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CHANCERY-(THIS DAY.) LADBROKE r. SMITH. The arguments in this appeal, which have already occu pied three days, were resumed and concluded to-day. The case came before the Court upon appeal from the decision of the Vice-Chancellor of England, overruling a demurrer. The bill was filed for the purpose of enforcing the specific performance of an agreement to take the lease of a colliery at Workworth, in Northumberland. which the plaintiff held under Lady Newburgh. The defendant alleging that the plaintiff had not fulfilled certain primary conditions with respect to the formation of a sufficient har bour and other works, declined to perform the agreement ; and considering that it was not one which a court of equity would enforce, they put in a general demurrer, which the Vice-Chancellor of England overruled, and from that judg ment the present appeal was brought. His LORDSHIP, at the conclusion of the arguments to-day, postponed his judgment. DEEKS V. STANHOPE. This appeal occupied the Court the remainder of the day. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) Lord LANGDALE was occupied during the early part of the day in hearing the remainiw; petitions, after which he pro ceeded with the short causes part heard. The proceedings were quite devoid of public interest. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) DE BEAUVOIR V. DE BEAUVOIR. This case, which was part-heard yesterday, came before the Court upon a demurrer put in by the defendant to the bill filed by the plaintiff. The plaintiff in his bill claimed, as next of kin of the testator in the cause, the whole of his per sonal estate, and the defendant, as heir-at-law, claimed both the Personalty and realty. The VICE-CHANCELLOR allowed the demurrer, thereby declaring his opinion to be that the defendant was entitled to both the real and personal estate. THE DUKE OF LEEDS V. LORD AMHERST. The arguments in this case were commenced, and the further consideration postponed till to-morrow. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir J. Wronem.) EAST V. EAST. This suit was instituted by a ward against the executors for mal-administration of his estate. On a former hearing a reference was granted to the Master, who found that large debts due to the estates had not been accounted for to the heir on attaining his majority, and the case was brought on to-day for further hearing on the Master's report. At the conclusion of the arguments, The COURT remarked that it sometimes did happen in the case of two executors, that one undertook to act fur himself, and his co-executor, and afterwards neglected his duty. The other executor, in that case, might be free from any moral guilt, but legally he was considered a party to the neglect of his co -executor and all its consequences ; a salutary rule, which it would be well for all who undertook that important duty to know. The Court could not suppose the gentleman in the present case to have had a bad motive in anything which had been done ; but he must be held liable for all the acts of his co-executor, to whatever extent they affected the estate of the plaintiff. Judgment was deferred, that the Court might have oppor tunity to consult the pleadings and the Master's report. QU EEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco, Westminster Hall.) ASSOR V. WALKER. This case was tried before Mr. Justice Coleridge, at the last assizes on the Oxford circuit. The Learned Counsel ap plied for a rule for a new trial upon the grounds of want of evidence and misdirection. The facts of the case appeared to be these, as stated by counsel. The plaintiff sold to defendant ten shares in the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway Company, at 4/. per share, and defendant refused to accept. The pleas put in were the general issue, and also that the plaintiff was not ready and willing to transfer, and a denial of notice. It appeared that a person named Bar and plaintiff carried on the business of sharebrpkers at Leeds, where defendant also carried on business as a tradesman. The evi dence was, that defendant instructed Bar to buy ten shares for, him on the 16th of October. On the saike day Bar had received authority from a person named Hay, 4.0 buy twenty shires in the same company. Bar purchased twenty shares from some other person, and ten from the plaintiff; but Bar never told defendant that he had purchased shares from any other person. The contract proposed to be a sale from Bar to defendant. Plaintiff, after the expiration of - six weeks after the contract, applied for the name of the principal, in order to know to whom to deliver the shares, upon which Bar gave the names of Hay and defendant, and p4intiff applied to both, but they refused to have any thing t o do with them. The Learned Counsel contended thit there was no evidence of a specific application of the •ontrsict. The COURT was of a different opinion, and refused the rule. DAY v. SAARPE. This was another case, arising out of rail aay transactions. Mr. BAINEs, as Counsel, said it was tried before Mr. Justice Coleridge at York, when there was a verdict for plaintiff. Counsel now applied for a rule for a new trial, on the ground that plaintiff had been a partner in the concern, and as such could not sue. Plaintiff brought his action for work and labour gone in the capacity of secretary to the East Riding Junction line, a scheme which, like many others, had been called into existence, but since vanished from the scene. On the Ist of October a prospectus appeared with the name of plaintiff as one of the Provisional Committee, and on the 10th of the same month another pro spectus appeared with the name of defendant also as a com mittee-man. On the 16th of October, when it became ne emery to get a certificate of provisional registration, and plaintiff and defendant signed a document which was neces sary t o procure that certificate, and plaintiff also signed a certificate for a solicitor, and on the 15th of October the plaintiff's name appeared in the prospectus as the secretary to the Company, and his name struck out of the list of provisional committee men. The scheme was put an and to in November, and the plaintiff then brought his action for his services as secretary up to that time, and got a verdict. The Learned Counsel submitted that the action could not be maintained, inasmuch as that plaintiff had been a quasi partner in the Company. The Learned JUDGE, who tried the case, stated that it appeared in evidence, that at a meeting, on the 13th De cember, plaintiff put in his claim as secretary, and, at the suggestion of the directors, consented to reduce it to 451. Lord DENMAN said it appeared that the other parties in the cause agreed to the withdrawal of the plaintiff as one of them, and to make him secretary; and the defendant was One of the parties so consenting. The other Bench Judges seemed to be of the same opinion Rule refused. LLOYD V. HARRISON. This was also a railway case. It was tried before Mr. Justice Coleridge, and a verdict had for defendant. Mr. Sergeant Shea moved for a rule for a new trial upon the grounds of misdirection and against the evidence. It ap peared that the plaintiff and defendant were both attorneys, and defendant was one of the provisional committee, and the Plaintiff was secretary, to a scheme called the London Union ailway—a scheme which proposed to units the London and Birmingham and the Great Western, by means of the river, Which appeared to be a useful and feasible scheme ; but when the London and Birmingham and the Great Western Companies saw the announcement of it they took it up, and the other company then fell to the ..'round. It a p peare d that when plaintiff became secretary, e gave a gua ran t ee to a l l the directors, except the defendant, tthe hat he would advance money, and transact the business of company without making any charge. The COURT were of opinion that the jury had had evidence that the money was not paid to the credit of Harrison, and refused the rule. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) Mr(.Scitotßiugsin Banco bef ore M r. J ust i ce COLERIDGE.) applied, th e on part , of a person nam e d D e - Phlige, at Tr E esent a priso ner in i erk Castle, for a writ of certiorari to bring up the proceedings taken befor e th e county coroner, and also f br a rule to show case why th e pr i soner should not be admit ted to bail. The Learned Counsel stated that lie moved for the rule tor show presentactatuh transaction. Fromse on the affidavits of e several persons who were p their statements it appeared that the prisoner was in the employ of a person named Rooke, a carrier, near L eeds. On the 2d of April last the prisoner, w h o as at the his mas ter's horse and cart, stopped with thepmriaohthetrehmteo drink Royal oi Oak. , and The landlord of that place invited the after.thev had both taken enough to make i ntoxicated, they went out , and some scuffle prisoner eet u w g e h e l y n them; they returned to t he house, and th e asked the deceased to come out and fight. The deceaseadgc did So, and on coming out a scuffle commenced, in the course of Which he received a blow which knocked him down, upon the stones. He was taken up, and died in a few hours after- Wards. The affidavits all agreed that there did not appear to be any malicious intention on the part of the prisoner, but that the whole was a drunken scuffle. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE—The case is one of manslaughter. Mr. CORRIE—Yes, my Lord; but the case is of such a na ture that I am induced to hope this application will not be =Mused. Therule for a certiorari was then made absolute, and a rule nisi to show cause granted. CLARKE V. RTJOILES. Mr. MACAULAY moved fora rule to show cause why the Verdict in this case should not be set aside and a new trial granted, on the groand of the rejection of material evidence, the misdirection of the Under-Sheriff, and a verdict being returned contrary to evidence. This cause had been tried before the Under-Sheriff of Nottingham. The plaintiff, Mr. Clarke, was a surveyor, one of that class who were frequently employed by persons superior to themselves in the profession. The plaintiff was employed as a surveyor on the Sheffield, Nottingham, and London Direct Railway, and the defendant Was a provisional director on that line. The work which had formed the subject of dispute in this case had been performed between the 22d and 30th of November. The case for the Plaintiff had been opened by his Learned Friend Mr. Miller, And he had stat e d th a t th e eng i neer o f t h e com p an y , a gen tleman named Breere, had b ee n di rec t e d to make some sur- MI within a given time, and had em pl o yed the pl a intiff. Vlreonsequence of some quarrel which had arisen between Breere and the company he left, without having paid fir. Clarke. Mr. Cann , the agent of the company, had then il aid to the plainti ff that' at . he should continue to work, and that he would not only see that he was paid for t he future, but that all hi s arrears s h ou ld b e Paid up. His Learned Friend then called two Witnesses, each of whom was about to bring an action aCainst Mr. Hughes. They both stated that they had been employed by Mr. Breere, They with the plaintiff, but that they afterwards worked under th e direction of Mr. Cann, the tompany's agent. Another wit ness had also deposed that kr. Cann had stated to the plain y ttf t , ha and to himself, that , on the not done justice to Breere had received 1,9004 and part of the com pany, to see the witnesses. The rest of the had taken pl ace the case consisted o f o an account given of some proceedin gs which hi February, at the board of directors, in hi m Proved that the plaintiff, with oth er surveyNiro, a it was o hearing Meer gate and seen Alderman H. Hu g h es that they had not been paid, had said that, most painful thing, but that the company were a b out to wind up its affairs, for the deposits had not bee n paid. He would, however, see them paid on the earliest opportunity. The case, on the part of the defendant, was that it was an ordinary case, in which the surveyor had been employed b y an engineer to take part in the fulfilment of a' contract f or which he himself was liable, It was like the ordinary ca s e, where a man had contracted to build a house, and h ad -eiiildoyed workmen and an agent. If the agent inte r f ere d with the workmen to expedite them in their work, h e was not liable to he regarded as the person ou whom the fulfilment of the contract devolved. The first witness for the plaintiff had stated that the plaintiff had been employed by Breere, and that Mr. Cann was obliged to guarantee that the money due by Breere should be paid up. On the part of the de totidents, Mr. Breere was asked whether he had contracted with the company for a fixed sum? And that question was objected to, and not allowed to be answered. Breere had t tated in hi s ev id ence t h a t be was eng aged to perform the titi rveYs in a given time, that he h ad gone to London to engagell, tlw plai n tiff, w h om h e had before employed in a si :lar manner. lie had received no instructions from the `,,,tlN?any to e mp l oy hi m, an d , i n f act , emp l o yed him enti re ly his own account. Mr. Justice C • OLERIDGE said that the defendants had pro -7.0 o ,_ t Pay the money due by M r . Brew) at the interview 4114 Ulm place in idtpriatv. THE SIT , LOWDO - N. TUESDAY FIVIBNI NG , APRIL 21, ilf;46. BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.) Before Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD.) N RE BROMLEY.