The Pembrokeshire Herald and General Advertiser

ST. MARY, ISLINGTON.—An information in Chancery is now pending against the trustee* of this parish, to compel them to refund a sum of 1900, alleged to have been illegally paid by them oat of the poor-rate and an Monday evening a meeting took place at the chambers of the Attorney-General (Sir F. Tbesiger), to hear the parties on a memorial presen- ted to him by the trustees to stay the farther proceedings, when, after hearing Mr. Rodger*, the counsel for the trus- tel" and Mr. R,oe, the solicitor for the relators, the Attornev General decided against the trustees. The suit will therefore proceed. FH-+L EFFECT^ OF GOOD FORTI'.VE.—On Jfopday Mr. Bedford held an inquest at the Old George, Stan- hope-street, Clare-market, on the body of Henry Solomon, aged 73, for aiHny years a respectable tailor, living in the above street. It appeared that a few (layS since deceased was the successful candidate at an election for pensioners in the Holborn Estate Charity, and that ever since he displayed great excitement caused by joy at his good for- tune. His election insured him £ 30., :tnd a residence in the when cnmpletedr He received the first instalment of his pension on Wednesday last, and this augmented Ins excitement, and on Friday evening iast he w is found in opletic fit in his bed-room. The attack ter- minated fatally in a few hours. Mr. Lovett, tLe parnh surgeon, who attended him, and afterwards rpened the i>odv. attributed death to sanguineous appoplexv, produ- :ed by great mental emotion. Verdict—" Natural death.'• Basil Montagu, Esq., the acconntnnt in bankrupcy, is to -etire nn a pension, and Richard Clarke. the Chancellor's iecr^tnrv of bankrupts, is to succeed him. The salary is £ 1,500 a-year. -Evenimt paper DARING ATTEMPT TO MURDER AT DI'VMOW.—On Tues- day afternoon Charles Horsnell, jun., of Little Faton, son of the pnrk-ki'eper to Viscount Maynard, whilst watching the park grounds and preserves in the avenue leading from Dun- mow and Stortford turnpike-road to Eastnr.-lodge mansion, observed a 1n3.:I about 5 feet tl inches in height, having on a >iack hat and .velvetPen jacket, standing in a game preserve where the ph^sants are fed he immediately made towards Hor. lanc*d to -° yar,1s of the stranger, £ 5 inches. FortunateVv not a Vhot emiroA tin, i«X ownjg to the of his »h«>oftng-j.-v:ket hein^fnlt '-aused them to „,ck oat from hi..kit. A. JL n.CVu) 'ecovered from the «;am, he nau,rally Mt. he purged X •tnipgi-r, and >ft»-r rvnmng a> o,,i 20 yards shot at him hut ;:tin missed tire, and the fellow escaped. Horsnell raised In alarm, and immediately returned to his father when search wn* continued in th<- woo;is r >r ««r»ra) hours, hut to no avail. \'o rHi* to • V offender has at present been di»covered.— Eilei Herald.

Mil. PRITCHARD AGAIN.—We have a little more about Mr. Pritchard in the Caurrier Francais. That journal says -The Rev. Mr. Pritchard again comes on the tapis to dis- turb the cards. It is well known that this worthy apostie found his Patmos in the Navigators Islands, where he fills the same functions as he had so well exercised at Tahiti. Our letters from Oceania inform us that Mr. Pritchard playa us at present a new trick, which indeed might be expected, that of refusing to agree to the estimate of the indemnitv such as it was established by the delegates of the English and French admirals. He has published a manifesto, in which he endeavours to prove that tae estimate is far below the loss be experienced he reckops up most religiously the quantity of Bibles and clothes which he used to sell to tho Tahitians, not for getting his faraoys mcndicaments. No person can be henceforward ignorant that, in order to convert savages,, the English mirsionarirs find no Letter expedient than to become old clothesrrien and druggists, and that the profits of their traffic regalata the zeal of their preaching. Now it appears that the sale of clothes, bibles, and juleps was much more advantageous at Tahiti than in the Pay of longa and hie Navigators Islands, of which thp inhabitants, > annitaals for the most part, do not appear to testify very grenz zpfti .or the interested preachings of the Rev. Mr. Pritchard. Inat 's tne reason, why the excellent man cannot console ninself for the loss of h'g shop at the Marquesas, and why he will continue-to lament, until his pharmacy, so well pro- vided with customers, shall have been returned to him. Thus the peace of the world will again be placed in the balance of dtfbts ijnd credits of Mr. Pritehard's counter/'

FORGET EACII OTHER. Forget each other!—hath the wor'd W rought this great change in thee, That thou canst speak in careless mood Such hitter words to me? Oll I I had dreamt thy passioned love Was lasting, deep, and pure That when all others should depart, Thy love would stiii endure. Forget each other—thon mayest go. And meet with no regret. And cease to think that we have loved, Or we have ever met But I must stay in grief alone, et with a tearless eye. And hide from all the world that lova Which, for thee, ne'er can die. Forget each other—No! no! no! My dreams have been too bright Fnr coll ohlivion to destroy, j Though thou art tTom my right: The lesson thou wouldst teach mv heart, It cannot, would not learn; The love that was in ali to thee, Will cease with lire to burn.

n DEATH AND FAMINE. Night's pall nations hung. And slumber sealed the eyea Of the city thousands: old, the young. The wealthy and the wise: When Death, the conqueror of Pride, Clomb up the mountain's barren side. High on a rock he stood, Where the moonbeams threw no light; And his eye, where non-or brooded, viewed The thrones of power and might: And he laughefl ,i.o ..he hajlo.w night wind's moan, And cried, Man, render Death his own He Famine called aloud— From his lonely, dismal, den, Gaunt Famine came, in a snowy shroud, At the voice of the scourge of men. We were friends," said Death, in days of old, When the world as rich in her brave aad bold. We were friends," when earth was young, By the bright Egyptian stream We were friends when Time his shadows flung, O'er the light of beauty's beam On the sacred shores by the desert's sands 'Neath gloomy skies, and sunny lands, Earth's bosom waxeth cold Her powers of life are fled The grave must limbs of strength enfold, And hearts that never bled By hunger's dart, by sorrow's chain, Ere Climes her virtue back again. "GC), Faatine, seize the wand, That plenty long hath swayed j Thv empire's bounds are far beyond The realms that tyrants made, Go on destruction's blighting wings, Shake the strong monarchy of kings. From where the Ganges pours Her streams of liquid gold, To where the Niagara showers Her sprays, in madness rolled, (to: poison plenty in the earth Raise o'er the land a general dearth." Away, on pinions strong, The haggard demon flew, His course the pathless skies along, Where clouds enfold earth dew Oh long that dew may fall in vain, What freshness comes o'er a barren plain ? THOMAS HRNRY. -Beytrst Conservative. ————————.————————

PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT. Tuesday being the day appointed for the meeting of Parlia- ment, the Lord Commissioners met and further prorogued it until Thursday the 30th inst. The Commissioners were--the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Aberdeen, and the Earl of Haddignton. Their lordships having taken tneic seats at a fe.w minutes after two o'clock, commanded Mr. Pulman, the peputy Usher of the Black Rod, to summon the Commons. The Commons, represented by Mr. William Lee, the Deput)-) Clerk, attended by several omeeis of the Luuse, ac- cordingly appeared at the bar, wh-ca the Clerk at table read the Royal Commission. The Lord Chancellor said, that in virtue of the commission, and by her Majesty's command, the Parliament was further prorogued until the 30th inst. The Lord Chancellor who came to town for the purpose, appeared to have suffered very much from his late attack. Lady Lvndhurst and three other ladies sat in the body of i House and there were se.verai laches and gentlemen benrnd the bar. ♦—

