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Interest and Information at the ROYAL POLYTECHIC INSTITUTION Scenes in the OREGON' TERRITORY form a part of an en tirely NEW SERIES of IMSSOLVING VIEWS. PORTRAITS of the most Distinguished Men in the SIKH GOVERNMENT and ARMY of LAHORE, magnified by the OPAQUE MICROSCOPE ; also, Portraits of Sir Henry Hardinge, Sir Robert and Linty Sale. The AMYSIOSCOPE and CHROMATROPE, with new and beautiful :variations. The most interesting of the Noveltlei at work are MACINTOSH'S .ROTARY ENGINE, COLEMAN'S PATENT LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE for ascending and descending Inclined :Planes, FARRELL'S' ARCHINEDIAN RAILWAY, an ENVE .LOPE CUTTING•MACHIM.AVOOD'S NEW PATENT STEAM ENGINE GOVERNOR, and the , ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY. Experiments with the DIVING BELL and DIVER. Lectures on CHEMISTRY and NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, With brilliant ex- PeriMents. • Admission, Is. ; Schools, Half-price. A brief Description of the Oregon Territory, from Notes by a Nine Years' Resident, presented to the Visitors. JOHNSON, MAYOR, THURSDAY, THE 9th day of April, 1546, and in the ninth year of the reign of :Victoria, of the United • Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 'Queen, &e. ' • This Court doth request the Right Reverend Father in God, Cohnop, Lord Bishop of St.-David's, and the Reverend Charles Fare . brother, student in Civil Law, and Chaplain to the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, to preach. before this Court and Governors of the several Hospitals of this City, at the parish Church of St. Bride, on Monday and Tuesday, in Easter week next: MEREWETHER. F REE EMIGRATION to SOUTH AUS TRALIA. via SOUTUAMP lON. • FIRST-CLASS SHIPS, of,large tonnage, and with the best ar rangements and equipments, will embark Passengers in the Docks at Southampton; on the 28th of May, for ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA ; and • subsequently, on fixed days in each month. The undersigned are authorised, by her 31ajesty's Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners, to grant a FREE PASSAGE by these ships to this healthy and eminently prosperous colony, to agricultural labourers, shepherds, male and female domestic and Tarm servants, miners, and mechanics of various trades, of good character. The demand for labour in the colony is urgent, with remuneration ensuring the comfort of every well-conducted man and his family. Steerage passengers not eligible for a free passage, wi I be taken at 161. each, including new bediling, mess utensils, bags for clothes &c . which will bc!ong to the passengers at the end t f the voyage. A surgeon, appointed by Government, will be on board each ship, and the days of, embarkation .will ibe strictly adhered to. All 'partiCular§ may be obtained on appiication to JOHN MAR SHALL and Co., Emigration Agents, 26, Birchin-lane, Loneon; 79, High-street, Southampton; or at the Emigration Depot, Plymouth. LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY °FMB, Euston Melon, March 13, 1P46. THE DIRECTORS OF THE LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY COMPANY are prepared to receive TENDERS for LOANS, in sums not io6£l than 1,0001. each, on the security of Debenture Bonds, bearing 4 per cent. interest, Payable half-yearly, and for terms of three, live, seven, or ten years certain. By order, R. CREED, Secretary, REMINGTON'S LINE LONDON AND MANCHESTER DIRECT INDEPENDENT RAILWAY. Two advertisements having appeared in tho " Times" of Wednes. day last, to which the name of " Henry W. Matthews," the Secre• tart' was forged. thts is to give notice, that the person who forged such signature has been discovered, and it is ascertained that he is connected with a Sharebroker at Leeds. JOHN OWENS, Solicitor to th• said Company. 14, Abingdon street, Westminster, April 10, 1846. GREAT NORTH ar.d SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. Every Shareholder in this Company is particularly requested to attend the meeting convened by the Directors, at the London Tavern, On TUESDAY NEXT, at One o'clock precisely, " For the purpose of auditing the ac'ounts of the Directors." The Committee of Shareholders have t• announce, that no ac counts have been submitted to their inspection, neither have any facilities been afforded them of testing their correctness. It is, therefore, necessary that every proprietor should be at his Post At one o'clock precisely, to protect his own interest. FREDERIC LAWRENCE, Chairman of the " Committee of Shareholders." Founder's Hall, Lothbury. EASTER HOLIDAYS. EASTERN COU.NTIES RAILWAY. Excursion Tickets will be issued on MONDAY, TUESDAY, and W EDNESDAY, 13th, 14th, and 15th of April, from London to Brox bourne, the Rye House, St. Margaret's, Ware, and Hertford, and trom those places to London and back, by the trains leaving London at 9.4, 10.30, 12.0 morning, 1.30, 3.20, 4.30, 5,45, 7,0 afternoon ; and Irosn Hertford at 8.15, 9.15, 12.30 morning, 2.30, 4.50, 7.20 afternoon FARES TO AND FROM LONDON AND First Class. Second Class. Third Class Aroxbourne -- - - 3s. 6d. 25. 6d. Is. 9d. it Ye house St. Margaret's - - - - 5 0 3 6 2 3 Ware lienford --.___ These tickets are only available on the day for which they are anted. EXCURSION TRAINS WILL RUN AS FOLLOWS, ON EASTER MONDAY:— , _ From London to Cambridge, callin at the following stations, in third-class open carriages only 'Time of I Starting, Fare to Cam bridge and back. 9 45 A. /A. 9 55 „ 10 0 ~1 0 5 10 15 ~ 10 24 ~, ~ ss. Od 5 0 5 0 5 0 4 6 4 6 Arriving at CI Cambridge at 6 From Cambrli third-cbusa open and returning from t the same stations. Ltlons as follows, in Time of Starting. s „ 7 20 , 2 7 35 „' 9 I/ 12 Arriving In Ix 9 o'clock P. sr., t From Colchesi calling at the stt Time of Departure. 6 45 A. r. 6 56 „ 7 7 „ 7 18 „ 7 26 „ 7 43 „ 7 58 „ 8 20 36 ondon about 9 o'clock, and return' tha same day, stopping at the abol der to London, in third-class op atlons as follows: From Colchester Mart's Tey Kelvedon Witham Hatfield Chelmsford Ingatestone Brentwood Romford Fare to London and back. be. CO. 5 0 S 0 4 0 3 0 2 6 Ling from Loudon at ye stations. carriages only, Fare to London and back. 4s. 6d. 4 6 4 0 3 • 6 3 0 2 6 2 0 1 6 o Arriving in London about 9.7, and returning from Loudon at 6.311 'clZk the same day. LB.—Partles Intending to avail themselves of the above Excur• dor. Trains, are recommended to make early application for tickets, as a limited number only will be issued. Tickets to be had on application at the stations as above, on and After the Gth April.—lay order, London, April 2, 1846 C. P. RONEY, Secretary, EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY, NEWMARKET RACES. The pulls ic are respectfully informed, that in addition to the ordi nary trains, SPECIAL TRAINS will run between LONDON, CBES TERFORD, and CAMBRIDGE, in connexion with coaches to and from an foe market,Ne as follows, p er.orming the entire distance in less thurs :— sunday, April 12, 1846-Ist and 2d class, from London to chesternird only, at 1.30 p.m., calling at Lea bridge, Broxbourne, and Bishop Stortford, and arriving at Chestertord about 3.30 o'clock. Monday, Tuesday, add 'Wednesday. April 13, 14, and 15-Ist and 2d class, from London to Cambridge, at 8.40 a.m., calling at Lea-bridge, Broxbourne, Bishop Stortford, and Chesterlord, and returning from Cambridge at class, and from C h r .sterford at 7.0 p.m. Ist and at 5.15 1 ) 71. from ,7 arnbridge. and Friday, April 17 erford to London, cald 5.45 p.m. from Chest o ng at Bishop Stortford, Broxbourne, and Lea-bricig . tb uv• Passengers will be booked ro g, b etween London and New 'ptio, either via Chesterford or Cambridze, at the Market at their coach fares and fees to coachmen - ll:4l "ri n g fares ' including Single Ticket • Day Ticket to and from to and fro.-,, Newmarket. Newmarket. 17s. 6d. •••• •• •• 362 lit Class by Railway and inside the Coach ........ •. .. Ist Class by Rail ' , fay and outside the Coach .. • • ..... .. 2d Class by Hallway and outside the Coach .. .... •..• . • • lI s. 6d. •• • . 20g. The day tickets are only availata for the return journey on the day for which they are issued. Private carriages and ho'eses will be conveyed by any of the above trains, and by the ordirary trains as heretofore, at the following rater to and from Le,ndon and Cambridge:— S ng I e Ticket.... Day Ticket available the lame day only 14s. &I. VIA CURBTERFORD. ( VIA CAMBRIDGE. I Carrl- Carri- Horses. I age.. 1 Horses. ages. ----.! let. 2d. I 3d. 8. d. 1 . 1 . 5 t 2d. I s. d. e. d. 18. d. l d. f s. d. I 3 2 1 d. s. d. 106 0 28 0 40 0 2 •; 19 6 34 0 49 0 24 6 I i , 114 0 420 600 30 0 129 6 51 0 736 37 0 N.B. Tickets for the special trains may be had on application at the station, Shoreditch, and at the Golden Cross, Charing-cross, on and atter the 6th of April ; and as a limited number only will be Issued, parties intending to avail themselves of this arrangement are r ecommended to make early application. Post horses and coaciva amply provided for every train—at Ches. terford station by 1 1 trAsrs. Edwards, Bottom, and Sabine ; and at Cambridge by Messrs. Edlin, Mitchell, and Starkey. Orders for pre - riously securing post horses to be addressed to Mr. Edwards, Cro , :an Inn, Chesterford ; and Mr. Starkey, railway station, Cambridge. Sim ilar arrangements Will be made for th e Fi rs t Sp r i ng Meet , .n If. Particulars of which will be announced by advertisement in due course, By order, C. P. RONEY, Secretary. General ()Ricca, Shoredltch, London, March 28, 1846. N ICOLL'S PALETOT of LLAMA CLOTH Conso re g i stered 6 and 7 Vic., cap. 65 Patronised by the P r i nce rt, Prixce G eorge of Cambridge, &c. This 01-rcoat recommends itself to the Public generally by its Vecuilicr elasticity and lightness, moderate price, and able defence Against the almost constant humidity of the climate of Great Britain. To be had in London only of the Patentees, 114, Regent-street. i t EDUCTION OF DUTY-----7-----)NT FRENCH L BRANDY.