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London, England, 1845-01-30 00:00:00

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FOREIGN.

On Sunday evening their Majesties the King and
Queen of the French received the Marquis de Dal-
matie, the Counts de Bondy, de la Villegontier, and
de Salvandy, and MM. Vatout and Sapey.
The company of the French Opera on Tuesday
evening were to perform the opera of La Melte
before the Court at the Tuileries.
The Globe says :—" We learn that after the sit-
ting of the Deputies on Monday, the King, sur-
rounded by his family, declared his perfect concur-
rence in the policy of his Cabinet, and fully approved
of the resolution of his Ministers to continue in the
management of public affairs, at the head of a com-
pact and convinced majority which nothing can dis-
unite!"
The Constitutionnel gives the following analysis
of the Members of the Chamber of Deputies on the
occasion of the vote of Monday. The votes amounted
to 418 ; Members present who abstained from voting,
9 - absentees, 27 ; places not represented, by reason
of deaths, resignations, or annulments of returns,
5 ; making together, 459, the total number of the
Chamber.
A convict, named Georges, who had murdered a
sentinel whilst the latter was endeavouring to prevent
him from making his escape from the Bagne, was
executed at Brest en the 18th, pursuant to sentence.
Three thousand convicte were drawn out to witness
his execution. After the passing of the sentence
Georges evinced great repentance, and devoted himself
assiduously to religious duties.
The lena, 90-guns, launched.in 1844 at Brest, is at
present being remodeled, as well as the Jupiter, 90-
guns, launched in 1831. The Bieuveillante, 60-gun
frigate, has been condemned, and two new sailing
frigates will be launched this year—the Clorinde at
Cherbourg, and the Pomone at Lorient. Seven Go-
vernment steamers are also to be completed this year.
It results from new observations that the comet re-
cently discovered at Berlin will be visible to the naked
eye in February next, being then distant from the
earth only 6,000,000 of leagues (about 15,000,000 of
miles. It diameter is estimated at 7,000,000 of
leagues, or 2,500 leagues larger than the earth.
Messrs. Vacquerie and Meurice, the translators of
the " Antigone" of Sophocles, having dedicated their
work to the King of Prussia, his Majesty has just
sent to them through Baron de Humboldt two large
gold medals, with an autograph letter, in which his
Majesty states that he offers the medals "as a
souvenir, the only value of which is that of reminding
them of a country where an attempt has been made
to render public homage to the powerful genius and
immortal glory of Sophocles." The King adds :
" The composition of Antigone,' which you have
had the merit of bringing out in Paris, and to have
caused it to be applauded with emotion, exercises its
empire through ages and through all generations ; it
does this because, at once simple, sublime, and hu-
mane, it goes back to the eternal source of perfection
and moral grandeur."
The following is a statement of the number of
travellers between England and some of the conti-
nental ports, in 1842, 1843, and 1844. In 1842
Boulogne, 48,254; Havre, 23,471 ; Dieppe, 3,199;
Calais, 20,728 ; Ostend, 13,780; in all, 109,432. In
1843—Boulogne, 56,868 ; Havre, 21,380; Dieppe,
5,631 ; Calais, 19,079; Ostend, 13,857 ; Antwerp,
9,677 ; total, 126,492. In 1844—Boulogne, 75,790;
Havre, 19,477; Dieppe, 9,323 ; Calais, 18,563 ;
Ostend, 22,472; Antwerp, 7,308; total, 153,034.
A letter of Jan. 10, from Arsendal (Norway),
speaks of a violent storm, which suddenly arose about
ten o'clock on the Saturday before, accompanied by a
heavy fall of snow. The tempest ceased about twelve,
and the air became warm as summer. About three in
the morning four shocks of an earthquake were felt,
and the last was acco.npanied by a detonation. About
seven in the morning the cold which existed before
returned. This is the seventh time that shocks of an
earthquake have been felt within eighteen months in
that part of the country.
116&W AND PDXACCISI.
Great complaints were made at the Middlesex
sessions, both by the bar and jury, of the excessive
coldness of the Court, the draughts in which were so
great that the foreman of the jury inquired if it was
the intention of the magistrates to erect a " windmill"
in the Court. The Court was engaged the whole day
in trying cases of larceny.
At Bow-street Charles White, a copper-plate
printer, was placed at the bar before Mr. Twyford,
by Pocock, an officer of the F division, charged with
stealing eighty-six engraved copper-plates, the pro-
perty of Mr. Henry Colville, of 11, Tavistock-street,
Covent-garden, his employer. He was stopped by
the police with the property in his possession. He
was fully committed.
Charles Clapperton, cab-driver, was summonel to
the Morlborough-street Police-court, by the Soeiety
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, for cruelty
to a horse. The horse was in a dreadful condition
from wounds in various parts, and on the shoulders.
In order to conceal the animal's sores, a martingale was
put on, which kept the collar down, and covered the
wounds, but added greatly to the torture of the un-
fortunate beast. The driver, in defence, said he had
told his master that he objected to take the horse out
in such a condition. His master had told him either
to go out with the horse or to leave his service. The
owner of the horse was stated to be Samuel Coley,
Marlborough-road, Chelsea. Mr. Hardwick in-
flicted the fine of 40s. and costs, with the remark that
the master ought to pay it.
At Marylebone yesterday John Robinson was
charged with seriously injuring and attempting to
stab Souter, 212 D, who, from the injury which he
had nceived, was so lame as to render it a matter of
some difficulty for him to step into the witness-box.
Mr. Rawlinson committed the prisoner for one month,
and made some remarks upon the bad state of the
law, which empowered a Magistrate to send an
offender for two months for an assault upon a female
individual ; while, for attacking a constable, no more
than one month's imprisonment could be inflicted.
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John Humphries, toll-collector at the turnpike on
the road bet% een Woolwich and Greenwich, appeared
at the Woolwich-office, to answer two complaints of
a fly-driver named Harper—first, for an assault; and,
second, with demanding the toll twice over. The
case was clearly proved, and the turnpikeman was
fined 21s.

