The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-31 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31, 1863,

came as nothing less than an exquisite relief to the
loyal subjects of the QUEEN when at last there

appeared among those clouds of grief the two radiant
breaks, first on Saturday, the ,7th of March,

when the Princess ALEXANDRA arrived in England,

passing through London in a triumphal reception,

and, finally, on Tuesday the 10th of March,
when in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Her

Royal Highness was taken to wife by the
Royal Bridegroom. Those two dates marked the
auspicious commencement of the year. Parliament
had already reassembled at Westminster before the
close of the preceding month of February. But

Parliament was in no very notable way whatever
to illustrate the twelvemonth politically, that is, by
any very striking legislative proceedings. Politi-
cally, in truth, the year has been very much like
the ruck on the Derby—nowhere. The Parliament
did little else than simply approve or reject
what had bcon done, or attempted to be done,
by the Ministers, apart from it. In the way
of innovation or improvement, it effected scarcely
anything, it may be said, in that way, to have
attempted scarcely anything. A reduction
of the Income Tax and a considerable modification
of the Tea Duty, were happily brought about, it is
true, by Mr. GLADSTONE, as constituting, together,
part and parcel of his highly elaborated, but not
altogether successful, Budget, The declension of
Mr.GLaDsToNE's influence over the House, in truth,
was, upon more tha'n one occasion, signalised very
strikingly indeed during the course of this last ses-
sion, the session of 1863. And not only the decrease
of Mr. GLADSTONE'S influence, but the decrease
even of Lord PALMERSTON'S. The Chancellor of
the Exchequer's project for imposing licenses upon
cubs, for the purpose of adding a few wretched

little driblets to the Treasury, had to be ignomi-
niously abandoned by him—had to be eliminated by
him from his Budget, The like had to be done by him,
fearfully against the grain, with regard to his still
more vexatious, his almost scandalous scheme for
extorting some petty additions to the revenue by
means of a cruel screw put upon Public Charities,
namely, by the actual taxation of endowments !
Finally, among these very noticeable sessional re-
jection of certain pet ministerial projects, there was
the stormy, the absolutely tumultuous occasion
upon which Lord PALMERSTON'S influence and Mr.
GLADSTONE'S influence, combined, failed to save
the Government from a very signal defeat—i.e., by
the peremptory rejection in the House of Commons
of the proposal made successively by the Premier
and the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the pur-
chase for the nation of that hideous architectural
monstrosity thu International Exhibition dean at
South Kensington. To this end, Lord PALMER
STUN, it is true, contrived to obtain a preliminary
vote to the extent of £67,000 for the pur-
chase of the land there. But, when a
subsequent vote of £105,000 came to be asked for
by the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the pur-
chase and alteration of the buildings there erected
upon that land, a vote involving an eventual
expenditure of some £300,000 altogether, and
this for a purpose wholly distasteful both to
the country and to the House—who does not
remember the result ? Mr. DISRAELI himself
being, then and there, refused a hearing !
The champions of an intermediate arrangement
—an arrangement designed to satisfy all par-
ties by one of those compromises safe, whenever
adventured upon, to satisfy no ole—were groaned
down in the midst of indescribable confusion ! The
division showing the rejection of the plan to have
been decided by a majority of 287, as opposed to a
minority of 181. If we except merely the triumph
of a Bill against the Garotters, the bill authorising
the infliction of corporal punishment for robberies
with violence—we may say that but one Legislative
enactment of any value, or of any importance, was
inscribed by our Legislature on the Statute Book
in 1863. Namely, that gencroun moasuro whorcby
the Crown, the Lords, and the Commons
of these realms, authorised in 1863 the
appointment of Roman Catholic Chaplains in
goals whenever prisoners of that communion are
found to be numerous. To the honour of the
Conservative leaders, be it said, they, in both
Houses, supported this measure although strenu-
ously opposed in so doing by their own party.
Among the other incidents of the session worthy of
note in any way, were the rejection of Mr. SOMES'
bill for the suppression of the sale of fermented
liquors on Sundays—the startling speech delivered
by Lord HENRY LENNOX revealing certain flagrant
indications of misgovernment in Southern Italy,
under the rule of the Liberating King—Mr.
COBDEN'S vehement attack, no ov on the Admi-
ralty system, now upon the popular Prime Minister
(preliminary tokens of ascerhity destined to even-
tuate in the same hon. member's flagrant personal
onslaught upon the Editor of the Times newspaper)
—Mr. POPE HENNESSY'S noble advocacy in the
House of Commons, and Lord ELLENBOROUGII'S in
the House of Lords, their noble and often re-
newed advocacy in both houses of the outraged
rights and imperilled liberties of Poland—Mr.
BERNAL OSBORNE'S brilliant, and in many ways
admirable speech on the Irish Church Question—
and, to crown all, as perhaps the incident of
the session, the extracrdinary exhibition of
himself made by Mr. ROEBUCK in his novel
aspect as Tearem fawning about the ancles and
licking the boots of the Emperor NAPOLEON !
Tearem, who but very recently, indeed, before. that,
had, when apparently in a half rabid state, been
so very noisily and spitefully yelping at the heels
of his Imperial MAJESTY

