The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-04 00:00:00

THl+l SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 4, 1818.

SQUABBLING BY EUCLID.
We take the following amusing instance of O'Con•
neh's voluble ingenuity from a work entitled " Revela-
tio: s of Ireland," by Mr. D. 0. Madden :
" One of the drollest scenes of vitupera'ion 11,a
O'Connell ever figured in took place in the early prrt or
h s ife. Not long after he was called to the bar hi•
chat actor and peculiar talents received rapid recognition
from all who were even casually acquainted with lone
His talent for vituperative language was perceived, sod
by st me he was, even in these days, considered match
less is a scold. There wag, however, at that time in
Dublin a certain woman, Biddy Moriarty, who had a
huckster's stall on one of the quays nearly opposite the
Four Courts. She was a virago of the first order, very
able with her fist, and still more formidable with hr r
tong, e. From one end of Dublin to the other she ea,
notorious for her powers of abuse, and even in the pro
vinces Mrs. Moriarty's language had passed into cur-
rency. The dictionary of Dublin slang had been c, n-
eiderribly enlarged by her, and her voluble impudence had
almost become proverbial. Some of O'Connell's friends,
however, thought that he could beat her at the use of her
own weapons. Of this, however, he had some doubts him
self H hen he had listened once or twice to some mlnor
specimens of her Billingsgate. It was mooted once.
whether the young Kerry barrister could encounter her.
and Some one of the company (in O'Connell's presence)
rather too freely ridiculed the idea of his being able to
meet the famous Madam Moriarty. O'Connell never
liked the idea of being put down, and he professed his
readiness to encounter her, and even tacked himself for
the match. Bets were offered and taken; it was decided
that the matter should come off at once. _

"The party adjourned to the huckster's stall, and
there was the owner herself, superintending the sale of
ber small wares—a few loungers and ragged iolers were
hanging round her stall—for Biddy was a character,'
and, in her way, was one of the sights of Dublin.
" O'Connell was very confident of success. He had laid
an ingenious plan for overcoming her, and, with all the
anxiety of an ardent experimentalist, waited to put it in
practice. He resolved to open the attack. At this time
O'Connell's own party and the loungers about the place
formed an audience quite sufficient to rouse Mrs. Mo-
riarty, on public provocation, to a due exhibition of her
powers. O'Connell commenced the attack:—
•' What's the price of this walking stick, Mra.What's-
your Name?'
"' Moriarty, sir, is my name, and a good one it is,
and what have you to say agen it? and one-and-six-
pence's the price of the stick. Truth, it's cheap as dirt
—so it is.'

" One-and-sixpence for a walking stick! whew! why
you are no better than an impostor, to ask eighteen-
pence for what cost you twopence.'
Twopence,your grandmother,' replied Miss Biddy;
'do you mane to say that it's chating the people I am?
impostor, indeed!'
"' Ay, impostor; and it's that I call you to your teeth,'
replied O'Connell.
"' Come, cut your stick, you cantankerous jackanapes.'
" Keep a civil tongue in your head, you old diagonal,'
cried O'Connell calmly.
" Stop your jaw, you pug-nosed badger, or by this
aid that,' cried Mrs. Moriarity, I'll make you go
quicker nor you came.'
" Don't be in a passion, my old radius, anger will
only wrinkle your beauty.'
"' By the hokey, if you say another word of impu-
dence, I'll tan your dirty bide, you b3stely common
scrub; and sorry I'll be to soil my fists upon ycur car
case.'

"' Whew! boys, what a passion old Biddy is in; I
protest, as I'm a gentleman -'
" Jintleman! jintleman! the likes of you a jintle
man! Wisha, by gor, that bangs Banagher. Why, you
potato-'aced pippin-sneezer, when did a Madagascar
monkey like you pick enough of common Christian da-
ceney to hide your Berry brogue?'
" Easy now, easy now,' cried O'Connell, with imper-
turbable good humour, don't choke yourself with fine
language, you old whisky-drinking parallelogram.'
" What's that yeu call me, you murderin' villain?'
roared Mrs. Moriarty, stung into fury.
" I call you,' answered O'Connell,' a parallelogram,'
and a Dublin judge and jury would say that it's no libel
to call you so.'
"` Oh, tare-an-ouns! oh, holy Biddy, that an honest
woman like me should be called a parrybellygrum to her
face. I'm none of your parrybellygrums, you rascally
gallows bird; you cowardly, sneaking, plate lickiu'
bligga.rd:
" Oh, not you inde4Al 1' retorted O'Connell; why, I
suppos•o you'd deny that you keep a hypotheneuse in
your house.'

" It's a lie for you, you b—y robber; I never had
such a thing in my house, you swindling thief.'
" Why, sure, all your neighbours know very well
that you keep not only a hypotheneu,e, but that you
have two diameters locked up in your garret, and that
you go out to walk with them every Sunday, you heart-
less oldheptagon.'
. _

" Oh, her that, ye saints in glory! Oh, there's bad
language from a fellow that wants to pass for a jintle.
man. May the di-trit fly away with you, you mieher from
Munster; and make celery sauce of your rotten limbs,
you mealy mouthed tub of guts.'
" Ah, you can't deny the charge, you miserable sub-
multiple of a duplicate ratio.'
Go, rinse y our mouth in the Liffey, you nasty
tickle-pitcher; after all the bad words you speak, it
ought to be filthier than your face, you dirty chicken of
lieelz bub.'

" Rinse your own mouth, you wicked-mit-A.2d old
polygon—to the deuce I pitch you, you blustering inter-
smi,n of a st—ng superfic:e.,.
" You saucy ti,lter's ar.prcntic,, it' you don't cease
Sour jaw, I'll —.' But here she Kaspcd for breath,
unahle to hawk up any more werd9, for the last volley
of O'Connell had nearly ltnocht d the wind out of her.
While I have a tongue I'll abuse you, }oil most
inimitable periplory. L, ok at her, boys Y. there she
stands—a convicted perpendicular in petticoats There's
contamination in her ciicumfercnce, and she trembles
With guilt down to the extremities of her corollaries.
you're found cut, you rectilineal antecedent, and
tquiungular old h9g! 'Tts with you the devil will fly
away, you iorter-sAiping similitude of the bisection of a
vortex.'
" Overwhilcrud with this tot rent of language, Mrs.
Moriatty was silenced. Catching up a saxcepan, she
"v; aiming at O'Cunnell's head when he very prudently
made a timely retreat.
" ' You have won the wager, O'Connell, here's your
bet, cried the gentleman who pr, ,p sed the contest."

