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THE CRESCENT and the CROSS. By Eliot Warburton, Esq. Fourth Edition, 2 vols., 21s. XIII. MEMOIRS of PRINCE CHARLES STUART, with Notices of the Rebellion In 1745. By C. L. Klose, Eaq. Second Edition, 2 vols., Byo., 245. XIV. gOVELATIONS of SPAIN in 1846. By T. M. Hughes, Esq. Second Edition, 2 vols., 21s. Flnry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great ➢larlborough-street. LADY BLESSLNGTON'S NEW NOVEL, MEMOIRS OF A FEMME DE CtIAM.BRE, Is NOW READY AT ALL THE LIBRARIES, In 3 vols. post Bvo. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. RAIL WAY SHARES By PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LA3103.1D, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUESDAY and Felber, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commeree, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place all fovours, containing instructions, are respectfully requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited for exa mination at least one day previously to their being offered ; and sdvices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds immediately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street, London. uEr. MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Patrons of the Operas, and the Public are respect fully informed that an EXTRA NIGHT will take place on TO-MORROW EVENING, THURSDAY, MAY 7, When will be performed (for the first time this Season), Rossini's Opera, entitled, LA GAZZA LADRA. Ninetta, Madame Grisi ; Pippo, Madile.BTambilla ; Gianetto, Signor 'Mario ; Fodesta, Signor Lablache ; Fernando Villabello, Signor Fomasari. Between the Acts, a DIVERTISSEMENT. In which will be presented a Pas de Trois, by Mdlle. Taglionl, supported by Mdlles. Demelisse and 3foncelot ; and the celebrated Pas de Six, from " Kaija ; ou, L' Amour Voyageur," by Mdlle. Grahn and M. Perrot, supported by Mdlles. Moncelet, Demelisse, James, and Cassan. To be followed by the last Act of Donizetti's Opera, LINDA DI CHAMOUNI. In which Madame Castellan, bladlle. C. Brambilla, Signor Corelli, Signor BoteM, and Signor F. Lablache will appear. To conclude with the grand Ballet, by M. Deshayes, re-arranged in Three Tableaux, by M. Perrot, the Music by M.Sosta, entitled ALMA; on, LA FILLS DU - FELT. Perephtte, M. Perrot ; Balfegor, M. Gosselin ; EmEzor, M. St. Leon ; Alma, Mdlle. (Vito. In which will be introduced the admired Pas de Fascination (composed by 31. Perrot), by Mesdlles. Cerito, Do melisee, Moncelet, Cassan, and M. Perrot ; the celebrated Pas de Trois, by Madlle. Cerito, M. St. Leon, assisted by Mdlle. Demelisse. ~p/plications for booms, stalls, and tickets to be made at the box omee, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven, the Opera to corn ipencs at half-past Seven o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. HARLEY. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Opera of THE ENCHANTRESS. Don Sylvio, Mr. W. Harrison; Dr. Mathanasius, Mr. Harley; Eamir, Mr. Borrani ; Duke d'Aquila, Mr. Weiss ; Stella, Madame Thillon. After the Opera a Vocal and Instrumental Concert, combining the entire strength of the Establishment and numerous eminent auxiliaries. Principal Vocalists, Miss Rainforth, Miss Collett, Miss Bomer ; Mr. Harley, Mr. W. Harrison, Mr. Stretton, Mr. D. King, and Mr. Allen. A grand Fantasia on the Pianoforte, by Mr. Wal lace; M. Godefroid will execute his celebrated " Dance des Sylphes," on the Harp ; a Solo on the Violoncello, by Herr Kellermann ; Mons. Prume, the celebrated Violinist, will perform some of his most popular compositions. To conclude with a Grand DIVERTISSEMENT. In which Mons. Adrien, Mr. A. Webster, M. Mathis ; Les Sceurs St. Leuin, Madame Glubilei, Mdlles. Sali, Louise, and Adele, &c., will appear. TUIZATRE ROYAL, THIS EVENING Will be performed THE CLANDESTINE MARRIAGE. Lord Ogleby, Mr. W. Farren ; Sir John Melville, Mr. Brindal ; Brush, Mr. Hudson ; Canton, Mr. J. Bland ; Fanny Sterling, Miss Julia Ben nett ; Miss Sperling, Mies P. Horton ; Mrs. Heidelberg, Mrs. Glover ; Betty, Mrs. 'lullaby. _ . . The Band will perform the Overture, "Edourdo a Christine," the Fantasie, " Fra Diavolo ;" the " Post Horn Galop," " Antoinette," Celjmius Waltz; the "Chatsworth Quadrilles ;" and the " Brunow To be suaceeded by an Original Farce, called THE IRISH TIGER. Sir Charles Lavender, Mr. Howe ; Paddy Ryan, 3lr. Hudson ; Alderman Marrowfat, Mr. Tilbury ; Bilbury, Mr. T. F. Mathews ; MisiVelbin ; Nancy, Mrs. Caulfield. After wiach, an experiment will be tried upon THE BIRDS OF 4.RISTOPHA.NES : on which occasion they will be presented to tie public with new Names, new Feathers, new Songs, and new Tales. Principal characters by Messrs. James Bland, Hudson, Tilbury, Brindal, Caulfield, T. F. NI athews, and Miss P. Horton. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY.. THIS EVENING VAll be peirlormed a New and Original Farce, entitled, A FRIEND INDBED 1 After 'which, the Comedy of HONOURS AND 'TRICKS. Prin cipal eharaettrs by Messrs. F. Matthews, F. Vining, Wigan, Dlddear, and Keeley Miss Viliars, Mrs. A. Wigan, and Mrs. Keeley. TocZnclude with c aNew Grand Operatic Romantic Burlesque Spec tacle, founded upon certain Startling and hitherto Unrevealed Pas sages in the Histories of ROBIN HOOD AND RICHARD CtEUR DE LION. Characters by Mrs. Keeley, Miss Fairbrother, Miss M. Keeley, Miss Viliars, Miss E. Daly, Miss Howard, Miss Bromley (her first appearance), Miss Laidlaw, and Miss Grove ; Mr. A Wigan, Mr. SF. Matthews, Mr. Keeley, Mr. Turner, and Mr. J. W. Collier. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING Will be performed a popular Comedy, entitled EXCHANGE NO OI3I3ERY ; or, Who's to Father Me ? Sam Swipes, Mr. Wright ; Mrs. Swipes, Mrs. F. Matthews ; Miss Melrose, Miss Chaplin , Lady Cranberry, Miss Noolgar. After which a New Farce, entitled, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL ? Chesterfield Honeybun, Mr. Wright.; Isaac Crank, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mrs. Crank, Mrs. F. Matthews, Mrs. Honeybun, Miss Emma Harding. To Ipe libliowed by the Burlesque, entitled PETER WILKINS ; or, The roadstone Rock and the Flying Indians. Principal characters by Misses Woolgar, Emma Hardinm Chaplin, Brooks, Taylor ; Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Munyard, Mr. Mitchenson, &c. To conclude wilA a Farce, entitled THE UNFINISHED GEN TLEMAN, Bill Thowney, Mr. Wright ; Louisa Bloomfield, Miss M. Taylor ; Mary Chintz, Miss Woolgar. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. OXFORD-STISEET. THIS EVENING Will be performed Sheridan Knowles's Play of VIRDINIDS. Virginias, Mr. Macready ; Dentatus, Mr. Cooper ; Icilius, Mr. Murray ; Ludas, Mr. J. Vining ; Virginia, Miss May ; Servia, ars. Ternan. — After which the Petite Comedy, entitled THE IRISH AMBAS SADOR. Sir Patrick O'Plenipo, Mr. Collins ; Isabella, Miss Emma Stanley. To conclude with a New Farce, called TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH. Gregory Granite, Mr. Compton; George, Mr. Oabetry ; Fanny, Miss E. Stanley. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the especial patronage of her most gracious Majesty, Prince Albert, and the Princess Royal. Triumphant career of Mr. Leman Rede's NewEqueStrian Spectacle of " The Arab and his steed," aided by the Dout Stud, Beautiful Scenery, Original Effects, etc. Second Week of the Domestic Equestrian Afterpiece, entit:ed, " The Post-Boy of St. Austle ; or, The Cornish Wreckers." THIS EVENING Will be perfbrmed the Grand Asiatic Drama of THE ARAB AtID , DESERT STEED ; or, the Pearl of the Euphrates. E. tire Change in the Scenes of the Circle, and magnificent Feats a the Hippodrome, by the Foreign and British Professors. To conchae with the favourite Drama of the POST BOY OF ST. A.INSTLE ; or, The Cornish Wreckers. Box-orae open from eleven till five o'clock.—Do ors open at six andocomice at seven o'clock. DAVIDGE ; i - 1170YAT E UR BEY Collitan't Novelty! Continued attraction of the Virginian liar monists. Re-engagement of the Dentin Family. 'wo n d erful eff ec t. by Herr Ivicoto, from St. Pelersbiugh. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Play, entitled, BIANCA.; or, The Trials. Characters by Messrs. Hu g hes, Maynard, Johnsotra r g. Cowell, Heslop, Edgar ; Mesdins. H. Vining, Martin, Daly, ' After which a New Ballet, called LA STATUE BLANCHE. je TonneaWoulant ; or, Running Tub, by Herr Nicol°. To conclude with THE LAS r KISS ; or, the Soldier's Grave. Messrs. Hughes, Jctlinson, Rogers, Cowell, Lewis, lleslop, wil_ Munson, 3 „ dins . Vining and Martin will support the principal Characters ROYAL VICTORLA. THEATIZE. Triumphant Success ! Repetition of " The Bride's Journey." THIS EVENING 'tarn be performed a New Drama, entitled JARVIS, THE HONEST MAN; or, a Tale of the Times of Judge Jefferies. Characters by Messrs. Saville, Fredericks, Searle, Burton, Tindell ; Miss Vincent, and Miss Jefferson. After which (by desire), THE BRIDE'S JOLTR2•TEY ; or, the !Leven Escapes of Adelaide of Dresden. In which 3fiss Vincent will perform. a conclude with an Original Drama, called THE DOOM OF fI'ORLT ; or, The Norman Tiger. Supported by the entire strength of the Victoria Company. NEW STRAND THEATRE. ENTIRE CHANGE—NOVELTIES AND MAGIC EFFECTS La gaiete est la sante de l'ame, La tristesse en est le poison." THIS EVENING M. PPIILLIPPE begs leaVe to announce that, in consequence of the Triumphant Success that has attended his EASTER ENTER TAL ‘3IENTS, they will be repeated every Wednesday and Sa turday Morning, and every Evening until further notice. M. PHILLIPPE will commence the Entertainmeht by Lighting Two Hundred and Fifty Wax Candles by a single Pistol Shot ! This unique and brilliant Experiment was originally performed by Mons. Philliife for upwards of 700 consecutive nights in Paris. M. Phillippe will also have the honour of introducing HIS GRANDM , OTHER'S CAP, with all its laughable and rapid Trans tornAtions. The EntertatnmeßtS will be varied by the Danci n g of the CAA NI FAMILY, and the Olympic Gambols of the AME 11ICA.N BROTHERS. The MorniAg Performance will commence at Two o'clock ; the Evening at a quarter to Eight. allit, ; Boxes, 2,.. _ t, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. ; Frivate Boxes, and 10s. 6d. fi ...RT - LINI OI I S AND THE GovEit of GOVERNMENT. Tuesday a deputation from the Art-Unions Lo Lo r ndon, headed by the Duke of Cambridge, consisting Of mr. B. BL a Cabbell, Mr. b Monteagle, Mil, Wyee, MY., Mr. Ewart, M.P., long George Godwin, and Mr. Lewis Pocock, hal inter view with Sir Robert Peel and the Chancellor of ) the Ex chequer, the result of which was f ar from satisfactory to th e riends of All-Unions. Mr. Wyse has arranged to postpone hie Bill for a short time. The South Devon Railway, from Exeter to Teign ,-*anth. tai to be opened on the 13th Inst., a circumstance noticeable from tits tact as may be borne in mind by some, that it is W In wortikt IA tireetatcypiorio principle. L ONDON and SOUTH ESSEX RAILWAY. