The Sun. — London, England, 1846-03-30 00:00:00

Fur Was of to the ection• ,rod tic t mileS thirty coi,fer iva3 to under -4 ecediag' pest tO to D. Igo. 1- Ind )11.' ITV!. bill. A. ectioso heari l ‘ Sotit lP. . ell, 1 utl rra- Thvtl , r I , all ted, # ".. t A 5, NI IT,II l ip' et per. stab' #, me. A ir. iC ~,n, ,- r ,r 3 The o e,' :e ar l e, 11 wluc 4 ,1 #®_ , to hol L aing rel inept." acre 4 ; mangy 1 112rg .' t se • 'r :re )1/1 3A,TI-% .as f La le' 'Art. 90, 0 v t f, S . as , Iv 1.1 0 pe ,oth ' O l prof •0 0 at' npL fa z the irs era ' ri 1 . Inca' 4 t oil! I, ii3own" Len rill Eger to`" > nvo'• tilts Dv ranvit . stimal s' 370,° C ''": chard rdshl a m: rs 0 ma, ta , of Isa sit se d th A Georol: Sep t ug frogs is Shen aye silo' 310t 4 ' t of OA s . Lne nem j:fferent ,he la" ,bbs win a a ant , had re* . sod her elds. Ls ill s/ rge',.oo PaP cll ‘ r tvglae TRE cHANNEL FISIIERIES BILL. _ _ i„• 411 - I itee...e.., , . June 23,18,13, relative to the C hannel tisacr eee , committed , -;',Y a French subject, or any othe r individual on board a ' F rench vessel, shall be tried by the correctional police cf the arrondissement is which is si tuated the port to which the boat of the offending party belongs."--Art. 2 states that " the Proceedings can only take p lace on the complaint of the missary of the French maritime inscription, or of the E ni eltZlish consular agent acting for l.is countrymen, without Prejudice. to the right of the civil p a rty to bring forward the Matter by direct summons "—Art. 3. " Ail acts and proceed- Ns shall he on unstamped paper, and the. assignatioes and acts shall be delivered free of cost."—Art 4. ‘.".l.'he e mploy- • Height of n e t s or other implements of fishing, the dimeandons, weight or meshes of which shall be in cam ravention to the re. Nations estublished for;each kind of fishing, shall warrant the l eizare of such artielee., and render the of fendin g p arty liable 1, -i a fine of from 10f. to 751 . a nd an imprisonment of from li , ro to ten days "—Art. 5. " All persons contravening the measures of precaution and interdiction expreesed in the eneral regulations, relative to the numbers and names to be Painted on each boat, the distances to be observed in fishing, the casting of spiders or nets the lights displayed , &e. , ` h a ll 1 , liable to a fine of from 101. to 125 f., or to an impriso nment of from five to f i fteen d iys."—Art. 6 . " Other infractions eh a ll he punished :-1. By the seizure end destruction of the :la and fi s hing implements, imp ro p erl y used; 2. By a fine 'from 10f. to 2501, and an imprisonment of two days to a i l tonth."—Art. 7. " In case of recidive, the punishment shall doubled. The cae will be considered one of recidive, w !lart the person so offending shall have been "coinleinned *chin the preceding two yeare."—Ait. 8. " Whenever 'aherrnen shall have committed at sea acts of violence ainst other fishermen , or shall have wilfully caused them , u4 tnege or loss, the tribuna l can condemn such olleeders to ~_ an imprisonment not e xceedin g twenty days, or a fine •L'ut going beyoacl•l2sf. Should there be, at the same time, travention to the regulations respecting fishing, the tine Zhnprieontnent inflicted for such offence may be emu -4 te4 en the punishment of the other offence."—Art. 9. t hen the case is broug ht before the correctional police, the alumn i !: of damagee civilly claimed must also be stated." ~- i :Art. 10. ~ n;? civil actions fo r dama g es brought on account ;contravention of the general regulations not proceeded F rench in virtue of Art. 2, 0 : for acts relative to fishing between ill fishermen, or between .7rencli and English fishermen, befere the juge rll be carried, whatever the a7ount, '—Art. 11. " Every r. :P,alx of the residence of the defendani - - ' shall be r : t ma, whether relating to the offences piOvided for by the 'gnlations, or to civil disputes relative to fis::ng , from the itescribed after the lapse of three months, dating i, 4 , 3. „ When the Actiehall have taken plece."—Art. 12 " .E. - 11ry co mmitted on board aFrench fishing-boat, accused of having 8, 1 2 . 1 . `" niitted, against an Englishman or a Frenchman, in the rlying between the coast of France and these of the United lagdom of Great Britain and Ireland, an act. qualified as. One by the French law, shall be tried in the ordinary forms Lthe Court of Assizes of the department in which is si -4471e(1 the port to which the vessel belongs."—Art. 13. ' , hen an English subject shall be arrested and taken to a Frenchae port in execution of Arts. 64, 65, and 66 of the ge jtji" regulations, the infracti; :n shall he ascertained by the ~c ) depaix of the canton ; this magistrate shall proceed; in e,.', l formity with the provisions of - Art. 40 of the Code of t o.nlinal Instruction." —Art. 14. "When an English subject ,;`Vt be arrested and carried into aFrench port, iu conformity A ' n Art. 89 of the general regulation.% for contravention of tri tl e . 76 and the following of the said regulations, he shall be !tied by the Tribunal of Correctional Police, Wahl the been of which is situated the port to which he has ‘ ll carkied, and shall be punished, if found guilty, by a not exceeding 250 f. I,i case of non -paement, or in Placefor of this fine, the Court can order the vessel to be detained of apace of time not exceeding three months. The forms lipProeeeding in this case, shall be th e same as in respect to Fr ench subjects, and the dispositio ns of Arts. 2,3, 9, and 11 , ofle . present Bill shall be applicable."—Art 15. "In case a n al l a eh ppeal to the Court of Cassaion, The fine to be Marked ''n all .be reduced to half the t anioUnt fixed by Art. 419 tr'' the Code of Instruction." • ,SUICIDE OF - TWO LOVERS.: 0 ye Saturday, Mr. Blker held an inquest at the Erlinhurgh ra is tle, Regent's Canal, Mile-end Old town, on the body of 1,?„"111Vaereil, jun., aged twenty, a young man of respe,sta tr;,,counexiOr4s, resitting in the neighbourhood, oho com• "ted self-destiTiction by drowning himself in the Regent's 0 1 The mem:4l°ly catastrophe created mere than or th;arY interest and svnii"athy, owing to the circumstance of th: swettheart of the-deceris,74, a young woman of considera i,e Personal attractions, name d C_arolineßeale, aged eighteen, o'f:: only a few days previously eL'mrnitted a similar act. 4 4 elf•destimetion near to the spot where the body of the de. Itri..,d - • t 'at ceasedd and the young female, Caroline Bea!a.agrecd o a..! r o e tea on Sunday week last, with an acquaintan,:e4 of to - Young woman, named Amelia Bane, living in Rhodowell -01, Limehouse, whei - e the deceased went, according to hie apointinent. Caroline Beale did not arrive till some time l t , i ' & , when on seeing deceased, she remarked t o him, that she li f . r ew. he had taken tea with Amelia, and th at if he p referred )r ; , she would have nothing to do with him. S he was in a I: 3 :excited state and loft the house, but was induced t o turn N e i - a part of the way with deceased. She, however, again b a ,,,,away, and was seen no more ali v e . The deceased re g;.'ed„ to the other female, and sa id he had no doubt 1 4 ine would come back when she became more collected. il l body was found in the canal about nine tea:lock k o same night. The' deceased , on hearin g of the t a neholy suicide of his sweetheart, was inconsolable , e k ed e ., on seeing the body be clasped it in his arms, and t r ,. a lriled that he wished he had f ollowed her, so as to have eu tt lented her self-destruction. Front that time he fell into a f ort ' of despondency, and daily visited the corpse of the un ternsat e female. The previous night (Friday) he called at maroother's to see it, being in company with Amelia Bane Ilot t a Young ma n named Frederick C .3 o k, who was directed lio u ° leave him. Deceased afterwards called at a public beale' where he said lie bad to meet a person. Cook and s were in the parlour, when the former fell asleep. De pa„,ed took the opportunity to leave, and went, it is sup ,4l,—", to the Regent's Canal, as shortly after his hat and coat t n re found upon the same sione on which the shawl and i ,„ -- "_tuaet of Caroline Beale were placed, by the same police -3,9; who instantly obtaining the dregs got the body out. Mr. Zilhitt a urgeon, attended, who tried to restore animation, but 'tilt:art effect. _ Verdict—" Found drowned." NINTH REPORT Ft(0111 THE CLASSIFICATION COMMITTEE. Your Committee recommend that th e Ashburton, Newton, and bath Devon Railway be removed trom Group No. 2, and be placed Group No. 19. Y our Comm ittee having considered the various Railway Bills which th,l'erlY come unders the head of "Amalgamation" Bills, have divided ,p into threeviz. :- The amalgamation by purchase or otherwis e :-1. Of existing Tall liemm.les• 3eynamOfesrailwi wth eac wi h th other. canals 2. Of new existing railway coin -- c. ays . te'nur Committee accordingly have placed the followin g Bills in the. "Vl Mass. 2 , ( 1 ', aas 1.-Blackburn, Preston, and East Lancashire-Caldoeian , Irt, ' '' , . and Govan aud Clydesdale Junction-Chichester, Ports- Cz7th, ..Edinburghd and Glasgow, and Wishaw and eutil,,,,eas and Glasgow, and Scottish Central -Edinburgh lie; Glasgow, and leirkintilloch-Edinburgh and Glasgow, Balloch . C e an Slamannan-Huddersfield and Sheffield, and Manchester t;,Leeds-Liverpool and Bury, and Manchester and Leeds 'leZni and Birmingham, Grand Junction, and Manchester and 1,,,-`"inglartm-London and Brighton, and London and Croydon te7. and Ely, Ely and Huntingdon, and Lynn and De:Them-Man ! eee,'ar and Leeds, and Leeds and Uradford-Pollec anti Govaet, and pi."esditlo J unct;o a-Sheffield, Ashton, and Mimehest er-Shrewsbury, ki""un', and Chester Junction, and North Wales Miueral-Glasgow, te i .,aleire, and Coltbridge Purchase by the Caledonbui-Great North iti p .,t 'island Purchase -Hull and Selby Purchase-London and ti e .- " inabam Aylesbury Purehase-N ewcastle and Darlington June 4,- , i 'ek untop ' and Soatli Shields Purchase-Bristol and Bikurlingbaru t4tYldiande-Brittol and Gloucester, and Birmingham and Glen 'r• L: , e lik L ees IL-In this class are placed all those Bills, the object of ty,,,= 11 Le to enable new companies to unite themselves with existing ;;Aeilies by sale, pun:hese, lease, or otherwise. et ii ; Year Committee have reason to believe that many ef the railway *ii? before Parliarn4nt, in the present sessioa, contain clauses / e 4 'eh would bring them within this class ; but inasnmeh as tie' : r ".,,ra sought for by such clauses are not specified in the titles oi C - '4 111 3, your Committee are unable to enumerate them. Yeir retemsittee are net prepared to recommene any immediate inter te'nne eith the progress ot these Bills through the House, but they e„: 4 altne that the principle involved in the clauses referred to eie e ra le under the consideration of the Railways and Canal Amalgania oti Committee. c ad 111. -London and Birmingham Canal Arrangements-Mid eiati Purchase of Oakbam Canal -Graveseed and Rocleister Railway ' Cenal Purchase by South Easteni-She i eld and Manchester, te'teri Canal Purchase-Sheffield, Ashton, aed Manchesier. Mac mid Peak Forest Canals-Rochdale Canal, and Ma . !chester i e , Leeda-Leeds and Macclesfield, and Manchester and Leeds ieancliester and Lincoln Union, and Taunt nd Gainsborough e4 4 a l- The Chard Canal- Bridge safer andon Canal, Rail "`Y., and Harbour -Edinburgh 'arid' Glasgow, and Forth and Clyde t v lon -Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and Union Canal 4seCavrati, Paisley, an d Johnstone Canal Sale. * °in' Committee have r eason to believe that there are other Bills 11, 11 fti: might properly be included in this class, but as they areelfh le, to inspecify them, for the same reasons as they have already ~e'ed elase 11., they cannot recommend their suspension. sa lad Co n ee,:ettee, in conclusion, recommend that all Bills specially I,',*. e 4l ad in Class 1, and 111. be not suffered for the present to advance e jnlld their second reading, and instruct their Chairman to move e° rdingly. ~.........IIMII...