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. , jug the water into the several basins to facilitate the T in p"ress and eg ress o f t h e l arger d escr i pt i on o f vessels. e e engi nes , w hi ch are to be of 50-horse power each, now being made. Lord Panmure has benevolently contributed the liberal b' l. "' of 5 01. to the soup kitchens at Montrose and Ar roath. Hi s L ordship has, in addition, given 701. to Pply the poor families of Brechin with coals. The new rules and orders in bankraptcy, under the Act of lust session, to amend the statute of the sth and Cah 'Victoria, c. 146, relating,' to insolvent debtors, have retently been promulgated by the Commissioners, having been approved by the Lord Chancellor. There are six teen rules and orders in the list, with a table of fees an nexed. The following order was issued by command of the Earl of Lonsdale, the Postmaster-General :—" Notice to th e P u bli c. —General Post-office, Jan., 1844.—As there is reason to believe that, notwithstanding the notices Which have been already issued, some misapprehension e xists with respect to the transmission of letters, and es pecially newspapers addressed to Germany, the Post ulaater-General cons id ers i t necessary to call part i cular attention to the fact, that under the existing regulations all letters and newspapers directed to any part of Ger !ellnY (the Austrian dominions excepted), are forwarded 1 ., 1 .! the mail t o H amburgh, unless specially marked via Holland, via. Belgium, or via France." the Dean of Chichester, rector of All Souls' district ; and Dr. Peafold, rector of Trinity district, discontinued _the use of the " badge of party " in the pulpit, and re 4willuei their black gowns when preaching. No reason ." tssigned for this change, which has given great sa t4sfactiou to the respective congregations. PRANCE AND MOROCCO. T n ay, her Britannic Maje s ty' s C onsu l-G enera l at I,l!ngiersons , has lately publi s h e d th e f o ll ow i ng l etter o f hi s Ice-Cl, dated— aore, 1, IE. bi , " I ar rived here on th e 19th M in og d stant. On Nov.. landin 44 the i o rt Morning, th e G overnor , Sidi-Hagg-el-Ghag rbi korire", who had but recently arrived, met me on the to ac companied by a guard of honour, and expressed theme the high pleasure he felt at my return, adding that People of the re-establishment of peace, of which they -rt aluyil grave doubts. He assured me that cons ul, could be resumed without apprehension, that 4n ,.; People w e re desirous th a t it s h ou ld b e so, • m~z”.." W aited with the utmost anxi e ty th e return o f t h e Th - lan merchants. He also en t rea t e d me to present f in the town, that 1 might be seen, and judge for being insulted, I was met by expressions of joy and Many persons assured me that they had only a few days previous co me to t h e determination of quitting the town, lit that since the arrival of the Governor, the city had been well supplied with provisions, well ordered, and that now the British COnsul had returned they were in duced to remain, being persuaded that Mogadore would shortly recover its former state of prosperity. " The Emperor advances slowly, but effectually, in the arrest of the employes of the city and province, who Participated in the late pillage, or took no steps to op- D Pose the dis or d er pen di ng t h e b om b ardment of the town Y the French squadron ; and in the punishment of the tribes who by their conduct during the pillage violated the laws of Islamism. "His Majesty is still at Fez, but will probably com mence his journey as soon as the troubles in the north are over. The native Hebrews are not yet returned from Morocco, but daily expected ; and several Moor ish inhabitants have resumed possession of their houses. " The on l y E uropean who lost his life during the late d isorders is M. Boletti, who was found dead in his house, formerly occupied by M. Fleurst, of the French Consulate." THE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock ......... 212 p 3 per Cent. R e d uce d 3 per Cent. C onso l s : loo,i New 3 1 4 per Cent .. 104 Long Annuities to expire Jan 1860 12 1 ,4 India Bonds, 1,000/......... ..... Ditto under 1,000/. .... 7B Bank Sto c k f or A ccount 212 Consols ... India Stock for Account Exchequer Bill s , 1,0004, 1%d.... 65 pm. Ditto 5001. Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS. Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto 3 per Cent. 36, 36% SHARES. Birmingham and Gloucester, 100 paid Bristol and Gloucester, 30 paid ... 39 Chester and Holyhead, 5 paid ................ Direct Norwich, 2% paid ........................ Dublin and Galway, 2% paid Eastern Counties, 25 paid... ........ Great Western, 75 paid... 167 London and Birmi ng h am (S tock) ... .. London and Blackwall, 165 London and Brighton, 50 paid sl:l, it London and Greenwich, 1276 paid London an I South Western, 413. paid 77 Ditto Saw 6' London a n d C roy d on, 131. 15s. 91 paid ... 41/st r ' 1614 Lo ndon and York. 2% paid ..... ................. anchegt er an d Bi rm i ngham, 40 paid ... 53 iidland, 100 paid ls l ! w aastie ari! Bernick, 1% paid kath A, t 1 and Eastern, 45 paid 5B tt l , K a/ paid 3 S outh ,ent, 2, 4 ev u South - i - ,: n, 10 paid South Vales, and Dover, 33A paid 4l york 21,4 paid I. and North Midland, 50 paid Pari s and , 3% r aris ...._ Lyons; ...! paid 4nd Rouen, 20 paid 4 0% .. 'lir _ --, Perfo j r 4 neW c oinedv at the Haymarket has no g ss t ' il b l e i e n n . cre asin ln g e i ci uPwards' of forty nights, and yet is . f n attraction, being capitally bac . ked-u b the i i G e : ci t . c i o o aa tlalned Christmas novelties, the fairy drama . of owitzerland. Percinet and Phillips's splendid diorama of oore,rettly runninlglanY 100 nights. Wagers have been laid upon the o-tuifideedii.delphi .still retains its old popularity, being with • ' eve p hi night to witness Tne Chimes, of Dickens. Cailt3 admirable cast, and the pantomime of Cats' ''' such is the likelihood of a long run for those tfitovvelties that it has enabled Madame Celeste to accept a e c. , e nights' starring engagement at Bristol, where sh 4113e!,1ed last night to one of the finest houses of the season snireejustly popular drama of the Mysterious Stranger. Itou ' 4111 ), JAN. I.—The Court will go into ii• -rning to-morrow for eight days, for her late Royal j_lughness the Princess Sophia Matilda of Gloucester.— u1 ;10/ de Franefort, Jan. 4. rs o , t 'aTrTstasis RosPrraz..—This royal, ancient, and Ilt, . xoenent institution has recently received the disis egvu„l;Bl4l honour of adding to its list of governors . h s in --- *l-Lighness Prince Albert. A deputation, consi t hil °f Sir John Pirie, the President, Mr. T. B. Bur tsiße' the Treasurer, and Messrs, William I'ott and A. witritrd Tyrrell, Governors, attended by Mr. R. A of thnewright, the clerk of the hospital, had an audience . ointm ent, l'rtnc e on Friday last, at Windsor Castle, by an softit when a splendidly illuminated copy of the Uoys,l Ilia, °r ls of a special general court, electing h is staff ,s(iii- „-ceelloardaaalervernor, together with a greenthe ‘e gto , with old-established usage), and end "'arY charge to a governor, were read over ei,ednresented to his loyal th e 8.,,- • Highness, who re ; ple stso t ---, with his usual urbanity, and wa i nsitit which he felt in the . 0 express the interest . utiles and his hope that his having become a e°,era '• liol r might prove useful. There is something peen :, 44. , 3' gratifying L o ° Patreea in these manifestations of roya boun y such affording, as they naturally do, strong th ?es that such illustrious examples may not be wit!iotit , i( Ttr due effect in inducing benevolently-disposed inch tiiitlftls to follow the same steps. In the present instance txt 4 'nark t o y royal favour has been most opportunely wh e n tlc l e , plan being in contemplation for rebuilding, ti en e- `"e fur plan will allow, the whole of the older , por . . Pla t : l ° f the building of this truly noble institution. This qe stl 4 o 4B already building partly carried into . effect by the h i , f ... 4 ° e ele two magnificent wings abutting on Wel sittn-s, which, besides - the increased . accommo d.ege,,ll„t,beY afford to the sick, contribute in no trifling ti a - to the general effect of the southern approach to having riew Lon don -bridge. This hospital, also, from , i,h 'eels founded by Icing Edward VI., in the year t l 11 ,, t , as strong. claims upon the public from gr hav e of time during which its inestimable blessings 1 -.1. beeCoonferred upon our poorer brethren. , 0 4 pl:Pri NDEUNED CONVICTS AT STAYFORD.—Late th e ~- , ;:a s Y night a respite was received by Mr. Brutton, rajl Qlll °r of Stafford County Gaol, from Sir James _. e.... n Wh o 1. 