biglam/hmd_newspapers huggingface dataset:
The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-13

UCCCSSOTS.

M. THOUAB,D, who on Tuesday attacked M. Bas-
TIDE in the S.tlle des pas Perdus, sprat in his face, enC
threatened to poignard him, has been committed to
the Conciergel7ie, to teke his trial for having assaulted
a representative within the precincts of the Palace of
the National Assembly, and for having endeavoured to
compass the death of a Minister.
M. GourcnzAux, the Minister of Finance, has ad-
dressed the folloWing letter to the kforme :
" Your number of to day contains an article which
I cannot allow to pass unanswered. You ask whe-
ther it is true that, before the elections for tht
National Assembly, and with the object of obtaininE.
the votes of the adherents of the Central Society of
the Banque intinabiliOre, I promised to propose the
creation of bons hypoth4caires. I formally reject this
charge. I did not in any way intrigue to obtain tht
votes which carried me into the National Assembly,
and if I sought them it was not at the price of the
abandonment of an opinion which with me has never
varied. I have never avoided a single opportunity of
making it known. On the 16th June, that is to say,
from the first day that I entered the tribune, I de
Glared myself the enemy to all paper money, under
whatever denomination it might be. Since that day,
on several occasions, I have repeated that declara-
tion. An opportunity is about to present itself, and
I shall avail myself of it to express once more on
this subject the convictions which I have felt all m 3
life."

M. PRovDEoN has distributed at the Assembly an
amendment conceived in the following terms i--:

" In case the universal suffrage should not give se
absolute majority to one of the candidates for tht.
Presidency of the Ilepubllc, the definitive nouiina►tion
shall be made by the people of Paris."
M. JULES I%IIIIE, the writer of the celebrated
circulars of M. LEDELr ROLLIN, is at present suffering
from brain fever of an alarming character.
The intelligence of the success of the insurgents at
Vienna has excited a great sensation in Paris. The
Government immediately dispatched General REY to
the army of the Alps, with orders that the army
should hold itself in readiness to act at a moment's
notice. The intelligence from Vienna was brought
by M. Thinrunn, the Secretary to the Austrian
Embassy.
There are various rumours as to Ministerial modi-
fications. The negotiation with M.• DLIT/klutz has
failed, and General BEDEAII refuses to take office.
M. TRIERS has been actively intriguing to prevent
the formation of any Ministry, and it is said that
General CAVAIGNAC has determined to resign, in
which case M. ARMANI3 MARRAST will, it is conjec-
tured, be appointed President of the Council.
London, England, 1848-10-13

HOLLAND.

THE HAGUE, OCT. 9.—The new constitution
of the kingdom of the Netherlands has been voted
by the Second Chamber of the States General in
double number, by a majority of three-fourths of
the votes.

The First Chamber is convoked for to-day to ratify
the vote given by the Extraordinary Legislature.
This ratification of the new constitution in fact has
been already attained, since that legislative body
by anterior vote had approved all the projects of law.
Our new social and political state now wants only
the royal sanction to have the force of fundamental
law. The ardent and general solicitude which the
King manifests in all that can consolidate the well-
being and prosperity of the country is a sure guarantee
that we shall not have to wait long for the royal
sanction.

THE HAGUE, OCT. 10.—The two new members of
the First Chamber, Messrs. Bylant and Serenstern,
took their oaths to-day at the hands of the King.
At
,half-past one yesterday the Ministers assembled
in council at the Home Department. The meeting
lasted till three o'clock. Immediately after the Mi-
nisters of the Interior, of Foreign Affairs, and of
War repaired to the First Chamber, which, having
information that the Second Chamber had in double
number adopted the twelve projects of law, was con-
voked for to-day to deliberate in sections.
The deliberations will be short, for, as' we have
already stated, these projects have been approved be-
forehand by this legislative body.
It is expected that the legislative session of 1847
and 1848 will close in the course of this week.

Conformably to what is prescribed by the new
fundamental law, and especially by Art. 1 of the
Provisional Electoral Regulations, the opening of the
legislative session will commence on Monday, the
16th Oct. This chamber will occupy itself with the
formation of its bureaux, the nomination of candi-
dates for the Presidency, and other ordinary business,
after which it will adjourn.
The Chambers elected according to the new con-
stitution will probably assemble in the month of
December, when the new legislative session and the
new Chambers will be dissolved by law.
His Royal Highness PRINCE HENRY, of the Nether-
lands, set out this morning for Nieuwe Diep, to in-
spect the vessels which are to transport the troops to
Batavia.
We hear from Harderwyk that detachments of
military, who have voluntarily taken service in the
colonial army, continue to arrive there from all the
provinces in the kingdom. The number already
amounts to 12,000 men. On Friday 540 embarked
here from Nieuwe Diep.
M. VON ALPIIEN, Referendary of the Colonial De-
partment, who came from Batavia last March, has
just arrived in this city, on his way back to India.
His Majesty the KING intends opening the sitting
of the Chambers in person on Monday.
Letters and papers have been received from Batavia,
but they contain no intelligence of importnce.—
Dutch papers, Oct. 11.
London, England, 1848-10-13

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IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM.

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OCTOBER 13.
BANES.
London, England, 1848-10-13

THE NEW NOVEL.
Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols.,
-31 ILD V R NO N.
A TALE OF PARISIAN LIFE,
IN THE LAST DAYS OF THE MONARCHY.
Dy lIA3IILTON MURRAY.
"An uncommonly clever book."—Examiner.
" A story of singular powar."—Britannia.
" This brilliant work is a sort of new and more refined 3lysteres
de Varts."—Coerst Journal.
" Mildred Vpsnoti will make a great sensation. It is emphatically
a gooot nook ; it is a great deal more than clever ; it is wise, true, and
bold."—Jerrold's Paper.
Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street.

