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On Pwli Cwrtm?><ian.
Pnat?, Dec 31, 1860.
Jkrreit ?J a Member of the Smtionai AutmUv f<*
Dtbt?Tht Polictmmm AUait?Neui Dotation
B*U lor the Pruultnt? Poliiic$? Algwrt? 8urUy
? Htut Ctuul, tfc., Qrc.
An incident, which h&a had no example ia the
proceedings of the National Assemblies of France,
or, 1 may any, of any country, took place on Satur
day last, at the Chamber. The facta are as fol
lows;? M. Mauguin, a representative of the people,
was arrested in the morning and imprisoned at
Clichy, on execution of a warrant rendered against
kim, by a judgment of the Tribunal of Commerce.
The arrest was known with the rapidity of a thun
der shock, among all the reprasentatives, and, as
ssod as the session began, M. de La Kochejsque
lein ascended the tribune, and directed his ques
tions to the minister of justice. According to the
Mth article of the constitution of 1S48, the body of
? representative is inviolible, unless in a criminal .
mm; and in all cases <tn arrest cannot take !
place without the authorization of the house. Ths '
only explanation of the facts, the only reading of
the article of the constitution, seemed to be suffi
cient to ohiain the immediate release of M Man
gum, and M. de Va'ismeuil explained it with very
energetic eloquence, assisted also by M. de Labou
Me. The minister of justice, M. Rouher, did all in
his power to protect the judge who had pronounced
the sentence against the representative, M. Mau
gmn, but his cause was bad, and the majority were
against him, as it was proved by the vote. Accord
ingly M lUsc, who is the Questeur of the house,
wsut to Clichy, &nd, despite the legal refusal of
the chief of the prison, gave to M. Mauguin la clef
dtt cham pi. This incideut created much sensation
In Paris.
The affair of Allais, the policeman, has been
concluded : he was sentenced to one year's impri
sonment and a fine of :i00 francs. As for Mr. Von,
the Commissary of Police to the Assembly, who,
according to all probabilities, was to l?e dismissed
by his chief, he has been maintained in his capacity,
in spite of (he ill w ishes of M. Carlier and the
ministry. This was decidedly a slap given by the
Assembly upou the face of M. Biroche, our Minis
ter of the Interior It was first thought that ?e
would resent the insult, ana consider if as personal.
Th:s is not the case. The atiriir, as presented by
the press in general, in favor of the government,
will take another turn. If I am well informed, the
ministry w;!i retire enmuase, with the exception of
Mr A Fould, wt o is to keeji his portfeuU/e. Thus,
Messrs. Birtrhe, Romain Desfobses. Bineau,
Schram and Carhrr would be replaced. Some per
son* say that M. Baroch* would accept the slap
and remain with M. FouH, but the fact is not yet
confirmed Then- is, jierhaps, a ministry on the
eve of retiring. But who will take the place of
these trf n !
The Presidential dotation is still on thrf tapit, and
?o doubt the " bill" will be proposed after the first
cf January. Ii will be the case, or never, as the
chest of the Elysrt is qui'e empty.
The df mocvatie socialist p>rty is now sepa
rating. Dan1 ? ;!:scord his taken possession of
their camp The question is, to know if the
rijvg.it ought to vote, or not, at the elections of
1&52. Some say, yes; others say, no. It is cer
tain that it the *' vile multitude" ti ke no part in
the ekctiocs, this would have an immense effect
ia 1S52; whilst, on the contrary, their voting would
certainly be o\ erw helmed by the majority ol other
parties.
News, received from Algiers, announces that
^General d' Ilau'poul, the new governor, has d<*
tfuied to undertake another campai^H agnnst the
Great Kabylie, a part of the country beyond the
Atlas rn >uiitajns, which is occupied by tribes of
Arabs, who are still enemies of France. These
tribes, for a long tune, have been preparing every
thing to excits ttie neighboring people to a revolt.
They ate furnishing guns ana powder to the men
whom they try to unite with their party. Jn short,
their submission, if possible, is much to be de
plored by < ar government. The in<>st important
?t the French possessions in Algiers, Bougie,
DelJys I jejelly , ?'nd Constant)**, are ou the fron
tiers of me lirea'. Kabylie, and their uosit.on
would become much more important, if the dan
ger of being attacked hy enemies were taken oft.
The news received from Sicily still announces
the continuation of the insurrection of the people
against the r*yal troops In tha valley of Trapani
a company of policemen were taken prisoners, and
it was Decided that they should not be murdered,
hut set free, after having been pelted with rnuJ,
4cc. As you see, war threatens to become impor
tant in that [ art of Italy. Perhaps it is the sj irk
wmch will light the new conflagration of the penin
sula.
Th> m??t important event ia that of the return
of the Electee to the capital of Cassei. He re
viewed all the troopa. and was received with much
eathusiaun by tht Amman and Bavarian troopa.
?a tor <he people, they kept the mnrt coniem>ta
?us silence, and tb? y ouly bestowal their huzzi
on the armies of Russia and H**?ee Tins is, ne
do iiH, but a rndsfrog*, and.'if tte-e Elector does
not behave well, I am afraid he will be again ap
set by his subjects. B. H R.
Tk? Grral Iiedmtrlal ICik>Mtlon of 18M.
[From the London Tiun. Jan. I.J
THK Ck VITAL I'AiA'*.
This great work, wherein the choicest inde?rial
products of the world will shortly be moat becjtn
ugly enshnned, ha* bow i^ren ?o tar adr&nced
towards completion that it m ty almost be regarded
as hmsbe i It waa, accordttg to the terms of the
original contract, to have teen handed over yr*
terdav to the commissioners, the U*t day of the
year having been appropriately tiled u;i*i for that
pnrpote. Hut alt^ratious tad additions cn the de
sign, involving a very cou* iderable iacr-ase in the
laihor of the contractor*, have unavoriably post
poned the term within which the undertaking can
be brought to a close, and for one month longer
Met-srs Fox and Henderson will continue in pos
sesion of the gigtnuc premie s, which, with such
nwrvelloua rapidity, they have reared It will be
recollected thai, at lir^t, ope n epacee, intended to
form refreshment court", were contemplated, and
that the extent of gallery accommodation
site remained undetermined The commisatone-rc
have now decided to fill up those spaces like the
rest ol the building, ai,d to have another gallery ?
hence the delay. By the end of this month the
whole structure will have been conpleted, and the
arduous task of arranging the detail* of then hi
biiioc will then be re-gu'arly entered on. In the
Bieaotiine, as substantially the building has been
so nearly finished on the last da? of the year, the
contractors invited the member* of the Koyal So
ciety of Arts to wittie-s* the progr s* made hy them
? to hear the scientific ltd mechanical appii laces
by which so vast and novel a structure has been
reared elaborately detailed, and to hare the rrieaas
of jud|ing how far theCryst il Palace will Ultil
the grand object for which it wja designed
Pri fes-or Cowper, in drawing attention to those
parts of the buuding which wer - moat worthy of
examination, Mid that he hail hesitated to accept
the office, under ibe impression that Mr Faxton
would have been the mot>t sui -able person to <*o so,
bin ihai g> ntlemtn had already delivr?-d a lecture
on the origin of the building; .tad as Messrs. Fox
ant Henderson. the contractor*, wished the detail*
of toos'ructmn to b? fully explained he had ssder
takeu that duty He h> n jroceeded to vindicate
the ('r>st?l I'slsce from. the imputation' of jobkery,
which so fre- juently attached to government works.
u Mr Pnxtou laid ht? plan before Messrs. Fox
aid Henderson, they ?>nt at once with it to the
a< mniieeion rs, and laid their suggestions with re.
