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21st Deeemb.....r for Coquimbo, r. turned to harbour this clay le.ky, and tiaut et.iebioge to lop,tir. kintE,Lns, JAN, 16.—The Y. an, of Shureliam, which WaT, (apt-izeci n,lll t,Tiv , :d to the grbund at Wbitelaill Point, 14th ..TaquAry, wrs righted ytsto-eay. Some of her sp a - o broken, but no apptueot damage - to herself. STAITIIES, JAN. 14.—The Admiral Collingwood, Lynn to llRrtlopool, sprang a h ak January 14 off Flai-n -borough 11 , al, dud caw° :1511 , - !re it Hatneisty in a siuk ir:g Mate, with six f et Wive; in her hold. MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) writ W MALTZ Btt7D IMADENIELA.X.L. Th,3 supvlies of Meat on sale to-Jay, v..ore extensive. Generally sp; aitinv, the demand ruled heavy, on the following term::—Lee , , from 2s 61 to 33 64; Mutton,l 2i 104 to 3s 104; Veal, 33 44 to 4s Od ; and Pork, 21 101 to 4s 2d p-r Sibs., by the carcase. rrszirraxmrs t 311 T111 , 1111.1::,—Memiow Hay, 2/ 103 to 31. lOs; (30vor ditto, $1 5s to 4/ 10; ; and Straw, 1/ 2s to 1/ 8s per, load. moderate rupply, and a dull trade. eiTIVTIEULIND.—MtitiOW Hay, 21 12s to 31 12s; Clover ditto, 3/ 5, t 6 41 ; and Straw, 11 as to 11 9s per loal. Trade dull, at t'le above quotations. WIIITECIIIIPICL.— 1V1ea4:).6 Hay, 2/ 10s to 3/ 103 ; Clover, ditto, 31 Os to 4/ 10s; and Straw, 112 s to 1/ 8s per load. Supply t derably good, and trade dull. ralcutm 111.E1 RIKETS. SOUTHALL, JAN. 16.—Our market was but moderately suPPlitd ;+ith eech kind of fat stock. On the whole, a snudorate business was transacted, at 'about last week's transactions.—Beer, from 3s to 4s 24; Mutton, as 44 to 41 44; Veal, 3s to 3' 84; and Pork, as 4d to 3s 8d per Bibs, to rink the offal. ROMFORD, JAN. 16.—Prime Beasts -and Sheep com mandel a steady sale, at fully last week's quota tions. In other kinds of stock very little was doinz. Beef, from 33 41 to 4s 24; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; Veal, as 24 to 3s 84; and I'ork, 3s 2d to 3s 10 per Blbf. Suckling Calves, 18s to 255; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16i to 21s; and Mich Cows, with their small Calf, 141 18/ each. HAILSUAM, JAN. 16.—Our market was somewhat in active to-day, nevertheless prices were fairly supported. Beef from 3s 6d to 4s 4d; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 41; Veal, 3 3 44 to 3s 8d; rani Pork, 33 44 to 3s 84 per 81bs. -ARUNDEL, JAN 15.—Tho general demand Was in a ,very sluggish; we, yet the quotations were well main tamed. Boef from 3; 24 to 4s 44; Mutton 3s 4d to 4s, 4d; Veal, 3s 2d to 3s 834 and Pork, 3s 2d to 3s 64 Per 81bs. CHICHESTER, JAN. 16.—Prinle stock moved off steadily, at full prices. Otherwise the trade ruled dull. Beef from as 44 to 41 4(4-Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 64; Veal, 3s 21 to 3s 64; and Pork, 3s 4d to 3s 8d per 81bs. Sucking 201 to 245; Qoarte:-old Store Pigs, 16s to 203 each. CORN AVERAGES. GENEItA.L AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH COR/ Po - the. Week ended Jan. 13, 1850, made up from the Returns of tee t Ile:meters iu the different Citleaand Towns in England and Wales Per Imperial Quarter. I WItEAT. BABLET. OATS. 1 aTE. I BEANS. I PEAS. eRICE •• I 415 Id 126 s 1 d 15s 6d 123 s 4d 126 s 6d lUs 6d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. IT/aux. BARLEY. I OATS. I LIE. I BEANS. I PEAS. Od •IS ls Od Is Od Is Od Is Od Is Od LAW INTELLIGENCE. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) THE GRAND JUNCTIO . NCANAL V. WILLIAM DIMES. It appeared that the defendant in this case had been c ommitted to the geeen'a Bench Prison by the Viet- Chancellor for contempt for disobeying an injunction of.- taine.4 so far back as 1839. A few days ago Sir Frer deriek Thesiger applit d on behalf of the defendant, to . 6 4 permitted time to file affidavits setting forth the grounds of his detention. The right Of the defendant to do Sti came oil this morning for discussion. The ATTORNEY - GENERAL , with whom was Sir F: Er ' 4l 9. objeetmd, on the part of the Crown, t) the filing of affidavits by this t'ef ndant unless informed of their Precise nature. The course sought by the defendant was altogether unprecedented. Sir F. THEsIGER said the principal object of the affi dLtvits was to show that the Lord Chancellor, who was the head of the Court of Chancery, was interested in the rOatter, having a pecuniary interest in the Grand Junc tion Canal, t , at he had, therefore, no jurisdiction, and that the defendant should therefore be set at liberty. Upon this point he cited authorities which bore out his lifav t f the case. The Court, he held, had a right to allow the affidavits to be made, though they might be objected to when brought befi.re the Court. That would b • the proper time ; but surely there could be no doubt that the defendant had a right to impeach the decision o f the Court c f Chancery. - The s ubj ec t h a d a general ght, when in the custody of the Governor of the Quern's Bench, to enure 13( f ,re the Court with affi: , avite. It was ircp.itsibb that un interested party could bo a judge. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL Objected to this line of argument. It had been the invariable practice of Courts to refuse to allow affidavits to be made where they called in ques ion the jurisd ction of other Courts. If it was thought wed to arraign the jurisdiction of the Court 't.f Chancery, it might be done b) plea, by an applica tion fir ti m e, or to take the billo ' ir the file. The de fendant should have gone to the Court of Chancery, with whom the matter rested. This Court had no right to ter'ew the prccoedings of another and a higher Court. If acceded t', the precedent thus created would be a 'nor t dangerous ore. It would have the effect of constituting another Coutt, and this Court might be railed upon on some future occasion to review the de cisions of the House of Lords. Mr. Justice PATTEsox said the Court was of opinion that' no affidavits could be filed: .The order was made by the Vic. -Chancellor, and not by the Lord Chancellor. • Sir F. THESIGER said the initials of the Lord Chan cellor "C. C." a Tearett on the corner; it was therefore act. Mr. Justice PATTESON said the order was signed by Sir Lalncelut Shale ell, Viec-Chancellor of England, initial s it mi g ht b e th e custom of the Court to place the ef the Lerd Chancellor at the corner. Thos' Justice ERLE said if the argument of Sir F. ;ger vt a I held good, it miht be contended that be -24' e one f the judges of the Court f Chancery had "t".jr,lterett in seine suit, that a [Orson might not apply u 'ilfe Rolls-or an y one tf the Chancery Court'. Sir P T e. a - • HESIGER iiCatO in reply. th ' The C OURT repeated its former opinion, in which 611 e ,jtulges a g r et d , t h at t hi s Court could not constitute ;se f into a Court of Review, and deal with the deci 4of a hi g h er C ourt . Th e i mpr i sonment was per rtly legal, and they had DO power to liberate the de er:Want. The affidavits could not be filed This opinion ZPly la leered to the question of filing affidavits. He r.:not know whether th ere was an ythi ng on t h e • f ace ri t he return upon which they could exer c i se a ju sdiction. do,Sir., FRED ERICK T HESIGER thought, after the opinion .Lne Court, th a t h e was v i rtually precluded from "Ig so. 41 r• Dimei was then removed in custody. BAIL COURT.—(II-11S DAY.) (1 1 !e`oie Me. Justice IGHTMAN.) THE DUK E OF BRONsIVICK V. BAItNARD GRUGORY. M. lIENNIKER [Role , ' the Coact tor a rule nisi, calling IpP°u cie.teedant to show cause why the judgment Per and the record is thi, cin.e should not he amended. p hi 4 was an indictment found et ti e Central Criminal " °ll „rt aguinst Barnard Gregory, the late editor of the f;Trist nee, p er for a libel he had publishel on the rt - i u " Bru s ti, j wiek. The defendant removed the in -eteeeut into this court, and after he had pleade I not the 3' he obtai t e i p-rmissii.n to retract the plea, and eourt i-entenced him to six months' imprisonment. ii i - , s ' A u‘ given iT to tile custodtepstaff, but he was n . i . ' e t r a t t : r l upou his putting in bal and pieerrieg a writ th e against the rrcerd and the sentence. When es o came before the Exchequer Chamber it int-a..Apired that t':ere were eleven counts in the r teti neut a-i some doubts;beieg"raiseil as to the validity gian t there, it was submitted on the behalf of the fliarit Oa' t the sentence, which it was contended 1 . ;(419-al one, was tnid and f no avail. The Court e.rroe, hOWCv e sent the rreord back to this court to ~,v e it atnenc'el as it was quite clear that the sentence di ' e s tto ' nt ultlefr, hot as a general si x upon the whole in ent, but its a sentence f six months upon every -,t;l4'st e . whole of the six months to be concurrent. th, judgment peper having been accordingly amended,. „ e4 'e again tame bi fir,. the Court ( f Error, when it tyre char, a piovisien had been added to the sentence i ; t lie defendant was to - he imprisoned with the first ( 1.1 1 : t - ,.,'' h u n of the feu V - i-class prisoners in the Queen's • t ) F, - ",PrisLan and the Court, still entertaining doubts as al'ilrecl te ftreution end meaning of the sentence, further it to kre sent back for tie revision of this Court. ' ' Justice W IGaTMAN—Am I to understand that the t l l'llee has been dr awn u p i n t erms diff erent f rom ',trill which it as pronounc e d by th e C our t? • IieNNIXER said that w as Be . Jo+t'ee WIG ? HT3IAN—Have you an affidavit dc . to that fact G ? 