The Sun. — London, England, 1845-12-22 00:00:00

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Ics ) (.- , d o ••••• .......... 4 At t, • (Lefebvr e ' s \ 2 ti, , ,0 4 .,( 0, Nei11'5) 2 ..... . itrti qat;._: ................. 2% Xp _ u Ancona._ 3 .. l ' u ldars ...... ... 4 4 1 Monte Unr e gd. - MINES. , IN Ix ;c-,,% ..• 25, 10 1 4 2 1 4 tfjp `aROPCILITAN RAILWAYS JUNCTION COMPANY. So ti rig of the shareholdirs of this Company was Veah ri daT. at the OfEcee,•No. 11, Clement's-lane, ISar'tu take into consideration what steps it was to pursue under existing circumstances. The Th e taken at half-past two by I.ltjor Croft. tet4 t u alness was opened by the Secretary reading the calling the meeting, when • ; , th,,, / lsklttstasi rose to aadress the meeting. He 044." wished to inform teem that negotiations for h• "'ustion with the Northern tv.d Southern Com te been commenced, and a eemmunication had e'lls from them on the 11th of the present commurii-ation was sinned by . Mr. De hrd they, in tunes quenc enll4-.dsi meeting '.f the e' l eZt day. From that dat • the (the Cetnpatiy) s ' 1 0(1 that,. the atualgarnatien would have beet, tL i ti' l 4:, 4 , but the future pro-p..ets of the negotisthe • l itter told by the report which would now b ill, 4 See r f 4l, The b etary then read tb-e following report, ode.l!'eetors are m anxious to lay before you t l4 44 p , „ 4 Plleit rep or t of the rezourees end or, aspects of the tie7 l ; being fully ti'vrilre thll in the present agitesed r 4 ilway interest, nothing bat the most perfec' d e a and co-operation vet , v(-en all - parties con bring any project to e success:ul termination. tiNe d in ,g under the m •st favourable auspices, end Y a namerous arid highly respectable provi li . lbe l , t 'Zl Wittee,,the applications for shares amounted 01 , , t " hundred thousand, and were declesed by e N ,'"Fit committee to be the most respectable the) ki4iFt ~nwittiessed. Of these 118,865 were applied for ‘'lte"4onally or by leiter to the Provisione.l Com -o,t t oo ," peitic occurred at the time wben the allot . - c Place ; and, an under the circiimetances e' v e been . unfair, as well as impolitic, to 'llis e p te applicants, it was deemed advisable reasonable time -to pay up the depo 'lle, r e 20th o f November was named in conse• ' 1 el," that purpose ; few, however, had avail ,d tL I of that extendon. of time; it was thought • F ent st course for those who had paid would be to he plans and sections; which was accordingly Ptb," * .engineer had completed his survey in time. sal' &c., had been deposited. and the whole had ~4 t od 'to be completed at a cast of 1,200,0001. 'llO4 - I :erythin g had been done to perfect the scheme, .„ I t hn e „L ri g Was waning but for the committee to take I . hcl i — sm a ;eery number of shares to which they were „-?" to go forward in the ensui"g s•-•sition of t e ii - "P The report further set forth that the pre.1 1. 4 4 m il ls on the line had been estimeted 6i per •,,t et '"e capital subscribed, and that nothing now t I4 R but the co-operation of the provisional se ,: t t , N ° carry th e project to a successful termination. ' l der r t concluded by stating that the Company bad ,J'l t A to amalgamate with another company that ~ga a ° Qttt e i s the same course, and that the sanction ot lders was only wanted to carry out that ar /et • k l i h:a ll " report had been read, • 1 51,q'tx/tuAN said that, perhaps the meeting would Captain Moorsotn, the engineer of their own ( , lti ' "ad a statement of Dlr. Gibbs, from the ri v a l t he prospects of•their Company. I he fi "looesom then came forward, and said that, 4 41 44 01 e -t i l t looked Over this line, he thought that the k,,, 4 et a s not one th a t would be of public advantage ; 't .t 4- O r d, upon a more careful scrutiny afterwa rds, k 4 l4 lv tli ;i 4 e under consideration would be of great pub e4 ta s ;: t gee He found, on examination , tha t there 0 4 4 ' - ‘ e % of valleys extending from Gravesend to )4 , 11 tt i ll o 4 w ildl again, from Watford to Hertford, which them to construct a line with a due regard ; ,lld 4 be -- ,Y• A very considerable extent of the lint. tetv, - ; 4 ,. llll ,tructed at 7.0001. per mile, but other por- V:pp,;:rt a larger amount ; still no portion would ,s 1! t : l rtteto as the Eastern Counties, the London i t n , 6l, arn, or the lower portions of the Great k e .etipie d 4 ards Chippenham. It was intended that hie tots tubtcribed should be reduced, as the '4 l en - ', l r ennist noes of the line would war- Ip l without trtmbling. the meeting with s pal—Orions e xpressions 9 , 4 regarded gradients m at tsrs connected with the engineer elli:Plirtment, he would endeavour to give t hem 'lt l ikttement of the tiiiitt,rs as connected with t . b.. t 'lxt ‘ti ll Y• As they then stood, they had many etre to consider in treating this matter. They litter theeiselves with the expectation that ltr he heeeng , rs would go by their truins through. e '` ' p°6 distance ; but it might be supposed that. e '` ' a town as Birmingham, teey might expect of the passengers would require to go ott tleb` en ,ham. When they looked at the IoWII6 that sger t t r t ° o line—Watford and the intermediate towns cLittisf - 7 1 On the one hand, and St. Alban's arid Ittit the C I th , other—they might properly appre 41 Portance of the line. They loeked for largo hundred miles of distance, and he knew no ectusl distance that would be equally reinu cice%lol" " short " passengers. . wished them ki 1 44 4 'Y to understand what he meant. Supposing, f, 4 tli t• e „ tie " , that a passenger were coming hum Bir- It to .' if he wished to go to Southampton he should :14 0 etford ; thus saving a journey round by Lendon. !).-,4llght, therefore, that this line Was worthy of poet in the forthcoming session of Parliament, ittt . ,,.Vtiforded every convenience - to the district it 1 , 4 ei sad to supply. sue to several cptestions, it was stated by • Ilentsiale that 250,0001. was the capital that it was intended to be a doeble and not ),, ts ke line There were no pecubar s'Ne7 l lat the line, and the money' subscribed would he ei ,"'l,cient to construct a double line. After pa) ing r l ialinary expense they would have enough to t• ir the •' e purposes of the line. t Utestion from a Shareholder with r es p ect to 11 11 • ,1 4 e ,"ting with another company; h, 4 4i,' } AAlßm AN stated that the Metropolitan Railway lodged their plaits and sections with the CN A • ' Trade. It w.is added, that after paying all V II; there remained 11,000 1 in the banker's hands, t ,Zsp r : ti outstanding debts amounted to 3,000/. The t With which they were going to amalgamate. Op t ' e mie in funds than they were, but as the present tly 03' had lodged their plans, and as the rival Coln• th ' ‘ r: 4 not dune so, they were in an equal position. t w l 'ilation was then passed for the amalgamation of 1 4 4 , ; ° °Mpanies, and a vote of thanks being given e •••rosa t i, the wieeting separated. ` 4 4 1 ,, 'PRESIDENT'S' MESSAGE.—LIVERPOOL, DEC. tr teleaphic accounts to-dav from Ilolyhead repre i, e 441 -14 4 mindas blowing a . full gale from the westward. th let , folks all on, the qui .vivo for the American Presi- Va image, an4,it is fully expected that if tne.windcon lo,Ne„,s present quarter we shall be in possession of this early in the next week. The ship Sea, announced h , -°ll.l New York onthe Ist, is positively to be detained i li'ge, and that immediately it is on beard o sl: t t 'Ps vessel has made very rapid passages on m occa 14N f,?,, packet-ship E . Europe is also reported to be e in 1 , 3 and . therefore it will be a &niggle betv,een thest i i Par a m which will reach fist. According to present wit rt ''s, therefore, it seems fully certain , that the mes• ‘!_b a ., arriv e early xt week, as the Sea and Europe have L L IVII out fifteen d ne ays. Highne'ss' Prince' George of Cambridge „ t 4 ° l7l Wednesday last, to join' the circle as sembled at 0 14 ' 'lrk on v i s i ts t o the Earl of Cardigan. 1 ' M. SOMERVILLE.—We have pleasure in re -0,43 ,_4,lother of the many instances of benevolence per- , Ok i t ° the poor by our excellent rFprese• dative. 01., t ' last Sir William having ascertained the amount .. ot \ kki ,tli u n t due ' by the poor debtors in our gaol,. paid it in full -4 •t h e o ," --4 eonfei..ed a welcome benefit on creditor and debtor tlk .. "" k r, Arqua t4!ifyki,-PORD I—MAST AND SERVANTS.—.A. MOS , ON, rl th instaece of the ..espect a. d, ood understandini.: t, s '_ °. l ld ever exist between in , r and servant, has 4 to t4 „,:ir knoTlelge, and welch h ive . macti pleas., re maUte -. ' xi t t,pcating to oui readers. A short time ago, Messrs. f t l ititte% - `"ligan and Sons, near Leeds, declined businrss . a , - , e tlir . ers. 'Their workpeople held a meethig, at which ,',‘el 3 l ' e s,_olved that some memorial of the. woikpeople'a should be ien ted to their late masters. Accord ••it three haid;o r m es esilver snuff-boxes were p urchased di 4 of money raked by subscription, and on , Wedeee th-Ni: tab i.re to Messrs. Milligan and So l e, with a sented kidress Such an example of attachment between '°se and their workpeople is worthy of all prsi , e, and we p Will be oftener found than it has been.—Leeds Times. Ri da rt —On F liay Mr. William tr ile TEM. EATn • vilet.thlt he ld E t t; , ; , ' nres in the board-room of Guy's Hospital, yli., aged 47 years, lately in the aer- UAiv Randall and CI., the proprietors of the ex ttact South Lambeth. James Hill, an en -,,"tePhsed that it was deceased's duty to clean the ma 'nee ever ' • N ay Y Morning - before . it was put in motion. On ad i • morning, between six and seven o'clock, witness Th e g lted the fire, and got the steam up ready for work , L t kia r S i ue Was put in motion, but was not performing its consequently it was travellin at full speed. Itti, a 7; witness saw the deceased last he was standing iu a el space hetween the wall and shaft, in a leaning positiou, 'Tlie n 'i,g the machinerir. Witness left the room for a minute. ,hsb it : 4l was suddenly alarmed by hearing loud screams Baylis etAD been drawn in among the machinery, The engine was to s pe d by witness, who; after a few' seconds, found the de ft.t)m apparently lifeless. his left leg was completely torn tes,,,,, u la body above the knee joint. The right leg was also " 31 3 . i 'Jura He was carried to the above hospital, . Int died in three, hours after' his adini:sioa. Verdietr— Mt4l teeth," &WWI' (7 IP CUL %R. "W ittnsoit, ;NUN oky.