The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-10 00:00:00

JONATHAN IN HIS GLORY.

The Baltimore Sun contains some correspondence re-
lative to the late battle of Monterey, portions of which
seem to have been expressly written for quotation in
our periodical. As for instance—the writer is speaking
of the " Texan Rangers ":
" They were each armed with barrelled rifles, and, as
may be supposed, did great execution among the cop-
per-skins."

Copper-skins! Quite a sporting phrase. Who would
think the skins were those of human beings?
He then relates the following " incidents"—
"Colonel M'Cluny, of Mississippi, the great duellist,
got upon the breastworks, waved his hat, and was in the
act of giving three cheers, when a ball struck him, from
the effects of which he has since died."
Universally regretted, of course, as the " great
duellist," an honour to his country.
" Samuel W. Chambers, one of the rangers, or the
Delaware hero,' as they call him, deliberately took aim
with his fire-shooter, firing with great effect, and
crushing the Mexicans."
" But it is impossible for me to mention all the nume-
rous incidents that occurred at the present time."
Let us correct what must have been an erratum in the
preceding paragraph. For " numerous" read " murder•
ous:" such is the right designation of the whole affair;
and even Jonathan himself must admit " that's a fact."
—Punch.

EXTRAORDINARY SPEED ! —The Princess Victoria
has just made a beautiful passage from Antwerp in the
almost incredible short space of nineteen hours, that is
one hour less time than the Antwerpen completed its last
voyage in, which we noticed in our paper of the 4th ult.
Captain Jackson, who has been commanding the Ant-
werpen, is now in command of the above vessel for the
winter ; he had as passengers Captain Parkinson and
family, J. B. Lawrells, Esq., from India, Colonel Wil-
liamson, &c. The gentlemanly behaviour and great at-
tention the passengers receive from Captain Jackson
cannot be too highly appreciated.
KINDNESS TO ANIMALS.— It has been proposed by a
benevolent individual—the same, we believe, who held
the umbrella over the duck in a shower of rain—to pro-
vide the horse of the Duke of Wellington's statue with
a nose-bag. The poor dumb creature will never want
for victuals, as there is generally a crowd of people be-
low who keep up a constant supply of chaff.—Punch.
ACCIDENT AT COVENT. GARDEN THEATRE.—ShortIy
before one o'clock this afternoon, Michael Kane, one of
the workmen engaged in the alterations at Covent-gar-
den Theatre, was found by some of his fellow-workmen
lying in the upper boxes in a state of insensibility. with
a heavy beam lying across his body. He was imme-
diately released from this position, and carried to the
King's College Hospital, where it was found that his
back was severely injured (supposed to be broken), his
head cut open, his collar-bone fractured, and his hand
frightfully mutilated. When he recovered his sensibi-
lity he complained of pain in the back. It is supposed
that while he was at work in the lower gallery he step-
ped on a plank or beam which was loose at one end, and
fell with it to the upper boxes, where he was found.
One of the workmen, who was at work in the pit, saw the
plank fall, but did not see Kane, and was not aware of
the accident till after he was found.

WARNER WANTED.--Poor Mr. Warner was to
have received a large sum had his long range succeeded,
but this appears to have been quite out of the range of
all probability. He had long hoped for the oyster, but
he has now nothing left him but the shell.—Punch.
ATTEMPTED SALE OF TlTRES.—Yesterday, Mr.
Farebrother put up, for sale by auction, at Garraway's,
the freehold rent charge, amounting to 5481., in lieu of
a part of 'the lay impropriate tithes of the parish of
Blaekawton, near to Dartmouth, Devonshire, issuing out
of, and chargeable on three thousand three hundred and
forty-three acres of productive land. The outgoings
amounted to 311. 18s., and the poor and highway rates
amounted, upon an average, to 3s. in the pound. The
sum of 9,9101. was the highest offered, which was stated
to be below the reserved price.
BURGLARY.—Yesterday the police received infor-
mation that the dwelling-house of Mrs. Whiteman,
No. 9, Clarence-row, Camden-town, had been entered.
The burglars, after plentifully regaling themselves with
the contents of the larder, carried off a quantity
of plate and a variety of other articles, altogether valued
at 4001.

