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AMOUNT of RAILWAY DE POSITS A Return. of the Aggregate Amount paid to the Account of the Accountant-General in Chancery during the last Ses sion of Parliament, on account of Railway Companies;— also, Statement of what Portion of the said Money was invested in Stock or Exchequer-bills, with the Date of each Investment;—also, the Amount charged asCommiss:on on the Purchase and Sale of the said Securities, showing by whom the said Commitsion was received. The Aggregate Amount paid to the Account of the Ac countant-General, during the last Session of Parliament, on account of Railway Companies, was 3,444,3061. ss. The portion of the said M nev invested in Stock was 56,200/., invested in 56,8181. 3s. Bd. Three per Cent. 'Consols on the 23d of April, 1845; and in Exchequer-bills as follows: s. d. 49,895 15 8 in 47,5 00 50,519 12 0 in 48,400 199,816 10 4 in 189,500 99,222 6 9 in 93,900 104.747 0 2 in 99,700 14,994 16 3 in 14,:,00 206 16 6 in 200 42,088 17 9 in 40,700 37,463 2 6 in 36.000 36.899 1 2 in 35 300 1,992 17 3 in 1.9001 8,568 14 3 in 8,300 4.029 3' 9 in 3,900 4,300 2 8 in 4,100 4,425 15 6 in 4.300 18,732 7 0 in 18,200 56,226 010 in 54,300 14,924 2 6 in 14,500 20,585 0 0 in 20,000 1,339 16 3 in ; 1,300 41,913 19 9 in 40,600 812,891 18 10 in 777,100 Exchequer-bills ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto 1845. February a , February 20 February 22 February 24 March 12 March I 5 March 15 March 15 April 1 April 1 April 5 April 22 April 26 May 8 Jui_e 20 June 20 June 20 J une 20 June 20 June 25 August 11 The whole amount charged as commission on the purcuase of the said securities was 459/. lls. 5d., of which sum 2751. 14s. 10d was received by the Accountant-General, and 183/. 16s. 7d. by his broker. No portion of the Stock or Exchecuer-bills has been sold, but the sum of 56,815!. 33. Bd. Three per Cent. Consols has been transferred, and Exchequer-bills, amounting to 494,4001., have been delivered out to parties by orders of the Court, without any charge as commission on the said transfer or de livery being made by the Accountant-General or his broker. The remaining Exchequer-bills are still standing in the name of the Accountant-General to the credit of the several rail way undertakings. WILLIAM RUSSELL, Accountant-General. Accountant-General's-office, Feb. 14, 1846. G. MORTIMER, Broker. DARING ROBBERY BY A CLERK. EXTRAORDINARY CONFESSION. On Saturday last, information was received at the T divi sion station-house, Kensington, that, about one o'clock that afternoon, a young man, named Henry Norman, clerk in the service of Mr. William Hoof, the builder and exten sive railwa ' r contractor, had absconded, stealing and taking with him the sum of 57/., the property of Mr. Hoof. On the same evening Mr. Hoof received the following letter from his dishonest servant, which was a curiosity, as a confession of misdeeds : " Sir,-1 have to inform you that lam not what I repre sented myself to you when you came to your office, and to give you a slight history of myself, that you may understand that ft was quite impossible that I could remain a clerk in 3-our service. At 17 years of age I entered the Queen's service, in the customs' of Jamaica, and continued robbing them of many thousands of pounds before I was 21 years of age. I afterwards went to the United States of America, where I committed numerous crimes, not even hesitating at murder, and finished off by robbing a pawnbroker's shop of about 1,0001. worth of money and property. Since my return to this country I have committed so many robberies in different places, and so many people know my renown, that you must have soon discovered it. Circum stances over ,which human beings can have no control have made me what I am. The principal is my having had the misfortune to have the most degraded, drunkr n monster tor a father that ever ap or devil had. What I might have been had not the Almighty made me the son of a despicable wretch, I dare not think of, or I should drive myself mad. Cwsar, in his account of his Gallic war, says he took 1,800 cities by assault, and slew a million of men. I have com mitted more than 1,800 distinct robberies, and have been concerned in five murders, besides many other atrocities, which, on a small scale, entitles me to consider myself as great as Caesar. Fortune sent him into the world nobly born, in fortunate times, to push his fortunes, and the same jade sent me into the world the son of a low --, and that scoundrel took care that I should not have a chance of ,being anything higher in the social scale. Mr. —'s address is at --. If you are lucky enough to catch him sober, he Will inform you of the truth of what I t ell you, or you may ascertain it by calling at the Custom-house, in Thames-street; ask to sea the secretary. The greatest gamester, felon, villain, murderer, and swindler in the world, bids you farewell for ever. " HENRY - NOR MAN." The letter was addressed to William Hoof, Esq., Ma deley House, Kensington," and bore the post-mark of " Judd-street, New-road." Similar letters were also sent to Dr. Palin, at whose school at Barnes, Surrey, the delinquent was educated, and to another gentleman to whom he was known. It has subsequently been ascertained that he re signed his situations in the Customs On the 31st December, 1841, his defalcations amounting at that time to 7504 and also that he was apprehended by Superintendent Beresford. C division, in August, 1842, on a charge of stealing a gold watch from a house in the Haymarket, at which he was lodging, but was acquitted. Inspector Shackell (detective police), Inspector Havell (T division), and other active officers, are engaged in tracing the retreat of the fugitive ; and there is every reason to believe that he will be soon in custody. He is described as about twenty-seven years of age, five feet six inches high, dark hair, eyes, and whiskers, rather bow-legged, and the little finger on his left hand contracted ; was dressed in a blue pilot-coat, blue trousers, with black vest and stock, and was formerly clerk to Messrs. Richmond, of Whitehall. SALE •OF THE GREYHOUNDS (iF MR. PALMER, OF BairroL.—Yes!er,lay the entire kennel of greyhounds of Mr. Palmer, of Bristol, who has declined coursing, was disposed of by auction, by lkfr. Houghton, at Aldrklge's Repository, St. Martin's-lane, which was numerously attended. Among the lots, of which there were twenty five, there were some celebrated winners of cups. The following were the prices at which several of the lots were sold a red dog, the winner of :he Great Western Puppy Cup, beating Bow yer Smyth's Spinster, and several other dogs, 321. I Is. ; Priam. a sawn dog, out of Little Vic, 10 guineas ; Little Vic, a well-known winner of many cups, 7 guineas ; a fawn and white puppy, 91. 19s. 6d. ; Peregrination, a fawn bitch, Si. 18s. 6d. ; Perseverance, % red and white bitch, 91. 195 6d. A puppy whelped this year sold nfor five guineas, another for six guineas, and a third for 51. Iss. 6d., iln consequence of the excellence of the breed. ACCIDENT TO THE REV. IL WINCH.--On Thursday last the reverend gentleman, who is a brother of Lady Sale, wasre 'turning to Rye in a small four-wheel carriage ; on approaching Items. Ilottes ship yard, on the Winchilsea-road, the horse shitd, and becoming unmanageable, kicked the front of the carriage to pieces. The servant escaped by jumping out, but Mr. Winch, who bad hold of the reins, was iorced out by the plunging of the horse, and . was dragged along the r ad for soma distance between the wheels of toe carrikie, till at length the horse bro.ie away from the carriage with nte broken shafts et h - s heels. Assistance was procured, and the reverend gentiman, who had received several contusions on the head, was conveyed to the Cinque Port Arms, and in the course of the evening was I emoved to his raidence. ITALIAN POTATOES.---tivess4 called the Dewdrop, Arrived at the port of Liverpool from Leghorn, had on board ten tons .of potatoes, the produce of Italy. The importations of potatoes front the Channel Islands continue at regular intervals; several arrivals of the article having taken place since the matter was last -noticed. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.—AIderman (;ibis m valuable uted to himself a Snuff box, as a slight testimonial o h nia 's l o p f r i e ti; esteem, in honour of his having v again elected himself churchwarden ,of Walarook. After tile election Alderman Gibbs invited the church warden to dinner.—Pouch. 1 -3 ALMERSToN IN PARI, , . It is an rx , raordinory fact, that Lord Palmerston dined ee an the Bing of the French on S un d a y, an d n overtheless the Nation did not the next day warn its readers th a t France was sold , and PerficleA ion ' : 0 h hod Kr'oll will bought her.— Punch. T w Earl The remains ~ f the la b, - • removed Ott M on day next, from Portman-square, to Wiibledon, Surrey, there to be interred. The Queen Dowager visited the Noble Earl's alit .ted farally on Wednesday. ExcellencytmierorofC h.ormaznilla at Commandeer the ur MARRIAG E IN HIGH LIFE. — The mama ge of MadO m.siselle Lisboa, e u ld v e o s y t o d f a i t i t i g s h 3 t t e a r ie o s f ty h t i h s e M. trattea Lisboa, E Bri fish Court , an d Madame de Lisboa, with the Chevalie r Segeraira, Secretary to the British Legation at the Court of Madri i ci s , vv,.as celebrated on Wedne'day, at the residnce o d f the bde ri's father, in york-plaee, Portman squ are, by the Rev e . Dr. e Lima. After the ceremony, a distinguished party of the nobility and members of the diplomatic corps honoured Madame de Lisboa with their presence at a deouner given by that lady, in celebration of the happy event. PAYMENT OF JURORS.