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NO V. 25, Will be repeated an entirely New Nautical Drama, en titled THE UNION JACK; or, the SAILOR and the •SETTLER'S DAUGHTER, written expressly for Mr. I'. P. Cooke, who will be supported by Messrs. Hicks, Neville, Smith, Heslop, Mrs. R. Honner, and the entire Company. New scenery and splendid nautical effects never beforeattempted. After which, for six nights only, THE MONSTER ; or, TEIE FATE OF FRANKINSTEIN. Frankinstein, Mr. H. Hughes; The Monster, by Mr. T. P. Cooke, as acted by him upwards of 100 nights in Paris. To conclude• with Mr. Ba'rber's new Drama, en titled THE BLACK LAW OF MARTINIQUE; or, the FUGITIVE SLAVE. Zamba, the Stave, by Mrs. H. Vining. The other Characters by Messrs. Hughes, Hicks, Neville, W. Smith, Mrs. Hughes, and Miss E. Terry, who will sing Miss Eliza Cook's Song of the " Red Indian," composed by Mr. G. Stansbury. _ _ Thousands of Blue Jackets are attracted by the last scene of Un'on Jack—the destructi on o f 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. clit,rl W TNH AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. M rning 0 minutes after 6 I Evening ...... 6 minutes after 7 92 2vir, t * LONDON : FRIDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 25, 1842. We have received the following letter. Con sidering the important subject it refers to, and the high authority it quotes, we publish it with out reluctance, notwithstanding the blame it casts on ns:— WORDSWORTH AND TIIE OXFORD TRACTARIAN S. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—Beading the lately published volume of our great philosophic poet, IVordsworth (" Poems of Early and Late Years"), I was struck with his notice (p. 402) of the present Religious Navement, erroneously (for it is of no locality) ascribed to the influence of the writings of the Oxford divines, but, in reality, gene rated by.a wide-spread feeling of disgust in the public mind at the meagre and unsatisfactory nature of mo dern ultra-Protestantism, with its self-indulgent prac tices, its effete and mawkish divinity, and the absence of all self-denial and high and ennobling charac teristics, ,from its system. This conviction has been deepened by the revival of the writings of our elder divines—Hooker, Hammond, Bull, Taylor, Beveridge, &c., those gi an t s o f our th eo l og i ca l literature—and the feeling is exercising a vast and increasing influence over the more earnest and deeper minds of the United States, as well as of Great Britain and her depen dencies. Now, I could not help contrasting the calm and reverential tone of the poet's observations—(bear with me if I speak plainly, as I feel strongly)—with the flippant character of some of your late remarks on the same subject. May T, then, submit to your con sideration, and that of your re ad ers , th e o pi n i on o f William Wordsworth— a name dear to all true Eng lish hearts, a witness most unexceptionable, as a lay man and a bystander, whose sole interest can be to vindicate that sound truth to which he has dedicated a long and beautiful life :—"lt would be ungenerous not to advert to the religious movement that has made itself felt, more or loss strongly, throughout the Eng lish Church—a movement that takes for its first prin ciple a devout deference to the voice of Christian an tiquity. It is not my office to pass judgment on questions of theological detail ; but my own repug nance to the spirit and system of Romanism has been so repeatedly, and, I trust, feelingly expressed, that I shall not be suspected of a leaning that way, if I do not join in the grave charge, thrown out, perhaps, in the heat of controversy, against the learned and pious men to whose labours I allude. I speak apart from contro versy; but, with strong faith in the moral temper which could elevate the present by doing reverence to the past, I would draw cheoful auguries for the English Church from this movement, as likely to re store among us a tone of piety, more earnest and real than that produced by the mere formalities of the un derstanding, refusing, in a degree which I cannot but lament, that its own temper and judgment shall be controlled by those of antiquity."--WORDSWORTIL I am, Sir, your 'obedient servant, Nov. 21, 1842. CANDIDUS. We must, in justice to ourselves, deny the accu sation ofotir critic. What he probably mistakes for flippancy, is a sincere conviction different from his own. The vs;ri ter e quotes, and he himself, have, and the authors lie alludes to had, a sincere reverence for the English Church ; we have as sincere a conviction that it is totally unworthy of respect. What does the writer . himself say of it ? That " ultra-Protestantism is meagre and unsa tisfactory ; it is sel f-indulgent ; its divinity is effete and mawkish; its system lacks all high and en nobling characteristics." Let' us add, that the Church is a cheat on the public understanding. It receives from the nation an immense income, under the pretence of instructing the people, and devotes it to maintainin g a proud and worthless priesthood iii princely magnflicence. It leaves the people in the darkest ignorance, or rather it labours to plunge them in ignorance, lest they should learn their rights and their duties, which are totally incompatible with priestly power. We marvel at the mind of our Corr;2spondent, which can think of ultra-Protestantism as he thinks, and reproach us for speaking without re verence for such a worldly fungus, planted on the religious feelings of mankind. The celebrated author he quotes, in common with most reflecting men, repudiates Romanism ; on his own`showing, ultra-Protestantism is rather worse than Romanism, end thus there is " wide -spread disgust in the public mind," and a " movement'in England and her de pendencies." But when the public mind has been so imposed on by ultra-Protestantism and Romanism, each in its turn, is there any flip pancy in holding back our confidence from the Oxford divines? They may be very sincere, for aught we :know, and so may Jou SMITH, the Mormon prophet. It happens, however, un