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ENTBAL CRIMINAL COURT (THIS DAY.) (Before the Recorder.) On the learned judge taking his seat on the bench, Mr. Ballantine said, in the case of Francis Rosenthal Crutchley, who had surrendered 'yesterday at the con clusion of the trial of Morton, against whom judgment was respited, he had shown the affidavit upon which he (11r. Ballantine), on the part of the prosecution, founded his application for the trial being postponed until next session. He was enabled to state that his learned friend felt he could not resist the affidavit, and therefore did not object to the postponement. The charge was one of conspiracy, arising out of bill transactions. The Recorder said—Very well ; let the trial be pose poned until next session. The defendant will remain in Newgate in the mean time, bail being refused. The Court was occupied during the whole morning in disposing of cases of a trivial character, devoid of public interest. LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY). COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN la A. S. HAY.-FAILURE OF A WEST INDIA HER• CHANT.-IST CLASS CERTIFICATE. This bankrupt was described as of Old Broad-stree London, shipowner, merchant and commission agent and to-day was appointed for consideration of his cert] floats. Mr. Lawrance appeared for the bankrupt, and urged that the plaintiff was entitled to a Ist class certificate, as his heavy losses had been perfectly through circum stances over which he had no control, being the loss of a vessel at sea and the failure of houses in the West India trade. Mr. Taylor, for the assignees and creditors, who are principally under-writers at Lloyd's, expressed their en tire satisfaction with the bankrupt's conduct, and had no opposition to offer. His Honour, after referring to the balance-sheet, pre pared by Messrs. Robinson and Knowles, Basinghall street, granted au immediate certificate of the Ist class. The balance sheet, commencing May, 1847, and ending May, 1853, shows debtor to creditors, 3,062/. ; liabilities, 2,7001. ; to ditto holding security, 1,0141. ; capital, May, 1847, 6281. 10s. ; profits, 6,455/. 10s. Creditor—Good debts, 1,7361.105. 4d. ; doubtful, 4091.; debtors on liabilities, 2,7001. ; property given up, 1,2541. ; losses, 3,1701. ; trade expenses, 8731. 16s. 3d.; house and personal, 2,613/. The losses were occasioned by accidents on sea and the failure of houses connected with the West India trade. Mr. Lawrance applied for an allowance to Messrs. Robinson and Knowles, who had rendered materia assistance in making out the accounts, which were intri. cate, as being connected with other firms. Au order was made accordingly. HARMONIC UNION. The sixth subscription concert of this society was given last night at Exeter Hall, and was well attended. The programme consisted of Beethoven's overture to the Men of Prometheus, Macfarren's Lenora, Mendelssohn's Grand Concerto for the violin, and Handel's Alexander's Feast ; thus judiciously combining variety of style with excellence. The overture was remarkably well given, and reflected great credit ou the instrumentalists for their accurate comprehension of that work. Leonora, 'which followed, was admirably performed. In this pro duction Mr. Macfarren has thoroughly seized the wild supernatural air of Miger's ballad, and infused it into his music in a way that gives redoubled force to the horrors of the poet. The solo•singers, Miss Dolby, Madame Weiss, and Mr. Weiss exerted themselves ably ; and the choruses' (some of which were very difficult) were sung with precision and effect. The piece was warmly ap. plauded at its close ; and the composer appeared in the orchestra to bow his acknowledgments to the audience. After this performance Mendelssohn's magnifi cen t violin concerto was then played by M. Sainton in a style of consummate excellence. _ Handel's Alexander's Feast was received upon this occasion, and brought the concert to an imposing close. Al. Ben edict conducted. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON Dec. 13.--Wind this day at Noon, E.S.E. ; ht breeze and fine. COWE S , Dec. 12.—Wind, S.E. Arrived — Rattler, from Calla o ; Rapid, Wilmington. PALMOU TH , Dec. 12.—Arrived—Roberts, from Ri o N n eiro, for Trieste. Off Port — Maria en Adriana, from 3 „,r York for Rotterdam. - D2' 111) 1'01/1 ,, Dec. 12.—The Prudente, from Cardiff to -"Aterdam, has put in here leaky, and will discharge. a S FIIELDs, Dec. 12.—The Admiral, of and from Aberdeen ‘ 0 Sunderland, which was stranded on the 6th inst. at the Souter Point, has gone to pieces ; stores saved. RULL, Dec. 12.—Wi n d, S.E. b y E. S a il e d —Orwell Lass, for Melbourne. CROOKHAVEN, Dec. 1 2.—Arrived—Petton, from Ame rica. SOUTHEND, Dec. 12.—The Jane Jackson, of Shields, is sunk on the Blabk-tail S an d ; crew and part of stores s saved. GIJON, Dec. s.—The wreck found derelict off this port has been brought in here ; the letters legible on the stern are " Core—ier ;" the beams are almost cut asunder, but apparently very little of the cargo is wanting. MELBOURNE, Sept. 13.—The Protector, which arrived here on the 16th August from Bristol, was burnt to the Water's edge on the 10th inst. ; she had a quantity of Patent fuel on board. Sept. 19.—The Punch (brig), Calcutta to Adelaide, was aground on Holdfast Bay, 13th inst., making very little Water, but expected off after discharging. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY, 10 A.M. Wind, E., moderate, and raining. Off Port—The Alfred, from New York. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 11. Wind, N.E., moderate. Arrived—Dawsons, from Galatz. Put in—The Caledonia, from Glasgow, for Havannah, LeakY, out six days. (By SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, TUESDAY, 10 A.M. CUSTOMS RETURN. Wind, E., fine and cloudy ; tido, three-quarters flood. Arrived—Dec. 12—Hohenstafen, from Buenos Ayres ; 13 achelo r , Nykiobing ; Flecha (s), Ghent; Valdemar, Cron 'tacit ; Cambria, Licata ; Julie, Santander ; Mayflower, Port Vendres ; Queen, Rotterdam ; Zeelus, Amsterdam ; atilboy, Malaga. DEAL, TUESDAY, 9.15 A.M. Wind, S.S.E. fresh and cloudy. Passed—Azores Packet, from London, for St. Michael's. Remains—The Providence, for Australia. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The market is steady, with moderate public sales. Barbadoes is expected to go rather heavily. The quantity of British plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 873 hhds ' 24 tierces, 200 brls. Th ere were t a k en f or h o me consumption 1,239 hhds, 91 tierces, 701 brls. The stock in the same place is 7,881 hhds, 1,255 tierces, 2,209 Ws. COFFEE.—This article is brisk, and Native has been in strong demand at 47s per cwt. Itual.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 371 puns 157 hhds. There were taken for home consumption 244 puns 17 hhds, and ex- Ported 70 puns 46 hhds. The stock in the same places is 7,310 puns 916 hhds. SPIOES.-151 cases Cassia Lignea at auction sold at 133 s to 139 s for good ord third to mid first. 50 cases Bombay cloves seld at fiad to 61d for mid ginger, 50 cases Calient realised 478 to 52s for mid, and 21 brls Jamaica partly sold at 68s to 86s for mid to good bold. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 55s 9d to 56s per cwt on the spot, and town 58s. This article is very firm. TEA.—The market is quiet privately, as the public sales are in progress. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 18s to 5/ lOs ; clover ditto, 4/ Os to 6/ 64 ; and straw, 1/ 12s to 2/ 2s per load. fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 2/ 18s to 51 12s ; clover ditto, 4/ Os to 6/ 6s ; and straw, 1/ 14s to 2/ 2s per load. Trade steady, at full prices. YHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 3/ Os to Si 103 ; clover ditto 410 s to 6/ 10s • and straw, 1/ 14s to 2/ 2 s per load. - lIPPIy good, and tr ade' dull. NEW YORK MERCANTILE AFFAIRS.