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. _ . . NATIONAL . PROVINCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND, 112, BISIIOpSGATE-STREET. London, April 13,1851; -I • The Directors of the National Provincial Bank of England' hereby give notice that the ANNUAL GENERAL 410ETIti G of the PRO NtIETORS of this SOCIETY will be held TOn ILUBSDAY, the lath of May neat, at the hour of Twelve precisely, at the Coin *lfs Reuse, 112, Blshopsgate-street, in thd City of London. By order of the Court of Directors, DAN. ROBERTSON, Agent and Manager. N.B. The Chair will be taken at Twelve o'clock precisely (not T welve for One o'clock). ' " NA.TIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF . ENGLAND. ' 112, BISHOPSGATE-STREET. • London, ,April 13, 1852. The Directors of the National Provincial Bank of England hereby %ye notice, that in consequence of the Death of Sir David Scott, 4enrt., theft will be a vacancy M the Direction, to be filled up at the nttal•General Meeting of the Society, to be held on the 13th day of May next, and that every Shareholder intending to become, or to P> a Candidate for the office of Director,. must, wit hin ten dais the date hereof, signify by some writing under htsor. tier hand, L o!li r . ue leff at the o ffi c e of the Society, in the City of London, her 105 intention to become a Candidate, or the name and place of the abode 4f the Candidate intended to be proposed by him or her. ~ _ By order of the Court of Director's; DAN. ROBERTSON, Agent and Manager. LN.B. No Proprietor is eligible to be elected Director, who has not been a Proprietor oat least 20 1001. Shares, or 100 201. Shares for sin calendar months, or to propose a Candidat e, unless 'a Proprietor of at least 10 100/. Shares, or 50 20/. Shires. pRSERVATION OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE. • CITY OF WESTIIINSTER. Wollco is hereby given, that in pursuance of arequisition to me for "lat Purpose directed, I, FRANCIS AMEDLEY• r Es(1•• High Bailiff of The said city,. have appoi n t e d SATunnex next, the 17 th day of 1 867, itsWilits's Rooms, for holding a Public Meeting for the 'r"'J' et oftesting;the opinion of the inhabitants of WestminSter with Ocerence to retaining the Crystal Palace. . 7 The Chair will' be taken at Twelve o'clock precisely.' • FRANCIS SkIEDLtY, High Bailiff. • A NiTI =STRftACTARIAN Persons.tinterested in the Anti-Tractarian Movement are ear alail7 requested to give the Honorary Secretaries all information 'in their power c'oneerning Tractarian Teaching, wherever practiSed in the M e t topo litan Churches, in order that these churches may be vi fitted 'by the Comrnittte, in accordance with the rules 3,4, And 5 of the Association, that.the facts may be formally represented to the Bishop of she Diocese, calling for his interference, agreeably to rule 7. Theseßules msy be had on application to the Secretaries. " To give all classes an opportunity of joining in the moveinent, a Card of Meinbershfp is Issued at I. to creates fund for necessary expenses. • , ROBERT CROSS, M.D.; 21. Leicester-square. • E. 'II. STA..NLEY, Craven Hotel, Strand' TBIB :Bill* of LONDON versus the Rei.i.j. , E. GLADSTNE. _ The case of the Rev. J. E. Glads O to n e having now been carried Into the Ecclesiastical Court, a FUND is forming for the purpose of aid- Jog the Rev. Gentleman, subscriptions towards which will be re ceived by Dr. CROSS, 21, Leicester-square./ Secretaries. Mr. STANLEY, Craven Hotel, SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COPPER MINING • COMPANY. Notice is hereby given that CERTIFICATES of SHARES in the 4b ove Company will be ready for delivery to the Shareholders, in exchange for the BANKERS' RECEIPTS, on and after the 19th inst. on application to the Secretary, at the temporary offices of the euiraly, 12, Bucklersbnry. THOMAS BROWNE. lath April, 1852. • _ .EQUITABLE FIRE and NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES 26, CORNIIILL, LONDON. DIEECTOIta. t*T. LAMIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman. 4 4 7. A. B. Bennett, Esq. I . - *John Moss, Esq. • tiaßh Croft, Esq. f*John Rawson, Egg. tJ. Elliotson, M.D. I.R.S. *John Shaw, Esq. ' _Geo. Fuller, Esq. t*Edmond S. Symes, Esq. Ph Gough Esq. t*Clement Taber, Esq. f William Kenna.way , Esq. tJoseph Thompson, Esq. 14 4 Arnold J. Knight, M.D. f*Augustus Vigne, Esq. 5 .2. 11 r A. W. Hillary, Bart. f Samuel Walker, Esq. • a'• C. Maher, Esq. * Fire. t Life. t* Both. EQUITABLE FIRE OFFICE. Capital, 500,0001. • The „. (Incorporated under 7 and S Vict., can. 110.) tens, uttlitable Fire Office, by a constant analysis of its own ht ur „ e nee, from time to time, adopts such rates of premium as the ga t i o :,ot the risk justifies ; and with this view an annual invest 'orth; , exces s , nto each class of risk, and a return of fifty per cent. •bee ti ,net made to all classes of Insurers whose policies have force for three years. ,Cl e nl ; r s ing Stock insured at 35. per cent. without the Ave ra g e e. Lose, are made good without deduction or discount. S TIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE OFFICE. Capital £500,008. On th NEW LIFE TABLES. 4or e „, ° Withdrawal Table the assured is entitled , by s im p le en ef iCent, to re ce i ve an i mm ediate advance of one-half the amount theeJaid annual premiums, without security or deposit lerreZ ll, 3 7 ; or half-premium for the whole continuance of life. On Life one-half of the annual payments will be returned. Annuiti •'" tern, es granted, also Deferred and Contingent Annuities. Th e „ Of the Society are peculiarly favourable. 1 0,00w Pre sent - annual inoome of the Society from premiums exceeds ; the amount covered by the policies of the Society is up bet.l3 to "4 .?? 25 0,000/. ; and the reserve profit applicable to future rrce n ..e assured , a mounts to 95,502/. 14s. Od. ' " 104 at Office s h t " L le* d ve any of r info its Agents.rmation, may be obtained, on applies ' e an , or to I e W. S. B. WOOLHOUSE, Actuary. SEC URITY TO EMPLOYERS. RS SECRETARIES OF PUBLIC INS TITUTIONS, 4 . , /IA STATION-MASTERS, RAILWAY OFFICIALS, i t 1 4 ‘ 1 C/KERs' CLERKS, TRAVELLERS , AND OTHERS. ' 4 IiES LIFE ASSURANCEand GUARANTEE COMPANY. ' . . 32, Ludgate-hill, London. ' ' `A ~,v _ ARANTEE FOR FIDELITY OF TRUST. 114 A ES-4 , PROFITS DIVIDED. 4 1 1 ,, - Mtn 7s. 6d. per cent. upwards. No charg e for Stamps. eru k , 'mance made in the Guarantee Premitua where a Life As- and Guarantee are combined. • Po o LIFE ASSURANCE. I ,244:lL l idisputable save in cases of Fraud. L u licy ~ ,,,,'"Aents can be made with this Oftice to prevent the loss of a kft.Z:re the Assured is unable, from tempors.ry embarrassment, • -v t he 'Payments. ta • ' R. lIIIRRIDAN. F IRE AND PROPERTY ASSURANCE COMPANY. Ever? description of Fire Assurance. Profits Divided. Agents Wanted. H. B. SHERIDAN. dful -- •.. ,1 31/c RESIDENCE, with LAND, Three Miles North of Oxford-Street. MESSRS, North are instructed to DIS ILy /T PO SE s OF the remaining term of a very desirable FA- In a most healthy situation, commanding uninter !!itlio,;"l, ch eerfulviews quite retired, and free from annoyance, "4e s ° ' °111 3 7 a few paces front the main road, where 4d. °rani extent are i n constant succession. The Grounds, about two acres in disposed in lawn, shrubbery, ornamental paddoc k, and Liar, Sto e ' l ed kitchen and flower gardens. The house and buildings DOSse m ' e n Pitt into thorough repair within the last six months, and *titbit, much comfort and accommodation for a numerous family. c ar ,,l for four horses, and roo Ly double coachhouse. to view and full particulars at 211, tligh Holborn. trDOSTAN.—This Grand MOVING DlO vtlock ItAAIA. is new open daily at Twelve, Three, and Eight Adnus at the Asiatic Gallery, Baker-street Bazaar, Portman-square. Af!l l ts., 25., and 2s. 6d. Painted by Mr. P. Philips, Mr. Ilaghe, drio n '`• Nuell, from Lieut -Colonel Luard's own and other original Tl i r• The Museum is open half an hour before each exhibition. efe ale _ellectator is made to ascend the stream, from the flat region ipter'itta to the glorious range of the Himalayas, and everything 111511 rapper and the skill of an artist."—Atherimum. ARGYLL LAURENT'S CASINO, ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, The pp, St. James's. Dltty p ,, WALTZ, awarded to Mr. W. H. Montgomery, will be Co—net evening by Laurent's Celebrated Band. Principal Doors open at Eight o'clock. Dancing to commence at nine, and rata at half-past eleven. 