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By order of the Bight Hon. the Governor r.eneral of India, (signed) - F. C Secretuary to the Government of India with the Governor-General. lIEMORANDITIi OF A STATE VISIT PAID AS THE DOVER , 'NOR - GEZTERAL TO THE MAHARAJA OF LAHORE IN HIS HICHINESS'S PALACE, ON THE 10TH MARCH, 1846. On the. afternoon of the 10th March, the Governor-General, at tended by his Excellency the COmmander-in-Chief, his Excellency the Governor of Slade, and the British officers who were p rese n t at the ratification of th e treaty on the 9th instant, paid a visit of eon- Zratulation to the Maharaja Dlndeep Singh, at the Palace in Lahore. On this occasion Dewan Deena Math, by the directions of the Minister and assembled Chiefs, read from a written paper an address, of which the following is a translation:— " It Is impossible for us adequately to express the gratitude which we feel to the Governor-Genes al for his having determined to con tinue the ancient relations which existed with the late Maharaja Runjeet Singh, and for his generosity, kindness, and mercy in main taining this Government. " For the excellent advice which was given yesterday through kindness and friendship, to the assembled Sirdars exhorting them to unanimity, prudence, and goad government.twe are also most grate- Val. We consider this good advice as having a direct tendency to effect.the re-establishment of the Government of the country. We have farther to express our gratitude for arrangements having generously been made, in compliance with our solicitations, for leaving a gar rjson in Lahore of British troops, with Major Lawrence and other trustworthy officers, for ou: protections and that of the city. " These troops will , assuredly be honestly dismissed towards the Entlej, upon a satisfactory settlement of affairs being effected, within the period prescrib , ,d for their stay, :`,.." The various 2.,:ts of generosity shown by the Governor-General on the present occasion entirely satisfy us that his Excellency will ever maintain the same magnanimous and generous policy towards this state, and that taking compassion on the extreme youth of the MaharAin, his Excellency will maintain all those friendly relations Which existed in the time of the late Maharaja Runjeet Singh." After the presentation by the Maharaja of the usual offerings, the Governor-General and suite returned to camp. (True memorandum and translation.) (Signed) F. CURRIE, Secretary to the Government of India, with the Governor-Genera] NO' , TE OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF A MEETING OF THE MINISTER AND CHIEFS OF THE LAHORE DURBAR AND THE BRITISH.. COMMISSIONERS, lIELD AT THE TENT OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S AGENT, ON THE 11TH OF MARCH, 1846. On the forenoon of the 11th instant the minister and chiefs of the Durbar attended at the tent of the Governor-General's agent, when the following agreement was concluded, and subsequently confirmed by the Right Hon. the Governor General : ARTICLEg OF AGREEMENT CONCLUDED BEWEEN THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND THE LAHORE DURBAR, ON THE 11TH MARCH, 1846. .4 Whereas, the Lahore Government has solicited the Gover nor-Gea•eral to leave a British force at Lahore, for the protection of the Mrharaja's person and of the capital till the reorganisation of the Lahore army according to the provisions of Article VI. of the Treaty of Lahore, dated the 9th instant, and whereas the Governor- General has, on certain conditions, consented to the measure, and whereas it is expedient that certain matters concerning the terri tories ceded by articles 3 and 4 of the aforesaid treaty should be spe cifically determined, the following ei,tht articles of agreement have this day been concludes( between the afore-mentioned contracting parties : Airrix I. The British Government shall le er. ave at Lahore till the close of the Current year, A.D. 1846, such force as shall seem to the Governor- General adequate for the purpose of protecting the person of the 2 4aharja and the inhabitants of the city of - .Lahore, during the re - orlitanisatlOn of the Seikh army, in accordance with the provision of Article VI. of the Treaty of Lahore. That force to be withdrawn at Any convenient time before the exptation of the year, if the object to be fulfilled shall, in the opinion of the durbar, have been attained, but the force shall not be detsttied at Lahore beyoLd the expiration of the current year. ARTICLE Ir. The Lahore Goverrinent agrees that the force left at Lahore for the Purpose sPecided in the foregoing article. shall be placed in full pos. session of the ibr., and the city of Lahore, and that the Lahore troops shall be removed from within the city. The Lahore Government engages to fu'arish convenient quarters for the officers and men of the said fp;ce, and to pay to the British Government all the extra ex penses Ir. regard to the said force, which may be incurred by the British Government in consequence of their troops being employed away from their own cantonments, and in a foreign territory. ARTICLE In. _ _ The Lahore Government engages to apply itself immediately and earnestly to the re-organisation of its army according to the pre scribed condition, and to communicate fully with the British authori ties left at Lahore, as to the progress of such re-organisation, and as to the location of the troops. ARTICL IV. If the Lahore Government fails E in the performance of the con ditions of the forigoing article, the British Government shall be at liberty to vtithdraw the force from Lahore, at any time before the expiraticm of the period specified in article I. _ ARTICLZ V. Tha British Government agrees to respect the bona fide rights of those Jagheerdars, within the territories ceeded by Articles 111. alld IV. of the Treaty of Lahore, dated 9th inst., who were at tached to the families of the late Maharaja Runjeet Singh, Kurruk Singh, and Shere Singh, and the British Government will maintain those Jagheerdars in their bona fide possessions, during their lives. ___ AlmLi VI. The Lahore Government shall receive the assistance of the Brit ish local authorities in recovering the arrears of revenue justly due to the Lahore Government from their Kardars and ma nagers in the territories ceded by the provisions of Articles 111. and IV. Of the Treaty of Lahore, to the close of the Khureef harvest of the Current year, viz., 1902 of the Snmbut Bikramajeet. ARTICLE VII. T ne • Lahore Government shall be at liberty to remove from the forts in the territories specified in the foregoing article, all treasure and state property, with the exception of guns. Should, however, the British Government desire to retain any part of the said P r operty, they shall be at liberty to do so, paying for the same at a fair valuation, and the British officers shall give their assistance to the Lahore Government in disposing on the spot of such part of the aforesaid property as the Lahore Government may not Wish to remove, and the British officers may not desire to retain: ARTICLE - Commissioners shall be immediately appointed by the twe Go. Vernments to settle and lay down the boundary between the two states, as defined by Article IV. of the Treaty of Lahore, dated March 9, 1846. (Sd.) 41AHARAJA DuLLBEP SINGH (Sd.) H. ITARDINGE (L.S.) (L.S.) P. CURRIE. lIIIAEE RAM SINGH (L.s.) H. M. LAWRENCE. RAJA LALL SINGH (L.S.) SIRDAR TE,I SINGH (L.S.) SIRDAR CHI:3TM' SINGH AZTARNEWALLAH (L.S.) SIRDAB. RUNJOOR SINGH MAJEETHIA (L.S.) DEWAN DEENA Mini (L.S.) Dy FUQuEER NOOROODDEEN (L.S.) order of the Right Hon. the Governor-General of India, (Signed) F. CURRIE, Secretary to the Government of India, with the Governor-General. TREATY BETWEEN THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND MAHARAJA GHOOLAB SINGH, Corm Lunar. AT UNRISTER ON xnE iSrn MARCH, 184 t. Treaty between the British Government on the one part, and Maha raja Ghoolab Singh, of Jummoo, on the other, concluded on the part of the British Government by Fred. Currie, Esq., and Brevet Major Renry