THE OREGON QUESTION. By the Hottinguer, Capt. Bursley, New York sailing packet, which arrived in this port on Sunday evening, we nave received New York papers to the 21st of November. Their contents are of considerable importance, and encourage us to hope that the loud remonstrances of the peace party in the United States, together with the resolute attitude taken hy the British government, have greatly shaken the determi- dation of President Polk. According to an article in the Washington Union (the official Drgan), of the 17th of Novejn- ber, the party which that represents has lowered its demands very considerably. Instead of an instant surrender of the whole territory, what it now demands is, an extension to the American emigrants of "at l-east" the same amount of protection which great Rritaia has given to her subjects there the establishment of aQ Indian agency of a mail communication with the States or a line of block houses, and of additional dragoons if necessary," to protect the American settlers from the Indians. All this is fair enough, and can lead to no dangerous results, provided there is no attempt made to bring British subjects in the Oregon terri- tory under subjection to the laws of the United States. The British Goverment has never for a moment denied that first Spain, and now the U uited States possesses precisely the same rights in that territory which it possesses itself, and it cannot, therefore, complain of anything which the American government does to secure its own citizens, so long as it in wav interferes with the subjects of Great Britain. Prom the very "lame and impotent conclusion" which has followed the loud boastings and confident assertions of the Washington Union, on the Oregon question, we conclude that President Polk has discovered that the attempt to manu- facture political capital by means of an open rupture with England would prove a bad speculation. Me is now. appa- rently, disposed to support the craftier policy of Mr. Calhoun, which is. that of leaving the question open till such time as the American emigrants in the Oregon have become suffi- ciently numerous to render efficient aid in ejecting or sub- jecting the British. This is smart, clever policy, and if! nothing had been said about it, it might have succeeded. Luckily for ns, cunning is at the best but the wisdom of tools; and if the English government meets this policy of delay by a calm decbration that it will neither now nor at any other time be either tricked or frightened out of its rights, and shows itself to be in earnest, by converting the hunting stations of Fort Vancouver, and othera of the most important points of the territory into military positions, directing at the same time, a part ot the great stream of emigration which is continually flowing from this country to the bost points of the Oregon territory, the Calhoun polrcy will fare no better than the Polk policy, and all parties in America will be glad enough to settle the question on a fair footing, either by consenting to make HM Columbia River the boundary between the two countries, or by leaving the whole matter to be decided 17 an impartial umpire. From the altered tone of the Washingto?} L vinn, we fee) pretty confident that the policy of force is to be abandoned, at least for the present, and the British Government has much less sagacity than the world gu-es it credit for, if it allows its position to be in any degree injured by the Fabinn policy so indiscretely avowed by Mr. Calhoun. — Liverpool; Tunes. LIVERPOOL, BUT. 1G.—The British and North American Rovai mail steam-ship Britannia, Captain Hewitt, arrived in the" Mersev at half-past Sv o'clock this morning, h.yring on board Lord Metcalfe, who has retired from the fatigues of his responsible office. The Britannia left Boston on the iind instant, her departure on the usual day having been preven- ted by fog, and consequently our accounts from Halifax ex- tend to the 4th instant. She brought 75 passengers. The advices received by this arrival, though indefinite, are yet "liighly interesting. In New Orleans, as in the northern commercial cities, the inflammatory article published in the Washington Union, under the head The whole of Oregon, or none," had created much excitement and alarm lest the peaceful relations existing with this country should be vio- lently disturbed. The Locofoco press of the South had also very generally taken ground against the extreme pretensions of Mr. polk while the power wielded ly Mr. Calhoun will, in all probability, be exercised against any policy which may endanger the preservation of peaee. We have intelligence from the Oregon "to the 38th of July inclusive. The Americans have full posession of the country south of Columbia. Being in the majority, and under a republican constitution similer to that of [owa, the Americans in Oregon elect all officers of government, appoint judges, and administer the laws. The servants of the Hudson's Bay Company favor independence, and a number of the influential Americans have taken the same side. Parties are said to be ;;cry nearly balanced on the question of maintaining a separate government independent of the United States and England, and if a sufficient nnmher of Americans can be parsuaded to join the independants and turn the seal", it is proposed to issue a declaration of inde- pendence, taking in the whole territory in dispute, the Hud- son Bay Company to cede the forts and trading posts to the new government. This movement is sustained and justified on the ground of the settlers having occupied and improved a wilderness in which the Hudson Bay Company of London heen a mere hunter or temporary resident, and over which neither the government of the United States nor that of Great Britain exercises the rights of sovereigntv. The crops are most abundant. Thcvu is a "great want of vessels.

ON THE DEATH OF A FAVOURITE IIOUND. I had always a friend in my poor dog Tray."—CAMPBELL. I am glad thou art gore when the leaves are yellow, And the hill-tops turning sete I had missed thee more, my brave old fellow, In the bright time of the year. For when have I sat where the dark ehn trees Soften the noontide ravs W hen have I stood in the rich green wood, Noting the sun-set blaze When have I gazed on the river's fide. But thou wert close by the dreamer's side ? Each other companion would comp and gQ- To-day my friend, to-morrow mv foe If the hand of the gav world beckoned away, I had no power to bid them stay. There was pleasure in reach, or eold in view, And off they went like a butterfly crew But the old dog went not—there was he, True as few else but dogs can be. I am glad thou art gone when the leaves are yellow, And the latest blossoms dead I shall miss thee somewhat less, old fellow, Than I should when the field flowers spread For merry and constant mates were we, When the summer sky was blue Who 801. w me wandering ever might see, The old dog wandering too And the beautiful hound fixed many an eye, That coldly passed my dull face by; Thou ^een a watcher beside my hed, When iiitfrT:]i2 bowed niv heavy head Thou hast often i-heei'd the silent gloom Of a lonely hour and lonely room. Thou hast followed my footsteps every where, In the rambles of joy and thejournevsofcare And the stranger who chanced to break on our way, YV as met by the old hound's challenging bay. I am glad that my own eyes watched thy dying, For I know thy lot old brute And none can spurn thee where thou art lying, Deep under the cedar's root. Thou wilt not meet a savage hand To smite thee to the dust. Thou canst not pine with starving whine, For a morsel of wasted crust. I d rather look on thy grave, old hound, Than wonder what hard fate thou hast found. I cherish'd thee long and liked thee wll» As the tears -aye, the tears— I have shed wiq teli; There is nothing ox shame in the lid's that are wet,' W hen the drops are wrung by an honest regret. Thou wert oniv a dog—a poor dumb thing, Rut the heart, like th 1 oak, finds mean weeds cling, Ami the world may j.#; what this heart cua l.-c, In its human love, by its care fcr thee. T. Y.

LITERATURE. — DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE.—NOVEMBER AND DR- CE.MBKR. I The reputation which the DnLb'n University Magazine has obtained as an able and well-conducted periodical is even' way borne out by the psesent numbers. Since the time when this magazine started as a fresh candidate for the public favor, its course has been steadily and uniformly marked by good talent, sound principle, and politico combining great firmness with singular moderation. If it has not the full vigor of Bfocbcood, or the racy smartness of Fraser, it has other qualities in which it more than excels them both. In Ireland it ¡>ltne ma¡;r.1zine and in other parts of the United Kingdom, its circulation has been rapidly extending. The papers before us which will well repay perusal are-- Tlie German Catholic Church;" Italian Poets;" "Duties of Irish Protestants Poetical Remains of the late Mr*# James Gray;" Ireland and her Church The Didactic Irish Novelists;" Raph;wrs Tapestries," &c, The former .of these, dealing with a subject which has lately occasioned .0 great a stir on the Continent, is drawn up with admirable temper and lucid arrangement. Dot*LAS JER HOLD'S MAGAZINE.— NOS. 11 AND 12. Arrived ot No. 12 of his Shilhuq Magazine, we suspect that rvuhinp is farther from Jerrold's imagination than strik- ing his colours. The public has answered to hi$call in tan,ss sufficiently flattering and the monthly look out for St. Giles and St, .Tame8" has now become a matter of course. On the whole, though this periodical has ministered a little too readily to the ail captandum rufous, it has deservedly occupied a prominent position in the ligtitej literature of the day, and has run triumphantly the gauntlet of public criti- cism. The Press and the Bar My Opposite Neigh- bonrs; the continuation of the Hedgehog Letters;" The Decline of the Drama;" "The Egotism of Aristocracy ;'i with the "History for Young England," as heretofore, are all excellent. Cm TKSHANK'S TABLE BOOK.—NOS. II ^NI? 12. This wsrk is not to be continued under its present title, at will he followed in January by the first number of Our 01rn Timet, which will not require better engravings than its predecessor; though an amendment in the management of the letter-presH is generally supposed a desideratum. The engra- vings in the two last nuaroers of the Table Baoksae first-rate in design and execution—John Bull under the pressure of j railway calls Here is a wo-begone countenance, everyway suitable to the fix in which that most uniJappyacntieman Oas found himself. CHAMBERS'S JOURNAL.—Nos. 92-100. To point out the interesting papers in this work, hitherto 100 unrivalled in its kind, we must begin with the tirst In the iable of c.ui.tcsus «Vid finish with the last. We confess it is a poser to us to understand what it is that make; this perio- dical keep all its contemporaries so far in the distance. Why there might not he a dozen hebdomadals ofequa) merit, pur- suing their career, is a somewhat inexplicable affair inas- much as tact and nuijia^emcat m selection either than supe- riority of talent is the secret of its unprecedented popu'arity Rut so it is- Chambers is no more to be touched by the three-hfrlfpeniiv sheets of the English press than the Waver- Irys are to be pitched by the family ui Burlington-street. BRITISH CHT'RCHMAN. PART 23. Its contents are The Duties and Prospects of the Chnrch Luther on the Sony of the Virgin a History of the Church Establishment Developments of the Papacy Imaginary Conversations on the Com-iaws "Romanism in Nineteenth Century." &e., &c. Also some .good poetry, which, -ith very good-looking prose, makep a well- digestiMe number otthc Rritish Churchman. WADE'S LONDON REVIEW.—No. 14. We Have A TnveRer's '>ia»v in Odessa a paper dill. cussing the talent of the Io<¡I1{f' Observations on language;" ts\nt of" f r.viirs Adventures in New Zealand r" and "f" .u-r's Book-keeping; with some smaller matters. An iccident having curtailed the bulk of Wade's periodical in the present number, it taoks rather sheepish in comparison with its predecessors Imt accidents, like necessity, hatye no 101- t MILVER'S GAI I.ERV or NATI«* PART ;0 1 The "ontimmjon of th" <tfh-,vt of Phrsical Geographv in- i its optical phe,ionv>-a the geographical distrib-irion t of plruit«. nnrt the istribut'iTn of animals. We have highly c praised fhis worV before, as a .matchless specimen ofgeogra- ph.-a, inW.ari.rn in the most interesting departments of r th.it most noble science and the more nuiubvM wo iep the j ^vett.er we like tr <n. iilK lLI.USTUATiD S^.yxspsa#.—PART 10.—QRRANBCO LONBON. The teTrh &f the •' THusrrated Shakspere finishes "I,ove% La5>our Lost," includes the whole of" As you \ik<-1 it," and commences the Wiut^'sTale We canr.ot spea). I poH'Uvelv, but it strike* U., that the engraving* in this num- ber have a nrllUty eclipsing aij the former numbers, though »e know not how tbey were pinjl 1ft be IUIp368eCi. Thif ;wnril mu»t be bought, bfngrd. borrowed, or stni. n. hv ev«nr. thtt j>r«rfend» IÐ be an admirer of the Bard of Avon. J

or TH* 01" .TKHUftALKM. — It will be Vu-rV *ter »fiur .A'exadriannrrcvpopjeittxhat Dr..IVxan- a nr. th?' ,f '•"•.isalfm, .fi.sl oft the 2Crd of November at a ril f*n 'he confines f Kuypt, while on his way airos- |r:,r"i to Caifo. Ijis lordship accom £ aRiVi by h s 'è "tatiph'er,* and ir'ended to visi j "y dt C<uro.—Monti' q I-trail.

