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London, England, 1845-12-15 00:00:00

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FLANDERS, DUTCH, AND HAM-
BURGH MAILS.
THE HAGUE, DEC. 11.—In the sitting of the Second
Chamber of the States General to-lay, the cents al sec-
tion brought up its report on the project of law for the
issue of paper currency to replace the old paper currency,
in circulation in the kingdom. It appears from the re-
port that a great number of the Members have expressed
their desire that it should be mentioned that the expla-
nations given by the Minister of Finance in the general
Committee have been received with pleasure, and that
most of the objections made in the sections to the pro-
ject of law are obviated by the information and the ex-
planations given by the Government ; so that the fa-
vourable opinion expressed in the previous report had
been strengthened and confirmed. The report observes,
that it appears that the penal does not sufficiently pro-
vide against the crime of forgery of paper currency ;
that in the explanatory memorial accompanying the pro-
ject of law, Article 139 cf the penal code is quoted as
applicable to this crime, but most of the Members think
that it is not applicable, because when the penal code was
enacted there was no paper currency in the kingdom ;
they therefore think it absolutely necessary that there
sheuld be a special enactment against such forgery. The
Chamber then discussed the project of law relative to paper
currency, which, after a very long debate, was passed by a
majority of 49 to 6; the Government, at the suggestion
of several Members, having added to the eighth article a
paragraph against forgery.
THE HAGUE, DEC. 12.—T0-day the Second Chamber
discussed the project of law relative to the Treasury
bonds issued by virtue of the law of April 20, 1834.
After a long debate, it was agreed to by a majority of
34 to 21.
In the answers to the observations of the sections on
the proiect of law for modifying the ninth chapter of the
budget of the expenditure (National Debt), it appears
that the Government announces that it will shortly give
an account of the course and of the results of the measure,
the object of which was the reduction of the interest of
the debt. At the same time it will lay before the States-
General a project of law for prolonging the time for the
issue of bonds at 4 per cent. interest. The Government
is already able to give the assurance that the amount of
this issue will be much less than was presumed when the
law for the conversion was passed.
G HONING EN, DEC. B.—The thunder-storm which passed
over this city en the evening of Wednesday, the 3d of
this month, was attended with several remarkable cir-
cumstances. During the day the sky was covered with
thick, dark clouds. From seven to nine o'clock there
were some showers of hail, and about half-past nine the
storm came on, and a flash of lightning of the most in-
tense brilliancy was followed instantaneously by a tre-
mendous clap of thunder, with a shower of hail. It was
feared that the steeple of St. Martin's Church was struck,
but it was found, on examination, that no damage was
done, the sacred edifice having been saved by the con-
ductor, along which the lightening was seen to play for
some time. In the country about 200 sheep, terrified by
the glare of the lightning and the total darkness which
followed, ran wild and fell into the ditches, where they
were drowned.
BRUSSELS, DEC. 12.—The arrival of ships with car-
goes of corn continue. There arrived at Antwerp, yes-
terday, six ships from Odessa, and four from Marseilles.
We have received' private letters from St. Thomas,
Guatemala, dated the 15th October, which announce
the arrival of the brig Jena. They also state that M.
T. Kent de Rodenbrock, Commissioner-General to the
Government of Central America, was in the colony.
The sanitory state of the colony was satisfactory.
BRUSSELS, DEC. 13.—The Chamber of Representa-
tives was engaged yesterday, and the day before, in
discussing the project of law relative to the entrepots.
Articles 29 to 60 were adopted, and the second vote was
fixed for Monday.
The papers contain numerous accounts of subscrip-
tions and plans for the relief of the poor, both in the
cities and the country.
DUTCH FUNDS.—AmirrEaDam, DEc. 12.
Money. Bills.
Actual Debt, 212 per Cent •
kitto, 3 per Cent ••••••••• • • • • • • • • • 72% 73
Ditto, 4 per Cent.. ••••• • • • • •••• •• • • 94 % 95
Amort Syndic, 4% per Cent ••••• • • • • • 994 99%
Ditto, 312 per Cent ••.•••••• • • • • • • • 89% 90%
Commercial Company, 412 per Cent .• 159 159%
East India Loan, 4 per Cent..........
Exchange on London, at sight •••• • • • • 12 17 5
Two months.• ••••••• •• .• .• 12 07 5
On Hamburgh, at sight • • 35 50
Two months.. •. 35 18 78
On Paris ................-
Two months. ••••••• • • • • • • •
—Dutch Papers. Dec. 13.
HAMBURGLI BORSENHALLE, DEC. 12.
Bills. Money.
kustrian 5 per Cents . ..... . • .... 113
Bank Shares ........................ 1620
Anglo-Russian Loan .• ••••••• • • • .. • • les% 105
Russian 5 per Cent., Ilamb. Certificate. 10312 102%
Ditto lit series Inscription. •••••• • • • • • 10412
Ditto, hops and Co., 3d and 4th series.• 99
Ditto, in Certificate • • • • • • • • • • • • " • • •'—
New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. •• • 91
Ditto Stieglitz • • • ••• • • 90 89%
Spanish New 5 per Cent ••••••• • • • • • • • 20% 20%
Ditto 3 per Cent ..... •• • • 31
Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2% per Cent..
Dutch Actual Debt, 212 per Cent •• • 5914 59
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Polish New 4 per Cent. Man, 1544. •• . 83
Anglo-Danish Loau, 3 per Cent ••• • • • 86 55
National Bank Shares •••••••• • • • • .• • •

