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MERCANTILE INSURANCES. all Eugland, and revive tW Whetted trader. 04 'Lip LATE CE CO , ... I would lie, t_,Neepiesquenes of my becoming eommander-in• LATIIIa INTELLIGENCE. TM: etrarsarsozaitiellgir !WADES IS
INT OR W ICE UNlONgstsLßshed ixTFIRE OFFICE. 1 . chief. It ersi quite true that the Sovereign being • lady
London ; but the general satisfaction will not be -...--
naturally weakened her relation so the army, and that the --e- .•••••••-•-•
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10.034761 I her children face to face once more, and see herprotection which the duke d-
emi Addresses of Lis Royal Highasee the Prince Consort, I do so still more when the .
THE EMPEROR AND THE PEASANTS. This morning the inquiry was resumed by Mr.
TM 114 US &WM et the mice is edit as Introduction giving some Outline of his
,Oharacter.” forded --
10 the crown should be unfortunately withdrawn. 1 H. Raffles Waltbew, the deputy coreuer, at the kihnt
But I doubted whether this might not be aeoomplished with- On the 25th ult, the mayors of the communes Horse Tavern Kiopland-road, respecting the death of a
. . . ft ggeayreree reotoratgg! advantageous gong' her proper place jin. all the observances of
This volume contains something more than • collection
THREE-FM lit of tie PRoPITS of the COWIN Y bane Sovereignty', ' out my becoming especially responsible for the command of 'that was found murdered uudtr Knees t:4
periodically distributed as a BONUS amen partite instnew ' of speeches already known to the public. The Queen has ' the army. There was no branch of public Waimea in which i and villages of Moscowjrecently set free from serf-
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circumm.n...
i who have dun received inns amounting In the aggregate to When we read the happy effects of such an chosen this °cession to make known tbe 'secret details of I was not now supporting the Queen, ko .
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The NoKwice t•suoN is the LARG&IT OFFICE tiring a effort on the occasion of the former bereavement tLe correspondence which took place in 1850, when it was
i The duke replied he quite saw that my position oughtMlNSNat:' s
i dom, waited upon the Emperor Alexander. The I It uppor,og free, the „hums that as a i
of last Thursday week, she as,
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Nord gives the following account of the interview: I Botherber was proceeding along Benneotrest, New North-
BON US to Its Insurers, and hi order of magnitude is the TRIAD that she had to endure, we cannot but hope be loeked at as • whole. He felt the extreme difficult
rumoured that the prince was about to assume the position I rod
; oseleN in the UNITED KINGDOM. delicacy of it, and was kind enough te add that he ap-Y I startled by bearing something fall epee the povement.
lor LAIRS and I'ita,FECTUSER apply at the Society's that the exertion will be its own reward.l The Em day, my children. lam glad to see 1 road, on taw evening
of commandir-in-chief. We have here a memorandum peeved of, and the public did full justice to, the way in you. I have given you liberty, but-pray do not forget it- Upon turniag round she saw a woman. Milo lad no a
Mom e, Crescent, New Bridge-street, E C., and Surreyatreet, When the time written by the prism relating all the facts, and from this it I which I had hitherto maintained it. I begged him to leave ' a legitimate liberty, not license. Therefore, above ewer,- white straw hornet with red ribbons, and who was about :so
Norwich. QUEEN went to Ireland, some
after the death of the Duchess of n"
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unea a that it was the prince himself who withstood the I me a little time for nonsideration. that I wanted to lardy
!his memorandum, and would fluidly write to him upon the '
thieg I require of you obedience to the authorities I have years of age, standing within a yard d her besides brown
paper woof Upon seeing herself dim ered by wit..• *as
GEC. SMITE AND 00.3 sh. is found a most unexpected and cheering solace
, suggestions of the Duke of Welliegtoo, who desired to ,„,,hi,,,,t.” instituted.
• PURE EXTRACT of CALVES' FEET,invest him with this great command. The worth which in 1 Th_h-• ro y sPeasants-We will obey them, your Imperial Majesty. Ler hic°6l4"me pal° from fright, and she turned, °"4 rot
I be prince f l declinedthe "t• •
onnal y post ion m . with great speed over the Resemary Brandi tanal.hrolge.
For Invalids and Culinary Use. in the welcome she received from her people. the volume before no usher in the memorandum of the the following admirable letter : Emperor-I require of you, as well. that you pay exactly The police were called, rod they found the Wed to .+-,t.,is
Bold IS Id
_U.. Ss., sad 44. keta liry all cheolMa. Pews. - •
First, they sympathised with her,thoroughly the prescribed rents.
MANUIPACTOET, es. • PORTLAND.ST., Regent-st,t:. and were mute prince are very remarkable, and will be read by the public "My dear duke,-The Queen and myself have the body of a female child wrapped up in a moo,-.hue
OFFICES, ria, BUSE-LANE, Cannonetreetl.O. and mournful. Then, day by day, she sympa- with even more interest than the memorandum itself : considered oury proposed to join the offices of adjutant- Peasante-We will take are of that, your Imperial de lain" apron. The medical evidence showed clearly that
