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London, England, 1846-12-23 00:00:00

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1846

Unfortunate Cracow ! unfortunate Poland ! but
most unfortunate France! If the late Ministerial
proceedings of France may be regarded as an accurate
indication of the political condition of that country,
then have all the dearest aspirations of LAFAYETTE
been unfulfilled, then have the dismal and bloody
ordeals of the Great Revolution been in a vast de-
gree ineffectual, then have the National Assembly,
the Convention, the Directory, the Consulate, the
Empire, the Restoration, and the Constitution of
" thirty," been merely the forerunners of
her more peculiar and unprecedented abase-
ment. After waging alNar of liberalism against
the despotism of the European continent, France now
assumes to herself the character of a nation capable
of truckling to that same despotism, of conniving at
its iniquities, and of pandering to its pernicious ambi.
tion. In this respect France is the most inexplicable
of all phenomena. The Sphinx was nothing to it
Comparing the position of France at the present mo-
ment with the acts of France during the last seventy
years, we see in the national will nothing but a
monstrous anomaly, and in the French Government
a continual antithesis.

M. GUIZOT has, in'his recent note respecting Cracow,
transmitted to the Foreign Ambassadors in Paris, and
to the French Ambassadors at foreign Courts, fully
divulged the degenerate nature of the policy o
la grande nation. We are aware that the authen-
ticity of the document has been in a manner denied
by the Cabinet of the Tuileries, but this
denial is ostensibly a very paltry prevarica-
tion. It is already notorious that the pro•
test forwarded from Paris to the Northern
Courts, in allusion to the recent incorperation of the
Cracovian Republic with the Austrian empire, has
been remarkable for its courtesy, or, more strictly
speaking, for its subserviency. It is well known that
that protest has been nothing more than a most
amiable remonstrance. Aware of their late
shortcomings in regard to what is called
the inviolability of treaties, the Ministers of.
Lis. Majesty King Louis Pumpru have evinced
later
embarrassment in commenting upon the'
,i.er
.crime of the three Governments, already odious
.I.y.th.eir partition of Poland. They have felt that in
isisting upon the culpability of Austria, Rucsia
end Prussia, they have been thereby acknowledging
ledging'
their own criminality. In speaking of Galicia, they
Live unwillingly implied the Peninsula. In
alluding tg, Cracow, they have virtually referred to
liadrid. Their violation of the solemn engagements
o: PHILIP of Orleans, has been the counter-part of
the violation of the compact of the Allied Sovereigns,
the remarks uttered by the Guizot Administration
upon the Treaty of Vienna, the Treaty of Utrecht
has been, what grammarians would define, the

ablative absolute. According to the France,
however, the note transmitted by M. Guizor contains
this preposterous observation :—After maintaining
that " no power can enfranchise itself from treaties
without enfranchising the other powers by the same
act," it goes on seriously to assert—" France has not
given any similar example of an attempt against the
policy of conservation and peace;" and again, " It
is she (France), who, above all, is occupied in the
maintenance of the rights required by others, and in
respecting their independence We can scarcely
credit the report that such sentences are literally
contained in this official document. We can scarcely
credit that any Prime Minister could have
the moral impudence to propound such ridiculous
arguments. What ! France has maintained the
policy of conservation and peace! Has she so,
indeed ? With one of her Royal Highnesses tra-
velling through Spain, attended by a pacific retinue
of chasseurs and artillery! With insurrections
fomenting in the northern and eastern provinces of
Portugal ! What ! France has continued to respect
the independence of others ! Is it possible that
any Minister of LOUIS PHILIPPE could utter this as-
sertion while BItESSON and DIETZ are among the
living, without a blush ?

other projects, by private persons, have teen put for-
ward, some of considerable value, and others quite
impracticable. It will be our duty to examine such
of them as appear calculated to produce beneflci.l
results. Some excellent suggestions have been offered
in an anonymous pamphlet, entitled " Observations
on the Evils resulting to Ireland from the insecurity
of Title, and the existence of Real Property, with some
Suggestions as to a Remedy," many of which are de-
serving of attentive consideration. The evils are
boldly and well exposed, and the proposed remedies
are, at least, steps in the right direction, on which
useful legislation may be founded.