FASHIONS FOR. NOVEMBER.
(From the New Monthly Belie Assad)lee.)
PUBLIC PaoIIENADE DB.Et S.—Brown figured poplin
1.,.°1)", a high corsage, trimmed with a revers of two
"11s edged with Oink Demi-large sleeves, confined by
bands at the wrist. The pardesgis is a short pelisse of
green satin, wadded, and lined with sarsenet. A close
fitting corsage, with a double pelerine of moderate depth,
°Pen on the bosom, and each fall bordered with a flat
trimmi-g
o of passementerie to correspond. Wide eleeves,
rather more than d mi long, with deep cuffs cleft
n
esob side and bordered to correspond with the
Pel"ines. The skirt. not quite a half-length, is open
from the waist, clat at the bottom in four places, and
of moderate fulness; two rows of passerrienterie, place 1
at a considerable distance from each other, encircle it to
the waist, and a single row goes up the corsage, which
IS closed from the waist to the throat. Violet velvet
chapeau, a round, moderately open shape; the interior
of the brim is trim, med on each side with half wreaths
of rt,ses panathes and velvet bridee, the exterior with a
band of fancy trimming and a tuft of short feathers on
each side, both to correspond. Embroidered muslin
and «lged cuffs with Valenciennes lace.
AND LINGERIE:, —Dinner canezou of ClL-
prolthred muslin, high at the back, descending en cour
In front, with a revers bordered with Brussels lace; it is
Si round shape, closed in front by a row of coques of rose
ribbon, terminated by floating ends; three row s of Brus-
sels lace, placed iminedi_dely one above the other, com-
plete the garniture.
Morning canezou, composed of cambric; it is of the
heart form, quite high; the front is decorated with em-
broidery and lace; a double fall of the latter encircles the
throat. Green neck-knot.

Dinner cap of tulle, an open shape, very full; trimmed
In the interior only with flowers.

Evening cap olifilOndel;Ce,;;;w shape; the garniture
is composed of roses panaches, partly veiled by the blonde.
HOME DRESS.-Pomona green levantine robe; it is a
new shade of the colour; the corsage close fitting and
quite high, is trimmed down the front with velvet nceuds
of the same colour; they are arranged in close toques,
with a steel, buckle in the centre of each nceud; this
trimming is continued down the front of the skirt.
Tight sleeve s, opening in the h( rse-shoe form at the
bottom. Muslin under sleeves, trimmed with ]ace.
Green velvet casaweck, lined with light green satin; it
is very open on the bosom. The ba,-quine is moderately
deep, and rounded in front. The slec%es are of an easy
width at the upper -part, and rath« r wide at the bottom;
the whole is trimmed with a double velvet rouleau.
Muslin under sleeves. Lace collar and ruffles. Cap of
tulle bouillcne, a small, round, close shape, trimmed
at the sides with choux of pals pink ribbon. White
brides.

Moastixa DRESS —Light green csoshmere robe ; a high
close corsage, terminated by a basquine ; it is not very
deep, and is cleft at each side. Tight sleeves, a three-
quarter length ; deep open cuffs. The front of the cor-
sage is trimmed in the stomacher style, with flat bands of
dark green fancy silk trimmings ; I.l"cy are continued
:lOwn the front of the shirt, but reserved. A single
band borders the cuffs and the basquine. Pink satin
ehaPeau ; the exterior is trimmed with white lace,
slightly intermixed with pink ribbon ; pink brides.

ITTINGS AND DIVISIONS OF THE HOUSE OF COM-
,ll"B*—Returns moved fur lest session by Mr. Brother-
-„?, ALP., and ordered by the House of Commons to be
Printed on the sth September, show that the total number
of hours during which the House of Commons vat in the
session of 1847-48 amounted to 1,407 i, and the number
of hours after midnight to 1361. The number of entries
In the votes of each dsy's proceedings amounted to
_10,412. The total number of days on which the Hon.
Rouse sat amounted to 170, and the average time
.per
dim)! to 8 h. 161 min. The total number of divisems
during the session 1847.48 amounted to 255, of which
190 were on public matters before midnight, and 42 on
public matters after midnight.
TUVRNILE OFFENDERS. His Royal Highness
Prince Albert has given a further mark of his interest
in the reformation of juvenile offenders, by consenting
to lay the first stone of the New Farm School, which
the Philanthropic Society are now establishing at Pot-
ter's Bar, near Barnet. The society's present sy stem of
instruction and employment, as carried on in their
schools in St. George'6-fields, will be modified in two
Important respects iu the Farm School, field labour and
gardening. being introduced r the occupation and in-
dust,' training of the boys, and the plan of domestic
association and management, which has proved su suc-
cessful at Mettray aml other continental schools of re-

