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lie hen guilty of a brcaeli of trust, and ordered that P„, ul d Ply the costs of the snit. (Fainted, pro tempore, I n , r ! • mother of the infant was continue:l guardian, and trustee of the infant's estate. 41.JEEN'S BENClL_('rgis DAY.) (Before Lord I)EtsmA2i.) This 311.7111 v. WARD. st e h ii ,,_!as an acti on ta k en b y t h e pl a i n tiff, who is an against the defendant, to whom he bad fur- trir dr awings, plans, and specifications for a large atk drawings, Y th e COL- but the rate 0 per 'A. f centage demanded t4 e ,_. plaintiff the defendant considered too large, and 64;'infe resisted the claim. The case is not one of the da y public interest, and is likely to occupy the entire e°) 41110N PLEAS.—(THIS DAY). i llli STEWART V. STEELE. flitting 3 was an action to recover damages for the injury at Nisi Prius, at Guildhall, before, the LORD i te et RIEF JUSTICE and a London Special Jury.) belnging to the plaintiff, by the Enter t6e tsitao aship steam -ship of great size and burden, running I'l l i . trisi h s was the second trial of' the case, a rule for a new Th e been obtained in the course of last year. tottilts ase for the plaintiff was not concluded when we 1 41 t t Press, and it is expected to occupy the Court at two days. t X rs ll (Sia; kiEQUER.—(THIS DAY.) fl gs at Nisi Fritts in London, before the LORD CIIIEF B ARON and a Common Jury.) Thi s MAYIIEW V. PIPER. bin Was an action of a , sumpsit brought to recover lip s 4, for a b reac h o f c o n tract, to which the defendant tit, i P t l eaded, denying altogether his liability. The plain -4 trionuld appear, had been employed by the defendant t ath o 'er; but a short time ago, .the defendant being tkistdre of bankruptcy, the defendant discharged the m a without paying him a quarter's salary or giving Igquarter's notice, v hich it had been previously 1°444 he should do before he could be at liberty to ter- P o "'e engagement. tla he defe n ce, - Latth. , it was urged by Mr. PETERSDORFF, 'lN;,,,Plaintiff on discovering that the defendant was `Ptiio, l 7 difficulties, solicited his discharge, and the no 1 - , 1 3 Knowing that there was a situation in Messrs. no and Company's establishment open to the 4 ,._is.rli k. ' consented to put an end to the contract which b A er lctween them. - Pi ili l -41 b CIIIEF BARON told the jury in his summing kt allit .. i b ankruptcy or insolvency was no answer to an '4 t o 14. a servant's salary, and the only question they Ott c onsider was that of damages. The defendant II ,lte 1 that he discharged the plaintiff for the advan- Lw i''' the plaintiff himself, but it was for 71, "' to decide whether he had done so or Lk % e nerally speaking, it was to the disadvantage of 1,1 4 it f l t ° be suddenly dismissed from his employment, ,7i s - n "ea happened that the disadvantage was much Ztli iai rle case than in another, and it was the amount lida t antage which had resulted to the plaintiff from „ / S u arge - which must guide the jury in assessing his ‘tli t 4 . They were not bound to give him the whole ,la ilt ( learte r ' s salary ; but, as the defendan tsome had ile Wk k a out his pleas, they must give da ta_e i n Nf o i - rle after a short consultation, returned a Ter the plaintiff for the full quarter's salary. t,hit v, FRAZIER P. FOX. "111 1 C L ail an action of trover, brought to recover a Bible, " .14 . ' the defendant had pleaded the general issue. lai - i lintaifrey appoared for the plaintiff, and Mr. , i tt ,t, e a. the defendant.' -- tr,,i,.. ql3l 4PaEir stated the plaintiff's case. The plain leTZ the agent of the London Gas-light and v ‘tisil: k Pany, and the defendant a retired licensed 4 ;1 ,4. The action was brought to recover possession NIT; an article of' a curious nature, which was for -04;7 property of his lute Royal Highness the Duke Ot.e. The jury would remember that his late . ,1 0 41 ghness had a very large collection of Bibles in li tt 're 4t i st ; ea sion at the time of his death, which were sub- Y sold by p u bli c auction, and various persons , 1 ,. ''° • the purchasers of them in the ho p e Eats -t rieetation of making profit by them, and nvN ti ,t th ese purc h asers was the plaintiff, who ~ one of th e Bibles for nine or twelve guineas. His highness was late Grand Master of the head Ala Odd Fellows, and plaintiff purchased the Bible ~b l kin , ToPe ofdisposing of it to advantage to one of the Vges in w The plaintiff and the defendant 17.' °e of the pu . rchase were in the habit, amongst NV' their friends, of frequenting the Man-in- the- Nis' o s ate n, Vine st ' reet, P . iccadilly,.and in , the course 14 4 ' these visits the plaintiff mentioned the purchase S i ,,. b lade t i the defendant, and the object he had in jaot t ig,, making the purchase. The plaintiff, after exa ,l;tl;°„!,he Bible, which was one of the Oxford edition of iatltag bound and embellished in a most costly style, L04% - f tionged to an Odd Fellows' lodge, and promised, IT,Wo u j,7' would entrust him with the Bible a short time, t ;itil b ,, - ` l . ,endeavour to dispose of it for him. The plain * pie consented, and the Bible was handed ;Di e the defendant, but from that day to the present 'th e i i t tiff had been unable to recover either the value , ici t hle or the Bible itself. k 'at, "'ea having been adduced in support of this state ~,ttp, 1 s 'sait t ,'" 4 vls addressed the jury for the defendant. He Illri that the Bible was exhibited by the plaintiff at / 4 4 q 4 , 4- in the-Moon, but he should call a witness to 1 4 447 m his client left the tavern on the evening in h 4 ,. in coman with the witness, who observed t t4 et w ' had no parcel or Bible in his possession. The N . ',,k,1, however that either the plaintiff or the de (4.l'it'' i nadvertently left the Bible at the Ur.ion, in i h ho w r4 t, Regent -street, and the landlord of that house, t ',4 0 „ 4 a most respectable man, found it wrapped up i i s, l Paper upon his parlour table. In t he course li)"".,nversation a few days afterwa rds, Mr. Fox ,Noe 1 4 to the landlord of the Uni on, whose li m k il t ' Chapman, that the plaintiff had b rou g ht r i .e ti ,on against him to recover a Bible. i tlteiP u lan " I , upon hearing this, said, Oh, can stop 41 4 "`' ) a, for I have the Bible," and immediately sent it to o 4 , o l _f e riend to the plaintiff to beg of him to stay all t,lie e edings, and send to the Union for his Bible. ti ,N 'Owed to do any thing of the sort, and the ; 4 4: v as allowed to proceed to maturity. It was clear, I t Ni,,,,s' r e, that the defendant had been guilty of no con -osiis and the verdict must be in favour of his client. i i"th,, -e , t ed not whether the defendant or the plaintiff ilk; Bible at the Union ; they were both in the habit a.'lll;, l • l , en tbao• the house, and it was just as likely that i N tl 'ittiff left' it as the defendant ; but this he repeated, I sh e d not ; the defendant having been guilty of no eZOt,°ll, Was entitled to their verdict. tses were called to prove these facts. After ) 14 . I/ ItZli tr4Fuzy replied—There was no doubt that Mr. 66 14 been guilty of gross negligence . in leaving the '‘to, the Union, and this fact alone entitled the plain , - l i P tz - over. If it did not, and his Learned Friend s 1 ,1 ti t wer e allowed to prevail, a man intrusted with qtlili„'urn of money to pay a bill might go into a i t tei t - ,lshouse, and lose it all, and when called , upon tie it, he would be entitled to say, " Oh, Ivo lost t Zti ih, , e ver mind, you will get it bye and bye. I have "Nr l tY. though of no conversion, and you can't IN ~gainst me." tkll t o ~j 4 ea- rtled LORD CHIEF BARON said all the jury tillti e eide was whether the defendant had converted . h il e tt l i ' a t e to hi s own' use ; they had nothing to do with l 4 liad - t 1 loss. It was enoagh for them to determine if 1 b eenguilty of a conversion ; and if they thought I,‘d, +4,, their verdict must be for the plaintiff. A ' Cr y found a verdict for the defendant. 1.17 4 et -- - N 1 ' ;held b .— On Friday afternoon Mr. Wakley, . 4 1P, ' , 1 , an inquest in Dr. Costello's private lunatic asy -I;utii;'e-house, Svon-lane, Isleworth, on the body of d ) ,, z „i l ihiteside Hall, aged sixty- four years, who was ii i ,Ntli ti "n his throat cut in one of the water-closets of that Oki ' a n on the morning of Wednesday last. After a long Ngation the jury returned a verdict " That the de- Nestrny e d himself with a knife which he had secretly Itttti f : being at the time a patient of unsound mind." At ~,te b i 4l of the inquiry did it appear who the deceased was, LAV, a ee of residence and connexions. r h pik Genealogical Almanack for 1846, published at ~.4„,,,; , ) states that the members of the Sovereign houses in N, . 4 . l 'e 683 in number, viz.: 356 males and 327 females. 4 l'oi i ,"\ t he Sovereigns of Europe there are 20 (including t •s!ot. ) Who have no male children, 5 who have married 4 ih i ~. different religion from their own, 3 who profess a ti tia 14 4 , 4 Ztrerent from that of the majority of their subjects, Ok i 019 alone in their race, and 4 who are foreigners, viz.; kt, ° 8 of Hanover, Sweden and Norway, Belgium, and Oki 0 1 9 reigning families who have most male members 1 / 4 7 1 114 1 ,.. i n,0es and Counts of Lippe, who have 38; those of isle,' 1 7,n0 have 27 ; .Lichstenstein, 25; Wurtemberg, 19; ~X 1 4.,' ; and Bavaria, 11. ti, Al „ o -510 N AT THE SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY tl %i t -.. * . " - , Last evening, shortly before five o'clock consi tl44,l,4tarni was created in the immediate vicinity of Nine It 444 4 - 111 E111 in consequence of a report being raised that 414Pe.' n us of the South Western Railway had taken fire. , I , t1; 11 that the water of the Thames overflowed and Ow e cellars underneath the principal entrance, and there lk 4 tla kve4 tire gas-fittings, which caused the gas to escape g i kipLouildiug. A gas-fitter was therefore sent for to )''hie the place, and on his applying a light to one of the , .tlCN„', u ,s gas ;Well had escaped became ignited, and ex -14044,-.1;,4 a noise resembling the discharge of fire-arms, at bz lti tl ' 11, % ) wit- titre tearing up a portion of the lining boards in the y '"n room and demolishing the upper part of the ll o t 4Vic. T he entrance-hall s and money-taker's compart k lif ar -- te also considerably injured. Whether the cellars 44t ist , en 'e t nnt oh damaged it is impossible to tell, as they have RI toot aPwards of six feet deep of water in them. toe ~.,4 1' ,1C CROP or TURNIPS.