COURT—rassxorran
The Earl and Countess De Grey have repaired
to Bath from Wrest Park, Bedfordshire.
The Earl and Countess Cowper have returned to
Pansanger, from visiting the Earl and Countess De
Grey at Wrest Park.

The Earl and Countess of Balcarris are staying at
Haigh Hall, Wigan, Lancashire, where Lord Lind-
say has arrived from Leamington Spa.
The Earl and Countess of Cawdor and family are
expected in South Audley-street early in March,
from Stackpole Court, Pembrokeshire.
Lord and Lady Clarina and family have arrived at
the family seat, Elm Park, county Limerick.
Lord Southampton has arrived at the Clarendon
Hotel from Whittlebury Lodge, Northamptonshire,
where the Noble Lord has been entertaining a suc-
cession of visitors during the hunting season.
Lord Edward Howard left town on Monday last
on a tour.

Lord and Lady Kilmaine have arrived at his Lord-
ship's seat, Neale Park, Ballinrobe, county Mayo.
'The Right Hon. Sir F. Adam, G.C.B. has re-
turned to town from a visit to the Earl of Albemarle,
Quiddenham Hall, Norfolk.

Mr. and Mrs. George Palmer have arrived in
Lowndes-street, Belgrave-square, from Essex.

111180M3a.AJWINOIIIII.
The statue of King George IV., at King's-cross,
erected some years since, from the design and uncleer
the superintendence of a gentleman named Geary, is
now being rased to the ground. This unfortunate
statue has always been a subject of ridicule.
Lord Montague is not so seriously indisposed as
was erroneously stated. The Noble Lord's health has
not been, perhaps, so good as could be desired, and,
from having always derived great benefit by his visits
to Leamington Spa, he continues to prolong his sojourn
there.
At a Court of the Governors of Christ's Hospital,
held on Tuesday, the President, Mr. Alderman
Thompson, M.P., being in the chair, an honourable
testimony of the approbation of the Court was unani-
mously voted to 11. r. Hugo Daniel Harper, 8.A., of
Jesus College, Oxford, a former scholar and exhibi-
tioner of the Hospital, on his having recently been
placed alone in the first class of mathematical honours
in the University, and having also attained a place in
the second class of classical honours.
We are requested to state that E. P. Hingston, who
was convicted of stealing two books, the property of
Edward Sandford, and was described in our
report of
the Middlesex Sessions,as a student of King's College,
and as having held the honourable office of physicians'
assistant at the King's College Hospital, never has
been a student at King's College, nor has ever filled
the situation of physicians' assistant at the hospital.