Montgomery Lawrence, acting under the orders of the Right Hon. Sir Henry Hardinge, G.C.8., one of her Britannic Majesty's Most Hon. Privy Council, Governor-General, appointed by the Hon. Company to direct and control all their affairs in the East Indies, and by Maharaja Ghoolab Singh in person. ARTICLE I. The British Government transfers and makes over for ever, in Independent possession, to Maharaja Ghoolab Singh, and the heirs Male of his body, all the hilly or mountainous country, with its de pendencies, situated to the eastward of the river Indus and west ward of the river Raves, including Chumba and excluding Lahool, being part of the territory ceded to the British Government by the Lahore state, according to the provisions of Article 4 of the treaty of Lahore, dated 9th March, 1846. ARTICLE The eastern boundary of the tract transferred by the foregoing ar ticle to Maharaja Ghoolab Singh shalibe laid down by Commissioners appointed by the British Government and Maharaja Ghoolab Singh respectively for that purpose, and shall be defined in a separate en gagement after survey. ARTICLE 111. In consideration of the transfer made to him and his heirs, by the provisions of the foregoing articles, Maharaja Ghoolab Singh will pay to the British Government the sum of seventy-five lacs of rupees (Na nuckshahee), fifty lacs to be paid on ratification of this treaty, and twenty-five lacs on or before the Ist of October of the current Year. A.D., 1846. ARTICLE I. The limits of th e t err i tor i es of Maharaj V a Ohoolab Singh shall not be, at any time, changed without the concurrence of the British Go- Vernment. A.RTICLE V. Maharaja Ghoolab Singh will refer to the arbitration of the British Government any disputes or questions that may arise between him self and the Government of Lahore or any other neighbouring state, and will abide by the decision of the British Government. ARTICLE VI. Maharaja Ghoolab Singh engages for himself and heirs to join with the whole of his military force the British troops when em ployed within the hills, or in the territories adjoining kis possessions. ARTICLE VII. Maharaja Ghoolab Singh enages never to take, or , his service, any Briti s h subject, nor the subject of any European retain or in Arne. ii can State, 'without the consent of the British Government. ARTICLE VIII. Maharaja' t'loolab Singh engages teerespect, in regard to the terri tory transferred to him, the provisions of articles V., VI., and VII., of the sepe'rate engagement between the British Government and the Lahore Dunbar, dated March 11th, 1846. ARTICiI I.Z. The British GOTRTIIIneIIt will give its aid to Maharaja Goolab &lea in protecting his territories from external enemies. ARTICLE X. Maharaja Golab Singh acknow led g es the supremacy of the B tish Government, and will, in token of such su p r emacy, present llan nually to the British Government o ne horse, twelve perfect shawl goats of approved breed (six male and six female), and three pairs of Cashmere shawls. This treaty, consisting of ten articles, has been this day settled by Frederick Currie, Esq., and Brevet Major Henry Montgome r y Lawrence, acting under the directions of the Right Honourable Sir Henry Hardinge, G.G.B. Governor -General, on the part of the British Government. and by' Maharaja Golab Singh in person, and the said treaty has been this day ratified by the seal of the Right Bon. Sir Henry Harding° G.C.8., Governor-General. Done at Umritser, this ' 16th day of March , in the year of our Lord, 1846, c orr esponding with the 17th day of Rubbee-001-awal, 1262, Hijree. (Sd) Goole]) Singh (L.S.) (Set) H. HaaritsGE, (L. S.) (Sd) F. CURRIE, (Sd) H. M. LAWRENCE. 13 3'' Order of the Right Honourable the Governor-General of India. (Signed) F. aair, Sec. to the Govt. of India, with the Gov.-Gen. [True Extracts.] (Signed) F. CURRIE, Sec. to the Govt. of India, with the Gov.-Gen. The army which had quitted Sukkur in the beginning of February, and at the date of our last had reached Bahawulpore, has now been entirely broken up. General Hunter and two batteries of Artillery, H.M.'s i7th, and 12th N. 1., marched for Sukkur on the morning of the 12th ; the 2d troop of Horse Artillery, ll.M.'s 86th, and the 18th N. 1., took their departure for the same place on the 14th. Thenengal troops have all moved on in the direction of Ferozepore. The following is the disposition of the troops in Sinda for the ensuing geaso,n :—Sukkur, Shikarpore, and the frontier; H.M.'s 17th, four re- ISlraents of N. 1., a battery, the camel corps, a regiment of cavalry, the /doge train, and pontoon bridge. The Bundelkund Legion marches at once on Bahawulpore. At Rydrabad : four native corps, a bat t_ e ery, a detachment of sappers and miners, and the Sinde horse. At l an rruck : the baggage corps. At Gharra : a regiment of native in trY• At Kurrachee : three European corps, four ditto, a troop Of horse artillery, three European batteries, and head quarters SaPPers and miners. A rumour has all at once sprung :up in vari ous parts of India, that Sinde is to be abandoned : that it is to be return:: Indus is be ithe Atneers : that the portion of it north west of the dependent fe exchanged, or finally that its Government in an in- These things h will be abdicated so soon as Sir C. Napier retires. have been hinted at at Calcutta, whispered a Delhi, and half affirmed at Serampore, and at Bombay it has been ad mitted that he some shape or other some credit is to be attached to them. Since reached us e . above was in ty pe the following interesting letter has " BAHAIVULPOOR, MARCH 13, 1846. sir Charles Napier Is reported to have been greatly pleased with his reception by the Governo r - General, thou g h h e must have been not a little disappointed at arriving too late for all the lighting. sir Henry took him up on a grand review day, and pre sented him to his old regiment the 50th, who received him with three cheers. He was expected to leave Lahore on his return u to Sinde on the leth ; band as he se ld om allows the grass to growunder his feet, he will here very shortly to re-assume the government of Sinde from General Simpson." I forgot to mention that General Hunter returned with the Queen's 17th and 12th N. I. to re-assume, for the present, the com mand of Sukkur, and that the last of the Bengal troops are to march from this to-morrow towards Ferozepore." There has scarcely been a single occurrence of a local nature to report during the past fortnight. Sir George Arthur, we are happy to say, is fast recovering from the effects of his late severe indis position, though as yet he is unable to attend to his public business with that zeal and perseverance which have characterished his rule In Bombay. A report has been in circulation that Sir George in tends shortly returning to England. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE, Casualties by death -In the armies of India reported since the de parture of the last mail, 16th March— BOMBAT.—Mr. T. Hetierman, Acting Deputy Assistant Commissary Of Ordnance, at Kurrachee, on 21st March. MADRAEL—Lieut. H. R. G. Dallas, 33d N. 1., at Budoor, on the 28th Feb. ; Lieut. I. F. Erskine, 2d N. 1., at Palmanair, on the 10th starch ; Lieut. M. W. Isaacke, 7th Cavalry, in the Madras Roads, on the 15th Feb. Batiosr..—Surgeon J Nenzies,:4th Cavalry, at Raughapurana, on the MI Fob. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. THE BOMBAY MARKET. (From the Charaer of Commerce Of erlami Price Current.) 11 " BAY, APRIL I.—The completion of our political arrangement -8 With the Pu n j au b appears to have produced some effect on the market for British imports, indications being apparent of a return of the tteto of things which was interrupted by the occurrence of hostilities, 111 90YOMenti . tIVIVOYEr, Lip bnu le 7 11 Nall ti AU 111%016( !22` .,- to MO fleMand for certain descriptions of goods—the little actual en hancement of prices having (save in a few instances) been obtained. Money is still scarce for commercial purposes, but the natural effect or the conclusion of the war has lieeh to miss the value of the Go- Vernment securities, and inspire capitalists with a higher degree of confidence than they preVietlsly experienced.