The Express. — London, England, 1849-05-22 00:00:00

GENERAL THEATRICAL FUND. Yesterday, the tenth anniversary festival institution took place at the Lnadon Tavern ; Mr. CNARLIS Kinn in the chair. The room was crowded to GUM, and the galleries were filled with ladies, whose proem added greatly to the pienneesqueness of the stone Animist tat gentlemen who eat nest the lamina's, we Sit John Bar goyim, Mr. Chalks Dickens, Mr. Webster, Mr. Join Leask, and sae y other well-known pumas intessetad in the seams of the charity. Great escitement prevailed amosget ths samosay whoa the Mailman rose t 3 propose the health of Misty, sad it was a matter of coadderable interest Mat tkis was the first pablie occasioa, sings the diabellsal mamma on Saturday, which had *lorded as opportasity for sa enthusiastic display of loyalty. In premises this Mem (rias announcement of whisk was at once receiyedlry loud plaudits and tokens of loyalty), the Chairman stated that her Majesty —who was ever foremost to acknowledge the claims of ek table w e tis.tioas—lad presented this fund with a third dour Rem of 1001. (Clam.) Ile(Mr.Koss)anticipated the burst of =Mislaid* lova sad memo with which the health of het Most Oradea' Majesty had been received by the present company. The theatrical profession bad ever bean divan guiehed for loyalty, and on uo previa= occasion had the Numbers of that profession been teyoured with a prouder ocessioo for &gill) ins their feelings towards their sovereign than at the present meeting. (Cheers.) Mr. Lean then dwelt with mach etaphesis and good tare upon the hi* h compliment which bee M.jesey had paid to the theatrical profession M emu:lauding the pieces of perfoirmanoes which had taken place at Windsor Castle. He 4i-included by propoain g, • Lang life and increasing prosperity to her Majesty the Queen." The toast was drunk with, if possible, more than the " usual honour," rind was immediately followed by the National Anthem, the whole of the company joining in chorus. " The Prince el Wales, Prince Albert, end the rest of the Royal Family" having been proposed and warmly r t e s to, This CHAIRMAN gave "The Array and Navy," coupled with the name ot the Dke of Wellirgtoo, whom long after of glory had know n every vicissitude of war except de sat. (Cheerni r JOHN BURGOYNE haying returned thanks, Toe CHAIRMAN prspoerd the toast which was the great oldest of the present sleeting. In rising to propose this team, he sod before them the advocate of Christian charity—of simple, pure bnievolence--as counsel for the in digent and help.eas members of the profeesion to which he belonged. At the three annual festivals which had preceded the present. the ang le and peculiar Nimes of the General Theatrical Fund b ad been fully explained, —the purpose* 14 the institution were unrestricted by age or the disti..ei of any particular establishment, and he was happy to int rot them that its progress was steady, and its prospects cheering. He concluded by proposing The health of Mr. Cullealued (the secretary), and prosperity to the General Theatrical Fur d." Mr. CULLENFORD, in remming thank% stated that he stood is the position of Mr. BuMeteno, the treasurer, whose dada at the Haymarket they re bad prevented him from atteadkne en tbisoceeion. He revered that it was impossible for Mr. Webster, SO to alter kit arrangements as to enable Mr. Bsekstone to ahem himself from tho theatre, bat he fel• that Mr. W. biter had dose great service to the Malta tim by his attendance at rids meeting —cot only for his con duct on this occasion wen their thanks due to Mr. Webster, but also for the numerous ways--pecuniary and otherwise— in which he had exerted himself towards promoting the ob jects of the institution. Having thanked Ile. Lean for the graceful and complimentary manner in which he had advo cated their claims to public support,;Mr. Callonfcrd informed the aairg that they had incremed their funds to the sasnant of 5431., sin r payment of all demands. The finoseLl statement fur the y. ar ending February 21, 1849, showed that the receipm—including balance ia hand and reserve fund—amounted to 4,6001. Os. 91, and the dis bursements to 7261 Is. 7d. The CHAIRMAN next proposed the " Treaties of the Fund," amongst whom he was proud to mention the name of the distiniushed gentleman with whom this toast natu rally associated isself. Ile meant Mr. Charles Dickens, to whose exertions on behalf of the charity they were deeply indebted. (Chaim) Mr. CHARLES DICKENS, in rising to return thanks, was received with enthusiastic applauw.. He appeared before them as &trustee with a cold, though he hoped not as a cold trustee. The gentleman who so gr . ecefullypre.ided over them epee the present occasion had a triple claim upon their atten tion and totem. first in consideration of the qualities which se eminently fitted his to occupy the position of chairman ; secondly, on account of the high respect which they all felt for the memory of his immortal father ; and thirdly, in con eiderAtion of the abilities and virtues of his accomplished wife. Mr.Dickena washers so frequently interropted by the applause and lsugh:er of the compel that it wee extremely oilKult to follow him is bin speech; bet he went on to say that he doubted whether the lair sex had ever found a better, truer, or mote delicate exponent of their feelings than in the lady of whom he bad now the pleasure speck, and he believed he was right in regarding her as the crowning grace of the festivity. Ia reference to the success of the national drama he had always ret impressed with the conviction that it was so completely a twit of their every-day existence that. al though it might decline for a tim-, it could never die. High patronage might be of great assistance in advancing its properil, but the drama held a position throughout the weed which, to his thinking, neither neglect nil affliction could aver root out. The " National Drama and Mr. Webster," one of its most legitimate supporters, was then proposed by Sir J. BUR GOYNE, and Mr. WEBSTER returned thsn'as in a very sensible ap•ech, in which he stated that he was proud to And that the laboun which for many year. he had bestowed !pm. his profusion, were so warmly and kindly appreciated. He WY onfident that the buxom of the natio , al drama depended in a great measure upon the exertions of those who were its principal ornaments, and it was no small pleasure to him to learn that their cause was so warmly advocated by the distinguished gentlemen around him. Other toasts were proposed and drunk, and the pleasures of the evening were rnhencid by the musical exertions of Madame Dulcsen, Mies Dolby, Miss Ranstxd, Mr. Balls, Mr. Hobbs, Mr. Bradbury, Mr. Francis, and others. The entertainment passed off with great spirit actl anima tion, and the company broke up shortly after 11 o'clock. CORONERS' INQUEST.-YESTERDAY. CHARGE or NEGLECT AGAINST A PARISII-BI:It- Onow.—Yesterd‘y Mr. Payne held en inquest at the Old King's Head, Toolepetrest, S ruthwark, on the b rdy of Ellen Collins, aged 27 y ass, whose death was alleged to Dave bees caused Ly neglect, or non.attendanee, during her confinement, of Mr. P. ()Tonne], militant to the parish eurgeon of St. Thomas's, Southwark. The deceased was a native of Ireland, and had only latterly arrived in this country. She was pregnant, and went to live with a fa male, named ftinr, at No. 1, Pitt's buildings, inhabited by the lower elms of Irish. Oa Friday, the 11th inst., she was taken in labour, and Mr. O'Connel was gent for, who, upon his arrival, found the child born. After applying the usual remedies he left the deceased, and did not pirmite any ma dicine, which is usual and necessary, nor even attend until after her death. The deceased appeared to be going on favourably, and was attacked suddenly on Fri day last with a fit, and died shortly afterwards.