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The Subscribers and the Public arc respectfully informed that the hest Concert will take place on MONDAY NEXT, when will be performed Haydn's Symphony, No. 9 ; Beethoven's Eroicx ; Weber's Overture to OLeron ; and Cherubini's Deux Journees. Concerto violin, M. Sainton, Spohr. Vocalists, the Misses Williams and Mr. Lockey. conductor. Signor Costs. Single Tickets, One Guinea, and Double Tickets, It. 10s., to be had at the Music, Warehouse of Messrs. Addison and Hodson, 210, Re,;ent-street. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. 31ESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public sales of Railway Shares, &C., take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock„ at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place all favours, coat tilting instructions, are respectfully requested tt. be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited for exa mination at least one day previously to their being offered ; and advicea of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds immediately disposed of according to instructions. Offices. Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London. - HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. On SATURDAY EVENING Next, Mexcit 14, will be performed Terdi's celebrated Opera of " NABUCO," under the title of NINO. With New Scenery, Dresses and Decorations. Sinus, King of Assyria, Signor Fornasari; Idasp.e, Signor Corelli , Orotasphe (High Priest of the Temple o f Isis), Signor Botelli ; Ab dallo (,n. Officer of the King of Assyria), Signor Daificri ; Fenena (daughter of Ninus), Madlle. Corbari ; Anna (sister of Orotasphe), Madame Bellini ; Abigail (a slave, supposed to be the eldest daughter of Ninus), Madlle. Sanchioli. To conclude with the highly successful New Grand Ballet, by M. Perrot. In Five Tableaux. The music by Signor Pugui. The Scenery by Mr. C. Marshall, entitled, CATARINA ; on, LA i'ILLE DU BANDIT. The principal parts by 'Mille. Lucile Grabs, Madame Petit Stephan, nmp s . moncelet, Cass , m, Demelisse, and Madame Louise Taglion! M.M. Gosselin, Bertrand, Di Mattia, and Perrot. THEATRE ROYAL, DM/ICY-LANE. THIS EVENII.s:G Will be performed a New Opera, entitled THE CRUSADERS. The principal characters will be sustained by Messrs. W. Har rison, 14orrani, Horacastle, S. Jones, Weiss, Stretton, D. W. King, Miss Romer, and Miss Itainforth. To conclude with a new grand comic Pantomine, called ARLEQUIN GULLIVER ; or, Giants and Dwarfs. Harlequin, Mr. Wieland; Clown, Mr. T. Matthews ; Pantaloon, Mr. Howell ; Columbines, Miss Hicks and Miss Lonsdale. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. T iIIS EVENING Will be performed the Comedy, called LONDON ASSURANCE. Sir Harcourt Courtly, Mr. W. Farren ; Charles Courtly, Mr. H. Roll; Mark Meddle, Mr. Webster ; Cool, Mr. Brindal ; Mr. Spanker, Mr. Buckstone ; Dazzle, Mr. Hudson ; Lady Gay Spanker, Mrs. Seymour ; Grace Harkaway, Miss Julia Bennett; Pert, Mrs. Hamby. The Band will perform the Overture, " La Reine d'un Jour," "Antoinette," Ccllarius Waltz, and the Quadrille, " Le Rol d'Yvetot." After which a :Sew Comic Drama, called TIIR IRISH POST. Characters by Messrs. J. Bland, Tilbury, Mrs. Humby, Sc.c. To be followed by a New Farce, called LEND ME FIVE SHIL- T.INGS. Mr. Golightiy, Mr. Buckstone ;- Capt. Phobbs, Mr. Tilbury ; Capt. Spruce, Mr. Briudal ; Mrs. Major Phobbs, Miss P. Horton. To conclude with A C ABINET QUESTION. In which Messrs. Brindal, Tilbury, Buckstone, and 3tiss Julia Bennett will appear. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER. THE MANAGEMENT OF M. KEELEY. Positively the last Three Nights of " The Enchauted Horse." THIS EVENING Will be performed LUCK'S ALL. Piineipal characters by Messrs. Diddear, F. Vining, Meadows, Kinloch, Turner, and Keeley ; Miss Hicks, Mrs. A. Wigan, &c. After which, NEXT DOOlt. Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Traver, Bellingham ; Missc Arden, Villas, and Howard. To conclude with the new successful Burlesque, entitled THE ENCH NNTED HOu SE ; or, Prince Firouz Snail of Persia and the Princess of Bengal. Principal Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Wigan, P. Matthews, Collier, Turner, Kinloch, &c. ; Keeley, Villars, Hodsoti, Arden, &c. 5p.; Boxes, 4e. Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, 6(1. TiIP;ATT;F. ROYAL, ADELPIII. 4:reat success of t 1 New Di•ama of " The Cabin Boy." THIS EVENING W:11 he performe,l a New Petite Drama, in Two Acts, called, THE CIBIN tiOY. Mons. Vincent, Mr. 0. Smith; Largecetti, Mr. Paul hoiford ; Julien, Madame Celeste; Mille. Laroche, Miss Woolgar. Atte: which (iOr this week only), NORMA. Pollio, Miss Woolgar; Norma, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Adalgisa, Mr. Wright. To be followed by TAMING A TARTAR; or, Magic and Ma zourkaphohia. In which Messrs. Paul Bedford and Wright, Miss Woolgar, Madame Celeste, &c. will perform. To conclude with a New Farce, entitled TrIF. PHANTOM BREAKFA:IT. 6upported by Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Wright, Miss Woolgar. &c. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STIIEET. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Comic Drama, entitled, A SPEARING LIKENESS. Baron de Raney, Mr. Granby; Alfred, Mr. James Vining ; Coco, Mr. Compton ; .Nanette, Madame Vestris. After which (first time) a New Comic Drama, entitled MATHEWS AND CO. Characters by Messrs. Charles Mathews, Compton, Walton, Oxberry, anti Miss E. Horier. To be succeeded by Mr. Charles Mathews's Farce of PATTER VERSUS CLATTER. Captain Patter, Mr. Charles Mathews. To conclude with THE BRIGAND. NEW ST R D TIIEATRE. M. SOIREES and MAIINEES MYSTERIEUSES. Two Morning Performances during the Week. At the urgent and reiterated solicitations of many distinguished families, and in order to accommodate the crowds who fly At to stterul his Morning Performances, M. PRILLIPPE will give his Grant Juvenile Entertainment every Wednesday and Saturday Mornng, qt Two o'clock. M. Phi Nipped most Popular Deceptions and Peculiar Experiments will be repeated every Evening, varied by the Amusing Per ibill.,,neCB Of cue Chiarini Family, and the astounding Feats of the American Brothers.—Doors open at a quarter pin ScN en, to com mence at a quarter before Eight. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. ; Fr'vate Boxes, 11x.6;1 DAVIDOE'S ROYAL SURREY TOEATRR The en%rincus success attending the Grand Spectacle and the One Hundred Female Wanton is unprecedented. Battle of Moodkee - Glvriotvi Victory. THIS EVENING Will he performed THE S~:A ICING'S VOW; or, a Struggle for Liheity. 'kipported by Messrs. Hughes, Rogers, Cowell, May-. nut', Johnson, Lewis, He slop, Monson; Mcsdms. Vining, Daly, Martin, Miss Glover, and One Hundred Female Warriors. A flcr which a new Drama, entitled NORAH CREINA. Cha racters by Messrs. Rogers, Johnson, Lewis; Mdmes. H. Yining and Daly. • Af:er which, THE BATTLE OF MOODKEE. To conclude with a New Drama, entitled, THE PASTOR'S DAUGHTER. ASTLEV'S ROYAL AZ.IIIIIT/IZATHE OF AEI'S. Fifth NVeck of the Magnificent Elephantine production, which is nightly hailed by brilliant audiences with the most tremendous appLuie. Second Week of the Elephantine Tight-rope Dancer. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Drama, entitled TIIE RAJA OF G PORE ; or, the Sacred Elephants of the Pagoda. In which the whole of the extensive resources of the Establishment will be tr , ,ught into requisition. Brilliant Scenes of the Circle, combining the unequalled Feats of the Britirith and Foreign Company. The whole to conclude with the laughable Farce of ANIMA . AIMiNETISNI ; or, Live and Physic. . 1:01 - AL VICTORIA TIILATI4E. 11IIS FIITENING , Wit h p,rft.rniett the Play of TIIE HUNCHBACK. Frith:ilia' tern Nessrs. Osbaldiston, Saville, Dale, Iliggie, Herbert, mai Aliss Vincent. In the coarse of the evening, a P.nrii , s,ine Extravaganza Dance, by Mr. I'l, - ore, anti 11.,1 npipv, by air. A. Watson. i'tofcssor Hetantiv!.;:s and his two Infant Sons v. - 111 go through their e!a - ,sieal t:ynniasti.• Exercises; and will also introduce the celebrated dog, Hector, who , e astonishing acquirements have ex citea <o lunch interest. After which, the Interlude of MITCH IS THE TRIEF? To conelude with THE LADY OF THE LAKE. TIII: WEATIIER.—SIIN OFFICE, MARCH 12. TiII.RMOMETEII, LOWeSt, 42; llighest, 54; Noon, 48 BAROMETER, 30.71. WIND N., morning, light fog; afternocn, fine. WA'['EIC AT I,ONDON-111{11)11E THIS I)AY. Morning .. 15 minutes after 1. I Evening •. 3 minutes after 2 4 , rs ,6 l, ;r . t r. . IS \ • \' 1 'i l t}..7 - 2 w ~, , M<O ~ k ~..0-;t, . ..A-7',-.....---•"--'71'i - fT2k- , ' , ' - o . I L , .7,-_,',.:_, ,--,-.7•,,,,,4",..4?- _ 0 ~ .4, 4 §, r .- , t-i _. ••••• , ' I, lrxtb: 174.„44,e . ' , ....--, '', ~,"` 4 . , a4f. . , -si to, l ;"*>,,e; , iPplr SECOND EDITION. ebtning LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1846. The Lords did not set yesterday. The Commons met at Twelve o'clock. On the motion of Mr. T. DUNCOMBE, the House resolved itself into Committee on the Friendly Societies Bill. After a few observations from Sir J. GRAHAM, Mr. WARLEY, and Mr. HAIVhs, the Bill passed through Com mittee. The Salmon Fisheries Bill was read a second time. Mr. BICiCII.I.3t Escorr moved the second reading of the Roman Catholic Relief Bill. Sir R. INGLIS oppomd the motion. Lord Aionrimi supported the Bill, as getting rid of the last remnant of the bigoted institutions of the dark ages. Mr. FINCH deprecated the spirit at present so prevalent among all sections of Protestants, to look favourably on Ro man Catholics, and to rnahe unjust concessions to them, and would oppose the Bill. Sir 3. URAir4m supported the motion for the second read ing of the Bill, because he was favourable to its spirit, which was the spirit of toleration. He, however, reserved to him self the power of proposing certain alterations in Committee. lie denied that the Bill would repeal the Act of Supremacy, the rcpeal of which he would certainly oppose. Mr. WYSE denied that the temporal supremacy of the Port. wa3 acknowledged anywhere beyond the Papal domi nion, and he would deprecate any extension of the POPE'S temporal viwer beyond those dominions. Mr. C(ii.Quiroux considered the Bill contrary to the spirit of the Constitution, and would vote against the second read ing. He thought every effort should be made to counteract the machinations of the Jesuits, and to prevent the eccle siastical power from superseding the civil authority. He thought the present movement in the Church of England was a dangerous one, and, when the proper time arrived, he should not shrink from grappling with it, and asking the Legislature to arrest its progress. Mr. O'CONNELL considered that, in ecclesiastical matters ecclesiastical authority should be supreme, and in temporal matters civil authorities should be supreme. The Hon. and