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4 vernor-General of India," which was drunk with enthusiasm by all present, as was also " The health of his Excellency Sir Hugh Gough, the Commander-in. Chief of the Forces in India." Dr. Wood then proposed "The health of Lieut.-Colonel M . Dowell." The Gallant Colonel, after returning thanks in his usual impressive and energetic manner, proposed The Bengal Army," or rather "The British Army," for they were as one body—intimately associated in the battle-field, and in the familiar intercourse of private Major Watt next rose, and called on the gentlemen present to fill a bumper. He (the Gallant Major) was about to pro p-se a toast, which he was assured every one present would drink with "a pleasure gushing from the heart and beaming with sincerity." The poet who had sung the glories of Alexander, the greatest of commanders, had been forced to place by his side "the lovely Thais," and, in so doing, he had also been forced to pay that compliment to "blooming Eastern brides," which he (Major Watt) would now have the com pany assembled to pay to the whole sex. If none but the brave deserve the fair, certainly none but the fair deserved the brave; and he (Major Watt) for his own part would never be happy unless they went hand in hand tog e th er . The laurel on the soldier's r brow, and the riband on his breast, were pleasing to the bright and brilliant eyes of beauty, by whom they were first designed as emblems of victory, and for that reason alone, independent of others, these emblems would ever be coveted, and regarded as true and lasting honours.-- " Vixi puellis nuper idoneus, Et militavi non sine gloria." This was sufficient to show that war and women—beauty and victory—were so closely combined as to preclude the possibility of doing honour to the one without the other. The Gallant Major then proposed the "Heath of the Ladies." The toast was received with enthusiastic cheering. Lieutenant Foster (her Majesty's 16th Lancers) rose, and proposed the "Health of Major Watt and the Commissariat." Lieutenant F. paid a handsome compliment to .the kindness and urbanity of the Gallant Major, and truly said that no man would leave Meerut more generally beloved and more sincerely regretted. Major Watt in an eloquent speech returned thanks, and concluded by proposing the " Health of Mr. Ravenshaw (Mr. Begbie had left) and the Members of the Civil Service." Mr. Ravenshaw, in a short but clever speech, in which he did honour to his service, returned thanks. "Major Mayne and the Irregular Cavalry," proposed by Lieutenant Pattison (her Majesty's 16th Lancers) was loudly responded to. We should mention that her Majesty's 16th were so gene-. rally respected that there was scarcely a civil or military officer in Meerut that did not come forward and join in the honour of entertaining for the last time the officers of this distinguished corps. The party broke up at a late hour. --Ibid. we learn that the Dacca Bank would very soon be in operation, probably, if net sooner, by the Ist of May. It was said that a branch thereof would also be established at Mymensing. ' In both of the above districts the prospects of indigo were very good, and it was anticipated that they Would be able to cut in May, early enough, we hope, to save them from any inundation, a misfortune to which the culti vation in those lands is so frequently expe..a.—..Agra (Aro-- nide, April 6. SINDE. The 3d Bombay Light Cavalry having been ordered from Deena, to join the force invading the Punjaub, learnt on its way that the war was at an end. On arriving at Jeysul mere, they received orders from Sir C. Napier to march for Sukkur, where they arrived on the 27th March. They were to relieve the cavalry of the Bundelkund Legion on the western frontier outposts. They had expected to have re turned to their old quarters when there services were found no longer to be required on the Sutlej. Sir C. Napier and Staff, escorted by the Sinde Camel Corps, were at Chukkoke on the 21st, and marched for Bahawulpore on the 22d March. The General is said to have looked worn and sickly; he takes liberties with himself in the way of exposure and fatigue, not Justified by his years. The Bundelkund Legion, all save the Cavalry, quitted Sukkur on the 17th, on their way to Hin dostan. They were at Subzulcote on the 25th, and expected to be at Bahawulpore on the sth April. Here they will re main till after the rains. The Bombay troops were march ing down from Bahawulpore for Sinde in nearly the same order in which they moved upwards—by brigades and de tachments, two or three days from each other. The Belooch battalion and Captain Bailey's battery were expected at Roree on the 29th March, forming the first of the long line. The depot of the 2d Bengal European Regiment left Sukkur by water, under Captain Grant, on the 28th. Sir C. Napier' was expected there about the 3d of April, and would pro bably be at Kurrachec by the 12th of May. His Excellency's secretary awaited his arrival. General Simpson was still at Sukkur. Sinde continues healthy, and the weather favour able. Various members of the general staff had reached the sea-coast. PESHAWUR AND AFFGHANISTAN. (From the Delhi Gazette of the 4th April.) " From Peshawur our advices extend from 30th January to 13th February. We mentioned in our last that the Kheibur tribes were fighting among themselves, and now learn that in one battle which took place towards the end of January, 40 men were killed. The Governor appears to have used considerable diligence in enlisting new men. Several communications of importance seem to have passed between him and the Ameer of Caubul, but the greatest pains seem to have been taken to conceal the nature of them. The accidental absence of the Kazee, Mahomed Hussun, from the durbar of the Governor, afforded the latter an ex cellent opportunity for the application of the patent screw, the use of which is so well known to native functionaries of all degrees, and the implication of the Mooftee and several other Mussulman judicial officers in the supposed disrespect, afforded the Siekh ruler a decent return, in the shape of fines, under threats of imprisonment. These acts of oppression were counterbalanced on the following day by the distribu tion of alms to the amount of some ten per cent. on the plunder exacted from the Kazee, the Mooftee, and others. Sirdar Wullee Mahomed Khan having failed in the payment of the sun? he had agreed to produce in satisfaction o f th e claim against him, th e G overnor sent out two battalions to yust Nuggur, with th e s t r i c t es t i n j unct i ons to enforce the immediate payment of the money, or at once to confiscate the wh o l e o f t h e Sirdar's jaghire. Shere Singh took the opportunity of directing that the detachment should collect all the boats iu the Caubul river in one spot, expressing him self apprehensive of the intentions of the tribes on the other side. An unfortunate contractor of customs, named Teta gym, who had undergone twelve months' imprisonment, Was released from his confinement, the Governor finding the case a hopeless one. A very serious affray occurred on the Bth of February between some of the Ramgole troops and some servants of Sirdar Peer Mahomed, in which a nephew of the latter, named Saloo Khan, was very severely Wounded. The Sirdar was greatly . annoyed at this, and has tened to represent the matter to has brother at Lebow, and threatened to leave Peshawur, but was persuaded by the Governor at least to defer his departure. The destruction of a part of the cantonment of Loodianh, by the Seikhs, seems to have been greatly exaggerated in Peshawur, where it was represented as a brilliant victory , en which account a royal salute was fired, and the place ordered to be illumi mated for three successive nights. A Prajah merchant, who had come to Peshawar to purchase some presents on the oc casion of the marriage of the daughter of Saadut Khan Mo mund to son of Dost Mahomed Khan, was on his return plundered of everything he had in his charge; the Urbabs of the Kheibur were told that if they did not make the pro perty good the strictest measures should be taken.to compel them." We are in receipt of oar half-monthly advices from Cau bul, bringing intelligence down to the 13th of February, from which we learn that on the 30th of January the I:uzzulbash chiefs, Khan Shereen Khan and Mahomed Meerza Khan, were summoned Kttio a private intervie w w ith Khan, at which Meer H a j ee Saheb was present. The consultation lasted till n e a r mid might, but the nature of the matters meerzas received i discussed did no t transpire. On the foll ow i ng day t in structions to draw ont;hoenctohlls same of e customs for money t o pay some of the cavalry ar rived from the Kohistan and weere dayl,ooo B un d oo k c h ees quartered , in the gar efordalroga of gar dens near the palace till further orders. the elephants having on the same: day applied h a b se nce, was told it could not be granted, as all tl e iee veof ele phants were required to proceed to Jellalabad, with the m o ther of Mahomed Shere Khan. On the 2 d of February e about 180 camels, belong in g to various mer chants in th town, were seized by order of the Ameer. On the same day instructions were forwarded to Mahomed Ukbar Khan directing him to remain for the present at Jellalabad when he should have reached that station, and on no account to proceed to Bajour, as at first determined, and those for the departure of the mother of Share Khan were counter manded in consequence of reports that heavy snow had fallen and reridered the Koord Kabul and Tezeen roads almost impassable. On the 3d of February instructions were afforded to the Wuzeer to the effect that his brother, Shere Khan, ruight be permitted to proceed to Lall poorah to celebrate his marriage, but that he must be strongly escorted, alid must not expect his mother, who was prevented from joining him by the state of the roads. On the Bth of February the Ameer made a merit of releasing the camels which bad been seized, but seems to have been nervously alive to the possible results of the war between the British and the Seikhs, as the prohibition of all con versation on the subject was renewed, with additional threats of punishment in case of infraction. The attention paid by the Kabulees to every rumour which reached the capital seems to have induced this reiterated order. On the 12th of February two sons of the Ameer, Mahomed Ufzul Khan and Mahomed Azeem Khan, received instruc tions to proceed with as little delay as possible towards Jellalabad, at the head of all their followers, and they left the capital on the 13th, but nothing had been done which indicated the Ameer's intention of proceeding towards Jellalabad in person. Of the movements of the Wuzeer Mahomed Ukbar Khan we learn that he reported on the 2d of February his having marched for Jellalabad ; he added, that having been invited to halt two days at Tatung by Abd 00l Gheeas Khan, son of Nuwab Jubbar Khan, he had agreed to do so. He added that he had been joine d by his b ro th er Share Khan with some troops, and that he bad .directed Saadut Khan to return from Jellalab ad to Considerable exertions seem in the mea.ntime of tr,oops at hSl e u e i r i . been made regarding the collection co ntents of a letter communicated and we learn from the communicated to the Ameer in the be ginning of February, t between 11,000 and 12,000 men had been aLlsembled therg,uclraitsh fifteen guns, previous to the arrival of the Wuzeer. y of troops, to have been the exertions large body to enlist men, and had n m o a r d o e f to B collect n a bod Ps, that even the Gover worfote to say that he would succeeded in obtaining 5 00. mthe weather was so bad could not travel fro have sent more, but that the state valley to another. Chief of Naokee, complained"e to the Ameer that —Ameerthe peopl e Khan, greatly op. that Meer Saiud Baha-ood-deep-Konre promised as pressing the people io his district, and that something must be done to bring him it; to order. The iiistance, stating that if the services of the ;u r eer were not positively Maho x.9quired elsewhere, he should himself proceed to Naokee, Ba,jour, and Koner, to restore order.