had taken pla ce a b out a quarterwas apprised of what . of an hour after wards. The mos t active search was made for the murderer, and this mor • rung all the gates of the city were closely watched." The Obse rvate ur says—" M. Sirey, who had come to Brusse l s for a week, had accompanied Mdlle. Heinefett er t o a concert, and v re turned home with her to supper wh en the oncert wa s ' over. M. Caumartin, his fellow -countryman, supped with them. Whilst they were taking • their wine a violent dispute arose, and M. Caumartin, rising sud denly, plunged the sword of his cane into the body of 111. Sirey, who had contradicted something that he had said. M. Sirey was only able to exclaim "Je suis frappe," and died instantly, the instrument hav ing traversed the region of the heart. M. Caumartin proceeded immediately to Dr. Allard, and entreated him to attond the unfortunate Sirey, but it was too late. He was cold when the doctor arrived. On learning this fact, M. Caumartin fled, and it is not known what is become of him. It is said that a third guest, who received M. Sirey in his arms when he was stabbed, was so affected that this morning he was unable to utter a word." In another account it is stated that M. Sirey, who was 29 years of age, was married, and the father of a family. He resided in Paris, in the rue Llfitte. Intelligence has been received of the wreck of the barque Argyll, of Waterford, Robert Power, master bound for Quebec. She went ashore on the 15th ult. at Louisburg, Cap Breton, and the captain perished, there is too much reason to fear, with all the crew about 16 in number. Several of the bodies were re covered immediately afterwards. There were no pas sengers on board.—Dublin Paper. The Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel is expected in town this afternoon, from Drayton Manor, Stafford shire, the return of the Right Hon. Baronet being hastened by the receipt of the gratifying news re ceived overland from India and China. There will be a Cabinet •Council either to-morrow or Saturday, when the other • members of the Cabinet will most likely be in town. The Earl of Ripon, Earl of Aber deen, Lord Stanley, Lord Fitzgerald, and Sir James Graham, are the only Cabinet Ministers at present in town, etottb -A4-4 uttitp fl SUIT OFFICE Three ©'Clock. Notwithstandl;l the disheartening failure of the Niger Anti-Slivery expedition, it is impos sible to help laugh ng at some of the circumstances connected with it—more especially as regards the model-farm, the whole history of which is one of the drollest ePsodes to be found in the annals of Quixotic philanthropy. It seems that about two years ago, a tarty of amiable, well-meaning individuals, shocked at the extent to which the slave-trade was tarried on in the interior of ' Africa, determine(. on sending out an Expedition, whosl primary obect should be the suppression of this accursed traffic. With this view it was ;:directed to ascend the Niger ; open a trade with tine natives—for the philan- thropists had a snail eye to business, as well as humanity ; endeLvour to establish a social and familiar intercourse with them; and impress on their unsophistica ed minds the horrible crime they were guilty of in making slaves of 'their fellow-creatures, cnd selling them to the highest bidders. But asit was not supposed that the negroes could be all at once preached into anti slavery, the crews of the Expedition were ordered to plant a model-farm on the banks of the Niger, which wax to be a sort of Utopia on a small scale—say; rather, an African New Har mony—where the blacks, who composed the colony, were to live like so many Cincinnatuses, in a state of perfect republican simplicity ; to practise all the household virtues ; subsist on the produce of their daily labour, which must have been very prod ii among swamps, under a burning sun ; aid teach their savage country ' men the arts of husbandry, besides inoculating them with Penny Cyclopredia knowledge, and the true principles of Christianity. Well, the Expedition having established this model-farm, set its black inhabitants fairly to work, and seen that all was going on as it should go r returned to England—or rather a few sickly remnants of the crews returned, tier the rest found their graves among the marshes of the Niger, under the very nose of the negro colony. And now comes the droll