The country is deeply interested in the pure
administration of justice. There is no one thing the
English regard with greater pride or jealousy—pride,
from the belief that the meanest of her MAJESTY'S
subjects is not left without redress for any injury he
may receive—jealousy, lest the laws, by which their
sacred rights are guaranteed should not be strictly
adhered to, or lest those intrusted with their due
enforcement, and impartial administration, should, by
levity of conduct, loss of temper, or from an over-
weening sense of their judicial excellences, weaken
the confidence with which the people of this country
have ever regarded our system of judicature. It was
owing to this innate love of justice, by which the
English are especially characterised, that there was
spread such heartfelt satisfaction throughout the
empire when GEORGE THE THIRD rendered the
judges of the land independent for life. By
rendering these grave functionaries, when once
appointed, only removable from their high and
dignified offices by joint addresses, condemnatory
of their conduct, from the Lords and Commons, a
step was taken by that Monarch which gained for
him golden opinions from all ranks. The nation re-
joiced to think that the legal personages of the realm
had herein had secured to them a position which
placed them in the discharge of their important duties
above the breath of suspicion, and in which they
could fairly be presumed to be free from any bias of
authority, how influential or supreme soever such
authority might be. No English Sovereign ever
commenced his reign with an act more dignified,
more gracious, or more wise, or with one that was
mare enthusiastically welcumed by his liberty-loving
subjects, than (lid the grandfather of Queen VICTORIA,
in freeing the judges from any sense of servile de-
pendence on the Crown.
Good laws are of the first consideration ; the
next is, that they be righteously administered.
Both of these are blessings of inestimable
value ; but they must stand or fall together.
It is almost just as futile to expect beneficial re-
sults to flow from righteous laws, perversely exe-
cuted, as to anticipate ought but the worst possible
results from the faithful administration of a vicious
and tyrannical code of law. Looking to the nature
and expense of the education which candidates for
the English bar, for the most part, receive ; to the
toilsome career which they must run for years, exhi-
biting talents of the highest order, before they can
obtain pre-eminence as advocates; to the moral cha-
racter and independent spirit which gentlemen of the
long robe maintain as a body, and to the responsi-
bility of Ministers whenever they recommend an in-
dividual to be raised to the bench—all these are points
which, coupled with the knowledge that the judges
are appointed fur life, cause the people to repose im-
plicit confidence in their integrity and ability. It is
rarely that their confidence is abused. Whenever a
judge should, in an unguarded moment, disappoint
public expectation, and display an unfitness for his
office, public opinion has generally been found to be'
a sufficient corrective, and the intervention of Parlia-
ment is now-a-days never required.
We have been induced to offer these preliminary
observations in consequence of a remarkable scene
which took place last week, in the Court of Exche-
quer, between the Lord Chief Baron and Mr.
COCKBURN, Queen's Counsel. We blush for the
Chief Baron ; we admire Mr. COCKBURN. In the
case of GOLDICUTT v. BRAGIN, which was an action for
breach of promise of marriage, a verdict had been
obtained last Hilary Term for 3001. The action was
tried at Guildhall before the Chief Baron. A rule
nisi for a new trial was granted on the ground of sur-
prise, and was subsequently made absolute. On
Thursday afternoon, at half-past four o'clock, Mr.
COCKBURN, engaged for the defendant, inquired of
his Lordship, whether he would take the case up at
that advanced hour, and intimated that he should have
to examine witnesses at considerable length. The
Chief Baron decided that he would not, expressed his
surprise at the parties intending to try the question
over again, and stated his recollection to be clear that,
when the rule was granted, there was a distinct un-
derstanding that no second trial should be had, the
object being to afford time to the parties to come to
an amicable arrangement. Mr. COCKBURN informed
the judge, that between granting the rule nisi, and
making it absolute on the usual terms (the defendant
paying all the expenses of the first trial), his client
had offered to marry the plaintiff, which had, how- I
ever, been refused. The Lord Chief Baron rejoined
in:these words : " Taking all:the circumstances into ac-
count, it seems little short of insanity for the defendant
to proceed with this second trial now, and exa-
mine witnesses after the verdict already given." Mr.
COCXBURN, feeling naturally that such observations
falling from the Bench, would very much prejudice
his client, hereupon observed, " with the most pro-
found respect, that he felt it his duty there publicly
to protest against the practice of any judge prejudg-
ing a case, especially in the presence and hearing of
the jury whose duty it was to try it." The Lord
Chief Baron replied, that he felt sure the jury
would not be prejudiced by his observations—that he
had merely remarked upon the prudence of the
course about to be taken by the defendant. The next
morning Mr. COCKBURN pressed to have the trial
postponed, in consequence of the Chief Baron having
used the term "insanity" in the way already mentioned.
The judge refused the application. The foreman of the
jury warmly reprehended Mr. COCKBURN for suppos-
ing they would be influenced by what had fallen from
the Chief Baron, and designated such a supposition as
" discreditable." Mr. COCKBURN at once disposed of
this shameful scene by stating, that he " best con-
sulted the interests of his client, the proper adminis-
tration ef justice, and his own feelings and judgment,
by withdrawing from 'the conduct of the case."
Having bowed to the Bench, he immediately quitted
the Court. The trial then went on in the absence of
counsel for the defendant; the Chief Baron summed
up emphatically in favour of the defendant. The
jury, notwithstanding, gave 4001. damages, being
100/. more than was given upon the first trial !
Such is the outline of this remarkable exhibition
in a British court of justice. It is almost
needless to comment upon it—the facts speak for
themselves. The dignity of the bar was well upheld
by Mr. COCKBURN. The rebuke he administered to
the judge was richly merited. Technically speak•
ing, when a new trial was granted, the litigant
parties stood in court, just in the same position as
though the merits of the case had never been pre-
viously gone into; and the judge was bound to bring
his mind to the judicial consideration of them with
the like impartiality as if he had never known any-
thing of the incidents of the case, excepting as they
should be then and there developed to the Court and
jury. What would be thought of Lord DENMAN, if,
upon the opening of a trial to-morrow morning, of
the merits of which he might have happened
to have become casually informed, he were to brow-
beat the counsel, telling him that both he and his
client were mad for attempting to submit their case
to a jury? Such conduct could not be suffered for
one moment without producing severe remonstrance ;
and how childish would it not be thought fur the
Chief Ju.itiee to contend that such monstrous extra-
judicial remarks could not have any weight with the
jury ! Men are but men ; and it is notorious what
an influence is likely to be imparted to the minds
of juryraen by judicial, or extra-judicial dicta.
It was very honourable in the foreman to reject the
belief that; the verdict of himself and his colleagues
would be in any degree swayed by what the Chief
Baron had let drop. Still, the foreman could only
answer for himself; and the very vehemence with
which he expressed himself argues the probability
that he was not in a frame of mind dispassionately to
discharge the impartant duties the law had imposed
upon him.. The fault lay with the judge. That his
Lordship meant well is not to be doubted ; but that
a greater legal indiscretion was ever manifested on
the bench, it is almost impossible to ay.mise. What

But the " note " is on the whole a masterpiece of
politeness. It insinuates its displeasure with the
most apologetic tenderness. Its words of remon-
strance are sugared with leniency. From the tone
of the note it is certain that France would infinitely
prefer assailing its enemies with a shower of bonbons,
as the ladies do in the Roman carnivals, to attacking
them with the " leaden rain of bullets." Meanwhile
the Austrians are treating France after the most
supercilious fashion—they are speaking of France
with the utmost contempt ; they are treating her
tmilitary and naval power with the greatest contumely.
To this unenviable position the French Government
have driven themselves by their own faithlessness.
They have dug their own pitfall, they have forged
the instrument of their own castigation.

