The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-13 00:00:00

TALLOW.

Owing to the small arrivals thi market is vary firm,
and prices have advanced is per cwt. This improve-
ment, however, is not expected to be suppurted, as a
larger quantity of Tallow is between here and St.
Petersburgh. P. Y. C., on the spot, is 46s 3d to 46s 6d,
and for delivery in the spring, 45s per cwt. Town Tal-
low steady, at from 47s 3d to 48s net cash. Rough Fat,
2$ aid per Blbs.

BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD.)
IN RE MEYER AND BROWNSMITII.
These bankrupts had carried on business as lace and
fringe merchants, in Bedford street, Covent-garden, and
a dividend meeting was held a few days since, when a
case arose as to the right of persons holding goods of a
bankrupt as a security to sell them, and pursue for the
difference.
Mr. REED, solicitor, of Friday-street, now appeared
on behalf of the assignees for his Honour's judgment on
the point, and submitted that should his Honour be of
opinion that goods pawned or held as security
could be sold without allowing the pawner
or his representatives to redeem them, then by
the 108th sec. 6 Geo. IV., no proof should be admitted
for any balance; for, by that section, persons holding
securities, must, before they could prove, give up those
securities. He, however, contended there was no mort-
gage, but a mere pledge or deposit of goods.
His HoNona expressed his opinion that the parties
had a right to dispose of the property held by them as
security. That was his present opinion, but he would
farther consider the point as it was affected by the 6th
Geo. IV.
Mr. REED said the point was one of very great im-
Portance, for if his Honour should decide that the proof
could be admitted, no security would ever be given up.
The declaration and payment of dividend was then
adjourned.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.

The December session was opened this morning, at the
Usual hour, before the Lord Mayor, the Recorder,
Aldermen Wilson and Farncombe, and the Sheriffs.

The grand jury having been sworn, and elected their
foreman,
The RECORDER proceeded to deliver his charge. He
laid the number of prisoners set down in the calendar
for trial was 144, 98 of whom had been committed from
Middlesex, 23 from Surrey, and 5 from Kent. Neither
the Admiralty nor the county of Essex had sent any
Persons for trial during the present session. The short
tune which had elapsed since the termination of the last
session—not more than 11 days—accounted for the
Paucity of numbers to which he had referred. The
number, however, was about the usual average
of prisoners waiting for trial during those sessions which
quickly followed upon each other in this court; but before
the termination of their labours the number would, no
doubt, be considerably augmented by the committal of
Persons now undergoing investigation at the various
Police-courts. The number, however, comprised some
of the most serious offences. A youth, aged fifteen, was
Charged with the commission of a criminal offence upon
It girl under ten years of age;_ it would be for them to
Consider whether or not the offence was committed with
the consent of the child, but it was his duty to tell them
that the offence was equally criminal and equally
Punishable, if the child had given her consent, as it
Would be if she bad resisted the perpetration of the out-
tage. There were a vast number of charges of robbery, of
Cutting and wounding with the intention of doing the
Persons attacked some grievous bodily harm, but they
,Were not of a nature to require any specific allusion
fpm him. It was for them to consider those cases which
ought and which ought not to be seat for further inves-
tigation before the Court. One person was charged with
ttdroinistering poison to another. It appeared he had
taken poison himself with a view to destroy life, which
We 4 an offence for which he might be tried. Unhappily
eight individuals were charged with, the high crime of
murder and robbery. No less than five persons had been
eo, Inchittecl on one charge, namely, the murder and rob-
uery of i'person, the instrument by which the crime of
murder 'etas inflicted being a large iron bolt. The depo •
11,itions s 6 jet forth, but it was in the testimony of one of
the parties implicated that the deadly blow was struck by
°De of the fife; it would, therefore, be for them to consider
Whether they could place credence in the statement; and
!Luther, supposing they believed the statement, whether
.she others were accessories before or after the fact.
There was a charge of child murder, and in that case
they would have to consider wether the evidence led
to the conclusion that death resulted from violence, or
simply from an attempt to conceal the birth of the child.
One case had caused' the most painful interest in the
public mind—namely, a charge of murder committed by
poison administered by the accused to the deceased, who
was his own mother. The medical testimony would prove,
no doubt, the presence of arsenic in the body of the de-
ceased. tt appeared from 'did depositions that the de-
eeaaed had a violent attack of illness, and had
liken in consequence a considerable quantity
of brandy. It was right that he should
state that the evidence which would be adduced would
De principally that of relatives, between whom and the
Prisoner it 'appeared great rancour had existed for some
time, and consequently it would be for them to say how
far they could rely upon such testimony. If they were
satisfied that the deceased did not die from natural
causes, and they had sufficient evidence to cast suspicion
'Pon the prisoner, it would be their duty to put the
cli_3e into a further train of inquiry; in fact, the prisoner
must, irrespective of their decision, be put upon his
trial on the finding of the coroner's jury. It was a
burce of deep regret that so many cases of murder
Y Poison had recently taken place. After some further
Zularks explanatory of the duties which they would have
discharge, the Learned Gentleman remitted the jury
,
their duties.