' formation, being adopted for its internal regulation. 'I he
design chosen tor the Farm-School building has been
furnished by Mr. Moffatt, and c, info ises several simple
but well adapted houses, to hold the several " families "
of boys, and a central school end chapel. The Tr, moters
of the school hope to be able to set an useful e xamele of
economy as well as of efficiency in the pan and the exe-
cution of its arrangements.
A LADY POISONED -Considerable excitement has
existed in Romsey and its neighbourhood (Hatnpslers)
since Tuesday last, in c mseque nce of the de atli of a lady,
the wife of Serjison Smith, Def., of Jertnyn's House.
near Romsey, and granddaughter of the first Lon:
Gardner, by poison. It appears that Mrs. Smith, for
some slight illness, obtains d a prescription from her
physician, and sent to a chemist, who made up a psi
sonous medicine by mist ks, which Mrs. Smith havires
taken, produced death after twenty minutes' dreadful
suffering.
THE CONSECRATION OF CHRIST CHURCH, GREAT
HOMER-STREET, LIVERPOOL.-The consecration of this
beautiful edifice, dedicated to the worship of Almighty
God, was solemnised yesterday (Monday) by the Right
Rev. the Bishop of Chester, aesisted by a numerous
body of the clergy of the dice se, emorgst whom we
noticed the Rev. Chancellor Raikes, Archdeacon Brooks,
and the Rev. Dr. IWN'eile, canon of Chest( r. A nume-
rous congregation was also present on the occasion,
amongst whom were our worthy Mayor, Sir Thos.Birch,
M.P., William Brown, Esq., M.P., and various gentle-
men connected with the town of Liverpool. At the con-
clusion of the sermon the Right Rev. Prelate pronounced
the benediction, and the large congregation separated.
Immediately after this his Lordship proceeded to the
font to receive his Worship the Meyor's infant daughter
into the Christian Church, by the ordinance of baptism.
-Liverpool Standard.
CHURCH RESTORATION IN THE WEST. - The
restoration of the chancel window of Morwenstow, Corn-
wall, has commenced, and is to be carried out in a very
noble spirit by Lord Clinton. He seems desirous, like
Araunah, "as a King to give unto a King." A gable
with buttress, an early English window, with " saints
in glass," by Warrington, are amorg his Lordship's in-
tentions. This church, one of the earliest foundations
in Cornwall, will be, when restored, one of the most
beautiful. An effort is about to be made at Exeter to
obtain the necessary funds for the completion of the
tower of the Church of Allhallows-on the-Walls, which,
in its present state, is a standing discredit to the
cathedral city.- Western Luminary.
ROYAL ARTILLERY. - WooLwrcu, Nov. 3.-An
order was received to-day at the head-quarters of the
Royal Artillery here, to form the sixteen newly-raised
companies into two battalions, to be designated the 11th
and 12th battalions of Royal Artillery; and Major-
General Sir Hew D. Ross, K.C.8., has been appointed
Colonel-Commandant of the 11th, and Major-General
Alexander Munro, K. 11., Colonel-Commandant of the
12th battalion. The 11th battalion is to be farmed of
two companies from the Ist battalion, two companies
from the 2d battalion, two companies from the 3d beta-
lion, and two companies from the 4th battallion. The
12th battalion will be formed of two companies from the
sth battalion two companies of the 6th battalion, one
company from the 7th battalion, one company from the
Bth battalion, one company from the 9th battalion, and
one company from the 10th battalion. Lieutenant-
Colonel H. W. Gordon, Lieutenant-Colonel 'William D.
Jones, Lieutenant-Colonel W. B. Dundas, C. 8., and
Lieutenant-Colonel Cruttenden, are promoted to colo-
nels. Lieutenant-Colonel Anderson and Lieutenant-
Colonel Strangway, of the Royal Horse Artillery, go
back to battalions, and the Royal Horse Artillery will
have two lieutenant-colonels less in future. The two
new battalions have eight lieutenant-colonels, two second
captains as adjutants, and two quartermasters, which
promotes twelve first captains to lieutenant-colonels on
brevet majors' pay, fourteen second captains to captains,
fourteen first lieutenants 'to second captains, and eleven
second lieutenants, all who are at present in that rank,
to first lieutenants. The Artillery branch of the service
is now considered of such importance that it is expected
each of the twelve battalions now formed will have two
new companies added to them in April next. The new
battalions are to date from Nov. 1, 1848.
DISTRESSED NEEDLEWOMEN'S SOCIETY.-Yester-
day a special meeting of the friends of this society, con-
vened by Mr. Alderman Farebrother, the president, was
held at the London Tavern, for the purpose of hearing
certain explanations in relation to an imputation thrown
out against the society by Mr. Norton, in his magis-
terial capacity, at Lambeth
.police court. The charge,
arising out of the complaint before the magistrate, of a
person named Fogere, was that the society did not pro-
perly manage or distribute the funds at its disposal. The
object of the president was to lay before the subscribers
and the public a statement of the acoounts.-Mr. Alder-
man Farebrother wished to correct a mistaken impression
that any poor woman who might be recommended to the
society was to receive 9s. 10d. a week from its funds.
The object of the society was simply to furnish assistance
of a temporary nature to those poor needlewomen
whom it could at the time provide work.-Mr. Ridgway
read a statement of the receipts and expenditure, from
July, 1847, to September, 1848, by which it appeared
that the receipts had been:-Dor.ations and subscrip-
tions, 1071. 16s. 6d.; legacy, 5001.; total, 607/. 16s. 6d.
Expenditure-Balance in hand, 381. 6s. Bd. ; paid for
flannels and calicoes, 1671. ss. ; wages for making up
ditto, 2011. 95.; wages for making up clothes to the Irish,
281. 10s. ; improvers, 61. 6s. ; commission and salary,
24/. 10s. 3d. ; advertisements, 461. ss. ; rooms and ex-
pcnses for two meetings, 16/. ; postages and porterage,
41. 10s.; pecuniary relief and petty cash, 331. 10e; print-
ing, 271. 2s. Gd, ; b :lance in hand, 17/. 14e. ld. ; total,
607/. 16s. 6d. Mr. Roper stated that the number of te-
melee registered in the society in 1848, as competent
woil:women, had been 254, for 132 of whom emplo) -
meat had teen found; and that alt the petty disburse-
ments, with the vouchers, were rc gularly audited by the
ladies' committee. A resolution to the effect that the
accounts produced should be submitted to the auditors
was agreed to ; and the thanks of the meeting having
been unanimously given to the ladies' committee, a vo e
favour of the chairman was adopted, and the meeting
separated.
The immense fall of rain has deluged the low por-
tion of the city of Lincoln, and the low lands in the
outskirts are all under water. In Oxford-street the cel-
lars contain three feet of eater. Some small and re-
cently erect, d houses at the back of Pelham-street cell
only be reached by planks supported by tressels, and the
ccupants are obliged to live in their chambers, the
kitchens and other ground floor apartments aving thr( e
feet of water in them. Some new houses erected by the
side of the occupation-road formed by the Great Not them
Company, are completely surrounded whh water, and
are accessible only by a temporary wooden bridge from
the railway line. Occupiers of small tenements near the
locks were compelled upon the rising of the flood to
climb out of their chamber windows and cross the
water in a boat ; others waded through mid sleep
in water. The large foundry of Mess's. Clayton
Shuttleworth, and Co., is flooded out, and the e odes
are temporarily stopped ; and it was only by extra-
ordinary exertions at pumps that the workmen were
enabled to fiehh the casting of a giant twelve ton girder
for the Gainsboreugh [midge. The rush of water down
the Witham is immense; and as the strong stream dams
up the ute ranee of the Sincil drain near Bardney, the
water of the drain moves very sluggishly through the
city, and consequently several days may elapse, even in
the event of a total cessation of rain, before those occu-
pying low situations will be relieved from their unplea-
sant position; and it is much to be feared, unless great
precautions are taken, that the long-continued damp and
exhalations will generate fever and other malignant des •
eases. To prevent as far as possible such consequences,
the strictest attention should be paid to ventilation; the
cellar windows should be left continually open, and
during the day the windows and doors of tipper apart-
ments should also be kept open, that a regular current
of air may carry away the exhalations which will begin
to rise directly the water has subsided. If precautions
of this kind are neglected, we fear that many will have
to pay for their folly in illness and lung doctors' bills,-
Stareford Mercury.
CHARING-CROSS HOSPITAL.-The annual report of
the committee of management of this charity was issued
yesterday. It stated that during the year 12,092 indi-
gent sick persons had been relieved, the expense of which
was 2,2921. Of that number, 1,155 were in-patienfs,
10,937 out-patients, many of whom were visited by the
medical officers at the patients' own house, and the
greater portion were restored to health.