'n iiESI NIKER—The a ffi davit sets out the whole pro duaat ,„ . • oi • iistice WIGTITMA.N—WeII, then, it ought not to e xnr 4 t; tor if I understand the case, the Court of Error 1 4 , 1 0 'laud some doubt as to whether the sentence was • ' J ett the coutas or a general sentence. m • IletssartEß—Ye'' • i s to r • Ju • tiee WIGIITMAN—And your application now tereemetal the s entence, the judgment having been en aet,to,t? contrary to the words in which it was pro . Il r• - I _ EN NIKER—Yes • tr ice WIGUTMAN—WeII, d oes your affidavit at feet? atto'rr_,.l-IEN. NIKER—Th e af fi davit states that the original ei e:k u 7? fur the prosecution is dead, but the managing fee t `f the present attorney states that which be recol- I]r ro ()' what took place on the trial. In the Court of To the ilefenant objected that the Court below had 5,,,,q‘ Cr to make the order relative to his let ing ad 0 aptli the fourth clasp. The Court, he contended, had 6 ti e ? Power to make such an order when the prisoner ied groci o . tried. Here he never was tried, but conf.ssed •• • ktot idustiee WIGHTMAN—And, therefore, the judg f 11 )8. 8 4 wr( mg•• I have no power to alter a sentence. Of %hen a defendant or a prisoner preferred a writ te have 'rx the prosecutor might come back to this Court fr ltts 'e , the benteneo amended. Suppose a party were x.orrV for ten years, when in truth the law only Net zed s e c'ert years, could you come back to this tub_ after a writ of error to have the judgment f~lbort.rll.!,24);lzrt—Clearly not, my Lord, but the order _ 4 .e pert of the sentence, while the judgment has tered up in terms different to those in which the LO Was preneurieed. 4 ih,, Justice , -w u;on "On= t - r! f .44 „Your affidavit? tinu it — ^ 4 t l ulauggicg clerk of the present a il”rney for the prose=cution swears that •the Muster has ii.forined him that the jujgenier.t paper has been dravvc up in the usuar?erro for mica whOe the Curt passes judgment in all the courts. Mr. Justice WlairrmAN--Well, you ma; take A rule to show cause. Brie nisi secordiligly. HARRISGN V. AUGUSTUS NEWTON. Mr. JAMES applied to his Lordship to have the rule in this case removed into the lull court. it was a rule nisi, - t Upon the defendant, who is a memLer of the bar, to show cause why a discharge f.lun execution should not be! set aside, on the ground that it had been obtained by fiaud. Now as this was a serious imputa tion on the char acter i -7 f the Learned Gentleman, and as it must preclude him from practising his profession until the matter: was settled, it was desirable that the case should be removed into the full court, where it could be snore speedily disposed or. Mr.. ROGERS contra objected, ou the ground, that until now the 'defendant bad appeared in person, and it was not till ycstt.rdaY that an attorney end council were engrafted on the cas , .. Mr. Justice Wiwi:maxi raw no objection to the course proposed, and granted the application. LONDON AND ,NOSTR-WESTEEN RAILWAY V. THE JUSTICES OF LANCASHIRE. Mr. PRASIILEY . 1 1 / 4 11S instructed to , move for a rule nisi, calling upon the justices cf Burtonupon- Ewal to show cause why a mandamus should not issue requiring them to hear al appeal of the London and North-Western Railway- Company. The Liverpool and Manchester Railw ay, which formed part of the company's lines, passed th rough the parish of Burton, and they were rated to the poor for 8,935/. 155., but since the opening of rival lines the pro fits of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway had been greatly reduced, and the company, therefore, was now considerably over-rated. They had endeavoured to ne gotiate a reduction of the rate, but:without effect, and at length; on their appealing to the justices in special sessions assembled, their appeal was dismissed on the ground that it was too late, two special sessions having intervened between this period and the snaking of 'the rates. Now, although an appeal to quarter sessions against en infumal rate must be made within a given time, the 6th and 7th W. IV., chap. 96, which, pro vided for appeals against over-rating, place's no limita tion whstever upon the time for makirig the appeal special sessions, and consequently the justices iu this iustsnce, bad actea erroneously in dismissing the appeal of the company. It wai the first time this point_ had been raised, and it was of great interest to the profession that it should he decided without delay. Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN granted a rule to show cause; without pronouncing any opinion upon the point. Rule nisi accordingly. The Court afterwards sat at Nisi Prim.. COMMON PLEAS .-- (THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) The Court was occupied during the morning in hear ing the further argument in the part-heard case of Moss v. Smith, which involves the question of the liability of the owner of a vessel freighted Valiaraiso for the damae sustained by a part cf the cargo during the voyage. The Court had not come to a decision when our report kf . SHERIFFS' Co URT.—(THIS DA Y.) (Before .Mr. Under-Sheriff Bunenum..) HORNE V. WILCOX AND ANOTHER. • This was an inquiry to assess damages for false im prisonment, defendant not having put any plea in denial. Mr. Bonny appeared for the plaintiff, and stated that the plaintiff w as an old man 77 years of age, who had resided for upwards of 60 years with an unblemished reputation, at Stoke Hammond, near Leighton Buzzard.' On the 17th of May last ho was at ealbury fair with his son, and bargaineJ fur a horst) with defendant, and ultimately purchased it for 6!, and they went to the Plough public-house to carouse, but from some unex plained cause defendant (Wilcox) gave both plaintiff and his son into the custody of a policeman named Lett, who forthwith took them up-stairs and handcuffed them both together. This was about seven o'clock in the, evening, t:ncl_about twelve they were allowed to undress and were again handcuffed before they went to bed. The next morning defendant went to a magistrate residing three miles distant, who told him that he was a fool for his pains, and Lett then said that plaintiff might be released on paying one-half cf the expences of the detention, which, however, was refused, and he was released about the middle of the next day. The Learricd Counsel Said that the con stable might have been protected in what he did to secure the prisoner, but he was not justified in resoning to unnecessary violence, and as this was the result of de fendant's act he was amenable. Jonathan Horne, the son of the plaintiff, was called, and, in his examination in chief confirmed the a'_ov© statement. . Mr. PRENTICE cross-examined the , witness, and elicited that the plaintiff was a horse-dealer. He was also strongly pressed as to whether John Horne (wit ness's brother) had not sold the horse to Wilcox on the previous day, and whether plaintiff did not partly pay for it with a 51. note, which he, Wilcox had paid to John Horne on the previ ous d ay; h e was also questioned as to whether the horse was hot glandereip, and whether a "plug" did not fall out of its nose as Ikrilcox took it home, • but the witness evaded direct answers. He did not know that Lett was constable of the parish, but he knew that he took them into custody. Wilcox said, " I give these people ,in charge, " but did not say what for. Witness asked what .he bad done, and 'was taken for,, and Litt replied, "I'll let you know what you have done," but did not explain. Mr. PRENTICE addressed the jury, and contended that the deiendant had only committed an error in law, for it must be clear that there had been a conspiracy be tween 'plaintiff; and his son John, for the horse had been sold for 12/., and repurchased by plaintiff for 61. The selling a glandered horse was an offence against the Jaw, but 'Wilcox, instead of giving plaintiff in charge, ought to have laid the case before a magis trate, and obtained a warrant. As it was the defen dant, having committ:d ,the error, must abide by the consequences. • e Ta Learned UNDER-SHERIFF, in summing-up, said, the selling a glandered horse was undoubtedly an offence, but there was no positive proof as to the facts; it was clear that the law had been broken, and although the cork stAble might have had a legal defence, he had not pleaded, it, and both defendants were liable, but the amount of damages was entirely for the consideration of the jury. A Juror wished to 'know what the plaintiff hid his damages at? The UNDER-SHERIFF said that had nothing to do with the matter, as it was merely a flourish of the pen of the special constable, who could put it down at 50/., 5001., or 5,000/., it was for the jury to decide the point, and not take a plaintiff 'a character at his own valuation. The jury, after a shout consultation, gave a verdict for 15/. MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.) AN OLD TRlCK.