—IMPORTANT COMMERCIAL QUESTION. To-day wan appointed for a dividend in the estate of this bankrupt, who was a solicitor in Gray's Inn, and failed to a very great amount. Mr. Comm appeared on behalf of the Metropolitan Law Investment Society, to support a proof for about 1,400/., to 1,100/. of which there was no objection ; the remaining 300/. was for money paid to Messrs. Hoare and Co., bankers, to re deem deeds belonging to the Company, and deposited by the bankrupt for money advanced. Mr. WILDE appeared on behalf of the assignees, and ob jected to the proof, on the ground that the Company had no legal or equitable claim on the estate, as they were not bound to have paid the money, but did so for their own be nefit and advantage. Mr. COOKE quoted the case exparte Young, 2 Rose, p. 40, in which case one of the partners of a firm had signed bills of exchange which had been taken up, and it was afterwards sought to prove the debt against the estate; and Lord Eldon held, that although they were not, strictly speaking, sureties, yet they were persons liable, and that the most liberal in terpretation ought to be put on the words "or persons liable," where the party was morally entitled to protection. In this case the deeds had been de posited with the bankers without the knowledge of the Company, and the hankers threatened to sell the property, and the only resource of the Company was to pay the money advanced. It was quite clear that Messrs. Hoare and Co. might have proved their debt if they had thought proper, but they did not, and the Company stood in the place of the original creditors. The Learned COMMISSIONER said that depended on whether there was a legal liability to pay. Did the papers get into the hands of the bankrupt as solicitor to the Company ? Mr. COOKE answered in the affirmative. The Learned COMMISSIoNER—Then the deposit of the deeds was fraudulent, and the Company was neither legally or equitably bound to pay; that fact, I think, excl u des th e case entirely from Lord Eldon'a opinion and judgment—morally the proof ought to be admitted; but the question is, can I admit that to be a liability which was a voluntary act? Mr. COOKE—Lord Eldon goes on to say, that in all cases of this kind all the circumstances must be considered, and the moral justice of the case be looked to; in the present the estate had not been damnified, and they (the Company) now sought to stand in the position the bankers were in at the time of the bankruptcy. The Learned COMMISSIONER said, in the case of Young the partners were legally liable—but no liability arose here—the; company could not have been compelled to pay the money. Mr. CooKE said that the estate would have been sold had the money not been paid. The COMMISSIONER —Would not a court of equity have, interfered to have prevented a sale, or would not an action of trover lie in a case of illegal and unjustifiable deposit? Mr. CooKE—I can't say what a court of equity might have done, but persons ought not to be compelled to resort to courts of law. The COMMISSIONER—Supposing no bankruptcy had taken place' Mr. COOKE—Trover would have laid against Bromley, and our rights against him, in my opinion, follow his estate. The Learned COMMISSIONER asked if any cases precisely similar could be adduced ? Mr. Coottit—lt is a novel case. The COMMISSIONER said as to the moral justice of the case, there could not be a doubt; but ho was not prepared to de cide in favour of the proof. Mr. WILDE said, that whatever the disposition of the as signee might be to sympathise with the claimants, they were bound to raise the question. Here had been a criminal act committed—an embezzlement—and had an action of trover been brought, the bankers could not have made any reply. The claimants had made a sacrifice of their money for their own benefit. The Learned COMMISSIONER said he could not at present take the proof, but would consider the point. INSOLVENCY. -(THIS DAY.) (Before the CHIEF COMMISSIONER.) IN RE C. L. MACDONALD. The insolvent was opposed by Mr. Nichols, for Mr. Spencer, who had been plaintiff in an action of cries. con. with his wife, against the insolvent, which was tried in the Court of Common Pleas by Lord Chief Justice Tindal, and in which 1004 damages were awarded. The insolvent's liabilities wholly amounted to 1584, 1401. of which was for damages and costs in the action of cries. con. The insolvent stated that he was a comedian at the minor theatres, and declared that the wife of the opposing creditor represented herself to be an unmarried woman. The Learned CIIIEF COMMISSIONER. said in such cases as these a rule of the Court was to remand insolvents according to the amount of damages awarded by the jury. The damages in this case strongly marked the animadversion of the jury on the insolvent's conduct. The insolvent's station was very alluring to minds ill regulated. Taking all things into consideration, the judgment of the Court was that the insolvent should be discharged after having been iu custody for ten months from the vesting order. OW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) Thomas Goold, one of the beadles of the parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, appeared before Mr. Jardine, to answer a summons, charging him with assaulting Mr. Foster, known under the name of Thorns, of the Morning Post newspaper. Mr. Foster's case, proved by himself; and partly corrobo rated by several witnesses, was that, on the occasion of the inquest on the late accident at the Hungerford-bridge pier, he, Mr. Ferster, attended for the Times newspaper. He was not accommodated as well as he could wish by the beadle, who told him to get out of the way, and on his refusing to do BO struck him very violently. Gould in his defence called three witnesses, who all said that Mr. Foster was n o t sober, and that he abused the beadle, called him various names, and asking him " How much he w as to get for packing the jury, and suppressing the evidence?"oren When Go o ld attempted to prevent him from t he slaigd his w w e s ay a t t o e a . placeta gentleman 3, h where he rhebirth andad n h o r e b e u ( s i i i h n g e s , s a n t o d g h o e , would " show him up in the Times." wslifMr. Foster said he was not intoxicated, but was only lohwtlyasefixocw indeituedn,r t c onsequence of th e d eat h of a relative, he was water, and u p on whom the inquiry si ldeh.e*lißDlNE thought the beadle had received a great deal of provocation, but nothing couldjustify him, being a con stable whose duty it was to preserve peace and order, in assaulting the complainant. He would, therefore, fine him 403 or, in default, commit him for seven days. F i r h e e de fi r n ic e k w S a a s i! ) p a o d n and Edwin Ball beenwere again placed at the bar before Air. Jardine, having remanded . from Friday last, upon the charge of throwing a trussel into the Thames from IVaterloo-bridge. Mr. JanDtrim, on the case coming on this day, said that this was an indictable misdemeanour, and if Mr. Powell, the solicitor to the Waterloo Bridge Company, was willing to prosecute, he would commit the prisoners fn trial. Mr. Powell (lid not wish to indict the prisoners; and after a long discussion, Mr. JARDINE consented to treat the case summarily, and ordered the prisoners to pay 21. ss. for the wilful damage to the trussel. This was paid i (lt will be observed that for t endangering ely.. the lives of th e mmedia public the defendants get off with impunity.) MARLBROi-STREET--(THIS DAY) Edward IVilloughby, a job•master, was charged with fu rious driving, and running against the carriage of Lord Ran furley, of No. 40, Berkeley-square. About 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the defendant, while driving at a furious rate in Hyde Park, from Cumberland to Grosvenor-gate, a one-horse four wheel carriage, in which were two ladies and two children, ran against Lord Ran furley's brougham, containing the three Misses Knox. The defendant, without stopping, drove recklessly on, and on his Lordship's page running after him to obtain his address, he struck him violently with his whip, and knocked his hat off. After turning from Grosvenor-gate into Park-lane, he ran against another gentleman's carriage; his horses were then in a furious gallop. He was stopped and taken into custody by the police. Mr. MALTBY asked if the defendant was intoxicated?— The constable said he was very much so. The defendant said his horse was not able to gallop at a fu rious rate of speed, Mr. MALTI3Y said it was a very bad case, and he should therefore fine the defendant 21. for furiously driving, and 3/. for the assault on Lord Ranfurley's page. GREAT PEDESTRIAN MATCH FOR 1001. A SIDE.— Yesterday, the long pending match between Robert Fuller, of London, formerly well known as the most celebrated walking pedestrian of his day, and Samuel East, of Westminster, a 3 oung aspirant to the champion's honours, came off near the Duke of York, Gannick corner, Barnet, kept by Frank Keys (the old Bow-street officer), The mon were matched to walk a fair toe-and-heel match lof twenty miles' distance for a stake 0(200/. Fuller has followed the avocation of a trainer of pugilists, and East has been engaged in performing pedestrian races, and has defeated some first-rate men. In the betting, East, who has the advantage of being younger than his op ponent, was the favourite at odds. The start was made at a elippin; pace, at which time a Considerable concourse of persons were present and a large sum of money was floating on the race. The first inPe was turned in eight minutes and a half • Fuller at the lead. E as t then showed in front, and maintained the lead. At ten miles Esst was at au advantage of tour hundred yards. The men continued at first-rate speed, although it was quite manifest East was the winn'ng man. The race was kept up till the 18th mile, when Fuller, finding all chance of winning over, reluctantly gave up the contest ; and East went in the winner, awd won the 2001. stakes. Large sums of money were laid on Fuller. It was the general opinion he had over trained, and was not competent to the distance. The Rev. Dr. Wolff, the eminent Oriental traveller aid w ia m i i t ri, blB beet %volute(' etuipiala to Y1:4%1W lance. Mr. MAciAutAy said that, with respect to that interview, he had the strongest possible affidavits from the secretary to the company, who was present at the time. After the ab sence of Mr. Breere, the works were carried on under Mr. Bawsley, the engineer to the company. The Under- Sheriff had not put the case to the jury in a proper manner. