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To those who may meditate next'summer or Aumn a tour of the Rhine we would recom- kend this work, which contains not less than sixty-nine engravings, respectable as works of 4 rt, but deserving very high praise as bearing close resemblance to the scenes they pour tray. The views of Ehrenbreitstein are nlore rigidly accurate than any we have ever seen. The work is a worthy companion of the Annuals, is remarkably handsome in itB exterior, and, considering the number and variety of its illustrations, very reasonable in point of price. Sixty-nine engravings, to say nothing of some two or three hundred Pages of clear and elegant letter-press, are no velties even in these cheap times. LITERATURE. PETIT TABLEAU LITTERAIRE DE LA FRANCE, Br P. F. 111Elezagr. The French master of the London Univer sity has, we presume, published this compila tion chiefly for the use of the students under his charge, or of others in the course of ac• quiring the French language, for we see that it i s announced as a companion, or rather follower, of his " Traducteur:' Not only is It much better suited for this purpose than most former collections ; but adults who have not time to keep up a regular course of French ?ceding will find it an admirable short cut to a knowledge of the different styles of writing pre valent in France at different periods. It is in short an enlarged kind of " Enfield's Speaker," consisting in a great degree of selections from the works of modern and even living authors. Victor Hugo, Benj. Constant, Segur, Chateau• briand, &c., here find a place as well as the old standards of Louis the XlVth's reign. We Must add that the manner in which it is got lip does the publisher and printer great credit. Although in a foreign language, we have not, in the course of our perusal (by no means a first one) of some of the principal pieces, met with above two misprints. THE NATIONAL GALLERY.—The foun dation of the east wing of the National Gallery, with the exception of the exterior and main walls, is nearly laid, and is composed of solid hrickwork. The ground plan can now be traced on ♦iewing the works, and in a few days the temporary buildings in Trafalgar-square for the stonemasons and others will be finished. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.—We observ ed a very full assemblage of fashionables at this Theatre, last night, to Pee Gustavus. In one box we noticed Lady Wharncliffe, and Mrs. L. Fox, and Lady F. Ben- C l i c k ; Lord Alvanley, Lord Stuart, and Mr. Bulkeley. In the next box was Lady Glengall and Lady Tullatnore, Count d'Orsay, &c. Madame Bonaparte Wyse has lately retired to th e Abbaye au Bois, where the celebrated Madame Recamier ha■ also been some years resident. We understand that Lord Napier is to be the Chief Commissioner to reside at Canton, under the act of last session for regulating the trade with China, with a salary of 6,0001. a year. This appointment will occasion vacancy in the number of the Lords of the Bedchamber. The accounts in town are of the most unfa vourable nature with respect to the state of the health of Lord Guillamore, late Chief Baron.—Dublin Evening Mail. There are said to be negotiations on too between the Bank of England and some of the large joint stock banks in the country, for circulating the notes of the former, preferably to snaking issues of local notes by those banks. The only obstacle is the settlement of the rate of interest at which such notes are to be issued. The local banks are willing to pay 2i, but the Bank of England demands 3 per cent. This fractional difference is held to be so important to the local banks, whose transactions are in most instances on a Ye, y large scale, that they show no disposition to give way, but on the contrary they declare, that if the higher rate is insisted on, they will he driven to the necessity of issuing their own paper. As the Bank Directors are known to entertain the desire to make their notes the universal circulation of the country, it is not thought unlikely that they may be induced to yield on this occasion.— Times. Thursday evening some diabolical incendiary set fire to a corn stack at Ramsbury Farm, Wilts, which quickly communicated to the adjoining ricks, and in a short time the whole, including all the farm buildings, was in a full blaze, and everything except the dwelline house completely destroyed. The flames were seen for SO miles round the country. A man is in custody on sus• picion. The damage exceeds 2 0001. Another incen diary fire took place on Tuesday evening last at New Farm, about five miles from Salisbury, on the western road, and a large . quantity of wheat in rick was consumed. As New Farm stands on an eminence, the conflagration was visible for a considerable distance. —Reading Mercury. Sir W. Macleod Bannatyne, one of the retired Senators of the College of Justice, died at Whitefoord House on Saturday the 30th of November, in his 91st year. For 25 ye rs he held the station of one of the Supreme Judges of the land. At the bar he was the intimate friend and companion of Blair, Mackenzie, Cullen, Erskine, Abercromby, and Craig, and one of the contri butors to the Mirror and Lounger. He was the last survivor of that phalanx of genius which shed so brilliant a lustre on the periodical literature of Scotland half a century ago. He was also one of the original founders of the Highland Society of Scotland. Sir William was born on the 26th of January, 1743, admitted Advocate 22d January, 1765, promoted to the Bench on the death of Lord Swinton, and took his seat as Lord Bannatyne, May 16, 1799, which office he resigned in 1823, and was suc ceeded by the late Lord Eldin. The following is an extract of a private letter, dated Hobart-town, Aug. 13 :—" I have travelled a great deal through the interior, in the hope of finding or learn• ing something of my lost sheep. Last year was a calami• in tous•one to me; instea d of 1,000 sheep, as I told you December was my loss, I found at shearing time I was minus very nearly 3,000 ; this thwarted all my plans. On the day after I shipped my wool at Launceston I started for the Bush, and did not revisit this place for many weeks, but after all my labour and trouble I did not discover a single head of my sheep ; but circumstances arose