part of the business—the cream of the joke ! No sooner had the Expedition set sail on its way home, than - the blacksthe virtuous, regenerated - blacks— who, we may suppose, were all picked men, and looked on as so many models of virtue and mo rality—held a meeting among themselves, at which it. was resolved that they were all inde pendent gentlemen, and that as daily la bour was a very ungentlemanlike occupation, it was expedient that they should have slaves to labour for them. Accordingly, they laid in a good stock of cats and whips ; sallied out one fine morning from the farm ; gave, chase to a party of negoes ; caught them; and then, by way of setting them the required example of intelligence, civilization, and philanthropy, made slaves of them all! Stich was the course of con duct pursued by those who had been purposely selected by the crews of the Niger Expedition, to instruct and elevate the minds of their country. men, and more particularly to impress on them the awful iniquity of the slave trade ! We can imagine the horror with which Sir FOWELL BUXTON, and his amiable drab-breeched coadjutors, must have heard of this untoward ter mination of their efforts to su pp ress Afri ca n slavery ! How they must have writhed and wriggled at the idea that they themselves had assisted in the manufacture of slaves,by planting 4 model-farm for them to work in ! Though we sympathise with them in their disappointment, yet we cannot say that it is wholly unmerited, with the fur NYetsl of the oblit Golden v i s ionaries , would ever h ave banksdreamed of otfl'icereating an Utopia, and realizi ng th e blood-heat, and cl Niger - thermometer at o ' c t a A g i e l e, amongia n'c swamps on the hippopotamuses confronting one at.every turn I . , virtuous indignation lately against Mr. greatßo.rc ea fi, aof County Sonic of the Lo ndo n Journalists have displayed Magistrate, for accepti ng 1,0001. bail o a n in t i l s r d e e n p i c a . a r n t 0 o u t r . . a They ge ntlem evidentlya n " adl about the amount of hi s p ro p e rty, eklntaorwgett " I ' L t in hi and therefore are i ncapable of judging whether thissuui wa s proportioned to hi s means , or was n ot even o ppressive bail, yet go on writing in the dark, and do a ll t hey can to blast the character nothing of a respectable and useful Magistrate. We may let that pass, however, as Mr. ROTCH will be able to defend himself; but we cannot help repudiating the bad taste and feeling displayed, not only in keeping the offence before the public, but in calling for a full dis closure of the particulars in a Court of Justice. Such exhibitions only tend to increase the crime, and it would be infinitely better for public morality arkd decency if such offenders were :allowed to purchase, by a fine, perpetual ba nishment from the country. These writers seem to have no idea of parental affection, and would by exposure needlessly add to the poignant dis tress which already overwhelms many fami lies, and casts a stigma on the victims, however innocent, which they know can never be effaced. The Scotch Courts, in general, exercise a wise discretion in trying cases which tend to corrupt the morals of youth, by ex eluding the press and the public. The Judges and Magistrates of this country would do well to imitate the example, and thereby disappoint and check that morbid craving for offensive and horrid details which dis tinguishes and disgraces the present age. Mr. ROTCH, in place of reproach, de serves great praise for the course pursued. He wisely concealed the evidence from all but the re latives and the accused, and thereby prevented disclosures which could serve no possible good, but, un the contrary, b e productive of great mischief. We admit the advantages of public trials, but there are exceptions to every general rule. Publicity, occasionally, not Only causes great distress to the innocent, but incalculable injury to public morals. One half; probably, of the suicides in London are committed from the strong propen sity of imitation inherent in mankind. All the sickening details are read with the strongest interest by persons of diseased minds; their ma ladies are increased by the frightful pictures which haunt their imaginations, and they are at last drive n in despair to follow the example. Trials such as those our. Contemporaries wish to be made Public have a pernicious