The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-07 00:00:00

. • COURT CIRCULAR.-
WINDSOR, MONDAY. - The Queen and Prince
Albert walked in the Home Park and pleasure...!
grounds around the Castle in the early part of the
morning.
In the afternoon her Majesty and the Prince pro-
menaded on the Terrace and in the pleasure-grounds
i.
and Home Park.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Prince I
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice,
were taken their accustomed airings this morning.
The Austrian Ambassaior and the Countess Die-

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE
TATTERS A LL'S—YESTERDAY.
With the single exception of Pare, against whom IS
to 1 to nearly 20Q1., .the price quoted against the prin-
cipal favourites, were nominal. Business turned chiefly
upon Pantas 3, the Miss Whip colt, Collier, and Jingle-
pot, the odds laid against the first two being the same
we have returned below, against Collier 50 to 1, against
Jinglepot 1,000:s to
,I 5 and 20. Several offers to back
the Rebecca colt' (now called Annandale), but nearly all
the layers "full," and little or nothing dJne. The Ches•
ter Cup betting was confined to 1,000 to 20 against New-
court, 1,000 to 15 against Cabin Boy, a small bet at 50
to 1 against Dog Billy, and 50 even on 22 against the
field, and two or three others laid in private.
DERBY.
11 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Alarm
16 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Ides
18 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Pam—t. and aft. off:
18 to I agst.ColonelAnson's
30 to 1 stgst lord Chesterfield's Newsmonger
30 to I agst Mr. A. Johnstone's Annandale
35 to 1 ay,st Mr. Gully's Weatherbit—taken
35 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Old Eng and—taken
35 to 1 agst Duke ofßichmond's Laird o'-Cockpen—t
35 to 1 agst Mr. Most) n's Pantasa—taken
35 to 1 agst Mr. St. Paul's c out of Calypso's dam
—4O -to-.1 taken
35 to I agst Mr. Hesseltine's Fitzallen-40 to 1 t
40 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Collier-50 to I taken
40 to 1 agst Lord i'lasgow's Miss Whip colt—taken
50 to 1 agst Colonel Crailock', Jinglepot—taken
1000 to 15 agst.Mr. Feguson's Clear-the-way—taken
OAKS.

BATH, 1845.
The Somersetshire Stakes.
John o'Gaunt, aged—Discord, aged—Nawarth, aged
—Ajax, aged—Greenfinch, aged—Jack Sheppard, aged
—Discount, aged-11-na, aged—Mimic, aged—St. Law-
rence, aged—Fausta, aged—The Dean, aged—Play-
fellow, 6 yrs—Foxberry, 6 yrs—Roderick, 6 yrs—Tee-
totaller, 6 yrs—Captain Flathooker, 6 yrs—Coranna,
6 yrs—Devil-among-the-tailors, 6 yrs—Artful Dodger,
6 yrs—Counsellor, 6 yrs—Vitellius, 5 yrs—..lataract,
5 yrs—Agriculture, 5 yrs—Europa, 5 yrs—Temerity,
5 yrs—Pharoah, 5 yrs—Newcourt, 5 yrs—Semiseria,
5 yrs—Aurungzebe, 5 yrs--Subduer, 5 yrs—Glendower,
5 yrs—What, 5 yrs—Ben-y-ghlo, 5 yrs—Young Lo-
chinvar, 5 yrs—Comet, 5 yrs—Orion, 5 yrs—Lothario,
5 yrs—Seaport, 4 yrs—Red Deer, 4 yrs—Morpeth,
4 yrs—Seaweed, 4 yrs—c h by Ratcatcher, 4 yrs—
Corodino, 4 yrs—Mickey Free, 4 yrs—Foig-a-ballagh,
4 yrs—Pride of Kildare, 4 yrs—Pugilist, 4 yrs—Barri-
cade, 4 yrs—T'Auld Squire, 4 yrs—g by Mazeppa, 4 yrs
—Surety, 4 yrs—Obscurity, 4 yrs—Coal Black Rose,
4 yrs—All-round-my-hat, 4 yrs—Croton oil, 4 yes—
, Ninety-one, 4 yrs—h by Bubastes. 4 yrs—Strathsprey,
4 yrs—ldleness, 4 yrs—Midnight Star, 4 yrs—Emerald,
4 yrs—Vates, 4 yrs —Yheomun ac Knuck, 4 yrs—Jane,
4 yrs—Eclogue, 4 yrs—Sorella, 4 yrs—by Elis, out of
Delightful, 4 yrs—Bastion, 3 yrs—Wild Roe, 3 yrs—
Worthless, 3 yrs—Giantess, 3 yrs—Cabin Boy, 3 yrs—
Velox, 3 yrs—Sweetmeat, 3 yrs--Pug, 3 yrs—Plenitude,
3 yrs—Clumsy, 3 yrs--Miss Elis, 3 yrs—The Hermit,
3 yrs—Ould Ireland, 3 yrs—Seetitor, 3 yrs—Sister to
Devil-among-the-tailors, 3 yrs.

trichstein arrived at the Castle to-day, on a visit to
the Queen. The Earl of Aberdeen and Mr. Patrick
Fraser Tytler also arrived, on a visit to the Queen.
Mr. Barnard, her Majesty's Charge d'Affairs at
Coburg has left the Castle.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and
Lady Fanny Howard joined the royal circle at din-
ner to-(lay.
The Band of the Scots Fusilier Guards was in at-
tendance during dinner and performed the following
pieces :

Grand March, Lucia de Lamermoor,—Donizetti.
Overture, Der Freyschutz,—C. M. Von Weber.
Grand Fantasia, pour Clarionette, Oboe, and Basson,
—Neumann.
The Guards Polka,—Wright.
Dublin Waltzes,—Labietzki.
Her Majesty's private Band afterwards attended
and performed the remainder of the evening.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duke and
Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, arrived at Cam-
bridge House yesterday from Kew. Their Royal
Highnesses visited her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Gloucester in the evening at Gloucester House.
Lord Jocelyn had an interview with the Earl of
Dalhousie yesterday at the Office of the Board of
Trade.