7: t for the youthful convicts, Downing and Pow:ye, 1,, e ere to have been executed on Saturday morning. p'ouititeettuse of this official interference is said to be some served Iflaw connected with the convicts, which is re tio-ave,d the consideration of the Judges. The exectz 41_, IS the postponed until Saturday, the 25th 12L, before which time the decision of the Judges will etherselive4en given. The point reserved for the Judges is, of th Mr. Justice Coltman ought not, at the request h e6titi,° Prisoners' counsel, to have asked the jury on which & otter ': of the indictment they found each of the pri the g u ilty ; one of the counts charging Downing as the Prin elPal, and Powys aiding and abetting, att. 1 Other count charging Powys as the prihn . and Downing as aiding and abetting. I' e tsi ti _,' was of opinion that the indictment was use Qr a f t ; and we understand that legal gentlemen gene t'rot?t,icipa.te.that the Judges will confi . rm . Mr. Justice that en 8 ?pn. Should they do so, it is understood it,.. the prisoners will most certainly be executed, pur ~ i nt to their sentence. It is to be regretted that, not- W lthat e P ow nthng their perilous position, both Downing and 4 evince the same degree of callous indifference wh teh , su nas marked their conduct throughout Lt, OCKING OCCURRENCE. —On Monday afternoon, tt:ween three and four o'clock, an infuriated cow forced kiekwEl into the boys side of tlk National and Parochial 4 ; 1 _ 1 : 1 _ 0 18 of St. Paul's, Covent-rarden, situate in Hart -11,1,"t• The children, on the approach of the intruder, 1, 4 earned with terror, added to the fury of the enraged e1 0 4 ,, t ; which, unable to find its way 4sut, the door having i "0 after its entrance, scampered about, upsetting th e 18e desks, &c., and trampling upon the children, 4 r.teen of whom are much injured, three of them so ls, ri t °l !slY as to be taken to Charing-cross Hospital. At Nytta,,,n attempting to gore Mr. Chalkley, the master, it s ta '9ed to the greund by the blow of a form, which L 1 :44 Riven with such force as to break off one of its At ~s! at the same time shattering the form to pieces. iltiii•4lB linle some of the inhabitants hearing of the cir btsstallee, assembled, and with difficulty ejected the ttt,tider, which was forthwith taken to Newport -market Vt.h."!;Ltlghered. It appears that the animal had calved -v three days ago. --_- COURT CIRCULAR WINDSOR, MONDAY. - The •Queen and Prince Albert walked in the Home Park and pleasure grounds around the Castle in the early part of the morning. In the afternoon her Majesty and the Prince pro menaded on the Terrace and in the pleasure-grounds and Home Park. His Royal Highness the Pi:ince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken their accustomed airings this morning. The Austrian Ambassaior and the Countess Die trichstein arrived at the Castle to-day, on a visit to the Qwen. The Earl of Aberdeen and Mr. Patrick Fraser Tytler also arrived, on a visit to the Queen. Mr. Barnard, her Majesty's Charge d'Affairs at Coburg has left the Castle. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and Lady Fanny Howard joined the royal circle at din ner to-day. The Band of the Scots Fusilier Guards was in at tendance during dinner and performed the following pieces : Grand March, Lucia de Larnermoor,—Donizetti. Overtare, Der Freyschutz,—C. M. Von Weber. Grand Fantasia, pour Clarionette, Oboe, and Basson, —Neumann. The Guards Polka,—Wright. Dublin Waltzes,—Labietzki. Her Majesty's private Band afterwards attended and performed the remainder of the evening. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, arrived at Cam bridge House yesterday from Kew. Their Royal Highnesses visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester in the evening at Gloucester House. Lord Jocelyn had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie yesterday at the Office of the Board of Trade. Mr. Moreno, the Minister of the Argentine Con federation, had an interview with the Earl of Aber deen at the Foreign Office yesterday. Alderman Copeland had an interview yesterday with the Earl of Dalhousie. Despatches from the Governor of Jamaica, and also from the Governors of the other West Indian Colonies, were received yesterday at the Colonial Office. The Earl of Aberdeen left town yesterday afternoon. The Marquis of Bristol and Mr. J. Hume, M.P., had interviews with the Earl of Dalhousie yesterday at the Office of the Board of Trade. OLYMPIC T REATR E. Horatius, or, the Roman Father, an adaptation from " Les Horaces " of Corneille, was revived at this theatre last evening, for the purpose of introducing Miss Davenport for the first time as the heroine. In the days of Mrs. Siddons this was a popular play on the English boards; since her time, it has never been performed, for the simple reason that Horatia is her self the play, and that we have had no actress since Mrs. Siddons, who could, unaided and alone, sustain the whole weight of a tragedy. If we mistake not, however, Miss Davenport will restore this tragedy to its pristine popularity, for never has it been our good fortune to witness a more chaste and more tasteful, or more thoroughly classical performance than her Ho ratia. The tragedy is nothing more than a dramatic version of the story of the Iloratii and Curiatii; and Ho ratia is the Roman daughter, who is stabbed by her brother, because on his return from the slaughter of the Curiatii, she reproaches him for having slain her Alban lover. Never has the young Roman girl been more beautifully personified than by Miss Davenport. She looked the character completely—her face was an antique cameo—her form an ancient statue. Not that we would have it supposed, from these expres• sions, that her acting was of that "statuesque" school which is so much in vogue at the present day ; on the contrary, there is not the slightest attempt at melodramatic clap-trap ; there are no " poses ;" all is beautiful, all is natural ; the countenance is the index to the mind, and the varying features express clearly the feelings of the heart. At the opening of the tragedy we find Horatia, the young and affectionate girl, confiding to her friend 'aleria the secret of her love for Curiatius, and expressing a wish for the return of that peace between Rome and Alba which shall enable her again to behold her lover. Beautiful exceedingly is her expression of 0 3' when her father enters and informs her that no battle ss ill take place between the two armies, but that each is to choose three champions to combat for the empire. A slight cloud of melancholy passes over her f eatures when she hears it announced that her- three b rot h ers are to be champions of Rome, but that melancholy becomes agony when she knows that the three champions of Alba are the three Curiatii, and that her lover is pitted in this deadly contest against her brother. The scene with her brother Publius, which immediately follows, in which she clings to him, and begs him to spare her lover, was most exquisitely and most naturally given, and the struggle between the stoicism of the Roman maiden and the natural feelings of the warm-hearted and affectionate girl was admirably depicted. The catastrophe now approaches. The combatants meet —two of the Horatii are killed, and the third flies. The old Horatius curses his degenerate son, while Horatia, endeavouring to comfort her father, feels a calm joy in the knowledge that her lover is safe. Suddenly a messenger rushes in, and announces that the victory is Rome's. The flight of Publius Horatius was but a stratagem to withdraw the then wounded Curiatii from each other. He has returned and slain the whole of them. Pale, breathless, motionless, with features expressive of the intensest agony, of the most hopeless despair, Horatia stands—she listens to the story—a slight convulsive tremor agitates her frame. No word is spoken, no shriek is uttered, but she sinks to the earth:death-struck beneath the weight of unutterable woe. The acting of Miss Davenport in ,this scene was transcendently fine—most artis tically did she work the part up to a climax. An inferior actress would have given vent to her feelings by shrieks and moans, but with that intuitive sense of the true, the natural, the beautiful, which is ever the accompani ment of genius, she felt that such woes as hers, were too deep for utterance. Tears, and shrieks, and sobs, betoken a grief which admits of consola tion. The grief of utter despair, the grief which admits of no comfort, is ever silent. The play should have ended here, but following in the footsteps of Corneille, the author gives us another scene, in which, recovering from her swoon, she taunts her brother, and is by him slain. This scene was very beautifully given by Miss Davenport, but we could but feel that such a conclusion is an anti-climax. Miss Davenport has in this character achieved a great triumph. She is now among the very first, if she be not already the very first of English actresses. She was called for at the conclusion of the tragedy, and received with the most enthusiastic applause. She was well supported by Waldron, whose Horatius was a very careful and excellent performance. The pantomime of Old Bogie , which is one of the best and most amusing of the season, followed, with Mr. Flexmore, as clown. This gentleman, of whom we do not be fore recollect to have heard, is an admirable clown, one of the old Grimaldi school, full of fun and acti vity and practical jokes. We were almost afraid that the race of Clowns had become extinct. The mantle of Old Joe, however, has fallen on Mr. Flexmore, and long may he continue to wear it. The con cluding scene of this pantomime is very magnificent, and the various characters pay homage to the Queen and Prince Albert, who most graciously and conde scendingly accept the same, and among the lieges appears General Tom Thumb, in his carriage. We know not whether it be the General himself, in propria persona, but if not it is, as his own countrymen would express it, " a considerable good imitation of him." The house was very well attended. EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF PROPERTY TRANS. YERRED BY A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL.-A curious and (not a little) interesting document has lately been pre sented gratuitously to the select friends and clients of Mr. George Robins, also a large body of the agricultu rists, and such persons as are deeply interested in the transfer of property. We have been favoured with one of these reports, and have read through it with unmixed pleasure and satisfaction; as a matter of reference only it will prove invaluable. It states the quantity of pro perty that has changed hands through Mr. Robins's in strumentality from the year 1815 to 1842, (and it avoids noticing any of the estates he has sold at or under 2,0001.;) but it details the situation, extent, and rental of each property, and the county wherein it is situate, &c., with the name of the estate affixed to it. From this condensed history we gather the following facts: That, during a portion of Mr. Robins's professional pur suits, he has sold Seven Hundred Thousand Acres of Land, the rentals upon which were Eleven Hundred Thousand Pounds a-year, and the aggregate amount Eleven Millions and Four Hundred and Seventy-three Thousand, Two Hundred Pounds. It is said the pro perty sold at and below 2,000/. would exceed another Million of Pounds sterling. A curious fact is appended to this unparalleled result. In the year 1824, Mr. Robins presided over the Sales of the Marquis of Or monde' a vast Estates, for which he obtained 477,000 L, independently of timber; and he valued the remaining portion of the Lands and Estates of the late Duke of Athol] (not sold during Mr. Pitt's Administration), to gether with his sovereign rights to the government, for 530,000/. Either of these occurrences (as it regards the extent of the amount) are without a precedent; but, occurring as they did in one year, are not in dread Of having a parallel case to oppose them.—Briyhten Herald, Jan. 4. The birthday of his Grace the Duke of Rutland was celebrated at Belvoir Castle on Saturday, a ll the members of the Noble Duke's family circle at present in England assembling to do honour to the occasion. Hi s Grace has ceased to keep his birthday publicly as hereto fore, and the only additions to the family party on Sa turday were Sir Frederick Trench and Lady W. Powlett, who are on a visit at the castle. The servants employed on the Noble Duke's estate were regaled to their heart's content in the castle on the same day, and upwards of fifty sat down to dipper in the stew:Xs room. His Grace, we are happy fo'artnounce, iaTa exedlont health* +rip, irw, Lo Know, TUESDAY EVIltileING2 —JAN-TURN' 1843. BURGLARY, AND CAPTURE OF THE THIEVES. At the Thames Police-court, yesterday, two men, named James Francis, a hatter, and Thomas Salt, a labourer, were brought before Mr. Broderip, charged with committing a burglary in a dwelling-house belong ing to Messrs, Brindel and Roberts, proprietors of the Artichoke Tavern and Whitebait House, at Blackwell, and stealing property to a considerable amount. The house broken into is opposite the land frontage of the Artichoke, and is occupied at night by some of the tavern servants, and Mr. Brindel himself. On Sa turday evening the second cook had occasion to go to the private house, and on leaving it all the doors and windows were fastened and secure, and she locked the street door before she returned to the tavern. A very few minutes afterwards the charwoman of the tavern went over to the same house, and upon inserting the key in the lock she was unable to open the door. She was making a second attempt, when she heard a noise within and a scuffling in the passage. She im. mediately raised an alarm that thieves were in the house. Mr. Roberts and several domestics, both male and female, rushed out of the tavern, and the former very wisely directed his neighbours and servants to form a cordon round the street in which the house is situate and the adjacent ones, to cut off the retreat of the burglars, and a sentinel was placed at the door of every dwelling. A ladder was procured and raised against the house, and a young man named Ellis, porter at the Artichoke, having obtained admission at the front window of the first floor, went down stairs and opened the street door, which the bur glars had taken care to bolt and make fast before they commenced operations. The thieves retreated by the rear of the premises and got over several fences and yards. Numbers joined in the pursuit, and the pri soners were seen jumping over outhouses and walls with great dexterity, but no shelter could they find until they reached the back of the Britannia Coffee-house, in Rus sell-street, about two hundred yards or more from Messrs. Brindel and Roberts's dwelling. Mrs. Weldon, the landlady of the Britannia, had just before gone into her back bed room at the top of the house, and was ' startled by the hue and cry raised, and by her neighbours, all leaving their houses with lighted candles in their hands. She left her apartment and was making her way down stairs, when she was met by the prisoners, who, in a hurried manner, asked her to let them go into a room up stairs. She instantly told them to go down stairs, and they began swearing at her, and declared they would go up. After a severe scuffle, during which one of the prisoners struck her a violent blow on the face, and the other kicked her, she forced them down stairs on to the first fl or. Mrs. Weldon called out " Murder ! thieves !" and screamed aloud for assistance. The prisoners, ob serving the door of a dining-room open, exclaimed " Here s a crib, we will bolt in here." A great many persons, alarmed by Mrs. Weldon's cries, immediately entered the house and dragged the prisoners from their hiding places. One was found concealed under a large table, and the other was crouching behind an easy chair. While the waiter of the Artichoke, and a young man, named Robey, were conducting them down stairs, Francis called out to Salt " Give him the knife, Jack," and he was about to use one when he was overpowered and lodged in the Poplar station house. Watkins, a police-constable, No. 310 K, was immediately ordered by Inspector Rutt to go to the house, and examine it. In the front room on the first floor he found four chests open, and their contents strewed about the place. One of them had evidently been forced open with a sharp instrument. A silk handkerchief was spread on the floor, in which the thieves had packed up ready to carry away, three coats, four waistcoats, two pair of trousers, two linen shirts, a silk stock, and a pair of stockings, all belonging to Mr. Brindel. All the rooms in the house were in a similar state of con fusion, and drawers, cupboards, and boxes, had been broken open and emptied of their contents by the burglars, who would have carried off a rich booty if they had not been so opportunely disturbed. Three black silk neckerchiefs and several articles of wearing apparel were found in several yards and gardens right and left of the house on Saturday night and Sunday morning ; they had been dropped by the thieves during their retreat. A chisel and several skeleton keys used by them were picked up in the yard behind Messrs. Brindal and Ro berts's house. Inspector Rutt said he had no doubt the thieves ob tained an entrance into the house by means of one of the skeleton keys. He found upon the prisoner Francis a box of lucifer matches, a comb, and a short knife. Mr. Broderip asked the prosecutors if they had found all their property ? Brindel said the only thing missing was an old silver watch. The prisoners, on being called on for their defence, said they had nothing at all to say, but Francis was very anxious for the restoration of the comb taken from him, to comb his hair. Inspector Rutt said it was a new tortoiseshell comb, and the produce, he believed, of another robbery. Mr. Broderip said the inspector must not part with it, He committed the prisoners for trial. THE CHURCH. THE BISHOP OF EXETER AND DR. HAWKINS. TO THE REV. THE PROVOST OF ORIEL COLLEGE. _ _ My dear Sir--I have rarely been more surprised than by perusing your letter of the 31st ult., which I have this day received. It had not before occurred to me that any one could construe my letter to Mr. March Phillips as " containing strictures on the conduct of the late Vice-Chancellor and his assessors, in the judgment upon Dr. Pusey's sermon." For I not only used the words cited by you, that " the authorities in Oxford had exercised the power belonging to them, according to the conscientious judgment of those who had to exercise it," but I also added, that " I did not presume to question the justice or wisdom of that judgment." My adverse observations were most explicitly limited to the principles of the law which you had to administer; and even of that law I said that it must not be judged of without recollecting the " very special duties of caution and jealousy" which belonged to " an university as such." You say " possibly your Lordship did not mean to cast any reflections on our conduct ;" I answer, that until I read your letter I should have judged it impossible that any person could see in what I had said the slightest indication of such an intention. You add, " But the public, I fear, will interpret your words otherwise." I answer, that I have too much re spect for the understanding of the public to participate in your fear. If, however, you still think otherwise, I should not have the slightest objection to your publishing your letter, together with this my answer ; nor should I inquire whether you are, or are not, entitled, as you assume, to any expression of my " more favourable con struction of your conduct," were it not for the other matter in your letter. Fur I protest against the injustice of your making an unnecessary defence against an unreal charge ascribed to me, to be the vehicle of those disclosures of the particu lars of the conduct of the late Vice-Chancellor and his assessors towards Dr. Pusey which have hitherto (for whatever reason) been withholden. Of those particulars, I will only say, that while they do not in the slightest degree reconcile me to the prin ciple of the law of the University, as a rule for myself in administering the discipline of my diocese, I