The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-02 00:00:00

T IT E 8 Ur N,

LON DON,

THE MAGAZINES.
BLACK WOOD.
The most agreeable contribution in the December
instalment of Blackwood is assuredly, to our think-
ing, the elegant paper which commences a series
called "Paeans of the Athenian Navy." It reminds
one that the system of naval tactics which justifies the
breaking of an enemy's line of battle dates back many
centuries before the days of Nelson or Rodney,
namely to the age when Pericles roused the Athe-
nians by his oratory and Themistocles by his valour
and generalship. The prose portion of the article is
merely introductory to a clever and impassioned poem
Written in the metre which the writer describes as
"the splendid measure invented by Mr. Mitchell for
the rendering of the Aristophanic Tetrameter Ana-
Pest." It is entitled "Phormio's Victory in the Co-
rinthian Gulf," and depicts one of those terrible
actions with the triremes, manned by three banks of
rowers, which tended so considerably to raise the
power of Athens and. to depreciate that of Lacedos-
mon. " The Widow of Glencoe," suggested by that
game deplorable catastrophe which inspired Sergeant
Talfourd with his eloquent and historic tragedy, is
another piece of versification which enhances the
character of Maga. It is penned in an exquisite
strain---a measure more splendid than that of
Mitchell, because more adapted to the supreme pathos
of a domestic incident, There is a prolonged frag-
ment, half-critical, half-social, half-moral, and half-
romantic, headed " An Unpublished French Novel."
Those who can enjoy a piece of natural de-
scription will relish this contribution as
a tid-bit of literary pirating, not unworthy of old
his
Ebony. Ralph Waldo Emerson receives
ma due meed of approbation from the first of the
magazines of England, and finds a welcome fitted
for a descendant of the Anglo-Saxons. As one of
the most eloquent and profound of the thinkers of
America, Emerson well deserves the panegyric here
pronounced upon him by Blackwood, as a man of
most original genius; and his writings justify in a
great measure the analogy which is attempted to be
drawn between his essays and the writings of Mon-
taigne, and the " Religio Medici" of Sir Thomas
Brown. Baron Vaerst's narrative of his peregrina-
tions in the Pyrenees gives rise to a capital paper
in Maga, descriptive of the peculiarities, domestic,
geographical, social, and municipal, of that moun-
tainous region. " Judaism in the Legislature" is, as
might be anticipated, a violent diatribe against those
who would connive at the admission of Israelites into
Parliament ; and the concluding article—" Our Cur-
rency, our Trade, and our Tariff "—is imbued with
all the political prejudices and predilections of the
magazine. The number for December is varied and
intelligent, and has precisely that combination of the
grave, the gay, the lively, and the severe, which is
most acceptable to readers at this season of the
fireside.

2. An Account of the Balances of the Public Money remaining in the Excl
ended the 10th day of October, 1847 ; the Money applied towards the
Works, &c., with the Difference accruing thereon; and the Balances i

FRAZER.
The most valuable article of, perhaps, all the ma-
wines for the month is the opening article of Frazer,
'hirty-five Unpublished Letters of Oliver Cromwell,
c:nomunicated by Thomas Carlyle. The history of
the manner in which these letters came into the hands
of Mr. Carlyle is as strange as it is interesting. He
gays—