20 to 1 agst. Mr.. B iwes's As-you-like-it—taken

INTELLIGENCE EXTRA.
LIVERPOOL, 1845.— WEDNESDAY.
The Mersey Stakes.of 25 -sous. each, 50 added, for two-
yrs-old.
Lord G. Bentiook's b f Princess Alice—Lord G. Ben-
tinck's b f Dawdle--.-Lord Eglinton's eh c Sotades—Lord
Eglinton's b c ado—Sir J. Gerard'., ch f Proserpinc
Mr. R. J. Mostyn's ch c Chartist—Sir R. Pigot's br f
by Pantaloon, out of Hor.oria=Mr. S. Standish's ch f
Amelia—Mr. Bell's Lute-string—Mr. J. O'Brien's 'I he
Traverser—Mr. W Jones's b f Luminary—Mr. Osbal-
deston's Sister to Devil-among-the-Tailors Mr.
Weatherall's b c Poynton—Mr.• W. Jones's b f Luminary
—Mr. Merry's br: by Don. John, out of Peri—Mr. G.
1-1. Moore's b f Amazon—Mr. Robinson's b f Jose
phine—Mr. E. L. Mostyn's b c by Phoenix, out of
L'Hirondelle—Mr. W. littlnsay's b c Inglewood—Mr.
Meiklam's hr c Andrew Brandy—Lord Stanley's b c
William Tull—Lord Westminster's br Sister to Auck-
land—Mr. P. R. Price's b c Kismet—Mr. H. Wormald's
ch c Brotker to Millepede.
The Tradesmen'ii Cup or Plate, value 200 soya., given
by the Tradesmen of Liverpool, with 100 sors. from
the fund, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 25
sovs. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared on or before
the sth of
The Duke of Kent, 3-yrs--Yheomun ac Knuck, 4 yrs
—Doctor Woods, 4 yrs—Aristides, 5 yrs—Pompey,
5 yrs—Blue Jacket, 4 yrs—Britannia, 3 yrs—Barricade,
4 yrs—Cock Robin, 4 yrs—Parthian, 5 yrs—Brunel, 4
yrs—Juvenal, 4 yrs—Foig-a-ballagh, 4 yrs—Patriot,
4 yrs—Mickey Free, 4 yrs—William le Gros, 6 yrs—
Sir Robert, 6 yrs:—Elarmony, 4 yrs—Corrado, 3 yrs—
Flamingo, 6 yrs—The Pride of Kildare, 4 yrs—
Littla Hampton, 4 yrs—Polish, 5 yrs—b c by Glau-
cus, out of Modesty, 4 yrs—Hemp, 4 yrs—lronmaster,
3 yrs—Napier, 5 yrs —Croton Oii, 4 yrs—All-round-
my-hat, 4 yrs—Best Bower, 4 yrs—Rose of Cashmere,
3 yrs—Nereus, 4 yrs—Plenitude, 3 yrs—Godfrey, 4
yrs—Portrait, aged—Winesour, 5 yrs—Sowerby, 3 yrs
—Bay Momus, 4 yrs—Twig, 3 yrs—lntrepid, 4 yrs—
Naworth, aged—T' Auld Squire, 4 yrs—Clumsy, 3
yrs—Armytage, 5 yrs—April Noddy, 4 yrs—Ould Ire-
land, 3 yrs—Doctor Hughand, 4 yrs—Milton, 4 yrs—
General Pollock, 5 yrs—Trueboy, 5 yrs—Lightning, 4
yrs—The Best-of-Three, 4 yrs—What, 5 yrs—Crim.
Con., 3 yrs—Rowena, 4 yrs—Sir Henry, 3 yrs—The
Era, 5 yrs—Extempore, 5 yrs—Telemachus, 4 yrs—
Marius, aged—Morpeth, aged—Pacha, 3 yrs—Scalteen,
6 yrs—Elemi, 4 yrs—Ambition, 4 yrs—Everton, 5
yrs—Capt. Flathooker; aged—Rowland, 5 yrs—Coun-
sellor, 6 yrs—Lady Wildair, 3 yrs—St. Lawrence, aged
—Aristotle, 6 yrs—Sindbad, 5 yrs—Eboracum, 6 yrs—
Guano ; The Helmsman, 3 yrs—Fitzallan, 3 yrs—Se-
naiseria, 3 yrs—Obscurity, 4 yrs—Discord, aaed—
Strathsey, 4 yrs—Cookamitroo, 4 yrs—Little John, 4
yrs—The Pride, 5 yrs—Newsmonger; 3 yrs—Morpeth,
4 yrs—Johnny, aged—Jenny Wren, 3 yrs—Corranna,
6 yrs—Crosby, 4 yrs—Velox, 3 yrs—lthuriel, 4 yrs—
Vol au vent, 4 yrs—DeviPs Dust, 3 yrs—Extravaganza,
3 yrs—Advice, 4 yrs--'--The Dog Billy, 4 yrs—Balders-
dale, 5 yrs—Saddlebow, .4 yrs—Ratan, 4 yrs—Young
Lochinvar, 5 yrs-.--Warp, 4 yrs—Cabin Boy, 3 yrs—
Elixir, 5 yrs—f by Albemarle, dam by Emilius, 4 yrs—
Sorella, 4 yrs—Crikey Bill, 5 yrs—Zanoni (late Mac-
cabeus), 5 yrs—bk fby Alfred, out of Sister to Eolus,
3 yrs—Mystery, 3 yrs—Attila, 5 yrs—Northumberland,
4 yrs—Alice Hawthorn, 'aged--Lothario, 5 yrs—Red
Deer, 4 yrs—John ..o'Gaunt, aged—Kilaram, 4 yrs—
Prince Royal, 4 yrs—Miss Elis, 3 yrs—Coal Black Rose,
4 yrs—Agriculture, 5 yrs—Porto Bello, 5 yrs—The
Cure, 4 yrs—Maria Ramsay, 3 yrs—British Tar, 4 yrs—
Franchise, 6 yrs—Pedometer, 3 yrs—Sister to Pedo-
meter, 3 yrs.

Mr. Moreno, the Minister of the Argentine Con-
federation, had an interview with the Earl of Aber-
deen at the Foreign Office yesterday. Alderman
Copeland had an interview yesterday with the Earl
of Dalhousie.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.
LONDON, JAN. 6.—Wind S. to S.W., fresh breeze, and
fine weather, mild.
DEAL, JAN. 4.—Wind W.N.W., very light. 5. W. to
W.S.W., moderate. 5. Arrd. Helvellvn, Tullidge, Sin
gapore; Alocander, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Arab,
Hobart Town; George Home, Deshent, South Seas ;
Orreana, Cameron, and China, Livesay, Calcutta ;
Orynthia, Moulmein; Eliza Scott, Beal, Ichaboe; Wool-
sington, Johnson, and William Alfred, Culverwell, An-
tigua ; Prince Albert, Seber, New York ; American.
Lass, and Alexander, St. John's, New Brunswick; Aria,
Quebec. Sld. Aurelia, Sydney ; Eliza, Sierra Leone ;
Planet, Jamaica; Caroline, St. John's, New Brunswick;
Arrow, Madagascar.
PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 4 AND s.—Wind W.-s.—Arrd.
William, Rowe, Quebec.
OFF MARGATE, JAN. s.—Carrara, Mailler, Mauritius;
Pearl, Bowles, St. John's, New Brunswick.
COWES, JAN. 4 and s.—Wind W.—Arrd. Daphne,
Gjohne, Bahia.

Despatches from the Governor of Jamaica, and
also from the Governors of the other 'West Indian
Colonies, were received yesterday at the Colonial
Office.

The Earl of Aberdeen left town yesterday afternoon.
The Marquis of Bristol and Mr. J. Hume,
M.P., had interviews with the Earl of Dalhousie
yesterday at the Office of the Board of Trade.