Learned Gentteman then passed a high eulogium upon the order of th e J esu i ts, and designated Pascal, Blithelet, and Eugene Sue, as persons of no authority, and the two latter 'as authors-of atrocious books. Att=r a feNI - Vsords - from. Mt. PAliatmton . Mr. J. °Vox ani Mr. YLWDECiATE, Lord JOHN MaxwEßs expressed his admiration of the Jesuits and their principles, and thought that the House would do better to imitate their example than to asperse their characters. Mr. ESTCOURT opposed the Bill, which was supported by Mr. P. BowrimicK and Mr. M. Mu.N.Es. Colonel SIRTHORPE considered the measure would under mine the Protestant religion, and would give it his strenu ous opposition. After a few words from Captain HA EMS, Lord J. Russitu., and Mr. P. HOWARD, and a reply from Mr. Escorr, the House divided ; when there appeared—For the second read ing, 66—Against it, 23—Majority in favour of the Bill, 43. The Out-Pensioners Payment Bill was read a second time. In Committee of Supply 8,000,0001. was voted for the pub lic service. The Metropolitan Buildings Bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE moved for leave to bring in a Bill for limiting the hours of night labour in lace factories. Sir J. GRAHAM objected to interference with the hours of labour. Ile would not, however, oppose the motion, but wait to see the Bill before he gave an opinion on it. Mr. TOASTER objected to the Bill. Colonel ROLLESTON supported it, as did Mr. ITRATHCOTE, who found it beneficial in bis own factories to reduce the hours of labour. _ _ _ After a few words from Mr. FIELDEN, leave was given to bring in the Bill. Certain returns were then ordered to be made, and the House adjourned at Half-past Five. There is no part of our criminal code which so loudly demands a revision and reform as that relating to duelling. The law is perfectly clear and well-defined. Every person concerned in a duel in which there has been a life lost, not only as principal or second, but even as a mere looker-on (if he be there as an eider and abettor), is guilty of murder, and subject to the highest penalty known to our. law. The proof is simple and easy, and yet, numerous as have been the victims who have fallen, there can scarcely be pointed out a single in stance of a conviction, certainly not a single one, in which there had not been something unfair in the ma nagement of the duel, or in which the survivor had not been grossly wrong in the matter which led thereto. Some few years since it required the strongest moral courage to refuse to fight if challenged, or to omit send ing a challenge if an insult had been given. The man who did so offended against the law of society and re ceived a punishment more severe than almost any the law could inflict. It was useless for him to allege that the head and front of his offending was, that he had refused to violate the laws both of GOD and man—no matter whether wife and children were wholly dependent on him—that he was an upright and amiable man, dis charging efficiently all the duties of life as husband, parent, or friend, be hadrefused to render satisfaction, as it was termed, when demanded of him, andhe was shunned and deserted, if not by all, at least by the great majority. Who could put forward the plea that he had already given sufficient proof to displace any imputation on his personal courage when even the Iron Duke—the hero of a hundred fights—was not satisfied to rest on his well-est !blished character, but thought it necessary to demand such a satisfaction for what he conceived to be an im putation on his honour, and when a veteran of the highest reputation, the present Governor- General of India, consented to act as his second en the occasion? It is quite unnecessary here to repeat the names of the highest and best in our land, who have themselves been involved in similar transactions, and who certainly suffered no loss of character thereby. One instance within the last few years will be sufficient to testify that the leaders of our Government, and the majority of the Members of the House of Commons, considered that the practice was still justifiable. We allude to the debate on the occasion of the Master of the Rolls, the then Attorny -General, of Ireland, having sent a hostile message in court, during the progress of the O'CONNELL trials, to Mr. FIZTGIBBON, a Queen's Counsel, retained en behalf of the traversers, for obser vations made by him in the discharge of his professional duty. Latterly, however, we are happy to say a heal thier state of feeling has arisen on the subject. The man who refuses to commit such a crime is no longer looked on as a person who may be insulted with impunity, and who must be scouted out of society for so doing. On the contrary, if his conduct in the entire transaction will bear the strictest investigation—if he has not willfully or wantonly inflicted an injury or insult on his opponent—his character will stand higher than ever for his refusal ; and there is a strong feeling of the neces sity of a stop being put to the practice in every pessible way. How, then, can this be done ? Is it by prosecut ing with the utmost rigour of the law the parties in volved in every fatal case, and punishing them when eenvicted ? This will not be sufficient. All our expe rience shows that the certainty of a minor punishment is much more effectual for the repressing of crime of any kind than the possibility of the most severe, when every sympathy would be enlisted on behalf of the pri soner, and every anxiety felt by the jury and audience for an acquittal, because the punishment would be so far beyond what the crime demanded. We are led to these observations in consequence of the recent trial, at Winchester, of Mr. PYM ; and we confess that we did not feel surprised at his acquittal, contrary as it was to the charge of the Learned Judge who tried the case, or :at tho burst of applause and manifest satisfaction with which that verdict was re- ceived by the crowded assembly who witnessed the trial. The simple questions for the jury to decide on, as stated by the Judge, were—Did a duel take place ?—was Mr. Serox wounded in _that duel ?—and was Mr. PYM a seconi in that duel ? It was a matter of public noto riety that Mr. SETON received his death-wound in such a duel, and that Mr. PYM was a second therein ; and the evidence was abundantly sufficient to warrant any rea sonable man or body of men in finding that such were the facts. Indeed, we cannot conceive that any body of men could hesitate in coming to such a conclusion but the jury adopted the argument of the learned and able counsel for the prisoner, who argued not that such wai not the law, but against its policy, and that juries might stand between the law and the accused, and refuse to convict him of such a crime as wilful murder, in ft;et, that they were not bound to take the law from she judge, but might themselves become the arbiters both of low and fact. And if ever there was a case to excite the warmest sympathies of a jury, and to induce them to strain every point in order to prevent the fearful consequences of a conviction, it was that one. A young man, under twenty years of age, bearing the highest character as a mild, inoffi.nsive gentleman, very unlikely to promote a quarrel, had consented to act for a friend and brother officer, on whom an injury of the most serious character had been attempted;—the virtue of his wife had been assailed. A large pecuniary recompense had been offered as the price of her honour and that of her husband. Although repulsed, the . assailant refuses to desist from his persecutions, but continues his odious attentions; and when at length the husband wrings from his wife the facts, and maddened by the continued and public attentions of the would-be seducer, finds it necessary to tell him that ho is ac- cinainted with everything, and applies to him epithets which no husband of a young and virtuous woman could consider as sufficiently strong, under the circumstances. The answer given is (if possible) an aggravation of the original offence, an addition of insult to the attempted injury, "that it was impossible for a light cavalry man to meet an infantry man;" forsooth, that an officer and a gentleman, bearing a commission in an honourable and gallant corps, was to be injured and insulted with im punity, because the insulter chose to arrogate some fancied superiority for the branch of the service in which he himself held his commission. Who could refuse to come forward in such a cause ?—not an ardent and high spirited youth, who felt his friend, and the body to which he belonged, had been grievously and wantonly insulted. He was no practised and veteran duellist, ready to foment quar rels, and bring to a mortal arbitrament a triflir g dispute, which the slightest degree of discretion on the part of the seconds might have arranged, and brought to an amicable conclusion. On the contrary, it appeared that he did not even know how to load, the pistol he was about to place in tie hand of his friend. We cannot, therefore, regret the result of the trial, although we fear it will tend to perpetuate the practice, and form a pre cedent for other juries to exonerate and discharge persons appearing under less favourable circumstances. Mr. PY3I was not the sort of person to be made a first victim to the unwillingness of the Legislature to grapple with and . put an end t o an ac k nowledged ev i l, against which the public voice has been loudly and deservedly raised. Let the Legislature, if it seriously desire to put a stop to the offence, declare duelling to be a serious offence • let it a ffi x a severe penalty of fi ne and imprisonment (per haps with hard labour) to be inflicted in every case, no matter what may be the result ; and w h en one or two prosecutions have taken place, when some gentlemen of nice licnour— quick to take offence, and anxious to make themselves notorious as principles or seconds have exercised themselves for one or two years in some of our houses of correction ; and when it is known that every similar offence is certain of receiving a similar punishment, we venture to prophecy that duelling will no longer be a fashionable amusement, but that its prac tice will have received a heavier blow and a greater discouragement than if a conviction had taken place, and that public feeling had been outraged by human life being again taken away by a legal murder. Lord CAMPBELL has earned for himself a proud title as the reformer of sAnossledged abuses in our laws let him , turn his attention to this subject, and we fearlessly say that he can add no brighter laurel to the wreaths which he has won and hereafter may win during his useful career, or one which will confer a greater benefit on his country. Scarcely ever have we entertained sentiments of such . ' peculiar satisfaction at the general bearing of the Lower House in the discussion of a