- On the whole, the business of the past fortnight has been limited in extent, considering the season of the year. Metals—There has been a slight improvement in the value of Bri tish bar iron, but the stocks being small, and the prospects of the market good, holders have evinced 110 inclination to sell at the prices now offered. Swedish bar has also slightly advanced, but we hear of no sales. In nail rod and sheet we observe no change, but the latter is in improved request. In hoop we hear of a sale of 310 cwts. at 7rs. por cwt.—an advance of of a rupee on our last quotation. Nails are also a shade higher, but we are informed of no transactions In them. The market for copper has exhibited little activity, and prices, with the exceptiori of those of nails and South American, have all somewhat declined. In steel there has been nothing doing, and the article, in faggots, is somewhat lower than before ; in tubs it is without change. Pig lead is unaltered in value, but skeet is dull of sale, and has slightly given way. We have heard of no transactions in quicksilver, spelter, or tin plates ; we quote the first-named article, however, rather higher than on the departure of the last mall. Cotton Manufactures—There has been a fair inquiry since our last for middling qualities of gray jacconets and Madapollams of light fabric, as also for the finer qualities of gray shirtings, but the prices offered, theuth slightly improved, have not been such as holders have deemed it expedient generally to accept, and transactions have consequently been limited. Stout gray domestics, and fine bleached shirtings and jacconets, have been in good request at advanced prices, but stocks being small, but few sales have necessarily taken place. For bleached Madapollams there has been but little demand, and prices exhibit no improvement. Lappets and mulls of fine qua lity have been in some request, but low fabrics are dull of sale. We observe no improvement In the market either for dyed or printed goods, and the sales which have taken place in them have been chiefly forced ones, at low prices. Tarns—The transactions in yarns since our last have been incon siderable, and if any change can be said to have taken place in prices, they have exhibited a downward rather than an upward tendency. There has been little inquiry for any but superior qualities. The only sale in mule twist of zhich we have been apprised is one of 2,8001 b., No. 50, at 10% ann per lb. ; and in water we hear of the following:— No. 30, 4,5001 b. at annas 9 per lb. No. 40, 3,2001 b. at " 10% per lb. No. 40, F,ooolb. at " 1136 per lb. In dyed yarns we hear of nothing doing, and prices are nominally as before. Woollens—There has as yet been no revival in the demand for these goods, and the market continues in a very depressed state. Marine Stores— Black paint and pitch have given way in price ; other articles remain as last quoted. Stocks are generally abundant, and the demand slack. Beer—llis new brew not having yet begun to arrive, transactions hare continued to be confined entirely to retail sales. We quote All sopp's and Bass's nominally at 60 rs per hhd. Spirits—These are without demand, and the market is overstocked, particularly with brandy. Red Lead is unchanged in value. White appears to have some what declined. Cochineal—A small importation has recently taken place, but we hear of no sales. The article may now be quoted at 4 rs. per lb. Saffron is dull of sale, and somewhat lower in value. We are in formed of a sale of 40 lb. at 16 rs. per lb. EASTERN PRODUCE. Cotton—The market for this staple has been without animation, and in the absence of any active demand, prices have experienced a further decline. They may now be quoted as follows, the price of Conmtah being less drawback on exportation to England : Broach and Surat.. • • • • 78 rs. to 80 per candy. Dollars •• • OomraWuttee Ranee.. • . Comptah, 01d... • .... 65 • Stocks, we understand, are increasing rapidly, and the quality of the broach cotton available is growing inferior. Wool—We quote prices considerably lower owing to the indifferent quality of the wool at present at market. Few purchases have been made by European houses. Optuin has fallen In value, and may now be quoted at 1,375 re. to 1,385 rs. per chest for fair qualities; large quantities of inferior and adulterated opium are still at market. ___ Silk—There has been a general decline in the prices of this article, as will be seen from our quotations. In other articles we may notice a trifling reduction—in the price of Mocha coffee, and a falling off of 1 to 2 re. in pepper; a rise of about 5 rs. per cut in gum Anini, and 3 to 4 rs. per candy in Ghatee hemp, and a considerable advance also in the price of cardamums; indigo, which was quoted in our last at 25 to 35 rs. per maund, is now set down at 28 to 30rs. ; and Cassia, which was formerly quoted at 96 rs. per lb., may at present be obtained at 88 rs. Freights—Shipping arrivals have been limited, and the rate of freight to Great Britain has had an upward tendency. We now quote it at 4/. both to London and Liverpool. Freight to China is at 19 rs. per candy of cotton. There has been no vessel on the berth for the Clyde. Money Market—The cessation of hostilities with the Punjaub has had a favourable effect on the value of the Government Securities, the paper of the two most recent loans having improved since our last, the Five per Cents. from 102 rs. at 10234 to 107 rs., and the Four per Cents. from 94 rs. to 95 to 96 rs. The following are the rates now current : Five per Cent. loan of 1825-26 to 107 rs. to 110. Fout ditto ditto 1832-33 to 99 re. to 100. Four ditto ditto 1835-36 to 94 rs. Five ditto ditto 1841-42 to 107 rs. Four ditto ditto 1842-43 to 96 rs. Exchange—On England rose shortly after the departure of the last mail, to Is. 11%d. to Is. 113 n do. for six months, and Is. 11%d. for 30 days' bills, and has continued to rule steadily at those rates with out subsequent variation. There has been a further sale of five lacs of Government bills on Calcutta at 30 days' sight, and the average rate realised was 99% ra., but some of the same paper was after wards disposed of at a lower figure, and the present rate at 30 days is 98 re. On China at 60 days the rate is 209 rs. per 100 dollars. Banks—We subjoin the current rates of Bank Shares :—Bank of Bombay, at 42 re. per cent. premium ; Oriental Bank, at 175 is, to 185 premium per share. Price of Bullion—Sovereigns, each 11 rs. ; Bank of England Notes, per X., 11 rs. ___ AMERICAN NEWS. LWERPOOL, MAY 3.—We have received accounts from Washington to the 4th ult., and from Boston to the 7th, by the packet-ship Mary Ann, Captain Brown. The Oregon debate, we learn, still remained undetermined. On the 3d ult. the war policy of the 54 deg. 40 min. party, and the passage of the notice, were advocated by Mr. Ashley. On the 4th, Mr. MDuffie, in a powerful speech, rendered im portant service to the cause of peace, and declared himself in favour of a compromise upon the basis of a; proposition made by Mr. Gallatin, in 1826. On Monday, the 6th, Mr. Webster would address the Senate in vindication of the Ash burton treaty; and Mr. Benton, it was expected, would fol low in opposition to Messrs. Allen, Cass, &c. No date to the termination of the disscussion had been named, and it was believed that no vote would be taken until after the receipt of further advices from this country. It was believed the notice would pass the Senate with an express declaration in favour of a compromise. The Washington Union explains, with regard to the sup• pressed estimates for an addition of 40 war steamers to the navy of the United States, that those estimates were not sanctioned by the President, and that his consent was given only to the note of the Secretaries. The journals contain no further news from Mexico, Canada, &c. The new Tariff Bill had not been produced. The proceedings of the House of Representatives are un interesting. CONFIRMATION.