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A tif s+ C IMarilY ei e Addno ted rru-he ar • elle Mtire74 s, wa s 1 0 f s:( of t inatiag, t g eo itee ra t ' A ' o t fo raOC, r 0 W g a r° P p Ol, W tA I rho Srl, o oo o l orotls t ; v oj o si Le Lsfuut ",700°Y 0 4 And I "h e et Pio bo" , rdit:l ‘ : hat he 513,./elhe l T t npleted of asbi °ll LLB ly. 'ESTV ll J;ite et the rti j o atte n 100, 4 ,as Blue ha d p (01 p umdru al 0 0;4 all per isg r ol o i ttifoggiffeo g j e P`' r od 04' bake b horSc',, r e ba they 1" tOP tAkefi to Brocitru" ta ke° o ign "-- ge r"t )Ire )3of ,q) FanCY redraw-- lh _ ta iteu ) about 161)1. keu ta i,ect 1 0/, to ,--tak e° to 1 7t , —tak en to I ,g, t '• TER I)) 0 9$1. Ga l 51 . . .... •••••*". 2 10 . 1 50 ...... • 0 15 ....... -75 o ° 9 a of erc af g ° ,di ° co l `, if !ds l et er1; 0 0 al e cor- 0 0 5 , 1 0 7 frLe tlftY tAt fO cil l e :er er cl3 ' e I ,!ss t L'e fye tlie Y b o ot w o httl, jl3 all l e gf 10 0° tl'Y , 0 DO 1 1 ides to _.OO eagUr or P o ts , 5 dire e c ° re° tfli v i t ._,„0 11 ,1;5 4 p . the 1-10. r Fro. g.,r• fop 'I. sq•;oaiam war d via u th e oo t i y t 0 0 va can n pol Ale r ci CO'bythe tir iP try. :I;ef' a- Ai c o rOP 50 14 / ..• ,00 if * Llt l e p gor, i oo l ,/ -yelY e he 1" k i n , e ' t r l ‘ rang e o f 0. • e, shlr ir- ~egu tb h 1 ,14 ' P r. t t, , u • tio hir e ' o ri'"to o ath 1" d' si.lortlh,deoloeti 4, r, e cesv 1)6 Fast .es' ig e !i ert gi ddle' po , ti l l° All , ;out ~,o rn or est 'dial' . +}r4 the Guar ot r iocsef or' De w. ,0 1 ,,11; bee, lIIdO A,tectp u , P: A"0 ill Oriter A ra urn t tio e pr tai , e ,l oo o eve r twt te to a ro relsh° THE . - NOVEML.I.r. Sunday being the 30th of November, the offices of the Railway Department of the Board of Trade were opened to: the reception of p l ans , sect i ons , & c ., w hi c h had to delivered not later than that day, in compliance with the standing orders of the House of Commons. Considerable alarm prevailed for some time amonast the promoters of the new schemes, in consequence of the 30th of i'levembr falling this year on a Sunday, on account of which circumstance it was feared it would be rendered necessary that the plans should b e l o d ge d on Saturday evening, Sun -1,147. being generally esteemed a dies non, as far as matters of 4,uu,stuese are con cerne d . The rule, however, was re l ax ed in buts east At one o'clock the offices were opened, and during the ate b ut i tern ee n cabs and carria ges o f a ll d esc riptions came down, lot in v ery rap i d succession ; and the plans were ce 42fered without much trouble to those who had charge of them, or inconvenience to the Government officials. ,„, 48 the evening advanced the arrivals became more fre -1°214 and at nine o'clock they poured down Whitehall "Thick as autumnal leaves that strew Ravin The Vale of Allambrosa." the g disgorged their freights of parchment and paper, aigns eit e c bs dre w off, and the depositors exhibited unequivocal a , :i4Bl._, . f j o o ll y o at the triumphs they had secured. method adopted for the reception of the documents Ws :—.The parties charged with their delivery were Where , e-ti to the lobby of the office of the Board of Trade, i tere they entered the names of the agents for whom they n une c mcentecl, in a book provided for that purpose. The to lb was then passed to an official, who conveyed the same Th e inner where it was entered by the clerks. , s tr ib e several pin ties were then successively called in to de ur,: the name ivid titles of their respective plans. This th e dp g i; e nlent went on - very well until eleven o'clock, when able in - "l e rY became ao raidd, that the clerks were quite un beea,— A.eell Pace wall rbe arrivals. The entrance hall soon :c i onveniently c:owded, considerable anxiety being tZesse'd lest twelve o'cic ck should arrive ere the requisite .7,:alities should have been gone through. This anxiety ;:a 11 11: 1 ; by the assurance that admission into the hall itth re hour would be sutficent to warrant the reception A documents. iii; e 4 t e M deal of antusement was caused by the similarity of of the name the ag'ents particularly when any gentleman t j, er e a"tre of Smith wls wanted. At every . such call ere -iip p east half-a-dozen respondents, and it very seldom 111141,11;:letitinehdatethat below t I : whoright b bean ignorant was pitched upon by the . : n e e g a e r n iy connec t ed, up the Mr. ignorant of the projects with always ushered Fmwno happened to be most elainorous. 404 had assembledp the d ahn o u f dg t ed h i e s e d v u e y n ed i n g a large concourse of the utmost freedom in on n ` s ,' ° their resting-plpacilee.s of T hpea eh p t) er ear w o h rs. ich were to be were also, in tbe l 4.( itatt en ;Flees, made the objects of some bitter jests; but , i n 11 Lion ,was too much occupied by the matter they I ts th e n " a to heed them „ilt b eit e ,,p ci o struck twelve, the doors of the office were of th ,, sed, when a gentleman charged with . the deli.. Ps: t th Plans of one of the Surrey railways arrive', and , ae ee !greatest difficulty succeeded in obtaining admissie l l• ( I f e the la s t notices deposited. 4 -I ',. l _. ir etioi, % f ew minutes here occurred, but just before the minin g ot the first quarter of an hour a post-chaise with Oent e ct ses drove up in hot haste to the entrance. In a dogs thefts ° e° ll Pants (three gentlemen) alighted and rushed eflir e r,., s age towards the office• door, each bearing a of — 'eg„ it e l ""gnagian dimensions. On reaching the door and morel'“)s the countenances of each drooped; but one a w " e ; al2 l than the rest, and prompted by the 110 e ' , T„' a ve a loud pull at the bell, which was an too f at — LsPector Otway, who informed him that it wa.s I n B ' 4 ta di d e t and that his plans could not be received. The killloientiennot wait for the conclusion of the unpleasant corn thre.: hot took advantage of the door being opened 1 , 41 1 and .. h In their tremendous papers, which fell pi into into t " h r ?!te the passage la . mp. .They were thrown , :led i nt e street with as little delicacy as they were of,Y 4 We nt ° . the hall. When the door was again opened, tj eh fts. T h ' i l the plans, only to meet a similar fate from the te th " three agents were now maddened to de*per -441 Wo e t e Principal amongst them commenced to tell his liti"„ sal h`2, the bystanders, from which it appeared that tha t ;Domino- left Harwich, charged with the depo hai rlistti e ; P'a,os morning certain railway proposed to benefit Itedl e sst that they had arrived in London as early as te ep ,,, on tie d but, through the ignorance of the post-boy, t "`s of "log about Pimlico, and its neighbourhood in t °tlr the T he 44 d a _ , ° " , ce of the Board of Trade for more than an kph %Iva , "If previous to their fruitless arrival thereat. 1 4 ,aPpy. . had patiently listened to the recital of the ktr. t st w in bl iv ithla. l ' greeted its conclusion with a burst of neem ed to pierce his already broken heart. 4 tet a ," loekr_ l( * - -the time at which our informant left—th . e hurl m .' - ' 6B agents of the Harwich Railway were still oji he lle , door, vainly . endeavouring to move the sym onourate otiqcials. its MAIL. At PLANDE- N d 4 4 , N 10 0 - op k ov. 26.-The n Rotterdam, had i kte n „ oaday at Antwerp, froi 9 .1 811 etoi for Texas. tr s , ar k .,, L grants Etcheld's steamer, h which h on ieh boa a r r d . • arrived at Antwerp 7 e,seearat-etioe:dtiv, 2 v 3 er ,o a o l O ot l b ie e c r t s ol a i r t e re: r o p f e r t e e , d arrlved at Ant i Fiat 3,500 sacks of potatoes has of potatoes were hundred sacks s begin to tt,lstteise,_e,and another of 1,150 sacks from . Scotland. totlesed re;roin Ghent says, da lv y, was The I'te• o fr ,Ba,le at our mark a !t tuo w4.-4'rerun portion of this . s of Alanheim has just er sold at different attoctuiitieFli4f. b to rid l g sf e , w a b cc ic o t r i d t t i n le g P c ti t - y the vality. l e kit d eet l'er the Nichar, has t f, nBoa manonas W h g iv%re it: l ,,ed witirjes to be imitated, i w b i a een q cr o o p s e s n ed ed b iLqttle't73' distributed among the p - b edia,,,, provisions, wood for ftiel, r and turf, which "ect of law relative ri e li ttie t 's , Nov. 27.-The Chamber w of . ' 4 4 1414 el g oti e3te r ( lay discussed the P e rej ersons who lost their er t‘, 4 sto 4 , 8 to be granted to sofa , p . Representatives in eitt t th e e lst article of the project . of 1 M Rodenbach urged the - -tett cnsequence of the even,s of 1 a 83 w. 0 . The Chamber tisheleity ° „P e . 'ling of the sitting, and desired that -hp, ''.a re • 1 - ta eof letters, •e to . this a '9 v.."' ntodifv.ng the postal system in Belgium, esPe 4„,.., rtki_23tpect to the pos g n petitions relative - 4 1,1ect, I,l l l ,g_L; !Joon be made 304484'n has been presented 0 t 48 4 ,, k e ret,e,,e,f Bruges. the month of kt h 7lier *Le' of the State railways during by a great number of the ear, to that of N'".eilth.t7 is as is the whollyin e ge y amount paidb) B Stj' g g s ers, „The diminution is nmerees in . September_ St. i g th e 1 14 ,1. 1 . ? are much more u qi:• 27 2., wu usYs. The total receipts 220fdecrees!, 569 f ,•89e 78e • • October, 1,134, • . • , in , the month of October this month of were in Septem %241 si"e Rut there was in 10 months of this ys ie - stri,e i ess of about 83,000 francs above the . A - he i'n Year The receipt of the first listelss 41431,011 f. 57c. 'll 11. - N ov..-The Allgernrzne . tht ,Ilbliol,„', Nr- I p laces in Germany of Of Ate f th e accounts from sever . a. ears that the prices 4 /ola : - s e n t e larkete,which it app ' Zeitung, of this abstract :- ST- ^ eref - "ag 1 *ill owing is an well 'kir sis tr „ . Te t. v sterdav's market IYas un k led, lleq, Nov. 22.-- e - uantity remained it Prices fell, yet a l ar g e q Tt klltts of corn N b attar.- -10,382 heetolites sold, and Isj, toußiit ,-e-rEnt.t, Nov. 19.- ; 7 168 were - ° 1 fell', 10 market yesterday , 4 1 . 4 , V11;444, 1%1 4 , the price of s'tlela er p-o__V• 22. --The market wag .favoura ble, remained on hand. et ti(i'l4ln4e,'',.`_a f ell, and large quantity decline in the prices der_ 4,, e las t it`i'lt, Nov. 18.-Ther . e was a though not const 1 14 s; Rives tea at Durlash, which, not become dearer. I ) D ll° , 4 ,teto eL lBe a to hope that corn will destructive than was 4tcZietkio4l Proves to be much less 44g ea that the Prices of 4 44 4 the i1...-The Rhenish Observer sa that the supply is Mts-fteoo2l7.wer thine are falling, and i s no over - •or e x -- , or th consumption; but that there oloetoattr..rt_ atiotZ arket on the 20th 111 k 4 that i't,."---trhe result of the " corn 7 m - 11 be continued, as -I,IY of ry e decline in the price wt 1114 ttk'olA,ll'•,,„ • e s show 1 the provin . ''s s os - 'e Pe t . • • o. Accounts from al _ il ine Zeztuug, ' A 1 -es of corn are falling."--A genie tr 2 6. A IttLoIAN F NOS•-Banson.s, Nov. 29. liet4al bebt 2 tier 1•••••• • • • • • • • - ~. tlisehild's'l. E • n ri Fi Cen r Cent -••• • • • • - I ` 4l ta of Thi rt ° I. ! ve Four por Cent •• • • - Dit to , r , Y Itilion s , Ditto u'r 1 ,,,, eo Per Cent. Ditto ~rtY-sevn Millions, ditto • ..... - 100 te, , ente, 1840.- blu Lto, ditto 1842 '''' 1)14 e 444' ••••• • • • . * • 0 : 1 838* * * - • • - - • • ** • .. : - Dlt "838 •• • • . 74% to of the Cit • • * ..... 101 to 18 y, 1832 • • • • • ..„ .. 100% \4641 414 144 1t oft " " ' .......... - - - • ... 762 paers. 11e01gt...... .............. At - sTZ T ' N ov . 