fereuce to it before them The detaiis were worked
?<it, the cost estMBa ? d, and the required strength
?f the materials to be used determined, all in une
week Messrs Fox and Henderson were the only
firm that made a tender, an i in ?"itennc^nto the con
tract ihey reserved a large discretionary power a* to
the- mode ot carry irg it out The building which theg
h?<1 c< nr'tui ted w?a not ?n arr hitecural edifice in
the strict sense ol the- word It wa? not built of wood,
or ?tone, or brick, but of iron? a msteriil ? m:h,
he msiotained, bnd hitherto been ignored by archi*
?erts, and he mentioned as an illustration of this,
that the hall ot h ng s College had its roof supported
by iron pillars, which were ? ncasrd in wood, so as
U> inurars one with 'he idea Wia> the columns had
? greater diameter than ta re.ilirv was the rase
Architect* building up edifices st< ne by ?tone, and
attend u g ehiofl* to beauty of d'-sign, were not ua
der the ner*ensity of making minute calculation*;
but the mechanical engineer must calculate ai?p by
st* p. and therefore there w it not a point in the edi
fice where they were assembled whi'h had ait be
forehand been sii'tmitted to the most rigid calcula
tion. What had heen the r silt ! There w?r* no
broad surfaces? n? rolurnn* seven feei m diameter,
as at the Mritisb Museum, support' ng nothing at all
but a succession of straight line* People looked and
said, "What a flight building"' Tha building was a
light one, it was tiue. ba: the <<ifl<er?-nce lay bet aeen
the words slight and light, and th<- letter " a" ought
to base been omitted As an illustration of tne
strength ?>f hollow columns, the learned Professor
showed that tiro pieces of quill, I inch ta height,
would support a weight of nearly 2 cwt. He also
announced and explained the p<opoaitioa that a
K ven quaati y of matter disposed in the ahap> of a
tabe jallst would bear a pressure nearly four times
as great as the same uiiai tiiy m the- form of a solid
colon n Passing to the msnner in which the
columns were fixed, he describe d the mode )n which
the beds of concrete on which tbey rested were
made and then adverting to the fact, already *o
often noticed, that all the dimensions were multi
piesof 21. hf drew atten'ioa to the effect of this
arrangement -that, whichever way the spectator
looked the columns covered each o tier, and sll
appearance of refusion waa entirely destroyed
||?d these relative distances aot been accurately
pr served, the glrders,c*st*s ihey were at ? distance,
?*?H aot have fitt. d The cast iron colnmas be ng
aaaated oa tach (Ahrr, tier above tier, with centre 1
hits iiitwciuftM between thtm* it wm I
1
wood pillar shaped, r, 8U|t Thus, he
o? coui* w.t^ vrnr differe?^ the ^ (>f ,he
continued, Uto?" 1 T wtre 2,600 colamns
plllrl8^.?"' faan^ to be done. Few engineers
lA hivn ventured on such au undertaking, but
Me^re Fox ?nd Htndrrson had accomplished '!,
the .Multwai, that there was not a crooked
? in th? building. Frotesaor Cow per then ad
1 "fnIS to the girders, and proceeded to show how,
I , hniral Wuaae, they ? behaved." As an
! !fiUgiration on this subject he demonstrated by ex
periment that thin tin plates in a tabular for"l c"^
{war a pressure of 2 cwt , whereas in a flat form
they gave wav at once. He explained by mode a
the object of the girder, and showed that, with ia
trelliced form, every part of it d^gned to dlS
tribute the Btrain which would otherwise have
fallen unduly upon l^UcuUr poin r One of these
models was executed in thin lath, yet a Iwre a pres
sure of 1 ewt. without breaking The subject or
girders naturally led the learned Professor tocon
aider the amount of " st.irness" secured to the
building Here his illustrations were again in .lain,
and were admired for their areat wmp1?"/ "J",
eenttitv He then proceeded to explain the method
of nrovwg the girders by the hydraulic press, and
he stated tha^ while they geDerallybrokewahthe
i weight of 30 tons, and were tested by one of 1
i tons, the greatest pressure to which they
subjected in the building was 7J tons. Advening
I is!
artrsrssss rfrErS js
structed from the design* of Mr Fox. He also
drew Httention to the machinery for
bars, for painting and for dnUuig
the general design ot the building he sail that it
was first mtended to be uniform, but
and Henderton suggested a trauaept, a. " dW??}
greatly strengthen the whole fabric, and tney
' b as?
the way in which the wooden
formed, and the manner in which i they ^ ? JJ
in pairs at a time. Technically, the nbs are cau
ed ?' iTinrio ils," and are composed of t>ur wyers
of wood, laid tht on each other, the tw^o central
mes lour inches thick, and the WO J Bidts i two
inches A curved plank and a strap of iron above
shaped to the arch, and boltedtoltheldj
whole together, and it was found that when the
r.rinr in lis >\eie set up in pairs, with their purlings
and tragonni ties, the friction alone was "Wlficteiij
to prevent them spreading out. The we^ht ot eac*
imrol principals raised, was eight tons, and Ue tarsi
[del of taking t lien, up in that mannel.was
hv VI r Wilbce, Messrs, box A: Henderson a agent,
'/l.atideawss subsequently expanded b^esirsh ox
& Henderson into tnakr.g each pair of pnnupa s us
own 'ravellc r wh. n raised to the required height.
aTdtlua the whole work of forming the arched
rocf of the transept was earned forward with tte
utmost simplicity and despatch. Some of the na
tions abroud were in the habit of planting tret s of
liberty, winch very soon dried up, withered and
decayed T be English people were not very fond
of ( molemt-; but he could not help thiukiuz that
tbf Be were real trees of liberty, as they proved that
v , did not live under a despotic government _The
people wirhed that these trees should be preserved,
though l.W'O trees had been cut down in htnaing
tcn gardens a f?w years ago without the slightest
ct^m plain t beirg mide. John Bull, however had
net his mind on reUinine these trees, whether they
siniled thr tu'ldicg or n^t, and there accordingly
they remained, a standing proof of the attention
which the government paid to the will of the
Pie He thought he might even carry his
imagery a little further, for these trees might be
knid to represent the rights and interests ot the va
nous classes of the cowtry, ill that was required
beiriif that they should be s<> lopped and pruned
that ?ne should not overshadow the other; while
the arch above might be compared to their glorious
constitution, which wia comprehensive enough to
protect and include elf.
At th- close of the lecture, the le vned professor
cW sely waned on fcy his audience, proceeded .o the
idiereut points of the building, and, on the spot,
explainedthe hydraulic press for proving the gir
ders, the patent crane*. the travelling ^aflold tag,
the punching and cutting machines, the mode of
preparing the Vaxton gutter?, the circular saws for
cuturg the trittere and sash liars, the dnlling ma
chine, the pcjitinu machine, th* glazing, the tents
for glazing, the system of ventilation by louvre
board*. and the contraction of the }*1'
tour smsdnt these mechanical marvels, the learned
Pri fessorwas mu.t eagerly-it may almost be said
iiertinacsou^lji? followed by the members of the
Society of Arts, who clambered dexterously ac.osa
isles o! boarding, and balauc'd tkemselvea expert jr
upoti usta aud laft. ra, and daahed fearlessly ujto
saw- asd wheels revolving with the mos. formida
ble miadity, and accomplished many other feats
of reckless dsnng, all *. h the
h r.on of becoming ac uaiated with the pnnci
l4cs of mechanich#, and o( showrng their an
netv thiit the forthcoming exhibition should
be wonhy not only of the country at large, but
also of John street, Adelpk ? There remains now
hardly any room for douk?t that the Crystal Fs'*c
will satisfy all. or ne.r. all,
which it was corttrurtwd, and that it will prove
the greatest wocderft the collection that it is in
tended to enchnne. I cfcirtunately, its close prox
imity to ihe highway, revents the propo.tions of
its principal facade tr? tii ?eing thoronihlv seen nai
si rreciated by the tlioi* ands who daily nock to ae
certam Its prog rem b.d scan its vast d.ii.easionr
The Miuth end of the ;rsnaepr, however, has naw
b. < n com let?d, ar. i fe< sents a ultipulaily
ai ,f arsnce. In ibe broad day light and with win
dow tax i eeoJ >ectio?. about him, one can har?iy
brin? himself to be! rve that such an e?p?nse of
gist- work is real; lUt in l.LgUad m. daring end
no idmiiCfCtt sun ? ray? ii?to my
huildinir should ha?e hr. n successful* attempted ;
and that at last otcr clouded murky -shiee. and .be
daikness visible of our building-- ihoiild aliaete
ceive h?lp and core from the bai 4? of the gUeier
Hut. striking as the internal view of the trans- pi is
on the south dumg tbe dsjr, it ts still more sa at
n-ght, when, as ?*c?- or twice aweek haipe?H, a
huge bonfire of shavings is lighted, and every Lne
and column in tb building is illuminated by^be
llaioe Withii ai d without this is a erand a.cht,
aad indicates Khst i-plendid effpc'.s might he pro
duced were the c< mmiss.oners herenfter (sar .0
comi birent to th?- Olestml Kmpire.) to hoi 1 wi-Ln
their Crystal Pal ace a " feast oi lanterns.
