biglam/hmd_newspapers huggingface dataset:
The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-05

EDUCATION SCHOOLS.

Her Majesty visited the Yitional Education Schools, in
Marlborough-street, at twelve o'clock this day. His Royal
Highness Prince Albert and the royal children accompanied
her Majesty, who was received at the gate of the building
by the members of the board, amid conducted to the infant
School, amidst the loud and enthusiastic cheering of tho
immense concourse of people who were assembled in Marl•
bm.ough-street and its vicinity. His Eicellenry the 1.,,rd
Lieutenant, Earl Granville, the Marquis of l3rcadal-
bane, the Duchess of Wellington, the Countess of Si. Ger-
mans, and the lion. Miss "Wheel, accompanied her Ma-
jesty.

As her Majesty's carriage was proceeding through thu
lawn in front of the National S^hools, when she was taking
het' departure, a respectably-dressed man came forward
from the crowd which lined the aide of the avenue by
which the carriages were pawing, and threw a folded parer

into her klaj,sty's chariot.
Police-constable. Condon, 206 C, who happened to be
standing by at the time, took the man iato custody and
conveyed him to the Sackvillo.place station house, haviag
preeiuusly secured the paper, which, on being examined,

. . , . .
was found to be a petition to her Majesty, imploring her to
grant him rime means to recover the earn of 501., which
he had lent to an officer, and which money he could nat get
refunded. It appears that the prisoner's name is Richard

Andrew Burnett, by profeuion a musician, and organiitto
the protestant church at Naaa. From his own ststementa
made to the palice, it appears that he And torwarileil a
most voluminous petition to her Majesty at the Viceregal

Lodge, and no reply having been given to the communica-
tion, as a last resource he threw the paper into the car-
riage, believing, as he did sq. that her Majesty would
read it.

Aa the prisoner was removed in custody throuch the
streets it was as much as the police could do to >avo him
London, England, 1853-09-05

SWITZERLAND.

The annoying practices of the Austrian authori-
ties on the Swiss frontiers, which have hitherto been
confined to the Lombard possessions, are now ex-
tended to Voraalberg. The police require all Swiss
citizens of the neighbouring cantons who desire to
cross the frontier at this point to be furnished with
a passport vised at the Austrian legation at Berne,
and inexorably send back all those who, confiding in
immemorial usage, have provided themselues only
with a simple passport or certificate from the syndic
of tho locality.
London, England, 1853-09-05

THE EXPRESS,

to me-wet the prisoner of stealing property from other
plates writ re she had bees in service, as several duplicates
were Pimd in h. r to sapiai,w, but the paw...molter h■d re-
' fused t allow the police, cr her fern.er masters, to examine
the ar.wles to which they had reference.
Mr. Sayer, pawnbn.ker, of Erydg a street (the party
retorted tie) appealed to the magistrate to say if it.
►ad ever h...ratid to produce pr party which h.d
been properly degn.d to him; but when the police esii.•
Ito his Oar., with a ?general r:gto•st to luok at everything he
had got which had ever been pawned by a prisoner, his (Mr.
Sayer) submitted, with gte.t respect, that he was perfectly
justified in refuting it.
Mr. Jardine said ha bad neve• had any reason to complain
of Mr. Sayer, wi.o, in commie with all pawnbroker,, had
the power either t.. assist or impede the police very much in
their inquiries. In the present instance, he considered that
the police ha' a rght to ace the property, and if it was not
show, to them he should grant a summons for its produc-
tion in court.
London, England, 1853-09-05

SPAIN.

The Madrid Gazette of the 29th ult. contains the
following circular from the Minister of the Interior
to the governors of provinces, on the subject of the
interdiction of the Times:

The enemies of the peace of Spain, not finding on our
noble soil elements disposed to violate every day the laws of
public decency, and to offend what is venerated here es an
object of worship, have sought in foreign lands pens willing
to lend themselves to their criminal designs. For some
time past, we have seen here with indivation the articles
of an English journal called the Times, the sole and shame-
ful object of which appears to be to wound and systemati-
cally outrage the objects which are dearest to Spaniards.
Such a scandal cannot longer be tolerated. Public digni,
reproves it; the monarchical sentiment of the country re-
jects it with horror ; liberty even blushes at it as a repul-
sive spectacle which brands and compromises her noble
cause. To apply immediately a remedy to this evil, and
to apply it in a public and solemn manner, in order to
prove at all times how strong in Spain is the sentiment
of offended national dignity, is not only to fulfil a high
duty of government, but is to satisfy a great and genet-me
aspiration, without which respect fqr constituted authorities
and the stability and repose of states would be in vain de-
manded. For these motives, which I have had the honour
to submit to tho sovereign wisdom of her Majesty the
Queen (God protect her !) has deigned to order that the
circulation and readiug of the English journal entitled the
Times shall Rot be permitted in Spain, in her adjacent
islands or possessions, or in her colonial states. This mea-
sure shall be equally extended to any other journal what-
soever, or to any foreign publication which shall also have
failed in the consideration due to the most high objects
which our nation, catholic and monarchical par cree/knee,
have venerated for centuries, from gratitude, from instinct,
and even from a chivalrqua inspiration peculiar to the
noble Spanish race, and worthy of it. By the Queen's
orders, I communicate thus to you for your guidance. God
keep you for many years. San Ildefonso, the 27th August.
EOANA.
It is gratifying to see that the Spanish government
is not quite dead to shame ; though this last linger-
iug virtue might have been more worthily expressed
than by a paltry explosion of spleen against deserved
reproaches. The Times may be congratulated upon
this honourable exile from the Spanish dominions. If
the government of the Escurial is to follow up the
blow, few English journals will find their way into
Spain except by aid of her contrabandistre.
London, England, 1853-09-05