from my journey which will be beneficial to the colony, and especially that part of it where my farm lies. I have convinced Government of the propriety of making a settlement on the east coast of the island, and a strong military detachment (with the police Magistrate) will proceed as early as they can travel in the spring , with a view of forming a settlement at Falmouth, George River, and of course many emigrants will speedily follow. I never was in a more delightful climate, and I am sure that much wool will ere long be produced there and in the country about Cape Rutland. It is astonishing that nearly 80 miles of such a coast should have been so long over looked, where, with a little farming, I am convinced that an abundance of wine, oil, and fruit would soon be pro duced. The soil is light and sandy, but the endless supply of sea-weed would afford an excellent manure to enrich it, and as the climate is mild and salubrious, crops would seldom fail. The beauty of the scenery around cannot be surpassed. Near the bead of the bay, where the township of Falmouth is marked out, there is an excellent wharf, formed by nature, requiring only to be faced with timber, with 9 to 10 fathoms water alonodde." Private letters from B io, dated October 1, have been received to-day, and although they are of older date than those which arrived on Saturday, the information conveyed by them is new and interesting. Owing to the wretched state of the currency, many of the small shops had been closed, people preferring to keep their goods rather than sell for copper, the greater part of which was f a l se . The Government , it was thought, would be compelled to withdraw the whole from circulation, hut this, it was conceived, would be a matter of touch difficulty. The Chambers had thrown out the proposition of the Minister of Finance fora new loan of 600,000/., originaby brought forward, as will be recollected, to cover the de ficiencies of the sioking fund, and the arrears of dividend n England. SPAIN. Last night we received aMadrid Gazette Extraor dinary, published on the 24th ult. Its contents consist of official documents relative to the suppression of the revolt in the province of Alava, the most important of which is the following letter of the Junta to the Queen Regent : " Senora,—The general deputation and special legiti mate Junta of the province of Alava, after being oppressed by a guilty faction during the space of forty-four days, have at length the inexpressible satisfaction of laying at the royal fret of your Majesty the sincere homage of their faithful sentiments. " The snetobers of the Junta have, like your Majesty, deplored the evils which afflicted your people. Rescued from an atrocious captivity by your Maje-ty's troops under General Saarsfield, Commander-in-Chief of the Army in fhe field, who, amidst public and general applause, and vivas for your Majesty, entered the city of Vittoria at half-past 10 this morning, they seize the first opportunity of communicating to your Majesty this glorious event, and of ratifying to your Majesty the oath of fidelity which they took on the very day on which they were so perfi • diously arrested. "It is most important, Senora, to your /llajesty'a Government, and to the felicity of your people, to know thoroughly the real character of this insurrectional move ment. " The general deputation of your province of Alava is preparing a regular and detailed account of this event, which may, at the same time, serve fitly and impartially to explain the conduct and sentiments of your faithful province. "The truth shall he told to your Majesty with tha, candour which the Junta always exercised with the legi timate Government, with the good faith and sincerity in which this danger was announced and foretold in the paper of the 9th cf February. This was done with the most pure and loyal desire that your Majesty's Govern ment might acquits strength and be consolidated for the happiness of your people and the general tranquillity of Europe, a result which must be essentially influenced, Senora, by the triumph of the prinicples and nob , e senti ments which animate the feeling and virtuous heart of your Majesty. " Your Majesty's troops will in a moment disperse the bands of armed peasants whom they may find in their pas sage on the height of Herrera and the declivity of Pena cerda. These were preceded by a considerable number from Vittoria, whose leader is one of the most deluded of the reitel chiefs, the seductions of fanaticism having been most profusely employed with him. " The corps whom the revolutionary tyranny formed of men forcibly dragged from their families are at present wandering about, not knowing where to go. Your general deputation have thought proper to address them and to sp-ak to them in your Majesty's name, in concert with the General-in-Chief. The deputation have transmitted the annexed circular to them, and it is to be hoped that they will soon return quietly to their families, whom they never wished to leave. " May your Majesty deign to receive the humble prayers and sincere homage of your province of Alava, legitimately represented by your general deputation and special Junta. " May God preserve the Royal Catholic person of your Majttsty, your august Daughter, oar lady the Queen, and the Royal family, many years required by this Monarchy. Signed by " DAGO ORT ES de VELASCO, " And the other members of the Junta. " Vittoria, Nov. 21." In the circular addressed to the people of Alava, the Junta remarks that all classes may be pronounced inno cent, for that the insurrection had no popular character. It is then stated that the General-in-Chief offers pardon to all the insurgents under the rank of Captain, who shall within a fortnight present themselves before the magi strates, or lawful authorities of their districts, and sur render their arms. To a note dated the 22d, enclosing those documents to the Secretary at War, the President of the Junta adds a postscript, in which he announces that one of the tercios, or insurgent corps, formed of the youth of the 43 villages within the jurisdiction of Vittoria, had mutinied and re fused to obey the officers. The men, having dispersed, were returning to their homes. The Gazette contains the following declaration in the Queen's name:— " Her Majesty the Queen