The Sun. — London, England, 1845-12-20 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE. 4,4,W00L TRAnE, LEEDS, DEC. 19.—F, , mign i N : e r ,en heavy o f sa l e t hi s wee k, an d transac ,l4,lY are very limitid in extent. •of WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, DEC. 19. This ttrade has remained during the pres"nt weok Ei i s tate as n ame d i n our 10. , t week's ri port 4 111 -41 ) WOOL MARKET, DEC. 19.—The firm- At e growers of wool renders it impossible to tsarket at t h e late reduction i n pr i ce; an d t h e M l l ll e trad e an d the unsettled state of the arketand of politi cs , occasions consumers to act b It ve arl enrally t o e idised to operate 11 at u th g ese e rates, so that n few sp sales have been ... , r i, , ii„ t , 4‘e present state of the country, and the 'zt,iltoftlie measures likely to be brought forward Ilabcovili attending a short supply of food, has 1444 'e effect upon our cloth markets: both on Sa "r l' u "day the m a rketa were dull. There is, 4 : 4 - 1 improved demand for goods calculated for ,th. States f or the spring tra d e, and also for 'ill th is prcb a bly on t h e speculation that as t wi l i i equire to be a large importation of corn and ,iat v give an imp e t us to th e d eman d for British ~li 'quarter of the globe. The home trade is 1 6 1 4 c1 littl e is now dein.. in purchases the for the . els, either in the clotlihalls or in ware- /4 _ itta,"• — The manufacturers complain seriously ssibility of disposing of their goods, in any ;t ic !! a la . rnunerating price, and consequently The time has become general at nearly all the t, w e ii i i 4 ilur e of Mr. Edward Rawson, merchant, '1; thi materially add to the depression; his a : i til a district being stated at more than 60,000 1. N tile ,, i ne!ew eut season of the year, the dearness It t h e scarcity of employment, .working an ... of " be feared, will have to experiene t e nn. Tr u h ae 4 ls' and deprivation it is fearful to ctm t .3,,' "ue admonitory lessons of monopoly are p„, 11 , will our legislators consent to do our in ettlat• I , k0\,,,,,1g0 justice? ' 4 DEC.(111:: 111 .; ls.—The trade of this place ~,v5 th at much this last month, and it may be t 7h1,", 1 lt gradually decreased as the price of l i''M'"" We had a dull market to-day, and a i/ 4 -14 ° 1 1 '.4 at i lf buyers. owing partly to the weather., , d sof ,ARRET, THURSDAY.—The dullness for ~'"4 c loia* , ;- : '1 is not in the least degree altered. The I,' t Of 4 1.4 a mere trifle, certainly not more than 30 'P$ t a o l ' e i ra,ge times; yet there has been no giving Th e ilutlee the spinners to extend their pur -1 4 V•!coi t 6 t"el: in the staplers' hands here i▪ s fully an 111 4.1 s c a rld brokes are not very plentiful, which may . 11 el :by the very small quantity making, and r, tlll ot C e es at which they have been latterly sold. hose It of any better tidings among the spin tttei, eo , t wplaints are not in the slightest abated, 41 it h P ; tl ee can yet be obtained for yarns; there ,NZ I T than 'for some weeks past, and by no li 4 - 2 Jobs pressing on the market, which have 484 3' c for little over the cost o . f• the der i cases t o e ' Pre S ' however, a prospect of better . times: lio, le nt production stocks will not increase, i ;'," St the turn of the year to see a more ~o• r' n ' 4l e of things. All will rejoice in this, for 'kt i -41. oPerative classes, whose privations are `' I L t Po - rt t t his inclement season of the year. We I ' 7 l hi li tiSthino• different in this day's market, '41: )- 1 been dull, nor is any marked animation iiti tiri tltir ing this . ar. Our next, a hich will be Pk v - e " a 3 . , will close e this profitless year, and it ; . 11 44,,.g "eat boon to all engaged if the new mar 'Nti,s- "h the year 1846, should assume a more t 4t lltat . ;111 , i: 2 411 , THURSDAY EVENING.—We have been " Pir e s t r iee this day week in our cloth market, Ptri„ e s and in demand. The market at the .kliki:', e xhibited considerable firmness, but since ,Ni„ .(>4 of Sir Robert Peel we appear to have los d , 4 La'; , confidence. Price may be called t i ta l " 4 ' , but the little that is doing is decidedly ( g th e 4l than on this day se'nnight. Yarns e are_ 'tad ante state , there being no confidence in the / It • 41 t 1 Is not a slight reduction that would tempt 4 t/t , t tge scale. ~Y to - `„L l ` l oTTricitam.—The Nottingham Review ' i ittri7 l t i ns a ' very gloomy statement of the trade u se 'PA -----;: = -- ‘4I C I . 2 :LWAy ALMANACK for 1846. '; ANZ,k might be properly entitled the Cora 'll4, -4 4 In the calendar, in addition to the ,t,. 1 ‘ l , - „ ltti a contained in that portion of bank p`l:Fe e : lurid the various railway meetings, li;orda to be holden in the ensuing year regu i'6. - "' N , ir It is, in fact, a . diary of those meetings , ' °l lt, Il e have also lists of both Houses of ~,,, „. "4 „ of the stock-brokers in the three •c t •Gil ci i i'4 , lway officials, of all existing and pro -I,,lllstra7B, dividends, the funds and a railway i 4 .1 3' it , t s a of all Parliamentary returns relatingthe 4 otd"l t ers, and digests of railway law, of lt iZet; , "8 , and of legal decisions on rai▪ lways. . ever°l4Plete year book of commercial statistics 4, 1,1 bee npublished. 4.. iq.- ----- 4t ie s.-- „P AitING HIGHWAY ROBBERY.— On t "kg, about seven o'clock, as a man named w hee - t his parish, was on his return home from near th ll e,had been to receive came money, he was th, nt' eslevan Chapel, Pickleden wood, by two ". Othe r :In Placed his hands over Skinner's month, btu - 'died his pockets of three sovereigns and a o Rl t he l a nd although it was moonlight, he is unable Yfri en descpion of the offenders, being so ex ctich ,getenod. Skin ner is a journeyman shoemaker, ktl4l4!‘, B l ) ected in this place.—Dorer Chronicle. e I)Ec. 18.—The Corp)ration of Du blin '4l to an address to -- the Queen, rePre great distress likely to arise from the t u o e Potato crop, and praying that t he p orts 1 0 1 Pk wed,ro and facilities given for the extension ' l k t t he t by railways and public works. A ti g ea - m 4 dress was ed to Sir James Graham, t that her Maje forward sty's pleasure might be signified C e when the Lord Mayor and the deputation 'Zttl„P r esent the address might proceed to London. " t goihl" the town-clerk, Mr. Ford, received the follow . Q4 tion from the Home-office " Whitehall, Dec. 18, 1845. directed by Secretary Sir James Graham to ', , t ‘ 4 e oh t t he receipt o f your letter of the 13th instant, en . ~),giti ' "Y,of the address of the Lord Mayor and Corpo ,lltilfbctY. of Dt . iblin, and . requesting to be informed it 44 her Majesty's pleasure t? receive the ad dress Mayor and a deputation from the Town 4 4.. 14 na rtt4 t ° inform you, in reply, that Sir James Graham t earliest opportunity of submitting the subject of t he Queen. But, under existing circumstances, tlth t s ,"le delay may take place before her Majesty 's Vtt lt ,' notified.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant. ourrox. William Ford, Esq., Town-Clerk of :4 r4 POLT, , VISITING N ' lit . ".N AND RELIEF ASSOCIA N, br i' t t Fond annual meeting of the members and sup- NA, A iLia institution was held yesterday at Willis's f. 4ll 4ll" n ai ees's. The Right . Rev. the Lord Bishop of V I ke ttia g taken the chair, briefly to open the business .INt il g. Mr. Haly, the secretary, then read the " .:it LC' report. It stated that the society had for its ::'itlif3„ - iisleal, moral, and spiritual improvement of the IlVta..; - regard to religious distinctions ; and he spoke „ Ir 'ai,' l ",,g terms of the success which had . attended its ' l , A. "`,Ve 4 ,,' he balance sheets showed an income during 017. ",,including former balance, sale of Exchequer ,.(ii I t of 8,6911. 10s. 3d. The grants amounted to IC's ti lat o ' n al t,d there was a present balance of 896/. 3s. Mr. id ri. s, e ',al-P., proposed the adoption and circulation of tit ithe T he Very Rev. the Dean of Westminster se v'esolution, and it was carried unanimously. Sir I ) 4 ,4 l l eri t '' 'toyed the second resolution, to the effect that O lt it th e tt.of another year had justified the hope e.x -1 Vs t let vi e : institution a the society, that the formation 7,118 V" societies throughout the parishes of the jtVii th a 'ad been fully realised. Archdeacon Hale 0 p * , 4 1, l v f. jesolution, which was carped nem da. 3 2 1 r. O t "ilts 4 ,,, r.i moved another resolution, recommending t,tki,W4 4 ' ,e nlent of provident societies amongst the poor, 4 '''''lm Sec onded by the Rev. T. Gibson, and carried tt l i l . a .y ..,. gtl c ii t ,,. votes of thanks were then severally passed 1) ' r e and the chairman, when the meeting sepa y), r. ,ty a ),,,. , °LYTECIINIC INSTITUTION. There is ' 't i till ,1K Passes without some addition to the number ? 1„, li: carriages and machinery connected with steam ,:.".. t ` t ia o llaion, locomotive, and stationary engines, in the Ntve this excellent Institution, and among the more 1 ,41,, i i observe a beautiful adaptation of pneumatic Vin, the` onsist form a miniature steam-engine playing a l '' ii Wholeing an elegant article of vertu. The ;',i. c ArZ n erated by spirits of wine, and . carries . out the f iiitl i ilth: ss of a stationary engine, having a cylinder o tket t ." of an inch diameter,. with pump., cranks, fly- LN'tl fr 'i "tnplete. The fountain is attached, and in 174 d . th Zlss, in which may be placed gold-fish, and presents Nl' its e ,,v r tiofs that the ornamental and useful may be so coin t'tliii:iita," Produce sensations of extreme gratification. This d was a • , o,l k -the ,designed and manufactured by . 15 . 1 . r. T. Smitli, , t .th IL . oonour a short time since of exhibiting it to his '4 4' - :ts i t i ness Prince Albert, who was pleased to pay a 1, ,y l 4ment upon its ingenuity. It is now deposited in „tl v iated °, l Yteclinic Institution, and will no doubt be much q , s ti tar ul I) 3' the visitors during the Christmas holidays.. ' t thY he ere are numerous novelties in embryo which will ' I N i l a fei t .produced to amuse and instruct . the sight-seekers OF , ( 41 ( Ire season of the year, more particularly those who A t ,' (1 sPending the day in , places of more quiet enjoy ,„ 'le h t tlop",',E4, - y e Major-General John Mayne, C. 8., of the k1: 4 5, Q, I t eadia Company's service, Bombay, late of Edin tiOriii °rth Britain, has left personalty in England ti t t i n g i; t° 5,0001. By his will, dated Feb. 24, 1845, he kia 4 trvi eon James Edmund Mayne, Esq., in the mill -4,C404 ii i ' e t e ,°f the Hon. East India Company, two hundred 1 4, h i /. 1 . t he Northern Coal Mining Company, for which 1 ,40 e; -.8 originally paid. All his other property he leaves tl An. cutors in t.t f his children the interest of t 0.,, ~ t, , Ms or . ter k Vie at the disposal of his daughter Mary, wife of ,Priil6 ° rinald of the Bombay Artillery, for her life, and tt,n`rict .alto her children at her decease To his daughters s t, r ' a lt, Th a ert. Hannah, and son . John, 2, 2501. each; hi 'IN are J an 1, i50/. The residue am og the . m. The execu s,iiia4„ a 'nes and Robert Mayne, Esqrs., his brothers, IN T , l h io kaa Was Minted the guardians of his infant children. e '• p „ v egistered in Edinburgh on the 23d of August last, ta .A. l :i t e d in London oa the 29th ult.