BELGIAN FUNDS..—BRUSSELS, DEc. 13.
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, 1840 .•••• • ••• ••
Ditto, ditto, 1842 •• • • • • •• • •• • . • • . • • •. 101
Ditto, 1844... ••• • • • • ..... ••• 98%
Ditto, 1836.. ••..•••• • • • • • • ••• • • •
Ditto, 1838 .• ••..• • • . • •• • ...... •.. 74%
Ditto of the City, 1832 • • •
Ditto, 1843
Bank of 13e1gium• •• • • • •• • • • • • •• •• • • • . • • 778
-Brussels Papers, DEC. 14.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—SIENNA, Dm 6.
5 per Cent. Metalliques• • • • • • • • • • • • .• 111%
4 per Cent. ditto • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 103%
3 per Cent. ditto • .
Loan, 1834
Ditto, 1838 •••••••••••••
Bank Shares • • • . • • •.. • • • •
Esterhazy's Loan •• • • •• • • • .• • •
RAILWAYS.
The Northern, or Ferdinand
Glo,„fgnitz ....... .. • •
Vienna—Milan . • • • • • •
Leghorn • • ..... •••• • • •
Sienna. ..... .......
Grosetto •• • • .•••• • • • • •
Oldenburg • •
Postoja • • • • ............
Zeitunz, Dec. 9

...... 161
...... 122

181
129%
▪ . . 11614
10i%
99
98
▪ .