—On Saturday the Bishop of London attended at St. Pancras Church for the purpose of confirming the youth of that extensive parish. His Lordship, attended by his chaplain, arrived at the church shortly before eleven o'clock, and was revived by the Rev. Dr. Moore, the Vicar, the Rev. T. J. Jud kins, the Rev. E. P. Hannam, the Rev. E. Jenour, and a large num ber of the clergy, &c. The number of persons to be confirmed was between 1,000 and 1,500; the fair sex greatly predominated, and the ceremony lasted from eleven o'clock until three. _ ACCIDENTS ON RAILWAYS.—It appears from a report of the officers of the Board of Trade, that the number of accidents attended with personal injury or danger to the public, arising from causes beyond the control of passengers, were, during 1844, 10 killed and 74 injured ; owing to their own negligence or misconduct, 7 killed, 9 injured. Personal injury to servants of the companies, not involving danger to the public, 33 killed and 28 injured. To others, not servants, but trespassers, 34 killed and 17 injured. In 1845, acci dents to passengers, over which they themselves could exercise no control, 10 killed and 101 injured ; owing to their own negligence or misconduct, 9 killed and 10 injured. Injuries to servants of the com panies, not involving danger to the public, 36 killed and 24 injured. Others, not servants of the companies, but trespassers, 45 killed and 9 injured. During a period of four years eleven months, 121 acci dents occurred which were beyond the control of the passengers ; 66 persons were killed ; 324 were injured, but not fatally ; total killed and injured, 390. The number of persons carried was 12,491,192. The average, therefore, of persons killed to the total number carried is 1 in 1,825,664 ; and of persons not fatally injured, 1 in 371,696 ; and of the total number injured, 1 in 308,959. The proportion which the number of passengers killed bears to the total number carried is : in 1840, lin 274,085 ; in 1841, 1 in 852,073 ; 1842, 1 in 4,271,689 ; 1543, 1 in 8,524,175 ; 1844, 1 in 3,036,305 ; and in the first six months of 1845, 1 in 8,360,275. THE MAILS.—SOI7THAMPTON, MAY 3.—The Oriental Company's steam-ship Duke of Cornwall, Captain Mills, took her departure from the Docks at nine o'clock a.m. this day, en route for Alexandria, with the East - India and China mails, a full cargo of bale t g h o e od A s, , a o n n, and rty-ilve passengers. The Royal West India mail-p ac k e t Captain Norton, left this port yesterday, with the Mexican and West India mails, fifty passengers, 1,130 bottles of quicksilver, and two boxes of spices. SUICIDE OF ONE OF THE QUEEN'S MESSENGERS.— At three o'clock on Saturday Mr. 'Elder, one of the Queen's mes sengers, residing at No. 13, Princes-row, Pimlico, committed self destruction. The unfortunate man was found in the kitchen, kneel ing down and bleeding profusely from a wound in the throat. Medi cal assistance was immediately called in, but he survived only a few minutes. Ile has left a wife and three children. No cause has been assigned for the dreadful act. MERCANTILEuttR the property o D p e l r S t P y DISPATCH. —The tHr. R. Green e n S , etrhi the eminentgapa ta m shipowner,, boun dfor of Blackwell, ran down a Danish.barque off Beachy Head on Monday night. Her jibboom, bowsprit, figure-head, and all the bulkier herpor tieonring or bowimmediatel was dbeingh passage on to Indi a exceed i ngly dangerous. She y put abo tto repair the damage. Late on Wednes day afternoon she went into the West India Docks, and her repairs, which in time not long since would have occupied full a month, were completed on Saturpdettymorning early, and at the noon full tide she left the docks in a rf t sate, with not the least appearance of her recent mishap. Such s c an t instance of the dispatch of an English shipowner. .11.,)YAL AR TILLERY. --WOOLWICH, MAY 2.—Captain G. W. Binghain's company (Bth battalion) arrived at Woolwich on Friday evening from Glasgow, having been relieved by Captain 11. S. Tireman's company. The armament intended for the steamers and ships of war on the lakes and rivers of Canada is now nearly completed, and several shipments have taken place during the past w eek of guns, carriages, &c. These have been forwarded chiefly by sailing packets, and have been sent by barge to tke various docks at London. The John Calvin, hired transport-ship, has been ordered to convey a number of male convicts from the Royal Arsenal to Norfolk Island. A detachment of the 56th Regiment, from the depot at Cha tham, consisting of Captain St. Leger Barry, Lieut. G. Meyler, and 50 non-commissioned officers and men, will embark in the vessel as a convict Royal Engineers —Lieut.-Colonel G. Barney re signed Governor of g c l o l i a n r i d n ' and of the Royal late Engineers at Woolwich on th e Ist Lieut.-Colonel Sir G. Gipps, New South Wales, is expected here oriNiay.t.h e shortly to assume the command. for Friday evening contain following House of Commons nt—Bill to enable the Commis her BRIDGE OVER THE THAMES. —T h e the votes o f the "Chelsea Bridge and Emba nknie m ank ß m at e t n e t rs a ea nd . roa s o nde,,r,sa3o,fon the i 1 a j n e o s r t t y h ' shore build a suspension bridge over the Battersea bridge to Vauxhall-bridge, and to b crOhn,esrtrTuchtamanes,emfrob sWoo o d f s th to e Sloane street to the northern signified) ; ordered to be brought in by Mr. Young a said river, at or near Chelsea Hospital, with suitable approaches thereto, including a street from Lower s extremity of the bridge (Queen's recommendation ild Mr. Chancellor of the Exche quer. Battersea Park — Bill to empower poawrk ,„er. the Commissioners of her Majesty's Woods to form a roy al Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer. brought in by Mr. Young and morning the Lord Bishop of Oxford preached the 127ta anniversary sermon in Margaret's W ESTM INSTER HOSPlTAL.—Yesterday of his sermon, stated that aid of tke funds of this institution , at M. Church, West minster. His Lordship, in the course 438 t- atients had been received, including 5,689 accidents and urgent cases, admitted during the past year 1,580 in-patients an d 8, ou p at all hours of the day and night, without letter of recom mendation. THEATRICALS IN ALGIERS. Alg iers is henceforth to have two theatres. In one w ill be played opera, comic opera, ballet, and Italian opera ; the o th er w ill b e restricted to comedy, drama, and vaudyille. These two theatres will receive an annual allowance from Government. Moreover the formation of two dramatic com panies is to be authorised, who will visit the principal towns of the French Algerian provinces. NOVEL FRAUDS.—A young man, bearing the aristo cratic name of De Belfort, was tried on Thursday, by the Tribunal of Correctional Police of Paris, for swindling, under the following circumstances:—He had put forth a prospectus of a pretended joint stock company, for the insurance of the Owners of houses against less by bad tenants, and advertised for clerks and agents, from whom bd h uu e tetw. demandeda when ltt,ss d d u e wp p deposits s y i t f o s hue o , g rwe uit s r: i rf 3 of t r t : u e hrc o ot f hm t isgar:lgdaonodd francs; c th o n a t - n receivede3o as sal t a h ri f , thatd hmado his company was a mere bubble, they laid a complaint before the Procureur du Roi, and the Ingenious M. de Belfort was removed from his office to a less agreeable lodging, where, however, he had abun dant leisure to concoct new schemes. He was found guilty, and sen tenced to six months' imprisonment. In the course of the evidence against him, the followi ng cur i ous fact was stated. He had been e some time age arrested at the suit of several creditors, and confined at the debtors' prison of the Rue do Clichy. To release himself, he had recourse to the following expedient :—lishad a billet de faire part printed, and sent to each of his creditors. It announced the death of M. Louis de Belfort, in the Nue de Clichy, and contained the usual invitation to the fnueral. Not one of the creditors had sufficient respect for " the deceased" M. de Belfort to follow his remains to the ground, and, as no inquiry was made, no doubt was entertained of his death. Consequently, on the first of the following month, the ,greyer of the prison went.to him,• and informed -hint that ho was free, as no creditor had called to pay the month's allowance, without payment of which a debtor cannot be detained. M. de Belfort walked out with a light heart, Ic t l v irgl , a light peoket, which he ocoon % china tui wisiz it* triPTO" T 1 4.EI LO.NDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAV 4, 1846. GUERNSEY and its LIEUTENANT LEVANT MAIL MALTA, APRIL 25.