The Sun. — London, England, 1850-01-21 00:00:00

Px c cl ingly little busizies , ing. Now Mid and East Ic.,nt pockets, 61 Ilk: ;o 19/; t• , W,aai of Kent aiLto, 61 to 81; New Suti•cx ditw, 51 15s to 61 15s; New ar 3—h 4 Tris, 121 to 131; Yearling. li.eao, 31 to 41 12s; Sussex, 21 8s to 31 17s; Old /lops, 1/ to 41 per evv% LAW INTELLIGENCE. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(rillS DAY.) HAY V. AYLXNG Mr. WATSON moved for a rule in this case, culling on the defendant to show cause why the verdict which he lad obtained should not be entered for the plaintiff; or 'shy a new trial should not be had on the ground that the verdict was against the evidence. The case was triad a short time ago before Mr. Justice Erle, when a verdict was found tor the dcfaidant. The action was to recover the amount of a bill of exchange for 100/., which had been givers by the defendant to a person named Arthbuthnot for a bet, in connexion with the runnirg • " Surplice" at one c f the races; Arthbuthnot endoi seti the bill to the plaintiff, who, when the bill became duo, allowed ;he defendants four or five months longer to pay It- getting him to renew the old instrument. It had, nowever, never been paid. The defendant pleaded, at the trial, that the bill was granted for money lost at Earni ng, and that it was under the st itutes of Anne and Victoria unrecoverable, and the jury found according;y. Now, on the part of the plaintiff, he had to contend that the plaintiff h e ld th e rene wed bill, in cons. quince ef a " ( ma fide consideration, and that inasmuch as no R a mint , transactions had taken place between h "lm*e l f and the defendant, that he was etioteed to recover. !Formerly, by the statute of Anne, persons who lost above 10/. at play were punishable by 4 .7 "a", which fine mustbe recovered in a court of j 1. : 120 - The statute of Victoria made gaming and het ling legal, or at least not punishable as before by fine; b ut money lost at play, or in betting, could not be re covered in a court of justice. He contended that the transaction in question between the plaintiff and defen dant did not come within the meaning of the law. It was ▪ very strange case altogether, for the jury came into the court and gave a verdict for the plaintiff; but one of ''"e jurymen called out that he did not agree with the verdict. They were then directed to retire and again deliberate, and s uch was the effect of that dissatisfied j▪ uryman's verdict, that he induced the eleven to find for the defendant.—(Laughter.) So that he might say that " i I Y his Lordship and one of the jurymen were against h,. Mr. Justice ERLE said he was strongly of opirdon thEt the verdict was a proper one. After some further discussion, The COURT granted a rule. EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.) The C ourt p rocee d e d with the special piper te-day, but. no case cf the slightest general importance was heard dUring the morning. BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN.) HANBURY V. DAMPIER. ,- 51 r. CHAMBERS applied, under the 46th section of the this Commut a tion Act for an order to tax the costa in I . l?is case. Th i A section provided that an issue might be d irected by this Court when a landowner appealed aßaiest the decision of the Tithe Commissioners, and that when the issue was trig d it would be in the dis ;retion of the Court to direct the taxation of the costs. In the present instance the landowner had appealed a gainst two awards made by the Commissioners, and it Appeared t h at , w i t h t h e exce pti on t f on e point, he had been successful in estsblishing his appeal. His LORDSHI P g ranted a rule nisi, to show cause why t he costs should not be taxed. BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner PANE.) A JURISDICTION OF THE COURT.—EXPARTE. a A n exparc e application was made in a case where a 14 t hal been issued against a party residing at Essart, the district of tte Birmingham Court, in order that the proceedings might be removed into this court. From an atlia,vit of facts, it appeared that only one vreditor re,Ped in the Birmingham district, arid all tte Th em to a lar ge amo u n t in London; and the debts with V le m had, to a gri at excent, been contract e I within the ' 4 't month. The bankrupt had, 4ithout the knowledge () I his creditors, nsiigned the p rope: ty, which was being tQciEl essly sold by auction, as other goods had been as s°o 4 as received. f n i lB HONOUR said it locliefl very much like a case of -44 '1, but he did not know that he had any power to „, - t. "Under the old law each Commissioner had an ori- Lna t jurisdiction, but under the last Act, by which the o tsrt of Review was aholished (that court tormerly en- Prt4ining these cities on petition), certain acts were ee ted to be done by the Senior Commissioner (Evans). X " 4 ' (his Honour) . tier' fire considered that the case ou ght to he r e ferred to the Senior Commissioner. His °flour then wrote a statement of the case for Mr. Com missioner Evans to decide on at his own :residence, as a we was urgent, . BOW-STR.EET.—(THIS DAY.) "Inn Germain, an emaciated-looking woman, with au i 4 Nnt at her bretst, was charged before Mr. Henry with the following offence:— B i 4l fred Shee, a grocer and cheesemonger, residing in t o o rnsbury, ( eposed that on Saturday evening the pH 'l _ ° , e r came into his shop with all the effrontery possible, ktid • demanded the loan of a sixruce. Prosecutor know ing nothing whatever of the wowar, of course refused to 0 • F ( Teply with her unreasonable request, and she, seem ,li In i Ih R-.Y annoyed went out of his place muttering some -1 h er- to herself. A short time after his refusal to lend ''' er - move she returned, and for some minutes stood in 11 ft t a t neD acing alt tide at the window. He:however not 0 11 1 --- ..g any notice of her, she in a desperate manner 01l l l :shed pane acknowledged having broken the window, 0 itil d swore unless she was relieved from her present des t'tute condi t i on she wou ld smash the whole lot. On the 0 ' arrival of a policeman she was at once given into custody. tof Mr. HENRY remarked that this abominable custom 1!1 *as 0 11 becoming general among these beggars, for the pur- Pose of th obtaining money, and he, if possible, would put a Bto.. . ~ d. I' to it. She was accordingly fined the amount of the ,g' ignarr f „e done, and in default of payment was committed te' er fire is . e days. M r . H en ry requested the prosecutor, wh o o i n betw een a small way of businesQ, to look in at the office 1# tf two and three o'clock, no doubt for the purpose 0 ' making go o d t h e d amage done to his window. io 0 ' k ,ARLER(Y-STREET-(THIS DAY.) .1121RDEROUS ASSAULT UPON A FEMALE. Joseph C rosby and M ar y L ee w ere brought before Mr. Bing haul, charg e d on susp i c i on o f ha v ing committed a mur- P e . r ° ll t assault up o n Ann Crosby, the wife of the former le r , - "er, whereby her life is in danger. ar soria, 73 C, deposed that about twelvo o'clock on prig night, he was called to No. 11, Prince's-row, port-rnarket, where he found the wife of the male aner lying in a pool of blood on the floor in the pas rge• He lifted her up, when she said, " 06, policeman, e ` t ) l l. Clela's sake, save my life." He then observed that w e had a dreadful cut on the head, the scalp being corn e,,elY cut off an turned baikwards from foret fore it,",-a• Seeing the ante she was in, he ran a cab, her having placed the injured woman the:e, conveyed h n to Charing-cross Hospital. On his return to the i ta 'l B ? . he saw the male prisoner, who, in reply to his th l e uir jes, said Mrs. Lee had done it all, in a row Y had at Tindal-buildings, Gray's Inn-laue. Wit- Is took t h e ma l e pr i soner i nto custody, and subse quently Went to Tindal-buildings and took the female ofWitness produced a surgeon's certificate, e r g o il .a t by Mr. Steggal, the house surgeon at Charing (l4 LI.-spital, stating ta the injured woman wa in a Charing d4 state, and woul h d t be unable to attend the s court t u r n a °, lll a days. Witness added that he had made every u l l k 'rY as to the cause of the assault, but, although a t ra in uer .,, f persOns, mostly Irish, saw the whole of the naaction, they all, with one exception, declined to 'woe forward. tz "Peetor Wl,all, said he bad been to the hospital this c r c " li ng, where he saw the injured woman. She was _.nte inseesible, and the surgeon saved to him that if 7- ' Pelas was to take plac the wom in's life would be wuiseh')eiTiderable danger. He (the Inspector) therefore th fur a remand, in order to procure the attendance vri e . witiesse , . • BINGHAM remanded the prisoners. woI: PLI DENT ROBBERY.