The Sun. — London, England, 1850-01-05 00:00:00

MARKET N EWS.--( THIS DAY.) Full average supplies of Vs.g , tables were on sale here this morning. For most kint's the demand was in a sluggish state. In the general quota tions we have not the slightest change to report. TEe sale for Fruit was tolerably steady. „English Fruits—Pine Apples, 43 to 6s ; Muscat of Alexandria Grapes, Gs to 5s Gd; Black Flatnliurgn Grapes, 3s Gd to 41 Gd per lb; Pears, 5s to 10s; Eating Apples, 2s Gd to 3.6 d per half-sieve; Apples for cooking, 2s to 3s Gd per bushel; Filberts, 7os to 75s per 100113.7 , . Foreign Fruits—Block Hauaburgh Grapes, 8d to Is; White ditto, 6d to 9,1 per lb; Spanish Nuts, 4s to ss; Walnuts, 3s to 6s ; Brazil Nuts, 3s to 4s per peck; Oranges. 3s to lOs ; Lemons, 5s to lOs per 100; Bar eelons Nuts, 5s to 6s; Spanish Chesnuts, 3s to 6s; and Almonds, 5s to Gs per peck; Spanish Onions, 12s to 17s 6d per bag. Vegetables—Cape Brocoli, 4s to 8s per dozen bundles; Cauliflowers, 2s to 4s per dozen heads; Turnips, 91 to Is; Carrots, 2s 6d to 4s; Greens, is 8d to 2s; Leeks, 91 to 1:-; Parsley, Is to is 6d per dozen hunches ; Onions. 23 tid to 3s 6d per bushel ; Horse• rsdisb, Is 61 to 3s ; Celery, is to Is 3d per bundle; White Cabbages, 6d to 8d; Savoy ditto, 6d to 9d; and ' Red ditto, Is 3d to Is 9,1 per dozen; Brussels Sprouts, is Gil to Is 9 1 per half•siere; Endive, is 3u to Is Gd per score ; Red Beet, Is to is 6d; Parsnips, 4d to 8d per dozen; Mushrooms, 9d to Is per pottle; Spinach, is 3d to is 6d; Jerusalem Artichokes, is to is 6d per half sieve; Small Salad, 2s to 2s 6d per dozen punnets; Sage, 24 61 to 3% per d. zen bunches; Corn Salad, is 3 d to is 6d per half sieve; Shallots, Sd to 4d per lb; Potatoes, 70s to 1201 per ton; ditto, 2s Gd to 3,3 6(1 per bushel; Ssa Kai!, 2s 61 to 3a per punnet; Asparagus 63 to 8s per 100. NICIWGATIB AND LEADE2TTIAL7... Turkeys, 6s Od to 15s Od; Geese, 5s Od to 8,6 d ; Duck s , Is 9d to 3s Od ; Tame Rabbits, is Od to is 3d ; Wild ditto, 6.1 to is ; Pigeons, 6 , 1 to 9d; Roasting Pigs, 5s Od to 8s 6d each ; Surrey Fowls, 73 Od to lis Od ; ditto Chickens, 3s 6.1 to 7a Od ; Bsrndoor Fowls, 3s Od to 6s Od per couple ; Fresh Butter, Is to Is 2d per lb ; English Eggs, 12s Od to 14s Od ; French ditto, 103 Od to 11s Od ; and Irish ditto, 8% 6d to 10s Od per 100 ; Pheasants, 23 61 to 48 Od ; Partridges, is 3d to Is 9,1 ; Hares, 2s Od to 3s Oil ; Woodcocks, 2s Od to 3s Od , Grouse, is 9d to 2s 6d ; Ptarmigans, is 6d to 2 s Od ; Snipes, 9d to Is Od ; Teal, 6.1 to 101 ; Wild Ducks, is 6d to 2s Od ; Widgeons is 3d to 2s Od; and Plovers, 6d to 9d each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 10d to 36 8d; Mutton, 3s Od to 3s 10d; Veal, 3s 4d to 3s 10d ; and Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 4d , per Blbs. WIIITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 2s 10d to 3s 10d; Veal, 3i 2d to 33 101; and Pork, 2s 8d to 4s per 81bs. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, Os to Os Od per lb ; urbots, 4s to 18s; 2s Od to 55; Cod Fish, 4s to 12s Od; Whitings, 4d to 10d; Lobsters, 10d to is 9d; Crabs, 4d to Is 9d each; Soles, 6d to 2s 6d per pair ; E e ls, 4d to is per lb. ; L arge Haddocks, 9d to is ; small ditto, .5d to 86 ench ; Critnpsd Skate. 8d to 10d; and Prawns, 2s 3d to 2s 9d per lb. Shrimps, Is 4d to 2s 61 per gallon; Bloaters, Is 3d to is cd per duzen; Common Oysters, lOs to 15s; Scotch Pe arls, 16s to 20s ; and B e st N a ti ves , 42 s t o 60 s per b ushel; Flounders, 9d to Is; and Smelts, is to Is 6d Per dozen. 2 . The prices of Wheaten Bread in the Metropolis are : I. ° ll l 6fd to 7d; of household ditto, 5d to 6d per 41bs loaf, IVIARICMT. Market hid es, 561b HIDE to 641 b, lfd to lid; ditto, 641 b to 721 b, lid to lid; ditto, 721 b to 801 b, 2d to 2id; ditto, °lll to 881 h, lid to 21d; ditto, 881 b to 961 b. 3d to 3fd; 4 di 0 ,061 b t o 1041 b, 3id to 3}d; di tto, 104113 to 1121 b, 3 id to 4d. Calf Skins, light 2s to 3 , ; ditto lull, 5s 6,1 to 6 1 Rum Hides, 6s 6d to 7s; Polled Sheep. 5s Od to es 61 ; Runts and Il a lf-b re d s 4 s Od t o 5 s 3d ; D owns . n Od to 4s Od. RAY MARKETS. SMI TIIF/ELD.—Meadow H a y, 21 5s to 31. 10 3; Cl over ditto, 31 Os to 41 103 ; and Straw, 1/ 2s to 1 , 8 s per 1021 ,.,d. A fair average supply an d a s l ugg i s h d emand. nir nErti.e.mr.—Meadow Hay, 21 8 s to 31 103, Clover mltto 3/ Os to 4/ 8 s ; an d S traw, 1 1 2s to 1 1 9s per load,. Supply but moderate, and trade dull. WRITECHATEL. Meadow Hay, 21 5s to 3/ 10i ; Clover, ditto, 3/ Os to 41 103; and Straw, 112 s to 118 s per load. Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly, at our quotations. 1 8 5 0. A FABLE FOR TO-DAY. 3 1 1 Y brother hath gone," said the gay young Year, Time's favoured, youngest born, he upward turned a loving glance—the look of our g , „.?pening morn; TVill let nie go and see the world that he is leaving now, 411 soon be back with flowers of earth to twine around Your brow." The grey old Time leant on his scythe to rest his hoary head, And looked upon his favor'd child as quietly he said, " It cannot be, indeed," said he--" indeed it cannot be, The world is full of woe and sin, not fit for thee to see." " Ohl let me go," said the gay young Year, in accents sort and sweet, As lovingly he nestled at his aged father's feet, " Still let me go—l long to live upon the grassy earth, To clear the darkness of its woe, and light it up with rou're told me that my brother's seen of want and woe ar more Than. all in generations past have ever seen before, That Death has done naught else but make deep graves since fi rst h e knew That earth was filled with many sad, and happy but a few . " Then let me go to those who mourn, and gladden them With Spring, And sham e bring; all evil-doers with the goodly gifts I .A,, d 's' n my sunny raiment and twine m) hair with flowers, Pant their hour them plenteous corn aad wine to joy away s. k give to them the happiest daYs my Summer time a can OVVIT, 411 c1 not a seed shall wasted be that man hath rightly sown. skY A utumn gently p ass i ng , m y Wi n t er s t ea li ng on, "all bring them gitts of j o y t o ma k e th em bl ess me w h en Fro gone. It ri n . 44411 let me go an d see i f I may not some comfort prove' " from the overburden'd heart its weight of care remove O hl let me go, I'll soon b e b ac k t o j o i n you h ere aga i n, hod with you in the Past to live and evermore remain.' The greybeard Time then faltering said, with tremulous A voice and w ea k, '4B though his Irlert was far too full to let him rightly speak, isou leave me for a world of sin, of wickedness, and woe But blessings follow noble hearts wherever they may go!' • • • • • L ife on th e ear th b eneath was glad to see the sun so bright, A nd the workman work'd, and the drudger druged, with „, joy in th e b eam i ng Lea; 411 e poor man once more laugh'd to feel a gladsome hope A to cheer, As the earth beneath embraced in love the light of the gay New Year; And church bells rang, and poets sang their soft melo diousi rhymes, * E ktid as merrily clsnk'd in the heart of man Affection's sweetest chimes— ubl love your neighbour as yourself, and deem him just as dear, Was the chime that was rung in the heart of man by the laughing, gay New Year. DRe. 31, 1849. JOHNSON BARKER. DIAMOND DUST. (From Eliza Cook's Journal) t It is in general the natural refuge of mortified va it, ? Persuade itself that it retorts contempt upon those that ,rw it, and to pass off upon itself the auger it feels, for '4",irtore dignified passion of scorn. Reprove others, but correct thyself. 15 ,Y it._relying on our own resources, we require mental i i ie_ngth ; but when we lean on others for support, we are e an invalid who, having accustomed himself to a i t ch, finds it difficult to walk without one. ‘,dleness—the sure pilot fish of crime and shame. iisce true to, you rse lf f or t h at w hi c h you recogn i se b light be r ea d y, not merely to die, for that is easy; A o 16 e, and that is almost always difficult. leat.rays room is the large upprr garment of a person, it the habits, and somewhat of the character re el), 1133 impressed upon it. It is for this reason the vi:4lbers of famed or loved individuals are so much It61(1 , one seams to look into th-ir minds. 111 c oot, , Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent . has 11 e u ,filed one hundred pounds tuwards Mr. Sidney F e'll rued for promoting female emigration. In b c ;; l zsT To THE BUICHERS.—A number of persons butch."Nland, considering that the present price of r e , c r e' meat was rather extravagant, came to the ° utien a few days ego of acting as their own pur t eY°ll . and for this purpose they clubbed their shillings ee °g h i e e t h h. er, and purchased a couple of Highland wethers, int e t ey emp'oyecl a person to kill for them, with the ever-nkton of afterwards sharing the mutton according to co y caele interest. After slaughtering the sheep, the i ti n of labour attending which, as well as the time lost fe e tn ee a kille the division, was taken into account, it was -- uu that the mutton cost just 4d. the pound. It is 5 e 1e 13 , 4 - idcred that, owing to an extra demand for butchers' „T e fit at tills season, the purchase of the sheep was made rather unfavourable terms, and th at , if b ought poq Rtt e i le e 4 , s heep were more plentiful, the cost per pound IlituultiiorthaTre been about a halfpenny less.