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COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-(YESTERDAY.)
Amsterdam ...... C.F. 12 3y, Gibraltar.. ....
Ditto, at sight ...... 12 1 Leghorn ........ ••.. • . 30 20
Rotterdam ...... 2U. 12 4 Genoa ........ .. 25 85
Antwerp .... 25 80 Milan
aamburgh A 1.13. 13 10}:, Venice_ ..............
Altona .............. Naples ............ • • 40y,
Paris, 3 days' sight .... 25 45 Palermo, per 0z...... . 121
Ditto, 3 months .. .... 25 75 Lisbon .... 53
Marseilles 25 85 Oporto •••.. • . 54!•
80urdeaux......... .. 25 85 Rio Janeiro .•.. • • 28
Frankfort on Maine.... 121 Bahia . .
Petersburgh, 3 U 5...... Buenos Ayres
Berlin ............ .• • • New York, 21 days' sight
Vienna, effee.flo.... • . 10 3 Philadelphia
Trieste, ditto.... ...... 10 3 FRICk3 OF BULLION, FL ot.
Madrid ............ 36 Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 17 9
Cadiz .• •.. :
8i1ba0................ Portugal Gold Coin ••0 0 0
Barcelona •• • • ........ Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0
Seville.. • • ••• • .. Silver in bars .... ••• 0 5 0.3 d

MR. BYNG'S WILL. —The late venerable Member
for Middlesex made his will on the 11th of September, 1844,
and has bequeathed to his widow for her absolute use all the
growing crops and farming stock, arrears of rent, household
stores, carriages, horses, &c., and the residue of his funded
and personal estate, which alone amounted to about 60,0001.,
the furniture, statues, bronzes, pictures, books, and other
household effects at his residence at Wrotham Park and St.
James's-square, to be enjoyed by the tenant in possession of
his real estates, and descend as heir-looms. His numerous
freehold and landed estates and tithes in the cities of London
and Westminster, and at Harmondswortb, Barnet, and else-
where in Middlesex, and all.other his estates in the counties
of Hertford and Kent, and in all other parts of Great Britain,
he has devised to his brother, the Right Hon. John Lord
Strafford, and his issue male. The trustees are the Right
Hon. and Rev. Lord John Thynne, Prebendary of West-
minster and Rector of Walton, Somerset; Henry Tufnel,
Esq., M.P. ; and Samuel Charles Whitbread, Esq. Lord
Thynne is the acting executor. Mrs. Byng is also appointed
executrix.
raeysidaencceomofmGiessoirogne
°thned
CommissioN ofLwausruopcern.e7alAtl
de lunatic* inquiren
Cole, Esq., 73, as to the state of mind
Edgware-road, before Mr. Commissioner
Winslow and a special jury, to inquire
f 83 years, and possessed of property to the
of the above-named George Cole, a gentleman of the very
advanced age o
vieailueofnearly 12,000/. The commission was taken out at
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instance of Mr. Richard Cole, a brother of the unfortu-
nate gentleman, who resides at Dudley Castle, the property
of Lord Dudley and Ward. Mr. Hugh Hill appeared as
counsel in support of the commission, and Mr. Beaumont as
solicitor for the alleged lunatic. Mr. Webster and Mr. Guy,
of the Edgware-road, surgeons, bore out the foregoing testi-
mony, concurring in opinion that the unfortunate gentleman
was effected with incurable dementice, resulting from extreme
old age. The jury, with the Learned Commissioner, counsel,
&c., proceeded to the drawing-room to have an interview
with Mr. Cole. His appearance was that of a very healthy
but aged man, with a mild, good-humoured countenance,
and features which had evidently been handsome. The few
answers he made to the questions propounded were con-
firmatory of the foregoing testimony, and on their return to
court they immediately returned a verdict, "That George
Cole was of unsound mind, incapable of managing himself
and his affairs, and had been so since Feb. 1, 1844."
THE FEVER AT SIERRA- LEONE.—Letters from
Sierra Leone up to the 26th of December have been received,
reporting that the fever prevailed to such an extent in her
Majesty's sloop Wanderer, that she was kept at anchor there,
and had been placed in quarantine. Up to the above day
she bad lost Lieutenant W. H. Warlters and nine of the crew,
and had sick in their cots. The Contest, 12, had gone to
the Wanderer with provisions, and having had communica-
tion with her, it was deemed advisable that she should also
be placed in quarantine. The officers and craw of the
Wanderer were anxiously looking for the arrival of Com-
modore Sir Charles Hotham, in the Devastation, who would
either order the brig to Ascension or to England, to en-
deavour to stop the fever from spreading. Sir Charles
Hotham left Ascension on the 26th of December, for Sierra
Leone.

