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The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-18

MARKETS.

COTTON.—LtirapooL, Die. 17.—The market to-day
nu firm, and the Wee were about 5,000 bales.

CORN.—Claittoss.res, Doe. 17.—A moderate supply of
Wheat at market today. Trade is Am and all useful samples may
be quoted la per quarter higher. A few parcels of good Barley,
which 'old at previous rates. Inferior, of which there was en abun-
dance, almost unsaleable. Wheat, 91. In. to 101. ISs. per load. Bar.
ley, 2ls. to 211 s. par qr. Oats, 17s. to 245. Beans, new, 2111. to
Mr.; old, 36e. to WM.
ESTITNING, Dec. 17.—This being the annual fat st,ck
show market, interfered with the Cern market. The few sales made
were at late prices. Whits Wheat, 101. 10s. to 111. ; red, 91. to 91. 11s.
Barley, 265. to 295. Oats, 16s. to 17s. Beans, 275. to Ns. Per, 265.
to 30s.

CATTLE.—NouvrtcH, Dee.ls.—A very superior quaa-
uty of splendid Devour, short-bores, sad home-breads; one four-years-
old sold for 43 guineas, weight above 180 stone. Two superior get
Cio* 84 and 99 stone, realised 2W. to 311. Of lean stock an shun.
dant supply, far mumeding the demand, through which trade ruled
dull, at the prim of UM week; about 9,400 in the market. Sheep
but a moderate misatAty; fat Sheep were fine, anti with difficulty
realised Gd. per stars- iof lOW., other pens going at 3s. 6d.; of ewes,
Lambs, and store Sheep a fair number, yet not more um half
changed owning. the whole number penned being 4.310. Trade in
Pigs was better than an lam Saturday ; large fat Seam Rag,, 3a. per
stone; wean. 3s. ed. In theism pens some fine Sows mg Jeep More
which were dimmed of at • rise of le. amok. A very good Mow
of Harem, yet trade was exceedingly dull.
LITIRPOOL, Dscaitaga 17.—W• have had • wary
large supply of cattle and sheep at this day's market. The demand
fair for good bed sad mutton, at very good prime; inferior descrip-
tion at each without any quotable change, and somewhat dielcult to
move off. Beef, 34d. to 6d. ; mutton, 4d. to 6d. per lb. 2,834 cattle,
6,192 sheep.
London, England, 1849-12-18

Ebe Court,

OSSORNE, Doc H.
The Qin en and Prince and her ]loyal Highness
the Duchess of
and pork of (ThorneKent walked this forenoon in the
groooso
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales the Nu.,
Royal, and the younger members of the royal :family milked
and rode as notiol.
There was no aldi•ion to the Royal dinner party me,*
A deputation from Goldsmiths' Hall bad an bites,
view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday at hi,
official residenre in Dawning-a'reet. The deputation eon.
sided of Mr. B gle Smith, Prime Warden ; Mfr A, Copes 44
land and Mr. Johnson, Wardens; attended by me /
clerk of the company, and Mr. Mayne.
His Excellency the Danish Minister had an itite,
view with Rae Gres yesterday at the Coloniatofflee,
Sir Francis Baring returned to his residence at tin
Admiralty yesterday, from his seat in Morayshire.
The Solicitor-General had an interview yesterday
with the CnancelLir of the Exchequdr —Mr. Higimm, Seers.
Lary and Comptroller•Oeneral to tie Coramiseioners for mo
Reduction of the National Debt, and Mr. Tidd Pratt hat
also an interview yes erday wile the right hon. baronet,
Mr. Moyle had n interview yesterday with Eld
Ole y.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colony].
(ace from the Governor of Gibraltar.

---
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Connell sot
yesterday and resumed the hearing
.of the ~npeal from the
Court of Arches, " Gorham v. the Bishop of Exeter." us
came was adjourned until this day.

Mamore-Houss.--The Lord Mayor entertained g
dinner last evening Mr. Aldermen Humphrey, ?cp.. Ga
vernor of the Irish Society, the deputy. K. vernor, Mr Alden
man and Sheriff Lawrence, Mr. Sheriff Nicoll, Mr. Under-
sheriff Millard, Mr. Under-sheriff Wire, the chairmen of
the several corooration committees (previous to the lapin.
tion of their office), the master, wardens, and aseetant of Ma
worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlen (his lordship's
company), and several private friends. From the faespirinni
comineutemrnt it may be readily inferred wet during in,
present mayoralty ttere will be no diminution of the split.
did hospitality which generally dasticgauebet tte men of
the chief magistrate.

TUN POST-OFFICIS SUNDAY DUTIES.—The
of the district surveyors to the °emend Foy:Office is lig
country have been summoned to St. Illartia's-leHreas, sal
have been muted with Mr. Rawland Hill several tweaks
hours together. The precise obji et of the crp subsions his
not transpired ; but it is understood they hare rstrrence
the best and most satisfactory plan for abolishing the blank
day circulation of letters and relieving the provincial tn.
warding offices from Luoday labour. The district eurvesrg;
seven in number, are very superior officers of the P.st.Officis
department, and their official residences b,iog in distant
parts of the country they are never all summoned to wow is
London but fur some important purpose. Tire offieisl
dences of the surveyors are at Ipswich, Dab), Olotower,
Dorking, Patrick, Leeter, and O.westry.
London, England, 1849-12-18

VESSELS SPOKEN WITS.

ACHTMALIA, from Ceylon (or London, Nov. 3, lat. 11.31 fa., lon. 10 44
W.; out 71 days.
FATILT Qvrix, from Table Bay for London, Dec. 9, lat. 42.50 ion
al

suso W. 48 days ouL
Him% of Ryc. from Seville for London, Dec. 7, out 8 days, lat. 42.21
N.. lon. 10 W.
JANT. (schooner), from London for Genoa, Doe. 10, lat. 44.30 N., Im.
9.00 W.
VIVID, from Denia for London, Dec. 11, lat. 45.30 N., lm. 9.10 W.

