The Sun. — London, England, 1842-01-29 00:00:00

MORNING SUN COURT CIRCULAit• ring of Prussia Plit)SOR, FRIDAY.—His Majesty the tt idecl a ei r t n : L a , u i-te ; his Royal Highness Prince Apert, A LT um suite their Serene Highnesses th= Prince Fe tuand, the Prince Augustus, and Prine Leopold o f eaxe-Cobourg; Field Marshal the Duke of WP....iington, Ylied nearly all th e n o bl emen an d gent i P " —en from the aBt,le, attended the rev i ew this morLing in the . Little , IL at K, of th e R oya l Regiment f,..f Horse Guards, and of 4a 11th Hussars. 'I he Queen, attended by all the Ladi "J7es of her suite and visitors, viewed the - various dents of the troops from the terrace of the Castle. he King 1t Prussia, a tt en d e d by his Suite. after wards let the Castle for London. is the forenoon early her SI a: i cat 4 , took their accustomt.d morn' aid Prince Albert ' l eases the Prince of W • take n a _. .mlet and the Princess Royal were The n airing in .ne early part of the day. Gren v e N ul4 .•id Duchess of Buc..kinghaut and Lady Anne dino.,„ daroness Bunsen, Earl and Countess of Had sorri. Earl and Countess of Albemarle, Lord Fitzroy ~,,-;eeset, Countess Delaw are an d L a dy Eli za b e th W es t, "" ed at the Castle on Visit to her Ma jest I. MY and th e H on. Miss Montagu General and the t adY Isabella Wemyss, Earl of Cardigan, Mr. and the C: a. Airs- h Anson, E ar l an d C ountess H owe , H on . Mi ss B:endis, Col one l Ri chardson, L i eutenant-Colonel ho - ri l , th ' and Lieutenant-Colonel Rotton, will have the 1 ,41 r of joining the Royal Dinner Circle this evening. ;ivillu! visit town, _ 0-morrow ( Saturday) the King of Prussia again returns in the evening. On I' , 5 his Majesty will attend Divine Service in St. tta.ul's Cathedral,_ and lunch with the Duke of Sussex r u Xensi ngton Palace, and again ret u rn t o th e Castle ; egi t°ll 31°11 ( l aY his ajesty and S u it e will l eave h ere t o d e in the metropolis, dining on that evening with the 1)"11„"e of : ( e of Sutheland, and on th e d ay f o ll ow i ng w i t h t h e Wellingon. twenty -ajesty th e King of Prussia left Wind sor C ast l e end [ rav e i nutes befor e t we l ve o ' c l oc k yesterday for town, tee, .11ed by a special train from Slough to Padding teo Mis in trnii 4413 Majreeesty and Suite were c onveye d from that hof e o carrias and four the le • pasty t in R gical Gardens the yal Regent' g s- e park, wher e the uortY remained some time inspecting the collec t% ~°I various an i ma l s . O n l eav i ng the gardens, Cl,_ majesty and suite, including his Excellency th e ten j at alier Bunsen, his Maj es ty s Minister Plenipo -tari on a special m i ss i on at t hi s C ourt, the %,00°1Y Hardwick e , Lord in' Waiti ng , C a pt a i n M eyne ll , d e s ni t „in Waitin g ; le Baron de Humboldt, le Comte resitatea o "g, and M. Muller, proceeded to the _private gardens_ f the Ri H W Lion. Sir Robert Peel, in hite tlvo o 'clock gh t , where his Majesty arrived shortly b e f ore Th e . town f, ' '"nt Hon. B a ronet h a d p rev i ous ly arr i ve d i n xe ce i. ' r •caa visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle and I , 11 "ak e 1 4 his august visitor on alighting from his s car -4,,, -11 , Conducted him into.the mansion.. hi ll ; elegant dej eune was served in the dining-room, the the Co taking P rusaia his seat between Lady Peel and , ~untess of Jersey. 4 4-,ord Eliot and Sir Martin Archer Shee, President of tlee„,.,llVal Academy, took their departure from the resi jeV of the Right Hon. Baronet shortly after his Ma -4t Y d 's cz ft rrival. His Excellency the Chevalier Bunsen, - -tanl ey, Sir George Cockburn Sir Henry Hard th ge, Sir Henry Halford, Sir Robert ' Harry Inglis, an 1 1 9 hancellor of the Exchequer left after the dejeune. f orje I t s h ribajesty and suite left at half-past three o'clock ~,,, T .Aoyal Chapel at Whitehall. The Countess of Grate. W)" Villiers, Sir Robert Wilson, Sir Jatet , s 1 . -- " ll, Sir Thomas Fremantle, Right Hon. In E. J, ad:stone Right Hon. George Dawson, 4l.i: g lat Hon. th _ i, • Cro'ker, Mr. Rogers, and the other: guests, took 71,;'itdeparture immediately after . his - !,;iej e sty. . ‘ !,iitere edrtzuing the Chapel, hts- Majesty and suite re- Gaper Royal carriapA, "and drove to the National • a n d sl Y r , where Air. , acad M art in Arc ScP.2:ier, the Keepe r . of the Gallery, 1' . ..:r Shoe, the President of the Royal trl emY , e re i' - attendance, and conducted the Inns ilss Vs itor +.'nrough the different rooms. •of pict ur e;ef-cy spent an hour in viewing the collection In in ti. hal .° "ening his Majesty and Suite returned to . r , sor Castle to dinner. lier'le‘r-RoYal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited. boroughm,ajTTstoyusehe Queen Dowager yesterday at Marl ce.lhTheir F,e,,ir itioyal .Hiihnesses the Duke and Duchess of att e - n - f rige2 and. the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, yesteida-y b y Lady Augusta Somerset, arrived in town teil feste r t e r ‘ r and visited the Duchess of Glou -1 Gloucester House. Their Royal Highnesses Ilil-",,aehess and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, u• Zrinc e George of Cambrid ge , a f terwar d s v i s i ted her ' - c . iesty the Queen Dowager a t M ar lb oroug h H ouse, --"., in the evening r e t urne d to K ew. - -uord and Lady . Stanley arrived in town yesterday ba op..rning, from a vi s it t o h er Majesty atF WindsorCastle..the Russian Mi n i s t er transactedb us in ess at the o reigh-otfice on Thursday. A Deputation from the India Trade, including Sir George Larpent, M r . G regson , an d Mr. AT. ' buthnot, had 44 , ei t interview with the Earl of Ripon on W e d nes d a y, at "le Office of the Board of Trade. Captain Trotter had an interview with Lord Stanley 3' ",„ t erclay, at the Colonial-office. . N . - .. 4 2 4 a Bight Hon. G. Grenville entertained at dinner e n a — '7. dal, the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, Lord L AdY Mahon, and a select mty. _ ----- op t , DUTC/A MAIL. Paper`; t ii i ;taXN, Jex. 15.—According to the Swedish th of th i e de varttre of the King was - fixed for - tire torthi n 3 In oof:a. His Majesty intended to open the STo e g ' at s :nristiana, on Tuesday, Feb. 1. Nei. /4140 M, JAN. __.-R of his Majesty's horses --e se ri , -- l4. —Some It set _ - already, on the 10th, on the road to Christi ania. d tts , 4 ' e .s that it is not yet decided how the severa l e -41.,albeltrt5 of the Government will be divided among t h e 1-4 1 , 1 „ . " 1 10 remain here. ' t esto n ,'" u ltuß, JAN. 21.—We are now so well . aF gene4,7l t° see our own city, and the Hanseatic cities in la tv , d USed as a mark for the attacks of the d aily press l E . c ':.7 otates of the Customs Union, which ha ve of late Ikon'cre remarkably loquacious, that we do not much The bes t h en. w a ile;.• adversary now and then starts up. Poi at e st that the gentlemen all agree, at . least on o ne lhe Y 'lnel Y , in their ignorance of the subject on w hic h Itoc write, ill ' "ER J. 2n It is generally reported here that t h e , AN. _.... at 011 1 5. ' Lul l of Russia, at his interview with our King ge would esell, Premised that on his return from London, ` Ol b, Pass some days here (from the Bth to the 12th 11 1 : 4 „, - ", r- t'7, 4is said). °. qtta r i.:, JAN. 11.—The day before yesterday at kt, a „.,'r Past one in the morning, a great tire broke out Ila Nb it°'le "le grocer's. The damage is 50,000 francs.- 14et9h Paper, 23d January. b killtl A ti SatlßGri, JAN. 13.—Exchange on London, three tl4 '4 - I.:' 38 1- The cold is pretty severe. The mercury velf, w `ttiMur's th ermometer i s at nearly 12 degrees ' 14er°.--Journal de St. Petesbourgh, Jan. 15. DUTCH FUN 03.—AMIrritIDAn, i 1t . N . . e 25. Bills. s e t a ss D ebt. 2% per Cent bi;i;Z:ttold!tto 5 per cent. 10014 1.1,15% t SYndic,4% per cent.... ...... ttki c __ . er ditto. .3 per Civ:it........7i- Di 1 eicZtandnlrP, q ' p' cent.......... . • . , e e r n .. e . ... . **** 10114 1 .& 41 4 E ach 37, 5 per 'cent p e r yn, 93)fi "ge ° ll I .ondow, One month l2 10 Two month: Ilarnburgh, One . mont h 35 65% butch mon ths Papers, Jai. 29. " 3 -titAN I. U NDS—Bauselms. JAN- 26. " ct ual Debt 25, per Cent Roth:o,ld' L 5 ,er Cent. . . ........ M.% 1.. „ .l S EMT), I 'an ' +j Thirty Million:, 4 per * Cent. ..... ....... 3 per Cent. `••• — ••Thirty.scven. L 44---..... ..-..... -..-- -..--.. (1 640) •••• ••••••••• ***** 103 ii "n of City, l'-'3.2. 4 per Cent. ........ .......... 1) 10elety of Comm.. rce, 45. i per Cettt. ...... ..... 85 4 k of B e l g i um , 5 per Cestt........•••••••••••••• 797 ktio nalSociety .................» t:Xchange on 1. , 0r..105h (stnt) .....Brusseh tapers, Jan. 26. 'etire AUSTRIAN FUN DS.—VieNNA, JAN. 8. RI: e tPfrieerrecciesnt,s; Metalliques !MN t4„,eg! Cents. .. Ai, Ores 1615 ...-- Ternetne Lella9g . Jan..2. I. I A,MBU ftG BOkUENHALLE, JAN. '2.'2. Bills. Money !Ataltrian 5 1(8 844),k hates Cents. I GlO 1625 4,61-Russian Loan 1 10!, ; of% 1n4 4 ,.•.n 5 : , er Cent , lit series, Certificate :. l an 5 per Cont. Hope and Ca. 3d and 4th , alit eeri es 1‘. , ,,. In Certificates ....-- 91 .1 % . ••••••••••••••••• g. 31, . „ 24 kelt! 4 Per r tini.746T......•-•••••••"* , 50* w% --!,tett A ctual Debt. 23 per ',Ant. ..... ..... Ditt o.... 5 per Cent 5 ew, n.„,__ ••••••••••••• L °ll4ll li;);;Z". . . ... ". • ....... •••••• ....... •••••••••• 1, ( 7 7 —... 76 7711 • 41,..107AZi5h LOAN, 3 per Cent."' .............«. litg 102% 'altivit Lean 1854, 4 per . Csnt... •.« 18 h. New 5 Per Cent 5............ '' % Aye . EX.CHANGESI9K LONDON. *ro e p s. JAN. 13 8 .—Two m . on s th . s, 12 7. 6% thirr: r ateui. JAN. 14 .—SeveNty.fiVe aay . !,..- ani al i*Ultolll, JAN. 1L...Tw0 months, 3634 pence. ),71.114., JAN. 18, Three months, 6. :Xl%. 7 414 .,..__11N. JAN. 14 —Two months. 6 14. 4.3 JAN. IL—Three months. 9. 26. 1 .,, ~, ult_t.mt LATE T hRE AT THE icrwEr t .