—Post. t v :4). 6, 14 °TED SUlClDE.—Yesterday morning, be- V ro tt e e r ,and live o'clock, a determined attempt at . suicide p:,;,Y•st rA ° Y J. R. Cullinf'ord, Esq., a gentleman residing in .I d ` i iet ~i'e r, Hampstead road, by shooting himself with a Oitig -st° l. lt appears that he returned home to his I lta, his C ed a PParently much dejected; he proce eded u p stairs ta a f j 9 ° ll ` l ; in a few minutes afterwards his landlord fish, amt report of fi re - ar ms ; be instantly proceeded up. (Ir d ; and on , on , entering the bedroom he found Mr. Willi ittsi!? rib floor bleeding from the left lide, and a pocket i Ir.t s Y'ng by his side. Surgical assistance being procured, 4 E t , a teertkined that the ball had passed through the flesh W A ul itine direction, without injuring any vital part. lit, l ci i _EriiELto CORN M &BEET, DEC. 19.—The ;trt ain ', ' are not large this week. Although in the same un eeli,.. about the corn-laws, there was to-day a firmer o ti , i, p in the trade, and although an extremely limited as d t 's was transacted, really fit,e and dry wheats were fully kr t , l t t a r r ; in common sorts nothing doing. Fine barley sold at - NS W , r ites, inferior samples unsaleable unless at a reduction. I beaus rather cheaper ~ in old no alteration. Oats Id. btfp °ad s and Shelling 6 - cl. to ls. per load lower. Malt as re. DUTCH MAIL. THE HAGUE, DEC. 13.—The hurricane which raged with such viols nc, the day before yesterday, in the even ing, did considerable damage. The ben rose along our coast atmest to the same height as in the extraordinary flood of February, 1825. At Rotterdam the waves of the Meuse rose in such a manner, though it was the time of low water, that they overflowed the quays in several parts of the city, and inundated the ground floors of the houses and warehouses. The Great Mar ket and several streets looked like a vast pond. Letters from Zienckzee, of the 12th, likewise state that the hurricane did great damage there; that the sea rose as high as in February, 1825, overflowed the quays, and filled a great number of cellars; but speedy exertions preserved the neighbouring streets from great damage. The north-west side of the Great Tower was overthrown by the violence of the wind. Happily the fall.of this part of the building only damaged the roofs of some neighbouring houses. Several dikes along the coast are seriously injured. DUTCH. FINANCE. The Second Chamber of the States General has re ceived from the Minister of Finance a communication relative to the payments of the instalment, of the loan, and of the voluntary contributions. This communica tion is of the following tenor: — Conformably to the preceding communication made to the States-Genoral, the total of the capital of the vo luntary loan and of the free gift, decreed by virtue of the law of March 6, 1845, amounts to— Florins. For the loan r the free gift, the sum of 1,843,221 florins, which, by Art. 19 of the same law, represents a capital in the loan of 6,144.069,93 117,000,930,98 The total amount of the subscription of the late Kiug William Frederick, the payments of which have been made in five instalments 10,000,000,00 A letter from Zwolle, of the 14th, says—" We are in formed for certain that his Majesty the King was pleased, on the 9th of December, 1845, to grant to Messrs. Balkema and Company licence to construct an iron railway in the following direction :—From Zwolle (where the line joins the frontiers of Gver)ful), by Hassels, Zuartluis, Meppel, Besten, Apen, to Groningen, from which place there will be a branch to Delizyl, and another to the new fort. The concession inclu , ies the canalisation of the province of Dunthe, for which the necessary plans are nearly completed, and it is probable that the commencement of the works will not long be delayed." It is evident how important this railway will be to Overyful, and especially to Zwolle. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, FRIDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert walked in the vicinity of the Castle precincts for some time this morning. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken an airing for a short time this afternoon. The Vice-Chancellor of England, Sir Francis Simp kinson, and Mr. William Selwyn, Queen's Counsel, forming a deputation from Lincoln's Inn, had an au dience of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and were most graciously received. The Earl of Liverpool, G.C.8., is expected to arrive this evening, on a visit to her Majesty. The band of the Grenadier Guards will attend during dinner at the Castle, and her Majesty's private band will afterwards attend. The Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester on Thursday, at Gloucester House. _ _ _ _ __ _ A meeting was held yesterday mornine , at Lord John Russell's residence in Chesham-place, gelgrave-square. The Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl Grey, Earl of Claren don, Earl of Auckland, Viscount Palmerston, Sir George Grey, the Right Honourable Francis T. Baring, the Right Honourable Henry Labouchere, Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, and the Right Honourable Edward Ellice, attended. The meeting broke up shortly before three o'clock. Mr. H. Tufnell, M.P., visited Lord John Russell yesterday. Mr. APLane, the American Minister, arrived in town, from Paris, yesterday morning. A handsome piece of plate, manufactured by Messrs. Garrard, has just been presented, cn the part of her Majesty the Queen Dowager, to the Baron de Gersdorff, his Saxon Majesty's late Resident Minister in this country. Lord Wharncliffe, Lord President of the Queen's Most Honourable Privy Council, expired at half-past ten o'clock yesterday morning, at his residence in Curzon-street. His Lordship had been ill for some days past. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office for the Governor of Gibraltar. THE LATE LORD WHARNCLIFFE. The deceased Lord was the second son of James Archi bald Stuart, second son of John third Earl of Bute, K.G., who married, in 1736, Mary, only daughter of Edward Wort ley Montague. Colonel Stuart, on the decease of his mother (Baroness Mountstuart in her own right), succeeded to her Ladyship's great Yorkshire and Cornwall estates, and as sumed in January, 1795, by sign -manual, the additional sur name of Wortley, and subsequently inheriting the extensive landed property in Scotland, of his uncle, the Right Hon. Jamas Stuart Mackenzie, assumed, in 1803, the name and arms of Mackenzie, of Rosehaugh. Mr. Wortley in early life entered the army, and served in Canada and the Cape, but having little relish for a military life he sold out in his twenty-sixth year. In the year 1802 Mr. Stuart Wortley was returned to Parliament, by means of his family influence, for the borough of Bossiney, in Cornwall ; but it was not until the year 1812 that he rose to any de gree of political notoriety. In the spring of that year Mr. Perceval was assassinated, and the lengthened nego tiations, not very dissimilar from those now on the taris re specting the formation of a Cabinet, so utterly exhausted the patience of the public, that the opportunity was thought a good one for a rising young man like Mr. Stuart Wortley to move an address to the Prince Regent, praying that he "would form a strong and efficient Ministry." This motion was introduced by a speech which every one acknowledged to have been remarkable for its tons of honest independence and high public spirit. Mr. S. Wortley continued to repre sent Bossiney till 1818. On the Ist of March in that year Col. Stuart Wottley Mackenzie, the father of Lord Wharn cliffe, ended his days, and his son, the late Lord, succeeded to his large inheritance. For Yorkshire, therefore he wa returned jointly with Lord Milton , now Earl Fitzwilliam, at the general election in the year 1818. In two years from that period the demise of George 111. led to another election, at which Mr. Stuart Wortley and Lord Milton were again returned for the great county of York. and the subject of this memoir continued to sit for that important elec toral district till the Parliament died almost a natural death, on the 2d of June, 1825. In 1826 he was raised to the peerage. In 1828, when the Duke of Wellington succeeded Lord Goderich, Lord Wharncliffe took office under the Noble Duke, and displayed much tact inbusiness. On the introduction of the Reform Bill, by Lord Grey, in 1831, his Lordship strenuously opposedthatmeasure on various grounds, which he stated with great force and eloquence, and moved an amendment for the purposeof throwing it out, but the Bill was carried by a majority of 41. In 1834, during Sir Robert Peel's short tenure of office, Lcrd Wharncliffe took the office of Lord Privy Seal. In 1841, when Sir Robert Peel suc ceeded Lord Melbourne, the Noble Baron became Lord Presi dent of the Council, and continued in that office up to the recent resignation. On the formation of the Peel Cabinet in 1841 Lord Wharn cliffs secured the representation of that district for his eldest son, defeating Lords Milton and Morpetb, the numbers on that memorable occasion being as follows :—Hon. John Stuart Wortley, 13,165; E. Denison , Esq., 12,780 ; Lord Milton, 12,080 ; Lord Morpeth, 12,031. His Lordship is succeeded by his eldest son, the Hon. John Stuart Wortley, who has represented the West hiding of Yorkshire in Parliament for the last four years, and whose succession to the peerage will therefore lead immediately to a new election in that county. The present Lord Wharncliffe is in the 45th year of his age. He graduated B.A. at Christ Church, Oxford, in 1821, when he was in the first class ma thematics, and second class in classics. About twenty years ago he married the third daughter of the Earl of Harrowby, by whom he has three sons and two daughters. His Lord ship is Lieutenant- Colonel of the South- West Regiment of Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry. The late Henry Iltid Nicholl, D.C.L., of the Cok lege, Doctors' Commons, and of Uppe r C la p ton, whose sudden death on the 24th ultimo, at the early age of thirty-six, it was our painful duty lately to have recorded, has died in testate, leaving personal property in England estimated at 90,0001., besides freehold and other property in Wales. Letters of administration of his effects have been granted to his re lic, who, with his children divide the personalty, one-t T he freeholds the widow and two-thirds among the children. he freeholds to the heir. at-law. The deceased was cousin to the Judge-Advocate, the Right Islonourable John Nicholl D.C.L., P.C. and M.P. for Cardiff.