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rHE SUN. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 14. 1344. Crown , " Q,'S 60" the words "Duke of York's own," COURT CIRCULAR. THE SMITHFIELD CLUB and also the words " Celer et audi." WINDSOR, FRIDAY.—The Queen held a Privy CATTLE-SHOW. The inquest on the body of Mr. Bolestridge, at Not- Council at a quarter before three o'clock this after- Yesterday, among the distinguished visitors who ar t h l bam, t erm i na t e d a t e l even o ' c l oc k kon Thursday noon, at the Castle. It wa. attended by his Royal rived were his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, ni ght, when the jury retuned a verdict of " Manslaughter Highness Prince Albert, the Duke of Buccleuch t 'l accompanied by the Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh against R o b ert Li g h t f oot an d J onat h an R aven. " The Co roner immediately issued a warrant for the apprehen- I Lord Privy Seal ; the Duke of Wellington, Corn- Strelitz and Baron Kn e s e b ec k, th e Earl of Hardwicke, li ° 4 of Raven, who was then at Leicester. The jury mender-in-Chief ; Sir Robert Peel, First Lord of the Lord Errol, the Earl of Orford, the Earl of Yarborough, w ee more th an fi ve h ours i n consu lt a ti on . The trial of Treasury ; Sir James Graham, Secretary of State Earl Spencer, his Grace the Duke of Richmond, the kr. Lightfoot h as b een remove d by a writ of habeas for the Home Department ; the Earl of Aberdeen, Earl of Essex, Si r G eorge H at t er , Sir Henry and Lady " 'Pus into the county, and it is now believed it will Bruce, Sir J. Clift on , o f Clif ton H a ll, N o tt s; Sir Thomas commence Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; the Right Harrison, of the Colonial-office,&c. The adjourned meet commence on Monday. should the grand jury return a Hon. H. Goulburn, Chancellor of the Exchequer; ing of the Smithfield Club took place at one o'clock, with true bill. We lAieve the judge will arrive at Notting- Earl of Haddington, First Lord of the admiralty ; Earl Spencer, the President, in the chair. The business, ham at an early hour on Saturday morning. . the Earl of Liverpool, Lord Steward ; and the Earl generally, consisted of matter of detail. Lord Hardwicke _ CAMBRIDGE UNIV ERSIT Y. Ditc. 13, 1844.—At a congregation just held, the fol lowing degrees were conferred : M.B.—Christopher Thomas Richardson, Emmanuel College ; Allen Williams, Trinity College. LL.B.—John Doe Denman, St. John's College. 5 1. A.—Charles.—Ch ar l es William Blunt, Trinity College ; Thomas Henry Noel Hill, St. John's College ; William La ing', St. John's College ; John Colpits Dean, Christ's College. P.A.—Charles Philip Wilbraham, St. Peter's College ; William Henry Wright, Jesus College. At the eongregation on Saturday, the 14th instant (this day), the following grace will be offered to the senate :—To appoint Professor Corrie and Mr. Keeling, 0f St. John's College, examiners for the Maitland prize. DIVINITT.—The Norrisian Professor has given notice that his lectures for the next term will commence on Tuesday, Jan. 21. The following have been elected afternoon preachers at Great St. Mary's :-1845—January, the Rev. Dr. Robinson Trinity College ; February, the Rev. Dr. Trinity College ; March, the Rev. T. Worsley, Maste r of Downing; April, the Hulsean Lecturer; May, • the Rev. C. S. Bird, Trinity College. 13 W STREETS.—The Commissioners of the Woods Porests have already christened some of the new str eets at the west end of the town, where the improvements are being carried out. That which wi as formerly Plumtree-street, leading from Charlotte- I tr eet to Broad-street, is now called Bloomsbury-street ; tea the s t reet l ea di ng f rom G reat S t . A n d rew - stree t h as or es named Broad-street, this forming an angle with the vr i gine' Broad-street. Several large houses have been 'reeled, which are already occupied. 1 , SUICIDE AT CLArtum.—Yesterday morning Anne ,entijeard, the wife of a carrier, residing in the Arch- ClaPham•common, was found hanging from a rafter the warehouse of her residence. She was discovered 1 7 .„ner husband, and cut down by police-sergeant 13unce, b " v, who w as p ass ing at the time. The body was warm, u t lir. Parrott, who was in almost immediate attend ;trice b. Was unable to restore animation. The deceased . 1 . 4 u a daughter committed to Brixton a few days s i nce, i °r , B tealing scrapers from the doors of gentlemen's houses t ri o C lapham, and to this circumstance, which was known l b Prey upon deceased's mind very much, is attributed e act of self-destruction. of Jersey, Master of the Horse. A report was made on a petition from the States of Guernsey, praying the Queen's confirmation of a pro , ject of reform in the Constitution of the said States. I Sir James Graham officiated for the Lord Presi dent of the Council. Mr. C. Greville was Clerk of the Council in Waiting. The Court was attended by the Marchioness •f Douro, Lady in Waiting ; the Earl of Hardwicke, Lord in Waiting; Colonel Berkeley Drummond, Groom in Waiting;" Lord Charles Wellesley (Clerk Marshal) Equerry in Waiting; and Major-General Sir E. Bowater, Equerry in Waiting to Prince Albert. After the Council, the Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Buccleuch, Sir James Graham, Mr. Goul burn, the Earl of Haddington, the Earl of Jersey, and Mr. C. Greville, took their departure from the Castle. This morning Prince Albert, the Dukes of Saxe Coburg and Gotha and Wurtemberg, accompanied by the Marquis of Exeter, the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl of Hardwicke, and the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, and attended by Lord Charles Wellesley, Mr. G. E. Anson, Sir Edward Bowater, and Baron de Alvensleben, left the Castle before ten o'clock, to shoot in the royal preserves at Bagshot. The illustrious party returned to the Castle early, on account of the Privy Council. Baron de Brunnow, Russian Minister, and the Earl of Aberdeen, arrived at the Castle to-day, on a visit to the Queen. In the afternoon, after the Council, the Queen, Prince Albert, the Duchess of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, and the Duke Ernest of Wurtemberg, walked to Frogmore. The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards attended during dinner at the Castle to-day, and performed the following pieces : Lord Ellenborough's March—Guness. Overture, " Les Diamans de la Couronne"—Auber. Geistes-Schwingen, Waltzer—Lanner. Selection, " Don Carlos"—M. Costa. Polka, Favourite—Tolbecque. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended, and performed the remainder of the evening. was unanimously elected Vice-President of the Club, in the room of Lord Western, deceased. The great point of interest, however, in connexion with the proceed. ings of the meeting, was that it was unanimously re solved by the Club, in future, to offer for competition two gold medals instead of one ; the first for the best oxen and steers, and" the other for the best cow and heifer produced. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cam bridge and the Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh Strelitz arrived at the Bazaar shortly before one o'clock, and were conducted round the yard and implement depart ment by Mr. Shelly, a member of the Committee, and a well-known agriculturist in Sussex. On arriving at that part where the prize pigs of his Royal High ness Prince Albert were located, an occurrence of a very amusing character took place. It appeared that the white pigs bred by the Prince and their black competitors of the same class in the adjoining pen had been for some time not on the most friendly terms. The moment of the arrival of the Duke was seized upon by one of the black porkers to make a formidable attack upon his enemy, and, notwithstanding his extreme fatness, the former made a sudden leap into the royal pen, and seiz• ing one of the Prince's animals by the ear made him squeek most lustily. The cries of their companions aroused the slumbering energies of the " unclean" royal family, and a. desperate attack was made upon the black intruder. Tedman, the inspector of police, accompanied by one or two other persons, found their authority wholly insufficient to quell the riot. His Royal Highness laughed heartily at the incident, and remarked jocosely to his royal' son-in-law, " that he never saw such a dis loyal pig as the black one." His Royal Highness ex pressed to Mr. Shelly his great approbation at the im provement in the exhibition. Amongst a number of very fine cattle not included in the regular classes, and which in any other place would have been considered models of perfection, a remarkably fine' Hereford ox, bred by Mr. Richard Smith, of Sussex, attracted consi derable attention. It was purchased by Mr. Budge, of Lambeth-walk. From 14,000 to 15,000 persons visited the exhibition during the day. THE DINNER. Last evening the 46th anniversary festival of the Smithfield Club took place in the Freemasons' Hall, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields ; and about 200 gentlemen sat down to an excellent dinner. The Right Hon. Earl Spencer, President of the Club, presided ; and among the gentlemen present were the Duke of Richmond, the Earl of Hardwicke, Lord South ampton, the Earl of Essex, Mr. Pusey, M.P., Sir Harry Verney, M.P., the Hon. Captain Spencer,;the Hon. M. W. B. Nugent, Mr. Law Hodges, late M.P. for West Kent, Mr. J. V. Shelly, Mr. Fisher Hobbs, Mr. H. Gibbs, Mr. B. Gibbs, &c. The Noble CHAIRMAN, in proposing the health of her Majesty, observed, that the Smithfield Club was no longer wanting of patronage when he announced the fact that, in addition to the honour of a visit to their show from his Royal Highness Prince Albert, he had received the commands of her Majesty herself to be in attendance to receive her at the Bazaar in King-street, Portman square, at 10 o'clock to-morrow (this) morning.