The Sun. — London, England, 1837-05-11 00:00:00

R. RUD GE'S VISIT TO THE FIELD OF WATERLOO. (From the Town and Country Magazine.) A few days after the action of the 18th of June, 1815, I visited with a few friends the field of battle, and examined with very minute attention every part of this memorable spot. The road which leads to it from Brussels, is through a thick and extensive wood, called Bois de Soigne. It is narrow, and on each side are some of the highest trees I ever saw. Hence everything around assumes a dark and gloomy appearance. I know not whether it is to this circumstance that I am to attri- Lute it ; but, certainly I never before recollect to have expe rienced such sensations as I did during the two hours I was passing along this confined and dismal road. The feelings with which r approached the field of battle will never be ef faced from my mind. We arrived at Waterloo—a small but not unpleasant village. If it boasts not of its splendid man sions, &c., it has, to an Englishman, something much more calculated to excite his admiration, and awaken his patriotism. In such a place, "to abstract the mind from all local emotion, -would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future, predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me, and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy as may conduct us indifferent and un moved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose pa triotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warm among the ruins of lona I" We alighted from our cabriolet, at the village of Waterloo ; and after having visited the church and inn in which Lord Wellington's despatches were written, as we were told, pro ceeded on to Mont St. Jean, about a mile distant. The first object by which our attention was struck, a few yards from this place, was a park of artillery, consisting of nearly two hundred tins of the largest dimensions. They were guarded by a few of our artillerymen, and the situation in which they were left bespoke the service which they had seen. They were all of them covered with dirt, and many with blood ; and upon them were the names of Austerlitz, Jena, &c., inscribed. Having wit nessed with feelings of peculiar exultation these trophies of our arms, we next visited the farm-house of La Haye Sainte, from which, it will be recollected, our brave fellows, after perform ing prodigies of valour, and not until they had expended the whole of their ammunition, were compelled to retire. The house bore evident marks of this severe and sanguinary con flict. Its roof was pierced with a thousand holes, and its walls battered through in various parts. But, after all, there was no part of the field of battle in which I was so much interested as ti.e house and garden of Hougoumont, where the engagement commenced. At this place I spent some interesting but me itricholy moments. Here it was that the battle raged with the utmost fury throughout the day, and the cool intrepidity and physical strength of our brave men were conspicuously displayed in resisting the repeated attacks of the French army, headed by Buonaparte in person. Every British soldier here proved himself a hero. The chateau of lioweoumont was in a state of ruin when I visited it. Not a single part remained entire. The whole exhibited the most terrific appearance. In one of the out-buildings cf which the roof and walls were nearly destroyed, was a large room in aviiich the bodies of some hundreds had been burnt. Their as; , es yet smoked, and I am sure, I speak without exaggeration la libel I say, that the ashes of the dead were, in this place, three feet deep. I have in my possession a small piece of a Elul! which I found there, and upon which the suture is very perceptible. The garden attached to the house is of conside rable length, and it appeared originally to have been laid out ith some taste. It was surrounded by a thick wall, which served as a protection to our men, to whom was entrusted the defence of the place. Opposite to it, was a small wood, in which the French army was stationed. From hence they were throughout the whole of the day upon our brave fellows, tio, . c rom apertures made in the wall, returned a most de iructive Ere of rnusquetry. It was curious to observe the cf f ets of ties balls on the different trees which came within their range. There was not one but what was pierced as ith nurne iaaS holes; aoc; while the foliage was thick and beautiful above, the contrast below N7as singularly striking. The trees were in the most mutilated state, having their bark torn away and their 1. -Inks penetrated by the bb.ils. Near the entrance of the , e l eL eau. is a spot in which were buried or burnt above a thou ?, ind of the slain. The smell was here particularly offensive, e u', in eome places parts of the human body were distinctly to I, e e a e egnized. The earth with wh:ch they had been covered, '•ad in and exhibited here and there an arm and a human tiesh nearly wasted away, and the features of the Mitartaa'ea hardly distinguishable from the change they had „, ir i„,, 4u , e. 1. turned with horror from these sights ; arid with feele ' Ts not to b' described, passed over some rich corn fields, t ,„}„, e levated sp ,: - on which Napoleon had erected his obser and from which' the most extensive view of a fine undo- ieg country for several miles around might he seen. I re ,--re•ted much we could not aa -end. One of the ladders had h. er removed, and we were thus .deprieed cf a high gratifiea time Its elevation, I should think, about eighty feet. We were told by sonic French gentlemen, rrlican we met there, that it was erected, not by Buonaparte, but Lord Welling t"'- After visiting the observatoire, we went to the-celebrated house, situated on the right side of the road leading to Brus ,sels, called La Belle Alliance. The name is over the door by vatiich you enter, with the figures, if I recollect right, 1755 ara terneath. The coincidence of the two allied generals meet ing by accident at this spot, was very singular, and perhaps from this circumstance, and in commemoration of the alliance between the English and Prussian nations, the battle should have borne the name of La Belle Alliance. The house itself is entail and mean looking. I examined its different rooms. The whole of the building had been much injured by the can non-balls, and the roof of it was penetrated with numerous holes. Near to this, there is hardly a spot, in which at every step you may not trace the graves of the dead, and the ashes of the slain. It has been calculated that upwards of 30,000 sleep the sleep of death. Every part of the field of battle was strewed with different articles belonging to those who had fought and bled. Every thing around attested the horrors of war, and the march of devastation. On every side were scat tered the arms and clothing of the slain ; shoes, caps, and belts, and every other military appendage, either stained with Llood or covered with dirt. In the corn fields, which had been completely ploughed up by the trampling of the horses, and the movements of the soldiers, a number of books, cards, and letters were seen. I saw and read some few in English ; one ill particular from a soldier to a female friend in the north of England, in which he gave her an account of his being en g.iged in the battle of the 16th, that he had been so fortunate us to escape