"Some eight or ten months ago there reached me, as
many had already done on the like subject, a letter from
an unknoWn correspondent in the distance; setting forth,
In simple, rugged and trustworthy, though rather pe-
culiar dialect, that he, my unknown correspondent—
Who seemed to have been a little astonished to find that
Oliver Cromwell was actually not a miscreant, hypo-
crite, etc., as heretofore represented—had in his hands
a stock of strange old papers relating to Oliver: much
consumed by dam, and other inju of time; in parti-
cular, much eatepn into by a vermin' (as my corre-
Vondent phrased some moth, or body of moths,
who had boarded there in past years. The papers, he
said, describing thorn rather vaguely, contained some
things of Cromwell's own, but appeared to have been
Mostly written by one Samuel Squire, a subaltern in the
fwed regiment of Ironsides, who belonged to the Stil-
ton Troop,' and had served with Oliver from the first
Mount ' of that indomitable corps, as Cornet, and then
" `Auditor'—of which latter office my correspondent
could not, nor could I when questioned, quite specificate
the meaning, but guessed that it might be something
Squire
that of adjutant in modern regiments. This Auditor
?quire had kept some Journal, or Diary of proceed-
ings, from ' the first mount,' or earlier, from about 1642
till the latter end of 1645, as I could dimly gather; but
!lain it was spoken of as Journals,' as Old Papers,'
~Manuscripts,' in the plural number, and one knew not
oefinitely what to expect: moth-eaten, dusty, dreary
..old brown papers; bewildered and bewildering; dread-
iullY difficult to decipher, as appeared, and indeed al-
post a pain to the eye—and too probably to the mind.
oring into which, nevertheless, my unknown corre-
ptoraundgeent professed to have discovered various things.
unknown aspects of affairs, moving accidents,
adventures, such as the fortune of war in the obscure
Eastern Association (of Lincoln, Norfolk, &c.), in the
early obscure part of Oliver's career, hitherto entirely
'recant and dark in all histories, had disclosed themselves
to my unknown correspondent, painfully spelling in the
rear of that destructive vermin: onslaughts, seizures,
surprises; endless activity, audacity, rapidity, on the
Part of Oliver; strict general integrity too, nay rhada-
manthine justice, and traits of implacable severity con-
nected therewith, which had rather shocked the other-
Wise strong, but modern, nerves of my unknown cor-
respondent. Interspersed, as I could dimly gather,
were certain Letters,' from Oliver and others (known,
or hitherto unknown, was not said); kept, presumably,
by Auditor Squire, the Ironside Subaltern, as narrative
documents, or out of private fondness. As proof what
curious, and to me interesting matters, lay in those old
Papers, journals or journal, as my unknown correspon-
dent indiscriminately named them, he gave me the fol-
lowing small Excerpt; illuminating completely a point
on which I had otherwise sought light in vain. See, in
*July, Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches,' Letter sth
1644 ; which gives account of Marston-Moor
Battle, and contains an allusion to Oliver's own late loss,
you know my own trials this way '—touching
n as it now proves; dark hitherto for all readers.
Meeting Colonel Cromwell again after Some absence,
Just on the edge of Marston Battle (it is Auditor Squire
hat Writes), I thought he looked sad and wearied; for
e had had a sad loss; young Oliver got killed to death
of long before, I heard: it was near Knaresborough,
kid thirty more got killed.'
" Interesting papers beyond doubt, my'unknown cor-
reespondent thought. On one most essential point, how-
ovr' he professed himself at a painful pause: how far,
whether at all, these papers ought to be comnsuni
cated to the public, or even to myself ? Part of my
)treepoildent's old kindred had been Roundheads, part
had been Royalists; of both which sorts plentiful repro-
7%tives yet remained, at present all united in kindly
ion of those old sorrows and animosities; but ca-
rutle set, as my correspondent feared, of blazing up
question
°lle knew not what fierce contradictions, should the
Ras his
be renewed. That was his persuasion, that
4 hit/ amiable fear."
I;irltly t be credited that this fear triumphed over
rY other feeling, and that baying copied these
five letters, and transmitted them to Mr. Car-
iroll'e, the correspondent committed the originals, the
J‘i
ernflal, and all the other Cromwell documents, to
arnes. Under these circumstances one might
I.;itelite.iros:vrfeenl inclined to doubt the authenticity of these
letters They, however, bear internal evidence of
genuineness, and Mr. Carlyle expresses
truly himself as perfectly satisfied that. they are really and
what they profess to be. Every one, of course,
zob e?tcalstes o any interest in historical or antiquarian
rin the character of the greatest man that
iluKL.d perhaps the world, has ever produced,
is Highness the Lord Protector Oliver, will of
course peruse these letters, and we therefore shall not
dilate upon their contents, but
merely observe, that
among the scraps in Squire's handwriting
to them is what is in all probability a list oithe appended
names
of the original Ironside captains.
at The political ar-
ticle of this month, entitled
Ci toerrijnio enntary upon
do ?" is nothing more than will the Minister
Punch' s clever pencilling
the article on " Currency and Bank' in
a fog
;"
profession of faith in, rather than mg"
jtsfisncae of, " Peel's Bills ;" and the " Manchester
ric " furnishes the key to the meaning of to?;
cry of " More churches." This High Church
periodical admits that the party which it represents has for years past been clamouring for more bishops,
hut what they wanted really was more political power
for the Church, and they now candidly confess that
they would much prefer that Manchester and every
other large town should be without the benefit (what-
ever it may be) of episcopal superintendence than
that the new bishops should be without seats in the
Rouse of Lords. We take note of this confession,
and shall use it, should any attempt be again made
of get up the cry of " More churches." The story
The Guerilla" is continued, and promises to be
of intense interest; and Sam Slick furnishes us with
a>l admirable description of a ball at Government
The other articles are all of more than ave-
rage merit.