•ONI•.=......■•••••i••I•1•IMINII „ ,, tioncierioN IN WALES. — A mee tin g of g entlemen t - cted with Wales, and intere sted in its social advancement, was i,i s ‘ a on Thursday evening, at the City of London Literary and Scien tete Institution, Alderseate-street, for the purpose of maturing k — u s s, which have been for some time under consideration, for ex t,:ling popular education throughout that country. It was resolved te e ' )r ni a society, to be called ” The Cambrian Educational Society, i;. ; Arometine the Establishment of Dee -schools in Wales, on the ii - teieles of the British and Foreign School Society." It wee stated .1. et the society, although wholly distinct from the British and e ° , l- , ei ga School Society, was not intended to oppose that !mete insti its",9o, but to relieveit from all care about Wales, and to take eut of , t, 'lands all that pertains t the establishment of schools in that e s 4n ,,trY. It nave of the w Lords of also stated mbria's that thesoll, "Cambrandia possibly l that cf her d seek the .I , sT Ca ea- That it woul d be her ete!eavour to raise a laree iund (,e' e° outary means), for the purp ose of em p lo y ing ageete throughout the-l' Principality, to guide the people in the establishme nt of schools; Of providing school plane suitable to all localities ; of essisting in pro krill g grants from r weere such grants may be de or to ' e 'l ; of em lo ang persons of experience to organise schools, 4 tt them.' P 5 . k t i ti la molten when they are established; . of assisting coin_ rug in procuring suitable teachers; of aiding promising but poor rug men to undergo the necessary training at a normal school, 44 °I. augh-rold, or Brecon ; of preparing and publishieg school-books 14 4 , L Pted. to Wales, hi the two languages, English and Welsk ; of t::',.,111:5 grants of school-books, &c., &e. The schools, it was re ,t'uLed, would he schools for all, and not for a sect, and would be not name only, but truly and emphatically National Schools. )41 The i i „c t itee papers allude to an att,mpt about to be 1 , 1 1 ) e to introduce an insevency law among he Straits traders. The t4 ,•leet was mooted some years ago at Sing.pore, but the public eb l ' i lg was so math against it, that after a few feeble endeavours to tai t i0 ,,,0 the consent of the chief mercantile houses to a petition, Z it g further was don e, and the question died a natural death. 4e uecember last the Chamber of Commerce, by a majority of five, 12 1 a-ad a eerle,s of resolutlens in favour of the introduction of a law Go ` he relief of insolve nt debtors, and these be :t submitted to the ee m truer, the n o n. Celoael J. W. Butterworth, an answer was re eijed, stating that he would forward them with his recommele:a nDe ia favour of the measure. Thete is a party la Singapore who thP'•ft the eateaeion of the hisolvent law on the ground that ‘,714 "ally Chinese send aro away especially r g property to iveu to douhlChiena•dealing and , other and lile r , ei . -e3, through their own country men, and thus elude the demands h 4 a creditor, who, it is supposed, would lose all hope of payment if e t ' v ere deprived of the power of i n c arceration. But it is said that e 'ny ilindeos ha Calcutta are not less slippery in their transactions in the Chinese, at tiingapore ; yet there has for a long time been i•Vilsolvent Court in the City of Palaces, and tile loss eusteined by foebankruptcy has borne no compar.son to that out:sloped by raineolveney of Europeans. In Singapore, moreover, it has been nod That of the whole number of persons unshelled to imprison de,„„' t for debt, only one-fourth are Chineae. As the old system of e ttit ialg the debtor to die or starve in a gaol is so repugnant to alt ler ° °l ' s of eivOised life, the Indian papers fe eta to think that the ,??sal, backed as it is by C e reeonineeidation of the Governor, t t Z e llilluee th e e, e gi e lative Council to give it their hearty concur feeti%and weedily to as measures for rendering the process e:- 7' le a -le le t ; e. .uopE AND Tng POSEVITE.S.--The f,ast, or Sr. theP h r Y was celebrated at Rome. on the 12th with great pomp in the h ad I %'_.' of Monte Cello, in the convent of the Benedictines. A triduo tie nv ,: ar . l ordered en the occasion, to demand from the Almighty the i n tli c e -st°o of England. A number of English Catholics had joined te a ,, , Vious ceremony, and the remainder uf the month of March e ,_ , 10 he devoted to prayer fer that intention. _ The Pope has made • kis ) ent Sf a splendid crucifix to Mr. Newman. tee . ' 1 , 11 Ilge; AND 6 UCCESSFUL ACT OF POCKET-PICK • Weave - eked of , - a s a. l Y , about two o'clock, a gentleman got his pocket eta b "of. in the neighbourhood of the Royal ENCllti,ge. He rout se at the Royal Bank, lifting a considerable sum of money, and ka li si .„ l : a rcel of notes loose into his great-coat pocket. The gentle ex „.,'u as -os sv , we understand, that he never stopped between the Bank `' erd-street, and that he did not obaerve ally person near neele-ad 30 1 4 4 of haying tolkeu the lietey.--Gkiegote CAronicle. n SUN, LON DON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 50, le4r. Have you ever been on the Croydon line ?—Not since the 1 atmospheric tube was laid. Have vo;: ever e zal:Pa t!l trrrThle to go tere?-1[ have sem LITERATURE. each event in this " Residence among the Typees of the Marquesas " doubly interesting, is the fact that all the tr•27)sp7.ml scarcely twz ye/TS since. We nd the bo(:k as a ti7t;Zt thuice _atAl 'clofightful out; : if we could possibly squeeze the pages into a single column we would prove its es• celleneu by transcribing the entire work. Mr. Murray deserved well for its publication. TEE 13(70AD AAD THE NARRO W GAUGE; - r•-• Mr. Hei.ry Lushingtou, hto Fellow of Trinity Col lege, Cumlnidge, has published some pungent ieraarks on the report of the Broad and Narrow Gauge Coroinsion. lie warmly depri.cates the relinquishment of the broad gauge on the ground that its superiority over the narrow stands confessed. Its comparative merits he exhibits, and has enlarged uron, with great ability. He takes up the report of the Commissioners, which he criticises with considerable ability, and gives his re:s l / 4 ;11 for dis senting from the opinions they have arrived at, ind,im pugns the notion of the abandoning by the Le , .. , islature of the principle to which he inclines, and which he cha racterises as a step backward, a step taken without ne cessity and in what may be called fantness of heart, a most vexatious interference with . private enterprise; a most chilling discouragement to inventive genius, a deliberate re-establishment of a lower standard for every benefit which railways con!'cr on society, coupled with the declaration that that standard is henceforth to be the ne plus uira, a sacrifice at once of a great reality and a greater possibility for most insufficient reasons. The entire pamphlet will be found worthy of perusal. lilt. Joi calicn in and examined by Mr. CGCIC WV N-I belkve you were stationed to observe the working orthe atmospheric trains on the Croydon line ?—I was. When were you placed there ?—On the.2d of February. How long were you there ?—Five weeks. You were not employed by A:r. Locke ?—No. Did you observe each train ?—Yea, for that time. Did you travel by each train ?-1 travelled generally 24 trnins a day. Ewa many trains a day were running or professed to run at that time?-28. _ _ And you checked them for five weeks ?—Yes. During that time, what was the total number of delays and stopnages ? did you take a note of each that happened?—Yes. By the Committe—What year was this ?-1846. By Mr. Cocain ax From February the 2d to the 25th, since the Croydon line was opened ?—Yes, there were 50 trains taken by the locomotive engine. How many delays were there altogether ?-84. What was the total number of trains stopped and delayed on the line during that time, quite independently of locomotives? —lB4. - In how many instances, during the time you were there ob serving, were the trains stopped or delayed on the line?-184. When you say stopped or delayed, what do you mean by that —you include both the locomotives and atmospheric ?—I are includieg the mere fact of stoppages; I include both in that number which were delayed and taken by locomotives. You say they were 181 instances of stoppages—in how many of those instances were you obliged to have recourse to locoino motive power in order to get the atmospheric train on to its place otdestinatim ?-84. Eighty-four times they were obliged to have recourse to lo comotive power?—Yes. (If that eighty-four instances necessarily arose in the month of February ?—Yes. In the other instances, when they did not have recourse to locomotive power, what was the nature of the delay—how long was it generally for ?—The delay was up to thirty minutes, and as low as ten, three, and two minutes. SEVEN YEARS' CAMPAIGNING IN THE PENINSULA AND 7 LIE NETHERLANDS, from 1808 to 1815. By Sir Richard D. Ilenegan. 2 Vols. The author of this work was formerly head of the field- train department, under the Duke of Wellington, had performed a part in most of the great battles and sieges in Spain, and witnessed the close of the grand struggle on the field of Waterloo. One who had thus mixed in such numerous and various scenes, so full of stirring events and so honourable to the British army, had opportunities of collecting facts and furnishing de tails of which few men can boast. Many of the facts re lated are very painful, they paint out the horrors of war in all its deformity, and absolutely excite wonder that so many brave men should have submitted to the most griev ous sufferings with patient endurance, and sacrificed their lives apparently without regret in these great contests with the enemy. They at the same time, however, do imperishable honour to the British name, for this country was then fighting for her very existence, and nothing could save her against the grasping po eer of Buonaparte but the 'nest determined devotion and unconquerable bravery of her gallant defenders. Many traits are given in these volumes which do full justice to the soldiers as well as officers of the British army. They are broughtrout, as it, were, by aneident, and spew rather specimens ef ennnt. less deals of fame thrown in the way of the author than a regular account even of the most remarkable which fell under his notice. They are described in an easy, light style, without affectation or pretensions, and without a particle of ill nature, jealousy, or partiality to any country, or to any department of the public service. We are glad to find occasionally some errors corrected, and justice done to gallant men, whom Wellington, in the hurry of the moment, and amidst his numerous avocations, had overlooked, The case of Colonel Hepburn, is a striking instance. " This officer's name," says Sir Richard, "ens omitted by the Duke in reference to the defence of Hougoumont, in his dispatch of the battle of 'Waterloo, and the name of a junior officer sub stituted for it. The mistake was never rectified, and in consequence every writer upon Waterloo, reefing securely firm on the authority of the Duke himself,, has failed to renier justice to the memory of a gallant officer and ho nourable man, by mentioning him as the officer in com mand on that memorable occasion." We give this as a proof the author's impartiality, and we subjoin an other extract to show the playful and fascinating man ner in which he relates an incident of war. Ile is the hero of the tale, and he acted his part well. The