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTICE. In order to avoid as much as possible any unnecessary loss of time, and to suit the convenience of those Scripholders who may be unable to attend at the meeting convened for TIMRSDAY next, the ith instant, at Twelve o'clock precisely, the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, the Directors invite Seripheldet s to send immediately to the Chairman or Secretary, at the offices of this Com pany, either their scrip, or a statement of the denoting numbers and amount of such scrip, with the names and addresses of the holders, and unless the holders purpose being present, to give at the same time instructions as to the vote desired to be recorded. In order to a definitive resolution being passed, it is absolutely necessary that Scrip representing one-third of the whole capital should be actually produced at the Meeting. Proxies are notsuffi cient. All Scrip entrusted to the Chairman or Secretary will be returned immediately after the meeting. Ey order, JNO. F. KENNELL, Sec. Offices, Blackwall Railway Terminus, Fenchurch street, May 5, 1846 TILE NUN, ON WON, WEDNrESTIA'Y EVENINS, M.A.Y 6, IMO, t . The accounts from Lisbon are to the 29th ult. Madrid journals of the 28th ult. have arrived. ing the laws without prejudice for caQte, or faction or grade —..by introducing a healthful competition, by inciting the growth and energies of agriculture, by the infusion of a spirit of honest emulation. That is the rational—the only rational—method of maintaining a territorial aristocracy in a legitimate manner. Before very many days have elapsed the decision of the Peers will be required upon this tomentous topic; they must remember that a gene ral gaze of scrutiny will then be rivetted upon them— that personal motives, if there be any, will be detected and scoutel; they must ponder upon the imminence of their Position, and decide not in passion or precipitation. More hangs upon their verdict for or against the Corn and Customs' Bills than they possibly conjecture. Their decision will be scrutinized by the present multitude and by posterity. Letters from Lucerne declare that the statement published by the Government of the Canton, to the effect that an at tempt had been made to assassinate General SONNENBERG, is generally discredited, and is looked upon as a fiction, devised by the Jesuit Government of Lucerne, for the purpose of en deavouring to bring their opponents into discredit. The German papers represent the troubles in Austrian Galicia as nearly at an end. On the faith of letters from that province, the Augsburg Gazette announces that SZELA, the leader of the peasants in the circle of Tarnow, had gone to the head of the Government of the circle, and declared to him that he had sent home his peasants to their houses, in order to cultivate the earth, and that everything was restored to order. All that is known positively is, that SZELA was allowed to withdraw freely. The arrests of suspected persons still continues in Posen. The Cologne Gazette contains the following from thence of the 27th ult.:— " In addition to the arrest of Dr. Matecki, of this town, several other persons have been taken into custody in the provinces, and in particular five gentlemen of family from the neighbourhood lof schwiegel, a priest, and a lieutenant. Great sensation was excited yesterday by the arrest of five prisoners, who, after undergoing several hours' examination, were sent to the fortress. Amongst them is Lipinsky, the blacksmith, and an agent from Paris, named Wodford. They were all arrested in the forest between Wirow and Komornik, where they had established themselves in a cave, with plenty of provisions. A forester by chance discovered their hiding place, and gave notice of it to the authorities. A considerable body of troops surrounded the spot, and escape was rendered impossible." While, however, tranquillity is en the point of being re stored in Austrian Poland, another of the provinces of Austria, viz., Camiola, has been the scene of a partial erneute. The Augsburg Gazette gives the following intelligence, under the date of Lay Bach, April 25 :-- " On Sunday last there was a collision at Isola between the inhabi tants and the chasseurs of Capodistria, in which seven or eight of both parties were mortally wounded. The chasseurs are said to have shown great moderation. At Trieste there has been a conflict be tween a police agent and a joiner, in which each killed the other. The meeting took place at midnight, and a large crowd assembled round the combatants, but it was dispersed by the patrol. Yesterday there was a menacing assemblage on the Melo del Sale, but all dis turbance was prevented without the intervention of the armed force. Orders had been given for supplying the troops with ball-cartridges. But a more important piece of news is that a part of the troops on the frontier has received orders to march into Italy, as a portion of the Roman States is to be occupied by Austrian soldiers." There had been several conflicts between the insurgent peasantry and the troops in the province of Minho, which, however, had led to no decisive results, and troops were marching on Minho in various directions. The Government represents this insurrection of the peasantry as the outbreak of a Miguelite plot. • The Gazette publishes CONCHA'S dispatch, detailing the operations which ended in the capture of Santiago. lle states that he only waits at Santiago for supplies of ammu nition, on the receipt of which he shall at once march upon Vigo and Pontevedra. The Tiempo states that a court-martial has been held at Carral, a town distant three leagues and a half from Corunna, for the trial of the officers made prisoners at Santiago. Among these prisoners is M. By scx, President of the Insurgent Junta, together with several members of that body. The Spanish Government appear determined to act with the greatest severity towards the unfortunate prisoners who may fall into their clutches. The Minister of War has ad dressed a circular to all the captains-general, directing them to take the necessary steps for forthwith proceed ing with the summary trial of all the prisoners taken by the QUEEN'S troops—to put to death at once, and without any appeal to head-quarters, every officer implicated in the insurrection, to employ all the activity and energy requisite for the security of the state, and the satisfaction of public vengeance ( !); and to dispense with consultations and delays that might tend to retard the speedy and due satisfaction of the laws. The authorities are only permitted to exercise lenity towards the private soldiers. The Espanol announces the arrival of General BAYONA at Burgos, where he supersedes General BALBOA. General Rowcau, who succeeds General SANZ as Captain-General of Grenada, had also arrived at his post. General OBIBE left Madrid on the 28th for the Canary Isles. It is said that RUBIN ST. CELIa, the chief of the in surrection in Galicia, had escaped by sea from Vigo. The Phare of Bayonne, alluding to the taking of the con tract of 200,000,000 of reals in Spain, for the construction of new roads and cabals, &c., says— " After a sharp competition between the persons who tendered, and filially between M. Salamanca and M. .Rivas, the latter was declared to be the contractor. The power reserved by the contrac tor of paying one-third of the loan in works, has been set aside. Thus M. Rivas has engaged to pay in fl ve years, and in cash, 200,000,000 of reals. Ile will receive in reinbursement in the course of eighteen years and five months, 276,250,000 reals, which will be an economy to the Treasury on the original proposition of the Go vernment of 14:3,750,000 reals. The result is prodigious. It is attributed to a rivalry between M. Salamanca and M. Rivas, but it is just to observe that the new law on the Bourse has had much influence in the affair. By prohibiting time bargains, tire Go vernment has forced capitalists to employ their money in serious speculations which may powerfully contribute to the vvelfare of the country. Be this as it may, the adjudication of this loan is a flue triumph to the Government. For forty years past lenders have not been found at so low a rate." Government securities were not quoted on the Bolsa, hut the Herald° announces that the Three per Cents, were done at 32 IA for cash, and 32% for time ; the Five per Cents, at 21 for cash, and 21 1 A for time; and the shares of the Bank of San Fernando at 310, and those of Isabel at 185. We have received the Paris papers of Monday, but their contents are unimportant. The representatives of the Sove reigns of Belgium, Sardinia, Saxony, Wurtembcrg, and Hanover, and the Ministers of the Hanse Towns, Saxe Weimar, Electoral Hesse, and Hesse and Baden, had pre sented congratulatory letters to the KING of the FRENCH on his recent escape from assassination. The discussion on the Western Railway Bill was resumed on Monday in the Chamber of Deputies, but no division had taken place up to the hour of post. According to the Courrier Francaise, the inhabitants of Algiers are about to petition to have Algeria incorporated with France. They propose it should be divided into four de partments, with Algiers, Oran, Bona, and Constantine, as the chief towns. The marriage of Viscount CASTLEREAGII with Viscountess POWERSCOURT was celebrated on Saturday at the British Embassy. IBRAHIM PACHA was present at the trial of a prisoner on Saturday, at the Palais de Justice. He took great interest in the proceedings, which were minutely explained to him by his son. After the summing up of the President, and before the decision of the jury was made known, his Highness retired and visited the other parts of the Palais, the works at the Sainte Chapelle, and the Archives. The different curiosities contained there were success sively pointed out to him, and amongst other things, the mi nutes on parchment of the trial of the Maid of Orleans, the trial of Damiens, and the clothes worn by that criminal when he made the attempt on the life of Louis XV. On Laving the Archives he was shown the famous picture, preserved by the Jesuits in their principal college, which represents HENRY IV. thrown into hell while RAVAILLAC was ascending to heaven. M. PIERRE LArFirrE, the last surviving brother of M. JACQUES LAFFITTE, died last week at Luciennes, near Paris, aged 81. The Three per Cents. closed at 84f. sc. ; the Five per Cents, 120 f. 50c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,252 f. 50c.; Rouen, 1,042 f. 50c. ; Havre, 765 f. ; Great Northern,.77lf. 25c. ; Avignon, 933 f. 75 c . ; Vier zon; 6821. 50c.; Bordeaux, 632 f; 50c. ; Boulogne, 5171. 50c. ; Troyes and Montereau, 410 f. ; Basle, 226 f. 250.; Paris and Strasburg, 518 f. 75c. ; Tours and Nantes, 542 f. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 5771. 50c. ; Spanish Active, 32% ; Spanish Domestic Debt, 315. The following are the quotations in other lines . Lyons and Avignon, definitives, 535 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette (Mackenzie), 501E75c.; ditto (Espeleta), 506 f.; ditto definitive, 318 f. 75c.; Charleroi, 490 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 5. Boulogne and Amiens, 12%—Dutch Rhenish, 7%—East Indian, 1% —Great Indian Peninsular, %—Luxembourg, .2%—Namur and Liege, 44—Orleans and Bordeaux, 11%—Over Yssel, 2 dis.— Paris and Lyons Constituted, 8 4—Paris and Rouen, 4034—Rouen and Havre, 30 %—Sambre and Meuse, 5%. packed up THE NEWS TRADE.