viuced that he was really the Dauphin of France, I
that they clubbed together to assure him an annuity of I
12.0001 r., which he regularly received up to the day
of his death. His origin remains a mystery. His
partisans may fairly say this that those
who deny that he was Louts XVII. cannot say
who he was. Under the government of July he was
' twice committed to prison for political demonstra-
tions. In 1848 he presented to the Provisional
Government a memorial setting forth his claims. In
that year, aided by subscriptions from his partizans,
he founded a weekly journal called the inflexible,
whose mission was to prove that all the occupants of
the throne since January 22, 1793, had robbed him
of his inheritance. He had an intimate acquaintance
of many years' standing with several members of the
Provisional Government. In 1833 he was a fellow-
prisoner at St. Pelagie with Armand Marred
and Flocon. They were highly amused by the
naivete with which he spoke of himself as a
son of Louis XVI., and familiarly addressed him as
Capet. They fully admitted that he possessed one
quality for which the Bourbons were famous, a great
proficiency in gastronomy. He was made caterer for
the mess, and Armand Marrest was heard to call out
to him in a voice that rung throughout the prison,
Cam, my friend, let us have to-day at dinner a
capon an gra, ael." A chapter in Silvio Pellico's " I
mici prigioni" is devoted to a notice of this personage.
The Duke of Rovigo surrendered himself a day or
two ago to undergo his sentence of a month's im-
prisonment as one of the convicted " foreign corres-
pondents." In France, a person sentenced for a
mere misdemeanour is not forcibly led off to prison
from the dock, but is allowed to suffer his punish-
ment within a reasonable period, at the time most
convenient to himself. It is a curious fact that the
present Duke of Itovigo, known principally by his
contributions to the Corsaire, now occupies at the
Conciergerie the very cell where his father Savary
was temporarily confined at the time of General
Malet's conspiracy.
London, England, 1853-09-05

DRURY LANE.

Saturday evening witnessed the close of the opera-
tic special seasm, and the performance was on the whole
very satisfactory. For Acts and Galatea, which the public
b►d been led to expect, were substituted the first met of
Norma, and the third of Lucrezia Borgia, to which were
added a •seal and inittrumental concert, and the ballet of
Liam*. In Norma the part of Pollio was filled by Herr
Reichardt, in • most artistic manner. To a voice of great
sweetness this tenor unites considerable power as an actor,
and tare impression he produced was throughout most fa-
vorable. In the deo with Aile:gisa, Madame Caradori was
twiny and deservedly encored, and again in the animated
trio between Norma, Adalgi-a, and Polito. Reichardt and
Madame Zimmerman, the latter as Adalgisa, sang their
parts in (lemon, and strange as it may appear, this
incongruity did not appear at all to mar the
edict. The character of Oroveso was well sustained by
Henri Draytoa. At the close of this introductory per-
formance Mistime Caradori and Madame Zimmerman
were twice summoned before the audience to receive its
plaudits. The presentation of the third act et Dicrezia
Borpa proved a very grateful addition to Norma; and the
part of Lucrezia Borgia was given by the prima donna in
a most powerful manner.
The vocal part of the concert included contributions from
)iodsmo Caradori, Mademoiselle Weinthal, and Herr
Reichardt; and the latter, in • German version of "My
Heart is Thine," was surpassingly felicitous. Mr. Henri

Drayton did not sing either of the two songs which were
set down for him in the programme. An espression of

displeasure at his ilon-appearanee was met by an explana-
tion from the manager to the effect that he had left
the house to fulfil an engagement at the Marybebop'
Theatre. In the instrumental department, the chief fea.

tuns were a brilliant solo on the pianoforte by Mr. Billet,
acid a duo from Botteeini on the violin and violoncello by
Messrs. V. and G. Collins. The concert concluded with
the National Ar.them, the solos in which were severally
eaccated with great spirit and in very intelligible English
by Madame Caraduri, llerr Reichardt, and Mdlle. \Vein-
tbal. As already mentioned the ballet of Leuline filled
tp the measure of the varied entertainments. The previous

failures and disappointments may be said to hare been
folly atoned for by the final performance of Saturday.
London, England, 1853-09-05

ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.

LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.

This morning the Royal Mail Steam-ship Africa,
Captain Harrison, arrived in the Mersey with the
usual mails from the United States and British
North America, in charge of Lieut. J. Grant Ray-
mond, R.N., Admiralty agent. The Africa sailed
from New York on the 24th ult., and has brought,
besides the mails, about 95 passengers, but no specie.
The Royal Mail Steam-ship Arabia, which sailed
from hence on the 13th ult., after a fine run across
the Atlantic of about ten days, arrived at New York
on the morning of the 23rd ult.
The United States Mail Steam-ship Pacific, from
hence on the 10th, arrived at New York on the
evening of the' 23rd ult. This lengthened passage of
the Pacific was caused by the breaking of her main
shaft when only four days out from this port.
Tho screw steam ship Glasgow, from Glasgow,
arrrived out at New York also on the 23rd ult.
Again we have to chronicle frightful ravages by
the fever at New Orleans, which is decimating the
city. Instead of abating, the pestilence has increased
in virulence, and the victims to the scourge now
amount to three hundred daily. Nor has the fever
confined itself to New Orleans; it has extended to
Mobile and Natchez.

By the arrival at New York of the steamer
Northern Light from San Juan, advices have been
received from California to the let of August. The
Northern Light has brought one million and a quar-
ter of gold dust. Very favourable intelligence has
been received from the mining districts, and new
discoveries of deposits have been made. The San
Francisco markets are reported active.
Business at New York had slightly improved, and
discount stocks were somewhat better.
The cotton market at New York was quiet, and
business to a moderate extent had been done; prices,
however, were quite steady. The following are the
quotations: New Orleans and Mobile, mid. fair to
fair, 121 e. to 13c. per lb.; Uplands, mid. fair to fair,
111 e. to 11 tc. per lb.
The market for breadstuffs was quiet. Western
Canal flour was steady at 3 dole. 12ic. to 6 dole. 25c.
Gennessee prime wheat, 1 dol. 31e. to I dol. 36c. per
&fibs.; Indian corn, round yellow, was steady at
74c. to 76c. per bushel; Indian meal, 3 dole. 121 c. to
3dole. 250. per bushel.