—Nothin g confirming the previous accountO of the death ofY P a e r med oi f Herat is given in the letter, but an attempt to con tradict these accounts on the part of some one not named is treated wilqa ridicule by our news- writer. G WALIOR. Now that eve hare a little breathing time, and that our. friends in parts of the : country other than the late all-engros sing seat of war t Intik that miscellaneous intelligence may be agreeable, we are happy to find them remembering us, and beginning to keep us au courant of the occurrences of their respective locations. from Gwalior we learn that Govern talent has lately sanctionCd.a new garrison company of s to ar tillery for the duties of the tt batteries. The brigadier has applied for an officer to comanod . , but as the fort is net a very desirable residence, there wig, we apprehend, be few ,Candidates for the honour unless the pay and "Gwalior al lowances" be made something hands. one. We are not a little surpziseti to learn f u rther, that altho.ugh t_ o h r e , necessities of the army of the Sutlej continued uncareC? for, the com paratively small community of Gwalior are to have the benefit of the presence of a chaplain. One of our friends will have it that the congregation there of an unusually large number of bachelors has led to the resolution, ant l adds that t hey seem t o t hi nk so themselves, as some o f them at least ' are beginning to set their " houses in order." The infer‘ince We leave to our reaclep.--Delhi Gazette, April 1. CALCUTTA. • (From the Overland Bengal liztrharu, April 7.) Ghoolab Singh, our new protege and ally, has certainly played his cards admirably, and has reason to be content with the results of the war, which has cost the British and S , ,•ilch Governments both so dear. Ile keeps aloof until he sets his (opportunity, and tli,n steps in as mediator, and is rewarded for Isis cleverness by being allowed to purchase a monstrous cantle of hi s li ege lord's dominions, and his own independence, at a price insignificantly small. He has now attained the object of his long-cherished ambition; it re mains to be seen whether he will have the prudence to retain his prize. • Now that war, with its forced excitements, no longer engrosses their attention, the good people of Calcutta have found time to think of things which, perhaps, con cern them more nearly—even of railroads. The various companies established for the purpose of introducing rail way communication into this part of India have lately re ceived a good share of public attention. One of them in particular, the Northern and Eastern (Calcutta and Bog wangolah), has lately created quite a sensation, by giving birth to an event hitherto unthought of here—a railway dinner! On the invitation of the local board of manage ment, about 220 gentlemen assembled in the Town-hall, on the evening of the 31st ultimo, to partake of a magnificent banquet. The festival went off with much eclat. Sir Thomas Turton, Bart., vice-president of the company, was in the chair; and J. F. Leith, Esq., of the Calcutta bar, chairman of the local directory, sat opposite. These two eloquent and much-esteemed gentlemen were the principal speakers on the occasion. A full report of the proceedings will be found in another column. From this it will be ob served, that a most catholic and praiseworthy spirit pervades the addresses of the orators, railways in general, and not any one in particular, forming the theme of theirsOiscourse. We understand that; •in reply to an application from this com pany, the local government has intimated its readiness to take into consideration a provisional act of incorporation, on a draft thereof being laid before it by the committee. The company's application for the services of a Government engineer officer has been referred to the Court of Directors. It is considered probable that the works on the Northern and Eastern line will be commenced before the close of the year. The preliminary operations of the East India Railway Company (Calcutta and Mirzapore) have been actively carried on during the past cold season. The surveys have, we understand, been completed most satisfactorily within the prescribed period, and at less than the estimated expense. We learn that a line hds been found through the hilly range, and the Dunwa Pass, which will render the use of fixed engines unnecessary, and which is throughout unexception able in an engineering point of view. We hear also, that Mr. Simms has already sent in his report to the Government and is himself on his way down to Calcutta. We learn fur ther, that Mr. Stephenson, who leaves for England by the present steamer, has made provisional arrangements for the supply of labour and material along the line; so that if all preliminaries shall be settled in due time, the work may com mence during the next cold season. The Great Western Company (Calcutta and Rajamahal) is again in the field, thus effectually refuting various asser tions to the effect that it was extinct. It is again before the public Kith its prosiwra— J. E. Leith, Esq., a distinguished member of the Calcutta bar, and a much esteemed member of society, returns to Eng land by the Hindostan, with the good wishes of all classes of the community. The attorneys of the Supreme Court have presented him with an address on his retirement from the bar, which, with his reply, will be found elsewhere. Some of the native gentry and others have also addressed him on the oc casion of his departure. The public of Calcutta is about to do homage to that much revered nobleman Lord Metcalfe. A public meeting is to be held on the 9th instant in the hall, which has been erected to his honour, and a public dinner is to be given in the same place on the 13th, on the occasion of the erection of his Lord ship's bust therein. We may notice, as a thing now too much out of the usual course, the arrival of the Precursor with the mails of Feb. 24, on the evening of the sth instant, before the Bombay ex press, which is not yet in. The Precursor made the passage from Suez to the Sand Heads in 2% hours less than 22 days —the best passage on record. THE SUN, LONDON, TEUUISDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1846. been soli at 5414. The pricof Iron does not Improve notwithstand ing high prices in England id diminished imports, which may be partly accounted for by the ;arca) , of money, but chiefly lu conse quence of a dim inished eonanption in the interior consequent upon the high price. The sales reported are 11 tons British flat the bar at Es. 30 per Candy. _ Beer—Nothing doing, 1) do. do at 29 p er do. 1 ,1) cwt. sheet at 7 p er cwt. Marine Stor , s ' - 10 onlYransaction reported under this head is a sale of 130 bolts of can vas aRs. IS. Spirits—Stocks are very and no sales making. l;avy, the market is du ll in the extreme, nue of the new brew ha vin g y et arrived. Cotton—Prices have agl EATERN PR ly given way. The following ODUCE. are the quotations of the iv ' slightbut there is little doi n g , and t he n quality is generally inferior Broach and Sum-- ......... .Rs. 76 at 77 Dollera •••• • • • s ..... .......... „ 72 at 73 00mrawuttee............ ..... • • •• 75 m Compta 01d......,. „ ....... • • • ' • .. 6 ' Wool —The market is nealy bare, and the quality ver y inferior. Opium—The price has faen to 1,300 rupees per chest. A great proportion of that at presen i n the market is much a dulterated. In other articles of exporthere is little or nothing doing. FREIGHTS. To Great Britain may bequoted at 3/. 158. per ton, and Rs. 19 to 20 per candy to China. kNET BIARIET. Government securities, n consequence of the intensity of the under money have sligitty given way, and may be q u o ted as 5 per cent. loan a 1825-26 at Rs. 107 o 110 4 do. do. 1832- 33 at „ 99 tto 100 4 do. do. 1835-36 at „ 94 5 do. do. 1841-42 at „ 104% 4 do. do. 1842-43 at „ 96 EXCHANGE. In consequence of the Halted demand for bills, and an influx of paper from Calcutta and oher places, the rate on England has ad vanced to 2s. at 2s. o}4 d. ier rupee according to the credit attached to the paper. At the latbr rate Calcutta bills have been freely offered. There has been another tile of five lakhs of Government bills on Calcutta at thirty days' siglt, whi c h av e r a ged 97-3 annas per 100. Bangs: —We subjoin the curr en t ra t e o f Bank Shares; Bank of Bombay, at Rs. 42 per cent premium ; Oriental Bank, at Rs. 175 to INS premium per share. PUCE OF BULLION. Sovereigns etch - - Bs. 11 11 Bank or Engand no t es, p er £ CHINA. (From the Overhnd Friend of China, March 29.) SHANGHAI.—We have aivices from the great northern mart to the 11th inst. The market ccntiuued in an extremely depressed state, from the failure of the two longs chiefly engaged in foreign trade. In our last monthly summary we mentioned that of " Allum , " in whose pack-houses there was stored about 1,600,000 dollars worth of produce and goods the property of British merchants, upgn which an embargo was laid by the British Consul and the Chinese autho rities. The goods have not yet been delivered to the owners ; but we anticipate that by next mail we will be able to state that the claims of those in whom the property is vested have been examined and admitted. Kingwo was bankrupt only a few days before the date of our advices, but the extent of his liabilities are unknown, though they must be great, as he and Allum transacted between them four-fifths of the foreign trade of the port. The tea growers are the principal sufferers by these bankruptcies, and it is feared that next season they will be induced to take their teas to Canton at a great expense for inland transit, as confidence in the bongs at Shanghai must be destroyed. It is possible that they may gradu- Withdirt the pfoduce passing through the hands of middle men. It is very desirable that such should be the case, as also that the pur chasers of imports should have a direct trade with the importer. Trade would thus be put on a better footing, and the system of barter introduced by the bankrupt hongs put an end to. The sales of cotton goods since the Chinese holidays have been limited ; probably not over 45,000 pieces of all descriptions. The imports have been 379,000 pieces of grey, and 66,800 pieces of bleached, and to which 350,000 pieces held by the creditors of Allum, and several cargoes daily expected from Liverpool, and the prospect for British cotton goods is far from encouraging. Quotations—almost nominal for 725, 3 dols. 10 to 3 dols. 20 ; 665, 2 dole. 90 to 3 dols. ; 60s, 2 dols. 60 to 2 dols. 70. In woollen fabrics there has been something doing. Long ells have sold freely at 10 dols. per piece for a really good assortment of co lours ; inferior qualities have averaged 9 dols. The market is bare of this description of goods in the hands of importers. Spanish stripes and habit cloth have also been in demand, and the market cleared of 3,400 pieces at 1.30 dols. to 1.40 dols, per yard. There was still a demand, and moderate shipments would probably realise these rates. Camlets have been moving off at 20 dols, to 22 do's. per piece. There is a considerable stock in first hands. Chintz and other prints are unsaleable ; the market being glutted with this sort of goods. In produce we note some transactions in green teas, at previous rates. The export since our last summary is 1,548,346 lbs., in the proportion of 807,743 lbs. black to 740,703 lbs. green. Silk has also been purchased to some extent, and at reduced prices. Taysaam of good to fine quality has been bought at from 280 dols. to 300 dols. for cash. Export since the kolidays, 672 bales. Exchange—Bills on England have been sold at 4s. Bd. Shipping—ln harbour, the Marion, the Marmion, Nimrod, Bleug, T.