The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-15 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1841.

practised, at times, by the savages. We almost
doubt whether anything done by the white men
to the red men surpasses in cruelty the practices
of our landlords to the people, as described in
the paragraphs we have referred to. They make
us acquainted with a resolute determination to
stop the progress of society, carried into effect by
sweeping out of existence more human beings
than all the tribes of the red race. At the same
time our landlords are exposed to none of the
circumstances which palliated the atrocities of
the European races in America. They are en-
gaged in no war, and the people, whom they will
not allow to live, are patient drudges, whose in-
crease adds to their wealth and power.

If the political and religious views of the
Morning Post have no other merit, they at least
lay claim to that of singularity. Thus on the
question of French intervention in Spain, the
Pest was the only London Journal that espoused
the • cause of Louis PHILIPPE against the
Spaniards; and now on Puseyism the Post is
again in a " glorious minority of one " in favour
of the Puseyites and Newmanites. The Post
" charges" and " reiterates the charge against
the ultra-Protestant party and their allies, the In-
fidel or no-Churchsparty, of trying to drive mem-
bers of the Church of England into the Church
of Rome." As the ultra-Protestant party
are headed by the Bishops, we suppose the
Post means that there is some intention of
depriving the Puseyites of their livings in the
Church. When some of the Reformers of Scot-
land opposed the pulling down of the Roman
Catholic churches and monasteries, JOHN
KNox vindicated their destruction by contending
that the best way to get rid of rooks was
to cut down the rookeries. We have not heard
that the rookeries of Puseyism are in the least
danger from the Bishops; and as the no-Church
party have no Church livings to dispose of, the
Post in reality can afford to laugh at them.
There is not the least danger of the Puseyites
being driven out of the Church of England
into that of Rome, so long as the latter has no
Church preferments at its disposal. The Pusey-
ites, in looking to Rome, continue also to keep
an eye to the main chance. The Reverend
Mr. GOLIGHTLY, who describes himself as a
Master of Arts of eleven years' standing.
and who for the last six years has resided
within the walls of the University of Oxford,
states his belief that there are ten mem-
bers of the University, nine of whom
are Fellows of Colleges or Clergymen of
the Established Church, who are --at heart
Roman Catholics. He particularly mentions
the Rev. W. WARD, Fellow of Balliol, the Rev.
J. BLOXHA3f, Fellow of Magdalen, the Rev. J.
MOZLEY, late Fellow of Oriel, and Rector of
Cholderton, the Rev. F. OAKELEY, Fellow of
Balliol, and the Rev. J. H. NEWMAN, as figuring
in this list. He further asserts, that a Roman
Catholic. Bishop has been staying for some
time at the Mitre Inn, at Oxford, where
he was visited by, and returned the visits
of, several members of the University.
A Fellow of Exeter," he continues, " has
expressed his belief that seven years hence
the Churches of England and Rome
will be re-united ; some cross themselves in
public worship, others make genuflections)
others openly praise the Jesuits, talk of Saint
Ignatius of Loyola, have plans for taming refrac-
tory Bishops, and talk over what they shall do, in
their day of triumph, with the clergy who reject
their views." These are grave charges; and, from
what we have learned of the recent proceedings
at Oxford, by no means exaggerated, much less un-
founded, as the Post would lead us to suppose.
Nevertheless, while the Church has the distri-
bution of the loaves and fishes we will answer for
it that these men will not quit her communion.
They may not abandon their opinions, but
they will take good care not to throw
away their preferments. The Church's doc-
trines may be distasteful to them, but they have
an excellent relish for tithes, and a division of
the spoils of college foundations. The Post,
therefore, may spare us the infliction of its nau-
seating cant about driving such hirelings out of
the fold.