— Dr. Holding, physician and aecoucher to Guy's Hospital, stated that it was hie opinion that death was irrespect:ve of the confiaremeut. It had been produced by a spasmodic affection of the heart, or by some affection in the brain.— The jury Massed a verdict of " Natural Death," and added that they were of opinion that the conduct of Mr. O'Connel was highly reprehensible, and that he had been guilty of great neglect ; and they also recommended that a unmoral should be seat to the board of guardians, conveying their npiniona.—Mr. Cotner, the vestry clerk, here stepped for ward, end said at the neat meeting et the board of guardians, be would commealeate the evidence of the wituenes, and the opinion of the FINANCIAL REFONM.—A meeting of gentlemt - conflicted with the sonthess: district of London was held in the BOOM Hall last evening; W. J. Hall, q., in the chair. Mr. lama. from the Metrorolitan le sedation, attended to amid in the formation of a society to the dis trict Resolutions wets passed affirming the principles of the Metropolitan Associatioe, and an association was formed. It was also resolved to hold a large public meeting assail as possible. It is believed that this society will he sae of the most useful in the City in advancing the objects of the association. THREATtffIItO Lrritles.—Wm. Knight Thorpe was taken before the magistrates at Briihton on Friday, as the information of M. Ricardo, BA., charged with writing threatening letters, and thereby potting Mr. Ricardo in fear of his We. Ms prisoner, who is an elderly man, has only lately come out of Lewes gaol, after suffering two months' confinement, to which he was sentenced at the last Autumn Mabee, tar the very offence with which he was now again charged. The man, it appears, labours under a strong im pee~sea that he has suffered a great *lvy at the hands of Mr. Ricardo. He was formerly, we bzlien, in that gentle ma's persica, sad formed an attachaseatto the housekeeper, whom, after quitting Mr. R.'s service, he p ropo sed to many. No ;obstacle was raised to this by Mr. Rimy& further than the condition that, if the housekeeper married, she must give tin her place ; and either for this or far other remelts Mrs. Wiliam@ declined beaming his wits; and ever since this occurrence he hes had remises to a system of annoyance sad Insult directed against Mr. Ricardo, which neither the re monstrances of his friends nor the fear et the law have beta able to deter him from. After being bound over several haws by the Brightoa bank, and without avail, as lsiletmast wee preferred at the arises, era which be was esneittod, and, as we have said, onalased setwe months' lagekeaneue, and collared, at the Mien at that time, to lied two fnureties be 101. ea*. sad his own la 201. to keep the pane for two yaws, lie meriesoded he getting these swedes. but se ismer Mad blessestf at liberty than he reemessesek vil sad waft letters, sot only to Mr. aim& lineal sad the 1 1 (Idea William) but toevenhelyht all eassesled 14 ili dis j i aeollinue. In the Ant letter, after same low eel shwas easeeeekoo. the writer west ca to say, " Were it seat des breeklag Glee low, I would eerie Ms (seeeristi Ifieseie) se Zak sieved Jamey. I boo Iss Was mem te eserperets Ea them that fellow bad ; Ist. think Oak I knew how to obey the laws of -, esastry, spite dr ad Whey resorted to to site see se the brooking WI thus laws. In rasher ham (to the )he mak su Wthe felkowles upraise " I tidy the sloe slf I ishouldisot be trod urea ley vile mai mai 111 Masse Re en WO In the Was el the OM Apell:Crit dissects ltheseeM be What would be llesughl had II Monlike d kW a ewy% r phew was salad leis id l ddeireimee of lilL to keep the paw lewerell Me. Misavis Ow two yams, sod se lad two sormies OIL al& Es was belated up la Moult. ~...., THE TEA TRADE. The Liverpcol Financial Reform Association has issued the following paper en the to trade:— Of such custom-hene frauds as indicated in the six previous sections, the association mig th ht ose continue their proofs, and add to them from evidence elicited by parliamentary committees and known by experience, until volumes were written and printed. But volumes are not read when the matter is the same, spin and again repeated; or, if read by a few persons, volumes on such topics are not fixed in the memory, diested, and practically applied. The astromatica accommodates those who are too busy or too impatient to read volumes ; and, while they do so, hope to math by their tracts those, too many in number, who do not mad, or think, or inquire about the principles of national wealth, until the tans connected with them are strongly, vividly, and repeatedly placed before them. They, therefore, pea from the question of direct against indirect taxation, as flew rem d by the robbery of the revenue throuth the sideration—and pretend to the question of direct against in direct taxation, as illustrated by the obstacles which indirect taxation opposes to productive industry, and the free opus don of productive capital. They first take the tea trade, and will glance briefly at its history. At what precise period to beams known in Britain b immortals, but prior to 1667 hone was imported by the DM ledia Oempany. The small quantities remount" abseil that time wise decocted, and in the liquid state wan s2e: ` e ms dubs duty of Bd. parln sold in mod similar plans of refreshment. In 1667 the Had India Cempsey sent out their first orders for 100 lbs. of the lbut “tay,•• es it was Uses ezpreeeed is speech and writing From that period tap to 1700 the duty on tea was shared several time, widths selling price varied from 10s. to 24a. per lb. for any snide supposed to have been of equal quality. In 1747 the tea duty was reduced, and the consumpliala greatly thanes& In the following year the duty wee bete that reduced on certain qualities, and the consumption VSn larther increased Ia consequence. In 1784 the consumption of the United Kingdom had reached about five million pounds weight. Mr. Pitt was then taking the initiative in tbase measures of a reformed commercial policy, which the ceuntry condemned, as with one voice, in the advocacy of which he toiled against preju dice, ignor.inee, party spirit, and ingratitude, for six years, and succeeded but partially with one ; end was defeated entirely in others. He was defeated (1785) in the attempt to establish a free trade between England and Ireland ; was successful only in a partial degree in opening a trade with Femme (1787); but seconded in very materially reducing the tea duties (1784.) At that period the duty' was Is. per lb. on all qualities, with an Waiting' 67 per cent. of ad 04 , 0“111 duty. These Mr. Pitt reduced to 124 per cent. Immediately the consumption rose. It was about flee mil lions in 1784, sad is 1795 had reached twenty-one million pomade weight. In the latter year the war-spirit of nearly all the British people, tbrcugh poli•ical =Wake: of all clan-es, rendered an augmentation of taxes requisite to maintain the war sgaiast France • a war which undid all the good, and much more, effected Mr. Pitt in the heat eight years of his ministry. Tea was one of three articles which the minister readily laid hold of for his war budget. He increased the tax from 124 to 20 per cent., and a ern after to a higher rate, by which the consumption was restricted. Nine additions to the duty were imposed from 1795 to 1834—the period when the East Lelia Company's charter was abrogated. At this last period, though the number of pelmets weight taken for the United Kingdom was greater than in 1795, it was lea than it ought to have been in proportion to the lacrosse of population. At the expiration of the charter of the East India Com pany, the tax was 96 per cent. icr all teas sold under two shillings per pound, and 100 par cent, for all at