event occurred while the British and Prussian armies were marching on Paris, and Prince Augustus of Prussia was engaged in reducing the fortresses of Maubeege, Rocroy, and other strong places in the east of France, with a strong Prussian division, to which Sir Richard Henegan was attached :- -" On the morning that preceded the capitulation of Rocroy, I was returning from a mortar battery to the park of artil lery, to forward fresh supplies of ammunition, when per plexed by the many cross roads that intersect the forest of the Ardennes, I chanced, most inopportunely, to take one that led me to a French piquet. The surprise of the French soldiers at the appearance of an English officer among them was great; but my chagrin was greater still at being taken prisoner at that eleventh hour. Chagrin and regrets were, however, alike unavailing, and I was marched off into the fortress, with many a mauvaise phzisante..ie to beguile me on the way. The interior of the garrison showed the feelings of the French military at that moment. The capitulation of this last fortress, on whose walls still proudly waved the tri colore, was hourly expected, and the excitement of the sol diers, at the necessity of surrendering to the Prussians the banner under which they had fought and conquered at Jena, amounted to savage frenzy. "My reception, as I passed through a crowd of half drunken soldiers, was none of the most friendly. Execrations en Eng land and the English greeted me on every side, and it was only when I found myself in the presence of the commandant that I considered my life in security from the inflamed passions of the soldiery. At an early hour the officers of the garrison sat down to dinner, and I was invited to join this meeting, that was looked upon as the last in which they were to be assembled in the brotherhood of arms. The tur bulence of that party can only find an excuse in the conflict ing feelings that waged fiercely in the breasts of men, pe culiarly susceptible by their national character, to the humi liation of defeat. Tne room was crowded beyond what it could hold with any degree of ease, and wine flowed with a freeness that soon took effect upon imaginations already over-heated. .‘ The drinkers, from enthusiastic, became literally-mad, and shouts and oaths, mingled in one furious uproar with uncorking of bottles, and smashing of glasses against each other, to the health of the Emperor Napoleon. Spurred on by the uncontrollable frenzy of the moment, the com mandant turned suddenly and fiercely upon me, insisting that I should drink to L'Empereur.' I declined the honour, as in duty bound, when this qfficier superieur, no longer able to withstand the dictates of hatred that were urging him on to wreak his vengeance on an Englishman arose, and with his sword unsheathed, swore with a tremendous' Save nom de Dieu,' that I should not leave the table until I had com plied with his demand. " If it be true that ' in vino recites,' the French character was nobly redeemed by what followed. A simultaneous rush was made towards me by a phalanx of brave fellows, whose countenances spoke eloquently their indignation at conduct so unchivalrous and ungenerous towards a prisoner. Nor was their example lost upon the aggressor, for throwing his hostile weapon at a distance from him, he rushed to embrace me, at the risk of excoriating the sides of my face with a stubble beard of at least a ten days growth. The remainder of the day was passed in riot and uproar, and on .he following morning terms of capitulation were sent in by Le commandant to Prince Augustus." Ia some irstances up to thirty?—Yes. In tome instances did you find up to shirty minutes ?—Four. It varied from that down to nothing in fact?—Yes, I have had one as high as thirty-five minutes. Did you make any observations with reference to the expense of the line ?—Yes. Have you got the details, the expense, the number of men employed, and ti e quantity of coal consumed ?—Yes, there are six men employed in the first instance at the Croydon.. • What would that be per man per day ?—Six shillings and six pence per man 1/. 193. per day ; then there are six stokers, 4s. per man, 11. 4s. a day; then there are six cleaners or helpers, 2s. 6d. a day, that is lbs. ; four entrance valve men—three are e,mployed . continually, and one is moving about, to release the others from time to time—at 3s. 6d. per day, 145.; twelve longitudinal valve men—that is, the long valve that runs along the liar:—at us. pri day two men at pia: on carriage, at 33. (M. per day ; two men at heater carriage, as. 6d. per day; four switch men, for shoving across, 3s. per day. Are those extra men the switch men ?—They are extra men, that would not be used on a locomotive line. There are more switch met u,ed than these, but these are only more than those used on a locomotive line. Cost of coal and coke together, at each engine house, per day, 4i tons, at IBs., 2/. 3s. How do you get at that I 8 s. ? That is assumed, is it not? —lt is. I could not ascertain what they really paid for the coal, but I believe it is more; they travelled fourteen trains perday. ly the COMMITTEE—. What it , the amount for the coal ?-121. 3s. By Mr. COCKBURN— What is the aggregate of all those sums, 19/. 17s. per day? —Yes. For what distance ?—That is the five miles they run four teen trains per day ; that makes twenty-eight trains; five times that makes 14:);miles travelled per day ; cost per mile 2s. 10d., for cost of level and labour only, exclusive of repairs. The average weight of trains is 42 tons. Cress-examined l'alr. ; l‘lEnvALE—Who employed you to spy the nakedness et the land p—Mr. Cabry. He is an engineer ?—Yes. He sent you to avafch this ?—lt was by Mr. Cabry and Mr. Hodson's order I went there. King Hudson ?—The Chairman of the York and North Mid land. _ _ .... Did you say you came from those gentlemen ?—Yes. Whe to?—To several. I cannot generally describe the gentlemen I said it to, but I said it to a good many. Ycu told the people that you came for the purpose of spying? —I told the people. there I came down for general information. For those gentlemen?—Mr. Cabry, Mr. Hudson, and myself. And you saw all ?—Yes. So of those between the 22d and 25t11 of February, am I right in saying that those fifty all occurred in two days ?—No ; they did not. - - Just give us the dates ?—February the 6th, there is one. 3d, seven, and 4th, six. That makes thrteen in those two days ?—Yes ; the 3d, two; the 10th, five. What took place on the 10th? Did not both coanecting rods of two engines break ?—One broke, and one was cracked. Does not that account for those five accidents at once?— That accident accounts for those five. Does not that single breakage account for thirty-three of the stoppages?—Yes, it allows for thirty-three taken by the locomotive, on account of the connecting-rod. That you speak of is four-and-a-half tons a day, that is your estimate —Yes. Do you know Mr. Samuda consumes two tons a day ?—No, I am not aware of that. You spoke of I7s. for coal, do you know that Mr. Samuda is actually paying 12s. ?—I am not aware of that at all. You took Mr. Locke's calculations ?—Yes. _ And is the whole of your estimate as loose as that ?—No, the other is taken from facts. Re-examined by Mr. COCKBURN—My friend took you down that list, to a certain extent, and sopped on the 10th of Fell:nary, when you had tire stoppages—give me the residue. — On the 21st one is taken by locomotive. . - By Mr. Martivana—Do not you know all those accidents occurred from defects in the engines ?—Not all of them. State asy one of them that did not.—On the 9th a train out of Landon was stopped for want of vacuum at Forest-hill. For how long?—Fifteen minutes—that ,as from the longi tudinal valve ; the men had not had time enough to pass along to sell it. Any more?—l think that is all. Out of eighty-five, eighty-four were the result of defects of the engines?—No, there were a great many more ; of those being stopped from the snow and the frost there were eleven. Do yon know there were eleven one day from the snow and the frost ?—Yes ; I have them from the party who has ob served the Lee. You do not"knox about the eleven ?—Yes, I do. You have got it from other parties?—lt is not my own ob servation, but I am 1 erfectly sure the party is correct. By Mr. COCKBURN— Who is the party.?—A gentleman in Croydon. What is his came?—Mr. Bree. By Mr. MERIVALE— IS he an engineer ?—He is not. • By Mr. COCKEURN— Have you knOWn several instances where the delay has been occasioned by somethin-; connected with the valve ?—By the longitudinal valve and the valves of the engines preventing the valve acting as it ought to do—several nave occurred from that, and several from the longitudinal valve. There were a great number delayed for want of vacuum. • By Mr. MEKIVALE— hey were delayed from defects of the longitudinal valve, or defects in the engine•house?—They are defects in the valve in general belonging to the system. We want to know how much of these happened from de fects in. the apparatus and the engines?—The valves are all connected; one valve acts in another ; if one will not act an uit not. How many of these acts happened from defects to the longi ,u•tinal valve itself?—l should imagine better than half 01 their. From defects of the longitudinal valve itself ?—The men nod having time to pa , s along. By Mr. CoctenaN—When you say that, do you mean any thing that happened to the valve, or from the men not. being able to get it in - proper order ?—They2 had not time to pass along the line to seat it to prevent the leakage. I believe you are in the employment of Mr. Cabry ?—I am. I have been for the last five yeas s. How many instances have you of the stoppage taking place in consequence of something at the valve ?—I have, got a,great A RESIDENCE IN THE MARQUESAS.— Murray's Home and Colonial Library. Kos. XXX. and XXXI. One of the most delightful narratives of adventure ever published. This book divulges the cant, humbug, and glaring inaccunlcy of the nonsense respecting Pole nysia which has at. intervals been palmed upon the English-public as the experience of trustworthy tra lers. Swallowing, with all the voracity of marvel lovers, every absurd " yarn" spun by a jocular tar over his grog in the forecastle, and noting them down as likely to sell excellently among the credulous readers at home, the majority of " writers of travel " accumulate their information from hearsay, and retail such fallacies with whatever additions may tend to heighten their at tractiveness. With very few exceptions indeed. these assertions hold good. Among the mass of " Voyages and Travels " already printed an Enormous library of fiction might be collected, and that fiction the most ex travagant and improbable. The writer of this work, an American sailor, staLds however totally apart from many. Abut how many ?