FATAL STEAM-BOILER EXPLOSION. HOT.TON, To-day. December 16.—Yesterday a most ''i-rrous, and, I regret to say, fatal boiler explosion took i,1 cp in this town, by which upwards of ten persons have list their lives, and nearly twice that number have been severely wounded. These accidents have of late been so numerous in this district that the inhabitants are now beginning to consider the propriety of adopting some measures to prevent their occurrence. The sacrifice of human life is, perhaps, greater than can at present be iz- certained. When the report was first circulated it was stated, that upwards of 30 persons had been killed and about 60 wounded, but I am elad to say the report was much exaggerated. Up to this time seven persons have been taken from the ruins, and from the best information I can obtained there are not more tlj^i) fog. or five missing. Amongst those who were first on the spot were the friends of the persons who worked in the mill, whose shrieks and mailings were distressing to hear. The scene of this lamentable disaster is the works of Messrs. Knitts and Rothwell, situate near the ternjinus of the Bolton and Liverpool Railway. The mill had stopped, as usual, at 12 o'clock at noon tor dinner, and ought to have gone on again at 1, but in consequence of some difficulty expe- rienced in starting the eagiae, several minutes' delay occurred. During this deley the hands were of course waiting at their respective machines in readiness to start with the engine, when, at 12 minutes after 1, the boiler burst with a tremendous report, resemplinj: that of many C,ntions,. at the same time carrying with it about 14 yards: of a building five stories high. The boiler, as is but too frequently the case in these districts, was placed under a portion of the mill in which a very large number of bands were daily at work. Immediately after the first t.oise waA heard, that part of the building over the boiler was one heap of ruins, in which were buried upwards of 20 persons, 10 or 12 of whom were killed on the spot. No sooner had the explosion taken pi ice than the boiler forced its way through the upper part of the iiiiii, carryirg with it large quantities of the building materials, and several human beines, and alighting on the rails, where three of the carriages were buried, but, fortunatety, they were empty. The bricks and other materials were seen flying in ali directions, doing very great mischief to the adjacent houses. The windows of several rows of cottages were completely shattered, and much of the furniture destroyed, As soon as the eflecrs of the first shock had subsided, those who escaped unhurt, joined by numbers of labourers began to clear the ruins awav in search of their unfortu- nate companions. The first body they found was tint of Mr. Edward Rothwell, nephew of the late owner and pro- prietor in the cancern, who chanced to be passing in front of the mill when the explosion took place. It was ob- served by one of the cnttagfTs that he was struck by a brick on the head, and almost at the same moment buried in the ruins. Mr. Peter Greenhattgh, manager of the works, was at the time in conversation with Mr. Kitts, one of the partners, and a youth at the engine house, at the time the explosion took place, and was missing as was also the boy. Mr. Kitts knew wheaeabouts the un- fortunate man and boy were likely to he found, there- fore the efforts of the workmen were directed to that place. In dbout three quarters of an hour a voice was heard below the rains, and appeared to be at a corsiderable dis- tance. As the men got down the voice became more dis- tinct, an<t At length so audible that they heard the boy weep- ing, and Mr. Greenhong eroaniqg in the agonies of death. became weaker and less distinct, until they ultimately died away, but the boy was still beard to cry for help. The poor fellaw reinsined if) this situation for upwards of an hour, and was ultimately rescued, but Mr. Greenhaugh had breathed his last. Whilst the men were clearing aw ay > the ruins the youth was frequently heard toclieer his dying companion with the hopes that the men would soon reach them. The youth was but little injured. Shortly after- wards two females (sisters) were taken out, both dead. About this time another voice was heard, which turned out to be that of an qverlooker, who was, after sotpe time, seen down an aperture at a distance of several yards with his head free from the rubbish, but his body completely covered. He was frequently supplied with water at his own request, and after 5 J hours, taken out alive, having his left thigh an^ one of his ribs broken, and being other- wise bruised. Whilst endeavouring to extricate this unfortnnate man, a woman's voice was heard, but so indis- tinctly, that it was some time before it was ascertained from what part of the ruins it proceeded. The workmen continued their search with great vigour for about two hours, when the voice became more distinct, but very faint. Her cries for help were distressing in the extreme. She remained in this perilous situation for eight hours, and was ultimately rescued with but little bodily injury. About 3 o'clock in the afternoon three bodies were dis- covered pressed against one of the standing walls by a por- tion of one of the floors, in which position they remained in view of the workmen up to o'clock this inornig, when they were taken out. Three more are still known to be in the ruins, but the probability is that Olqre than that number are yet to be taken out. As to the ctuse of the accident there aro, of course, many rumjours afloat, and therefore it would be premature to offer an opinion. They witi, no doubt, be strictly inquired into on the coroners's inquest, which will be held to-morrow njqrning. When the explosion took place, there were upwards of 150 hands in the mill, most of whom wre taken out by the windows. the stairs leading to all the rooms having been cut off hy the accident- The police, under the direction of Mr. Harris, have preserved good order dicing the night, al- though at one period there could nxjt be less than 10,000 persons assembled. The loss of property will be upwards of £ 3,000. » —

THE ADVANTAGES O.F, PROTECTION. Suppose a man wishes to buy a silk gown for his wife. He is asked 4s. Cd. for French silk, of no very particular fabric and pat en i. Why? Because, unless a heavy duty is levied on French silk, the English manufacturer cannot com- pete with the foreigner and for our own parts, we think this an unanswerably good argument for levying the duty on the French article, You want to hny a ribbon you arc askod something ex- per yard for one of good foreign fabric. Why? Because, unless the home producer is protected against tt>r- eign competition, every ribbon loam in Coventry must cease to work. You want to buy a pair of kid glows-yon are asked 3s. 6d. for an article which fetches less than 2s. in Paris. Why? Because the English glove-maker n.ust shut up shop unless he is protected against French competition, You want a superfine merino coat—why have you to pay such an enormous sum ? Because unless the competition of Spanish cloths is checked by a heavy import duty the clothiers ot Yorkshire cannot carry on their trade. You order a bottle of claret for dinner. Why have you to pay 4s., at least, for that which costs perhaps Kid. at Boulogne ? Becausc you are bound by treaty to levy so much more dutv on French than on Portuguese wines, on condition that Portugal is to take certain of your manufac- tures that is, you encourage your home manufa. tures by levying a duty on French wines. You protect the sugar of your colonies. Why ? Because your colonies are bound in return to take your manufactures. Andsoitisthroughout. Froirj the hat on your head to the shoe on your foot everything you can wear or use, whether it he a tea-tray of papier macke, a trinket, or a watch, all, all is protected. And there can be no doubt that this system of protection has encouraged production. The security afforded by legis- lative protection has acted as a real and beneficial incentive to improvement so much so, that many of the articles most highly protected—silks, for instance, and the manufacture of papier mache—have attained tQ an amazing pitch of perfec- tion, though they cannot compete in an open market with foreigners, because the cost of manufacture in England is of necessity so much greater than is is on the continent. That we see our whole national system of trade and com- merce depends upon protection. The natural resources of England are very inferior to those of many countries—though by the application of skill, and capital, and untiring industry,' we have been raised to the summit of prosperity and power. But we must remember that all this is an artificial prosperity. To talk of free trade carried on fjy a country in such circum- stances is to tatk sheer nonsense. Free trade may e-rist. and indeed must exist, between savage tribes, The skins of ons savage tribe may be exchanged for the tqipahawks of another; but in the complicated interests of a vast empire—an empire whose dominions are to be found under every latitude—an empire that must raise annually a revenue of 50 millions of I money to carry on its regular government—it is plain that to dream of free trade is little short of insanity. Where is the mischief of protection ? If the farmer is protected, so is the glover, so is the hatter, so is the spirit-merchant, so is the ribbon-maker; nay, so is the cotton-spinner and the paper- maker. All are equally protected, and if it were not for the wickedness ot factious men, who make a trade of sedition and tumult, all might be prosperous, for all are equally bound up in the general welfare. VV e have become a great ann glorious nation by artificial means but if \? take up the mere abstract pirnciples of a stupid and hard-hearted economy, we shall assuredly overthrow our national wealth and power at a blow. Now about what are her Majesliy presumed roinistera deliberating About repealing the corn laws of England in the best method—that is, the method most likelv to secure themselves in power. And what would the effect of this repeal be? Its first, most obvious, and necessary effect would be to derange the whole monetary system of England. There is hardly a security in the country which would not be affected by it. It must necessitate a total revision of our taxation, the revenue vill be deficient tOr the puhlic exigeL:" cies. Ireland, too what will be the effect of such a measure on that unhappv country ? At present. England consumes an immease proportion of the grain of Ireland. Upon the free-trade system, by which the price of Irish grain will be broueht nown to the foreign level, the miseries of that country will be multiplied fourfold. We can scarcely believe the people of England to be so mad as to wish for the passing of a measure wh'. h must entail such immediate and dreadtjil distress and contusion. But let them not he deceived if the co/n iaws are repealed, let no one suppose that any soj t of production will maintain its protectinn when you have crippled the means and in- created the burdens of the itunjeuse mass of people now de- pendent on agriculture, you cannot. in common justice, expect them to pay a monopoly price for everything else.—Morning Herald.

