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London, England, 1847-10-28 00:00:00

THURSDAY EVENING-, OCTO►EER 2B, 1847.

Hill two hundred years ago, contrasted with another
taken recently. The change is very perceptible ; in the
one view only a few shrubs or trees are to be seen in the
park, and the background presents a wide expanse of
land and water; in the other, a noble avenue of
trees adorns the hill, and a whole city has
sprung up along the banks of the Thames, St.
Paul's crowning the far distance. If the succeeding
volumes of this series equal this first one, the " Lon-
don Excursions" will form a most agreeable and
useful work, calculated by its information to increase
the pleasure of anv country trip among those bent on
such excursions, and at the same time to convey an
accurate idea of surrounding scenes to others who,
less fortunate, cannot examine them for themselves..

BURNS' CABINET LIBRARY FOR THE
Y 0 UNG.-7 he Book of Poetry—The Book of Fable
and Allegory—Stories from Herodutus—Tales for
the Young, by Christian Andersen.
If the children of the present day are not wter or
happier than their ancestors, it is certair.,y not the
fault of either authors or publishers. While the
former exert all their powers to rendr:x works of in-
struction pleasant, and works ti amusement profit-
able, the latter tax their inge:aulky to produce these
works in the most attract; (e style at the lowest pos-
sible price. Of thcse, numerous productions, various
though they be, few can compare with the " Cabinet
Library," of Mr. Burns. If the remaining volumes
of the series equal the four which we have seen, the
" Cabinet Library" will prove a most valuable acquisi-
tion to juvenile literature. The four first volumes con-
sist in `c" 'The Book of Poetry," a j udicious selection from
the test English poets, containing, besides the:ordinary
well-known pieces, many less popular but not less
deserving, including also quotations from recent
authors, among others Mr. Macaulay;
"The Book
of Fable and Allegory," of which the name gives a
sufficient explication ; " Stories from Herodotus, ' by
Moberly—a perfect romance of history in which
truth and fiction are so inextricably interwoven that
it is impossible to decide which is the "stranger;"
and last, but not least, " Tales for the Young," by
Hans Christian Andersen—to our thinking, the most
delightful of all juvenile writers. Many of the
fanciful tales in this little volume are very beautiful,
one in particular, which, under the guise of fable,
describes very forcibly the trials of a superior mind
when misunderstood and denied sympathy. These
little volumes, thus interesting in their contents, are
very attractive in appearance,
number would doubtless be an acceptable present for
a youthful reader. and any separate

DUTCH AND BELGIAN MAIL.

THE DUTCH EAST INDlES.—Accounts from Maros,
a district in the north of Macassar, gives an exceed-
ingly interesting account of the aged Governor and
Chieftain, Makka Daeng Maleewa, who had filled the
office of governor for sixty-six years. A splendid
piece of plate was publicly presented to him in the
name of the Government, bearing the royal arms, and
an appropriate inscription. The Governor of Celebes,
who was charged by the Netherlands Government to
present the plate, expressed the high sense entertained
by his Government of the manner in which he had
discharged his office in peace as well as in war. The
venerable octogenarian chief knelt down and kissed
the hand of the Governor of Celebes, who had re-
mitted to him this high mark of the esteem of the
Netherlands Government, and charged his sons and
g,ran(hons to serve that Government, which would
P..iways protect. them. The scene was very affecting,
and many of the chiefs and delegates present were in
tears. The demonstrations of respect and honour
were publicly manifested by the community at large.
BATAVIA, AUG. 17. On the 13th, about four
o'clock, the Batavian steamer the Batavia, coming
from Singapore, brought the letters which had
come by the land mail, which left Europe
at the end of July. The mail which was
destined for Europe, and which left Batavia on
the 2(ith of June, was delayed in consequence of bad
weather in the Gulf of Bengal, which prevented its
accomplishing the voyage to Ceylon in time, and on
its arrival, the English steamer, which takes the mail
to Suez, was already gone, so that the latter had to
remain at Suez till the next departure. The last
steamer, which left us on the 22d July, was boarded
by pirates; accordingly a Dutch man-of-war, and
several vessels stationed in the river of Riouw, went
towards the Tole of Gallat, and gave chase to the
pirates; they were, however, unsuccessful, and the
Batavia returned to Singapore on the 4th of August,
and left it on the 9th with the mail, and arrived at
Batavia on the 13th of this month.

