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wE Y.) LL T IT E 8 Ur N, LON DON, THE MAGAZINES. BLACK WOOD. The most agreeable contribution in the December instalment of Blackwood is assuredly, to our think ing, the elegant paper which commences a series called "Paeans of the Athenian Navy." It reminds one that the system of naval tactics which justifies the breaking of an enemy's line of battle dates back many centuries before the days of Nelson or Rodney, namely to the age when Pericles roused the Athe nians by his oratory and Themistocles by his valour and generalship. The prose portion of the article is merely introductory to a clever and impassioned poem Written in the metre which the writer describes as "the splendid measure invented by Mr. Mitchell for the rendering of the Aristophanic Tetrameter Ana- Pest." It is entitled "Phormio's Victory in the Co rinthian Gulf," and depicts one of those terrible actions with the triremes, manned by three banks of rowers, which tended so considerably to raise the power of Athens and. to depreciate that of Lacedos mon. " The Widow of Glencoe," suggested by that game deplorable catastrophe which inspired Sergeant Talfourd with his eloquent and historic tragedy, is another piece of versification which enhances the character of Maga. It i s pen ne d i n a n exqu i s it e strain ---a measure more sple n did than that of Mitchell, because more adapted to the supreme pathos of a domestic incident, There is a prolonged frag ment, half-critical, half-social, half-moral, and half romantic, headed " An Unpublished French Novel." Those who can enjoy a piece of natural de scription will relish this contribution as a tid-bit of literary pirating, not unworthy of old his Ebony. Ralph W a ld o Emerson receives ma due meed of approbation from the first of the magazines of England, and finds a welcome fitted for a descendant of the Anglo-Saxons. As one of the most eloquent and profound of the thinkers of America, Emerson well deserves the panegyric here pronounced upon him by Blackwood, as a man of most original genius; and his writings justify in a great measure the analogy which is attempted to be drawn between his essays and the writings of Mon taigne, and the " Religio Medici" of Sir Thomas Brown. Baron Vaerst's narrative of his peregrina tions in the Pyrenees gives rise to a capital paper in Maga, descriptive of the peculiarities, domestic, geographical, social, and municipal, of that moun tainous region. " Judaism in the Legislature" is, as might be anticipated, a violent diatribe against those who would connive at the admission of Israelites into Parliament ; and the concluding article—" Our Cur rency, our Trade, and our Tariff "—is imbued with all the political prejudices and predilections of the magazine. The number for December is varied and intelligent, and has precisely that combination of the grave, the gay, the lively, and the severe, which is most acceptable to readers at this season of the fireside. 2. An Account of the Balances of the Public Money remaining in the Excl ended the 10th day of October, 1847 ; the Money applied towards the Works, &c., with the Difference accruing thereon; and the Balances i FRAZER. The most valuable article of, perhaps, all the ma wines for the month i s th e o p en i ng ar ti c le o f Frazer, 'hirty-five Unpublished Letters of Oliver Cromwell, c :nomunicated by Th omas C ar lyl e . Th e history of the manner in which these letters came into the hands of Mr. Carlyle is as strange as it is interesting. He gays— "Some eight or ten months ago there reached me, as many had already done on the like subject, a letter from an unknoWn correspondent in the distance; setting forth, In simple, rugged and trustworthy, though rather pe culiar dialect, that he, my unknown correspondent — Who seemed to have been a little astonished to find that Oliver Cromwell was actually not a miscreant, hypo crite, etc., as heretofore represented—had in his hands a stock of strange old papers relating to Oliver: much consumed by dam, and other inju of time; in parti cular, much eate p n into by a vermin' (as my corre- Vondent phrased some moth, or body of moths, who had boarded there in past years. The papers, he said, describing thorn rather vaguely, contained some thi ngs of Cromwell's own, but appeared to have been Mostly written by one Samuel Squire, a subaltern in the f wed regi ment o f I rons id es , w h o belonged to the Stil ton Troop,' a n d h a d serve d with Oliver from the first Mount ' of that indomitable corps, as Cornet, and then " `Auditor'—of which latter office my correspondent could not, nor could I when questioned, quite specificate the meaning, but guessed that it might be something S quire that o f a dj utant i n mo d ern regiments. This A u dit or ?quire had kept some Journal, or Diary of proceed ings, from ' th e first mount,' or earli er , f rom a b out 1642 till the latter end of 1645, as I could dimly gather; but !lain it was spoken of as Journals,' as Old Papers,' ~M a nuscripts,' in the plural number, and one knew not oe finitely what to expect: m o th- eaten , d usty , d reary ..old brown papers; bewildered and bewildering; dread iullY difficult to decipher, as appeared, and indeed al post a pain to the eye—and too probably to the mind. oring into which, nevertheless, my unknown corre ptoraundgeent professed to have discovered various things. unknown aspects of affairs, moving accidents, adventures, such as the fortune of war in the obscure Eastern Association (of Lincoln, Norfolk, &c.), in the e arly obscure part of Oliver's career, hitherto entirely 'recant and dark in all histories, had disclosed themselves to my unknown correspondent, painfully spelling in the rear of that destructive vermin: onslaughts, seizures, s urprises ; endless activity, audacity, rapidity, on the Part of Oliver; strict general integrity too, nay rhada manthine justice, and traits of implacable severity con nected therewith, which had rather shocked the other- Wise strong, but modern, nerves of my unknown cor respondent. Interspersed, as I could dimly gather, were certain Letters,' from Oliver and others (known, or hitherto unknown, was not said); kept, presumably, by Auditor Squir e , t h e I ronside Subaltern, as narrative documents, or out of private fondness. As p roof what curious, and to me interesti ng matters, lay in those old Papers, journals or journal, as my u n k nown correspon dent indiscriminately named them, he gave me the fol lowing small Excerpt; illuminating completely a point on which I had otherwise sought light in vain. See, in *July, Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches,' Letter sth 1644 ; which gives account of Marston-Moor Battle, and contains an allusion to Oliver's own late loss, you know my own trials this way '—touching n as it now proves; dark hitherto for all readers. Meeting Colonel Cromwell again after Some absence, Just on the edge of Marston Battle (it is Auditor Squire hat Writes), I thought he looked sad and wearied; for e had had a sad loss; young Oliver got killed to death of long b e f ore, I h ear d : i t was near Knaresborough, kid thirty more got killed.' " Interesting papers beyond doubt, my'unknown cor reespondent thought. On one most essential point, how ovr' he professed himself at a painful pause: how far, whether at all, these papers ought to be comnsuni cated to the public, or even to myself ? Part of my )treepoildent's old kindred had been Roundheads, pa rt had been Royalists; of both which sorts plentiful repro 7%tives yet remained, at present all united in kindly ion of those old sorrows and animosities; but ca rutle set, as my correspondent feared, of blazing up question °lle knew not what fierce contradictions, should the Ras his be renewed. That was his persuasion, that 4 hit/ amiable fear." I;irltly t be credited that this fear triumphed over r Y other feeling, and that baying copied these five letters, and transmitted them to Mr. Car iroll'e, the correspondent committed the originals, the J ‘i ernflal, and all the other Cromwell documents, to arnes. Under these circumstances one might I.;itelite.iros:vrfeenl inclined to