WORSRIP-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) I m
Hammill requests us to acknowledge the receipt
?La, sent to him by a humane individual, with the
—wahl " D. W.," for the poor-box; as also a similar
donation of 5/. from " H. V.
}, Mr. Inspector Gravestock, of the G division, brought
"efc're Mr. Hammill a female named June Gough,
Charged under the following horrifying circumstances:—
in The inspector stated that the prisoner was brought
cto the station-house, at about half past twelve on
?ftturday night, in a state of inebriety. She had an
tte rant at l her breast about four weeks old. Witness sent
atter to he workhouse, but had it brought back to
thee
dmother at ten o'clock in the morning, when, as she
ad in a great measure recovered, he permitted her to
apart on her own bail. At two o'clock this morning
t°'3 Was rolling about Golden-lane in a state of intoxica-
IVn but subsequently went to her lodgings at No. 17,
that the
St. Luke's, and this morning he learnt
Lae woman, on her awakening at about six o'clock
,a_glva the infant milk, she discovered that the child was
'ld.. and cold.
Qte defendant mid that the bad three children by a

gentleman, and that in consequence of her having been
so repeatedly locked up her money had been stopped,
and it had very much discomposed her mind. •She was
very sorry that so lamentable an occurrence as the one
she was brought there for had taken place.
Mr. HAMMILL directed the defendant to te taken care
of until the inquest should be holden upon the body of
her infant.

MARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Robert Wilson, a gentleman of independent pro-
perty', residing at the Colonnade Hotel, Haymarket,
' was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged on suspicion
of attempting to commit suicide, by having two loaded
pistols in his possession.
William Webb, waiter at the Colonnade Hotel, said
the defendant had been staying at the hotel for about a
week. On Saturday night the defendant who was very
much excited, came to him and said, " Waiter, I am
going out, and you will never see me again." He noticed
at the time that the defendant had a pair of pistols in
his hand, and thought that he premeditated suicide. He
therefore followed him, and gave him in charge, for his
(defendant's) own safety.
Mr. BINGHAM said he could not :let defendant go
without he provided bail for his future behaviour. He
siduld therefore order him to find two respectable house-
keepers to be sureties for his keeping the peace.
Bail was subsequently offered and accepted, and de
fendant left the office with his friends.

NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.
The following report of Mr. Barry, the architect, on
the New Houses of Parliament at Christmas last, ap-
pears in the report of the Commissioners of Woods and
Forests, printed on Saturday :—" The whole of the car-
case works of the north, the east, and the south fronts of
the buildings are completed. A suite of nineteen rooms
on the second floor of the River front has been tempo-
rarily, and in part permanently fitted up for use as corn-
inittee•roonis. The Victoria Tower is above 80 feet in
height, and the ground floor over the state entrance
within it is completed, with the exception of the carvings.
The Clock Tower is 84 feet in height. The central hall,
together with the whole of the buildings adjacent to it,
are carried up to their full height. The groining of
the ground hall, of the central hall, and adjoining cor
ridors, is in a forward state of preparation. The walls
of St. Stephen's porch, with the adjoining entrances
from Westminster-hall and St. Margaret's•street, are
20 feet above the ground. St. Stephens'-hall is upon an
average two-thirds of its full height. The internal fronts
of all the inner courts of the building, as far as it is now
in band, and the whole of the carcase works of the
new buildings around them, are completed. The front
towards New Palace-yard is completed, with the excep-
tion of a few of the stone pinnacles and the terminals
on the parapet, and the iron roof above it over the
Commons' residences is fixed. The second floor of this
portion of building has been temporarily fitted up as
offices for the use of the House of Commons. The iron
roofing of the House of Commons is completed, and the
public library adjoining is ready to receive its ceiling
beams. The works of this portion of the building are
at present suspended, and will so remain until the warm-
ing and ventilating arrangements to be applided to it are
finally decided upon. The House of Lords, together
with the Victoria Hall and public lobby, are nearly,
completed in all their details, and will be ready for oc-
cupation during the ensuing (the present) session. The
ventilating and warming arrangements for this portion
of the building are nearly completed. Separate tempo
retry approaches to the new House of Lords have been
provided both for the use of Peers and of the public.
Temporary communications have also been formed from
the Victoria Hall to the Peers' temporary committee.
rooms in the river front. The . joiners' works and the
finishings for the completion of the committee-rooms,
libraries, and refreshment rooms belonging to each of
the Houses are in a state of great forwardness • a con-
siderable portion of them are already fixed, and fit-
ting of the remainder is in hand. There are at present
1,470 men employed upon the works of the new Palace,
of which number 859 men are employed at the building,
100 at the quarries, 260 at the Government workshops
at Thames-bank, upon the joiners' finishings and wood
carvings, and 251 upon miscellaneous work both at the
building and elsewhere."

THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY OF ENGLAND

The half-yearly general meeting of society was
held on Saturday, at the society's house, Hanover-
square.
The Earl of Yarborough, president, in the chair.
Mr. J. Hudson, secretary, read the report of the
council.

The Rev. J. LINTON, in moving that the report be
received and adopted, took occasion to congratulate
the members on the flourishing condition of the society.
He could not deny himself the gratification of ex-
pressing an opinion in which he was sure all present
would concur—namely, that the members of the
council had entitled themselves in an eminent degree
to the thanks of the society.—(Cheers.)
Mr. ASTBURY seconded the motion, which was car-
ried unanimously.
Mr. R. BARKER submitted a statement of accounts
drawn up by the finance committee, and certified as
correct by the auditors, from which it appeared that
the gross income up to June 30 was 7,4371. ss. Bd.,
of which sum there had been expended 5,5321.55. 3d.,
leaving a balance in hand at that date of 1,9051.
_ _

Mr. EMERY moved that the thanks of the society be
presented to the members of the finance committee,
and the auditors, and in so doing took occasion to ex-
press the satisfaction with which he observed the rapid
progress not only of that society, but another similar
in its object—the Farmers' Club. That club had
been instituted a few years since ; but recent though
its origin was, it had already conferred very great
benefit on the agricultural interests of the country.
It only needed to be more generally known to have
its claims on the support and sympathy of all who had
those interests at heart universally appreciated and
acknowledged. No less than 100 new members had
been admitted during the past year, and amongst them
he was happy to say, there were to be found not only
tenant-f mners, but some of the best landlords in
England and Scotland. It was to be hoped that ere
long the club would also number amongst its mem-
bers some of the Irish landlords, for though hard
things had been said of them, he w.as convinced there
were many excellent men amongst them.
Mr. R. W. BAKER seconded the motion, which was
carried unanimously.
Colonel CHALLONER bore testimony to the zeal and
intelligence of the present auditors, and proposed
their re-appointment.
Mr. KINDER seconded the motion.—Carried.
The Duke of RICHMOND moved that the thanks of
the society be presented to the two Learned Gentle-
men who lectured before the members on Tuesday
and Wednesday last. The members, as practical
,farmers, could not but feel obliged to such scientific
gentlemen as came forward to inform them of the
result of their experiences. A more interesting
lecture he had never attended than that which was
delivered a few days since by Professor Simmons, on
the diseases of cattle. No more instructive discourse
had been delivered since the institution of the
society. One of the primary objects of that asso-
ciation should be to elevate the position of the
veterinary surgeons throughout the country. There
were, no doubt, many gentlemen of ability and
education exercising that profession in various parts
of the country ; but the members must also be aware
that many of their most valuable cattle and
sheep were not unfrequently committed to
the care of men who had had no professional educa
tion whatever, or whose education had not been such
as to qualify them to associate with the respectable
tenantry of the country.—(Hear, hear.) If men of
education and talent were more frequently to establish
themselves as professors of the veterinary art through-
out the provincial districts of England, they would
associate with the owners of the land as well as with
the occupiers, their profession would be made more
remunerative, and many of the diseases which now
carried off so much of the farmer's stock would be
treated with a degree of skill which would prevent
their terminating fatally.—(Hear, hear.) He was
decidedly of opinion that the society should devote
their best attention to the object of elevating the state
and position of the professors of the veterinary art
throughout the country.—(Cheers.)
Mr. C. HILLYARD seconded the motion, which wait
carried unanimously.

