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PR our 16" , and ie ur ge, 1 t Ili bu j )t , °e che id in : 10 ° 1 s i lu ld ° yeTG TP • TOO' bee ° has 11b:' i %ef• Will fee :.„ or 1,.. , t lie from a to B aer the 10 • 9 184'.10 f b$ I* , Yso lell , )ga irea t t iO ' a nder 36P P- Sell'„f7f sif 1 X9ls# 3,81 1 / Cil c i ,l O . l l;J I,IOA )0 of OCCASIONAL SKETCHES-HERE AND THERE. No. 11. MA A SS MEETING, AND DANIEL WEBSTER. The recent s p eec h of Mr. Dan i el Webster on the su bj ect o f Orego n having again placed hint prominently before the British public, a slight sketch of him may not be uninterest -I°g..ag the In the m ont h of August, 1844, 1 had the pleasure of "an aile, celebrated American orator on American ground, will the occasion and the scene were of a novel character, endeavour to describe both. ~ a. the time to which I have referred the Presidential elec en w . their as going on, and Mr. Clay's friends were sanguine in the chair that " HAnity of Tin; NY Fsr 9 ' would fill t,rin . y sure, air at Washington. Tu make, however, assurance tioubl Mi. Webster was engaged to visit some of the cipal cities of the Union, for the purpose of delivering hi g a orations ; and it was bast I was residing at Phila delphi he visited tbat place. the Soon as it became known that Mr. Webster would visit v e city of Brotherly Love, many and vast were the prepara t)ns which were made to give him a hearty reception, for Flagseric are justly proud of their greatest banners.oator. were unfurled in every direction—new were t r , - ;.. L 'ted, transparencies almost covered the fronts of some of ahouses and ash poles, as if by magic, sprung out of the r °ll ed in f ront o f every W h i g pu bli c -h ouse. " Protec to American Industry;" in letters a yard long, Fo k , the eye at every turn, and caricatures of Mr. of a „ la the character of an auctioneer, disposing and 4 ,T lea of foreign .manufacture, to the great grief Pronal' usin aY of American artisans, whilst Mr. Clay th, mechanics, "'''Y waved the " stars and stripes" over a batch indicating that a tariff would protect were rife. Coons" in very victorious attitudes over dry,coils," or "roosters," as our transatlantic friends rim stl a them were pentifully displayed, and every p or r r r.s window was filled from top to bottom with little aits of Mr. Clay on slips of ribbon, with which gentle e"iiejaef decorated their coat-lappels. Even pocket-handker *l44 became political, and exhibited Mr. Clay's portrait, rival ' - kY the by, formed a pleasing contrast to that of his pre‘: air Polk, inasmuch as the latter was universally re griin'ed as a fierce, almost ferocious, and absolutely a very atel gentleman, whilst Mr. Clay figured as a smiling senator, T i r` e very pink of politeness and future presidents. strei e' l arket-street of Philadelphia is an immensely long, very 1 , 1 gut thoroughfare, and lined on either side by the stores of Cl e a r ,, eha ats who were, almost to a man, the supporters of Mr. oeciii and the tariff which their candidate advocated. On this rati n ° lti_ they did not neglect to show their zeal by deco really their houses from the summits to the basements ; and bleb l a il Prettier sight could scarcely be imagined than that larg e n arket-street presented on the day of the meeting. A or ed i ;usher of these stores belonged to dry-goods merchants, gent , oie sal _ e e linendrapers, as we should call them ; and these and aalen had selected pieces of goods of the most brilliant th e i r - ",fty colours, with which they festooned the fronts of ni e - h" c 'uses, or wreathed them around triumphal arches, W se en ",sPanned the broad street. Not a chimney was to be Lthout a bright flag surmounting it, and not a window ga y had not a bright face peeping out of it. And over all this taieene was an American blue, cloudless sky, and a clear trans krin pure atmosphere, which, like varnish on a picture, chimaght vividly out all the colours; and as from the countless ileys issued no smoke to cast its pall over the city, it of 11 streets, be suppo s ed that Market-street was the brightest a for that day at least; and as every now and then Colt's would boom from a house-top, or a six - barrelled Nvins4revq„,•ng pistol would show its smoking muzzle from °W, it would have been no easy matter to have found noisier Th one, sh e „, e Mass Meeting was appointed to be held in a field e‘ a mile distant from the city, and, anxious to secure a R° o d pl tla t h ace, in which I might see and hear all, I repaired out er, instead of waiting in Market-street to witness from e s , o ,° l the windows the procession which was to f or "' A.lr- Webster. The spot was a very suitable one epv the Purpose. In front of a sloping piece of ground, ered with the greenest and softest grass, on which row vi ab e °ae rose thousands of people might sit, each having a full sle w ;' f the speaker, was erected a large platform roofed with e f t il , eas. in order to shelter the speakers from the fierce rays th e s un, which was almost raining down heat. In front of re semb li ng or stand, was a little projecting place, somewhat d e a tfh a pulpit, for the orator ; on either side of it were end r the reporters, and behind it, the chairman's seat, benches for the prominent personages who were to be e e : c se l ct- Anxious to obtain a seat on the platform, I pro aseted to the staircase leading to it, when I was prevented al it "lag by a gentleman with a roll of paper tied with ha e ribbon, to represent a marshal's baton, in his W ed, who politely informed me that the platform the re served for the members of Mr. Clay's committee and h tit reporters of the public press. I said I wished to go up ; Wh eel t ile gentleman was firmly courteous, and I was about to e eel round to the front of the stand when I encountered one or ti ,„ by the 7 committee of arrangements, whom I knew to be so r"ribbon in his button-hole, and to him I applied for tmission to occupy the desired seat on the stand, informing t allied to E ° e o 'fa u that I was a stranger, and wished much to enjoy a fa rable p n p g o i r a t n u l nity of hearing Mr. Webster before I re tl:e•Oh you are from England, are you?" observed the gen tc,-411. " Well, Sir, I shall be happy to do all in my power v - h get you up." And then he sent to another gentleman, by a ii L,m l was passed to a third, who very courteously eon te me to one of the very best seats, and seemed anxious Make Wa s me comfortable, it appeared to me, just because I gevan Englishman. I declare I never met with more ..ie ee ee „ eni treatment anywhere, and I very much question b e :‘ a political meeting in my own country, I should have that similarly well treated. And I would observe here, f r this was not a-solitary instance of American courtesy, tt_ w herever I went I received the most polite attention and e Nit readiestre service. In one instance, indeed, I thought th e ess was pushed over the verge of patriotism ; for, on 4 th °ccasion of my visiting a town theirs Massachusetts, on a i i ,JfJuly celebration, just before Declaration of Inde oe t ' s e nce" was read, in which occur some very strong remarks * Cue conduct of King George the Third, the gentleman s rii ) ,,.Was to read it, and who happened to sit next to me, fro eine-- s..y hoped " that I should not feel offended at what was I N to be said about the King." atAbout th ree o ' clock i n the a f ternoon th e b oom i ng o f can non, . blasting of trumpets, and the deep roll of drums, mingled eiale t ervals with the flourishing of fifes, the reedy sounds of ta e ri°T lets, and the growlings of bassoons, proclaimed that t it Procession was approaching; and not long afterwards se a o e v erY busy-looking gentlemen, in cocked hats, with blue A and having paper batons in their hands, gallopped Ve t t, - ;,1 up to the stand, round and round which they cur hi,rt and cantered, giving orders, and then they gallopped eii;%aaain to meet the coming procession, the head of which b om Th ° be seen entering the field, whilst the tune of " Yankee fa t le was played with tremendous energy by the band. th e was a two-mile long procession, almost as lengthy as 417a -serpent which, according to veracious chroniclers, is to :ohrft l every ear off Nahant. On, and on, and on it came, 'ing round the field, the cheers of the vast multitude Ofdt aew and then proclaiming that some popular personage h ,ueen recognised by the mob. Like a monstrous snake eh 4ll ,v brilliant colours, it was seen winding its sinuous course li g „,Va the dense crowd, a part of it now flashing in the bril sc;`,.‘ sunshine, and other portions of soberer hues being se e ,, ce lY distinguishable from the dense crowds by which it D I, - Surrounded and hemmed in. About thirty bands, mequi-distant from each other, sent forth in turns their ate, and what with this, the firing, the huzzas, the enthu tceZ of the men, and the excitement, heightened beauty of Ilie e d" . °lp acb, a more inspiriting sight could not be well ima reelh. e Most distinguished members of the procession were Plate by the committee, who stood at the head of the ee t , --° rra stairs, and directed them to their allotted seats. Of fe i ."„ rs e I Cannot even alude to a twentieth part of these be re -ur i ,ed individual• who l es re either judge e, senators, memo Congress, or of the State Legislature, or well known era big orators. I, however, had my particular attention g e n to one, who, from the cheers with which he was IL 73 I judged must be some one of consequence. li eb - se„ a white horse, very richly caparisoned, and on his gicwng from it and ascending the platform- stairs, very ea u : deference and respect was shown him. He was some • fiea ri l,, a dvaneed in years, for his hair was snow-white, and he Pah...' somewhat feeble. His face was florid , and he had a bright, keen, grey eyes, which now seemed lighted a t to: s. i ish t t i b e pleasurable excitement. He was short of stature, • fo rt and punchy in frame, and looked more like a corn- English gentleman-farmer than an American. In of " I 'M he held a beautiful bouquet; several wreathes ee et 4. l °Wers hung on his arm, and a brilliant floral tel t , Was thrown carelessly around his portly person. These la t h I ts of admi r ation had been bestowed upon him by fair k n e s during his progress to the place of meeting; and to ex alo,wltY, it may be as well to state that he was the popular '44 6 candidate for the governorship of the state of Pennsyl olet:, Which high and honourable post, however, he failed to fri tie l N,a more fortunate gentleman, who . professed democratic . ilee; I P L es, and rejoiced in the euphonious name of Shunk, • e;,„ l tg beaten General Markle by many hundred votes. th e That's him ; y-onder's Black Dan ; here he comes !" And fo B "uting, which before was loud enough, is increased ten for aS ,the man of the day is recognised. " Three cheers atat e - '',„ Massachusetts !" " Three good-'uns for the old Bay and " Three cheers for Dan Webster !" are proposed seta e with hearty good-will, as the observed of all ob *tee4's Mounts the staircase with slow and almost solemn rit t ; p , , ,,lnokin g right a-head, and seeming to pay no more te ee rjoa to the noise than if he was deaf as a post. On ;4 41 - -.9g the floor of the stand lie half turns round, hi ed sughtiy bends his body, and then retiring be airemit,be foremost row of gentlemen, coolly divests of his huge worsted comforter, shakes hands ale e c) be or two friends, and then pulling down his over • eat I,. l.