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE. said that if it was a contract from Bawsley himself with the plaintiff; the Under-Sheriff might have been in error, but if it were a contract made by Mr. Bawsley on the part of the company, it might be merely the ordinary case of an agent acting without authority. The proceedings had, however, subsequently been confirmed by a promise to pay. Mr. MACAULAY said that Mr. Breere had employed the plaintiff to do work for the company, but that expression was merely used to describe the sort of work the plaintiff was to be employed on, and so it might be with Mr. Bawsley. With respect to the admission of Alderman Hughes, it might be a ratification of the employment by Bawsley, but his Lord ship would see, on coming to the summing up of the Under- Sheriff, that throughout the trial Bawsley had never been treated as the agent of the company, and that the employ ment by him was regarded as a thing distinct from the em ployment of the company; and consequently the defendant could not be liable, as a provisional director of the company. Some discussion here arose as to the point of misdirection on the Under-Sheriff summinc , up, and it appeared that the summing up had not been verified on the affidavits. Mr. Justice COLERI . DGE w up of the Under-Shmff ought as r o , o f t opiniont o the e thesummmeminog ries of counsel. Mr. MActumitv said that he had always understood that, where there had been counsel on both sides, the summing up was not necessarily to be in the affidavits. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE said that it would not be necessary if both parties agreed in their version of it, but in case of any dissent by the opposite party, how were they to proceed ? In the superior courts the judge always noted the points, so that there could be no dispute. Mr. MAc kITLEY asked permission to be allowed to verify the summing up of the affidavits. He had got a short-hand note of the whole proceedings. Mr. Justice CaLERIDGE intimated that such a course could not be adopted. The Learned Counsel had better take a rule to show cause. The case would very likely be brought for ward by a motion. Rule nisi granted accordingly. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) COULTIIAS V. TILE REV. DR. ROVES—CaIIa. CON. Their Lordships this morning, in answer to the application of Sir Thomas Wilde on behalf of the defendant, granted a rule to show cause why a new trial should not take place. The Court was occupied the remainder of the day with the pre-emptory paper, in which there was nothing elicited of any interest except to the parties concerned. DRUR Y- EA TRE, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.---The Winchester, 50, Capt. Eden, flag of Rear-Admiral the Hon. J. Percy, late Commander-in-Chief on the Cape of Good hope Sta tion, arrived this morning at Spithead. She left Simon's Bay on the Ist of March, leaving behind the Thunder bolt steam sloop, Commander Broke ; the President, 50, Captain Stanley, flag of Rear-Admiral Dacres, Com mander-in-Chief; and the Serpent, 16, Commander Vevill, which latter had arrived a few days previously from China, with the last instalment of the Chinese ransom on board, and was to sail on the 2d or 3d of March for England. When the Winchester left the Cape the Caffres were quiet, but had assembled in great force, and the inhabi tants continue to patrol the town for self protection. The Thunderbolt had taken all the disposable troops from Cape Town to Graharie's Town to quell disturb ances, but when th e Winchester .had left the Caffres had come to term s The Winchest er t ouc h e d at S t . Helena on the 1 6th of March, and f oun d t h ere t h e S tar 16, Commander Dun lop ; an d ca ll e d at Ascens i on on sutitimsy, the 22d March, wher e th e St ar h a d prev iously arrived. The , o22Dd of - un "rollers" had subsided, The Winchester has brought a mail from the Cape, and invalids from the squadron. Rear-Admirat Percy landed this afternoon in Rear-Ad miral Parker's yacht. The following her passage _long. 3 10 E., th e U n i ty, from the C ape , f or Gu e rnsey ; 11th lat. 16 48 S., l ong . 4 31 W., the s hi p Ch ar lotte, from Calcutta for Live r p oo l, 71 days out , a t th e same time hem l i e a n te whit7h, lot. the e4Win chesters s. exchanged numbers with the Dutch ship Alciope ; on the 17th, in lat. 14 39, long, 7 20, spoke the Dutch ship Claudius Civeles, from Batavia ter Am sterdam, 61 days out ; on the 19th in lat. 10 41, long. 11 13, spoke the English ship Earl of Lops dale ; 23d, in lat. 6.20, long. 16 15, spoke the Volusia ; 24th, in lat. 4 32, long. 18 32, the brig Zuleeska, from the coast of Patagonia ; on the 27th, in lat. 0 5 N., long. 20 51 W., spoke the Prussian ship Frederica bound to Bahia, same day the English brig Two Friends, from Liverpool bound to Paita ; on ,the 29th, in lat. 3 34, long. 22 1, exchanged numbers with bark City of London, same day spoke the Devonshire, from Bor deaux for Mauritius,; on the 30th, in lat. 5 3, long. 23 32, exchanged numbers with the ship Lancaster, same day and time the ship Trafalgar, from Calcutta for London ; April 15, in lat. 45 32, long. 17 15, the ship Bloorenge, 112 days, from Calcutta to London. The Eurydice 26, was docked on Friday to be over hauled prior to recommission. Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., Commander-in- Chief, entertained a distinguished select circle at the Admiralty-house on Friday evening. A tablet, subscribed for by the surviving officers of the ill-fated ship, and the friends of the deceased, was yesterday placed in the chapel of this dockyard to the memory of the late Commander W. B. Estcourt, of the Eclair steam sloop. We hope the Admiralty will not forget the brave Sidney Bernard, but perpetuate his heroic self-sacrifice in the cause of suffering humanity by erecting a suitable monument to his memory. By the Manilla, merchant bark, arrived at Cowes, we have intelligence from the coast of Africa to the 25th of February, Commander Hornby, of the Styx steam-sloop, came home passenger in her, having invalided in conse quence of nearly losing his sight from the effects of the climate. He is now convalescent. When the Manilla left Ascension, the Tortoise store and coal ship, Com mander Morrell ; the Larne,lB, Commander Brisbane ; the Albatross, 16, Commander Yorke ; the Cacique steamer (prize to the Penelope), and the Nautilus transport, were at that island; the Larne, about to pro ceed to St. Helena. The Albatross was to sail on the 28th of February to the Gallinas, to take the command of a division. The Cacique was taking in provisions, prior to returning to the Bights. The Nautilus was loaded with obsolete stores, and was to sail in a fort night for this port, with invalids from the squadron, among whom was the Rev. G. Bellamy, chaplain of the Tortoise. The Penelope steam-frigate, with Commodore Jones, was expected at Ascension on the sth ult., for a few days, and to be at the Gallinas on the 15th. He had been at Fernando Po with the French squadron, and had tried the sea-going qualities of the Pene lope, against the French Admiral's steam-frigate Caraibe, of 450-horse power (Penelope is 650), when the latter beat Penelope by more than a knot an hour. The Waterwitch, 12, Commander Birch, left Ascension for Canada on the 2d of February, to re lieve the Cygnet, expected at Ascension en route to the Bights. The Kingfisher, 12, Commander Brown ; the Lily, 16, Commander Newton ; and the Styx steam s'oop, were at the Gallinas on the 25th of February. The latter's three prizes, Regenerador, Isabel, and Es piza, had been condemned at Sierra Leon e ; a l so a beau tiful brig captured by the Hecate steam sloop, Com mander West, on the 3d of February. The " rollers" set in at Ascension with unprecedented violence on the 15th of February, and increased to a terrific extent on the 18th. They happily abated on the 23d, but not until very considerable damage had been done. The pier, wharf, crane, boathouse, port of the fort, turtle ponds, and turtle, were entirely washed away, boats stove in, &c. Great alarm was manifested respecting a scarcity of water, and it was expected the Penelope would have to tow a vessel to St. Helena and back for a supply. Great activity prevailed among the cruisers, and many prizes had been taken in consequence. The squadron was healthy. The Terrible steam-frigate, Captain Ramsay, having finished coaling, went out to Spithead yesterday, to await sailing orders. In mentioning this ship in con nexion with the Comet (the first war-steamer built for the royal navy) on Saturday, the 11th inst., we made a slight mistake. We are intbrmed the Comet was not built by Mr. Oliver Lang, of Woolwich, as we then stated, but by the late Mr. John Gill, " foreman of the New Works" at Deptford, in 1822, at which time Mr. Oliver Lang was the Assistant-Surveyor of the Navy, and the shipbuilding department in Deptford dockyard was, at that time, under the immediate direction of Mr. John Gill, who built, in the depth of winter, during the last te hy e ers war, the mo t h fe e enc otohnneol lakes e r British and efficiency, Canada i e s h ffirn f c i i g e a ; S (St. he Lawrence)al salso uroriginated a t that ed " attack, and whichpresenting the fitting of our do c ky ar d l i ghters as bomb-vessels, on " su th e e minimum object for repelli ng . eessfully used by u s i n the last expedition against Algiers. Mr. Gill a l so suggested to the Navy Board were the mode of fitting our war -steamers as bomb-vessels, which has been adopted. A new and original ballet in two acts and four tableaux, entitled :Imelda, was produced here last even ing, Mdlle. Sali, from the La Scala at Milan, and the San Carlos at Naples, making her debut as the heroine. The story of the ballet is simple enough. Imelda, an Italian peasant girl, has won the heart of the Count Alberti (M. Mathis, also a first appearance), the son of the sovereign of the country, disguised as a peasant. He wooes and wins her, and then follow the usual tribulations, ending, also, as usual, in the settlement of matters to the satisfaction of all parties. This is a sort of plot which is generally useful, because it admits of the introduction of dancers of every de scription, and to any amount. Like a stout wild-plum stock, anything may be grafted on it ; and accordingly we have a variety of fetes charnpetres, with a pas seul for Mademoiselle Sali, a pas de femmes for the ceryphees and corps de ballet, a pas de quatre, exquisitely danced by Mr. A. Webster, Madlie Louise, Madlle Ad4le, and Ma dame Guibelei, a grand pas de deux, by M. Mathis and Mademoiselle Safi, and a lively tarantella, with which the first tableau concludes. Mademoiselle Sali is young and pretty, and is an exquisite dancer. The rapidity of her movements in some of her pas is truly astonishing. Tha term many-twinkling feet, when ap plied to her, ceases to be hyperbolical. Her tours de forces, too, are astonishing, and her poses are graceful and picturesque in the extreme. Her poses and group ings in the pas d'ensemble are all formed with the taste of an accomplished artist. They might be taken as models for a series of classical bas-reliefs. Monsieur Mathis is also a dancer of great merit ; many of his pas are perfectly original, and in many of them he seems to have created choreographic difficulties, merely for the sake of showing with what facility and grace he can overcome them. The second tableau is a drilling of the pages of the Court by the Governor of the pages (T. Matthews), and we should strongly advise its excision altogether—it is long, tedious, and at best a hors d'a?uvre, and requiring, to carry it off, that which T. Matthews cannot give it, ease and true b s oro feeling. Admirable as a clown, he is not sufficiently refined for ballet. His forte is