—The mercantile advice s f rom N ew Y or k thi s wee k s h ow littl e a lteration froth those previously received, and, although there bad b een no further revival of activity in the stock-market, confidence in its future prospects was undiminished. A re port of Illinois Central Railroad, the bonds of which for a million sterling were subscribed in London in 1852, 7 4 0 Just b een p u bli s hed, and was very j satisfactory. It :describ e d, i n d ee d, i n a respectable journal as one of he most surprising ever issued. In little more than a tear nearly the whole extent of the line-700 miles, has ee n Brad d, while the company's carriages are running Cu 113 miles at a rate that, with incomplete connexion, p a ys more than 7 per cent. on the cost. The entire the will be completed, it is asserted, far within .1 , !? original estimate of $17,000,000. None of the 1072,000 acres of land granted by the Federal Govern -7e7_o, and the sale of which is expected ultimately to puitrntilapuornsethtehe whole cost of the work, have yet been market. DEPARTURES FOR AUSTRALIA.—The departures for „: Aus tralian colonie s f rom the port of London during a7f2PPast week show a considerable decrease. They have rised alto ge th er five vessels, two to Sydney, of an a regate b urden of 1,456 tons, two to Port Philip, of ? kiv a er gr , o e f sgat/e9 burden of 1,3 37 tons, an d one to Swan tons. Their total capa,city was conse quent]. th er t 3 ' 3 ,381 tons. The rates of freight exhibit a fur- Itotreznivdency to improvement. k w . .—The letters from Rouen state that the mar eaLl.Sirenmanufactures was steady, and that prices had not 1 alteration, owing to the limited "44117efl:t000f:bdiivvasainnsyesins.ateria le" Iti rvimuic SURVEY OF INDIA.—On Monday issued containing- the informatio n a Quired b oury I n dian Rouse of Commons on the Re v en ue - Of .~.~---- FORGERIES ON THE BANK OF ENGLAND. A PUFF FOR SMITH. SHAIi MARKETS-(TIIIS DAY). On Saturday, a young man /lathed John Wilson was committed for trial by the Sheffield magistrates for uttering. forged notes on the Bank of England. During the past twelve months repeated instances have occurred of bad notes being passed upon the tradesmen of the town, and more than a dozen cases have come to the knowledge of the police. The trick was the same in every instance, and, from the statements of the vic tims, it was clear that the utterer was the same indi vidual in all the cases. The busiest hour on the Saturday evening was generally selected for the ac complishment of his purpose. Ile would then present himself at the shop of some butcher or grocer, with face begrimed as though just come from work, and telling a plausible story to account for possession of the note, offer to make some slight p urchase to g et it changed. His arts were generally successful ; but in one instance, where the counterfeit was detected, the fellow left the note in the hands of the shopkeeper and took to his heels, whilst the tradesmen made an entry in his ledger of the circumstance, along with such a description of the man as would enable him to speak to his identity at any future time. Notwithstanding these repeated frauds, the guilty party eluded de tection until last -week. The police then obtained in formation which induced them to visit a low house in a back street of the town shortly after the postman had been seen to deliver a letter there. They were ad ' mitted by the wife of Wilson, who made an attempt to burn the letter, but was prevented by Inspector Linley, who with considerable difficulty got it from her. The letter was addressed to " John Wilson, 28, Sims-croft, Sheffield," and bore the Birmingham post mark. It contained two forged Bank of England notes, and the following curious specimen of the vernacular : " sir i ham very (sorry) it was My fault i Could not send them sooner but i hope thes Will be soone a nof for you i shall be [very glad to beer of you duino. Whell Write to yr Brother for sertin next monday send me all the nuse you can. good night" (From, Diogenes.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. They want a column—what they always want Just when a man's the least inclined to do one ; Of all the devils that our species haunt, The printer's—but the joke is not a new one. Still, every little helps ; scruples avaunt ! A column's wanted, and we must get through one. Be off with these eight lines ! a good bold heading— Print in long primer, with no end of leading.* [Exit Devil, with the above. Let's puff old Smith, of Drury-lane, To finish up the column; For who the deuce is in the vein For aught that's grave or solemn? So, as we've said, and say again, Let's puff old Smith, of Drury-lane ! We say o'd Smith for fun, although Ho may be young and hearty,— Not twenty-five, for aught we know ; We never saw the party. But never mind, our course is plain,— To puff old Smith, of Drury-lane ! Not only will it fill the page (Our object, we assure ye), But put the fellows in a rage Who prate about " Old Drury"— The ancient bores, who look with pain On seeing Smith in Drurylane. Closing Prices yesterday. Easiness done this day. We like old Smith ; he's made it pay When others have been bitten. Besides, he'll p'raps accept a play— (We've half-a•dozen written ;) And on the free list we would fain Be put by Smith of Drury-lane. The great Macready took the house, But couldn't make it answer; And Bunn, with all his tact and " nous," French Opera, and dancer — (You see another verse we gain, By puffing Smith of Drury-lane). And Anderson, the tall and stout, And Nokes, and Styles, and Stiggins— (What is there we can rhyme about7?— The Californian Diggins ! We needn't give ourselves the pain— Three cheers for Smith of Drury-lane !) He's done what no one else could do, He's kept the theatre open, And paid his actors, authors too, The notes were numbered 46505 and 56045, bore date 12th April, 1853, and were signed " For the Governor and Company, J. Vautin." In these instances the imi tation of the genuine note was very good, though from the roughness of the water mark, and its indentation on the paper, it was apparent that it had been obtained by stamping, while the paper was in a wet state. Many of the notes which the prisoner had succeeded in passing were clumsy counterfeits, got up in a way to present an appearance of having been some time in circulation. The police apprehended the wife at the time of their visit, and subsequently her husband surrendered him self. Five or six of the cases have been proved. The prisoner made no defence. His wife was remanded at large. Diticouraging to no pen. (You see what profit we obtain Out of old Smith of Drury-lane). Next week he gives a masquerade, Or bal—the phrase is masque ; We want to go—this puff will aid (We hope so) as a pass-key. If not, we mean to change our strain, And bully Smith of Drury-lane. In fact, the game he's fairly won, For spirit justly vaunted ; Talk about Kemble, Elliston— What ? No more copy wanted ? From further puffs we shall abstain, — Adieu ! old Smith of Drury-lane. EXTENSIVE AND DARING ROBBERIES. , b-_ - Information was yesterday transmitted to Scotland yard and the various metropolitan police stations, of the commission of two of the most daring burglaries which 'have been perpetrated for some time, the locale of both being that part of Walworth which is in the immediate vicinity of the intended new Kennington Park, and but a few yards from each other, giving ground for the pre sumption that both had been effected by the same gang. It appears that the first robbery took place between the hours of six and eight o'clock on Sunday evening, at 10, Sarah-terrace, Aldred-road, the residence of a gentle man, named Cundell, during the absence of the family at church. The burglars first attempted to force open the street door with a jemmy, but the lock, although severely strained, withstood the test ; and they accord ingly, it is