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      FRANCE . Smcna xso Murdeb . —The Gazette dts Tribvnaux states , that on Wednesday last a deplorable event caused s considerable excitement amongst the inhabltante . of &e house Ho . 2 , in the Rue des Filles-^ u-CalYaire . Two young j ^ ersons , lately married , ¦ were found dead from suffocation in their bed-chamber . Tfeefcistwnd , H'lio iraa a eloekmaker , Bent Ms apprentice with ** message to a distant part of the town in order to hare time to carry his project into execution . IThen- the apprentice returned , he found the door dosed , and after having in vain knocked for some time he determined to apply to a locksmith . When the door was opened the unfortanate couple were found dead on their bed . 'locked in each others ' s arms .

      A . Jai ^ e . ehafing di&h , containing the remains of a anaaiity of ehareoal , was ibund in the centre of the chamber . The rouse of this doable suicide has not been ascertained . Their furniture showed that they were hoth . affluent and orderly . The same journal states that a considerable multitude assembled on Saturday last -at the Com * of Assize of Melun . The serious nature of the charge to be investigated , the talent of the public prosecutor , and the number of objects which were to be produced in evidenceamongst the rest a large earthen dish , in which was preserved the head of " the victim—stimulated the caii ^ ityofthe inhabitants of Melun . The facts , as stated by the Attorney-General , were as follow * : — An aged woman , named Xeven . a widow , without chDdnen , having conceived a warm affection for a isnniK named Merger , sold hrr proT > i'rty and divided it amoncr-t them , rewrvini : for her own use an

      annuity of 200 f . and a capital of 5 n » f . About eisrht months after the widow 2 * f ewn went to m-ide with tiu * family of the Mergers , enrii-hinir the family with her nioaer : aal bv her arteiiri !« n lo ihrir afiairs , sh >' perishstL lliP ¦ victim of a hom )>) e murder . On the 19 tli of July last the lifelf-s * l « ody of the widow }\ evvn vfa < found in a well , attached to the house of the Mergers . At first it was considered that her death was the effect of accident , but on a closer exam i nation it was discovered that she had been shot through the head . Suspicions then ' fell upon the son of Merger , who had remained at home alone with the ¦ vrJdow on the day of her death , and who was known to ha-re purchased pockci pistols , which fact he denied . A long chain of cireumstantia ] evidence havinir been established . Merger the younger was * found guilty of the murder of the widow Seven , aud sentenced to hard labour for life . He was removed from court uttering the most solemn protestations of

      . Distress n Paris . —It would seem that every year at the -approach of winter the Parisian operatives suffer severely , . and this year the rigorous season is announced by facts which ought to awaken the solicitude of the Administration . The withdrawal of so laree a proportion of the deposits lodged in the savings ' -banks ; the state of the hospital * , which are encumbered with sick ; the extraordinary number of children , women , and even operatives , seeking for employment , who are found begging in the streets of Paris ; all these fects demonstrate " the existence of great distress .

      SPAL > . PEOGfiESS OP THE IXSUKRECTIOS . The advices from Spain fully confirm the intelli gence which we were enabled to give last week of th > rising of Zurbano in Old Castile . Subsequent ae counts , Though they are by no means full , enable u to state that the insurrection is rapidly extending The news produced a great sensation in Madrid though the Government nad endeavoured , by decla rations in the Chamber , to diminish its importance }? arvaez stated , in reply to questions addressed t < him , that Zurbano was merely at the head of a fev brigands , and thai he expected a few hours woult terminate the rebel ' s career . The following article , from the Journal df . < I > d-at of Saturday , contains all that was known at Paris , o on the frontier , of the proceedings of ' . Zurbano : —

      A * the arst neirs of the inarch of Zurhaa < j . the Capcai General of Burgos marched at the head of two battalions Zurl-au " had assembled his followers to the uumbi-r of Si or < W . iu Ar fmirons o : l *« n-oTn > on The smiTlj bank < i ihe Efer " . and had suJdcnlv enti-re-d tiie Ijrtk to-srn o Kaiera . between Li « 2 Tvn © and "Saulo Domingo dt- 1 Calzada . On "lie 34 th , the Commandant General of Lozruiii . ha'rhi ™ advanced in all haste on Najera , Zurbanu eracu . sxed it . after having recdred a sum of 50 douros ( 2-V £ ) apart of a contribadon which he had lrvjsd-oa ifcr j >! at-c . He brre added about 12 or 1-5 horsecfrfi tu hi * baEd , tosretiier with a few young men whom he compelled t . i join bis troop , which he designated by the title " Ami \ for the restoration of the constitution . " During his sta \ at Kajera . he proclaimed the jrorbnuncii : of £ > j » aruru . and shot tir asrenx of public security , aa office newH created , and which answers to our conimissar \ of iwlice .

      Durinc his -hnrt i ^ tav Zurbano took jK > 5 Se * --ion of all fbf 1 iots * - > wiieii Tr-re in a state for serried , dismis : > cd tile dliieren' ; authorities , and e > tabli = » hj- < 3 a new- ' raunicipali ^ T composed of EsparterUts and republican * . All the \ ouiig men who could effect their escape from his forced recruitmeet , ^ . usht refugre at Logrono . or in the mountain :-, where tht-v soon spread the alarm of trhat had taken place . The province of Logrono has been declared in a state of aesre . The same step has been pursued with resard io Saatander , but the reasun of this has nut transpired . Bt a Koyal decree , counter signed br 5 ar ^ ne 2 , G-eneraJ Zcrbauo is deprived of his rani , his honours , and his dect > rati-jn * , af jruHry of high tTKason . An . order has been givon that if caught be shall be immediately shot , without an ) other delaj than that required to confirm his identitv . The following is the proclamation issued by Zurbano on bis taking up arms against the Spanish Government : —

      2 > uhii ^ rs Conuades . —L—t * i « rise w couibut despotism : " or ihe fourth time ' . Let n > ri > e to btrat to the earrL f » r ever that scotrrjre of humanin , a thou % atid time > ai < . 're rniamous than that which , ai the cost of the blood of the lover ? of freedom , yiy n crushed on the plain * of 5 aiarre ! Believe it , soldiers , that nhat you no « beiold 3 * a natiojj t-liaiued to tiiv erarth and ^ r » . > : tniii ^ uiider thx "nosi deadly ttjipression . witbom Hijht * , vrithom 15-Oer : . i . w :: " 2 <« ut a future : vrirh a venerable cude effaced , whicb . a : the cost fit stream- oi bU > t ^ . it j > lea . ^ ed Heaven to cr 3 nt >* -u , A \ ile and basiard factina U i » f > vt the 3 Tbir ^ r ot" the > j-stinie > : ind interests of tlu » magnificent nation , in v . hirh xlie sjiarV of life that yet remains is more « a * l th . i 3 'l-.-ath itself , ^ ha ll 1 say that vou art- not her sous , because y > M have been d- - -ceived . and that you have been s- < -d as instruments in their lit * -rtuade plans ? No . Snail I ^ av that you art not a-nare of tH-iini ^ i nf ; to tllH *

      opj > ress * r « l pet > ple whose Ti ~ bt = > von are charged to defend ! ^ i' jl 1 iha 3 ) nnt dn vc » u so much injustice . To you bel « n : rs tiiai libertj ol wbicb yon hav- » been deprived : to vrm it belongs to rezaiu and protect thut i-onstitution . troiraded to deati , Tvhjch . » vitb solemn oatb ^ you have so often sworn to defend . On it depends the security of voar femllies and tout interests . If vou allow it t < i perisn . too are forging fbe ebains of > our country , ail' ] ia f ^ voQr of the mo > t deiesiable of monopolies . The choice Ix-rsrcen the slaver * and liberty ot voar fatherland cannot !• _ - doubtful . A slight effort is only required , because tyrants are always eowards ; and tvrante are not worthy ot ruling a nation s <> noble and so valiant as yours—that nation of which roar oppressors became ]> osstssed ^ by meiuis of the blackest infamy . ~ h \ abu-dnjr in tie most jnfamons manner yuur credulitv . your gmvrosir * . axi < i voar rood faith .