A fair de-nand existed for provi,ions, and the I
transactions were at steady prices.
At the steamer's ct parture, the asking rates of
freight were, to Liverpool, flour, 2s. lid. to 2e. 9d. wr
barrel; grain, 7d. to 7;d. per bushel; cotton, id. to I
5-16 d. per lb.
There was a goad demand for exchange on London
at 109 to 1091; Paris, 5.13; to 5.16}; Hamburg, 36
to 361 • Bremen, 79 to 791.
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London, England, 1853-09-05

GERMANY.

A letter from Vienna, of the 31st ult., in the Cologne
Gazette, says:—" Colonel Huff has arrived hero to-
day from Trieste. It is said that he is the bearer of
a very grateful letter from the Sultan to the Emperor.
We learn from a source worthy of credit, that the
rapid choice which the Emperor made of the Princess
Elizabeth of Bavaria, took place in the following
way—At Ischl the family of Prince Maximilian of
Bavaria happened to be present at the court ball.
The Emperor appeared charmed with the princess,
and requested to be allowed a few minutes' conversa-
tion with her after the ball. At the end of a few
instants the Emperor returned with the princess
leaning on his arm, and presented her to the com-
pany as the future Empress of Austria."
A Vienna letter of the Ist, states that the Princess
Amelia of Sweden died there on the preceding night
of disease of the heart.

The Duke of Brunswick has decreed that hence-
forth criminals shall be beheaded with an axe, and in
a closed place, in presence of the public prosecutor, a
deputation of the Tribunal, a priest, the prisoner's
counsel, and twelve persons chosen from among the
representatives of the commune.

AMERICA.
London, England, 1853-09-05

en/iPPINos ALLA! KNC.6.

CASUALTIES.
Benevolent (brig), of Plymouth, Br.ese, from Cardiff to
Ilarburg, sank off Beachy H. ad yesterday, after being
in contut wiih a vessel unknown ; crew saved.—Hastingr,
Sept. 3.
Maria Bertha, Ahrens, which arrived here, Aug. 24, from
Stockton, but had not been able to haul into the Mole,
was driven during the night on the piles near the en
trance of t'n• haroour, sprang a leak lad sank.—Cron
stadt, Aug. 26.
Manahan, from the Clyde and Liverpool to Melbourne,
has g..t on the bulks betwetn Misen fiend and Jack's
Hole; a barque, bound to Cadiz, has taken off eight
women. It is since reported that the ship has either got
off or gone to pieces.—Dublin, Sl m. 2.
Milly and Rachel, Burk., from London to Madeira, has
been in contact in the Balms with a foreign brig, which
prozetded for lismagate ; the forma hu recetred con.
ridcrable damage.—Deal, &pt. I.
London, England, 1853-12-12

INSOLVEN DEBTORS' COURT. - SATURDAY.

liVOir Ma. C0N110110,1,11
IN 11 WILLIAM STRANGE THE TOVNUEII.—PETITION
DISMISSED.

This insoleent who had been a bookseller and publisher,
was further heard under the Protection Att.

Mr. Reed opposed for a creditor, named Strong, and Mr.

Sarsood supported.
Ihe question in this case was, whether the debts ex-
ceeded JOU, and as the insolvent bad petitioned as a trader
his petition could not be sustained. The insolvent, atter
his bankruptcy, when be was a bookseller and publisher in
i'aternoster•row' became an assistant. lie hail lately kept
a refreshment booth at the New Crystal Palace, at Syden-
ham to supply the workmen. The undertaking bad not
succeeded and was given up. The insolvent owed Messrs.
Charriugton the brewers, about 53/. fur beer, supplied
at the booth. The debts in the schedule were 251/.

Mr. Hay, surgeon of Newbate•s•reet, was examined to
prove that be had advanced money to assist the insolvent,
both in the purchase of some property in Paternoster•row
and fur the Booth at Svdenbam. The advances were to 1031.
end he had received 251. back. '1 he advances were gifts,
and when the insolvent petitioned he owed him nothing.
Mr. Commissioner Phillips dwelt on the kindness of Mr.
Hay to the insolvent, and of his respectability in the City of
London, where he bad lived for half a century. Had the
case rested on the evidence of that gentleman, be should
have held that there was no debt. But Mr. Hay had taken
a bill of sale, and it was recited that the insolvent had been
sued fur 103/. As he was bound to bold there was a debt,
the whole exceeded 3001. He was bound to dismiss the
petition, but every assistance should be given to ena►le the
insolvent to file another. _

The petition was accordingly dismissed.
IN RE JOHN B. LLOTD.—OETTING 1:8 A PEHLIC COMPANY. li
This cue, before reported, agaia came before the court,
and lasted to a late hoer. Mr. Sugood appeared for Messrs.
Sul, silversmiths, of Cornbill, and Mr. Cooke supported.
It was complained that the debt with Messrs. Sall had
been fraudulently contracted, or without reasonable ex-
pectation of payment.
The insolvent had been in great distress since he had been
in prison.
It was nearly six o'clock before Mr. Commissioner
Phillips delivered his judgmenton the case. He thought
the company looked like a juggle from beginning to end.
He bad been six noon:hs in prison, which would be consi-
dered. The judgment would be 7 months from the vesting
order, for cuntLieting a debt without reasonable expecta-
tions of payment.
London, England, 1853-12-12

A NEW COMET.

On the morning of the 2nd inst. a comet was dis-
covered by Mr. klinkerfuee, of the Gottingen Obser-
vatory, on the border of the Constellation Perseus,
near the foot of Andromeda. At 4 o'clock, a.m., on
the 3rd, its Right Ascension was in 1h.37m. 205., And
its declination 61 deg. 37 sec. north. The diurnal
motion in Right Ascension was 2m. towards the
west, and in declination 11 deg. towards the south.
Mr. Klinkerfues was the discoverer of the third
comet of the present year, which became so conspi-
cuous at the end of August in the north-western
heavens.