° lva' he seats himself on a bench , and folding his arms broad chest, quietly surveys the vast audie nce, which re a l r °ve above row, to their natural amphitheatre, until first arei tir es, then forms become indistinct, and, at length, far up boe n a a w an a dense many .coloured mass above is to be seen, ato e X e e d by a line of flags,which flutter gaily , against a back- Say — ' of sky which, it is no exaggeration of description to bas "richly, deeply, beautifully blue." lo te ge Proceedings commenced by a very good, but a very Wlv4,' , Prayer, by a clergyman ; then followed speeches which ere listened to with manifest impatience, and at length it 3 , stated that Mr. Webster would move the next resolution. h„. 11 ,e cheering which followed this announcement was, as 114-ttaeatrical people say, " immense." Men flourished their tin s ' w omen waved their handkerchiefs, and the voices of Nvej 3 :, thousand people hailed the orator's name with a noisy self , " l ne- After a few minutes he rose, slowly divested him %illy his brown over coat, and then waiting until silence ab; be obtained he stood uncovered, with folded arms, l i - „, 41 g With those marvellous eyes of his upon the mass of fl ow - "ati beings whom he was about to address. He had no k . nti e . r, oz , decorate his person— no ornaments, indeed,. of any Wi t h I should as soon expected to have seen a giant adorned b e „" coral and bells, as to have seen Daniel Webster with a ?let in his button-hole. he; h e , wa s a man rather above than beneath the ordinary e ep ß a 7e2 very strongly, even powerfully built, having a broad, cle rii ' ° aa chest and limbs, of sturdy and yet by no means ri eet sY formation. But his head was what . attracted , and laii. t ed attention—and such a head as Daniel Webster s, 4t e en, flaarly l arge, c belie was never before placed on mortal shoulders. It p and so prominent about the temples, that it i k ee e l i ,s if an immense quantity of brain . had been packed h ad "e cranium whilst it was soft in those regions, and aed e atfeed it to bulge out. The forehead is massive r tiour Ple, and protrudes somewhat in front. It is sur etreae ed by carelessly arranged darkish brown hair, slightly • fro ni e d with grey. His eyebrows are very large , and a scend t thwithin outwards. His nose Is short, somewhat nabbed van i ,„! .e,m l , and looks as though it were grafted on his face, eer ith — Luau grew there ; and his mouth is thin-lipped and i ttid I r i e , i sse d , Slight whiskers appear on either cheekbone, aseor:, - ; ek mnalealon, dark and swarthy, has earned for him burt his countrvmen the soubriquet of " Black Dan." ar e Ja . the most remarkable features in Mr. Webster's face Yes. Carlyle (I believe) said they wee like blast a ri r ces blown oul, when in repose. They arenarge, dark, ar e deeply-situatedf in cavernous openings, the roofs of which hro we r m e ed the upper portions of the huge orbits, the shaggy end shadowed forming a species of pent. house lids to them . . Dark are oh ! a dowed as they are before he commences speaking, they RetS of attraction ; but when the blaze of. his own elo or, kindles them, they glow like living coals, and are dia de,,,4ll3' beautiful. Ile commences his speech in a low, p a da Yet perfectly distinct tone, and silence instantly per irm_es the vast multitude. As he proceeds, the volume of his " 4 :e increases, nail, like a majestic stream, it flows onward THE SUN, LONDON', TUESDAY EV.fNING, DECEMBER gs in its deep cha'.nel with resistless power. He does not deal largely in tropes or metaphors; and yet, occasionally, he delights with the most poetical passages. His style of oratory is not the ornate, but the massive, and he is rather clear and forcible than florid or captivating. Appealing to reason and good sense, rather than to feeling and pas sion, he produces almost marvellous effects. Ile softens his audience by the beauty of his style and dic tion, and then, down he comes with the pon derous sledge-hammer of his eloquence, and moulds them to his will. His eloquence, contrasted with that of another distinguished American orator, Mr. Choate, is as the simple grandeur of a pyramid in opposition to the ele gance of a Corinthian temple. The effect of his speech on the occasion to which I am especially referring cannot be better described than by adopting the unconsciously correct criticism of a Yankee from Connecticut, who stood near me, and exclaimed at its conclusion, " Well, I guess, as every word in that ere speech weighed a paound." Sidney Smith, when asked what he thought of Mr. Webster, after hearing a speech which the American made at an agricultural dinner in Oxford, expressed the same astonishment in a different manner—" What do I think of him, Sir?" said the witty canon, " why, he is a steam-engine in breeches, Sir." Mr. Webster is unquestionably the foremost man of Ame rica, and v - ell may the citizens of the Old Boy State, as well, indeed, as those of the entire Union, be proud of him. His name is never mentioned but with admiration, and seldom by Massachusetts men without enthusiasm, and he deserves the almost universal homage which he receives. As a debater he has not his equal on the floor of the Senate, aad' his crushing defeat of Mr. Hague who was, a few years since, pitted by the South against him, will long deter any new an tagonist from entering the lists with him. An American writer, with whom we only disagree when he places him above Burke, says of our subject— " Daniel Webster has written his name i❑ our history. He has graven it indelibly on the rocks of our hills. He has as sociated it in some way with all that is grand and peculiar about us. Whatever may be the effects of Time upon his reputation as'a politician, unless the world return to barba rism, it cannot destroy his fame as an author. If I were to compare him to any foreigner, it would be to Burke. But he is a far greater man than the Irish Colossus. llis genius is more universal. He is more chaste. His style and argu ment are more compact. His learning is more various and profound. The literature of the language has no more splendid rhetoric or faultless logic. Born almost contempo raneously with the nation, he has grown with its growth, strengthed with its strength, and become an impersonation of its character." As of all other great men, many amasing anecdotes are related of Mr. Webster. I will only inflict one upon the reader, who will, I think, agree with me that it is not a bad one. The distinguished man, just before Lafayette's last visit to America, formed one in a fishing-party in Massa chusetts Bay. He had been selected to deliver to the welcoming speech to the Frenchman on his ap proaching visit, and during his occupation of hauling up cod-fish and tantog, he was observed to be very abstracted. It appeared afterwards that he must have been studying that part of his speech in which he afterwards addressed Lafayette, for a gentleman who was fishing next him ob served him pulling in his line, hand over hand, with some difficulty, as if a large fish was hooked, yet without exhibit ing any satisfaction on his face at having captured a prize. At length the fish was seen approaching the surface and gleaming through the green waters, like a lively bladder of quicksilver ; still Webster's face gave no smiling welcome ; but just as the fish came to the surface, he burst out with " Venerable man ! the representative of the two hemispheres, welcome to our shores," and down flopped the "monster cod" on the deck ! _ _ _ The recent speech of Mr. Webster, in Boston, has added new lustre to his already bright reputation. It has been hailed with as much satisfaction by politicians on this side of the water, as to the men of Massachusetts in Faneuil Hall; and from a personal knowledge of the latter, I hesitate not to say that a more high-minded and enlightened race of men nowhere exists. Well would it be for America if, in her high places, were seated such clear-headed politicians as Daniel Webster; and higher than it is would be her position in the scale of nations were all her citizens as just and as generous as those of the " Old Bay State." WHIZ. BRITISH MUSEUM-NEW MODEL OF THE PARTHENON RESTORED. It must have often entered into the minds of enthu siastic lovers of Grecian sculpture, to wish the attempt to be made by some bold and judicious hand to raise a model of the original Parthenon, presenting it, as far as possible, in all the fullness of its ancient beauty and splendour. The attempt has been made by Mr. Lucas, the sculptor, who, availing himself of all existing re cords and authorities on the subject, material and spe culative, has, with the aid of a well-disciplined judg ment and fine taste, prepared a complete model of that most perfect and beautiful of Grecian temples. He has now furnished what has always been wanting to the pub lic, viz., a text-book to the "Elgin-room." To those who are unacquainted with the history of Greek sculp ture, or who have not investigated that of these fragments in particular—and thus it is with multitudes who visit them—the marbles have appeared in no other light than a very odd and mysterious assemblage of broken statuary. But now they cannot fail to excite an in terest in the mind of every observer. It will be seen at once that these colossal figures are portions of two groups that once occupied and adorned the pediments of a temple, the pediment being the framework in which the Greeks delighted to display those great mythological and historical representations, so interest ing to their religious and patriotic feelings. In the present instance, the subjects of the pediments are—in the eastern, the Advent of Minerva ; in the western, the Victory of Minerva in her contest with Neptune fur the territory of Attica. The drawings of Carrey, made when the latter pediment was nearly perfect, have en abled Mr. Lucas to re-produce this group as originally composed. With regard to the subject of the eastern pediment, it is known from the record of . Pausanias, who saw the temple when perfect, that it related to the birth of Minerva ; but in consequence of the early destruction of the central portion, the precise mode in which the subject was treated by the sculptor became a matter of speculation. It has been sup. posed that the central figure in the pediment (Jupiter) was represented as being supported by two goddesses, while a small figure of Minerva was seen issuing from his brain. Homer is the authority for this idea. " But (observes Mr. Lucas) although Homer describes the glorious image of Minerva as rising from the brain of Jupiter, and all Nature struck with