      Solditrs and Nationals !—V- ' and join my ranks : where von know that 1 have been , and shall be , ever the foremost in the hour of danger . Come : and I shall soon proudly lead you to victory ; and our watchivord . our rallying si ? n shall be . as in the _ other provinces— "" i ' xpn la Constitution . '" " lira Isdbdla H . Conjtiturional . ' " i " fa la Jwtia Central S ~ " *• Tvta General Espart'ro . ' " lira la Indrpendrvcc Xatifjnal . ' " YourOenenil and Comrade , Mabti > - ZcxnA > n . ^ aiera . Xov . 13 th , 1 S 44 .

      Addition- —1 am authorized by the Supremo Central Junta to grant immediate promotion to every chief and officer wbo , being ' recosTiised as such , may join the ranks of the army of liberty ; as also to diminish by two years of service those soldiers of the conscription of 41 and 42 who . Oiaii present themselves to me ; whilst the -whole of those of the present conscription , on account of it ? illegality , shall "be sent to their homes , because the usurping Government had no faculty to raise them . a > it had not the authority of the Cones . Saragussa . —The intelligence of Zurhano ' s revolt reachca Saragossa oh the night of the 14 th . and protraeed an extraordinary sensation in that liberal

      town . The inhabitants openly sympathised with the revolters . and on the 16 th the-pablic excitement rose to such an extent tliat Generai Breton cl erkuvd the place to be in a 5 tat « of siege , aud distribtrted his troops in commanding positions . On the same dav the political chief issued a larnilo , directinc even citizen to deliver up . within twenty-four hours , a !] the arms , offensive or defensive , in his possession , ander pain of severe penalties . Several domiciliary visits were made in the course of the 17 th . On the eveninsr of that day ( the time of . the departure of my adviees ) Saragossa was inji very agitated state , anil there is little doubt that if Zurbano can maintain himself a few days lonrcr the capital of Aragon wil ] pronounce for the constitution of

      1837-General Breton has applied to his Government ior reinforcements . On the 18 th the two villages of Castillo de Echo and Castillo de Ans , between the valley of Roncal , Upper Aragon , and the Pyrenees , compelled their STuntamientos to resign , and pronounced for the constitution of 1837 . Some troops and the Custom House officers in ^ the neighbourhood have been disarmed without any . difficulty by the insurgents . BABtaaoXA . —A Barcelona letter of the 16 th . states that the authorities having made several domiciliary Tisltsiniseareh of arms , most of the inhabitants who iadTetiined anriad token alarm , and night aii * r

      Tiight muskete ! ^ Uflg , &c ., w » e flirown into the streets . - Sewsn pasoBfl were arrested at Roes , on the Hf&i- < at archa ^ ge -of ^^ eonspiracy , and removed to ^ tfejMit jfthtgrfor imprisonment ~ Rxsno& ur Awusoir . *—Letters from Bayonne of feeSlKt ^ fiffly e ^ firm the previous acconnts of the npM ^ ro gnjas making bv Zwbano ¦ Upper and

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      Lower Arragrxn , and - ^ ivc the lie completely to the stories circulated by the Spanish Consul at Bayonne , of his having taken refuge in Navarre , On the 18 th General Zuroano and his troops entered the town of Soria , where he was well received by the inhabitants . He , however , found that previous to his arrival the p olitical chief of the place had issued a bando , order ing that Zurbano should be shot , if taken prisoner , upon his simple identity being proved . Zurbano , upon this , ordered the political chief bimBelf to be shot , as an example to all persons in authority not to publish such atrocious and saneuinarv mandate .

      These orders were at once carried into execution . A battalion of the regiment of Saragossa hz&pronounced , and gone over to Zurbano , and it is expected that the example will be followed by more of the troops . Information has . also been received that a rising has taken place in the province of Guipuscoa in favour of the constitutional cause . Two towns , AscotLi and Aspetia , have pronounced , and General Iturbide has placed himself at the head of the movement . It is reported that a further rising has taken place in the province of Galicia , which is known to be in a state of disaffection .

      Madrto , Nov . 19 . —General Araoz , a distinguished officer , has been arrested and thrown into prison , for no other apparent reason than that he was some years ago the commanding officer of General Prim ; General Ramirez , thongh with the weight of eighty years upon his shoulders , is ordered off to the Canary Islands , aisd , on his remonstrating , is arrested , thrust into a eoach . and carried to the castle ot" St . Catalina , at Cadiz , till an oppoHunitv offers of pending him beyond the seas . Even i ]] health i < no protection asainst such men a * the asvnts of Narvaez in Madrid .

      Uenera ! h > j > inoza . in the face oi a medical report that he U until to W- removed , is sont off under an Ciu-ort to Porto Rico , while ( General Arrista . za . lial is iui in a similar summary lnauuiT to Cuba . Such proceeding ?; would , in any caw , bo h .-ush ami arbitrary ; but iu the present instances , there lieing in fact no charce against the officers in question , aud no reason for their anvst ; m < l banishment , but a vague and guilty fear on the part of tin- ( lovenmicnt , their depoitation can only be looked upon as tin * grossest tvrannv ; uid i >!) i > ression .

      Prim . —Tin- greatest attention wa > still wxeited by the eoiHk-nniation ot" Gtriivnil l'riin lu : m imprisonment of six year * in ; i ibniv . v out of the Peninsula . The jvsuh of « vn a ]> pcal to the Supreme Council of VT ; ir and Marine wa > anxiously awaited . . State ot the l » rRREcnoN . —Tin- silence of the French telr-graph in recard to Zurbano '> inoveiuents —the fata- intfiliireJice pi-op . -igatetl by tin- Paris Ministerial journals , and notably by the btbau , Glubc , and Pr < - «!> —ihc lat-t of seven pnivhices in Sjwin being declared in a state of siege—the }« indo $ of divers Captains-General , deci-eeinj : the penalty of death to he

      enforced at their will and pleasure—the cruel and oppressive conduct of the French authorities at the frontiers towards all liberal Spaniards—all these matters , we say , indicate pretty clearly tliat the insurrection is progressing , and that the cause of liberty is gaining strength . The more Narvaez boasts of beins : able to put down the revolt , the more are vrp satisfied that the reign of his power is at an end . We cannot forget the significant language of Mendizabel when addressing recently one of the attaches of the Spanish Legation in Paris^— " In three month / timt you will rec ^ iv your orden from njr . "

      Thr > Sentiitslle tie * Pyrenm , in announcing the movement of the two toTvns , Castillo « lc Echo , and Castillo de Anso , adds that the insurgents had disarmed 2 W ) troops of the line , in addition to the carbineers and Custom-house officers . The same journal also declares that the valley of Tena has also made its movement . The Bayonne correspondent of the Xtitivirti writes on the 21 > t instant : — 'While Zurbano was bclietecl t " be in the hand * <> f his enemies , or a solitary wanderer on the mountains , the

      mtrepjd chief ha * by a b /> ld inuniTuvre gnl ititn tile cujntal of the province << t " I »«> ria . as ] am toliL and finding , on enterin ™ . : i pr <> cluniatii > n "f the jnilitical chief ]» o > t « -d up ia the streets , ^ ivi nj : orders to tire on the insurgent Gt-iu 1 - ral . "r . if taken ; tlive . t- > shoot him withiu an lumv , Zurbai « ' » ttrnt iiaiiit-iliiitt-lv to the r ** sident of tliv politieal , arrc » ted him . and applying t « him tht Ux i-iUom . " . had him sb"t 'ritbiu the hour . 1 ani also informed that the tr-M . ps in the rinofSuria liave joined tin insurrection : arid it is Iikev . ise jriven to me a > u }«> sitive fact that ; i battalion .-f the SaniiTiss . a reiriinent . s :-nt out in pursuit of Zurb : i ! : n , ha .- pa > -t- « l in a budy hut to liis rau « f . No one can tell at what point this terrible andiiidefniiiralOe itxtder nciy apj > ear on the ni" > rron . A J > -tk-r from >! . Sebastian liiu > l > 5-t-. i i-jinmunii-ntetl to me . « liir-li state .- tliat Ijcnenil Iturbe . \ rh <> itiliabiu-d Guipu ? . r «« i , hus ilcvlnrvd himself , and draun with him the t . nvus . if Aspeitia and Ascuitia . Movcnjents : ire a ! -i > said ti . have bvt-n made in Calieia atxi