supposed, contrived to raise themselves to the first-floor window, and thus gain access to the premises. About the above time a man of apparently respectable appearance knocked at the door of No. 11, Sarah-ter race, and inquired for a Mr. Young, and upon being told that no such person resided there, he left and commenced knocking at No. 10, (the scene of the depredation), thus throwing off all suspicion of his reason for going to the house. During the evening the police-constable on duty, observing the parlour window open, obtained the assistance oflhe occupier of the next house, and, upon going over the premises, disco vered the rooms in a state of the greatest disorder, and a formidable jemmy lying on the floor in the front par lour, clearly indicating that a robbery had been com mitted. On the return of the family from church it was ascertained that the thieves had succeeded in carrying off a large quantity of plate, &c., comprising silver tea spoons, table-spoonu, silver butter-knife, silversalt-spoons, sugar-tongs, silver toast racks, gold bracelets, gold brooches, silver watches, gold chains, and several arti cles of wearing apparel. From the fact of the parlour window being found open, there is no doubt the burglars escaped therefrom. Between the hours of 10 and 11 on the same evening, the house of Mr. Gays, No. 2, Grosvenor-park, was entered, when seven 51. Bank of England notes were stolen, together with 12 silver tea-spoons, several silver egg and salt spoons, six silver forks marked "H," a silver butter knife, one gold watch, maker's name Boyer ; several gold pencil cases, a gold bracelet, three gold rings, two gold brooches, and a beautiful amethyst brooch. The robbers in this case opened the street door of the house by means of skeleton keys, departing by the same way, and leaving the keys behind them. Upon the discovery of the robberies, Mr. Superinten dent Lund, of the P division, despatched several con stables to the respective premises, and both cases have been placed for investigation in the bands of Sergeant Quinnear and Police-constables Baker and Butt, of the detective force, attached to the P division. Notwithstanding the utmost vigilance of the police, these daring and extensive robberies occur from houses, containing most valuable property, being left without any protection. THE SUN. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 13, 1853. THE BOURBON FUSION. M. de la, Guerronnibre's expected article on the "fu- Sion" appeared on Friday both in the Pays and the . Von,- stitutionesel. It contains some very hard and not unfair hits at the Orleans princes, and abounds with argil meats, of no recondite nature, tending to show how small the chance is that the Count de Chambord will ever obtain the throne of France, and how much smaller still that he would keep it long. So far the task was easy, and M. de la Guerronniere has successfully performed it, in a composition remarkable for that elegance of style to which he owes his reputation as a writer of the French language —an elegance which entirely evapo , rates in translation. But the main object of his essay seems to be to prove that the fusion has damaged the prospects not only of the Orleanist, but of the Legitimist party, and in this he has failed. The Or leanist ranks, are no doubt, thrown' nto great confusion. The bulk of the party slO not follow their leaders. A good many notabilities embrace the • opportunity, by no means unwelcome to them; to proclaim their adhe sion to the empire. Others, who alike Jetest divine right and democratic despotism, are diapered, in the ab sence of all chance of a constitutional Monarchy, to rest their hopes of rational liberty in the revival of the re public. Many, however, still continue to think that if any unlooked-for event were to shake the apparent solidity of the present Government, it would not be found that the principle represented by the " branche cadette" had been materially weakened by the fusion. A "mot" attributed to M. Thiess describes the views of this section of the Orleanists. He is reported to have said, "The fusion is nothing but the addition of four members to the Legitimist party." But M. de la Guer renoiere, so far from conceding to the - legitimists even this trivial accession of strength, will have .it that the Count de Chambord, by consenting to receive the un qualified submissio n of his cousins, has note irreparable injury to his cause, and he produces neither fact nor argument to support this proposition. - • The only new fact of i mportance—if, indeed, it may be called new — announced by M. del la GuerronniZle, is that the fusion is the work of M. Guizot. He says in the opening paragraph of his article " A great writer, whose talent a,cl • M. Guizot, has show n us i n a celebrated wokhomwirereplub lies come to an end. Th e genius of the author r 3 ia i s taught nothing to th e p r id e of the statesman, fo Guizot seems. to forget how monarchies rise and fall. After having, by the exag gerat i on of the m . of which he was the organ, urged traditional royalty to its fall, and dragged to a f a t a l revolution that constitu tional royalty of which he was the minister and the most eloquent councillor, he has now reconciled the two both in exile by a suicide. In 1830 and 1848 monarchy was only vanquished. Now it is distorted in its principle, extinguished in its existence by the fusion." The severe part of the article on the Orleans family is as follows : " We have mentioned what profound alterations the fusion has produced in the monarchical right of which the Count de Chambord is the heir. We have still the painful duty to perform of pointing out the situation which the younger branch has just accepted in carrying to Frobsdorff the abdication, the suicide, and the repentance of the mo narchy of 1830. What is the Orleanist party! It owes its birth to an expression of Sieys, who, finding that the tiers ( ~ tat was nothing, came to the resolution thatit ought to be everything. The Orleans party surged up with the revolution, of which it accepted the principles, tendencies, and even jealousies, and it exaggerated them even to crime. Nourished by the philosophy of the 18th century, admitted to the suppers of Diderot, formed according to the code of morals of Mine. de Geniis, it was ready to play its part when the great drama of the destruction of the ancient regime corn menced. It felt and reproduced all the commotions of that terrible drama. Of the philosophical school with Condorcet, liberal with Mirabeau, republican with Vergniaud ; Jacobite with Robespierre' terrorist with Danton, it accepted eve r ythi ng , dared everything for the satisfaction of its ambitious views, and it went the length of giving to the Revolution, which did not ask so extreme a sacrifice, the horrible pledge of the head of a king by the hand of a prince who was that king's cousin. The expiation of the scaf fold and of exile neither instructed nor changed it. When the elder branch returned to the Tuileries to reign, the younger branch returned to the Palais Royal to prepare its accession to the throne. It assumed the lead in the liberal movement during the fifteen years of the Restoration. The Duke of Orleans became the friend of the enemies of his family ; the prince turned bourgeois ; he sent his children to college with the chil dren of every one else ; in a word, he personified the opposition, at first cavilling, and soon after revolu tionary ; he accepted a crown torn from the weakness of an old man, and disputed with the innocence of a child ; he was king ! He allowed himself to be conducted from Neuilly to the Hotel-de-Vile, to there deny the monarchy of his family, and to confess there and glory in the rights of insurrection." M. de la GuerronniZ.Te concludes as follows : "There is now but one monarchy—that which twice in the course of half a century has been founded or re established by the hand of the French