AN APOLOGY.—The Austrian Government calls
the act of taking Cracow an " incorporation." For the
future, thieves should say when they are taken up for
stealing a pocket-handkerchief, " Why, my Lord, I
merely incorporated it."—Punch.
DARING ROBBERY AT TEE Cusrost-HousE.----The
searching and landing waiters, on reaching the office set
apart for their general accommodation, before proceed-
ing to their stations in the morning, usually change their
top coats for others of a less valuable description, the
nature of their duties being such, in many instances, as
would render good clothes useless in one day. At the
present time, in consequence of the great influx of
vessels, fruit laden, the pressure upon the out-door de-
partment is such that the office before referred to is not
visited again by any of the landing officers until the
hour of departure in the afternoon. One day last week
some person or persons took advantage of the unprotected
state of the office to enter it, and, having picked the
lucks of the clothes cupboard appropriated to the use of
Messrs. Heath and Bernard, stripped them of their con-
tents. The thieves are supposed to have been disturbed
in their operations, as other locks had been tried but re-
sisted their efforts.

Mr. Ex-Sheriff Laurie has issued an address to the
electors of the borough of Pontefract, offering biaLelf as
a candidate at the next general election, in the room of
Lord Pollington, who has announced his intention to
withdraw from Parliament.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne are
entertaining a select circle of friends at Bowood Park,
Wilts. The Earl and Countess of Shelburne, when the
last letters were received, were still at Rome, and, ac-
cording to their intentions, do not contemplate to return
to this country before March.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston leave town
early in the next week for Broadlands, Hants, and will
receive a succession of visitors there during the ap-
proaching festive season.

- The Earl and Countess Grey are expected to return
to town to-morrow afternoon from Osborne House, Isle
of Wight. The Noble Earl will entertain his colleagues
at dinner on Wednesday, the 16th inst.
THE LATE RAILWAY MEETING.—WINDSOR, WED-
NESDAY.—Mr. J. L Bedborough, the mayor, who pre-
sided at the public meeting at the Town-hall on Mon-
day, having declined to put to a show of hands the peti-
tion to Parliament in favour of the Windsor Railway, to
connect that town and Eton with the Great Western
Railway at Slough, in consequence, as the chairman
stated, of the great majority of persons composing the
meeting not being, according to the terms of the requi-
sition, inhabitants of " the neighbourhood," the mayor
determined, in order to ascertain the feelings of those
who reside in the vicinity of Windsor on the subject,
that they should have a fair opportunity of giving ex-
pression to them. He therefore convened a meeting of
the inhabitants of the neighbourhood for the purpose of
signing a declaration against the petition to Parliament
moved and seconded at the late meeting, and during the
two hours the hall was open, both to-day and yesterday,
100 signatures were affixed to the paper against the
petition and four in its favour. Several of the clergy
and inhabitants of Eton affixed their signatures to-day
against the petition in favour of the Great Western
Railway.
FORTUNATE ESCAEE.—Yesterday afternoon Mrs.
Dixon, the lady of Mr. Dixon, proprietor of the horse
bazaar, Barbican, had completed some purchases at
Waterloo House, Charing-cross, and had just resumed
her seat in her pbteton, when the horse took head, and
set off at a furious rate before the driver had mounted
the box. Fortunately the phaeton came in collision with
a coal-waggon, opposite Northumberland House, by
which the body of the former was detached from the
shafts. The horse, thus liberated, continued its onward
pace with the shafts dangling at its heels, until it reached
St. Clement's Church, where it was stopped, without its
injuring either itself or any person. Mrs. Dixon had
the presence of mind to keep her seat. ,
SUDDEN DEATff OF AN AGED OzoTc.m.—Yegte-
e.y. Mr. -- o.rter held an inquest at t:,
on '
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Vi j?'r-t!"!