      AnaalitKUi : and , aecoruin ;; to reports from traveller- ar-; ri ^ ed tri un Spain , the tid- 'itv <¦( " tlit- iiueen > troops i- tot-. terins in all } iart-. An ¦ t Sicial areouni lias arriied hire , ' . amiouncinc that t ! : » - whole r > f I pper Arrrur' » n bu * pro-( nmuiced it > eif . anil that the ranibiiieers a-jd other quirts of ! tlie troops Ija ^ e ina'le romiuon cause nith tbe insurrec-, tion . In line , 1 am enabled in assure jon that the report , published here in the ministerial journal , tliat the mou--menl i * made in the name of Esjiartt-r « . i . s completely false . ¦ Zurbann . and those who sei-ond him . raise i > o otbi-r cries thaji The Constitution of Is 37 : " " Down v » "ith the tyrant > . '" The fla ^ s in U » e liberatiiu ; army bear these fiords . " l .-abeUji 11 . ami llie runstitutiun ' ~ Sunn sfildiers . on jominjr Zurbanu , have cried , •¦ Loni f b ' ve Espartt-ro . "' but this was a souvenir , and not a political act . It is fal > e that Esjiartero has been proclaimed . The insurrection is made in the name of the Constitution , and in hatred or " the violent counter-retolutinn , and has a character of nationality in which men act from principle .

      Majjkiji , Nov . 2 " . —The corrc * ponrirnt of the Tines s ; iy > . -1 have it from a eood source that Zurbano , undisturbed and undi-mayerl . continued to proceed right on in the direction he had originally , as it now appears , and as I believe 1 already . anticipated , hiintended , towards Snra < rosNa : and that he had arrived in tbe neis : hbourb < K > d of Tuilela , close to th < - Arragonese frontier , at the head of -5 (> U infantry and 2 ih ~ > horst ! . lie hai ) ^ -cni a njc-ssenpvr to Saragossa , to iiifonu lii * friend * thprc of his intention to move on that plan * . The me ^ enger was , however , taken

      and shot by order of the Captain-General . A person who arrived here List night , on foot , liroucht tlic above account to those nine ]] interested in the niovcineut . One fact i » certahi . tliat two expresses arrived hciv la ^ t cv-ening . one within an hour or two after the other , with dc-patches from sonic of the military authorities in that part of the country to the Miuiiter * r > f War and for the Interior ; and that tllC CrOvt-iTuuent ha > n « t published th < -m up to th « ' present hour—and it i < now half-past eiirlit o ' clock r . v . This of itself look > a * if news were not of an encoura ^ in " kind .

      It is added tliat Aarvaez . after pcmsjne the iirspatchc * , sent for tbe couriers who brought them ; and nsin « the very siimificative siirn ^> f plaeinj : hi * fingtr on his lijis . and drawing his baud aci-oss hk throat , intimated to tlinn the danger they would incur by blabbing . The fact , however , that di"sj > at < -hcs have been received , and that the Unzftu-, Heroldv , and other official and semi-official organs arc silent , is in itselt I most Mispicion > . i GERMANY .

      i DlSTVHHVSC £ s . —Borlin papers <> f tlic 2 "th ., state ' that troops were despatched from Sehneidnitz on the , preceding _ night to the weaving districts of Silesia , | and that it was believed tliat-disturbancus had again [ occurred there . The inmate > of the prison Brieg , in i Silesia , made a desperate attempt to escape on tli <* ; I'tth . At the request of the governor a battalion of | inlantj * y was sent by railway to th »* almve-nanied ; iovrn fitun Brrflau ,

      j swp : de . \ . j Reforms . —The King of Sweden ha . s appi-ovcd of all the modifications by the states in the fundamental law . The principal modifications air : —Convocation of the diet every three . wars . The riirht of the kins : i to give or to refuse hi > sanction to projects of lawadopted by the states during the sitting of the diet . The suppression "f all distinctions of nobility amount i the iueinWrs of the supremo tribunal . Tho abolitioji i of the right of suspending the publication of journals .

      C 1 RCASS 1 A AND tiKORUlA . r . Lunioo TwrMPiKs or mi . Moi . ntainklhs . —The nying reports which during the last few months have successively reached Constantinople from lJa-srhestan ! authorise a l > elief that the disasters of the Russians i and the triumphs of Shaniil Bey have , this campaign . 1 Iwn to an extent hitherto unknown . An inc ? ivi ( iual fn « u that country , just arrived from l ) a ^ he < tan , says , that during the last spring and summer im le > - ; tlian > evcn ' ¦•¦ ei ^ ht severe bait ! e > had hecn t " aii « l ) t , in wliicb the l ! us * inn > lost , besides an immense number oi" men . no less than fony-fivc ]> laeps w positions . > o rwhiccd were they , tha ' t the Inrnds of discipline were loiM-nfd : and at a place called UassiJ Bay , two renerals , with all their troops , came over to Sebamil ' .

      "is tin-, tlie Russian genei-. \ l-in-chief railed a council of war , whieh was held at the baths of Sidjak Sou I this vra-i probably early in .--epwinber t . It Was tllClV propOM ^ d , that the wboieanny should mnk « i a unuul attack upon thf n > ount ,- ) ineers : ' but mam of tin-officers asserted that theb men cmlil not he tnisted , and it was finally determined that ovemuv > i-liould 1 m > made toSrhaimJ Bey foran . imii-. tiir . ^ ciiamil . who warather short of provisions , consented to this , on condition that , during the interruption of hostilities , the Russians . should furnish his camp with food : and on these terms an armistice was eontluue . l up to tbe dav if Kassim f 7 th November ) , when the Dajrhe-stecs

      ini tend to renew the war with augmented " vigour . A letter froni that part of the world states , tliat the looses of the Russians , between killed , wounded , and missing , amount to 6 ^ , 000 men ; whilst those of the mountaineers amount to 12 , 0 o 0 . This may possibly be true ; but had the numbers been more moderate , one would have been more likely to give credit to the assertion- Certain it is , that tlie forces of Russia have been concentred in the neighbourhood of Daghestan . In fact the lines of the Kouhar are now so badly guarded , that the Circassians of Abazek and Cabarda are constantly crossing the border , attacking E . ussian Tillages , " and bearing off rich spoils in slaves , horses , cattle , sheep , and other property .

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      POLAND . ; Mobe Russian Tyranny . —It is said that the Emperor of Russia has issued an order by which all natives of Poland are prohibited from marrying till they have completed their thirtieth vear .