religious question, as those with which we yesterday observed the manner in which the second reading of the " Roman Catholic Relief Bill" was received by the majority of the Members. And it is more peculiarly a source of gratification to ourselves from the circumstance of its forming an additional evidence of the liberality of feeling with which the Ministry are now in spired. It is creditable likewise to this age of enlighten ment and freedom of opinion that a Bill of this nature should be introduced to the supervision of Government. Every one with but a fractional portion of common sense recoils from any further perpetuation of those miserable and atrocious penal enactments which are, in fact, the leprous blotches of the statute-book—enactments by which a body of Christians, and a very gigantic body be it remembered, is debarred from an exercise of the reasoning faculties, or of conscience itself, under penalties of so violent a description as to excite the repugnance of all well-constituted minds. That these opinions are not restricted to any petty band of innovators, but are those entertained by almost every division of the community, is fully demonstrated, even if we regard that effluence of the multitude (the House of Representatives) as the criterion. Laws so villanously stringent upon the minds as well as upon the bodies of our fellow-creatures—laws so con trary to the more essential elements of our constitution itself —laws at once so cowardly and so infamously despotic as these constitute an anomaly but little creditable to a genera tion of science or a nation of freemen. And to maintain for a single instant that such enactments are necessary as pre servatives to the established religion of this country would be a tacit acknowledgment of the rottenness and mundane insecurity of,that creed. It would be an inference moat per nicious to the Protestant Church. All these considerations have, within this session, operated upon the different depart • ments of the Legislature, and in consequence the lovers of freedom and of charity (in which class we would enume rate all right-minded Englishmen) are rejoiced to see a Bill introduced for the abolition of these statutes by the LORD CHANCELLOR himself, simultaneously with one of a like nature now passing through the house of Commons. The fearless, candid, and dispassionate manner in which the latter was yesterday introduced for a second reading by Mr. ESCOTT was a gratifying testimony that a really competent party had been selected for that office But a rather miserable contrast was given to the Hon. Member's address by the subsequent speech of Sir ROBILRT HARRY G LIS speech which reflects as little credit upon his taste as upon his judg ment—a speech more adapted to the congregations of Exeter Hall than to the audience of St. Stephen's—a speech as wretched in its tact as it was virulent in its sentiments. Lord Moaricru, whose remarks were brimming over with noble truths—truths eminently worthy of his utterance—could scarcely have insinuated the bigotry by which all antagonists to this Bill were goaded on with more consummate delicacy or more painful sarcasm. Hisallusions to the Hon. Member for Oxford were thoroughly merited and conveyed that gentle manly, but :emphatic reprobation of his conduct with which , he should be unceasingly visited until:the close of his semi clerical crusade. It is indeed a matter of astonishment, of indignation, of deep and unaffected regret on our part, that the University of Oxford—so renowned for its erudition, for its correspondence with the advancement of society, and for its aggregation of natural and cultivated talent—should suc cumb to the Mawwonst class of ethics, and, Parliament after Parliament, set forth as an exponent of its religious and political views one so impervious to the voice of liberal and charitable concession. To Sir ROBERT Nous the " live and let live" of theology is a non-existence; he declaims against the code of Jesuit ism as over-rigid, and establishes in his own mind a moral inquisition, most stern and uncompromising, to all of a different belief. Filled, • however, as we are with regret at this mal-appropriation of human reason, it is matter of earnest congratulation to our . selves, that saving the casual toadyism of Colonel SHIT HORP, or his scanty compeers, the diatribes of Sir R. 11. IN G LIS are virtually and actually innocuous. Yesterday's division was proof positive that our legislators are animated by a true and practical devotion to the prin ciples most accordant to our political state, as well as most accordant to the creed established by the GOD 05' THE CHRISTIANS. Before very long we shall have the grateful consciousness that in England the most divine attribute of our common nature—FAlTll—is no longer tramelled by human edicts; that each man may worship his CREATOR in the manner most reasonable to him self without let or hindrance, but, above all, without a single glimmer of scorn or obloquy. The motion of Mr. WILLIAMS, the Member for Coventry, relative to the want of education in Wales, is one of the very first importance, and to that gentleman we are indebted for a mass of useful information, supported by some very sagacious and benevolent hints as to the manner in which a great national evil may be eradicated. The facts upon which that Hon. Member founded his present interposition on the part of his fellow-countrymen are heart-touching in the extreme, and are deserving of the most earnest consideration. According to an estimate formed by the President of a Dissenting College in Wales, it appears that 250,000 children retiaire instruction in that country. Of these merely 70,000 axe supplied with the necessary education, and a very considerable portion of that 70,000 are abandoned to schoolmasters of such indifferent capacity, that the education is actually little more than nominal. A calculation more startling than this could scarcely be made in any ether civilised country ; it proves more, than a social malady, it proves a legislative over sight. What moral excellence, what political sobriety, what subordination, what improvements, can possibly be ex pected from a population, when ieo,ooo children are per mitted to grow up in an ignorance as leaden, as unhoping, and as dismal in its density, as creatures with the faculties of man are capable of doing? What hopes can be enter tained of a people with excellent wages, who have no other alternative to while away their leisure hours but the vapours of the tap-room ; no other solace in their lack of occupation but alcohol ; no other notion of supreme enjoyment but a gossip round the hearth-stone of a public-house? What tranquillity can be looked for among a race without the power to balance with accuracy the problem of right and wrong? None. No, not one. It would be the murkiest iasanity ; it would be expecting a fruitful harvest where no single grain is sown, and where the wholesome moisture of the earth is expelled by an unnatural drought. An enumeration of all those baneful consequences which must necessitate from such a condition of mind among a body of men like our 'Welsh countrymen is scarcely possibl —they are almost numberless. But that political and social grievances must result from the mere circumstance alone of their not knowing the language in which the laws that rule them are expressed, must be evident to any rational indi vidual. Their isolation by this fact also precludes them from all capacity to rise above the original level of their condition : they are shut out from the most humanizing influences : they are prevented from becoming snore deter minately prosperous tither materially or intel!ectually. So manifest were all these deductions, so impossible to gainsay, so incapable were they of being Blurred over, thrt the Home Secretary acknowledged the urgency of the case, and merely requested Mr. WILLIAMS to withdraw his motion on the following engagement :—" He (Sir JAMES Gnmrass) pro posed that the Educational Committee of the Privy Council should send down into Wales two of its inspectors to inquire into the extent of the ignorance of the English language among the population of Wales, and into the best means of removing it. lie thought that the necessary information might be speedily obtained, and that the intervention of Parliament might be procured, perhaps, during the present session." We shall look vigilantly for the report of these two pro posed inspectors, and we shall look hopefully for that same intervention of Parliament, sustained by the aspiration that houses of correction may give place to parish seminaries, and tuition ultimately supersede the treadmill. We have intelligence from Madrid to the 4th instant. The Gazette of that date publishes a return of the receipts and expenditure for the year 1845, showing a balance in favour of the Government, to the amount of 65,156,372 reale, (651,5631.); the total expenditure being 1,215,495,957 reels, (12,254,9591.) ; and the receipts 1,290,652,329 reale, (12,906,5231.). It was said that the Government bad re fused to accept the resignation of Don HENRIQUE, as they wish to keep him at a distance from the capital. The Herald() says, the negotiations at Rome had taken a more favourable turn, and bulls from the Pops had been re ceived in Madrid-, approving of the bishops lately ap pointed, in which his IlousEss expressly and solemnly acknowledges ISABELLI 11., as Queen of Spain. The Funds have again fallen. On the 4th the Three per Cents. closed at 28% for cash, and at 30 days; and the Five per Cents. at 21% for the 30th of April. In the French Chamber of Deputies, the motion of M. DE ST. PRIEST, relative to the reduction of the Five per Cent. Stock has been carried by a majority of 56—the numbers being fur authorising the consideration of the subject, 201, and against it, 145. - The Minister of Finance strongly opposed the adoption of such a course as inopportune and even dangerous under present circumstances. In the course of the discussion M. GARNIER PAGES inveighed strongly against the Government for its want of courage in this in stance, insisted on the necessity of effecting the conversion at the present time, and aelcKl that a strong reason against it was one universally known, though no person liked to mention it,—namely, the "systems, the "pen du regne"— in ether words the KING. He was loudly called to order by the Centre, and he dropped the topic. There is no chance, however, of the measure being carried this session, for the House of Peers are also opposed to it, and will not yield but to what M. GARNIER PAGES calls an " imperious reason." The late insurrection in Poland, for we believe all hopes of success are now abandoned, continues to form the principal topic in the papers, as well as in private societies. All lament the fall of the Poles, and regret that a rising should have taken place, when, neither the