The position which the Royal Agricultural Society
of Ireland might have filled with so much credit to
themselves and advantage to their country, upon the
partial suspension of the 14th general rule, but which
it was forced to abandon in consequence of the resig-
nation of many of its most influential members, will
at length be o2cupied. The urgency of Irish affairs,
the difficulties, and exigencies of the country ; the
certainty that measures of the most enlarged and
comprehensive character, deeply affecting all those in
any way interested in land, will speedily be submitted
`O' Parliament for its sanction and approbation, and
the vast importance of communicating to the Govern-
ment, through some efficient body, full information as
to the state of the country, and offering such sugges-
tions as the measures about to be brought forward,
may render advisable, has quieted the fears and
mutual distrus', and appeased the petty disputes and
differences that have so long unhappily prevailed, and
which have hitherto prevented that cordial co-opera-
tion amongst Irishmen of all creeds and parties, that
is so essential to the welfare of their fatherland. It
now appears to be the wish of men of all shades of
politics that a meeting of landlords should be held
previous to the meeting of Parliament, in order to.
devise measures which shall, if possible, receive the
unanimous support of the Irish Members ; and at a
most influential assemblage of landed proprietors, at-
tended by representatives of every class of political
feeling, it was resolved that a committee should be
formed for the purpose of collecting suggestions to be
laid before the Irish Members of both Houses of
Parliament, as to the measures that ought to be
brought forward during the ensuing session. This
is as it should be, and if the happy commencement
should be followed up, as we hope and believe it will
be, by a total abstinence from all such abstract poli-
tical questions as must necessarily lead to the expres-
sion of opposite views and feelings—if their discus-
sions are restricted to the points by which the des-
titute and famishing peasant may be fed, the distress
removed, the vast quantity of labour now remaining
idle and unproductive, turned to the most useful and
beneficial purposes, and the agricultural capabilities
of the island fully developed—it is impossible to over-
rate the national advantages that may be derived from
the proceedings of such a committee.
I here is now little time to be lost. Within a few
weeks Parliament will be convened, and the first
measures that will be laid before the Legislature will
undoubtedly relate to Ireland. The circular of the
Board of Works points out in some degree the nature
of the Ministerial propositions ; it demonstrates that
public works are to cease, and others of a reproductive
character to be substituted for them; it indicates that
works connected with thorough draining and sub-
soiling with the spade are chiefly to be resorted to
and that they are to be executed by task-work, each
individual labourer having a portion allotted to him
sufficient for a fortnight or three weeks ; he is to be
allowed to avail himself of the assistance of his chil-
dren, wad if by their aid he is enabled to complete
his task in a shorter period than that appointed, he
will have earned a sufficiency to support his family,
and will be enabled to devote the surplus time to
farm labour, or to any other occupation that may prove
most beneficial. This is a most admirable regulation ;
it holds out an inducement to exertion and industry
that must be turned to account. The Irish labourer
may be lazy, and inclined to skulk, as his detractors
allege, but give him a motive for industry, and the
opportunity of exerting'it, and neither Englishmen nor
Scotchmen will surpass him in close and patient toil,
frugality, and providence ! So says Mr. NIMMO, the
eminent engineer, whose extensive acquaintance with
the labourers of the three countries enables him to
form an accurate judgment on the subject, and who
appears to give a preference to the Irish labourer. Is it
not confirmed by our own experience ? Who that has seen
the amount of harvest work performed by- them
during their annual visits to this country, but will
admit that, if adequately remunerated, no men can
toil harder or more efficiently ? The Land Commis-
sioners say, "If you show to him in what manner the
application of that labour may be rendered most con-
ducive to his own comfort and permanent benefit, and
assist him with money or materials, which his labour
cannot supply, you will generally find the Irish pea-
sant ready to co-operate with you in effecting im-
provements beneficial alike to himself and to the
country." And again, "When we consider this state
of things, and the large proportion of the population
that come under the head of agricultural labourers,
we have to repeat that the patient endurance which
they exhibit is deserving of high commendation,
and entitles them to the best attention of the Govern-
ment and of Parliament." The foregoing authorities
speak in the strongest manner of what the labourers
will do under proper regulations, and the proposed
plan appears well calculated to stimulate them to,
the utmost degree of industry.
District inspectors of drainage are to be appointed,
whose duty it will be in the first instance to examine
the site of every work presented for, to determine the
extent of land to be drained, and mark its boundaries
on the Ordnance plans ; to lay out the works con-
nected with the main or open drains ; to determine
the depth and all the details belonging to the covered
drains ; to estimate the cost of the drainage per acre ;
to value the land in its present state, and give his
opinion as to the increased value which will result
from the drainage, and report on the whole to the
Commissioners

This is an extended and important sphere of duties,
ind will require the assistance of able and intelligent
men ; but every one acquainted with the state of Ire-
land and the habits of Irishmen will at once concede
the necessity of a strict surveillance being kept over
the expenditure of the money and the due and proper
execution of the work. The increased value of the
lands, in consequence of the drainage and other
works, in proportion to the cost thereof, will afford
valuable data to the board to enable them to form
iound conclusions as to the profitable nature of other
works of a similar character.

The!relief-inspecting of of the Board of Wczks is
to fix the number of, and nominate the labourers to be
employed on each work,from the list of the destitute re-
siding within each electoral division or barony, as is
now usual for the road works. The landed proprie-
tors, farmers, and stewards, connected with the works,
are invited to scrutinise the list of the destitute, and
to insure that none who have other means of support
be employed. As the land is to be assessed for the
works, it is the interest, as well as the duty, of the
rate-payers, to prevent the admission of labourers
who are not really fitting objects of bounty. Many I

THJ SUN, LONDON, WEDNES.:JAY MORNING, DECEMBER 23, 1846.

MACS the matter worse is, that a letter has since
been published by the solicitor to the
defendant, alleging that, but for the extraordinary
conduct of the judge, they meant to have
called Vt itnesaes who had never appeared at the
first tiial, and whose testimony would have given a
different complexion to the entire case. But, of
course, they naturally enough considered that any
evidence would be of no avail for the purposes of a
fair trial when they had been stigmatised in the
outset, in open court, by the presiding judge, as being
little short of insane. Even without this evidence,
the report runs, that the judge summed up emphatically
in favour of the insane parties. This, of itself, was a
piece of judicial conduct highly inconsistent, to say
the least of it. If it were meant as a sort of oc aniende,"
it signally failed ; the mischief had been irreparably
committed; the jury heeded not the judge, but im-
mediately gave increased damages.
We resign this subject with feelings of deep regret
that the Chief Baron should have suffered himself to
lapse into so serious an error. Distinguished an
advocate as Sir FREDERICK POLLOCK proved himself
at the bar, it is much to be lamented that he has
shown himself, at times, to be grievously deficient in
the high qualifications indispensably necessary to con-
stitute an efficient judge, particularly where he is
appointed to be the chief of his court. If Sir
FREDERICK POLLOCK be desirous of standing well in
public opinion, we recommend him to dispense largely
with that dogmatical loquacity for which he has
already acquired an unenviable distinction. A
grave and dignified deportment is of no mean
account in a
,judge; but the habit of fre-
quently interrupting the counsel, by bawling
out
desired ine demeanour.stntorian to
If tones, will never conduce to the
d
Sir FREDERICK POLLOCK be
ere
ambitious of improving himself, let him turn his eyes
to the Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench, and he
will be readily supclied with a model he would do
well to imitate.