and above two shillings per pound. In 1834, the trade being opened, an attempt was made to levy the duty according to a scale which was supposed to mark quality, namely, Is. 6d. per lb. on the lowest tee. 2v. 2d. per lb. on the middle, and 3s. per lb. on the finest Wads. This scale was also constructed on the principle of taxing the article, as nearly as could be estimated, with a duty of 100 per cent. In 1836 this was abandoned as impracticable to all, and ruinous to many merchants; and other schemes were de emed, which, partially more sound, had, and still have, the elements of ruin to capital and wren, to society in them. Human ingenuity has exhausted Smelt in devices to make this tax bear easily and equitably on the consumers of tea. Fellers has followed failure. A very low duty might have fulfilled some of the commercial hopes and political prophe cies brined at the different changes; but while the national ex chequer could notbear the loose( the high duties, no substitute being offered, the redefines of the duties was not enough to liberate and nourish this mighty arm of commerce—an inhumane then and now ; a friant's arm destined to be. Bat the Financial Reform Association offer a substitute for this unwise impost, which shall at ones meet the legitimate wants of the national exchequer, and set this branch of com• mere free to grow to its natural magnitude. They offer to teach the nation how simple and efficient direct as over indirect taxatloo. Several devices were presented to the country, but not enacted se law, instead of the scale last-named. That at hat adopted was a uniform duty of 21. Id, per lb. until 1840. At teat poi sal the financial necessities and political despair of a nominally liberal etnernment t obtained an addition of 5 per cent. to nearly all customs cuticle This brought the tax upon tea up to 24. 21 i. per lb., at which, 1849, it still continue a. . _ In 1847, a committee of the House of Common, was ap pointed, on petition of the merchants interested in the trade with China, of whom report and evidence the association will wow avail themselves. Tee committee eor Dieted of Lord Bandon (chairman), Mr. Francis Baring, Mr. Beckett, Dr. Bowring, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Swart, Mr. Har court, Mr. Hawes, Vimmunt Jocelyn, Mr. Mathewson, Mr. Moffatt, Mr. John Abel Smith, Mr. Spooner, Sir George Staunton. This committee sat sixteen days, the average attendance being upwards of two-thirds of the members. It examined tarty TM witnesses, comprising seventeen merchants engaged extensively in the trade with China, amongst whom were the chairman and the deputy chairman of the London Bast India and China Association; the president of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce; five manufacturers en gaged in the making end shipping of goods for the China markets; nine in the home tea trade, the secretary of th e Na Temperance Society, and others ' of whom nineteen have, more of lee, resided in Chins, and have been more or less connected with the trade there, from which persons the committee derived a large maw of most nodal and minute information, extending to upwards of four thou sand nine hundred questions and answers, on which their report has been founded. Regarding the exorbitance of the duty, ita limiting our exports, and ultimately endangtring altogether our trade with China, and thereby seriously interfering with the em ployment of labour, the report says:—" Your committee regret to state, on and tubted evidence, that the Muds with China has been for some time in a very unsatisfactory peel dots, and that the result of our extended intercourse has by no means realised the just expectations which have been naturally founded on a freer ac etas to so magnificent a market: Whether we look to the tables of exports, which mark a declension of exports of nearly every branch of manufacture, or listen to the statements of experienced merchants and manufacturers, we are brought to the USG conclusion. We find the exports of cotton manteacttuye decline between the years 1815-46 from 1,735,1411. to 1,216,61111. in value; those of woollens in the ems period from 530,2231. to 439,6631. We find that on a great proportion of the trade for the same years the lots taken both ways, i. e., that on the menu fae:ures sent out and on the tea brought home in payment, may be fairly stated at from 35 to 40 per cent. ; so great, indeed, that some manufacturers have a band oned the trade altogether, and that much of the tea lately sent home has been sent on Chinese amount, the English merchantdeclining to run the risk of the venture. We find that the diffleultie. of the trade do not arise from any want of demand in China for articles of British manufacture, or from the increasing competition of other nation,. There is no evidence that (omen competition is to be seriously apprehended in the articles in gourd demand. The sole difficulty is in providing a return. "Of these (tea and silk) England and the United States are nearly the eels consumers ; and thus it happens that the advantages which were eo naturally expected from com mercial seems to a civilised empire of above 300,000,000 people, are practically limited by the extent to which these countries an willing or able to consume these two products of the soil of China." After alluding to the silk trade, the committee proceed to my:—" On a first cost, ranging on the qualities in meet ge neral demand from Bd. to 101 in the ports of China, if any reduction can be effected, it might be of advantage to the merchant, but would have no important effect upon the selling prices in England. It is only thr,nigh the duty —a duty, on the average qualities, of about 200 per cent., and on the worst qualities of about 360 per cent —that any such reduction to the consumer as be effected, as to stimulate consumption in any sensible degree, and such a tense ties thus becomes essential to a healthy and extended trade." As affecting the social condition of the people, end our m inions with Chins, the report observes : " That it is *leo desirable in itself as promoting the increased consumption of a beverage wholesome and agreeable to every class of our population, and one which is increasingly desired as a sub stitute for intoxicating liquors; and that it would be no move than is due to the Chinese, who tax oar products so lightly, while we burden theirs so heavily, and with such in convenience to their trade." Bespeaks the effect of such redaction on the revenue, the committee remark : " In fact, the whole difficulty exists in the offset which any material reduction, and none other would be of much value, may be expected to have upon the • resources of the Exchequer." This the association, as already stated in this section, are providing foe. Taz Rim J. Stion.—Although in a very bad rata of health, Mr. Mee firmly declines Demi= hoe prima, if parebassd by prams of the eau. Fnatens' lizavvro AT Yonx.