awe at the splendour of her form and golden plumage, yet, in the adap tation of that moment to sculpture the glorious form of Wisdom, sinks into an insignificant puppet." Hecce he rejects the notion that Phidias adopted this mode of representation ; but rather, as would be far more fitting in a temple peculiarly dedicated to her honour, "by the introduction of the goddess to the august assemblage of the gods on Olympus—a subject in the highest degree imposing, and admitting of a sculptural treatment of the greatest majesty." A view of the matter in which Mr. Lucas is supported by several ex cellent authorities. The sculptor's reasonings for the manner in which he has employed and connected the fragments that remain of the central group in this eastern pediment, are remarkably acute, and the re sult is, that he has reconstructed the whole into a splendid composition—thoroughly Grecian, and strictly harmonising with what remains of the ancient de sign. The ninety-two sculptured Metopes are re stored, and the beautiful frieze also, representing the sacred procession to the Temple, which was cele brated every fifth year in honour of Minerva, and which embraces in its composition all the external observances of the highest festival of the Athenians. The frieze extends completely round the Temple, placed imme diately below the ceiling of the porticos. Here a beau tiful effect has been produced by a light blue ground to which the white carving is attached. The ori ginal frieze occupied, slab after slab, a space of 524 feet in length. As a connected subject, this was the most extensive piece of sculpture ever made in Greece. A restoration of this frieze adorns our own Athe neum. The shields of gilt metal, of which traces re main on the original walls, are here replaced, together with the inscriptions between them, and even the minutest embellishment has been executed with the highest finish, that nothing may be wanting to convey the general effect of ,the whole. The interior of the Temple is restored in the same exquisite manner. In the eastern compartment stands the Goddess in her garment of ivory and gold, wearing her golden helmet crested with a sphynx, and bearing in one hand a figure of Victory, in the other a golden spear. Next to the first impression of grandeur and sublimity which fills the mind of the spectator in look ing at the Parthenon, is the unity of thought which pervades its composition. Dedicated by the Athe nians to the worship and glory of their tutelar goddess, the genius of the great sculptor has made every de tail expressive of homage and honour to the Atlie. nian deity, or descriptive of the renown of her wor shippers. Thus in the eastern pediment we have the advent of Minerva. In the western, her victory over the god Neptune, in their contest for Attica. The Metopes relate to actions of Minerva herself, and of the principal Athenian heroes, including the me morable contest between the Centaurs and the Lapithm. The worship of the goddess express ed in the frieze has been mentioned. The restoration of this work is es pecially useful, as it furnishes the finest example ever given to the world of the use and beauty of sculpture, combined with architecture. In it these sister arts are so wonderfully blended that the sculpture is an essential element in the architectural com position. It has been said with truth—" Nowhere does the genius of sculpture seem so gr eat as in the Parthenon." And never did we feel the truth of Mr. Haydon's eloquent comparison of three great master so forcibly as when contemplating this model. Speaking, of Raphael, Michael Angelo, and Phidias — " R a p hael,' said he, " was an angel, Michael Angelo was a giant, but Phidias was a god !" A companion model, re presenting the Parthenon in its dilapidated state in the 17th century, is in progress by the same artist. The one we have described has been purchased by the British Museum, and will stand in the Elgin room. Each model is twelve feet long, by nearly six in width. RUSSIA AND THE CAUCASUS.—The Government continues to make the greatest efforts to extend and develop the commercial relations between the Russians and the different tribes of the mountains of the Caucasus, especially on the eastern shores of the Black Sea, which are now occu pied by the most warlike savage tribes of those countries. The Government considers that commercial relations with those districts are the surest means of softening their man ners and spreading civilisation amongst them. Symptoms of disturbance had been manifested in Livonia in conse quence of the numerous conversions to the Greek Church, which have led to collisions between the converts and their Protestant neighbours. A Cossack regiment has been sent to restore tranquillity.—Augsburg Gazette. CAUTION TO PUBLISHERS.—Henry Paterson, sta tioner, Auchtermuchty, pursued the Itev. T. Martin, Strath miglo, for the value of the Penny CyclopxcliA from July. Mil, to December, 1843, amounting to 2/. ss. The Sheriff- Substitute assoilzied the defendant, the publishers having pledged themselves, in the first volume, to complete the work in twenty volumes, whereas it extended to twenty seven volumes. The Sheriff held that the publishers were bound to complete the work, and that the subscribers and purchasers were not bound to pay fur more than twenty volumes, in terms of the publishers' pledge.—Scotch Re farmers' Gazette. The Earl of Carlisle is some what improved in health, and is surrounded by a family circle at Castle Howard. RAILWAY UNDERTAKINGS. (From the Times.) It is a trite remark, that associated numbers often refuse to acknowledge that responsibility which they would not dare to repudiate as individuals. Corpora tions are said to have no conscience. And companies are sometimes found who seem to have established their part nership on the principal of the two thieves who severally denied, the one that he took, the other that he received, the stolen goods. This peculiarity, which has been called, by a happy blunder, " the irresponsibility of numbers," is most signally exemplified in railway under takings. It is the bad pre-eminence of the promoters of some among these schemes to stand before the world as the disciples of repudiation. Their ambition appears to be, to wear the seal and impress of Pennsylvania and Mississippi; to be enrolled, perhaps at some future time among the citizens of those honourable States. May their ambition be gratified! England, certainly, is no place for repudiators; she has a foolish prejudice in favour of honesty, an inveterate habit of paying her debts, at all risks, and without consideration of loss. She would, doubtless, if her laws allowed, transport these gentlemen, in the ordinary way, to the congenial climate of republican America. But, unfortunately, theirs is a easus omissus in the books; there is no special punishment for them marked cut and defined. The omission may perhaps be !likened, in its causes, to that celebrated one in the Roman Code, which need only be hinted at. But though they cannot be conveyed to the wished-for shores at the public expense, yet, if they will e) at their own, they will enjoy the pleasing reflection that " they left their country for their country's good." It is not alleged that all, or indeed many, railway com panies are amenable to these remarks; but it is certain that more than one have already suffered themselves to be charged with swinlling and embezzlement, without even deigning to notice the accusation. As to how many more will follow the bright example, some estimate may be formed from the declaration of the chief magistrate of the city of London, that he apprehended there were a great many cases parallel to theirs. For a proof of the reasonableness of this apprehension we refer to the police reports of the Mansion-house and Guildhall, which appeared in our columns of Saturday and yesterday. It would occupy too much space to go into all the cases at length, but for the sake of example we give every notoriety to the names of the companies implicated. These are the Great Manchester, Rugby, and Southampton; the Great Leeds and London Direct; and the Direct Birmingham, Oxford, and Brighton. The first, as being decidedly the worst, we shall select for a particular notice. The letters of allotment of the Great Manchester, Rugby, and Southampton Railway required the payment of a deposit of two guineas per share into a certain bank before a certain day. A Mr. Chapple, to whom forty shares bad been allotted, paid his 84/. within the limited time. On the following day he received a printed circular from the office of the Provisional Committee, signed by their secretary, to the effect that the committee of management had de cided upon limiting the deposit to 10s. per share, and that the remaining 325. would not be required until January next. Mr. Chapple immediately applied to the secretary for the balance he had overpaid. The answer was ingenuous to a fault:—" The committee of management had no notion of adopting that course." He then asked for his scrip. The reply was equally candid :—" It was the intention of the committee of management to issue no more scrip." The coolness of this proceeding would be laughable, if its consequences were less serious. One feels something amounting al most to admiration for such enormous effrontery—the sort of sentiment one is apt to entertain towards the unblushing impudence of a Brummel or a Jeremy Did dler. To Mr. Chapple, however, it was no joke. He saw himself in imminent danger of losing his money and his scrip, and, alas ! all his promised premiums. So he betook himself to the Lord Mayor, and sum moned the secretary. This gentleman did not, of course, obey the summons. How could he be expected to waste his time at the Mansion-house at such a busy period as this. But he " appeared by attorney ;" and the attorney was very bold and a little indig nant. He submitted -that his client had nothing whatever to do with the matter, because he only acted under instructions, and had no authority to pay back the deposits. He apprehended that the committee of management had a discretionary power in the issuing of' scrip, and they deemed it advisable to exercise that power in the present instance, because they had found, under exisiting circumstances, there would be no time to get before Parliament in the ensuing session. Then he contradicted himself a little, and protested " that he knew nothing whatever of the company," and was " wholly ignorant of any of the matters connected with it," even of the name of its chairman ; and he concluded by expressing an opinion that the Lord Mayor bad no jurisdiction in the premises, and that he (the attorney) would have taken no notice of the summons but for the respect he bore his Lordship. His Lordship was at first a little puzzled. He thought the matter had better stand over. He was willing to give the com pany a locus pcenitentice. But in the end a better course occurred. " Why not go at once to the Mayor's Court and attach the money at the banker's ?" Why not, in deed ! What more