Although England has alone among the nations
of Europe, not only refused, but discourteously
refused to accede to the French EMPEROR'S propo-
I4lien of a Congress of Peace—a Congress that may
been Utopian, but might have proved in
smut
'way, even though it were but partially
pr act' y'
nes swept aside the mere chance of an
avoidat%
of the general war everyday becoming
more lrateitu, ut--nevertheless England, in 1863, has
given two
signal indications of her solicitude to
maintain a chit,,
Ar of moderation and of magna-
nimity, First of
I, by declining the Crown of
when proft
A 4 to his Royal Highness
Prince ALFRED. 114,
"cendly, by ceding to the
Kingdom
ne Greece ,_EI o
oi
of
Greece the Whole of those lonian
Islands over which the
q rch of these realms
has, since the Peace of 1815, _
t'iloereised the rights
of Sovereignty under and form of a
Protectorate. the tine
_

dt-hls t'li eavte
rapidly to its
Altogether the year now
Idtri:nitill b
close, this year of gra e chiefly
as perhaps
remembered in the hereafter
remarkably signalised as a most memorable
twelvemonth by certain startlingly
peculiarities noticeable in its Obituary. For, witm,
the compass of this one year, England has had to
mourn over the death of many of her chiefs, of her
chiefs in many ways, of her chiefs in many diffe-
rent departments and professions. The head of the
War Department, Sir GEORGE LEwis! The Arch-
bishop of Canterbury,Dr. SUMNER ! The Archbishop
Dublin, Dr. WHATELY ! The Governor-General
of India, the Earl of ELGIN ! The Judge of the
new Divorce Court, Sir CRESWELL CRESSWELL !
The most venerable of all the occupants of the Bench,
Hr. Justice WIGHTmArt ! One of the most illustrious
of her ea-Chancellors, Lord LYNDHURST ! Two of the

most conspicuous of her warriors, Field-Marshal
Lord CLYDE and General Sir JAMES OUTRAM ! One
of the very greatest of her national painters, WIL-
LIAM MULREADY, R.A,, not forgetting that
great artist's younger and accomplished brother
academician, AUGUSTUS EGG ! Fina ly—passing
over a throny; of eminent men and women, also gone
from the m',dst of us in 1863, a novelist like Mrs.
TROLLOY. E, a religious poet like Dr. FABER, an
engmver like Mr. \VILLMORE, an architect like
Professor COCKERELL—has not England had bitter
reason to mourn the loss this year of an inimitable
writer likb WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY,
with whose great name, as one of the latest, as it is
also one of the very noblest oa the list, we close the
melancholy catalogue.

The winter mmths are usually regarded as a

ime of trial for the poor. The long nights en-
ailing the use of artificial light, the bitter weather

necessitating warmer clothing and frequent fires,

and the increased price of provisions are all matters

of regret and causes of uneasiness to the anxious
head of the little household who finds it quite
enough to do to keep the mouths fed and the feet

shod in the glowing summer days. Cold and
hunger are formidable foes when the cupboard is
empty and the hearth cheerless; but winter too
often adds to all these troubles by bringing in its
train a scarcity of work. Many trades can only

be advantageously carried on by daylight, and what
is called in London the dull season is generally

dull in commercial as well as in fashionable circles.