22- 6 per cent AN' FUNDS.-Vizsir4A, . 111% per Cent,•l4.etalliques. . 101 ~ erit chtto- • • • . 76 t:atar:isai ditto.. - • • • • - - - - - - :: :. 16N ,Ditto, 1 639 '1 .... • ..... ••••••••••• • • • • 128 t, Chores •.• • • • ... Leterhasy's Lo•an• •• : •• • • • • • • • ' • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • The xort, - RAILWAYS... 196 01gmtzmern, oFerdinand •• - - •'• • • • 135 • tt esth eh ortT linar t ' • •••• • • ' - • • '' •• • • • • • • ll9 117 g 102 1/444._ ato]proget: •'• - • • ........ • ---•• • " • • • 98% •• • • • .4414 Zeitung. Isio; • . 2•5•." • ... .... - 1Ze? I llt It ''efttises ee „ mmeeneee....= ~ With --,ATIoNo STATES.- -en •itar,a;„ - WITH THE UNITED kit,4Neht oT'llg the an land offensive tone of the Go b , Ittd %gen of the Un St t as to the Oregon q . ues ei,s, , e echo , r . aes the American ,lletit's, v e t , , kseett to it by several of Sit, (t seri,, s e , 4 it is the opinion of some of the most eni . i . - . el ti t ; Ivor it-Tl. nouses in Liv I and Leeds that there will y se ho rn e n :h o cam e a over by the last s ti tea t hl- 8 Stri..bz a e l l e d te t i 'il i fi e nd the excitement . prodlitcells the i go. m steam y_ t 54111411, of these ggelnetelemfreetan, tha le t ir sh e ou w l n d . President Polk t o t , you the one that has been anticipated, in his Mee kp„i„Rp., neither has of the Legislature will sup hillto4o NI A it,,4!_and all will end in bluster. It is stated tha 11:11t lii`4!LFY Adams, the former President, has beenthe IL•ell i.e.etli.' w ec to to le of the recess to this question, andbtohahaTe tettltilt%llllLout font?Ptr Gee with tlp effect aon of Ifr Oregon. party who only si4ertissTe statetneents and opinions, that they proceed Prs,,aiie to : 1 .. Pie norhern and eastern States, the mo_s e egsh i nig seit.'elfic P.ortion of the Union • that no doubt . th N et at this _lotytent m that part of the - United States will be aleet-.et 7,. lent courses and quarrelsome spirit . of the . iot l4 , if t h that we cannot implicitly rely on their senti 'ttl'teat d h • Preponderating tootle. Ito e et, an soot h, which have a Th ,eed, F r e es, should resolutely urge an opposite tl le e late ereury. estttanger el'linent architect, George Basevi, Esq., of theetirm 11:4140 died at theitect, age of 45, from a fall at Ely witk, ,)'ettt 1144701)er last, had made his will in wife ginning th e his h i , t s - ‘ , and hadtherein appointed his ,ogether to ti!!latrdist,;,!;,,lathantel Basevi, Esq., his execcutors and to ld v Nat e ; ".` loos hildren. Ile thereby left his property 9,_ hal) 1 8 narned • l i . ' I -' Rtof Mb y the m ln is marriage sat men hir to be held 4 4 4 4 .; but has ern in the same manner as the trusts Zor th:Trestm 4,4 .4quested his wife to consent to 3,0001. 6 .p.iru til Ziloti t ;7' ) 4 a l e s r c s l e e i ti f th in the Funds instead of an annuity, It4lllPersolZpuB.Be, tad aillViscWllllldril;e,apnidethuarsesl,efbooks, &c• %osies6 liotiVte valued at 9,000/. r' for Lers• at Fitzroy, wife of the Hon. 104, ( trebl y yes, and daughter of Baroness Rothschild, is ctes:agenger. 1. ,, her illness having been attended by tibiter' bat •eretW4L aPprehensions as to her recovery has , . 11 rather ,i,j,".:!, seVerity of her indisposition she con 4414,•ttigalreo,,:e•te health. jpiteiT eheese-ri"410811 Pu,-...0n Friday, the large I hire. 44 tr,°r sale,a,.,r.ws:s held here. About 250 tons were e•ltectsd. ri,,e-s_, Btirii4oePallY frotn SoUaerset and Gloucester -4.4'4, bne"eee _ ;mooenntoliweance, and a ready sale was tatee ditto k l ts (lf . B s. • cl uo e d lo uce Somerset,st rl . B sP. per r o cwt.62s. ; siti„, °I, Sokierset°3• 1 *lite cheddar, 50a, to 58s. ; lower 4 0 1 -4 el.‘ses, f , eddar Vt, • (I, tilotolizotiTtri 3 0s. to 3-45." ,uyeerior, fromwe stocks 725. to to nearly all 041,111: "Nelt:i ° t eml aY f air. in tuil:Lip Posi t , to 4, e 411 ks have increased their interest it t ,i . , r , ‘,.....t._ per cent., and raised their discounts ou to of, 1644.'" atizslths to Si. er cent and beyond that Z4t t(kt---BeruickP.ddvertiser, • . 99 - - ~_ ~. - ~. . ~ ~. - . . .1!; THE SUN. LONDON, TUES DAY MORNING, DECEMBER RAIL WA If .;_ ,, ;:t .A.13,E MARKET BRISTOL, Nov. 29. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Bristol and Exeter, 784—Ditto, New, 4% —Midland, New, 15%—Oxford, Wor cester, and Wolverhatnptor, 141, —South ales, 21.85. 9d.— Dutch Rhenish, 6 3 / 4 . SHEFFIELD, Nov. 29. STOCK EXCITANGS.—The sales are—London and Croydon 181—Caledonian, Extension, 21A —London and Yorlc, 2~B— and Lincolnshire, 21. Bs.—South Midland, 4. lIULL, Nov. 29 . STOCK EXCHANGE.—There has been more disposition evinced to purchase to-day, but at low prices. Hull and Selby, Half Shares, 17—York and North Midland, Extensi ,, n, 20 1 4—Newcastle and Berwick, ei —Cambridge and Lincoln, 2%—Hull and Barnsley Junction, 423.—London and York, 2%—Manchester, Midland, and Grimsby, 2—Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 2%. YORK, Nov. 29. STOCK EiCHANGE.-The sales are-York and North Mid land Extension, 19 3 %-Newcastle and Berwick, 8-Welsh Midland, 17i. EDINBURGH, Nov. 28. Srocic EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 51. 155.- Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin, 2/. 95.-Airdrie and Bathgate, 2/. Bs.-Arbroath and Forfar, 251.-Ditto, Half Shares, 151.-Armagh and Portrush, 11. 155.-Ayr and Dumfries, 2/. 155.-Ayr and Galloway, 2/ Bs.-Banffshire, 2/. 55.- Belfast and County Down, 'a -British and Irish Union, 3/. is. -Caledonian, 13/. 10s.-Caledonian Extension, 2/. 10s. -Caledonian and Dumbarton, 3/.-Caledonian and Northern Direct, Si. Os. 6d.-Cambridge and Lincoln, 41. 55.-Carn warth and West Linton, 1/. 153.-Chelmsford and Bury, 1/. 12s. 6d.-Clydesdale Junction, 191.-Cornwall and Devon, 2/. Bs.-Deeside Railway, Si. 55.-Direct Northern, 24- Dublin and Enniskillen, 4/. 7s. 6d.-Dundee and Arbroath, 361.-Ditto, New, 17/.-Dundee and Perth, 81.-East of Fife, 2/. 7s. 6d.-East Coast of Scotland, 2/. 135.-East Lothian Central, 21. 35.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 3/.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, ex new, 70/.-Ditto, Half Shares, 161.-Ditto, Quarters, 161.-Ditto, New, 13L-Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarton, U.-Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric, 21. 55.-Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric Direct, a Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 211. 103.-Ditto, Prefer ence, 18/. IN.-Edinburgh and Northern, 31.-Ditto, New port, 1/.--Ditto, Lochgelly, 1/, 4s, -Edinburgh and Peebles, ex new, 1/. 18s.-Edinburgh and Perth, 41. 7s. 6d.-Edin burgh, Portobello, and Musselburgh, 1/. 105.--Porth and Clyde Junction, 2/. 7s. 6d.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 70/.- Ditto, New Stock, 23/.-Ditto, Quarter Shares, 211. 12s, Gd. -Glasgow and Belfast Union, 21. 10s.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 2/. 55.-Glasgow and Dundee Junction, :a 4s. _-Glasgow and Gamkirk, 451.-Glasgow and Greenock, 211. -Ditto, New, 10/. 155.-Ditto, Preference, 21. Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction, 21. IN.-Glasgow Harbour Mine ral, 2/. 195.-Glasgow, Strathaven, and Leemahagow, 3/. -Graofon Junction, 2/. IN.-Great County Down, 2/. 12s. 6d.-Great North of Scotland, 2 /. 17 s. 6 d. - Great N orth and South Wales, 1 . 25. 61-Invernass and Elgin, 1/. 12s. 6d.- -Lame and Ballymena, Lanark and Gallowa7; 2/. 65.-Lana* don and 3/. 4s. -London and Manchester (Rem 25.-London and Hnunalow, 2/. /). 3/. 5§.-London and Man chester (Rastrick), Si. 10s.-Londoi: and Windsor, U.-- London and York, 4/. 55.-Midland and 2/. 7s. 6d.-M 11.-Newcastle orayshire, and Counties, and Berwic k, 11/. -Newry and Londonderry, 2/. 10s.--North new, 231 -Ditto, Halves, ex new, 71. ls.-Ditto, Fifths, -Ditto, Carlisles, 2/. 158.-North Wales Mineral, New, 4/. 75.-Perth and Crieff Direct, 21. 25.-Perth and Inver ness, 11. 155.-Scottish Central, 14/.-Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction, 21.-Scottish Midland, 31.-Scottish North Western, 2/. 58.-Scottish South Midland, 2/. 35.- Scottish Southern, 2/. 55.-Scottish Western, 2/. IN.-Shrews bury and 'flereford, 1/. 35.-Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Ches ter, U.-South Midland, 6/. 7s. Gd.-Stirling and Dunferm line. 21. 103.-Stirling and Midland, 2/. 125.-Strathern Junction, 31. 55.-Surrey Grand Junction, 1/. 2s. 6d.-Tenn and Dove Valley, 11. 155.-Tyne Valley, 1/. 15s -Wishaw and Coltness, 52/. 10s. GLASGOW, Nov. 28. _ _ STocK EXCH.A.NGE.—The sales are—Airdrie and Bathgate, 478.6 d. —Caledonian 7 1 / 2 —Caledonian and Ayrshire Junction, 35s.—Caledonian Direct Northern, 508.—Cornwall and Devon Central, 36s.—Dundee and Forfar Junction, 465. 6d.—E(lin burgh and Glasgow, 68—Ditto, New, 11—Edinburgh, Glas gow and Dumbarton, 21s. —Glasgow General Terminus, 7 Glasgow and Belfast Union, .40s.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 45s.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 525. 6d. —Glasgow Harbour Mineral, s—Glasgow, Partick, and Dumbarton, 47s.—Great Indian Peninsular, 2s. 6d. p.—ln verness and Elgin, 35s.—Lanark and Lothians, 475. 6d.— Lanarkshire and Galloway Junction, 495. 6d.—Scottish Cen tral,l2/.—Scottish Southern, 398.—Scottish Western, 47/. 6d. —South Midland, VA.—Trinidad, 455. Dispatches from the Governor-General of Canada, and also from the Governors of the other North American Provinces, were received on Saturday at the Colonial office. NEW WEST-END THEATRE.—A project which has been for the last two or three years in agitation, is now being brought forward. The object of it is to build a new theatre, on a grand scale, to be devoted to the encourage ment of English authors, English actors, and English musi cal composers, and for the exclusive illustration of the English drama. The vacant ground on the east side of Lei cester-square, now in the occupation of Mr. Buckstone, is the site upon which it is proposed to erect this new theatre. The Earl of Yarborough and Lord and Lady Worsley, who have been passing some days at Manby Hall, return to Brocklesby on Friday next. The Duke of Devonshire came to town on Fri day last from Brighton expressly to dine with Lord and Lady Denman. The Noble Duke returned to Brighton on Saturday. PETER PINDAR'S PILGRIM OUTDONE.—An elderly Portuguese lady, having pledged herself to make a pilgrim age to a distant shrine, barefoot, her friends persuaded her that the fatigue would prove fatal. She persisted, however, in going to the shrine, and in going barefoot—but she went in a sedan chair. _ _ _ The Earl and Countess of Jersey have, it is under stood, deferred for the present their intended visits in the provinces. Lady Clementine Villiers's health is greatly im proved during the last fortnight. THE MUSTARD CROP.—During the last twenty years an immense tract of valuable pasture land has from time to time been broken up in the neighbourhood of Moul - ton, for the purpose of growing mustard, and the exceedingly remunerative prices generally made by the article has caused parties to give most extravagant prices for old grass land, with the view of growing the golden crop. This year, however, has disappointed the hopes of many, the yield has been very deficient, and the price low, the crops have proved of far less value than the wheat crops.—Lincolnshire Chronicle. HUNGERFORD MARKET COMPANT.