humour not wit. The audience at length became very impatient, and the ballet was nearly ruined by this tedious scene. The beautiful pas des bouquets, by Mademoiselle Sali, Mademoiselle Adele, and Madame Guibelei in the third tableau redeemed all, and put the audience once more in good humour, and, followed as it ,was by the grisnd pas de trois in the fourth tableau, by M. Mathis, Mademoiselle Sali, and Madame Guibelei, se cured the complete success of the ballet. M. Mathis and Mdlle. Sali were most efficiently supported by Madame Guibelei, and Mdlles. Adele and Louise, and by W. H. Payne, who made a great deal of the little part of Fabricio, valet to the Prince. He is a genuine buffo, perhaps the only perfect buffo dancer we have on the English stage. He always enters thoroughly into the spirit of his part, knows exactly what is to be done, and also knows exactly how to do it. The scenery by Grieve was beautiful, and the music by Mr. B. Hughes, the clever leader of the orchestra, was good and appropriate. The ballet was preceded by The Crown Jewels, with the fascinating Madame Thillon as the heroine, we had almost said as the opera, and it is therefore needless to add that the house was crowded - . in every part long before tbe commencement of the -___ overture. vis : APPOINTMENTS. Commodore—Sir Francis Collier, C. 8., to the command in chief of the experimental squadron. Captain—Sir J. J. G. Bremer, K.C.8., K.C.H., to command the steam squadron, with a Commodore's broad pendant. Lieutenants—G. Oldmixon, of the Hecate, to the Styx; Wood, of the Styx, to the Penelope ; C. Hawkey, to the Retribution ; W. Rowlett, of the Penelope, and W. G. Mansfield, of the Tortoise, to the Waterwitch ; G. C. E. Wright, of the Tortoise, to the Espoir; S. .4thorp, of the Waterwitch, to the acting command of the Cacique (prize slave steamer); C. E. Wilmot, to the Griffon ; H. L. Griffiths and T. Sibbald, to the Wanderer; J. Secomb and F. P. Porteus (additional), to the Vernon ; T. E. L. Moore, J. Shairp, and J. B. Cator, to the Bellisle ; W. Hoseason, to command the Torch steamer. Masters—Charles Gahan to the Imaum ; T. Hart, of the Penelope, to the Styx, v i ce R . S. Runde, deceased ; H. llarris (second), to the Belleisle ; W. C. Pyper (second), to the Torch ; W. Lurie (Assistant), to the Rhadantanthus ; G. A. M'Farlane (Assistant), to the Torch. Assistant-Surgeons—F. W. Blake (additional), to the Caledonia, for service of Ply mouth Hospital ; W. IL E. Smart, to the Trafalgar ; A. Elmslie, to Melville Hospital ; A. Brown, to the William and Mary ; A. Jackson (additional), to the Victory. Mate—C. Vesey, to the Ferret. Clerks—W. B. Pearse (as acting Purser), to the Fer ret ; H. K. Conquer, in charge, to the Torch. Midshipmen—C. Fairholme, to the Superb ;H. Eden, J. Berkeley, C. F. Palmer, H. A. V. Royse, and G. St. John Biggs, to the St. Vincent, Naval Cadets.—H. R. Stewart, A Malone, and W. C. Annesley, to the Belleisle ; W. Bingham. to the St. Vin cent. ROYAL MARINES. First Lieutenant Hockings is appointed to the Ex cellent, vice Shewen. Lieutenants Meade, H. Davis, and Baynes, have passed into the Artillery Companies. Lieutenant Budd and 90 men of the Portsmouth division embarked on Thursday as supernumeraries on board the Rodney. Lieutenant Ward and 100 men will embark on board the St. Vincent as supernumeraries. RAILWAY NOTICES. The following circular of statistical requirements has been forwarded to all the railways now in operation . _ . " Ordered—That there be laid before this Committee a re turn from each railway company, showing— " 1. The length of the main line, and the total cost of constructing the same. "A statement of the cost under the following heads a. Cost of land, or sums paid for land. "b. Cost of engineering, or sums paid to the engineers employed in laying out and constructing of the line. " c. Cost of Parliamentary expenses, including the whole sums expended in getting the Act under which the line has been made. " d. Sums expended on the construction of the works, dis tinguishing the costs of rails from the other expenses. " e. Cost of the machinery, such as locomotive engines, carriages, trucks, &c., employed in working the line, as well for the conveyance of goods as of passengers. " 2. A statement setting forth the Acts of Parliament or authority under which, and the mode in which the capital laid out on the main line, and on the machinery for working the same, has been raised; specifying the sums received at different times by the sale or allocation of shares, by loans, and otherwise; and specifying the rates of i n t eres t annually paid on the loans; the dates when the loans were contracted, and the periods for which they were contracted. "3. A - statement of the rates of tolls per mile authorised in the Act establishing the company to be levied on the pas sengers, and on the various descriptions of animals and goods conveyed along the line or any part thereof. " A statement showing the rates of charge per mile that have actually been levied on passengers, and on the various descriptions of animals and goods conveyed by the line since its opening, specifying the exact periods when any altera tions (if any) have been made in such rates of charge, and the extent of such alteration. "4. A statement of the entire expense of working the line in each year, since opening, so far as is practicable; also the legal and Parliamentary expenses incurred by the company, specifying how much of the latter in each year has been in curred in opposing other lines. "5. A statement of the annual expense incurred in main tenance of way, showing whether the same has been per formed under contract, and if so, specifying the duration of such contract; and showing also whether any portion of that expense, and if any, how much, has been added to the capital of the company. "6. A statement of the revenue annually derived from the line, distinguishing the amount received for the conveyance of passengers from that received for the conveyance of goods, and specifying the number of each class of passengers car ried, the rates at which they were carried, and the revenue annually derived from each class; and specifying also the number of each description of animals, and the number of tons of goods annually conveyed along the line. " 7. A statement showing the number of trains per diem that carry third-class passengers, the hours at which such trains depart from each terminus, the rate of speed per hour at which they travel, and whether the carriages are covered and provided with seats. "8. A statement showing whether the Company has car ried coal; and if it has done so, showing the quantity car ried each year since the opening of the line; and whether the company has carried it in th e i r own trucks, or allowed it to be carried by other parties, charging them with toll; and the average distance to which coal has been conveyed along the line. " 9. A statement showing the average expense per mile of working each train (meaning by train a greater or less number of carriages, vans, and trucks, drawn or impelled by a single locomotive en g i ne ) , an d t h e different fates of speed ' at which the different trains travel along the line; distin guishing the cost of coke, and also of the wear and tear of carriages and engines from the other items of expense. " 10. A statement showing whether the charges for the conveyance of goods on the line are uniform to all parties using the same ; and if not, specifying the exact nature and ex_ tent of the differences of charge. " 11. A statement showing the total amount of' the public and parochial taxes annually paid by the company. " 12. A statement showing whether the company's main line has any branches or subsidiary lines attached to it; and if so, stating the name and length of each, the cost of con structing, and how the money for the same was raised, so far as is practicable. " 13. A statement showing whether the company's main or any of its branch or subordinate lines have been extended and, if such has been the case, showing the length and cosi of each such extension, and the date when it was opened. " JAMES MORRISON, Chairman.' NEW POST-OFFICE ARRANGEMENTS WITH BADEN. The following notiee was on -Saturday issued from the General Post-office :•—• NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC AND' INSTRUCTIONS TO ALL POST EASTERS, SUB-POSTMASTERS, AND LETTER RECEIVERS. " General Post-office, April, 1846. " On and after the Ist of May next, the rates of postage due to France and Baden on letters sent through France, between the United Kingdom and Baden, will be reduced from Bd. to' 4d. on each single letter. No alteration will take place in the present British rates of postage on these letters. "The British and Foreign rates must be combined and taken on the sames principle as that adopted for letters ad dressed to France, as shown as fellows : COMBINED BRITISH AND FOREIGN RATES or A LETTER. "Weighing under a quarter of an ounce—British, 5d.; Foreign, 4d.; total to destination, 9d. " Weighing a quarter of an ounce, and not exceeding half an ounce—British, sd. ; Foreign, Bd.; total to destination, Id. " Exceeding half an ounce, and under three-quarters of an ounce—British, 10d. ; Foreign, ls.; total to destination, IL 10d. "Weighing three-quarters of an ounce, and not exceeding one ounce—British, Hid. ; Foreign, is. 4d ; total to destina tion, 2s. 2d. "Exceeding one ounce, and under one%ounee and a quar ter—British, Is. Bd.; Foreign, is. Bd.; total to destination, Bs. 4d. " The payment of postage on these letters is optional, but the letters must be either forwarded unpaid, or the whole postage to destination, both British and Foreign, must be paid in advance. "By command of the Postmaster-General, " W. L. MABERLY, Secretary." ANOTHER COAL-MINE EXPLO- - SION. BILSTON, STAFFORDSHIRE, MONDAY EVENING. This morning a second explosion took place in the mine of Messrs. Benton and Pemberton, where the five men lost their lives last week. It appears that about six o'clock this morning three men went down the pit, and that one of; them, a man named Dyke, took the safety-lamp, and proceeded all round the workings of the pit; everything appeared safe. After some necessary . preparations had been made for the purpose of forcing a►r into a part of the mine which had been worked through the solid coal into a gate-road at the back, a man named Roberts proceeded into the opening for the purpose of showing Dyke some work to be executed. The latter per suaded him not to go, but the former assuring him all was safe, the two proceeded up the mine, Roberts carrying a naked candle ; they had not proceeded many yards before an ex plosion took place, by which both were very seriously in jured, so much so, that doubts are entertained as to whether Roberts will recover. The purpose of the men going into the mine was to pre pare it for work, by forcing a i r i n t o an excava ti on , in order t hat the combustible matter mi g ht b e d r i ven out. Hence this second catastrophe. A. CANDIDATE FOR MATRIMONY. —lt is wonderful wheno dreams of ambition will sometimes operate. A country youth, of rat her rustic features, and of shape and dimensions to correspond, called at our office the other day, and with becoming sincerity ex pressml his wish to obtain the addresses ef the beautiful and wealthy Par.sian widows, who were lately noticed in our columns as driven to ".the sad resource of having to advertise for husbands. We infer the t his intention was to offer himself to the notice of these sighing Fri inch matrons, but as they had not advertised their wishes in our Psi ;es, we (evidently to his chagrin) could not give our vision-che rls 'ling swain the information he desiderated. We do not suppose th at he will be, in reality, much of a loser on this account ; but un- Rw the ladies have lost an excellent apprete a rice by miss ing the impassioned confessions of their humble, but uadaunted ad mil ea - , whose dreams of connubial bliss and elevated station in the French metropolis have inspired him with more than ordinary cou rage ,—Manchester Examiner. THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—This astonishing means of rapid communication is to be applied not only to the whole of the Midland Railway, but to the York and Scarborough line, and the 'stole lino front York to Nem castle. The necessary apparatus is boav in the course of erection, and we believe the whole will be ready or use in a few months' time. Ihe apparatus from Loudon to Leeds York wail probably be completed in the course of a few weeks.