N.8.-Prim Medal awarded for excellence of quality.ventral and quartermaster-general into one of a chief of Majesty. the child had been born alive, and afterwards murdered by
thised more and more with them ; and the journey "In allowing this memorandum of the prince to be pub- the staff, with • view to facilitate the future menmpeion a hand having been placed over its 'south. There sax a
SECOND-HAND PIANOFORTES. ended in a remarkable renewal of her strength and lished, the Queen is also acteated by mother motive i sol
-° -- of the command of the army by myself ... . . . Emperor-I wish that in the places where the regal Ming revere bruise we the side of the mouth.
CRAMER. REALE, and WOOD bare a lege assortment • •
ogsomoitharg Neosho., by the thee, (it." mi., at Sprits, and in her finding in herself a capacity for ditioo to those which have already been mentioned. It The queetien whether it will be advisable that I should charters are not yet drawn out, they may be at least finished
•The Coroner then summed op, and remarke.l no the sit •
greatly reduced prioes.-201. Itecent-street. healthy enjoyment which she had not expected to affords her Majesty • fitting opportunity for expressing, in take the commead of the army or not has been mod by the time I have appointed. stair nature of the case.
the most dowsed ample manner, that which for many year anxiously weighed by me, and I have come to the con- pints-We will see this is done, your Imperial Majesty, The Jury returned the following verdict .- ""flat the de-
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sons uiLhoild. souawtt'lly 'ardi
urors mr=1"11.1;"*th: or Peri;
accrue again from the exercise of resolution to Queen often longed to make known to the world the ever- with or soviet my position of meson of the Sovereign, aod say, after the 19th of February nezt-do not expect any
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Orprews. mourn the lost in the same heroic and self-for- present, watchful, faithful, invaluable aid which she re-authorities should agar • reward fee the detection and rep.
the performance of the duties which this position imposes fresh liberty or any immunity. Do you understand me? prehension of the guilty parties.'
getting spirit with which he bore the troubles and ceived from the Priam Consort in the cotduot of the public upon ma• , Pea ants-We understand you, you Imperial Majesty. - ----- -
TO COIRIMPONDENTIL trials of life. For the sake of the Children business. Her Majesty could hardly endure even then to 'This position is a most peculiar and delicate one. Emperor-Do
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haten to reports which are circulating
Advertisements intended for "ifs lhigness• Landon Eveniag While • heeds sovereign has a great many disadvantagesTHE EDMUND'S MAIN CATASTROPHE.
Neer, must be a 4 the odic% le, houveriewtreet by Two whose happy youth was so dear to him, and for •
be silent on this subject, and not to declare how much bet • • -amongst yes. Believe in my words, sad give no credit to ____e____
ei com with • king, yeti,: she
i _is roelrried, and her
o'clock on the day et WilMon. reign owed to him. And now the Queen can no longer re- husban understands sod 4001 auty, OW position, 00 00100117 111011111/10411. filirirtiar ArrlittOON.
the cake of the realm which he served with all his train from uttering what she has a 0 long felt, and from pro. the other head, bas many compeneatiog advaeteges, and, in Dements-We understand your Imperial Majesty ;we The wicks have been visited by tie eyelid, of
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will and with all his powers, his partner will claiming the irreparable loss to the public service, as well
COYEST GARDEN. the long run, will be found eves to be stronger than that ef believe you and we thank you. people. The trains from all parts have been cmwdel. A
• male severe* Bat this ires that the husband shoat
TEM kimium, LOVE'S melee. Nye Louis, Pyre from this day relax in the observances of es te herself and to her family, which the •prince's death • • • •
entirely oink Ms own individual existence in that• portiun of the bodies might be recovered, the road from the
sod Madame Lana Bader : Menne. G. Ferree. W. H. mourning, and come forth from the extreme dose- I'm °°°°•'°°°d. The position of her Majesty,
Weim, H. Cerri, Ariake Cook, sad W. Mantem.--Conductor,town le Worabro'Dale ors the aftereom was woniethim likes
for many wife-that he should aim at so power by himself order him- (Loud bums.)
Mr. A. Mellon .0111•11001 at 8. uses of her retreat, to find herself more at home years accustomed to this loving. aid, and now soddenly self-shoed shwa all osteetati-otitaseeme no separate re- The Nord observes that in the minds of the fair. It is pomilde that an attempt may Demote tommrow to
bereft of it. cis with difficulty be imagined to the full ex. sponeibility before the pubhc make his position en-enter the 1 bat from what we can learn at the collie -
HAYKARRIT. than ever among her people, who will never forget ' • I f bere-fill u 11. li peasanb the wards "fresh liberty" arethe synonym _ . pi . ri
p every gap w lc as a woman
tent of its heaviness and its sadness. Desolate and sombre ta° 1 • ° riffle., it ma be Wednesday before a safe descent en be