—Yes.terday the Qi lee tmid PA' ece Albert took their early morning walk in the private grounds adjacent to the Castle. The Royal Family were all taken for their usual morning exercise on their ponies. In the afternoon their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent at Frogmore House, accompanied by the Dowager Ludy Ly tLlton, - - Lord John Russell arrived at the Castle at twelve o'clock yesterday. and atter having an audience of the Queen. his Lordship to , It his departure for town. Sir R,bert Pea came to the Castle 3 eqerday afternoon, and after having an audience of her Majesty the Right Honourable Baronet returned to London. This morning the snowy state or the weather pre vent,d the Queen or the Royal Family from leaving the C.istle for their early walk. The Queen, Prince Albert, the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, with the domestic household, attended Divine service in the private chapel of the Castle this morning. 'Vie Hon. and Reverend C. Leslie Courtenay officiated. The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal. and the Princess Alice, were taken a carriage airing in the afternoon. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge attended both the morning and afternoon service yesterday, in Grosvenor Chapel ; South Audley-street. • Lord John Russell left town on Saturday morning for Windsor Castle. His Lordship returned to his residence in Chesham-place in the afrernoon. Most of the Cabinet Ministers in town visited Sir Rhert Peel ou Saturday morning. The Right Hon. Baronet afterwards left town for Windsor Castle. The Earl of Ripon arrived in town after the departure of the Right Hon. Baronet, from his residence at Putney. Communications were forwarded to those Ministers absent from London. Sir. Robert Peel returned to his residence in White hall Gardens, from Windsor Castle, in the evening. At eight o'clock' a meeting was held at the official residence of Sir Robert Peel, in Downing-street. .There were present Sir R. Peel, the Lord Chancellor, the Dulfr! of Bucclnuch, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Stanley, Sir James Gruhm. the Chancellor Of the Ex (heiper, the Earl of flarlitingion, the Earl of Ripon, the Right Hen. Sidney Herbert, and the Earl of Lincoln. The Duke of Wellington arrived in town about nine o'rlock, alvi joined the Ministers. Lord tirau.ille S.nnerset hid not arrived in town. The meeting broke up at half- plat twelve o'clock. Yeilt,rday, soon - after one o'elwk, Lord Granville Somei set arrived in town from N , !rwtch. His Lordship immediately went W have an int-rview wEth Sir Robert Peel. The Duke of WellinEton attended the early servic° yesterday in the Ch9pel Royal, St. James's. His Glace left to i wu in the aft..rn ,, on tor Stratt'fieldsaye. The Earl of D..lbousie attended yesterday at the twee- office. end visited Siy Robert Peel. s!ispatcle s from tile Lord High Commissioner of the lonian I.,l;aids,tv.tl trout the Governor of Gibraltar, were' received rsterday at the !olomaloffiee. -Dispatches were received on Saturday at the Cold nial offiee fr ni the Governors of the West India Colonies. Die lemol Bishop of London held an Ordination yest., r day morning in the Chapel Royal, St. James' . The prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the sermon was preached - by the Bishop of London. His Lordship ordained LwE.n-sevt , n gentlemen as priests, and ten gentlemen as deacons ty . At the daily service in the Chapel Royal the prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, the lessons by the Rev. De. Dakins, and the communion service by the Rev. Dr. Sleath. The sermon was preached by the Hon. and Rev. G. Noel. The anthem was " Prepare ye thy; way of .the Lord" (Wyse); Sir George 'mart presided at the organ. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ALTCAR COURSING MEETING. The Croxteth Purse was won by Mr. Swan's Sparks-of- Fire ; Mr. Temple's Titan ran up. The Altear Stakes were divided between Mr. Parry's Prince and Mr. P. Taylor's Tiny Salute. The Sefton Cup was won by Mr. Swan's Snapdragon;' Mr N. Blundell's Brewer ran up. CALEDONIAN COURSING MEETING. The Tay Stakes were won by Mr. Walker's Highland Mary; Dr. Brown's Swallow ran up. The Clyde Stakes were won by Dr. Brown ns Jacob; Dr. Brown's Dunlop Cadger ran up. The Tweed Stakes were won by Mr. Walker's Honey Bee; Mr. Dickson's The Maid of the Mill ran up. The Highland Stakes were won by Mr. Pollock's Cerbe rus ; Mr. Walker's Highland Mary ran up. The Lowland Stakes were won by Mr. Walker's Honey Bee; Dr. Brown ns Jacob ran up. The Caledonian Gold Cup was won by Mr. G. Pollock's Cerberus ; Mr. Walker's Honey Bee ran up. The St. Leger Puppy Stakes were won by Lord Eglinton's Besse Bell'; Mr. Greenshields Vixen ran up. I'he Westraw Stakes were won by Mr. Curror's Colonel ; Mr. Paterson's Marie ran up. The Carmichael Stakes were won by Sir W. Anstruther's Ben Ceuta; Mr. A. Graham's Pasco ran up. The Dee Stakes were won by Mr. G. Pollock's Cerberue ; Mr. Gibbs's Clansman ran up. SOUTH LANCASHIRE (SOUTHPORT) MEETING. The Scarisbrick Cup for twelve dogs was won by Mr. Taylor's Blue; Mr. Slater's Signora ran up. The Fleetwood Cup for, sixteen puppies was won by Mr. Robinson's Sam ; Mr. Chew's Chancellor ran up. The Churchtown Stakes for twelve dogs were won by Mr. Deacon's Derwent ; Mr. Slater's Salina ran up. The Crossens Stakes were won by Mr. E. Taylor's True Blue; Mr. King's Alfred ran up. The Port Stakes were won by Mr. E. Taylor's Harpurhey Lass; Mr. Robinson ns Shakspeare ran up. The Claret Stakes were won by Mr. King's Jerry; Mr. Slater's Socrates ran up. HUN t INC; APPOINTMENTS. Bari n Rothsetiild's stag lids., Mon., Aston Clinton ; Wed., Blaekg-ove. Norfolk stag lids , Tues., Colton ; Fri., Horstead Hall-I.li. Surrey stag, hds, Tues., A pertleld ; Sat., Nelson Inn, Cb ea rn. Tindale lids., Mon., Matfen Piers ; Wed., 's'. hittington Rabe hds.. Mon., Whitworth; Wed., Hamsterley ; Fri., Rollin side Lord Southampton's hds., Mon., Badbv Wood; Wed„Tiffield Toll-gate; Fri., Fosiefa Booth; Sat., Syreehain Hatch-11. Sinningtan lads., Tues., Cowsby Wood (Hambleton coun try); Fri., Catter Bridge-10. United Pack, Wed., Ridgway Turnpike. Union lids., Mc n., Hart's Wood; Wed , Gosden ; Fri., Newland's Corner ; Sat., Brar Green-10. Haydon lids., Wed., Spring Plantation; Sat., Altonside Banks —9. evtho-p hds., Mon., Boulter's Barn ; Wed., Tar Wood; Fri., B!edington Mill ; Sat., Ditchley. Hurworth lids., Tues., Leven Bridge ; Sat., Homby Village. Devon hds., Mon., Cotley Wood-11. Mr. Drax's hds., Mon., Holnest Kennel ; Sat., Mudford bridge. F. 8., Mon., Killigrew Hill ; Fri., Pelean Cross-10%. Albrighton lids., Mon., Enville ; Wed., Aqualate; Sat., Dudmaston-11%. Berkshire hds., Men., Fernham Village; Wed., Foxcomb Hill; Fri., Buckland. Bedale lido, Mon., Streatham Village; Wed., Slenning ford Park ; Fri , Hipswell Mr. Brand's hds., Mon., Offiey Hoo; Fri., Luton Park -1014. Cleveland hds., Mon., Roseberry ; Fri., Kuton Mill-9. Mr. S. Lowndes's hds., Mon., Beachampton Grove; Wed., Winstow ; Sat., Little Briekhill-10 1 14. Mr. Morrell's hds , Mon., Kennel ; Wed., Scotland Ash- Gate; Fri.. Kennilworth Castle. Oakley hds., Mon., Crantield ; Wed., Bletsoe ; Sat., Chice lev Hall-101. Parker's hds., Tues., Chequer's Court; Fri., Holton Stone-pite. Puckeridge lids., Mon., Fumeaux Pelham ; Wed., Stan stead, Essex; Sat., Clumbelowe-101. Prudhoe and Durwent Ws., Mon., Dipton ; Fri., Axwell Park Lodge--10. Mr. Watson's Ms., Mon., Angerton ; Wed., Pigdon ; Fri., Kennels. York and Ainsty hds., Mon., Melbourne ; Tues., Red House ' • Sat., Shire's Bar — l o Brushford harrs., Mon., liortbmoor; Wed., Highercomb ; Fri , Gulland-10. Boroughbridge hirrs„ Tues., Great °unborn; Fri., Ma hon Grange-10#. Eastbourne harrs., Mon., Willingdon Old Mill; Fri., Pa radise Hill-10%. Fowleecomb, or Forest harrs., Mon., Black Down; Wed., sign of the Owl ; Fri., Fowlescomb Kennel-10. Mr. Lane's harrs., Mon., Quarterman's-ground ; Wed., Ipsdrn-field; Sat., Tetsworth. Glynbourne harrs., Wed., King's-head, Chailey-11. Norfolk harrs., Tues. ' Foulsham ; Fri. Langer-bridge-11. (Will . stag hds., Mon., The Suir Mills (Cashil-road); Wed., Kilmoyley-12. Cheltenham stag hds., Wed., Hawling gate; Sat., Prest bury-park. Seventh Hussars (Ipswich ), Fri., Scole Inn-11i. South Berkshire lids., Tues., Streatley ; Fri., Bunham- farm. sir John Cope.'s hds., Wed., Knowle-hill ; Fri., Lode:. farm (Eastbampstead)- 1 4. Craven hds., Wed., Ratnsbury -manor ; Fri., Fildridge; Sat.. Catmore farm-14. Devon hds., Fri., Haecombe. Mr. Drax's lids., Sat., Mudford-bridge. Lord Elchn's hds , Tues., West Mains ; Fri., Dunse Castle; Hut ron-briiiiie---101. Tues., Hinton-house; Wed., ktatterley-gate; Sat., Greywvll-hill-10i. Gogerddan lids, Wed., Llanrystid ; Sat.. Eglwysfach. lianibledon lids., Wed., B roa dhalfpenny-down ; Fri., Stsplien's Cistle-down-19. Sir J. Ge,Tarit' , 4 Tues., ewtnn-station—ll. Jr. Lushingion's lids., Fri , Norton court-10i. Mosley lids., Fri., Ball down. Monmouthshire hds., Fri., Rocktield-10. THS ROYAL STAG 1101114DS.— A very large field wits et the uncarting of the stag on Friday, at Largley Broom, t: e meet taking pl ce at the Dolphin, at Slougt . The stag ouk away in beautiful s'yle towards Black-park, doubling back to Wexham, over Wexharn Heath, by the windmill to Hubner Common, on toAlderrnan's Bottom, and thence, over Red Hill, to Denham Mount, where it doubled to the left, running along by the side of the brook to Mr. Ribbur.:'s Park, at Chaifont St. Peter's, where it Walt taken, titer a run of nearly two hours over an extremely heavy and rough line of country. The Earl f R.s , lyri has not hunted wish the royal peCk since Friday last. It. was stated in the tield yes terday that Lord Kinuaird would be the probable successor of his Lordship as the master of the Queen's buck heuuds. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.—I.:EPRESENTATION OF PF TERBOitoUGII.—It is said to be the determination of Sir R. Reran to retire from the representation of this city, in the event of another election. Several candidates are men tiAted ; and it is quite certain that the Hon. G. W. Fitzvril- , ham will again stand. Of his election there is no doubt. It is rumou.ed that Mr. Cavendish, who is nephew to the Duke of Devon hire,' is likely to come forward in the Liberal inte rest, with every prosp.ct of success. A few respectalia gam bit. nts are desirous of inviting M. D Hill, Esq.,she eminent barris , er ; but without the co-operation of the Fitzwilliant party, it is quite certain he could not be-returned:,. Of the movements of the Conservitives little is • known 4 : we have beard it said that I'. Tomblin, will he soiicitedhvshem.o stand a contest, and in case of a split ariong tile .Lii.calsit is not improbable he might be returned. As a private gentleman be is much respected ? and spends a considerable sum of money in the city.—.Stantford Mercury. .