—Eighty-six red w i lith, r —r , n ,'Pa, from a crop grown by T. Dyson, Esq., of / m 6 f " Manor-house filled one of Croskill's carts, which i ti iii e h set 2 inches lol : 3 feet 9 inches broad, and 1 fort iqQles, " , 'he!). The average girth of the turnips was 324 .04; 44 they were grown with dissolved bones, dibbled ''e, _ Q V , altornately with Swedes, on the 22d of May.— k-l'h e %Chronic/e. Ittaatii n • r- 9 3 13e1'0r Napoleon's favourite Mameluke, bete died, on Sunday last at Doornail (Seine-et-Oise), 47. - , 1 11 . 4 0 1 been living upon a small income of 5,000 f. to - ',..ml4 o , er 'ved chiefly from the sale of the presents from 6. ,1 1 / 4 ` and his family. l;t1' til t . EFI' , .LD Con!! MARKET, DEC. 12.—There 4'nis ter li :PPlies of all grain this week. The resignation of 4,:1v0s caused d the continued uncertainty about the corn (l,4 Iva, ~,a really dull trade in Wheat, and what few t e :o(ll,, a - r e t el - meted were at a reduction of fully 2s. per quarter. tql,lltst. lit maintained former prices, other qualities in slow kl i cd ; pe , rt old Beans no alteration, but soft new were ls. ht de " fluArter I,,wer. Oats and Shelling each sold at a , . 6_ _ e "ne- Malt as before. nkt.nlit Melbourne has been surrounded by a ; 4 4 4 t Crt i r at .Brockett Hall, Herts. The Earl of Auckland k:tate n, V°n• bliss Eden, Viscount and Viscountess Pal ,Liekbi dad Cowper, Lord and Lady Beituvale, &c., have '"'Y t e d there. Ilti ve4 io ' * An express reached Brockett on Thurs g, ti town, from Lord J. Russell, urging the Pre s , , . h e ice of S'4scount Palmerston in town. ' 4 Ve 4 ,, .'tarqui., :thci Marchioness of Londonderry Thyrived ~ at Holde-less House from Wynvard Park. Nit. Earl a tk "uril ac Of ( ,:ar7iigall will receive ii . succ? , ssion of t f ' Deane Park, his slut, near Kettering, during the tik4ll /' °l _ "reskt The Nople Earl ins 0 arrive there yes. • " 111 40104 • 14 • .0 ' 1 g • , li• ~,,, .4 , , • .01 .• o• r• , •• .0 D• 01 • • ,•• .. •• ..• $6 - 0 i York P A fel tl3 o4 s i to ry Itl eifo . 0 1°' Ole) /A IT.I I O F )11 ° foo l ' wss PS 4d 6° ch;d e. 141 : tiA 0 lob 10. a ns 10.. - 60 10. ,11; ta (10. ril/E MiNISTERIAL Chancellor if Lord John Russell succeeds in collecting around him C:ose friends on whose character and talents he relies to form a Government. The Earl of Auckland is expected to arrive at Eden Lodge to-day from visiting Viscount Melbourne at thockett 4. The reform of alitVC3 in Ireland, especially the monstrous abuses in the registration at stem Open e-hich the Conservative Opposite :u had had ne less Orin nine victories in the fleuse of Commons Over the Wieg Go vernmeet), and the strengthening of the law in that country so as to check outrages and tuteertnart rues ti rigs. These, ii e say, were the four principal points that were looked forward to le) Sir Robert Peel eperty as tee probable censevences of giving him as Minister a steady and strenuous support. As to the first point, that of the restoration of the revenue, it was accomplished by the reedy consent of the wealthy classes to yield up seven pence in the pound of their incomes to the exigences of the State. The Minister had no merit in this. The plan of restoration was perfectly obvious. The only thing wanting was the consent of the income-owning class, and that was readily given. Sir R. Peel's friends performed their part faithfully enough, but how did he perform his ? Upon the remaining three points he completely threw them over. He did not maintain the protection of British industry. Every step he took after lie became Minister was in precisely the opposite direction. Ile induced his friends to give up a consider able part of the protection which British agricultural produce enjoyed. They assented, though they din not like what he was doing. Still, out of deference to him, they first gave tip part of their incomes as tax, and then in deference to his representations surien• dered a part of that protection which was understood to be of importance to the value of honied prep! rty. And as to Ireland, what can be more disgraceful than the Mi nisterial acts whether of omission or commission. The fraudulent registration which Sir Robert himself had de nounced as fraudulent—against which he had voted in nine divisions, that monstrous abuse still continues, and not the slightest step has been taken for remedy of it, though Sir Robert Peel has been upwards of four years a Minister. When he was leader of the Opposition he denounced the fraud which gave to the Whigs their ma jority ; when he was Minister he did nothing to abolish the fraud, and there it is still, to be again taken advan tage of by the Whigs. The leader who has acted in this way ought no longer to he regarded as leader by the Conservative body. 'TIMES.—The - resignation of Sir Robert Peel's Cabi net presents some points of moral interest, which more than make up for its want of decided bearing on the do mestic policy of the country. So little is now the actual and immediate change from a Conservative to a Whig Administration, that the greater part of the nation will recognise no more than a substitution of names, and the official elevation of some score noblemen and gentlemen in the places of some score others. As for principles, we are probably not far wrong when we expect fewer and less serious novelties from a thwarted Whig Ministry, than from a Conservative Premier, who could any mo ment command the assistance of his foes to the discom fiture and disgrace of his friends. The transition, there fore, is very easy. Never was the nation more gently let down into what we were once taught to believe was an unfathomable gulf of misery and error—the abyss of Whig misrule. Yet, if we mistake not, the pre sent will ever be noted as one of the most remarkable and instructive passages in the history of British poli tics. It is not yet four years since Sir Robert Peel found himself at the head of a Government and of a party to all outward appearance the most powerful and the most united that British Minister ever had to work with. Never were so many elements of power brought into so strong a combination. Aristocracy and people, agriculture and commerce, offered themselves freely into his hands. Nor were the peculiar auspices of his advent into office less favourable to the most unswerving confi dence and the most exalted purposes. All was unity, expectation, and zeal ; for the splendours of the new born Government were contrasted with the dark foil of a calamitous and worn-out Whig Administration. Under that ill-fated rule all had • latterly gone wrong. The fortunes of war, the elements of the sky, and the subtle springs of domestic prosperity •had all turned against them, and given even an aspect of failure to such benefits as they had really conferred on the country. Commerce had declined, the harvests were deficient, manufacture was idle, the artisans were. starving, the Treasury was in arrears, Canada had rebelled; the West Indies were impoverished and disaffected, Caubul was thrusting us out, China was unpunished and unpacified, the United States were sympathising with oar enemies and trespassing across our borders, France was offended and menacing. In a word, there was not one sound and healthy spot, not one redeeming feature, either at home or abroad ; nor was there any hope of better times, ex cept that hope which always remains at the bottom of the human breast, that when things are at the worst then a better day is at hand. Out of the depth of such a darkness dawned Sir Robert Peel. From that gloomy crisis the reaction has been great indeed. Hence a suc cession of fortunate occurrences, and, as respects a con siderable portion of the Ministerial policy, successful measures. Not to look below the surface, and viewing Sir Robert Peel's Administration as it will strike the eyes of the world, we must ascribe to it more than the average of human success. His good fortune has appeared especially in those points in which his predecessors had been most signally unfortunate, so that an admirer would probably describe his career by simply reversing the features of the pre vious era. What, then, is it, all the world will ask, and posterity aver cease to inquire, which, after so brief and bright a career, compels Sir Robert Peel to yield his post to his baffled, ruined, disgraced, and dis heartened predecessors? Why does he himself spon taneously return to them an ascendancy which they have been utterly unable themselves to regain? Why set up a prostrate rival, and inscribe once more on the tables of the State names which no one section of the public dares or remembers to uphold? There must be some great and extraordinary reason, going far deeper to the heart of things than any of those which the histo rian has usually to assign in his tale of Ministerial vicissitudes. The answer must be, that the Ministry of Sir Robert Peel involved from the beginning an abuse of social confidence, and a violation of political truth. It was founded on suppositions which Sir Robert Peel has found, and happily also felt, it im possible to maintain. The chief of those suppositions was the duty, and, as implied in that, the possibility and the expediency, of agricultural protection. That which was then the most powerful and united party in the nation brought him into power as their patron, ser vant, and friend, pledged to prosecute their interests and obey their behests. Such, on the whole, in the leaning t.f their hopes, the conclusion of their judgments, and the inclination of their belief, was what they expected and trusted to receive foom Sir R. Peel. For that un derstanding they had not indeed perfect and conclusive grounds. They had no more amount of real grounds than what ninety-nine men out of every hundred usually act upon in the common affairs of life. They had not grounds which would stand a cool, dispassionate, and disinterested inquiry. But they had grounds which, in conjunction with the circumstances of the time, were suf ficient to sway the judgments, to secure the attachment and confidence of ordinary men. There existed, and was allowed to exist, an universal impression that the Conservative leader could and would procure for the agriculturist a higher degree of protection than was to be expected from his competitor. The result shows that tin pression was unfounded. Hence the ruin of the Conservative Ministry. It is true Sir Robert guarded his position. He reserved his opinions and his independence. While parading with all the pomp of rhetoric the gaudy structure of Conservatism, he was quietly laying the foundations, in all his speeches and addresses, of a mere liberal policy. Nor was this done unobeervedly. While he pleaded for