The Sun. — London, England, 1853-02-08 00:00:00

THE FRENCI - I EMPIRE. hershewobitjhectthorefegfieneuernaeleztttrnamctmioend. _...-_____ personalwo aw silkghritaece was dretshse The grand ball given to the Emperor and Em- parure of brilliants and with gauze and garlands of flowers up to the waist, and had on her head a magnificent press in honour of the imperial nuptials took place emeralds. Every one, on quitting the French Embassy, last night. It was one of the most magnificent of which General and Mme. Aupick did the honours displays that has been seen in France for a long with so much grace, expressed their wishes for the Em time, and brou g ht b ac k to the recollection those press of the French, who hadcontributed to procure pub_ famous days when th e sp l en d our of the French them suc h a charmingacco f unt etoef. The the ma Madrid Gazette 'age of the Emperor Court w as a t it s h e i g h t. For three whole days it lishes e i kept th e gay c it y of P aris in a whirl of excitement, the Tuileries, h Tuileries, it is intended to adopt knee-breeches and lfull the French. In imitation of the balls and soirees of and gave an as t oun di ng i mpetus to very many branches of trade. Around the gates of the alace silk stockings as full-dress at Madrid. The Bourse con of the Luxembourg - p dense crowd s congrega t e d last tinues to look up, in consequence of the certainty of the Government having a majority at the elections." night, to witness the arrival of the Emperor and Empress, and the nu merous di s ti ngu i s h e d guests Don Jose Maria de Quesada, Rear-Admiral and who had b een i nv it e d to the entertainment. Tho one of the ablest officers in the Spanish navy, has b approach was lin e d w ith re l ays o f cu i rass i ers, w h o been ordered by the Government to visit the dock hady co ns id era bl e di ff i culty in keeping back the Yards of France and England, in order to study the recent improvements in the construction of people, who were most eager to get a peep into the ships and the system of engines on the screw prin carriages as they passed. A very large proportion ciple. He is to be accompanied by the Duke de of the spectators consisted of the fairer sex. The line of vehi c l es a t one ti me exten d e d f or more than Tarancon, a captain in the navy. A no th er l e tt er a mile, a n d it was not i ce d t h a t t h e coac h men and of the some date adds that th e mos t i mpor t ant footme n belonging to many wore English liveriesi members of the moder a t e p ar ty, w h o s till f orm e part of the anti-reformi s t e l ec t ora l comm i ttee, had The Emp eror an d E mpress arr i ve d in their sta carriag e , a tt en d e d b y a t roop o f car bi neers , an d announced to their politi c al f r i en d s th a t , as soon as were received with en th u siasm. the elections w ere over , th ey wou ld w i t hd raw from It is ann ounce d th a t th e Emperor and Empress, the committ ee , no t w i s hi ng t o ma k e a systematic with the Imp e rial C our t, will visit the principal opposition to th e Mi n i s t r y. theatres in success i on . The first visit will be to The Madrid j ourna l s o f th e 2d h ave a l so arrived the Gra n d Op era , th e managers o f which are mak- in due course, but their content s are w ith out im jug extensive preparations. By special request, portance. The Gazette p u bli s h es a roya l decree there will also be present the diplomatic body, the appointing Don Pedro Egana, the ex-mini s t er o f Justice President of the Junta for the exami na ti on chief m em b ers o f th e I mper i a l h ouse h o ld, an d de putations from the principal corporations. of the claims of arrears on the treasury.—The Queen On Sunday the Empe ror i nv ited the P r i nces and the other members of th e roya lf am i ly attended Frederic and Christian, o f S c hl esw i g -H o l s t e i n, to divine service on the 2d at the church of Atocha, witness a grand review of cavalry at Versailles ; on the occasion of the anniversary of the attempt the division was commanded by General Korte, on her Majesty's life, to re t urn th an k s for her pre and the Empress, mount e d on a fi ne c h arger, was servation. present. At the termination of the review, Gene ral Korte, in the name of the officers, requested permission to accompany their Majesties to the boundaries of the city, which having been aced, the Emperor and Empress set .off4rrieirlfefull *-. speed, and were accompanied by the Minister of War (Marshal Magnan), Generals Korte, Feray, Montebello, d'Allonville, Partouneaux, and more than 209 officers of the carabiniers, cuirassiers, and dragoons. The Empress rode very gracefully, and the acclamations were enthusiastic. An extensive military penitentiary is in course of construction at Avignon. All persons condemned by courts-martial in central France and in Corsica will be sent to this establishment. M. Mery has receiv e d, f o r th e can t a t a compose d by him on the occasion of the late nuptials, 500 f. from the Emperor, and a gold watch, set with dia monds, from the Empress. An upholsterer, named Paul Ledra, was on Sa turday sentenced to a fine of 100 f. and six months' imprisonment for wearing afteur-de-lis in his button.. hole and on his shirt-bosom. Two other persons were at the same time con demned to fines of 500 f. each and six months' int= prisonment for having, in December last, uttered offensive language against the then President. Messieurs Herman and Andebrand, editors of „La Arode of Paris, have each been condemned to a fine of 500 francs and one month's imprisonment, for nublishing a piece of " false news" (copied from the Independence Beige), to the effect that " Lucien Murat was about to inhabit the Chateau de Neuilly which he had purchased last year for 1,400,000 f." The Pays announces that some secret agencies, formed in Paris under the inspiration of old parties, issuin g for some time those o di ous an d i n f amous libels against the French Government which dis honour a part of the foreign press, have been dis covered. The Government, informed of these in trigues, could not any longer tolerate that system of calumny and insult, and in the night between Saturday to Sunday several persons who directed and fomented this correspondence were arrested, a nd their papers seized. In this number are Messrs. De la Pierre, Coetlogon, Pages, and De ' Ville Messant, attached to the Legitimist party, and some correspondents of a Belgian and German newspaper. Yesterday morning other arrests again took place. The Union says :—" We do not know the cause of these arrests ; but we are sufficiently intimate with some of the persons arrested to be able to say that all suspicion will soon be dissipated, and to affirm that in what concerns them there can be no question of a conspiracy or a plot of an y kind." Accounts from Tahiti to the 25th October have arrived. The French establishments continued to enjoy the most complete tranquillity, and had begun to effect improvements. A custom-house had been established in the Papeete, and works had been undertaken for improving the port. Preparations were making for the station of different lines of steamers -which the English and Americans paqi pose to establish in the island. The Messager of Tahiti gives an account of grand rejoicings which took place on the c2mmencement of th e wor k s f or a road. Queen Pore and all the principal chiefs were present ; there was a good deal of dancing and firing of cannon, and at a banquet toasts were drunk to the Prince President of the Republic, and the French Governor of the island. The cultivation of tobacco in Algeria has proved most successful. In 1851 only 264,912 kilogrammes were produced ; in 1852 the quantity had risen to 735,199 kilogrammes. There are two crops in the Year, the first being the best ; but even this is capable of almost indefinite augmentation. M. Clerget, one of the most eminent artists in Works of industry, has been charged by the Minis ter of the Interior to visit England for the purpose of examining the progress made there in the arts c onnected with manufactures. The St. Petersburgh Gazette of the 28th January a nnounces the official appointment of M. de lef to the functions of Ambassador and Minister -l cuipotentiary of Russia in Paris. The St. Peters burgh journal L'Abei2le du Nord of the 25th ° .