doubt the authenticity of these letters They, however, bear internal evidence of genuineness, and Mr. Carlyle expresses truly h imself as perfectly satisfied that . they are really and what they profess to be. Every one, of course, z o b e?tcalstes o any interest i n hi stor i cal or antiquar i an rin the char ac t er o f the greatest man that i l u KL . d perhaps the wor ld , h as ever produced, is Highness the Lord Protector Oliver, will of course peruse these letters, and we therefore shall not dilate upon their contents, but merely observe, that among the scraps in Squire's hand wr iti ng to them i s w h at is in all probability a list oithe appended names of the original Ironside captains. at The politi ca l ar ticle o f thi s month, entitled Ci t o e r r i j ni o e n ntary upon do ?" is nothing more than will the Minister Punch' s clever pencilling the article on " Currency and Bank' in a fog ;" profession of faith in, rather than mg" j t s f is nc a e of, " Peel's Bills ;" and the " Manchester ric " furnishes the key to the meaning o f t o ?; cry of " More churches." This High Church periodical admits that the party which it represents has for y ears past b een c l amour i ng f or more bishops, hut what they wanted really was more political power for the Church, and they now candidly confess that t hey would much prefer that Manchester and every other large town should be without the benefit (what ever it may be) of episcopal superintendence than that the new bishops should be without seats in the Rouse of Lords. We take note of this confession, an d shall use it, should any attempt be again made of get up the cry of " More churches." The story The Guerilla" is continued, and promises to be o f intense interest; and Sam Slick furnishes us with a>l admirable d escr ipti o n of a ball at Government The other articles are all of more than ave rage merit. ample in ancient or modern times," whose words " were not the words of a mortal," but rather " the announcement of an oracle." Many of those spirit-stirring addresses are given, approaching to true sublimity, which excited his soldiers even to delirium, and made them rather worship him as a demi-god than obey him as a mere mortal com mander. In the " Lays of Many Lands," J. C. M. again gives us his exquisite translations from " the gifted' of other climes. " The Gallery of Illustrious Irishmen" contains the account of John Fitzgibbon, first Earl of Clare, " a remarkable man, who lived in eventful times." The character of the bar in these days is well described. " Often (says the writer) has a jeu d'esprit decided the cause which legal maxims were vainly employed to elucidate, and a stroke of wit, or a strain of humour, when happily adapted to the temper of the judge, or the weakness and prejudices of the jury, have not unfrequently put to flight a host of authorities, which in the more staid and sober English courts of law would have been regarded as quite decisive. Nor will the reports of this period be fully collected or understood until we have incorporated with them the reports of the pistol, to the arbitrement of which many difficult cases were referred. The law was in Ireland, at that period, eminently a profession militant. The lawyer was always ready to fight as well as to speak for his client. The Roman maxim was directly reversed; it was co longer Cethint armatokree,' but Cedat toga armis:l The blood and breeding of an eccentric and dissolute gentry blerded largely with the h a bit s o f a race who, were quite as much distinguished by their love ofi pleasure as by their addiction to business, and never so happy as when they could combine their practice, in the courts with the indulgence of their peculiar. humours." " The Petty Sessions of Carrignacroe," as its name imports, contains a graphic account of one of those scenes peculiar to Ireland which none can con-I ceive who have not been sojourners for a time in the, Green Island— the administration of justice by a ' bench of Irish magistrates, with Irish attorneys, Irish witnesses, and above all, cases essentially Irish, whe ther consisting of a " resky and assault," a "house; burning," or a quarrel bekween rival neighbours of the softer sex. The realer must indeed be of a saturnine and gloomy temperament from whom it will not extract a smile. We heartily welcome our old friend Kishoge, who had too long absented him self, but who returns to us with unabated strength. " Mick Mulloy and the Blessed Lateerin" is in every respect worthy of the " Irish Ingoldsby." Gladly would we extract the whole legend if our space per mitted, but we cannot refrain from giving a specimen of the rich humour and poetical power of our favourite •L DOLUAN. A Trinity Man continues to reveal "the secrets of the prison house" in his "Reminiscence of Cam bridge," and a Convert pursues the account of his adventures as a schoolboy, with as much earnestness as though their adventures and reminiscences were the most thrilling and attractive studies in the Queen's dominions. The Rev. Editor resumes, with an ac cession of vigour, his interesting serial of " Sick Calls"--the present chapter being the memento of a dying shirt maker. A Traveller recounts to us several strange " Anecdotes of Russia," and an American gives some additional gleanings from Ireland. With the customary monthly intelligence and literary notices the number for December is completed, and makes a tolerable appearance. The re-issue has now proceeded to the eighth volume tra number o inclusively, and fulfils all the anti c i pat i ons which were raised by the prospective advertisement writingsmentAsof af W i ll i amh i s most c o m pact Cowper, w d pbyeeerat,u includingifu beau ti ful detailedette c opy letters, h e txordinary of t i s editi on has no su perior, and would prove a valuable decoration to any bookshelf. EUROPE. TheActleSap°rNep'SubliliciaStiTon°oßfYth°elvEuropean History of Archibald Alison has proceeded as far as the twelfth volume inclusively. As the vo l umes multiply in number th e b eau t y o f their arrangement becomes more conspicuous. The illustrative atlas has either not been transmitted to ourselves, or has ;ceased making its usually punctual appearance. SHARPE'S LONDON MAGAZINE. Better and better in point of illustration, and more and more select in regard to literary contributions, Sharpe's:London Magazine bids fair to realise the pro mises contained in the recent prospectus issued by the publisher. Hablot Browne's sketch of the " Merry Gipsies" is a capital bit of woodland limning—it is not unworthy of the comical and picturesque pencil of " Phis.' The other artists emulate each other in excellence. THE PICTORIAL ALMANAC. Another almanac, in a sheet form, lithographed by Dowsing, Paull, and Co., beautiful enough from its laborious emblazonry and elaborate colouring to be framed. Of all the ephemerides of almanacs, this one is certainly the butterfly. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert walked yesterday morning in the pleasure grounds and plantations of Osborne. The unfavourable state of the weather on Tuesday afternoon prevented her Majesty and her Royal Consort taking an airing. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, went to the beach yesterday, forenoon, and rode on their ponies. HO wlTrs JOURNAL. A beautifully-engraved likeness of Clarkson, the philanthropist, and a clever copy from " Death's Door," by 'William Blake, are the most attractive embellishments for this month of the journal. The brief biographical notice of the famous Blake—the artist, the engraver, the poet, the musician, the be liever in ghosts, the illustrator of Young's " N fight Thoughts," of Blair's " Grave," of the " Book of Job," &c.