— George Marsh, and John Francis, two rough-loOking fellows, known to. . the police as rt gu!ar " duffers," were charged with attempting to de fraud John Blandon of 225., under the following cir cumstances : It appeared that on are previous night the prosecutor was in Mr. Atkinson's beer-shop, in Cumberland market, when the prisoners came in, and asked Mr. Atkinson if he wanted any tobacco, as they had some of the real sort, am) would sell it at 2e. per lb. They then produced a sample feen a small package, which Mr. Atkinson examined, and, finding it to be genuine, he offered to purchase 121 b. at Is, 9d. per pound. The prisoners agreed to this, and Marsh said he had got it stowed away at a coalshed; and if Mr. Atkinson would send a man with him he would deliver on payment of the money. Mr. At kinson accordingly gave prosecutor a sovereign and three fourpenny -pieces, win strict injunctions not to part with the money until he had examined the article. They then Itfz, the house, and instead of going to a coalshed, they took him to a low public-house in the neighbourhood of Oxford-Street, where the prisoner Marsh showed him a parcel, which he said contained twelve pounds good weight, and wanted to put it in a box which he carried. He refused to allow that, and was proceeding to open the parcel, when the prisoner knocked it out of his hand and ran out of the house. He picked up the parcel, and went in pursuit 4f the prisoners, whom he overtook after a sharp run and gave them in charge. The package was subsequently examined and found filled with sawdust, with the exception of about a quarter of areounce of genuine tobacco which was spread on the top. Lockerby, I 8 0", proved taking the prisoners into cus tody. They ev, re well known to the police, and if they wrre remanded, he had no doubt but other charges would be brought against them. • Thee prisoners were remanded accordingly. A CURIOUS Case.—Mary Levy, a handsome and fashionably-attired 'female, was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with stealing a gold watch and appen dages, value 201., belonging to Mr. Henry Parrott, a gentleman of fortune, residing at Walnut Tree Ville, Hurst, near Wokingbarr, Berks. The prosecutor stated that, about ono o'clock this morning, he met the defendant, and accompanied her to her lodging, at 7:, Princes-street, Leicester-square. Be. fore retering to rest 1 e pieced his watch on the dressing table, and gut into bed. About eight o'clock the defen dant awoke him, and said the landlord hod sent for a quarter's rent, which was 101., and that witness must give her the money to pay it. He said he had not got it in his pocket. She then took his watch and chain off the table, and said she would detain it until be gave her the money in addition to the 30/. he owed her. He told her if she did tot give it up he would go to the station; and on her still re fusing to give it up he went to the station, and baring procured a constable, returned and gave her in charge. In reply to Mr. Bingham, com plainant admitted that he knew the defendant twelve months ago, when he kept her for four or five weeks, during which time he spent upwards 4f 2001. upon he-. Mr. BINGHAM said, under those circumstances he would ditchafge defendant it she gave up the watch. The d4fendant gladly consented to this, and was dis charged. EXTRAORDINARY RECOVERY OF LOST Last eie a gentleman residA.,t in the neighbourhood Iladdiegton united that town for the annual collec tion cf his accounts. Ihving received about 500/., he entered a shop there, and upon examining his money missed tl o sum of 100/. lie imm«liataly retraced his steps, and c h ance d to encounter a group if children in the street eaga gL d in the examinatien of what .semento be pictures ; but which, upon a more narrow inspec tion, he &mid to be his missirg net-s, each of 201., value. They were, of course, r ecovere d f rom t h e c hild re , who received in return a small Lratuity.—Edenburgli Advertiser. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY —Trtiflie fOr • •T • 1,3, IL Mutt. L.-, 9571. 19i. 7d.; awd, 541. 10s. 6d ; steam-boats, 731. 1,0851 12s. 7cl. 2i. 6d,—Totsl, FRENCH PLAYS. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Herold's chef d' ceuvre, WA last and greatest com position, the opera of Zampa (which but fur the utter absurdity of the plot, and more especially of -the denouement, would be one of the most popular operas in Europe), was produced here last evening in a style and with a completeness 'which left nothing to be desired, and which will go far to .render Zampa popular with an English audience as a whole, as various portions of it—such, fur instance, as the overture and the preghiera in the first act—have ever been. Zampa; ou, la Fiancée de Marbre, was ori ginally produced at the Opera Comique, in Paris, on the 3d May, 1831, and at once attained the highest pitch of popularity. The music was imported into this country shortly afterwards, and the overture to Zampa became a stock piece at all concerts, festivals, and music meetings. Several attempts were made to "cook" an English opera (or what in those days passed for such) from Zampa, but they were all unsuc cc ssful. The English audiences were in general incapa ble of appreciating either the beauty or the science of the music,and the plot ss as sales an extravagant caricature of Don Giovanni, that Herold's music was again rele gated to the concert-room, and it was not until about four years since that any attempt was made to give an English audience an opportunity of judging of the merits of Zampa as a whole. At that time at was announced that Zampa was to be produced at her Majesty's Theatre, and that Fornasari was to sustain the character of the Pirate hero, and Madame Persiani that of the heroine. Neither pains nor ex- pence were spared to put it on the stage in a manner worthy of its composer and -of its high European fame, and those who had heard it at the Opera Comique were rejoicing in the -idea that at length this country would be enabled to appreciate its merits. But, alas 1 fir the uncertainty of human ex pectations, on the day it was to be produced, Fornasari was'taken ill and his place was taken by a certain Signor Felice, who made the most unmistakeable fiasco ever recorded in the annals of Her Majesty's Theatre. Signor Fels! not only ruined himself but he ruined the opera, for when Fornasari, on his recovery, - appeared in the part of Zatripa, the opera, notwithstanding the strength of its cast (which included Madame Persiani, Lablacee, and if we mistake not, Mario), went off coldly, and was, we think, only ones. repeated. Since, then, no attempt has been made to produce the opera in London until last evening, when it was produced in its original form, with M. Chollet, the original Zampa, and we are happy to add with its original success. The Zampa of M. Chollet is a thing to be •remembered, no other artiste has ever approached him in his delineation of this part, and he most assuredly shares with the composer the credit of the immense popularity which this • opera has acquired in France. Zampa is a reckless daring pirate, an unprincipled seducer, a coarse, not a vulgar Don Juan, we say not vulgar advisedly, because Zampa, pirate, and mur derer, and robber, and abductor as he is, was origin ally of gentle blood, he was the Count de Meaza, and as Don Cesar de. Bazan preserved the manners of the Count de Garoffe, beneath his rage, so does Zampa preserve the gallant bearing of the Sicilian gentlemen in the midst of his crimes, his blasphemies, and his debaucheries. This phase of the character is never lost sight of by M. Chollet, - and thus he creates an interest in Zampa, which no other actor has ever succeeded in creating. His delivery of the music was admirable, the 'celebrated cavatina "Il faut souscrire a mes lois," was both acted and sung with the greatest spirit imaginable, and told most effec tively, and the barcarolle " Douce jouvencelle," which occurs in the finale to the second act, . was given with exquisite taste and feel ing, indeed throughout the opera M. Chollet was perfect he seemed to be the c h arac t er h e represented, to have divested himself of his personal identity, and to have assumed that of the gallant, reckless Sicilian pirate. Mademoiselle Charton sustained the charac ier of the heroine Camille, a part originally created by Madame Casimir, who, however, was not equal to Mademoiselle Charton. The " complaintei" of which the far-famed preghiera which forms one of the most popular subjects in •the overture is the refrain, was de livered with infinite taste and feeling by Mademoiselle Charton, and her acting