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prompt measures should be adopted to redraft the febrile imam d the
system, and allay the irritation of the affected puts, foe which par-
pose nothing surpasses Holloway's pills. Let the sufferer then UM
immediate recourse to a few dotes of this Inestimable medicine, whielt
will speedily remove all weight or pain In the head, palm in the
ellen, or a troublesome cough, and thereby promote an easy reVirle•
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limp they are equally eflicacious.—Bold by all druggists, and at Fro.
fawn Holloway's establishment, 244, Steam., London.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

BIRTHS.

COTTON.Deo..I3, the wife of Lieut. P. L. Cotton, R.N., of swam"

—Liorsebhlre, of a Mo.
ElfßE.—Deo. 17, of Oloommter-plaeo, Portman-muare, the wife ci
the Rev. H. & Eyre, of Hamad', Hertfordshire, of a son.
TFOOKS.—Dee. 14, at Sherburne, Mrs. W. Hooka, of a eon.
FULLER.—Dee. 16, at Abingdon-street, Westminster, under Oa
charming influence of chloroform, Mrs. Francis Fuller, of aeon.
HOWARD.—Deo. 13, at Regent-street, the wife of C. Howard, Ea%
of a daughter.
MAITLAN D.—Dec. 14, at Hargrave, Becks, the wife of T. F. Malts
land, Eq., of a son.
TWINING.—Der. 15, In the Strand, Mrs. S. IL Twining. of I
son.
London, England, 1849-10-15

RAILWAY MEETING.

YORK, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK.
MEETING IN YORK.

The York =wag of stun holders in the York, New-
smile, and Berwick Railway Company, to choose a delegate
to represent their views in the 'election of directors to be sub-
mitted to the general mooting of shareholders in York, on
the 25th inst., Wok place on Friday, at the Black Seen
Hotel in that city, and was numerously attended. Mr. Price
war chosen chairman, snit Mr Smith secretary.
Atter same discussion Mr. J. Clayton, town-clerk or New-
castle war elected, and a riaolntion was also passed to the
effect 'that it would give the sbareho:dera of the district
considerable satidacti, a if he were appointed a director.
Mr. CLarrom declared that he could not afford the time
to NIT* the office of director. _

On the motion of Alcfrisnan HODOSON a resolution wise
unanimously adopted, recommending that the board should
consist of eight 00-ordioate directors, who shoal t arrange
amoigg themselves as to their respective departments of
labour, and employ such servants a th. y thought proper.
Mr. J. SKIIIILD obs.-rved that a servant may be controlled
or dismissed, but a board of ditectors could no nothing with
one of their own number if the shareholders were insane
enough to cmstitute him the manager. Such a man, how-
ever incompetent and self-sufficient, however ruinous to the
railway, could neither be led nor got rid ot.
Mr. ALIAICSIX propmed a resolution prefer. lag the ap-
pointment ot three managing director, tr one; but the le.!.
ing of the meeting being hostile to managing dirretorships.
they would not ecru appear to sanction the principle by en-
tertaining the question.
Al opinion was expressed in favour of appointing gentle-
men for directors who live in the n.ighbourh.,od of the line,
and ware conversant with the business of the district, corn.
mittirg to them the re•poneibi ity of choosing proper
tla several departments, and so conducting toe
business of the company that the board may goyim the
whole, and be responsible to the shareholders for their ma,
nagemento
London, England, 1849-10-15

FLOATING POST•OFFICBS.

TO !HI IDITOR or TNII IXPIL*III.

Bia,—Amid all the controversy about facilitat-
ing the distnbation of the homeward foreign mails,
it is curious ttat it has never been suggested that
these mails could be sorted while on the voyage.
How mg it would be for a Prist.calco clerk to sort a
West India, East India, or Peninsalar mail during its
=to England from Bermuda, Bt. Thomas,
air, or Vigo. Letters could be stamped, taxed,
and sorted on baud a steamer as well as in a railway
carriage. There is always at least twelve hours lost
before a mail is fit for distribution after it is landed.
If a mail were sorted into districts or roads on its
homeward voyage, it could be sent ea.t, west, north,
and mouth immediately after it was landed.
October 13. A. B.

AND CLERICAL.

01701 D, OCT. 13.—ST. MART 'La-L.—The trustees of
the scholarships founded in the university by Thomas Dyke,
formerly of Kingston, in the musty of Somerset, Doctor of
Medicine, are desirous of appointing a scholar to All up a
vacancy tilers'°. Candidates mast be either of the name
and kindred of the maid Thomas Dyke, or must be persons
bora is, and inhabitants of, the county of Suemt, whose
parents are unable to provide for and maintain them in the
university without asaLtanse ; and, if already member, of
the Uoiveni y of Oxford, must net have kept more than fif-
teen terms. The candidates will b. submitted to an exami-
nation at tke University with respect to their learnir g and
abilities, and the candidates who shall pose the best exami-
nation will be appointed to the scholarship. The scholar-
ship amounts to forty pounds per annum, and may be
enjoyed for six years, if the party shall so king
continue a resident scholar and student of St. Mary Hall.
Persons desirous of becoming candidates are required to send
to James Rudolph, of Ilidverton, in the said county of
Somerset, solicitor, on or before the lot day of Jar nary,
1850, the proper evidenes of their place of birth and residence,
and all Buell particulars as may sa.isfy the trustees of their
eireniestanoss.
We understand the rectory of St. Aldate's, in this city, is
likely to beeoue vacant for the third time within the year,
I it having been discovered that the fellows of Pembroke C'l-
lege on the Wightwick foundation are incapacitated from
holding paroithial preferment with their fellowships.
The Rev. W. h. Newman, M.A , of WaAhani College,
and assistant-master of the Eines School, Warwkk, has
been appointed master of Dr. Challoner'a Grammar School,
Aniersham Bucks.
The Regius Professor of Divinity (the Rev. Dr. Jacobson)
rrto resume the reeding of Dr. R nth's Su:pious,
esssmtasticortim Opuscula, on Thursday, the 25th instant.
He also proposes to commence a course of public lectures on
Monday, the 19th of November, at one o'clock, at Christ
Church. Both lecture* are open to all members of the uni-
versity who have passed the B.A. 4:sestina-ion.
Pituniusurs.—Rev. G. HaDow, M.A., to St. Andrew's
P.C., Plymouth, din. Exeter. Value, 1151. Patron, Vicar
of Plymouth.
Rev. J. Houtz', T.C.D., to St. Bartholomew P.O ,
Liverpool, clio. Ches. Patrons, trustee,.
London, England, 1849-12-27

SPAIN.