‘ f January con tai n s a long arti c le on the p oss ibility and the c onsequences o f a h os til e l an di ng i n Eng land. ITALY. - Very important news has arrived from Florence. From Ravenna and Forli the Austrianiroops march on Rimini fwitirartillery, and inconsiderable force. Riots had taken place, and the Austrian flag had been torn to pieces. A letter from Naples in the Corriere Mercantile of Genoa, states that considerable armaments are going on there, and that a double number of re cruits is to be levied this year. Advices from Trieste, published by the Brunn Gazette, state that the coast of Cattaro requiring a very strict surveillance to be kept up in order to prevent any violation of the Austrian territory on the frontier, the whole of the Austrian squadron, which had been concentrated at Pola, with the ex ception of two vessels, have left that port to take up their stati on s a t Klek and Castelnuovo. The Archduke Maximilian has embarked on board one of the vessels, the Novara frigate. The Milan Gazette of the Ist has an article on the railroad of Central Italy, from which it appears that a decision has been at last come to in favour M. Walewski returns to London to resume his fu nctions as Minister of France t o - morrow or th e 'ay after, the portfolio of Foreign Affairs being the as far from his reach as before he crossed e Ch anne l . I t i s now believed that one of the ~le at persons who will withdraw from the Ministry - eiarshal St. Arnaud. This, however, would 'are taken place had no crisis existed. The Gover t,nOr-Generalship of Algeria has been destined for Mau and thay is departure. ch activity is ob of h servable in the mercantile sea tort, of F rance. L arge purchases on speculation a 've take n p l ace at H avre, Nantes, Bordeaux, and The Paris flour mark e t continues dull. breamakers have succeeded in red uc i ng th e pr i ce of tio by two centimes the four po un d l oa f , and by th (I °ing have g ai ne d a cer t a i n a d vantage over the e Millers. Th e b est qua li ty i s still quoted at 55f. is Sack of 157 kilogrammes, b u t or di nary quality i i. °f fered at from 50f. to 52f., being a new fall of t he sack in eight days. The corn market is n ot more animated. Prices remain station -if:lJ% Several cattle fairs have been held since of the month, which were well attended by w6 l , e ,re ; prices remain firm. There is no change fa c :,,t'Y ef notice in the price of raw silk in the /,‘,7'erri departments. The manufacturers of 14, -118 and St. Etienne continue to purchase on a Ivily e ,., B eale. It is the general opinion that prices rp,: t ige during the present month. co t ,i s ",7 Bourse was languid yesterday, and a want of tore "nee was apparent among the specula the"' The arrests made in Paris on Sunday among di sa writers of the Legitimist press was generally 0,,P1-veved. It was regar d e d as a proof that the Th . ment is not confident in its own strength. i lot e -uhree per Cents, opened at 79f. 25c., and. 4Co withstanding some large purchases made on ac -4104,,.t of the Caisse de Consignations, they fell to °.; and closed at 78f. 90c. for the end of the at The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. closed Nn e 85c. Orlean s Railway Shares, 987 f. 50c.; ' 4 ertC 952 f. 50e.; Havre, 441 f. 25c.; Great 25e ;1 , 13 ., 8 26 f. 25c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 746 f. pads and Lyons 845 f.; Lyons to the Medi- Sharea 715 f • Bor ' deaux and Cette 552 f. 50c.; o f the 8a..4 of Credit Mobffier, ' 7o7f. 50c. of its starting from Pistoja, which already commu nicates with Florence, Lucca, Pisa, Leghorn, and Siena, and will soon be in communication with Rome. From Pistoja the new line will cross the Apennine, and extend to Bologna along the vall e y of the Reno, thence branching o to Modena, Reggio, Guastalla, and touching the o opposite to Borgoforte, where it is to meet the Mantua line, which will connect it with the Austrian railways. Another branch of the central line extends to Par ma, Piacenza, Milan, and Pavia, and thence goes to meet the Turin and Genoa line. The total extent of the line is 270 kilometres (168 miles); it touches at six large cities, connects the three valleys of the Tiber, Arno, and Po, with the whole of Central Europe, and the Mediterranean with the Baltic and the North Sea. It is to be constructed by a powerful company, numbering among its members Messrs. Brassey, Jackson, Fell, and Jopling. The capital to be employed amounts to 80 millions of francs. The Mediterraneo of Genoa of the 3d mentions a concentration of Austrian troops that is taking place on the strategical line of La Cattolica in the Roman States. The garrisons of Forli and Ravenna have been ordered there. The Brothers Rothschild have contracted for a loan of 50,000,000 f. to Piedmont, and anoth er o f 15,000,000 f. to Tuscany. GERMANY. The Augsburg Gazette states from Vienna that when M. de Lacour presented his new letters of credence to the Emperor of Austria, his Majesty spoke in warm terms of the eminent services ren dered to the cause of order by the Emperor Napo leon, and expressed his conviction that the two go vernments would seriously co-operate in the main tenance of peace. The Cologne Gazette states from Berlin that the : news of the march of two. Russian corps d'armee towards the Turkish frontier, is confirmed. The fifth corps d'armee of General Rudgier has already received orders to march, and the fourth corps has called in its reserves. The Augsburg Gazette has the following from Vienna, dated the 4th :—" The Gazette contains an article which has tranquillised the stock ex change and the public. It states that the Austrian Government has not assumed a hostile attitude towards Turkey." The Austrian Government has just decided that such persons as emigrate to America, or elsewhere, must lose their right of citizenship in Austria. It also reserves to itself the power of not again ad mitting into Austria for a certain time, according to circumstances, such persons as leave it as emi- grants. Notice has been sent to the representatives of Austria in foreign countries not to viser the pass ports of such persons for Austria. The Emperor of Austria has granted a sum of 30,000 florins (about 3,0001.) to Professors Bottger, of Frankfort, and Schcenbein, of Bale, the two inventors of cotton powder, for the communication of the secret of their discovery. Notwithstanding the efforts made by the Prus sian Government to encourage temperance socie ties, spirit distilleries are on the increase in that country. The duty on brandy last year produced 20, 625,000 fr. SPAIN. ri Jowls The Mad . 11 • 13 of the Ist have arrived. reeeeiGlazette Publishes a comparative account of the . b Pte of the Spanish Treasury for the month of 4.leeereber, 1851 and 1852, from which it results 2'rt that month in 1852 shows an augmentation of of 2th7.°6 reals over that of the corresponding month h ope - e l Year before. The whole receipts for the year Deen 1,288,845,667rea15, showing a surplus ev e 4 . r the expenses of 3 7,365,739 reals. The coali go ...._l,ll proposes the following candidates for Madrid : 1,47:14. Olca, Portella, Gomez de Serna, Montal aiitill) Zafra An ul and Mendizabal, Progressists ; h tl „ ll ,,° B a, M ' on g , and Gonzales Bravo, Moderates. „ a - watilor Public°, the Nacion, the Novetlades, 4-s : the Diario _Espanol were seized the day before. ''-, Madrid letter of the Ist says : • 'A. report is in circulation that the Queen, wishing to '' - ' 3 to the ex-President of the Council, ,M. Bravo r e e jille, a striking testimony of her personal fathe 4 ,"°ll, reserves for him the Collar of the Order of the irlior, (").glen lqeece. The present Cabinet are, it is said, of n that the honour should be it is for some tt"?. The Ministry are perfectly easy as to the result oh`le elections ; they reckon on having a strong and tpat majority. The salons of General Au strong at the ii, Arria,!l.'were filled with all the highest ranks of society ,i'jrrid• Among the company were the Duchesses of ~kbla"'"114) Catli, Fer;a, de Veriquas, Fernand _Nunez, e te. 41,tda, Medin a de las Torres, Bailer), Sotomayor, th is 15 , the Duchess d'Albe, Sister of the Empress of ren elip Nve.4 • also prefieut, and her toilette, added to MONTENEGRO. It appears that the Turkish army has received large reinforcements, and is now composed of 44,000 men. Osman Pasha commands 8,000 men near Limrini; Amzaga is posted with 4,000 men on the islands of the lake of Scutari ; 2,000 men are at Podgoriza. It would seem, however, that Grahovo is not taken, since Ismael Pasha is on his way with 10,000 men to attack it. About 10,000 men more are at Niksik, and Selim Bey is with 10,000 men on the Albanian frontier. The reverses of Omer Pasha are