•
r HEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN.
Manager, Mr. BiTh.IN

THIS EVENING,
The Entertainments will commence with a Grand Opera, entitled
THE BOHEMIAN GIRL.
Count Arnheim, Mr. Borrani ; Florestein, Mr. S. Cowell; Thad-
deus, Mr. W. Hartson ; Devishog, Vlr. 11. Cord ; Arline, Miss
Isomer; Queen of the .Gi psies, Miss Messent.
To conclude with a +: rand Ballet-Pantomime, entitled
London, England, 1848-10-13

HOLLAND.

THE HAGUE, OCT. 9.—The new constitution
of the kingdom of the Netherlands has been voted
by the Second Chamber of the States General in
double number, by a majority of three-fourths of
the votes.
The First Chamber is convoked for today to ratify
the vote given by the Extraordinary Legislature.
This ratification of the new constitution in fact has
been already attained, since that legislative body
by anterior vote bad approved all the projects of law.
Our new social and political state now wants only
the royal sanction to have the force of fundamental
law. The ardent and general solicitude which the
King manifests in all that can consolidate the well-
being and prosperity of the country is a sure guarantee
that we shall not have to wait long for the royal
sanction.

THE HAGUE, OCT. 10.—The two new members of
the First Chamber, Messrs. Bylant and Serenstern,
took their oaths to-day at the hands of the King.
At ,half-past one yesterday the Ministers assembled
in council at the Home Department. The meeting
lasted till three o'clock. Immediately after the Mi-
nisters of the Interior of Foreign Affairs, and of
War repaired to the First Chamber, which, having
information that the Second Chamber had in double
number adopted the twelve projects of law, was con-
voked for to-day to deliberate in sections.
The deliberations will be short, for, as we have
already stated, these projects have been approved be-
forehand by this legislative body.
It is expected that the legislative session of 1847
and 1848 will close in the course of this week.

Conformably to what is prescribed by the new
fundamental law, and especially by Art. 1 of the
Provisional Electoral Itrgulatiuns, the opening of the
legislative session will commence on Monday, the
16th Oct. This chamber will occupy itself with the
formation of its bureaux, the nomination of candi-
dates for the Presidency, and other ordinary business,
after which it will adjourn.
The Chambers elected according to the new con-
stitution will probably assemble in the month of
December, when the new legislative session and the
new Chambers will be dissolved by law.
His Royal Highness PRINCE HENRY, of the Nether-
lands, set out this morning for Nieuwe Diep, to in-
spect the vessels which are to transport the troops to
Batavia.
We hear from Harderwyk that detachments of
military, who have voluntarily taken service in the
colonial army, continue to arrive there from all the
provinces in the kingdom. The number already
amounts to 12,000 men. On Friday 540 embarked
here from Nieuwe Diep.
M. VON ALPHEN, Referendary of the Colonial De-
partment, who came from Batavia last March, has
just arrived in this city, on his way back to India.
His Majesty the Kum intends opening the sitting
of the Chambers in person on Monday.
Letters and papers have been received from Batavia,
but they contain no intelligence of importance.—
Dutch papers, Oct. 11.
London, England, 1848-12-21

PRUSSIA.

Accounts have been received from Berlin to the
18th. The city was not only tranquil but gay.
The Christmas fair had commenced, and notwith-
standing the state of siege, Berlin is described as
being one large casino or puppet-show, where every
person gives himself up to enjoyment.
• The Burgher Guard Congress at Breslau has been
opened. The Congress appointed a president, secre-
taries, &c., and occupied their first sitting, which was
conducted with perfect order, in regulating the most
important subjects to he submitted for discussion.
Among them is the Burgher Guard law, recently
enacted by the ex-National Assembly.
The New Rhenische Zeitung, of the 19th, states, in
a correspondence from Dusseldorf, that Lieutenant-
General DRIGALSKI, the military commandant, who
had—strange to say—revived the censorship in that
town, after it had been abolished not only by the
National Assembly in Frankfort, but also by the new
Constitution promulgated by the King of PaussrA,
has been suspended by the Ministry. The same
journal also declares that Herr SPIEGEL, the Presi-
dent of the Provisional Government, has been dis-
missed. If these steps be really taken, it will show
that Ministers at last are resolved not to allow their
subordinates to set all law at defiance. Certain it is
th:it DRIGALSKI has been obliged, or has thought
proper, to remove the censorship imposed on the Dus-
seldorf journals, a proclamation to that effect having
appeared in that town.

IMPORTANT FROM THE
UNITED
.STATE S.

THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
ARRIVAL OF THE CAMBRIA.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH).

LIVERPOOL, DEC. 20.

The British North American Royal Mail steam-
ship Cambria, Captain Shannon, which sailed from
New York on the 6th inst., has just arrived. She
brings the usual mails from Canada and the United
States.

Our files of papers by this arrival are as follows:
New York, Dec. G ; Boston, Philadelphia, and
Washington, Dec. 5 ; Charleston, Mobile, and New
Orleans, Dec. 2; Montreal, and Quebec, Dec. 1 ;
Halifax, Dec. 9.
The intelligence by this arrival is, as regards the
political portion of it, more than usually interesting,
including as it does the annual Message of the Presi-
dent to the Congress of the United States, which met
for the dispatch of business at Washington, on Mon-
day, the 4th instant. The comment is, as usual, of a
lengthy character, so that we can, at present, only
subjoin the following :
London, England, 1848-12-21

REVIEW OF THE WORE.