♦— On Sunday last, as detachment pf 500 military workmen were about leaving Atverre to proceed to Toulon tQ embark for Algeria, an interesting vonng trirl threv herself at the feet of the captain in command, and solicited his permission i to accompany her lover, who was of the party. The officer represented to her that it was contrary to the regulations 01 the service, and that 4"v"n if Rhe proceeded as tar as Tou!.)1), she would uot be allowed to embark without paying for her oas*ag!>. Finding her entreaties in vain, her lover persuaded to ri home. She at length appeared resigned, and ft > iit, uf. i-earhing the river, threw herself in, and was I (}rown, He.-body was not recoved until the next day, when it was disci, -ered that she was enceinte.— I'arin paper. It 'vas stated vest»rday, on 'Change, that a large house in had bikd-that the liabilities amount to rienr'v th at it was extensively concerned in the South Amer can trade, and that <u-. '■:») house- &c., in Liverpoo"' are deep'y implicated.—Lhvrjt ,nruui.

THE NORFOLK RECEIPT.-COLD AND CURRY. Our friends abroad have certainly a right to think that very strange things happen in this country. East year Sir .Fames Graham abolished gambling booths at the races so the whole community betook themselves this season to forming na-ional ones at all the Stock Exchanges throughout England, and for the last few months London has been like a race-course. We played vigorously at hazard between the heats of politi- cal mces but at the first sound of the bell announcing that the Bank of England was going to put the saddles on, we deserted the roulette tables, leaving all our money in the hands of tha croupiers. The Times, however, brought in an act to pnohihit gambling, anJ now all we can do is to get a good view of the neck-and-nock race between the Monopo- lists—those who have got their jnckcts striped, and the Free Traders—those who have no check and no particular color now to distinguish them. Off they go! and though two el- derly ladies named Mrs. Gamp and Mrs. Harris declared it was a fake start—there they come round Tattcnham Corner -and who wing.? While this is going on, the Duke of Norfolk, one of Mono- poly's principal backers, is addressing an agricultural meeting. We cannot conceive anything more unique in its way than his Grace's speech. Whether we consider; the choice lan- guage, the form of expression, the matter spoken of, or the sense of the whole, it is perfect. To comprehend the truth of this eulogy our readers must refer to the oration in another part of our paper. There it will be seen that the duke re- commepds as a remedy against the cold of-the winter a mix- ture of curry powder and '.v:te; His Graced description of the powder itself is not lucid. He deals in generalities when he says it is made of "Cayenne pepoer and hot spices of dif- ferent descriptions." But no matter. "A pinch of thi- his Grace adds, "thrown in amongst hashed meat or potatoes gives it a flavor." This relish is for the labourers of his Grace's estates! Conceive the luxury of a packet of curry powder in lieu of the dish of cold potatoes—ra dish which is too often the only one in a labourer's cottage. We hope the duke will make his game-keeper present a paper-full to the hungry family when on his laden with fine bailey to feed the pheasants in the adja:ent preserves. A soupcon of turmeric on a turnip must be a delicious treat on a cold day, and per- haps a little of the same magic powder sprinkled on the ashes of yesterday's rare treat of blazing faggots might, to the shi- vering little ones of a Norfolk's labourer, give warmth and comfort, and save the expense of his Grace's purchasing coals and blankets. Conjurors have a method of placing hot substances on their tongue by means of a certain pulverised preparation. Thus, curry powder, doubtless, upon the same principle, will enable the labourers of England to swallow with impunity the biting cold of winter. In fact, we see no limit to the benefits his Grace has conferred by making the magic powder known to his tenantry. It is like the gift of the good fairies we read of to their god-children, or manna in the time of famine. He must have caught the idea, too, from. Heaven for what hu- man imagination eould suggest a pinch of curry powder as a remedy for the pinches of frost ? We understand his Grace has another prescription ready for next summer. When the sun is broiliiig-if it ever in- tends to do so again—the Duke of Norfolk, full of dog-day philanthrophy, intends to suggest that instead of cider and other fermenting liquors so injurious to the system, his hay- makers and reapers should be furnished at his Grace's own expense each with a mug of water and a ciader.—Atlas