At the present time a good many complaints are
being made of the badness of the season, and the
crowds who beset our workhouse doors to obtain a
night's lodging painfully confirm the truth of such
lamentations. It is therefore with great regret that
we see an honest and profitable means of obtaining a
livelihood about to be taken from the poor at a season
so unfriendly to them. We allude to the printed
notices now placarded throughout the district of

arylebone, which inform the public that all street
obstructions are to be forthwith removed from the
neighbourhood, and that after this week all goods
exposed for sale outside shops, and all barrows,
trucks, and stalls, found infringing the notice, will

be seized, and legal penalties enforced. This notice,
which, it seems, has taken the locality in question
by surprise, has excited a good deal of angry feel-
ing, and several of the placards have been defaced
and torn down as victims to popular indignation.
It is not astonishing that the inhabitants of the sur-
rounding parts are somewhat excited on the subject,
since it will not only occasion considerable incon-
venience to humble householders, but throw a large
number of destitute persons entirely out of employ-
ment, probably bringing them to the parish as bur-
dens on •the ratepayers. It will be remembered
that some time ago a similar attempt was made in
Westminster, and the street stalls in Broadway,
Strutton-ground, and other places, were removed,
and their owners dispersed. Some influential per-
sons of the vicinity, sympathising in the distress
occasioned by this proceeding, endeavoured to pro-
cure a reversion of the sentence. They succeeded
so far as to obtain from the Local Board the cancel.
ling of the original motion which had occa-
sioned the interference of Sir RICHARD
MAYNE, but that functionary persistently
refused to withdraw his orders. Several
public meetings on the subject were held in the
locality, and the cause of the stallkeepers and bar-
row-holders was supported by most of the respect-
able tradesmen belonging to those parts. It seemed
to be unanimously admitted that the stallkeepers
were there by right of ancient custom, some of the
stalls having been held by the same family for fifty
years, and that no fault was to be found with their
conduct, which was orderly and respectable, while
the wives of artisans and other poor people found
these irregular shops afford them great convenience.
Notwithstanding the unanimous feeling of the
neighbourhood, however, Sir limaAhD MAINE de-
clined to suffer the stalls and barrows to return to
their old quarters, although the anxiety and excite-
ment among the lower classes was said to be very
great, and many of the aged stallkeepers, who were
fit for no other occupation, declared they must go
to the workhouse if their unly means of support
were taken from them. The matter, we believe,
still remains in abeyance, and most probably many
of these poor people have been compelled to throw
themselves on the parish since winter set in.
Whether the younger and more ablebodied of their
fellows have followed their example, or whether
they have taken to darker and more dangerous
courses, we may not tell, but we know
the terrible temptations that await friendless
poverty, soured by disappointment, and irri-
tated by a sense of harsh treatment and
injustice. Whatever hardships they may have
been reduced to, it seems that such considerations
hate little or no weight with the authorities of
Marylebone, who have chosen the heart of the
winter for suddenly discovering that the stalls
and barrows, which have been in their streets for
years, are obstructions and incumbrances. It is a
serious thing to deprive men and women of the
means of honestly earning their daily bread; it
should not be lightly done without thinking of the
evil and misery which it may entail. The class
who suffer from these arbitrary proceedings are not
in a position to make themselves heard. Unless
some more fortunately-situated persons take up
their cause there is not much chance of its being
known. They cannot make speeches, write letters,
or bring their grievances in any way prominently
forward, but they can feel nevertheless. They slip
quietly out of sight, sinking lower and lower in
the scale, reaching the depths of poverty, perhaps
of crime, and without the effect being traced back
to the cause by the indifferent and careless lookers-
on. If the inhabitants of a district do not complain
of inconvenience or obstruction, there seems to be
little reason for official interference ; but if such a
change must be made this is surely not the season
to select for it. We shall hope to hear that the re
formers have reconsidered their proceedings, and
the fulfilment of their threat, if not altogether
abandoned, has at least been considerably delayed.

Sir JOHN PAKINGTON'S remarks on Education
are always well worthy of perusal, and we are sure
to glean therefrom a correct idea of the state of
affairs in that department, and some good general
opinions on the progress and influence of these
Societies and Institutions that have of late years
sprung up in various forms in so many places, and
been productive of a new era in the intellectual
development of the age. In nothing, indeed, has
the social history of our community been more die.
tinguished than in the formation of these societies.
In this instance Sir JOHN PAKINGTON delivered an
address at the Kidderminster Mutual Improvement
?°eietY• The right hon. baronet entered at some
•-•.
"Km into the chief points that were suggested by
the anui L.
eeta before him, and very truly declared
that 94 thesee_ institutions were most important in
fostering
til moral and intellectual improvement
of the
male is quite correct, and it is im-
possible to overestimate the importance of this
imparted,movementel and of a nature to survive many
more rt as a treat national work, whose influ•
coca on the population, if
gradually infused, is yet
u
yfi tarlling changes and more strong demons-
^ tsratelione. Sir J-01IN FAKINGToIi Mao referred to