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SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. s.—Arrd. Forth stedmer,Nevett,
West Indies, left Bermuda 21st ult. ; William Lushing-
ton, Gill, Quebec, with loss of one of her masts.
POOLE, JAN. 3.—Arrd. Copia, Jarvis, Ichaboe. 5.
Hearts of Oak, Cook, Newfoundland ; Velocity, Ham-
burgh, for Newfoundland.
OFF SWANAGE, JAN. 3.—Wellington, Wilson, --.
OFF TORBAY, JAN. 3.—Wind S.W.—Robert and
Louisa, Voss, Savannah.
DARTMOUTH, JAN. s.—Wind S.W. to W.S.W.—SId.
about thirty sail of coasters eastward.
PLYMOUTH, JAN. s.—Wind S W.—Put back, Sophia,
for Newcastle, with loss of sails and mainboom, and
other damage, having been in contact with the Pandora,
Cunningham ; True Blue, having been in contact with a
brig, name unknown. Sld. The IVindbound.
OFF THE WlGHT.—Danae, Forster, Porto Rico, for
Hatnburgh.
LIVERPOOL, JAN. 5.—A schooner is ashore on the
Horse Bank, near Southport.
MAURITIUS.—Arrd. Phlox steamer, Liverpool and
Cape of Good Hope.
OFF ICHABOE, NOVEMBER.—DonegaI, London.
LOUGH FOYLE.—Arrd. Fanny, St. John's, New
Brunswick, with the crew of the Elizabeth Bentley,
abandoned at sea as reported.
MARYPORT, JAN. 3.—Arrd. St. George, Dublin, and
is aground on the North Bank.
DUBLIN, JAN. 3. Arrd. Lightfoot, Wilson, Quebec.
CORK, JAN. 3.—Wind Will Watch,
May, and Sarah Fleming, Guy, Ichaboe ; Baronet, Kin-
cardine, for Buenos Ayres, bore up with loss of topmasts;
Oceans, Savannah.

LIVERPOOL, Jar?. s.—Wind W., light.—Arrd, the
Kingston, Ichaboe, and is aground in the river ; Magis-
trate, Africa ; Norman and Onico, New Orleans ; R. G.
Shaw, Matthews, Savannah ; Alexander and Swanton,
Charleston ; Samuel Hicks, New York; Lord Lambton,
Montreal ; New York, New York ; Thomas Harrison,
Ichaboe; Cumberland, Power, Pernambuco. Ski. Cora,
Bahia ; Maria Louisa, Africa ; Llama, Trinidad ;
Cecilia, Jamaica, &c. ; William Goddard, Mobile ;
American, New York ; Cambria steamer, Halifax. Off,
Lama, Flora, Lahina, and Standard.
CITUSAN.—Arrd. Mary Ann Webb, Hong Kong,
towed in dismasted.

The Derby Handicap.
The Duke of Kent, 3 yrs—Beatrice, 6 yrs—Discord,
aged—Croton Oil, 4 yrs—All-round-my-Hat, 4 yrs—
Coal Black Rose, 4 yrs—Best Bower, 4 yrs—Emma, 4
yrs—Rose of Cashmere, 3 yrs—Clumsy, :3 yrs—Quebec,
5 yrs—Plaudit, 3 yrs—Ad-vice, 4 yrs—Hemp, 4 yrs—
Winesonr, 5 yrs—The Poor Soldier, 5 yrs—Lady \Vil-
dair, 3 yrs—br c by Sheet Anchor, out of Fair Ellen, 3
yrs—Bretwalda, 3 yrs—Juvenal, 4 yrs—Polish, 5 yrs—
The Pride of K,ldare, 4 yrs—Patriot, 4 yrs—Hermit, 3
yrs—b c by Glaucus, out of Modesty, 4 yrs—Beaumont.
4 yrs—Sweetmeat, 3 yrs—lrontnaster. 3 yrs—Army-
tage, 5 yrs—Ratan, 4 yrs—Semiseria, 5 yrs—Anti-Re-
pealer, 3 yrs—Cockamaroo, 4 yrs—Strathspey, 4 yrs—
Alice Hawthorn, aged—Milton, 4 yrs—A-la-mode, 4
yrs—Trueboy, 5... yrs—Philip, 5 yrs—The-best-of-
Three, 4 yrs--G•ofifFey,- 4-yrs—Sir Abstrupus, 5 yrs—
Mid-Lothian, 3 yrs—Hudibras, aged —Sinbad, 6 yrs
Attila, 5 yrs—Extravaganza, 3 yrs—Lothario, 5 yrs—
Psalmsinger, 3 yrs—The Cure, 4 yrs—Porto Bello, 5
yrs—Anne Page, 3 yrs—and Pedometer, 4 yrs.
The Grosvenor 'Stakes.
Miss Elis, 3 yrs—Britannia, 3 yrs—Bretwalda, 3 yrs
—Hope, 3 yrs—Fitz-Allen, 3 yrs—Pluto, 3 yrs—Sweet-
meat, 3 yrs—Salopian, 3 yrs—Pluto, 3 yrs—The Best -
of-Three, 3 yrs—Freeman, 3 yrs—lthuriel, 4 yrs—Sir
Henry, 3 yrs—The Best-of-Three, 4 yrs—Freeman, 3
yrs—The Cure, 4,yrs—Nfariati. Ramsay, 3 yrs.
CHESTER, 1845.
WEDSESDAY.

THE ALLEGED MURDER AT SLOITGII.--We are
requested to state that John Tawell, the person now
in custody on suspicion of being concerned in the death
of a woman near Slough, is not a member of the Society
of Friends.
COMMISSION or LUNACY.—On Saturday a Com-
mission of Lunacy was opened before Mr. Commissioner
Barlow and a jury of twenty-four freeholders of the
county of Hampshire, at Down Hurstburne Priory,
near Andover, the seat of William Smart Slade, Esq.,
to inquire into the state of mind of that gentleman.
The Commission, which was taken out by the
brother of Mr. Slade, described the unfortunate
gentleman as a paper manufacturer, and he still
occupies mills and works for the manufacture of paper
of Hurstbourne Tarrent. It appeared from the evidence
that the unfortunate object of the inquiry had been twice
married, and has a family by both his wives. Some dis-
pute arose as to the validity of a will made by him dur-
ing the last summer, prior to July, and in order to test the validity of such will, and secure protection to Mr.
Slade and all branches of his family, in reference
to his property, the commission had issued. During
the last twelve months Mr. Slade had become very
strange in his manners, and exhibited at times
weakness and indecisions of mind, but nothing very
peculiar happened until the month of June last, when
his second wife died. The shock at this event was so
great, that it caused Mr. Slade to be affected with para-
lysis, and from that period his mind appeared completely
shattered and gone, notwithstanding the best medical aid
was procured. Mr. Slade now became quite incompe-
tent to manage his business, and in transactions he had
he sold paper below its value. The jury ultimately re-
turned a verdict " That Mr. William Smart Slade is of
unsound mind, and wholly incapable of managing him-
self or his affairs, and has been so since the Ist of July,
1844."