without a single wound, that he expected again to be engaged, when he hoped that Boney might be taken, an end put to war, and that he should then return, and be happy with dated on the 17th : it was directed, but was not sealed. On my return to England, I wrote to the person to whom it was inscribed, and enclosed it in my letter, giving an account of the situation in which I found it. It is singular that not the slightest notice was taken of my letter. Having visited at a very interesting period, a spot upon which was fought one of the most memorable and decisive bat tles, recorded either in ancient or modern times, I trust that the notice which I have taken of it will not prove unacceptable. The Leeds Intelligencer says that there is no truth in the report that Mr. Wortley will be brought forward at the next election for Ripon. As all billiard-balls are made of ivory, and as in every mass of that substance there are always some parts more solid than others, there is not a single ball, perhaps, which has the centre of gravity exactly in the centre of the figure. On this account, every ball deviates more or less from the line in which it is impelled, when a slight motion is com municated to it, in order to make it proceed towards the other side of the billiard-table, unless it should happen that the heaviest part is placed at the top or bottom. An eminent maker of these balls declares that he has never been able to find one ball perfectly free from the fault now de scribed. Hence it is that when a player strikes the ball gently, he often imagines that be has struck it, that is, played badly, while his want of success is entirely the consequence of this fault in the ball. A good billiard player, before he engages to play, ought carefully to try the ball, in order to discover the heaviest and lightest parts.— Walker's Games and Sports. THE BONAPARTE ESCUTCHEON.--." It is my wish in all things to be amalgamated with France. She is my adopted mother, and we will both bear the same shield." Then,' resumed Regnault, ' you would make choice of the old Gallic cock, and he may hold in his claws a tri-coloured standard ?" The cock,' said Napo leon, in spite of his good qualities, is not a suffi ciently dignified representative of a great nation. We must have an animal more imposing, more emblematic of power—an elephant, for example, or a lion couchant, on the map of France, with one paw thrust forward to the boundary of the Rhine, and the device, Gare a qui me cherche. Ma foi r exclaimed Regnault, ' but why should we determine limits, which the lion may show himself inclined to overstep.' Napoleon approved of this hint, and he began to think of something else. Regnault suggested the fleur-de-lis. The mere utterance of the word produced an effect almost elec trical. ' Never !' exclaimed Napoleon, ' those ensigns of a proscribed family shall never again be seen among us. lam not the son of Louis XVI. I comme nce a new dynasty, or rather I found an empire. I succeed Charlemagne and the Caesars, and I must have their emblems. The empire and ;myself will, therefore, adopt an eagle with spread wings, ft, tippled with a thunderbolt."—Evenings with Prince Camba. cckTes. ,SUICIDE.—A suicide of a dreadful and mest deter mined nature took place at Horsham during the night of Mon day, the 24th ult., when a man named Peter Pollard, an un der bailiff of the Sheriff of Sussex, destroyed himself. Pollard was a Roman Catholic, and had the care of the chapel in Horsham. He went to bed quite sober on Monday night ; but on Tuesday morning it wa ,- ; discovered that he had left his bed in the night and come down stairs into a small par lour where he kept his shaving-box and razor in a drawer ; it is supposed he opened the drawer, took out the razor gad with it cut his throat. It appeared he had seated himself in a chair previous to committing this act. There was a large pool of blood discovered on the floor, a..ul the razor was lying near it as if it had been dropped by deceased before he had completely effected his purpose ; and there being finger-marks of bood round ab ou t it, it i s cone, 'uded that he had attempted to re-possess himself of the instru Tent of destruction, but could not clutch it. He then returns 'd up stairs to his bed-room and got into bed—the walls on each side of the stairs and along the passage, upwards of 30 feet, • .being marked with blood, and the sheets in his bed .0/At i lt ; I tea rbloody. Finding, however, that the wound he had ~ - -. 7 ,ip s iir t e ct i , B -,ineffectual, he left his bed agai n , an d fi n di ng a gor -4-: . Wittpost at the foot of the bed s tead, w ith th e ot h er 4(4,t•-...end c sinpletety‘.:s horrible design, and was found a corpse 4( "; nia-Hg. —Brighton Guardian. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 90 89% 90 I Ditto Bonds 32 34 pm. Jper Cent. Cons,,. 9l 90% 1 South Sea Stock • 3i 2 per Cent.........._........... 99 Old Annuities Ditto Red ... .... .9734%1( New Ditto — Nlew 334 per Cent... ...... ...99% 8% 9.3 per Cent. Annuities, 175 E — , Tew 5 per Cent.. — Exch. Bills, £1,000......... 31 34 pm. Bank LongAnnuitiestoexpire Ditto 500 3l 34 pm. Jan. 5, 1860 1432 Ditto Small Oct. 10. 1659 Jan. 5, .860 — Ditto Adverti5ed............ —pm Jan. 5, .88,^ — Bank Stock for Acc0unt......... April 5, 1880 — India Stock for Acc0unt......... Jan. 5, 1870... — Consols for Acconnt Omnium pm PRICES OF I.OItEIGN FUNDS Austri Bonds. Belgian Bonds.. Ditto Account Brazilian Bonds 817% Ditto Account Buenos Ayres Bends — Ditto Acc0unt..„..........„ — Chillian Bonds Ditto Account Columbian Bonds. Ditto Account. Columbian Bonds, :821 Ditto Account . Danish Bonds ... —........ Ditto Account Greek Bonds Ditto Bonds, 1825 Ditto Account . Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent — Ditto Account Ditto, 6 per cent — Ditto Account... ......... Neapolitan.— ................ THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Peruvian Bonds .... ........... — Ditto Account — 1 Portuguese Bonds Ditto Account Ditto New Bonds 47 Ditto Account Ditto, 3 per cent. 29 4% Prussian Bonds Russian Bonds, 1822 Ditto Account ............ Ditto Metallic.... ... Spanish Bonds Ditto Account — Ditto Bonda,lB3l. ........ —23 2% Ditto Account 23 2% French, 5 per cent.......... —f. —c. 4 per cent. —f. —c. 3 per cent. f. c Exchange f —c. Dutch, 2 . X, per cent. 534 IA Dia; ACCount Ditto, 3 per cent IO OU 11'3 Ditto Account PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share Great Western Railway Company 4O 41 40% 1 Brighton (Gibbs') Railway 1 0% Brighton (Rennie's) London and Birmingham Railway Company B3 115 Manchester and Leeds Railway Company Manchester South Union Railway Company 5 3% . North Midland Railway Company l5 13 South Brighton, Lewes, and Newhaven Railway 2 ON Colonial Bank PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, MAY 9. 3 per Cent. Consols 8 9 3/, Grand Canal Deb.. 6 per cent. gs% Ditto Reduced — Ditto, 4 per cent — 3; per Cent. Stock 9 7 1% Hibernian Bank Ditto New, IS3I 3 1 4 per Cent. Debcntures 90% I National Insurance Co 3l Bank Stock — i City Dashentures, 4 per cent... Royal Canal Stock — Ballast (Alice Debentures, 4 . _ Grand Canal Stock per cent MAILS. Arrived. Due Arrived. ----- Due. Arrived. Due 0 America.... ..... . 0 I France 0 I Liston 0 0 Brazil 0 I Ouern.&Jersey 0 0 Afalca 0 Buenos Ayres.. 0 0 Hamburg 0 0 Mexico 0 0 Cartbagena...... 