—is most interesting. According to the writer, Blake expired when 71, on the 12th of August, 1828, in a garret in Fountain -court, Strand. It is not the least memorable fact in his history, that William Blake was the friend of Fuseli and Flaxman. We must make one quotation from Howiles Journal. It is the His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge returned to town yesterday, from honouring the Duke of Bedford with a visit, at his seat, Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge and his Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester House. The Hon. H. Roberts, from Jamaica, had an inter view with the Chancellor o f th e E xc he q uer yester day, at his official residence in Downing-street. interview with Chief Secr e t ary for Ireland had an with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing -street. The Earl of Arran had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday. Lord Ashley had also an interview yesterday with the Right Hon. Baronet, at the Home-office. Sir John Henry Pelly had an interview with th e Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Lord John Russell had a dinner party yesterday evening, at his residence in Chesham-place. Sir Robert Peel had a dinner party last evening, at his residence in Whitehall-gardens. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening, from the Colonial-office, for the Governors of the West India Colonies. " HYLIN TO PIUS THE NINTH. TRANSLATED FROM THE ITALIAN BY DR. BONYRING, M.P. " Italy is waking now Light upon her matin-brow ; And her Pontiff, heaven-inspired, Leads her on her glorious way. And the day so long desired Dawns—the bright, the promised day. Still of her salvation dreaming, All her sleeping was but seeming. " Listen I how the snowy Alp, As from Etna's blazing scalp, Our united voice breathes forth, Waking transports as it runs : North to south and south to north Calls Italia's noblest sons, Not the tears of shame to drop, But af glory, joy, and hope. " Hail! all t aill thou noble one! Seated on earth's highest throne; Scatterer of all evil, thou Bounteous fountain-head of Goodl Not alone Italia now Bends in fervent gratitude. But the world—the world is pouring Praise—and heaven and thee adoring. " Perfect thy majestic plan, Thou of men the noblest man! God is smiling on thy deed, Earth is waiting thy decree! Tell the fettered they are freed— Smite the arm of tyranny. How shall tyranny withstand, If thou bless the patriot land? " Peace! shall be the patriot-cry! Peace! and light and liberty! Liberty! and peace and light! Thou shalt give as thou hast given; O'er thee, round thee smiling bright, Crowd the messengers of heaven, Pointing out thy pathway here, And thy crown of glory there." " Well, many's the day, Sir," so Darby began, " For 'tis time out of mind, or the mimory of man, Since, down by that village of Ballytraneen, Lived the fairest young cailin that ever was seen : Her hair was like sunshine, so goolden and bright, And the canavan's down on her breast wasn't white; And her eve—but, begorra, 'tis foolish to try And describe that at all, 'twas so modest and shy— But it was blue, Sir, av coorse ; and to talk of the rose In one breath with her lips, would be nonsense, Lord knows ; And the look on her face was as soft and as mild As the smile on the cheek av a sleepin' young child; And her motion and shape wor as graceful to see, As in soft summer winds a young mountain ash tree; And in short, Sir, though many a cailin was there That the boys of the village thought comely and fair, And that wor comely too, faix, and fit for a prince, There was never among 'em before, thin, or since, Or, indeed, for the matter o' that, through all Erin, One, a match for the beautiful, blessed Lateerin. Dispatches were received yesterday, at the Colo nial-office, from the t4overnor -General of Can a d a , and also from the Governors of the other North American Provinces. PUBLIC DINNER TO JOHN WILLIAMS, ESQ , M.P. Yesterday evening a public dinner was given at the London Tavern to Mr. John Williams, M.P. for Mac clesfield. Sir Benjamin Hall, Bart, Ky., presided, and about 150 gentlemen sat down to dinner. Amongst the company were observed Lord Dudley Coutts Stewart, M.P., Mr. Bernal Osborne, ALP, Mr. George Thomps on , M.P., Mr. G. Wyld, ,1., the Hon. Lloyd Mostyn, J. Humphries Parry, Esq., A. Daniell, Esq., G. A. Ni cholay, Esq., G. Daniell, Esq., John Wilson, Esq., George Mallalue, Esq., J. P. B u ll, Esq., W. Jones, Esq. E. Joseph, Esq., Mr. Deputy Evans, Runjo Bapog ee , The CHAIRMAN, in proposing " The health of Mr. John Williams," dwelt at some length on t h e pride with which the Welsh people generally hailed the elevation of a gentleman like Mr. Williams, who had risen simply by his own energy and honesty to a seat in Parliament. Mr. WILLIAMS, in returning thanks, observed that ho came to London as the poor boy of a widowed mother, and he was happy to say, as a proof of his integrity in a commercial point of view, he saw at the tables gentle men who were the first to introduce him to commercial life.—(Cheers.) He hoped Isis political life would be marked by the same integrity as his commercial life had been.—(Cheers.) He concluded by proposing " The health of' the Hon. Chairman." Sir B. HALL returned thanks, and proposed " Prospe rity to the City of London, which was responded to by Mr. G. MOORE, The Principality of Lord' D STUART gave 4. with great cheering. Wales," which was responded to the gratitude of the Mr. C. H. PARRY expressed people of London to the electors of Macclesfield for having elected as their representative so excellent a man as Mr. John Williams, and proposed " Prosperity to the town of Macclesfield." Mr. WILLIAMS responded to the toast, which was drunk with great applause. Mr. G. Thostrsort, M.P., propo se d .4 The Electors of Marylebone and the Borough Members," t o Which Lord D. STUART replied. " The health of Mr. Bernal Osborne and the Electors of Middlesex," " Mr. George Thompson,,, " Lady Hall," and other toasts having been dispo se d of, the meeting, after being enlivened by e disposed ex ce ll ent singing of Messrs. Bruton, F. Martin, Turner, si mmo _ n and Mr. Robertson, the Welsh harpist, separat e d at a late hoar. " Well, a beauty she was, but as often's the case, All the riches she owned, Sir, she had in her face, Always barrin' the blessed good nature within, And a soul that was free as an infant's from sin; And as' coorse, Sir, beyant that, her beautiful self, What I mane is, she hadn't a rap on the shelf. But for all that, there wasn't a boy in the place, Wouldn't take for a fortune that beautiful face, And be right glad to get it; and may be, at first, There was hope in the feelin's that some of 'em nurst. And the good lookin' bouchals about—and small blame— Might have thought that a fancy for them was no shame— Boysathe life of a pattern, a fair, or a wake, With girls by the score that would die for their sake, Good plump rosy cailins, with plenty of fun, That a clam., strappin' boy may be proud to have won; The blame, as I said, to such chaps, sure was small, To think that they shouldn't be sneezed at, at all." Guido Mountjoy continues his " Comic Alpen stock" with his usual fun. He is indeed vight jovial companion on the way-side. In his acUmnt of the natural history of Switzerland he says, Geeseyou will meet ever y where— geese of all countries, F renc h , G erman, Russian, English, occasionally and a specimen of the Irish green goose; you may know him by his incessant gabble, and by his ridiculous attempts to soar like an eagle and sing like a swan. The French goose is a martial bird ; you would fancy he had no bone in his body but the drumstick. The German goose is known by the foul state of his plumage ; there is no passing a night on the same roost with him ; he feeds on garlic and to bacco, and swims in beer. The English variety is the famous goose that lays golden eggs. The Swiss delight in him; he visits them every year, and his principal haunt is Interlacken, because it resembles so much his favourite watering-places at home." The fifth and last article on " Irish Rivers " concludes a number of rich and varied excellence. - - This, it must be remembered, is the national hymn of Italy, the music written by the great maestro, Rossini. The editors, William and Mary Howitt, are as clever and entertaining as they are industrious. SIMMONDS'S COLONIAL MAGAZINE. Among the most striking papers in the instalment for December is the letter descriptive of that penal hell and southern paradise—Norfolk. Island. The contribution deserves a very general perusal. LOWE'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE. " A merry Christmas" is almest the only season able paper in the December budget of magazines. It is, however, too gossipping and conversational to survive very long in the recollection of its readers. The learned and elaborate articles on the "Restoration of the Jews" are here brought to a conclusion ; and some pleasant essays on " Edinburgh in the Last Century" are commenced. THE SPORTING RE VIE TV. Herring's pictorial biography of the " High Met tied Rcoer" is finished by plate xii.