The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-09
THE REPUBLIC.
8 battaIions of chasseurs (TIuogarians

batiailons of Engineers (Hungarians.)
battalion Of the German Legion
battalion of the Italian Legion, consisting en-
trely of Austrian soldiers.
3 battalions of the Polish Legion.
IL regiments of Hungarian Hussars.
3 squadrons of Polish Lancers.
The field artillery amounts TO between three ana
four hundred pieces of cannon Besides this, there
are the battering trains, and the guns mounted In
the various fortresses.
Mr.. MAcREADY-Th Liverpool Albion states
that this eminent tragedian is to commence an en-
gagement al the Theatre Royal in that town, on
the I'd of next month. The Midland Counties Herald
states that the same is shortly to appear at the
birmingham theatre, where in early life he made
his original debut.
FIRE AT MAGpALEN COLLEGE, .OxFoRD-Early
on the morning of June % fire broke out at Mag
dalen College, which, but for the speedy arrival of
the engines, and plenty of hands and water, must
have been Of most serious consequence. The fire
broke out in the servants room, (up the gentlemen
eommoners' common room Staircase attached To
the rooms of Mr.. Angel, and projecting from the
kitchen chimney. The servants rooms were COM
pletely destroyed, as well quantity of wine,
glass, China, &c. The fire fortunately was got under
without spreading further On removing large
beam from the top of the kitchen Fireplace, which
ten inches thick, il was found 10 be burned in
two. II is supposed to have been smoulderng for
many days. This was the cause of the fire, which,
had it once got ahead, would, in all probability,
have destroyed the whole of the building near the
bridge.
ANrEDILuuAN REMAiNs.-A few days ago the
workmen who cutting through mass of rock
at Westbury, near Brackey, came, at the depth of
twenty feet layer of clay, in which were found
Embedded the bones of anteduvian monster
BY examination of portion of the jaw, containing
fac ov,Af Of he ka,lr
pronounced to be the remains of an Ichihyosats or
hshllzard, those various ofreptes which
were the earliest occupants of the earth-the annals
OF whose history may be traced back through thou
sands of years antecedent to that latest point in the
progressive stages of animal creation when the first
parents Of the human race were called into exist
ence. They were monsters of the deep, and have
been found 20 feet long; some time since at Clay
ton measured fifteen feet. Some weeks ago, in ex-
cavating another portion of the line, there were
discovered the remains of fossil fish, which proved
to be a fine specimen of the Lepidostets, or bony
pike, whose scales are of bone, and which, after
being changed by time, have the hardness and look
of ebony. This fish is only found now in the
rivers of North America Oxford Journal.
The ENGLISH Posr OFFicE.-Returns moved for
by Mr.. Villiers, M. p. give some details respect
ing the Post Office and the business of that estab-
lishment 1t is shown that the number of letters
which passed through the General Post Office dur
ing the four weeks ending Goth Of January l649,
amounted to 1888, 253 and during the month end
ing 18th of February l849, to 9,268, Asst, of which
492,os5 were unpaid, g. zoos paid, and 5,675s62
stamped. The number of letters which passed
through the Post Office in January and February,
lS4S, amounted, respectively, to 8,536,432 and
8,769, POS; and in the months of January and Feb
ruary, l847, to 8,4ll,769 and 8,664,7l9. The
total number of letters which passed through the
London District Post Office during the four weeks
ending Goth of January, l849, amounted to 2,6Ol,-
95l, and during the four weeks ending 18th of
February, lS49, to 2Sl4 1893, whereof "a, 1893 were
unpaid, 1884 paid, and TAG, 965 stamped. The
net revenue of the Post Office during the year l84S-
49, amounted to 740,429i. against 984 ,496i in
lS47 625, ll2L in 1896 76l 1891 in l845, 7l9, 95
in 1874, 640,2lH in ls43, 600,64ll. in l842
SCI 249L in le4l, 500, 1884, in 1910, $685. 764i in
1885, 1853 509l. in 1888; and 1852, 424I. in 1897
The cost of management in ls4S was l ,403 ,250i,
which amount has been gradually and regularly in
cressing since lS47, when it amounted to 6S7, 3l3
only. The total number Of money orders issued
in 1648 was 1851, to the amount of 253, 1871,
and the total number Of orders paid to 264 ,425, to
the amount of SAC, 1871.