Tors ETurso, DIRE nrcirrso. Mr. Compton.-OUR that her first aapiration, when left desolate, was
AMERICA Ii COUSIN. Maseru botheen, tees:atone ; Mn,. as the Queen most deeply feels, lies the way before her ;-• , !
.11111.01111-00011011111iT and anxiously watch every part a them by the kofemancipation,anal which are the poor sufferers, sad, unlike the plan 111171101 at the
n rose
K. Filmilliara.-A DAY All Mil WEDDING. Sam that she might not fail in her duty to them. There path, however, of duty and of labour, which, relying on the the b bus' order be able to advise sad assist
pu he mese, in toHartley Colliery explosim, it is intended that they shall
Harfiens-And MY 111:811ANU8 GHOST.-Commenced 7. is a welcome ready for her in every heart and on loyal attachment and sympathy of hes people, she will, her at any moment in any of the roultiferious and difficult to be given in exchange fora certain payment to he
eizeed is the
pit, bat., fastened do, Boxes wen
RITIANKLit every tongue. with God's blaming, strive to pursue ; but where she fears questions or duties brought before her. sometimes inter- the proprietors. pissed at the gates, to rewire contribution.for the benefit
1115 ETIIIOIO,BOIII BaLLS THAT RANG AN OLD YEAR her faltering steps will often show they lack the tender and national, sometime. political, en social or personaL As the of the widows nod archer, but we have not beard the
001 AND A NEW ONE IN.-Maging by the Neapolitan natural head of her family, superintendent of her household, THE lONIAN ISLANDS. amount collected. A box was placed in the pay office on
Minstrels and Mr. BesdalL -Dancing try Wale. Ptephan.-easy affectionate support which, on all occasions, her Majesty was manager of her private affairs, sole confidential adviser is
of Satuoday, to receive the coatributima of the workmen, bat,
05 THE MERCY OF THR WORLD.-And DiVID HUNT. Stbe Coun. wont to receive from her beloved husband, the prince.' polities, and only assistant in her communicetions with the We read in the Morning Poll:-"Thetelegrams to their
great disgrace,
not one farthing wee dripped into
The occasion of this offer made by the Duke of Welling- officers of the government, be is besides the husband of the this day bring from variona quarters the assertion it either by Ike piece se day men, although the latter re-
HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGL WINDSOR twins., Dec. 13. ton may have now passed out of the public memory. the tutor of the royal children the vete secretarywill be
It Queen. , Pa - that England is about to oede the lonian Islands to coined their MPS in fell. A rotating held at 12
of the Sovereign, and her permanent minister. o'clock to morrow, in Bt. Thomas's school-roam, Womb).
IVO Dar - Manias, 71e. 40m.....Afiamoon. PM. lOra.
.frattonzow-Merninn. Ma. 450.....Aftern00n. Ott. DM. The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Louis ..
was as follows :
Oa the death of tilt J V
_,.,. ,__, " How far would it be consistent with this position to
-r - • -aeclortadi the e01u....- undertake the management and administration of a most Greece. Tbis intelligence must be accepted with rough Del.. for th'e purpose of settem on foot a subscrip-
_ ol Hesse, drove out yesterday in •• carriage and four. The general, je march, igeo. ase Aim, was made to amid. in.portent branch of the public service, and the individual the qualification that the cession can only be made tam on behalf of the *offerers.
• LONDON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 15. Countess Blucher had also the honour of accompanying her gamete the two offices of adjutant and quartermaster- responsibility attaching toil-becoming an executive officer with the consent of the powers who signed the
Majesty general under a 'Riegle head, to be called. chief of the doff. of the crown. receiving the Queen's commands through bee treaties of 1815. The statement tbat the English WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)
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secretaries of state, ho. ? I feel sure that, having under- --e--
Wits the removal of the remains of the late Major-Gm:end Seymour was in attendance on horseback. The Deice of Wellington was, in consequence, summoned to taken the •' • e responsibility, I should not be satisfied toleave
government is willing, if it can ensure the stability
)1011DAY. MAW= 16, 8 A.R.
PRINCE CONSORT to their final reating•place ends Her Majesty, accompanied by the Prineese Louis of Reese, Windsor, and several conversations ensued, in the coarse of the badness and real work in the hands of another (the and prosperity of the new dynasty, to yield up its
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drove in the Home Park this morning. which the duke proposed that arrangements should be made chief of the staff), but should feel it my duty to look to
the mournful year since his death. No doubt the Protectorate of the Seotinsular is, we Liz.la W. N. 1. C. & 'NI& a.
Prince Arthur attended by Major Elphinstone, arrived at with a view to the prince's ultimately succeeding himself them myself. Sat while I should in this manner perform e v Republic . i
first anniversary of the national loss was kept in the cant ' as oommander-in.chief." duties which, lam sure, every able general otßeer who has believe, not without foundation. The special ___ - ----