—Perth Con tl I‘IETEOPOLITAN SEWERS COMMISSION.—Yesterday QrZeAeral court was held at the office of the commission, th, street, St,ho. Sir John Burgoyne presided, and k ether commissioners present were Mr. T. llawe . s, L tWes, Mr. Stevenson, Captain Dawson, and Captain d i , Th. The only business of public interest transacted tC r ing the sittieg was the increase of Mr. Woolrych, c secrtarys, salary from 6001. to 8001. a year. It :Its stated that when Mr. Woolrych was appointed it Lv_lts. understood that after the first year his salary should :filue, Mcreased to the amount at which it now stands, and ch was what his predecessor in office, Mr. Hertslet, kfi_e_eived. The year of probation has not yet expired, s u_u . t . the commisaiontre expressed themselves so highly a‘,Ligfied with the manner in which Mr. Woulry ch had `,l,_'eeehttrged his duties that they had no hesitetien in at raising his salary. At its rising the Court ad- to Friday next, at twelve o'clock. THE REVENUE-YEAR AND QUARTER. The Quarterly Returns of the Revenue and Ex penditure will be made up this evening, and, we ere enabled to say, will he most satisfactory. To the reasonable portion of the public it is unnecessary to observe, that even with tha d greatest prosperity, an the freest consumption, we must not expect the Customs at once to fill up the vacuum caused by the repeal or reduction of duties. Since January 6 of last year, there have been two such events. On February 1 the last sliding-scale of duties on corn, which had eventually brought rather more to the revenue than had been anticipated, gave place to a nominal duty. On July 5 the revenue suffered a still more serious blow by the reduction of the sugar duties, which took effect from that day. As appears also from the returns of the Board of Trade, the import of foreign sugar which pays the higher duty has materially fallen off, while that of the East and West Indies has greatly increased. Notwithstataling these two re ductions, we believe that the decrease on the Customs, as compared with the Customs of the quarter ending Jan. 5, 1849, will be scarcely more than 40,000/. We will add, that for some weeks the Customs have been rising with unusual elasticity. On the Excise there will be an increase of about 36,0001., and on the Stamps cf about 40,000/. ; both showing resus citated enterprise, full employment, and wages more than sufficient for the necessaries of life. On the assessed taxes, which are paid rather by the employers than the employed, there will be a decrease of about 20,000/. On the property and inc me-tax t'iere will be an increase of about 30,0001., arising principaib, on Schedule A. Though the past quarter is not that which tests with most certainty the produce of this tax, there can be no doubt, from the increase we have just mentioned, that the income, the profits, and the credit of the country are steadily rising. Some time since it was our duty to remark on the decline of income and the collapse of imaginary capita!, indicated by a decrease in the produce of this tax. It bids fair to be soon as productive as ever ; proving the restoration of income and capital to their former estimate on a more solid basis. In the Post-office the return will exhibit a trifling increase. Under the heads of Crown Land, Miscellaneous, and Sale of Old Stores, there will severally be a decrease, amounting in all three to about 80,0001., which, however, may be omitted from the comparison of the ordinary revenue, as it is created by the fact of 84,284/. having entered as China money into the corresponding quarter of last year. The comparison between the year which ends to-day and its predecessor exhibits somewhat different results. In the Excise there is a decrease of about 89,0001., arising wholly from the postponement of the hop duty. The Stamps show an increase of aboui 257,000/. ; the assessed taxes a decrease of 9 .0001. and the property-tax an increase of about 65,0001. —a sum which represents additional income to the amount of 2,200,000/. per annum; and at 5 per cent. an additional capital of 44,000,0001. In the present state of public opinion an improving revenue would give but a qualified satisfaction if we were to proceed on the old_understancjing of spending, pari passu, as much as we could conveniently raise. Happily we are not doing so. A rigorous process of economy is at work in every department of the public service. From the beginning of the financial year to the end of December, including a period of nearly nine months, the expenditure of the United Kingdom fell short of that in the corresponding period of the pre vious year by no less a sum than 3,340,0001. This is made up out of the following items. To the reduction on the interest of Exchequer- bills we owe a difference of nearly 150,0001 ; to the ri duced expenditure in the army we owe nearly 540,000/ ; to the same process in the navy nearly 1,300,000/. ; in the ordnance about 740,0001, and in the services provided for by the miscellaneous estimates nearly 300,0001. Since April 5 there has been no fresh grant for Irish dis tress, whereas in the corresponding period of the previous financial year there was expended on this account 272,3821. In other items there is an aggre gate difference of about 70,000/. in our favour. These added together will be found to tally pretty nearly with the total difference we have mentioned above. It may be supposed that so large a saving as 3,340,0001. must put the Treasury in a very good position. Such is actually the case. It is true that the Treasury has not at this moment the full benefit of that saving. While the repayment of advances during the last nine months has only brought in about 880,0001., the advances by way of loan under various British and Irish Acts have nearly doubled that sum. In point of ready money therefore the Treasury is only about two millions and a half better off now than nine months ago; and the balance of 7,453,612/. in the Treasury last April 5 has not increased much beyond 10,000,0001. This balance however, new as such a phenomenon undoubtedly is, must be sufficient to assure the public that some time will elapse before the Chancellor of. l the Exchequer will have to drain the Bank or raise the interest on Exchequer-bills. Knowing the sanguine and excitable natures of many for whom we are writing, it is not without some little tremor that we make these pleasing an nouncementi. Everybody will be ready with his advice as to the appropriation of these newly-born savings. Tea, tobacco, windows, malt, receipt stamps, newspapers, soap, and twenty other burd e n e d commodities will besiege the Chancellor of the Ex chequer with demands for their instant emancipation. Then how much may be done with two or three millions! What emigratiens, what drainings, what national galleries, what grants and loans, will arise to the imagination of the philanthropist, the ama teur, or the landowner! Stop, good people. Let us learn to be just before we are generous. It is but three years ago that we borrowed 8,000,0001. and had to pay 9,000,0001. for it; and during the longest peace this country has ever enjoyed, how often has it thrown away in a moment the savings of years! A dark cloud hangs over the future, and begins to impart dreary misgivings to honourable and patriotic men; for under that dark cloud lies hidden the liquidation of our national debt. Thoughtful men begin to be alarmed, not at the unparalleled magnitude of our debt, but at the dismal fact that we seem to have given up all idea of ever trying to repay it. Let us bear taxation ourselves that we may zlot tax overmuch the honesty of our descendants. Every year that we transmit the burden without one serious effort to discharge it, we interpose one more year between the original contractors and their remote representatives; and reduce a solemn obligation so much nearer the form of an obsolete tradition. At all events, let us first pay off the famine debts ; and then, perhaps, treat ourselves to a few more financial indulgences.—Times. We have reason to believe that the Judicial Com mittee of the Privy Council will give judgment on the appeal of Mr. Gorham against Bishop Phillpotts, on the 15th of January (next Tuesday week), and that the judgment will be a reversal of the judgment of Sir Jenner Fust. It is reported that Lord Lang dale, Lord Campbell, Judge Parke, and Dr. Lush ington are for Mr. Gorham ; and that Sir Knight Bruce and the Right lion. Pemberton Leigh are for the Bishop. The three Spiritual Lords unite for Mr. Gorham. This judgment, it is thought, will not decide the matter. A crisis is approaching. The Tractarians are preparing for a contest, and the battle of the Reformation must be fought again.— Western Times. ELECTION FOR WINDSOR.