• . THE SLTN : LOSD,ON, MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 22, 1845 LYCEUM THEATRE. ' a,sn,aa, lec,bb tfieatre re- opened on atur day evening, won a new dream, entitled The Cricket on the Hearth; a Fairy Tale of Home, united on Chiaties Dickens's new Chri,amas tale, and dramatised by Albert Smith. Now, either Albert Smith is the most clever of adapters, or this is the most dramatic tale that Charles Dickens has yet written, or perchance both may be the case, for it is certain that the drama is a well-built, conipact, interesting play, .the plot of which is developed most dt amatically, and may, consequently, be clearly und.-rato' d by those who have not yet read Dickens's book, which is more than can be said for the dramatic versions of the other works of Dickens. The play, like the tale, is divided into three " chirps," and on the curtain drawing up at the commencement of "chirp the first;" we find ourselves in the interior of the cottage of John Peery bingle, the carrier. His wife, familiarly known as Dot (Mrs. Keeley), is preparing the evening meal for him, awaiting auxi , ,usly his return from his journey. "Fair she was and young, though somewhat of what is called the dumpling shape." The teapot is on the hob, the cold knuckle of ham, the butter, and the crusty loaf on the table ; the kettle is singing on the fire, and the cricket is chirping on the hearth. " The kettle and the cricket, at one and the same moment, and by some powers of amalgamation liest known to themselves, sent each his firesid, song of comfort streaming into a ray of the candle that shone out through the window, and a long way down the lane." John Peerybingle (Mr. Emery) now enters—" That lumbering, slow, honest John—that John so heavy, but so light of spirit ; so rough upon the surface but so gentle at the core so without so quick within ; so stolid but so good." Ha is warmly welcomed •by his darling little wife, who is somewhat younger than himself, and he greets her and her baby with all the warm 'affection of a true-hearted husband and father. This little Peerybingle is confided to the care of " Tilly Slowboy" (Miss Turner), who is thus described by Dickens :—" She was of a close and straight shape, this young lady, insomuch that her gar ments appeared to be in constant danger of falling off those sharp pegs her shoulders, on which they were loosely hung. Her costume 'was remarkable fOr the par tial development, on all possible occasions, of some flannel veetment of a singular structure ; also for affording glimpses, in the region of the back, of a corset or pair of stays, in colour a dead green." Miss Turner " made up" the character exactly, and acted it with the most quaint awkwardness. Verily the baby must have been a most hard-hearted little piece of humanity to have withstood the collisions with dressers, doors ' and posts, which were c'nstantly occurring. Jolrn Peerybirgle, before arranging his parcels for deli very, introduces to the ciittage .! a stranger " (Mr. F. Voting), old and deaf, who had joined him on the road. " His garb was very quaint and odd—a long, long way behind the time. He had loin, white hair; good fea- b 'ld and %Neil - defined for an t3lcl man ; and dark, bright penetrating eyes." If you please I was to be left till mired for, said the stranger, mildly. kDo not mind me.' With that he took a pair of epee tacles -from one of his large pockets, and a book from Inc other, and leisurely began to read. he carrier and his wife exchanged a 10..)k of perplexity." While the stranger is thus engaged, Dot examines - the parcels bicbJ,.hn has hrom.3,ht h • ;me, and among them discovers a vtr.dding.eake fir old Teekleton, a toy•nikker—a hard- Iteirted, el. - se-fisted, ill-tempered, sour old bachelor, whose sole delight to make every one about 3 m as miserable, us p . . ssiblP. This old fel sw •is about to be mmrried to May Field ng (Miss Howard), the prettiest girl in the ♦il lage, who loves him not, but who consents to accept ai her huiband, because her mother desires it, its the old curmudgeon is rich. Tackleton (Mr. Meadows) now enters to retch his► cake. "He didn't look much like a, bridegroom, as he stood in the carrier's kitchen, with a twist in his dry f ace and a screw in his body, and his hat jerked over the bridge of his nose, and his bands stuck down interthe bottoms of his pockets, and his whole sarcastic ill•conditioned self peering out of one little corner of one little eye. like the concentrated essence of any number of ravens." And a concentrated essence of ravens he is, for no sooner does he eroaking old scoundrel enter this abode of happiness, than he makes John's mind uncom torta,hle by artfully insinuating that it is impossible a young woman can love an old man. While he is thus playing the part of a domestic 'ago,' Dot, into whose ear the stranger, unperceived by John, has whispered one single word, gives a loud scream. This creates en alarm, and John. and Tackleton, and Caleb Plummer (Keeley), Tackleton's journeyman, who has come to fetch a flower and a wo: k-box for his poor Hind daughter, gather around her. To all John's anxious inquiries " she only answered by beating her hands together and falling into a wild fit of laughter. Then sinking from his grasp upon the ground, she covered ber face with her apron, and wept bitterly." The stranger retires 'to his room, and thus ends chirp the first. The scene of chirp the second is laid in the abode of Caleb Plummer the toymaker. We find Caleb and his blind daughter Bertha (Miss Mary Keeley) at work, " the blind girl busy as a doll's dressmaker, and Caleb painting and glazing the four-pair front of a desirable family mansion. Caleb, poor and wretched, and miserable—hard-worked and ill-paid by the grasp ing Tackleton, has determined that Bertha shall live in a world of splendid imaginings. He took advantage of her blindness to make her happy— de scribed to her his miserable abode as a palace of rich ness, luxury, and splendour, and himself as young, joyous, and handsome. Tackleton, who came in fre quently to inspect their work, was represented to her by Caleb as the kindest of benefactors, and his rough language as merely assumed, to prevent their offering to him their thanks for the comforts and luxuries which his benevolence had bestowed on them. The blind girl grows up to womanhood in this belief, and believing, Tackleton to be all that her father had represented him to be, she loves him. The poor girl fancies her father-is ill and low spirited. To convince her that such. is not the case, Caleb commences singing, when Tackle-' ton enters, and tatresses him after ih6 brutal fashion: "Go it—l can't sing—l can't afford to sing—l'm glad you can—l hope you can afford to work, too—hardly time for both I st,ould think ;" while Caleb, to keep up The pleasing delusion of the blind girl, says to le r, -.lf you'd en ly see him, Bertha, how he's winking at me— such a man to joke." The blind girl greets Tackleton affectionately, and takes his hand to kiss, while he calls her idiot ; but at length even he becomes somewhat softened by her tenderness, grati tude, and affection, but instantly relap , ine, he oititters something about " Bedlam broke loose," and Caleb stands stupified at his own handiwork, for it is his handiwork that burst of affection . of the blind girl for her father's hard taskmaster. That little flower and that work• hie( which Caleb had fetched from the carrier's had been given to Bertha, by him as a present from fackleton, that she might not suspect the privations which he himself voluntarily, endured in order to make her happy. A merry party now assembles at Caleb's. It is Mrs. Peerybingle's pic-nic, which she makes once a fortnight at Caleb Plummer's, and the bustling little Dot, and John, and filly, and the baby, all arrive, and Dot cleans up the place for poor Bertha, and makes every thing comfortable; and May Fielding, Tackleton's bride elect, and her mother, Mrs. Fielding (Mrs. 41 , ' oollidge), a stately lady in a majestic cap, who tells long stories about the indigo trade, are all there, and Bertha and May converse together—they had played together as children ' and Bertha loved May, for she had been ever kind to the poor blind girl. To her and to Caleb, Bertha, in the mo-t pathetic manner, confides the secret of her heart. She loves Tackleton, or rather loves that being whom her father had described to her, and implores May's forgiveness for her love, calling heaven to wit• ness that she could not desire to see him married to a wife more worthy of his goodness than " While speaking she had released May Fielding's hands, and clasped her garments in an attitude of mingled supplica tion and love. 'Sinking lower and lower down, as she proceeded in her strange confession, she drooped at last at the feet of her friend, and hid her blind face in the folds of her dress. Great God,' exclaimed her father, ,mitten at one blow with the truth, have I deceived her from her cradle but to break her heart at last.' " This acne was most touchingly, most truthfully acted by Miss Mary Keeley (who made on this occa sion her first appearance on the stage). It was worthy of Miss Kelly in her best days. The stranger joins the party, and John and Mrs. Field ing sit down to a hand at cribbage. `a he stranger and Dot have left the room, and Tackleton calls John from his game to look out at the window, and there he sees Dot lecked in the arms of the stranger, who has di vested himself of his grey hairs, and is a stalwart hand some young man. " The carrier clenched his strong right hand at first, as if he would have beaten down a lion ; but opening it immediately again, he spread it out before the eyes of Tackleton, for he was tender of her even then, and fell down as weak as any infant." Emery's acting in this scene was very fine—it was quite worthy of the name he bears. Chirp the third takes place in John's cottage. He is sitting at his desolate hearth heart-broken. He thinks of his wife, of his fond love for her, of her deceit—but stilt he makes excuses for her. A darker mood conies over him—the stranger, the destroyer of his peace, is sleeping under his roof. There is but a door between them. He glances round the room—he sees a gun—he seizes it— rushes 'towards the door—the stock of the gun is up lifted to break it open—when he hears the chirp o f the erieket on hi' hearth—that sound which his w if e so l ove d' to hear, that sound which hitherto had been to him the herb tiger of hoppieess--and instantly his better nature returns , be lays aske his gun, and, sinking in a chair, hurts into tears. the spirt of the cricket appears to hi m for all the cricket tribe are potent spirits, even though tf , e people who hold converse with them do not know it (which is frequently the case) ; end there are not in the tins en world voices more gentle and more t rue, that may he so imolieit.y relied on, or that are so give non , but tenderest counsel, as the v o i ces a ith is h the spirits of the fireside and the hearth t t o onislves io human kind." 