—On hue-day night a very nu- Therous meeting of the inhab.tants of Wandsworth was held in the largo room of the Ram Inn, for the p ur p ose of petitioning Parlia ment for an alteration of the law relating to jurors, as advised by Lord Chief Justica Denman at the Lent Assizes at Kingston. Mr. R. W. Benchard, one of the churchwardens, took the chair, and after ,several speeches, in which the hardships to which petit jurors tire now exposed, were dwelt upon, petit,ons to Parliament were agreed to, praying that petit jurors, in civil cases, may be properly remu nerated for their loss of time. THE VlcTottiA FOUNTAIN AT BRIGHToN.—Her Ma jesty's approaching birthday, the 25th of May next, has been fixed upon as the day for opening, the fountain on the Stefue, and it is in tended to celebrate the event with no little eclat. The programme -includes a fancy bazaar, a fete in the royal gardens, and other at &active amusements. —Brighton Guardian. DANGEROUS FREAK.—Some mischievous scoundrels have amused themselves during the past week with cutting about six feet out of the centre of a narrow bridge on the banks leading to Bracebridge. The bridge is at present left in this state, to the great danger of persons returning from Lincoln to Bracebridge [at night.— Lincoln Herald. EMIGRATION.—The number of German emigrants constantly arriving in the port of London and sailing for the United States is beyond all former precedent. Every New York packet ship has taken from 200 to 300 emigrants to America during the pre sent year. The regular liners leave the St. Katharine Dock three times every month. The last three carried out 800 emigrants, prin cipally front Prussia. THE REAL RAILWAY KING.—A gentleman in the Queen's Bench has papered his room with nothing but railway shares. The effect Is very rich. It is calculated that not less than three millions of capital has been sent in this way to the wall. Every county in the United Kingdom is there represented. The whole railway wort , is compressed into the space of eight feet by six. The gentleman breakfasts in Paris, and sl eeps i n - England , takes his tiffin in India, dines at We must not forgetSwitzerland,to mention just according as he moves his chair. mention that every share has been made to run in the direction the ll place. e re en - tr al terminus ln this way of • nionsly represents thof allthethleinelisueinintglei; grand world. —Punch. The licensed public-houses in St. Heliers amount to 192. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. —Mr. Philip Wild, a student of St. Edmund's Roman Catholic College, near Ware, and nephew of the late Cardinal Weld, Ira, Y drowned the othr day, while engaged in the amusement of e L itall roxbourne. Ile was ow collegians at the Rye-house, near 1 3 " atin g With some of his fell ay, promising youth, about 17 years of age. a very CHOLERA IN RUSSIA. —The I "rti sal German G aze tt e states, on the authority of letters from lt v iz e a r ,tiiat the cholera has just penetrated i n t o Russia fro Persia, and has advanced as ' far as CaSan and Csatiburg. a tailor in CUBIOUS MISTAKE. —A few days ago, jacket for a boy COCkermouth Went to a neighl)our'stouseatomake a the ving at his neighbour's out of one Of his father's coats. On house, the tailor found the coat lying o n commence operations upon. After _ a _ table ready for him to Knight of the Thimble immediately threcnaotting of breakfast, the was of the same colour and similar to that which his own coat, which he had :for the boy. The tailor went to work with all to up .And presently completed his job, after which he made m ake ste, discovery that he had furnished the boy's jacket out' e of the surprising his own coat i n stead of his father's ! In consequence of this mishap an absent mind , the unfortunate tailor had to send hol th e e result of for another c oat before he co uld think of leavin g the house of hi s patrhh.c,uin . berland Packet. A TRIP TO LoNoolq.—A worthy magistrate Of this - county, being desirous of showing his son the wonders of London, left his residence, about ten miles from this city, on Monday, accompanied by the youth, and arrived at the Ex .l. • w station just in time for t he earl y ex p ress train. They ety London in - safety; and after a hasty repast, pro- lied _ iol --- . rem eed. z id to vjew St.PauPs,ihe Tower, Westminster Abbey, the n 1 , alaee of Westminster, and other sights. At half-past f ry , o n , v were again in the railway carriage at Paddington r otation uti soon after eleven were seated around their own ;, Native boa rd, mounting the wonders of London; having travelled abt , u v t , 430 milts, and spent eye hutirs in the great Fnetropolis..—.L. ' , Teter .Gazette. r Two a 17N 1 LoNn 0 . 14, TRATrtsnAido PVENTINGs APRIL 28, IM PUBLIC INCOME AND EXPENDITURE.- BALANCE-SHEET. An Account of the Net Public Income of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the year ended th e sth d ay o f Apr il , 1 8 46 ( a ft e r abating the Expenditure thereout defrayed by the several Revenue Departments), and of the actual Issues or Payments within the same Period, exclusive of the Sums applied to the Redemption of Funded or paying off Unfunded Debt, and of the Advances and Repayments for Local Works, &c. Total. EXPENDITURE. INCOME OR REVENUE. X s. d. £ s. d. O R DINARY REVENUE AND RECEIPTS. £ S. d. Funded Debt.—l n tere s t an d M anagem e n t o f the Permanent D e b t 19,768,392 19 0 - Termin a bl e A nnu i t i es ............................................ 3,953,215 511 Customs Excise 13,296,619 13 4 Stamps Taxes (Land and Assessed) ..... Property -tax . 5,084,741 1 6 Unfunded Debt. Interest o n E xc h eq uer•bills Post Otfitv 791,000 0 0 —28,213,523 6 11 Crown Lands . ............••••••••••••••••' ................................................ • 13J,000 0 0 Civil List ............................................................................ 392,465 0 0 Is. and 6d. and 4s. in the £Oa Pensions and Salaries 4,639 15 8 Annuities and Pensions for Civil, Naval, Military, and Judicial Services, Small Branches of the Hereditary Revenues of the Crown Surplus Fees of Regulated Public Offices .. 56,590 10 10 Salaries and Allowances Diplomatic Salaries and Pensions .... .. ................................. . ............... 174,264 8 0 51,074,034 17 7 Courts of Justice ........................................................................ 751,810 6 7 Miscellaneous Charges on the Consolidated Fund 283,777 12 7 OTHER RECEIPTS. •. - 2,394,137 14 5 Army Money from China under the Treaty of August, 1842 750,,V,59 3 2 Navy ................... . ........ . ................... . ......................................... 1 6 7 968 , 91 6 13 2 Imprest and other Monies Money received from the East India Company 60,000 0 0 Miscellaneous, chargeable on the Annual Grants of Parliament 2,871,672 15 9 Unclaimed Dividends (more than paid) ••• ••• ....... 18,792,506 4 0 52009,324 9 10 • 45,400,167 5 4 . Unclaimed DividendJ m ore than received 49,628,724 12 3 Excess of Income over Expenditure ••• •.• 2,380,599 17 7 52,009,324 9 10 . _ ____ An Account of the Balances of the Public Money remaining in the Excl ended the sth day of April, 1846 ; the Money applied towards thi Works, &c., with the Difference accruing thereon; and the Balances i hequer on th e sth d a y o f A pr il, 1845; the Amount of Money raised by the Additions to the Funded or Unfunded Debt in the Year le Redempti on o f th e F un ded or paying off Unfunded Debt; the Total Amount of Advances and Repayments on Account of Local in the Exchequer, on the sth day of April, 1846. X e. d. £ s. d. £ .s. d. £ s. d. i£ s. d. BALANCES in the EXCHEQUER on the sth day of April, 1845 MONEY RAISED IN THE YEAR ENDING THE STH DAY OF APRIL, 1846, BY To the Commissioners for the reduction of the National THE CREATION OF FUNDED OR UNFUNDED DEBT. Debt, to be applied to the redemption of the Public Debt : Exchequer-bills 9,379.6001, per Act 8 Victoria, c. 23, charged on , Supplies By interests on donations and bequests 9,437 2 3 Exchequer-bills, 9,379,6001, charged on Supplies, per Act 8 Victoria, c. 23 Deduct sum applied not in redemption of Funded Exchequer-bills, 9,024,9001, per Act 8 Victcria, c. 129, charged on Debt, Lint of Consolidated F u nd Deficiency Bills 2,480,000 0 0 Supplies 18,301,500 0 0 Exchequer-bills for Public Works.—Great Britain (charged on Conso- To the Paymasters of Exchequer-hills for payment of lidated Fund), per Act 3 Victoria, c. 10 ... ... ... 4,000 0 0 Unfunded Debt : Exchequer-bills, West India Relief Bills, per Act 6 and 7 Victoria, c. 87 60,000 0 0 Money out of the Consolidated Fund for payment of Public Works, West India Relief, and Shan- Exchequer-bills, West India Relief Bills, per Act 2 :and 3 William IV., non Bills c. 125 2,700 0 0 62,700 0 0 Money out of Ways and Means, Grants for pay- Total amount of Repayments for Local Works, &c., under various Acts of Parliament Exchequer-bills for payment of Supply Bills • Total amount of Advan ce s for Local Works, &c., under various Acts ' of Parliament Balances in th e E xc h equer on th e sth d a y of Ap r il,l Excess of Income over E x p en di ture ••• OP 00 • 0 2,380,599 17 7 1846 6,507,463 494 27,137.160 19 2f4 27,137,160 19 21 Whitehall Treasury Chambers, A xil 17, 1846. EDW. CARDWELL. LITERATURE. LIVES OF THE KING;OF ENGLAND from the Norman Conquest, with Anecelwes of their Courts, 6.e. By Thomas Roscoe, Lsq. Vol. I. This first volume of a series contains a very ample bio graphical sketch of the illustrious Norman who, some seven hundred years ago, conquered England, and established a dynasty of which the present Queen is a lineal de scendant. It contains a variety of details that cannot tail to interest general readers—such as the birth and parentage of the Conqueror, his invasion of England, the battle of Hastings, his government in this country for twenty-one years, tcp ther with an account of the manners, customs, mode of living, dress, and amuse ments of the people, Saxon as well as Norman, daring that period. All the principal facts of the conquest are well known, but still they are occasionally placed in a new light, intermixed with anecdotes of the Sovereign and his chief captains, of the discomfited barons and their adherents, of the clergy and most other classes, drawn