The period i? now rapt liv ap|To*chtiitf when th?
cnn'ractpra will ha%e MMMN their MtM% and
the Imsy bands of artiaana, merhamca, and labor
er* that tt (*-*etx throng every nortif a of the
MMmi ? II bav? i?n *i.hdr**n from it. The
pill?i?d niift mry galleries will th*n
l? peopled with other occupant a; and irntead of
those mi;leriiMita of trad'-, useful t>ut not oraamen
tal, by which i hi* va* t fabric baa been formed, and
the ptroDff arrrih that Wii Ided them, will be seen
th' crstly and el*bcr*??- pn duct tons of our tremor
industrial ornnmtinitiei Before tlM one net af ac
ton depart from th< a*<i?e, and a n v <? tat appeara
on it, thepuMic, wf o ar?- curious in .? i.,h matters,
wiii d<> well to ptty th? Oy-ui Palace a ?Mt. The
charc for admi?ri< n ia unavoidably, and, for obvi?
r>ua reaimae, fued rather h<gh, fw' ?very hour in
the day sc?nes are or?umair lull of dram itict fleet
at d social m ? res: to an tntellt|er< observer hvea
ihf rtrtff in or "f the dinner beii tnou?h*a forth a
apectane worth s? * m|? for rie-n aad hoya are
oheetved hy huodreda haatenirtg from every cor
ri?rofth?- f dilic? - i-on.e till, g acroaa girdera,
others slicing do an columns? aea-lv all in-km< I
their progr'iw to tf.ffHH.rwny hr different m?*atia,
many ruaatng g teat riefca .n doing "o, wmle a^*'
rett'ly cafeb aa of th?- lunger ; yet over tb? whole
movement there prevail' a certain air of order and
regulanty, wh'ch ia extremely (leasing. The
?r?*at sight. however, of thia hind to witness ia the
dia?nbun? n of hia wn?e? to each man on Saturday
n 1 1 h t At half ja-t four o'd<* k the hell tolls, and
iMBr dia>?ly, aim ?t like a flight o# birda, the work
people settle dow n before tht offuea of the comp
ters Within, th? n < ney has, hy a mod lagentoaa
f <"?*n arrant' d. aoihnteverv man, preaent
ti d hime. If ? n hia >ri-r at a mall window, ia at
once |*td und tno - ea < ft Wh?n the prnceaa com
mence* s lotid ^hotit of exuitafii d ia raia*d, and
thea *H file of! in regular ?j"f?etiw, and with a
preefau n and dispatch worthy of a regiment under
review
ntTiv?tn?i or Tivt t' iritTAr* fxntarroa*
The following circular ha? juat b?<n leaned ?
"Nnitierotia ?? tfgestu n- have be?-n made Mtfce exe
convert rnmitt't-, pi'intilK out that it would be a
tt rioue detriment 'o certain claa?.e? of gooda if they
were to be e *(*>??? I to light, moisture of ?h?- atmoa
phert , he , at an earln r |#riod than ia abaol itely
necet-a> 'f. and requiatmg permiMitoa to de(n>?,t
aoch pmicuhr v<H>da in the building at a later (??
ncrt than the 2Hth of February The eierutive
CMi>miM?e ??o not *eel they would he justified m
?hbmttting 'o r.ar ? l>ny '? mmmitattmera the ad
vNnhtli'y of ilter.fg "?eir derlaio* aa to the ftm? for
rece ving 'he gnw ; hnt they are prepared tn on
der'ake tbe reap<?n?t ^Hty on themaelvea of eonaid 1
eriag a Itmttcg i itenaK^n of time ac<*?rdin? to cir- j
cumatnDcea Thoae ei.hibttora who shall have
caaa?d the apace nilotUd fo them in the baildiag
to b? completely fitted up wiib the neceaaary I
shelves, cues, dec., before Thursday , the 20th of
February, so that nothing remain* to be done, but
?tajply to bring in the good* and depMt them in
their proper place* and receptacles, will thereby
acquire a title to have reqo??ta for extension of lime
examined Exhibitors who, having obtained a cer
tificate from an n|>pointed officer that their spice*
and stalls are quite completed by the 20th of Keb ,
will then be required to give a satisfactory guarantee
to the executive committee, that they are prepared
to bring in their good* at the order of the execuUve
committee, and such requests for extension of time
will then be duly considered and dealt with on their
merit* ?By order of the executive committee, M.
Digby Wyatt, secretary. ? The building for the ex
hibition of 1861, Kensington road, 1850."
KOHM or BILL OF ENTRY KOK FOKIIQN OOODS.
The Commissioners of the Custom? have approved
of the following new form of sight bill of entry, to
be used for goods imported from abroad, aud in
tended tor the great exhibition of the works of in
dustry of all nations, and have ordered the same to
be adopted and used for that pnrpoue according
ly : ? " Warehousing Sight ? Good* for the Great
Exhibition ouly, viz (here ihe description of the
food*, with the requisite particulars, is to be given)
, ? importer, do hereby declare that the package*
herein described are intended for the great exhibi
tion, and that 1 will forward them in the same state
a* when landed, with due despatch, to the build
ing for the great exhibition in Hvde Park. Sigued
and declared this ? day of ? , 1861, in the presence
of ? , Arc. P. S. Let this sight pass for the pack
ages above mentioned, to be landed and forwarded
to the building for the great exhibition in Hyde
Park, for examination under the regulation* con
tained in the minute issued on the subject."
Visit of the American President to tho
World's Kihibttion.
[From the London News. Dec. 27 ]
The following letter from the President of the
Uni.ed States precludes, we regret to say, at least
for the present, the hope that Loudon will, during
the coming exhibition, t>e honor* <1 by the presence
ot ihe executive head of the great republic- Mr.
Stell, the gentleman to whom the letter is address
ed, is an American, who has been for upwards of
twenty years resident in this country, daring most
of which time ue has been a( the head of one of
the largest and most resizeable commission houses
in Manchester, engag' d in the American trade.
Although seeing much in this country to admire
and respect, and being himself held in the highest
esteem hy the community nmongst whom he re
sides, he is one of the few Americans who, after
a somewhat lengthened contact with European
society, continue to bold fast by their political
principles, or to retain any aflection for the democra
cy cf their c< untry. Confessedly opposed to Pre
sident Fillmore in politics, ) et anxious that every
possible step should be taken to draw closer the
ties which bind the two countries together, he took
the liberty of suggesting to the President tha'. the
Exhibition would present a fitting opportunity for a
visit from the head of the republic to the capital of
fatherland. In common with others, Doth English
and American, he believed that such 411 event
would ph\e the w*y for a visit from her Majesty to
the city of New York, 'he citizens of which would
vie with each other in giving her a rapturous and
national reception. It is not the tiist time that ru
mor has assigned to her Majesty an intention to
take a trip to her North American provinces? and
should she ever fulfil that intention, her easiest ana
et test way of reaching Canada would he by tirot
proceeding to New Y01 k It is obvious how much
such interchanges of courtesy on the part of the
respective head!* of the twe nitions would tend to
stri rgtf en the bonds of sympathy and good feel ng
between them Front the followiui;, however,
which is the President's reply, it would appe-tr that
the liist step iwaids such a result is not likely to
fce immediately taken : ?
Washington. December 1, 1850.