effect on so ciety, and probably lead to many crimes which, but for them, not one in a thousand would ever have contemplated. ____ The following ex t rac t is from the letter of a naval officer in China :--`'The EMPEROR is highly satisfied with all arrange me nts, and has asked if he should send a Man d ar in to the British Court, sould he be w e ll received? The A dmiral, it is ~aid, h as re plied that, should he wish to do so, a frigat e should b e p l a ced at his service , and , ofcourse he would b e well rece ived." It would appear [ 'tom this, t h at we shall probably ere long have a Chi nese Am b ass ador in London, with a tail twice the length of Mix's , and a y ellow fac e as flat a s a p anc ake ! Conceive the se n sation that such ap h enotnenon would create in the metro polis i Not a Barbarian eye from H y de Park cor ner to Mil e . end turnpike, b ut would open to twice its usual his Secretary, ogling extent, to gaze a t the interesting Im port. T -rnagine QUA NG - F 0 in a dress-box at Covent-ga r d e „ , one of the ac t re sses through a n ope ra- glass! Truly, W on d ers never ce ase, but a Chinese Am bassador in London, with a p i g -tail as lon g and Its lively and 0- 1.1 , one of the leading articles in the Herald, is the greatest of all imaginable marvels ! We regret t o learn by accounts from Bar celona that the news of the insurrection in that town has been confirmed. The authorities had fled, a n d the citadel and different posts were occupied by the National Guards. Fightin g in the streets h a d con tinued far three (lays, and it is said g reat num b er s were killed and wounded. No suffici ent outbreak, andcause is assigned for this sudde n with our present information it the persons who govern us do not seem to be aware that Ministers render themselves worthy of governing by brilliant acts of vigour. They care not for shame, provided they continue in power. A petition was lately presented to the KING by the Mayors of certain towns in the neigh bourhood of the Forest of Montmorency, en treating his Majesty to prevent the destruction of the forest, likely to take place upon its sale, in small lots, by the heirs of Madame de FEU.. CHERES. The petitioners state that the forest sup plies them with water, and attracts rich people to build country houses near it. The following is the KING'S answer " St. Cloud, Nov. 20, 1842. " Gentlemen,—The King has read with much soli citude the letter which you have addressed to him. The names of your different'communes are present to the memory of his Majesty,'who so often visited them in the happy days of his youth. The King has already felt much mortified that he could not save from demolition the Castle of St. Leu, where he was reared, and where he found so much happiness, sur rounded by the proofs of attachment and affection which the good inhabitants of your beautiful country have so'often shown him. " The King would be most happy, if it were pos sible for him, to accede to your wishes. He would be delighted in making the purchase of the forest of Montmorency, to save it from the fate to which you appear to think it is consigned; but unfortunately, gentlemen, the enormous charges which Weigh upon the King, and the debts which he has been forced to contract, render the accomplishment of your desires impossible. This I am desired by his Majesty to com municate to you, with the repetition of his regrets. (Signed) " Baron FAIN." Dispatches had been received from Africa, giving an account of the late campaign, and it is stated in one of the journals that General LA MORICIERE had succeeded in surprising ABD-EL KADER, and in carrying off the Emir's mother and sisters, as well as the harem of a merchant. BOURSE—PARIS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21. First Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. French Five per Cents. 119 10... 119 20... 119 10... 119 15 4% per Cents 106 ... 106 ... 106 ... 106 3 per Cents 89 50... 80 60... 80 40... 80 60 Bank of France 3290 ...3290 —.3290 .. 3290 Laffitte Bank I,ooof 1050 ..1050 —lO5O —.1050 5,000 f 5080 —.5080 —.BOBO Belgian Bank 802 50... 802 50... 802 50... 80: 50 Belgian Fives 103* ... 103 ... 103* ... 1033 1840 1043 ... 104 a ... 104 ... 1043 Spanish Active 224 ... 223 ... 22i ... 223 Portuguese Fives- 32 ... 32 ... 32 ... 32 Neapolitan Roman, ex dia. lO3 103 1031 ... 