It appears that the ambassadors from the Northern
Powers to the Swiss Republic have determined to
quit Berne for Zurich as soon as the Government of
the former enters on its directive duties. This is re-
garded as a protest against the new Bernese constitu-
tion, and as a prelude to intervention in the internal
affairs of Switzerland. The English Ambassador
will, we are happy to say, remain at Berne, but the
French Ambassador accompanies the northern diplo-
matists to Zurich. Under these circumstances, the
following passage from a letter written by the Neuf-
chatel correspondent of the Journal des Debuts, is
somewhat suggestive :—" An erneute of a somewhat
grave character has recently broken out in the Ber-
nese Jura, on the occasion of the installation of a new
prefit. The general desire of the inhabitants of this
portion of the country, particularly in the Catholic
localities, and where French is the language spoken, is
lobe separated from the canton of Berne." Is Swit-
zer!znd to be treated like Poland, and partitioned
among her snore powerful neighbours ? Is France to
take, as Ler share of the spoil, the Jura provinces,
where French is the language spoken ? If so, we can
understand why it is with wily "bated breath and
whi:Tering humb!eness " that M. G UIZOT protests
against the annexation of Cracow.

Madrid papers of the 14th have arrived.
The last account of the elections gives, out of 171
elections, the results of which were known, 127 to the
Moderadas and 44 to the Opposition. Among the
Moderados returned were M. Donoso Cortes, ex-
Secretary to the Queen; M. Gonzales Bravo, ex-
: President of the Council, and now Spanish Envoy at
Lisbon ; M. Mayans, ex-Minister of Justice ; M.
Benavides, ex-Political Chief of Madrid ; and General
Joke de la Concha, Captain-General of the Basque
provinces. The Progressistas had returned at Seville
their principal leader, M. Cortina; and M. Antonio
Gonzales, .who was President of the Council
under Regent Espartero, had also secured a
seat in the Cortes. M. Salamanca had been
returned in the province of Alicante. The election
of M. Olozaga, whose conduct towards the Queen
in 1843 seemed to be most resentfully remembered
by the Court, had given rise to the meeting of a
Cabinet Council. According to the Espanol, no-
thing would be ',decided as to the admission of M.
Olozaga into the Chamber of Deputies " until the
dispositions of the new Moderado majority were
better ascertained."

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
(From The Sun of last Night.)
The Cott:ln-market at Livercool y( sterday was very
quiet. Sales 3,000 bales, half of which was on specula-
tion. Prices were -id. to id. per lb. lower than last
Friday. The sales included 2,000 bales American at
sd. to 73. ; 200 Pernam at Bd. to 81d. ; 100 Bahia, at
7.4 d. to 813. ; 100 Egyptian at Bid. ; and 400 Surat at
4d. to CO. per lb. Shares were firm, but Birmingham
and OxfJrd Junction did not advance quite so much as
here, b!ing 9 to 91. premium.
The sale of Railway Shares, to-day, at Messrs.
Lanioud and Co.'s, went off very well ; a good business
was done, and previous prices were obtained. The fol-
lowing are a few of the principal sales :
East Indian
Great Luxembourg
London and York (scrip) ... 2 6 0
Waterford, Wexford, and Va1entia......... 0 4 0
Derby, Stafford, and Worcestershire, Old 0 9
Madrid and Valencia 1 0 0
Shrewsbury and Hereford
Eastern Counties, York Extension 3 10 0
Paris and Lyons 5 5 0
Shropshire Union and Canal
Leicester & Bedford, Exchange Certificate 0 10 6
Great Indian Peninsular
Louvain ala Sambre -• 1 17 6
South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole 2 5 6
Northern Counties Union 1 3 0
Ceylon .....
It would appear from the accounts received yesterday
from Portugal, that the financial affairs of that country
are:more favourable. The value of the Portuguese Stock
has consequently rather improved
At a meeting of the General Committee for the relief
of the sufferers by the great fires at Quebec of 1845, the
Treasurer laid before, the Assembly the amounts received
which were 160,3131.95.8 d.• the amount expended is stated
at 150,240/. 3s. 5(1. The balance in the treasurer's hands
is 10,073/. Gs. 3d. It was resolved—" That the president
of this committee shall make a report to the General
Committee on the petitions of the different public
charitable institutions, informing them that, since the
receipt of their petitions they are unable, in consequence
of the various sums voted by the General Committee to
the ministers of the different religious denominations
in this city, to grant the assistance requested in
their petitions, and that it is the opinion of this
committee that a portion of the monies, so voted by the
general committee, should be employed in restoring the
efficiency of the said public charitable institutions
through the instrumentality of those who have been
chosen by your committee to hold the said monies in
trust and to distribute them at their discretion.
The :Public Securities have been firm this morning.
Consols for the Account have just been quoted at 93,1,
and the same for Money, with the half year's interest
taken off. The premium upoa Exchequer.bills is some.
what heavy, at 83 l ls. Reduced Three per Cents. bass
been sold at 94i; India Stock for the Account at 25.14;
and Long Annuities at 9 15-16.
A few sales have just been made in the Old Portu-
guese Five per Cents. at from 82 to 83. The Four per
Cents. are at 38 to 38i. For Spanish Consols the value
is 26 ; for the Three per Cents., 37i 38 ; for Dutch
Four per Cents, 93 ; and for the Two-and-a-Half per
Cents , GOi.
There have not been any alterations of importance in
the Railway Shares or Scrip-market to-day.
ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
3 per Cent. Reduced Anns...—.. 94% 94 94%
New 314 par Cent. Annuities ..... . 95%3% 9534
Long Annuities to expire Jan.lB6o 9iB 15-16 9 15-1 s
Ditto 30 years, Oct. 10,1859 ... 9 11-16
India Bonds, 1,000/
Ditto under 1,0001. ...... 20
Consols for Opening (0%3% ex div
India Stock for Account... ..... —2543/1 ex div
Exchequer Bills, 1000/. I%d. ... 811 p
Ditto, 500/ ... Bll p
Ditto, Small

llt i. 3 rumoured that the Ministry, alarmed at the
unexpected successes of the Progressistas in se►eral
districts, notwithstanding the persecutions and op-
pressions directed against them, is meditating a coup
d'etat against MENDIZADAL, OLOZAGA, ANTONIO
GONZALES, and several other Progressista leaders.

The following, the only intelligence from Portugal
contained in these papers, appears in the Clamor
Public° :

" We have seen a Lisbon letter which records one of
the most atrocious crimes that can be attempted, but one
which is, fortunately, of rare occurrence in the annals of
nations. It appears that the Cabralists, unable to con-
quer their enemies by the sword, have determined upcn
committing a fearful crime in order to get rid of them.
Secret agents have been sent to Count Das Antas's head-
quarters, with the mission of blowing up the powder
magazine and poisoning his troops. Count Das Antas
happily detected their project in time to save the lives
of his unfcrtunate soldiers, to whom 5,000 poisoned
loaves had already been distributed. What a horrible
deed '."