THE LATE ALLEGED MURDER ADM SUICIDE AT
LAHBlTH.—Yesterday Mr. W. Carter, commenced an
inquiry at the Henry the Eighth, High-street, Lambeth,
respecting the death of Dinah Kemble, aged fifty-seven
years, who, it was alleged, died from the violence of her
son, who is now in custody ou a charge of murder ; but
the inquiry was subsequently adjourned for further
evidence.
THE GAME-LAWS.—A public meeting is to be held
in the County Hall, Aylesbury, on Monday next, against
the game-laws, and to adopt a petition to Parliament
for their repeal. Mr. Lee, of Hartwell-house to take
the chair. Mr. Bright, ALP.,
tion of attending. has announced his intoi-

A special meeting of the Proprietors was held yes.
terday, at two o'clock, in the Company's office, Burp-
yard, Bucklersbury, for the purpose of sanctioning
the application of stock, to the amount of 20,0001., in
aid of a proposed line of railway from the town of
Montreal, on the St. Lawrence, to Boston, or some
other port on the Atlantic, the line being understood
to pass through the eastern town lands, Mr. Robin-
son, the Governor, in the chair.
The Cuaiiimeri having, in a few words, explained
the object of the meeting,
Mr. CUMMINS, the Deputy Governor, proceeded to
read several letters from the Company's representa-
tive in America, Mr. Galt, impressing strongly upon
the Directors the absolute necessity of such a rail-
way, as their lands at present, whether cultivated or
waste, were at a nominal valuation ; and the settlers
were in such a state of heartless despondency from
the pressure of several unsuccessful years, that where
they could they were either thinking, or in course
of emigrating, to the westward. In such a
state of things the advance of 20,0001., even if
considered as a gift, would be their very best policy.
The House of Assembly had done nothing that called
for any particular remark, excepting, perhaps, the
grant of '250/. in aid of the preliminary expenses of
the line. The estimated expenses were 450,0001. ; out
of this sum 100,000/. might be obtained from Go-
vernment on the security of the Company's vine
lands in the province; the remaining 300,000/.
might be raised among the public generally. The
writer concluded by earnestly urging the expediency
of giving activity and energy to their lands by sup-
porting, as far as in them lay, the projected railway.
Mr. Cummins added, that in reply, the Directors
had authorised Mr. Galt toyield the sum of 20,000/.
conditionally, however—they requiring the sanction of
the Executive body in Canada, and of the general
body of Proprietors and of the Government at home, and
also adding that, unless the proposed line should meet
the approbation of Mr. Galt himself, he was in no
respect to pledge the Company.
A resolution in accordance with the above was
moved by Mr. Goma), who observed that the Com-
pany's affairs did not look so dismal after all, when,
as stated by their Commissioner, the traffic upon the
proposed line could be supposed at a yearly rate of
60,0001. He thought that, making every allowance
for the sanguine expectations and representations of
Mr. Galt, the line would be the very best thing they
had supported since they had been incorporated ; and
he would have great pleasure, therefore, in moving the
resolution, " That this meeting submit to the Court of
Directors to subscribe 20,0001. in stock to the proposed
railway from Montreal to some port on the Atlantic, the
line to pass through the eastern towns, subject to the
stipulations mentioned in the letter of the Directors
to the Commissioners in Canada."
Mr. CLARK seconded the resolution in an effective
speech, which was supported by other members, and,
after a few remarks from the CHAIRMAN, put and
carried unanimously.
After a vote of thanks to the Chair, the meeting
broke up.