confirmed, as is also the arrest of the Voivode of Grahovo, and all his family. The in telligence, generally, from Montenegro is very contradictory. It appears, however, that the corps of Reis Pasha had advanced from Niksah to the convent of Ostrog, one of the highest points of the Jerathal. This convent had been taken, then lost, and retaken by the Turks, while Omer Pasha had penetrated into the Jerathal from Spulz. The Montenegrins had been forced to re tire to the right bank of the Jera, where Prince Danilo and his uncle Petrowitsch were stationed with 4,500 men each. Subsequently, however, Prince Danilo succeeded in intercepting the communications of the Turks in the Jerathal, and repelling Reis Pasha, f orc i ng hi m to retreat as far as Porja. A whole battalion of Turks is said to have fallen in these encounters. Other accounts state that four districts of Montenegro had made their submission to the Turks in consequence of a proclamation issued by Omer Pasha. The Bey of Antivari has encamped with his troops at the foot of Mount Suttermann. Dervish Pasha is still with 5,000 men in the plain which overlooks Grahovo. The iwnotmheenwaanrd, achnilddtreendiosfplaMyonatedeineirgraho le ar c e o sa ur i a d ge to . join. THE FRENCH TELEGRAM—A line of electric tele graph has just been established along the French coast, from Boulogne to Calais, in connexion with the wires from Paris to Boulogne at one end, and with the sub marine telegraph at the other. In this manner the communication between Boulogne and Calais is direct, instead of taking the long circuit via Amiens and Arras. There is, consequently, a considerable saving hi the length of wire between Paris and Calais, London and Boulogne, and London and Paris ; and a proportional rrduction has been made in the ckarges for the trans ' mission of despatches. ARTIFICIAL PRODUCTION OF FISH. ---The French Go vernment is continuing to act on the admirable discovery of Gehin and Remy, fishermen of the Vosges, for artifi cially fecundating the eggs of fish. It has, in particular, caused it to be practised on a grand scale at Huningen ; and the fish produced by it there are, on arriving at a certain degree of materity, to be sent into different rivers and canals. In the southern departments, also, the same system has been practised with extraordinary suc cess. It consists in collecting the spawn of the female fish, instead of allowing them to deposit it in the beds of rivers, and in applying it to the milt of mates, instead of leaving the males to do it themselves. The eggs thus prepared are preserved until they become hatched. The consequence is, that many thousand fish are thus pro duced from each female's spawn, whereas only very few indeed are obtained when the fish are left to effect the fecundation themselves, owing to the eggs being devoured by other fish, washed away, or injured by dirt. Rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds can thus be made to team with fish ; and a new branch of commerce is thereby created, whilst an abundant supply of whole some food is obtained. The expense of applying the system of Remy and Gehin is very trifling indeed. These men have been recompensed by the Government for the great services they have been the means of rendering to the public. Their plan is applicable to all sorts of fish that spawn in rivers. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY El - TV - ENING, FEBR VARY 8, 1853 'A. Very little is yet known about the Cabinet tha will come into power with the President Elect, on the 4th of March. Two circumstances have retarded the making up of the new Administra tion—the death of General Pierce's son, and the final refusal of Mr. Hunter, of Vir g i n i a , to act as Secretary of State. The papers are filled with all manner of speculations in regard to the Cabinet, various attempts have been made to sway the mind of the President, but it is doubted whether they will move him. He has always shown himself to be an independent man, and the manner of his election, with his overwhelming majority, enables him now to be more independent than ever. There will be a very hard struggle between the three principal sections of the democratic party in this strife for power—the national democrats, the free-soilers, and the secessionists, or disunionists of the south. It is understood that the Committee on Com merce in the United States Congress has nearly completed a general and comprehensive bill on the subject of reciprocity between the British posses sions in America and the United States—a bill which is also to embrace the whole question of the fisheries. It is also believed that within a few days the' project of a treaty which had been ne gotiated between Mr. Crampton and Mr. Everett will be laid before the Senate. Few, if any, of the conditions of this treaty are known. It is confidently affirmed in some quarters, and it may be probable, that since Mr. Everett has introduced the clause admitting American lumber into Great Britain free of duty, he has waved cer tain Whig objections always hitherto urged against free trade with the Canadas. America is involved in a war with the Seminole Indians, when it was supposed that the last treaty made with their Chief would be ratified during the present year, and their nation, which is now re duced to less than 1,000 souls, would emigrate to a 20 new home, to which they had agreed to go, be 14 - yond the Mississippi. There has already been ex- so pended in the wars with this single tribe of Indians 20 in Florida more blood and treasure, and more 11 money has been given to them in time of peace, 10 than the whole campaign of Mexico cost. The S. patience of the Government is exhausted, and 20 there is no policy left now but the final extermina- 10 tion of the Seminoles. There has been a vast deal St. of spurious humanity and benevolence got up by 50 philanthropists on this business of American 2 4 5 savages, and, although wrongs have been perpe- 25 trated by the 'people, and in one or two instances, St. perhaps, to some extent by the Government, 8k yet they are but a drop in the ocean to the §t• bloody outrages and acts of perfidy perpetrated by most of the aboriginal tribes of America. No 25 Government of modern times has expended as 100 much money, or made as serious, protracted, and St. hearty efforts, either for the salvation from exter- 6 mination or the enlightenment and civilisation of gg the aborigines of any country. It is not probable that the tariff will be touched during the present session of Congress. There are but five weeks more for legislation. With a sur plus beyond the ordinary expenditure of nearly 15,000,000 dols. per annum, it becomes a matter of prime necessity to reduce the revenues of the Government ; for it discovered that the only policy is to have the Treasury as empty as possible, and never to create a national debt. There seems to be little probability that the re solutions on the Monroe doctrine introduced by General Cass, and accompanied by that speech on which the American press, as well as that of Europe, has animadverted with so much severity, will pass the Senate in their present state ; nor is it at all likely that any resolutions can be pressed through either House of Congress which imply a spirit of hostility in time of peace against Great Britain. During rthe last few years corruption has been gradually making progress in the city government of New York, until no man in the community doubts that within the last year the foulest frauds have been committed by the members of the Com mon Council, and the indignation of the public is finally and fully aroused. Things have gone so far that the Senate of the State has framed a bill lim iting the powers of the Common Council, and ren dering these shameless abu ses a l mos t, if no t qu i te, impossible. The project of a railway to the Pacific has at- 2. tracted a good deal of a tt en ti on d ur i ng th e present session of Congress, and if, in the regular order ,10 of business, the subject can be reached, some action St. will be taken favourable to the plan. Our relations 25 with the Pacific coast have become so intimate and St. extensive, and our c ommerce w ith th e P ac ifi c ocean is so vastly augmented, that the impatience of American speculation will no longer tolerate the St;, tedious delay s o f even th e p assage b y th e Isthmus, st.." much less by Cap e H orn . 20 EXTRAORDINARY Loss or PROPIERTY.