gladly re. cognise in them that spirit of kindness, candour, and equity, which, whether required by the academic law or not, I should always expect to find actuating the late Vice-Chancellor, and his assessors, in administering it. You will do me the justice of recollecting that I am not now for the first time distinguishing be tween that law and its administrators. In answer to a letter from the committee (of which I believe you were a member) for conducting the election of the present Vice-Chancellor in October last, I expressed my regret that an indispensable engagement (a confirmation fixed on the day of the election) would pre vent me from making a journey to Oxford for the mere purpose of recording by my vote my sense of the injus tice of the opposition to Dr. Symons, because he had in Dr. Pusey's case conscientiously performed a painful duty which was forced upon him. I am, dear Sir, yours very faithfully, 11. EXETER. P.S. If you persist in the purpose of publishing your letter to me, which, for the reason I have given, I think highly improper, I request that this my answer be pub lished with it If my memory does not deceive me (and I really have not opportunity or leisure to ascertain the point), a me morial to the late . Vice-Chancellor, subscribed by Mr. Justice Coleridge and many others, in the last year, pro ceeded on those very grounds which you seem to imagine were first put forward by me in my letter to Mr. March Phillips. Bishopstowe, Jan. 3, 1845. to more respectful consideration than many similar ad dresses have merite ,, . Indeed, the only particular which calls for any adierse remark from me is the threat con tained in the second resolution, which had almost deter mined me to decline taking any notice of the memorial. "Still I am more diposed to take in good part what ever can be so taken than to find reason for censure or complaint. "On the surplice, no difficulty remains. I have with drawn that portion of my order. " On the offertory, I leave it to my clergy to exercise their own diseretion. Those of their congregation who duly feel the duty of almsgiving, if they are averse to use the privilege of giving to God in the way in which the Church points out, appear to me to be influenced by an erroneous prejudice—but certainly not by selfishness or worldly-mindedness. Those terms apply only to such persons who have not a due sense of the duty of Christian almsgiving, and to them I dare not be afraid to apply them. " - Tge Rubric being the law of the Church, I deem it for reasons publicly stated by me, necessary to enforce it. I rejoice to think that very few alterations will be required in churches where reasonable attention to the Rubric has hitherto prevailed.—l have the honour to be Sir, your very obedient servant, SPORTING iNTELLIC.iI. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERD AY . With the single exception of Pam, against whom IEI to 1 to nearly 2001., the price quoted against the prin cipal favourites, were nominal. Business turned chiefly upon Pantasa, the Miss Whip colt, Collier, and Jingle pot, the odds laid against the first two being the same we have returned below, against Collier 50 to 1, against Jinglepot I,ooo's to 15 and 20. Several offers to back the Rebecca colt (now called Annandale), but nearly all the layers " full," and little or nothing done. The Ches• ter Cup betting was confined to 1,000 to 20 against New court, 1,000 to 15 against Cabin Boy, a small bet at 50 to 1 against Dog Billy, and 50 even on 22 against the field, and two or three others laid in private. DERBY. 1 1 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Alarm 16 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Idas 18 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Pam—t. and aft. off. 18 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's hedger 30 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Newsmonger 30 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnstone's Annandale 35 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Weatherhit—taken 35 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Old Eng and—takun 35 to 1 agst Duke ofßichmond'sLaird o'-Cockpen--t 35 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Pantasa—taken 35 to 1 agst Mr. St. Paul's c out of Calypso's dam —4O to I taken 35 to t,o agst a Mr. me agst Mr. ilesrsry,s Collier-50eltine'sFitzent—o 1 taken4otolt 40 25 4 000 to 3 ag st a g g s s t t MCL Colonel o d ßn e t. Glasgow's t e s rs g t:s o d w AO c ' s sk:y D s l o i u s s : i Whip e. it Jinglepot—taken— co t l a t - — ke t a n k e n 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Feguson's Clear-the-way—taken OAKS. "H. EXETER. " To W. Davey, Esq., Redruth." MONEY -MARKET and CITY NEWS, PROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. CITY, MONDAY EVENING. TIMES.—The Forth packet has brought no more hart $6,000 on account of the Mexican dividends, and he explanation which is given to account for the small ness of the remittance is of a nature somewhat alarm ing. The agents of the bondholders in the city of Mexico have written to the Committee of Spanish Ame rican Bondholders letters dated the 29th of November, in which they state, that in consequence of disturb ances in various parts of the Republic, the Minister of Finance had appropriated to the public service the pro duce of the Customs duties, amounting to about $700,000. Of this amount $340,000 belonged to the bondholders, and had it not been for the untoward oc currence, $lOO,OOO would have been remitted by the Forth packet. The agents of the bondholders at Vera Cruz protested against this strong measure, and remon strances were made to the Minister at Mexico, both by the Committee's agents and Mr. Bankhead, the British Charg6 d'Affaires. The result of this application is, according to the words of one of the letters, "a promise from the Minister to replace the amount in sufficient time to be made available for the April dividends." The " April dividends" most likely mean the divi dends due last October, which are so called on an as sumption that they will be paid in April next. What is the value of the promise made under such circum stances, and why the Minister should feel so confident that he can get together the required amount of dollars by the time mentioned, it is rather difficult to see. From other letters is gathered the following short his tory of the movements in Mexico : " Immediately on the news of the rising of General Paredes at Guadalajara, the President Santa Anna put himself at the head of the troops which were at Jalapa, and marched on Mexico, gathering on his road the troops which were at Puebla. Meantime the partisans of Paredes had not been idle, and had induced the Con gress to pass a vote declaring that General Santa Anna had not been called to the command of the army, and upon this the Minister of War resigned, and his place was filled by one named Barsabre. General Santa Anna was exceedingly angry at hearing this, but after some altercation with certain of the senators, he continued his march towards Queretaro, where he arrived on the 20th of November, with about 8,000 men. Although the plot to overthrow the government of Santa Anna extended over the depart ments of Guadalajara, Durango, San Luis, Queretaro, Zacatecas, Guanajuato, and the southern provinces, still is is expected that General Paredes will be obliged to capitulate, for neither his military nor political abilities are equal to those of President Santa Anna, nor are his troops (amounting only to about 3,000) a match for Santa Anna's army. We have, however, seen enough of Mexican revolutions to know that it is extremely diffi cult to foresee which party will triumph. It is clear there is a poWerful party opposed to the actual Govern ment, or rather to General Santa Anna, who is, however acting with great energy; and to insure present re sources he has laid hold of the funds, intended for the dividends (but with a positive promise to repay them soon), and has also ordered the custom• houses on the coast to cease payment of all assignments, except those of the tobacco contract." Trade in Mexico is described as being very bad in the interior, on account of the disturbances. A royal decree from the Hague, of which the follow ing are the heads, has been received by Messrs. Raphael and Sons:— "To afford the holders of the remaining Dutch Five per Cents., being now 37,385,400 guilders, another op portunity of voluntary conversion to Four per Cents., books are opened , from Wednesday, January 8, 1845, till further notice, or till 20,000,000 guilders are sub scribed, but t at all events, not later than Tuesday, January 28. " The price of the Four per Cents. (with interest from the Ist of October last) to be given in exchange for Five per Cents. so converted is fixed at 984 per cent. The holders receive out for each 100 guilders 11 guil ders in money, and one-third per cent. for difference of interest from the Ist of October to the Ist of January last." THE WINDSOR GRAND MILITARY STEEPLE CHASE. The entries for this sporting event, which will take place on the 25th of March, closed on the lbt instant. In consequence of the serious accidents which occurred last year (three valuable horses, it will be remembered, having been killed, arising from the highly dangerous leaps over the land then selected in the immediate vici nity of the town), it was at first contemplated that the runs should come off this year in the neighbourhood of Ascot Heath. An excellent line of country, however, has been selected by the stewards, within about two miles of Windsor, and close to Dedworth-green. Three events have been announced to come off on the same day (Easter