Poles themselves nor the rest of Europe were prepared for it. The Government, as a matter of course, have taken every procaution_ against any public displays which may give cffsnce to the three PoTere. A grand THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 12, 1840. manifestation was expected at the Opera, on Monday night, and the police, in consequence, assembled there in great force, to repress anything of the kind. The following ac count of the affair appears in the National:— " The pit of the Opera presented a most extraordinary aspect, from its containing 150 if not 200 police agents, filling one-half of the seats. The Government, having received information that it was intended to call for the performance of the Marseillaise or the Cracorienne, had given instructions to the Prefect of Police to take every possible means for preventing this manifestation of opinion. After the first act of Lucie was over, a portion of the audience cried out for the 3farseillaise, but the agents drowned the cry by shouting La Piece! La Piece! and the orchestra com menced the introduction of the second act. At this time a detachment of Sergens de Ville collected near the entrance, and a squadron of Municipal Guards took up their station in the court-yard next the Rue Grange I3ateliere. After the second act was over, the cries for the Alarseillaise were re newed, and received with the same opposition as before by the police agents. Upon this a party of Sergens de Ville entered the pit, and took out three of the most voci ferous of the young men, and conducted them to the Corps de Garde in the vestibule." On Tuesday a meeting of Deputies, belonging chiefly to the Left and the Left Centre, and amounting to about eighty, was held in one of the committee-rooms, to consider what steps might be best under present circumstances, to assist the unfortunate Poles. M. DUPONT DE L'EURE was called to the chair, when M. GARNIER PAGES proposed that the assembly should con titute itself into a permanent committee to watch over the interests of Poland. M. ODILON BARROT, however, and many other members objected to the proposition, and thought that, in the present position of the Poles, when it was not likely that they could consolidate their forces, and effectually resist the three great Powers, it would be better to wait events, and that in the meantime the meet ing should merely appoint a committee, charged with drawing up an appeal to the people, and calling upon them to sub scribe in favour of the insurgents. Such a course would be more consistent with the dignity of the French Chamber of Deputies than to give formal expression to wishes and feel ings, which had little chance at the present moment of being accomplished. This plan, therefore, was adopted, and a committee was appointed, merely to collect subscriptions. Ti►e committee consists of M. DUPONT DE L'EunE, chairman, MM. ARAGO, LA3I.A.RTINE, ODILON BARROT, BEMILLY, MAL LRVILLz, LavAvErrE, and DE LARCY. The Prussian and Austrian Ministers at Paris received on Tuesday accounts that the insurrection virtually was at an end. According to the National, the subjoined petition, copies of which are to be sent for signature to all parts of France, was to be pre sented to the Chamber of Deputies : " Gentlemen,—For fifteen years past, and in every year, you have opened all your sessions by expressing a wish for the resurrection of Poland as a nation, and on all occasions all France has joined in that wish. Poland is now rising against her oppressors ; she is display ing the utmost energy in order to break her fetters and re-conquer her independence and liberty. We come to claim of you, as a sanc tion of your ow•n votes, a solemn declaration of sympathy for her generous efforts. The Poles are the French of the North; their blood has been shed for France In all our battles ; let her, then, cover them with her exalted protection. It Is the act of justice and humanity we expect from you." • The French Funds, from various causes, still continue to fall. On Tuesday the Three per Cents. closed at 831. 70e. ; the Five per Cents., 119 f. 25e.; the Orleans Railroad shares, 1,290 f. ; Batten, 1,030 f.; Havre, 745 f.; great Northers,l7sf. ; Avignon, 975 f.; Vier zoo, 745 f.; Bordeaux, 662 f. 50c. ; Boulogne, 520 f. ; Troyes and Mon tercau, 440 f.; Basle, 240 f. ; Fampoux, -4601.; Dieppe, 475 f.; Paris and Strasburg, 540 f.; Tours and Nantes, 672 f. 60e.; Paris and Lyons, definitive, 623 f. The following are the quotations for other lines : Lyons and Avignon Railroad (TaJabot) 6121. ; ditto (Lecolate), 605 f.; ditto (Compagnie Meridienale), 503 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette (Mackenzie), 503 f. ; ditto (Espeleta), 5091.; Charleroi, 490 f. MARSEILLES, MARCH 7. Marseilles and Avignon, 500 f. ; Northern, 7851. BISINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STUCK EXCHANGE, bisscit 11. Boulogne and Amiens, 10%—Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cetto (Espeleta), 2% - -Dutch Rhenish, sSj —East Indian, 14 —Great North er► of France Coastltated, 15%—Great Indian Peninsular, % Great Western Canada, 314—Louvain and Jemappe, It,4 —Lyons and Avignon, 2—Luxembourg, 114—Namur and Liege, 2%—Orleans and Pierson, 19 % —Over Fuel, dis.—Sambre and Meuse, 4}4 West Flanders, 3% . HOUSE OF LORDS.--(THIS DAY.) The House sat to•day to hear Scotch appeals. The Peers in attendance were Lord Brougham, Lord Cottenham, and Lord Campbell. THU MARQUIS OF BREADALBANE SINCLAIR. The further arguments in this part-heard appeal occupied their Lordships the whole morning. CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor sat in the Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn, to-day, and heard appeal motions and appeals. The part heard motion of " Wennall v. Featherstone," and the appeal of "Dobson v. Lyall," occupied his Lordship the whole day. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of England.) OSWALD v. OSWALD. Mr. BETHELL applied in this case upon motion for an in junction to restrain the defendant from i❑ any way interfer ing in the business in which he and the petitioner were part ners. It appeared that the petitioner and defendant, in 1840, entered into an agreement with the late Earl Grey to work certain lime-stone quarries, the property of the late Earl. The plaintiff advanced the necessary funds for the purpose, and the defendant was to have the management of the works. Latterly the plaintiff had discovared that the defendant was making the speculation a losing instead of a profitable concern ; that a large balance was due to the banker, who claimed it from the plaintiff; and, therefore, the present application became necessary. No Counsel being in structed to oppose the application, His Hosowa ordered the injunction to issue in the terms asked. IDUNCOMBE v. LEVY. In this case it was arranged that cause should be shown on Monday next, and that, in the meantime, the defendant should be at liberty to proceed as if the injunction had not been granted. His HONOUR, after disposing of several other cases, rose before twelve o'clock. (Before Vice-Chancellor WIORAM.) FISII v. LORD PALMERSTON. His HoNoun gave judgment this moruing. The case was argued before the Court come time ago, and the main point in dispute was a claim for interest from the date of the sale of the property purchased by the defendant in October, 1840. The Court this morning went again into the evidence and correspondence at great length, commenting on the points raised by counsel in their argument. His Honour said that no one could doubt, after reading the correspondence which had passed between the parties, prior to the 7th April, 1841, that Lord Palmerston had admitted the purchase and entered into the contract; at the same time the subsequent letters having been admitted on both sides, the Court would not hold his Lordship bound by any admisssion found in that correspondence. On the whole it could not be held that it was a case of sur prise or otherwise. The most favourable view of the plaintiff's case was, that he had proved the terms, bat had failed to prove the conditions of sale. His Honour came, therefore. to the only point in dispute, whether interest should be allowed to the plaintiff, and he decided that interest :should be allowed on the purchase money, including the timber, from the 10th October, 1841, taking that as the date when the contract was entered into. An inquiry should be made whether, and what, rents and profits, if any, had been derived from the proprty by the plaintiff after that time. If the barn bad fallen through dilapidaiion, or been pulled down previous to that time, the defendant was entitled to an account against the plaintiff. The case was such that the Court could nut allow costs to either party. SHERIFFS' COURT.--(THIS DAY (Before Mr. Under• Sheriff BURCIIELL.) BIKER v. BALLARD. This was an action brought to recover the sum of 91. 2s. on a bill of exchange. The defendant pleaded that he had paid the amount. The plaintiff is a surgeon, and the defendant an attorney's clerk. Mr. TIMM" on behalf of the defendant, put in a receipt for the amount. The receipt was not dated ; but the water mark on the stamp was the fourth month of 1845; it was in the following words, "48, Gray's Inn - lane.--ileceived of sir. William Ballard, 91. 