Wiiliim 8. Bull. E?.( . Manchester a
Mi D? th 8m? I have the honor to acknowledge lbs
receipt of ycur kind letter rt the S'.h ult through Mr.
ltandall. eipresnog tb* hope that I may visit the
W onu * Kain ? Louden. in May next and enuring me
11, all tl dot stall receive a cordial welcome from my
countrymen! n Kogland nua tendering me the bospi
j talitleeot your house wbiUt I remained et Manchester
Previous to the death of raj lamented predeceeMor. I
had anticipated tbe pleasure of TlHtlng l.oudon at the
? ef the fair. but I deem it no* imp >*<ible to leave
my ????! aaSMs here; ond your kin<i letter causes a
?till deeper regret at my disappointment Were It
poesibls lor Me to be absent for such a length of time,
LCthing could be more gratifying tban to accept your
pn.f!ere<] hospitality I well recollect meeting you and .
your lady in the fall of 1M7. and should be extr<.uirly
happy to renew tbe acquaintance. Independent e!
tLat. 1 be *e ?!??;? fjjt a strong desire to visit Ureat
Britain Its soil is classic ground to me. and I should
be most bappy to be able t" mak? a personal compari
son between the Ifading m*-a ot that country and my
own. and ta see bow lar we bare improved upon tbe
politioal(lnstit u tions ot tbe motber coantry But tbls
mast be deferred till a aiore convenient season. As
cept my thanks for yoat kiuiaess, remember me most
eordmlly to your lady, end believe me truly yours.
M1LLAHD HI.LMOKK.
The President is, of course, best acquainted with
the nature and urgency of his own official duties;
but we would respectfully suggest that in May or
June, the time occupied in such a journey ueed
not exceed eiji weeks, giving fully three weeks lor
sojourn in England. It seems somewhat straage
to us that, when the Emperor Nicholas, who is
himself the State, the government, the all in-all in I
Kuseia, can be absent, without detriment to the
empire, from his territories, *ior weeks at a time,
Mr Fillmore, who ia at the head oi a constitu
tional, and, to a centra extent, a self-regulating
machine, cannot hazard a six weeks absence from
the federal capital We have kaown journeys
spread over as long a period, taken by Presidents
before thie. It ia true that these were confined to
the linnta of the republic; but the machine of
government a as, during iba time, left pretty
much tc its own action Tbe joaruey now pro
posed foi the President would not beep bun away
from the capiat much lunger than his pred> c-aso-s
were detained liy a vuu to Nugara Besides, the
time is eminesily propitious, inasmuch as the see*
sion of Congress now p? tiding is what is known as
the short session, being terminable by law on the
4th of March next. From tnat time to thehrst
Monday of rhe followtrp December, the I'.xecutive
will be relieved from the presence of a hostile or
crolchetty legislature. No time could, therefore,
l e more favorable for fhe temporary absence of the
President. But, as w< have already said, he knows
his imp business best, and nil that we- can now
sssare hi?n Is, that we shall fie delighted to, welcome
him whenever he may choose to come He h*s
already ?ecur? d tor himself the respect and confi
dence of the th.nkmg portion of tbe public on this
sice of the Atlantic, *0 that both on individual and
natu nal grounds we can bespeak lor lum a conlial
receptien .
1 lie (Mid a r <1 ftllver DUtiiibanc** In tha
Woiid? ihr Kn.it of i ?lilorma ttold
(Vr<ni ih? Lbiifica timra Des 3v.)
Tbe reiuica of the iiiiporiaiiou oi a^cie and bul
Ik a ifcl-j hi juri ('I .-0111 ?? aropton, fur the h ilf year
eliding tbiH day , exhibit a devreaae Uih>o thoi* of
ike j.rrce ding aiX niootha, ending (Ik- 9i.Ii of June
ln>t; and the total rrturna <>l im,<or<a fi r the year
I w ?* i, exhibit a fal in;j ott, when o> MtuUd with
wiih 1MM. In the |iieaent por>i'i..B i f the for-ign
Di h?w r, and the aciiou of the B <>fc ot KunUnri
ib? reoo, by incre aaiojj the rate of d acouiit from 2|
10 " p?rc? ut, ih? ar returns are of Mime interest, aa
J'oi lbar.|4oti ia the (*?rt ol d? r'luatioa for the great
bulk of g?'ld anit film f rodticd by the mmea of
Mexico, the >?mji h facific, ai d C.ilibxai t. The
value of gol<i and ailver brought to ^Southan i tou by
i he Koyai < We?ttlB<ti*) Mail Cornfiaay'a . *mer?.
during >he paat half y?ar, amoua>? to f Ji. 1,2 7.1
e- ii a i ti> AT.' 4ft ft atrrlmf ; for the h?i' v i > ad
irg Jun? SO, the imouiii ??? |11*I4JS"3, or
?2.'. Merlin*, m* Ii mg a tiiai for th* y*?r,
if 421.<^2,r3. or 41,969 il'f. The total
rernvd by 'he W.bi lioia mail ;m k?j? m
the y irT 1H4??, waa |23 14 1 ,3M), epal to
aterw g thua allowing an incr^iae
of rece gjt? by ibeae Convr Valx of OB ly
fl Kfl, 1"*, c*r -<7 aurimf Thi* incre?*<e
?a a *?ry >mt l one, and baa by no m*an.<
art-weri d 'he e j|ei tai|< i.a iiiHuIk* d in airm t ?n>?
aii/ce, Ik in th? iterated yield of the (y*lttoiriaa>
mm a and ?f tie ?il?er (inducing siatea of the
iVr ific ai <1 Mi tier>. and tr? ni the ertab.i-hnient of
? rt. ? r? <1 M ? I line ofateam rornmnnica'ion bet w?r n
If e If f intia of r?n..ma and ."<oiith tn|?'i>n. The
nut ?>t ta ii t ? of N|>ei ie and h illiou dun a the an
ruor'bi ? i ri^ :'Oih Imc.., IM9, were $l2b70,706,
oi Jut-'iiU I II. The^e, ahm rontrnrt d with the
corn afrf i.nii g |? riod of |MW?. ju?t eipmd. al ow an
it.?riH>e in aw.r if ihe I, iter, of hut I'll I
eqiml in a erlu k An analyma of the
112,102 Tt'A n i ? iv ed riurn u the i?at am nontha will
I rt/l'H In > tw of rr.jor aliee, a< iimttaiirig 'h> rite of
VI
ri doce ?'f the ( r. ciona m> tala lor iranaimaainn Ut
bt tf>^ v^rwiH. roumriea m the weatetn
nt tli) Tne >? i ? i|i a r> aa i <lto*K ?
Fretn 'ha l>a?tf pf rt? anath f'tlut.
?fl'amva Irr n k ay,
Cfctil Cera K'B'riir Ht.lt
?ta ?rd bawlnari ? 'la .pria
?l|.?ll) flr-r). . . . MOA'J oar or XI 01 It 594
fratji ' atfi lata <?> 1 fi StllTnt<>r Viiill
Tt< m i<kl* ii'* eo ?a?.
fr' m Tami>le>> and V.ra
Cra? (?t!?ri. . 3M7 lJO ?r 646.434
f?lll*9>ltif Hi'itfi) 'ir
aee'^B' of th' ' imantu
r< I M'lleaa Motirtl ? ld>-r?
(?n??i) *esoo4 ox ?tm
rir.ai tl> t f it# of artba?>na
aad ^ar'a Martha (allvar
andfl't M4 83B
t" *> 'h? hrt'l r. Fra?rh. aad
IiarUh * ??t lafhw-ia
(lalirf tlarml II ailnra*
nil H<Bi?rara fafltar and
raid) *>r 2M Of M 9M
Tlearrovnt flrat g vn in the ai?i?e lt?i of re
tail '? f" m ib? Pr'Uth I'?cific |iaf'?. ??? .
rra> he Ii ? fc??l tijon a- a rb a?- a^MUMMtMIhe
le'ni h'lffearl> j?n < nre of the ^iiver mine* of
fhi't. P?n>. FoliTia, Ire .aa Nl littl#?i'eci* 'h**n?:e
d< w pridi !?? iray to EUlyl b* ??? of
While the total returns of receipts of the precious |
metals from Spanish America, California, and the
West Indies, shows so trivial an improvement con
trasted from the previous expectation*, the list of
reoeipts of bullion from all otnei jparta of the world,
say from India, China, Egypt, Turkey, the Medi
terranean, Portugal, dec., shows a great falling ofl
when compared wi'h the year 1849, thus proving
that in most of those quarters the balaace of trade
is against this country, and that specie is now beiag
drawn from, instead or being sent to, Great Britain.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's liar of
Alexandrian mail packets has brought specie to
Southampton during the six months past, value only
?16,000; to this if we add ?56,732, as the amount
brought tor the aix months ending June 90, there
is a total of only ?72,732, against ?728,861 sterling,
received by t he same conveyances in 1849. showing
an immense falling off, amounting to ?666, 119 ster
ling. Th? bulk of the receipts composing the
?728,861, in 1849 consisted or large remittances
from India on account of the Last India Company
The tide is now turned the other way, for we find
that the exports from Southampton by the Alex
andria packets to China, India, Egypt, &c , have
reached ?778,600 during the past half year, and
the total emission during the year can be estimated
at little short of ?1,000,000 sterling.