Tuesday)—viz., a military chase, for horses the property of officers ; a chase for a sweepstakes of five sovereigns each ; and a hack chase for one sovereign each. The following are the entries for the military chase : Lord Glamis's br g Tea-fighter, aged—Earl of Long ford, 2d Life Guards, names The Dentist, aged—Captain Blane's, 2d Life Guards, br g The Martyr, 6 yrs—Cap tain Schobell's, 17th Lancers, Cock Robin—Lord Miles s, 17th Lancers, The Colonel—Lieutenant Langley's, 2d Life Guards, the Cardinal, aged—Mr. Pyett's br g Usau don—Captain Boucherett's, 17th Lancers, The Impostor. Mr. R. Sutton and Sir Charles Kent, Ist Life Guards, Major Ogilvie, and Mr. Heskett, 2d Life Guards, have paid forfeit. The stewards are Captain Mountjoy Mar tyn and W. A. Tollemache, Esq., 2d Life Guards, and Major Lawrence, 17th Lancers. Some excellent sport is anticipated, from the well known character of the horses already entered, and the line of country selected by the stewards. On Saturday a deputation from the merchants of Bir mingham, consisting of Messrs. Spooner, M.P., Mentz, M.P., Chance, Martineau, and W. R. Lloyd, had an in terview with the Board of Trade to induce the Govern ment to take into consideration the difficulties arising from the obstruction of traffic on the line of railway between Birmingham and Bristol. The road to which the deputation referred belongs to two separate compa nies, the Birmingham and Gloucester and the Bristol and Gloucester, whose rails are of different gauges, so that the same carriages cannot perform the whole journey, but a trans-shipment must take place at Gloucester. This is found to produce the greatest impediment to the people of Birmingham, and the deputation, who requested the Government to take some steps to remove the inconvenience, acted under the authority of a very numerous meeting held at that place, in which feelings on this subject were strongly expressed. At the same time Mr. Lloyd took occasion to present a peti tion, signed by various merchants of Birmingham, to consider the injury that might be done to the trade of the country by allowing railway companies to have the monopoly of acting as carriers. This petition pointed especially to the Grand Junction and the Birmingham and Gloucester Companies, as there are no other existing means of conveyance in the district which are felt to operate as a sufficient check. The advices by the West India mail give a satisfactory account of the progress of the crops, the reports from the various districts being favourable, not only as regards the weather, but also as regards the exertions of the labouring population, who appear to have lost that apathy which was formerly a distinguishing feature in their character, and now exhibit an interest in the wel fare of their employers, the planters. The return of sugar for the next year was expected to be large, and a positive increase upon the last exports was predicted. Messrs. Wright and Young, of Hull, in their annual circular, take a very comprehensive view of the state of the corn and seed trade during the past year. They, however, appear to dilate at the greatest extent upon the condition of the market for linseed, which seems to have attracted much attention amongst those interested in the article. A very active business is reported to have been done in the markets throughout the year, though it is said that during the greater part of the period it could not be considered profitable to the importing merchant, the value here, owing to the continued and large influx of arrivals during summer and autumn, approximating too nearly to the prices paid abroad to allow of a return adequate to the risk of shipment. For a short period in the spring the case was, however, different ; and, as regards the two closing months of the year, widely so, the great and rapid advance that then took place in prices leaving room for amply remunerating profits. SUN.—The English Market went back this afternoon, Consols being 1001 New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. were 104; and the Three per Cent., Reduced, 1001. India Stock, however, was rather better, being 288 to 289. Spanish Bonds continued rather drooping, the Five per Cents. being 21 i; and the Three per Cents., 361 I. Mexican Bonds were flat at 343 3, as it appears that Santa Anna seized at Vera Cruz 340,000 dollars of the Customs' duties belonging to the bondholders, 100,000 of which at least would otherwise have come forward by the Forth. Remonstrances, however, had been made upon the subject, and it was promised the sum should be restored in time for the Apt it dividend. Colombian Bonds were 141. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. were 631. The additional transactions in Railway Shares have been these :—Bristol and Exeter were 6; Cambridge and Lincoln, i; Direct Northern, k; Dublin and Belfast, 23; Great Southern and Western (Ireland), 51 5 ; Great Western, 86 ; Ditto, Half, 46 ; Hull and Selby, 20; Lancaster and Carlisle, 43; Birmingham, 129; Brighton, 2 ; Ditto, Loan Notes, 23 ; South-Western, 361 to * ; Croydon, 2/ to ; London and York, 2; Lynn and Ely, 11; Newcastle and Berwick, 63; North Kent, 3; Ports mouth, Direct, k ; Trent Valley, 8; York and North Midland Selby Scrip, 50 ; Lyons and Avignon, ; Orleans and Bordeaux, 5i 1 ; Paris and Orleans, 24 to 231 ; Paris and Rouen, 20 1 3 ; and Rouen and Havre, 24 premium. Midland, and Birmingham, and Derby, have been 14 discount. - THEINCOME-TAX.—Yesterday and on Saturday notices were affixed on the church doors of the various parishes within the City of London, by order of the Commissioners of the income-tax, to the effect, as stated in the circular, that all persons ho " think themselves aggrieved by the assessments in the said ward, in respect of the profits arising from professions, trade, offices, and the other profits chargeable under schedule D of the property and income-tax for the year ending the sth of April, 1845," should appeal before the Commissioners fur General Purposes acting for the said district at their meeting, " whieh will be held for the purpose of hearing and determining such appeals at their offices in Basin notice,ha l -st r e u e n t o e sns thethe I, G t o b v er f n A ra p e oil,r nt s l h B o 4 u s l . d " p is ro th pe e r la g to s; think proper renew the Act. THE KING OF TRH PRENCII.—Mr. Catlin, who has recently returned from a visit to Paris, had the honour during his stay there of presenting his American Indian Portfolio to his Majesty Louis Philippe, who ex pressed pleasure in examining the work, and compli mented the author by graciously subscribing for a number of copies. His Majesty the King of the French has just presented Mr. B. Cubitt with a splendid diamond ring, in testimony of his satisfaction of the conduct of that eminent e n g i neer , an d hi s serv i ces i n forwarding the train along the Dover Railway on the night of the fire at Now C r os s s t at i on , w h oa th e Ki ng passed through to Dover. GREAT PEDESTRIAN MATCH FOR TWO HUNDRED POUNDS. The great running match between Sheppard, a cele brated pedestrian, of Birmingham, and Jackson, alias the American Deer, a noted runner, for 1001. a side, was decided yesterday in favour of the latter, who ac complished a feat said to be unparelleled in the annals of pedestrianism, that of running eleven miles all but 100 yards, within an hour. The match came off on the Hattield-road, a short distance beyond Barnet, and at tracted a large assemblage of spectators, as the event has for some time past excited considerable interest of a speculative nature in the sporting world, particularly among those who delight in feats of strength ai.d speed, and considerable sums were pending the result. Sheppard at one period was the favourite at odds of about six to four, but a rumour obtained currency last week that he was "amiss," and a reaction in the betting was consequently the result. The winner was admirably trained by Fuller, the well-known pedestrian, but who is now somewhat passe. He has, however, kept his man at work lately, making him daily, it is said, get.over forty miles of ground, in order to test his speed and powers of endurance. Sheppard is also a most extraordinary runner, his previous performances fully justifying the confidence of his friends and backers. For instance, on the 4th of November last, he ran ten miles at the Vauxhall-gardens, Birmingham, in fifty-six minutes and a half. Some of the cognoscenti attribute his defeat to his having been trained " too fine," and that he had been compelled but a few days since to resort to aperient medicine, which had produced temporary debility. Jackson has always been considered to be a " crack" man at a long distance, and it is recorded of him that when he ran Maxfield, the " North Star," at Peckham, he accomplished three miles in four seconds under sixteen minutes. The event will excite consider able sensation in the provinces, particularly in Birming ham, where Sheppard is held in high estimation. In betting 6 to 4 were freely laid on Sheppard, and perhaps on no other running match was so much money speculated. One mile of road was measured, over which the match was to be decided. The competitors started at about the rate of one mile in six minutes. They con tinued nearly together till the eighth mile, when Shep pard appeared at an advantage. Upon the approach of the tenth mile Jackson increased his speed, and pressed his opponent, and on the turn of this mile Sheppard staggered and fell completely exhausted. Jackson then proceeded at a slackened pace for the remainder of the way, and the one hour had passed as he was 100 yards from the 11th mile. The performance is greater than this, as we learn