The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-16 00:00:00

THE GOLD-DUST ROBBERY.

At the Wandsworth Police Court, on Tuesday,
John Wm. Thompson, aged thirty-six, late Captain of the
Medora schooner, was placed in the dock for final exa-
mination on a charge of stealing a large quantity of
gold dust, some doubloons and dollars, the whole amount-
ing to nearly 7,0001. in value, and consigned to Messrs.
W. M. Mutton and Sons, No. 25, Watling-street, City,
merclaants.

The first witness sworn was Mr. William Mackintosh
Hutton, who stated that he lived in Larkhall lane,
Clapham, and is in partnership with Mr. Robert Hutton,
carrying on business as merchants, under the firm of
W. M. Hutton and Sons, at Watling-street. They are
the owners of the schooner Medora, and the prisoner
had been their captain for five years. In October last
he went out to Cape Coast and other places on the Gold
Coast of Africa, there to take in a cargo of palm oil
and other freight, with gold dust and specie, as the resi-
dent merchants might desire to consign homewards.
Prisoner had orders from the firm to proceed, as soon as
the ship was laden, to the port of London. Prosecutor
heard nothing of the vessel until the 3d of March, when
he received a number of letters brought by that ship,
and one from the prisoner, dated March 2, in which he
stated that on leaving the Gold Coast he fell ill with the
fever, and was attacked with delirium, and that whilst in
that state he threw over the gold dust, and said it was
the act of God. Prosecutor had then only bills of lad-
ing for six hundred ounces of gold dast ; the prisoner
had kept back the other bills of lading, an kept him in
ignorance of the other consignments. Prosecutor, in
consequence of receiving this extraordinary letter, sent
two of his clerks to Portsmouth, where the ship was ly-
ing, and from what they told him on their return he
communicated with the police, and on the morning of
the 4th of March he accompanied police-constable
Gibbs, 77 V, to No. 1, Wellington-terrace, Clapham-
road, where they devised means to ascertain whether
the prisoner was there, and finding that he was, prose-
cutor's son went in doors with the constable, who
brought the prisoner out. Gibbs produced a basket
containing bags of gold, and prosecutor asked prisoner
if that was the gold he had brought on freight, and he
said it was. He then asked him for the bills of lading,
and he said he did not know what had become of them.
Prosecutor asked prisoner how much gold there was in
all, and he answered about 1,600 ounces. Prosecutor ob-
served he had bills of lading for 600 ounces, and asked who
the rest was consigned to ? He said about 500 ounces
to Messrs. Foster and Smith, and a similar quantity to
Messrs. King, of Bristol. Their own bills of lading
were for a box containing 100 ounces of gold dust, from
Mr. Thomas Hutton, his nephew ; another box from
Mr. Samuel Seabro, containing 150 ounces, and a third
box from Mary Jackson, containing 350 ounces of gold
dust. These were all consigned to their firm, and should
have been delivered in the port of London. the ten
bags produced, and the belt produced, all made of fine
canvass, filled with gold, and marked by prosecutor and
the police, were taken to the Bank of England Bullion
Office, together with the dollars and doubloons. He
attended yesterday at the Bank, and saw the gold taken
from the bags produced and weighed ; it amounted to
1,5540 z. 17dwts. ; the value of which was about 6,0001.
He had until this occasion no reason to suspect the pri-
soner's honesty.
Mr. Samuel Ohea, clerk to Messrs. Brown and Wim-
browe, gold refiners, proved that that firm received an
authority from Mr. King, of Bristol, to receive 4770 z. of
gold dust from Captain Thompson, as also 20 doubloons
and 170 dollars, to melt and refine. The firm had re-
ceived no such package.
Mr. John Milner, clerk to Messrs. Foster and Smith,
New City Chambers, Bishopsgate, proved that three
boxes of gold dust, containing the several quantities of
2750 z., 1620 z., and 112 oz. consigned to them, had not
come to hand.
Peter Rowe, the first mate, was next sworn, and said
ho went out with the prisoner in the schooner Medora
in October last. He saw a box, which he supposed con-
tained gold, come on board at Annamaboe, addressed to
Messrs. King. About ten days after leaving the Gold
Coast the prisoner became ill, and took to his bed. He
was ill twenty-five days, from the 25th of January to
the 18th of February. About twelve days after ho was
taken ill he was called from his berth by the second
mate. At about half-past eleven o'clock at night he
saw the Captain lying in his berth, and ho asked him
what he wanted. Witness told him he had been on
deck, and he said, " Yes, I threw away the gold, and
they want to kill me for it." Witness then left him,
and did not have any conversation with him until about
twelve days after, when he called witness into his cabin,
and gave him a small key, with which he told him to
open the locker in the state room, and satisfy himself
what mischief he had done. He opened the locker, saw
some loose articles, and then asked him what there was
there ? and he replied, " Seven boxes of gold dust."
Witnoss told him they were all gone, and after a few
minutes, the prisoner asked witness to tell him how it
was, and whose fault it was on deck, and who was at the
helm, and how it was they did nothing to prevent him ?
Ho said he supposed they were afraid of him. Witness
told prisoner he had better ask Honner, the second mate,
about it. On the 4th of February, witness made the
following entry in the log-book, from facts stated to
him by the second mate :
" Protest—This is to certify, that at about half-past
eleven p.m., on Thursday, the 3d of February, Captain
Thompson, whilst in a state of delirium, came on deck
with a box supposed to contain the freight gold, and,
before it could be prevented, ran to the lee side of the
ship and dropped it overboard, exclaiming, There, you
shall have that; you may kill me now;' and then re-
turned into the cabin. We, the undersigned, having
the watch on deck, du declare the above to be true, and
we then called the mate, who, in the presence or us and
others of the ship's company, went into the cabin to
try and discover what box it was; that the captain, in
answer to his inquiries, said that it was the gold, and
that he (the mate) then locked everything up and took
away the key.
" Medora, Feb. 4, 1848."
(Signed)—" George Honner, officer of the watch;
Thomas Hughes, seaman; William Ansell, ditto, at the
helm; Peter Rowe, chief officer."
Witness did not know why the vessel did not proceed
direct to London. The wind shifted much, the sails
wanted repairing, and the crew required rest. The first
place they stopped at was the Mother Bank, and cast
anchor at about five o clock in the evening. The pri-
soner left the ship about noon. The next day we went
ashore in a large cutter belonging to the agents to
Lloyd's. The prisoner said he was going to London.