The practice so generally adopted by the pre-
sent Government of making fresh batches of Tory
Magistrates to swamp those appointed by the
Whigs, has naturally excited great dissatisfac-
tion in many Boroughs. Several Corpora-
tions hav e protested against it, and others
have co nvened meetings of the inhabitants for
the purpose of devising some plan to abate the
evils arising out of the appointment of political
Justices. A. large meeting (to which we adverted
yesterday) was held at Devonport last week on
the subject, and as it is one of great importance
at the present moment, we have given
as full a report of the proceedings as space
would admit. The plan of Mr. LITTLE for ap-
pointing Stipendiary Magistrates we fear will
not succeed. The expense is one objection—an-
other is, that the appointment of these would
be materially influenced by party feelings ;
and a third is, that the depriving men of pro-
perty and influence in a town of the administra-
tion of justice in petty cases might lead to greater
evils than the present. The best remedy is pub-
licity. If the press in provincial towns, as in
London, were to watch the conduct of the Jus-
tices and report their proceedings impartially,
they could not do much mischief. In the
Metropolis the unpaid—the old worthy Alder-
men, are infinitely better Magistrates than
the juvenile barristers who have a little
law, but are sadly deficient in practical
knowledge, and still more deficient in the exer-
cise of that sympathy and kindly feeling which
a Lord Mayor or an Alderman generally dis
plays in administering justice to his fellow-citi-
zens. We have watched the two systems long,
and have no hesitation in saying that in the one
we may generally expect law and equity—in the
other only law, often carried to the verge of ab-
surdity, with loop-holes pointed out by Learned
Justices to let great criminals escape, and little
meshes formed to catch petty offenders.

The Hanover Gazette of the 9th inst., received
this morning, contains the following article
BRUNSWICK, DEC. B.—We have just heard that the
Assembly of the State has revoked the resolution of the
3d of this month, and has to-day adopted, by a great ma-
jority, the proposal of the Governors, by which the ac-
cession of Brunswick to the great Customs Union, is to
take place on the Ist of January, 1842; only the district
of the Weser and Hartz is to remain for another year in
the Customs Union of Hanover and Aldenburg.
:HAMBURG BORSENHALLE, DEc. 10.
Bills. Money
Austrian 5 per Cents.
................. 107 N lON
Bank Shares 16211 1615
Anglo-Russian Loan IOS% r1).4
Russian 5 per Cent. Ist series, Certificate
Inscription, Ist Sezios 10k.5
Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co. 3d and 4th
Series .•... ..... ••• ...... •••••• ........
Ditto in Certificates
New 4 per Cent. (1840) 86% 86%
Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent 51);•, 50 X
Ditto.... ..... . . •••• ....... so spercent ...... •••••••••••••—
Polish Bonds
New ticket
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per 77% 77
Notwegian Lean, 1834, 4 per 10'2% 1021 X
Spanish, New 5 per Cents. ls IS
EXCHANGES ON LONDON.
HAMBURG, DEC. 10.-13 7.—Two months, 13 514
PeTicesanitun, Nor 30.—Two months, 3e% pence.
BERLIN. DEC, 7. Three months, 6. IP%.
BREMEN, DEC. 7 —Two months, 6 17.
VIENNA, DEC. 2.—Three months, 9. 35.
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—Beaux, Dec. 7,
Bills. Money.
St. Schuld. Sch., 4% per cent. 104% 10314
Prussian English Loan, 1830, 4 per cenL 102% 101%
11‘,IChaage on London, three months tl 1954
—Prussian State Gaulle, Dec. 8.

Madrid Journals of the 7th inst. have reached
us. The Madrid Gazette of that date publishes
a decree of the REGENT, suppressing the whole
of the infantry and cavalry of the Royal Guard,
the officers of which all belonged to noble fami-
lies. These corps are to be replaced by two re-
proes of infantry and two of cavalry.
The French mail, which reached Madrid on
m
the 6th, was robbed within a short distance of
the capital. The correspondence, however, was
spared. Mr. Rumr.v, M.P., one of the travellers,
was among the victims.
The Ministry had prepared a Municipal-Bill,
which was said to be extremely liberal, and
would no doubt meet the approbation of the Cortes.
The funeral of the Duke DE L'INFANTADO was
celebrated with great Pomp on the 7th.
Several changes had occurred in the Spanish
colps diplomatique. M. CONCHA, brother of tl2,

General of that name, having resigned the post
of Minister• of Spain in Greece, was to be re-
placed by M. SAENZ DE VINIEGRA, the present
Consul of Spain in Marseilles. M. TovAn, the
Spanish Co-nsul at Perpignan, has been removed
in the same capacity to Bayonne; and M. FER-
RARI was to succeed him in Perpignan.
The Five per Cents. were done on the 7th at
all for cash.