i' le this afternooo• gained experience in the field would be able to perform misaion of Mr. Elliot to the provisional govern- /wag •-- ..... Sa. 43 4 S.S.W. • I i 0I •• - 1
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• 1 the heart of the people yesterday as truly aa it - . . The prince's minutes of the conversation which passed
mace lowa of Reese inspected the Bank of England and better than myself, whohave not had the advaatageof such haaansis ...61.6643 2 S. 63 T e- - 4
MCC 46 1 W. 2 9 4 ne - - 2
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could be in the palace where be breathed his last. she Royal Mint yortgriky_
No doubt, ea the services of the day proceeded,
in every church, chapel, and synagogue in the land, Smear.
Today being the anniversary of the lamented death of the are not given le ester's°, but the following are the extract' experience, most important
now published :
"Windsor Castle, April 3, 1850. fare of the Sovereign
duties connected with the wel- meat at Athens has reference to this, and to other Lens
would be left unperformed, which
nobody could perform but myself. I am afraid, therefore,
that I must discard the tempting idea of being placed in a 11 r. II ele, 1
important questions bearing on the future of ellier2;i:•:i;tgVl esil4j. ; • 8 e $ a a
CI e." learamin ... U.87'441 & -- - - • - -
I ' heart-felt prayers went up for faith and comfort to Prioce Consort, the Queen has remained both yesterday and " I went yesterday to see the Duke of Wellington in his eemeterid of the Briiieh
ermy.„ VALIIIIII4
to-day in complete seclusion. The Rev. Dr. Stanley per- room after his arrival at the Castle, our conversation soon oseursa's TElXOnaltrt) 4111101110WII ll 1 S. e: - ..- 7
ii all who mourn the departed PRINCE, and for her . .
formed Divine zanies this morning before her Majesty t • to the question of the vacant adjutant-generalship.
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especially who will mourn him while she lives. I asked the lake what he was prepared to recommend. He AMERICA. Isysarout ... ' 1 8.11. e 1 0.01 T
and the royal family in her Majesty's apartment, andTHE ANNUAL GREAT CATTLE MARKET. PIIXIBOKZ.... . 1 B. o 1
4 There can be scarcely less certainty about what afterwards preached in the private chapel • sermon on the said he bad had • letter on the subject recommending the
(rifts DAY.) ARRIVAL OF THE PERSIA. Parssitos .... 31 1 3.
Ptniegta..... .34 2 3. o 6
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: was passing yesterday, and will peas to-day, and occasion before the Princes and Primaries and household,
for ninny days to come, in the mind and heart of Lieutenant-Colonel Du Plat has succeeded Lieutenant-
union of the two offices of adjutant-general and quarter.
muter-general, and he placed his mower to it in my hands. --•-- ROCHES POINT, MONDAY, 1 O'CLOCK, P.Y. JzsesT
,1 W.
WETII.IOII . 441 I 8. oi7 11 s
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The state of the weather is a matter of no small The Royal Mail steamship Persia is coining in. ••,,ereee„.,._ .es 2 LW. eI- - S
I that nearest mourner. It will never be forgotten Camel the Hon. D. de Res in waiting on her Majesty. He then proceeded to say that he thought it necessary that 00111
that in the first horror and grief of her desolation Dr. Stanley arrived at the Castle yesterday. we should met our eyes • little before us. He was past 80 importance, es •affecting the various interests connected 10/01011 10.4 1 8. 21 '4O. -
with this great annual gathering. The fine morning, there- FRANCK. V Ahheartif 3O. ,57.1 &W. It 7 0. 3
years. and would next month enter upon his 82nd. He was, e
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the uppermost thought was that she must live for thank God ! very well and strong, and ready to do any- fore, was hailed with satisfaction by both salesmen end •vsnsotoosa 34 ISM 1 S.W.
PARIS* DEC' 15. yin 430..21143 1 11.13. W. et - - 3
Duty. The natural reward for her having always Mahommnd Kim, attended by Peal Gedben, had an thing; but he could not last for ever, and in the natural buyers, while it greatly contributed to the comfort and . The Moniteur of to-day says :-" The Emperor if V 1.10.1411111 30.0410 W. I' -- 8
interview with Earl Rumen, at the Foreign-office, on Saturn course of events we must look to a change before long. As goodly appearance of the animals on sale, and afforded yesterday received the Turkish ambassador in a /110111101.
U lived for duty was that she could at such a dayNV NIA EDDA Y.
long as he was there he did the duty of •all the offices him- visitors • betteropportmity of appreciating their excellence. IOIIDAY.
moment see, and feel, and say that such must still Daiwa.. were reonived on sitnniny at the cele.- 1
a -private audience, and received from him the ineig wtoN. .1 huh. goms„. N.,,r. to:sE. fresh te
-- -self To form a new office by uniting the duties It has been for some weeks confidently asserted that there ,
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be her course. Under such a stroke—under a
widowhood which all her subjects regard as the
most terrible they have ever witnessed—the only
sufficient support conceivable is in the conviction
of duty to be done and in the fortitude to do it.
This support it was clear from the first that she