the excellent address of the Marquis of HARTING

TON to a meeting in Lancashire, in which he made
some very noticeable remarks on what he
had seen in America. His speech has since
aroused the wrath of Mr. BRIGHT, who
is virtuously indignant that his chosen race
should be thus satirised, and spoke in no
measured terms of the mistakes made by Lord
HARTINGTON. It would not appear, however,
to an attentive observer that there is any exagge

ration at all in the forcible language of his lord-
ship, but Mr. BRIGHT may subscribe to the
adage that the greater the truth the greater the

libel. The chief faults of the American character
may be traced to their origin in the accounts given
by Lord HARTINGTON of the process of education
to which the young are subjected. They are taught
to admire what is large more than what is good, and
especially to think moat of all that is American.
These feelings developed more fully have been
exhibited to the world since the outbreak of the
great war now raging, and the sad spectacle of want
of faith, and lamentable omission of all chivalrous
feelings that have been conspicuous on one side of
the belligerents, at all events may bear strong evi-
dence of the faulty nature of the instruction im-
parted in early years, and the lack of high principle
as the foundation of all conduct in peace or war.
Sir JOHN PAKINGTON likewise discoursed on the vast
advantages possessed by our press over that of Ame-
rica. The newspapers of that country exercise a
most deleterious influence on the public mind, and
it is to be deeply regretted that so clever and ener-
getic a people are so led astray, and carried away
by the food so unwisely afforded to their intellects.
Our own press, however mistaken in some points, is
conducted in a very different spirit, and is influ-
enced by a much higher tone, as constrasted with
the mode established in America. Sir JOHN
PAKINGTON alluded in very favourable terms to
these institutions for the benefit of the working
classes after they have left school. It stands to reaso❑
that with the claims upon them the poor children
cannot be kept long from taking their share in the
burdens of the family, and thus they are removed
from a place where they would acquire the genial
influences of instruction, and be subjected to the
elevating and exciting effects of knowledge. It is
after this deprivation that all these societies are so
useful; they come in as land marks for the igno-
rant, as beacons for the cultivated, and as a good
meeting-ground for all to unite the various ideas
an 1 several schemes that may float vaguely through
the mind, but will come to nought if left totally
neglected and passed by. It is a very gratifying
thing to reflect upon, that many by these intellectual
enjoyments and intelligent pursuits are prevented
from falling into temptation, and also are enabled
to acquire a keener relish for the best and wisest
subjects of contemplation, instead of gradually
sinking down into the standard of mere sensual
amusements and grovelling pursuits. The mind
that does not go forward must deteriorate, and in
a few years the few acquirements that were gained
at school Will be almost forgotten, and the possessor
be deprived of the valued store, inasmuch as they
can serve to guard and guide him in the labyrinth
of life. There seems some force in Sir
JOHN PAKINGTON'S observations regarding the
superiority of classes over lectures, the former ; be
said, would be found the best means of repairing
the deficiencies that those who had been neglected
in earlier years might have to complain of, and
should therefore be well attended to and sedulously
cared;for. The right hon. baronet's closing remark
has been fully verified of late years, that.it was in
times of trouble that they all learned to appreciate
the benefits of these Institutions. They then
exhibited the vast amount of good that in more
equable states of society had lain dormant. The
events in Lancashire have been striking proofs to
attest the veracity of this statement, and such an
example stimulate other place to go and do like-
wise, to prepare themselves in the quiet days for the
dark time that may one day overtake them, and
whose fierce ordeal can only be successfully passed
through by those who have strengthened their
mind to endure disappointment by the lessons of
wisdom and the teachings of reflection, which in
the evil days will not fail them, but remain their
firm and constant supporters and their allies.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

[REUTER'S TELEGRAM.]

THE SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN QUESTION•

The Cologne Gazette of yesterday contains the
following letter, sent by the Duke of Augustenburg
to the Emperor Napoleon, and his Majesty's reply :
Sire,—Having taken possession, after the decease of his
late Majesty Frederic VIE., of the Government of the
Duchies of Schleswig-Holstein—the obligation to do so be-
ing imposed on me in my quality of legitimate heir—l
venture to submit to the high justice of your Majesty some
observations relative to the rights which it is my duty to
claim in the name of my house, and still more so in the
name of my country.
Assuredly the essential points of this grave question
have not escaped the penetrating regard of your Majesty,
but the spirit of party and the passions excited by interests
foreign to the question of right have so tended to obscure
this cause, so simple in itself, that your Majesty, I hope,
will excuse the eagerness which induces me to succinctly
recall in this letter the bases on which, as it appears to me,
the cause should be judged. Just in the sight of God, the
cause which I am called on to defend certainly has not to
dread the judgment of any impartial tribunal. It suffices
that it should be investigated without prejudice.