BORNEO, AUG. 20.—The British steamer Nemesis
arrived at Laboan on the 18th of July, to replace the
English brig-of-war the Columbine, which is to re-
turn to Singapore, in the hope that the men and
officers will recruit their health, which has suffered
much from their stay in the isle of Laboan. The
Nemesis will not be stationed here long, but will
cruise in the vicinity to keep a look-out for pirates.
The commercial relations being now established
with Borneo, it may be necessary to know that the
Sultan of that empire demands a dollar per ton upon
cargoes from Borneo. This duty is in lieu of the pre-
sents which were formerly given, and in consequence
of a treaty concluded, no other duty is enforced.
The market is at this time abundantly supplied with
sago and pepper.
Intelligence from Borneo extends to the 26th, and
gives some details respecting the measures adopted by
the Sultan for the discovery of the pirates, who had
taken refuge in the interior of the country, after the
engagement between the Nemesis and eleven large
pirate vessels. In consequence of the request made
by Mr. Brooke before he left the island, the Sultan
pursued the fugitives ; twenty-nine were killed in
the wood, and about forty-two were taken prisoners.
About fifty persons whom the pirates had captured
were found among them; these the Sultan took under
his protection, and determined to put the pirates pub -
licly to death. The forty-two persons, tied hand
and foot, were taken to the place of execution, where
the Sultan desired the fifty captives to revenge them-
selves upon the pirates for the horrible treatment
which they had received, and put them to death with
their own hands ; but they refused, and said God is
great, he will himself chastise them. One of the
pirates was then tied to a tree, and the Sultan pierced
him with his lance. This was the signal for a general
massacre; 200 armed Dayaks fell upon them, and
before the sun had set they were all speared,
their bodies cut in pieces, and thrown into
the River Braunie. This sanguinary execution
took place at a little distance from the town, in the
presence of thousands of Dayaks. It is calculated
that about 300 pirates took refuge in the interior after
the combat with the Nemesis. Before leaving Borneo
Mr. Brooke had requested the Sultan to deliver any
pirates prisoners to Captain Grey, commander of the
Columbine, stationed at Laboan ; for, in attacking
the Nemesis they had become amenable to the Eng-
lish, and not to the Sultan. However imprudent,
though, it was probably originated in a fear lest these
pirates should escape well-merited punishment, since
a similar circumstance occurred on a former occasion,
when some pirates were taken prisoners by Captain
Chads. Tbey were carried to Singapore, but as
there was then no Admiralty Court there, they were
sent on to Calcutta, where they were acquitted.
Thus the Sultan has saved the English great expense.
The fearful chastisement which he has inflicted on
the pirates will probably exercise a salutary influence,
but at the same time it will probably involve him in
great difficulties.
It is well known that it is not long since his
. .

Highness has encouraged the punishment of piracy
and slavery. The engagement into , which he
had entered, to renounce these barbarous acts,
conformably with the conditions of the treaty
lately concluded with the English Government, and
the eagerness with which he has massacred his
former friends will, certainly be a just pretext to the
pirates of Sooloo, Basilaw; and the other islands of the
Archipelago of Sooloo, to avenge the injustice which
in their estimation he has been guilty towards their
compatriots. It is probable that they will unite their
forces to chastise in their turn the Sultan of Borneo
Proper ; and in that case it will be the duty of the
English to support and defend their new ally. If, in
anticipation of such an event, an English fleet will
show itself in these seas, it may effect the entire de-
struction of piracy in the Indian Archipelago, but if
these measures are not adopted, there may be some
fears as to the result of such an undertaking.
BATAVIA, AUG. 24.—Accounts from Pedang state
that the civil and military Governor of Sumatra, Mr.
Michiles, has arrived at Batavia, whither he has been
called by his Excellency the Governor-General, to be
consulted upon questions of the highest interest to
Sumatra.