—(Tre mendous cheering.) He therefore considered they ought to drink the health of her Majesty, if possible, with more than ordinary loyalty. The toast having been responded to, as were also that the healths of the Queen Dowager, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family, The CHAIRMAN next proposed the toast of the even ing, " The Smithfield Club." He proceeded to congra tulate the assembly on the general excellence of the show of cattle for the present year, and said, although they had had better, they had had many worse. At the meeting of the Club that day an alteration had taken place in its regulations, which would prove, no doubt, a great benefit. Hitherto no animal could be admitted for competition which had been fed upon artificial food from the Ist of August prior to the show. It had been deemed that this gave an advantage to farmers who had good grazing laud for their cattle over those who had not. It was, therefore, determined in future that the Ist of May should be the limit, instead of the tat of August. Tho object of the Smithfield Club, as established by Francis, Duke of Bedford, had been to procure for the public meat of the very best quality at the cheapest rate possible, and in that particular he (Earl Spencer) be lieved they had been eminently successful. The im provement bad been great in the extreme, and although in many minds the breed of stock had arrived at the highest state of perfection possible, still he (Earl Spencer) thought there was great room for improve ment—(Hear, hear)—and that the Smithfield Cattle Club had proved of the greatest advantage to the country, both as regarded the breeding of stock, and the advancement of agriculture generally.—(Cheers.) The toast was drunk with great applause, and Earl SPENCER next gave, " The Vice-Presidents of the Club," regretting the loss they had sustained by the demise of Lord Western. He, however, congratulated the members that the place of that Noble Lord had been filled by the Earl of Hardwicke. The Duke of RICHMOND returned thanks. He said he felt extremely gratified in meeting the agriculturists of England on any occasion ; and whatever people might say of him, they could not say that he had not done all he could for the benefit of the agriculturists of the coun try generally. To his Noble Friend in the chair was mainly attributable the success which had attended the Smithfield Club, and he was not sorry to find that this year the tenantry, who were the practical farmers of the country, and not the landowners, had gained the prin cipal prizes. —(Hear, hear.) This showed that the prin ciple upon which the Club was founded was a just one, and that it was not true, as was generally supposed, that the landed proprietor must necessarily carry off all the prizes.—(Hear.) The Noble Duke concluded, amidst loud cheering., by proposing " The health of Earl Spen cer, the President of the Club."—(Cheers.) Earl SPENCER, in returning thanks, observed, Chet he had already stated his belief that the Smithfield Club had greatly benefited the agriculture of the country. The funds of the Club were now in a most flourishing condition, and instead of their being, as formerly, without funds for paying the prizes awarded by the Club, they had not only sufficient in hand for the prizes of next year, but they had also money which they were about to fund.—(Cheers.) He had ever been desirous to promote the agriculture of the country, and he believed he could not do so in a better way than in giving his earnest support to such an institution as the Smithfield Cattle Club.—(Cheers.) The Various prizes awarded by the judges were here distributed, and the healths of the successful competi tors proposed and responded to. The CHAIRMAN said, although the Smithfield Club awarded prizes only for live stock, still the exhibition included implements ; and although no prizes were awarded by the Club with respect to those implements, ho believed they were of the greatest importance to the advancement of agriculture, and he therefore gave them " The Exhibition of Implements at the Smithfield Cattle Show."—(Cheers.) The toast having been responded to, Earl SPENCER said, although not exactly connected with the object of the present meeting, he believed that as they were all much interested in agriculture, the subject of tile-draining was of the greatest importance to them, and he begged to call upon his friend Mr. Law Hodges, who would explain to them a discovery he had recently made with respect to that important matter. Mr. HODGES then proceeded to explain the efficacy of tile-draining in insuring large crops, and proved by prac tical experi ence h ow t il es could be manufactured at a rate not exceeding 4s. 6d. per thousand. The CHAIRMAN next proosed " The Roy a l Agricul tural Society of England," which was received with tremendous cheering. The Duke of RICHMOND said, as President of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, he believed that vast benefits had been conferred thereby on the agricul tural community. Their public exhibition had induced a spirit of competition which had caused the production of the most beautiful specimens not only of animal but of agricultural produce.—(Hear.) He (the Noble Duke) believed from what had recently transpired, that agri culture would soon become fashionable, and that from the Sovereign to the peasant all would be interested in its success.--(Cheers.) " The Highland Society of Scotland," " The Royal Agricultural Society of Ireland," the " Healths of Mr. B. T. B. Gibbs, the Secretary, and that of his father, ' the Father' of the Club," as well as the toast of " The Stewards" having been proposed and responded to, the remainder of the evening was spent in great hilarity, and the meeting separated at a late hour. T - M Iit. PR EPARATIONS FOR SLEDGE-DRIVING DURING THE INTER BY THE COURT.—WINDSOR, FRIDAY.—III the eve nt of a fall of snow, which is hourly expected to take tirinnec, it is the int en tion of her Majesty and his Royal nes . s Prince Albert to enjoy the recreation of sledge in the Home and Great Parks. Two beautifully- Constructed sledges are now at the royal mews for the exclusive use of her Majesty and the Prince Consort, the infant Royal Family. A magnificent setof sledge h arness for a pair ofgrey ponies, which have been broken ee w ith great care, is being manufactured ; it chie fl y „? n sists of re d morocco l eat h er , w i t h s il ver - g ilt orna "'ehts, to which are appended upwards of two hundred 4° 1411 bells. The whole of this trappings, which are ex ceedingly costly, have a most magnificent effect. d T RURO FORTNIGHT'S FAIR.—At this fair, on MOR- N, last, there was an abundant supply of fat bullocks, e t u r ., l etlY in the hands of jobbers, which sold readily at from f .'s. to 58s. per cwt. Good working oxen sold well at I t t nra 32a. to 365. per cwt., and store cows at 28s. to 345. on es f4 t sheep sold readily at 5-0. per fromn inferior es at a trifle less. Store ewes fetched 2os. to 28s. " Ite ht --- - West Briton. PIDL. AT SCRAFTOFT.—Yesterday morning (Fri- CY) a fir e b ro k e out on the prem i ses o f M r. Wh arton fi re ' 4 Scr aptoft. It appears that the chimney first took ' .„... Bine rid afterwards the thatch of the building. Two en terW a number of firemen, were sent from Leices jo *bout one o'clock, and had not returned when we went P e rnss t — Leicestershire Mereu , y. t oeti a o Ptain Taylor has commenced laying down the Au' es of his floating breakwater to the west of Brigh-_ th °ft' Aldrington. with a view to test the strength of itiethn?oorings employed. Three sections have been placed via i 13 Way, each being about twenty yards long. The t 4) 40 breakwater i s t o c o ns ist of s i x ty o f these, and is of th Placed i mme di ate l y i n f ace o f t h e town , t o th e west' to e per• A Go v ernment steamer has been sent down trierl d. t every assistance to Captain Taylor.—Brighton b p Crll4 l "Tiori or THE LONDON MAlL.—Yesterd ay two, r : 1 ,,,Y) the London mail, due at ten minutes be fore k cluene c . ,7,',' did not reach Truro till after six, in consee 'artlet I T,' the state of the roads. From Exeter to Ok • theroads the snow was two feet deep, and afterwards Were, covered with ice, so that the horses could J k e slaw progress.— West Briton. old t fin e fat ox, of the short-horn breed, three years • "cl by the Earl of Zetland, was slaughtered thi s Week at Ri c h mon d, Y orksh i re, by Mr. James ' e nkiron, which weighed. when alive, 132 k stones. LAD Y FLorD.—The deceased lady was the step ,33,other, and not, as erroneously stated, the mother pf "lt lady% of Sir Robert Peel. Lady Floyd . , whose maiden was 'alorgell, had been twice married, and left no 1 1 34 ae by either union. Her first husband was an Irish „ n tenet of the name of Denny - , w ho fell in a duel at an i7 t lY age. The widow subsequently married General ,;,•°,,Yd, a veteran who had served with distinction in India, p - t ,' who was at the time a widower with a large family. e,'" t some years after her second marriage she was known bein g y as Lady Denny Floyd ; but, on the General created a Baronet, the name pf Denny was alto -I.ether dropped, and her Ladyship was uniformly de h4nated by the title and appellation she derived from e t second h us b an d . L a d y Fl oy d h a d b een , i n h er v "sh ~ °ll th, it celebrated be a uty. Lady' Peel, Lady Fuller, G t he present Sir Henry Floyd, are all children of rra l Sir John Floyd by his first marriage.—Britannia. 1) 0 ; 4 11 'cl-1/RD FISHERY.—MEVAGISSET.—The drift w eek s belongi ng t o thi s pl ace t oo k some pilchards last etia"; but t h e weat h er h as s i nce b een very un f avoura bl e , the seas on may b e cons id ere d as over . Th e scans ficheeats are bein g l a id up.—S T . Iv E s.