ready and simple course to arrest the progress of such a transaction ! When the Com mittee can no longer get access to its funds, it must of necessity seek a compromise. Landlords, and secre taries, and engineers, and stationers, and printers, all must be paid. They look to their employers—the com mittee of management, who know their liability, and have been accustomed with long impunity to look to the deposits at the banker's to discharge it. Put these be yond their reach, and their panic comes in its turn. Hitherto the Shareholders, or rather the Scripholders, have been the only sufferers. Whilst these stood aghast at the sight of letters of allotment that nobody would buy, and certificates that were an abomination even in Capel•court, the promoters of the concern stood by and smiled. They had made their gains, and retired from com petition. They had depastured the field, and not a blade was left for the poor stags to nibble. But now we hope, with the help of the City authorities, to turn the tables upon these thriving gentlemen. The Lord Mayor's ad vice is the.salt which will make these leeches disgorge. He has on more than one occasion declared that he will go to the extent of the law for this purpose. His deter mination is much to be commended, and, if strictly pur sued, will shed no little lustre on his term of office. But there must be no division of opinions on the civic bench, no hostile thunders between Guildhall and the Mansion house, no breaking of lances between Johnson and Musgrove. The judgment of the worily Alderman on a case before him not very dissimilar from the one we have detailed, and which will be found in the Times of yesterday, seems to warrant an apprehension of such a conflict. It may be doubted if the law therein laid down is stated with sufficient accuracy, and with the necessary qualifications. Although it be admitted that a party who has received his scrip, and signed the Parlia mentary contract, has contracted to bear his share of the preliminary expenses necessary for obtaining the Act of Parliament, it does not by any means follow that such a liability exists where no such scrip has been given and no contract signed. To prove this position, it must be shown that the letters of application and allotment form together a complete contract between the par ties, by which the allottee binds himself to become a partner in the undertaking, and consequently assumes all the acts and all the risks of the partnership : And the proof must go further, for every agreement is mu tual, and there must be mutuality of consideration. If the allottee of the so•called shares is bound to pay the deposit in all events, and in the teeth of all hazards to render himself a partner, it may fairly be asked, what are the provisional committee bound to do? Can they refuse to deliver his scrip to a speculator who has paid his deposit, and is ready and willing to sign the Parlia mentary contract, and at the same time hold him to all the liabilities of a partner? The letter of allotment is the evidence of the allottee's title to be registered as a shareholder in the company, should it ever be legally constituted. It seems to be the only consideration he receives for his money. Nay, more, the letter appears on the face of it to express this consideration. And if it does not, the consequence follows that the committee have it all their own way. Such may indeed turn out to be the law. But it will take a very long time to con vince the public of it—to make them understand that they have been swindled eut of their money according to law, and cheated by Act of Parliament. COUNTY OF HERTFORD.—MF. Halsey has offered himself as a candidate for the county of Hertford, on the Conservative interest. He has issued an address to the elec tors, and met them at Hemel Hempstead on Saturday. We understand, however, that he will not be elected without op position. A requisition is in course of signature to the Hon. Spencer Cowper, brother of Earl Cowper, and of the Member for Hertford. Efficient means have been taken to ascertain the general feeling of the county, and it is confidently hoped that, between the names of Halsey and Cowper, the electors of Hertford will not hesitate to choose a member of a family who are so well known as the consistent advocates of con stitutional reform. Mr. Halsey pledges himself to support the present corn-laws, in opposition to the present Ministry or any other party. y h . ors T es h . ere To a s r h e h w a o rbo m u e r n ar e e m g pl o o i 3 n e g d, on be b si r d is e k s l ADERYSTWITII HARBOUR.--The wor k s a t the o n w ow ho u r th a e r d l s i r o - f bour is improved by the works already executed, it may be stated that on Sunday last the brig Elizabeth, Mr. Andrew Riddle, master, 350 tons burthen, and on Tuesday morning the brig Credo, .Mr. John Humphreys, master, 410 tons but both art wed from Quebec with ti m b er, f or Th omas Jones, Esq., Rope-walk, in a gale of wi n d w i t h a heavy sea running. They both entered in perfect safety without any difficulty, whereas before the work of the pier was coin menced, it was out of the question even to ma k e t h e attempt, w ithout first remaining on the bar to di sc h arge part of the cargo in order to lighten the ship.— If r e/s/unan. COWES—THE F . Fox NUISANCE.—The wa rren near t h e Needles has from time immemorial supplied this island with rabbits of exquisite delicacy of flavour. We regret to hear that in consequence of the depredations of the f oxes w hi c h harbour in great numbers in the ch tls in that neighbourhood, they h a ve been exterminated, so that not a single c o u pl e has been taken for sale or for the table . of th e pro prietor during the present season. Within four or five years t h e re were no foxes in t h e island, and it is really very much to be lamented that such vermin should have been intro duced into the I sle of Wight, where there is no country for fox- hunting, for the amusement of the few to the injury of the many. In the present case we understand the loss to the lessee of Headon Warren, this season, will be not less than eighty pounds, and to the poor warrener of twenty pounds.—Hanzpshire Telegraph. THE BRIGHTON AND CHICHESTER RAILWAY.--The works on this line betwee n Worth i ng and Chichester (the other portion to Brighton having been opened last week) are proceeding with the utmost expedition, and the company are in expectation that the entire line will be completed in the course of the ensuing spring. Plate-layers are now engaged laying down the second line of rail on that portion already opened for public traffic. The line joins the Shoreham branch of the Brighton and Kingsto n, and . crossing Buckingham_ lane on a level proceeds to ariver , which crosses on a bridge constructed on piles. 'The country here is almost a complete flat, so that there are scarcely any cuttings , or embankments more than two or three feet.—Hainioslare l elegraph. The Duke of Montrose will preside at the ap proaching meeting of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, ou the 13th of the ensuing month. LITERATURE. THE WESTMINSTER RE VIE W. It is a singular fact that the State, g,verned by the Head of the Church, to whom all the faithful look up as an infallible guide, should abound more with corrup tion, exhibit more crime, and be in a more deplorable condition, considering her position, than any other State in Christendom. There is no regular Government. Anarchy prevails not only among the chiefs, the car dinals, and prelates, but in every department venality is the general rule, not the exception. It begins with the Pope, and descends to the lowest domestic of any man in office. Never were the words of Jngurtha so applicable as at the present time—" Urbem venalem, et mature perituram, si emptorem invenerit." Decisions of law and equity courts, for justice is not known, are bought at a certain price, or made on hints thrown out by the reigning Pontiff or the Cardinal Secretary, which no judge can afford to disregard ; plunderers and thieves are ennobled ; bandits, who had lung infested the country and committed murders innumerable, are made inspectors or commissioners of police, or reclaimed by ample pensions. A man called Majucco, who had been a highwayman for seventeen years, and on whose head a reward had been set, was afterwards employed as captain of mounted police in the district which abounded with the victims of his crimes, and another, equally notorious, was made commissary of police at Rome. The Inqui sition exists to its full extent, though the progress of civilisation has abated the number of murders. In formers are encouraged to accuse falsely their neigh bours, and rewarded with ten years' indulgence by the Head of the Faithful—nay, the slightest word from one of these secret assassins, or the merest breath of rumour, is sufficient for the Cardinal who presides over this terrible tribunal to inscribe a name on the roll of the condemned. Need the British public then wonder at the constant attempts of the unfortunate People of the Legations to escape from such a Government, and at the humanity displayed towards the victims by the most despotic States of Italy ? It is only surprising that human nature can submit so long to hopeless misery and oppression without end, and that a general rising does not take place to put down the most barefaced and horrid system of imposture that ever disgraced human nature. The Pope would rule all the other kingdoms of the earth, yet cannot preserve in tolerable order his own petty dominions, either by Austrian bayonets, or Roman gibbets, or the terrors of his ecclesiastical power. The following extract, from an excellent article on these subjects in the present number of the Westminster Review, shows that the state of religion in that fine country is even more deplorable than the temporal government:— "When, in 1831, the de facto rulers of the Roman States issued a decree abolishing the Pope's temporal power, not a single individual throughout their breadth uttered a protest. When, as men seize a common malefactor, violent hands were laid on the Cardinal Legate Benvenuti, who came to foment disunion in the Army of the Insurrection, not a single mouth cried out sacrilege. And when the Transtiberines, whose blind faith is so much extolled, discover that bread is too dear, they send a loaf with their vivas, into the stately equi page of his Holiness: they treat him as the savage treats his fetiche. All the world of Italy knows, and nowhere so well as in the Popedom, from how much intrigue results the no mination of him who, as the representative, we say not of God, but of humanity, should be one filled with all intelli gence, and all love, hailed by the Church, by the welcome of the faithful. All the world knows how the inspiration of the Sacred Spirit (shame that we must so word it) posts to Rome in an ambassador's portmanteau ; how the recom mendation of Gaetanino, or his like, is more efficacious with the Holy Father than sentiments of eternal justice ; how every severity of enactments