The Heraldo of Madrid of the 20th states that the
committee of the Chamber of Deputies on the propo-
sition relative to the importation of iron, bad deli-
berated thereon, and that it was divided in opinion,
some of the members insisting on the establishment
of protective duties equivalent to prohibition, others
that moderate duties only shall be proposed. The
Heraldo expresses the belief that on this question the
legislature will act in the same spirit as that which it
displayed in the recent modifications in the tariffs.
A Madrid letter of the 20th says: " It is stated that
a contract has been entered in!o by the houses of
Rothschild and Baring, to advance a sum of 30,0001.
sterling to the government, on security of the future
produce of the mines of Almaden. This sum is der
tined to pay the half-year's dividend in the Three
per Centro. in London and Paris. The funds show a
mediae to decline, owing to recent realisations of
profits."
maarm,Der. 30.—Three per Oats, 30 ; Yost per Owls.. i9f ;
Me par Oita. 131 paper. Om•ma, 7f. Beak of st.rernasso,
m seroust. &seams as urns; WA,

Tint Barnes Muszum.—The number of visitors
to this noticed hiatitutioa ynterday wu 19,988, Ufa, ea
iwareese, se easpered with Bozing day lut year, a 7,111,
whoa the somber was 12,786. Sixteen orastabl;s of the A
Unica of pollee, wader the able &adieu of Borgesat
Nude, were la attendance, sad altheagli the laweate of
visitors was so such beyond the and anew, the greatest
order aid &mum was observed *rowboat the day.
London, England, 1849-12-27

CENTRAL AMERICA.

It appears front the following extract from the
New lurk Cowrier and Inquirer, that Mr. Sorer
had intimated to Mr. Chatfield, by a letter dated 28th I
September, that Tigre had been provisionally ceded I
to the Unitedi States. It was on the 16th of Novem-
ber that a British foroe, by Mr. Chatfield's inattno-
Lions" forcibly occupied TigrE.
Mer, tom,ated States Charge to the Central
midiße laving received Mfmmation el the
ietention of the English to 911133 the bland of Tigre, Wiser
beg to Handures, and eminisnding the satire Emilie meet,
has negotiated a treatyted with Honduras, by which that island
ceded
is to the Uni States, es will be seen his cilar,
issued to the diploma& agents of other by
nations inn
the
country
Legation of the United States, in Central America.
Leon de Nice:sins, Sept. 28,1849.
Sir; I hive the honour to inform you that the blend of
Time, in the Gulf of Fosses,
has been ceded to the United
Stew of North Amides, by the republic of Headline, for
the time pending cosatitutional action upon en existing con.
nation between the two republics, and that, eseogly,
speedy poseestion will be taken of the same, on behalf of the
United States. The existing port and other regulations of
the island will le continued until otherwise altered. I hers
also the honour to add, that the United States hes acquired
interests in the Wotan Islands end coasts of Honduras,
watch will not permit her to look with indifferenes upon any
measure which shell affect the proms order of thuip in
that quarter.
I am, sir, with highooolderation, eansidention, your obedient servant,
E. Quo. &MINS.
London, England, 1849-03-01

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LONDON, THURSDAY, MAR. 1.
WNW are we to have the grand secret ? When is
Mr. Datum.' to indulge the impatience of parlia-
ment by disclosing his panacea, which is to relieve
the agriculturists, content the aristocracy, and meet
the crying exigencies of the public for economy and
reform! Mr. HUME pressed the honourable gentle-
man on Friday last, and elicited a promise that he
wolld be reedy on Monday to state his scheme.
Bat Monday came, and although it brought an ample
opportunity for the disclosure, the member for Buck-
inghamshire was mute. On Tuesday he wee more
than mute, he was absent—oat of the way of even a
&ere—perhaps closeted with the First Consul of
Protection, Lord STANLEY, to tr 7 and lick the scheme
into consistency and shape. We own the difficulty
of the task. Each year the farmers have been gulled
with some new, or strange, or impracticable device.
Butthey have grown suspicious,restless: they doubt and
question, and will certainly turn their backs alto-
gether on the country party, unless it bait its hook
with more art at least than usual, if not with more
sincerity.
We do not see how this party, after all its profes-
sions, can propose less than to repeal the malt tax.
IL is even rumoured that they mill do so, that they
will possibly carry it, and that they are prepared for
the necessary consequence of taking the finances of
the country into their management. Be it so. If they
will come in as sincere economists, they are as welcome
to us as any other, knowing that one of the indispen-
sable conditions of their holding power is their con-
forming to the principle of free trade.
But we doubt altogether either their economy, or
their desire to repeal the malt tax. Repeal it they
=not, either without a large reduction of expend'.
London, England, 1849-03-01

SWITZERLAND.

A project of law on the tariff her been presented to
the ocesmittos on tolls and duties. There is
diversitiereifvopinion in the committee on the s
Theses of the committee, of whom the pre:ne,
31. F Heroes formed one, cleared to introduce rin-
d** el free trade, and conse9aently proposed ooly
to 'stabil* very moderate duties on foreign goods.
The mini*, proposed to charge foreign manufac-
tured good. with a lugh duty, and take unmanufactured
articles at a low rate. The resolution come to on the
first discussion was, that manufactured goods should
be admitted at 2 per cent. ditty. This resolution will
be submitted to the federal council, and if it be dis-
posed to adopt any material modification in the mea-
sure, it will again be submitted to the reconsideration
of the committee. The federal assembly will, it is
said, meet on the 9th of April.
London, England, 1849-03-01

Re Kr. rairostt's Anissiaiset.