ELOPEMENT OF ARAB LADlES.—Ben•Ay'et, the
wealthy ea-minister of the Bey of Tunis, writes our P
correspondent, has been to Marseilles to fetch his three
wives and has brought them in triumph to Paris. •these
ladies have adopted the French costume, and appear in
public without veils. The Bey is furious. You are mare
that he accuses Ben Ayet of having plundered his treasury
to an immense amount. Since the minister's Hight lis
widowed spouses have been detained as precious hostag, i by
the Bey. The police never quitted tho door of their house,
and only a few women were allowed to visit them. It
pears, however, that they whiled sway the weary hours of
caritority s.y trying on and learning to wear Fr( nch drmes,
I bt•a.amr i ;feet it. t:., art, the y- our ci-y
,i'y d past the seotinels, who Inlata4k theta 11 .0-
Once at large they were enable.' by the a,istronee
of their trionds to obtais a passport from the French Con-
sulate, and with this they sailed for Marseilles. The rage
and disappoiatwient of the Bey, whose health has long been
.s an Catost desperate condition, will, it is th.%l4ht, b:in
on i to titof apoplexy.
London, England, 1853-12-12

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.-LIVERPOOL, DEC. 9.
MOSE Ll. MIKIS ALDWOS.

Thomas Bertwistle, William Slater, Richard Dickinson,
and Benjamin Oddie, were each sentenced to one year's
imprisonment for an unlawful assault. Cowell wu found
Not Guitty.

MOIR XL BANOS NAMUR..
XI:11MM IN STOCKPORT.
_ _

Mums Moore wasindieied-Krth;Murder of Jamcs
and John iiigham, at Stockport, on the 2nd September
lut.

It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner was the I
stepfather of the deceased boys. lie married their mother
about two years since, and at that time she had the two
children by her former husband—James, aged 8 years and
8 months, and John, 4 years and 4 months. The prisoner
resided in Moreland-street, Stockport, near the high road
between that town and Manchester, and was in the habit
of going out for recreation with the children. On the
morning of the 2nd September, about 9 o'clock, the boys
went out to play, and about 10 the prisoner went out also,
and took with him an umbrella, as it was " misaling rain"
at the time. It appears, shortly after the prisoner left the
house, he met the children, and had been seen by sever ii
witnesses to go in the direction of the canal with them. He re-
turned to his home in the evening without them, his clothes
, being quite wet, whieh he accounted for by saying that in help-
& woman to raise a bucket of water to her head on
the canal steps, he had fallen into the canal. This was
the only evidence connecting the prisoner with the murder.
On the Monday morning following, the bodies were found
in the canal, and the umbrella with them. The motives
which were endeavoured to be attached to the prisoner
for the commission of the crime were that in the year 1852
he became on bad.terms with his wife, who, together with
the children, received some relief from the Stockport Union,
and the wife's father had, or was about to summon the
prisoner for the offence. The children were members of
two burial societies, and, on their deaths, a sum of about
2W. was due to their parents.
Mr. Wheeler, for the defence, urged that there was no
evidence to connect the prisoner with the crime. When
he went out on the morning of the 2nd September, the fact
wash, met the children who went out earlier to play ; and
having walked a little way with them, he gave the elder
boy the umbrella which he had taken oat, telling him to
go home with it, and at the same time giving him a message
for his mother respecting his diaher. It had been deposed
by one of the witnesses, that the boys were in the habit of
going to the river side, and what was more likely than that,
instead of going straight home, they had gone to the side of
the canal and fallen in.
His Lordship addressed the jury, going carefully over
all the evidence, and agreeing with Mr. Wheeler with re-
spect to the absence of all motive and direct evidence of the
prisoner having murdered the children.
The jury retired for about ten minutes, and returned into
court with a verdict of Net Guilty.
The court roes at nine o'clock, when the assizes termi-
nated.
London, England, 1853-12-12

ITALY.

NAPLES. Dec. 2.
M. Maupas has returned, and the official journal
contains a decree which places an health officer on
the retired list ; which is the only visible apology
offered by the Neapolitan government for instating
two French officers, and thereby having caused the
minister of the Emperor to retire from Naples. Un-
leas the French government makes known some
details of this singular transaction, the •repuia-1
tion of France will have lost rather than gained by
M. Maupas's temporary sus nsion of diplomatic
relations with the cabinet of Naples. No one here
seems to know exactly wby M. Maupas left Naples, or
why he returned: the difficulty appears to have been
arranged in Paris.
Large quantities of corn have come from Leghorn
to Naples, on government account. The price of
bread has not fallen. The Rothschilds have made
unusual efforts to sustain the finance of Naples : the
funds have again risen. Fives, 109. Exchange on
ILonff.o 5.10 and rising.
London, England, 1853-12-12

GERMANY.

The New Prusain:C;;; iresta tee that it is iu con-
templation to have a new law for regulating the
politics. position of the Austrian nobility.

“ PEAt E”-THAT RUSSIA MAY ROB THE

TURKS.

TO TUE EDITOR OP THE DAILY NEWS.
Sta,—The Russian organ continues to endeavour
to throw dust in the eyes of the public ; it has lately
had an article on the possible resarrection of Poland
at the very time when its patrons, the Ministry, had
fallen into the trap set for them by Austria and Prus-
sia, willingly, I admit ; they are always ready is
please the Char.
The last note sent oat to the Porte pledges the
fours powers to the present territorial arrangements
of Europe ; so that if war continues, the Sultan will
be precluded from forming an alliance offensive and
defonaive with the Poles by the Russian valets;
Francis Joseph and Frederick William calling upon
England and France to prevent any infraction of
their quadruple alliance that may lead to injury to
their dotainions.
At this erry moment, with an overwhelming allied
fleet in the licephot us, our admiral there is compelled
to lay he ar:fl see ship after ship crowd the Black
Sea filled with reinforcements fur the Russian foreqt
in Asia. The ministry pre:,ch peace to the Turks,
like Cobden di lto the " friends at Edinburgh. in
both cases to the injured, not to the wrongdoer. I
trust, si-. that one of the first motions to he brought
before parliament will be that some independent
member a ill move that the whole of the correspond-
en,c,'-,en the English ctihinc ari the Crti• -hail
• r •In 1d uninittititted; the p...0p1e et Eng' c:fi w:11
ag:last at the revelation. at the rye pilancy of
use cabinet eetumunicatious,:and the degiadation they
bate ~.ntai!ed on the name of
AN ENGLISHMAN.
Sw't. . .0.
London, England, 1853-10-20

HOLLAND.