—On Saturday, a sleet* of about fear hazard rweow was held I. the Yessirsle Hall at York—ye%dpsay farmers sad Mennen -.." milibia parliament. swift lona dairfok sad Ifea_ra fse a Mos to preesedve Mi ssy . lfr . Nubia, se wsp ft linen —, was la the chair. Me wall alms was bowl ups boars et free trade, attar niia sad de. whys vas yosiisted, sad the farm. were urged to um disk Whams la tie bores& frier I. maw deaths, lira these wife an their easesmis aray Mad it sapedisat to vote fee peeesesive easitidatia railer Ina Imo *dr NM. It was speed to estaldie a mission math bat se step was taken t e r soa l p t i r a ilo shags, sad a sessiatioa Igo epees* a wood to sot fa sfeeleViodis se was obsweed tbe DUBLIN, MAT 21. It is expected that the Load-Lieutenant will return cn Thursday next. Ilia Excellency was accompanied to London by Lord Carew. There was a grand review on Saturday in honour of her Majesty's birth-day. A vast crowd was pre sent from an early hour in the Phoenix Park, and the Counters of Clarendon, attended by an escort, wit nered the military ev olutions. No orders have been received yet ab3ut the state prisoners, and the most coatictiog opinions prevail about their ultimate fate. In the meanwhile their friends are very active in obtaining signatures to the petition in their behalf. The 7frperary Vindicator says that there is a se cret system of organisation established amongst the peasantry in the nelghbourhocd of Clonmel and Car rtek-on-Suir. An oath is taken by every enrolled person promising that he will be ready to fight when called upon . The persons enrolled are called " United Irishmen. This statement of the Vindicator is much doubted. _ Foe the het three or four months the current ex wises of the bankrupt union of Bantry have been &- frayed by the commissioners to the average amount of 3001. a week. The commissioners are now decrees log their supplies!, and several deaths by starvation Dave occurred there. The state of the district is most miserable. - In the Kitrush union (county of Clare) several of the evicted tenantry are living in turf pits scooped oat of the bags and covered in at the top with IMO breeches of trees. From these caoitie , the smoke at times is seen ascending, and the passer-by would hardly known that the bog was inhabited by a sub terranean population. In one locality there are as many as twenty of there bog-dungeons, with families in them. Your correspondent lately heard one of the highest employes of the Poor-law staff give a dreadfully seraphic picture of the scene he had witnessed in Karnali. He had got down into one of these bog-dungeons, in which a family were lying in fever, and he rm.:corded in moving some of them, but the odour of the place was so overpowering that he was compelled to retreat. Part of the county of Clare is now the worst spot in Ireland. Dr. Langley, accused of cruelty to his wife, has been arrested in Dublin, and is now a prisoner in Newgate. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 22 1849. THE EARTHQUAKE AT NEW ZEALAND. The following is an extract from a private letter from New Zealand, dated " Wellington, October 25, 1848," descriptive of the late appalling series of earth quakes in that colony. It appLare in the last numbtr of the Inverness Courser _ _ As you will learn from the newspapers that we have suf fered severely in Port Nicholson from earthquake, I am anxious to show you that I am still in the land of the livieg. On the 24th October, about two o'clock in the morning, I was awakened by a most violent shake, whiohll had no diffi culty in discovering to be an ea rthquake, the most severe I had ever experienced here. I was nearly thrown out of bed, and, expecting the chimney to fall In, I got up to rescue a favourite bust that stood upon a bracket on the wall. The bust, however, was thrown down, and the chimney stood. When darliebt came, the damage to the town was found to be considerable. Perhaps one fifth of the chimneys had fallen, and many of the brick buildings were rent and shattered. This war on Monday miming, and, as on former occasions of earthquake we bad only one shock, we thought little more of the matter. The following day, when at a short distance from town, I felt the grornd beneath me rook to and In,, and looking towards the town, I saw, from the dust, that come buildings had fallen. Almost every brick building was in ruins, and two children were thrown down and killed by • wall. The father of the chil dren, an old Waterloo soldier, was liketwi is so hurt that he sur vived only two days. Ou Thursday evening, another violent shock destroyed nearly all the clay and brick buildings— the hoepital, the Wesleyan chapel, the gaol, the stores, &c. Hundreds of houses were demolished. Since then we have had several smaller shocks, but they are now dying off, and some days have elapsed since the lest severe one. The town of Wellington is, by this calamity, put back almost to its first stage ; for although the wooden buildings have not suffered to any extent, still, as the brick houses formed the principal stores of the leading merchants and dealers, and also of government, the loss cannot be reckoned at less than from 100,0001. to 150,0001. Many people have to begin the world again, and alt feel it in some degree. Consternation was on every countenance—ne one knew where it might end—and those whose houses were de stroyed or injured went to their neighbours and kept up the excitement and gloom. Many of the inhabitants flocked on board the Subraon, a ship bound for Sydney ; and the captain generously kept open table for all comers. His conduct has been much applauded, and from 701. to 801. bre already be. n subscribed to present him with • piece of plate. Mr. Fit:herbed, one of the largest mer chants hart, has suffered so much that he intends rem lying to Sydney, and great numbers will follow his example. You will have heard that Colonel Wakefield died some months ago. This calamity would have broken his heart. Even the natives are deeply sorry for us. They say they have before had single shocks of earthquake as heavy as those we experienced, but never such • succession of them in so short a time. I have been going from house to brass, encouraging the people, and also visiting thoso on board the Subraon. After the terrific shock en Thursday Governer Eyre issued a proclamation, ordering the following day to be observed as a day of public fart and prayer. All persuasions, sews and Christians, concurred, and in the open air, ma measure of safety, the whole European population (nearly 6,000) joined in devotional exercises. Strange to say, no lives were lost but those of the old soldier (Barrack -Sergeant Lovell) and his two children. The remains of the veteran were interred with military honours, while slight shocks of earthquake dill prevailed. At Nelson, and various other parts of the colony, and at sea, the earthquake was felt. A CVIHoUB STORY.—The Buenos Ayrean Packet, of the 10th February, says, " A strange incident took place in the city a few days since. A man tar advanced in years bad been employed to carry • box to a certain quarter in the city, but previous to reaching his destination he fell dead in the street. The authorities ordered the body to be removed to the hearse depot; the box being meanwhile left in an adjoining house. The inmates proceeded to examine the box, when to their astonishment it was found to contain the skeleton of a child, and the skull and some ether bones be longing the body of an adult. This discovery was OM muniested to the proper authorities, and at length the following patient= transpired :— D o n Ramon Darn, a 1 , native of Catalonis, in Spain, married In this city, may ' ran ago, a wealthy lady, called Donna Isabel Rouen. flat wbes he professed the most tender attachment. Tike biter bias, Duren by some means obtained the skull and sew of lise - other bone, of his deemed wife, which he ever after kept with the greatest care wrapped up in a piece of black `cafe. Some years after the death of his first wife Duran married a ascend—a person many years younger than him self. By this wife he had a daughter, on whom he fondly dented; but the latter dying about 1828, when only in her seventh year, Divan was plunged in the deepest grief, and, determined not to part with Isis daughter's body, bad it secretly embalmed and subsequently put into a box sloop with the remains of his former wife; but in order not to appear as opposing the laws and established custom, he went to the expense of • mock interment. This kes mar ched se strong ea impression on his mind that he seemed indifferent to all about him, and his affain began rapidly to decline. His keenly sensitive heart