A similar decrease is found when looking at the
returns of *|?cie brought by the steamers from
Constantinople and the Turkish*portg. During the
past aix months ?100,700 has been received thence
(showing a falling off of ?292,810, when cumpxred
with the corresponding period of 1849,) and ?370
533 during the first half-year of I860, making a
total for the whole year of ?471,233, against the
total in 1849 ol ?933,610? a decrease of no less
than ?462,377. The falling off in this case may, to
some extent, be attributed to the oompetion of the
?ciew steamers now ranning between Liverpool,
London, and Turkey, niauy small amounts of
specie being transmuted by those vessels, which
tend to lesstn the totil which would be otherwise
brought by the Peninsular and Oriental steamers
The imi>ort.s of specie by the Peninsular line of
packets from Gibraltar, Lisbon, Ojiorto, &c., can
not be so accurately arrived at as the foregoing
They are estimated at about ?70,000 for the half
year, and at shout ?200,000 for the whole year? a
falling OB Of ?110.01*0 when OMBMIOi v\ ,tli 1849.
The aggregate importations of silver, gold, gold
dust, &c , into Southampton, tor the yeitr 1850, as
derived from the above returns, are therefore as
nearly as possible as follows : ?
By tbe royal mall steamers from
California, the Pacific Gulf of Valxu.
Mexico Central Auerioa. and ( ?
tbe West Indies 24 1*82,373 or 4.0&'J 319
By tbe I't ninfular steamers trom
Alexandria. &c 383 <60 ? 72,732
Bt tbe IVniasular steamers from
Constantinople, &o "354,166 ? 471.1(6
By tbe Peninsular steamers from
Gibraltar, Portugal, \:c l.MOOOO ? 2C0 000
28 702 098 or 6,703.410
The Brand total of importations in 1849 reached
the enormous Mm of *33,94:i,*75. or Xtf.7s8,tj?
, ,f lhl)a ghowintr when contrasted with the
lew an extent than $5,211,177, or Xl,U85,4o5) ater
h"\lhile the receipts have bo larKe^ decljned the
exports have undergone very coMider-b^ aug
mentation. They are estimated ad follows, tor
the year Vaiu4.
To India. Kgjl-t. and the M, dltw\ oto*coo or j .cob.OO*
rauean . i 333 y?)0 ? 205 OtO
rort^'andOibr^i-ilJ^ ~
,7.736 000 or 1,566,000
f From the London Kesnomlst ] .
In our lust number we instituted au laqutry tn
,hiV?nH.,.uV prod,,., ion of .h. ^
at dilleient ptnods since the ^?lBD"l8of l. L 1(,
s. nt century, from which it appeared ihdt in ^1 L 9
the production was ilS, 142 -'4, <n l_? , 1 whn|t.
discovery of California, All, 027 2. , (
increase having arisen iu Rueaia); *?nrt n l .
JL'21,SOO 000, ot which no less than A10 0<
conint.uted from the entire new
nm But that icquiry also showed that the re
live quantities of g?la and silver Pr?Juc^t^hTf
difVerent periods hid greatly *l_
the dates mentioned they were as folU>w^ p ^
, . . ' lion *1 tion of
GM Sthrr f-T ^
1840. . <8 14*2.17 4 XlSr ?*U?T4 1? 840 um
Sa:ii;S.S ASK r'ffiiK ?"K %?>*
Here then, we have two very important ,act8
labluhed: ? 1- An enormous increase in i ?e ??? ?"
? .1 the
f'onq^reT with 1840, the hnnualprod^eofthe
mines in I860 had increased more thsnljU i* n ,
?d K^asriss *r?s? r^wtvrs?
rnrere'nted barely 16 per cent of the w holequauti
tw in iKio in lMf it represented nearly per c?-m,
ajfii* MOwlS. ,!.?? ? "?
Hud ClifoiM. The .op, 1 1?. ol |?old from
Russia had already become large in i 1*40, and in
creased rapidly in every year up to lMt ?? ?*'? JJ*
?nnnliea of silvei remained nearly stationary,
but with.ut producing any percepu^e dirterence
in the relative values ol iKe iwo meul. lt
must however, be borne in mind that, so lone
? s oi'Ui'on remained unaltered with regard to
Iheu relative value., a very great <*???' rnigM
?Li,^ iiImcc in ;he actual quantities held in stoca
v, ?H.r;
to the peculiar purposes for which gold ana suver
are u?d One'of the chief of those uses is he
larg? reserves held throughout L?ro^^{^r"he e?
hv the areat banks of aaeh country. With the ex
ce pt ion of tbeBan k of Hamburgh, where, we be
lieve the entire deposit has always been 1
silver, th. two metal, have heenusedslincHt ind?
cnmmately for that purpose. tor example, even
the Hank of Lcgland. though bound .l'' JL 5
liabilities in gold, is yet autboTised by_the act ol
1*14 to hold silver in ths issue department, , in u?e
proportion of one-fourth of the amount of gold bul
bil com held at any particular tune: a*d In
nractice until lately, the Bank of hnglnudhas al
wS'.K lw?" .5 <*<? "???-?
M. 2 7**7 W)()/. A Bain, the Bank of I raoc had ev n
better reasons fof holding either of the metals i.
fluctuating qnantitiet, and receivinif them ny*"0"'
.11 branches wss onlv 8,f#8,W*)i. J re?enuy
!t ha* exceeded 18,OCO,OOC^ ; aud in that great
Increase there is no doubt gold and Jlvei ^nave
been received indiscnininaiely. Afnin, in the
Bank of Holland, where, till lat? ly, gold and silver
wne a I* g .1 tender, gold had accumulated to the
amount of ?4 360,000, and at ih? gj
wiihatandii.g the recent change of ihe law, is nei.i
to the .mount of A2 r-iO.OOO Again.
ureal Bank of St. Petersbuigh, though it. notea
are i si iible only In siWer, yet s large P?'11^ '''
Ihe It?i,(j00,0(? io ?K,0Q0,0U0 ol hnllion h^ by
'??^tabhah^ntba. been in gold
^me^olV.rPanTaid Ix-ndon^ n^th
ha, rka thronghout Europe ^o U.ne, therefore, as
n <\ and silver c-ntinued to be receive d mils' r?m?
u'telv by these varKMis banks, nt Hx-d rvlauw
Z lorg as Ihe large r? serves ot beil ?on be d
I f,< m time to tune we.e allow. d to constat of *?)?
,ng pro[ortions *4 1?>d and silver- '? is clei >>' (t|a
lb" aetnal aggregate qusntitie s -f eaca might fluctn
f te very mstertnily without
Me change in their relative valu-S Take 'he Bank ? I
I i e'artd <a an ex -m^e t >n ihe 12 h ?'f !Se|?lemb-r,
IK*. tlM?t esUblialmient held in ^tae vmn* -lepHr^
nt haUion to tt.e an.ou?.t of Alft,^^. ?hich
rusted of ABl 1M/W in l????d ai.d CI 710,1.77 in
Mtver At the beginning ot Ki<? the "ank held
?.. I .en in ??.* issue rtepsrtm-nt smonnMn?to Xlb
2*<S10. ImtwhMh comprised of XI#,J?I.??