—We have recently ascerta ined that a syste m pr eva il s a t the News-hall of inserting printed bills, advertising various publications and remarks , in the news p a p ers the papers are i nc l ose d ar e made the medium of publishing adver for post there, and in some instances the covers in which tisenaents of quack medicines, or notices of publications, which could in no other way be presented to public attention. It be hoves the managers of the News-hall to put a stop at once to this nefarious system, which . threatens destruction to their Own business, and disappointment to their customers Parties who have evidently no right Ito admission to the News-hall, have obtained access there, and by bribing some one in authority, have been allowed to distribute printed hills and notices to be circulated by being folded in and round the news papers. It cannot be too clearly understood that the insertion of any printed bill or paper In any newspaper to be forwarded by post, or any writing or printing on the cover except the address of the party to whom the paper Is sent, and the name of the newsvender by whom it Is forwarded, renders each newspaper liable to the payment of the full postage, according to the weight of the said paper. There is no doubt that the authorities at the Post-office are fully aware of these attempts to defraud the revenue by publishing bills through the Post-office, and we have no doubt that many of the delays complained of have been occasioned by the necessity of examining the newspapers, with a view to detect this disgraceful fraud . The remedy is in the hands of the newsm en connected with the News-hall ,'and If they do not at once a nd without further dela y take the necessary measures for effectual l y p rohibitin g all p rinted or written bills from admission to their hall , we s hall feel it our dut y to publish the names of those newsmen who use that establishment, and suffer the interest and convenience of the ir customers to be sacrificed by such a system. We are au thorised to state, that the fhll postage will be charged on all papers fo und to contain an y printed bill or writing, or any printed or written statement on the envelope, except the address and the name o f the newsvender. In conclusion, to avoid fraud in any department t h r ou g h which the Wakley, M.P., newspapers for the country may be transmitted, we strongly recom mend the name and address of the party to whom the papers are sent to be written on the newspaper. This protection has been con ceded by the Post-office.—Times fatal. FATAL ACCIDENT AT AN HOTEL.—On Tuesday Mr, the body of Thomas Wells, aged 53 years. The deceased was head waiter at held an inquest at the London University College, on Hicks's Hotel, Duke-street, Manchester -square, and bore a most excellent character. About half-past eleven on Friday night he was about to descend the kitchen stairs, when, being seized with a fit, h e fell, and was precipitated to the bottom, striking his head against the stone floor, and he sustained an injury which proved ' hovel to the hospital, and he was forthwith taken thither, but A surgeon was immediately called, who recommended his re • ex pired in a few minutes after his admission. The hofise-surgeon proved death to be the result of the inJuries consequent upon the fall. Yerdlot-7" Accidental death." DIPERIAL PA RLI ARENT. (THIS DAY ) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock. Mr. I'. HOWARD presented petitions in favour of the Roman Catholic Relief Bill from Carlisle and several other places. The Dublin Markets' Bill and the Dublin Cemetery Bill were severally read a second time, and ordered to be com mitted this day week. The Committee on the Danish Claims was postponed. Lord J. MANNERS presented a great number of petitions in favour of the Roman Catholic Relief Bill. The Bristol and Birmingham Railway Bill (Ashchurch, Tewkesbury, and Malvern line) was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. Sir W. SOMERVILLE presented a petition from the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dundee in favour of the Roman Catholic Relief Bill. Oa the order of the day being read for the House to go into Committee on the ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIEF BILL, Mr. COLQUHOUN objected. The Bill contemplated al terations in the established laws of the realm, alterations of the most important and fundamental laws, which had been opposed for many years in that House. He wished to say to the Hon. and Learned Gentleman opposite, that if he would confine himself strictly to the points in Committee which he had proposed on a former occasion, he (Mr. Coiquhoun) would withdraw all opposition, and would give every assist ance in his power. He trusted theywould not alter those esta blished laws which had passed for the protection of the public against ecclesiastical encroachments. He distinctly charged all the responsibility of this measure upon her Majesty's Government. The first great change would be an alteration in the Act of Supremacy. The proposed measure would take away all the penalties for denying the Act of Supremacy. It would do away with certain oaths that parties holding high and responsible situations were now obliged to take. If all penaltieslor denying the Act of Supremacy were done away with, it would become a mere abstract principle, and worthy no longer to be on the statute-book. It was found necessary in the time of Elizabeth and William 111. to protect the con stitution from ecclesiastical encroachments by stringent laws. He would ask, was ecclesiastical power and ecclesias tical ambition less now than it was in those days ? He found by the Emancipation Act of 1829 that several great officers of State, and also the Sovereign, could not hold their station if they were Roman Catholics. If a Roman Catholic, the Sovereign could not sit upon the throne. By the Act of 1829 it was provided that no' Lord Chancellor, Lord. Lieu tenant, Lord Commissioner, or Regent, could, if a Roman Catholic, hold any of those offices. Suppose a Lord Chancellor should take the oaths of supremacy, and then afterwards, in imitation of many clergymen of the Church of England in the present day, take up with the principles of the Church of Rome, what security would there be for the public if all the penalties attached to such an offence were done away with? Well, then, the case of laymen being as dishonest as church men was not an impossible contingency, and yet they were about to abolish one of the Acts of Parliament, the Act of Charles 11., and they would afterwards repeal the important Act of William and Mary, and thus the oath which was now applied as a test would be then of no avail. Would the Right Hon. Baronet affirm that the fears entertained by him were groundless? Let the Right Hon. Baronet tell him how these fears were to be allayed. They had now the oath of supremacy, which had been and stilt was defended by some of the greatest minds in the country as part and parcel of the constitution, but they intended by this measure to repeal it. He wished to call the attention of the House to one remarkable fact con nected with the Act of 1829, which enacted the oath at pre sent taken by Catholic Members in that House—the oath which allowed the civil supremacy of the Sovereign, but was silent as to the spiritual supremacy of the Pope. Would the Hon. Member for Winchester inform him where the distinc tion was drawn between these powers—where the civil su premacy of the Sovereign terminated, and the spiritual su premacy of the Pope commenced ? This was a matter which agitated all the Courts of Europe at that very time, and it was then a claim of the Court of Rome, that her right to dictate to the Roman Catholic subjects of this country should be recognised. Lord Beaumont, a Roman Catholic for whom he (Mr. Colquhoun) entertained the most sincere respect, said that the supremacy of the Court of Rome in civil matters ought not to be acted on by her Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects, and the Noble Lord was supported Icy a most respectable proportion of those hold ing the same religious opinions. The Honourable Member for Winchester alluded to the objection taken by the Bishop of Malta to the oath, and he drew an inference altogether erroneous from that fact. The Hon. Member was in error as to the real facts of the case, and therefore wrong in the inferences he deduced from them. The objection of the Bishop of Malta was not to the Act of Elizabeth, which it was now proposed to repeal, but to the Act of 1829, and what was his objection ? Why that he, in 1835, referred that oath to the Church of Rome, and the reply was that it was inadmissible. What security, then, had the Right Hon. Baronet that the Roman Catholics of England and Ireland would not adopt the same opinion as the clergy men of the Church of Rome did? Was he not, indeed, certain that the unity of that Church would compel them to do it. The House would observe, that by this Bill there would be an alteration in the oath of supremacy, and the Bill repealed the statute of Elizabeth, which forbade the introduction of Papal bulls or other instrtfments from the see of Ronie. When this Bill was passed anything in the shape of Papal rescripts might be s; nt into this country, and they would become binding on the Roman Catholics. Was there a single state of Europe that allowed the laws of Rome to be sent into the country without being examined ? No Papal re scripts were admitted into France or Spain without being first examined. This Bill would give increased power to the ecclesiastics of Rome, which power would be superior to the state. Tke very parties to whom it would give increased power were those who were the most prominent in the movement for the severance of one portion of the empire from the other. He could not contemplate this increased power being given to the ecclesiastics of Rome without the most serious alarm. If they repealed the oath of supremacy, they declared that the Queen's jurisdiction was not entire over the ecclesiastics of the Church of Rome. This he could not support. He thought it would be fatal to their policy, dangerous to the peace of the empire, and would be giving a premium to those men who wished to carry on that agitation which had been so effectual in France and in other parts of Europe. He could not give his consent, therefore, to such a Bill as this. The Hon. Member then quoted the opinion of the French Parliament in 1762, which was, that having extr..etcd certain passages from 147 Jesuit authors' works, and ha ring them .aolbitad •thrw onne;flornii that +1, 4 , inpr jury, and licentiousness of every kind ; and they moreeiver stated, that these passages were approved of by tlse Jesuits of all classes, by their theologians and principals. He would appeal to the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Treasury to prevent such an enactment, for it proposed very serious changes in the Act introduced by the Right Hon. Gentleman himself—he meant the Roman Catholic Relief Bill of 1829. As for himself he would enter his protest as repealing the Act of Supremacy, and endangering the best interests of the State; he would,ltherefore move that the House do go into Committee upon this day six months. Sir J. GRAHAM was anxious that the Hon. Member who had charge of this Bill should postpone it until the Bill which was now before the other Ilouse of Parliament was before them. The Bill now before the House was founded on the report of the Criminal Law Commissioners, but the Bill before the House of Lords, and which was now awaiting its second reading, went much farther than that. Upon that Bill several suggestions had been made in the other House, and those suggestions were now under the consideration of the servants of the Crown. On these accounts he trusted the Hon. Member would postpone the consideration of his Bill till a future period. Mr. WATSON could not accede to the suggestion of the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department. This Bill had been, in fact, brought into the House in 1843, and in 1844 a Bill had been passed which comprised many of the clauses of this Bill, but the effect of it was totally lost ; and he had, consequently, brought in a Bill in 1845, which, although it had been stated that the matter of it should be considered, the session had passed over without any member of the Government giving an opinion whether they were favourable to this Bill at all. This Bill had been introduced early in the session, and whether the Bill in the House of Lords was in troduced at all, the House would certainly have to come to a decision on several of the clauses in his Bill; and it appeared to him that there could never be a better opportunity of coming to that decision than the present moment, and he must therefore press on the Bill. On the motion being put, The Earl of ARUNDEL and SURREY said that not having been present at the last discussion, he wished to say a few Words on the present occasion. He should not have entered on the subject of the Jesuits but for the last observa tion of the Hon. Member who had moved the amendment. ' He believed that there was no order of men who had been more ill used than the Jesuits, for he felt assured that they were as high in intellect, as glorious in virtue, a; any body of men upon earth. Go to Rome, and anywhere and every where, and see the Sisters of Mercy, those angels upon earth, and observe whether, under the trials of life, they were not, like all the other regular orders, promoting the cause of religion and charity. He could not have conceived a greater mistake than that which it was evident prevailed respecting his religion, from the speeches which had lately been made He would not go into the other parts of that Bill, they could be better defended by other persons, who had more extensive legal knowledge than he possessed. He would only offer his thanks to the promoters of the present measure, and promise them his hearty support. Sir R. PEEL regretted that the Hon. and Learned Gen, tleman would not accede to the proposition of his Right Hon. Friend. It was very unusual for any Member of Puha• ment to persist in a proceeding upon which the Government had stated that they were not prepared to give an opinion. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman required that the Government should express their opinion before their own Bill, which was before the other House, was brought into that House. It would not be just to remove from the statute-book disabil ities affecting the Roman Catholics, while the Protestant Dissenters were to be left unprovided for. He acknow ledged the justice of that principle, and a Committee was appointed to inquire into the matter. The Government were unwilling to throw any delay in the way of the Bill. lie thought the proposal made was so reasonable, that unless the Hon. and Learned Gentleman agreed to it, he should certainly dissent from entertaining his Bill. Lord JOHN RUSSELL thought if the two Bills were be fore the House, the proposition of the Right Honourable Gentleman should be acceded to. On one part of the subject, the Criminal-law Commissioners had B o d n h o a dopinion.referred — the( II subjectea r. ) e t l c ie r ß ire i omin vexatious they reported that they had found several very u a that the eed wasf Act e n mt o t ofa proposed a mode penalties under various statutes, and they _ the whichbwl37Bh29c perfect and statute book, and the law be rendered more . uniform. But when they came to existing penalties ginhati_Hiaownocarable Commissioners which came properly beneath their notice. It involved a w force s s a mightid underbbaetexthp point political considerations, and was a subject that should be referred to the Government. It was a question for the house to consider whether the penalties imposed by the Act of 1829 which t hwteheerseeCommissioners vexatiousfu I l should be modified or repealed. SirJAMES GRAHAM said, he was not prepared to agree ci t n o e en t ot l ne i e vme repeal t o oi f n d t ti l hs i c e eu c s l ps a r u teh s s es ee npt i r n ßovi t li l s c o ß nAs i l to l f o p f t ' riel l se S e 2nß9tit hliill. Iv e ta shwwo: ueverylrde be necessary to take the sense of the House upon thes clauses. If the course he had proposed was acceded to by the lion. and Learned Gentlemen opposite, the Government Bill would be brought in, and would be discussed fully in con junction with the Bill of the Hon. and Learned Gentlemen. He must say that the course he had proposed was qiiite con sistent with the rules of the House, and, if agreed to, would give the House the opportunity of fully discussing the matter. Lord J. MANNERS thought that alterations proposed by the measure before the House would not a'ect the general question. Mr. WATSON had no objection, if they went into Com mittee, to discuss the clauses contained in the Bill of 1829. He should, however, persist in his motion for the House to go into Committee, and should, if necessary, take the sense of the Ilouao upon the subject. After a few words from Mr. COLQUHOUN, Mr. O'CONNELL claimed the right to say one or two words before passing these clauses, as he had been personally at tacked by the Hon. Member opposite (Mr. Colquhoun.) The Honourable Member had taxed him with having been in error with regard to Galileo's connexion with the Court of Rome. lie admitted that he was inaccurate in some of his details, but he did assert that in the main facts he was perfectly correct. Leo the Tenth had patronised Galileo, and he it was that had been mainly instrumental in publishing the Copernican system of the universe. He again asserted that Galileo was only in prison for some three days. So much with respect to that charge. He would now glance at the Hon. Member's remarks with respect to the Roman Catholics. The Hon. Member suggested that they should take the example of France in religious matters. Mr. COLQUHOUN—No, no. (Tarr Annum.) RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (TB IS DAY.) GROUP IV, The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this group, re-assembled at the usual hour this morning, and proceeded with their labours. . . It was arranod that each party should, before to-morrow morn ing, put in a report, in compliance with the resolutions of Mr. Dun combe. Mr. HILL said he had an application to make to the Committee. He appeared for a landholder in opposition to the Aberdeen, Band; and Elgin line, and he should be prepared to show that it was tainted with fraud tram beginning to the end. Before he could go into his opposition, however, he wished to be funiished with copies of the reports and documents required to be put in by the resolutions of the House. The Committee directed the parties to deliver the required infor mation before four o'clock to-morrow, and appointed Friday for going into the opposition of the landholder in quebtion. GROUP XIII. The Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock ; Sir William Clay in the chair. GLASGOW, DUMZ'RIES, AND CARLISLE. Evidence in support of this line of railway was this morning resumed. Mr. Christie, mining engineer, was examined, at some length, as to the mining i esources of the district through which the line passed, which he represented to be considerable. The largest field, however was that in the direction irom Old Cumnock to Muirkirk. GROUP XVIII. The Committee met at the usual hour, Mr. B. Denison, chairman, SOIV/ERSETSHISLE MIDLAND. Before commencing the business of the Committee, the CHAIRMAN announced that he had had a communication with the Speaker, who had informed him that it was not competent for counsel to cross examine upon the statement of the petitioners, until a petition shall have been presented to the House, stating that in the opinion of the petitioners, the statement made to the Committee, in accordance with Sir. Ituncombe's resolutions was erroneous, and praying that counsel might he allowed to cross-examine the witnesses on the points referred to in the petition. The House would then, if it thought proper, grant the prayer of the petitioner, and allow the cross-examination to be made. It appeared, therefore, that we were wrong in allowing Mr. Sergeant Kinglake to cross-examine witness on the statement yesterday. It was merely an act of in dulgence granted by the Committee, at the request of Mr. Kinglake. The Committee are not, however, at liberty to allow any cross-exa mination by Counsel upon those statements until a petition shall have been presented to the House, containing allegations that the statements made to the Committee are erroneous. The room was then cleared, in order that the Committee might consult as to the best course to be adopted under those circum stances. A large amount of evidence had been obtained during yes terday's proceedings, and it now appears that this was contrary to the resolutions of the House. (The Committee had not announced their decision up to the tirce of our going to press.) GROUP XIX. BRIDGEWATER AND TAUNTON CANAL, RAXIAVAY, ALUZI 111LitlIOUR. The Committee met this morning at twelve o'clock ; Lord Harry Vane in the chair. _ Mr. Hale, the engineer to the line was re called and examined by the opposing counsel and the members of the Committee, with respect to the general features of the line, in the course of which he repeated a great portion of the evidence given by him yesterday. Mr. Ware, dock-master, at Bridgewater, was called and examined by Mr. WELLS, with respect to Bridgewater Bay, the plan of which displayed on the walls of the Committee room was perfectly correct. The ships which came up the bay were exposed to great dangers, casualties happening every month, which he ap prehended would be greatly, if not wholly obviated by the construc tion of a commodious harbour at Stalford ; and besides, it would materially increase the traffic between that part of the country and Wales, which could only now be approached by a circuitous and un favourable road. Shipowners had now to pay heavy dues, from which they derived no benefit, Inasmuch as the receipts, in the shape of dues, were devoted to the improvement of the river Barret. The witness, in his cross-examination by Mr. FITZIIERBERT, stated his belief, that if the dues were taken away from the corporation, they -would yet have sufficient money from the interest of money they held, and from the increased trade to 'Bridgewater, when the harbour was constructed, to meet any ex penses which they would incur for the next thirty years ; and might, in fact, pay for all the improvements they had made during the past thirty years. Was not aware that the Corporation had wily 1,000/. in hand, or that they had ever expended money in raising wrecks. He believed that a great portion of the timber trade with Bridge water, would come by Stalford, where the harbour is proposed to be made. Never knew bricks or tiles exported from Bridgewater in the shape of ballast. They were made on the banks of the river. Could not say whether they would go to Stalford or not. The exports and imports were not considerable at Stalford, principally because there was no harbour there ; but if one were made, he considered that they would be great. GROUP XXX. This Committee re-assembled to-day at twelve o'clock. Present, Lord Charles Wellesley (chairman) and the other members. AYLESBURY AND THAWED JUNCTION. It was arranged yesterday that the case for this Bill should be entered into, when the evidence for the same might be considered as rebutting the evidence in favour of the Cambridge and Oxford line, its competitor. Mr. CaLciterr, on behalf of the Bill, called Mr. Robert Stephenson, engineer, who stated that he had turned his attention to the Aylesbury and Theme Junction line, and con sidered it with respect to engineering facilities, population, and traffic. It was superior to the Oxfbrd and Cambridge in these points. Mr. Sergeant CLARKE said. lie must interrdpt his Learned Friend in this line of examination. Ile should restrict himself to the intrinsic merits of the line before the. Committee without instuting any com parison to the disadvantage of another line. CaLcsarr contended that he was perfectly justified in adopt ing the present course. . _ discussion here followed between counsel 011 this point, which was terminated by tie room being cleared. On our re-admission in about three-quarters of an hour the CHAIR MAN announced that the Committee were of opinion that the evi dence she'd be limited to the Bill before the Committee. THE CHESTER CUP. WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE, BY SPECIAL EXPRESS, THIS EVENING, THE ABOVE RACE. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, MAY 6. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 50; Highest, 68; Noon, 60. BAROMETER, 29.56.—W1ND W.; showery. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Horning •• 5 minutes after 10. f Evening .. 38 minutes after 10. j . ... 1 , • 41' 4 4: _ .. .. , ' , \-- - ' .-- AF . - , •-,A - i ~. vli*?-,..... 4 -0 's, " 0r.,, 'D E ~7 , , - , , i•St 0 - ' -DR prf -V . 1.., .., ' 5 190 • ~ .VI Z IN. - -., - ..,--,.... SECOND EDITION. nu m Atoms LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1846. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at Five o'clock. The Earl of RIPON rose to move that the House do take into its consideration her MAJESTY'S message on the subject of the rewards to Lords HARDINGE and GOUGH. The Noble Earl having given a history of the services of each of those gallant officers, and having passed a high eulo gium on them, and on their brave companions in arms, concluded by moving that a humble address be presented to her Majesty, stating that the House would cheerfully concur in any measures that might be proposed for carrying into effect her MAncgry's intentions with regard to any special mark of favour which her MAJESTY might be pleased to confer on Lards HARDINGE and GOUGH. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE seconded the motion. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE heartily concurred in the motion, and felt proud of belonging to an army which numbered among its officers such gallant men. Lord Baot;Grtam having expressed his entire and hearty agreement with all that had been said in praise of the gallant officers of the Indian army, said that he should cor dially support the motion. Lord GLENELO heartily concurred in the motion. Earl Frrzwitnam thought the pension should be con ferred in perpetuity instead of for two generations. The answers to the addresses were then put by the LORD CLIAI4CELLOR and were agreed to. Lord CAREW moved for the production of the Irish corres dence relative to the Lord-Lieutenant of the county of Wex. ford, with respect to the office of Lord-Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum.—Agreed to. The Dissolution of Railway Companies Bill was read a third time and passed. Their Lordships then adjourned. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. The Earl of LINCOLN took the oaths and his seat for the Falkirk District of Burghs. The notices of motion on the paper having been either postponed or disposed of, The House resolved itself into a Committee on the Corn Importation Bill. Several of the blanks in the first clause were filled up, but upon the question of filling up the blank with the amount of the proposed reduced duty on oats, Lord G. BENTLYCK opposed the proposition, and moved as an amendment to leave the words oats out of tie clause. Mr. P. BORTHWICK seconded the amendment. Sir H. W. BARRON opposed the amendment. After some observations from the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, Captain LAYARD, Mr. P. BORTHWICE, Mr. STUART, and others, Lord G. BENTINCK withdrew the amendment, but at the same time intimated it was his intention to divide the House upon the whole clause. Upon the question that the first clause stand part of the Bill, Lord G. BENTINCA moved that it be rejected, upon which Mr. FINCH, Mr. 0. GORE, and Mr. J. Scorr addressed the House ; after which the gallery was cleared for a division, but none took place, the Noble Lord withdrawing his motion. The other clauses of the Bill were then gone through, and a few verbal amendments made in them, and the report was ordered to be received on Friday next, amid loud cheers. The Customs Duties Bill went through Committee. The reports were received on her MAJESTY'S message with respect to Viscount HARDINGE and Lord GOUGH. The other orders of the day were then disposed of and the House adjourned. Lord BROUGHAM, last evening, in a few words, called the attention of the Government to the case of Sir CHARLES NAPIER, and while admitting the propriety of rewarding li berally such men as Viscount HARDINGE and Lord GOUGH, seemed to consider that justice was only half performed while the conqueror of Sinde was passed over, and not one of the honours destined for the remuneration of great services fell upon him. This , sentiment has become general. Sir CHARLES NAPIER is evidently a marked man ; for what reason it is impossible to say, unless we attribute the circumstance to the animosity which unfortunately sprung up between the East India Com pany and Lord ELLENBOROUGH. That Noble Lord was recalled in disgrace. Probably the attack on the Ameers was beyond his instructions, and all the agents he employed in acquiring the valuable territory of Sinde are made to suffer with him. But this reason can have no effect upon the Duke of WELLINGTON and Sir ROBERT PEEL. They have signified their disapprobation of the course pursued by the India Company, in supporting the measures cf the ex- Governor-General to the full extent ; they have made no secret of the confusion which divided authority in the management of Indian affairs is likely to create, and have rewarded, by a step in the peerage, and afterwards a seat in the Cabinet, the high functionary whom the Board of Di rectors so ruthlessly discarded. Why has their conduct to wards Sir CHARLES NAPIER been different? He only car tried into effect the high mission with which he was entrusted. When the British agent at Hyderabad was treacherously attacked, when a plot was laid for the capture of the General and the destruction of his little gallant army, when another Caubul tragedy was fairly planned and ready for consummation, the prudence and clear insight of this very remarkable man defeated the treacherous scheme, and he resolved no longer to hold any terms with these dangerous and unprincipled Ameers. Their conduct justified all that followed, even independent of the absolute necessity of obtaining a command of the Indus for the very safety of our Indian possessions. The entire work was accomplished in a few weeks—the ty rannical', and plundering Ameers were for ever displaced, a new Government established, and Sinde finally incorpo rated with the British territory in the East. But the work was not only accomplished with the utmost dispatch, and at a trifling cost—its importance is every day made more mani fest by new events, the wise plans laid down by ELLEN BOROUGH and NAPIER have been tested by experience (so much cannot be said of the Lahore treaty), and all circum stances concur in proving that the inhabitants have greatly benefited by the change, and rejoice in \ Bri aiwyes t bee evernszadvii at by theollncians Protection, and that Sinde is the most valuable a t t he th Eaa e btalenktaardnCoesms of Company. d nyt.heWGoevhernave ment in ackno w led g i ng deeds of such merit, cially at the period of th e i r completion, when the m m ere "Pe did the work had so many en em i es to contend with.enTwhheye had against them the whole mercenary press of India, which distorted every fact to the prejudice of the conquerors; there • was an outcry too raised in this country little credit able to the writers in newspapers, or to others who would put themselves forward as the guides of public opinion ; but that outcry soon died away, and the small voice of worthy such p art a i n n reasondmidandoetiptseerflforhm a eard. On u t uca hus sio . n e the d.n g tamely Gover nment to a t e mporary clamour (for temporary they kn ew it must be, and the importance of the acquisition no ordinary states man could fail to see). Instead of deferring for one a vote of thanks to t h e arm y of Slade, and thus encouraging un f oun ded prejudice and misguided philanthropy, k t 3 liey g s h o uld have taken the lead in assertin g the merits of an ,undertaking which set many slaves free, whi c h re lieved an oppressed populatien, encouraged trade, and good government, end opened up a river which in a few years would become absolutely necessary as a means of com munication with the northern parts of India, and which would prove, in the long rue, the most secure barrier against western invasion. What would the Funjaub be worth now without Rurrachee and Hyderabad ? The Government know it would be compartively valueless, and the public, who seldom fail in time to judge correctly, will soon begin to complain that such honours and emoluments are heaped with breathless haste upon lIARDDIGE and GOUGH, while NA.PIEU, who laid the solid foundation of British prosperity in the west, is entirely overlooked. Lord CA REW last night moved, in a quiet and temperate speech, for the production of copies of the correspondence which took place between Lord HETTESBURY and himself relative to the appointment to the office of Custos Rotulorum of the county of Wexford. His Lordship complained, that he being the Lord-Lieutenant of that county was not upon the first vacancy appointed to the office of Custos Rotulorum, which he claimed not as a matter of favour, but demanded as a right. His Lordship truly stated, that as to his competence or qualifications for the office in question, no difficulty could exist, no doubt could be mind. Lord Certriv has ever proved himself a sound and consistent politician, a man of the most liberal and expanded views. The possessor of a large private fortune, he is known to be one of the kindest and most in dulgent landlords in Ireland. In the management of his large estates he exhibits an example which, if generally followed, would not merely restore peace and tran quillity to his country, but would render it pros perous and contented. The deserving tenant is en couraged in his improvements, he knows that he is sure of meeting with a kind and sincere friend in his land lorjl, who will patiently inquire into his affairs, who, if he is in difficulties, will afford him a liberal and judicious assistance, who will not unduly press him, should any unforseen cala mity fall upon him ; and he is certain of being permitted to retain the possession of his holding. On the Castleboro' estates the clearing system has never been resorted to. The occupier knows that he is as secure in the possession of his tenement as if he had the most binding lease. It is not, there fore, to be wondered at that Lord CAREW is beloved by his tenantry. A man of the most amiable private character, kind and unostentatious in all the relations of life, a man of no ex treme views, but moderate and conciliatory to every one, he possesses the esteem and respect of all - who have the good fortune to know him, and on his appointment to the lieu tenancy of his native county many years since, no second opinion existed as to the propriety of the selection, which was received with the greatest approbation by men of a ll classes, shades, and varieties of opinion, political or religious. Since that period Lord CA.REW has (if possible) increased the regard and respect entertained towards him by the manner in which he discharged the duties of his high office, and it was of course considered that any additional mark of distinction or respect which was in the power of the Government to bestow, in his county, would be conferred upon him, certainly that no slight or insult should be offered to such a man. Such, unfortunately, has not been the case, for