people, to orga nise and apply in Government the principles of the new society. That monarchy of regenerated France is the Empire. Between the elder branch which has just altered its principle, and the younger branch which has just abdicated its political situation, there re mains no other representation, strong, serious, popu lar, and national, of the monarchical institution, but the dynasty of the Eonapartes. That dynasty re presents neither the aristocracy, nor the burgess class, nor the democracy; it represents every one : it is not the image of a party, but the image of the whole people. Such is its right ! Such its character ! Such its legitimacy ! Men of the monarchical principle, you who have given an example of a noble fidelity, you have no longer any flag. Men of time principle of the revolu tion, you who had bound your con victions and your hopes up in the younger blanch you have no longer any object in view. But the patriotism which survives all decep tions will be the refuge of all the fidelities betrayed and of all these convictions deceived. To those per sons who have no longer any party to serve, there re.; mains the country to love and to defend. The fusion does not disquiet the empire ; it would consolidate it, had it need of any consolidation, for in altering the monarchical situations it only allows a principle of go vernment, a force of authority to subsist ; and that is the principle whence it has issued, it is the force which it carries in its hands. It is besides to be remarked that the fusion is so well convinced of its weakness that it does not think of triumphing by its own force. It knows well that it would not have the slightest chance of success, except by a disaster of the country, or by the disappearance of the man of genius who now occupies the throne. It is consequently reduced to make itself dauphin ; it does not aspire to replace the Emperor, but to succeed him. It could not succeed him unless he carried away with lam his prudence, his cleverness, the prestige of his name, the confidence and faith of the people. It would then place itself in the void of anarchy merely to disappear in it, and soon to be itself anni hilated. What, then, is the fusion ? A word, and nothing more. It is not a power—it is not a principle— it is not even a party. It is not either monarchy or re volution ; it is the result of the monarchy completely deteriorated ; and of the revolution disavowed ; some, thing vague, indefinite, which has neither precedent in history nor root in the country ; a bastard royalty, with double face, one looking to the past and the other to the future ; the half of a throne joined to the half of tribune, not for the p ur p ose o f d estroying itself by inevit able antagonism o f p re t ens i ons which have al 1 opposed each othe r , an d t h e collision of ',NV hways been the cause of a ll our revolutions. The fusion phiraes sents itself as the trial to be made of a new Goevelrantmeinttl.f France is tired o f suc h tr i als. Within th century she has t r i e d enough of government l and of constitutions. The alliance which has just been. more ac complished betwe en th e two families cannot any interest tha n i n fl uence her. She issatisfied with the fusion which sh e h as made with the Government that has 'issued from herself, and in which she has found order, justice, and the grandeur of her immortal destinies. In what has just taken place in Germany, there is consequently nothing that con cerns politics. The situation of France is changed nor affected by that event. It is one of those neither matters which instruct nations by these lessons of the ra d n. tiny of royal races. It shows the cause of rtheir g deur and of their downfall in the forgetful ness of the principles for parties as for from which the y r d e r s a p w ec t t h r existence. In fine, it prove 4 once mire the truth,. sso profound in men, of that expression of Arm? itself—' What is most difficult, t3i n g o n t to live well, but declare a w is ith profound sadness, to die well.' if the FrenchYinesOnwjelisd-ietl(lie, we should have de °worthy of its life, and that sired that its death should it should be extinguiisi 1 w ith its' last scion in the purity d the glory of its flag, which is that Th e i n stitutions, the governments, and the men so ooffiatnscPirient6lFPrale _ ° and i n n, d o not expire altogether, for they revive for posterity., 1 ...., ROTTERDAM MAIL PACKETS, AND Iv I THDRA REDUCTION OFFIE, WAL PO O S F TAGE TO HOLLAND.--GENERAL PosT De:lBs.—After the despatch of the contract m ail packet, appointed to leave London for Rotterdam, o the 14th inst., the correspondence for Holland, which h hith er to been conveyed, as a rule, by the direct packet, will be forwarded from London daily (Sunday pd ), by the route of Belgium, unless specially ad dressed to be sent by any other route. On and from Thursday the 15th inst., the postage upon letters trans mitted between the United Kingdom and Holland, either by the route" of Belgium or by private ship direct, will be reduced to Bd. for a letter not exceeding half an ounce in weight, increasing for heavier letters, according to the scale in operation for charging letters in the United Kingdom. This postage will include both the British and foreign rates, to destination, and it may be paid in advance, or the letters may be forward e d unpa i d, at The option of the sender, except however, in the case of re gistered letters, the postage upon which, as well as the registration fee must always be paid in advance. The same rate of Bd. per half ounce, &c., will be ch argea b le on letters between the United Kindom and any Dutch colony or country beyond sea , addressed via Holland, but on such letters the postage must be prepaid. The British postage on a letter addressed to be conveyed, via Holland, between the United Kingdom and any country on the continent of Europe, when sent either by the route of Belgium or by private ship direct, will be reduced to 4d. the half ounce, and so on, which rate must also be prepaid. Newspapers for Holland, whe ther sent by way of Belgium or by private ship direct, will continue liable to a postage of , one penny' each, which must be paid in advance. Periodical works, not of daily publication, which have heretofore been con veyed by the direct packet to. Rotterdom at a reduced rate of postage, cannot be sent via Belgium, excepting at the usual rates chargeable for letters, THE LARGEST CLIPPER IN THE WORLD. Tinder this name the New York Herald describes the new clipper ship the " Great Republic." She is 325 feet long, has 53 feet extreme breadth of beam, 39 feet depth of hold, including 7 feet between the spar and upper deck, and 8 feet between the two decks below, and registers 4,555 69.95ths tons. She has four complete decks, but no bulwarks, for the outline of the spar deck is protected by a rail upon turned oak stanchions. Her lines are slightly concave forward and aft, and her ends are very long and very sharp, particularly the bow, which preserves its angular form to the rail. The whole fore body of the vessel is raised about two feet from a straight line at the forefoot ; but this raise is gradual for 60 feet, and forms an arch where the stem and keel are united. In other words, the gripe of her forefoot, instead of being angular, is the complete arc of a circle. For a bead she has the representation of a eagle, as if emerging from below the bow sprit ; and her stern, which is semi-elliptical in form, is spanned by an eagle, with the Ameri can shield in his talons. The ship has a waist of nine narrow strakes, defined between mouldings ; is sheathed with yellow metal up to 25 feet, and is painted black above it. The rails and other work on deck are nearly white, and the gangway boards are of mahogany, mounted with brass. She has five houses on the spar deck amidships. The first forward is a workshop for the crew, and answers for a