-3f ARCH expectation, continues 184 G. The m Esmeralda, Janet Wilson, and Gardner. CAN market for PRICES .port, s contraryCUßß t EN o in a very depressed state, and the little improvement manifest at the ake T t early part of the month has quite subsided and prices are again lower. Cotton—Some few sales have been made at our reduced quota tions. MADRAS. In concerns us to hear that Lieutenant Grieve, of the Indian navy, who was in command of the Coote at the time of her being lost not long ago, died at Calicut on the morning of the 7th instant. The deceased officer was proceeding on sick leave to the hills. Distress of mind is said to have hastened, if it did not cause, his death.--Madras Spectator, April 14. We understand that the head-quarters of her Majesty's 57th Regiment embark this morning in the Mary Ann. — Madras Athenceum, April 14. A second portrait of Colonel Montgomery has, we learn, been brought out, the first, as our readers may remember, having been completely disfigured by immerson in the surf. —lbid. With reference to what fell from us on Thursday last re garding the erection of a monument to the memory of the late Sir Robert Dick, we have now the pleasure of informing our readers that, at the instance of Major-General Sir E. K. Williams, commanding the centre division of the army, a meeting will be held at the Club House, on Thursday, the 16th instant, for the purpose of forming a committee to carry into effect the desired object.—lbid. THE LATE SIR ROBERT DICK. (From the Madras Athenaum, March 26.) The late gallant Sir Robert Dick, when amongst us here, was universally respected and esteemed ; on no occasion did we ever hear a single word from any quarter of a depreciatory character; those who claimed the honour of his friendship were warm in his praise, and such as knew him only as a general officer in her Majesty's army recognised in him the bearing of a noble-minded soldier, who by his deeds of arms had covered himself with tokens of distinguished merit. While a member, of this society he endeared himself to all by his bland courtesies and agreeable manners, nor did any one study more to relieve the monotony of the place, in which attempt he was successful above many. His departure from this Presidency was very generally regretted, especially in the wide circle of his friends ; the best wishes of all followed him, and each felt convinced that should it fall to his lot to take the field against the enemies of his country . , the fame he had won in other parts of the world would lose none of its lustre or freshness. This excellent man was also much beloved by the natives of his household, and his benevolence was of that wide-spread kind that excluded none who sought to share therein from its benefits. So well was this feature of his character under stood by the needy and destitute in the neighbourhood of his domicile, that all of this class approached with confidence to seek relief at his hands. Those qualities which are calcu lated to attract and win for their possessor the homage of the heart, he largely shared; the consequence of which was, that none ever spoke or thought of him with other than kindly words and grateful feelings. We are quite sure that in this brief sketch we have uttered no sentiment which is not common to all who knew him, and he has a monument in their affectionate respect and esteem that will only cease to exist when they, like himself, are numbered with the dead. Any information regarding his closing career cannot fail to be interesting, and for that which we are now enabled to afford, we are indebted to a gentleman, who, from his intimacy with the deceased, will not be displeased with us for placing the letter to his address, in connexion with our own remarks. The Governor-General's tribute to the memory of the departed hero will be read with the deepest interest; he speaks of him both as a friend and a soldier, and every word he has penned will find an echo in the bosom of his numerous friends and admirers at this presidency. _ Chowringhee, March 11, 1846. My dear Sir,—l received your kind and friendly note of condolence last night, and beg to offer my warm and grate ful thanks. My dear lamented brother often spoke to me of you in warm terms of friendship, and I was sure I should have your hearty sympathy in my irreparable loss. He was to me not only an affectionate brother; he was a bosom friend of more than thirty years' standing, and had always been, and always would h ave b een a mos t ki n d f at h er to my children. At my age such a wound can never heal. I never heard from him from the time he was ordered hurriedly to head-quarters • though in a letter to my d aug h ter, Mrs. C—, he said he would keep us acquainted with all going on, and I did not write to him, for I knew his time would be not wish to dist r a c t his attfaeasnllateinosnobl,daweiehrneesnubil.aylaslassseebdeemineeedul fully occupi e d i n l oo ki ng we l l after his division, and I did f d u e s s e i dr desired; ; I-aI and dh hisas certainl y last deed and effect even the ga ll ant exploits of his fl y th. He was as good as he was b rave an d able (as I d sobrilliancy haveco n wrotueu to Sir H. Har dinge in answer t o hi s l etter of condolence); his generosity - of was unbounded, w h e th er in acts of charity, of hospitality, or godlike f org i veness of injuries. You will like to know o l l win, not t htherefore Captain death informedea t 3,h,080u a ....f p o , s l o letter i t s t e e r f o t r o e m o p y - of i h ,t,thl i i s e, la g otsub s ere t r Inf b iee a clpe t l e t h l we e hl - iya fi n sg e h l a d s suffl l rkextractswendi from of m y th l e ate great lossloss your brother. I ne e d no t te ll you how much he is regretted,g for he was beloved by all. As I was present with him the whole of the day, it may be pleasing to you to have a few lines from me.—` The arrangements for the attack of the Seikh entrenchments were communicated to Sir Robert the previous evening. A heavy cannonade was first to be opened, and upon receiving instructions from the Commander in -Chief, Sir Robert's division was to lead the attack. He was directed to proceed with it before daylight to a nullah, a little distance in front of and on the right of the enemy's en trenchments. The cannonade commenced about half-past seven, and Sir Robert received instructions to advance to the attack about ten. The advanced brigade in the nullah, consisting of 53d and 10th Queen's, and 43d and 39th N. 1., formed line and advanced, supported by the other brigade of Sir Robert's division, about 200 paces in the rear. It con sisted of the 80th Queen's and 33d and 63d N.I. It was an open plain right up to the entrenchments, and the advance upon them was made without a moment's check! the whole advanced brigade almost at the same moment entering the en trenchments, and taking the b a tt er i es i n their front. Sir i Robert was for some time in advance of the lisle, and continued with the 10th right up to the batteries stormed. Being mounted he could not then enter, but on the 80th coming up and taking a battery an opening was found, and Sir Robert got into the entrenchments. He continued with the ad • vance of the 80th, which regiment, by moving to the right, took battery after battery in dank, Sir Robert in the midst, cheering them on. When the junction with the other divi- 1 sions of the army, who had attacked on the enemy's left, had been nearly completed—l think at the last battery—the,Seikhs turned a gun to enfilade their own entrenchments, and it is my belief that it was a discharge from this gun that wounded Si Robert. He had just turned round to ur ge on a f ew m en, when a grape shot struck him in the right side, and killed ' his horse on the spot. I dismounted and went t o his assist ance, men to advance. In a short but he was strong enough to walk a short distance, and even then kept calling on the time I procured a dooly, and he wa s conve y ed at once to his own tent. On probing the wound, hopes were entertained that the direction of the shot had been merely superficial; he seemed to sink very rapidly, and for some time there was hope of no danger , b ut about four expired at six. I need not tell you of the regre t felt by the whole army at such a loss. He di e d a s kilf u l an d a ga ll an t s oldier; the advance of his le a di ng b r i gade was the adm i rat i on o f th e w hole army, —not for a moment checked, and the movements made as if on parade. When he was told of the success of his division, an hour or two after he was wounded, his countenance lighted up with pleasure, and he expressed the greatest gra tification.' Willy, my brother's eldest b son, arrived only two days beautiful account of his father's baggage, &c. before with his horses, tents, He Ilewrote suffered u sa little, and went off most compose l d s l writes me that he too joined only two days before composedly. C._ my brother was wounded, hew sent Gefieral Smith; Just up one of the field batteries of his d' • '' off C______ t o bring 'vision, as he saw .the other doing good service. This C— • did, and then gal loped into the entr enc h ment after his general, who he learned had been wounded. His own horse was shot dead und er him by grape, and he had a most narrow escape. He seized a Seikh horse and galloped b ac k . R obert congratulated on his escape, and thanked G o d hi s own wound was not in dan gerous, and that he had lost no limb. He drank sonic milk and a little brandy and water. In a sh or t ti me after he caled C—, who, seeing him breathing hard, sent off for medical aid again. Two doctors came, and gave strong brandy -and. water, but there was no hope; and Robert told C--- he knew he was dying, and he soon became insensible. c —____ had called his son so soon as he saw danger, and he was by his father's side. Willy promised to write me soon again. He return§ marching to cawnpor, and thence by water to me, and will go home overland. There is a will, which he does not wish to open until with me. I will write you again ' immediately I know the state:of my dear brother's affairs. In the meantime let me thank you for all you have already done, and believe me, with truth, yours, &c. The following extracts from a kind letter of condolence, which I have received from Sir 11. llardinge, evince the estimation in which my beloved gallant brother was held in the army:— " Our heroic friend fell mortally wounded at the head of his troops in entering the enemy's entrenched camp, and he had the satisfaction of knowing, before he expired, that his gallant exertions had been crowned with the most complete success. I was sure that wherever the danger was most imminent and required the veteran's presence, there would he be found, as in his younger days when he led the gallant 42d Highlanders with a reputation second to no efficer and to no regiment in the Peninsular war. "His sufferings were short, and he gave his last efforts to the most importannattle of the war, identifying his name and his reputation with the most daring exploit any army ever achieved, in the directing of which attack he was the leader. " I regret the loss of a frank and sincere friend, and the service has lost one of its most distinguished ornaments. If his career was shortly to close, he could not have had a more glorious occasion."