confidence he excited suspicion. While asking all the affections of his snpporters, it was evident his own were divided. The Premier tried to satisfy himself anti ,the country, and repudiate his supporters and friends. His scheme failed; and much as we may regret that any one should fail who proposed what we really consider a blessing to the country, we are re signed to an event by which that blessing is dissociated from political deception and personal ingratitude. We see in it one lesson more to d good acts by good, fair, and open means. But it would be useless and unjust to deny that the agriculturists themselves ha v e been p arties to the commission of a dishonesty, as they now most assuredly will be to its punishment. They are not the mere dupes that their advocates wish us to suppose. They well knew the urgency of the popular demand, the growing necessities of the case, and, above all, the half smothered, half-whispered convictions of the Conserva tive leader. Notwithstanding these notorious facts, they still thought to bind to their own hard service a man whom they knew enough to insult with continual sus picion. They resolved to make Sir Robert Peel their slave, at the evident risk of tempting him to be untrue to his country, and the still more evident certainty of rendering him untrue to himself. They chose one whom they denounced, and proscribed the known leanings of one whom they thought wise and good enough to be the head of their party. If they have been deceived, it is they who have compelled the deception, and helped to make the deceiver. FROM THE MOENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. CIIII.ONICLE. — Tht: mere time that we have to at the po - iturc in which affairs are placed, tl;e more p,,r plexing does the conjuncture appear. Tie calaws; by, stander cannot attempt to solve the problem without speedily appreciating the difficulties which meet the practical statesman in every course that suggests The truth is, we have been so completely taken by sun prise that we have not yet become aware of our satia tion. No ono feels sufficiently the extent of the mis chief. The shell which Sir Robert Peel has flung into the country has yet in truth to explode. A heavy re sponsibility is thrown on all who are called upon to act in this emergency. He would be tearfully culpable who should allow his eagerness to engage him in any polity which he does not clearly see the way of bringing to a successful issue. We are happy, therefore, to find on the part of Lord John Russell no indications of such an eagerness to form a Government, as indeed his known prudence and patriotism forbad us to anticipate on his part. The policy of bringing forward good measures for rejection is one which rarely becomes a minister, end would be wholly inexcusable now. We should feel the deepest regret at seeing any statesman, in whom we have been accustomed to place confidence undertake the Government of the country without a moral certainty of being able at once to carry the repeal of the corn-law. Such certainty could at present only result from an as surance of being cordially supported by a considerable body of those who have hitherto been separated from us by party distinctions. No doubt the end might, and, if all gentler means fail, must be-attained by the mere force of an excited public opinion. An appeal to the country on the question of the corn-laws might, and probably would, even at present, return such a House of Cernmons as wouki triumph over the resistance of the House of Lords. But we must confess that such an excitement as would be needed for this purpose is what we would greatly deprecate. From the necessity of having re course to such means of carrying our point, Lord John Russell has a right to expect that he should be relieved by the support of all who are convinced that the present corn-law must be repealed. The person from whom he has a right to expect the most ready and un equivocal assistance, is the Minister whose sudden aban donment of his post has placed the country in this per pl. zing and critical position. Nor is this support to be obtained by any compromise of that clear principle on which Lord John Russell pledged himself to act in his memorable letter to the electors of London. His worst enemy could not now suggest to Lord John Russell any course more fatal to his character and influence than any compromise which would continue the existence of the corn monopoly. If the responsibilities of Government are to be devolved on him, the Government must be con ducted on his known principles. If it is to be conducted on other principles, let its responsibilities rest on those who either will undertake to uphold the existing monopoly, or deem that it should only be tampered with and modified. After all, the first step towards secu ring the settlement of this most difficult question is to come to a thorough and immediate understanding of the principles on which all parties are prepared to deal with it. While we remain in doubt as to this point, it is impossible for any man to determine what practical steps should be taken. Now, with regard to Sir Robert Peel, all is still uncertainty. We know only that he and his colleagues have resigned because they desired to deal with the corn-law in some way in which the Duke of Wellington disapproved of their dealing with it. This tells us nothing as to the real nature of the change which Sir Robert Peel intended to propose. A portion of the press would have us believe that he meant to sweep away the corn-law altogether. From another portion we learn that he has never intended to aban don the principle of protection. While these doubts are allowed to hang over his conduct and inten tions, he subjects himself to the suspicion of repeating the c curse by which he is accused of having ori ginally acquired power—of committing himself to no definite policy, making use of all parties, and leaving the country in the dark as to the policy by which its fortunes are to be decided. Surely we have had enough of this already; all parties have had enough of it; we must not permit it to be practised again. It comes to the old triad of alternatives, in which Sir Robert Peel delights. If he means to stand by the corn , laws, let him make it up with the Duke, and go on with his old Ministry. If he is for free-trade, let him give in his adhesion to Lord John Russell, to whom he advised her Majesty to entrust the business of forming an Ad ministration. If he and the majority of his colleagues have some middle course of their own, they have at pre sent the majority of the House of Commons, and must get rid of the Duke, and on their own responsibility pro pose their own substitute for their own sliding-scale. But if he should prove to be unmindful of his duties, it is the more imperative on Lord John . Russell not to place himself in any position which may lower his high character—it is the more important that he should refuse to accept the name of power without the means of carry ing his policy into effect, or evan to purchase some por tion of power bfa compromise of principle. HERALD.—Whatever may have been, or are, our opinions of Sir Robert Peel and his colleagues, the Con servative Cabinet has ceased to exist, and their opinions will only remain as matter for explanation in their places as private Members of Parliament ; but of the fact that Lord John Russell is at this time the confidential adviser of her Majesty, we cannot pretend to speak without the greatest alarm and disgust. Is not Lord John Russell the man who within these few weeks has published a manifesto declaring his adhesion to the wildest visions of the Anti-Corn-law League ? Has he not proclaimed himself the champion of a total and immediate repeal of the corn-laws ? This alone would be sufficient ground tor us to call upon our agricultural friends to be up and stirring ; and to discriminate between their open and avowed enemy, and the man who, though even in error, he may think it necessary to make some alteration in these laws, is yet ready to accompany that al teration with friendly, and as he believes ade quate, compensation. As to Lord John Russell, the agricultural interest cannot fail to look upon him as their bitter and uncompromising enemy. We have not the slightest doubt that Sir Robert Peel, if he think a change in the corn-laws to be now inevitable—a state of things which we cannot view in the same light—would accompany it with other measures likely to diminish the abruptness and intensity of so vast an innovation. A total and immediate repeal, such as the Times an nounced a week since, we looked upon, and still look upon, as a monstrous fable—the atrocious fabrication of that mischief-working print. We would entreat the .lonservatives to recollect that the corn-laws are not the (From a Correspondent of the Chronicle.) LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.—Some diffi,,ulty seemed to be generally expected by most mercantile] men here, to arise in obAruction to Sir Robert Peel and his policy with regard to the corn. laws, and it was always con sidered that the great impediment would be the Duke of Wellington. The announcement that the Duke would propose the repeal in the House of Lords was never credited to any extent, particularly when men considered the relations in which his Grace stands towards all the Tory party in the great landed aristocracy. It is impossible to describe the scene whieh took place on 'Change yesterday afternoon, when the morning papers arrived with the news of the Cabinet having tendered their resignation to her Majeqy. The papers uslally arrive about a quarter-past three o'cicck, but on this occasion - they were delayed, in consequence of a strong wind im peding the progress of the railway tram, till about five or tell minutes past four. Scarcely any of our mercan tile men had left, and when the papers did arrive, intense anxiety was manifested to know their contents, it being assumed that detention was attributable to some political cause. The rez.ignation, as we have just said, produced most extraordinary excitement. The fr‘e- traders were in extacies. The Tories utterly dumbfounded. This morning, when the evening papers arrived, a similar scene took place ; and the intelligence that her Majesty had sent for Lord John Russell, gave universal satisfaction. An immediate dissolution seems to be ex pected by all parties t n the great question of free trade in corn ; and aid:lough it is premature to state anything very positively, we are assured by one of the leading Lib,ral politicians here, who is an eminent merchant, that