—COGNAC BRANDY, like the wine from which It is obtained requires age for its perfection ; when old, it is the best and most wholesome of spirits, but, when new it is deficient in its good and medicinal properties ; while, if adulterated with British Brandy, these valuable properties are lost, and, from a generous And invigorating cordial, it is changed Into a coarse and inthunma tory spirit. The great difficulty in procuring good genuine old Cognac Brandy, pe And the high duty charged now it, have hithert o prevented many using It but that a good and genuine article may be obtained, and at a much more moderate rate, It is natural to sZTaect a great increase in the consumption. To meet this demand, Mr. L. E. SEIGNFTTE has determined to Avail himelf of his long and intimate acquaintance with the Braudy Trad an as an imwnport t er his co. He untry ho lds the lar gest stock of Cognac Brandy, Dee d bro, in , and, in accordance with the wishes Gad recommendations of 11 4 5 numerous friends, ha has taken out a Wholesale Dealer's Foreign License, which enables him to is of it; in quantities of two gallons upwards, duty paid. lie pledgee as to sell none but the best OLD COGNAC BRANDY, gt..nulue as imported, and carefully selected. To those who know him, he feels assured that this pledge will be sati sfactory. To strangers, who can discriminate the soft and fra grant f lavour of pure and matured Cognac fr om t h e coarse, ardent, *ad frequently adulterated spirit until now imposed on the public, he the superior quality seoratnends a trial, of wi his Brandy.th reliance upon their Judgment i n favour of Mr. BEIGNETTE be al to offer to the public the best liollands ge so Oen, va that can be imported. 'rites for Cash on delivery, in quantities not less than two gallons, *re—_ 24 5. s. Per gallon for th e b es t B rown Cognac Brandy. 26 II best Pale ditto. 4 l iber al best Geneva (11o1lands). th, 0 _ _ al a llowancelo the trade, to whom Mr. SEIUNETTE takes re T g: r r i, :rtY of offering his Brandies and Geneva in bond at cur aPplij,,Pritttriereclolniyin t , o a w t n tl ln o d fa c ce on . ntry ; persons of respectability may 26 & 14, MINCING -LANE, CITY. From London Stratford Lea Bridge Tottenham Waltham Broxbonrne 'nmbridge about 11.45 o'clock, o'clock the same day, stopping a, Edge to London, calling at the sta, carriages only:— From Cambride Chesterton! Wenden Newport Bishop's Stortford - - - Harlow LON SA-TURDAY . " _ N. • No. 16,711. • AWANCE 'ASSURANCE COMPANY. The HALF-TEARLY DIVIDEND on the Stock of the ALLIANCE BRITISH and FOREtGN LIFE and - FIRE AS SURANCE COMPANY will be in coarse of payment on MONDAY, the 13th Instant, and every following day (Saturdays excepted), be tween the hours of eleven and three o A o'clock. Secretary. Bartholomew-lane, April 8, 1846. NA TIONAL LOAN FUNI) LIFE ASSUIt- ANCE SOCIETY. 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital .6600,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This Institution Of4lti iruponaut and substantial advan tages with respect both Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured has, on all occasions, the poWer to borr)w, without ca pons° or forfeiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premium paid, I see table); also the option of selecting bandits, and the conversion of si , tiltar,lStS to meet other convenic.nces er necessity. Assurances for terres'of years are granted on the lowest possible rates. DIVISION OF PROFIT:. The success and inereuing prospirity of the society hcts enable, he Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare a third dorms, varying from 3u to 75 per cont. on the Vretniums paid on each Policy effected on the Prnitt scale. EXABIEFLNE. Premium. „% 4 . Bonus Bonus In 4 I added. Cash. • k i gg 'Tlx,' - e I . 'g'g ao"Ei ta:g : (4, 1 "• 4." 8. d. 1837 £l9l 13 5k87 13 5413 17 1 £395 Il 1 ;0 1000:74 3 4 1838 16b 13 0 74 13 10 11 8 6 346 2 3 1839 138 13 6 61 14 3 9 210 296 13 4 1840 49 0 0 41 13 4 6 0 0 247 4 5 The division of prodta hi annual, and the next will be made in De :enVier of the present year. F. FERGUSON C.UMOUX. See. PUBLICATIONS. THE EDINBURGH REVIEW, No. CLXVII: will be published on Friday next. CONTENTS :- 1 . THE LORD CHANCELLORS of ENGLAND. 2. LADY DALMENY'S "SPANISH LADY'S LOVE.", 3. THE CORN-LAWS of ATHENS sind ROME. 4. HOOD'S POEMS. S. THE CHEVALIER BUNSEN'S ANTIENT EGYPT. 6. WILKES'S UNITED STATES EXPLORING EXPEDITION. 7. DUVEYRIER'S POLITICAL VIEWS of FRENCH AFFAIRS. IL ADMINISTRATION of CHARITABLE TRUSTS. 9. LANDOR'S COLLECTED WRITINGS—NEW IMAGINARY CONVERSATIONS. 10. ON the GOVERNMENT of DEPENDERCIES. London : Longman and Co. Edinburgh : A. and C. Black. Now ready, in 3 vols. Bvo., price 425. cloth. iIR JAMES MACKINTOSH'S MISCELLA .NEOUS WORKS. Including his Contributions to the Edin burgh Review. Edited by R. J. MACKIKTOSII, Esq. " This highly interesting and valuable collection belongs to the brilliant series of Edinburgh Review' re-publications, and is not less illustrative than either of those of the literary character of the age which has just passed."—Morning Chronicle. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. M. ML INET'S NEW WORK, TRANSLATED BY COCKS. E Just published, in one vol. post Eve. ' 9s. cloth, MIGNET'S ANTONIO PEREZ and PHILIP the SECOND of SPAIN. Translated (with the Author's approbation) by C. COCKS, ILL., Translator of Michelet's " Priests, Women, and Families." " A valuable and acceptable contribution to English literature. Our importations from France rarely bring us any Mysteries' half so strange or so authentic as those revealed in M. Mignet's remark able historiette."—Tait's Magazine. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman. On Wednesday, April 22, will be published, two vols., post Svo., HISTORICAL PICTURES of the MIDDLE AGES, in Black and White, made on the spot, from Records in the Archives of Switzerland. By a WANDERING ARTIST. CONTENTS :—The Nuns' War—The War of Two Abbots (Roiche nau and St. Gall)—The Passage of the Great St. Bernard—Bertha, Queen of Transjurane Burgundy. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and tong-mans. M. sircrinurrs NEW WORK, TRANSLATED BY COCKS. New Edition, just published, r [ 'HE PEOPLE. By J. MICHELET, Trans.it lated, with the Author's especial approbation, by C. COCKS, Translator of Michelet's " Priests, Women, and Families." Library Edition, post Bvo., 9s. ; Cheap Edition, price Is. 6d. " A very able and faithfully executed translation of M. Michelet's extraordinary work. From the variety of its snbjeets, and the vast quantity of interesting details contained in • The People,' it is a book that must be read attentively; and we believe that it is as well adapted for a studious perusal in this excellent translation as in the French original."—Weekly Dispatch. M. Michelet's two works, in 1 vol., price 3s. 6d. cloth. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. NARROW GAUGE AND BROAD GAUGE, Price Gd. EPLY TO " OBSERVATIONS" OF THE AV GREAT WESTERN: RAILWAY COMPANY bn the RE PORTof the GAUGE COMMISSIONERS. London : Vaeher, Parliament-street ; Edmonds, 154, Strand Grapel, Liverpool; Abel Heywood, Manchester; Bingham, Bristol; Williams, Bath ; Wrightson and Webb, Birmingham; Jew, Glouces• ter; Bird, Cardiff. NO. 11. OF THE TOPIC. Now ready, fcp. 4t0., price 3d., T HE NEW TARIFF, and its effect on Trade and Society fully analysed and elucidated. This new periodical, " The Topic," consists of an article each week of the same kind, and by the same writers, as in the quarterly re views. No. I.—The Indian War. C. Mitchell, Red Lion-court, Fleet-street. EMBANKMENT ACROSS THE SEVERN. TO THE EDITOIt OF•THE SUN. Bristol, 3d month (March) 10, 1846. RespectedFriencl,—Permit me to offer to your readers the following observations on the subject of an embank. ment across the Severn :—Some years ago I submitted for the consideration of our worthy representative, the Hon. H. Berkeley, the propriety of constructing an embankment across the Severn at or near Aust Passage, of sufficient width to allow a railway and carriage way to be constructed thereon, which I believe would tend greatly to promote the•convenience and benefit of the public, and occasion but little or no inconvenience to the navigation. • It .has lately been proposed to construct at the same situation a suspension bridge, at an estimated cost of about one million one hundred thousand pounds. Now as I imagine an embankment, with all the needful re quirements for the navigation, draining, &c., might be effected for a considerable less amount, I cannot but think that it'would bedecidedly superior re a suspension bridge springing from the top of Aust cliffs. The ad vantages would ; I think, be as follows :- 1. A - superior level for a railway and carriage road. • 2. Superior stability and firmness. 3. The advantage of a separate spacious carriage road. 4. 'rho advantage of preventing: the occasional tidal floods over the low land on the borders of the Severn. 