from a source on which we can strictly depend, that this is what is termed a long mile, that in point of fact it exceeds that distance by 21 yards. We are indebted to a sporting man who has recently mea sured it for this information. During the race there was a large body of horsemen riding alongside, the bibeds keeping the quadrupeds in a good sweat, FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Friday afternoon, about three o'clock, an accident, which has proved fatal, oc curred to a shipwright named Atchison, whilst employed at the stern of her Majesty's ship Comus, 18 guns, now fitting in the third dock at Chatham. It appears that the unfortunate man was standing on a stage suspended by ropes, which not hanging perpendicular at the time, caused the stage to tilt, whereby he fell into the dock, a depth of nearly thirty feet, his head com ing in contact with the edge of the stone steps. When picked up he was insensible, and blood was flowing co piously from the head ; the other parts of his body ap peared to hare received severe injury. He was immediately placed upon a stretcher, and conveyed to the surgery, but owing to the extent of the injuries, it was found necessary to forward him to Melville Hospital, where he received every medical attention from the principal offi cer, Dr. Rae, and Surgeon Charlton. On the removal of the hair from the head the back was found to bee completely shattered, Dr. Rae extracting upwards of at dozen pieces of bone, leaving a piece of bone in the head of about four inches in diameter. The poor fellow's sufferings terminated at three o'clock on Saturday morn ing last. The deceased was about sixty years of age, and had been in the dockyard upwards of thirty years. He has left a widow and six children. The widow will re ceive 121. a-year as a pension for life. SINGULAR INSTANCE OF STRANGULATION Sty MaeniNear.—Yesterday Mr. Baker held an inquest at the York Minster, Bunhill-row, St. Luke's, on the body of William Lawrence, aged eighteen, employed by Mr. Martin, paper glazer and embosser, of Old-street, but whose factory is in Bunhill-row. On Friday evening deceased was about to glaze some paper at a one-horse power steam-engine, and was passing a proof sheet beneath its rollers, one of which is of hollowed brass, heated by a red hot round bar of iron, in the manner of a tea-urn. He wore at the time a handkerchief with the ends depending loosely. The sheet of paper he was trying, missing its bite, slipped, and, as he stooped to catch it, the ends of his neckcloth got beneath the brass roller, and he was drawn in, with his neck and aide face tightly fixed against it. He cried out, " Stop the engine;" and two fellow-workmen hurried to his assist ance, and did so. They then unscrewed the roller, and extricated deceased. He sighed heavily . once or twice, and expired. Mr. John Matcher, a neighbouring sur geon, having been sent for, pronounced the cause of death to be strangulation, and accounted for its sudden noes by the close contact of the deceased's visage with the heated roller. Had it been cool ho might not haio been strangled. Verdict, " Accidental death." SUDDEN DEATH OF AN ECCENTRIC CHARACTER. Mr. Wakley, M.P., held an inquest at the Dolphin, Tun bridge-street, New-road, upon James Leach, a master shoemaker, aged 72. The deceased, who was a widower, led a kind of anchorite life during his widowhood, seldom admitting visitors, and allowing his apartment to be cleansed but once during the past six. months. Last caol nougsetalongside de Thursday the female who discharged th a t d uty called to do some work for him, and he told h er to go away and hisr e t return r as n bhl about b found nwodhn which hom' hstretched e clock. w a s dSihn andn d g d w s ii t o nh , s e a nn his sdi half-consum e d m upon alelf. hernsre turnmeal before him. Medical assistance was called in, but he was lifeless at th ree o ' clock. Verdict, " Natural December las t nilß a o MURker b t as he . 1I th of On death." SUSPECTED commonINFANT. whitel7 ket, of rather bulky appearance, was brought to the Southampton Railway terminus at Nine Elms, by a female, directed to " P. Muspratt, Esq., Winches ter." It was accordingly sent to the latter placo by the mail t ra i n, b ut no person of that name could be found there. It was shortly afterwards brought hack to Nine Elms, where it laid in the parcel office until yesterday, when a putrid stench from the basket attracted the attention of the clerks. It was accordingly opened in the presence of the superintendent, when the: body of a new-born male infant was found inside, rolled up in a piece of old flannel, over which was a piece of yellow oilskin. A surgeon was sent for, but there were no marks of external violence. It is presumed that the infant died for want of nourishment and proper attention from its inhuman parent. The body, which is in a very putrid state, awaits a Coroner's inquest. Lord Mayor Gibbs presents his compliment% to the editor of the Great Gun, and would be oblig.Al by being informed whether Tyler, the President of the United States, is any descendant of Nat Tyler, who was once knocked d own b y an unaccountable Lord Mayor.—Great Gun. Hay has attained the price of 61. 5.5. per ton Merthyr, and it is feared will for some time continue tz rise, It is computed that the weekly consumption • hay in this town averages 8, 01. - worth per week, and et, oats 510/. worth; such is the large number of horavy employed in the works.—Cambrian. LITERATURE RODENHURST, 3 Vols. Mortimer, .Lin(lon, 1845. The incidents in this story are supp ised to nave taken place in the days of George the Second, and are of an exceedingly melodramatic character, though occasionally—as in the instance of the Jacobite fox-hunt with which the tale opens—they display much vig ,r and skill in the manner in which they are related. The author has strong political feelings— we should rather call them prejudices—is averse to the principles of the Revolution of 1688, but, above all, hates the Whigs with as hearty a detestation as ever Doctor Johnson exhibited. Some of his charac ters, especially that of Sir Andrew Luntley, are deli- neated with force mad sustained with consistency, but we must protest against the extravagant license he allows himself when touching on political matters. HAMPTON COURT. 3 Vols. Bentley, London, 1844. The author of this tale has taken a stirring period fur his theme—that, namely, commencing with the great civil war, and closing with the restoration of Charles the Second under the auspices of General Monk, Duke of Albermarle. This eminent historical personage, together with his wife—a woman of strongly marked peculiarities —are the most conspi cuous characters in the narrative, and are pourtrayed with considerable care. Sir John Denham, the poet, is also introduced, but not always with success, for there is much that is prosy about him. Those who like a spirited, rather than a well-constructed, story, wherein the scenes are as constantly changing as those in a pantomime, will find much to answer the purpose of amusement in the crowded pages of " llampton Court." MAGAZINES CONTINUED. BRITISH CHURCHMEN. The British Churchman, which professes to be conducted on the principles of the Church of Eng land, contains, this month, among a variety of other articles, a pleasing poem, entitled the "Pleasures of Charity," which i 3 from the pen of a lady, named Smith. "Montgomery on the Three Parties" is ♦ery dull, old woman's twaddle. BEAUTIES OF THE OPERA. This is a truly elegant little periodical, containing several embellishments executed in a superior style, together with a brief synopsis of the plot of the po pular opera of the " Jewess. The work has already reached a tenth part. AMERICAN REVIE We have here the first number of an American Monthly Review, which advocates Whig politics, and is embellished with a portrait of Mr. Clay, the cele brated Yankee statesman. The ablest article in the number before us is a critical notice of Miss Barrett's poems, which are praised with great discrimination. LAW MAGAZINE. This is a carefully edited periodical, containing a great variety of useful information on legal matters. In the present Number we find a judicious article on the subject of the " Law of Debtor and Creditor "—an important question, which is discussed with modert tion, and at considerable length. THE ART-UNION. We have here the last published Part of a journal exclusively devoted to the fine arts, and to the conside ration of the improvements, mechanical and other wise, that are from time to time taking place in this graceful department of intellect. The article on the new " Process of Copying Engravings" is very pleas ingly written. CHURCH OF ENGLAND REVIEW. The ablest article in the Number before us is one on the subject of the " Present Difficulties of the Clergy," in which, however, occur some remarks, in the justice of which we cannot coincide, as, for in stance, when the writer asserts that " the system which the laity are in many instances pursuing is the reverse of legitimate." We think, on the contrary, that nothing can be more legitimate or more neces sary than the course they are now pursuing through out the diocese of Exeter. MUSICAL REVIEW. THE MUSICAL TREASURY, Containing seventy-one pieces for the Piano-forte, Vocal and Instrumental, and consisting of the Words and Music, with Accompaniments for the Piano forte, Seraphine, Harp, &c., of popular, standard, and ori ginal Songs, Duets, Glees, Catches, &c., including Selections from modern Operas, and favourite Over tures, Quadrilles, Waltzes, Galopades, &c., newly arranged, expressly for this work. London, G. H. Davidson, Water-street, Tudor-street. This very elegant publication consists of the first year's Numbers of " Music for the Million," elegantly bound, and ornamented with a tastefully illuminated title-page. Great judgment has been exhibited in the selection of the music. The greater number of the Songs have been re-arranged so as to suit the average run of voices ; and to the Glees, among which we recognise many old favourites, new accompani ments have in many instances been added. Among the selentions from Opera are many of the gems of Rossini, Auber, and Donizetti. In addition to these we have some of Labitski's favourite Waltzes, and several original sets of Quadrilles from favourite Operas. The publication is, indeed, a musical trea sury, and we wish the proprietor every success in his laudable endeavour to supply the less wealthy classes of society with good music on terms com mensurate with their means. The work is beautifully printed, and may be taken as a specimen of the latest improvement in letter press music. BRIGHTON, JAN. 3. BRIGNTON AND CHICHESTER RAlLWAY.