two candidates will assuredly contest this Tory borough, on free-trade principles, with Lord Sandon and Sir Howard Douglas. Some of the more old-fashioned Tories are very bitter against Sir Robert Peel. They talk about his betra3 al of his party in anything but terms of mildness, and the Duke of Wellington is, just now, made much of by them. Everybody confesses that the Conservatives, here at least, are breaking up as a party. There are but few ultras among them, and the majority are becoming con vinced that it is better to unite in promoting our material interests than to contend for speculative points on useless questions. The retirement of Sir Robert Peel on this question will complete the utter wreck of what remains of that once formidable party. The news has had some effect on the cotton market to-day, but it has been principally to suspend operations. The sales were 4,000 bales at the prices of yesterday. At the Corn Exchange wheat was firmer, but there was TIO change in prices. only basis upon which the Conservative party was framed, or the sole principle upon which gond and wise men unite to defend our institutions at d the monarchy. To the friends of the Church, but, above all, to the Protestants of Ireland, we beg leave to point out the se rious position in which this great change involves them. l hey were affronted because Roman Catholics obtained a share of vacant places—they were full of resentment when Sir R. Peel determined on giving an additional en dowment of Maynooth; no breach of principle—at most but a foolish squandering of some thousands of pounds, an experiment which could not make the Roman Catho lic priests worse, and which might elevate their tone and improve their education—they were displeased because Sir R. Peel would not aid them by subscription out of the public funds for the support of a system of education exclusively their own, a measure which would have paralysed all the good—little enough, some say—in the national system, but which subscription would have been, at most, but a small addition to the funds of the estab lishment, and of the nnraerous and wealthy landowners of Ireland. These were their grievances, their loudly resented affronts; but how stand they now? Instead of declaiming against a paltry grant to Maynooth, let them prepare for assaults, frequent, reckless, and embittered, on their church establishment. Instead of a passing smile to some Roman prelate, let them look for the invasion of Trinity College, and the opening and desecration of all its ancient and most valued privileges; and instead of a stray place here and there, conferred on a Liberal or a sus pected Precursor, let them reckon on seeing all the pa tronage, lay and ecclesiastical, of Ireland, bartered for the foul support of the demagogue who is the curse of the empire, and their sworn and deadly enemy. We again ask, who is Lord John Russell ? Was he not a party to the Lichfield-house compact ? Who are his friends ? Are they not those statesmen who in the very last session of Parliament pledged themselves deeply and irretrievably to the utter destruction of the Protestant Establishment in Ireland, and to substitute n its stead, and in all its possessions, the worst form of modern superstition—a Romish priesthood ? Some persons may, perhaps, look upon Lord John Russell as a model of consistency ; but if the League and the manufacturing interest would take advice from men impartially friendly to every British interest, we would entreat them to recollect that Lord John Russell who, after having declared that any shortening of the hours of factory labour would cut up British in dustry by the roots, was the very same individual who, within the short period of eighteen months, was found, for the sake of popularity, not from sonscience, voting with the very men whose opinions he had so decried. Above all, we would entreat every class and rank—we would entreat those who are attached to our free but limited monarchy—we would entreat the friends of the Church and of solid religious education—we would en treat those who place their dependence upon a wise financial administration—we would entreat those who are friendly to a European peace, and who dread a war with America (not from any fear of defeat, but for the interests of humanity)—we would entreat them one and all to bear in mind the deeds and miedoings of Lord John Russell. POST.—The noblemen and gentlemen who have hitherto considered it their duty to give a general sup port to the views of Sir Robert Peel, and to regard him as their leader, should now earnestly consider the position in which they stand, and come to a decision as to their future course. We need scarcely avow our own distinct opinion that they are not only fully justified in taking a complete farewell of the leadership of Sir R. Peel, but that they are bound to do so by a sense of what is due to justice, to reason, and tohonourable feeling. Our opinion, however, is only worth at tention, in so tar as we can show it to be founded in good sense, and supported by a fair consideration of facts and circumstances. We proceed, therefore, to argue the case, observing, however, the brevity which is needful in the columns of a newspaper. We shall not now enter upon a history of the events of the session which preceded the formation of ;he Peel Ministry. Any one, however, who will recal them to mind, cannot fail to agree with us, that there were four principal points which the triumphant Con servative party fully expected to be accomplished by the pew Administration. These were 1. The restoration of the finance. , ;, so as to make the revenue at least equal to the expenditure. 2. The protection of British industry-, and especially of agricultural industry, from these dangers with which it hsd been threatened by the fixed duty schemes, or free-trade doctrines of tha Vi pigs. 3. The modification of the Whig poor law, and the amelioration of those harsh regulations in which poverty appeared to be regarded as crime. MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS. (From the Herald.) Yesterday Lord John Russell, immediately on his return to town from having a n audience of her Majesty, was waited on by Visco un t P a l mers t o n, the Right Hun. Francis T. Baring, and se vera l o f his political friends. Viscount Palmerston remained a considerable time in private consultation with Lord John Russell. We have reason to believe that Viscount Melbourne does not contemplate joini ng hi s f orme r colleagues in the Administration, if Lord John Russell should succeed in forming one, as his health will not emit of the fatigues naturally attendant on official occupation. The Marquis of Lansdow ne arrived at Lansdowne House last evening, from Bowood Pork, Wits, iu com pliance with a request, it is said, from Lord John Russell. The Earl of Clarendon, the Right Hon. T. B. Macau lay, and the Right Hon. Henry Labouehere, are expected in town hourly, the former from Grove Park, and the latter from Came House, Dorset. Last night the Marquis of Lansdowne and several of the late members of Viscount Melbourne's Government congregated at Lord Monteagle's residence, in Brook street, and it was nearly one o'clock when the party separated. We understand the Marquis of Normanby may be ex pected home from Italy at the earliest possible time, information having been forwarded to Florence appris in.' the Noble Marquis that Lord John R usse ll h a d Cen summoned to form a new Administration, an d Lug _ in , ' his Lordship's speedy return to this country. 'Vise:Alta Murpeth has b.-en written to, and (muse. que ntly may be expected to arrive in a few hours from lwe circumstances Government i t for Castle Howard. absurd. ‘ s t ° 4 13 Under d p e r r r the a mumme off favourable nt s t Lord John, some days must elapse before an y authen t i c list of the projected Ministry can app ear. It is, li,wever, positive that Lord John Russell has accepted the responsibilities of forming a new Govern ment by her Afujesty's command , an d that Viscount Palmerston will be Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. We can also state that Lord Cottenhana will be Lord Pr E svN.,LosDow,,SATZETADAY,,EVENING,,.pECEMBER 13, 16405 TH.I!: SMITHFIELD CLUB.- The forty-keventh anniversary festival of the above club was celebrated last evening at the Freemasons' Tavern. _ _ _ The Duke of Richmond (the newly-elected president) ocetipie.l the chair. His Grace was supported by Sir Harry Vernr:y, Sir Charles Clarke, Colonel Wood, M.P.; Mr. Pusey, M.P.; Colonel Sibthorp, M.P.; Capt. Shaw, and about 140 members f.f the club, among whom we observed Mr. Webb, Mr. Umbers, Mr. Milward, Mr. Druce, Mr. W. F. Hobbs, Mr. C. T. Towers, Mr. Tat tersall, Mr. 11. Gibbs, Mr. Trinder, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Chamberlain, &c. On the removal of the cloth, and after the usual loyal . toasts, The Noble CHAIRMAN Called on the assembly to drink to the memory of their late president (the late Earl Spencer), not only as a distinguished member of the Smithfield Club, but as a country gentleman, and an honest, just, and upright man. The toast was drunk in solemn silence. The Noble CMAIuMAN next rose to propose a toast, which he said might justly be termed the toast of the evening—viz. " Success to the Smithfield Cattle Club." The attend ence at the festival that evening was a seas factory proof that the Club had lost nothing of its po pularity, mid he thought there could nut be a doubt that the exhibitions got up under its auspices had tended in a very great degree to improve the stock of cattle in the country.—(hear, hear.) He was free to confess that he knew but little of cattle hitn =elf, but lie had understood from those who were geed judges, that although there were many good beasts in the present show, there were not so many as there bad been on some former cccasions. If he could claim any knowledge of the respective merits of stock, he thought he knew some thing of short-woolled sheep, and he must certainly say, that in the course of the fifteen years during which he had been a member of the Club, he had never seen a better show of that class of animals.— (Hear, hear.) It might be thought by some that he made this remark in consequence of having gained the second prize himself on the present occasion, but he could assure them that it was not so.—(Hear, hear.) He was' happy to find that the competition in South Down sheep was extending itself beyond Sussex. They had long had a formidable competitor in Cambridgeshire, and this year they had been beaten by a Berkshire man.