'Fire spirit o f t h e h t il . c cricket appears aed speaks to him words of comfort, coujuring up to him fairy visions of home which calm his troubled spirits, and assure him rat Dot is still true and faithful. ion has passed away, and Taekleton an d .oeleas 4 eurs to.,comple're th.' work of des o la. ;`sun witch h ha.!' I,egha, but ith that. strong fai:h in thogo and beamitul and ale pure and the true—fur all that is k tioA and beaus Sul and pure is true— which eimstitutes the..same time the strength of a () triwing heart and its reward, resists the machinations the tempter. " I sat moon .that heart ,- ," he says, night, all night. I e lied up her .whole life day by day ; I had her desr sell in its even . ' passage, in review before • me; a d upon my s-ul is' innneeni, it there is one, to j Age' the ienoc , 'nt.rnd Slid does Taekle.. ton, who has come tii hid John'to his wed-iter, pour the lepr'us diStilment" into his ear; and John . at length, unahieku dew: the ruth (0 - tlf , oevular demons , ration !hilt 1 ..„ 3 had had itf his al f : ' s f a i s ahookdeter•rnines to send her hack to her . I:aro - its. but at her cnticitati m dt.f-rs the I periotief her departurg for a •sh,rt time. "/ he period of -1 lier departure approaches , Dot Imam anxious—the blind girl hears the 'sound of wheels, and May Field ing enters, tho..hride, , tot of eV Tackh-ton, t)ut.• ~f waro, her old lover, the sea of Caleb "'wenn= r, who. having heard of May's infidelity, had come disguised as the stranger, to satisfy himself of the truth of the reports he had heard, had confided his secret to Dot, who had assisted generously, s 1 , tl - ..se truth fulness, faithfulness, and love, 01. s now more thoroughly convinced than ever. Bertha is ' unde ceived by Caleb as to the true character of Taekleton, and '1 acklet(ti himself, infected as it were by the atmos phere of happiness by which he is surrounded, becomes forgiving and human, and gives to the newly married couple the wedding-cake widen he had bad prepared for himself, and all ends merrily with a dance, as a Christ mas piece should do. MiEs Mary Keeley, the debutante, is a young lady apparently not more than seventeen years of age. Her figuie is finely proportioned, her eye dark and intelligent, her features most expressive, and her voice delightfully clear and finely modulated. In fact, she is exactly like what her mother was as Miss Goward. She has evidently been well taught, and has profited by her teaching ; and, more over, she is possessed of that without which the best teaching is of no avail—genius. We anticipsee a very brilliant career for this young lady. Mrs. Keeley , was fitted exactly i n th e c h a racter of Dot, and Emery s carrier was one of the most artistical things he has yet done—full of pathos, intensity, and power, without the slightest approach to rant. Keeley was excellent as Caleb; and Meadows, as Tackleton, Ras an embodied sneer. Taken as a whole, however, perhaps the most perfect thing in the piece was the Tilly Slowboy of Miss Turner. She threw her self. completely into the part, and gave the gauche ries of the emancipated charity-girl with the greatest gusto imaginable, frequently convulsing the audience with laughter. The principal performers were called for at the fall of the curtain, and the fair debutante was saluted with a plentiful , shower of- bouquets. Then there was a call 'for Mr. Albert Smith, who bowed his acknowledgments from one of the proscenium boxes; and then a call for Mr. Dickens, who did not, however, make his appear ance. The piece is admirably got up, and will prove one of the most successful that has been produced even at the Lyceum. The approaches to the theatre were thronged even before the doors were opened, and lorg before the curtain drew up the house was crowded in every parts . BURFORD'S PANORAMA OF ROUEN. We were yesterday gratified with a private view of Mr. Burford's new Panorama of Rouen, which is about to be opened for public exhibition in Leicester-square. The drawings for this panorama were taken by Mr. Burford, during the course of the last autumn ; and, therefore, the panorama represents Rouen exactly as it is at the present moment. Th.. view is taken from the stone bridge which leads to the terminus of the Paris Railroad, and the terminus itself, and the statue of Cor neille are very conspicuous objects in the panorama : the ip-xt object which attracts the attention of the visitor is the beautiful suspension-bridge across the Seine, which has been substituted for the old bridge of boats—of the bridge of boats which all who visited Rouen in " the olden time," must remember well there remain only two small portiont , , now used as mooring-places. The river in this part is represented as crowded with shipping, and the effect '4)f the light and shade upon the water is exceed ingly ,beautiful. The full extent of Rouen towards the river now opens upon . the spectator—not the Rouen of some thirty years ego, idle, dirty, miserable, and ruinous—but the new Roueu of the present day, with its magnificent quays, its splendid river-terrace of houses, rivalling in extent and in architectural decorations the palaces of the merchant-princes of , Italy in her Balmiest days. Towering above this terrace, in the distance, we see the spires of the old cathedial,. and of the churches of St. Ouen and Maclou, and the far famed tower of the Grosse Borloge. -We now arrive at the north side of the stone bridge leading to the Place de Paris. The scene here is most animated— throngs of carts and carriages, and groups of peasantry, in the quaint but picturesque costume of Normandy, are seen passing over the bridge to and from the city. There is one figure in this part of the picture which struck us as peculiarly characteristic. It is that of aTrench postilion mounted ona cheval de posk, and urging the animal into a gallop ; there is an absolutely national character about both man and horse. If they had been introduced into a panorama of Madrid or Constantinople, the spec tator would have at once exclaimed they are both French. It would be 'impossible to mistake them for the denizens of any other nation. And now we come to the most beautiful bit in the picture, the hill of St. Ca therine, with the beautiful Seine, dotted with islands, meandering at its base, and the beautiful village of Bonsecouis, enveloped in trees on the right. The autumn tints of the foliage are exceedingly rich. The effect of the heat, rather than of the light of the sun upon the air and upon the water, are exquisitely delineated. Warm, rich, and true to nature, this is one of the most beautiful landscapes we have seen for. many a long day. It is to be hoped that some means may be taken for preserving this delicious bit. It is quite a gallery picture. The whole panorama, as a work of art, is of a very high order, and taken as a IN hole, is perhaps the most artistical that Mr. Burford has yet produced. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Due. 2a—Wind this day at noon South, and tine, but cloudy at times. - , _ _ OFF DOVER, DEC. 18.—Neriad, C a p e of Good Hope. TORBAT.—Sd. Royal, Jerquim, Hobart Town ; Sylph, Treadwell, Barbadees r Cachburn, Briar, Demarara ; Cairo, Hogg, Jamaica. BEAUMARIS. DEC. 18.—.Acrd. Paragon, M'Gower, Cartier von River; Highland Mary, Cristv, Montreal. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 19.—Arrd. Antilla, Barrett, Calcutta; Helena, Black, Calcutta; Hereford, Radium, Honduras; Albetross, Simpson, New Orleans; Sarah, Barclay, Montreal; Souter Johnny, Little, Quebec. Of port, Eliza Jake, Cal cutta; Shepherdess, Pos4t ssion Island. AiLm.—The Hope, Royal Bride, Golden Eagle, Salem, and Columbia did not sail yesterday as reported. Ad. Sa ra h Mill ege, Q ue b ec . rr DUBLIN, DEC. 17.—Arrd. Cingal ize , H u t c hi nson , D emerara . YOUGHAL, DEC. 16.—Arrd. To t t en h am, E vans, Q ue b ec . ‘N E E t Hope, Sheridan, Po r t W a llace. L GA'i r s i li , ° D irl : D c.. —ECl 7 A. . 1 — r7d. Sld. Pink, Campbell, Savannah. Hum.— -Sid. William Gibson, Alexander, Calcutta. YARMOUTH.—Arrd. George Ramsay, Davis, Miramichi. OFF bIAucsATE, DEC. 19 .—Margaret, Paynter, Singapore. DEAL, DEC. 19.—Arrd. Psych e , Irving, Hobart Town ; Emanuel Bautche, Thompson, Bahia; Claret, . Quebec ; Charlotte, Pollock, Quebt Arrtl. from the River and sailed, Bolivar, 011er, St. Vincent; William and Alfred, Antigua. SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 20 .—Arrd. Forth (et.), West Indies. SWANSEA, DEC. 16.—S1d. Countess of Bective, Cuba. WHITEHAVEN.—SId. Paragon, Jantherd, Jamaica. CLYDE.—Arrd. Arrun, Robertson, New Orleans; Eagle, Pictou ; Choice, Robertson, Quebec. Sld. 16, Earl of Dal housie, Primrose, Monte Video and Jamaica ; Agamemnon, M`Kandy, Mobile ; John Ke rr , T a it, Savannah ; M'Millan, Savannah; Ada m C arr , M'Ewer, New York; James \S'bite, Rennie, St. J o h n ' s, N ew Brunswick. Put back IS, Sesostris, M'Kenzie, for Savannah, having been in contact.. — RAMSGATE, DEC. I9.—The Titus, from Riga to Algiers, which put in here 15th instant, has commenced discharging her cargo. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 19.—The Flat Chester from Chester to Carnarvon, foundered off the Orm'e Head; crew saved. 'The cargo and materials of the Frankland, wrecked on the coast of Algiers, are drifting on shore in Camaes Bay. The Howard, still at anchor off Hilke Island, received the damages re ported yesterday by collision with a vessel off Tuskar. A heavy gale was experienced on 7th and Bth October, which did much damage to the shipping, and retarded the vessels loading. ATR, DEC. 17.—Th e vesse l re ported yesterday on shore about 16 miles to th e sout h war d of this place, appears to be the Charlie ; car go di sc h arg i ng , and the greater part of it expected to be saved in good condition; vessel much, injured, but expected to be got off if the weather keeps moderate. WEXFORD, DEC. 17.—The Eclipse steamer, from Water ford to this port, got on shore upon the south bank of the bar at high water, in a dangerous place. WATERFORD, DEC. 16.