      UNITED STATES . GLORIOUS TRIUMPH OF THE AMERICAN DEJ 10-CRACY , —ELECTION OF MR . POLK AS PRESIDENT . Ljvbbpooi ., Saturday . — The steam-ship Great Western , Captain Matthews , arrived in the Mersey shortly before noon . She left the wharf at New York at fifteen minutes past two o ' clock on the afternoon of the Othinst ., and made this port in thirteen days sixteen hours and a half , the shortest passage she has accomplished during the season . She brought thirty-one passengers . The contest for the Presidency , esteemed so doubtfol , is decided in favour of Polk , foremost in whose policy are the annexation of Texas to the United

      States , the support of the institution of slavery , and , to use his own words , " such a tariff for revenue . as will yield a sufficient amount to the Treasury as will defray the expenses of Government , economically administered . " Uther questions are likewise involved in this decision given by the citizens of the United States—the bank question , the distribution of the surplus revenue , affecting the repudiating States , Native Americanism , and other minor matters . According to the New York Herald , the tarxtf may be fiomewnut modified at the next session , though it never can be essentially altered ; no bank , no distribution can take place for the present ; new negociations may l > e opened for the annexation of Texas , but as the Senate will be Whig for two vear . s

      at least , nothing can be done effectually as re ^ ai'd . s that matter for some time to conn * , fins journal r < - ^ anls t he Whig party as utterly and for ever di . s * iianded , and conceives that on their ruins will spring up the American Republicans . In . 'mother article it jyviews tlie effect of the election upon the repudiating States in respect of the settlement in the negative of the question of distributing the surplus revenue among the States—a measure of great importance both to this country and to the United States ; and considers it a result most fortunate for the . character of the country and the prospects . of the stockholders , as compelling them to depend . solely upon themselves in order to redeem their character . The davs on which the several elections took place

      were—November 1 st , I ' eiins \ hani : i 20 electors , Ohio " . ' 3 . November -Jtb , JJew Hiimpshire V Kentucky 12 , Indiana 12 , Illinois !> , Missouri 7 , Michigan 5 , Arkansas 3 , lthude Island 4 . November 4 th and ;"> tli , Mississippi tj . November 5 th , New York 3 ( i , Louisiana G , Teiines-. ee 18 . November 5 th and tith , New Jersey 7 . November 11 th , Massachusetts 12 , Maine ;* , Alabama . !) . November 12 th , Vermont C , Delaware 3 . December 1 st , South Carolina "J , by the legislature , Of these , news from the following States hag already arrived to an extent sufficient to ascertain the result in each . The figures denote the number of electoral vote * to which thev are respectivel y entitled : — ' l Clav . I ' olk . Pennsylvania 0 ... 2 ft-Ohio I' : ) ... 0 Connecticut 6 ... 0 llhode Island 4 ... 0 New Hampshire 0 ... 1 Maryland H ... 0 Jfen York 0 ... W Virginia 0 ... 17 New Jers . ey 7 ... 0 48 . Vi STATES SOT ASCERTAINED , BUT CONCEDED , Mrjj-sacbubett . N 12 ... o Vermont t > ... D Ki-ntuckj 12 ... 0 ¦ Maiin- i ) ... : ¦ S . mth Tarnlina 0 ... ' . < Alabama 0 ... i ) Illinois 0 ... I ' Mii ; . * oun , 0 ... 7 ¦ Ark : insa < h ... M , 7 s ... Vi \ , ' ' . STATES NOT ASCtCTA > NEI > , NOB COSrEDKD . ! Delaware 3 1 X . > rth Carolina 11 fJouJ-jfia 1 ° Misjiissitii ' ; ' Limisian : \ ( i I Tennessee 13 : t Indiana 12 [ Michigin ¦' The total iiuiuIrt of electoral votes is 2 T <"> ; and the number necessary to elect 13 $ . If , thcreibro , the j figures of the above table are correct ( and we take it from the Whig New York journals ) , Polk but requires to cam- one State of not less than seven votes , and there are four such , and he is elected . lames K . Polk was 49 yearn of age on the 2 d inst . We take the following from the . Voc York Herald of the 8 th inst . : —

      A Dat of Excitement im New Yobk . — Yesterday wa > one of tlie most extraordinary days ever seen in No « York . AH the principal streets exhibited u popular excitement , whieh had a character of anxiety more than anything else , to a degree altogether unexampled . In the morning the Whig papers came out very boldly , and claimed the State of New York for Mr . Clay , therein givin ;; him the Presidency . Side by side with these journals the ultra-democratic journals also came out . and claimed the State in the same way , hy their invineiblc figuring for Mr . Polk . The respective readers of those journals sallied out in the morning—and a beautiful morning it was —the sunshine bright and warm , and the air balmy and inspiriting—and as they encountered each other , there could l > e at once seen a difference of opinion—a discussion —a debate—a comparison of votes—and all that vnrictj of gesture and commotion -which indicated unsettled

      rrrinrls in both parties after K"i n K through the discussion . vriint gave edge and interest to the speculations and discussions of many on tlie all-absorbing topic of tlie d : n w ; in thi : fact , that immense sums of money wen- pending on the result in the State « jf New York , and alM > on the jfi-liiT : il question . At a u-ry low estimate it ina . v be reckoned tliat several millions are pending in this cit \ on the result of local elections , and also of the general eleethin ; am ! if ire nichirlr- in this estimate tin- fimtahic amounts j > i ; n < lin s in the various cities and tmvns throughout til ! ' country , we should not be at nil surprised it ' eiKht or ten millions were to change hands in a few dajs on the genera ! result being ascertained . This is , perhaps , one of the weightiest reasons which can be assigned for the intense anxiety which characterizes the present excitement —an excitement visible iu the countenances of ail ; an excitement differing altogether from tluit vliicli precedes aneleetion , when all u * hope and buovancy .

      In the streoU the scenes were often indescribably amusing . Throughout the whole morning , at every corner , groups were collected , listening tu two or ( three oracles debating the probabilities of Play or I ' olk carrying the State of New York . At one corner you would see a \ enerable gentleman with grey hairs , but a bright eye , leaning on his crutch , weighing the probabilities of the case , as if he were a judge of the Supreme Court , and deciding with the must eoiisummate dignity in tlie world that it was highly probable that Mr . Clay would get the State , nnd again that it was very probable that Mr . I ' olk would get it : In another corner some attache of a newajtapcr—some half-and-half editor would be arrested on his way and asked what his opinion was , and what was the character of the returns which he had in his pocket that morning .

      Throughout the day both parties continued to claim the State most manfully ; but both admitted that the vote was extremely close , and that the probability was , that a few hundreds would determine it either way . In some quarters the . Whigs were bhmng away , in paroxysms of rage against the " natives , " for cheating them out of a large majority in New York , after they had manfully and decently abandoned their own ticket and gone for the " natives . '' It appears that the Whigs had calculated on at least from six to nine thousand majority in this city , in consequence of tlie coalition witti the " natives , "' and they are now extremely furious in their abuse of their respectable allies , whom they accuse of being cheats , recreants , and rogues , for not voting—as they had given the "Whigs reason to suppose—for Mr . Clay . On the other hand , others of the same party were equally loud and indignant in their denunciations of the abolitionists— " the fanatics "— -the egregious blockheads , " who were sticking by their own man instead of voting for Mr . Claj . All sorts of vengeance were indeed vowed by the Whigs Hgninst the abolitionists , because they had thrown away their votes on such a man as Biruey , instead of electing such a glorious " feller "' as Henry Clay . Thronghout the afternoon it was generally agreed that the vote of the State of New York for Mr . Cla \ would 'l-epend on the abolition vote in the western counties ; but whoever got the State , it was agreed that it would be by <>« ly a thousand or two—thereby realizing tbe prediction we made a long time before , the election , that whoM ergot the vote of New York would get the Presidency , t'ji to a late hour in the afternoon the same doubt—the same discussion—the same anxiety—the same care-worn aspect

      —and the same immense number of groups were visible , jmrticularly in "Wall-street , in the business districts , in some parts of Uroadway , at the hotels , and in truvny quarters throughout the whole city . About half-past five o'clock in the afternoon the groups moved to the newspaper offices , tilling every nook and cranny , and crowding up the streets and side-walks . The Herald office was the > cene of great throngs , waiting for the arrival of the steamer from Albany with the decisive intelligence . About half-past six our messengers arrived at the office with the intelligence . It was announced to the crowd that New York had gone for Polk and Dallas , and then such a shout rose up to heaven as we never before heard—some cursing , some swearing—some hurrahing , as wild as the very fiends ' themselves .