!Tg ,W end only J T7j077 in silver; thus ?hn-nag
Ihs. while X2.4.X-MI b.d be:? w,^hdr.wa tn.m
the beuk re m r*e in silver, ?.1 707,000 had r>e n
,dd..l to .1 m g? l.!; and it is 1
iUI.u,. ti .,f( rf.rintm ?if if old inn iMlvrr m?iv
Vh'eVske. .^e .br?.MlKHi, l.?r?pe Vjt, during
,hh. VI hole iM. t, nod lor many montba ^rwsrda,
* i firr iitibl' al ermion xperienced in 'he re
e \alu>- of gold and silver, ahhoagb there c,?
hi ?4 . 4oubt ihe relative qn-ntiltes h. Id of the two
L,r.,? ui'lei we nt a nousiderahle chan*e And,
? - .1 whs not until th. B?nk ef HolUnd, in the
,n,i' . to change her r.^.vr , f ?4 WW* '4 gold
'''??'iVrt . '/.o c. ,.. der?h,e a rtem.nd for
Ikl utiJ i in "*ch?yg" 'or the former, b.-h .? Urn
ann tiVk 'atie. thai silver begsn 'o rise .n
On si n I ^ t? fall on the eontineut The
? !,?1h? ' "l-rat.on in Holland, rc^nbtned wuh a
!.1J? ,Ve n Iver in Austria and Herman* wmung
- . en the pubHfc mind was much escitad
,! L ?f??.n.e to Olitornin, h?a no do..bt created
with refe'?n?^ bsnre in Hie e*. han?(ea between
a grea r using a gold s'nndard and those
,H.,e cotinmes ^n-d,?:d ^,wr?n ,he re.auve
using a nil , thH(l the loereaned saln>lr >4
pr cesof th' m'?si* e(, ,n w?uW wairsnt
t scttiH l> |h Krsn. e and Belgium in
loilow the example . f HolUn .. and to
tended to j curren. lea, tended to ag
eie lude gsUI r m h ^ ^ y rlo,N, An eminent
grsvate the a w,ite? . that in that city *? on
mix. "1 ??!.?' ?l.
U 4"V4 m - r k s and tin e? h nge o"> Ixmi-ob tell
ft, m mark. ?s ? n -he I7?h. to I) -?-rlrs Iftl.
? th. 2(1 h the rule till lately li ving u-Wly
UM .ko^.13 marks 9. to Bl ma.ka IV ^ A v. ry
,M. I. Iter lr< m the e?rne ,,la. e, Whi.h WS,a|t>hsll ,
.0 another pnit ?f our jonrnnl, cwroborvea the I
description which we gave in a recent number, o'
the effect 01 those apprehensions upon the bills of
exchange on England held by continental bankers.
But, however much apprehension and specula
tion may have contributed to the present state of
the exchanges, and the relative price of the metals,
we think iiu one can duubt, if their production is to
continue at the same ratio, and in the same pro
per'ion to each other as in 1850, that a considerable
permanent change must take place? 1, in the oer
manent relative value of the two metals ; ana 2,
in the value of the precious metals together in their
relation to other commodities. The probability
and the consequences of such results we will con
sider separately .
Whatever doubt may exist aa to whether the re
cent nae in the price or silver in England, expressed
in gold, or fall in the price of gold on the Continent,
as expressed in silver, and the consequent fail in
the exchanges between England ana the Conti
nent, have be en caused by the altered proportion of
silver and gold already produced and brought to
market, we think there ean be no doubt entertained
that, if their production is to continue for any num
ber of yenrs the sume as it has been ia ..1*50, when
not only the entire production of the nietuls was
nearly doubled, but when gold represented 66 per
cent cf the whole, a very considerable permanent
change must take place in the relative price of the
two metals But then, before we come to this con
clusion, we have two questions to determine. 1.
Will the production of gold continue at its present
rute 1 Will the production of silver not also great
ly increase 1
In the first place, how long Russia and California
will continue to supply auuh^uttntitieaofgoldasthey
have done in 1850, we wauU not venture to predict,
after all that has happened in the history of mining.
Put this we are bound to say: ? After carefully con
sidering all the evidence which has been furnished
as to the capabilities of California, after the expe
rience which we have had of Russia for the last
two years, to say nothing of the accounts which
reach ub so often of other new sources for the pro
duction of gold, we tUMl tin* re m every reason to
expect, at least for some years to come, supplies
e qua! at leant to those of 1850. If such, then, prove
to he the care, and if the quantity of silver produced
thall continue as stationary as it has done of lata
years, rhen there can be little doubt that a closer
approximation must take place between the two
metals. Admitting these premises, som? have
argued against siicli a resul', on the grounds
that a i.uger supply of gold would lead to a more
extensive use of it? first, us a circulating medium
of exchange, and for hanking purposes; and,
econd, tor the manufacture of utensiU, ornaments,
etc. But, so far, experience is against the sup
posed extension of the use of gold for banking
iiurpotes On the contrary, its being produced in
larger quantities, so as to risk the maintenance of
its value, has threatened its entire rejection from
some cf the largest commercial countries in Eu
rope It has already thrown upon the market, from
the Bank of Holland alone, the sum of jC4 250.000,
held in told, of whr-h thev have succeeded in sell
ing XI,760,(U>, leaving jE2,500,(HK) yet to be dis
posed ot, as favorable, opportunities oiler. As to
the rxpec ed extension of the use of gold for ordi
nary purposes, the only reason for such a change
would he its reductu n of value Such an in
creased consumption would no doubt modify and
limit the leductioH of phot ; but th it is a condition
which, to some extent. niu<-t precede the extension
ol its use.
But will the production of silver continue sta
tionary 1 For it is plain ihat the mere increase of
the production of gold will not necessarily alter the
relative price of the two metals, hut that such an
increase in the production of silver inay aiso take
place as will mauitiiri the relative value pretty
much where it is. This we think not altogether
an unlikely result Trial there will be a very ex
t? n?ive increase in the production o I silver, what
ever p'uy be the lite of gold, we nave no doubt.
Those who are at ali ai.quaintel with the history
of M< xico uud the mining countries of South Anie
nt a, are well aware of the great uilluence which
j i lie price of quicksilver has exercised over the
i woikti'g of the mines, i-.nd the quantity of silverpro
j duced liom them. Calilernn promises m furnish an
I un! nnted supply ol t hi - material, so important lu
| mn lug. A letter from Mr Burnett, the Governor of
California, r>.? recently been published at W?#hiag
ton, in which he says; ? "The quicksilver mine of
New Almaden, wi Inn twelve miles ot this place, is
valued at seve ral millions of do'l irs Ins lewdaya,
Mr Forbes informs me, they will have 1*> retorts
in operation, and will extraet 8,000 lr>$ d lily, worth
Horn Jli.MiO to |8,000 ? more than 2.000,000 annual
ly. il ls io only on* of the several mines, but it is
the Ingest." Tnetflects ot this t.e-v supply of
quickailver are already beginning to be felt. We
liea* fiom the western coast ol South America that
t onaidi rat le quantities have already been received
there, ihat a great redm lion of puce is expected,
and that already arrangements are being mide,
boih there and in Mexico, to re ojien ninny mmea
which have long t>< en closed only on account of
the high price oi quicksilver. The great demand
and tin* Ingh put e which have recently been ex
perienced in Europe for silver, will, no doubt, fur
ther stimulate the production Should this view
ot the subject prive correct, then, while there may
not be any very important change in the relative
price of silver and fcold, there will, at least, be a
very large wcrenbe in the (juanuiy of botb, and
consequently a slow but certain reduction in their
intrinsic value.
I [From I be London Tiui**? Of e 37.}
Th<' Hunk of Er gland have announced, to day.
Ian increase 111 their rate of discount, from to 3
jercent. Tins measure w?i une xpettrd, and
created considerable excitement m the Various
| markets.