A QUEER COUNTRY.—A genuine Cockney, who
had never before been beyond the sound of Bow bells, having
occasion, a few days ago, to pay an official visit to the neigh-
bourhood of Glossop, in this county, thus describes the
Derbyshire scenery :—" Huge mountains scowled upon us
from all sides, and cataracts of water fell with fearful velocity,
while the wind howled with such terrific fury round the
rugged rocks, that, imagining he was in the wilds of North
America," he posted bac to London with all imaginable
haste.— Derbyshire Courier.
ANOMALOUS FACT.—A letter may be received from
Bedford at Paris before a letter from Bedford arrives at
Shefford, being only nine miles from the Bedford post-office.
—Bedford Mercury.
EXTRAORDINARY ERUDITION.—ID the window of a
shop at Lockwood, near Huddersfield, is the following curious
specimen of the march of intellect, copied verbatim :—" Bootee
an Shoose sowld heare and Old Cloths woolesaille and retaile
by J, Oldfield."—Leeds Intelligencer.
STRAND SESSIONS.—A CENTENARIAN.--At the
above sessions application was made on the part of a person
of the name of Harris, a housekeeper, living in Holywell-
street, Strand, for a remission of the parish rates, on the
ground of the applicant being 105 years of age. The col-
lector of St. Clement Danes stated that on account of the
great age of the applicant he was relieved evaT quarter. The
Chairman said that he could not think of taking a rate from a
person so advanced in years.
GOOSEBERRIES AT CHRISTMAS.—There is at pre-
sent growing in the garden of Mr. John M‘Kay, Doura, parish
of Kilwinning, a gooseberry bush which is bearing its second
crop this season. The be!ries are well formed, though dimu-
naive ; yet, if not nipped by the chilling breath of John
Frost, they promise fair to come to maturity about Christ-
mas, and thus enable their proprietor to grace his board on
that festive occasion with the unseasonable but not unwelcome
delicacy of a gooseberry tart.—Ayr Adertiser.
EARLY HOURS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.---In the
days of William 111. the House of Commons was accustomed
to sit at nine o'clock in the morning!
SOUTHAMPTON.—ELECTIONEERING MOVEMENTS.—
We understand that, owing to the near prospect of a dissolu-
tion of Parliament, Mr. Beste, of Botleigh Grange, is about
to issue his address to the constituency of Southampton, in
accordance with the resolutions of the Reform Protection
and Registration Association, and with the requisition pre-
sented to him last year. From what we know of Mr. Beste,
we are assured that no energy or exertion will be wanting
on his part to secure the triumph of those principles which
have recommended him to the Liberal Electors of South-
ampton.—Hampshire Independent.
HONESTY HEWARDED.—A purse, containing 151.
in notes, which was advertised last week as having been
found some time ago, between Grantham and Gonerby, by a
poor woman of the name of Carrington, has been owned by
Mr. Bradford, of Stonesby. It appears that he lost the
purse on his way to Newark Fair, and on its being returned
to him he very liberally presented the tinder with the sum of
51.—Lincolnshire Chronicle.
The prisoners in Springfield gaol, who are com-
mitted for trial at the next assizes, some of whom have been
upwards of five months in custody, are, it seems, greatly
disappointed to find that they are not to be tried before
March, and several of the most desperate among them last
week determined to make a daring effort to fight their way
out of the prison. The governor, being apprised of their
design, took prompt measures to frustrate it ; but on Sunday
morning last the prisoners resisted, and refused to obey the
order given for removing one of them out of one yard into
another, putting themselves in open defiance of the prison
authorities. The judicious steps taken by the governor, how-
ever, rendered resistance futile, and the insubordinates were
reduced to submission without personal violence. Although
some of them were outrageous in their conduct, they at once
abandoned their scheme as impracticable, and have since
conducted themselves in a quiet and orderly manner.—
Chelmsford Chronicle.
WRECK.—Some days ago, a piece of a wreck, appa-
re ltly that of a boat, was seen near the north-eastern extremity
of Skye, not far from some drowned cattle which the boat had
p •ebably contained. It is known that the Rev. Mr. Murray,
lately inducted to the church and parish of Shieldaig, Apple-
cross, was about to sail from Harris, with some cattle, a few
days previous. His course lay in the vicinity of the wreck,
ald as he has not since been heard of, fears are entertained
that the reverend gentleman was in the ill-fated vessel.—ln-
rerness Courier.

WIGTONSUIRE.-Thi3 county has been visited
with a great deal of thunder and lightning for the last week
or ten days. On Wednesday evening last, a farmer of the
nAnt3 of Buden, in Stoneykirk parish, had a cow find
a stirk killed by the electric fluid. Mr. Buden and
his wife bad a narrow escape • themselves—the hearth-
stone of the fire-place at which they were seated having
been split by the fluid that came down the chimney.—Ayr
Observer.
OPetuno ilia Porn.-- The Kilkenny Corporation
adopted, yesterday, a memorial to the Queen, in favour of
opening th,•i ports. The address, which is an admirable
document,, was agreed to unanimously.—Dublin Pilot of
Webs*:

THE PRIZE CATTLE-SHOW.

