The Sun. — London, England, 1851-12-01 00:00:00

THE SUN, p us,") ent and ekexh.l ) . i - , • , iimark,,t, Comparison of tha Supplies and Prices of on k n ,, , : t ite, anu sold In ~Init one t • ~ f,.!. 1,1,,0ira!,) Sc. D 2, 1650, and this day, Montly t Li Per BiLs., to sink the offals etr, Dec. 2, 1850. Dec. 1,1851. k on tandinf erin s. d. s. d. a. d. s. 6. I' , 4 ( 1414 4 Beasts es, ... 2 4to 2 6 2 4to 'I. 6 prime i kr ,, , ditto ... ... ... 2 8 210 2 8 210 N rill% See v4en 3 36 3 0 3 6 ts, .., -. ... ... 0 #1 , 4, 4e an d nter; .. ''' " 3 8 3 1 3 8 310 0 Plis i ,, 11:1(1141j3' ditto " She et ) ... • ...210 3 2 2 10 , 3 3 8 414510...0t1i r;„, toars e ,. % ,_,, .! ... ... 3 4 3 6 3 —4..o;niudeidttoditto .. 3 8 3103 10 4 0 ... ..: 4 0 4 2 4 2 4 4 ? L i...coar se 6 1 ... .. .. ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4, 41 ,: b Na1l cit y " . ... . 2 8 3 t, 2 8 3 4 , iticlog s I-- .. ... ... 3 8 310 3 6 3 l's Porker . ; *** • ••• ... 2 8 3 8 2 6 Beasts.. ... ... ... 310 4 2 3 8 4 : ,0 1 06 , B be Q ,, .. ~, ••• .. ... ... 5,058 e alv ±' . nu Lambs .. ... 24,19 a 23,' 30 Jo b , Pi gs " ' .. ... ... ... I'o 191 4 4, b — mts 0 ~," ... • • • .. 4, 0 43' bi kli dl.4 o 4 ''''l l -, D. 3, 1849. Beasts, 4,567; to, - * 4, ,8,,„24.170; Calves I 7 • Pigs, 295 18 100, `,"-'•— Beasts, 4 UP • Calves , and Carobs, ' - lio's, 245. . - . - 1 11 4 1 7 4 , 111. %418 a r litl gi , . .8,00 0 __ l. a LIC.A.DrZELALL. 4, nir t, Nor., , :a c aes of Mrat, chit fly from Scotlli), Dill, Sp to ~,‘flamptotishire, arid the West of England, lir's eu o ue 'e markets last week The tre tft .,, , r here teqy were very extensive; yet a6' nn3iness was transacted, at full prices. 1 , 1 ,, tt i.._ at per to by the Carcass. 5 0i1Z0t.„,... i (Ito s. 1. i a. d. to s.^. \ Pti q 4 4 6 ... 20 , { Itutton,int . emr , .... 3 2 6 0 2 3 10 6 t111!'.44Z11.. " 210 ! .----- prime a . 6 . •• 3 8 1 : k/11 il i i .. „ ( 8 ) 3 Perk , s l m ar a u ..: :: :: : : 4 310 11-0tv410:..1. r: 11:1 :t ?ell ar.irD SPITALFIELDS. .. port lull average time-of-year supplies t t Lies44 ail arrived coastwis and by land carriag , , 11411411; e:_3.ndition. From abroad the imports have d itt el l,fro k ~'4 , 8 0 tons from R.men, 90 sacks a , i, A O flo tt A notterd , 4111 , 25 bags from Dordt, and .3 tiktlat;'4l4-crdso3. Selected samples move off freely, , 4 14 ki ttly " r anee in the quo atiods; but low qualities bI N very little e .„ to n . „ attention. York Regents, 31 i s a 3 n to, klaqiik i 3 , Sc attention. ditto, 2/ 103 co 31 15a ; Kent . _a . ' 4 l4i tt ' 5l to 41; ditto Shaw's, 3/ to 3/ ss; Lincoln :th, 4„wtiies,_2l IN to 3/ 104. lit - k et t 4 nd — 01 . °17 1 ,,,a riOP retzLILICET; ' ' . 11--I teti t-- 'New Sussex Pockets having become " 'AU th er e ' prices have advanced from 2s to 3i per Q 4 h dear a . 11 , °Ps of the present year's growth ai e k ~,,„"eket;':l,6l week, with a steady inq uir y New ‘,l ss t, k id , in 12s to 6/ 12s; N e w Kent, 618 s to 81; l ? 5 110 1111(1 East Kent, 91 to 121; Yearling', ,L ~ I; Old Olds, 1/ lOs to 4/. per cwt. ft , ;‘):, lea ~ WOOL. t illOs, 13 - Torts into London were 110 bales from l'i 01,462'rni Havre. 48 from Antwerp, 151 from ,hiti.4444 f 0 from Teganrog. By private contract BI O ,Z fine Englibh Wool is steady, at full are i . kinds very little is doing, yet holders k lt te ~L 4114 *UO ''' of Pr. ~ ALLOW. 4 ,1 9,, ehandl - having increased n ' L a ""i' h . to upwards of 0 , 4 1 uti t i tl era In general operate with extreme Zlemeteks Setetb Past week, the deliveries amount A a ', a eater' our market to-day is heavy, at a AV w t- New P. Y. C. on the spot is sell -41)to 87.''d 3 63 per cwt. Town Tallow remains ' Der cwt. Rough fat, 2s ld per 81bs. for smug!',. 'flfe," and pr or at,sing th a t bill.' should b a de i•: aaating as sta k e holder. I showed his lei ter to D,re=y, and by his advice I ansyverfd ;1; I tell aim I a i afraid had made a foalish het, and es to his styes of service, I lac:ousted to know what he wcs willing to do. The ansvrerl got from Alleyne slated that i t was too good a thing to allow mutt' of a compromis e, and besides which he had purteel with mut'b •Jl 2 Lhe debt to others. All that he could advise me was for me to p a y immediately 6 5001 but. if I chose to pay the whole amount, namely, 7,3001., I shauld la , cem: a halt owner of the mare, and also have half of two matches for 1,000/. each, in which she was then engaged, tied that I should not be liable at all for the keep. I s howed this letter to Darcey, and asked him what I should do, end la , advised me, as those tw o m atches were on al-Ka-date c nisinty, I s hould be at least 1,0001. bett,r off than if I paid the smaller sum, and he urged me strongly to ace..de to the proposal. I wrote to Holder Alle3ne, telling him that'they were very bad terms he had off,:ied me, but that I had no choice, and with as little delay as possible I would send un order to my bankers to pay 7,3001. to him, as well as 601. which I owed him on another bet. My agents, whom I en e,,ged only on this occasion, were Sir John Kirkman aid Co., and I seat an order for the money on them to Holder Alleyne, and my account was afterwards debited with that sum. Up to this time I had no knowledge or ground to suppose that the mare was lime, and I supposed the statements made to me were all :rue. Ultimately, I left the Queen's service, in Dccemb , r, 1847, and I afterwards got a cadetship, in November, 1848, in the East India Company's service. I left Erglend in January, 1849, and I returned from India in September, 1850. I never received any bets or any other produce or advantges from Pidgeon. I first found out in March, 1847, that the mare was an Ameti can, but I suspected that she was lame when I paid the money, and last January I had proof of it. I saw her towards the end of the following month at Northbeach, in the stables of Mr. Isaac Day. She was the same mare that I saw at Hull. Mr. Bryer, the veterinary surgeon, was with me at the time, and he pronounced her to be lame and perfectly unsound. In May, 1847, I first dis covered that she was lame, and before going to India, I left instructions for proceedings to be taken against Holder Alleyne, M'Geachy Alleyne, Low Alleyne, and Captain Darcey. None of the defendants are now in the army. Low Alleyne is a clergyman nf _the Established Church, and he was present on some of the occasions I have spoken to. He was present when the principal bet was made. Cross-examined by Sir F. TIIESIGER—When I first became acquainted with Holder Alleyne, be appeared to be 26 years of age, My pay then was 961., and I had an allowance of 1001. besides. I kept horses and car riages at Montreal. I had three horses and two carriages, ant I was in the habit of frequenting races and gambling houses. (The case was proceeding when our report left.) EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.) .MPORTANT DECISION UNDER THE STAMP ACT. THE ATTORNEY•GENERAL V. BRADBURY AND EVANS. This was a special case, argued several terms ago before the Barons of the Exchequer, and on which judg ment, owing to a difference of opinion among their Lordships, had been postponed until to day. Theoqheo 1 84 - 7" ------- tion submitted for the c ll o o n u s s id el e ,o r i a d tio N n ar a r n a d a d o e e c o i f sionf Court was, whether Currentt . It, .... ....... 1848. 1849. 1850. i 1851. 41 4) Le. . ii 1 4,106 —.---- Events, which was published monthly in connexion with r ne 3 3 . 590 44,527 58,602 70,608 Dickens's _Household Words, and contained a summary kas e - mies td 4 0 5 7, 44s ea 38s Od 373 d to 3730 d 314 1 4141... 2 7.01 to 4530 d t03836d 378 3d to Os Od kt,,; t4146 .1N4i . " 49'41 2 ,037 2,906 1,914 3,021 narrative of Act, and liable to be stamped that period, was a newspaper a l . , niei •. ' 6lB 52,917 1 47,147 46,952 51,080 the meaning events sg duringof the atN ". 55,02 a 3,922 1 4,2 2 2,593 2,900 as a newspaper.. th, • ".'• 49 8 78 ,974 ! 66,301 79,840 85,164 Their Lordships had arranged to sit in banco to-day 4 Of pe ter 4 d 473 6d ; 403 Od 393 6d 393 6d in the Bail Court, and a numerous . ar, and a consider '9 shu b i ts e a t g letter states that the total ship % sa r question, had as 4. ' 2 85 di ° the 18th ult. were able number of persons interested in theq decision, I at ) 103,461 casks,ter about half-past ten, happening to en 'ell • acti, ,at the sa ' tu t g / Or , me period in 1850. Five aselmegballedgetehtelreemfaour thepurse of hearing the but r ettd tr , 44 0/Idon. The last report for thesimulta neous I '' be trade this week. Court. There was immediately a already intimated . that udgment was then being given in the Nisi Prins (I! f tlii'; --.---- -- ---------- neous rush in that direction, but as the court wass °f a I: ItEN (1 I-1 attendance was required upon the jury cases,. Ott - ard c -e•—(T HIS DAY.) crammed with barrister..., jurymen, witnesses, and others, whose bki te 1.4 % ee " P aEla. and a Special Jury.) ee se ,,_ it was with the greatest difficulty and inconvenience that an entrée could be obtained. t 't I N •.,oTIoN of KENNEDY v. ALLEYNE apls 4 44 isdi e , 41413 OTHER& . Je ke efeed tua "zeta for a conspiracy to defraud, to Mr. Baron MARTIN, who, heing af t te h r e juren4rrißegarotne, .dtbee- I d his opinion first, said, k ii 4 I s e Q C ts had Pleaded not l` ka tts t. r.l e i .' with gui .y. to the 6th and 7th Wm. IV., he different statutes which had been passed w fr a o s m ef th e e pia ti i m en e of Anne 'lle a "'kale whom was Mr. Bramwell, s4.l:ttnetide Ci g ar, kr appeared for the prosecution; 7ek it . acted the : Bumfrey, Q C., and Mr. Hud- imperfectly which dents. In the course of his judgment , . was very that judgment ought to be given for the defen i4, se_ .ope eed a 7,ilefenee, t h a t it had never been supposed le 9 b ee " do L ae case for the prose ution The the court, b.erved hoard, owing to the noise and confusion in. 111 , 44. .t. . his a a eciusii..., were . formerly :2 4 , 't o endan ts he o i Register, e in the army, public events up to the day of its publication—the 31st that the Annual which gave a narrative of a k R 1 40 0 , was in led while serving together in 104, sk tea te gre l oft i r , 84 7, and towards the close of k is Na t I t v . as t h e ' a l?arla and came to England. 