—The pilchard , L Y may be considered as over for the season, most h - te men are paid off, and the boats hauled up. It has 4 h ti 4 , very unprofitable year to most of the parties con of n • The drift boats are bringing in small quantities th e h errings, which are selling at 3s. 6d. per hundred for f r iste e l Market.— West Briton. t‘t esterday the beautifully constructed life appa th,it presented to his Royat Highness Prince Albert by he,:lllrnane Society, and which for some time past has Ilk: Placed in St. George's Hall, was taken, for the first v i t.() the lake at Frogmore, whilst the Prince and ,1 party were skating. bi r 14 LATE BANK ROBBERY.—The Governor and lint e , t ors of the B an k of England have authorised Mr. ar id i r ,er, soli c i tor f ur t h e b an ki ng -h ouse o f M essrs . R ogers lat e ";, to issue the following circular respecting the Le us t onbery of that firm, calling upon the different stielie3 to whom it may apply to send into the Bank dew the as they may possess of 1,0001. each, bearing e 13th o f M a y, 1844 :—• Gen 4", Robbery at Messrs. Rogers's Bankine-house.— t-hall feel obliged if you will cause the Yeu tl e -1f England * notes of 1,0001. each which may be in se e - tr e6 ,ffers to be carefully inspected ; and I have re ettt''el'lY to beg that you will be pleased to send, with. shali e oY, to the Bank of England, all such of them as ell er "? found of the date of the 13th of May, 1844, in ter t nat they may be exchanged for others of a dif- Ittufj-„' 45. ate.—l have the hto be, fo Messrs. `-' , Gentlemen, your onour very obedien t servant, Rogers s'2" FRANCIS BOBLER, Solicitor." 6, Bucklersbury, Mansion-house, London, Wi ns Dec. 12, 1844." ; 11 , th:,u regard to some rat-killing match, mentioned `rlitt journal on Thursday, a correspondent mentions lai ti4 ,* 4l dog, instead of killing sixty rats under three thi etv.. l, killed twelve only, which it accomplished under iy 've seconds. tees t , E f ic tn OF Mn. CORBOULD, THE ARTIST.—We Wen: i ," to have to record the death of Mr. Corbould, the Per o " n ciwn artist, who appears to have closed his pros t" c areer under singularly awful circumstances. The tq s ed gentleman had been staying lately at St. Leo- I ler st s ' °lt a visit to Lady Chantrey, to whom it is un thiyl°A he was about to be shortly united; but on Sun by ,"t he quitted that place on horseback, accompanied Pre,„ servant, for Ilawkhurst, in Kent, whither he was cr; ee ding on a shooting excursion, his four sons being tie4 d / there, at the house of a friend of the family 3 eet i E 'reach, awaiting his arrival. The deceased was te ride slowly with his coat thrown open, and the did I n 3t ance attracted attention, as sufficient precaution cit y seem to have been taken by him against the seve jai; - s` i , tt f! weather, the frost being intense. On ascend reeet „L`tr-hill, near Robertsbridge, the deceased was it i s 3 "Y struck by the cold, and fell, in a fit of apoplexy sve ni p t ,esiltned for the full particulars of the melancholy held" " h ave not transpired, though an inquest has been b e f or the corpse. The deceased appeared but au hour lead , e , t he catastrophe to be in the best possible health 1 4irits. Ar eht) n l TING s or THIN BISHOPS.—His Grace the to u rh sh "P of Cant e rbury has announced his intention Tiet,jnen a me et i ng o f t h e B enc h of Bi s hop s . i n conse he ,7 of the un h appy sc hi sm w hi c h a t prevent &Owes vine e arth of England, in order to deliberate and deter thre„ 'Pee the rubrical observances to be enforced hisci-groao2lt.the various dioceses of En gland . over which ahe t h `-e h as jurisd i ction. As y et it is undetermined tek, er the assemblage of the Bench of Bishops shall Sei rit l3 l!ee about the period of the annual convocation at th e , aura, or whether the synod shall take place at I T . ,he - Z i l l ; l s encepaent of the ensuing month of January. 4'ltetee has of the recent pastoral letter of the Bishop . of and n 'las caused fresh excitement among the laity, thereforee source of embarrassment to the Church; it is, tlet ornr , not at all improbable that an early day will be 4 litr e —it-led upon by their Lordships, so that the feverish Weiq e o r ff s e i r e t s o r r e y l:a m tiv a e y to the gown and surplice, and the be finally disposed of. th, Ch currently reported and generally believed that .'sr.lti!lice.llor of the Exchequer, having met w r ith . no e'ePti.et:iy.en in the 'eduction et the Tl.r, e- and - a half per (g ents, ' Intends pr.,posing a reduction on the Three per T , en the meeting of Parliament. Myrtle steam ve,sel lafk, Woolwich on Wed -1) .p . t ll j ety's •t• :on I *tier Ihc~t ii froln that do c ky ar d to the East India Ducks, ,s tein e_ she w il l be fitted with the screw propeller of Mr. etZ ia ll• She is expected to b e r e ady for trial in two Ott %g Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh Strelitz honoured the Sacred Harmonic Society with their presence at their first annual performance of Handel's " Messiah," at Bxeter Hall, last evening. A deputation from the Irish Great Western Rail way from Dublin to Athlone, with a branch to Long ford, consisting of Mr. James Daly (Dunsandle), Mr. George Augustus Boyd (Middleton Park), and Air. Daniel Desmond, had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. The Postmaster-General had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing•street. _ _ A deputation from the Irish Great Western Rail way Company from Dublin to Galway, consisting of the following noblemen and gentlemen, the Mar quis of Downshire ; Mr. Fitzstephen French, M.P. ; Major-General Caulfield, C.B. ; Mr. Andrew Lynch, M.P.; Mr. John Parkinson, Mr. Alfred Warldelove, isir. W. Lechmere Whitmore, Mr. William Bryden, the Parliamentary agent ; Mr. Edward Lambert, the Solicitor of the Company ; and Mr. James Bryden, Secretary, had an interview with the Earl of Dal housie yesterday. They were accompanied by a de putation from the Dublin and Cashel Company, to state to the Board that satisfactory arrangements had been entered into for amalgamating the interests of the two Companies, consisting of Mr. William Col lett, M.P., Mr. W. B. Boothby, Mr. Simon Hardy, with Mr. Matthew Barrington, Solicitor of the Company. The Health of Towns Commission had a meeting yesterday at Gwydyr House, Whitehall. The Com missioners present were the Duke of Buccleuch, the Earl of Lincoln, Mr. R. A. Slaney, Mr. Geo. Graham, Dr. Lyon Playfair, Dr. David Boswell Reid, Mr. William T. Dennison, and Mr. James Ranald Martin. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. A deputation from the Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway, consisting of Mr. George lloyte, Deputy Chairman, Mr. W. R. Collett, M.P., Messrs. John Straton, Thomas Gresham, Peter Eckersley, Peter Russell, and Sir J. had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie yesterday, at the Board of Trade. Dispatches from the Governors of the West India Colonies were received on Thursday evening at the Colonial-office. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday. The Lords present were the Master of the Rolls, Mr. Baron Parke, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court. Mr. Burge, Q.C., and Mr. James Parker, Q.C., were heard on an appeal from St. Lucia, "Beauce v. Muter."—The case was adjourned. HER MAJESTY'S ALPACA TEXTURES. Eighteen months ago two alpacas were received at Windsor, and became favourites, their graceful attitudes and gentle demeanour being much admired ; but unfor tunately the male (almost entirely jet black), after being shorn last season, was suddenly taken ill, and, without any ostensible cause, pined and died. As an encourage ment to the new manufacture of alpaca wool, and in me mory of her departed favourite, her Majesty expressed a wish to have dresses of its fine, soft, and silky fleece, and accordingly, through Mr. I'. Southey, it was sent down to Bradford, where this article was first brought into notice. The fleece weighed 16}1b., and when sorted and combed lolb., including 11b. of white wool, capable of being made into fine goods. The spinning was confided to the eminent house of Mr. James Whit ley, of Morton-mills, and the manufacture to Messrs. Thomas Gregory and Brothers, of Shelf, and Messrs. William Fison and Co., of Bradford, who volunteered their services to set up special looms for the occasion, desirous of producing from so small a given quantity of material the greatest pos sible variety of textures which the weight and single colour of the fleece would allow. The great difficulty was how to use the 11b. of white, which would not cont rast with black, and accordin g l y Messrs. Gregory adopted the expedient ,of having it dyed blue, and produced — No. 1.--A cot cover, or apron ; warp blue and weft black. showing, in the damask style, Britannia, supported on each side by a lion, and surmounted by a crown, il lumined by descending rays, and a foliage with a round border richly elabora t e d. This is the first time the ma nufacture of entire alpaca has been attempted in this country. No. '2.—A copy of the same, with a scarlet silk warp. No. 3.—A striped and figured dress, 12 yards ; the warp of rose-coloured silk, spun to a fine number and doubled ; the weft black alpaca ; and the figure repre senting the rose, shamrock, and thistle, on alternate grounds of alpaca and silk. This dress required 2ilb. ' of alpaca, and was also made by Messrs. Gregory and Brothers. No. 4.—A plaid dress, 15 yards, the warp of rose spun silk, and the weft of black alpaca, checked with worsted, dyed ruby, and mixed with a few threads of cotton to complete the square. This consumed 2ilb. of alpaca. No. 5.