EXTAORDINARY NEWSPAPER GIFTS.—We have heard o picture gifts of all sorts and qualities, portraits of the Queen in every variety of engraving, shape, dress, and decoration — Panoramas of London, and views'in the country—the Blind Fiddler," Avenging Angel," the Battle of Waterloo," and gallery of statesmen, ready framed, have all been present- ed in turn by the proprietors of our public i journals but what are these compared to an offer which will be found in another part of our journal by the spirited and liberal pro- prietors of that really beautiru) paper the Pictorial Times! They offer no less than £1,000 to the person who holds the receipt corresponding in number with the ticket held by the winner of the Art Union, and so on for one in every 10,000. So that if 200,000 persons buy thislpa^er for the uext twelve months, the proprietors will have to pay £ "20,000 among twenty lucky people. This liberal proposal to their subscri- bers appears to us so yery tempting that we should not be surprised to find it accepted by a!! families, when for :265. 6d. they will receive a copy of the pape; fof 12 months, and may receive the 1,000 in money. FEARFCL STEAM-DOAT COLLISION O.V THE RIVER.— ten minutes to five on Saturday evening, as the Emerald Dia- mond steam-packet, was, after touching at Greenhithe, proceeding on her way from London to Grawsend, her cap- tain (J. Pindar) observed a large steam-vessel directly ahead ot him, coming up the rive". As she approached, he and his men in the bow of the Emerald sting out, but the stPamer kept in the same track. Captain Pindar's order to port the helm had scarcely been obeyed when the Emerald was struck on the larboard quarter by the bow of the other vessel (whieh subsequently turned out to be the John Bull, Hamburgh packet.) The paddle box and quarter of the Emerald were stove in, and the funnel was cast down with a tremendous crash, producing a shock throughout the vessel, which, in the after cabin, flung the passengers from their seats, and tum- bled over and amongst them the tables and everything thereon. A cry of Bring up the women, bring up the women from the deck, added to the alaro; and confusion ;—but, at length, owing to the self-possessiqn of some of the gentlemen, 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. Then the scene was terrific the Emerald was believed to be going down. The John Bull's bow was apparently wedged into the larboard quarter, .jnd the bowsynt of that vessel over the fore deck of the Emerald. This was endeavoured to be reached by several of the male passengers of the latter by means of the rigging. Some succeeded in getting into the John Rull in this way, and more clambered up her bows. At this time both vessels had let off their steam, and drifting down with the tide in their fcite of entanglement, came athwart the bow of a brig that lay at anchor nearly opposite Grays, but close to the Kentish shore. The collision with the brig increased the danger of the steamers, particularly the Emerald, whose deck larboard cabins were stove in by the brig's bowsprit, which broke off in the collision, and her fore top-mast 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, ^tempted to get into the brig when the vessels came in contact. The three vessels were now entangled together,, and the alarm on'board er,ch %vasI perhaps, fqual. At length the John Bidl fell off from the Emerald, whose anchor had now been dropped, raid the Railway steamer, from Black wall to Gravesend, came alongside the brig, and the passengers of the Emerald, except those who got on board the John Bull, were taken otf by her ajiddanded at Gravesend. Two men, in the first shock of the collision, were thrown overboard, hut were pi,cked up safely. Each par^v blames the other for the cohisicji. ANOTHER LEAOUE MOVE>}BNT.— It is said that nt a pri- vate meeting of the influential members of the Anti-Corn-law League, was held op Saturday, at Manchester, including Messrs. Cobden, Bright, II. Marsland, and R, Walker • M.P.'s, it was resolved, that to put the League in a position' to strike a decisive blow in the present emergency, a sub- scription of a quarter ofamillipn sterling should be raised. We learn that the meeting was one of the most numerot" influential ever held by the L-ague, and that the proposition was agreed to unanimously. It is also said that it was fur- ther resolved to recommend to the country, and to originate through the powerful organisation of the" League extending over the kingdom, petitions to Parliament in favour of a total and immediate repeal of the corn-laws.—Chronicle Lwcor.N CORPORATION HKf.L.-The ancient bell which, in the days ot old, used to be rung to summon the corporation to assemble m their old Town flail, has, thanks to the per- severance of the present mayor, been recaptured and brought back to its former quarters. About three years ago, it was taken down in order that the frame might be repaired, and was sent to Mr. Revill, whitesmith, to'be put into condition; but from that time up to last week the corporation have been I unahle to get the bell back again, Mr. Revill not feeling at all satisfied that if he executed the required work a liberal corporation would pay his bill. The other day, the mayor, James Bruce, Esq., went to Mr. Itevill's shop, and demanded the bell, and then it came out that this worthy had actually lent this ancient relic, a year or two ngo, to some ironfound;r in the town. The mayor being resolved to have the bell restored, sent an officer to the premises of the party to whom it had been tent, and had the captive conveyed in a wheel- barrow to the Guildhall, where we hope it shortly will be re-hung, and again rung to summon the council" to their meetings. The bell has on it a Latin couplet, and bears the date of 1317. Lincolnshire Chronicle. A BOLD TRAPER.—Many stories are told of the feats and hair-bredth escapes of the Freu mounted trappers but it may he worth while to mention one which Richardson a Kentucky man, well known to the servants of ihe company as one of the most austere and dare-devil traders of the moun- tains, used to tell. It is his boast that he never carried provisions on his journey in his most dreary and distant travels. His good horse, his trusty rifle, pfstols, his knife, his steel, flint, his traps, a coil of cord, and wallet, are his onlv accompaniments, and his only trust is in Providence. Furnished with these. I have heard him say, he fears nothiii" over river, frozen lake, mountain or barren plain. He was 1 out alone, hunting buboes and at the close of the day was retiring to his tent, when he heard a clattering of hoofs behind him, and upon looking back, observed three black- footed Indians, well mounted, in hot pursuit of him.; He immediately threw off his cargo_ of meat to lighten his 'horse, and then urged onwards the animal to his utmost -peed, and in hopes to outstrip his pursuers, b it discovered that the enemy wert; gaining rapidly upon him, and would soon have him at their mercy. He then adopted an expedient as singu- lar ingenius nt it was desperately bold. Drawing his Ion" scalping knife, he plunged it into his horse's neck, and at once severed the spine. The animal dropped instantly dead and the determined hijntef, throwing himself behind the' fallen carcase, prepared to meet his pursuers. In a moment <>:ie of the Indians came within reach of his rifle, and was shot through the heart. The other two, seeing the fate of their companion, halted for a Rjpmeni, and then prepared to surround the enemy but as ti;e first one had sent his ball whistling by the ear of Richardson, lie himself dropped from his horse from a ball from one ot Richardson's long pistols. The third, seeing this rather r» dangerous t>i play, whipped hi* horse, ;uul wap soon out of si^ht. llichardson had then only to (rather the fruits of his victory. He caught the two Indian's horses, mounted one, and loaded the other with the discharged cargo of meat, and returned home with two spare rifles and a -rt)d stock of ^munition.—American /'t/per. THE AVfirsPERtvc CAVES OF IORRIDON*.—Torridon is a! small property on the west coast of Scotland, intervening between the estates of Gairloch and Applecrosa. Jt is ex- tremely mountainous, and abounds with ptarmigant. There arc number ofcilve,, of very singular formation interpsersed over the bill sides, some of which possesses remarkable echoes. Thev are, however, considerate y influenced by the weather, and in certain conditions of the atmosphere become wholly extinct. The caves were, from time immemorial, favorite haunts for smugglers, and formerly produced as much whisky as supplied the isle of Skye and part of the low country. The smugglers, when they had accumulated a sufficient cargo, were V-'ont to sally for Ji trom Torridon in parties of twenty-five or thirty, each armed with a huge 1 dud>-eon and woe betide the hapless town ganger who) dared to intercept their progress. 1 hey, however, had gene- rally a high regard for their own exciseman. Ihe smuggling nn the whole west coast was under the surveillance ot one excise officer, generailv an old grev-_haired worthy, with knee-breeches and a long staff. lhts functionary paid a quarterly visit to his constituents, and was haild by each as a messenger of nence. W heneyer his hoat was seen approach- ing Torridon,'the raaids and matrons commenced dressing, the bagpipes were tuned, the best bajn prepaied, and f<\t>ti- <es begau, which generally lasted for three day. On the fourth morning the exciseman took all affectionate leave of his friends and returned home ill a boat A etl hllod with ;I t'the of all the nice things the country coudproduce. D'f- f-rent now in the case. The "black cutter- comes up to Torridon, and sends ashore her merciless crew, who seem to derive sport trom bunting the poor smugglers, and stills in 1 orrmdmi arc now "fewund tar between."—Ineernef* Cou- rier. DOVER. D'-C. 1'3.—Three messengers crossed the cnannel in open yesterday evening, supposed with the UCWS of thu change ol ministry.— Canterbury Jour/uil.

THE TEX HOURS BILL. Mr. Ferrand, M.P., has addressed the following letter to Mr. Arrowsinitli, of Manchester, in reply to an invitation to dine with the operative cotton-spinners, and self-acting win- ders of that town and its vicinity on Saturday their object being to express their sentiments on the important question of shortening the hours of labour for all factory workers :— Hotel dit Rhin, Place Vendome, Paris, Dec. 14th, 1845. Sir,—Your letter has been forwarded to me at this place. I leave to-day for England and, as the political aspect was so uncertain when the last papers left home, I cannot state how T may be engaged oil Saturday next. "The shortening of the hours of factory labour has been one of the dearest objects of my public life, and if my being with you on Saturday next will be of service to you (my en gagements in England allowing me), I shall be most happy to be present at your dinner. "Should I not be able to join you, let me warn you against allowing any one in whom you may confide, or have confided to make your sacred cause a subject of barter for the advance- ment of any political object or personal advantage for I have reason to believe that the most base and most perfidious public man that ever disgraced the page ofhistoiy will here- after attempt to enfold himself in .its hallowed' mantle, to enable him once more to hold up his head in the House of Commons, and there propose that the 'Ten Honrs Factorv Bill' shall form part of an enlarged and comprehensive sys- tem' of legislation. s- Your holy and religious cause has hitherto been kept aloof from even a breath of the political atmosphere men of all parties have joined hand and heart in supporting' it and now that it is a second time on the threshold of victory it would indeed be hard to behold it again blighted by the touch of the man who, though wallowing in wealth extracted from your fathers' sinews, has resisted (with a virulence which can only have been whettsd and excited by a rensitive feeling of the debt of gratitude he owes you) every attempt that has been made to achieve for you and your cause a glo- rious victory, and for advocating which he persecuted the immortal Sadler to death. "-I am, sir, yours faithfully, W* B. FERRAVD. "Mr. W. Arrow-smith, Manchester."