44 t is s !it , a ) , is the 4 n t induced to make a bet with of t the resent publication was not published within the fDecem s. ber_ —was liable to a stamp, and he considered ta 2 a 6 s el vspprescribed by the statute, it could not be treated as a newspaper, though the n . ews might be con , %Vs ' 1 4 0 , 113 4a ia ~ rotting feat, which was to be tinued up to the period when it was issued to the public. s s le t telr e hPi geo l tile pessession of Captain Holder The question seemed to him to turn !Ton the frequency . ; 1 6 1! ti e n e . e o a i td eromul_Which the Captain represented or interval of publication; but what inderva i l m w t a e s b n e e s c e es r. et i b i l %4 ttivue hour, that ' t a h thglish dealer. The terms d sary to constitute a newspaper appeared to h mare did not trot twelve rounded with great uncertainty. He however, of opi -2.lk.ithtiiilatsr!nari 2 th ° a ° , l • e that she did not trot thirteen Ne t ` s iti lkl a ta blis woul'el she would not trot fourteendays or less, not nion that no publication . could of 26 a newspaper unless published at intervals lit vo s t he t tr Ot t rot 6 , not trot fifteen miles, 1,4001. l ik t. tie t t r te ..a t se eeo "teen miles, and 3,2001. that withstanding it gave the news, occurrences, and events of the day, and this view seemed to be confirmed by the 114 t h tr ot „Ittpth e ,.‘ B en miles within the hour. I tt ka t ,'Pea th , oue tee ' b ets of 5001. each that she Acts of reign of George 111. He was there re entitled to the I nti tl y nta f it ' ren rc ° ,. and fifteen miles in various . a t ,resa tr , to re , s r ntation of the defendants that 1 ‘ t : 1 451 4 oo ttipro e tt l i or a fore of opinion that the defendants we udgment ' of the Court in their favour. I Mr. Baron PLATT, who next delivered his judgment man's life, the prosecutor said, this information was filed by the Attorne . y h - N o °- 4 1 1 t 'es, ).' which __ Bo the b et for 7,360/ ; and he General, and charged the . defendants with sk g te e ' name[ ~ as afterwards divided between knowingly k tf t t , t 7e ae,s , a t •'•. three Alleynes and a person • gly and wilfully printing a newspaper . on paper not properly stamped, by which they ‘alft.l.llfiykwas induce The prosecutor by the rendered themselves liable to a penalty of 20/., which No e 'oeti ge end a ced to buy the celebrated horse was imposed by the 6th and 7th of William IV., cap. It s i o leli s r t i l I:lith o :it°, ere called Caetinette, and his 76, sec. 17. The publcation alleged to be a newspaper 4 t . 441 the . Q dispe s e l ended in his utter ruin, and he entitled the Household Narrative of Current . Even t s, v m it ig s e i s ' 41 4 4 d tai °, the E. e t of his commission and go out to the 26th April, and related i t lit e ,ath e , fat India Company. .b. of Parliament, the courts u the proceediues in the houses . . was the 30th Mitch i s t 1) , C re h ad been grossly deceived by lit 4 1E4 s Pcot 404 6 te m sli m to the trotting match, inas o -aw' d during that interval. It was . published in . qt, v. % as tiene y j e c't English bred, but a celebrated f law, and other events of public Interest which had occurred t a t tl ne it lnde ab e nks, while at the time the corn tia t o ti t ' all, H e we e et Ch 1 Cheltenham, tenhane, lame, and days, and did not exceed two sheets of paper—twenty parts or numbers at intervals exceeding twenty-six 111754% vica r , - se then, b e ticsi4 alai a 01 abase came convinced that . he sold for a less sum than sixpence. The Attorney- CDO inches in length and seventeen in breadth—and was k lA tl is 154,,t4nee:47,k conspirac y,tirneh,3w a ett e and a o r n a h a i i s e treed aesntioned. This was denied General contended that vict.wm chargable to the duties talt,teitiret e re f e " led him and his friends to in- impo b sed d ll the d h A t c s Act shave-mentioned. the question to be decided was l tl4 44. arcs 11110 U against the two Alleynes i h t! tk ts o tly . ,2 i ,". ; 1 4, ~.,4 4r oine d , „, app e nded to that Act was certain • ly calculated to raise lit - 4 1t os, a'oloe 1- "Y Ina BRAMWELL—I am a b w y he t th e er the e eu p n a b lica ' t i o n was so chargeable. The schedule doubt, b ut it was dispelled on reviewing the A ,1, 4 2 / ool'se, Kennedy and randson of Sir some k 114;qtr %. 1 , 11 1 846 26 Nears of age : and course of former le father and N ea. K at e _ p _ as ;my several statutes wh i ch imposed duties on newspapers, sad on observing the language ‘ Ni "4- 0 1 4e u t Y All. W at Sandhurst College. . be I to n'ti ' ' e was a fellow student there. yearthe first Act im -161 bi aa eat obtainedae my commission as ensign in p ,, eirig slation on the subj,ct. The statute passed in the 10th of the reign of Queen Anne was 12 e rtly I M a t . Foot, and I went out in theßri- description. His Lordship then duties of thin . tli 4 14 ` 3l lO ° Joie I ItiVit% tht W•p m • found Holder was Alleyne teem en. ted elaborately and in detail upon this and the 4 41 94 M t 411 11a- east :egem He was a lieutenant inSubsequent statutes, and said he was of opinion that the li ation in question could not be deemed a newspaper 1 kt i4 441 1. It th ae gatti t "d g°ing to serve in Canada. t,, tit' Ito etea coca during the voya. Holder P wlt b hi e n the f meaning of the Act, upon which the inforina tll4`loll"' hi u , is tb er at Halifax b t I went to hp bu t e befor e I 11 1 . e , a di d left that I had considerable , •enactments, markable that the words " megazine," "review," and g " had been omitted from all the kS itth l . 1 0 7 fl ea / not say the amount, because 1 did „,'' t ile d me ~a : r ac of age I received about aurde-mtsetnertioned that the : Gentleman's Magazine bad been Itkili ata ea t - -ettnnent at Montreal, and about S I sl hu Men , published for many years . without any stamp, though , N at a ds i i enry Alleyne joined us. Mr. • it contained a precisely similar narrative of public events L t a et ‘,.eutenarit in the same regiment. during the . mouth. It seemed . to him, on the whole, ItNe ts to pilltarbalceitirest Holder Alleyne came that the object of the Legislature was to treat as news qtiliM e ,Ltl 'papers only those publications which contained an ac „, N s end i „ at y• I subsequently re• count of recent events, otherwise the Quarterly Review, . l ii it , e qd. i ts I ; 3 ' June, 1845, leaving the which gave a summary of events up to the day of pub- L ker ist e tlt 4 Y wa s aril, 6 my regiment was stationed lication, would become chargeable under the Act, and Ni t pt, t mare ean i an Officer in that regiment, every single copy sold to the public would have to pay y id 41-11e),:ewstd the e nd Castinette from him. I then dm. It was utterly preposterous to suppose ,bat the 1111elititit!Ilhre'elt w as a end of August, 1846, with T Legislature intended to tax such publications which ap eSitaittti; 401deastinett 'bet of 3001., in which e peered at greater intervals than twenty-six days. i t s( .11 Q -r A li oto , gallop three-quarters of a He considered on those grounds that judgment ought to be 1 6i Ai t out 4 46 Weo t e Y, n e s mare Pigeon. It was to • ib Oth lit t% I Ni In e ,aLier the Wedn d of the York liiket tier [bile 1 ch ug. Bolder A e l s le ay ' Mr, Baron ARK . against the Crown. p E was of opinion that the Crown was lid , ...ae, as , ene s mare was 11 k t ee citte e, e , a y fifty yards. Darcey, one of entitled to the judgment of the Court. The 6th and 7tb Will. IV•, cb. 76, was sufficiently plain to show the in tgoidl4l4ll 4 rd 11 "as present at the making of the . ' I' I nto 61 der e a , 1 14 .• li. e, ta a „ -.eyne say Pigeon was a th ' she " lila -" he had i•k d from tendon of the Leg islature, especially when taken in con the prior statutes. On referring to the House t (I ,_ e 4,._, 0 said ,_ p (~ e up an hold Narrative of LurrentEvents, he entertained no doubt . Eng- junction with . . , %et tt Saar e h ad p e , ' he thought she was pretty ye ti et nie 6 t th is e nr trotted in public. I had not that it f( . , 11 within the definition of a newspaper —viz., a 'lt l tti ll e e n 4 ei tithi e lttle ,• IVI.y mare was then at John pubication, thegeneral object of which was to give the l‘ o s tit iV i st n - t lebe i ,j'in Yorkshire. She was to run public information as to recent events. It had been said 5014 , ;',' 0,1 „"„uli, .'„„tlaill, and I removed her under that the word " news " was indefinite, and that the N ‘C - ' o ' le 'uder ""ere she placed in the bar- Legislature had not defined its meaning. That 4 to t -t leih t - nate t - the was and if the Legislaturehad was no doubt so ; care of Darcey'e servant. I kte t ttst .ie t , ?i te -t-11° . sl eri l or w • 8 . 3 intended to define the term used, it would li d l k hca e to oo at er, have adopted clear language for that . purpose, and 11: 1, 1 . 