'Admission—ONE SHILLING FULLY EQUIPPED, and READY for any CONTRY. No m atter whether east, west U , north, or south—for any profession, either shepherds, agriculturalists, mechanics, or gold-diggers rd — e for by a 41 ,,g journer a shorter one, every accommodaton is ff _ ge Universally approve A OUTFITS furnished at a i cheap a rate by E. oHOSES and SON These Outfits are not only cheap, but they are ferY way compl e t e and portable, and are the most surprising the advantages secured to every Emigrant applying proofs s to E. MOSES aad hON for his Outfit. The unprecedented patronage bestowed on the Outfitting Department of E. MOSES and SON'S gigantic busi ness is the most satisfactory evidence of their unrivalled qualifica tions to Supply the most suitable Outfits for all classes of Emigrants. Possessing an outfit from E. MOSES and SON'S, a gentleman or a Working-man countryder himself fully equipped and ready for any Journey or any All articles comprehended in the peerless oatflts supplied by E. MOSES and SON are of warranted superiority, being designed for the Emigrant's daily use either during his journey or at his destination. E. MOSES and SON furnish these OUTFITS for 3 , , 15e., 61 . 15'" 111.11s.,and upwards. A. detailed list can be had o n application, or forwarded, post free, to any part of the i'lngdom. PARENTS AND GUARDIANS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY INSPECT TIIE N'ILING STYLES IN JUVENILE CLOTHING, THEY COMPRISE GREATER IiOVELTY IN MATERIAL AND DESIGN THAN EVER BEFORE DISPLAYED 1)( Tins DIPARTAENT• E. MOSES AND SON. ittoindon C 8 6, 154, 155, 156, and 15v .- . ' 5 , and 86, Aidgatc, opposite the Church, .11 . co • . minn r i, 6 . k r x iad_on West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, N ew ~___muulcatin; .' ' , ..-tord -* a " H art-street, all communicating. -street, 1,2, "144 ford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19, Bridge-street. Nu e . s _ Leo:ad Branch, 36, Farga te. az:erchant tailors, Clothiers, laatters, ;Totters, rurrie r , .... th ono• nakers.and General outfitters for Ladies and G en i ier 7 . l o .. t Bit r 7atablishmenta are closed from sunset Firm' to must :;, . l'h„, - , 4 , 2 8 . when business is rasonaed till Twelve o clock. Ildi 11 ; universal Guide, a newspaper containing daily events, &c. qls t ,, Of Prices, and d irections for self-mea.surement, can be had, -4,g4"orri-a application, er forwarded, post-free, to any part Of the .41.1. 1 ,,,,.; ' ll ilp p il' e u a l t o o rri n ce Almanac for the year ending 1852 can be had, gratis, IQ r • ~0n Paris Francais. I Qui si parla It aliano. tile ......._ ' sPricht man Deutsch. Aqua se habla Espanol. ____—..-----. DR. CULVERWELL'S NEW W ORKS. 147, 1 ., To be had o f Sherwood, 23, Patern o ster -tow ; • , ke Aric,et-street; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; or direct from the author , Shilling each ; by post, Is. 6d. C arvalho , ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. toin.: Health,F.ecreation, and national Use of Time." p li o Ncn, N :re :—Early Rising—Spring and Summer Mornings— Eb the Environs of London—The l'arks, Lanes, Hills, _aids, High-roads, and other pleasant places —Country dLarables—The Sea—London at Night—Evenings at Home I ',ll 4 — " t -uhe Drama—On Eating, Drinking, Sleeping, Bathing, 11 , 94,3 , Occupation, &c., &c. II ENTB FROM THE MOUNTAINS. Two Vol& • r „ Vol. I. THE LAKES ;SKETCH OF EDINBURGH, &c, tat Vol. 11. LAZES OF EiLL kRNEY; REMINISCENCES OF DUBLIN, &c. ' , rata TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID, p a d p04,,,:;r1M three score years and ten our course may run." tally:,,"" l ar review of 41most every form (cause and cure) of ner ),,-:ehilitated health and enfeebled constitution, that harasses t krs ' l' b esets the man of pleasure, business, or study, and en,. 4 " 0 11 0 11 tire • with tables and rules for the diet and physical regu 'verY2day life. P 7. THE PASSIONS. tL "What passions hurt the body—what improve, kra itn , Truths as refined as Athens ever hear d." pigrimge, from infancy to old age. The ad. th,ent.t....ions. Chastity and its infringements. The_ casual. e,.., ousness aid dissipation, with illustrations graphic, na ' 44 r elnediative. Advocacy of early marriages. THE MARRIAGE STATE. • _ 1 , "To be or not to be, that Is the question." thtio,,r3 i . :4 4 ra l •.—Laws and obligations of nature, society, and reli- Time and 47•ce, o ,`c irriage, to be observed by either sex. , el ion, and h lti t 2. Doth sides, as to age, temperament, coMP , A them. secure healthy offspring, with the art of rearing Ilion. uke,,,:z se lectiveness and its removal. Sterility and its c°3-Ve 11 (1 %‘; ', 17 .4 :,; erTM.,...VI3RWELL, M.D. (1341), M.R.C.S. (1827). I,.:tturs. 41:_enty-dve years Medical and Forsrsie Referee in 4. 06 % ‘Rit i 9 r! hours daily tai ytve, .rvenirgs, Seven On ` 111 417.4.64 liomult-itzteta, \{ / - _ ': -t • ,•'• --- r; - " -.- -- - - -.' Z• 4 7 ''' '..• ".- ;);:-..----( ' ' --C ' '' /17 K . Z .- .., ~ , , ...: -"-/- Z ,•/- - -..-- :._-{ , .••• . • . 4 . . 1 ; . v • • 9•• , - • • . .s. # • t r # .. . . _ . . • ! i I I • • II I it i .1 1 1 t • ' • - • . ' . / ';' 4.7. - • - ~ . . , . . . Al . ..: ,- - .7"7"\._. ' •"•.'_)„ ..' . • • . /..-: ..,.. s t .„..,, • ,0 :4 ~_,.. ... _ ......,.., 2.- :. ,5 - ' • v„ . ,.., . ‘ ,--.1.- , . ..,.. z. ,..,.„1f,, , 4 4 **'. :. \ . u .'' r ., ~. fY„'„ . •• . 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' 47 ' , - ',, -' 4 3) . 4 f • . 4 1 2,4 1 y, ./),:5....., ~.. , \+ •I . , 1 . • _ _ • - - ll'''' ,o ' DIY , • '',' t"fr ;747ilst.:l i 'se - °IT- Monfa [PRICE SD. . 7 Stopford, flag of Vice-Admiral the Ho — e. re tt ,y, Commander-in-Chief; Lond o n, go, Captain 0-;m:Tvl.undy, advanced ship; Monarch, 84; Captain C. Hope; guard-ship of ordinary ;- Wellington, 72, Lieutenant- N.l...,N;.tmare, depOt store-ship of ordi nary ; 'Horatio, 24, ~, : rew steatOrigate, O ft iptain the Hon. S. T.' Carne-kie ; F'britudei coal depot ;...N.Ocelih, receiving -40R; Lixiid and Cuckoo, advanced steamers ; Myrtle steam-vessel ; African , : strain-tug; Thames and Hart tenders. • Sbips in the Basin—The Cyclops; 6, steam - frigate ; Abhilie, 76 ; Russell, 72 ; and Gossamer cutter.- Ships in Dock—The Ainphien, 34,, screw 03am;:. frigate ; Ganges, 84, fitting as an advanced ship; Howe, 120; and Tribune, 30, screw steam-frigate, building. , • 11Toormicn, Aran. 13.—The Adder stestm-vessel arrived at WOOlwich on ' Mboday afterno On from Chatham,' and' reinains at this port to assist in "towing the vessels of the Arctic expedition to Greenlithe on Thurtd[iy, the,lsth inst., the day fired . for ,ti le i r de parture from Woolwich. Toe vessels Will' It'aro tbejr compassei adjusted by Captain Johnson, on Friday and Sitgrday next ; and the Basilisk, advanced pad pie -wheel steam-sloop, of 400-horse power, at Ports trtouth, and the Desperate screw steam-sloop, e f 469- horse power, at Devonport, have been ordered round to the Nore, to. tyke the Assistance, Captain fiir Ed ward Belcher, C. 8., and the Resolute, : Captain C. 8., in tow, and accompany them to .the iie. With tbesetneans of aid, Captain Belcher's expedition Will be at the iceat a very early period, tail the Ins trepid and Pioneer screw-steamers of. the Arctic; squatTron'will consume less coall•than „they would have done had they been employed in towing the sail ing vessels to the ice. MALTA, APRIL s.—Yesterday her asiesty7s steam sloop GroWier-reaChed port from Consttantitiople, with dispatches, as it is reported, of very great importance: Little his transpired as to their nature, beyond the simple fact:that they refer to the Taniunat, and _it seems now tolerably certain that Abbas" Pasha, re fusing to Make known in Egypt the conditions of the Tanzirnitt, has- brought matters to a oriel?, and the Porte is snaking ready to meet it. Two vesaels have left port since my lest—the Bel lerophon and Fury steam-sloop. Tunis is the desti nation of the first, and Palermo of the second, when she too will proceed :to Tunis. We have no news '6 f any importance ' - besides lise; above. The Medusa is preparing for England, and will leave after the arrival of the Antelope, now expected in ten days. APRIL B.—The Bentinck, with the Indian mail, arrived this morning, at half-past four, having come from Alexandria in seventy-four hours. Notwith standing a somewhat unnecessary detention (till noon) the Indian mail will probably reach England quicker than has ever before been known, as the Banshee goes on to Marseilles, and has been tho roughly cleaned. To Alexandria against a heavy gale the Company' s steamer did the distance in 82 hours. The Spitfire surveying steamer will leave port to day to resume her surveys. • The Oberon, from Corfu, has arrived to-day. The fleet, with Admiral Dunda. is to put to sea early next month, visiting Corfu, bishop, and other ports. They will extend their cruise to Gibraltar, not returning till November. The French screw steam frigate Charlemagne was at Naples when the Firebrand, which arrived here on the sth inst., left. She was to go to the Gulf of Venice to receive on board the remains of the late Duke of Reicbstadt, which were to be interred in Paris. The United States are sending a large navy to the Mediterranean. The Commodore has already passed the Straits of Gibraltar in the Jacinto. The frigate Powbattan and St. Louis and Levant sloops may be daily looked for. HoNG-Koria, FEB. 28.