was, however, usthuid to feel another, and, from the attendant cinnimasamoss, sew more painful bereavement, in the elopement of his wills, which event almost unseated his judgment. Bain made now such rapid strides in the fortunes of this heels man that is the muse et a sheet time the once wealthy proprietor was reined IND the omit= of a common beggar. But he had still ens MIMS lest ; the humble suppliant wandering *1111400( to deer, deputies' mi public charity for support, W yet in kb peemesim m ignored end to him priceless gm, which shared obtain bb betume, whatever roof " his seaims allowed"—the beat egabliwing the bones of his wits sod aid. He thus lived Ike a swim of years, and, when ever k bosom neememy to chit him glen of residence, the hen emblobg the protium ribs woo ever his tint oars, sad be whisk he craved a shelter under the title of im perteat papers. His last residence was the house of a widow who had known him fa Mb: times. Here he lived until limbers overtook him whoa the scanty means of his hos not Jowl% her to minister to his wants, L wee `weal to the pub hospital,w here he died about a yew mod a half rime. This lady, o : tumors in some amore te hove imbibed hie prej or meet in his tomery would set for a long time the seise be se highly lobed te be removed, but the muse seisliallem emiusblemem, who were already see _well es hermit sp p. puled el the sestsats of the box Wood her at lest to eses mat Proper having been esmorsestly him titem sme their to the publicfinkswq, on old men yes employed for the purpose of oonveytei be men ye depot, who, es we have seen, mink wrier burin to vie se mere. According to th e report el the sealed mm who was celled in to exembe the body, deaM moselesed by a fit of apopieuy, Mimed by overexertion sod the (dews of lateoqimems ma • day of animal heat." Puurr PIRIONXIITT.—An amusing incident re =ennui at the Old Church, Cabana , during liebie (4. Tie g = win a wet one, sad there was bag somity imem those sitembled, tweeter,wasy who so desht base thought • amok • wiry retest hem the nib, er loteaticeall= thwe =e lessilesd. Mile the Rev. Henry wee eresdhlot mod somberiog ea the duties of good @Mises, h i k 'mama aNEW•sb time rev. gentlemen faded ; whoa, elmtbg up, end Maim ihelk hint in • deprer (snag arsimie as doubt te erred atemlime is e B, exdobsed, Asa whet do you say Mr the sollers—de met do shit duty r Mood melted up the member'. the dark asodp emessed Mak hearer, _So while illebestea were la Mille aphides, sad bin w bleed the smolt would not be =el: the vehmtery Oat senies—dos Josh eared me de the whole : i t= host his hot sad walked me With ea air of isigoant litylishatsia ABOLITION OF UNIVERSITY TESTS. A meeting was held at Edinburgh on Thursday, ailed " to ommider the present exclusive character of the Scottish Universities." Heidi* Melville was called to the ohm. Mr. MONCIIEIFF moved the first resolution, to the effect that the royal commissioners appointed to visit the Scottirh Universities, including, among others, the Earl of Rosebery, Earl of Haddington, Earl of Aberdeen, Viscount Melville, late Lord President Hope, Lord Justice-General Boyle, Lord Jostles. Clerk Hope, Lord Monereiff, 11. Heine Drummond, Esq., M.P., and the Rev. George Cook, D.D., having declared in their report, presented to Parliament in 1831, that "the Universities of Scotland are not Ecclesi astical Ind:Rations, not being more connected with the church than with any other profession,—that they are intended for the general education of the country, and, in truth, possess mareoly any ecclesiastical feature, except that they have a certain number of pro fessors for the purpose of teaching theology, in the same manner as the other sciences ere taught," and that " neither their constitutions, endowments, nor prowl lions for public instruction, are founded on theyrinciple that the universities are appendages of the church, '—this meet. ing, concurring, as it tally does, in the views of the 138111131i1- sinners, iv of opinion that the time has now come for giving recital effect to these principles, by rendering the Scottish universities de facto such as they were intended to be— national. The Rev. Dr. M'CRIE seconded the resolution, which was then put to the meeting and unanimously adopted. The Rev. Dr. HARPER moved the second resolution, that the Scottish universities, in their buildings, chairs, libraries, and museums, being endowed and maintained for the national benefit, it seems but fair and reasonable that all properly qualified candidates, of irreproachable character, be should alike eligible to all the professorships of literature, science, and philosophy, which their curricula embrace. Dr. RENTON, as a member of the Church of Scotland, bad great pleasure in seconding the motion. The resolu tion was then adnpted. Sheriff CRAW , URD moved the next resolution—" That the existing university tests, which were originally imposed by the Scottish parliament in 1690 (and subsequently em• bodied in the Act of Security, at the union with England in 1707), for the special purpose of excluding Roman catho lic' and episeopalians from the university chain, and which, if now strictly enforced and conscientiously taken, would exclude all but • small minority of presbyterians, have, in the altered circumstance:l of the country , become an intolerable grievance, and are calculated, not ouly to injure the universities themselves, by limiting the sphere of election, but also to break down the uniting and humanising influence of a high system of national education into wets rian fragments, and thus to inculcate. even in the mind of youth that narrow, contracted spirit which it is by all means PO desirable to avoid." He contended that the operation of the tests, in the present day, was in direct opposition to the intention with which they were originally imposed. The Rev. Dr. ALEXANDER having seconded the reso lution, it was carried unanimously. The Rev. Dr. TAYLOR, of Glasgow, then moved the fourth resolution, to the effect that whilst this meet ing seeks the entire abolition of sU professorial tests, es not only unnecessary, but proved, indeed, to be positively deceptive, and utterly powerless in their operation for good, they are convinoed that the highest objects of all enlightened educationists in reference to appointments to university chairs would be effectually secured by the healthful exercise of public opinion, in connexion with judicious patronage and efficient superintendence. Dr. BRYCE, of Belfast, seconded the resolution, which was also adopted. Dr. M'L &GOAN moved that a petition, founded en the above resolutions, be presented to both houses of parliament : and that a committee be appointed, to communicate with the Lord Advocate, on the introduction of a bill towards attain ing the object in view; which was seconded by Dr. SCHMITZ, and carried. POVERTY AND IDLENESS IN THE HIGHLANDS.