The Sun. — London, England, 1837-03-31 00:00:00

ELECTION 0 ,- .F GUARDIANS FOR THE S,TRAND UNION. "The election of Gu srdians for the Strand Union came on yesterday at the B oard-room in Carey-street. For the Savoy, Rolls, and Sdt. Mary-le-Strand parishes, there was no opposition, and t'. tie former guardians were re-elected. Not so in St. Paul's, Covent-garden, where Mr. Walker has determined to agitate the parish, and add to its ex penses, although the: general feeling of the rate-payers is in favour of the late guardians:. In St. Clement Danes, too, the Scions of the: parish, following the example of St. Paul's, Covent-rgarden, resolved to have a little fun, and Mr. Dunn, thr.., gas-fitter., proposed Madame Vestris to be one of the new guardians:, adding, that if she were nomi nated, he would give another " crumby bit of goods." This attempt to throw ridicule on an important duty was met with a general feeling of disgust, and Mr. Dunn at last withdrew the lady of his choice, and, in conjunction with Mr. Prout, proposed MT. Fowler and Mr. Mason, so that the queition must go ta the vote. The late guardians were all nominated by Sir . l i. Paul, Mr. Ackerman, and others ; and as some proof tha.t they had done their duty in a man ner to justify the confidence of the parish, in which the Tates have been reduced one-half, as well as to satisfy the paupers, the following documents, arising spontaneously with the inmates of tt e Portugal-street workhouse, were on Tuesday last laid on the table of the Board : TO THE MASTER OF •THE STRAND UNION WORKHOUSE. We the undersigned Male Inmates, beg leave to ex press our most grateful thanks for the humane and kind reatment received from the present Guardians, for their great exertions in endeavouring to contribute every com fort in their power to soften the unfortunate situation of those who through unavoidable circumstances have been compelled to resort to the Parish for Relief, which has been most benevolently afforded to us. We, therefore, most respectfully request. you to make this known to the worthy Inhabitants and Guardians, in the full hope they will again he returned to the office they have so honourably dis charged. We are, with every respect, &c. Signed by upwards of fifty male paupers. TO THE BOARD OF GUARDIANS OF THE STRAND UNION. The humble Petition of the Female Inmates of the Portu- tugal-street Workhouse. Having heard that a New Election of Guardians is about to take place, we take the opportunity you our most sincere and heartfelt thanks for the great kindness that you have shown to us in our distressed situation. We humbly humbly hope that the worthy Rate payers who do benevolently support us, will again return you as our Guardians, in the hope that you may be able to gain for us the indulgence of Tea and Sugar as a part remuncra for our work and good conduct, and we, as in duty bound, will pray for your health and happiness. Signed by 287 female paupers. LISBON, GERMAN, AND BRUSSELS PAPERS. iSLISBON, MARCH IS.—Tlie Dinrio contains a list of various lots of national property (No. 267 to 293) in the districts of Evora, to be sold by auction on the 9th May, the estimated value of the whole (or the upset price) being 9,930,000 reis. It also gives three lists of national property sold in the districts of Castello, Branco, and Portalegre. Upset price. Sold for Ist List 412,000 reis 1,102,100 reis. 2d ditto 1 356,000 1,392,750 3d ditto 3 OOO,OOO 4,205,000 —Lisbon Papers, March 18th (inclusive.) VIENNA, MARCH 21.—The grippe begins to abate here. The number of new cases daily decreases, but the number of deaths is equally great. Among the persons latterly at tacked by the grippe was his Highness, the Hereditary Prince of Nassau, who however, has now entirely reco vered from his disorder. We hear that the Prince of Schonburg, Austrian Ambassador to the Court of Wur temburg, will not return to Stuttgard. Accounts from Hungary say, that the banditti chief Sehubri is really not taken. A reward of 100 ducats has lately been offered for the capture of him and three of his asioeiates, who are very minutely described, and half that reward for their heads. A reward of ten ducats is offered for the capture of any other member Of the band. Prepa rations are making at Hermannstadt, for the approaching Diet. The members or the Government, who have duties to perform in the Diet, lease Clausenburg on the 25:11, to proceed to Hermannstadt. • NAPLES, MARCH 14.—Letters from Spurna, of the end of January, say that the plague had abated in the ncigl'- houring places, and it was hoped it would soon wholly dis appear. M. Mustoriade, the Russian Consul, has been Appointed by his sovereign Counsellor of State. A whole village in the neighbourhood of Aksehir has been inun dated, in consequence of long continued rains, and the greater part of it swept away by the torrents, only a few houses bc:nc; left standing. CONSTANTINOPLE, IIAIRCH I.—A new change in the organisation of the army is spoken of, but it does rot ap pear in what it will consist ; probably only an alteration in the uniform. The communications with London are more frequent than ever ; it is evident that the English Cabinet arc bent on recovering its lost influence here. Mr. Bell, who is daily expected here, seems to like Odessa. He writes to his friends that the Russian autho rities have not suffered him and his compenions to want for anythicg, and that he is received in many very considerable houses at Odessa. The winter is had, navigation dan gerous, for the uncommonly violent storms make the coasts unsafe, and we fear we shah hear of many disasters. The negotiations which severals are carrying on for the concha mon of a treaty of commerce arc said to proceed very fa vouraUy. It is believed that the European Governments will join•in the negotiations, and that hereby greater regu larity will be introduced into the commerce relative to all nations with the Porte, anti the financial formalities in the importation and exportation of goods be diminished. Ma. bonnet Ali is said to have offered to advance money to the Porte, to be deducted from the future payments of his tribute. The Porte has not yet declared its resolution ; hut it will hardly reject such an offer. We may infer from this that the coffer: of the Viceroy ere well filled, and that he is not in want of money, as has been asserted. The differences between Mr. Warrington and the Picha of Tripoli may be considered as settled. Mr. Warrington is said to have received a serious reprimand from his Government for acting in his official capacity with passion and precipitation. Mr. War rington will doubtless take this hint, or he must expect to be recalled. It is raid that the Porte will engage foreign engineers to make several causeways and canals. No news from Syria ; the country seems to be tranquil. LAEKEN, MARCH 28.