--About half as many as what I have down I cannot tell to one or two. The witness withdrew. The Committee adjourned till Monday at twelve o'clock. those scribblers ; he is the eyewitness of every circum stance he re►a.tes ; and, from having livel (during a captivity of four months) among the Typea inhabitants or Nukuheva Island, he had assuredly sufficient oppor tunities of becoming acquainted with the customs, dis position. social relations, and mode of life as visible among the so-called " savages " of the South Sea archi pelago. From the first moment of his desertion from the whaler at Nukuheva harbour, to his escape from the 7 ---- QUACKERY IN FRANCE —ln a recent lecture de livered by Monsieur Magendie, the celebrated French physiolegist, on the value of medical treatment, after men tioning various pseudo-medical delusions, he observed as follows:—" It is with regret that I have laid before you this melanchcly picture of the deplorable abuses which exist in the medical world. I am afraid no laws on the practice of medicine will be 'able to eradicate them. The quack will always contrive to elude the wisest regulations, for he 'knows that patients want to be deceived. Yes, gentlemen, we love error, and often refuse to yield to evidence, even when it is proved to us that our good faith and credulity have been imposed upon. Of this fact I will give you the following proof : A lady, a fervent believer in mesmerism, asked her niece, who was poorly, for a lock of her tair, in order to consult a somnambulist. The fn - try the credulity of her aunt, gave her the Bair of her maid instead if her own. A renowned semnam- Aillist waikonsulted, and at once recognised, by the hair of —tit6 Maid, all the symptoms presented by the niece, whose sufferings he minutely described, to the great edification of the lady. The latter was thew informed of the trick that had been played. You would naturally have thought that she weiil4l have recognised the imposture of the somnambulist. Not at all ; . she preferred concluding that the maid-servant bad the same disease as her niece, and obliged her to submit to a regular treatment, as if she had been poorly, although at that time in the best possible health." GLOUCESTER, MancH 25.—The following address was yesterday unanimously adopted by the corporation of this city on the motion of Counellor Kimberly, seconded by Ald. Taylor : ," TO THE ILIOHT HON. SIR ROBERT PEEL, BART., HER MAJESTY'S FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY. _ _ Typea valley ; or, to speak plainer, from the first line in the first page to the last in the last, interest, informa tion, and the most genial freshness of description, per vades the whole volume. It is all but tisiting the Mar quesas ourselves. Pore-Poee becomes a familiar dish, tappa is cinctured round your loins • you are serval tied by the Taboo, and clamber up ehelong shaft of the coed nut, while reading this singular production. Throughout it there are snatches of drollery that are occasionally irresistibly comic ; drollery of observation ; and sometimes reflections of the most unstrained and winning path - :s. If alone as likely to correct the popu lar notion regarding the character of savages, this book will perform a high mission, and is deseeving of every possible praise. The Typees, to whom the writer's re marks are especially referable, are a ration of Indians, totally ignorant of any intercourse with white men ; Europeans have never ventured to anchor on their shores ; civilization has never insinuated itself among their bamboo huts ; they have the reputation of being the most sanguinary barbarians, and the most ruthless cannibals in the Marquesas. And yet, after a familiar intercourse with them during the period already men tioned, the author describes these same Typees as a set of the most harmless, the most peaceable, the most affectionate, the most virtuous and generous-hearted beings ; though pagans withal, and even cannibals withal I How cannibalism can be reconciled with such tender qualities is judiciously proved by the writer. We repeat the declaration proved, and refer every sceptic to the work itself. It . he does not acquire a love for that beautiful valley of Typee ; if he does not esteem the whole tribe of naked and tatooed savages as worthy of sincere attachment, from the munificent King Mehevi to Kory-Key himself ; if he does not especially extend his reverence to Marheyo and Tinor, and his whole heart to the lovely maiden Fayaway ; even when she is devouring raw fish, or blowing the nose-flute ;. we will wager, to use an old but expressive country phrase, that his heart is not in the right place. Better than the generality of novels, because so true as well us so strange, is this narrative, with its pure and sustained actuality. Every chapter has its separate picture, and every picture is glowing with life ; from the gohlen lizards among the spear-grass, to the dumb birds with their dazzling plumage ; from the battle of pop guns to the feast at the Ti ; from the cooking of bread fruit to the frequent bathing in the lake ; everything is seen with a keen eye, and recorded with a faithful pencil. Nor do the savages appear, n closer view, to be so utterly barbarous to their style of living as might have been conjectured. They are housed comfortaaly and elegantly ; they enjoy their siestas after meals ; they revel in the perfume of tobacco ; they anoint their bo dies with the most exquisite cosmetics ; they adorn themselves with trinkets, and flowers, and feathers—they are absolute epicureans in their own way. Besides which, according to our author, they are perfect sp:ci mees of manly and-female beauty, in evidence of which, the elaborate portraits, as sketched by him, of Marnoo and of Fayaway, may be pointed out. What renders " The address of the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of the city of Gloucester in council assembled.—We, the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of the city of Gloucester In council assembled, impressed with a deep sense of the importance of the Government measut es now before Parliament, for relaxing the duties on corn and provi sions with a view to their eventual abolition, as well involving a general reduction in our commercial tariff, avail ourselves of these means respectfully to tender to you, as their responsible projector, our cordial and entire approbation of the principle on which those measures are founded. Comprising as this corporation does, indi viduals of various shades of political opinion, we are, nevertheless, unanimous in cur admiration, of the boldness, justice, and equity of the proposed changes, and of their complete adaptation to the spirit of the age and to the ends thereby proposed—namely, the increased happiness and comfort of all classes of her Majesty's subjects. IL is not the practice of this corporation, as a body, to identify itself With general political questions, but there are occasions which seem to justity a departure from the usual course ; and we deem the present an opportunity which our strong sense of the im mense Importance of the Government p ro p osals will scarcely allow us to forego, of testifying our high approval of them, and of cheering the first Minister of the Crow n in his glorious yet difficult career of carrying them forward to a successful issue. We are fully . sensible of the many painful struggles which must have preceded the proposal of measures involving principles in direct opposition to the views of a large and influential section of the Government supporters; but we offer our respectful homage to ,the literal courage and independence which could disregard that support, and appeal to the higher tribunal of public opinion dispassionately expressed through its representa tives in Parliament. It is our anixieue hope that these measures may speedily become the law of the land ; we believe their tendency to be—to secure at home social and political contentment, active em ployment, health, and weali hLs abroad, to annihilate prejudices, to labour and natural products ;—and thus, by pr increas e goodwill towards ties centitry, to remove the barriers to o a toriecietingelf universal ge.oi treaty of amity and commerce, to secure that which must almost Inevitably flow from it- the blessing of universal peace." The Wont Hon. the Speaker of the House of Com mons gave ' his customary grand Perliamentary entertainment on eaturday evening to a numerous circle of Members of the Lower House, among whom were Viscount Acheson, Dlr. Warburton, the lion. Captain lierticleY, Sir Georee Staunton, Mr. Tancred, Sir Charles Lenten, Mr. Dennistoun, Mr. Morris, Mr. Paulson, Mr. Wilehere, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Jnhn O'Connell, Mr. Fazztephen French, Mr. Wyse, Mr. Carew, the Lton: Craveti Berlseley, Mr. 4"LN. Smith, Bowes, Mr. J. it. - V ivian, Mr. Ewalt, Capt+Uu. Dalrympl©, Mr. 13. Sheridan, Mr. and Lananon. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. Gt,OUP MILL' .TZII, 217 . fie1:f. - 7, (31.1" .11.1 -1 .7,10:.171X - 2117.X0 Mr. Joseph D. Sareuda, examined by Mr. MeraveLE : You are an engineer ?—I am. You have heard the statements with respect to the character of this bridge crossirg the canal ?—I have Di you see any difficulty in the passage of the caral by a draw-bride e, with the adoption o the atne)sphetie apparatus ? —I ve no difficulty in the passage of trains actress ; there is ne diffieuity vvatever. It may be managed so as to leave it en tirely free from all objections. Do you agree entirely with Mr. Brunel that it might be dose as at other intersections ?—The plan Mr. Brunel speaks of for terminating the tubes on caeh side of the canal, and passing the train over by the momentum, would be an easy mode of doing it ; the eoa:munication between the two tubes thus disjointed, would be, by a close tube, taken under the canal; or i: might be made without any interruption in the tube whatever ; and the tube is so arranged as to join with the other tubes at the time the bridge wes not open. How would vnu arrange it. in a.general way ?—As a general thing I. should terminate the tube on each side of the bridge, and pass it over by momentum. If you do take the tubes across, how would you do it ? Under the bed of the canal. Cross-examined by Mr. Cocxeu err Is your Croydon an atmospheric line only ?—lt is. Open to the public?—Yes. And trains running on it?—Yes. Since when ? Since the 19th cf January. How often ?—We have now thirty- two trains every day running. You mean thirty-two trains including both ways, going and coming ?-- Yes. You have met with some little difficulties?—None. Do you mean that the trains have tun without any accident whatever?—Ne ; I do not mean that the trains have run with out any accident whatever—l mean that we have met with no difficulties. I do not know exactly what you mere by saying that the trains have not run without accidents, but you have met with no difficulties. Occasionally you have had to get your passengers ant of the carriages, you not being able to complete this jour ney—that has happened more than once ?—I think not. You think not?—Not more than once. I.am not speaking with great certainty about it, but I think not. How much of your line is open ?—We have five miles open. We have a distance open from - Forest-hill to Croydon. We have had interruptions to the working of our traffic on that bee—partial interruptions, but no difficulties. I will explcin ;,r von what those interruptions have arisen from. Wi e ee were the interruptions?—The interruptions we have had, then, save mainly been occasioned by the breakirg of some of the princjpal parts of the steam engines, the crank axles of th e s team e ngiees ; they are an important part, which, when they break, cause the eer,ines to be Orsabkd till it is re placed. Every one of the branch les of the engines were brcken, the engines having been made ei - ithout a due regard to the strength we require for the work ; though ieere than tuf ficient in power parts of the engine are unequal to the strain which is put on them; that is one portion of the r eason. Another portion of the interruption has been . caused by the air-hump valves which have been introduced into these engines being of a different character from that which was practically found to be effective; these were a light wooden valve, and were found in practice to he inefficient; the consequence is they are being changed for the ordinary iron valve used at Daikey. 'lhey are being changed ?—They have not been changed but they are being changed. In one instance they have been changed. Altogether there have been a good ma n y interru p tions?— Altogether there have been but very few interruptions. How Many ?