—The half yearly general meeting of the proprietors of this company was held on Saturday, at the offices, 9, Villier's street, Strand, the Earl of Devon, the chairman of the board of directors, in the chair. The business was opened with the usual formalities, after which the secretary read the report of the directors. It stated that an agreement for the sale of the bridge had been entered into by the Charing-cross bridge Company, for the sum of 226,000/, reserving the rights of the Market Company therein. The report further went on to state that negotiations had been pending for the sale of the market to the same parties, but as the terms finally offered by them were such as the market directors could not recommend the proprietors to accept, the negotia tion was now at an end. The directors had given notice to Parliament for power to dispose of the market property, in case such a course should be .finally determined on. The statement of accounts and disbursements was then read, from which it appeared that there was sufficient surplus to warrant a dividend of 2/. per cent., which was declared ac cordingly. The report was received and adopted, and a vote of thanks having been tendered to the chairman, the meeting separated, highly satisfied with the improved prospects of the undertaking. A MAN GORED ET A BOAR.-011 Friday last, No vember 28, as a young man, named Alfred Hardman, in the service of Mr. Birch, of the Ivy Farm, near the city of Wor cester, was crossing his master's fold-yard, a large - boar kept there rushed upon him, and gored him in a skocking manner, tearing his arm, ripping open his leg ami thigh in a dreadful manner from the ankle to the hip. The poor fellow was un able to defend himself from the attack of the ferocious animal, having no weapon at hand, and it was with considerable diiculty that he escaped from the fold-yard by scrambling over a hedge. He was conveyed to the infirmary at Wor cester. where his wounds were promptly dressed, and where he still remains in great suffering. Indeed, should his wounds heal satisfactorily, it will be many weeks ere 110 can leave that institution, of so serious a nature are the injuries which he has received. It seems that the animal has frequently been teased, and it is supposed that he mistook Hardman for one of its tormentors. FRAUDULENT DEBTORg.—SiT James Graham has issued a circular respecting fraudulent ;debtors, and such as are not convicted of fraud, to the following effect:—Sir James Graham is of opinion, that a marked difference should exist in the treatment of debtors who are confined in conse quence of fraud, or disobedience of the rules of the Court before which the case was heard, and those who are simply held for safe custody and on ordinary process. He then re commends that the latter should be separated from the other prisoners as far as the gaol will admit, and to have constant communication with their solicitors, in private, if preferred. It is hoped that this order will act beneficially to those who are unfortunate debtors only, and not guilty of fraud.—Observer. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT IJOYLE, NEAR COLEBROOK. —SLOUGH, SUNDAY. —Last night, at a quarter-past eight o'clock, a destructive fire broke out in the farm-yard of Mr. John Cane, an extensive farmer at Poyle, near Colnbroek, about three miles and a half from the Slough station on the Great Western Railway. For the time of its duration it raged with inconceivable fury. A considerable time elapsed before any engines were on the spot; at last the Colnbrook engine arrived, followed by those from Windsor, Staines, and Uxbridge, accompanied bya number of labourers, and 3 pa rt y of the T division of the Metropolitan Police. At this time the flames had reached three stacks of corn, two barns, the granary, stables, and other outbuildings. By the great ex ertions of Mr. Buley, of Colnbrook, and the constables of the adjacent villages, assisted by a strong party of la bourers, the live stock, with the exception of the poultry, was rescued from the flames. The inhabitants of the neighbourhood, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather (the rain descending in torrents during the time) made strenuous exertions to save the thrashed corn and other property. The engines were at length got into full play, and there being an excellent supply of water from the neighbouring mills, the fire was subdued. The property destroyed consisted of a rick of wheat, one of barley, and one of beans, two barns in which a large quantity of oats and wheat had been housed for thrashing, the granary stored with wheat, only a small portion of which had been saved; part of a rick of hay, a large stack of straw, the farming utensils, and all the outbuildings. Too much praise cannot be given to the labourers in the vicinity, who, although drenched with rain, continued their exertions during the night, and this morning were still playing on the smouldering ruins and still smoking remains of corn, &c. It is not known how the fire originated. Mr. Cane, who is insured, is an excellent master, and it is not probable that it was the act of an incendiary. His Excellency Count de St. Aulaire, the French Ambassador, is expected to arrive to-day at Manchester house, from Paris. We hear that the Noble Count will be accompanied by his son, the Marquis de St. Aulaire. The Countess, it is expected, will not leave France for London before the first week in January. - 1111GrAs ECLIPSED.—Since the furnaces of the Blair Iron-works have been kept constantly going, so vividly do the flames illuminate the district, that the street lamps in Dairy, about a quarter of a mile distant after being fairly eclipsed, have been entirely dispensed with.—Ayr Advertiser. CAUTION.—The public ought to be on their guard against certain parties who are g b ing aout coecting sub scriptions for what is called "The o W r est of Scotland Emigra tion Society," and to which it is represented that the Rev. James G. Wood, of the Middle Church, Paisley, is treasurer. We have the authority of that gentleman for stating that lie distinctly disavows any connexion with the parties alluded to, who are taking advantage of his name for purposes which are utterly at variance with those for which his co-operation was solicited.--Renfrewshire Advertiser, THE MAGAZINES. BLACKWOOD'S. The article on the corn-laws, which is headed the "Scottish Harvest," is one of the most amusing fur its absurdity that has appeared in Blackwood for many months. North is never in such a towering passion against y Whigs, h a i s n and aLritbye haverals, andw wrongfully f d u i l e l a y l s obtained, t w a n w e i some , and rich o r n hi g enjoyed, is about to be snatched from them, and justice done to the rest of the community. The repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts , t he Catholic Emanci pation Bill, and the Reform Bill , we re all horrible enor mities. Month after month were their mischievous ten dencies pointed out, the ruin of the country prognosti cated, and the downfall of England announced as an event as certain as the rising of the sun. Yet still he will not learn wisdom, and will go Cal prophecying, though all his predictions have been falsified, and the people of this country arc more contented, and loyal, and prosperous than at any former period, and their wealth and gigantic undertakings surpass all that have gone before them. The noise against abolishing the corn-laws may, therefore, be considered a gc al d omen, and regarded as the forerunner tf what this seer of the north calls the greatest calamity, but what most men consider as the greatest boon that could be granted, not only to a hard-working and industrious population, but to the very landlords and tenants them selves. It is curious to witness the beautiful visions which his imagination draws of the present working of the system, the incalculable benefits which it confers on all classes ; and contrast these with the dismal, dark clouds that, owing to the malevolent machinations of Cobden and Bright, have been for BQIIIO time lowering on the horigou. i` We cannot," says he, "conceive a measure more wise in its operations, inasmuch as it ac commodates itself to the peculiar circumstances of the times, than the present form of the corn-law." But how awful would be the change should the Parliament, led astray by som selfish traitors ar some infatuated statesmen, his so mad as to abolish protection, and de prive the country of the inestimable blessings of the sliding-scale. Then the thaw-bacon would he driven to the railroads, " The flail would be silent in the barn, and the song of the reapers in the field. ()Devil's dust— Devil's-dust I have we really declined so far that you are to be the Sinon to bring us to this sorry pass." "It may be so," he adds, " for a small shard'beetle can upset a massive candlestick ; and it will be so assuredly, if the protection principle is abandoned." These are fair specimens of the entire article, and on the whole are very consolatory, for they show that the greatest anomaly in our system of lesgislation, and the most ruinous and unjust law ever passed by the aristocracy cannot be supported by better argu ments. It may be necessary to state, however, that the communications in the same article respecting the state of the crops in Scotland, made by Mr, Stephens, author of " The Book of the Farm," are of a very different character, and furnish apparently a very impartial de !crip4oti of the Scottish harvest, The light reading in this number requires no particular notice, but there are two historical reviews, ably written, and possessing much interest. One on the reign of George 111., by Florace Walpole; and the other a third notice of the achievements of the great Duke of Marlborough. The difficulties which he had to contend with both from op position at home, the miserable jealousy of the Dutch generals, and the imperturbable obstinacy of the States, were not at all inferior to those which so long harassed Wellington in the Peninsula, and totally defeated some of his best laid plans. Like the iron Duke, however, Marlborough rose superior to every obstruction, never despaired of his country, and finally beat all the best generals of France. In describing the movements of the allied army some nine months previous to the battle of Ramilies, the writer has furnished some:interesting particulars of the relative position of the two armies on that small tract of ground rendered classic one hundred and ten years afterwards by the glories of Waterloo. On that very battle field, Marlborough, on August 18, 1705, had made all the arrangements for a great battle and a decisive victory, but the Dutch generals and deputies refused to co-operate with him, and he was re luctantly compelled to retire from the field without striking a blow. With heavy heart' he remeasured his steps to the banks of the Dyle, and on retiring, said " I am at this moment ten years older than I was four days ago." We subjoin the description to which we refer:— " Finding it impossible to prevail on the Dutch deputies, who, in every sense, were so many viceroys over him, to agree to any attempt to force the passage of the Dyle, he re solved to turn it. For this purpose the army was put in motion on the 14th August; and, defiling to his left, he directed it in three columns towards the sources of the Dyle. The march was rapid, as the Duke had information that strong