—'f be Albion, from Quebec, which grounded off Bally hack, as reported yesterday morning, has come off without any apparent damage. PORT TALBOT, DEC. 18... The Pilot, Beynon, from Neath, which got on shore yesterday,. came off and into harbour last niVwithout damage. ORDEN, DEC. 14. An English brig, supposed to be the Bellona, of Jersey, was stranded on the Island of Nordeney, OR the night Of the 11th instant; has gone to pieces, no part of the crew or cargo saved. A few casks of pumice stone have washed on shore, and an anchor and the other is part of the bottom of the vessel h ave been sav ed , some pa pers have come on shore, among st them two b ills of ex change, drawn in Palermo, on t he 4th of October, 1845, by i t B h 4 e s, Bellona ; dra,y nb 3. Hopkins, Dickenson, on Lewis, Reis, Po wer, and Co., Lon don , value r d e a c t e e i d v et , oe Messina s C i n a l : t a 2 i I n s t E . 0f Varden,oetob October, 1845, Sons, and Co., on Lewis, Reis, Power, and Co., London, value received of Captain E. Varden, of the Bellona; the first is for 75/. 2s. 8d„ and the other for 301. MEM.—The Bellona, Varden, from Licata to Hamburgh, was at Guernsey on the 6th instant. ELSENTORE, DEC. 10.--Tho Astrea, Webster, from Riga to Sheerness. which was on shore near Carlscrona, 26th ult., has been got afloat, and brought in to a place of safety, with her bottom out, and part of cargo out. FREDERICKSH AL L, DEC. 2.—A Prus sian ship, with coals, is reported from Stromstad, to have sunk on the Schereenoff flasko, and that only the tops of her masts are visible. 4. A Russian brig, or galeasse, laden with coals, is reported to have been lost three miles south of Stromstad. A large vesse l, laden with timber, is wrecked near the Torbfeon Scherzo, end has drifred, bottom upwards, towards Egeroe, near Frederickstad Fire GOTHENBURG, DEC. 10.—The &We, Sarsen, from Newcastle to Copenhagen, was stranded near Danholm. 30th ult., and is not expected off; crew and running rigging saved. • DRURY-LANE T E N/aim—The beautiful perform adce of lidlie. Flora Fabbri, in The Devil to Pay, is drawing to a cl se, to-oiglit and to-morrow being announced as her last evenings, and -be only opportunities which can be afforded of teeing Afaritana and this new ballet together, as the Christmas p a ntomime comes out on Friday next. The houses ! have been cra mmed, notwithsta nding the bad weather, every night, and ce rtainl y a o ore delightful. and . aa popular p er former has never app eared i n this country. R 'r our palier .of. Saturday,. the shares to be called in and can celled in, can ', celled and France ought to have been numb ere d ci L ve lVrtistoniil(!norf SPAIN RAILWA Y COM PA i lr : — . In the this Company -whi c h a p peared in from. I 8,831 . t 0,55,000, and not as stated in error. Los,! - or THE BARQITR ' LRE.--A 'dispatch, re. ceived at Lloyd'S from the Foreign-offiee, reports the strand • iug of the British barque Lee, of Liverpool, off Cape St. 111 k-y, I,kbon. Part of her cargo has been landed in a da- Mina gate, _.._. . • • mARYLtBoNE VESTRY. On S iturday a mostlinportant meeting of the Mary lebone Vestry took place at the Court House, Mr. George Daniell, churchwarden; in the chair. The, meeting was very fully attended, and besides the borough Members, Sir B. Hall and Sir Charles Napier, there were present Mr. Williams, M.P., Sir John M'Taggart, M.P., Lord Montfort, Sir James Hamilton, Bart., Martin Thacke ray, Esq., &c., &c. Mr. HooD, the vestry - clerk, brought up a communi cvtion from the B , ard of Management of the North Western Metropolitan District Asylum, demand,ing the sum of 173/. 7s. 11 d.,•: as the contribution of the parish of St. Marylebone towards the expenses already incurred with respect to such proposed asylum. Mr. - Hood also laid a communication before the vestry from the parish of St. James, Westminster, to the guardians of which parish a similar demand was made, and refused on the ground that it was illegal. Mr. Joux WILLIAMS said he would move, in reference to the application i n ques ti on ; ‘` That, in the opinion of the vestry, the constitution of the Board of Management of the North Western Metropolitan District Asylum is illegal, and that their demand should be resisted." The motion having been seconded, Mr. FLOOD announced that he had just received a communication from the Home-office, addressed to Mr. Hume, M.P., and, as it was probably upon the subject then under diseussion, perhaps it would be better that it should be at once opened and read. Mr. Flood then proceeded to read the • following communication from Sir James Graham:— " Whitehall. Dec. 18, 1845. "Sir,—Although my position at the present moment in this office is peculiar, yet I am unwilling to leave your letter without an answer, especially as you and the vestry of St. Marylebone express a wish to be informed of the result of my communication with the. Poor-law Commissioners before I resign the seals of this department. "By the 7th and Bth of Victoria. c. 101, s. 41-45, the Poor-law Commissioners' were empowered to form districts co parishes in the metropolis, for the purpose of providing and maintaining asylums for the temporary relief in destitute house less poor. The provisicns of the Act were fully debated in Parliament, and the power of forming the districts was given to the Poor-law Commi• sioners without hesitation or appeal: "The Commissioners, after a careful deliberation, adopted a plan for the division of the entire metropolis and its suburbs into six districts,. each consisting of several unions and parishes, represented by a single Biiard of Management. The orders forming these districts, and prescribing the mode of election, and the duties of the Board of Management, and of their officers, have been issued by the Commissioners in the course of the present year. " All the parishes comprised in these orders have acquiesced in the arrangement, and have elected managers, except Mary lebone, St. Luke, Chelsea v and Camberwell. "The Secretary of Stko. has ,no official power of interfe rence with the arrangenieut adopted by the commissioners; nor is he rendered by tHe Act of Parliament responsible for their decision with reference to this subject., " The responsibilityretti with the Poor-law Commissioners alone. They have acted deliberately, and on a general view of the arrangement best Suited to the entire metropolis. " If the parish of Marylebons have any objecti.,ns of detail which they wish further to urge against particular provisions of either of the orders.a...the Commissioners,. I ha.'e ascer tained that the Commissioners are ready to receive them, and to bestow on them the most attentive consideration. "jf :the objection be to the entire arrangement, as well in principle as in detail, the whole subject might be referred to the investigation of a Parliamentary Committee at the com mencement of the session:hand the Commissioners inform me that they are prepared justify their plan. The case of Marylebone must be taken in conjunction with the general rcheme, and cannot, in justice, be cousidered separately. "I have gone thus at length into the matter, which does not fall immediately within the control of the Secretary of State, even in present circumstances, because I was unwill ing to appear wanting in, the reepect due to the Marylebone vestry, or negligent in my endeavour to remove a misunder standing which I regret.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your faithful servant, (Signed) " Joseph Hume, Esq., 151,P." This letter was ordered to be entered on the minutes, and to he considered on Saturday . next. Mr. WILLIAMS, M.P.; rose to give his cordial support to the, resolution of resistance which had been proposed. The reason he advised this course was that the Poor-law Commissioners were dOing everything they could to bring Marylebone and . other independent parishes throughout the country . under their fangs. The reason the Poor-law Commissioners were so desirous to get independent parishes under their control was, that there should not be a comparison between the diet given to the poor of those parishes and poor-law unions. —(Hear.) Mr. H. C. WILSON cordially concurred in all that had fallen • from the Hon. Member for Coventry ; but in con nexion with this subject he wished to say a few words on the conduct of the Ron. Members for the borough of Marylebone, who, for the first time for many months past, he now saw present.—(Hear, hear.) Yle (Mr. Wilson) was one of those who would not say that be hind the back of the Hon. Members that he was not prepared to say to their faces.—(Hear, hear.) He would say, then, that he believed, if the Members for the borough had done their duty to their constituents, the pariah of St. Marylebone would not have been placed in its present . position with the Pcor-law Commissioners. —(Loud cries of" Hear.") He (Mr. Wilson) spoke more particularly with respect to the Hon. Baronet behind him (Sir B. Hall).—(Hear.) He was free to admit that they had no right to expect so much from the Hon. and Gallant Commodore,•. Sir C. Napier, when they con sidered his general habits, and his imperfect knowledge of all their local affairs, and therefore to some extent the Hon. and Gallant Commodore was exonerated. There was a probability, from, the present state of political affairs, of a great change, and he (Mr. Wilson) thought that those gentlemen who aspire 4 to be the representa tives of the largest and most influential borough in the kingdom ought to devote a greater degree of attention than had been devoted by its representatives recently.— (Loud cries of " Hear,- hear ") He again repeated it, and he felt that he had the general support of his brother electors in making the assertion, that on whom soever the representation of Marylehone in future de volved, there was a greater degree of attention to Parlia nentary duties neeessary.—(Hear, hear.) Sir B. HALL rose, amidst some slight confusion, to address the vestry. .The Honourable Baronet said, after the remarks which had fallen from Mr. Wil son, he hoped he might be permitted to say a few words in self-defence:—(Hear, hear.) It was at all times painful to advert to a serious personal and domes tic calamity, hut, in doing so, he begged to say that •he did not wish to conceal from him-elf the fact, that- his recent inattention to Parliamentary duties had been most unsatisfactory, and he begged to assure them that aJ. G. GRAHAM. it hod been equa . lly unsatisfakOry to himself as to his constituents.— (Hear. hear.) He begged to state, how ever, that his apparent inattention did not result from his own neglect. but from calamities over which he had no control, and which' human foresight could not have prevented. Gentlemen were aware of the course he (Sir Benjamin Hall) had pursued when he first beceme elected for that borougli',,and after his second election also, and be thought it must;be palpable to them, when they viewed his previous coin - duct, that he had not willingly and wilfully neglected their interests. He begged to remind them that there were times and circumstances which would prevent my man from Frformi g great public duties.