      Altogether this has been a much more interesting and exciting election than even that which resulted in the triumph of General Harrison ; and tlie decision of the State of New York and the Presidency will relieve multitudes of a great deal of anxiety , a great deal of uneasiness , and a great deal more money than they can well spare . Rabcallt Doisos op thb New-York "Whios . —; A » the uses made of popular power at the recent con-

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      i test for the Presidency in America has filled the Tory press of England with loud mouthings against popular ri g hts ; and as foul practices of every description havei > een charged upon the Chartist supporters of Polk , we beg / to present the enemy with the following account of the manoeuvres of their American partisans . We extract the following : from the Democratic Camqaign of the 2 nd November " . — Important Detection . — We stop the press to announce the astounding discovery which has just been made of a plot of the Whigs to carry the State by a system of double ballots . We have a package of them before us , printed on thin paper , procured from their central source of supply , with peculiar marks , and ingeniously folded with a little flyleaf to catch together , so as to appear but a single ballot , and to part when thrown down into tlie ballot box .

      They would deceive all but the most vigilant scrutiny . The law is , that when an excess of ballots is found in the box above the number of names on the poll-list , an equivalent number shall be drawn out by lot—a process by which , in such a case , the Democratic party alone must suffer . These have been sent uniformly all over the State : and in counties where the tickets had been alreadv printed , the latter are destroyed , and the fraudulent double ballots substituted .

      There is no deception nor mistake in this information . The same system is doubtless extended to other states . It may , perhaps , be too late now to counteract this \ ile treason ; but wherever this paper may reach in season before till' election , We summon our friends to be on their guard , ami to insist that the inspectors shall examine each ballot before it goes into the box . If the Whigs should cheat tbe . democracy nut of the election by ouch means as this , we would not answer fur the consequences . That it won ! . ! be p .-itu nth submitted to , mav well be doubted

      Cn . \ UA « -TKU or Mu . 1 Oi . K . —As the character of Juntos K . I ' olk , thr Vluu-tist President of America , is ot" value , and conse <| iiei ! tly lias Ijccu violently assailed by the Clay iiioney-inontrers of America , as well as dy their Kn ^ lwh colleagues " on ' ( liange , " we deem it ri . uht to trivo tlie following from tlie ha > wcratk Ctimpaimi , American paper , of the 2 nd November : — Columbia , . M . 'uiry IV , Te > iiifw . » .-i .-. Oet li ; ln-ti . I Peached this town yesterday , in the stage coach from Nashville , t ' nrtv miles , on a good turnpike road . This is one iif the finest counties of laud in the . State , mid inhabited bv un intelligent and wealihv class of people . As

      you are aware , ( Jov . I'olk , the Democratic candidate for President , resides in this (/ lace . 1 hud the honour ut taking tea ut his house last u \ ening , ami « f enjoying the Society of himself aud his uminhlv u . ! id splendid lady . His features are strongly marked In evidences of intellect , blandnt-ss , firmness , and benevolence . His head would be esteemed a splendid model by phrenologists , in which the intellectual and mural faculties are largely predominant . His forehead is high , broad , and full , and perpendicular , if not projecting . The upper part of the head rise * high above tlie tars . The organs of benevoieuee , veneration , and firmncHs are prominently developed . Col . Culk ' n character , through u long public life , is known to correspond with the . su characteristics of his mind .

      He represented the Congressional district in which ho lives , for fourteen years . While he has at all times had strnug yoliUe . u . 1 o \ ty < meuts iu 'LVnntssee , he is without u personal enemy in . the State . All , with one accord , declare , that they know of no spot or blemish on Colonel Polk ' s whole private life ; that a better neighbour , a kinder niiifitrr , a mor < - in < lu ) gi-ut » nd faiOiful husband , or a more upright , honest , benevolent and moral man , they never knew . When the Roorback slander reached Tennessee , eved the Whigs cried out , " Shame , —oh : for Shame . " Of all the slanders ever started against him , this was the most unlike the truth . All his opponents in

      Tennessee admit that there is not a kinder man to his ser-\ ants to be found in the State . Col . I'olk is not rich . lie has a moderate property , anil owing n-othing , is independent , lie doet not own fort , \ skves ill the world . What he has , i > insist of fawilji s , mail ) ot' them . small , having inherited them- principally through his lady . He has parted with some of his best servants to gratify their wish to he with . their wires . In other instances hi- has purchased at high rates the wives of bis men from other partics , and also the husbands of bis uoim-n . in »> nlei \ : i » t '; ir as possible , to ki-ep families together , illlrl llV tliat IlHails to make them nion- comfortable and happv .

      Hi * lady is both beautiful and accomplished , and i > a consistent member of the I ' rcsln teii . in church . There i > not a human beiiv ^ ' living that i-- ; in eni-my r » f hers . It is painful to find that a man like Coloml I'olk . whose whole life has been pure and without reproach , should be so shamefully assailed as lie luis been . 1 ' urinir his >\ hole life he has been strictlv a temperanee man in orrythini : : in liijuor , tobacco , in eating , and ^ m all respects .. He never gambled . In all his life lie never gave or accepted a challenge to fi ^ lit a duel , lit ; is an anti-duellist on Christian principles . He believes duelling to be morally wrong , ajwl has the moral courage- to put iii practice the moral principles he professes . He is a much greater man . and a much better man , than the world , and esjieeitiliv hi > opponents , hi \\ e ever gn en him credit for . He is a modest ami retiring man , but holil and firm in the discharge of his ortieial duties , when called upon by the people to exercise , them . I should say the most prominent trait of his mind was that of moral countjff—a rare and valuable trait of character .

      He made a good and faithful representati \ e , an able and efficient Governor , a prompt , able , and impartial Speaker of the House of Representatives ; and , if elected , will make an able , judicious , sound and safe President of the Vniled States ; one flmt will aim to maintain the rights and honour of the country in our foreign relations , and secure , as far as practicable , the peace and prosperity of our people at home . I have not had time as yet to call o . i Gen . Jackson , but am happ \ to learn that the old patriot enjoys better health of late , exhibiting tokens of a calm ami contented irrecu old age .

      The political eN . oitiMo < -ut in tin- West , ami especially in Tennessee , is tremendous . The whole country is studded with hickory and ash poles . Whatever mu ^ be said ot Tennessee , it certainly produces the tallest hickory poles in the 1 ' nioii . . \ t v'Uiriies \ Uli . \ vtv , one continuous sticV . " i 7 > feet high . At Shelbj villu , I s ; n > one stiek li | - "> feet high , and at l . \ nchbiirg . llt'dford . I saw one single stick 117 feet high . ' . ' being I'J inche > i" diameter near tlie base . It was drawn into the vilatfe b . v " . 7 yoke of oxen , escorted 1 > y a uniform company culled the Kcdt ' ord Hickories . The low stut . ot ' wutir in the Western rivers , combined with the political excitement about the I ' f .- < idititial election , has almost suspended business .