ROTTERDAM, feasriAy.
Yesterday the Dutch government laid before the
Second Chamber of the States General a bill having
in view the encouraging of the importation of grain
into Holland. It may be stated that even an average
good harvest does not produce sufficient corn for home
consumption, and that of late years large quantities
have been imported into this country, not only for
the purpose of supplying the deficit but also of being
re-exported to other markets, particularly to Eng-
land. The object of the government is no doubt to
make Holland still more noted as a great corn depot.
The sections or committees of the above chamber,
entrusted with the task of drawing up a report ou
the budget of foreign affairs, have, by a majority of
the members, expressed the opinion that as Holland
is now represented in Homo and in Turin by one
and the same person, the Roman and Sardinian
missions having been made a united one, he should
reside principaliy in the Piedmontese capital, as the
relations of Holland with the Sardinian States, on
account of the increasing commerce of the latter, arc
far more important than with the States of the
church. Several members expressed the opinion that
as the question of the Roman catholic hierarchy in
Holland is settled, there is no further necessity for
the Dutch court to be represented at the papal one.
The committees have also complained of the pro-
tracted absence from his post of the Dureb charyt

d'afiraires in the United States of America, partici'•
Ty u that republic is entering into new relations
with Japan.

GERMANY.

The Trieete Gazette states that the recent decree of
the Emperor of Austria depriving the Jews of the
right to purchase landed property does not apply to
Trieste and its territory, or to Istria, and the greater
part of the circle of Gorz, as the privileges
by the Jews, as regards those districts, possessedet
pre-
viously to 1848.
The Vienna Gazette of the 16th publishes returns
of the amount of the state paper in circulation at the
end of the month of September. The ordinance of
Sept. 14th fixes the maximum amount of state paper
in circulation at 150,000,000 florins. It appears from
the returns that there was in circulation, on the 30th
of September, 144,839,767 florins; being an increase
upon the circulation of the former month of 5,000,000
dories.
London, England, 1853-10-20

THE RELEASE OF MISS CUNINGHANIE.

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FLORENCE, Ccr. 13.
On the 10th instant, I announced to you the re-
lease of Miss Cuninghame. Time was then wanting
to enter into any details. I am now, however, ena-
bled to give you some idea of the conduct of the
Grand Duke, on the occasion of granting Miss Cun-
infhame her liberty.
the President of the Tuscan Council, M. Baldas-
seroni, informed Mr. Scarlett, her Britannic Majesty's
charge, on Sunday last, the 10th instant, that the
Grand Duke had been pleased to pardon Miss
Cuninghame —that he was willing to regard
the past as cancelled ; and in consideration of
the sex of Miss Cuninghame, and the imprison-
mint she had already undergone, to accord to her her
liberty; he, however, took that opportunity of ex-
pressing his extreme disapprobation of the conduct of
the English in Tuscany ; that he hoped that what
had lately occurred would be taken as a lesson ; and
that he was determined to exercise the utmost
rigour of the law against all English offenders for the
future, especially against those offending against or
infringing in the slightest degree the laws respecting
religion; that he was chiefly led into his merciful
treatment of Miss Cuninghame through his esteem
for her Britannic Majesty's charyr' (rafi air( s, and his
appreciation of his treatment of the case; but that
he warned him not again to reckon on such extra-
neous aid, as he was determined to show no mercy
for the future. Such was the character of the letter
written by M. Baldasseroni to Mr. Scarlett, which
announced to her Britannic Majesty's charge
trafaires the release of Miss Cuninghame. I believe
my information to be correct, and perfectly reliable,
and I leave your readers to form their own opinion of
the proceeding.

M. KOSSUTH'S CRITIQUE ON THE EASTERN
QUESTION.

Yesterday, the Times reprinted the letter of M.
Kossuth to Mr. W. Peplow, in which the ex-Gover-
nor of Hungary enters upon the reasons why he
declined to attend the meeting held at Stafford, to
discuss the Eastern question.
The letter which our contemporary published yes-
terday, and put such stress upon, appeared in the
Express on Wednesday, the 28th of September last.
London, England, 1853-10-20

MINES.