..e service of the late hiliperor
4..biLo been a major in the Prussian
army, and had likewise been constituted Major de Place
in Brussels, to receive the hundreds of troops from the
battle of Waterloo, in which battle he had also taken a
prominent part. The circumstances connected with.his
death were these:—On the night of Saturday last, about
ten minutes before twelve o'clock, a noise was heard in
the deceased's bedroom, and when a young female,
named Emmeline Johnson, went to close the kitchen
shutters for the night, she looked through the windows
of the deceased's bedroom, and there saw the unfortu-
nate gentleman lying on the rug before the fire. Having
called for assistance, the female and other parties en-
tered the room, when they found deceased apparently in
an insensible state. .Without loss of time Mr. Berrel, a
surgeon, was called in, but not in time to be of any as-
sistance. Mr. Peter Berrel said that he had prepared
medicines for deceased during his lifetime, which had
been prescribed for him by his own physician, and be
(the deceased) had told him that his disorders were a
complaint of the stomach and affection of the heart. He
had not died from apoplexy, but it was certainly a na-
tural death. Verdict, " Natural death."
MARKET HARBOROUGH GREAT HORSE AND CATTLE
FALL—This great horse and stock atr commenced on
Wednesday, and there was a good attendarce of gentle-
men and horse-breeders. Young and well-bred carriage
colts sold well. Horses adapted to double harness
fetched fiom 26 to 30 guineas each; hunters of good
pedigree sold at prices of 40 to 50 and 60 guineas; and
well-seasoned horses, adapted for hunting heavy coun-
ties, realised from 70 to 80 guineas; several pairs of
well-matched carriage horses, either bays or greys,
fetched 90 to 100 guineas ; good cover hacks fetched
from 20 to 24 guineas each. In the bullock field, fat
cattle sold off quickly at remunerating prices to the stock
dealers.

L ATER FROM RIO DE JANEIRO.--The Kate, arrived
in the English Channel, has brought zdvices from Rio
to the 13th of October. There is no political intelli-
gence by this arrival. Freights Ito England 505., and
the rate of exchange 28. A French ship had been lost
on the coast.

DUTCH POTATOES.—The latest returns of arrivals
from the continent show the importation of nearly 300
tons weight of potatoes in one day. Of these, 100 tons
were form France, 112 tons from Normandy, and a
cargo comprising 80 tons from Flushing, the production
of Holland.

SALISBURY AND BASINGSTOKE.—Mr. Lock, the
engineer to the company, 'amined this line yesterday,
to enable him to male a report to the directors whether
it is in fit state to open.

BERKELEY v. EAMONSON.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN
San,—The consideration to be paid the plaintiff in the
above cause was not 150/., as reported by you this day,
under the head of Barclay v. Emerson, which should read
as above, on Frederick Hewitt Berkeley v. James
Eamonson, but 3001., one hundred and fifty of which was
paid in cash before any tuition to the defendant's son,
and a promissory note for 150/. at the same time; also a
further sum in cash of 101. to purchase for the youth the
boards, brushes, &c., which, with the pictures, were to
be the defendant's property, but which the plaintiff re-
tains, and for which an action is now pending, as also a
further action for the return of the outlay, &c.
A. further inducement for this arrangement besides the
two fictitious gold medals alluded to in your report, was
the statement that the pretended new style of oil land-
scape painting had never been taught before
to any person to teach again, when, by the evidence of
Mr. Preston, it appeared he had been induced by a
similar advertisement in the Newcastle Courant, on the
faith of the medals being gold, and having been awarded
as stated, to pay in cash 300/., and remove with his
family to Norwich, when he found, like the defendant's
son, there were no pupils to succeed to, nor any new
style to be taught, &c.
By making this correction as early as possible, you
will oblige, Sir, yours, &c.,

J. EAMONSON.
Prospect-place, Hampstead, Dec. 9.
P.S. I perceive you have omitted that the defendant
pleaded not obtained by fraud and covin, and for which
the jury found a verdict.