reinforcements, detached from the army of Alsace, would join Villeroi on the 18th. They soon came to ground subsequently immortalized in English story. Oa the 16th they reached Genappe, where, on 17th June, 1815, the Life Guards, under Lord Anglesea, defeated the French Lancers ; on the day following the enemy retired into the forest of Soignies, still covering Brussels, and the Allied head quarters were moved to Braine la Leude. On the 17th August a skirmish took place on the plain in front of Waterloo; and the alarm being given, the Duke hastened to the spot, and rode over the field where Wellington and Napo leon contended a hundred and ten years afterwards. The French upon this retired into the forest of Soignies, and rested at 'Waterloo for the night. The slightest glance at the map must be sufficient to show, that by this cross march to Genappe and Waterloo, Marlborough had gained an immense advantage over the enemy. He had interposed between them and France. He had relinquished for the time, it is true, his own base of operations, and was out of communica tion with his magazines ; but he had provided for this by taking six days' provisions for the army with him ; and he could now force the French to fight or abandon Brussels, and retire towards Antwerp—the allies being between them and France. Still clinging to their fortified lines on the Dyle, and desirous of covering Brussels, they had only occupied the wood of Soignies with their right wing, while the allies occupied all the open country from Genappe to Frischermont and Braine la Leude, with their advanced posts up to La Haye Sainte and Mount St. John. The allies now occupied the ground, afterwards covered by Napoleon's army : the forest of Soignies and approaches to Brussels were guarded by the French. Incalculable were the results of a victory gained in such a position it was by success gained over an army of half the size, that Napoleon established ,his power in so surprising a manner at Marengo. Impressed with such ideas, Marlborough, on the 18th August, anxiously recon noitred the ground; and finding the front practicable for the passage of troops, moved up his men in three columns to the attack. The artillery was sent to Wavre ; the allied columns traversed at right angles the line of march by which Blucher advanced to the support of Wellington on the 18th June, 1815. Had Marlborough's orders been executed, it is pro bable he would have gained a victory, which, from the rela tive position of the two armies, could not have been but de cisive; and possibly the 18th August, 1705, might have be come as celebrated in history as the 18th June, 1815." FRASER'S MAGAZINE. " Cambridge Studies " relates to old grievances often brought before the public—the defective systems of edu cation pursued at the two Universities. But these grievances cannot be too often exposed, and all who en deavour to abate the lamentable defects and put new life into the consitution of those venerable seats of learning, merit public approbation. These influence the character and acquirements of statesmen and senators; they have a still more powerful effect upon men destined for the Church, and, indeed, all classes are more or less affected by the manner in which the youth of the nation are in structed for the duties of life. The writer of this article, who seems well acquainted with the working of the sys tem, says, his strongest objection to one feature of it is, the compulsory infliction of mathematics upon the classi cal student, without binding the corresponding classical yoke on the neck of the mathematician; and he asserts that not one mathematical student in a hundred has the the slightest pretension to even a rudimental acquain tance with the classics. This is a strong assertion, but there is too much truth in it. The monks, who regulate the course of study, are among the most ignorant of the people, and know little or nothing of what is useful, nay, absolutely necessary for the business of active lifo. Students may leave college good mathematicians; they may be announced to their admiring relatives as senior optimes, or wranglers, but their studies are limited almost entirely to the solution of mathematical and alge braical questions, the knowledge of which, except, per haps, for those destined to be schoolmasters, confer no benefit on them whatever. The following extract may be a little too severe, but, unfortunately, the facts are so palpable that there is no possibility of denying them But we take up the 'second division, and go on to inquire whether it be true that Cambridge mathematics have worked so extensive and so wonderful results in mental development and power. Do we recognise their undercurrent in our lite rature of the pulpit, the bar, or the closet? Have they helped to form a prose style, like Dryden's, of whom the only record in the Trinity Register is a confinement to gates fin , a fortnight? Can you tell us of any senior wrangler within the last ten years, who can write an essay, having the lucid order or the connected sweetness of Addison ? We say nothing of the imagination or the humour. If we must speak plainly, we will say at once that all this supposed advantage of geom etrical analysis, with its attention, its coherency, and its continuous argument, is simply and singly —trash. Nettling more. Great mathematicians, as mathe maticians, are not only the most incorrect writers, but they are also the most slovenly and inaccurate conversers of all educated men. Newton, stammering out an explanation of coining, and confusing his hearers in informing them, was a type of the race. We knew one eminent mathematician, whose obscurity and unconnectedness of talk it was impos sible to equal, except by his composition. When it has hap pened that able mathematicians have shown themselves to be transparent and accomplished writers, it has been not only because the vehement flame of natural genius cleared the air, but because the vigourof their classical taste has enabled them to repel the enervating and corrupting influences of the infection. The poison has been mastered by the antidote. This has been the case with some of the living judges; you may trace it in the urbane facility of Shadwell, and the daring superficialness of Alderson." In another place he asks, "Under whose hands are the noblest buildings rising upwards ? Who invented the steam-engine ? Who defied the storm of waters with the column of Eddystone ? Do you find them in the calendar ? No—the real men or science are seldom reared in Cambridge or Oxford air !" But this is not putting the case in a fair position. It is true that nei ther Watt, nor Davy, nor Brunel were educated at these seats of learning ; but it does not follow that they might not have derived advantage from an early mathematical education. It only proves that the learning of schools is not absolutely necessary for the development of great genius, and that minds cast in a superior mould over come all obstacles. But great men might be pointed out who were alumni of Oxford or Cambridge; and one rises towering above all the rest—the immortal Newton, " in whom," says Hume, " this island may boast of having produced the greatest and rarest genius that ever rose for the ornament and instruction of the species." The article altogether. however, merits attention, and we hope some of the defects pointed out will attract the attention of Dr. Whewell. The other papers in this number are hardly equal to the usu al merit of those which appear in Fraser. There is another article on the defensible state of the country, which contains some judicious recommendations, both as regards the fortifica tions of our harbours, and the embodiment of a military force, solely for the defence of the United Kingdom ; and those fond of light reading will find amusement in the " Pipes Bank, Fulham," and " Old London Signs." Mor7an Rattler tries his hand at railways, but that sub ject is out of his liue, and he is oh;igtd to fill up the article with scraps from newspapers arid twice-told pre dictions. with which common readers are quite familiar. TA l 7" S MAGAZINE. Mr. De Quincey has another art' - ' " Gallery of Portraits," in wh; -. _,cie on Gilfillan's able length the characfr - Li he draws at consider degree of severit— .r of William Hazlitt, with a which we , approaching to personal hostility, was „;• .alt totally unwarranted by facts. Hazlitt hire .ngular character, and in many instances exposed ..self to just censure; but, in the words of Gilfillan, t, l'.e Was a subtle thinker, an eloquent writer, a lover of beauty and poetry and man and truth, one of the best of critics, and not the worst of men." De Quincey con curs in this eulogium, while he preposterously endeavours to contradict it throughout the whole of an article which appears to have been dictated under the influence of one of those morbid fits to which some people are subject. The political retrospect for the month is rather a poor affair; it contains little novelty, and what novelty there is exhibits a most unpatriotic and cowardly disposition, not at all in unison with the noide sentiments expressed by Tait. After alluding to the opportunity now offered for supplying our wants from the granaries of the United States, it makes an attack on Sir Robert Peel for defending the undoubted rights Of England, and preventing the Americans from monopolising the whole trade of the Pacific, and it recommends that England should show "magnanimous weakness." This shows a mean spirit. England in her contests with America has shown herself so weak that she cannot afford to be mag nanimous without bein' assailed by the whole Union with one universal cry of cowardice. There are no men in England who will follow such contemptible advice. We leave our readers to juke for themselves:— " Correspondence between Washington and: Westminster is in a state of the greatest activity. Is it engaged in herald ing the supplies which the fertile fields of the central and . western states of America are ready to pour into the lap of Great Britain and Ireland? Alas, no instead of discussing how much each may serve, and aid, and benefit, and bless the other, we are occupied in fierce controversy; we are on the verge of alienation about barren districts, whose very names are unknown to us; which have never produced to us any revenue, never given to us any produce, never associ ated themselves with any real interests of commerce or colo nization ! We dare not - believe that the madness of men on either side of the Atlantic will peril the general peace by un willingness to submit the question to any ordeal but that of war. And should every effort fail, it is a case where the of strength England might _ - " ' bend, But in magnanimous weakness."' BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY. Albert's Smith's romance, " The Marchioness of Brinvilliers," is finished in the present number, and the concluding chapters, describing the trial and execution of Marie, are of the most intense interest. This is by far the greatest work that Albert Smith has yet given to the world. It is full of power. The " Gaol Chaplain" continues his dark pages from life's volume. In his present contribution he pays a graceful and just tribute to the memory of Mrs. Fry, and commences a story en titled " The Avenger's Witness against Murder," which promises well. " The History of Miss Dora Hobbs, the Young Lady that was fond of Dogs," is capitally told by Everard Clive. The author of " Wild Sports of the West" gives us the second chapter of "Brian O'Liun," in which the hero is introduced to the reader as a rejected recruit and leader in a faction fight, and is about to relate his adventures, which we suppose he will do in the next number. From "A Literary Retrospect, by a Middle-aged Man," we extract the following sketch of poor Dr. Maginn, as he appeared in his prime!