—A gentleman in this city having left his counting-house oo Wednesday evening at too late an hour to lodge his daily receipts in the bank, took home with him 971. in notes and 19 sovereigns made up in a cartridge. These he deposited in an interior drawer in a secretary in his bedroom. The following morning, on opening the drawer, he was amazed at perceiving a quantity of greasy ashes, on re moving which, he perceived the roll of sovereigns, the paper around which was perfect, and some letters not even soiled. The notes were gone. The appearance of the drawer caused doubts in his mind that the ashes were those of the notes, particularly as he could not conceive how fire could have communicated with them. He removed the drawer and its contents ; these he submitted to the manager of one of our banks, who immediately declared that the ashes were not those of notes, as he had seen many thousand notes burned, the ashes of which were white and dry. The manager without hesitation con cluded that the notes must have been stolen, and that the ashes of burnt brown paper were placed in the drawer to deceive. This made the gentleman extremely uneasy, as he could not suspect any of his domestics of being a thief. Consulting with a friend on the subject, he re commenied him to have the ashes examined through a magnifying glass. He accordingly placed them in the hands of Mr. Hawkesworth, on the Grand Parade, who discovered on the pardcles the scrolling and figures of bank notes. It is supposed that when placing the notes in the drawer a spark from the candle which the gentleman held, fell among them, and they smouldered away. The letters and the papers on the gold, being glazed and smooth, did not catch the fire. Another curious incident is, that the gentleman had passed the hour for making the daily lodgment in the bank, from being engaged in preparing a bill of par ticulars of the less he sustained by a fire which took place in his establishment that day month, and which it was necessary to forward by the next mail to the Insurance Company, whose policy he held. His claim in that case was but 501.—Cork Constitution. BANKRUPTCY AND FLIGHT OF THE RECTOR OF STEP NEY.—The large parish of St. Dunstan, Stepney, has been lately deprived of the services of the Rev. Richard Lee, the rector, under very extraordinary circumstances. The reverend gentleman succeeded to the living on the resignation of the Rev. Mr. Vaudrey, in 1847, and it is believed he was then considerably in debt. He has for some time past been engaged in railway speculations to a very large amount, and these adventures turning out unfavourable, he disappeared some few weeks since, and much speculation lias taken place respecting his where abouts. It is believed that, in the first instance, he fled to .11amburgh, and afterwards to Brussels. A few days since the - officers of the Court of Chancery were on the look out for the clerical defaulter, and received informa tion that he was at Birmingham, and they proceeded to that place in search of him, and returned to town with out being able to arrest him. The amount of the reve rend gentleman's liabilities is upwards of 11,0001., and a composition has been tendered to some of the creditors, of 6s. Bd., and to others of lls. in the pound. The living has been sequestrated, and the sequestrator has given notice that all tithes, fees, Easter offerings, and other money, are to be paid over to the Rev. Mr. Auchinleck, the curate, on his behalf. The value of the living, exclusive of the large and spacious vestry house and pleasure ground, is 8001. per annum, and is in the gift of Brasenose College, Oxford. An offer to pay the creditors 5001. per annum from the proceeds of the living has been made, and, it is believed, will be ultimately acceded to. Several persons residing in the parish will be great sufferers by the failure of Mr. Lee. The Rev. Mr. Lee was not a man of expensive habits, but a great speculator. He was anything but popular in the parish, a very indifferent preacher, and, to use his own words, no orator. His opposition to the election of the Rev. Mr. Poole, the popular afternoon lecturer, and his refusal to permit him the use of the pulpit one Sunday afternoon, which caused a disturbance in the church, brought the Rev. Mr. Lee into very bad repute with his parishioners. The most absurd reports respecting the flight and liabilities of the rector of Stepney have prevailed in the parish all the past week. A rumour obtained extensive circulation one day that the rector, overwhelmed by his misfortunes, had committed suicide ; but there is no foundation what ever for this story. It was reported on Saturday in the vicinity of Old Stepney Church, that the Rev. Mr. Lee was the inmate of a lock-up house in the neighbourhood of Chancery-lane, and that his creditors had refused to accept the composition offered them. The clerical duties have been performed by the curates since Mr. Lee's ab hinavAeuwistrnatliera Bence from the parish.— Dispatch. r h e a v v e e r se summer;o fwha what whenit i swhee havere. OUR ANT IPODES. —Almost everything in nature is, Australia, have night Whdayeuthweye t ; we have our feet pressing nearly opposite to their fe e t ; t h ere, too, the compass points to the south ; the ern sun travels a l ong the northern heavens; of the birds is beautif 1, their notes are harsh and strange; the swans are black, the eagles arc white, the moles lay eggs, the owls screech cuckoo's son h and hoot only in the day time, the cool, g h eard only in the night, the the mountain tops hot, the south winds are are warm, the north winds are cold, the east winds are healthy, the bees are without sting, the cherries grow with the stone outside, one of the birds has a broom in his mouth instead of a tongue, another creature (the duck-bill e d platypus) unite s with the body fur and h bit f , a so a and 1 mole, the webb e d foot b'l 9 b • lof a duck. M any o f the beautiful flowers are without smell, angicald for ot the country, an even the geolo ry, as far as ascertained, is most singular. THE SHARE MAR,KETS. Shr. I Paid.l RAILWAYS, 100 !Aberdeen Ambg. Nottng. Bost & Eastn. Junet all Birmg. Wolverh. & Stour Valley 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct. a Do. Chesh. & Birk. £5O and £25 Cons 184 Do., £2O 100 Bristol and Exeter 100 Caledonian.... . .. all Chester & Holyhead, all all Cork and Bandon,,,, all Cork, Blackrock and Passage 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc all Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction all Do. New all East Anglian (£25 L and E. & L. & D.) all Do. Do. (181. E.& H.) all Eastern Counties..,,, all Eastern Union, Class A. (late E. U. Sh.) 8i Do., do all Do., B. and C.. 100 East Lancashire all East & West Ind. Dk & Binning. Juno 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 16 Edin. and Peebles 100 Edin. Prth. &Dundee 100 Glasgow &S. Western 100 Great Northern Stk 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock .... 100 Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 100 Great Western 11 Irish South-Eastern ' all Lancaster & Carlisle 11.1 Do., Thirds 100 Lancas:i. & Yorkshire 15 Do., Fifths 114 Do., Wst. Riding Un all Leeds Northern all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt all London Blackwall 3 Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. 1100 Lend. Brigt. &S. Cst. 100 London &N. Western 12 Do., Fifths 1 D0.,£10 Sh.M. &B. C 100 London &S. Western 42i Do., £5O 34 Do., £4O all Londerry. &Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Manch. Shef. &Lincln 4 Do., Man. & Lin. Un 100 Midland 100 Do. Birming. & Derby 47 Midland G. West.(lr.) 17 Do. Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle 100 Newmarket 3 Do. Bury Extension 16 Newp. Aberg.&Hftd 7i Newry & Enniskillen) all Newry, Warrenpoint, and Restrevor yoo Nor:olk all Do., New 3i Northn.Counties Un 100 North British 13 North Devon, No. 1 8i Do., No. 2 all Do., A Deferred . , 5 Do., B Guarantee 4 176 North Staffordshire all North Western 10 N. &S. Westrn. June 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 100 Scottish Central 100 Scottish Midland 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg 100 Do., L. & N. Westn Guaranteed Stock 8 Shrewsby.& Herefordl all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) all Do. Halves do ..... all Do Do. Oswestiy 6i Shropshire Union all South Devon 100 South )astern all South Wales 15 S.Yorksh.River Dun 5 Do. 16/ Stockton & Hartlepl 19 Thames Haven Dock and Railway' 17 Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford& Limerick 13 West Cornwall IL is Wimbledon&Croydn 1 Woodford 100 York Newctl.