We have received the Paris papers of Sunday.
The Moniteur Parisien of Saturday evening, which
has succeeded the defunct Messager as the autho-
rised and acknowledged Ministerial organ, has
the following, respecting the circular note of M.
GEJIZOT cn the subject of Cracow, a translation of
which, from La France, we gave yesterday :—" The
journal La France publishes, this morning, a note,
entitled Circular Note of M. GUIZOT on the affairs
of Cracow.' 11re are authorised to declare that this
note is altogether inaccurate and incomplete."
The Nat onal has a furious article against M.
GUIZOT, for having removed M. BARBET from
the Mauritius, and accu!es the Government of
having cowered before " the insolent menace of Lord
PALMEMSTON."

In commenting on the seizure of the National of
Friday, by the Government, the Constitationnel
cha-
racterims it as an attempt on the part of the Minister
to excite a personal attack upon himself from the
Opposition, uncle: cover of Which he may escape
from the necessity of giving any explanations as to
the state in which he has brought the affairs of the
country. "He agitates himself," says the Constitu-
tionnel—

. "Ho dec:aims, he assumes an air of arrogance and of
violence, lie makes a great noise to deceive his friends,
to deceive himself; as to the gravity of the situation in
wfachtisclisple has
etakplaipnla
plainly,
and have
enotifenneerdtuenvaetnelcy,f faorhim
com-
mentary. France is isolated, an ! will, most probably, so
remain for a long period of time. The Cabinet which
represents France has quarrelled with all the great
Powers of Europe. The Liberal cause, which is the
cause of France, has experienced an immense check at
Cracow, and all the addresses of our Chambers have
been flagrantly and cruelly belied. The policy of our
Governraent,based upon the English alliance, has been de-
stroyed in 24 hours by a coup de tele. The system of peace,
of the peace of minds, as M. Guizot, defined it, is destroyed.
The only hope of our Cabinet is, that at some future
period, more or less distant, the Absolutists may conde-
scend to accept of its assistance to perpetrate ingsome
country or other, in Switzerland, for example, some new
crime against liberty. 'We may at any hour see revived
against us a coalition, at all events a diplomatic coalition
of all Europe. In the meantime our pecuniary resources
are engaged for the next ten years, the financial crisis
perpetuates itself like a slow fever, and we are so far
from enjoying either glory or grandeur, that we have not
even prosperity or security,"
The writer concludes by recommending the law
authorities to impeach the real authors of these mis-
fortunes, the Ministers, instead of getting up legal
Proceedings against proprietors of newspapers.
The severe frost which had prevailed for some
days in the French capital had been succeeded by a
rapil thaw.

The Three per Cents. were done at Ton. Tom's, on
Sunday morning, at 80f. 80c., but, on the arrival of
the London papers of Friday, announcing increasing
firmness on our Stock-Exchanges, prices rose to
30f. 92,jc.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DECEMBER 21.
Luxembourg, Vii--Namur and Liege,
3%—Northern of
Frame Constituted, 10%—Orleans and Vierzon,
Paris and Strasburg Constituted,•lV..

TAU E COI DE DE Mox/Emor.m.—The Conde de
Montemolin left town at ten o'clock on Monday morning,
nd proceeded to llie-hclere, on a visa to the Earl o
Carnarvon. The Conde is accompanied by his Excel-
lency the Marquis de Villafranca and General Don
Juan Montenegro, and is expected to return to day.

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PIIICES OF FOREIGN EUNDS.
Buenos Ayres Bonds. 6 per Cent.
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 233/4%
Portuguese 5 per Cents.
Ditto, 4 per Cent 3B
Dr tto, Account 38%
Russian Bonds lll
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto, Account . —
Ditto, Passive ' .55/8
Ditto Deferred l7
Ditto 3 per Cent. -
Ditto. Account ..... ... .....
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian 4% per Cent
Dutch, 2% per Cent .
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 923/4 93 93
PRICES or PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
RAILWAY SILARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Aberdeen - ...• .. .......
Amber., Nott., Boston,
and Eastern Junction 2%.....
Armagh, Coleraine, and
Portrush 1%...
Belfast & County Down 4%.....,
Birmingham and Dudley 40e. ... .. 6% p.. .
Birmin. and Gleucester..loo 129
Ditto New 17% 31% ... .
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junction
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire June.... 234 - •••
Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 225. — ..
Bristol and Exeter
Ditto, New
Bristol and Gloucester... 30 —.. 49
Bristol and Liver. Junc.. 21/.,,..„..
Buckinghamshire
Caledonian
Ditto Half Shares...... 21% 2%
Ditto, Clydesdale June 25 ......
Chester and Holyhead... 27% —
Claurnet and 81ythe...... 2
Chester and Manchester 425.
••• .....
Cheltemhani and Oxford 2 ......
Clarence lOO
Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10
Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10
Do. Government Loan,
4 per Cent.
Cork and Killarney „. 21/u
, _
ih

ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK PRIC ES
43
2334
83
38
39

Cork and Waterford 11;4 •
Cornwall
Ditto, Half Shares ... 2% —
•••••
Direct Lincoln, East Ret-
ford, and Sheffd. June. 2% —.
Direct Northern
Direct Norwich
Dublin and BelfastJunc. 12% —
Dublin, Belfast, and
Coleraine
Dublin and Galway..... 4
Dundalk & Enniskillen 10
Eastern Counties 141. 16s. .... .
Ditto New l2/. 16s 7IA 1)••• •••••••
Ditto Perpetual, 5 per
Cent, No. 1....... 6/. 13s. 4d —
Ditto ditto, No. 2... 61. 13s. 4d As 1/e p
Do., York Extension.. 2 ...... 3i.
EastDereh'm andNor'ch 1
Eastern Union
Ditto, Quarter Shares 834 —
Do. Exten.(Harwich) 1%
Dd., Camb. and Ely.. 2%......
East Lancashire
Ditto, New
Do., do. (late Preston
and Ormskirk)...
Do., do., New Scrip
East Lincolnshire
... 114— ..• 2 /8%
East & West of England 1A......
Edlnburgh and Glasgow 50 ......
Ditto Half Shares ... 10
Ditto, Quarter Shares 1211 ...... ...
Edinburgh & Northern.. 12%
....
Edinburgh and Perth... 3
.... ..... •••
. ...
Ely and Huntingdon ... 12% —
Enniskillen and Sligo ... 21/2 —
Ex eter, Yeovil, & Dorset 51i —
Gaslgow, Dumfries, and
Carlisle
Glagow, Kiimar.,&Ayr 50 —