5. By making a floating harbour from thence to Glou cester the dangerous navigation at Aust Passage would be avoided. 6. By making proper arrangements to obviate the in convenience and evil of land floods, thereby increasing the value of all the low lands adjoining. 7. By. the, probability of converting large tracts of Swampy and marsh-land, now of littlevalue, into valu able pasture or arable land. At first sight the project may appear to some wild and even visionary; but I feel persuaded that if the subject be calmly considered it will not seem so pre posterous as some, without thinking, may be led to imagine. I can easily suppose that some will conceive that to effect such a work would be attended with almost insurmountable difficulties, and enormous outlay ; in answer to which I feel no hesitation in stating that there is no engineering difficulty; and as to the cost, I feel equally confident that it would not exceed one million pounds. It might be asked, how will you accommodate the na vigation, because the making locks in the embankment will be attended with great annual expenditure to keep in repair, and will be dangerous and inconvenient in boisterous weather? In . reply I may observe, that at less than one mile up the river Wye there is a nick of land (as though provided for the purpose) about 200 to 300 yards wide, which joins the Beachley Head in the main land. At this point I propose to construct an auxiliary basin and canal, to communicate with the navigable part of the Severn or floating harbour, with proper sea and harbour gates, so that vessels may pass up the Wye and effect an easy entrance into the basin in perfect safety, however boisterous the weather may be in the main channel of the Severn. Of course the water in the harbour must be kept to a proper level, so as to enable the shipping to enter the Berkeley and Gloucester Canal at all times—the passage to which canal will be less dangerous than it is at present. Along the embankment, at proper places and of pro per dimensions, weirs must be made, to allow the sur plus, water flowing into the float to pass away, with proper tidal hatches over the same, to pre vent the • tide entering the float. To remove land floods I propose to cut large drains close to the banks of the float, into which the land flood may enter, with proper sea hatches to allow the water to make its exit into the Severn when the tide permits, and to provide powerful steam or water engines to be used when required for pumping the surplus land water into the float or Severn. Thus I think it is clear and indis putable that an embankment would be infinitely superior to a suspension bridge (exposed as the foundations of such bridge would be to the tremendous effects of strong tides and heavy seas, and the upper works to the un broken fury of tempestuous gales and storms), securing all the advantages I have enumerated, at the same time producing a much larger remuneration for the outlay by an income derived (independent of railway and carriage road tolls) from reclaimed waste Lind, and general im provement of landed property contiguous thereto; and therefore, should it even exceed the estimated cost of the proposed bridge, it appears obvious that the great convenience and advantage obtained would far more than counterbalance the difference. Yours respectfully, THOMAS MOTLEY. P.S. Should the plan of compressed air for locomo tive engines (now exhibiting at Pall-mall East) be found to answer in practice, then power may be obtained at the weirs more than ample to work the projected direct Bristol and Liverpool and South Wales railways at almost no cost I exclusive of extra power for mills and other works, xvhich might be constructed on the em bankment. DREADFUL CONFLAGRATION IN PORT-GLASGOW. A few minutes before two o'clock on Tuesday, the ropework and sailcloth weaving premises at Port- Glasgow, belonging to the Gourock Ropework Com pany, were discovered to be on fire, and the alarm was immediately given, the steeple bell was rung, the fire engines were sent for, and a messenger dis patched for the Greenock engines, but every effort at stopping the progress of the devouring element was fruitless in the extreme in twenty minutes the whole range of wooden buildings on the sonth side of the Greenock Railway, on which an additional story for weaving was lately erected, was enveloped in one line of blaze and smoke, from the bridge at the railway station to the flax spinning -mill, which has been saved, a distance of some hundreds of yards, presenting a scene of most imposing grandeur, yet a dreadful and ap palling spectacle. By three o'clock the whole buildings were levelled with the railway wall, leaving nothing but the burning embers, and an immense quantity of hemp, on which the fire•engines were playing, to save as much of it as possible. Part of the gable of a brick building fell with a crash upon the railway, and, although the ruins were partially cleared away, ob structed the down-train from Glasgow at three, and the up-train from Greenock at half-past three, till the passengers of each dismounted and walked past the scene of devastation. The railway servants, however, were most assiduous in attention to the passengers, and not the slightest accident occurred. The blaze and smoke were seen in awful splendour at Greenock, which with the intelligence attracted a number from that place. The people of tort-Glasgow were thrown into the ut most consternation, and all the heights commanding a view of the catastrophe were crowded. Fortunately the wind being light and from the north, the flames and sparks were driven back toward the hill, else the consequences to the town might have been frightful; as it was, only one dwelling-house has suffered. Had the event occurred during the night, the appearance, consternation, and consequences !must have been awfully heightened. As it is, the loss must be very great. The company of proprietors are chiefly belonging to Greenock, and have been .enterpris ing manufacturers of sailcloth and ropes for a num ber of years, giving employment to a great number of workmen and other persons, who will now be for a time thrown out of employment. We understand that the property of the company is insured—we should hope to cover all loss. When our informant left the spot, the only efforts boing made were to say e as much of the raw material on the spot as possible, every other consumable article being burned up.—Glasgow Chronicle. FATAL RAILWAY .ACCIDENT.—CHESTER, APRIL 7.—, An inquest was held yesterday at Backf or d, n e ar this city,, on the body of. Thomas Jones, who was unhappily.killed on the previous Saturday night, while rambling on the Chester and Birkenhead Railway. It appeared from the evidence ja a b?l d usi d nto u eo hlavr c e: e ht d oect loallor rv i ikan h i sa a aga t i theens. second-classth e 'deceased employ ti fkelticket o a. at the al r at e s t tu i e d irr e kp n el t an a che t e C af od h r, e s at t hs e i r as , t c t lie alighted im l a ai t iro t mthheaenrHnoeort, joinero a n n s d t o a fm t station, e, leftanna d mb d ee i h d oi fn n d o i t ij returnjust sr td ina as the train was moving off. He asked permission to walk on the line as far as Sutton, as the next t ra i n wou ld ca ll t h ere and not at Hooton, butl was refused ; he therefore went across the fields, and continued his journey to Chester by however, no more was then seen ut) Whenn. Of th t e h email-t deceased,rmail-train, n the mail-train, which he joined at S the evening, arrived within a quarter of a mile which leaves Birkenhead at 15 minu . tes before i o l in .nuhgs e; t s o e e n n station,the an d firemantha that a t h ol a d t tedengi blownne-drrash inoeaifntttletreeoi;iclnh.lad e l t h alarm whistle was immediately sounded, the engine was re versed, and the train stopped at the Millington station. The night was very dark, and a heavy storm of sleet was falling at the time. Information was given of the circumstance, and the watcher and station-keeper immediately proceeded to the spot, where they found the corpse of the unfortunate and on its arrival there Mr. Calligan , the super moat dreadfully mutilated. The train came on accom panied on an engine to the scene of the sad disaster . The m i t n o t aC e n n hj d eo e s n nte t er , cent for a medical gentleman, whom he s, fnairamngilnedthreemnaeinigshobfotuhrehopooodrtofeallwowaitwtehree tchoeronncoern,svienyveadtitgoaa. tion. As there was snow upon the ground the footsteps of the deceased were tracked to the Blue Gate• bridge, which is within a short distance of the place where the accident occurred, so that he could not have been long on the line. He appears to have been walking between the up-rails, and with his face towards Birkenhead ; he would, therefore, meet the train in full career, and his death must have been instantaneous. A verdict of Accidental Death was returned. POST-OFFICE CHARGES AT MADEIRA.—The following is an extract of a letter received at Lloyd's, from their agent at Madeira, dated March 21 :—" The Health Office fees are now levied at the rate of 10s. per mast. Say, three masts, 11. 10s. ; two masts, 11. If without a bill of health, an addi tional fee of 10 dollars, if coming from a clean port, and 15 dollars from an unhealthy port.' PETITIONS FOR INCREASED SALARIES IN THE DIS TRICT POST -OFFICE.