- An adjourned meeting of the general committee for the ma nagement of the Highland Relief Fund was held on Thurs day lut, at Perth, to receive and eoaid. r the report of the sub-committee as to the disposal of the fund. Lord Kinnaird presiding. Mr. Flockhart reed the report, which stated that a majority were of opinion that the immediate cause or ob ject of the subscription had now terminated, and expressed themselves favourable to the application of the money for other puttees'. They farther observed, that as ragged schools were now proved to be attended with such beneficial effects as regarded the community at large, they would recommend that 1,5001. be set aside for that pur pose. and that the balance be lodged in the hands of trusters to inset future visitations of destitution !Ce ntrally, but especially in the highlands and islands. Alter a long discussion, in the course of which much differ ence of opinion prevailed as to the appropriation of the fund, Lord Kinnaird said that, seeing this, he was convinced that they must ultimately take advice of counsel on the matter. Mr. Butter, of Fukally, wished to benefit the Highlanders by the introduction of manufactures among them; but he was afraid that any scheme of the sort would prove a failure. Edinburgh had seat them boats and nets, and men to learn them to fish, but they could never he induced to work. Mr. Sheriff Barclay moved that the Dean of Faculty and Mr. Inglis, advocate, should be applied to for advice, and that the secretary be authorized to call a general meeting of the subscribers so soon as the advice email be obtained. This motion was unanimously "greed to. WALES. FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday an inquest was held at Aberdare, on the bodies of two colliers named Jones and Clement, who were killed by an explosion at the Wyrfa Colliery on the previous Monday. Ten other men were injured. Evidence having been tAken, the jury returned the following verdict " That the deceased, Wm. Jones and David Clement, came by their death by accident, in consequence of an explosion of fire damp in the Wyrfa Colliery ; and the jury beg to recommend that the proprietor of the above colliery should keep, in future, a fireman to try the state of the works before the men enter." MUSIC. OPERA COMIQUE, sr. JAMES'S. A comic opera in three acts, called," Ne toucher pas ii la Heine," was produced at the above theatre last eight. The libretto is by the indefatigable Scribe, and the music by M. Homelot, a composer whose name is known only in connexion with this piece, which was brought about oat at the Opera Comique two years ago, and had a run of many nights. The drama is written with Scribe's usual vivacity, and the incidents are comic and amusing ; but it is so full of plot and intrigue, and requires so much rapidity of action, tlat music is rather an ininuabrance than a help to it, more especially as the music is not of first-rate quality. Indeed, it was evident last night that the chief part of the applause was bestowed on those scenes which were free from music altogether. The plot is founded on an old law said to have existed in Spain, that no subject was per mitted, on pain of death, to touch the person of the sovereign. A young nobleman of fallen fortunes comes to the Court of Leon in quest of preferment, and has the fortune to save the life of the young Queen, endangered by an accident. He becomes violently enamoured, and the Queen, in her heart, re turns his affection, but conceals her feelings. Finding her, one day, asleep in the garden of the palace , he is tran'ported by his passion to imprint a kiss on her forehead ; a crime for which he is tried and con demned to death. The Queen is in devair. Being still a minor, she is unable to exercise the prerogative of mercy ; but, being then about to choose a husband she bethinks herself of the expedient of saving her lover's life by placing the crown upon his head. The young Queen was personated by Mdlle. Charton with much grace, dignity, and spirit ; and Con dere acted the part of the amorous cavalier with warmth and animation. There are several good subordinate characters ; the regent of the kingdom, a villain and a libertine, who harbours sinister designs against the Queen, and attempts to seduce one of her women, very well acted by M. Zelger ; Estrella, the object of the regent's pursuit, a lively little coquet, who makes game of him while she baffles his designs—a character quite suited to the very clever Mdlle. Onichard ; and Mafimus, the Qseen's goldsmith, the buffo of the drams, per formed by_ M. Soyer. The whole acting of the piece was excellent. DRURY LANE. Last evening the German company performed Flo tow's opera of " Straddle," with a part of the Reischut& Nothing could be in worse taste than to g►ve a mutilated performance of Weber's chef d'reurre for the sake of introducing a piece utterly destitute of any sort of merit, either musical or dramatic. The Queen hoeoured the theatre with her presence. As soon as her Majesty was observed, " God save the Queen" was loudly called for, tad sang amid the aoclamations of t e audience. Her Majesty came forward and gracefully acknowledged these demon strational of loyalty and affection. NAVAL ADMIIALTT, MA 21.—PROMOTIONIL—ACTING Llso tstlAlno—William Holm Hooper, Henry Bower, Henry Butt, Henry Bennett. Arrourtwzrre.--eozosole ander Hilrey to LOOM, to eyl la. Tarthurr—Alsz- IN Camtos—F. SPORTING. TATITItBALL'B.—MoNDAy. Bo dull a Monday before the rem was sever known ; the anbsesiben, it true, watered in pest sitabere, bat, be yond elm to beck Nsanykirk and Chatterer , there was no Ignorance of brines, until near bur *VAIL The spirit then began to move a little. and to sone purpose, the dispo sition to lay against the first favourite being so decided teat he eventually declined to 9to 4; a good deal of money was laid against him at those odds, and at 5 to 2. Nunnykirk was in immense favour, but, from the general disinclination to lay, the amount got on was net very heavy ; from the tone of the market it is not at all improbable that he will take precedence of the Dutchman before starting. Chatterer was backed freely at 6 to 1, and Tadmor, for a small sum, at 6 to 1 and 13 to 2 ; the latter had not many friends ; Vatican and Elthiron were on the decline; Vanguard and the Knout were friendless. The Oaks betting was flat, and noticeable only for a great improvement in Imperatrix ; a very smell field is expected.—Closing prices ; LATEST BETTING—DERBY. 9to 4 opt Plying Dutchman ROO to 30 apt Montague (t) 3 to 1 Nanny/513'k (t le att 1000 to 15 Hotspur offered) 4000 to 20 Olenalvon (t) 6to 1 Chatterer t) (t freely) 11000 to 15 Woolwich (t) 13 to 2 Tadmor (t; 20 to 1 Vatican 23 to 1 Elthiron 30 to 1 Honeycomb 40 to 1 Old Dan Tucker (0 50 to 1 The Old Vox 2000 to 10 mammy (t low to 5 Btr 0. fl. eate's lot (t) 700 to 100 The Flying Dutch. loan winning the Derby & St. Leger (t ti eft offered) 5 to 1 met Chrism (t) to 1 Gloom 13 to 2 Meter to Arkwrlght 7 to 1 woodlark 12 to 1 Impustrix It) EMPEROR'S 4 to 1 art Vv 75 to 1 apt Evils& SOO to 400 on Glints, aortas, Mo. to ArkwriOt, and Wood- LA, apt the Add 4SE (ASCOT). I Tramp (tarn) THE POLICY? COU.RTS. WESTMINSTER. CRUEL ROBBIRY.—Henry Bond sad Charles Simpkins were charged with stealing upwards of 401., under the fol lowing circumstances appeared from the statement of Mrs. Mary Pinnate), an elderly woman, residing in North umberland-street, Paddington, that her husband, a person of unsound mind, who had been en inmate of Bethlem Hospi tal for a short time, left there in the middle of February, and came home to reside, under the care of a kceper recom mended by the prisoner Simpkins. The latter, who had been known to Mrs. Pimantel for four years, visited her ►astband repeatedly after his return home. At about the end et February Mr. Pimantel received his annuity of 471., aensisting of • cheque for 221. 