—1 n Harbour—Her Ma jesty's steamer Sphynx, the United States steamer Susquehanna, and sloop Saratoga. At Whampoa— Her Majesty's surveying vessel Royalist, the Canton, and the Hon Company's steamer Nemesis. At Amoy —Her Majesty's brig Lily ; and at Shanghai, the Contest. Latest dates from England are to the 24th of De cember; America, December 8; Calcutta, January 18 ; Bombay, January 18 ; Singapore, February 5 ; Manilla, February 15 ; and Australia, November 18. THE BIRKENHEAD IRON STEAMER. TO THE EDITOR OF TEE TIMES. Sir,—Among the various remarks that have been made by professional gentlemen upon the melancholy. loss of the Birkenhead steamship, I am surprised to find that no allusion has been made to its water-tight com partments. Now, in a vessel of the size of the Birken head there could not be less than three, but more pro bably ttcre were four or five watertight compartmknts. If ever there were a case in which the value of water.; tight compartments could be tested it surely must be that of the Birkenhead. The vessel has a hole driven through her bottom, by which one, or at most two, com partments are filled with water. The vessel then parts in the middle, leaving either end of the ship to its min • buoyancy.. The weather was elle), the shore at no great' Ai A taime, the crew asset trottfea in perfect order, so that had the vessel fhated but a single hour, or any part of it, for that titec, probably 200 lives of our soldiers would have b,ca ss!vA. It seems almost inevitable to conclude that the ship had no water-tight compartments, or that they were fictitious. When the compar4tive merits of iron and wooden , tc , in , r , were con,idertd, so much was said as to the value ( , 1 water-tight compartments in the former that it is impossible to imagine that no attention was paid to !his in the construction of the Birkenhead. If, on the other hand, the ship was so rent and torn by the straining of the parts before breaking up that all the water-tight compartments were rendered unser viceable, so important a feet in the construction of iron steamers ought not to be passed over in silence. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, NAVIGATOR. April 13. MAYNOOTH COLLEGE. The following is the letter of Sir Fitzroy Kelly i n reply to en inquiry for his opinions respecting the endowment of May nooth College. It will be ob served that he is distinct in his opposition to such a c7to leave your letter nnan- P however, depended p r i nc i pa ll y pervf rsion of the funds o f the state :-- " Si-,—l have to ir,itvreeabt e y e o n u c r om indulgence pelled, byforththeeplroene! time during which I nape sure re o d f . m ray its oe cuur g:nti p my pow‘rttrhree upon the probable approach of a general election, I trust that the present session still continuing, the le words with which I have to trouble you will n ot ' arrive w of my earnest desire and determination to promote too late. In the first place, then, I can since , rely assure cause of Protestant you Truth in opposition to Popish ~ A nd upon the particular question of the grant to M a ynootti, I am 5150 anxiou s to the utmost of duty to the Go‘e rimer t, of hie to be as explicit as my h I am a member, and m y sense of independence W permit. my incithation as an English gentleman will h ave been, opposed to an d my (pinion are,, and always whether the ' good faith of the grant ; but I have doubted its continuance as long of Parliament was not pledged to as it appeared to answer the pur: Pokes with which it was originally assented to and made. Su I ha ve thought it inexpedient to agitate such a ques tion amidst strong party feelings, and animosities, and bitterness, fur i But 1 aumn every successive session of Parliament. from satisfied that the ends of Parlia ment in the original grant have ceasedbe attained or att a in a bl e . I am, therefore, not efure , to strongly in l_avour of inquiry ; and whenever again in the louse of Commons, shall support Mr. Spooner's or any ot her motion for a Committee upon the whole subject of the grant, and shell cordially and strenuously concur with Lord Derby's Government in any measure which the report of that Committe may warrant, or which on any other ground Lord Derby and his Ministry may adopt for the entire repeal of the Act of 1845. More than this I cannot think you will require from one who aspires to be your representative in Parliament, and is already a member of the Administration to which alone you can look with confidence for the sincere and eft ctive support of Protestantism against the spirit and inroads of the Papacy. You are at liberty to make any use you think proper of this letter, and I have the honour to re main, Sir, your very faithful friend, (Signed) FITZROY KELLY." DARING ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FROM THE MIDDLE SEX Housx or CORRECTION.—On Saturday forenoon a man of the name of Sullivan, who was a convict in the Middlesex House of Correction, Coldbath-square, and who was under sentence of transportation far ten years, having been con victed of felony at the previous Central Criminal Court, made a daring attempt to escape f, om the gaol under the following circumstances :—lt appeared that the man was under solita7 confinement, to undergo which punishment he was impri soned in a cell under the infirmary. At the time he atternpl to make his escape he was in the yard adjoining his cell, w_h n i __ was allowed him for exercise, where be was without any ft; to watch his movements, as there was no expecta s tid making the attempt he did. From this spot he g o on _,•_" Vhe he descended through a sky-light into the matroorn. "•!•j l , s Z i l provided himself with a ladder, with the assists: of . which the went and reached the fly-wheel. by ° fi e : l :h e al he was en he was enabled to get on a wall, by the eide of tread-mill is put in motion. From t l h iv e e p a a i r n ap a et co is u th h e e ' dam, abutting on f ce which he abled to reach the boundary wall o f P of theyr a ssoc i a tes c hfm therehL observed by Mr. Dun ham,Coldbath-square, to th e b ase depth of about 30 feet. He was _Coldbath-square, who g ave dairyman, Gough-strrf officers of the gaol, who had left • information to some of the R ., returned to the prison, upon to go to their dinner. a rt which the man was secure d .. know n to be a r id he ismost desperate in GraY'S'illn - la"' 8 character. A desperate Attempt at murder (sat's Galignani) ago in the ch urch two days Pri's. , and a young workwom a workman h imself near the an, when a man, who 1 1 had stationed altar, suddenly drew out a nd att near of knite t a t empted to plunge it into the breast : ) - f . t h e bride. For unately, the beadle, whose attention had been aroused by the sinister expression of the countenance of the man, watched his movements and at the moment s w h e n he was about t o use his weapon he laid hold of his arm, and turned the bl ow. Th e wa s then arrested. man wa s He turned out to b e the bride a workman who had known for some time, and. wished to revent the marriage. Ile had come to th e c h urch armed m p ith the knife, thinking to alarm the bridegroom, and thus postpone the ceremony, but not arriving until the ceremony had commenced, his feslimp carried hi m away , and b e ma d e the Wye attempt. -LONDON ~1/TEDNESpAY- - ' " r N°.18,584a SECOND "EDITION. • • • BLACKWOOD'S MAGA-Z.I.NE. 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SUMMARY.—The steanierAjdaba, with mails of the 24th of Jannark'and3rl of February, arrived there on the 9.lllinstant; the 2 . etiobie, which ought•to have brought the first: of- these a fortnight , earlier, having arrived two hottrabefore without.