The Paris Journals of Monday announce, as
we stated in our Second Edition of last nialit,
the important intelligence that the French army
is to be reduced by about 89,000 men. Still.
France will have a standing army of 344,000
men—an enormous military force in a period of
profound peace. The saving on the budget of
1843 will be 30,000,000 of francs, or 1,200,000/.
sterling, which will be sunk in the ditch with
which the KING persists in surrounding his
faithful Parisians.
The Court of Peers is still busy trying the pri-
soners. M. LEDRU ROLLIN ably defended M.
DUPOTY, Editor of the Journal die Peuple ; but
it is generally rumoured that the Peers have
made up their minds to condemn him. Nothing
is more likely. Before the Court of Peers inno-
cence is no protection. It is undoubtedly
the most infamously servile tribunal in
France. The Chancellor, Baron PASQUIER, is
one of those renegades who, in getting rid
of their principles get rid of all shame. There
is no work too foul for him either as a legislator,
a Judge, or a Councillor of State. Many of his
associates on the judicial bench have well quali-
fied themselves by the betrayal of every cause,
and the abandonment of every principle, to vote
with him for the condemnation of M. DUPOTY.
But M. DUPOTY is an able and an honest man,
and as the September Laws failed to reach him,
the Court of Peers strains its power to involve him
in the meshes of a charg. of constructive treason.
The Peers challenge him to deny that the conspira-
tors read his journal, and, because he cannot
do that, declare him accessory to the attempt
on the lives of the Royal Dukes. Now, if this
logic be admitted, we see no reason why
those who supplied the conspirators with their
breakfast on the morning of the attempt should
not be brought before the Peers.• Supplying
them with food was supplying them with
strength to perpetrate their crime. But
the real object of the Peers is to crush the
Liberal Press. The condemnation of M.DUPOTY
is wanted for a precedent, and then we shall hear
of nothing but trials of the National, the Siecle,
the Quotidienne, and the France, on charges of
constructive treason. The September Laws are
too mild, so the Peers have resolved to dispense
with them altogether, by making themselves
judges of all offences committed by the journals.
Marshal Soult has addressed the following report to
the King as the basis of the law, which follows it :
" Sire—The extension given to the army in 1840 by
the creation of 12 regiments of light infantry of the line,
9 battalions of foot chasseurs, 1 battalion of the foreign
legion, 4 regiments of light cavalry, 32 batteries of artil-
lery, 17 commissariat companies, and five other compa-
nies, has augmented considerably the effective of the
army and its expenses. This augmentation, altogether
owing to extraordinary circumstances, to which able
negotiations have given a favourable turn, cannot be
kept up without weighing too heavy on the public Trea-
sury. Hence the urgent necessity of reduction. This
task, delicate as difficult, I have undertaken, premising
that the law of necessity could not have put a War Mi-
nister's devotion to a more painful trial. The first plan
that suggested itself was to reduce the new regiments,
which was demanded by the two Chambers, at least the
reduction of the twelve regiments. This reduction I
have not proposed to your Majesty, lest it might com-
promise your Royal prerogative with the army, besides
that the expenses would not thereby be sufficiently dimi-
nished. The number of battalions and squadrons seems
equally inadmissible. A proportionate reduction of the
force of each arm was also objectionable, the artillery
and cavalry not being so easily augmented at need as the
infantry. A system of reduction by means of leave of
absence would also be objectionable, since to produce
the desired economy, companies would be reduced to
some thirty or forty men, an altogether inefficient force
for a company, besides that the system could not be ap-
plied to the troops at Algiers. My proposal, then, is to
reduce a company of each battalion of infantry, which
will diminish the army from the effective voted tbr 1642,
VIZ., 433,000 men, to 344,000 in 1843, and thus economise
thirty millions."
The rest of the Report but anticipates the particulars
of the Ordonnance, which is as follows :
CHAPTER I.—PEACE FOOTING.
" Art. I.—The army is composed of the following
corps:—Infantry 100 regiments of the line, and light
infantry of 3 battalions, with 7 companies ; 1 of Grena-
diers, 1 of Carbineers, 1 of Voltigeurs, and 1 in depot;
10 battalions of Foot Chasseurs of 8 companies each, two
of which are to be in depot for those employed in Alge-
ria; 1 regiment of Zouaves employed in Algeria. autho-
rised to enlist natives, and formed of 3 battalions of 9
companies each, one of which is to be in depot ; 3 batta-
lions of African Light Infantry of 10 companies each, two
in depot; 12 Compagnies de Discipline ; 1 Foreign Le-
gion, forming two regiments of 3 battalions, with 8 com-
panies each.—Cavalry : 2 regiments of Carbineers ; 10
of Cuirassiers ; 12 of Dragoons ' • 8 of Lancers ; 13 of
Chasseurs; 9of Hussars; each of 5 squadrons. The ca-
valry also comprises 4 regiments of African Chasseurs
of 6 squadrons each.—Artillery : 14 regiments, viz., 10
with 15 batteries, and 4 with 14 batteries, and a depot
for each regiment ; 1 regiment of Pontonniers of 12
companies; 12 companies of working men; half a company
of Armourers; 6 squadrons of Park Train of 8 companies
each : Engineers; 3 regiments of 2 battalions of 8 com-
panies each, one of which is to be of Miners, and
seven of Sappers; each regiment will have besides a
company of Sapeurs-Conducteurs, 2 companies of work-
ing men.—Gendarmerie : 26 legions, one of which is to
be employed in Africa ; 1 battalion of Voltigeurs of 4
companies, employed in Corsica as auxiliary to the Gen-
darmerie ; 1 legion of Municipal Guard at Paris ; 1 bat-
talion of Sapeurs-Pompiers of 5 companies at Paris.—
Veterans : 8 companies of non-commissioned officers ;
10 of Fusileers ; 4 of Cavalry ; 13 of Cannoneers ; 1 of
Engineers ; 2 of Gendarmerie.—Administration : 1 bat-
talion of Workmen of 10 companies each, and one in
depot ; 4 squadrons of the Waggon-train of 4 active
companies each, and 1 in depot ; 4 companies of working
men attached to the Train.—Article 11: The composi-
tion of the cadres in the different corps of all arms
is to be conformably to the table annexed to the pre-
sent Ordonnance.