FALLS OF CLIFF AT DOVER-The continued wet
and boisterous state of the weather has done considerable
mischief in this neighbourhood by causing large quanti-
ties of beach to be taken from the bay, and displacing
large blocks of stone prepared for the works carrying on
to the westward. The workmen were much surprised
the other morning to find that a large block of stone, of
about four tons weight, had, by the violence of the
storm, been rolled over from the platform nearly into the
sea. Falls of cliff at the back of Snargate-street and at
Eastcliff have .taken place without injuring any one;
but some premises were damaged, and we fear, should
the wet weather continue much longer, to hear of other
cliff falls of a more serious nature.—Kentish Observer.
WINDSOR, FRIDAY EVENING.—HiS Royal High-
ness the Prince Consort, attended by Colonel Bouverie,
rode over to the Nor folk Farm, this morning, on a shoot-
ing excursion. Sir Edw. Bowater and Capt. Buckley were
s 9 in attendance in the mail-phaeton. The Duke of
Cambridge was also invited to join the Prince in this ex-
cursion, but the loyal Duke, contrary to his former
habits, declined the invitation; alleging, it is said, that,
independently of the damp weather, it was getting ra-
ther too late in the day fur him to enjoy field sports as
he used to do. His Ho) al Highness, shortly after the
Prince Consort and attendants had left the Castle, drove

over to Frogmore Lodge, with the Duchess, to visit her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. Though the
floods iu this vicinity have somewhat abated since WLd
nesday morning, the turnpike road between Datchet
Windsor is still impassable for the omnibuses, and

steam-boats are in requisition for the conveyance of
railway passengers from the Datchet terminus to the
foot of Windsor bridge. The inhabitants of Eton have
been much inconvenienced by the fluod, many of the
houses of the main street having their cellars filled with
water to their very ceilings.

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PRINCE lAr INDISC 110 RATZ.—Prince Windischgratz,
the Generalissimo of the Austrian troops, is exceedingly
rich, and desceLds on the maternal side from the cele-
brated Wallenstein. He is chivalrous and of the greatest
bravery; and his devotion to the Imperial family is un-
limited, although he bas instituted a process against that
family for the renewal of the name and restoration of
the property of Wallenstein. At the head of the Grand
Duke Constantine's regiment of cuirassiers he greatly
distinguished himself on several occasions, in 1814, and
was decorated with the cross of Maria Theresa for re-
sisting successfully for three hours, in a pass, a force of
quadruple strength. Windischgratz is about sixty-two
years of age.
LANDLORD PROSPECTS IN IRELAND.—An extract
of a letter, dated Erne-hill, county of Cavan, October 30,
says—" The Colonel knows little of the present state of
this unhappy country. The tenants are running away