for the observance of the Sab bath vanishes before the Fair of Sinegaglia—it's so profitable to the Treasury; how, in short, all spirituality has fallen before the interests of temporal power. And how, then, can you look for its existence among the subjects of that power? Urged by a blind reaction, and estimating religion by its ap plication under their eyes, the educated youth for the most part lapse into materialism ; the people, save a portion of the rural population, are without belief, even though professing it. half from fear, half from habit, they may still frequent the churches, may be found gazing on the pomp of cere monies, but with curiosity, not with reverence; their south ern imagination may be excited, but the heart is untouched. The Papal power, then, is not only hated for the evil it works, but despised as an imposture, for the sources whence it obstinately persists in deriving the authority by whose virtue it is existant ; and it may be conceived what degree of bitterness this feeling adds to reaction." The article on " Railway Investment" disposes, in a very satisfactory and summary manner, of the theories of the currency doctors and the alarmists on railway speculation. The commencing paragraphs, which we subjoin, show the principles on which the writer founds his articles ; and for his illustrations we refer to the article:— " The fee-simple of the resources of the British empire is usually estimated by statistical writers at six thousand mil lions. The circulation of the Bank of England is twenty millions. The real and personal property, therefore, held by British subjects is to the amount of Bank of England notes as three hundred to one! " In other words, for every five pounds represented by a Bank of England note, there are fourteen hundred and ninety five pounds not represented, of bond fide property, consist ing of lands, houses, ships, agricultural produce, and manu factured stock, belonging to the people" of this realm. " We would request the attention of all persons interested in the question of investment to this fact, and its bearings upon the theories of currency alarmists." r--(GRAND DUKE CONSTANTINE OF RUSSIA. PLYMOUTH, DEC 7.—This afternoon, at three o'clock, his Imperial Majesty's ship Ingermanland, 74, Captain Mofht, hearing the flag of Admiral Lutke, and having on Loard the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia, weighed anchor in Plymouth Sound. The corvette Vaarschafsky, 30, Captain Gla,ssnap, unmoored at the same time. A royal salute was fired from Plymouth citadel, which was acknowledged by the Ingermanland. In the Sound were—Her Majesty's ship Queen, 110, Captain Sir B. Walker, bearing the flag of Port-Ad miral Sir .John West ; the Canopus, 84, Captain Mo resby, C. 8.; the Rodney, 90, Captain Collier ; the Al bion, 90, Captain N. Lockyer ; the Vanguard, 80, Cap tain Willis ; the Superb, 80, Captain Curry ; the Pre sident, 50, Captain Stanley (Rear-Admiral Dacres) ; and the During brig 10, Commander Matson. The yards were manned throughout the whole of this fleet, the Russian standard hoisted at the main of the flag ship the Queen, and at the mizen of the other 514,', and a royal salute fired from them simultaneously. The appearance of the Sound at this moment was of a most imposing character, and rivetted the attention of a large number of spectators, who, not,sitlistanding the coldness of the weather, thickly studded the Hoe, Stonehouse-point, Mount Wise, and the surrounding heights. The Ingermanland carried her national flag at the foretopgallantmast-head. On receiving this compliment from the British fleet, she hoisted the English red ensign at her peak, and returned the salute. She then dropped the ensign, and with a light wind from W.N.W.. made her departure by the western channel. Outside she again hoisted the red ensign, and with a salute of 17 guns honoured the flag of Port-Admiral Sir John West. Of Penlee Point she brought up for her consort. The Vaarschafsky had been anchored to the eastward of the 74, and at first attempted to follow her Admiral through the western passage, but the wind failing, she eventually made for the eastern channel. She di.i not salute. Outside the breakwater she lay to to receive fresh stock from a tender, and then joined the Inger manland. Mr. W. Luscombe, of the Vice-Consular-office, in the Gem yacht, accompanied the Prince to the Eddystone. The Grand Duke Constantine entered the Russian navy about eight years since, under Captain Moffitt, his present commander. The Prince is skilful as a navi gator, and attentive to his duties as a lieutenant ; has a good voice for giving command, but a great impediment in his profession is his deficiency of sight. His Imperial Highness, during his stay at Plymouth, has been much gratified with the hospitable reception experienced from the Port Admiral, the Admiral Super intendent, Commander of the Forces, and other heads of public departments, but more especially with the courtly style in which he was entertained at Saltram by the Earl of Morley. To this patriotic nobleman he has confided the distribution of a purse of 100 sovereigns, in aid of the charitable institutions at Ply mouth. ANOTHER CONTRAST. (From the Examiner.) A MINISTER OF THE A MINISTER OF THE STATE. GOSPEL. The personal property of The personal property of Earl Grey, late a Prime the late Dean of Lincoln, a Minister of Great Britain, Minister of the Gospel, was was sworn to be under sworn to be under 140,0001., 30,0001. exclusive of his various es tates of landed property, &c. " Lay not up to yourselves treasures on earth." " Let your moderation be known unto all men." FRENCH PLAYS-ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Picard's admirable comedy, La Petite Ville, was per formed here last evening. Plot it has none, and yet despite this want it is one of the most amusing of comedies. It is a series of sketches of character—in fact, a dramatic version of some of the most piquant sketches of La Bru) ere. The scene is laid in a country town, and we have the jealous man of the village, Pristard (M. Dumery), who is engaged to the belle and coquette, a lively frolicsome widow, Madame de Senne ville (Mademoiselle Martelleux). Vernon (admirably acted by Cartigny) and his sister Nina (Mademoiselle Dumery), an old maid according to the almanac, but in the estimation of herself and her brother a blushing, lovely virgin—both dragons of propriety—and Madame Guibert (Madame Croset), an intriguing old mamma, with an excessively gauche daughter, Flore (Made moiselle Heloise). The part of Flore was acted with infinite humour by Mademoiselle Heloise. Her gaucherie was inimitable; and the little mixture of finesse which she threw into the part when she asked, in an aside manner, of her mother which was the young man with the money, was admirable. The part is a small one, but, while she was on the stage, she made it the part of the piece. Such are the charac ters of the piece, and they are brought into play by the simplest machinery imaginable. Desroches (M. Ulric), ayoung Parisian, fancies that his lady-love has played him false, and determines, accompanied by his friend, Delisle (M. Pagenier), and his valet, Dabois (M. Narcisse), to take refuge in the country. They arrive at La Petite Ville; the inhabitants fete them, in the hope of securing a good match for some one of the female inhabitants in the rich Parisian. Their conflicting efforts to secure this end furnish amusement for four acts, and, at the end, Desroches is convinced of the truth of his lady-love, and quits La Petite Ville to find consolation in La Grande Ville, in the arms of Madame Belmont. The piece was admirably acted throughout ; and we know not where those who love the study of character could pass a pleasanter evening than in La Petite Vile. EXTENSIVE POST-OFFICE ROBBERIES. RUGBY, DEC. G.—This town and neighbourhood have for some time suffered considerable inconvenience from the non-delivery of letters and newspapers; this evil at length increased to such an extent, notwithstanding every attempt was made to trace it to its origin, that recourse was eventually had to the Postmaster-General, who, upon being made acquainted with the particulars, thought the most advisable step would be to send down Mr. R. W. Peacock, the solicitor to the Post-office, and that gentleman accordingly arrived here on Thursday, when he obtained all the information he could; after which lie came to the conclusion that William Garrett, a young man employed to deliver the letters in Rugby, was the guilty party, and in order to ascertain whether he was correct or not in his suspicions, Mr. Peacock caused a half sovereign to be marked on both sides, and then enclosed in a letter, which was put into the post-office at Rugby, and subsequently delivered into the hands of Garrett. In the meantime ap• pi:cation was made to 11. S. Gibb, Esq., a magis trate of the county of Warwick, for a warrant to search the premises occupied by Garrett, the result of which was, that he was brought before H. S. Gibb, Esq., and Major Moultre, to-day, charged with having stolen a number of letters containing money, &e., the property of the Postmaster-General, when the fol lowing evidence was adduced :—James Stanley is an in spector in the rural police, for the hundred of Kiiightlow, in the county of Warwick. Witness knew that the pri soner was employed as a letter-carrier by the postmaster at Rugby. About half-past eleven on Friday morning witness was with Mr. Robert William Pecock, the soli citor to the Post-office, when he saw prisoner going towards his own house in Railway-terrace; but a few doors before he reached home he went into another house, into which Mr. Peacock followed him, and said be wanted to speak to him; whereupon prisoner took them to his own house, and Mr. Peacock then asked him, " What time he had done his delivery?" Prisoner replied, "About half-past ten;" and added that "he had delivered all his letters, and that he had not any in his possession." Mr. Peacock told him that " a great num ber of letters, addressed to Rugby, had been stolen, and that he (Garrett) was suspected of having com mitted the thefts." Mr. Peacock then asked him whether he would have any objection to his house being searched. He said he should, unless we bad a warrant for that purpose. Witness thereupon pro duced the warrant, and at once proceeded to search the person of the prisoner, when he found upon him I ls. in silver, and Is. lid. in copper, a silver pencil case, some newspapers, and seventeen letters, all addressed to dif ferent persons in Rugby. Amongst the latter was an envelope, addressed to " Master Girado, Rev. J. Pen rose's, Rugby," bearing the London stamp of the 4th of December, and the Rugby of the sth ; there was also a note, which appeared to belong to the envelope, stating that a sovereign was enclosed. Another note referred to a half-sovereign, and a third was addressed to " Miss Sculthorpe, Mrs. Betts's, Rugby," bearing the Tamworth post-mark of December 3d, and the Rugby of December 4th, in which was enclosed a pair of gloves. Prisoner, upon being questioned, said "he did not know how he came by them." Witness after wards searched the house occupied by the prisoner, when he found upwards of one hundred letters addressed to various persons at Rugby, and two or three addressed to different individuals at Oxford, besides fragments of others, in a partially consumed state, in the fire-place up stairs ; in addition to these there were a great number of newspapers addressed to persons in Rugby, and also two silver pencil-cases, besides a variety of jewellery, &c.