" CHAPTER 11.---WAR-FOOTING.
" Article 3. Each battalion of the regiments of Infan-
try of the lino and light infantry may, when put on the
war-footing,to nine companies, one of
'Therepu may be equally formed a
which tobe in bdeep carriedot.
fourth battalion of the regiments of infantry, according
to the wants of the service.—Article 4. The 54 regi-
ments of cavalry, with five squadrons, may be carried
up to six squadrons each.—Article 5. In case of war
there shall be formed for the service of the staffs of the
army two regiments of Horse-Chasseurs, as guides of six
squadrons each.—Article 6. Our Minister of War shall
determine, according to the wants of the service, the
number of batteries and companies of Artillery to be put
on the war-footing. There shall be created in the re-
giments of Poatonniers, and in each of the six squadrons
of the park train, a cadre of depot.—Article 7. Each
battalion of the regiments of engineers shall be carried,
when put on the war footing, to nine companies, one of
which is to be miners and eight sappers, and there shall
be besides two companies in depot.—Article 8. There
shall be created two temporary companies for each
squadron of the waggon train, when put on the war
footing.

" CHAPTER M.-RESERVE.
" Art. 9. Men sent on furlough in virtue of article 30
of the law of the 21st of March, 1832, form the reserve
of the army. They are to be subject to half-yearly re
views, the periods and duration of which are fixed by
the Minister of War.—Article 10. The men who form
part of the reserve, shall be called under their respective
standards, in case of war ; and in time of peace, when
extraordinary wants of the service may require it."
A fourth chapter contains transitory dispositions ; and
the ordonnance is followed in the Moniteur, by a state-
ment of the composition of the cadres of the army.