La'Mert on the Infirmities of Youth andilafurity.—" There are
scenes in the drama of life which are acted with no spectator but
Conscience ; and of these the result Is ever disastrous. Happy the
mortal who meets with a timely mentor to snatch him from the gulf
Into which such scenes must plunge him 1 In the hook before us
suck a monitor is to be found, calculated to warn and ivitruct the
erring, wkhout Impairing one idea that can vitiate a mind not al-
ready tutored by the vices of which it treats. It is written in a style
of masterly precision and lucidity, blending the profoundest truths of
Y arid morality.physics with the loftiest precepts of morality. It is a
hiproduction calculated
to confer a vital benefit, physically and morally,
upon all who are tempted from the rigid path of abstemiousness and
propriety. A father may trust it in the hands of his boy. By un
taught innocence the hook is not, of course, needed . hut he: ever
laxity has prevailed, the tender yet awful voice breatitine• In these
pages Is likely to prove as strikingly beneficial as the admonitions of
a homily blended with the practical advice of a writer on medicine."
—United Kingdom Magazine.
The work may be had price 2s. 6d., of Kent and Richards, 52,
Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Stacie, Tit-111,0rue-
street, Haymarket ; Gordon, 144. Leadenhall-street ; Mansell, 115,
Fleet-street; or, free by post, for forty-two stamps, from the author's
-esidence, whe may be consulted ou these disorders personally, or
y letter, day, ft•om Ten to Two, or from Flee ic Eight.
$7, iika)FORD-IiStIJAKE,...LONDON,
London, England, 1848-12-21

19,314,741
5,774,745

Total in hectares'.
The rough product of these lands are:—
For the tilled ground ... 3,479 583,005
Meadows

25,089,486

Total in francs
Therefore, the average product by the hectare of seed
or meadow land amounts to 165 f. Again, tl eri are in
France 51,568,145 tame animals of every kind, 3 'aiding a
rough value of 767,251,851 f. One with another, each
head of cattle is therefore worth 15 and us tin ae
beasts are fed on about 26,000,U00 of h. mares, that gives
two head of cattle to the hectare. On an average, he
mad• say that each !sedate yields 195 f., 165 f. in revenue,
and 301. in cattle.

Therefore, our 6,127,000 hectares, reduced to cultiva-
tion, would bring:—
For the rough product of the earth
Ditto, for cattlelB3,Blo,ooo

Total in francs .....
Deducting from this amount what those
Luctsres now yield, according to the
statistical returns, that is, two-thirds
of 82,064,0461., we have..

54,709 364

The territorial wealth would, therefore,
be augmented by,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,....... 1,140,055,636
Let us now consider the otttlay. To simplify the cal-
culation, let us suppose that the land requiring
to be
cleared is equally distributed throughout the-various po-
litical divisions of France, we shall have 6,127,000 hec-
tares to divide by 86,
which will give us for each de-
partment 71,241 hectares. By fixing twenty years as
the term by the end of which the land would be reduced
to cultivation, we should have, by the department and
by the year, 3,562 hectares to clear.
The number of hands necessary for this work may be
determined thus: one vfotknufa, on the average, clews
three hectares a year. But, as we must take the sick
into account, and as then, by the second year, these
workmen will be obliged to give a portion of their care
to the culture of lands already cleared, and to help the '
agricultural families who will be annually called in,
over and above, we will suppose but a work of two
hectares yearly; 1,781 workmen will be therefore neces•
sary to accomplish this work in twenty years, and as
each year there will be 3,562 hectares cleared, the colony
will annually receive 120 families to aid in the culture
of the cleared ground and to tend the cattle; since we
have also reckoned, according to the general census of
France, two head of cattle to the hectare. Every year,
therefore, after the end of the first, the colony will buy
twice as many head of cattle as it will have cleared
hectares the year before. Thus, for twenty sears, the
colony's receipts and expenditure would be progressively
increasing. _

THE RECEIPT,, without counting the original ad-
vances of Government, would consist of the periodical
addition of 3,562 hectares, cleared, and of the annual
improvement in the value of those hectares.
For admitting that each hectare yields a produce of
195 f., the grounds would give this amount only at the
end of three years' cultivation, and four years' toil. That
is to say, the first year after the clearing, each hectare
would yield 65f., the second year, 130 L, the ;weeding
years, 195 f.
London, England, 1848-12-21

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE

Mr. ROBERT-HOUDIN will repeat his SOIREES FANTAS-
TIQUES THIS EVENING, to be continued every Tuesday, Thurs-
day, and 'aturday until the end of the Christmas vac ;Hons.

The Programme will include numerous experiments entirely new.
Doors open at Eight. Boxes and Stalls may be a,cured at Mr.
Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; and at the Box-office.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.
No communication can be attended to unless authenti,
cated by the name and address of the writer.
Rejected communications cannot be returned.

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, DECEMBZU 21.
THERNOMETZR, Lowest, 25; Highest, 40; Noon, 3

BAROMILTEIt, 30.43.
WIND E.N.E.; fine frosty weather.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY.
Morning .. 58 min after 10 I Evening •. 28 min. after 11

44-4'
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London, England, 1848-12-21

SELF-PRESERVATION.

mustrated by forty coloured engravings on the anatomy, physiology,
and diseases of the reproductive organs ; with practical observa-
ions on the secret infirmities of youth and maturity, resulting from
solitary habits, excesses, or infection.

By SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D.,
Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of
Edinburgh, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Honorary
Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, &c.
This treatise is the result of a long course of study in a peculiar and
much neglected branch of medical practice, ai,d the author having ob-
tained the blithest medical honours, is a guarantee for his profes-
sional experience, which has reference almost solely to the treat-
ment of these diseases.

REVISW OF TER WORK.

La'Mert on the Infirmities of Yolth anclitaturit3.—" There are
Scenes in the drama of life which are acted with no spectator but
Conscience ; and of these the result is ever disa.stmus. Happy tho
mortal who meets with a timely mentor to snatch him from the gulf
into which such scenes must plunge him ! In the hook before us
such a monitor is to be found, calculated to warn and instruct the
erring, without impairing one idea that can vitiate a mind not al-
ready tutored by the vices of which it treats. It is written in a style
~f masterly precision and lucidity, blending the profoundest truths of
philosophy and physics with the loftiest precepts of morality. It is a
production calculated to cooler a vital benefit, physically and morally,
upon all who are tempted from the rigid path of abstemiousness and
propriety. A father may trust it in the hands of his hoy. By un '
tough. innocence the book is not, of course, needed hut whe ever
laxity has prevailed, the tender yet awful voice breattiinr. In these
pages is likely to prove as strikingly beneficial as the admonitions of
a homily blended with the practical advice of a writer on medicine."
—United Kingdom Magazine.
The work may be had price 2s. 6d., of Kent and Richards, 52,
P:iternoster-row: Hannay, 63, Orford-street; Starie, Tichhorne-
s•reet, Haymarket ; Gordon, 146, Lead en hal I-street ; Mansell, 115,
Fleet-street; or, free by post, for forty-two stamps, from the author's
esideuce, who may be consulted on these disorders personally, or
y letter, daly, from Ten to Two, or from Five tit Eight.
37. 131,11Ful1;-sclUA1tE, LONDON'.
London, England, 1848-12-21

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universal, protection against the pecuniary loss to which the families
of sufferers from the accidents incidental to it are exposed, is one of
the requirements of the age. To meet this general feeling, this Society
affords to all persons, of whatever class, travelling by Railway in
Great Britain and Ireland, the oppertunityof insuring against loss of
life by accident whilst se travelling, at the moderate premium of
10s. per cent., ix one single payment, for the whole period of life,
thereby rendering unnecessary the payment of Annual Premiums, as
In ordinary Life Assurance.

ExAatpLE.—A person may by one single payment of 3/. assure to
hie family or others the sum of 1,0001., to be paid in the event of his
using his life by railway travelling in Great Britain or Ireland.
F. FERGUSON CAMEO ITX, Manager.
04,1* Prospectuses and Forms of Proposal, and all information may
be obtained personally, or on application by letter, addressed to the
Manager, at the Offlcos of the Society, No. 27, Regent-street, Water-
loo-place, London, or of any of the Local Agents.

BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE
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Assured.
London, England, 1848-12-21

NEW WORK BY THE AUTHOR OF " A PILGRIMAGE TO
THE TEMPLES AND TOMBS OF EGYPT," &c
To-Morrow, in 3 vols. post Bvo., with a Portrait of the Autholl
THE BIRD OF PASSAGE;
Or, FLYING GLIMPSES OF MANY LANDS.
By Mrs. ROMER,
Author of " A Pilgrimage to the Temples and Tombs of Egypt," &c.
Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street.

T BEA gOTAL. IIAYMAitK E
Mr. B. Webster, Sele Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton.
The public is respectfully informed that this Theatre has, during
the recess, undergone very extensive repairs aad alterations and the
whole re-decorated.
London, England, 1848-12-21

NEW WORK BY THE AUTHOR OF " A PILGRIMAGE TO
THE TEMPLES AND TOMBS OF EGYPT," &c.
To-Morrow, in 3 vols. post Bvo., with a Portrait of the Author,
THE BIRD OF PASSAGE•
.
Or, FLYING GLIMPSES OF MANY LANDS.
By Mrs. ROMER,
Author of " A Pilgrimage to the Temples and Tombs of Egypt," &c.
Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street.

ril F.ATRE Ko7AL, HAYMARK I .
Mr. B. Webster, Sele Lessee and Manager. Old Brompton.
The public is respectfully informed that this Theatre has, during
the recess, undergone very extensive repairs and alterations and the
whole re-decorated.

THIS EVENING,
Will be performed THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA.
Valentine. Mr. Charles Kean ; Julia, Mrs. Charles Kean.
After which, THE HONEYMOON. The Duke Aranza, Mr.
Charles Kean ; Juliana, Mrs. Charles Kean.
To conclude with a new Farce, entitled YOUR LIFE'S IN
DANGER.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
rnder the direction of. Madame Celeste
During the Recess this Theatre has been entirely re-decorated, the
Original designs by Digby Wyatt, Rae., executed by Mr. Sang. A
new Stage, Curtain, Act Drop, and Chandelier. An approved !pa-
lm of Ventilation, &c., &c. The Private Boxes enlarged, Backs
added to the Seats, and Stalls rendered more comfortable.
London, England, 1848-12-21

THIS EVENING.

Will be performed THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA.
Valentine. Mr. Charles Kean ; Julia, Mrs. Charles Kean.
After which, THE HONEYMOON. The Duke Aranza, Mr.
Charles Kean ; Juliana, Mrs. Charles Kean.
To conclude with a new Farce, entitled YOUR LIFE'S IN
DANGER.