He left the vessel in charge of Robert Newman, the
pilot, and told witness that, when he had brought the
vessel to Gravesend, he or Captain Tindal would meet
him. He gave witness 50 dollars to pay the pilot, and
took away a trunk and portmanteau. The trunk and
portmanteau were heavy, but not out of the way. Lie
ship's letters were put together with one from the pri-
soner to Messrs. Hutton. He had subsequently found a
number of bags in the prisoner's cabin similar to those
produced, as also some canvass and thread.
Geerge Honner, the second mate, said he recollected
the night of the 3d of February. He was keeping
watch. He saw the prisoner come on deck, and heard a
splash in the water as of something heavy. He did not
speak to the prisoner, who went down into his cabin,
nor did he hear him say anything.
William Ansell, a seaman, said he was at the helm,
when the prisoner came up the companion with only his
shirt on. He had apparently a box under his left arm.
Ile ran to the larboard side of the ship, and threw what
he was carrying overboard. He then staggered back
and fell on his side. After lying about a minute, ho got
up and went towards the companion, saying, " You
shan't have that ; kill me if you like." The night was
was very dark, and he could not see anything overboard.
He signed the document written by Peter Rowe in the
log-book.
Mr. Emanuel Emanuel was next sworn on the Old
Testament, and said—l am a bullion merchant, and
carry on business with my partner, Ezekiel Emanuel, in
High-street, Portsmouth. The prisoner, who was pre-
viously a stranger, came to me about ten minutes after
two o'clock on Thursday, the 2d of February. He asked
me what we gave for doubloons and dollars, and I said
635. for Spanish doubloons, and for dollars I gave 4s. ld.
He asked what I gave for gold dust, and he produced
some from a bag. He said he had been recommended to
me by Messrs. Garradd and Gibbons, the agents to
Lloyd's. I asked him what he wanted an ounce for the
gold, and he said he had got at Hyam's, on Cornhill,
and another refinery, 675. or 68s. I said it was not
worth more to us than 655. per ounce, and he agreed to
the price. He then produced nine Spanish doubloons
and a Mexican one, and two quarter doubloons. I weighed
the gold dust. It was 29 ounces 10 dwts., and I gave
him altogether for it and the doubloons 1251. 7s. I paid
him with a 501. cheque on the National Provincial
Bank, and the remainder in cash and notes. Before
I bought the gold I put some questions to him, and
he said he came from Zanziba, by the ship Persian,
which I knew then to be in the port, and I concluded
that the prisoner was a merchant just arrived. Ho had
not the least appearance of a sailor. Ho said, before he
left me, that he would bring up some dollars and the re-
mainder of the gold, giving me to understand that was
all ho had. He was gone about a quarter of an hour,
when he returned with 119 dollars and a five-franc piece
and some more gold. I tested this, and it boiled up,
showing that there was considerable alloy in it. I told
him it was an inferior quality, and I could not give him
more than 605., and that I had rather be without it.
The prisoner accepted the offer, and I weighed it. The
bag contained 39 ounces 5 dwts. I asked him if he
would like cash or a cheque on a London banker, as I
understood he was going to the metropolis, and he pre-
ferred the latter. I gave him a cheque for 142/. ss.
The entire weight of the gold was 63 ounces. I asked
him if he had anything else to dispose of, and he said he
had some filigree gold, and if I would look in upon him
at the Quebec Hotel, at five o'clock, ho would show it
me. I went at six o'clock, and he was gone. _ _