—Post. LICENSED VICTUALLERS' PROTECTION SOCIETY. — At a Special Committee Meeting of this Society, held at the office, New Bridge-street, on Friday, the 19th in., Mr. T. R. Elt in the chair, upon the motion of Mr. Edwards, seconded by Mr. Hughes, 'it was resolved unanimously— " That the thanks of this Committee are justly . due, and be hereby given to the late Chairman, Mr. Lewis Junes, for the able and efficient manner in which he discharged the important duties appertaining to that office, during the past year." At this and a previous meeting the following sums were aw%rded—to Richard Walker, 33 G, one guinea, for apprehending Edwin Spencer for robbing Mr. Major, White apprehending Finchley, of a barometer; to Sergeant Thompson, 12 R, one guinea, for apprehending Michael Kerrigan, for robbing Mr. Avery, Gibraltar, Deptford, of a watch ; to Willi a m Humphreys, half-a - guinea , for apprehending Wit. Liam Colcham, for robbing Mr. Hobbs, Spanish Patriot, White Conduit-fields, of two pewter pots ; to Timothy Wells, 83 V, one guinea, for apprehending Joseph Allen, for robbing Mr. King, Cadogan Arms, King's-road, Chelsea, of two pewter pots; to William Ling, 77 D, one guinea, for apprehending George Thompson, ter robbing Mr. Stanton, Victory, Oxford-street, of a pewter pot; to C. H. Rennoldon, half-a-guinea, for apprehending Elizabeth Robinson,, for robbing Mr. Rennoldson, Coach and Horses, Ray-street, Clerkenwell, of a glass mug; to W. Millerman, 95 B, two guineas, for apprehending William Davis, for robbing Mr. Chandler, Ship, Milbank, Westminster, of two glasses; and Sarah Ponsford, for robbing Mr. King, Coachmakers' Arms, Belgrave-mews, Pimlico, of two pewter pots; to Inspector Froud, M division, Samuel Brown, and Thomas Towerey, 237, one guinea each, for apprehending two men, for robbing Mr. Wickens, Old Justice, Bermondsey-wall, of a cash-box —through the exertions of the above-r.amed individuals, the whole of the ;,roperty, nearly sixty pounds, was recovered, and the thieves sentenced for ten years' transportation ; and to Henry Todd, 221 G, one guinea, for app-ehending Elizabeth Taylor, for robbing Mr. Hart, Duke of York, Liquorpond street, of a glass ItAiLwAy PENALTIES.--AVE understand that tie validity of the 7 and 8 Victoria it now on the point of being tested. It is perfectly clear that the Registration Act has not been complied with in many of its clauses. We hear that men of high standing a nd res p ectabilit y , being promoters of companies themselves, have instructed their solicitors to sue for penalties under the Act. We are prepared)o state, that in several companies the provisional committees have ren dered themselves liable under the 76th and 77th sec.—Rail way Telegraph and Merchant's Advocate. The Duke of Buccleuch will leave Montague House early in the following week for Dalkeith Palace, , near Edinburgh. The Earl of Dalkeith has joined the Duchess an, then iota ton. 1: 1 ff 81.7 1 k, -1 4 -oNDON , IiATITB,DA.Y! APPALLING :MURDER. We are to-day called upon to record one of the most appalling murders which probably ever took place within the circle of the Channel Islands. The name of the victim is Thomas Hodge, the name of the murderer John Noon, both seamen. It apptars that the individual wha has thus fellen a victim to brutal violence and pas sion, was a sailor belonging to a vessel hick trades be tween the port of Jersey and Newfoundland. About three weeks ago he arrived in St. Helier's from the letter place, and took up his lodgings at a respectable house in Mulcaster-street, generally frequented by the better class of seamen who have occasion to be some time in harbour. He was universally respected as a quiet, orderly, individual. On Wednesday last, the 10th instant, being the anniversary of his birthday, he treated his friends to an entertainment in the house in which he resided. In return for the compliment, his fellow-lodgers, being just on the eve of departure for a distant port, invited him on the evening of Sa turday last to a farewell entertainment in the house at which they bad all mutually taken up their resi dence. The hour of ten had arrived, and the whole party were quietly seated at supper, when the individual who is at prevent in custody upon the atrocious charge of wickedly depriving a fellow-creature of his life, in truded upon their innocent hilarity. He had only arrived in port some few hours before from a long vovage, and, as was also his usual custom, had re paired to the boarding-house where the melancholy catastrophe was fated to take place. Seating himself down in the very midst of the pompany, he forthwith began to use language which ordinary tit cency would pre vent us from repeating ; oaths and imprecations, and the moat obscene epithets flowing from his lips in the most admired rapidity. At last, however, his conduct seems to have proceeded beyond all further endurance, and the landlord of the house was obliged to rebuke him for his unmanly behaviour in the company of females. The re buke, however, did not seem to have much apparent effect, and Noon still continued his oaths and imprecations as before. All efforts proving un availing, it was at length found necessary to re move him from the apartment, and at this moment it is important to observe the amiable con duct of the deceased. With the view of seeing that no harm should result to the individual who had thus wantonly broken in upon the pleasures of the even ing, and whom, from the outrageous nature of his con duct, be could scarcely regard as in his sober senses, he volunteered to accompany him on board his vessel, where he was to take up his quarters for the night. Hodge had only proceeded a few steps upon his way, and was descend ing a flight of steps which led from the door uf the house to the court below, when the murderer was observed to draw from his pocket a large knife which be always carried about his person, and handle it in amanner as if aiming at some deadly purpose. Refute, however, the murderous instru ment reached the spot at which it was evidently intended to be struck, it fell upon the assassin's hands ; but hastily stooping to the ground. it was in a moment plunged into the thigh of the individual, who, regardless of incon venience, had so willingly volunteered to do an act of kindness. Falling back upon the steps on which he had been standing, the unhappy man uttered a scream which was heard at a considerable distance, and was in a moment prostrate in a fit of insensibility. The mur derer, however, did not wait to see the issue of his atro cious act. Uttering an oath indicative of the pleasure he experienced on having done for the ill-fated Hodge, he ha-tily decamped. The unfortunate victim only survived for a short space of time, and in three minutes from his receiving the fatal stab of the assassin, he had breathed his last. Medical assist ance was immediately procured, but all to no purpose. The femoral artery had been divided, and the hrenor rhage which had ensued was such as to have precluded all hope of saving life had assistance arrived even within a minute from the infliction of the fatal gash. The eye-witnesses of the dire tragedy having in some degree recovered from the consternation which had been induced by the dreadful event of the moment, information was immediately forwarded to the po lice, and about twelve o'clock Mr. Centenier Le Cronier and Centenier Du Parcq, assisted by several other individuals, set out in search of the murderer. Directing their steps towards the vessel to which they suspected he bad gone, they succeeded in appre hending him about one o'clock on Sunday morning. He was found apparently asleep in bed, and when apprised of the awful crime with which he stood charged, professed an utter unconsciousness of what had taken place. Nor did he accompany them quietly to prison; for it was only after despe rate resistance that they were suceessful in bringing him to shore. His cabin being strictly searched, the knife with which he consummated the fatal deed was dis covered. It bore evident marks of having been washed a very short period before, which would almost induce the supposition that at the period of the rash act his senses had not been quite obscured from the influence of liquor. It is a long-pointed French blade, and altogether looks a most dangerous weapon. Upon his arrival at gaol, the strongest efforts were required to consign him to a cell, the ferocity and brutality of his conduct being scarcely credible. An inquest was held by the Deputy-Viscount on Sunday .of ternoon, and a verdict of " Wilful Murder" was return« el. His examination before the Royal Court took place yesterday, a dense crowd being collected from all parts of the town.—Jer sey Times. OPENING OF 'THE PORTS. ST. CLEMENT'S DANES. - Last evening a public meeting, called pursuant to a nu merously-signed requisition of - the inhabitants of the parish of St. Clernent's Danes, was held in the vestry-room for the purpose of memorializing " her Majesty to direct the imme diate opening of the ports for the free admission of foreign grain, or to adopt any other measures that might be consi dered necessary relative to the apprehended scarcity." Mr. W. Wilkinson, the senior churchwarden, in the chair. Mr.PROUT moved the first resolution, and stated that his opinion with respect to the iniquitous and pernicious corn law was well known ; it was a law fur the advantage of a few to the injury of the many. He (Mr. Prout) need not state bow necessary it was at the present time for all parties to unite in the extinction of those laws, when, bytheir opera tion, millions were likely to be deprived of that support which was necessary to their existence.—(Hear,' hear.) Mr. Prout concluded by moving the first resolution That this vestry is seriously alarmed by the failure of the late crop of potatoes, and the defective yield in wheat corn, thereby apprehending before the next harvest the united affliction of famine and pestilence, and that the fear of these calamities is greatly increased by her Majesty's Ministers having omitted to exercise their authority to open the ports of the United Kingdom for the free admission of foreign grain." Mr. JACQUET seconded the resolution in a brief speech, which was carried unanimously. Mr. CADOGAN moved the second resolution— " That to the calamities occasioned by nature's laws we submit without murmuring; but against the continuance of legislative enactments, which tax and impede the supply of food, we most solemnly protest; and as the corn-laws still remain in force, blighting the national prosperity, this vestry deems it requisite that a memorial should he sent to her Majesty, to consider the necessity of immediately opening the ports of the United Kingdom for the admission of foreign corn, free of duty." Mr. PAnnEn seconded the resolution, which was also car ried unanimously. • Mr. BERGER moved an appropriate memorial to the Queen, and it having been adopted, the meeting separated. RAILWAY RETURNS. RAILWAY TRAFFic.