—Tenders for performing the works on this line were opened on Tuesday at the Company's office in London; there were two contracts ; No. 1 was assigned to Mr. John Hale, of Emsworth, and No. 2 to Mr. George ‘Vythes, the contractor for the Lewes and Hastings Railway. The amounts are considerably under the Parliamen tary estimates. The works are to be commenced without delay. On Monday last the Choral Society of Chichester gave one of the best concerts we ever attended, in the Assembly Room. The audience, which was numerous and respectable, were highly gratified with the judi cious selection of pieces from the most eminent coin posers, both ancient and modern, which were performed on the occasion. The Duke of Devonshire's Marine Villa, at Kemp Town, is modelled precisely upon the same principles, and is exactly the same size, as the one immediately en face, that has just been completed by Mr. George Robins. The advantage, which, in fairness, seems to have been awarded to the latter, is the character and taste that has been devoted to the interior ; the ex pense in arriving at this result must have greatly ex ceeded the Noble Duke's, and the stained glass with which the portico has this week been adorned, has given to it an impulse that should be seen to be well appreciated. The stable department has arrived at completion in spite of frost and cold, and Mr. Robins has added four exceedingly comfortable chambers over each set of his stables, to keep the male depart ment of the establishment away from the family. This is an advantage also that cannot be claimed by the Noble Duke, while it aids materially the family con venience, as the abode is certainly not too large. The Brighton harriers, after a pause caused by the frost, recommenced hunting on Monday last, in their usual spirited style, and had some excellent sport, killing two hares, and losing a third after a three quarters of an hour's run, at a tremendous pace, which beat off a large field, with the exception of the hunts man and four or five gentemen. On Friday, they met at the Dyke, and the scent lay better than could have been expected, although the ground was too hard for riding, and several gentlemen got falls in being too venturous on the side hills. The fir.,t hare was found in Ilangleton, ran to the Dyke down to Sedlescombe, crossed the Henfield-road up the Dill between Sedlescombe and Sweet-hill down to the London-hill near Pangdean ; from thence, leaving the railroad on the left, went down to Major Paiee's plantation at Patcham to Withdean, thence to Preston, and, turning to the right, made no the hill to Newman's plantation, to Blatching ton, d iubled back to Newman's plantation, and was here taken by some beagles which were hunting near the plantations. A fresh hare sprang up, and engaged the hounds to three o'clock, when most of the sportsmen left, well pleased with the day's amuse ment.—Brighton Herald, Jan. 4. THE GOVERNOR. GENERAL OF CANADA.--Sir Chas. Metcalfe is dying. It is useless to conceal this deplorable intelligence, much as it will grieve all whom it reaches. It is well known that Sir Charles suffered for many years from some cancer-like tumour in his face, and that one object of his return from Jamaica was to undergo an operation. A second operation, we believe, was per formed in Canada, but the insidious advance of the ma lady has not been checked. It has recently destroyed the sight of one eye. Nevertheless, so complete is the sufferer's mastery over himself—such his greatness of mind and thorough devotion to public duties—that the fact of his danger is not known in Canada. We wish our information were of a kind to be doubted; but we understand that the inevitable result must be death, and that Sir Charles Metcalfe's friends dare nut wish delay to that relief.—Spectator. CASE or FRAUD.—A decant-looking man, about forty- six years of age, called Charles APHardy, from Aberdeen, who had at ono time been employed as a commercial traveller, was on Tuesday morning tried and convicted before Bailie Cunliff, at the Gorbals police-court, for fraudulently obtaining board and lodging in a house in Adelphi-street, Hutchesontown, to the amount of 31. 125., and not having the means of of paying it. The Prisoner was s.entenced to thirty day's imprisonment in Bridewell. Scotch Reformer's Gagette ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO SHOOT THE DUKE OF NORMANDY. _ At Hammersmith Police -court, yesterday, the soi &sant Duke of Normandy, accompanied by numerous gentlemen, entered the Court, for the purpose of publicly stating the particulars of the alleged attempt upon his life, on the evening of Thursday last, the 2d instant, at .Nlulgrave House, Fulham. The Duke having repeated the statement which has been already published in The Sun, describing the cir cumstances of the alleged firing, Mr. George Tucker made the following statement :—I am manager of the Duke's household. On Thursday evening, about half•past seven o'clock, I was sitting with Mr. Neuring and my two sons in the library, when we were alarmed by a tremendous exp!osion. 1 imme diately cried out, " There's something happened to the Duke." The Duke had gone to the workshop about twenty minutes before, which I was aware of. We all instantly ran out, and saw there was no light in the workshop. We then called out ; and, receiving no answer, called out the second time. The Duke opened the door, and called out, as we understood, for water ; and so great was our consternation at the time, that we were unaware of the mistake for six or seven minutes. I subsequently saw footmarks in the kitchen garden, leading to the waterside, and the marks of hands on the campshading. The grounds are quite open at the back, and the persons could have easily escaped. When the Duke told us that he had been shot at, I looked about to see what was the cause of his suspecting it, and I then saw the window broken and the hole made by the bullet through the partition, and subsequently the ball was found in the garden. My first impression, on hearing the report, was that it was an explosion of some combustibles in the workshop, although I did not know of any being there at the time. From the examination I have made of the window, I consider that the instrument used must have been held so close to it that it shattered the glass, or there would have only been the hole made by the passage of the bullet. Even the inside of the framework of the centre pane was blackened. The dog had been very trouble some for a night or two before. For the two nights be fore, one or other of my sons had been with the Duke in the workshop. The Duke had not been alone in the worshop for the previous ten days. Mr. Clive—Now the next question is as to the party. Whom do you suspect? The Duke—l am sure it is a political party in con nexion with the French Government, who want to take my life. Mr. Clive here asked Inspector Haynes if he had seen Mr. Coupellier, and if that person was in attendance? Inspector Haynes said he had. He had been to No. 33, Newman-street, Oxford-street, where M. Coupellier lived, and had found him in a miserable attic, and in a most wretched state of distress. He was, however, so ill as not to be able to come out at present to that Court. M. Coupellier, however, stated that if some per son could be procured who could write French well ne would give a statement. That was done on Sunday last, but there had not yet been time to have a transla tion got ready. The inspector then handed in the statement to the ma gistrate. It consisted of two sheets of letter-paper, closely written in the French language. Mr. Clive commenced reading it and translating as he proceeded, as follows:—" On the 19th of last December being called by some affairs to Regent-street, I met four of those intelligent individuals who, without having four legs and two long ears, are"— The magistrate then stoppe3, and said, really this is a most extraordinary way of making a deposition; I really think there is no occasion for me to go on with this. Mr. Clive, however, continued silently to read the statement, and then said that it stated that M. Coupellier further said that he followed those four gentlemen along Regent -street to the American Stores public-house in Oxford-street, into which they went, and were joined by two others; that he went in also, and sat where he was not observed, when he heard them state that three of them were going to Belgium and two to Calais, and that the one wlio was speaking was the only one who would remain to finish some affairs he had in hand. M. Coupellier stated that he also heard them say that they intended to kill the Duke of Normand), and that it would be done