      ( . ' Al'Tl'llE OF I > rKr ; K *> , T 1 IK IiltITI . SK I ' oH ( . i : H . —Tllis villain was capdnvW on Light-house Inland , in Boshm harbour , and was safely lodged in Levant-street iraol . muiv for delivery to the British authorities . . Neville , au Irishman , living on the island , and at whose house Burgess stopped , received 300 dollars reward on the spot . We subjoin the following particulars : — Burgess , who was apprehended soon after Klder strangled himself in tlie gaol of Boston , in a niost miserable condition , in a small island 1 " > miles t ' rom Bostun , is now on hi * , return , in tlic custody of John Forester , the-offieeivto England .

      It appears that when Burgess escaped troni the hotel at Nuhant , a small peninsula joined to the main land hy a neck of land about tour miles in length , he rowed in tho dark for a considerable time , and at length , after having I teen tossed about , he landed , ana made the best ot' his way to a small cottage in which a poor Irishman and his wife and three children resided . From thence he sent to the waiter of the hotel at Nahant his keys , with directions to take possession of the money contained in his bags , and convey it to him . John Forester , who managed the whole business , with the ready assistance of the officers granted by the authorities , with consummate skill , took fare to cut otf tho means of escape by land , and met the bearer of the money on his way to a

      plate of appointment . r lhe bag , whieh contained £ 126 in gold , and in dollars and notes £ 4 ( & , was directly sent back to the hotel , while the pursuit was continued . In the most wretched condition , with no more than a half-crown or a- couple of sliillings in his pocket , and half naked , the unhappy Burgess , after great exertion , reached another cottage , attire distance of about eight miles across tlve water , and there remained under shelter for nearly a nigjit and day . He then sent the owner of the cottage with a note to a Mr . Grant , who had had some transactions with him in a pecuniary way , requesting money . Mr . . Grant , who had been duly infoimod oi' the forgery and robberv of the Bank of England , immediately

      gave the information where it could lie made most available , and the person who knew the place of concealment of the fugitive was prevailed upon—but not without a great deal , of persuasion ; and a reward ot yO ' t dollai>—to give him up to the police . It was evident froin ^ the yliole of the proceedings of Burgess and Elder , after their arrival in America , that they looked with the utmost confidence to permanent ' security from arrest . Burgess had l ; ecn lotigin-. ' about a ' fort night at the hotel at Nahant , anil had purehiiM ? d a piece of ground of Ml . Drew , the landlord , on which he was about to build a house , and it was t , ild oi : Uii £ rh that before the foundation was laid he purchased caVpctiiig , bed-linen , glasses , and other articles of furniture .

      Art infjuiss-t was held upon tlie body of Elder before Ml . Pratt ilt Boston , and it was stated before the jury that the deceased was found dead in tlie gaol by strangling himself with his silk handkerchief , the , same handkerchief being fastened to the grate of the window of the room of the prison . The Mokmons . —More troubles amongst the Mormons were anticipated , and it is said that 200 of the sect were encamped within a ^ few miles of Carthage , out for what purpose Js as yet a matter of conjecture . Much excitement prevailed at Carthage in conseoufnee . It i * said that this movement was made by

      order of Governor Ford , but this is very improbable . Sidnev llisrdon has established his branch of the church at Pittsburgh , and publishes a paper there . One of Sidney Rigdon ' s men had addressed a meeting of the sect in New York , and , after a long , rambling , and rather incoherent narration , descriptive of the early part of Joe Smith ' s career at Nauvoo , the elder went on to speak of a " vision" which Joe had ten daya before his death . He and Hiram went out , he said , to the prairie to call on the name of the Lord , and then Joe behold in vision the tragical scene in which he was soon to take a part at Carthage gaol . From that moment Joe was an altered man—lie lost all spirit , and , as the elder said , " his

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      countenance fell" from that moment . . The elder went on to argue that Joe ' s death was ordained of the Lord . lon account of his transgressions—that he did not apostatize , but he " wrought abominations , " and was tlierefore deemed unfit to direct " the kingdom , " and share in its triumphs . The transgression was in introducihg the " spiritual wife system . " On this subject it I was expected that the " elder" wpnld hare gone into ! , the details , and exposed it fully . But he contented ; himself with a general denunciation of itsaid that lit was universally prevalent at Nauvooand that it was to free " the Church " from that evil

      that Sidney Rigdon had taken a separate stand . Elder Winchester called on all the faithful to come out and separate themselves at once from their corrupt brethren at Nauvoo , which was , he said , doomed to destruction , and was fast falling into decay on account of its iniquities . The " Twelve Apostles , " as they call themselves , were very busy at Nauvoo in the very delectable business of defaming and slandering one another . It is estimated that the recent Mormon war will cost the state of Illinois 20 , 000 dols ., ami that ihe aggregate expense incurred during the your on account of the Mormons would not fall short of 50 , 000 jdollars .

      I CA . NADA . The Klk « tioxs—Victort or tiil Gover . vme . vt Party . —Curious enough , while the States were agitated from centre to circumference by the Presidential election , the elections in Canada were going on at tin same timo . Tho result has \ wn \ the triumph of the Governor-General ' s party . From the latest returns we are enabled to state , that 42 Conservatives are eleeted , - ' 3 Radicals , and ' ¦ > doubtful . This leaves ID more returns to come in , but whatever be their nature thev cannot affect the general dicision .

      The wivrr . i ! seems to be setting in very early fins season in Canada . A heavy liill Of snow had occurred , and in many districts tlie roads were impassable . A letter from ' Buffalo states that the shock of an earthquake , which had extended into Canada , had been fe . ltj and i * dcM-ribcd l ) y all who heard it as respjtiblini : tlie m . i * e made by a heavy waggon driven rapidly over fro / . eu ground ; the rumbling preceding ami following the slmuk , it says , was smart enough to shake windows , store- * , and erockoi-y upon tbe shelves . In one instance , it threw down a -tore , and in another , it cracked the wall * of a brick building . It wa . s noticed by persons residing in various places over a territory of at least 1 <> U square miles , and how much furtlicr I have not learned . ( MKXiro .

      Our Mexican advices an- very scai . ty . president Santa Anna was married to S , enora D . uua l > olores Fostang Gomes , on the 2 nd ult ., in the National Palace , with all the solemnity due to the occasion .

      I TAHITI . Mork FKatuxo . —We have received intelligence from Tahiti , by way of the Vriled States , to July 15 . It appears , by a report given by the captain of the whale-snip Martha , which bad arrived at Rhode Island , tliat , on tlie 2 i'th of June , a twdy of natives having assembled at Point Venus , and their proximity being considered too near for safety , Governor Bruat had marched against them at the head of 400 French , fl'lic . natives , having received intelligence of their approach , placed themselves in ambush , and allowed the main body to pass ; but as the rear-guard were passing in front of the English mission-house , they opened their fire upon them in a direct line with the houw . iand Mr . M'Kcan , one of the missionaries , who was walking on his verandah , was struck by a ball , and 'instantly killed . The native loss is unknown . The French loss amounted to three killed and five wounded .

      At the { same time , on the south side , another action took place , in which the natives were routed . In this action five French were killed and seven wounded , i The native loss on this oecasition is : also unknown ;• but the day following the natives again advanced upon the town , and succeeded in burning tlie French mission-bouse , chapel , A'c .

      Jii.I.Ii:N [Has Opened Covent Garden. Theatre, For Promenade;Concerts, For A Month.

      Jii . i . ii : n [ has opened Covent Garden . Theatre , for promenade ; concerts , for a month .

      Many cot ntkrkkit vivf . reio . ns , bearing mo linage <> f Queen Victoria , are in circulation in Brussels ; they arc dated 1 *;> 7 . liKTritN 6 k I ' mk . Hants . —By the last ouhvard-bound packet-ship ; from Philadelphia , 20 ( i Irish emigrants returned to Ireland . Loiin Duni « 'N . u . d \ s i- \ tem for hi- rotatory steam engine ., has' been extended for the further term of fourteen vein's . Priii . n Batii « . —The town council' Jof Hull have granted . ^( "J / . to make public baths , adjoining the new water-worlds . Porri . ATi ' nN . — According to the la < t census , the population 6 f Bohemia amounts to 1 , 4 ( 57 , I'J" . ^ ouls .