A Sweepstakes of 25 sovs. each, for two-year-olds.
Lord Eglinton's ch c Sotades—Lord G. Bentinck's
br f Princess Alice—Sir J. Gerard's b c Brutus—Mr.
S. Standish's ch f R. J. Mostyn's b c The
Premier—Mr. Mostyn's ch c by Hetman Platoff, out of
Miss Thomasina--Mr, Heseltme's b f Staircase—Mr.
Phillipson's b f FaiYy Queen—Mr. W. Scott's b c Mr.
Mansfield—Sir W. W. Wynn's f Anna Bullyn—Lord
Westminster's b f Sister to Auckland—Mr. W. Ramsay's
b f Queen Mary (late Isabel de Fortibus)—Mr. Thomp-
son's b f by Toryboy, out of Miss Fitz—Mr. Worthing-
ton's ch c by Stockport, out of Manilla—Lord Chester-
field's b f Curiosity—Mr. 11. G. Moore's b f Amazon—
Mr. J. O'Brien's b c The Traverser—Mr. Buckley's b c
Walter.
The Tradesmen's Plate of 200 sovs. in specie, added to
a Handicap Sweepstakes df 25 sovs. !h, 15 - Zd

' LADY PEEL AND MISS FRANCES BROWN.—The
' following letter was sent by the Prime Minister to Miss
Frances Brown, the blind poetess of Ulster on Christ-
mac-eve
" Dec. 2 t.
" Madam,—There is a fund applicable, as vacancies
may occur, to the grant of annual pensions of very
limited amount, which usage has placed at the disposal
of the lady of the First Minister. On this fund there
is a surplus of 201. per annum.
" Lady Peel has heard of your honourable and suc-
cessful exertions to mitigate, by literary acquirement;
the effects of the misfortune by which you have been
visited ; and should the grant of this pension for your
life be acceptable to you, Lady Peel will have great
satisfaction in such an appropriation of it.—l am, &c.
" ROBERT PEEL"
EXTRAORDINARY MARRIAGE.—AR Old man, aged
85 years, who has long been a teacher at Mauchline, and
for the latter eleven years of his pilgrimage blind, yet,
strange to say, still teaching " the young idea how to
shoot," bethought himself, a few weeks ago, of a help-
mate, and, in his peregrinations to Kilmarnock, happened
to fall in with a woman of less than half his age, whom,
on hinting his views, he found was on terms with a
younger son of Adam, and who belonged to the thrift-
less fraternity of weavers. Marriage, it appeared, had
often been hinted at by the knight of the shuttle, but
not that direct query put which is so grateful to the ears
of womankind. The patriarchal instructor had not
passed so many of the young through his hands not to be
able to take advantage of the opening thus afforded, and,
in order to counterbalance their difference of years (the
other, of being blind to her faults. provided he might be
alive to her perfections, not being taken into account), held
forth the advantages of a comfortable fireside, with
something to make the pot boil, in contradistinction to
the " muslin kaill" that would probably bo her staple
commodity did she engage with his young rival. Coming
to close terms he at once propounded to leave her, should
she survive to be his widow, 1001., and a house, of which
he is proprietor. This decided the no longer thought-
less maiden to bring matters to an issue with the man of
threads. He, when pressed to declare his sentiments,
professed his unchanged regard, but proposed to wait
for better times. "No time like the present," thought
the damsel, and she closed with the offer of her aged
suitor ' • and, as the bridegroom had no time to lose, the
nuptial knot was tied this week.—Kilmarnock Journal.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean are starring at the
Dublin Theatre, where they are attracting immense
houses.

ap
--. each, ft, ant
5 only if declared on or before the Ist of February.
Seaport, 4 yrs—Portrait, aged—Blue Jacket, 4 yrs-

ABUSE IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AT
ROCIIDALE.-At the commencement of the Petty Ses-
sions on Vv'ednosday last, a young woman named Harriet
Grindrod, from Mount Pleasant, addressed the magis-
trates, saying that on the Friday previous they bad
ordered her to pay 3s. 6d. for damaging a woman's cap ;
but, on her going in the roo:n at the top of the stairs, the
clerks in the employ of the magistrates clerks demanded,
and made her pay, 6s. 6d.—Mr. Superintendent Fowler
said the county police had nothing to do with the case ;
it belonged to the parish constables.—Mr. Chadwick
said he recollected the ca=e very well.—The young
woman, addressing the bench, said the clerks refused to
return her any of the money.—Mr. Jackson, one of the
magistrates' clerks, replied that, if she would stay until
the business was over, he would see that the 3s. she bad
been charged as expenses was returned.___Mr. Fowler
said the county police would not have charged a farthing
for merely fetching the young woman out of one room
into another. We understand that the parish official had
charged 2s. for attending to the case, and the clerks Is.
for hearing it.—Manekester Guardian.
STOURBRIDGE.—A. meeting of the coal masters of
the district was held at the Talbot Hotel on Friday last,
when an advance in the price of coal was agreed upon.—
Ten 'Alms' iliesxenqer
forranceSince the retirement of the Hon. C. A. Murray,
Master of the Household, Captain Meynell, R.N., has
undertaken, by the Queen's desire, the temporary per-
of 11is duties.

THE SU 0 T U"E I) A Y N 1 N 1.845.

—Red beer, 4 yrs—The Era, 5 yrs—Seeutor, 3 yrs— r LITERAT LIRE.
Semiseria, 5 yrs—The Pride of Kildare, 4 yr ;—Patriot, ROTDheEiNncHidUenßtsS
in
T,
tUosits..or;tillise:i.,ppLo:enddont,o 1h8a4,5e.
taken place in. the days of George the
4 yrs —Ould Ireland, 3 yrs—lntrepid (h-b), 4 yrs—Ex-
tempore, 5 yrs—Milton, 4 yrs —Truebuy, 5 yrs—Philip,
Second, and
Devil-among-the-Devils, 3 vrs—The
Bisliaw, 5 yrs—Godfrey, 4 yrs—The Best-of-Three, 4 ' are of an exceedingly melodramatic character,
5 vrs—Sister t,,
though occasionally—as in the instance of the Jacobite
yrs—What, 5 yrs—Agriculture, 5 yrs—Clitaract, 5 yrs •
—br h (h-b) by BelshazzAr, out of Prosody, aged—Mar- fox-hunt with which the tale opens—thev display
rowfat, 3 yrs--Fitzullen, 3 yrs—Porto Bello, 5 yri— , much vig it and skill in the manner in which they are
Winesour, 5 yrs.
related. The author has strong political feelings—.
we should rather call them prejudices—is averse to
the principles of the Revolution of 1688, but, above
all, hates the Whigs wit}f ilgliearty a detestation as
ever Doctor Johnson exhitritfir''Some of his charac-
ters, especially that of Sir Andrew Luntley, are deli-
neated with force and sustained with consistency, but
we must protest against the extravagant license he
allows himself when touching on political matters.