—It is fully anticipated that there will be an election at Windsor immediately after the meeting of Parliament, in consequence of the expected retirement of Lord John Hay, one of the Lords of the Admiralty, recently appointed Superintendent of Plymouth Dockyard. Lord John Hay, it will be re membered, was returned without opposition, in con junction with Colonel Reid, at the last general election. The appointment (which is fur life) conferred by the Government on his Lordship is one which subjects the holder to orders and instructions from the Board of Ad miralty. It would, therefore, be an anomalous position to be placed in, were the two appointments, the super intendent of a dockyard and a Lord of the Admiralty, held by the same lndividuul. The names of two or three candidate s opposed to the present Ministry have been mentioned, and " soundings" have been taken in the town, but, from the powerful influence of the Go vernment at Windsor, there appears to be very little prospect of a successful opposition to the Ministerial candidate, even should an opponent, under such circum stances, be found disposed to offer himself. SCHOOL or DESIGN, SOMERSET•IIOI7SE.--There is to be an exhibition of the works of the students at the School of Design next week. We understand that several of the masters intend to exhibit ornamental designs of their own, in proof of their ability.—Builder. UXBRIDGE ITivioN.—At the last weekly meeting of the board of guardians of this extensive union (em bracing a large agricultural district) a very gratifying report was laid before the board, relating to the state of pauperism which now prevails, compared with the cor responding period twelve months ego. Last year the number of paupers in the workhouse was 301, while this year there are only 237; diminution 64. Of this number there is not a single ablebodied agricultural labourer. The 23 ablebodied paupers now in the house are all brickmakers (with which the neighbourhood of Uxbridge abounds), who earned large wages in the summer months, and neglected the opportunity of " laying by for a rainy day." Last year there were 43 ablebodied men in the house, several of whom were liubandmen. There is also a very considerable diminu tion in the number of out-door paupers. Last year there were 942, while at the present time there are but 781 receiving reliefs, reducing the weekly expenditure, fur out-door relief only, from 84/. (which it was at this period last year), to 70/. In consequence of this im proved state of affairs, the weekly expenditure of the union, compared with the corresponding period of last year, is reduced to the extent of between 20/. and 30l REDUCTION OF RENTS. —The Duke of Manchester bas made the following reductions in the rents of his estates in the county of Armagh, namely, upon all rents at 255. an acre and upwards, 3s. in the pound; on all at 245,, 2s. in the pound; and on all 41 235., Is. in the pound. THE ITALIAN OPERA AT HAVANNAII. While most European theatres are tottering under the influence of political vicissitudes, we see an Italian opera-house at Havannah taking solid footing, owing to the zealous and persevering efforts of Don Fran- cisco Marty. This theatre, which had previously been only subjected to the greedy speculations of needy adventurers, was raised by Don Francisco Marty from so low a condition and restored to its true destination. Convinced that the theatre, by its influence on the multitude, might be made an establishment of great public utility, this gentleman placed himself at the head of the arduous undertaking, and appeared to consider no sacrifice as too great in order to obtain his lofty end. Riving organized his theatre according to the imperious demands of the present times, he was neither dismayed by losses nor enraptured by sudden gain ; but certain of ultimate success he proceeded with steady determination through all the fluctuations of fortune. His efforts have not only been successful, but have thus indirectly tended to promote in these regions a decided taste for music and the fine arts, for the undertaking has become invested with a character of natiodality. Don Francisco has not merely enlisted a company numerically strong, but one which is also adorned with illustrious names, comprehending many of the brightest stars of the Italian stage. We may mention among his principal artists—Mazini, the colossus of basses ; Caner Badieli, the famous baritone ; Salvi (tenor), who has gained so high a reputation wherever he has appeared, and Madlle. Steffenoni, whose graceful deportment and admirable voice are the theme of universal praise. There are also engaged—Signors Bosio, Costini, Vietti, Bellini, and Signori Ferretti, Corraddi, &c. To this numerous and brilliant list the enterprising director has endea _ _ voured to add the names of Albjni, Grisi, and Mario, and his liberal offers have been taken by them into due consideration. The piano director is the famous Bottissini, professor of contrabasso, whose appearance in England caused so high a degree of enthusiasm. The orchestral arrangements are very superior and extensive, and the artists are under the direction of the well-known Signor Ardite. A great number of classical works have already been produced, and with such splendour as to vie with any previous representations of the kind in the great theatres of Europe. Don Francisco certainly deserves to receive a full measure of credit and applause for effecting such grand results in so distant a region of the globe. We must not omit to mention with particular praise his indefatigable manager, Signor Federico Badiali, on whose experienced discernment and disinterested ness Signor Don Francisco Marty implicitly relies ; and, as will be seen by the company whose services he himself secured by undertaking a journey to England and Italy, that this intelligence and intrepi dity render him eminently fitted to stand at the helm of the Gran Teatro Sacon, proving that whenever one intelligent person can act without con trol he can dispense with the services of a host of idlers, who usually embarrass the theatres, and who only serve, by their unwise administration, to ruin both proprietors and actors. The new season com menced with the representation of the admired Lucia of Donizetti ; Salvi as Edgardo and Badiali as Ashton made their first appearance, and Steffenoni was the Lucia. The opera was one continued triumph. Madlle. Steffenoni reaped new laurels, the audience repeatedly saluting her through the performance with animated rounds of applause. Edgardo was personated by Salvi with his usual soul and energy. his melodious voice, clear utterance, and dignity of acting elicited con tinued bursts of approbation—a spontaneous acknow ledgment of superior talent, most deservedly shared by Signor Badiali in the character of Lord Ashton, whose singing, sometimes sonorous, and at other; gentle and pathetic, was always in complete harmony. Lucrezia Borgia followed Lucia, tbr the deb Cit of the favourite Marini, who appeared in the character of Il Ducca Alfonso. His reception, it is almost needless to say, was enthusiastic. The rich volume of his voice is unequalled. Marini is perhaps the only artist who has had a continuous engagement for five years at La Scala, in Milan. He will shortly appear in Roberto it Diavolo, UgonottiMose, and Guglielmo Tell. Signor Ferretti, a tenor of great continental repute, could not display all his talents owing to indisposition ; but when he has recovered we can predict his success as certain. This talented and colossal company, on the termination of the season at Havannah, will proceed to the United States, where it is anxi o u s ly expec t e d, owing to its being by far the most powerful, and, as regards names, the most talented company that has ever crossed the Atlantic, and whose service§ none but Don Francisco Marty would be able to engage. Indeed we may observe, that, were it not for the great fear which the Italian artists generally have of a long sea voyage, instead of having a sufficient number of singers to open two Italian Operas in London, we should scarcely have enough of first-rate talent for one, for Don Francisco is backed by the Havannese nobility, who are deter• mined (much to their credit) to have the best artists, at no matter what cost, and he is, therefore, enabled to pay them higher salaries than any European manager could afford. HAYMARKET THEATRE. Thursday evening Mr. Morris Barnett's comedy, entitled The Serious Family, was performed at this theatre, by express desire, and the house was well filled. The aim of this piece is to ridicule and hold up to reprobation and contempt that ultra•utilitarian iSW and mawkish and heartless morality which one meets with in the world among a certain class of bigoted formalists, and which, in the intolerable tyranny and restraint it exercises over all who come within its blighting and stultifying influence, makes many a household a continual scene of cold and sel fish formalism and hypocrisy, which would otherwise be cheered by the interchange of the sweet charities and amenities that gladden human life. Mr. Charles Torrens (Mr. Webster), a reformed rake, for certain weighty considerations