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native of Zurich in Switzerland, and consequently by birth 
acitizen of a republic. He has acquired a good deal of 
celebrity in Germany as the author of political lyrics. 
e had been connected with the Leipsic Gazette, al- 
though he resided at Berlin, and he was about to undertake 
the management of an Opposition paper at Konigsberg. 
A report was current that this new paper would be the 
organ of extreme opinions. The Prussian Government, 
therefore, prohibited its appearance, and thus called forth 
the letter which has produced all this excitement. Our 
readers are already acquainted with the interview between 
the poet and the King of Prussia a few weeks since, which 
this affair is likely to make famous throughout Germany. 
A letter from Leipsic says—‘* Our town presents a 
striking proof of the advance in public prosperity caused 
hy the introduction of railroads. Since the completion 
of those between our town and Dresden, Berlin, and 
Altenburg, the population, which was before only 43,000, 
as increased to 55,000, or a quarter more. The business 
Of the fairs here, which five years ago amounted to 40 
millions of thalers (144 millions of francs a-year), at pre- 
sent has reached the sum of 70 millions of thalers (252 
millions of francs) per annum.” 
TurKEy.—Accounts received by way of Vienna from 
Constantinople, dated the 21st ult., announce a fresh rup- 
ture between the Ottoman and Greek Governments ; and 
it was feared that the Turkish Minister at Athens would 
demand his passports. The election for Hospodar of 
Wallachia took place at Buchorest on the Ist inst. 
The national Wallachian party brought forward Styr Bey 
as their candidate, but the Russian party triumphed ; their 
candidate, M. Bibesco, having succeeded in obtaining the 
absolute majority, and was declared duly elected Hospodar 
of Wallachia. A rumour was current at Constantinople 
that Col. Stoddart, formerly attached to the mission in 
Persia, and Capt. Conolly, who wrote an interesting ac- 
count of his travels in Central Asia, and who was at Con- 
Stantinople in 1837 or 1838, have been bebeaded in Bok- 
ara, tis said that they were seized by the authorities of 
Bokhara as spies, and could have got away through the 
favour of the Russian political agent, but refused his as- 
Sistance; and after a number of trials and sufferings, they 
were at last taken from prison to the market- place, where 
Colonel Stoddart was first beheaded. That when this was 
done, Capt. Conolly could still have saved himself had he 
fonsented to embrace Islamism ; but firmly rejected the 
offer, and also immediately fell under the headsman’s 
knife. Such is the account as given in letters from Con- 
Stantinople, but itis hoped that it may prove unfounded. 
—Advices from Tunis, of the 20th ult., announce that the 
Bey had, of his own free will, proclaimed the freedom of 
the children of slaves hereafter born in the Regency. 
Carr or Goon Hopr.—We have advices this week 
from the Cape of Good Hope of the 26th Nov. brought 
by the unfortunate East Indiaman Conqueror. The papers 
dwell at some length upon a declaration of war, or at 
least a denunciation of the British government, and a 
Tenunciation of allegiance, by an assembly of Boers in the 
Vicinity of the Orange River, close upon our border, in the. 
presence of Mr. Justice Menzies, chief puisne judge of 
the colony, and other authorities. They also made over- 
tures to the Griqua chief of Philippolis to unite with them 
in the revolt. The Judge had taken formal possession of 
the district on account of the English government; but 
this act had been repudiated by the Governor as unne- 
Cessary, the whole territory belonging already to the 
Crown. The affair, however, is treated in a very serious 
light by the Cape press, which laments that the govern- 
ment had for some time past been “letting down its 
authority ;’? and says that the natural result of this 
behaviour ‘has been open rebellion, bloodshed, devasta- 
tion, and plunder, and is now a more extensive rebellion 
than has ever been known in South Africa under either 
the Dutch or British government. The South African 
Advertiser declares that mischief has been done that will 
Tequire thousands of soldiers to repress, and at an expense 
Of not less than a million of money. The country about 
Graham’s Town, and to a long distance in the interior, is 
Tepresented as having been in a deplorable state from a 
Protracted drought. Many farmers had been obliged to 
Quit their farms by the entire failure of water. Both the 
ish and Sunday Rivers had ceased to flow ; many springs 
had dried up, the pasturage had disappeared, and even the 
hardy karoo bushes presented nothing but thin, dry, and 
blackened branches. The rains, however, had at last 
Commenced ; and it was hoped that many of the crops, 
Which were rapidly failing for want of moisture, would 
be partially secured. : 
Brazits.—By the Express packet, which left Rio on 
- the 27th Nov., we have intelligence that the Right Hon. 