-- " It was a low, long, narrow room through which I made my way into the throng of a party. That gentle confusion prevailed which shows that all is going off' well. That Troplionius's-cave look which we sometimes see on the faces of those who are coming out as you go in, and which ap pears to proclaim that they are never to smile again, was not to be observed. And yet there was no singing, no dancing, no charades—and yet—it was that hateful assemblage known by the name of a literary coterie. " I made my way into the very thick of the throng; el bowed a poetess to the right, trod upon the slipper of a lady historian, touched the saintly shoulder of some Charlotte- Elizabeth of the day, and oh ! more formidable than all, brushed, may be, the sacred dust off the sleeve of a Re viewer. All were standing, all were listening to some one who sat in the middle of a group ; a low-seated man, short in stature, was uttering pleasantries, and scattering witti cism about him, with the careless glee of his country,—this was Maginn. His articulation was impeded by a stutter, yet the sentences that he stammered forth were brilliant repar tees, uttered without sharpness, and edged rather with hu mour than with satire. His countenance was rather agree able than striking; its expression sweet, rather than bright. The grey hair, coming straight over his forehead, gave a singular appearance to a face still bearing the attributes of youth. He was thirty or thereabouts, (yes, saucy niece of mine, thirty is still young); but his thoughtful 'brow. his hair, the paleness of his complexion, gave him many of the attributes of age. I am, however, a firm believer in the axiom, that age can never be concealed upon a careful in spection, —we may look older than we are, but we rarely, alas! look younger. True, the first impression may deceive ; but there is always some line, some tell-tale change some where, which betrays the ugly truth. I looked on for a mo ment, as the crew of authors, reviewers, play- wrights, and novel-weavers paid homage to Dr. Maginn. Ile was then in the zenith of his glory—the glory which radiated from John Ball or sent forth a rich stream of light from the pages of Fraser. His conversation was careless and off-hand, and, but for the impediment of his speech would have had the charm of a rich comedy. His choice of words was such as I have rarely met with in any of my contemporaries; for, in deed, in my day it has become the vogue to corrupt English in many ways, to bring down your subject by homely, if not coarse phrases, and to neglect all those adjuncts to rea soning and to wit which a true use of our language affords." In the same paper there is a sketch of one of the moat gifted men whom Ireland has ever produced— Gerald Griffin, the author of " The Collegians." But he was, alas! to quote the words of poor L. E. L., " a poor and almost friendless young man," and with saddened heart sunk into an early grave, his. talents unappreci ated by his contemporaries—another sad exemplification of the truth of the aphorism, "The world knows nothing of its greatest men." - - - - Mrs. Mathews finishes her gallery of deceased en nobled actresses by a lively sketch of the career of Harriett, Duchess of St. Alban's; and Alfred Crowquill gives us some excellent pictorial and pen and ink illus trations of one of the many phases of London life, in his mystery, " The Old Woman at the Corner." The magazine is illustrated, besides, with an engraving re presenting the procession of the Marchioness of Brin villiers to the place of execution, and with a portrait of Albert Smith, the author of the romance, accompanied by a biographical sketch. The other papers are all pleasant reading, and Bentley this month is an admirable fireside companion for a winter's evening. NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. There is a lack in the present number of those light and amusing magazine papers (par excellence), the pre sence of which formerly distinguished the New Monthly so favourably from its contemporaries. After a heavy course of politics and literature in Blackwood, and before commencing a similar course in Fraser or Tait, the New Monthly came like a glass of champagne, sparkling, re freshing, and reviving. But where be those quips and quiddities now—those dissertations upon walking sticks and umbrellas—those sketches of eccentrics of all ages, and of both sexes, which were wont in days gone by to keep the features of the readers of the New Monthly radiant with smiles? Alas ! in the present number we find them not ; but, instead, we have no less than six portions of six separate works, continued from former numbers, and not ended in the present. Now, although all these are good of their sort, yet we must protest against a novel or a romance, which should be a sort of prose epic, and of which unity is one essential characteristic, being broken up in this manner into vulgar fractions ; and we must also protest still more vehemently against these fractions being per mitted to usurp the place of legitimate magazine articles. These continuations actually outnumber the contributions which are complete, and which amount in number only to five, and of these two are sonnets from the pen of Thomas Roscoe. One of these, on sleep, is very beau tiful : " Sweet death of each day's weary laden life ! Balm of hurt minds—care's nurse—heart soothing sleep ! Soft air the mourner's couch thy calm watch keep. No sigh—no murmur wake past thoughts of strife; Nor Hope's fond dream with troubled visions rife Breathe o'er the folded lids thy still dews steep; No memory's scenes again to live—to weep— The conscious bosom bare to fate's sharp knife. Oh blest forgetfulness l thy votary's urayer In hour of fiercest pangs to thee ascends, Thee the wish'd haven of his heart's despair, His genius of the stormy deep that sends His shatter'd bark through life's seas of care, To that far shore where his strange voyage ends." COLBURN'S UNITED SERVICE MAGAZINE. The present is.an excellent number of this admirably conducted periodical, and contains much information that cannot but be most valuable to its professional sub scribers, whilst the general reader will find ample amuse ment in the perusal of the narratives of " moving acci dents by flood and field," with which its pages abound. THE FIFTEENTH GE THE P' On ►Satu*-' the 0' _ ANNIVERSARY ULISfI REVOLUTION. ...ay last, being the 29th of November, and ..,tenth anniversary of the Polish Revolution, the Poles residing in London attended Divine service at the Belgian Chapel, London-road. The Rev. S. P. Brze zinski, their fellow-countryman and exile, officiated, and delivered a very impressive discourse. Afterwards they assembled at Sussex-chambers, Duke-street, St. James's, when Captain JABLONSKI being unanimously called to the chair, addressed the meeting, and depicted the present state of their unfortunate country, the continued op pression, and the atrocious cruelies perpetrated on the Polish nation, without regard to age or sex. The re ligicars persecution and tortures which the Czar Nicholas inflicted on his victims, whose only crime was that they refused to abjure their religion and embrace the Russian creed, were an indeliable blot with which history would brand the civilisation of the 19th century. Speaking of their hopes and means for the restoration of Poland, Captain Jablonski said that a people of twenty millions might for some time be oppressed, but would not be subdued, and if they only concentrated their own forces and relied on them, no enemy would resist them. In conclusion, he said, that they must firmly hope that the time was not far distant when they would regain their country by their own endeavours. The gallant gentleman was, during the delivery of his energetic speech, much applauded. The following resolutions were proposed to the meet _ _ tug and carried With unanimity : Moved by Mr. WIEREINSKI, and seconded by Mr. TORLECKI—" That the assembled Poles, ever faithful to the cause for which they took up arms on the 29th of November, 1830, although exiles from their land. but happier than their brethren who live therein, in being able to evince their sentiments publicly, do not cease to protest against all the iniquitous deeds of foreign Powers, by which the independence of Poland has been destroyed, which independence is absolutely necessary, not only for the welfare of twenty millions of the Polish people, but also for the balance of power and security of peace to the rest of Europe. They furthermore denounce to all civilised nations the tyranny and hypocrisy of the Czar Nicholas, who, far from relenting in his revenge, day afterday per petrates fresh cruelties over the unfortunate Poles, and endeavours to annihilate their language, their religion, and every vestige of their nationality, and they solemnly declare that, trusting to Divine Providence and the jus tice of their cause, they are resigned to bear the hard ships of their exile, and are always ready to take up arms against their foe, and shed their last drop of blood in order to restore Poland to her independence, and re place her in the rank of free nations." - Moved by Mr. P. F. ZALESKI, and seconded by Mr. ,PnUsiNowsKl—" That the Poles, warmly sympathising with the cause of the free and independent Circassians, express their admiration for the bravery, devotedness, and perseverance of those hardy mountaineers and their gallant chief, Shami! Bey, in resisting and repeatedly defeating numerous forces of the co mmon enemy, t h e Czar of Russia, who thinks to destroy their freedom, and to subject them under his despotic sway ; and that they hope, sooner or later, to see the cause of Circassia triumph, and the power and ambition of Nicholas hum bled.' Moved by Mr. JActiowsm, and seconded by Mr. LEMANSKI—" That the assembled Poles express their warmest thanks to that youthful portion of the French nation who, in an address presented by their deputation to Prince Czartoryski, spontaneously manifested their noble sympathy with the cause and misfortunes of Poland, and their utmost indignation at the tyrannical religious persecution which the Czar continues to exer cise in that unhappy country, and especially at the revolt ing cruelties and tortures recently perpetrated on the Basylian nuns, who persisted in refusing to abjure the faith of their forefathers and embrace the Russian creed." Moved by Major GIELGUD, and seconded by Major BENIOWSKI—" That the thanks of the Polish refugees are due to the British nation for the hospitality they have met with in this country, and for the protection they have found in its laws. In particular their thanks are due to the Corporation of the City of London, the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland, the Right Hon. Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart, and other pub lic bodies and private individuals, who have evinced their sympathy with the misfortunes of Poland, and who have generously endeavoured to alleviate the hard posi tion of the refugees." Moved by Mr. SZULCZEWSYL and seconded by Count VALERIAN KRASINSKI—" That the thanks of the Poles are due to the editors of the metropolitan and provincial journals who have nobly taken part in advocating the cause of Poland, and have pointed out to the public the implacable persecution of which that country is the victim." The gentlemen who moved and seconded the resolu- tions developed them with talent and eloquence, and were, in the course of their speeches, repeatedly cheered. Thanks having been voted to the Chairman, the meet ing, which was exclusively composed of Poles, separated. „ 2, 1845. THE FLORAL ALMAIVACK, 1846. This, without exception, the most exquisitely beauti ful specimen of printing in colours that has yet been pre sented to the public, is executed by Owen Jones, and published by De la Rue. The almanack is printed on a sheet of card-board, and is surrounded by a deep border ing of leaves and flowers of the most brilliant colours, and which are given with minute fidelity. It is impos sible by words to convey an idea of the gorgeously brilliant, yet at the same time, chastely tasteful effect which is produced in this exquisitely beautiful specimen of decorative art. It bears a nearer resemblance to the most finished enamel paintings, or the finest specimens of porcelain, than to any other decoration which we re member to have seen ; but there is a softness and deli cacy, a velvety appearance, as it were, about the decora tions of the Floral Almanack, which we look for in vain in the floral decorations of porcelain. This exquisite production, at once useful and ornamental, should find a place in every boudoir or drawing-room. CONSECRATION OF THE BISHOP OF OXFORD. The consecration of the newly-appointed Bishop of Oxford, Dr. Wilberforce, took place on Sunday at the Palace, Lambeth. The ceremony was performed by the• Archbishop of Canter bury in his Grace's private chapel, assisted by the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Winchester (under whom Dr. Wilber force bad for many years acted as Archdeacon of Surrey), and the Bishop of`Salisbury. The service commenced at eleven o'clock and ended shortly after one. Prayers were read by the Rev. Benjamin Harrison, private chaplain to the Archbishop, and the sermon, a very impressive one, was preached by Dr. Robert Wilberforce, Archdeacon of the East Riding of Yorkshire, and brother to the Bishop. Amongst those present were Sir Robert 11. Inglis, M.P. for Oxford University ; the Rev. Messrs. Hawkins, Munro, Bennett, and upwards of fifty other clergymen. THE LATE BOILER EXPLOSION AT SUNDERLAND. On Friday an inquest was held at the Black Swan public house, near the Bishopwearmouth Ironworks, before Mr. T. C. Maynard, Coroner, and a respectable jury, on view of the bodies of John Sugden, John Oxley, Win. Phillips, and Charles Cornforth, who were killed by the accident at the above works. The room was crowded, and deep interest evinced in the proceedings. After viewing the bodies, three of which were frightfully mutilated, and the scene of the accident, Mr. R. A. Davison stated that he had the honour to repre sent the Highway Board as their clerk, as the accident had taken place near a highway ; he also represented a large body of landowners of the immediate neighbourhood, who fre quently pass that way. His object was not to throw blame on any party, but to try if anything could be done to avert any such melancholy accident as had occurred. Under such circumstances, he trusted the Coroner would allow him to be present. The CORONER replied he certainly should be happy to do so. John Jenks—l live at the South Cottage, Deptford-road, and am foreman to the guide mill, that department of the works in which the explosion took place. On Wednesday last, at a quarter before eight o'clock in the morning, I was in the guide mill, adjoining the steam-engine which works the machinery in the above mill and the puddling mill. The en ginernan, Thomas Downey, came to me and said the boiler nearest the engine leaked a little, but, probably, during the day it would take up and become as tight as a bottle before night. He did not say where it leaked. When he left me he went direct to the engine, and I saw him make prepara tions for putting some meal into the boiler, with a view of stopping the leak. At ten minutes past eight o'clock I left the works and went home to my breakfast. I had not been in the house, which is about 200 yards from the engine -house, two minutes, when I hoard a loud explosion from the di rection of the Ironworks. I immediately ran to the works, and found the engine-house and a part of the warehouse which adjoins it in a state of ruins. The boiler nearest the engine was removed, and its seat also in ruins. Mr. David Holsgrove—l live in Mill-lane, and am a smith and manager of the Derwent Ironworks. Five minutes after eight o'clock on Wednesday morning I was in the low yard of the works, about ten yards from the place of the accident; the men were rolling iron, and all was going on well. I went home to breakfast, which would take me two minutes. On sitting down 1 heard a very violent explosion from the works. I looked out of the house window, from which I had a view of the works, and observed bricks, tiles, and pieces of timber, three or four feet long, about three hundred feet in the air. I ran directly up into the works, and found the engine-house and rolling-mill, which are under a double roof set upon pillars, in ruins. The floor was covered with bricks, tiles, and timber. I called out for millwrights and joiners to come and clear away, and sent other persons for doctors. John Sugden was found dead under the fly-wheel. He appeared to have been killed by the weight of materials which had fallen upon him. John Oxley was found beyond the hot well; William Phillips at the entrance of the west side of the works; he breathed twice, and then died. He had been killed by the falling of the roof. Charles Cornforth was found close by the iron rolls, where he was working. his clothes were on fire, and my impression is, he shouted once, and then died. The ruin which I saw had been caused by the explosion of the south boiler. The engine was of 30- horse power—a high-pressure engine, and was usually worked at a pressure of 371 b. to the inch. The boiler was made of Park-gate plates, which is considered a good description of iron ; it was three-eighths in thickness. It has been in use nine months, and was provided with a safety-valve, one on each, and a valve between the two, to regulate the water in each boiler. I have particularly examined the boiler that burst, and the examination I have made leads me to form some idea as to the cause of its bursting. There had been at the time of the explosion a deficiency of water in the boiler. It is evident, from that examination, that the water had been below the top of the flues. In some parts of the sides of the boiler there are marks of its having been red hot. When a boiler is red hot steam is then rapidly and sud denly generated. This would account for the explosion ; but my opinion is, that water had first escaped from the boiler upon the fire, and by the sudden generation of steam there had been lifted off its seat. I have known a boiler red hot and not explode. The seat of the south boiler was entirely blown down ; the wall in which the boiler was planted was a very strong wall, made of bricks, and two feet in thickness. There was water in the south boiler, for when it went up water escaped in various directions. Several other witnesses were examined. The CORONER said, the next witness, and the most impor tant one, would be the engineman, Thomas Downey, and it appeared, from the statement of Dr. Brown and Dr. Mordey, that it would not be advisable to take his examination to day. If, therefore, it would be convenient to the jury, he would adjourn the inquest until Monday. The jury signified their acquiescence, and the inquest was accordingly adjourned to Monday. Three other persons who were injured by the explosion, and now remain at the infirmary, are not expected to re cover. The remainder of them are going on favourably. Operations are rapidly proceeding with such repairs as are necessary to recommence work. CRORLET.—DISTRESS OF THE CALICO PRINTERS. —A correspondent desires us to draw public attention to the deplorable distress of the calico printers in the neighbourhood of Chorley. Those lately employed at the Cross hall printworks, he informs us, have been eight or nine weeks out of work, uor are they likely to have any for some time. " Many families," he adds, " are completely starving for want of food, and in many cases are compelled to beg their bread."—Pr eston Guardian. THE TAILORS TURN-OUT AT MANCIIESTER—On Wednesday evening, a public meeting of journeymen tailors was held in Carpenter's Hall, Garratt-road, respecting mat ters connected with the late turn out of about three hundred of that body. John Nash, tailor, was called to the :chair. Several speakers addressed the meeting, and resolutions were adopted condemning the conduct of certain master tailors, who, it was alleged, had forced the men to turn-out, not be cause they had asked for an advance of wages, but because they wished to work on the masters' premises instead of in their own badly-ventilated dwellings, which were rendered still more uncomfortable and unhealthy by the system of home-working hitherto adopted. A memorial to the House of Commons was agreed :to, praying the House to appoint a commission of inquiry into the sanitary condition of the jour neymen tailors of this town ; and it was resolved that the Members for Manchester should be requested to present the memorial, and that Mr. Brotherton, M.P. for Salford, should b asked to support its prayer..-ManchesterGuczrdian. On Monday last the town -crier of Stamford made the following proclamation throughout the town :—"Whereas last night some rogue or rogues took a quantity of malt from the premises of the Half-moon Inn ; this is to give notice, that if the said rogue or rogues will make personal applica tion to Mr. Dalton, the landlord, he will give a su it a ble quantity of hops for the brewing,"—Stamford Mercury. -t;-~ FASHIONS FOR DECEMBER. CLoAKs.—The forms are of an infinite variety, and present, in general, a width which is considered neces sary to render them becoming and graceful ; the way in which the fold; are arranged and attached being the principal thing which evinces the taste and ingenuity of the modiste. These cloaks are made in velvet, and trimmed with very beautiful fancy ornaments, or in cash mere, decorated with Grecian designs brodes all round in twisted silk, or figures composed of points de chainotte appliques ; then there is the manteau loway, the cut and form of which is so remarkable for its ample and graceful appearance, being richly ornamented with furs and beautiful fancy trimmings. BALL DRESSES.