! 'J he rate haa been 2| (* r cr nt tor about thirteen
months, namely, from the 22d November, 1549;
p tvi? ut- ly to which, it h -d stood at three per tent
for about a year Judging from th*- U:-t return*, a*
con. par* d with those for November, IMS, when
the rate ot 24 per cent was considered expedient,
iht-re were but alight sign* to lead the public to an
ticipate any change; but theae returns ouly extend
up to the 1 ith of llecmbf r, >md it ia undersood
the! since that date a considerable decrease haa
taken place in bullion. Then, however, a reduc
tion h<.d been going on f('T three weefc*, am ? > mt
ing, 10 the apureuate to X-tOO.OtiO; and, although
thin wan not highly important, it was more m ihau
it appeared, because, und* r ordinary circum
stances, at thia time there is alwayi a large and
steady increase. *
In the returns for the week preceding th" re
duction to '21 per cent in Noveniber l-tat year the
bulin n wat- 416,91?, 690 On the 11th in?tan' it
was only ?217 6t>0 below that amount, the total
?eng Al.r>,f20 .130 Th*- note" unemployed in
Novtmber, were ?1 1.027,?i6'>. and in the list
re turn they were atill as high as ?10,904 Hdfl.
It will be seen, the r< lore, that the auh^juent re
dui Hon in the atnck of bullion dunog '.he last few
daysmuath. ve been the cause of the alteration
(Ih i-iki upon this morning.
The public will be aware th'it thia reduction Ims
bsen ictasioned by the traii*nit-sion of gold to
i'ans, couee <|uent aj>on the question being ra ???d of
the deairab'eii* as ot abolutiug that met?la*a legal
tender in France. The French merch iate an I
othera having payment* lo receive in England,
h?ve called id the itmotint while it ia in their power
to get it coiiied; and the hngliah houses wi'h pa) -
nirnta to make in France, have been e j tally e iger
to ship gold, to avert the possibility it being re
quirea to (>ay in ailver a' a premium, w hi' h won 1 1
be the ? ase if the talked of alteration ahould l>e
de?- drd upon. ?
Ibis b? mg the chief cause of ih* movement
? h<ch ha* he e n gi ing on, it ia eaay to define iu
lirtuta In the fiiet place, th>- drain up"0 u ? can
Mily he to the extent of the claima of French tra
d? ta nr cantahttp on thia country, either in the
? h*i e ot trade halancea, credits, or convar'ihle in
vestm* ms; and, in 'he next, it can only continue
until ihe cofniMseion n >w ait ing on the rurr^uny
question ahall have leaned their report. If the de
<im? n, about which little dotibt ia enters, lined, not
wi* branding the puiic in Pans, i-hould be ngainal
any alteration then the win moverm nt will h tve
been uoneceaeary, and toe goM will come back b?
degrees as matt* ra resume their ordinary channel.
If, <>n <he contrary, gold should he put out ot cur
rency, then far.h* r shipm* at* from thi* aide will he
ot no u?e.
Moreover, the proapecta of a continue.! demand
up? n bh, even during the j eriod of uncertainty, are
now greatly diminish* d, owing to the regit la' ions
eiifoKtd under the exo-i.Bif preenure at the i'aria
Mmr On Tneedev, the mm received w?a
IHlLHiOfr (Xi*l,W0)j but the extension ot the
tin e toi i a r?-denv? ry, coupb d witii the fact tha>
n ie neremnry tor th' deioeitor* to be at the gttra
by rix in th' morning, rione being receiver! niftrr
nme, will operate as a check, while a noto-f ia
al-o ?ntiC'(iated that no further amount* will he j
tak< n until ibe ci irmge .hall h tve been comple ed
ot what hea thua far been hmidea in Kuh?-i troin
these or other circa ma'aacee, an appr<>acniou re
acion i? ema tlready to he I ahtly in'ticated bv the
cin< 'him ite of the rut* of exchange and ot the price
ot har ailver received this afternoon Iti' ihoto
he borne w mil d that thia r> action will he f?rth? r
a one If r?-t? o in January, when conaiderahle mm in
the ^haje ot dividi-i da on Fr> ro h atr^ li arid rnlway
tli*trr, wilt he rcr eivable in Kuglari'l
lint, although the diminutiori of bullion ia thua
?wrr>u to exceptional t^'CUtr i 't-nce* of an ? ntirely
trai at ory character, auch aa c II for ao pre 'aution
ary * ? a-iiif a. i h?- r?r# token by 'he h iak i?, |? r
h?|a, ?"?rrtly to J?e o \j'i te?t to It is probahte tiat,
with ifi* targi im,'?l'it?in na of grain that h^ve ?><?
ci ttrd, ?ur bnlaa?-?^ if tra^e with the ?o"rioi-iit
h? e been f,.r aon e tiriH alighilv afiv*r?-\ aod 'lader
'tich C'renn^taac a the'f "an rn- no barm in ttliing
the rafe ? d? hy d> ci'lint' npf.n a m'^efa'e rtae,
? Mcb ir III t? ???<* mnn? ? li'lia I'a average nre
Tt ? rent na . ff. at prorfur ed c. ^ 'he H.oca Kxthange
'?-di,y, h? minn.rihe anriou.,<s''r"',,i* de,
ehoaa that, h?i'h i. the *to? k a? ' 'hire mcket,
hut im pirtn oiarly in the lit %*"r< ?" ttaao in I
aiata n? ?|>*<nia n n w?? again pr? V'et t, and ?
no it ti ereNifl , not he regarded > a an' /'Videnoe ot
aay na itar toa*e pi? a I a likely to I ? frlt'w general
Hide
Tire i haiuplor (hip In Dlipatc
[From the Louden Hundey Tim**, Deo. '.49.1
Several private meetings have been held an ring
the past week by the frieada and backers of B-adC
go, alu is Thompson, the Nottingham champion, 19 -
consider whether he should agaia eater the ring, of
at once sive up the belt to the Tipton Slasher.1
Bendy, who is still among his friends at Leeda*
was written to, and he returned the following
answer
The Tipton Blashsr BO doubt 1? a rood man; yst I IM
him not, nor is thers any one In the ring at the pro
sent tine (bat I teel the least afraid of The belt lub
tcrlbed for by a number of my private and kind
friends, was given to me in remembrance of my past
deeds; consequently. t>o ions as I lira it will not be
farted with by me bequeathing it at my death to on
most esteem Bat the publlo one, which 1 only bold
for a period, vis. till fairly won by a younger and bet
ter man; then, and not till then, will I giro it up.
It has now, therefore, become a certainty Uutt
Bendigo will ouce more be induced to fight; if not*
as he quaintly observes, "every cur will be snarling
at me "
On Tuesday evening last, at the Flying Horsa *
Hotel, Nottingham, a gentleman living within a
few miles of the borough, openly declared his wil
lingness to hnd any sum of money up to ?d(>0, t?
enable Bendigo to tight any man in England for %
similar amount.
A most crowded meeting of the Not.inghant ?
fancy was held on Monday last, at the Pheasant
Inn, Charlotte street; on the following night one
quite aa large took place at the Mason's. Arms.
Charlotte street; and a third, greater ftill, folio wee
on Wednesday evening, at the Dog and Bear Ina,
Bridlesmith gate. At all the?e gatherings the uni
versal determination was to back "Bendy," should
he tight again within the next twelvemonths.
Harry Porson, of Nottingham, (said to be almost
a match for Bendigo,) is said to he put forward ta
challenge Puddock for ?50 to ?100 a side.
Another Reported Nlrasls.
[From Qalignsnl's Meiuenger of Doc. 30.]
It has already been stated, on the authority of IV
Lyon's paper, that an alleged miracle recently took
place in the church of St. Saturnin, canton and ar
iondibsement ot Apt, department of the Vaucluae,
consisting in the flowing of blood from a picture re
presenting the descent of Jesus Christ from the
cross. Tne Pimvoir publishes a lettpr, dated the
24tb, from the Sub-Prefect of Apt, M. Grave, oa
the subject, in which he makes the following extra
oidinary statements: ?
About the middle of the month he learned that
the population of the district were greutly occupied
hy the statement that a girl of Suignon, named
at sette Tamisier, long noted for her piety, had,
while engaged in prayer in the chapel of St. Satur
nin, meryr and Archbishop of Toulouse, seen,
touched, hnd kissed blood which flowed from the
wounds in Christ's body, in the painting placed
above the ait?r, representing the descent front
the trots. It was added, that this " supernatural
fact " had bee n repeated oa three following days.