bad. She said that she knew that much was el-

petted from her; and she declared her intention
to do her duty to her people, and called on her
children to help her in the purpose and the work.

Despatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial-
ofice from the Governors of the settlements on the West
Coast of Africa. Despatches were sent to the Governors of
the North Americas Provinces, and to the Lord High Com-
missioner of the lonian Islands.

That she did so will never be forgotten while her
name and her husband's are remembered.
She herself is not likely to have lost the im-
preasious of that memorable hour, nor is she one
who could be insensible to the fidelity with
which her people have done their duty by her,
during the long and sad year whit ii has been
sacred to her griefs. There has alwaYs been such
an honest sympathy between her and the nation,
and her respect and love for her people have
always been so simply and sincerely shown, that
it is not conceivable that she should be now un-
conscious of the heartiness and the delicacy with
which all, from the highest to the lowest, have
reverenced her feelings, and have put amide all
considerations rather than intrude on her privacy,
her repose, or her convenience. The discussions
in the two Houses on the opening of the session
of Parliament moved the heart of the whole
world ; and the devoted spirit of that day has ap-
peared ever since among all orders of the people, in
regard to every department of public affairs. AU
have been willing, for a whole year, to bear
delays, Imes, and inconvenience rather than cause
the slightest jar to the tenderest feelings of their
widowed QOZEN. Aware as she herself must be
of this, she cannot but be feeling that the time
will come when she must assume the burden of
sacrifice, and release others from theirs ; and that
the fitting time for this is the expiration of the
year of close mourning. There can be no doubt of
what her husband's view of such a case would be ;
and we trust there can be none about hers. The
courage, the modesty, the dignity, and the devoted-
ness with which he could repress personal feelings,
however sacred, which could in any way affect
public interests, were among the prominent

" I went yesterday to see the Duke of Wellington in his
room after his arrival at the Castle, our cosversation soon
turning to the question of the vacant adjutant-generalship.
I asked the duke what he was prepared to reoommend. He
said he bad had • letter on the subject recommending the
union of the two aloes of adjutant-general and quarter.
master-general, and he placed his answer to it in my hands.
He then proceeded to ry that he thought it necessary that
we should cast our eyes a little before us. He was past 80
years, and would next month enter upon his 82nd. He was,
thank God ! very well and strong, and ready to do any-
thing ; but he could not last for ever, and in the natural
course of events we must look to a change before long. As
long as he was there he did the duty of all the offices him-
self To form a new office by uniting the duties
of adjutant-general and quartermaster-general in the person
of a chief of the staff, as was the practice in some foreign
armies, would be to appoint two different persons to do the
same duty, which would never answer. The chief of the
staff would again h►ve to sub-divide his office into an adju-
tant-general and quartermaster-general's department, and
nothing would be gained.
"However, the duke saw the greatest advantage in hav-
ing a chief of the staff, if, after his death, that arrangement
should be made which he had always looked to, and which
be considered the beet—vis., that I should marine the com-
mand of the army.

The state of the weather is a matter of no small
importance, as affecting the various interests connected
with this great annual gathering. The fine morning, there.
fore, was bailed with satisfaction by both salesmen and
buyers, while it greatly contributed to the comfort and
goodly appearance of the animals on sale, and afforded
visitors ► betteropport laity of appreciating their excellence.
It has been for some weeks confidently asserted that there
would be today a larger collection of beasts, if not a
finer one than for many years past. It was by no means a
surprise consequently that we saw the somewhat startling
figures 9,239 exhibited in the early day as representing
the number for which space was bespoken ; however, there
are only 8,430 paid toll for.
The avenge quality is good—we cannot say very good
speaking of the average, because there are a great many
quite inferior. Nevertheless, every breed is fairly repre-
sented. There are but few of those unsightly creatures
deformed with humps of fat that some years since dis-
figured both our cattle shows and Christmas markets. This
result, however, is just what was aimed at by the members
of the various societies whose specimens tine from yaw to
year been exhibited. We sincerely congratulate them on
the suceess obtained, and doubt not that the few remaining
defects will soon yield to the skill and assiduity which have
wrought such marvellous improvements already.
It is difficult to determine which breed is best re-
presented to-day. The Soots are very good, so also
the Devon* and Herefords ; that is, there are
some splendid specimens of each. These are favourite
qualities, and realise top prices. We see very few
of the large Sussex beasts that once were plentiful on these
occasions. There is a considerable number of west country
baste, but we do not think they are either so plentiful or
so good as in former years. There are some very good
Welsh oxen, and the short-horns fully maintain the im-
provement we noticed in them last year. Indeed there is a
very floe collection of this last description of beasts. Trade
on the whole is dull, the butchers hoping, in.consequence of
the large supply, to buy cheaper ; but the weather is favour-
able, and the choicest descriptions are being disposed of,
some reaching nearly 3d. per lb.
The number of sheep is much smaller than last year, and
the quality generally speaking is not so good as on former
occasions. We do not, however, usually look for a very
large supply at this season of the year, beef being the
article most in demand for Christmas, it may therefore be
said to be ample. Last year there was considerable difficulty
in disposing of those of a prizo character, and this may in
some measure account for their not being so plentiful
to-day. The season, too, during the past twelve months
has been rather unfavourable for sheep feeding.
Still we have to report a fair show both of
the aristocratic Smith-down and the mote humble
yet very serrice.ble long-wools. The present condition of
the tallow market is very discouraging to the prodnsers of
the latter description, and makes the purchasers very cau-
tious and hesitating. But the class of sheep, to our minds,
deserving of special attention is that known as half-heeds.
These are now largely grazed in Liseoleshire and other
counties, which formerly only produced big and fat long-
wools. We observed to-day several lots of this description
' in fine condition. They present a combination of some of
the qualities of the two before-mentioned breeds, and arelln
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PARIS, Dcc. 15.
The Moniteur of to-day says :—" The Emperor
yesterday received the Turkish ambassador in a
private audience, and received from him the ineig
nia, set in brilliants, of the order of the Osmanie,
together with an autograph letter from the Sultan."