1034 RAILWAY SHARES St. Germain B3O ... 830 ... 630 ... 830 Versailles, L.B 9O ... 90 ... 90 ... 90 Rouen Orleans.... 587 50... 588 75... 587 50... 588 75 Strasburg to Bale 203 75... 205 ... 203 75... 205 MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS, CITY, QUARTER TO 711 BEE. The Liverpool Cotton Market was yesterday in a very active state, an extensive business having been transacted. The total sales were 10,000 bales; 2,000 bales American, and 1,000 Surat, being taken on speculation. Mid. American qualities broughtid., and Surat, 3d. to 4d. per lb. advance on last Friday's rates. —ln the Railway Shares there was some animation and more firmness. Eastern Counties Debentures were 103 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow Quarter, 53; Great Western Fifths, 8 ; Birmingham, 186; Brighton, 353 ; Midland Counties Quarter, 161 ; Paris and Rouen, 234 ; and South Eastern, 19. In the City there is already more business doing, and more sales of Cotton have been made at 3d. to 4d. per lb. advance. Goods are also being purchased for the China market, and we only trust there will not be a foolish glutting of it with articles that can not meet a sale, for although the Celestial Empire un doubtedly opens a wide field to our enterprise, it should be also borne in mind that the Chinese will have to ac quire habits and notions quite different to those which they now entertain, before our fabrics find general favour with them. It must be a growing trade, and it is the more: necessary perhaps to inculcate- due caution, as our depressed manufacturers will be eager to seize the first opening that promises them even tem porary relief. The Funds at Amsterdam drooped on Monday, and especially Spanish, in which considerable sales were made at a decline, on account of the Barcelona news. They left off at 184 to 18, the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. at' 521, and Mexican at 333. This is settling day in the English Stock Market, and the differences are in favour of the speculators for a rise. The improvement in Consols while the account has been in progress having been steady and gradual, has allowed the opportunity, however, to all but those termed " obstinate bears," to turn their accounts, and hence the losses are limited. The China news has given a decided finishing stroke to the buoyancy of the market, which otherwise might have been worked down by the operators for a fall. The extreme quotations of Consols during the ac count just closed have been 934 and 944. The broker of the Commissioners for the Savings' Banks changed his account to Consols this morning, of which he took rather over 5,0001. at 943. For present transfer the prices were 944 to 944, and for the 17th of January, or at the opening as it is called, 954; Exchequer Bills were 565. to 58s. premium ; and India Bonds 525. premium ; Bank Stock advanced to 171 and 172 ; and India Stock was firm at 265 ; New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. brought 1013 to 1014; and Reduced, 1004 to 1003. The Three per Cents. were 94 to 944; and Long Annuities 12 9-16ths to 124. The value of Mexican Stock is much depressed by the circumstance above alluded to t , and bargains have been effected as low as 31 and 314 for the Actives, and 84 to 84 for' the Deferred. Spanish Active Bonds were also lower on the confirmation of the Barcelona news, being at 173 and 174. The Three per Cents. slipped down to 22 and 213. Neapolitan stock was 103 ; and Dutch Five per Cents. 101 to 1013. For the Railways prices are much the same. Brighton, 144 to 15 ; Blackwall, 104 ; and South Eastern Scrip, 14 dis. ; Great Western, 194 to 20 premium. The Citizens have crowded round the Mansion House this morning to peruse the early announce ment of our victories in the East, addressed by Go vernment to the Lord Mayor. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share. Groat Western ' 65 Ditto New ... 50 Ditto Fifths London and Brighton ... 60 35% to 35 London and Blackwall Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 3 qi to South Eastern and Dover SO Ditto Scrip... ........ . MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, Nov. 23. — The improvement reported yesterday still conti nues, and more business would have been done had stock offered. Our transactions are :—Manchester and Birmingham, 194 and 193 ; South Eastern, New, 184; Edinburgh and Glasgow Quarters, 5; Union Bank of Manchester, 71. Bs. 9d. ; Manchester Assur ance, 9. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Nov. 24.—Wind, light breezes and fine. DEAL; Nov. 23.—Wind, S.W., light.—Arrd. Ac land, Baxter, Berbice ; Rookery, Bournie, Calcutta. LIVERPOOL Nov. 23.—Wind S.S.E. moderate.— Arrd. Oxford, New York, sailed Ist inst. Sailed Coaxer, Ceylon and Madras; Mary Russell, Vera Cruz ; Vandalia and John, Denniston, Mobile ; Thetis, Charleston ; Mary, Africa. Arrd. off—lris, Madras; Belfast, Valparaiso. DUBLIN, Nov. 21.—Arrd. Astrea, Adams, Quebec. Coax, Nov. 21.—Arrd. Moslem, Wright, Monte Video ; John Francis, Kent, Quebec. STOCETON, Nov. 21.---Arrd. Orion, Quebec. POOLE, Nov. 23.—Arrd, Mountaineer, Filset, New foundland. Orr SCILLY, Nov. 22.—Watermillet, Quebec. Cow's, Nov. 23.—Arrd. Helen Anderson, Thom son, Rio Janeiro, sailed Sept. 21. BRISTOL, Nov. 22.—Arrd. Emanuel, Pearson, Quebec ; Hero, Fayal. BERWICK, Nov. 22.—The Queen Victoria, Gray, from Memel to Eyemouth, got on the beach, near the latter place yesterday, but is expected off without much damage. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 23.—Wind W.N.W. to S.W. - l Arrd. General Palmer (transport), Rio Janeiro, Sept. 23. PLYMOUTII, Nov. 23.—Wind W.—Arrd. Prowler, Stokes, Labrador; Integrity, Walford, Sierra Leone; Ruckers, London, to St. Vincent's. LATER FROM TIIE UNITED STATES. —By the Ox ford, which arrived at Liverpool yesterday, we have received a New York paper of the Ist instant, being one day later than our last arrival; but it contains no news of any importance. THE COURT.--We regret to state that the intended journey of the Queen and Prince Albert to Brighton is postponed for the present. We have reason, how ever, to hope that her Majesty and the Prince will ho nour this place with a visit after Christmas.—Brigh ton Gazette. THE CENTRIFUGAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.— 011 Sa turday an accident happened at this exhibition, which, fortunately, did not terminate fatally as might have been expected. A gentleman entered the car, in the indulgence of his curiosity to experience the peculiar motion, when, from some unexplained cause, the car, at the moment when it had reached . the zenith of the vertical circle, was, with its occupant, pitched out of the rails on the ground. Had the car, which weighs 2001 b., fallen on the individual, he must inevitably have been killed, but, he fortunately escaped with a few bruises. 'The fact of such an accident having oc curred may operate as a Caution to others, S MtAri OF NEWS AND Outltt Optutatt. " Who runs may read.' FOREIGN. had been A telegraphic dispatch from Perp i g nan received at Paris, in which the evac uation of Barce lona by the troops is confirmed, and it is said that dur ing the tumult three officers and 50 0 men had been killed. The citadel is in the power of the insurgents. The Opposition had gained a complete victory in , the Cortes, and Espartero must either dissolve them or change his Ministry. It is stated in one of the Paris journals that the mo ther and two sisters of Abdel-Kader had been ma , prisoners by General Lamoriciere i n the neighboudr e hood of Mascara. The late Odean Mahamud, Prince of Mysore, the .„; second son of Tippoo Saib, was living in Pans, w a s b o a pension from the East India Company. lie was bu ned at Pere la Chaise, and was followed to the by several English persons a distinction. A Mus" sultnan priest read over the tomb the prayers ell' pointed for that purpose by the Prophet. The Moniteur Parisien states that a letter has beeh received from Zante, with information that a series! quarrel has taken place between the inhabitants Oa the English garrison. The military detachment, which occupied the barracks, has been sen tot Corfu, groutia and two companies of a Scotch regiment, quarered ill. the last-named island, were sent to replace it. The Sultan, in acknowledging the new Sovereir of Servia, has imposed upon him the followin.g terms :-1. The new Prince is to be styled de Basha Beg. 2. The Turkish Pacha of Belgrade hat in future preside at the meeting of the Servian Seo-„ nate. 3. The tribute payable by the province__l Servia shall be increased by the sum o f 604gy' d i piastres. 