—" The:Fate"— he is high and dry, stiff and cold under the b oar d s of a knacker's cart. " Th e Kill Wins," the companion engraving, is a lively hint of the cruel delights of coursing. December acts beneficially on the con tributors, for they are one and all more than usually shrewd and hilarious. THE DUBLIN UNIVERSITY. .. The pre sent number forms a fitting conc l us i on f to "le 30th volume of this talented periodical, fully already ac and adding to the high reputation it has acquired. The first paper is well suited to the present season. " Fireside Horrors for Christ- Dickens. wasp accords well with the gloomy chill of December. DOMJ3EY AND SOiV. Port V. By Charles lAr • that C "rdially concur with the author when he says 10 " horrors belong as naturally to the fireside, as More progress is made in the development and the fireside belongs to Christmas. The cold of the elucidation of the plot of Dombey and Son in these additional chapters than has been (lone in the s eason does not more cravingly demand the genial three blaze than the heat of the blaze demands that agree- last i a l t f abl e • . with which a churchyard reminiscence will send Thunderbolt" is one of the most powerfully written dozen numbers. The chapter headed " The quarrel between the proud electric swiftness through the blood. The pass- ciescriptions" l3 oz" has produced for avery considerable mg shiver that runs over you, as you listen to some time. It depicts another F t . h inlney corner legend, of wan women with their Mr. Dombe c yan k d er th ; e an h d au v g lo h r ty en E ce d , i a th ft . tiFoats cut that sit down opposite solitary students at elopes with ar erl‘blerins.gpst°rmicbkeeYn graves m idnight, rayes or of hands thrust out of unhallowed by the hand ofher fathher,thaendsttrreeeattsedtoopoplrdobsroiloournsloyn, to point to the murderer as he goes by, is as flies for shelter throng She is attended by gratefully refrigerant and bracing to the nerves as a Gill's, the instrument maker's. raspberry ice in the dog-days.' The lovers of the the faithful Diogenes, and received by honest-hearted supernatural will have a rich treat in the wonders Captain Edward Cuttle.. One passage, applicable to laere related. ,{ w. y buggest:: turall - the condition of the juvenile offenders, and the want hose eloquence poleoo," that mighty genius, of sanitary improvements, we h l a . ve noticed elsewhere. of the field had no ex- It is of rare power and of peculiar eloquence. i THE ARTS-UNION JOURNAL. The principal feature about this dosing part, for 1847, is its auspicious programme of the good things preparing for subscribers during 1848, and which, if only partially fulfilled, will materially enhance the character of the publication. Canova's celebrated Venus is represented in a graceful and exquisitely finished engraving. The remainder of the contents are very readable and miscellaneous. SHOOTING.—To be Let, the exclusive right of Shooting over the whole county of Tipperary for the present season. The game is exceedingly abundant, consisting chiefly of overseers, landlords, cess•collectors, bailiffs, process-servers, Government pay clerks, and oc casionally a few women and children . — Applicati ons to be made to Archdeacon Laffa,u.—No Saxon need apply. —Punch. THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. This intelligent agricultural organ still sustains its position, by its assortment of seasonable and practical contributions upon matters peculiarly interesting to farmers. The number for December is not the least valuable that has yet appeared. Two alarming fires broke out yesterday in Wood street. Cheapside. One happened at a quarter before five o'clock in the evening, at No. 106, i n the occupa tion of Mr. Edward Eagles, fancy box maker. It was caused by a child letting a lighted candle fall amongst a quantity of cut paper, and was not extinguished until the top floor was nearly burned out, and the lower part damaged by water. The other fire broke out shortly before one A.M„ at No. 68, occupied by Mr. J. W. Leg gins, a hosier. It was occasioned by a spark flying from a lighted candle amongst the bedding in the first floor back, which set the whole in a blaze, and at one period it assumed an alarming aspect, GRIMSHAWE'S EDITION OF COWPER'S LIFE AND POEMS. Vols. V., VL,V.H., and VIII. On the commencement of the present edition we noticed the periodical appearance of the first volumes. THURSD A Y EVENING, DECE'IVIBE PUBLIC INCOME AND EXPENDITURE.- BALANCE-SHEET. 1. An Account of the Net Public Income of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in th e year ended the 10th day of Octobe,r, 1847 (after abating the Expenditure thereout defrayed by the several Revenue Departments), and of the actual Issues or Payments within the same Period, exclusive of the Sums applied to the Redemption of Funded or paying off Unfunded Debt, and of the Advances and Repayments for Local Works, &c. - i ------ INCOME OR RETENUE. Total. EXPENDITURE. ,------ .£ a. d. Funded Debt.—lnterest and Management of the Permanent Debt ............... 23,809 4 ,78.5 5 5 ' €l 7 . Terminable Annuities ................................................................. 3,902,939 8 9 X s. d, ORDINARY REVENUE IND RECEIPT/. 20,535,817 5 6 Customs J 3,284,493 2 10 Excise Total Charge of the Funded Debt, exclusive of 9,8531. Bs. 10d., th e Interest -------- I 7,710,080 2 9 Stamps ....................................................... 1 4329 677 13 9 on Donations and Bequest s . Taxes (Land and Assessed) .... .. ............... ................. 27,712,724 14 4 5,438,4.)2 6 1 Property-tax 914,000 0 0 Unfunded Delat.—lnterest on Exchequer-bills Post Office 435,867 0 0 '28,148,591 14 4 67,000 0 0 CivillAst ................................................................................... --;;;-,6-;.T1-0-730 Crown Lands ..................... 4,476 6 11 own Small Branches of the Hereditary Revenues o t e Is. and 6d. and 4s. in the .t on Pensions and f Sa h la c ri r es • 108,809 15 8 &c., charged by various Acts of Parliament on the Consolidated Fund.... 530,412 10 3 Surplus Fees of Regulated Public Offices Salaries and Allowances 262,951 8 4 Diplomatic Salaries and Pensions .... . ................................................. 175,146 14 5 i 52,416,877 1 1 Courtsof Justice . the...................................................................... 1,024,497 1 5 378,164 0 11 Miscellaneous Charges on Consolidated Fund OTRER RECEIPTS. ---------------- 2,764,854 5 4 NArmy ..................... .... ............................................ . avy 102,624 1 10 Ordnance ............................................................ .• 60,000 0 0 , Miscellaneous, chargeable on the Annual Grants of I arliament :Stoney received t il h i e es East India Company Distress in Ireland •• . 1,525,000 0 0 Unclaimed n and i o l t_ i h d e fer r no A dm i s ( ••• ••• (more than paid) .-..............-•-...-........._...--- -- 32,579,501 2 11 21,933,508 15 0 ---- 8 Excess of Expenditure over Income 52,846,954 14 326,608 8 0 Unclaimed Dividends more than received ... ... 59,154 16 ........._,..