from official records and other authentic docu. ments. It• extends to great length-415 pages—and brings down events to the death of William, in the year 1087. Allowance, however, must 1:e made for the ex tensive views taken of events during that reign, because on account of their influence on the future government of the country, its institutions, laws, and customs; but it would be prudent on the part of the author to curtail, with the exception of the more remarkable, the lives of the other kings, else the work will become quite dis proportionate to its object. The writer, with an ex cusable vanity, though it rests on no solid foundation, and may apply in different ways, attempts to prove that the subjection of England to Norman dominion was not a conquest, but simply a change of dynasty. "The new monarch," he says, " never openly interfered with, or presumed to question the . constitutional rights of the English, although he gave up the country to rapine, and swept whole provinces with the Norman fire and ,word. Dignified with the title of Conqutror, as wresting the crown from Harold, it constituted a title of succession, not of conquest, over a free people, whose monarchy was in great part elective." But no conquest ever was more complete. The Saxon king and his whole army were destroyed at Hastings, attempts to restore the original dynasty were repeatedly made under influential nobles, supported by large bodies of the people, but they were all successfully out down, and every defeat was marked by some additional national disgrace. Property to an unheard-of extent was confis cated, insult was added to oppression, the natives were reduced to the lowest depth of degradation, and many generations elapsed before one family, of Saxon pedigree could attain so much as the rank of Baron, and (in the words of Hume) " as all ancient authors, who lived nearest the time and best knew the state of the country, unanimously speak of the Norman dominion as a con quest, by war and arms,' no reasonable man, from the tear of imaginary consequences, is ill ever be tempted to reject their concurring and undoubted testimony." The author himself admits that an inveterate hostility be tween the two 'people continued for upwards of a cen tury after the conquest, and that the two languages, from the same cause, wea e kept almost as distinct. But this is a subject on which it is needless, because it can serve no purpose, to employ argument. We sub• join a few extracts from the work, relative to the dress and customs of the tittles:— imprisonment, and are waiting off the shore, without re sources, almost without a chanee of ultimate safety. A vessel appears in sight, an English brie, the property of a retired major, who, with his family, is prepared to settle in the colony. This little vessel, under the command of the mate, a genuine, thorough-going seaman, has weathered every storm, and safely arrived almost within sight of port—but its dangers are not over. To the un suspecting strangers Mark introduces himself in the character of a pilot, and being a skilful adept in the arts of dissimulation and deception, all his assertions are readily believed. His companions are :awed to join him, to assist in the dan gerous navigation, and by a bold manoeuvre they become masters of the vessel. But the sea come; to the assistance of her own children: overpowered by a sudden storm, the convicts are obliged to consign the management of the vessel to its legitimate rulers. Driven ashore just as the soldiers come up in pursuit of the con victs, fierce encounters ensue, but Mark and two of his companions eventually escape, carrying with them one of the major's daughters. It is impossible ;o pursue the narrative through the perfect labyrinth of adventures which follow. The dramatis persona are of most varied character—from the sturdy and resolute British soldiers and seamen, a strange compound of discipline and daring, to the "noble savages," wild in their native woods. The interest is unabated throughout. The whole history is stirring and animated, thouzli in many places highly improbable —scarcely within the bounds of possibility, but then we must remember " le vrai n'est pas toujours le vraisemblabie." The folowing is one of the artful strata gems of the m , st artful of men. The Bushranger has been betrayed and given up during his sleep, by his com panion (Grough); tempted by the promise of a high reward. Suddenly awakened, and finding himself a close prisoner, Mark's sang .li-old and ready wit do not desert him:— Mr. Huntington has lightened the task and smoothed the pathway of many a young contemporary, while, at the same time, he has ensured a greater degree o► accu racy in the preliminary labours of any new company, whether for the construction of railways, roads, or canals. Potpourri—" Don Pasquale"—Donizetti Polka—" Binder Freuden"—Labitaky Introduction and air—" Stradella"—Flotorei. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by his Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Sax , !, Meiningen, and attended by the Earl and Countess Howe and the Earl of Denbigh, left town yesterday morning for Cashiobury Park, Hertfordshire, the seat of the Earl of Essex. Her Majesty, accompanied by the Hereditary Prince, and at tended by her suite, returned to Marlborough House in the afternoon. AI RD'S SELF-11VSTRUCTING FRENCH GRAMMAR. Fourth Edition. The rapid circulation which this work has already acquired is of itself indicative of its merit; and a careful examination of the system upon which it is based c firms ns in that impression, Mr. Aird has simplified the very simplicities of his predecessors, and has given evi dence of his capabilities as a lingual professor. Perhaps his most . successful eff ,rt has been in the arrangement of the verbs—the chief difficulty to all beginners in French; its superiority in this particular over the plan adopted by Levizac is remarkable. One thing we must especially obse: ve as peculiar to this grammar : it initiates its reader into tthe subtleties of Gallic pronunciation better than any o ther written explanation we remember to have met, antll in this respect is only short of oral tuition. If the br , ok does not fulfil its title of self instructor within a very ,brief interval of study, the defaulters will evidence a moot marvellous capacity for being dull headed. As art eb-mentary volume, this work of Hr. Aird is worthy o. f the highest commendation. —.-...--.. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam bridge had a dinner party yesterday at Cambridge House. The company included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, the Austrian Ambassador and the. Countess Dietrichstein, the Duke of Wellington, the Earl and Countess Howe, the Earl of Cawdor, Lady Georgians Bathurst, Colonel and Mrs. Malcolm, Sir William Curtis, and Sir Henry Bishop. After dinner, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge (the Director fbr the evening of the Concert of Ancient Music) went, accompanied by the other Noble Directors, to the Hanover-square Rooms. Their Royal Hignesses the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duchess of Cam bridge, and Prince George, accompanied by the other dis tingubdied guests, also honoured the pertbrmance of the Concert with their presence. Lady Augusta Cadogan, Baron Knesebeck, and Mr. Edmond Mildmay, were in attendance on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday at Gloucester House. Mr. Billyard had an interview with Mr. Secretary Glad-, stone l yesterday at the Coloniaoffice. • TALES FRO[ 711 E GERMAN OF HEIN- RICH ZSC,9OKKE. By Parke Godwin. Perhaps no literature has so suddenly attained such RR eminence in the w orld of letters as that of Germany, and, as another well-s tream of that same literature, the - fictions of Zschiikke are peculiarly interesting, The present translation, th ough partaking occasionally of the license of periphras e, is nevertheless good, as an exponent of the vein of t bought which has gained the author so much popular ity in " fatherland." Born at Magdeburg, in Prussia, 1" somewhere about the year 1774." Heinrich Zschiikke• passed through a series of singular vicissitudes, which no doubt coloured his fancy with an air of romance, and _imparted such a truthful ness to his delineations 01 ' passion, and his in sight into character. An actor, a playwright, a schoolmaster, a literateur, he . gained a wide and varied experien ce ; an d i n his works the fruits of that expe r i ence are f a ithfully embodied. Mr. Godwin tills u s as f o ll ows : ." In 1805, our author was marries?, and still li ves at a:simple and beautiful country place near A aran, surroundo.i by a large family, and universally est eeme d wherever ho is known. In the seventy fourth year of his age, after am:intensely exciting but useful life, he awaits with calmness the summons to the eternal world." Thi s paragraph all one could not fail to enlist the interest of t h e mos t l ymp t alit reader, while the stories themselves conta i ne d i n t h . i t ; volume would confirm the most favo ura bl e est i mate of his abilities. There is a homely wi s d om i n t h e fi ct i se es which cannot fail to exercise an eff etual and beneficial influence upon those who will afford the writer an oppo r tunity of listen ing to his teachings. If on l y as a necet ssary portion of the series of German n ove l e tt es, t h e b oo k has our com mendation. The Commii , ioners of the Metropolitan Improvements re • sumed their meetings yesterday. There were present Vis- count Canning, the Right Hon. J. C. Herries, the Lord Mayor, Mr. Alderman Humphery. Mr. H. T. Hope, Sir Robert Inglis, Hon. C. A. Gore, and Mr. A. Milne. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a gene ral meeting yesterday. There were present the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishops of London, Winchester, Bangor, Carlisle, Hereford, Lichfield, Lincoln, Rochester, and Wor cester, and the Earl of Bessborough. Mr. J. Moseley and Mr. C. Buller, 11LP., had interviews with Mr. Secretary Gladstone yesterday. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Co lonial-office for the Governor of the Mauritius. " The soldiers instantly placed handcuffs on the Bush ranger, and then they considered that they had him hard and fa,t. Mark submitted to this ceremony in silence. He wade no reproach to his comrade; dissembling his thoughts he bent his whole soul to the taking of a sure revenge. There was a general pause for a few mcments ; after which, the soldiers intimated to Grough that, notwithstanding the service he hal performed, he must consider himself their prisoner; and without further parley they placed handcuffs on him also. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BATH RACES.-YESTERDAY. " Brandon looked at the handcuffs on his partner's wrists, and looked at the river, and smiled complacently He had formed his scheme. Then he spoke:— "' You have betrayed me; but I will not reproach you; the - reward was too great a temptation.' " Lord love your heart,' said Grough, 'its all in the way of business! If I had not done it, Mark, somebody else would ; better for a friend to get the reward than a stranger. "'True,' said Mark. "The soldiers said nothing; they had their duty to do, and they would not insult their captive. They rather pitied Mark, and they looked on his comrade with the disgust with which all generous minds regard a traitor. "Brandon and Grough were standing a little apart; the former took the opportunity to wink to the latter. " ' What is it?' said Greugh, coming nearer, but keeping out of Mark's reach. The Produce Stakes of 50 soys. each, h ft; colts, Bst 10lb ; and geldings, Bst 51b. One mile. (4 Subs.) Mr. I. Sadler's f by Venison, out of Temper .....walked over. The Durham Park Stakes of 15 sous. each, 10 ft, with 100 added for three yrs old colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies and geld ings, Bst slb Mile and a half. (15 Subs.) Mr. Godwin's Dexterous, half-bred (51bs extra) ..Crouch 1 Lord G. Bentiuck's Blackbird (slbs extra) The following also started, but were not placed :—Lord W. Powlett's C. by Montreal, dam by Dr. Syntax—SirJ. Gerard's Morocco--Hon. F. Ongle y 's The Warrior—Mr. Skerratt's Felix (h-b)—Mr W a lk er ' s Regalia—Ur. Long nd Fleur de Marie—Mr. Bristow's Marietta—Mr. Holloway's Baronet. Betting-4 to 1 agst Blackbird, 4 to 1 agsE Dexterous, 4 to 1 agst Marietta, 9 to 2 agst Baronet, and 5 to 1 agst The Warrior. Won by a neck. Fleur de Marie and Felix well up. Baronet a bad fifth. The Bath Handicap of 20 soar. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 20 added. One mile and half a distance. 10 Subs., 4 of whom declared. _ _ "'The sovereigns,' whispered Brandon. "'What sovereigns?" " ' The sovereigns from the brig; a thousand of them; I planted them, You may as well have them too.' IMPORTANT INVENTI( )N FOR " Hah,' whispered Orough, his avarace excited by the gold; Mark, you're a trump! where are they ?' •" Come a little this way,' said Mark. He advanced to the edge of the river. The foaming waters hardly allowed (;Trough to hear what Brandon said; he advanced nearer to RAILWAYS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—You would much oblige by inset ling these few lines in your valuable paper. H a ving ray attention drawn to the recent accident on the Ea stern Counties Railway, by which almost the entire lm e of carriages were thrown off the rails, and a fearful loss of life had nearly been the result, I beg leave to inform those gentlemen connected with railways, that I have invented a plan, the construction of which is to p event carriages from running off the rails. The grand print iple of this in vention that it can be a ppli e d to any railroad with the utmost facility and ease ; a nd, as the ?. first law of mechanics is to avoid friction, in this invention none is required, so that speed will not be retarded; ant it will/ast for years without requiring repairs. Even a concussion (which is generally sure destruction) CAN) lOT POSSIBLY throw the carriages off the trams. As I am not pos sessed of capital sufficient to meet any exp e.nses which would accrue from an experimental trial, I a hoUld feel most happy to communicate with any gevtlez.nan who might be disposed to interest themselves is 'this most USEFUL and IMPORTANT invention. 58, East-street, Manchester-square. , H. G. Mr. Herbert's cby Venison, 3 yrs , sst 101b...(J. Sharpe) 1 Mr. G Dumble's Ro s in th e Beau, 3 yrs, sst 71b 2 Mr. W. Sadler's Sparsholt, 4 yrs, Est 121 b Mr. Treen's Wild Roe, 4 yrs, 6st 71b Betting-6 to 4 agst Wild Roe, and 2to 1 agst Pet colt. The City Cup of 100 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes if 20 sovs. each, h ft. About two mires and a half. (12 Subs.) Mr. Wall's The Crown Prince, 3 yrs, Est 61b. (J. Sharpe) 1 Mr. A. Johnstone's brother to Sir Henry, 3 yrs, Est 61b 2 Mr. Hook's Buttress, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b 3 Mr. Death's Thrapston, 3 yrs, Est 121 b 4 The following also started, but were not placed :—Duke of Richmond's Tugnet, Mr. A. W. Hill's Salopian, and Mr. B. Collett's Pal. " The costume of the Normans, about the time of the Conquest and for some time afterwards, was simple and gri4ceful. Soon, however, it began to deg , nerate into a certain fastidiousness and fantastic foppishness, peculiar, perhaps, to men who have just succeeded to an unexpected fortune; like that of Robert the Magnificent, when at the imperial feast, the dress of the nobles and their knights was excessively rich; " gemmed and jewelled" in proportion to the spirit as well as the rank and office of the party. The caps and bonnets for the head, the shirts, doublets, and cloaks, partook of the same costliness, while special richness was bestowed upon the hose and shoes, on which were lavished a ll t h e co l ours to be seen in the rainbow. The same gaudy set-off was applied to the rest of their apparel, NdTaiffreiertz,t o t o h l e ou l;i s tter Ti b ie ein b g on n o ia o d ts e o c f h k ie i so that l a di es ' caps and men's bonnets partook of the same fl og y s, o e f ar fu ls r , s s o o r d c b lo a t r t o o s t: richly emblazoned with diatnonds and precious stones, pro duced a spl- ud i d effect amit,st the gorgeousness of their re ligious solemnities and their public spectacles. But shirts r n o e , n c w a e o re: t then a comparative 1114.4d p e er o s f on fi s ne of li next to these shirt, aline field made fortune. The doublets were worn luxury, confined for exactly to fit the shape, and ex hibitingcolourstyle, size, and Cy!. thia of the minute.' aecffilling to the ever ' vutrying fashionable caprice, it; regard to almost swept the feet, \\idle the surcoats of royalty scarcely half the way, s those of the inferior orders reacto-d t. o ,, u u r r s manual or professional lab° as not to impede them in their " We need not enlarge upon the costume of the ladies, either of, or out of the that having been with ad mirable felicity already done. But we may observe, that the Anglo-Normans were extremely. dainty, in the choice and preparation of their not to say fanciful theory to suggest that tli ' ,: arto t o l f ie c ir oo fi k iod. It is no . d - ery was im proved by the feudal tenures, for we are • incline to conclude, from many savoury data, that such wa s actua ll y the gratify ' ing tact. Coeval with the palmiest state of chivalry was the grand office of cook in all distinguished families. 'So highly was it estimated that it became hereditary, each successor re ceiving at the hands of royalty or aristocracy, the best edu cation and the most enlightened views of the culinary art, so as to embrace in the least compass the greatest possible degree of piquant pleasure , combined with the most costly and magnificent display. hi great cities, particularly v London, it was a favourite " Norman sport to UM.. wild boars and bulls for the entertain ment of the popula i. Cock-fighting, betting. and horse racing held the next rank about the period of the Conquest; and some of the chief barons were as decided patrons of the c;.-ck and dog-pits, as the most distinguished amateurs, in modern times, of the turf and of the ring. " In addition to hawking and hunting, skating seems to have been a favourite diversion with the Normans of William's reign, though compelled, we ate told, to perform their slippery evolutions upon the shank bones of a sheep. They were so dexterous also as to tilt at each other in their career with blunted spears." " ' There are a thousand of them,' repeated Brandon. " • Where are they ?' eagPrly asked the greedy Grough, bending his head towards his betrayed comrade. " Coolie nearer,' said Brandon. "' Where are the yellow " In hell!' suddenly exclaimed the Bushranger, darting his body against the huge frame of the burly traitor, abd precipitating him into the raging tide ; Go,' he said, raising his yoke, and seek them there!' Even on Tugnet, 4 to 1 agst Crown Prince, and 5 to 1 agst Salopian. Crown Prince.made all the running, and won by six lengths, Tugnet and Salopian beaten an immense dis tance. " 'Help!' cried the wretch, struggling with his manaded hands in the furious; help! my hands are fastened! help!' "The soldiers ran to the water's edge, and while the con stable remained by the side of Mark, they followed down by the bank of the river, with a vague idea of rescuing him But whether it was that their hearts were not in the work, and that they thought it served the rascal right, or that the furious waters too suddenly overwhelmed their prey, they could do nothing to save him. But the agonised shrieks of the dying wretch broke fearfully the solemn silence of the wilderness; and when his last convulsive cry rose in the air, even the stout hearts of the soldiers shuddered for a moment at the sharp echo of the adjacent woodc!" The York Handicap of 5 says. each, with 20 added. Heats, one mile. (9 Subs.) Mr. Herbert's Ajax, aged, Bst 71b (Sly) 0 1 1 Mr. Henderson's Lady Charlotte, 4 yrs, 6. , ,t Blb 3 6 2 Mr. Menzie's Teetotaller, aged, 7st 101 b ...... ..... Mr. Bean's Mimic, aged , ... 