—Ann Broughton, a well - dressed st.,„1!"1, was place-d b e f ore M r . Bieghatn, charged with I n y g a pair o f boots, value 7s. 6d., the property of roes Butler, bunt make., 100, Tottenham-court- f -6 Prosecutor stated that about seven o'clock on Sa .ura h "y evening, the prisoner came into his shop anii 'vtirehased a pair of children's boots. Whilst his back ious turm-d towards the counter, over which hung a IZ lLin g•glass, he saw the reflection of the prisoner in Un-dael of putting a pair of men's Blucher boots --er her shawl. He then went up to her, f:rd requebted her t walk into ,the parlour diat few minutes and sit down. She irnme y became much confused, and said " Good God! it% ll ,!tirelY do not mean to accuse me with taking s A n She then sat down on a chair, and with( s• It.t w ht.r dr..p the boots roduced on th.. floor. A cot - eht l : p. Was then sent for, and the prisoner was given in P th_ u -e4 -consta,' ble 123 E said he took the prisoner to station where she was searched, aad in a basket Which 8 6 carded he fund a large piece of fresh pork, thih °f he had no d ou b t was sto l eu. Sh e h a d not a f sr • u'oney about her. "e itto prisoner who did not off,r any defence, was corn th e ' e are informed that her lilsjesty will not open e „ n eat session f Parliament in person. We have t ei l l ao to believe that t,er Msjest)'s uhs.ence on that oc 4 (1 will he owing to the near approach of au event Fa leh will probably add anott er rater to the Royal Si x hi , s 4 " COSTUM E ._ •-• There have been no less than tielorateots granted, wlt'iin the last few months, for at of O f wearing apparel. Tbrce out of these for o parts for ' e ss, one dependent upon the caprices of lash useful pvir;foiliter costume, and the other for a number o. t Five hay, th e 1 combined in an outer garmen • _ advanta of Quire s geexplaining themselves—the sixth rather' lu ore elaboration. It is the invention, limer, inventions, of Mr. Stove', of Bond-street ; and, behuntt_oroed the guise of an ordinary top coat, may be r and unbuttoned, to suit the variability of ou 4ineFeful climate, and adapted to every purpose for (only a coat can be designed. The sleeve in itself mae one of iti many novelties) is well shared, and, ones one= all the advantages of the present loose ,ipp4lreP!!seres the grace and beauty of the arm. This are of e nigma may i n d uce those to whom such matters ta Nr_nee reSt to exercise their own judgment with re this and t his to many other manifold applications of Patent.--Heralct. IRELAND. DUBLIN, SATURDAY.—DEATII OF TUB REV. DR. ELRlNGTON. — lntelligence reached town this day of the death of the Rtv. Charles R. Elliegton, P. 1)., Regius Professor of Divinity iu the Ili tavereiq of ;jublin, winch took place yestt-t'day ei,ening, a his residence at Armagh, or wiiich parish he was rector. The Warder gives the filloeeing particulars of the melancholy event :- 4 lt appears th at the deret.,e , l Proce*ior had been tuf feriug for the lase. f iitnight or tl;ree weeks from a t•evel - P attack of gout, from wrath, however, he wile believed to have almost perfictly strove-red. So chcided an improve ment indeed did he exhibit, that his physician, Dr. Cumming, had expressed an intention to discontinue his visits, as his professional attendance appeared to be no longer required. At about six o'clock yesterday eve - ing, however, he was again suddenly and violently attacked by the disease, and the relapse appeared of so alarming a character that a servant was inet ently dis patched to Dublin to procure the prifessional assistance of Dr. Stokes ; but in a short time atter the messenger had set out upon his journey, he was overtaken and recAled, the attack having, in the brief interval of about an hour, terminated fatally. The painful intelligence excited great surprise and sorrow when it became generally known in the Univer ity, and arrangements were promptly entered into, in order to exhibit in a becoming mariner the respect due, not only to the personal character, but to the distinguished attainments and long collegiate connexion of the deceased, who for forty years has oc eapie I an eminent position amongst the heads of the university, having been elecCed Fellow in 1810, and for the last twenty-two years filled the divinity chair. By the death of Dr. ElAngton, the rectory of Armagh and the regius professorship t f divinity become vacant. The former appointment is in the gift of the Lord Primate, the latter of course in the board of Trinity College ." DEATH OF THE DEAN OF CLONFERT.—A letter arrived in town this morning, .conveying intelligence of the death of the Very Rev. Thomas Hawkins, D.D., Dean of Clonfert, on Thursday evening, PitoTtenotiasT MOVEMENT.— The intention of convening a Protectionist meeting in the county of Sligo has been abandoned. In fact, the Irish Pro tectionists seem to have had quite enough agitation ; and they are now resorting to petitions quietly cir culated amongst the party. CALEDONIAN ASYLUM. TO THE EDIT OR OF THE SUN. _ SlR,—The attention of the directors having been called to a letter in your paper, from "A Guardian," stating that there had been presented to one of the pupils a " Tour by the Spanish Minstrel," a book of an objectionable character, I am instructed to inform you that the directors expressed their deep dissatisfac tion that any such book should have been given ; they were not aware of it until "A Guardian" called attention to it in your columns, and at the last Court they re ceived the resignation of the master, who stated that he had given it at his own cost, and of his own accord, in ignorance of its contents.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, CHARLES REN TON, Superintendent and Secretary. Royal Caledonian Asylum, Jan. 19, 1850. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Slll,-I am desired by the directors of this national charity to state to you that their attention has been called to various anonymous and other strictures upon the management and discipline of the institution which have appeared in your paper, and in others of the me tropolitan prints. The directors regret to observe the tone and animus of these communications, and of the remarks which they have called forth, and they lament that their efforts for the welfare of the large number of destitute children committed to their care should have been impeded in a n►anner calculated to injure the charity and mislead its supporters. The punishment, of which so much has been at tempted to be made by a comparison with " Hun garian torture " the " system of corporal punish ment," and the like, consisted in three stripes with a rod composed of a few birch twigs administered to each of three girls of the age of twelve years, for an uncleanly fault, not a " disease," which reproof bad failed in correcting, but which the discipline described immediately cured, and it has never since recurred. At an early meeting of the directors, after this un usual punishment was brought to their knowledge in the summer of 1849, the circumstances attending it, were investigated, and although they were satisfied that it had been administered with leniency and tem per, and in the presence of the matron only, the di rectors immediately intimated to the superintendent their disapproval of such mode of correction, and ordered that, except in the case of very young children, no punishment of the kind should in future be inflicted. _ _ _ At a recent quarterly court (in December) of guardians and subscribers, the subject and the system were again discussed ; the personal chastise ment of the elder girls was unanimously condemned and forbidden, whilst the directors were supported by an overwhelming majority in their conviction of its being inexpedient wholly to abolish all recourse to that discipline in the cases of young children who had been found otherwise incorrigible. The directors of this asylum altogether repudiate the sentiments which have also been publicly—but they believe upon insufficient information—expressed in regard to the state of the schools, the ability of the teachers, and the progress of the pupils ; they deem it unadvisable to enter upon a discussion of these points through the medium which they are now induced to adopt in addressing their subscribers and the public, but they consider it right to declare their entire satisfaction with the progressive improvement of the children, as attested by the periodical reports of the Government inspector, and their conviction, that in dividual subscribers would better exhibit their in terests in the institution by taking a share in its ma nagement, and devoting to its details their personal superintendence, than by sending forth crude, ill-ad vised, and overcharged statements, which only tend to weaken the confidence of the public at a time when the funds of this most useful and valuable charity urgently demand increased support. I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient ser vant, J. SIMPSON, Chairman of the meeting. Royal Caledonian Asylum, Jan. 18, 1850. [This must close all further communications on the subject of this excellent but much vilified insti tution. We will not condescend to allow the co lumns of The Sun to be prostituted to the dissemi nation of internal bickerings or the gratification of outward disappointed malevolence. For the future we would recommend the belligerent parties to attend more to the wants of their fellow-countrymen by the practice of that benevolence which has been hitherto dissipated in angry profession and charitable humbug. The true patriot helps his distressed friend, but makes no fuss about the merit of doing good.— Sun.j DIAMOND DUST. (From Eliza Cook's Journal.) A poem must be either music or sense; if it is neither, possesses no interest. The wretched ere great readers cf countenarne. In the natural history of insects, the grub turns into a butterfly; but it often occurs in the natural history (1 man, that the butter fly turns into a grub. It is good and elevating to believe that there are men who preserve in manhood the boyish bloom rf their open-hearted tenis; but as it is a rare fortune to meet them, la us honour, cherish, and love them, in propor tion to their scarcity. Speak of yourself as seldom as may he. If you praise yourself, it is arrogance; if you dispraise, it is folly. Utility is the truest test of ex , el'ence. SALE OF AUSTRALIAN HORSES.