—A plain black alpaca lustre dress, the warp of fine cotton twist and the weft of alpaca, 16 yards long. This consumed 3ilb. of alpaca, in gloss and softness ex ceeding silk. This splendid texture and No. 4, were manufactured by Messrs. William Fison and Co., of Bradford. Mr. Thomas Gregory and Mr. William Fison, accom panied by Mr. Thomas outhey and Mr. William Wal ton, on Thursday were honoured with an audience of Prince Albert, at Windsor, who most graciously received and minutely inspected the textures above described, and he was pleased to express his obligations to the ma facturers for the skill and ingenuity with which they had severally performed the task imposed upon themselves. His Royal Highness also examined specimens of alpaca yarn, evincing his surprise at the improvements in spin ning and dying this material, as well as the variety of useful purposes to which it can be applied, concluding by the expression o f his fervent ho p e that the introduc tion of this new branch of manufacture will prove bene ficial to the town of Bradford. SINGULAR OCCURRENCE. —A lady expected to re ceive a lace collar per post from Exeter, but it did not reach its destination. Some days afterwards, while making a purchase in that city, she was surprised by seeing the lost collar on the neck of a lady who stood at the counter near her. Feeling convinced as to the identity, the owner at once claimed it as the one she had lost. Of course the possibility of such a thing was denied—the lady who then wore it declaring that she had purchased it, and offered to retire into a private room behind t he shop, where she might take off the collar and allow the claimant to examine it and con vince herself she was in error. This was agreed to; the lady claiming the collar telling the one who wore it, that the collar which had been lost had a sprig worked at one of the corners different from the others to conceal some damage which the collar had received from being acci dentally burnt. On being examined it was found to an swer in every particular, and the possessor then stated that she had purchased the article of a woman who dealt in that kind of appara. On subsequent inquiry, this statement was finial to be accurate; and it was also dis covered that We Nvonwn who s., hi the collar had it given to her by her son, tvho, it appeared, had temporarily t 2 ,ke., upon himself t4l tlieinte in the delivery of letters t, .r e , i,r 01 the r ktto•-carp iets, who was uosble from illness to attend Ins duties. We understand that the person suspected of stealing the letters has absconded, and has not yet been beard of.--Exeter Flying Post. HE .00ns.—Yesterthe year for grouse, black game, and ptarmigan shooting. To such as pre ferred a walk on the frost -covered hills to fire-side comfort, a quiet stalk among the crowing old cocks would secure a few brace to lay on the Christmas table. For all varieties of Highland game, the past has been a most productive season. From several of the homeward bound sportsmen, during last month, we gleaned the fol lowing notices of their success on the moors :—The Kinrara party numbered 800 brace of grouse, 300 head of other game, two roe-deer, and 40 salmon. The Foyers party had 500 brace of grouse, three red-deer, and three roe. At Abererder there was 1,403 head bagged. Mr. Johnson, at Gruids, 400 brace of grouse, three deer, and six salmon. Captain Inge and friends, at Lochcarron, had 750 brace of grouse, 100 brace of ptarmigan, eight deer, and 17 roe. Captain Inge had three times double shots at red-deer, killing right and left each time. At Langwell, Mr. Brooke bagged 300 brace of grouse, 40 brace black game, four stags, and a hind. Mr. Gonne and Mr. Beale, at Culrain, counted GOO brace of grouse, and 100 head of other game. At Coigaafearn the birds have been much spared—only al,out 1,000 brace were shot—this being the last of a nineteen years' lease of that far-famed range, held by Lord Saltoun and Affleck Fraser, Esq. It was one of the first shootings let in the North, long before there was such a general demand. Next year we hope again to see the familiar faces of our sporting friends from the sunny South, to whom we have been often indebted for notices of their doings in the rivers, curries, and mountain glens of the Highlands.— Inverness Courier of Wednesday. THE GAME MANIA. —The effects and consequences of the game mania are again in operation. We are again constantly hearing of " poaching affrays." bt at inas, and murders Adtted to all this, is serious cost to t h e public of gum, law arrests prosecuth , us, convey ing to prison, maintaining whilst there, and wives and children upon parochial funds. Are the game mania gentry not beginningto bo ashamed of their propensity? THE LATE FATAL EXPLOSION ON THE SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. INQUEST ON THE ENGINEER. Yesterday Mr. Carter, the Coroner for Surrey, and a respectable jury, assembled in the tisst ela-. waiting room of the Bricklayers' Arms terminus of the South- Eastern Railway, in the Kent-road, to inquire into the circumstances connected with the death of Robert Buck ley, an engine-driver, aged 24, who was killed on the line on Wednesday morning last. The CORONER having briefly adverted to the nature of the duties the jury were called upon to perform, they proceeded to view the remains of the deceased, which were deposited in a shell in the waiting-room of the third-class passengers on the opposite side of the station. The back part of his skull was completely driven in, as well as his right temple ; his l e ft arm was jerked out of s the scket, and his chest and legs were much lacerated. Upon the jury concluding this painful part of their duty, they proceeded in a special train provided for that pur pose to the spot where the fatal occurrence took place. The damage done to the viaduct, &c., was attentively examined by the Coroner and jury; but, as it has been already described, it is unnecessary again to detail it. Upon the return of the Coroner and jury to the inquest room, Thomas Wickens was examined—l am a private watch man in Manor-lane, Bermondsey, and was on duty about a quarter past twelve o'clock on the morning of Wednes day last, about 60 or 70 yards from the railway, when my attention was attracted by a loud report and a blaze of fire issuing from the train. The train was coming in the direction from the station ; and on seeing the flames, which illuminated the whole neighbourhood, I looked towards the viaduct, and saw fire flying in all directions over the side of it. The line in that part is formed of wooden braces. I got over a fence, and ran towards the train, but I could see nothing. The first person I saw was the guard, who called out to me to look about and see if any body was lying near me, as one of the men was missing. I examined the spot, but could not find any person. I did not go upon the line. The explosion was very sudden. I heard nothing before to call my at tention to the train. I think the viaduct off which the train ran is about fifteen or eighteen feet in height. I was below when the explosion took place. and saw a per son picked up dead, but I should not know him again. Edward Austin sworn—l am a guard in the employ ment of the South-Eastern Railway Company. I knew the person here lying dead very well. His name is Robert Buckley, and he was an engine-driver. On Tuesday night it was my duty to go with the goods train from this station to Dover, at twelve o'clock. The train consisted of eleven waggons, one second-class car riage with the foreign mail, and a break waggon. There was also an engine called the Forester attached. The deceased had charge of the engine, and there was also a stoker, named Aaron Wilkinson, upon it. I had several minutes' conversation with the deceased before the train started, about some orders from Captain Charlewood to start the train with a green instead of a white light. At the time I was conversing with the deceased the steam was blowing off strongly, and we were a few minutes beyond our usual time in starting. Besides the train, there was a pilot engine on the line, for the purpose of assisting us up the inclined plane, towards New-cross. I got into the break-waggon, and the pilot engine had scarcely left us a minute when I felt a sudden shock, and in two or three minutes afterwards I heard an ex plosion. I was thrown against the end of the break waggon; and on getting out I saw a quantity of steam, and coke, and other things, strewed about. There were three carriers and a breaksman in the waggon with me, and we went forward and saw the tender off the rail, and torn to pieces, and also the engine. I called out to Buckley and Wilkinson, but I obtained no answer ; and, as I could see nothing of them, I sent up to the Brick layers' Arms station. Subsc quently Wilkinson was found on the up line, lying near the fence, with his face covered with his clothes. I found on removing his jacket he had a wound upon his head, and I put a horsecloth round him, and sent the pilot engine to this station for medical assistance. Wilkinson appeared to have been forced against the fence, and his jacket forced over his face. Ile was bleeding when I found him. We had not started above four minutes when the explosion took place. The pilot engine was attached to the rear of the train, and after the shock it overtook the train, but scarcely touched it. After sending for a surgeon to this station I searched for the deceased, and found him lying upon his face on the ground, under a waggon that was upset, and resting upon his hips. I felt his pulse, and found he was dead. I could not pass my hand between the deceased and the waggon, so that it pressed heavily upon him. I obtained a " jack" and raised the waggon, and got the deceased from under it. His head was fractured, and also his left arm, and I have no doubt those injuries were the cause of his death. He was brought with Wilkinson to the station here. I did not feel any check until I heard the sudden explosion, so that I have no reason to believe that the engine-tender or the carriages had previ ously got off the rails. Three of the waggons were shattered to pieces, and blocked up the line. They were those next to the tender. At first I thought the acci dent had been occasioned by an explosion of steam ; but I found on a more close examination that the fire-bars of the