—An tZ n ial return has just_KA:m made to dlr . Board of Ord .,uce a the exact amount ,:' inilitar . - ., a n d naval stores ..estroyed in the great arnin-ar._ `wring Arrora this it appears that r l ' il2ri , of the fire the the late fire. Ittnaber of arms in the c.:..ru,- • -' 4 considerably below bey be e r amount., which is 600,000 stand. The num bit of Percussioat muskets destroyed were 11,000 ; with lotile,,ta, 25,000. Mint rocks, 22,000 ; percussion nth ,or4o. 12,16 S pistol:, 75 double-barrelled pistols 2,02 nloveable butts, 1,37! swords, 2,271 sword blades, 1tkt,.,, 5 4 Plug bayonets,-19S spears, 95 pikes, 210 mus- Z:111' '"`' l ls, 709 car bines ,. ' i wallpieces, 279 cuirasses, 276 1 4 e t . , and 6.2 dru m s ' Amongst he relics . destroyed . ally li inilit:try irophr erected under the directions of nul3,„ t t4e tY, th.• keeper of the stores in the armoury, art, of w° tl aYt prior to the fire, consisting of Chin ese eli u s s ' a- e-, te s cen by the British troops at t h e captur e . r An- SeVeral of the large pieces of ordnance . still 1 '1 4%14' , i n t': - ruins, and in the south-west portion some th;11.0.e.-Ant so amalgamated ; with the other metal by its !it::: as to form a mass of such magnitude as to render ~i , ,fie oval next to an impossibility. The west end wall The Board of 1)...11e a rmoury is razed to the ground.. to the publi c r, unetice have determined on preserving cizq a the large cannon and other trophies of Eng land' _ ._ ," 7 which are in any way whole, and orders l '• . ....ye heen 14611 ed that those which are injured or ' oroken shall be 3c nt to Viroolwich, where model 41e metal recast into " p ist e by the .. .. rneir -o4riwgillinalbefot r a m kr, T a h n e d l t ( l ) i s e e_ taillion ''' ~re is now estimated to be a quarter of /eft ~ e money. Th e C rown jewels have not yet o custody of Alessrs. Jtundell and Bridge. ti,..B.Reecent intelligence from New South Wales fur oloanis ,utshNevith some information as to the employment of assassin of poor Millie, It appears that he is p n good health, and that he has a situation which much good that of washerwoman iu . 's assistant. He is eni g.),Al to take all the foul linen from the barracks at I y_ l '_ l .:3 - . to a placp at some relies distance, where it is con. ..! = tii nt to have it washed. Ile then brings it back rt....4 4 ._ 'Nt returns it theproper authorities.--Trie f e . . 4, !, /' - ,4._ ~- - _--._ THE LATE ANEW DUCROW. "1 will n,Ot change my horse with any that treads 1 . 113 "7.1 four pasterns. He bounds from the earth as if ha entrails were hairs. When I bestridt mid. I itiat 1 . I am a hawk ! He trots the 'air t the earth sings when he touches it. He is a subject C:Jr a Sovereign to 7eason on, and for a Soveret - iis Sovereign 41 ride on Ducrow's favottrit:e passage. With the exception of Philip and John, the two Astleys, equestrian annals cannot , we be lieve, furnish a finer instance of a more consum mate horseman than the late Mr.. Ducrow, Those who are familiar with the feats of this description, which are recorded in andent pages as having been performed by the Centaurs of Thessaly—the hottelmeii in the Campus Martins at Rome—the equestrian heroes of Olympic days—and, at a later period, the Arabs of the desert—have, witnessing his performance, unequivocally acknowledged that the former however marvellous, found themselves altoge. ther surpassed in the perfect and masterly powers of skill and display exhibited by Mr. Ducrow in handling the reins, taming his steeds, and managing then) with a control as absolute as it was extraordinary. The father of the deceased was st Dutchman, who, at the beginning ef the present century, came over to this conntry exhibitina- as a gymnas tic performer, and expert in feats of strength. It is related, as an instance of his muscular powers ) that he could lift by his mouth a round table on which a child stood, and so remain for several minutes. He performed fbr tome time under old Philip Astley, Andrew Ducrow, his sun, was remarkable in his younger years rather for , verness than industry. His first essays in the equestrian line were at Astley's and the Surrey Circus; he then performed at Pranconi's in Pa ris, and having realised some money there, re turned to Astley's, where, it is said his feats were not at first much esteemed, the novelty Of his new style of riding not being understood Af= ficiently well to be appreciated, At Paris he subsequently purchased a mad, and visited in succession with it, Rome, Italy, and the Alps. On. his return to. England, he was engaged at Drury-lane Theatre to take a prominent part in the " Cataract of the Ganges," a piece which then attracted the public greatly, and was brought out in opposition to " Tintottr the Tartar," then produced by Elliston at Covent Garden. Davis, who was then lessor of Astley's`, saw, and was struck by his talent, &min& hitn as a rival, engaged him for a seaspetit At the expiration of this time, Davis tieing unwilling to renew the lease on ttag ttrms proposed, gave up the theatre, when Ducrow joined in co•part nership with Mr. West, a wealthy it entle.inan from America, and under their united conduct the ,Aniphithe!lire opened trresh. At this period the celetn'ated pieces of the "Battle of Water loo," the " Burning of Moscow," and " Ma leppa," first appeared before the public ; the twn former were got up for representation by Mr, Amherst, who is said to have been a natural on of Lord Amherst, the Ambassador to China. After a run of successful seasons, Mr. West having realised, in comenbn with Mr. Ducrow, a very considerable fortune, retired to Devonshire, leaving his son thereafter to eo-operate with Mr, Ducrow at the theatre. In justice to Mr. Ducrow it should be stated that everything new - and novel in the ring was solely the production of his own active mind, which was. always fertile in its peculiar line. The date at which Mr. Ducrow entered into copartnership with Mr. West, wan shortly after the winter of 1822-'23, when he ttrok Astley's for the exhibition of his stud, Mr. Charles Dibdin then retiring n.om the concern, having suffered a loss of about 1,400/. during fourteen Weeks' management. Mr. Ducrow took it at a rental of 1,400/. per annum. During the last year the rental was 2,200/. Mr. Ducrow's most celebrated and best acts of horsemanship were the " Moor defending hit Standard," a "Tar's Vicissitudes," the " Cantles of St. Petersburgh," the " Wild Indian," the " Peruvian," th e " Ty ro li tu Bh ep h er d , and Swiss Milkmaid," which last character was performed on all occasions by Miss Woolford, who, indeed, before she became Mrs. Ducrow, was for a long time the chief attraction of his thNitte, and drew crowds by the accustotteed gracefulness of her action and the skilftil management of her steed. The deceased has Vvo children by her. Miss Woolfbrd was very early a debutante at - Astley's., and many theatrical people of about thirty years' standing will remember her at the Amphitheatre under Astley's management as a little girl with a lung crop, and of intelligent and pretty manner. She had two brothers also at the same time with her on the stage, who haVe since died in America; she kars as amiable and good character; her agtl. alont:27, apd had been married to Mr. DticroW - about fbur years. Ducrow, when he first came to this country, designated himself by the foreign title of " Mon signor," but this he dropped in later years; his voice, however, which was always characterized by a peculiar tone, bore testimony to his foreign extraction to the last. Of Ducrow's favourite horses, one in particular attended him throughout the whole of his career, and was called by the unpoetical name of John Lump. This faithful animal, now superannu ated, has gone down to die in peace at a farm at Harrow ; it was originally purchased at Bath, and was always prized by Ducrow fur its mus cular power and steadiness of action. Mr. Ducrow's first Wife, Margaret, was, we believe, born at Liverpool, and at the time of her death was stbout 38 years of age ; a monument was erected to her by Mr. Ducrow, at Kensal green, where she is buried, and where one will also be built over himself. Ducrow's brother, long known at the Amphitheatre as one of the best clowns in the metropolis, lies interred along with the deceased equestrian's father in Lam beth Churchyard. Ducrow was in person about five feet eight, and of a well-developed form, but slight: his countenance was expressive on the stage,--there was decision about the mouth, and the nose was prominent. A friend of the deceased actor's at Lambeth, who possesses a wax model of him, con siders him to have borne a very strong likeness, as far as mere appearances were concerned, to Kean. It is well known that a long intimacy existed between them ; they interchanged constant visits, and Ducrow attended the funeral of his friend at Richmond. Danson, who was long scene-painter at the Amphitheatre, and who coloured the scenery of the last Covent-garden pantomime, has produced a painting of him, which is, we believe, in the possession of Mrs. Ducrow, and from which woodcuts have already appeared. One of the most spirited lithovaphs, and we believe the only one of any of Mr. Ducrow's equestrian performances, is in the possession of, and now on sale at, Mr. Miller's, adjoining the theatre which was the scene of his extraordinary performances for nearly twenty years. It repre, seats Ducrow as Charles the Second, on his fit mous horse Bucephalus, in one of its most ani mated positions. THE ELECTRO-MAGNETIC RAIL- WA Y -TRAIN CONTROLLER. On Thursday afternoon a private lecture was delivered by Dr. Bachhoffner, at the Royal Polytechnic Institution, for the purpose of explaining the peculiarities and ad vantages of a recent invention tor controlling the motions of raitway-trains, the authors of which are Messrs. Wright and Bain, the latter of whom is known to the public as the ingenious contriver of the electrical clocks, upon which principle out is now going in front of the Institution. The agent employed in this railway-train controller is tiectricity ; and its application, as