Regent has accepted with her innate benignity the candid and loyal manifestation of sen timents made by the legitimate deputation of Alava in the name of the people of that province. At the same time that her Majesty will display that inexhaustible clemency which distinguishes her august mind towards the seduced, the oppressed, and the misled, who may merit the same by their prompt submission and efficacious repentance, she considers it her duty to leave the course of law and justice open with respect to the real delinquents—namely, the wicked and ambitious chiefs and leaders who have specu lated on thriving by the misfortunes and blood of the people. " The facts stated in the documents will prove to all Europe how firm and indestructible is the throne of our adored Queen Isabel 11., since it rests upon the ancient and fundamental laws of the monarchy, which were never in. yoked in vain among Spaniards —on the universal wish and ardent love of the people—on the august virtues and wisdom of her Majesty, who, for the benefits our immortal Queen has diffused, has merited the title of Mother of the Spaniards, and has inspired the country with the hope of a real restoration—and, finally, on the invincible valour and incorruptible loyalty of the Spanish army. " Her Majesty the Queen Regent, who well knows how to appreciate the services of the gallant troops, before whom the phalanges of usurpation, in whatever number they might appear, have always been dissipated like smoke, will scarcely have received the official despatches of the General-in-Chief, when she will hasten to bestow the reward due to valour and merit." LIFE IN INDIA.—The completion of the " East India Sketch Book," just published, comprises the following stories illustrative of life in the East :—Reminis cruces of a Half-Caste—Leaves from the Journal of a Debutante—The Punishment—A Legend of the Afghauns —The Cantonment Burying Ground—Country Life— The Court-Martial—lntercepted Letters—Reminiscences of Sbaik Brooke—Hoossain's Adventure — The Mate's Story—A Day at St. Helena—The Return. NEW MARKET.—An application will be made next session for authority to erect a new market on a site of ground bounded on the east by Knightsbridge green, on the south by houses lately erected in the Bromp ton-road, on the south-west by the Fulham-bridge public house, and by premises between the public-house and a road leading from the Fulham-road to the property be longing to Lord Dungannon ; on the north-west by property of the said Lord Dungannon, and on the north by the Knightsbridge-road. The incidents in Lieutenant Bowers's " Naval Adventures" appear to embrace everything appertaining to naval life; namely, the merchant service—the King',— ba,tles--etorrns—privateering—voyagee of discovery—the perils of whale-fishing—shipwrecks—individual endurance, and, in short, whatever can arrest the attention of the numerous lovers of stories of marine life and vicissitude. Every page involves an adventure, many being of the moat stirring kind. DREADFUL ACCIDENT TO THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S COACHMA N. —Saturday, about half-past 1 o'clock, the Duke of Wellington's coachman, whose name is Trueman, was riding on horseback, in Hyde-park, when a shower of rain commenced, and Truman put his horse to a rapid pace in order to get to a place of shelter. In a few minutes the horse suddenly stumbled and fell forwards on his shoulder. Trueman was thrown off, and the left side of his head struck with frightful violence against the gravel, and being a very heavy man, about IS stone, the force of his fall must have been tremendous. Policeman Turner, of the A division, ran to the assistance of the unfortunate man, whom he found insensible and bleeding from an extensive wound over the left temple. Poor Trueman was conveyed to St. George's Hospital, where lie lies in a very dangerous state. He is between 60 and 70 years of age, and was with his Grace during the principal part of the war. He was taken prisoner in the Peninsula, and by the express command of Napoleon drove the state carriage for many months. Previous to entering his Grace's service he was coachman to his late Majesty George IV., when Prince Regent, and he was in the habit of remarking, when spending a convivial evening with his friends, that he had driven the three greatest men of the age.-- Observer. ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.—About 12 o'clock yesterday two young watermen named George Moore and Webster, both belonging to Temple Stairs, were sailing near the Temple in a new pleasure boat, lately built for Mr. Scholey, the barrister, and eon of the Alderman, when a squall upset her, and she sank instantly, and now lies at the bottom of the river. Toe accident was seen from the Port Mahon p vvate olice rmen, ship, and Figlilock, Godfrey, Dupere, d Motson , put off in two boats towards them, and after much difficulty picked them up, and brought them to Strand-lan l e-e entle ta:re, where Mr. Kenny and Mr. Cosgrave, the medica g man, 'attended, and they were subsequently carred home, and put to bed. Moore now lies in a dangerous i state. ORIGIN OF THE CANT TERM "FUDGE." TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—ln the trial of •' Hunt v. Ager and others," in your paper of Tuesday, the 3d inst., it appears that great perplexity was occasioned to assign a precise meaning to the cant term " fudge !" I have always considered that this popular interjection was sufficiently obvious ; it does not signify mere lies, but bouncing lies, or rhodomontades. The origin and derivation of this popular cant term seems quite lost. It has escaped the profound researches of Captain Grose, in his Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, where it ought to have been ; and it has been first noticed in Todd's enlarged edition of John. son's ; but this diligent editor could not trace it higher than to Goldsmith. It was, however, no invention of his. and was certainly in use before the year 1700. In a pamphlet entitled Remarks upon the Navy, 1700, the term is declared to have been the name of a certain nautical personage, of whom the writer gives this account—. There was, Sir, in our time, one Captain Fudge, comm inder of a merchantman, who upon his re. turn from a voyage, how illfraught soever his