All the sympathy which the unfortunate situation of my
country might inspire may be dispensed with—a rigorously
impartial examination of our rights and our troubles is all
that we demand in the face of Heaven. And it is this rigor-

but impartial examiuition7but free from all prejudice

—that before all I venture to hope, with entire confidence,
from your Majesty, from that spirit of high justice which
you have so many times manifested in so magnanimous a
manner.

But, sire, in confining myself to demand justice for my
country, I should not forget the circumstances which espe-
cially impose on me a duty, and which without doubt will
be of great weight in the sight of a generous equity. In
the cause of the duchies, positive and historical right is
found in union with the wishes of their numerous and
loyal population, with their dearest and most holy inte-
rests—with the interests of their nationality. Your Ma-
jesty has never been indifferent to the voice of oppressed
peoples—the whole of Europe bears witness to this. Your
Majesty will still deign to sympathise with the sufferings,
with the unjust oppression, which the inhabitants of
Schleswig-Holstein have suffered because they have re'
mained faithful to the traditions of their country and to tee
language and customs of their fathers. It is through me,
from the success of my claims, that they expect the termina-
tion of their sufferh,gs, and I venture to say it is on this
account, on account of these hopes, 1 cannot renounce the
duty of seeking the re-establishment of the hereditary
rights which have developed upon me.
Besides, we cannot refuse to perceive that the ques-
tion so much debated in the duchies is now of great im-
portance in more than one respect, and extends far beyond
the material interests immediately involved. It excites a
lively and impassioned interest, such as, in short, may lead
to grave consequences if its effects an not appreciated
at their just value. The whole of Germany is agitated-
A. glance at the whole of the German countries, from the
boners of the Rhine to the shores of the Baltic, suffices to
produce the conviction that men's minds there are not
satisfied, that peace and public tranquillity will never be
restored there on a solid basis; that, in short, the torch of
revolution will not be extinguished till the question of the
duchies is settled in conformity with the laws of equity and
with the interest of nationality—until, in fact, this country
is wrepted from the domination of the foreigner, and re-
stored to its legitimate sovereign. It should be well un-
derstood that any decision in an opposite sense can only be
regarded as provisional in the eyes of 40,000,000 of Ger-
mans. Even should it be sought to clothe such a decision
in the most solemn forms, it would never be regarded by
the nation otherwise than as a struggle to be recom-
menced. Without doubt it is superfluous to descant further
on the dangers of such a situation. They are but too
evident.
And he who demands justice in the name of a right vene •
rable and sacred on so many accounts, and in the name
of important interests of which destiny has rendered him
depositary—will it not be permitted to him to believe that
your Majesty intends, and that fate offers you the opportu-
nity to second, the noble enterprises for which Europe is
bound to thank you—those generous efforts, the object of
which is to render justice to the interests of nationality, in
avoiding the dangers wh.ch surround their claims, as elo-
quent words have recently proclaimed before the whole of
Europe.
In confidently submitting the question of right to the en-
lightened appreciation of your Majesty, I dare to hope, sire,
that the noble cause confided to nie will find its best sup-
port in the elevated views and the generous sentiments
which animate you.
In casting a retrospective glance over my past life, I find
in it melancholy reminiscences. I also have had to struggle
against an adverse fate; I have had to support painful re-
verses ; and, if a feeling of pride were permitted me, I would
add that I also have never lost courage, I have never re-
nounced hope, nor forsaken my duty. May Providence also
accord, in a much more modest degree, that fortunate suc-
cess of which one of the most illustrious Sovereigns of
Europe and one of the moat powerful Crowns offers to the
world so gloriods an example.
When I recall the happy days I have been permitted to
spend in France, at the Wart of your Majesty, when I pro •
ceeded thither to present the homage of sentiments which
are due to you on so many accounts, the remembrance of
the magnanimous interest which your Majesty was good
enough to display towards me, of the kind words which
you did me the honour to address to me, presents itself
vividly to my memory. It is a sweet satisfaction to dwell
on this, and this happy memory seems to me to be a gua-
rantee for the future.
I now await without fear the decision to which your Ma-
jesty will be pleased to arrive at respecting my good and
just cause, Full of confidence, I dare to hope that you will
not reject a claim for rights the legitimacy of which cannot
be doubted : that, on the contrary, you will deign to receive
my claims with a generous sympathy, and accord to them
the powerful support of the suffrage of France.—l have the
honour to be, &c.,

(Signed) FREDERIC,

Gotha, Deo. 2, 1863.