— ; a intaligancer. WORKS OF THErtCALEDONIAY ROY AL ADELAIDE GALL ERY. RAILWAY. BENIOWSK I ' S I NVENTION OF PRINTING FOR Tilt lILIFL The progress and prospects of the new lines now under the proprietors COMMON Type. Amongst the novelties which construction has come to be a subject of greaf public interest ttrnaettio)vroennerisestothrsieosfeateheins, itnhsetrietuatrieontwievoefpeosspeeteoisai ndderteoh3it,,saantd at the present moment. Before we undertake any of the multitude of new 'schemes no w p ro j ec t e d, it b ecomes o f each f t them of far greater importance than would at first the very first importance that we should ascertain how far eaxpphrhirtieona esfupgrfi.craGlalblestrersay'ef; vTeryheyehialpreleprceepnatrrii preparing ganfcaer the ping by steam . up the side of a mountain, or along the face we are in a position to complete the old, both the a e s a r lle ega a rd re s exhibiting ; and in the meantime they are not preparing, capital and labour. We hear that already g m t a h g e ni a tu ct d u e al a s n v d ork fa in r ggorefaatner ir s r i t m el p le i c ie t i r ty raLw 3 o i n a i d e e r r coming in slowly, and as a consequence of this, the works of a must inevitably go on slowly. We hear also that the exor ob;.l;arxgrheateinr bitant rise in the price of labour and materials is such, that the labourers and " navies " are beginning to think they Beniowskr's plan for enabli ng th e blind to reel the same books, have now go t ra il wa y contractors and proprietors a t th e i r aye, and the same newspapers, as are published for those' hOt , mercy 1 If all this be true, then verily now is o ur time t o see. It is not that the id en ti ca l page printed and blackened for Pause and count well the east of our new ente r p r i se; no t the eye can be made r ecogn i sa bl e to the senses of the blind certainly to fall into a foolish panic, but to consider seriously but the same page that' is m ar k e d w i th inked letters for the . first, wh e th er w i t h t h e i ncreased pr i ces of l abour and mate- seeing, can, at the same time, and f rom t h e same press b e -, Produced for those who cann o t see rial, arisi ng f rom excess i ve deman d , our new schemes will P be likely to pay us a remunerative dividend when made; On Saturday Major Beniowski delivered a very interesting and, secondly, whether we shall have means at our command lecture upon the subject ; and in his prcemium he declared so as to lie out of our money without inconvenien c e d ur i ng that he was quite ashamed to attach any importance to his the tardy progress of such works as we shall resolve on Plan, because it was so very simple. After he had become carrying through. At a time when many of the most fa- acquainted with the modes of printing for the blind hitherto voured lines in progress are pinched for money, and at a sa d in use, it occurred to him that there had been much labour discount in price, it is incumbent on every wise man to in vain, and he could scarcely believe that the use of the ors count the cost and the gain, not in vulgar panic, but in plain dinary types hail not been thought of, un til, upon i nquiry prudence. at the asylums, he found that suc h a thing had really never The works of th e C a l e d onian Railway were commenced been thought of. He was told it was impossible. But he last autumn. The contractors are Messrs. Stephenson, Bras- now brought before the public the proof that it was not inl-' sey, and Mackenzie, who, it is understood, are bound by their possible, and more, that it was easy, that instead of expend contract to have the line completed in two and a h a lf y ears ing 50,0001. for the means of supplying to the blind one book, from the passin g o f t h e Act of incorporation. At a late useless to eve r yb o d y e l se, you may supply them with their meeting of the sha re h o ld ers, the chairman of the directors copies of the Times, or The Sun, or Chambers' Journal, from held out a hope that the line would be opened for traffic by the forms, and th e p ress t h at have poured out your thousands Midsummer of 1847, b u t j u d g i ng from the present state of for the seei ng wor ld. the works there does not a p pear much probability of com- The lecturer p ro d uce d hi s primer and testament, printed pleting it for at least two years to come. In ordinary times with the common types, and every person present was sails. tied (and expressed the satisfaction) that the characters the chairman's prophecy, backed by the skill and persever were as distinguishable to the touch as ose of the expen ance of the contractors, might have been fulfilled, but now sive and exclusive books prepared by the London, Glasgow, when labour is in such demand, when the "navies" are dic tating their own terms, and when, in short, every item of and Paris institutions. expenditure in the construction of railways is so largely A young woman, who had been about - three weeks under increased, contractors are less able to concentrate masses of the tuition of Miss Harris, upon Major Beniowski's la men on so many given paints, a system of working which eexxcaemedininegdiyintiimlluids,trsahtieonehofewtheed s a v p st r e o m fic . ien A cy lth in ou r g e h a p d s in h n g e was as much greater than what we are accustomed to observe "n , has been the great secret of the wonderful progress made those who see, that it is difficult tol the in the construction of modern railways. In the first twenty e l l : miles north of Carlisle, little or nothing has been done Same time with racterise it without risking the charge of exaggeration. . except the mere staking out the line and breaking .--_______—______ ground. At Lockerby, 24 miles from Carlisle, the works arc commenced in earnest, and already hills have disappeared, and high embankments rear their heads. From Lockerby to Mid-Annandale very great progress has been made, and many miles of the line are in a forward state. Here one is struck with the numerous cuttings and high embankments; the country, although open, being of a very undulating de scription. From Mid-Annandale to Beatock-bridge little has been done, but there appear to be no very difficult points. A little distance beyond Beatock-bridge the difficult part of the work commences, and for 30 miles the line traverses a country of the most formidable and forbidding character; indeed, to the eye of the traveller, the attempt to make a railway there appears almost wild and visionary. The line, however, is most judiciously selected, and speaks highly for the skill and ability of the engineers, Messrs. Locke and Errington. It skirts the sides of the hills, and wends its way through the glens and passes in a wonderful manner, and still it has been found necessary to make one continuous in cline for nearly 25 miles, in some places as steep even as one in five. Throughout the entire length of the line the greatest attention appears to be paid to the comfort and convenience of the labourers. _ , . .... . f SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. T ATTERSALL'S—TESTERDY. The investments were of very.moderate a A mount, but in a few instances had a considerable effect on the prices. Thus Best Bower sprung to 11 to 1 and Miss Burns to 20 to 1 for the Chester Cup, and SPithead to 22 to I, Tibthorpe to 27 to 1 and Fancy Boy to 30 to I (all taken) for the Derby. The general betting, however, was so excessively dull, that we may dispense with anything further in the shape of in troduction : THE SOMERSETsHutE STAKES (BATIK. ,3 to 1 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's Intrepid 7 to 2 agst Mr. O'Brien's Lord Saltoun—taken _ 7to 1 agst Sir J. B. ISllll's Gianfe - ss - - • Bto 1 agst Mr. Cuthbert's Queen of the Tyne Young Lochinvar and Devil's Dust are" declared not to start. STAKE (RATH. 2 to 1 on Mr LAN . A. W. SDOWN Hill's Burlesque ) CHESUP. , 11 to 1 ags t M r. A . W. Hil l' s Sweetmeat 11 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinek's Best Bower 20 to 1 agst Mr. G. H. Moore's Corranna 20 to 1 agst Mr.,lrwin's Polish —2O to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Miss Burns 30 to 1 agst Mr. Wormald's Pedonv;ter—taken 30 to 1 agst Lord George Bentinek's Ulumßy 30 to I agst Sir John Gerald's Mertnaid 35 to 1 agst Mr. Aren'tlam's Inheritress—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Dawson's Crim. CoOn 50 to I agst Sir C. Monck's Glossy—taken .50 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Gamecock •No others mentioned. •-•••••-- • TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 6 to 4 agst Lord Maidstone's Tom 'Pollock DERBY. 9 to 2-agst Lord E. Russell's Sting 11 to 2 agst Lord Maidstone's Tom Tußock 20 to 1 agst General Shubrick's Brocardo—taken, and • :.'afterwardi offered 22 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Spithead 22 to 1 agst Mr. J. O'Brien's The Traversei 27 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Tibthorpc—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. W. D. Cook's Fancy Boy—taken 35 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's lago (1,0001.) 25 laid at once 40 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsay's Malcolm 40 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Tugnet OAKS. 12 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Queen Anne 12 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Cuckoo 25 to 1 agst Mr. Treen's Astonishmenttaken t o i e into a c r o g n e :i n d a e consideration associated s a stl t 1 o l n ae MEDICAL REFonm.—Last evening meeting of the E i o n n g t l i an m d re r po va r s t h p e r l e d se a n t t t ed he by Fr u e i e e n N ias at o i n o s n ' al Ta A ve sso rn,. f Gener arPraetitioner s to the meeting held at the Hanover square Rooms on Friday la st, ' a report of which appeared in this journal on Saturday morning, George Bottoniley, Esq., presided, and there were also preser t T. M.D., Dr. Lynch, H. 110,1 le akley, Esq., M.P., Professor Grant. Abraham, Esq., John Huntesr°lßugg, Esq., C. C. Lewis, Esq., J. eminent medie men. „ e see D. Otley, Esq., and several other ngthened discussion took place with re-. spect to the meceedings of Friday, and re he - prevai/in opinion was, that the report then presented was extremely v e and uns fac tore' with respect to the persons who were to be considered aeligible for admission. Mr. Wakley moved a series of resolutions to that effect, providing also that a committee &route, be appointed, with a view to obtain from the National Association a more explicit avowal of their intentions. ROYAL ARTILLERY.—Lieut. Palmer and six gunners, and drivers embarked at Roff's Wharf, Woolwich, yesterday, for Blackwell, to embark in a merchant vessel for a passage to St. He lena, to join Captain Hornby's company, 3d battalion, at that station:- IDE TRUCTION OF GAME BY THE LATE FLOOD.—Qn the subsidence of the late flood, a great number of pheasants, pail tridges, hares and rabbits, were found drowned in an osier bed, be tween the villages of Stoke Bardolph and Gunthorpe, Nottingham: shire, the proputy of Lord Chesterfield. THE LATE EARL OF ERROLL.