—The sub-sorters, stampers, and letter carriers of the London District Post, are preparing petitions to the Postmaster-General for increased salaries, on the ground of the great quantity of extra duty they have to per form. From the precedent established by the recent rise in the scale of the General Post sub-sorters, it is probable that his Lordship at the head of the establishment will cause a general arrangement of the salaries throughout the executive department. FALL IN THE PRICE OF BREAD.—Thursday the four-'' pound loaf was reduced to GO. in the neighbourhood of Drury-lane, and the New Cut, Lambeth, and other districts in the metropolis, N INTELLIGENCE. . - THE EXPERIMENTAL SQUADRON FOR 1845. PORTSMOUTH; APRIL 9.-By a return, moved for in the House of Commons by Commodore Sir C. Napier, of the weights, draught of water, &c., of the *expert- Mental sq ua d ron , on t h e secon d an d hird cruise, similar to the return' of the first cruise ; the greatest inclina tion of each ship when carrying sail, and the greatest number of degrees each ship rolled, and the number of spars sprung and carried away during the. cruises ; their, defects on returning into port, and the expense of making the defects goods," we are put in possession of some very, important facts relating to the above par ticulars. With regard to the expense of making good the de fects of each ship, the return gives the following as the amount :- The St. Vincent, 120, incurred for defects made good at Devonport, on the 20th of September, 1845, 125/. 12s. 2d. For defects made good at the same port, on the 10th of O c t o b er following, 4s. Other defects, of a numerous and expensive character, are also reported in the return as defects at Portsmouth, 13th of No vember,•lB4s, but which are not yet taken in hand, consequently no amount is furnished. Total amount reported, 125/ 16s. 2d. The Trafalgar, 120, new ship, her first commission, cost, for defects, at Devonport, on the 20th of Septem ber, 1845, 104/. 7s. 4d.; for defects made good at the same port on the 10th of October following, 143/. 18s. 10d. Total, 248/. 6s. 2d. • The Queen, 110, for defects, at Devonport, on the 20th of September, 1845, 80/. 14s. 9d.; ditto, on the 31st of October following, 67/. 15s, Bd. Total, 1481. 105. sd. The Albion, 90, for defects repaired at Devonport on the 20th of September, 1845, 251/. 19s. 5d.; ditto, 11th of October following, 20/. As.; ditto, 3d of December following, 513/. 2s. Bd. Total, 785/. 13s. Id. The Rodney, 92, for defects repatrea at Devonport, 20th December, 1845,2361. 19s. 11d.; ditto, 10th of Oc tober following, 281. s s . Bd. L ong li st of defects re ported on the 3d of December, but which were not made good at Devonport, consequently no amount is affixed. Defects on the 10th of December, 1845, made good at Portsmouth, 9471. 18s. 2d. Total, 1,213/. 3s. 9d. The Vanguard, 80, defects at Devonport, 20th Sep tember, 1845, 411/. 19s. 101.; ditto, at Portsmouth, 13th of October following, 2,006/. Iss. 7d.; ditto, at Devon port, 3d of December following, 483/. 7s. 3d. Total, 2,9021. 2s. Bd. The Superb, 80, defects at Devonport, 20th of Sept., 1845, 541. I9s. 7d. ; ditto, at Portsmouth, on the Ist of October following, 1,253/. 19s. 7d. ; ditto, at Devon port, on• the 10th of the same mouth, 70/. 14s. I Id. Long list of defects reported at Devonport on the 3d of December, , not made good there. Defects at Ports mouth, on the 10th of the same month, 1,101/. 9s. 3d. Total, 2,481/. 3s. 4d. _ _ _ The Canopus, 84, defects at Devonport, 20th Sep tember, 1845, 1271. Is. 6d. ; ditto, at same port, 10th October following. 30/. 7s. lld. ; ditto, at the same port, 3d December following, 936/. 10s. 4d. Total, 1,0931. 19s. 9d. The Daring, 12, for defects at Devonport, on the 20th of September, 1845, 18s. 6d. ; ditto, at the same port on the 3d of December following, long list not made good at that port ; ditto, on the 10th of December, at Portsmouth, 402/. 16s. 11d. Total, 4031. 15s. sd. The Rattler, screw steam-sloop, for defects made food at Portsmouth, on the 24th of September, 1845, 227/. ss. ; ditto, at Devonport, 10th of October follow ing, 44/. 2s. 2d. ; ditto,, at Portsmouth, 3d of November following, 1,600/. 15s. Total, 1,672/. 2s. 2d. Each list of defects is signed by the captain and car penter of each ship, and the cost of repairing them signed by the Master-Attendant, Master-Shipwright, and Storekeeper of the respective deck-yards at which they were made good ; comment, therefore, is unne cessary. The St. Vincent, - 120, Captain Rowley, the flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker, Commander-in. Chief of the squadron, was built on the line - s - famished by the late Sir W. Rule ; the Trafalgar, 120, Captain W. F. Martin, was built by Mr. 0. Laing, Master-Shipwright of Woolwich Dockyard, at that yard, in 1841 ; the Queen, 110, Captain Sir B. Walker, was built on the plan furnished by Sir W. Symonds, Surveyor of the Navy, at Portsmouth Dockyard, in 1839 ; the Rodney, 92, Captain E. Collier, was built on the plans furnished by the late Sir R. Seppings, Surveyor of the Navy, at Pembroke Dockyard, in 1833; the Albion, 90, Captain N. Lockyer, was built on the plans of Sir W. Symonds, at Devonport Dockyard, in 1842; the Vanguard, 80, Captain G. W. Willes, and the Superb, 80, Captain A. L. Corry, wero also built by Sir W. Symonds (thefor mer at Pembroke Dockyard in 1836, and the lagr at the same yard in 1842) ; the Canopus, 84, Captatit'F._ Moresby, is of French construction, and was captured, at the battle of the Nile ; the Rattler, screw propelled . sloop, was built by the Surveyor of the Navy, at Sheer ness, in 1843 ; and the Daring, 12. Commander Schoen berg, was built by Mr. White, of Cowes, in 1844. The Rochester and Falmouth dockyard lighters ar rived yesterday with stores from the Eastern yards. The Nautilus, 10, Lieut.-Commander J. J. M`Donell, arrived from her cruizing ground off the Sussex coast this morning to obtain supplies. The Blenheim transport, Lieut. E. Ware, agent, sailed this morning for Deptford. The Ferret, 8, Commander George Sprigg, arrived this morning from Sheerness, and sailed this evening for Plymouth. The Emerald tender sailed to-day for Plymouth with supernumeraries. The St. Vincent, 120, Captain R. Grant, Knight, the flagship of Admiral Sir C. Ogle, Bart., was removed to day from the basin, and brought alongside the jetty to make room for the Oriental mail-steamer, which came from Southampton yesterday, to be docked, and was taken in on her removaL The Childers, 12, Commander J. C. Pittman, was re moved from the basin this morning, and taken alongside her hulk the Topaz. The Experimental steam-squadron at Spithead exer cised their crews i n gunnery (target practice) this af ternoon. We regret to announce the death of Captain Charles Burrough Strong, R.N. (1819), a hick took place yester day, under very melanch o ly and distressing circum stances, the gallant deceased having ruptured a blood vessel. Captain Strong was Midshipman of the Irresis tible, in Bridport's action, and of the Colossus, off Cape St. Vincent. Served in her boats at two bombardments of Cadiz, and in several actions with Cadiz flotilla in 1797. Acting Lieutenant of the Genereux, at the sur render of Malta, and of Genoa, and capture of the French frigate Diane, in 1800. Was Lieutenant of the Pearl at the defence of Porto Ferrajo, and capture of the French frigate Carrilre in 1801, and in command of her boats at the capture of a convoy in the Piombino Chan nel, and on other occasions. Was Lieutenant of the Immortalit6 and Clyde, during the frequent actions with the French flotillas and batteries, and wounded. In 1807 he commanded the boats cutting out a vessel under the pier-head at Fecamp ; was senior Lieutenant of the Clyde at Flushing; constantly in action with the gun boats; was commander of the Bustard cooperating with the Spanish patriots in 1811-12, when he was wounded; and covered the landing and retreat of General Donkin at Denia. His commissions bear date—Lieutenant, Feb. 25, 1801; Commander, March 14, 1811; Captain, Aug. 12, 1819. Captain Strong received pecuniary reward for his brilliant services from the Patriotic Fund, and has been residing at Southsea for some years. A better officer, or one more deeply respected, the country never boasted. THE TERRIBLE STEAM-FRIGATE. We were persuaded that it needed only a view of Mr. Ding's Terrible side by side with the Surveyor's steam frigate Retribution, also of 800-horse power, to convince the most prejudiced that, beyond all comparison, the Terrible is the rnan-of- war steamer. This has been ad mitted by those who have thought and written differently; and we a're sure it will also be adniitted, whenever the trial takes place, that the Terrible is the stiffest, has the best stowage, will meet a head-sea better, and in the essential qualities of a fighting ship is far superior to her competitor.. We will say nothing about speed, for the Retribution has the same horse power, although of 200 tons less burden. In the trip round to Ports mouth, the performances of the Terrible were most satisfactory, and the experiments which were tried dis proved many statements which have been advanced with much confidence. She left Gree n hithe on Sunday even ing, and anchcted at the Swin Light. She weighed the next day, and from the Downs , against a head se a an d wind W.S.W., she steamed to Spithead in little m ore th an 14 hours. In this work she used only two of her boilers— those next the engines — only - one-half her p ower, the en gines making nine and often nine - and-a-half revolutions —against a gale