shelter in stormy weather, as she has no bulwarks. Its after part contains a sick-bay or hospital. The second house contains the galley, a blacksmith's shop, and an engine room, for she has a steam engine of fifteen horse power, designed to do all the heavy work, such as taking in and discharging cargo, hoisting topsails, setting up rigging, working tne fire engine, pumping ship, &c. It is also fitted to work a propeller in one of her long boats ; and is so arranged that•it can hoist itself out and in when ;it is required for use in the boat. Fitted •as this boat is , it.is calculated to tow the ship in a calm, at the rate of three kliCts an hour. The houses on the quarter-deck consist of a mess room for the officers, protect the entrances to the deck below, and contain signal lockers, &c. Such is her vast size that all 'these houses appear to occupy very little space. Indeed she has more room on her spar deck for working ship, than a line of battle ship. Her crew have spacious quarters in the upper be tween decks forward, and the entrances to them are protected by companions. Aft on the same deck; she has sailrooms, accommodations for petty officers, berths for 30 boys, workshops and More-rooms. The forward cabin or dining saloon is tastefully wainscotted, painted pure White, relieved with gilding and other ornamental work, and its state rooms are large, and well designed for comfort. Abaft the saloon is a vestibule, which con tains the captain's cabin on the starboard side, and the chief mate's opposite. The after cabin, though not large, is most elegantly finished. It has sofa reces ses on each side, mirrors, ottomans, elliptical panels with pictures on them, and a variety of other work, all finished in the best style. The pantry is large and well arranged ; and she has a choice library for the use of her crew. The space between her forecastle and storeroom aft, contains her spare spars, cordage, blocks, &e., and still leaves room for 400 or 500 tons of light cargo. The ship herself is a wonder of strength. Her frame is of the beat seasoned white oak, and is coaged or dowelled together, and bolted through the coaging. Her frame, before ceiling, was diagonally cross-baced with iron, the braces four inches wide, one inch thick, and extending from the floor-heads to the top timbers. These wore let into the frames and ceiling, were bolted through every timber, and rivetted to gether at every intersection between the frames. There are ninety of these on each side. She is built of 2,056 tons of white oak, I,soo,ooofeet of yellow pine, has 1,650 knees, 230 beams, 3361 tons iron, and 56 tons of copper. She is thorougly ventilated, has four bold pumps, a fire engine for wetting sails, or, in case of accident, for extinguishing fire. She is very snugly and very strongly sparred, and, like a ship of war, has nothing above the royals. She has four masts, named the fore, main, mizen, and spanker masts. The last is fore and aft-rigged ; the others are square rigged. Her sails are made of cotton duck, and she will spread about 16,000 yards in a single suite. This vessel was designed, modelled, and built by her owner, Donald APICay, and it is confidently believed that she will prove the swiftest ship in the world. Al though she registers over 4,500 tons, she will stow at least 6,000 tens, and such is the buoyancy of the floor that she will not draw more than 23 feet water when fully laden with a general cargo. THE LATE JAMES EWING, ESQ.—We understand that the will of this gentleman provides for hi s re li c t an d relations in the most liberal manner ; and amongst the princely gifts to our public charities may be men tioned-20,0001. to the Merchants' House, 10,0001. to the Royal Infirmary, and 20,0001. in the aggregate to the other charities. In addition to, these, 13,0001. have been left to the Free Church.—North Briti44 Mail. * NOTE BY THE " DEvth."—" He be blow'd ! Who's he,il should like to know ? Goes insulting a feller, and then ex pects a feller to deliver a message to save him trouble ! Catch me at it Besides, what do people know about ' long primer' and leading ?' How's a party not connected with a printing-office to know that long-primer' is a large sort of type, and ' leading' means putting bits of metal between the lines, to put 'em further apart ? Some people call themselves authors— But it don't matter. If he thinks I'm going to help him to get through his column, he's mistaken !" THE PRESTON STRIKE. PRESTON, DEC. 12. Although this is what is termed " the little week," the amount placed at the disposal of the weavers' com mittee is 2,250/. This would enable them to increase their payments from 4s. to ss. per head, but, in an ticipation of Christmas week, it has been deemed ex pedient to adhere to the former sum. From the re ports of the delegates at their meeting yesterday, it appeared that the fund reserved for Christmas week already amounted, in the aggregate, to 1,0001., Black burn alone having 2471. in hand. At noon to-day the usual weekly meeting was held in the Orchard, and was numerously attended. Mr. IC. Smith occupied the chair. _ _ The CHAIRMAN congratulated the assembly on the fact that though this was " the little week," their sub scription was actually larger than ever. The delegates stated yesterday that if the struggle lasted until March they would continue to provide the operatives with funds for their support. It was now only a question of time. The manufacturers acknowledged they were beaten, but they could not yet for shame name the day when they would give the 10 per cent. (Cheers.) Mr. G. COWELL said, that from the commencement of this agitation up to the present period, it had ever been his wish, his aim, and his desire to bring this unfortunate dispute to an amicable settlement ; but be it understood that he would never abandon the condition he had so often enunciated- -viz., 10 per cent., and no surrender. (Great cheering.) That was the starting point, and that should be the end, so far as he was concerned ; and, should the operatives be defeated in this agitation, he for one would promise that his name should be "Walker" out of Preston. How ever, he was happy to tell them that his anticipations were wholly in- favour of the achievement of their ob ject. For once he believed the proud masters of Preston would have to succumb, and give the hands a their fair and legitimate right—namely, alO per cent. Could he be persuaded that the manufacturers were not in a posi tion to give the 10 per cent., he would at once withdraw from the field ; but he was convinced that they were in a position to pay it. (Hear, hear.) This was their " little week," as it had been called ; and, had it not been for Christmas, the weavers of Preston would have had their wages 'advanced is. per head. He had often told them that the subscriptions for the weavers alone would reach the large sum of 3,0001., and that prediction would have been realised this week had it not been for the approach of Christmas. According to the statements delivered by the delegates yesterday—and he took down the items as they were mentioned—there was nearly 1,000(. in reserve, and that money would have been forthcoming this week had it not been that they wished the Preston operatives to have a good Christmas.day's dinner. (Cheers.) The committee had yester adyreceived a very encouraging letter from Paris, and they might depend upon it that, if this strike should last much longer, the brave sons of F ranc e would be sending contributions to assist the operatives of Preston. (Cheers.) Referring to the returns of the Board of Trade, the speaker said, he found that in the export of cotton goods the increase during the last month had been 103,3081. over the corresponding month of 1852. Comparing 10 months of this year with the corresponding 10 months of last year, there had been an increase in the exports of cotton goods--the goods pro. duced in