—The Queen has not slept so well ou account of the fever. Her Aiajesty's situation, however, continnes to be satisfactory. The Prince is as well as possible. The Dukes of Aumale and Montpensier have accompanied their august Mother, and the Princesses of Orleans, to Brussels. BRUSSELS, MARCH 29.—A singular political pheno menon has just taken place in Belgium—a Jewish Burgo master registering the birth of a Protestant Prince, who is destined to be educated in the Protestant religion. CHURCH-RATES.—Several seizures for Church rates were nvde at Maidstone last week. This fact affords the .Kenti:9h Obserrer an opportunity of reading a lecture to Mr. W. Lewis for his recent vote in the House in favour of the Ministerial measure for uprooting the tree of evil, which has borne such an abundant crop of apples of discord. AUSTRIA, AND THE AUSTRIANS.—Judging from the table of contents, this new work promises to excite considerable interest. The following are the subjects of some of the leading chapters :—The Imperial Family—The Aristo cracy—Royal Exiles and Royal Visitors—Schonbrun ; the Duke of Reichstadt—Prince Metternich—The Liechtenstein Family—The Family of Esterhazy—Joseph 11. and his Re forms—Austrian Diplomacy at Foreign Courts—Foreign Dip lomacy at Vienna—Reminiscences of the Great Congress— The Women—The Hungarians and Bohemians—Schubri, the Bandit , --Pleasures for the People—The Prater—The Middle Classes—Left-handed Marriages—Social and Political Im portance of the Danube Steam Navigation—Literature and Men of Genius—Music, &c. &c. The Westminster General Sessions commenced yes terday at the Court-house, Palace-yard, Westminster, before Mr. F. Frant and a full bench of Magistrates. The calendar contains :i4 prisoners for trial, 23 for felony, 6 for misde meanours, 8 for assaults, and 47 for riot and disorderly conduct, all of whom the Governor of Bridewell stated to be in good health. The cases disposed of were of very little im. portance. THE TOR I ES.—One of the founders of the Darwen Operative Political Union has withdrawn his name from that sage body in disgust, haying found, it is said, that instead of promoting the spread of knowledge, the society is made the vehicle of party strife and animosity .—Blacriburn Gazette. COLBURN'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE AND HUMORIST; EDITED BY THEODORE Hoot, ESQ.—The April No. of this popular periodical is replete with literary attractions and piquant humour. The Gurney Papers, by the Editor, arc continued, as well as Captain Marryatt's new story, the Phantom Ship, and The Theatre Royal Little Pedlington, by the author of " Paul Pry." In addition to other ar ticles of great merit, we have Original Lines by Sir Walter Scott—A Widower's Wooing, by Haynes Baily, Esq.—The King of Clubs, by Alfred Crowquill—A Day in the Neilgherry Hills—Tritons and Men of the Sea, by Leigh Hunt, Esq.—Pompeii, a Poem, by J. E. Reade, Esq. —'Three Extracts from the Diary of a Week, by Miss Landon —Baldwin and Judith—Recreations in Natural History, No. IV.—A Memoir of the Author of " Vivian Grey," accompa nied by a striking Portrait, &c. &c. This Magazine, under the able management of its new Editor, is becoming a greater favourite than ever. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MARCH 29. We hare had only a moderate demand for Cotton to-day. The sales 2,000 bags without any decline in price. PRICES OF :, fOCE.S THIS DAY AT ()NE (3'CLOCK. 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Now ready, with an Illustration by George Cruikshank, and a Portrait of Sheridan, from an original Drawing by Ozias Humpherys, No. IV., price Half-a-Crown, (to be continued Monthly) of BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY. CONTENTS. Song of the Month, by W. H., Biography of Aunt Jemima, by Ainsworth. F. H. Rankin. Oliver Twist, (No. III.) by Boz, Scenes in the Life of a Gambler. with an Illustration by GcorgeLes Poisons d'Avril, a ' omstro- Cruickshank nomical chaunt, by Father The Dumb Waiter. I Prout. Family Stories. (No. III.) Grey The Anatomy of Courage, by Dolphin, by Thos. Ingoldsby. Prince Puckler Muskau. Friar Lawrence and Juliet, by*T. ' Song of the Cover. Haynes 13ayly The Cobbler of Dort. Unpublished Letters of Addison. Epigrams. Last Visit of Hajji Baba. (No. IL) Hero and Leander, from the by the author of " Zohrab." I Greek of Museus. Sonnet to a Fog, by E. Webbe. IThe Admirable Crichton. Handy Andy, No. IV., by Anecdotes of Sheridan, with a Samuel Lover. ' Portrait. The Grand Kham of Tartary. Richard Bentley, Ness Burlingto7,street. Orders received by all Booksellers. The publication of THE SUN NEWSPAPER commenced this day at 10 minutes past Three o'clock. e6. ' ,‘ . , rri, 41 , 1 .7": " . . f __, , :4 , , - ~" T„,,, 1 ";‘) 4 :, , t,z..,, . ....- - Arrived Due 1 Lisoon 0 0 Malta 0 Mexico 1 0 Ostend 0 0 Sweden 0 I Waterford 0 nu + LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 31, 1837. Another meeting of the Irish National Association took place in Dublin on Wednesday last. Mr. O'CONNELL who, of course, was present, made a stirring appeal to his countrymen, in which he warned tlhemr► against Sectet Societies, as being the bane of herty, and placing them at the mercy of their worst enemies—the Tories. "We should," he observed, " have carried Catholic Emancipation ten years sooner than we did, if it had not been for these Societies. They never did anything but mischief. .There can not possibly be any good derived from them, and if there could, I would not accept it from a source so polluted." Mr. O'CONNELL then goes on to recommend the sending of Pacificators into the districts most likely to_ be infected by the contagion of Secret Societies, as the surest and speediest means of putting an cud to the evil. At the close of his speech, after some well-tifiled and deserved com pliments to the Duchess of KENT, for the care with which she h:td superintended the education of her daughter, the Hon. and Learned Gentleman moved that " an address from the, people of Ireland to the Princess VicTont A, on the occasion of her coming of age, he prepared, and that a deputation be appointed for the purpose of presenting it to her." This mo, tion, which will gall the Irish. Orangemen to the quick, was carried unanimously, and amidst enthusiastic ac clamations. The result of the Warwick election, and the