4. The six departments which were adde d to the principality of Servia by the treaty Of no le shall again form part of the Turkish empire' in The Sultan is said to have the idea of for dete r- Constantinople ; and the King of Naples ha s ' mined on fortifying Syracuse. Iti Ivcart The Bavarian Chamber has elected pr",' gnu President, after after three ballots. There were lv- -le bers present. ces sity of an inquiry or commission to e xamine The Augsburg Gazette has an article on the i ne nm t Adria iniu re rtha on the customs duties, without the secrecy ° Zollverein Congress. 0 04 Letters from Vienna, of the 12th of this re ~,.. state that the daughter of Lord and Lady JerslY "'"l- ' Princess Nicholas Esterhazv, promises an heir to that ancient and listing family. is in a situation . he:i. :em= OPINION. The Times thus all u. udes to the recent encouraging i news from India :—" Confident as we ever wer e the valour of our troops and the character of their, leaders, we were not prepared for the flood of soec t ; of which the late arrival from India has broughtioe intelligence. Not only is peace restored with Ole.: on the most advantageous terms, but Ghuznee iszula stroyed, and its Affghan Governor routed in the P e e , by General Nott. Three hundred and tiventf'sev6 Sepoys and a large part of the English prisonersubo already K rescued from the hands of the enemy. i t 0 th han, with 16,000 men, is utterly defeated at , ,„I f i c fol. (e scene of our own past disasters) by t3renv -- tin lock, and our two gallant commanders have toe n quiet l occupation of Caubul. For ourselves, ha pp y 6s o . n y express our unfeigned thankfulness for the l i c s r s o u w e ne is d i , th an ' d wh ou ic r h fe a r l v l en ou t rproapyeerraetiotnhsat haypioneoar t itir erne ii i ambition, or avarice of our own, may we W in ine fell or incur that signal punishment which so lately' . e• upon us during a similar heyday . of good 1011113 of Nor is it less gratifying to - find in this theclitusx our success, that we have to acknowleke o frank and cordial co-operation of those 111°:e4 allies from whom there has lately aPPeI wh in i ch tb a i s Pr se - ac e reason to apprehend a less satisfactory feelOg" The admirable conduct" of the Sikh ar G r 'L te a la:l e pears to have been warmly panegyrized by Pelo,elnloctlcheinsmhiasuraenpodrtgettohetrhinegGcolvoeurdnineet, a nd us to threaten our peace has been replaced of triumph by an omen of quiet and 001 bt o f need hardly say how warmly we feel tie t e c hos@ gratitude which the, country owes to tut ticorn courage and conduct have restored her to t" s ",, lpe nt mending position which she appeared for 11 in- na m es to have lost. It will be some time before the o f of Pollock, Nott, and Sale, are out of the Englishmen ; nor do we a all apprehend that they will have reason to complain that their reer,,itsfbet services are underrated. It will be observeu ; 0 0 fuller details have arrived concerning the mewl" It which led to the settlement of the Chinese We" * 6 is impossible to view that contest with the 14 - citing interest which attaches to the terrible e 3 :,;; 1c6 of our Affghan warfare. A course of oper';', • „ - ,,st conducted in comparative safety on a line olra commanded exclusively by our own fleet, en' -e -sill fended by droves of helpless and unwarlike, of not spiritless, people, with the power to clio° se , - or m ouths e time and place, to advance or recede, to tro, e st bombard, how, and when, and where it seeme d , — d e ed con . venient to our own able PlenipotentiarY, iS ' a- ted a . different matter from a mountain warfare co ndo e oci in almost impassable defiles against the llar d Y $ practised Affghans ; and we have found it so." „er t The Chronicle says :—" If for a moment we 1 ,,; 0 11. o the discussions that have hitherto taken place op r e f the Chinese war it is but to observe that the a surprise created ' by the unexpected intelligencno laeace brings before us in the strong est li,gt t:,-;tot justice of the only ground of complain t urged s.,flinited those who were accused of having is an tonly i"— nof the country in these hostilities. The resolutiotio censure rejected in 1840 rested upoa the ot a g t3 the that Ministers had by their ' omissions' oreer, had difficulties which then existed. It was said til e Jioa 3 neglected to send out sufficiently precise instil -l in wai for the guidance of the Commissioner. In ' ; ' 3 ,,, - troe' urged