of wind which kept a gre a t number of vessels in the Downs. Thus has the ad vantage been quan tity shown f 0 0 0 f als. her four she separate ni boilers,ith one, two, saving h a lf the , three, and when requiring extraordinary speed, with the whole four; so that even 400 tons of coals would last her twenty clays, if she had not an opportunity of using her sails, experiment of which, however, she could spread with very great ad vantage on her three masts, before the using vvind, coals. We believe Sir Charles Napier asserted iutnhoe House of Commons that " the Terrible was the bes t steamer we have, but she could not fire a stern gun " and the Gallant Commodore has never acknowledged fi h his n g e r r t e n r e . g u O n tohnee was tried, the bow and stern guns on the main deck in a line with the keel charged with 16lbs. of powder and ahotted, the bow a s w ll as aa m d a a d y e. ma E r v n e in ry g and Stern at an elevation of 1 i degrees. On this occa sion the concussion produced not a scratch or a shake anywhere, not even a pane of glass in the cabins, or in any part of the vessel was cracked, We have no doubt that the forthccming trials will prove the Terrible to be. what we have always asserted, not a perfect ship, in every respect, but the most perfect and the finest steam- Man-of-war in the British, or any other royal navy _ , and that the architect who designed this ship is we l l qualified to improve on her lines in another. SHEERNESS, WEDNESDAY.--In consideration of the services of his brother, the gallant Lieutenant Walter Y. Beale, of her Majesty's 10th Foot, who was killed at the battle of Sobraon, Mr. Robert 13. Beale, the gunnery mate of the Tratalgar, 120, the flag-ship at this port, has been promoted by the Admiralty to the rank of Lieu tenant. His commission arrived on Sunday, and was received with the most gratifying welcome by all on board the Trafalgar. Mr. Beale passed for a Lieutenant in 1843. 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Brother Shareholders,—The uncertainty and jeopardy in which our interests are placed by the report of the Gauge Commissioners induce me to submit a few words of peaceful caution to you, which, I believe, it is for our common interest 'to ponder. well upon. • And, first, I.vvould revive a question which has been often mooted among us—whether, as Great Western proprietors, we have been benefited by adopting the broad guage ; whether, in fact, the gratification of being singular among railways has not cost us, at least two per cent. per annum for some years past ? Narrow gauge lines of a corresponding age and amount of traffic to our own, have long divided ten per cent. among their proprietors •, they have been enabled even to accelerate the march of their prosperity Wmaking reductions in their fares in a greater ratio than ourselves. We Greal Western shareholders, notwithstanding the increase of our traffic,, seem to have made a halt bpth at an eight per cent. dividend, and at a reduction 'of fares. It is the belief, I know, of not a few of us, that we pgtimnhe g a ins d soas e uat a g reat irenr e ngine er sacrifice, g e ,wmi publice gh t wo a a oil have tdeh. l for ihkAi es is o v t i our o matters eccentrict a wn il failed n sh t tt e ooa r bn e sbd s t s. secure rh i el n e na h pnmu u yb m acl ki o oci u mn r i s against us: I do not mean the great public, who, I do not believe, interest themselves about the matter, but the official public who have been sitting in judgment on our case. A time now appears to have arrived when we are enabled to correct our mistake; and I would state some reasons why I , think it is for our interest, as sharehol ders, to retrace our steps, and rather swim with the cur rent than against it. If our system were as superior as Mr Brunel boasts it to be, why has it,...not. spread more ? The gauge. has been surely a perfect free-trade question; were its ex cellencies so immensely superior, like all superlative things, it would have mad e grea t er way . H ow is i t to be explained, that there are existing at the present mo ment in this country, so many as 1,901 miles of narrow and so few as 274 miles of broad gauge; and that out of projected lines in 1845 8,000 miles were to be narrow and only 651 broad? And how is it, that in America and the continent of Europe, whence engineers have con tinually come to ascertain the results of our experience, not one mile of broad or seven-feet gauge has been laid? Surely, if our own dividends did not convince us, these facts ought, of the mercantile absurdity of our eccentric gauge. ~W e adopted it with our eyes open, and against the warnings of others. Our line has cost us more to make and work than it would have done had it been like other railways. We ourselves have paid for our whim dearly indeed, end are likely to continue to do so, at the rate, at least, of' two per cent. per annum, as far as we can see into futurity. It is needless to go into figures to prove' this. It is not to be denied that we are receiving only an annual 8 per cent. and that only on a little more than half our capital expended, instead of a 10 per cent. dividend, which we should receive, if the Great Western had Leen like the other railways of the country. We are losers not only by the superior cost of the construction and working of our line, but have been cut off from that profit which, in all probability, would have flowed upon our line from other lines. They have been deterred from approaching us. Mr. Brunel told us years ago it was our business and i n t erest to have nothing to do with other lines ; that our course was insulation. Certainly his broad gauge has fulfilled his prophecy—and to our loss. But now he c anno t maintain that position. Our insulation is to end. We are to be united on all sides with other lines; but it is to be a union not of harmony but of disagreement. Our hand, like Ishmael's, is to be against everybody, and everybody's against us. The contest may be very ex citing to Mr. Brunel and the lawyers; but I think the piping will be rather cost" , to us, the paymasters. The progress of our 8 per cent. dividend, instead of being forward, will, I fear, be like that of the crab—back wards. On whose behalf are we to fight this game ? The public? So far as the public is represented by the Government, it will be a contest against the public. The Board of Trade condemns our eccentric system. Her Majesty's Commissioners recommend its positive con traction—even its annihilation. Who will dare to say that we shareholders are to gain by maintaining it under these hostile circumstances? No one. It can be only for the satisfaction of our engineer: and it is too pre posterous to suppose that we are to sustain the battle for e;,; sake—even if we assume that he wishes us to do so, of which I am by no means sure. Our peculiar system has already brought us to a positive difficulty. We are authoratively told we are not to extend it. We must either bow to authority or contend against it ? Has the experience Of the past, without contention, been so very encouraging that fee have really anything worth fighting for? If it could be shown that we made greater profits than the narrow guage companies—and it would require much greater profits to make a man belli4erent—the question might be worth entertaining. On the contrary the fact, perhaps, shows that we are worse off than narrow guage lines in corresponding circumstances. Our worse will become worst, if, besides managing our own line, we have to con tend with others, and thus encourage rivals to run side by side of us, who, if they chose to adopt the atmospheric system, on the general gauge of the country, will beat us hollow on our chief point of strength—speed. Shall we then acquiesce in the recommendations of the Commissioners ? Most decidedly, say I. The Commissioners estimate that the cost of changing the broad into narrow gauge lines would not much exceed 1,000,0001. ; and recommended that some equit able means should be found of producing uniformity of gauge. It is quite clear that we have now an opportu nity offered us of redeeming the error we first commit ted. Let us meet and tell Sir Robert Peel that we are willing to aid in carrying out the Commissioners' report —that if equitable means are found, we will become a narrow gauge line. Let us petition Parliament to fur nish these equitable means. There would be no diffi culty in effecting an arrangement, which would greatly, improve our position, agree with official advice, and not cost the public one shilling. We cannot be blind to the apathy of our rivals, the London and Birmingham and South Western Railways, on this question. The best thing for their interests, de cidedly, is that we remain a broad gauge line. To avoid the evils of breaks of gauge, they will just come side by side with us and carry off our traffic. And think you the Legislature will listen to our remonstrances ? The answer will be, " You were offered uniformity once on reasonable terms—you preferred your insulated position and its consequences. The public have complained of these consequences, and here are other Companies ready to obviate them." Our answer, then, must be ad min ricoi•diam, and we shall have to beseech for leave to lay down narrow gauge at our own cost. If we are obstinate in our first folly, and now delay to reject the terms held out, the worse our prospects will become. A million is a sum within possible realization ; but increase it to three or four, and the offer is less likely to be made, and we shall be compelled to provide a remedy for ourselves. Brother Shareholders, let us meet and discuss this question. Our affairs are now at a critical juncture: Shall we work for our eccentric gauge, and the evils of a break of gauge, for discord with other companies, and decreasing dividends ? (Sr for a national uniformity of gauge, concord_ with, other companies, and increasing dividends? ------ - London, March 30, 184 0 6. NT: Q F YOURSELVES. ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Allow me, through the medium of your exten sive)), circulated paper, to protest against the imposition —furl 'can call it nothing else—of demanding money from parties wishingt, to see, over St. Paul's Cathedral * and which ought t o be open free to the public. Only let the party once enter within the door of that sacred temple, when he is at once addressed by a gentleman— no doubt brought up in Brasenose College—who de mands 2d. ; well, that is paid ; then there is 6d. or Is. to see the chapel : after looking about him for some time, the party naturally enough wishes to soar a little higher ; he meets with another gentleman, who demands Is. 6d. more : he walks up to the gallery surrounding the dome, and wishes to enter within the ball beneath the cross ; but here again these modern Shylocks must have their pound of flesh, and Is. 6d. is again demanded; after this be must pay 2d. to see the clock. Now, Mr. Editor, ought such things so to be ? I humbly submit they should not. The insertion of the above would oblige Sir, yours obediently, A STRANGER. WIGAN ELECTION COMMITTEE. Several witnesses, principally publicans, were examined and cross• examined on Thursday, but nothing was elicited by which a direct agency could be proved. The Committee then unanimously decided that the Hon. James Lindsay had been duly elected a burgess to serve in the present Parliament for the borough of Wigan. The Committee then adjourned. The resolution will be reported to the House at its meeting after the Easter recess. 1846.—Th0 following is the House List of Governors and Directors of the Bank of England for the year ensuing, viz.:— FOR 00VF.RNORS. John Benjamin Heath, Esq Governor. William R. Robinson, Esq., ' Deputy-Governor. FOR ntnEcrons. Arthur Edward Campbell, Esq. John Horsley Palmer, Esq. William Cotton, Esq. James Mattison, Esq. Bonamy Dobree, Esq. Chas. Pascoe Grenfell, Esq. Christopher lea e, 'l';e3scott, Esq. Thomson Hankev, jun., Esq. Henry James .. Sir John Henry reili:.,,,Rart. John Gellibrand Hubbard, Esq. David Powell, .h.sq, William Little, Esq. Sir John Rae Reid Bart. James Malcolmson, F. , 9. Thomas Chas. Smith, Esq. Hum hre St. John Mildmay, I'V'in ~ . Thompson, Esq., Alt Thomas Tooke, jun Esq. Esqp. y ~,0 James Morris, Es Thomas Matthias Wegu e li n , i. Sheffield Neave ,- Esq . George Wards Norm an, Esq. Esq. Francis Wilson, Esq ; . The election for Governor and Deputy-Governor will be held at the Bank on T u e s day , the 14 th of April, and for Di rectors on Wednesday, the 15th of April, from t en o ' c l ock in the forenoon till four o'clock 1n the afternoon. ---'l'-4..... • THE ROYAL ARTILLERY. WOOLWICH, APRIL 9.—The non-commissioned offi cers and men appointed to form the 10th battalion of Royal Artillery, assembled at two o'clock, P.M., to-day on the ground, mounting parade in heavy marching order, in the presence of Major-General Sir H. D. Ross, K.C.B , Deputy Adjutant-General of Artillery ; Colonel Turner, C.B. Lieutenant-Colonel Bastard, Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon, Lientenant-Colonel Blach ley, and Lieutenant-Colonel Strangways, the latter having the command of the battalion. Brigade-Major Cuppage and the captains appointed to each of the eight companies, Captain Grant, Ist company ; Captain Mit chell, 2d company ; Captain Beresford, 3d company ; Second Captain Dickson, in the absence of Cap tain Crawford, 4th company ; Captain St. George, sth company ; Captain Nedham, 6th company ; Cap tain Fraser, 7th company ; and Captain Warde, Bth company, were present, to inspect the kit of the men, which was done on the barrack field, and they were then marched to the quarters assigned to them, and will commence messing together for the first time to-day. At ten minutes before nine o'clock, A.M., 1 sergeant, 2 corporals, and 70 privates of the Royal Marines, left Roff's Wharf, for Blackwall, under the command of Lieutenant M`Killop, for a pas sage to Gravesend, en route to Chatham, to make room in the barracks at Woolwich for the men of the 10th battalion. ENROLLED PENSIONERS.—Two companies have been formed from the pensioners of the Royal Navy and Marines, to be added to the two companies of the Wool wich division, under Captain Forbes, and they are to be called out on the 11th of next month for drill, previous to the assembling of the whole of the pensioners in the London district, for review in Hyde-park in the latter part of May next. RO YAL MAIL STEAM-PACKET COMPANY. =The annual meeting of this Company was held on Thursday, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate•street. A. Colville, Esq., was called to the chair, the President of the Company having died recently. There was a more than usually large attendance of proprietors upon the occasion. The SECRETARY then read the report of the directors for the past year, which congratalated the proprietors that fur the past year their expectations, notwithstand ing it was a year of great depression, had not aply been realised, but considerably surpassed. That the adeouLts of the Company for the past year, as compared with the year 1844, exhibited the gratifying fact of considerable augmentation ; for instance, each item under the head for freight and passage money, outward, homeward, and 'international, showed an increase, which, in the aggre tate, amounted, upon freight, to cover 5,3581., and upon passage money to over 16,4491.—making a total upon these two items of over 21,800/. The report concluded by an expression of satisfaction of the good conduct of the officers of the Company, and by declaring a divi dend of 3 per cent. per share, or at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum on the paid-up capital for the half-year up to last December. _ The statement of the account of the Company's re ceipts and disbursements for the past year was then handed about, by which it appeared that the total dis bursements amounted to 274,5881. ss. 5d., which left a surplus of 111,8801. 15s. 11d. Mr. STEWART congratulated the meeting upon the prosperous state of their affairs, and said he considered that the thanks of the Company were due to the directors for the admirable manner in which they had conducted their affairs, particularly when he reminded the meeting that now they had a very large sum to their credit, while, in the year 1842, they were considerably in debt to the shipping account. He hoped they would ere long have the gratification to have a dividend of 7 per cent. declared, instead of s. —(Hear.) He thought that he, in common with all the other shareholders, was called upon to express his Warmest approval of the manner in which their affairs had been administered by the di rectors.—(Hear, hear.) The report was then unanimously adopted, the vote of thanks to the Chairman and directors passed by accla mation, Captain Sheppard elected as chairman, in the room of Mr. Irving, deceased ; the auditors re-elected, and the meeting separated. STATIONS of the BRITISH ARMY ON THE FIRST OF AVIIII.e (From the United Service Journal.) Where two places are mentioned, the last-named is that at which the depot of the regiment is stationed. CAVALRY. 41st, Mullingar Ist Life Guards, Hyde-park 42d, Malta, Isle of Wight 2d, Windsor Reserve batt., Malta Royal Horse Guards, Re- 43d, Halifax, Dover gent's-park 44th, Dublin Ist Dragoon Guards, Exeter 45th, Cape of Good Hope, 2d, Dublin Isle of Wight 3d, Ballincollig 46th, Canada, Newry 4th, Edinburgh 47th, Dublin sth, Nottingham 48th, Jamaica, Kilkenny 6th, Manchester 49th, Athlone 7th, Cape .of Good Hope, 50th, Bengal, Chatham Maidstone 51st, Van Dieman's Land, Ist Dragoons, Dundalk Chatham 2d, Dublin 52d, Quebec, Brecon 3d Light Dragoons, Bengal, 53d, Bengal, Chatham Maidstone 5403, Gibraltar, Fermoy 4th, Hounslow 55th, Devonport 6th, Birmingham 56th, Bury, Lancashire 7th Hussars, Ipswich 57th, Madras, Chatham Bth Hussars, Longford 58th, N. S. Wale., Chatham 9th Lancers, Bengal, Maid- 59th, Dublin stone 60th (Ist batt.), Bombay, 10th Hussars, York Chatham 11th Hussars, Newbridge. Ditto (2d batt.), Canada, 12th Lancers, Coventry Paisley 13th Light Dragoons, Cahir 61st, Bengal, Chatham 14th do. Bombay , Maidstone 62d, Bengal, Chatham 15th Hussars, sladras,' Maid- 63d, Madras, Chatham stone _ . 64th, Dublin 16111 Laners, Bengal; Maid-, 65th, Chatham stone 66t1t, Gibraltar, Clare'Castle 17th LititcerS,'Nettingham 67th, Limerick INFANTRY. 