—The P. and 0. Comp. steamer Royal Tar ar rived here on Friday last, and transferred her passengers and mails to the Iberia, which vessel proceeded to Alexandria, and the Royal Tar to the Levant and Black Sea on the same day. The French steamers Telemaque and Louqsor, left port on Friday last ; the fbrmer for the Levant, and the latter for Alexandria and Beyrout. We hear that the French Government will shortly break up the line of steamers between this island and the Levant. The French steamer Leonidas, from the Levant, arrived here yesterday. The French steamer Lycurgue, from Beyrout and Alexandria, was ex pected on the 24th. She would proceed to Marseilles direct with little delay. The P. and 0. Comp. steamer Iberia, with the malls and passengers from India, may be expected to arrive here to-morrow. The P. and 0. Comp. steamer Tagus arrived here at mid night, and will carry forward the mails an d passengers from India, rid Gibraltar, to Southampton. She reports having seen her Majesty's steamer Virago in the sea a cl s o a ck t oli a . slig O h n t WshedeeGaliptkiesedf a e y s e r T h e g nin ea t e at w a as q f u el ar b e y r be of Marmora, with Vice-Admiral Sir Willi am P ar k er on board. The t f ll or ib e e n ra h l i a e o w ' se veral inhabitants of the island. It was also severely felt at the same time in Sicily. MARITIME INTELLIGEECE.—The Brig Chariot, Captain Lash, from Marseilles, bound to Girgenti, in ballast, on the 17th instant, off Sardinia, experienced very heavy weather, and shipped a sea, which caused considerable damage to the vessel, which put into this port for repairs. PRESENTS TO FIER MATESTY.—A private letter from Tunis of the 19th Inst. says :—ln five or six days more, the Tunisian frigate, Hsinia, will leave this place for Malta. Seven beautiful horses, a lion, and other animals will be put on board, as a present from 11. H. the Bey, to her Majesty Queen Victoria. General Sidy limit Mired, of his Highness's Cavalry, will embark as ambassador. We sup pose that a steamer will be sent to England from this island to con vey the Bey's munificent present to her Majesty. BIBLE MONOPOLY. COPY OF A LETTER FROM JOSEPH HUME, ESQ., M.P., TO MR. BRAMBRIDGE DANIEL, BIBLE SOCIETY. Dear Sir,—l have this day received a printed letter requesting my contribution to the funds of the North-West London Bible Society, and regretting that the funds have been restricted in this district. I request you will submit to the committee of the Association the following facts : First—That by my exertions in Committees of the House of Com mons, the monopoly of the Bibles and Psalms held by the King's printers in Scotland was withdrawn, and the results have been, Secondly—That all Bibles and Psalm books used by the Church of Scotland, have been published and are now sold at about one-third of the price at which they were sold before the monopoly was withdrawn. Thirdly—That at this time 1/. subscription will purchase as many Bibles for distribution amongst those who really aro in want of the Word of Clod in their houses, and at their private hours, as 31. would formerly hays done. Fourthly—That the effects of lowering the price of Bibles in Scot land, has been to reduce the price of Bibles in England by about one third of the price at which the Bibles and Prayer-books were sold before the monopoly in Scotland was withdrawn. Fifthly—That2/.will now purchase as many Bibles for distribution in England as 3/. would formerly have done, and thereby the utility of Bible Societies has been greatly facilitated in Scotland and in England. Sixthly—That I am preparing again to urge on Parliament the abolition of the monopoly of Bibles and Prayer-books, enjoyed by the Queen's printer and by the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, with the conviction in my mind that the prices of the Bibles and Prayer-books will be further reduced another third of their former price, thereby enabling your Association and other associations to ex tend the benefits from their labour and benevolence. Seventhly—That I desire an interview with your committee, in order that I may point out to them in what manner they can, by petitions to the Houses of Parliament, and to her Majesty's Minis ters, facilitate that most desirable object. I request the favour of an answer, and remain Your obedient servant, (Signed) JOSEPH HUME. Eryanstons-square, March 21, 1846. RESOLUTION OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH-WEST LONDON AUXILIARY BIBLE SOCIETY, A letter was read from Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P., Calling the at tention of the committee to the privilege enjoyed by the two Uni versities, and the Queen's printer, of printing Bibles, &c., stating that he is pteparing to urge on Parliament the abolition of this privilege, and requesting the North-West London Auxiliary Bible Committee to grant him an interview, in order that he may point out to them in what manner by petitions to the Houses of Parliament, and to her Majesty's Ministers, they may facilitate the object; and also re questing the committee will adopt measures for ascertaining the in tention of other Bible Societies in the metropolis on the question, Resolved—That the thanks of this committee be presented to J. Hume, Esq., M.P., for the kindness which led him to address them at such length on the important subject of obtaining cheap Bibles and Testaments, but the committee would most respectfully inform Mr. Hume, that by reason of the constitution of the Society, con sisting as it does of all parties in politics and religion, they are un willing to connect themselves with any active movements or peti tions in regard to the privilege enjoyed by the Universities and Queen's printer, believing that they cannot act as Mr. Hums kindly proposes, without giving offence to some of their supporters and friends. SAMUEL EGLAND, Chairman. March 30, 1846. TO SAMUEL EGLAND ESQ., CHAIRMAN, N. W. L. AUX-. ILIARY BIBLE SOCIETY. _ have been favoured with a resolution, signed by you, in answer to a letter from me to the North-West London Auxiliary Bible Society, to which I beg to offer the following observations for the consideration of the committee. If your society had not applied to me for my contribution towards the good work in which your committee are engaged, I should net have troubled you as I did, and at such length. Being anxious for your support and assistanee to procure the abolition of the existing monopoly of the Word of God—a monopoly as unchristian as any act I can point out—must be my excuse. Allow me to say, that the Bible Society is one whose distinctive quality is, that it has no knowledge of sect or party, but looks to the whole community as children of one all-wise and benevolent• God, to wkom the distribution of the Scriptures would be extended as ge nerally as possible ; and therefore I cannot admit the excuse you make for not giving me your assistance to abolish the restrictions now existing to the spread of the word of God. It would be a reflection on the good sense and Christian feeling of the members of your Society to suppose that they would hold their hand of usefulness under any such pretence. I think there may be some persons who may regard any exertions in the way I suggest as savouring somewhat of politics, but I am confident that a simple resolution of the committee, clearing the question of all party politics, and affirming it to be the duty of the Society to do