25., as per bill for medicines and medical attendance up to Michaelmas last—John Baker." Roger Hall, clerk to the plaintiff's attorney, said he did not think that the receipt was in the plaintiff's hand-writing, but he would admit it to be. _ The UNDER-SHERIFF—What do you mean by saying that you do not believe it to be his hand-writing, yet that you will admit it? . _ _ The witness said he believed it to be forged. Mr. CHARNOCK said a receipt had been given, and no doubt it was the one produced. Mr. THOMAS said it was not pretended that there was more than this one transaction between the parties. Charles Harvey was called, and deposed that he was well acquainted with the plaintiff's hand-writing, and that the receipt was his writing, Mr. CHARNOCK then addressed the jury for the plaintiff, and said that he should be able to prove that the defendant, in answer to an application for the amount of the bill, sent the bill of exchange, and requested an acknowledgment, whereupon the receipt was sent. Charles Horne, a boy about fourteen, was called, and de posed that I.e was present when defendant's son called with a letter. He believed the letter to be the one produced, and the bill was enclosed in it. Plaintiff told witness to get a receipt stamp out of the drawer, and plaintiff wrote a receipt and gave it to the lad Ballard. He thought the receipt now i put n was the one, but he c uld not say whether or not there was a stamp on it at the time. The UNDER-SHERIFF said if the witness could not recol lect that, his evidence went for little on the other points. Mr. THOMAS contended that the action was in reality that of Hall, who held the bill before it became due, and bad admitted that he had written several letters to defendant threatening to expose hint in the Sheriff' Court as to the na ture of his complaint if he did not pay. The Learned Council said it was most extraordinary that Hall should deny the genuineness of' the receipt when the substantial defence was that it had been given when the bill was sent. The UNDSR-SHERIFF said it was clear that a moat un worthy trick bad been played on one side or the other, and it was for the jury to say on which. On the part of the plain tiff it ought to be argued that the date had been left out in consequence of cash not being received, intending that it should operate when the bill was taken up. The proper course would have been to have said " Received by bill of exchange," if it was so. On the other band no proof of pay ment was offered, but the holding the receipt was prima facie evidence. On the other hand the bill was still in the possession of the plaintiff, and that went in his favour, as it had not been shown why it was not delivered up if the money was paid on it. The jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict for be defendant. BOW-STREET—(THIS DAY.) Charles Bußer was charged with assaulting his father. The complainant, who was a very old man, stated that the prisoner had for some time been very much in the habit of drinking excessively, and had frequently assaulted him while in a state of intoxication. Last evening witness having been at work, returned home and found the prisoner very much intoxicated, and using threatening language to his soother. He reproved him for hit conduct, and said that knowing what effect drink always had upon him he ought to be more careful. The prisoner abused him, an d 'threatened to " take his life's blood ;" adding that he would hang on the same gallows with Wix, alluding to the murder lately committed _in Drury-lane. He then snatched up a pair of scissors and made a blow at hi m w ith them, which he however evaded. The prisoner then went down to the kitchen, and Wklie" went to the door of the house and called a policeman, who took the prisoner in charge. Mary Connell, a young woman who lived in the same house with the complainant, said that she was in the kitchen last evening, when the prisoner came to look for a razor, saying he wanted it to " kill that - old rogue, his father." He took a razor from a drawer in the dresser, and was leaving the kitchen, when she interrupted him, and with some diffi culty took the razor from him. The prisoner expressed great regret for his conduct, and said that if he were discharged he would keep away from home. The complainant said he would be satisfied with the pri soner's word that he would keep away. Mr. HALL did not think he would be justified in setting the prisoner at liberty upon his own promise. He must make him enter into recognisances for 401., and find two sureties in 201. each, to keep the peace for four months. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO TkIREE. The Liverpool Cotton — market yesterday was steady. Sales 5,000 bags. There was rather an improved feeling in the Share market, and an increased business was done. . _ Advices received from Vienna state, that the Austrian Government contemplated the abolition of their Customs lines, separating Hungary from the other provinces of the empire. The only ship arrival to-day is from Valparaiso, and we do not find that there is any news of general interest from that quarter. A good deal of curiosity is manifested to learn how the dis pute between Messrs. Lizardi, the late agents of the Mexi can Government, and the Bondholders, represented by their Committee, will be likely to terminate. So far as justice is concerned, there arc few disinterested person, who doubt the right of the bondholders to the amount withheld, but there may be legal difficulties interposed as in other cases. Hitherto the Committee hare received, we believe, every encouragement, as regards counsel's opinion, to proceed with their suit, which was expected on yesterday, and we hope at all events will come before the Court this week. The bondholders are naturally impatient to have the matter settled one way or the other; and, if in their favour, to receive the instalment so long due, and which, with the amount already in the hands of Messrs. Schneider, might make up a sum worth having. The English Stock Market presents quite a blank appear ance, owing to the closing of the Transfer books for so many securities. Consols are almost the only stock dealt in, and these have been 95% 3 / 4 for present Transfer, and 95% to 96 for time, or scarcely so good as they were yesterday The premium on Exchequer-bills keeps at 345. to 375. Bank Stock has been at 211 for the Account _ _ The Foreign Bonds are equally dull. Spanish Five per Cents. realise 25% %, and the Three per Cents. 35% both being equally flat. Mexican Stock has been marked 304, for the Actives, and 16 1 / i for the Deferred. Dutch Four per Cents. have been 94%. Shares have been quiet at about previous rates. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Three par Cent. - Consols Annuities .. 95% South Sea Stock .. • . Ditto, New Annuities . • • • 9534 Bank Stock for Account • 2ll Consols for Account • • .. • • 96 95 96 Exchequer Bills. 1 %d. 1 34 d. 1,000/. .. •. .... 34 37 pm. 5001. .. •• • • 34 37 pm. Ditto. Small 34 37 pm. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent • • Ditto, for the Account .. 31 3! Ditto, Deferred • • • • • • • • 163 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto, for the Account • • • • 2534 % • Ditto, Three per Cent .. • — Ditto, for the Account • . 3530 % Dividends on the above payable In London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 94 % BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWATI. PAID. PER Slum Amber.. Notting., Boston, & Eastrn Jn. 2% .. to Birmingham and Gloucester .. • .100 .• • • •• .. to Ditto New (issued at 734 .. 1 734 30%.... to 31 Bristol and Exeter .. • . .. 70 B3 .... to Ditto, New .. .. 5 lO .... to Buckinghamshire . • .. 425. .. • 3O die.. to Caledonian • . .. • • .. 10 II%N %to Ditto Half Shares .. .. 234 2%.... to CambrUlge and Oxford .. .. • . 34.... to Chester and Holyhead .. .. • • .. 20 19% to Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) 334 %.. to Direct Northern . • • • 234 . • 2 .. . to Eastern Counties . • • • 141. 16s. Ott 2114% .. to Ditto, New • • .. • • .• 8/. 16e. 0d... •• 636 34 pto Do., Ferpetual,s per Ct. No.l, 61. 13s. 4d . to Ditto, ditto • • .. No. 2, 61. 13a. 4d. • Ditto, York Extension • • • • 10s. •• • • 1% %.. to Edinburgh and Glasgow .. • 50 ••• • ••.. to Ditto, Halt Shares .. .• 5 14% •• .. to Goole, Doncaster, and Shefll4ld, &c... 425. • • Grand Union (Nottingham and Lynn) 1% 1 •• • • to % Great Eastern and Western • • • • 2% % .. to Great Western • • • • 85 147 ...• to Lancaster and Carlisle • • .• 35 .• • • .... to Ditto, New • • • • • • • • 5 . • Leicester and Bedford .. • • 225. Liverpool and Leeds Direct •2% 2% 34% to Liverpool, Manch, and Newc. Junct. 2% 3 .... to London and Birmingham • • .. ..100 • 219 .. •• to 220 Ditto, Thirds • • • • • • •• •. 16 •• . 5034 .• • to Ditto, Quarter Shares .. • . 2 London and Blackwall • • 161. 13s. 4d. • Ditto, New .• • • • • • . • • 234 .. Loudon and Brighton .• • • .. • • 50 London and Croydon . • • • 131. 15s. 9d. 21% to London, Hounslow, and Western .. 2 London and South•!Westent— 411. 63. 10d. London and York • • • • • . • 234 3 % .. to London, Warwick, and Kidderminster 2g.... to Londonderry and Coleraine • . .. 7 .... 534.... to Lynn and Ely •• .. • • 10 ..•• 9.... to kanchater and Leeds • • • . .. 82 .• • • — 7 .. • . to -- Ditto, Fifths • . .. • • 2 .. .. 12 •• .. to - - Ditto, Extension .. • • • • • . 425..... 4 3 1 / 2 pto 4 p Manchester and Birmingham .. • • 40 .. :: •". to Ditto, Quar.er Shares (13) • • • 2 • 9 1 / 4 ••.. to Manelp.ster and Southampton .. • • 2 .. • • 2X .. • • to Midland Ditto, New . • • • • • . • • • 18 • • . 30%.. • • to 31 Ditto, Birmingham and Derby • • 100 • ••• 113% to Newcastle and Darlington Juaction 25 .. • . 4314 •••• to Ditto, New . „ 9% Ditto, New, Brandling • • • •• 20 .. •. 36 •••• to Newcastle and Berwick • • .• .. 10 .• .. 19 14 .•to 19 Newark, Sheffield, and Boston • • • • 2% .... 114 %.. to North British • • • • •• • .. • • 20 •• • • 25% %• . to Ditto, Half Shares • • .. .. • • 6 .• .. 8 1 % . .. to Ditto, Carlisle Extension • • • • 1% • • 234 to Ditto, Daikeith .. • • • • 25 .... •• to Ditto, ditto • • .. • • • • .. 3 .... 6. to North Staffordshire • • • • • • • • 425. .. 31 14 % pto Oxford. Worcester, & Wolverhampton 12 1 % .... 12X .... to 13 Perth and It • • • • • • • • 2% •.. X• • to Portsmouth Direct • • • • •• • • 3% •• • • 3% X•. to Shrewsbury and Birmingham •• • • 2% 3 .... to 2% South Midland • • • .. • • • • 425..... 1% p• . to 1 South Eastern and Dover • • • • • • 33 X •• .. • • to Ditto. New, No. 4 • • • • • • •• 2% •• • • 2% %.. to South Wales .. • • • • • • • • • • 5 •• • • 4 •. .. to :4 Tean and Dove Valley • • • • • • • • 1% •• • • X .. to Trent Valley • • • • • • • • • • • • 5 • • 27 26% to 27% Vale of Neath • • • • • • • • • 2 •• . • 2% •••• to Waterfd., Wexfd., Wicklow, & Dublin 1% .. • • %.• ••to York and North Midland • • • • • . 50 •• .. •• .. to Ditto, Half Shares • • • • • • A • 25 •• • • 4714 •• • • to 4G Ditto. Extension • • • • .. 15 •• • • 3114 •• • • to— Ditto East and West Riding Extension 1 .... 9%.... to ••-•• FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Hord., Toulouse, & Cette (Mackenzie) 2 2 •• • • to Dutch Rhenish . • .. • • .. 5 .. • . 534 %% to East Indian • • .. • . ss. .... %•. to to Great Northeast of France Constituted 5 15% • . to Great Western Canada .. .. 3X •. . 31 k %• . to Luxembourg .. 4 .. 1% .. to Namur and Liege .. 4 .. • • 236 .. to Sambre and Meuse • • .. .• .• 6 .... 4114 ...• to Tours and Nantes Constituted 5 .. • • 7% to MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered .. 314 .... to United Mexican • • .. •. 2812 s .. 4 .... to LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MARCH 12.—Wind, light airs and hazy. leach 11.—Wind I , .T.N.E.—Arrd. William Forster, KiHick, Nassau ; Josephine, Bremen. Arrd. from the River for—Essex, Morris, Madras. Arrd. from the river and sld., Palmyra, Stephens, Hobart Town; Brechin Castle, Baxter, Adelaide ; Dinlius, liaxton, Valparaleo ; Diana, Pernambuco. OFr DOVER, MARCH s.—Anna Paulowna, Bek, Batavia for Am sterdam ; 7th, Lalland, Dekker, Batavia for Amsterdam. PoitTsmoCTll, MARCH 11.—Wind, S.S.E.—SId. Essex, Howard, Cape of Good Hope. The Conte Waldstein, Braderich, from London to Rio Janeiro, has come lat• the harbour to-day, leaky, and will discharge. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 11. —Wind S.S.W.—Arrd, off, Echo, De Quetteville, Honduras. LivutrooL, Mancii 11.