0 0 Holland Irmblin... ...... 0 0 Jamaica I Flanders 0 0 Leeward Islands 0 1 Waterford 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TOMORROW. JIo ...... 16ininut,-s after 7 I Evening...... 42 minutes after 7. NEWSPAPER STAMPS. Extract from " Returns of the number of Stamps issued monthly to each of the London Newspapers, from 1 Jan., 1837, to 1 April, 1837. Titles of Newspapers. January. February. March. Courier English Chronicle Evenirg Chronicle 20,000 20,000 20,t,',. Evenin! , Mail 20,000 40,000 25,00. Globe and Traveller 90,000 66,000 56,000 Shipping Gazette . lB,OOO 18,000 23,000 Standard St. James's Chronicle Sun True Sun 42,500 45,000 31,000 The puhlication of 'FILE SUN NEWSPAPER commenced this day at 10 minutes past Three o' Clock. C ..:.,, ... ) IY -71 ,,' ,f- --',.. YI-:.,,, ~ . . I, • f .-=. 4,j , s . ; 4 .. '" .4 ..% , ' 3, '7;,. j/ , s r sls LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 11, 1837. In the House of Lords yesterday, after the presenta tion of a Env petitions, and the passing through Committee of the Small Debts (Scotland) Bill, their Lordships ad journod. In the House of Commons an unusually large number of petitions in favour of the Ministerial measure for the abolition of Church-rates was presented. Petitions also were presented relative to the Poor-law, Capital Punish ments, Observance of the Sabbath, Land -tax, Factory labour, and the recent Huddersfield election. On the motion of Mr. P. THOMPSON, a Select Com mittee was appointed to revise the Standing Orders of the House—the Committee to take first into consideration those respecting railway levels. Sir C. BROKE VERE revived the subject of the order asserted by Col. THOMPSON to have been given by Gene ral WHITLLOCK at the attack on Buenos Ayres in 180 S. The Hon. Baronet denied that any order had been issued to spare only the old men and the women, but to put all others to the bayonet. Col. THomrsoN adhered to his original statement, which he said had since been irrefra gably confirmed. ➢lr. T. DUNCOMBE then moved the second reading of his Bill to repeal the rate-paying registration clauses in the Reform Bill. Lord JOHN RUSSELL opposed the motion, by moving an amendment, that the Bill be read a second time this day six months. Mr. HUME and Mr. GROTE contended that the rate paying clause was contrary to the declared principle of the Reform Bill ; that it operated most unjustly, narrowed the constituency, and had the effect of disfranchising many, who, in political justice, had a right to vote. The second reading was lost by a majority of 93. The East India Maritime Officers 13111, after some dis cussion, was ordered to be read a second time. Mr. WARBURTON moved as an instruction to the Com mittee on the Freemen's Admission Bill, " That they have the power to make provision for the amendment of the Reform of Parliament Act, in so far as it requires the pay ment of rates and taxes as a qualification of householders to vote in the election of Members to serve in Parliament." Eventually it was agreed that the Committee should be postponed till the 21st June. . The Small Debts (Scotland) Bill, and the Trial by Jury (Scotland) Bill, were severally read a third time, and passed. The House adjourned at a Quarter past One o'clock. A discussion of some importance took place last night in the Commons on the motion of Mr. T. DUN. COMBE, that the Reform Act Amendment Bill should be read a second time. The object of the Bill was to do away with the rate-paying clause of the Reform Bill, which refuses admission on the register, and con sequently denies the exercise of the elective fran chise to ail —county electors excepted--who have not paid rates and taxes up to the sth of April in each year. There is no doubt that the operation of this clause has been very prejudicial to the interests of Reform, and that it ought to be greatly modified, if not entirely repealed. The real qualification is the annual rent of the house, and if we are not mistaken, that was the only qualification originally proposed ; but the Tories, seeing the popular drift of the clause, had tact and influence enough, as in the case of the tenant-at-will clause, to get it encumbered with a provision which in no small degree neutralised its effect. If rates and taxes are in arrear the fault rests with the collectors. There are legitimate ways and means of recovering payment which ought to be resorted to, instead of inflicting on the defaulter, as a penalty, the loss of a political privilege. The things have no earthly connection—unless, indeed, it be admitted that the object of the obnoxious clause was to render th e duties of the tax-gatherer less laborious, and to give the Exchequer an additional security for prompt payment. Suppose the present mode of levying the assessed taxes should be altered, and indirect substituted for direct taxation, where then would be the tax-paying quali fication of the ten-pounder ? How ridiculous then is it to set up the payment of such a tax as a test of a man's fitness to elect a Representative in Parliament ! It will be seen that Lord JoHN RUSSELL moved, as an amendment, that the Bill be read that day six months ; thus putting a negative on the proposition of the Hon. Member for Finsbury. We are happy, however, to find that the Noble Lord is not opposed to the amendment of the Reform Bill in respect to this particular enactment, as he stated his intention, subsequently, to bring in a Bill which would so far alter that enactment as to allow an elector, once admitted on the register, the privilege of the franchise, if he shall have paid his rates and taxes up to the Ist October in the year preceding, in stead of to sth April of the current year. This will un doubtedly be some improvement—practically, we should say a great improvement ; but why not do the thing handsomely and boldly at once, by entirely abrogating the tax-paying part of the clause ? The Noble Lord also proposes to include in his Bill a provision for exempting the freemen from the payment of a stamp duty on their admission, which will supersede the necessity of the measure brought in by the Hon. Member for Coventry. The Hon. Member for Greenock, Mr. WALLACE, has succeeded in obtaining a Select Committee of the House of Commons, on such of the resolutions moved by him on Tuesday evening as involve not the ques tion of a reduction of the Post-office Revenue. This is all that the Hon. Gentleman had a right to expect—all that the Government could fairly concede under existing circumstances. Mr. WALLACE de serves great credit for his persevering efforts to eradi cate all abuses in the management of the Post office ; and on no occasion have we been wanting in a high appreciation of his labours ; but we must confess that the string of resolutions moved by him in the House of Commons on Tuesday evening last, appeared to us to be drawn up with singular in felicity. A Committee of Legislators upon a sixpenny pamphlet would excite—and justly too—the ridicule of all Europe. Besides, a Finance Committee, after a careful investigation of the public revenues of the United Kingdom, could only be supposed qualified to pronounce a decided opinion upon the expediency of a measure involving a probable deficit of a million and a half of the national income. The only proper subjects for inquiry by a Select Committee, in the seven reso lutions of the Hon. Gentleman, are the state of Port