HEALTH OF THE QUEEN OF PRUSSIA.—BERLIN,
FEB. 16.—Her Majesty the Queen has slept quietly during
the greater part of the night; in the morning the cough is
lase frequent, and only a slight excitement of pulse 14 per-
ceptible.

FUNERAL OF THE DUKE OF

NORTHUMBERLAND.

The remains of the late lamented Duke cf Northumber
land were interred yestezday in Westminster Abbey. I'h°
funeral, though conducted with that pomp befitting the
high rank of the dectafed Peer, was essentially a private
one, as save the immediate relatives of his Grace, the
clergynL,,, ut .-kinwiek, the parish in which he died, and the
heads of IL , :1;:osehold followed his bier as mourners. EIS
the lying in state of the body at Northumberland House
was equally private, few, save the relatives and household of
the Noble Duke, being admitted into the chamber of death to
testify their respect, and take their farewel of the descend
of the ancient and noble' family of the Percy'--"
throe
et
maternal &scent the representative of the old Earls
Northumberland—of that Manfred the Dane, who nude
irruptions into France in the ninth century, and whose Pr
terity, settling in Normandy, took their name from the tor
main of Percy in that province." Ills Grace was born 0.0
the 2.oth of April, 1785, • and, therefore, at the time of ble
death he had not completed his sixty-second year. On the
28th of April, 1817, whilst in his thirty-second year, the
espousod the Lady Charlotte Florentia Clive, second dalkg,
ter of Edward, first Earl Powis, who was then in her thirnetu
year, and who survives her husband. The deceased DOI
came from the Smithson branch of the family, the firs,
t
baronet of which received his title on the 2d of Augli"
1660.
The mournful cortege left Northumberland House shot*
after twelve o'clock in the following order:—
Two attendants on horseback.

Two mutes on horseback.
Feathers.
Two mutes on horseback.
Eight cloakmen on horseback.
The coronet of the late Duke on a crimson cushion.

S carriages of the late u.
A hearse, drawn te
by six horses, containingke the body of 1118
late Peer.
The family arms and stars were emblazoned on the hestld'
mer-cloth and sides of the hearse. The coffia was cov
OW with crimson velvet, studded with gilt nails, and bell
emblazoned with the arms of the house. In the first 4,
riage were the Rev. Sir H. Dukinfield, Bart., vicar' nt,'ld
Martin's; Rev. Mr. Giffard, curate; and the Rev. Ch'il
Charlton, minister of Alnwick New Church. In the 50c0.,0
his Grace the Duke of Northumberland (the late Dg's
brother); his Grace the Duke of Athol, and the Right 400,
Lord Lovaine. In the third, the Bishop of Carlisle,
_rim
Admiral Joceline Percy, Hon. Admiral Wm. Percy, 01.Ler
Hon. Charles Bertie Percy. In the fourth, the Hon. PI;
M. Percy, the Rev. H. Percy, and Lord Janles,A7s-al
ray. In the fifth, Earl Powis, the Right Hon. the
Lord Clive, M' .P. and W. Martin Drummond, Esq. IA
6th, Sir Walter Riddell, Bart. ; --Hodgson, Es(l''
Blackburn, Esq. ; and Williams, Esq. The 7th
eighth carriages contained some of the household. .„pif
A long train of the carriages of the nobility and P"—
followed. 0
Charing-cross, Whitehall, and Parliament-street ive>'e
thronged as on the days of the opening and prorogsnw
Parliament. Most of the windows were occupied. botti
The cortege reached the north door of the Abbe Penis
one o'clock, in the immediate vicinity of which In isnilbo
number of persons had congregated. The coffin haying ths
carried into the chapel and placed close to the vaults,
Right Rev, the Dean, aided by the other dignitaries of
Abbey, who appeared in their full canonieals, perfornnbi
beautiful service, after which an anthem was chaunierol
the choir, and the body was removed to the vault, and P
beside that of the late Duke.
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The Abb..— filled •

ne Jbey was with spectators, the
whom appeared in mourning.