I His Royal Highness Prince Albert henoured the Prize
Cattle-Show with a visit on Saturday afternoon.
The Prince left Osborne House, in company with her
Majesty, at nine o'clock on Saturday morning, and
cros,ing in the Fairy steam yacht to Gosport, travelled
thence by a special trainlon the South-Western Railway.
At the Farnborough station her Majesty alighted, and
proceeded to Windsor Castle direct. Prince Albert,
attended by Major-General Bowater and Mr. G. E.
Anson, came on to Nine Elms, and arrived at the Horse
Bazaar, in King-street, in one of the royal carriages,
shortly after one o'clock.
The Duke of Richmond, the president, Lord Port-
man, one of the trustees, and several of the stewards of
the club had previously arrived, in order to attend the
Prince through the exhibition. Major-General Wemyss
also reached the Bazaar about one o'clock, by appoint-
ment, to meet his Royal Highness.
Upon the arrival of the Prince he was received by the
Duke of Richmond and the other officers of the club.
His Royal Highness greeted both the Noble Duke and
Lord Portman very cordially, and having exchanged sa-
lutations with the vice-presidents, at once proceeded
into the cattle-yard.
A rumour of the Prince's intention to visit the "show"
having gone abroad, the exhibition was very much
crowded during the morning, and with that which we
fear we must term the " customary" politeness of
English spectators, the very entrance to the yard was
densely packed with a gaping multitude for some time
previous to the arrival of his Royal Highness. To such
an extent did this vulgar—we will not call it "loyal "
curiosity prevail, that when the Duke of Richmond led
his Royal Highness to the gate through which the
visitors were admitted, it required the united aid of about
half-a• dozen policemen to obtain a passage scarcely
more than a yard square. The Prince once fairly in the
exhibition, the crowd, no longer stationary, dogged his
footsteps so closely, and hemmed him in at every point in
so complete a manner, that it was a matter of the utmost
difficulty for his Royal Highness to observe with anything
like comfort the points and peculiarities of a single animal.
And here let us remark that the crowd of whom we speak
was composed of that class for whom the exhibition may
be supposed to have least interest. The farmers and
butchers were most respectful in their demeanour
to his Royal highness, while among the foremost to
place themselves in direct contiguity with the Prince,
evidently greatly to his annoyance, were certain civic
officials, whose desire to place themselves in juxta-posi
tion with royalty, had, we doubt not, more to do with
their presence at the cattle show than any other feeling.
The bulk of the crowd consisted of that class of visitors
usually abounding at popular exhibitions in London,
and observations such as —" Oh, there he is ! See how
he smiles I He knows his own beast ; I told you he
would !"—greeted the ear in all directions.
The Prince first examined, as well as the difficulties
with which he was beset allowed him, the oxen in the
first and second classes, proceeding thence to the sheep
and pig yards ; in the latter the Prince was so sur
rounded and pressed on, that several of his attendants
were separated from him, and Major-General Wenayss
and Mr. G. E. Anson here gave up all hope of accom-
panying his Royal Highness further.
After walking through the gallery and inspecting the
collection of implements there deposited, his Royal High-
ness returned to the cattle-yard, and made another
effort, rather more successful in the result, to view the re-
mainder of the animals. The Prince inspected minutely Mr.
Fouracre's oxen, both of which have gained high prizes this
year, and also Mr. Trinder's heifer, to which the gold medal
was awarded. This beast has been modelled on a small
scale by a young man named Walter, of Abingdon. The
animal is taken in a recumbent position, and when the
Prince arrived at that part of the exhibition, the beast
was lying down. The artist was in attendance with a
cast of his model in white wax, and his Royal Highness,
observing it, took the same into his hand, and comparing
it with :he original, complimented the young man on the
cleverness of its execution We confess to an impres-
sion at this moment that the Prince felt more " at home "
while criticising the work of art than in examining the
respective merits of the oxen in the yard.
His Royal Highness completed his inspection about
half-past two o'clock, and having thanked the Duke of
Richmond, Lord Portman, and the Vice-Presidents of
the club, for their obliging attention, took his departure
immediately afterwards for the Paddington terminus
of the Great Western Railway, en route for Windsor
Castle.

His Excellency Count Reventlow, the Hon. H. Pierre-
pont, and Mr. Richard Lambert Jones, were among those
whom we observed in the yard during his Royal. High-
ness's visit.

The exhibition closed on Saturday night, and the ani-
mals will be removed in the course of this day.

THE LATE HIGH TIDE.