—(Hear.) Last year a domestic affliction. god at the commencement of the last session a serious personal accident. caused him (the Hon. Baronet) to be placed in that unfortunate position.—(Hear.) With reference to the probable political change which had been alluded to by Mr. Wilson, he (Sir Benjamin flail) begged to say, be that change whatever it might, he should not deviate from the straight forward course he felt, he had hitherto pursued. With respect to a political change, he (Sir B. Hall) was of ()pi nion that no material change would take place ' and that it would be left for :Vise who had produced the present ..risis in the affairs of this country to quench the fire which their own bad conduct had created.—(Hear, hear.) Tfe believed that Lord John Russell would not take office with the inevitable prospect of being turned nut immediately, but that. he would leave it'to those who had created the evil. • .With. reference to the question before them, he cordially agreed with the Hon. Member for Coventry that they should offer a most determined 1 resistance, and as soon as the next session of Parliament opened, he would not fill to use his best endeavours to qupport their local Acta and privileges unimpaired. Sir CHARLES NAPi.ER next rose. He did not think that he was deserving, of the censure which had been thrown upon him by tilt vestry. He would venture to ' used that no Member of the House of Commons had been more attentive to,his Parliamentary duties than he had been since he had ,represented Marylebone.—(Hear, hear.) If the gentleman who had addressed them and called him negligent meant that he was so because he had not come 400 miles•to attend a vestry meeting on the corn-laws, then he pleaded guilty, for he had previously promised to attend a great meeting held on that very day at Edinburgh on the same subject.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Wilson had said, if the Members for the borough had done their duty, this amended Poor-law Bill would not have passed. Now he (Sir C. Napier) begged to say that he did atteed.to his duty, and opposed that Bill throughout. He also did so with respect to the Lunacy Bill, and when he divided the House upon that measure he did not even get a seconder.—(Hear, hear.) It was true he was not so well acquainted with their local matters as his Hon. Colleague, Sir B. Hall, but he begged to ay that he had a head, and he never objected to their beating their local knowledge into it.—(Laughter.) He was always ready to receive a deputation of his conati:utents, but if they meant that to do his duty, after working hard for five days and nights every week in the session, it was iipcessary for him to attend there every Saturday, and also sacrifice his Sunday, be begged to say that he was ready to resign their representation altogether. With respect to the question of the corn laws his opinions were known, and he thought no time ought to be lost in *ling a meeting of that borough, containing as it did ir. population of 300,000 and up wards. Ho would say further, he thought all the metro politan boroughs should have a meeting, and, in order to make the cl,monstration more complete, that they shiadd meet in one day:—(Hear. hear.) Messrs. Joseph Gomm, Kirby, Michie,' and other zentlemen having spoken to the resolution, determining to resist the demand for supporting the District Poor law Asylum, it was carried unanimously. The meeting then separated. THE FARMERS AND' THE REPEAL OT THE CORN LAWS.—We have heard from several quarters where informa tion of the kind was most attainable, that the farmers who usually visit Canterbury market did not on Saturday last express any other feeling on the Ministerial changes in progress than a ‘ , l , .ish that some permanent deci sion should be immediately arrrived at, and seeing that repeal of the corn-laws ninitt sooner or later take place, they would prefer the accomplishment of such a measure at once to a state of ontirtual uncertainty and alarm. The farmer is wise in this—.-there can "be no ease or security or indepen dence for him until this takes place. The sooner that total repeal of thig landlord's rim occurs, the better unquestion blv for every cultivator of the soil.—Kent Herald. BRISTOL' SUGAR-MARKET, VEC. 19.—There is .carelv any business do:fig in our raw . sugar-market, and, indLel, produce of el descriptions are difficult of sale, with a dermrard tendency in ptices.—diristyl gercunt, ~ .-r OPENING OF THE PORTS. - ST. CLEMENT'S DANES. Fridec evezfng a public meeting, called pursuant to a nu merousry-signed requisition of the inhabitants of the parish of St. Clement's Danes, was held in the vestry-room for the purpose of memorializing " her Majesty to direct the imme diate opening of the ports for the free admission of foreign grain, or to adopt any other measures that might be consi dered necessary relative to the apprehended scarcity." Mr. W. Wilkinson, the senior churchwarden, in the chair. Mr. Paour moved the first resolution, and stated that his opinion with respect to the iniquitous and pernicious corn law was well known ; it was a law for the advantage of a few to the injury of the many. He '(Mr. Prout). need not state how necessary•it was•at the present-time for all parties to unite in the extinction of those laws, when, by their opera tion, millions were likely to be deprived of that support which was necessary to their existence.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Profit concluded by moving the first resolution : " That this vestry is seriously alarmed by the failure of the late crop of potatoes, and the defective yield in wheat corn, thereby apprehending before the next harvest the united affliction of famine and pestilence, and that the fear of these csbanities is greatly increased by her Majesty's Ministers having omitted to exercise their authority to open the ports of the United Kingdom for the free admission of foreign grain." Mr. JACQUET seconded the resolution in a brief speech, which was carried unanimously. Mr. CanoGait moved the second resolution— _ " That to the calamities occasioned by natare's laws we submit without murmuring; but against the continuance of legislative enactments, which tax and impede the supply of food, we most . solemnly protest; and as the corn-laws still remain in force, blighting the national prosperity, this vestry deems it requisite that a memorial should be sent to her Majesty, to consider the necessity of immediately opening the ports of the United Kingdom for the admission of foreign corn, free of duty." Mr. PARKER seconded the resolution, which was also car ried unanimously. _ _ _ Mr. BERGER moved an appropriate memorial to the Queen, and it having been adopted, the meeting separated. ALNWICK. A memorial has been addressed.* ber Majesty by a nu merous body of the inhabitants of Alnwick, Northumberland, praying for the opening of the ports for the free admission of foreign grain and other provisions. The circumstance strik ingly shows the univer,ality of the feeling against the corn law, as Alnwick is a small market-town, entirely dependent for its prosperity upon the agriculture of the district, and under the immediate influence of the Duke of Northum berland. • - MAIDSTONE. On Thursday evening a numerously attended meeting of inhabitants of the town, and farmers of the neighbourhood of Maidstone,'was held 'in the Assembly-room, the Rev. Mr. Dobney in 'the chair. The Rev. GENTLEMAN observed, that be considered the question before them to be of deep and momentous import ance. It was desirable that a decided blow sh• mid be giver to monopoly in human food—a monopoly which was produc tive of many and great evils, while it was based upon princi ples which could not be supported by the laws of nature or the doctrines of revealed truth. Mr. R. R. R. NIOORE then spoke upon the question up wards of two hours and 'a half, during which protracted period the utmost silence and deepest attention pervaded the meeting. At the conclusion of his speech the following resolu tion was proposed by Mr. NELMES, and seconded by Mr SHIMMY That this meeting views with deep apprehen•. sion the fearful consequences that appear inevitable from the acknowledged deficiency in the present supplies of food, and that in the opinion of the meeting these consequences can only he averted by immediately opening the ports for the free admission of foreign grain and provisions, and an early summoning of Parliament to consider the urgent necessity of at once and for ever abolishing all laws which restrict the supply of the people's food ; that such laws arbitrarily in terfere with the rights of industry, and are as inimical to the beet interests of agriculture as they are injurious to every other interest in the country." This, upon being put, was carried with acclamation. It was then moved by Mr. CLAYTON, and seconded by Mr. STIEVENB :-" That this meeting respectfully, but most ear nestly, calls upon the electors of this borough of Maidstone, as well as upon those of the western division of the county of Kent, in the event of a general election, to record their votes for no candidate who will not advocate the total re peal of the corn and provision him; and most particularly recommends all , those who are not on the registry for the county, and who are able to purchase a county qualification, immediately to do so." Carried nem. con. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the numerous assembly separated. GREENWICH. On Friday evening, at seven, a - meeting of the members of the League, and a large assemblage of the inhabitants - of Greenwich and vicinity, friendly to the total repeal of the corrt•laws, were convened in the Literary Institution, Royal hill. Mr. John Wade, of Deptford, in the chair. Mr. R. R. R. Moomt addressed the audience at consider able length, and concluded by saying, he hoped they were in perfect readiness for the coming election, and that they would take care to return two free-traders for that important borough (Greenwich.)