0 4 4 Mr. Jones' gr m by Venison, out of Maid of the Valley, 3 yrs, sst Mr. Parr's Dulcet. 4 yrs, 7st 21b Sir G. Cockerell's Espoir, 5 yrs, 9st 21b......... 2 3 dr Mr. Fowler's Yenton, 3 yrs, 6st 41b "0 dis. The first haat was won by abead, the second by a length, THE NATURE AND TREATMENT OF DEAF NE,NS AND DISEASES OF 7'IIE EAR, AND THE TREAI MEN 1 . OF THE DEAF AAD DUMB. By William D: floe, M.R.C.S. Until within the last few years the diseases of the ear appear to have been treated with inattention and neglect by the members of the medical profession. In cases of deafness, if syringing with warm w a t er did no t e remove the complaint, it was looked upon as incurable, and the patient was told that his case was beyond the reach of medical or surgical assistance. Under such circumstances, the unfortunate patient was almost forced to have recourse to the quack, who, if he did harm in most cases, did also in some, it must be confessed, cure that disease, which the regular bred medical practitioner had declared to be incurable. This opprobrium medicorum, however, is now removed. Sir Astley Cooper seems to have been the first who scientifically investigated the pathology of the ear, and brought the diseases of that organ within the domain of surgery. His labours have been followed up most diligently by many other scientific surgeons, not the least among whom is Mr. nufton, of Birmingham, who, in the work under consideration, has recorded the re to npbee advantageous both to therspicuous language, and in a s manner ulis f 'trat experiencecanotiei profession and the public. and the third Cleverly. TUE DERBY. 1,000 to 30 aget Mr. Watt's Crown Prince (taken) Owing to the excessive rain the course was very deep, and thinly attended. ACCELERATION OF THIRD CLASS TRAINS ON THE SOUTH- WESTERN RAILWAY. —That travelling for the million should be the theory of all railways has long been contended for by the organs of public opinion. To the honour of the South-Western Railway Company be it recorded that they have been the first to make this theory a great fact. By an a tdvertisement which will be found in another column, it ap p ears that the South-Western Company have determined, a ina and after the Ist of May, to increase the number of their train's, to accelerate their speed, and to vary the hours of de p.arttu7e to suit the public convenience—to carry second-class passengers with their express trains—to abolish the slow trains altogekheT, and to carry third-class passengers at the Parlia mentary..fares, with their ordinary trains, four times a day, each way, and at hours to allow an early departure and life return to ond fro. This last is a great step in advance, and it shoe ss a determination on the part of the South-- Western It silway Company to comply not only with the letter, bi it with the spirit of the Act of Parliament, which speaks much for the liberality of the Company. They may rely upon it that the public will meet them more than half way, and that they will be more than compensated for the increased a ccommodation afforded to the public at a re duced cost (ri r they have revised the tariff of fares, and reduced it cor,. s iderably), by the increased travelling which will take place on their line. The South Western Company are the first who 1 rave acted on the principle of " locomotion for the million," a ud we doubt not but the experiment will prove so sum( Will, that every other company will ere long find that it i, 1 to their interest to follow so excellent an example. To the South-Western, howaver, belongs the honour of bein g the first to fairly carry out the intentions of the Legislature in favour of cheap and rapid travelling for the poorer class les. THE LATE SIR WILLIAM BOOTHBY.—This vene rable Baronet, u to expired on Tuesday last, at his residence in Derbyshire, was for many years a captain in the corps known as the 7th garrison 1 .attalion, , and up to the day of his death was Pay masterof the Hon, iurable corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms. He was born In 1782, being th a son of the eighth Baronet by the daughter of Seigneur Miguel , lel Galo, of the Island of Minorca. He married, first, in 1805, the only daughter of John Jenkinson, Esq., and niece to the Earl of Liv erpool (she died in 1838); secondly, in 1844, Mrs. Cranstoun Nisbett , the distinguished actress, widow of the late Cap tain Nisbett, of tl to 2d Life Guards, who died from the effects of a kick from his hors a received while driving from Richmond to the metropolis. The deceased for many years held the lucrative and easy situation of Receiver-General of the Customs in the port of London. He was a Deputy-Lieutenant for his native county, Der byshire, where he'. had a large estate, the family seat being known as Ashbourne Hall. lie was also possessed of property in Oxfordshire. He leaves a numerous family behind him, the majority being daugh . ters. He is straceedet 1 in the Baronetcy by his eldest son, Brooke William Robert, born i n 1808. THE VV'ESTMIN STER. IMPEOVEMENTS.—A private meeting of the inhabitiu ate interested in the proposed line of improve- Thee our ' Orchard-street, Old improve ments fcc ., m Westminste T through the Alm 3, Pye-street, Duck-lane, an 'd other too notorious parts b of that locality, was held yesterday, and t. 'le objects seem likely to fully carried Out, so as to ne,movs all the dens o f in!', 4 infamy and make 4 Snot and ufailtbourboxi mrtlV Qt . tiv % "my a" ace* THE BUSHRAA GER OF VAN I)IEMEN'S LAND. By C. Rowerojt. 3 Vols. To, those who are acquainted with the first series of these "Tales of the Colonies," and with Mr. liowcroft's vivid delineations of " life in the bush," any recom mendations of these volumes will be needless. They contain the same graphic sketches, the same animated descriptions, while they are rendered more interesting by the attention being confined to a narrower compass— not spread over many 3 eats, but concentrated on a single incident—a remarkable passage in the life of a very re markable man. The author's avowed object is " to counteract the pernicious tendency of the false views which prevail in respect to the penal arrangements of the Australian settlements—to show that transportation is, as it should be, a punishment, not a change of country to be desired as holding forth a prospect of lieenti.Ais liberty, and the opportunity of readily acquiring fortune, and also to give an example of the certain punishttent and remorse which follow crime." He has found a very fitting hero in the person of the Bushranger, Mark Brandon, an escaped convict, a man apparently pos aessed of every talent, without a single virtu--one whom we must adm►re, though we cannot ape; ove, and in whose career, however reluctantly, we are interested, while his gloomy late can hardli be .1. plor, d. At the commencement of the tale, Mark and five or six com panions, as desperate as himself, have escaped from their GRAND ENTERTAINMENT to HEIR', MAJESTY'S MINISTERS BY THE LORD MAYOR. Yesterday the Lord Mayor gave a splendid banquet to her Majesty's Ministers, at the Mansion-house. The dinner was supplied in a first-rate style by Messrs. King and Brymer, of Cornbill. _ Amongst the company were Sir Robert Peel and Lady Peel, the Duke and Duchess of Cleveland, the Earl of Shaftes bury, the Earl and Countess of Morley, the Earl and Countess of ilorley, the Earl and Countess of Ripon, the Earl and Countess of Dalhousie, the Earl and Countess Jermyn, the Earl and Countess St. Germans, Viscount and Viscountess Emlyn, Viscount Hill, Viscount and Viscountess Jocelyn, Viscount and Viscountess Mahon, Lot d Howden, the Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench and Lady Denman, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord and Lady Kinnaird, LArd and Lady Wharnclifre, Lord Granville Somerset. Lord and Lady Ernest Bruce, Lord and Lady Ashley, the Lord Advo cate of Scotland, the Lord Bishop of St. David's, Sir James and Lady Graham, the Honourable W. and Lady Gladstone, Admiral Sir G. and Lady Cockburn, Mr. Bingham Baring and Lady Harriet Baring, Sir G. and Lady Clerk, Mr. Sidney Herbert, Lord Chief Justice Tindal and Lady Tindal, Lord Chief Baron Pollock, Vice-Chancellor and Lady Shadwell, Lord and Lady L.7ngdale, the Cursitor Baron and Mrs. Banks. Dowager Lady Abinger, the Solici tor-General for Ireland, the Attorney-General and Lady Thesiger, the Solicitor-General and Lady Kelly, Mr. Henry and Mrs. Fitzroy, Mr. G. and Mrs. Dawson, Sir Henry and Lady Goring, Miss Penton, Mr. and Mrs. Cripps, Mr. John Masterman, Mr. and Mrs. Lc all, Mr. and Mrs. W. Johnson, Mr. Robert Peel, Sir William Molesworth, Lord Vis count and Lady Canning, Lord and Lady Hawarden, Aldermen Sir C. Hunter, Lucas, Sir Peter Laurie Farebrother, Copeland, llumphery, Sir W. Magmay, Gibbs, Wood, Sir G. Carroll, Ilooper, Sir J. Duke, Farncomb, Hughes Hughes, Musgrove, Mr. and Mrs. Delme, Mr. Neicheli, Mr. Richard Lambert Jones, Mr, Deputy Browne, the Rev. Mr. Charles Farebrother and Mrs. Farebrother, the Bishop of Calcutta, The Lorin MAYOR rose and said, that in the loyal and ancient city of London, and in the hall in whizh he had the honour and happiness to see the present company assembled, he was confident he should find a cheerful re spon,e to the toast he begg:id to propose, that of " Long life, health, and happiness to her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen." The toast was drunk with all the honours, and was fol low•ed by the military band, by which the orchestra was occupied. _ The LORD MAYOR said that the next toast he had to submit was that of an illustrious lady, the widow of his late Majesty William IV., who in the station she now filled had by her charity, her amiability, and kindness of heart, insured to herself the good will and affection of all classes of the community. He gave, "The health of the Queen Dowager." - The next toast was that of "His Royal Highness Prince Albert, Albert Prince of Wales, and the rest of the R iyal Family." The LORD MAYOR next proposed, in appropriate terms, the toast of "The Established Church," and' coupled it with that of the "Bishop of St. David's," to whom the corporation were so much indebted for the excellent sermon recently preached by his Lordship to the governors of Christ's Hos pital, and that of the Bishop of Calcutta, whose labours in a distant clime bad been as successful as they had been laborious. The Bishop of ST. DAvres, in acknowledging the com pliment paid to himself, bore testimony to the support which the Church hid always received from the great and important City of London. _ _ - 'fhe Bishop of CALCUTTA said he could not remain silent after the honourable mention which had been made of his name, and could not avoid expressing a hope that now that his diocese was extended to the banks of the Sutlej, it would be subdivided, and by that means give increased assistance to the social and moral improvement of the vast population of India.