-I think, putting aside the breakage of the crank axles --- Ido not want-you to put that aside; lam speaking of the interruptions, taking them altogether.—"then I should suppose. the int-Truptions which. have taken place inay,have amounted to twelve or fourteen, probably twelve or. fourteen occasions, when the traffic was. interrupted; I should think so. And what has been the time for which it has been inter rupted?—The very first day we opened to the public two of these crank axles broke in the same engine-house, and ren dered an interruption of course necessary till they could be re paired. That occupied I think two days. Now I want to guard you, or to guard myself, against conveying an impression that this was an accident to be expected. If these engines had been made as they should have been made, with suitable materials for the work they had to perform, that is an accident that wool l not have occurred ; or, if the accident had occurred to only one engine, the traffic would not have been slopped, be cause the other engine would perform, and has performed the work. What is the period during which those interruptions took place?----Tito trains-ran the next-day. I thought it was two days. I recollect they ran the next day. The other interrup tions I spoke of, with regard to the air-pump valves, never caused delays of wore than half an hour. As to the other acci dents to the engines, I think there was one other accident to the engine itself, which cawed a delay of about three hours. How many engines have you at work it. the five miles that is open?—We have three pairs of engines; one pair fixed at either extremity, and one at a station not quite, but nearly half way Do you mean at each extremity of the five miles?—Yes. And the other is at an intermediate spot?—Not exactly in termediate. It is three miles from one end, and two from the other. It is fixed there for the convenience of the station. What is the extreme length at which you propose to have your engines frcm every station?—The extreme len g th we are puuing them down—on the general length we are laying them down—is three mites asunder, the same distance as exists be tween Norwood and Forest Hill. Jo,eph Locke, Esq.,called • examined hy Mr. Cocicnuart— You are the engineer to the Exeter and Exmouth line ? I am. Aod you are acquainted with the whole of the line ?—I am. [Mr. Locke home gave detailed evidence es to the line, esti mates, &e.] I believe you have turned a good decl of your attention to the question of the atmospheric principle of traction ? - -I have. Have you been carefully attending to the progress of the ex• periments on the Croydon line?-1 have. I believe you have had some one constantly watching the progress of the trains there since the line was opened ?—I have. Have you got the results ?—I have some of them, as far as I can get the fact from inquiry and from observation. Is the result of that inquiry satisfactory with reference to the practicability of the application of that principle ? It is neither satisfactory as to the application of it, nor is it satisfactory in a commercial point of view, as to the expense of it; neither in its application, considering the number of delays that have oc curred on the line during the last three months, or as a com mercial question, considering the nature of it. Have you got there a list of the various instances of delay ? Yes, I have. Just state the result ?—I have not them here, but I have the principal. Mr. MERIVALE ObjeCi.,(l to this line of examination, corar': tending it was upon matter which ought to have been gone into on.the examination of Mr. Hamilton. Mr. CooFeuaN 7Ra:heard in answer to the objections. The Cos . tati'rx.gy were of opinion that it was competent for Mr. Cockburn to examine any witnesses to contest the applica bility of she atmospheric system. The weight the Committee would att.ach to the results prulticctd by Mr. Locke would de pend on the authority4Mylilicih they were derived. - • By Mr. Cocaso attr:i- Without taking you into great detail on the subject, you were about to say you thought with refe rence to the question of experience, the atmospheric principle was one not properly applicable to the subject of railroads? — That is my opinion. you give any grounds for that opinion ?—I already formrd that opinion some time ago, that the first cost of the atmospheric system cost as winch in interest of money as the entire cost of locomotive power, and I entertain that opinion atm. Have you any evidence with reference to the coat whit; has been occasioned on the Croydon line?-1 have. Does that throw any light on the subject?—lt has enlightened me very much. That is the matter of recent fact ?—Up to the present time, locomotive power has been considered as from s to 10d. a mile, and it is at this moment averaging, in the metropolitan lines something like 10d. . a mile. The South-Western, for instance, two years agooves is. The contest which then arose was whether locomotive power was chea-:.er at Is. per mile than the atmospheric. 1 believe the atmospheric now, by the new experiments which have been tried, instead of costing Is. cost 23 10d. per reie fir labour and coal only, saying no thing either of wear. ati,l tear of the machinery, the interest of capital, the supplying of the grease and materials, of which 1 have no means of forming judgment. • What enables you to mile to 'that coixiusion ?—Becatre have had men who have aseertaine.d the quantity of coal con sumed at each engine, and tliere are persons in this roman pre. pared to give evidence ofthese facts; that in point of fact it is three times as much al.illecost of locomotive power ; the mere cost of labour and, cafet independently of the after expenses in curred on thafline of which 1 have no, means of giving tl.e facts. You have heard of accidents - with the engines can you ex 'plain to us thoge accidents which have taken place ?—The fact is, that the engines have broken, and it may be attempted to be explained that they are not properly adapted for the work they have to perform, but I believe the engines to be very good ones. Is it your opinion that the engine power, as first tried on that line, was adequate to the work it. was put to?—I believe it was necessary to overstrain the engines in • order to get a - certain amount of power. If it was necessary to have a more powerful engine, would it cost more?—lt would. As to that paper of delays, you say there is somebody here who has taken a note of them ?—Yes. Cross-examined by Mr. Foots—ln the construction of. bridges, I believe the foundations form ii very considerable por tion of the expense ?—Yes they do very often. And that expense is increased in great p.oportion by the character of the soil you have to go through?—No doubt. It makes a very considerable difference?—Yes. Whether it is on a rack, or on mud, or on silting substance ? —No doubt. Can you give us the difference between the relative facility of checking the speed of trains on lie atmospheric is principle, and on the ordinary locomotive principle ?—Tnat the sub - jeet of dispute again, on which it is impossible to give an opinion. al), opinion is, you can stop a train with a locomotive quicker than you can with the atmospheric ; it is a matter of opinion. Should it be necessary to construct two swing bridges on the Exe and the canal, the danger you apprehend will be very con siderably increased—two bridges, one over the Exe, and over the canal. Supposing it to he necessary, for the purpose of fac ili ta ting the navigation, that there should ago be a swing bridge there, for the purpo=es of the navigation, the danger to be apprehended will be considerably increased ?—No doubt. Can you give us, as a matter of opinion, whether 1,4001. for the construction of the bridge over the canal is a reasonable and proper sum?—l have already said, Ido not think it is. It is intended, we hear, to carry the tube of the atmospheric line under the canal, and then to shoot the train over the bridge byi ts own momenturri?—Yes. Do you see any inconvenience in that 7 —Yes, Ido;it is a a very pre'ty thin; to talk of, but it is not a good practicable thing. We have heard of accidents and delar, which you are always to;liable suppose any accident should occur while the train is on the bridge, uhile it is separated from the top of the pipe, which is pasking under the river at the time, what will become of the train?—lt will be fixed to the bridge. It will depend on whether they had power on the bridge to stop it, in order to prgent an accident; if they have, they would stop it, and it cannot start again ? -They have no power; they must ke,p a hor , e, - or a locomotive engine if they like it better, to take the train. That might occasion considerable delay and inconvenience? —Certainly ; and a great certain expense. They Tc.ust lime some means of traction then, or else they would be liable to considerable delay ?—lt is subject to that in convenience certainly. Cross-examined by Mr. MrurvAr.r —That is, if they were to stop on a transit of thirty feet ? herever they stop. This being a transit of thirty-three feet only ?—Wherever the stoppage may be. 'I hey are not very likely to atop in passing thirty feet cannot say. You are aware that an intersection of the passage of the tube is in of oration already on the Croydon line, not under a canal but under a road?—l do not know the fact. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert; the Duchess of Kent, the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, and the domestic household, attended Divine service yesterday in the pri vate chapel,littekingliana Pidt,ce. The sermon was preached by the Bishop - of Oxford. - Prayers were read by the lien: and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay. lier Majesty and her Royal Consort took their accus tomed early walk yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken airings yesterday in the real Sir Robert Peel had an audience of the Queen on Saturday. The Reyal dinner party at Buckingham Palace en Saturday included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Prit ce and Princess Nicholas Esterhazy, the Marquis of Northampton,- the Marquis of Abercorn, Lady Augusta Pru :e, Baroness do Ahlafeldt, Earl and Countess de Gery, Earl and Countess of Jersey, Captain the Hon. James P. Murray, Sir Henry Willock, and Baron Knesebt ck. The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards was in attend ance during dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended at the Palace, and performed the remainder of the evening. His Royal Highness Prince Albert visited his Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Meiningen at Marlborough House, at two o'clock on Saturday. after in ion. The Hereditary Prince, attended by. Colonel Cornwall aid Baron tie Reitzensteia, visited and in spected the Wellington Barracks, in St. James's Park, on Saturday morning. His Serene Highness honoured the performance of the Italian Opera with his presence in the evening, attended by Baron do Reitzenstein. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager attended Divine service yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The sermon was preached by the Bishop of Ripon, who took his text from Hebrews, chap. ix., verses 11 and 12. Prayers were read by the R. J. C. Haden, the Lessons by the Rev. J. V. Povah and the Communion service by the Rev. Dr. Sleath. The anthem was " Awake, awake, put on (Wise). Mr. Trifle presided at the organ. The Queen Dowager was attended by the Countess of Sheffield end Earle Howe. Among the nobility present were the Marquis of Anglesey, Earl and Countess St. Germans, Lords Delawarr, Omelet., Sheffield, Canter bury, Cantalupe, Hawarden, De Manley, and Paget, The Duke of Wellington, Loid G. Paulet, and Sir Frederic Trench attended the early service yesterday. The Rev. Dr. Wesley officiated, and preached the sermon. The Archbishop of Canterbury will preach the sermon in the Chapel Royal, St. James's, on Sunday next. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday, at Marlborough House. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge and Prince George attended Divine service, yesterday morn ing. in Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley-street. Prince Casteleicala, the Neapolitan Minister, was pre sent on Friday night in the House of Commons during the debate; and remained until the division. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a Committee•meeting on Saturday, at the offices in White hall place. There were present the Bishops of Ely, Hereford, Lichfield, Oxford, and Ripon, the Earl of Bessborough, the Right Hon. H. Hobhouse, and the Dean of Westminster. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The first appearance for the season of Madame Cadellan, and tha first appearance in this country of . . Mademoiselle Gaetanira Bimbilla, were the attractions which ca Saturday night crowded her Majesty's Thea tre to the ceiling with the elite of rank, beauty, and fashion. The opera was Linda di Chamowd, Madame Castellan sustaining the part of the heroine, and Made- moiselle Cactanina Bratnbilla appearing as Pierot. Such being the cast, it is almost a work of supereroga tion to state that the voice of the fair debutante is a con- tralto. Her personal appearance is very prepos sessing ; -she is exceedingly young, her figure is perfect, her large dark lustrous eyes beam with ex pression, and her features are beautiful, exceedingly, and vary in their expression with every passing thought. Her voice is rich, mellow, and of great compass and power. Her intonation is very fine, and her histrionic powers are of a high order. She appeared suffering dreadfully from nerCous agitation when she came upon J _2 the stage ; but the applause of the audience reassured her and she gave the beautiful opening aria, "Per sua madra" with such sweetness and pathos that her success was at once secured. Her gifted namesake, to whom, however, we believe she is not in the remotest degree related, could not have given it more exquisitely in the zeeith of her power. At the end of the first act both Mademoiselle Brambilla and Madame Castellan were called for, and again at the conclusion of the opera. [laving thus recorded the triumph of the fair debutante, it is our pleasing duty to congratulate Madame Castel lan on her retun to the scene of her former glories, and returned only to achieve fresh triumphs. She appeared in.the third scene of the first act, looking even more lovely than ever, notwithstanding her recent illness. She was welcomed with an cnthusiasm seldom exhibited within these wells; and in the exquisitely beautiful aria, "Oh luce di quest' anima," which she sings almost immediatelyarter she appears on the stas;e, she exhibited such an intensity of feeling, such a delicacy of expression, such a power of voice, and such a degree of high musical science, that the audience were perfectly asto nished, and carried away by their enthusiasm. It was scarcely possible to believe that it was the Madame eastaaa of last year, so astonishing has been the pro gress she has made in her art. In the duet which fol lowed, with Corelli, " Quel dover ceelar nel core," she was equally great, and, at its conclusion, both artistes were called for. Indeed, throughout the opera she sur passed the most sanguine expectations of her most ardent admirers, and her Linda may be considered as a perfect performance. Co relli, as Carlo, afforded her admirable support. Of the Anthony of Fornasari, it is as superfluous to speak as it would be of the Richard of Kean. It is one of the most intensely impassioned, soul-harrowing pieces of acting on the lyrical stage. F. Lablache, as the 'Marchese, exhibited a rich and mellow humour, that would have been not. unworthy of his father. His exe cution of the music, too, was most artistical. The several artUes were called for at the conclusion, and were received with deserved applause ; and bouquets innumerable were showered on the ladies. The ballet of La Caterina, with Lucile Grahn as the heroine, fol lowed ; and by far the greater portion of the audience (one of the most crowded and fashionable of the season) remained to its conclusion. There were present at her Majesty's Theatre on Sa t urday, the 28th of March—His Royal Highness Prince George of Meiningen , the Duke of Wellington, his Excel lency the Russian Ambassador and the Baroness Brunnow, his Excellency the French Ambassador, the Duke of Devon shire, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Marquis and Mar chioness a Douro, the Marquis and Marchioness of,,Worces ter, the Countess of Dalhousie ' the Earl and Countess Howe, the Earl and Countess of Sheffield, Lady S. Holroyd, the Baron Reitzenstein, the Marquis of Titchfield, Lord Foley and the Hon. Miss Foley, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Viscount Cantalupe, the Earl of Munster, the Earl of Suffield, the Viscount Bereeford, the Viscount Duncannon, Lord and Lady Macdonald, the Baron and Baroness de Lagos, Lord Aylmer, Lady Bentinck, Lord Sandys, the Countess of Suffolk, Sir Wm. and Lady Fremantle, the Marquis of Palavacina, the Count and Countess de Salis, Lady Pollington, Lady Glent worth, Sir Ralph and Lady Howard, Lady R. Greville, Sir Henry Webster, Sir John and Lady Anne Beckett, Lady Eli zabeth Dawson, Lady Boyer Smith, Sir H. Willoughby, Sir Andrew Barnard, Sir Charles Kent, Sir Henry Webb, Sir John Lowther, Lady Carroll, Hon. 0. Toler, the Hon. James Macdonald, Sir Lionel Goldsmidt and Lady Goldsmith, the Hon. H. T. Hope, SirFrederic_Trench, Sir Wm. Abdy, Major Buckley, &c. &c. DRURY LANK THEATRE.—The SUCCESS which the gorgeous opera of the Crusaders is enjoying continues un abated, the house being literally crowded every night it is performed. Its representations must, however, cease, we understand, after the present week—for an entire change of performances takes place at Easter • the first of which will be Les Diamans de Couronne (Auber's celebrated opera), for the debitt of the charming Madame Anna Thillon, who has just arrived in town, to commencs rehearsals. MR. F. WEBSTER'S BENEFIT.—On Tuesday next Mr. F. Webster, the stage director of the Haymarket theatre takes his benefit at that, the only theatre remaining devoted exclusively to the representation of the legitimate drama. In addition to the new comedy of The Beggar on Hortebach, which is nightly increasing in attraction, Madame Celeste, supported by the elite of the Adeiphi cotiepany, will appear in The Cabin Boy, one of the most popular dramas that has been produced of late years. There are to be a variety of other entertainments, and certainly Mr. F. Web ster has shown himself an admirable caterer. That the house will be a bumper there cannot be a doubt, more especially when it is recollected that Mr. F.Webster is one of the ancient order of Freemasons, an order, the peculiar characteristic of which is, to rally on all occasions round a brother. ANOTHER " WANDERING FEMALE."—On the afternoon of Friday, the 6th March, a lady wanderer came to the farm of Glenays, in the parish of llaybole. Though lame and pennylese, and destitute of a change of clothes, she had walked all the way from Aberdeen in the course of three weeks. From the style of her conversation and manners, the farmer and his wife were convinced that she had been accustomed to move in superior society. Under this impres sion, they felt it to be their duty to communicate with her friends. After consulting with a neighbour, who concurred in their opinion, the lady's law agent in Edinburgh was written to on that evening, and by return of post an answer was received, confirming the statements the lady Lad made,.and expressing great thankfulness for the kind attention shown to her by the family at Gle nays. A brother-in-law had been in search of her for the last fortnight; -and, after having traced her to Ayr, he had learned that she was desirous of proceeding southwards, and, consequently, went on to Dumfries, at which place lie received the letter which had been sent to the agent in Edin burgh ; and with his mind relieved (though in the mean time his relative had been removed by a friend to Glasgow), he hastened to Glenays, to express personally the thanks due to Mr. and Mrs. M`Colm. They bad for several days treated the poor wanderer with the greatest kindness, pro viding her with changes of clothes, and with everything ne cessary for her comfort. —Ayr Observer. AGRICULTURAL FACTS.—It would appear from what is passing around us in the district of Bassetlaw, that the agri culturists here are not much alarmed at the great and compre hensive scheme of Sir Robert Peel. At a sale of the land be longing to the late Mr. Robert Draper, of Laneham, most of the grass land sold for 100/. per acre and upwards, and the arable land, which was not fiat-rate, realised from 601. to 651. per acre. At another sale recently held at Edwinstowe, of poor forest land, valued at 26!. per acre, the biddings rose up to 431. per acre, at which sum the whole was sold. At the sale of fanning stoek,ithe property of Richard Milward, Esq. at Babworth, on Tuesday last, nineteen cart horses realized an average of 30!, 12s. each,—,Doncaster gazette. CORN IMPORTATION BILL. SIIMMAT:Y OF THE DIVISION. MA., Y (INCLUDING TELLERS). Conservatives Liberals ... 102 --- 304 MINORITY (INCLUDING TELLERS) Conservatives Liberals - 216 Paired Absent (Conservatives) • Ditto (Liberals) ..... Speaker Seats Vac Ant—Sudbury 2 Richmond lf PAIRED. Ackers, J. Alexander, N. Archdall, Att wood, M. Balfour, J. M. Barnabv, J. Bradshaw, J. l3ruen, Colonel Codrington, Si r W. Conolly, Colonel Cresswell, A. B. Folliott, J. Forester, G. C. Grcik , ry, W. H. Hamilton, G. A. Hamilton, J. H. Hoskins, K. Irton, S. Lead,•.-r, J. T. Lefroy. A. Liddell, H. { Lindsay, H. H. 11farton, G. Nicholl, J. Oswald, A. • Trevor, G. R. Yeses, T. Whitmore, T. C. Wyndham, Col. C. Ferguson, Sir R. Boyd, J. (Con.) Corbally, M. E. Egerton, Lord F. Philips, M. Pmisonby, Hon. C. Srrtaitett, A. (Con.) Dallier, Colonel D. (Con.) Howard; \ O'Ferrall, Standish, C. Barron, Sir H. Dandas, J. C. inunburv, T. (Con.) Redingfon, T. N. Power, J. Johnson, General James, W. Drax, J. W. S. Esmonde, Sir T. Newry, Lord (Con.) Listowel, Lord Pigott, R. D. Verner, Colonel (Con.) Tumor, C. (Con.) Dunda..s.F. O'Brien, V. Chapman, A. (Con.) O'Connell, M. J. ABSENT.—LIBERALS. Armstrong, Sir A. Martin, T. B. Arundel, Lord Norreys, Sir D. Bell, J. O'Brien, W. S. Bellew, R. M. O'Connell, D. Berkeley Hon. Grantley O'Connell , M. Blake, Sir V. O'Conor, Don Bodkin, J. Ogle, C. S. Bulkelev, Sir R. Philipps, Sir R. B. Butler, Colonel Prose, P. Callaghan ' D. Rice, E. R. Clements, Lord Ricardo, J. L. Dawson, T. V. Roche, E. B. Duff, J. Roebuck, J. A. Fielden, J. Sheil, R. L. French, F. Shelburne, Lord Grattan, IL Stanley, W. 0. Hallyburtoii, Lord F. Stuart, W. V. Heron, Sir R Talbot, C. R. Howard, Captain - Tnite, H. M. Jervis, J. NV emyss, Captain Langton, G. Westenra, J. C. M'Donnell, J. White, H. . Maitland, T. Wilde, Sir T. Maher, N. ABSENT.—CONSERVATIVES. Acton, Colonel Hepburn, Sir T. Ashley, Hon. H. Hussey, A. Bernard, Lord Tier, D. S. Brooke, Sir A. Lascelles, E. Bruce, C. Lindsay , Captain Copeland, Alderman Northland, Lord Eaton, R. J. Polhill, F. Egerton, Sir P. Praed, W. T. Ferrand, W. B. Price, R. Godson, R. Pusey, P. Hamilton, B. Somerset, Lord Hampden, R. Vivian, J. E. Hardy, J. Welbv, G. E. Hayes, Sir E. Wyndham, J. C. Heneage, G. W. For going into minittee, Feb. 27 Ayes, 339. THE MAJORITY (Tellers included). For second reading of Bill, March 27. Ayes, 304. d g i • d t .g -z 7: s:, -4 o 7.. .... o E . I e. E. , E. 13 12 25 • . English Counties • • 11 12 23 143 68 211 .. English Boroughs • • 134 65 199 2 2 • • English Universities 2 2 1 4 5 .. Welsh Counties •• • • 4 4 7 3 10 .. Welsh Boroughs.... 