Professor SEwEli, on the part of the governors of
the Veterinary College, acknowledged the compli-
ment, and expressed his concurrence in the observa-
tions of the Noble Duke. Those observations were
applicable to England, but they were still more so
to Ireland. The members of the veterinary profes-
sion in that country settled usually in towns where
there were horses to practise on, but there were not
more than half-a-dozen veterinary surgeons scattered
throughout the country parts.
Mr. SHAW, lest it should be supposed that the
society was indifferent on a matter of such impor-
tance, wished that it should be generally known that
(luring the last six or seven years they had contri-
buted no less a sum than 2001. a year to a veterinary
college for promoting the veterinary art, as applied to
cattle, sheep, and pigs, as contradistinguished from
horses.—(Hear.)

After some routine businese the proceedings ter-
dnated.

Mr. Edward Page is appointed Assistant-Surveyor
in the colony of Sierra Leone. Mr. Robert Armstrong
is to be police magistrate in the same place. Mr. W.
M`Cartney is to be chief superintendent of police at Co-
lombo, in the island of Ceylon. Mr. Henry Crewe is to
be a stipendiary magistrate in Jamaica.—Observer.
A Cabinet Council was held at the Hotel des
Affaires Etrang'res at Paris, on Friday, where, in
addition to the discussion of the affairs of Switzerland,
the question of the royal speech was brought forward.
The Minister of Finance is said to have declared on this
occasion that the budget was quite ready, and rendered
a satisfactory account of the state of the finances, which
will permit him to satisfy the wishes of the Chamber on
the two questions of postal reform and a diminution of
the salt duties. M. Dumon is reported to have assured
the Council that, far from having experienced a de-
crease, as had been hinted at by the ex-Minister of
Finance, M. Lacave Laplagne, on the contrary, the
receipts had been constantly on the increase.—Chronicle.
Mr. Fearon is to be the new solicitor to the
chuity comrdesion.

LONDON,

FLANDERS MAIL.

BRUSSI LB.--COMM ERC IA L INTELLIGENCE.—From
the Ist to the sth December three vessels, laden
wholly or in part with corn, entered the port of An
were. The importations were—
Wheat
Rye
Rice

... 224,000 kil
... 186,000
... 348,625

758,625
BRUSSELS, DEC. 9.—ln the sitting of yesterday
the Chamber heard the reports of the petitions of MM.
de Den terghem and Simons, and other matters of
private interest, and gave an order for twenty-five de-
mands for ordinary naturalisation.
M. Gohlet made a report on the demand for a sup-
plementary credit for the War Department, which is to
be discussed to-morrow.
BERLIN, DEC. B.—The Committee of the Diet is
convoked at Berlin for the 17th of January. M.
Beckerath, of Crefeld, one of the most distinguished
representatives of Westphalia, has tendered his resig-
nation as member of the committee. M. Muller,
who was nominated in his stead, has likewise sent in
his resignation.
The Prussian Government strenuously continues its
efforts to centralise and settle the affairs of the Pro-
71,stant Church, and so give it uniformity and unity.
A supreme consistory is to take place at Berlin, com-
posed of all the provincial consistories. M. De
Goetze, who is well known by his strict religious
orthodoxy, has been nominated president of this
supreme authority of the Ecclesiastical Administration
of Prussia.
The Gazette de Cologne states that the Minister for
Foreign Affairs at Berlin received a dispatch from
Warsaw on the 4th annivesary, that by special
order of the Emperor, addressed to the Prince of
Warsaw, the measures already taken to abolish the
line of Customs between Poland and Russia and which
had been officially announced to the Prussian Go-
vernment some time since, had been abandoned, and
that consequently the Reunion Douaniare of
Poland with Russia will not take place at the new I
year, as it had been at first intended.