—(Cheers.) The next toast pioposed by the Loan MAYOR was that of " The Army and Navy," which was received by the company with every manifestation of satisfaction, and acknowledged in elegant terms by Lord Howden in behalf of the army, and by Admiral Sir George Cockburn in behalf of the naval ser vice of the country. The LORD Mayon then rose, and said that it was a high di s tinction which belonged to him as Chief Magistrate, that heiwas honoured with the presence on this occasion, of her Majesty's Ministers. That honour was gratifying to him in the extreme, because he perfectly well knew that the high and important duties which devolved upon them as Ministers of the Crown were such as to enable these distinguished in dividuals to spare but a few hours from tbeir official duties. Hence it was that their presence was the more gratifying to him. Ile made no allusion to politics, because he felt that that was neither the time nor the place for their discussion, and although he wag aware that the coni..uct of the Right Hon. Baronet, who was at the head of the Government, would be approved by those who were assembled in the hall, he would not press it upon their attention.—(Cheers.) He was sure they would join in the sentlmont be had to propose, " The health of her Majesty's Ministers, and long life and happiness to Sir Robert Peel." • The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm. Sir ROBERT PEEL rose and spoke as follows ;—My Lord Mayor, ladies, and gentlemen, it is my duty, on my own part and that of my colleagues in the service of her Majesty, to return you our grateful acknowledgements for the honour you have been pleased just now to confer upon us. We are deeply sensible of the value which justly attaches to the pos session of the confidence and favourable opinion of the City of London. We well know that the merchants and residents of the City of London, from their vicinity to the seat of Go vernment, and from their ready access to the best intelli gence—from their wealth, their sigh character, and their re spectability— are perhaps better qualified that any other por tion of her Majesty's subjects justly to estimate the motives of public men, and to appreciate the results of their po licy.—(Applause.) We are, therefore, most anxious to deserve and to possess the good opinion of this great city, and we consider it to be no sacrifice, but on the other hand, we rejoice in the opportunity of marking our respect for this great community, by attending here on the summons of the Chief Magistrate of the City of London.—(Applause.) The Lord Mayor has ver3 justly observed, that this is not the place and this is not the occasion upon which to introduce any controverted topics of political policy; but I trust I may, without exaggeration or arrogance, state that it has been the earnest desire of her Majesty s servants, during the period they have been honoured with her Mjesty's confidence, to promote to the.utmost of their power the comfort, welfare, happiness, and prosperity of al classes of her Majesty's sub jects.—(Great applause.) I trust that I may, without arro gance or exaggeration, state that during the period we have held power, the lustre of the British arms has not been tar nished—that peace at home has been preserved without any harsh exercise of authority, or any undue enforcement of the law—and that peace abroad has been maintained without the sacrifice of any British interest, and without the compromise of the national honour.—(Great applause.) These things we have done, and I trust they have entitled us to the approba tion of the citizens of London.—(Great applause.) What ever may be the difference of opinion which may prevail in this room on the measures of public policy adopted by the Govern men', there is one point upon which I am sure we shall all be unanimous. We all desire to mark our respect to the Cite of London and its Chief ,Magistrate ; and I am sure you will all receive with satisfaction and drink with enthusiasm the toast which I shall now propose—that of "The Health of the Lord Mayor, and Prosperity to the City of London." The LORD MAYOR returned thanks for the high and dis tinguished honour conferred neon him by the First Minister of the Crown, and declared his determination to maintain and preserve the rights and privileges of his fellow-citizens. His Lordship proposed as the next toast, "The House of Lords," and coupled with it the health of his Grace the Duke of Cleveland. The Duke of CLEVELAND, in returning thanks, said he was most unexpectedly called upon to answer for himself, and the branch of the Legislature of which he was a mem ber. He felt duly sensible of the honour conferred upon that body, and felt coslident that they, not an uninipprtant branch of the Constitution, bad rendered already essential services to the country. Similar occasions for such services might again arise, and he would say that, while the House of Lords would continue to be the protecters and upholders of the monarchy, they would still evince, as they ever had, the strongest sympathy for the best interests of the people. The Noble Duke concluded by proposing as the next toast, " The health of the Lady Mayoress."—(Applause.) The Loan MAYOR returned thanks, and the Lady Mayoress, accompanied by the rest of the ladies, retired to the drawing room, where a rich musical treat was prepared for their en tertainment. The LORD MAYOR then proposed "The health of Sir James Graham and the House of Commons," a toast which was re eeived and drank with all the Lonours. ___. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that in the presence of so many Members of the House of Commons, who, both by their sta tion and their ability, were so much better qualified to return thanks than himself, he was painfully conscious of his own inability to address the assembly on behalf of the great and powerful body to whom the compliment proposed by the Lord Mayor had just been paid. In allusion to the _office he had the honour to fill, he must admit the support which he had at all times received from the City audio , cities in his endeavours to maintain the public peace, and it was with pride and satisfaction that he knewthat int i great metropolis, containing nearl y two millions of popula tion, life and property were more secure than in soy other capital or remote toe vn in the civilised world. This arose from the uniform su pp ort which her Majesty's' servants bad received from those who from time to time filled the exalted station which the Lord Mayor now se worthily held. With regard to the House of Commons, com posed as it was of the representatives of a free people, there necessarily must be serious differences of opinion; but he was quite sure that, however they might differ as to the mode, all were animated by feelings of loyalty to the Sovereign, and of deep attachment to the interests of the country, awl that their efforts were directed to the single object of promoting, according to the best or their judgment, the extension of commerce, and the welfare, happiness, and prosperity of the whole community. On behalf of that body and himself he begged to return their sincere thanks for the honour con ferred upon t hern.—( Applause.) Sir ROBERT PEEL then rose and addressed the com pany in the following terms :—The Lord Mayor has been good enough to permit me to give a toast. That toast is one which, I believe, has not been placed on the list prepared by the Lord Mayor, and therefore in proposing it I am departing most certainly• from the established usage which prevails on these festive occasions. But 1 feel, not withstanding the utmost confidence that it is a toast which will be received by you with the utmost satisfaction and enthusiasm. I beg to propose to you "The health of the King of the French."—( Loud cheers.) I believe that, under any circumstances, that toast would be acceptable to your feel ings—(Hear, hear). It would be acceptable to your feelings on account of the high personal character of the King of the French—on account of the friendly relations which have so long subsisted between this country and France, and the maintenance t f which uninterrupted is of such import ance to the peace and welfare of Europe—and it must be pecu liarly acceptable to the City of London on account of the manner in Which the French Monarch has graciously received the representatives of this important city, and expressed his cordial satisfaction in receiving from them a tribute of their esteem and respect.—(Hear, hear.) But events have recently occurred which I am sure will make you more than ordi narily anxious to join in the toast.—(Loud applause.) It is important that we should show that the cry of indignation raised in France at the base, cowardly, and infamous attempt at assassination should be re-echoed on the banks of the Thames.