H. Ellis, the Special Envoy from her Majesty, had been 
Most favourably received by the Emperor and his court, 
and though there was a good deal of opposition to the 
tarige proposed by England, yet the predominant feeling 
Was in its favour, andit is fully anticipated that the Envoy 
Will be able to come to such an issue as will improve the 
Intercourse between England and the Brazils. Mr. Ellis 
8trived in H.M.S. Salamander on the 11th inst., and deli- 
Vered a long address to the Emperor in French ; to which 
is Imperial Majesty replied as follows— You may assure 
pour august Sovereign, that this additional proof of her 
Nendship is very gratifying, and highly esteemed by me.’’ 
Bu Nirep Srares AND Canapa. — The mail-steamer 
eyeannia arrived at Liverpool on Sunday night. She 
fel ountered dreadful weather during the passage, and 
hovthe full effects of the hurricane on Friday. She has, 
Otwithstanding, made the voyage in less than 14 days from 
Re to port, and brings papers from New York to 31st 
The from_Boston to Ist, and from Halifax to 3d inst.— 
Proceedings in Congress were. of the ordinary kind, 
The subjects before it were purely domestic, though allu- 
sion had been made to the Oregon territory, on a notion 
being made for papers concerning it. The Government 
seemed to be blamed for having passed the subject over in 
the negotiations between them and Lord Ashburton. 
The news of the recent successes in China, and the re- 
trieval of the British arms in India from the disastrous 
campaign in Affghanistan, had excited lively feelings of 
astonishment, mixed up with a portion of jealousy, on the 
part of the American commercial classes. The inquiry 
into the circumstances of the mutiny on board the 
Somers, the details of which are already before our readers, 
was sitting at Brooklyn, opposite New York, on board 
the North Carolina, and was exciting the very greatest in- 
terest. The court consisted of three of the oldest com- 
manders in the service, and of the Hon. Ogden Hoffman, 
the Judge Advocate.. The three days’ proceedings before 
the court are reported at considerable length in the New 
York papers. The inquiry had not terminated on the 
Bist; but, as far as it had progressed, the belief was general 
that the commander and officers had performed a perfectly 
justifiable act in condemning and hanging the chief par- 
ties implicated in the piracy.—Letters from Canada 
give a more favourable account of the Governor-General’s 
health, indeed much more so than was anticipated. 
There is not the slightest doubt that he will return to this 
country as soon as possible, and his medical attendants 
are of opinion that by the change of climate his health 
will be thoroughly re-established 
CITY. 
Money Market, Friday.— Consols for the Account 
closed at 943, and the same for money ; Three per Cents. 
Reduced, 953 to 4; Three-and-half per Cents. Reduced, 
1013 to 2; New Three-and-half per Cents., 1002 to 1; 
Bank Stock, 1723; India Stock, 261}; Exchequer Bills, 
63s. to 65s, prem. 
HMuetropolis and tts Wicinity. 
Altempt to Assassinate Sir R. Peel's Secretary—We 
are concerned to announce that an attempt was made 
yesterday afternoon, in open day, and in, a crowded 
thoroughfare, to assassinate Mr. Edward Drummond, the 
private secretary of Sir Robert Peel. Very few particulars 
have as yet transpired, the assassin having refused to give 
his name, or explain his motive. It has, however, been 
ascertained that he is called Daniel M‘Naughten—a native, 
it is supposed, of Glasgow. The crime was perpetrated in 
front of the Salopian Coffee-h , close to Charing . 