ample in ancient or modern times," whose
words " were not the words of a mortal," but rather
" the announcement of an oracle." Many of those
spirit-stirring addresses are given, approaching to
true sublimity, which excited his soldiers even to
delirium, and made them rather worship him as a
demi-god than obey him as a mere mortal com-
mander. In the " Lays of Many Lands," J. C. M.
again gives us his exquisite translations from " the
gifted' of other climes. " The Gallery of Illustrious
Irishmen" contains the account of John Fitzgibbon,
first Earl of Clare, " a remarkable man, who lived in
eventful times." The character of the bar in these
days is well described. " Often (says the writer)
has a jeu d'esprit decided the cause which legal
maxims were vainly employed to elucidate, and a
stroke of wit, or a strain of humour, when happily
adapted to the temper of the judge, or the weakness
and prejudices of the jury, have not unfrequently put
to flight a host of authorities, which in the more
staid and sober English courts of law would have
been regarded as quite decisive. Nor will the reports
of this period be fully collected or understood until we
have incorporated with them the reports of the pistol,
to the arbitrement of which many difficult cases were
referred. The law was in Ireland, at that period,
eminently a profession militant. The lawyer was
always ready to fight as well as to speak for his client.
The Roman maxim was directly reversed; it was co
longer Cethint armatokree,' but Cedat toga armis:l
The blood and breeding of an eccentric and dissolute
gentry blerded largely with the habits of a race who,
were quite as much distinguished by their love ofi
pleasure as by their addiction to business, and never
so happy as when they could combine their practice,
in the courts with the indulgence of their peculiar.
humours." " The Petty Sessions of Carrignacroe," as
its name imports, contains a graphic account of one of
those scenes peculiar to Ireland which none can con-I
ceive who have not been sojourners for a time in the,
Green Island— the administration of justice by a'
bench of Irish magistrates, with Irish attorneys, Irish
witnesses, and above all, cases essentially Irish, whe-
ther consisting of a " resky and assault," a "house;
burning," or a quarrel bekween rival neighbours of
the softer sex. The realer must indeed be of a
saturnine and gloomy temperament from whom it
will not extract a smile. We heartily welcome our
old friend Kishoge, who had too long absented him-
self, but who returns to us with unabated strength.
" Mick Mulloy and the Blessed Lateerin" is in every
respect worthy of the " Irish Ingoldsby." Gladly
would we extract the whole legend if our space per-
mitted, but we cannot refrain from giving a specimen
of the rich humour and poetical power of our
favourite
•L

DOLUAN.
A Trinity Man continues to reveal "the secrets of
the prison house" in his "Reminiscence of Cam-
bridge," and a Convert pursues the account of his
adventures as a schoolboy, with as much earnestness
as though their adventures and reminiscences were
the most thrilling and attractive studies in the Queen's
dominions. The Rev. Editor resumes, with an ac-
cession of vigour, his interesting serial of " Sick
Calls"--the present chapter being the memento of a
dying shirt maker. A Traveller recounts to us several
strange " Anecdotes of Russia," and an American
gives some additional gleanings from Ireland. With
the customary monthly intelligence and literary
notices the number for December is completed, and
makes a tolerable appearance.

The re-issue has now proceeded to the eighth volume
tra number
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inclusively, and fulfils all the anticipations which
were raised by the prospective advertisement
writingsmentAsof
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most compact
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includingifu beautiful
detailedette copy
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txordinary of t i
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perior, and would prove a valuable decoration to any
bookshelf.

EUROPE.
TheActleSap°rNep'SubliliciaStiTon°oßfYth°elvEuropean History
of Archibald Alison has proceeded as far as the
twelfth volume inclusively. As the volumes multiply
in number the beauty of their arrangement becomes
more conspicuous. The illustrative atlas has either
not been transmitted to ourselves, or has ;ceased
making its usually punctual appearance.

SHARPE'S LONDON MAGAZINE.
Better and better in point of illustration, and more
and more select in regard to literary contributions,
Sharpe's:London Magazine bids fair to realise the pro-
mises contained in the recent prospectus issued by the
publisher. Hablot Browne's sketch of the " Merry
Gipsies" is a capital bit of woodland limning—it is not
unworthy of the comical and picturesque pencil of
" Phis.' The other artists emulate each other in
excellence.

THE PICTORIAL ALMANAC.
Another almanac, in a sheet form, lithographed
by Dowsing, Paull, and Co., beautiful enough from
its laborious emblazonry and elaborate colouring to
be framed. Of all the ephemerides of almanacs, this
one is certainly the butterfly.

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen and Prince Albert walked yesterday
morning in the pleasure grounds and plantations of
Osborne. The unfavourable state of the weather on
Tuesday afternoon prevented her Majesty and her
Royal Consort taking an airing.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales,
Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess
Alice, went to the beach yesterday, forenoon, and
rode on their ponies.

HO wlTrs JOURNAL.
A beautifully-engraved likeness of Clarkson, the
philanthropist, and a clever copy from " Death's
Door," by 'William Blake, are the most attractive
embellishments for this month of the journal. The
brief biographical notice of the famous Blake—the
artist, the engraver, the poet, the musician, the be-
liever in ghosts, the illustrator of Young's " N fight
Thoughts," of Blair's " Grave," of the " Book of
Job," &c.—is most interesting. According to the
writer, Blake expired when 71, on the 12th of
August, 1828, in a garret in Fountain-court,
Strand. It is not the least memorable fact in his
history, that William Blake was the friend of Fuseli
and Flaxman. We must make one quotation from
Howiles Journal. It is the

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
returned to town yesterday, from honouring the Duke
of Bedford with a visit, at his seat, Woburn Abbey,
Bedfordshire.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
and his Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse,
visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester
yesterday, at Gloucester House.
The Hon. H. Roberts, from Jamaica, had an inter-
view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yester-
day, at his official residence in Downing-street.
interview
with Chief Secretary for Ireland had an
with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official
residence in Downing-street.
The Earl of Arran had an interview with Sir
George Grey yesterday. Lord Ashley had also an
interview yesterday with the Right Hon. Baronet, at
the Home-office.
Sir John Henry Pelly had an interview with the
Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson yesterday, at the office
of the Board of Trade.
Lord John Russell had a dinner party yesterday
evening, at his residence in Chesham-place.
Sir Robert Peel had a dinner party last evening, at
his residence in Whitehall-gardens.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening, from
the Colonial-office, for the Governors of the West
India Colonies.