4 3 7 20 4 24 .. Irish Counties— .. • . 11 5 16 21 7 28 .. Irish Boroughs .• • 17 3 20 5 8 13 .. Scotch Counties.... 5 6 11 20 1 21 .. Scotch Boroughs ... 21 1 22 —— 230 109 j 339 Totals ...... • ... 203 101 304 Minority •• .. 242 Minority .... 216 Majority •• .. 97 Majority .... 8$ Majority •• .. 97 For Protection on Feb. 27. I TIIE MINORITY Noes, 242. (Tellers included). For Protection on March 27. Noes, 216. z c., I. ..... .71 E? , E? , 0 t i ~. : E- , E- , —- 4 104 108 1.. English Counties .. 4 99 103 6 77 83 .. English Boroughs .. 2 74 70 2 2 .. English Universities 2 2 1 1 .. Isle of Wight ..... . 1 1 8 8 .. Welsh Counties •• .. 8 8 2 2 .. Welsh Boroughs •• • • 2 2 1 21 22 .. Irish Counties ...... 1 10 11 9 . p..- -. Iriall IZorouglas .... 4- -- 2 2 2 2 • . Irish Universities • • 1 1 11 11 .. Scotch Counties • • • • 10 10 1 1 Scotch Boroughs . • • —— 11 231 242 Totals ........ .. 7 209 216 * Mr. Lindsay and Lord Li:towel are both in favour of the Go vernment measure, but have paired on the Continent. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS MANCIIESTER, Ilev.cu 28. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Blackburn and Preston, 2n p.—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 1% dis. —Dcrby and Crewe, 1% p.—East Lancashire, ico. 2, p.—Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield, &C., % dis.—Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, % p. — Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 2 p.—Leeds and Thirsk, dis. —Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 1 3-16 p. —Manchester, Buxteli, and Matlock, 1-16 p.—Manchester and Birmingham, 74 1 4 —Ditto, Quarters (A), 634p.—Ditto,ditto (C), p.— Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 7% p.—Ditto, Extension, 1% p.—North Staffordshire, 2 1-16 p.—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters (No. 3), par—Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, 14 dis.—Soutb Eastern and Dover, 35 Ditto, Consol (No. 3), par—West Riding Union, 1 p. LEEDS, Mulct' 28. STOCK EXCIIANOL — The sales are—Eastern Counties, York Ex tension, ss. p.—Manchester and Leeds Extensions, 134 p.—East Lancashire, No. 2 (late Accrington), par, cash— Great Grimsby and Sheffield Extensions, 18s. dis. —Huddersfield and Manchester, 10s. tbs.—Huddersfield and Sheffielt, 2 p.—Leeds and Bradford, 20 p. —Leeds and Dewsbury, 15s. p.—Leeds and Thirsk, New, 70s. dis.— Newcastle and Berwick, 163( —Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 15s. p. —West Riding Union, ZlA—Birkenhead, Chester, and Mold, 30s. dis.—Bradford, Wakefield, and Midland, 225. dis.—Clitheroe Junction, 255. dis.—Lancashire, Yorkshire, and North-Eastern, 30s. dis.—Leeds and York, 30s. dis.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 7s. Gd. p.—Northumberland and Lancashire Junction, 295. dis.—North Staffordshire, 3 p.—North Western, par. HULL, Mitten 28. STOCK EXCITANGE.—The tone of the market has undergone no perceptible change since yesterday. At a meeting of the Trent Valley Continuation proprietors in this town, held this day, resolu tions were unanimously adopted condemnatory of the course pursued by.the directors, and calling upon them to dissolve the company. The sales are—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 7—North British, Car lisle, 31s.—Bradford, Wakefield, and Midland, and and Barns ley Junction, 225. Gd.—Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 41s. 6d.— North Staford , hire, Si. lb.—South Midand, 3t dis.—West Riding Union, 3. SHEFFIELD, lUlics 28 Srocx Excstaxox.—The sales ^^e—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter Shares, No. 3, scrip, 2% —Grimsby and Sheffield, s —Ditto, Extension, IL 2s.—Ditto, Quarter Shares, 12s. Gd.—Goole and Don caster, 114 —Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 1/. 3s.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 11. lg.—Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries, and Crewe, lls. 6d. _YORK, MARCH 28 STona EXCRA.KGE.-The sales are-Grand Union (Nottingham to Lynn), 10s. 6d.-London and York, 1 -Manchester, Buxton, Mat lock, and Midland, 21. 75.-Newcastle and Berwick, 1711-North British, Carlisle Extension, 11. 145.-Welsh Midland, 11. 195. Gd. EDINBURGH, }Linen 27. STocx Excnitiou.--The sales are-Aberdeen, 61.--Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin, U. 1 15.-.Airdrie and Bathgate, 21.-Arbroath and Forfar, 2sl. 55.-Ditto, Half Shares, 161.-Armagh and Portrush, 155.-Ayr and Galloway,l/. 55.-Ayrshiro and Bridge Port r, 11. Ss. 6d.-Banffshire, U.-Belfast and County Down, 21.-British and Irish Union, 11. IN.-Caledcnian, ex new, 71. IN.-Ditto, New, 11. 195.-Caledonian Extension, 11. 55.-Caledonian and Dumbarton, It. 10s.-Caledonian and Northern Direct, 11. 125.-Carnwath and West Linton, Is.-Chelmsford and Bury, 155.-Clydesdale Junc tion, 15!. 10s.-Cornwall and Devon Central, 11. 7a. 6d.-Dee side Railway, 41. 454-Direct Northern, 11. IN.-Dublin and Ennis killen, 31. 105.-Dundee and Arbroath, 391. bs.-Ditto, New, 221.- Dundee and Forfar Junction„ll. 165.-Dundee and Perth, 9/. 17s. 6d. -Ditto, Kinross Extension, 2/. 2s. 6d.-Eastern Counties Extension, 11. 2s. 6d.-East Indian Railway, 10s.-East of Fife, 11. 10s.-East Lothian Central and Tyne Valley Junction, 11. 63.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 1/. 19s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 72/. 10s-Ditto, Half Shares, 13/. 7s. 6d.- Ditto, Quarters, 17/. 10s.-Ditto, ditto, New, 151. lbs.-Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarton, las.- Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric, 11. Is. 9d.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Grauton, 171. 105.-Ditto, Ditto, Preference, 19!. 10a.-Edinburgh and Northern, 21. 15s-Newport, 10s. 3d.-Ditto, Lochgelly, 14s. 3d.-Edinburgh and Peebles, 1/. 25.-Edinburgh and Perth, 2/. 25. ed.-Edinburgh, Porto bello, and Mussolburgh, 11. 135.-Forth and Clyde Junction, U. 10s.- Glasgow and Ayrshire, 701. 10s.-Ditto, New Stock, 241.-Ditto, Quarter Shares, 181.-Glasgow Belfast Union, 1/. 2s. 6d.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, Sc.-Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 1/. 10s. NE-Glasgow lad Garnkirk, 401.-Glasgow and Greenock, 191.- Ditto, New Stock, 101.-Ditto, Preference, I!. 155.-Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction, 11. IN.-Glasgow Harbour Mineral, 21. N.-Glas gow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 1/. 10s.-Glasgow, Strathaven, and Lesmahagew, 11.1 125.-Grantor Junction, 11.-Great County Down, 11. 103.-Great North of Scotland, 11. 155.-Great North and South Wales, Is. 6d.-Inverness and Elgin, 1754-Lanark and Lothians, It. 195.-Larne,Bolfast, and Ballymena, 1!. Bs.-London and Hounslow, 11.-Loudon and Manchester (Rastrick), 21. 155.-London and Man chester (Rem.), 11. 2s. 6d.-London mid York, 21.-Ditto, Half Shares, 21.55.-Midland and Eastern Counties, it. Bs.-Morayshiro, 21.-Newcastle and Berwick, 191 IN.-Newry and Londonderry, 11. 1754-North British, 251. 10s.-Ditto, Halves, St.-Ditto, Extension to Carlisle, 11. 165.-Ditto, Extension to Dalkeith, Gl. 25. ed.-North Wales Mineral, 14/. 10s.-Ditto, New, 31. 10s.--Perth and Crieff Direct, 11. 9s. -Perth and Inverness, 11. 53.-Scoalsh Central, 131.- Ditto, New, W.-Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction, 1/. es -Scottish Brand Junction, 11. 2s. Gd.-Scottish Midland, 71,_ Scottish Southern, 11. lbs.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, ins . - Sh ewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 31.-South Midland, 11. 17s. 6c1.-- Stirling and Dunfermline, 11. 9s. 6d.-Stirling and Midland, 2/. 45.- Strathern Junction, 1/. 105. -Surrey Grand Junct.on, 93. 6d . _, roan and Dove Valley, 155.-Wishaw and Coltness. 471. lbs. GLASGOW, MAR= 28. STOCK EXCUANGE.—IIIe sales are Airdrie and Bathgate, 395. —Bridge of Weir, 29s.—British and Irish Union, 295.—C a l e d on ian, New 2ss._ Ca l e d o nian Extension, 26s.—Direct Yarthern, 35s.—East I n dian Railway, 4s. 9d.—Glasgow General Tenoinus, 8 1 / 4 —Glasgow , and Be last Union, 20s.— Glasgow, Kilinaria ...1:. and Ayr, 7 01 . Gl a sgow, Kilmarnock,and Ardrossan, 21s.— CI ,-zow Harbour Mine ral. 215.—Kihnarnock and Ayr Direct, 31.5.--Lanark and Lo thians, 36s.—Perth and Inverness, 25s.—Perth and Cried; 245. Seetti,h Central, 12 1 / 4 —South Midland, 30s. THE FRENCH IN CHINA.—The Journal des Debuts publishes letters from Macao of the 29th of December. The French miation to China had returned to Macao on the sth of December, after having visited the four northern ports. The Alcmene was to have sailed on the sth of January from Macao to bring back the commercal . delegates to France. All the persons attached to the mission were to have em barked on board the frigate Archimede on the Bth or 10th of January, to sail from Calcutta, ar,d they are expected to arrive at Suez in the commencement of the month of April, and consequently they may reach Paris in about five weeks. The annual grand Polish fancy and full dress ball is appointed to take place at Willis's Rooms (Ain - tack's), in the first week of June, under a numerous and distiNnishoct patronage, and on its usual scale of splendour. Mr. blo,scßELEs.—This distinguished pianist has an nounced a series of matinies musicales, similar to those which he gave last season. The drat is to take place -en Thursday next, and the performance will consist of several choice specimens of the genius of Bach, Bauchi, and Beethoven. ---LL I -.._.,,X AMERICAN AFFAIRS. NEW YORK, FEB. 28_—The accounts received here a rew days since, by the steamer Cambria, gave universal satisfac tion. They were esteemed of the most pacific character. Some apprehensions, however, are now entertained by the friends of peace, lest the British Government may decline any further attempts, for the present, to renew the negotia tion. lam not of the number who entertain this opinion. I presume that your Premier has made up his mind how far he will go to preserve the peace of the world, and, having • come to that conclusion, no matter of etiquette will deter him from proceeding with the negotiation until he arrives at that point, whatever it may be. The war party are losing ground daily. The people are beginning to,inquire why we should enter into a war? and whether it would not be better, admitting our title to be good, to make some sacrifice rather than enter upon a san guinary and desolating conflict? These common-sense ideas are floating in the Masses, and they are greatly promoted by the conciliatory and pacific movements of the British Go vernment. The contemplated repeal of the British corn-laws is re ceived here by the advocates of free trade with a most cor dial welcome. There are those who believe that it will open an extensive market for our agricultural products ; while another class of statesmen hail the repeal as the harbinger of a triumph, in this country, of the free-trade doctrine. They conclude that it will necessarily lead to the downfal of the American tariff of 1842. There is yet another class of statesmen who entertain the opinion that a negotiation is in progress between the Governments of Great Britain and the United States, in pursuance of which the corn-laws will be repealed, the American tariff uprooted, and the Oregon diffi culties arranged. Now without entering into any detail as to what portion of these speculative opinions I am a believer in, I may be permitted to say that the movement of Mr. Pule on this subject is calculated to promote the cause of peace, inasmuch as it weakens the American war party, by withdrawing from them a portion of the free trade advocates and many of the agriculturists. The President is so hemmed in by the office -seekers, and therefore advocates of war, because they hope for commis sions, that he has not the firmness, whatever may be his -ee' wishes, to assume the responeinility of any measure of a pacific character. It is confidently asserted that he has said, if the British Government offered to renew negotiations ou the 4eth parallel of latitude, he would submit the offer to Congress for their opinion on the subject. This is probably true, for it is like the man. His great object is re-election to the Presidency. To that everything with him must bend ; and his chance to he chosen for life is just as good as to be chosen for four years. 