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From Captain Weston, oommanding screw
steamer Nemesis :

" We have 140 boxes of mails on board from the
Colombo.
" We left Minicoy Island on the 3rd inst."

WEINIESDAY.
W. to N. and L, fresh, lloorustro. N.W. to fresh to
sows rain. strong. snow.
W. N.W. to N.N.L. Duman N. 21 W. to E. N. 8.,
fresh to strong, nith strong. eAnne snow.
woo lain or rnow.
W. to N. sod N.L. too• W. CIi3VALL.

said, could have gone through the world barefoot
with him, will not fall below his example
and his ideal in a duty so singu-
larly appropriate to her case. She will
feel that the highest honour to his memory now
will be to soften his lose to the nation to the
utmost—to provide for the councils and the
action of the State resuming their fulness and
vigour—and to wait no longer for the transaction
of public affairs and of social business becoming aa vi-
gorous and complete as in the natural course. What-
ever may be her reluctance to meeting her Privy
Councillors and her subjects, she has courage and
self-denial enough for the task. From this day
forward we shall hope to hear of full Councils
being held, during a period when wo need all
wisdom for the guidance of our course. We
shall hope to see her among us again—confident
as she must be that wherever she goes in hor own
kingdom she goes among friends and quips-
thisers. She will rouse herself to pro-
vide for the orderly and business like discharge
of the daily growth of state business of which her
husband mainly relieved her ; and while arranging
for the full resumption a this kind of business,
she will so consider the interests of the nation and
of her eon as to adopt him into training for the
business which he has to learn, and in which be
may easily become her best helper. She will re-
member also how the trading interests of London
have suffered by the seclusion of the Court during
the past year, and she will put an end to this kind
of sacrifice as soon as possible. For the first few
months the evil which involved the fortunes of
thousands of households was borne patiently and
magnanimously, and this is the best reason
for its being brought to an end with the
year of close mourning. The country has
heard with great satisfaction of her Mariewrv's
desire that the PRINCE'S marriage should be cele-
brated with magnificence. The Drawing-rooms,
which will of course be held by the Prince and
Princess of WALLS on their marriage, will cheer

As next above.

" He was sure I could not do it without such a chief of
the staff, who would be responsible before the public, and
carry on the official communications with the other govern-
ment departments. For this contingency be was prepared
to organise the machinery now, and he would answer for
its imoccas

derate.
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derata. fresh
N.W. to N.H., mode- B.E.E.IIOLAID. As next shove, with
nine, fine. 110111 e snow.
W.N. W. to N.N.E., E. MAD?. As above.
moderate, las.