1i j tn un al i a the e s e t x was cut to the bone. I saw said what kind of news—events, for d in fi s h t e a d nce, occurring i't4Nte ll n l t i Bare "ether cet e but I never saw her 26 days ago. It was certainly t treated b et a s news at a what nd this Pe k l ill ' ti t iiti I) r at tl 4 l e a k4 ' Holder la a A o l u l e t e P e i g a e n o d n . D i a was re s y nod events should cse Le to t e it to ( ~ :eeey's a . ' , saltine. o f ii;4 4 1 1 , Ot , 41•4._ •lKaa. Mu lder the y bet; it was otter c- t , li tion of such perio ic el . als containing narratives of perhaps more from the . gis t l e ature not anticipating the ta t mat t 'eah at Alleyne was then on publication It o tr et ~eles , ,L. The bet was 100/. the mare being entered for the Crown. tvh , eu alci dart, en `alles within the hour, 2001, she events which bad happened so long before. He was in favour of judgmentc 1 h a2Oitlttr , 4 001. she could not trot fourteen, and I said so after hearing the l'i llts :lo - nt a s'a th e u , f‘sen, 1,6001.c0u1d not free from doubt, be she not trot The Lora GRIEF BARON said the question was 4 t i, tai 'ret a,,,, - "aid not trot seventeen, 500/ she judgment of counsel 1 ), 4 tra i within -mean, and 500/she could not trot state that neither the arguments of his Brother Parke, but he was bound to k ,1 i01 .., to the hour making , total of 11,300/periodical was I t , k V : ki 4r &tat" off :in or b e etor a e the Ist of Jan., Learned Brother satisfied him that for the Crown nor . the judgmenttb of his p er is' copsequently he lcta,li et s n w ee ' ; o o was to name the time and place, liable to be stamped S t. s t 'etk i °a p a 6 nOtice • and he might withdraw was of opinion that juads.gamennetwsodiaght, to be for the de wspaper as given tNP Il t 11 that pa y m ent of te ' forfeit of 5001. There iltfendants. The definition of a Anne, c. 19, t % ~.4 V I Y. / is Could claim and I must either win in the 6th and 7th William IV., 'k s 'ltr o tll l Th ial 'onn 'Ale ' mare in the stable of from that found in the. 10thdnied not differ much 4 O a s _ te to _ et match was never run, but Holder kla° a t 'n) , " l e naneinAnne meant the ii t i 4 e4ey ,nson ea g the day, and requesting me was passed. Whatever . sec. 101, which continued in force_ until that Act Whatever the statute of 1 t *4.' 'B4B 4 ready, I gave that letter up to l k se th. 4ll 4 Lets / ' and all letter* that had passed be- the duty statute of William I.V. meant, and neither more nor less; and he said this because the latter Act reduced. as ex e.. 6aNtrt ma eet "ald lay my hands on at the time. dient to do so ; and if On newspapers, the preamble reciting that it w as 4 tap ar rest s them from me under a threat 14 4 06 e hit, e d under a ofand "th of olh 4 . . The , warrant attorney which William was not liable to duty before the 6th intention. of 40 4 711 , t uald b e "; letter Holder Alleyue wrote to the Le, . . IV., it was not so now. The- t ‘ ie . • Legis . !iiture a the Household Narialve Vhe 4 it it i(l he h o ca , d3' to trot the match on the Ist that no perio ppeared.to him to be, 26 days, shOtlid 10 attad l an to i es P, e " I would have my money ready, I t Kai published at greater intervals than 10' 4 411 , 4 Jere 0 .„ (- I then saw Alexander Dalleery be deemed and taken to be a newsparro though it tt i ,1, 44 earl y ii r 1 7 1 :). the subject of the match. This brought up the narrative of public events to very re `it 4 1 4 , 1 4 i i ,itai :nar y 1 eeenaber. Alexander M. Alle3ne ctnt period. If Mr. Macaulay was to publish . I h i% 1 4 t 4 Ina had Laude such a bet, but Ikr ew a history on Saturday, and bring u p the lilt% the oth --4 his brother was. I knew he e d - th er %,,,• events he diatcribed to that day, in the same 0 1 6 te ' e tliel • °111 " make ,tii w , tu 4 Itiek b ed wiu f r bets with any body he ay as a wet kly paper gave the news and occurrences 'workwouldnot, in lt t er, b nei, a t, "tn, and he was cer.ain I should up to the period of publication, the i al e 1 4 stea 6 day ehe had be e n in • w it h h his opinion, be liable to stamp duty. The Annual lie kil rl r, or tiv a 4,1 g is . k, fate Qi,l te 0 previous, in the Tesekesbury- glom, for i n s tance, wt ich consisted chiefly of news, and laNalkie e 'Reor °ha w arid Test kesbury, drawn 0y contained the last events of the year, was not treated as I't'' te a meta % ' and that she had trotted 18 miles t e % be a ud d a newspaper and charged with duty. Some of the monthly Ne ta nial -, ell ~,,„ do pe it with ea 'e He rem's- magazines gave a monthly digest of news, and births, 64 I q tle k 'ill --an a to coil:pro ise . the bet, and deaths, marriages, bankrupts, and markets, and it Wes ce t o thi ti e e to bather Bolder Alle ra nt• would use all notorious they were unstamped, and he was not aware 1 1 higee Oet ho_nee their brother to grant good of any claim being made upon them by the Sturnn -1 El k, ' sti r • usd no ei , . . er to me ta nit b a. tatie efte an , he woelct do so in coo • , _ effice for peytneet of duty or penalties. Louie- A k e% r eey W yit I would only make en offer tog at the whole course of legislation, therefore, ' 41 Pt e t '! and he as "'leg adjutant at this time he came to the eunclusion that it was intended st k _nak %k id ea W i ' ij as .. present durieg i ' l k 4 43, 4 "v af " me meat terw ard . strongly the em . , that a certain _ill . 14 0 a, s received a letter from , , s • infrequency in the publication of a perio te decal theuld give it the character of a chronicle or his t( ry and nut A newspaper liable to the stamp duty. -- ling 0 1 4 the mar e r un was 4' A t ttO lAn serval of more than twenty-six days was • - ~ .. , • LONDON, fixed by the law as the criterion, and if twenty-six days, or less, then the publication was to be deemed a ne,,qaper, and if more a chronicle or hist ,, ry. In his view of it, the whole vqstion turned on the dis tinction between news and histcry, which he thought had been clearly settled by the Legtsh,zture. Ile agreed with his Brothers Platt and Martin that judgment ought to, be given for the defendants. • Only one Judge disagreeing, the judgment of the Court was accordingly enteied for the defendants. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) The December general sessions were opened this day at Clerkenwell, with a calendar containing fifty-one names. Jeremiah Ratelig; aged 15, was convieted of stealing, in the dwelling house of Edward Underwood, his master. a grocer at Islington, a bank-note fur the payment of 101., his property. A police-constable stated that the prisoner was chargcd (since his arrest on this occasion) with embez zling the money of his previous employer. Upon this representation the Court deferred pasting sentence, to give time for inquiry. William Daley, aged 25, was indicted for stealing a half-sovereign, the money of William Coleman, or one piece of metal, purporting to be a halt-sovereign, the pro perty of the said W. Coleman, who is the proprietor of the Paul's Head public-house, in Paul-street, Finsbury. The wife of the prosecutor stated that on the 9-h Nov. the prisoner, who had been at a raffle in a room upstairs in her house from nine o'clock till nearly twelve, came to the bar with three others, and callcd for a quartern of pin. He. put down what appeared to be a half-sovereign, and she gave him 9s. Bd. change, one of his friends at the same time putting down a six pence, and telling her not to change the gold, but to take the price of the gin out of that, whilst another friend threw down a sovereign, and said, " Take it out of that." This friendly altercation about payment caused some confusion, in which the prisoner took up and pocketed the change (9s. Bd.), when the prosecutrix tried his coin, and found it to be very sus picious, if not a false half-sovereign. She told the pri soner she thought it was bad money, and he snatched it off her hand and ran away- She rushed out after him, calling police, and he was soon overtaken and arrested. The coin was not found on him. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and evidence was given of his being a member of the swell mob, several times convicted at this and otber courts, an associate of thieves, and a profes sional " smasher" from his childhood, notwithstanding the efforts of respectable parents to keep him out of bad company and bring him up to industrious habits. He was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour. :VI ARLBRO'-STREE T—(THIS DAY.) ASSAULT ON A POLICE-CONSTABLE. —Henry May and Wm Lejeune were placed at the bar, before Mr. Bingham, charged with being drunk and assaulting police-constable Mould 123 C. Mould stated that about 12 o'clock on Saturday night he was on duty in Sheppard-street, when he saw the prisoner May, who was the worse for liquor, trying to torte his way into the Duke of Yor closik public-house house, he . As the landlord was on the point of ng the refused to admit the defendant. The latter, however, persisted in entering the house, and as he would not go away when desired, witness took him into cus tody. The defendant then struck witness a blow in the face, and at that moment the prisoner Lejeune came up and attempted to rescue May from his (witness's) custody. Witness immediately called to a brother con stable who was passing, and they were both conveyed to the station-house. At the latter place Lejeune struck him a blow on the side of the head with great force. May, in defence, pleaded intoxication as the cause of his acting as represented by the officer, and expressed his sorrow for what he had done. Lejeune denied the charge, and said the constable had spoken falsely. Police constable 320 C said be was present at the station when the prisoners were brought in, and dis tinctly swore seeing Lejeune strike Mould on the aide of the head. Mr. BINGHAM thought the prisoners bad acted with great wrongheadadness, and as a caution fined them 40s. each. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, Nov. 29. Her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and the Royal Family, walked yesterday morning in the Park. The Queen and Prince drove out in the afternoon, in a pony phaeton. There was no addition to the Royal dinner parto.y. No. 3 Her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and the Royal Family, did not leave the grounds at Osborne yesterday. There was no addition to the Royal dinner party. Mr. Henry Berkeley, M.P., transacted business with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, at bis official residence in Downing-street. The Judicial,Conamittee of the Privy Council eat on Saturday. An appeal from the High Court of Admiralty, " Somes v. Macbride" kthe Sir George Seymour), was heard. Lord Cranworth, Sir J. Knight Bruce, 'the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, and Sir Edward Ryan, attended. TERMINATION OF THE STRIKE OF MR. MYERS'S WORKMEN. Last night a general meeting of the masons and other workmen on the strike took place at the Temperance Hall, Broadway, Westminster, to consider fresh terms offered by Mr. Myers, through the deputation which, at his request, had waited upon him to state the result— viz., a determination to stand out until the demands wore complied with unconditionally—of the general meeting held on the previous day at the Craven Head Tavern, Drury-lane. The terms now offered by Mr. Myers, and which were regarded as an unconditional surrender by the strike committee, were—that the men should be allowed, if they pleased, to lose as much as one day, or ten hours per week, without being liable to forfeit the four o'clock privilege on Saturdays, but not to take any fur ther time to themselves without previously applying to their respective foremen for permission. The hall was densely crowded, the anxiety manifested, as to the result of the proceedings being increased by an anticipation that Mr. Myers would himself attend and address the meeting. Mr. Myers, however, did not appear, and the chair was taken, at half-past eight, by Mr. Richard Pickersgill, who said that the terms above stated had been agreed to by the men in the employment of Mr. Myers, but that the assent of the masons of London at large was necessary, to give full validity to the agree ment Mr. Arnott, corresponding secretary of the mason's society, briefly narrated the nature of the nego tiations which had been carried on between Mr. Myers and the committee, and recommended the acceptance of the terms now offered. A long discussion followed, in the course of which the deputation were closely ques tioned as to the exact nature of the offers made, accord ing to the spirit of Mr. Myers's language, and the result was looked upon as entirely satisfactory. Finally the resolution was unanimously adopted, that the terms offered should be accepted by the men on strike, and a deputation was appointed to carry the decision of the meeting to Mr. Myers, and to request his signature, as promised to the terms. The strike may now, therefore, be regarded as terminated, after having last - id upwards of five weeks. —Sunday l'aper. PRESENTATION Or THE FREEDOM Or DUNDEE TO LORD DIINCAN, M.P.—On Friday, in terms of a resolution formerly agreed to, the magistrates and town council of Dundee met in the Thistle-hall, for the purpose of present togLord Duncan, M.P., with the freedom of the town, in 1 token of their approval of his conduct, especially with regard to his exertions for the abolition of the window-tax. The hall was crowded ; and amongst those prestnt we ob served the Countess of Catnperdown, Lady Henrietta Allan, Lady Elizabeth Duncan, Master and Miss Duncan (the son and daughter of Lord Duncan), Mr. Leonard Edmonds, clerk in the House of Lords; Mr. Clayhill, of Inv er gowrie. Lord Duncan, on entering the hall, was loudly applauded. Provost Thorns, after a complimentary and appropriate address, prese nted the Noble Lord with a burgers ticket, enclosed in a handsome morocco case. Lord Duncan, who on rising was received with loud and L6Leiatca applause, Raid he begged to return his fellow townsmen his warm and heartfelt thanks for the mark of consideration which they had had the kindness to bestow upon him, and which he esteemed the more highly as it came from those among whom he had been born end brought up—from those with whom his family had long been asso ciated; and, above all, from persons for whom, of all others, he might say he entertained the deepest respect. His Lord ship then proceeded to speak of the progress of commerce itsin Dandee, which had now, by the self-relying spirit of merchants, been raised to the position of the third seat of commerce in the northern parts of these realms. If any one thing, he said, could add to his pleasure that day it was to see present his Honourable Friend Mr. Duncan, who so ably represented the burgh of Dundee. Many a fight he (Lord Duncan) had had in the House of Commons, but he had al ways had the satisfaction of receiving Mr. Duncan's honest cheer and supporting vote. After a vote of thanks, moved by the Provost, to the ladies for their attendance, and a similar compliment, proposed by Lord Duncan, to the chair man, the meeting separated with three cheers for the new burgess. BOTANICAL SOCIETY or LONDON.—The fifteenth anniversary meeting was held ou Saturday evening, at the society's rooms, 20, Bedford-street, Strand, Mr. T. Moore, t o h f eet specimens e h eb iiormrus. council, ac had Id ! r of b. from eoGemßn. British tl . hei s D ei het which ndani since id s an , pc fpe t e h ta e hr s ee e dn c lastrt secretary, a al .aat r nn y snt , esiv r vh e ee a nar d d: F th . e lj r .S ePo i r n t n a a n n e d w d s t o m h f at the society consisted of 270 members. Many e t tbh e ae e roey n un ts distributed to the members, and n increased exertions t t i o h n i s e . y e , a r r h t e o extend t t m h . s s importantun animously pa r t o e f d the op te s d o c i ety after' s l e a l c e e ete f d br pr t e l e re ide c o o t un ; council, m op a e d ra e Gray, } which a ,.R bal s lo „ t m to a o s k re p . 'r. w ß h e e y n n , Mr. j t e E tt *- s urer ; and Mr. G. E. Dennes, secretary, JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES.—An important legal question, connected with the liability of retired partners of joint-stock companies, is likely soon to come before the courts, an action, we are informed, having been instituted at the instance of one of the retired partners of the late unfor tunate Commercial Exchange Company against certain of the retired partners, on the ground that at the date of their withdrawal the company was in a state of bankruptcy. The question is one of the deepest importance to the shareholders of all joint-stock companies, and should lead to a more care ful investigation than ever into the annual accounts of direc tors.—No7th British Daily Mail. Ll e utenant•Cnlonel John Cornell Chads, late of the Ist West India regiment; is appointed President and Senior member of Council of the Virgin Islands. Captain James Richard Booth, is appointed Lieutenant-Go vernor of Montserrat. Mr. Robert Duncan Wilmot is ap pointed Surveyor-General of .\ ew Brunswick. Mr. Richard Francis Morgan is appointed a member of the Legislative Council CeYlon.- MONDAY FINE ARTS. GOING " WITH" the 87 RE,AIII' -and GOING " AGAINST" the STREAM. Thomas .11PLean, Haymarket. Exquisitely beautiful, in the poetry both of their conception and their treatment, are the two en graiings recently published under the above designation. They pourtray incidents of anything but unfrequent occurrence before and after marriage. They are symbolical of the sorrows and delights of courtship. They are emblematic of the chequered shade and shine of the passion. And in this manner they constitute a very charm ing sequel to those two delightful pictures of chess, where the players are thinking more of the "game of life" than of the game of the moment. The present companion plates, we doubt not, will vie with their predecessors in popularity ; for while the other engravings referred to possessed the merit of pictorial witticisms, these are eminently entitled to praise for something yet more commendable, we mean for grace and elegance of sentiment. " Going ' with' the Stream," pourirays in truth, as the illustrative verses imply, "a picture of the blush of life." Everything is bathed in sunshine, and gilded with the equable light of placidity a Pla cidity pervading not merely the features of the loving couple, but every individual accessory. The boat gliding smoothly onward " with" the current, the hazy sheen floating off into the dis tance—and then the sweet and ineffable softness of expression thrown into the faces of the hero and heroine! Every detail is one of kindred fascination. Very different is the opposite side of the medallion — or rather the intaglio of a delineation stamped by veracity. The gloss, and calm, and uninterrupted glow of the scene have vanished—but they have gone, happily, without taking with them all the love liness. There is the boat struggling up " against" the current with its whole surface fretting into little angry wavelets, and the mingled wind and sunshine tearing in jagged gusts and gleams in among the stalks of the adjacent rushes. The air, the water, and the vegetation seem to be alike in a state of lalusterous irritation ; and with these signs of the• elements bow accordant the looks of the youth and* the maiden ! They are both in " a taking" or a " tiff," or whatever else you may please to call those " fitful and moody intervals known so familiarly as " lovers' quarrels." The lesson told by these very beautiful pictures is one worthy of adorning the walls of a home, and one too, that while adorning those walls, cannot fail l to appeal beneficially at once both to heart and imagination. The engravings from the skilful hand of Henry Ro binson, must necessarily, in regard to the very gifted artist, Mr. J. J. Jenkins, from whose drawings they are taken, tend to enhance and extend his repu tation. They will be welcomed by all lovers of art, we feel assured, as not the least meritorious among the charming pictures recently published by Mr. M'Lean, of the Haymarket. EVENING, FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AT KEN SINGTON. On Saturday morning an accident of a very serious nature took place at Kensington which has resulted in the death of one man, while two others and three lads have been more or less seriously injured. The accident occurred at some new buildings in that part of Kensington known as the "New Town," on the south side of the great western road, and close to the turnpike-gate. Most