his just claim, we should rather say his right, has been disregarded, and another has been appointed to the situation which should have been at once tendered to him for his acceptance. A remarkable unanimity of feel ing appeared in the House. Peers of the most opposite politics bore their testimony as to the understanding which existed, and the statement which had been made at the time of the change which was effected in the mode of the government and management of the Irish counties. It appeared that up to the year 1831 or 1832, there were in each of the Irish counties two, four, and, in some instances, six persons, in whom were vested its government, and the power of recommending parties for the magistracy, It was then considered desirable to establish uniformity of system, and to assimilate the law of England and Ireland as to the local superintendence of counties, by appointing the same individual to be the Lord-Lieutenant and Custos Rotu lorum, on whom the responsibility should lie, and from whom Government might obtain information, and who should be the medium of communication between the Government and the magistracy. Lord STANLEY stated, that in every county persons 'ere selected, without reference to their political opinions, from those who had the largest estates, and that in all cases it was the practice that the office of Castes Rotulorum, when vacant, should be conferred upon the Lord-Lieutenant, and added, that from his own experience in Ireland, he could say there was not one of the Lord-Lieutenants in that country who had discharged his duties with more satisfaction to the Government, without reference to political opinions, or had enjoyed more of its confidence, than Lord CAREW. The:Duke of WELLINGTON, with the candour which has ever distinguished his Grace, stated that he recollected perfectly well having supported the Bill, and giving it as his opinion that the person holding the office of Lord-Lieutenant should also hold that of Custos Rotulorum—the Lord-Lieutenant was a military rather than a civil officer, while the Custos Rotu lorum was the officer of the Loin) CHANCELLOR, which opinion he again reiterated. The only attempt at apology (justification it could not be called), was made by Lord ST. GERMANS, who stated that ,his Excellency the Lord-Lieute nant of Ireland was not bound to read HANSARD or to have any knowledge of the debates. We cannot agree with his Lordship in this. A person charged with the administration of a country like Ireland, who has able and responsible advisers, well-informed as to everything which had taken place so recently, and whom he was bound to consult before filling up the vacancy, ought to have known the unanimously-expressed sentiments of the Legislature upon such a subject; and it shows the weakness of the cause when a man of Lord ST. GERMAN'S ability and shrewdness could find no other defence to put forward. We trust the earliest steps will be taken to remedy the error into which the Irish Government has fallen, and that an assurance will be given against the recurrence of a similar mistake. Whatever may be the result, Lord CAREW may rest satisfied with the support he received and the gratifying consciousness of having done his duty. Another stage has been passed in the great measures of commercial policy now before Parliament; one obstacle the less (if they can be dignified with the name of obstructions), intervenes between the Corn and Customs' Bills and the in corporation of free-trade principles with the Constitution of Gr eat Britain. Yesterday the various clauses of these Bills were agreed to without opposition, and the third reading no minated for Friday evening. We have repeatedly insisted that such would inevitably become the predicament of the opposi tionists. We have warned them incessantly against that orato rical flatulence, which not only militated against the prosperity of the empire, but more especially against themselves. We have predicted such a ludicrous submission to the will of the overwhelming majority—not so much the majority dis cernable in the units of the Commons as in the millions of the people—and their contemptible and unwilling se cession from braggadocio into silence. We have uttered these predictions—here is their fulfilment. In recurring to them, however, we are by no means desirous of arrogating to ourselves any re markable capacity for vaticination, particularly as the pre dictions in question must have been self-evident to every one but the unfortunate Protectionists themselves : we dilate upon the reminiscence simply with the intention of drawing inferences for guidance in the future from the ex perience of the past. What has already manifested itself in the preliminary stages of the abolition measures, will inevitably befal every similar effort at procrastination. Ridicule will constitute the recep tion of all such harangues as are uttered simply for the pur pose of encroaching upon time, and an ignoble defeat will be the ultimate recompense of all such contumacious dis putants. Such has been the consequence upon the recent submission of the clauses to a Committee of the House— such will be the irrecusable and indubitable consequences upon the after proceedings. The giant wheel of free-trade has received its momentum from public opinion, and not all the little pebbly obstacles of monopoly can interfere with its revolutions, retard its progress, or prevent its arrival at the bright goal which is already visible—the goal of Parlia mentary acceptation. Whether this consideration be the cud of sweet or bitter fancy to the country party, it should be assiduously masticated. Nor by Lord GEORGE BENTugcK, or Mr. MILES, or Mr. DISRAELI, only, but by whom soever of their Lordships in the Upper House may peradventure at this moment be anticipating a protracted campaign. Let them reason from conclusions already per ceivable ; let them observe the frivolous, impertinent, and utterly useless squabbling of their compeers during four months of discussion in the Commons ; let them remark the scorn with which their old-fashioned arguments are in variably inundated, and then consider whether further antagonism will be likely in any manner whatever to re dound with honour or profit to themselves. Let them re flect whether the unpalatable potion, which is tendered them by their physician (but which they blindly imagine to be poisonous) may not actually invigorate them ulteriorly, and whether its acceptance alone would be preferable to a forcible discharge of it down their throats, accompanied by a contumelious flaggelation. To the territorial aristocracy of England we commend Sir R. PEEL'S harangue of Monday evening, conceiving it to contain the most judicious code of morals for the political guidance of a landed peerage ever presented to them in a compass so portable, or in language so uncompromising. As Prime Minister of England, as propounder of the glorious measures of com mercial reform, now awaiting a signal for their departure from the Lower House, and as an earnest champion of the en lightened principles upon which those measures are modelled, Sir R. PEEL could scarcely have prefaced their remission to the Peers with sentiments more likely to insure their acceptance, or to embarrass any partizan animosity which might be accumulating strength for their rejection " I am," said the Premier, " of the same opinion as Guizor the eminent French statesman, that a territorial aristocracy is most essential to a great country." As conservators of the dignity, and stability, and efficacy of the state, undoubt edly such an aristocracy should be fostered, as, perhaps, the only rational security for the preservation of what we might call our indigenous independence, that is, of our meadows and our woods, of our soil and our mother-earth, such a peerage becomes necessary for the perpetuity of our constitution and for our existence as a na tion. " I believe this most certainly," continued the Pre mier, " but the question is, what is the most legitimate way of maintaining a territorial aristocracy ?" That is the definite morale of this measure as far as the Peers are im plicated in its operation, and it must be in the conclu sions deduced from that interrogation that the pros and contras of their Lordships' voting will ultimately be discovered. With HAMLET, they may mutter, " That is the question." How is a territorial aristocracy to be main tained legitimately? By giving them a nominal advantage over other agriculturists? By enabling them to become huckstering monopolists of wheat, and oats, and rye, with out any material advantage whatever to their own coffers, but with a most stinting diminution in the larders of the labourers ? Can they be maintained legitimately by a persistence: in these grinding enact ments in provisions, or by their abolition? It is reduced to that inquiry at last; and what is the opinion upon this head of the experienced statesman to whose jurisdiction these realms are committed by the nomination of the SOVEREIGN, and the acquiescence of the people? What opening a free in commerce the constitution? Why, the Pre mieranswer to this question g i ven b y Sir R. PEEL, w ho thweould hazard nothing in depreci a ti on o f the second e is order says, "My firm opinion is, that we shall ma intain the territorial aristocracy by giving up these l aws !" By distinctly to all, without let or hindrance, w ith o ut partiality or distinction —by letting agriculture live not by the application of on .• übuit4— by administer- 4 u ul misjudged tonics or d ebilitatog i n h e rent stamina, upon its own GROUP XXXV. The members of the Committee appointed to consider the Bills named in this group, met at twelve o'clock, Mr. George Bankes in the chair. The Committee, however, immediately adjourned for ten minutes, at the end of which the sittin,, •rac 11,IVIDEFLGILTE, NOTTING•II.A.IVE, AND Witnesses were examined in support of the Bill, which was partly considered yesterday. Their testimony was strongly in favour of the line, which they considered would be a paying concern, and of great public benefit. GROUP XLIII. This Committee assembled at the usual time ; Mr. Miles chairman. EAST AND WEST YOILIESNIRE JUNCTION. The proceedings In this case were resumed this morning. Mr. Thorpe, linen manufacturer, of I'ateley, was the first witness called, who stated that in his opinion the proposed railway would be of great advantage to the district through which it would pass, it would also enable him to obtain his coals at much less price than he was now paying. A large quantity of agricultural produce would also be conveyed by this railway if the line were made ; he would use it in the conveyance of his manufactures to Hull, which were very considerable. Mr. Buss cross-examined this witness at considerable length in order to elicit from him whether a majority of the directors of the railway were not all connected with Mr. Powell, the solicitor to the Company. Tlie 6natamax interrupted the counsel in this course, on the ground that the inquiry could not lae productive of any good ; in his opinion it would not matter if the whole of the directors were connected with Mr. Powell. At this stage of the proceedings the Committee desired that the traffic returns should be gone into. Mr. KNOWLES then. called Mr. R. Bayldon, who gave evidence upon the subject of the traffic. He had been engaged in taking the traffic upon various lines, and had taken every precaution to obtain accurate information on the traffic upon this line. From the cal culation he had made he thought the present would be a very re munerative line. GROUP XLIV. The Committee met at twelve o'clock, in Room No. 25, Lord Pal merston