ANSWER OF THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON.

My Cousin,—l have read with great interest the letter
which you have sent to me, and I hasten to reply to it.
I know nothing more honourable than to be the repre-
sentative of a cause which supports itself on the inde-
pendence and the nationality of a people; and on this ac-
count you may rely on my sympathy, for I shall be always
consistent in my conduct. If I have fought for Italian
`independence. if I have raised my voice for Polish na-
tionality, I cannot have other sentiments in Germany, nor
obey other principles. But the Great Powers are united
by the Convention of London, and their assembling can
alone resolve without difficulties the question which inte-
rests you. I regret, then, very sincerely on this acoount,
as on so many others, that England has refused to assist
at the Congress which I proposed.
It is unfortunate that the Diet was not consulted on
the rights of a duchy forming part of the German Cont a-
doration ; also Denmark may be in the wrong as regards
Germany; but on one side I deplore that the Confedera-
tion believed itself obliged to intervene in Holstein before
the question of succession was decided, for intervention,
which can bring on very grave complications, does not de-
cide this question, and if Denmark were oppressed by
powerful neighbours public opinion would incline towards

her.
I therefore sincerely wish that your rights may be
examined by the Germanic Diet, that their decisions may
be submitted to the signatures of tho Convention of Lon-
don, and that thus the national sentiment which is
manifested so energetically in Germany may receive by
common accord a legitimate satisfaction.
I embrace with pleasure this occasion to offer you the
assurance of my esteem and constant favour. On this, my
cousin, I pray God that He may have you in His sacred
keeping.
Compiegne, Dec. 10, 1863.

NArOLEON,

LIGHT LITERATURE.—The following are the
titles of some of the-tales now in course of publica-
tion in the penny and halfpenny weekly journals :—' Red-
Handel Hugh, or the Heir of Osmond Hall'—' The Man
in Gray,' by the author of ' The Woman in Black '—
Sea Drift, or the Wreckers of the Channel'--• The Basi-
lisk's Eye'—' Deeds of Darkness, or a Fight against Fate'--
' The Smuggler Chieftain, or the Witch of Eccleston Moor'
The Gipsey Buccaneer, or Secret of the Sea'—' Claude
Duval, or the Dashing Highwayman'—' The Hunted
Felon, or a Mother's Vengeance, by the author of The
Murdered Wife'—' Oscar Bertrand,' by the author of The
Black Band'—' Cartouche, or the Noble Highwayman'
—'The Queen of Night, or the Secret of the Red Lodge'—
' Isabel's Vengeance, a Romance of London Life'—' The
Mystery of Merlin's Cave,' by the author of Leonora, or
Crime of the Deepest Dye The Daughter of
Midnight, by the author of Ruth the Betrayer, or
the Female Spy Mazeppa, or the Dwarf's Revenge
een
Philip's Revenge, a Story of a Lone Island
The
Jack, or the Daring Highwayman—. Jenny
Mysteries of London'—"The Women of Lond:nr r---0,
or the
Dive', or the Lady Highwayman'—'
Highwayman's Daughter'—' The B,e_c!isci, Dess,
14acniimpreber'—' Con-
or the
fessions of a Ticket .of-Leave Man'-- "
31ornion's Daughter'
flue Skin,
Knight of the Road'—' Jessie, the
n, the only
The Ghost's Secret, a Terror'--
w
Romance giving the lull adventures of Jonathan Wild and
Jack Sheppard.'
ciOES.—LLAESTERIIAN, Dec. 29.
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Sidan Sands
squally r. The lifeboat of the national institution
at rerryside at once proceeded to her assistance. On arriv-
jug at the sands they found that the ship lay in a very
perilous position, with her head to the northwards, and
with only four feet of water alongside at low water. By
the timely assistance of tho lifeboat the vessel was fortu-
nately got afloat, and taken to a safe anchorage in Caldy
Roads. The lifeboat remained by her the whole of the
day and night. The vessel proved to be the ship British
India, of Liverpool, 2,000 tons burthen, hound from Bom-
bay to that port with a general cargo.