Ditto, New -.. 15
Do., 1,4 Shares (5 per
cent. guar.) ... ...... 121/2..4...
Goole, Doncaster, &c... 2
Grand Union (Notting-
and Lynn
Great Eastern &Western 2%......
... ..
Great South. and West.
(Ireland)
Great Munster ... 2% —
Great North of Scotland 21/2 —
Great North of England..loo
Ditto New
Ditto, New . .
...
Ditto, New
Great Western B5 127
Ditto 14 Shares
Ditto 4 Shares
Ditto Fifths
Ditto, New ... 2
Huddersfield & Mulches. 13
........ .... ..
Ditto, Extension ...... 3
Hull and Selby 5O
Do. Half Shares
Ditto U Shares
Ipswich & Bury St. Edm. 11% l3l/2
Do., do., and Norwich 2%......
Lancaster and Carlisle... 50
Do. New
Leeds and Bradford
Leicester and Bedford... 16s
Leeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 22% B2 .. ........ ....
Do., Branch (Blue) ... 2% — ......

2614
26%
17

~.. 63 p

31%

% P

29
21/2

251/2

- 71/8 P

% P
31/2

17%

2%

127
75
17v,
29%
64

10614

13%

Do. Extension(Green) 2%.• ...
Leeds and Thirsk l7l/2- 1514
Ditto, New 5
Do, Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3%
Do., Mnchstr &New
castle Junction .... 2%...... 2% ...........
London and Blackwall. 161. 133.4 d ...............
Do. New
...... • •••
Ditto Extension ~—. 71'...••• .. ........
London, Brighton, and •••
South Coast
Ditto, Fifths , 40 ...... _

10
754

15IA
4q

.. _
Do. Consol. Eighths.. 10 ...... .._
...
.......
Do. Guarant. 5 per ct. 9 ..... _ .
..
.....
.......
London and Greenwich 1211554 d...
Do. Preference ...18/178 2d
.••
London, Hounslow, and
Western
London and N. Westernloo •...... 1941/.2 1942
Do. Quarters .........
Du., Go., New ......... 2
Ditto Fifths
Do. 14, Share 3 (G. J.) 5
..
Do 40/.Shares(l4.ll.l.) 8 ......
... 40
Do. 404 (M. & B.) 75
Do. 101. ( 31. & B.) A. 5
Do. 10/. (M. & B.) B. 5
Do. 10/. (M. /iz 13.) C. 1 ..,..• .. •
London, Oxford, and
Cheltenham - ••• ••• ........ ••
Lond. & S.Western 411 tis 10d— 63
Do. New Consol. Bths 40 —
Do. New ll B..... 21%
Ditto Tenths ..... .. 5
Ditto Tenths ... ..... 4
%4
Ditto ditto ...... ...
4
London and York 2% ...... ---
.•• • •• • •

18%

263 A
215'
54
414
5 74

Do. Extension
London, Salisbury, and
Yeovil
Lculonderry & Colerainkt 15 . —
.. —
Londonderry and Ennis-
killen l5
Lyon aid Ely
Lynn and Dereham l5
Manchester and Leeds... 82 ......10534 lO5 sa
Ditto ib Shares
Do. Quarters 2 ...
Do. Fifths . . ... ........... 5 . .
Do. Sixteenths ..... .... 614--
Do. Extension 42s. l% p
Do. Liverp. and Bury 24
Do. do. Fifths ... 1
Manehester,Buxton,and
Matlock 42s.
Manchest. &Southampt. 2
Midland lOO 1274
Do. Fifths 2
Do. New
Ditto, New
Do. Birm., and Derbyloo 103
Midland Great Western
Irish
Newcastle and Berwick 20
Do. North Shields ... 25
Newcastle and Carlisle...loo
Newmrket &Chesterfrd 5
Newport& Abergavenny 21,4......
Newry and Enniskillen 7 - •• ..... ,
Newry, Warrenpoint,
and Rostrevcr
Norfolk ..
Ditto Half Shares .. 9
Do. Extension
Northern Co 1 11,

Jrn Jun ties Union 21/2
North British ..-.... ... 25
Do. Half Shares
%.. ......
Do. Quarters
Do. Extension
Ditto Thirds
733%% 4,,,,,,,,,
Northern and Eastern 5O
Do. Scrip (issd. 5 dis.) 45
Do. Quarter Shares... 12% —
Do. New
North Staffordshire 5 ...... 8%
North Wales
Northern and Southern
Connecting
North Western. 2lh —
Oxford, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton
Oxford, Witney, and
Cheltenham....
Portsmouth Direct
Preston and Wyre 25 —
Do. 1/2 Shares
Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate 3/. 12s. — dis.
Richmond l5
Royston and Ilitchen ... 1% —
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland 12% — ...
Sheffield & Manchester 100
•• •
Do. Quarter Shares... 8
Do. Lincolnshire June. 114 ......
Do. & Great Grimsby. 10
Do. do. Extension 425.
Shrewsbury and Birm... 3 ....
Ditto ditto, Class B. 114 2%
Shropshire Union
South Devon 4O ... ..
South Staffordsbi re June. 2% — ..
t.'outh Eastern & Dover. 33% —
Do., No. 1 2G
Do., Nc, 2.
Do., No. 3
Do.. No. 4
•• •
St.Alban's, Hatfield ,and
Hertford Junction ... 425. —
Staffordsh. & Shropshire 2% —
South Wales 5 ...... 314 .... ...
Swans. & Loughor & Ca-
meron's Stm. Coal.
••• ...... ••
Taw Vale Extension ... 2
''' - ''' .....
Vale of Neath 2
Wakefield, Pontefract, &
Goole
Waterford anti Kilkenny 11 .
Waterford and Limerick 27%
Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw,
and Dublin
Wexford, b aterford, and
Valentia . l%
Waveney Valley 2
Welsh Midland
West Riding Union 425.......
%Vest Comwall
Arexford and Carlow
Wilts, Somerset, & Wey-
mouth
York and Newcastle. ... 25 ..... 38
Ditto New
Do. Preference ...... 2
i ork and North Midland 50
Ditto % Shares-- ... 25
Do. Selby
Do. Extensity=
Ditto, Preference ...... - 2
Do. East and West Rid-
ing Extension
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Anglo-Belgian 4 —
Barbadocs 1
Belgian Eastern Junctn. 2%
••
Boulogne and Amiens... 16 ......
Bordeaux & Mediterran. 2
Bordeaux,Toulouse, and
Cette (Mackenzie's)... 2 .. ... --
Do. (Espelete's)
Calais, Dunkrk, and West
Flanders
Calcutta and Diamond
Harbour
Callao, Lima, and Pacific
Coast
Central of Spain ...
Caylon .. ..„ ss.
Demerara
Dendre Valley
Direct Bombay and
Madras
Dutch Rhenish 6
East Indian ... ..... .... ss.
Fampoux & Hazebrouk 4
Great Indian Peninsular 5s
Great Western Bengal... ss.
Great Western Canada... 3% ... . . .
Italian and Austrian. ... 4 ..• ..
Jamaica S.Mid.Ju.nction 1
Jersey ...... .. . ... 1
Louvain ala Sambre ... 6 ... . ...
Luxembourg.
...
Lyons and Avignon 2 —
Madras 1
Madras. Nellore, and
Arcot
Madrid and Valentia 2 ... ..
Mauritius ..
Namur and Liege
Nn of France Constituted 5
North Jamaica 1
Orleans and Vierzon ... 10
Orleans and Bordeaux... 6 ...... ... ....
Over Yssel 4l3s 4d
Paris &Lyons Constituted 8
Paris and Orleans 2O
Paris and Rouen
Paris and Strasbourg
Constituted
Rouen and Havre 2O
••••• .........
Sainbre and Meuse lO .•• .
Strasbourg and Bale
_St. Laurence & Atlantic
Tours and Nantes Con-
stituted ... ...... 5
Tommy, Jurbise, Lan-
den, and llasselt. 8
Trinidad
West Flanders ...... .... 6
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Australasia
Provincial of Ireland ... 25
Union of London
Union of Australia
British North American 50
Commercial of London 20 —
Colonial 25
... . ... ......
London & Westminster. 20
London Joint Stock
National of Ireland 22% — ....... ..... ..
National Prov. England. 35
MINES.