as fast as possible. They have a very ingenious May of
cheating. the landlord—they thrash their corn by night.
and with the straw make up the stacks in the same wa)
they were as to shape ; they sell their oats, and off will
;hem. This has been extensively practised in this
neighbourhood. In other cases large parties come to
night armed, and carry off whatever has been seized f
rent; in short, nothing can be more dreadful and alarm-
ing than our position. On Thursday a man of the narre
of Lyons, a confidential bailiff of mine, was nearly killed
on Mr. Blackwood'a estate. The Government does not
know how to govern this country. One of their first
acts is to prevent arrests under decrees fir any stun tin-
der 101. This will have the worst effect possible."
TIIE UNION BANK OF NEWCASTLE.--A meeting
of the shareholders of the North of England Joint Stock
Bank was held on Thursday last, at the head-office in
Newcastle-upon -Tyne, when it was unanimously resolved
to wind up its affairs in Chancery under the provisions
of the Act of Parliament, passed during last session, for
winding up the affairs of joint stock companies. Toe
batik suspended payment in 1846.
IMPORTATION OF BOOKS, SZC., INTO PRINCE ED-
WARD'S ISLAND.----By an order t f council, dated Wind-
sor, October, 31, 1848, and publi.hed in the Guzitle of
yesterday, reciting the provisions of the sth and 6th, the
Bth and 9th, and the 10th and 11th of her present Ma
.jesty, the Royal approval, in conformity with the pow( rs
thereby granted, is given to an Act prepar, d by the
Lieutenant-Governor, Council, and Assembly of Princi
Edward's Island, entitled "An Act to regulate th-- Eta
portation of Books and to protect the British Author,
whereby provision is made for securing to British Au-
thors a certain Remuneration in respect of unauthoriz d
Copies of Works under Copyright imported into the said
island."
A poor old man named Lamb, lately in the employ
of Mr. C. Ward, some time since had one of his fingers
damaged by a stone falling upon it; proper attention
was paid to the wound at the time, but without avail,
and the consequence has been that he has been com-
pelled to suffer amputation of the arm.—Stamford
Mercury.
WRECK OF THE THETIS EMIGRANT SHlP.—Yes-
terday intelligence was received at Lloyd's of the total
wreck of the Thetis emigrant ship, on her passage to
Melbourne. The passengers and crew consisted of about
forty persons. The disaster occurred on the night of the
26th of June, at the entrance of Port Phillip Heads. The
vessel struck on Lonsdale reef, and in a quarter of an
hour afterwards was on her beam ends. Two children
of a passenger, named Fitzpatrick, were washed off
the wreck. Fitzpatrick himself and his wife were
subsequently washed off the reef. The other passengers
clung to the reef, and subsequently made the land in
one of the boats saved from the wreck, with the excep-
tion of three females who were drowned in trying to
reach it. Had the tide not been out at the time every
soul on board must have perished.
MADAGASCAR.—lntelligence has just been received
of the failure on the part of Admiral nacres to re-esta-
blish the trade between Mauritius and Madagascar.
The conditions sought to be imposed by the Hovah Go-
vernment were such as for the present quite to preclude
any arrangement. Efforts are now making to promote
an intercourse between the Sacalava tribes and Mauri-
tius on the west coast of the island ; but no accounts
have been received of the result.
BIRMINGHAM, FRIDAY.—The representatives of
the Brussels Congress held a public meeting in the
Town-hall of this town last night. The building was
little better than three parts full. Mr. R. T. Catiberry,
a highly influential member of the Society of Friends,
occupied the chair; and amongst the distinguished visi-
tors and gentleman present were M. Visschers, the pre-
sident of the Brussels Congress; M. Bouvet, member of
the French National Assembly; Mr. Elihu Burritt; Mr.
Ewart, M.P.; Mr. Joseph Sturge, Mr. Baldwin, and a
number of respectable gentlemen of all parties in Birm-
ingham.
TEWKESBURY.—Mr. Humphrey Brown, M.P. for
Tewkesbury, has taken means which do him much credit
for the preservation of the health and comfort of the
persons employed in the silk mills which he has recently
established in that borough. The Hon. Member has
given notice to his workpeople, who are about 250 in
number, that" it is particularly reqnested that any per-
son suffering from illness, employed in these mills, will
every morning report to the inspecting surgeon to the
establishment the nature and particulars of such illness,
that immediate assistance may be rendered; and it is
also requested that persons unable to attend from illness
may give notice as promptly as possible, that advice may
be given."—Cheltenham Examiner.

HORRIBLE DEATH. Yesterday (Friday), Mr.
Baker, the coroner for East Middlesex, received infor-
mation of the following extraordinary and horrible
death of a person named Mitchell, a dairyman, of Shoul-
der of Mutton-alley, near the North Country Pink,
Limehouse. It appears that on Thursday morning,
about four o'clock, the deceased got up as was his usual
custom and went to milk the cows ; nothing more was
seen or heard of him till seven o'clock, when some men
perceived a portion of a blue apron projecting through
the top of a pile of cow- dung in the yard. Upon making
a closer inspection they found that it was the deceased's
apron, and that the body was immersed head first in the
soil. With all possible expedition the deceased was got
out, but life was quite extinct, and had been so for some
time. It is supposed that the unfortunate man was
walking along the edge of the shoot, and that he over--
balanced himself and fell head foremost into the soil.
TIIE LATE DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT GLASGOW.—
GLASGOW, WEDNESDAY, TWELVE, P M.—Tl..e opera-
tions at the ruins of the sugar house at Alston•sa Oct are
:till going on with unabated vigour, and an immeiae
quantity of material has already been carted uway,
though fully twice as much yet remains to be cleared
from the ground. In addition to the body which, Lt.
s,tated in yesterday's publication, was fvuLd at a late
hour on Tuesday evening, the remains of three °the rs
of the unfortunate sufferers were disinterred in the
coure•e of yesterday. all of them in a state of decompcsi-
tion. Though much mangled and disfigured, they have
all been identified by their relatives. Their names are
Richard Gage, who has left a wife and four children ;
Charles Gullet:her, wife and family in Ireland ; Hugh
Harvey, wife and four of a family. There are still
three other bodies among the ruins. It has het n deemed
prudent, on account of the threatening appearance of the
south gab!e, at the base of which there is still a vast ac-
cumulation of material, to remove it altogether before
proceeding to clear away the debris in that part, and for
this purpose a scaffolding is in the process of erection, to
aid in getting it down.—North British Daily Mail.
The Bishop of llereford has appointed Sunday,
December 17, for his general ordination, instead of
December 24, as previously arranged.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT. —On Thursday last the
Bh. 25w. P.M. train lett the Nottingham station with
at ht
theree te carriagesnbor
oa
ungdhp agsasteens,g efirvse,
milesfor
from
Nottingham,
On rrivi ng
the fire-box and fire-bars fell from the engine, the train
late
haienn twhoensktfokbeer,owyhero
turned, suddenly jumped off the engine, and fell f i
seems,
In at s h
aeptp irme eh
einndrea adpifdh mfo t ifohne, when
head-
foremost upon the fire-box and bars. The engine-
driver, to whom great praise is due for his presence of
mind,
steam, succeeded in stopping the train when only two of
offthe line. been thrown For-
tunatelyremained at his post, and instantly turning off the
the engine wheels had
hi skull, forehead, and
was taken up speechless, and
as conveyed to the
temples being dreadfully cut, he w
all the passengers escapeds unhurt. The stoker
Thomas Cook,
he resided at Lenten, bear Nottingham, and be has left
.
Nottingham Infirmary, but death soon put a period to
his sufferings. The deceased was named
a wife and two children to lament their loss. He was
27 years of age.
PETERBOROUGH.—On Saturday last an inquest was
held at the Royal Oak Inn, near the railway station,
before Mr. Atkinson, coroner, on the body of John
Woods of Woodstone, who was killed in
the morning
by an engine passing over his body an, d crusfrightfully. It appeared that the deceased was an i
an
and the purpose
cleaner, and at the time of the accident was underof
hise
henngghiniem.
engine unknown to any one, n
being there was not clearly explained. Another ehn
unfortunate man was placed, at the moment that he at-
was propelled gently against the one under whic gthe
tempted to pass before the wheel, which moved on to his
body, but not over it: he cried out, " Jack, take the
engine off I" which was done immediately, but too late
to save his life. Verdict, " Accidental death, owing in a
great measure to want of caution on the part of the de-
ceased."—Lincoln Mercury.
AN OPERA DANCER MISTAKEN FOR AN " IRISH
REBEL!"—Monsieur Silvain, one of the corps de bullet of
the Italian Opera, was arrested by the police of Ken-
mare on Monday last, under the following rather eutious
circumstances:—lt appears that he had come from
Bantry, where he had been on a visit with some friends
to Kenmare, and was about to proceed thence to Killar-
ney, having taken his seat and had his luggage packed
on the mail car for that purpose, when he was suddenly
arrested by a pair of constables. Monsieur at once
called on the police to produce a warrant, or give some
explanation of their conduct, when he was coolly in-
formed that he just answered the description given in
the Hue and Cry of Mr. J. H. Dunne. The portmanteau
of M. Silvain was then opened, and a number of papers
found tberein was carefully examined in the presence
of a sub-inspector and some other functionary ; but
nothing of a treasonable character was discovered. The
police observed that this was very strange ; but Mon
sieur remarked that he did not concur in iat opinion,
as he had never been connected with any political as-
sociation in this country. The constables then referred
to the Hue and Cry, and protested that Monsieur Sil-
vain's eyes were exactly such as those described in one
of " the gems" of that publication. This the prisoner
denied, adding that Mr. Dunne's eyes were set down as
black, whilst his (M. Silvain's) were bluish gray. After
a detention of about an hour and a half, and a careful
perusal of his passport by some of " the authorities," M.
bilvain was released from capivity, and permitted to go
his way, rejoicing that his eyes were not like the optics
of Mr. J. 11. Dunne.—Freeman's Journal.

FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday last an inquest
was held at the Round Inn, Brierley-hill, before Thomas
Moss Phillips, Esq., on the body of Thomas Cooke,
stoker, aged 34, who met with his death upon the rail-
road which runs from the Level New Furnaces, in the
parish of Kingswinford, to the Old Park, in the parish
of Dudley. From the evidence of William Hinett,
engine driver to the Right Hon. Lord Ward, it appears
that the unfortunate man was upon the top of the tender,
when his head came in collision with the bridge, which
threw him off, when two of the waggons loaded with
coal passed over his neck, which completely severed his
head from his body, The deceased was a very steady
man, and knew his business well as stoker. No blame
can be attached to any one; the engine was not going
more than four or five miles an hour.— Worcester
Journal.

AUSTRALIAN WHEAT.--The vessel Chaseley, ar.
rived from Sydney, New South Wales, has brough
1,120 bags of wheat as a portion of her cargo. This ar
grain
rival of from the distant colony mentioned is of in
terest.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

WORCESTER RACES—THURSDAY (CoNcLuDED).
Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20 added. Heats, one

rail, and a quarter. Gentlemen riders. (6 Subs.)
Mr. F. Edwards' New Forest Deer, aged, llst 111 b 1 1
Mr. Kitten's The Morsel, 4 yrs, lOst 41b... 0 2
Captain Little's Rockingham, 5 yrs, Ilst lib .. 2 3
Mr. Alcott's The Alderman's Daughter, 4 yrs ... 3 0
Mr. lii,.needy's Vanish, aged, list 1116 ... 0 0
WORCESTER STEEPLECHASE.—FRIDAY.