" HYLIN TO PIUS THE NINTH.
TRANSLATED FROM THE ITALIAN BY DR. BONYRING, M.P.
" Italy is waking now
Light upon her matin-brow ;
And her Pontiff, heaven-inspired,
Leads her on her glorious way.
And the day so long desired
Dawns—the bright, the promised day.
Still of her salvation dreaming,
All her sleeping was but seeming.
" Listen I how the snowy Alp,
As from Etna's blazing scalp,
Our united voice breathes forth,
Waking transports as it runs :
North to south and south to north
Calls Italia's noblest sons,
Not the tears of shame to drop,
But af glory, joy, and hope.
" Hail! all t aill thou noble one!
Seated on earth's highest throne;
Scatterer of all evil, thou
Bounteous fountain-head of Goodl
Not alone Italia now
Bends in fervent gratitude.
But the world—the world is pouring
Praise—and heaven and thee adoring.
" Perfect thy majestic plan,
Thou of men the noblest man!
God is smiling on thy deed,
Earth is waiting thy decree!
Tell the fettered they are freed—
Smite the arm of tyranny.
How shall tyranny withstand,
If thou bless the patriot land?
" Peace! shall be the patriot-cry!
Peace! and light and liberty!
Liberty! and peace and light!
Thou shalt give as thou hast given;
O'er thee, round thee smiling bright,
Crowd the messengers of heaven,
Pointing out thy pathway here,
And thy crown of glory there."

" Well, many's the day, Sir," so Darby began,
" For 'tis time out of mind, or the mimory of man,
Since, down by that village of Ballytraneen,
Lived the fairest young cailin that ever was seen :
Her hair was like sunshine, so goolden and bright,
And the canavan's down on her breast wasn't white;
And her eve—but, begorra, 'tis foolish to try
And describe that at all, 'twas so modest and shy—
But it was blue, Sir, av coorse ; and to talk of the rose
In one breath with her lips, would be nonsense, Lord
knows;
And the look on her face was as soft and as mild
As the smile on the cheek av a sleepin' young child;
And her motion and shape wor as graceful to see,
As in soft summer winds a young mountain ash tree;
And in short, Sir, though many a cailin was there
That the boys of the village thought comely and fair,
And that wor comely too, faix, and fit for a prince,
There was never among 'em before, thin, or since,
Or, indeed, for the matter o' that, through all Erin,
One, a match for the beautiful, blessed Lateerin.

Dispatches were received yesterday, at the Colo-
nial-office, from the t4overnor -General of Canada,
and also from the Governors of the other North
American Provinces.

PUBLIC DINNER TO JOHN
WILLIAMS, ESQ , M.P.
Yesterday evening a public dinner was given at the
London Tavern to Mr. John Williams, M.P. for Mac-
clesfield. Sir Benjamin Hall, Bart, Ky., presided, and
about 150 gentlemen sat down to dinner. Amongst the
company were observed Lord Dudley Coutts Stewart,
M.P., Mr. Bernal Osborne, ALP, Mr. George Thompson,
M.P., Mr. G. Wyld,
,1., the Hon. Lloyd Mostyn, J.
Humphries Parry, Esq., A. Daniell, Esq., G. A. Ni-
cholay, Esq., G. Daniell, Esq., John Wilson, Esq.,
George Mallalue, Esq., J. P. Bull, Esq., W. Jones, Esq.
E. Joseph, Esq., Mr. Deputy Evans, Runjo Bapogee,
The CHAIRMAN, in proposing " The health of Mr.
John Williams," dwelt at some length on the pride with
which the Welsh people generally hailed the elevation
of a gentleman like Mr. Williams, who had risen simply
by his own energy and honesty to a seat in Parliament.
Mr. WILLIAMS, in returning thanks, observed that
ho came to London as the poor boy of a widowed mother,
and he was happy to say, as a proof of his integrity in
a commercial point of view, he saw at the tables gentle-
men who were the first to introduce him to commercial
life.—(Cheers.) He hoped Isis political life would be
marked by the same integrity as his commercial life had
been.—(Cheers.) He concluded by proposing " The
health of' the Hon. Chairman."
Sir B. HALL returned thanks, and proposed " Prospe-
rity to the City of London, which was responded to by
Mr. G. MOORE,
The Principality of
Lord'
D STUART gave 4.
with great cheering.
Wales," which was responded to
the gratitude of the
Mr. C. H. PARRY expressed
people of London to the electors of Macclesfield for
having elected as their representative so excellent a man
as Mr. John Williams, and proposed " Prosperity to the
town of Macclesfield."
Mr. WILLIAMS responded to the toast, which was
drunk with great applause.
Mr. G. Thostrsort, M.P., proposed .4 The Electors of
Marylebone and the Borough Members," to Which Lord
D. STUART replied.
" The health of Mr. Bernal Osborne and the Electors
of Middlesex," " Mr. George Thompson,,, " Lady Hall,"
and other toasts having been disposed of, the meeting,
after being enlivened bye disposed
excellent
singing
of
Messrs. Bruton, F. Martin, Turner, simmo_
n and
Mr. Robertson, the Welsh harpist, separated at a
late hoar.