Police-sergeant Emmerson, 98, and—police-constable
Gibbs, 772, then gave evidence similar to that which has
already appeared respecting the apprehension of the pri-
soner and the finding the major part of the gold dust in
his possession. Upon the prisoner was found a gold
chronometer, and 51. ss. in cash. There is still a defici-
ency of 25/. The police produced the bags and the belt
which had been emptied at the Bullion-office. The belt,
in the making of which the prisoner had displayed great
ingenuity, will have to be burnt after the trial to abstract
the remaining gold.
The voluminous depositions which had been taken by
Mr. Alfred Taylor were then read over, and the prisoner,
who made no defence, was committed for trial at the
Central Criminal Court.

IRELAND.
REPEAL ASSOCIATION.
DUBLIN, MARCH 13.—The proceedings of this day
have been looked forward to with a considerable share
of interest and anxiety, and the greatest desire to ascer-
tain what course the leaders of this section of politicians
would recommend for the adoption of their followers on
the eventful 17th iastant, seemed to prevail. As might
be anticipated, therefore, Conciliation Hall was crowded
at an early hour by those anxious to obtain good places,
and at the hour appointed for the dispatch of business
not a seat remained unoccupied. Mr. Hodges, the
Government report( r, again fills the box wh.c'i l e occu-
pied from the period of the monster meetings, in 1842,
to the accession of the present Ministry to office, and his
appearance seemed to be generally welcomed.
The ladies' galleries were unusually crowded, and the
utmost enthusiasm seemed to prevail. A new convert to
repeal, in the person of the Earl of Milltown, was an-
nounced, and the appearance of the Noble Lord was
hailed by loud and protracted applause. It is quite
manifest that the affairs of Conciliation Hall are look-
ing up.
On the motion of Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL, M.P., the
chair was taken by
111AUHICE O'CONNELL, Esq., M.P., who raid that he
would confine his remarks merely to the moving of a
resolution for the admission into their body of a Noble-
man whose family had at all times been true to Ireland
He alluded to the Right lion. tho Earl of Miltown.—H
(Tremendous cheering.) As the Noble Lord (con=
tinued the chairman) is anxious to address the meets
ing, I claim for him the most respectful and cordial atl
tention.