One of the most remarkable buildings atpreaent
in progress of construction in Paris is the new ternainns of
the Northern Railway. The buildings cover a superficial ri
about 120,0001 t. The facade is 540 ft. long, and is the
centre is the great entrame-hall, 210 ft. wide. The faffiliC
is to be ornamented with 2:3 statues representing the cities
of Paris, Brussels, St. Petersburg, Amsterdam, Frankfort,.
London, Vienna. Berlin, Cologne, Amiens, Lille, Beauvais;
Gambrel, St. Quentin. Boulogne, Compiegne, Arras, Laos,
Cslaia, Valenciennes, Dunkirk, Douai, and Rouse. On the
key of the principal arch is to be placed the head of Mer-
cury, symbolical of commerce, with two medallions right
and left representing Jupiter and Neptune. Thunderbolts
and dolphins attached to the medallions are meant to repre-
sent fire and water, the bases of steam locomotion. Sculp-
tors are at present decorating the vide entrances with medal-
lions representing Papin and Watt.
The substitution of Mr. Henry Haigh as tenor
for Mr. Sims Reeves has caused no little commotion among
all daises in any way connected with the Sacred Harmonic
Society. It seems that Mr. Sims Reeves ham thought
proper this season to raise his terms, and has accepted as
offer from Mr. G. Martin, director of the National Choral
Society, to sing at double the terms given by the Sacred
Harmonic.
THE MINISTRY.—Most of the members of the
Cabinet ere absent from town. The Duke of Newcastle
has returned to his seat, Clamber Park, Hotta. Lord
Grenville is staying ou a visit to his brother•in-law, Lord
Rivers. Lord Palmerston returned on Saturday to his
seat, Broadlands, Halite, from visiting Lord BrecOton.
Earl Russell was in Loodoa on Saturday. Mr. Mann'
Giber* is staying at his country seat. Sir George Grey
is expected to arrive in town es Monday from pay, •
visit to Sir FISIICiI Bering. Mr. Gledsteve is at HairaMm
Castle. The Duke of Argyll and other Cabinet Maritime
are also absent from London.—Ofeereer.
THE ENGLISH AND IRISH RIOTH NEAR CHESTER-
YIELD.—CHUTIEREIZED, SATUEDAT.—This morning mom
men were brought up before the county magistracy, chard
with riot and intimidation, at Sbeepbraige, near this
town, on Tuesday last. All the pr,e,ners denied
the charge, sad were defended by Mr Cutts, so-
licitor. The evidence of several Irishmen was taken,
end according to their statement it appeared that
the prisoners ordered all the Irish out of the works. They
refused to go, but were forcibly driven away, and pursued
for upwards of a mile. Several of them were rather ae.
verely beaten, and nom have since returned to work. The
timekeeper gave evidence which exculpated two of the men,
and they were consequently discharged. The evidence was
very contradictory, sod the magistrates decided to send the
remaining five prisoners for trial at the ensuing quarter
sessious, on the charge of riot. Bail was accepted. TM
Town Council of Chesterfield have decided to swear is
large number of special constables to prmerve order.
Armin= BETHOLLNY.—BauTAE Arr•ce ON •
WATCMILL .Abollt, one o'clock ea Saturday rooming a
daring attempt at burglary was made at Worthington.
small township about three miles north of Wigan, but the
courageous 000 duct of a night watchman preveuted the
thieves carrying out their project. The place where the
attempt was made is the Worthington Paper Mills. belong-
ing to the firm of Mews. J. and T. B. Crompton. The
establishment is • very extensive one, and • night
watchmen is employed by the firm to patrol the me-
mime. This Dian. named Edward Sandiford, about
the hour named above, was approaching the main eetruce
to the works, when be wee suddenly pounced upon and
attacked by • couple of men, armed with what would *peter
to have bees staves from an old barrel, pared at the bottom
I BO as to allow the hand to grasp thew finely, and studded
with old mils. A Beres struggle ensued, Saudiford defend-
lag himself gallautly against the superior odds, hut be wel
at last thrown to the ground, sod, as far as we can at
presort learn, an attempt was made to pinion him. By
this time, however, his calls for help bad heel hear 4
and the housekeeper at the residence of Mr. Hideout (the
principal partner in the firm), close to the entrance Pt °,
ensued • window, and screamed loudly for assistance. This
soon arrived, and the brutal fellows were compelled to
decamp, and, unfortunately, they sueeredmi in elodiug
all
multi& The watchman was left in • sad (audition. He
was injured severely by blows from the staves. and his face
presente
d
hesad farefnulheiPeet.wascluepoe' as
CAUTION TO FARMERS.—THE REMOVAL Or SHEEP.
mooed before the Marlborough county mariemiee haring
foe
—Mr. James Langford, farmer. of Hungerford, was
out sum.
thetbe ground. rafli
on the ans bad kicked him
having removed certain sheep to Aldbourne, with
a oertificate from the inspector. This was the tint sum-
moos that has bees taken out since the order in couocil has
been issued. The forte were not disputed by Mr. 10u:email,
dwonhoe,
hadhowbeeveenr,innigrgeett,lrsildefeßni:de thath certificateal I that heal
twuhmoba.
Mined of Mr. Duck, of course the law would not have been
infringed. As this was the first case that had occurred in
the comity, and as the defendant did not appear
to have broken the law, the magistrates inflicted a file
6thFillkoliajts2,4yolarmvmatr,iw.t
Tbscrenitaddmord.d.mriors Ba"stritinktmk.eadoffieraieCilaire
send.—Salisbury Journal.
Amongst the patents of invention, published .re-
MAI) in the Cased. Gamete, were a ailfaaljastiag
aed
self.futening clothes wringer; a self-acting security gals.
a spring-power boot crimper ; a singing school, Inschsewsl
=adulator i sad as sorsomical clothes dryer,