—The following are the Total ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the respective returns are made, together with the re week in the previous year : Meek ending 1 Receipts of Itall - to which the tceipts of the same z E •,, • , t ::,r 4 ''. > - ... ~ c..) .5 ALNWICK. A memorial has been addressed to her Majesty by a nu merous body of the inhabitants of Alnwiek, Northumberland, praying for the opening of the ports for the free admission of foreign grain and other provisions. The circumstance strik ingly shows the universality of the feeling against the corn law, as Alnwick is a small market-town, entirely dependent for its prosperity upon the agriculture of the district, and under the immediate influence of the Duke of Northum berland. MAIDSTONE. On Thursday evening a numerously attended meeting of inhabitants of the town, and farmers of the neighbourhood of Maidstone, was held in the Assembly-room, the Rev. Mr. Dobney in the chair. The Rev. GENTLEMAN observed, that he considered the question before them to be of deep and momentous import ance. It was desirable that a decided blow slraild be giver to monopoly in human food—a monopoly which was produc tive of many and great evils, while it was based upon princi ples which could not be supported by the laws of nature or the doctrines of revealed truth. Mr. R. R. R. MoortE then spoke upon the question up wards of two hours and a half, during which protracted period the utmost silence and deepest attention pervaded the meeting. At the conclusion of his speech the following resolu tion was proposed by Mr. NELMES, and seconded by Mr . SHIMMY :—" That this meeting views with deep apprehen sion the fearful consequences that appear inevitable from the acknowledged deficiency in the present supplies of food, and that in the opinion of the meeting these consequences can only be averted by immediately opening the ports for the free admission of foreign grain and provisions, and an early summoning of Parliament to consider the urgent necessity of at once and for ever abolishing all laws which restrict the supply of the people's food ; that such laws arbitrarily in terfere with the rights of industry, and are as inimical to the best interests of agriculture as they are injurious to every other interest in the country." This, upon being put, was carried with acclamation. It was then moved by Mr. CLA'rros, and seconded by Mr. STEVENS :—" That this meeting respectfully, but most ear nestly, calls upon the electors of this borough of Maidstone, as well as upon those of the western division of the county of Kent, in the event of a general election, to record their votes for no candidate who will not advocate the total re peal of the corn and provision laws; and most particularly recommends all those who are not on the registry for the county, and who are able to purchase a county qualification, immediately to do so." Carried nem. con. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the numerous assembly separated. GREENWICH. Last evening, at seven o'clock, a meeting of the members of the League, and a large assemblage of the inhabitants of Greenwich and vicinity, friendly to the total repeal of the corn• laws, were convened in the Literary Institution, Royal bill. Mr. John Wade, of Deptford, in the chair. Mr. R. R. It. Moonn addressed the audience at consider able length, and concluded by saying, he hopsd they were in perfect readiness for the coming election, and that they would take care to return two free-traders for that important borough (Greenwich.)—(Cries of" We are all prepared--our canvassing books are all ready—we will give you two free traders.") The Hon. Gentleman retired amidst repeated and tremendous applause. The Lecture-hall was literally crammed : there were 1,600 to 2,000 persons present, and numbers without who could not get within the building; such a meeting has not been witnessed, since the hall has been erected, in the town of Greenwich. ST EAM-BOAT COLLISION. At the Greenwich Police-court, on Friday, William Phil lips, captain of Waterman 12, appeared to a summons at the instance of the Old Woolwich Steam-packet Company, for alleged wilful damage to the Ariel steam-packet, under the following circumstances : Mr. Lewis, of Hatton-garden, attended for the complain ant. and Mr. Pelham for the defendant. _ The case had been adjourned from Friday week, in conse zquence bey!, examined. The evidence, as in all such matters, is of the most con uuernwceitonfestsleles g on re ly at o l u en t g o t r h se o v f ei eLi e d n ence to be adduced, viz., con tradictory d t Lc e t o 2 r t y h c h o a f ra ctri NovemberF o r the ast, plaintiff, a t o i , t el l o v c a i s c in the deposed, tltaafter noon,o both boats started from Woolwich for London the Waterman taking the lead, and arriving a t Charlton Pier a few minutes before the Ariel, and was taking in her pas sengers, moored head and stern, and occupied the whole length of both piers, which are separated by about six feet, the entire length being about one hundred. While so lying, the Ariel came up ; finding her place occupied by No. 12, a rope was cast over from her quarter abaft thebits, andsecured to the pier for the purpose of landing and taking in her pas sengers. Immediately afterwards the defendant used some foul lan guage, and called to a boy for a hatchet, which having been procured, he chopped at the rope three or four times, and succeeded in cutting through three strands of it, when the man on board the Ariel let go. John Ryan, captain of the Ariel, then desired the defendant to go astern, that he might get his vessel properly alongside his own pier. This the defendant did not do, but went forward, whereby two stancheons and a rail were destroyed. The Ariel then moved astern, as did Waterman 12, when the latter turned over towards the north shore. The Ariel to avoid contact with the stern of a schooner, was compelled to keep her stern-way, when the Waterman 12, ran her bow into her stern and did considerable damage to the Ariel, and caused very ,wideereneesemveareahll collision, 18s. ; and the second one, 31.14 5 . 6d. The era e dcauanlseizdeaballeoaarltaerdm—fteor t cutting he the rope, 6s. ; the first passengerscros s-examinedi n both b y )fir. ves Pel ham, ing, however, principally in that matt er , th a t the piers were illegal, and that he should certai n l y appea l aga i ns t any con ysbaken, Mr. Pelham contend ing, e aed witnessestheir e\ viction. For the defence it was urged that No. 12 Waterman, being 120 feet long, and the piers only 100 feet in length, she had no alternative but so to place herself. That the piers were not separated as so alleged by the plaintiff, and that the fol lowing is the true version of the affair, namely.: —That whilst so lying the Ariel crossed her bow and came in violent con tact, by which the first alleged damage was caused. That the rope or string was cut not until after the captain of the Ariel had been several times warned to remove it; and that by its being placed abaft the bits No. 12 had no power to go astern. That the pier belonging to the Woolwich Company had been removed from its usual and proper position, and pr that when the Waterman 12 did go as tern and placed herse lf towards the north in ord er t ooce ed on her passage , the Ariel also backed astern, and continued so to do until her stern came in contact with the bow of the Waterman, and which occasioned the sec on d co lli s i on, an d consequent damage. The witnesses for th e d e f ence were s harply cross-examined by Mr. Lewis, but i n a ll t h e ma i n points their evidence agreed. The utmost pains were taken to place the dispute in a cor rect light by neat models of the respective boats, as well as plans of the locality. After much recrimination between the laws on both sides. Mr. GROVE decided, that with regard to c utting t h e rope it was an unjustifiable act, and therefore fined the defendant 65., being the amount of damage sustained. With regard to the first collision, he thought the Ariel was to blame; and as to the second, he adjudged the defendant to pay the da mage, amounting to 3/. 14s. 6d., and 17s. 6d. costs of wit nesses, and 2s. the summons. Mr. Pelham th en gave no ti c e of appeal, the defendant being nominally sen t e n ce d t o f o urteen days' imprisonment in detault of payment. THE RECEN T STEAM- BOAT Corxisrox.----In the fearful collision between the Emera ld steam-boat, belon g in g to the Diamond Company, and th e John Bull, Hambor g h packet, on Saturday last, off Graves end, two gentleme n me t with serious accidents—one of whom, we have si nce l earnt, is Lieutenant Crofton, of the East India Company's Engi neers, stationed at Brompton Barracks, Chatham, who sus injured. It is considered a sus tained very serious injuries. On his arrival at his quarters the same evening, Dr. Stewart Chisholm, of the Royal Artil lery, was sent for, and on examination he found that the gentleman's right arm and collar -bone were both fractured, say y ad the evidently done by a severe crush, and that his head and face that, were much bruised and severely miracle that he escaped with his life. Dr. Chisholm lost no timeoode under in h settingis skilful management, ntoot slightest symptom of fever, and is doing as well as can be his e p a a r t e i e n h t a has pp y expected. The officer, it appears. was standing near the paddle-box, on the larboard side of the Emerald, when she was struck by the John Bull, the bows of which latter vessel crushed him. ROASTING A BOT ALIVE . —On Wednesday, the 10th inst., one of the most barbarous acts ever known to have been committed took place at Silkstone, near Barnsley, by which a youngboy, named Charles Chap pell had a narrow escape from death, even if be yet recovers. The case is re ported to be as follows :—On the men giving over working at Mrs. Clark's colliery, several young men began with their foolish work of jesting and skylarking in the cabin, in which was, as usual, a large fire, which ultimately ended in two of them taking and fastening a chain round th an wa in of Charles Chappel, by which they hung him to an iron bar which crosses the roof a short distance from the fire, and before leaving him threw a large shovel of fire upon him, some of which fell into one of the poor fellow's clogs, which burnt him dreadfully (his eyes and different parts of his person being much burnt), so much so that the cries of the poor boy caused some persons to go to his assistance, who extricated him from his perilous situation. On Wednesday last a young man was remanded by John Thorneley, Esq., at Barns.. lev, for examination, until F r iday, charged with the above offence. The others are not apprehended.—Doncaste r Go zette. YACHT CLUBS —Application having been made to the Lords of the Treasury by the Royal Harwich Yacht Club, requesting for the members of that Club the same privileges as the Royal Yacht Club and the Royal Irish Yacht Club of Dublin, their Lordships have, through Mr. Cardwell, one of their secretaries, signified that they have been pleased to comply with the request. The particular privileges requested refer to the light of being exempt from certain harbour, or other dues, the disposal of stores, and ether matters of an internal and private nature. NAME OF RAILWAY. Dec. 13 Arbroath and Forfar •• • •• .- •• •••• • • Bristol and Birmingham . • • • • • • ..... • Chester and Birkenhead . • • • • • • • • • • • • Dublin and Drogheda...• .... • • Dublin and Kingstown • • • • • • • Dundee and Arbroath .• . • ...... • •• Durham and Sunderland • • • • Edinburgh and Glasgow . • • • Eastern Counties and North Eastern Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr . • • • • • clas ;ow and Greenock.. ......• •• • • Grand Junction • • • • • • • ....... .. arsend and Rochester.• • • Great North of England .. • • ........ Great Western •.• • • . Hartlepool .. • ..... London and Birmingham, &c. .• • •• - • London and Blackwall..... . London and Brighton London and Croydon ..• • • • • • • • • • • • • London and Greenwich . • • • • •• • • • • •• London and South Western. Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Manchester and Birmingham• • Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc Midland Counties ..... .• • • • • • • •• • • •• Newcastle and Darlington •• •• - Newcastle and Carlisle Newcastle and North Shields.. North Union and Bolton and Preston Paris, Corbel, and Orleans•• •• •• •• •• Paris and Rouen . ..... .........•• •• Preston and Wyre....... ...... •.... Sheffield and Manchester •• •.• South Eastern.••• ................. Taff Vale .•.. . _ __ Last week. 480 591 GOG 234 572 2,333 6,772 1,803 740 16,058 1,274 31,412 681 4,051 5,097 - 888 3,538 5,423 13,898 2,501 1,633 433 527 408 261 309 1,835 4,021 1,365 636 14,845 '4lO 1,086 1,453 5,702 4,559 379 956 5,434 1,111 26,950 607 3,542 927 Yarmouth and Norwich •••••• •• •• • York and North Midland. •. •. •• • 4,464 4,580 4,372 FBJhLgt,seureioaaraughrimmotrd:neeitti:ria.. no.gbi:unCr3YoloadiTaihlgi d,tr svinehlhfeatitoiel,jardi c. DEATH OF THE EARL OF BELmoitE.—We regret to announce the decease of this Nobleman, who expired on Wednesday, at his seat, Castle Coole, in the county of Fer managh. 'the deceased, Arthur Lowry-Corry, Earl of Bel mon , Viscount and Baron Belmore, of Castle Coole, county in the peerage of Ireland, was born in December, 1801, and married on the 27th of May, 1834, Emily Louise, youngest daughter of the late William Shepherd, Esq., of Bradbourne, in the county of Kent, by whom he has left three sons and three daughters, the eldest of whom, Somer set Richard, succeeds to the family honours and estates. The late Earl succeeded his father, the second Earl, in 1841. DEATH OF SIR JOHN CHETWODE, BART., M.P.— We have to record the demise of Sir John Chetwode, Bart., M.P., tor Buckingham, who expired on Wednesday last, at his marine residence at Bognor, Sussex, at an advanced age. The deceased Baronet, son of the third Baronet, was born on the 11th of May, 1764, so that he was in his eighty-second year. He married, first, on the 16th of October, 1785, Lady Henrietta Grey, eldest daughter of George Henry, fifth Earl of Stamford and Warrington, who died in July, 1826 ; and. in the following year he married, secondly, Miss Elizabeth Bristow, daughter of Mr. John Bristow. On the death of his father, in May, 1779, he succeeded to the baronetcy ant the extensive family estates in the counties of Stairordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Cheshire. At the last general elec tion, in 1841, he was returned for the borough of Bucking er:Claoe ,itesdt o , Ltchee n goet, ea s edif e dnns:b r iyetAua, v odl: nger a ßnenmh t i:eos i tal x uae : isn e ngynroud s ,hfc , saHcei sT i lne n 7pad. ee:ir o dwl tc:pehopd,dp-eei several oigarißfstbaetailyietdmr,eiveoi his Lns n mlisiosie tliaoteinflWarwickshire, di Sir mee ds Mr. John when, j a sn o r r y ho nhel:nB Verney, families ofo 2 ort 6 gr , der a l c i n e 1 rank beforeae s at s wr u eho m di s e e o d , wt placedbhi ive. ENT COMMISSIONER in mAousrnEirilsg-bAy;rthe SELF-APPOINTED o G f S o i v r J ER oh is n. m —Tuunms.—A young man, havingabout him many extern a signs of a fiddler an d dancin g -master, has been arrested at 13allycahill, under the following circumstances :—He repre sented himself to the people of the Barony of Eliogarty as on e deputed by the Go vernment to in q uir e into their griev ances, for the purpose of laying the groundwork for a ge neral reduction of rent. From the head of each family he demanded one penny for his trouble; in many instances he got a shilling, so rejoiced were the people at the prospect or having two-thirds of their rent forgiven. He says his name is Edmund Ryan, and that he is a Tipperary boy. It is sup posed that he has for a length of time been practising upon the credulity of the people, in a variety of assumed charac ters.--Northern Whig. o ntisi mAS PRESENTS.—The present is hallowed by one of the most delightful offices of friendship andaffeea pre sent affection the interchange o f g ilts as remembrances of the dontegrenio eanntd. tokens of th.lir esteem for the receivers. The most appr priate present b ecomes the first subject of consideration ; a m ere p ly o useful ssessi n one can eai m s t affordount utility, t e y v . i d s h e 4 n: e s oa w f taste , ant 0f whilejui To combine these requisites, a more fitting souvenir cannot be suggested than Rowland's Toilet Articles, the Macassar Oil, Kalydor, and Odonto, each of infallible attributes. In creating and sustaining luxuriant silken tresses, Rowland's Macassar Oil is highly and univer,ally appreciated; Rowland's Kalydor is a preparation of unparalleled efficacy in improving and beauti tying the Skin and Complexion ; and Rowland's Odonto, or Pearl Dentifrice, is invaluable f r its beauif}ing and preser vative effects on the T ee th and Gums. The august patronage conceded by our gracious Queen, and the several Sovereigns of Europe, together with the beauties which adorn the circles of princely and regal magnificence, and the confirmation by experience o f the infallible efficacy of these creative renovating specifics, have characterised them with perfection, and given them a celebrity unparalleled. ORANGE-FEEL ON THE FOOT-PAVEMENT.—Yester day afternoon, between three and four o'clock, as Mr. WEl land, a gentleman residing in Hatton-garden, was proceeding along Holborn, he was suddenly thrown to the ground with a most violent shock, through accidentally treading upon some orange-peel. When assisted to rise he was unable to stand, having sustained a fracture of the right leg, as well as a dislocation of the shoulder. NINO, DECEMBER pp_ L _teal 7 - ilisTonrcAr., mtiStliilit Or VERSAILLES. (From the illoniteur des Arts.) This gigantic » oik is nearly finished, and now that we may judge it both in its ensf.ruble and in its details, now that we may follow in all its developments the grand cen eewiees of which it is the imposisg expression, we may do justice to the patriotic and liberal feeling that presided at its birth, to that lofty tet timers, that rising superior to the selfish exigencies of politioal opinions, seemed to have in view but one object, that of bringing together a vast collection of historical monuments, classed in clear and progressive order. In 1832 the Chamher of De puties was near depriving the Crown of the Palace of Versailles, and the classic souvenirs of the age of Louis XIV. were to be effaced, to satisfy a feeling of hostile jealousy, or a sordid calculation that would add a few ad ditional millions to the treasury. A majority of seven votes saved France the shame of suing one of its finest mentnnents razed to the ground. The princely habita tion v<herd genius and talent so eft received the honours of noble hospitality ryas saved from tse hammer of the auctioneer, and Europe rejoices at a victory thus ob tained by civilisation over barbarity. Those who from a narrow-minded motive would have sacrificed one of the proudest monuments of France, will find some con solation in the reflection that Ho en millions of francs have been circulated by the Museum of Versailles. Every one is now aware of are motive of the King in forming the Museum ; the obj: ct is evident, and the execution nobly answers the intention, and may be read in the motto inscribed on the front of the Palace, "A touter les gloires de la France." It would be unjust to attribute to the French Monarch anything like an exclusive feeling, and we must confeSs that no Prince would have under taken shat he has so generously done. Had Louis XIV. or Napoleon conceived a project, the fame of which will live in after ages as one of the proudest titles of Louis Philippe to the gratitude of a nation, they wouldhave suppressed more than one fact, and effaced the image of more than one man ; the King banished from this classic sanctuary only what might call up the recollection of misfortune or of crime. We perceive a strong proof of rare impartiality, a feeling of enlightened liberality, in opening the Museum to men, his personal enemies, but who have played a certain part in some of the important scenes of the political drama that has been acted for the last fifteen years seemed entitled to a place in a work intended to represent the history of the country. Party feeling was more than once invoked to assail this national institution, which in their eyes was either de mocratical and revolutionary in the extreme, or leaned so strongly to monarchical principles that tyranny seemed to receive a sanction in lauding the splendid vanity of the past. To please the one, the history of Versailles should not have descended below 1788, and to satisfy the other the royal decree should have blotted out all that preceded 1789, and all that succeeded 1831. The restoration that effaced from the monuments raised by the empire, the s3nibols engraven upon them by the Em peror ; the Republic that would destroy the traces of the ancient grandeur of France.both found it difficult topardon the King his noble moderation, his steady and exem plary justice ; but the country and Europe have under stood all that is great and royal in so much equity an moderation. Abstracting from political feelings the. Museum has been the object of satire and unjust criti cism, and, strange to say, even from artists. It is true there are many pictures that have no claims to excel lence—some that may be considered bad. It would be to be wished that all were of the first order, both in point of composition and execution ; but where are two thousand master-pieces of art to be found ? Where could the King have got them, where have found artists to paint them ? But this is not the question ; even though there was not a single master-piece, the Museum would still be a national monument. Painting in this case is not to be considered as the end, it is only the means. A picture at Versailles must not be considered exclusively as an object of art ; it is above all a page placed be side another, to help to form a volume of history. The Museum may be considered an illustrated work, and as such will produce a sure effect on the majority of readers. Local memory being the one by which we best remember facts, in order to impress those facts more forcibly on the minds of the people for whom the Museum was in tended, what more rational line of conduct could the King have adopted than to bring together a long series of images more or less striking by . the composition of the subjects, the variety of the episodes, and the bril liancy of the colouring ? Art must necessarily have been but a secondary consideration, and yet it is easy to perceive his Majesty did not neglect it. The royal " Chateaux," the stores of the Louvre gave in their large contributions ; the " lit to civile' opened its treasures to swell the number of this vast historic collection. Among those numerous pictures, busts, and statues, there were some of a high order of merit, which in themselves would have flamed a valuable museum. There were those of Van der Meulen and of Philippe de Champaigne, master-pieces of David and of Gros ; the Battle of Austerlitz, the Entry of Henry IV. into Paris, and Philip V. of Gerard, which, in my opinion, cannot be placed in the same line as the " Sacre " Aboukir, and the Pestiferes de Jaffa, but which