in the instw.:e of the clock, is effected by means of an electro- Ilagnet. The object contemplated by the patentees is to compel the galvanic fluid to act as a preventive against any ordinary accidents to which railway travelling is exposed, and this they purpose accomplishing by first laying down wires along the whole length of a line be tween the rails, and then furnishing the locomotive with a galvanic battery, and a pilot engine with an electrer magnet, electrical communication between both being established by curved springs which travel along and upon the wires. When this electrical communication is broken, which it would be in the case of impending accident to the train, an instantaneous warning is given to the engine -driver, by which means the'danger is avoided ; and should the engine -driver, or his as sistant, take no notice of such warning, the interruption of the voltaic current immediately puts some self-acting mechanism in motion, the result of which is that the steam is by it shut off, and the breaks put down. The pilot engine we have mentioned is first started at about two miles a-head of the passenger or goods train. Should a slip of earth take place, the stoppage caused in consequence to the pilot engine would be at once com mumcated to the advancing train, and a similar effect would be produced were the earth to fall betwepn the pilot engine and the train. In 1t ma nner, if a side gate wer e l e ft open 'l might crop: ~ ..irough which carts or carriages t fa i, one me tram would be stopped, and were _.. • accidentally.to get upon the wrong rails, and thus oecome exposed to the danger of Meeting another, col lision beta een the two would be prevented. The same may be observed o f one t ra i n overtaking another. An explanation of the scientific and most ingenious means by which these effects are produced would be unintelli gible without drawings, but enough has been stated to explain the general objects of the invention. LIT.EIRAT UWE:, JOURNAL 6. 0 .. 0 A TOUR IN GREECE. Blackwood, Edinburgh, 1842. In an introductot; notiCe to these volumes, the author, says, that Since the revo lution, " the whole appearance of Greece and of its townt and villages, has been changed, but un tirtunately not for the better. The old Greek population, on entering on their new career of independence, have assumed in many respects, a new and improved chartteter, Many favourable traits, which had been smothered under the Turkish oppression, have been brought to light; and the natural talent of the race, universally acknowledged to be great, although for the pre sent perhaps little little faVottrecl by circum stances, will, ails to be hoped ) daily obtain a Wider and more beneficial field for its display ; while the anomalous features which the sudden transi tion from bondage to independence could not fail to stattip oh the character and habits of a lively people, render the study of both replete with amusement as well as instruction," Ihe "ano malous features" in the characters and habits of the Greeks ) Width Mr. Mure here speas of, are described by him with great spirit and, appa rently, with great fidelity, in these volumes, which are the result of a short tour through the country made in the spring of the year 1858; in the course of WhiCh tour he Visited. successively Parnassus ) ti lysSes' celebrated Island of Ithaca ) the fitr-famed Corinth, Thebes, Athens ) arid Delphi—in fact, every spot deal' W the scholar ) the poet, and the historian. With the first sight of Parnassus our author WaS apetially de lighted: lie deStilbeS it as an insulated moun tain; Of Vast elevation—being upwards of seven thousand feet high, and possessing an aspect of calm and majestic sublimity. Here is his sketch of a summer evening spent in its immediate vicinity t==- ' "1t was, a ettiink eittilig. The sun had set WA tout ; but the western halt of the sky still retikblett that brilliant mixture of orange- ' ptirple; and gold, peculiar t o th e t w ili g ht o f southern la titudes, while from the opposite horizon ) the shades of night _had al ready begun . tO OVerspread the landseape : The last heamq Of expiring daylight graditally beettme fainter and fainter behind the Anew of Parnassus. The few stragglers of the fleas that had enlivened the surface a the rtiftlB were now slowly disappearing in the gloom of the valley towards the haulier, *hell a common abode for the night awaited thlttaelves and their masters. The interruptioit *llich the tinkling of the bells, the occa isivS:Ai tow of an ox, the bleat of a goat, or the wild cry of the herdsmen, becoming fainter and fainter in the distance, gave to the stillness of the scene, tended rather to increase than detract from its elitct, Looking up the llain towards Parnassus, the first object, a little to the ft, was a feuntain, round which were still lingering a row squalid, but not inelegant, female figures. Beyond, rose the Acropolis, with its broken walls and towers, looming in irregular masses on the brow of the cliff, below which the position of the theatre was marked by a bright mass of a yellow-red ) or brown colour, on the face of the rock. Behind ; Was visible in the distance a corner of the tufted, citadel of Panopea ; and further on, in the same directioii a round ,lunt at the foot of Par, liassus, could still !be recognized as the Acropolis of Daulis. At the extremity of the' plain, more broadly projected by the yet vivid rays of the departed sun, the colossal summits ottl*,,Osegvox'lntain itself, bounded the landscape,' 01.±?;:7-,...' Of course ) whilt.lfOigi3O ~4ver the lonian sea, Mr. Mum did noVorilit'thltTortunity of paying a visit to Ithacailie.;kingttftn of Ulysses, the hero of the Odys elehrated island he tells us, that s s ii4o encetnent of the present century ) the:atfeof ,glish classical re search has rescued-it fr i Oni-the.,,,tscurity in which ibr ages it bad htin ;!Ilid it: as now become a chief object of attentiOli 'with Ole numerous tra vellers who annually visit the Archipelago. Its chief town, Valtry, extends in one narrow stripe round the extremity of the horse- shoe port, whence it derives its name. Its houses are for the most. part whitewashed, and of cleanly exterior, but small ; a large proportion of them consist of but h Sitigle floor, and the place offers no church or other public building making tke least external show. Speaking of the population of Greece and its islands, our author states that the Govern ment Returns give Ultimo as the gross amount ; and that the principal city, Athens, was consi dered in 1838 to contain 20,000 souls. The stand ing army on the 'peace establishment numbers 13,320 ; the navy consists of thirty-two vessels, large and small, the largest a twenty-gun cor vette; and the gross ordinary revenue of the country for MO exceeded 500,0001., and it has since been on the increase. Those who desire to make themselves acquainted with Greece, not as it was, but as it at present exists, tql find much to answer their purp o s e i n thi s entertaining and instructive Work, which abounds in useful facts ; and descriptions as remarkable for their graphic excellence as their accuracy. THE PRINCE or WALES.—In order to accus tom his Royal Highness to the ceremony of sprinkling w ith water at the baptismal font, the little Prince has been seasoned km the last week with a small squirt, and Luz every morning been submitted to gentle treatment from a diminutive watering-pot.—Punch. Thp C Ea, iityLE OF - G HQ`, JAN . 26 (room A CORRESPONDENT.) The celebration of the Royal Christening was on an extensive scale here. The shops were closed, business suspended, the streets decorated with flags and ever greens, as were the ships and vessels. The poor were supplied With coals, beef, &c. The Miss Wards, with their accustomed liberality, gave a dinner of roast beef and plum pudding to the children of the National School, (about 200), besides other charities to the amount of 501. The guns of the Royal Yacht Squadron and other bat teries were diseharged, The brass band paraded the streets t there were large dinners at the principal inns. About 60 gentlemen were assembled at the Vine, and did justice to a most excellent dinner. By the liberality of Lord Yarborough and Mr. G. H. Ward, the table was bountifully supplied with game. Mr. Alderman Barnes took the Chair, and we noticed he was supported by Admiral Ratsoy, the Rev. J. B. Atkinson, the Collector of the Customs at this port (Ambrose Foot, Esq.), Dr. Huffmuster, the Belgian Consul (H. Ross, Esq.), Capt. Smythe, and the principal inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood, Mr. Moore filled the Vice-chair. " The Queen," " Prince Albert," and " the Prince of Wales," with other appropriate toasts, were drank. The gentlemen of the Newport Glee Club very handsomely joined the party, and added much to the harmony of the evening. We will not say one word of the good feeling which pervaded the whole room ; on such an occasion who would dare to introduce a subject, or a word, that could by possibility mar the general joy. There was another large and happy assemblage at the Grapes Inn, and a ball at the Georg Inn, where they danced the daylight in, and all were glad and gay. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, JAN. 27. This day a Convocation was holden for granting degrees, &c., when the following were conferred : BACHELOR IN DIVINITY.—Rev. Thomas Evans, of Oriel College. MASTERS OF ARTS.—Edward Rawnsley, of Brasen nose College ; Gilbert Sandbaeh, of Brasennose College; Rev. Edward William Garrow, of Brasennose College ; Charles Edward Thornhill, of Christ Church; Rev. Henry Combs, of St. John's - College; Edward P. Witts, of Mag dalen Hall l F. A. Iremonger, of Pembroke College ; Rev. H. Steel, of Jesus College ; Rev. G. A. Blakely, of Worcester College. BAcnELons or ARTS. —W. E. Rawstorne, of Christ Church ; G. Phillimore, of Christ Church ; M. Portal], of Christ College ; J. P. 13. Blackett, of Christ Church; C. Bimebil, of Christ Church ; T. P. Wilson, of Brasen nose College ; C. H. Langhorne, of Exeter College ; N. Midwinter, of Magdalen Hall ; T. Jones, of Magdalen Hall. BAcIIISLOR i t Music.