fortunately for both, that great Worldly advan tages will be the consequence of their success. Joz SMITH will have numerous contributing followers; and the Oxford divines, becoming paramount in the Church, will be the recipients of its vast wealth. We, then, zire quite as sin• cere in our disbelief of the great merit ascribed to the Oxford divines and their writings, as our Correspondent is sincere in his belief; and it is no more flippant in us to express our want of respect, than it is for him to signify in 'measured words his great reverence for the new religious movement and its authors. CANDIDUS refers to HOOKER, and the other giants of our theological literature, few or none of whom flourished since the Elector of Hasro- PER ascended the Throne. They were the im mediate children of the Reformation, and of those troublesome times which followed it. They had not seew the Angl►can Church in quiet pos session of all its revenues and honours for a cen tury and a half, and they had bright hopes, which we know have been completely disap pointed, that it would be a blessing to the nation. Had they seen the ministers of the English Church slumbering in ease on their vel vet cushions for more than a century, busy only in plundering the endowments of the poor, and flattering the rich, that they might to be protected in their iniquity, promoting no useful knowledge, but trying to impede its advancement, and bursting with envy, spite, and anger when they were com pelled to exert themselves- by the success of Dissent,—had those strong-minded and honest men seen ultra-Protestanism, as described by CANDIDUS, they would have turned from it and from the Church with greater disgust than does the public at prese►►t, and would have repu diated, as we do, the notion of the Oxford divines, that to establish the influence of re- . ' ligion the clergy must go backward, and take refuge' in the ignorance, superstition, and vice of semi-Papism. If those giants referred to Christian antiquity, it was to expose the errors of Rorne, and justify ultra-Protestantism ; the Oxford divines refer to it to discard Pro testantism, to throw dirt on the Reformation, and to justify that prostration of the understand ing before the priesthood which was the master vice of Rome, and is the - most injurious of all superstitions. Fetiche worship is a mere, idolatry of wood and stones, which inflict no injury on their devotees; the worship of the priesthood is au idolatry of active, worldly, cunning, tyrannous men, who use the power it bestows to debase others and aggrandise themselves. Let us, in conclusion, say one wordabout the an tiquity Mr. WORDSWORTH honours, and which is described as flippant in us not to reverence. With all respect to our great living Contemporary we must observe that the ancients were only men like ourselves. Their thoughts and their expres sions, except as they were more true, are no more to be honoured than the thoughts of living men ; but of that relative truth we must be the judges. Over them we have many advantages. In rela tion to them we are the aged and hoary men of the world. We possess whatever was preserved of their experience, of the experience of all men betwixt them and us, and we possess our own ex perience. While to them (and the more ancient the people the more correct is the remark) almost all phenomena, both of the external world and of the mind, were irregular, unconnected, and extra 7. ordinary,to us who have the hoarded experience of so many more ages, the bulk of those phenomena, both of the physical world and the mind, however minute, as the cysts of little insects which constitute diseases of the skin, or however vast, like the motions of the comets, are all regu larly connected by one chain of cause and effect, methodical and harmonious. For them things were marvels, wonders, inexplicable, inspiration, which we know to be and to have been part of the regular and ordered course of that system which has endured in unity, or oneness, with all the changing and succeeding generations of men. Having, therefore, so much more knowledge and experience than the ancients, we must continue to think and assert, though it may be called flip pant by the priesthood, whose constant endea s your it is to vaunt antiquity and depress living men, that no useful reformation can be obtained for the Church by consulting the works of anti quity. The generation have seen its errors ;we know pretty well what it can do and what it cannot do; we know, much better than the ancients, what is required by our society; and we tell the public to seek counsel rather from the living than the dead. Notwithstanding the disheartening failure of the Niger Anti-Slavery expedition, it is impos sible to help laughing 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 episodes to be found in the annals of Quixotic philanthropy. It seems that about two years ago, a party of amiable, well-meaning individuals, shocked. at the extent to which the slave-trade was carried on in the interior of Africa, determined on sending out an Expedition, whose primary object should be the suppression of this accursed traffic. With this view it was directed to ascend the Niger ; open a trade with the natives—for the philan thropists had a small eye to business, as well as humanity ; endeavour to establish a social and familiar intercourse with them; and impress on their unsophisticated minds the horrible crime they were guilty of in making slaves of their fellow-creatures, and selling them to the highest bidders. But as it 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 was 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 Ciucinnatuses, 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 productive among swamps, under a burning sun ; and teach their savage country men the arts of husbandry, besides inoculating them with Penny CyclopEedia knowledge, and the true havingeioprincip principle s of Christianity. establishedthis model-farm, set its black inhabitants fairly to work, and seen that all wa s go i ng _ on as it