—Athenceum, March 26. CHINA. The following document from the Chinese correspondent of the China _Mail, relative to the right of the English to enter Canton, has appeared in the second edition of that paper : " REPORTED CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE KWANG•CHAUFU AND SOME OF THE CANTON GENTRY, AT A LATE FEAST TO WHICH THEY WERE INVITED, IN ORDER TO ASCERTAIN THEIR SENTIMENTS RESPECTING FOREIGNERS ENTERING THE CITY. " On the 21st day of the second moon Liu-kai-yi, the pre fect of Canton, gave an entertainment at the temple of Great Budha, and invited all the distinguished gentry of the city. His design was to consult with them about restraining the common people from opposing the entrance of foreigners into the city. The gentry beforehand conjectured what his ob ject was, and therefore very few attended the feast. Among the persons present at the table that day were Hu-tsiang kwang, Puan-sz-shing (Puting•qua), Liang-kwo-chung, Ho yiu-shu, and the presidents of the three colleges, Yue-wha, Yuo-sia, and Yang-shing, in all about twelve or thirteen in dividuals. "The Prefect at the table asked the gentlemen saying— The inhabitants now will not allow foreigners to enter the city, while the foreigners say we will enter the city before we give •up Ting-hai (Chusan) ; therefore his Excellency (Keying) has directed me to ask you, respected sirs, to devise a plan to restrain the people from hindering the entrance of foreigners into the city, in order that they may give up Ting hai at an early day. Now, what are your honourable opi nions? " There are several difficulties about this matter," replied the gentlemen. In the first place, the inhabitants of the provincial city are people from all quarters, and they cannot same village. To say nothing aloui our being irrespon sible in the matter, though we exert ourselves to the ut most to restrain them, yet they will not listen to us. In the second place, in the treaty it is clearly stated, that after receiving the total amount of 21 millions of dollars, then the English should restore Ting-hai to China; but there is nothing said about giving It up after granting ingress to the city. Now they have received all the money, and yet can violate the treatyin giving back Ting-hai, which is insatiable covetousness; and moreover they eat their words, saying, let us enter the city, and then we will give up Ting hai. This shows that they disregard good faith and equity, and are truthless. Setting aside the fact that the people will not permit them to go into the city, yet suppose they do so, still the English will not give up Ting lei. And, in the third place, it is an old law of the country that foreigners should not enter the cities. If, fearing to take up arms, we should from compulsion accede to the wishes of foreigners, and admit them to the city, to say nothing of the inconsist ency of so doing with right principle, and with established custom, the great political loss will make all foreigners ridi cule and laugh at us. We beg your honour to think the third time whether these things are so or not. " The Prefect replied—According to what you have said, if these things are so, we can never permit foreigners to go into the city ; but if we do not permit them to go into the city, how shall we get Ting-hai back again ? I beg you to think of some plan, so that I may reply to his Excellency (Keying). " The gentlemen again said—ln the treaty it is declared that on the day when they have received all the money they shall restore Ting- hai ; thus his Excellency may with all propriety find fault with them on the ground of the treaty. If they again will not yield, then proclaim to every country their violation of the treaty, and let all men know that they are in the wrong; and after that beat to arms and attack them ; or, if not so, secretly send a body of troops against them, and not many days will elapse before we can extermi nate the garrison of foreign soldiers, and thus Ting- hai will be restored to China. This is a great concern of the nation, and it is not for us, the gentry, to meddle with it; we, there fore, beforehand, beg your honour will hold secret consulta tion with his Excellency about it, and all will be right." NOTE BY OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.—The above ' is a report of the conversation by the superintendents of the feast in the Temple of the Great Budha, Canton, 2d moon, 27th day (March 24). MACAO. The Government of Portugal has issued a decree declaring Macao a free port, but coupled with restrictions that, if en forced, would go a great way to neutralise the anticipated advantages of the measure. As the enforcement of these, however, is left to the option of the governer and senate of Macao, they have wisely resolved not to retain them ; so that Macao, now that its trade is reduced to a shadow, is really a free port. The following is the text of the decree : " The Governor of the Province of Macao, Timor, and Solor, in Council directs the following : " Whereas it is expedient, by virtue of the act No. 362 of the Competent Ministry, dated the 20th of November last, that the decree of the same date should be published for general information, be it known that this royal determina tion shall be in full vigour and operation from the Ist of April next, according to the second article of the same de cree; and that the table, regulations, and instructions therein contained, for the more easy and regular perform ance of its enactments, shall be published in proper antici pation. The authorities to whom the knowledge thereof may relate have it thus so understood and enacted. " Government Office, Macao, Feb. 28, 1846. "JOSE GREGORIO PEGADO." DECREE TO WHICO TEI ABOVE NOTIFICATION REFERS. " The opening of some of the ports of the empire of China to the commerce and navigation of all nations having put a stop to the propitious circumstances which favoured the commerce of the city of Macao, notwithstanding the restric tions imposed thereon, and it being of rigorous necessity, in consequence of the altered circumstances in which that event has placed the said city, to devise means by which the restrictive system hitherto followed may be modified, and, by making use of the advantageous geographical position of that city, its commerce may be cherished and developed, I hereby, availing myself of the authority conferred by the Ist article of the law of the 2d of May, 1843, and having heard the Council of Ministers and that of the State, decree the following:— "Art. 1. The ports of the city of Macao, both the inner of the river and the outer of the Type and of the roads, are de clared free ports to the commerce of all nations, and therein shall be admitted for consumption, deposit, and re-exporta tion, every article of merchandise and commerce of whatever nature they may be. " Art. 2. All the articles and merchandise imported into the said port,under any flag, are to become quite free of entry duties thirty days after this decree is made public in the city of Macao. ;1t73. The importation of cannon, projectiles, incendiary or e h mixtures, ene gr a p r o e w , h d o e r w , e t N I r a , c c o of any absolutely quality, pro h snuff, bited. soap, and "Art. 4. The importation of the following articles of Por tuguese production and industry shall only be admitted in Portuguese vessels proceeding from Portuguese ports, for the purpose of enjoying exemption from duties, viz., arms and fire-arms, betel-nut, towellings, muslins, hats of every de scription, olive oil, cocoa-nut and palm oil, bacon, ready-made clothes and shoes, linen cloth, salt, medicines, sandal wood, spirits of wine and of cocoa-nut juice, wines, liqueurs, and vinegars of wine and of cocoa-nut juice. " Art. 5. The same articles mentioned in the preceding article, whether of Portuguese or foreign production or industry, may be imported by Portuguese or foreign vessels, from foreign ports, upon paying 20 per cent. ad valorem. " Art. 6. The said article, though excepted from the ge neral immunity for consumption, may, however, be received into depot at the city of Macao, under condition of being re exported within the term of one year, with those cautions and guarantees usual in such cases, by paying only one per cent. ad valorem of deposit and wharfage, besides the ware house rent and Coolie labour. " Note. All the articles received in deposit, not being re exported within the term of one year, shall be subject t o pay ment of the consumpt i on d uty stated in article 5. " Art. 7. Every other article which is admitted free for consumption or re-exportationishall only be subject to the payment of Coolie hire, according to a table of rates to be fixed by the Governor in Council, after hearing the Director of the Custom-house, and which rates are not to exceed the prices heretofore established. " Art. 8. The goods mentioned in the 4th, sth, and 6th articles, shall be received into the Government warehouses to be subject to the overseeing of the Custom-house until they are cleared. As to every other article comprised in the ge nerality of the privilege, it will be free to.the proprietors to store them in the Custom-house warehouses, or in private ones, as may be most convenient to them. " Art. 9, For the payment of the warehouse rent, there shall be also a table fixed by the Governor in Council, after hearing the directors of the Custom-house, regulating it as much as possible by what it is customary to pay for private warehouses. " Art. 10. To facilitate the landing of more bulky articles of merchandise, the Government shall cause cranes to be set up on the most convenient localities, or the most frequented wharfs; and the Governor in Council shall determine the rates to be paid for the use of them. "Art 11. The Governor in Council is authorised, after ob taining the necessary information, to establish a table of an chorage, calculated on such a moderate scale that the port expenses which ships will have to pay in Macao may invite both the national and foreign commerce. "Art. 12. Every act contrary to the tenor of the present decree is hereby repealed. " The Councillor of State, Minister Extraordinary, and. Secretary of State for the Marine and Ultra-marine Com merce, are to take the proper steps for having this understood and carried into effect. " Court of Belem, 20th November, 1845. " THE QUEEN. JOAQUIM JOZE FALCAM. (True copy) " MANOEL JOZE D'OLIVEIRA LIMA." COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. THE BOMBAY MARKET. (From the Chamber of Commerce Overland Price Current.) ' BOMBAY, APRIL 15, 1845.—We have no new feature to notice in our market during the past fortnight. Money continues very scarce, and confidence has been somewhat shaken by several failures in the bazaar. Business both in imports and exports has consequently been very limited. COTTON IMANIMACTURES.—The market continues depressed, and and s, RS generally can be effected only by submitting to a heavy sacrifice on prime cost. There has been considerable demand for low Grey Jacconets and Madapollams ; bat, in corsequence of the advanced period of the teaser, and the holders generally having met the demand, no improvement in prices has taken place. There is a slight improvement in Grey Madapollams of stout fabrics. White Madripollams and White Long Cloths continue dull of sale, and we have no material change to note in their value. Cambrics and Muslim of all descriptions continue in limited request, at very low Prices. Turkey Red Cloths and Prints of every description are quite neglected, and can be forced off only at a heavy sacrifice. YARNS. —The inquiry is still confined to superior qualities. The following sales have been effected since our last : Mule Twist. 18,700 „ at Mule Twist. No. 20. 6,000 lbs. at As. 6% per lb. 50. 