BATAVIA, AUG. 25.—The Journal of the _lndian
Archipelago, of the Bth August, gives the extract of
a letter from Mr. Nerebrouner :—" The working of the
tin mines of Malacca is now an object of great im-
portance. Several miners have returned tó China,
carrying with them immense riches. There are
at this moment about fifty tin mines, some of
which are situated in the districts inhabited
by the Jakans, who, far from manifesting any
hostile sentiments, render great service to the
miners, and guide them through almost impenetrable
forests, towards rivers and places where they suppose
this metal may be found in abundance. It is deplo-
rable that almost every year the Chinese carry off
into their own country this great wealth of Malacca.
From all accounts the Chinese are not favourable to

the interests of the colony, and I am happy to see a
spirit of conciliation begin to manifest itself amongst
the Malays, for, from what I learn, an association
has been formed among them to work the tin mines."

—Dutch Papers, Oct. 26.
BRUSSELS, OCT. 26.—Mr. Green, who, as we
stated yesterday, made his 176th aerostatic ascent on
Sunday last, descended with his companions, after
travelling for five hours, at Schriek, a village between
Malines and Louvain.
The execution of the unhappy Jean Francois Be-
reek, who was condemned at Brabant for fratricide,
took place at nine o'clock yesterday, on the Grande
Place, before an immense concourse of people.
Le Observateur announces that Count Lalaing has
stated that his health obliges him to relinquish his post
of representative at the Court of Madrid, where, he
will be succeeded by M. Jaegher, now Charge d A. f-
fakes at Stockholm-. The resignation of M. Lalaing
is much regretted.

DISCOVERY OF ANCIENT ARMS.—A curious and
interesting discovery of ancient ms was made a few
days ago by some labourers employed in cutting drains
upon the farm of Thrunton, near Wittingham, in the
county of Northumberland, the property of Lord Ra-
vensworth. These weapons, five in number, consisting
of three spear heads and two sword blades, were found
about two feet and a half below the surface, within a very
small space, sticking with the points downwards in th
moss. All are composed of the same materh
shining brass, which seems to have been pr
stead brig
ht
stead of corroded by the action of the damp soil in which
these relics have been deposited for so many centuries.
They are all different in their consqucon, and all in
equal preservation, with the mouldingtis and edges as
sharp or sharper than a modern cavalry. sword. Upon
comparison with other remnants of a similar description,
there appears to be no doubt that these weapons are of
Roman fabric. They are now in the possession of the
Hon. H. T. Liddell, of Eslington House, who, immedi-
-
ately upon the discovery, gave directions for further in
vestigation to be made in the spot where they were
found, but without success. It was conjectured that they
might have been deposited in the earth. over the place of
sepulture of a Roman soldier. It is difficult to account
for their peculiar position, and conjecture is at fault in
the absence of any additional remains in the vicinity.
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC HIERARCHY IN ENG-
LAND.—AII the documents relating to this long-debated
question among the Roman Catholic clergy of England
arrived yesterday (Tuesday). The scene of Dr. Wise-
man's labours is not to be London, as was originally
supposed. He is to be bishop of Birmingham. The
Right Rev. Dr. Walsh, heretofore Vicar Apostolic of
the midland district, which includes Birmingham, and to
whom Dr. Wiseman acted as coadjutor, is now Arch-
bishop of Westminster. The title of Vicar Apostolic
is to cease, and the bishops are to be for the future called
after their respective sees. The further division of
England into sees,
.preparatory to an increase in the
number of bishops, is still under the consideration of
his Holiness ; when that is definitely arranged, the
number of bishops will be increased by four. There
will also be one or two more archbishops created.
GLARING INCONSISTENCY.—We are surprised at
the conduct of the Bank directors after the assurance
recently given that the screw principle WAS no longer to
be applied to the Great Britain.—Punch,