—(Cries of " We are all prepared—our canvassing books are•all ready—we will give you two free traders.") The Hon. Gentleman retired amidst repeated and tremendous applause. The Lecture-hall was literally crammed : there were 1,600 to 2,000 persons present, and numbers without who could not get within the building; torch a meeting has not been witnessed, since the hall has been erected, in the town of Greenwich. STEAM-BOAT COLLISION. At the Greenwich Police-court, on Friday, William Phil lips,• captain of Waterman 12, appeared to a summons at the instance of the Old Woolwich Steam-packet Company, for alleged wilful damage to the Ariel steam-packet, under the following circumstances : • Mf:Lewis, of Hatton-garden, attended for the complain ant, and Mr. Pelham for the defendant. The case had been adjourned from Friday week, in conse quence of the great length of evidence to be adduced, viz., four witnesses only out of seventeen having been examined. The evidf nce, is in all such matters, is of the most con tradictory character. For the plaintiff, it was deposed, that on the 24th of November last, at two o'clock in the after noon, both boats started from Woolwich for London, the Waterman taking the lead, and arriving at Charlton Pier a few minutes before the Ariel, and was taking in her pas sengers, moored head and stern, and occupied the whole length of both piers, which are separated by about six feet, the entire length being about one hundred. While so lying, the Ariel came up; finding her place occupied by No. 12, a rope was cast over from herquarter abaft thebits, andsecured to the pier for the purpose of landing and taking in her pas sengers. Immediately afterwards the defendant used some foal lan guage, and called to a boy for a hatchet, which having been procured, he chopped at the rope three or four times, ar d succeeded in cutting through three strands of it, when the man on board the Ariel let go. John Ryan, captain of the Ariel, then desired the defendant to go astern, that he might get his vessel properly alongside his own pier. This the defendant did not do, but went forward, whereby two stancheons and a rail were destroyed. The Ariel then moved astern, as did Waterman 12, when the latter turned over towards the north shore. The Ariel to avoid contact with the stern of a schooner, was compelled to keep her stern-way, when the Waterman 12, ran her how into her stern and did considerable damage to the Ariel, and caused very considerable alarm to the passengers in both vessels. The damage amounted—for cutting the rope, 6s. ; the first collision, 18s.; and the second one, 3/.145. 6d. The witnesses were severally cross-examined by Mr. Pel ham, and their evidence much shaken, Mr. Pelham contend ing, however, principally in that matter, that the piers were illegal, and that he should certainly appeal against any con viction. For the defence it was urged that No. 12 Waterman, being 120 feet long, and the piers only 100 feet in length, she had no alternative hut so to place herself. That the piers were not separated as so alleged by the plaintiff, and that the fol lowing is the true version of the athir, namely . :—That whilst so lying the Ariel crossed her bow and came in violent con tact, by which the first alleged damage was caused. That the rope or string was cut not until after the captain of the Arid had been several times warned to remove it; and that by its being placed abaft the bits No. 12 had no power to go astern. That the pier belonging to the Woolwich Company hue been removed from its usual and proper position, and that when the Waterman 12 did go astern and placed herself towards the north in order to proceed on her passage, the Ariel also backed astern, and continued so to do until her stern came in contact with the bow, of the Waterman, and which occasioned the second collision, and consequent damage. The witnesses for the defence were sharply cross-examined by Mr. Lewis, but in all the main points their evidence agreed. The utmost pains were taken to place the dispute in a cor rect light by neat models of the respective boats, as well as plans of th.. locality. After much recrimination between the laws on both sides. Mr. GROVE decided, that with regard to cutting the rope it was an unjustifiabie act, and therefore fined the defendant 65., being the amount of damage sustained. With regard to the first collision, he thought the Ariel was to blame; and as to the second, he adjudged the defendant to pay the da mage, amounting to Si. 14s. 6d., and 17s. 6d. costs of wit nesses.and 2s. the summons. _ Mr. Pelham then gave notice of appeal, the defendant being nominally sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment in default of payment. THE RECENT STEAM-BOAT COLLISION.—In the fearful collision between the Emerald steam-boat, belonging to the Diamond Company, and the John Bull, Hamburgh packet, on Saturday last, off Gravesend, two gentlemen met with serious accidents—one of whom, we have since learnt, is Lieutenant Crofton, of the East India Company's Engi neers, stationed at Brompton Barracks, Chatham who sus tained very serious injuries. On his arrival at his quarters the same evening, Dr. Stewart Chisholm, of the Royal Artil lery, w3ls sent for, and on examination he found that the gentleni..i's right arm and collar-bone were both fractured, evidently done by a severe crush, and that his head and face were much bruised and severely injured. It is considered a miracle that he escaped with his life. Dr. Chisholm lost no time in setting the bones, and we are happy to say that, under his skilful management, his patient has not bad the slightest symptom of fever, and is doing as well as can be expected. The officer, it appears, was standing near the paddle-box, on the larboard aide of the Emerald, when she was struck by the John Bull, the bows of which latter vessel crushed him. ROAST' G A BOY Arava.—On Wednesday, the 10th inst., one of the most barbarous acts ever known to hare been committed took place at Silkstone, near Barnsley, 1)9 - which a youngboy, named Charles Chappel, had a narrow escape frotn death, even if he vet recovers. The case is re ported to be as .611 lows :—On the men giving over working at Mrs. Clarldsicolliery, several young men began with their foolish work of jeating and skylarking in the cabin, in which was, as usual, a large fire, wliich _ultimately ended in two cf them taking and fastening a 'Chain roundtbe waist .of Charles Chappel, by which they hung him to an iron bar which crosses the roof a short distance from the fire, and before leaving him threw A large shovel of fire upon him, some of which fell into one of the poor fellow's clogs, which burnt him dreadfully (his ey e and different parts of his person being much burnt), so much so that the cries of the poor boy caused some persons to go to his assistance, who extricated him from his perilous situation. On Wednesday last a young man was remanded by John Thorneley, Esq., at Barns- . ley, for examination, until Friday, charged with the above offence. The others are not apprehended.—Doncaster Go zette. YACHT CLUBS —Application havi ng b een made to the Lords of the Treasury by the Royal Harwich Yacht Club, requesting for the members of that Club the same privileges as the Royal Yacht Club and'the Royal Irish Yacht Club of Dublin, their Lordships have, through Mr. Cardwell, one of their secretaries, signified that they have been pleased to comply with the request. The particular privileges requested refer to the tight of being exempt from certain harbour, or other dues, the disposal of store, .and other mstkv s aan bawd and private nature. LORD MORPETH for YORKSHIRE. At a juncture like the present, a Parliamentary election is regarded with more than ordinary interest, as affording art opportunity to the expression of popular sentiments, and the manifestation of the popular will on a subject which has de stoyed one Cabinet, and may be doomed to destroy another. We do not speak of elections which are decided by the fiat of an individual—where venal or vassal constituents are transferred from one political cipher to another by the com mand of a petty autocrat, or at the bidding of a wealthy.par venu—but where men intelligent enough to think, and inde pendent enough to act, for themselves, are called upon to ex ercise the constitutional right of sending a representative of . their opinions and interests into Parliament. An opportu nity of this kind has just occurred. The death of Lord Wharncliffe makes the representation of the Westßiding va cant by the succession of his son to the peerage. To no constituency could an appeal be made which would provoke se •important or so decisive an adjudi cation. Superior in superficial extent to many counties, the West Riding of Yorkshire exceeds every county but one in the wealth of its inhabitants, and the numerous sources of that wealth. Combining :in its population the representa tives of the oldest families among the landed aristocracy, as `sell as the most opulent of the manufacturing classes, it sends to the hustings the interpreters of every opinion and the adherents of every party. On one side may be seen ranged the champions of the Dukery and that older nobilty which dates its title to hereditary distrnction from an epoch long antecedent to the English peerage ; on the other the deni zens of Leeds, Barnsley, and Sheffield—men wbo have grown rich in the routine of mechanic toil, and the acquisi tion of industrial wealth. On no hustings, perhaps, in all England can ideas so opposite, habits so diverse, and opinions so conflicting, be pitted against one another as on those of Wakefield. The creed of an old school, the theories of a new—the sober dogmatism of hereditary rank, the adventurous speculation of a new-born fortune—the prejudices of the peerage, the longings of the people — all here meet with a numerical and dynamical force that no other polling- place in England can parallel. It must indeed bea season of profound tranquillity and of political apathy, in which the candidate of any side can centre in himself the suffrages of a constituency so heterogeneous and divided. And it must at all times be a subject of proud reflection to the man who has won the prize of its representation. For whether it be the genius of a Conservative or the spirit of a Liberal policy which triumphs on these hustings, one thing is tolerably certain—that no ignoble drudge of a party, no insignificant or unintelligent herald, will now be sent to Par liament to interpret the wishes or protect the interests of the West Riding. It was no vain or commonplace compliment which Lord Morpeth uttered in his farewell address at Wake field in 1841, when he expressed his determination to seek or accept the suffrages of no other constituency than that which had formerly elected -him its Member, and had only then deprived him of its confidence. He appreciated the honour of his former psition ten highly not to feel its loss acutely; be va l ue d it o too dearly not to hope for its restitution. That time has now come. The representation of the West Riding is again vacant. He has another oppor tunity of soliciting the support of those whose favour he values, and of testing their devotion to