—Robert Henry Fry is a wine and spirit merchant at Rugby ; Recollected prisoner coming to his shop about eight o'clock in the morning of the sth instant, when he brought a letter, after which he had two glasses of sherry ; he threw down half a sovereign and received the full change out.— Charles Giradot is a scholar at Rugby school, and resides in the house of the Rev. John Penrose. Witness did not receive the letter ad dressed to him, and containing a sovereign, nor had he seen it before it was shown to him by inspector Stan ley.—Elizabeth Beasley received 9d. from prisoner on Friday morning, in payment of a debt that he owed. He gave her a sovereign, and she returned him the change that was due. Sufficient evidence having been given to justify the Court in remanding the prisoner, his further examination was adjourned to Thursday next, to allow time for those parties who reside at a distance to come forward and identify the several articles that were found in possession of the prisoner. A case of so fla grant and serious a description has not occurred in the neighbourhood within the memory of the " oldest inha bitant," and the interest excited is consequently of a corresponding nature. The Court was crowded to suf focation during the whole of the proceedings, whilst the pressure on the outside was so great that those persons who were in front were forced against the windows, which were broken. We have great satisfaction in being enabled to an nounce that an event, calculated to strengthen the affectionate attachment of the people to the throne, and at the same time increase the happiness of her Majesty's domestic circle, may be expected to take place early in April next. —Post. SHOOTING IN EPPING FOREST.—At the Ilford Petty Sessions, held on Saturday last, William Blake and Thomas Greenwood, the former landlord of the East India Arms, High-street, Poplar, and the latter also a publican in the same neighbourhood, appeared to an information laid against them under the Game Act, for being, on the 20th of November, found in Hainault Forest beating for game, the property of her Majesty the Queen, by which they had ren dered themselves liable to a fine of 21. each. The defendants pleaded guilty to being in the forest, but denied that they were beating for game. William Labour, a keeper, proved that on the day named he was on duty in that part of the forest called " The Martin," when he heard the report of a gun proceed from the " bogs." He went there and saw the two persons at the bar walking by the bog with a dog; the dog going before beating for game. Having ascertained from Mr. Paulin, who came up at the time, that they had given their names, he allowed them to go, and laid the pre sent information. In answer to the charge, the accused par ties denied that they were beating for game. They had met Mr. Paulin, who had told them that they had no business there ' • and they were leaving when the gamekeeper came up. They had had no sport, and that was their first appearnce in the forest. Mr. Paulin said that he held a deputation from her Majesty to shoot in the forest ; but, owing to the great number of trespassers recently, the game was nearly all de stroyed. With respect to the accused saying that that was the first time they had been in the forest, it was most strange that they should be able to find the only part of the forest where any snipes were to be found. After some remarks the Bench fined the defendants 10s. each and costs, which was immediately paid. SINGULAR DEATH BY SUFFOCATION AT ENFIELD. —On Saturday Mr. Higgs held an inquest at the Red Lion, Enfield highway, on the body of Mr. William Herbert, aged sixty-five, a master butcher. Mr. Frederick Amey, landlord of the house, stated that deceased came there on Thursday evening last, about seven o'clock, perfectly sober, and hav ing drunk a moderate quantity of grog and ale, left at ten o'clock, intending to return home. He did not do so, and at midnight, his family becoming alarmed, came to the pub lic-house to look for him. Not, of course, being there, a second search took place, and on the following morning he was found at the end of the public-house yard, lying flat, with his face immersed in some liquid manure six inches deep that flowed through a drain from the privy. His watch, twelve sovereigns, and some silver were found safe upon his person. How he got into the yard was inexplicable. Ver dict, "Accidentally suffocated." LOCK-JAW BY GAPlNG.—Yesterday morning, be tween eight and nine o'clock, a young man, named Robert Bull, aged thirty, a harness-maker, of Rural-place, Mile end-road, was gaping whilst he was sitting at breakfast with his family, and was seized with lock-jaw. He was removed to the London Hospital, and after several hours' exertion the surgeons succeeded in relaxing the muscles. ACCIDENT TO A SUB-MARINE ELECTRICAL TELE GRAPH.—We mentioned on Saturday, that the wires of the electro-magnetic telegraph were laid on the bed of the East River, encased in a leaden tube. We regret now to announce that the connection between the shores is already severed. The ship Charles, from Liverpool, on Saturday afternoon, brought up the coil on the flukes of the anchor. The great weight caused the sailor boys to heave with a will, and when it began to wriggle and writh near the surface, they thought they had caught the veritable sea serpent himself. Ropes were in im mediate demand, but before they could be used the pipes and wires parted, and the two shores are as distant as ever they were.—New York Commercial. SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT NEWBURY.—As Mr. W. Somerset, Marlborough, Wilts, a large grazier, farmer, and dealer, was going to the cattle show held here on Friday, driving a spirited horse in his gig, down the hill approaching Speenhamland, there meeting a carriage, Mr. Somerset's horse took fright, running furiously into the town of New bury, dashing with frightful speed until he ran the wheels of the chaise against a lamp-post, throwing out Mr. Somer set; upon his being taken up and conveyed to a surgeon's (one happening to be near), it was discovered the fall had caused a fearful wound on his head, and other parts of his body. He was taken up quite insensible, with but little hopes of his recovery, and is still remaining in a very pre carious state up to this time (Saturday). The chaise was dashed to pieces, and the horse also mach hurt. It was pro vidential no further mischief was done, the streets being at the time exceedingly crowed with people, having come to Newbury to view the fat stock then and there exhibiting. CORN-LAW FACTS.—In 1836, when the average price of wheat was 40s. per quarter, the poor-rates of Salford amounted to 5, 0 00/. ; while in 1840, when wheat was 68s. 6d. per quarter, the poor-rates amounted to 17,1001. Let the rate-payers and the poor, whose increased distress called for these increased demands, judge whether low or high prices are most for their advantage. TWO CROPS OF POTATOES IN A YEAR.—Early in the month of March, Mr. Peter Johnson, shoemaker, Letharn, planted out a plot of ground in his garden with the ash leaf early potatoes, which he found fit for use by theend of June, when the ground was cleared of them. On the Ist a of July, the ground being again well prepared, crop of the common second earlies, which growth e t. " l; e ra fst Of No he plantedidland promised a fair return. They were lifted on vember, and turned out about an aveerageycerg. lie laid aside a portion of both kinds for seed x ap pearedt to be perfectly free of any kilidnefdisease.—wFhiifcehs/tire Journal. LIE GLASGOW WESTXRN BANK.— Yesterday morn ing (Friday) the bank op e ned earlier than usual, ready and prepared to meet every demand upon it, on the instant ; but the absurd panic bad fairly subsided, and the business of the bank—one of the most respectable in the kingdom—quietly , proceeded as usual. We do not believe that a single mer chant or manufacturer of this city, of any standing or intelli gence, was in the slightest degree affected by it, or counte nancedi it in any manner o f w a y. If such there be, " go, mark fl h well !" On the contrary, we believe that every intelli gent merchant and manufacturer scouted it from the very first, as well they might. But it is clear that some malicious persons or other have been at the bottom of this business, and we hope they will be found out and exposed, and sig nally punished. It is the duty of the bank to endeavour to trace them out, and to bring them to public justice; and it is the duty of all the banks to make common cause in the same way, for the fraud (it is a fraud to originate and propagate a false statement injurious to the community) may affect the bank more or less. We say this because the banking system of Scotland is no w founded on the safest principles, and he is a foe to his country that would insidiously attempt to assail or undermine it in any way.—Scotch Reformers' Gazette. LETTERS TO BETROUT.—On Monday notice was issued by command of her Majesty's Postmaster -General, that hencefonvard letters posted in the United Kingdom, and addressed to Beyrout by French packet rid Marseilles, may be forwarded either paid orun p a id to destination, at the option of the sender. .... 19r .•.,:„... , , ,, ,•...-_,„......„.,A RAILWAY - SHARE MAILKETSi* - - - -t,' ',. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 8./ . ..- _-, ' .4 - ‘:f- -4,0 f _, 0 STOCK EXCITANGE.—The sales are— • Itenile4-", ti ~%''l l 2 - ' ",_ ca shire, and Cheshire, 4 1 4 .—Caledo st)te,, 3 p. , 4 -2 ,ek• Atfc kl i y ) ter and Birkenhead, Nw 2 0 1. Shares, n0.. - e;\ p.--..7 , D . ft s , " 4 *f and Crewe, 2 1 / 2 p.—Edinburgh and G5..1...0T;i; - ! ; 1,14 ! Shares, 8 p.—Edinburgh and Perth, 1 pi.r...9ifitrd' tion, 234—Ditto, Quarter Shares, 32 1 ,E p.- - 'Ditio; CATIVT ..., ki , Quarter Shares, 31 3 A p.-401. Shares (L.M.) 52 p..:—Giadd lA' Union, Is. p.—Goole and Doncaster, par—Huddersfield Canal and Railway, 4 p.—Liverpool and Leeds Direct, 3% d. —Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston, 2 p.—London and Bir mingham, 212—Leeds and Thirsk. 3W I p—Manchester and Birmingham, 70—Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, 13s. 6d. p.—Manchester and Leeds, Fifth Shares, 10 1 4 p.— Manchester and Southampton, 1% p.—Northumberland and Lancashire, 16s. d.—Nottingham and Boston, I p.—Notting ham and rantham, 1,4 p.—Sheffield and Manchester, 119— Ditto, Quarter Shares, No. 3 (scrip), 3% p.—Shrewsbury and Herefordshire, Is. 6‘.1. d.