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—We regret to be under
the necessity of announcing the suspension of pay-
ment of two mercantile houses in this town, of very
great respectability, both of which became known
yesterday. The first, which was announced at the
commencement of business, is that of Messrs. R. J.
Farbridge and Co., East India merchants, and the
second, which only became known late in the day,
is that of Mr. Robert Gardner, who, as most of our
readers are well aware, in addition to tit large spin-
ning and manufacturing business, was engaged in
extensive mercantile transactions with different Parts
of the world, and particularly with South AnA:"-'
rica. We understand, however, that the amount of
Mr. Gardner's present liabilities is by no means so I
large as might have been expected from the extent of
his dealings; and not the slightest doubt is enter-
tained that his property is amply sufficient, not
merely to meet all his engagements, but to leave him
in possession of a large surplus. Therefore, although
some inconvenience may result from the suspension,
there will certainly be no eventual loss. Of the
extent of Messrs. Farbridge and Co.'s liabilities, we
have not heard even a conjecture ; but we feel perfect
confidence in the sufficiency of their property to an-
swer all the demands upon it.
We are glad to learn that the expectations held
out of the payment of an early instalment upon the
debts of Messrs. De Jersey and Co. will be realised.
At a meeting of the inspectors, on Monday, it was
resolved that an instalment of 2s. 6d. in the pound
should be paid forthwith; and we believe it is now
receivable. Recent advices from Russia, in refer-
ence to the affairs of this firm are considered highly
favourable. It is stated that the suspensions of
Messrs. De Jersey and Co. and Messrs. Thomas,
Son, and Lefevre, had become known there ; tha;
they had not produced any disastrous consequences
and that the expectations of speedy relief from thence
to the suspended houses were likely to be fully
realised.

At Liverpool the principal occurrence of the week
has been the stoppage of the .North and South Wales
Bank, a joint-stock concern, with its principal estab-
lishment in that town, but having no less than 24
branches, principally in Wales. This bank had been
in bad credit for some days, and rumours of its sus-
pension prevailed, and were very generally believed
in this town a week ago ; but it did not suspend until
Saturday last. A list of the shareholders has been
published, from which it appears that they are 270
in number. The following is a list of the
places where its branches were established :
Abergele, Aberystwith, Bangor, Birkenhead,
Bishop's Castle, Cardigan, Chester, Carnarvon,
Conway, Denbigh, Dolgelly, Festiniog, Holyhead,
Holywell, Llanrwst, Llangefni, Mold, Newtown,
Oswestry, Port Madoc, Pwllheli, Ruthin, Welshpool,
and Wrexham. The difficulties of the establishment
are stated to have originated in a run upon some of
the branches in Wales—an inconvenience to which
banks with many branches are peculiarly liablQ in
times like the present.
The only failure of consequence announced in Lon-
don since our last report, is that of Messrs. Scott,
Bell, and Co., East India merchants, with respect to
whose liabilities we do not hear anything to be relied
upon. Their suspension, we believe, is likely to cause
some loss in this town.

There is no material change in the market here.
On the whole, perhaps, there has been an increased
demand, both for goods and yarn. The buyers in
many cases endeavoured to supply themselves at the
low and irregular rates accepted by some parties last
week; which, however, were not submitted to by
spinners and manufacturers; and the business done
was generally at what were considered previous mar-
ket prices.
The scheme for a general suspension of labour in
the cotton factories of the district appears to have
failed. At Mossley and Ashton-under-Lyne, where
notices had been given of an intended reduction of
wages, the mills are all, or nearly all, standing ; but
the attempts made to cause a general suspension of
labour at Stockport, Hyde, Bolton, Bury, Rochdale,
Heywood, and Oldham proved entirely unsuccessful.
Indeed it was tolerably obvious from the first that
the men were too much divided in opinion to be
likely to act in unison in respect to so important a
step as voluntarily relinquishing their employment.
ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—We have had, to-day, a
decidedly worse market, and fewer pieces have been
sold than last Monday. The wool market has been
still; little business transacted, and those who have
sold have submitted to lower prices.:
HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—We cannot record any im-
provement, but rather increasing dulness, in our
Piece Hall. Most of the manufacturers attend
from week to week, and do not sell a single
piece for many weeks together. As to yarn,
scarcely any orders have been given out, though
it is generally understood that the export mer-
chants are not without, but withhold them, from
the fear of not being able to convert their remittances
into cash, as well as a certain amount of mistrust with
reference to their own correspondents. The two
largest spinners in the neighbourhood have greatly
curtailed their hours of running. So little is doing
that it is difficult to speak of prices. Very little long
wool is selling, as the consumption is still further
diminished, and less is arriving from the country.
What sales are effected, are slightly in favour of the
buyer. The very limited supply of short wool seems
to meet the demands of the trade, and prices re-
main firm.