The Barcelona papers of the 4th instant contain a de-
claration by the Provisional Junta of that city to the
French Consul, contradicting the rumours that French
subjects had been assassinated or insulted, and protest-
ing that the inhabitants of Barcelona are animated by
the feelings of friendship which unite the French and
Spanish Governments. The journals also give the reply
of the French Consul, in which he also contradicts the
reports alluded to, and states that he has given assuran-
ces to his Government of the protection afforded to
French subjects at Barcelona. A letter from this city
states that the return of tranquillity is likely to lead to
many public improvements, and mentions that the city
is to be lighted with gas, a contract having been entered
into for that purpose with Mr. Grafton, an eminent
English gas-engineer and 'Contractor, who has exten-
sive contracts df the same nature in Paris and other
places on the Continent.
:Within these forty-eight hours the Ministers have sent
numerous negotiations to M. Lamartine and M. Sauzet.
' It is even said that two Ministers in person have visited
the former. They have entreated him formally to re-
nounce the Presidency. After long parleying, the Min-
isters were at first resolved to remain neuter, but yes-
terday evening it was affirmed that, after londebates in
the Council of Ministers it was decided to reject M. de
Lamartine, so much is the ill-humour of the Left Centre,
to which Messrs. Passy and Dufaure belong, dreaded:
The latter would not be much flattered by this compul-
sory-and tardy concession,...and the partisans of M.
of
out things
3.
etsht
ei sr
day morning,
for
La-
martinelladril would certainly 6e irritated. Such is the state
Senor Olozaga, the Spanish Ambassador in France,
set
ing of the Corks. M. Liernandebzo, ptrheeseln,tirsatt tSecretaryheopen
(, to
of the Legation, remains at Paris.
The Marquis of Dalmatia, French Ambassador at Tu-

rin, has arrived at Marseilles on his way to Paris.—
Constitutionnel. -
Private accounts from Naples of the Ist instant an-
nounce the return of the King from his excursion to Sicily.
His Majesty had as yet adopted no resolution respecting
the free export of sulphur,which the Sicilians so earnestly
demanded, that the King was afraid to withdraw the
troops which he had sent to that island, when he ex-
pected to be attacked by Great Britain.
The Greek metropolitan Bishop of Serajevo, as we
learn by a letter from the frontiers of Turkey, in the
Cologne Gazette, has been dismissed from his functions
by order of the Porte. He had taken an active part in
favour of the Christians against Wedschila Pacha, the
local governor.
The Correo of Madrid states that the mail, which left
the capital on the 3d inst., was stopped by robbers within
gun-shot of the town. The passengers were plundered
and the letters taken away, a task the more easy as the
mail-box was not fastened. This was the second occur-
rence of the same nature which had happened within a
few days.
It is stated by a Neapolitan correspondent of the Com-
merce, that the Marquis de Dragonetti is among the per-
sons arrested for the affair of the conspiracy at Aquila.
Another letter, in the Presse, states that on an injunc-
tion being communicated to the robbers in Sicily who
pillaged the baggage of the King and Court, as it was
being conveyed to Palermo, the whole of the objects thus
seized have been restored.
" Yesterday morning," says the Commerce, " M. Thiers
and M. de Lamartine, as we are informed, had an inter-
view at Count Mole's. A rumour is current that Minis-
ters have determined to oppose M. do Lamartine if he
becomes a candidate for the Presidency of the Chamber
of Deputies."
The Temps gives an enumeration of the appointments
to prefectures made since the Revolution of 1830, by
which it appears that the total number of such appoint-
ments is 360. The greatest number of changes were
made immediately after the Revolution of July, when all
the prefects were dismissed, and the next greatest were
under the Ministries of Marshal Soult and Messrs.fGuizot
and Thiers, in 1832, when 75 nominations took place.
The present Cabinet has appointed 23 prefects since its
accession to power.
The English brig Unicorn was wrecked on the 10th
inst. on the coast near Havre. The crew were saved by
the courageous conduct of six seamen of Havre, who
humanely put off to their assistance, notwithstanding the
risk which they themselves incurred. The Unicorn
went to pieces soon after she struck. The Zephire sloop,
of Calais, went ashore at the Isle d'Jeu ; and the Eng-
lish schooner Publican near Calais, on the 11th. The
crews and cargoes were saved.
An Ent ish vessel, the Susan, from Manila to London,
was wrecked a few days ago at Croc Marie, near St.
Valery stir Somme. The crew, fifteen in number, were
saved and have been placed in the Lazaretto.
The Madrid Gazette promulgates a decree of the Re-
gent containing the following articles :—" 1. All ships
coming from the French Colony of Algiers with clean
bills of health delivered by the board of health, and
verified by the signature of our Consul or commercial
agent, according to the terms of the circular issued on
the 18th July, 1817, shall be admitted to free pratique
in our ports.-2. The introduction of forbidden goods
without proper certificates, and of old rags, coming from
the Levant and the northern coast of Africa, remains
prohibited."
BOURSE—PARIS, MONDAY, DEC. 13.
lint Highest Lowest Last
Price Price. Prici, Price.
French 5 per Cents lld 60 116 60 ... 116 60 ... 116 60
4 per Cents ..........„ 100 90 1,0 91 100 90 lot pc,
3 per Conti. ex div 7B 40 78 40 78 35 78 35
flank of trance
.4plman Rank
Belgian 5 per Cents., 1840 lO3 103 ... 102% ... 192%
11..,..i5h Acme 24% ... 24.4 24% ... 2414
Passi.v
.. 554
Old Deferred
.4eapolitan,ex div. ..... 106115 ... 156 15 ... IV6 15 106 13
Roman
.... 102% ... 103 ... 102% ... 103
RAILWAY SHARES.
Versailles, L.R 197 50 ... 197 50 ... 196 25 196
Orleans
R. 13 320 ...320 ... 320 320
..
Strasburf to:Balc.shares red 217 50
.. 218 75 ... 217 50 , '213 75