HAMPTON COURT. 3 Vols.
Bentley, London, 1844.
The author of this tale has taken a stirring period
for his theme—that, namely, commencing with the
great civil war, and closing with the restoration of
Charles the Second under the auspices of General
Monk, Duke of Albermarle. This eminent historical
personage, together with his wife—a woman of
strongly marked peculiarities—are the most conspi-
cuous characters in the narrative, and are pourtrayed
with considerable care. Sir John Denham, the poet,
is also introduced, hut not always with success, for
there is much that is prosy about him. Those who
like a spirited, rather than-a well-constructed, story,
wherein the scenes are as constantly changing as
those in a pantomime, will find much to answer the
purpose of amusement in the crowded pages of
" Hampton Court."

MAGAZINES CONTINUED.
BRITISH CHURCHMEN.
The British Churchman, which professes to be
conducted on the principles of the Church of Eng-
land, contains, this month, among a variety of other
articles, a pleasing poem, entitled the "Pleasures of
Charity," which is from the pen of a lady, named
Smith. "Montgomery on the Three Parties " is
very dull, old woman's twaddle.

BEAUTIES OF THE OPERA.
This is a truly elegant little periodical, containing
several embellishments executed in a superior style,
together with a brief synopsis of the plot of the po-
pular opera of the "Jewess." The work has already
reached a tenth part.

AMERICAN REVIEW.
We have here the first number of an American
Monthly Review, which advocates Whig politics, and
is embellished with a portrait of Mr. Clay, the cele-
brated Yankee statesman. The ablest article in the
number before us is a critical notice of Miss Barrett's
poems, which are praised with great discrimination.

LAW MAGAZINE.
This is a carefully edited periodical, containing a
great variety of useful information on legal matters.
In the present Number we find a judicious article on
the subject of the " Law of Debtor and Creditor "—an
important question, which is discussed with moder:l-
- and at considerable length.

THE ART-UNION.
We have here the last published Part of a journal
exclusively devoted to the fine arts, and to the conside-
ration of the improvements, mechanical and other-
wise, that are from time to time taking place in this
graceful department of intellect. The article on the
new " Process of Copying Engravings " is very pleas-
ingly written.

CHURCH OF ENGLAND REVIEW.
The ablest article in the Number before us is one
on the subject of the " Present Difficulties of the
Clergy," in which, however, occur some remarks, in
the justice of which we cannot coincide, as, for in-
stance, when the writer asserts that " the system
which the laity are in many instances pursuing is the
reverse of legitimate." We think, on the contrary,
that nothing can be more legitimate or more neces-
sary than the course they are now pursuing through-
out the diocese of Exeter.

MUSICAL REVIEW.
THE MUSICAL TREASURY,
Containing seventy-one pieces for the Piano-forte, Vocal
and Instrumental, and coksisting of the Words and
Music, with Accompaniments for the Piano forte,
Seraphine, Harp, &c., of popular, standard, and ori-
ginal Songs, Duets, Glees, Catches, &c., including
Selections from modern Operas, and favourite Over-
tures, Quadrilles, Waltzes, Galopades, &c., newly
arranged, expressly for this work.
London, G. H. Davidson, Water-street, Tudor-street.
This very elegant publication consists of the first
year's Numbers of " Music for the Million," elegantly
bound, and ornamented with a tastefully illuminated
title-page. Great judgmOt has been exhibited in
the selection of the musi4'6The greater number of
the Songs have been re-•.: ik •d so as to suit the
average run of voices ; an ''es, among which
we recognise many old Avon resrtigw accompani-
ments have in many instances been added. Among
the selections from Opera are many of the gems of
Rossini, Auber, and Donizetti. In addition to these
we have some of Labitski's favourite Waltzes, and
several original sets of Quadrilles from favourite
Operas. The publication is, indeed, a musical trea-
sury, and we wish the proprietor every success in
his laudable endeavour to supply the less wealthy
classes of society with good music on terms coin-
mensurate with their means. The work is beautifully
printed, and may be taken as a specimen of the latest
improvement in letter press music.

DOVER, JAN. s.—His Excellency the Duke of Soto
Mayor, the new Ambassador irom Spain, arrived here
last evening in the City of .09n steamer from Bou-
logne, accompanied by the VI. :.sand his suite. They
proceeded this afternoon by 44 "i o London, and will
take up their temporary resi.ence at Mivart's Hotel.
We are informed that Mr. Barry, the eminent
architect, has been directed to examine the buildings now
occupied by the Board of Trade, with a view to provide
additional accommodation for the different departments
now under the control of that board, which have been
greatly increased by the establishment of the railway
commission. Mr. Barry has determined upon a plan
which will afford the required accommodation, and
greatly improve the present appearance of the buildings,
by raising the elevation, and thus afford an effectual
screen to the ugly roofs and chimney-pots which are
now visible above the present parapet. It is also in con-
templation to pull down the old building at present
occupied by the department of the Home Secretary of
State, which has long disfigured that portion of White-
hall, and to erect a more sightly structure in conformity
with the new front of the Aoard of Trade.—Sunday
Paper.
FUNERAL. OF SIR WILLIAM NOTT.-7We are re-
quested to state that the funeral of Major-General Sir
William Nott, G.C.13., will take place to-morrow (Tues-
day), and that, in compliance with the general wish of
the inhabitants, it will be a public funeral, and open to
all who are anxious to pay this, last sad tribute of respect
to the memory of a brave and distinguished officer.—
The Welshman.
THE GAME MANlA.—Selfish landholders have fully
discovered that their obstinate resistance to a fixed duty
on corn will, and at no distant time, produce a total
repeal ; they have (as Lord Palmerston at the last
general election prognosticated) " Retfordised it" The
game mania gentry begin to perceive that if they resist
the popular will for alteration in the game-laws, and do
not limit their preserving propensity (by giving way to
a change), they will cause a thorough uproot of the
odious enactments and preserves, and, therefore, as a
matter of " expediency," theiy,pow begin to confess that
change is necessary.
DANCING OVER THE DEAD.-;4lre have been long
familiar with the " Dance of Death," but never knew
that dancing over the dead had been practised in a
civilised land, until our attention was pointed to the
fact by a printed paper of Mr. Walker, the unwea-
ried assailant of the grave-yard nuisance in crowded
towns. It appears that on the western side of Cle-
ment's-lane, Strand, is situate a building called Enon
Chapel, surrounded on all sides by houses, crowded with
inhabitants, principally of the poorer class. The upper
part of this edifice was opened for the purposes of public
worship about 1823. It is separated from the lower part
by a boarded floor ; this was used as a burying place,
and crammed at one end even to the top of the ceiling
with dead. It is estimated that within this space, not
exceeding 1,700 square feet, from ten to twelve thou-
sand corpses have been deposited during the period of
sixteen years. The chapel has been latterly converted
into what is called a Temperance Hall, in which plain
and fancy dress balls are beld-k, an efficient band is en-.
gaged, and quadrilles, waltzes,,,reels, ac., are danced
over the masses of mortality in the charnel-house be-
neath.—Medical Gazette.