68th, Chester Grenadier Guards (Ist batt.), 69th, Leeds St. George's Barracks 70th, Dublin Do. (2d batt.) Wellington 71st, Antigua, Isle of Wight Barracks -Reserve batt., Canada Do. (3d batt.), Windsor 72d, Gibraltar, Nenagh Coldstream Guards(lst batt.), 73d, M. Video, Spike Island St. John's-wood 74th, Portsmouth Do. (2d batt.), Winchester 75th, Birr Scotch Fusilier Guards (Ist 76th, Manchester batt.), Portman-street Bar. 77th, Jamaica, Templemore Do. (2d batt.), the Tower 78th, Bombay, Chatham Ist Toot (Ist batt.), Barba- 79th, Gibraltar, Belturbet does, Dublin 80th, Bengal, Chatham Do. (2d batt.), Glasgow 81st, Canada, Jersey 2d, Chichester 82d, Canada, Kinsale 3d, Gosport 83d, Limerick 4th, Madras, Chatham 84th, Madras, Chatham sth, Enniskillen 85th, St. Vincent, Cork 6th, Athlone 86th, Bombay, Chatham 7th, St. Vincent, Naas 87th, Aberdeen Bth, Portsmouth 88th, Malta, Boyle 9th, Bengal, Chatham 89th, Canada, Hull 10th, Bengal, Chatham 90th, Ceylon, Weedon Ilth, N. S. Wales, Chatham 91st, Cape of Good Hope, 12 th,Mauritius, Isle of Wight Isle of Wight-Reserve 13th, Widmer batt., Cape of Good Hope 14th, Canada, Plymouth 92d, Edinburgh 15th, Ceylon, Waterford 93d, C ana d a, N ew b r id ge 16th, Gibraltar, Buttevant 94th, Aden, Chatham 17th, Bombay, Chathatn 95th, Ceylon, Tralee 18th, Bengal, Chatham 96th, N. S. Wales, Chatham 19th, West Indies, Carlow 97th, Corfu, Isle of Wight 20th, Bermuda, Isle of Wight Reserve batt., Corfu -Reserve batt., Bermuda 98th, Bengal, Chatham 21st, Madras, Chatham 99th, N. S. Wales, Chatham 22d, its ---'rnbay, Chatham Rifle Brigade ( lit Batt.), 23d, Canada, Isle of Wight- Corfu, Dover Reserve batt., Canada Do. (2d batt. ), Halifax, N.S., 24th, Cork Isle of Wight-Reserve 25th, Madras, Chatham batt., Halifax, N.S. 26th, Belfast COLONIAL CORPS. 27th, Cape of Good Hope, Ist West India Regiment, Guernsey Jamaica 28th, Bombay, Chatham 2d Do., Nassau 29th, Bengal, Chatham 3d Do., Demerara, Sierra 30th, Castlebar Leone, lie. 31st, Bengal, Chatham Ceylon Rifle Reg.. Ceylon 32d, Fermoy Royal Canadian Rifle Regi 7 33d, N.. Brunswick, Clonmel ment, Canada 34th, lonian Islands, Cashel Cape Mountedßitlemen,Cape 35th, Mauritius, Charles Fort of Good Hope 36th, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Royal Newfoundland Vet. 37th, Newport, South Wales Comps., Newfoundland ' 38th, Jamaica, Londonderry Royal Malta Feucibles, Malta 39th, Bengal, Chatham St. Helena - Regiment, St. 40th, Canterbury, Helena, ' RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS_ LIVERPOOL, APIU, 9. STOCK EXCUANCE -The Mare market still continues dull, bill ' greater cOnfidence is manifested by holder! of- scrip in good cont. Panics, In consecmence of the facilities expected to be given by the Government for the - winding up of doubtful schemes; The sales are -21 inberWIT,TNisititighaar; - Bostort, and Eastern Junction, 1)4 Birkenhead, • Lancashire, and Cheshire - Junction, -%-p.--1511r-mind ham and Gloucester, Halves, (7% dis.), 31-Boston, SlaarfOrd, and Birmingham, % dis.-Buckinghamshire, 1 disc-Caledonian; 3 db. -Chester and Birkenhead, 47-Derby and Crewe; 1 p.-Dundee ant Perth, dis.-Grand Junction, 212-Great Eastern aad Weston.; dis.-Great Western, Quarters,• 11 p.-Great North and Sontk • Wales and Worcester, I Is. dis.-Goole and Doncaster, dersfield and Manchester, % dis.lluddersfield and Sheffield, 3% P. -Leeds and Thirsk, 5 dis.- Liverpool and Bury, 6% p.-Liverpoof and• Leeds Direct, dis.-Liverpool, Ormskirk, and YrestoiLl la. Gt. l>.- L ondon and Birmingham, Quarters, 25%-London and Brig's.- ton, 62-London and South-IVestern, 76-Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Extensions, 54 p.-Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters (B). 7 P.- Manchester and Leeds Extensions, .1% p.-Midland Stock; 144- Northumberland and Lancaster, 24i: dis.-Nerth Staffordshire. 2 P.-North Union (A), 206-North Western, 2s. 6d. dis.-Preston and Wyre, Halves (19, 6s. 6d. p.:--zSheffitld and Lincoln, 28. 6d. dis. Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters, No. 1, 4 p.-Dlfto"Qmartergi No. 3, 23. 6d. dis.-Shrewsbury, Oswastry, and Cheater, 3% die.- South", _Eastern, 341 i -Ditto; New Halves, 10s. dis. „ex 41.-IV* Riding Union, 6s. 3d. p.-COrk and Killarney; dis.- 2, Dublin an Cashel, 10s. d p.-Newry and Warrenpoint, p.-Dutch Rhenish, %p. , B an l ac d kb n u i r r i ni i, i, C ,a li h o a r Ea lef, it an d d is..e • • 31 ALNCEIESTER, Amur, 9. . . STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are- Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Bosto Cheshire, n, t a % l n ft; r - d Liverpool,liete a l nd 9- M l6 an d e i h s es .7 Manches ter Direct, 275. dis.-Clitheroe Junction, 1% dis.-Cornwall and Devon Central,il l 4 tdis. -Derby and Crewe, 114 p.-Eastern Counties. York Ex tenson, j p.-East Lincolnshire, 9s. 6 d.'dls.-Erewash V alley, 97 p.-Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction, % dis.- Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield, &c., I Is. 6d. 4 1 5.-Grand Junction, 212. -Grand Union, 17e. c. dis.-11uddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, % dis.-4luddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 3% p.-- Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 19s. 3d. dis.-Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, 2 p.-Leeds and York, 1 die. c,-Liverpool and Bury. 6% p.-Liverpool, Ormsklrk, and Preston, 14s. p.-Liverpool, War wick, Manchester, and Stockport, 19s. dis.-Ditto, Quarters, 265. p.-London and Manchester (Rem.), % dis.-London, Oxford, Chel tenham, &c., dis.-London and York, 1 dts. c.-Manchester, Bux ton, Matlock, and Midland, par-31surchester and Birmingham,- 75y-Ditto, Quarters (I), 74 p.-Ditto, ditto (B), c. p.-Ditto, ditto (C), 6% p.-Manchester and Bury Atmospheric, 11 dis.-Man chester and Leeds, Quarters, 8 p.-Ditto, Fifths, 8% p. -Ditto, Extemiion; p. -Manchester and Southampton, % dis.-Nor-• thumberland and Lancashire, 20s. dis.-North Staffordshire, Y p.- Preston and Wyre, 34.-Preston and Wyre 'Extension, 14 dis.- Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junctien, % dis.-Sheffield and Manchea ter, Quarters (No. 3), 3-16 p. --Shropshire Union Railway and Canal. 21s. 9d. dis.-South Eastern and Dover, 355.-LDitto, Halves, Nu. 4. 10s. dis. -Welsh Midland, 1% dis. -West Riding Unison, 1 5-16 P.- J,tinalca, 26% p. , fork SToc x Extension;Exc I g l o o: ..- 6d Th p e . • ' LEEDS, APRIL 9. — a l a l ' o e a r k a reand— -16% P. Great Grimsby and Sheffield Extensions, 17s. 6d.dis.—Hud del-wield and Manchester, 17s. 6(1._ dis.—Haddersfleld and Sheffield. E x as o t r e th rn m C i o d U lan nti d e!, E 2 x l— te l ns A i t on te : 3!i:p.—Leeds and. Bradford, 25 p. —Leeds and Dewsbury, 3 I) , I): Lt.°, New Branchei., ss. p.— Leeds and Thirst, Si dis.—New castle and Berwick, 7% p.—,north British, New Carlisle Branch, 7", O. T.— Oxibrdi 'Worcester. arta ir.5ay5t....1........4..... Al / AA- - ,--. Lor1(1911 alp W I L 3 _ 663 rM die.—Direct Northern, 2Gs. (terns res l o , p.—West Riding Union, 31. 9s.—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 275. id. dis.—Artnagh, Coleraine, and Porti usit, I as. dia.— Buckinghamshire (late Rugby), 18s. db. — Lancashire, Yorkshire, and North-Eastern, 21s. dis.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Mid land, 2s. Gd. p.—Manchester and Southampton, I Is. dis.—Northiun berland and Lancashire Junction, 225. dls.—North StatiOnlshfre 2p. —North Western, 3s. dis. — Weish Midlands, 28 s. dia.— York" and Carlisle, 31s. dis NULL. Antu, 9 STOCK EXCIIINGE.—The intentions of Government, as expresse4 by Sir R. Peel and Earl Dalhousie, have given an impetus to inquiry for scrip, to which the markets latterly have been unaccustomed. Buyers, however, generally seem indisposed to give the prices de manded by scriphelders, which, In many instances, are equal to the full of what may reasonably be expected to be the balance of the deposits returned, Should the company be compelled to dissolve. The sales are—Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 3—North British. Carlisle, 31s.—Chehnsford and Bury, So.—East Coast, 216.—Glas gow, Dmfkies, and Carlisle, 20s.—Grand Union, 10s.—Great North and South Wales, Bs. 6d.—Hull and Barnsley Junction, 235. 9d, — Liverpool and Leeds, 2%-London and Manchester (Item.), 1 North Staffordshire, V. is.—West Milne Union, 31. Bs.—Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, lbs. SHEFFIELD, Aram 9. Srocx Exchexos.—The sales are—Grimsby and Sheffield, 8U- Ditto, Railway and Dock, 2 1 4—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Freston, 21. 16s. 6d.—liorth Western, Al. YORK, APRIL 9. STOCK EXCIIANOL—The sales are—Grand Union (Nottingham and Lynn), Ss. 6d.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, IL 19s. 6d.—Newcastle and Berwick, 16% —North British, Carlisle Extension, 11. 12s.—Welsh Midland, 1 1 4—York and worth Midland Extension, 31—Ditto, New (East and West Riding), 8. HUDDERSFIELD, Aram 9. SrooX EXcliAlcox.--The sales 'are—Midland, Birmingham, and Derby, 29—Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction, 3 dis.—Hudders field and Manchester Railway and Canal, 29—Ditto ditto, 15s. die. — Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 3 p.—Leeds and Bradford, 44 —Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, 3 p.—Leeds and Think, 5% dis.—Newcastle and Berwick, 7% p.—Graud Union, 12s. W.—Hud dersfield, Halifax, and Bradford Union, 3—Lancashire, Yorkshire, and North Eastern, 1 % —Leeds and Liverpool Direct, 2%—Manches ter, Huddersfield, and Great Grhnsby, 20e.—North Western, 3s. dis, —Shrewsbury and Hereford, 21s.—Welsh Midlands, 285.—York and Carlisle, 31s. dis.—London and York, I;6—Glasgow and Dumfries, I —West Riding Union, 9s. BRISTOL, Aram 9. SroCIE ExCHANoz.—The sales are—• Bristol and Exeter, New, 8 % —Birmingham and Gloucester, 12 4%.—Caledonian, 7.—Midland, New, 29% —South Devon, 3156—Taff Vale, New, 1%. EIIiNIiIJRGII, Antii 7. STOCK ExcliaNGE,-The sales are -Aberdeen, 21. 2s. 6d.-Aber deen, Banff, and Elgin, 1/. 10s.-Airdrie and Bathgate, 21. 61.- Arbroath and Forfar, 271.