&Berw 20 Do. Extensions 11i Do. G. N. E. Purchase] 100 York &N. Midland. St. 50 50 20 St. St. St. St. 20 20 10 St. St. St. St. St. BRITISH RAILWAYS. . 28 - 30 6 i - 6 1 10 - 104 61 - 6 22 -- 22. 3 -- 21 i 106 -- 108 65 -65 J 22 -- 22 17i -17 i ld 1 13i - g 10 - 12 8 - 83 76 - 78 55 60 76 78 i d 26 -- * 28 pI 60 62 7 7i —78 i 43 45 .18 120 105 87 8 107 —8, 89i 7 77 12 —l3 p 78 d 3 — 2 0 a 151 161 9 -- gi 1011 10 6 11 119 2 -' p 14 89 --00 p 5i -- 4id 11 -- 12 19 -- 21 29 -- 30 3i -- 3p 77 -- 77i1 44 -- 46 I 49 - 51 - 34 3' - 3 4 4 - 3 8i -- 9 54 -- 56 7i -- 8 1 2i -- 2 .y d 35 -- 36 6i -- 64 d 23 4d 4 d 8 8i 3 4 p 49i - 5N 96 - 98 63 - 65 67 - 69 70 - 80 18 20 9 10 14 15 3}— 3d 21 22 78i 79 36 38 13 13. 4 44 --. ... - f'4 14 - 15 - 9 27 - 28 9 - 9i P - 70 71 74 —74 d 2t 56 57 'CE SHARE 8k i 76 T 871 8 771 i & 14 16 107 7741 i 9i 54 5 8i 361 6 13 4 i 57 8 Closing price: , i Business done Yesterday. this day. 108 64-1 5 41 22 51 131 i a i PREFERE: 100 lAberdeen . all Do., No. 2,7 p. c 100 Bris. & Ex. 4 p. e. St 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares 100 Caledonian £lO 1 all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent. Si Cork&Bandon 5i p. c. all Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction all E. Ang. (705.) 6 p. c. all Do. (£5), 7 per cent. 2 Do. (£7l7s), 7. p ct. all Eastern Counties Ex- tension, 5 p. c. No.l all Do., No. 2 all Do., New 6p. o. St. all Eastern Union Scrip Guar. 6 per cent 100 East Lancash. 6p. cts all Edinb. Prth.&Dund 100 Glasgow &S. Western Guar. 5 per cent._ 100 Great Northn. sp. o. 100 Do. 5 p. 0., Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem.., all Gt.S outhn. & Westn. (Ireland) Eights 6 Gt. Westn. (Berke & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) 100 Great Western, fixed 4i per cent 6 Lan. & York. F. £2O 100 Do., 6 p. c., Stock 100 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. •,., 100 Do. Pref. 5 p. c., St. all Do. Convertible, 5 p. c., 1852 100 Do. New Guar. 6p. c 5 London &S. Western, Con. Thirds 10 ILondonde lay & Coler, Shares . all iLondndu. & Ennisk Shares .......... all Manch., Shei. ,& Lin., Shares, No. 1.... all Do., New, £lO 3 Do., £6 .. .. ..... all Marypt. all Do. 4i per cent. Do .. 100 Mid. Consol 6p. c. St. 100 Do, Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... 5 Do. Pref. ii percent. all Norfolk Extension all De. Guar. 5i per ct all Do. Waveney Valley 5 per cent 100 North British all North Staffordshire 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh. L 15,6 p. c. 9 'Do. allShrewsbury bt Birm. New Guaranteed all Shrewsby. & Chester Nor. W. (Min), 3 p. o. 10 Do. 5 per cent. all South Devon 14 Do. New all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) f£l Os. 6d. all S. Yorksh.4p. a. Guar. 3 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. 100 York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref 5 Do 10 York & N. Midland, H. & S. Purchase FORE: 3 'Antwrp.&Rotterdam 3 Belgian Eastn. And. all Charleroi & Erque'in 6 Dijon and Besan9on 8 Dutch Rhenish all East Indian 1 Do. Extension...... all Gt. Indian Peninsula 7 Gd. Junct. of France 15 Gt. Westn. of Canada Shares 1 Lucca and Pistoja, 5 per cent. pref 15 Luxembourg 10 Do. (Railway) 2 Do. 3 Do. (Canal) 2 Do. 6p. cent. pref 7 Lyons & Mediterran 4i Madras 29 Maria Antonia 10 Do. New all Namur & Liege (with interest all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds Gmy.B.&Aras.Shs. all Norwegian Trnk.Pre; 10 Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen all Paris and Strasbourg 4 Paris Caen &Cherbrg. 5j Quebec & Richmond all Rouen and Havre all Sambre and Meuse 4 Do. 5 . 4 per cent. pref 4 Southern of France 2s. Upper India Scrip all West Flanders 6 Do. 5i per c. Pref 9 Western of France 2 = West. of Switzerland 3 New Zealand... .•• "-- 116 i - 109 liiii -7- - - iiii 19 20 ... par 6 - 6,1 34 -- S i 3 1 -- 4 i - ip -9 -- 11 P - 1 1 -- lt p 14 i -- 14 18 - 19 3 - 3i 126 - Lig 1112 - 114 8 i - 9 64 -- 7i x d 106 -- 108 15 ° —152 Fi - 4P 8 __. 8:1:t 13 i -- 9 -- 10 11 -- 114 RP i - 151 - 153 22i- P --- - 2,3 4 64 2 2 1040 106 26 lf - l i p 11 •—• 11) 1 174 —17 i §— 1 p 10 17 Par p 26 2e 19 20 d Par 103 105 5k 5i Par — i PI .ON. 11 1i d 1 2 13 14 pal 1 p 2 . 4 2 d 61 p 14 p 2g p 1 die— par 6 --rixin 4 --44xin 1 —lain - ain - dis 9p 2 2i p Yi - 8 G. - 7 32f - 33 14 -- 146 8 -- 9 3 38 -- 1 4 0 p 38i -39 i 29i -- -- 8 29i 3 3i p d p 17i -- 18 8i -- 9 -21 p p 4i 5 d 6 6i p -111.12L1 111'111 11i1,J. Shr. Paid RAILWAYS. Lensing Closing Prices Business Compans rest,rday. I this day. 50 all Bedford and London & Bletchley.... N. West 304 all Birm. & Oxfd. • guarantee_ Gt.Westn 30 31xd 304 all Do. withoutgr Do 29h —3ohxd 304 all Birm. Wolv. Dudley guar. Do 3O 31 304 all Do.wthtguar. Do 29 30 St. 100 Buckghamsh. L.&N.W. 108 110 50 all Clydesdale jc. Caledon 53 54 St. 100 E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Gt.Nrthn. 149 151 25 all Glstr.d; Dn.Fr .Gt.Westn 32. 334 .00 all Hrtlpl. & k. New. Railway & Berw. 50 all Hull & Selby Y. &NMd 113 115 25 all Do. Shares. Do s6h —57 h 12h all Do. Shares. Do 27 28 131 all Lon.&Greenw S. Eastern 13i 144 20 all Do. Preference D 0.....,.,. 25h 26 20 all Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Norfolk 194 —19 i 20 all Do. 6 per et. Do 23 25 si all Manch. Man. L.& N. W and Matlock & Midld 3 34 50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton k Redcar Darlingt. )0 all Midld.Bradfd Midland.. 108 1))11 i 0 all Northern and Easternsp.c. E. Count. 64 i 0 all Do. 6 per et. Do ... i 0 all Do. Fixeds pc Do — 5 all Prest. & Wyre L. &N. W &Ln&Yk 2h 11h Do. h Shares. Do — pm ;t. 100 Roystn.& Hit. Gt Northn 151 153 It. 100 Do.Shepth.St D 0... . 5 181 Shef.Roth.and La nca sh& Goole g. 5 p.c. Yorksh. . 2 9h S. Staffordsh. M.MClean h d 0 all Wear Valleygr Stockt. & 6 per cent... Darlingt. . . 5 all Do Do 3lh —32 h t. 100 Wilts&Somrst GtWestn lO2 103 , MINES. 1 all Agua Fria 10s all An to Californian 4 —ll p p 1 i 10 2 Australasian. l4 —24 20 5 Australian 1 all Australian Cordillera par 4 P I all Australian Freehold. i d par 1 all Ave Maria 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) par i p 1 all British Austrin. Gold / 20 13.5 British Iron $ 1 35 244 Brazilian Imp. (issued at £5 pm.) 3 4 4 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiaba 11 —2l 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 29 —3O 4 all Carson's Creek par 1 p 40 all Cobre Copper 4 14 — 42 A 5 1 Colonial Gold 24 —2i p ... 14 Copiapo 6 7 St. al) CopperMinersof Eng ... ... 25 all Do. Preference — •• • p i 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co 2 —l4 d 20 all General 144 154 2 all Great Nugget Vein 36 —3i p 54 3 all Great Polgooth l— 1 i d 1 all Lake Bathurst gd- / 1 all Liberty par 4 p 1 all Lond.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co # # d 1 al' Mariquita 4d par x all 10 9 Mexican &S. Americ 4l x d 1 all New Granada i g p 1 all Nouveau Monde 1 —lr p 1 all Port Philip ll 1 p 21 4 1 all Quartz Rock par— 4 p 50 all Rhymney Iron — ... 15 Do. New — ... 30 10/ Santiago de Cuba -7 6a 1 all South Australian 4d ip 10 7 Tin Croft ll —l2 28 all United Mexican 6 —64 1 all Waller ... .. . . ... 1 all West Granada A $ P 1 all West Mariposa 4ci 4 p 1 all Yuba --- 8 P 1 4 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia Bl - - 82 82 14 50 all British N. American .. --... 594 20 2 Clutd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 1 1i 100 25 Colonial — ... 100 20 Commercial of Lon don — x d ... 4 English Scottish and Australian ll —14 p 20 T 4 Lond. Chart. Bk. o Australia 4 —41 p 50 20 London and County ... ... 50 10 London Joint Stock. ... ... 20 . i x d 100 20 Lond. &Westminster ... ~ . 100 35 NationalProv.oi E.lng. ~. ... 20 10 Do. New — ... 50 224 National of Ireland ... ... 25 all Oriental Bank o Corporation. *. ... 25 5 Do. New 100 25 Provincial of Ireland ... ... 10 all Do. New — ... 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg. dx Gold Imp. Co ... ... 25 25 South Australi a 43 45 411 25 all Union of Australia 7l —73 id 711 4 x d 24 Do. New 50 10 Union of London ... 40 all Union of Madrid ... .. .. . MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Agricult Austrlasu.Pcific.Mail Australn. Royal Mail Brit. Americn. Land Canada 235 - 240 ... -- ... 88A DO 32A 5 5 4 2 !O 1 1 1 L 5 14 )0 50 2a 1 all LO 2 O 2A i 0 all Crystal Palace Crystal Pal. of France Eastern Steam Electric. Teleg. of Ir Gen. Steam Navigat General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sugar Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land, Nrth. of Europe Steam Peninsular & Oriental ... - ... ..