—Messrs. Brodie, Boque, a ;d Co., on S turday, the Bth of December, put up for sale, by public auction, the batch of Australian horses which arrived lately from Sydney by the Nile. The biddings were very brisk, the best animal (a fine horse) fetching 60/., anoiher 57/.. down ti the most in ferior f the lot, which fetched 37/. The pork and beef by the same vessel ha', by ttetse who have tasted it, been pronounced of fir,t-rare quality. Sydney, we are told, row are manufacturers of wine to some ex;en , , but hitherto none of it - has found its way to this country, where it would probably find some sale, if only for a curiosity. THE WEATHER AND PARRS, &c.—Yesterday the frost returned with increased intensity. On Saturday night the barometer fell to 28 deg. Fahrenheit, and at seven o'clock yesterday morning the ornamental waters in the parks were again firmly trozen, and throughout the day thronged with thousands of individuals. Up wards of 90,000 persons, it was calculated, were on the frozen waters in the parks during the day, without any accident beyond a few cases of part al immersion occur ring, the individuals being rescued by the Humane So ciety's icemt-n. AMATEUR DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE.—OH Satur day eve cling a pet formance took place at the Bower Sa loon, fur tt e benefit of the widow sett orphans of the late William Gray, compositor. to which a nurnher of gen ,tlcmen connected with the daily press lent thtir ser vices. The play chosen for the occasion eta{ Colman's comedy f tto Heir-at-Law—the character of Dr. rat:- gloss icing ably renderen by Mr. Bennett, who gave the classical quotations with accuracy aid precision ; Zekiel Homespun was well renCered by Mr. Moss, as also Cicely by Miss Moss, and Dick Dowlas by Mr. S. Ru tin. The other characters in the comedy were most efficiently sustaked by Messrs. Biddies, Hartwell, %V. Fellews, Le Sauteur, Mrs. Wood, and Miss Mortimer. An Ethiopian entertainment by the Messrs. Risley, and the farce of the Married Bachelor—Mr. Chrirtian supporting the character t f Sharp with excel lent spirit—brought the evening's entertainment to a close. The house was crowded in every part. ANOTHER CHANGE OF THE MAIL.—The English mai!, which now leaves Dublin at twenty minutes after twelve, will, on the Ist of February, he dispatched it fifty minutes after eleven a.m.—Cork Examiner. The Eliza Sanders, from Patras to Liverpool, took fire 15th instant, off Cape Clear, and was destroyed. Crew (except one man drowned) took the boat, and were picked up by the Tranderoga, arrived at Liverpool _ _ _ r_l _ TIIE SUN, LONDON, WEST INIIIA and MEXIC NMv LS. The royal Vent India mail steamer Great Western, Caprain - Woolie, arrived at Southampton yesterday forenoon, with the West India and M,xican mails, which were I,:nded under the charge of Lieutenant Kidcre, R.N., Admiralty agent. The dates of her tnaih-.. 3re as folow:s:—Vera Cruz, Dec. 17 ; ilavan nab, 27; Honduras, 30 ; JamAca, 22 ; St. Jago de Cuh.l, 19 ; Demerara, 19 ; Trinidad, 21 ; Barbadoes, 29 ; Antigua, 30 ; Martinique, 29; Grenada, 23 ; Porto Wco, 28 ; Thomas, 29; La Guayra, 19; Tobago, 26 ; Jacmel, 15 ; Dominica, 30; Porto Ca bello, 19 ; Guadaloupe, 30 ; Montserrat, 30 ; Nevis, 30; Sr. - Kitts, 30; Tortola, 1 ; Bermuda, 7. She brings twenty-three passengers; and amongst her cargo is specie to the amount of 202,000 dollars on merchants' account, and 66,000 dollars on account of Mexican dividends. _ . On the 16th ult. the purser of H.M.S. Sappho (which ship left Port Royal, Jamaica, on the 18th November) arrived at Belize with intelligence that his ship had strnck on the 6th December, at 4.30 A.sr , on Seal Rock, 46 miles S.W. of Belize, on her voyage to Amor. A schooner was immediately sent to her assistance. When the purser left the Sappho her filee keel was off, her rudder was unshipped, and she was making two feet of water per hour. Her guns had been thrown overboard. It appears, how ever, that her crew had succeeded in getting her into deep water, and hopes are entertained of the saving of the ship The West India steamer Cly de, which left South ampton on the 2,1 ult., with the Mexican mails via Bermuda, experienced dreadful weather on her outward voyage. She was unable to make Ber muda in consequence ; she was driven southward, and was not able to make St. Thomas before the 28th ult. Her outward Bermuda mails were left at St. Thomas, and she proceeded on to the Gulf, via Porto Rico and Jamaica. The Great Western, being at St. Thomas when the Clyde arrived, took the outward Bermuda mails, brought out by the Clyde, on to their destination Her Majesty's ships Wellesley, Plumper, and Hecate, were at Bermuda on the 6th instant. The latter would be ready to sail on the Bth instant. The Viper sailed from Bermuda for England on the 3d. The West India royal mail steamer Thames, which brought up the Gulf mails to Bermuda, was bound for New York. _ _ The Great Western made a splendid run from Ber muda to Southampton in thirteen days on her home ward voyage in lat. 38 35, lon. 48 20. She ex changed numbers with the ship Miltiades bound for Liverpool. Very little news arrived by this mail. In Jamaica the three petitions for the suspension of the present political constitution of the island have been dissemi nated throughout the various parishes for signature. Great dissatisfaction is expressed at the contem plated change in the communication with the island and England, by the contemplated change of from fortnightly mails to intervals of three weeks between each. The Bill which has been introduced into the House of :a ssembly for the purpose of raising the interest due on the public debt by means of an extra imposition of duty on a dozen of the most important articles of import, has very little chance of pass ing into law. Excessive dulness of trade is com plained of. Local financial reform occupies the attention of the politicians of British Guiana, and great efforts conti nue for reducing the salaries of public officers. The recent stoppage of the supplies has produced no prac tical result, for the Governor, in opening the Com bined Court on the 18th ult., distinctly stated in his speech that no taxes could be remitted. The war between the Dominicans and Haytians proceeds vigorously. The invading fleet have cap tured that of Hayti. The imperial treasury appears to be nearly empty, for the Emperor Solugue having ordered about four thousand muskets from the United States, an American vessel conveyed them to Port au-Prince ; but on her arrival there it was found that the Hayden Government had not the means of paying for them. The Captain of the vessel then took them to St. Thomas, and as soon as the Domi nican Government was informed of this circumstance, a purchase was immediately effected, and we now have the four thousand muskets in our possession. Soluque has therefore had the mortification of having ordered weapons to be turned against himself. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. JAMAICA. (From de Cordovas Mercantile Intelligencer, Dec. 21.) Alewives-50 barrels have brought 225. per barrel. Butter—We have not heard of any transactions in Iri'h, which remains at 11d. per lb. 150 small kegs American have fetched Bd. per lb. Bread-40 barrels navy have been sold at 18s. per barrel. 12 barrels Wattson's crackers at 235. per barrel. Codfish—A very large cargo, consisting of 666 tierces, 91 boxes, and 84 half boxes, has arrived from St. John's, Newfoundland, which, adding to the large cargo alluded to in our last, has completely ruined the market. An other cargo, consisting of 15 hogsheads large, 180 tierces of ordinary, and 280 boxes has come in from Hal fax, and has met sale, bat at prices that have not been allowed to transpire. Flour—This articles is dull, and the stock is accumu lating; three farther arrivals have taken place. The trade refuse to pay 335. for Philadelphia, and 345. for Baltimore, at which prices these descriptions are held. Hates —Prime quality English are scarce. Herrings are in demand. The last receipt; of 150 barrels sold re idily at 225. for No. 1. and 20s. for No. 2. Lard—Sales have been made et sid. per lb. Lumber—White pine is wanted. Mackerel are very scarce, but at the high rate of 30s. per barrel for No. 3 ; the market will not support other than trifling supplies. Meal—The stock is increasing. Some parcels were arriving from the outports. We quote the article dull, at 21s. Oil—Cod is much wanted. It is Laing sold at 2s. 6d. per gallon. Rice—Carolina has been sold at 20'. per 100 lbs. • Gold—Columbian doubloons, 1i per cent. on 645, each. Sanish doubloons, 1 per cent. premium on 68s. each. IMPOIiIS. From the 14th So the 20th of December, 1849. Flour, 1,250 barrels ; meal, 437 barr.ls ; rice, none; fish cod, 15 hhds., 842 trs., 510 boxes, equal to 3 ,923 quintals; mackerel, 40 barrels •, alewives, 111 barrels ; ha/Mock none; herrings, 150 barrels ; salmon, 40 bar rels ; bread, 547 barrels ; butter, 200 kegs ; lard, 150 kegs ; candles, 1,856 half-boxes ; soap, none ; pork, 3 barrels; beef, 8 barrels, 60 halt-barrels; tongues, none; oil, none ; salt, none ; tobacco, none ; corn, 350 bags ; wine, none; brandy, none; lumber, P. P. none; lumber, W. P. none; staves, R. 0. 20,200; staves, W. 0. 