and singing in the quartette " Le Voila," in which she first becomes aware of Zampa's designs upon her- person and her fortune were full of pathos -and power. In all the concerted pieces she was admirable, and we have no hesitation in declaring that in our opinion Mademoiselle Char ton is the best Camille who has ever ap peared, and this we say with the full recollection of Madame Persiani in the same character. M. Dilly. Leroy was the Alphonse, and was overweighted. He is a clever young man, but is as yet of scarcely sufficient calibre to grapple with such a part as Alphonse. Rite, the attendant 'of Camille, who recognises in Daniel, the mate of Zamps,'as her runaway husband,found a most amusing, .espiegle, coquettish, and pretty representktive in Ma demoiselle Guichard, while Daniel, the man of " striking" character, was admirably acted by M Soyer. As perfect as the Zampa of M. Chollet, though in a totally different style, was the Dandolo of M. Chateaufort. Dandolo,- the bellringer, is, our readers will remember, the funny man of the piece, who is always in a fright, and M. Cbateaufert, who - is one of the few really humourous actors which the French stage can boast, represented Lima with forty-Keely power of unction. The liaise en scene was perfect. The costumes were elegant, and some new scenery, painted by Mr. Muir, wai beautiful. As to the concerted and orchestral music— cela va sans dire, ' Hanssens directed, and Hanssens band performed it could it be otborwise than perfect. The applause was enthusiastic through out the opera. M. Cholletlwas called on at th e end of the first act, and again with,Mademoiselle Charton at the conclusion of the opera: The house was fully and fashionably attended. HALVING THE CENTURY. (From Punch.) Just now our table is cracking and groaning under a heap of letters on both sides of the controversy about the completion of the first half of the century. One correspondent illustrates his view by proposing that we should drink the half of a hundred barrels of stout in as many years, and informs us that half the hundred barrels will have been drunk so soon, but only so soon, as the last pot of the fiftieth barrel shall have been swallowed. Our only objection to this mode of determining the question is, that he has not sent us the means of trying his experiment. We may apply similar observations to the propositions of those who ask us to smoke so many bundles of cigars, eat so much cheese, and wear out so many suits of clothes in half a century. The quantities of these articles are represented as given quantities, but all we can say is, that we have not received any of them. Ai to the matter in dieputei -we need only remark, that if the year 1800 was the first year of the century 1801 was the second year, 1849 the fiftieth, and the present year of grace, 1850, is the fifty-first. If not, then otherwise. To us the question would seem perfectly clear, but for the following communication, which, being brief, we publish in extenso : " Mr. Punch,—My cousin Bridget, to my know• ledge, was born on January 1, 1800. If we are now beginning the second half of the century she must just have entered her fifty-first year. Yet a lady's word is undeniable; and all who have been acquainted with Biddy for the last 20 years can testify that, during all that time, she has declared herself to be only thirty.—Your constant reader " TEMPUS FUGIT." DIAMOND DUST. (From Eliza Cook's Journal.) Flatterers only lift a man up, as it is said the a igle does the tortoise, to get something by his fall. He whom reason rules may with safety rule others. If we would peg etuate our fame or reputation we must do things woith writing, or write things worth reading. Mankind are more what they are made by mankind than what they are made by their Creator! The wolf is f4-ocious because hunted from a whelp. The snake turns upon you because you disturb and pursue it. The child grows surly because unjustly coerced. But, above all, man becomes unjust and cruel, because pursued with cruelty and injustice by his brcther man. THE WEATHER AND THE PARKS. The thermometer at the Royal Humane Society's receiving-house, Hyde-park, stood at 26 deg. at 12 o'clock on Tuesday night, with the wind N.N.E. During the night the mercury ascended to 31 deg., and at noon to 34 deg., declining again in the evening to 33 deg. Early yesterday morning a considerable fall of snow occurred, and about 12 o'clock, the wind having changed to westward, a slight relaxation of frost took place with a foggy atmosphere, rendering the streets of the metropolis samewhat muddy, and producing some unsoundness of the ice on the orna mental waters of the royal parks, which was more particularly apparent in St. James's, where several serious accidents occurred, but none of a fatal charac-' ter. The barometer indicated 29.32, and was evi dently rising, denoting a continuance of frost. From the official reports of the Royal Humane Society, it appeared that notwithstanding the snow and partial thaw had impaired the ice for skating, there were no less than 45,000 skaters and sliders on the ice in Kensington gardens, Hyde-park, St. James's and Regent's pal k-. bTATE or THE RIVEL—The quantity of floating ice in the Thames was yesterday so great that the navigation of the river was almost entirely stopped. The above bridge steamers gave up running altoge ther, and very few barges were out. A more than usual number of strange wild fowl, some aquatic, and bane land birds, are said to have visi:ed the lakes and their localities in this and tLe joining e,tintici in the c;_alf,e tit fire trt-ck3.— Cumberland Pacquet. SPORTING IN IN TELLIGE iTELLItENCE. NCE EXTRA. - • • MEETING, 1850. tropOlitan Stakes of 25 .sovs.. ly, if declared_ on. or before EPSOM_ SPRING Handicap for the Great Mci each, 15 ft, and 5 ft on! Feb. 1. • - Age st. lb.l Cossack Pecy o' day Boy 6 9 7 Vaini..yre 6 .8 12 Wanota Flateatcher 5 8 9 Clermont-- Fernhill, Epirote Dough • 5 8 5 Halton Inheritress Borneo Glutton Eli hiron Sylvan Iron Rail 6 7 11 Black Engle ....: •4 7 11 Kennington 4 7 11 Due de Brabant 4 7 10, Ps emier ... 4 7 10 1 Glendower 5 7 )01 Liiinabago 4 7 10 ILegerdemain Rn by Ozt q•ley Woodlark Retail Bolus Sauey Dirk 4 7 6 Westow Herbert Quiz •• 6 7 5 t.'hantrey ......... 4 7 5 Knout 4 7 5 Clarissa ........ Tarn Wadlin Sunnyside .... B.lhana Eagle's Plume Snowstorm Giselle St. Antonio 5 7 3 Quiver 4 t 3 Caurire Ellerslie Testator Babylonian, by • - Jack - in - the - Green, out of Age -Bt. lb ,Chorister CE-lipus Cockermouth 5 7 1 Abbot of Meaux 4 7 0 Thringartb.. 4 ,7 0 Alp Velox Midia . Yardarm Melody, by Mel bourne Champion ... 4 6 13 liiissaway I Baultb ter Roland Eva 4 ,612 .tiounseer Ma Mary 4 6 101 Bacchanalian B gbv Sir llercults, - out of Empress 4 6 6 Puffy Lammermoor 4 6 6 F by Vulcan, out of Lodola Luxa, by Bay Mid- t . dlttor, out of Thebes 6 6 5 Golden Pippin 4 6 4 Wild Rose 4 6 4 Minimum Sir Gilbert, by La nercost, out c f Countess 4 6 2 Red Doe ....... 5 6 2 Cheerful Nautch Girl ... Mickleton, by Epi , ruP,outolblickle ton Maid 3 5 .12 Seneca 3 5 13 Juggler Lepidtis Damask Windischgratz amen Sip. to Pillage 3 5 0 St. George 3 4 10 Bastinado Babel NORTHAMPTON AND PYTCHLEY HUNT MEETING, 1850. Handicap f)r the Great Northamptonshire Stakes o► 25 sore. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared on or before Feb. 1. .‘,',. `,... Age at. 11-. Age at. lb. Collingw . gbir a 9 7 Midia Cossack' '- - 6 9 7 St. Antonio 5 6 12 Vampire . " 1: : 6 8 9 Teflis 4 6 12 Wanot a ' 6 8 7 Quiz... . . , Ellerdale 6 8 7 Yelox 4 6 11 Flatcatcher 5 8 5 Pius IX.. 5 6 11 Fernhill ' 5 8 4 Alp 4 611 , Epirote Halo Nunnykirk 4 8 2 Sunteim a 6 11 Borneo Inheritress - 0 Rathraines Elthiron Clermont ... 6 7 10 Backbiter ...... ... 5 6 9 Sylvan 5 7 10 Tuscan 5 6 9 Glutton Ballinafad Legerdemain Defaulter Retail ... Woolwich Dulcet a 7 6 Old Fox . 4 6 6 Westow 4 7 6 Wild Rose Snowstorm Montague ...... 7 6 Mantle 4 6 6 7 5 The Miter .... 4 6 6 6 Vesta Belus 4 7 5 Lady Bangtail 5 6 5 The Knout; 7 4 Roland ' 4 6 4 Woodlark ... ... Li sma b ago • 4 ' 7 4 les, out of Em- Halter Skelter - 5 7 3' press Clarissa ,4 7 3 Puffy Fire-eater Quiver 4 7 3 Traitress,by Touch- The Flea! .4 7 3 1 atone Mrs. Taft ... ..... 5 7 2La Malheuieuse 3 Iron Rail 6 7 2 Black Doe . 5 Cumin) Glenalvon Cockermouth 5 7 2 L 0 d 0 1 a.... ...... 4 Tarn Wadlin 4 - 7 2 Buscot 4 Chorister 5 7 0 Minto Grief Pelham • 4 7 0 flarriott Champion Dover Abbot of Meux ... 47 0 Windischgratz 3 Glen Saddel ...... 5 7 0 rhe Castle, by Gk Strychnine , 4 7 0 diato r , out o f , Osterley West India. Planter '5 7 0 Modesty Vanguard / ' a 7 0 Ariadne Sunnyside Second Sight Chantrey' 4 6' 13 Timothy 3 Drakelowo ' 4 6 13 Equiria Thringarth 4 6 13 Salute 3 Testator ' 4 6 13 Bushrauger 3 Moanseer ' 4'6 13 daatinado • 3 Tophana ' • 6 6 .13 Rubino, by • Red- Jelly Fish • 4 613 • shank • 3 4 6 nieces Pluthe 4 6 12 Rabelais Gtselle a 6 12 Nutbrown N.B. If the highest weight accepting is under Bit 71b, it will be raised to Bst 71h, and the others in propm two NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1850. , The Newmarket Handicap ( f 25 twvs: each, 10 ft, and 5 ft only, if declared on Or. bdore Feb. 1. Age at. lb. Age st. lb. Cossack - 9 7 Backbiter Surplice Warota Flatcatcher ' 5 8 4 Keraun Clermont 5 8 2 Kissaway Epirote' 8a10..... ....... ...... 