in the chair; present the same Hon. Members as yester day. They proceeded to hear evidence on the part of the promoters of the LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, AND NEW CASTLE—UPON-TYNE JUNCTION. A question was raised to the right of Sir Charles Temple to oppose the Bill, being a trustee and co-partner in this Bill, though not in the Lancashire and North Yorkshire, with which it was now amal gamated. Several witnesses were called to prove that Sir Charles Temple was formerly the chairman of the Company, and Still held a large number of shares lu the Company. He was one of the original promoters of the Bill. The Committee decided that Sir Charles Temple being one of the persons concerned in the establishment of the Company, and having, it must be supposed, induced many persons to take shares, ought not to be allowed to oppose the Bill. Even after this decision there was another discussion, Mr. Ser geant Murphy being anxious to obtain a locus slandi on the part of the York and Carlisle Railway; the Committee, however, confirmed their former decisions, mad the now unopposed case was about to proceed, when Mr. Sergeant Warily said that the time of the Committee would not be saved as might be anticipated, for he had just discovered that there was a petition against the preamble of the Bill, bearing the signature of Sir William Lawson, which would give him the same opportunity of opposing the Bill as he would have under the petition of Sir Charles Temple. Mr. Raines, an .il-merchant at Newcastle, was called to give evi dence on the necessity for, and genera/ feeling amongst the mer chants of Newcastle in favour of, the proposed line. He had taken some trouble to inform himself as to the merits of the many pro posed lines which had for their object the affording accommodation to Newcastle, and he considered this line the best of them all. Mr. Sergeant Muanti cross-examined the witness with a view to show the superiority of the York and Carlisle Railway. CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.—The sixty-sixth annual meeting of this society was held yesterday at Exeterlitill r ; the Earl of Chichester, president, in the chair ; supported by the Earl of Effingham, Lord Glenelg, the Bishops of Oxford, cllester, Baronet, Ripon, and Cashel, Sir R. H. Inglis, Baronet, Sir Georg e Rose, Sir Rigby Mackworth, Baronet, lion. and Rev eli T e, Rev. Hugh ev. Montagu Villiers, Rev. Hugh 3PN J Hon. Stowell, and proceedings, the Secretary Rev. J. W. Cunningham, and several other clergymen and gentlemen The Noble Chairman havingoptehneedso_ Lionsin Eastern read the report, which detailed ci e ety - 's opera Jamaica, British Guiana, North aLnuidiaWesctierna,Afraincda, is(3le.weece,Zealanalisahted.all Thofe wßhisihchopsmios-f sionar'y, stat i ons have been es Oxford, Cashel, and Ossory and Ferns, had accepted office as Vice-Presidents. The income of the past year amounted to 102,4581., showing a deficiency of 2,7911., as compared with the re ceipts of the preceding year ; and the expenditure having exceeded the income by 1,0731., it was stated that it would be impossible to extend the field of missionary labours during the ensuing year, unless the finances of the society should be greatly improved. Resolutions in furtherance of the society's objects were eloquently supported by the Bishops of Chester, Oxford, and Cashel, the Rev. W. J. Cunning ham, Rev. J. Bernot, Rev. J. H. Fox, the lion. and Rev. M. Villiers, the Rev. Hugh Stowell, Btc. &c. The report and resolutions having been agreed to, the proceedings closed by the meeting singing the Doxology. The large hall was completely crowded. Another meet ing, at which the Marquis of Cholmondeley presided, was held in the evening, in support of the same object. THE BLACKBIRD.—It is grievous to think that this bird, whose melodious voice gives such pleasure to the ear, and lends a charm to the ramble through the grove, must, for the sake of a little fruit, meet with the usual persecution. Its food in spring and early summer, consists of the larva; of insects, with worms and snails. The enormous number of slugs and snails, so injurious to vegetation, which are eaten by blackbirds, should at least save him on the score of gratitude from the general destruction. In the little abode occupied by the writer, every encouragement is given by their presence. A neiglsour once inquired how his lawn was so disfigured with worm •casts, whilst that of the writer's was so free ? The an swer was as ready—" Leave off popping at the worm -feeders from morning to night, and your lawn will present an equally pleasant ap pearance." It is an agreeable sight in early morning to view the activity of the blackbird, thrush, starling, and others, vigorously tugging the struggling worm from his retreat, more especially if it should happen that:the grass is covered with dew. It is very true that some little fruit falls to their share ; but so grateful is their cheerful voice and their interesting evolutions in search of food, deeply would the exchange be deplored that should deprive us of their presence for the sake of a little fruit, which, in the hot season, is, in all probability, as grateful to them as to the self-styled lords of the creation. And, last of all, let ns remember that, as not " one sparrow is forgotten before God," it may well become us all to reflect whether, in the grand schema of an all-wise Creator, these little creatures, seat undoubtedly for a beneficent purpose, although our imperfect knowledge may be unable to descry their immediate use, were not destined by him to partake of some small portion of the abundance poured forth for the benefit of man. THE TOWER.—On Monday next, the places of the old Tower constables and watchmen will be supplied and their func tions superseded by a detachment of the metropolitan police, drafted froni the H division, and consisting of thirteen men and a sergeant, who will have charge Qf yr:lmmo eteree, the gatte, and the iuterier vt the ivrtroff! THE FORGERY CASE AT BIR. 31INGHAM. TvEsnAr Dam/W.—This morning, the prisoner Dauncey wag brought before the sitting magistrates, charged with forging and passing a counterfeit cheque, purporting to be one from his uncle, Mr. Dalton, of Watford. The court was crowded with personig anxious to hear the case. _ Mr. Harding appeared to prosecute the prisoner, and that gentle man briefly stated the case as follows :—The prisoner was appre. hended on a charge of forging and wilfully uttering a cheque for 5/. In the menth of April, 1845, the prisoner was on a visit in Bir. mingliam, and during his stay took refreshments, &c., at the Wool pack, in Moor-street. Previous to his leaving Birmingham he in quired ;for his bill, which was handed to him, the amount being 198. • Bd., and in payment thereof tendered a cheque for 51. s to Miss George, the daughter of the landlady of the house, but she at the time not having the change convenient, pre sented the cheque to a gentleman who was in the house to know if he could oblige her with the change of it, which he unhesitatingly did. Mri. George, who was absent while the above transaction took place, returned, and ' some doubts were entertained by her and others in the place as to whether the cheque was genuine or not, and it was eventually resolve Ito speak to Mr. Dauncey about it. He was ac cordingly questioned on the subject, when he di dared that it was a bona fide cheque of his'uncle's, and wondered much that they should suspect a gentleman like him. He then became outrageous, and used very bad language. Miss George offered to let him go without paying the amount of his bill if he would return the 4/. to the gentle men who cashed the cheque ; tot he refused to do so, and abruptlY left the house, and he had not until lately been seen again. A for days after, he left Mrs. Ge orge rece i ve d a no t e s t a ti ng t h a t h e bad arrived safe at his destination, complimenting them for their kind ness, and also Informing them that he had written to his uncle, tell ing him not to honour the bill yet, and that he was sorry they would have to keep it for about three months, as his uncle was on the Continent. Since then Mr. Stephens had used every exertion to ap prehend the prisoner, but he could not. He had gone by several names. Mr. Harding thencalled Miss George, who proved the above facts ; after which, Mr. Dalton, uncle to the prisoner, was sworn, and etated that he resided at Watford. The cheque produced, and said to have been passed by him was not his, neither had the prisoner any authority from him to sign any cheque with his name. Dauncey wrote to him and asked if he would, when the cheque was produced by the officer, say it was a genuine one, and if he did not, be should be transported. _ The Magistrates, after consulting for a short time, committed the prisoner to Warwick Assizes. THE BLACK TERN (STERNA NIGRA).—A pair of these rare birds, the black tern, were observed on Monday last flying with that rapidity which characterises the whole genus, over the river. They were first observed between Greenwich and Woolwich, and afterwards a single bird, supposed to be •ne of the same pair, was seen near Westminster- bridge ; another, supposed to be its com panion, was met with again near Woolwich. Several attempts were made to secure a specimen, but the birds were wild, and could not be approached within gunshot, The black tern is occasionally seen about Cambridge and other fenny districts, and is exceeding nu merous in the latitude of Newfoundland ; but its visits to the shores of the Thanies are " few and far between." The whole tribe is gifted with extraordinary powers of flight, which has given rise to their popular name, " sea swallows." WIFE-SELLING.—A correspondent informs us, that on Saturday last, a fellow named Vowles sold his wife in a public-house,. at Axbridge, to another man, the price paid being ss. and a gallon of beer.—Bristol Mercury. BEGGING PETITIONS.—The inhabitants of Clapham, Wandsworth, and Battersea are cautioned against a well contrived and systematic plan of robbery, which is now, and has been for some time past, going on in that district by means of begging peti tions, setting forth the extreme destitution of parties, who have sud denly been reduced to ruin from various causes detailed in the peti• tion, to which the signatures of the clergy and benevolent inhabitant* are affixed, as nearly as possible resembling the respective hand writing of the parties. Several of these cases have lately been dim• covered to be grossly fraudulent. PUGILISM IN CHINA.—The art of self-defence is re gularly taught in China. Tracts are printed which would, in all. probability, accompanied by their wood-cuts, amuse the fancy in. England, though the Chinese have no pitched battles that we ever heard of. The first lesson for a Chinese boxer consists in winding his long tail round his head, stripping himself to the buff, then placing his right foot foremost, and with all his might giving a heavy thrust with his right fist against a bag suspended for that pur pose. He is directed to change hands and feet alternately. restraining his breath, and boxing the bag of sand right and left for hours together. The exercise the fancy call " thumping down walls and overturning parapets." In the second lesson the pugilist grasps in each hand a heavy mass of atone—and having stripped, and arranged his tail as before, he practices, thrust ing out at arms' length these weights, right and left, till he is tired. This lesson is called " the golden dragon thrusting out his claws. Next comes " a crow stretching out his wings" —a dragon issuing' forth from his door—a drunken Chinaman knocking at your door—a hungry tiger seizing a lamb—a hawk clawing a sparrow—a crane and muscle reciprocally embarrassed," and other specimensof fanciful nomenclature for divers feats of pugilism.