•
WIDNESDkY EVININ6.
Business in the market for home mining stocks to-
day has been by no means active, but there is still a
good demand for dividend stocks. Great Wheal
Alfred, and a few other shares, are also inquired for.
The sales reported are—South Caradon, at 2325;
West Caradon, 205 ; Alfred Consols, 255; Wheal
Trelawney, 481, 47; West Provident*, 43, ex div.;
Great Wheal Alfred, 32; Gilmer, 8 ; Tincroft, 5,1,
; Lewis, 24 • Tamar Consols, 2,4; Treleigh Con-
sole, 21; Wheal Edward, 13, 11.
The gold mining shares were flat, and rather lower.
The repeated delays advised by the Nouveau Monde
Company seem to have led to sales of this stock, and
a depressing influence is thus exercised on the market
generally. At 4 o'clock Colonial Gold were quoted
sto 2 prem.; Great Nugget, par to 1 prem. ; Port
Phillip, 1 to 1 die.; British Australian, 1 to 3 die.;
Nouveau Monde, 4 to 1 prem.; Agua Fria, 1 to 1
prem.
Other shares showed little change. Metcalfe
Copper shares were flatter, closing 21 to 21 prem.
Thenominal closing prices of new undertakings are
as follows :—Mizen Head, 1 to 1 dia.; Lewis Hill
Range, 3to dis. ; Cologne Lead, a to ,1 dia.;
Clarendon (of Jamaica), a to 2 prem.; Britannia
Gold, Ito per sh. ; New South Walea Coal, to
dis.; L'Aigle d'Or, 1 to 1 dis.; London and
Virginia Gold and Copper, 1 die. to * prem.;
Mount Carbon Coal, 3 to / dis. ; Kenmore,
di& to par.; Lake Superior Copper, 1 dis. to
par; Connemara, 1 dis. to par; Glenanlin, to
ilia. • Australian Mutual, to dis. ; Chartered
Austnilian Land and Mining, 3 to 1 die.; Mel-
bourne Gold, 3 to die.; Golden Mountain,
to 1 dis. ; Poltimore, par to 1 prem. ; Great
Crinnie, par to 1 pm.; Garnett and Moseley, 1 to
If prem. ; New Linares, 1 dis. to par ; Sue River (of
Jamaica), par to 1 pm. ; Metcalfe (of Jamaica), 21 to
21 prem.; Dhurode Copper, 1 din. to 1 prem. ;
Carberry West, 3 to 1 dia.; Adelaide Land and
Gold, 11 to 01 die. ; Australasian Coal, 1 to 1 dia ;
Port Hunter and Moreton Bay Coal, par to 1 pm.;
Liguanea (of Jamaica), to 1 die. ; Port Royal (of
Jamaica), to a prem.; British and Colonial Smelt-
ing and Reduction, i to 1 dis. ; Australian Consols, 1
to dis. ; Albion Gold, 3 to / die. ; Great Hewes
United Tin, 1 dia to par; Great Cambrian Mining
and Quarrying, par to 1 prem. ; Peninsular Mining,
to 1 prem.; Lackamor Copper, y to 1 dis.

THIS DAY.—Two O'CLOCK.
A considerable business has been done in the gold
mining shares to-day, but the bulk of the transactions
has emulated of sales. Ages Fria, after declining to
to # prem., are now quoted 4to 1 prem. Nouveau
Monde are quoted 7-16 to 9-16 prem., after being
as low as prem.; Colonial Gold are illed 7-16 to
9-16 prem.
Australian Agricultural shares are quoted 331 to
344; Peel River, 1 die. to par.; North British Austra-
lasian, 1-16 dis. to 1-16 prem. ; and Scottish Austra-
lian Investment, 11 to 13 prem. Copiapo shares
have been dealt in at 101, and Linares at 91.
London, England, 1853-10-20

gix Court.

WINDSOR OCT. 11,
The Earl of Aberdeen arrived from London ye*.
terday, and had the honour of dining with her Majesty.
The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards alb i.ded is the
Castle, and played during dinner.
Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended itt the
evening, and performed the following selection.
Overture—" te Pre aux Clem" ltereld.
Concert, Violin, M. Minton Mottlelaaatia,
Finale, 3rii Act—" L'Enfant
The Queen took equestrian exercise in the Itiding.h,,,,s,
this morning. Also the Princess Itoyal and the Prince%
Helene.

Despatches were sent yesterday from the Celonialddhee
to the Governors of Iloeg Kong, Ceylon, and the Lord
High Commissioner of the lonian Islands.

The Earl of Carlisle arrived at Malta oil the 12:b.

REFUSAL BY THE PORTE OF MTSTERN
SUCCOUR.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE EMILY,.

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SIR,—I beg to transmit, in a more precise form,
the intelligence which last evening I communicated'
to the meeting at Finsbury.
On the 2nd of this month Lord Stratford de &d-
-eli& received instructions from his government to
use every effort to induce the Sultan to syn without
variation the note of the conference of Vienna, and,
in case of any commotion resulting from that step,:to
state that his government would provide means for
appeasing it, by the presence of its squadron.
Reschid Pacha replied that he would sooner cut off
his right hand and fling it into the Bosphorus, and
consequently must decline the " amicable " offer of
assistance, and that it remained but for him to com-
municate the firm resolution of his sovereign to rely
solely upon the courage of his people.
It would appear, in consequence, that the French
squadron will take its departure from Besika Bay for
Vourla, in the Gulf of Smyrna; and that foe English
squadron will take up its winter quarters in Porto
Olivete, in the island of Mitylene. The Turkish
squadron will sail for the Black Sea. My cones.
pendent says that " The people, entertaining the pro. sentiment of disastrous consequences from the pro.
Bence of those ships, cannot contain its joy at the in.
telligence of their departure." The following details
may be of interest.
One hundred fieldpieces wire about to be des.
patched by sea to 'Varna. The principal personages
have contributed their carriage horses for the service.
On the sth the steam boats reached Constantinople
with the advanced guard of the army if Mesopo-
tamia, having been despatched ten days before to the
coast of Syria to fetch them up.
The Sheriff of Mecca has sent to inform the Sul-
tan that there are 100,000 Arabs at his disposal, who
will serve without pay, and ask only to be furnished
with provisions. I am, &c.,
Oct. 19. D. URQUHART.

THE POLES IN LONDON.
London, England, 1853-10-20

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

CASUALTIES.

Clarence (brig), of St. John, N. 8., dismasted, waterlogged,
I and abandoned, was pased, Oct. 7, in lat. 49 N. lon.
23 W., by the Reindeer, Lawrence, arrived at Kingioad.
Eliza Appleton, arrived here on June 26, from California,
In getting under weigh on the 28th, for Sydney, N.S.W.,
was driven upon the Oyster Bank, broke her back, and is
likely to become • wreck.—Neweutle, N.S.W., June —.
Liza, Penn, from °mere to London, struck the ground in
the White Sea, and has arrived outside the bar of this
port, leaky • she will discharge and repair here.—Arch-
angel, Oct. 6.
William and Jane, Joss, from Galata, foundered at sea
about a week ago ; crew leaded hue.—Falmouth,
Oct. 19.
London, England, 1853-10-20

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MLNCING-LANE.-THIS DAY.