—G. 3. Pye, of Madalen Hall. A Convocation was afterwards holden to elect the Pro fessor of Poetry, when the Rev. J. Garbett, of Brasen nose College was chosen without opposition. STATIONERS AND PAPER MAN U- FACTURERS' PROVIDENT SOCIETY. A dinner of the Stationers and Paper Manufacturers Provident Society took place on Wednesday, Sir James Williams in the Chair, for • the purpose .of presenting their Honorary Secretary, Mr. John Eggar Cooper, with a piece of plate, as a testimonial for his valuable ser vices, The Chairman, who is President of the Society, was supported by Messrs. Dickinson, Garesser, Gardi ner, Chater, Towgood, Smith, Wiggins,lEvans, and most of the principal paper manufacturers and wholesale sta tioners in London, _ . In proposing prosperity to the paper trade the Chair man alluded to its importance at an article of universal consumption, and to the pleasure it gave him, as one of the oldest members of the trade, to preside over so highly respectable an assemblage of its members, and his hope that a meeting like the present would banish the rival ries of trade and unite them heart and hand in the work of beneVolthce and good feeling, The piece of plate, which was a candelabrum, was formally presented to Mrs Cooper by the Chairman, who said, I have observed the opening talents of that gen tlemen. I think highly of his legal attainments, which, in a straight manly course, will, I trust, lead him to emi nence in his profession, and I was so fortunate as to in troduce him to my excellent friend Mr. Clark, whom you all know to be universally esteemed, whose example has been, and I have no doubt will further be, of great advan tage to him. We are met 'to present a piece of plate to our friend as a small tribute of grateful acknowledgment of his unbought services. I know not whether the honour conferred vu us by rolittliary subscription for purchasing this article, or the honour conferred upon Mr. Cooper by its presentation, be the greater. He might have made a heavy charge, but no payment could have produced in him a greater desire to meet our views, and foster the beginning of our exertions for the benefit of the trade. Addressing Mr. Cooper, he said—" Receive this plate as a proof of our esteem, and also of our earnest wishes for your happiness; may it be handed down as an heir loom to future generations, accompanied by the blessing of the Almighty Father of all Mercies." Mr. Elton, the yOuthful midshipman on board the Stromboli, whose sentence for writing an irritating letter to a superior officer is exciting so much attention in the naval and military circles, is the nephew of Sir Abraham Elton, of Clifton, near Bristol ; and Mr. Crewe Reid, the Syrian traveller, who was the cause of the quarrel between Mr. Elton and Captain Williams, is the son of Crewe Reid, Esq., of Laverton House, near Southampton, grandson of Mrs. C rewe , w hose wit and ' beauty drew forth complimentary verses faom the cele- Charles James 'ox idinburgh thi‘: st7',. Lo'istboX ;,,..,,,.4'lJ i i'ixtbAi, JA.l4iiAl l ' V . 2.9i._.184. RUSSIAN TYRANNY-A ROMAN- TIC STORY. (Prom L' Audience.) At a recent sitting of the Criminal Court of Tarnbof, a province of Russia, 283 peasants were tried on a charge of putting to death a Russian noble, under circumstances of a shocking but ro mantic character, of which the follpwing a re the details:— On the evening in question all was merriment in the chateau of Sokolin-Slaw. Gaiety and fes tivity were the order of the day. Around a table richly and plentifully supplied with the choicest viands sat twelve young officers wearing the costume of the Straroduburo regiment. The owner of the chateau (M. Meerzeloff), aged abOut 22, had assembled his comrades to celebrate, in a manner worthy the occasion, a piece of good fortune which had happened to him, and to co:nmence with gaiety the enjoyment of an immense patrimony, of which he had just come into possession. " An other glass of champagne," said Meerzeloff, tak ing up the bottle, and pouring forth its sparkling contents. " To the health of the child of fortune," cried all around, as they followed his example in filling their glasses. "In good faith," said one of the guests, " good cheer is a good thing, but we are wanting at this moment in the greatest charm of human life." ‘V hat is that?" demanded the atilphytrion. " The ladies," was the reply. " Ah, the ladies I" re-echoed all around. " They are not wanting," said the host. " Behold those young beauties. They shalt be to you as the houris of this terrestrial paradise." He pointed as he spoke, and twelve young females were seen entering the chamber s singing in chorus the favourite airs of the country. The little of reason which remained to the host and his guests now disappeared entirely. At the dessert the male attendants were dismissed and Meerseloff, who declared that he was deter mined to make his old comrades happy, directed each of his guests to choose the one of the band of singers which was most to his taste. Accustomed' from the cradle to a blind obe dience, and well assured that they should find nei ther protection nor defence among the serfs of Sokohn-Slaw, the poor girls upon whom the choice of the officers fell quietly submitted to their fate, with one single exception, namely, that of Maryna, the most beautiful, of them all, who, taking advan tage of the moment, fled from the castle, and di rected her steps towards the country. " What is this ?" cried Meerzeloff, on hearing the rumour of her flight, " what savage dare shake off my yoke ? Kej-Ivan ! Alexis I fly in pursuit of Maryna, and let her be brought back without delay." One of the men to whom this order was given was the bro ther of Maryna, and the other her affianced hus band. They obeyed his commands, however, as they were compelled to do, and went after the fu gitive like dogs in pursuit of game, and ten minutes had scarcely elapsed before poor Maryna was brought back pale, trembling, and bedewed with tears. But as soon as she was restored to the castle Maryna and the other damsels were arrayed in gorgeous dresses, and decorated with a profu sion of gems and flowers ; and, night having ar rived, commenced in a saloon refulgent with light one of those brutal orgies which the Russian nobles, with their half savage ideas, call a " Supper of Eden." By midnight the sound of music had ceased in the chateau. Those of the serfs whose duties did not keep them at their posts had dispersed in the village. Kej-Ivan and Alexis, the brother and lover of Maryna, had retired to a cabaret, where, to chase away the thoughts that disturbed them, they were drinking freely. During this time Maffa, the favourite of Meer zeloff, was burning with jealousy. Her master had not allowed her to go down to the banquet, lest her beauty should have attracted the attention of the other officers. She had, however, notwith standing this, been a witness of the " drama of love," and, enraged beyond measure at what she beheld, resolved to be revenged upon her faithless lord and lover. She accordingly went to the cabaret where Kej-Ivan and Alexis were drinking, and reproached them with their want of spirit, saying, " Base wretches ! you sit here drinking while robbed of your sister and your wife !" They denied that they were the base connivers at their ,own dishonour, They were rather the victims of their tyrannical lord. Ala& continued to taunt them until they became greatly incensed, and were on the point of ill , treating her ; hut she said, " For shame rather be the avengers of your own wrongs than the assassins of a helpless woman," and con tinued to work upon their feelings until she at length made them swear that they would take no rest until Meerzeloff had fallen under their aven ging hands. " Venge ance !" no w became the cry, and in less than half an hour that cry was repeated by a band of 400 peasants who bad been assembled by Kej-Ivan and his friend. In about three hours after this, and just before the dawn of day, while the occupants of the chateau were locked in the first embrace of sleep, a band of nearly 400 peasants, each 'bearing a truss of straw, surrounded the mansion, which, like most of the residences of the province of Tambof, was built of wood. At a given signal they set fire to the fence which surrounded the chateau, and then re tiring to a distanc e , armed with muskets, axe . , pitchforks, and scyth es , t h ey wa i te d u ntil the Seig neur of Sokolin-Sl aw an d hi s gues t s should be aroused from their slumbers by the conflagration. Meerzeloff, the first alarmed by the light, rushed out and tried to clear the gate ; but the contents of a musket, which extended him upon the ground, told him what his guests had to expect. The lat ter presently appeared, sword in hand, resolved, if possible, to surmount the two-fold obstacle opposed to their escape by the flames and the infuriated band of peasants. A terrible and bloody encounter now u in whi c h t h e officers were fortunate enougn but one o f th e i r nu m b e r, Captain h h ok to place, lose Dranberg, and ultimately effected a retreat into a small wood, overcome with fatigue, their hair partly burnt from their heads, and their clothes torn to tatters in the deadly encounter with the peasants. Four of their number were dangerously wounded. As soon as the officers had fled, the peasants ran to the rescue of the females, and then returned to gratify their feelings of revenge in the most savage manner. They made a tremendous fire of fir-wood, and as soon as it had become clear and bright threw the living body of the unhappy Meer zeloff into the midst of the glowing furnace. Maffa, repenting too late of her jealousy, in vain supplicated them to spare the yet breathing suf ferer ; and in reply to het troublesome entreaties they actually took her and threw her into the