should go, returned to England. —or rather a few sickly remnants of the crews le • t urned, for 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 blacks—the 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! Such 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 POWELL BUXTON, and his amiable drab-breeched coadjutors, must have heard of this untoward ter mination of their efforts to suppress African slavery ! How they must have writhed and wriggled at the idea that they themselves had assisted in the manufacture of slaves, by planting a model-farm for them to work in! Though we sympathise with them in their d' • isappointment, yet we cannot say that it is wholly unmerited, for who but mere visionaries would ever have dreamed of creating an Ut • opia, and realizing the virtues of the Golden age, among swamps on the banks of the Niger, with the blood-heat, and crocodiles an d hi ppopotamuses confronting 1 • ppopotamuses confronting one at every turn! . . Some of the London Jourrialisti have displayed a great deal of virtuous indignation lately against Mr. Itorcx, a County Magistrate, for accepting 1,0001. bail on the part of a " gentleman" charged with a misdemeanour. They evidently know nothing about the amount of his property, and therefore are incapable of judging whether thissum was proportioned to his means, or was not even oppressive bail, yet go on writing in the dark, and do all they can to blast the character 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 and 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 cluding 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. ROTCII, 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 nopossible good, but, on the contrary, be productive of great mischief: We admit the advantages of public trials, but there are exceptions to :very 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 driven 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 lbr them, not one in a thousand would ever have contemplated. The following extract is from the letter of a naval officer in China :—"The EMPEILOR is highly satisfied with all arrangements, and has asked if he should send Mandarin to the British Court, would he be well received? The Admiral, it is said, has replied that, should he wish to do so, a frigate should be placed at his service, and, ofcourse he would be well received." It would appear from this, that we shall probably ere long have a Chinese Ambassador in .London, with a tail twice the length of DAN'S, and a yellow face as flat as a pancake ! Conceive the sensation that such aphenomenon would create in the metro polis ! Not a Barbarian eye troM Hyde Park cor ner to Mile••end turnpike, but would open to twice its usual extent, to gaze at the interesting Im port. Imagine QUANG-170 in a dress-box at Covent-garden, and 0-Tr, his Secretary, ogling one of the actresses through an opera-glass! Truly, wonders never cease, but a Chinese Am bassador in London, with a pig-tail as long and lively as one of the leading articles in the Herald, is the greatest of all imaginable marvels ! We regret to learn by accounts from Bar celona that the news of the insurrection in that town has been confirmed. The authorities had fled, and the citadel and different posts were occupied by the National Guards. Fighting in the streets had continued fnr three days, and it is said great numbers were killed and wounded. No sufficient cause is assigned for this sudden outbreak, and with our present information it would 'therefore be premature to attribute it to foreign intrigue. The insurgents, from all ac counts, belong to the Republican party, whom neither LOUIS PIIILIPPE nor his virtuous cousin CIIRISTINA 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 14th, 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 M. CABALLERO, by 63; and M. DOMENICH, by 64. The four Secretaries were MM. GALVEZ CARNERO, MATA, GARCIA, and (ARNICA. 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 subjec:, with calmness and moderation, As the opinions of these journalists may possess some interest with our readers, we subjoin ex tracts from six of the principal journals. $-.",',,V, • ' 7,t'cit , ' 4.c`44,7-4-z .• ; '-:--'• tl-;, 1 "`:4-.- - 7. - -- ' ''''' 4- A — 244-s-04-2,..v 0 ~_. •s,'',! (From the Journal des Debuts.) 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 observinc , 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 flames, which, upon the most moderate calculation, cannot be estimated at less than 35,000,000 francs. If the ( of From c th h e in S a ie is cle. Emperor compelled to sign with hi s own hand, and to sealwith his own seal, a treaty with those whom he calls barbarians, it will indeed b e a great triumph h gained for c i v ili sa ti on . The Engli s h un d ertook the vs ' selfish, f or th e promotion of t . h ar ei u r pon ground s p ure l y oA from an odiou s mo ti ve ; b ut if the su ' e n c i e n e interests, rests, in and y bring ing 250,000,000 o f men , now vegetating supinely nelunder an astute and im mora l Government, into the improvements of European ci v ili sa ti on, 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 ideds, 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 penalty for the abominably scandalous example she has given to the world in thus abusing her power, by employ ing it in supporting the most d e t es t a bl e 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 he able to p a y, s h e has talden a mortgage by way of security. This mort gage cons i s t s in the occupation of the islands of Chusan and Ko-Long-Soo, - 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 Iprefer 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 i❑ 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 sortie 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 contents 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 tke Chinese seas, the horror of the Chinese for the Engl;sli 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'appai, 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 tate, but with all which modern civilization comprehends, will not attempt to engage in a resist ance which would be desperate._ (From the Quotidienne.) These are great events for England, and important also for the Administration of Sir It. Peel. In France, 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 RING 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 commune; 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 ABIElo• KADER, and in carrying off the Emir'i 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 5,000f-5080 —.5080 —5OBO —.5080 Belgianßank BO2 50... 