before the 10th of January. The Duke—l have nu doubt but it was the same party who blew up my premises in the year 1833, in the Kent road. Mr. Clive—Who is Monsieur de Lot:, named in M. Coupellier's statement ? Inspector Haynes here said Mons. de Lotz formerly lodged with M. Coupellier, and handed to the magis trate M. de Lotz's statement in French, with the trans- lotion : " I, the undersigned, declare that on Saturday, the 2 Ist of December last, while at the house of M. Coupel lier de Credancel, professor, No. 33, Newman -street, Oxford-street, the experiments recently made by the Duke of Normanby became the subject of conversation, in the course of which the professor said to me, 1 have some important matter to communicate to the Prince, if I could see him, and which I can intrust to himself alone. If I knew where he was, I would find him out, and make known the important matter which concerns him personally. In a word, I wish to forewarn him of a con- ;piracy against his person, fur I have learned from good authority that, since his last experiments, a plot has sprung up against him ;' and he added in conclusion, ' If I could write to him, and could let him know all my fears, and of the necessity of taking precautions, for I have been a long time aware of an intention to attempt his life, and I have also learned that, Ets the Prince in tends to make public experiments, that will be the time chosen to kill him publicly.' On the same day I commu nicated these assertions to the Count de la Barre. I have to-day seen M. Coupellier de Credancel, who was in bed, and informed him of the attempt upon the life of the Prince yesterday evening, and asked him whether what he told me on a former occasion was the truth ? He re plied, lam ready to repeat all I said before a justice of the peace, and I will give every assistance in my power as respects the matter.' " H. DE LUTZ." Mr. Clive said it was rather singular that the Duke should suppose that the same weapon should be fired with the intention to shoot him as well as set the place on fire. The Duke--I am quite confident that, in addition to the bullet there was some combustible matter in the instrument, from the great light I saw. I have no doubt they thought it would communicate to what combustibles there might be in the workshop, and blow it up. Mr. Clive —It is also singular that five of the six persons mentioned in M. Coupellier's statement should be about to leave England that night. It is rather a contradiction, but perhaps that will be explained when M. Coupellier is able to attend. Now, all that remains is for M. Coupellier to point out the parties he speaks of. Inspector Haynes —M. Coupellier told me that he could only identify one of the men. The Count de la Barre was then called forward, and made a statement in the French language, after which Mr. Clive read a letter from the Abbe Duriel, which was alluded to in the Count's statement. It was addressed to the Duke, and was dated the 26th of December. It stated, " I have to inform you of a plot, which I think it necessary that you should know. I have also to con • gratulate you on your late reconversion." The Duke—That relates to my reconversion to the Catholic faith. Mr. Clive then directed that the police-officers engaged in the case should ma k e i nquiries without d e l ay at the American Stores, and a ll other places w hi c h h a d b een named, as to the tr u th o f t h e statements, an d w h en t h ey were prepared with more evidence he would go further into the case. The Duke and his attendants then left the court, which during the inquiry was crowded in every part. MURDER NEAR LIVERPOOL. LIVERPOOL, SATURDATeISCEtTCe have the two mur derers condemned at our last assizes expiated by their deaths the dreadful crimes they committed, than we are again horrified by the details of another and equally barbarous murder, committed in the vicinity of Rock ferry, Cheshire. If appears that the unfortunate victim of this atrocity, a Mr. Thomas Peacop, of the firm of I'. and 11. Golding and Co., Rockferry, left his place of business at nine o'clock on Tuesday night last, rather later than usual, for his lodgings, which are situated at Beleington Pas ture, a small village, distant nearly half a mile, with the sum of BZ, consisting of two sovereigns, Si. in silver, wrapped up in paper, and about 215., tied up in a small bag, on his person. The whole of the money he placed in the same pocket. Mr. Peacop was known to be in the habit of taking with him every night the proceeds of the business of the day, and on the night in question, on leaving his shop, he observed a tall man, dressed in dark clothes, standing at the corner of the street. lie was proceeding along a lonesome road, in the direction of his lodgings, when the same man joined him, and they walked side by side, for some little distance, toge ther. When they had gone about 250 y ar d s f rom Derby-house, and were within 200 yards of Mr. Scott's cottage, which leads into the Rock-park, two men sud denly jumped from a plantation and made their appear ance on the footpath. The fellow w h o was accompany ing Mr. Peacop gave a whistle, and instantly the two others sprang upon Mr. Peacop, and felled him to the ground with a violent blow on the side of the head from a heavy stick or club. While down they struck him several other blows, and rifled his pocket of the 21s. in silver which the little bag contained, but, in their hufry and,confusion, left the remaining 7L behind them. At the time a gentleman, named leeyzier, who lives at the Pasture, was going home from the Rockferry, and, hear ing the noise, he ran to the spot and found Mr. Peacop weltering in his blood on the ground, and two fellows over him, one in the act of rifling his pockets, and the other attempting, as he thought, to strangle him. Mr. Keyzier immediately cried out "lialloa ! what are you up to ?" and attempted to drag one of the fellows off, but he had scarcely uttered the exclamation and made the attempt when he received, from the hand of a third party, who had hitherto remained concealed in the hedge of the plantation, but who was, in all pro bability, the same fellow who had accompanied Mr. Peacop np the road, a violent blow on the right temple, which caused a deep wound and profuse flow of blood Mr. Keyzier, notwithstanding the nature of the injury, struggled resolutely with the fellow who struck him the blow ; but, fearing that Mr. Peacop was by this time strangled, and that, single-handed, he would have no chance in the hands of three such daring ruffians, he made the best of his way to Butler's public-hoase, called the Farmer's Inn, at the Pasture, wh ere h e i n f orme d t h e inmates of what was occurring. Instantly Mr. Butler, together with his hostler, George Deane, and a man named John Unsworth, armed with pokers and other weapons, sallied down the road, but, in the interim, the fellows had made their escape ; Mr. Peacop bad re ceived several fractures and injuries on the head, and breathed his last at half-past seven o'clock thi s morn i ng . Mr. Key z i e r i s rapidly recovering. A man of the name of Jones was arrested on suspicion of having been con - corned in the murder, but we believe the evidence against him is very trifling, and that the murderers have, hither to, succeeded in eluding the vigilance of the police. TO THE LORD BISHOP OP EXETER, &C. My dear Lord,—l lose no time in expressing my re• gret that the expressions to which I referred in your Lordship's letter to Mr. March Phillips should have been misunderstood. Had your objections been supposed to relate to the statute I should not have taken the liberty of replying to them. It is very possible that the statute might be altered with advantage. Let me also apologise for having already printed my letter of Dec. 31st, without previous communication with your Lordship ; which, indeed, was not contemplated when I began the letter, but was judged advisable by those with whom I had acted as well as by myself, when your observations had already occasioned, as we had reason to believe, a revival of the old objections, directed, not against the principle of the statute, but against its administrators, against our " construction of the sta tute," and our proceedings under it. Your Lordship's letter of the 3d instant shall now, according to yoer desire, be published without delay, together with this apology. But allow me to return my thanks for your kind ex pressions respecting the late Vice-Chancellor and his assessors ; and to mention, that, not having been a member of the committee to which you refer (having been absent, indeed, from Oxford whilst it was si ting), although I had heard with much pleasure of your Lord ship's wish to record your vote in favour of the Chancel lor's nomination of Dr. Symons, I had not seen your letter to the committee, and was not aware of the sentiments which it expressed. Let me repeat my regret that I should appear to have needlessly occupied your Lordship's time and attention, and my great satisfaction that there is no room for tres passing upon them again—no occasion, indeed, I would willingly hope, for any future recurrence to the painful subject of our correspondence.—l am, my dear Lord, your Lordship's faithful and obedient servant, Oriel College, Jan. 4. ED WARD lIA WKINS. THE BISHOP OF EXETER AND THE REDRUTII MEMORIALISTS. The Lord Bishop of Exeter has addressed the fol lowing reply to the memorial and resolutions agreed to at Redruth " Bishopstowe, Dec. 28, 1844. " have received your letter, containing a me morial and a oopy of resolutions of a meeting at Redruth. of which you were chairman. " The memorial is drawn up in terms which entitle it \~ = R.: I ~~