din ner given to Mr. BA INES and Sir WILLIAM MOLESWORTII, at Leeds, have sadly disappointed the hopes of the Opposition ; and considering the import ance of these two events, we need not wonder at the rabid attacks of the organs of the party against those who hare thus been the means of putting their inso lent and vain boastings to the test. The New Puor Law—now their great theme at popnlar meet ings—was called in to their aid at Warwick, and denounced by the Tory candidate as the work of the Whigs ; but it was found utterly harmless, and the Liberal Candidate was triumphantly returned for for a borough hitherto considered as a fief of the War wick family. The manly and disinterested praise be stowed on the Government by Sir WM. MOLES IVOR T/I has been no less galling, because it points out in the most forcible manner the hopeless condition of the Tories, and dispels their vain delusion of being able to return to office through the' divisions of the Liberals. Though Whigs and Radicals may show symptoms of disunion and want of discipline when not pressed by the enemy ; yet, when the necessity for action arrives, they forget all minor differences, and think only of defending their positions against their common foe. This union was the cause of their dis comfiture under Sir ROBERT PEEL, and they now find from sad experience that it is still an insuperable barrier against them. Their hopes revived in the course of last summer, owing to some intemperate at tacks made on the Ministry at public meetings. Before tile Session commenced the Opposition Papers in town and country abounded• with accounts of dissen sions between Whigs and Radicals, and pretended to treat with scorn a Ministry that attempted to govern the country with the support of men professing such heterogeneous opinions. The division on every great question of the Session has completely dispelled the illusion; for however violently Mr. S. CRAWFURD, or Mr. ROEBUCK, or Sir W. MOLESWORTII might attack Lord MELBOURNE'S AdminiStration during the vaca tion, they have convinced the enemies of good govern ment since, that their great object is not to assist the Tories, but to urge on a Liberal Ministry to more libe ral measures ; and that whatever blame they may attach to the Whigs, they deprecate the Tories more. They have acted prudently for themselves and the country. Had they opposed the Government on any great ques tion, and compelled them to resign, the feeling displayed at numerous meetings must have convinced these Members, that their constituents would not have given them another opportunity of obstructing useful mea sures of Reform, merely because they could not carry all their own plans into full effect. Every election that has taken place lately confirms this belief ; and should the Tories, by any Court intrigue, or any acci dent, be ever again thrust into office, a second and THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1831. a last proof will be given of their utter rejection by the great body of the people. There is a majority of 80 against them in the present Parliament on a ' question of the most vital importance—the Govern ment of Ireland; and a majority on every other question quite large enough to turn them 'out without a dis solution. And what hopes can they have from a dis solution ? They have united the whole body of Dis senters against them—they have united all who are interested in good Municipal Government—all who are anxious to see liberal institutions established in ad joining States--and all who consider a yearly surplus of two millions and a half a matter of some importance. Wc cannot imagine any one question on which they have the slightest chance of success, or how they can, by any possibility, reduce the numbers now opposed to them. Even the delusion under which some laboured respecting Church-rates is fast dying away ; and a little time is only wanting to convince them that the outcry raised by the Bishops is neither for the sake of the Church nor the people, but for their own worldly interests. The spirited and highly praiseworthy conduct of the people of Chelmsford, in giving their cordial and very effective support to the great measure of conciliation between the Church and the Dissenters, has given mortal umbrage to the " Church-and-King" men of Essex. That county is squire-ridden and priest-ridden even to a proverb ; it was, therefore, to be expected that some demonstration in favour of faction and into lerance would follow the noble expression of constitu tional feeling which lately burst forth in its chief town. Accordingly, we learn from the Chelmsford Chronicle, that Lord RAYLEIGII, Lord ASHBURTON, and other red-hot Tories, summoned their partisans from various parts to a Meeting, to express their disapprobation of the " resolution lately propounded on the subject of Church-rates, as subversive of the principle of a na tional Establishment, in connection with the State." We have read the speeches delivered on this occasion, and the perusal has convinced us—if any conviction were wanted—that if the power of the Essex Tories depended upon their talents, taking the speeches at this Meeting as a sample, they would be as harmless a set of gentlemen as could be selected from England, Scotland, and Ireland, including the dominions there unto belonging. A more wretched exposure of m en t a l poverty, a more humiliating display of intellectual imbe cility, can hardly be imagined. It was truly worthy of, and admirably in keeping with, the tottering cause which it was intended to prop up. There is sometimes a cer tain degree of ability, at least a certain barefaced cleverness or roguish dexterity, in the proceedings of the better trained among the Tories, which, if it doe s not redeem the want of principle exhibited in the humbug which they play off upon the public, yet makes a little amends for it, just as the roguery of Clown is in some degree thrown into the shade by his ingenious artifices and amusing tricks. But in the instance before us, there is nothing but a clumsy attempt to mislead the public mind by sheer lack of understanding. " To the Minister of War." The personage who presided at this assembly of eastern sages was Lord RAYLEIGH, who set them as fine an example of drivelling as their hearts could have wished. The Noble Lord, to do him justice, ranged over a pretty wide field in quest of argu ments to support the levying of Church-rates ; but whether he brought home any thing very much to his purpose, is quite another matter. Not content with modern authorities, he bounded at once to the Jewish theocracy aaan