Mote. Tote..
211 thareholders preset, representing. £48,200 0 ... 841
466 do. by proxy
491 067,937 10 6,179
There was thus a majority of 169 shareholders In favour of
the chairman's motion, and a maJorityof stock to the amount
of 467,6124., and a majority of 2,864 votes.
London, England, 1849-03-01

SCOTLAND.

ZDLWEICION, F2E. 27.
Dr. Simpson, of Birknewten, is now mentioned as
the probable moderator of next General Assembly.
The long pending case of the property of the chapels
of ease held by the free church congregations evtr
since the disruption, has been decided in favour of the
establishment. Some 18 chapels in Glasgow will, in
consequence, fall to be vacated by the free church,
and a similar result will follow in the case of a num-
ber of other chapels scattered over the country. This
is the last question between the two parties that re-
quires legal interference.
The statistics of the Aberdeen Prison, with regard
to the ragged schools, show that thorn institu-
tions have done the state some service. The
report for 1848 states that "one third of the decrease
of committals during the year has taken place amongst
juvenile prisoners not exceeding 12 years of age."
The decrease of this class of criminals, namely, those
aged 12 years and under. has been remarkable.
London, England, 1849-03-06

SCOTLAND.

MARISCHAL COLLItai, ABULDMlX.—Thtlreatt Ire
being the day appointed for the ebonies of the Lord
foe this univenity, eippwiti exhibited nets then ordinary
aszioty for the base of the mate* between Lord Robertson
and Mr. Sher:if Gordo& The longed he lour (twelve
oblork noon) baring at longth arrived, a sante' enumera-
tion of the votes is As kras nations, showed a majority in
favour of Mr. Sheriff Gorden of 3 nations to I. The oppos-
ing parties were, on the whole, more equal la nuaben than
en moat cow ions.
London, England, 1849-03-06

ARRIVAL OF THE QUEEN OF THE
BELGIANS.

Dovn, MARCH 5.--lier Majesty the Queen of the
Belgians landed h►re We day from Ostend. Captain' B4lock,
R.N., had the honour to bnug her Majesty on shore, and to
escort her to the Waterloc-crescent. Her Illajesty went
to Birmingham's Royal Ship Hots!, where the Duke and
Duchess as Nemours were waiting to accompany lur to
Claremont. At half-put an the 'pedal train started for
town.
London, England, 1849-03-06

THE COMMAND IN INDIA.

It is understood that Limit:Oen. Sir C. I. Napier
will assume the command in India, and will leave
England to-morrow morning by the mail for Mar-
@villa. Thee Sir William Gomm, to whom despatches
have been actually sent by the government, appoint-
* him to the cammacd, will be at once superseded
by the general: o whom the public now look with
so math confidence as the best sue/resew to the pre-
sent commander-in-chid in the Ponjanb.
Two regiments, viz , the 76th and 87th Foot, will,
it is said, immediately embark for India, or as soon as
tonnage can be provided by the East India Company.
London, England, 1849-09-08

IRELAND.

Drumm, Barman 7.
The deaths of Mr. Murphy, of Mount Minion, a
wealthy capitalist, one of our so-called millionaires,
and of his son and daughter, all by cholera, in three
or four days, have caused a great sensation in society
her•.

Of late there have been constant rumours that an
eminent member of the bar, a Queen's Counsel, is
about to change his political connections. Some have
even gone so far as to say that he and another con-
servaive (lotto's Counsel are running a kindred race
to win the smiles of the preseat ministry. Whether
the government will think it worth while to some
their services remains to be seen. Ths wherl-at
of one of them would not cause much surprise
amongst his professional brethren, who do not predict
for him a political success equal to his forensic
dis i nation.
There has been a most comic debate in the Cork
corp 'ration about some twopenny-halfpenny expenses
incurred on the occasion of the Queen's visit. The
scene was perfectly Pickwickian in its character.
The account given by the treasurer of the trip down
the river on a Fiiday, when the catholic corporators
could not eat meat, and their solacing themselves
with tea, was very laughable. The opposition to
payiPg the expenses arose from only four member. of
the 64 town councillors,
The Z • Post of last night remarks that the
Per has abjured its orangeries°
that the 'a Journal has abandoned its praise
of revolutions and republics; and that the Nation
" has ease mead to the creed of the Erenimg Pod,
and declared that land is the great question in Ire-
land." Sic tempos nortaufer !
In the mea,while, from the low prices of corn, and
the general distress prevailing in the gentry and
middle classes, you may ba assured that the present
unnatural apathy about all political affairs will not
be of long duration here. People must find an outlet
for their dissatisfaction, and it is generally felt that
it will not answer to pdat to the mopping up of
Young Irelandism, and extinguishing small agita-
tors. It is a curious feature in the times here that
I the 001111•MilVIII are beginning to work more keenly
at polities, and to discuss them in their private cir-
cles, more than the so-called liberals, many of whom
are quits content to let things drift on as at present,
without great objects, or any policy at all.
London, England, 1849-09-08

THAMES.