—(Loud cheers.) It has pleased Almighty God to frustrate the repeated attempts which have been made to assassinate that great Sovereign, and paramount good has resulted from those attempts, They have given the?ing of the French an opportunity of exhibiting that degesseosf personal courage, fortitude, and heroism winch heip but which he is debarred by his high ppsition ,, fro o n a showing i t gallant in the field in the command of his armies; e minent for their t r e coni than " people like those of France—a m br e a n v d er3i— he l ca K n ing con t c o eisie he n ir oth a i ff n e g e r p m e o n or a pe t l e ceal a c t u t l a a c t l e i d me t n o personagethose alwaysnstance instances is o p f i 87ecoudrage underw h t i i c i e h m t o h s a t t tirl;taintgrivoiurs cumstances under which lie has been placed.—(Cheers.) I am confident it will be most agreeable to every Englishman to mark his indignation of those detestable crimes, a n d to 1 offer their sympathies to that illustrious lady, the Queen of the French, who has shared the monarch's adversities and participated ill Ilia daDgerh and whop by her high character and.virtue, has thrown a lustre upon the exalted position which she holds.—(Cheers.) It will be equally agreeable to mark your sympathies on the occasion with the noble family of the King of the French—noble, not only by birth, but noble from the fact, " that all the sons are brave, and all the daughters virtuous."—(Renewed cheers.) lam confident that, by drinking the toast with enthusiasm, you will concur in my earnest prayer, that it may please Almighty God to protect the life of that Sovereign, for the benefit of his own country and the advantage of the world; and that by the continuance of that life the bonds of peace may be cemented between this country and France, as that while it endures the best guarantee is afforded for continued tranquillity throughout the world, for the advancement of civilisation, and for the promotion of the social interests of all classes of this great community. I propose " Health and long life to the King of the French."—(Loud cheers enthusiastically reiterated.) The toasts which followed in succession ' from the chetir were those of "The Judges," (responded to by Chief Justice Tindal), the "Bar" (acknowleded by the Attorney- General), the " Aldermen, the Recorder, and the Sheriffs;" after which the company retired to join the ladies in the drawing-room. The distinguished visitors to the Lord and Lady Mayoress did not separate until a late hour. We must not neglect to mention that Mr. Harker officiated with his usual skill and ability as toast-master, and most effectively introduced the " loving cup," at the opening of the festivities. , THE CORN BILL or 1815. (From the Penzance Gazette.) At the present moment the protest against the Corn Bill of 1515, drawn up by Lords Grenville and Wellesley, and bear ing, besides - their signatures and those of the Dukes of Sussex and Gloucester, that of the father of the present Duke of Buckingham, must be read with inter est : 1. Because we are adverse in principle to all new re • strictions on commerce. We think it certain that public prosperity is best promoted by leaving uncontrolled the free current of national industry; and we wish rather, by well considered steps, to bring back our commercial legislation to the straight and simple line of wisdom, than to increase the deviation by subjecting additional and extensive branches of the public interest to fresh systems of artificial and injurious restriction. 2. Because we think that the great practical rule of leaving all commerce unfettered, applies more peculiarly, and on still stronger grounds of justice, as well as of policy, to the corn trade than to any other. Irresistible, indeed, must he the necessity which could in our judgment authorise the Legislature to tamper with the sustenance of the people, and to impede the free purchase and sale of that article on which depends the existence of so large a portion of the community. " 3. Because we think that the expectations of • ultimate benefit from this measure are founded on a delusive theory. We cann o t persuade ourselves that this law w ill ever contri bute to prod uce plenty, cheapness, or steadiness of price. So long as it operates at all, its effects must be the opposite of these. Monopoly is the parent of scarcity, dearness, and of uncertainty. To cut eff any of the sources of supply can only tend to lessen its abundance ; to close aga i nst ourselves the cheapest market for any commodity must enhance the price at which we purchase it ; and to confine the consumer of corn to the produce of his own country, is to refuse to our • selves the benefit of that provision which Providence itself had made for equalising to man the variations of season and climate. • "4. But whatever may be the future consequences of this law, at some distant and uncertain period, we see with pain that those hopes must be purchased at the expense of great and present evils. To compel the consumer to purchase corn dearer at home than it might be imported from abroad, is the immediate practical effect of this law. In this way alone can it operate. Its present protection, its promised extension of agriculture, must result (if at all ) from the profits which it creates by keeping up the price of corn to an artificial level. These future benefits are the consequences expected, but, u we confidently believe, erroneously expected, from giving a bounty to the grower of corn by a tax levied on the con sumer. "And on all these grounds we are anxious to record our dis sent from a measure so precipitate in its course, and, as we fear, so injurious in its consequences." PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22. The following Railway Bills were withdrawn : Liverpool, Warrington, Manchester, and Stockport Direct. Ayrshire and Caledonian Junction. The following Committees on Railway Petitions have been ad journed to Monday, May 4 : Midland Great Western of Ireland (llullingar to Galway). Midland Great Western of. Ireland (Longford to Sligo). Midland Great Western of Ireland (Liffey Branch and Longford Deviation). DEPUT Y-LIE UTEN ANTS) TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—As you before very kindly gave insertion to g ome observations of mine relative to the present unjust and 1 ,ar tial mode of manufacturing justices of the peace, you a 'ill, perhaps, make room fur the following remarks relative to quite as "enlightened " and " useful " a set of aniinai s. namely, the Deputy-Lieutenants for all the counties of Eng - land. Shakspere has it, "1.17 Lord, his fo,l, in folly hatl t outdone ;" but here" my Lord s fo ols see m to be even greater fools than the Lord himself." Be it known, then, to the en lightened people of the nineteenth century, that a Deputy- Lieutenant is an animal of the toad species, always selected t , r m m edus must, h h e o l w a e n v d e e r d , a b r e i s t c o o c i r l a s i c d y e , r e which means a class of beings poSesS!flg more clods than brains. The Deputy_Lieutenant must, however, be Cotisitlereti thethe oarldl's commands, but Lieutenants, fur he his Lord, in all things. Never, indeed, does the Lord select any as his Deputy-Lieu tenants until he has had ample opportunities of ascer t a i n i n g m T fra h e m e an D a s a e l p o u n c t g l y asi v i h o e a f u t t b e e n i are a n n g t s possessing more clods th a n b ra i ns . a to ot most b eo exemplary nlyof itshe t a so n a n d lfeo b lelinsot,ivn mind drilled t haes of L that they are of his opinion in all things. Thus a Tory, game-preserving, protectionist Lord-Lieutenant "appoints all the High Church parsons and domineering and grinding Tory landlords as his deputies. Now, Sir, I never could per ceive the justice, the equity, or the liberality of • • appointing ally one class or set of men to rule over their fellows, merely because they possess 10 0 /. per annum issui ng from l' and. If. money is in any way to confer a qualification, if 100 1. annum has the magic effect of being able to per make an idiot squire a fit dispenser of our laws, I must confess I reason why its efficacy is lessened by it s proceeding can see no other source than the farm-yard, unl ess i t is t from any cucumber-like, is forced by the surroundi at intellect, dunghills, so as to become at once capable ();1g heat of their at a glance what it takes other individ ua l s the greaten greater part edie of a life to attain to.—l remain, Sir, yours ob ntly, L. L. D. TABLES for EARTHWORK, LAND, CURVES, and GRADIENTS. By J. B. Huntington, C.E. Considering the extreme complexity of the systems usu ally adopted, and remembering that no work of a precisely similar character has hitherto appeared, we must con• Avßiseßindtet dr y i i s t i is te dR Royal a e l evenfess that we are surprised at the precisitm, say the adroitness, with which simplicity w a e nd ma' elabora tion are combined in the present volume. It is a book which the many thousand practical men, engaged in the formation of railways, will find either alisolutely Her Roya C l Plig U hn ß ess T the C ll l u ß ch C e e s o s U rg o L e f Queen yesterday at Buckingham Palace, an remained to indispensible or exceedingly acceptable.. The plan luncheon with her Majesty ard Prince Albert. which Mr. Huntington has evidently kept before The Earl of Aberdeen had an audience of the Qu een t him, is facility in what we may term the mud day. 0 Yes er pulation of his profession, as applied to " earth • His Royal Highness Prince work, curves, and gradients." This he himself Highness Prince Albert yesterday. and her Royal Consort announces to have been his intention : " The kier Matjesdt:,took their usual early r a ' vin the gardens of th great object I have endeavoured to keep in view has been walk _fliohn3ersese Yesterday Albert afterwards epalace. His Royal utility, especially to students in civil engineering. I at t( nded by his Equerry in Waiti . rode out on horseback, have, Colonel Se • ' have, therefore, avoided all subjects the investigation of Their Rove' High»esses