6 8 2Bf by Harkaway, Fernhill Essedarius _ 4B_ 3 dam 46 8 Bon Mot , 4 - : - 8 6Champion Malton 5 7 13 Quasimodo ...... .. 4 '6 3 Defaulter - 5 . 7 8 D o lly V ar d en 46 7 . Kennington 4 7 8 Bacchanalian ...... 5 6 4 Black Eagle , Ligerdemain ..... 4 .7 6 out of Imperti lion Rail Sobraon ............ 4 7 4 Beebee Bunnoo s auc y Dick......... 4 7 3F, by Vulcan, out Dulcet 4 7 3 - ('f Lodola Woolwich ......... 4 7 3 P u ffy OtterinY ... ......... 47 3 Cho New Era 46 0 Tarn Wadlin ...... 4 7 2.0, by Harkaway, Herbert ............ 4 7 1 out o f Hi nds Clarissa ............ 4 7 1 Wild Rose Weatow ............ 47 0 Grasshopper St rongbow ......... 4 7 0 Cheerful 4 5 12 Cbantroy ......... 4 7 0 Seaman The Knout ......... 4 7 0 Little Jack 3 5 1 Sunnyaide ........ . 5 Gardenia ..... ... 5 7 0 Knight of Gwynne 3 5 1 Ea - On:tines ......... 6 7 0 nogg 3 5 1 Glenalvon . ........ . 4 6 13 Osbaldeston 7 0 Seignor of Holder- St. Antonio ...... 5 6 13 13a,stinado Quiver . . .......... .. 4 6 11 H o p e . '3 4 5 4 12 4 10 4 10 4 10 4 9 4 6 CO Ulti , c RC ULAR. n W e s E s e n: tEhseD The Queen with their W it l o N y D al S l O lrgh Prin cess Royal and Princess Alice, drove to rrogmore this morning. His Royal Highness Prim) Albert went out shooting this morning, accompanied by Colonel Challoner and Colonel Hall. Colonel Hon. C. B. Phipps, Colonel Hon. It. Boyle, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Colonel F. H. Seymour, were in attendance upon his Royal Highness. The Marchioness of Normanby left the Castle this day. There is no addition to the royal dinner party ;his evening. Lord Jc hn Russ.ll gave a Cabinet dinner last even ing at his residence in Chesham-place. The Mi nisters present were the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir G. Grey, Viscount Palmerston, 'Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, Sir Francis Baring, Lord Campbell, the Marquis of Clanricarde, and the Right Ilon. IL Labouchere. _ The - Commissioners for inquiring into Smithfield market and markets in the city of London fur the sale of meat, bad a meeting yesterday. There were present Mr. George Cornewall Lewis, Sir James Duke, Sir Harry Verney, Professor Richard Owen, Hon. Frederick Byng, and Mr. John Wood. A deputation from Liverpool, on the subject o f th e tea duties, headed by Mr. Cardwell, M.P., an d Si r Thomas Birch, M.P., had an inter v i ew w ith L or d John Russell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing street. The Chancello r o f t h e E xchequer was present at the conference. Lord Major-Gen era l Si r William Her- ries, Sir James Duke, Sir Charles Adam s , an d Alder man Sidney, had also interviews yesterday with the Right Hon. Baronet, at the Home -office. Captain Lambert had an interview with E ar l G rey yesterday at the Colonial - office. Deputy Ch a i rman of the Board bad an inter v i ew w i t h the Chan cellor of the Exchequer yesterday. Sir Henry Elli s of lAnirla.nHdaßrteDreansudes: and Mr. Sadlier, my., had also interviews yesterday with the Eight llon. Baronet, at his official residence in Downing-street. The Marquis of Lansdowne arrived in town yes terday, from his seat, Bowood Park, Wilts. Earl Granville arrived in town yesterday from Parir. Lord John Russell issued invitations y es t er day t o the mover and seconder of the Address in the Horse of Commons, and a numerous party of Members of the Lower House, to a full-dress dinner, on Wednes day, the 30th inst. The dinner will be given at his Lordship', o ffi c ial residence in Downing -street. THE QUA RTERLIES. 'THE - EDINBURGH REVIEW. No. CLXXXIII. Foremost, though list among the contributions comprised in the present number of this distinguished periodical is the admirable criticism on Lamartine's latest hitorieal composition. We have failed to read the observation,, made by the Edinburgh Review without emotion, for the circumstance of its publics !ion has vividly called to our remembrance the ap pearance of the last strictures of the same quarterly upon the preceding annals penned by that illustrious Frenehinan—the last contribution to the pages of the Edinburgh from the hand ,of poor Charles Buller. Within that interval one of the wittiest, most genial, end rising statesmen -of the Liberal party has passed away--edying prematurely in the ripeness of his man hood, in the vigour of his intellect, and at the moment when his political ambit ion seemed culminating to its highest realisation. His memory, duly preserved among those dour public charanust consequently remain as nothing better than a syrilitetrical fragment, indi cating, and only indicating, what might have been expected if the lamp of his genius had not been so iuddeply extinguished. Divesting our minds, how ever, of these serrovvfal - recollectioes, the contribution vaiieli has causetitheir revival will prove, on exami eatiOri, to be eminently entitled to reference. A dere judicious and impartial criticism we have seldom 'had the eatisfaction of perusing—yielding as it does due recognition to the merits and deficiencies of the work, awarding proportionate 'praise and condemna -ion to the virtues and blemishes of the writer. After laboriously weighing the value . of the effusion sub jected to criticism, namely, ,the " Histoire de la • Re volution de 1848," the reviewer arrives at the follow ing conclusion : Oathe whole, we do not believe tl'at the de la Revolution do 1848' will raise M. de Lemart.ne's reputation. It shows his conduct to have been weaker, And his principles of action to be more absurd, than we tad thought possible. But this circumstance adds to its interest, by aiding to its credibility. Neither the a-..;- , ions nor the motives which be avows are such as a man would aeerihe to himself fa 7 sely. And we must add, that when we have had an opportunity of testing the :nth of his narrative, by comparing it with that of other witnesses ' we have geeerally foUnd it correct. We have seen , for. imtaece, an account drawn up by Marshal Bugeaud, in his own handwritink, of the mitts of the 24th of February, so far as he took Fart in them. the story, as told by Lamartine, agrees with this paper ;n its minutest details; and probably was taken from the Marshal's own lips." The panegyric pronounced in' the above paragraph upon the truthfulness of the work as a record of oc .currences is only consistent with the annalist's pure and unimpeachable reputation. As the critic happily expresSesit, the two volumes are in their character less hiitorical than autobiographical—and this cir cumstance we conceive constitutes, instead of the chief error, the principal excellence of the production. Referring to the memorable apostrophe to the Tri coloured Flag, the reviewer F ays,— "The mob to whiCh it had been addressed aas pour ing back with shouts of Viie Lamartine!" Vivo le drapeau tricolor!' when it was met, repulsed, and passed through by a body of revolutionists more fierce and more implacable than any of the previous columns. 'A bas Lamartine!' Mort a Lamartine!' they screamed! paint de paroles, le decret, , le decret! ou le gouverne me it des traitres ala lanterner Lamartine had placed himself before the great gate, raised, on a chair above the small knot of devoted adherents who stood between him and a band of ruffians whose bayonets and swords almost reached his body, and, indeed, slightly wounded one of his hands. • His voice could not now be heard in the tumult: He would nut retreat; yet, if he remained, the only result seemed to 1)7, his being thrown down and trampled to death by tho mob. "He was saved, as in no other place in Europe he could have been saved, by a beggar, who rushed between him and his assailants, invoked him as the brother, the father, the god of the people; embraced hire, kissed him, and at length obtained for him, all that was neces sary to his triumph-e-a hearing. For whenever a Parisian mob hears Lamartine it is subjugated. He subdued this last detachment of the Red party as he had subdued its predecessors: The tricolor was raised again over the great gates; the mob dispersed, and after eight hours of struggle the Place de Greve was again empty." This in truth was one of the most sublime deeds of heroism ever recorded by either ancient or modern historian.