802 50... 802 50... 802 50 Belgian Fives 1034 ... 103 i. 103* ... 103 i 1840 1044 ... 104 1 1 ... 1044 ... 104 i Spanish Active 224 •.. 22i ... 224 ... Portuguese Fives 32 ... 32 32 ... 32 Neapolitan... lOB 80... 108 80... 109 80... 108 80 Roman, ex div. 1034 1034 ... 1034 ... 1034 RAILWAY SHARES. St. Germain B3O ••• 830 ... 830 ... 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 DUTCH I'UNDS.AMSTERDAM, N0v.21. Money, Ring. Actual Pat, 2% per Cent Jitto, ditto 5 per cent. Amon Syndic,4% per cent l)4 !LI% p.tto, ditto. gi.4 per cent A 77% 77 y 4 Commercial Company, 4% per cent.......... 131% 132 X Loan Ih)7, 5 per cent Exchange on Londoh, One month l2 20 Two months Hamburgh, One month 35 87% ll'isrty Millions, Loan, ilions, Twomonthe 35 62% Actual D D u e t : l :, P2YeappeerFirsye per , Nov. 22. BELGIAN FUNDS.—Brtusacts, Nov. 22. 53% 103 Four per Cent ... Cent,r Cent. rr•S •.• • Loanßothschild o f -------- Three per Cent 18.12, Four per Cent l2 Thirty-seven Milli ns, ditto --....—________ (1840) lO4 98 (short) lA)Socaileito• of City, Commerce m er i c,e , , ,e Fo pe u r r c a e n n d t a Half per Cent AUSTRIAN Ex ßat c ik ha tii: g l . l , e o l n gi Lo uin i:don National Society . .... —Brussels Papers, Nov. 22. Five per Cents. Met 11 a iques .. 108% Four per Cents. .. JON . ........... ....... .. ...... 76 Three per Cents .. Bank Sham; ... .. ... ...... 161 i .......................... .....•••• Allgemeine Zeitung, Nov. 19. PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, Nov. IS. FUNDs.—VIENNA, NOV. 1 i Bill:. Money t,C PM St. Sehuld Sch., 4 per cent. ..... 1 04 Prussian English Bond, 1530 t par cent. I '2N3 I'l Exchange on Le n d on 6 243 i Prussian Stat e G azette, Nov. 19. In consequence of the late glorious intelligence from the East, it i s reported t h at h er M a j es t y w ill leave Walmer Castl e f or town i n a f ew d ays , for the purpose of holding a Privy Council at Buckingham Palace. We understand that the intention of the Court to visit Brighton is abandoned altogether. Reports to this effect have been before in circulation, and the confirmation of them will inflict a heavy disappoint ment on the loyal p eople of that favour i te res id ence. It was currently rumoured on Wednes d ay t h at the Government, whi c h so feelingly sympathises with Sir Hudson Lowe, i s a b out to appo i nt the H on. H enry Sutton, M.P. for this borough, a Commissioner of Ex cise. This will, of course, render him ineligible for Parliament; and We understand an em i nen t Conser vative barrister ( we d o not allude to Mr. N ay l or ) w i ll offer himself to the electors.--Cambridge Advertiser. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NE WS. CITY, TIIURSDAY EVENING. The English Stock market closed firmly this afternoon, and the quotations show no variation of moment upon those paid in the early part of the day. For immediate transfer Consols realized 934 to and for the opening, on the 17th January, 95* to +. Ex chequer Bills were worth 56 to 58 premium, and East India Bonds 52 premium. India Stock was firm at 265, and Bank Stock touched 171 to 172. New Three and a Half per Cents. were 1011 to 101 i ; Reduced, 100,i to 100 y; and the Three per Cent. An nuities, 94 to +. The Committee of South American Bondholders met this afternoon to take into consideration the pro priety of addressing Messrs. Lizardi and Co., with the view of oltxining an account of the actual number of Mexican Bonds now in circulation. The Stock closed as low as 31+ toy for time. Spanish Actives continued heavy at 17i. Portuguese New Five per Cents. fell to 364, and the Converted to 31. Brazil Bonds were steady at 66. Dutch Two and Half per Cents. left off at 524 y. There were a few further bargains in the Railway Shares, but the quotations remained about the same as in the morning, Blackwall were somewhat feeble. (From -- The Sun of Last Night.) 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 brought /d., and Surat, id. to fcl. per lb. advance on last Friday's rates. —ln the Railway Shares there was some animation and more firm less. Eastern Counties Debentures were ; Etniburrr ° h and Glasgow Quarter, si; Great Western Fifths,B ; Birmingham, 186 ; Brighton, 35k; Midland Counties Quarter, 16}; Paris and Rouen, 231 ; and South Eastern, 19. In the City there is already more business doing, and more sales of Cotton have been made at *d. to id. per lb. advance. Goodi are also beinr , 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 madci at a decline, on account of the Barcelona news. They left off at 181 to 18, the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. at 621, and Mexican at 33k. 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. Th. extreme - quotations of Consols during the ac count just clowd have been 93e 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 944. For present transfer the prices were 941 to 944, and for the 17th of January, or at the opening as it is called, 951; 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 104 to 104; and Reduced, 100- to 100 i. The Three per Cents. were 94 to 941 ; and Long Annuities 12 9-16ths to 124. The value of Mexican Stock is much depressed by the circumstance above alluded to, and bargains have been effected as low as 31 and 311 for the Actives,. and 84 to 8i for the Deferred. Spanish Active Bonds were also lower on the confirmation of the Barcelona news, being at 17-a and 17k. The Three per Cents. slipped down to 22 and 214. Neapolitan stock was 103 ; and Dutch Five per Cents. 