engine had been driven through an aperture in the viaduct. There were other holes in the viaduct, caused, apparently, by the cylinder or springs of the engine. In advance of the three broken waggons there was a truck lying on its side, under which Buckley was discovered. From the first aperture the engine was found distant 25 or 30 feet. I took notice of the engine and examined it. Its chimney was gone, the smoke-box injured and out, and one of the wheels off. The body was found nearer to the first aperture than the engine. I thought the engine, after the explosion, must have gone over directly, propelled forwards by the velocity of the train. Before the explosion took place there was not the slightest observation by any of us with regard to the state of the steam. Cot:tonna—On looking at the fragments of the engine and tender, what is pour opinion of the way the occur rence took place ? Witness—Upon my word I am not in a position to say. Wilkinson is now dead, and no one alive to say how the the thing occurred, except on mere opinion, formed from the state of the things (broken carriages, &c.) as they now are. Mr. Day, surgeon, said that on Wednesday morning he was called to see deceased, and found him on the line where the accident occurred. His left arm was broken. He was bleeding from the nostrils and ears, and the back part of the skull, at the base, was fractured. He died of the latter injury, and fracture of the back of the neck, caused by the head having been forced against the ground. onAtlhre. B lin er e ry w , he e r n e g t in n e e er n , of Wolverton, occurrence reneetnok s p a l i a d ee l ve , and dm b a e d en e an inspection of the engine and tender, and endeavoured to ascertain the cause of the accident. [The witness then described the injuries to the engine and tender in the same words as the second witness.] The con nexion between the engine and tender was by means of a screw and two side links, called safety chains. The screw was broken, but the links were apparently perfect, which makes me think they had not been attached. I have no doubt that the explosion of the fire-box by pres sure of steam forced the fire-bars and ash box to the spot at which they were found, after having passed through the boarding of the viaduct. I think the ex plosion took place near that part of the viaduct, and I think the momentum of the train pushed the engine to where it was found, so far from the spot at which the explosion is supposed by us to have taken place. If the fire door was open at the time of the accident the rush of steam wauld have driven the fireman (Wilkinson) backwards to the spot at which he was found. This is supposition, but the steam must have caught him some how or other. By the CORONER-I cannot form any opinion as to how the explosion took place, unless it was from exces sive pressure. The engine does not differ in principle from others used on railroads. I have examined the safety-valves, but I cannot form any opinion as to the precise state they were in at the time of the explosion, for they have received such a blow that they are quite put out of shape. No part of the machinery appears to have given way, and I could not detect any flaw in it. By a juror.—The train was a mere triflng load for the engine. No danger arose from that ; indeed, had it been heavier this accident might not have happened, as there would have been a greater consumption of steam. By the CORONER.—The value of the engine, including the tender, is about 1,4001. Mr. John Gooch examined—l am an engineer, un connected with this Company, residing in Clapham road. The engine is so much broken, that it is impos sible to form an opinion as to the cause of the explosion. I think, however, it was the result of extreme pressure on the boiler. The copper at the upper seam, near the door, gave way. CORONER—In the absence of the parties (the deceased and Wilkinson) who had control of the engine, we must remain in darkness as to the cause of the explosion. No other persons could give the proper information. Mr. Gooch having confirmed the other parts of Mr. Berry's evidence, Mr.,Benjamin Cubitt, superintendent of the locomotive department of the South-Eastern Railway, attributed the explosion to over-pressure, and said it was impossible to state the cause of the over-pressure, whether neglect on the part of the deceased parties, the driver and fireman, or circumstances over which they had no control. By the CORONER—The deceased had been driver under my authority for two years. He was a steady man, and quite efficient for the duties he had to perform. He was what may be termed a zealous driver, anxious to get over his road within time. The CORONER summed up, and the jury having deli berated with closed doors, returned the following . ver-- diet :—" That the deceased died from bodily injuries re ceived by the sudden explosion of the boiler of a certain locomotive steam-engine, but from what cause that arose, by reason of the death of the only , persons present at the time, we can derive no evidence. THE COMMERCE OF LIVERPOOL.—On the occasion of a recent meeting of that celebrated body, the Cham ber of Commerce of Manchester, its chairman went a little out of his way to twit the people of Liverpool with the asserted fact, that the revenue derived from the Customs of our port had been for some years, and was still, stationary. We have now the pleasure of inform ing that gentleman and the public that such is not the case. We are assured that the Custom' revenue of Liverpool for the past year is likely to yield upwards of ' 4,500,0001. sterling, a sum greater by very 'early 500,0001. than the amount contributed last year. So much for fact and actual figures against mere assertion. We may add, however, for the satisfaction of our.jealous neighbours of the great manufacturing wen, that from all present appearances we are not at all likely to stand still at this point ; but, on the contr ar y, every i n di cat i on is manifesting itself of a still further advance in our rela tive position amongst the other ports of the empire. It is a little singular, by the bye, what pains the " liberal" people of Manchester take. from time to time, to cry down the prosperity of a port. the rise or fall of whose commerce certainly affords a very tolerable index to the prosperity or adversity of the trade of their own town. I —Liverpool Standard. THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT AT NOTTINGHAM. NOTTI;;GHAM, DEc. 13. The adjourned inquest upon Mr. Jame ' l olestridge was resumed yesterday afternoon. Mathew Kirtley, the superintendent of engines on the I Midland Counties Railway, was examined, but his evi de.nce differed in no material particular from that which he had given before the previous inquisition. Mr. James %Vildey, an auctioneer, of Nottingham, and Joseph Pettifer, the book-keeper of the Nottingham station, were also called, but their evidence was unim portant. The CORONER, in summing up, recapitulated the whole of the circumstances, laid down the law of man slaughter, and dwelt particularly upon the fact, that be tween two and three o'clock on the day when Mr. Light foot went out with the train from Nottingham, no down train was due, and it was not within the reach of proba bility that a train could come on the down line while he was going up to Beeston. A great portion of the charge was similar to that given on a former inquest. The jury remained in deliberation five hours, and at a quarter past eleven o'clock returned their verdict : " That James Bolestrigde died in consequence of in juries received in a collision with two trains on the Mid land Counties Railway, on the 21st of November last ; and that Robert Lightfoot and Jonathan Raven are guilty of manslaughter, by causing the death of the said James Bolestridge." Several resolutions had been agreed upon, but the jury declined making them public till the next day at 2 P.m. A warrant was immediately issued by the coroner, and placed in the hands of Sergeant Meldrum, of the Nottingham police, for the apprehension of Jonathan Raven, residing now, we believe, at Leicester. The following is a copy of the resolutions agreed upon by the jury : " 1. That the management upon the Midland Railway is exceedingly defective ; and the jury cannot too strongly express their disapprobation of the manner in which the engineers, stokers, and guards are selected, it not being considered a requisite qualification that they should be able to read and write, and that a present ment of these facts be made to the Board of Trade, with the signature of the foreman and jury attached. "2. That a memorial from the jury be presented to the Directors of the Midland Counties Railway Company, on behalf of the widow of the late James Bolestridge. "3. That a petition, signed by the foreman and jury, be presented to Parliament, immediately on its assem bling, praying for an alteration in the law, which pre vents the relations of persons killed by culpable negli gence from obtaining compensation ; the jury also re commend that a petition to the same effect be forwarded by the inhabitants of Nottingham." THE LATE MR. TUPPER. INQUEST AT SOUTII-HILL-PARK. A coroner's inquest was held at South-hill-purk, the seat of the late Earl of Limerick, on Tuesday last, on the body of the late Mr. Martin Tupper, of New Bur lington-street, who had cone from London to attend upon the late Earl, and was found dead in his bed at the above residence on Sunday morning last, a few hours after the demise of the Noble Lord. Richard Long, under-butler in the late Lord's esta blishment, deposed to his having gone to the apartment of the deceased at twelve o'clock on Saturday night with some grapes and a glass of water, as he was accustomed to do when deceased visited his Lordship. That deceased was then walking about the room apparently in his usual good health, and desired to be called at eight o'cleck the following morning. That witness