15,800; wood hoops, none; shingles, cedar, none; shingles, cy prt ss, 39,000. IVELSII SYMPATHY WITH HUNGARY The following affecting letter, having reference to the recent meeting in Wales on behalf of the Hun rians, will well repay perusal : Sir,—The Hungarian rt fugees residing in London beg to Worm you that it was with feelings of the tenderest emotion and deepest gratitude they read the report of the meeting presided over by you on the 28th ult. The noble sentiments of sympathy manifested with our re verse frit like sweet balm upon the wounds of our hearts, while the right comprehension of our situation, and the just views ef our recent struggle, fill us with admiration .for the high knowledge and sagacity of the noble speakers, so much the more as one portion of the English press, the Times, endeavours to mislead public opinion. Yes, Sir, we have been the most peaceable of el nations—the most loyal of all subjects; strangers to all revolutionary and subversive schemes—conspiracies and demagogical stratagems were unknown with us. Our only aim was to introduce such reforms in our constitu tion as religious tolerance and the spirit of the nine teenth century loudly required. We have not sought the contest; we were pushed into the revolution by the duplicity and perfidy of that dynasty, so well character ised in the judgment of one cf your most renowned statesmen, cited by the principal speaker in the meeting. That d) nasty excited a fraticide war between two brother peoples, hitherto living in the deepest peace and friend ship. Yes, Sir, the Emperor himself, who swore solemnly to conserve our constitution, conver • 1 the Hungarian Diet, summoning them to put down the Croatian revolt, w Lite secretly, and a few weeks later openly, he insti gated the Croatians to ravage our country, with ,the sordid view of destroying both the contesting parties, and build the tower of absolutism on the ruins of bath. God assisted our arms; we defeated the perfidious army, though by far more numerous, and would have succeeded in securing the blessings of peace and liberty to our beloved country but for the invasion of those northern barbarians, who, in overwhelming us, en slaved also Austria, are about to subdue Turkey and the Danubian provinces, the key of the Orient, and have gained such a preponderance on the continent as to en danger the peace of Europe, if England does not oppose their ambtitious schemes. God the Almighty will, we trust, revenge the cruelties perpetrated on our heroic brethren and innocent sisters, and he shall pour his blessings on the nation of Britons, who so generotely gave shelter to the homeless and assistance to the forsaken. ough whose K n o a s i A n * g *j t * a j ti u tu b t n ie f , g' th E u ' t q lh' Filially, we beg to i n form the honourable speaker, f as a porroetevsetraurtecohrudt m su e th w w e will in the Ministry, there were besides Count Battbyany ' murdered by the Au s tri ans , even a C a th o li c Bi s h o p, viz. the historian Michael Horvath, Bishop of Csanad. In the name el' the Hungarian refugees, G. KLAPKA, General. 20, Oxford-terrace, London, J an . 4 , 1850. Mr. Richar.tson, of Aberhirnant. The boilers of the engines at Hobson's colliery, near AmfieV-plain, exploded a few days ago, but with out any further damage than the total destruction of the boilers and part of the machinery. We regret to add that the occurrence was by no means accidental, bet was cotazied by a body cf fifteen men, who made their appearance disguised, and having rm order the engine m ua pi causes, placed , it is supposed, a b a l of gun or thepowtder upon a quantity of damp teals which they previously threw upon the , fires. The colli er y i s the propel ty of tne Marley• hill Coal Company, between whom and the na, n in their employ considerable dis agreement had existtd fur some time past.—Neiccastle Chronicle. MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 21, IP6O and of the reighbovring States, proves that this elevated prairie , land cannot be surpassed a 3 a wheat distr'ct. OATS grow well in every county, but we saw but fea, crops, and those looked healthy, but not very fine. RASSES.— The Wire grass, almost exclusively, grows upon tie prairies of Hopkins courity ; it is a narrow leaf growing thrt e or four feet in height, and the world cannot show cattle in finer condition than these roaming uneared for over these splendid prairies. Cows of 600 Ib2. weight and steers of 1,000 lbs. are met with everywhere. Steers of two years old universally weigh 450 t) 550 lbs. No difference of opinion exists amongst the se tiers of this, and adjoining counties, as to the fact of this being the best stock-raising country during the summer months. In July, the settlers burn up the old and drying grass, after which, young and tender shoots spring up, upon which the sheep and cattle feed in the subst quent months. In the winter, the cattle retire to the river bolt mcs and seek the " hogwallow," plales on the prairies where grass continur s gr. e❑ and nutritious during those months. The Calamus grass alone, or mixed with tl.e wire, and o ler eatural grasses, covers the prairies ( f the block soil, where vegetation grows with a luxur'ance to which northern countries c•ifers no parallel. These prairies extend for hundreds of miles, conztituting Goshen for the se tier. VlNES.—Several varieties are indigenous to the country, and two came under our notice. Toe one runs up the trunks and twines amongst tl.e foliage, covering the top; of trees 100 feet high with grapes of great s'ze and sweetnfsr. We had no opportunity of tast,eg this variety. The other grows on small bushes, two feet in height, lying upon the ground, or supporting themselves by cot vining their tendrils around branches of shrubs. Upon these little bushes we counted twenty or twenty-five bunches. It is believed that uo country sur passes Texas in the growth of the grape. TOBACCO.—This production is not cultivated in N. E Texas as an article c f exportation: for home consump tion it sells at Is. per lb. The Texa❑ tobacco produces fine flavoured cigars and smoking tobacco; but the igno rance of the farmers as to the mode of curing the leaf prevents them from converting it into manufactured t bacco. This fact is well known in the States, and I heard it mentioned by a planter of Tennessee, when travelling down the Mississippi. FLAX grows readily, but I did not ace it growing. WooL.—Sheep are as yet scarce in the country. The large- t flocks seen by us were on t . .e praries of Hopkins and Latrar counties. They are of the long-legged Mexican breed, and in excellent condition. They are shorn twice a year, the fleece weighing about 3} lbs, and sells at is. to Is. 6d. per lb. The prairies being e!evated and dry and the grass excellent, this part of Texas is particularly adapted to sheep grazing. The rams are small and ill-bred. The sheep are said to yean twice a year, but since the rams run with the flock at all times, it is nearer to the truth to say that there is scarcely a fixed yeanisg season. CATTLE.—In no state ha►e we found finer cattle than in Texas. In the regions bordering on the Red River, and in the woodland in general, the breed is small; but on the prairies the cattle are exceedingly large, and al ways in prime condition. The Durham breed has been introduced, and I think the stock on the prairies of Texas is quite equal to the common stock of this coun try. Their steers are much superior to ours. Cows u,ually have a calf at two years old, and never rasa a year without an additional one. HORSES.—The horses are of a superior quality, in every state through which we have travelled; much more so than the mass of horses in our country. The im proved breeds have been largely importei, and the horse being well fed and lightly worked, the breed continues to improve. They are of good size and of light build, and by training become very fast walkers. MULES are held in great esteem in all the southern States, being more patient, steady, and enduring in their labour than horses. Much care has been bestowed upon the improvement of this stock, and a fine race, laf hands high are commonly employed. PIGS are very numerous, and find their food almost exclusively in the woods and river bottoms. Upon and near to the prairies, where food is more plentiful, the breed is better, bearing some resemblance to the Berk shire breed, which has been introduced amongst them. They are small and short-legged, and very fat, affording excellent pork and bacon to the settler, without his having expended one penny upon them. SALTED MEATS will be a profitable exportation when the internal communication of the country is im proved, and the supply of cattle exceeds the daily demand. HONEY AND WAX are collected in immense quanti ties, and are largely exported. We found virgin honey on every table. At every step we found trees cut for the purpose of finding honey. GAME, of every variety, is in countless numbers over the country. Deer, in herds, occupy every wood, and at dawn of day and at night may be seen browsing on the open prairie. Wild turkeys, weighing 301b5., frequently crossed our path. Ducks and geese are said to be innumerable. Partridges exist everywhere, and were constantly running in front of our horses. The prairie hen is very abundant, and is about the size of a common fowl, but much more delicious. Fics grow luxuriantly. PEACHES are grown by every settler for the purpose of making dried fruits, or for feeding swine. VEGETABLES.—We saw every variety known to the English gardensr growing luxuriantly. The several varieties of the Mulberry grow univer- ally, and the settlers say that tt‘e silles 7 eorm thrives well. The climate of Texas resembles that of Italy, and it is possible that the silkworm may be reared to great Advanta-ze. We saw the Castor Oil Plant and the Sarsaparilla Plant growing luxuriantly. The usual return from an acre of corn is 20 dolls. One man and horse will cultivate thirty acres, besides attending to other duties; inducing a return of 600 dullr. par year for each hand. MARKETS.