the impossibility ofcon trolling by minut e — „, i ntrY ions the conduct of our relations with a C ",; per' more than 15,000 miles distant from us. 11 # - re t° pose was it pointed out that instructions sen'i d, be England to-day might, most probably w° ° ,' o tthe wholly inapplicable to the state of facts existiob . ev er, period of their arrival. How conclusively, I°,:ijotel' c is the validity of this argument proved bY t,',',„" t ifles' gence which is just now creating so mueh t ., 6- or 5 i :4 tion through the country ! Tvvelve, eilnatoniog months ago, if the Minister of this countrY. ''',,,,hlie h writers eld hy who himself support a nd hishim, only to the discouraging anticipations of the rows beeef il mtr oc• sessed of the Government, had, sent out ' definitee--bie to tions' to Sir H. Pottinger, would they to-del bl a ded? congratulate themselves upon the peace juste blade of Not less fortunate is the successful teriniool.,%, we partyor baeeftoinregthuepyon the e re , military operations in Central Asia. ' Fortu ti !lt'ape s " sa . y, for itis to the accident of a retreat bem.. go io' sible at the moment it was ordered, that we,s t w ill debted for one of the most brilliant chapters t .. " S ri be found in the military history of British Iriiipters that we are spared one of the most disgrseefu; the pit • that would be found in the whole history ('' n • taken; tish Empire. Caubul and Ghuznee have It; lima the prisoners, at least a great portion of ,t" - , - I nPaig, ll , been recovered, and the reverse of the lar,, bo -s rougu s ,' has been redressed, in spite of Lord Vi e ',.; o vere'" order to fly, before one human being v° 5 ,, -- f e orell' l ' or a single wrong was avenged. We have " e „" t boritY private letter from a friend in India, wil° se6 ' ` You is unquestionable the writer of which ser"-with were right about Lord Ellenborough's orae r ,, t° t; 11° , draw. Lord Ellenbarough did order a r e"-: 00 °' did grant a 'reprieve, upon the representandea to General Pollock, and it was only when eorlu T loli l Y do so by the Home G overnment, that he 11500 01 1.: allowed our troops to conquer Ghuznee Oa ...tisfie4 How much more reason,th en , have we to he ''' - i ,t.si , with / the success of the operations in Affghtul from p w h e n we reflect upon the disgrace and disaster which we have so narrowly escaped." „, h 0 The following is from the Herald :-- us Suee e _:'that brought peace in its train in China; let us hoLd by these victories in Central Asia will b e follow - ~,„ to the like blessing there. The restoration of Pet"''h , Asia, Lord Ellenborough declares, 'is the fiPl- trod ject of his desire ;' he has the means of restor%rpa in his own hands; be has ' retrieved and se w 6 ite all past disasters `on every score on which thet„,ta sustained ;' he has ' advanced the glory sou, - t he blished the ' accustomed superiority "' , t ioo British arms ;' he has avenged the Affghan viol the of the laws of war, and he has convinced Indio , u h ' eo _... ultimate invincibility of our power ; he csn t co te so soon as every prisoner is restored —eve Our Affghanistan without danger and without dishoncee; and, surrounded with the prestige of military reproach, within the Indus, those su the ho can afford to be. magnanimous, anhdstst:ttiv's:iitobrcrea which are denied even to successful warfare wken _ .O/ cause of hostilities is unjust. Lord Ellenhoroug.n 11 ,.' :1 war with satisfaction to all moderate persons— rot he can disencumber himself of responsibili 1 t i o & occupies a 'vantage point, whence he can teronaeLlt;eo the crime and guilt of its on bac. contrast can th r t o o w ti lli smoawdnn e p s o s l i c o y f i h n i t e o he can retrieve Indian financial difficulties, an w veros , he can restore prosperity to the empire he gii ois and assist the welfare of the home dominion 1 ' Sovereign." oirmyr-TRADE-COMIYISIt.CI* 0 0 flit , The Lord Mayor has received a requisitiou 4 o ar.: meeting of the Court, to consider the question I p a r o most dec es a ci s o v r— -- ; n d W I i g ' i e e n e Le. , c: Members of the Common Council to c onvene V o e t he abolition of the Corn .duties. round the town collecting money to procure IU , A ve duce". g At Greenock on Frida.y, 110 men and 14 . i s Vor t the unemployed ; at night the sum pro pro_seior,. fourpep,ce a-head to each individual, in the c'' ,d 4 \