• - ... ... - . ... -. .. 1.0 60 :5 25 1 1 5 2 Do. Do. Royal Mail Steam.... South Austral. Land Submar. Telegraph ... Universal Emigration and dolonisation... Tan Diemen's Land.. 47 - 49 14 - 16 MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) COLONIAL. SUGAR.—This market is very film for 01 kinds, but in foreign there have not been many sales. A cargo of brown Pernambuco afloat, deliverable in the Clyde, has been sold at 18s 6d. Refined low to fine grocery lumps are at 45s to to 48s. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week, at the East and West Inch% Docks, was 633 hhds, 32 tierces, 355 barrels ; there were taken for home con sumption, 1,602 hhds, 69 tierces, 256 barrels. The stock in the same place is 8,274 hhds, 1,169 tierces, 1,563 barrels. COFFEE.—The demand for native Ceylon has been quiet, but good ord of the new impoi:; has not been lower than 475. Plantation is wanted at previous rates, especially the low sorts. Mocha tends downwards. RUM.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 174 puns 10 hhds ; there were taken for home consumption 203 puns 8 hhds, and exported 166 puns 154 hhds. The stock in the same places is 10,558 puns 761 hhds. RICE.—Of 13,459 bags Coiringa, offered by auction, were only about half sold at lOs to 10s 6d for good mid. PEPPER.-133 bags white 7P to 70 ; for good mid Singapore 1,102 bags black, partly sold at 3d for fair sifted. TALLOW.—P. Y. C. is 43s 9d to 44s per cwt on the spot, and town 46s 6d, being heavy. TEA.—Not much is doing, but holders ask previous rates. COTTON,—The demand is good, at firm rates. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 16s to 4/ 4s ; clover ditto, 3/ 15s to 5/ Os ; and straw, 114 s to 11 12s per load. A full average supply, and a moderate demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 21 18s to 4/ 43; clover ditto, 3/ 15s to 4/ 16s ; and straw, 1/ Os to lb 13s per load. Supply good, and trade firm. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2115 s to 4/ 4s ; clover ditto, 3115 s to 51; and straw, 11 5s to 1112 s per load. Trade steady, at late rates. Pls. 1 1 11 RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. - -Traffic re turn for the week ending Feb. 5, 1853 211,768 9 11 Corresponding week last year 9,701 7 6 Increase in 1853 £2,067 2 5 LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.— Traffic return for the week ending Feb. 5, _ 1853 _ £9,091 8 4 Corresponding week last year 7,861 4 0 Total of the half-year to this date, 1853. Total of the half-year to this date, 1852 46,623 6 4 GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re tum'for the week ending Feb. 5, 1853 £4,139 1 1 Corresponding week last yeas 3,653 14 8 Increase in 1853.. £485 6 5 ACCIDENT TO MR. E. B. FARNHAM, M.P.—The hon. member for North Leicestershire, Mr. Farnham, whilst out hunting a few days ago with Sir R. Sutton's hounds, met with an accident which might have been attended with serious consequences. An old and unsafe bridge gave way as Mr. Farnham was passing over it. The back of the horse Mr. Farnham was riding was broken, but'he hiniself escaped unhurt. The animal was after wards shot.—LeiceBter Chronicle. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway ' s Pills an effectual Re medy for Gout and Rheumatism.—Extract of a letter from Mr. W. Moon, at Messrs. Godwin's, auctioneers, Winchester, dated April 8, 1852.—T0 Professor Hollo way. Sir,—l beg to inform you that for years I was a sufferer from chronic 'rheumatism, and often laid up for weeks together, unable to move. I was attended by the most eminent surgeons here, but obtaining no relief, was induced to go into our county hospital. The medical treatment there, however, being of no avail, I left, and commenced using your pills, which, I am happy to say, in a short time effected a perfect cure, and enabled We to resume my employment.—Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Holloway's establishment, 244, Strand, London. GRAND BALL OF THE SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE I3IEN FAISANCE.—The twelfth ball of this benevolent institu tion, which was founded to afford relief to distressed natives of France resident in London, took place yester day evening, at the Hanover-square Rooms, under the patronage of his Excellency the French Ambassador, and was attended by between three and four hundred persons. Dancing commenced at half-past 9, under the orchestral superintendance of M. C. Boosts ; and the room was speedily thronged with a company in which the English element decidedly predominated. The cir cumstance that the metropolitan season had not com menced did not prevent the attendance of some who, in consonance with the occasion. may be termed the re marquables of the day ; and the object which had con vened the assembly appeared, on the whole, to be well appreciated. In addition to the receipts from the ball, a lottery was drawn of objects which had been previously forwarded to the bureau of the society, and the pro ceeds of which were designed to augment the charitable fund. NARROW ESCAPE OF A RAILWAY TRAIN.—On Friday week, as the down mail train of the Lancaster and Car lisle Railway was on its way to the north, and not far from the Milnthorpe station, some wicked and malicious persons had placed two sleepers on the line with the in tent of throwing the mail train off the line. Fortunately no accident occurred save the breaking of the ash-box belonging to the engine. A diligent effort has been made for the discovery of the miscreants. Another attempt of the same character was made near Burton, where about 12 cwt. of stones were found put upon the line at six o'clock on Wednesday morning. —Carli sle Patriot. RAILWAY COMMUNICATION WITH WEXFORD. —The High Sheriff of Wexford presided, on Tuesday, at a meeting of the ratepayers of that county, held in the court-house of Enniscorthy. Resolutions were adopted protesting against any guarantee being given by the grand jury to indemnify the projectors of either of the proposed railways for connecting the county of Wexford with Dublin, in a per centage upon the costs of the un dertakings. One of the contemplated lines is to be be tween Wicklow and Wexford ; the other is to extend the South-Eastern line from Bagenalstown to Ennis corthy and Wexford. A MAN KILLED DT AeRUNAWAY HORSE.—Mr. Bed ford, the coroner for Westminster, held an inquest yes terday at St. George's Hospital, touching the death of Thos. Shoebridgo, a cabman, aged 48, who was killed by a runaway horse, in Park-lane, Piccadilly, on Thursday last. The jury, after remarking on the in crease of the very dangerous public evil of runaway horses, returned a verdict of "Accidental death." ANOTHER DARING BURGLARY AT WALWORTH. Shortly after nine o'clock on Saturday evening, Mr. H. Hill, of the Prince George, Hill-street, Walworth, had occasion to proceed to one of the upper rooms, when he observed one of the windows wide open, and on closer inspection perceived that the wire gauze blind had been removed therefrom, and other indications of unusual dis order, which aroused his suspicions. Accordingly, he proceeded to a drawer in the landlady's bedroom, when the cash-box, to hi s di smay, h e found had vanished, ' to gether with its valuable contents, consisting of about 60 sovereigns, and a considerable quantity of silver. On a further search two watches were found missing, to one of which was attached a massive ladies' guard chain, to the other a black silk guard. It was further ascertained that a quantity of rings and other jewellery, including a a ring with three large pearls, had been abstracted, as also a green silk purse, a French ports monnaie , formed of morocco with steal cl as p s , conta i n i ng a 201. Bank of Eng land note (the number of which is known), and also se veral florins, an old guinea, and other coins. From the female servant's bedroom had been stolen from a drawer upwards of 51, in gold and silver, including an ancient silver coin. The whole amount of the property abstracted has not yet been ascertained, but is supposed to be far more considerable than at first imagined. The thieves appeared to have overlooked several 51. notes which were lying near the cash-box, and also a box containing about 1001. worth of plate. Information was instantly forwarded to the police, and accordingly Coppin and Baker, two active detective officers, promptly attended, and are, together with Mr. Superintendent Lund, of the same (the P) division, on the track of th e d epre d ators, who are suppo se d