--- 82,906,109 10 11 52,906,109 10 11 requer on the 10th d a y of O c t o b er , 1846 ; the Amount of Money raised by the Additions to the Funded or Unfunded Debt in the Year Redempti on o f th e } unded or paying off Unfunded Debt; the Total Amount of Advances and Repayments on Account of Local ri the Exchequer, on the 10th day of October, 1847. X a. d. X s. d. ISSUED. A a. d. A s. d. BALANCES in the EXCHEQUER on the 10th day of October, 1846 ••• ••• 6,359,190 15 4i To the Commissioners for the reduction of the National Debt, to be applied to the redemption of the Public Debt : By issues, per Act 10 George IV., c. 27 By interest on donations and bequests . ' 3,IONEY RAISED IN TRE TEAR ENDED TEE 1 OTII DAY OF OCTOBER, 1847, DT Tub; CREATION OP FUNDED OR UNF UNDED D EBT . Deduct sum applied not in redemption of Funded Debt, but of Con- 2,563,261 3 4 ; solidated Fund Deficiency Bills 1,870,000 0 0 FUNDED DEBT. 693,261 3 4 To the Paymasters of Exchequ e r-bill s f or payment of Unfunded Debt : , Money out of the Consolidated Fund in payment of Public Works Bills 2,700 0 0 Contribution to the Loan of 9,000,0001., per Act 10 Viet., c. 1 ••• ... 7,387,800 0 0 Money out of Ways and Means, Grants applied to payment of Sup ply Exchequer Bill s 219,300 0 0 UNFUNDED DEBT. Exchequer-bills for p a y ment of Supply Bills 18,009,500 0 0 18,231,500 0 0 Exchequer-bi s, 18,380,2001., per Act 9 Victoria, C. 15 , c h arge d on Advances for Local W or k s, &c., under various Acts of Parliament 914,496 6 10 ll Supplies Special Advances f or L ocal Works, &c., in Ireland, under Act 9 and 10 Viet., c. 107, &c. Total amoult of Advances for Local Works, &c 6,652,496 6 10 Exchequer-bills, 18, 310 ,700/, per Act 10 Victoria, o. 19, charged on 5,738,000 0 0 9,138,400 0 0 Supplies .., Ditto Repayments of ------- 18,009,500 0 0 Advances for Local Works 1,16 8 ,896 4 1 Excess of Expenditure over Income ••• ••. 5,483,600 2 9 326,608 8 0 Balances in the Exchequer on th e 10th day of October, 1647 .... ..• ..• 9,021,521 1 3 1 33,756,490 15 4 4 Wkitehall, Treasury Chambers, November 24, 1847. 33,756,490 15 4 PARKER. THE REPRESENTATION OF TA M WORTH. The Right Hon. W. Yates Peel has issued the follow ing address to the electors : " Gentlemen,—ln the situation in which lam now so unhappily placed, by the heavy affliction which has befallen me and my family, I am unable to give to the business of the House of Commons the time and at tention which the importance of that business demands. From a sense of public duty, therefore, as well as from the influence of private feelings, I am anxious to vacate my seat in Parliament at an early period. "In resigning the honour of representing you, I as sure you tbat my gratitude for the confidence you re posed in me, and for all the kindness I have experienced at your hands, is unabated, and will endure to the latest moment of my existence. " I remain, Gentlemen, your very faithful friend, "London, Nov. 29," " W. Y. PEEL. EPRESENTATION OF SUNDER LAND. SUNDERLAND, TUESDAY EYENlNG.—Considerable stir has been created to-day i n thi s b orough among political parties, in consequence of an intimation from the leading friends of Mr. David Barclay, M.P., one of our repre sentatives, that he intends immediately to resign his seat in Parliament. The unfortunate position in which Mr. Barclay has been placed through the suspension of pay ment by the commercial house with which he is connected has induced this determination. Mr. Barclay has resolved somewhat suddenly to give up his seat, contrary to his intentions a week or two ago, and this change, it is said, has been brought about by the intrigues and un handsome conduct of tke friends of an adverse party. Mr. Barclay was greatly respected by all parties among his constituents, and his misfortunes have created a degree of sympathy among all classes rarely witnessed under such circumstances. Of course, all parties are turning their attention to secure a suitable successor, and what course may be adopted is not yet resolved on. Mr. Barclay's politics were those of the old Whigs, and he had a numerous and influential party of supp , rters among the electors in this borough ; but his election last time against Mr. W. A. Wilkinson, of London and Croydon, an extreme Liberal, was only secured by con siderable support from the Conservatives. It is probable, and almost certain, that the old Whigs and Conserva tives will again make common cause, in which event the election of their candidate is quite certain by a vet.) large majority. The town-council elections this year have all been carried in the same way, and the extreme Liberals, with their leader, who aspired to the office of Mayor, have been expelled altogether from the town-council. The same influences will probably prevail in the forthcoming Parliamentary election. To-day the active friends of Mr. W. A. Wilkinson, the extreme Liberal candidate, who was defeated in August last, have been exerting themselves to procure signatures to a requisition, inviting him to become a candidate to supply the vacancy, but the electors are reported to be shy of promising at pre sent, and it is certain this party alone have not strength to secure the election of their candidate, whoever he may be. The Whigs have named Mr. T. B. Ma caulay, Mr. Benjamin Hawes, and Mr. W. 11. Watson, the barrister, any one of whom they will support that may unite support sufficient to secure the election. The Conservatives are not anxious to go into a contest if it can be avoided, and in their interest Mr. J. W. Fresh field, of the Bank of England, and the Hon. 11. T. Liddell, late M.P., for the Northern Division of the county of Durham, have been named as gentlemen whom they would prefer. What may be finally resol!eal a thisv gat contest,i on -1 w a ss on is very uncertain at present. Th e p en d ing question of will the exercise principal electors entertain str ong o pi n i ons i n favour of the repeal a great influence modification in deciding of the the existing system. Mr. W. A. Wilkinson is an advo cate for the immediate and unconditional repeal of these laws; and on this account he is not likely to succee if even he was in other respects more popular with the electors generally. As we have stated, the old Whigs and Conservatives will unite most probably to support one of the other five gentlemen named; and from what we can learn in the best sources of correct information, either Mr. Macaulay or the Hon. H. T. Liddell will be the candidate selected. At present, the best understand ing prevails between these parties, and it is likely to continue. In the course of a day or two a decision will be taken, and as the writ for holding the election is ex pected in a few days, the greatest bustle prevails, and curiosity to learn the certain course that will be taken is excited to the highest pitch. DEPARTURE OF THE FOREIGN MAILS IN DE CEDIRER.—The following notice, giving the dates on which the foreign mails will be made up in London, and when the return packets will be due at Southampton, Liverpool, and Falmouth, was issued yesterday at the General Post-office. The mails for the British and foreign colonies in the West Indies (except Honduras, Nassau, Bermuda, Havannah, St. Juan Porto Rico) and Venezuela will be made up on the mornings of the 2d (this day) and: the 17th. Bermuda, Nassau,: New Orleans, Mexico, Honduras, Havannah, and St. Juan Porto Rico, on the morning of the 2d only. Madeira, Jacmel, San Juan de Nicaragua, New Grenada, Chili, and Peru on the morning of the 17th only, to be for warded via Southampton. Next packets due on the 7th and 22d instant. Gibraltar, Malta, Greece, the lonian Islands, Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, India. Hong Kong, and China, on the mornings of the 3d and 20th via South ampton. By the fortnightly overland closed mails to the Mediterranean, Egypt, India, &c., via Marseilles, on the evenings of the 7th and 24th. British North America, Bermuda, and the United States, on the even ing of the 3d instant, via Liverpool, Halifax, and Boston. Next packet due on the 15th inst. Madeira, Brazil, and Buenos Ayres, on the evening of the 4th instant, via Falmouth. Next packet due on the 24th of January. Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Madeira, via Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, on the mornings of the 7th, 17th, and 27th, via Southampton. Next packets due o❑ the 6th, 15th, and 26th. Sydney, New South Wales, Aus tralia, Van Diemen's Land, and New Zealand, on the evening of the 31st, from Gravesend. France, Belgium, &c., every evening (except Sundays) ; due daily, via Dover, Calais, and Ostend. Holland, Wednesday and Saturday mornings; due Mondays and Thursdays. Ham burgh, &c., Tuesday and Friday evenings; due Tuesdays and Saturdays. COTTON WOOL —GLASGOW, Nov. 27.