TEMA rim ROYAL, ADELPHI.
e direction of Madame l fleet,
During the Recess this Theatre has been entirely re-decorated, the
original designs by Di‘by Wyatt, Rail , executed by Mr. Sang. A
new Stage, Curtain, Act Drop, and Chandelier. An approved sys-
tem of Ventilation, &c., &.c The Private Boxes enlarged, Backs
added to the Seats, and Stalls rendered more comfortable.

THIS EVENING
Will be performed a new Drama, founded on Mr. Dickens's Christ-
mai Book, entitled THE HAUNTED MAN. Mr. Redlaw, Mr.
Hughes: the Phantom, Mr. 0. Smith ; A. Tetterby and Co., Mr
Wright ; the Boy, Miss E. Chaplin ; )Lilly, Miss Woolgar ; Mrs. Tet-
terby, Mrs. F. Matthews.

To be followed by THE ENCHANTED ISLE. Alonzo, Mr. Paul
Bedford; Prospero, Mr. 0. Smith; Ariel, Madame Celeste.
To conclude with a new Farce called SLASHER AND CRASHER,
Mr.
Slather., Mr. Wright ; Mr. Crasher, Mr. Paul Bedford.
London, England, 1848-12-21

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.

The season will commence on Monday, Jan. 15,
when, in addition to the established entertainment of
comedy and vaudeville, Mr. Mitchell purposes intro-
ducing the opera comique, fur which he has engaged
a very efficient company. The repertoire will com-
prise many light operas, in one act, as well as the
most popular modern works of Auber and others, of
which the following is a list :
Le Maitre de Chapelle Music by Pair.
Le Nouveau Seigneur
Le Tableau Parlant „ Gretry.
Le Valet de Chambre „ Carafa.
Richard Cceur de Lion
L'Eau Merveilleuse .
Le Panier „ Thomas.
Adolphe et Clara ... „ Dalayrac.
La 14 idele Berger
Le Domino Noir . „ Auber.
L'Ambassadrice
Fra Diavolo . . Auber.
La Dame Blanche ... „ Boyeldieu.
The company will be numerous and complete.
Amongst the principal members we may mention
Mdlle. Chartan, of the Opera Comique, Paris ; Mdlle.
Morel, Mdlle. Guichard, from Brussels ; and Mdlle.
Constance Martial, from the Theatre of Mons ; M.
Couderc, of the Opera Comique, Paris; AI. Beauce,
baritone, of the same Theatre; and M. Bonnamy,
tenors leger of the theatre of Lyons. The orchestra
will be selected from the bands of her Majesty's The-
atre and the Royal Italian Opera. Tolbecque, Baret,
Baumann, Lazarus, Filet, Deloffre, Newsham, &c.,
are already engaged.
London, England, 1848-12-21

INCORPORATED PC_ISUANT TO ♦CT OF PARLIAMENT.
At the pres nt day, waeii Railway t: rvelling bas become almost
universal, protectirn against the pecuniary loss to which the families
of sufferers fborn the accidents incidental to it are exposed, is one of
the requirements of the a:,e. To rr cet thi, general feeling, this Society
affards to all persons, of whatever class, travelling by Railw,ty in
Great Britain and Ireland, the opportunity of inswing against loss of
life by accident whilst so travelling, at the moderate premium of
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London, England, 1848-12-21

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE,

Mr. ROBERT-HOUDIN will repeat his SOIREES FANTAS-
TIQUES THIS EVENING, to be continued every Tuesday, Thurs-
day, and '4aturday undi the end of the Christmas vac Ltions.
The Programme will include numerous experiments entirely new.
Doors open at Eight. Boxes and Stalls may be secured at Mr.
Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; and at the Box-office.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.
No communication can be attended to upless authenti
cated by the name and address of the writer.
Rejected communications cannot be returned.

TUE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, DECEMBER 21.
THERMOMETER, Lowest, 25; Highest, 40; Noon, 31

BARomsTzs, 30.43.
WIND E.N.E.; fine frosty weather.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY.
Morning .. 38 rain after 10 Evening 2S min. after 11

;
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London, England, 1848-12-21

A U STRIA.

-- ----
The Breslau Gazette states that a rumour was cur-
rent at Vienna on the 12th, that the Hungarians had
proclaimed a Republic, with Kossuth at the bead of it.
The Voss Gazette gives the same news direct from
Pesth. The Volkshalle, on the contrary, announces
that Kossuth had been proclaimed King, under the
name of Louis IV.

A letter from Prague of the 12th states that a
conflict between a Hungarian regiment of hussars
and the inhabitants had taken place at Klattau, in the
course of which frightful carnage was perpetrated.
The Prager Zeitung, under the date Kramsier,
the 10th of December, gives the following account of
the respective members of the different parties in the
Austrian Diet :

" There are 109 deputies from Galicia, 35 of whom
belong to the Sclavonian Club, which constitutes the
Right of the Assembly; 26 members belong to the Club
of the Left; the Germanic-Austrian and the Austrian
Clubs (the Centre) ars not represented. The number
of Bohemian deputies amounts to 90. They are appor-
tioned according to the following scale:—Sclavonian Club
(Right), 50; Centre, 22; Left, 5. From Moravia there
are 43 delegates, 13 of whom belong to the Right, 23 to
the Centre, and 7 to the Left. Lower Austria has sent 37
Members, none of whom take their seats on the Right;
the Centre is represented by 9 of them, and the Left
by 21. The number of Styrian deputies is 21—Right,
3; Centre 10; Left 4. Deputies from tke Tyrol, 19—
Sclavonian Club, Right, none; Centre 12; Lett 2. De-
puties from Upper Austria, 20; none of whom belong to
the Right; Centre, 6; Left, 12. Deputies from Illyria,
17—Right, 7; Centre, 5; Left, 1. The Coast Provinces
are represented by 12 delegates, 3 of whom belong to the
Right; 2to the Centre; and 2to the Left. Ot the 11
Dalmatian members, 3 belong to the Right, and 2 to the
Left.