in the esteem of the critics of the Empire and of the Restoration were works of rare merit. Martin was not, it is true, a great painter, but, like Van der Bleu lan, he painted contemporary facts under the eye and dictation of the heroes who performed them. Battles painted by Parrocel, a few official pages by Lebuen, a few pictures by Guy Halle, Antoins Dieu, Antoine rezy, Rudolphe Huber, Dumenil, Charles and Ignace Par rocel, Pierre Leupant, Segue, Lapson. Those pro ductions would unquestionably be misplaced in a gal lery composed exclusively with a view to art, but how could they have been rejected in a collection of paint ings representing historical facts, and executed by artists who were almost contemporary with those facts. Con sidered in another point of view, they possess a certain value in a Museum like that of Versailles ; they are the record of the history of the second order of painting during the reign of Louis XIV., a history which is nowhere to be found. Pictures during the Empire re presenting military feats, scenes of the interior of the palace, are, with few exceptions, but very indifferent, so much so indeed,: that it is hard to imagine they were done at a moment when David was painting the Ther mopylm, the Portrait of the Pope and the Sacre (conse cratien) ; when Gros was rising to immortal fame by productions that, with those of his illustrious master, will suffice to class the French school from the beginning of the nineteenth century among the great schools of paint ing, where Guerine, Girodot, and Gerard gave to the world productions inferior to those of David and of Gros, but of a very high order, when Prudhoe claimed the place of a fine, soft, and delicate colourist. Weak, nay bad, as those productions may be, it is well they have been grouped and brought together, because with those of the masters who come immediately after David they form a history of the art during the Empire both curious and instructive. All, or almost all, the pictures were ordered by Napoleon, and it would be unfair to ac cuse him of want of taste in refusing to limit his choice to the small number of artists whose talents placed them in the highest rank of art. A monarch, were he con noisseur, and did he feel a repugnance for what in art is without grandeur or excellence, would, however, be obliged to make a sacrifice of his taste, and confide to mediocrity a portion of the monuments he wishes to raise. His taste might be shocked by the necessity of consulting more than one interest, and extending his choice to those who have but slight claims to excellence. Thss consideration, and the laudable desire of encouraging every talent, however humble, influenced Napoleon in the choice of his artists. When Depose advised him to confide to such or such an artist a work destined for one of his palaces, he replied, "As Emperor, I am not free to choose; were I in another station in life—were I even but a Royal Highness, I should have my own artists, but in the station in which I am placed, whilst reward ing those who by their talents honour their country, I cannot forget that there are others of inferior merit, who have a claim cn my protection." Louis XIV. yielded to the same motives. Leburn was his artist, and through him came a swarm of artists of the second and third order ; so much was to be done, and in a limited space of time, that it was necessary to have a whole legion of artists. Leburn was commander of that numerous host, and taught them discipline, and so skilful was the direc tion given that the numerous productions seemed to be the work of one hand. Thus were trained those artists whose productions live un consecrated by a name, and thus the works of the sellers which strike the eye so agreeably when viewed from the terrace of Versailles, near the bason of Laton, have been ascribed to Coysevox, of whose pompous styles they stem the correct representation. A nearer inspection, however, tells us that those pro ductions remarkable for the majesty of the positions, the grace and variety of the details, belong to Ilungre, Magnier, Le Regitandeir, Baptiste .Tuby, P. Le Gros, Run, or some other artist, to whose name and fame we are equally strangers. Napoleon was not so successful as Louis XIV. The works of his secondary artists possessed neither the intrinsic merit nor fine ap pearance of those of Martin, Raon, Jubez, and others ; he was, however, obliged to accept such productions, which were but's poor ornaments for his imperial castles. It is true the defects of those works were not always discriminated by a man whose knowledge of the art was rather limited, equally unable to appreciate the distinguishing beauties of the Sabrina, or the splendid colouring of the plague of Jaffe, the battles of Aboukir and Nazareth. He was more engrossed with the subject than the style or tone of the painting, and providing the artist was faithful in recording historical truth in the material part of the details, he cared little about the truth of the colouring, the grandeur or simpli city of the composition. The King had undertaken a mighty task, and expedition was necessary, that time might remain for other important . works, such as the completing of the Louvre, which, w e trust, his Majesty will execute in spite of the narrow-minded feeling of poli tical approbation so unjustly raised against an under taking worthy of a Prince, the enlightened patron of civil institutions. ARTHUR DAVITT, I Professor of Modern Literature. FRIGHTFUL DEATH.—Yesterday Mr. William Payne held an inquest in the board-room of Guy's Hospital, on the body of John Baylis, aged 47 years; lately in the ser vice of Messrs. Randall and Ca., the proprietors of the ex tensive malt-mills at South Lambeth. James Hill, an en gineer, deposed that it was deceased's duty to clean the ma chinery every morning before it was put in motion. On Thursday morning, between six and seven o'clock, witness had lighted the fire, and got the steam up ready for work, The engine was put in motion, but was not performing its usual work, consequently it was travelling at full speed. When witness saw the deceased last he was standing in a small space, between the wall and shaft, in a leaning position, cleaning the machinery. Witness left the room for a minute, when he was suddenly alarmed by hearing loud screams for assistance. Witness ran to the spot, and found that Baylis had been drawn in among the machinery. The engine was stopped by witness, who, after a few seconds, found the de ceased apparently lifeless. His left leg was completely torn from his body above the knee joint. The right leg was also seriously injured. He was carried to the above hospital, syhere he died in three hours after his admission. Verdict— " A cc idental death." ; r LORD Nt OR 1 Tll To - i At a juncture like the present, a Parliamentary election is regarded with more than ordinary interest, as affording an opportunity to the expression of popular sentiments, and the manifestation of the popular will on a subject which has de steyed one Cabinet, and may be doomed to destroy another. We do not speak of elections which are decided by the fiat of an individual—where venal cr vassal constituents are transferred from one political cipher to another by the cam mend of a petty autocrat, or at the bidding of a wealthvpar ventt—but where men intelligent enough to think, and inde pendent enough to act, for themselves, are called upon to ex ercise the constitutional right of sending a representative of their opinions and interests into Parliament. An opportu nity of this kind has just occurred. The death of Lord Wharncliffe makes the representation of the Westßiding va cant by the succession of his son to the peerage. To no constituency could an appeal be made which would provoke FO' important or so decisive an adjudi cation. Superior in superficial extent to many counties, the West Riding of Yorkshire exceeds every county but one in the wealth of its inhabitants, and the numerous sources of that wealth. Combining in its population the representa tives of the oldest families among the landed aristocracy, as well as the most opulent of the manufacturing classes, it sends to the hustings the interpreters of every opinion and the adherents of every pat ty. On one side may he seen ranged the champions of the Dukery and that older nobilty which dates its title to hereditary distinction from an epoch long antecedent to the English peerage ; on the other the deni zens of Leeds, Barnsley, and Sheffield—men wbo have grown rich in the routine of mechanic toil, and the acquisi tion of industrial wealth. On no hustings, perhaps, in all England can ideas so opposite, habits so diverse, and opinions so conflicting, be pitted against one another as on those of Wakefield. The creed of an old school, the theories of a fiery—the sober dogmatism of hereditary rank, the adventurous speculation of a new-born fortune—the prejudices of the peerage, the longings of the people— all here meet with a numerical and dynamical force that no other polling• place in England can parallel. It must indeed be a season of profound tranquillity and of political apathy, in which the candidate of any side can centre in himself the suffrages of a constituency so heterogeneous and divided. And it must at all times be a subject of proud reflection to the man who has won the prize of its representation. For whether it be the genius of a Conservative or the spirit of a Liberal policy which triumphs on these hustings, one thing is tolerably certain—that no ignoble drudge of a party, no insignificant or unintelligent herald, will now be sent to Par liament to interpret the wishes or protect the interests of the West Riding. It was no vain or commonplace compliment which Lord Morpeth uttered in his farewell address at Wake field in 1841, when he expressed his determination to seek or accept the suffrages of no other constituency than that which had formerly elected him its Member, and had only then deprived him of its confidence. He appreciated the honour of his former position too highly not to feel its loss acutely; he valued it too dearly not to hope for its restitution. That time has now come. The representation of the West Riding is again vacant. He has another oppor tunity of soliciting the support of those whose favour he values, and of testing their dcv ion to principles which he has consistently advocated. lie carries with him the recom mendations of private character and public distinction. He adds to these the influence of high birth and ancestral con nexion. His qualifications are such as would earn for him the unanimous approval of men who were influenced by per sonal ratb.er than party views; they would guarantee to him the enthusiastic assistance of any party with which he might profess to act. The Liberals would support a man whose rank and intelligence reflected honour on their side ; the strongest Tory would reluctantly oppose one who, though brought into daily and official contact with the pitch of Whig jobbery and Irish debasement, came out with his word un doubted and his purity unsullied. But it will not be on per sonal grounds that Lord Morpeth will stand for the West Riding, nor on these grounds that he can hope to succeed. A great principle is at stake—a principle to which the electors of the West Riding are not indifferent. Lord Morpeth will appear before them as the champion of free trade. In this character he will be supported; in this cha racter he will be assailed. Viewed in this light, the election for the West Riding becomes a matter of grave import and anxious consideration. The hustings at Wakefield are the first great battle-field, whereon the contest between free trade and its antagonist is to be fairly waged. It is of no slight import which side secures the superiority in the first engagement ; for the first fair omen of a contest is half the victory. It is against no trivial or contemptible foe that he may have to contend. His adversaries can send into the field wealth, numbers, intelligence, and that stubborn energy which teen insures success when every other qualification fails. Tfat they will forbear such a contest, and that they will forbear to set the manufacturers of Yorkshire in array against its landowners, is a thing much to be hoped, but hardly to be expected. Party feeling is too strong, the ex citement of the two opposing classes is too vehement, to ad mit of the supposition that the representation of the West Riding can be won without a fight. We hope, therefore, that the men of Yorkshire will be true to the cause of free trade, and restore Lord Morpeth to the honour which he lost with so much regret and so much grace.