fire after him. They next proceeded to burn down the chateau, and to destroy every thing that had belonged to its unfortunate owner. As soon as the occurrence reached the ears of the Emperor Nicholas, his Majesty ordered that a judicial lad the resu l t was the appre hension and trial of 28 3 of the peasants. dtakeplaceinto the circum aniccieasl o i inquiry q theuir y o sho as e n s The above facts havi ng been detailed in evidence, the Tribunal condem ned the p risoner s in the first place to receive 100 blows of the kno u t— a punish ment almost equal to a sentence of de ath , since sel dom does more tha n one in ten surv ive it; and, secondly, that all the survivors should be sent to labour for life in the mines of Siberia. The Emperor, in consideration of the cause and prov ocation o f their offence, has com m uted the sen nce to banishment in the Cauecasu s ; an d t h ose s o f capable of bearing arms are to be en rolled in the Cossack t theine. though we fact, that in a district g en u t ir s e ? , ,, " In how re m la a ti n o y n wishessu pe r i t n o t e ---- a n ci we cannot state how often the times the police of the county can be seen in the course A correspondent the men on duty are seen by their superintendents in the e t of eventh i s subject, aw eek county, yet we may leave our correspondent and our extend ing from Selston, twelve miles west; to Gonalston, ten miles east ; Stapleford, six miles south ; to Oxton, nine readers to judge from miles north, there are only ten policemen, and a popula tion of 70,000. One man has a circuit of at least twenty miles.—Nottingham Review. A poor widow , name d A zimont, of the com mune of Brax, near Toulouse, was condemned to pay a small fine for some s light offence against the Forest-laws, but being unable to raise the money was liable to impri sonment. A gendarme named Marteau, and one of his comrades, were sent to arrest her. Iler distress was great, and her pleadings for mercy strengthened by the cries of her four children. This made such impression upon the humane feelings of Marteau, that leaving her in charge of his comrade, he hastened to the Receiver of the Domains, paid the fine with the costs, amounting to 23f., and then returned to the widow with the discharge. This benevolent act coming to the knowledge of Mar shal Soult, he iranlediately , as Minister of War, sent orders for the.appointment of Marteau to the first vacant brigadiership in his Legion, and being also aware that the gendarme possessed nothing but his pay, - rcroitted him ill be had paid for the wid9w. STATE OF THE HoSititY AND LACE TRADES. There is, as yet, no improvement in the de mand in any of the numerous branches of the hosiery or the l ace t ra d es ,• in fact, if vre are to believe the work men , th e demand is decreasing, instead of increasing. This state of things . ex tends equally to silk, cotton, or worsted hosiery, in the latter of which there is nothing, hi any part of the world, in the shape of competition; yet the distress at Leicester is such, that the po pulation are begging in mobs of 200 or 300. We are pained to state, that the silk warp blond hands, who have been advanced in their wages by one house for some months, have been again reduced the eighth of their wages. At the same time, blond nets have been lowered in the market considerably, as the rest of the ma nufacturers absolutely refused to advance the wages. The excitement in the villages still continues respecting the abatement of the price for;making cotton hose. The damage done to the frame at Westhorpe, It appears, was not very serious, aqua-fortis having been poured upon the needles and sinkers during the nigh . t. The needles, in most cases, are rendered unfit bT work ; but the sinkers will, most of them, be n'.7`49 to work meet again, after the roughness is taken o. _4- ff ing of deputies, from about twelve of the villa 1 ; 418 , was held on Monday, who came to the determi nation of resisting the reduction. A list of prices given by the other houses in the trade, has been presented to the house in question, which they object to, on the ground that the document only states, those that are giving a high price, and not those that are giving low prices, and conse quently it is not satisfactory. In the meanwhile, some of trie villages, such as Arnold, in which about 800 frames are employed, are in a state of great excitement, and soma acts of violence and insubordination have occurred._ Nottinahtsm Re mew. d -~.~. .• LLOYD'S SHIPPIN(I4., STANDOATE CREEK, JAN. 27.—Arrd. 11001 Munro, Nairne, Mogadore. BAAISGATE, JAN. 27.—The Angelique, Cornelius, has been docked. DEAL, JAN. 27.—Wind W.S.W.—.Arra. ward. Put back, Euxine, Bombay ; Anna Eliza, LIVERPooL, JAN. 27.—1 t blew very hard last night, with violent squalls. The following vessels at anchor in the river, were driven ashore :—Aitn, Dodson, Lima, in Bootle Bay, with loss of rudder ; Emily, for rerriam bite% on the Clarence Dock-gates, but got off and Intti the basin, with stem stove, &c.. The Indefatigable, Run corn, in the Coburg Dock. The Tamenund, New Or leans, dragged her anchors in a gale at N.W. this afternoon, and grounded in Bootle Bay on the first guar. ter's'ebb. The sloop Helen, from ltantsdy petty. toes), is ashore near Southport. Two flats are tislidle under Dove Point ; and the wreck of a vessel, apparently a sloop, near Scarsdale Castle. The wreck of a small craft drifted this morning at Hilbree Swo.sh. The Isaac, Allerton, from Natchez, lost sails outside tile batiltS last night, and ran for the Victoria Channel, struck on the bar, but afterwards came to anchor in the river. As the tide ebbed she took the ground, but was towed off on the flood. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. N.W. to W.—Arrd. Henrietta Lusine, Amston, for Batavia Berkeley, London, for Jamaica ; Miranda, do., for Antigua ; the Little Queen, from Youghal, ashore on Southsea Beach ; has been got off and brought into the harbour. Sld., Medina, steamer, Barbadoes. COWES, JAN. 27.—Arrd. London, Linden, for Jamaica. DARTMOUTH, JAN. 27.—Arrd. Saucy Lass, Bristol for St. Michael's, was blown up channel in yestard a y's gale. The smack Providence, of Broxham, got on the Kettle bottoms and was struck heavily, but was assisted and brought into the harbour. FALMOUTH, JAN. 26.—Wind W.S.W. to N.W.—lt has blown throughout the day a strong gale, with violent squalls from W.S.W. to N.E. BarsrroL, JAN. 27.—Acrd. Eleanor, Demerara. A ship, bottom up, was passed,yesterday off the Foreland, near Minehead, by the Billow, arrd. here ffdui DUBLIN, JAN. 25.—1 t has blown a very severe pie all night and this day from S.W. to W., and the appear ance of the night is very threatening. Two small schooners are at anchor off Kingstown. DOVER, JAN. 27.—We have just got advice of the loss of the Amphitrite, Berbice to London, near Boulogne. RAMSAY, ISLE OF MAN, JAN. 26.—The John and William, Patterson, from Leith to Liverpool, was driven on shore in the Bay this morning, :and will have to be discharged—crew saved. BRIDLINGTON, JAN. 26.—The Good Intent, ',oldie, of and from Weymouth, has been driven on short slit miles to the Southward. _ _ PORT. FLEETWOOD, JAN. 27.—The Tom Scott, from Newry to Preston, is on shore hetwcefi liossall and Blackpool, and must discharge--crew savea. REDCAR, JAN. 26.—The Junge Jacob Nippe, front Hartlepool to Altona, ran on the sands near the Marske yesterday during a gale from S.S.E., and is expected to become a wreck ; crew and materials saved.. SHIELDS, JAN. 26.—The Constantia, a light collictr, in taking the bar yesterday morning, got on the rocks, and haibecome a wreck ; crew saved. SUNDERLAND, JAN. 25.—The Flora, Grant, of this port, is on shore, and much damaged. LOWESTOFFE, JAN. 27.—Thomas Oliver (not Hollo way; as reported yesterday), on shore on the Inner Shoal, fell over on her beam ends, and sank. MILFORD, JAN. 26.—1 t blew ft:heavy gale this morn ing from S. to S.S.W., and during the day at W. The George the Fourth, Cornelius, from Liverpool to New port, bound to Palermo, and the Hope, Lloyd, from Glasgow to Rouen, drove on shore near the Habber stone Pile. The Betsey, of Ross, and the Edward, of Wexford, parted their cables ; the latter drove on shore near Pill Point, where the crew abandoned her. A pilot and boat's crew boarded her, got her off, and ran her up towards Pembroke Dock. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 26.—Arrd. Delight packet, from Tampico, sailed 9th ult., Vera Cruz 19th, and Havannah 28th. It has blown a strong gale all night. 27th. More moderate. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 27.—Wind N.W. to W.N.W.—Arrd. Emma, Carney, Maranham ; Cherokee, Long, Savannah. SHEERNESS, JAN. 27.—The Amedie, Constance, Roch fort, got entangled this morning with the ships of war near the dockyard, and was obliged to be run on the mud, but has not received any damage. The Vesper, Harper, in proceeding for the Creek, ran foul of a dock- yard lighter. CORK, JAN. 25.—The Isabella, from Sydney, Cape Breton, put into St. John's, Newfoundlansi, 14th inst., dismasted. LIVERPOOL VACANCY.—We have no positive information as to the intentions of the Liberals. A re quisition to Lord Milton is, we believe, under conside ration. The names of Mr. E. J. Stanley, Mr. George Wilbraham, and Mr. llume, have also been mentioned, all excellent men ; but nothing decisive has yet been done. As we have already intimated, our opinion is in favour of a free-trader, whatever be his politics. If a Tory, and thoroughly liberal in commercial matters, the greater the chance of his success. But if such a candi date cannot be found, still the friends of free trade ought to be afforded an opportunity of recording their votes. It is taken for granted, by one or two of our Liberal Contemporaries, that the registry, since the last election, is so much against us, as to render a contest now even more hopeless than it was then. We by no means participate in this despondency—this utter aban donment of the field to the enemy—without venturing to strike a blow. Since the last election practical and personal experience of the evil working of the present system has made many converts to the belief, not only in the possibility, but also in the necessity of a better. The extent of these conversions ought to be ascertained, and this can only be done by a contest s supposing that the Tories determine upon bringing forward a monopolist candidate. it may be unsuccessful, but the experiment ought to be made. There are at least 3,500 household ers, and some six or seven hundred freemen, staunch Reformers ; and there may be many more, differing in politics, but anxious to accord their votes in favour of free trade and extended commerce ; and it will be an circa-lasting Stigma. on the good sense-“tod-publio gipult.4 the popular leaders in Liverpool, if the opportuni t y is denied them.