" Well, a beauty she was, but as often's the case,
All the riches she owned, Sir, she had in her face,
Always barrin' the blessed good nature within,
And a soul that was free as an infant's from sin;
And as' coorse, Sir, beyant that, her beautiful self,
What I mane is, she hadn't a rap on the shelf.
But for all that, there wasn't a boy in the place,
Wouldn't take for a fortune that beautiful face,
And be right glad to get it; and may be, at first,
There was hope in the feelin's that some of 'em nurst.
And the good lookin' bouchals about—and small blame—
Might have thought that a fancy for them was no
shame—
Boysathe life of a pattern, a fair, or a wake,
With girls by the score that would die for their sake,
Good plump rosy cailins, with plenty of fun,
That a clam., strappin' boy may be proud to have won;
The blame, as I said, to such chaps, sure was small,
To think that they shouldn't be sneezed at, at all."
Guido Mountjoy continues his " Comic Alpen-
stock" with his usual fun. He is indeed vight
jovial companion on the way-side. In his acUmnt
of the natural history of Switzerland he says,
Geeseyou
will meet everywhere—geese of all
countries, French, German, Russian, English, occasionallyand
a specimen of the Irish green goose;
you may know him by his incessant gabble, and by
his ridiculous attempts to soar like an eagle and sing
like a swan. The French goose is a martial bird ;
you would fancy he had no bone in his body but the
drumstick. The German goose is known by the foul
state of his plumage ; there is no passing a night on
the same roost with him ; he feeds on garlic and to-
bacco, and swims in beer. The English variety is
the famous goose that lays golden eggs. The Swiss
delight in him; he visits them every year, and his
principal haunt is Interlacken, because it resembles
so much his favourite watering-places at home." The
fifth and last article on " Irish Rivers " concludes a
number of rich and varied excellence.

- -
This, it must be remembered, is the national hymn
of Italy, the music written by the great maestro,
Rossini. The editors, William and Mary Howitt,
are as clever and entertaining as they are industrious.

SIMMONDS'S COLONIAL MAGAZINE.
Among the most striking papers in the instalment
for December is the letter descriptive of that penal
hell and southern paradise—Norfolk. Island. The
contribution deserves a very general perusal.

LOWE'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE.
" A merry Christmas" is almest the only season-
able paper in the December budget of magazines. It
is, however, too gossipping and conversational to
survive very long in the recollection of its readers.
The learned and elaborate articles on the "Restoration
of the Jews" are here brought to a conclusion ; and
some pleasant essays on " Edinburgh in the Last
Century" are commenced.

THE SPORTING RE VIE TV.
Herring's pictorial biography of the " High Met-
tied Rcoer" is finished by plate xii.—" The:Fate"—
he is high and dry, stiff and cold under the boards of
a knacker's cart. " The Kill Wins," the companion
engraving, is a lively hint of the cruel delights of
coursing. December acts beneficially on the con-
tributors, for they are one and all more than usually
shrewd and hilarious.

THE DUBLIN UNIVERSITY.
.. The present number forms a fitting conclusion
f to
"le 30th volume of this talented periodical, fully
already ac
and adding to the high reputation it has
acquired. The first paper is well suited to
the present season. " Fireside Horrors for Christ-
Dickens.
wasp accords well with the gloomy chill of December. DOMJ3EY AND SOiV. Port
V. By Charles
lAr •
that C"rdially concur with the author when he says
10 " horrors belong as naturally to the fireside, as More progress is made in the development and
the fireside belongs to Christmas. The cold of the elucidation of the plot of Dombey and Son in these
additional chapters than has been (lone in the
season does not more cravingly demand the genial three
blaze than the heat of the blaze demands that agree- last ialtf able • .
with which a churchyard reminiscence will send Thunderbolt" is one of the most powerfully written
dozen numbers. The chapter headed " The
quarrel between the proud
electric swiftness through the blood. The pass- ciescriptions"l3 oz" has produced for avery considerable
mg shiver that runs over you, as you listen to some time. It depicts another
Ft.hinlney corner legend, of wan women with their Mr. Dombecyankderth; eanhdauvglohrtyenEced,iathft.
tiFoats cut that sit down opposite solitary students at elopes with ar erl‘blerins.gpst°rmicbkeeYn
graves midnight,rayes or of hands thrust out of unhallowed by the hand ofher fathher,thaendsttrreeeattsedtoopoplrdobsroiloournsloyn,
to point to the murderer as he goes by, is as flies for shelter throng
She is attended by
gratefully refrigerant and bracing to the nerves as a Gill's, the instrument maker's. raspberry ice in the dog-days.' The lovers of the the faithful Diogenes, and received by honest-hearted
supernatural will have a rich treat in the wonders Captain Edward Cuttle.. One passage, applicable to
laere related.
,{
w. y buggest::
turall - the condition of the juvenile offenders, and the want
hose eloquence poleoo," that mighty genius, of sanitary improvements, we hla.ve noticed elsewhere.
of the field had no ex- It is of rare power and of peculiar eloquence.
i