The Earl of MILTOWN then proceeded, amidst th 6
most rapturous applause, to address the meeting, and
said it was many months since he had publicly declared,
that, if justice were not done to Ireland, he would joini
the Repeal Association. What his ideas of justice to
Ireland were he had, at the period to which he referred,
explicitly defined. Justice to Ireland he conceived to
be comprised in the parting declaration of Sir R. Peel.
when leaving office, namely, perfect equality in civil,'
political, and municipal rights with England.—(Cheers.)
Had the recommendation of Sir Robert Peel been carried'
out by his successors?—(Cries of " No, no.") No, it had,
not. What had been the conduct of the Government
with regard to the motion of Colonel Dunne? Why that ,
motion, which was supported by the almost unanimous
voice of the Irish representatives, was rejected. Never ,
since the days of the ill-starred Union did there exist
such wonderful unanimity amongst Irish Members on
any subject as on that, notwithstanding which their
united voice was disregarded.—(Hear, hear.) Whigs,
Tories, Free-traders, Repealers, and anti-Repealers were
united upon that topic, and what was the question?
What was the motion which was so ignominiously re-
jected ? Was it a measure of Ministerial policy? Was
it a motion in the most remote degree interfering with
English rights ! No; it was a question absolutely and
entirely connected with this country.—(Hear, bear.)
There was a common but not the less true saying, that
no one can tell so accurately where the shoe pinches as
the wearer. What parties, then, could more accurately
speak or judge of the nature and working of the Irish
poor-law as the Irish representatives and Irish landed
proprietors who lived in the country, and were fully
aware of the working and defects of that system?—a ,
system, which while it allowed the poor to die of starva-
tion, imposed a tax on the land of the country amounting
almost to confiscation.—(Hear, hear.) Ile (Lord Miltown)
did not wish to be misunderstood—ho did not wish it to
be imagined that he was opposed to the principle of a
poor-law. On the contrary, he could conscientiously
declare, in the face of God and of that meeting, that
since the very first moment he was capable of forming
an opinion on public matters he adhered to that prin-
ciple, to that great charter of the people's and the poor
man's rights, that it is the first duty of property to
support the poverty of the country.—(Loud cheers.) He
contended that the labourer who had spent his youth
and strength in the culture of the soil should have a
subsistence out of it in his old age.—(Hear, hear, and
cheers.) On that great principle the contract between
the governors and the governed existed. That principle
carried out the immutable law of God who created the
earth for man, and ordained that it should yield him sup-
port. Again, he (Lord Miltown) would ask how it could be
said that the promise that England would treat Ire-
land as a sister, had been carried out when the
unanimous voice of the Irish representatives on a
question so vitally important to them should have
been rejected ?—(Bear, hear.) Could it be said that
justice was done in that ease to Ireland?—(Cries of
" No, no.") That was his (Lord Miltown's) first point,
and he trusted he bad explained to the satisfaction of
the meeting why he had kept his promise, and why ho
had appeared in Conciliation Hall on that day,—
(Cheers.) The Noble Lord having commented at con-
siderable length on the proceedings of the ultra or revo-
lutionary party in this country, whose doctrines h'e
stigmatised as being dictated by the grossest ignorance
or the deepest treachery, proceeded to advert to the
French revolution, which he contended was brought
about by the force of public opinion—by the power of
moral force. The physical force, he remarked, was all
.on the side of the deposed tyrant, who sought to coerce
the people by the power of the army. The original
object of the French people was not revolution, but
merely a struggle to preserve the remnant of their
constitution. Louis Philippe did not sit upon the
throne by the divine right of kings, but by the will
of the people.—(hear, hear.) What was the pod-
tion of the people of this country? They had a
constitutional Queen.—(Loud cheers.) The Noble Lord
called on the meeting to give three cheers for her Ma-
jesty, which was most loyally responded to. After some
further observations, the Noble Lord declared his abhor-
rence of making the Repeal Association a stepping-stone
to office, and expressed his conviction that were the
thirty-eight Repeal Members to unite and oppose the
Government on every measure, whether beneficial or
otherwise, they would force them to make concessions to
Ireland. In conclusion, Lord Miltown called on the
people who proposed to meet on St. Patrick's Day to ob-
serve order, and not to disgrace themselves by resorting
to such cowardly and disgraceful riots as took place in
England and Scotland.
The CHAIRMAN called upon every Irishman at home
and abroad, who had heard or should read the speech of