11,500 15,000 „ at 25,000 „ at Turkey Red and 0r 3'3' , 00..3 In consequence I ° ,2 l. o t o he $, 8% 111 n u e ; s t, s w li tti a e s s . b .h e t e ly n s done, w.eu I.! „10 , 0 900 ditto at 9, minasl I' twist °° are " nominal at at our : quotations. etals—We have at of prices, very little busi- Turk - 11. e note a sale of 900 yards Flannel at 7, and littlel) yard. vr. c 4 ha b n ou g t e t s o o no c t “ e n i ai n c tr B p r ri az ee l s ee o o f Metals, and a u n a ti ii M COTTON GOODS. White Shirtings • • Dols.: 245 to Dols. 295 per piece. Grey ditto .. • • 210 275 ~ Cotton Goods—Good 72 reed shirtings in the grey were sold at 2 dols. 90 cents., but are now barely worth 2 dols. 75 to 80 cents. ; and this, though nominally the price for cash, very little progress could be made in sales at these rates. Whites are also lower, though there are very few fine goods in the market. Yarn—Still in demand at the advanced quotations. Chintz furniture - - 20 to 220 per piece. METALS. Tin, Banca - - 18 oto 18 50 per picul. Straits - - - - 15 50 to 16 0 „ Iron, Nail - - - - 330 to 340 „ Hoop - - 3 3to 310 „ ~ Bar - - 290 to a o „ Steel - - - . - 450 to 5 0 ~ Tin plates - - - - 650 to 7 0 per box. Lead pig Quicksilver - - - - 123 oto 130 0 „ OPIUM. Turkey l t a sweda' a Patna, old . - - 680 oto 685 0 per chest. Benares, old i 480 oto 0 0 per picul. new, good - - - - 735 oto 740 0 „ Opium—The news of the advance in the Calcutta market has e speculative inquiry here, and new Patna has got up to 670 dolls. to 680 ; Benares, 650 dolls. to 660. This advance, however, can be but temporary, looking to the supplies we sire likely to re ceive shortly. Malwa is still at 730 dolls., but in very limited demand. Woollens are unusually depressed, scarcity of money and the high rate of interest having compelled many holders among the Chinese to force off their stocks. EXPORTS ON BOARD. Alum - - - - Dols. 1 65 to 1 80 per picul. Camphor - - - - ..14 oto 15 0 VII 1 ° oto 11 0 Cassia Buds - - - - „ 16 oto 19 0 „ China roots - - - „ 2 50 to 3 0 „ Musk - - - - „ 85 oto 90 0 per catty Rhubarb - - - - „ 25 oto 50 0 per picul. None good in the market. „ 450 oto 460 0 ~ „ 365 oto 0 0 ~ - „ 0 oto 0 0 ~ None. Silk—Tsatlee, 1,000 balee are offering at 460 dole. Sugar - - - - , f 4 oto 5 50 ~ Tea : Silks : Tsatlee Taysaam Canton Congo% common teas - Taels 14 oto 19 0 ~ For common ; market cleared for all above this grade. Caper plain - - - - market cleare d , , „ scented - - - T ae l s , 20 oto 30 0 ~ Orange Pekoe - - _ s 16 oto 20 0,, , , scented - . - "' 26 oto 40 0 „ Souchong - - - '' 16 oto 38 0 „ Twankay - - - - '' 17 oto 33 0 „ Hyson Skin 1 ~ „ common - - „ 15 oto 20 0 „ j Hyson - - - - .. 32 oto 66 0 „ Young Hyson' - - - " 20 oto 60 0 „ Imperial - - - - '' 36 oto 56 0 „ Gunpowder - 40 oto _ 6O _ 0 ~ f t TEA.—The lower qualities Hyson and common Twankays have been in demand during the month. Hyson at taels 33 to 38, and Twankays 17 to 18 per picul. Moderate purchases have also been made of common Cougus at taels 16. The continued high rates of freight check any large [transactions in low-priced teas. Scented Orange Pekoes have been in request, and the stock had been nearly cleared off at prices varying from 35 to 40 taels. The anticipated reduction in the duties on tea has given rather mere confidence to the buyers, though with the large and the accu mulating stocks of British manufactured goods—the low prices that rule for cash sale—and the uncertainty of any immediate change in the import duty on the herb, it is necessary to limit purchases, and therefore the difficulty of making returns still exists. SILK EXPORT. The export of raw silk to the United Kingdom, from Canton and Shanghai, from let July to date, amounts to about 13,303 bales, as follows ; To From Canton ........ • ... London. 2,913 sha.ngltal.. ...... . 5,409 Liverpool. 811 4,230 8,322 5,041 8,322 PRICES OF BULLION. --- —....—... Sycee silver, large, 9to 9 per cent. premium. Spanish dollars, Ferdinand, par. Spanish dollars, Carolus, 9 a 10 per cent. premium. Republican dollars, to I per cent. discount. Exchange on England, 6 m. s.—Some extensive sale of Baring's credits have occurred towards the close of the month at 48. 53{d. a 4s. 6d. English houses are not drawing. Exchange on India.—Company's accepted bills on Calcutta, 216 a 218 rs. per 100 Spanish dollars. Exchange on Bombay, at 60 days' sight, 222 per 100 Spanish dollars ; at 30 days' sight, 219 per 100 Spanish dollars. COURT CIRCULAR, The Queen and Prince Albert took an airing yester day in an open carriage and four. The Equerries in Waiting, Colonel Buckley and the Hon. Captain Gordon, attended on horseback. and Mr.s Captain and Schott, e h o, Rt Francisoaowb wei :::2 a His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the Hon. Captain Gordon, and her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the Princess Mary, honoured the Floral Exhibition in the Regent's Prince .Albert, hilatteern.ded by Lord Park with a visit yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince e a s nd ye t s h te e rcu Pr y in i c n es t s he Alice pleas to u o r k e t A h l e f i r r e d, usualthandePwrianlckesssß oyraild, e o s f te s rd u a t y her a l t and,the Buckingham mar. grounds of Buckingham Palace. Seymour. Lorn , Lord George Lennox, Palace The Rinoeyluadleddinthneerppaurethyys Marchioness n a o tt f endance during dinner, and o g an f u from Ittapeder, by Bender. The band of the Grenadier Guards, under the direcptieorn. le Diablo —Meyerbeer. Strauss is Se ymou ito r, o a m nd s, t w he it H h o h n i . s performance of the formedv.colvvaaerlritatzut, Variations se "Minos o f foll owing l Kill lig e„ ...... . 6Gcluae:ege Couper, Bart., presence yesterday evening. _ Captain ti P asi o ßn ur o r y i a , Royal Highness the _Duchess of Kent, attended GeHoergreßLoyennox, Captain Franc Gordon, lrrighiel liFe Z sp n ki : ecar u er r s : d the and his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, b A y n L ci a en dy t C A o u n gu cer s t t , ,L a p t r t u h c e e, H a an n o d vi: s r ir . at tended by Baron Knesbeck, honoured the Archbishop of York with their company at dinner yesterday, at his residence in Grosvenor-square.. The noble directors of the Concert of Ancient Music had the honour of meet ing their Royal Highnesses. After dinner the illustrious party proceeded to the Hanover-square Rooms, to In )nour the performance of the Concert of Ancient Musics with their presence. lilis Royal Highness the D mice of Cambridge returned to town College, at yeste andhu rday rstmorning ifrom th e Royal Military S. His Royal Highness Prit ce George, visited her Ma jesty the Queen Dowager 2iresterday, at Marlborough House. The Metropolitan Railwa3 r Termini Commission had a meeting yesterday The C ommissioners present were Viscount Canning, the Ear l of Dalhousie, the Lord Mayor, and Sir Frederick Sm ith. The Hon. Mr. Scott had i in interview with Mr. Se cretary Gladstone yesterday e it the Colonial -office. Dispatches were received 3 resterdav at the Colonial office from the Governors oi ' the West India Colonies,• and also from the Governors (if New South Wales and New Zealand. The Ecclesiastical Commis: iioners for England had a general meeting yesterday. There were present, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishops of London, Winchester, Bangor, Chesarr, Chich ester, Gloucester and Bristol, Hereford, Leicl!ter, N orw i c h , Ripon, Sa lisbury and Worcester, the le,arl of Devon, the Earl of Bessborough, and the Right Hon. H. Hobhouse. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council met yesterday. The Lords present were the Lord Presi dent, the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, Mr. Baron Parker, and the Judge of the Prerogative Court. An appeal from the High Court of Admiralty, " The Even ing Star," was heard, and the Solicitor-General opened an appeal from the Ilight Court of Admiralty, " The Iron Duke." The case was adjourned. THE HARBOUR c, f MALAMOCCO. [We have been requested to insert the following extract from a letter, written by a foreign gentleman to a friend is this country, setting forth the advantages of the harbour of Malamocco as the Mediterranean-European port for the Indian Overland Mail. The letter having been written in English, we have thought it best to preserve the phraseology of the writer.] Dear Thomas,—Don't think it ridiculous if I direct again to an argument that ought not meet controversy any longer; the same being of so high consequence that will induce me to talk frankly at all times the opportunitl shall offer, sup ported by undeniable facts. I therefore entertain anew your readers, and wish that the following matters should reach the notice of her British Majesty's Admiralty, stating the most lucky results obtained by the dyke to the north of the harbour at Malamocco; results which we could not bring well enough to general notoriety, as they concern so highly the sea navigation of all countries, and most particularly the intercourse of the Indies, through Egypt, with It a l y , Ger many, and England. And if, commencing, I strove to keep myself beyond the charge of ridicule, it is because somebody indeed has reproached me that I, being almost a foreigner, and uninvited, will stand a champion for business about which the countrymen are seen never to mind in the least, because it seems that I would plot against the very unac countable road of Duino, opposing to it the stupendous port of Venice, because at last I shall waste my ink and reap no of the Triestemen, the steam-ships belonginging to the nr g ai o gt o i h d o tn s ,.s f c a e l In s d s r , u til p vr o ao n zu hg t h ho r e n t g l r , e o , u t ph n aa d tt rt oneihoat i t s m s c i a n na c nn e do t t n h l oa e tna s db o lt l e e o m c T neevndei cleverness e la as s - t land at Trieste, especially when the communication between re Trieste and Innsbruck, I L n l d o e d s of a r or Sahsburgh, shall be settled by d sai a li t ng p f u r i o n m o, a A n l d ex if an n d ot ri p a o w ss i i t b h le th t e he m re a , i s l h s a o l f i railroad. tieOsltane, I will not lose my time in confuting one by one the afore said charges. I don't plot either against Duino or against Trieste, and possibly there are people stubborn enough to see dark at noon-shining sun. The last objection only is worth some regard, but it refers to times to come, to a thing to be done hereafter, and I relate about the present time. Should I meddle in conjectures, and build upon the future, I might say that a railroad stretching from Venice to Innsbruck will prove, shorter, easier, and safer, and of course more probable than that which one would let run thither from Trieste or fro lw na m re But to l t e h a e v i p n r g as s s e n i t d . e t ß h e e h f o u l d t u h r e o w fo t r h i c n o gs n ti a n r g e e n n c o y, kPan w lion .:, n t ranc mocco, chief subject of • - to the north of Mal._ After some calms and contrary winds at sea, which to sail-ships prevented crossing the gulph, on the 25th day of March the following vessels stepped into the harbour of Malamocco by the new entrance along the dyke, without waiting the common high-time : 2 stir ' Hour of, Water- I Surface of Ships name. Ca . n ta i i ...:„ the 'draught or water under "'"`' entrance : the ship. commontide tide. --- ---- i i Venetian Venetian Buona Tone •• • • Tajechevich ~Ba. m. ft.ll 61n. ft.l Sin. Bohemian Girl.. Newson —. • 1 2p. m. 11 4 2 0 Teresa .•••• • • •• Milossovich . 4 13 6 1 6 Fr. Giuseppina.. i Battagliarin .5 12 0 1 6 Ezio Risorto. •• • Marazzi •• • • do. 12 9 1 6 Belvidere Ocean (?) .... • • I Albert ••• • •• do. 11 0 1 6 Odoardo . Anna Dorotea • • Tristem .... 