DARING BORGLASS s, a carpenter, Thos.
Cooper, a silk weaver, Fraecis Peacock, ant Was. Peers..
four notorious housebreaker', weer' fl sally essmined, charged
with being engaged in several daring burgleries, dome
days since the pri•oners were committed for a burglary in
the Mass of Mr. Caren, Prescottetreel, Whitechapel,
and on yesterday three other colon were cone into. One
blustery was eommitted at Mr. R madtrees. pro, litter of
the Weavers' Arms, Baker'. Row, near Ile Pavilion
Themre, where they killed a bne bull terrier, broke ors& a
twermary, from which they took N. in c peer, silver spoons,
silver map, and other property to a considerable amount.
Another of the eases gone yesterday was that of Mr.
at, eyeglass tohsecouist in limners whf so
house was hr ken lot t on the murrains of it,. rph ult , when
I cwt. of tob.eco was ab.'raeted, wi.e, shout 28'. 64. in
cyper and silver *easy. The pria.-,,,en Jot,„ and Peeooek
place on the previous day,
had
and ten teen
narkiltasenag about
aincia..thtii,e
palest
cupboard
oNgle,
London, England, 1849-09-08

THE CHOLERA.-PUBLIC PRAYER.

A supplement to the London Gazette of Friday, the
7th of September, sates that at the court at Balmoral, the
6 h day of September, present the Queen's Most Erctllert
Mejesty in council: It was this day ordered by her Majesty
in council, that his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury do
prepare a terra of prayer to Almighty God, on account of the
great mortality caused by the cholera; and that such form
of prayer be need in all churches and chapels in England
and Wales as soon as the ministers thereof shall receive the
sews. And also that all ministers and preachers, as well of
the established church in Scotland, do, at some time during
the exercise of divine service, put up a prayer to Almighty
God on account of the great mortality gassed by the cholera.
London, England, 1849-09-08

THE POLICE COUNTS.

CLERK EN WELL.
COWARDLY ASSAULT.—George Jdottors erss charged with
a murderous sa.ault upon Leti. is Cuok, a married woman
residing at Ball's-pond, Islington.
The prisoner, on Tt.nr.diy let, with the enn-
plainest'', husband, at.d when she in.erfere i for hn proton-
Pon, he turned upon her, and brat and kitked her is. a most
unmerciful manner, until she was insensible. She was
stockit gly bruised and mitilated.
Several witnesseactsnlitmed her evidence, end the prisoner
was Said dl, or in default of payment two mumhs' impri-
sonment in the House of Cotrec ion.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
SERIOUS ASSAULT.—Mr. Victor Lellaftnier, an Importer
of French goods, carrying on business at Na.l, Litt'e Knight
Rider-street, was charged with haying assaul ed Mr. Louis
Prevot, ioterpreter, at the Prince of Wales Hotel, Leieester-
place, Lilt...seer-square.
The complainant, whose face was much braised and
swollen, deposed that about twelve o'clock on the pre-
vim night be was in a pu'dic.honas in Market-street,
Haymarket, taking some refreshment, when the prisoner,
wham he never saw bemre, entered, and immedi .te,y
begaa to quarrel with the compiny, but more particu
Italy with witness, whom he challenged to come oat
and fight in the sty et. Complainant declined having
anything to do with him, wh.n the detendaat sod "he was
an Englubman ante a gentleman, and would kick every
Frenchman oat of the house." What's told him it he was
an English gentleman he would nut ma. use of such fil,hy
language. The prisoner then toe.k a thick stick which he
had in his hand and struck witness errant severe blows
' over the face and eyes and thcn ran away. Com-
, platnant punned him, calling oat Stop thief," as far se
the corner 01 Jercayn.atre t, where he was stopped and
given in charge to a ooestable, who at that moment was
In
pa The g. pri.ener, who made a rambling defence, was fined 51.,
and in default to be committed fur two months.
London, England, 1849-09-08

SPAIN.

The Madrid Casette of the 2nd inst. publishes a'
znyal decree cf the 31st ul'., nisi:olefin M. B.avo
MarilNa to the ministry of finances, and M Bella, IA
zaoo, dtpnty, to that of public instruction and public
works. Tort the ministry is definitively reconsti-
tuted, after a crisis which has lasted for =viral
w. eke. The new minister of finance has, it is said,
drawn up sr plan for the r•gulcion of the finances
and th • debt. _
_ _

It borg buLdsy the Bourse n.mained closed, but
transactions took place out of doors in the Thies per
Conte. at 261.

VENICE.—The Venice Gaulle, of the SW, con-
tains a notification, dated the 30th, by which General
Gorzkowski allows coffee-hence and pubis places to
remain open till we o'clock, p.m. By a decree of the
earns date the paptr-money of Venice, now cultured to
half its nominal value, is to be exchanged for treasury
bills, which are to be current throughout the Lom-
bardo-Venetian kingdom. Marshal Radetaky arrived
at Venice on the 28th, with Archduke Sigiamund.
After reviewing the troops on the square of St. Manto,
the marshal and his mite entered the cathedral, and
hoard meas. The Ambrosian hymn was sung, and
the square was illuminated in the evening.
ROMAN STATES. —The Bologna Casette, of the
80th alt., announces that Monsignor Bedini, the oom-
rextraordinary of the four legations, has
named pro-legate of the city and province of
NAPLES.—A letter from Naples, of the 29th ult.,
ingoouncts the arrival in that city of General Ondinot.
Iktraordinery honours, it appears, were paid to him
order of the kin:.
TUSCANY.—Letters from Florence mention thtt
the Timm government was in negotiation with the
bogie of Rothschild for a loan of 20,000,000 lives.
London, England, 1849-09-08

A 111,368 10 6

The CHAIRMAN after referring to various items
of the preart said, said, that since the tact meeting Mr.
Wad,linghasn, finding that there was a a rang feeling
await et him in the minas of the proprit tors, had re-
street. (Loud Am..) He (the Chairmen) felt hound to
say, though at thy risk of their di•plea•ure, that Mr. vr
dingham was one of the moat able men that tad ever sat at
,her Hie ahili•y wee d. Whenever they
a man forneg aiation, Mr. Weddingham we. the man
for th it purp-ae; and he f. It role •ure that they would
!ft.s d ui' to supply. (A Voce• " But who got
the 5(10,101. ?") This was lr Wa,:d rzham's rof re-
sign.t on, which he had requested might he read to the
111

' • To the Cha:rrain of t' • B Ard of Di-octors of the Wain&

R.ilwsy Company.