1% p
2t:q4

I p
I'3
1271 X-,

34%

5%

36V,
157 f,
3%
11/2

1414
16%
2%

3814
121 A,
7

VA
...._
35%

Real del Monte Unregd.
EIitRATUM.—In yesterday's List, read East Lancashire New
Scrip 2% instead of 3%.
BELGIAN FUNDS.—BRUss2I4, Dle. 16.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent .......
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent • . •
Ditto Three per Cent..
Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto ..
Ditto,ditto,lB4o•....
Ditto,ditto,
Ditto, 1844..........
Ditto, 1836..
Ditto, 1838 •••••• • • • • .. 72%
Ditto of the City, 1832 .
Ditto, 1843 .
Bank of Belgium.• ......• •• ••
—Brussels Papers. Dec. 17.
.AUSTItIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, DEC. 7.
5 per Cent. Meta11ique5.......... • • • • • • • . 108%
4 per Cent. ditt0............ •• .• •• .• •. 99%
3 per Cent. ditto
Loan, 1834 • • ...• .• •• 157%
Ditto, 1839 •• •
Bank Shares .............• • .• •• • • •• •. 1590
Esterhazy's Loan •• • "" "

100% •••• ******* 101

-- • -
RAILWAYS.
The Northern, or Ferdinand •••• • • •• • • . 176 k
Gloggnitz ........ . • • • • • • . -............. 129
Vienna—Milan • • • • • • •• ••
Leghorn ...... •••• • • • • 95
Sienna ........ 75
Cirosetto . • .............. 94
Oldenburg . •
Pestoja • ....
Pesti' Bridge • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••
Apenninen .. • ..... •
•Allgemeine Zeltung, Dee. 10.
DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, DEC. 15.
money. hills Actual Debt, 234 per Cent.......... •59 59% 3%,
Ditto, 3 per Cent • • .............. 7134 71%
Ditto, 4 per Cent... 92 92%
Amort Syndic, 3% per Cent ••••• • • • • •
Commercial Company, 4% per Cent .. 173% 174%
East India Loan, 4 per Cent •••••• • • • •
Exchange on London, at sight .....• • • 11 97
Two m0nth5......... ••• • • • 11 90
On Hainburgh, at sight .. • . 35 62
Two months... ••• • • • 35 25
On Paris
Two months. .
Dutch Papers, Dec. 16.1
COURSE OF EXCHA:
Amsterdam ...... C.F. 12 4
Ditto, at sight ...... 12 1
Rotterdam ...... 2U. 12 4%
Antwerp• 25 85
Hamburgh .... • • ALB. 13 10%
A1t0na.......... • •
Paris, 3 days' sight ... • 25 55
Ditto, 3 months...... 25 85
Marseilles .. •.. • • 25 90
80urdeaux......... • • 25 90
Frankfort on Maine.... 121
Petershurgh, 3 Us .•
Berlin • • • • • • • • ••
Vienna, eflee. flo• •.. • • 10
Trieste, ditto.... •• .. 10 5
Madrid •• .••• • • . • 35%
Cadiz • • • : •• • 3634
Bilbao... .....
Barcelona •....
Seville

qGE.-(YESTERDAY.)
Leghorn .....•••••...• 30 55
Genoa.. •• •••••• ..••.. 25 90
Milan•••••••••••••• ••

_ ...••••
Venice . ...••••• —.....
Naples ........ •• • • 4ON
Palermo, per 12013
Lisbon ......... 53%
Oporto .•• • • • • 53%
Rio Janeiro .. . • • • 26
Bahia .
Buenos Ayres .. . •• •
New York, 21 days' sight
Philadelphia ••. • • •
PRIM OP BULLION, PLE 02'.
Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
New Dollars .... 0 4 10%
Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0
Silver in bars ........ 0 5 0%

William Russell, Esq., of Brancepeth Castle, and
William Standish Standish, Esq., of Cocken Hall, have
accepted the office of stewards of the next Durham races.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, TUMDAY.—fIer Majesty and Prince Albert
took their usual early morning walk.
The Royal Family took walking and pony exercise
on the eastern terrace and slopcs.
The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening Will
include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the
Lady in Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, the Baroness,
de Speth, Lord and Lady John Russell, Hon. Mies
Lister, and Captain Lord James Murray (Scots Fusilier
Guards).
The band of the Ist Life Guards will attend during
dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attend
in the Castle.

A deputation from the agoTerTate meeting the dirce-
tors of railroads in Ireland,bcoEsisting of Mr. Alderman
Boyce, Mr. Perry, Mr. Kincoar, Mr. Frith, Mr. Layard,
Mr. Tyrrell, Mr. Currie, and Mr. Hemmings, had a long
interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer YIP
terday at his official residence in Downing street. It 43
deputation was introduced by Mr. George Moffatt, Dtf;l,'
Mr. C. K. Murray had an interview yesterday low"
the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The Marquis of Lansdowne, (Lord President) lea
town yesterday for his seat, Bowood Park, Wilts.
Lord Campbell left town yesterday for liartrigge
House, Roxburgshire.