ship was, always brought home his owners a good cargo of lies, so much that now aboard ship the sailors, when they hear a great lie told, cry out ' You fudge it.' It is certainly singular that such an obscure by-word among our sailors should have become one of the most popular in our familiar style; but the information you observe is positive, and may relieve the heads of the over. curious in such philological inquiries. I am, Sir, yours, &c., J. DISRAELI. Bradenham.house, High Wycombe, Dec. 4. BRIGHTON, DEC. 8. Their Majesties, the Prince-et Augusts, the Duchess of Gloucester, and tie Royal suite and household, attended divine service this morning in the Palace Chapel. The Rev. Dr. Everard read prayers, and the Rev. Mr. Wagner preached a most eloquent s , rmon. The body of the chapel was, as usual, crowded with persons of rank. The Royal dinner party on Friday comprised, the Earl and Countess of Listowel, Sir Thomas, Lady, and the Misses M'Mahon, Sir William Fremantle, and Viscount Brrehaven. Signor Masoni attended in the evening, by command of their Malone., and played with his usual ability on the violin, accompanied by Mr. Gutteridge on the pianoforte. The Signor has received the Royal commands to attend again to-morrow (this) evening. Yesterday his Majesty did not leave the Palace owing to the unfavourable state of the weather. Rear• Admiral Mundav, Rear-Admiral Gage, Vice-Ad. tniral Roles, Vice. Admiral Sir John Wells, Sir Trermaine Rodd, Sir Amos Norcott, and Lieutenant Norcott, were the invited guests to the R yal table last evening. The Lord Chancellor arrived last evening at his residence in Brunswick-square, from town. His Majesty will hold a Council to-morrow at the Pa lace, which will be attended by most of the Cabinet Mi nisters, the object of which is to fix on the period for the opening of Parliament, which stands prorogued until Thursday next. This town was visited yesterday forenoon with one o the most violent storms felt for some time here. Confide ruble damage was done to the houses along the cliffs, and one of the labourers employed at the chain pier fell into the sea, but fortunately for him a boat instantly put off to his assistance, and rescued him from a watery grave. //) NCENDIARY FIRES IN NORFOLK AND CAMBRIDGESHIRE. (FROM ♦ CORRESPONDENT.) We regret to learn that incendiarism continues to increase in the above counties. In the western part of Norfolk eight fires have taken place within the last fort night. At Barton, near Cambridge, property to the amount of 2,0001. has been destroyed. Three fires have also taken place at Chatteris ; one at Walpole, near Wis. beach ; one on Sunday last at March ; and one the night before last, at a village a few miles from Peterborough. The quantity of corn consumed is to a very serious extent, and many head of cattle have perished. The distressed state of the tenantry, the dissolute habits of the labouring classes, and the pernicious effects of the beer-houses, are the subject of conversation in every town and village, and we are sorry to learn that the system of employing the labourers on the roads at allowance wages is acted upon in many 'wishes. The single men are receiving from 3s. to 3s. 6d. per week, while the married men working with them are receiving from 10s. to 155., according to the extent of their families. COURT CIRCULAR. The Duke of Gloucester returned to town on Saturday from the Earl of Verulam's, at Gorhambury, near St. Albans. His Royal Highness attended divine service on Sunday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's, and visited the Princess Sophia in the afternoon at K e nsington Palace. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria and their Royal Highnesses' household attended divine service at Kensington Palace on Sunday. The Rev. Joseph Jack.. son officiated. The Lord Chancellor left town on Saturday for Brighton. Viscount Althorp left town on Sunday on a visit to the Duke of Richmond, at Goodwood, Sussex. The Ministers of the Five Powers held a meeting on Saturday at the Foreign Office, which was attended by the Russian Ambassador, the Prussian Minister, the Austrian Special Minister, the French Charge d'Affaires, and Vis count Palmerston. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council held a meeting on Saturday in the Council Chamber. Sir Alex ander Johnson and Sir E. East attended for the first time on the Committee (they having held the office of Judge in the eastern colonies). The other Members of the Com mittee were the Right Hon. Sir James Parke, Sir John Bosanquet, the Chief Judge of the Bankruptcy Court, and the Vice Chancellor. Judgment was given in the appeals " Smith v. Ure," and " Ure v. Smith" (Grenada). Their Lordships in the first appeal affirmed the decree of the Chancellor of the island, and in the second appeal, respecting the bill of exceptions, their Lordships would i❑ theirdecree state spe cifically the manner in which the accounts should be taken by the Master. Sir Charles Wetherell applied in a petition, Mieklejohn (Lower Canada), for leave that additional evidence to that produced in the Court below, might he received in an appeal to their Lordships. The Attorney-General stated be would offer no obstacles in point of form to the ap plication, which was granted. Mr. Knight appeared in support of a petition from Bengal, for additional time in bringing forward an appeal before their Lordships. Mr. Sergeant Spankie addressed their Lordships for the East India Company. Their Lord ships recommended the petitioners to apply to the East India Company, and also fixed the first week in February as the latest time for receiving the appeal. The petitions of Duncan flow Guernsey, Flack from Demerara, and Maria and Victorine from the Mauritius, were all dis- posed of. Mr. Sergeant Spankie opened the appeal (ex parte) Hawkins v. Bell, from the Cape. The Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Ripon, and Lord Hill, had interviews with Earl Grey on Saturday. The Spanish Minist , visited Viscount Palmerston on Saturday, at the Foreigt , Office. Despatches were sent ff on Saturday evening from the Colonial Office, for the Earl of Mulgrave, the Governor of Jamaica, and the other Governors of the West India Islands. The Lord Chancellor visited Viscount Althorp on Sa turday. Earl Grey, Viscount Melbourne, Viscount Palmerston, and the Right Hon. Charles Grant, left town yesterday morning, to attend a Privy Council held by his Majesty at the Palace at Bri-' .on, for the further prorogation of Par liament. The Doke of Richmond and Viscount Althorp were expected to go from the seat of his Grace at Good wood to Brighton, to attend the Court. The Ministers were invited to dine with their Majesties in the evening. Prince Esterhasy, the father of the Austrian Ambassa dor, was taken ill while at Vienna. and travelled to Italy fur the benefit of his health. His Highness appeared to benefit by the excursion, but soon after his arrival at Como he became worse and died there. His Excellency the Ausirian Ambassador hss left town, and, previous to his return to Chandos house, will pay a visit to the Duke of Wellington at Strathfieldsaye. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE AR rtIVALS. Sir Wm. and Lady Cooper, in Scotland-place, from Twick. enham , the Earl and Countess Stanh o p e, at Chevening, Kent, from the Continent ; the Marquis and Marchioness of Chandos, at Buckingham House, from Wotton, Bucks; the Countess of Glengall, in Grosvenor-street, from a tour; the Countess of Antrim and Edmund Macdonnell, Esq., in Cavendish.square, from a visit to the Earl of Abingdon, at Wytham-park, Ox fordshire; Sir Charles Cockerel], on the Terrace, Piccadilly, from a tour ; Lady Elizabeth Palk, in Bruton-street, from Brigh ton ; Sir Joseph Whateley, in Hill-street, from ditto; Lady Hume Campbell, in Regent's-park ; the Hon. Capt. de Roos, in Park-place, from Paris ; Esq,apHay, in Jermyn.street, from Brighton; Robert Knight, . M.P., from Henley-upon. Thames ; John Warrender, Esq., at Sir George Warrender's, in Albemarle-street, from Clifden, Bucks; Viscount Morpeth, at Castle Howard, from Kilkenny ; Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Baring, in Piccadilly, from Hatfield House ; Lord and Lady Frances Egerton, at Oatlands, from ditto. DEPARTURES. The Hon. Berkeley Noel, the Hon. Mrs. Welman, Char the les Hon. Juliana Hicks Noel, from Exton-park , R utlandshire, the seat of Sir Gerard Noel, Bart., M.P. ; Mr. and Mrs. W ants ; hite, from Nerot's Hotel, Clifford-street, for Berechurch, H Esq., and Welman, Esq., Frederick Hawkins No tta g e, Mrs. Barclay, from ditto, for Burford Lodge; the Hon. W. How arc%from ditto, for Staunton-wood; Mrs. and Miss Howard, trom • their house in York-place, for Brighton; Major and Mr s. Wil kinson and family, with Mrs. Henry, from Montagu-street, for Brighton. The Countess de -, whose amours formed the general subject of conversation, was blamed in very se vere terms by a certain lady i❑ the hearing of Talleyrand. I cannot entirely agree with you (said the Prince); the Countess is only enjoying the loss of her reputation."-- Literary Gazette. THE EIGHTY-FOUR ACTIONS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—ln the notice to correspondents in this day's Times a quotation is made from a letter received by yo❑ from Mr. Dicas, denying his having commenced 84 actions against newsmen ; I beg to call your attention to the enclosed notice, which was served on me and signed by himself, as a complete answer to this denial. I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, J. ONWHYN. No. 4, Catherine-street, Strand, Dec. 9. " TO MR. JOSEPH ONWHTN. " Sir, —Having• reason to susp-ct that the next and other future numbers of the newspaper called the Satirist, or the Censor of the Tunes. will contain libellous matters concerning me, my son (John Dicas, is e younger), and my clients (William Upton and Charles Bluck), I do hereby caution you against selling, or otherwise publishing or disposing of, such next or any future number or numbers of the said Satirist newspaper, without first ascertaining whether the same contains any libellous matter concerning me, my said son, or my said clients, or either of them; and I do hereby give you notice, that in case you shall hereafter sell, or otherwise publish or dispose of, the next or any other number or numbers of the said Satirist newspaper, which shall contain any libellous matters concerning me, my said son, or my said clients, or either of them, I sh ell consider the same a wilful and malicious publication by you of such matter, and hold you answerable for any damage which I, or my said son or clients, may sustain thereby; and that I shall adopt such proceedings against you fur so doing, either by indictment or otherwise, as I may be advised. Dated this 14th day of September, 1832. " Yours, he. " JOHN DICAS, Attorney. " 3, Falcon-court, Fleet-street. " Several bills of indictment haYe been found against Barnard Gregory, James Thompson, Morris Salm ,, n, John Cunningham, Charles Begbie, John Pritchard Eve, and others, the proprietor and printers of the Satirist news paper, for previous libels on me and my clients in such paper, and 84 actions are also commenced against news paper venders and agents for vending and publishing the , same. Thompson still remains in custody for want of bail." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE , J TATTERSALL'S. Yesterday the Yorkshire horse, Bubastes, was hacked at '7 to 1 in two or three quarters, and m,y be considered as good a favourite as Bentley, who was scarcely men tioned. Plenipo keeps steady at 12 to 1, and at a point more would he backed. Shillelah declines. For the Oaks, 2,800 to 400 was taken about Mr. Walker's Cotilbin in four separate bets ; and Colonel Peel's Rosalie was backed at 7A- to 1 in the early part of the afternoon, but at the close was taken at half a point less. THE DERBY. 7 to 1 agst Mr. Yates's Bentley 7 to I agst Mr. Watt's Bubastes 12 to 1 agst Mr. Batson's Plenipo 18 to 1 agst Mr. Chifney's ShekW]. 22 to 1 agst Mr. Walker's Delirium (taken) 40 to 1 agst Mr. Greatrex's Trulla colt (taken) No others mentioned. NEWIKABIT OATLANDS, P.P. 6 to 1 agst Mr. Wilson's Claret (taken) 7 to 1 agst Mr. Monroe's LazArone (taken) 7 to 1 agst any other. 