The Worcestershire Handicap of 20 soya. each, 10 ft,
and 5 only if declared, with 100 added; the second to
save his stake. Gentlemen riders, &c. Four miles.
Captain Madock's Proceed, 12st (Captain Peel) 1
Lord Strathmore's Red Lancer, lOst 41b . ••• 2
The following also started, but were not placed:—
Mr. E!more's British Yeoman, list 101 b ••• 0
Captain Hervey's Prince George, 10st 71b •••
Captain Thompson's Abd-el•Kader, 6 yrs, list ... 0
Mr. Storey's Victim, lOst 121 b ••• ••• ••• 0
Lord Lurgan's The Bugler, lOst 191 b ••• 0
Mr. Bedford's Peter Simple, 103 t 71b... ••• • • 0
Mr. Beville's Alexander, lOst 21b ••• "• 0
Captain Madoek's Repealer, lOst 21b... ••• ••• (9
Mr. Davenport's Thurglrten, lOst 41b ••• •••
Mr. Milton's Linkboy, 4 3 rs, lOst ••• •••
Mr. Cartwright's Justice to England, 9st 10113 ... 0
Mr. Mangan's Farnham, 9st lib ••• 0
Mr. Davenport's Vindictive, 9st 71b „
‘,"
Mr. Allcott's Forest Boy, lOst 31b ••• •••
Mr. Hollman's Verax, 9st 71b ••• ••• ••. 0
Mr. .Dalley's One Eyed Maiden, Oat 71b •-• ••• °
Mr. Wesley's Royston Gower, 9st ••• ••• G
A good race with two from the distance was won
cleverly by a rn ck.
The Handicap Hurdle race was won in four heats by
Mr. Phillips's Tallyho, lOst (Stagg), beating PulldwaY,
Teresa, Titbit (h b), Jack, Yardarm, Bravo, Cavendish,
Mosque, and Rothersthorpe, in a canter.
Match, 50 soya.
Mr. Jones's ;Enchantress beat Mr. Hohnan's Moustache.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY.
CHESTER CUP (ENTER OR NOT).-1,000 to 15 agst
War Eagle (taken) 1,000 to 12 agst Burgundy
(taken)-1,000 to 12 agst Fugleman (taken)-1,000 to
12 agst Heiman Platoff colt (taken)-1,000 to 10
offered agst any other.
DERBY.-5 to 1 agst The Flying Dutchman-7 to 1
agst Tadmor-12 to 1 agst Honeycomb-18 to 1 agst
Osterley-20 to 1 agst Uriel-33 to 1 agst Escalade-
-40 to 1 agst any other.
NEWMARKET COURSING MEETING.—FRIDAY
(CONCLUDED).
The Cup.—Third Ties.
Figaro beat Doron—Mainmast beat Rosetta.
Deciding Course.
Mr. Fyson's Figaro beat Lord Stradbroke's Mainmast,
and won the Cup.
The Oaks.—Deciding Course.
Mr. Buckworth's Bramble beat Mr. Dobede's Dacia,
and won the Stakes.
The Port Stakes.—Third Ties.
Lavender beat Drift—Diamond ran a bye.
Deciding Course.
Mr. Dobede's Diamond beat Mr. Leader's Lavender,
and won the Stakes.
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
Her Majesty's stag hds., Mon., Salt-hill; Wed., Hil-
lingdon; Fri., New Lodge-11.
East Essex hds., Tees., Great Northey-wood; Sat.,
Great Notley-gate-10f.
Essex Union hds., Wed., Southmiuster-street; Sat.,
Stock Mills-10f.
South Essex hds., Tues., Nevendon; Sat., Tilbury
Mills-10f.
Essex and Suffolk hds., Tues., Little Bentley Hall;
Fri., Dodnich-14
Suffolk hds., Mon., Lidgate; Thurs., Rushbrook Hall
—lof.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, FRIDAY.
The Queen and Prince Albert took their usual
early morning's walk.
The Royal Family took airings on the Slopes and
Eastern Terrace.

Prince Albert enjoyed the sport of shooting this
forenoon. His Royal Highness was accompanied by
the Earl of Auckland, and attended by Lord Camoys,
Lord in waiting to the Queen ; Sir Edward Bowater,
and Colonel Bouverie.

Captain F. Seymour is expected to arrive at the
Castle this evening, on a visit to the Queen.
Her Majesty's private band performed the follow-
ing pieces yesterday evening, in the Castle :
Overture—"ll Seraglio"
Quartetto, No. 74—Allegro non Troppo,
Largo, Assai, Minutto Allegretto, Fi-
nale Allegro con Brio—(two violins,
viola, and violincello : Messrs. Sainton,
Day, Hill, and H. Chipp)
Finale, Ist Act—" Oberon" ..
The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will
include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent,
their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge and the Princess Mary, their Serene
Highnesses the Princess of Hohenluhe Langenburg
and the Princess Eliza, Baroness de Bose, Baroness
de Speth, the Earl of Auckland, the Rev. Dr. Haw -
trey, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Sir
George Couper, Captain F. Seymour, and Mr. Ed-
mond Mildmay.
The band of the 2d Life Guards attend during
dinner. Her Majesty's private band will afterwards
attend in the Castle.

Lieutenant-Colonel Alderson (Royal Engineers),
had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday.
The Chevalier Bunsen had also an interview yester-
day with his Lordship, at his official residence in
Downing- street.

The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England held
a committee meeting on Thursday, at their office, in
Whitehall- place.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office, from the Governor of Gibraltar.

Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening, from
the Colonial-office, for the Governor of Canada, and
also for the Governors of the other North American
Colonies.

Mr. W. Parish Robertson, Consul-General for the
Republic of Equador, transacted business with Vis-
count Palmerston yesterday, at the Foreign-office.
Mr. C. K. Murray had an interview yesterday with
Lord John Russell.

The Earl of Clarendon has been staying at Bowood
Park, Wilts, on a visit to the Marquis of Lansdowne.
The Dowager Countess Grey and Mr. and Mrs.
J. Abel Smith have been staying an a visit to the
Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Mary Wood, at
Mickleton Hall, Yorkshire.