RUSSIA AND POLAND.—Letters from Presburg say
the news from Galicia is terrific. Famine and disease
are committing such awful ravages among the pea-
santry, that in almost every village a third part,
and even the half of the population, is dead.
MI the misery of Ireland is being reacted in this
wretched country, and, at the same time, we want
-specially a second England, rich, powerful, and
benevolent, to come to its aid, for all that is done by
the Austrian Government (is utterly insufficient.
ST. PETERSDURGH, Nov. 26.—0 n the 20th of this
month a large number of vessels, which had been kept
in port a long time, left the road of Cronstadt with
a favourable wind, and the thermometer at
8 deg. Reaumer. On the 22d a storm arose, which
made us very apprehensive for the fleet. At Newsky
the rain was frozen even, when an impetuous wind
and a mild temperature broke the ice, and submerged
a large number of barges and small craft, which were
laden with a cargo of 85,000 to 90,000 chetworts of
grain, flour, and linseed. The loss is very great.
MUNICH, DEC. 4.—The report which was circulated
that a loan had been concluded with the house of
Rothschild, is quite groundless. Baron Rothschild
has again left Munich.
STUTTGARD, DEC. 3.—The Swabian Mercury of
to-day contains an ordinance of the Minister of the
. _

Interior respecting the insurance of the effects of
emigrants, through the medium of persons duly au-
thorised to effect the transport. The effects may also
be insured against damages by sea.—Flanders Mail,
Dec. 10.

BELGIAN FITNDS.—BEYSSELS, DEC. 9.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent •.•.••• • . • .. ..
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent • . • • ..
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent— ..
Ditto Three per Cent •••• • • • • • •• • • • •
Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto
Ditt0,ditt0,1840............ ••. • • • .• • 98%
Ditto,ditto,lB42 •• • • • • .• • • • • • • • •
Ditto, 1844............... •••• • • • • ... 92
Ditto, 1838 • .. —
Ditto of the City, 1632 • • • • • • • • • • • •
Ditto, 1843 .............. •••••• • • • • • • 93%
Bank of Belgium ...... •.•• • • • • 80
russets Papers, Dec. 9.

PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, DEc. 7.
tills. Money .
St•Seliuld Sch., 3% per Cent .••• • • • 92 Uhl
Pruss. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Cent •••• • •
Foreign Exchanges..•• •••••• .. •• •• •• ••
Exchange on London. £1 Sterling, 3 Months 6 27% 627
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Vmszta, Dxc. 2.
5 per Cent. Metalliques • • • • • • • • •••••• .• .• 105%
4 per Cent. ditto• ••••• • • • • •• •• •••• •• •• 93
3 per Cent. ditto• ••••••••••• •• •• •• •••• •• 65
Loan, 1834 • • • • •• • • • • ••••.• • .
Ditto, 1839 • • • • • 116
Bank Shaves • • ................1624
Estsrhazv's Loan .• •• . • 62
RAILWAYS.
The Northern, or Ferdinand - • 155
Gloggnita .• . ............. 110%
Vienna—Milan • • • •••••••• • • • • • • • • 97%
Leghorn •••• • • •• ••••••••• • • • •• • • 81
••• •• 933(
Sienna .... • • • • 66
crosetto •• •• •• .• .• 94%
Oldenburg ................
Pc5t0ja...................•••....••....

ACCIDENT ON THE BRISTOL AND BIRMINGHAM
RAILWAY.— SPLTCHLEY, FRIDAY.—An accident hap-
pened on this hne last night which occasioned at the
time the greatest alarm amongst the passengers of the
train to which it occurred. The particulars aro briefly
as follow : —The third class down Parliamentary even-
ing train left Birmingham at half-past six o'clock,
heavily laden, arid nothing occurred until about half-
past seven o'clock. The train had left Dunhampstead,
and was proceeding towards the Spetchley and Wor-
cester station, when suddenly a severe concussion was
felt throughout the train, and the first impression
amongst the passengers, who were much shaken, was
that the carriages had got off the line. The engine
driver, perceiving that something had gone wrong,
turned off the steam, and applied the break, but the train
had proceeded fully half a mile before it was stopped.
A guard then proceeded back to the spot where the con-
cussion was first felt, and found upon the rails a piece of
thick chain, over which the engine and train had passed,
happily without being thrown off the rails. The
engine-tender was at the first shock thrown off, but sub-
sequently, before the train was stopped, got on the rails
again. The ballast was torn up for a considerable dis-
tance by the tender before it got upon the rails again.
Had the passenger carriages or engine been thrown off
the line, the consequences might have been most disas-
trous. The train was a long and heavy one, and it need
scarcely be added that the greatest consternation was
excited amongst the passengers until the engine-driver
had stopped the train: The result has happily n6t been
attended with any serious consequences, but the night
being exceedingly dark added greatly to the terrors of
those whose lot was cast in the unlucky train. It is sup-
posed that the chain which caused the mischief had been
dropped by some previous train passing along the line.
The last passenger down-train before the Parliamentary
passed the spot at about five o'clock, leaving abundance
o!! time for an examination of the rails by the policeman
on duty. Had the train been a light one, it is feared
the whole of the carriages would have been thrown off
the rails, in which case the consequences must have been
frightful._ _ _ _