7 to 2 agst Sir M. Wood's Vespa and Col. Peel's Malibran (taken SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The Standard is so extremely sensitive on the subject of libels and the law of libel, that we must relieve our contemporary by the assur ance that we are not discussing the subject of criminals, but that of crime ; and his excessive compliments on the character and conduct of the Morning Chronicle, ought to tranquillize him with respect to any supposed reflections against himself. We will not, however, be drawn from our purpose, by replying to misre presentations of our motives or arguments. We have never encouraged the Whig Government to use the terrors of the law against the press ; and we have too much common interest in its most extended liberty, to adopt such a course. The time was when this journal was almost the only daily advocate of that freedom of political commentary on public men and national affairs which a succession of Tory Administrations in vain sought to abridge. Nor is it true, as asserted by the Standard, that the present Whigs and Liberals have of late persecuted the press. The present Ministry has notoriously resorted less to the Crown officers, to punish li hellers, than any of its predecessors. Not that it wanted provocation, for few British Cabinets I I have been more grossly or unjustifiably assailed. During the progress of the Reform Bills, Lord Grey and his colleagues, and especially Lord Durham, were overwhelmed with every descrip tion of abuse and contumely which the English language could provide. They wisely showed their contempt of their assailants, and confiding in public opinion, the press defended them against the press—a more complete cure of licentiousness than the old methods of legal prosecution, and setting a price on the head , of libelling writers and printers. Sir Thomas Denman, Sir William Horne, and Sir John Campbell have, compared with their predeces sors, more leniently and unexceptionably used their powers as law officers of the Crown than any Attorney or Solicitor-General their prede cessors—excepting only Lord Lyndhurst when Sir John Singleton Copley (a sagacious man) for we will "give the devil his due." Sir John Campbell is far too sensible and shrewd a man. besides his decided liberal opinions, to split on the rock of prosecutions, or to wage a legal war against an organ of public opinion vitally essential to any British government of the present times. The Lord Chief Justice (of the Court of K in g 's Bench) has also distinctlydiscouraged the mode of prosecution by "Criminal Information;" although so long as that legal procedure is allowed by our jurisprudence lie cannot wholly abolish it. The Standard asserts that there has been an unusual crop of libel proceedings in the by-gone term ; but this " happens not to be true." In the Term succeeding the General Election there was an unusual number of applications for Criminal Informations—many at the suit of Liberals complaining of Tory libels and calumnies ; and it is not a little remarkable, but nevertheless true, that Sir Thomas Denman gave much offence to men of his own political sentiments by refusing applications, and referring them to Juries. We do not doubt that this excellent and constitutional Judge views the practice of filing informations, by rule of Court on motion of counsel, as a bad substitute for the old con stitutional method of indictment and present ment by Jury. They are customary, as were once general warrants for the apprehension of the authors of seditious or treasonable libels, but are not strictly warranted by law ; and we ardently hope that this abuse of the law will, next session, be terminated by a revision of the law of libel. We yesterday called the attention of the Go vernment to this important subject, and we hope that Ministers will take the credit and advantage of directing the attention of Parlia tnent to the crying necessity of a complete revi sion of the laws and procedure with regard to libel. At present, private character and the Press are equally injured by the defects of the existing system ; and, however essential the liberty of the Press to the fullest discussion of the character and conduct of public men, vet candidates for political public favour have their claim to protection from calumny and unlimited abuse. The Anglo-Saxon law originally treated defamation as an offence against the public peace ; and in the time of Henry 111., Bracton held slander and libellous writings to be action able injuries. We believe that the first suit for slanderous words to be met with in English law is in the- reign of Edward 111., when un restricted liberty of calumny and personal abuse were afterwards considered so mischievous and injurious to their victims that several laws, known as the statutes " de scandalis magnation" (3 Ed. I. 2 R. 11. and 12 R. II.), were passed, to suppress and punish the propa gation of false and malicious slander. They are considered to have been declaratory of the corn moo law. Actions of slander afterwards slowly but gradually multiplied, between the time of Edward 111. and the reign of Elizabeth, when they became frequent. The remedy was applied to a variety of cases ; and a private action of slander for damages, and even in the action of " scandalurn magnatunz," the defendant was allowed to justify, by showing the truth of the fact charged ; for if the words were true, it was then a case of " daninum absquc injuria ;" as in the civil law. Libel matters continued much in this undefined and partially adjudged state till it became convenient to the Stuarts, through the Court of Star Chamber, in the beginning of the reign of James 1., to establish as a principle of English law that the truth of a libel could not be shown as a justification, because, whether true or false, it was equally dangerous to the public peace ! This doctrine was especially convenient in political prosecution—to maintain the doctrines of passive obedience anti non-re sistance, and to shield the character of profligate Monarchs and corrupt subservient Ministers. It was more recently maintained unblushingly in the memorable case of the " King v Burdett," when it was " held" by the Court that where a libel imputed to others the commissior of a triable crime, the evidence of the truth of was inadmissible, and that the intention of it to be collected from the paper itself, unless ex, plained by the mode of publication, or othei circumstances ; and that if the contents were likely to produce mischief; the defendant may be presumed to intend that which his act was likelt. to produce. Juries, however, are now improved, and not so easily " packed ;" and Judges will be henceforth selected of a different stamp from some whom we have been blessed with by the late Tory Administrations ; and it is to the honour of this Government, that in Ireland, next year, Mr. O'Connell will not be able justly to reflect on Protestants and Scotchinen as tilt exclusive components of an Irish Jury. But we will not protract our observations on the defect of the English law, which are unfortunately but too well known and sensibly experienced. We yesterday alluded to the alteration and amendmen of the laws respecting libels and the press in th was North American United S a r that great store , . house of legal experimei c otif dence. The statute a cililon i dditii rtlC'es**ri aTa r n u ti slander d t h er e balsidis libel, e s i u , bs tt r • 4 :0 1 ,t 110 . 