SIR HumPnREY DAvy ON GUANO. —Amongst
solid substances used as manures, one of the most power-
ful is the dung of birds that feed on animal food, particu-
larly the dung of sea-birds. The guano which is used to
a great extent in South America, and which is the ma-
nure that fertilizes the sterile
plains of Peru, is a pro-
duction of this kind. It exists abundantly, as we are
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informed by M. Humboldt, on the small islands on the
South Sea, Chinche, no, Izae, and Arica. Fifty vessels
are laden with it annually at Chinche, each of which bar-
ries from 1,500 to 2,000 cubic feet. It is used as manure
only in very
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tllBfromosl. Itou appeared as a fine brown powder; it
nde s°thin
small quantities, and particularly for crops
Americae experi experiments
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specimens of
blackened by heat, and gave off strong ammonical fumes;
treated with nitric it afforded uric acid. In 1806 MM.
Fourcroy and Vauquein published an elaborate analysis
of guano. They state that it contains a fourth part of
its weight of uric acid, partly saturated with ammonia
and partly with potassa; some phosphoric acid combined
with the same basis, and likewise with lime. Small quan-
tities of sulphate and muriate of potassa, a little faulty
matter, and some quartoze sand.
Tim DUKE or WELLINGTON'S FORTIFICATIONS.—
The Herald and some of our Contemporaries affected
to discredit the information which we gave exclusively
on this subject in the last number of our Register. We
are enabled now to add materially to our former state-
ment. We believe it to be indisputable that the Duke
of Wellington has, for some years, so far back as Lord
Melbourne's Administration, contemplated the effective
fortification of the whole of the ports and harbours of
England, particularly on the south, as well as that of
London. The works are even now in progress at Devon-
port. When the facility with which the Nemesis steamer;
in the Chinese war, ran up rivers and creeks, almost un-
molested, is remembered, and when we have neighbours
not slow to apprehend or to follow an example ;—when
a high personage even talks openly of the exposure of
our own coast to an instantaneous and almost unper-
ceived advent of armed steamers, it cannot surprise any
one that the first strategist in the world should consider
the means of protecting his own country against such
attacks.—Historical Register of Saturday.
BEDFORD.—ROMANCE OP REAL LlFE.—Fifteen
years back a man belonging, to this town deserted his
wife and children, and no intelligence could be gleaned
of his whereabouts ever afterwards. The poor woman
struggled on, and supported herself and family until
about two years ago, when, taking for granted that her
husband was dead, she married a widower. Last week,
to her great surprise and to the discomfiture of her new
husband, she received a letter from her original partner,
requesting to meet him at a neighbouring town. Thither
she went and met him; he accompanied his wife and
friends to Bedford, when he made his conjugal
claims in
due form, and succeeded in winning her back. It is said
that the truant husband has been engaged in theatrical
pursuits during his mysterious absence.—Cambridge Ad-
vertiser,

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SMUGGLING AT noME AND ABROAD.---During
the last session Mr. flume proposed to bring, in a single
return, a complete list of all the establishment: formed
and supported for the purpose of putting down smug-
gling. It appears from the return that the cost of
these establishments, in 1842, was upwards of half a
million sterling, and that the value of the contraband
goods seized that year was about 3,0004 This is stop-
ping np the vent hole and opening the cock, for what
signify these trifling seizures in the presence of the
fourfact that
mil g
brandy and- tobacco
are every year smuggled into the three kingdoms ? In
France the service of the Custom-house costa upwards
millions sterling, of
the
chieflyvalue of between three and
of a million sterling, and employs 26,000 persons. This is
a complete army ; and yet. in 1842, the whole amount
of its seizures was not more than 20,0001 Each of the
18,000 searchers in the French Custom-house makes at
least ten searches a day, which gives a total of 180,000
a day for the whole kingdom, or of 65 thousand million
a year, producing the contemptible results above stated.
The Preventive Army of the German Customs' Union
costs 400,000/. a year ; so that taking England, France,
and the Zolleverein, the preventive force amounts to
50,000 men, and costs upwards of two million sterling.
Applying similar calculations to all the other States of
the European Continent, there results a total force of
about 200,000 men, costing some eight or nine millions
sterling, and seizing contraband goods of the value of
80,0001. or 100,0001.—Abridged from the Constitutionnel
DEATH OF ONE OF NELSONS VETERANS.--Tuesday
last Samuel Shergold, one of the partakers of Nelson's
glorious victories, died at Southampton, aged 82 years.
The o'd tar was 25 years in the Royal Navy prior to
1814, in which year he was paid off from the Royal
Geo] ge, at Plymouth. During that period he served
and r Nelson in no less than fourteen actions. For the
last five years he had been bed-ridden. Mr. Shergold
was father-in-law of Captain Coster, harbour-master of
this port.--. Kan t 3 Independen