— Sporting World. The DEFICIENCY IN THE COTTON CROP.—The sales of cotton in Liverpool for the current week sum up to 35,250 bales. 5,800 of which are on speculation, and 4,100 for export. This latter demand must and will continue to be on a very liberal scale, for, in proof of our statement last week that this is the lowest market in Europe or America, we may instance the fact, that, notwithstand ing the differential duties in France, which operate against WS market as compared with America to the extent of five centimes, or nearly one halfpenny per pound, orders are being executed here for shipment to Havre. From other parts of the continent the orders are on a very extensive scale, and are likely to he further increased at certain limits, which will extend when sufficient time has elapsed to apprise them of the recent advance of prices in America. Al though our market closes with a better feeling, the operations of the present have barely sustained the highest quotations of last week. The grand question with regard to the yield of the present crop of this important staple crectes considerable diversity of reasoning upon the late deficiency in the receipts at the ports of the United States. Many who were committed to opinions expressed early in the season. anxious to find reasons to account for so great a deficit in the re ceipts, attributed it first to the low stage of waters, and next to some difficulty in obtaining freights on the rivers, but overlooked the general character of the weather which pervaded a great portion of the picking season. The following is an extract of a letter, dated Austin, in Texas, Feb. 21, 1846 :—" The past winter has been one of unprecedented severity in Texas, and, I believe, in the whole south. Ever since the middle of November there has been a constant suc cession of cold, frosty, and rainy weather, and every few days UP to the present ice has formed of considerable thickness, even as far south and west as St. Antonio." This is confirmed, also, by ac counts from the principal cotton sections in the States. To this circumstance can alone be attributed the great falling-off now ex hibited, as the previously assigned reasons have already been removed without apparent effect. Since writing the above we have re ceived dates from New York to the sth inst., per Roscius, by which we learn that the receipts of cotton into all the ports were 1,516,131 bales, against 1,883,662 bales for the corresponding period of last year, showing a deficiency thus far in the present crop of 367,53 1 bales. The exports to Great Britain were 584,078 bales, against 740,411 bales at the same period of 1845, which is an additional falling off in the comparative exports of 36,000 since our last advices, and an aggregate deficiency of 156,033. The New York market had not undergone any change.—Lirerpool AMERICAN PnovisioNs.—The arrivals of flour and various descriptions of provisions at the ports of London r.nd Liver pool, the latter especially, from the United States of America, within , the past two or three days, have been so extensive as to be worthy of especial notice. The line-of-packet ship Wellington, arrivgd its the St. Katharine Docks from New York, brought 2,367 barrels of flour, 75 packages of clover-seed, and various other articles; and Moo ship Rescoe, in the same docks, from Baltimore, 5,100 barrels of flour, 550 packages of beef, 247 of pork, and 758 of oil seed-cake. which is used for the feeding of cattle. The following numerous ar rivals have taken place at Liverpool :—The Coverdale, from New Orleans, 3,097 barrels of flour; the Here of Sidon, also from New oo r..k.ees of lard, 150 of beef, and 1,000 barrels of flour; the Hero of Acre, 2,000 barrels of flour, &c ; the Rhone, from Haiti mote, 3,421 barrels of 92Q of n, pure', or bacon, and 321 of oil seed cake; th. Af.noheSter, from New Orleans, 2,249 packages of lard, 304 barrels of flour, and 146 Baas of Indian con, the Huron, from the same port, 300 barrels of Henry Bliss, also from New Orleans, 109 packages - 7R 49 of pork, and other articles; the ship Hottinguer, from New York. brought 10 hampers of potatoes, 6,711 barrels of flour, 100 packages of bread, 200 of pork, 4 of tongues, and 26 of clover-seed; the Sir C. Campbell, from New Orleans, 417 barrels and 989 sacks of Indian_ corn ; the Lucy Wright, from New Orleans also, 2,011 packages or lard, 28 of hams, 300 of beef, and 46 of pork ; the Miltiades, frog' the same place, 2,000 barrels of Indian corn ; and the Lady Sale, the large number of 1,000 packages of beef and other articles. It will b• seen how extensive, in two days only, the importations of food have been, although this list does not comprise a tithe of the articles im ported ; but it is sufficient for the purpose. Looking at the extensiva_ , supplies of food from America, coupled with the published list of arrival§ bf the same description of articles from Ireland, it suggest' matter for surprise and conjecture as to the quarter into which the/ are dispersed and consumed. It may be mentioned that the arrivals of shipping into the port of Liverpool as well as in London, from the United States, equally with all other parts of the world, have been very; numerous within the time mentioned, and the docks an waterside are in consequence in a very busy and bu,Aling state, ACCIDENT AT LOCH DOoN TO A MARRIAGE PARTir• —On Tuesday last a marriage party left Ayr on an excursion to this far-famed resort of pleasure-seekers, and were enjoying the beautiful sconery of the glen and loch, when an ace dent happened which had well-nigh changed their festivities into mourning. Two of the party► the bride and her brother, had been left a short distance behind the rest, and were walking leisurely along the brink of the loch, when the young man accidentally lost his footing, and fell into the water. Seeing the danger of her brother, and, no doubt, animated more by affection than prudence, the young woman immediately attempted to lay hold of him, when she was herself immersed, and, as the water was of considerable depth, both would probably have been drowned, had net their cries attracted their friends, who rescued them front their perilous situation. We are happy to learn that no injury was sustained further , than the inconvenience arising from the immersion. —Ayr Advertiser. _ _ GLASS MILK-PANS.—The repeal of the duty on glass, which led to the employment of this substance as a material for pipes in the conveyance of water, has been succeeded by its use for milk-pans. THE LATE MRS. FORSTER, OF NEWCASTLE. —We axe sorry to have to record, this week, the death of a very amiable and intelligent lady, Mrs. Forster, of Newcastle. She was the niece of the late Lords Eldon and Stowel, being the daughter of their brother, Mr. Scott, who was a highly respectable coal-fitter in Nevt castle. Mrs. Forster was a great favourite and constant corres pondent of her illustrious uncles, and was distinguished by her virtues and usefulness, and, above all, the unostentatiousness of her life. She expired on the 17th ult., in the 72d year of her age, and wad interred yesterday in St. Nicholas's churchyard. Gateshead tom' server. The lambing time in the northern counties, for bred sheep, is no a' nearly over, and, from what can be learnt, the; present has been a most prolific season, most of the ewes having had twinS► and in many instances three and four at a birth.—Newcastle Journal. CURED PROVISIONS.—Mr. Grogan (Dublin) has ob tained a return (yesterday printed) showing the quantities of cured provisions imported into the United Kingdom from foreign countries for the half-year ended the sth of January, 1846. It appears that the total import of salted beef was 38,201 cwt. ; of salted pork, 15,709 cwt. ; of halms, 3,006 cwt. ; and of bacon, 38 cwt. The largest im port was from the United States of America : 31,000 cwt of salted beef, and 5,720 cwt. of salted pork, in the half-year. The quantities retained for home consumption were], 106 cwt. of salted beef; on which a duty of 3001. was paid ; 266 cwt. of salted pork, the duty on which was 102/. ; 1,134 cwt. of hams, on which the duty was 761/. ; and 39 cwt. of bacon, at 81. duty. The quantities re-exported from the United Kingdom as merchandise were, of salted beef, 2,486 cwt.; of salted pork, 2,365 cwt, ; an d of hams, 468 cwt. The quantities taken for ships' stores were respec tively 47,724, 13,246, and 951 cwt. No bacon was taken far ships' journals w the of stores, P AR IS INVENTlON.—Severalofth ie e w at Paris V i ncennes Wednesday contained an account of a rev pears ho . preceding day, in honour of Ibrahim Pacha.Thursday The account which We gave was copied from the Constitutionnel. I t wever, that nothing of the kind took place. The Deba Ibrahim Pacha had had the Constitutionnel and T so h mo da o y th sa oTh ys of :--" 0 the Paris Journals translated to him yesterday morning, he would hav e been convinced that the brilliant imagination, which is the peculiar faculty of the literature of the east,he Constitutionnel relates a scene , is not one of the least of the qualities of the mind in F rance, as having passed on Tuesday,. he but in the open field, f or T not in som e re ti re d c h am b er o f a cas tle: manoeuvres of troops, between St. Maur _, interesting scene, in which Ibrahim PachaV i s : Vincennes —a most the hero of the plece , t to u es lt d o a f y being w details of this military fete had the on ly narrated a week b e f ore it occurre d , f or i t i s no t t next, as We learn, that the grand review, of which the Co!;' stitutionnel has given us the recital by anticipation, will take place. A petition to Parliament on the part of certain mer chants and trad ers of Dublin who have f o rmed . themselves auto s e Ebodxoyfoor dealing in sha res , aga i ns t the privileges of the Dublin St . e Exchange, f_.: in which ft is land has called forth a counter-petition from the opposite Ws'pra prayed that t . h e laws affecting the stockbrokers in Ire may remain _ BIICHR. On the 3d i nst., at Knapton Hous T e, Norfolk, Lady Robinson, of A daughter. On the 23d ult., at Naples, the wife of Henry Rucks Gibbs, Of Onson. the 30th nit., at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, the Wi re of Captain W. Walker, 69th Regiment, of a son. On the 2d inst., Mrs. Edward Brewster, of Burton-crescent , °f a son. On the 3d inst., at Higher Ardwick Lodge, near Manchester , il l° lady of Captain Cleather, of twin sons, one of whom was still-bort, On the 4th inst., at Abney-place, Stoke Newington, Mrs. J. Scott, of a daughter. On the 4th inst., at Peckham, Mrs. John Mollett, of a son. On the 4th inst., Mrs. John Oliver Smith, of Richmond - Iw' Brighton, of a son. On the 4th inst., the lady of A. Grimm,Esq., of a daughter. • MARRIED. ber t On the 18th of December, 1845, at Port Louis, Mauritius, - R — o - „g IPKerrell, Esq., to Emily Pauline, fourth daughter of Co l °•* - Stavelly, C.D. J. DIED. On the 4th inst., at Clapham, Jane, widow of the late Th ee Burkitt, Esq. On the 4th inst., at Brighton, Mary, the wife of Sir Martin Arch er Shce, President of the Royal Academy. On the 4th inst., at Devonport, Charlotte, daughter of Lieutenan t- Colonel Warren, C. 8., 55th Regiment. On the 4th inst., in Charlotte-street, Portland-place, Trances, rehcg of the late James Lamb, Esq. London: Printed and Published by haIRDO YOlngo, of NO. 112 ' Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, N 0.112, Strand, in the 1" of the Savoy, In the COunty of Alltldloogx. Wgineodoh 1646, i :1