•

FOREIGN ARMIES.
In the 'appendix to a report on the army estimates
just issued, the following interesting facts appear :-
Bavaria has an infantry force of about 43,000 men,
consisting off' 16 regiments of 2 battalions each, and 4
battalions of trp shooters. The cavalry consists of
6 regiments of light cavalry (containing 6 squadrons
each), and 2 regiments cuirassiers-in all 8,750 men.
The artillery and engineers are about 4,500, making
the total peace establishment 57,000. But this is ex-
clusive of the reserve, and of the landwehr or militia.
The army is raised by a subscription from the popu-
lation (except nobles and clergy), the time for service
is six years, and the whole cost is about 700,0001.
Bavaria has 1,562 officers effective, in the military ;
527 in the civil department of its army. Its court and
sinecure offices are 127, and its pensioned officers 588.
Belgium maintains over 100,000 regular troops, at
a cost of over a million-and-a-half.
Denmark has, on its peace establishment, 17,169
infantry, 3,916 cavalry, 3,400 artillerymen, 295 en-
gineers, and 937 horses; and in its war complement,
49,301 infantry, 10,627 cavalry, 8,153 artillerymen,
144 field guns, and 847 engineers. Its total peace
force is 25,000; its war 69,189 men. The army
costs about 300,0001. a year. Every citizen serves
for two years; ani then for a month in the year dur-
ing the four following years. He is then rated on
the militia, and only liable to emergency service.
EGYPT'S standing force is 100,000 men ; 64,000 of
them are infantry, in 20 regiments of 4 battalions of
800 men each ;-12,000 are horse, organised into 15
regiments of 8 squadrons 100 men each ; 400 are ar-
tillery, and 20,000 are seamen. This is exclusive of
irregulars. •
The Popedom has a standing army of 14,680;
9,300 of whom are infantry, and 800 cavalry. The
army is governed by a cardinal, president, and a
board of three general officers. There is a reserve
and national guard of 9,000 men.
Portugal has a standing force of 21,500 infantry,
costing about 750,0001.
Hanover has an army of 20,501 men. The in-
fantry musters 15,580, in 16 regiments; cavalry,
3,340 men and 2,445 horses, in three regiments ;
artillery, 1,638 men and 175 horses in five compa-
nies, viz. :-2 companies of horse artillery, 2 battalions
foot, 1 company of pioneers ; engineers 198, military
staff 45. The army costs 1,500,000 rix-dollars.
Hesse Cassel supplies a contingent of 5,679 men,
and a reserve of 2,000 to the Confederation. Its
establishment is little more. The army is raised by
conscription, to which all grown males under 50 are
liable. The army costs about 110,0001. a year.
Hesse Darmstadt has a peace establishment of
6,462 men, raised by a conscription of persons from
20 to 25 years of age, members of the mediatised
houses alone excepted.
Holland has a fixed army of 43,000 men, raised
by voluntary enlistment for a limited time. The
limitation creates a trained body by which the army
can be increased to 70,000 men. Promotion is in
future in all ranks, from Second Lieutenants up, to
be two-thirds by seniority, and one-third by selec-
tion. The militia is composed of all males between
19 and 23 years of age. The army costs about
1,100,000/. a year.
Naples has a standing army of 29,000 infantry of
the line, 4,500 cavalry, 2,800 gendarmes, in all
44,300 men. Its war establishment is 64,247 men.
The army is raised by a conscription of persons from
18 to 25 years of age. The time of service in the
artillery, gendarmes, and volunteers, is 8 years ; in
other anus, 5 years actual and sin reserve. There
is no militia. The wac department is said to cost
1,300,000/.
Saxony has 13,000 men, and a reserve of 3,000
raised by conscription. Males of 20 years (with ex
ceptions) are liable to 6 years active, and 3 years re,
serve service.

ELECTION OF GUARDIANS.
MEMORANDUM.
Poor-law Commission Office, Somerset-house,
Dec. 31, 1844.
The Act 7 3 Victoria, c. 101, requires—
]. Every owner, in order to be entitled to vote
either as owner or by proxy, at the election of guar-
dians, should, before the Ist day of February, have
given to the overseers a statement of his name and
address, together with a description of the property
in the parish for which he claims to vote. Such de-
scription must show the nature of the interest or
estate he may have in such property ; it must also
show the amount of rent service (if any) which he
may receive or pay in respect of such property; and
the name of the persons from whom he may receive,
or to whom he may pay, such rent.
2. If this has been done, the owner may vote him-
self, or he may vote by proxy ; but if he vote by
proxy, the proxy must, fourteen days at least before
he votes, send to the overseers the original, or an
attested, copy of his appointment as proxy ; together
with a statement of the owner's name and address,
and the property in respect of which he claims to vote
as proxy.
3. On or before the sth of February, the overse' rs
of parishes containing a population exceeding 2,000,
according to the last census, are to prepare a registry
of the names and addresses of the owners and proxies
who have given the statement, or made the claim
above referred to, l efore the Ist of the month.
4. This registry is to be open to the inspection of
all persons any tune between the sth and 10th of
February; and any owner or proxy who has given
in his statement, or made his claim to vote, or any
rate-payer, may object to the vote of an owner, by
delivering, before the 15th of February, a notice, in
writing, of the grounds of his objection to tho clerk
of the guardians and also at the ad cress of the per-
son objected to.
5. On or before the 20th of February the clerk is
to provide for the revision of the list, so far as regards
owners objected to, which will 1:r, revised rn some
day between the 24th of February and Ist of March.
Any objection to be held valid must be supported by
the person objecting at the time of revision.