— (Cheers.) It was clear to him that the successful can didates on the present occasion had profited by what they had seen at previous exhibitions, and therefore he thought the Smithfield Club had proved itself of great service to the agricultural interest.—(Hear.) There was another point he might mention in commendation of the Club, and it was this—that it formed a field of neutral ground, into which party politics could never enter.—(Cheers.) Each member could there meet his brother farmer without the slightest fear of any party strife, entering into a fair competition with the sole view of carrying out the highest possible degree of improve ment in the breeding and rearing of stock ; and when they returned to their respective counties, he was sure they could not but feel with him that much good had re sulted from the establishment of the Club.—(Elear.) The Noble Duke concluded by proposing " Prosperity to the Smithfield Cattle Club." The toast having been responded to with great en thusiasm, The Noble CHAIRMAN proceeded to read the judges' awards, presenting the prizes to the successful candi• dates. Having gone through the award, the Noble Duke gave " The Healths of tne Successful Competitors in the Cattle Classes," expressing a hope that, as they had proved "so good" in their cattle, they would not, on a future occasion, be " so bad" as to absent them-. selves from the anniversary feitival. The respective candidates present having returned thanks, Mr. PUSEY, M.P., rose and said—lt falls to my lot to propose " The Health of the Duke of Richmond and the other successful Competitors in the Short-wool Sheep Classes."—(Loud cheers.) Although the Noble Duke is our new President, his Graze is no new acquaintance to many of you, - and, therefore, it is not for me to in troduce him on this occasion. There can be no doubt that it is a great advantage to have at our head a Nobleman of the highest rank in the country, and one who unites to that rank a character which endears him to all who approach him. Such a Nobleman is your newly-elected President.—(Cheers,) In my opinion, the Duke of Richmond sets a bright example to his com peers. There was an old monkish saying which ran to this effect, "To work is to pray." I think the aristo cracy of the country should follow the example of the Duke of Richmond, and set their heads to work to for ward the interests of agriculture.—(Cheers.) There is one more observation I wish to make, although I fear that in doing sot shall be in some degree betraying private confidence. I have been informed, that when our Noble President is residing on his property in the Highlands, he is always to be found at any hour from seven in the morning until seven at night, riding about and looking over his farms, not for the purpo e of finding fault, but with the view of discovering how money may profitably be expended, and the condition of his tenantry improved.—(Cheers.) Deeds are better than words ; and, therefore, I shall not trouble you with further pre face, but at once propose " The Health of him whom we are proud to call our President, his Grace the Duke of Richmond."—(Cheers.) The toast having been drunk with every mark of en thusiastic feeling, The Noble CHAIRMAN rose and said—Gentlemen, I can assure you that nothing in this life gives me greater pleasure than to be surrounded by a body of the farmers of this country ; and that pleasure must ever especially be dear to me, when, as now, they take occasion to honour me with the expression of their confidence. — (Hear.) Gentlemen—l have attended the festival of this Club (with one exception, when I was prevented by a domestic affliction) every year since my election as a member. I joined the Club because I thought it calcu lated to be of great service to the country. I need scat cely remind you that it was from opinions expressed in this room that the Royal Agricultural Society of England took its formation.—(Hear, hear.) I have on some occasions been fortunate enough to obtain the first prize, and sometimes the second, and sometimes my stock have been only commended by the judges. I have, however, always recommended perseverance, and I am sure I may appeal to you all as to whether I have not invariably been satisfied with the awards.—(Hear). This year I have been beaten by Mr. Webb, of Cam bridgeshire, and also by a Berkshire friend. I shall do my best next year, and I think I may venture to say that if my competitors do not produce some very good sheep indeed, I shall carry off the gold medal for 1846. — (Cheers and laughter.) I assure you I feel very deeply the great honour you have conferred on me, by electing me to succeed your late esteemed president, and I can not adequately express the debt of gratitude I owe you for the distinction.—(Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, in refer ence to what my excellent friend, Mr. Pusey, has said, I certainly am in the habit of taking every opportunity of meeting my tenantry. I take no credit to myself for such a course ; I consider it my duty to do so ; but, at the same time it would be wrong in me to say that I do so on the ground of duty, for it gives me the greatest possible pleasure to meet my tenantry at any and every time.—(Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, I fear I shall not be of any great service to the Club in the office you have been pleased to place me, but if I can show younger landlords than myself how they ought to live—that it is to their advantage that they should co-operate with their tenantry, and converse with them as a part of their own family, and that if they do so they may attend every agficultural meeting and market in the country, and always be well received, perhaps this will be something.—(Cheers.) I need not further enlarge on the great importance of the landlord and the occupier being on good terms. They both row in the same boat, but the tenant cannot improve his farm un less he is backed up by the landlord ; nor can the land lord, get on unless supported by his tenant.—(Hear.) The Noble Duke, in conclusion, said no language could express the debt of gratitude he owed to the agricultural interest, and, thanking the company very sincerely for the manner in which they had received his name, his Grace sat down amid loud applause. Mr. Webb and Mr. Harris made appropriate acknow ledgments ; and the other portions of the prize list hav ing been gone through, the healths of the " Stewards," the " Honorary Secretary," Mr. T. B. Gibbs ; Mr. Gibbs, " the Father of the Club," and other routine toasts, were subsequently proposed, and duty acknow- ledged. The Duke of Richmond and several other gentlemen retired shortly after eight o'clock, but the general party did not separate until a much later hour. At the adjourned Committee meeting held at the bazaar yesterday morning, the Duke of Richmond occu pied the chair, supported by Earl Ducie, Mr. Pusey, M.P., and several other influential members of the club. Oa the motion of Mr. H. Gibbs, it was agreed that at all future " shows," a prize of 101. (money or plate) should be awarded to the feeder of the best Scotch, Welsh, or Kerry ox or steer; that the second prizi for the best long or short woolled sheep should be increased from 5/. to lot.; and that a gold medal should be offered for the best IN ❑ of pigs in the exhibition, the reason for the latter being, that the Committee were of opinion pork was of the same importance to the poorer classes as beef to the richer members of the community. RAILWAYS AND A DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT. —The change of Ministry which has taken place within the last few days is likely, in the opinion of many, to result in a dissolution of Parliament. We would fain hope not. The delay which would thus be interposed in the consideration of the muititudinous railways now awaiting the fiat of the legis lature must in many, very many, instances prove fatal. Our pages are not political, and therefore we need not go into the cause or causes which may render a dissolution expedient. Perhaps, however, we may venture to say that the postpone ment, for a few months, of the settlement of the great com mercial question would be more than counterbalanced by the results of an early and a satisfactory adjustment of the rail. way or industrial question. We trust,k - therefore, that Mem bers of all parties, should the present House be again con ♦ened, will agree in expediting, as much as possible, the pro gress of railway business; and be content to postpone to a future day those contests for power which, under the altered aspect of affeirs, are certain to be neither few nor feeble. Railway Record. THE RIVER PLATE...--LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.—The following was posted in the Underwriters' Rooms to-day : " Buenos Ayres, Oct. 4.—The operations of the English and French squadrons are continued.' They have taken Pay sander, Sori...nl, and Mercedeo, and the expedition is pro ceeding up the river to Salto, where it will have no diffi culty in opening a communication with General Paz, who is supplied with arms, ammunition, and money, and will, it is supposed, immediately commence operations. Some vessels from up the river came in sight yesterday, and, in attempt ing to elude the blockade, were taken by the boats of the blockading squadron. It is reported that the English troops brought to Monte Video by her Majesty's ship Resistance have landed at the Ramo." The storm in the Channel on Thursday was very severe, and must have caused much damage. The Calais steamer, with the mail for Dover, left at the usual time, but was driven ashore soon after leaving the harbour, and be came a complete wreck in a few hours. •, DiE SME RI SM. MR. SPENCER T, -- HALL'S LECTURES. - On Wednesday end d'hursda.y evenings, in the last week, Mr.'Hall delivered decturez at the Court-house, in Warwick. On both of these occasions the audiences e ere large and highly respectable, although it had been anticipated that experiments in mesmerism would at tract but very litttle or no attention in this place : but Mr. Hall had announced that he should operate upon several inhabitants of the • town, and this fact, we apprehend, might have been the cause of many being in attendance, to witness his experi ments. At all events there were many, and it was evident that the majority came as unbelievers. On the lecturer commencing his address, explanatory to the subjet, the utmost attention was paid to all his ob servations, and at, the close he was greeted with much applause.