1 ...a i t ~. c4 :te of and great constitute a crii Union that ~ every li ! . 7 - 01120e s e 1 4itipea k, write, and publish his setittilitnth,444l sfitrjects, 16440/. troarr!,i, being responsible for tlielltitlielAithat right, and that no law can rightfully be passed to re strain or abridge the freedom of speech, or of the Press." This great principle of civil liberty soon warred strangely with the legal doctr ines imported from the mother country, and the Re discovered of the la tthesubtleties , I t ) , technicalf ubii can s (1 u practice, ickl y and the craft were inconsistent with that protection of the right of suffrage and that control over their rulers essential to a free people. The combat of popular opinion against the law and the lawyers soon commenced, and the natural result was an improvement of the juris prudence of the majority of the States of the Union. We will not fatigue our readers by a wordy citation of cases from American works and legal reports in our possession ; but the history of the question in that country is extremely interesting and important, because its nodern legislation has grown out of its originaf adoption of our jurisprudence, and resulted from the same double evils so justly corn olained of in this kingdom. In the case of " The People v. Croswell," in the Supreme Court of New York, in 1804, argued at the bar with great ability, the Court were equally divided in opinion on the point, whether, on an indictment for a libel, the defendant was ens itled to give in evidence to the Jury the truth of the charges contained in the libel. ThA con stitution of that State now makes the facts iia every possible case a necessary subject of open investigation ; the facts are laid bare, and go to the Jury to determine, as it shall appear to them, whether the motives of the libeller were zood and his end justifiable. In that admirable Code, the " Revised Statutes of the State of Yew York," the sole legislatioil on the law of libel, excepting the general principle of the limi ration of all actions wi hin two years of the .ause of action—is comprised in the following brief and simple enactment (vol. 1. chap. 4., " Of the rights of the citizens and inhabitants of this State," sec. 21) : " In all prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth 'nay be given in evidence to the Jury ; and if it shall appear to the Jury that the matter charged as libellous is true, and was published with good motives, and for justifiable ends, the party is to be acquitted ; and the Jury have the right to determine the law and the fact." In South Carolina, the case of " The State v. Lehre" came before the Court of Appeals, and was solemnly argued, when the Court una nimously decided that they must uphold the English libel principle. The same decision was made in Massachusetts, in " The Commonwealth v. Chase," in 1808, and before the same Court ;n 1825, in the case " The Commonwealth v. Blanding," when proof of the truth of a libel was deemed inadmissible in evidence upon the trial of an indictment ; and the same rule was maintained in Louisiana in a civil suit for da mages. But since the Massachusetts decision in 1825, the Legislature of that State have inter posed, and by an Act passed in 1827, have allowed the truth to be given in evidence in all prosecutions for libels; but with a proviso that such evidence should not be a justification, unless it should be made satisfactorily to appear upon the trial, that the matter charged as libellous was published with good motives and for justifiable ends. By virtue of that vial And excellent political principle which insures the periodical revision of the constitutions of the States, almost all their amended constitutions within the last few years have made special provi sion in favour of giving the truth in evidence iii public prosecutions for libel. In the constitu tions of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, it is declared that, in prosecutions for libels on men in respect to their public official conduct, the truth may be given in evidence when the matter published was proper for public information. In Mississippi and Missouri, the extension of this right applies to " all" prosecutions or in dictments for libels, without any qualifications annexed in restraint of the privilege ; and an Act of the Legislature of New Jersey, in 1809, allowed the same unrestricted privilege. The Legislature of Pennsylvania, in 1809, went far beyond their own constitution, and declared, by statute, that no person should be indictable for a publication on the official conduct of men in public trust ; and that in all actions or criminal prosecutions for a libel, the defendant might plead the truth in justification, or give it in evidence ; and in New York, in a celebrated case—" Thorn v. Blanchard"—the majority of the Judges of the Court of Errors maintained the same unlimited toleration as respected libels on members of the Government of that State. We do not doubt that some of the Conservative daily and " Sabbath Journals" would covet such a liberty when they might libel Lord Grey, Lord Brougham, and Mr. Ellice. at their ase, and ' calumniate the Earl of Durham, as s a Privy Councillor, to their heart's content. We cannot expect that our citations of Transatlantic Law will be very grateful to Tory prejudices; but w n hope that Lord Althorp will take a leaf next session out of the American law books referred to by us. At least we have now given good evidence to the Standard that we justly appre ciate and understand the real liberty of the press, and that our contemporary does not now mono polize all the jealousy in its favour. 