It appears that Mr. Drummond had left Sir R. Peel at 
the Council-office, and had been at his brother’s bank at 
Charing-cross. He was returning to Downing-street, 
in company with a friend, when M‘Naughten came behind 
him and discharged two pistols almost simultaneously 
into his back. One missed fire, but the bullet from the 
other entered in a slanting direction, and passed into the 
right thigh. ‘The assassin was immediately seized by the 
bystanders, and the wounded gentleman was supported 
into Messrs. Drummond’s Bank. On the arrival of a 
surgeon, Mr. Drummond was removed to his own house, 
in Grosvenor-street. The ball has since been ex- 
tracted by Mr. Bransby Cooper and Mr. Guthrie, 
and although a portion of the linen which was 
forced into the wound still remains there, the sur- 
geons have declared that no vital part is injured, 
and that they have every reason to believe that Mr. 
Drummond is doing well. It has been discovered that 
M‘Naughten had been seen Jurking about the residence 
of the Prime Minister for several days past, and there is, 
therefore, reason to suppose that Sir Robert Peel was 
the destined object of this attack. It seems impossi- 
ble to imagine any personal motive for the commission 
of a crime hitherto so un-English in its character. 
In private life no man could have been more generally 
esteemed than Mr. Drummond, and his kindness and 
courtesy had so completely gained him the respect of all 
who were brought into communication with him in his 
official capacity, that all suspicion of the assassin having 
been actuated by private vengeance is at once removed. The 
man’s dress and appearance resembled that of a gentle- 
man’s valet. He was immediately apprehended, and re- 
mains of course in the custody of the police. 
The late Hurricane—The daily papers have given 
long accounts of the damage done in the neighbourhood 
of town by the hurricane of Friday night. The streets 
of the Metropolis and the suburbs were strewed on 
Saturday morning with fragments of broken chimney- 
pots, tiles, slates, &c. ; while, out of town, trees, 
palings, &c., have been blown down in all directions. 
In St. James’s and Hyde Parks the promenades were 
covered with branches of trees. In Kensington-gardens, 
an ancient elm, on the border of the Black Pond, which 
had for scores of years been the pride of the spot, was torn 
up by the roots. On the Bayswater side of the gardens a 
lofty lime shared the same fate, and an oak in the long 
avenue was blown down, while all parts of the ground 
were covered with branches of trees. On the Palace-green, 
at Kensington, opposite the apartments of the Duke of 
Sussex, a large tree was also torn up by the roots. At 
Brompton-row, in the Fulham-road, two ash-trees, which 
have for years formed part of a row skirting the edge of 
the footpath, were torn up by the roots; fortunately, 
though numerous persons and vehicles were passing along 
at the moment, no accident occurred. At Hackney, 
Islington, and Kingsland, many trees were blown down, 
and several walls and fences were destroyed. At Notting- 
hill, Shepherd’s Bush, and other elevated and open parts, 
nearly every house suffered more or less. In Holland Park 
much damage was done to the trees; and in the Addison- 
road a green-house, on the premises of Mr. Jackson, was 
blown down. Up the river, about Chelsea, Fulham, 
Putney, Wandsworth, Hammersmith, Richmond, &c., 
several barges, some heavily laden, with boats of every 
description, were drifted from their moorings, and although 
the greater part of them ran on shore, several were sunk. 
Along the shore on each side, the walls and palings and 
some fine trees, were blown down, and considerable damage 
was done to many of the market-gardens by the influx of 
the tide. In Chiswick Park, the seat of the Duke of 
Devonshire ; Baling Park, the seat of Lady Carr;~ Zion 
Park, Duke of Northumberland’s; Osterly Park, Earl 
Jersey’s 5 Hanworth Park, Mr. Perkins ; and Stanwell 
Park, Sir J. Gibbons; several fine trees were uprooted, 
and limbs and branches torn off; while the roofs of sheds, 
outhouses, and stacks were blown off in other quarters. 
In the course of Saturday alone, intelligence was received 
at Lloyd’s of the loss of 22 vessels, and 56 other losses 
were reported on Monday, exclusive of partial injuries. 
Jt would fill a large portion of our Paper if we gave even 
a catalogue of these disasters, and of the others which 
have since occurred. The loss of the Conqueror East- 
Indiaman is detailed below, and the most important of 
the other wrecks on the English coast are noticed under 
our Provincial News. The hurricane was succeeded by 
heavy falls of snow at intervals during Saturday, which 
was followed by a slight frost on Sunday morning. The 
weather in the early part of the week was extremely 
changeable, and has continued to present alternations of 
rain and frost. 