argument for a compulsory religion. A very good argument it may be for our establishing Ju daism in England ; but beyond that it will, we think, be hardly admitted to prove anything ; and we think the Noble Lord cannot do less than pave the way for this consummation, by giving his support to the Bill for placing the Jews on a footing of civil equality with Christians. But Lord RAYLEIGH did not limit him self to the use of the general argument : he adduced patticular instances, recorded in Scripture history, in favour of his grand position, that the State has a right to determine the religion of its subjects. " NEBU CHADNEZZAR," says the Noble Lord, " made a de cree on the subject of the Jewish religion, and he was iiot the King of the Jews, except by conquest." Well, if this great monarch had a right to do this in a con quered kingdom, he surely had a right to do it in his own. If our memory serves us, it was this same pious Prince who set up a golden image, and by au thority unquestionable, according to Lord 11 AYL E G announced to all his subjects, that whoever did not fall down and worship this image should be burnt alive. We are told that there were three Dissenter6—sturdy champions for the rights of conscience—who would not conform to the doctrine and discipline of the State religion on this occasion. And we are farther told that they were, for what the ministers of the State religion called obstinacy and heresy, actually thrown into a fiery furnace seven times heated, according to the intensity, no doubt, of Orthodox and Established zeal, and were preserved by a special interpo sition of Divine power. We cannot, after this, con gratulate Lord RAYLEIGH on that discrimination of judgment which led him to select NEBUCHADNEZZAR as a patron of Church-rates. Nor would it he diffi cult to show that CYRuZ and DARIUs are equally un suitable to his purpose. _ _ , The Noble Lord proceeds onward to the New Tes tament, and finding it there stated that our blessed SAVIOUR contributed to the support of the religion which he professed, anti in the rites of which he parti cipated, it is hence concluded that all who differ from the Established Church of England are bound by conscience to pay Church-rates I Then comes the instance of the tribute-money. When the Phari saical ministers of the Established religion wanted to entrap our LORD into a declaration, that the Jews ought not to pay tribute to the Romans, and thence, according to established usage, to fix upon ram the charge of sedition or constructive treason, he struck them dumb by telling them to " give unto Cmsar the things that are Cxsar's, and unto God the things that are God's ;" which to a plain understand ing would seem to mean " give to the civil Magistrate what belongs to him—obey him in every thing per taining to his lawful authority, but at the same time do not forget that there is a higher Power to be obeyed, and a holier duty to be performed. Your duty to a civil Governor must never be allowed to interfere with that which you owe to the Great Governor of the Universe." Madrid Journals, to the 22d inst. inclusive, have reached us this morning. In the Gazette of the 21st appears the Deputy LUJ AN'S official report of the defeat of General EVANS, addressed to the Minister of War from Bayonne, under date of the 17th. A s this report throws the discredit of the defeat before Hernani on the British and not the Spanish troops, we insert it at length : " Most Excellent Senhor,—As I had th e honour of stat ing to. your Excellency, in my despatch of the 15 t h, t h e troops passed the night in the position taken from the enew. " Yesterday morning, the 16th, firing commenced at seven o'clock ; the enemy was driven back as far as the plain of Hernani. At eleven o'clock, when the General was gi v i ng the order to attack the town, the enemy received a reinforce ment of eight battalions and three pieces of artillery. " With these forces, and those they had before, they at tacked both our wings vigorously, who retreated to the hill occupied by a battalion of British Royal Marines, w hi c h opened its fire, by which, and that of the artillery, they were repulsed with loss. But during their attack a company of Oviedo was compelled to shut itself up in a house, and after some defence to surrender. " Unfortunately, on our left, we were not so success. ful ; three of the enemy's battalions passed the bridge o Astigarrago, and attacked the extremities of our troops, when the first battalion of the Legion unexpectedly re treated. Others of Castile followed this fatal example, and from that moment the troops were thrown into disor der. The enemy availed himself thereof, followed up his attack, and it was then already impossible to preserve the positions gained the day before. " Efforts were, however, made, and sufficient resistance to withdraw the artillery, the wounded, the provisions, and to blow up the fort of La Venta. The two pieces of artil lery take❑ were rendered useless, and a retreat was effected to the lines v.e bad left on the l.sth. . . " Our loss in killed is small, but that of the wounded is calculated at 800 ; that of prisoners was confined to the company of Oviedo, which at most consisted of sixty or eighty men. " General Evans is engaged in re-organising the regi ments, and the spirits of the soldiers will be speedily re stored ; they will then return to their primitive ardour, especially as by a steamer, arrived from Portugalette, we are assured that General Espartero has passed Elorrio and Villafranca, and was marching upon Tolosa. If this ac count is true, the operations will soon be re-established, and require only some movement on the part of Evans. " I have started, and continue to proceed post, to Pam peluna, to inform Saarsfield of this event, to prevent his suffering some disaster by imprudently advancing. " It is extremely painful to me, most excellent Senor, to have been the witness of such an unexpected event, and still more to be obliged to communicate it to your Excel lency. But Ido so that her Majesty's Government may not be taken by surprise, and that it may know the truth ; for if this has been one of those misfortunes war is liable to, it is not so great as it might have been, or as it appears at first sight ; an d I hope that within a very few days the army will again be in a condition to resume the offensive. FRANCISCO DE LUJAN. " Bayonne, March 17,1837, at 8 o'clock at night. It does not appear from the papers than any excite ment prevailed in the capital consequent upon the pub lication of this despatch. We cannot, however, re frain from expressing regret that Senor LUJAN should have differed so widely in his report of the affair of the 16th, as to cast the blame of so unfortunate a reverse upon the auxiliary Legion. The effect of such a misrepresentation upon the minds of a people like the Spaniards, must be to create a lasting distrust of the bravery and fidelity of their English allies. The accounts received this morning from th.. north of Spain confirm the news of the retreat of ESPAR TERO to Biiboa, and of IRRIBARREN to Pamplona. ESPARTERO was not beaten by the Carlists. He scandalously retired to Bilboa of his own accord on the 21st, under the shameful pretext of securing ra tions for his advanced corps. IRRIBARREN was forced to enter Pamplona, as the Carlists were prepa ring to overwhelm him with all his forces. Colonel WYLDE was to proceed from Bayonne to Bilboa on the 26th, to expostulate with ESPARTERO on his disgraceful conduct. The fellow ought to be cashiered and shot. Per Quarter. 