THE ARTS-UNION JOURNAL.
The principal feature about this dosing part, for
1847, is its auspicious programme of the good things
preparing for subscribers during 1848, and which, if
only partially fulfilled, will materially enhance the
character of the publication. Canova's celebrated
Venus is represented in a graceful and exquisitely
finished engraving. The remainder of the contents
are very readable and miscellaneous.

SHOOTING.—To be Let, the exclusive right of
Shooting over the whole county of Tipperary for the
present season. The game is exceedingly abundant,
consisting chiefly of overseers, landlords, cess•collectors,
bailiffs, process-servers, Government pay clerks, and oc-
casionally a few women and children.—Applications to
be made to Archdeacon Laffa,u.—No Saxon need apply.
—Punch.

THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE.
This intelligent agricultural organ still sustains its
position, by its assortment of seasonable and practical
contributions upon matters peculiarly interesting to
farmers. The number for December is not the least
valuable that has yet appeared.

Two alarming fires broke out yesterday in Wood-
street. Cheapside. One happened at a quarter before
five o'clock in the evening, at No. 106, in the occupa
tion of Mr. Edward Eagles, fancy box maker. It was
caused by a child letting a lighted candle fall amongst
a quantity of cut paper, and was not extinguished until
the top floor was nearly burned out, and the lower part
damaged by water. The other fire broke out shortly
before one A.M„ at No. 68, occupied by Mr. J. W. Leg
gins, a hosier. It was occasioned by a spark flying
from a lighted candle amongst the bedding in the first
floor back, which set the whole in a blaze, and at one
period it assumed an alarming aspect,

GRIMSHAWE'S EDITION OF COWPER'S
LIFE AND POEMS. Vols. V., VL,V.H., and
VIII.
On the commencement of the present edition we
noticed the periodical appearance of the first volumes.

THURSD A Y EVENING, DECE'IVIBE

PUBLIC INCOME AND EXPENDITURE.- BALANCE-SHEET.

1. An Account of the Net Public Income of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the year ended the 10th day of Octobe,r, 1847 (after abating the Expenditure thereout defrayed by the several
Revenue Departments), and of the actual Issues or Payments within the same Period, exclusive of the Sums applied to the Redemption of Funded or paying off Unfunded Debt, and of the Advances and
Repayments for Local Works, &c.

- i
------
INCOME OR RETENUE. Total.
EXPENDITURE.
,------
.£ a. d. Funded Debt.—lnterest and Management of the Permanent Debt ............... 23,8094,78.5 55' €l7.
Terminable Annuities ................................................................. 3,902,939 8 9 X s. d,
ORDINARY REVENUE IND RECEIPT/.
20,535,817 5 6
Customs
J 3,284,493 2 10
Excise
Total Charge of the Funded Debt, exclusive of 9,8531. Bs. 10d., the Interest --------
I 7,710,080 2 9
Stamps
....................................................... 1 4329677 13 9
on Donations and Bequests.
Taxes (Land and Assessed) .... .. ...............
................. 27,712,724 14 4
5,438,4.)2 6 1
Property-tax
914,000 0 0 Unfunded Delat.—lnterest on Exchequer-bills
Post Office
435,867 0 0
'28,148,591 14 4
67,000 0 0
CivillAst ................................................................................... --;;;-,6-;.T1-0-730
Crown Lands .....................
4,476 6 11
own
Small Branches of the Hereditary Revenues o t e
Is. and 6d. and 4s. in the .t on Pensions andfSahlacrires
• 108,809 15 8 &c., charged by various Acts of Parliament on the Consolidated Fund.... 530,412 10 3
Surplus Fees of Regulated Public Offices
Salaries and Allowances
262,951 8 4
Diplomatic Salaries and Pensions .... . ................................................. 175,146 14 5
i 52,416,877 1 1
Courtsof Justice .
the...................................................................... 1,024,497 1 5
378,164 0 11
Miscellaneous Charges on Consolidated Fund
OTRER RECEIPTS.
---------------- 2,764,854 5 4
NArmy ..................... .... ............................................ .
avy
102,624 1 10 Ordnance ............................................................
.•
60,000 0 0 ,
Miscellaneous, chargeable on the Annual Grants of I arliament
:Stoney received tilhieesEast India Company
Distress in Ireland
•• . 1,525,000 0 0
Unclaimed
n and
iolt_ihdeferrnoAdmis (
••• •••
(more than paid)
.-..............-•-...-........._...---
--
32,579,501 2 11 21,933,508 15 0
----
8
Excess of Expenditure over Income
52,846,954 14
326,608 8 0 Unclaimed Dividends more than received
... ... 59,154 16
........._,..---
82,906,109 10 11
52,906,109 10 11