—Wind S.E., light and variable.—Arrd. Evening Star, New Orleans ; Jane, Milligan, Mobile. hid. Thomas Lee, James, Calcutta ; John Bibby, Cawkett, ditto; Grace, Ryrie, Antigua ; Governor, Varty, Jamaica ; Lancaster, Wright, Vera Cruz ; Apparition, Blampud, ditto ; Diadem, Benet, ditto ; Noya anthum, Farley, New York. Ant, MARCH, B.—Ski. Lady Cornwall, M'Cleod, Trinidad. CLYDE MARCH 9.—Arrd. Gondola, Rennie, New York. Sld. Duchess of Portland, Dickson, Trinidad ; Tom and Jessie, St. Thomas's. DUBLIN, MAacll S.S.E.--Sld. Ann, Crosley, St. John's, :Kew Brunswick. COWL—Sid. Grecian , sunto, Barbaboes. Off port, Robin Gray, Patulla, Valparaiso. BoscesrLE, MAICIt 9.—A jolly-boat, marked on the stern outside, " Normanten, of Sunderland," and inside, "John Robinson," was picked up off here yesterday. Appears to have been in the water come time. MUMBLES, MARCH 9.—The Princess, Wells, from Cardiff to Lon don, which struck off this port on the 4th inst., has been raised and towed on to the land. Liamlex, MAncit 9.—The Margaret and Rachel, Thomas, hence to Tralee, is reported to have bean lost with all hands, between Loop Head and Kerry Head. KIRICCUDBRIGHT.—Tho Free, M'Caull, hence to Sporel, got on the rocks in going down the river, but got off next tide, and has pro ceeded. MARKIST NEWS.-(THIS DAY.). Iff.thIIfbIA.EXETS. - EXITHFIELI).—Meadow Hay, 31 Se to 41 85 ; Clover ditto, 41 10s to 61; Oat Straw, 11 12s to 11 14e; Wheat straw, 11 14s to 11 16s per load. A full average supply, and a steady demand. CUMBERLAND.—IIeadow Hay, 31 is t• 41 105 ; Clover ditto, 41 115 to 51 lbs ; Oat Straw, 11 145 t• 11 16s ; Wheat iitraw, 11 165 to 11 185 per load. Trade firm, at the above quotations. WIIITECHATEL.—Meadow Hay, 31 35 to 41 as ; Clever ditto, 41 10e to 61 ; Oat Straw, 11 12s to 11 14s ; Wheat Ctraw, 11 14s to 1116 s per load. Supply good, and trade rather dull. MEAT ?CARNETS. SOUTHALL, MAMA 11.—The supplies of each kind of fat stock on sale to-day were very limited ; owing to which the trade ruled firm, at, in some instances, higher prices. Beef from 3s 8d to 4e 4d ; Mutton, 45 6d tc 50 8d ; Veal, 4s 10d to bs 8d ; and Pork, 4s to 45 8d per Blbs. ROXFOII.1), Mutcn 11.—Prime Beasts and Sheep sold readily, at somewhat enhanced rates ; otherwise, the demand was inactive. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 4d; Mutton, 3s 10d to be 8d ; Veal, 4s 105 to is 6d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 8d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 185 to 30s ; Quarter-old Store-pigs, 16s to 205 ; and Mitch Cows, with their small calf, 161 to 181 each. LEWES, • MA.RCII 10. —Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Mutton, 4e to 5s Bd. ; Veal, 4s 8d to 5s 4d ; and Pork, 4s to 45 Bcl- per 81bs. Supply limited, and trade brisk. NEV,GATE AND MEADENZALL. The supplies of each kind of Meat on sale here were rather limited, while the demand ruled steady, at full prices. Beef, from 25 8d to 35 8d ; Mutton, 3s Ed to 4s 8d ; Veal, 4s 6d to 53 6d ; and Pork, 35 10d to 5s per 811,5 by the carcase. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISI CORN For the Week ended March 7, 1146, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns ii England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. 1 WHEAT. DARLEY. OAT*. ATE. I SLANE. I PEAS. ?TICS .. 548 10d 29s 3d 21s 10d 33 s 6d 34s lid 33s 8d DUTY... las Od as Od 6,3 Od 9s 6d 7s Gd 7s 64 THE WESTMINSTER REFORM ►SOClETY.—Yesterday a very numerous meeting of the members of the Westminster Reform Society was held at Stannard's Hotel, Charles-street, Covent-garden, to appoint the general Committee for the present year, and on other business. There was a very full attendance of nearly all the in fluential Reformers of the borough, as it wets expected that some official notification would be given that Mr. Leader, M.P., did not intend to start as a candidate at the ensuing contest. Mr. Geesin being called to the chair, Mr. Huggett, the secretary, read the names of the present Committee, when the whole were re-appointed, ea cepting Mr. A'ileckett, sen., who, from ill-health, gave in his resig nation ; Mr. W. A'Beckett, jun., being elected in his room. The chairman then stated that Mr. Leader had informed him that day it was not his intention again 'to contest the representation of West minster. The execution of Ralph Joicey, for the murder of his father, at Cockle Park, Northumberland, is fixed to take place in front of the county gaol at Morpcth, on the morning of Wednesday, the 18th instant, The lion. and Rev. F. Grey, rector of Morpeth, who has attended the culprit during his incarceration, has prepared an intercessory prayer on his behal, which is daily offered in the parish church, and petitions are Mug got up at Newcastle and at Morpeth, praying for a commutation of thosentouce. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) Sub-Committee No. 1. The Committee met again this day at 12 o'clock, in room No. 7, Mr. Strutt Chairman. TIM MORECOMEE nAnuoura. This case was adjourned from Tuesday last, and was the first called on. The Committee decided that the staniing orders had been complied with. THE SHREWSBURY, WOLVERHAMPTON, AND SOUTH sTArroitusunzz. This was also an adjourned case, the only point for con sideration having been the serving of a few notices in ac cordance with the standing orders. The Committee decided that the standing orders had been complied with. LEEDS CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION. Mr. SHERWOOD appeared in behalf of the promoters of this Bill, which was unopposed. The formal proofs of the deposit of the plans and sections and the books of reference having been put in, the further consideration of the petition for the Bill was adjourned to Monday, so as to enable the Committee to consider a formal point of objection which presented itself to their minds. The point is simply one ap plying to the serving of notices. The Committee next proceeded with a Waterworks Bill. Sub-Committee, .No. 2. This Committee met to-day shortly after twelve o'clock. The following Members were present :—Sir J. Y. Buller, Chairman, Mr. Kemble and Mr. Walker. LIVERPOOL AND LEEDS DIRECT. The form•tl proofs of this Bill were taken on Tuesday, and the further consideration of the same was adjourned till to-day. The CHAIRMAN stated that the Bill was postponed, as far as related to proceedings before the Committee, but would be brought under the notice of the House to-night, in accord ance with the wishes of the promoters. NORTHUMBERLAND AND LANCASHIRE. The object of this Bill (against which there were five peti tions) was to obtain Parliamentary powers to construct this railway, the length of which was 24 1 A, miles, and the esti mated cost 780,0001. Engineers, Messrs. Joseph Locke and Thomas Storey ; solicitors, Maltby and Co.; Parliamentary agent, Mr. Coates. _ _ - The formal proofs being taken, the Committee proceeded to hear the petitions against the Bill. The first petition was from Mr. M. Bell, complaining of non-compliance with the standing orders, inasmuch that no notice was served on the petitioner of the intention of the promoters to apply to Parliament for the construction of this identical railway, on or before the 31st of December, as required by the Act of Parliament. Mr. Pnirr (who appeared in support of the petition) said that the substance of the allegation was simply this :—The promoters of this Bill gave notice that they intended to construct a line of railway at a point marked A, and ter minating at a point marked C, but they only brought for ward a Bill for executing a line of one-third that extent, which terminated at a point marked B. It was quite clear that the promoters of a Bill might give notice of their inten tion to construct a larger amount than they hereafter dis covered to be expedient to undertake, but their subsequent proceedings must be in accordance with what they intend to prosecute. From these considerations it was evident that the promoters of this Bill were bound, when they intended to stop short at the point B, that they should have given the neces sary notice of the same. If that had been done, he was not prepared to state that any objection would be taken to the Bill. But is the case of the parties interested like his client, the notice Served stated that the whole line was to be formed. That of course led the landowners to suppose that the rail way about to be applied for to Parliament was that com mencing at Newcastle-on-Tyne and terminating at the Newcastle and Carlisle Rails ay, and therefore that they would reap all the benefits that would result from such a line ; but they found that only one-third of the line for which their cement had been obtained, was to be prosecuted. There was a precedent in this case, in the Rochester and Grave send Railway Bill, which would actuate them in their decision with reference to the present question. He would call the attention of the Committee particu!arly to this case, and if they would look at it in its consequences ad crtremunt, they would see that it might lead to results if the course here deprecated was permitted to be pursued. There was a case decided last session, which was clearly in point. He alluded to the Wells and Dereham tfailway Bill. The Committee were, therefore, in a fair position to, decide upon this allegation in the petition. It would, therefore, be unnecessary for him to add any further observations. Mr. COATES, on the part of the promoters of the Bill, con- tended that as the York and Carlisle Railway Bill, which was before the House, would effect all that the original Bill proposed to do, that the petitioner was not injured by the alteration that had taken place. _ The CHAIRMAN—Has kr. Bcll had notice of the land to be taken from him ? Mr. Pumr—He does not allege that he has not. • The Committee found that the standing orders in this case had been sustained. The next allegation was, that one tenth of the estimate of the reduced works was not subscribed, as required by the Act of Parliament. This gave rise to a discussion whether the Act, 39 A or 29 A, which required that only one-tenth of three-fourths of the estimate should be deposited, should be considered to be in tended to be acted upon. The CHAIRMAN was of opinion that the latter was what was contemplated by Nrliament, but sent to the Speaker to ascertain his opinioi on the subject, which was in conformity with his own. The Committee, therefore, found that the allegation was not sustained, being of opinion that it would be a great hard ship if parties, when they bad deposited one-tenth of three fourths of the estimate, should be considered as not having cemplied with the Act of Parliament. This finished the case of this petition. Three other petitions were abandoned. The next petition considered was from Mr. W. Harper, which alleged general inaccuracy in the plans and sections. The