131andlord Chard Huntingdon Gong Sutton-- L.)llth The whole of the Paris Papers of Wednesday have been received. They are quite as barren of all in teresting intelligence as they have been for the last week. The Ministerial squabble—for it would be an abuse of language to dignify it with an epithet expres sive of difference of opinion among Statesmen—con tinues to agitate the Palace and the Press. As for the people they appear altogether indifferent, con vinced that while Louis PHILIPPE reigns he will govern, not as his Ministers may advise, but as pleases himself. From some cause or other which can only be sur mised, Ministeis declined to submit to the Deputies copies of the several documents referred to in the Report on Supplementary Credit. The Chamber first called upon Marshal CL A USEL to demand them, as they affected his conduct in Africa ; but that officer declined to make any motion on the subject, declaring that he was quite indifferent as to the course which Ministers might adopt. In Wednesday's sittings the Chamber, on the motion of •M. TESTE, instructed its President to write to the President of the Council, demanding the production of copies of the withheld documents. The President of the Council and the Minister of Public Instruction were present when the motion was put to the vote, but neither of them op posed it. ' Newark Nottingham - ecterborotigh - Plymouth Sleaforl Unpingham It was reported in Paris on Wednesday that the King of PRUSSIA died suddenly at Berlin. The Funds fell in consequence. A letter from Bayonne, of the 25th of March, says— " The return of Espartero to Bdboa is certain. On the 21st, at noon, the Gencral-in-Chief returned to that city at the head of a brigade, leaving the other corps of the army at Elorrio, Durango, and the adjacent villages. The ob ject of Espartero's visit to Bilboa is to procure rations for the troops. Such are the facts as they result from let ters from Sebastian, dated March 24 : these same letters make no mention of an affair which, according to Carlist accounts, took place in the environs ef Zornosa. The re trograde! movement of Espartero cannot be accounted for in a satisfactory manner. Nevertheless, the details, pub lished by the Carlists of the affair, do not agree together. According to some letters, the success of the Infant Don Sebastian was complete ; while others confess, that on the 21st the success was doubtful, and that the firing was resumed on the 22d. It is added, that, Gen. Simon Torre, at the head of four battalions, had joined Brigadier-Ge neral Castor, who had placed three battalions before Zor noza and Bilboa. The truth, - involved mystery, must soon be disclosed. On the other hand it is asserted that Irribarren, at the head of Saarsfield's division, continued to occepy the village of Larrainzar.—Moniteur, March 29. The :Iles:ago- of this evening says :—" Our private let ters from Bayonne, of the 24th, bring word of various dis turbances said to have broken out at Zamora and Sala manca, when the people are reported to have repaired to the residence of the political chiefs, loudly demanding the Constitution of 1812, without reform. The accounts received from Bayonne respecting the af fair Qf Zornoza are quite conflicting.—Sentinelle des Py renees. On the 22d and 23d, sixteen insurgents presented them selves to the Spanish Consul at Bayonne ; among them a sergeant of cavalry who was in the action of Hernani. The letters from St. Sebastian say that many of the wounded die.—Journal du Commerce, iNfarch 29. FRENCH FUNDS.-Penis, MARCH 29. Five per Cents., 106 f. 75c. 84c. 70c. " Four per Cents., 9:11: sc. 10e. Three per Cents. 78f. 75c. 65c. 70c. Bank Actions, 2,410 f Itente tie Naples, 98f. 55c. 60c. 50c. Roman Five per Cents., 101 Spanish Actives, 23 M% 23. Spanish Passives, 6% 6. Brussels Society, 1,555 f. Portuguese Three per Cents. 30%)4 %. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One month, paper, 25f. 45c.1 money, 25f. 45c. Three months, paper, 25f. 27% e. ; money. 25f. 25e. -Comes Autheulmue. LAST PRICES. Five per Cents., 106 f. 55c. Three per Cents. 7Sf. 50c. Bank Actions. 2,4101. Rente de Naples, 98f. 50c. Roman Five per Cents., 101%. Brussels Bank, 1,387 f. 50e. Portuguese Three per Cents., 30g. Spanish Actives, 23. Spanish Passives. 6. Spanish Differes, 7%. New Differes, 8%. Miguelites, 12%. Belgian Society, 1,5,55 f. rU k UNDS-BausseLs, lifsecn 29 Actual Debt, 25% per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent lOO% Loan of Thirty Millions 9:2 Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent. 99 Society of Commerce, 4% per Cent. 132 Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 135 -Brussels Papers, March 30. DUTCH FUNDS-AMSTERDAM, March 28. Aetna] Debt, 2% Cent Money. Bills. per 52 52 Ditto, ditto 5 per cent. Amtin Syndic, 4% per cent 92.14 93% Ditto, ditto, 3)4 per cent 75% 76)4 Commercial Company 4% per cent lBl% MN Ditto (1832 and 18313) 5 per cent. Exchange on London, One month l2 02)4 Two months ...... 11 925( AUSTRIAN FUNDS-VIENNA, MARCH 21. Five per Cents. Metalliques Four per Cents. Three per Cents. Bank Shares -AUgetneine Zeitung, March 26. HAMBURG BORSEN HALLE, Msecm - 28. Bills. Money. Austrian Metalliques, 5 per cent. Ditto ditto 4 per cent. Ditto ditto 3 percent. Ditto Bank Shares 1338 1336 Anglo-Russian Loan lO5 104% Paper Inscription, 6 per cent 75 74% Russian 5 per cents. Metal. Russian Inscription, Hope and Co., 3d and 4th Series Ditto, Certificates Portuguese Regency Bonds, 5 per cent 465f - Ditto, 3 per cent. 3O 29e Dutch 2 54 per Cents. 52 - Ditto 5 per Cents Polish Bonds, 3 per cents. - New Tickets 155 71% Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per cents ..... •••••••• ....... 