—South-Eastern and Dover, Consolidated Thirds, DA p.—Ditto, Half Shares, 19s. p.— Trent Valley, 14 3 4 p.—West Riding Union, 4 p.—Dublin and Drogheda, 54 p.—Dutch Rhiinish, 2% p.—Paris and Lyons (Latitte's), Vs p. MANCHESTER, DEC„ 8, STOCK ExcitANGE.— he sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca shire, and Cheshire, 7%—Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 8 —Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, '2 — Cambridge and Lin coln, 3X —Derby and Crewe, s—Eastern Counties, 20 1 l z — Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction, 22s —Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield, &c., 428.—Lancashile and North York shire, 445. 6d.—Liverpool and Bury, 22.;1i 4 c.—Liverpool, Warrington, Manchester, and Stockport, 32s.—Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 92s Manchester and Birmingham, 704—Manclicster and Leeds, 124—Ditto, Fifths, 12—North Staffordshire, 5/. 2s.—Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole, 26 West Riding Union, 6/. 14s. 6d. LEEDS, DEC. 8. _ _ STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—London and Croydon, 184—Manchester and Leeds, Fifth Shares, 10 p.—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 10—Huddersfield and Sheffield, 164 —Leeds and Bradford Extensions, 43—Leeds and Dewsbury, 18 c. n.—Leeds and Thirsk, 9 1 /.—North British, New Car lisle Branch, 2—Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole, 26 c. n.— Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, par—Cambridge and Lin coln, 4—Liverpool, Ormsk irk, and Preston, 4 1 / B —West Riding Union, 6/. 6s.—Chelmsford and Bury, 10s. dis.—Grand Union, 2s. 6d. p.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 2s. 6d. p —Leeds and York, 7s. 6d. dis.—Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, 4—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 2 1 4 p.—Northumberland and Lancashire Junc tion, ss. dis.—North Staffordshire, s—North Western, 2% —Nottingham, Erewash, and Ambergate, 2—South Mid lands, 3 1 4 p.—Wakefield and Harrogate, 12s. 6d. p. YORK, DEC. 8. STOCK EXCHINGE.—The sales are—York and North Mid land Extension, 26 1 4.. Newcastle and Berwick, 11—North British, Dalkeith, s%—London and York, 3%—Leicester and Bedford, VA. BRISTOL, DEC. 8. _ _ _ STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Bristel and Exeter, s, B —Bristol and South Wales Junction, 21. 16s. 3d.—Cale donian, 14 with new,—North Devon, 1 3 / 4 . SHEFFIELD, DEC. 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Great North of Eng land, 101—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter Shares No. 3, 51:x—London and Windsor, 16s.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland Junction, s—North Western, 2%. lIULL, DEC. 8. STOCK ExcHANGE.—The sales arc—Hull and Selby, Half Shares, 181. I Is. 3d.—Cambridge and Lincoln, 34—Hull and Barnsley Junction, 42s.—Nottingham and Erewash, 24—Nottingham, Belvoir, and Grantham, 24—South Mid land, 54 2s. HUDDERSFIELD, Dm 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 16—West Riding Union, 6%—Clitheroe Junction, 35(—North and South Junction, 2 ; 4—North Staf fordshire, 54—NorthWestern, 11.19 s .—S ou th Midlands,3 p. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENTS TO LEIGH VESSELS. Considerable gloom has been thrown over the fishing town of Leigh by the loss of two boats belonging to that place, attended with loss of life. On Tuesday, intelligence was received that the Wave, having on board Captain Jabez Quilter and a lad, had taken in sprats below the Nore, and proceeded on its voyage to London, when a sudden squall caught the boat just below Tilbury Fort, and upset it ; the boy im mediately divested himself of his boots and upper clothing, and prepared to swim to the shore, but at the intreaty of the captain he remained with him as long as he could, in the meantime endeavouring to persuade him,. but without effect, to strip and take two fir oars which happened to be on bard, to as sist him on shore. At length the lad reached the shore, greatly exhausted, the cries of the captain, who perished, ringing in his ears for help. After passing a night in a shed, he was found by some persons who kindly supplied him with clothes and sent him home to Leigh. Information of the second digester was re ceived on Friday to the effect that the Hazard, with Captain Jacob Gilson and Joseph Cotgrove, both single men, had sunk at the Shears, six miles below the Nore, while taking in sprats for London. The Hazard was built about two years ago by Mr. John Gilson, baker. of Leigh, for his son, the captain, who has now been lost in her. Much sympathy is expressed for Mr. Gilson, who about ten years ago lost his eldest son, who perished with three other hands in an oyster smack ; and about four months since another son was lost by the boat in which he was shrimping being run down by a Portuguese brig. for which the pilot will be tried for manslaugter at the next assizes. The Wave, we learn, was raised on Saturday, with loss of masts and spars, and taken to Leigh ; but in the course of the operations two sailing beats were stove, and a small skiff was broken to pieces and totally lost. Jabez Quilter, who was about 30 years of age, has not yet been found. )fit ap pears he was about five feet four inches high, and had a dark complexion and dark hair, with a white lock intermixed. His dress was an oil frock and petticoat trousers, water-boots, and a Guernsey frock. The Hazaid, it is feared, will not be recovered, but Mrs. Brazier, of the Hope Tavern, Southend, has lent a barge to endeavour to raise it. The bodies of neither of the men lost in her have been found. They were both about twenty years of age, and each about five feet five inches high ; they were dressed inblue Guernseys, Cot grove having on duck trousers and a dress frock, and Gilson drab trousers and nearly new boots.—Essex Herald. STRAND THEATRE. Mr. Barnard Gregory appeared last evening in the character of Othello. His Othello fully confirms the opinion we have formed as to his histrionic powers from seeing his Shylock. He is certainly a first-rate actor, energetic, impassioned, yet graceful withal. His elocu tion, too, is beautiful—the rhythm of the verse is well marked, while at the same time sense is never sacrificed to sound. All is smooth, easy, yet impressive. Seldom has the address to the senate been more effectively given than it was last evening. The jealousy scene, too, was very finely acted ; and it is evident that not only is Mr. Gregory a gentleman of high dramatic talint, but that he has cultivated that talent, and is quite au fair at the usages of the stage. Should he adopt it as his future profession, he will become the legitimate successor of Edmund Kean. Since Kean's death we have had no actor who so nearly approaches him as Mr. Gregory. He was well supported by Mrs. Percy as Desdemona, and Mr. Waldron as lago. At the conclusion, both Mr. Gregory and Mrs. Percy were called for, and rapturously received. Indeed, throughout the evening the reception of Mr. Gregory was most enthusiastic. The house was crowded. MRS. KEELEY.—This popular actress has, we re gret to state, been seriously ill at Brighton, for the last fort night."`"Accounts received in town yesterday justify the hope that her health will gradually improve, although it is feared that some considerable time must elapse before she will be enabled to appear on the stage. A gentleman, whose dramatic talents and elocu tionary powers are very highly spoken of by those who are well qualified to judge, will make his first appearance on any stage at the City of London Theatre, on Thursday, Dec. 11, as Othello. In the will of Sir Grabriel Wood, which was proved in Doctors' Commons, on Tuesday last, the 2d inst., by Lady Wood, his relict, and Philip Caddell, Esq., of the Royal Crescent, Bath, the executors, no reference whatever is made of a bequest—as quoted in several papers of the pre vious week, from the Glasgow National—of 80,0001. for the erection and maintenance of an hospital in Greenock, for aged, infirm, and disabled seamen of that port. Sir Gabriel has, by his will, dated the 17th of June last, left his property, real and personal, to his wife and sister, viz. :—to his wife, 1,0001. for her immediate use, and bequeaths to her abso lutely, all his lands, messuages, and other property in Prince Edward's Island, North America ; also the sum of 10,000/. in addition to 5,000/. under the marriage settlement. To his sister, Francis Ann Wood, he has left all his property in Scotland for her absolute use. And after leaving legacies to a few friends, and directing a sum of 1,000/. to be divided amongst the children of the deceased mariner, John Watson, of Paisley, and 5001. to Watson's sister, he bequeaths the residue of his real and personal estate to Lady Wood and his sister for their own use absolutely. The personal property in England was sworn under 50,000/. Sir Gabriel had at tained his 77th year, and died on the 30th of October last, at his residence in the Circus, in the city of Bath.—Post. BODMIN.—The Town-Council came to a resolution on the 26th ult. That in consequence of the unprece dented failure of the potato crop, no toll will be taken on wheat, barley, or oats brought into the market at Bodmin for sale, for the space of one year, from the Ist December." THE Mooas.—A sportsman of long experience and knowledge of the habits of grouse writes us :—" Never did I encounter such wet and windy weather, and, conse quently I never saw birds so wild as they are at present. It is impossible to get near them unless accidentally. I shot 21 brace on Friday, and l 0 brace on the day following, from twelve to three o'clock. Neither single birds, pairs, nor flocks, can be seen whilst a person remains on the same hill side with them. They stand on bare spots, with three or four birds stationed about one hundred yards in advance, to give alarm, and as soon as any one comes in sight they are off." On many of the Ross and Sutherland shootings, where moors are less mountainous, grouse seldom assemble in great flocks, and frequently sportsmen can make up a good bag on a stormy November day. The following nearly equals sporting in August or September. About the middle of last month, and in eight successive days, at In verbroom, Sir St. George Gore, Bart., bagged to his own gun 200 brace of grouse. On one rough and stormy day lie killed. 31 brace, a hare, and a snipe. Last week Novar enter tained a party of his neighbours, and in two days, notwith standing very unfavourable weather, 300 head of game were killed by them on the estate, including roe, black cock, &c. Novar also sent presents of game to all the electors and householders on his property.—Ross-shire Advertiser. G U ANO IN THE ISLANDS OF TH/I RED SEA.