SUGAR.—The market is very dull, and sales cannot be
made at Wit week's prices ; but the importers do not preset
and the bulk of the public sales to-day was bought in.
COFPISZ —The public sales are going off heavily and
prices are with difficulty supported.
Tua.—The public sale' went off to-day without showing
any material alteration.
SALTPETRE.-900 bags were offered, about half sold.
Refraction 21, at 291. 6d. ; the remainder bought in ; re-
fraction 2,31 s. ; refraction 41, 30s. 6d. 300 bags Bombay.
Refraction 181, bought in at 295.
Rice.--41. small parcel of 300 bags sold in public sale at
les. 6d.

CorroN.—The public sales went off heavily, the greater
portion bought in.
In other articles no material alteration.

TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAY.

The tallow market if firm at the annexed quotations,
with considerable business doing. Town sallow, 60s. 64.1.,
nett cull ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 565. 641. ; Oct. Co
Dec., 635. 3d. ; Jan. to Mareb, 595. 3d.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Mr. E. J. Davis reports the supply large and trade heavy.
Prime meadow hay, 90s. to 1151. ; interior, 50s. to 80s.;
rowen, 45a. to 601. ; clover, 90s. to 130 s. ; second cut,
170 s. to 110 s.; straw, 36.. to 425.

A STRANGE SfORY.—An

of a very

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singular and rare description came under the observation
of a gentleman residing in this neighbourhood, whilst
shooting at Penn some few days ago. Seeing a hare in a
field through which he was passing, he instantly levelled
his gun and killed poor puss. On taking it up from the
ground, he felt something within the skin of a hard nature,
on extracting which he found it to be, greatly to his sur-
prise, a half-sovereign. It is supposed that the hare had
been previously shot with the half-sovereign by some other
person, but that it did not receive sufficient injury at that
time to cause death.— 11' olverhay_spron Chronicle.
LONDON AND NORTII WEBTRIN RAILWAY.—
Rehm of traffic for the week ending Oct. 18, 1853
Passengers, parcels, carriages, horses, and mails,
28,3541. 7s. Ad. ; merchandise, 22,5181. 171. 9d. • cattle,
1,8691.185. Od. Total, 52,7434 as. ld. Corresponding week,
1803, 61,0831. lb. I.ld.
London, England, 1853-01-06

TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAY.

The Tallow market continues firm. The demand from
the trade, in consequence of the large public sales which
are to take place to-marrow, is but moderate. Town
Tallow is quoted 465. nett ; Petersburg Y.C. on the
spot, 465. 6d.; January to March, 465.; October to Decem-
ber, new, 44a. 6d.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Mr. B. J. Davis reports the supply short, at the fol-
lowing quotations:—Prime meadow Hay, 78.. to 84i. ;
inferior, 665. to 745. ; Rowen, his. to 6.3 e. ; Clover, Ms.
to 100 s.; second cut, 665. to 88s.; straw, 275. to 30s.

ADMIRALTY, JAN. S.—APPOINTMENTS.—Paymas-
ters W. IL Wiseman, to Odin; and G. G. Mahon, t)
Valorous. Clerks J. T. Turner, to Encounter; J. J. M.
Lyon, to Magicienne ; and F. F. E•ersh.dd, to Odin.
Muter.' Assistants C. Leigh, to Victory; and C. W.
Stevenson. to Rattlesnake.

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BALA LAKE.—Much damage has been done during
the late gales to the boats moored on this fine piece of
water. Mr. Richardson, of Aberhirnant, has especially
suffered in this respect, he having had a fine sailing-boat
smashed to pieces, another much damaged and hurled upon
the beach, and a third, belonging to the same gentleman,
washed down the river Dee. It is feared that a vessel has
been completely wrecked on some portion of the neighbour-
ing coast, as a large board, on which was panted in white
letters the word " Arab," has been washed ashore under
Hat lech.
WRECK AT HOLTHEAD.--A great number of
oranges has during the week drifted on the Holyhead shore.
Upwards of a hundred cartioads have been coliected, and
they have sustained very little injury. There is every rea-
son to fear that they formed the cargo of a vessel supposed
to be from Seville, and wrecked on the rocks off Rhoscolyn
Point during the late dreadful gales. The body of a man
has just been washed ashore, hut there was nothing about
him by which light could be thrown upon the fate of the
crew to which it is supposed tri belonpd. It is conjectured
that all must have been drowned, as net a vestige of the
vessel has appeared.
GREAT NORTHERN BAILWAT.—Return of traffic
for week ending Dec. 26, 1852:—Passengers, parcels, ear-
elev., horses, dogs, and mails, 13,256:. 16s 9d.; merchandise
and minerals, 7,160/. 19s. lid. ; cattle, 109.'. 18s.—
Total, 16,5271. 14s. bd. Corresponding week, 1861,
10,0901. 2s. 641.
NORTII STAFFORDSHIRE RAlLWAY.—Traffic re-
turn for the week ending Dec. 26: 5,5021.; *corresponding
week last year : 4,5711. - The above is exclusive of the re-
ceipts available under the agreement with the London and
North Western Railway Company.
London, England, 1853-01-06

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MINCING-LANE.-THIS DAY.

SvoLa.—The market remains steady. The damaged
portion of the 260 cases of Bahia, offered in 'public sale in
bond, sold at full prices, the sound bought in. The relined
market firm. Grocery lumps, 465. 6d. to 48s.
COFFEE.—The public salts of plantation Ceylon is going
off steadil, ; native Ceylon in fair demand, at yisterday's
prices, 485., when a large business was dour.
TEL.—The market continues to wear a firm appearance.
BALTPETILE.-1,600 bags, refraction 11 to 221, sold in
public sale at 254. to 285., which were previous prices.
Rica.-100 bags dressed Java were offered and bought
in at 15s. ; also 100 casks of Carolina were chiefly bought in
at 235. to 235. 64.
PEPPRIL-400 bags Eastarn wore bought in at 3t lb.
CorroN.—This article continues dull.
Briars.—Rum and Brandy are quoted steady, without
alteration in prices.
In other articles no material alteration.
London, England, 1853-01-06

DUMFRIESSHIRE.