101 to 1014. For the Railways prices are much the same. Brighton, 14,1 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. 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, 19 and 19k ; South Eastern New, 18i ; Edinburgh and Glasgow Quarters, 4 ;'Union Bank of Manchester, 71. Bs. 9d. ; Manchester Assur ance, 9. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Rank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. .... t)4 3 per Cent. Cons 9l 3i per Cent. Red 100 i New 3} per Cent... loli New .5 per Cent 124 Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1860 ...... 12i Oct. 1859 Jan. 1860 India Stock 265 pm Ditto Bonds Ditto Old Annuities Ditto New Annuities — Ex. Bills, 1,000/....2d 5B pm Ditto 5001 5B pm Ditto Small Bank Stock for Acct. 267 India Stock for Acct... Consols for Opg. 95* V FUNDS. Portuguese, 5 per cent. Ditto, New Ditto 361 Prussian, 5 per cent. Russian, 5 pei cent. ..., Ditto, Metallic .....« Spanish, 5 per cent l7i Ditto, Deferred French, 5 per cent. —f —c. Exchange --f —c French, 3 per cent —f. —c. 'Dutch, 2} per cent. 531 Ditto, 5 per cent. .. 104 FOREIG Austrian, 5 per cent. — Belgian, 5 per cent Brazilian Bonds... 66 Buenos Ayres 6 per cent. - ;hilian, 6 per cent. `olombian,:6 per cent — Ditto, 1824 Cuba Bonds, 6 per cent 79 Danish, 3 per :mit Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — Mexican, 5 per cent 3I,E Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Peruvian, 1825,6 perct. SHARES. Birmingham and Derby (100 paid) ... ...... 40i Eastern Counties (23 paid) 96 . Ditto New (—paid) ll Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ... ... 48i Great Western, (65 paid) Ditto New Shares (50 paid) Ditto Fifths ( 4 paid).. fili London and Brighton (50 paid) I.ondon and Blackwall ( paid) .„ 5& London and South Western (411 6s 10d pd) 60i London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) Northern and Eastern (45 paid) Ditto Scrip ( 5 paid) 9 North Midland Railway (100) Paris and Rouen (20 paid) South Eastern and Doter (50 paid) -- Ditto Scrip (20 paid) Miss KEMBLE.—We understand that the medical attendants of Miss Adelaide Kemble have given their opinion that she will not be able to perform for a week, and her next appearance at Covent-garden Theatre has been accordingly postponed until Tues day next, when she is announced to appear once more in Norma previous to her retirement from the stage. HANOVER.—The English society here has been much saddened by the death of the young and amia ble Mrs. Gervase Parker Bushe, who expired on the Ist of this month, a few days after a premature con finement. Mrs. 'Bushe was daughter of Lady Eliza beth Smyth, and granddaughter of the Duke of Graf ton, and came here as a bride in the spring of last year with her husband, Mr. Bushe, who is attache to the English Legation at this Court. He has been suf fering from severe illness since his bereavement. DINNER TO GENERAL MORISON,. M.P., FOR CLACK MANNAN AND KINROSS.—On Thursday last, the Liberal Committee of the Western District of the United Counties, and friends, entertained the Gallant General to a sumptuous dinner, in Stark's Hotel, Alloa, previous to leaving the county for his Parliamentary duties. Robert Bald, Esq., mining engineer, very ably filled the Chair, and J. M'Nellan, Esq., of Scotsgirth, acted as croupier. - The party was one where united sentiment, tocial delight, and unmingled harmony, prevailed; and which must have been highly gratifying to the General to witness in the town of his birth, after so very long an absence in India.--Correspondent of the Scotsman. We have seen an anonymous letter, addressed to Thomas Sawers, Esq., bearing the Liverpool post mark, enclosing 51. for the relief of the unemployed tradesmen and labourers of the city of Edinburgh. The writer designates these suffering individuals as his countrymen ; and it would be well if other Scots men at a distance, who have the means in their power, would follow this benevolent example, in order to assist in relieving the prevailing distress, which is particularly severe at the present inclement season.— Scotsman. NEW BREAKWATER.—The steamer Monkey re cently arrived in this port, having in tow a cylinder of large dimensions, and freighted with heavy iron work, forming the material for a section of a floating breakwater, the invention of Captain Groves, late of the Rifle Brigade, which is to be moored experimen tally in the bay. Captain Groves has been busily , engaged with several workmen during the last fort night, in f ram i ng an d putt i ng together the different ! parts of the work. Judging from its appearance, there is nothing complicated or difficult in its con struction. The whole is of iron. The cylinder sus tains a grating, attached to it by hoops, and firmly ' braced by stays p ass i n g roun d t h e cylinder, and very securely bolted into the bottom of the grating. The draught of water will be about twelve feet, and it will be moored broadside to the sea, both to landward and seaward. Nautical men say that the doubtful part of the experiment is the ability of the moorings to resist the immense strain to which they will be subjected. Although this experiment is made with the sanction and under the auspices of Government, Capt. Groves incurs the whole expense of the work, with the ex ception of the moorings, which were furnished f rom Sheerness Dockyard.