first specific allegation was with reference to the radius of the curve at the sixteenth mile and 7th furlong, which was not pressed. An allegation to the same effect, with respect to the river at the fourteenth mile and seventh furlong, was sustained. A similar allegation was not sustained. - It was alleged that there was a discrepancy between the plans with reference to a certain turnpike-road on the line, which was not sustained. Sub •Committee No. 4. This Committee consisted of Sir Wm. Heathcote, chair• man, Mr. Shirley, Mr. W. Evans, and Mr. Acland. SHREWSBURY AND HEREFORDSHIRE. This case was proceeded with. Mr. Ellicombe appeared for the promoters. Mr. Sainue: llughes was the opposing engineer. The case for the promoters was concluded on Wednesday To-day the allegations of non-compliance with the stand. ing orders were entered upon. Several allegations were sustained. Sub. Committee No. 6. This Committee sat again to-day at a quarter•past twelve. Captain Jones in the chair. The first case called on was the EAST COAST. which had been postponed from Tuesday last. The Committee decided that, the standing orders bad been complied with. WORCESTER AND PORT DYNLLAEN. This was also an adjourned case, and the Chairman having called upon the agent to make the statements which the Committee had given leave to be made this m.rning, Mr. VENABLES (in the absrnce of Mr. Burke) accordingly made the statement, which was to the effect that inasmuch as the contract for part of the amount of the estimate, viz., three-fourths, bad been provithd for by a declaration under the common seal of the Great Western Company, who would have to subscribe that amount, it was suggested, he be lieved, the other day by some members of the Committee, that there were no menus of enforcing payment of that sum by the Great Western Company. Now in answer to that suggestion, he bad to state that if the Bill passed parties would have the same right against the Great Western Company as they would have against any other shareholder in this under taking, because they might enforce payment from them by action in the same manner that they could sue any parties to a contract deed. The CHAIRMAN said, that to his mind, the Great Western Company would not be bound for the payment of their debts in the manner to which the public had a right. Of course, Mr. Burke might have an opportu n it y o f ma ki ng his statement before the Standing Orders' Committee, anti in that statement be might suggest any altera tion which he thought proper in reference to the course which •might be taken for remedying the matter. The Committee would, therefore, in this case, report that the standing or• ders had not been complied with, inasmuch as the subscrip tion contract only provided for 1,625,000/., which was not three-fourths of the estimate (the total amount of the esti mate being 2,000,0001.) The Committee would also report that the promoters had tendered evidence that such deficient contract. was remedied by a delaration under the seal of the Great Western Company to the amount of 1,625,000/., but it appeared that the Company was only enabled, and not com pelled, to subscribe that amount for the [completion of the undertaking. C - HICHESI ER AND BOGNOR. This was the next case called on, This Bill is sought for by the promoters to enable them to construct a line of railway from Chichester to Bognor, the length being 5 3 / 4 miles, the estimated cost 60,5001., and the amount subscribed 45,4001. The engineer is Edward Lomas, Esq.; the Parliamentary Agents, Messrs. Deans, Dunlop, and Hope; and the Soli citors, J. D. Newland, Esq., Chichester, and C. Constable, Esq., Bognor. Postponed in consequence of the absence of a witness. MIDLAND (21I2DIINGUELIVI EXTENSION). This was an adjourned case. The Committee declared that the promoters had complied with the standing orders. LOND OIV AND BIRMINGHAM GRAND JUNCTION, AND MANCHESTER AMAL• MAW/ATI° N. The petitioners in this case prayed for powers to enable them to amalgamate. The standing orders were decided to have been complied with. SHEPTIELD AND LINCOLNSHIRE EXTENSION. The object of the above named Bill is the extension of the above named line from Leverton to Lincoln. The length of the extension is fourteen miles, the estimated cost 250,0001., and the amount subscribed 190,0001. The engineer is J. Fowler, Esq. ; and the Parliamentary agents, Messrs. Burke, Pntt, Venablcs, and Co. The standing orders were complied with. SOUTHAMPTON AND DORCHESTER This case was postponed at the request of the Parliamen tary agent. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.— The number of deaths during the week ending Saturday, March 17, was 860, showing a decrease of 56 as compared with the previous week, and being not less than 220 below the average of five winters. This may be attributed chiefly to the extreme mildness of the season, as we find that the deaths caused by those complaints generally so fatal in very cold weather are greatly below the usual number. For instance, the deaths from diseases of the lungs and other organs of respiration, the most numerous by far under any one head, were only 287, average of five winters 363, and of fire years 294. Bron chitis, pneumonia, asthma, and consumption, have all been very mild; and deaths from old age are not less than 52 below the average, which is 90, the total number last week being 38. The violent deaths are 19, and the excess of births over deaths 469. ACCIDENT.—A young gentleman named Dewen, met his death on Southampton waters, on Monday last, in an open boat, which capsized, and his body has not yet been recovered. Biscuits of maize or Indian corn, have been Illantritte turad. at Bristol, and they are d'XCiiind as ecry airceatle and ue. THE POLISH INSURRECTION. The German Universal Gazette of the 7th inst. announces that Generals Rohr and Safft joined, on the 3d, the Prussian corps of army along the frontier of Cracow. The war.rett: serve was being actively organised in the circle of Bres l S,_ and soms hundreds had already been incorporated with 1 , 7 .. troops destined to operate against the insurgents. Thelat,teal had partly withdrawn from the frontier, but only a P ill° of their main force had entered Gallicia. The same journal states, on the authority of a letter from Breslau of the 4th instant, that a deputation of the no table inhabitants of Cracow waited on the Austrian General Con at Podgorze. on the 3d, and proposed a capitulation, essay that officer refused to accept until the arrival of the Ito general. ea- The Prussian Universal Gazette of the 7 th inst. niss tioned that Cracow was occupied on the 3d by the Russ te troops, without any resistance, and that the Austrians wS. to enter the city on the following day. General Rohr, tm Prussian commander, had been ordered to cross the fron on the sth. The following details relate to events of a previous O le ' but still possess much interest : l e tter .. The Austrian Observer of the 3d instant contains a _ from Podgorze, dated the 28th ult., which states that 01 Prussian General De Felden had placed himself at th e het!' / 1 of 1,200 infantry, - 400 lancers, and four pieces of canto communication with the Austrian General Collin, near Mt:, bernn, on the 28th ult. There were at the same periodof tioned in the neighbourhood of Cracow five battalions Russian infantry, four squadrons of cavalry, and 600 co; sacks, with a corresponding force of artillery. Letters, fr ° r , Wadowicz, of the Ist inst. ; announced that a body of il l y. gents coming from Cracow, burning and destroppg ev ic i e s thing on their passage, and who were marching on Wa tc ' su se through Jordanow, were compelled to return in conseclu s s sse . of the arrival of a division of troops aided by a nu mber 0, l's ees santa. A second body of insurgents, who had SPPef ed o n ere Limanowa, were likewise defeated. At Wadowia. mat set nearly 150 prisoners captured by the peasantry ,r on! insurgents." " Thus," says the Journal des Debate , °!• te ct side the insurgents, on the other side the peasant s, with the troops exercise over this unfortunate conna7d all the horrors of war, with an incredible pe rtinacitY the violence. Gallicia is cut into two unequal port i on s by , be high road of Lemberg. At the left of the road along .`o , Vistula, and as far as. the Calatine of Luplin, in the anslhe kingdom of Poland, this country is quite level. On thenfi s , on the contrary, the country is hilly. The chain of the vit;(l pathian mountains commences at Wadowicz on one side ' see , on the other at a few miles beyond Gdow. Fur ther z, country becomes more and more mountainous. Ss ri as; the capital of the circle, is situated amidst loftY and, at four leagues from thenee, commences - the P re te cipal chain of the Carpathiaa mountains, which sePLal Gallicia from Hungary. According to the AustrianZief . accounts, the three columns which marched from "Z e st took different directions. The first advanced by th e "" t Cid ° road to Lemberg ;it was met by Colonel Benedek, a A , and dispersed. It took refuge at Wieliczka, situsts-to 15 miles from Podgorze. General Collin detached A aa , companies against that column. •According to the s;:sa report the insurgents abandoned the town without a i r e test, but they were unable to return to Cracow. ThLi, other columns passed between Wadowicz and pee which are about 20 leagues distant from each other• of , of those columns, which proceeded towards Jordstl4., appears to have suffered most. It was defeated by th s e7o rison of IN' adowicz, aided by the peasants. It is not e ir, . whether the remains of this column returned to Crac e te ss. whether they took refuge in the Carpathian rneu n se iess. The third column, which appeared in the environs 0 , moo nowa, was repulsed. This town is thirty leag u ,„ es s e ster Cracow. The fate of this column is not known. i s u st s' es sian tion of the city of Cracow is most lamentable. The corps has not yet passed the republican frontier, w" n ot but two leagues distant from Cracow. It menaces tbrevrose of the city the least susceptible of defence. For this be it it is believed that the city must surrender. It sta' collected that the insurrection proved abortive at Pall~ the the 19th of February, and that more than 500 in di r en d , almost all members of the upper classes of the nobiliors clergy, were arrested and confined in Posen and oths4 sian fortresses. A plan was formed to capture s tiths l i during the night of the 3d instant. It was combine's 400'; attack from without the walls by the peasants t s seteg to the estates of Count Dzialynski. This last - s eals'' failed, but not without a sanguinary collison, css ety, cast the lives of five of the principal conspirators. sa e ' others were wounded, forty-five were taken pris° Tie uiS li s ,. forty persons were arrested on suspicion. The Pr het troops, moreover, obtained possession of four wagg ons t ern, with arms and ammunition. The German joulna ls „,oo o° some light on the plan of the insurgents, which was r ',.' s v e san s a long time since, and was to have broken out at .se editle, time in several towns of the ancient provinces. tt', o 11 11 "„ to this plan, three fortified towns in the Duchy of re'S ne t ta° to have been surprised as a basis of operations a rmed Weri former kingdom of Poland. The fortresses desig n s peetT Posen, Graudentz, and Bramberg. The insurgents e r i e soc i l to establish their supplies of arms, ammunition, a n i - firie sions. Gallicia was intended to be their princiPal valets operations against the southern provinces of i 0 0 0.6 the conspirators had long h e ne tampering with t ue s.sci ss is officers of the army and nobility. The consP l 's th e Posen failed in consequence of the vigilance c ci 'seae", authoritiel and the fidelity of the troops. „Os" was the centre whence the signal for, the s pfr tion was to be given. It was there, likewise, that a Or visional Government was to have been formed , a s n ie gst ; e 6 sequently a national representation, composed of u, e be els e , from all the ancient provinces and from amongst 'soil's grants. We have not yet received any information 'Tes.iir to what passed in the Russian provinces, where Wools gents proposed to act with the greatest energy. Ill e siitt of the Journal de Varsovie, the organ of Prince rash-at, tro y gives but an incomplete idea, not to say more, of 1.1.