went at the appointed hour to the door, and, after knocking several times without receiving an answer, Count De la Feld, his late Lordship's son-in-law, being roused by the noise, came from the adjoining apartment, and, entering the room of deceased, desired witness to open some of the window shutters ; and the Count, looking into the bed, discovered the deceased (although at first sight apparently sleeping) to be in reality dead. The Rev. Count John De la Feld, son-in-law of the late Earl, stated that the deceased bad been for many years the medical attendant of the family. That he had come from town a week ago to attend the deceased Lord, and had then complained of a pain in his chest. That deceased returned again from London on Saturday, and upon witness asking him if the pain which he had complained of had left him, and if it arose from cold, deceased replied, " That it was not cold, but that he suffered from a heart complaint, although he was then pretty well." The Count deposed that the late Lord expired at seven o'clock on Saturday evening. De ceased was then present. lie took some refreshment afterwards with part of the family, and retired to his room about twelve o'clock, apparently in perfect health. About eight o'clock on the following morni►ag witness was roused by hearing an unusual knocking in the gallery adjoining his bedroom, and, leaving his apartment, he found the for mer witness knocking at the door of deceased's room ; and stating that he could obtain no answer, the Count directed the former witness to open the shutters, and, looking into the bed, discovered him, as he thought, to be fast asleep, but not hearing him breathe, and being struck with an unusual appearance is the features, he found him on, a nearer inspection, to be dead. Mr. Croft, of Bracknell, stated that he was sent for, at about a quarter-past eight on Sunday morning, to come with all speed to South-hill-park. On arriving there, and being conducted to the apartment of the deceased, he found him to be quite dead, and that life had pro bably been extinct three or four hours. A slight dis colouration in the region of the heart left no doubt of the rupture of a small vessel having taken place, which had suddenly terminated the existence of the deceased. The jury immediately returned a verdict that the de ceased had died from natural causes. DISTRESSED CONDITION OF THE AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS IN MID DLESEX. Yesterday a meeting of the landholders and principal inhabitants of the parish of Ruislip, Middlesex, convened by Ralph Dean, Esq., the Lord of the Manor, was held in the vestry-room of the church, for the purpose of adopt ing means for bettering the condition of the labouring poor of the parish. e havingand overseers, terminated The meeting was held in consequence of another meet ingand h without any satisfactory result having been come to. Ralph Dean, Esq., having been called to the chair, the mee ting was addressed by several of the gentlemen pre el d c o n n n v S e V n e e d d n e b s y d ay, the tchhen: churchwardens r dn instant,s pre sent, and the following resolutions were unanimously agreed to : " That certain lands in the parish of Ruislip, the pro perty of Ralph Dean, Esq., amounting to about forty acres, be hired for the purpose of spade cultivation. " That a person be appointed to live in the house situate on such lands, which person must be a good ac countant, and capable and accustomed to measuring land generally. • " That the lands so hired be held in trust by the said Mr. Dean, the Rev. C. Packe, vicar, and Messrs. Soames, Pearce, Houghton, &c., for such poor persons in the parish of Ruislip, desirous of having the same, as tenants in common, subject, nevertheless, to the fol lowing conditions : " That the person appointed to superintend (as pro posed in the second resolution) be authorised to issue tickets upon the treasurers, Messrs. Hall, Smith, and Co., bankers, Uxbridge, for all works the tenants shall perform, at the rate of twopence per pole for the digging, and for the other works in proportion. " That the owners and occupiers of land in the parish of Ruislip be and are hereby requested to come forward and make up a fund, to be advanced for the cultivation and cropping of such land, such fund to amount to the sum of 2001. " That every person who advances 21. and upwards shall be constituted a member, and shall be entitled to vote upon any question that the trustees may bring for ward, as to the present or future management of the land. That every ,person advancing 51. shall have two votes, 101. four votes, 151. six votes, 201. eight votes ; and that the churchwardens. overseers, and guardians of the parish be appointed visitors during th• term they hold such offices. " That the farmers and others in Ruislip shall give all the assistance in their power, by occasionally drawing manure, &c., to the said land. " That a sale of the whole of the produce of the said land shall take place annually, by auction, the last week, at the latest, of the month of October, in each year, after which a division of the proceeds of the crop, and a state ment of the receipts and expenses, shall be laid before the trustees. " That after paying the rent and taxes on such land, and the money advanced for carrying on the work, the balance of the sale of the crops shall be paid over by the trustees to such poor persons who shall have so laboured, in equal moieties, according to their respective shares. " That any person having a share in the division of such profits, being convicted of felony, shall be excluded from the benefits of such division." Messrs. Dean, Houghton, Hill, Pearce, Pearce and Stone, Soames, &c., immediately put down their names for sums amounting to upwards of 1001. ; and the above, and several other gentlemen, at the suggestion of Captain Tite, entered into a liberal subscription for the imme diate relief of the poor of the parish, during the present inclement season.—The meeting then adjourned. LANDLORDS AND TENANTS.--NOW that the allot ment system is extending to the labouring class, let us call public attention to another plan for " allotment," greatly needed. It is unreasonable that farmers (as vast many have) should occupy such very extensive farms; and these of course are men of property, other wise they could not undertake these "monster" farms. These farms ought to be subdivided, and, by that means, thousands of other families might reap a comfortable maintenance. Thistis a subject, at the present time, worthy of general consideration. TuE FROST.—THE RIVER.—A remarkable change has taken place in the appearance of the River within the last twenty-four hours. On Thursday not a particle of ice was to be seen in the stream above bridge, although the shores were thickly encrusted; yesterday morning, upon the turn ef the tide, large quantities of ice drifted down, and before noon the River was, in some parts, al most unnavigable. The iron steam-boats attempted to run between London-bridge and Chelsea, but after ope or two trials they were forced to go to their moorings, the pipes that supply the holler with water became choked with ice, and being rendered useless no steam could be obtained. The Sunbeam, Putney boat, was the only vessel that continued running throughout the entire day. At Richmond there was scarcely suflicient clear water left to navigate the barges in single lines at an early part of the day, and before night it was ccinsidered that at this part the Thames would be no longer navi gable. The old and experienced lightermen and water men are of opinion, that three days' continuance of this severe weather will close the River for traffic; the oldest of them does not recollect seeing ice in the River pre vious to Christmas, and many anticipate a winter similar to that of of 1814, when the Thames was frn7.:,y, over, and a fair held upon it. The wild fowl continue to in crease, especially above Battersea-bridge. PARISH OF ST. DAVID, EXETER. At a numerous and highly respectable meeting of the parishioners of the parish of St. David, assembled in Vestry on Thursday, the 12th day of December, 1844, duly convened for the purpose of considering the Bishop of Exeter's Pastoral Letter, and to take steps relative thereto as such meeting should determine—B. T. Rad ford, Esq., in the chair—the following resolutions were adopted : " That this meeting, in the first place, fully recognises the duty of ready and hearty obedience by the clergy and laity to the legal requirements and Godly admonitions' of their Bishop, earnestly wishes to maintain that reve rence so justly due to his high and holy office, and dis claims all desire to interfere in matters appertaining solely to episcopal jurisdiction. " That, influenced by these feelings, this meeting deeply regrets that a Pastoral Letter, addressed to the clergy alone, should contain imputations so undeserved by, and injunctions so obnoxious to, the laity at large, as to demand and justify their respectful, but strongest remonstrance and opposition. " That this meeting with confidence appeals to the public and private charities of this city and county, and to the experience of the ministers of this parish and of the clergy of the diocese generally, whether the uni versal objection that exists to the revival of the offertory can justly be stigmatised as proceeding from preju dice, selfishness and worldly-mindedness ?' and this meeting emphatically protests against the application of any such epithets as wholly uncalled for and unjust. " That this meeting desires to express its highest esteem and respect fer the valued ministers of this pa rish, and its entire satisfaction with their accustomed mode of performing Divine service, and its strongest ob jections to any change not sanctioned by the united voice of the heads of the Established Church ; and this meeting respectfully submits to the Bishop and to their ministers, that all such innovations