t o b e part of a desperate gang of burg lars, by whom numerous other robberies have been com mitted in this locality during the last few weeks. SHOCKING MURDER IN DEVONSHIRE. EXETER. -- Information reached this city on Monday that a dread ful murder has been perpetrated at a village called Clay hedon, near Honiton. It appears that a gentleman, named William Blackmore, who was extensively engaged as a land surveyor, had been out the whole day on Saturday collecting taxes—he being the collector for the south side of the parish. Mr. Blackmore called at a public-house, named the White Horse, in Clayhedon, gat half-past 8 o'clock on Saturday night, and remained there until about 1 o'clock on Sunday morning. He was in the company of three men, named Edmund Sparkes, George Sparkes, and James Hitchcock, the former, however, leaving the house shortly after 1. The other men, it is alleged, accompanied him, until they got to their own homes—leaving the deceased about a quarter of a mile from his house. Not having arrived home, his son and a man servant went to look for him, and found him dead in the highway, a short distance from the Mills, at Clayhedon, where he resided. The deceased was dreadfully beaten about the head, and his throat was cut. He had a large sum of money with him, of which he had been robbed. An inquest is to be held at 11 o'clock to-day, at the house of the deceased, by R. H. Aberdeen, Esq.. coroner for the district. We understand there are two men in custody on suspicion of being the murderers. A BOSTON VESSEL WRECKED ON PLYMOUTH BREAK WATER.--The smack Ocean, of Boston, Gostellow, mas ter, was wrecked on Plymouth breakwater on Wednes day night last. The Ocean was laden with wheat, con signed to Messrs. Collier and Sons, merchants, of Ply mouth, which she had embarked at Shoreham. The master, who was also principal owner, being a stranger to the port, thought the lighthouse on the eastern end of the breakwater, instead of the western end, and ran the vessel right end on the breakwater. The night was very dark, and there was a strong swell at the time. The - vessel became a total wreck ; but, fortunately, the mas ter and crew, two men and a boy, were saved, having been taken off by the crew of the Tavy, the yacht of Mr. Thompson, the Queen's harbour-master at Plymouth. Neither the vessel nor cargo was insured, we believe. MR FORTHCOMING MEETING OF CONVOCATION.—The members of both Houses of Convocation have been sum moned to meet at the Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster, on Wednesday, the 16th instant, and a rumour has ob tained very general circulation amongst the clergy, that although the present Government will not pledge itself to advise her Majesty to allow "The Ecclesiastical Par liament" to sit for the dispatch of actual business, no obstruction will be offered to a lengthened sitting for a discussion of matters relating to the welfare of the Church. For some weeks past a committee, consisting of the Dean of Ely, the Dcan of Norwich, the Dean of Salisbury, the Archdeacons of Maidstone, Lewes, Chichester, and Saint Alban's, Chancellor Mar tin, Dr. Mill, Dr. Spiy, Dr. Wordsworth, an d other clerical dignitaries have been holding private meet ings to consider the subjects that may be ijnudinciousl brought before the Convocation at its approaching meet ing,that as imm we e l d l ia a te s lythaeftperrottr transaction octfiionntroofdfuocrmingalthhuemshi, business a great variety of topics will be submitted elabo rate report ,which will no doubt f orm the subject of a ATLANTIC Ina JUNCTION CINAL.—A coin pn a ed for constructing an Atlantic a Canal thr oug h the Isthmus of l n e a n d cee in JunctionA a D du advertised i e o r At s n c . Darien, at A cost of 15,000,0001. sterling. This route, it appears, has never been actually surveyed, but some superficial lately made ha ve l e d to t h e assumption that if th e l evels p s h a h o l u e l d of prov epassn g s u t c h h e a l a s v t g h e e s y t v a r e e s s s e u l s p p w o t e h d t u o t be, locks might be excavated for the sum specified. That the revenue to be derived from a ship canal between the oceans would be such as to repay even a very heavy expenditu re i s a conc l us i on l ong since ar r i ve d at by those who have most thoroughly investigated the question, but whether an outlay of 15,000,000/, cal fora work that must b e su b s idiary to the Nicaragua every foot of which has been the subject o f th e most precise estimates, and which can b e built so as to admit large ocean steamers, such as the Northern Light, for less than 4,000,0001., will be found pofitable, is a point upon which there would seem little difficulty in forming an opinion. The shares of the proposed company are to be of 1001. each, with a depo sit of 10s., and a conditional concession of the line has been obtained from the Government of New Granada, to whom the sum of 24,0001. is to be paid within 12 months of ita date, ANNUAL MEETING OF THE LIVERPOOL CIIAAf BER OF COMMERCE. Yesterday ;it elle o'clock the annual general meeting •of the members of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce took place in the Association Rooms, Exchange-build ings. In the absence of the president and vice-president, Thomas Bouche, Esq., was called to the chair. The general report stated that, upon the subject of Tribunals of Commerce and the Commercial Law of England, the council intended shortly to take into consideration the expediency of inviting a general conference of the Com mercial Associations of the Kingdom, to be held in Liver pool. Upon the question of charters with limited liability, the council reported that a motion was brought before your council by one of the directors, to the effect that the chamber should memorialise government against granting to shipping companies charters with limited responsibility; but, after giving the subject the fullest consideration, it was resolved that the question of limited partnerships, being one of the greatest import ance, should be approached with the utmost caution. The matter, as regards shipping was, therefore, deferred until the council can fulfil its intention of taking up the entire subject. With regard to the subject of decimal coinage the council were of opinion that the country was ready to adopt the plan which the council had already propounded in a special report. From the annual report of the treasurer it appeared that the association had increased 84 in number during the past year ; that several of the leading firms of the town, who had hitherto held aloof, had now become members ; that the total strength of the association was now 497 ; and that the balance of cash in hand at present amounts to 571. 19s. ld., against 291. is. Bd. at the last annual meeting. Both reports were adopted, and the routine business of the meeting was then disposed of. This principally con sisted of the election of new directors. 10 20 5 2 .. .. L;.... " 3981 . i i pm 87 Gi 50 i FINE ARTS. The Happy Time. ' Painted by Jos. J. Jenki ns . Engraved by J. Jenkins. Publisher : Thomas M'Lean, 26, Haymarket. This is a very pleasing and effective print, on an important scale, from a drawing (in the possession of Lord Charles Townshend) by one of the most popular water-colour painters o f the day. Like many other of the artist's compositions, it repre sents a scene in the peasant life of . pictur picturesque old Normandy. " Th e H a ppy Ti me ," m this instance, is the p er i o d o f yout h an d l ove, an d the incident described is th a t o f a come l y maiden standing at the porch o f h er cottage- h ome, and listening with downcast eyes to the soft whispers of her admiring swain. The girl has just risen from her spinning wheel, and while her lover, bending over her, breathes int o h er willing ear the fond story of his passion, she thoughtfully balances her distaff on its flaxen thread, upon which, however, his destiny by no mea ns h angs ; for if conjecturesl may be made, his suit will not be urged in vain. At a dis tance are seen a group of figures kneeling around the emblem of their religion. Mr. Jenkins is pe culiarly happy in the treatment of this chss of subjects. In addition to the merits of great tech nical excellence, there is a gracefully natural senti ment pervading all his works, of which the one under notice may be pronounced a favourable ex ample. It has been " translated " with considera ble ability by the engraver, who is, we believe, related to the painter, and will no doubt revive the memory of " happy times" in the mi n