requer on the 10th day of October, 1846 ; the Amount of Money raised by the Additions to the Funded
or Unfunded Debt
in the Year
Redemption of the } unded or paying off Unfunded Debt; the Total Amount of Advances and Repayments on Account of Local
ri the Exchequer, on the 10th day of October, 1847.

X a. d. X s. d.
ISSUED. A a. d. A s. d.
BALANCES in the EXCHEQUER on the 10th day of October, 1846
••• ••• 6,359,190 15 4i To the Commissioners for the reduction of the National Debt, to be
applied to the redemption of the Public Debt :
By issues, per Act 10 George IV., c. 27
By interest on donations and bequests
.
'
3,IONEY RAISED IN TRE TEAR ENDED TEE 1 OTII DAY OF OCTOBER, 1847, DT
Tub; CREATION OP FUNDED OR UNFUNDED DEBT . Deduct sum applied not in redemption of Funded Debt, but of Con- 2,563,261 3 4
;
solidated Fund Deficiency Bills
1,870,000 0 0
FUNDED DEBT. 693,261 3 4
To the Paymasters of Exchequer-bills for payment of Unfunded Debt : ,
Money out of the Consolidated Fund in payment of Public Works Bills 2,700 0 0
Contribution to the Loan of 9,000,0001., per Act 10 Viet., c. 1
••• ... 7,387,800 0 0 Money out of Ways and Means, Grants applied to payment of Sup-
ply Exchequer Bills
219,300 0 0
UNFUNDED DEBT. Exchequer-bills for payment of Supply Bills 18,009,500 0 0
18,231,500 0 0
Exchequer-bi s, 18,380,2001., per Act 9 Victoria, C. 15, charged on Advances for Local Works, &c., under various Acts of Parliament
914,496 6 10
ll
Supplies
Special Advances for Local Works, &c., in Ireland, under Act 9
and 10 Viet., c. 107, &c.
Total amoult of Advances for Local Works, &c 6,652,496 6 10
Exchequer-bills, 18,310,700/, per Act 10 Victoria, o. 19, charged on 5,738,000 0 0
9,138,400 0 0
Supplies ..,
Ditto Repayments of
------- 18,009,500 0 0 Advances for Local Works 1,168,896 4 1
Excess of Expenditure over Income
••• ••. 5,483,600 2 9
326,608 8 0
Balances in the Exchequer on the 10th day of October, 1647 ....
..• ..• 9,021,521 1 31
33,756,490 15 44
Wkitehall, Treasury Chambers, November 24, 1847. 33,756,490 15 4

PARKER.

THE REPRESENTATION OF
TA M WORTH.
The Right Hon. W. Yates Peel has issued the follow-
ing address to the electors :
" Gentlemen,—ln the situation in which lam now so
unhappily placed, by the heavy affliction which has
befallen me and my family, I am unable to give to the
business of the House of Commons the time and at-
tention which the importance of that business demands.
From a sense of public duty, therefore, as well as from
the influence of private feelings, I am anxious to vacate
my seat in Parliament at an early period.
"In resigning the honour of representing you, I as-
sure you tbat my gratitude for the confidence you re-
posed in me, and for all the kindness I have experienced
at your hands, is unabated, and will endure to the latest
moment of my existence.
" I remain, Gentlemen, your very faithful friend,
"London, Nov. 29," " W. Y. PEEL.