marries into a serious family of Quakers, composed of Lady Sowerby Creamley (Mrs. W. Clifford), Mrs. Charles Torrens, her daughter (Miss Reynolds), and Mr. Aminidab Sleek (Mr. Buckstone), as fine a trio of canting hypocrites as ever disgraced religion and humanity. They are thrown into strong and disadvantageous contrast with Captain Murphy Maguire (Mr. James Wallach), a fine, open-hearted rollicking, generous Irish gentleman, an officer in the Guards, a man all heart, and a former boon companion of Mr. Charles Torrens, before his conversion. The chief interest of the burlesque is concentrated in the amusing encounters of Captain Murphy with the members of the serious family, Buckstone's Atnini• dab Sleek is a faultless exhibition of art; and the part of Captain Murphy Maguire was sustained through out by Mr. Wallack with equal skill. Mrs. W. Clifford contrived admirably to throw into the character of Lady Sowerby Creamley enough of puritanical formality and cant to make her as hateful as the author intended she should be ; whilst the part of the buxom widow, Mrs. Ormsby Delmaine, was most felicitously played by Miss P. Horton. The piece was exceedingly well received, and at the fall of the curtain the principal perfornters in it were loudly called fur. The evening s entertainments concluded with the amusing extrava ganza of Box and Cox, Buckstone and Keeley's acting in which is beyond all praise. TO THE EDITOR OF TEE SUN. SlR,—Your views upon the alteration of the present legal establishments and system of Ireland have my full concurrence. Any change of the kind which you propose must serve even the legal profession of Ireland, who, instead of being attached to occupation or pursuit attended with honour or profit, are degraded to the calling of mere eavesdroppers, beggars of employment from a half starved gentry, or supplicants of a Ge• vernment which has nothing to give to the numerous legal ravens that cry for food. Strike away then ; and if you were even to do no other good than turn the attention of the rising generation of Ireland from the folly of risking their all upon a horse-hair wig, or the probability of obtaining a Chancery suit, you will entitle yourself to the gratitude of many a young man of promise. I remain, Sir, &c., SAMUEL GORDON. 40, Aungier-street, Dublin, Jan. 3, 1860. SUDDEN DEATH IN THE STREET.—Yesterday Mr. T. Higgs, the Coroner for the Duchy of Lancaster, held an inquest at the Milford Arms, St. Clement's Churchyard, on view of the body of Mr. Nathaniel Landers, aged 67 years, a Jew, «ho died under the fol lowing very melancholy circumstances. It appeared, in evidence, that the deceased had for the last quarter of a century carried on his business at No. 53, Holywell street, Strand. On Thursday morning, about twenty minutes to seven o'clock, the deceased was passing along Tavistock-street, Covent-garden, on his way to the Synagogue in Maiden-lane, when on reaching the shop of Mr. Broad, an oilman, he was seen suddenly to stag ger and immediately fell backwards with considerable violence upon the ground. Several persons hastened to his assistance, and he was picked up senseless. He was carried into the shop of Mr. Simmonds, when life was found to be quite extinct. Verdict—" Died by the visi tation of God." rADVERTISEMENT.]:--A LIVER COMPLAINT CURED B y L HoLLowev's Pint.s.—Extract of a letter from John M'Lean Ferguson, Esq., dated Melbourne, Port Phillip, May 9, 1849 :—" To Professor Holloway. Sir, I bad been afflicted nearly two years with the liver complaint, accompa nied with flying pains in my shoulders, dimness of sight, and difficulty of breathing. After expending upwards of twenty pounds in medicine without finding any relief, I was induced to try your Pills, and by their use, and strict attention to the prescribed regimen, lam effectually cured. Grateful for the same, I publish this statement in the hope that others so afflicted may have recourse to your invaluabl e medicine, and thereby derive a similar benefit . " — Sold by a ll druggists, and at Professor Holloway's establishment, 244, Strand, Laden, MAGAZINES, &c.—(CONTINUED.) NEW MONTHLY. The contents of the New Monthly for January are of a lighter and more diversified character than usual. '• The Arctic Voyages" is the subject of the most serious and interesting article, and "➢fr. Jolly Green's Ideas on some of the Leading Questions of the Day" form the topic of the most entertaining. " Christmas in Italy," by Mariotti, is not to our taste; religious ceremonies, however mistaken we may deem them, are never a fit theme for flippancy and derision. Nicholas Michell has commenced a serial tale "Hester Somerset," which promises to be interesting. Horace Smith's contributions continue to grace the pages of the New Monthly—that which appears in the present number is entitled Love at First Sight," which appellation is somewhat of a misnomer, seeing that the interest of the tale turns, not upon " love at first sight," but upon a very tragic incidsnt. The unfor tunate hero had erected an observatory, brilliantly illuminated, upon some cliffs overhanging the sea shore; it was mistaken for a light-house, and a shipwreck was the consequence—a shipwreck in volving the death of a lady passenger, the betrothed of the unfortunate author of the accident. ECLECTIC REVIEW. The Eclectic Review begins the new year under is new editor, whose opening address promises well. The present number contains (as usual) some inte resting and well-written articles, among which is one on " England and Hungary." Yet, excellent as the nine articles in this number may be individually, we cannot but think the interest of the whole collectively would be augmented by the introduction of more than one ,literary criticism, such as the very delightful paper on Dr. Southey. This article is the only one of an otherwise than religious or political character. In itse.W it is excellent, but it should not stand alone of its kind. The article in question opens with the fol lowing gracefully sketched group : " A little after the commencement of this century there was one remote spot in Britain, ,which almost divided the intellectual interest of the community with London itself. This was the vicinity of the Lakes. Beautiful exceedingly as the region was, it had acquired a charm which no combination of the elements of material love liness could bestow. Round it had clustered some of the wisest and finest spirits then breathing. A very coustel lation of genius shone around the mountains of Cumber land, as it reflecting that great Plough which turns up for ever the fields of the Northern sky. There wandered Wordsworth—his eye ' seeing more in nature than other men,' and his deep voice murmuring to the running brooks a music sweeter than their own.' There, like a dreaming flower, reposed the wizard Coleridge —not yet arrived at the darkest hour of his chequered story. There sate in his study, with its windows looking toward Skiddaw, the indomitable Southey—passing at the sound of a clock from the wildest poetry to the calmest prose. There Bishop Watson gave good dinners, sauced, it is said, with not a little of what Lord Jeffrey calls excep tionable talk.' There, a wild Norland meteor, with floating hair and flashing eyes, fluctuated to and fro— young Christopher North. There, poor Charles Lloyd, not yet a lunatic, speculated and poetised for a season. And there was to be seen, walking with Wordsworth be side the tarns, or reclining with Christopher North under the Elleray woods, or starting with offended feel ing, as Bishop Watson, at the first interview, slapping him on the shoulder, exclaimed, ' What little fellow is this you have brought to-day, Wilson?' a small, thin, pale faced being, with sharp features, and eye profound as death--De Quincey, the gifted and unhappy English opium eater. And there, for a few weeks, sojourned a tall, shadowy form, w ith a hectic flush on his cheek, a wild, shy fire, like that of a solitary bird, in his eye, with dress neglected, and hasty, impatient step—it was poor Shelley, spending some of his last days of hap piness, with his first wife, by the brink of the peaceful Cumberland Lakes. " This brilliant cluster has bees entirely dissolved. Coleridge died far from the murmur of Grasmere springs, and the rustle of the heath of Helvellyn. Southey's mind, alas! departed before his body. Wat son (fame, works, and all) is long since buried. Lloyd too is dead. Professor Wilson lives—but his noble form is seldom now seen on the banks of Windermere. De Quincey, one of the most learned and highly endowed men of the age, has nowhere to lay his head. Shelley slumbers in the Eternal City. A year has nearly revolved since Hartley Coleridge, partaker of much of his father's genius, and •f more than his father's frailties—' his coffin as light as that of a child,' was carried to his last resting-place. And now it is a solitary star which shines over the classic region—solitary but immortal—the star, so beautiful and large,' of Wordsworth. We turn somemhat pensively to our task of estimating the genius, and reviewing the life, of Robert