ans Jreathing the most statesmanlike id(
was particularly valuable at the present moment.
part of the association he (the Chairman) promisi
the recommendations of the Noble Lord with regal.
the maintenance of peace, law, and order should be
strictly and faithfully carried out. That the Repeal As-
sociation was devoted to the maintenance of peace had
been already demonstrated, and he (the Chairman)
thanked God there was no danger of its being either
seduced into folly or misled into crime, and it was a
proud reflection to consider that it was to their devoted
attachment to order they were indebted for the presence
of the Noble Lord.--(Cheers.) The association was
aware that parochial meetings had been called for
Friday next for a legal and constitutional purpose, and
they were also aware that similar meetings were to take
place in Dublin. As alderman of the Town Council,
he (the Chairman) had summoned the burgesses of the
ward ho represented to meet on that day to petition
Parliament for a repeal of the union, and he believed
the same course would be adopted by the other wards of
the city. A sort of terror seemed to have gone abroad
about those meetings, and persons in power and out of
power, but anxious to get into power if they could, ap-
peared to be willing to disturb the peaceful course of
agitation—a notion, he repeated, had gone abroad that
there was to be a monster meeting. No such matter
was ever contemplated by the association.—(Hear,
bear.) What the association contemplated was to gather
into one focus the united voice of the Irish people, in
a temperate but determined manner, and to demand
with such united force their constitutional rights,
and any man who at those meetings broached doctrines
condemned by the Noble Lord, who would endeavour to
excite the people to illegality, would be either a fool or
one of the basest of men.—(Cheers.) The rumours to
which he had adverted might have been sent abroad
with a view of exciting the foolish and unwary, but he
trusted those machinations would fail, and as he well
knew they would, beoause the people knew too well the
advantages of peace and order, to which they were at
all times so faithfully attached, to be led astray by fools
or knaves. In conclusion the Chairman expressed his
concurrence in the doctrines enunciated by Lord Mil-
town, and then handed in a sum of money, the subscrip-
tion of an individual attached to " the O'Connell policy
of peace, law, and order."
It will be seen from the above speech, that the idea of
holding a monster meeting and procession in Dublin on
the 17th, if any such were ever indulged, has been
abandoned so far as the members of the Repeal Associ-
ation are concerned.
Mr. Joule O'CONNELL addressed the meeting at
considerable length, and congratulated the association on
the appearance of the natural leaders of the people
amongst them. The time he believed to ,be at hand
when the object for which they were contending would
be achieved, and it required but the union of repealers
to accelerate such a consummation. For his part he
was ready to make every concession consistent with the
actual safely of the association, for the purpose of effect-
ing unanimity and fraternity. The Hon. Gentleman
then referred to the 17th instant, and repudiated the no-
tion of a procession, on the ground that such a demon-
stration would interfere materially with the ward and
local meetings, and might also be made the means of ex-
citing disturbances, and of enabling the enemies of the
people to makes profit of their blood. He then submit-
ted to the meeting the draft of a Bill for the repeal
of the union, prepared by the late Mr. O'Connell, and
expressed his determination to lay a copy of it on the
table of the House of Commons before Easter.
The standing orders were then suspended, and a re-
solution passed, calling on the people; to abstain from
the exhibition of all emblems, standards, or flags at the
meetings to be held throughout Ireland on the 17th
instant.
DECLARATION OF CONFIDENCE IN GOVERN-
MENT.
DUBLIN, MARCH 14.—At half-past two o'clock this
afternoon the heads of the University of Dublin waited
on the Lord-Lieutenant for the purpose of laying before
his Excellency the declaration of confidence in the
Executive Government and protest against the wicked
attempts which are now being made to indium) a foreign
Government to interfere, directly or indirectly, in the
domestic affairs of this country. This early expression
of public opinion is valuable as emanating from a corpo-
ration representing the learning, intelligence, and loyalty
of the middle and upper classes throughout the king-
dom, and contrasts favourably with the conduct of other
public bodies, to whom recent events have furaised fresh
stimulants for the dissemination of sedition and popular
turbulence.
It was at first resolved that the heads of the college
and a body of students, to the number of 1,500, should
proceed in procession to the Castle, but in the afternoon
a communication was received from his Excellency,
requesting that, for obvious reasons, no such domonstra-
tion jas the one contemplated should take place, and
suggesting that the deputation should be limited to the
Provost and a few of the Fellows, according to the usual
routine practice.
At a quarter before three o'clock the deputation were
ushered into the presence of his Excellency, who was
surrounded by the whole of the staff and household.
A great number of ladies were present. The declaration
having been read, his Excellency delivered the following
reply:—
Mr. Provost and Gentlemen,—l thank you most
cordially for this address, which is to me the more
valuable and important from the fact that your general
rule is to abstain from interference in political questions,
and the exception you now make to that rule proves
that you justly estimate the circumstances in which we
are placed, and that you are determined becomingly to
meet them.
" Like you, I entirely disclaim all pretension to pro-
nounce an opinion upon the affairs of any other country,
though we cannot but sincerely and heartily wish that
the changes recently made in France may lead to a
prosperous issue, and that they may consolidate the
social happiness and tranquillity of a great nation, so
long and so intimately connected with the progress of
intelligence and civilization ; but every loyal subject,
every man who has a spark of feeling for the national
honour and independence, must join with you in depre-
cating all attempts, come from what quarter they may,
to induce a foreign Government to interfere in the affairs
of this country.
It is impossible not to view with abhorrence and
disgust the efforts unceasingly made to excite the pas-
sions of the people, and stimulate them to acts of violence,
in reckless disregard of the injury they may cause
throughout the country, but more especially to the
labouring classes, who, of all others, are most interested
in the maintenance of order; for whatever occasions a
feeling of insecurity, or leads to a withdrawal of capital,
or cessation of employment, is immediately and more
severely felt by those whose daily bread, and that of
their families, depends upon their labour, than by any
others; and if, owing to a state of things which popular
tumult is calculated to bring about, works now in hand
are suspended, or even the single day's wages lost by
the poorer classes of our fellow-countrymen, it can but
aggravate the distress which already exists to a frightful
extent, not alone in Ireland, but which, owing to a com-
bination of unfortunate circumstances, may be looked
upon as almost universal; while the people should
always bear in mind, that punishment usually falls upon
the actual perpetrators of outrage, rather than upon those
on whom rests the greater guilt f inciting and abetting
them.
" I thank you sincerely, gentlemen, for the expression
of your confidence, and the offer of your assistance, of
which, if it should be necessary, I shall gladly avail
myself; but the means at the disposal of the Govern-
ment are amply sufficient for suppressing any attempt to
disturb the tranquillity of Dublin, and there is no one
who would more deeply lament, or be more unwilling to
have recourse to such means than myself; but I both
hope and believe that the good sense of the people and
their knowledge of their own true interests will
rise superior to the evil counsels they have re-
ceived, that they will not be made the dupes and
the victims of those who seek to delude them, and that
order will in consequence not be disturbed. Should, how-
ever, unfortunately, this not be the case, I am well
aware of the responsibility that will be imposed upon
me; and nothing that a sense of duty dictates shall then
be neglected for the suppression of outrage and the
maintenance of public order and tranquillity."
The College of Surgeons are to present an address or
declaration to-morrow.