—The following are those of the latest fashion :—A robe of Indian muslin, having a broad hem, through which is passed, a transparent, a pink ribbon ; over this is worn a pink tunic of Italian silk. open the whole way up each side, edged with a narrow faucy gymp, and attached together with nmuds a longs bouts (long streamers) of pink silk ribbon ; plain cur sate a point, opening up the entire front, and attached, similar to the skirt, with nceuds of pink silk ; short open sleeves, also decorated with nceuds ; secondly, a dress of Tarlatane deux jupes ; the under one bordered with an embroidery as deep as to reach to the top of the knee, where it is met by the upper skirt, similarly embroidered ; plain low body and berthe of embroidered muslin. BONNETS are mostly velvet, lined with satin of a dif ferent colour, and of the Pamela form ; whilst others are more simply trimmed with torsades of fancy gymps, and a great number with elegant feathers ; but the most de cidedly fashionable are those hats made in the velours (Tingle, so pretty, fresh-looking, and elegant ; some ladies pfefer them to velvet until the winter is more ad vanced ; they are principally decorated with fe ahers, and also ribbons put on and arranged with great taste ; they may be trimmed with black velvet. DRESSES.—There is no question but that the sleeves la musquetaire will be brought into fashion, recalling those famous gauntlets that used to be worn by ancient chevaliers ; they consist of a kind of manchette com posed of velvet, made tight round the wrist, and wide over the sleeve, which it nearly conceals ; the bodies of these dresses are of dark blue satin, myrtle, green, or maroon, with facings of black velvet so put on as to form a kind of breast-piece or plastion upon the chest, rounding upon the hips, en basque, to the width of 18 inches at least. DRESS Hans.—The favourite style are those of the demi-Pamela form, pink and white ; the brim small and open, and quite 'adapted fora theatre toilette ; whilst others are made in crepe—light, and young-looking— decorated solely with a large feather, shaded and com posed of the marabout. Several have lately appeared in black and white lace ; the form petit, and perfectly round, supporting beneath the brim all kinds of orna ments, such as ribbons, flowers, bouillonnCes, lappets, &c., the outer part being decorated with a feather, an esprit, a drooping marabout, or three small tips of fea thers etageos._ _ VISITING MANTEAUX.—A new style has just been introduced, made in velvet, and trimmed with broad lace attached at equal distances with agraffes of satin ; or composed of satin rattachee, with fastenings of velvet ; others are decorated with fancy velvet trimmings. or guipure fringes, d'effil6s n la reins, &c. ; these trim mings, however, will soon give place to rich furs, as the cold increases. CAPUCHONS.—For sorties de spectacle, these very convenient hoods aro now becoming in great request, being so extremely convenient ; they combine the ad vantage of not interfering with the head-dress, and forming a sort of cap, having a garniture of lace, which is most elegant and becoming to the countenance. VELVETS will this season be more adopted for trim mings, both for morning and evening dress, than for entire dresses ; corsages a basquines, indeed, aro prin cipally made of velvet, but otherwise it will serve only to ornament in the shape of bands, embroideries, lozenges, and a hundred different forms. PALETOTS will be very much in vogue this winter ; they are extremely elegant, made in cashmere of a cho colate colour, fastened the whole way up the front without being drawn in at the waist ; a small pelerine, or cape, surrounds the top of the shoulders, but does not reach lower than the waist, being rounded over the arms, and finishing upon each side just in front of the sleeves, edged with a narrow passementerie, which also surrounds the lower part of the paletot, and ascends up the front as far as the neck, which is also encircled with a small half• high collar ; the fancy trimmings being repeated across the front, upon the chest, rind fastened with ele gant buttons, which close the corsage just to the waist. Fashionable colours are now principally of a dark hue ; indeed, nothing is more fashionable than black ; still we see many such colours as maroon, violet, green, different shades of grey, l'ecru, and flame colour. DEFENCE OF CANADA. (From the Montreal Courier.) An article appeared in a late number of the United Service Magazine, relative to the defence of Canada, in the event of a war with the United States, which has called forth some observations from the New York Courier and Enquirer. The writer of the article in the United Service Journal is an officer of our artillery, who claims to be an authority on this subject, from having spent a long time in this colony. It is possible that he may; we suppose he would not say so if he had not ; and, from his profession, he ought to know more of these things than we can be supposed to do; but we must, nevertheless, be permitted to differ from him most materially upon many points. This artillery officer assumes that there are three parties in Canada—" one is staunch to the British rule, another is favourable to the Americans, and the third wish for having Canada an independent country"—we believe in the existence of no such two parties as the two last-mentioned; we do not believe that a hundred p: ogle in the colony (unless some United States settlers or their descendants, perhaps), wish to have anything to do with the United States; neither do we believe that a doz n people in the colony are foolish enough to believe that Canada could be an independent country. The popula tion of Canada, taken as a whole, are better informed than the people of England, and they know very well that Canada could not at present maintain its indepen dence, even if it had, unassisted by any foreign power, the strength to achieve it. If the artillery officer or the editor of the Courier and Enquirer thinks that the mass of the Canadian people, or even any large portion of them, are disaffected to wards the mother country, they are very much mis taken. Our local political squabbles are just, on a smaller scale, the political squabbles of the parties known as Conservatives and Liberals at home. Any foreign enemy who should reckon on the aid of disaffected parties at home, in a war with England, would find himself woe fully in error. Ours are merely family disputes, which would be for gotten in an instant were there signs of foreign aggres sion. The smile is the case in Canada; there may be, and probably are, a few visionaries who indulge them selves in day-dreams of the glories of a Canadian re public, and have delightful visions of themselves seated in the presidential chair, but the mass of the people are sound to the heart's core; and in this opinion we have no doubt but that some of our brethren of the press of opposite politics will be found to coincide with us. Ask the editors of the Toronto Globe and Examiner, the two leading ultra-liberal papers, what they think of repub licanism? That Canada will at some future day be in dependent of the mother country we have no doubt, and with England's good-will and consent, but that there is any party in the colony, worthy the name of a party, that wish for it now, we utterly deny. The officer of artillery says the French Canadians would probably be found " less loyal than could be wished." Our opinion, on the contrary, is, that should we go to war with America, the French Canadians will be found among the most forward defenders of the pro vince. That circumstances occurred in this colony during years past to which we have no desire to recur, which had the effect of rendering the French Canadians dissatisfied, is well known. But we believe that the pre sent wise system of government carried out by Lord Metcalfe, and the evident desire of the British Govern ment to do justice, and ample justice, to the French Ca nadians, are removing that feeling, if, indeed, it is not already removed. The French Canadians, during the war of 1812, &c., showed themselves valiant and good soldiers. We con ceive that no better material out of which to make good troops exist on this continent. Besides this, they are accustomed to the climate, care neither for heat in summer nor cold in winter. Why, we would ask, should not Frenchmen in Canada make as good soldiers as Frenchmen in France ? As to the employment of Indians in war, it strikes us that our friends the Americans need not be under much alarm. All the Indians likely to be employed in war by the British Government, these terrible Mohawks, Hurons, &c., are now Christians, pretty nearly as civilised as the white subjects of their " Great Mother," and have quite forgotten all their " scalping" and " torturing"—we don't think a dozen tomahawks could be found in the colony. The Indians far away in the North West may still be inclined to indulge in their old cruel practices, but are not likely to be brought into contact with the Americans should hostilities occur. _ When the artillery officer spoke of the pride of the Americans in being militia men, and their love of train ing-day, it was a pity ho had not before him two or three papers that are now lying before us ; two or three of the most respectable New York journals, in which this militia training is spoken of in terms of the greatest contempt, and declared to be , the abhorrence of the people. We very much doubt the fact of the Americans. being on the whole such good riflemen as they were in the arming m w n e g th o; our th last war. The rifle is the weapon of the borderer and the hunter, and these men are notlyno? frontier as they were in 1812. o rifle is more used now in the civilised and cultivated vi . do s u% States, such as Vermont, N ew York, and Massachusetts, than it is in any English counties. There is no ga me , a ff o rd scopefor the • of or next to none, to a rifle and the gam e have gone West together. That the English troops are generally .ad shots, we cannet deny—that is the fault of the captains of companies, who think target practice a horrid bore, and blaz e away the practice a mmunition as hard a s th ey can , to get th e j o b o ver, without taking any pains to instruct the men; but no on will say that they are not good at the bayonet. Military officers in Canada are very apt to form erro neous opinions of t h e co l ony , i ts i n h a bit an t s , an d its capabilities. If England had nothing to rely upon for the defence of this colony but the regular troops which she could spare from other places, she could not keep Canada six months. In the actions of the last war a good deal of fighting fell to the lot of the militia—but the credit was principally given to the regulars. If England wants us again, we, the despised colonists, will take good care that while we do our share of the fight ing, we will not be deprived of our share of the honour. There are plenty of men in Canada who could command a battalion in the field, or a larger force if necessary. THE FRENCH PRESS AND THE CORN QUESTION. La Presse of Thursday observes, that "the circular of the Minister of Commerce on the state Vf the corn crops in France and in Europe has been made the sub ject of the commentaries of the entire press. The jour nals opposed to our views on the subject rely on it as an argument in favour of the do-nothing system of the Go vernment, whatever may be the circumstances which are likely to occur, and trust that we shall join them in re storing confidence to the public. Certainly, when we roused the attention of Governm en t, we did not hi ng (whatever may be said) to excite the anxiety of the population relative to the means of existence—the first of all interests as regards them