71 % Norwegian Lean of 1834. 4 per cents. 101% 10% Spanish, in piastres, 3 per Cents.... ........... ....• - • 22ii 22 Cortes Lean, 5 per Cent Greek 4 per cents. 1833, guaranteed by France 93 92% --Hamburg Papers, March 28. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of most kinds of Grain this week have been good ; and of Flour, the quantity is more than adequate to the present demand. The Wheat trade remains in a very dull state, and Monday's terms cannot be obtained. Barley sells heavily at last quotations. Beans and Pease are unaltered. The Oat-trade has been dull since Monday at no variation in value. There is little doing in the Flour trade. A M 1 VA LS. Wheat. f Barley. Oats. I Flour. English Irish - - 6,44) - Foreign 5OO - - - SMITHFIELD MARKET This day's supply was very good, and the sale was dull at little alteration from the prices last quoted: PRICFS PER SIGNS OF dL. . TO SINK THE OFFALS. s. d. to s. cd. l s. el. to s.). Inferior Beasts Second quality ditto 2lO 3 4 Scoud quality ditto Prime large Oxen 3 6 310 Coars?-wwolled ditto 4 '2 4 4 P-line Scots. &c. Large coarse Calves 4 2 4 6 Large Hogs '1 6 4 2 Prime small ditto 4 8 5 4 Small Po-kms ......... .. 4 8 5 0 14.ickling Calves each 36 01 Quarter old Pia ,each; 12 u 20 I' Lamb (is 4d. to 7a. Od. SUS-FLY, as PER. CLEEK'S STATEMENT. Sheep 2,915 Calves. 125 Pigs 236 Beasts. 613 DENHALL MARKETS. ly the Careasi. NENVGATE AND LEA At per stone, I _ s (1. to s d s 4 to s •l. reef, inferior 2 6 2 8 Mutton, inferior -- middling ......,,,... 210 3 0 midang. 1 4 .7 6 -- prime large 1 2 3 1 prime 3 8 4 2 -- prime small 3 6 3 8 Pork, large...—. ........... 310 4 4 Veal Lamb 'is 4d to tis. 441. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK. Oats. l Ocans. S. to S. 20 28 26 33 22 31 29 41 28 31 35 42 30 34 - 43 36 38 24 30 Peeac. 24 30 2-4 29 10 20 00 23 111 21 21 28 19 28 22 29 20 2) 22 28 S j - 20 11A R K On—March 30 Per Quarter. s. d. s. d. Barley. Oats 23 0 30 0 Beaus (per sack) l9 0 :'5 0 Flour (per bag) 42 0 45 0 Pread (per gall.) ‘‘., heat. i Barley. s. tn 6. '52 62 52 61 46 60 23 34 5:3 1' 52 6i 55 64 31 59 49 62 40 50 65 70 43 64 13 62 DEVIZES CORN N Per Sack. s. d. s. d. First Wheat 3O oto 31 0 Second 27 0 2S 6 Third 1417 Sacks of Wheat sold/ 27 5 at the average of LEEDS CORN MARKET.-- March 2S Wheat, Norfolk and Sullialk, tiOlb. - York. and I.incoln. 60th. Marley, Norfolk and Suffolk „... -- Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Grinding Beans Oats, l'otatoc --Mealing, For. —d. to—d Eng. 1'2..1. to 13 I. per stone. Shelling `Ms. to 31. i. per load. Rapeseed, English, 34 1 ,. to 361 ...... —..... Foreign, --t to—l. per last. il , to s. 38 50 44 48 38 48 :30 34 38 44 20 22 43 51 35 4:2 38 43 - 43 41 43 32 44 30 32 S. to S 3S 32 3s 32 34 - LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE:.—:March 28. ... —.....-- —........____........,.._ ............... WitnAT, English, White, per 70Ib. ---- Red _ . ---. Scotch, Welch, and Manx ' 9 0 8 4 - Irish, White 8 0 8 6 -- Red 7 6 : . 8 3 - Foreign OATS, English, Welsh, and Scotch, per Irish Foreign ' 0 0 U 0 BARLEY, Eughsh, Malting, per Imp. quarter ..... 0 0 Scotch and Irish, per 6olbs 10 6 0 Feeding 4 6 4 8 BEANS, English, per Imperial quarter 5l 0 51 0 Irish, &T. Foreign . . . PEASE, English, per I inperial quarter 56 0 6t 0 - I•'oreign ['Lova, English, per 280Ib. 52 0 60 0 - Irish _ . _ ---- . OATMEAL, English and Irish, per 2401bs 3l 0 28 0 INDIAN CORN, per 4401 h. — 42 0 44 o RYE, per 1 liver al quarter 'l2 0 nr6 0 MALT, per Imperial quarter IMPORT or GRAIN liar the Week ending March 27. Wheat. 1 Oats. I Barley Flour. Oatmeal Qrs. Ors. Qrs. Foreign, rids.' Irish, &e. Scks I Lone; 3,445 3,477 !BO • 2,765 2,449 SOUTHALL CATTLE MARKET.—March '29 The supply of Beasts, Sheep, Calves, and Porkers, to this day's mar. ket was moderately good. There was a moderate attendance of town and country buyers, and the trade was dull, at the following pries per stone of 811), to sink the offals : Beef 3s. 4,1. to 4s. 4d. Veal I Mutton 4 0 5 4 Pork 3 9 4 S Beasts, '..1,; Sneep, 3 Ilia; Calves, 55; Pigs, 42. A small portion o the supply left the market unsold KET.—March U.OMFORD M a______. A. 41. t 0 S. d. s. ft. to 4.41 tleef.., 3 2 4 2 Veal Milano :3 10 5 0 Pork Suckling Calves, Ifs, to 325.; Quarter old Store Pigs. I2s. to Ills. Mitch Cows, with their small Calf, 1•2/. Os. to 18/. Os. Supply moderate, and trade rather dull CHICHESTER MARKET—March 29. Beef I 51utton 4 0 5 2 Pork 3 10 4 4 Supply of fat stock moderately good, and trade ; - ather dull. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS TO-MORROW. G Harvey, builder, Springfield, Essex THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Our arrivals this morning are the French, Ostend, and Dutch mails ; ship letters from Van Diemen's Land, 13th Sept: ; Sydney, 14th Oct., old dates. We have very few arrivals this morning ; consequently to the present hour we have a great dearth of information in the City. Mocey was obtained yesterday at easy rates on good bills ; but some commercial difficulties prevailed in the course of yesterday, and bills to a large amount are said to be lying over-due an 4 unpaid. We also regret to find that a commercial house of some note was suspected to be in a state of embarrassment. Yesterday was the weekly meeting of the Bank Direc tors ; but the result of their deliberations was not made public. This being settling-day in the Foreign Market, the chief business doing is paying and receiving the various differ ences during the Account—and the extreme difference may be about 7 per cent. ; but the Account is not supposed to be an extensive one, and will not cause any failure of con sequence, as the business done was amongst the first-rate speculators in Spanish Securities. THE FUNDS. Spanish Active, which closed yesterday at 22 to 221, opened heavy at 21 owing to the unfavourable informa tion from the North of Spain, of the retreat of Espartero and Saarsfield's armies—the former to, Bilboa, and the latter to Pampcluna ; which no doubt will retard the future operations of General Evans, Spanish at present 21-a ; Passive 51-; Deferred 81 4 ; Portuguese 471 48 ; Three per Cents. 