—The deceased Earl had' long suffered from serious indisposition, and by, the advice of his me dical attendants, proceeded to Paris last year for the benefit of his health. The Earl, accompanied by his family, returned from the French capital about a fortnight ago, since which he has been gra-. dually sinking, The Countess of Erroll, Lord Kilmarnock, Viscount arid Viscountess Campden, Lady Agness Duff, Lady Mary Fox, and . General and Lady Isabella Wemyss, were present at the mounted: event. The deceased William George Hay, Earl of Erroll, and Lord Hay, in the peerage of Scotland ; Baron Kilmarnock, of Kilmarnock, in the county of Ayr, in that of the United Kingdom ; Hereditary Great Constable of Scotland, and Knight Marischal Kt.T., P.C. ; a lieutenant-general of the Royal Archers, the Queen's body guard ef Scotland, and Lord-Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire; was born -I on the 21st of February, 1801, and succeeded his father on the 26th of January, 1519. His Lordship married, in 1820, the Lady Eliza beth Fitzelarence, daughter of his late Majesty King William IV., and aunt to the Earl of Munster, by whom he has left three daugh ters and one son, the last of whom, Lord Kilmarnock, a lieutenant in the Rile Brigade, succeeds him in the family honours. The present Earl was born in 1823. Her Majesty and the Prince Consort, the Queen Dowager, and other members et the Royal Faintly, sent during Sunday to make inquiry after the state of the Countess of Erroll. INFERNAL MAC HlNE , —Ancther co dl awn t war y rap to intimidate and alarm respectable manufacturers of this n him taken place, and we regret to state that It is the second occurrence of the kind within the space of only a fortnight. The machine a for effecting an explosion on the premises of „Messrs. J. and W. Marshall, edge tool and scythe manufacturers, of Allen-street, consisted of an iron tube, about three feet in length', and three and a half inches in ' diameter. The iron tube in such cases is filled with powder, and the be spoin t where its destructive powers are to be b rought into operation g selected, the person who deposits it lights the ibsee, and the ignition of the gunpowder is effected. In the ineanthne, the dastardly - contrivers of this mode of vengeance make off. Immediately after the explosion at Messrs. Marshall's, two men were seen as if making their way from the direction of the premises. In the present case, the damage done is trifling. Part of a wall was knocked down, a workshop window blown out, and part of the roof of a building shat tered. This is nothing in comparison with the unhappiness of living • under a system of terror, which those who contrive the destructive missiles seek to uphold.—Sheffield Times. It is said that the first trial of the.atmospherie system upon the South Devon Railway will take place on the Ist of May.— Deronport Telegraph. , • FIRE AT CHISWICK NEW CHURCH. —On Sund ay evening the new Anglo-Norman church of the parish of Chiswick, erected about three years since, on the centre of the common at Turnham-green, had a most narrow escape of total destruction by flre. It appears that after the conclusion of divine service Mr. Bar rett, the sexton, locked the church up, and Went home, leaving all apparently safe, but lie had scarcely got in doors before Mr. Foster, the assistant-overseer, came to inform him that lie had perceived fire _ bursting through the slates of the roof. Mr. Barret hurried back, and on entering the edifice found the roof, which is au open one, ole fire, immediately over one of the chandeliers suspended in the middle aisle. An alarm was instantly raised, and a messenger dispatched to Chiswick, which is nearly a mile distant, for the parish engine, - which is kept at the old church. In a few minutes the leev. Jenkyns, the minister, Sergeant ecotney, T 21, and a numbers'. inhabitants of the neighbourhood, were on the spot, and lad lore having been procured, a aupply ef water was obtained from the ponds on the Green, and being poured on the flames they were by great exertions subdued, end all further danger allayed. From an examination it has been ascertained that the fire was occasioned by the overheating of the tube which conveys the smoke Irons the chan delier. The church is insured the County }'ire -office. MEETING OF ARTISTS.—Monday evening a public meeting of artists was held a t t h e Galleries, 252, Oxford-street, William Stuart, Esq., is the chair. It was stated that artists having long felt the want of a suitable institution in which they might ex- titbit their periodical productions to the public, and in which they might find their performances fairly appreciated, :without courting the hanging committee, tile present meeting had been convened to take the matter into consideration. The proprietor of the galleries in which they were assembled had offered them to the committee for that purpose, on liberal terms, and it was now proposed to take them. Messrs. Bromley, Kirkby, Fennell, and other gentlemen ad dressed bodies, who practised exclusiveness, to the injury of the great body of artists. It was resolved that the proprietor should be requested to receive pictures of real merit for exhibition, although the same might have been exhibited before, provided there should not be an overflow of more recent productions of equal merit, and provided • also that they were the prodnctlons of living artists. It was agreed that a petition to the House of Commons, in favour of increased sup port to art, and for the abolition of existing monopolies, should ba prepared, and entrusted to Mr. Wyse, M.P., for presentation. „NUMBER OF PASSENGERS BETWEEN ENGLAND AND FRANcE.—The following is the official return of the number ofpassen gem s who have passed between France and England, by the ports of London, Folkestone, Dover, Calais, and Boulogne -star-bier, from the sth instant up" to the Ilth inclusive:—By Boulogne, 1,045 passengers, 14 horses, and 16 carriages. By Calais, 216 passengers, 3 horses, and i carriage. The corresponding period in 1845 was I—By Boulogne, 974 passengers; Calais , 358 . The 1,045 passengers arrived" at Boulogne were divided as folllows: —Coining from London, 85 ; ditto frqm Folkestone, 441 —Total 526. Sailed .for London, 140; ditto from Folkestone, 379.—T0tal 519.--1,045. The following is the ' number of passengers during the first quarter Of 1846: —Boulogne, 10,223 ; Calais, 2,617; Havre, 2,360; • Dieppe, 855 ; Ostend, 3,256 ; • Antwerp, 759 ; making a grand total of 20,090. It is expected that, ' in consequence of the flue of steam packets intended to be established ' bythe South-Eastern Railway Company, from Ramsgate to Ostend. •!. in addition to their vessels between Folkestone and Boulogne, that the number of passengers, this year, to Belgium and Preece, will pe greatly increased by these facilities and cheap fares. • • GALLANT STEEPLE CHASE AND CAPTURE OF A PRI SONER.—On Friday afternoon, Superintendent Hoy, of 'the county police, obtained information that Asa Twin, who escaped on the Bth inst. from Sudbury gaol, where he hag been committed for ti !al, was enjoying himself on the good things which the Lamb Inn, Sible fled inglunn, afford, and accordingly he proceeded to that hostelry with the view of improving the acquaintance. Master Twin scented his , approach • and when the officer entered, the information was, that he , had just skimmed across the back fields at a railroad speed ; soon the officer was upon his trail, through Gosfield woods at a slapping pace ; having given the word-to his pack, the villagers turned out en muse to assist in the chase, and the game having been sighted in Gosflelst Chureh-lane, theavhole were soon in full cry, battling every turf 'hard run the tired culprit was der en , and doubling ; after four hours , it was fatal to h int, • like the Seiklis into the river, and like theSe k hs surrendered to his persevering for a plunge up to the neck cooled his energy— captors, and has since been saf ely re-lodged within the precepts of the Sudbury 1111 micipality.—F-esee Herald. HuLL.—The sailors . s • trike is now at an end in Hull. • Unfortunately for its promoters, it has remained long enough to bring _I great miser of sailors from other pore:, who gladly , to the town a n offer u ed to, but refused by, our own sailors; and the en accept the wage s of matter is, that the men having spent th e i r s i nall re sources,d e and drawn in many instances their odd po un d s from the I_neee Guar eavin dia gs. n must now accept the averag e wages of the day.— Halifar . SECESSION FROM THE CHURCH —The Rev. Edward Ifaidy Thompson, M.A., curate of Ramsgate, and late curate of St. Marylebone, and afterwards of St. James's, Piccadilly, was last week received Into the Roman communion. To PREVENT CONDENSATION ON SLATE COVERING. —A correspondent of the Builder says, " that by simply covering the , under side with one or two coats of strong distemper colour, the an- .". noyance may be prevented. This I have found to answer well in a closet in my garden, where the nuisance arising from constant drip ping, led to the investigation of the subject, and the result attained." STODDART AND CONOLLY.—Dr. Wolff last night, at •fit the 'Mechanics' Institution, Southampten.buildings, gave a very interesting and graphic account of his adventures and hair-breadth 'scapes, in his endeavours to ascertain the precise fate of the above unfortunate officers at the court of the perfidious and cruel Ammer of Bokhara. This Prince Dr. Wolff stated to be universally feared and hated by his subjects of all creeds, for his tyranny, in which he in aided and imitated by his minister, Abdul Samad Khan, who is even a greater villain than his master. As has been before stated, Dr. Wolff expressed his decided opinion that not only had Stoddart and Conolly been murdered by order of the Ameer, but that no less than five other Englishmen, including Lieutenant Wyburd, had fallen victims to the treachery of the ruler of Bokhara. Dr. • IVolff's touching narration of the circumstances attending the exe cution of the two gallant officers, as related to him by Nathan, the Jew, in the Toorkoman's tent, was listened to with breathless atten tion; and while a simultaneous burst of applause greeted the decla. ration of the two soldiers, that they would die like E ng li s h men and Christians, a murmur of pity was heard for their cr ue l and untimely end. The lecture was the last of a series of th ree d el i vered gra tuitously by Dr. Wolff, in aid of the Widows amid Orph ans ' Fund of the North London District; we were, therefore, glad to see it well . attended. THE LATE DEATH OF A MlSER.