- Supposing the fame of Lamartine as a poet, an annalist, a philosopher, or a statesman to perish, it would be secured to a perennial immortality by the recollection of that one act and that one speech. Yet that the celebrity of Lamartine, apart from this glorious incident, is neither narrow nor evanescent, listen to the following remarks of the Edinburgh Reviewer : "hf. de Lamartine bas many claims to public atten tion; more in number, perhaps, than any one of his cotemporaries. He is a poet, an ora'or, a philosopher, an historian, and a statesman. His statesmanlike qUalities may be collected from the story which we ate about to relate. His merits as an historian we con ~idered two years ago, and we see no reason to alter our verdict. His claims as a poet and an orator cannot be disputed. They are matters not of inference but of'fact. The object of a pott is to please—that of an orator to persuade; a►nd the man who obtains eminent success in his art is a great artist. A critic may think that be sees objections to the means adopted: he may wonder it the taste of the nation which could be pleased with such poetry, or at the reasoning Liculties of the auditors who could be moved with such arguments; but he must bow tcesuccess. The poet or the orator may have been him self aware of these objections; but if he could so best obtain his. object, .he wits right in disregarding them. M. de Lamartise'a pottiy is not fitt-41 for English popu larity: scarcely any French poetry is. But in France its success has been rapid and universal, and he stands at the head of her living poets. From this judgment the only appeal is to that of posterity; and it would be presumptuous- - -for foreigners especially —to anticipate its reversal. " M. de Lamartice's success as an orator has been still more brilliant. The words of •no other living speaker have so much affected the destinies of mankind. His influence heel resembled that of Mirabeau and O'Con nell united. Both Mirabesu and O'Connell, indeed, preserved their influence much longer; Mirabesu, in fact, kept his till death. O'Connell until extreme ago and bodily w( akness. M. de Lamartine's iF, for the present, suspended. But, while it lasted, it was more decisive, more instantaneous in its effects, and exercised under legs advantageous circumstances, than eith, r of theirs?? Upon the clever politico-historic contribution relating to "Turkey and Christendom" we have already 'commented in our leading• columns, so that further allusions to it would be superfluous. Not so with the in genious criticism penned by a read er an d, t o a certain extent, by an admirer of Currer Bell, in which the consideration of the merits and demerits of " Shirley" gives rise to an interesting dissertation upon female- literature. Although coinciding in as great measure with those who recognise the individual superiority of celebrated men over celebrated women, the critic expresses considerable doubt as to whether the fair sex en masse is suffering under an inherent disadvantage. The argument of his opponents in this matter he does not regard as in any remarkable degree strengthened by the mere consideration that the gentler half of the human family has never had its annals adorned with names such as those of Shakspere, Bacon, Newton, Milton, Raphael, Mozart, Watt, or Burke. Upon the ex traordinary deficiency of the female intellect in regard to musical composition and to the exhibition of the humorous, whether on the stage or in literature, the writer cannot help remarking. Speaking of the want of a single great musical composer among females, he observes:— " Bu►, as composers, they have never attained any dis tinction. They hale often been grea►, indeed, as per formers —whether with the impassioned grandeur of a Pasta and a Viardot, or with the perfectt vocalisation of a Lind and an Alboni—whether pianists, such as Camille Playel—violinists, such as Madame Flipowicsz or the little Milanolo—whether as organist=, or even as trom bone (!) players—yet in musical composition they ate absolutely without rank. We can understand their not creating the stormy grandeur and tumultuary harmo nies, the gloom and the enchanting loveliness of a Beethoven, since to that height woman never have at tained in any art; but why no one among them should yet have rivalled the moonlight tenderness and plaintive delicacy of a Bellini, is a mystery to us." Again, commenting upon the want of a great comic actress and of a great comic authoress, the Edinburgh says : " Compare Miss AuiOn, Miss Ferriar, and Miss Edgeworth, with the lugty mirth and riotous humour of Shakspere, Rabelais,: Butler, Swift, Fielding, Smollett, or Dickens and Thaekeray. . It is like comparing a quiet smile with the • inextinguishable laughter' of the Ho meric gods! So also on the stage—there have been comic actresses of incomparable merit, lively, pleasant, humorous women, gladdening the scene with their airy brightness and gladsome presence; but they have no comic energy. There has been no female Mundee, Liston, Matthews, or Keeley. To be sure, our drama has no female raw, the representation of which af.er such a fashion would not have been a caricature." Besides the critical notices already mentioned we must particularize an able and learned review on the " History of Greece, by George Grote." Irish Toryism receives a castigation, to .which we must elsewhere direct attention, in the paper entitled " Orange Processions." Three other contributions, of remarkable ability and of permanent value, remain still unnoticed ; but our remarks have already pro• ceeded to a length which obliges us to content our selves with their bare enumeration,'namely, articles on " Sanitary Reforms," on "British Mines," and on " Colonization." BURKE'S LANDED GENTRY TOR 1850.—We are requested to stat that Mr. Colburn has this day pub lishes Mr. Burke's " Hist rry of the Landed Gentry f.r 1850. 1 ' a cheaper edition, cortecte I to the present time, comp'ol in two volumes royal octavo, comprising more tinter then this ty ordinary volumes, price only 2/. 25., bound, which may now be had of all booksellers. This important national work comprises a genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the whole of the landed gentry of Gieit Brit lin and Ireland, wish particulars of upwards of 100,000 persons connected with them, forming a ne . cesaory CollaPaalan la all PCONage9. 6 0 6 0 6 0 5 11 5 10 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 5 THE RUSSIAN LOAN. TO THE 17)ITOR OF THE SUN: Sin,—A few months agO you did me the favour to insert a few remarks on the "Austrian Loan ;" per balis you will Low allow me to say a few words on the Russian Ivan just announced by Messrs. Baring and Co. It is called a railway loan, to give it a specious ap pearance. Despotism cannot afford to tell the truth ; if it could, it would in these days often be ashamed of it. A loan to pay the assassins hired to murder the Hungerian patriots, flog their noble women, and im prison their children, would not sound well on 'Change, and wou ld b e ce ll e d t h e Assassins' Loan throughout the land ; but anything to do with rail ways, albeit they are not in the best odour at present, has a much better chance of public favour. Now, it is extremely likely that Nicholas would be very glad to see this Moscow railway of his finished, and many others too, for without such means of rapid transit for his treope, his large, unwieldy empire would be completely at the mercy of any naval power that was induced to attack it ; but if his Autocratic Majesty had not spent his people's money in bullying and slaying his neighbours no loan would have been required It is ridiculous to suppose that the commercial engineers of a land of serfs can demand any railways at all, and Nicholas, although very fond of his people's progress when it aggrandizes his own power, would be the last man to allow it to go on too fast for the safety of despotism. We have had accounts lately of conspiracies in his dominions, and it is well known that in Russia assas sination is regarded as the natural death of an Em peror. These facts, with the well-known circum stance of the Government costing much more than the revenue, naturally makes his Majesty desirous of raising the wind. He feels that he is not safe, sur rounded by the most enormous army in the world ; if not the sword of the avenger, at any rate the knife of the assassin hangs over him, and he wishes to fey cure himself. True to the instincts of despotism, he puts his trust in espionage and oppression. If freedom of writing or speaking comes 'near him he is alarmed, and the assertors of him an rights must be quenched in blood, and when he has had his fling of temporarily successful crime, he comes to moral and religious England, and asks its people to pay for it. A beggar once prayed hard for a trifle to keep him from doing what he should bitterly regret, and when the charitable coin was transferred to his pocket, explained that had he not got it he should have been obliged to work. Now if Nicholas would tell the truth, he would say that if he could get no foreign loans he would be obliged to depend for his safety on constitutional principles, which, as the beggar said, he would bitterly regret. The Autocrat is liked by the people because he curbs the power of their feudal masters, and it heals the stripes on their own backs to see a little discipline enforced on their tyrants ; but his power is personal, and the nobles, who hate him, are