An adjourned meeting was held on the Bth in-
stant, at the Norfolk Arms, Arundel, by the
creditors of Hopkins and Drewitt, when the
solvency of the firm was demonstrated ; and the
meeting unanimously expressed a decided con-
viction of the integrity of both parties.—Salis-
bury and Southampton Paper.
We beg to remind our readers that Mr. Wil-
son, the celebrated vocalist, gives his second lec-
ture upon Scotch song to-morrow evening, at
the Music Hall, Storc-street, Bedford-square.
The " Bill of Fare" contains the following favou-
rite and popular songs :—" My love is like the
red red rose," " Roy's Wife of Aldivalloch,"
" John Anderson my Joe," and " My boy Tam-
mie." The third lecture is appointed for Mon-
day, the 27th. Mr. W. also gives lectures on
Friday, the 17th, at the London Tavern, Bishops-
gate-stree t.

DR. BIILKBECK, we understand, died of a dis-
ease in the bladder, combined with stone, the
presence of which was only first conjectured a
few hours before his death, but verified by post
mortem examination. His sufferings were very
great for the last fifteen months, and his exem-
plary fortitude under them convinced all who
came near him, that, in teaching philosophy to
others, he had himself become a true philosopher

EEKLY STATEMENT OF LON-
DON LETTERS, DEC. 14, 1841.
THROUGH THE GENERAL POST.
Four Weeks, ending Dec. 11, 1841 5,504,139
Corresponding period of 1840 4,408,706
Ditto, as nearly as can be given, of 1839 1,682,912
Increase since 1840, on the Four Weeks'Letters 1,095,433
Ditto, 1839, ditto
THROUGH THE DISTRICT POST.
Four Weeks, ending Dec. 11, 1841 1,787,325
Corresponding period of 1840 1,564,135
Ditto, as nearly as can be given, of 1839 1,021,386
Increase since 1840, on the Four Weeks' Letters 223,190
Ditto, 1839, ditto

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LATE DELIVERY OF LETTERS.
A memorial was lately addressed to the Postmaster-
General, from a number of London merchants, and
signed by John Dillon, the Chairman, complaining of
the late delivery of letters in London on the arrival of
the foreign mails, and praying that the subject might be
taken into his serious consideration.
The following answer has been returned :
" General Post-office, Dec. 10, PM.
" Sir—l am directed by the Postmaster-General to
acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the
6th inst., transmitting a memorial from the London As
sociation, requesting that the delivery of the General
Post letters may not be delayed on the days of arrival of
the foreign and colonial mails,, and to inform you that
his Lordship regrets he cannot comply with this applica-
tion. as he should not feel justified in subjecting the im-
portant correspondence from India and other parts
abroad, which is brought by these mails, to the serious
detention which must inevitably result from a compli-
ance with the wish of the memorialists.