whatever lies in their power to unfetter the Bible, would commend itself to the understanding of such half-informed persons, to whom your resolution must n ecessar il y app l y — fer a well informed and truly benevolent Christian would not offer any such excuse. But even if I were mistaken, and that such persons as you allude to do exist, I cannot conceive that a Society like yours, pro fessing to do good service, is at liberty to decline its duty, and reject the most efficient mode of increasing its own usefulness, out of de ference to ignorance, or to the misconstruction whether of friends or of opponents. - I scarcely see, after the knowledge which the last ten years' ex perience has imparted, and with the exam/Nit! of Scotland before you, how your Society can relieve their consciences, and silently assent to the monopoly of God's Word, by a patent from his most religious Majesty, George IV. ; or how you can, as'honest and conscientious stewards of the funds placed at your disposal by pious and religious persons, continue to pay for two Itiblos of the Queen's printer, and of the Universities, as much money as would enable yeu to procure three Bibles if the monopoly was removed from other printers. I have a great desire to see the Bible Societies prove themselves sincere in their views and zealous in their exertions to spread the Gospel to the poor of all sects, without distinction, by giving me their best support, by petitions, &c., &c., to free the Bible from ;its present restrictions. - We are told that the man who, by industry and skill, can make three blades of grass grow where two blades formerly grew, is a be nefactor to his fellow-man. How touch more worthy of the Bible Society to distribute three Bibles where two were formerly distri buted to the poor, and those who stand in need of spiritual funds I I trust that a candid consideration of all the facts which I have now troubled' you with, may be given by the Society at its next meet ing, and that its resolution will be to aid in the good cause which, through good and through evil report, I have been engaged in. viz., the abolition of the Bible Monopoly in England as has been effected in Scotland. I remain your obedient servant, Bryanstone-square, April 16, 1846. FALKIRK BURGHS. RETURN OF LORD LINCOLN. HORRIBLE TRAGEDY. THREE CHILDREN THROWN OVER BATTER, SEA BRIDGE, BY THEIR MOTHER, AND TW 0 DROWNED. Saturday afternoon, about three o'clock, a most dread ful occurrence took place on Batersea-bridge, by a mother throwing her own three children into the river Thames, two of wh om were d rowne d. It appears from inquiries ma d e on t h e spot, that a b out t h e h our a b ove stated, a young woman, decently clad, was observed to proceed on t o B a t tersea- b ridge f rom th e Chelsea sid e , accompanied by th ree c hil dren, one a boy about seven years of age ; a g i r l, a b out four years of age ; and an infant in arms, also a girl, about ten months or a twelve month old. When she got to the middle of the bridge she walked to and fro a few yards in a hurried manner, and then threw the children one after the other over the railings into the river and was getting over the balus trades herself when she was preve nted doing so by the passers-by, who secure d her , and gave her into the custody of PolicemaneWoolgar, Y 54, who opportunely came up and took her to the station-house in Milman's row. At the station-house she stated her name to be Eliza Clark, her age twenty-four years ; that she was the wife of William Clarke, & journeyman painter, liv ing at No. 7, Cumberland-street, Marlborough-road, Chelsea, and that the children were her own. During the time occupied by the above proceedings, attempts were being made on the river to save the unfor tunate children, which were successful in one instance, that of the second child (a girl), four years old, which was immediately carried to the Swan public-house, at the Surrey side of Battersea Bridge, where it received every attention that its exhausted state demanded, and is recovering. The infant child was also promptly got out, but life was quite extinct, and the body was carried to the Adam and Eve public-house, in Duke-street, Chelsea, where it awaits the coroner's inquest. Shortly before four o'clock the wretched woman was removed in a cab to the Westminster Police Court, Vincent-square, for examination. EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONER. As the Westminster police-court was about to close, at five o'clock on Saturday afternoon, Eliza Clark, aged 24, residing at No. 7, Cumberland-street, Marlborough road, Chelsea, was placed at the bar before Mr. Burrell, charged with throwing her three infant children into the Thames from Battersea-bridge. The accused, who is stated to be the wife of a jour neyman painter, although somewhat meanly dressed, was a pattern of cleanness and neatness, and had the appearance of a respectable and quiet woman. James Perryman, potboy at the Adam and Eve, Duke street, Chelsea, sworn.—At about five minutes before three, this afternoon, I was in the back yard of our house, which looks upon the Thames, and is close to Battersea bridge. I was on a sudden startled by hearing some thibg splash in the water, and I looked towards the spot, and saw a second child go from the centre of the bridge into the water, and then I saw another one go in from the same place. I immediately went and told my mis tress that I had seen a woman throw her children over the railings of Battersea-bridge into the water. Mr. Taylor, the chief clerk—Did you see any person throw the children into the water ? Witness—Yes, after hearing the first splash, which I supposed must have been a child, I saw the prisoner throw the two others into the river ; there did not ap pear to be much struggling. Examination continued—The children were alive at the time they were thrown into the water. I saw one of them kicking as it fell into the water. I told - my master, and we jumped into a boat and put off towards them. I saw a man afterwards bring a child out. I af terwards went on the bridge and saw the prisoner stand ing near the parapet. Jesse Hattan, a gardener at Wandsworth—l was passing over Battersea-bridge, at about three o'clock, when I observed the prisoner walking backwards and forwards in a very hurried manner, and as she seemed to be in the act of jumping over, I took her by the arm. I asked her what she was going to do, and she said she had thrown her children over there. I looked over, and seeing two children in the water, inquired what she did it for ? She said, " Distress ; she thought she had better see her children go before her." I called a boat, and I saw one child picked up and taken to the Swan public-house, on the Surrey side of the bridge. Mr. BußnELL—What age did that child appear to be? Witness—About two years and a half. On the prisoner being asked by Mr. Taylor whether she wished to put any questions to the witness, she re plied, with much eagerness, but in a subdued tone, " Have you got my baby 1 " John Hinchin, a labourer, was crossing the bridge when the prisoner called out, " Here, here ! do you see my children in the water." She repeated this four or five times. Witness went to the spot and saw the chil dren floating in the water. Witness observed, " I never saw so affecting a sight." One child appeared to be about two years and a half old ; the other younger (witness saw but two). Witness saw one picked up, apparently the eldest ; the other floated a few yards higher up and disappeared, and, although the witness looked several times, he could not see it. Thomas Fordery, a waterman, who passed by directly after the children had been thrown into the water, proved picking up one and taking it to the Adam and Eve. Police-sergeant, 20V, informed the magistrate that the child was dead which had been taken to the Adam and Eve. Dr. Wansborough had attended her, and bad used every means that could suggest themselves to restore her, but in vain. Robert Woolgar, 54 V, stated that on hearing that a woman had thrown'her three children into the