7 12 2 1 2 Regina Vittoria. Florio ...... do. 13 3 1 2 And on the 27th left. 11 3 11 6 Eolo •• • ••• • • • Matarona Baoua Annetta . I Zamara . • • • • I 8 a. m. I 10 I 1 0 1 06 By this account one perceives that the ship Teresa, Cap tain Milossovich, has stepped into port with 15 feet of water, at common tide, because drawing the vessel 13 1 A Venetian feet, and the surface of the water being 1% under common tide, at common tide she might have had 15 feet without running aground with her keel. Now one Venetian foot being equal to metres 0,34773485, the 15 Venetian feet are equal to metres 5,216, or to 16 Parisian feet. Which be also said for proper direction to the sailors of every country in the world. Thus stated the facts, it assures unopposedly that vessels which require so much as 15 Venetian feet of water at pre sent during the tide, can safely step into port by , the new entrance. About the vessels coming in at night I have to say, that the obstacles at Malamocco shall not outweigh those met at Duino, where " H. E., the Governer of Trieste, Count Stadion, the Knight di Bruck, Director of the Lloyd's Company, and the most notable merchants, were waiting Mr. Waghorn till half an hour at morning, because the night was dark, and he could not steer towards Duino but by the help of squibs purposely, flung in the air from ashore," as the zealous Briton wrote to the editor of the Times. See the Gazzetta di Venezia, dated Nov. 18, 1845, No. 265. Now, methinks that by such like cares had net proved more difficult to land at Malamocco than it resulted landing at Duino, and if Mr. Waghorn will land at Trieste, he shall lengthen both his sea and land passage. Let us recapitulate. Since the time of the experiment that was made on October 27th—I mean sin ce M r . Wa g horn's departure from Trieste or from Duino o —things remained there unaltered ; I mean that the mail that comes from Egypt either landing at Trieste or at Duino, ought ever to run the road of Romans, Codroipo, Sacile, and Ceneda. But at Venice things arecome ;bout, because now steamers get in very easily from Malamocco, and the bridge built across the Lagunes spares one hour's voyage to reach Mestre, and from thence to Ceneda ' where we can arrive from Venice within four hours and half, or five at most, whilst twelve, or at least ten hours, are required if starting from either of the two other points. The Government of her British Majesty will then perceive that, in the actual condition of things, Venice, and not Duino or Trieste, is the port where the post of India ought to land, if they care to receive at London their dispatches six or eight hours sooner than by landing elsewhere, which I wanted to demonstrate with all possible exactness; and this is owing in a great degree to the superior effects already obtained by the grand work of the dyke, not least of the monuments which glorify the reign of our Emperor Ferdinand 1., happily reigning. I will close this my letter, dearest Thomas, with one rec tification. In my item concerning the dyke at Malamocca, issued out by the Gazzetta, 3d December, 1845, No. 278, was printed "that the dyke to the north had produced such an effect in benefit of the port as to render quite useful build ing the second dyke at the south, which also makes an es sential part in the scheme of improving the aforesaid har bour." These words would imply a contradiction, because if the dyke had since then produced the best effects, it insured, of course, that the dyke to the south would be useless, or less useful ; and if the dyke to the south were quite useful, the other to the north either had not produced the best effects, or but very scarce ones. In fact, the foreign newspapers (among which the privi leged Gazzette of Vienna) that reported my aforesaid item, were puzzled at the same scrap, and some one quite altered the contents, others moulded them to the best of their under standing, but not according to what I had wished to tell. The same scrap ought therefore to be renewed as follows : " Because whilst, some time past, it was reported that the aforesaid grand work—we mean the dyke—the result of so many studies by both native and foreign most clever engi neers, renowned masters in the hydraulic art, did not an swer its own purpose, a few days ago we read that the dyke to the north had produced such effects as to render quite useless the building of the second dyke to the south, which also makes an essential part in the scheme of improving the aforesaid harbour." Please to grant a most visible spot to these news, that, I warrant you, are conveyed from genuine sources; and thus you will contribute also to enlighten the minds of those who are led astray by false opinions, hurtful to the prosperity of our beloved 'Venice. Yours truly, (Signed) G. DEMBSHEIt Venice, April 4, 1846. * Very oddly, the Giornale del Lloyd Austriaco, reported by the Gazzetla di Venezia, No. 262, of the 14th of November ult., giving a most circumstantial account of Mr. Waghorn's experiment, had : " From Alexandria by the Lloyd's steam-ship I'lmperatore, with stormy weather far as at Trieste, within 156 hours. " Departure fron!grieste, on the 27th October, about half an hour past midnight, far as Innsbruck, &c." And Mr. Waghorn, in his quoted letter to the Times, says: "It is generally believed that I had repaired to Trieste by the Austrian steamer : erroneous 1 I have landed at the utmost end of the Adriatic, at Dweno (viz. Ditino), &c." That at Venice, O9neda, Innsbruck, &c., people should believe that Mr. Waghorn had landed at Trieste I can conceive; but that the in telligence should be printed at Trieste, this, indeed, is utterly beyond a k le no d , e vn l Lltoyhadtatohe the the reach of my understanding, and nobody has yet explained It to ai°"iv if e it were true that anmfooetr even aforesaid Ithe in w t h i nt illustrious e Do peopleg l though. b n s repaired en h e d e Item,o ought g thither, ' o e G h the director of the same Lloyd went there himself. ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDEN, REGENT'S PARE.,--The w s t i e : e s u rs : , n w t h t e e o r o e a k t tr t e p u ird y a e n in ce y a e g s w te n as i rd fic a e y n ' a d n extremely d although t n i u i e m prizes which The dtirat v'g o:p asan ec md im ias e et ns igunof o P f r°th fl Pe o i ly varied and rich in flower. There were the . om The sw azaleasa rsdi negdulaexhibitedr appeared to w b e e r fairlywere ri a distributed,profusion nf and blossom,li b liberal la and fragrance and profusion of floral beauties. Some very large c e tt ww l c hh r o ti l s Te a t r ha i large nw li u k lam e l w ell i e s rw e . many bright yellow double roses, which excited great inte rest,the Cape jessamine delighted the senses both by its in attend ance, three interest nene mn ol military at r y t h h e e b a na l show, together t rw t i o ne g r e e tl o l er orchidace with ous P ance, and added much to the pleasure of the afternoon. ft :a s : l : l . as Subjoined is an official list of some of the principal awards :—For the large collection of 30 store and greenhouse plants, the Ist gold added d d lessed tnileeda2lwgansldawmaerdnietdotitio F r aser, gardenernurserym toan ,Go.flLve.as.BormridgazrEoadsq;, to tha cth n olele Bromley. For the large collection of 20 store and greenhouse plants,. the 2d gold medal to Mr. Hunt, gardener to Miss Trail ; the 3d gold medal to Messrs. Luecombe, Rinee, and Co., Exeter. For the large collection of orchidaceous plants, the Ist gold medal to Messrs. Rolli son, nurserymen, Tooting ; 3d gold medal to Mr. Plant, gardener to I. H. Schroeder, Esq. For the collection of ten orchidaceous plants, 2d gold medal to Mr. Hunt, which would have been given to Mr. Rae but for his disqualification for non accordance with the rules. For the large collection of fifteen Cape heaths, the 3d gold medal to Mr. May, gardener to E. Goodheart, Esq., Beckenham. ATTEMPTED MURDER.—Yesterday Joseph Carter, a shoemaker, was brought before Mr. Alderman Gibbs, at Guildhall, charged with attempting to murder a man of the name of Oddy. From the evidence adduced it appeared that the wounded man and several of his companions, who were also shoemakers, went into the Crow public-house, Moor-lane, the previous night. Shortly after they had been in the house the prisoner entered the tap-room, and took up a pot and drank some beer. He was then told by the wounded man to pay his share, on which a quarrel took place, and very bad language was used. The prisoner then left, but shortly after he came to the door of the public-house, and sent in word for Oddy to come out. He was advised not to leave the room, as the prisoner was seen to secrete something behind his coat. Oddy laughed at the caution and went out, when the prisoner rushed at him, and inflicted two deep and dangerous wounds on the unfortu nate man, which caused his bowels to protrude. The wounded man was conveyed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, but is not expected to survive the injuries which he had received. The prisoner was secured, and on being searched, a sharp-pointed knife was found on him. He declined saying anything, and was remanded until Friday. MR. WILLIAM SMITH O'BRIEN.—On Wednesday no less than nine deputations, from several districts in Ireland, waited upon Mr. Smith O'Brien, for the purpose of presenting him with ad dresses. They were from Cork, Skibbcreen, Galbolly, Rathceale, Corporation of Limerick, Poor-law Guardians of Limerick Union, Town-Council of Waterford, the Guardians of the Kilmallock Union, and the Guardians of the Newcastle Union, of which Mr. S. O'Brien is chairman. IMPORTANT DECISION OF THE VICEROY OF EGYPT. —A most important decision for European commerce has just been taken by the Egyptian Government. Squabbles were contirually arising on the interest of money between the European merchants and the natives. These latter were continually making objections, and often declined fulfilling the agreements they had made. The Tribunal of Commerce of Alexandria, consisting chiefly of Arabs, had been often called upon to give its opinion, and rendered such ambiguous decisions that it was impossible to draw any decisive con clusions from them. The matter was laid before the Viceroy, who issued a final decision for the whole of the States under his jurisdic tion, by which the legal and commercial interest of money is to be 1 per cent, per month. NOBLE SACRIFICE.