'We may hereafter allude to the forcible and unanswerable arguments which, in the above cases, and in the discussions on the amended States Constitu tions, led to the alteration of the American Law. And we will console the libellers and slanderers by assuring them that the alterations of the United States law, although framed to secure reputation and to punish libellers, neverthe less afford ample scope to libelling pro oensities ; for the American Press sufficiently teems with personal abuse, calumny, political party spirit, and m isrepresentation. More over, the libellers have still, as they ever must have in England and Ireland, the chances of the lottery of juries. The fact is, that the fireta rain most t.reed patriotic o m of e,iii si aecrnuodsussi genero us oi p a ot e l Lion, subject of libel law—the security of the liberty of the press—and the repression and punishment of its abuses—are matters of great legislative difficulty and embarrassment to all who have e r n ° main.tli maturely considered the question. We may have and in the press ; but character, public an t t a i iel p x r ii i ie s b r t a t e , y b o a s a n equal claim to g duet protect . ion of the press we are not to destroy . s responsibility to just laws and rational re :traints ; nor will the true liberty of the press, or its moral influence, be advanced by unlicensed and unbridled power. Tne learned and ena lightened jurist, Mr. Kent, the ex-Chancellor of he State of New York (to whose invaluable vo. THE ARMY. (From the Limerick Chronicle of Wednesday.) Three soldiers of the 28th Regiment were flogged in a yard of the New Barracks last Monday, fora breach of the Articles of War. Captain Briscoe and two companies of the 50th have replaced Captain Alen's detachments of the '74th at the Pigeon-house. The 74th Regiment expect to leave Dublin shortly for England, to be replaced by the 35th from the latter place. His Majesty's steamer Dee, of 210 horse power, is expected at Cove from Chatham, with the depot companies of the 95 th regiment, which, on landing, march to Fervnoy. The 58th reserve are to embark on board the Dee for Plymouth, and land there. The depot companies of the 92d Highlanders are now stationed at Greenlaw, seven miles from Edinburgh. The 68th Light Infantry, from Newry, wid succeed the 82t1 at Edinburgh Castle, the latter regiment moving to Glasgow, to replace the Ist, or Royals, on embarking for the north of Ireland. DEATH OF BARON FOYER.—The Vene rable Boyer, Professor of Ciinique Chirurgicale, and Surgeon-in-Cbief of La Charite, died on the 24th ult., after three days' illness. He was buried without any pomp, having specially directed in his will that no funeral oration should be pronounced over his remains.—Medical Gazette. A private letter from Boujeiah, dated Nov. 16, says—" To-morrow the custom tariffs will be put in force. All the vessels in the roads are preparing to deport, and it is probable none will return now that tbr: port has ceased to be free. The fortifications are rising up like enchantment, thanks to the officers of the Engineers and to the ardour of the troops. M. Carcenac, a merchant of Algiers, who, with some other Frenchmen, lately left this on board a small vessel, has I,een shipwrecked on the coast, and the whole of the rassengers were massacred by the Bedouins. The preposition adverted to on Saturday, for rescinding the resolution of the committee of the Stock- Exchange, respecting Spanish 3 per Cents., was brought forward this morning, but rejected by a majority of 17 to 2. No Spanish stock, therefore. negotiated since the breach of faith with respect to the Cortes' loans is allowed to be quoted in the official list.— Times. FIRE AT LADY SALTOUN'S COTTAGE. — At nine o'clock, on the evening of the 2d of December, a fire broke out in the beautiful cottage belonging to Lady Saltoun on the banks of the river near Inverness. Happily no lives have been lost, but we are sorry to say that only a part of the furniture, books, and pictures, have been saved, and that the cottage is laid in ruins. Who is there that has travelled so far north, and not partaken of the hospitalities of this amiable Lady ? And the sorrow for this calamity will be as general and extended as the circle of her friends and acquaintance. The Bank returns, due allowance being made for the imperfect form in which they are given, appear, on the whole, to have given satisfaction to the moneyed in terest. It has been suggested, however, that the utility of these returns would be increased if t.,e Bank, under the head of depo.its, were to distinguish the a mount of the private from that of the public balances, the latter being of a more fixed and permanent nature than the private balances, through which, taken separately, the real state of the circulation can with greater accuracy be ascertained. It is also h e ld to b e d es i ra ble that under the head of " securities," di st i nct i on s h ou ld be made between bills of exchange the amount o f di scounts , re presenting the transa ctions of and all others of a differen t descri p tion, since the Bank with the trading interest separately, is a species of information highly valuable to all commercial meinn. Some also, b ut t h ese con stitute a very small class, thk there would be an advantage in separating the notes issued in London from those issued by the branch banks in the country, because the metropolis may, under parti cular circumstances, have a surplus circulation, while in the country there may ne a deficiency, and the great object to be aimed at is to adjust this matter truly, and to have enough and not too much in either. These suggestions appear to be an reasonable, and to involve so little trouble, that there can be no doubt of their receiving due attention from the Bank Directors when the period arrives for making the next returns. — Times. AN ARTFUL QUESTION.—Dominico, the harlequin, going to see Louis XIV., fixed his eyes on a dish of partrid ges . The King, wh o was fend of his acting, said, " Give the di s h to Dotninico."--" And the partridges too, Sire?" Louis, penetrating his art, replied, " And the partridges too." The dish was gold.