water, he took her into custody. She said that her husband had ill used her ; that he would be home again at night to ill use her, and the children should not see it, Mr. BURRELL inquired as to the fate of the poor children ? The police replied that the one at the Swan gave every prospect of recovery ; there was a second still in the water, and a third dead at the Adam and Eve, as had been stated. Mr. BURRELL asked the prisoner whether she wished to say anything? Prisoner looked eagerly around her, and ejaculated in a low tone—" He said " Good bye " when he went out this morning ; h e h as not sa id so f or a lo n g time before. He doubled his fist in my face when he went out, and said, " I'll come home thundering drunk, and I'll be hung for you." He broke the panel of the door by knocking my head against it. Mr. BURRELL—Have you anything to say to drown ing your children? Prisoner (incoherently)—Suppose I had died, my poor children would have been starved to death. It's a hard struggle now to get them a bit of bread. I have done all I could. Mr. BURRELL remanded the prisoner till Wednesday. Our reporter has very little hesitation in stating that the accused gave every appearance of suffering from aberration of intellect. He is informed that Dr. Wans borough expressed a similar opinion. ADDITIONAL AND LATEST PARTICULARS. The distressing and melancholy affair has created an intense sensation throughout the neighbourhoods of Battersea and Chelsea, and during the remainder of the afternoon the bridge and waterside were crowded by persons anxiously watching the search making for the body of the missing child, which was continued until dark, but without success. A large crowd was also col lected round the police station in Milman's-row, which is near Battersea-bridge, until the removal of the miser able woman for examination at the Westminster Police Court. From inquiries which have been made by the police since the examination, it appears that the wife, about three-quarters of an hour before she threw her children into the water, called with them at the house of her uncle, Mr. Richard Champ, No. 13, Wellington-street, Manor street, King's-road, Chelsea, and there complained of the ill-treatment she alleged she had received from her hus band, and remained there about a quarter of an hour, and Mr. Champ, seeing her excited state, asked her on her leaving to come back to his house to tea, as by that time his wife would be home. She, however, said she could not promise, as she was going under the arch of Battersea-bridge, a remark which Mr. Champ unfortu nately took no notice of at the time, and she then left, taking her three children with her. That was about half-past two o'clock. About a quarter of an hour after her departure, one of Mr. Champ's children found a letter on the bed in one of the rooms into which Mrs. Clark had been, which sh e g ave t o h er f a th er . It was addressed to num Clark, her husband, and on its being opened, the contents were found to be to the follow ing effect :—That her husband had for a long time past continually ill-used her on coming home drunk ; that he had a night or two before come home and knocked her head through the panel of the door ; that she hoped he would treat his next wife better than he had her ; .street, Chelsea, l ea di ng to the the poor child it appears, has a e 'rehead, which it i s b el i eved to childrenthatt hat s beforeh e w w oisuhlhedde be t w e. )u s un e l d e de t r h r Be receive a c e t h i tv i e l er d s r et e ha n -a bt g r i o lde gt b tee e . From an examination made b y Dr. Wan sborough, r f o r her s h e ean ; n d a he d r who examined the infa nt child lying at the Adam and bru have received by falling o n its h ead on the gravel b o tt o m the river, the tide b ein g low at the time, and it was e t t i h e s r e o s u s e o a f e : t b h r D e i d u g f k o e most probably killed by th e fall. The oth er c hild, fE s of: Eve et e r op e fu which is at the Swan public-house, at the Surrey end of the Battersea-bridge, is doing well. She is four years of age. No trace had up to eleven o'clock last night been dis covered of the eldest boy William, seve n years of age, whom some people think was not with h er at the time that she threw the two younger ones into the water, and in case that should be the fact, the police last a description of the boy throughout the night sent different divi sions. He is stated to be of a dark sallow very dark under the eyes, very thi n, and dressed corduroy suit of clothes, without any ea in a brown holland pinafore over his dress, and p or hat o n , a a pair of new leather boots on. DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—The ------utmost excitement prevails respecting the appearances of Les Danseuses Vien wecaustet dwebny forty-eight tY noises on this stage to - morr ow. T here is no truth w h atever in the statement that several of the principals among s t t h em had gone back to Vienna. Tw o were sen t home by Mad ame W eiss, as having grown too larg e, and ten n ew ones have come from her establishment in Germany. The greatest num b er that ever or danced season -seven—to rolast t l be children. M I LITIA.—The Militia o fficers of the U n i ted King dom will dine together at the Freemason's T avern on miv one at the opera Wednesday next, and it is expected that an unusually large number will muster on that occasion, in consequence of the recent attention that has been publicly .) called to this branch of our military service, by the critical position of our relations with America. SUICIDE FROM HUNGERPORD-BRIDGE.—EarIy On Saturday morning last, another suiceide took place from litmgerford or Charing Cross Suspensiontri l d n g . appears that soon after twelve o'clock on Saturday mo o _ i n g a , saboyto.ung man, about twenty three years a age, and dress 4 1 hooti n g jacket of dark colour, paid toll with others, on the Middlesex tr s ide, but had not proceeded many yards, when he threw thimse over into the water.' 'Mc, gentlemen were passing in tha bo direc tion, and called out for assist ance, when persons put oft' in decalbut waS of fair complexion, alai splint iv. ad Wen inohes in ktfits. GOVERNOR. (From the United Service Magazine.) Guernsey, April 14th, 1846. Mr. Editor,—The letter of ex-Captain Guerin, which ap peared in your number of this month, contains a foul calumny on a very deserving soldier and his wife. The following statement on the subject, very moderately drawn up as regarding Mr. Guerin's conduct, I request the publication of, in your May number, as an act of justice due to Private Gilgas, who is a particularly well-behaved man. WILLIAM _NAPIER, Lieutenant-Governor. TO 'us EXCELLENCY MAJOR-GENERAL WILLIAM NAPIER, C. 8., &C., &C., L IEUTENANT-GOVERNOR, GUERNSEY. GY, April 184 Sir,—ln th e l as t num b er of the uernse United Service Journ 6. al, there appears a letter, dated, " Guernsey, March 14th, 1846," bearing the signature " John C. Guerin." As the latter part of that letter professes to give a relation of the circumstances of the case of Private Gilgas (27th Depot), and then assumes conclusions upon it, both at variance with fact, I trust your Excellency will permit me to lay before you the following statement in refutation and correction. As your Excellency is aware, it is true that an action was brought in November last against a man of the militia by name George Vigors, for assaulting Gilgas, snapping his fire lock in his face on the high road, and that in respect of Vigors an alibi was proved. But so far from the Court believing that the offence had not been committed, it directed search and inquiry to be made for the offender, as five or six men were stated to have left Captain Guerin's company before it was dismissed. Some evidences deposed to more men. When Colenel Harvey as sembled the company afterwards to make inquiry, I have heard ten men stepped out, to say they had quitted it before it was dismissed, and I have also understood one of those men in appearance was so like Vigors (the man accused by Gilgas) as to be easily