Preston, Blackburn, &c.,—to the amount of 2,297,8211. That was " bad trade 1" (Laughter.) It was alleged, however, that a deal of those goods had gone to China, and were lying there unsold. Now, he begged to remind them, that on the accession of the Derby Ministry The Times, the Daily News, and all the free trade papers, quoted the exports to prove that free trade was preferable to Protection. They said nothing about the goods going to China and elsewhere, and lying there unsold. If our exports might then be taken as an indication of our prosperity, the same argument held good now ; and, if upwards of two millions' worth more cotton goods had been sent abroad this year than last, why were not the operative classes to participate in this prosperity ? (Hear, hear.) He anticipated that by next March there would be such a sweeping trade as England had able t n e e vt take k r e y f e r t e i m 3 t , n o e o s o s ed te . o B o l o a c in k e b r u e r n w e w a v o e u r l s d , a t n h d e n t h e b y e could be sent from Preston at a small cost. One argu ment of the free trade school was this—" If you are not satisfied with your present masters, sell your labour where you can get more for it." Now he begged to tell those cold-hearted gentlemen that there were thousands in Preston at the present time who would sell their labour in America if they had the means to go there ; but they had not. When the operatives were reduced to so low a state of poverty that they had not the means to transport themselves where good wages were to be had—when they were nailed to the spot, as it were, and could not move, they were told, "If you are dissatisfied, go and sell your labour where you can get more for it !" (Hear, hear.) After announcing that 1001. had this week been received from Glasgow, and 501. from Sheffield—places that had not contributed previously—Mr. Cowell concluded n by exhorting his au ditory to persevere until they obtained an unconditional 10 per cent. (Cheers.) Mr. RHODES and Mr. GEIMSUAW having addressed the meeting, Thanks were voted to the Sheffield delegate, who was present. The motion was carried with three cheers. The DELEGATE responded, stating that 501. had been subscribed among the file-cutters alone. (Cheers.) He had been that morning at the weavers' pay-table in the Temperance-hall, and, instead of seeing a poor, disaf fected, half-starved set of people, as he had anticipated from what he had read in the papers, he found them well clad, apparently well fed, well conducted, and full of confidence in their leaders. (Cheers.) Three cheers were then given for Glasgow and three for the 10 per cent., after which the meeting separated. THE BIRMINGHAM CATTLE SHOW.—The choice pen of three pigs of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, No. 281, which obtained the gold medal at the Smithfield Club Show, have been sent for exhibition to Birmingham by the Prince, having been sold to Mr. Wall with those conditions. The Prince will also exhibit at this show a fine Hereford ox and two pens of Bramah Pootra fowls. There were several pens of this beautiful new species of fowls at the Surrey Zoological Gardens Poultry Show, last week, the prize for which was obtained by Mrs. G. Cannon, Great Marlow, Bucks. BIRMINGHAM AND MIDLAND COUNTIES CATTLE SHOW. —BIRMINGHAM, MONDAY.—This show opens to-mor row. The judges went round to-day and awarded the prizes. The stock exhibited possesses the very highest merit both as regards quality and excellence. The gold medal for the best ox or st e er i n th e yar d was awared to Mr. W. Heath, of Ludham-hall, Norfolk, for his Hereford steer. GREA.T NUGGETS.—The gold-digging news is rather more encouraging. On the 13th of September the cor respondent of the Melbourne Argus thus writes from Bendigo :—" A nugget, weighing 171 b., was found in Robinson Crusoe's Gully last week, and another, now in the possession of Dr. Ladbury, of View Point, was taken oat of Myer Flat, of . 501 b. some ounces. The weather for the last week has been wet. The roads are in a fearful state. 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Chesh. dr Birk., £5O dz £25 Do., £2O .. Blyth & Tyno original £25 (iss. at £45).... Bristol & Exeter...,.. Caledonian ...... Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall Dublin&l3elfastJunc. Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction East Anglian (£25 L. ,Do., (£lB E. & H.).. !Eastern Counties..... EasternUnion,A.stk. Do., do. B Do.NcwA(lateThirds) East Lancashire ... Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Poebles Edinb.Prth.&Dundee • Forth and ClydeJunc. Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire.) Great Western__ _ Irish South-Easter-a. Lancaster &Carlisle Do., Thirds Lancasn. & Yorkshire Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby. &So utb pt London & Blackwall Lond. Tab.& Sthend. Lond.Bright.& S. est. London &N. Western Do. Fifths Do. JO/. Sh.,111&B C Do. Eighths London & S. Western Do., £50..... . .. Do., Ludndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch .Slief. &Linen. Do., Man. & Lin. Un. Midland .......... . Do. Birming.& Derby Midland G. West. (Ir. ) Do. Shares Newcastle &Carlisle.. Newmarket Do. Bury Extensions Newpt.Aborg.&Htfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor N0rf01k...... ......... Northn. Counties Um. North British North Devon, No.l o Do., No. 2....... Dc., A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North London . . ... N.& S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western N. & S.Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scottish Central Scottish Midland_ Shrewsbury & Birmg. Do., L. & N. Westn. Guaranteed Stock Shrowsby. & Herefd Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union Do. A, B,C, &D, fully paid up at per cent. South Devon South Eastern.......„ Seta Wales S. Yorksh. RiverDuir Do. Staines,Wok.,&Wok Stockton & Darling Stockton & Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. £lO shades IDo. Prof., No. 1 Thames Haven Dock and Rai1way.....,... Vale of Neath......... 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Paris and Strasbourg Paris Caen& Cherbrg Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse._ !Do. 53 per cent. pref. S.E. of France Southern of Franco St. Andrews B:Quebec ,Upper India Scrip ;West Flanders Do. 53 per c. Pref Western of France: ;West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden ;Zealand 2 1d 1 2} - lid 13 - 15 2. 2f 34 4 p p- I P th) 21 3 p —1 d, 1 1 li P !per - 1 a - PI 10 11 63 - 7 2 14 id ip -.— .. i •— lipxn 84 - 8i 36 - 3G.4 7g -- 8 17 -- 17ip 47 49 42 44 33 - 341 .3A 4ip d par 2A 21. Plpar _ i d 93 10 . --- ..i 1 P 4i— 6i i 4 al 8,- -- Oil ) 14, ld .4 35/ i LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Sbr. Paid Ed.rLWAYS. Leasing Closing P r i ces Business Compans. yesterday. this day. 50 all Bedford and Lu.S.IN.W. Blctchley St. 100 Buckghamsh L. &N.W. 101 103 50 all Clydesdale Jc Caledon... 51 52 St. 100 E.Lincoln. gr 6p. cent ... . Gt.Nortlin 142 145 25 all Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. Neils. Direct. •.• 23 all Do. New D o . ••• 25 all Glstr.SzDn.Fr Elt•Westn. 30 32 100 all llrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New. Railway & Berw.. 50 all Hull & Selby Y.&N.Md. 109 111 25 all Do. Shares Do s4i 551 12/ all Do. 4 1 Shares. Do 27 2 8 12i all Lon.&Greenw S.Eastern 134 141 20 all Do. Preference Do 24i 25. St. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent... Norfolk . 93 95 St. 100 D o . 6 per et... Do — -- si, all Mauch.Bston. Ln.&N.W. aud Matlock & Midld. 2 3 50 all .11iddlenbro' & Stekten Redear . Darlingt. 100 all Aidld.Bra,dfd. Midland 99 101 50 all Northern and Easternsp.c. E. Count 6O 62 61 5 all Do. 6 per et..lDo 5" all D o. Fi xe ds p.c De • ••• 2) all P res t . & W yre L. & . W &Ln&Yk 1 " 12 Do. i Shares. Do — S- 100 lloystu.&llit. Gt.Nortlni 113 146 S-. 100 Do.Shepth.St. Do 143 146 2 18g Shef. Roth. & Lancash.