EPRESENTATION OF SUNDER-
LAND.
SUNDERLAND, TUESDAY EYENlNG.—Considerable stir
has been created to-day in this borough among political
parties, in consequence of an intimation from the leading
friends of Mr. David Barclay, M.P., one of our repre-
sentatives, that he intends immediately to resign his seat
in Parliament. The unfortunate position in which Mr.
Barclay has been placed through the suspension of pay-
ment by the commercial house with which he is connected
has induced this determination. Mr. Barclay has resolved
somewhat suddenly to give up his seat, contrary to his
intentions a week or two ago, and this change, it is
said, has been brought about by the intrigues and un-
handsome conduct of tke friends of an adverse party.
Mr. Barclay was greatly respected by all parties among
his constituents, and his misfortunes have created a
degree of sympathy among all classes rarely witnessed
under such circumstances. Of course, all parties are
turning their attention to secure a suitable successor,
and what course may be adopted is not yet resolved on.
Mr. Barclay's politics were those of the old Whigs, and
he had a numerous and influential party of supp ,rters
among the electors in this borough ; but his election
last time against Mr. W. A. Wilkinson, of London and
Croydon, an extreme Liberal, was only secured by con-
siderable support from the Conservatives. It is probable,
and almost certain, that the old Whigs and Conserva-
tives will again make common cause, in which event the
election of their candidate is quite certain by a vet.) large
majority. The town-council elections this year have all
been carried in the same way, and the extreme Liberals,
with their leader, who aspired to the office of Mayor,
have been expelled altogether from the town-council. The
same influences will probably prevail in the forthcoming
Parliamentary election. To-day the active friends of
Mr. W. A. Wilkinson, the extreme Liberal candidate,
who was defeated in August last, have been exerting
themselves to procure signatures to a requisition, inviting
him to become a candidate to supply the vacancy, but
the electors are reported to be shy of promising at pre-
sent, and it is certain this party alone have not strength
to secure the election of their candidate, whoever he
may be. The Whigs have named Mr. T. B. Ma-
caulay, Mr. Benjamin Hawes, and Mr. W. 11. Watson,
the barrister, any one of whom they will support that
may unite support sufficient to secure the election. The
Conservatives are not anxious to go into a contest if it
can be avoided, and in their interest Mr. J. W. Fresh-
field, of the Bank of England, and the Hon. 11. T.
Liddell, late M.P., for the Northern Division of the
county of Durham, have been named as gentlemen
whom they would prefer. What may be finally resol!eal
a thisv
gat
contest,i on -1 w
a ss
on is very uncertain at present. The pending question
of
willthe
exercise
principal electors entertain strong opinions in favour of
the repeal
a great
influencemodification
in
deciding of the
the existing system. Mr. W. A. Wilkinson is an advo-
cate for the immediate and unconditional repeal of these
laws; and on this account he is not likely to succee
if even he was in other respects more popular with the
electors generally. As we have stated, the old Whigs
and Conservatives will unite most probably to support
one of the other five gentlemen named; and from what
we can learn in the best sources of correct information,
either Mr. Macaulay or the Hon. H. T. Liddell will be
the candidate selected. At present, the best understand-
ing prevails between these parties, and it is likely to
continue. In the course of a day or two a decision will
be taken, and as the writ for holding the election is ex-
pected in a few days, the greatest bustle prevails, and
curiosity to learn the certain course that will be taken
is excited to the highest pitch.

DEPARTURE OF THE FOREIGN MAILS IN DE-
CEDIRER.—The following notice, giving the dates on
which the foreign mails will be made up in London, and
when the return packets will be due at Southampton,
Liverpool, and Falmouth, was issued yesterday at the
General Post-office. The mails for the British and
foreign colonies in the West Indies (except Honduras,
Nassau, Bermuda, Havannah, St. Juan Porto Rico) and
Venezuela will be made up on the mornings of the 2d
(this day) and: the 17th. Bermuda, Nassau,: New
Orleans, Mexico, Honduras, Havannah, and St. Juan
Porto Rico, on the morning of the 2d only. Madeira,
Jacmel, San Juan de Nicaragua, New Grenada, Chili,
and Peru on the morning of the 17th only, to be for-
warded via Southampton. Next packets due on the 7th
and 22d instant. Gibraltar, Malta, Greece, the lonian
Islands, Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, India. Hong Kong, and
China, on the mornings of the 3d and 20th via South-
ampton. By the fortnightly overland closed mails to
the Mediterranean, Egypt, India, &c., via Marseilles,
on the evenings of the 7th and 24th. British North
America, Bermuda, and the United States, on the even-
ing of the 3d instant, via Liverpool, Halifax, and
Boston. Next packet due on the 15th inst. Madeira,
Brazil, and Buenos Ayres, on the evening of the 4th
instant, via Falmouth. Next packet due on the 24th of
January. Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Madeira, via Lisbon,
Cadiz, and Gibraltar, on the mornings of the 7th, 17th,
and 27th, via Southampton. Next packets due o❑ the
6th, 15th, and 26th. Sydney, New South Wales, Aus-
tralia, Van Diemen's Land, and New Zealand, on the
evening of the 31st, from Gravesend. France, Belgium,
&c., every evening (except Sundays); due daily, via
Dover, Calais, and Ostend. Holland, Wednesday and
Saturday mornings; due Mondays and Thursdays. Ham-
burgh, &c., Tuesday and Friday evenings; due Tuesdays
and Saturdays.

COTTON WOOL —GLASGOW, Nov. 27.—The tidings
that the Bank of England had reduced the rate of in-
terest imparted a slightly improved feeling to the trade
in the early part of the week, but not such as to affect
prices. The feeling, however, was only temporary; for,
on the close of the week, the market was miserably dull,
and prices nominal. Additional mills have this week
been put on short time.

BENEFIT OF CLERGY.-The following notice ap-
pears at the door of the Temple Church:—
" Divine service will commence on Monday morning
at nine o'clock, and continue until further notice,"
It strikes us that there must be a mistake in the above
notice somewhere.—Comment would be ridiculous.
Punch.