--Dover Telegraph. • Sli M Pfl ARV OF NEWS AND Opinton. " Who runs may read.' FOREIGN. A telegraphic dispatch from Perpignan had been received at Paris, in which the evacuation of Barce lona by the troops is confirmed, and it is said that dur ing the tumult three officers and 500 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 Abd-el-Kader had been made prisoners by General Lamoriciere in the neighbour hood of Mascara. The late Odean Mahamud, Prince of Mysore, the second son of Tippoo Saib, was living in Paris, on a pension from the East India Company. He was bu ried at Pere la Chaise, and w a s f o ll owe d t o th e groun d by several English persons of distinction. A Mus sulman priest read over the tomb the prayers ap- pointed for that purpose by the Prophet. The Moniteur Parisien states that a letter has been received from Zante, with information that a serious quarrel has taken place between the inhabitants and the English garrison. The military detachment, which occupied the barracks, has been sent to Corfu, and two companies of a Scotch regiment, quartered in the last-named island, were sent to replace it. The Sultan, in acknowledging the new Sovereign of Servia, has imposed upon him the following terms :-1. The new Prince is to be styled merely Basha Beg. 2. The Turkish Pacha of Belgrade 'shall in future preside at the meeting of the Servian Se nate. 3. The tribute payable by the province of Servia shall be increased by the sum of 500,000 piastres. 4. The six departments which were added to the principality of Servia by the treaty of Adria nople shall again form part of the Turkish empire. The Sultan is said to have the idea of fortifying Constantinople ; and the King of Naples has deter mined on fortifying Syracuse. The Bavarian Chamber has elected Dr. Windwart President, after three ballots. There were 103 mem bers present. The Augsburg Gazette has an article on the neces sity of an inquiry or commission to examine and report on the Customs duties, without the secrecy of the Zollverein Congress. Letters from Vienna, of the 12th of this month ; state that the daughter of Lord and Lady Jersey, the Princess Nicholas Esterhazy, is in a situation that promises an heir to that ancient and distinguished 11 , 107VEY-TRADE-COMI E72CE. The Lord Mayor has received a requisition from the Members of the Common Council to convene an early meeting of the Court, to consider the question of the abolition of the Corn •duties. At Greenock on Friday, 110 men and lads went round the town collecting money to procure funds for the unemployed ; at night the sum produced gave fourpence a-head to each individual in the procession. Smuggling to a considerable extent is now carried on upon the coast of Wigtolvhshire. When China had to pay 6,000,000 dollars for the ransom of Canton, that Government imposed a duty o five taels per pound upon the 50,000,000 lb. of tea annually exported, and of which 40,000,000 lb. are taken by Englishmen ; by this means the Chinese reimbursed themselves in rather more than two years. In the same manner, by imposing an additional duty of five taels, the Government of China will be cash in hand before the time is expired (four years) for pay ing the 21,000,000 dollars. NAVAL AND IVIILITAIR.Y. The late Lieutenant-General Sir John Waters, K.C.8., who died on Tuesday was rewarded with the order of St. Anne, of the second class, for his bravery at Waterloo. He was present at the storming of Badajos, and at Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, and Toulouse. The Colonelcy of the 81st Regiment becomes vacant by his death. COUILT-PALSIIXONABLE. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge at tended on Wednesday at the Horse Guards. The Dowager Duchess of Bedford and Lady Rachel Russell, were to leave the Doune on Wed nesday, for Edinburgh. The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, and Lord Stanhope, left Chesterfield House on Wednesday after noon, for Dover; thence to Calais, Paris, Genoa, and Rome. The Noble Earl and Countess intend to re main abroad during six or eight months. Lady Eve line Stanhope, their only daughter, will remain in this country. Lord Lovaine, on his return from Scotland, passed some time at Ainwick Castle, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland. The Hon. Charles Forester has joined the 12th Lancers at Dublin. The Earl of Beverley returned to the Palace at Richmond, on Wednesday, from Portman-square. NIZSCZZI.IINEOus. The number of unemployed in Paisley has risen this past week from 7,022 to 7,372. REMARKABLE TENACITY OF LIFE. —On Wednesday morning as the workmen were digging up the rub bish caused by the late fire on the premises occupied ly Messrs. W. S. Rumsey and Co., 154, Upper hames-street, they heard the mewing of a cat un derneath some portions of a cask, which had fallen across her body, and rested against the wall. On re moving these poor Grimalkin issued from her hiding "place, having been incarcerated for nineteen days, during which period she could not by any possibility have tasted food. She was immediately supplied with milk, and, though thin, appears likely to recover. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—On Wednesday, a few mi nutes before twelve, just as the down train of the Great Western Railway was about to start, two young men, who had engaged their places byit, very respect ably dressed as sailors, went into the Dudley Arms, for some refreshment, which they partook of at the bar. From their conversation, they appeared to be brothers ; and soon after they were in the house, one of them retired to the back part of the premises. His absence being such as likely to endanger the loss of their places, the other spoke to Mr. Young, the land lord, who immediately went into the yard, and found the man in the water-closet, suspended by his necker chief, which he had fastened round his neck, and attached the other end to a beam ; he was black in the face, and apparently quite dead. Mr. Young called for assistance, and he was c u t d own . A surgeon at tended and bled him, when he was removed, in a very dangerous state, to the hospital. No reason could be ascertained for the attempt on his life. LATER FROM THE UNITED STATES.-13y the Oxford, which arrived at Liverpool on Wednesday, 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 CENTRIFUGAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.