SHEERNESS, DEC. 12.—An event, which had well nigh
proved destructive to an immense quantity of Govern-
ment property, occurred here last night about half-past
11 o'clock, by the rising of the tide to an unusual height,
aggravated by a stiff north wester which was blowing at
the time. Providentially the breeze gradually lulled ere
the tide had reached its greatest height, otherwise the
damage must have been immense. The sea walls of the
dockyard were completely overflowed, the water over
the south wall rushing into the fitting basin and raising
its waters to within a foot of the top of the walls. Over
the north wall the sea beat furiously, encircling 'the
superintendent's offices and boat-house, and meeting
with the water rushing in at the North Camber, it
floated everything in the way, dashing all the boats on
the landing of the Camber, which were previously high
and dry, to pieces. On this wall the greatest injury has
been inflicted ; for along its whole extent, from the South
to the North Camber, some 200 yards, it has in some
manner or other given way, and been separated from the
embankment to the breadth of a foot in some places,
and to the depth of ten or twelve feet. This is the
extent of the fissure on the surface, below it is more
extensive, presenting.here and there deep chasms. The
African steamer, which was lashed alongside the east
side of the Camber, sustained considerable damage to her
larboard paddle-box, but was ultimately hauled into the
middle of the Camber, where she rode in safety. One
of the docks, in which is the Dido refitting, was flooded
by the water rushing over the top of the gates ; the
other dock in this situation was not flooded, its entrance
being secured by a caison. Farther to the north the
sea wall on the Ordnance ground is safe, though the sea
is stated to have beat most furiously on this point,
which is much exposed, and rushing through the sally-
port adjoining, extended its waters to the Admiralty
House. In the fitting basin, as may be imagined, the
greatest danger was to be apprehended, but from the
zealous and able management of the master-attendant,
and the providential abatement of the waters, all was
kept in safety there. That fine steamer, the Samson,
was first hauled off from the edge of the basin and
secured ; afterwards the Brilliant, Havannah, Bit-
tern, and Viper were secured, but a few more
inches of water, and a continuance of the gale, would
have landed them all on the walls. The docks opening
into the basin were not flooded. The ships in the har-
bour and " in ordinary" stood to their moorings, and the
sight by the moonlight to the spectator on the shore was
grand and imposing in the extreme. Further up the
Medway the water broke over the walls, and flooded the
marshes and ditches in that direction, preventing all in-
tercourse with Queensborough by the river side. Along
the Thames, again, the waters heeded no embankments,
but dashed furiously over the highest parts of the sea-
walls, deluging the low grounds as far as the Hill of
Minster. '1 he sea also broke in, and flooded the exten-
sive excavations going on for the new fortifications,
deluging the deep fosse which is now forming along the
sea-wall of the new works, long before the proper period,
and doubtless much to the loss of the contractor.

FEARFUL STEAM-BOAT COLLI-
SION ON THE RIVER.
At ten minutes to five o'clock on Saturday evening, as
the Emerald steam-packet was proceeding on her way
from London to Gravesend, her captain (J. Pinder) ob-
served a large steam -vessel directly a-head of him, corn-
ing up the river. As she approached he and his men in
the bow of the Emerald hallooed out, but the steamer
kept in the same track. Captain Pindar's order to port
the helm was scarcely obeyed when the Emerald was
struck on her larboard quarter just before the paddle-
box, by the bow of the other vessel, which proved to be
the John Bull, Hamburgh packet. The paddle-box and
quarter of the Emerald were stovein, and the funnel was
cast down with a tremendous crash, producing a shock
throughout the vessel which, in the after-cabin, where
the writer of this notice was at the moment, flung the
passengers from their seats, and tumbled over and
amongst them the tables and everything thereon.
The confusion and dismay which followed is
indescribable. A rush was made to the cabin
door, b. tic the passage was blocked up by all
attempting to force their way up the stairs to the deck.
A cry of " Bring up the women ! Bring up the women
from the deck, added to the alarm and confusion, but at
length, owing to the self-possession of some of the gen-
tlemen and a few of the ladies, who made way and held
.back, the whole of the cabin passengers were on deck
in a minute and a half after the collision took place.
There the scene was terrific. The Emerald was believed
to be going down. The John Bull's bow was apparently
wedged into her larboard quarter, and the bowsprit of
that vessel, which was over the fore-deck of the Emerald,
was endeavoured to be reached by several of the male
passengers of the latter. Some succeeded in getting
into the John Bull in this way, and more clambered up
her bows. At this time both steamers had let off their
steam, and were drifting down with the tide. In their
state of entanglement they came athwart the bow of a
brig that lay at anchor nearly opposite Greys, but close
to the Kentish shore. The collision with the brig increased
the danger of the steamers, particularly the Emerald,
whose larboard cabins were stove in by the brig's bow-
sprit, which broke off in the collision and her fore-
topmast fell forward with all its gear, breaking in its
fall the right arm of one, and the left arm of another
gentleman, on the deck of the Emerald, both of whom
as it would seem, attempted to get into the brig when
the vessels came in contact. The three vessels were now
entangled together, and the alarm on board of each was
perhaps equal. At length the Jelin Bull tell off from
the Emerald, whose anchor had now been dr( pped, anti
the Railway steamer, on her way from 131ackwall to
Gravesend, came alongside the brig, and the passengers
of the Emerald, except those who got on board the John
Bull, were taken off by her and landed at Gravesend.
Two men, in the first shock, were thrown overboard, but
they were picked up. Each party blames the other for
the collision. The Emerald was not, it is said, in her
proper track with a going down tide, and, on the other
hand, it is averred that the John Bull was not only not
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light up is certain, but the evening was moonlight, and
there was no fog, and each vessel could, undoubtedly,
with proper management, have avoided the other.

The Earl of Aberdeen left town on Saturday afternoon
for Brighton.