—John Day, jun., immediately he heard that " a Minister should be aman of a stable mind," sent word li her Majesty, to say that he was ready to undertake to-morrow, if it eeeutry required it, the duties of mime Minister LITERATURE. GUIDE TO THE TURF,andPOCKET RACING COMPANION for 1846. By W. Ruff. This is the authority on all matters relating to the turf, and it deserves to be so, for nothing can exceed the accuracy and extent of the information which it con tains, or the admirably clear and succinct manner in which the information is arranged. Any one referring to the Guide can in a moment lay his finger on the in formation which he may require, whether that infor mation relate to the nominations—which are all alpha betically arranged and indexed—to the length of the courses, the laws of racing, the names of the jockeys, their lowest weights, the " lots," the names of the trainers, or the colours of the riders. It contains, moreover, an accurate Racing Calendar for 1845, and is, in fact, a complete mirror of the racing world of the United Kingdom. A DISPLAY OF HERALDRY. By Win. New on. The author of this work states his object in publishing it to have been " to revive the knowledge of an obsolet! . . science, o f w hi c h h e b ecame enamoured i n h is youth,' and certainly th e h an d some vo l ume b e f ore us, with its various illustrations, historical and pictorial, is well calculated t o attain that object. The author, it appears, has been engaged for the last thirty years in collecting the materials for this publication, which may be con sidered as a modernised Guillim. But it is not b y this work alone, which has evi dently been a labour of l ove , t h at Mr. Newton has vindicated his right to the title of Champion of Heraldry. He ho delivexed a cou rse o f i nteresting lec tures on science Wore the m em b ers of a literary and scientific society in the City of London, and the substance of thesislectures will be found i n the present publication. The style in which the work is written is concise and clear, and the author has made his subject really quite interesting. The book, .which is b eaut i fully printed and is altogether " got up "is a very superior style, will no doubt be a great favourite in the old h alls and castles of our country squires, while every Young Englander will think a library incomplete that does not boast one copy, at least, of the display of heraldry. THE TRUE GRANDEUR OF NATIONS. By Charles Sumner. Much learning, no little philosophy, and a great benevolence of spirit are comprised in this oration. It contains in itself an indication of the sentiments which are fast gaining ground among the civilised portions of extinction of of warfare and the establishment of a general peace. If only as bodying forth these new and very noble views of the human end for which men were created, the little publication before us possesses a most peculiar attraction. Hitherto, that is to say until within a very recent period, the applause of the populace has been chiefly lavished upon those who have con ducted nations to victory: in ancient times mere animal valour was esteemed a virtue : the aggrandizement of their territories was formerly regarded as the principal duty of a legislature ; and the appurtenances of battle were considered as the most glorious insignia of a citizen. History is indeed mainly composed of the contest of states, the slaughter of armies, the glory of conquerors, and the enumeration of victories. During the days in which the Heathen mythology formed the religion of Europe, heroes were apotheosized, were pro claimed to be, and worshipped as, gods. Generation after generation, even subsequent to the establishment of Christianity, the people were instructed to regard these things as natural, and laudable, and worthy of imitation ; the children of the people drank in with their rudimental education a reverence for martial enter prise, a reverence for the soldiers of antiquity, a reverence for prowess when displayed under a military guise. Novel lights are now, however, springing up in the popular intellect • national conflicts are beginning to be contemned as derogatory to an enlightend race ; the implements of war are considered by many as nothing more than the instruments of crime; helmets and gold-laced jackets are looked upon as baubles ; a mortal struggle has commenced between " Captain Sword and Captain Pen." It is not difficult to perceive to what all this agitation of opinion is tend ing ; and we may readily conjecture that in the sub version of ideas which have hitherto been (if we may so employ the verb) sanctified by the acquiescence of our forefathers, a mighty change must ultimately come upon society. The question is, therefore, will that change be productive of good or evil ? When war is brought into utter contempt with the multitude, it will not be re sorted to very readily - that is a proposition very easy of comprehension. And that such feelings are rapidly penetrating the mind of the population, every one who has at all investigated the intellectual progress of his contemporaries must acknowledge. Nevertheless, this is not the only circumstance to be taken into considera tion when reviewing this momentous subject ; we must discover whether those incitements to battle, which have hitherto goaded our ancestors to bloodshed, will still continue in existence. Now it is impossible to form an adequate estimate of the consequences which must result from the acceptance of free trade among the governments of the earth, and at the same moment to maintain the continuance of those incitements. Reason teaches us that such must naturally and by necessity be the ulterior effect of an unrestricted com merce. Richard Cobden has ulready pronounced this fact in his harangues to the people of England. With the suppression of agricultural monopoly warfare will be virtually suppressed ; with the proclamation of an uni versal free trade a general peace will be virtually pro claimed. The interests of mankind will be become then so intimately linked, together ; the prosperity of one nation will be so materially dependent upon the pros perity of another, that, notwithstanding their dissimi larity of language, of manners, or of creed, the king doms of the world will gradually become massed into one indivisible family. Russ and Frank, Belgian and Spaniard, Britisher and American, will meet as brothers yet more than they are accustomed to do now-a-days ; the opportunities for international contention will never occur ; the possibility of warfare in Christendom will never exist. Such is the consummation of these glorious principles as prefigured in their very nature, as announced by the representative of Stockport, as anti cipated and believed in by ourselves. But the develop ment of this consummation is wholly dependent upon the universality of the system by which it can be alone pro duced. Upon this particular, however, we can rest patiently with a conviction of its fulfilment. The Com mons of Great Britain have already accepted the policy in question; we may, therefore, upon the most mature deliberation, consider its incorporation in the English constitution as a matter of absolute certainty. England is the greatest commercial empire on the face of the globe; her mercantile transactions influence every mar ket in the " four quarters;" her sister states will con sequently be driven into an adoption of the same policy —though when that adoption will be completed it is im possible to conjecture. Still it must come ultimately, and the result must be an universality and a permanence of peace. For the promotion of the same cause, the antipathy to warfare, which we have formerly notified as having already become, to a considerable extent, so popular, will undoubtedly prove efficacious. The bles sing of a general tranquillity among nations is still alto gether prospective; this fact must never be so far for gotten as to distemper our benevolence; and we must each and all of us contin ue to act up o n a knowledge that it is prospective. We have been seduced into this long digression both lay the ineffable importance of the sub ject, and because the oration under notice is an embodi ment of that antagonism to the battle-field and the soldiery to which we have alluded. Mr. Sumner, in delivering it before the municipal authorities of the city of Boston, has given an eloquent voice to that spirit of antagonism, and has embellished those views with very extraordinary marks of erudition. He has proved him self an original thinker, an adventurous speaker, and a lover of his fellow-men. Still there is a certain amount of Quixotism in his anxiety to obliterate the butvery h irnek membrance of war forthwith ; and tice to a he has generalised his condemnation of werciants c annot with p loathing at most reprehensible extent. He its records ; the great captains of the past are, without any distinction, monsters and miscreants i n his eyes. Patriotism, and all the nobler characteristics of those deeds of battle, are all forgotten in his loathing for the military art ; every other sentiment gives place to the one predominant feeling of disgust at a system. This is a most diseased and mock philanthropy; it is false and extravagant to the very last degree. Whatever may be our opinions as Christians, and as dwellers in the nineteenth century, we must reverence thousands of those battles, of those vanquishers, and of those warlike persons generally, remembering that in many cases bloodshed was forced upon them—escape from it was unavoidable —that, in short, they performed their parts, and per formed them gloriously. We could fill books upon books with the mere catalogue of these facts, hundreds of which will recur spontaneously to the memory of historical students. Nay, we could adduce, did space enable us, the career of the most wonderful man this earth ever beheld as an instance of defensive wars from the first hour of his political life to the very last, ren dering him, on that account, as well as from the admir able qualities of his head and heart, an object of our veneration and love—not as Mr. Sumner would regard him, a wholesale murderer and a curse to humanity. Our comments have extended to such an unexpected length that we can only recommend this oration, in a few words, to those who are curious as to the thoughts by which their contemporaries are animated. We can, moreover, bating its vein of prejudice (a vein which would raise the indignation of the hero-worshipper, Carlyle), recommend it with cordiality. It is a fine specimen of American oratory, and it shows, not only the rhetorician, but the philanthropist, the scholar, and the independent thinker. THE BLACK-GOWN PAPERS. 2 Vols. By L. Mariotti. Seldom is a work submitted to our criticism endued with such peculiar characteristics as the present. In these two volumes are a series of novelettes, written in the purest and most elegant English, by an Italian gen tleman named Mariotti, one whose abilities are already familiar to magazine readers. We observe that the style of composition for which the author is so remark able has received the commendation of one of our most facile and fastidious writers. Sir Bulwer Lytton has observed of the productions of Mr. Mariotti, that " the English is wonderful;" and wonderful it undoubtedly is in more than one particular. Perhaps a foreigner has never before displayed such a fecundity of expression, such a command of diction, such a knowledge of syntax, such symmetry of construction, and such a po wer of rhetoric, as the individual we have already mentioned. In his former work Mr. Mariotti gave us an insight, through the lens of his own opinions, of the political, historical, literary, ecclesiastical, and artistic pectliari ties of his native land— " Italia! 