—Times. THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS. (From the Times.) 'We yesterday announced that the interregnum had termi nated, and that Lord John Russell had accepted from her Majesty the task of forming an Administration. His Lord ship, as we then explained, entered upon his office with the utmost hesitation, and only assumed the responsibilities of a Minister when he found that Sir R. Peel declined to return to power—at least until his rival had experienced the diffi culties of the crisis and failed in surmounting them. If we are rightly informed, it is by no means improbable that Sir R. Peel will have an opportunity of resuming office even upon those terms. Lord John Russell has found the difficul ties of his position greater than, even after a week's consi deration, he had anticipated. At a meeting yesterday, at which all the chiefs of his party were present, so much dis union prevailed, and so much doubt as to the ultimate suc cess of an Administration which would have at the outset to encounter in the House of Commons an immense adverse majority, with the assistance only of the precarious support which Sir R. Peel could afford, that it remains until this morning in doubt whether or not Lord John Russell will, afar a more exact calculation of his strength, persevere in the task he has undertaken, or resign the trust once more into the hands of her Majesty. We should do Lord John Russell in justice if we did not except him from those among. whom any doubt or hesitation prevails. His Lordship has been anxious to emancipate himself from the prudery of faction, and to construct his Cabinet on the widest possible basis, so that it might be in every respect equal to the emergency, and might possess a large share of the national confidence. Like Sir R. Peel, however, he has had to encounter among his pro posed colleagues every variety-of disappointment, from direct opposition to lukewarm support ; and, although himself hope ful of success, and willing io adventure upon his great enter prise, the reluctance of some among his political friends to engage in a struggle from which Sir R. Peel, with his ma jority of 90 in the House of Commons, and his great advan tage in the Upper House, has been compelled to withdraw, may induce him to give way, and to throw upon Sir R. Peel the full responsibility of the crisis he has created. (From the Morning Chronicle.) From our first announcement of the resignation of Sir R. Peel we have not ceased to impress upon the public how many and how serious were the obstacles to the formation of a Liberal Government. In the face of them, nothing less than the absolute necessities of the public service could justify Lord John Russell in undertaking the task. Unless he could calculate upon the cordial support of the heads of the late Government, and upon the hearty and generous co operation of the whole of his own party, it was obvious that he could not so much as entertain the subject of forming an Administration; and even with such support as this, it must still be a matter of grave doubt whether his Lordship had such reasonable prospect of success as could alone warrant him in encountering the difficulties of the present crisis. It is only as the formation of a Cabinet progresses that these difficulties come to be fully developed ; and it is altogether uncertain whether they may not even yet terminate in Lord John Russell's abandoning the task upon which he had already entered. In a merely party view we confess we should not regret this result. While the great object upon which the heart of the people is fixed would perhaps be more surely and more thoroughly , accomplished by a little delay and the wreck of another Administration, the position of the Liberal party would be greatly strengthened by throwing back the Government upon those who have fled from its responsibilities. But this this is not a time for the playing of party tricks, or for the stiff assertion of peculiar views. At what time during the last few years have we had more need of the care and watchfulness of a strong Government than at present ? If the country will require to be told why, at such a time, Sir Robert Peel broke up his strong Government, depend upon it, it will also require to be told why Lord John Russell has not been able—if un happily he shall not be able—to form any Government. TIIE WEATHER AT LIVERPOOL.—The weather still continues boisterous, and our dispatches of yesterday state, that since the memorable storm of January, 1839, the barometer has never fallen so low. ARAB VENGEANCE.—The following appears in an Algiers journal of the 2d :—" A Frenchman, named Justine, was living in a small bowie near the copper mines of Mou zaia, with his family, when on the 19th ult. he was shot by an Arab, the ball entering between the shoulders. On his dropping, a party of the marauders entered the cottage and assailed the three children who were in it, a girl about 15, and two boys, one eight and the other four years old. The girl, though stabbed in 12 places, had sufficient strength left to escape, and go to Medeah and give the alarm. The com mandant immediately mounted his horse, and, followed by a picket of men, hastened to the scene of murder. The Arabs were gone, leaving Justine still living, but weltering in his blood, with his feet in a fire, to which he had been dragged by the Arabs, who bad laid upon him the bodies of his two younger children. They were immediately carried to the hospital, where the daughter had been already placed, and where she and her younger brother are still living, but the father and the elder boy expired the next day. Madame Justine, the wife and mother of these victims of barbarity, was absent from the scene of blood, having gone to Medeah with a still younger child. During the night of the same day, two men, named Blache and Levy Joseph, belonging to the same copper mines, disappeared. They had gone to the market of Arba Djendel, both armed, Blache taking with him 900 f. in silver. They had two dogs with them, both of which were covered with blood, which circumstance leads to a belief that another murder has been committed." DISTRESSING CASH OF ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN ST. JAMES'S PARK.--Thursday morning, about ten o'clock, as one of the keepers of St. James's-park was passing along the northern bank of the ornamental waters, he observed a female suddenly plunge in and disappear. He made an alarm, and two gentlemen came up, when it was resolved, as neither of the persons present could swim, that each individual should grasp the other's hand, and thus proceed into the water, Walker taking the lead, followed by one of the gentlemen, whilst the friend of the latter held 'firmly by a projection n the bank, for the purpose of endeavouring to rescue the e drowning woman, and by these humane and intrepidfe by exer tions the keeper succeeded in catching hold of the ma the hand as she was sinking for the third time. another park-keeper, named Farrar , his charge to the Westminster Hospital, .w WalkerhAssisted by e hastened ro,bm with eansof a N s vas in c t h h a e rlo c t iu e r A se si o l f , an l hour enabled and tootle state t r in e t di h e e s, r m years o she ew e f age • that she had been aservlint, but having for some time past been out of a situation, she had been obliged to part with almost every article of clothing sh e possessed, and had suffered the greatest privations, fre quently going without food for days together. She had that morning left her lodgings, at No. 8, Cumberland-place, Marlborough-road, Chelsea, for the purpose of proceeding to her mother, who is also a servant, but, on passing through the Park, she suddenly made up her mind to put an end to her miserable existence. She remains in the hospital in an ex tremely low and weak state. Low TlDE.—Yesterday, about noon, the river between Blackfriars-bridge and Somerset-house presented an extraordinary appearance, in consequence of the tide, which fell unusually low, causing the greatest inconvenience in the navigation of steam-boats and other craft, especially above bridge, where several were aground for some time. An Envoy Extraordinary, says the Constihtionn , is expected in Paris from the republic of Mexico, to treat for the establishment of friendly relations between France and the republic,—.Galignani. -- Int e lk r - f'ti4 1 1 ,1 37 - DEATH OF PROFESSOR DOD, OF PRINCETON COLLEGE, NEW JERSEY. We regret to learn, by the last steamer from America, the death of Professor Dud, of Princeton College—a gentleman well known by repute in this country. Pro fessor Dod was celebrated for his conversational talents, which were little, if in any way, inferior to those of Samuel Taylor ColeriAge. We copy the following tribute to his memory from a Boston paper : Professor Dod, of Princeton, is dead. He breathed his last yesterday afternoon (Thursday), at a about half pastfour o'clock, after a week's illness. The College of New Jersey, of which the deceased was a distinguished professor, will long- mourn its irrepar able loss—the Church:; of which he wasl a learned and eloquent minister—the country, of which he was au intelligent, patriotic, and faithful citizen—the friendly and the family circle, of which he was the hope and the ornament—each will mourn a dispensation—so littlo anticipated—so inscrutible, so overwhelming. Albert B. Dod bad reached his fortieth year, and was, therefore, in th® vigour and promise of life ; with all his faculties bent to the accomplishment of the great trust to which he had devoted himsaf—that of advancing and perfecting liberal education. His deoarttnent in the Cunt ge was mathematics, tut his intellectual grasp comprehended all the kindred sciences—and his thirst fur knowledge, combined with a discriminating taste, led him to the cultivation and appreciation of the classics and belles lettres. lle was indeed a fine illustration of an uccoitiplishid scholar :Ind Christian gentlenian—?:howing in all thing 4 the Liberalising influences of good studies upiAt an ingenuous nature. In his intercourse with the students of the CZege, Mr. I)od was most happy in conciliating- their regard, while exciting their emulation. Ile taught them to value knoll], dge, as much by his example as his precepts, and he, in like manner, taught them, too, that !with, r talents nor knowledge are valuable, or to he valued, except as founded on and strengtEnned by good principles and good conduct. Of his social and domestic qualities, we will not trust ourselves to speak—for what to those who . knew him not in those relations might seem exaggeration, would, to the friends that loved him, sound like faint and feeble praise. But he is gone. 