—The tidings that the Bank of England had reduced the rate of in terest imparted a slightly improved feeling to the trade in the early part of the week, but not such as to affect prices. The feeling, however, was only temporary ; for, on the close of the week, the market was miserably dull, and prices nominal. Additional mills have this week been put on short time. BENEFIT OF CLERGY.-The following notice ap pears at the door of the Temple Church:— " Divine service will commence on Monday morning at nine o'clock, and continue until further notice," It strikes us that there must be a mistake in the above notice somewhere.—Comment would be ridiculous. Punch. ~~,~ 2, 1847. FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS, Nov. 29.—The report of M. Osy, made in the name of the Central Section, on the Budget of Fo reign Affairs, does not propose any important modifica tions, except the rejection of the demand made by the Minister that 100,000 francs should be applied to the establishment of Comptoins de Commerce in trans atlantic countries and in the Levant. At the desire of the Minister also there is an augmentation of 3,000 francs to the schools of navigation, and a diminution of 15,000 francs on pr em i ams for e building of ships. The schools of navigation in Antwerp and Ostend are in a flourishing condition. The Minister has formed the project of organising in those schools instruction in practical commerce, to fit those young men who are destined to fill the functions of officers on board merchantmen. The reduction of the premium for ship building arises from the small number of ships built in Belgium having that premium in view. The state of Flanders deeply engages the attention of the Cabinet, and of the Chambers. The Minister of the Interior has addressed several letters to the Governors of Flanders, which contain several well-digested and prudent plans for giving employment to the poor, chiefly by engaging them in agricultural works, by forming in those parts, where there is now a quan tity of timber, and which the Minister proposes should be felled, with the consent of the proprietors, and the land thu s rec l a i me d b e made arable, little colonies, each of which shall hare its own church and school house. By some members the plan is considered al most Utopian, but others give it their hearty concur rence, and though it is not likely that it can especially under the present prussure of the want of money, be carried out to the full extent that is desired ; it is, nevertheless, more than probable, that some decided results will ensue. Another question which is engaging the attention of the Cabinet and the Chambers is, that of Church pro perty and ecclesiastical foundations, made in 1787, the archives of which it is proposed to collect and to ar range. This inquiry will give an accurate detail of the exact wealth of the Belgian clergy previous to 1794 information which has been often desired, but which without official details and archives it has been impos Bible to ascertain. The works of the Meuse are also under consideration; but it is feared that the financial embarrassments would not permit of them being carried out to the full extent; so much desired. A letter in the German Gazette from Genoa says;— last Sunday the King and his suite left the Chateau for the purpose of attending mass. A .large crowd followed him, but as soon as he was observed, he took the road leading to the Jesuit Church; every body left him, and when he arrived at the church he had no one around him save his own suite. BELGIAN FUNDS.—Bsysszi.s, Nov. 29. Actual Debt, 234 per Cent . Rothsr . lid's Loan, Five per Cent ........ Loan or Thirty Millions, Four per Cent .... Ditto Threeper Cent— ....• ..... Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto ... Ditto,ditto,lB4o 98% Ditto,ditto,lB42.• •• • Ditto, „... Ditto of the City, 1832 lOO Ditto, 1843 .. •........... .. 94% Bank •• •• ••••••• •• •• •• •• 82% Brussels Papers. Nov. 29. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, Nev. 23. 4 per Cent. ditto.-- ..... ..... 92% 3 per Cent. ditto •••••••• .• • • .• .. Ditto, 1839 • • • • 40 • • •• • • •• • • •• •• •• • • •• 120% Bank Shares ••••••••.••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • Esterhazy ' s Loan •••• • • • • • • • •••• • • • • RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand Gloggnitz •• • • «_; •• • • .............. 114 Vienna—Milan • • •••••••.•.•• • • • .• • • • • 98 1, Leghorn ••••• • • • • • ••••••••• • • • • • • • • • 83 Pesch •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 94% Grosetto ••• • • • •• • ••• • • ••••••• • • • •• • • Pesth Bridge .. • • ...... •••••••• • • • • • • •• Apenninen ..... .................. 94% PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—Bmtx, Nov. b. Bills. Money. St.Schuld Sch., 3% per Cent •• • • ••• • • • 92% ri% Pruss. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Cent.... • • Foreign Exchanges ......... ..... . . Exchange on London, £1 Sterling, 3 Months 6 27% LYCEUM THEATRE. --- Miss Kathleen Fitzwilliam, daughter of the cele brated actress, made a most successful debitt last night in a farce called Peggy Green. The charade, she sus tained was that of a young girl, who, tired of a life in town, where she has followed the calling of a milliner, has returned to live with her aunt in the country, and plagues her lover, a gay young man, who accidently finds her in her retreat, by feigning to be another person and assuming a country dialect, while she arouses his jea lousy by coquetting with his friend. All this was ex ceedingly well done by Miss Fitzwilliam. She has a most pleasing person ; her manner is artless and unas suming, and she has her mother's good quality of giving point to all she utters without exaggeration. In a word, the character in her hands was a nice, complete, little picture. Two or three songs were introduced, which she sang very 'prettily and much in her mother's style. The piece is the merest trifle in the world, and can only be considered as a work of the moment, written to bring out the interesting young actress. Mr. Mathews is the bustling town lover ; Harley, as a rural swain, who has fallen in love with Peggy, plays with much humour a part (unusual with him) in shich the chi. t peculiarity is a country dialect Then Mr. Granby is a pompous elderly beau, and there are half adi z-n milli ners out on a holyday to enliven the scece, and there a cottage with landscape very well painted by Mr. 8.- verley. The whole is less a drama than a tableau, the central position in which is very prettily occupied by Miss Fitzwilliam. QUEEN'S THEATRE, HULL.—On Tuesday evening this establishment closed for the season, the entertain ments being unner the patronage of Alderman Jones, Esq., and the tradesmen of Hull, and for the benefit of the spirited lesee, Mr. Egerton. The house was really a bumper, and the performances of the first order. The play was the Lady of Lyons, by Bulwer, the part of Claude Melnotte by Mr. G. V. Brooke, from Liverpool, an actor who, on this, as on many occasions, fully en titles himself to rank as a first-rate provincialist. Pauline was sustained by Mrs. Carlton, in a very effec tive manner, and highly creditable to this lady's supe rior talents. Maria, the Child of the Regiment, closed the evening's performance, in which Mr. Emery appeared as Sergeant Austerlitz, and Mrs. Carlton, as Maria, both of which were acted in a highly creditable manner. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAT.—The John R. Skiddy Captain Luce, arrived last night from New York, after a remarkably short passage of 15 days. She sailed on the 16th ult., and has brought 41,4001. in specie. ARRIVAL or SPECIE. —The vessel Chilian, arrived in the Docks from Iquique and Arica, has brought from the latter place, in addition to a general cargo, 35 bars, 1 seron, 8 boxes, and 3 other packages of specie, con signed to several of the leading houses in the metrepolis. The vessel Pbotbe, arrived iu the Docks from Port Adelaide, South Australia, and the Cape of Good Hope, has also brought from the former place several boxes and other packages of specie, consigned to a mercantile house and one of the colonial banks respectively. MONEY MARKET.