- either,' pas sengers or mails. The. P9insular 'and' Oriental Com pany's steamer Haddington hod brokeh her..shatt, on leaving Suez iloids,:andlence the Cause of the delay and the alarms to which it gave rise. • She had been brought back to Suez on the tith of February by the Ajdaba, which took, her - mails . on bOard. :pia kept them there till the rkeipfif the following inaif'on 'the 22d, when she started fer_Born.hay. The steam-frigate Queen on the detention of the mail bavingtbeen•-oi dered for Rangoon, Was - found unsuitable 'either. for war or packet !purpoties — untii provided •,With new boilers, and' the Bombsy - St'eam Nairigation :Qom!. pany's steamer 13ombity .has Been' engaged to carry the present packet:tO Alet),:starting two days sooner than usual, to.allow time foto irsorrkwhit - - tinderslitd i sqp. The twelve , data to viloli - our Terievt has: thus beep curtailed hape been ,Siiiiularly 'tari:en.. in events.; and our summary on k ,the_ Oresenkoecasion is .pretty nearly a blank. ; have-not as yet bad. time to•ob tairl'aiy:furthei tidings: of note from Burniab; Ruch as have been received. are :anything' but pacific. The King is `said to have'sent tt .'deptitatjow .to . the Commodore, stating that if the :Foi would silo* siorad distinguishing flog, as .. indicative, _we - presume, of a tone of _peace :44 Britiiih - frigate ,-4!,i;lot: . ijkviy= to be mistaken itt then Irrawsadhleast of alt - -tho4toi;-4tie Would - not be molested - or - fired, on from the stoCkades . To this no answer seems to have been given: the first will likely be the reply of broadside, should so much as a pistol-shot be • fired from the stockades. The Mudusa and Zenobia, stated in our last 'as under orders, have both since then left, and we shall bear a few days hence of the _arrival of the squadron at Madras, pr'obahly by next dispatch for England of the commencement of operations •in Burmah..• • H. M.'s steamer Hermes and brig - Serpent have been mean while added to'the strength of the squadron, now cell sisting of 12 steamers and three sailing .vessels. The 18th Royal Irish had. -percussion muskets served out to them on starting ( and will first learn the use of the weapon in front of the enemy ; 20,000 of whom are said to be awaiting us at 'Rangoon: and along the line of route to Ave..Oa the 24th of . January 'an earthquake was experienced in Upper Slade, Cutchie, and over G-oozerat ;in the second named it seems to have - occasioned much mischief. On . the 24th of February we had irregularities in the weather all over India,' with heavy falls,ef rain in the Punjaub and to the northward, On the 2d of March Calcutta was visited by the first norwester of the season—a furious storm of wind, thunder, hail, and rain. The . electric fluid' passed in large quantities along the , wires of the telegraph; detonating loud explosions at the stations, but beyond for a little interrupting the com munication and endangering the attendants, it did no harm. Intelligence has been received of the acciden tal smothering of 50 coolies out of a cargo of 234 jn the bold of the Futtay Salam during a hurricane off Madras on the 22d-25th December. The hatches had been battened down ( and - cries for relief were un heard during the fury of the storm. Sir John Grey left us on the 4th : heembarked from Mazagan on board the Snake steamer, to avoid the crowd at the Apollo-pier s and declined-from sickness the honours due to his rank. On his departure General Auch- , mutt' was sworn in as-Commander of the Forces, Mr. John Warden taking his place" at the . Council BOard as provisional member: - The . Right Hon. the. Go vernor purposes remaining -at the presidency till April. The Hon. Mr. Blane has proceeded on board the Zenobia round to Madras for the benefit of his health. The Members of the . Goiernment and personal staff who at this - season in jeneral accompany .the Go vernor and Commander-in-Chief .on their " tours of inspection," remain at ~the presidency, which is at present much more full than it is generally in the middle of March. The Frenchlrigate Algerie, Com modore Faurichon,, is lIQW in the harbour, on her way to Muicat and Zanzibar on a cruise. The Eury dice, after lying a fortnight 'at Aden-waiting for ad vices from home, had proceeded on to Suez. General H. Godwin, C.B , arrived at Calcutta on the 3d.: he is to' cdmmand the force now proceeding to Rangoon. Trade has continued langnid during the past fort night : the money rnarket_continues easy.. The Go vernment of M f adrai -Has recommendedi•tbe -with drawal cf the charter "from , the billk-of that dency. (From the Bengal Hurkaru of March 5.) SUMMARY. —We have no recent intelligence of warlike operations in Burmab. There is an ominous calm foreboding the approaching storm. On one side, we are summoning up all our strength for a heavy and decisive blow; on the other, as we may suppose, the enemy is preparing himself to receive or ward off the stroke. The three Presidencies of India are preparing or contributing each its quota to the powerful armament, with which it has been resolved to quell the pride of the golden-footed and leaden headed potentate. Bengal and Madras are collecting their troops and their munitions of war, while Bombay has already sent forth an imposing force of war steamers, which are now, probably, at Madras, em barking her Majesty's 51st Regiment, two native infantry corps, and three companies of artillery, which they will-convey to the scene of the impending struggle. Here the preparations, ashore and afloat, are pro ceeding with unwonted vigour. The arsenal is astir even on the Sabbath, it is said ; and the results of all this toil and bustle are beginning to develope them selves in a formidable ordnance train and a well furnished commissariat, .Five vessels have been taken up for the conveyance of troops and stores, the Fatel Rozack, the Futteh Allum, the Lahore, and the Favourite, with the fine new iron-framed ship Tubal Cain, which is being fitted up as a hospital-ship for the expedition. The authorities are displaying a most laudable anxiety for the health and comfort of the troops on board ship, and a committee has been ap pointed to see that the benevolent intentions of the Government are carried into effect. A wing of her Majesty's 80th has arrived from Dinapore by steam, and the other half of the regiment is now on its way hither. Two native regiments will also form part of the expedition. Major-General Godwin, who is to command the land forces, is now at the Presidency, having arrived here two days ago. It is yet uncertain when the expedition will sail for the scene of action. The plan of operations still remains undeveloped. The prevalent surmise, however, appears to point to the immediate capture and occupation of Rangoon and Martaban, as a blow designed to exhibit our strength, and struck in the expectation that it will frighten the insolent Court of Ava into a desire for peace on our own terms. It is generally supposed, too, that after these towns have been destroyed or taken, our force will remain inactive through the now-approaching rainy season, partly because it will not be convenient to move, and partly to give the Burmese an opportunity of profiting by the lesson this display of power will have taught them. It has been suggested, and with general accept ance, that as the Bassein river is navigable beyond the town which gives its name, the best course would be to run up as far as possible or convenient with the steamers, and to occupy Prome till the cessation of the rains permitted the troops to advance on the ca pital if necessary. This bold and decisive step pre sents several advantages. While it would be quite as easy, or perhaps easier, to take possession of Proie as of Rangoon, the former might be held during the rains with less risk to the health of the troops ; and, as the Burmese have expected us and prepared for us chiefly or only on the line of Rangoon, thus to turn their defences and place our force in the centre of their country, and far on the road to their o cold, son:eawnh. capital, would be to 'them a heavy blow and great discouragement. The most important news from the North- Western frontier is of Sir Colin Campbell's return to Peshawur. The force marched in on the 15th ultimo after destroying► .A number of villages in the dist b u e rb: ro d ub d ie istricts. There is a general inquiry as the results of this protracted demonstration and e n n o i s .r a i : d is 4 fa e : eh t r o ion r ,, y sst reply can be elicited. Garrisons have been left i❑ the forts of Dubb and Shubkudder, and they already find the people around them beginning to e orth n b e e e . e c o l bu ec th tri o c f telegraph was successfully o sh n or th tl e y to Calcutta and the mouth li"ghly near Diamond Harbour have and we may therefore expect very anm unbroken communication betwixt river. ,eearilasom th e e wh the a t changeable, exp or t The weather this, with the want of rain, somewhat unhealthy. Cholera among its victims we p ah or g t e a ab n l d e, imt vary inghaa fromr rendered ehreeadt Calcutta .a little bettor, and the Weitbrecht, of the was beginning t ,0 prevail The The money markets —the jurekirtetetohtisem_lehitnsbastneiigoofonnerahmrtayhesersoicosßecpuieeervtrry.he latter no worse than at our .Idast report. Bank of and discount one per cent. Government paper.. lately, advanced in a little price. Exchange has risen but there Bengalmarket hhaassioimwperrooveidts considerably, is not much doing• Quotations are is. lid, t o is. 4:1 perhaps bly interest RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON. — Monday, the 3d of May, has at present been fixed for the opening of this line from Worcester—or rather from Droitwich, seeing that at present the line is being worked between Worcester and Droitwich by the Midland Company—to Stourbridge. The por tion of the line from Worcester to Evesham-16 miles additional—would have been opened at the same time hut for the disagreement with the Great Western Company. SHREWSBURY AND HEREFORD.