Patrick and Donaghadee harbours, and the compen sations paid to certain mail-coach contractors as the lessees of roads and tolls in Ireland. These are embodied in the last resolution—the only one, in fact, which Mr. WALLACE ought to have moved in such a form. Were he resolved to bring forward the others at all hazards, the proper course would have been to have embodied them at once as so many clauses of a Bill for effecting certain amendments in the management of the Post-office, and in that shape to have submitted them to the judgment of the House ; or to have moved their introduction as amendments upon the Post-office Bills brought forward by Mr. LABOUCHERE. Both these courses were open to Mr. WALLACE, and we are surprised that he should have taken one so very perplexed, and at the same time so obviously leading in a wrong direction. We may here observe that we by no means approve of the system of asking for Select Committees of Inquiry upon the subject of abuses already recognised by the public voice. They are attended with heavy expense ; lead very often to unne cessary delay ; and for once that they promote the great ends of justice, they ten times serve only to gratify personal animosity at the expense of the nation. On the occasion of erecting great public works—the chartering , of institutions or municipalities—the passing of funda mental laws forming a part of the national jurispru dence, and such like, we approve of previous inquiries by • Select Committees ; but we are not for the exten sion of such inquiries to the petty malversations of every toll-bar-keeper, and mail-coach proprietor who contrives to evade the penalty of his delinquencies, be cause there happens to be no authority to pia the laws of the land into execution. The Paris Papers of Tueslay, the whole of which we have just received, bring the gratifyin g intelligence that Louts PutwrE has at last yielded to the dic tates of a humane policy, by the publication of an Amnesty, which appears in the official columns of the Moniteur. This is indeed the true way to disarm the enemies of his person and dynasty—the most ef fectual means of ridding himself of the terrors inspired by the reports of secret plots and conspiracies. The Act of Amnesty is preceded by a Report of M. BARTHE, Minister of Justice, to the effect that the KING was only prevented so long from gratifying the fondest wish of his heart, by an apprehension that his clemency would be mistaken for the result of weak ness. But now, order being established, the Govern- ment being strong in the support of the nation, and the condemned being given up to the punishment awarded by the laws, the KING has an opportunity of exercising the Royal prerogative of mercy. The fol lowing is a copy of the Royal Ordinance : " Louis Philippe, King of the French, to all present and to come, greeting. " We have decreed and do decree as follows : " Art. 1. A general Amnesty is granted to all indivi duals detained in the State prisons, in consequence of hav ing been declared guilty of political crimes or offences. At the same time a police surveillance will be continued in re spect of such of them as have been sentenced to degrading and infamous punishments, as also with regard to those whose sentences include a provision that they may be sub ject to surveillance. " 2. - The sentences pronounced by the Court of Peers against Victor Boireau and Francois Meunier are commuted into banishment for the period of ten years. " 3. The Keeper of the Seals and the Secretary of State for the Home Department are charged with the exe cution of the present Ordinance. " LOUIS PHILIPPE, " King of the French. " BARTHE, " Minister of Justice and Public Worship.' There can be no doubt but that the decree, if fol lowed up by conciliatory measures on the part of Mi nisters, will render the KING as popular among his subjects as recently l►e has been odious to them. Let him now restore liberty to the Press, and he may cal culate upon its powerful support—a support which will give more stability to his Throne and dynasty than the presence of a hundred thousand muskets. We have the more pleasure in dwelling upon this event, because we learn from private sources that in the Ca binet Council held to deliberate upon the Amnesty to be granted, the KING insisted that it should be as ex tensive as he could make it, without interfering with the ordinary course of justice. It is also but justice to M. MOLE, and the Presidents of the Chambers of Peers and Deputies, to observe that they gave their opinion in favour of an extended clemency, as did likewise the new Minister of Justice. What a load of public odium will this act of Ministers cast upon those politically defunct tools of despotism—MM. GUIZOT and PERSIL ! There is little foreign news of any importance in the French Journals. A Morning Contemporary pub lishes the following communication from the North of Spain, stated to have been received by " Extraordinary Express :" " BAYONNE, MAY B.—The Carlists endeavoured on the 6th to drive back the advanced posts of the Christinos sta tioned in the valley and heights of Loyola to their former positions. They were, however, repulsed with considerable loss, notwithstanding the vigour of their attack. " General Espartero is hourly expected with the re mainder of the troops of the reinforcement." " PERPIGNAN, MAY 7.—The Baron de Meer entered Solsona on the 2d, with several brigades, after having beaten the Carlists, and delivered the troops who had taken re fuge in the convent. It is said that Colonel Nuibo and Captain Castells were killed. The total loss is reckoned at 1,500 men. " Two hundred and fifty armed peasants revolted at Puycerda on the sth, and demanded their pay. They ill used the Governor, and then withdrew in disorder from the place. There was a riot on the following day, and the Go vernor was forced to let in a quantity of French corn duty free. " On the 26th of April the Commandant Balleraule, with his armed peasants and the National Guard of Reus, where a revolutionary (democratic) movement had taken place, tried to gain possession of Tarragona. They we re preceded by seditious proclamations. The Governor closed the gates upon them." - AIA French Paper of Tuesday contains the following extract from a letter from Berne dated the 2d inst.:— We can possitively state that M. Obnskof, Russian Charge d'Affaires at Turin, has received an order from the Emperor Nicholas to send 1,000,000 f. to Don Carlos. The merchants at Leghorn have, on the faith of this di plomatist, and without fear as to payment, made large pur chases of corn at Odessa on account of the Pretender, and only wait a favourable opportunity to land it on some point of the Peninsula, or even to send it through France. Unfortunately for them, since the fall of the French Doc trinaire Ministry, their speculation meets with a thousand difficulties." The following are extracts from the Papers : "An extraordinary courier has brought to-day the news of the taking of Chelva by General Oraa. That town which the Carlists had fortified has fallen into the hands of the Christinos, after an engagement of more than ten hours. The Carlists lost 300 men killed and 600 prisoners. The loss of the Queen's troops was only 22 men. This event took place on the 30th of April. " The Duke of Orleans set out yesterday at one o'clock, for Brussels. " Princess Adelaide set out for Brussels yesterday even. ing, at eight o'clock, with the Prince de Joinville." FRENCH FUNDS.