"My dear 81r,—As the Board have expressed their
willingness to take tit• it lull share of the responsi-
bilitv the Leeds and Bra slow, Lease, and to exo-
nerate me in their report tron i .dividual blame, I am con-
tent to .et tits peek" of iser o•dleaturs spinet the er•.•s jranu.
tatidts of Mr. Wylie and others, who are comparatively
ignorant on t e subject. At the same time I think it my
duty to h to to the r r•vog mistaken feeling of a section of
th•• sharenolders on the gut jeer of this lease, and to tender
my resignation, which, owing to a change of residence,
would I- ng ago have tmon placed in your bends but for the
wish of the board that I should remain. The fact that fir
see Tel years I devoted the v. at. r put of my time to the
affairs of the Leeds and Bradford Rsitseiy witheur remune-
ration, surely jut tifli a me in 1 &Till held a large interest in
it, and •he objection now taken for the first time, that I
ought not to have been a number of both boards, comes with
a very bad grace after n toile ee of three years —I have toe
brim, to he e,,ur faithfal servant (84rne4)
Sept. 4, 1849 Joax WADDINOW&K."

. -
He had oleo to state that before be came into the room
that d►y, he bad ale • re., iced the resignation of Mr. Mu►-
getrnyd. (Loud the•,•.) He tid no.. wand thus. us the,
apolo,i•t al an♦ man, but to do I is dusty by Wee woh whom
he 110 works.' for to many years. (H-ar ) For the last
four par • Mr. Murgetroyd had devoted an amount of time
to the hitt r.t.'s of the company whi b few or n vein hod
anythil a ills. to do could afford, and ■s far u he hid bad
en opp .rtunity of jorfainz. toed slwate cli.c.nestred his euty
a dir-ctor efficiently and fairly. He would read to them
the Is ter he hail rec•-ived from Mr. Muruatroyd.
" Odatlenten,—Tne gee.t depression of railway property
and the waist at cash lentil in the eb lity and lateerity of its
toseasem,..t, having csuseil ;Teat uneasiness in the put, iJ
mind, and I,roduced a desire among a lard. cls•, of share-
hold, r. for a chins, in the direction. ar.d this be• u
ezpress-d in resarl to evert, to the Millard bo,rd. I have
felt it i.,cursahent on me to peen at the disposal or •he share-
holden the test to which I waa epp,sin•ed by them seven
years ado. Daring the lac: four years of this p-end I have
beta ono of the cutomitko of ataLaptsoot, is oitithatios-
London, England, 1849-09-08

WESTERN AFRICA.

Letters from Saint Laill (Senegal) of the 25th July,
give the details of a sanguina7 engagement which
had taken place between the Frtnoh trove and the
inhabitants of the village of Fraeoyez (Fouta Ton),
come distance up the river. The people from the
neighbouring villages had joined them to resist the
invasion of the French, and encouraged by a vicwry
which their countrymen had gained over the French
some forty years since, the negroes waited the
approach of their assailants with great firmness,
not firing a single shot until the expedition was
within 80 yards of them. The blacks were pro-
tected behind barricades, and no•bing but the
muzzles of their muskets were visible. At length
the Ming began, and for twenty minutes the
most determined reed-tance was made; at length, the
cannon having partly demolished the barricades, a
charge was ordered, and they were soon carried at the
point of the bayonet, when a general route took place,
the blacks throwing away their army, and jumping
into the river to swim to the opposite bulk. Several
discharges of grape were made at them, and a number
of them were killed, after which the village and all
the fields of maize were set fire to and destroyed.
The lass of the blacks is considered to have been very
great, although only 50 of their bodies were found,
the rest having been thrown into the river. The loss
of the expedition amounted to four killed and about
30 wounded, 17 of whom were Europeans. The go-
vernor him-elf was wounded, but not seriously, just
as he was mounting his horse.
London, England, 1849-09-08

RAILWAYS.

TRAFFIC RETURN FOR THE PAST WEEK.

=ea opened. Rename.
Named Railway.
1848. 1849. 1848. 1849.
BRITISH,
31 31 Aberdeen
371 371 Belfast and Ballymena
16 19 Birkenhead, Lane., &Cheshire 94 994
14 14 Balton, Blackburn, and
Wen Yorkshire
854 884 Bristol and Exeter
1371 154 Caledonian 6,14 6.809
694 84 Chester mpl Holyhead
354 354 Dublin and Drogheda......., 83 80.5
71 71 Lublin and Kineetown
474 474 Dundite,Perth,Aberdeen June 1,404 1,405
574 914 Bast Analian 679 673
314 754 But Lancashire
295 322 But.n. Counties and Norfolk 16,30016,254
51 26 Eastern Union
674 674 Edinburgh end Glasgow 4,194 4,269
496 78 Edinburgh and Northern 2,246 2 748,
74 1024 Glasgow, Paisley, and Ayr 2,805 3,033
224 224 Olargow, Paisley,and Greenock 1,247 1,64
- 126 Oreat Nor horn &B. Lineohish - 2,221
130 1681 Great Southern andWestent(l) 3,041 3,423
2061 2.301 Great Western* ....... 21,566 -
70 70 Lasateter and Carlisle 2,692 4,212
1544 2064 Lancashire and Yorkshire 12,660 14,265
- 13 Liverpool,Croabv, & Southport 167
435 135 London and Nov h Winters
4 54 London and Blaekwall
1624 170 Tondos, Brie Mon, and R. Coast 10,958 12,932
196 2164 London and South Western 11,17h 11,410
144 144 Londonderry and Enniskillen 141 -
941 1574 Manehester,Shaff., &Lineolat.Tl 3, 5,061
4234 471 Midland 24,884 24,168
384 60 Midland GreatWeeSMß.(l) 879 1,148
38 38 Monklands
824 110 North British
454 454 Scottish Central
23 48 Shrewabury and Chester BB9 1,545
- 30 Shropshire Union 282
60 571 South Devon 1 897 1,956
16.54 189 B.uth Butern: 10,387 13,038
38 38 Taff Vale ..... 1,850 1,943
36 38 Ulster 741 701
13 13 West Cornwall 282 248
12 12 Wh itch aer n J one, ion lO2, 224
269 2904 York, Newcastle, Berwiek 13,645 13,489
234 2554 York and North Midland 9,402 9.139
FOREIGN.
68 764 Amiens and Boulogne 1,551 -
- 26 Dieppe . 397 942
671 571 Dutch Rhenish
714 714 Montereau an I Troyes
211 211 Northern of France
1076 1074 Orleans to Boneless
72 72 Orleans to T,•un
82 A 2 Paris and Orleans
86 85 Paris and Rosen
- 594 Rouen and Havre
London, England, 1849-12-20