"I answered to the duke that I should he very slow to
make up my mind to undertake so great a responsibility—
that I was not sure of my fitness for it on account of my
want of military experience, &c. (to which the duke replied
that with good honest intentions one could do a great deal,
and that he should not be the least afraid on that score)—
whether I could perform the duties consistently with my
other avocations, as I should not like to undertake what I
could not carry through, not knowing what time or atten-
tion they would require.
" The duke answered that it would certainly require
both time and attention, for nothing could be done without
my knowledge, or without my order, but that the detail
would be worked out by the chief of the staff. He bad
thoroughly considered that and would make it work. . .
He always stood up for the principle of the army being
commanded by the Sovereign, and he endeavoured to make
the practice agree with that theory by scrupulously taking
on every point the Queen's pleasure before he acted. But,
were he gone, he saw no security, unless I undertook the
command myself, and thus supplied what was deficient in
the constitutional working of the theory arising from the
circumstance of the present Sovereign being a lady. Strictly
constitutionally I should certainly be responsible for my
acts, but before the world in general the chief of the staff
would bear the responsibility, and for that office the man of
the greatest 13111113 and weight in the army ought to be se-
lected. He repeated that he thought this the most de-
sirable arrangement, and would at once work it out to the
beet of his ability. . . . I begged him to leave me time
to consider tho proposal.
"In the evening the Queen gave the Duke of Wellington
an audience, I being present. After having set out by sav-
ing he was most anxious to let the Queen know and feel all
he knew and felt about it—ln fact, to think aloud—the
duke repeated what he bad said to me in the morning.
and we discussed the question further. I said that
there were several points which still required to be con-
sidered. . . . The offer was so tempting for a young
man that I felt boiled to look most closely to all the °Nect
tions to it in order to come to a right decision. . . . The
Queen, as • lady, was not able at all times to perform the
many duties imposed upon her ; moreover, she had no pri-
vate secretary who worked for her, as former Sovereigns had
bed. The only person who helped her and who could
assist her in the multiplicity of work which ought to be
done by the Sovereign was myself. I should be very sorry
to undertake any duty which would absorb my time and
attention so much for one department as to interfere with
my gourd usefulness to the Queen. . . . The Queen
added that I already worked harder than she liked to see
and than she thought was good for my health,* which I
did not allow—answering that, on the contrary, business
must naturally inemase with time, sod ought to increase,
if the Sovereign's duties to the country were to be tho-
roughly performed ; but that I was anxious no more should
fall upon her than could be helped.
"The duke seemed struck with this consideration, end
said he had not overlooked it, but might not have given it
all the weight it deserved, and that he would reflect further
upon it.
' We agreed at last that this question could not be satis-
factorily solved unless we knew the exact duties which had
to be performed, and the Queen charged the duke to draw
up a memorandum in which thou should be detailed, and
his general opinion explained, so that we might found a de-
cision on that paper. This the duke promised to do.
"Windsor Castle, April 6, 1850.
"After a good deal of reflection on the Duke of
Wellington's proposal, I went to ipay him a visit yesterday
morning in his room, and found him prepared with his me-
morandum, which he handed me. After having reed it,
I mid to him that I must consider my position as a
whole, which was that of the consort and confiden-
tial adviser and assistant of a female sovereign. Her
interest and good should stand foremost, and all other
considerations must be viewed in reference to this, and
in subordination to it. The question then wee simply
whether I should not weaken my means of attending to all
parts of the coostitutional position alike—political, social,
end moral—if I devoted myself to a special branch, however
important that might be ; and that I was afraid this

much repute with the butcher'.
The South dowse are not so well represented as we have
seen on former occasions. There is comparatively but a
small number. Some few very fine specimens are disposed
of at high rates. Gloucestershire supplies some very large,
perhaps the heaviest sheep are from that county, but they
ere more wasteful than other long-wools. The Lincolnshire
long-wools are not very plentiful, but some very fine speci-
mens we on sale. On the whole the weight of mutton
is certainly deficient; and consequently the most saleable
kiwis are readily sold at higher rates—in some instances 9d.
per lb. has been reached. It is impossible to walk amongst
ibis large number of cattle without being struck with the
NW with which it may be done. The capabilities of an-
'
sonmodation at the Metropolitan Cattle Market have cer-
...duly been well tested to-day, and well they have stood the
test.
Comparative statement of pekes and supply on the
great days of this and the past five years :
TIM DAY, Dna. 15. 1882.
Beef 4s Od. to U. 2d. .. Beasts ...
Mutton
Veal
Pork be. Bd. to to. Od. Plgs

• The anxiety of the Queen lest the prince should injure
his health by his excessive attention to public busbies, natu-
rally continued to increase. In 1860, when the Society of
Arts mewed the proposal for holding a wood Interna-
tional Exhibition, the Queen wrote to Lord Granville, with-
out the knowledge of the prince, expressing her earnest
hope that be (Lord Granville) would do all that in him lay
to prevent the responsibility and labour of conducting the
undertaking being thrown in any way on his royal high-
ness. The Queen felt deeply the neoessity for averting any
addition to the heavy work already entailed on the prince
by the assistance and support (every day more needful to
her) which be gave her in the trsusaction of all public bad-
ness; and her Majesty was convinced. that be could not
again undertake the labour he bad gone through in conduct-
ing the first Exhibition to its successful termination with-
out injury to that health which was not only most precious
to hermit and Ma family, but to the oountry, and iron to
the world,

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