will be highly offen sive and objectionable to this parish and, it is conceived, to the whole body of the laity, for the following (among other) reasons : " 1. Because the offertory (although necessary and proper when used before the poor-laws were enacted, and at a time when the suppression of monasteries left the poor little other resource), has long been discon tinued on sufficient grounds , and thus usage, which in ecclesiastical matters is but another name for law, adds the fullest sanction to the reasons for dispensing with it. " 2. Because there are abundant and daily increasing means of exercising private charity and benevolence, and it is therefore inexpedient to close every sermon with an address to one only of the Christian duties of the con gregation, which is calculated unduly to exalt that duty and to weaken the eppeals of the minister to the hearts and consciences of the congregation on the more mo mentous subjects connected with man's salvation ; the faithful preaching of which must result in that faith which will be known by its fruits, and cannot fail to abound in every act of benevolence. " 3. Because the revival of this practice will afford ex cuses and reasons for withholdingCaid in the numerous daily appeals to the benevolence of the laity, and direct their resources into channels they may neither contem plate nor approve, as in the recent case of the curate of Hurst, in Berkshire. " 4. Because the offertory and other innovations pro posed will produce and sanc ti on th e very changes ' the Bishop desires to prevent, and destroy the unity he seeks to maintain, by creating diversities of practice in the country generally, as well as discord and disagreement between ministers and their flocks, and between parish ioners themselves, who may respectively differ as to the propriety of such novelties. " 5. Because any change in the long-established forms and practices of Divine worship should have the sanction of the Queen as head of the Established Church, and the united concurrence of the highest ecclesiastical autho • rity, and be simultaneously adopted by the whole Pro testant Church of these realms, and not confined to one diocese. " 6. Because the strong objections of the laity to the revival of obsolete and useless forms deserves respect, as evincing the progress of pure spiritual religion, and of attachment to our Protestant Church; which feeling must be therefore endangered or weakened by disregarding the voice of the people, who naturally view with suspi cion and dislike every apparent approach to the Popish views of a party now disturbing the peace of the Church, and which party commenced its career by reviving un meaning and superstitious usages. " That for the foregoing and other reasons, so ably advocated by the Chancellor of this diocese and by Dr. Bull (to whom are due the warmest thanks of every friend of the Church), this meeting protests against the present adoption of any of the changes referred to in the Bishop's Pastoral Letter, and respectfully, but most earnestly implores his Lordship not to risk the allegiance and affections of the truest friends and firmest supporters of his Church for things in themselves (as his Lordship admits) indifferent, but, as associated with error, of vast importance to all who value the truth. And this meet ing further entreat his Lordship, while thus respecting the wishes of the people, to co-operate with the heads of the Church in the general establishment of such uni formity as shall effectually prevent the introduction of Tractarian errors, allay prevailing fears, and insure the affection, obedience, and respect of the people to our national Protestant Church. " And this meeting, considering that the present occa sion should be improved to the restoring and perpetua ting of unity and peace to our Church throughout the land, strongly recommends that parish, city, and county meetings be forthwith held, in order respectfully, but firmly to express the apprehensions and wishes of the friends of the 'Church on this momentous subject, and to petition our most gracious Queen to adopt such measures as her wisdom shall devise for the accomplish ment of this most happy end. " That these resolutions be forwarded kr the church wardens to the Bishop and to the ministers of this parish, accompanied by suitable notes ; and that the same be printed, advertised in the public papers, and extensively circulated. " That these resolutions be signed by the chairman en behalf of this meeting. " That the thanks of this meeting be given to the churchwardens for their promptitude in calling this meet ing, and to the chairman for his conduct in the chair. ( " Signed on behalf of the meeting.) " BENJAMIN TUCKER RADFORD, Warden." THE SURPLICE MOVEMENT. - (From the Western Times.) Sunday last was a heavy day for old Exeter. The weather was bright, the air keen, clear, and bracing— but all good churchmen felt a sadness creep over their souls, as with unwilling steps they wended their way to church, to see the beginning of the end of that Protestant form of warship under which they were born —for it was the pleasure of Bishop Phillpotts that the parsons of this Episcopal city should adopt the surplice, as the badge of his authority to dictate, and the sign that what he willed should be done—to that would he force a slarish clergy to submit. In several of the parishes the surplice was adopted by the clergy at once. In others its adoption was deferred. NEV;TON ATIDOT.—It appears that a most determined opposition is about to be offered in this neighbourhood against the proposed innovation of the Bishop in the church service. The town has been placarded with hand bills, calling upon the churchwarden of the neighbour ing parishes to convene meetings to consider the present state of the Church. The churchwardens of Stokein teignhead and of Abbotskerswell have called parish meetings, respectively, on Monday and Tuesday next, with that view ; and at the former place it is expected, from the unanimity of the parishioners, that the resolu tions will be condemnatory not:only of the proposed altera tions, but also of the conduct of the Bishop's son, their present minister, who, by his caprices, has driven a large portion of his parishioners to other congregations. The following bill has been extensively posted. Many other able papers have also appeared :—" THE BEGIN NING AND THE END.—The beginning is the Pastoral Letter ! the end is thus described by the celebrated Puseyite, the Rev. Dr. W. G. Ward, in his book, ' the ideal of a Christian Church,' page 473. 'For my own part, I think it would not be right to con ceal, indeed I am anxious openly to express, my own most firm and undoubting conviction, that were we, as a Church, to pursue such a line of conduct as has been here sketched: in proportion as we did so, we should be taught from above to discern and appreciate the plain marks of Divine Wisdom and authority in the Roman Church—to repent in sorrow and bitterness of heart our great sin in deserting her communion, and to sue hum bly:at her feet for pardon and restoration.' Protestants, beware ! and do not begin 1" DREADFUL FIRE AT STETTIN. We have been favoured with the following extract from a private letter : " STETTIN, DEC. 4.—A1l business is at a stand here. At half-past three yesterday afternoon a fire broke out in Schmidt's distillery, which quickly communicated with the next house, and then to their warehouses, where were laying 5,000 qrs. of rape seed ; this made such an awful blaze, that it threatened to be a second Hamburgh, and may yet become so. The fire has burned through the 8011-werk to the Oder•street. The wind being from south-east, every body in the Oder-street moved their furniture, expecting for certain that the whole street must burn. At present the strong walls have prevented the fire spreading further that way, and if the walls stand on the other side all may stop there ; but, should they fall, the whole marketplace must go. Besides which, there are 1,000 hhds. of spirits lying in Schmidt's vaults, which they say are fire-proof, but, if they do burn the whole town must go. The worst thing is that the river is frozen over, and the engines are so frozen that they cannot work without pouring in hot water, and all the men are so drunk that they cannot work, and several men are killed, I saw, myself, three men covered by a wall that fell upon them. The mail leaves—the fire continues as before.' FALL OF Srtow.—The snow is very deep for many miles round Exeter. The mad from London did not ar rive for more than two hours after the proper time ! there are heavy drifts on the roads near Cullompton, Chudleigh, and Dawlish. It is the heaviest fall of snow that has fallen in South Devon for several years. THE KNIGHTS or THE GARTER.—In consequence of the investiture, on Thursday, of his Royal Highness the reigning Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, the Mar quis of Abercorn, and the Earls de Grey, Talbot, and Perris (the four latter noblemen filling up the vacancies occasioned by the deaths of the late Dukes of Grafton and Dorset, the Marquis Wellesley, and the Earl of Lonadale), an entirely new arrangement of the banners, swords, helmets, and other insignia, of the Knights of the Order, in St. George's Chapel, has been rendered necessary. In order to effect this object, which will thenAsor in t '. r i necessary occupy some days, Sir Ch , arleh y vung, Garter Z ing of Arms, will arrive course of the week after rni, - for the purpose of intending it': required alterations in the choir of the tdnapel of St. George, when the banners, &c., of the newly-created knights will be placed over their respective II f+ MONEY MARKET and rllO3l THE EVENING PAPERS CITY, F TIMES.—Some inquiries having . 