—TueRday next April 20) is fixed for the opening of the first portion of this line from Shrewsbury to Ludlow, and grand preparations are in progress for celebrating the event. There will be a dinner at Ludlow, and a grand ball in the evening under the patronage of numerous mem bers of the county aristocracy. The works between Ludlow and Hereford, via Leominster, are progres sing in a very satisfactory manner. HEREFORD, ROSS, AND GLOUCESTER.—At length there is some prospect that the construction of this line, which has been long in abeyance, will be pro ceeded with forthwith. Contracts have been signed by Mr. Peto, who is under an engagement to con struct the whole line at a cost of 230,0001., of which sum he tak es s h ares t o t h e va l ue o f 135,000/. Of th e remainder he is to receive 50,000/. in cash, and the balance in debentures. . About 1,000 workmen are to W isT est n e s r v o rotcr be set at work immediately. The line will be on the broad gauge, tra and worked in connexion with Great works on thi ' s line, trains to and from Gloucester. proceedin g With " ; EtERGIVENNY, AND HERE F ORD.—The so suddenly retaken in hand, are that it is said a portion vigour and dispatch, so pool, will be ready f l o °ll of it, from Newport to Ponty tween Pontypool a n ,f gangs of 300 men each atergaven" Lening in a week or two. Be there are several nembankments baact i v d ity bet i w a between Aber gavenny and Hereford a is rii Work,id o a , Hereford,nkments are . under Some heavy iittings c i e n the 19_.a.. . 0 oerntnen d and it withinis ar hraanngdeicinththaet the works neighbourhood bu b e liberties of the city of Hereford itself thethe narrowcourse of the present week. The line will be on gauge. FRENCH RAILWAY T11,4pr,/,. The following are the last retn.rns of the gross -• re. NORTHERN.—From March .-.,, to f Passengers ceipts of the principal Frencli,,l.gtailmwaayrs.3:l—: Pa 22 R 5 , o 2 u 3B E t N . ;. ......g o F o r d o s na , 28 N 4 i , a l r l e i h f. 2 ; Passeng ers, 69,145 f.; goods, 100,482 f.; total, 169,82 - r t• . _ n, s t o t t a o l , A 5 p O r 9 ii1 3_9 2 5 ... ; rasse ~ers, HAVRE.—From March 28 to April 3 • 23,099 f.; goods, 39,242 f. ; total 62,341f'1 . ORLEANS.—From March 2 9 to Apri 4• Passengers, . 89,0991. ; goods, 146,371 f.; total, 235, 1731 • BORDEAUX.—From March 21 to Mar. 29: Passengers, 50,197 i.; good s , 71,742 f.; total, 121,9391. VrEazoil —.From March 29 to April 4: PaSSC • ngcts, 48,808 f.; goods, 55,736 f.; total, 104,544 f. NANTES.—From March 23 to March 29 : Passengers , 28,201 f.; goods, 31,904 f.; total, 60,105 f. STRASBURG. — From March 25 to Mar. 31: Passengcra, 103,023 f.; goods, 139,112 f.; total, 241,535 f. 1 BALE.—From March 22 to March 28 : Passengers, 21,2441.; goods, 22,209 f.; total, 43,453 f. jsi oNTEßE Ati.—From Mar. 25 to Mar. 31: Passengers. 10 ,115 f.; goods, 16,180 f.; total, 26,295 f. MARSEILLES.—From Mar. 19 to Mar. 25; Passengers, 41,404 f .; goo d s , 31,702 f.; total, 73,106 f. Lizorts.—Froaa March 28 to April 3 : Passengers, 156,347 f.; goods, 139,641 f.; total, 295,988 r. WESTERN.—From Maven 29 to April 4: Passengers, 21,312 f,, goods, 28,716 E; total, 50,028 f. i. . ;. : • : 111,d. for, first-class credits . Frets Of sugar, to London,'2/.. 15 5. to 3/. Much inconvenience is expprionced from tho non ; arrival of the• mail of Ihe.24th aunuary, DOW cranli dsrably oierdue. BURMAH •, . We give below, an extract froni, the Bengal.flur , Lira: diifed tangoon River; 'Feb: '23:1:552 Nothieg has transpir e d s i nce the Thiegethon lett, but'about . a week 'neat boat came Own f ro :n the Go-. Verner of - Rangoon on the pl ea of asking the Commodore What flag .he would hoist in going up 'the river, that be, the Governor, may .TO OKdOrs to the stockades not to ircrip2o the frigate, if elk passed ezp.wlth any pacific in tentions, hut if they had n o t a di st i ngu i sh i ng fl ag would certainly be-fired. at.-kom both stockades. This is rather cool, you will say, there is no doubt, but they are ,tl - 1 10 Rost impertinent fellaws.you eon conceive. !Ave not heard what the CernmodorePeranswer was. believe all the steamers are to' be in dalcutta on a ner rain' day • next month for the 'pit-pose of conveyi ng troops ye "Ritogo6n, 'ad T suppose the' Government in tend to wake a dash at that 'place; but I think they are wrong to gos to• Rangoon, where every preparation tuts .beep made tilreceive is warmly.. , : We. should, in my opinion, go .up the Bassein * r a t , w e r ve there i 3 plenty 9f water fee the largest .steamer air to Bassein, and forty or ' fifty miles above that, sea .the charts SAY ; we could -then -cut .eff.the --ramanicatiou between the Upper andloteer provinces,. Emir settle of down at a very few days'they Prome, and there dictate 'term's' during:the monsoon, which, by the bye, is much lighter there than in the soutl*rn provinces, and it would take longer time to differ ones. ' You could fancy the fright and surprise of the teach Prot& than Rangoon or Bettiattinriri the southern peatuasee4444 lL ebseyeeha„ . landed an army between thettaselves and the capital. have no doubt in my own mind, but they would imme diately accept any terms, and become like lambs. It you look at the chart you will see that the Bassein river has beensurveyed up to Bassein, and there is water for vessels of any. size. Bassein is sixty miles from the en trance, and if you can get up forty miles higher in the large steamers you would have an army with all their Supplies in the centre of the country without any fatigue or risk to the troops. It will not be of much consequence to the Burmese our taking Rangoon if they have all the large rivers to the westward, where they could establish themselves in a very short time, and drive all theinhabit ants from Rangoon and its vicinity, and I hope the Go• vernment will get all the information respecting the best plan for a decisive blow where the Burmese will feel it the most.'" The following intelligence from Rangoon. has been communicated by Captain Biden to the Madras journals:—" Negotiations were at an end when her Majesty's steamer Hermes left Rangoon. Her Majesty's ship Serpent was fired at froni some stockades on the Island Negrais at 9 P.M. about the 19th inst. Captain Luard sent his boats with a strong force on the follow ing morning: the officers end seamen landed and stormed and destroyed the whole of the stockades. The.,King of Ava had written to the Governor-General through Monlmein, ignoring the aggressive acts of the Governor of Rangoon; but strange to say, the King's letter ar rived at Calcutta before the Fire Queen left for Rangoon to request the steamers should be sent for troops. H.M.S. Hermes will proceed on to Trincomalee this evening, 26th, and thence to Calcutta for troops for Rangoon." From the Fort St. George Gazette of the 2d instant we take the following appointments made to the " combined force proceeding on service to Burmah."