1 SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY..-- Last evening
Mendelssohn's oratorio of St. Paul was performed at
Exeter Hall, by the Sacred Harmonic Society. This
great work, though produced at an early period in the
composer's career (1836), is, perhaps, his noblest effort,
,and will maintain its hold upon the musical world along
!with the great masterpieces of the school of sacred
'music.
Handel,
s aFnodllomwoinreg
ancient
prentinesacsrteibresd,
thfoermcosmapdooseprtedcomby.
bines features of beauty, the offspring of his own genius.
His fugues and choruses are masterly in the highest
degree, and in his airs there is a melodious softness
which the sterner composers of the olden time did not
aim at. The performance -last night, generally speak-
ing, was creditable. The principal parts were effectively
given by Miss Birch, Miss Dolby, Mr. Lockey, and Mr.
Phillips.
INSTITUTION FOR THE ADULT DEAF AND Dom
—We are happy to see that the Corporation of the City
of London, has voted the munificent sum of one hun-
dred guineas, in aid of the funds of the Institution
for the Adult Deaf and Dumb, in Red Lion-sqtare ,
Bloomsbury.
THE NEW NOVEL " ANGELA," BY THE AUTHOR
4OP " EMILIA WYNDHAM." It was to be expected that
critics would agree in their estimate of this work. "It
is impossible (says the John Bull) to look for a novel
by the gifted hand which pourtrayed " Emilia Wynd-
ham," without forming high expectations of the intel-
lectual amusement it must have prepared for us. ' An-
gela,' is a worthy pendant to one of the most able and
remarkable productions of our modern school of do-
mestic novels." " Angela,' (observes the Sunday
Times) is a charming work—a work full of point and
brilliancy—and which is undoubtedly calculated to place
its author in the front rank amongst the best writers of
the day. It is unquestionably one of the most interest-
ing and stirring novels of the season; abounding, as it
does, in the most highly finished, and exquisitely
wrought pictures of society, as it exists at present—its
virtues and its vices. Tho work possesses, in an eminent
degree, all those features of attraction which are Cal-
culated to ensure to it a large circle of admiring readers,
and to make it take a very high place amongst the
literary productions of the day."
THE NEW COIN OP THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.—
In a few days the Mint of Paris will, says the Consti•
tutionncl, begin to strike coin in the name of the Repub-
lic . The old dies of Dupre representing Hercules sup-
ported between the Nation and the Law, with some slight
alterations, will, it is said, be used for the new coin,
until a final decision shall have been come to by the Na-
tional Assembly.

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111+1 WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, MARCH 16.
IHERMOMETER, Lowest, 38 ; Highest, 47 ; Noon, 39.
BAROMETER, 29.52.—W1ND N.N.W. ; rain,

Mull WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY.
Morning.. SS minutes after 11. 1 Evening .. 0 minutes after O.