Southey." The following paragraph is eminently truthful:— " Finally, Southey was virtuous, but perhaps it had been better if his virtues had hung about him in softer and easier folds; if they had not been gathered in around him with such austere and s Roman precision; and if they had rendered him more tolerant of the fail ings of others. His was a virtue—the type of which we cannot say we have much desire to see perpetuated. Like his genius, it was sufficient for himself, but has had few followers. We want, now, not a man to fold his arms, to go apart from the crowd, to say, Stand by, lam holier than thou;' to stoop, when stoop he does, like a fancied god rather than an exalted man; we want one who shall willingly merge the Demi• god in the Brother, and seek rather to circulate than simply to preserve his character. We want not a sanctimonious Southey—but a sanctified, a Christian Shelley." TA IT'S. Tait opens with some timely " Hints on the Franchise," an expected subject of debate in the ensuing Parliament. The life of the late lamented Dr. Chalmers is the subject of an interesting article. Mr. St. John's sentimental journey There and Back Again" continues.: Some " Winter Pictures from the North of Europe" are commenced. These, with an article on "High Farming," and some interesting tales and criticisms, are the contents of Tait's for January. SPORTING REVIEW. One of the most interesting articles in the Sporting Review is a biography of the late Mr. Musters, the husband of Lord Byron's " Mary." Mr. Musters, according to the spirited pen-and-ink portrait here given of him, appears to have possessed all the attrac tive and excellent qualities of an English country gentleman. Nevertheless, few will see with Miss Chaworth's eyes, and, in contemplating the manly graces of the sportsman, forget the high intellect and gentle heart which Mr. M usters, i nvoluntarily, over shadowed with so much gloom. Those who have lamented over the sad evanescence of Lord Byron's Dream of love will read with painful interest this memoir of his successful rival. THE UNITED SER VICE. " Lord Gough's Return to England," by a soldier who served under his Lordship in one of his most glorious campaigns, naturally expresses a desire that the returning gen era l . may meet with a reception calculated to efface the remembrance of his recent unpopularity. An article on " The Cat and the Cord" advocates the retention of the brutal punishment of flogging on the ground that it is an effectual stimulant to duty, and is not in itself degrading, sentiments in which, it is unnecessary to say, we in no way concur. MRS. ELLIa'S MORNING CALL. A new magazine with the above title has made its appearance under the direction of Mrs. Ellis. The name of the editress will be a sufficient recommenda tion to many. The appearance of the work is very attractive ; it is handsomely "got up," and adorned with beautiful engravings. The articles are of diversified character. The criticism on "Shirley" is both interesting and truthful. WHO'S WHO 1N 1850. Messrs. Bailey and Co. have endeavoured to evince their gratitude to their patrons for the great success of " Who's Who in 1849," by rendering " Who's Who in 1850" more complete even than its predeces sor, and this they have done not only by including in their present list of " Who's Who" a greater num ber of personages than were included in the last, but by telling us a great deal more about who each par ticular " who" is and has been. The volume is most elegantly got up, and whoever desires to know who's who ought to lose no time in purchasing it, in order to acquire the desired information. POST MAGAZINE ALMANACK, and Court and Parliamentary Register, 1850. The Post Magazine Almanack reaps some advantage from the lateness of its appearance in the field—as it is not published until the last week in December it is more truly and accurately an almanac for 1850 than many of its competitors. On this subject the editor says— " Some impatient persons seem disposed to complain that the Post Magazine Almanack is published later than others. The best reply that can bo made to this objection is, thatnearly the whole of the other almanacks in the kingdom %ill bear upon their pages, throughout the year 1850, a long account of the household of a royal personage who departed this life in 1849; that not one of the same pages will show that the llon. Fox Maule is a Cabinet Minister; and that many similar instances of omission and commission might be cited as the unavoid able result of early publishing." One of the distinguishing features of thi s exce ll en tl y compiled almanack is the li st of sixty-th ree r , cent l y projected assurance companies. 1111SCELL . AN_EOUS. TheExhibitionthe Patent J ourna l, an d th e of 1811 renders the Journal proposed of Design, and London Journal and, Reper tory of In ven ti ons more than usually interesting. T hese periodicals, more especially the Journal of Design, are admirably qualified to elevate the popular taste. We are glad to find both this and the Patent J ourna l spea ki ng i n cordial though criticising term s , of th e F renc h expo sition in London.—Autsworth s Magazine is rendered chiefly attractive by the con tinuation of " Guy Fawkes."— The Metropolitan is chiefly filled with light fictitious tales and some graceful verses.—The Farmers' Magazine contains the r e p u bli ca ti on o f th e excellent Chronicle art i cles on "aisbour and the Poor." It this month contains a portrait and a memoir of the I.te Mr. Thomas Bates.—Sharpc's Magazine is ch lightrul as usual. It opens with an excellent article on Goldsmith. Our favourite " Diary of Mrs. Milton" is continued, and as usual contains some exquisitely simple natural touches.—The Church of England Magazine presents its customary variety of religious and in structive reading.—The Land we Live In exhibits to us Hull and the Humber, York and Beverley. The pictorial contents are most beautiful. This truly national work has now reached its third volume.— Mr. Knight's National Library of Select Literature contains the sixth part of the Bible History.—Frank Farleigh, the adventurous and delightful Frank Farleigh, illustrated by Cruikshank, still con tinues in course of monthly re-publication.— The People's Jourxal is, as usual, replete with a variety of interesting tales and essays on popular topics ; the illustrations are much improved.—The Belle Assanblee is embellished with a charming por trait of Amy Itobsart.—Le Follet maintains its grace till character. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, FRIDAY. The Queen and Prince Albert took their usual early morning walk. The Royal Family took walking and pony exer cises in the grounds adjacent to the Castle. His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out shooting this morning, accompanied by the Duke de Nemours, and attended by Colonel Hon. C. B. Phipps and Colonel F. H. Seymour. The royal dinner party this evening included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Duke and Duchess of Nemours, the Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, and Colonel lion. Charles and Mrs. Grey. CALUMNIES AGAINST KOSSUTH TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY NEWS Sir,—Since the publication of a series of calumnies in the Times, to which that journal refused to insert my refutation, there have appeared in it other specific charges against Kossuth, Szemere, and Perczel. Kossuth is accused, as trustee, of having fraudu lently sold the property of orphans, and of only having been saved from criminal prosecution by an arrange ment with the prosecutor. It is further alleged that so little confidence was placed in him that an inquiry was made of Roth (the prosecutor) as to whether the signature to his receipt was genuine. The number of the very act of the tribunal is cited, and it is sought to impress the reader with the belief that Al. Kossuth was stigmatized by a judicial sentence. You very properly observe that such specific charges seldom immediately admit of possible dis proof, though as in this instance the known life and character of those against whom the accusations are directed, stamp them as unworthy of belief. It would, of course, he impossible for you or my self immediately to show that Kossuth was not th e murderer of Eliza Grimwood, and if this system of reckless calumny be persevered in, it will, unfor tunately, become a duty to prevent the perpetration of a public wrong, through personal attack, by personal exposure of the incriminators. The facts are briefly these. About 1830 Kossuth rendered himself obnoxious to the Austrian Government by being chiefly instru mental in the congregation (a meeting of electors) of the county of Zemplin, in causing a vote of censure to be passed upon their representative, Baron Vay, who had voted in the Diet to allow the Austrian Cabinet a supplementary 20,000 men. At that period, as long afterwards, it is well known that Austria sought to crush all resistance by fair means and foul, and no stone was left unturned to be revenged on Kossuth in the next meeting of the congregation. _ . _ It was at length raked up that he had sold some produce of the property of his orphan wards in an informal manner. That is to say at the wrong time and without the participation of the necessary co trustees. The duties of trusteeship, it is to be ob served, are in Hungary most complicated. The congregation, in consequence, annulled the sale —I, proceeding which for party purposes conveyed a rebuke to Kossuth as a lawyer, but intended no reflection on his integrity or good faith. The pur chaser applied to Kossuth for the amount of the purchase money, which was returned. It is to be observed that if any attempt to defraud his charges had been made or suspected, the Sedes judicialia, whose especial duty is the protection of orphan wards, would and must have taken cognisance of the act ; whereas, the charge of irregularity was never entertained by any judicial tribunal, the congre gation being merely deliberative and administrative, not judicial in its functions. Of the bearings of the case the countrymen of Kossuth must have been the best judges. It was subsequent to this, as you have justly remarked, that in proof of their confidence men of the highest character, rank, and standing in the country, proposed to endow him with estates ; but your readers may not be aware that amongst these was the unfortunate Count Zichy, whose patriotism Austria had not yet corrupted ; it is probably not known that the charge made by the Times correspondent was brought for ward in 1843 by one of the vilest of the Austrian organs, the rilag, and that Count Szechenyi, who was then a political opponent of Kossuth, in his paper, the lelenkor, rebutted as an infamous calumny the accusation ; and it may not be remembered that Kossuth was named Minister of Finance by the Em peror Ferdinand, and as such brought into contact with the Imperial family. The calumny against Szemere is the rechaufft! of an electioneering squib when he set up for the county of Biorsed, in 1843, and is founded on the following incident :—M. Szemere was dancing with Miss Vera smarty, at Miscolz, when one of her diamond ear rings fell upon the ground. Szemere picked it up, and observing, " You have lost it, I have found it, it is a fair prize, I shall keep it as a souvenir," put it into his pocket in jest, a n d o n ly re t u r ne d it the next morning with a complimentary note or verses. The charge against Perczel of having for a sum of money legalised a forged bond is equally false. lam informed by a Hungarian gentleman now in this country, and acquainted with the transaction, that Perczel, being a very young man, was imposed on as to the identity of the party whose signature he au thenticated, but himself discovered and exposed the imposture which had been practised, and resigned in consequence of the mistake. In fact, this wilful confusion of cause and effect is made by the Times correspondents, that they contend these personages to have become inimical to the Government in consequence of such charges, whereas it can be shown, beyond all doubt, that these charges were urged because they were its known opponents. All who are acquainted with the parliamentary history of Hungary, and the recent history of Aus tria, are aware that there are no forms of fraud, perfidy, or perjury to which the Austrian Cabinet did not resort—from the attacks on individual character to he bravos which she hounded upon such a man as Count Teleki, or to the Gallician massacres perpe trated at her proved instigation. But in the method its attacks upon the Hungarian refugees, and in particular upon Kossuth, it may be said to have exceeded even itself. It is not content with the most slanderous imputations on his charac ter, but artfully endeavours, by appending his name to a forged address, to discredit him in public esti mation as visionary and unpractical. To yourself I need scarcely confirm your recorded opinion, that the " farewell of Kossuth to the Hungarians," published on some Austrian authority by the Times, never proceeded from his pen—a pen far more given to figures than to figures of speech, and with whose productions, once read, it would seem impossible in gcod faith to have confounded the loose and melodra matic effusion so mischievously, or with so little judgment attributed to him by the Times. Happily for this country, Mr. Editor, many of your readers will be slow in crediting the possibility of such systematic persecution ; for their instruction, I shall conclude by adverting to a circumstance which gives reason to believe that those who have been attempting Sossuth's moral assassination have endea voured actually to take his life. In the month of October last I was present at the ex-president gover nor's table at tea. It is the custom of Eastern Europe to flavour this beverage with a few spoonsfulls of rum. On the occasion in question, it was found that the spirit instantly curdled the milk, and turned it a peculiar colour. The same spirit taken from another bottle did not produce the same effect. The suspicious liquid was removed, an accident prevented it being analysed, and the circumstance was nearly forgotten, when a llungarian officer, accompanied by two of his companions, came to give information that a stranger bearing a Russian passport had been making numerous inquiries as to Kossuth's cook, the dishes that he ate, and his medical adviser. The Hungarian suspecting his drift, had led him on, till the stranger offered him a present for his introduction to Kossuth's doctor. It was agreed that the doctor should be personated by a gentleman just arrived from Hungary, but as the matter was talked of before several persons, it got wind, and the individual in question, instead of corning to the rendezvous, precipitately left W 7 iddin.—l am, Mr. Editor, very obediently yours, THE AUTHOR. OF " REVELATIONS OF RUSSIA." THE TINDAL STATUE.—It is at last finally ar ranged that the site of this monument to the memory of Chief Justice Tindal shall be in front of the Shire Hall, and a portion of ground outside of the stone pillars en circling that building has been set apart for the pur pose. The parties to whom the casting of the bronze statue has been entrusted bare been unable to fulfil their engagement in consequence of the com pletion of the bas-reliefs for the Nelson monu ment; but the site having now been definitively fixed, the statue will no doubt be erected as speedily as possible.—Xseex Standard. MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Only part of England, and that a very small part, was visited in 1846, at the expense of private persons, by competent gentlemen, to ascertain the hardship of individuals suffering under Lord Lyndhurst's Act. The districts consisted, Ist, of some of the manufac turing portions of Lancashire and Yorkshire ; 2d, Norfolk and Suffolk, and parts of Lincolnshire and Essex ; 3d, parts of Warwickshire and Staffordshire, including Birmingham and the Potteries ; 4th, parts of Hampshire, Dorsetshire, and Devonshire, including Portsmouth, Southampton, Winchester, Dorchester, Plymouth, and Exeter ; and sth, the towns of Bristol, Bath, and Cheltenham, and their immediate vicinities. The summary of information thus obtained may be stated as follows :—Of only this small part of the United Kingdom, viz., 1,364 marriages between parties within the prohibited degrees; yet of this nine-tenths have been contracted with a deceased wife's sister ! There were 88 cases only in which the Act had prevented an intended marriage ; and of these 88 cases 32 are stated to have resulted in open cohabitation, without the sanction of any form or ceremony. The Commissi mers then proceed to say—" We forbear to make any calculation deduced from thi. , inquiry ; limited in time and extent, as it necessarily was, as to the number of marriages within the same degrees which have probably been contracted since 183.5, and down to the present time, throughout the whole of England and Ireland; but it is probable that they would bear a proportion to those ascertained in the districts already referred to." The Commissioners then go on to say that " We cannot avoid the conclusion, that the statute 5 and 6 Wm. IV, c. 54, has failed to obtain the object sought to be effected by its prospective enactments. It has not prevented marriage with the sister or niece of a deceased wife in numerous instances from taking place ; whether more or less numerous than before the passing of the statute, we have not, as was before observed, sufficient data to enable us to form an opinion. But without reference to any comparison of this description, the number of these marriages is so great as to justify us in saying that the provisions of that statute, rendering them null and void, have not generally deterred parties from forming such con nexions." We will now proceed to give the opinion of Dr. Adler, the Chief Rabbi in this country. This opinion was elicited by an answer received from that learned divine to three questions submitted to him, viz.:— " Ist. Whether the marriage of a widower with the sister of his deceased wife is understood by the Jewish nation as prohibited by the Divine law ? A.