HUDDERSTIELD, TUESDAY.—The market has been
very dull to-day, and scarcely a buyer in the town.
Much anxiety is felt as to the result of the present
wool sales, and there is little inclination to purchase
until the sales are closed.

LEEDS, TUESDAY.—We have again had a very quiet
market to-day. Nothing is bought but what is abso-
lutely wanted for positive orders, or for re-assorting
stocks ; and these are little enough. The latest ac-
counts from London, bearing upon Government in-
terference to relieve commerce, have, however, given
a rather better tone to business.—Manchester Guard.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS

NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN
TUE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, OCT. 23, 1847.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ... 296
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... .„ 95
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... 132
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration ... 233
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 34
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion... ... ... 87
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. ... 13
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles 5
Diseases of the Skin, &c. ..• 3
Old Age, or Natural Decay ...
Deaths by Violence, Privation, or Intemperance ... 19
Causes not specified ... 2

DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES

Population Average weekly Deaths
Enumerated, Deaths, 1842-6. in the
1841. Five Autumns. Week.
West Districts... 301,326 . . 146 ... 151
North Districts.. 376,396 ... 184 170
Central Districts 374,759 . ... 196 ... 171
East Districts ... 393,247 ... 232 ... 215
South Districts .. 502,483 288 „, 260

T0ta15........ 1,948,211 ... 1,046 4!. ,
Males ... ••• ... • '..
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:, A ,
Females ... ... ••• .•. .--e4„.! 4-1
11 ~ ,
,

BIRTHS IN THE WBEIC.
Males •.• 650
607
Females •..
Total ..• •..

... ... 1,257

ASYLUM FOR IDIOTS.
Some philanthropic individuals proposed to estab.
lish an institution of this nature, and a numerously-
attended public meeting of those friendly to the
object was held yesterday at the London Tavern. The
Lord Mayor presided.
His LORDSHIP observed that the charity which
they had met to support was one that was greatly
required in that great city. They had no institution
to receive poor idiots ; and if such could be estab-
lished, and those poor creatures rendered rational or
partly so, a great benefit would be conferred on
society. He would lend all the assistance in his
power to forward the object of the meeting.
A report from a provincial committee was then
read, which, after adverting to the theory prevalent
as to any form of insanity being merely physical, and
consequently remediable in degree, made a strong
appeal in support of the proposed institution.
Several addresses were delivered, and resolutions
in conformity with the object of the meeting were
agreed to.

THE DEAD AV of the journals relates an
extraordinary
esel:alpeE.—n
fromOdee ath, which is stated to have
taken place at Leigh. Two of thestudents
• the dead room to choose a subject for some anato-
mical
having gone
jn
study, were astonished to find one of the bodies
exhibiting signs of life. They removed it to a warm
bed, and in a few hours had the satisfaction of seeing
every symptom of revival. The patient is said to be
now in a state of convalescence.
ASSASSINATION AT STOCKHOLNI.--111 the night of
the 13th, M. G. F. Goeraussen, cashier-general of the
Bank of Sweden, was found assassinated in a street of
Stockholm. Death had been occasioned by stabs in the
breast with a knife. A valuable diamond ring and a
gold.
watch were found on him ; but his pocket-book,
which is supposed to have contained articles of great
value, had disappeared.
RAILWAY PROPERTY AT A DISCOUNT.—At the sale
of the effects of a Mr. C. A. Caddy, at Barnstaple, last
week, 50 shares in the Taw Vale Railway, upon which
2/. per share had been paid, were sold for ls. per share;
and 100 shares in the Cornwall Railway Company, upon
which 71. per share had been paid,
.were also knocked
down At ls. per share.—Plymouth Times.