— On 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 oust 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. Immediately after the receipt of the glorious newsfrom Affghanistan on Wednesday, Major Howden, of the Madras Army, had the pleasure of communicating the same to the son of General Sir Robert Sale, a fine spirited youth about 15 years of age, at school in Ed monton. Nothing can describe the youth's feelings to hear of the gallantry of his father, and the prospect of the release from captivity of his dear and noble-spi rited mother. STREET ROBBERY. — Wednesday evening about:five o'clock, a truck, on which was a basket full of bottled whisky, was stolen from the door of 147, New Bond street, whilst the porter was inside the house deliver ing an order. DEATH IN TEE PENITENTIAR Y: Mr. Higgs, the Coroner for Westminster heldan inquest in the C M r i a l w l b l a e n y k , a P g e e n d i t e 2 n 2 t , a o r n y e , uoiotnhe the b ma o t d e y s. of It M a a p ry pe A ar n ed n in that the decea se d had been tried at the Southampton Sessions, in October,lB4l, on a charge of felony, and sentenced to one calendar month's imprisonment, and transportation for ten years. • The sentence of transportation was commuted ; she was, therefore, re moved from the convict-ship Royal Admiral, and re ceived into the Penitentiary on the 18th of April, 1842. Her term would have been up in 1845. Wm. Bailey, M.D., surgeon to the establishment, said that the deceased was admitted to the infirmary on the 30th of August, labouring under dysentery ; she was, as he thought, recovering, but again relapsed, and died on Wednesday last.. A post mortem examina tion was made of the body, and the bowels were found much inflamed, with ulceration in several parts. Deceased was very healthy when admitted. Dr. Bailey further added that he had lately been trying to investigate the cause of the present great morta lity in the prison, and his impression that it was solely caused by the very bad site, was, he believed, a cor rect one. The grounds about the prison were fre quently inundated at high tides, but he believed some thing was going to be done to remedy this evil. Mr. Higgs read a statistical report, from which it appeared that for a series of years preceding 1841 the deaths averaged six each year, but in 1841 these had in creased to fourteen ; and, already, this year, the uum ber was eighteen. Since the opening of the prison, in 1817, there have been 304 deaths, three •fourths . of which have been from dysentery and diarrhw.— Irprdict—" Died by the Visitgion o f God." COURT CIRCULAR. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the Princesses Augusta and Mary of Cambridge, visited the Duchess of Gloucester yes terday at Gloucester House. His Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh Strelitz also visited the Royal Duchess yesterday. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has been pleased to appoint Mr. Thomas Warren his Land Surveyor. Sir Robert Peel arrived at his residence in White hall Gardens yesterday evening, from his seat, Dray ton Manor, Staffordshire. Mr. Bicheno had an interview with Lord Stanley yesterday-, at the Co!onial-office. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had an interview with Sir James Graham yesterday, at the Home office. The Cabinet Ministers in town attended yesterday at the Foreign-office. The Commission of Inquiry into the Customs con tinued their sitting..., yesterday at Gwydyr House. Dispatches from the Governor of the Mauritius were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. THE COURT. , • • WALMER CA STLE , N ov . 23.—T0-day broke clear and cheerful, affording a delightful contrast to the wet and gloomy character of Wednesday. ,ill Her Majesty and P r i nc e Albert took their usual ,il, walk this morning after breakfast, first nearly to Kingsdown, and thence towards Deal Castle, j_ returning to the fortress at Walmer, at the expir.ltion ' of about an hour. ~, J probable. { i ytia, Both her Majesty and the Prince looked remark-, ;J O ably well. _ . ,i-oi The Princess Royal was taken for an airing along' , proceeding ill _ the beach, as usual, attended by the Dowager Lady r'iilt Lyttelton. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by. - ;" (1 Lord C. Wellesley, Colonel Wylde, the Hon. C. A. , Murray, and Mr. G. E. Anson, left the Castle between. ten and eleven o'clock, for 13etsbanger-park, to a ttend the meet of the East Kent foxhounds, which bad been. appointed to take place in the neighbourhood o t f . ~ii V, aliner (about four miles hence), in consequence, ° ,i'r thetii e Prince would its having been notified to Nr. Brockman (will' I !(li superintendence honourof t h e t h pack) n hunt that i s i t daym , as w i t h his ..-' presence. „ pen The meet was m ore numerous l y a tt en ded. d ia.- 11 " h g re. - any former occasion, upwards of 1.50 Of the ne l inuring gent r y and yeomen of East Kent being. 13 ' , sent, and all well mounted. i eto The hounds soon f oun d, i n a p l an tation e° gh t Betshanger-pa r k, b u t th e f ox, i nstea d of go i -- n g r f i t he away, ran a r i ng , go i ng up c l ose t o the horse 0 }yards 1- Prince, and th en ma d e of f alt a goo d pace t 0.,. Eastry, and wa s kill e d w ithi n h a lf a mile of the 1. lager The P r i nce , w h o ro d e hi s f a vourite h unter w Hannibal, was up at th e t a k e . Reynard's brush 'qs presented to his R o y a l Hi g h ness by Mr. Brocinni,°' and the Prince returned to the Castle with the tropn)ci buckled to his saddl e . Th e scen t l a y excellently, are, breast high through ou t th e run ( ove r about six n u i ,,,, of fine open count r y, w ith ou t a f en ce), of ne'l J six miles. The hounds shortly afterwards found a se cond f°l near Wahlershore Park (the residence of the Earl °f Guildford), whi c h afforded a capital but short run, and was killed near Updown. Valor r ' The Prince ha s th ree o f hi s h u nters a Va. from Cu m b er l an d L o d ge , i n a dditi on to Hanniba l ' ridden by his Royal Highness, viz., Negotiatlr' Reading, and Divan, which were ridden respeet,il Y by Mr. G. E. Anson, Lord C. Wellesley, and tie.°- nel Wylde. of It had been arranged this morning for several ,_ , , the members o f th e Royal Household to have pre- , ~ ceeded in the Fe ar l ess G overnmen t surveying steanier, Captain Bullo c k, t o th e Th un d erer , for the pu r P4 ' , of inspecting the vessel; but a report having rea e `..., the Castle shortly aft er 12 o ' c l oc k, that there 11'1. rn ..,.