aware of the fact that anybody would rule who got possession of his person, and that with the ter mination of his life a new state of things would com mence. In Moscow thousands of serfs, as much the property of their masters as pigs or horses, work in factories, and if they are not fitting themselves for freedom they are growing more powerful for revenge ; thus two dangers hourly menace Russia—a successful conspiracy of the nobles against the Emperor, and a general rising of the serfs against their masters. No one knows how long the crisis will be delayed, but after it, bondholders might whistle for their money. It is no argument against this view of Russian stability to say, that the people are far too uncivilized for a constitutional Government. It is from that very fact that more danger comes. If Russians had the strong feeling of personal inde pendence of the Anglo-Saxon race, the empire would be comparatively safe, but both Russian his tory and general history show that slaves will, sooner or later, rise, and when they do rise the degradation that has been heaped upon them brings forth the most bitter and sanguinary fruit. Nicholas is pledged to tyranny, he has made his compact with the evil spirit and sealed it with blood, and the aspects of the times promise him anything but a quiet or a cheap career. Austria is in a state of decomposition— Germany in a ferment, and from both ideas of liberty will arise, and Nicholas may again have another extravagant and disgraceful campaign, in which treachery may not confer a victory that is far beyond his military power to obtain. All these circumstances should be well weighed before any prudent man lends his money to Nicholas on any pretext whatever. No one of high principlewill advance a farthing to assist in crime, and there is no cccasion to address them on this matter ; but to capi talists of another kind it may be well to remark that there are times when the great mass of the people rigidly scrutinize the doings of the rest, and it will not be well to have it proclaimed to the working men that the middle classes, with all their boasted love of freedom, are eager to lend their money to put it down. English bishops are not likely to come for ward, like the mollabs of Turkey on a recent occa sion, and urge their countrymen to a noble course of action, as Russian oppression does not hurt the churchman's craft ; but we hope Englishmen will unanimously spurn the Autocrat's proposal as an in sult to their race. The Peace Society are quite right when they go to war in such a case as this, and although large merchants may soon take up the loan, a little wholesome ag it a ti on w ill prevent their disposing of it among the people, We have had lately many deplorable - cases of savings'-bank defaulters, and hope we have come to the end of the list, but if any set of men are at this moment engaged in swindling these useful institutions, we recommend the contractors for the Russian loan to solicit their support. Such people would not disgrace themselves much by taking shares, and, if the money was lost, they would have the satisfaction of knowing it was not their own. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, Jan. 16, 1850. H. I. S. CALEDONIAN ASYLUM. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,--1 perused with much satisfaction your repro bition of the flogging of girls in the Caledonian Asylum. Permit me to draw your attention to a circumstance which has just come under my notice. At the last examination of this school by the Rev. F. C. Cook, one of her Majesty's Inspectors of Church Schools, one of the boys was much commended by Mr. Cook for his accuracy in Scriptural knowledge. The prize awarded to the facile princeps of the school for proficiency in Christian knowledge is " The Journal of a Tour made by Senor Juan de Vega, the Spanish Minstrel," with the following inscription on the fly sheet Caledonian Asylum. Presented to * * • for prompt and correct answers to questions on the day of examinatior, June 27, 1849." I omit names, and send the book with my card. I am sure, Sir, you will agree with me that a more improper book could scarcely be put into the hands of a young man. The public, and especially the supporters of the Asylum, have an imperative right t o k now th e g r oun d s on whichl the authorities can justify, under any cir custances, the presentation of such a book. I am, Sir, &c., A GUARDIAN. P.S. We understand that the schoolmaster is the protegee of the Rev. Dr. Cumming! INTELLIGENCE BY BALLOONS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—By your immediate insertion of an article I sent you upon the conveyance of intelligence by bal loons, I may presume you take an interest in the matter. I now send you a rough plan of dropping, at cer tain intervals, dispatches over an extent of country. I do not send it with a view to its finding a place in your columns, as it cannot well be explained without a drawing. I have already sent it to the editor of the Illitstrated London News, and, perhaps, in that paper it may be seen next Saturday. The plan consists of a balloon made of thin properly varnished, the size of the balloon to be such as to afford an available buoyancy of about sixteen ounces, supposing the inflating gas to be about one sixth the weight of atmospheric air. To the neck of the balloon, when inflated, is made fast a line sus pending or lever lath, made of light wood, as shown by the drawing. To one end of the lever are fixed three hooks, turned up at different angles; hook c at an angle of twenty degrees, hook b, forty-five degrees, hook a, seventy degrees ; on each of these are hooked a suitable number of dispatches or intelligence papers; at the other end of the lever is suspended a glass con taining sand ; the quantity of sand put into the glass is such, that when a certain portion of it is run out corresponding to an interval of time, say two hours, the weights on the dispatch end of the lever will pre ponderate, the lever will consequently cant, and set free the dispatches hooked on at c ; so soon as this occurs the lever returns to a horizontal position, by reason of the weight of the sand-glass In the same manner are th e di spa t c hes ho hours. at of b and a disengaged at i n t erva l s of two_ weight, or three The balloon, being so relievedpreponderating. kednn ex tend its flight, and when it descentdescends by it a should will ou small d be held captive to the place of itsgrapnel, suspended to the balloon for that purpose; ther e dispatch the lever is suspend e d s h ould secured to the balloo n . should Th e line also be h y ich be fitted with a swive l, so that the rotary m o ti on of the balloon may not be imparted to the lever. h Should there he any difficulty in the running out of sand at the rate required, that is at about one ounce per hour, alcohol might be used, the glass being so bored as to allow the alcohol to drop slowly, so that an ounce may be expended in about an hour. I am, Sir, Sce Jan. 16, 1850. N AUTICU S. P.S. You are quite q liberty to show this to any one who takes an interest in the matter. I will take this opportunity to remark that balloons will, at no distant day, be employed in other than peaceable designs. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. NORTH KENT CONTINUATION. A public meeting of the inhabitants of Favershtrn was held yesterday, to take into consideration the propriety of supporting the proposed railway to con nect Dover and the intermediate places with the North Kent Railway at Strood. About 300 of the principal landowners, gentry, farmers, and tradesmen of the neighbourhood were present. The MAYOR, having briefly opened the proceedings by stating the objects of the meeting, showed ire glow ir g colours the wants of Faversham and the neigh bourhood for railway communication. Mr. Tam.ox, the promoter of the line, said that he had used his best endeavours to select the line which, in his opinion would least interfere with or eamental property and could be constructed at the cheapest rate. He had no doubt but that an amicable arrangement could be come to, so as to remedy any chance of danger which might be entertained from a train passing near to the powder workF. Mr. C. J. IlenTore, having adverted to the commer cial advantages of the line, proposed a series of reso lutions, to the effect that an entire line of railway passing through the towns in North Kent, and con necting the harbour of Dover and the Downs with the various arsenate, dockyards, &c on the north side of Kent, was one of great national as well as local interest; approving of the plans of Mr. Taylor, subject to certain alterations, and appointing a com mittee for Faversham, to assist the central committee in promoting the undertaking. Sir J. M.TYLDEN, in seconding the resolutions, said that the project bad the entire an d unqualifi e d sup port of the landowners generally on the line. The resolutions were then unanimously adopted. The correspondence with the South-Eastern Com pany respecting the proposed line having been read, a series of resolutions were psssed, regretting the determination of the South-Eastern Company to oppose the proposed Bill ; and complaining of the conduct of the company towards the inhabitants of the district and the promoters of the new line. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. WINDING-13P OF JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES--T HE ROYAL INDIA AND AUSTRALIA STEAM- PACKET COMPANY.—Yesterday the winding up of this com pany's affairs came on before the Master in Chancery' Blunt, at his court in Southampton-haalings, Chan cery-lane, on the petition of Mr. J , Yates, of Corn hill, and Mr. R. Ford, master ma; finer, holders of 100 shares each, and two of the dire represented that th e company ' clors. The petition ,vas started in 1847 for the establiz.h meat of a regular Great Britain, the East communication between Zealand, and other inte Indies, Australia, New corporated by Royal :mediate ports. It was in in 5,000 shares of `,garter with a capital of 100,0001. It was to be I -201. each, w ith power to augment. " of at least 75 awful f or t h e d i rectors, whenever a loss being subscribeser cent, on th e cap i ta l f or the time to dissolve ; b u ld had been inc urre d, t o ca ll a meet i ng found impossible this could not be done, as it, was shareholders wholeconvene a sufficient number 01 . , lad legal meeting. 1 paid the calls to constitute a shareholders refuse directors made calls, but the carried on until Apr' to pay them. Business was embarrassed. From 1 „ 1849 when the affairs became official manager, preseat report of Mr. Coleman, the 12,653 shares were applieee vesterday, it appears that only 3,720 shares were p lf and allotted, of which 3,2111. The debts now du e ai d upon, amounting to or in hand 497/., expenses from Zl°unt to 4 encement 7,5401. Mt° 4,8271., assets The list of contributories li a bl e settled in respect of all those sharehotto cell has been the deed, and of those wh o p a id the pis.so who signed posit but who did not s i gn th e d ee d. Ab out 'Tili were taken in Madras, and 81 i n C ey l on , an 1 these have to he consid e r e d. Th e t o t a l num b er of 2arsYhares de not included in the list of contributories is ` t, lla 2 r s es . This arises from their b e i ng cons id ere d b a d , hose to whom they were allott e d b e i ng d ea d, insolvetose or abroad. THE LATE ±N SIGN DANIEL AUGUSTUS SANDFORD. It was with feelings of no common regret that wt, heard of the premature death o f D an i e l A ugus t utd Saud ford, Ensign in the 2d Bengal European I n f antry son of the Rev. John Sanoford, vicar of Dunchurcf and grandson of the late Bishop Sandford. He was ais: pointed to the regiment in 1848, when but yet on tl• verge of manhood, having just completed his twentiet he year, and is reported to have sunk under inflammatio consequent upon the excessi ve f a ti gues o f the cam paign in the Punjaub. His health, which had bee Lar some time gradually breaking down before corps reached its cantonments at Lahore, from lone continued over-ex er ti on an d pr i vat i ons, was by no means benefited by his abode there, the accommodhtion being anything but good, and more than half of the officers of the regiment on the sick list. It may not be, perhaps, very generally known, that this accomplished, gallant, and fine-hearted young gentleman, who, had he been spared, could scarcely have failed to have risen to distinction, and fulfilled the most sanguine expectations his friends enter tained of him, was the author of " Leaves from the Journal of a Subaltern during the Campaign in the Punjaub," published a month or two ago by the Messrs. Blackwood. These memoranda, the gleanings of an observant eye, and the outpourings of a finely -toned and generous spirit, were jotted down, it appears, without the slightest view of ever being presented to the public eye; but, having been communicated piecemeal to his friends in England, were, without even his per sonal consent, transmitted to the columns of the Times, from the great interest exhibited at the period regarding the position of our Indian affairs, more especially after the sanguinary battle of Chillian wallah, of which, as well as of the previous battle of Ramnuggur, and the subsequent crowning victory of Goojerat, they contain a graphic and most animated account. From many interesting passages of his own Journal, it was too evident that Mr.' Sandford's health was much broken; and although he makes slighter account of this than most people were likely to have done, and several times reports himself fit for service, when with greater propriety, perhaps, he might have remained in the hands of his physician, still it is but too evident that the blade was wearing through the sheath, and that he was continuing to hold life by a very precarious tenure, although we were by no means prepared for such an immediate termination of his career. Simple and unpretending as the Journal is, it is impressed throughout with that graphic air of reality which it is next to impossible to communicate to any detail of fictitious events ; and it would be difficult to point out, in any similar narrative, so many passages of descriptive beauty, evidently sketched from nature — so many outbursts of a generous and heroic tempera ment—so many tender and touching episodes, such as those relating to his bosom friend, Sprot, and to the poor wounded mother dying with the unconscious in fant hanging at her bosom—so many traits of the sol dier, blended with feelings and sentiments so Christian, so unassuming, and so delicate. For ourselves, we can unhesitatingly say, that we have not for a very long time perused any narrative which has interested us more ; and now that the young and gallant author is beyond the reach either of our praise or blame, we ieel it a duty to say so. From his Journal we could not help forming a high estimate of the character and abilities of the writer ; and although it is the only literary legacy he has left to his friends, it is one to which they are entitled to point with a mournful pride, and which will assuredly long embalm his me mory in the heart of many an admiring and thought ful reader.—Edinburgh Courant. PAINTING IN CRAYONS.—In addition to the variety of things exhibited at the Bazaar in Baker-street, a collection of portraits in crayons or pantiles, the works of a French artist, M. Magins, who Las lately arrived in this country, has bean opened to the public. These pictures show a great advance in this style ( f painting, and very extraordinary effects have been introduced. both as to light and 'shade, and as to depth 4 back ground. As this manner of portrait painting is compa ratively little cultivated in England, it will be a matter o of surprise to most per sons t o see h ow muc h can b e done by materials hitherto neg l e ct e d. Th e ti n t s -are naturally textures of and beautifully bl e nded, an d th e variouse effect of oil costume and surfa c es rendered withl known tn characters painting. The portraits of several Highland and Agricult ura l Society of Scotland have award ed their first prize of a 8 1: r . a F d e in rg g u s so b n y , land meansaugtegnit,amin Glasgow, for t he d vitrified a ar il e a f r a e it m id e u r l i l t y or given, iou and will be at once recognised, and meritorious. We understand that the gold med a l to M re r. of Jamesfarm best report on t h e saving and appl y i ng manure the liqui d pipes laid under the surfac e . L ast year Mr. Ferguson was awarded by th e A gr i cultural Society two prise..._ii , gold medal for a report on the application of stea m or other power t o th e working of drain-tile or pipe-making machines, an d a s i lver medal for a report on making and dr a i n i ng w i th tubes made of peat earth. GRAY'S INN, JAN. 1 6.—The Rev. Dr. H ersey has this day been elected preacher to the Hon. Society of Gray's Inn, in the room of the late Rev. Dr. Shep. herd, deceased, GRAY's INN, JAN. 16.—Saint George Kerr, Esq , and George Francis, Esq., were this day called to the degree of Barrister-at-Law by the Hon. Society of Gray's Inn, . .._.. ISurgeon Guy Alexander Acheson (1804), on the retired list , died a few days since at Dublin. REGISTRY' OF SHIM—The following amended forms have been approved by the Government authori ties, to be used in the registry of vessels:-1. Surveyors' certificates cf admeasurement for sailing vessels. 2. Surveyors' certificates of admeasurement for steamers. 3. Bond to be given at the time of registry by the master and owners. 4. Bond to be given by the ma ster w h en he cannot attend at the port t. f registry, and orders have been given for copies of the newly -approved forms, to tralsinittcd to the collectors and comptrollers, or other principal officers cf the revenue, at the several ports aiid places throughout the kingdom, with direo- Lions that they be adopted by them in lieu of those now L iu use. 'A • I DON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 17, rBSO