JULLIEN'S CONCERTS.
DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

Jullien commenced his season for promenade concerts,
at Drury-lane, last evening, and never in theatrical
annals has there been recorded an instance of such an
overflow as assembled to greet him. The Kean, Young,
and Charles Kemble nights of twenty years since, and
the Jenny Lind nights of the two last opera seasons, can
alone be compared to it. The crush was terrific, and
long before the commencement of the performance
money was refused at the doors, and the police were in
many instances obliged to interfere to:protect the officials
of the house from the importunities of those who were
anxious to press their money on them and take their
chance of forcing their way to a place from whence they
might catch a view of the stage. The house itself was
filled beyond endurance, and M. Jullien had to address
the audience to assure them that no more persons should
be admitted to the house before he was allowed to pro-
ceed with the performance. The officials of the theatre
were very assiduous in clearing the lobbies, assuring
those who !crowded there that their money should
be returned if they would leave the theatre,
an offer which, from :the :impossibiltyl iof getting
a place from which they , could obtain even
a glimpse of the stage or of the audience, the majority
of them very wisely accepted. The concert consisted of
the usual materials, of which M. Jullien's concerts have
ever been composed, viz., two overtures to popular
operas—a selection from some grand opera (the
Huguenots was laid under contribution last night), and
a variety of quadrilles, polkas, and light music all most
efficiently performed, with the addition of two novelties
—the first appearance of Miss Miran at these concerts,
and the performance of the National Anthem by five
separate bands. Miss Miran sang Dunizetti's cele-
brated drinking song "Il segretto per esser Felice,"
from the Lucrezia Borgia, with infinite spirit and taste,
and was deservedly honoured with an encore. She also
sang from Belle's opera of the Maid of Honour, the beau-
tiful romanza of Orpheus—a part which, if we mistake
not, she herself originally created. She cave this delightful
air very charmingly, and was enthusiastically applauded.
The great attraction of the evening, however, was the
performance of " God Save the Queeu" by five distinct
bands, chorus, and organ. The bands were M. Jullien's
owu band and the four military bands of the Ist Life
Guards, Ro) al Horse Guards Blue, Grenadier Guards,
' and Coldstream Guards, under their respective directors,
Messrs. ‘Vaddell, Tutton, Schott, and Godfrey. The
effect was perfectly ear splitting—the crash was terrific
—and the repetition of the National Anthem was vocife-
rously re-demanded, and at once complied with. Some
ratter Genti.sh, and very suspicious-looking persons,
commenced vocalising the National Anthem, evidently
tor the purpose of exploiting the loyalty of the Drury-
lane audience, as they had some months previously
exploited the disloyalty of the Chartist a•sernblagss. The
Lint vas taken, and various groups in different parts of
the theatre commenced singing and applauding them-
selves vociferously. The National Anthem was demandsd
a third time, but the musicians had retired ; and now
" the ro v" began in earnest. There were gangs of very
swell neobbish 1 wking people, who began pushing the
dense crowd in various directions, getting up fights,
and crushing upon the ladies, many of whom were com-
pelled to take refuge in the orchestra. There were loud
calls for the police, some of whom at length made their
appearance, and no doubt recognized in many of the
rioters persons previously " well known" to them. At
length M. Jullien and his band re-appeared---the National
Anthem was again performed, and afterwards " Rule
Britannia," after which quiet was in some measure re-
s'ored. M. Jullien was loudly applauded when he first
appeared in the orchestra, and also at the conclusion of
the concert. Its addition to the commodious refresh-
ment room which was opened last season, M. Jullien
has this year provided a spacious reading saloon, bril-
liantly illuminated, on the tables of which are found all
the London and provincial papers of repute, all the
monthly and quarterly periodicals, besides a great variety
of German, French, Dutch, Indian, Italian, and Spanish
papers.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—The following list of
fashionables have honoured this favourite theatre with
their presence during the past week:—Lord Wynford,
Marquis of Donegal, Lord W. Compton, Lord W. Clin-
ton, Lady Wentworth, Lady Webster, Countess of
Charlemont, Lady Whitworth, Lady Viney, Duke of
Devonshire, Sir W. Barlowe, Lord Shelburne, Lord A.
Lennox, Lord A. Fitzclarence, Lord Strathmore, Lady
Bateman, Lady Antrobus, Lord Orford, Lord Brownlow
Cecil, Earl and Countess of Harrington, Lord and Lady
Ernest Bruce, Lady Dillon, Sir John and Lady Kaye,
Earl of Verulum, Lord Rodney, Lady Paget, Lady
Charleville, Sir J. and Lady Rivers, Colonel Thornton,
Colonel and Mrs. Griffiths, Mr. Villebois, lion. Mr.
Howard, Hon. H. Petre, Sir A. and Lady Smythe, Sir R.
Armstrong, Hon. Captain Maynard, Hon. Mrs. and
Misses Maynard, Hon. E. Upton, Hon. Mr. Spring Rice,
Hon. Captain Grimston, Sir Charles Marshall, Mr. Dyce
Sombre, Captain Cummings, Hon. A. Vernon, Captain
De Bathe, Colonel B. Knox, Captain Hamilton, A. Arch-
deckne, Esq., &c.
LORD MAYOR'S STATE CoAcm—Sir James Duke,
the Lord May or elect, gave to Messrs. Laurie and Mar-
ner the commssion to build his state coach. It is of a
very chaste and elegant description, similar to those used
by the present sheriffs, which we had occasion before to
notice. It is painted a rich lake, and has emblazoned on
it the City arms and supporters, the arms of the spec-
tacle-makers (to which company Sir James Duke be-
longs), and his private arms. The under carriage and
wheels are painted lake, blue, and gold; the hammer-
cloth is scarlet, embroidered with gold-coloured silk,
with fringe and hangers; in the centre the City arms,
surrounded by the chain and order. The lamps are also
of a very elegant description. The whole is a very
splendid affair, and has been much admired by all who
have seen it.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Yesterday the Lord Mayor
gave an elegant farewell entertainment to the ward of
Queenhithe (his Lordship's ward). Covers were laid for
sixty five, and it must have been very gratifying to the
worthy chief magistrate to have received the congratu-
lations of his ward tendered to him, as they were so
heartily. Mr. Deputy Goss, in a neat speech, com-
mented upon the various circumstances which have
marked the present mayoralty, and assured his Lordship
that the ward of Queenhithe felt justly proud of their
alderman, who had presided over this great city during
a year of no common difficulty, and had discharged the
duties attendant upon his high office in a manner which
gave entire satisfaction, not only to the citizens of London,
bUt to the public at large. The ward of Queenhithe had
formed high expectations of his Lordship, when he en-
tered upon his office, from his well-known character for
.fecision and straightforwardness, and he could now say
that their expectations had been more than fully realised;
and that if the city of London looked upon his Lordship
as among the best of her chief magistrates, the ward of
Queenhithe could boast of having one of the most able
and judicious aldermen.
CHARTIST TOWN COUNCILLORS.—Amongst the per-
,,ons sleeted to the office of town councillor for the
borough of Leeds, on Wednesday last, was Mr. Joseph
Barker, printer, cf Worthy, the proposed candidate
tor Bolton, a ho, it will be remembered, was arrested
01 a charge of seditious conspiracy on the eve of the
.lection. Mr. Barker was put forward by the Char-
tists of the Hellock Ward. In the West Ward also the
Chartists succeedtal in electing one of the councillors,
but in the South Ward Mr. Barker's brother, who
stood on the same interest, was defeated.
INCORPORATION OF NORTH SHIELDS.—The peti-
tion to the Queen for the incorporation of the bo-
rough of Tynemonth has received nearly 1,000 sig-
natures. The ratepayers of the out-district of the
parliamentary borough are opposing the measure; but
the opposition is weak, and will not retard the pro-
tgress of the charter.—Sunderland Herald.