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

OF ENGLAND.
The first of two lectures intended to convey an ele-
mentary demonstration of the substances which enter
into the composition of plants and soils, was delivered.
last. evening before the members of this society, at the
theatre of the Polytechnic Institution, by Dr. John
Ryan, Professor of Chemistry in that establishment.
The lecture was of a strictly el, mentary nature, being
confined to an explanation elucidated by a numher of in-
teresting experiments of the chemical properties of the
four elementary bodies which enter into the organic
structure of plant7—namely, ox
anti nitrng(

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eltemi.st

hydrog
thraP

car bo

that nitrogen, whicti wes ... a nega-
tive body in nature, of use only in diluting the
oxygen of the atmosphere, combines with oxygen under
the action of electricity,, and more especially during
thunder-storms, in the form of nitric acid, and thus de-
scends as a manure to the soil, in nitrate of potash, ni-
trate of soda, and nitrate of lime. This is probably one
rcason why vegetation should be most exuberant in
countries where thunder-storms are of most frequent
occurrence, had why, even in our own climate, plants
present a luxurious appearance after violent thunder.
Nitrogen also combines with hydrogen to form ammonia,
that invaluable pri!lciple in manure; and it is said that
during thunder-storms this combination takes place in
the atmosphere, and that nitrate of ammonia, a most
fertilising salt, descends at such times to the earth. The
lecturer concluded by going through the process of
testing the presence of ammonia in guano or other ma-
nures, by the use of muriatic acid and caustic potash.
By adding a little of the potash or of caustic lime to the
guano, the ammonia is disengaged, and on applying
muriatic acid to the mouth of the retort, becomes at
once visible in a thick vapour.
At the conclusion of the lecture, a vote of thanks was
voted to Dr. Ryan, and was presented to him by his
Grace the Duke of Richmond, as president of the society.

'guided

Mr. George Robins's Marine Villa, at Brighton, is at
length completed. It has been furnished by Mr. Martin,
the great Brighton upholsterer, in a style that places i
far beyond any rival candidate. Itis just let, for a period
of six months, to a gentleman of consideration, who will
have the benefit of its first occupation.
The Lypiatt estate, near Stroud, with its castel-
lated mansion, ancient chapel, beautiful domain of 230
acres, woods, and valuable, manorial rights, which was
offered to public sale by Mr. Robins in the summer, has
just been disposed of to J. E. Dorington, Esq., of the
House of Commons. Few estates possess more natural
beauties or greater historical interest. It was at Lypiatt
Park, the seat of Sir J. Throckmorton, it is recorded
the gunpowder plot was projected; indeed, the chamber
where the meetings were held is still preserved, and
during the wars of the Parliament the mansion sustained
a siege, and was nearly destroyed. The property is
considered one of the most attractive in Gloucestershire,
and its position and natural charms render it a peculiarly
important and delightful estate for a residence.
The Observer of last Sunday contained four co-
lumns of a review of Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton's new
work, entitled "Lucretia."

LATEST NEWS FROM NEW ZEALAND.—The fol-
lowing intelligence has been brought by the West India
wail:—" The latest date from Wellington, via Panama,
is the 4th August. The Ralph Bernal arrived at Wel-
lington on the 15th July, and will load for London after
discharging her cargo at Auckland. The oil fisheries
were very prosperous, and it was fully expected they
would prove sufficient to load three ships for London.
The Governor was, with all the disposable troops, attack-
ing the insurgent troops in the neighbourhood, and no
doubt was entertained of a successful issue."