—On Wednesday evening, the chairman w.:s the Rev. Dr. Meeson (who a few years ago practised as a physician in London), and on Thursday evening that respected physician. and eminent man of science, Dr.. Lloyd, presided. Thus; our frequently-expressed wish that respectable medical men would preside, and see fsir play," was fully realised. With respect to the experi ments, on each occasion, We are in every way justified in saying they were unusually satisfactory, for Mr. Hall first operated upon a most respectable youth, residing in the town, whose integrity is beyond all possible doubt ; next upon a little boy in the service of Air. Cooke, the bookseller,—a boy whom he had never seen until the very evening of his lecture ; and next upon *neither lad, who came for wlrd from among the audience unexpectedly,—and who had never before heard a lecture, or seen a mesmeric operation. In etch case the integrity of the party was wholly undisputed, and then - fore the audience watched the effects produced by the mesmerist with great attention and interest. Those effects were astonishing to every one, and we really do believe that many sceptics were amazed, if not convinced. To say this, is but speaking the plain truth, even though it may be doubted or ridiculed. Our very limited space will not allow us to detail the experiments, and we must therefore be content to give the simple outline of the fact that they created universal astonishment among the audience. Of course no attempt was made at that won der of all wonders, clairvoyance. Mr. Hall, however, avowed his perfect conviction of its practicability. We may claim some excuse if we appear to be satisfied, more than previously, with Mr. Halt's oporations in our town ; for the fact is, that two of the three cases of strangers being operated upon by him here, were par ties from the Advertiser establishment. At the close of the two lectures Mr. Hall expressed a de sire that a few gentlemen in Warwick would form themselves into a committee, for the pur pose of investigating the subject of mesmerism, and de clared his readiness to aid them, at any time, by making experiments in their presence. On Thursday even ing. after the lecture, Dr. Lloyd, in a very brief ad dress, observed that he had attended many lectures on the subject, and had, after attentively observing all his various experiments—occupying together about four hours—he must say, he had never been more entertained, or listened to a more fair and candid explanation of the lecturer's objects, feelings, and conscientious convictions, than on that occasion ; and he thought Mr. Hall justly entitled to the thanks of the audience for the lecture he had delivered, and for the interesting experiments he had brought before them.—(Great applause.) Thanks were then voted to the respected Chairman, and thus closed the evening.— Warwick Advertiser. RAILWAY SII RE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 12. STOCK ExcHANGR.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca shire, and Cheshire, 35' p.—Buckinghamshire % ter and 'Birkenhead, • • 45—Dit`to, 20/. Shar6, —Derby and Crewe, ' p.—Edinburgh and -GlaS gow , Half Shares, 8 1 4 p. —Edinburgh and Perth, 1 p. — Grand Junction, New Quarter Shares, 1 3 4—Ditto, 401. Shares (L.M.), 52 1 ,4—Great Western, Half Shares, 851 Goole and Doncaster, par--41uddersfield Canal and Railway, 4% p.—Liverpool and Leeds Direct, 1 dis—Liverpool, Man chester, and Newcastle Junction, 1% p.—Liverpool, Orms kirk, and Preston, 1% p.—London and Birininprim,Tifth Shares, 19 3 4 p.—London and Manchester (Remington's), 1 dis.—London and York, 1% p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 2% p.— Manchester Midland, and Great Grimsby, Ai p.—Manches ter and Leeds, Fifth Shares, 10% p.—Manchester and South ampton, % p.—Matlock and Midland, 1% p.—Midland, 20/. Shares, 12% p.—Newcastle and Bernick, 6 p.—North Staffordshire, Ms. p.—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter Shares, 6N p.—Ditto, ditto, No. 2, 5 5 A 3 p.—Ditto, ditto No. 3 (scrip), 3 1 / 4 p.—Trent Valley, 14% p.—West Riding Union, 4%—Belfast and Ballymena, par.—Dublin and Galway, 4 dis.—Dutch Rhenish, 2 p.—Paris and Lyons (Laffitte), ls. 6d. p. MANCHESTER, DEC. 12. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 7—Dudley, Iron Bridge, and Shrewsbury, 1% — East Lancashire, No. 2, 10—Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester, 2 3 / 4 Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction, 235. 3d. —Leeds and Thirsk, 10%—Manchester, Buxton, and Mat lock, 725. —Manchester and Birmingham, 70—Ditto, New Quarters, 8 3 / 4 —Manchester and Bury Atmospheric, 18s. 6d. —Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 11 1 ,4 —North Sta ff ordshire, 995. 6d.—Nottingham and Mansfield, 2% 3 —Preston and Wyre Extension, I—gheffield and Manchester, Quarters, No. 3, 6 —South Eastern and Dover, 35. YORK, DEC. 12. _ _ . &root Excum{GE.—The sales are—York and North Mid land Extension, 23%—Newcastle and Berwick, 10—North British, Dalkeith, 5 1 4—Ditto, ditto, New, s%—Ditto, New Carlisle Branch, 2 V 3 —London and York, 3X—Grand Union, 1 1 4—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 3% — North Staffordshire, 4%. SHEFFIELD, Ds.c. 12. STOCK. EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Midland, 40/. Shares, 17 3 4==Preston and Wyre, 32—Grimsby Railway and Dock Extension, 5 l A—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 2 —London and York, 4—Sheffield and Lincolnshire, WA—York and Carlisle, 2%. HULL, DEC. 12. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, Quarter Shares, 4—North British. Carlige, I%— Axholme, 2%—Dudley, Madeley, and Iron Bridge, 1/. Ils. 6d.—Grand Union, 28s.—Hull and Barnsley Junction, 38s. —London and Birmingham Extension, 1 1 ,4—London and York, 3'c i —North Staffordshire, 41. 12s.—. South Midland, 4/. 9& 6d. COURT CIRCULAR. Lord John Russell arrived at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, at half-past three o'clock on Thursday afternoon. His Lordship remained on a visit to the Queen until yesterday morning, taking his departure in one of the royal carriages at half-past nine o'clock. His Lordship embarked in the Fairy, royal steam yacht, and proceeded to town, arriving at his town residence at half-past two o'clock. After the arrival of the Noble Lord, the following Noblemen and Gentlemen had interviews with his Lordship : Tin Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Clarendon, Viscount Palmerston, Lord (Tottenham, and the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay. The Queen and Prince Albert took their accus tomed early walk yesterday in the pleasure-grounds of Osborne House. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken their usual exercise on the sea beach in the forenoon. Her Majesty and her Royal Consort will, it is ex pected, leave Osborne House this (Saturday) morn ing, about nine o'clock. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Colonel Sir George Couper, left Witley Court, Worcestershire, the residence of her Majesty the Queen Dowager, yesterday morning. Her Royal Highness left the Birmingham Railway at the Wat ford station, proceeding in a carriage and four to Frogmore House, near Windsor. The Baroness de Speth accompanied the Royal Duchess from Witley Court to Frogmore. WINDSOR, FRlDAY.—Prince Alfred was taken a carriage airing yesterday afternoon, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton. His Royal Highness was taken out this morning for his usual pony and walking exercise. The Court will return to the Castle to •morrow (Saturday) to luncheon, and also the Royal Family. A deputation from the merchants, bankers, and traders of London, including Mr. J. Pattison, M.P., Sir G. Larpent, Chairman ; Mr. Raikes Currie, Mr. Thomson Hankey, Mr. Charles Morris, Mr. Thomas Tooke, and Mr. Whitbread, had an interview with Sir Robert Peel yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Albrigh t on hds., Tues., Hinnington (near Hagley) ; Thurs., Belbroughton 'Village ; Sat., Walsall Top-10. Crawley and Horsham lids., Mon., Clark's Green; Wed., West Grinstend; Fri., Norfolk Arms Gate-11 , 4. Es-ex Union lids.. Wed., Tiptree Windmill; Sat., Stow Bullocks-10k. Herefordshire hds., Tues., Perrystone ; Fri., Chilston Gate. Montgomeryshire hds., Tues., Castle Caerinion ; Fri., Dol ver Hall-10. Shropshire hds., Mon., Acton Reynold ; Wed , Chipnal Wood-114. Wheatland lids., Tues., Stanley; Fri., Sidbury—lq. Brighton hrs., Mon., Patch=; Wed., Race Course; Fri., Dyke-11. Brookside harrs., lion., Newmarket Hill ; Thurs., Tels combs Tye-10i. Fendon Ws., Tues., Parham Park • Thurs., Burrell Arms ; Sat., l'oynings Cross Road-11. CaptaKCandler's hds., Mon., Crowle ; Wed., Martley ; Fri., Warwickshire hds., Mon„ Birbury Wharf ; Tues., Mit ford Bridge ; Thurs., Little Aloe ; Fri., Chadshunt ; Sat., Goldicott-10i. Lord Yarborough's lids., Mon., Laceby Cross Road ; Wed., Swinbop House; Fri., Utterbv-11. Holderness hds., Mon., Brandeslkirton ; Tues., Sunder iandwick ; Thurs., Kilnwick Percy ; Fri., Marton Village ; Sat., Arras-711y". _ _ — SC' . T. Sykes'; lids., Mon., Settrington House ; Wed., Windmill, Stockton Forest ; Fri., Scampston Bridge-10i. East Essex hds., Tues., Belchamp Bells ; Thurs., Mark's Hall; Sat., Topinglioe Hall-10 1 / 2 . M Mr. Drax's hds., on., Arm es -hill ; Fri., Hinton Manor house. __ --- B. V. H., Tues., Milborne New Town ; Common. _. . Sat., Marsh - Taunton harrs., Tues., Geo rge I nn, N or th Petherton; Fri., Oxhole, Broomfield-11i. Badsworth lids., Mon., Badsworth ; Wed., Grove ; Sat. , Ackworth Moor Top-14. Lord Galway's hds., Men., Scr oo by I n n ; Thurs., Ileatlon Clump-10 1 /,. Earl of Ilarewood's hd s ., M on., P ar li ngton ; 'rues., Gate forth ; Thurs., Garfotth-bridle ; Fri., Byrham 101.A. Rufford hds., Mon., Thurgarton Priory ; Thurs., Ossington ; Sat., Oxton North Gate-11M. Whitton hds., Tues., Shireoaks ; Fri., Aughton Bar. Lord henry Bentinck's hds., Mon., Potter-hill Bar; Banton ; Wed., Blankn e y ; T hurs., S ax ilb y ; Fri., Austacre Wood; Sat., Gate Burton -11. Essex and Suffolk hd s ., T ues d ay, Th or p-street ; Fri., Dangland.. SUirolk hds, Tues., Rougham Hall; Fri., Bourn Bridge —lO l / 2 . Sherwood har r3 ., T ues., Ki ng ' s Mill. , Fri., Lyndhurst Farm-11. Mr. Meynell Ingram's hds., Mon., Draklow; Thurs., Suds ton ; Sat., Chartleby Castle-10 1 /i._ Donington lids., Mon., Clifton Village; Wed., Cavendish bridge ; Sat., Leak-pit House-10 3 / 4 ; Quorn hds., Mon., Stanton Wyville ; Toes , Beaumanor Park ; Thurs., Great Glen ; Fri., Six Hills-11. Duke of Beaufort's lids., 'on., Trouble House ; Wed. Rood Ashton ; Sat., Hullavington. Mr. A. Smith's hds., Mon.,Netheravon ; Tues., New Mill ; Wed., Wherivell Wood; Thurs., Hurstbourne Tarrant; Fri., Everleigh ; Sat., Winterslow. Mr. Horlock's lids., Tues., Lavcock Turnpike; Sat., Lay cock Cheshire hds., Mon., Appleton; Wed., Hankelow ; Thurs., Wrenbury Village; Sat., Ravensmoor Windmill-104. Sir W. M. Stanley's hds., Mon., Thurseston Hall ; Wed., Backford Hall ; Fri., Sutton Station-1 1 . Sir W. W. Wynn's hds., Mon., Plas Tag; Tues., Churton; Thurs., Dudleston Chapel; Sat. Craignant. Durham County lids., Mon., Great Stainton ; Wed., But terwick ; Fri., Whitton-104. Hurworth lids., Tues., Middleton One Row ; Sat., Moor Bank-101.. Ruby lids., Mon., Wakerfield ; Wed., Witton ; Fri., Man field-101. Lieut.