DU IFIIILS, JAN. 4.
A correspondent says :—Though it was known
that a party in the cimaty were desirous to oust Lord
Drumlanrig, the puVe scarcely anticipattil any opposition
to his return at the present time, and were surprised to see
in the Dumfries Courier of ttia morning an announcement
from Sir William Jardine, of Applegarth, But,, intimat-
ing his intention of opposing the late msmbsr, in order " to
vindicate the independence of the county." He promises to
give an " address and a statement of his opinions" at an
early date. Sir William is well known as an able natu-
ralist, but has hitherto taken no prominent part as a poli-
tician. it is suppowd. kewever, that he wiii be inclined
to place himself under Laid Derby's leadershi?. There
has been no contest in Dumfriesshire for more that: 11:,if a
century.

COUNTY OF HADDINOTON.
Tho Hon. F. Charteris, having tempted the office
cf ooe of the Lords of the Treasury, renders his seat
vacant, and the new election is fixed for Tuesday, the 11th
of January. In his address the hon. gentleman expresses
his opinion that the House of Commons, in rejecting the
financial measures of tae late government, acted in accord-
ance with the general feeling of the country, and statea
that in Lord Aberdeen's government he tcpw.ts the utmost
confidence, believing that, avoiding all extreme opinions,
they will maintain alike the prerogatives of the crown and
L the libertie' • of the people.

MUSIC.
MISS ALLEN'S CONCERT.

Thee Allen, n lady previously unknown to us, had
Is concert at Willis's Hawn., last eyeing". The eutertain-
wee i--s low-priced our—was given in the small room.
wha h woe tulerab y welt tiled. It was by no means re-
workable in any respect. Miss Allen herself took a small
share in the performance ; she merely joined in two coin-
mon-place duets, which did not toe her vocal powers very
Bbe seems very young, and may be said to be a
promising tirotauhre, with a voice which may be turned to
good account by careful cultivation. The burden of the
concert was sustained by Miss :Unbent and Mr. Frank
boOdo, who sang a number of Italian and English songs
and ballads, all of them of a very common and familiar
kind, hut well executed. Mr. Bodda was immensely
applauded in the eternal " Largo id factotum ;" end. it
being encored, he repeated it in English. The
rimaioing singers were Miss Laments and Miss
Liz:), Stuart, two young ladies who have butb
got contralto voices, and both showed considerable
talent. Miss Laseelles's " Nob.l Signor " (the Page's
song in the " Huguenots "), and Moe Stoart's " CliZt ford
SCUMS Euridice," from Gluck's •' Urfto,'• were respectable
wile-mantes. An apology was made for the absence of
Mr. Heorge Tedder, who was prevented by indisposition
from appearing. Two solos on the pianoforte were played
by Mile. Macher well enough to produce ao agreeable
variety. Herr Anschuez menu as curl:factor, and accom-
panied the vocal pieces.
London, England, 1853-01-06

THE ELECTIONS.

OXFORD UNIVERSITY.
SECOND DAY'S POLL.
The polling eommeacod at ten o'clock, and although
ao st,t,ment was given out at 11 o'clock, it was generally
understood that Mr. Yerceval's friends had reduced hu
sinuosity of yesterday to five, the numbers being at that
lour,
Gladstone

r'irceval BO
h soother hour the friends of Mr. Gladstone had in-
crewed his majority of 6 to 15, the numbers being at 12
o'clock,
Gladstone
Pen:seal B7
At one o'clock Mr. l'erceval's frieude reduced Mr. Glad-
stone's majority from 15 to 10. The numbers then were,
Gladstone
Percival 9B
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The poll was adjourned from 1 until 2 o'clock, when it
rtrotauaesced, and went on slowly and equally, for at •
quarter to 3 the numbtrs polled were,
Gladstone
?weevil l3d
_

After this Mr. removal's supporters proved to be more
numerous than those of his opponent's, for at the close of
the poll for the day, it was as follows—
Gladstone l7l
Perceval

Majority
The poll will bo opened at 9 o'clock to-morrow morning
(this day).
The number of members of convocation, according to
the " Osford Calendar," in January, 1852, was 3,352.
The number at the present time is supposed to be more
than it was then.
Amongst the members of convocation who recorded their
votes in favour of Mr. Gladstone, were Bir William Wight-
man; Sir William lieothcote; A. P. Bounder., D.D.; J.
Russell, D.D. ; lion. J. S. Worthy ; R. Harington, D.D.;
H. H. Human, D.D.; 0. C. Lewis, Esq. ; Sir H. Thomp.
sae; H. L. Chepmell, D.D. ; H. Wellesley, D.D.; E. Haw-
kins, D.D ; R. Harington, D.D. ; W. D. Bridgman, D.D. ,
Rev. W. K. Hamilton ; Y. Swabey, D.C.L. ; H. 0. Moberly;
D.C.L.; P. Pussy, D.D.; Rev. 0. H. 8. Johnson; C. C.
Clifford, D.C.L.; R. Hassey, B.D.
Amongst the supporters of Mr. Nemesia were Sir T.
%Mow ; Sir C. 8. P. Heater; Sir H. Thompson; Bir T.
Philip; P. Wynter, D.D. ; W. Wilson, D.D. ; J. H.
Mberwood, D.D. ; B. P. Symonds, D.D.; N. Bayley, D.D ;
M. Marsh, D.D.; C. Penny, D.D.; E. Y. Oottlhurn, D.C.L.;
Rea. L Irby ; W. Thomson, D.D.
Mr. PfancirvoL's from a
letter from Mr. Percival to Archdeacon Denison, Jan. 3,
1b53.—" You know pretty well what is the real character
of my chnrchmarkship, and can answer for me, that I am of
the good old high church school, such as it was understood
before the days of the Gaford Tracts, or rather of Tract
No. 90; tonally opposed to Bunsenatic Erastianiam and
Popish encroachments,—hut looking to the revival of the
convocations of the clergy as the only true means of stem-
ming the latter. I shall want a voucher against being of
low church views, from my connection with the National
Clab, which i have stuck to, for the sake of keeping those
views la order ; and, except in one solitary instance (Col-
quheun's Paper to the Laity), have hitherto succeeded in
SP doing."