" Accordingly, the total number of deputies constitut•
ing the Diet amounts to 384. The Right numbers 114,
the Centre 89, and the Lett 82. The rest, of 99, either
belong to no decided political party, or are split into
small fractions. It must, however, be kept in mind that
the party divisions depends at least as much upon national
sympathies and antipathies as oa general political prin-
ciples."
London, England, 1848-12-21

THIS EVENING

Will be performed a new Drama, founded on Mr. Dickens's Christ-
ram Book, entitled THE HALT I'iTED MAN. Mr. Bedlaw, Mr.
Mughes: the Phcntow, Mr. 0. Smith ; A. Tetterby and Co., Mr
Wright ; the Boy, Miss E. Chaplin; Milly, Miss Woolgar ; Mrs. Tet-
terby, Mrs. F. Matthews.

To be followed by TIIE ENCHANTED •ISLE. Alonzo, Mr. Paul
Bedford ; Prospero, Mr. 0. Smith ; Arid, Madame Celeste.
To conclude with a new Farce called SLASHER AND CRASHER.
Mr. sl..her, Mr. Wright; Mr. Crasher, Mr. Paul Redford.
London, England, 1848-12-21

HAMBURGH.

The opening of the Constituent Assembly of 1-lam-
burgh, elected by universal suffrage, took place on
the 14th in the presence of the Senate and the
Council of the Ancients. The President by seniority
of age delivered an address exhorting all parties to
moderation and concord. The Assembly then pro-
ceeded to elect its officers.

LEVANT MAIL.
We have received the Constantinople journals to
the 4th inst. inclusively. They announce that, by an
imperial firman dated the 28th ult., the Sultan had
invested Abbas Pacha, grandson of Mehemet Ali,
with the government of Egypt. The Journal de
Constantinople gives an account of a grand review by
the Sultan of the troops of the capital, and adds :
" After the review the diplomatic corps was admitted
to offer its respects to the Sultan. Count de Sturmer,
the Austrian Internuncio, spoke as follows, in the name
of his colleagues :—‘ I esteem myself fortunate in
being the organ of the diplomatic corps, in expressing
its thanks to your Majesty fir having deigned to
afford us an opportunity for admiring the discipline
and fine order of your troops. The Sultan replied
that he was delighted at receiving the representatives
of the friendly powers, and relied upon their indulgence
for the faults they must have perceived in the re-
view. Count de Sturmer replied that he had said
nothing but the truth in spcakieg of the good order
of the Imperial troops, and the mat osuvres they had
executed, adding that he would refer to a much
more competent judge than himself, General Aupiek,
the French Minister. The Reprebtntative of the
French Republic then said, • Since my colleague, the
Austrian Internuncio, invites me to give my opinion, I
will say to your Majesty, that your troops are fine
and well disciplined, and that the execution of the
different mar oeuvres and evolutions of which we
have been witnesses, convinces me that in the day of
battle and in the face of an enemy, if your Majesty
should have enemies, they will show a good face and ob-
tain successful results.' The Sultan expressed his satis-
faction at receiving testimony so flattering, adding that
the greater part of the troops were new recruits."
We have received also the Athens journals to the
Bth ; their contents are without importance.
London, England, 1848-12-21

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.

The season will commence on Monday, Jan. 15,
when, in addition to the established entertain:nent of
comedy and vaudeville, Mr. Mitchell purposes intro-
ducing the opera comique, for which he has engaged
a very efficient company. The repertoire will com-
prise many light operas, in one act, as well as the
most popular modern works of Tuber and others, of
which the following is a list :
Le Maitre de Chapelle Music by Peer.
Le Nouveau Seigneur
Le Tableau Parlant
Le Valet de Chambre „ Carafe.
Richard Coeur de Lion
L'Eau Merveilleuse II Griser'
_ _

Le Panier Fleuri
Adolphe et Clara ...
La Eidele Berger ...
Le Domino Noir ...

Thomas.
tl Dalayrao.
II Adam.
9 f Auber.

L'Ambassadrice
Fra Diavolo .....

~ Auber.
ItAuber. Auber
•

La Dame 81anche......... 9-1 Boyeldieu.
The company will be numerous and complete.
Amongst the principal members we may mention
Mdlle. Chartan, of the Opera Comique, Paris ; Mdlle.
Morel, Mdlle. Guichard, from Brussels ; and Mdlle.
Constance Martial, from the Theatre of Mons ; M.
Couderc, of the Opera Comique, Paris ; M. Beauce,
baritone, of the same Theatre; and M. Bonnamy,
tenors leger of the theatre of Lyons. The orchestra
will be selected from the bands of her I\lajesty's The-
atre and the Royal Italian Opera. Tolbecque, Beret,
Baumann, Lazarus, Pilet, Deloffre, Islewsham, &c.,
are already engaged.
London, England, 1848-09-09

Scottish Central .. • • •• • ...