principles which he has consistently advocated. He carries with him the recom mendations of private character alid public distinction. He adds to these the influence of high birth and ancestral con 'nexiOn. His qualifications are such as would earn, for him the unanimous approval of men who were influenced by per ' sonal either than party views; they would guarantee to him the enthusiastic assistance of any party with which he might profess to act. The Liberals would support a man whose rank and intelligence reflected honour on their side ; the strongest Tory would reluctantly oppose one who, though brought into daily and official contact with the pitch of Whig jobbery and Irish debasement, came out with his word un doubted and his purity unsullied. But it will not be on per sonal grounds that, Lord Morpeth will stand for. the West Riding, nor on these grounds that he can hope to succeed. A great principle is at stake—a principle to which the electors of the West Riding are not indifferent. Lord Morpeth will appear before them as the champion of free trade. In this character he will be supported; in this cha racter he will be assailed. Viewed in this light, the election fcr the West Riding becomes a matter of grave import and anxious consideration. The hustings at Wakefield are the first great battle-field, whereon the contest between free trade and its antagonist is to be fairly waged. It is of no slight import. which side secures the superiority in the first engagement ; for the first fair omen of a contest is half the victory. It is againsteo trivial or contemptible foe that he may have' to contend. His _ adversaries can send into the field wealth, numbers, intelligence, and that stubborn energy which often insures success when every other qualification fails. That they will forbear-such. a contest, and that they will forbear to set the manufacturers of Yorkshire in array against its landowners, is a thing much to be hoped, but hardly to be expected. Party feeling is too strong, the ex citement of the two opposing classes is too vehement, to ad mit of the supposition that the representation of the West Riding can be won without a fight. We hope, therefore, that the men of Yorkshire will be true to the cause of free trade, and restore Lord Morpeth to the honour which he lost with so much regret and so much grace.—Times. THE MINISTERIAL CRESIS; (From the Times of Saturday.) We yesterday announced that the interregnum had termi nated, and that Lord John Russell had accepted from her Majesty the task of forming an Administration. His Lord ship, as we then explained, entered upon his office with the utmost hesitation, and only assumed the responsibilities of a Minister when he found that Sir R. Peel declined to return to power—at least until his rival had experienced the diffi culties of the crisis and failed in surmounting them. .If we are rightly informed, it is by no means improbablithat Sir R. Peel will have an opportunity of resuming office even upon these terms. Lord John Russell has found the difficul ties of his position greater than, even after a week's consi deration, he had anticipated. At a meeting yesterday, 'at which all the chiefs of his party were present, so much dis union prevailed, and so much doubt as to the ultimate sue ce-s of an Administration which would have at the outset to encounter in the House of Commons an immense adverse majority, with the assistance only of the precarious support which gir R. Peel could afford, that it remains until this morning in doubt whether or not Lord John Russell will, after a more exact calculation of his strength, persevere in the task he has undertaken, or resign the trust once more into the hands of her Majesty. We should do Lord John Russell in justice if we did not except him from those among whom any doubt or hesitation prevails. His Lordship has been anxious to emancipate himself from the prudery of faction, and to construct his Cabinet on the widest possible basis, so that it might be in every respect equal to the emergency, and might possess a large share of the national confidence. Like Sir R. Peel, however, he has had to encounter among his pro posed colleagues every variety of disappointment, from direct opposition to lukewarm support; and, although himself hope ful of success, and willing bo adventure upon his great enter prise, the reluctance of some among his political friends to engage in a struggle from which Sir R. Peel, with his ma jority of 9u in the House of Commons, and his great advan tage in'the Upper House, has been compelled to withdraw, may iniuce him to give way, and to throw upon Sir R. Peel the full responsibility of the crisis he has created. (From the Morning Chronick of Saturday.) From our first announcement of the resignation of Sir R. Peel we have not ceased to impress upon the public how many and bow serious were the obstacles to the formation of a Liberal Government. In the face of them, nothing less than the absolute necessities of the public service could justify Lord John Russell in undertaking the task. Unless he could calculate upon the cordial support of the heads of the late Government, and upon the hearty and generous co operation of the whole of his own party, it was obvious that lie could not so much as entertain the subject of forming an Administration; and even with such support as this, it must still be a matter of grave doubt whether his Lordship had such reasonable prospect of success as could alone warrant him in encountering the difficulties of the present crisis. It is only as the formation of a Cabinet progresses that these difficulties come to be fully developed ; and it is altogether uncertain whether they may nut even yet terminate in Lord John Russell's abandoning the task upon which he had already entered. In a merely party view we confess we should not regret this result. While - the great object upon which the heat of .the people is fixed would perhaps be more surely and more thoroughly accomplished by a little delay and the wreck of another Administration, the position of the Liberal party would be greatly strengthened by throwing back the Government upon those who have fled from its responsibilities. But this this is not a time for the playing of party tricks, or for the stiff assertion of peculiar views. At what time during the last few years have we had more need of the care and watchfulness of a strong Government than at present ? If the country will require to be told why, at such a time, Sir Robert Peel broke up his strung Government, depend upon it, it will also require to be told why Lord John Russell has not been able—if un happily he shall not be able—to form any Government. THE WEATHER AT LIVERPOOL.—The weather still continues boisterous, and our dispatches of yesterday state, that since the memorable storm of January, 1839, the barometer has never fallen ao low. fENGE4NCETLfht; follow ing appears in an Algiers journal of the 2d :—" A Frenchman, named Justine, was living in a small house near the copper mines of Mru zaia, with his family, when on the 19th ult. he was shot by an Arab, the ball entering between the shouldets. On his dropping, a party of the marauners entered the cottage and assailed the three children who were in it, a girl about 15, and two boys, one eight and the other four years old. The girl, though stabbed in N places, had sufficient strength left to escape, and go to Aledeah and give the alarm. The com mandant immediately mounted his horse, and, followed by a picket of men. hastened to the scene of murder. The Arabs were gone. leaving Justine still living, but weltering in his blood, with his feet in a fire, to which he had been dragged by the Arabs, who had laid upon him the bodies of his two younger children. They were immediately carried to the hospital, where the daughter had been already placed, and where she and her younger brother are still living, but the father and the elder boy expired the next day. Madame Justine, the wife and mother of these victims of barbarity, was absent from the scene of blood, having gone to Medeah with a still younger child. During the night of the same day, two men, named Blache and Levy Joseph. belonging to the same copper mines, disappeared. They had gone to the market of Arba Djendel, both armed, Blache taking with him 900 f. in silver. They had two dogs with them, both of which were covered with blood, which circumstance leads to a belief that another murder has been comMitted." DISTRESSING CASH OF ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN ST. JARES'S PARK.—Thursday morning, about ten o'clock, as onenort northern the e bank of h keepers t ofe ornamentalSt.jaines's park e as passing a l ong t h e ;a t ers, he observed a female suddenly plunge in and disappear. lie made an alarm, and two gentlemen came up, when it was resolved, as neither of the persons present could swim, that each individual should grasp the other's hand. and thus proceed into the water, Walker taking the lead, followed by one of the gentlemen, whilst the friend of the latter held firmly by a projection in the bank, for the purpose of endeavouring to rescue the drowning woman, and by these humane 'and intrepid exer tions the keeper succeeded in catching hold of the female by the hand as she was sinking for the third time. Assisted by another park-keeper, named Farrar, Walker hastened with his charge to the Westminster Hospital, where, by. means of hot baths and other remedies, she was in the course of an hour enabled to state that her name was Charlotte Ash, 18 •y ears of age; that she had been a servant, but having for some time past been out of a situation, she had been obliged to part with almost every article of clothing she possessed, and had suffered the greatest privations, fre quently going without food for days together. She bad that morning left her lodgings, at No. 8, Cumberland-place, Marlborough-road, Chelsea, for the purpose of proceeding to her mother, who is also a servant, but, on passing through the Park, she suddenly made up her mind to put an end to her miserable existence. She remains in the hospital in an ex tremely low and weak state. Low TIDF.—On Friday, about . noon, the river between Blackfriars-bridge and Somerset-house presented an .extraordinary appearance, in consequence of the tide, which fell unusually low, causing the greatest inconvenience in the navigation of steam-boats and other craft, especially above bridge, where several were aground for some time. An Envoy Extraordinary, says the ConstiNionna, is expected in Paris from the republic ofillexico, to treat for the establishment of friendly relation. betweeri Franco and Alavrepublic...Galiptosi. .. • . . 7 -• 1r