of the buildings composing the new town have been erected by Mr. Inderwick, the well-known meerschaum pipe manufacturer, of Princes-street, Leicester-square, and a new district church has also been recently erected here, and is now open for public worship. About eighteen months since, the old Kensington workhouse, which stood on the east side of the Gloucester-road, leading to the old Brompton-road, was vacated by the inmates, who were removed to the new workhouse, and a lease of the ground was taken by Mr. Inderwick, who immediately proceeded to pull down the old building, and laid out a square of first-class houses upon the site. One side of this new square is already finished, although not yet inhabited. and the carcases of the houses on the opposite side are built up to the height of four stories above the basement, and roofed. It was on this side that the accident cccurred, and the following particulars, which have been collected on the spot, may be relied upon as correct. Each side of the square is formed of six houses, joined together, and two large pro *ting ones at either end. A number of plasterers were employed in putting up a massive projecting cornice between the third and fourth stories of the centre houses, and commenced their work in the morning at the usual hour, when everything appeared to be in the same state of security as it was left on the previous evening. The men continued working on the top tier of the scaffolding, a height of between 40 and 50 feet from the ground, till about 20 minutes to 8 o'clock, when with a sudden crash, which was heard a considerable distance, the whole of the cor nice work of ' four of the houses gave way, and falling upon the scaffolding with great force, preci • pitated the whole to the ground, with the persons at work upon it. All the men employed upon the works immediately hastened to the assistance of the unfortunate sufferers who were buried under the broken scaffolding and portions of the parapet wall, which had also given way. The centre of the cornice was composed of large flat stones, one end of which was built into the front wall, and all those had broken short off, and come down, thereby adding much to the serious nature of the injuries sustained. Three men and three stout lads, who were serving the plasterers with cement, were found partly covered with the stones and rubbish, and five of them were promptly extricated, and conveyed in cabs to St. George's Hospital. The sixth sufferer, who when carried out appeared to be in a lifeless state, was attended by Mr. Abraham, a surgeon residing close to the spot, and who had hastened thither on hearing the crash ; but he was found to be quite dead, the lower limbs being fractured, and there being also a serious fracture of the skull. The body was shortly afterwards conveyed to the deadhouae of the New Kensington Workhouse, where it awaits the coroner's inquest. On inspecting the buildings from which the cornice has fallea, the re maining portion of the flat stones were found to be still embedded in the wall, the exterior portion—much the greater part, and which supported the whole weight of the cement—having broken off close to the wall. The scaffolding, - which has apparently fallen outwards, still remains supported by the firmly bound cords, although some of the upright poles have been snapped asunder at different lengths. The names of the sufferers are—Robert Wooding, about 25 yeers of age (killed) ; Dennis Hurley, 28, Daniel Delany, 28, Dennis Earley, 15, Jahn Callaghan, 14, and Michael Gorman, 14. On inquiry at the hospital last evening we were informed that all the injured persons were progressing favourably. One of the men has had the breastbone broken, and one of the lids has had his back severely strained; the other injuries are prin cipally severe contusions. DEATH OF A CONVICT.—On Friday afternoon Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Milbank Penitentiary, on view of the body of Henry Johnson, aged 23, who died on Wednesday last. Dr. Bayley, the physician, stated that be first saw the deceased in July, 1848, when he was under sentence of seven years' transportation for felony. A few days after his reception on that occasion he was attacked with inflammation of the bone of the right arm, which in a few months was followed by symptoms of consumption, in consequence of which the physician recommended his par don in Dltember, 1849. He received a pardon accordingly early in the following month, and was discharged. and it was hoped that he would resume an honest career. The tempta tion to commit crime, however, conquered, and he was again received from Newgate into the Penitentiary, under sentence of transportation for ten years, on the 4th of June last, when the symptoms of pulmonary consumption were found to be very much aggravated. He was placed, therefore, in the infirmary, where he died on Wednesday lest. During bis in carceration he bad been greatly depressed in consequence of his friends refusing to correspond with or see him. Verdict —" Natural death." CONVICTION OF MLes A MPTILETT, THE T , ADY SWDIDLER.— LEWES, S A TURDAY. —At the present Sussex Quarter Sessions, Miss Eliza Maria Amphlett, the lady who patronized several Brighton tradesmen, under the assumed name of the Hon. Mrs. Colonel Ripon, and obtained by fraud silks, satins, &c., of Messrs. liannington, of the value of nearly 301., was brought up for trial and convicted. The prisoner is represented to be worth considerable property. She was in the habit of mixing in the most fashionoble cir cles, both in London and the different watering places on the coast ; and when captured on the present charge was keeping a first-rate establishment in the neighbourhood of Lowndes square, Pimlico. Notwithstanding ter apparent high posi tion, we are informed that she has been engaged in many unladylike and fraudulent transactions. She pleaded guilty, and the Chairman (Mr. Darby) sentenced her to twelve months' imprisonment, with such hard labour as she could undergo, adding that she would pass six weeks of the term in solitary confinement. On bearing the sentence she almost fainted away, and was led from the deck by the turnkeys. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPIL-14WardS Of 160 miles of wire are to be laid down on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and branches. CALIFORNIA MINING COMPANIRS. — III addition to the numerous companies alrea d y established in c o n nexion with the Californian " diggins," a nag and singular scheme has been put forward by no less a personage than Chief Baron Nicholson. The names of the directors, trustees, &c., are truly imposing, and the advantages held out to share holders of a peculiar an d un p recedenta l nature. The title of this recently started c om p any is he Long Range M a l- Prtposer Gold Finding Company, Caltiornia,' in five million w ithout any responsibility ; s hares of one pound ea ch, and shares may be applied for in the usual form to the co uncil of division of the company, at the Coal-bole Taver n, Fountain court, Strand, where the quartz can be inspected. George Racket, Dq., has been secured by the directors in America, an important and gratifying statement to investers. THE LATE ACCIDENT ON VIE SOLT LT COAST RAILWAY.—The unfortunate stoker (James Martin) conti nues to live in a state the most painfully distressing. His skull is frightfully fractured. Pemberton, the driver of the engine, it is thought may survive the fearful injuries he in flicted upon himself. The attempt be made upon his life after he found that be bad passed the stop signal, was one of the most determined, p e rhaps, ever heard of. He thrust his knife into his throat, and cutting right and left divided the windpide and gullet. A number of labourers have been en . gaged in getting up the engine and tender of the passenger train, which had been thrown to the bottom of the embank nicnt. The company have forwarded the usual information to the Board of Dale OW olligion. DECEMBER 1, !i. with the mountain chains sketched in by Dr. Rit ter and Kiepert. In this superb map are revealed in a variety of colours, Ist, the gtauite formation, in• chiding the crystalline schists or metL morpbic rocks due to the action of heat and destitute of organic re ! mains; 2od, the primary stratified formation, no organi c remains, embracing the intermed i ate lor transition series, in which organic life is first ' developed —and the coal formation ; 3d, the secondary formation, embracing the sandstones, limestones, rock salt, chalks an d fli nts —organic remains, gigantic lizards, s aur i ans, &o. ; 4th, the tertiary formation in which the present order of creation begins to appear; sth, the recent or alluvial, deposits of torrents, or rivers forming deltas, &c.; G,h, the volcanic or igneous rocks of the tertiary and alluvial epochs, and thistoperceive e e i hurried a a n g d ance tcursoryhe truthenu m e o r f a t t h i on, n fa porphyriti c an d di aret i c rocks. Even in making ' e i t m i o s u s possibleine o f Pope, even when applied to geology-- " A !nighty maze,but not without a plan!" Next c- mes ti - e theoretical survey of the earth's crust, showin g the var i ous strata of which it is corn pnsect, togeth e r w ith t h e pr i nc i pal plants and animals with which itiwas covered—beginning with the si mp l est forms and extending to the monstrous shapes of the Ple siosaurus, Ichthyosaurus, Iguanodon, Pterodactyluc, Ammonites, Mammoth, and Dinotheriaw. Afterwards we have before us a view of the Phenomena of Vol canic Action, showing the reaction of the interior of the earth upon its external surface ; a map of the mountain chains (vertehrw), and the river systems (arteries), of Europe ; another of the mountain chains and river systems of Asia ; another of the same in regard to North America; completed by one of the sister continent. Subsequently