The Conde de Montemolin left London on Tuesday
morning, at ten o'clock, and proceeded by railway to
Cambridge, whither he has been invited by the Rev. the
Master of Trinity College.
Accounts from Milan announce the death of
Charles Count von Geisruch, Cardinal Archbishop of
Milan, who expired at the close of last month, in that
city, aged seventy-three years.
SERIOUS ILLNESS OF PRINCE METTERNICH.—
The Coioyne Gazette, of December 7, states, on the
authority of a correspondent " from the Danube," that
the above distinguished statesman is dangerously ill, and
that he has been confined (luting several days to his bed.
It appears that he is suffering under a species of fever
hich allows him no rest. The Gazette adds that Count
Munch-Bellinghausen, the President of the Germanic
Diet, is with the Prince night and day.
SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW.—This exhibi-
tion was opened to the public at an early hour yesterday
morning, and if the number of visitors who passed
through the gates during the day may be considered any
criterion, it appears to have lost none of its popularity.
The Duke of Richmond, president of the club, arrived
at the bazaar about ten o'clock, and. together with se-
veral of the stewards who were in attendance, went
round the yard, minutely examining the various classes.
General Wemyss, who has the honour to officiate as
farm steward to the Prince Consort, was also an early
visitor. The demand for stock during the day was very
dull, and few sales were effected. Towards evening,
however, the trade brightened, and purchases were made
more freely.
REPRESENTATION OP MANCHESTER.—The Man-
chester Courier states that Lord Lincoln, in an interview
with a deputation which waited on him on Saturday, con-
sented to stand as a candidate for the representation of
that borough.

FUNERAL OF TILE LATE MARCHIONESS (DOWAGER)
OF WESTMINSTER.—The mortal remains of the late
Marchioness (Dowager) of 'Westminster were interred
in the family vault at Eccleston Church, near Eaton
Hall, on Friday last. The Marquis of Westminster, the
Earl of Wilton, Lord Rol ert Grosvenor, and her Lady-
ship's grandson, Earl Grosvenor, attended, with the lead-
ing tenants of the Eaton estate. The Rev. Mr. Massie
read the funeral service.

THE RECENT FIRE AT GRAVESEND.-Up to yester-
(lay volumes of smoke issued from the ruins of the late
fire at Gravesend, and, singular as it may appear, bodies
of flame burst forth occasionally as the labourers con-
tinue to sift the rubbish, with the view of obtaining
salvage. Notwithstanding the amount of insurance
effected reached 30,000 L, the whole of the claims have
been satisfactorily adjusted, and consequently the work
of clearance preparatory to the re-erection of the new
' fillings for the open;' g of the West-street has con-
siderably progressed. Consi4erabia.4;eggelt-- $4 r)Piiikr"
tolhr,„~vr • ailling the whole of the erections
e made a sufficient distance back to make the pro-
possed street an ornament to the town, and of increased
value to the parties holding property there. It is, how-
ever, understood, from a meeting of the corporate au-
thorities, held yesterday, that it is decided to put back
the whole line of houses full nine feet, so that they
shall fall in continuity with the Talbot and Privateer
Hotels. This will give twenty-four feet width to; he
street, instead of fifteen, the previous width of West-
street.