& Goole g.5.p.c Yorksh — d 12 923, S. Staftordsh.. M r MCl ean 2 l id 50 all WearValleygr Stockt. & 6 per cent Darling . . 25 all Do Do 3O —31 i St. 100 WiltsaSolurst Gt.Westn 99 — 7. • 100 20 20 10 10 17i all 10 1 2.2 100 100 100 100 St. 10 St. 25 20 20 50 20 20 10 St. 25 100 I 391 914 61 64} 3i 66 5j 6 7A 49i / PREFERENCE MARES Aberdeen Do., No. 2, 7 p. C... Blyth & Tyne 10 per et. pref. (iss. at£so) Bristol & Exeter 4 pr cent., stock. Do. Do., shares 'Caledonian £lO Chester dr Holyhead Guar. s:i per cent I Cork&Bandonsa p.c Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction EastA nglian 10e) 6 per cent... Do. (g 5) 7 per cent Do. (g7l7s) 7 p. ct Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. C. No.l Do., No. 2. . . Do., New 6 p. c. St Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent Do. £lO Deben. Sh EastLancash. 6 p.cts East & West Yorksh Junction Fifths Edinb. Prth. &Lunde e I 4 per cent. ' Glasgow & S.Western, guar. 5 per cent Great North,' sp. a. Do. 5 p. C. „Redeem., at 10 p. c. pram Do. 44 percent. Scrip Gt.N. of Scot. ,Ist Pref Gt. Southn. &West'. (Ireland) Eighths Do. 4 per ct. pref. St Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) Do. con. & red. 4 p.c Do. do. 4 per cent Do. irredeem. 4 p. c Lan. & York. F. £2O, Do., 6 p. c., Stock Leeds Nn. 6p. e. No. 1 Do. Quarters, 1848 London andißrighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St Do. Convertible, 5 p c., 1852. Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. Loud. & N. W., Coy. & Nun., 5 per cent. London & S.Vestern, Con. Thirds I GondondenTdr Coler. A Shares ........ Lonely. do Ennis. Sh ,She f. , do Lin., Shares, No. 1 Do. Now, £lO Do., £6 ..... garypt.drCarl. 4 p. c. Do. 41 per cent IDo •• ea* ••• •t• ••• 08. Hid. Consol. 6 p. c. St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 44 per cent Norfolk Debent. Sh Norfolk Extension Do. Pref. 54 per et Do. Way. Val. 5 p c North British North Staffordshire Oxford Worcester tit Wolyerh. £15,6 p. c. Do.. 'Scot. Cen., New Pref. ghrewsk, Birm. N. G. Shrthireby'.. & Chest t' (Nor.W.Min),B p. c Do. 5 per cent South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 Os.6d. S. Yorksh .4p. c. Guar. Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. York Newcastle and Berwick,4 p.e.Pref. Do.. York& N. Midland 11 & S. Parch ioo 7 I.@ 6 - 6i - 4] 5 - 6 1 ik 1* __ I s p 1 3i -- 141 20i -- 21 2 i - 01 121 - 123 109 - 111 - 84 - .. --- ... 6i - 7 100 - 102 95 - 100 98 - 100 - par 142 - 144 2i - 3. ii = ilii 7 - S 10 -- 101 4 - 4-3' 140 142 a id 106 - 110 112 - 116 a• • ....". ... 2i' - ili 106 - 108 1 -14 p 9i - 10 16 -163 p 10 -10 A 13 - 15 d- ip 24 - 24. 17 - 18 96 09 41 id par MINES. Ana Fria Anglo Austrin Gold Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd.Dachy of) Blwnarvon Iron and Coal British Au.strin. Gold British Iron Brazilianlmp.(issued at it.s pm Do. Cocaes Sz Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Carsons's Creek Cobr® Copper Colonial Gold. Copiapo . Copper Min. of Eng. Do. Pref. 7i p. cent. English and Austin. Copper Smeltg. Co, General IGt.NuggetVeinSerp ID°. Registered Great Polgooth (Lake Bathurst ,Liberty !Linares.. Loud.&Califoru.Gold, Quartz Crush. Co I Mariquita Mexicau&S.Amerien ! New Granada Now Linares Mining and Smelting Co Nouveau Monde Pontgiband Sil ye] Lead Min. & Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. New Santiago de Cuba South Austmlian Tin Croft United Mexican Waller 'West Granada. (West Mariposa Worthing Mining o: Australia Yuba 1 p 4 d .. . par * d 1 1 d 3 -- 3# d 6 1 ci d d 11 13 - ci 8 10 .N - 6. 2f 37 39 ta ps 45 47 12f 2 1 70 so 6 8p 2i 3 d L 4 18 $1) 14- - d -11i ... 123 § $ ft d par 73 8 par— 4 p ..,!• • - ;•• - OP id 31 -- 33 P 9 10 5 6 id 7 41 41 d d JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American Chrtd. Bnk. of India,' Austral., and China Chrtd. 13nk. of Asia Colonial Commercial of Lond English Scottish and Australian Chrtd London Chrtd. Bnk of Australia London and County London Joint Stock Lond.andWestminst National Provincial of England Do. 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Adis 1/ itlis it is i 1) 48 - 50 i d— par 7•i - 77 - SA 100 100 100 6 100 St. 20 1213 St 124 12i 12 St. St. 101 100 100 64 A WW 10 25 10 ..0.6 all all all all all 13.5 24?, 30 20 1 40 33 1 1 1 10 1 1 30 1 10 284 1 all all all all all all all 15 11i all all all all all 12s. all ; all 20 10 20 35 20 50 20 25 NEOUS. 47 ---- 48 ---- 6 1 2a p 2ft 2 "17 = 19 15 20 20 20 , zd i --- :gip • -- ... t i - iP 70i 3 7i i */4 39 Ad gPI 154 163 14 i 611 I THE SON OF THE EMPEROR OF HAITI.—This young gentleman has recently a rrived in England from France, having travelled under the name of M. Dalval. He is described as a most intelligent and gentlemanlike person, and has been sojourning for a short time at the fashion able watering-place at Torquay. His object in visiting this country is said to be to complete his education, for which purpose he will shortly proceed to Dawlish, and place himself under a clergyman of that place. M. Dalval's father is the son and heir of Faustin Soulouque, whose imperial character, long caricatured by the French press, has just been recognised by the admission of hii name, with full style and title, to the courtly pages of 11;1' 6 :L 6 0 1a :1 the morning of the 2d inst. a theAA NEW m E a: a ( cl, o . r n o k f el t .f h tl e e s' comettingen Observatory, er d v i a sc to o r y y e , re n d n btyh the border of tli e constellationG Perseus, near the loot of Andromeda, 100 A Pm PM 102 4 1411 -ITIP' 61 171 6i '' 4 E I NSPAPEsit THE IN - • . The intelligence froniteTik.-:.% s received yesterday witlOhesititon; :hich we now been corroborated ; by, several channels, an. by a positive announcement in the official journa,l. of France. War has begun in earnest. A naval action has been fought upon the coast of Asia Minor, ending in the total destruction of a portion Of the Ottoman fleet ; and for the first time in naval history, a Russian squadron has returned to Sebastopol laden with the spoils of victory. The' war, hitherto con fined to the occupation of the Danubian Principali ties and to a few partial 'encounters of the hostile armies, appears to h ave assume d on th e B lack Sea -the character . of 'direct aggression, and the E mperor Of Russia has thrown down the gauntlet to the maritime Power's ; precisely on that element on which they are best prepared. to meet him. We have thought it our duty to . uphold and :defend the cause of peace, so long •As peace was compatible with the honour and dignity of the country, and we feel no regret that tollie very last we have ad hered to a course of policy which a just concern for the best interests of England and of the civilised world prescribed. But we' haVe never concealed our opinion that the events occurring in the - East might ere long compel us to meet by some resolute measures a sterner alternative ; and we have re peatedlY urged upon the GoVernments of England and France the necessity of being prepared with a plan of Operations adapted to such au emergency. If the intelligence last received be confirmed in the manner in which it is related to us, the time for these resolutions to-take effect is already come. It must, however, be remarked that great per plelity and uncertainty still hang over the details Of this important event. All the accounts received of it appear to have been despatched from Odessa on the sth inst., and to have passed through Vienna. They are, therefore, altogether Russian statements. On the other hand, it is' well ascertained that on the 28th of November, two days prior to the action, the principal divisions of the Turkish fleet we re a t anchor iu the Bosphorus. Admiral Slade had . brought back his division some days before, with the exception of one frigate, which had taken shelter at Sinope, and great satisfaction had been expressed that at this inclement season of the year the line-of-battle