Loss of the ‘* Conqueror?’ East Indiaman,—In our 
brief notice in our last of the destructive hurricane which 
visited the Metropolis on Friday night, we expressed our 
fears that accounts of serious disasters would be received 
from various parts of the country. The great extent over 
which the storm prevailed has in some degree prepared 
the public for the intelligence of wrecks from all quarters ; 
and we regret to say that the most gloomy apprehensions 
have been more than realised. A list of disasters, perhaps 
unparalleled in their extent, has been already received ; 
and there is reason to fear that the catalogue will even yet 
be greatly augmented by subsequent arrivals. Only six 
weeks have elapsed since the attention of the country 
was painfully excited by the loss of the Reliance off Bou- 
logne, when nearly all the passengers and crew were lost. 
Another East Indiaman has now to be added to the me- 
lancholy list of wrecks on that coast.. The Conqueror, a 
fine vessel of 800 tons, belonging to Messrs. Wigram and 
Green, bound from Calcutta to London, and commanded 
by Capt. Duggan, after beating about in the Channel 
during the heavy gale on Friday night, was driven on 
shore off Lornel, a small town on the French coast, only 
six miles distant from Merlimont (where the Reliance 
struck), at about half-past 10 o’clock, and almost 
immediately went to pieces, every soul on board being 
lost, with the exception of a boy, named Henry Abchureh, 
one of fe cuddy servants. The crew consisted of about 
50 seamen and officers, and the vessel had no less than 17 
cabin passengers, viz., Mrs. Thompson, and four children— 
one girl and three boys; Mrs. Major Johnstone, with 
one girl and three boys; Capt. Milner, 39th B.N.1.; 
Lieut. and Mr. Marshall; Miss Turton, daughter of a 
judge at Calcutta; Master Blake; Master Reeves; and 
Mr. Stephens, in command of a detachment of the 91st 
from St. Helena. About the same period a Swedish ves- 
sel was wrecked near the spot, and all hands perished ; as 
also an English fruit-vessel, with the whole of her crew. 
Three other vessels were also wrecked: among them was 
a large three-masted Russian, off Etaples, in which every 
soul perished. From the details given by the poor boy, 
mentioned above as the only survivor of the Conqueror, it 
appears that she struck at half-past 10 on Thursday night, 
off Lornel, near the entrance of the Canche, where the 
bi extend a derable distance from the shore. 
During the whole night blue-lights, rockets, and signals 
of distress were fired without intermission. The wreck 
was observed by the inhabitants on the coast, but such 
was the boisterous state of the weather at the time, that 
it is stated to have been impossible to render any assist- 
ance. The vessel held together nearly twelve hours, 
and went to pieces about nine on Friday morning. The 
sea was at this time running very high, and although 
many persons were on the shore, no attempt seems to have 
been made to save the crew, and out of seventy persons 
believed to have been on board, the boy Abchurch was 
the only one who reached the shore for a considerable 
period. He had been lashed to a spars and was in a most 
exhausted state. Restoratives were immediately applied, 
and he slowly regained consciousness. a ae o'clock 
Mrs. Thompson was washed on the beach, with one of her 
children, ‘The unfortunate lady, who was in daily expec- 
tation of being confined, was not quite dead, but survived 
only a few moments. The wind continued to blow 
strongly from the N.W. during the whole day, and several 
bodies came on shore, including Mrs. Jenkins, five 
children, two sailors, and two soldiers. Information was 
immediately forwarded to Boulogne, and Mr, Hamilton, 
the consul, arrived at Lornel on Friday afternoon, and 
claimed 13 boxes of despatches which had come on shore. 
Portions of the wreck and cargo were washed on shore 
during the day, and taken possession of on behalf of the 
underwriters. Mr. Hamilton directed a number of coffins 
to be prepared for the bodies, and made arrangements for 
the proper performance of the funeral service. Although 
the weather has very much moderated since Saturday, 
strong gales have prevailed, in consequence of which 
many bodies drifted ashore during Sunday and Monday, 
and it is generally believed that nearly the whole of the 
crew have been recovered. There is a remarkable simi- 
larity in the circumstances attending the loss of the Con- 
queror to that of the Reliance on the same shore, which 