Shrewsbury and Chester • • • ..• • • • • • •
South Eastern and Branches •• • • • • • •
South Devon. ...... . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Taff Yale • ...... • •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• ••

Waterford and Limerick.. .....
Whltehaven Junction ..• •...........
Wishaw and Coltness ..• ............
York and Newcastle . ••
York and North Midland. •• •• •• • ••

666
10,367
1,769
1,849
740

199

13,645
9,402

544
12,363
1,194
1,710

209

12,734
9,474

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The banks of the Thames are at this time a dis-
gracethr,.,
to us; and the state of the river itself, now daily
11ged with overladen steam-boats, a crying evil.
thest,
ng uosn the river two days ago, in oue of the
to aP steam-boats, which are a boon of no small value
"r Population, the stench at Blackfriar's-bridge from
4 Fleet ditch, and for at least half a mile bey.und, was
golte intolerable, and, according to the captain of the
tt,", Was not then doing its worst. If it be the case,
teb,;e truly believe, that a Lad smell in nine cases out of
called a sign of danger, some alteration here is loudly
iUatie s"" for. We commend the subject to the consi-
-dration of Mr. Chadwick and the new commission. The
tug Places,
and unscientific, not to say dangerous, land-
P`,aces. which stud the barks of the river, are sad
rtte-sores, where they might be, and ought to be, adorn-
uts• Proper athice is seldom sought ; the usefulness
of, the beautiful is not understood, and therefore never
(ecOgnised.— The Builder.
An iron plate has just been fixed up at the Hotel
_„
ildzerlTptiilolei;:inthe northern wing, with the following in-
Above the level of the sea, 54 metres 69 ;
low Water mark at the Pont de la Tourelle, 28
'415 44; lerel of Paris 46 metres 60.—Galignani.
London, England, 1848-09-09

LOMBARDY AND PI

EDMOIN T.

The National Saroisien of the 4th instant pub-
lishes a letter from Turin of the 2d instant, which
states that the Austrians having imposed an extraor-
dinary contribution of 400,000 florins (32,0001.)
on the city of Parma, to be paid within four hours,
that sum not being forthcoming within the period.
stated, the Croats according to custom had commenced,
pillaging the city. The inhabitants, however, en-
couraged by the patriotic defence of Bologna, rung
the tocsin, and commenced a fearful battle, in whii.th
they were assisted by the women and children. They
threw their furniture from the windows on the heads
the Austrians, and the inhabitants of the country
curried to their assistance, armed with their imple-
.nents of husbandry. The result of the struggle had
not been ascertained.

There was an emeute at Genoa on the 2d, in con-
6equence of the arrest of M. DE Boris, a Venetian.
The books of the police were burned, and some of th•
furniture of the palace destroyed.
London, England, 1848-09-09

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, SEPT. B.—The resignation of the Regius
Professor of Hebrew, which has been stated for some
time past as likely to occur, has now taken place ; the
resignation of Dr. TAP is in the hands of the proper
authorities, but has not yet been officially made public.
Dr. Lee, who is reputed to be far away the best Hebrew
scholar, and the best Oriental scholar generally in the
University, was elected,_in 1831, to succeed Mr. Lloyd,
of Trinity, who occupied the chair during a period of 35
years. Dr. Lee is a member of Trinity College, and
went out in 1818 ; he was in the habit of giving an an-
nual course of lectures (generally in the Lent Term),
and was formerly Professor of Arabic ; he is now a
Prebendary of Bristol. The electors are the Vice-Chan-
cellor, the Master, and the two Senior Fellows of Trinty,
the Provost of Icing's, and the Masters of Sr. John's and
Christ's Colleges, the Master of Queen's to supply the
place of any of the above-named who may happen to be
Vice-Chancellor at the period of the vacancy. Prefer-
puce
is to be given (cceteris paribus) to Fellows of Trinity
for
College, should there be such among the candidates_
as
the office. Several gentlemen have been named
aspir-
ing to the succession.

MR. MA CR EADT.—Mr. Afacready made the follow-
ing farewell speech at the Theatre Royal in Liverpool,
on Thursday night. lie sails to-day (Saturday) for
America:—" Ladies and Gentlemen,—It will not be con-
sidered intrusive, I am sure, if I venture to trespass on
your patience with a few words, to offer you a parting
tribute of my respect, in expressing to you, as briefly as
possible, my grateful acknowledgments for the frequent
kind receptions I have experienced at your hands. The
indulgent manifestations of your favours have ever been
regarded by me with peculiar satisfaction, and have held
a high place in my estimation, not less that they have
been considerately, as they have been liberally bestowed.
After a short professional tour through the United States,
it is my intention to return to England to take my fare-
well of the drama and those patrons who have looked with
such generous approval on my humble efforts for itsad-
vancement.mo reg gentlemen,
if
engagement,theirbefore
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wnumbernotthe
it would
uirntacilnd falls
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u strange,bo)o
for thne ladiesone
and
last
time on my performance, I hope to have, the gratifica-
tion
and deep
ft tor
jeoafveapopfeyeorui7where;with
th the
faithful
t h tillf u thenl re m take my -
have so often
of the approbation with whiCh
heard me, and with warmest wishes for your continually
increasing prosperity."
London, England, 1848-09-09

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, SEPT, B.—The resignation of the Regius
Professor of Hebrew, which has been stated for some
time past as likely to occur, has now taken place ; the
resignation of Dr. Lee is in the hands of the proper
authorities, but has not yet been officially made public.
Dr. Lee, who is reputed to be far away the best Hebrew
scholar, and the best Oriental scholar generally in the
University, was elected, in 1831, to succeed Mr. Lloyd,
of Trinity, who occupied the chair during a period of 35
years. Dr. Lee is a member of Trinity College, and
went out in 1818 ; he was i❑ the habit of giving an an-
nual course of lectures (generally in the Lent Term),
and was formerly Professor of Arabic ; he is now a
Prebendary of Bristol. The electors are the Vice-Chan-
cellor, the Master, and the two Senior Fellows of Trinty,
the Provost of King's, and the Masters of St. John's and
Christ's Colleges, the Master of Queen's to supply the
place of any of the above-named who may happen to be
Vice-Chancellor at the period of the vacancy. Prefer-
ence is to be given (caterisparibus) to Fellows of Trinity
College, should there be such among the candidates for
the office. Several gentlemen have been named as aspir-
ing to the succession.