—Yesterday afternoon. Mr. W. Baker resumed and concluded an adjourned inquiry, at the King's Arms, Charles-street, City-road, respecting the death of Mr. John Jacob, aged 75, some particulars of which appeared in The Sun of Tuesday last ; from which it will be recollected that the de ceased had been living in a room at No. 6, Powell's-place, in a v ery parsimonious manner, from which he was rem o v ed to St. L u k e's found Workhouse on the afternoon of last Sunday week, ha ail vi t7 bteheenneees in an exhausted and dying state, induced by pounds,ian and s sa p r a ie n s is o h f 1 1 , I 0 fe n , ds th a o l u id gh se a c t ur th it e ies tim to e I nine w which it was thought When found, he was su ff used with ollee.ol , cravings of hunger, though. a t t ou li c i h slre fo a r d mananYd NedaatYeer.. i d i the room in profusion, but bread, butter, was done for the purpose rdasspoofsstelisesedwtholounsoanrfazdil ,thw i a: i e bathed his body in olive -oil to was poisoned, and t ha t He i r from toldm their t the e appearanc e policemante 8' In co nsequence of the report of the proceed counteract its o e tre i t i s e . public press, several of the relations of the de whoe f h o f a:cl n m d not ii i m been that h ings appearing in the public l)r, several of the relations of the . ceased hd seen a n d identified the body. Yesterday Mr. ceased had seen a' surrey, was present to watch the proceedings Col e,. soli citor, of Chertsey, was formerly a gen tleman f that the th d e ec d e e aS ce et as i . ii d Mr. j4e4b Jacob, au deceased, residing at Winchester Was nephew of th e of allayinuhgPetw7l:l2e' , examined, and from the evidence 1 i t at Box ' k ari leman limner, resid ng n, near Andover, Banta, but for some years past he was an attendant 'upon the tock Exchange, where he Is as well known from his cautious speculations as well as behalf of the next it a of ve lci a n re. hi s penurious habits. HO had not been seen by any of his relatives , and they were in en ti re i gnorance of where he e r v, a ,a l s e length oinformed b t y the newspapers. Mr. Courtney, the work house surgeon, stated that since the adjournment of the inquest he had made a post inortem examination of the deceased's body, and found the cause of death to have arisen from effusion into the peri cardium, the result of inflammation ; there was also long stead. ing disease of the brain, kidneys, and gall bladder, which WSW account for his eccentricities. Verdict—" Died from natural causes.' The Rev. Mr. Williams, the young clergyman who was mulct in 100/. damages at last Carmarthen assizes for the &Que. tloa - ofa young woman, whom he had promised to marry, has sines satisfactorily muffl e d his engagement to her, ana th e y won nurrie4 al St. DATIOKIOI7' COAST GAURD. Appointments—Lieutenant J. Allen, R.N., to com mand the Eagle cutter, vice Ray, appointed to mail packet service. Removals—Lieutenant J. Allen from the Tartar cut ter to the Eagle ; Mr. W. T. Smith, chief officer, Groomsfort to Hop e Cove station, vice Lieutenant Haim, previously removed ; Lieutenant J. Reynold s , f rom Acklow to Scattery station, vice Coll ins, previously re moved. GEN CE. T A E pR L IL L I I B. UNIVER CA S M I CH T BRR Y ISITD,S GINECO,LLEGE. The Porteus medals have been awarded as follovvs Latin Essay Gunson. English Essay ... •-• Streatfield. Reading Prize ... ••• Baker. SUMPTUARY LAWS. In additi on t o th e l ate spec i a l p u bli ca ti on of the law I proceedings co mmence d b y M r . Nightengale, th e ta i lor , against a member of the University, in statu without having applied to the tutor of the College to which the gentlem a n b e l onge d, th e Vi ce -Chancello r has deemed it necessary to re-publish the decree issued by the Vice-Chancellor and Heads of Colleges on the ilth of May, 1844 : " NOTlCE.—Whereas it is expedient, as well for pro tecting persons in stain pupillari against impositions or vexatious proceeding at law, as for securing the regular and prompt payment of all just and lawful debts con tracted by them, that the expenses incurred by such persons should be brought as far as is practicable under the inspection and control of the tutors of their respec tive colleges ; and whereas some cases have recently occurred wherein inhabitants of the town have insti tuted legal proceedings against persons; in statu pupillari for the recovery of debts without lhaving given any previous notice of their claims or intentions to the tutors of the colleges of which such persons were mem bers ; we, the Vice-Chancellor and heads of colleees, whose names are underwritten, do hereby give notice, engaged in legal p v at h n a y t t i r f a i d n e fu e t r u r p e r e a f i e ly s s i i e n n h b s i h t aa ll i o n f s t t i h t u e t t e o a w n n y ceedings for the recovery of a debt due to him from an person in stain pupillari, without first giving reasonable notice of his claims to the tutor of such person, he shall be punished by discommuning or otherwise, as to the Vice-Chancellor and heads of all colleges shall seem fi t. " W. HODGSON, Vice-Chancellor." Term commences on Wednesday, April 22. VICTORIA THEATRE. An entirely new drama, entitled The Bride's Journey, was for the first time produced at this favourite theatre yesterday evening. The incidents are copied very faith fully from an interesting story (founded, we believe, upon facts) which appeared in a lite periodical. A brief outline will possibly recall to the memory of our readers the tale we have alluded to. Adelaide of Dres den (Miss Vincent) proceeds under the care of Muzzouolo (Mr. Searle), an Italian bravo, in the pay of De Gaston (Mr. Ranoe), to join her husband, Henri Lockroy (Mr. A. Ray mond). at Vienna. Adelaide's other attendants are, Claudine, the bravo's wife (Mrs. G. Lee), and his im becile nephew, Karl, (Mr. J. Howard). Muzzuolo, who has been ordered by De Gaston to assassinate his fair charge upon the journey, endeavours to effect his deadly purpose at different places on the route, but is uni formly frustrated in his design, partly from the aversion of Claudine to shed blood, but principally from the af fection entertained by the idiot Karl, who had been at tached to Adelaide's interest by a few kind words; and the heroism of a moiety of mortality, Patoche, once a tailor, now a wandering minstrel (Mr. E. G. Burton), and his better half Ninette (Alias Eliza Terry). Even ,lpaily the lady arrives safely at the capital, the bravo is deservedly punished, and the Musical Tailor, who has :returned to his shop-board, as deservedly rewarded. The . 4 - epresentation of idiotcy upon the stage is at all times disagreeable, and the more closely nature is adhered to the more vividly painful is it to the audience. Mr. Howard has, however, with great good taste, kept the more displeasing features in the background, while he has brought prominently forward the gratitude which form so beautiful a trait in the simpleton's character. Mr. W. Searle, as the bravo, realised all our imagina tions of the Italian bandit, and so graphically did he pourtray the part, that the gods, forgetting the actor in the character represented, actually hooted the miscreant. A philanthropist might hail this ebullition of feeling as a proof that the morality of Surrey was of a high order, as it proved that Mr. Searle's delineation served the pur pose of morality so far that he rendered vice in a brigand less romantic than detestable. Miss Vincent, and Miss Terry were, as usual " up to" their parts. The other performances of the evening, Laid up in Portjand the White Cross Knight, were received with the most unmixed applause. COURT CIRCULAR, Wriensou, MONDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert took walking exercise this morning early in the grounds, near the Castle, and returned in a pony carriage. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager left the Castle this morn ing, at tea minutes past eleven o'clock. Her Majesty was handed to her carriage by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and was accompanied by his Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Meiningen. There were present at the prin cipal entrance to take leave of her Majesty, the Marchioness of Douro, Hon. Miss Murray, Hon. Miss Napier, Viscount Sydney, Colonel Berkeley Drummond, lion. Colonel Grey, and Lieutenant-Colonel Seymour. 'The suite of the Queen Dowager consisted of the Countess Howe, the Earl Howe, and Sir Andrew Barnard. The Royal Family went out for their accustomed exercise this morning. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, and attended by the Marchioness of Douro, the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, Hon. Miss Murray, Hon. Miss Napier, 'Viscount Sydney, Colonel Bowles, Colonel Drummond, Hon. Colonel Grey, and Lieut.- Colonel Seymour, left the Castle at twenty-three minutes past three o'clock in the afternoon, for town. The Royal party left the Castle in four carriages and four, escorted by a party of the 2d Life Guards, under: the command of Lord Neville, for the Slough station of the Great Western Rail way, and left by a special train for Paddington. Viscount Canning, the Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady Peel, and the Rev. Henry Liddell, left the Castle, to-day. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, arrived at Buckingham Palace, at twenty minutes before Fire o'clock, yesterday afternoon, in a carriage and four, escorted by a party of Light Dragoons, from the Paddington terminus of the Great Western railway. Her Majesty and her Royal Consort were received at the Palace by the Master of the Horse, the Vice-Chamberlain, Sir Henry Wheatley, Lord George Lennox, and Colonel Wylde. Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton were in another carriage,_ and the Marchi oness o f D ouro, Hon. Miss M urray and Napier, Viscount Sydney, Colonel Bowles, Colonel B. Drummond, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, and Lieut.-Colonel Seymour, followed in two carriages and four. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by his Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Meiningen and attended by the Countess Howe, arrived at her res id ence , Marlborough H ouse , P a ll- mall, at half-past one o'clock yes terday afternoon, in a carriage and four, from Windsor Castle. Earl-tilowe and Sir Andrew Barnard followed in another carriage and four. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam bridge arrived in town yesterday, from their residence at Kew. The Duke of Cambridge, attended by Major Ste phens, honoured the rehearsal of the Concert of Ancient Music at the Hanover square Rooms with his presence yesterday. Mrs Alexander Stewart had an interview with Mr. Secre tary Gladstone yesterday at the Colonial-office. Sir Robert and Lady Peel returned to their residence in Whitehall Gardens yesterday morning from a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. Dispatc Helena were received yesterday at the g Colon ey ial office. Mr. C. Buller, M.P., had an interview yesterday with Mr, Secretary Gladstone. A F.e.a..r Am ; D MONASTERY this splendid property, day, in our journal AND ESTATE, THE FORD Our attention has been called to ?*, announced for the first time, this ABBEY IN Doasrrs your to cull, for the and,benet at earlya remarkable w l e ee vwillentsendea con nected with this ancient and gn which, it may be premi se d, will bmeafouifind cent structure • and George Robins, who plays th e Principal ci full of int eres t'. Mr. ferring this fine estate into other handswill'aracter in trans , in his researches (we suspect) render our commentary a A few words are all we can now find room 7 0 1 7. Trnhceise Abbey.one was founded in 1142, when it contained an abb o t and twelve monks of the Cistertian order, but it now presents the m os t perfect remains of a monastery throughout the empire; the front extends to 300 feet. The monastery, whose antiquity we have traced, was, in its early stage, occupied by a famous soldier of Normandy, who married the niece of William the Conqueror, and it is then traced onwards of Richard Pollard, Esq., through the instrumentality of Henry VIII., in the 23d year of his reign, thence to Ed mund Prideaux, the Attorney-General of Oliver Cromwell, whose genius and exertion caused the completion of this once magnificent structure. We afterwards trace it through a long list of occupants to Francis, second son of Francis Gwyn, Esq., M.P. for Wells. He was succeeded in ihe fani . ily name and estates by the late oc cupant, John Francis Gwyn, the last of a very long line of ancestors. It is recorded in history that this monastery contained more learning than ANY THREE IN ENG LAND. The elaborate tracery andcarving throughout the exten sive cloisters, and the interior, it will be found is highlyclassi cal,. but the magnificent tapestry which adorns the splendid hall and state apartments, presented to Mr. Gwyn's ancestor by Queen Anne, is unsurpassable throughout the world. Jeremy Bentham rented this abbey so late as in 1818, and from thence iz-sued sonic of his best works. We suspect that this sale will call up all the latent energies of the Catholic body with a view to possess it. PRICE OF MUTTON.