THE EDINBURGH ELECTION. ^ The Caledonian
Mercury says—" The re-election of Mr. Charles Cowan
will shortly take place. We hope it will be unopposed
and uncomplained of. We openly and heartily sup-
ported Mr. Macaulay so long as he was in the field ; but
he is so, we understand, no longer ; and Mr. Cowan
possesses such qualifications in point of character, busi-
ness habits, amiable dispositions, and sound Liberal
opinions, that we shall rejoice in his unopposed return.
We are not aware that opposition from any quarter is
to be expected—certainly not from Mr. Macaulay or bis
friends, and we are decidedly of opinion, that any oppo-
sition would be vain and injurious. As we can no longer
have what we consider the distinguished honour of being
represented by Mr. Macaulay, we cannot elect in.his
place a more worthy citizen and more estimable man
than Mr. Charles Cowan. His unanimous re-election
will tend, we hope, to obliterate all irritating recollec-
tions, and to restore and cement the union of all classes
of constituticsal reformers.

ALARMING FlRE.—This morning, shortly before
one o'clock, an alarming fire broke out upon the pre-
mises of Mr. Stebbings, linendraper, No. 3, Capel•street,
St. George's-in-the-East, which was attended with the
destruction of considerable property, and nearly accom-
panied by loss of life. It appears that as a police con-
stable of the H. division was going his rounds, he had
his attention drawn to some smoke issuing from the
fanlight over the door. Ile at once endeavoured to
arouse the inmates, but before they could be awakened
the flames forced their way through the upper part of
the shutters. Two powerful engines were speedily
brought to the spot, and the firemen having an abundant
supply of water succeeded in confining the flames to the
premises of Mr. Stebbings.
EXTRICATION OE FOUR BODIES FROM AN IRON-
STONE PlT.—The four persons confined in the iron-stone
pit, near Dysart, were got out on the morning of the 7th
of December, all dead, and fearfully crushed. We un-
eerstand three of them have left wives and children.
Mr. Watt, of Dysart Colliery, sent all his men to assist
as soon as heard of the accident, and it should be no-
ticed, to their credit, that they exerted themselves to the
utmost, and without intermission, till they aFeertained
the melancholy result. The iron-stone is worked by the
Carron Company, and several other persons made a nar-
row escape when the fall took place. One was close be-
side Mackenzie, whose expiring groan ho di►tinctly
heard.—Scotch Paper.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—We learn from the best
authority that Mr. Beale, in consequence of a deli-
cate state of health, which disinclines him from very
arduous duties, joined to his numerous avocations con-
nected with the great establishment in Regent. street,
has withdrawn from the management of this theatre.
Mr. Beale's loss, as a manager, will be universally re-
gretted, but his influence and interest will continue to be
exerted in behalf of the new Italian Opera.—Musical
World.

MORTALITY IN PERTH.—There were 40 funerals
k last week and 39 the week before, an amount of mor-
tality far exceeding that of any previous two weeks in
the records of the city. We may state, however, that
the town is assuming a much more healthy tone of late.
—Perthshire Courier.
COAST GUARD.—Acts of piracy have become so
frequent on the western coast of Ireland, that Govern-
ment have determined to strengthen the Coast Guard
force in that quarter, which has been reinforced already
by three revenue cruizers, placed under the orders of
Lieutenant Broad, commanding the Dolphin.—Dublin
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