as well as our selves. We know no more miserable, no more blame able party tactic than that which consists in agitating the mass of the population, as a Legitimist journal does this morning, by affirming that 'the people are not sure of having sufficient to 'eat to the end of the year,' and that the Government is taking no measures of relief. But between alarming public opinion and lulling it to sleep, there is a medium, which consists in warn ing the public and the Government, and that is the course which we have followed. We shall continue to pursue that course, because, though there exists no danger of the people wanting bread this year, there is danger that they may pay dear for it for the advantage of foreigners ; and, on the other hand, we must prepare for the chances of the next harvest. Moreover, if our language could produce any injury, our adver saries are sufficiently numerous and sufficiently noisy to confute our arguments. We confess we are far from finding in the circular of the Minister of Com merce that assurance which he wishes to convey against the inconvenience of exportation to foreign countries. All his calculations and all his arguments may be summed up in these words—the harvest is sufficiently abundant. W e h ave never d en i e d t h at fact ; b ut we added, it is sufficient if we keep it for ourselves, but it will not be sufficient if we suffer a great part to be exported. In vain have we examined the circular of the Minister of Commerce for a reply to this argument, but it contains none. Our opponents rely upon the calculations of the Minister of Commerce to refute our arguments. But there is no cause for their exultation, if we examine the conclusions of the circular. The Minister demonstrates that only 26 depart ments have this year produced an overplus of corn, that 28 departments have produced sufficient for their consumption; and that in 32 departments there exists a deficiency. Now for the potato crop. It is deficient in 36 departments, in only 11 is it su perior to a fair average crop, and in 37 departments it is equal. The last harvest, however, is still sufficient for the wants of the population, but it does not promise a golden age; and the Minister was right in concluding that the har vest of 1845 is inferior to that of an ordinary year. But the circular insinuates that foreign countries will require no corn from us, because they can find sufficient elsewhere. England will want no corn, her bonding stores and the en trepots in the Black Sea are overflowing with corn, and wheat is selling at a low price in the countries where it is produced. Let us not delude ourselves. The reserve in the entrepOts is limited, and not more than sufficient for the demand from England. The moderate price at which wheat is selling in England is owing to the speculators who fill those entrepots, and who are wait ing for a rise in price, and a reduction in the import duties. The low price in the foreign markets is owing to causes not connected with abundance. We aro told that the price of wheat is only 13f. the hectolitre at Odessa. Yes; but, unfortunately, there are three answers to this argument which it is endeavoured to establish on that fact—first, to the price of 13f. you must add the freight, which, to Marseilles alone, is sf. or 61.; in the second place, to what amount will this 131. rise when all the nations who want wheat will arrive at the market of Odessa ? and, in fine, is it known whether Odessa can supply wheat to Europe ? Is it known what is the amount of the fabulous abundance attributed to Odessa? Let us make a single reflection. If the market of Odessa could thus supply all Europe in years of scarcity, how would it dispose of its wheat in years of abundance. Would it cast its corn into the Black Sea ? We are not more reas sured, we confess, by the present price of wheat com pared with that of the preceding years. The aver age price of the hectolitre of wheat for all France was but 21f. 4c. on the 15th of October, says the Minister's circular. Yes ; but at the same period last year it was but 18f. 66c. This is a consider able difference, and it is in vain to explain it by the ap prehension created amongst the population —an apprehen sion which did not exist at the period when those ave rages were struck. Neither is this difference explained by the consideration that the price of wheat usually rises at this season of the year, since that argument ap plies as much to the year 1844 as to the year 1845. It is further to be remarked, that in the northern depart ments—that is, in the departments where the super abundance exists—the price has risen ; and this is a most conclusive fact." The Echo Agricole, after publishing the circular, ad dressed by the Minister of Agriculture to the prefects of the departments, on the 15th inst., observes—" This circular, in many respects, agrees with the information we have ourselves collected. If France could freely use the resources offered by her own crops and those which foreign trade regularly deposits in the south ern entrepOts, her consumption would be amply secured, and the prices would not rise beyond mea sure. But if the Minister has truly appreciated the different resources of France, we sre of opinion that he has not sufficiently considered the wants of the countries which surround us, and particularly England. It is certain that the latter will he obliged to import largely, and she has already made considerable pur chases in our entrepOt at Marseilles, where her vessels arrive in great numbers, laden with coal, and can afford to return with cargoes at a ri - duced freight. It is, censequently, to be feared that the resources pre sented by that entrepot will not he available to France. As respects the northern entrepOts, Dantzic and Hamburgh, they are rather within the domain of Eng land than ours; but the quantity of grain they contain is far from being adequate to the wants of England. The prices, moreover, are very high; and the countries which usually supply them have produced too little to hold out a hope that the stock will increase or the prices diminish. Holland, it is true, is abundantly fur nished; but those resources will rather serve to feed Germany and Belgium than provide for the wants of England. The Mediterranean and the United States are accordingly the only two points upon which Eng land can rely, and there we shall necessarily compete with her. It is consequently probable that the English merchants will apply to our departments of Brittany, to which they have of late sent large orders, and where the people have already manifested apprehensions on that account, which deserve to fix the attention of the Go vernment. Several journals have intimated that the French Administration should adopt exceptional mea sures to the effect of preventing further exportation. The question is difficult, and the Minister of Agriculture and Commerce appears little inclined to recur to such means. The future will tell if he was right. Under existing circumstances the Minister gives wise instruc tions to the administrators of the departments. It is certain that the free circulation of grain is the surest mode of insuring the general supply, and that any impediments in the way of the internal trade would be attended with the most fatal re sults for certain localities. We trust, moreover, that before proclaiming the adequacy of our corn legislation to provide against all the inconveniences of a considerable exportation, our Ministry has ascer tained whether England herself would net have re course to exceptional measures. This is a point of the highest importance ; for if the Reformers should attain their end at the other side of the Channel, we shall evi -1 dently be the first to feel the effects of that change in the English legislation, and it would be the height of imprudence not to have foreseen it." The Commerce publishes the following letter, dated St. Malo, the 17th inst. :—" This morning a manuscript no tice, posted at the corner of the vegetable market, invited the people to repair to the houses of M. Hovins, mayor of the city, and of M. Louis Blaize, a former deputy, and re commended them to set fire to the dwellings of those two honourable citizens. The cause of this invitation is the ever •increasing dearness of bread, and particularly the export of black corn to foreign countries. Yesterday a company of the 71st Regiment of the line set out in all haste for Dinan, where a numerous assemblage inter cepted the passage of ships on the Rance by casting enor mous blocks of stone into the canal. The gendarmerie and the troops which left our town having been found inadequate to quell the riot, and two gendarmes of Dinan having been severely wounded by stones, it was found necessary to send hastily for reinforcements. Two com panies of the line were summoned from St. Briene, and we learn that a battery of artillery has been dispatched from Rennes. " P.S.—At the moment of closing m y letter I learn that the riot has re-commenced, and that the inhabitants of Broons, of Beckerel, and even of St. Malo, have joined , ug wh t_o o chaaussedpisrpolpayeretdy much to b e, l e Paul Robert, is said to have had his arm broken, and to the rioters of Dinan. A respectable merchant named have received some severe contusions. The authorities, respected, and some arrests have been made by order of however, are suffic ie ntly the King's Attorney; b Y cne a r tr tl zeal during these distur ances. The same excitement prevails on the entire coast of Lower Brittany, black corn being the only resource of the poor when the potato crop fails. The Courrier Francais publishes the following letter f rom Manheitn, dated the Bth inst.:—" The uneasiness which has been manifested on the subject of the even tuality of a dearth of corn and of potatoes during the winter, has excited the entire solicitude of the autho rities, and given rise to a most minute inquiry. The information collected has enabled the Municipal Council and the Chamber of Commerce to publish a report, which will much contribute to tranquilise the country. The conclusions of the report are-1. That it cannot be advantageous to purchase corn at the present high price, because the object proposed could not be attained— that of furnishing bread on cheap terms to the labouring classes. 2. That the present high price of corn does not arise from a deficiency, but from the apprehension caused by the reports of speculators and forestallers. Many pro prietors, adds the report, have their entire produce on hand. 'I la purchases of corn for Alsace and Switzer land have ceased in Germany—first, because corn is cheaper in those countries ; and because their supplies are sufficient. The potato crop has been a fair average, and the accounts of the potato disease are exaggerated. Corn in many parts of Germany is cheaper than here, and large quantities of American flour are on their pas sage to this country. It is from those facts that the Chamber of Commerce and the Municipal Council have determined to reject every proposal tending to prohibit the export of grain, and that they propose to grant to the importers of American flour a premium consisting in the return of part of the import duty." Viscount and Viscountess Sydney purpose to re ceive a succession of visitors at Frognal-lodge, their seat near Footscray, this week. ~~~ ~•._ ..,. -~---~..4~ J ? r ~~,Y.-.~-~_ i