'Muftis ille bonis flebilis occidit, Nulli flebilior quam mihi. OnEcosi.---The origin of the proposition to which allusion has been made, for the adjustment of the Oregon question, appears to be indicated in the following para graph from the Toronto Banner :—" Mr. Buchanan, late British Consul at New York, has proposed a plan for preventing collision, which has been submitted to both Governments. It has been noticed by the New York papers, and suggests a Board of Commissioners mutually chosen. If this board does not agree, it proposes that a portion of the territory shall be set aside as mutual ground till 1860, or till it shall have contained 100,000 inhabitants for the five previous years; that then, if two-thirds of these inhabitants agree, it will be open to them to become an independent state, or to annex themselves to Britain or America, as they see fit, reserving to both countries equal rights of trade. The worthy ex-Consul's plan may be a very good one, but it would be better that every question between our belligerent neighbours and us were settled at once. It is impossible, however, to think that the formidable preparations for defence of the English coast, are dic tated from fear of an American war. The British Cabinet must have information, that, in such an event, France will be likely to take part with the United States. The value of the Oregon territory is not great, in itself, but our Government will not allow herself to be bullied out of what is conceived to belong of right to the British Empire." The Washington correspondent of the Charleston Courier thus writes It is, I have uo doubt, the wish of the people of the United States to treat Mexico ge nerously and liberally in this matter—more especially since she has offered us the olive branch. We ought to be willing to grant her an ample equiva lent for the boundary which we propose to take, or rather have taken. This is the proper time, also, for pur chasing the Californias of Mexico. Her hold is exceed ingly weak on that State, and she must relinquish it to England. Would not our people do well to take Cali fornia, with its fine harbours and fertile lands, while they can be got for a few millions, instead of marching an army across the Rocky Mountain to conquer from the British some wild and worthless lands on the Pacific North of Columbia River ? This is the time to settle this matter." WELL DESERVED TRIBUTE.—The following is a copy of a letter addressed, by T. G. Grattan, Esq., British Consul for Boston, Massachussetts, to Capt. Up ton, of the ship Governor Davis, one of Train's Line of Liverpool Packets : " H B. M. Consulate, Boston, Oct., 17, 1845. " Sir—l have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date, accompanied by one from Captain Salter, of the British ship Glenview,' detailing the particulars of your humane conduct, in rescuing, at great risk, from the wreck of that vessel, the master, of and crew, consisting of twenty-two individuals, and your having provided them with clothing, subsisted them on board your ship for three weeks, and treated them throughout with the greatest kindness. "For this conduct I beg to offer you my cordial thanks, and to assure you of the gratitude of the persons who owe their lives to you. Such instances of gene rosity and humanity are by no means uncommon in the American merchant-service ; and I shall have grtat pleasure, as I have had on simi!ar occasions, in report tag the circumstances of the case for the consideration of her Majesty's Government. 4 ‘l am, Sir, your obedient servant, " T. C. GRATTAN. "Captain Upton, of the American ship Governor Davis, Boston." Mr. Grattan is the well-known author of " Highways and Byewaya." The Marquis and Marchioi ss of Douro are ex pected to return to this country on the 15th of the ensuing month, from Rome, after a tour -of nearly six months in Germany and Italy. They were to leave Rome for Naples this month, and thence to Florence. _ THE N'ORTIIRRN COLLEGE.—We are enabled to state that the Vice-Principalship of the Northern College has been conferred upon Dr. Thomas Andrews, of this town. This reponsible situation was tendered to Dr. Thompson, of Glasgow, and by him refused. Dr. Andrews is a gentleman of high scientific attainments, and is at present Professor of Chemistry in the Medical School attached to the Belfast In stitution.—Belfast Chronicle. GLASTONBURY.—FREE-TRADE MEETING..—III this benighted, Tory and priest-ridden town, the seeds of free trade have at length struggled through many impediments and brought forth fruit. On the evening of Thursday se'n night a public meeting of the inhabitants and its neighbour hood took place, to try the strength of free trade with pro tection, and it is with much pleasure we state that the opinion in favour of opening the ports was unanimously expressed.— Somerset County Gazette. BEVERLEY .—R EP RESENTATION.-- wing tothe un certainty which prevails as to the_ course which Lord John Russell will adopt, no positive announcement has yet been made as to the intention of the two parties in Beverley, but we understand the Liberals will be fully prepared with two " good men and true," should an election take place.—Hull Advertiser. SALE OF A CURIOUS COLLECTION OF BLACK.. LETTER BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS.—Yesterday a sale by auction, of a curious collection of black-letter books and manuscripts, forming a portion of an episcopal library, re ceived from the Continent (commenced on Thursday), was resumed, and concluded at Mr. Fletcher's rooms, in Piccadilly. The following, from their rarity, are deserving of notice : " Mita Germanica," without date, place, or printer's name, but printed in 1462. This book (the catalogue stated) is a first edition of the German Bible, and of the utmost rarity, being alluded to by De Bure, Clement, and Vogt, in their works. It consists of 404 leaves, each page having two columns, each column containing 60 lines. The book sold for 15 guineas. Two copies of the first edition of Lu ther's Bible, with wood-cuts after designs by Albert Durer and Luca• r;ranach, sold respectively for Si. 2s. Gd. and 11/. 15'. rhe autographs of the various German monarchs fetched very low prices, the highest price being 11.45. for the autograph of Charles V., Emperor of Germany. An auto graph of Napoleon fetched only 95., and one of Charles XII. of Sweden but ISs. COAL-PIT ACCIDENT.—THREE PERSONS KILLED.--- An inquest was held at Aspull, on Saturtav last, before Mr. Ilenshall, deputy county coroner, on the bodies ofJohn Shep herd, aged 44, William Shepherd, his son, 13 years of age, and William Butterworth, aged 18. From the evidence adduced, it appeared that the unfortunate individuals, who were colliers, were at work, on the Thursday previous, in a coal-pit at Aspull, belonging to Earl Belcarres ; there was some foul air in the pit, which came in conduct with a lighted candle, and caused an explosion to take place. Another man, named Thomas Seddon, 'who was working in the same level, was also so dreadfully injured that he is not expected to recover. The jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death in every case ; and the coroner severely reprimanded the over looker of the pit for not using greater caution in examining into the state of the pit, as to the existence of foul air in it, and also preventing the men from working with lights that were not properly guarded.—Liverpool Mercury. CHRISTMAS BOXES.—The Corporation of Colchester have taken the necessary steps to prevent the police,. town sergeants, and other paid officers, from receiving Christmas boxes.—Essex Standard. WRECK OF A. COLCHESTER VESSEL.—It Is our painful duty to record the total wreck of the brig Mercury, o f this port, with the loss o f three lives, viz., Captain Nunn, jun., and two of the crew. She was on her passage from the north, coal laden, and on Thursday afternoon last, whilst off Whitby, encountered some rough weather with a very heavy Aboutsea. rrie d s Lo a ;c .. l clock she shipped a sea over her stern. which c the jolly boat an d stove i n h er stern frame, with all the bulwarks to the m a i n r i gg i ng . Th e cre w then hove to till about nine o'clock, when another tremen dous sea went over her, w as hi ng away the l ong b oat an d breaking in the main hatch ; the f ore b u lkh ea d also gave way at the same time, and the ship began to settle down by the head. On sounding the pumps between four and five feet of water was found in the hold, so that the only chance of the crew saving their lines was to run her for the shore, upon which about eleven o'clock she struck. At this junc ture the captain's rope broke and he was washed overboard, but the rest of the c r e w t oo k to the rigging, where they re mained nearly four hours within a short distance of the beach ; th e sea , h owever , was so heavy that the life-boat could not put off to their assistance; but by means of a rocket a rope was ultimately passed over the vessel, by which four of the crew, named 111 ‘Nish , Ezekiel and S. Ben nett, and J. Baker, were pulled ashose. Robert Barrett, another seaman, unfortunately lost his hold of the ro p e and was drowned ; and a third , nam ed Jose p h Hum m , who was in the fore-rigging when the ship parted, met a similar me lancholy fate. The body of Ilumm was picked up the fol• lowing but neither the captain nor Barrett had been found.—L ssex Standard. A MisEu.—A few days ago, died wretchedly in a garret at Boulogne, a woman who had attained her eighty fifth year. Her relations, when they examined her chamber, found concealed in a closet money to the amount of 1,730 f. She was the owner of a farm, and also of a Louse, at Bou logne, both well let, and yet had the audacity to beg in the streets. She had when found by the tenant of her farm who came on business, been dead, as declared by the medical men called in, at least thirty-six hours, and probably from starva tion, as not a morsel of food was to be found in the room. The property of this miserable creature is estimated at 42,000 L t the ;neat FfIEF and -Ge- Wood IY.) &c.) ,1 mug- iu de" co" ,ience , °ur3 58 , 1 excel, . e the )r) had That ;ed. 11° ninior i !d and r • ) WaS in his Sao 13 La, and Fri., • Cot near Com" ;tiler l a ws' , n ds ; hest" 's of' ffedo WA' OW * i gto o Frio j aiela —l 1 • !our pri.► asid ° ooa ; r uby Eon' Sst., M I I •.A