" I am, Sir, your obedient humble servant,
" W. L. MABERLY, Secretary.
" John Dillon, 106, Fore-street."

WEST INDIA MAIL.
POST-OFFICE NOTICE.—The followiug was put up
yesterday at the Ship Letter-office, St. Martin's-le-
Grand:—

" Ship letter bags will be made up here for the West
India steamers, to sail from Southampton on Thursday,
the 16th inst., and Saturday the 18th inst.
" The Forth, on Thursday the 16th inst., at one p.m.,
for Havannah, calling at Nassau, proceed to New Or-
leans, Tampico, Vera Cruz, and then return to Havannah.
" The Solway, on Saturday the 18th inst., at one p.m.,
for Barbadoes, proceed to St. Lucia, Martinique, Domi-
nica, Guadaloupe, Antigua, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Kitt's,
Tortola, St. Thomas's, St. Juan's, Porto Rico, Grand
Key, Turk's Island, Hayti, St. Jago de Cuba, Belize, and
thence to Havannah.
" The Tweed, on Saturday the'lBth inst, at one P.M.,
for Barbadoes, proceed to St. Vincent, Grenada, Trini-
dad, La Guayra, Porto Cabello, Curacoa, Santa Martha,
Carthagena, and thence to Jamaica.
" The Clyde, on Saturday the 18th inst., at one P.m.,
call at Madeira, and proceed direct to Surinam and De-
merara, calling otf Berbice, thence to Barbadoes, call at
Tobago, and from Barbadoes to Grenada.
" Letters for the above conveyance must be specially
addressed by ship.'
" The bags will be made up in London on the evening
previous to sailing from Southampton. That of the 16th
to-morrow, the 15th (this day), and that of the 18th, on
Friday evening the 17th.
" Ship Letter-office, Dec. 14, 1841."

NATIONAL PROVIDENT INSTI-
TUTION.—(THIS DAY.)
The sixth annual meeting of the subscribers to this
institution was held this day at one o'clock at the office
No. 13, Nicholas-lane, Ring William-street, for the pur-
pose of receiving a statement of the accounts, &c.
One of our reporters attended, but he was told that it
was a private Society, and therefore the press could not
be admitted; consequently we are precluded from giving
any report of the proceedings.

OLD SAINT PAUL'S.—In this work Mr.
Ainsworth has pourtrayed many of the horrible inci-
dents of the Great Plague with historical fidelity. He
places his principal characters in the midst of that
dreadful scourge, and makes the plot depend, in a great
measure, for its progress and development on the cir-
cumstances common to the time. The foundation of
tho story is taken from a scarce work of De Foe's, in
which the shutting up of the house of a grocer, with his
family, to prevent contagion, is particularly described.
The reckless voluptuousness and debaucheries of the
Earl of Rochester, and the other roisterers of the Court,
amidst the awful visitations of death, form prominent
features in this novel ; one of the main incidents of
which is the abduction of the grocer's daughter by the
Earl. The scenes described are all founded on well-
authenticated accounts, presented by Mr. Ainsworth
with a forcible semblance of reality, which his pen can
so well accomplish. These volumes are illustrated by
,numerous engravings by Mr. Franklin, which corres-
pond 'in their striking effect with the horror of scenes
depicted.—Courier.
In consequence of the continuance of wet
weather, the banks of the Aran,-in_the neighbourhood
of Arundel, have overflowed, and the hay-stacks are now
standing in throe and fbur feet water. Persons aro
obliged to be conveyed along the roads in waggons.
Some of the meadows have been under water for the last
three months.