—Captain G. Allan, 3d N. L. 1., to be D. A. Q. M. General; Brevet Major J. C. Boulderson,'3sth N. 1., to be D. J. A. General; Brevet Captain J. W. Rundall to be Field Engineer; and Brevet Captain J. D. Scott to be Brigade Major of Artillery. • We have received Maulmaiti papers to the 24th ult. They contain a good deal about Burnish and other rela tions there With, but nothing that deserves particular notice, unless We except reports ; that the Burmese were ravaging the country on our side of the frontier, that a notorious " deceit-chieftain" had been placed at the head of the troops in Martsban, and that the COurt of Ave had sent an en v oy t o that Of Siam, inviting —vainly we feel assured—its co-operation 'against the English. We said. lately that crime in certain forms appeared to Be epidemic. The remark receives corroboration kens a statement which we extract from' the Maulmain Times. Another English vessel hid, been taken by savages, her commander and officers murdered, and another English woman had been subjected to a• fate, of which death was the least cruel part. ,The-master of a native vessel, ar rived at Maulmain from the Nicobars, reports having picked up a Nancowry, a Coring& sailor who described himself as one of the crew of a Coringa . vessel which had been boarded and taken by the islanders. The man also stated that while he was in captivity an English barque camp in, end was a few days afterwards taken . and Junk, the European commander, klaate, - nud,, two ether-,Engraehmen . „on- --board being murdered. The captain's and her child, a little girl two years old, were carried on shore, where the former died in a few days, and• the latter was then brutally killed. This barque is said to have been from Calcutta, and the time of her capture appears to have been in September. The story has nothing improbable in it, nevertheless we trust it may prove to be a fabrica tion. —Bengal Hurharu, March 2. We have received Maulmain papers by the Fire Queen to the 24th ultimo. It is stated that the Burmese or dered her Majesty's Brig Serpent to leave Bassein river, threatening to fire on her if she remained. The stock ades did open lire, which was of couree returned, and all the stockades demolished. The Burmese were at work to restore them. Although the Burmese have not in vaded the Tenasserim provinces in force, great com plaints are made of predatory incursions, which have frightened the inhabitants away from tho villages near the river. A report was in circulation at Maulmain that the Burmese had sent an embassy to Siam to in duce the King to join in a war against the British. We have a letter which mentions that no further communi cation from the Court of Ave had been received at Maulmain up to the 24th, nor by the commodore at the month of the river to the 25th ult.—Calcutta English man. March 2. The following is from Rangoon, Feb. 24, 1852. Mouth of River. "To the Editor of the Morning Chronicle. — Dear Sir,— By the Fire Queen we understand the Go vernor-General has determined on settling matters with his golden-footed Majesty by force of arms, having made a complete failure to do so with diplomacy. We hear that Bassein is the place fixed on as the rendezvous, where the Bombay steamers with the force are to as semble about the 25th of next month. Rangoon is to be left to the last, it being decided that operations on the capital is to be the first move, simultaneous with which the Moulmein force to advance to Bilerry, and thence to Ava by way of Myho."—Calcutta Morning Chronicle, March 2. y e The ree r .G e e e r e preparations i,s r e f f e o r r n 7 . 1 %7 our part, since the Go degree of vigour and dispatch ° Presidency exceeded and seldom been carried on with a equalled in India. At this Infantry had been sent out of the 3 h ig e du l ail e red t: Royal Irish has A t the a 3 e 7 3 t n h , Native Infantry as hostilities are offici will probably be invaded as B oto e t ally declared. A portion, which 80th Foot is Cowin _ ~ 500 men. Her is , snow protected troopres been sent to Maultnei e 2 likewise is the by a force little short of Regiments of Ma jesty'swater with all speed ; 6 anc rn ex fr p o e m ete l d )in t a o po r r e e a b c : of the present 40th Native Infantry; they ro a the Presidency by the 15thy 20thbobeee", s h t l r e n character. An express un ctions to hold the fol. month. The artillery about t o ©+ diate embarkation: — Three will be of the most efficient and formidable has reached Madras, with her Majesty's , o f a N l a a t r i g v e e s l ci n u fa a n d t r r e y n . lowing force in readiness for For r r f e Regiment, h e companiesoonvey andan o ofo two of t Europea nßheesge , iii to leave Bombay Y arrangement after these orders was com were reported to of steamers was ordered by without delay. Within three reached that presidency, ever ehzPhi plete. The next morning the be in such a state of equipment that the the to start on the third d a y . Of t hese y ls, two are of were in, orders vesse 500 horse power and 1,500 tons; one of 300 h orse power end 1, 200 ton s, all armed With of eight inch calibre, throwing hollowlarge swivel guns shrapnell to the distance of a couple shot, shells, or of the other steamers are about h v o e e of miles. Two others, but both in a highly effi c i ent ' the size of the the Hugh Lindsay, seven steamers will state.be Including with the troops from Madras across dispatched whole, when assembled in 13urmese waters the bay. The largest and the most efficient and the nl r o s, will form the of steamers which has ever been collected terrific fleet the East. It will consist of the Feroze, the t rgether in Sesostris, the Zenobia, the Semiramis, the Medusa,r, the Hugh Lindsay, the Tenasserim, the Fire the Enterprise, the Proserpina, and the phteget ueen, the on, twelve steamers belonging to the Hon. Company, and Hermes, of her Majesty's navy. Tao sudden assem blage of so magnificent a, fleet of steamers, fully i armed end equipped, will serve t o p rove the as tonishing creaeo of power which th e Government of Indiashing hi derives from steam navigation, and the complete command which it holds of the whole sea co ast from Suez t o th Sea. The force from C alcutta, whic h ise Yellow under the command of General Gel to be on his way to the Presidency, wi win, now w ill ready for starting. so early as that I not be re m m a _ dray, and as the two forces must act inco-operation with each other, it is scar cel y p ossible t o c impeign before the first w eek in April, when t r n the ere wil be little more than a month Pt before the ' commence ) ment of the rains. It has be en confidentl y asserted that this powerful armament is to batter down t he towns of Rangoon and Martaban, sod t hen to leave the country towards the end of May, in the ex p ectation char , this de monstration of our power will in duce the B urmese to for peace. We think it far m ore p robabl e that if su e take possession of Rangoon and other maritime town, we it will be not with a view to p reci p itate retreat, ht e the lawyers say, to have and to hold, and th at we shall as not make any retrograde move ment until after we have completely settled the affair. T he p resent f orce i sufficient for a march to the cap ital, and we s not naturally conclude that it is intended only as a demonstration, which rely possibly induce the Government of Ave to throw it self at our feet and implore mercy, and pray f or the d that has - . punished it. If this expectation should r 9 appointed be cl.s - , then there will remain a cold weather ' er cam. , 7 APRIL 14, 1852. paign on a large scale, and the occupation of the capital and the'country.—Friend of India, March 4. ' ELECTION INTELLIGENCE, BURY, LANCASHIRE. Mr. Frederick Peel, M.P. (and his brother, Cap tain Peel), being on a visit to Bury, the Hen. Gen tleman took an opportunity of addressing the elec tors in the Toivn-hall on Mond©y evening. A `vast multitude of people were assembled outfide - the hall, hootiug'and groaning, but only such as were provided with tickets were admitted. MT. R. Ashton took the chair. Mr. Aldeinian Walker moved that Mr. Peel was a fit and proper person to represent Bury. Mr. ELTON OPENSrIAW seconded the motion. • Mr. F. PEEL came forward; and was received with great cheering. The Hon. Gentleman was listened to ' with great attention in the room, but owing to the heat of the weather the windows bad been opened at either end, and the groaoe and hisies of the mob out side fro quently interrupted the Proneedings. By some means or other the crowd'vvithout appeared to have got intimation that their clamour was an annoy ance to the meeting, and they put the Climax, to it by bringing a donkey. under, the windows, who die• coursed most eloquent, but •certainly not harmonious music. Mr. Peel appeared to enjoy the joke, and , heartily joined for some moments in the irrepressible laughter which broke forth among his- friends. The windows, however, were closed, and the annoyance was no longer felt. The Hon. Gentleman, in the course of his remarks, said, he had no doubt' the general election would take place in a few weeks, the-Grniternment tad promisod that only measures "wbich'were indispensable should be discussed by the present Parliament, and that the first session` of the sew Parliament should be held in autumn. He did not believe the. measures which were essential to the government of the country could occupy Parliament long after the Easter recess. There could not be much doubt as to the character of the new House, for he observed that almost every constituency had asked their candidates whether they were in favour of free trade, and there had now appeared among political men a kind of hybrid Conservative, who called him self a Free-trade Protectionist. There was one po litical party who had stedfastly resisted that evidence which to others bad become perfectly conclusive ,in favour of free trade. The symptoms which were pointed to as evidences of national prosperity they could only receive as the proofs, of national exhaus tion and decline; and what were taken as arguments on one side that the country was advancing in hap. pieces and in greatness, were by the other regarded only as showing that we were making rapid strides towards the vortex in which everything that was worth preserving was to be swallosvud up. Such was the party who for six years was in opposition. All argument was lost upon them. But what six years in opposition could not do six days in office was sufficient to effect.