ITALY.

ROMAN STATES.—Tbe Patric. bee the following
from Rome, dattd the 11th inst. :
The Fiecch troops which are hers are about to leave for
France, and will be replaced by others. All this is is accord
with the Pope, who, 1 can affirm, will soon return to the
Vatican The decision is of v. ry recent dote. The retire.
went of General Ristolen, and the appointment of Gent Tel
B agony ell:titbits invested at the same time with the
tart'
comma d and with diplomatic functioi.s, had alarmed
the Beefed College and the Pope himself. The first interview
of General Beragaay d'liillien with his highness was not a
pleasant one The Pope said he was pleased with Mode
wished to remain. UM passed a warm eulopiuni on
Curcellee, and talked of the services tendered to order and
security by Gee. Ruatolan, and the conference terminated
with tee Pope's laying that he would be happy to sae den.
harsguay lien at Rome, but at a later period. The
gen, rid, who is rather susceptible, did not conceal his dii-
eppointment at this reeeptim. The diplomatists, however,
endeavoured to remove this want of good intelligence by theit
efforts with the general on the one hai.d, ar d the Pope on the
other, and they succeeded. The general had another interview,
and • frank explanation ensued. Ilia highness told the general
that a few days before he had been solicited to visit Bologna
before going co Rome, but, as he thought this would be dis-
i leasing to his good friend., he declined the invitation. Ile
s lid that, anxious as he was ti be amocg his faithtul people
the ligation', he would quit Portici only to go to Rome.
Re added, " From what Ras been related to me by the Car-
dinal Castraceio Castracsne, and which agrees with other in-
tormatiiin in letters from Cardinal Mai, better sentiments arc
'eking possession of the public mind; faith revives, and the
churches are filled. The moment is therefore favourable.
I could have wished not to return until the loan had been
concluded. That would have permitted me to adept sime
li 'andel m aaaaa es, of which my poor people have great
need ; but money matters never advance fast enough, and if
they ere relayed much longer, I shall not wait perhaps for
their completion, for it Rome wants me, my heart yearns for
Itt..rne." This paternal language delighted the goitre', who
is now full of hope.
London, England, 1849-12-20

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COD RT.—YVTIRDAT.
Baron Ma. Joint's Comunos win Ma. Baum Bows.
THE ATTEMPTED PARRICIDE AT CHISWICK.
This 0114 was reported fully in yesterday's Edpress, with
thstexception of the verdict, which, nit haling been de-
livered at the time of our going to press, appeared in pen
012.1/ of oar lIIIIrMaCIO.
he jury retired at a quarter to three o'clock, and were
absent about half an hour, when they returned their verdict
Binding the prisoner Grapy upon the mint chorginn the
intent to be tit do grievous bily harm to te rosecutor.
They at the same time said they strongly recommended
him to mercy, on the ground that the act had been
committed by the prisoner while under the excitement of

_
liquor.
-Toe prisoner was then removed; and just before the
court rose he was again Women up to moire sentence.
Mr. Juice Coleridge, addressing him, said that the jury
had found him guilty I tiring ss pistol at the prosecutor with
intent to do him grievous bodily harm, and had acquitted
his of the more eerious pertion of the charge. They had et
the same time recommended hint strongly to the merciful
coosideration of the court, ant he was always glad to attend
to such a recommendation when it wee hominid upon a
prim ground. In this case, however, the jury had giv• a
the recommendation upon the ground that he had committed
the act while under the influenced liquor, and his dots.
compelled him to 9.y that the °oast could not allow triat fact
in any way to operate es en excuse, and that thee could a .it
foe a moment permit it to be thought that it was any pal-
liation of an Misses that it was committed midsr the is
Ammo, el drink. He mold not hlp thinking that in the
' present ewe ire prisoner, having formed the detpers'• de
sign which to some intent he had carried oat, had fades
Toured to trity himself to commit it by the exei:ement
of drink. He had now, therefore, to answer for a most
grievous mime. Upon some reel or imaginary grievance he
had deliberately armed himself with two loaded pistols, at d
havi.g gone to its house of his fattier a, a time whet. he
I knew he should find him helpless and unsuspecting, he bad
di.otiarged both the weapons at his fib. lather), anti had
4,, him ape, the around bathed In his olood and apparently
dead. Raman nature shuddered at Milk an ~leesd it ins
one which could Madly be eonsirlered powible pri ved,
as in the present Instance, by the eiswrest risible teeti,..owl
Under them dreemelmllem, the mart tit had no *hema-
tite Wrms era tin a asoweas that Would remove bun
from so saasaiy, asi he a isay hag period. The prisoner.
was Sea ssalsass4 Is ba laiwsplets6 fa 16 yams.
London, England, 1849-12-20

GREECE.