0 Italia! thou who Nast The fatal gift 9f beauty." Now, however, he draws the curtain of distance from hid country, and enables us to form some conception of the social phases of his countrymen. He carries the reader from sober disquisitions to attractive fictions ; he for sakes the currule chair of commentary for the abandon ment of familiar life. From a consideration of the gene ralities of his birth-place he descends to the portraiture of its individualities ; he paints the Italian in the carni val, in the basillica, in the vineyard, on the highway, in the cottage ; he depicts town society and the society of the country ; the borgeois, and the gran' signor. A native description of a remote people (that is to say, of a people separated from ourselves as well by a difference language as a difference of costume, of customs, or lon gitude) is always the most acceptable species of descrip tion ; but, generally speaking, the faithfulness of the narrative is filtered away through the carelessness or in capacity of a translator, and the scenes become distorted from their original significance. Here, howbeit, we re ceive the account pure and unalloyed from the lips of the foreigner himself —he becomes, as it were, his own trans lator. Such things have, without d ou b t , occurre d re peatedly before thi s ; philosophy was formerly written only in the Latin tongue, and as recently as the last generation Mr. Beckford first produced his " Vathek " in a charming French version. With Mr. Mariotti, how ever, the selection of an acquired idiom originates, not so much in eccentricity as in a naturalised bias. This very fact is, nevertheless, conducive to the greatest blemish in the effusion of this Anglo-Italian ; he is so ostensibly a deserter from his native land in its social, and even its religious partialities, that we absolutely mourn over the alteration. A red Indian, bedizened in the foppery of an European dress, twirling a rattan in his brawny hands, and displaying in his bronzed visage the inroads made by unwonted potations of alcohol, is, to our thinking, the most sad and mournful spectacle that can be witnessed. And it is thus sad and thus mournful because it is in defiance of his nature ; it is, so to speak, a desertion of his birthright. Precisely with a similar feeling do we regard any member of a civilised nation abandoning the habits, the mode, the idiosyncrasy of his fellow-countrymen, to turn the fribble of some antagonistic race. That is a lugubrious sight enough, b u t h ow muc h more som bre and - regretful is the impression conveyed to the mind, When, in addition to these acquisitions the person in question becomes the scoffer of the most cherished, the most revered, the most idolised of the sentiments of his countrymen. Such is the position of Mr. Mariotti ; and much as we respect his extraordinary talents, we regret theirs ery sorry degradation. The various pecu liarities of the Italians —peculiarities which possibly he himself formerly possessed—only afford him an oppor tunity for derision ; their very religion is made the unceasing and unseemly object of a jest. This is ;rani ; w a ropaat it with a gonuine :sadnes s o f heart it is painful. For whatever may be our partialities for mother Church, we cannot but confess that ridicule is derogatory to the very genius of Christianity, when that ridicule is coupled with anything, like piety—however much that piety may be distorted. Vulgar gibes are not conducive to the suppression of any faith, they rather tend to consolidate the holders of that faith into a con crete and embodied love for their religion. Sarcasm is not the due helpmate of revelation; scurrilous jokes are not the most appropriate polemical weapons. With this fault, however, we believe we have mentioned the only glaring failure in these volumes; and, consequently, with a protest against such an unnatural display of recklessness to the feelings of so considerable a portion of Christendom, we can cordially commend the work to the lovers of romance, of legend, of travel, of adventure. It is a palateable mélange of tragic interest and comic interest, as instance the two very first stories, " Cate rina" and " Orazia." The " Organ-Boy's Progress" is, we fear, " an ower true tale," and one likely to generate emotions of philanthropy. The " Black-gown Papers are clever, sparkling, life-like, original. THE THAME S YA CH T CLUB. The first match for the season by the boats of the members of this club took place yesterday. The match was for three pieces of plate —two silver cups and a claret ewer; and was for yachts of two classes, one prize for each class, and the third prize open to both classes. The match was from Erith to the Chapman-head, and back to Greenwich. At ten o'clock, the company invited to be spectators, the members of the club, and the officers, &c., embarked on board the Star steamer, at the Adelaide-wharf, London-bridge, and pro ceeded at once down the river, stopping a short time at Blackwell to take more visitors, &c., on board. Lord Alfred Paget, the new commodore, was on board, and directed the proceedings, &c. The band of Mr. Adams was in attend ance, and enlivened the company with waltzes and other cheering music, and notwithstanding the boisterous state of the weather the numerous ladies and gentlemen on board en joyed themselves very pleasantly, and expressed the highest gratification at the arrangements. On arriving at Erith the scene was very exciting, all the yachts about to sail for the prizes were at their posts anxiously awaiting the signal for starting. The wind was blowing in squalls from the south west, and a strong tide running down. They were arranged in the following order : I. Prima Donna, 25 tons—Mr. T. Harvey, owner. 2. Vixen, 25 tons—Messrs. Heighington. 3. Belvidere, 25 tons—L or d A. Paget. 4. Ino, 25 tons—Mr. 11. Gibson. 5. Fleur de Marie, 25 tons—Mr. Twisdenllodges. 6. Jilt, 19 tons—Mr. E. J. Maude. 7. Secret, 25 tons—Mr. J. W. smith. SECOND CLASS. 1. Enchantress, 10 tons—Mr.i.atkinson. 2. Ranger, 12 tons—Mr. E. W. Roberts. The start took place at a quarter to 1 o'clock, the Secret taking the lead, the Jilt second, the Ino third, the Fleur do Marie fourth, the Belvidere fifth, the Prima Donna sixth, and the Vixen seventh, the Ranger taking the lead of her antagonist, the Enchantress. Off Furfleet the Belvidere was fourth, the Fleur de - Marie fifth, the Prima Donna sixth, and the Vixen seventh—the Ranger keeping a head of her opponent in gallant style. The wind was blowing very fresh at this point, and the boats going at a racing pace. At the Chapman-head the boats rounded the flag buoy in the following order, being well together :—The Secret at 20 minutes to 3 o'clock, the Vixen, Fleur de Marie, Prima Donna, and Belvidere within two minutes after, all close upon each other; then the Ino, the Jilt, and the Ranger, and last the Enchantress. The pace back was as good as that down the river, the tide having turned, and the wind being favourable, but in perpetual squalls, and in one of these, whilst in the Lower Hope, the Belvidere carried away her bowsprit and cross-trees, and was completely dismantled, so much so, that she was taken in tow I.y the steamer, and left her rivals to contend for the cups. Off Galleons the Prima Donna got the lead, and the Secret was the second boat, the rest being at some distance behind, but yet in good places, and the match was concluded at Greenwich in the following order :—The Prima Donna rounded the flag at 28 minutes past 6 o'clock, the Vixen at 31 minutes past, the Secret within half a minute later, the Fleur de Marie at 37 minutes past 6 o'clock, and the Ranger at 10 minutes to 7 o'clock. Thus the Prima Donna was the winner of the first class prize, the Ranger the winner of the second class; prize, and the Vixen the winner of the prize for the best second boat of either class. The match was one of the best contested ire ever remember to have witnessed on the Thames. The wind tested the powers of the boats and the seamanship of the crews. The whole was perfectly satisfactory. At the con clusion of the match Lord A. Paget presented the pieces of plate to the winners, with the usual ceremonies. MUSICAL GOSSIP. The resolution of Madame Grisi and Signor Mario not to sing at morning concerts will bear heavily on our opera concert givers —since it deprives them of a first-class soprano, and the only tenor worth listening to. A Naples letter will show, in its writer's own flowery fashion, how slight have been the attractions presented there during the past Easter season :—" After a long suspension of all public amusements, Naples has thrown aside what so ill becomes her—her annual mourning ; and our theatres are again opened. I proceed to give you the bill of fare. First, we will look in at the Teatro Nuovo, hitherto more strictly appropriated to the regular drama, but on Easter Monday distinguished can by the novelty of a Ballo ;' not that a a new com p an y Ballerini has been formed there, but that detac h ment though at a distance from the G , ebn „ Roberto—a wretched bable that the colony will flourish the ballet is taken from the Due San Carlo has gone over to it;it appears little pro metropolis. The sublec o t f of be fisehiato from the stage, as abortion, which wil l, doubtl ess, Eredita. The same fate seems to the Ereda sense was Due Gemelli Sundt. There is no novelty at Il threaten the Serpent!, with the tit le Fndo ; but Beatrice di Trade may be ever succ ess f u ll y revived° and repeated. Of two debutants in this charming opera, a tenor and a bass, the latter, Signor Gionfrida, awakens more than hope, while Signora Brambilla (the soprano) continued to find her way to every heart. After Beatrice were presented, not a ballo, but the ballerini, who gave us a Divertimento di Ballo.' Signora Ferrari awakened universal admiration ; indeed, the Psyche, more graceful, beautiful, and voluptuous than ever, has produced an electrical effect, and quite turned the heads of the excitable Neapolitans. It is said that she has modelled herself after Cerito. She alone sustained the whole interest of the Divertimento di Ballo,' and at present she is the mark of universal admiration. With all her merit, however, how slight a support is this of the theatrical character of Naples —and how meagre is the bill of fare which the Easter season offers!" It may assist some of our early summer tourists, who are also fanatici, to state that a grand Whitsuntide festival will be held at Aix-la-Chapelle —to .be conducted by Dr. Mendelssohn, and " starred" by Mdlle. Jenny Lind. The music to be performed is as follows :—On the 31st of May, Mozart's Symphony, No. 5, and Ilaydu's Creation. On the Ist of June, Weber's Overture to Oberon ; a Motet by Cherubini ; Beethoven's C minor Symphony : and Handers Alexander's Feast. Some ten days later the good town of Liege give its " celebrity," for which Dr. Mendelssohn has expressly composed a Catholic Psalm, or Cantata, of some extent. Shortly afterwards is to be held the grand meeting of the singing societies at Cologne—also conducted by Dr. Mendelssohn. So many " doubts and fears " have been circulated with regard to the composers new oratorio, and its possible or probable production at Birmingham, that we are glad to announce, on good authority, that it is com pleted, and will be there brought forward, as originally in tended, late in August. Mdlle. Jenny Lind's career at Vienna has been no less triumphant than elsewhere. The young Irish lady, too, Miss Hayes, has been very successful at the Italian Op era .—M a d ame D orus -G ra s i s about, on the occasion of a benefit, to sing the second act of Les Diamans, at the Paris Opera Comique.—Signor Tamburini has been received with such warm welcome at Berlin as to cut short his meditated journey to England. He is now, we are told, permanently attached to the Russian court, as " first singer in ordinary," or something of the kind.—M. Vieuxternps has also received a court appointment at St. PeterAtrgh.- - M. List (as, indeed, was nobly deserved by him) has been presented with Beethoven's pianoforte, by Baron Spina.— Me statue of Rossini, presented by th e M inister of the In terior to the Opera House in Paris, is to be placed in the vestibule. What would musical Europe not give to see the original in the orchestra !—Athenceum. THE APPR to-morrow (Frid arrears of the ay), Law Courts have been reduced since the commencement o' r t. l:ll r Term Terni. blengthin the m Co o u v r e t d o i f n Q r u a e s e t i e cs the earliest rule but one for new trials was 1845, and in the other Courts the proceedings were commenced in the present year. We regret to announce the death, on the 12th inst., at his lodgings in St. James's-place, of Mr. Gansevoort Secretary of the Legation of the United States of America at this Court. We understand the remains of Mr. Melville have been sent for interment to his family In the United States. DEATH OF MAJOR-GENERAL FYERS. —This gallant officer expired on the 17th inst. at his seat, near Charlton, Wool of his age, and after a brilliant and honour ableieh in career the i nt 77th h year e service of his comitry of nearly 54 years, Ile born in 1769, but did not enter the army until comparatively ad vanced in life, viz., in his twenty-fourth year. A letter from Tunis states that, on the 28th ult., the Bey sent off an Ambassador with the presents intended for Queen Victoria. They consist of eight horses, three richly ornamented saddles, two ostriches, and two female Moorish dresses.