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) No sooner had they taken the reins of power, and were charged with the responsibility of watching over the interests of the country, than they at oece saw that the reversal of policy for which they had so long been ardently labouring was out of the question. —(Hear.) The acuteness of their vision having been sharpened by getting a glimpse of affairs from the heights of office, they saw that they might as well attempt to go back to unreformed Parliaments and penal enactments for religious opinions as endeavour to induce the peoPle, who had learnt what it was to live in plenty, to put a tax upon food and starve their families to provide a system of outdoor relief to the owners and occupiers of -land.---(Applause and laughter.) He did not think there was any longer the slightest fear of a reversal of free trade ; but they were now told that there was to be a revision of taxa tion; that the owners and occupiers of land were paying now more than their fair share of taxation ; and that they were to have something in the shape of an equivalent for the losses they had sustained by the fall of prices. 'He thought the meeting would agree with - him (Mr. Peel) that this was a plea for compen sation which oould not be admitted, because the more they magnified their losses from a fall of prices the greater was the extent of wrong they had inflicted on the country by appropriating to their own uses the wages and earnings of industry.—(Hear, bear.) If it was meant to show that they had more than an equal burden of taxation, then he could see no objec tion to a fair investigation of the question ; but he must say that he should enter on such an inquiry ,withA very shrewd suspicion that they were wrong in this impression; for heretofore - all inquiries had gone to show that they were 'more lightly taxed than other classes, and the result might be to put new burdens upon themselves, from which they were at present exempted, while others were liable to them.— (Hear, hear.) It was probably known to the meet ing that the income-tax bad now expired, and after the meeting of Parliament one of the earliest ques tions would be to consider how the 5,000,000/. here tofore raised from that source was to be made good. The object of the Government for the past 10 years had three things in view. They had sought to take off duties as much as possible from all articles partly raised at home and partly abroad ; because they knew that only part of the produce of such taxation went into the Exchequer, while the other half went into the pockets of the producers at home at the ex pense of the home consumer. The second was to reduce the duty on all such articles as came entirely from abroad and entered into the consumption of the masses—as sugar, coffee, and (he hoped before long would be) tea.—(Loud cheers.) So, also, he hoped, the duty on timber, which was necessary to the improvement of dwellings, would be reduced. And the third class were those articles which formed the raw materials of our manufactures—such as cotton and wool. Now, such a policy could not be carried out without sacrificea ; and in doing this they bad sa crificed millions and millions of revenue, and given back to the people those millions. The vacuum had been partly supplied by the increased consumption of those articles on which the taxes had been reduced, and through the expansive power and enterprise of the country ; but those circumstances had not been suffi cient altogether to fill up the void, and the Government had been obliged to raise 5,000,0001. by means of a tax upon the rich—that 5,000,0001. was the income tax which had just expired. The question now was, whether that 5,000,000/. should now be laid upon the poor or again be placed upon the shoulders of the rich. Now, he had no doubt as to how he should be ready to meet the question. He should certainly feel no dis- I position to raise it upon those articles which entered into the consumption of the masses of the people.— (Cheers.) 22,000,000/. of our revenue was already raised by taxes upon six articles—tea, coffee, sugar, Wine, spirits, and tobacco, all of which were raised upon the energies of the people, and he was not disposed to carry it further. He did not care how the money was raised by the richer classes—whether by a tax upon property and income, or whether they tested a man's means by the size of his house, so that it was shown to be equitable. Heretofore they had gone upon income, and he was aware it was said to be un equal, because uncertain and precarious incomes were taxed to the same amount as those which were fixed and certain. That question, however, was under the consideration of a Committee, and, no doubt, a more equitable system would be suggested if it was feasible. The Hon. Gentleman would take an addi tion to the regular army in preference to the force sought to be levied by the new Militia Bill, believing it impossible to draw a force of 80,000 men from the industry of the country without great de rangements to trade, the more especially SS the counties were to contribute in propor tion to their population, and Lancashire would have to provide 8,000 or 10,000, which he believed — where wages were good and employment so abundant —they would not be willing to contribute for a ser vice so precarious and unremunerative. He was averse to touching the Maynooth grant; thoug ht education and intelligence, as well as property , should be o see re cognised in the franchise ; but thoughanxi ou d e o t bte ud bribery and corruption prevented at elections, if it would be cured by the ballot. The resolution was carried with loud cheering. ....-----...,______ FIVE YEARS IN THE W.EBT INDIES. By Charles W. Day, Esq. 2 Vols.—A work on the west Indies, written by a gentleman who was five years resident in the various islands, and who visited all the princip al towns and estates, makes its appearance most opport unel y at the present moment, when the question of West Indian interests is exciting so much attention. Mr. Day writes as one thoroughly eon. versant with every characteristic of the localities and corded people 4 so long the objects of his study. The book is full Gf ,„, able information for the statesman, the merchant, an d - ll ' naturalist; while the author's personal adventuzs,ere the in a pleasant and piquant style, will insure it rusal from every class of readers. —Evening raper, eater p e „ COUNTY EXPENSES.-- By the Nottin gh amshire papers, it appears that several of the magistrates (o f n a length constable) f% the rate ened discussion relative to the police force chi expressed a great deal about their anxiety justices to say payers. It is very fashionable with countryy e zeal interests of the a good deal about their watchful eye over a on this bead, ratepayers; yet, with all their display o f they are never heard advocating a plan t o remove that dead weight upon county purses—game-law ex eaten up with their varmint. Oh no; 44 t rnsea, and crops it !" It is mostly the case that when countrythey justices have some object or plan of their own to carry of talk takes place about their solicitude out, a vast amount for the ratepayers. The sooner the improp er p owers wniet: possess of raising and controllin g the c county county m agistrates from them the bet ter ; and if som e money is wrested y, proper check were kep t upon them in their p roceedin g s gen arall 1 bleliffin to the communitycommunityat 54 . ges it would be a great - N4ATAL INTELLIGENCE. Admiral Parker held a levee yesterday, and the following officers presented themselves :—Lieutenant H. B. Everest, Conimander Wingrove, Commander W. Horton, Lieutenant G. Philipps, Commander Sherwin, Commander J. Carter, Lieutenant E. B. Hopkins ' Mr. C. A-campbeil, Commander Wigley, Mr. W. H. Drysdale, Captain W. Kelley, Captain Peake, Captain G. Manse]. Admirat Hbrilby •also held a levee, at which the following officers presented themselves :—Mr. Luke, master; Mr. E. Herbert, clerk ; :Mr. F. Brody, purger. • VOIMMOVTII, Moriukr.