-Ditto, Half Shares, 151. IN.-Armagh and Portrush,los.-Ayr and Galloway, 11.95.-Ayrshire and Bridge of Weir, 11. 10s.-Banffshire, 16s. 6d.-Belfast and County Down, 2/. -British and Irish Union, U. 15s. 6d.-Caledonian, ex new, GI.- , Ditto, New, IL Bs.-Caledonian Extension, U. Ga.-Caledonian and Dumbarton, 11. IN.-Caledonian and Northern Direct, 11. 155.-Carn wath and West Linton, it. Is. 6d.-Chelmsford and Bury, 158.- Clydesdale Junction, 121.-Cornwall and Devon Central, 11.75. 6d.- Decside Railway, 41.-Direct Northern, 1/. Bs. 6d.-Dublin and Ennis killen, 31. 10s.-Dundee and Arbroath, 391.-Ditto, New, 211.-Dun dee and Forfar Junction, 1/. 165.-Dundee and Perth, 101.-Ditto, Kinross Extension, 21.-Eastern Counties Exten,slen, IL-East Indian Railway, 75.-East of Fife, It. 55.-East Lothian Central and Tyne Valley Junction, 11.85.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 21.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 721.-Ditto, Half Shares, 131.-Ditto, Quarters, 171. 10s. -Ditto, ditto, New, 151.-Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarton. 18s. -Edinburgh and I.eith Atmospheric, 11. 3s. 6d.-Edinburgh. Leith, and Granton, 161. 10s.-Ditte, Preference, 191.-Edinburgh and Northern, 1/. 88-Ditto, Newport, 7s. 6d.-Ditto, Lochgelly, 98. 6d. -Edinburgh and Peebles, U. is.-Edinburgh and Perth, 2/. 78. 6d.- Edinburgh, Portobello, and Musselburgh, U. 10s.-Forth and Clyde Junction, U. 135.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 70/. 195.-Ditto, New Stock, 241.-Ditto, Quarter shares, 171. 108.-Glasgow Belfast Union, 11. 25.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 11.-Glasgow and Dundee Junction, It. 145.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 40/. 108.-Glasgow Gene ral Termigps, 91. N.-Glasgow and Greenock, 191.-Ditto, New Stock, 10/.-Ditto, Preference, I/. 155.-Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction, it. 10s.-Glasgow Harbour Mineral, It. IN.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, U. N.-Glasgow, Strathaven, and Les maliagow, 11. 15s.- Granton Junction, 195.-Great County Down, 11. IN.-Great North of Scotland, U. 125.-Great North and South Wales, Sc. 10d.-inverness and Elgin, 175.-Lanark and Lothians, U. 155.-Larne, Belfast, and Ballymena, 11. Bs.-Londou and Houns low, 11.-London and Manchester (12astrick), 2/. 155.-London and Manchester (Item.), 1/. 2s. 6d.-London and York, 11. los.-Ditto, Half Shares, 21.-Midland and Eastern Counties, 11. Bs.-Moray shire, 21.-Newcastle and Berwick, 161. 10s.-Newry and .London deny, 1/. 78.-North British, 241. 10s.-Ditto, halves, 81.-Ditto, Extension to Carlisle, 1/. 125.-Ditto, Extension to Dalkeith, 5/. 155.-North Wales Mineral, 13/.-Ditto, New, 3/. 55.-Perth and Crieff Direct, 1/. 12s. Gd..-Perth and Inverness, 1/. U.-Scottish Central, 131.-Ditto, New, 51.-Scottish Central and Caledonian Jane tion, 11. Gs -Scottish Grand Junction, 11.-Scottish Midland, 6/. -Scottish Southern, U. 13s. 6d.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 105. --Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 1/. 17s. 6d.-South Midland, 11. 158,-Stirling and Dunfermline, U. 2s. 6d.-Stirling and Midland, 21. 45.-Strathern Junction, U. 2s. 6d.-Surrey Grand Junction, 55.-Tear and Dove Talley, 1 bs.-Wishaw and Coltness, 471.75. fwd. SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL SOCIETY.—The quarterly ge neral meeting was held on Thursday afternoon at the rooms of the institution in King William-street, when the chair was taken by Mr. John Labouchere. A petition to the House of Commons, in opposition to the Charitable Trusts Bill, IVA 9 read and agreed to, as the principles were considered both needless and vexatious. So stringent were the regulations, that it was stated, should the Bill pass, one of the metropo litan hospitals would be closed. The report stated that there had been received during the past quarter on board the Dreadnought, as patients, 17 from her Majesty's ships, 555. from British and foreign vessels, and remaining on board on the lst of January, 178. There were on board 162 sick, 1 convalescent, and 3 fit for duty ; whilst the number of out patients, from Jan. 1 to March 31, was 313. The balance of cash in hand was 466/. 15s. Scl., and the funds were in a very prosperous condition. It was also announced that the num ber of patients who had received the benefits of the institu tion since its establishment was 57, 767. THE QUARTERLY RECEIPTS AT THE LIVERPOOL Cutrrom-riousE.—We have again at this pert a decreasing quarterly revenue, arising principally from the reductions in raw materials and articles of consumption in this district. The gross revenue of the corresponding quarter of last year, viz., the three months ending the sth of April, 1845, amounted to 928,9731. To the 4th of April this year, up to which date the return is made up, the receipts are only 793,4241., thus showing a deficit of 135,549L —Liverpool Standard. INSANITY IN CANADA.—From the census returns of and tlle id iotic nite i n United Canada States, i t a la i) p greater ears tl that the prop n o u r n t r i b on e r o a f t h i hee pop i nsane tion than in the United States. The population of United Canada is 1,199,604; the number of ins ane and idiotic is thepopulationosfaneand i di o tic i o a ,3 1 7 7 6 ,0 , 6 0 9 r ,4 1 5 t 3 0 , saoa4d. the The n tots!umb er of the insane is 17,457, ap t r h o e po n r u ti m on ber th ofotehie insane in r or t i l p t p o er o7 a 7 l . 3d l ll h o e w f e o r l o C w a i i n t ag s hows d , re l at i v e population :—Lower. Canada, with a population of 693,549, has 478_ male idiots, and 4 i 5 females—total 950 ; 156 male lunatics, and 152 females—tots! :308. Upper Canada, with a population of 506,055, has 221 male idiots, and 178 s i w ill threebe perceived thn es r t e h a a t t e r t h t e h a number n o s a n f i e d i ; o t w i ch while females—total 399; 241 male l una ti cs , an d 478 females— totalLov, lower . C a na d alt in Upper Canada the number of insane by f ar excee d s th e idiotic; this is attempted t o b e exp l a i ne d b y the different origin of the population. The inhabitants of Lower Canada are nearly all of French origin —those of Upper Canada British. INCREASE AND DIMINUTION OF SALARIES (PUBLIC OFFlCES).—According to a return just issued by order of the House of Commons, it appears that in the year 1845 there was an increase in the various, public offices or departments of 2,267 persons employed. Of these, 2,035 were engaged in the Yost-officedepartment of the United Kingdom, and 102 in the CUStoms. In various offices or departments, however, in the same rar, there was a diminution in the number of individuals engaged cise, and 49 at Chelsea envital. The total increase in sala ries, emoluments, retired illoslsances, and expenses during the year, was 129,879/, and the total diminution of expen diture resulting from the reductions in others of the public offices amounted to 67,7541., leaving a balance of about 62,125/. increase of expenditure during the year 1845. THE WEATHER.—DEPLORABLE OCCUERENCE.—From Sunday until Monday the weather was exceedirtgiy inclement —cold and stormy, with incessant rain. Sunday was one of the harshest days we remember for a lo n g time, Al half-past two o'clock on that day, whilst the sea sv i t l s! rolling mountains high, twe young gentlemen, John a 1 Zechariah Dawson Williams, eons of our much respected fellow-citizen, Mr. Williams, of Clifton-4 erace. Monkstowine. shore a little beyond Bullock Harbour, udiniril a ig e h ash : i and Stafford-street, in this city, were walking t a e lo i n u g gt : . ficent appearance of the sea, when a huge w i d a and carried off the younger of those gentlemen, . t to say, has met a Dawson Williams, who, we o cfeepl s y N zfr - a d i t iimself by clinging watery grave. The elder i. , ;. ° b ier , standing, The body of to the rock upon which he had et_ 23 1 " i'ear, has not since been the deceased, who was in his r. Zachariali Reef! flooded, and much injury has been done : It is rumoured that the Dincess ßoyal and one of the Pavilion, and remain discovered. The country all roun i clliu ‘ b . l l l jvsenwil Foot. Royal Princes will shortly arrive at the here during her Majesty's confinement. Fires are constantly kept in the principal rooms, in order that the apartments : u — e n " ee Fur to t h h u e sh last may be prepared for the reception of the Royal Family at the aliorteit possible notice--Brighton Gazette. A letter recently received from Rome gives the fol lowingtliefew oftlg s re ta a t t e e i s n t e i n n t li days a moat extraor dinary rumour was afloat: As it is in the interest of persons matter no it will be dif ficult to get at the truth. On re-opening the Theatre Argen tina, the body o f a young woman in a g woman dom ino, and stabbed various'n I parts, was found in one of the boxes on the last row ; the body was in a state of putrefaction. She was, no doubt, assassinated at the last festival of the Carnival, since which time the theatre has been closed. The perpe tration of this crime is attributed to jealousy. The name of the victim has not transpired." The Austi bin Censorship has placed the whole stock of a Leipzic bookseller under sequestration, and forbidden the Viennese booksellers to purchase any part of the same. The causirof this extreme measure is a pamphlet issued from the shop of the above publisher, and circulated clandestin e ly in Hungary,' containing, u it alleged, leditiou latigtiaga.- - - . /....a..... ridearilia