d s o f many who will hasten t o p ossess it. LITERATURE. A Children's Summer. Eleven Etchings on Steel. By E. V. B. Addey and Co. The present volume is similar in design to a series of etchings, by E. V. 8., which appeared last year. They represent the different excursions and amuse ments of a group of fi ve c hild ren i n summer time, such as angling, wandering in the woods, looking at picture-books, 4.7 c. They are tastefully designed, and very gracefully executed, some of the children's pets introduced being very naturally done. The three best are—" Lilian's Pets," " The Hayrick," and " The Voyage." The first represents a Shet land pony, three dogs, and a cockatoo, waiting at a door with some of the children ; the figures are very easily and naturally arranged. The second represents four children at the top of a haystack, and a fifth climbing up a ladder to them, while a little dog runs to meet him. " The Voyage" shows three children in a boat playing with the oars, and one of them standing at the bow looking at the water. The little dog by his side is one of the best figures in the scene. There is, however, in some of the minor details of the pictures, a carelessness which the author would do well to avoid, as, in the chief figures, the design is so pleasing, and the execution so graceful, that it forms a volume equally acceptable to old and young. The Charm : a Book for Boys and Girls. Addey and Co. The first volume of this excellent little serial has nv appeared, elegantly bound, and illustrated [th more than a hundred engravings. It con- tains a great variety of amusement andinstruction, combined in a way most attractive to the young, who are inclined to shrink from works of science and travel, but who will be readily interested in " The Richmonds' Tour in Norway," or " A Visit to the Bears." We are glad to see a short address to the readers of " The Charm" thanking authors and artists for their assistance, and promising that, as the difficulties of a beginning are now overcome, " The Charm' shall now become more charming than ever." Grimm's _Household Stories. Addey and Co. These tales, which are newly translated and col lected by the brothers Grimm, have been published in monthly numbers, and, being now completed, are elegantly bound in two volumes, with two hundred and forty illustrations. Many of them are ancient fairy tales, such as are invariably fasci nating to children, and others whi c h are l ess known have the benefit of originality. Some of them have very instructive morals, but the greater part are simply intended for the amusement of an idle hour, and are certainly well qualified to attract children, while, from their simplicity and quaint ness, they will entertain older and wiser readers. The British Tariff for 1853. By Mr. Beedell. Baly, Cornhill. To all who are in, any way connected with the importation or exportation of goods, and to the mercantile community generally, this work will be of very great use, as it contains, in addition to the existing British tariff, a succinct abstract of all the laws relating to the entry, landing, ware housing, and clearance of goods ; copies of the re gulations affecting the baggage of passengers ar riving from abroad ; a list of the collectors, con trollers, &c. of the customs, and a large mass of other equally valuable matter. The work derives additional importance from the fact of Mr. Beedell being himself an important officer in the Custom house, where no doubt he has opportunities of ob taining information that is not within the reach of others. Webster's Royal Red Book for 1853. and Co., Piccadilly. - - - Webster This work has always borne the reputation of being one of the best annuals of its kind, and this year's edition is by no means inferior to those which have preceded it. The " Court Guide" is of course its principal feature. Great care appears to have been bestowed in its preparation, and, as far as we are able to judge, it contains a very ample and correct list of the aristocracy and gentry who are resident in the metropolis. The bold, clear type in which it is printed presents an agreeable contrast to many similar productions, and the introduction of red ink headings to the different streets and squares is not only an agreeable diversi fication, as far as the eye is concerned, but tends very much to facilitate reference to the various localities. One considerable improvement in the " Court Guide" is, that it is not limited to Bel gravia, on one side, and Tyburnia, on the other, but extends its ramifications to Brompton, Notting hill, and other favourite suburban retreats. The book contains a great deal of other invaluable information. 1 EDUCATION OF THE PEOPLE.—A considerable number of working men, members of the various trades of the metropolis, who have been for some time past working upon the principle of concert or association g , m h m av m e a f r o7 th ed e a literary and scientific association for themselves. They meet in a commodious building called the Hall of Asso ciation, in Castle-street, Oxford - market. Classes have Frenchbeen formed language, fo r music, instruction book -in ke book-keeping, i n n g g l : English &c. These classes are presided over by most able teachers. A series of lectures has recently been concluded, and a course has just been announced for the present month. The names of the lecturers include those of Professor Maurice, Mr. -J. Hullah, Viscount Goderich, Mr. J. M. L u dl ow, & c. A conversazione takes place every W e d nes d ay evening , presided over by Professor Maurice, on e o f th e presidents of the institution. STOP HIM !—The wife of a man named John Vanam sent the town-crier round Hinckley, last week, to an nounce to the inhabitants that she would not be account able for her husband's debts, and that she will prosecute announcement d a crowd of boys accompanied the g be d deal of laughtaer : a large of each cry set up loud hurras, llman, a n d at the closo AND ECHO ANSWERS Emperor of the French's) victorious flag waves over the " WIERN."—cc wh en your (the Tower of London you will summon the Powers to a general Congress. Then an alliance shall be formed which may indeed be called holy. France will resume will be hers, her limits, and all the maritime positions to which she is entitled. Her colonie s w ill b e restored her ; Malta will have her limits with her independence. Russia will Egypt will exi s t un d er h er l aws. P o l and be supreme in the East. Constantinople will once more be Christian. Austria will have her part in Euro pean Turkey. Hungary will be independent. Prussia will absorb the associated States. Italy will be free from a foreign yoke. Spain and Portugal will form one ; pulverssed—mis au pilon. The seas will be free—for all, e and the Methuen treaty, like so many others, will be the same access, the same rights, the same tariffs,..? same advantages. There will be no difference. e in° superiority of one will only be the result o f f i tsg reater exalted, not but according to th e sentiment as Proudhon means, and the fraternity of intelligence and activity ; it will be the ma his interests united to his dignity i ,, i Francais. peoples will be henceforth a truth New York Express REPUBLICAN EXTRAVAGANCE. — The ity and the people of the says, "The extravagance t heanything i n previous history. city are going into, excee d s of carpeting, pictures, frescoes, &c., to furniture, mirrors, mon but there are dinners, match, are not uncommon - - but & besides. We hear of balls soirees, fetes, dresses, which ~ diamonds and emeralds were the past week, Costly houses of 75,000 d ollars and 100,000 dollars, with worn worth uncommon. Dinner parties are 30,000 dollars dollars on the person. Thousand f when ladies appear in cloaks, embroidered spoken o , What are we coming tog The with pearls, .&e. fever indeed high, and it may be feared that before long i s there will be a re-action. It is right and proper for those w ho have enough and to spare, or who are rolling in dollar dresses are not u . wealth, as the phrase is, to spend their money freely. Mechanics, workmen, mantas-makers, storekeepers, and the industrial classes generally, are benefited by such a policy. But there is reason in all things." We have been really afraid to turn into English money the sums quoted : let the reader, however, divide any of these SUM by five, and he will have the amount in pounds sterling, with sufficient exactness to show what is the general state of luxury in the first town of the AntericAn Republic. 1132 x in x in x in x in