-Colonel Hilyard's harrs., Mon. , Trenholme Bar ; Wed., Kennels-104. Sir R. Sutton's hds., Mon., Grimsthorpe Castle; Tues., Brooke Hall ; Wed., Clipsham ; Fri., Egleton ; Sat., Tilton Wood-11. lleythrop lids., Mon., Heythrop ;,Wed., Bradwell Grove; Fri., Eyford; Sat., Blenheim- 101, i . Mr. Drake's hds., Tues.. Chesterton Village ; Th urs., charn.. don Common ; Sat., Bl field Tol l-bar-101 .. Whitehaven harrs., Mon., Kelton ; Ted., Linethwaite ; Fri., Tyle Kiln Inn, near Bridge Foot-10. Mr. Farquharson's l i d s ., Mon., Bsington ; Tu es , P u nch- Roman Bank. ; Wed., Doles Ash. Fri., Somerset Thur.,eombe Hill; Fri., Raieigli.sc Sr Cross-10b. lids., Tues., Bun W oheds.s,.,p3einotnr.e, f o t o ° Wood; ; P ; n United lids., T Ludlow lids., T ues ., Stsnnage Park; Fri., Norton's Camp. Earl rn Cambridgeshire l i d s ., Mon., Harlton Wheat Sheaf; Fri., Sandy Warren-10/. N E W M ARKET COURSING MBETING_FIuDAT. 'lh d Thur., .kl 7 3 e l r o s n le . y Bytham Bar; , Wood. Barnewell W o ld ; W e d., Badlingham Stakes. Mr. Tibbet's Testy beat Dlr i B. Smyth's Spo r t sman . St a ke for Puppes—Third Ties. Sedlitz beat Faith; Figaro beat Clear-the-w a y. All-aged Stakes—Third Ties. Dew-drop beat Spinster; Probity beat Omen. 13adlinghain Stakes. Mr. Dobede's Damask Rose beat Mr. Gillett's Graciosa. Mr. Ft-soil's Fenella beat Mr. Arabin's Attlebro'. Mr. Bennett's Wish-you-may-get-it beat Mr. Squire's Oxygen Exning Stake—Second Ties. Sam Slick beat Meloci.) , I Regard beat Duncan. Chippenbam Stakes—First Ties. Selborne beat Foremost; Magnet beat M a j or. MATCHES. Mr. Villebois' November beat LorclStradbroke' s M ac hi n e. Mr_ Bagge's Truelove beat Ca p tain Daintree's Killena. in Mr. Sviii's Sport s man beat Capt. Daintree's Ringleader. CaptailiDaintree's Blueskin beat Mr. Morant's tozart. Mr. Squire's Octavia beat Mr. Batchelor's Marmion. Mr. Batchelor's Memnon beat Mr. Morant's Mitt Fix. HUDDERSFIELD, DEC. 12. STOCK EXCHANGL—The sales are—London and York, 4 —Sheffield and Lincolnshire, VA—Glasgow and Dumfries, 21.2s.—West Riding Union, 6—Essex and Suffolk, 235. Grand Union, 1/. 9s.—Leicester and Bedford, 7s. 6d. p.— Wexford, Waterford, and Valentia, 1%. LEEDS, DEC. ii. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, 19 1 ,U —Manchester and Leeds, Fifth Shares, 10 1 /s p.—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter Shares, No. 3, 5 3 4—East Lanca shire, No. 2 (late Accrington), 9 1 4—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 10—Huddersfield and Sheffield, 17—Leeds and Bradford, 49—Leeds and Dewsbury, 16 1 ,4 ex n.—Leeds and Thirsk, 9 1 ,1 2 —North British, New Carlisle Branch, 2 %.;-- Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 13 1 4—London and York, 4—Direct Northern, 1 3 / 4 —West Riding Union, 5 3 / 4 — Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 30s. p.—Man chester and Southampton ' 2 3 / 4 —North Western, 2 1 4 South Midlands, 2% p.—Wakefield and Bradford, 10 dis.— Wakefield and Harrogate, Bs. p.—Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 21/4. EDINBURGH, DEC. 10. STOCK EXCILANGE.—The sales are—British and Irish Union, 69s.—Caledonian, ex new, 124—Caledonian Exten sion, 60s.—Cambridge and Lincoln, 4—Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarton, 18s. —Edinburgh and Northern, 755. —Ditto, Lochgelly, 31s.—Edinburgh and Peebles, 41s. 6d.—Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 50s.—Glasgow and Lesmahagow, 649. —Lanark and Galloway, 45s.—Lanark and Lothians, 61s. —North British, Extension to Carlisle, 45s.—Ditto, Exten sion to Dalkeith, 6X —Perth and Inverness, 403.—Scottish Central, IVA—Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction, 84s. Gd. GLASGOW, DOC. 11. STOCK EXCIANGE.—The sales are—Aberdeen, 5 LA—Airdrie and Bathgate, 525. 6d.—Ayr and Galloway, 425. 6d.—Bri tish and Irish Union, 69a.—Caledonian, 13—Ditto, Exten sion, 60s.—Caledonian Direct Northern, 50s.—Clydes dale Junction, 18/. Dundee and Perth, W.—East Indian Railway, 21s. Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarton, 17s. 6d.—Forth and Clyde Junction, 455. —Glasgow General Terminus, 81.—Glasgow and Belfast Union, 45s.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, New, 18/. Glasgow and Greenock, Preference, 58s.—Lanark and Lo thians, 575. 6d—Lestnahagow, 60s.—Renfrew and Ayr, 255. —Scottish Central, 13 1 / 2 —Scottish Southern, 38s.—Scottish South Midland Junction, 42s.—South Midland, 4%—Stir ling and Dunfermline, 478. 6d. RAILWAY RETURNS. Ranwair Taamc.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail ways for the put week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year:— sa Week Last 11, .4 ending NAME OF RAILWAY. week. :k ;5 t ' c c i .ff ---- — .£ .S Dec. 6 Arbroath and Forfar ...... Bristol and 8irmingham............. 5 Chester and Birkenhead .•••••• • • • • • • 503 421 4 Dublin and Drogheda.• ••••••• • • • • • •• 651 549 9 Dublin and Kingstown 7 Dundee and Arbroath ...•••••• • • • • •• 250 244 6 Durham and Sunderland .• ••••••• • • • • 659 741 6 Edinburgh and Glasgow .••• .• • ... 2,327 1,902 7 Eastern Counties and North Eastern• • •6,133 3,585 6 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ••• • • . 1,809 1,420 6 c.lecow and Greenonk.. • ...... •• •• 703 676 -- Grand Junction • • .... •• • - - Gravesend and Rochester • ... ..... .. _ Great North of England ... . 7 Great Western .•••• . . ...... ........ 15,626 13,035 8 Hartlepool .• •.• . • ......... . 6 London and Birmingham, &c. 7 London and Blackwl.ll... .. 6 London and Brighton ............... 3,755 3,580 9 Londe)* and Croydon ... London and Greenwich .. • • - 6 London and South Western .• 5,006 4,986 7 Manchester, Bolton, and Bury •• •• • • 893 802 5 Manchester and Binninghasn........ 3,6 43 2,855 6 Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Awe— 5,-03 6,129 6 Midland Counties ... 6 Newcastle and Dar li ngton ••••• • • • • • 2,502 NII 6 Newcastle and Carlisle .••••• •• • • I, ,Vg ~ 9 7 Newcastle and North Shields.• .• •• •• 946 175 7 Norfolk. • 5 North Union and Bolton and Fresto n 4, , 886 Paris, Corbel!, and Orleans ••••• • • •• 3,999 - Paris and Rouen .•• • • ..... ••• .. ... • • ...... ••..• .. • ' 5 1 : 0 16 35 2 3 631 9 390 317 6 Preston and Wyre —• • ...... ""• • 6 Sheffield and Manchester •••••••• •• •• 6 South Eastern• ••••• •• • ......... • • •• 1,032 i tiln 6 Taff Vale •• • • ....... •••••'••• •• • • • • 555 -- - ~ .. .... 623 7 Ulster .••••• • • • • • • - Y rwi arm outh and Noch • • • • • • • ..... ._ ._ 6 York and North Midland ..... • • .... 4,742 4,575 GLASGOW PIG IRON TRADR. — To-day and yes terday no iron has been offering under 80s. per ton ; but at th price no transactions have taken place. From th e num berisof sellers to-day, at the above figure, we consider the rise from 725. Gd. to 80s : as temporary, and caused by one or two b u yers appearing in the market on t h e i nt i mation of t h e 7'imea on corn-law repeal. In the face of a stock at pre sent considerably over two hundred thousand tons, and makers now in a position for making fresh contracts, we cannot see how prices can advance, but will decline. It is to be expected that tightness of money will increase for a month at least; in which case, consumers' wants will alone require to be supplied, which is a trifle compared with the present daily production, which is ten thousand per week.— Glasgow National. The town of Brakel, in Rhenish Prussia, with its magnificent Capuchin Convent, was almost entirely destroyed by tire on the 21st ult. The church and a few stone build ings were alone left standing.—Galipaai. _~^ TO 7', 'E EDITOR OF WE SUN. - paragraph having appeared paper of the 9th ultimo, containing most wilful misrepresentations relative to the treatment of the put:per children of the Kensington Union at my establishment, and calculated to be attics most serious injury to me, I trust, in justice to myself, and to do away with any impreasion which such unfounded accusations may - fin 7e caused, that you will give insertion to the following T., por.s•from the Boards of Guardians, whose childrul are now, and have• been for many years, under my charge:— October 6, 1845. We, the undersigned, have inspected the schools and children, and are well satisfied with the cleanly appearance of the whole establishment. CHARLES CHESTERTON, J. BELL:WORTHY - I t Churchwardens and --- jAM ES C4 it eli MAS s . i Overst ci's' . of t he , FRANCIS ...-,AItVILL . p ar j,h. , .. `'' JOSEPH STIR ~ THERM i ' Kensington. , ' B. P. HALL : . . December 2; 1845 111,'.. .1 The.rlslington Hquse Committee again inspected Mr. Droua';establislithent, and firuint the children healthy, ‘vit'f,: the exceptikai of William K( lby - and Thomas V ager, and the Committee recommended Mr. Dronet ro - - substitute rice for potatoes on the meat days. • • B Chairman. „ Ordered, that the children 'should be provided with r. - T.A: • beef and plum-pudding on Qhristmas day. • December 9, 1815. We have inspected Mr. Drouet's establishment this morn-c . • ing, and feel ourselves satisfied with the general arrange- 2 -,• merits, and find that the children are in good health. EpwArtn STnpuF.Ns, Overseer of the Parish ;ofdi' Paddington, and Guardian of the Peer. JA-MES OLIVER, Guardian. (Copy Minute.) ' Read a letter, dated 6th December inst., from the Guardians of Kensington, enclosing resolution passed by the Boaid"• with reference to the removal of Kensington and Paddington children from Mr. Drouet's school. ' ' • ➢lr. Drouet attended the Board, and entere4linto a general explanation of the mode of conducting his establishment;' ‘" when it was resolved that the Paddington children shuuld remain at Mr. Drouet's. December 10, 1845. *: ,17 We, the undersigned, having visited the children belonging to the parish of St - : . Luke, Middlesex, we hereby certify that we are satisfied with the appearance and gate we find them in. ,„ JAMES LONDON SAMUEL MOORS Guardians.! In conclusion, permit me to add, that icy establish ment is open at all times to the gentlemen of the pre§s and the public. If you will do me the favour to send a reporter to in. spect it, I shall be happy to afford every facility, alld furnish any information he may require. I am, Sir, yours obediently, WILLIAM DROUET., Grove House, Brixton, Dec. 12, 1845. , The members of the Royal Western Yacht Club have now resolved to defer their decision relative to tlya erection of a new club-house until August next. —Plyloiia ' Journal. MAYOR CARRIAGE ACCIDENT TO THE LORD .MATOR S CARRIAGE.