—That it is not only not considered as prohibited, but it is dis tinctly understood to be permitted ; and on this point neither the Divine law nor the Rabbis, nor historical Judaism ' leave room for the l e a s t d ou bt. " Whether such marriages are solemnized where both parties belong to the Jewish nation, and whether they are frequent ? A.—That in all the countries of civilized Europe, where the law of the land offers no impediment, such marriages very frequently take place; and from his experience during twenty years that he held the office of Chief Rabbi in Oldelaburgh and Hanover, he can affirm, that the marriages in question have almost invariably proved happy. "3d. Whether supposing that such a marriage is allowed by the Jewish law, it exposes the parties to any want of respect, or at all affects their position in society ? A.—That, according to Rabbinical autho rities, such a marriage, so far from exposing the parties to any reproach, is considered proper, and even laudable; and where young children are left it is allowed to take place within a shorter period from the wife's death than would otherwise be permitted." Here, then, we have the opinion of the highest Jewish authority in England; and next, in succession of time regarding the ancient Churches of the world, the Roman Catholic Church presents itself. Let us see then what the Right Reverend Nicholas Wiseman, D.D., Roman Catholic Bishop of Melipotamus, and Pro Vicar Apostolic of the London district, says on the subject " What is the practice in your Church with regard to marriages within the degrees that hare been spoken of ? A.—Such a marriage, of course, is considered unlawful; and a marriage contracted by the parties within those degrees would be null. Supposing that two persons wished to contract such a marriage, that a person, for instance, wished to marry his sister-in law, no priest could marry him until he first obtained a dispensation. A dispensation would not be granted upon general grounds, but only upon a particular consideration of the case. If the mar riage had been already contracted it would also be considered null, and a dispensation would also be necessary ; but of course the facilities would be greater; it would be granted with much less difficulty than in the first case. " When you say ' unlawful' you mean unlawful by the law of the Church ? A.—Yes. And when you think proper to dispense with such unlawfulness you think proper to dispense with a regulation of the Church, and not with a prohibition of Scripture ? A.—Most certainly. " Then the Commissioners are to understand that in your Church the general prohibition of these mar riages is a matter of discipline; and permission to contract such marriages is granted or not, according to what on may think most advantageous and proper ? A.— Certainly." Here, then, is the whole argument. The Jews, to whom the whole injunction in Leviticus was addressed, do not consider it unlawful to marry a wife's sister, but rather praiseworthy ; and the Roman Catholic Bishop expounds the whole morality of the question on the having obtained a dispensation l—which simply means, in the language of Protestantism, " a bringing grist to the mill," after the fashion of the indulgence s of old, which first paved the way to the great Reformation. IRELAND. DUBLIN, FRIDAY EVENING.—The result of the county of Dublin Protectionists' meeting, held this day, has diffused great joy in the camp of the Irish Protectionists. The meeting, which was held in the Court-house of Kilmainham, was very numerously attended, the Free-traders forming no small portion of the as semblage. The High Sheriff presided. The first resolution, affirmative of the necessity of a moderate protective duty, was proposed by the lion. Edward Lawless, and seconded by Mr. A. Hussey, of Westown. An adjournment was proposed but afterwards withdrawn by Mr. Fitzsimon, and an amendment by Mr. Dennehey, but which was negatived by an immense majority, and the original resolution was carried. The second resolution was proposed by Sir Edward Kennedy, and seconded by Mr. Byrne, of Ballybog hill, instructing the High Sheriff to sign the petition for the county, and requesting Lord Meath to pre sent it to the House of Peers, and Mr. Hamilton to the House of Commons. The lion. Edward Lawless being then voted into the chair, a vote of thanks was proposed by Mr. llamilton, M.P., and seconded by Colonel Taylor, M.P., but neither of these gentlemen were able to address the meeting from the uproar that prevailed. At the close of the proceedings an attempt was made by the Free-traders to hold a counter meeting, but the Sheriff called upon the police to clear the court, which was accordingly done, and the meeting sepa rated. THE Coax TRADE.—We had a brisk market at our Corn Exchange to-day. Wheat and barley fully maintained the prices of Tuesday, and oats were 3d. to 6d. dearer. There was rather more inquiry for Indian corn, but we note no alteration in prices. THE FUNDS.—Three per Cent. Consols for opening, 9G; ; Three-and-a• Quarter per Cent. Stock, 971 11. WATER SUPPLY.—MEETING IN LAMBETH.—A meeting of the inhabitants was held last evening at the large room of the Angel Inn, Lambeth-walk, for the purpose of appointing a committee of ratepayers to make all necessary arrangements for holding an aggregate public meeting in the borough, at the Horns Tavern, to take the sense of the parish as to the defective state of the water supply of this portion of the metropolis. Mr. P. P. Newman, chairman of the Lambeth Sanitary As sociation, was unanimously called to the chair. A re quisition, it was stated, had been forwarded to the authorities, very numerously signed, to join in the movement in favour of a better and cheaper supply of water, but there had been no encouragement given to it, the authorities considering that the present supply of water at Lambeth was " plentiful and pure." It was stated that Mr. Churchwarden Taylor had not joined in this expression of opinion. In the course of the Chair man's allusions to the quality of the water supplied to the Lambeth district, mention was made of a " tank, from which the proportion of residents around_t the only Fore-street were supplied. The tank . e n ys t : of that - source of supply to the poor inhabitants populous district, it being the owner, Mr, tide rose, and supplied gratuitously . , Cobb, as one of a deputation from the hoped that Lam both from b t e bi l t lames as the Higgins. Mr. E. Association, a a cti b v e e tt s e t r ep s s op in pi t y l:e s p n r d om a o tt t2 Parochial Water Supply of f et m li e vr a o su u r ld os at fo l r en p g ro th ou t r a i k n e g itself to she general movement throughout the metropolis. Mr. Cobb detailed the objects and proceedings of the association, and M eo r. tl C em hi e ld o mofolai influence,voeoclthsttacommii:Lmeoed n tsoistcionlgleoct facts feight g and to report on the sense of the parish to an aggregate public meeting. Among the principal speakers were Messrs. Child, Edwards, Harding, Ace., and the feeling of the meeting was unanimously and warmly expressed in favour of sanitary reform through. out the whole of the district. A vote of thanks being given to the chairman, the meeting broke up. AMERICAN CIDER.--A vessel, just arrived from New York, has brought some barrels of cider, consigned, as a portion of her cargo. This is a very remarkable sad unusual importation from the 'United beater at this own 91 On you. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHESTER SPRING MEETING, 1850. The following is a complete list of the nominations for the Chester Cup. (189 Subs.) Bon -mot, 4 yrs—Arab, 4 yrs—Honeyccesab, 4 yrs— Coekermouth, 5 yrs—Chorister, 5 yrs—Loadstone, 5 yrs—Escedarius, 4 yrs—Ballinafad, 6 yrs—St. Antonio, 5 yrs—Pitsford, 3 yrs—Fugleman, 5 yrs—Collingwood, aged—Rhesus, 4 yrs—Vesta, 6 yrs—Epirote, 6 yrs— illainfold, 3 yrs—ldle Boy, 4 yrs—Luxor, 6 yrs—Sir Richard, 4 yrs—Horn of Chase, 6 yrs—Fleur de Seine, 6 yrs—Belus, 4 yrs—Roland, 4 yrs—Eagle's Plume, i yrs—Clermont, 6 yrs—Ellerdale, 6 yrs—Hagley, 5 yrs —Damask, 3 yrs—Alp, 4 yrs—Shamrock, 3 yrs— lanthe, 3 yrs--By. Gladiator, colt out of Lily, 4 yrs— Luxury, 3 yrs—hang of Oude, 3 yrs—Yardarm, aged— Minimum, 4 yrs—Sunnyside, 5 yrs—Melody, 4 yrs— Diana 4 yrs— y rs—Laura, 3 yrs— , Lady Hy Ida, 6 yrs—Backbiter, 5 yrs— Bro to Dough, 3 y rs—Tarn Wadlin, 4 yrs—Legerde main, 4 yrs—lnheritress, aged—Clarissa, 4 yrs—Wood lark, 4 yrs—Langton, 4 yrs— Mounsevr, 4 yrs—Gullirer, 4 yrs—Snowstorn, 4 yrs—Knight of Gwynn., 3 yrs— Due de Brabant, 4 yrs—Anthony, 4 yrs—Chantrey, 4 yrs California, 3 yrs—By Gladiator filly, out of Sprite, 3 yrs—Jack Briggs, 3 yrs—Glauca, 4 yrs—Lady Evelyn, 4 yrs--Giselle, aged—Chatterer, 4 yrs—Post Tempore, 4 yrs—Peep o' Day Boy. 6 yrs--Lambswool, 5 yrs— yOrsst_erElerk, rli 4 3 s e 'r , s 5 — y e r o s l_le c en sp I t i tt h in ue G , araYnt.l4-3 yrs—Testator, John Cosser, 5 4 yrs—Reception, 4 yrs—Swindler, 3 yrs—Fi spatrick, 4 yrs—Pantomime, 6 yrs—The Miner, 4 yrs—Veloi, 4 yrs—Wallace, 3 yrs—Sylvan, 5 yrs — Lissnahago, 4 yrs —Media, 4 yrs—Chief Baron, 4 yrs—B aroneu, 4 yrs _ Dulcet, aged—Fern, 4 yrs—Sauter le Coope, 4 y re—. Augean, 3 yrs—Chanticleer, aged—Van Diemen, 4 yrs —Hotspur, 4 yrs—Darter, 5 yrs—Grief, 4 yrs—Caw rice, 4 yrs—Newcourt, aged—Maid of Team Valley, 4 yrs—Nelford (11 b), 6 yrs—St. Valentine, 3 yrs—W oo l. wich, 4 yrs—Thringarth, 4 yrs—Deception, 3 yrs—Lady Superior, 4 yrs—lmperatrix, 4 yrs—Countess of Albe. merle, 3 yrs—Witchcraft., 3yrs—Abbot of Meaux, 4 yrs— Lady-Lam-off, 5 yrs—Little Jack, 4 yrs—Sidus, 3 yrs— By Vulcan filly out of Lodola, 4 vrs—Eva,4 yrs—adipus, 4 yrs—Wild Rose, late Latchlug, 4 yrs—Teffis, 4 yrs —Vatican, 4 yrs—Kissavray, 4 yrs—St. Geerge,.3 yrs— Emma, 3 yrs—Dough, 5 yrs—Raby, 4 yrs—Priestess, 4 yrs—The Cocktail, 4 yrs—Strychnine, 4 yrs-140 the Boys, 3 yrs—Modesty, 3 yrs—Primrose, 5 yrs— Montague, 4 yrs—Saucy Dick, 4 yrs—By Lanercost, colt out of Concertina, 3 yrs—Rodney, 4 yrs—Egnira, 3 yrs—By Verulam, colt out of Whim, 4 yrs—Cossack, 6 yrs—ldle Boy, 5 yrs—The Flea, 4 yrs—Keleshes, 6 yrs—Ada Mary, 4 yrs—Loupgarou, 4 yrs—Solon, 4 yrs—Seneca, 3 yrs—By Pantaloon, colt out of Decoy. 