—We have observed paragraphs In several journal?, throughout the kingdom alluding to the high price of mutton. We are informed by a tkiend, who dwells north of the Tweed, that the scarcity of mutton in England is owing to the Scotch f u a s r mu animals l e l pwiatirlalt be appears, eitaltrsl, pouredo farmers having retained p ossess i on of multitudes of sheep which they rs, ]tad d into s e u fb e tcl i e fe l i t e E h a i n v s g y l s i c e s r i a t o s pfousna, rok a f e n tt d u im t , i a ap t bs faieisatlnoeneg. thThe ese year that they have been compelled to keep the sheep to oat them, otherwise they must have been permitted to rot. The turnips are well nigh consumed, the sheep have grown fatter and heavier, and will be shortly sent forward for co nsumption, yrhou a redaction In tin) price of Waal fool air Do onvectea. THE ARMY. INFANTRY MUSICIANS. ' " Memorandum, April 2, 1846. " It having been represented to the Commander-in-Chief that the number of musicians allowed under the present re gulation is insufficient, his Grace has been pleased to sale tuen the employment of a sergeant and 20 privates in that capacity for the future in all regiments of infantry, with the express understanding, however, that this increased number of musicians is not to cause additional expense, and that it is not to be exceeded under any circumstances, or upon any pretence whatever." MILITARY EFFICIENCY OF OFFICERS' SERVANTS. • " Memokandum, April 15, 1846. " With - reference to the War-office circular of the 30th ult., whereby the provisions of the 20th and 21st articles of the good conduct warrant, of the 19th December last, have been cancelled, the Commander-in-Chief desires that it may be clearly understood that her Majesty has been pleased to dispense with these provisions under the express conditions that soldiers appointed to act as servants to officers, or other wise accepting employment which may have the effect of withdrawing them from constant duty in the ranks, shall, in all corps alike, be required to attend at exercise and in spection, and to mount guard with their masters, as pre scribed by her Majesty's regulations, so as to satisfy the commanding officers that their military efficiency is at all times maintained, and that they are not unworthy of the re wards of good conduct." To all the above circulars memoranda are affixed : " By command of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, Commander-in-Chief, (Signed) " JOHN MACDONALD, A.G." * This form has columns to be filled up-1. Number of Roman Catholic soldiers present, who are*capable of reading and desirous of possessing Bibles. 2. Number of Bibles in possession of the men, 3. Number in store. 4. Number required for hospital. 5. For in. dlvidual soldiers. To be signed by the commanding officer. PERSONAL COURAGE OF SIR H. - - --- SMITH, BART. The following interesting detail is taken from the private notes of an officer who served with Sir H. Smith in Caffre . , land. They are dated XABECCA, CAFRELAND, 1835. Hintza (paramount chief of all the Caffres), possessed of youth, great activity, lofty stature, and personal strength, leading in hand his best and stoutest hot-Se, which he had dismounted (probably to keep him fresh for a special mo ment), followed Colonel Smith and a party of the Cape corps up a narrow cattle tract, winding through bush and clefts of rocks to the summit of a high hill, whence the country be came open. Near the summit. Hintza and his followers springing suddenly on horseback, passed Colonel Smith at speed through the bush to his left. One of the guides, who brought up the rear, observing the movement, called out to the Colonel, who spurring his horse, soon left his own escort behind. Approaching Hintze, after a gallop of some dis tance, desiring the chief to "surrender," he received a ne gative answer in the shape of an assegailthrown from Hintza's hand. The assegai passed close to the Colonel, who pulled out one pistol, then another, both of which snapped. Hi n t ze now pressing his horse, endeavoured again to escape, not, however, in time sufficient to prevent a blow from the butt of the Colonel's pistol telling on his head. It did not un horse Hintze, who continued his flight, the pursuer throw mg both pistols at him as the distance widened. The Colonel, though unarmed, had confidence in his own superior horse manship; approaching Hintza, the latter threw several as segais without effect. Now the Colonel's horse is at his best, the enemy is overtaken, courage and energy seek no pause, take no thought of consequences; seizing Caffraria's greatest chief by the caross, Colonel Smith .hurled him to the ground. Amongst the numerous well-known acts of endurance and - rktigne on the part of Sir IL Smith, may be mentioned Ls having ridden at the outbreak of the Caffre war from Cape Town to Graham's Town, a distance of 608 miles in two hours under the six days. G. C. R. L. Woolwich, April 17, 1846. DEATH OF GENERAL SIR HENRY BAYLY, G.C.H.— This gallant officer, Colonel of the Bth Foot (the King's Regiment), died yesterday Morning at ten minutes before two o'clock, at his residence in Dover-street, Piccadilly, after a long and severe illness. He entered the army as an ensign on the 12th of April, 1783, and was struck, while serving in the Guards, holding the colours, in his right hand, at the battle of Lincelles. He served at the battle of Fames, and was present and behaved so bravely at the siege of Valenciennes, that he was immediately promoted to Captain. He served during the rebellion in Ireland in 1798, and subsequently proceeded to the Helder, and was orderly officer to Sir Ralph Abercrombie on the day of landing, and was present at the action on the 10th of September follow ing. While in Holland he succeeded to a company, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. In 1808 he went to Lisbon as private :Minister secre tary, t , I the e Court with of Po . rt V ug il a i r s ;n7l h .in w A m pril a , p a i 9 n , treed turned to England with dispatches from Sir Arthur Wel lesleyt o Colonel, an Barrn.dVi wasll a rs a . p p r o n i ntOctober,ed aide-de-camp 1809, he wtaos the promoted Prince Regent; and on attaining the rank of Major-General in 1812, was appointed Equerry to his Royal Highness. In June, 1813, he was placed on the staff of the home district, as Major-General. In 1814 he was removed to the staff of the army under the Duke of Wellington, and subsequently joined that army in command of the brigade of Provisional Militia that had volunteered to serve abroad, one battalion of which was commanded by the Marquis of Buckingham, another by Sir W. W. Wynn, and a third by Colonel Bayly, brother of the late Sir Henry. In March, 1816, he was appointed Lieutenant -Governor of Guernsey, and commanded the troops in Guernsey and Alderney till Jane, 1821. He re ceived the brevet rank of General inNovember,lB4l, and was appointed Colonel of the Bth Foot (or King's Regiment) in the month of September of the same year. The late gallant General was the second son of Colonel Nicholas Bayly, for merly M.P. for Anglesea. DEATH OF 'LER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS WIL LIAM or PRITESIA.—We regret to state that intelligence has reached town announcing the demise of the above Princess, who expired at Berlin on Tuesday last. Her Royal Highness had been in an ill state of health for some time, arising from a cold she caught last summer, from which rheumatic fever ensued. The deceased Princess was the fifth daughter of the late Landgrave of Hesse Homburg, and was born the 13th of October, 1785. On the 12th of January, 1804. she married his Royal Highness Prince William of Prussia (uncle to the King of Prussia), by whom she has left issue, the Princes Adelbert and Waldemar of Prussia, the Princess Elizabeth, married to Charles, Prince of Hesse Darmstadt, and the Princessgtfaria, consort of the Crown Prince of Bavaria. 3fost of the members of her august family were present at the moment of her dissolution. Ms Royal Highness Prince Waldemar, who accompanied the British troops in their recent campaigns in India, was, in consequence of his august mother's illness, sent for some time since, and an officer of his Royal Highness's suite had by last accounts left Bombay for Suez to make preparations for the Prince's journey via Trieste direct to Berlin, which city he expected to reach in the course of the ensuing month. The Princess's demise causes universal regret. The Court of Prussia will go into mourning for four weeks for the deceased. TESTIMONIAL TO JOHN DAVIS, ESQ., BY THE SUGAR REFINERS —Yesterday evening a dinner was given at the Albion, Aldersgate-street, to John Davis, Esq., by the sugar refiners of London, on the occasion of presenting him with a testimonal as a mark of their appreciation of his ability i n conducting the negotia _ _ bon with the Government relative to the late reduction of the sugar duties. A large number of the gentlemen engaged in this branch of our national industry were present, the chair being duly filled by James Gadsden, Esq. The testimonial consisted of a massive silver eantlelabrum, elaborately chased in the usual good taste of Mr. Green, of Cockspur-street, on a triangular pedestal, with a suitable inscription, and weighing 500 ounces. It is due to Messrs. Staples to add, that the entertainment's deserving of especial mention, as com bining great splendour and liberality' with an equal share of elegance and refinement. SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.—A cow, belonging to Robert Duncan, farm servant at Monylaws, showed symptoms of illness during the after part of last summer, and, after ineffectual means being used, Mr. James Marshall, blacksmith at Cornhill, was applied to for his service. On examining the animal he found an abscess formed behind the near shoulder, and he a pp lied a blister to the affected part, which, with other successful dressings, afforded great relief. A few weeks ago, however, the illness returned,. and Mr. Marshall again attended the case. A fter making an incision, he was presently surprised by the appearance of an iron substance pro ti tiding , which resisted the application of pincers to extract it q. and on widening the orifice, he at last succeeded in extracting a strong irkm skewer, nine inches in length, and considerably bout. The tow is now fast recoYeriDg• — • B4 " 24 Trar‘fer* MAJOR-GENERAL LITMLEY.—We have to record the de.% of Major-General Sir J. R. Lumley, Colonel of the 9th Regi ment of Native Infantry, and Adjutant-General of the army who died and was buried at Ferozepore on the 2d of March. Major-General Sir J. R. Lumley was the senior officer in the Bengal army in actual employ, and had been so for many years. He commanded his regiment at the first siege of Bhurtpore upwards of 40 years ago "and had just completed his 50 years in Indi a a t th e time Of his death. Justly may he be called the last of the old school. During the period of his service his absence from-his duty was under two years. Major-General L um l ey was at the capture of the Isle of France. In the first, second, and third campaigns in Nepaul in the years 1814, 1815, and 1816 ; and in 1817 and 1818 he served in the grand army with Lord Hastings. He was also at Maharajpore and Gwalior. HORSE GUARD CIRCULARS. INFANTRY OFITICERS AND HER StAJESTYIEVEES. " Memorandum, April 7, 1846. " O ffi cers of infantry will be permitted to appear at her Majesty's levees and drawing-rooms when dressed in their regimental uniforms, according to the general order of the Ist of April, 1846, circulated with the regulations for the dress of thenfficers of the army." BIBLES FOR THE USE OF ROMAN CATHOLIC SOLDIERS. " Me, April 11, "In ref erence to the directions morandum contained in page lB46 219 . of the Queen's Regulation and Orders for the Army, the Com mander-in-Chief is pleased to direct that commanding officers of regiments and deplits shall transmit, on the Ist of January in each year, under cover to the Adjutant-General, for the information and guidance of the principal chaplain to the forces, a return, showing the numbers of Bibles (of the Douay edition) required for the use of the Roman Catholic soldiers in each regiment and depot, according to the form annexed.* " This return is required to be furnished, in addition to the annual return of the number of Bibles and Testaments, Books of Common Prayer, &c., in possession of each regi ment and depOt, as prescribed in the Regulations of the Army above alluded to."