—Liverpool Mercury. BRUSSELS, JAN, 26.—The average price of Wheat last week was 21f. 57c. , and that of Rye 12f. 48c. The coming of age of Mr. Richard Meredytb Richards, the only son of the Member for Monmouth shire, was celebrated a few days ago at Dolgelly, and the neighbouring towns, by public dinners, and other demonstrations, and a liberal subscription was entered into on this occasion by the gentry and tradespeople, which was laid out in the purchase of oatmeal and beef, for distribution amongst the poor. It is worthy of re mark, that one poor woman, anxious to testify her high respect for the Caerynwch family, but having no front wwindaloews,tohahviernglittplreecvoiot,utsolyok o o r i d it er h ed er stmheallaisrotruinbdutitaobnle, of wu it p h w a sr l ds igh o t t ed io c o a 4 nd to le v s a t r u i c o k us in pu t b h li e c m c i h d a ti r l i e ties of , it a , n a d nd to ca t r h - e car ried it upon her head round the town, to the infinite amuSoment of the inhabitants. SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 27.--The arrangements for the Corn-law Conference, which will take place in this town on the Ist of February, are in a satisfactory state of forwardness. The Provisional Committee sit daily, and they have received letters from Lord Palmer ston, the Earl of Radnor, and several other Peers ; from Mr. Cobden, Sir John Easthope, Rev. Mr. Spencer, Messrs. Sidney Smith and Thompson, and from a host of eminent yeomen in the southern and western counties, • -*lig attendance. The Chairman . of the Provi sional Committee has had an interview with the Earl of Radnor, who has promised to be Chairman of the Conference. The principal object of the Con ference will be to ascertain, from indisputable sta tistical information, whether the strictly rural dis tricts in England, .that are totally unconnected with, and uncontaminated by, manufacturing towns, are enjoying that plenty and happiness which the Pro-Corn-law advocates say they are. Those noblemen and gentlemen, large landed proprietors, who are coming forward:to pronounce their detestation of the Corn-laWs, are satisfied, that though the landord-mo nopoly increases rents for a period, yet when one class of persons is enriched by that which impoverishes an other, sooaer or later landlords and manufacturers must be involved in one common ruin. The Court of Assistants and Livery of the Worshipful Company of Leathersellers dined on Thursday at the _Albion Tavern, Aldersgate-street, to celebrate the christening of his Royal Highness the Prince of poor of the Company, rams= - PRICES OF CANAL,DOCK,ASSITR ANCE COMPANY SilAttgEli &c. &c. &c. LONYJON , FKIDAY, JAN. 28. Fried Number Dividend 0f per CANALS. pa id . per Share i4ares, Aonum. 1,166 pet Cent. Ashton & Oldhani..Averageoll.lB4..h. :.98 1,482 41, Aebby.de.le•Zouch ..... Average 1131.1111. j 065 5i 1 , B B a , s e i c n k g n e o t n e k k e g .. ll .. d .. A ... b . e . , . g . a . .;.; n . n ...; ..... : 1 1 04 1 1: s s h h .. ri. _ll 1,260 8,000 I-16th. 101. Birmingham, I.loth share ...Ail. 194, Ditto St Liverpool Junct.l 2 ol. ski. 100 pi 2/ 000 .. 31. Bridgewater and Tauned,•lool.sh. all RA •-• SOO 51. Chelmer and Blackwater ...... - ••• 1 ,°°.. 1 •“" 1 9 1 500 321. Coventry 0.1%•••••••••••••• ..... ; " Vie Sh. SUC I .... MOS Croydon.t..ooo .. I• AVeFrge.7s.2l.lo,i• : 11 . 2, 60 51. Os. Dudley 1001. sh. 9 2 600 132. . - Derby ........ ...... . ....... loo l.sh. 120 :Xl,OOO 4 per cent. Danube and ...... 411.13.. 4d.pd 30 3,3751 4' Ellesmereand Chester Average 133/..h. 73 231 621 Erowash .. ..... d . ...... lool.sh. 735 6,485 B 'l. Forth and Cly d e 190/. sh. 1001 . pd. 1:3 11.453 71. Grand Junction ....................1001.8 n 115 2,8491 255. Grand Union lool.sh .27 ',500 ........ Grand Surrey...-.•..... ........ „ 1001. sh. 15 1,0001 41 , per cent. Ditto (optional) Loan 1001. .196 600 131.12 s 04. Glamorganshire, Aver. cost 1721.13 .4d. 230 749 12s. Grantham l5Ol. sh. 220 6 238 21. Os. Huddersfield ....Average 5 /1. 6s. 6d. sh. 21 100 28.328 11.10 s. Kennet end Avon, Av. 391.181.10 A. sh 18 11,694 1/. 7s. Lancaster Average 471. Ga. Sd 27 4,8975 301. Leeds and Liverpool lool.sh 730 5451 111. Leicester 1101.41. 150 ,897 51.05. Leicester & Northampton Aver 831.100 71% 2,409 101. Monmouthshire ......... 1001.sl: 200 250 101. Melton Mowbray ZOO 251. Mersey and Irwell IOW. sh. 540 3,000 21. 10s. Macclesfield 100!. sh. all pd. 23 .247 171. Neath lool.sh. 3611 2,400 51. Peak Forest.. ....Avez.ge about 781.8 h. 7 1 t a w 8.. Regent'. (or Lindon) Av. 331.16..8d. sh. 10 • 669 61. Rochdale.... ...... ....Average 851.1 h. 63 4 .• 81. Shropshire . .on, •, • . . 1251.5h. 137 ~...0 a. ‘.10.• Somerset Coal ........ l5Ol. eh. 176 ~-;,;.',X, „ -ent Ditto Lock Fund Stock...- ... 121 10s. sh. 11 *"."'"'" ' v e " St afford and Worcester.... 1401 h 685 4 700 361. .. . soo 15i, sha 7wsbury..... ....... ......•.•- 1251. sh. 280 MO W. 3tourbs - . 442e •••••••••••• si. 1451.. h. 396 Avon 55.ver....791. 95. (id. sh. 33 3,647 V. Os. Stratford -on.. 53S lip Swansea lool.sh. 265 e &h :ilway Av . 261.95 . , sh. 45 3,762 21. 12.. Severn and Wy 2,6001. h. 321. 10s. Trent and Mersey, i sha' • 2 ..........001. sh. 500 4.149 ..« ..... Thames and Medway Av.la,:: WI , ea. sh. 2 le 041 MI Warwick and Birmingham L46 l.°h• 203 ',mop!). • 980 131. Warwick and helium * . ..... ... . lOOl. sh: /17 7,000 41. Worcester & Birmingh am . Av.7B/.Bs. sh. .Z. 4 . 5,900 364. Wilts and Berk. Average 671. 10s. Bd. sh. 28% 800 6.. Wyrlev and Easington 1251 . sh '74 529 .. 111..1". Wispeacn lN4sh. 30 Kt, Wey and Arun 1101. tn. 20 DOCKS. 2,60 & i s P. c. Commerc Ai ...... ...........••..... 1001..11. 61 I,oo o ih. 5 per cent. East and West India .............Stock 102 3,t,,3"1.510;/ , 31.p.ct. London ... .......Stock 73% Ditto Bonds •..., .......... .. ....... ...... ••••••• 100% 2 , 209 31. 68. f.l. Bristol Average 14 7 1.98. sh. 75 14 2 3241. 51. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts Stock 1 08 08 1ik,7.42 5 percent. St. Ka;.:lgrille * tiMl '4I per cent. Ditto Bonds ..... , lOO% 200.000 4 pet gent. Ditto Bonds for 10 y"-a" 99 •,•,,,..... .... Pert ford Pier _ ___ QOl, sh. 20/. pd 10 0113130E5. 1.600 IL Hammers/Bab, ~,....« ........ , . ~, 50/.0?! 2134 1I Southwark, 010.:.,,,,,,Ar. 631.25. Bd. sh. 35 10 /1. 15s. Ditto, New, of 71 pet dertL,.....501.8h. 15.-.,' 0, .truest Waterloo .i.,f001. sh. 3 5,000 226. tfd, Ditto, Old Annuities of 8/ CM pri 21 5,000 19$. 3d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71. 4Ol. pd 44 60,000/. 51. per cent. Ditto Bonds 5,848 27s Vauxhall .....,...Average 70/. 108.3 d. sh 26 ASSURANCE COMPANIES. 2110 s Albion 502,000 00.0 r Per iNti Alliance B ritish &Foreignloo/.312. 111. pd 14% eel . a0,0(10 0 pit eeyft. 131t10, Marine 100/. sh. 51. pd fi% 24,000 it. lift th. Atlas He. 5O/. sh. 51. pd 14 1,20015 h. 51. /*tit:Mgt/3M F 250 ife 250/. sh. 55/. pd 107% 80,000 41. percent. British Fire 0.. lsh 501. pd 40 lIS 61. per cent. British Comtnercial -,...001. 5, e.l.lnr cent. Clerical & Medi9/11 Life,looolo/. sh . 5h..21101 10s pd 6 4, 7101 County 1. pd 10 5,000 Si Pig'. 501. sh. 51. pd 4% 200 1.5 per cent/ e and 301 bs. 6 mcothafritt Life 10001. sh. 2501. pd 40 2,271 225. per cent. European Lite 201.1 h. all pd 22 50 !,1 2s. Ditto, New 201. eh. 21. pd 11,,, 1.1 ii3OOL f Cper ot Globe ....Stock 116 20,0 M hi' Guardian 30,006 48. M. Hope 501.1.h. 1. pd 51,4 2,400 51.1 . ed. Itnpertal Fire 5OOl. eh. 50/. pd 13234 7,500 118 !roper/di Life lOO/. sh. 10/. pd 11 13,459 5/. percent. 15ffeYnntty Marine lOOl. sh. 8/. pd 2034 1,090 st 101 Kent Fife ....., 5Ol. sh. all pd 91 31. Ditto Life .x.».., • • i 501. pd 66 10,000 16s. Law Life , .... ...........ylOO/. sh. 101. pd 31% 5,0011 101. London, Fire 251. sh. 121. 10s. pd 19% 3,900 101. London, Ship 251. eh. 12/. 10s. pd 1834 1,000.0001. ... ..... Minerva Life 1001. eh. 21,000 V. per cent. Natleatal Loan Fund... 201. sh 21. 10s. pd 2% 38.000 51, per cent. PalladiuM Life 5O/. eh. 21. pd 21 es 50,000 5/. per cent. Protector Llfa ... .......... 2Ol. sh. 2/. pd 17s 64 10,000 4 per cent. Protestant Dissenter* oulf,o/. sh, 5/. pd 534 2.500 11. Provident Lite lOO/. eh. 101, pd 20 200,060 48. Od. Bock Life ..»..«.«.»•.............. ,tlf 91.0 3% 89,2201 51. percent. Rosll Eeehange Stock 168 6,009 5 per cent. Untversity Lik 100/. sh. 51. pff 6% 10,000 4 per cent. United Kingdona lAfe 1001. sh. 51. pd 738 JOINT STOCK BANKS. 2t,000 Agric. and Com. of Ireland2sl. en. 10/. pd 17,000 8 pet Cent. Australasia 401. eh. 44,1. pd 53% 10,030 /0 pet teht. Bank of Birmingham 501. sh. 10/. pd 13 /0,000 10 pet tieft. /41rininsham Dank 501. sh. 101. pd lin 31,000 6percent. landau & Westminster 1001. sh. 20/. pd- 22 60,000 51. London Joint Iftock 50/. sh. 10!. pd 1234 3,000 4 per cent. Lancaster .......... lool.sh. 201. pd 90 25,000 10 per cent. Liverpool 1001 sh. 121/. pd 19 1 50,000 li per cent. Manchester and Liver ] 501.8 h. 161. pd 10% I pool Dironnt 20,000 2 percent. Manchester lOO4 sh. 101. pd 41 20,009 $ per emit. Provincial Bank of Irelandlool. sh. 251. psi 40% 10,000 8 per cent National Bank of Ireland 501. oh. 170. pd l 7 10,000 6 per cent National Pro/halal Eng.loo/. sh. 351. pd 35 10,000 ... ...... Ditto New .....10/. sh. lOL pd 10 (4 t,. i •Oloueestershire........ ..... 1501. sh. 10/. pd 32 65.. , roper cent. Hampshire 5O/. eh. N. pd 9 U. 48 LIGHT AND COKE COmPA NIES. 2,500 16s (Id 11. th :101. sh. 161. pd 22 5,000 Brltlsli ..,...,..,... ... . 4O/. sh. 161. pd 10 ow [5.1,..,4-d,e13c,.e14.3 Ditto Provinci.ll ...,., 201. eh. 19/. pd :3 Ir+9 51 ins Birmingham 501 eh. 96 1,20 %I Os Bristol -o, sh. 36 ,250 :V 104 Brighton 2O/..b. ):11, 750 31 10$ Ditto, New 2Ol. sh. 191. pd 9 7,471 4f per cent. Brighteti General 2Ol. eh. allpd 1.11-„i 5,000 71.105. Continental Contolldated ,..751. 6211. pd 110 1,030 101. City of London .,-..1001. sh. all pd 195 I#ooo 61. Ditto, New 1001. eh. 75/. pd 150 . 4,000 Vres, Equitable 5Ol. pd 20 /o.ooff, Si. pet 6tltt. imperial 50/. sh. 61 900 51. per cent. Isle of Tbanet 251. sh. 20/. pd 18% 1,350 6/. per cent. I ndepchdent O/. sh. all ra. 56 9,000 5!. per cent. Phoenix o ..... 0.............501. sh. 39/. pd 33 1,000 4/. per cent. Ratcliff ........ ....... . ... . . 1001.5 h. 801. pd 63 4,000 South Metropolitan......sl/. sh.-23361. pd 17 2,000 51. per cent. United General 501. sit. 471. pd 29 240 5/. per cent. Warwick .«501 sh. 50 400 U. r eat Wakefield.. 0.... ..... • ........ ..... .251. sh. 22 2,000 3!. Westminster Chartered ..........501.5h. 57% • 6,000 12s. Ditto Ow ...... ......5( 1.11. 101. pd 11% 780 3 per cent. Yarmouth ~...a..:«........401. sh. 181. pd WATER WfsetltS. 1,800 341. Birmingham 25!. sh. 25/. pd 21 1,453 71. Efad London ...lOW. sh. 16234 5,500 21 15s. Grand ittnction Average 411 1.35. 441. sh. 55 0,000 21. Kent ..... oty: . lOU/. eh. &IS 372 In/. Liverpool bootif 220/. oh. 325 1,500 2 /los New River London 11045 e Water Ann... 60 6,496 2/ 108 Manchester and Salford.,../ ... .100/. sh. .54 1,000 5 per cent. South London .. ..1001. sh. • 98 8,294 4;l.Middlesex Average 631.4191. 94. sh. 00 1,360 lilis York Building Co. Lessee Prop. lOW. on. 35 IRON RAILWAYS. 0,390 2/. Os. Birmingham and Derby ....... 100/ pd 59 9,520 Birmingham and Gloncesier ....KM pd 64 15,00 I/. 4e. Bristol and Exeter ... ..... 1001. eh. 60 pd 25% 7,500 Cheltenham &G. Western 1001. sb. 12)s 1. 14% 3,009 ..«..... Clarence 100/. eh. 1001 pd 20 8,000 ...... ... Dublin and Drogheda 1001. eh. 5/. pd 60,006 .....».. Eastern Counties 251. sh. 23/. pd 8% 10,000 Great North of Englandlool.sh. 100!. pd 80 10,918 13 per cent. Grand Junction lOOl .Ih. all pd 194 25, 00 3 per cent. Great Western 1801. sh. 651. pd 85 25,000 Ditto New 501. sb. 50/. pd 60 6,000 5 per cent Gosport Junction... 50/. sh. /AL pd 56% 2,000 6 per cent. Hartlepool •••••»•.......... 1001. sh. 1001. pd 145% 8,000 Hull and Selby 5Ol. sh. 504 pd 39 2,100 4 per cent. Leeds and Selby 100 sli. 65% 5,1(10 10 per cent. Liverpool& Manchester 101.1.5 h. 100150/.. pd 199 7,965 10 per cent. Ditto Half Shares pd 90 11,495 10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares. 251. Pd 45 33,000 .... ..... London and Brighton 501. sh. 501. pd 36% 94,000 ..... .... London and Blackwell 251. sh. 251. pd II 10,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich 20/. sis. 2(11. pd 6 25,000 81 per cent. London & Birmingham 1001. sh. 901. pd 170 25,000 2/. CS. Ditto Quarter Shard ....251. pd 34% 31,250 Ditto New Shares .32/. sh. 32/. pd 28% 36,000 5 per cent. London and S. Western Av. 38/, 173. Vd. 59 33,000 .... ..... London and Croydon, 3 Av. 13/. 15 Ii ii Ditto New Scrip.... e. 9d. 1141 13,000 5/ per cent. Manchester and Leeds...loo/. sh. 701. pd 75% 0,000 Ditto Half Shares 5O/. 25/. pd 31 10,000 .... ..... Manchester and Birmingham 701.5 h. 401, 28 Ditto Extension 7l. pd 2% 10,000 2/.los. Midland Counties 'OO/. sh. 1001. pd 80 15,000 'N. Os. North Midland ...... ... 1.01. sh. 1001 pd 71 New 4Ol. Eastern.... 501. sh 401.401. pd 35:35 11.10 s. NoDrtithteornNea 10,256 1,660 Preston and Wyre 5O/. sh. 301. pd 36 28,000 South Eastern and Dover 45/. pd 26>y 1,000 10/. per cent. Stockton and Darlington lOOl. eh. 265 9,000 6,000 York and North Midland 50 . sh. 50/. pd 94% MINES. 8,000 Albion Copper 51.1 1,,, ov. p 4 12 4,000 11. 54, A Itcn l5l. sh 12/. It apd 10 10,000 ......... Anglo Mexican,iss. W. pm.lool. sh. al 't d 134 Ditto Subscription .251. pu I% 2,000 101, Bolanos l5O/. sh all pd 35 10,000 11. 101 Brasilianimp. res. 51. pm 05/. oh. 20/. pd 8 6,060 ... ...... Macaubas & Locaes United 251.5h.25/. pd 41,4 11,000 Ditto St. John Del Rey 2O/. al). 14/. pd 1% 10 ,000 Bolivar Copper Company, 201. sh. 201. pd 1 10,000 ...... Ditto Scrip lO4 sh. 10/. pd 2 20,000 .... ..... British Iron lOO/. eh. 701. pd 8 ,000 . ...... . British Copper 51. sh. 441. pd 1% . ..... ... Cate Branca 6O. pd 6% Candonga 7hl. pd 5 10,000 1 I Copiapo ....... .., .. * .... ..... 201.5 h l3l. pd 10 8,500 ... Columblan, iss. 5/. pm.... 551. ell 551. pd Of 2,850 9/. English 20,000 ......... General AflnlngAssociation2ol sh.l6/. pd 15 6,155 sss. ..... Mexican Company 1001. sh. CO/ pd 3,000 ...., ..... Polberou Consols .. lOl. sh. 81. pd 4 R eat del Monte. - Unregistered 3 114" ......... Ditto Loan Notes... ...... .... ..150/. pd 160 ..«.....30.000 ...... United Mexican, Ist. 2pna. 40r. eh. all pd Dittt. Scrip ll4 Ditto New Scrip '1 ro. 3 West Cork 5Ol. sh 501. pd 38 LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. __ 1,000 .... London, with Bronze Ticket ...75gs. sh. 14 1,500 London University ..... ....1001.sh. all pd 7 700 King' College 1001. 193% MISCELLANEOUS. 10,;00 151. Australian Agricultural.lool.'sh. 28/. pd 37 6,)00 1. percent. British American Land Company 3511/. pd 9 10,006 61. per cent. Canada Company... ...... 1001. sh. 321/. pd 28 )0,000 51. per cent. Upper Canaria Loan City Bonds, 4 per cent ....... .......... ...... 20,000 U. 6s. General Steam Navigation 151. sh. 14/. pd 243 % 10/.per cent. Hudson's Bay Stock ........ ........ ....... ,000 1/. London Com. Sale Rooms ....Av. 751. sh 19% ,000 ..... .... Caoutchauc Company 120. pd 12% New Brunswick Land Company 501 pd 12 :,154 1. per cent. Reversionary Int. 50c...1001. sh 1001. pd 9234 2,933 U. per cent. Ditto New 100/. sh. 1001. pd 107 4,000 ........, Thames Tunnel .50/. sh. all pd 10 10,000 Gs. Van Diemer.'s Land.... 100/. oh. ISII, pd 73% LIST of SCOTTISH COMPA NIES' PRICES BANKS. Ipro,ooo/ 61. p. ct. Bank of Scotland „Mt. 61. Bd.sh. all pd 154% 14,000,0001. p. ct. Royal of Scotland 1001 . sh . all pd '148)6 500.0001. 61. p. ct. British Linen Company 100/.sh. pd 206 600,0001. 71. p. ct. Commercial .5001.8h.1001. pd 159 500,0005. 6p. ct. National lool.Bh. 101. pd 14 500,0001. 81. p. ct. Glasgow Union 250/, sh. 501. pd 82% 1,000,0001. 6p. ct. Western of Scotland 2OOl. sh 401. pd 68 INSURANCE COMPANIES. 250,0005 h. 51 p. ct. Scottish Union 201. sh. U. pd 7,500 10 p. ct. Hercules 100/. sh. 10/. pd 13 100,000 10 p. ct. Insurance Co. of Scotland .101. sh. all pd 11 50,000 10 p. ct. North 15ritish 9001. oh. 101. pd 17% 1,000 10 p. ct. Caledonian Fire 1001. sh. 10/, pd 20 5,000 10 p. ct. Edinburgh Lite 100/. sh. 10/, pd 15 100,000 31 p. it. West of Scotland .....»....»....«.. 101, pd MISCELLANEOUS. 4,818 ......... Edin. and Glas. Un. Canalso/. sh. all pd 8 Ditto ..... 95/. sh. all pd 45 125,401. 51 per cent. Edinb. Joint Stock Water.2s/. sh all pd 34 I,ooosh 21 per cent. Shotts Iron I. oundery 501. sh 481. pd 40 0,000 3 per cent. Edinburgh & Leith Glass 20Lsh. 16/. pd 3% 8.500 10 per cent. Edinburgh Coal Gas. ..... ...25/.sh. all pd 511( 8,450 10 per cent. Glasgow Gas ... .251. sh. all pd 52 750 71 per cent• Leith Coal Gas all pd 22 1,154 Edinburgh and Dalkelth Rai tway 50/. s h So In the event of the Duke of Cleveland's death, a vacancy will occur in the representation of South Shropshire, by the elevation of the Earl of Darlington to the Peerage. We are happy to announce—which we do on good authority—that his place in the representation of South Salop will be supplied by the Viscount New port, the eldest son of the Earl of Bradford, who pos sesses considerable property in the county. Viscount Newport is at present travelling on the Continent with Viseoua Clive...Pr Ten Towns Messenger. mmt&Tlyu SUN PROM THE rRE/4C.ii r PAPERS. A Vienna letter says :—" The Archduke Frederick will next spring visit France and England by way' of practice in his profession of the navy. We do not know whether the Prince will confine himself to visiting the ports of France, or whether he will go up to Paris, but it is certain that he will go to London." A letter from St. Petersburgh says that the weather at the beginning of this month was still so mild there Stock holmon s t a h y o t n h i a g t h t th o e f winter is t i i s i th i n e s r t e . u a n fi us r u e a o ll e y e I mild ed el that the fields were green. Oth er accoun ts from itsci.the Palace at Berlin, but the flame s were promptly extli2- p.-ished, and the damage was inconsiderable. of commerce with ' Holland :—Cot -1 '''''-' Messager gives the following as a corrected list of f rh ,„ . i at Strasburgh by the Rhine, since the con wee, 802 sacks ; indigo, 57 parcels. the iiiiiklrt., to clu n s , io l n ,47 lt s state that a canal is in con - The St. Etienne ppe....ire and the Rhone, whi templation for uniting the 1, , ,.. , of 20,000 metres, or will have to pass through a tunnel , and consequently about eleven English miles in length, .r. . , .