301 31 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 53-4-. Consols opened this morning at yesterday's closing prices, 901 1 for the Account, 90i 1 for Money ; Exchequer Bills 81 38 prom ; India- Bonds 30.prerri. ONE O'CLOCK. We copy the following from the Bordeaux papers rela• tive to the defeat of Espartero : " They write us from Bayonne, of the 24th inst., to be on our guard against the Carlist bulletins. One was forged here yesterday, and which was supposed to be sent from Duraugo." A letter from Bayonne, of the 25th, states, that there was no general engagement with Espartero—it was only a detachment, which was cut off between Zornoza and Du rango by the Chief Castor. It is reported that the death of the King of Prussia has been announced by the Strasburgh telegraph. There will be a second delivery of ship lettors—it is said nearly a halfton—chiefly from the East Indies. HALF-PAST ONE. A great number of letters from New South Wales and the East Indies have been delivered from the Post-office late this morning ; but they are of late dates. We have also received Sydney papers—they are of the same de scription—later papers have been received by three weeks. The private letters received this morning from Bilboa are of the 21st. They do not mention the return of Es partero with his army, or of the victory obtained by Don Sebastian. The settling of the foreign account is going of well. We do not bear at present of any failure in the house. No doubt several small ones have taken place, of those who speculate out of the house, in Spanish. The failure of the commercial house which took place yesterday, is said to be to a large amount. Consols may be quoted at 904 ; same for Money ; Exchequer Bills, 31 33 prem. ; Indiaßonds, 30 32 prem. In the Foreign Market Spanish heavy at 21i s ; Pas sive, 5 ; Deferred, Si ; Portuguese, 47* ; Three per Cents., 301 ; Dutch 21 per Cents., 52i. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Consols for the Account, 901 I. THE FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES. FUNDS. Omnium India Stock .....«....«.« — Ditto ..... ......... 32 urn. South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities Ditte New ...... Ex. Bills, 10001 o %d. ... 33 pm Ditto 500/ 33 pm. Ditto 5001 33 pm. Bank Stock for Opg. India Stock for Act. Consols for Act. FUNDS. Portuguese Bonds, 5 per cent. Ditto, New Ditto 4714 Prussian, 5 per cent ..... Russian Bends, 5 per cent JON Ditto, Metallic Spanish, 5 per cent Ditto, Consolidated. 2l s b French, 5 pet cent ...... — 4 . — C. Exchange French, 3 per cent, 25 10 BnITISI-1 Bank Stock ...... ......... 3 per Cent. Red 3 per Cent. Cons OO% 3h, per Cent. 3 , 4 per Cent. Red. 99 New 34 per Cent 93% 1 per Cent. Assented Dissented Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1860 Oct ISSO ......... Jan. 1860 l4 FOREIG/ Austrian, 5 per cent — Belgian, 5 per cent — Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent .....1 1 Chilian, 6 per cent 39 Colombian 6 per cent. Ditto, 1834 Danish, 3 per cent 74 Greek Bonds, 1625,5 per cent — vexican, 5 per cent. —. . , —..,..ii, 3 per c. Ditto. 6 per cent., 1825 ..... 1 Dutch, 2 1 per cent. ....... —.....• 5_ / 6 Peruvian. 1825. 6 per cent.... Ditto. 5 per cent. ........ ....- • If-' 2 % ARES . Calcutta and Saugur RailwSHay 0 54 Dublin and Kilkenny Raiiway Company j IA London and Brighton Railway (Stevenson's) ...... London and Brighton Railway (litnnie's) South Eastern and Dover Railway 4 IA N other variations in the Prices of Shares since our One o clock List. LATE FIRE AT CHELSEA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. 5, Middle-row, Knightsbridge, March 31, 1837. Sir,— A letter signed William Blatch, 23, Exeter-street, Chelsea, having appeared in your Paper of• Tuesday last, stating the Hans-town or Chelsea Engine is out of repair, and that it reflects nothing but shame, upon whoever is con cerned, in consequence of which several of the conymissioners of the Hans-town district the following morning had !ileir en gine examined, which they find to be in very good ,"ePa i r , and all that Mr. Blatch could have said with trgth respect ing, the engine is, the surveyor, who could have worked it effectually, was at that period from home. That let . -- ter, having appeared in the public papers, worded as it is, is prejudicial to every commissioner of Hans- Town, and more so to the surveyor of that district, whose duty is to keep the said engine in repair. And should the surveyor be discharged from his situatio.l through that letter, the consequences may Le very serious. Mr. Blatch also reminds the public of the dat,ger in which his immense stock of printing works and paper, value some thousand pounds—query, if it means value or w,light—but it is thought by several of the neighbours to be N value, it being a rich district. Therefore, I hope (being on.' of the Commissioners), that these few lines will remove that dis grace which, by Mr. Match's letter, appeared to be du' t° the Commissioners of Hans-town, and also to the Stxr veyor of that rich district. I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, ABEL BIRCH. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY. DEAL, MARCH 30.—Wind E., moderate.—Arrived the William Harris, Tury, from Sydney. Sailed, the Abel Gower, Henderson, for Sydney ; the Charles, —, for Newfound land; the Louisa, —, for Quebec; the Canadian, , for Quebec ; and the rest of the outward bound. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 30.—Wind N. E.—Arrived, the Ca milla, Davison, from Sunderland. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 30.—Wind E. S.E.—Arrived, the Thames (steamer), from London for Dublin; his Majesty's ship Messenger , from Falmouth. FALMOUTH, MARCH 29. —Wind W. S. W.—Arrived, the Linnet packet, from Lisbon, sailed 19th inst. RA MSGATE.—Two casks of cyder and two of metal, a chain cable, and several chests of tools have this day been landed_ here from the wreck of the sloop London, which vessel sunk near this port on the 25th ult. COWES, MARCH 30.—Arrived, the Gebroders, —, from Rio Janeiro. LIMERICK, MARCH 28.—Arrived the Elizabeth, Dyer. from London : Falcon, Brenan, from London ; and Mans field, Scott, from London. WATERFORD, MARCH 28.—Arrived the Victoria, Walter, from Memel. CORK, MARCH 28.--Arrived the Duke of Clarence, from Jamaica. HOLYHEAD, MARCH 29.—Arrived the Majestic, Clyde,. bound to Limerick, dismasted, &c., ,having been in contact with the Unicorn, from Demerara. PADSTOW, MARCH 2S.—There has been a survey held on the Rebecca, of London, and it was found requisite to fasten and partially to calk her before she could proceed on her voyage to Anglesea, laden with iron. GLOUCESTER, MARCH 29. The Hebe, of this port, on her voyage from Swansea to Gibraltar, spoke the barque George the Fourth, from London to the Mauritius, and the barque Margaret Thompson, from London to Ja maica—all well, on the Ist of March, in lat. 47 N., long. 8 W. COURT CIRCULAR. Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar arrived at the Queen's house, St. James's, on Wednesday afternoon, accompanied by the Rev. Mr. Wood, from Windsor Castle. His Se rene Highness dined with Earl Howe at his residence in South Audley-street, and afterwards was present at the performances at Drury-lane Theatre. Yesterday morning this Prince visited the Princess Augusta, at her residence in St. James's Palace, and in the afternoon left town, ac companied by the Rev. Mr. Wood, on his return to Wind sor Castle. Colonel Colebrooke (Governor of Antigua) had an inter view with Lord Gleneig yesterday at, the Colonial-office. Sir Charles Grey transacted business yesterday at the Colonial-office. Dispatches from Sir Howard Douglas, Lord High Com otislioner of the lonian Islands, were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. Reshid Bey, the Turkish Ambassador, will give four grand entertainments, at his residence in the Regent's-park, in honour of the birth-day of the Grand Seignior, to the Ciibir net Ministers, the Corps Diplomatique, the Lord MayOr, and the leading Citizens and Merchants of London, on the 3d, the 10th, the 17th, and the 24th of next month (April). Lou and Lady Oranmore and Lord and Lady Dil lon, and their respective families, were expected to arrive at Falmouth yesterday, in the Volcano steam, packet, from Gi braltar and Lisbon, in which city they resided during the winter- Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor have arrived at Leamington Spa, from the Marquis of Westminster's scat, Eaton Hall, Cheshire. . _ The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn and family arrived in Carlton-terrace yesterday evening from a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, at Woburn Xbbay, vvhcro his Lordship hunted with the Marquis of Tavistock's hounds. Lord NV hartichife arrived yesterday in Curzon-street from Windsor Castle, where his Lordship paid his respects to their Majesties. Prince Esterhazy's friends affirm that no negotiations have been set on foot for an alliance between the heir apparent Prince Nicholas, and the youthful Mademoiselle de Peri gord, great niece to Prince Talleyrand, who was said some' tithe since to be about to proceed to Germany to settle tha preliminaries of the union, which the venerable diplomatist wished to see accomplished. The Duchess of Northumberland visits her illustri ous eleve, the Princess Victoria, almost daily at the Palace et Kensington, returning to Northumberland House at five p.m- Although her Grace will, as a matter of course, relinquish her post of governess to the heiress presumptive in two inonths, yet it is probable that the Duchess will accept an appointment in the Princess's future establishment. The Earl of Aberdeen was invited to meet his step son, the Marquis of Ahercorn, at Woburn, but Viscount Mel bourne, Mr. Spring Rice, and other Members of the Adminis tration having arrived at the Abbey, his Lordship did not go there, but changed his route, and set off to join the Noble part! assembled at Strathficldsaye. Prince and Princess Polignac embarked for Ant; werp yesterday, on their way to Germany. The proceeds 6 1 the sale of the effects of the Princess at Ham are said to bava been given to the poor of the town. The Right Hon. Sir Charles Vaughan, envoy to the Ottoman Porte, was expected to arrive at Toulon on the 24t1 1 - ,inst., and embark on the following day on board the Beresfeed, • direct for Constantinople. • The Earl and Countess of Dundonald, and the younger branches of their family, intend to sojourn some tim e in Paris, where her ladyship is superintending the ecitteatios of her danghters the youthful Ladies Cochrane. Baron Wedel Jarlsburg has been appointed seer' ). " tary to the Swedish embassy, vice Baron Rehausen, who ba s returned to Stockholm. Mr. T. Adams's grand ball, under the patronage of the Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria, takes place on Thursday twit, at the King's Concert Rooms, Hanover-squar c ' The Duchess of St. Alban's was enabled to tak e the air yesterday, in a carriage- and-four, to Highgate. The magnificent edifice now building for the Dui ( ' of Sutherland, in Staffordshire, will be one of the must sPil cious in Europe. The Marquis and Marchioness of Anglesey and the Ladies Paget intend leaving Paris on Thursday next for 1 . 1 " bridge House. The Marquis of Lansdowne left town yesterday af ternoon for his residence at Richmond. The Earl and Countess of Winehilsea are entertai n s ing a distinguished circle of noble f r i e nd s a t their beaut ife seat, Eastwell Park, Kent. 1 or n The Earl of Burlington entertai ne d the Coun ci „i, the London University a f ew days since at his mansion in mi c , grave-square. The Cllancellor of the Exchequer was o f t party. The Duchess-Countess of Sutherland entertained B' family group last evening in Hamilton-place. The Earl and Countess of Uxbridge arrived in ru ton street, Berkeley -squ a re, o n M on d a y last. The Earl and Countess of Jersey were expectealt s r c . evening at their residence in Berk e ley- s qu a re, from Wi la u ti s- x , The Countess of Sefton and the Ladies MelY ne . o at who were stated to have left town for the recess, are stl eno their mansion in Arlington-street, and have not, in consecle,.. of the unfavourable weather, visited their country resideno Lord Se crave and the Hon. Craven Berkeley ha at arrived at the German Cottage, Cheltenham, to be present the steeple iNidm chase ii oay n on e Tuesday t er t n entertained en'. a select party la st ev Lady ing in lielgrave-square. 14i - Count Servey and M. Marchesse arrived a t f o r vart's Hotel late last evening w ith important desp atche s ; '- the French Embassy. The Hon. Stephen Lushington, his Lady,.,and,lvfro Lushington arrived yesterday afternoon at Mivart's note-, their scat, Norton Court, near Feversham. Sir John Hobhouse, B ar t., gave an ele oant dinner ° yesterday at his hous e i n Berkeley-square. Biwrit.—ln Mountjoy Square, Dublin, the 134 °f Captain George M. King, RN of a son. . ~ 'ate a Robert Bruce, Esq., of Kennet, has been aPe age Vice Lie u t enan t o f Cl ac k ma nnanshire, in the room of vr.e.: Baron Abercromby, now Lord-Lieutenant of Stirlingsl3,%;, b Sir Brook Bridges, Bart., of Goodnestone r o il d y near Canterbury, has accepted the invitation of a larg e y at of the Sandwich and Deal Conservatives to offer hirilee the next election as the colleague of Mr. Grove Price. fesi Mr. Stuart Mackenzie will leave town in ii : b i nd days for the purpose of assuming the government a the 0 of Ceylon.