—On Friday morning, between twelve and one o'clock, as the Lord Mayor, accompanied by the I t ady Mayoress, were returning from a party in their carriage, when on arriving nearly opposite the ilaymarket, a street cab and horses, without a driver, came galloping up at a furious rate, having been left en the stand without and; per son to take care of it, and ian with violence against the car riage horses of his Lordship. The shaft of the cab eikter4 the side of one of the horses, which almost instantly causeci its death. Such was the violence of the collision, that IRA the carriage and cab horses were thrown to the ground. ,The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress alighted from the carriage, happily without sustaining any injury. A cab being•imme diately precured,;hey proceeded home in it. The can iage,and surviving horse were removed to the Lenion Treeliveryl stables, in the Haymarket._ sTsit.the Slightest blame is sto he attributed. to the coachman. SOUTII-EASTERN RikiL*.kt.-011 Wednesday- Itta a meeting of the Wardens of Rochester-bridge was held, for the purpose of receiving the plans of the South-Eastern Company, and of the North Kent Railway Company, for crossing the Medway. The South-Eastern was represented by Lord Tor• rington and Mr. Fearon, and the North Kent by Mr. Vig noles. After a consideration in private of the plans in ques tion, those of the South-Eastern Company were selected.— Railway Standard. The experiments for testing the tractive power of the broad gauge engine will commence on Tuesday next. The first experiment will be with eighty tons from 'Paddington to Dideat, (53 miles), which it is thought will be accom plished within the hour.— Railway Standard. The Eastern Counties Company have ordered 500 waggons for the coal traffic which will come upon their line at the completion of the branch to the Thames.—Railway Standard. The Railway Standard says that Alexander Ran dall, Esq., banker, of Maidstone, has been appointed a Di rector of the South-Eastern Company. RATING OF PRINCE ALBERT'S FARM AT WINDSOR. —ln consequence of a resolution passed unanimously at a vestry meeting of the inhabitants of Windsor, held in Sep tember last, which was to the effect that the Prince Con sort, being justly liable to pay all rates and texts due for Flemish Farm, the collector be instructed to make applica tion to his Royal Highness for all arrears owing by the Prince. Mr. Darvill, solicitor, of 'Windsor, in acc o rd ance with instructions he received from the parish officers, has been for some time past in communication on the subject cf the claim of the parish with Mr. G. Anson, his Royal Highness's private secretary. We understand that Mr. Anson on the part of the Prince, has consented to -pay the arrears (amounting to nearly 2001.) and also to contribute annually a certain sum towards the relief of the poor as an equivalent for a poor's-rate, but without admitting that the parish has any legal claim upon his Royal Highness for the payment of these rates. The parish officers have demurred to this proposition, under the impression, strengthened by legal opinion, that the property in the occupation of the Prince has been fairly and justly rated. The negotiation will be resumed upon the return of the Court to Windsor from the Isle of Wight. Unless the legality of the claim be ad mitted on behalf of his Royal Highness, the question will be again brought forward at a meeting of the inhabitants, the overseers not wishing to proceed further without the sanction and authority of the parishioners in vestry assemble :.s. It is, however, fully expected that the payment of the poor's rates will be no longer resisted. DESTRUCTIVE - FIRE IN BISHOPSGATE.--A fire occurred last night, shortly before eleven o'clock in Catherinewheel and George-court, Bishop sga t e Without, by which a lofty erection of four floors was burned from the base to the roof, a vast quantity of valuable property de stroyed, and the beautiful chapel, known as " Bishopsgate Chapel," so far jeopardised that, for some time, the greateat fears IN ere entertained for its safety. The building was let out in warehouses and shops to Messrs. Forth and Co., wine merchants, Mr. Bull, an envelope maker, and Mr. Johnson, a carpenter, who severally occupied the ground, middle, and upper floors. Police-constable Millard, 131 City, first dis covered the fire as he was going along his beat; it was then burning about the centre of the extensive erection. Suddenly , the flames burst from the whole of the middle, and upper windows, and immediately afterwards the body of the build ing, from the first floor to the roof, exhibited a mass of flame,. En g ines were sent for without delay, and in a short time not less than six brigade engines, under the superintend- i once of Mr. Braidwood and Mr. Crookland, the fore man, were got to work. The hose from one of the most powerful of the brigade engines, was taken op the staircase into the gallery of Dr. Townley's Chapel, and from that po sition the firemen were enabled to play most successfully upon the fire. For some time, however, in consequence of the vast mass of combustible material in the building, the • fire could not be assuaged, but by half-past eleven o'clock . all danger of its further extension was at an end. How it' originated could not be learned, nor whether the several par: ties were insured. POST-OFFICE ROBBERIES AT RUGBY.--The ex amination of William Garrett, who was remarnided on Saturday, charged with co mm itti ng many ro bb er i es of l etters at the Rugby Post-office, was resumed yesterday in the presence of Mr. Peacock, solicitor of the Post-office. Several additional witnesses were examined, whose evidence very: clearly criminated the prisoner in two robberies of letter, that had been entrusted to him, and as there are other charges to be preferred e gait st him, he was again remanded. Married this day by special license at St. Clement' Danes, Strand, Charles Iladding, Esq., of Bookhani, to Miss + Sarah Stannard, of Islington. At the conclusion of the' ceremony the happy pair left town for Brighton to spend the' honeymoon. LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.--On ThUtS• • day last, the ceremony of laying the key-stone of the bridge on this line, which spans the river Eamont, near l'auwath. hall, Westmoreland, took place in the presence of a large and', respectable concourse of people belonging to the works, and a number of the inhabitants of the town of Penrith. The stone having been laid in its destined place, E. W. Hassell, Esq., of Dalemain, chairman of the Board of Directors of the,. line, performed the ceremony with a handsome mallet made, for the occasion. In the course of the afternoon the work= men and others were regaled with an abundant supply of ale, and the proceedings altogether were of the most inte resting character. The station-house and other buildings at' Penrith are commenced. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.-011 Thursday, 'the. 11th instant, were married. at the parish church, Churchover,' in the county of Warwick, Charles Home Drummond, Esq.,. second.:son ofHenry Home Drummond, Esq., of Blair Drum* mond, M.P. for the county of Perth, and the Lady Anne. Georgina Douglas, youngest daughter of Charles late karquis . of Queensberry. The ceremony was performed by the Horn. and Rev. Augustus Duncombe, brother-in-law of the bride, who was attended to the altar by Lady Elizabeth Douglas,, Lady Frances Kerr, Miss Whitmore and Miss Lucy Whit more; and was also accompanied by four youthful brides-. maids, Miss Caroline Whitmore, Miss Mary Whitmore, Miss Frances Gage, and Miss Lucy Gage, granddaughters Of 'the, Dowager Marchioness of Queensberry. The bride was given Mrsw e . r e t rhl. t . se h, Johnstone oni D thernn o v w os. tr a Goe g n, e e eoo r fr og ll Ae t o Marchioness n3selis Whitmore, away by her uncle, Lord William Douglas ; and among the . ' Queens berry, Mr. T. C. and Lady Louisa Whitmore, Lady Mary reasendntGraysor r f c uh S a k rn i l Gage, company Mr.p s. Skip with and the Misses Skipwith, the Rev. John and Mrs. Sand- es Douglas, Mr. John Duglas, the Rev. H f"ry : -r.dhda: Archibaldnt m d bi M rr Fox, aWa34, &c. Immediately after the ceremonv , the* party n-erses of Queensberry,turnedtoCol whereHous e,on they the seat p the a o r f too k of an Dowag e e r i Z ant ar - e dejeur,e. After which the bride and bridegroom started in a travelling chariot and four, on a tour. NEW KIND OF GAME.—Not many days -aga: Major-General Wyndham's gamekeeper caught an old car rion crow in a trap, which he took home, skinned it, and. threw the carcase out. A female who lives near to the . gamekeeper's house gathered up the carcase of the crow, ander the impression that it was the remains of a pheasant, took It home, and roasted it for dinner. On seeing the gmnekeeper passing by the house in the course of the afternoon, the wo . man inquired of him if pheasants were not very dry birds; stating at the same time that she had found one ready skinned, and had roasted it for dinner, but that it had taken . more fat and butter than it was worth !—Cumberland Pacquet. OFFENCES IN THE PARKS DURING THE PAST. MONTll.—Yesterday, the usual monthly statement of offences ? in the parks, as ordered by the Commissioners of liFoods• and Forests, were posted at all the principal entrances to the different parks, from which it appears that during the month ; of November, three persons have been convicted, vit:, r two in Kensington-gardens, fined 10s. each for breaking ti l os i m i t ,, 4 dews of a conservatory; and one in Hyde park, fined 20s. Or fourteen days' imprisonment for obstructing a constable i mthe; execution of his duty, by forcing his way through the bar e • at the Bridge-house-gate. On Saturday last Sir Archibald and Lady Maclaine, gave a splendid - dinner at the Lansdowne Hotel, of N4iat Earl Ellenborough, Lord Northwick, Col. ClarlOilunedy - T. Fortescue, Esq., and several of the leading gentlemen pu took.—Cheltenham Chnrnicie. . •: , • ...0 • .... • .••• • •••• • •••• ~ ~ . , '• ,e, ,f) .Q =