PEERAGE STATISTICS.
In the course of the year 1844 the following peers
have died :—One D uke Grafton, aged 85. Two
Marquises—Hastings, aged 36 ; and Donegal, 75.
Six Earls—Besborough, aged 86 ; Lonsdale, 86 ;
Athlone, 64; Kintore, 50; Mountmorres, 74 (ex-
tinct) ; and Limerick, 87. Two Viscounts—Sid-
mouth, aged 87; and Powerscourt, 30. And eight
Barons—Douglas, aged 71 ; Wallace (extinct) ;
Abinger, 77; De Blaquiere, 67 ; Huntingfield, 66;
Keane, 63; Western, 77 (extinct) ; and Say and
Sele, 76. Total, 19.
In the year 1843 twenty peers died, viz.—Three
Dukes, one Marquis, eight Earls, two Viscounts, and
six Barons.
During the last year twenty-nine Baronets have
also died, namely—Sirs G. H. Crewe, R. A. M.
Douglas, P. Burdett, W. Johnston, J. Power, of
Kilfane, J. W. Drummond, H. Halford, J. Gibbons,
C. J. Goring, C. M. Wentworth, J. Shelley, J. Low-
ther, T. Turton, J. Brenton, G. Pigott, J. Straclian,
J. Maxwell, N. Menzies, IV. Heygate, C. IA atson,
T. Tancred, P. Maxwell, R. Eder', J. P. Beresfonl,
J. M. Lloyd, T. Kirk:mtrick, G. Ouseley, J. Seale,
and J. Broun : only one of which baronetcies be-
came extinct—that of Wentworth ; and Sir Robert
Eden's baronetcy has been inherited by his cousin,
Sir William Eden, Bart.
In the year 1843 thirty-one Baronets died, three of
which became extinct.
Four Baronets only have been created since the ac-
cession of Sir Robert Peel's Ministry, viz., Sirs John
Pixie, Hugh Gough, William Magnay, and William
Parker.
The total number of Baronets now amounts to 897,
of whom 37 are in the church.
The total number of Peers is 564, to wit :—Two
Peers of the Blood Royal, 27 Dukes, 37 Marquises,
212 Earls, GO Viscounts, and 226 Barons. No new
peerage has been created since Sir R. Peel's acces-
sion, and the only elevations have been those of Baron
Hill to a Viscounty, and of Baron Ellenborough to
an Earldom. One eldest son of a Peer, Lord Stanley,
has been called to the Upper House during his father's
lifetime, and placed in his father's Barony. There
are two other Peers in the House similarly situated :
Earl Bruce, the eldest son of the Marquis ofAilesbury,
and the Earl of Uxbridge, eldest son of the Marquis
of Anglesea.
Of the whole number of Peers, 2G are minors,
viz., the Marquises of Bath, Drogheda, Hastings, and
Lothian; the Earls of Annesley, Carrick, Coventry,
Darnly, Durham, Granard, Hopetoun, Kintore,
Munster, Pomfret, and Rothes ; Viscounts Bangor,
Clifden, and Powerscourt; and Barons Dufferin and
Claneboyne, Garvah, Grey of Groby, Henley, Lang-
ford, Massy, Muncaster, and Ribblesdale.
By far the oldest Peer is the Baron Mountsanford,
who has nearly completed his 89th year. Several
others have, however, attained a ripe old age, among
whom may be enumerated the following :—Baron
Berners, who is 82; Earl Grey, who is nearly 81;
the Earl of Harrowby, 82; the Marquis of Huntley,
who is in his 84th year ; the Earl of Macclesfield,
nearly 82 ; the Earl of Mornington, in his 82d year :
and Baron Plunket, in his 81st. The Archbishop of
Canterbury is in his 80th year; the Archbishop of
York in his 88th; and the Bishop of Bath and Wells
is in his 84th year.
There are 48 Peers in the army, viz. :-5 Dukes, 5
Marquises, 18 Earls, 5 Viscounts, and 15 Barons,
while there are only 16 in the navy, viz., 1 Duke, 7
Earls, 1 Viscount, and 7 Barons ; and the following
are in holy orders—the 'Earl of Abergavennv and
Guildford ; Viscounts Downe, Hereford, Mount-
morres, and Sidmouth ; and Barons Aston, Bayaing,
Berners, Berwick, Decies, De Saumarez, Fitzgerald
and Vesey, Hartland, and Rodney.
The House of Peers at the present moment con-
sists of 436 members.

Spain.—The changes of late in Spain have greatly
increased the regular army (which was only 60,000),
and disarmed most of the militia; but there is no easily
accessible account of their present state.
Sweden has 8,346 men voluntarily enlisted, viz.:-
2,200 infantry, 5,446 artillery, and 1,000 horse guards.
She has 24,500 infantry, and 7,000 cavalry—in all,
41,500 men, under what is called the Indelta system.
SWITZERLAND has a federal militia supplied by the
Cantons in proportion to their population. This
force rates at 64,000, viz.-51,800 infantry, 5,800 ar-
tillery, 5,700 cavalry, and 700 engineers. A federal
camp is formed every two years. The expenses of
this militia are borne by a contribution of from 5 to
12 Swiss francs per man, paid by the Canton that
sends him. The following statement of the 22 Can-
tons is interesting in many ways :—Area in square
miles, 152,330; population at the end of 1837:
citizens of Cantons, 2,152,580 ; citizens of other Can-
tons, 120,662 ; foreigners, 54,767; total population
2,188,009; population to square miles, 1,437 ; Ca-
tholics, 847,088 ; Protestants, 1,285,935.
Ireland has a population (according to the
census of 1841
Sweden
Denmark
Portugal 5,013,950
Bavaria
Belgium and Holland
Hanover 1,537,500

CONVICTION FOR MURDER IN

AMERICA.
From the New York Commercial Advertiser.)
The trial of William Miller, which has been in
progress before the Circuit Court at Troy for some
days past, on a charge of murdering George West
more than two years ago, in the town of Sandlake,
Rensselaer county, was terminated on Tuesday. The
evidence, though wholly circumstantial, seems to have
been conclusive; and the jury, after being out a few
hours, brought in a verdict of Guilty. On Wednes-
day morning, Judge Parker pronounced sentence of
death upon the prisoner, assuring him there was no
hope of a pardon. The 28th day of January is the
day fixed for Miller's execution.
(From the Troy Budget.)
Tuesday, Dec. 3, Eleven, P.M.
THE VERDICT.—At half-past ten o'clock the Court
were notified that the jury had come in, and at eleven
o'clock the Judges were all in their seats, when the
prisoner entered, accompanied by the sheriff and his
deputies, with the firm step and apparent confidence
that have characterised him during the whole trial.
The Court ordered the clerk to call the jury, and
he put the question—Gentlemen of the jury, have you
agreed upon your verdict ? The foreman (Mr. Bow-
man) answered, We have. How do you find ? The
foreman, who stood near the prisoner, extended him
his hand, and, after a sympathising remark, with tears
trickling dowp. his cheeks, he turned to the clerk and
said—Guilty.,
The prisonei received the verdict with his face a
little flushed,but otherwise manifesting the same
stoical indifference that he exhibited from the first.
The Court received the verdict of the jury. and
then adjourned until.eight o'clock this morning.
Wednesday, Dec. 4, Eight, A.M.
THE S ENT ENC E.—The Court-room at this hour was
already filled. The prisoner was brought into Cour
a few minutes afterwards, and betrayed more feeling
than at any time before during the trial:
Judge Parker requested the prisoner to stand up,
and then addressed him as follows :
"William Miller, you have been tried and found
guilty of the murder of George West. The verdict
has not been less in accordance with the evidence
produced than the clear opinion of the public. Have
you anything to say why sentence should not be pro-
nounced against you in accordance with the law ?
(The prisoner gave evidence of a desire to speak, but,
after a little hesitation, barely remarked ' No, your
honour, I have nothing to say at present.') It then
becomes my duty to announce to vou the solemn
judgment of the Court, by which your mortal
existence is to be brought to a speedy termination. In
one particular your case is one of an extraordinary
character. The atrociousness of your guilt is greatly
increased by the circumstance that the man you
murdered was your country man and bosom friend,
reposing confidence in your integrity and esteem.
You therefore added to the horrid crime of murder,
that of black ingratitude and the foulest treachery.
Besides, you were a stranger in this country, and
sought the enjoyment of its privileges. And here
again, by a betrayal of the trust that was reposed
in you by your admission into a country to which
you were an alien, and the violation of its laws, you
have also exhibited the basest ingratitude. The fate
that awaits you is an awful one. You can hive no
hope of pardon—can expect no interposition of execu-
tive clemency. Do not for a moment flatter yourself ,
with any such hope or expectation. I say this with
kindness, and with no disposition to add to the de-
gree of your suffering, but to lead you to prepare for
the inevitable event. You committed the act when
no mortal eye was upon you. But you were seen,
watched, and marked by the all-seeing eye of the
Almighty, and the day, too, will come when you will
have to stand before the Judge of all the world with
the evidence of your guilt full and overwhelm-
ing. That you may have all the time that can be
given to prepare for that more dreadful trial, we will
give you the most extreme length of time t hat the
law allows. Every moment should be devoted to
preparation for the momentous event."