COURT OF ALDERMEN.
Yesterday a Court was held fur the disfotch
business.
,„ liff;
Alderman Wu.soN presented the petition from
--ecteu
Budd praying that the City Solicitor should be 01.04
to stay the proceedings against him for having bee 4
to serve on the inquest jury, on which he heuoisbi
elected as a juryman in 1845. The consideraticoj 011
petition bad been postponed in consequence tiot
absence of the petitioner, on the last day of the
of the Court.

Mr. Budd appeared at the bar, and
a
Alderman WILsoN said that the petitioner h -11,00:
pressed much regret that he was prevented by en boa
able circumstances from serving on the inquest, el) or
offered tip attend upon any future occasion with Pros
titude and punctuality. It would be, therefore, P° mtsi
than fair plsy in the Court to direct the Solicitoore
the proceedings adopted in the case as they couldftb°
no other object than the performance of the duties u
office. The Allsrman moved accordingly. ore,
Several members said they could not think 0' Igor
ing to the proposition of Alderman Wilson
being assured that Mr. Budd had paid the costs. pea'
The RECORDER said, if the matter stated in LL°3 or°
tion had been represented before the proceeding:3lo
commenced, there would have been no occasion u)
of present application.
After some observations from members WO no to'
opinion that the refusal of Mr. Budd to serve "of
inquest, was made in defiance of the authority IRO
Court of Alderman, the petition was ordered toOnooo
the table. Mr. Budd will therefore be called er
answer for his refusal to serve, Ler
Alderman HUMPRERY begged to state to 'linor
Mayor that he had received intimation from repot?
Ferguson that the mayor of Londonderry ands peal°
Lion were expected to arrive in London with
a dispute between them and the Irish Soniev;:os
object in noticing the circumstance to the Courtai
secure to the gentlemen a hearing at the next ti_eu4
Common Council, and to have a perfect undeve';
established between the corporation of Londonder'4
the Irish Society. bat till
The general opinion of the members was
had no right to ask the. Lord Mayor to grant -0101
to the deputation at the Court. Thai was P
which depended entirely upon his Lordship's owp
pendent choice.
t 5943.
Alderman SIDNEY m...ved that the following ..••••
ing orders of the Court :sp
First, that no businesa be proceeded
with; nor
gratuity be voted, nor any account be ordesled f"' por
ment, unless notice of such business, gras4itY'
ment be inserted on the summons. • CoP
Secondly, that the recorded proceedings of this
in future be printed, and circulated to each mew
after every sitting.
The first of these propositions was, after sne3efirlS
fication, referred to a committee. The second
negatived by a considerable majority.
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_XTRAORDINARY SHOT.—An extmordinfLicolorie,
was last week made on the Hampshire coast bY,2„0000
hawker with one barrel of his 2001 b. gun, and a -1 e
patent cartridge by Eley. lie picked up, at this °R, dose°
178 oxbirds and a plover, exclusive of about thre. the
more birds that escaped in the scramble of co
ne
killed and wounded. F
13' 2,1:1e;
THE SCOTCH IRON TRADE.--GLASGOW, frd
—The price of Scotch pig iron, delivered free on ue';
may be quoted to-day at 745. per ton net cash,„,l,,e;re ve„rj"
1
numbers. Our market was this week buoyant. 414 toil
extensive buyers at 735., 735. 6d., and 745., cash in
days, at which rates a large business was done, d
Of
are now scarce at the figure quoted to-day.
,tilig
BANWELL IRON COMPANY.—The first - Toros-
this company was held on Monday at the office to I:sr
needle-street. The chair was taken by 13. Barnett' ersti":
when a report was read, which showed that the 010'74
at the mine, which had only been a short time colulril
had induced the directors to believe that the woodt
would turn out very productive, and that the ore,tlst
rich in proportion, that extracted having produce(' t; eit"
forty-four per cent. of iron. The report and acceal
arlopted,when the meeting adjourned.
DETERMINED SUICIDE.—On Sunday tng P. 4
man was walking towards the entrance of rictoria-Psn,lo;
perceived a quantity of blood close to a gravel jo tP
proceeding towards it discovered the body of a ult,7,iisie''y
pit with his throat cut, and quite dead. lie
informed the police, who conveyed the body to the 4.llgoes'
workhouse, where it reiaains awaiting a coroner's 1011,
The deceased was about thirty-eight years of age, 5011°
respectably dressed. He must have first inflicted the roses
during his struggles have rolled into the pit. P
he has not been identified.
THE CASE OF M. ALISXANDRE D
Civil Tribunal gave judgment on Friday in the -061 P.
brought by M. de Girardin, gerant of the Prase, an
V4ron, gerant of the Constitutionnel, against M. Alee-ede.,,l3#
Dumas, for the breach of engagements into which he honed'
tered relative to the supply and publication of his re`",,rderr,
The judgment in both cases are the same. The Court, " stref,
that within six weeks from the Ist of March next Allie
Dumas shall be obliged to remit to Emile de Girs,r,.oo„'",
manuscript of the first of the volumes of which the "of tP;
declares him debter—that is to say, the coutinuatiell Al;
"Minoires d'un 1116decin," and that he shall remit t`l.l oes,,"
volumes from month to month, beginning 15th APPiocsr,
until he shall have entirely cleared off the arrear ; 800' Um
Dumas shall neglect to make the deliveries within the ors
specified, condemns him to pay to Emile de Girardin toerderS,l
of 100 f. for each day's delay during three months; 09115
that in case of non-payment of the said damages, Dutil eeed
be liable to arrest, when the amount shall have e5,-".0 to
300 f.; says that there is no ground for deciding rels46,
the volumes to be furnished from 11th December, f
allh
Ist of April, 1847; but orders only that the treat,' s'
relit executed in its form and tenor, except, however, as ree, or
the term of the debt, which is
April, 1847, !Ito the Ist of July following, the period 0:00
commencement being changed; condemns Alexandre Pdelei
to pay to Emile de Girardin 3,000 f. asdamages for 0 00
in the execution of the treaty, with liability to arrest tacos'
of non-payment, but only in six months from this dic;rond
demns Emile de Girardin to the expenses of the uof the
Prorogued from the of
against the other newspapers, as also to the expeas_,„es ent
demand against Dumas with respect to the advertiaw",,, ds'
the Mode ; condemns the Mode to the expenses of_tooried
mand against it, but only up to March, 1846, at whi".l6llo3ai
.
it gave satisfaction to the complainants; conderau'Atigiols•
to the expenses of the demand contained in the eorl_` of the.
of December 14th, 1846, including the registration:l2e cost
treaty necessitated by the process; be
and orders thatborne
and signification of the present judgment shallthe C.ol'.
Dumas." A similar order was made with regard to
stitutionnel, V$1141)

THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH IN TIIE -i.as far.
STATES.—A correspondent of Galin Messenger `has
fished to that paper some particulars illustrating thethiited
to which the electrical system has been carried in the+tsined•
AStates, and the working perfection to which it has a6goan.
lino "has been completed across the Alleghaerdelphi*
tains, and it has worked admirably between Phi
~,,e ,19 of
and Pittsburg—a distance of 300 mites. The ..le'-of oll!
Pittsburg have published the proceedings of Congress n wita
afternoon on the following morning; and this is thenO" The
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all the news from the great cities of the Atlantic cost.
message of the Governor to the Legislature of New..., two
delivered at Albany on the 7th ult., and consisting t.' the
columns and a half of solid nonpareil, was published I"beee
city of New York two hours after its delivery, ng telegraph
transmitted sentence by sentence by the electric teletf)
00,
A company has been formed, with adequate cap_ctahingtolt
struct a telegraphic cornmunicatiun between /vB3
cbarleSt°3
arid New Orleans, by the way of Richmond,
Mobile, &c.
NORFoEK.—The lambing season mmenced
has co—
in the eastern counties with a good promise of pro
..ot
ewheit'oree
though in some districts the number of stock
equal to the usual average. It is feared, however' t ring ad"
vances. The turnips were affected by the
will be a scarcity of food for the flocks as the
protect
occurred when there was no snow on the ground to
t the farmer'
them • , and there are now complaints amohgs . sive°
more particiiiarly in Norfolk, that the crop is rottli3Fe'd men in
the thaw, the state of the young wheats has e..c11:, men in
attention ; but it is the opinion of the best pracycared by to
that district that they have not been 101'4'011 Lill"
severe minter.
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