we have a map show ing the distribution of the Temperature of the Air; one of the Winds; and one of the Rains. Added to them is a hydrographical map showing the currents of the ocean, with the principal trade routes—fol lowed by two beautiful companion charts, displaying one the geographical distributions of plants, and the other not merely this, but the cultivation of all the important plants used as food for Man, showing the lines, moreover, of Equal Summer and - Winter Tem peratures. Similar maps are subsequently given us of the distribution of the principal mammiferous animals, as also of the different birds and geographical distribution of the human race, a map reptiles. Lastly comes a map showing the wholly inestimable to the ethnologist. After the marvels here enumerated, marvels set forth by Mr. Gover with unexampled ability, it were superfluous to aver that the volume just published in regard to the enthralling subject of Physical Geography is one of a most Instructive as w e ll as mos t attractive character. Its merits carry with them the sureties of commendation ; and it is, therefore, with no ordi nary confidence that we commend the present" Hand Atlas" at once and with equal fervour to the atten tion of the student and of the philosopher. REVELATIONS OF HUNGARY. By the Baron Prochazka. William Shoberl. Among the numerous "catch-penny" publications which have recently appeared in reference to Kossuth and the Hungarians, the volume here noticed is not by any means the /east entitled to con sideration. It comes before us apologetically. The translator tells us in his preface that the original manuscripts were never intended for the public eye, but that, nevertheless, he has obtained the inestimable privilege of laying them before the English people. He conceives that they are calculated to do a vast amount of good, by correcting the erroneous judg ment arrived at in regard to the Hungarian War of Independence with such undue and indiscreet preci pitation. The Baron Prochazke, he tells us, is an officer in the Austrian army, and one moreover who served under the banners of his Imperial Majesty during the late campaign in Hungary. The chapters strung together in this pretty little pink volume are constructed out of the records of the Baron's Diary. We are induced therefore on opening the work to anticipate with some eagerness the value and im portance of the Baron's Revelations—more espe cially seeing that his translator has startled us into more than ordinary attention by a Latin exclamation not in the smallest degree hackneyed—Audi alteram partem. We are breathless with anxiety, we cut the leaves in haste, and read and read, and .turn page after page—and lo after all, look in vain for the Revelations. Squire Hazledean's ejaculation comes upon us with double force— Bubble and squeak ! English beef and English cab bage ! Worse .than bubble and squeak ! Foreign beef and foreign cabbage ! Foreign bubble and foreign squeak ! The same kind of disappointment is thrust upon us after hurrying through the volume of the Baron Prochazka as that a few years back ex perienced on the perusal of certain foreign travels by a gifted author subsequently invested with the judi cial dignity. In that instance the reader looked with eagerness for delineations of scenery, for incidental adventures, or at any rate for soih'f'w sketcbiref character. But no, ch apter after chapter—it was all the same—eating an ti drinking from beginning to end—sometimes ' drinking and eating by way of variety. In like manner is it with the Re velations here submitted to our criticism—revelations which enlighten us as to the important fact of a " distribution of wine" (ch. iii.), or to the account of a " dinner party" (ch. iv.), or to the mention of a " dinner party of thirteen" (ch. v.)—or to equally astounding disch.sures of a gastronomic character. As it is, however, we must take the volume in its own form—no matter how questionable the shape it comes in—and be thankful. Grateful we are, at least, for one circumstance connected with the publication under notice, and that is the literary hardihood displayed by the translator, who, to employ his own phrase, has here " thrown down the gauntlet" after the approved fashion of Mr. Wilkins Micawber. RAMBLES THROUGH ROME. Hope, Marl- borough-street. The object of this work ,is to describe the political, social, and religious life of the Romans. It contains a variety of amusing anecdotes and information on many points not often touched upon in travels. The author, who has passed some time in Italy, is evi dently well acquainted with the subjects of which he treats. THE .DOVECOT AND AVIARY. By the Rev. E. S. Dixon, M.A. A very interesting work, "being sketches of the natural history of pigeons and other domestic birds in a captive state, with hints for their management." It is divided into two parts, the first relating entirely to pigeons. The author traces them from their earliest history, and describes every class with great ability. Ile also gives an account of their dispositions, pecu liar habits, plumage, and weight. The second pert is more exten,led in its object. It treats of Cu►assows, Penelopes, the Crested Turkey, the Water Hen, Kingfishers, Storks, Emeus, Ortolans, Gulls in cap tivity, and others of the same class. It gives a de tailed account of each, end is ornamented with numerous woodcuts illustrative of the feathered tribes. It cannot fail to prove highly entertaining to all ornithologists, and is well worthy the perusal of all to whom useful information and elegance of style are an attraction. THE COMIC HISTORY OF ROME. No. VII. Gloriously does our comic historian proceed with his task, and great does Leech show himself in his new capacity of historical painter. COLLECTED EDITION OF THE WORKS OF DOUGLAS JERROLD. Part XI. In this part we have the continuation of " Men of Character;" it contains the conclusion of "John Applejohn," and the whole of "Barnaby Palms, the men who felt his way." LIGHTS .AND SHADES ON A TIM VELLER'S PATH. By James Robertson. Hope, Marlborough-street. 'There is some novelty in this volume. It is the relation of various foreign adventures, met with by a lady, but espcially does it concern France. During the memorable year of 1848 she resided in Pails, and was therefore an eye-witneks of the exciting and ex traordinary scenes which took place there. THE VADE-MECUM OF FLY-FISHINGI FOR TROUT. By G. P. R. Pulman. This is en enlarged edition of a former work which Mr. Pulman published some time since on the subject of fly-fishing. In the present edition he has gone much farther into detail, especially es regards arti ficial flies, which he but slightly noticed in his former work. From the lengthened particulars with which the author furnishes the reader concerning the habits, tastes, and peculiarities of trout, he appears to be well acquainted with his subject. In the cbspter on arti ficial flies Mr. Pulman bas endeavoured to explain es fully as possible the process of their construction, and has assisted th e rea d er wi , b some .well drawn an cleverly execu t..d ill u , trations. His remarks on rods, i, reels, and li nes are worthy of attention. The book well got up, and will doubtless prove both useful and interesting to the general angler. ---------- - - CABINET COUISCIL.—Thei Ministers will meet in Cabinet Council on Tuesday next, at the Foreign-cilice, Downing -street, summonses having been issued for same time past. The Lord Chancellor, Lord John Russell, Lord Carlisle, Lord Grey, Lord Palmerston, Lord Minto, Sir C. Wood, and Lord Seymour are all in town. Sir George Grey is expected to arrive in London on Monday, from the north. Mr. Labouchere is expected on Tuesday, from Stoke Park. Lord Lansdowne is expected on Monday, from Bowood Park, Wiitshire. Lord Broughton, Lord Granville, Sir Francis Baring, and Mr. Fox Maule, are expected to reach the me tropolis in the course of this day, in order to be present at the meeting. DONCASTER A PARLIAMEETARY BOROUGII.—The Town Council have, at the suggestion of Sir ism Morley, agreed to petition Parliament, soliciting that the privilege of sending a Member to the House of Commons may be ex tondOd to Dmaater.--,Dancaster Gazette. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. DEVONFORT, FRlDAY.—Rosamond steamer, COM, mon(ler Campbel!, sailed thi s a f ternoon for the North American and %Vest India station, Callin g at Li sbon with some supernumeraries for the squadron there. Sanspareil is still alongside the sheer hulk. Sh e has taken in all her masts and bowsprit. This day she has taken in some part of her boilers, which are heavy, one portion taken on board today weighing above 19 tons. PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY —The Asia, 84, w as brought down from her moorings into the old basin, preparatory to being brought into the docks to be• ex amined and have her defects repaired. _ _ _ _ _ _ The Helena, 16, Cornmander . Miehael De Conroy, was paid oft' into ordinary alongside the yard jettyon Saturday. The Fairy Royal yacht tender, and the Elfin dis patch steamer, have been to and from Osborne on al ternate days during the past week. The Ascendant convict ship, Surgeon Superinten dent James Stiel, M.D., arrived at Spitheed ca Thursday, and on Saturday she embarked an ed,ll - loyal party of convicts from the Stirling Castle And York prison ships, at this port. The Rapid, 8, Commander Blane, will go to Spithead in the early part of this week. The Rev. it. Wilson, of the Impregnable, 104, flag -ship e t Devouport, will succeed the Rev. J. Kirby as chaplain of the Sheerness Dockyard ; and rjytwo-thirds the Rev. J os i a h Th ompson , o f the Mon a rch, w ill succeed Mr. Wilson in the Impregnable. The Wat er l oo, 120, is be i ng expe di te d w ith as muc h dispatch ea at Sh of the Sheernes s as whole thatesftoarbeleishomf the en yardtcanabfie'oiitgrd, n employed upon her, t o get her ready for sea by the end of December. advance and complete he ' Ord last to tit her for the reception of a Commander-in- Chief. She is to proceed to Plymouth to .be paid I w o i r l c e .i. r o e f ce m ive a d ri o n n es M a c s •n fi d e a l y d complement for sea. She officer. The appointment and he took up hi of . Commander Dickson was forwarded from the n .ted entered on his du a ti c e ° s. rnm e l a sai r °n flag .captain elect of the newpCoin oner following day. ... ~ ..,. _94 r. ltothGy the e esotdiednr:dmsadyiathyw waterlooe(aetnokhane, M t nl ander4ll.