Twelve Peerages are now held by ladies.

BRIGHTON, JAN. 3.
BRIGHTON AND CHICHESTER RAILWAY —Tenders
for performing the works on this line were opened on
Tuesday at the Company's office in London; there
were two contracts ; No. 1 was assigned to Mr. John
Hale, of Emsworth, and No. 2 to Mr. George Wythes,
the contractor for the Lewes and Hastings Railway.
The amounts are considerably under the Parliamen-
tary estimates. The works are to be commenced
without delay.
On Monday last the Choral Society of Chichester
gave one of the best concerts we ever attended, in the
Assembly Room. The audience, which was numerous
and respectable, were highly gratified with the judi-
cious selection of pieces from the most eminent com-
posers, both ancient and modern, which were performed
on the occasion.
The Duke of Devonshire's Marine Villa, at Kemp
Town, is modelled precisely upon the same principles,
and is exactly the same size, as the one immediately
en face, that has just been completed by Mr. George
Robins. The advantage, which, in fairness, seems to
have been awarded to the latter, is the character and
taste that has been devoted to the interior ; the ex-
pense in arriving at this result must have greatly ex-
ceeded the Noble Duke's, and the stained glass with
which the portico has this week been adorned, has
given to it an impulse that should be seen to be well
appreciated. The stable department has arrived at
completion in spite of frost and cold, and Mr. Robins
has added four exceedingly comfortable chambers
over each set of his stables, to keep the male depart-
ment of the establishment away from the family. l'his
is an advantage also that cannot be claimed by the
Noble Duke, while it aids materially the family con-
venience, as the abode is certainly not too large.
The Brighton harriers, after a pause caused by the
...1 sport,
frost, recommenced hunting on Monday last, in thcz'ir
killingu su al spirited
hares,style,and ndlo had some
a
after a three
quarters of an hour's run, at a tremendr:-,s pace, which
beat off a large field, with the excr_laahir excellent_
xcaefl# ent
tion of the hunts-
man and four or five genterni:4l. On Friday, they
met at the Dyke, and the ',cent lay better than could
have been expected, I:ithough the ground was too
hard for riding, and several gentlemen got falls in
being too ventarous on the side hills. The first har
was founil in Hangleton, ran to the Dyke
clown teo
Sedlescombe, crossed the lienfield-road up the bill
between Sedlescombe and Sweet-hill down to the
London-hill near Pangdean ; from thence, leavin the
railroad on the left, went down to Major Paine's
plantation at Patch am to Withdean, thence to
Preston, and, turning to the right, made ul
the hill to Newman's plantation, to Blatchin
ton, d iubled back to Newman's plantation, and
was here taken by some beagles which were hunting
near the plantations. A fresh hare sprang up, and
engaged the hounds to three o'clock,
when most of
the sportsmen left, well pleased with the day's amuse-
ment. —Brighton Herald, Jan. 4.
W

FATAL COAL PIT ACCIDENT.—...TWO LIVES LOST.
—An explosion took place in a coal pit belonging to
Messrs. Grundy, at Pilkington, on Thursday, the 26th
ult., and two men received injuries, of which they have
since died. The names of the deceased were Peter
Valentine, who died on Saturday, and John Lomas, who
expired on Tuesday last. Inquests were held on the
bodies before Mr. W. S. Rutter, in the first case, on
Monday, at Little Lever ; and in the second, on Thurs-
day, at Radcliffe Bridge. The only evidence given as to
the nature of the accident, was a statement made by the
deceased themselves, to the effect that they were burned . - , , -----
in the mine ; and the fact spoken to by some of the TILE CHANNEL ISLANDS ZIAIL,—.Wo announced
some time back that these mails would be removed from
witnesses, that a severe gust of wind was felt in another
part of the pit at the time, from which the inference was Weymouth to Southampton. We now hear that the
drawn, that an explosion had taken place in the part of
contract between the South-Western Steam-packet
the mine where the deceased were employed. Verdicts
wore given accordingly.—Manchester Guardian. Company and Government is near completion, and that
in a few weeks this desirable alteration will be effected.
A MAN WIIO WAS TRANSPORTED SIXTY YEARS
_Hcimpshire _independent.
of a ,
AGO.—On the cross-examination, in an appeal case,u.. I, oaTivicaTioN Or PLYMOUTH TIARBOUR.—It is the
;boor (4 this
witness of the name of George Robinson, of Prielsitonlidat ntention of the Board of Ordnance to fortify ,he har-
ton, by the opposing council at our sessions, n
port. Two strong batteries, with 56-
last it came out that he had been transpot:
b tegon is now
oi
upwardys pounders, capable of firing red hot shot, will be erected
of sixty years ago for sheep stealing. 1 o O
h his.l locks are white at Staddon Heights, one at the Obelisk, and one or two
eighty-three years of age, and althoug
mark of decrepi. others at Qt ter:: points at Mount Edgecumbe. Heavy
as driven snow, he betrays no othervoice
is
gi-iliS Will alio be placed in the Citadel, at Clarence
extratue' ciear tulle. He stands erect, and his
f..
/nor() C. tad vigour of lusty . ,
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and powerful, smacking .
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L aster Guarikais. i 51'. estimates haTe been made, and the fe.rtiifiesktlans will
ptltht thin of gxt}em© old age.—Lancaster - PO Urw*ida of lBlooo4—pmfart bidependent,

e understand that the Board of Stamps and
Taxes have obtained the sanction of the Home Secre-
tary of State to try the efficiency of police-constables in
watching omnibuses and stage coaches for the better
collection of the revenue arising from the duty thereon,
some measure of the sort being rendered necessary for
the prevention of frauds, the commission of which has
become more easy from the abolition of those turnpike
gates on the southern side of the metropolis, which hack
hitherto acted as a check. Six police-constables, with
an inspector to superintend them, have been selected for
this duty, on which they will be exclusively employed,
and for which they will of course be paid by the Board
of Stamps and Taxes. The men will be stationed in tkis
principal thoroughfares for such vehicles, but the ar-
rangement is yet merely an experiment.—Sunday Paper
ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL.--On Sunday afternoon,
al the close of the service, the Rev. Ernest Hawkins,
8.D., read himself in as a Prebendary, to which office ha
has been appointed by the Lord Bishop of London. Mr.
ihwkins is a fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, and has
been for some years the secretary of the Society for the
gn Parts. Propagation 011 the Gospel in Fore]