the Prince of Wales and the which is merely ingenious without practical aim." And cess Royal took an airing yesterday in an open car ' Prin cess aim we believe to have been approached as closely ~ was accompanied by the Dowager Lady LytteltoTge,,riel.enidr as could in all reason be expected in a production so Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice to k novel in its treatment. One part, especially, deserves their accustomed exercise in the garden of the Palace. a particular commendation for its perspicuity of arrange' . The royal dinner party yesterday at Buckingham Palace went and geheral copiousness ; we mean the calcula - included Lord Portman, Lord George Lennox, Colonel the Lions of Earthwork &inn Base 20 to Base 36 inclusively ; Right Hon. G. L. Dawson Darner, and Colonel Wlde. and the The band a the Ist Life Guards was in attendance d • Essay o n the peismidal Formula, at p. 173, is during also deserving of praise for its ingenuity A . theodolite followino• dinner, and performed the and could scarcely be more necessary in the . ' Sinfonia No. 3-Ist, 2d, sth inovenient,z—Mendelssolin operations to which it • is dedicated than this !chime of p " Tables." lilanga"—s Walzer—" Lovely Rhein trauss PARLIAMEN TAR Y DI V ISIONS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22. COUNTY ELECTIONS BILL. Order for Second Reading read ; Motion made, and Question pro posed, " That the Bill be now read a second time :"—Amendment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the Question to add the words " upon this day six months :"—Questioa put, " That the word `now' stand part of the Question." The Rouse divided : Armstrong, Sir B. Bouverie, E. P. Bowring, Dr. MINORITY—AYES, 32. Langston, J. H. Scott, Robert M'Carthy, Alex. Smith, Vernon Mangles, It. D. Stanfield, W. H. , Marslaud. Henry Strutt. Edward Milton, Viscount Thornely, Thomas Moffatt, George Ward, H. G. Morris, David Wyse, Thomas O'Connell, John Yorke, H. It. Ogle, S. C. Parker, John Philips, Mark rowtr, James olm Corbally, M. E. Cowper, W. F. Escott, Bickham Ewart, William Granger, T. C. Hawes, Benj. Heneage, E. Howard, P. a TELLERS. Elphinstone, H. Worsley, Lord MAJORITY-NOES, 55. Douglas, Sir C. E. Norreys, Lord Esteourt, T. G. Packe, C. W. Finch, George Patten, J. W. Fitzr•y, Henry RoHeston, Colonel Forbes, William Sibthorp, Colonel Graham, Sir James Smith, Abel Greene, Thomas Sotheron, T. H. S. Gregory, W. H. Spooner, Richard Grimsditch, T. Sutton, H. M. Grogan, E. Thesiger, 'ir F. Harris, Captain Villiers, Viscount Henley, J. W. Wellesley, Lord C. Hotham, Lord Wood, Colonel T. Inglis, Sir It. Wortley, J. S. 'Jones, Captain Young, John Kemblo, H. Lockhart, W. Lygon, General Meynell, Captain Morgan, G Allix, J. P. Antrobus, Edmund Arkwright, G. • Baillie, H. J. • Bennet, P. • Bentinek, Lord G. illackburne, J. I. Bodkin, William 11. Bortliwick, P. • Bowls. Admiral Broadley, 11. Bruce, Lord E. Buckley, Edmund Cardwell, E. Carew, W. P. Carnegie, Captain Christopher, It. A. Chute, W. L. W. Corry, 11. Crippe, William TELLERS. Denison, E. B. Newdegate, N. RAILWAY LEGISLATION. (From the Times' City Article.) Sir Robert Peel's resolutions on the subject of railway legislation have been received by the most experienced and judicious persons connected with the monetary interest with a feeling of unmixed gratification. They not only feel that a great weight in the shape of impending liability is removed from the public mind, but they are also gratified at the promptitude which the Government have displayed in at tending to the wishes of the money circles, as expressed by the deputations which recently waited upon Lord Dalhousie. The great point which was urged by those deputations, and which is now adopted by the Government, was, that the scripholders should not be required to dissent from a project to prevent it from receiving the sanction of Parliament, but that the withholding of assent should be sufficient to stay the progress of a scheme in the Legislature. When the mea sure of " relief" was propounded in its original form by Lord Dalhousie, :it was foreseen that by its very nature it would fail iu those effects which it was intended to produce. The scripholders, scattered about the country, could with difficulty assemble together to frustrate a scheme which the directors might be anxious to advance; while, on the other hand, where directors and shareholders were all agreed as to the propriety of carrying out a project, there is a centre of action in the directors, by means of which suffrages may be easily collected. In the modified measure embodied in the resolutions published in the Times of to-day, this view of the case is virtually adopted, and if the scheme works well, it will be equally impossible to carry through a Bill without the real wish of the proprietary, and to crush an undertaking that has the good wishes of the scripholders. The grand principle of relief which is involved in the resolu tions is, necessarily, the most important consideration; but it may be observed that the details of the measure are re garded as singularly well devised, and as evincing a great knowledge of business. The provision that the scrip to be produced at a meeting of voters mu st hav e the been sgt a ctually issued, and the deposit paid on it b e f ore that in many projects the management have retained a large commended. It is . notorious _ Hotted ; and it was foreseen that these n o u f iMbaerrc of last, shareshii o s l Tluu in i e gh s :heh rre iret e ehh i s : y h a i s r s e u h e o d l d a e n r • s d . p a ß i y d might easily be used at a meeting, so as to carry the views m of u t s h t e be b° a d l y re o a f d ro% upon, the possibility of overwhelming the assembly by a 3 s a, i r e tesx h po as rfessonetheeo promised inpre to sudden and unexpected quantity of shares is completely pre vented. Care must be taken not to confound these resolu tions[o,ft-lideirdigireteltioarts :pile p e bring pensive with fo rs cwha t e h r nd e e though they resolutions s p bo t ha m i h e deter mination of the House of Commons not to proceed to the third reading of a railway Bill without the conditions set forth are complied with. To give the scripholders in an in choate company that power of winding up their affairs which is at present confined to corporate bodies, will be the purpose of the new Bill, and till that is passed, the whole right of the proprietary—namely, that of preventing further liability, and that of enforcing a return of remaining capi tal—will not be legally established. The' resolutions" had a favourable effect upon the national securities. The Consol market was rather better this afternoon, and the increase of business caused prices to rally nearly a quarter per cent., which advance was maintained up to the close of the day. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.—The programme for the concert on Friday evening next is unusually varied, containing a new cantatalby Mr. Perry. Mendelssohn's eighth part Psalm,'," When is aeh mm readingsere Commercial-road f o r ad om Eas Ham le e t a udience was numerous. Israel," and Haydn's Second Service. It is the Society's one hundred h and fiftieth performance. Eastern lieinb Institution, ieg r last l' i i i r igh C t, ata rtlhees NEW Cum—A meeting waa held yesterday, at the rooms of the new club now formed at No. 12, George-street, Han over-square, Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq. in the chair, when it was resolved to open the club by a dinner of the members early in May. the number already enrolled being sufficient to ensure its success. Among the advantages of this new club may be mentioned that while its tariff is to be an exact copy of that of the Army and tiavy Club. one of the most moderate in London, there will be no entrance fee. and no responsibility of members. A separate dining and refreshment room is to be set apart for the exclusive use of the ladies and families of the members and their friends. The Right Hon. the Earl of Devon is the president of the club, and many of the members of the British and Foreign Institute have joined it. All the resolutions relating zul a vot of to its management were passed unanimously,, a thanks to Mr. Benjamin Bo nd Cabbell, for his ab le conduct in the chair, the meeting separated. INHABITING UNWHOLESOME CELLARS.—Yestpersons. erday (Monday) at the police -court, ow ners or tenants of pre flft -se no fewer than y ven m twas chiefly in Lace's-street and before Free- Mr. Rushton, to answer summons es for a p peared and ' sleep in cellars ea for allowing persons to live below what i of dimensions la height, size, windows, &c., s allowed by the local Act affect i n g such domiciles. The parties had all received legal some of than ere each months ago— notice—. and as ever proved, they were each and severally fined 55. , d - case waa ( 9 s . 6d. in all) ; and it was intimated to them b y an costs 45. 6d. the same amount of fine would be imposed the magistrate that during which they permitted parties for every day hereafter, to reside unwholesome abodes. lie added in such confined and be taken care of by the parish that poor individuals ejected would authorities until they homes.—Lirerpooi Standard. TUE CIA - -SE OF POISONING AT BROMLEY. The in quiry into this remarkable case was resumed yesterday, for the six teenth time, before Mr. Carttar, the Coroner for West Kent, at the Swan Tavern, Bromley, and in consequence of the illness of Mr. Games, the solicitor, who had been instructed to watch the case, it was again adjourned for a fortnight, after the examination of two witnesses. The first witness examined was Mr. Thomas Carter, Baptist Minister at Fenny Stratford, who had frequently corresponded with the deceased Harriet :Mond:ton, and was an intimate friend of Thomas Churcher. His evidence disclosed nothing material. The 1 other witness was a female named Sharp, but it was deemed ad. visable to conduct her examination 111 private consequently Its par. port did not transpire. I