--COmmodore, Martin re turned from l eave o f a b sence th i s morn i ng, ai d a t noon re-hoisted 114 broad pend a nt e n ' b oa rd the Regent, i r n r . i ( n li t i e 4;Adina irl Sir Th omas Briggs, w i t h 1 7 guns, - which ship sa l u t e d th e commlnder the Victory.retourning the compliment with 11. The ;Vixen, ; steam-sloop, Commander Barnard, went out of harbour, and awaits ordors at Spithead. The crew of the Vulcan have been liullied, and that vessel has been' brought into the steam: basin to be put to' rights. Her bottom is.,satid to be so very foul that her long passage was not to be wondered it. .• The Wahuer Castle, Indiaman, arrived from the Nore, outward bound, yesterday. A committee of the Birkenhead relief fund assem bled provisionally this day at noon at the'dtdyal Naval College, in the; dockyard,.Adinital Sir Thos. Briggs, G.C.M.G., the Commander-in-Chief,. in the chair, assisted by Admiral Superintendent Henry Prescott, Q. 8., Captain Superintendent Sir Edward Parry, Captains Henderson, C. 8.; Scott, Babun Martin, Sullivan, and 'others, 'to consider the beat meads of carrying outthe humane intentions of the donors to the fund, and for' the forming of-a permanent com•-• mittee. • Several preliminary proceedings also took place, and another meeting was called for Saturday next. We are most happy to say that already a consider able amount of donations have been received by Mr. Triphook, secretary to Sir T. Briggs, and other mem• bers of the committee. Arrangements will be forthwith made for the dis tribution of the funds and relieving the most urgent cases of distress. of Portsmouth, a meeting has been called by the Mayor to consider the most effectual measures for the In pursuance of a requisition from the inhabitants relief of the distressed orphans and relatives of the unfortunate persons lost in the Birkenhead. The meeting will take place on Wednesday next, at seven o'clock, at the Society's Hall, Portsea. It will no doubt be well and numerously attended. The Simoona, iron troop-ship, Captain Kingcome, was paid advance yesterday. She was inspected this morning by the Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs, attended by Captain Bohun Martin. Spitbead, where sh e w ill, i t i s expected, receive de- She got up stea m i n t h e a f ternoon and procee d ed to tachments of troops, and proceed on the 16th or 17th for Quebec. The Basilisk, steam-sloop, und er command of Com mander Gardiner, of the Blenheim, h as b een pro visioned, manned, and got ready for sea; she went out of harbour this evening, and will, it i s sa i d, pro ceed to Greenbitbe, and will accompany, an d tow when required, the ships of the Arctic Search Expe dition. The Desperate, • steam-sloop, at Plymouth, has been also fitted, and will accompany the Arctic ships till they reach the ice. _ The Neptune, 120, Captain Scott, has received her sea establishment of guns on her upper decks. Since Captain Scott has joined she has been ordered to re ceive her proper topmasts and other spars. His Grace the Duke of Northumberland arrived at Portsmouth this evening, accompanied by his private secretary, Captain Sir Thomas Herbert, Captain Milne, and Sir B a ld w i n W a lker, &c. He will give a dinner at the G eorge H o t e l t o a party of fourteen, in cluding the Ad m iral C o mmander-in-Chief, Admiral Prescott ; C ommo d o re M a rti n , &c. To-morrow morning, it is said, the party will visit the Prince R egen t, 92, C ommo d o re Martin, at Spit head, and afterwards transact business in the dock yard; but the Admiralty movements are as yet un certain. Oa Thursday the Duke will give a banquet to the admirals captains, and commanders of the ships at Spithead and in harbour ; about 40 persons are ex pected to dine at the George. DEVONPORT, TURSDAT.—Tbe Retribution steam frigate, arrived here yesterday, bringing Mr. Stafford, the Secretary of •the Admiralty, end Mr. Grant, on an offinial goptterpen ..irnmediat.67 paired to Moarshead'A Royal Hotel, where they were joined by Colonel Green, who arrived by rail the preceding evening. The party dined together at the hotel, where the officers of the steamer were invited to join them. The of of this visit is understood to be to enable the new secretary to visit the dock yard and the various establishments under the direc tion of the Admiralty, with a view to make himself personally acquainted with the locality and other matters on which information is necessary to his office. _ _ _ The Black Eagle is ordered to be ready at Ports mouth to-day (Tuesday), to be at the disposal of the First Lord of the Admiralty, his Grace the Duke of Northumberland. _ _ Desperate steamer, Thomas Osmer, master, one of the reserve at this port, has orders to-day to proceed to the river to assist the Arctic expedition on proceed ing on their voyage. She is now taking in coals, and will sail this evening if ready. PLYMOUTH, TUESDAY.-OIF Portsmouth, on the 12th inst., the barque North America, Peters master, from New York, for Hamburgb. On the 2185 of March, hit. 42 44 N., long. 42 9 W. spoke the Bre men barque Amorant (signal W. in blue), with emi grants for the West ; and in lat. 42 18, long. 30 0, the English ship Aurora, of Hull, bound westward. SHEERNESS, APRIL 13.—Her Majesty's paddle wheel steam-vessel Adder, Mr. James Watt in charge, called in here on Sunday morning froin,Chatbam, and having communicated with the dockyard, proceeded to Woolwich with stores for the ships fluting out at that port. Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steam-vessel Lizard, M. Brockman master commanding, left port for Chatham at 9 A.M. on Monday, and returned in the evening. Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steam -sloop Barra couta, fitting at Chatham, was removed from e dry-dock a few days since, and placed alongside the sheer hulk to take in her mainmast. The a that f n wo rks her are being hastened as much as possible:n o o ne of she may speedily proceed to this por t to or the first-class steam squadron of adv.ance.eeharn, fit islands in the Her Majesty's ship Herald, ting at Chatham for the survey of the present Pacific, will leave the Thames d e stination in the early Cap f ta t i b n e D week, and finally sail for her newly a ppointed Consul, part of next month. The ne cc , lateah 1 avee C o e a htphat this s i g n ce o T ou . fn N tt rh i yee hat,obel about ud :5 The Herald " Mr. T. Nicholas (son w of h t oi h i nativeof on e o f i s considered a very intelli- R.N.), will take a passage in b her. takes a the out as interpreter Sinee Pea I in some islands in the Pacific, Lc) of the islands. two years ago, and w h o is gent young man. He Rill • which are to be plan te " Among the important objects entrusted to Captain Denham will be the survey of th e i s l ands of the Pacific, so a s to tfhoermm afrcbem the chart showing hm of Panama the best navi gationto select a point f or to Sydney, the establi s h men t o f throug h a coal depo t, and an • island for a pena l sett l ement. A number of p resents to the islander s , t o th e va l ue of s ome hun d re d pounds, will be t a k en ou t i n th e Herald. Her Majesty's .ship Royal George, 120, will be ta ken into dock at Ch a th am the next ;ring tides to undergo necessary r e p a i rs, an d b e made ready for commission. - Her Majesty's ship Wellesley, 72, has been taken in band by the a r tifi cers of Chatha m dockyard in order to be completely fitted. A screw steam -ship, to mount 80 guns, is ordered to be built at Chatham, and a screw 50-gun frigate to be put in frame in the course of the present year. The Rev. Roland Wilson, who is about to succeed the Rev. J. W. Kirby, assisted in the services at the Dockyard Chapel on Sunday last. The Rev. Josiah Thompson, her Majesty's ship Monarch, 84, succeeds the Rev. Roland Wilson in the Impregnable, flag-ship Devonport. We are rejoiced to announce that the noble example set at other outports for the purpose of raising a iund on behalf of the widows and orphans of the unfortu nate sufferers in her Majesty's late steam. ship Birken head, has been responded •to here, the officers and crews of the ships at this port having without hesita tion offered to subscribe a day's pay each for that laudable purpose. The number of ships belonging to her Majesty's navy that have been paid off and commissioned at the ports of Portsmouth and Plymouth, horn the Ist of February, 1849, to the Ist of March last, is as fol lows : Portsmouth. Plymouth. Paid off. Commissioned. 9 ... 13 ... 17 ... 18 ... 12 ... 10 ... 4 ... 1 ... 42 Years. 1849 ... 1850 ... 18M ... 1852 ~. r raid off. Commissioned. 16 ... 15 .„ 17 13 a 42 Total 44 40 F IT TIPIG. SHIP 6 IN P ORT AND In Harbour—The Waterloo , 120, Captain the Hou.