18 origin of the bills at 60 days' sight, drawn by the Bank of England, alluded to the other day, and the mode in which the operation is conducted, the following informa tion may be found acceptable:— About the year 1836 the bills of the East India firms had been brought into temporary discredit by some failures which happened at the time, so that these bills did not find ready purchasers in the Bombay market. It was conceived, therefore, that a new sort of paper of unquestionable credit might be introduced into India with advantage, and nothing seemed more fitted for this purpose than bills made by the Bank of England and payable by themselves. A resolution, passed in April, 1836, authorised the issue of the required paper, and since that time it has been in use. And now with respect to the mode of operation. A party who wishes to remit money to India applies to the Bank by filling up the following form, to v, hich a list is attached, and pays (of course at par) for the bills vs hich he takes : " To the Cashiers of the Bank of England. London, —, 18 16 dermentioned bills, at 60 days' sight, in triplicate, amounting to , the first to be accepted and held by the Bank of England, for the purpose of being delivered to the holders of the seconds or thirds, whichever may be first presented." The bills so obtained are remitted to India, and have a peculiar advantage, which is expressed by the con dition in the form that the " firsts" are to be accepted and held by the Bank of England. The paper which is drawn by a firm in India on London, is generally made payable at 60 days after sight, but the 60 days do not begin to run till after their acceptance in London. The Bank paper, on the contrary, being accepted at once, and held for the purpose of being delivered to the holders of the " seconds" and " thirds," the 60 days begin to run from the date, and the bills are payable immediately on their return to London from India. This advantage, and the unquestionable credit of the paper, often enable the holder to dispose of them at a good premium in the India market in certain states of the exchanges, and thus they become, as it were, an article of commerce. Notwithstanding the obvious advantages of this paper, it is not so commonly used as might be imagined. This is attributed to the competition of some of the Scotch banks, who offer an inducement for the circulation of their own paper. The Bank of England pay no interest, treating the 60 days' bill just as they would treat an ordinary note, and have the use of the money paid during all the time that the bill is performing its voyage to India, is finding a customer in the Indian market—a slow process in some states of the exchanges —and its return ing home. The Scotch firms, on the contrary, allow interest during this time, or a portion of it, and thus the capital of the holder does not lie completely idle. Hence a preference is in many instances given to the Scotch firms. SUN.—Consols leave off at 100} f for the opening, but still with very little business doing. Bank Stock was 9 083-; and the New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. remained at 102'1 to 103. The Foreign Investments were better than in the morn;ng. Spanish Five per Cents., 2.4 Z• to 25; and the Three per Cents., 37* Mexican, 36i to t; Colom bian, 14{ ; and Portuguese Converted, 564. Belgian Scrip was 1 to 1* premium. The additional transactions in Railway Shards have been these:—Bristol and Exeter were Cambridge and Lincoln, 1; Churnet Valley, 1*; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 12; Great Western, 72; Lancaster and Carlisle, 4 to 3i; Birmingham, 124 to 123; Ditto, Thirds, 36 1 ,; South- Western, 401 to 40/; London and York, 1; Man chester and Birmingham, 11*; Midland, 91-; Newcastle and Darlington, 36; Northern and Eastern, 12; Nor wich and Brandon, New, 24 ; Ri c h mond and West -end Junction, i; South-Eastern, 54; West Cornwall, It; Boulogne and Amiens, 3* ; O r l eans an d Vierzon, 8/ to ; and Paris and Orleans, 214 premium. Direct Northern have been * to +; Eastern Co unt i es, 11 i to and Midland and Birmingham and Derby, 21 discount. Brighton were * premium to * discount. The rates of Exchange on Paris, Hamburgh, Frank fort, and Amsterdam, were not quite so good to-day. COURSE OF EXCHAI Amsterdam CF. 12 6 Ditto, at sight l2 4 Rotterdam 2U. 12 6i A.ntwerp 25 95 Hamburgh M.B. 13131 Altona l3 131 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 70 Ditto, 3 months 25 96 Marseilles 25 95 Bourdeaux 25 95 Frankfort on Maine l2l Petersburgh, 3Us 37 Berlin 7 Vienna, effee. fi. 3 M 954 Trieste, ditto Madrid 36* Cadiz Bilbao 36 Barcelona 36 ‘IGE.—(YESTERDAY.) Gibraltar — Leghorn 3O 50 Genoa 25 95 Milan — Venice Naples 39i Palermo, per oz llB Lisbon 541 Oporto 541 Rio Janeiro 24 Bahia 24 Buenos Ayres — New York,2ldys sight Philadelphia PRICES OF BULLION, PER Oz. Foreign Gold, bars...C3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New D011ar5..,......... 0 4 9 Silver in Bars... 0 4 11 i SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) MANCHESTER —FRIDAY. DERBY. 20 to I agst Idas 40 to I agst Calypso's (1. 22 to 1 agst Young Eclipse 45 to 1 agst Lycurgus 30 to 1 agst Old England 50 to 1 agst Collier—t. 40 to 1 agst Laird o' Cock- 500 to 8 agst Cabin Boy-- pen—taken taken several times. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. CATTERICK BRIDGE, 1845. Handicap for the Revival Stakes; to declare Jan. I. Trueboy, 5 yrs, Sst 51 b—Semiseria, 5 yrs, Bst 31b— Parthian, 5 yrs, B st — Lightning, 4 yrs, 7st 121b—Godfrey, 4 yrs, 7st 81b—What, 5 yrs, 7st 71 b — Inheritress, 5 yrs, 7st 71b—Jamie Forest, aged, ist 51b—Bay Momus, 4 yrs, 7st 51b—Poussin, 5 yrs, 7st 41b—Porto Bello, 5 yrs, 7st 21b—Agriculture, 5 yrs, 7st—Purity filly, 4 yrs, 7st —Prince Royal, 4 yrs, ist—Betsy Bird, 5 yrs, Est 10lb —Rosamond, 4 yrs, Est Mb—Staley, 4 yrs, Est 10Ib-- Beaufront, 4 yrs, Est 7 1 b—Coheiress, 4 yrs, 6st 71b-- Pigskin, 4 yrs, Est 71b—Advice, 4 yrs, Est 71b—Spinster, 4 yrs, 6st—Jinglepot, 3 yrs, 6 st—Wynya.rd, 3 yrs, 6st— Comical, 3 yrs, sst 111b—Fair Helen colt, 3 yrs, sst 7114 —Twig, 3 yrs, sst 4 1b—Punjaub, 3 yrs, sst. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Capt. Candler's hds., Mon., Brockridge-conarnon ; Wed., Himbleton ; Fri., Broadh eat h- 10 f . Herefordshire hds., Tues., Perrystone; Fri., Donning,- ton-11. Boroughbridge harrs., Tues., Great ouseburn; Fri., Sha row-1 of. Atherstone hds., Mon.,Stapleton v ill age; W e d ., Old bury-hall ; Thurs., opsal; Sat., Lutterworth-10; 4 1. Shropshire hds., Mon., Burlton ; Wed., Hawkestone ; Fri., Cloyerley. Albrighton hds., Mon., Whittlemoors ; Thurs., Bel broughton; Sat., Hagley. Ludlow bds., Tues., Stanton Lacy; Fri., Ashford -10. Wheatland hds., Tues., Cressege-park ; Fri., Willey -park. Montgomeryshire hds., Tues., Ceffronwydd ; Fri., Swior-gate. Sir W. W. Wynne's hds., Mon., Iscoyd-101; Thurs., Pentrabyghan ; F r i., Rhossnessny Toll-bar ; Sat., Whittington-10f. Cheshire hds., Mon., Arley ; Wed., Willesley village ; Thurs., Hurleston ; Sat., Walgherton-lodge, Dod dington-1 Of. Mr. Drax's hds., Tues., Mudford-bridge. Essex Union hds., Tees., Ashaldam-wood ; Sat., South wood-10f. East Essex hds., Mon., High-wood, Halstead ; Thurs., Topinghoe-hall. Mr. Roe's hds., Mon., Bridge en d, N ewton F errers ; Wed., Seven Stones ; Sat., Battisborou g h- cross - 10. Whitecross harrs., Tues., Bedgrove ; Sat., World's end-10. Glynbourne harrs., Mon., Broyle ; Tues., New Inn Southbarn. Warwickshire hds., Mon., Newbold Pacey ; Tues., Mitford-bridge ; Thurs., Dunchurch ; Fri., Snitter field ; Sat., Alscot-park-104. Brighton harrs., Mon., Patcham ; Wed., Race-course ; Fri., Dyke. Brookside harrs., Mon., Newmarket-hill ; Thurs., Tels combegye. Holderness hds., Mon., Burton Constable ; Tues., Kiln wick Percy . Thurs., Hempholm ; Fri., Hunsley Bea con ; Sat., Bainton New Inn-104. Lord Yarborough's hds., Mon., Bradley -wood ; Wed., Newsham-lodge ; Fri., Kingerly-wood-11. Eddlethorpe hds., Mon., Settrington Beacon ; Wed., Half way between Stamford-bridge and gate, Helms ley ; Fri., Galley Gap-10f. Thanet hrrs., Mon., Gore End; Wed., Dandelion—lo f. East Kent hds., Mon., Lydden ; Wed, Breech Down ; Fri., Elbam—lof. Mr. Mure's hds., Mon., Depden-green ; Thurs., Bourn bridge-10}. Cambridgeshire hds., Mon., Waresley-turnpike ; Fri., Shelford. Whitehayen harrs., Mon., Arlecdon ; Wed., Moresby; Fri., Threapthwaite. Donington hds., Mon., White Horse-wood ; Wed., Mor ley Toll-bar. Sir R. Sutton's hds., the first open day, at Greetbase Inn-11. Mr. S. Hellier's hds., Mon., Renwick Toll-bar ; Tues., Horsington-mill ; Thurs., Market Stainton ; Sat., South Thoresby-11. Tiverton hds., Mon., Spring Grove-park ; Wed., Castle no-Roche ; Fri., Waterrow-bridge-1 of. Mr. Morgan's hds., Wed., Long Cross-1 u. Mr. M. Ingram's hds., Mon., Chartley Castle ; Thurs.„ B y-pk o ; u S se a , t. N, B e th Devon hds., Mon., nfi San dy- gate lol ; Wed., Killerto n -l o d ge ; Fri.,et b rd s t ag hds., first hunting day, A scot- h eath. r Fo a - r h e_ld i — i. . ilaedrsMajesty'swo trll hds., Tues., Carlton by S na i t h ; Thurs., Went bridge i B Sat., Ackworth-moor Top---10i. Mr. Foljatube's hds., Mon., Opley-h ea d • Tues., North Carlton; Thurs., Todwick-b ar ; Fri., Headon Chump. Lord H. Bentinck's hds., Mon., Langford -lodge ; Tues., Midge Inn ; Wed., Stamfield-hall ; Fri., Kettlethorpe; Sat., Normanby by Stow-11. Quorn hds., Mon., Shearsby Inn ; Tues., Quorn-house ; Thurs., Barkby-hall ; Fri., Bunney-park—lok Pytchley hds., Mon., Buttock's Booth ; Wed., Kilworth. hall ; Fri., Spratton-bridge ; Sat., Sulby-hall-104. Somerset Subscription hds., Fri., Dunster-park. THE SHORTEST DAY POSTPONED.—The shortest clay this year will not be on the 21st of December, but the following one, the 22d. On the 21st the sun will rise at 8 hours 6 minutes, and set 3 hours 51 minutes ; on the 22d it will rise at 8 hours 7 minutes, and set 3 hours St minutes ; consequently the 22d is one minute shorter than the 21st, the commonly called shortest day. The sun sets two minutes earlier on the 1702 than on the 21st. 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