—The premium on gold at Paris is 12 per mille, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex change of 25.45 ; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.671, it follows that gold is 0.88 per cent, dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 4381 per mark, which at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 100, per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 11; and the ex change at Hamburgh on London at short being 13 13k, it follows that gold is 0.68 per cent. dearer in Lon don than in Hamburgh. The course of exchange at New York on London is 110 per cent. ; and the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is 0.43 per cent. i n f avour o f E ng l an d. IBut the quoted exchange at New York being for bills at 60 days' sight, the interest must be added to the above difference. KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL. —By a return given a meeting of the committee of management of the above excellent charity, it appears that since the Ist of January, 1847, upwards of 15,000 patients participated in the benefits of the out-door treatment, while during the same period the resident patients numbered 1,121, being a very considerable excess over those of any year since the establishment of the hospital. TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AT A PERCUSSION CAP MANUFACTORT.—About noon on Saturday last an ex plosion of a most destructive and alarming nature oc curred on the extensive premises of Mr. Richard Walker, percussion cap manufacturer, Graham -street, in this town. The explosion t oo k place in a building consisting of three stories of workshops, and originated in the middle range, spreading above, below, and on all sides, and igniting the fulminating materials at which the workmen were employed. The ceiling and floors were shattered, and scarcely a single square of glass was left whole throughout the entire building. For tunately, however, the workmen escaped with com paratively slight injuries, althOugh some of the intoma chinery at which th e y were at wor k was broken pieces, and forced to some distance. —Birming ham Journal. THE REPRESENTATION OF STOCKPORT . — AS is now, we believe, a settled fact that M r. f sit Co will for the West Riding of Yorkshire , the. Liberal and free trade electors of Stockport hav e again called upon Mr. Alderman Kershaw to become a candida for to been made in the repre sentation of the borough , and this call has a requisition signed by upwards of 600 electors. Mr. Kershaw last night att ended a public meeting at th e Lyceum, at which he experienced a most hearty recep tion, and formally accepted the flattering invitation. The meeting, which was convened by circular, was coin posed of about 850 persons, nearly all, if not all, of whom were electors, and among s t w h om were the lead ing members of the Liberal and free-trade party in the town. The assemblage was a unanimous and most en thusiastic one, and the manly, temperate, and impressive speech of Mr. Kershaw was received with frequent bursts of cordial approbation... Manchester Examiner. DEATH BY DROWNING OF JOHN CLASPER. —John Clasper, a younger brother o f Henry Cl asper, and whose match to ro w with Maddison we last week no• ticed, was u nfortunatel y drowned i n t h e T yne on Mon de!), evening. The Clasper family, it seems, are indus trious wherrymen, and on the night in question, about nine n•nleek, John, a broth er o f hi s, were return i ng from their work to Derwenthaugh, and had reached within a short distance of home, when the pole with whic t h the you nger C lasper was pushing forward the boa slipped from under him, and he was thrown into the river. He never rose to the surface, so far as his brother could perceive, and his body was not recovered till four o'clock on the following morning. 1 Mr. Alderman H. E(uairEs than rose to move the adoption of the report. Th a t report , w hil e i t b roug ht to the minds of th e subscribers the pleasing recoll e ction that they had aided in providing a large amount of fee/ for their indigent brethren during the last winter, con• veyed to them also the disagreeable fact that the institu. tion was very considerably in debt,--a state of things which had not existed at any antecedent period. But the meeting would remember that it was they themselves who enjoined upon the committee the opening of the kitchen during the last inclement MUMa earlier than usual, thus causing an increased outlay.--, (Hear.) He hoped it would be borne in mind that that institution distributed among the poor the best articles, in the most ample metige, and at a compara tively insignificant cost—delivering, as they did, at the houses of these parties, for the small sum of 6d., a quan tity of coals which, if purchased at the ordinary .shops. would probably cost ls. 6d., besides being of infenor quality, and perhaps deficient weight. The prospects of the poor during the approaching winter were exceed.. ingly gloomy. A greater amount of sickness had seldom. prevailed than at present ; and therefore the assistance of the public was needed more than ever for that excellent charity, and he trusted it would not be want , ing.—(Hear, hear.) - Mr. Alderman IV ri,soN seconded the adoption of the report, which was then unanimously carried. Mr. Under-Sheriff WIRE, after a warm appeal in support of the charity, moved . 4 that the mode of Mitt administered by the Association during the two past years, by coals only, having given much satisfaction, both to the subscribers and also to the recipients of the charity, , the same be conti nue d d ur i ng the prsisent season.' Mr. Deputy BEDFORD seconded the motion, which was unanimously carried, as were all the resolutions which followed; viz., the thanks of the mmeting to Mr. Alderman Kelly, and. their request that he would continue to act as vice-president and treasurer ; the re appointment of Mr. Lott as secretary ; the thanks of the meeting to the former committee, and the appointment of a new one ; the grant of a dozen tickets to each sub scriber present, and the thanks of the meeting to the Lord Mayor for ,his ability, impartiality, and courteous conduct during the evening, which resolutions were moved respectively by Mr. Alderman Gibbs, Mr. Lee Wilson, the Rev. Mr. Durham, Mr. Deputy Bedford, and the Rev. Michael Gibbs. The meeting then Mips-. rated. FREE TRADE.—TESTIMONIAL TO Ma. WICKHAM. Yesterday a meeting was held at No. 4, Charlotte row, of gentlemen who had taken a leading part in anti-corn-law agitation in the metropolis, to consider the best measures for raising a sum to purchase an annuity for Mr. William Wickham. P. A. d aylor, Esq,, took the chair. There ware present—Colonel T. P. Th‘bmpson, M.P., W. J. Fox, ALP , %V. J. MD, Eng., Arthur Paulson, jun., Esq., &c. &c. Mr. Hall moved the tirst resolution, which was to the effect, that Et: Wickha:n, after devoting :natty years wi:h great ever-y and success to the free-trade cause, is now by hi:Cia creasing age and infirmiti, s precluded from the possiti lity of seeking out and following any other channel of utility and employment, and that a subscription I,r, raised, as noticed above. Colonel 'l'. P. Thompi , •o,, M.P., seconded the resolution, and said he considtstdl their present object an excellent example to those et:0 1 have walked out of the common track of life to work in the public cause. For his part he responded to the , call to provide for the (kenning years of Mr. Wickhara— Mr. Pattison moved the next resolution—to appoint* committee to carry the toregoing propositions into effect. It was seconded by W. J. Fox, M.P., who observed that he could speak with perhaps a better knowledge of Mr. Wickham than any one present, as he had known his family at Chichester, his native town, which he was compelled to leave chiefly through a political persecu tion, canted by Ya steadfast adherence to the Liberal cause ; and it gave him (Mr. Fox) much pleasure to find him subsequently engaged i n the cause of the Anti. Corn-law League. After some further observativu* from other gentlemen, bearing testimony to the cha racter and services of Mr. Wickham, and suggestions for carrying out the objects of the meeting, a sub•com• mittee was formed—P. A. Tayler, Esq., chairman, A. L. Saul, Esq., hon. secr e t ar y an d treasurer — an d t h e meeting adjourned. THE - LATE SUICIDE IN THE SURREY ZOOLO GICAL GARDENS.