MR. MACREADY.—Mr. Macready made the follow-
ing farewell speech at the Theatre Royal in Liverpool,
on Thursday night. lie sails to-day (Saturday) for
America:—" Ladies and Gentlemen,—It will not be con-
sidered intrusive, I am sure, if I venture to trespass .on
your patience with a few words, to offer you a parting
tribute of my respect, in expressing to you, as briefly as
possible, my grateful acknowledgments for the frequent
kind receptions I have experienced at your hands. The
indulgent manifestations of your favours have ever been
regarded by me with peculiar satisfaction, and have held
a high place in my estimation, not less that they have
been considerately, m they have been liberally bestowed.
After a short profeisional tour through the United States,
it is my intention to return to England to take my fare-
well of the drama and those patrons who have looked with
such generous approval on my humble efforts for its ad-
vancement. In their number it would be strange, ladies
and gentlemen, if I were not to include you. In one
more engagement, before the curtain falls for the last
time on my performance, I hope to have the gratifica-
tion of appearing here; and till then I take my respect.
ful leave of you, wiih the faithful remembrance and deep
sense of the approbation with which you have so often
heard me, and with warmest wishes for your continually
increasing prosperity."
London, England, 1848-09-09

HUNGARY.

According to the latest accounts the Servians had
burned the t ,wn of New Aloldowa.

The Hungarians are still coming off second best in
their engagements with the insurgent Croatians, and
begin to wish for peace. The BANN has taken pos.
sesdon of Bukowar. The Prague Constitut Blatt
asserts in positive terms that the Russian Ambas-
sador in Constantinople has ordered his flag to be
taken down, and is about to leave Constantinople.
It adds that General LIEDER has been instructed to
march into Moldavia with 60,000 Rusr,ian troops.
The Agram Gazette announces that swarms of
locusts (Ileuschrecken) have passed over the fron-
tiers from Turkey, and that they are committing
frightful ravages in numerous places.
London, England, 1848-09-09

Several FOrtOri Wanted.

I • G
A R R A E.
t‘l One half the wend are- desolately single, and the ether
i
--PP°'lng them married, questiowably contented. Diffidence, or a
hen s° "i right determine the former, and miscalculate4l hopes em-
bitter the latter. The solitary one may shield himself under the plea
:
or caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un-
inPr°,lae harry ; but the truth lies deeper. Physical Incapacity,
—d broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness
t," medal content. The dowry should not be the only marriage sat-
rernent. Honour and justice dentaftei that health should form as item
In the ~
-°laPact; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes er
Zglect wound more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if
t.ese surmises concern yon, procure Dr. CULYERWELL'S little
"'a,MOIRS 'On Single and Married Life," pub. in 2 vols., Is.
eacpAh_ (by post, in stamps, Is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively
I—'6d, or prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered
oy misinterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining
fo "1. They are not intended certainly for mere idle curiosity, but
thr the closet perusal of those mere deeply interested, to whom
the are offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth on
.Z_ above subjects, by unqualified authors, which alone or
iivtguet
her, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other
b., e Publications claim your attention (same price Is. each,
L'._ Post le. Gd.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and
,s'''cia," and " How to be Happy." They are not merely
tnwa,ll2Phlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the
is,`"e ephemeral scribbling' of the hour, but the study of the author's
";,,,wbo owes'his present existence, health, and position to this ob-
-11.! vanee of the maxims he would inculcate—to do unto others as he
ow2u2d be done ante—to live after nature's laws—and to keep always
~:! the "sunny Aide of the way." The above works may be had of
'Z.e_i wood, 23, Paternoster-row; Carvalho, 147, Fleet-street ; Mann,
wise;cnibl,_ 11; Nalson, 457, West Strand ; or direct (by pest 6r other-
is.,,,,,,,_uent the author (who may be conferred with personally,
..,:_-,,,1i and evegiggs), 10, Aml-place , Regent-street i sad ill
wvzieuerh
London, England, 1848-09-09

BRUNS WICK.

The Brunswick papers announce in terms of satis-
faction that the Extraordinary Diet of that duchy has
voted the new laws relating to the representation of
the people, the mode of election, the people's guard,
and the abolition of the privileges of the chase. On
Thursday next the Diet will be dissolved.

ITALY.
London, England, 1848-09-09

HUNGARY.

According to the latest accounts the Servians had
burned the t )vvn of New Moldowa.

The Hungarians are still coming off s-cond best in
their engagements with the insurgent Croatians, and
begi❑ to wish for peace. The BANN has taken pos-
session of Bukowar. The Prague Constitut Blatt
asserts in positive terms that the Russian Ambas-
sador in Constantinople has ordered his flag to be
taken down, and is about to leave Constantinople.
It adds that General LIEDER has been instructed to
march into Moldavia with 60,000 Russian troops.
The Agram Gazette announces that swarms of
locusts ( Hcuschrechen) have passed over the fron-
tiers from Turkey, and that they are committing
frightful ravages in numerous places.