ships and frigates were safe in harbour. It would seem probable, therefore, that the squadron which the Russians have demolished was a convoy bound with troops and arms for some point on the coast of Asia ;' and the most probable version of the story seems to be that the Russian cruisers pursued this convoy into the roads of w Sope. It h as a l so been suggested that, as Sinope is a naval a rsena l, it is possible that some of the vessels destroyed by the. Russians were hulks in the port. Sinope is the best harbour on the coast of Asia Minor, sit ua t e d a b out 300 mles from the Bosphorus, and at th e narrowest part of the Black Sea, being only 42 maritime leagues from Sebasto pol. The town of Sinope is built on the isthmus of a peninsula jutting out into the Euxine, and forming two capacious harbours. That to the south-east is used by the Turks as a nav a l station. The town is a square, flanked with towers, and covered by a small citadel ; but, in spite of the importance of the place, it has long been considered the most vulnerable point on the whole north coast of Asia Minor. The land batteries, whatever they may be, appear to have been quite incompetent to meet the fire of the ships, and this engagement furnishes another example of the comparative weakness of ordinary fortifications when opposed to modern naval gun nery. Among the Turkish forts there are scarcely any strong enough to beat off a line-of-battle ship. However, after the destructio n o f no l ess th an twelve urkish vessels, without taking a single prize in a state to be removed to Sebastopol, the Russian ships were themselves in a condition to reach that harbour with difficulty. The havoc which is described to have taken place shows that the ships on both sides were fought with great gallantry ; and the Ilaissians, who first surprised every one by allowing themselves to be beaten on land, have now surprised us again by an exploit at sea. They had, however, by their own account, a vast superiority of force, and Osman Bey, the Turkish commander, only surrendered at the last extremity. Whatever doubt may still prevail as to the cir cumstances which preceded this action and the mode in which it was fought, there can be very little as to its naval and political consequences. It tends to give the Russian navy an ascendancy on the Black Sea which the Turks have hitherto disputed ; and it calls upon the maritime allies of the Porte in very positive lang,uage to supply that naval protection of which she more than ever stands in need. If it should turn out that the Russian squadron fell in with a convoy bound for the army of Asia, and pursued these ships into Sinope, this act may, in the present state of warfare between the two Powers, be considered justifiable. But if, as is equally probable, these Russian ships of the line were sent out from Sebastopol to burn, sink, and destroy the Turkish squadron, not on the high seas or on the coast of Circassia, but at anchor in their own fortified harbour, this proceeding of the Emperor of Russia goes to the last extremity of aggressive war. It disposes at once of the assur ances, till now so pertinaciously repeated, of his desire to stand on the defensive only, even since the Turkish declaration of war ; and, had it not been for the presence of the English and French fleets in Beicos Bay at this moment, the enterprise which directed this blow against Sinope might have aimed a still more formidable attack upon the Bosphorus and the capital. A more violent and offensive measure could not have been resorted to ; and the importance attached to it by m . Russia may be inferred from th e f ac t that Prince ense off, the original author of these calamities and the in strument of this fresh outra e lle ' w u s rr of iet t l hi f s ro v m ict O o d r to St. Petersburg to lay the victory at a the feet of the Czar. The effect this event will.have in Europe is not less serious. It dispels the hopes we have been led to entertain of pacification, f or we cannot share the opini on that this success will lower in ,any de gree the temper or preten s i ons of Russia; an d it imposes Upon the allied fle e ts more peremptory duties.lndeed, as this blow on the naval re sources of Turkey interrupts her communications with() her T r ebi Asiaticzol l f I array, andlatouin it is highly injurious t and all would be lost if the command of he Black Sea were suffered to pass into the hand c.f th e e nemy. The British Goivern meat and its allies will have, from the moment this intelligence is confirmed, to deal with a state of affairs fax more decided and momentous than any which this question had yet assumed ; and we earnestly trust that the Cabinet will prove itself equal to the emergency. It scarcely devolves, in deed, on the Ministers of the Crown noW to de termine what positive steps are to be. taken under these circumstances ; for we cannot doubt that after such an ,act of Aggressive war, committed upon a State under the shelter of the united. flags of France and England, the Ambassadors and. Ad mirals at Constantinople have resolved at once upon the measures required. The Government at home, as yet less thoroughly informed of the• state of the case, must await the arrival of despatches before they adopt steps involving the whole ques tion of peace and war ; but, probably, before such .despatches can be received here or in Paris the Envoys on the spot will have acted upon the powers given them in the event of a direct aggres sion by Russia On the Turkish coasts. It will remain with her Majesty's Ministers 'to afford :an effectual support to, that, decision by the usual communications to Parliament, and by pl ac i ng our present relations with the Russian empire in their true shape, - Having exhausted every means that forbearance and ingenuity could suggest for the restoration of peace, b u t h a Vin g at th e time pledged the honou r . an d th e naval forcess of England to bring this dispute to a successful termination by oth er m eans, if all negotiations for unworthy of the p . peace should fail, it *ould'be uUlv gtiaantiownsp o m cc e upLi N n 7e th 6 e n w t o ra rl e d ted , aa i tte is p ecciu tli s ar - o ° b B ll - - • hesitate when w p h eo en o t e he ar c e °ll res rse olvtd el t e ha ar t don, to Sea, with all the various i dictate conditions to Europe, before e ia Ilis sh . all T n i o le t i r te , r o es r t c s o e n n v c e o rt mp lie sin ß g la i c t k s shores, into a Russian lake. They desire that a course Of consummate hypocrisy should be pun. ished . by i signal defeat, andat a stop should be put to th ese aggressions. The. Emperor of Russia, who began this war without a pretext, is carrying it on-without disguise, and ,it therefore becomes the iinperati ve duty of the Pour Powers, who have so recently recorded.their determination tp put an end to .it, to take all the measures which that object may demand. -, MODEL LODGING HousEs.—The Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol has just issued a pastoral to the inhabitants of the latter city, urging them to use every exertion for the establishment of model lodging houses. PLuminc-ZINC.—The discovery that a thin sheet cf lead, allied to one of zinc, acquired properties of endur. auce which these distinct metals do not possess uncom. blued, is giving rise to experiments in various latitudes, and more or less impregnated atmospheres. in these trials are included all the ordinary metals used for the covering of domes, roofs, the floors of halls, etaircas q;, e 4 c. , and the comparison appears to be singularly is favour of the plumbic-zinc. Upson the conviction of these experiments others of high chemical considerati( are to be entered into, and the conclusions will be pub. lished by the discoverers, Messrs. Morwood and Rogers, of the Steel-yard, London, who, although commercially, cannot be more earnestly interested than the scientific world in the results adduced. .