COSTA. CABRAL.—M. de Costa Cabral, ex-Minister
of Portugal, arrived on the 3d at Bayonne. The ex-
political Chief Ugarto has also arrived in that town.--
Galignani.
REFUSAL TO READ THE BURIAL SERVICE.—On
Tuesday, one of the officiating clergymen of St. Giles's
Church, in this town, on being applied to to read the
burial service over the remains of the late Mr. R. Head-
dey, whose death we record this week in our obituary,
declined doing so on the ground that the deceased had
never been admitted into the visible church by the solemn
rite of baptism.—Cambridge
snANN Advertiser. .
THE
STEAM-PACKET. PLYMOUTH,
o,
DEC. 7.—The Shannon steam-packet remains as last
reported. To-day she is to be further lightened, prepa-
ratory to making another effort to bring her alongside
the wharf at Catdown. He passengers for Falmouth and
Dublin, to the number of about one hundred, proceed for
those ports this afternoon by the Duke of Cornwall.
THE QUEENHITHE PENNY CLOTHING SOCIETY...—
Yesterday, a committee of ladies attended trom this
society, at the workhouse in Thames-street, opposite St.
Michael's Church, Queenhithe, to distribute the clothing
and bonuses of nine per cent. to the 1,100 holders of
tickets. There are three classes—those who subscribed
Id., 2d., and 3d. a week, the latter being the largest
amount received by the society, which, together with the
bonus, is annually returned at this season in the shape
of warm clothing, blankets, &c., the object of the society
being to induce the humbler classes to provide for the
contingencies of winter.
NOTICE.—If the Wellington Statue, which was
left on the top of the triumphal arch in Piccadilly, about
two months ago, is not taken away by the 21st of this
month, it will be sold to defray the expenses.—Punch.
SALE OF THE BOROUGH HAYMARRET.—YeSter-
day a sale took place of the the Borough Haymarket
sheds, stabling, dwelling-houses, and other appurte-
nances, by thessrs. Bailey and Son. The market con-
tail's an acre or open space of about 30,000 feet, forming
th& Newington • CauSeway. It was sold for 900/. by
private contract. The estate is held under the Mayor,
Commonalty, and citizens of London, 61 years of which
were unexpired.

O,YFICERS AND CLERKS COM-
MITTEE—GUILDHALL.
TY a CHARGE AGAINST MR. FE LLOWES, DEC. 8.
The Committee of the Corporation Officers and Clerks
'met at one o'clock to investigate certain charges of im-
'properly retaining money, which had been made against
M.r. Fellowes, the collector of the dues upon wines im-
ported into the City. The case has excited great in-
terest in the City, and a very full meeting of the Cam-
=Wee was the result. There were nearly thirty mem-
bers present, and the Town Clerk and City Solicitor
were present.
Mr. Edwin James was retraned by Mr. Fellowes, as
his counsel, and appeared. with Mr. Annesley as his
solicitor.
Mr. JAMEB stated that he had the honour to appear
before the Committee, as counsel for an officer of the Cor-
poration, against whom very serious accusations had been
made; charges which, if true, would not only justify the
dismissal of his client, but affect his character, and well-
being in society for ever afterwards. He wished to be
informed, before he undertook the defence; of the precise
nature of the charge, a right which ho asserted on the
part of his client, and which was the privilege in this
country of every person put upon his trial. Some state-
ments had been made by Mr. Selson and Mr. Last,
members of the Court of Common Ce,uncil, which ha
trusted he could show were founded altogether in error,
and which he could most triumphantly refute.
The CHAIRMAN begged to inform Mr. James that
these statements were not the charges before the com-
mittee, but the vouchers and entries at the Custom-
house, which showed that larger sums had been received
by the collector than were paid into the city, and that
they wished his client to refute them.
Mr. JAMES was olitiged by the information, and pro-
posed at once to show that Mr. Selson was altogether in
error when he stated publicly that Mr. Fellowes was
chargeable with twelve times the amount of the duty
received on the guager's return, and proposed to cross-
examine Mr. Selson to that effect.
Mr. Selson, as a member of the Court, disputed. the
right of any counsel to cross-examine him.
Mr. JAMES—If Mr. Selson is here to repeat any state-
ment in the shape of a charge against my client, whether
he be a member of the Court or not, I claim tli.e right to
show from his own evidence that his assumptions are
erroneous, being founded upon data which are wholly
incorrect.
Considerable disc-Anion ensued, and the room was
cleared for some ti sae, and on our admission the Chair-
man decided that, Mr. Selson and Mr. Lart should make
no charges at but that they were confined to the
tabular statement lying before them, and a copy of
which was hroided to Mr. James.
Mr. Scott:, of the Chamberlain's-office was examined
by Mr. James at considerable length, to show that the
test of inultiplying the deputy gauger's return by 12
could not be fairly applied in any month to the amount
collected for the surplus due.
Various witnesses were then called from the Custom-.
house to show errors in the accounts returned to the
Committee, and that, in many instances, 01,3 wines not
having been landed, the dues were returned to the con-
signers. The evidence occupied the Co•,nmittee until
nearly five o'clock, when the proceedings were adjourned
until Friday.
Mr. JAMES stated that he should. be prepared with
more evidence upon Friday, and ha reserved his address
until the whole of the case should be before the Com-
mittee.