• Chief in the Mediterranean) paid a visit r r t icl fl a n y i g s h h e ip. 2lst, assec9nd in corn- Tuesday, and left for town on were mustered The ship's company Mundy,42Com omfotdhoereLLonadmobne,rt by T C h a e p F ta o in x, mend on the East India station, was in Diamond Harbour, with the Serp en t, 12, Commander on the 6th ult. They w e r e t o remain there Luard ' u first week in December, and th en sa i l for until til the melee, where the Hermes s t eam - s l oop, Commander Fishbourne, was expected to meet them ; the all then sail in company for the Persian Gulf, . would taking Bombay en route. WooLwlcu, Nov. 29 —The Geyser stearn-sloop,, Commander Edward Tatham, is to be paid off here op Tuesday next, and her Commander, Edward Tatham, is expected to commission the Fury steam-vessel im mediately after at this port. The Fury is nearly ready for sea, and a number of the crew of the Geyser have expressed their desire to serve again under Com mander Tatham in the Fury. The Ilavannah, 19, Captain Erskine, is daily ex pected at Sheerness from New Zealand. Moorings have been laid down for her at Sheerness, where she is to be paid off. The Garland, Dover mail steam-packet, Lieutenant Commander Wylde, has returned to Dover to resume ber duties on that station. IRELAND. THE ACTION AGAINST THE CHIEF SECRETARY. DUBLIN, SATURDAY.—The Court of Queen's Bench have fixed upon Friday next as the day which is to decide the fate of the World in the contest be- Birch v. Sir William Somerville. The Attorney- General and Mr. Brewster, Q.C., are the champions selected by the defendant to measure swords with Messrs. Keogh and Whiteside, so that there is every prospect of a war of tongues such as never raged even within the walls of an Irish Nisi Prius Court. The plot meanwhile thickens. It is stated by the Evening Mail that at the instance of the plaintiff summonses were yesterday served on Colonel Browne, Chief Commissioner of Police, the Hon. Major Pon scnby, of the Viceregal household, the proprietor of the Evening Post, and Mr. Michael Staunton, col lector-general of rates and ex-proprietor of the de funct Weekly Register. The Mail also states that an intimation has been given to the solicitor of Mr. Birch, to the effect that it will be unnecessary to serve Lord Clarendon with a subpoena duces tecum, as his Excellency means to attend as a witness on what ever day his presence may be necessary in court. SALES OF ENCUMBERED ESTATES. Mr. Baron Richards and his colleagues seem re solved not to rest on their oars and to show that so far as the power rests in them there shall be no longer any just complaints of the law's delays. Yesterday 'Tree properties of considerable'; magnitude' were brought under the judicial hammer, and at twelve o'clock, the hour fixed for the commencement of bu siLess, the court was filled with speculators and other partiea interested in the proceedings. The estates put up were respectively those of Sir George Goold, si tuate in the counties of Cork, Limerick, and Tippe r*, y, yielding a act rental of 3,658/. per annum ; the Minchin estates in Tipperary and the King's County, yearly rental, 1,8651 ; and the residue of the exten sive Galway estates of Viscount Gort, producing a net profit rent of 3,5331. The estates of Mr. Min chin, which K ere first put up, found little or no favour, as the biddiugs were either so few or so much below the actual value of the lands that the Commissioners were compelled to adjourn the sale. The Gort estates were offered iu 22 lots, a great portion of which consisted of houses and public buildings in the town of Gort. Eighteen lots, yielding a gross rental of 2,2501., were disposed of, the sum realized being 24,5001. One of the adjourned lots included the magnificent castle and demesne of Loughcooter, for which 18,0001. was ten dered and rejected by the Court as altogether insuffi cient. The Goold estates were set up in 28 lots, and although there was nu want of bidders the amount was in a great many instances far below the market value of the property, consequently but 11 of the lots found purchasers, the gross amount produced being 17,225/. on a rental of 1,154/. The sum of 4,0001. was offered and refused for the first lot of the Cork estates, which embraced the mansion and demesne of Oldcourt, the seat of the Goold Lmily. Several other sales are fixed for this day. The estates of Mr. Biudon Scott, 'situate in the counties of Clare and Kerry and in the city of Lime rick (a consider4ble portion of w hich consisted of improptiate tithe rent charges), were offered for sale yesterday, and, although the competition was tolerably nearly all the heavy lots wtre held over for another trial, in consequence of the insufficiency of the hiddings. What was di&posed of produced only 3,3051, on a rental of 3911., the chi'f part of which was composed of tithe rent-charges. It was stated tbat the pour-rate on this latter frequently amounted to 55., 10s., and 15s. in the pound. The extensive Gal way and Mayo estates of Illr. Walter Lawrence were set up in 14 lots, 10 of which, yielding a net profit rental of I:bout 1,6001. per annum, rebli4rd the sum of 20,550/. It was rumoured in court that some of this property was purchased in trust for " his Grace the Lord Archbishop of Tuana." The gross total sum prcduced by the day's sales amounted to 23,8451. THE LATE SUDDEN DEATII AT THE liUsTON sclutr a a t n u d rd c a a y st A l l e r ; N i ' n a g lt , l s e . 3; o , a A d l : P c . a , m h d e e l n d Town, on Mary King, aged 38. Jam es S pencer, foreman on ai A nci n u E ea T t E a n t :% t ir e uS—On Elephant S the platform of the station, said that last Wednesday morn ing deceased came on the platform to go by the seven o'clock train to Liverpool. She was led towards the carriage, and as she appeared very weak he approached to assist her, when she sank to the earth and expired. Sarah Bircham, de ceased's landlady, said that deceased lett her lodgings on Wednesday morning in a cart for the railway train, with the view of joining at Liverpool her husband, who wrs mate on board the Delhi. She was so anxious to prepare for her journey that she did not go to bed the preceding night. She had not for some time taken any nourishment, anti she had barely sufficient money to carry her to Liverpool. Dr. Porter, of Euston-square, opened the body, which was most ema ciated. Th ere was no food in the stomach, and she died in a fainting fit produced by ex h austion. A verdict i n accord ance with the medical evidence was returned. Bee, is imply " Hookey Walker" as related by Mr. John n k at Longman, HOOKEY WALKER.—The history of the re nowned .. this .—J ohn Walker was an outdoor re cl a er great number of Clementi, and Co.'s, in Cheapside,_w a h c e , „ upon their aberra tions, hooked nose, occupied the pos t Of course, it was for the in tions, which were manifold. throw discredit upon all Jack's firm; and numbers could attest persons were employed; and' , ()id o ./ a spy y who had a crooked in terests of the surveillants e to reports to the heads constantly outvoted, his evidence somehow or other, was disbelieved ; and thus the occupa and of course superseded, not the fame of ‘. Dookey Walker. "—Notes lion ceased, but C EEanDdlNGßsinniAnTghamWoßLavilEwßa; that those reports w o e f re th fabrications, however true. Jack, and Queries. ShrewsburyFbiletween the London and North - Western and the • have begun to assume a serious aspect. Intelli gence Companie s was received in London last night, to the effect that Errnaor h t e ri d A i it s piru t dis putes ' h 1 officials the Shrewsbury and Birming an had taken forcible possession of the station hitherto occupied by the London and North-Western Coninanv, whose clerks, fi ttings, &c., have been turned out. The 'Stour Valley branch opus on Monday, when a terrible row is auticipated.—llickly Dispatch. DbPATCH OF THE NORTH MAIL FROM MAN CIIESTER.—\Ve understand that, in conseouence of a repre. iexitation made to the Pcstmaster• General' of the inconve- Ment hour at which tha afternoon north mai!s is at present llispatched from Dlanchesier, it has been promised that the subject shall rece i ve early consicieration. The box has hitherto been closed at a quarter to three o'clock, but thi a week the hour has been changed to a three . quarter-ast,____,, We hope this alteration is only the first instalment mm ri !" iu some arrangement that may afford greater accomm odation to the commercial public of Lancashire.— amino.- oerEtiozn. ANNIVERSARY OF THE POLISII REVOLUTION.-- Saturday, the :29th ult., being the twenty-first anniversary of the Polish Revolution of 1830-1, a great number of refu gees resident in London attended a funeral service in th e Roman Catholic Chapel, S o ho -square, in commemoration o f those of their countrymen who fell i n the war of that national struggle. LITERATURE ;THE BOOR OF DIGNITIES. :By Joseph Haydn. Longman, Brown, Green, and Long mans. A wonderful compilation was Mr. Haydn's" Book of Dates," and not less wonderful is his " Book of Dignities." It must be ranked henceforth among the most remarkable works ever contributed as guides to human knowledge. Every one, we presume, is familiar enough with the well-known sarcasm upon history which fell from the lips of a famous philo sopher. According to his ironical definition, romance is scarcely a jot more the produce of the imagination. After all, too, he was not far wrong—the only really reliable record of the human race being comprised in chronology, and even that sometimes being necessarily somewhat dubious in its character. What says one of the most thoughtful writers of our generation upon the Fame subject, and speaking nearly in the seine strain as the philosopher before referred to? Sir Bulwer LS tton exclaims, in one of his earliest and Dot least remarkable effusion; " Oh, Truth ! What a hard path is thine! Does any keep it for three inches together in the commonest trifle?