Shortly alter, the Sub-Prefect received, through
the Mayor, the copy of minutes drawn up by
the lieutenant of gendarmerie, in which that
functionary states, that having on the 16th, at
the invitation of the cure, gone to the church,
he, having with the curc got on a table close to
the picture, distinctly taw "blood llow from the
wound by the side, and those of the two hands
aid the left foot." The bio ad on the right Mde
consisted, says the lieutenant's report, of "eight
drops in. the form of pearls, of the size of a lit'.le
pea;" on the right hand "it formed aline of six cen
timetres iu IrDk'h, ending ia a drop;" on the left
hand and the left toot the blood ?'was less abund
ant, bui hi ill tutiicient to trace a line from th? twe
points of thtte or 'our centimetres, also terminat
ing in a drop." Six or seven hundred persons
were present at the time and saw all this. The
eure then asked Dr. Clement, who was present, to
wil* the blood away with a piece of white linen.
This was done, and elevenin irks of Mood remain
ed on the linen Afterwards the llowing of the
blood recommenced, but was allowed to coagulate
on the painting. That "no doubt might exist as
to the re ality of the prodigy," the lieutenant caus
ed the upj er part of thi-al'arand the painting to be
r?nievert. and ascertained that "it was absolutely
in>potsii]e that the least thing could iiave jteuetra,
ted the interior of the altar or behind the
l>aiiiting ; moreover, the wall behind the
pawling was covered with h cement per
fectly intact in all parts." in consequence
of this m- nt llous s'atement, the sub-perfect
went ou the 17th to St. Saturnin. The cure was
absent, but, in company with the mayor, Dr.
Clement, end M Gay, advocate, he visited what
he cells the " miraculous painting." These gen
tlemen slated to him that they had witnessed tie
oozing of the blood, ss stated by the lientenant oC
gendarmerie, and caused him to remark the eoigu
lated blood on the painting. At thin the su?-prefect
says " he te it prolouad emotion." He then went
to vieii the young girl; he found that she lived is
an inn kept hy a ternsle cousin. " She was in a
state vi mil' ring; her appearance was sickly; her
eyes rolled m> seriously in their much-developed
orbit, s no seemed to lose themselves in a cloud;
their expression was full of melancholy; her body
extraordinarily thin ; her attitude excessively
mooest; hum li'y was painted in all her move
ments, snd re| rod need in all her words; she ex
press' d h' te. It with great propriety, ami s,oke
rrmch more correctly than moat uneducated
persons M To all the sub-prefect's questions the
damsel replied with great intelligence. " God,"*
she said, " hud ettected this miracle for the con
version of sinners, and he had specially chosea
St Saturnin, because, four years ago, this lo
cality whs ihe wi nexa of a great scandal. Her
conduct," she added, " had been outrageously
caiuniuiaUd, II also that of a priest; but ahe had
not d? manned reparation fromliod " < >n the 20th,
the sut> prefect, accompanied by M. Guilliltert,
Juge I' Instruction, and M Jacques, substitute of
the Pro -ureur of the Kepjbltc, wrut to St. Situr
nin t >be Archbi hop of Avignon had arrived on
the prevmua evening. After paying his respectc to
the prelate, the sub prefect went, in company with
Dr C Bernard, an eminent physician of Apt, to
wards the rhurch. As they were ascending the
hilt on which it is limited, they heard the bell
ring " This," says the functionary, " was tho
signal of the commencement of the manifestation
c>l the prodigy " He was much vexed at it, as he
was detiroua of being in the chapcl " before tho
appearance of the oozing of the blood." Bui they
i hurried on A number of persona were assemble*#
around the church. The Fcurc met hiin ; he an*
1 nounced that the oozing of the blood had com
menced. bu? that he could not open the
1 church until the arrival of the Archbishop.
However, the eub-prefect insisted, and, at last,
I the curc let him in. He took with him Dr*.
B> rr.anl and Clement. The high altar waa lighted
with wax candles; at one corner was Ro*etto
T?mi?ier, kneeling in prayer, with her hands
cro*sed, and hrr head leaning on the altar. She
appeared completely absorbed in devotion. "I
ascend* d the table of the altar," siys the suh
pr?tec>, " accompanied by Dr. Clement: 1 exam
ined the wounds by the light of a wax-iandle; ? .
ascertained that from thoae of the right hand, the
two feet, and heart, blood oozed The drop ot
blood which was on the right hard visibly in
creased; itappetred tome like a drop of blood,
such a* arise s on the end of the finder on beinf
pru ked by a sharp instrument when the lower part
is lightly pre a*ed. It was at the moment at which
th> drop of blood of the right hand n as about to
fall or How that I wiped it three several times with
a piece of Km The flftt two o^ritiona gave
two very red staina of blood; in the third the
s'ain ?a * clearer. After this operation the
woni.d remained perfectly dry. 1 also wiped
xveral tinea the two wounds on the feet,
and 1 remarked that the drops were clear
er, and the oozing lew sensible. I did tho
same to the wound on the right side; there were
there a dozen dro,?. of hloo4, which nearly formed
the deeign of a heart. That of the middle pre
tented the s<.me phenomenon as that of th?- ngk
hand, ind it whs of n dukish c.lor Those that
* er?- ?r? ii ad i? -? m 'I'd, ? n t f??- con- try, ih^dr^i*.
of the (e, i | took away the drop of the mi Hie,
and one or two Mu the right. A', thii moncat the
ar hhithi p entered the chapel. I accordingly left
untouched the other drop* of the wound Oft
the tide, and ahataui'-d frpm wiping the ircitii
on the le 't hand, from which no blood haA
oozed I dtfeended from the altir. The arch
hish< p. followed by a numerous body of tto*
il?r?y, kii'lt at the foot of the altar, ta?*'
after a ehort prayer examined the drops of bh>or!
* hii h I Ii d lefi at the wound of the heart, and he
wi(?-d the hi ?nh a piece of linen This iaece of
tin* n mi rf nine were covered in all with about
tMrt) diops of bloi'd ; and they were exhibi'ed to
if e cnru> it. of the |.o| illation, who filled tho I
r hurt li T h- cl? rev and a body of young girls sang
hymn- ; and we waited in expfet?tiiia l(f a new
1 1 /ii'K. i'ii< none c.nie. The girl Boaette Tamimer,.
w lio et'il remain* d absorbed in prayer, w?j asked
?everal rimes if ih? blood would fj.iw h "h i n . A first
trie al e did not ans?er; a second, she said she
rid not know, s third, that she did not believe it
* on d Af'tr 'hi* last reply, about In hour after
th? Mima' of "he archb ?hop, the cute ( VI (>rand>
r??i>dilie pH tme to he di*placi d, and workmen
nni'di' round Wr examined it with agood deal
?d rare , but I mw on particular mark. The c?nvaw
w.a pet. ctly d'f; a thick routing of pitch covered
all t| i h ? k. ' lid it Wfie p| red miju'iih' 4 vi ry thick
a -ill Thi? Wne all the purt I had ill the event.
1 h> An i hi: In p then proi .-edi d to celebrate mia,
i nd, i W. i,r aw.,y todraw up an account of what 5
hmiif?<ii I hen v sited I.' naette Tannsier. whom
I "mi (' i ft' "i>g end greatly discitiragrd. She an '
i i in t r<< ?o ri.e 1 1. .1 .i , |? 1 1 v ? i| i lie jiiodigy ? lie"
t>* tei i * ? rt And hi tact, I have since received a
r? i-ott from the Mai or of at ttatnrnin, announcing
th ?' a niiie in th# morning of Saturday, tha 21st,
there *as ?*ain an abundant oozini of blood.
In a |o-t i ripi t'. this letter, the ?>ib prefect state#
th"' ? ir< I >1 'ill. nxrn I I'.nol, who, after hia re
i i? n en- ?r> to the ch?| e|, had been placed to pre- *
V. lit the rr< ?d from approaching the lann'ing too
e'i'se y, had remarked two dropi of blood ooze
f m the rifht -tde, that he had wijied th -m two or
ihiee wte, with his packet haadkerchit f, and I bat