      Poland .-r-A letter from Warsaw says , that four fortresses iii Ku .- > ian Poland have cost 'JUO , 'MMi , ll ( iy franco . ' BvnoVi- $ tatik . —Thorwaldsden ' s statue of Byron , excluded from Westminster , is about to be erected in the Cemetery of Kensal Green , Postage . 4-The total numlxT of letters despatched through theiPost Office in 183 ^ , was 75 millions ; in 1 S 4 . ' ? , upwards of 230 millions . yrr . KH Mkmohui ,. —It i . s proposed to erect a lunatic asylum for Cumberland and Westmoreland , by way of a memoruil to the late Earl of Lonadale . Et-Ef -tko-Mauxetikm . — A new electromagnetic li ^ rlit , h as been invented at Cincinati , of such power , that one of them , at a height of 2 on feet , is expected to illuniinetlie whole citv .

      Francis Q , Vemsset , the bravo , who , a * our readers will recollect , attempted to assassinate King Louis Philippe , was arrested on the 22 d ult . in New Orleans , for a similarjattempt on a citizen of that city . At Tovrts ; one of the finest of its historical monuments , the Abbey Church of Saint . lulien . of the date of the twelfth century , and in perfect preservation * though serving just now as coach-house and stables , is offered forjsale or hire . A Ghost Thrashed . —Last week , a fellow who had terrified some of the inhabitants of llandswurth by personating a trhost , was waylaid by six men , who thrashed him so severely that he had to be taken to the hospital . ¦ . -

      Wji . n Boars . —The Journal r . N . Sinni , for two acids formed by the action of -sulphuric acid on corresponding combinations of napthaline with chlorine ! Soi . itxky ( joxvisemest . —The Hew *

      commenting on tbe system of solitary confinement ,. says , that practical experiment is not favourable to the system ; and it hat , during the six months it has been Eursued in the prison of SenliH , two suicides have ecu committed . Interesting to Farmers . —Some merchants have despatched ships to lchaboe , ballasted with plaster of Paris and timber , both of which are used in the adulteration of guano . The cost of loading and detention to get a full eargo is thus saved . About fifteen cwt . of umber mixed with five cwt . of Peruvian guano makes a fine-looking article .

      New Mode ; of IM . hsaudixc ; the Keve . nue . —A new Kystein of defrauding the revenue has l > een discovered on the Belgian frontier . The officers of the customs at Vcrviers , who , it seems , are always wide awake , having conceived some suspicions of thirteen terrines , or earthenware pots , bearing every appearance eontaining paten d" fui * pros , iivm Strasbourg , and even smeared outside with that appetising confection , opened them , and found them to be tilled with 5 ) 80 sealed letters ; which , it was hoped , would arrive at Brussels free k >( postage .

      A Bride kkmixded of hek Dity . —During the solemnization of a marriage , at a parish church , in the Fylde , on Wednesday last , the ceremony having proceeded as fai * as the bride ' s promise to obey , serve , love , honour , Ac , by uttering the laconic sentence , " 1 will , " the bridegroom , who resides hi the semi-civilised district of Marton Moss , emphaticall y exclaimed , " See as taidoes . " The officiating minister very justly rebuked him for his untimely remark , when the boor replied , "he bod wonted to remind her for fear boo should fomet . "

      TniAr . hy Jiky . —Sot a hundred miles from Peterborough , at a ] late quarter sessions held in an ancient town-hall , it is said that a remarkable circumstance occurred . Oil the trial of a prisoner charged with robbing bis master of various articles , the business had proceeded , so far as to leave the matter in the hands of the j jury ; and that body not being able to come to « , satisfactory determination whether the prisoner was guilty or not , and not being locked up , the foreman proposed , in order to shorten the question , that tlie poker from the fireplace should be placed exactly upright , and that if it fell to the right the prisoner Svas guilty , and if it fell to the left he was not guilty ! The poker so placed fell to the right , and the poor prisoner obtained three months ' imprisonment in consequence .

      Interesting Facts . —The following is the sul > - stanee of a communication from Soutlrport , the favourite -watering place , about twenty-three miles north of Liverpool : — "On Monday , tlie 11 th inst ., after a heavy gale , which had forced out the tide far beyond its ordinary limits , a poor boy picked up a pocket book which had drifted to the shore . He hastened to display the prize to his father , who , after examining the contents , and discovering that thev

      consisted of upwards of £ 120 , immediately -went to consult the Rev . Mr . D ., who kindly ascertained that tho treasure belonged to a gentleman who , on crossing the Mersey , at Liverpool , on the 9 th inst ., was nearly drowned , and- on being rescued from his accident found that his pocket took was still in the waicr . The tide must ! have carried 'it down the Mersey out to sea , and thus brought it into the hands of the worthy labourer in question , who , on restoring the property to its ; delighted owner , was presented with £ 1 & , and is n ! pw building himself a modest cottage with the rewarjd of his probity . ;

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      Ibish Flax . —At a late meeting of the Roscotnmon Agricultural Society , Mr . Hogg stated that he prepared forty-five acres of worn-out stubble for a flaxcrop , and though without manure , the crop was good . One acre which he had scutched produced a clear profit of £ 25 , and he estimated the nett profit of an acre of good flax at £ 80 . This was received with great applause ; but no steps , it appears , were taken to enable the farmers to follow out Mr . Hogg ' s successful practice . Through the agency of the

      Affrieultural Societies and Poor Law unions , with the Royal Agricultural Society as a centre , it would not te difficult , if the gentry were wisely liberal , to extend the growth of Bax to every district in Ireland . One aCTS of . the fine alluvial soil of Tipperary or Limerick would yield a more profitable return , with good management , than three under a wheat crop . The pre sent time is peculiarly favourable to its encouragement . Railways will soon connect the most distant points of the island with the Belfast market , affording cheapness , facility , and safety in the conveyance . —Tralee Clironicle .

      EXTRAORDINAKT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE . — Messrg . Toole and Mackey , seed merchants , 41 , Westmorlandstreet , favoured us with a view of samples of Aftringham carrots * , and Swedish turnips , grown by John Genty , land steward to Henry Murray , Esq ., Mount Murray , near Mullingar , county of Westlueath . It la only necessary to say , in praise of Mr . Genty ' s superior culture , that the combined weight of six turnips is 1021 bs ., and that of twelve . carrots 20 lbs . Mr . Genty had forty-seven tons of the turnips per Irish acre , and of the " eamrts twenty tons per ditto . The

      latter are now selling for three pounds per ton in Dublin . Mr . G . states in his letter , that he " obtained the prize for the best mangold wurzel and Ahesden turnip , at the Westmeath Agricultural Show . " The former he had sixty-one tons per Irish acre , the latter forty-one tons per ditto . We feel peculiar pleasure in giving the above statement—first , as we are happy agriculture is advancing so rapidlv iu our native country ; and secondly , that Irisu . educated farmers ( to which class vve are informed Mr . Ken ty belong *) are so successful . —Evening Packet .

      Importatiox or Foreign Cattle and Sheep . — The Ocean steamer . Captain Hast , belonging to the General Steam Navigation Company , arrived from Rotterdam , at the Brunswick Pier , Blackwall , on . Sunday morning , at eight o'clock , and landed 24 head of cattle and 105 sheep , all in fine order . Captain Hast ivports that a brig , with 4 o head of cattle , had left the Brill for the same wharf , and might be expected shortly . Cattle Impokts . —The arrivals of foreign cattle bj the steamei-s at Hull . this week consist of forty-six head of very fat bullocks by the Leeds , and twentrseven head hy the Victoria , both from Hamburgh , with sixty sheep by the Emerald Isle . The Queen of Scotland yesterday . arrived with thirty-one cattle . — Eastern Counties Herald .