—At the present time the market at the settler's door demands all the grain and fodder which be can raise, as also all the cows and calves and well-broke steers. The fat cattle:in all parts of N. E. Texas are purchase , ' by dealers and driven to Shree‘e?ort, whence they are shipped to New Orh ans. When grain shall be grown in quantity too large for home consumption, it will meet with a ready market on Red River and the adjoining lakes. Corn may be used for other purposes than that of food, as in the dis tillation of raw spirit, so extensively carried on in Illi nois and Ohio. WATER.—Three very distinguishable kinds of water are met with in N. E. Texas. Ist. The tasteless water derived from the sandy strata. It is common on all the sandy soil; is very excellent, and very abundant in springs and creeks on the woodlands, and in springs and wells on the prairies. 2d. The limestone water, which is found everywhere on the black soil. When the quantity of impregnated lime is very small, the water was not disagreeasle to us; but, on other occasions, it had a flavour not agreeable to the unitiated. This taste is precisely like that of the %rater in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, and all the Western States. Those who are accustomed to its use become very fond of it, and cannot be induced to drink the sandstone water, which is too insipid for their taste. The medical men and other settlers agree in the opinion that it is very healthful, and in no rise promotes the attacks of disease. This water is abundant in springs and creeks, and from wells dug in the soft limestone of the northern counties. The settlers in Red River county prefer to cut cisterns in this soft limestone. These varieties of water are so deliciously soft that we never use soap in washing ourselves. Sulphur springs are met with in various parts of the country; a valuable one is situated on Colonel Reiley's land, on the spot where the town was proposed to be located. Salt springs.—There are several salt prairies in North- Eastern Texas. One is situated in Vag Zsmpt county, and is called Jordan's Saline. The prairie is of good size, and an abundance of strong brine is procured from wells dug twenty feet in depth. The works are small, producing 500 bushels of salt per month, which meets with a ready sale. There is also a Saline on the Sabine which is said to be equally well supplied with salt. MINERALS.—CoaI.—This mineral is undoubtedly found in the western part of the State, where the Spaniards and Mexicans formerly worked numerous mines; but in N. E. Texas none has been sought for, so far as we have heard. Limestone is very universally distributed over Texas and the Western Stat 2s. LABOUR. — In Titus county, labour costs Xl5 per mcntb. „ Hopkins „ $8 to 12 „ and is plentiful. „ Lamar „ 97 $8 to 10 „ ditto. „ White Oak Settlement $l2 to 15 „ and is scarce. A colony should import every kind of labour. Even farm labourers would be useful, since the American labourer is not accustomed tr, and will not bear, the vigilant eye of an English employer to be always upon him. Shepherds, who well understand their business, smiths, wheelwrights, carpenters, bricklayers, tanners, shoemakers, tailors, engineers, and practical chemists, may be taken there with advantage. MANUFACTURES. —Perhaps no country offers so many advantages to manufacturers as does Texas. There the great staple articles, cotton, wool, silk, and flax, grow in perfection; whilst the mechanic would be surrounded with the necessaries and comforts of life at a very small cost. Those who are acquainted with Texas believe that it will place itself in the first rank as a manufac turing as well as producing country. At present the length , and breadth of the country is open to the manu facturer, and he would be welcomed with open arms by every settler. SECURITY.-Ist. As it respects men. The most perfect security to lire and property reigns throughout N. E. Texas, far more perfect than can be found in the Eastern States, or in Europe, or indeed in any well-peopled country. We travelled alone by day and night, and never received incivility or injury; and the only attempt to impose upon us was by ,one of our own countrymen. The inhabitants behaved very kindly to us, and on se veral occasions would not be paid for our board and lodging. They are exceedingly desirous to receive new settlers, knowing that the resources of their count) will thus become developed, and their own property ic creased in value; and therefore they are not likely, to offer injury to those whom they . desire to receive amongst them. They are too rich to render theft worthy of their attention. Unprotected loaded wag gons, which have broken down on the high road, have been known to remain unmolested for many days. They boast of their admitted honesty in paying their debts, and in a legal regard for the rights and property of ethers. The law of Texas forbids gambling, under a heavy penalty, to be sued for by presentment of the grand jury, a body which has far more power i❑ the United State.; th:.n in our country. The Indians are not met with in Texas, except in the mountainous district of the north-test, and on the prairies to the west of ;the cross timbers. The Cherc kees, Choctaws, and Chicasaws occupy the Indian terri- EiiIHR A TION TO TEXAS. [Lie period of emigration being now about to set in, when so mltny of our fellow- countrymen are about to seek a now home on distant shores, has induced ui to make :'ether copious extracts from a very able work, entitlel " A Jouirmty through North-Eastern Texas,'' by E. Smith, M D., L.L 8., and B.A.] _ THE NATURE OF TIIE Sun.—The is universally ttrui has received names according to its colour rather than its composition; as black, naulattoc, ash, and red, and ( f these the black, red, sad grey soils are the be , t defined. The prairies of Hopkins county afford excellent pas turage, and the soil being stiffer than on the woodland, wheat and small grain may be grown with profit. In depth it varies from a few inches t) twenty fee', but with the exception of certain parts of Cooke and Dallas counties, where the lime points abound, I have not se,!n it of a less depth than from twelve to twenty incl-es. In the valleys its depth has never been deter mined, except at certain points, where the rain has formed di ep ravines in the soil, at the bottom of which the substratum may be seen. It is universally admitted to he the finest soil in the country, equalling in fertility the rich alluvial hr toms of the great Mississippi valley, to portions of which soil it bears a striking r ese riblente All the prAuclious i f the grey soil grow on the black soil, but w ith f.r greater luxuriance. Woon.—The varieties of wood are the black oak, white oak, red oak, poet oak, an.i black jack, which exist universally, with pine, live oak, ash, elm, sycamore, hickory, walnut, sweet gum, cottan wood, wild plum, cherry, and litckberry, very commonly; and the beautiful bois d'Are, the cedar, and the cypress in isolated localities. The bois d'Arc is a br aatiful yellow Lard wood, very enduring, from which are wade excellent waggons, and articles of furniture. The French use the yellow as a dye, and bewat ful walk ing sticks are made from the twigs. The hickory is a neavy dark-coloured wood, very suitable for tool handles, and fuel for domestic purposes, and vast herds of pigs lead upon its nut'. The red cedar splits readily, and is very enduring when used as fencing, being even superior to the black locust tree of the Western States. Cypress is used most commonly in the manufacture of water butts and troughs, and is the best fuel for steam-en gines. The wood is not thickly planted, and since the land is almost free from undergrowth, the clearing is effected with much ease. ROADS.—The modern roads have been laid out by the State, and were cut by the compass, and „consequently are mach more direct than the former ones. The tract is usually very plain, so that we never lost our way. The condition of such roads depends mainly upon the nature e the soil and the seasons. In dry weather a good open bard road is found almost everywhere, but in rainy seasons the black deep limy soil is far less agreeable than the grey sandy soil. The horsemen traverse the country ' with ease at the rate of 45 miles per day. We found bridges of a very simple construction over every creek of any magnitude, but their number ought to be much increased, so that the traveller might never need to tread up the muddy bottom of the smallest rill. RIVERS.—The following are the available points of navigation:- 1. Shreeveport situate in 32 deg. 30 min. of latitude, to which point the produce from Northern Louisiana and a large portion of North-Esst Texas is at present carries). 2. Jefferson.—This is situated in Texas, on Cypress Creek, and in 32 deg. 46 min. of lat. It is approached from Shreeveport by the Red River, and the 12 mile Bayou, and a long chain of lakes, and )enters farther to the west than Shreeveport, and consequently is a more convenient port to the settlers in the interior. Steam boats have plied these lakes during the past four years, butn o regu lar line has been established until the present season. 