-Paeis, MAY 9. rive per Cents., 107 f. 40e. 35c. 30c. 25c. 20c. Four and a Half ner Cents. 100 E 55c. Four per Cents., 99f. 60c. Three per Cents. 79f sc. 78f. 90c. 95e. 85c. 90c. Bank Actions, 2,410 E Rente de Naples, 991. 99f. 50c. 40c. Roman Five per Cents., 100 1 A ,4, Spanish Actives, 25 1 4 25. Spanish Passives, 6. Belgian Loan, Five per Cents, 101. Portuguese Three per Cents. 30. EXCHANOZ ON LONDON. One month, paper, 25f. 35c.; money, 25E 32 $4 e. Three months, paper, 25f. 15c. ; money, 25f. 124 c. -Cours Aug/an/woe. LAST PRICES. Five per Cents., 107 f. 45c. Three per Cents. 79f. Bank Actions, 2,410 f. Rente de Naples, 99f. 50c. Roman Five per Cents., 100 Belgian Loan, 101. Brussels Bank, 1,430 f. Portuguese Three per Cents., 30%. Spanish Actives, 25. Spanish Passives 6. Spanish Ditferes, 7. Miguelites, 11%. Belgian Society, 1,050 f. We have received Madrid Papers to the 2d insl but they bring no news of any interest. German and Brussels Papers have been received. The Belgian Chamber of Representatives is engaged with discussions on the Budgets of the Minister of Commerce and Pubic Works. Advices from Greece state that tranquillity was not restored at Patras on the 10th. BELGIAN I. UNDS—Bnussins, MAY 9 : Actual Debt, 2j per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, $ per Cent. 10 0 ,4 Loan of Thirty Millions 9l 4 Loan of ('itv, 1832, 4 per Cent 994 Society of Cosamerce, 41;,per Cent l3O Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 13 8 14 Brussels Papers, May 10. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, MAY I. Five per Cents. Metalliques Four per Cents. Three per Cents. B.ink Shares lass —Allgemeine Zeitung, May 8. WESTMINSTER ELECTION THIS DAY. STATE OF THE POLL. NINE O'CLOCK. Leader Burdett Majority for Leader TEN O'CLOCK 564 Leader's Committee Room. 13urdett's Committee Room Leader Burdett 1,532 Leader . Majority for Burdett...22o Majority for Burdett...432 ELEVEN O'CLOCK. Leader Burdett 2,051 Majority for Burdett...32B, Burdett 2,209 Leader Majority for Burdett...s26 TWELVE O'CLOCK. Leader Burdett 2,491 Majority for Burdett...4ll Burdett . Leader Majority for Burdett...636 ONE 0' CLOCK. Leader Burdett 1 Majority for Burdett...393;Majority for Burdett...6ls TWO O'CLOCK. Leader ... ..... .... 2,57 G Burdett 3,113 Burdett Majority for Burdett...37olMajority for Burdett...6oo THREE O'CLOCK. Leader 2,756 Burdett Majority for Burdett...... 343 The Following New Works, by distinguished writers, are published this day, by Mr. Bentley, New Burlington-street : CAPTAIN CHAMIER, R.N. THE ARETHUSA. A Naval Story. By the Author of " Life of a Sailor," " Ben Brace," Sco. 3 you', THEODORE HOOK, Esq., JACK BRAG. By the Author of " Saying, and Doings," " Maxwell," kc. 3volt, A. FONBLANQUE, Esq. ENGLAND, UNDER SEVEN ADMINISTRATIONS, By ALBANY FONBLANQUE, Esq. 3 vols. post Bvo., with numerous Portraits. IV. SAMUEL LOVER, Esq. RORY O'MORE. A National Romance, with numerous characteristic Engravings by the Author. 3 vols. Edited by W. HARRISON AINSWORTH, Esq. NICK OF THE WOODS. Edited by the Author of " Crichton," " Rookwood," &G. 3 role, VI. THE GERMAN PRINCE. SEMILASSO IN AFRICA ; or,lAdventures in Algiers and other Parts of Africa. By Prince PUCKLER AIUSKAU, _Author of the " Tour of a German Prince." 3 vols. post Bvo. VII. W. HARRISON AINSWORTII, Esq. CRICHTON. By the Author of " Rookwood," &c. 3 vols. VIII. THE CLOCKAIAKER ; Or the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slick Villa. 1 vol. post Bvo. Ix. Edited by LADY MARY FOX. AN ACCOUNT OF AN EXPEDITION INTO THE INTERIOR OF NEW HOLLAND. I vol. post Bvo. Huddersfield has not even rewarded the Tories for descending to the patronage of Oastler. The expected triumph has vanished—the disgrace remains. NATIONAL ANNUITY TO O'CONNELL.—Sunday the 28th instant, has been fixed on for the simultaneous col lection of the National Annuity to Mr. O'Connell. "It will be recollected (the Trustees state) that this measure, so im perative upon the country, was not brought forward in the past year (1836), lest it should interfere with the arrangements then adopted for the extension of the Liberal power through the registries, or with the organization set on foot by the National Association, called into existence by O'Connell, to meet the circumstances of the times. This postponement obviously involved at least a temporary sacrifice of the income which Ireland feels impatient to supply, to defray the enor mous expenses inseparable from those high public duties which her great advocate has imposed upon himself, and for the dis charge of which he seems indeed to have been specially raised up." By the general report of the last collection, it appears that the total amount received for 1835, according to the public account, was 2%1894 155. sd. This sum may be said to have been wholly absorbed by Mr. O'Connell in defraying his elec tion expenses, during and since the year 1835, which are stated to have exceeded 19,000/. The approaching collection is to constitute the O'Connell fund for two years--viz., 1836 and 1837. „ SAXE ,IMEININGEN.—On the 30th of April, at three o'clock in the morning, her Highness the Duchess Dow ager of Saxe Meiningen, a Princess of Hohenloe-Langen- Cure, died of an attack of the grippe. She was born on the 11th of August, 1763. Her loss is deeply lamented, not only by the Ducal family, but by the whole country. For the long period of eighteen years she governed the country during the minority of her son, our beloved Prince, the reigning Duke ; and her government was such, and so mild, that all her subjects retain the most grateful recollection of it, considering her rather as their mother, than their Sovereign. She retained the love and veneration of the inhabitants to the last moment of her life. -- --- On the afternoon of Sabbath last the 30th of April, four young men (one the eldest son of the tacksman of the fishings of the lake, and the other three tradesmen from Perth), who had gone to take a sail, were all, in consequence of a sudden squall, plunged into a watery grave. This took place when they were to the north of Queen Mary's Island, which is the deepest part of the lake, and whence they were both seen and heard from Burleigh side, as they clung to that part of the boat which after being upset remained above water, and as they shrieked aloud for relief ; but long before their situa tion was known at Kinross, and any help could be availing, they had let go their hold, and sunk never to rise.—Edinburgh Courant. Capt. M'Kown, of the ship Havre, which arrived at New Orleans on the 3d instant from Havre, makes the fol lowing report respecting the sea serpent :—" Feb. 19, lat. 35 32, long. 26 05 W., at noon, saw something very singular in the water, about 100 feet from the ship, and as it approached discovered that it was a snake—its head, which was shaped similar to that of a flying-fish, and its body entirely round, and of the size of a ship's mainmast, lying in a perpendicular position to the ship's side, and of a grayish colour, appeared to be between four and five hundred feet long. The day was perfectly calm, and the whole ship's company (28 in number) had a fair view of this monster or the deep for the space of half an hour, when lie gradually left the ship ; his motions in doing which were similar to those of a series of barrels, at equal distances from each other in a direct line, rolling in the water." —New York Paper. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1837. COMMON PLEAS-(THIS DAY.) HART V. REILT. This action was brought to recover the sum of 51., being the difference in the accounts between the plaintiff, a plumber and glazier, and the defendant, the proprietor of certain houses in Grosvenor-street. The Learned Judge suggested that a case of such a trifling nature might be referred, but the parties could not agree, and the plaintiff's case had not concluded at the time of our going to press. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice PARKE and Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE HORSE STEALING.--Joseph Enever, 29, a turner, and John Lee, 35, a hawker, were indicted, the former for stealing a mare, the property of Francis Henry Beall, and the latter for receiving the same, well knowing it to have been stolen. Mr. PRENDERGAST stated the case to the Jury, and Mr. C. PHILLIPS with Mr. DOANE appeared for the defence. It appeared that the mare was given in charge to a Mr. Warren, in order to have it turned out to grass in Epping Forest, where it was safe on the morning of the 16th of March. The next day it was missed, and was not seen again until the 7th of April, when it was in the possession of a policeman, who found it in the stable of Enever, who, it was discovered, had dealings with the other prisoner. The mare was placed in the forest under the care of a little boy, who saw the prisoner Enever go up to her, and having put a halter upon her, rode her away. He called out to the prisoner, and told him the mare did not belong to him, but he paid no attention to him, and rode away faster. She was subsequently discovered in Weymouth Mews, Bethnal Green, where the prisoners jointly held a stable. The po liceman made the discovery, in consequence of a woman, who was making a disturbance, and who was given in charge by the prisoner Lee. When she was given into custody, she said, " As you serve me out I shall serve you out, go and bring the stolen horse out of the stable." When the police man apprehended Lee he found some receipts for the rent of the stable, the key of which was afterwards discovered in the cellar athe house in which EneVer lived. Both the prisoners took the !table from a person named Fletcher, saying that they wanted to put a horse into it, and they were several times seen at work in it. Mr. DOANE addressed the Jury on behalf of Enever, and contended that the boy who was in care of the mare made a mistake as to his identity. Mr. PHILLIPS addressed the Jury on the part of Lee. Mr. Justice PARK summed up ; and the Jury, after a short deliberation, acquitted Lee, but found Enever Guilty. NEW COURT. (Before the COMMON SERGEANT.) FOWL STEALING.—Richard Roe, 35, was indicted for un lawfully receiving a number of fowls from some evil-disposed persons on Finchley-common, the property of Joseph Free man, well knowing them to have been stolen. The fowls were found on the premises of the, prisoner, after being recently plucked, and one of them was cooked and partly eaten. The prisoner in his defence said that two men (one of whom is in custody) requested permission to leave them at his house until they would call for them in the evening.---Guilty. George Newman, 63, a plasterer, was indicted for stealing 40 yards of calico, the property of James Crickett. The ca lico was hanging at the prosecutor's shop-door in Whitechapel, and the prisoner deliberately took it down, put it under his coat, and was walking away, when he was detected. The prisoner put in a written defence, which stated that he had been in affluent circumstances, and that he committed the crime with the hope that he would be sent out of the country. —Guilty. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.; DEAL, MAT 10.—Wind N. W.—Arrived the Symmetry, Riley, from Calcutta; Annandale, Hill, from Ceylon ; Black River packet, from Jamaica ; and Union, Bjorkstzu, St. Übe's. FALMOUTH, MAT 8.--Wind E., moderate, with rain.— Arrived his Majesty's ship Espoir, —, from Lisbon—sailed 30th ult. ; and Ceasar, Rothwell, from Demerara. PLYMOUTH, MAY 9.—Wind E. to N. E.--Off port the Windsor, Hemming, from Calcutta—sailed from St. Helena 23d March ; Columbia, from Royal Columbia River ; Fortuna, Toosberg, from St. Thomas ; and 'Westminster, Moore, from New York. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 10.—Wind N.—Arrived the Atlas, from Mauritius—sailed Feb. 4, from the Cape of Good Hope 3d Feb., and St. Helena 23d Feb. ; and George, Thomp son, from Calcutta—sailed 18th June. POOLE, MAY 9.--Arrived the Nymph, Brown, from Cadiz. GUERNSEY.—Arrived the Julie, Alwardt, from Rostock. LIVERPOOL, MAY 9.—Wind E.N. E., light.—Arrived the Rival, Linfield, from Maranham ; Countess Dunmore, —, from Demerara ; Consbrook, —, from New Orleans ; Ocean, —, from Charleston ; and Wm. Ritchie's, Charleston. WATERFORD, MAY B.—Arrived the Excellent, Reid, from London; Royal Eagle, Allan, do. ; Sir John Newport, do. CORK, MAY B.—The Favourite, Silk, from London. DUNDEE, MAY B.—The Apollo, Walker, from Newcastle, leaky, bound to Quebec. HIM!, MA r 9.—The William Gray, ____, from Oporto Emma, Fisher, Stralsund. The St. Patrick from Londonderry, bound to St. John's, is on shore near the latter port. The Glasgow, Hamilton, from Calcutta to Liverpool, was burnt at sea, January 19—crew and passengers saved. The Falcon (whaler), of London, was lost at the Island of Ascension (near Otaheite)—the Master and five of the crew murdered by the natives. _ The Ale;cander, from Liverpool, arrived at Antigua, with damage of rudder, &c., and would be hove down, having run no Belfast Reef, bound to New Orleans. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DIY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. New York papers have been received this morning four days later than previous advices, by the London line of packet ship Westminster, to the 21st April. We extract the following WALL -STREET, ONE 0' CLOCK. —lt i$ with deep regret that we have no favourable tidings to communicate ; indeed if the stock can be considered any test of the money market it is the most gloomy day we have had for a long period. The hopes that were entertained at the close of last week have all been destroyed by the articles recently published in the Globe. " The sales this morning were very light, and at a reduction from 11 to 5 per cent, on the last transactions on Monday. United Bank closed to-day at 113 e ;on Monday the closing price was 115; Bank of the State of New York closed to-day at 90, which is 5 per Cent. below Monday's prices ; Ohio, 97i-, on Monday, 1011 ; Mahattan Gas down 21 per Cent. " There were several heavy failures yesterday. Money can not be obtained on any terms, or on any securities. We know of a house which suspended payment yesterday for 80,000 dollars. To obtain this amount he had bonds of the first character, and of which, under any circumstances, there can be no ques tion, to the amount of more than three hundred dollars ; and yet the private deposits in the Bank this day amounted to seventeen millions." (From the Price Current, New York, April 19.) " EXCHANGES.