„, sickness on boa r d o f an i n f ec ti ous c haracter, all c o m " with the s hip an d the fortress w as i n - '• . '' stantly commanded to be cut off. . a 41, • Three of the b oa t s o f th e Th un d ere r, fully man - . ,' which had put off f o r th e b eac h t o convey the in l , : bers of - the Royal Household on board, wer e stantly ordered to ret urn as soon as they had n ear the shore, and were not permitted to land. feet The alarm created at th e C as tl e aro se from they , WI . . .. that a lad named Cro w (o ne o f th e c rew). who late been vaccinated a short ti me s i nce , h a d manifested last evening some symptoms of spurious sm all-1 ;W :' The eruption which had displ a y e d itself was of ~ , , trifling nature, that it was really scarcely seetbe set .. • However, after a day or two the que stion di 4 1 at rest whether it b e the smallpox or not. the i It is now stated that the Court will leav e n course of next week for Windsor Castle. t yirty There will be no addition to the Royal dinner K s lllClDber this evening, which will be confined to the of the Household. -, '-:,:`111-4":.--iiftinT'' SPORTING INTELLIGENCE' " TArrERSALL'S.—YESrEUDAY. DERBY. 6 to 1 agst A British Yeoman and Winesour --t• 8 to 1 agst Mr. Blakelock's A British Yeoman taken and afterwards offered f fd, 5 to 1 agst Scott's lot—t a k en t o 1001., and aft- off 15 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathc o t e ' s l o t—t a ken to 501. 20 to 1 agst Mr. Bell's Winesour—taken to 401. 20 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Murat—t. and aft. off. 33 to 1 agst LordEglinton'sAristides—offere il 3000 to 45 agst Major Yarburgh's Mahoraet---13° and afterwards offered ken 2000 to 30 agst Lord V eru l atn ' s B roca rd colt—tg ia 1000 to 10 agst Mr. Bow es ' s A u ld L a ng Syne -43-- and afterwards offered or A report his been in circulation for the last tl i d s three days to the effect that Aristides ran away wi k t ",,,k ; lad at the beginning of the week, fell, and broke his '-'"" we cannot speak to 6 the correctness of the rumour. Jamal has not changed masters, as reported on gond*/ fna PLYMOUTH MUNICIPAL EL TIONS. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) In your paper, a f ew d ays s i nce , a paragraPh ; l c i peared with regard to th e access i on o f strength g"c i l by the Tories o f thi s b oroug h in the late mun l ,. ei r i i, election, I have to r e p or t a gain on the side of t Liberal interest. A Tory member of the Corporation, being also one of Sir J. Graham's recenti Magistrates, having been obliged to retire prom t Council, an election has this day . (November the been held in the only professedly Tory ward .s: town, viz., St.:Andrew s, but how much it is r b represented by being so named, has been Prov e ' ea . the result of the day's poll,which has placed that ge in elected known and long-tried Liberal, David Derry, s 'i' t , o r a majority of sixteen ab ove M r . Scott (a prop r r . 11 of the newly-established T or y p a per, Publ ishe " the this town), the young gentleman selected by bleu Tories, to secure whose return neither time, expense, nor any of those arts for which Conservatives of _ o are famed have been spared. The utmost efforts the " Conservative Associati on " we re put forth -6°1 70 were threatened, some bribed, others locked' It__ prevent their votes being recorded for the L ibera o but all the party have now to do is to endenou r le d console themselves, for h av i ng laboured and in vain. THE COURT.—We regret to state that the inten d "" e Prince will.ho neij s o vo u euvr r or, n s e tttpo y hohi sn o o f eppd t lea h fc e toehr Q awtt u hih e teh e e pr n arme a ys n aie js d nietts P . Wrince Alb ve reason h ho. ert to BriglOu DREADFUL AsCASSINATIO tay N ftea i n .A e d cT h hr th a .. ton Gazette. 's pf find the following in the Independent of Bru sse Sunday :—" Last night at eleven o'clock, some s‘ah're morning mornin at. one, a tragical event occu rred at 1 ' f m be d r i o ie f . th ll e ei C n h ef a e m tt b er % residence of Mdlle. Heinefetter, the prima donna ° our theatre. M. Caumartin, whose father was Mei n ; :1 A u thor w of ith D A. e i p . u A tie hn i e in si F re r y Ti t c h % of a celebrated law work ; and whose fath er Was 11„ avocat of the Court of Cassation. A vi olent disPu,llLZ arose between them. M. Caumartin , w ho had w d ita . him a sword' cane, stabbed M. Sirey, and he died upon the sofa. We are assured that M. Caumartias after having committed this crime , fled in M. Sirey's carriage. The police was app rised of what had taken place about a quarter of an hour after wards. The most active search was made for the murderer, and this morning all the gates of the cit.)" were closely watched." The Observate-ur says—" M. Sirey, who had come to Brussels for a week, ha d accompanied Mdlle. Heinefetter to a concert, and re turned home with her to supper when the concert was over. M. Caumartin, his fellow-countryman , su pp ed 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 M. Sirey, who had contradicted something . that he had said. M. Sirey was only able to exclaim " suis frappe," and died instantly, the instrument hav ing tritversed the region of the heart. M. Caumartin prcceeded immediately to Dr. Allard, and entreated him to attend 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 AI. Sirey, who w as 29 y ears of age, was married, and the father of a family. He resided in Paris, in the rue L•ifitte. TRUE PRINCIPLES or ORATORY.—The folloWing advice of President Witherspoon, to his pupils, .. I n be a benefit to some orators of the present (la) . the first place, take care that ye never begin to speaks till ye ha' so mething to say ; and, secondly, be sure to leave off as soon as ye ha' done—New York Ob might server. The sum allowed to the unemployed poor of Gree nock is only id. a day—barely enough to keep life to gether. FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 25, 1842. **!