16s. 4d., a 101. hank of England note, and the remainder in sovereigns and Wirer, and on the following day, there being another keeper wanted, Simpkins recommended that Mr.Pimantel should be taken back to Bethlem, and offered to accompany his wife to procure the order for her husband's a dm ission. Mrs. Pimantel accepted of his proposal, and se they returned from the hospital the prisoner Simpkins went into a public house opposite Westminster Abbey, where B'nd was sitting, and Simpkins, who appeared to be on terms of intimacy with him, arranged that Bond should come on the following day with two stout labourers, and assist the keeper Turner in putting a strait waistcoat on Mr. Pi mantel, and conveying him to the hospital. On the next day the prisoner Simpkins went to the house alone, and in about five minutes after this, Bond rushed in, accom panied by two Irish labourers, with an authority, as he said, from Bethlem Hospital, to keep Mr. Ptmantel's money. Simpkins then hurried Mrs. Pimantel out of the room, and locked the door, but in about ten minutes afterwards she got in again. Bend at that time bad six sovereigns and the 101. note ia his hand, and her husband had the cheque examining it, alter which he laid it down, when Bond folded it up and pocketed it. Mrs. Pimantel asked Simpkins for some of the money for immediate wants, when he told her that if she would produce her marriage certificate, he would give her some, but upon her doing so he took the document and kept it. She insisted on 11, due for rent, being paid, and Bond gave that amount. The accused then left the place with her money. ➢ond, who got drunk, was taken to the police-station, where he told the sergeant on duty that he had got an authority from Mfr. Pimantel to keep the money. The prosecutrix went to Simpkins, on Sunday week, and asked for her money,when she found him intoxicated ; and taking up a knife, he de clared he would cut her throat, and she hastily left the place. The accused made no answer to the charge, and they were remanded till Thursday. THAMES. FRAUDS ON THZ TRINITY House. F. Trochee, a sea man, was brought up on a warrant, charging him with hav ing unlawfully and falsely delivered to Mr. Robert J. M. Oray, clerk to the corporation of the Trinity House, a certain document,being • certificate that the bearer, Francis Trochet, served with William N. Aeon on beard the barque Ruckus for two voyages to St. Vincent's, from the 16th of August, 1841, to the 10th of August, 1842. and during the time con ducted himself to the captain's entire satisfaction.—Mr. Clarkson, who appeared for the prosecution, said that an arrangement bad been made between the Board of Trade and the Trinity House, by which any persons seeking situations as masters or mates of merchant vessels could, if they pleased, subject themselves to an examination at the Trinity House, and those who pasted such examination favourably had the preference at Lloyd's. As a preliminary to the examination, it was necessary that applcants should put in certificates from some captain with whom they had previously palled. A short time since, the defendant put in the re quisite certificate at the Trinity House, purporting to be signed by Captain Neilson, of the Rucker.; suspicion was entertained as to the genuineness of the docu ment, and when it was forwarded to the Merchant Seamen's Office, at the Custom-house. it was discovered to be a forgery. Nothing was said to the prisoner, who was still enceuraged to attend for his examination at the Trinity house, and on Saturday last Mr. Clarkson obtained • warrant at this court for his apprehension. Several witnesses were then called, who proved that the certificate was not in the handwriting of Capt. Neilson and that the latter was at St. Vincent at the time when the document purported to be signed in London. The prisoner told the officer that the original document which he had received from Copt. Hellion at Leghorn having bean accidentally blown overboard, he did not thick there was any harm in m 'king a copy of it to the best of his recol lection. The prisoner was remanded, and bail we. put in— the prisoner himself in 601., and one surety in a like amount. From Me DUBLIN GAZETTE—Friday, May 18. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. B. Averns„ Drnmmelton, Cargo, turner. D. BumTr, Cork, carpenter. W. Baasisr. flonalilty, Cork. J. Basest, Ballybay, Monaghan, petty Maio& clerk. J. earwax., Dundalk, wire tlrawer. M. Caanorx, Lackenvic. Tipperary, farmer. E. Caen, Carrtekkrerus, farmer. J. FKIIILT, Dee irk, Roecommon, farmer. P. Pommy, W r horongb. Dublin, farmer. J. Polar, Cork, caneniadon agent. M. GooLongo, GeargsaL, Dublin, carpenter. A Hoses, Water ford. J. Worms &Mat, cattle dealer. T. Keru.y, flardman'soarden, Loath, farmer. 0. Ifirsaw, Dundalk, Louth, carver. L. Wats um, loughs:den, Longford, farmer. P. DPF.scarar, Referagh, Monaghan, farmer. H. Ulterior+, Combo, Monaghan, farmer. J. laPhlanon, Lanton, Monaghan, farmer. M. Maanion, Jamee's-q., Dublin, grocer. R. Maxima, Holles-at., Uubbn, tavern.keeper. W. Hooey, Clones„ Monaghan, merchant. J. Rcrnansoan, Naas, Kildare, farmer. J. Sims, ltelturbrt, Cavan, dealer in cattle. J. Swag, Croralea, Monaghan, farmer. A. Tanoawr, Cuffe.at., Dublin, grocer. J. TrIUIDIOTON, AlbiollC, Room:ninon, biker. F. Twns, Ballybunnisn, Kerry. W. Wows, Kellystown, Meath, farmer. From the EDINBURGH GAZETTE.—Friday, HaylB. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. Jun Wilson, Prorenhall, coalmaattr, May 23 & JONI 14 at the Crow Hotel, Glasgow. PUBLIC BALES. Mau 21.—8 y Mr. DANIEL Cholow, at Oarraway's.— Lease and goodwill of the Lamb Tavern, Kingeland, held for 881 years at 601.-2,6001. Lew ant goodwill of the Prinos of Wales, Coal Hubeur lane, Brixton-hill, held till 1861 at 1051., and for 21 years from that date at 2001.-2,4901. Lew and goodwill of the Adam's Anne, Hampstead street, Fitsropequare, held for 39 years at 901.-1,4001. Lease and goodwill of the One Tun, Goodge-street, Tot tenham-ceurt-road, held for 16 years at 1301. ; and the house adjoining, held for 10i years at 401.-1,3501. KUM. WARLTEKI Sad LOVEJOY, at Oarraway's.—Lew and goodwill of the Ben Jonson's Head, Shoe-lane, held for 37 yesra at 801.—Knocked down for 9701. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (7eas ow 1 , tbs " liblpptui flambe,. NA 0 Loyd% Thil.") CASUALTIES. Duchess of Buceleugh, from Shields to Calcutta, which was abandoned on the Long Sand 18th inst., has been floated off, after having had part of her cargo discharged, and mainmast cut away, and towed into this harbour by a steam, r, with about 10 feet water in her held.—Rams gate, March 20. Ins, Williams, of Belfast, from Malta, foundered on the 14th March off Cape Bonn; crew saved. John Grey, from Girgenti, reported on the Middle Ground, yesterday, came off last night at the rim of the tide. She was making a little water, but it is expected she has not sustained serious damage.—Shields, Kay 19. Mary Turcan, Drysdale, hence to Liverpool, got aground on the coast above St. James's Castle, 2nd inst., but got clear yesterday, after discharging par t of her cargo, and sails again to-day.—Smyrna May 5. Mountain Maid, brig, has lost figure-head, cut-water, &c., having been in contact in harbour.—Coyeof Cork, May 19. Thomas Fielding, of Liverpool, has arrived from Ca ll ao, for orders, under jury topmaste.—Cove of Cork, May 19. xmarvim. I MAILS. I DUI. Hamburg • • Holland labia . Sydney:N.B.W has vil Southampton India yil Marseilles Batas and Halifax Maximo and Havanna Walt India liti - zil ARRIVED. AToN—aff Liverpool, May n Amargosa—at Oark, May 8 , from Aorms—at 8011, May 20. frOM Ammons—at Hall. May 10, from Anziaaan—at Maly May 10, from. • •••Jtrb.Pit° ANNA-at Hull, May 20, from Arat.arro-at Limerick. May 19, from ........ . ........... 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Eremite-at Liverpool, May 21, from JUIDIA -at Liverpool, M ay 21, from JANE HAMMOND- at Liverpool, May 21, from ovivannak JANN-off Liverpool, May 21 Muer -at Portsmouth, May 19, from LADY HILDA-at Gruireacad, May 21, from. leurva-at Liverpool, May 21, from Lissa-at Liverpool, May 21, from Mesaldeis ApAllchiosig sleutta ..........LANES IN•rto *****a 117. LTDIA—at _ _, May 21, Iran Ramos* Loan SANIXIII—it Lherpool, May 11, tram New O,i, LORD LAIIIRON —at Cork, May 11, from. Alexandria Locawoous—at Orrk, May 19, from .New Warta LADY 110..u.t—at Des ce riy 20, tram AllDemerara oorran, MAlD—at May 19, Imo ... sanuote NausAw—at F.)' ILY 19 , from .dens loan imositit. __. -at Mull, May 19, _ Used MAROAKET EVAN,-at Portsmouth, May 20, from Louie klarwiric-at Shields, May 19, from Raft MAROASETTA-atf Yarmouth, May 19, from .New thirds MAIM GRAIIAII-la Gravesend, May 20, ham Mods* MARY RAT--Off Llie2llo3l, May 21, from Dmassom Maar-off Liverpool, May 21, from Aria Narrussr-at Gravesend, May 21, from. Magid Mar. Twommox-at Liverpool, May 21, tr0m.....