MINI.NG AND RAILWAY INTEL.

GENCE.
ST.. JOHN DEL RET.—A dividend of 10s. per share
(5,5')0/.) has been declared here, payable on the sth of
Jan nary next.
DEVONSHIRE GREAT CONSOLS.—A correspondent
writes us of a great improvement in the mines of this
company. The lode in Hitchin's shaft at Wheal Josiah
being worth 801. per fathom. In Richard's shaft, 301.
per fathom. At Wheal Fanny there is a load worth
about 60/. per fathom in the 25 east, and 50/. per fathom
west. In the 1.5 west of west engine shaft, 40/. per
fathom, and 501. per fathom in a winze from the 15 west
of east engine shaft. At Maria the lode in the 50 east is
worth 201. per fathom, and the same west, a winze sink-
ing below the 40, 30/. per annum.
THE CALLINGTON MINES.—A dividend of 1,000/., or
11. per share, was declared here on Thursday last, pay-
able on the 16th.

Operations have been commenced preparatory to the
erection of the great central station at Carlisle.
The contracts for the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle
Railway have been let, and the works will shortly be
commenced along the whole line.
The East Lothian Central Railway project has been
revived, and is supported by almost the whole strength
of the county of Haddington. The line proposed is from
the North British Railway at Linton to Haddington.
The reports of the progress on the Great Southern and
Western works are favourable, and the great tunnel
under the barracks at Cork, which will be nearly a mile
in length, will shortly be commenced.
The London and North-Western Company intend to
entirely reconstruct their Liverpool station, in conse-
quence of the immense traffic carried on, and the inade-
quacy of the present accommodation. The station is to
be enlarged to a great extent, and the expense is esti-
mated at 300,0001.—Railway Herald.

REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORN
TRADE.
The sharp frost experienced during the week has been
favourable for thrashing; and the sowing of Wheat hav-
ing previously been nearly brought to a close, we may
expect increased supplies of grain from tae growers.
We have now arrived at a period of the year when,
under ordinary circumstances, the trade usually becomes
dull; farmers having to pr,,vide for their Christmas
rents, &c., generally supply the markets liberally in De
cember, and merchants and millers are, perhaps, less
inclined to add to their stocks about this period than any
other time during the whole year. Under these circum-
stances it is not improbable that a temporary reaction to
a moderate extent may occur in prices; but we must
confess that we do not much expect anything like a re-
duction of consequence either in prices of wheat
Of spring corn. Our principle reason for coming
to the conclusion that quotations of wheat are not
likely to give way, is the fact that the deliveries
from the growers have been on so liberal a scale since
harvest as to give rise to a well founded doubt whether
farmers will be very anxious to part freely with what
they may still have on hand, except at high terms. We
showed not long ago, by giving a comparative table of
the quanties sold at the towns which furnish the returns
for compiling the averages, that the deliveries in Sep-
tember, October, and November, in 1846, had greatly
exceeded those of the corresponding three months in
lii4s. This alone would be sufficient to lead to the be-
lief that farmers at present hold less than at this time
last year ; but when it is remembered that in the au-
tumn of 1845 an enormous quantity of the very produc-
tive crop of the preceding year was left on hand, whilst
this season—though the harvest was nearly a month
earlier than usual—the old stocks of home grown Wheat
were so reduced as to render it necessary to commence
upon the new almost immediately, the supposition that
the quantity in farmer's hands is decidedly small is
greatly strengthened. This view of the matter may be
regarded as somewhat vague, and we regret that, in the
absence of statistical information, we cannot put it in a
more definite form ; but wherever returns of the quan-
ties delivered are kept, they tend to prove that our in-
ference is correct. In confirmation of which we crave
reference to the following statement, giving the—
RETURN OF WHEAT DELIVERED IN WISRECH MARKET.
rs.
From 27th Aug. to the 19th Nov. 1844 722,,236a
f,
From 26th Aug. to the 18th Nov. 1845 49,9821 '
From 25th Aug. to the 17th Nov. 1846 97,822
Excess over 1844, 25,5851 qrs. Ditto over 1845,
47,8321 qrs.
The somewhat discouraging advices from Mark lane
of Monday last have had less effect on the trade at the
leading provincial markets than is usually the case. At
Liverpool, on Tuesday, business was even lively, owing
to a continued demand for the coarser sorts of wheat,
meal, &c., for shipment to Ireland. Wheat of all de-
scriptions was quoted 2d. per 701bs. dearer than on that
day week, and for Indian corn enormously high prices
were paid. Later in the week the inquiry for the former
article rather increased, and a further enhancement of
2d. per bushel was established, whilst for Indian corn