—; » FIRE, AT MURTHLY CASTLE.—On Friday morning last it was discovered that this edifice, the residence of Sir Wm D Stewart, Bart., was on fire. It seems that the librarv chimney bad been on fire two days proviously, and had no't been sufficiently extinguished. The burning soot having communicated with a beam of wood, said to be 300 years old, the latter continued to smoulder unobserved till about four o'clock on Fridaymorning, when, as already observed the flames lmrst forth. An alarm, was immediytelv given' and expresses were sent to the neighbouring villages for assistance whence several persons forthwith arrived. A fire-engine was procured from {Stanley, but before it reached the flames had got the mastery over the whole of the east wing of the castle, which was soon involved in one grand conflagration. This division of the edifice being separated from the main body of the building by a strong partition wall, and the intermediate doors having been built up with wet turf, on which a plenti- ful supply of water was kept playing, the fire was fortunately prevented from doing further mischief, and gradually tjot under. Of the east wing nothing but the walls remain.' This portion of the castle contained no sleeping apartments except that of the priest, who was fortunately from home at the time. It contained the charter-room, library, &e. but we are glad to learn that the hlJoks and valuable papers were got out in safety, through the great exertions of those assisting. Sir William was at home at the time, and had been enter- taining company of distinction, most of whom — including Lord GlenH-on—had left, we belipyp. on the day previous to the fire. The Earl of Mansfield still remained, and with Sir William was actively engaged in endeavouring to extiguish the flames. Refreshments were amply furnised at the village inn to all who had been lending a helping hand on the occa- sion. Intimation was also conveyed to Perth, from which a couple of engines were speedily dispatched, under charge of the superintendent, and with a complement of the fire brigade; but ere they could arrive the burning had been subdued.— Perthshire Atlwrtiser. SHIPS' STORKS.—The Commissionersof the Customs having had under their consideration the practice of surplus ships stores, which have remained unexpended, being left on board vessels, which have arrived from foreign voyages at a port of the United Kingdom, and are about to proceed with or without a cargo coatwise, preparatorily to making another foreign voyage from such other port on the British coast, and the board being of opinion that some further regulations are necessary, in order to assimilate the practice, and provide for the due account and delievery of such stores, it has been directed that surplus stores left on board any important ves- sel about to proceed coastwise only be placed under seals of office by the watcrguard department, and a particularapcount thereof transmitted by letter of advice from proper officers to the collector and comptroller at the port of destination and in addition thereto, that in all cases in which the quantity of high dutiable goods left on board such vessels may appear to the proper officer of the revenue to be excessive, a special bond for the removal of the same and the proper and due delivery thereof into the custody of the officers mentioned, at such outport be required. This order, which is of consider- able importance to the shipping interest generally, vessels being frequently required to proceed coastwise immediately on the discharge of their inward cargoes for the purpose of loading again there for a foreisn port, has been printed and furnished to the several departmens, in London, and the collectors and comptrollers of the revenue, at the various outports of the United Kingdom, for their information aud government. PRAYERS FOR THE CONVERSION OF ENGLAND.—A notice was put up in all the churches of Paris on Monday last, ot which the following is a translation .—" At the request of the Bishops of England, expressed to the Archbishop of Paris hv the Bishop of Metallopolis, prayers wiil be addres- sed to God during eight days to commence from Saturday, on the occasion of the holy and immaculate conception of the very blessed Virgin Mary, for the entire return cfthe English nation to the Catholic, apostolic, and Roman faith." The prayers in question commented at the church of X otre- Dame- des-Victories on Monday, and the Bishop of Lucan, assisted by several bishops and other members of the hierarchy officia- ted on the oceasion. MORE SECESSIONS.—On the second Sunday in Advent, the Rev. Henry Johnson Marshall, B.A., of Pembroke College, Oxford, fonnerv curate to Archdeacon Robert Witberforce, and late of Brands Burton, Beverley. Yorkshire, was received into the Romish Church at St. Mary's College, Oscott. Mr. Marshall is the sec.oad clergyman of that name who has lately quitted th" Established Church. The latter is the Rev. Thomas William Marshall, M.A. perpetual curate of Swallowcliffe, nearHindon, son-in-law of the ltev. W illiam Dansey, rector of Donhead, near Shaftosfyury, and rUr;,1 dean.—Church Ðud State (iuzcttc.. OxpoRD DISPUTATIONS.—The following are the subjects selected for the Disputations for December l:i and 16, whicji precede the conferring of the decree of Bachelor in Divinity --An Ecclesia Anglicana in Apostilorum doctrina et commu- nicatione perseververit, ideoque jure Cathalica dicatur ?—An rniuistris a Chvisto data sit ligutuli solmendique potcstaa ?— An Scriptura Sacra contineat omnia quae ad Salutem sint necessaria?—An oblatio Christi, semel facta, perfecta sit redemptio, propitiatia, et satisfactio pro omnibus peccitia toties nwndi They will be debated between Messrs. C. Tate and Sir R. Pears, both felloes of Corpus Christi College. THE NEW REFORMATION.—DRESDEN, Noy. 27.—The measures taken against ,J<;hn Rongeieem not to be the work of any single Government, hpt rather the result of a csmmon agreement. Ronge, accompanied by his brother, arrived agreement. Ronge, accompanied by his brother, arrived here by the railway on ti^e 23rd, in the evening, and bad scarcely reached the house of M. P-, a merchant, where he was to lodge, when a commissary of police appeared and invited him to go immediately to the police-office, where a communication would be made to him. The elders of the German Catholics who were present remonstrated, and observed that the communication had better be made where they were and, if the police would not agree to this would prefer departing immediately. The commissary with- drew to get other instructions, but soon returned with an actuary, who stated that it was agreed that the communica- tion should be made to Ronge at his residence, and read the following document, providing that—1st. his passport and other papers were in order, Ronge was permitted, 2nd, to remain as long as should be necessary, (a very loose expres- sion.) 3. He was to refrain from all public harangues in public assemblies, and from all preaching during the week- days. 4. To abstain entirely from all ministerial acts bnt that he might preach on Sundays and holydays.—Hair^ura Paper. THE FRENCH ACAIJE.MY.—The French Academy held its annual public sitting on P'riday, f-ir the distribution of the prizes ot history, morality, .and virtue, founded by M. de Montyon. There was a numerous assemblage, amongst whom were the Count de Sal van dy, Count Mole, Count Portalir., AIM. de Barante, de Sainte Aulaire, Mignet, v iennet, Arago, C. de Remusat,&c. M. Dupin presided, and M. Villemain was present as perpetual secretary. The language of M. de Villenjain and his mode of classifying his subjects were of so high an order that he captivated the auditory, and was loudly cheered. He was follewed by M. Dupia, who made the report on the priz?s ef virtue. This gentleman never spoke with greater effect. His account of the numerojis acts of benevolence performed, even with the most limited means by the female Jeanne Luzen, of St. Ser- van, to whom the Accadamy had awarded the chief prize of virtue of 3000f, deeply interested the hearers, and con- vinced them of the correctness of the view taken by M. de Monthyon,as the importance of publicly rewarding instances ov of benevolence and charity, not as a remuneration to the parties, but of vindicating human nature in general from the reproach that it is indifferent to the good that is done, parti- cularly when it occurs in the humble walks of litis. The prizes in litterature consisted of five gold medals, worth 2000f. each, and two of l,500f. each. These prices were awarded to different authors for historical or other works, baying for their object the advancement of the cause of morality. As regards the extraordinary prizes, it was announced that M. Ronsard had gained the I0,000t. for his tragedy of Lncrece, that a medal worth I,500f, had been awarded to the Baroness de Carlowit? for her translation of Herder's History of Hebrew Poetry, a medal of l,tiOOf. to M Pierron for his translation of tip works of Marcus-? Aurelius, and a medal of J 000P. to M. Damas Ilimard for his translation of the Spanish Romancero. It was also announced that a gold 200.0f. medal will t^e given in 1846 for the best poetical essay on the discove- fyof Steam; a prise of oOOOf., in 184;, for one or more transla- tions of the moral works of antiquity and IO,OM)f.. in 18.50, for the best dramattic woik, in five acts, and in verse, by a frenchman, and acted in France. A PIJJCB GF GOal) L UCIC Some days since a gentleman in this city, being about to remove from one residence to another, sent for a party who was in the habit of purchasing books s.nd other ar.icl^s, and dealing in them, and telling him that he wished to clear away a quantity of old lumber that lay in the kitchcii and underground cellar, be had better look at them and see what he would give as their value, The dealer accordinglv did so, and from time to time pur- chased them for what he conceived they were worth. Among the rest was an old iron box or safe, which had lain for years neglected in one of the cellars, and appeared intrinsically wn.-t-i, v„r,. i:ftir> He otrered £1 forit, upon which the owner Wd he might h$e it, and directed him to take it away at once. itic illd or' four men who were in the house was ob- tained to remove it, but they were unable to move it, and four more had to be brought in, whose united exertions placed if on a car, and it was conveyed to the purchaser's hfUM in J^allrtw-lanc. Before it was taken off the car, a pay/abroker from Blackpool saw the chest, and proposed to buy it. The original purchaser offered it, after some higgling, for £ A 10s. the pawnbroker would give but £ 3, and tf, he ,could not get it for that he went away. The weighty bargain was then taken off the ,car, but the purcheser not liking to put it on a timber floor, left it in the street for a couple of nights. 011 sending, however, for the key, which could- not be had when he bought it, it was found by a label attached to it that the contents of the box mnst have been worth more than 20s., and accordingly a gentleman on behalf of the owner went to where it lay, but could not open it from the rusty state of the lock. 1 he services of a locksmith were at length obtained, and when the box was opened it was found to contain plate :!I1(l other valuables to the amount of, we understand, over £ 500. Cork. Southern Reporter.