—Yesterday Mr. W. Carter held as inquest of three hours' duration, at the Royal George, Newington, on the body of Ann Smith, aged 24, Who committed suicide in the Royal Surrey Zoological Gar dens. Matthews, the moneytaker at the gardens, proved having received one shilling from the deceased for her admission to the gardens, and also to his having Wine time afterwards been called to the deceased, who at this period was lying on her face near the giraffe house. He sent for a surgeon, who pronounced her dead. Mr. /la, jun., surgeon, said that deceased had died froth the effects of the essential oil of almonds. He had made a post mortem examination of the body and found that Ole was enceinte. A sister of the deceased said that she was not aware of the condition deceased was in. Ate assistant to Mr. Thomas, surgeon, said that deceased purchased fourpence worth of essential oil of almonds on Wednesday last, which she said she wanted for fla vouring pastry. The coroner spoke in strong terms upon the impropriety of selling such deadly poisons So persons, and hoped that something would soon be done by the Legislature to put a stop to it. The jury returned a verdict of g Temporary insanity." INCENDIARY FlRE.—During the night of Thurs/ay last, an alarming fire, supposed to be the work of all incendiary, was discovered on the farming premises of Mr. Wright Gittus, of Shimpling Hall, in this county. The fire, which was first observed by a miller employed in the adjacent windmill, appeared to originate in one of the barns, but before the family received the alarm. the flames had communicated to the other barn, and were increasing with fearful rapidity. The engine fro Chadacre Hall, another from Hartest, and two from Lone Melford, were speedily on the spot, but although the sup ply of water was excellent, the fire had already gained} so great an ascendance as to defy the most etrerens of uftg of efforts to extinguish it. The produeg 4 B ac wheat (with the exception of 27 coonis' delivered), 21 acres of barley (with h ' b e ex t ee hr p a i s i h on ed ef a'z' 2l coombs), 13 acres of oats (wit h the exception of M coombs), and 2 5 acres o f peas, we re entirely consumed , cows, a valuable and l 6 store pigs . yearling; 'w Ttohgereteherhewi heifers, on one filly were a lso much injured. Three aggon. eco b w r , sm six n, an d • dressing machine, sheep troughs, hurdles, BGc (and a thrashing machine , the latter the property of Mr.. Fenton, were likewise destroyed. The buildings be. longed to the trustees of the Melford Hospital, and were sWitirionghint G w i h tt i tt e s t: t i h n e the flames Farmer s " i ns ured in the Norwich Uni on - o ffi ce; and the farmin g; rm weers stock, : the cm prof r e o rt m y of Mr. Fire ffi o first discovered, no doubt exists that the fire was caused by an incendiary. The • exertions of the labourers throughout wore most active.—B !try and Suffolk Herald. UNIVERSIT Y TESTS. Th e Liberal stud en t s attend— ing the Gla sgow University, h Right Honou ra bl e L ord John R avingforwarded to thew for presentation in petition to the House of Commons for a repeal of the* University Tests, the following answer, acknowledging the receipt of th e pet i tion, with the accompany ing }.star, has be en rece i ved by James AVG-hie: " Downing -street, Nov. 27, 1847.—Sir,—I am direacil by Lord John Russell to acknowledge the receipt of:' your letter, and of the petition enclosed, which he wilt present to the House of Commons. I am further directed to state, that it would have given his Lordship great pleasure to pay a visit to Glasgow during the summer, but that he was requested to defer it until NoventlY.r, when, as it has happened, ho has been wholly prevented from quitting London, on account of the great pressure of public business, and the meeting of Parliament. j have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient cer►ant—R. W. GREY.—James M'Ghie, Esq."—North British Mail. Asuroun.—The death of our vicar, the Rev. T. Wood, took place very suddenly on Tuesday evening. He had been suffering from a cold for several day ~ which had a great effect upon him, as be was at a very advanced age. A friend taking tea with him suddenly perceived a great difference in him, and in the course of five minutes he had ceased to exist. The rev. path ? , man was formerly tutor of . the present Earl of Rom ney and was presented to the living by the late Elio Ara idstene Gazette, ASSOCIATION FOR THE RELIEF OF THE POOR. Last night the annual meeting of the subscribers and friends of the Association for the Relief of the Poor of the City of London and parts adjacent, was held in the City of London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill, the Lord Maynr in the chair. There were about 100 persons present. The minutes of the last meeting having been resod and confirmed, Mr. Lou, the secretary, read the report of the committee, which stated that, in compliance with the de sire expressed at t h e last annual meeting, the di.stributiort of coals was commenced nearly three weeks earlio ,than the time at w during hichithad been usual t o o p en th e kitchen. and was contin ued 14 weeks, from December 14 to March 20, with the exception only of Christmas-day. During that period, 27,958 cwt. of coals were delivered at the rate of 6d. for every 1121 b. The whole distri— bution exceeded that of the previous season by 115 tone, and that of the year 1845-46 by 389 tons. The useful• ness of the institution, therefore, had not diminished, but advanced ; a circumstance which could not fail to yield the greatest gratification to every one who' was at all acquainted with the condition of the indigent families in the City and neighbourhood, and who was aware of the extent to which :the pro— vision of fuel contributed to their health and comfort during the inclement winter months. It was also a, cause of congratulation that the places of the subscribers whose support had ceased in the course of the year had been more than re-occupied by the names of new eon. tributors; but the committee were compelled to avow considerable anxiety in looking forward to the future. Having commenced with only the small sum of 74. 6s. 2d. in hand, and having been under the necessity of inoirring a considerable increase of expenditure in order to a:Ny.4 closing the kitchen at a period which the friends of the poor would have deemed exceedingly inoppoitune, they found themselves embarrassed with a debt, at the opening of the present season, Of nce less than 1711., and that notwithstanding the recent aid of the Corporation of London, and -their munificent grant of 2001. ; yet the committee ventured to believe that their determination not to close the kitchen at a time when the wants of the poor seete culiarly urgent was one which that meeting would not refuse to sanction, and they cast themselves, theziefore, with the cause which they advocated, on the support and liberality which never had been known tb within the walls of the City. Mr. Lott also read to the meeting a statement of the receipts and disbursements, from which it appeared that the subscriptions during the year had amounted to 1,227/.; the sum receive d from the sale of coals, 669/. 6s. ; the cash borrowed, 300/. ; making, with a few other items, a total =receipt of 2,2614 9s. Bd. The disbursements included 1,5154 for coals, and a repayment of the loan to the extent of 2001. intiff; e de- 1. er of c hief !d to intiff ,f the posit d. ;here case. 17th . e of not, trted and Y•) send• ,r of u ght aliro $ on d CO c i r 10 nag pies ! go lant or • give that wog osal the re, B of and the )10, 1211 )urt vrt loot iber , ere ibis • of ing