60s. and upwards was paid. The exports From Liver-
pool to Ireland, and the very great falling off in the sup-
plies from the sister isle to that port, have caused
a rapid reduction in the stocks there, notwith-
.. - ,riNnorta of bread stud's f--^r,
'eel the immediate effect of the Irate ‘Ab.k
has been less animated ; but, with the exception of a
decline of Is. per qr. at some of the towns in the agri-
cultural districts, where the supplies have for the mo-
ment slightly exceeded the quantity required for present
use, no reduction has occurred in quotations.
By our advices from Scotland, we learn that a consi-
derable quantity of snow had fallen, and that the frost
had been severe. Outdoor work had therefore wholly
ceased, and farmers having been busily employed
thrashing, to obtain fodder for their cattle, good sup-
plies of corn had been brought forward. At Edinburgh,
on Wednesday, business in wheat was rather dull, but
prices were not quoted lower, and oats were, if any-
thing, the turn dearer. The accounts from Glasgow of
the same date are of a more animated character, the first
named article being quoted fully as high as on that day
se'nnight, and barley and oats each 6d. to Is. per boll
dearer.

From Ireland, we learn that the inquiry for all descrip-
tions of provisions had continued very active, and that
the fall which took place in the value of Indian corn in
November had again been recovered. The supplies of
grain from the farmers had, we are informed, scarcely
kept pace with the local demand ; hence very little was
being shipped to England ; indeed, when we state that
the price of oatmeal is higher in some parts of Ireland
than that of wheaten flour here, we do not see how we
can expect arrivals from thence.
The greater part of the 15,192 qrs. of wheat received
coastwise arrived in the early part of the week ; and
nearly the whole having gone direct into the hands of
the millers, the quantity exhibited at Mark-lane has
been comparatively trifling. The receipts from the
east coast have, however, sufficed for the immediate
!wants of the town millers, who have, consequently,
had little occasion to purchase in the market ; and
unimportant as has been the supply brought forward
yit land carriage samples from the home counties,
has proved fully equal to the demand. On the
other hand, factors- have manifested no anxiety to
and
press business ; the few sales effected on Wednes-
day and Friday weclosed at terms quite as high as
those current in theregbeginning of the week. The Eng-
lish Wheat havin
comeu to hand in good con-
dition, there has not baeennaymwecchannecessity to employ old
foreign for mixing •
consequently, report
no improvement, either in the demandccnde for or value of
the finer kinds of the latter.
free foreiga have been in rather live n arY qualities' of
reggest for ship!