3. Sulphur fork of Red River. Th theisl rtarrgae.branch empties itself' into the Red River above 4. Upper Red River. The Red River is perfectly navigable to Fort Washita, nearly 1,000 miles above Shreeveport, and b e shipped at any point upon it. The ppresentroduce ea y d of n avigation is Pinehill, opposite to Fort Towson a nd Clarkes v ille , because the quantity of produce exported from the more a westerly parts does not at present support navigation higher up than Pinehill. The charges for freight from Pinehill are extravagantly high when compared with other routes, and to avoid it, some settlers have, during the present season, built rafts on which they have floated their produce, whilst others prefer to haul it to Shreeve port at a cost of 1 dollars per Bombs., repaying them selves by hack carriage. At the present time all prc duce conveyed down Upper Red River must be re-ship ped at Shreeveport, which alone greatly increases the charge for freight; but so soon as the Red River is im improved around the raft, vessels will pass up Upper Red River direct from New Orleans, and the rates will be properly adjusted to the distance. I learnt from the State Engineer of Louisiana that the Legislature of that State have ordered certain improvements to be made in the Red River, which have a most important bearing upon the development of N.E. Texas, and should be well con sidered by our colony. This engineer is now engaged in enlarging the channel c f the Bayou Pierre, by which, and the Rigolet-de-bon-Diet, the distance from New Orleans is much lessened. This will be effe_tsd imme diately; and in the autumn he intends to remove such a -portion of the falls at Alexandria as shall permit vessels to eats above them at low water. It seems more than probable that Red River will continue to be the outlet for the produce of Eastern Texas, since it encloses a large portion of the most fertile land, and by it the produce may pass to one of the best markets in the world without transhipment. RAILROADS.—The Great Pacific Ralroad now ab sorbs public atteetior. From the Hon. Judge Mills, and inesey other gel tlemen, we learn that the Texan Legislature intend at their next session to make a pro position to Congress so advantageous t the undo, taking that they are convinced that this railroad will traverse the-northern portion of Texas. Many other reasons are offered why this railroad should pass through Texas. It is the shortest route. It would never be impeded by snow; whilst the opposi tion route would be impassable during several months of the year. We cannot be surprised at the great exertions made, and the intense anxiety felt by the Texans in this under taking, when we consider the following matters. Firstly. They have probably the finest agricultural and manufacturing country in the world, only requiring railroads to attract settlers with capital and enterprise, in order to develop it; and whenever this is effected, its size and natural advantages will secure to Texas the preponderating influence in the States. secondly. All parties, whether in Texas or the sister states, agree that the canary offers unparalleled facilities for the construction of railroads. No railroad would probably cost more than 1,0001. per mile. The proposed line for the Great Pacific Railway runs from east to west, across the ridges of a level elevated line of land, whence the head waters of many rivers arise, and would therefore avoid the main trunks. The railroad to Galveston would run from north to south, on a gentle declivity betwixt the greet undulations cf t'.e land, and would cross one or two large rivers only. Thirdly. The wheat is ripe on the first of May, and the cattle are fit fur the New Orleans market in March, so thet cattle e l wheat, and flour could reach the New Orleans market two or three months earlier than the produce of the Western Stites. From this fact alone Texas could control the New Orleans trade. Fourthly. Louisiana, and the Mississippi valley in general, do not raise grain and stock, and they are Nit present supplied with these articles from Ohio sad the Western States. Texas being much nearer to these parts ought to supply them with these articles, which she can raise in quantity and quality unsurpasse.l by any other State. No less a quantity of flour than 40,000 barrels had been conveyed up the Red River during that part t f the season which had preceded our arrival there. PROD UCTIONS.--Cotton. The best cotton propuced in N. E. Texas grows in Cass, Harrison, and Bowie coun ties, and on the second bottoms of all the counties bor dering on Upper Red River. The cotton thus produced ranks in the New Orleans market as "Red River" cotton, and is a fine and long staple. In N. E. Texas the average yield is somewhat under one bale, or 5001bs. per acre. In computing the quantity of cotton to be raised by each hand, it is customary to include his other labour. Thu., on the Red River and the Misaissippi, each hand is expected to cultivate eight acres or cotton lands, and ten or twelve acres of corn, besides raising all vege tables required for the family. Mr. Thomas Geldon, residing f ,ur miles from Shreeveport, once obtained twenty-one bales to the hand. . INDIAN CORN.—The corn is of fine quality, and is produced in every county. The quantity per acre varies much with the nature of the soil, but far more with the amount of attention paid to its cultivation. The major part of the settlers emi grated to Texas without capital, and from countries where it was necessary to labour hard to procure food; when suddenly finding themselves surrounded by an abundant supply of game and delicious wild fruit, and occupying land which will yield a good harvest almost without culture, they acquired lazy habits, and are con tent with the food which nature alone provides. In general, the yield varies from twenty-five to fifty bushels per acre; but it is universally acknowledged that more abundant, crops would result from the employment of a proper quantity of labour. The supply is not by any means equal to the demand, so that the price is far higher than in any other State in the Union. In no instance did we find it selling fit less than 75 cents per bushel, and in Hopkins county the settlers demanded lt dolls., and even 2 dolls. per bushel. The leaves are pulled in August and September and used as fodder ; the which our horses pre ferred to any . other food. The settlers make them into bundles weighing 21bs. or 31bs. each, and keep them in small stacks or in a loft. This is selling for the enor mous sum cf two dollars per 1001bs., because the se Wers have been too indolent to gather it in sufficient quantity. WHEAT.—This grain is not extensively cultivated on the sandy soils, since the crop is small, and the cotton p'anter prefers to give his attention to the one product exclusively. The wheat district is on the prairies of Hopkins county, where the soil is close, but more parti cularly on the back limy soil of the prairies in Lamar, Fannin, Collins, Grayson, Cooke, and Dallas countic . Many millers reported that the average weight is 621b5., but we were on wany occasions informed by men of en:- doubted veracity, that 701bs. and 72Ibs. to the bushel is not an uncommon weight. Judge Thomas sowed 19 quarts of wheat, and obtained 25, 1 T bushels of 7111'. teed 731 b. We were unable to promo fair samples cf wheat, since the stock ef old wheat eras exhausted and the new bad not been gathered. They sow one bushel per acre, and with mast imperfect cultivation it yields fifteen to thirty bushels. The una nimous opinion of the inhabitants of that part of Texas t)ry, and a part of the state cf Arkansaf, all to the north of Texas. The Clivaohee.s bc,a.t that they have never shed the blood c f white men. Each of these nations has rrga4trly ergariz 'el courts of law, after the European Lshion, with judges and counEellors of their Olin lu au?. They have newspapers printed by and amongst themselves; and thegentla editor cf The ',weal 0 Ye( inq is not ashemed to exchange her journal w;th them. Wolves formerly annoyed the settler by stealing his sheep, lambs, calves, and young hogs. We have tra velled under almost every variety of circumstances, and have never seen nor heard them. - The rattle-sui.ke and the mccsssin-snake are found in marshy places remote from the paih of mar. I have seen but two rattle-;Hakes and not one mocassin. The one was in Texas, and lay dead on the road; the other was in a lew place on the banks of the Mississippi, where the i-team-bc at took in wood. _ _ Musquitoes are found in wet woodlands, and there only. It is the duty- t f an alien resident of the Unit Ad States, who wishes to become a cit zer, to make the rt quirt d declaration in a Court t f Record; after which, he is entitled to the protection f the State, and eujop some tf the privileges of a citizen, and in five years he may demand letters of naturalizatior. Having become a citizen, he is eligible to eNe-y office in the S ate t f Texa-, after cot f,rining to tt e laws, as regards length of residence, &c. He must have been a citizen of the Unite:} States seven years before ho is eligible as Re preseivalive in Congte,s; and nine yt ars t efore he eau become a member of the United Stets' Senate. The only office in c.pnnexion with the United Stets' vernme .t to whicli be will ever remain it.taigible is that of President. The basis of the law in T, xa 3, as in all the Uni e States, is the &d common law of England, which there remains in full fJrce, unless altered by statute. The sts tut s of Texas ale published in two volutr.ei, which any settler may obta'n. The firms of law are simplified copies of those of E ng l an d. HEALTHFULNESS OF N. E. TEXAS.—The general healthfulness of a country depends upon a variety cf circumstances, some laving their origin in natural causes, and others depending upon civilization. 13Jth these classes exist at, this moment in N.E. Texas, but the former has a prepondei wing influence. The healthiness mainly rests upon the following matters :- Ist. The elevation of the country, or of parts cf the country above the level of the sea, and of the bed o great rivers. _ 2J. The natlre of the soil. 3d. The climate, as it respects temperature, rains and 4th. The food and water. sth. The temperance and cleanliness of the people. 