—The following is an extract from a letter written by Captain Withers of the Colchester, at Aden, 9th November :—" Dur ing our passage down the Red Sea we were more fortunate a. The qua lity is more like the South - American than that from h P, a s we discovered three islands with guano Ic The quantity, however, is small, say from than in g :n o g ° u twenty to thirty tons on each, and it is scattered on the sum mits Of the islands, IN hich are from 400 to 500 feet high, and as the trouble of collecting it would be so great, we left it. A small schooner was examining these islands. We examined , from 200 to 300 islands in all.—Liverpool COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert took their accustomed early walk yesterday morning in the pleasure-grounds of Osborne House. Sir Robert Peel left Osborne House yesterday morn ing, crossed in the Fairy steam-yacht, and proceeded to town by the express train of the South-Western Railway. The royal children were taken out in a carriage yes terday, and took their usual exercise on the sea beach. Sir James Clark left Osborne House yesterday. The Duke of Cambridge left town yesterday morning for Richmond, on a shooting excursion. His Royal Highness returned to Cambridge House in the afternoon. Sir Robert Peel arrived in town at three o'clock yes terday afternoon. A Cabinet Council was held at five o'clock yestes'day afternoon at the Foreign -office. The Lord Chancellor was sufficiently recovered from his recent illness to at tend the meeting. The other Ministers present were Sir Robert Peel, Lord Wharncliffe, the Duke of Baccleuch, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Haddington, the Earl of Ripon, Lord Granville Somerset, the Earl of Lincoln, and the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert. The Council sat an hour. His Excellency Baron Dedel had an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen on Friday, at the Foreign-office. Lord Granville Somerset and Mr. Sidney Herbert had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie yesterday. The Marchioness of Hastings and Captain Hastings Henry have arrived at Farrance's Hotel, from Efford House. Sir John and Lady Yarde Buller and Miss Buller have arrived from Lupton House, Devon. Sir Charles and Lady Fitzroy arrived at Farrance's Hotel, Upper Belgrave-street, yesterday, from Southampton. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S--YEsTERDAY. About a dozen subscribers looked in in the course of the afternoon, and a disposition to back Brocardo, Humdrum, and Fancy Boy, was shown in more quarters than one. Hoorrah and Vanish were also in request, but the layers were not "i' the vein." The nature and extent of the busi ness will be gathered from the following quotations : _ THE DERBY. 7 to 1 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting. 15 to 1 agst Gen. Shubrick's Brocardo-16 to 1 t. freely. 30 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Ginger—taken. 30 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsey's Malcolm. 35 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's The Traverser—taken. 40 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawlev's Humdrum—taken to 35'. 40 to 1 agst Mr. D. Cookls Fancy Boy—taken. to 1001. 40 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Hoorrah—take 45 to 1. OAKS. 25 to 1 agst Mr. Preston's Osprey—taken to 201. Offers to take 15 to 1 about Vanish. EXTRAORDINARY MATCH AGAINST TIME.—Mr. Liley, a gentleman well-known in the sporting world, has undertaken, for a bet of 100/., to ride, in saddle, on the turnpike-road, from the Star Hotel, Newmarket, to the Angel Inn, Islington, and return to Newmarket, within twelve hours. The match will come off on Monday next. REPORTING.—In connexion With the report of the excellent addresses delivered at the great demonstration on Thursday, of the opinions of a very large majority of the citizens of Bath, and which will be found in our columns this week, we would call the attention of our readers to a fact indicative of a reform in other matters as well as in the coin-laws. By the kindness of Mr. I. Pitman, of this city, whose systems of writing and printing by sound have mado such astonishing progress in all parts of the kingdom, we are enabled to give nearly a verbatim report of the excellent speech of 11. Cobden , Esq ., and whic h our compositors have set up from Mr. Pitman' s p hono g ra phic notes, there being no nce2ssity for their transcr i p tion. hour With all other systems decipher a of shorthand writing,, not only was there nev er k nown suc h of thing i t s n epi g ie eacsba, oughts ant reporter o them himself. All th at was and a quarter in th e d e li very , b u t h e pas sing over to th e compos i tor h i s notes ne cessaryis in this case, Mr. Pitman has assured us, was to give the speech one reading the next morning —which he found as easy a task as to sit and listen to the speaker, while he dropped the consonant outlines of his words on paper—and fill in a few vowels. We are convinced that we shall, iu a few years, by this invaluable system, save all that immense amount of toil which our present reporters have to undergo in deciphering and transcribing their notes for the press.— Bath Journal. THE DANGER OP EATING MUSCLES.—Yesterday morning, between eight and nine o'clock, Mr. de Sandels, a foreign gentleman, residing in Dean-street, Soho, was attacked with alarming symptoms, caused by eating profusely of mus cles that had not been prope rl y cleansed. His body and head were swollen to a frightful size. Medical assistance was ob tained, and antidotes administered, but, though out of imme diate danger, doubts are entertained of his ultimate recovery. Mr. De Sandels had partaken of two quarts of muscles, as neglected to deprive them of their beards. THE WAR CRY IN AMERICA. When our eorn-laws are repealed—as repealed they assuredly will be—the party of peace will be greatly strengthened. The war cry will subside, and greater intercourse of trade between the two greatest nations in the world will lead to greater cordiality of feeling. In support of this view, we have much gratification in laying before our readers the follewing letter, addressed by a gentleman in the United States to a gentleman in a high position in this country. We earnestly recommend it to the attention of our readers, and rejoice in being able to communicate a fact of so much importance as the present dispositions of Mr. Calhoun, as well as to cite so high an authority as the writer of this letter in support of the opinion, that to all the other advantages of a repeal of the corn laws would have to be added that of cementing peace between two countries upon whom depends the progress of civilisation and the happiness of the world " New York, 6th November, 1845. " My dear Sir,—Do the last arrivals indicate a change of Ministry, or a repeal of the corn-laws, or both? Will there be a coalition? " What are we to understand by the activity in your navy yards? Are you preparing for war wi th us , or are you getting ready for the death of Louis Philippe? "In his last letter to me, Mr. Calhoun says that he has consented to come to the Senate if there is a vacancy, and the Legislature of his State desire it. His object in coming will be to preserve peace with England by pre venting the passage of a resolution directing the Presi dent to notify England of the termination of the joint occupancy of Oregon. "He will also exert himself to modify the tariff, and his success in both measures will be promoted by the prospect of a repeal of your corn-laws. " You must not be surprised or alarmed if the Presi dent's Message is warlike—the people of this country are for peace. Our politicians, like yours, ,have each a game of his own to play, and whatever the President may say in his Message, he, too, will be gratified if the resolution requiring the notice of a termination of the joint occupancy (which will no doubt pass the House) should be defeated in the Senate ; and defeated it will be. The consequence will be the re-organisation of parties, in which the best elements of both will coalesce, upon the basis of peace with all the world, and especially with England. You will see that, under such circumstances, there may be many things said of the mother country which will not be understood with you.- You will see, however, that as the peace party of this country will be the free•trade party, the prospect of the repeal of your corn-laws will do much to strengthen our position."—Glusgow Argus. DISEASED POTATOES.—IMPORTANT EXPERIMENT. —We are authorised to state that the simple method of ren dering diseased potatoes available for human food by boiling them in two waters, the first being thrown away when it has reached the boiling point, has been tried by 11lajor Beamisr w ith complete success. He purchased , we are informed, last week, 100 weights of so called diseased potatoes, at the current depreciated rate of 2d. per weight, for the purp ose o f g i v i ng them to cattle, conceiving, with the seller, that they were fitted for no other purpose, and had already applied many of them to that use, but after seeing a statement in the public prints, he had a portion taken indiscriminately from the heap, and boiled according to the prescribed directions. The result was in every respect corroborative of the first experiment. The whole of the black acrid matter which in few cases extended beyond the skin, was completely extracted by the first water, enclitic potatoes, when served up to table, after the second boiling, presented as sound an appearance, and were as dry and palatable as any potatoes of the kind under the most favourable circumstances. They were the common ti~ Bite lumper, or horse potatoe, and were cooked " in their jackets.”—Cork Southern Reporter. Whilst the turncock was turning the water into Clowance-street, Devonport, on Tuesday, a large eel, about thirty inches in length, jumped from the water-plug against him. Ile was not prepared to encounter so strange an ac quaintance, and had considerable difficulty in killing it.— Devonport Telegraph. SPOILED Hors.—A lot of spoiled hops was lately found in a shave on Mr. Field's farm, Ticehurst. It is sup posed the whole oasting was spoiled in drying, and carried away by the dryer to prevent detection; but to which of the neighbouring farmers they belonged is yet unknown.—Can terbury Journal. ROBBERY AT AN llOTEL.—Yesterday information was received by the police that between two o'clock on Sun day morning and twelve o'clock at noon o n th at day , there was stolen from the second floor front room of the St. George's Hotel, No. 213, Strand, the property of Mr. Mer rick, of Hyde, near Hastings, Sussex, five 51. hank of Eng land notes, numbers unknown, an Indian gold chain and locket, a topaz brooch, a pearl brooch, a hair ring, a pearl ring with hair in the centre, a turquois and pearl ring, a pearl hoop ring(five large pearls), three gold seals, a gold Vene tian chain, and a union pin with chain, the whole valued at 781. The robbery was committed by forcing open Mr. Me rick's dressing-case, and the thief i s supposed to have been a man who lodged in the hotel that night, and left in the morning without paying for his bed. .-.--.,. °-,i,.: '+~i N• is boa 17veel' i ali b e Lten b : 1 f sa d abl e he Isst ~\ ~~ ;,Jse I