- place at Siedke."i n The committee of the Polish emigrants resident te tl ,l Britain and Ireland has addressed the following letter Prince Czartoryski, now in Paris:— " London, 38, Great Pulteney-s G&den-square, March I °' "Prince,—The Polish emigrants resident in Great repro and Ireland, whom this committee has the hono ur t te'eu's: 0 1 .0 111 sent, have made a formal declaration, on the 9th o.rooin ary, to the effect that, in order to give the necessary h a ve a e ci and useful direction to the national efforts, they s toit t le knowledged your Highness as their chief, and sti tsagks themselves to your orders. To-day, when the straps ea for independence has actually began on our native,7o:ll whilst our conviction is stronger than ever that onlYu4So.fe amongst us we will be enabled to insure that gres t e ; eb 4) se s object, the committee feel it their duty to renew ;" pstfr e s declaration, and to add that the Poles resident here, O w 0 0 1 0 to share in the efforts and dangers of their brethre n n° f aims, look forward with confidence to the gu idance t c r i e tc: Highness, and trusting to your wisdom and P l de , is! d out the most faithful obedience to your coinlnstiedas out any regard to the political opinions which hWu' they may profess. oeSi "We have the honour to be, with respect, s s erf se " Your Highness's most obedient and humulliS s esle " LEON JAB LONSKI, s 4I. - " COUNT M. GRABO I S:4O "COLONEL LACH Ss'Sage tt " VINCENT li'NEZY c rets r P " JOHN TERLECKI , ee' -- e _ WOOLWICH ROYAL MARINE BARRACKS." 3 ,I;t7 I Bon of these new buildings is nearly completed, at all e ''', o ' Ole of 70,0001. The new Royal Mediae:Barracks will 'l c , eSt e , 1,000 men, and the usual complement of officers. •"' 4 11 hospital is attached. for th e P P " RECRUITING FOR THE NAVY. —Recruiting - - ~,,,i °cot; is being carried on with great spirit. In the neighboarb‘; e-t`; c e i . cliff-highway and Wapping, nearly every public-11'1,0er' placards of " able seamen being wanted for her 318.1 0 t; meti• floe' the Rames of the various ships being given which rceu n ' it ; f0" 0 10 REVERSE OF FORTUNE.—There is at pre se n ere s ing the occupation of a drover at Smithfield-market 4 .4,00. 00 formerly kept a pack of hounds in one of the midland c o "_. ‘ ,oll. ~.41 RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.—On Tuesday afterrn'toppa Centaur engir.e, which propelled the two o'clock Ex ete agll 6fil iftr # d Slo 4.0 Paddington, on arriving between West Drayton en , 4 ,00.„01 1 1 burst one of the tubes of her boiler, consequently c 5 .7 - i i - ostli iv at fire. The escape of steam was such that it was at t ul 'hich I !IP'.. train was on lire. Fortunately the Gazelle engine, w - n d ne, i re the half-past one o'clock train down was in readines a, ni s i 011, 4 15- ifi r tained only a short time. The Gazelle disabled train on to Swindon, where a more Po wer- ,114 'IDI . ; provided and the train proceeded to its destination, 1 13 '.,,, P - o ftlii on her return to Paddington. unfortunately came la ° if d l ,,,jar_ A P truck, by which both the engine and truck were seria t ! a t ottt 'OS but happily the engine driver and stoker escaped 'as ° spit The same afternoon the ten o'clock train from Exeter Iw o 0 sir sixteen minutes, in consequence of the works of the t it O r ._.• being deranged, and did not arrive at Paddington n'' ' tO° o'clock. v oeOreril a c j . THE NEW BUILDING ACT.—Yesterclk , . st. - lof ' engine when !callow') e, parochial authorities of St. Giles's-in-the-Fielde, 0 ,, eral' et s e Bloomsbury, and St. Martin's in• the-Fields, were , bus o di&r, 0 4 ; delivering printed notices to the housekeepers ill tan - , - n py 1 0 10 4 have their cellars cleared of inhabitants that now no 0 1 ,,a, I d fore the ist day of July next, according to the Pre't tnit_ . ," 0 , 4 , Metropolitan Building Act, which comes in forc e - ",,ijoilli t "', 'oll' - c Dudley-street (late Monmouth-street) and street f . i g °let., OP' kitchen or cellar is now occupied by persons Inen w ' n ' os te P''' boots, shoes, &c., all of whom pay exorbitant r . pie il o miserable habitations. of hen - or A LEARNED MAYOR.—Lord Mansfiel d w d i, 31x,, re', circuit at Shrewsbury, having been asked to dinner bY the rol o " i le, .. He co.:511 rir the tewn, his Lordship observing an antique deck is faista‘oll, t b l 3 l , ar th k a ed t e t l o oc t. k h , e ,, A t l o a3;o h r, ie : t t e at 3 h ia e yo su r p r p e o p s l e ie d d, Sir Jolts -id O t e t jd t iv :- he had not the pleasure of knowing Sir John." Lord ) t J t 7,, t0_,,,; 0 tried his host on another subject, and remarked,,, it T"' peered very old,";to which the Mayor replied, atlO ° please 3 our Lordship." .Oa s pes.i 0 - to, is RAILWAY COMMUNICATION WITH Il D n i i tt Pr s r f l e l 6s° °4 o l CENTRAL EUROPE.—In the notice of the proposlt o ~,d A _oite a reference to this subject, the time and distance al . '''. froit o ofA thus:—By Saloniki, from London to °stead, nine bol e ', per; gi i t A to Saloniki, wills curves, 1,440 English miles, at 36 ni eass V special train, forty-one hours. From Saloniki to fl i oart v enti t ; miles, steaming at 10 miles an hour, seventy - se re f.,l asid '..,10 0 from Lothian to Alexandria by Saloniki one hundrvon toe j ooll a seven hours, or five days seven hours. By Attica% o arllels,c elder•-: itege t oerr`j. Saloniki, fifty hours ; from Saloniki to Athens, whorl nla v- e 280 miles, eight hours; from Athens to Alexandria h are , ~,, UP hours. Total, via Athens, one hundred and eight ' .-, days twenty-two hours. 0 1% cer ,,er 4 0 -foto CARRIAGIe ACCIDENT IN REGENT- - „ow-, Wednesday afterno n, between three and four o'clo_c:; i a dy, nt strf e li g riage accident occurred to Mrs. Tremmell, an in Park-street, Grosvenor-square. She was cressliagsna, the approach of a cab she ran back, at the time the street was crowded with carriage s ' i as Ou r agep. fusion ' l ' it tit vanced in a contrary direction, and in her con _ fore der one of the horses, which knocked her down, and before Was un" 0 sible for the coachman to pull the horses up, she ucl cD i e st ' be rof feet, and sustained severe injuries about the body 6 bora ~. Pr y evening, s 0 t il " Of DESTRUCTIVE FlRE.—Last o ,_ ~,r o „,,01,s, ten o'clock, an alarming and destructive fire br lt4;_ ro a.l, l : al og e t ? mlies of Mr. Smith, linendraper, No. 100, Edgencee el e c t* ti ti f of ton. It appears that Mr. Smith and his 611(11 111 . a p lea 0 A 0 the window, when one of them by accident`ergu . other- , a n f t fye on the gas light, which ignited with. when a outlet ] _,, 0 ram s s e,„ tio ene , i 4 0 „, minutes afterwards the shop was one mass of fire or . d..s . tree t, 7 ,,„ ? , a , Paddington, Baker-street, Wells-street , ~.° t • water ''' sg fo g County, promptly attended, a plentiful supply wa s go ° t un s de r ' a i n lilfg o , I; tained, and in less than an hour the fire A LONDON FUG IN MANCIIESTER---7e: 00 sn . , t l, to that which obscured the atmosphere of Lerr°t t ime, ..,10.f; pears to have prevailed in Manchester at , the . au.` the Ine!:; 40 0 , 1 5 noticed in the Manchester Guardian :—. It i r i ro; earl 31 r o g ur , 1 ;0, Monday last, there was a strong hoar was clear and fine ; but later, that :is town than js.ro ar on, which was very much more dense in th t c ~,0 0d ieton, o f 14. While it was comparatively clear a ' env irons „pc to; r e green, Higher Broughton, and otber ..... centr e oi „ 4 d o t chester, the Mg was very thick and smokY In ''' k t when it Wee0...:0, 000, It continued to increase till about ten o'cloc ,_ n , s w aren 1 50 ...,, as on a moonless and starless night. ShoPs , 'nib gee. ,or fro P io other places of business, were all lighted uP w id rice• r e fartltt nine o'cloclVe sb.o, eon Ore be brown steg l i ta ciSg ea d time pierce through tile murky, Yellowish ,_., boa ras c „,l4, „, 44 which shone brightly in the outskirts of the town, which the town was enveloped; but at length! n a LD o w b 43:;, of Ip s come sufficiently potent, the fog rolled off I P , 0 e ven' % , or e. ' the atmosphere instantly became much lighterf,o; 'left ''' „g word ; the gas was extinguished, and the Ou" f t he 9,0e 1 ‘ behind.' " goo d, tli s os , sgt% on o f f oc r_Tols o l., THE WHEAT CROP.—The aPPes rance2 oo r ich - 1 - 6 f e ' r' wheat in this county is at present very is growing more rapidly than is quite safe at t . hi . _e" ta in I, _ . o ; a ; but we understand that in some of the best dietn c sayst o f ..„ ti li v iu 0 , ° „ " :10 where the wheat is sown In drills, the grea t : abo"`" t oore' - o. been destroyed by slugs and insects. which ~.,,, the the eolln io d ally mild winters. There can be no doubt, a n.e_„ r ts of ,„„bs _ O , number of birds which are to be met with in 1 . 1 . 1::`,.,,0 of . „* . - 111 Q c t that there must be much more titan the taut n i ,'„'Oort lu_ e _ o o9_4.s other insects in the ground, to suable thent t '_!`..":, are u._., ev*., 4 l birclS lin' of aln w gro a ; part of the county there arc as many gior s 4 t o oo with in the month of May, includi n g str4g tnat Is lir r -sw l's e variety, and if it was riot for them, nothingth 2 ia st. _, 4 0 would escape from the grubs. Dad". ,- the u la n s tii ; ata rda4 o tlar c i, had more than tvvo or three severe nights ~. be so c ; Ao tg , weather then became; harp, and conttnEV, li T its ,juge i" Scarcely ::,7tre envagll to tree vegetation 4' . rhivervai Timms . CI