'Nothing can IV W save him from sharing the doom of President Tyler, who has retired to a state of complete obscurity. It is a matter of doubt whether the debate in the Senate on the Oregon question will finally terminate before the mid dle of March, and not, then if a motion to pospone the sub ject, which is now pending, should prevail. The Senate evince no disposition to hasten the decision ; on the con trary, they appear aneions to meet any and every pacific suggestion that may come from the British. Government, provided they can do it without dishonour. On the whole, in my opinion, all that can be reasonably and . rightfully asked of them, as American senators and patriots, they will concede. Mora must not be expected. The feeling in the Senate, at present, is highly favourable to asitate of peace. The Whig senators have done their duty. They have exhibited great firmness in resisting the idle clamours and unmeaning gasconade of such men as Senator Allen. The stand they have taken required more firmness than to enter the battle-field. They have met in a dignified manner the insinuation that they faltered and fell back when the power of Great Britain was held up before them. Such contemptible taunts had no influence where it was supposed they would have. No attachment to British men or British interests • controlled their actions. No fear or apprehension of the power of Great Britain alarmed them. Their feelings were and are purely American. They had no object but to pre serve unsullied the glory, the peace, and the prosperity of their native land; but even that peace, which they so much desired, they would not and will not purchase at the sacrifice of national honour. The friends of the tariff of 1842 have become alarmed, and probably with good reason. The most violent of the Polk men are anti-tariff men. So far as its repeal can be made subservient to the settlement of the Oregon difficulties, the " all of Oregon" men, and the friends of Mr. Calhoun, would readily and cordially unite, as they are alike hostile to the " black tariff." That portion of the community who have no prejudices to gratify, and no interest at stake, would pro bably unite in a surrender of the tariff, if it would tend to secure the peace of the country. If to these is added the agriculturists, who expect to be benefited by a repeal of jour corn-laws, &c., it makes a formidable array against the tarifff. The only chance for its preservation is, that the combined powers may separate in the details, which, however, is not likely to be the case. • The mail of this morning brought us a sketch of an interest lug debate in the Senate on the 26th on the Oregon subject. It will be recollected that the debate, thus far, has been con fined plineipally to the friends of the Administration. Nearly the whole strength of the Whig party, as yet, re mains to be called out. I cannot give you a better iilea of the feelings and wishes of the friends cf peace, and of the country and talents of the respective parties, than by re ferring you to the speeches heretofore made by Senators Allen and Cass, and then to the brief remarks made on the 26th by Senators Crittenden and Webster. They fairly re present the parties of which they are severally members. Minces 4.—1 learned yesterday that the steamer Cambria, from Boston, had sailed, leaving behind the greater part of all letters south of Boston. The captain of the steamer was not to blame. The southern mail had not arrived, having been detained by the snow storm. Nothing has been done in Congress since my letter of the 28th ult. The Senate will pass a more pacific resolution in relation to Oregon than the House has sent them. Mr. Dayton, of New Jersey, a Whig, his presented to the United States Senate a motion, calling on the President to inform the Senate whether the state of the affairs between the United States:and foreign powers requires,in his opinion, in increase of the army and navy.. It must lie on the table one day.—Tinies. A GENEVESE• TRAVELLER. - R GENERAL SIR 11. SMITH. The following letter has been addressed to the editor of the Times:— Sir,—Your admirable review of the battle of Aliwal, and the just encomiums bestowed on the skill and talent dis played by the commander, Sir Henry'Smith, leads me to hope that the following sketch of the military life cf that distinguished individual will not be unacceptable to the public : Sir Henry G. Smith is descended from an ancient family, that has been settled for the last two centuries at Whittlesea (Isle of Ely). In 1805 he was, under , the auspices of the late General Sir William Stewart, appointed to a Second Lieutenancy in the Rifle Brigade (then the 95th). To enumerate his services Ymuld be to name almost every battle that has since been fought by British troops in every quarter of the globe, for he has had more practical experience in war, and paned through more file, perhaps, than any man living. His first campaign commenced in South America with the storming of Monte Video and attack on Buenos Ayres ; next at the capture of Copenhagen, under Lord Cathcart ; thence to the Peninsula, where he was present in every battle fought by the main army (Talavera excepted) from the beginning to the end of that war. We next find him at the capture of Washington, under General loss, and for his distinguished conduct on that occasion he was honoured by being made the bearer of the dispatches to England. His next battle-field was in the capacity of military secre- tart', in the attack on New Orleans, where the good, the gallant Pakenham died in his arms. And he returned to England in time to partake of the glories of his last Euro pean battle as Assistant Quartermaster• General of the 6th Division under Sir John Lambert, on the field of Waterloo. Sir Henry Smith's career as a staff-officer commenced in 1811 with his appointment as Brigade-Major in the cele brated Light Division, in which he was ever conspicuous alike for his dashing gallantry in the field, his frank watiu hearted bearing to his brother officers, and his unwearied attention to the comforts and wants of the soldier. Those only who have served under a good and an iEdif ferent staff-officer can estimate the immense value of the former, and Smith was one of the very best, for his heart and soul were in his duty. His light wiry frame rendered him insensible to fatigue, and, no matter what battle or march might have occupied the day or night, or what elementary war might be raging, Smith was never to be found off his horse until he saw every man in his brigade housed, if cover could possibly be had. His devotion to their comforts was repaid by their affection, which was shown in a manner most gratifying to him when, in 1827, at Halifax, Nova Scotia, he -was _appointed' Deputy-Adjutant-General in the West Indies ; the voluntary attendance of every officer and soldier, from the Governor downwards, made his embarkation triumphal. The following copy of a regimental order issued by the late Sir Amos Norcott on the occasion, speaks the feelings of all concerned, and does honour alike to the writer and the object of it : "Colonel Norcott feels himself bound by every principle of public and private duty to express to Lieutenant-Colonel Smith and the officers and battalion at large his most sincere and deep regret for the loss of an officer who has served for 22 years with such indefatigable zeal, distinguished bravery and merit, and now retires from its active duties on promo tion and an appointment on the staff in Jamaica, but to re sume in that situation the same persevering devotion to his profession; his King, and country. " The Colonel knows how truly every officer in the bri gade participates his feelings and sentiments, and is assured of the lively anti warm wishes of every non-commissioned officer and soldier for the welfare of one who, with every at tribute of as good and as gallant an officer as ever lived, in variably united the most kind and peculiar interest for the comfort and happiness of the soldier. "At the particular request of this officer it affords the Colonel much pleasure to release from confinement to bar racks, and punishments of every description, all soldiers now under their sentences ; he only hopes, ani he is ready to be lieve, that they will prove sensible and grateful for Colonel Smith's kindness, shown up to the very last moment he re mains amongst them, in addition to every noble and honour able feeling which all soldiers ought to show in the perform ance of their duty and conduct on every occasion, by a de termination to relinquish every habit tending to injure the good of the service, their corps, and individual respectability, comfort, habits. and future welfare. " A. NORCOTT, Colonel. " Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 4, 1827." To return to the Peninsula, that first of schools for prae• tical military study, possessing this advantage, that an officer of ordinary capacity, by simply obeying orders and steadily performing his duty, could not fail to arrive at some degree of eminence in the profession ; while others more highly gifted had only to make use of their observing and reflective powers to become masters in the art ; and no one who knew Harry Smith (his familiar name) in those days, could doubt for a moment that whenever he acquired the rapk, and the opportunity offered, he would show himself a General worthy of his illustrious preceptor. The fates themselves seem to have conspired in urging him on in the path to glory ; for, though " the hero of a hundred fights," lie has been only once wounded, which proved a singular advantage to him ire more respects than one, for the chiefs of- his brigade proving not so invulnerable, it brought him as commander, succes sively, to several of the most brilliant warriors of that age— Kempt, Barnard, Beckwith, Colburne, &c. ; for while he was honoured with their friendship, he profited largely by their experience. I have already stated that-in 1827 he was appointed De-. puty Adjutant- General in the West Indies. In the year fol lowing he was transferred in the same rank to the Cape of Good Hope, and in 1839 appointed Deputy Adjutant-Gene ral in India, where he has remained ever since, and was en gaged in that rank in 1844 in the battles of Gwalior and la harajpore. The distinguished cervices which he rendered at the head of the Ist division, in the recent battles of Aloodkee and Ferozeshale will be better understood hereafter, when his dispatches on those occasions shall have been published. The battle of Aliwal speaks for itself; as the dispatch of Sir H. Smith would alone proclaim that he had been trained under Sir John Moore, and finished under the master-mind of Wellington. VETERAN.. The movement in the large provincial towns to en deavour to stay tho further proceedings of the bulk of railway Bills in Parliament is extending to every district. In fact, opinion may said to to be unanimous on the subject, and the peoile in the provinces. expect that their efforts will be warmly and vigi,rously seconded by the London Stock Lxchange. ag ict]o o t 0 1 " these and ipport i n 17; lion• led t° e safd mate° ostoliu simila r ere DOZ onlY • 8140