MISCELLANEOUS. A concert on a scale of considerable cxperMP, ajid under excellent annngeinents, was given on Tuesday evening ill the theatre of the London Mechanics1 Institution, in celebra- tion of the twenty-second anniversary of its foundation, the proceeds, after the paynwnt of the necessary expenses, to be laid out in the purchase of books for the use of the members. The venerable Earl of Carlisle is somewhat improved in health, and is surrounded by a family circle at Castle Howard. Whilst the turncock was turning the water into Clowance- street, Devonport, on Tuesday, a large eel, about thirty inches in length, jumped from the water-plug against hiin. A considerable part of the rock and building of the old castle at Dunbar, through which the opening of the Victoria harbour is made, fell down last week, or rather slid away, it having been rent by the powerful b!asts used in excavating the rocks into the new harbour. The Bishop of Nantes has published a mendament at the suggestion of Dr. Wiseman, by which the rev. prelate pre- scribes a nine-days' prayer (neuvuine), and recommends throughout his diocese prayers for the conversion of Eng- land. Mr. Liley, a gentleman well known in the sporting world, has undertaken, foi(iabet of £100, to ride in saddle on the turnpike road, from the Star Hotel, Newmarket, to the Angel Inn, Islington, and return to Newmarket, within twelve hours. The match will cSme off on Monday next. Eightppn Ga11o-Roman tombs have just been discovered at Luxeuill (Haute Saone). These monuments go back to the first centuries of the Christian era, before Constantino had abolished the worship, of false gods, and the greater number would appear to have belonged to the Pagan priests. There have been fifty vessels, with corn and provisions from the port of Limerick for the English markets, wind-bound in the River Shannon, by adverse weather. The Duchess de Berry arrived on the 22nd inst. at Venicp, where her daughter is expected to join her shortly with her husband, the Prince cie Lucca. At a meeting of the Town Council of Glasgow, on Tuesday, it was unanimously resolved to present the freedom of the city to Lord John Russell. Mr. Thomas Story, farmer, of (iutwell, Suffolk, the de- struction of whose fanning stock by fire took place. Last week, has since been committed fcr trial, charged with having wil- fully set fire to his properly, on which he had effected an insurance for ,£500 not a week before the fire took nlace. A subscription has been commenced for the purpose of erecting a monument to the memory of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, Bart., in Westminster A they, to be placed with those to the memory of Mr. Wilberforce, Mr. Gravdle Sharp, and Mr. Zachary Macaulay, as recording his labours in con- junction with those distinguished individuals. Mount Vesuvius has for some time been sending forth layge volumes of smoke, accompanied occasionally by flames red-hot ashea, threatening an eruption. It appears, however, by a letter from Naples, that this does not deter foreigners from ascending the mountain even to the verge of the crater. A very fine eagle was shot in the neighbourhood of Car- rickfergus on Saturday last. Ij was shot when flying along the sea coast near Killroot. For several days previously it had been observed by some fishermen at various parts between Portmuck Island and Kilhoot. On Tuesday, as a corptyal of the Royal Marines, in the barracks at Woolwich, was hurrying out of his room to go to drill, he fell over the stairs' balusters on to a stone floor beneath, a height of thirty teet, and was for some tune insen- sible. On being reproved to the Marine Hospital he was found to be seriously injured. Accounts from Austria suite that the Emperor Nicholas had accepted the invitation of the Emperor ot Austria, and would nrrive at Vienna on the 12th of December, and remain four days. The Sub-Dean of Lincoln Cathedral has directed the officers not to admit to the stalls or pews any person who has not the character of a gentleman." ^Hampers of mutton are sent regularly from Windsor to the King of Prussia at Berlin, where it is considered the greatest delicacy at the royal table as it well may be, seeing that Prussian mutton is scarcely eatable. Sarah Gale, who was transported for her connexion with the Greenacre murder, is now keeping a fashionable confec- tioner's shop at Sydney. Air. de Sandels, a foreigner, residing in town, having par- take;i of two quarts of mussels, and neglected to deprive them of their beards, was attacked with alarming symptoms, his head and body having swollen to a frightful size, and his ultimate recovery rendered very doubtful. The islanct of Jersey is now being fortified, to insure se- curity against the dangers of foreign invasion. The King of Bavaria has issued. A decree, ordering that in future all persons killed in duels, or who have committed suicide, shall be interred without religious ceremony of any kind. THE SLAVES IN THE THAMES.—We have reason to be- lieve that Sir George Stephen, whose letter to the Times appears in another part of our columns, has taken out a writ of habeas corpus, by means of which tne poor slaves on board the Anne, in the East London Dock, will it least have their I'berty secured to them if they will avail themselves of it.- Morning I!trill. 4 LKF-HANI-ED God blesssyour honor 1 you saved my life said a beggar to a captain, under whom he had served. "Saved your life replied the officer. Do you think I am a doctor?" "No," answered the man but I served under you at the battle ot Cornnna; and when you ran aw$y 1 fallowed; or else I should have been killed." BRIGHT BQY.—The following dialogue Recently occurrc-d between a mistress of one of the public schools, and a scholar: —" Janjes, if you take three from five how many will re- inain ? I don't know, ma'am," replied the boy biting his thumb-nail." Not know? If five birds were singing on a tree, and a naughty boy should fire a gun and kill three, how many would'be left?"—"None," was the prompt reply. VVhy^ yes, there would he some left, wouldn't there? No, there wouldn't, 'cause the otlvtrs would tly away 1 Bright boy, that. HORSEFLESH A DELICACY.—Bokhara and Khiva are like the slave-making States, and might to lie put down; and if England to make an alliance with Khiva, Persia and Russia would be ber enemies, The population of the city of Khokand is three hundred thousand, and the entire popula- tion is three millions. The' population of Bokhara is one million two hundred thousand, of whom two hundred thou- sand are Persian slaves. Horse-flesh is considered a delicacy: I received it repeatedly from the King's table and the King eats it himself. The manner of drinking tea in the Mogul fashion is with milk, salt, grease, and cinnamon.—Dr. Wo Iff"$j llfission. A number of railway carriages—1st class, 2nd class, and 3rd class-were lately shipped from England for the Jamaica railway, having been constructed expressly for that line, These attracted, as may be supposed, considerable attention on arriving irt Jamaica. Every black man and wottMn who have seen them, vow that "dey wiI!gojnnrst-c]ass,Rnd leave the second and third-class for de lower orders." The Alecto, steam-sloop, Commander F. W. Austen, has left Plymouth for So^th America. This sloop was ready, and left Woolwich on the day originally named by her com- mander. She arrived at Portsmouth and Plymouth without a single defect, 4nd sbs has left England with a full comple- ment, and without a single man either chequed as absent without leave, discharged, or run. RAILWAY DEPOSITS.—We have been informed on good authority, that the Speaker qf tlj.e House of Commons h&s, after consulting with the Attorney-General, resolved to grant orders for the payment of the sum required from railway com- panies by the standing orders of the House by three, four, or five instalments, as the parties applying may wish. This the Speaker -will do by specifying in the order the number of instalments.—Times. DEATH OF TOWN-SEND, THE PEDESTRIAN.-The vete- ran.]' so well known in sporting circles, expired lately in the Cliffe workhouse, Lewes, and wa9 buried in Southo.ver churcyard. He was fifty-four years of age. Townsend was considered one of the first pedestrians of his day, and from his possessing great powers of endurance, waj able to perform extraordinary feats, particnlarly matches against time. DnTTUE.—Yesterd&v week a party of genttcmen' met at Read hall, near Wliailley, and in the course of a few hours managed tQ kill 161 hares, 121 pheasants, 40 rabbits, 9 wood- cocks, and I baptana, ni.aking, tutzl.of 325 head of game.- Preston Chronicle. STRANGE, IF TRUE.-Two small paintings (on copper!) were recently purchased, for a few shillings, of Mr. Fentori, broker, Bury, and were sent to London to be cleaned, when, on removing the thick incrustation of dirt, they were dis- covered to be originals of Charles I, and his Queen Henrietta, by Vandyke. They are in possession of Stir Thomas Cullen, Bart., and are supposod to be worth 500 guineas.—Suffolk Chronicle. BRUSSELS, Dee, 13.—According tp official accounts the population of Belgium amounted on Dec. 31, 1844, to 4,2.58,426 inhabitants. During that year there were 133,976 births, 94,911 deaths, 29,326 marriages, and 16 divorces. Amongst the hirths there were three triple ones, and one quadruple and amongst the deceased there were 13 who had attained 100 years of age. Yesterday the chambers voted articles 27 to 69 Qf the proj.ect of law relating to the entrepots. 'Ihe final vote is fixed for Monday. EXTENSIVE FAILURE.—We are concerned to announce the stoppage of an eminent mercantile firm in this neighbour- hood—that of Edward Ilawson, Esq., of Ashgrove. The extent of the liabilities, it is said, qjaount to near!y £ 200,000. Such an unfortunate occurrence will be a source (especially at this season of the year) of suffering to the numerous work- people of so respected an employer.—Halifax Quay than CORN TRADE AT LEITH.—THE p^e-ailing westerly gales have been adverse to the arriyrff or-such vessels with grain as are expected; and the quantity in the granaries is already so great, that some difficulty, we belieye, will be experienced in obtaining floors for its reception.—Edinburgh Post UPPER SWABIA, Dec. 7.-The papers announce the death, this afternoon, of Francis Prince of Waldburg-Zeil-Traneh- burg, the head of the house of VV aid burg. He was born in Octpbefy 1778. He has left three jpns aijd one daughter by his fi;st niarrulge, aii4 tvyo |ons and two daughters by. his second. AMSTERDAM, Dec. J3.—Tlie project of law respecting an increase in the budget of expenses for 1845 for the pensions of ciyil functionaries was voted yesterday in fhe Chamber of Representatives. The late violent storr^ has capsed inunda- tions in several places, particufarfy at Rotterdam, where the large market-place presented yesttrday the appearance of a vast plain of water. Th.e Two Gebroeders, Capt. de. Rops, nfrived at Texel yesterday, from London, with the loss of sails and in a damage'd state. STOCKHOLM, Dec. —The foreign pi4ii which left Gotten: liurgh on the 29th ult. was robbed about half-a-mile from Kungsbacka. The money letters are advertised in the Gotten- hurgh journals. Several oilier mail robberies have lately occurred in other parts of the kingdom. BRUSSELS, Dec. 13.—The Emancipation states that the plan of a direct railway from Ghent to Brussels by Alost has been laid before the Minister of Public Works. The resignation of the British ministry has caused a very great sensation here. The budget of receipts and expenditure for this citv during 1846 estimated as foUows :—Receipts, 3,996,9(^7 francs 77 centimes. Expenditure:—4,004,280 francs 17 centimes. A letter from Dresden states that M. Andre Seizler, chapel- master at the cathedral of Zchopau, in Saxony, has just dis- covered at the town of Pisek, in Bohemia, autograph papei of Mozart, containing the music of some couplets composed for the baptism of his son Charles, lately deceased, at Grata, in Styria. This morceun is shortly to be published at Bonn, in the Album of Beethoven." It is rumoured in Radical circles, that in the event of a dissolution the lIop. Fox Maule and Mr. Ivvart are to be their candidates for this town.—Liverpool SlÙndard-Tory paper. A grandfather is bound, according to law, to maintain his ion's children. A case of this Mrt-was decided the other hiv at the Hull police court, where a .stone n,asoit named Drewry was ordered to pay Is. Cd. a week for the mam- tenance of one of his grandsons-the father having been tran- iPEariand Countess Howe hare returned to Gopsal Hall, Leicestershire, from a visit to ber Majesty the Queen Dowa- ger, at Witley Court. The Marquis and Tbarchioness 01 'Worcester, on leaving the Eari of-Cardigan's, Deasfe Park, nre expected to join the family circly at Gopsal. "M The Earl of Albemarle, who is passing the winter at Quiddenham 1 frill, in tne event of the formation of a new ministry, would, it is understood, decline his former post of Myj-ter of the Horse, on account of his lordship's impaired Vision and advanced nge. The Fv/inkfi rt Journal of the 12th speaks of a conspiracy said to na\e been revealed to the King of Prussia by a pri- vate sovdier, the nature of which bad not transpired, but which, had effected the King deeply. The state of Posen continued to call for observation. NAVAL COURTS MARTIAL.—We are happy that the Admiralty are strongly setting their faces against" the preva- lent fever tor naval courts-martial upon foreign stations. We learn that one ship in which the disease prevailed has been ordered home.— IhihVni Evening Mail. FIRE ON CLKIIKENH'ELI.-GREEN.—This morning, between the hours of 12 and 1- o'clock, a fire broke out upon the pre- mises belonging to Mr. Maddox, pajnter. &c., at 9, Clerken- well-green, nearly facing tile paisk church. No .account can at present be as to the origin of the fire. Dr. Andrews, a Professor of Chemistry in Belfast, has been appointed Vice President of the Ulster College. Be- yond the fact of his being a member of J'hllrch of England, nothing seems to be known of the learned doctor's tenden- cies, political or religious. CHAIRMAN OF THE AYLESBURY UNION.—The Boar-d of Guardians of the Aylesbury Union, at their last meeting, which was unusually numerously attended, proceeded to the election of a chairman, in the room of G. G. Pigott. Esq, recently appointed a poor-law commissioner. The candidates for the vacant appointment were Lord Nugent and T. T. Bernard, Esq., the latter of whom was elected by a majority of twelve votes—the numbers being for Mr. Bernard, 26 and for Lord Nugent, 14. A despatch has been received from the Court of Directors, expressing their disapprobation of the conduct pursued to- wards the Bishop of Madras bv Lieut. General the Marquis ot 1 weeddale, Governor of the Presidency, and directing that due deference be paid to the judgment of the diocesan1 on all ecclesiastical matters. A significant intimation has at the same time been conveyed to certain of the clergy who had evinced a disregard for epilcopal authority.—I.imericl: Chronick' SECESSIONS TO RO.VE.—Mr. Stokes, a distinguished mem- ber of Cambridge University, and late secretary of the Camden Society, was received into the Roman" Catholic Church on Sunday last, at St. Chads, Birmingham, in tb- presence of a very large congregation. The number of recent converts to the Church of Rome now exceeds seventy, of whom more than thirty are clergymen of tke Establishment, j- •—Post. The accounts from Tahiti state that H. B. M. ship Colling- wood, Admiral Sir George Seymour, had arrived there anft saluted the French Protectorate flag. This is rather singular; and seems to indicate that the English, in order to curry soiVic point in the Pacific, have concluded to recognise the French aggressions in that sea. It is to be borne in mind that Sir George Seymour has command of the English fleet stationed on the North Pacific coast, and to operate on the shores of Oregon, if need be. It is this fleet that Commodore Stockton has just been despatched, in the frigate Congress, to watch. A number of robberies and acts of violence were perpetrated lately in the neighbourhood of the rue Rarpbyteat;. Abgut six in the evening the apothecary's shop, at the corner of the rue Quincampoix, was entered by a thief, whilst the owner was at dinner, and the till emptied. A green grocer's shop in the same street was robbed a little after. About two in the morning a man was attacked by two others, and only escaped by the patrol appearing in sight. Traces of blood were visible on the pavement next day. Another man was attacked at a later hour towards morning, in the rup-aux- Ours, but on crying out was fortunately rescued by some of the porters at the halls.—Paris paper. SYMPTOMS OF DECLINING TRADE.—We are sorry to observe so many symptoms of depression in the trade of this district. The two woollen mills in Preston are now only working from light to dark. A cotton mill in Moor-lane, and another in Whittle, are also running short time. Notice is given of a reduction of the weavers' wages at Mr. F. Sled don's late mill. The drapers and other shopkeepers complain very much of the diminution of purchaser.—Preston Guardian. CUXHAVEN, D-c. 8.—The Alberdina, Captain Fei hound from Newcastle to Amsterdam, with coals ;o 'v 1 here yesterday in a leaky condition, and with the loss ot' the anchor, the cable, and other articles. The English schooner John Barbe arrived here this morning, in a damaged state. The other arrivals this morning are the Anna Maria, from' Cockenzie, and the Carol Elizabeth, from Shields, A WEALTHY THIEF.—A man named Robert Taylor was committed for two months on Monday by the magistrates at Brentford, charged with stealing cabbages from the grounds of a market gardener. The prisoner had in his possession at the time 11 nalf-fovereigns, about 411 in silver, and it was ascertained he had £100 in the savings-bank. He had been convicted twice previously for petty felonies.—Globe.

MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS. Viscount Morpeth arrived in town at a late hour on Mon- day night from Castle Howard. His lordship proceeded direct from the railway station to the residence of Lord John Sussell. No interview, however, took place between the noble lords, Lord John Russell being absent from home when the noble lord reached Cfeesham-place. Earl Grey had an interview with Lord John Russell on Tuesday morning at an early hour. Sir George Grey and the Right Hon. Edward Ellice had also early interviews with his lordship. Viscount Morpeth called on Lord John Russell at ten o'clock, and was closeted for a considerable time with his lordship. At eleven o'clock,a Queen's messenger arrived in Chesham- place, from Windsor Castle, bearing despatches from her' Majesty. A messenger was subsequently despatched to Windsor Gastie by Lord John Ruesell. Sir John Cam Hobbouse arrived in town in the course of ps the morning. At twelve o'clock Lord John Russell'had a meeting of noblemen and gentlemen at this mansion in Clwsram-place. The meeting consisted chiefly of members ot the late liberal administration. There were present thereat- The Marquis of Lansdowne, late President of the Council The Earl of Auckland, Lite Governor-General of India. Earl Grey, Secretary at War. The Earl of Clarendon, late Lord Erivy Seal. Viscount Palmerston, late Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Viscount Alorpeth, late Secretary for. Ireland. Lord Gotten ham, ex-Lord Chanceller. Lord Monteagte, iate Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir John C;un Habhouse, late President of the Board of Controul. Sir George Grey, late Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. The Right Honorable F. T. Baring, late Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Right' Honorable T. B. Macaulay, late Secretary at War, The Rigbt Honorable Edward Ellice, late Secretary to the Admiralty. The Right Honorable H. Lahouchere, late President of the Board of Trade. The sitting commenced at twelve, and terminated at three o'clock. The Duke of Bedford was prevented from arriving in town to attend the meeting, as was expected. Mr. Charles Boiler, late Secretary of the Board of Control, was also unavoidably absent, owing to indisposition. At four o'clock a Queen's messengor left Chatham-place for W indsor Castle, bearing dispatches for Her Majesty. Lord Cottenhaiji left town on Tuesday mfternoon for his, seat at Wimbledon. 1 The Earl of Minto, late .first Lord oLtre Admiralty, is expected in town hourly. V I he Marquis of Lansdowjiojhad an int^'iew with Lord John Russell last evening, ■ his lordsnip's mansion in Chesham-place. m „ On Monday night Lord John RnseMl wr.'tK » duration, on i nursday Jast, witfi the ltight iIon. the Secre- tary of State for the Home Department, Lord John Russell has had no communication whatever with any mcmbtt. of the late administration, either before or since they tenderal their resignation to the Queen. We stated in a second edition of last evening, that of the result of the conference held yesterday afternoon at Lord John Russell's residence, nothing was or could be kno.vn. It appears that nothing was absolutely settled, although the "rumour," to which we alluded, gathered strength, that the noble lord will feel himself justified in assuming the respon- sibility cast upon him by the sudden disruption of the Peel Cabinet, and undertake the government. It &)uld be pasy for us to give strength to mere flying re- ports, which, in the absence of accredited intelligence, are always numerous. We might manufacture Cabinets for sale as easily as an) of our contemporaries, and draw upon our imagination for facts, which would be exposed as fittions on the morrow's dawn. We decline to deal in such disreputable -A-are. We state, once for all, for the guidance qf our readers, that we are now in a position which enables us to publish the earliest information that can be relied upon and wo will not compromise that position by putting forth mere specula- tions in a garb which may deceive the publican to a belief that they are ascertained facts. Globe Office, Wednesday, Threg o'clock. At the moment of our going to press, nothing is known as to the progress of the arrangements for a new ministry. The rumour to which we have alluded gathers strength. But why, or wherefore we have no means of ascertaining. If anything^ranspires in the course of the afternoon, we shall be informed, and will publish a second edition. No sccond edition has been published.