„. ...... sew Odessa Nan:meow-at Cork, May 18, from Palmas NEwMPTMA - at Glasgow. May 18, from Pm ift m Omsk-off Dartm , uth, May 16, from PATMOT-M Falmouth, May 18, from Ohara fosse-at Port.mou b. May 19, from Ueda liaTalkTlß-atOreenock, May 19, from Trio** toe-at Bligo, May 18, from ........ FbilAddplia IL Aliallaalf -off Liverpool, May 21 MOYAL (looms-411ml. May 21, from lamas-at Cork, May 19, from Sr. ATJD AYOMOLO-at 't_ , May 19, from SAN PaMICP , OO -at 111111, May IN from ... adeLaida .Adnerno land Jamas! Alexandria ...... L. ado% ..1110 Grande ELingbarg Valdes Liana .Phandelnik Prommtsv—at Hall, May 20, from BILIINOMIATAX —at rortiwoutti, May 20, from SraPass—ct &Cy, May 13, from EIOVVIRIOII—at Grarshend, May 21, from SAILII.II—aIGTUTVW Ild, May 20, from SaUld—at Liverpool, May 21, from Turciamta—at Liverpool, May 21, from T. Torso—olf Liverpool, May 21 Trio amount Cams—ot Cork, May 19, from Terria—at Cork, May IR, from Tar aos—at Galway, May 19, from Tusria—at Hull, May2o, from URGINT—at Cork, May IR, from Mumma—at Shields, May 16, from Lee Vicroitta—at Ginter, May 19, from Vicroasa— at Wexford, May 19, from Parma Wa. FRAMUR—at Cravenewk May 21, from WINCIIPAIWIL —at Granrend, May 29, from Wm. Cannella.— at Exmouth, May 19, from W I 110111:11.TOX —gt Hull, May 20. from Wauirmaa—off Deal, May 19, from Zaeura—at Dublin, May 19, from .Trremeibia ciders Cwstadt jannitenan 13m7nts AleS.ll BAILBD. Asraaa—from MP, May 19,30 Drifryt ALERT—from Leith, May 18, to Memel ALBA.' ROM —from Sunderland, May 11, to Riga Amason—from S".tekla, May 16, to r•oo.tritlt BAR , RET—from Grangemouth, May 18, to Archangel Eu.rai AND MAROARRT—frOM Crrk, May IS, to Liverpool ELMA— from Torbay, May 18, to ......... Saipeuiso I:xmcnv—from Limerick, May 19. to queue FREYA GRAEAE—from Liverpool, May 24 to °porta FRANILEA— from Iluti May 18, to Altana .. ... YAW—ft . ..RI Lin erleli, May 19, to llali'm Pars—from Portrtnouth, May 19, to New York 611%1MA—from Aberdeen, May 19, to Halos Clorrawon from Liverpool, May Et, to Calcutta Rasura—from Cork, May 18, to London Mom—from Sunderland May 19, to Charents Iturros—from Maldenlaid, May 19, to ltuta IX - MACULATE—from Shislita, May is, to Naples JANC—from Cork, May 18, to London JANE INN ).:1 - from Glasgow, May 19, to Hai MOIL KATZ KAALNEY—from Plymouth, May 19. to Gambia LIVEN Loa--from Greenock, May 17, to Tobago Loin:too—from Greenock, May 18, to Artbantisl Mull, lo . - ._ -._ -ay 19, to LrrnsHanzw—from H. May 19, to ... LT. Hems—from Licerpool, May 21, 10 Lisboa MART 001.1.:—from tiblekts, May IS, to MARTO AND ANN!.--frOM Mirk% May it, to AlitlIDIS MOk*--from Olimow, May 19, to Mauritius Mmus—from Greenock, May 19, to Mauritius Mairre—trein Holl, May 18, to Alt= Kama liamtnaw—frara Limerick, May 19, to New York MYILTLF—from tionderLmd, May 19, to St. Petersburg PIA:6TO NUOTO —from Cork, May 18, to vigils Pararien Arsearn—from Glasgow, May 19, to Haystma PATIVT—ITOOIIin/l, May 19, to Hemel PANOTK fit= bbiCilla, May 19 to Malta QUINT.O PACKIET—from Ltraerielr, May le. to Quebec Biwa—from Glasgow, May 19, to litrat,--frunt Greenock, May 19, to Savannah Rama—from Hull, May 19 to .91. Petersburg 1 SAL Auce—from Plymouth, May 19, to. ... rape 'ltreasow—from Falmouth, May 19, to Quebec Tosaur —from Liverpool, May 21, to Yarmouth N.S. Unicome—from Londonderry, May 19, to Philadelphia VlRoll.lA—from Belfast, May 18, to Phlludephia Vion..ster—from Glargow, May 19, to —.... ...... .01braltar Vial:ANT—from Greenoek s May 19, to Demenua - - Thterfor , - sy 18. - New Yoet IPaayy lv, VICTORIA—from B e al 16, to WM. BROMIIAM—from l'lrroontb, May 19, t 0. .. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Quebec Awe Barr, May 15, lat. 49N Smith, from London for New Zealand, Moich 20, lot. 5 N., lon. 20. Ceseuer., for Jamaica, May 5, Ist. 49 5 N., lon. 7.45 W. Canners. (able), from Liverpool for Calcutta, May 10, lat. 42.10 84 kw. 11.30 W. CALIDONIA (barque), May 11, lat. 43.10 N., lon. 11.0 W. CLyur, from Liverpool for New tar:eana, May R, lat. 48, lea. 10. Dtwx.t. Yleteher, from London for Sydney, March 14, Lit. S N., lone 20 W. ExoLann. March 15. lot. 32 8., lon. 21. Mesa ctIOUNI (ship), May 16, from Liverpool for New York, 1at.41,, lon. 8.12 W. . FIDFLIA, from Liverpool (or New York, May 6, bat. 50, lon. 21. GLADIATOR, from London for New York, April 24. Ilsuanrowr (brig), May 14, lat. 48.18 N., lon. 10 W. HOWQUA, April 23, lat. 8 N., 100. 23 W. Ulmer MARY, from London (or Singapore, May 5, lat. 38.45 N., bon. 14.30 W. IRABILLA, Muskin, from London to Constantinople, April 25, o ff the Rock of Gibraltar. Loconarairr (ship), from Plymouth, for rert Adelaide, April 1, lat. 21.58 8., lon. 20.32 W. Jose, Mardi 13, tat. 33 S., lon. 30. Jana (brig), of Briatol, bound W., May 7, let. 39 N., lon. 35 W. JAW It HENRY, of Dundee, May 16, ton. 11 W. LONDON, from London, a week after Palling. Now Mskooarr, May 12, lat. 47, lon. 26. NTARDUDNA, May 16, let. 51 N., lon. 10 W. OLTIIPUN, from Leghorn for Cork, out 98 days, April 24.. Poarunr, hound out, May 11, lat. 46 N., lon. 30.28 W. Quans, of Jersey, from London, March 31, lat. 5N., lon. 23 W. Ranooaw (schooner), from Marseilles for London, April 24, Lat. 96.8, lon. 8 W. SARAH AND ELKason, from Alexandria, April 20, off Cape do Gott, with toretopsailyard sprang, and loss of boat and water casks. Saux, from Newport for Jamaica, April27,laL 27, lon. 38. *raw, of London, for the S.E., lat. 44 N" lor. 14 W. Twoon' barque), from Wisbech for Qnebee, May 11. tat. 49.26 N., 'Am 9.0 W. Warror (barque), from London for Port Phillip, April 2, lat. 30.36 ay lOW. 14 W., with 164 passengers. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. DOWNER.—May 19, at Upper Downer, Teo., of a daughter. PEACOCIL—May 16, at Southampton, the wife G. Peacock, Esq., of the wile of C. * SOO. PELHAM.—May 16, at Brighton, the lion. Mrs. J. Pelham, of a son. BICIIARDS.—May 16, the wife of W. U. Richard/4 Leo., of Az. minater, of a son. SMITH.—Ma; 17, at Cambridge-place, Begent'e.park, the wife of W. C. Smith, keg., of a eon. MARRIAGES. ALLEBT—BOURNE.—May 17, at Alford, Lincolnshire, by the Rev. W. Mason, vicar of Busby, 11.11. Allenby, Eaq., of Louth, to Eliza, daughter of Titus Bourne, Eeq., of Alford. BIICK—VAUGHAN.—May 17, at Lisoard, Cheshire, by the Rev. R. Vaughan, D.D. president of the Lancashire Independent College, the Rey. C. Buck, of Munster, Pruasia, to Emma, daughter of thO Rev. Dr. Vaughan. CHARMAN—BAXTER.—May 19, at the chapel of Bridewell Hee. pital, by the Rev. J. Allen, rector of North newish, Devonshire, W. Channan, of Woburn-place, to Jane Mary, eklest daughter daughter ol the late J. Thorpe. of the lute G. T. Baster, En.. anti onimwi l a tirda se...a.ven.b.. ughter of mr .l . . j An .m dat ann o er n : Kent. MAitlEaciN,N;a:o7fDoiNasreveocrwat...--,}3togge4arte‘Emou4Ruprz:=—Nanday DEATHS. BARN - M. —May 6, at Remington, of gastric fever, Mary Frances, youngest daughter of ll.Jor J. B. Barnett, late of the M..oa Army,, aged aven years and Sir months. BE4VCIIAMP.—May 15, Lades Ellen, wife of 0. E. Beauchamp. Esq., of the Priory, near Reeling, Berks. CURITT.—May 17, Mrs. Cant, widow of the late Rev. J. Catet, of South Reppe, aged 77. PEPPIN.—M ,y 17, at Politer Cottage, Id% relict of the late O. Peppin, Req., Bralvestan, Borearsetakdra, aged M. 6AND/R8 —May 15, at Morton Mu" Lincolnshire Jane, relict al the late B. Sandals, bq., of Osialhorough, aged Lincolnshire, WILLOUGHBY.—May 19. at Montagne-street, Portman-square, Mr N. J.WBtoaghhy . C.B HR ism-Admiral oldie Whlls, .4.4 76. Tar as .liarbudoefi . 4 Mai 26 Ma/ 28 Msy 23 May 22 May 22 May A