('nr Malta correspondent studs us the following :
" Letters from Atht ns and IV rae s!ate that rumours
of a change of ministry are still afloat, but it is be-
lieved to be only a rumour. The government has
published a statement of the revenue and expense for
1849. Income, including the advance of 3,835,473
drachmas from the three powers, 20,319,429
drachmas ; expense, 19,640,173 drachmas ; leaving a
surplus of 679 256 drachmas, or about 25,0001.
Brigandage still flourishes: a band bat appeared near
Corinth, on the high road 'o Argos, and levied con-
tributions on many traveller..."

MALTA, Dec. 13.
The Penins-lar and Oriental steamer Irclus came
in early this morning from Alexandria with 54 pas-
engem. MM.'s steamer Medusa will leave at noon
for Marseilles with the Indian mail.
The Sultan arrived here on the Bth from South-
' anipton end Gibraltar, with 54 passengers, and pro-
ceeded the following morning to Constantinople.
She made the quickest pass :ge on re mrd, in 8 cleys
13 hours, under steam from S mthampton to Malta.
The want of a mid-monthly mail, via Southampton,
is much felt here, and it is cord;ally hoped that the
Peninsular and oriental Company will, u it is re-
ported, again have the contr act, es formerly, to run
on to Alexandria with the India Mails on the 13th cf
each month. If they do not get it, the government
must send out some steamers to replace thise now
running, for certain is it that they will all bteak
down before the winter is over.

Her Majesty's steamer Medina, due on the 30:h
ult., did not make her appearance until the 7th, lav-
ing got ashore when leaving Memellke, and lost Der
rudder. Her maga and passeneers came here In the
Fri:itch steamer of the 6th. Her Majesty's steamer,
Merlin, left the Mlle thy fur Alexandria with the
India made, to endeavour to catch the Indian steamer
at Suez. Her Majesty's 'reamer Triton left on the
Bth with the mails for Yams and the lonian lalat.d..

PARLIAMENTARY AND FINANCIAL REPOS...—.
MIZTII,4O AT RICIIIIWID.-Last night a meeting was held
in tht new Lecture Hall adjoining the Castle Hotel, Rich-
mond, in forthwith@ of the above object The meeting ww
announced for seven o'clock, and by that time the ,body.wf
the ball and capacious gallery were nearly filled. Mr.
Whitely, of the Vineyard, in the chair. The Chairman
spoke at some length in explanation of the principle. of the
Natinnal Reform A•sociation, ann called on the meeting to
second their efforts to increase the numbers of independent
voters by joining the Freehol.. Land Society. Several other,
speakers having addressed the meeting, the proceedings ter-
minattd with a vets of thanks to the chairman.
London, England, 1849-12-20

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANS.ON•HOUSE.

Alt INOOILRIOIRLI MINDICLIIT —GOOrgll Drflefr, the
chairman of h. B ggitut Club, who was a few days ago
brought bets,* fildtrusan C m4en upon the charge of haying
solicited charity, was put to the tsar for final exsmination.
Horatord, one of t• o t Metro of the Meudielty Society,
practiced a cortificate of the convictions of the prisoner,
which Ind been obtained at the office of Mr. Clark, the clerk
of tt e peace. 'the witness cud the prisoner had been cons
emitted duet the year 1634, upon complaints made by the
Ihnilicity B misty alone, for diffsseut perioes, 28 times, and
that under accusations made through other channels he
bad undergone imprisonment, the term of which exceeded
that .4 his exoracti,n from punishment during that time.
He was eats siety fond of pastry, according to the officer's
dbscriptioss, and bad been followed by persons who were
Prompted by rai n curiosity into confectioners' shops in
I which he was known to have spent Is. 64. a2s. is dilative
of the kiwi la halt ea bait..
London, England, 1849-12-20

SPAIN.

The Chamber of Deputies rejected on the 12th, by
130 notes to 30, the proposition of M. Silva to conso-
lidate all the public debt into 2t per cent. stock. In
opposing the measure the minister of finance inti-
mated that the government will, as soon as possible,
present to the a bill relative to the debt. On
the 13th some discussion took place on a motion 'on
*s numerous emigrations which have recently taken
plies from the provinces of Murcia, Alicant, and
Absteria, which appear to have caused great misery,
but after hearing the explanations of the minister
of marine, the Chamber passed to the order of the day.
The Chamber afterwards proceeded to discues a bill of
M. Olozsga and others for preventing the exercise of
official influence in elections. The Heraldo announces
the arrival at Hareems of 800 meo, and at Roses of
1,000 men, of the expedition to Italy. The Clamor
Publico mays that the government has decided to
organise a legion of 8,000 men for the service of the
Pope. The same journal announces that, in conse-
quence of the rejection of his proposition, M. Silva has
resigned his seat in the commission of 1848 for the re-
gulaUon of the debt.
Oar correspondent writes:
MADRID, Dcc. 13.
Tits Casette contains directions with reference to
the royal decree on postage of letters. On the Ist of
January, 1860, wilt be abolished the present system
London, England, 1849-10-12

THB POLICE COURTS.

GUILDHALL.

Whom Mum Big= OF Rosssas.—Edasard Gracie, of
No. 3, Persival.eMeat, Clarkenwell, was brought up for final
emestuaties charged with obtaining two books, value
el. 16e. 64., under false pretences.
The evidence taken on the previous mandaation
that the prisoner had been Is the movies of Mears. XVI?:
ton and Co., of Bt. Paul's Churchyard and Waterloo-place,
booksellers, for some time se collector of works, but in con.
sequenos of hie making a Wes entry is his book relative to
charged,ay some money on bakaU of the firm he was
when It was subsequently discovered that he had
the previous day called at the home in Wats/too-place and
obtained two valuable books. repromoning that they wore
wanted at the establishment in fk. Paul's Churchyard, when
much was net the ems.

AtaiiiaZd evidence wu adduced yesterday, from which
It appeared that the prisocer has plundered lame quantities
of valuable books from the stook of Haan. Rivingtoa and
other booksellers. lie was mmunitted on two "Urges, and
was remanded until to-morrow teethe deposition' to be made
out, when Ite will be conveyed to Newts's.