^. was given will be the longest in the world. The Wt., c by M. Bergeron, a late pupil • of the Polyteclin, school. , t wo 3,1 and M. H. Fournel, the engineer who has the in spect the locality, is going to England to visit great tunnel of the Bridgewater Canal. . . The Revue du Havre relates that, three nights ago, n about nine o'clock, the diligence of that town, o reach ing the top of the hill at Bolbec, was stopped by a traveller, who wished to be taken to Rouen. Being told that there was no place except on the roof among Itle611.:/•ft et of s.. , . the baggage, where, however, he would be perfectly safe and warm, he got up and laid himself snugly down to sleep in the straw. In about twenty minOes all in the coach were alarmed by his terrific cries of 1 ° Mur der and destruction 1" The conductor stopped t he • coach, and, imagining that the man in the straw was troubled with the nightmare, called to him to rouse himself, and change his position. This he did most ef , fectually, for, with the nimbleness of a cat, he instantly descended to the road, and made off with his utmost speed. At first, suspicion was entertained that it was a trick to rob the coach, but the conductor, on inspecting the luggage, found it all safe, and at the same time dis ,Nivered the cause of all the alarm. An inside passenger, late:v arrived from America, had with him a young Texian bear, which, being inadmissible within, was put on the top, ;gild lose presence was forgotten when the way-faring tra'rel er was allowed to get up. The ani mal, being in an ,?dvanced state of civilisation, had no doubt wished to be sociable with his companion in the straw, and had, perhaps, Pather too abruptly tendered his paw of friendship to one whd was not prepared to accept it, and feared that the clasp might be too close. The deaths in the metropolis during the week ending January 22, have increased 68 as compared with the previous week. The increase has taken place chiefly .,tmong deaths caused by epidemic diseases, and those of the ."wigs and stomach. —When firs KING OF PRUSSIA IN 1814. wners Ms present Majesty accompanied his Royal father and brother in 1814, -a circumstance occurred which may have a tendency to avoid giving too much publicity to his Majesty's movements on the present; occasion. The Royal party having arrived at the entrance pf St.James's Park, on their way to the Palace, the s c ssembled crowd, in accordance with the then prevailing mode of showing respect to a popular party, unharnessed the horses, and, by nieans of ropes, drew the carriage to its destination. The late King appeared in great trepi dlition when these opecntions commenced, though, when thd matter was explaineO; he seemed much delighted at this (to him) novel mode of testifying respect, and N b •e y ry whom cordiallyhis s hzdssillvrirtahuntridiZeudy, si of id th w o a se s persons carriage shk with loud acclamations till is arrived at his apartments. His Majesty afterwards appeared at one of the windows, and was greeted with similar deino,:strations. During the greater portion of several successiit: days, crowds of well-dressed persons assembled in front Majesty's residence, and of that of Prince Blucher, who, cs well as his Royal Master, occasionally gratified the pub•;lic by appearing at a window and bowing courteously. , THE WEATHER.—This morning it commenced blowing a gale of wind amounting almost to a hurri cane, accompanied by heavy rain, both of which have continued without intermission throughout the whole of theiday. During the day a heavy show-board was blown . off the front of a house in Dame-street, by which a man was unfortunately killed, and a boy so much hurt that his life is despaired of ; and a house in Fishamble street was partially blown down, by which a child was killed arid several per: ons seriously injured.--Dublin Erening Mail, Wednesday. LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAIL WAY.—fin Wednesday last the half-yearly meeting of the Proprietors of this Company was held in Liverpool, Mr. Charles Lawrence, Chairman of the Board of Di rectors, presiding. The Secretary read the half-yearly Report of the concern, which commenced by alluding to the existing distress and embarrassment, and to the inr finance which they had on the concern. The Report in cluded a statement of the accounts, from which it ap peared that the receipts were, for the past half-year, in the coaching department, 80 , 54 9L -14 s. 7d. ; merchandise department, 53,9741. 19s. lid. ; coal department, 3,0061. 3s. 4d. ; total, 137,5301. 17s. 10d. The gross expendi ture for the same period was 70,0801. ss. 7d., leaving. a net profit for the half-year ending the 31st of December; 1841; of (17,4501. 12s. 3d. Add to the profit the surplus from the half-year ending June, 1841, and the disposable fund, is 74,1821. 9s. 7d. The number of shares entitled to a dividend is 12,090 hundred pound shares. The Di rectors recommend a dividend of 5/. per shaiv, amount ing to 60,450/. Also the payment of a third instalment of the reserved interest on 5,100 original 100/. shares, 1/. per share, 5,1001. ; and on the 5,100 first quarter shares, 2s. per share, 510/. ; total, 66 , 060 L, which being deducted from the available fund, as above stated, will leave a balance of 8,1221. 9s. 7d. to be carried to the next half year's account. DEATH OF THE HON. ROBERT LEESONr-. _l __This lion. Gentleman died at Thorne, near Penrith, un the 14th instant, in his 70th year. He was the youngest son of Brice, third Earl of Milltown, and uncle to the present Earl. PRINTERS' PENSION SOCTETY.—A grand concert. and ball, for the benefit of the unsuccessful Can didates for admission upon the fund of the above admi rable Society, will take place on Tuesday next, at their Grecian Saloon, Eagle Tavern, City-road. The enter taluments are of the most attractive character, and we h ave l ip doubt that the result will prove eminently pro fitable to 'Le fund for the relief of those who have not been fortunate enough to be placed permanently amongst the parties who enjoy the extensive benefits of this ad mirable institution. • EDWARD BEAUMONT SMITII..---A report has been circulated in one of the Hampshire papers, and quoted by the London journals, that Edward Beaumont Smith, formerly a clerk in the Exchequer-bill-office, but now a convict at Woolwich, after inquiries had been_ made relative to the sailing of a ship for a penal settle ident, had been sent by railroad to Portsmouth' for it passage to Van Dieman's land. The inquiries mayhave been made, but no order for his removal has been re ceived at Woolwich, where he still remains a prisoner on the .Tustitia hulk attached to the Royal Arsenal department. Various accounts have occasionally appeared, stating that favours have been shown to hint, and that he has not been treated like the other prisoners ; but these assertions have no foun dation in fact. Necessary as is the punishment of convicts who have rendered themselves amens:- ble to the laws of the country, due consideration is always had to the employments they have pre viously been engaged in before their committal, and consequently they are set to heavy or light task-work on their first entry, that they may be able to perform the , work assigned them without injury to. their health. E. B. Smith, since his arrival here, has been employed in numbering the clothing, blankets, and shirts and stockings of the other convicts, being found highly useful in that capacity, owing to the neatness with'which he could form the requisite numbers_ and letters, every article being marked with the word " Justitia" and con secutive figures from 1 to 650, the average n umber of convicts kept on board that vessel. To afford further proof that no partiality is shown to the unfor t unate prt o. h n i ec rh o, , it the aie chainedheal.y rfoonrs serawtt r_ ri ty until their conduct under confinem ent is ascertained. e was liet o s n o lj n ' their a few first days entr yago were removed, and a lighter kind substituted, and them only by order of Dr. Ikpe, the surgeon of the toorkt ship, who has the power, when prisoners complaln, and he thinks they might suffer in health by any of the Usual regulations, to treat them so as to preserve their concti tutions unimpaired, if possible. DEATH OF CAPTAIN CORDON..—An inquest was held on Tuesday last to inquire into the death of . Captain Gordon, of the 79th Highlanders, who •was found dead in his bed at No. 31, [Gower-street, on the morning of Sunday last. It appeared from theevidence that the deceased had left his club on the Saturday night, having taken merely a few glasses of wine, and about one o'clock on Sunday, when his bed-room door wag opened, he was found dead. Mr. James B. Thompson, M.D., of No. 33, Gower-street, was immediately called in, and tried by means of stomach-pump and artificial restoratives, &c., to restore animation, but life was ex tinct. His body was opened by Mr. Thompson, and the , cause of his death was found to be some extravasated blood on the brain. His life had been insured but s few months previously to the amount of 3,0001. The Jury found a verdict of "Natural Death." NOTTINGHAM DEPUTATION TO SIR ROBERT PEEL—We have observed a report of an interview be tween Sir Robert Peel and a deputation from Notting ham, in which the latter are said to have recommended a fixed duty, and even to have supplied some hints for making a shift with a sliding scale. How far the report in question may be true or otherwise we can not pretend to say. We would guard ourselves in gene ral from putting too much faith in reports of interviews with Sir Robert Peel. We think it right, to prevent misapprehension, to state that the deputation was wholly unconnected with the League, and that not only call 11 ° person who sanctions a fixed duty or sliding scale have any right to take upon himself to represent its opitim but he cannot with consistency profess to belong to oar party.—Anti-Bread-Tax Circular. We regret to state that one of the confidential clerks in a public establishment in Exeter 11S. h be held absconded, taking with him about I , ooo t , temporarily for a specific purpose. . Western Thk7 h nl ic os h t active measures are pursuing in order to 11 d e tect 41.-r• Luminary. bn Hogan, ARREST OF A MURDER Castle w i lier, !MS EE been ar. appears that he went the murderer of iloughan,- t Inspector Carroll, t rested at Killoskehane, by coun and Y states that • Hogan has confessed hisexp iate the of anxious t ' to 1 we 3 fence by capital pen t. without premeditatien_hime, timber, and being discovered to the wood to c" ' • by the prosecution IQ stewar d, and dreading at fi rst fled, but , re t u rned and slew his victim. ---Nonagh Guardian. ba i t , 7. _--- ~'~ ~" v . G