3 yrs—Andalusian, 4 yrs—Old Fox, 4 yrs—The Castle, 3 yrs—New Forest Deer, aged—Gaffer Green, aged— Cabman, 3 yrs—Doubt, 4 yrs—Queen of the Commons, 4 yrs—Cadger, 3 yrs—Melbourina, 4 yrs—Seignor of Holderness, 3 yrs—Osbaldeston, 3 yrs—Westow, 4 yrs —Glenalvon, 4 yrs—Miss Ann, 4 yrs—Baroness, 3 yrs —Brennus, 3 yrs —Rathmines, 6 yrs—Wanota, 6 yrs— Surplice, 5 yrs—Quinine, 4 yrs—Defaulter, 5 yrs— Seaman, 3 yrs—Justice, 5 yrs—Wensleydale, 4 yrs— Mark Tapley,3 yrs—Pity the Blind, 4 yrs—Quiz, 6 yra— Steppingstone, 4 yrs—Strongbow, 4 yra—Uriel, 4 yrs —Vanguard, 4 yrs—Theodore Hook, 4 yrs—Kenning ton, 4 yrs—The Knout, 4 yrs—Nunnykirk, 4 yrs— Mulgrave, 3 yrs—Greenwich, 3 yrs—Michael Brunton, 3 .yrs—Pelham, 4 yrs—Gleam, 3 yrs—Flatcatcher, 5 yrs—Present, 4 yrs—Malton, 5 yrs. LITERPOOL SPRING MEETING, 1850. Nominations for the Grand National Steeplechase Handicap of 20 soya. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared by the 15th of February. (72 Subs.) Farnham, 6 yrs—Kilkenny, aged—Robin Gray, aged —Shamrock, aged—The Hero, 6 yrs—Yardarm, aged— Sobriety, aged—Miss Collingwood, aged—The Victim, aged—Pantasa, aged—Quadruped, aged—Philip, aged— The Mouse, 6 yrs—British Yeoman, aged—Sir Arthur, 6 yrs—Bayonet, 5 yrs—Peter Simple, aged—Vainhope, 5 yrs—Vengeance, aged—Veritas, 4 yrs—Ben Lomond, aged—The Iron Duke, 5 yrs—Grande Lumiere, aged— Bajazet, 4 yrs—Maid of Athens, aged—Miss Cooke, 5 yrs—Herring, 6 yrs—La Sylphide, aged—The Oaks, 5 yrs—The Silent Friend, 6 yrs—Meath, aged—Hope, aged—Knight of Gwynne, aged—Spring Buck, aged— Sylvan, 4 yrs—Lismahsgo, 4 yrs—The Thrush, aged— , Johnny Barrie, aged—Columbine, aged—Rescue, aged—Lansquenet, aged—Master Robin, aged— The Duchess, aged—Agitator, aged—Rat-trap, aged— Rory be Asy, 6 yrs—The Odd Fellow, 6 yrs—St. Leger, aged— Abd-el-hader, aged—Mulligan, 6 yrs—Tippe rary Boy, aged—Sir John, aged—Shinrone, 6 yrs— Rainbow, 6 yrs—Tom Jolly, aged—Fanny Grey, aged —Maria Day, aged—Mahomet, aged—Pegasus,; aged— Venture, 5 yrs—Fisticuff, aged—Hurleotone, aged— The Pony, aged—Little Mary, aged—Little Paul, aged —Evertors, aged—Venice, 5 yrs—Sparta, aged—Laurel, aged—Chandler, aged—Little Houghton, aged—Wol. verhampton, aged. Nominations for the Liverpool Spring Cup. Limb's Wool, 5 yrs—Yardarm, aged—Present, 4 yrs Aegean, 3 yrs—Anthony, 4 yrs—Osbaldiston, 3 yrs— Curiri, 5 yrs—Doubt, 4 yrs—Andalusian, 4 yrs— Ballinafad, 6 yrs—The Alp, 4 yrs—Modesty, 3 yrs— Wilmont, 3 yrs—Quiz (late Raisthorp), 6 yrs—The Conjuror, aged—Ormsby (late Telegraph), 4 yrs—lm peratrix, 4 yrs—Wild Rose (late Latchlug), 4 yrs— Portia, 4 yrs. NORTHAMPTON RACES, 1650. Entries for the Northamptonshire Stakes. Minto, 4 yrs—Backbiter, 5 yrs—Acomb, 4 yrs—Ada Mary, 4 yrs—Winclischgratz, 3 yrs—Alp, 4 yrs— Priestess, 4 yrs—Roland, 4 yrs—Giselle, aged—Snow s•orin, 4 yrs —Elthiron, 4 yrs—Black Doe, 5 yrs— Woodlark, 4 yrs—Clermont, 5 yrs—Clarissa, 4 yrs— Abbot of. Mt aux, 4 vrs—Vesta, 6 yrs—Velox, 4 yrs —Ballinsfacl, 6 yrs— S unbesm, 4 yrs—lron Rail, 6 yrs —Traitress, 4 yrs—Tot hana, 5 yrs—'Testator, 4 yrs— Quiver, 4 yrs—Sylvan, 5 yrs—Cayenne, 4 yrs—Lam erisloor, 4 yrs—Fernhiil, 5 yrs—Lismahago, 4 yrs— Quiz, 6 yrs—The Miner (h b), 4 yrs —Stitinyside, 5 yrs —Ca wrire, 4 yrs—Dulcet, aged—Timothy. 3 yrs—The Castle, 3 yrs—Bushranger, 3 yrs—Pelham, 3 yrs—Hel ter Skelter, 5 yrs—Andalusian, 4 yrs—T. flis, 4 yrs—By Sir Hercules, g out of Empress, 4 yrs—Fin-eater, 4 yrs —Strychnine,4 yrs—lnheritress, aged—Vampire, 6 yrs— Damask, 3 yrs—Retail. 4 )rs—Colling wood, aged--Pius the IX., 5 yrs—Wild Rose, 4 yrs—Legerdemain, 4 yrs— Nunnykirk, 4 yrs—Vanguard, 4 yrs—Montague, 4 yrs— Champion, 4 yrs—Second Sight, 4 yrs—Tarn Wadlin, 4 yrs—West India Planter, 6 yrs—Borneo, 4 yrs— Defaulter, 5 yrs—Woolwich, 4 yrs—Rabelais, 3 yrs— Puffy, 4 yrs—Dover, 5 yrs— Mounseer, 4 yrs—Quinine, 4 yrs—Melody, 4 yrs—La Malhereuse, 5 yrs—Jellyfish, 4 yrs—Glenalvon, 4 yrs—Mahratta, 4 yrs—llarriott, 3 yrs—Old Fox, 4 yrs—Mrs. Tatt, 5 yrs—Eagle's Plume, 5 yrs—Salute, 3 yrs— Ariadne, 3 yrs—Cossack, 6 yrs The Flea, 4 yrs—Westow, 4 yrs—Chantrey, 4 yrs— Halo, 6 yrs—Equiria, 3 yrs—Rubina, 3 yrs—Buscot (h b), 4 yrs—The Kneut, 4 yrs—Epirote, 6 yrs—Wa nots, 6 yrs—Glutton, 5 yrs—Ellendale, 6 yrs—By Lanercost, colt out of Concertina, 3 yrs—Belus, 4 y rs — Midis, 4 yrs—Drakelow-, 4 yrs—Cheerful, 4 yrs—Oster lay, 4 yra—Thringarth, 4 yrs—Tuscan, 5 yrs—Glen Saddel, 5 yrs— Bastinado, 3 yrs—Nutbrown, 3 yrs— Lady Bangtail, 5 yrs—Anthony, 4 yrs—Little Jack, 3 yrs—Chorister, 5 yrs—Yard Arm, aged—St. Antonio, 5 yrs—Flatcatcher, 5 yrs—Cockermouth, 6 yrs—Modesty, 3 yrs—Mantle, 4 yrs—Solon, 4 yrs—The Baptist, aged —Rathmines, 6 yrs—By Vulcan filly out of Lodola, 4 yrs—Grief, 4 yrs. BATH RACES, 1850. Nominations for the Somersetshire Stakes. Cossack, 6 yrs—Quia, 6 yrs—Epirote, 6 yrs—Seagull, 6 yrs—Ha 6 yrs—Glendower, 5 yrs—St. Antonio, 5 yrs—Black Doe, 5 yrs—Lady Bangtail, 5 yrs—Sunny side, 5 yrs—Deceptive, 5 yrs—Fernhill, 5 yrs—Eagle's Plume, 5 yrs—}lagley, 5 yrn—Cockermouth, 5 yrs— Ellers:ie, 5 yrs—Sylvan, 5 yrs—Red Doe, 5 yrs— Chorister, 5 yrs—Thug 5 yrs—La Malheureu'e (late Cybelt,), 5 yrs—liotspur, 4 yrs—Mounseer, 4 )ra— (EJipus, 4 yrs—Chantrey, 4 yrs—Puffy, 4 yrs—Wool wich, 4 yrs—The Knout, 4 yrs—Melody, 4 yrs—May Day, 4 yrs—Golden Pippin, 4 yrs—Sauter la Coupe, 4 yrs—Old Fux, 4 yrs—Yard Arm, aged—c by Harkaway out of Haida, 4 yra—Strongbow, 4 yrs—Glensiron, 4 yrs—Midia, 4 yrs—Montague, 4 yrs—B, arguard, 4 yrs—Bon-mot, 4 yrs—lissedurius, 4 yrs—Duc de Bra bant, 4 yrs—Wont-you-come-ouc-to-night, by Venison, 3 yrs—Taunton Dean, 3 yrs—Miss Sprigg, 3 yrs— Greenwich, 3 yrs—Windischgratz, 3 yrs—Damask, 3 yrs—Boxer, 3 yrs. MANCHESTER RACES, 1850. Nominations for the Manchester Cup. Chantrey, 4 yrs—lielus, 4 yrs—Solon, 4 yrs—Smug gler Bill, aged—Seaman, 3 yrs—Legerdemain, 4 yrs— Fernhill, 5 yrs—Backbiter, 5 yrs—Ellerdale, 6 yrs— Candlewick, 3 yrs—lnheritress, aged—French Susy, 3 yrs—Raby, 4 yrs—Roland, 4 yrs—The Knout, 4 yrs— Priestess, 4 )ra—Chorister, 5 yrs—Ardwick, 3 yrs— Lady Gudiva, 3 yrs—Andalusian, 4 yrs—Sea Gull, 6 yrs—Quiz, 6 yrs—Nunnykirk, 4 yrs—Chanticleer, aged —Osbaldeston, 3 yrs—Flatcstcher, 5 yrs—Harriott, 3 yrs—Westow, 4 yrs—The Alp, 4 yra—Malton, 5 yrs— ' ch fby Gladiator out of Sprite, 3 yrs—Emma, 3 yrs-- Seignor of Ilolderness, 4 yrs—The Arab, 4 yrs—Cock tail, 4 yrs—Baroness, 4 yrs—Ada Mary, 4 yrs—The Darter, 5 yrs—Timothy, 3 yrs—Cockermouth, 5 y i y a i t i Idle Boy, 5 yrs—Langton, 4 yrs—Seneca, 3 es yris of Lyme, aged—br f by Auckland out of r —lanthe, 3 yrs—b c by Gladiator out 3 of Lily, Atalanta,)r A g4 th Y o t of Verulam out of I m d e le au ß x ? 4 , ( y P r a s r_e v al an 4 gu y a r r s d — , 4 M y u r l a b_erry. b the Boys, 3 yrs—FugienT 4 Whim, 4 yrs—Lishmiago, y r s— rs S_ g_ uo r vir ny il y a d id ß e, o3 s e y ; r4s—y yrs LECUISE.-1,000 to 60 agst Knight o t f a (i ke h n a , sse t ' o Y6 sYOrs/..)-800 to 211 each, N AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY. D o o . L u Gi g u%w h , EE l rnT y ooe . yrs—Horn (20 to 1 agst Chandler, Vain Hope, Fanny Grey, Rat-trap, 2 to t o o l ag s a:b t o us:tisSatiht(ii:nnor,ordanneaWl7ooor. f-Viorecclut'iscarts;Tvoßa and d ocffAue Agitation-550 a to t 0 a u 0 k73 5 3 t 5 0: to 5 agst Lady Superior, were the only bets on this event. Nothing done on Metropolitan or Derby. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. East Kent hds., Mon., Horto❑ Park; Fri., Barham- Street 10 Cambridgeshire hda., Mon., Sandy Warren ; Fri., Childerley Gate— WI. Somerset Subscription hds., Tues., Willett Hill; Fri., Raleigh's Cross-10i. Mr. Powell's hds., Tues., Plough and Harrow; Fri., Shun Quilt hds., Tues., Sinoi Inn ; Fri., Cefn Ga fren. Danelly hds., Mon., Pembrey House ; Fri., Kid. welly—lo. F. B. hds., Mon., Perran Wharf ; Fri., Killegrew Hill—lo}. Cheshire hds., Mon., Aston Hall ; Wed., Oultoz Park; Thurs., Vale Boy al; Sat., Booth's Obeltsk—mi. Sir W. W. Wynn's bds., Mon., Astun; Wed., Hawk stone; Thurs., Acton Reynold ; Sat., Malpas Moor-- 10.. aropshire hde., Mon., Crog3 Wed, ' WO Email; Fti., A6obam-10i. VARY 5, 1850