—The closing rates of bills on England for the packet which sailed on Monday last varied from 10 to 12 per cent. cash ; and on France, 5 francs 15 cents. to 5 17,1-. There was no variation on the prices of bills on Holland, Hamburgh, or Bremen. The Bonds drawn by the United States Bank without interest advanced at the close to 4 per cent. ; the closing rate of the Morris Canal Bonds in favour of the Bank of America, bearing 6 per cent. interest, was 6 per cent. prem., cash ; of the last named description there are now some offering in the market; though on the whole the amount of business transacted was inconsiderable. " NEW ORLEANS, APRIL 11.--Confidence does not revive in the least. The issuing of Bonds, or Post Notes, in this city has been talked of. Money is as scarce as ever. The prac tice is obtaining of suffering to be protested all acceptances which the acceptor has not funds to meet. The Cotton Market remains in the same unsettled state as noticed in our last. " CHARLESTON--We have to record another week of langour and inactivity." We have received Montreal papers to the 14th of April. From the paper of the 13th of April we give the subjoined : " Well, gentlemen, what think you of Lord John Russell's Resolutions ? Do they not prove that the main, if not the only object of his Majesty's Ministers, is to relieve the pecu niary embarrassmnnts of the Executive ? Read them care fully, and then answer our question iu the affirmative. Whig_ gish all over." A New Brunswick paper 9th of April has the following " COLONIAL LEGISLATURE OF NOVA SCOTIA.—ENIBARGO ON GRAIN AND POTATOES.—A bill was introduced by Mr. Dodd for the purpose of preventing the exportation of grain and potatoes, and a very warm debate took place on the subject. The measure was owing to the failure of the crops. The bill was passed through the House of Assembly." Our arrivals this morning are the French and Ostend mails ; also one from Lisbon by the Espoir—sailed the 30th April (an old date), we have had of the Ist May. Ship letters from Canton and Demerara ; Calcutta, 10th December ; New York, by the Westminster. ( From Cape of Good Hope Papers to the 9th March.) By accounts from the frontiers, it appears that landed pro perty on the frontiers is of more value than it was before the late irruption of the Caffres. THE FUNDS. The accounts received this morning from the United States still continue of an unfavourable nature ; more failures_ prices of Stocks lower—and no money to be obtained at any rate. Exchange ranges between 10 and 12 per cent. ; Bank Shares, 1131 to 114. Consols may be quoted at 90,-1 to 91 for the Account, with little doing ; the election is the chief concern in the House. Exchequer Bills, 31 to 33; India Bonds, 31 ; Bank Stock, 206-; Spanish Active, 231 to 24, with the Coupons ; Por tuguese, 47 ; Three per Cents., 29,1; Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents., 53i. HALF-P.4MT ONE. Little or no business is transacting in the Funds to the pre sent time. The whole attention in the Stock Exchange is fixed on the Election, and making bets. We hear that fifty pounds tofive pounds have been betted in the House in favour of Sir Francis Burdett. Consols may be quoted at 91 for the Account ; Money, 901 ; Exchequer Bills improved 32 to 34 premium ; India Bonds, 31 to 34 prem. ; Bank Stock, 206 ; India Stock, 2592. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active 22i, ex-Coupons ; Passive 6+ ; Deferred ; Coupons 48 ; Portuguese 47+ ; Three per Cents. 291,1-; Dutch Two and a Half 53:11 ; Co lombian 24H; Mexican 212. THREE 0' CI, 0 CK, Consols for the Account, 91. COURT CIRCULAR. The King, attended by Sir Herbert Taylor, arrived in town at half-past one o'clock yesterday, from Windsor. Before the Levee, Major-General Sir James Lillyman Cald well, of the East India Company's Service, was introduced to the King in the Royal Closet, by Sir William Woods, ( Clarenceux King of Arms) Officer of Arms attendant on the Knight Commanders of the Bath, and was Knighted and invested by the King with ensigns of a Knight Commander of the Bath. His Majesty held an Investiture of the most distinguish ed Order of St. Michael and St. George. Sir Harris Nicolas, Chancellor of the Order, and Sir C. Douglas, King of Arms of the Order, having been robed by Mr. Hunter, and weari ng th e i r Ch a i ns an d B a d ge s, entered the Royal Closet, and introduced to his Majesty the follow ing Naval and Military Officers who served at the capture of Malta, and at the taking of the lonian Islands, viz.:—Gen. Sir Henry Pigot, General Lord Lynedoch, Admiral Sir Robert Stopford, Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Egerton, and Lieutenant-General Sir Hudson Lowe, all of whom his Majesty was pleased to invest with the Ribband, Badge and Star of Knights Grand Crosses of the most distinguish ed Order of St. Michael and St. George. The Cabinet Minis ters, the Great Officers of State, the Commander of the Forces, and the principal Officers of the Household were present at the ceremony. The King held a Levee. In the Entree Circle the following presentations to his Majesty took place : Baron Behr, his Belgian Majesty's Minister to the -united States, by Mr. Wallez, the Belgian Charge d'Affaires at tbis Court. Monsieur M. R. Mendizabal, Attache to the Spanish Ler tion, by the Chevalier de Aguilar, the Spanish Minister. Baron Fuercke, Officer in the service of Saxe Meinengen, by the Minister Resident for his Majesty the King of Saxony The Levee was attended by the Foreign Ambassadors, &c. The King gave audiences to the Marquis of Winchester, Viscount Melbourne, Viscount Palmerston, Earl of Albemarle, Mr. Spring Rice, Lord Glenelg, Lord Hill, Sir Hussey Vivian► Earl of Minto, Marquis of Lansdowne, and the Judge Adv°' cate- General. Viscount Falkland, and the Hon. Captain George Campbell, R. N., were the Lord and Groam in Waiting. The concert to have been given at Kensington Palace on the Isth of this month is postponed to the sth of June. The Duchess of Gloucester, the Princess Sophia, the Duke of Cumberland, and the Duke of Sussex, visited the Ku►g yesterday afternoon, at St. James's Palace. Lord John Russell will have a political dinner party, on Saturday next, in Wilton-crescent. RUMOURED MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE .-- 11 , is reported that the b ro th er an d h e i r o f a No b le Duke is a b o ut to be united to a lady of considerable fortune. The Earl and Countess of Howth and family left _ the London Hot e l, Alb emar l e - street, on Monday, for Howe' Castle, Ireland. A deputation on the subject of the conservancy ° I the river Mersey, a tt en d e d b y M r. M ark Philips, M. P.l Mr. Brotherton, M.P., h a d an i nterv i ew with the R i g Hon. C. Poulett Thomson at the Board of Trade yesterdaY. The Council of the School of Design met at the ' Board of Trade yesterday. Letters limn Berlin say that the Grand Dull' Michael will stay the re on l y s i x or e i g h t weeks. He w ill then go to England, to some watering-place, and afterward . return home. A Society has been formed in London for the FN' tection of Uncivilised Aboriginal Tribes. The subscription towards the relief of our distressed operatives, amounted to the very liberal sum of 2,1401. 19 g* at the period of our going to press.