      AGRrciLTi-BAL Imports . —The Rotterdam steamer has this Meek brought to Hull 100 qrs . of garden beam for seed , with abotit 940 bushels onions ; sheep , swangeese , and wild ducks—the birds , be believe , for the Zoological Gardens , and a quantity of dead ducks , in hampers , for the market . —Eastern Counties Herald . Tub Dike of Marlborough . —¦ This noble Duke , at Lady-day last , let some land of his at Waddesdon , in allotments for spade husbandry . It had been " done

      bad" for years , and had " done up" the tenants instead of their doing that for the best . The lowest of it is let at 48 s . per acre . It is rather a stiff rent for such stiff land , but still it is very desirable to working men , and will do them good . The parties did not take to their land till after Lady-day , and yet the d uke sent his steward up this Miehaelmas-day r who demanded of each tenant 12 months' rent . Sharp practice this , for poor men to pay six months in advance —Aulf / buru S ' eu : " .

      Tiioitouou Draimxg . —An agricultural meeting and dinner took place in Gloucestershire the other day , which exhibited nothing beyond the usual routine of sUch affairs—a good show of stock , and a strong desire on the part of landlords that nothing should be said or done to " offend" the political feelings of our Conservative Ministers . There was , however , one exception to this line of conduct , which , coming from a practical man , shows that the shoe is beginning to pinch : — •¦ Mr . PtTER Mathews said , if the landlords would drain the lami as completely as the tanners had been drained ilui-insr the pa > t vear or two , jt would be most effectually Join ; . " ( tJvv . it lauKhti-r ami cheers . ) Captain Walters—Is that what you call thorough draining , Peter JlatheWs > . ( Hursts of laughter . ) ¦ " Mr . Mathews—Thorough draining it is , and no mistake . ( Continued laught er . ")

      It is satisfactory to think that thorough draining principles are now understood by at least tvjo agriculturists in the country .

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      Leeds Cor . v iLuuusT , Tuesday , Not . 26 . —Our upplies are good of all grain this week ; wheat ia not in great demand to-day , but the prices of last week are supported tor best dry qualities ; damp and secondary descriptions slow sate at rather lower prices . The barley trade continues in a dull inactive state , more particularly for bad qualities , whieh are difficult to work off except at a further decline in value . Beans , both old and new , as well as oats , are now offering more freely , and are the turn lower . THE AVERAGE TRICES OF WHEAT , FOB THE WEEK

      EN'DIVO NOVEMBER 26 . 1844 . Wheni , Borlfixi . Oatf . Rye . Beans . Peas . Qrs . Qrs . " Qrs . Qrs . Qrs . Qrs . 4157 11 , 37 373 0 432 20 4 s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . 2 0 , n > i I 14 Ui I 2 Oi 0 0 0 2 1 Si 1 19 0 Leeds Cloth Market , Thursday . —There appeal's to be a shade of improvement in the cloth markets , though the stocks in the cloth halls are much greater than they were a few weeks ago , indicating a falling otf in the demand .

      Stati : of Trade . —Owing to the advance of the season , the demand for yarn . ( which has been so exceedingly active during the last few weeks ) has now somewhat abated , and rather lower prices were jesterday accepted for certain descriptions of warp and of cop-weft , which had previously commanded Higher relative" prices than other sorts . For all the ordinajr shipping numlRTs and qualities , however , the pric « remain quite as high as heretofore . For goods , the demand is still limited , with a slight tendency to a decline in prices , in some few fabrics . —Manthattr Guardian of Wednesday . Rn iiMOND Corn Market , Nov . 23 . —Wehadaverj heavy corn nmrket to-day of all kinds of grain . Wheat sold from 5 s . to 7 s . ; Oats , 2 s . to 3 s . 6 d . ; barley , 3 s . 6 d . to 4 s . ; beans , 4 s . 9 d . to 5 s .

      York Cobs Market , Nov . 23 . —There is great bustle and noise , owing to the fair-day ; but the business transacting in grain is trifling . Wheat , in condition , and the best malting barley , are nearly worth the rates of hist week , but inferior qualities are Is . JW qr . lower . Oats have declined one farthing perstone , and beans ( kl . per load . Malton- Corn Market , Nov . 23 . —We had only a short supply of all kinds of grain offering to this days market . Fine wheat and barley sold on much the same terms as last week ; inferior rather lower . In oats no material alteration . —Red wheat , new , 44 s . to 48 s . ; old ditto , 50 s . to 52 s . ; ditto white , new , 50 s . to 54 s . ; old ditto , 52 s . to 56 s . per qr . of 40 stone . Barley , 28 s . to 33 * . per qr . of 32 stone . Oats . 9 * d to 104 d per stone .

      Newcastijc Cor . n Market , Saturday , Nov . 23 . — We had again a large supply of wheat at market today from the growers , as well as a fair show of samples coastwise , and the business transacted was at a decline of 6 d . to Is . per qr . on last Saturday's rates «* but duty-paid foreign met a moderate demand , witnout any alteration in value . For barley the trade ruled extremely dull , and to effect sales of all except the finest malting qualities , lower prices must ha ^ J been submitted to . Oats were in good supply , ^ command late rates . Malt must be quoted a shade lower . In rye we had very little passing . Beansand peas were taken off on similar terms to last veek . Fhe arrivals of flour are large , and prices Od . to is . per sack cheaper .

      Maxcuester Corn Market , Saturday , Nov . 23 . — At our market this morning Wheat met an cxtrejney limited sale , and we repeat , nominally , the quotations of this dayse ' nnight . There continues to be an » " " senee of ail activity in the demand for every description of sack Flour , and on even the best qualities 3 decline of fully ] s . per sack was . submitted to , wm « on that of middling and inferior manufactures a * & ' ther reduction would have been made had ^ . re J * tiune forward . In the value of Oats no change canj- * noted ; and 2 as . Gd . per 2-MUb 3 may be considered , the top price of choice cuts of oatmeal . There was not mueh inquiry for Beans , and the tendency ot prices was towards a decline .

      LivERrooL Cors Market . Mo . vdav , Nov . 2 o .- — With the exception of Flour and Oatmeal , of wdicb we have had good supplies , the imports of Grain , ** for the last seven days are of limited amount . l " . only change in the rates of duty on foreign produce * an advance of Is . per quarter on Rye . With a moderate demand , we have to report the trade general ? firm ; the little relaxation as to prices for new " " «**? and Oats , obsei-vable on Tuesday last , was recoverea on Friday ; fine samples of the latter brought «» -. good mealing 2 s . lid . to 2 s . Hid . per 4 olbe . --Hour and Oatmeal each quite as well sold . No ch ange in the value of Barlev . Irish new Beans have sola av 40 s . to 42 s ., Egyptian at 34 s . to 35 s . per 480 lte . ; ana a few lots of Baltic white Peas have teen takea H > the country at fulllast week ' rates .

      y Liverpool CAiTtK Market . Monday , N ° ? -ffv " We have had a laige supply of Beasts ¦ &Pf&gTL day , the greatest portion of second-rate and V **}\ quality . Tie supply of Sheep has been . aMgP * " **? ; were all sold at au advance in price . Any thing . OT * cither in Beasts or Sheep were eagerly Bought aner , and sold readily ai advanced prices . Beef 4 ift- » . 5 id ., Mutton 5 d . to 6 d . per lb .

      Jforkgn Stototmente.

      JforKgn Stototmente .

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      Market Intelligence.

      MARKET INTELLIGENCE .

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      6 * v . [ THE NORTHERN STAR . j ^ November 30 , 1844 .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 30, 1844, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct962/page/6/