—--
1-I.A.MBURGH ITVIAIL.
THE lIAGuE, DEC. 16.—Accounts ',from Aruheini a
yesterday aounce that they were employed in taki
m ag
up the bridge of boats over the Rhine, because quantitiee
of drift ice were coming down the river. The sanie WO
the case at Westervoort on the 15th, where carriages
could no longer p
wiss. Drift ice was beginning tone r
paar on the Blal and the Maese ; the water was in gene
ral falling. The Maine, the Lahn, and the Nape
genre
frozen over. '
ANTWERP DEC. 15.—The Scheldt beeps to kin!
down much ice. The mail from Holland arrived yea,!,t
day, in a s'm lge, at five o'clock in the afternoon. .-tem;
road from Antwerp to Breda is impassable bY CariseeMo
AMSTERDAM, DEC. 16. —The present winter ticy
likely to be distinguished by the extraordinary Venni
of snow, of which we have had scarcely an?, elarpr 6
b y to dellf
It has fallen in such quantities as consi era ,ater i
the mails. Or city is in the complete dries of iv,
moteo
diaalnrldetchtteihoen hones,ssledges._D st
et riaterpeetasp,dear,i.nd trees are covered willi
Sv:lnDge.hlr9°.Ugh
___.—.....---
___,,the streets

SOUTH
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER A— --erj noon
to TaIVERPOOL, MONDAY EyEN/NG.--ShOlily Bltere
wo
day it was reported that the steal:net Antelq sage
entering the river from South America", ,11,,ieproPagents'
up the river excited great interest. , the fol,
Messrs. AP
Tear and Hadfield, us with
"
, favour .
lowing : red
" Th ' •
e auxiliary steam-ship Antelope, has just 11 it,
Her owls a
here from the Brazils, having left Rio on the 2de uhs
Bahia, the 13th, and Pernambuco, the 19th• Sh but on
been retarded on her passage by easterly winds, . a
oeePYlllO
thewhole her voyage is very satisfactorY•
period of three months and eight days out and "and
calling at the ports both ways, and discharging
and
taking
in full cargo. She brings fifteen passengeAilla
voluminous correspondence. The Emperor a . oing
honoured the Antelope with a visit previous to her leyery
Rio,_aci and enjo) ed a sail in her round the WO „Abo-
t. lity and encouragement has been given by the "-tiielt
rities in Brazil, who are most anxious to promote hoped
communication with this country, and it is to be o
our own Government will be influenced by this sueono•
experiment. The Antelope does not apPear to 1707,
thepolitical news of importance, either from Bra!,„1 0 so
River Plate; but there has scarcely yet been P."
analyze the rapers rt ce:ved."
----

CAPE OF GOOD BORE' tact
Cape of Good Hope papers to the 11th of Oeste,
have been received. Tne followingintereging b'o7)„,
ment forms the " postscript" of the''South Afikan
mercial Advertiser of the 10th of that nit-nth
OST:z CHI PT*
The Frontier Post .trr. I last night,
having been detained. -1
;vie' rain 3.
from the Graham's Town Journalea'
of October 3d, is 11/15
tily ex tracted:—
" The records of the ast week, though they
death of two more of otpir unfortunate fellow•colonisht
o.e:
the hand of the treacherous Kafir, are,
good service in the field,
encouraging. Colonel Somerset has seen again doing
upon the w..0.01_.
Taheefnol°lo'cwillci
ry d unceasing
convince the colony of the zeal, gail"s"'' 51'
activity of this officer,
made by the Gaga
Overtures of peace have been -- tell of the
chiefs."
The Governor's terms in sub'
and withs tarneeseu
wl e
rwe c. h mayrnl_
•
Ist. That these tribes should lay down their a e_e
2d. That they should give up all the colonial cattl_ _
3d. That the country- as far as the Kei shonldt_
placed under British control—those who remain On 1,.)01.9.
side submittinz to such regulations as may be made
their future government.
" Afacomo, it is said, seemed disposed individually t...°
agree to these conditions, but by the others they o:
entirely rejected. They stated they never heard of ;
conquered people being required to give up their arras 0
that most of the cattle were dead, and that they wph&
tired of the war, and they were determined not to g
any
moosrme.ighTthgeny
to wereth3i
runkdrearaisouwrithfeneutt, andany Ol4l f
;
d
on their part, but that to give up their guns wasres out "l
the quert on
~ Such is
affirmed to be the substance of the rePll
given to his Excellency the Governor."
Summary of Colonel Somerset's proceedings, extract 4
from his dispatchesto his Excellency the Governor
" Sept. 22, 1846•11
" Shot 4 of the enemy, took 4 prisoners, 15 horses, 114
head of catte, and 3 ;;utis, belonging to Seyolo's tribe.
Sept. 24, 18-If'so
Captured 1,100 head of the Gaika cattle, an"
horses, and shot 5 of the enemy.

" Sept. 29, 1-P446. of
" Secured by mid-day on the 27th, 3,000 ilea&
superior cattle, mostly colonial, and a few horses. we
" In these operations twenty-two of the enemy
fallen, but without casualty on the side of the troops' 10.
Commercial Advertiser•office, Saturday morning, OA
(From the same Journal.)
Mr. Deputy Commissioner- lei
Mr. Palmer,. the
Simon's Bay on Thunday in the Inflexible, nisei..
Thunderbolt, as inadvertently stated in last 'duet for
ono
Government is now procuring mules and wa,ggwvia
service on the frontier. As it was reported 'll force'
day or tw© ago, that one of the returned
Mr. Metcalf, of Swellandam, barglierm the
fTh.underbolt, in Simon's Bay, in a state °` 1;107 in a
ermg and debility, and left to find his °"l,-,, InditarY
hospital,
strange place, being refused admittance into4l";uthoritli
&c., it is proper to state, on gof waif, lig,
that before leaving the Thunderbolt, Mr. xe • be'
an order for admittance •
into the aval /I°ePlta 'verf
preferred the hospitality of a private family, wkilefireghe'afr
was ISLldeed,trferssOs
as
attention and kindness was shown to him, t:.ne'°•ncilfat ri
happily in vain, as he was in the last stage of
able complaint. It is difficult to come at the °it' otlhil"
in such cases, and in the present state of tue.tkicee'
mind, justly exasperated by many painful circum'Aly te'
the version that implies most blame is most reaul
cei ved.