6th. The appearance of the country. Ist. The country intervening betwixt the stream is in variably high and undulating, above the line ( f elevation of marshy miasmata, and naturally draining itself. 2d. The nature of the soil. That kind of soil will most tend to health which most readily promotes perco lation, and therefore the Ealdy soil must occupy the foremost rank. This is found on nearly all the wood land of N. E. Texas, and also on the priaries of Hop kins and Kaufman counties, where the elevation of the hills also promotes drainage, and the soil is IN a,hed from the ridges and deposited in the vallies. The hilly districts will thus be more healthful than the small vallies. LlseT.—The accompanying list of temperature shows the degree of heat to which we were exposed, and which never exceeded 89 deg. in the shade. In Texas, any degree from 70 deg. to 85 deg. in the shade is felt to be agreeable, but when below 70 deg. a chilliness super venes, and when above 85 deg. the heat is oppressive. About three or four o'clock A.M. the thermometer sank to 60 deg. or 65 deg.; and con,equently in the hottest weather it is pleasant to use a covering in bed. After three P.M. the long, delicious evening of a southern clime sets in, affording a degree of enjoyment which the inha bitants of a northern clime cannot comprehend. The sun is scarcely ever unclouded, and therefore it is most rare to obtain the full influence of the sun's rays; a fact which most materially and delightfully benefits the settler. Thus the Texan enjoys all the luxury of an Italian clime, although he lives in more southerly la titudes. RAlNS.—There chiefly occur in the months of De cember, January, and February. At other periods of the year the rains are frt quest, and particularly those resulting from electrical conditions of the at mosphere. DEWS.—We have travelled before sunrise and af,er sunset, and have slept out of doors on the prairies, and I have not found the dews so heavy as in this co untry. From these various considerations, I deduce the opi nion that the climate of Texas is very favourable is the health of the inhabitar.ts. It also shares with other southern climates, in always exciting an exuberance of spirits, being altogether free from the heaviness and darkness which characterise the suicidal days in this coun try. THE APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY.—In N.E. Texas no barren rock, nor arid waste, nor offensive marsh exists; but the spirits and the mind aro healthfully ex cited by the appearance of a country having a beautifully undulating suffice, agreeably diversified by woodland and prairie, and with an infinitude of little rippling rills, breaking it up into hills and valleys. The surface is everywhere covered with the most luxuriant vegetation. The foliage of the trees and shrubs has a variety, beauty, and symmetry, unknown to less genial climes. Flowers of the richest hue, and suited to every taste, adorn the prairie; and even the unsightly river bottoms are rendered more detestable by the twining of the beautiful cactus, and other climbers, which fulls, the ornaments of European hot-houses. The birds flitting from tree to tree arc very numerous, of elegant form and t f tesutiful colours ; and many of them war ble toe. The ground, and the grass, and indeed every thing, swarm with insects of beautiful forms and colours unknown to us. The birds of prey, even, as the goshawk and the forked-tail hawk, are lovely creatures. I therefore think myself entitled to affirm that the elevation of N. E. Texas, the nature of its soil, the cli mate, the attainable food and water, and the appearance if the country all tend t render Texas pre-eminently healthful. MORALITY.—In morality we believe them to rank very high. Nothing in any degree militating against this opinion was i emarked by us, but we found them to be truthful, houest, hospitable, and friendly to a remark able extent; indeo I they beast much of their honesty, and we hard it often remarked by tradesmen, that in no country are fawer bad debts made than in Texas. DIRECTION TO EMIGRANTS. The following direc tions will be found useful to emigrants. The clothing which 4hey ought to take with them. The clothing suit-d to the climate and the circum stances of the emigrant, is a light material of strong tex ture, and of plain colours. The settlers of ordinary con dition wear strong home-made calico shirts, which are eery durable; but the better classes, and those occupied in trade, wear long-21oth shirts, with fancy fronts. The emigrant should select a Scctch dowlas and long-cloth far shirts; linen drill, bleached or unbleached, and hol land for coat, waistcoat, and trousers. For a better suit he should have the same articles made of Brussels cord and lasting; and he will do well to take some well dyed black cloth coats, since good woollen cloths are dear in the States. He will not require over-coats, except those made of the gaits percha cloth, which are best procured in America. A few Scotch plaids and horse rugs would be very convenient. IIoPRIN's COUNTY.—Colonel Reily is the only person who holds more than a few leagues of land in N.E. Texas. We passed over his lands, and found them to be equal to any lands in the county. The prairies are beautiful, and excellently adapted for stock-raising, and I have not seen a more lovely spot.than his White Oak prairie. The woodland is said to be not of the finest quality. The whole country is healthful, and well adapted for many settlements. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, SATURDAY. The Queen walked this morning in the Slopes and Windsor Park. _ .. The Royal Family took walking exercise in the grounds adjacent to the Castle. His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out shooting this morning, attended by Colonel Hon. R. Boyle, Lord Charles Fitzroy, Colonel F. H. Sey mour, and General Bowles. The Earl of Carlisle arrived at the Castle to-day on a visit to the Queen and the Prince. The royal dinner party this evening included the Earl of Carlisle, Lady Emily Seymour, Lady Fanny Howard, and Colonel the Hon. Charles and Mrs. Grey. SUNDAY. The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, and the domestic household, attended Divine service this morning in the private chapel. The Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley officiated. The Duke of Cambridge visited the Duchess of Gloucester on Saturday. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge visited the Royal Duchess yesterday at Gloucester House. A Sub• Committee of the Commission for the Exhi- bition of 1851, consisting of Earl Granville, Mr. Jones Loyd, and Mr. T.F. Gibson, met at the Board of Trade on Saturday. The members of the Execu tive Committee were summoned to confer with the Sub-Committee. A deputation, consisting of Arr. Colvile, 11_f a r. bert, Mr. T. Mulkey, Mr. C. Marryatt,. Mr. _glue and Mr. A. M'Gregor, o w n it } h ,ri V do i y s: count Palmerston, at the F g sof h er Majesty ' s Privy had an . i e n . t e er ffi v e ie e w , Plantations bad y e on the subject of the blockad e the coast of Africa. mfomritTtereaodfe tahoedLoFrodreigoh Council for meeting at the Boa rd of Hon. Labouchere, Earl Trade on Saturday. There we re present the R i g ht Grey, Lord Campbell, Earl Granville, and Sir Ed ward Ryan. The Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord President of the Council), has issued invitations for a full dress dinner, at Lansdowne House, on the 30th inst., to the mover and seconder of the Address in the House of Lords, and a party of Peers. Dispatches for the Governors of Malta, Ceylon, and Hong Kong, were sent off on Saturday evening from the Colonial-office. Dispatches were also sent off for the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. CLERICAL PREFERMENTS.—The Lord Chancellor has presented the Rev. Francis Kirkpatrick to the vicar age of West Heathley, Sussex. His Lordship has al:o presented the Rev. Stair Douglas to the rectory (fl:ish bourne, Sussex, and the Rev. John Gibson to the vim - age cf 'Acre. THE QUARTERLIES THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW. No. CHI Conspicuous, both by its psition r.al its ability among all the contributions to the current number of the Westminster is the article dedicated to the subji et of " Epidemics." All who are solicitous as to tiie possible return of the cholera with the next summer, or who are interested in the advancement of sanitary improvement, will derive much satisfactory intelli gence from this able and laborious article. We com mend its perusal to all reader:, however, without dis• tinction. Another paper, which appeals to the sympathies of every individual capable of reflection is the one on " Religious Faith and Modern Scepticism" —a subject evidently suggested to the reviewer IT the remarkabl e di ssertat i on on " Reason and Fa i t h published three months ago in the pvges of the Edinburgh, from the pen of Henry Rogers. Among the most prominent criticisms in the present instalment of the Westminster is the nne devoted jointly to the consbieration of the merits of the two last productions of Corner Bell and Bulwer Lytton, the " CaxtOns an.l - ; Every lady in the land will be interested to read a right excellent essay, the second in the Lumber, en titled " Woman's Mission," in which the duties ni d responsibilities of the sex are ingeniously and ten derly discussed. Few of the active members of ti is mercantile and speculative community will feel indif ferent to the remarks of an eminent periodical like the Westminster upon the law of bankruptcy —re marks evidently written by one intimately versed in his subject. The article en " Railway Progress," again, is one such as must commend the attention f the majority ; and its rapid and comprehensive retro spect will be found of no inconsiderable value. A clever synopsis cf the doings of the Parliamentary Session of 1849 is brought to a close by a more de tailed reference to the " .Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers." Besides a contribution relating to the " African Coast Blockade," there is an Obituary notice of Ebenezer Elliott, from which we have a melancholy satisfaction in transcribing the sub joined : , "Ho was a man that all men should have seen, should have known, and they would have been sorry tr have missed the pleasure, had the gods been willing, of shaking hands with so great-hearted and simple a being. There was virtue in such grasp. There was the know. ledge conveyed to the Solitary, unknown and unloved, that the earth was not all a desert, but that truth, justice, and beauty were loved far beyond their aspirations. They left him humble, strong, hopefal, aye rejoicing, for the deep sa eet hungering for fellow sympathy had been met. And how gladly would they play the sceptic now, would they refuse belief in his departure from amongst us. How difficult is it to conceive that a hearth, but lately so rich and hallowed, is now desolate; and how impossible to say one word that shall be indeed comfort to any who knew and loved him. In the heavy sorrow of its love, the heart stops -46 Words weaker than your grief would make Grief more. 'There better I should cease--...'" Besides a batch of reviews on Foreign Literature, there are the usual number of notices, critical and miscellaneous. THE SMYRNA STEAM FLOUR• MILLS AT GREENWICH. On Saturday afternoon, by the courtesy of the Messrs. Joyce, the eminent engineers and iron founders at reenwich, we were favoured with a private view of two magnificent steam-engines, cone structed by them, and now about to be sent out to Turkey, to be employed in the grinding of flour e'.; Smyrna, under the auspices of a company of enter piising Englishmen, the Sultan of Turkey being also a shareholder. The general reader is doubtless aware that Turkey is eminently a corn-growing country, growing not only sufficient grain for the use of its own population, but exporting large quantities to the countries of Western Europe. It may not, however, be so generally known that there is this anomalous state of things in the East, that whilst Turkey grows her own corn and exports it to other countries, she hr's hitherto been driven to a great extent to import the flour necessary for the subsistence of her people, which she does chiefly from America. Windmills have been in use in the country for some time, but these afford so inadequate and precarious a supply of flonr, that the people have been principally de[ endent upon other countries for the necessary quantity. The English company, now about to sale from our shores! to which reference has been made, have it in view ta . remedy this national inconvenience by introducing steam-flower-mills into Turkey, so that henceforward the Turks will be able to grind their own flour in stead of being dependent upon foreign countries for it, and America in particular will thus lose one of her best customers. The engines which Messrs. Joyce have constructed for the purposes of this enterprise deserve a passing notice and eulogium. Any thing more beautifully simple in design, elegant in con struction, or effective in operation, we have seldcnt witnessed. The engines in question are consti acted on the principle first discovered by Mr. Arthur Woo'f, by which steam of considerable pressure was first male to act upon a comparatively small piston, and subsequently allowed to expand into a larger cylinder, where, having done its duty at a re3uced pressure, it was exhausted into the condenser and added to the effective force by vacuum. A manifest improvement on this principle has been invented by Messrs. Joyce, and made the subject of a patent. They have succeeded in giving a direct action to what Woolf and his followers gave indirectly, by which, amongst other beneficial results, the consumption of fuel is less than 31b5. per horse power per hour, it being about 121bs. under the old system. These result have been mainly achieved by the introduction of a system of inverted and oscillating cylinders, which cause the force of the piston rods to act directly upon the crank-pin, without the interposition of any in termediate machinery, so that the friction of the whole engine is reduced to its minimum, while its simplicity proportionably reduces the chances cf accident. The improved engines of Messrs. Joyce are well calculated to introduce economy and safety into our manufac. turing operations, and reflect the highest credit upon their mechanical skill. Mehemet Effend;, the Turk ish Ambassador, would have been present at the ex hibition of the engines on Saturday, but by a mistake the letter of invitation was addressed to Prince Celli machi, whom he has just succeeded in the Embassy. THE WEATHER.—The frost, which set in above a fortnight ago, has continued ever since with Elmo t unremitted intensity. The thermometer et nine in the morning, even in a sheltered situation in town, has ranged from 20 to 30 degrees ; all the ponds and other sheets of water in the neighbourhood have been ha^(l. frozen ; and skaters and curlers have been everywhera enjoying their respective sports to the utmost. 0.1. Monday morning there was a considerable fill of snow. also occasional showers throughout the day, while oil Monday night it came OR more h e avily, a nd en Tuesday morning the streets were everywhere covered to the depth of several inches. This coating has remained ois them, and its original whiteness has been occasionally renewed by other showers. Last night, however, this keenness of the frost had somewhat! abated, and then' seemed to be a slight tendency to a thaw.—Scotsman of Saturday. EXHUMATION OF THE REMAINS OF ONE OF TRH I JUDGES OF CHARLES I.—lt is well known that three of the persons who presided at the trial of King Charles 1., and signed the warrant for the exece tion of the unfortunate monarch, succes.fully avoided the hot pursuit of the Royalists bfter the Res toration, by flying to New England, where the y sought and found an asylum at Newhaven, in Cot .• necticnt, then a small town, which had been founded but 50 years. Their names were Edward Whalley, William Goffe, and John Dixwell ; the former had held the rank of . Major-General, and the la s t name d 4 f Colonel in Cromwell's army. These men, though branded in the mother country as the murderers of a martyr King, were regarded by the New Englanders as patriots who had nobly performed a most painful and stern but necessary duty; and the most respectable inhabitants of Newhaven vied will each other in offering protection and concealment to the fugitives. A deep recess in the rocks crown i ng the hill behind the new, extensive, and beautiful city of Newhaven—the Oxford of the United States —is still known as the " Judges' Cave;" having. a th cc e o n r a d tn in a g s t t o s, loc whn a e l tradition, cam ce e I ? ! i f search of them. The three exiled judges died a natural the emi s s aries from a Erg j hid la in n g d death in America. Col. Dixwell, under the assumed name g the of Davis, li v ed many years in Newhaven unsuspected, in a cont ented' retirement, esteemed by many, though his 1688, at the age of 82 . His descendants, rea l name and cond i t ion were known but to few ; he died in a wealthy. and highly respectable family at Boston, are erecting a fine monument to his memory i n that city ; and on the 24th cf November the grave at Newhaven was opened under their i u n n fo und comm t pl er a n b n l y n a k e n e nt iffir e n , . t i ll . T o u n g u h s ,i , , t , n h u a r d A b m es e rs . direction, and the skeleton o f t h e ex i led Judge ufter 160 correspondent edaosnlfyo observes, " th e as h es o f th e h u nted years,er i n n c a l n o s patriot were removed with the unfeigned sympathy and respect of our peopl e , an d w ill b e d epos i te d i n t h e i r fi na l resting place at Boston, ben ea th a monumen t re cording the public virtues and unfli nc hi ng p a t r i ot i sm o f the man who in old England will be execrated as a regicide.-- Literary Gazette. At Prince's-place, Inverness, died on the Bth inst.. aged 34, James M'Cosh, Esq., proprietor and ed,tor cf the Inverness Advertiser. Mr. M'Cosh was a native of Dundee, and for six years conducted the Northern Warder newspaper in that town. He was clerwards connected with the management of Lowe's Magazine-1i monthly periodical carried on for a short time in Edin• burgh. He removed to Inverness and established the Advertiser in June, 1849. From his generally delicate state of health, Mr. M'Cosh was but little personally known here; but he was an indepe ndent , conscientious journalist, of decidedly Liberal views and unflagging zeal. During the illness r f the decemel, the Advertiser was conducted by Mr. Mulock—a friend no less able than devoted and disinterested.—lnverness Courier. F IRE IN ST. JAMES'S.—Yesterday afternoon, shortly after one o'clock, a fire broke oat in the premise* of Mr. T. Grant, a furniture dealer, No. 36, Princess.. street, St. James's. The flames were confined to the destruction of the lower part of . the building. The or igins of the fire could not be ascertained.