—Nottingham Review. Sir Ronald Ferguson paired off with Sir Henry Harding►e in favour of Mr. D'Eyncourt's motion for the repeal of the Septennial Act. Viscount Falkland and Lord Dinorben's names were omitted in the list of the minority on the Irish Municipal Cor porations Bill. Reports reached Windsor Castle that St, James's Palace had been in a great part destroyed by the fire whic h broke out in the house of Mr. Furze, in Cleveland-row• Moody, the Windsor coachman, was sent for, and had the honour of a private interview with his Majesty upon the sub ject. We lament to have to announce the demise of the second daughter of the Right Hon. Lord Lyndhurst, in the 15th year of her age. This melancholy event—the conse• quence of a decline—took place at the Hotel de Donores, Ru e de la Paix, Paris, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon of Tuesdai last, the 9th of May instant. Our private letter states that the Noble Lord was suffering very severely from this afflicting bereavement. He had hoped to the last minute. Died, on the 7th inst., at Craster, Northumberland , Shafto Craster, Esq., in the 83d year of his age. The wideli extended charities of this venerable gentleman will ever In remembered with gratitude by those who were the objects of them. In him the poor and destitute have lost a kind an d sympathising benefactor; and deeply, indeed, do his surviving and afflicted friends regret one who, estimable in the uniforss and consistent exercise of every social virtue, was so bright and useful an example of practical Christian piety. GALLIC ACID.—M. Robiquet has been making various experiments on the tannin and gallic acid contained in gall -nuts. One of the most remarkable results obtained bj him is a knowledge of the great difference of time which it takes to transform pure tannin into gallic acid, or to produce it from the entire nut. Eight months will not complete the former operation, while one month is sufficient for the latter► a proof that the gall-nut contains principles (perhaps gum, or rather mucilage) which facilitate fermentation. Another im portant result is a confirmation of the opinion of M. P o louo that gallic acid is to be derived from tannin. CAPTAIN CHAMIER'S NEW WORK.---We ar e requested to state that Captain Chamier's New Naval Story, entitled " The Arethusa," is published this day by Mr. Bent' lay, New Burlington-street, and may be obtained of all book sellers. Agents for Scotland, Messrs. Bell and Bradfute , Edinburgh ; for Ireland, Mr. John Cumming, Dublin ; ° f whom may also be had " Nick of the Woods," a humourons Story, Edited by W. Harrison Ainsworth, Esq., Author of " Rookwood." THE RECENT HORRID MURDER.—Up to a lat e hour last night the particulars of this horrid affair remained involved in the most impenetrable mystery, and crowds of per sons were during the whole of the day congregated round the house in which the atrocious deed was committed. Various surmises arose as to whether deceased had not perpetrated th e wound in her throat which caused her death herself; but tho. surgeons, Messrs. Swain an d J o h nson , gave i t as t h e i r d ec ide' opinion that that could not be the case ; and there is no a ctioll or manner of the deceased that can be remembered whie h , would lead to such a suppositi o n. A n i nquest on t h e hay L' fixed for to-morrow (this day). It is now imagined that $ very short time will elapse ere the murderer will be secured' At six o'clock yesterday evening a man, rather tall and thi n ' walked in an agitated manner into the parlour of the D e von; shire Arms, Duke -street, Portland-place, and having s eated himself in a chair, rested his head on his hand, an d ap p a rently went to sleep. n the course of a few minutes he seemed t° be very uneasy and began to cry. No particular notice Ra g at the time taken of th e m a tt er; b u t on a gent l eman i n the company making mention of th e mur d er th e stranger sudden ly started up, looked wildly about him, and almost immediately resumed his seat. The landlord thinking there was somethig very suspicious in all this, go t i n t o a ca b, and hastened to t " - Albany-street station, from whence he returned with Rode rick, 130 S, but befo re th e y cou ld reac h t h e pu bli c -house alluded to the said stranger had disappeared. Upon inqui r y it was ascertained that h e h a d, soon a f ter t h e d eparture of th o landlord, made a precipitate exit from the place, and was Se e i , to make his way, as fast as h e cou ld run , up G reat P o rtland' street. It is strongly suspect e d th a t t hi s man was in so. lll , way or other con cerne d i n t h e mur d er , an d t h e po li ce are uslob every exertion to discover his retreat. FIRE AT MESSRS. BOOTH'S DISTILLERY* -- .: • i a bi o , About half-past one o' c l oc k y es t er d ay morning the inh tants of Brentford were aroused from their beds by an a' ar that a fire had broken out on the extensive premises of Messy l ; Booth, the distill e rs, i n Hi g h- street . As soon as ti o fire was discove re d th e eng i nes b e l ong i ng to t h e di st ill er y brought out and soon put into full play, as well as that 4 0 longing to the parish, and two others from Hounslow. flames, however, contained to gain a great ascendancy , a at three o'clock messen gers were sent o ff to town t o get .to assistance of the fire brigade. A number of the en ll , , a f belonging to this establish men t s t ar t e d o ff at f u ll 1 - :„tloy o the scene of destruction, and were followed by +2tiose ot veral insurance Companies. All were soon brought into a e tion with a go o d su pply o f water , b ut so groat was now tb , body of fire that th e wa t er appeare d to b tve no e ff ec t what ig ever in subduing th e fl ames . Th e prem i ses, an d aim° . everything they contain e d, were o f so com b ust ibl e a nattn i that all the efforts of the firemen were for a long time to appearance perfectly futile. But at length the volum es water which were thro wn on th e burning materials beg ae no t to tell, and the flames were gra d ua ll y su bd ue d . Th e fi r e wa s o f fairly got under until nearly six o'clock. A large the building—namely, from the mash-tuns to where the r a w chinery was situated—is entirely destroyed ; and the val aa ar o apparatus itself rendered totally useless. The mash-tuns_cry also either destroyed or considerably damaged, and a ' ova large quantity of meal spoilt by the quantities of water thr it i 5 upon it by the engines. The full extent of the damage difficult at present to ascertain, but the loss of propertY, ls . but heavy. It is estimated at somewhere about 100, Han d the firm are stated to be fully insured in the Phoenix and lis fir , in Hand Fire-offices. We cannot as yet learn how th e originated. . ri dg THE IRISH POOR.—The poor in the High'- ' a nds of Scotland are at present the objects of English . sYnif,',„ 3 to portion a, and generosity, while the Irish poor, who arc ever rea l l y ' in " labour for their daily bread," are, we understand, as great a state of destitution and misery. In fact, tlerni nly cheering prospect, it is said, they now have, is that. ° B,, to trl gration to the United States, in which happy land of 1 1 00 e. many of those, who already have friends there, may find a - - PROSPERITY, SIGNS OF- Where spades grow bright, and idle swor ds grow " 11; " Where jails are empty, and where barns are full ; Where church_paths are with frequent feet outworn; Law court-yards weedy, silent, and forlorn; Where doctors foot it, and where farmers rids ; . . Where 2go abounds, and youth is multiplied; Where these signs are, they clearly indicate A happy people, and well governed state.