— and yet two sides of my library are filled with histo ries ! ' There is a subtle sting in the remark coin cident with the satirical observation already particu larised. We acknowledge the accuracy of the sentence pronounced by both those keen and scruti nizing observers—we are compelled to acknowledge it, reluctantly it is true, but still fully ; and aware consequently of the dubious nature of the ordinary annals of humanity, we look more confidingly to Maunder • than to Thucydides, to Haydn than to Macaulay. We recognize less likelihood of being deceived, intentionally or unintentionally, by the chronologist. We behold in the colossal form of history a monstrous shape not unlike that of the fa brication of Frankenstein. We strip off the hetero geneous materials there found collected together—the nerves of imputed motive, the muscles of rhetoric, the veins of philosophy, and the epidermis of style—until we come at last to the only symmetrical portion of the work—the bones of the skeleton of chronology. We prefer, moreover, the destructive dissection of- a man like Mr. Hayda than the perilous patchwork of a man like Mr. Hume. We prefer the reduction of history to its scanty but com prehensive and harmless outline—rather than its un• wholesome agglomeration into a shape " - if shape it may be called Which shape has none," a shape constructed out of the dead and decaying fragments of antiquity and animated by the genius breathed into it by the vitalizing powers of the an nalist. More • particularly when its dangerous capa cities are borne in recollection—capacities not unfre quently employed in slaying the hitherto unassailed reputations of the departed.• Therefore we repeat it, * Er. gr. William Penn. the compilations of men like Mr. Haydn are at all times peculiarly welcome to us—because in them we recognise a veracity eminently entitled to our confi dence. In the extraordinary volume lying be fore us, entitled " The Book of Dignities, " we have in this manner tabularly arranged the principal part of the History of the IVorld since the earliest records of its inhabitants. We have catalogues of all the Sovereigns of Europe from the foundation of their respective states. We have well authenticated rolls of the official personages of the British empire, comprising the civil, ecclesias tical, judicial, military, naval, and municipal; be ginning with the remotest periods and coming down to our own generation. Besides these, we have the Peerage of England and of Great Britain, with a va riety:of other lists too multifarious to be here enume rated. Among the Princes of England, for example, we find duly numbered, in addition to the Kings of the Heptarchy, the Kings before and after the Con quest. We descend from Hengist in 455 to Egbert in 820; from Egbert in 827 to Harold in 1066; from William in 1066 to Victoria in 1837 ; passing succes sively through the Saxon race, the Danish race, the Saxon race re-possessed, the Norman line, the Plantagenet line, the line of Lancaster,_ the House of York, the House of Tudor, the House of Stuart, and the House of Hanover. So likewise with the other kingdoms and principalities of Christendom—in France, from Pharamond in 418, to Louis Napoleon in 1848, in Austria from Charlemagne in 800 to Francis Joseph in 1848, in Hungary, from Stephen in 997 to the days of Kossuth in 1851. Most marvellous of all, it seems to we, in the whole of these catalogues, is the one of the "Popes," as given by Mr. Haydn, begin ning at page 64, with St. Peter, in 42, and proceed ing, in uninterrupted succession, down to Pius IX. in 1846, his present Holiness. " Between Leo IV. and the next Pontiff, Benedict III.," says Mr. Haydn, " an absurd story, not worth refutation, places ' Pope Joan.' " Besides the existing kingdoms of the earth, with their Sovereign princes, we find moreover, in the astonishing volume before us, due mention made of kingdoms either merged or extinct, such as Swabia or Burgundy. Then come copious catalogues of Am bassadors, Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary from Great Britain to Foreign States. After wards—perhaps of all the most interesting feature in a work of which every page is an attraction —we find a most carefully arranged list of all the administrations of England from the reign of King Henry VIII. down to the reign of Queen Victoria. All the great officers of state of England follow; then come the Speakers of the house of Commons, the Judges of England, the principal ecclesiastical functionaries, and the governors of the various colonies from the period of their foundation. Among these we are amazed to find no mention whatever of the Go vernors of Australia, although of all the vast and scattered possessions of this country that is perhaps the most remarkable, for various reasons—the most noticeable of which is the circumstance of its being sufficiently huge in its dimensions to be regarded by many less as an island than as a fifth continent. Altogether the accuracy of the work under consider ation is, however, most conspicuous. The labour requisite for its successful compilation would be sufficient, one might well imagine, to deter any man less energetic than Joseph Haydn from the task upon which he has here ad ventured. That Herculean task, nevertheless, in spite of a thousand bewildering difficulties, he has accomplished with all but miraculous ingenuity. He has furnished the curious with an unfailing clue to the dignities enjoyed by the most of the remarkable personages of the human family, from times nearly " lost in the twilight of fable" down to the glaring notoriety of facts occurring in the present generation. He has consequently well earned the eulogium which he cannot fail to receive from all quarters, and bas in his own name affixed ,a stamp of enduring popularity on a work designated aptly enough on its title-page, " Beatson's Political Index Modernized." BAND ATLAS of PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. By Edward Geyer. Everyone acquainted with the works of Baron Hum boldt and of Mrs. Somerville, will feel grateful for the appearance of this " Hand Atlas of Physical Geo graphy." Though its assistance is rendered at once apparent, what must otherwise with the vast majority have remained altogether incompre hensible. It presents to the students in cosmogony an array of facts not hitherto collected together within the same compass and with a similar amount of accuracy. The principal effort of those entrusted with the supervision of the undertaking before us seems to have been that of having every detail of the publication duly and scrupulously authenticated. To this end the extraordinary compilation of Berghaus —a compilation until now accepted on all hands as faultless and unimpeachable—has been carefully revised, and the inaccuracies lurking in that wonder ful book weeded out in every instance. This, we re peat, is the most conspicuous merit of the singular production here submitted to our scrutiny, but it is by no means its only excellence. It is something, of course, to have removed from a work of this particu lar description errors which were dignified by the authority of such a man as Berghaus, errors, too, en dorsed by the acceptance of all subsequent geographers. It is yet more, however, to find this most laudable emendation accompanied by a variety of other very remarkable and really inestimable im provements. Among these must especially be commended the introduction of several additional maps drawn under the immediate superin tendence of Dr. Ritter and Dr. Kieppert, of O'Etzel, Grimm, and other distinguished persons, whose names are not enumerated. Besides this, it is worthy of remembrance that the extent of the Great River Basins, together with the direction and formation of the mountain chains of Asia and of south-eastern Etirope, have undergone a most cautious series of alterations, and are consequently given now, we be lieve, for t he first time free from the blunders detected in the charts of Professor Berghaus and his followers. These considerations of themselves would assuredly be sufficient to secure to the volume published by Mr. Gov( r the attention to which we are convinced it is eminently entitled. Possibly it may be as well to observe hri , fly—for the benefit of those not familiarly acquainted with the study of which the book here noticed is at: once the vade mecum and the ency clopmdia—that the changes already speci fied have been made under the direction of the editor of the " University Atlas of the Middle Ages," taking, of course, as th e b as i s of his enterprise the "Physikalischer Atlas" of Ber ghaus, the most astonishing result of the genius end the researches of that illustrious professor. Like i's mast?rly prototype, the " Hand Adis of Physical Geography," before us, cons i sts o f a succession of maps end illustrations displaying the geographical distribution of natural p he nomena—embracing neces sarily the divisions of geology, of hydrography, of meteorology, and of natural history—that lest . and crowning effort in the sequence of Creation. Foremost comes a comprehensive and magni ficent view of the geological structure of the earth, according to the scheme of Dr. Arnie Boue, .0 1 le iiir liG tr 101//