undistinguishable from him by a person not previously acquainted with either, yet Captain Guerin swore confidently that not more than five men had left. To clear the character of the said five, admitted to have left, the Lieutenant-Colonel of the regiment, who is a brother of Captain Guerin, thought it necessary to bring a counter action against Gilgas for wilful and corrupt perjury. Upon the preliminary examination requisite for the action to lie, and after a great number of evidences had been exa mined (causing the " repeated adjournments" the writer in the United Service Journal mentions), the charge against Gilgas was dismissed ; the bailiff of the Court having re marked that the evidence given by Gilgas and Fry at the trial of Vigors had been throughout unequivocal and staight forward. Yet in the face of this dismissal of the charge, the writer in the United Service Journal speciously asserts the evidence was not sufficient, legally, to convict Gilgas. Of course it was not, or if there had been a likelihood of it, Gilgas would have been sent to take his trial, to be con victed or acquitted legally. After this dismissal of the charge the writer in the United Service Journal plausibly goes on to state " that Gilgas con sidered this a narrow escape, from the fact that neither he nor his supporters have since dared to sue Lieutenant-Colonel Guerin for damages, well knowing in a public action for damages it would have been impossible to prevent the most conclusive proof of Gilgas' perjury from being brought for ward." This is merely an individual's rash assertion in face of the Court's decision after an examination qf every witness that could be brought to bear upon it, including, I presume, " the four impartial witnesses" the writer in the United Service Journal states he has discovered, " who were prepared to swear no assault whatever was committed as pretended by Gilgas, that the whole statement was a pure invention." That writer's sequitur of not daring to sue in fear of his alleged consequences, is erroneous. The simple fact was, that as the charge for wilful and cor rupt perjury was thus dismissed in prime vice, it was consi dered as entirely satisfactory to the character of Gilgas, that he nad not made a charge of " pure invention," and it was thought then preferable and better, to endeavour to allow the bad feeling which with regret was observed to be in existence between a portion of two classes of her Majesty's subjects in this island, to subside, by taking no further steps in the matter, than by re-cross prosecutions to keep fanning its flame. In this spirit and no other was the matter recommended to be dropped, and though regretting the remooting of the subject, yet from the publication of that letter, I deem it to be an act of justice to Private Gilgas, as well as to others, thus as briefly as possible to correct and refute it to your Ex cellency.—l have the honour, &c. S. E. GOODMAN, Major, 27th Regiment (commanding Depot). SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHESTER RACES. CHESTER, SATURDAY NIGIIT.—The following horses are either already in the neighbourhood, at Delmere Forest, or are ascertained to be en route : Alvanley, Stream, c by Plicenix, L'Hirondelle; c by H. Platoff, Miss Thomasina; c by Lanercost, Miss Clifton ; Sweetmeat, Burlesque, Ironmaster, Salopian, Redstreak, Intrepid, Felix, Roper's Daughter, Blind Hookey, Khorassan, Little Hampton, Saddleworth, The Baron, Billy Purvis, Miles' Boy, Robin Burns, Nerissa, Plaudit, Dolo, Pedometer, Magnet, Finvaragh, Hope, Kis met,: Tobacconist, Highffeld, Drillield, Dipthong, Punch, Cataract, Vitula, Ruff, Clumsy, Best Bower, Marquis of Conyngham, Glentilt, Princess Alice, Polish, Pride of Kil dare, Warp, T' Auld Squire, Pagan, Jinglepot, Hooton, Sharston, Dr. Husband, The Prairie Bird, Duke of Rich mond, Poussin, Vol-au-Vent, The Correct Card, Miss Burns, St. Lawrence. Dawson's and Osborne's lots will be here on Monday. ENTRIES FOR THE PLATES, &c. FIRST DAY. The Grosvenor Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, with 30 added. Grosvenor Course. Pagan, aged ; Pride of Kildare, 5 yrs ; Lady Wildair, 4 yrs ; Burlesque, 3 yrs ; c by Phoenix, L'Hirondelle, 3 yrs ; Lightning, 5 yrs. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 50 added. Heats, a mile and a half. The Druid, 3 yrs ; Hightield, 3 yrs ; c by 11. Platoff, Miss Thomasina, 3 yrs ; 3 yrs ; Chartist, 3 yrs. SECOND DAY. Queen's Plate. Thrice reund. Parthian, 6 yrs ; Tractarian, 3 yrs ; The Druid, 3 yrs ; Dismed, 3; yrs; Lightning, 5 yrs; Jinglepot, 4 yrs; Cata ract, 6 yrs ; Highfield, 3 yrs ; Poussin, 6 yrs; Duke of Rich mond, 3 yrs ; c by Phoenix, L'Hirondelle, 3 yrs ; Clumsy, 4 yrs; Khorasan, 6 yrs. THIRD DAY. The Wirral Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 30 added. T.Y.C. Tobacconist, 3 yrs ; The Cossack Maid, 3 yrs ; Camelia, 3 yrs ; Wintonia, 2 yrs ; f, by Lanercost, out of Miss Clifton, 2 yrs ; Princess Alice, 3 yrs. LATEST BETTING. CHESTER CUP. 7 to 1 agst Best Bower 12 to 1 agst The Baron—t 9 to 1 agst The Magnet—t. 12 to 1 agst Pedometer 10 to 1 agst Sweetmeat 20 to 1 agst Hope—taken 10 to 1 agst Clumsy 30 to 1 agst Lady Wildair—t 12 to 1 agst Miss Burns Weatherbit does not go to Chester. DERBY. Offers to take 10 to 1 agst Tom Tullock. The roport of the death of Mr. A. W. Hill, the owner of Sweetmeat, is without foundation. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING, 1846. TUESDAY. Fifty sovs., for three yrs old ; colts, Bst 71b, fillies, Bst 41b. R. M. Fifty sovs., for three yrs old, 6st 21b ; four, Bst ; five, Bst 71b ; six and aged, Bst 121 b. The winner to be sold for 200 soya. T. M. M. A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for three yrs old, 7st 41b; four, Bst 71b. The winner to be sold for 60 sovs. T. Y. C. Match— Lord Glasgow's c by Retriever, dam by St. Patrick, out of Blue Stocking, Bst 71b, agst Duke of Bedford's f Black Cat, by The Saddler, out of Sneaker, Bst 41b ; 2001. h ft. T. Y. C. Match—Lord Exeter's Brainless, 7st 101 b, agst Mr Wat son's fby Stockport, out of Gannymede, 7st; 50/. Last half of Ab. M. Match—Lord Militown's Foinulla, by Birdcatcher, agst Duke of Bedford's Taurina, by Taurus, Sst 71b each ; 2001. h ft. D. M. WEDNESDAY. A Handicap Plate of 50 sovs. for three yrs old and up wards. A.F. The Jockey Club Plate of 50 sovs., for horses the property of members of the Jockey Club ; four yrs old, 7st 21b ; five, Bst 31b ; six and aged, Bst 91b. B.C. A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for three yrs old ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b ; the winner to be sold for 100 sovs. T.Y.C. The Suffolk Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 5 ft, if declared— Corranna, aged, 9st Sib—Ruff, 4 yrs, 7st 121b—Polish, 6 yrs, 7st 121b—Lady Wildair, 4 yrs, 7st 71b—Plantagenet, 5 yrs, 7st 71b—A-la-mode, 5 yrs, 7st 51b—I-am-not-aware, aged, 7st 21b—Maynooth, 4 yrs, 7st 21b—Best Bower, 5 yrs, 6st 101b—Jenny Wren, 4 yrs, Est—Scarlet Runner, 4 yrs, sst 101b—Seven's-the -main, 5 yrs, sst 51b—Leaconfield, 3 yrs, sst 51b—Auricula, 3 yrs, sst 51b—Marquis of Conyngham, 3 yrs, sst 51b—Elimea, 3 yrs, sst 31b—Polka, 3 yrs, sst. The rest pay 5 soya. each. THURSDAY. A Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sous. each, 5 ft., if declared by ten o'clock the evening before running, to go to the second, for three yrs olds and upwards. T.Y.C. A Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each, for three yrs old colts, Bst 71b ; lilies, Bst 41b ; the winner to be sold for 40 sous. D.M. A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, three yrs old, 7st 71b; four, Bst 91b ; five, and upwards, 9st ; the winner to be sold for 200 sow. T.Y.C. A Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each, with 50 added, for two yrs old colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b ; the winner of 100 soya. including his own stake, 51b extra. Duke of Bedford's b c Eothen—Lord George Bentinck's bk c Blackcock—Mr. R. Boyce ns Cottisford—Mr. Coape's Brother to Pawnbroker—Mr. Clifton's b c Dromedary —Mr. Clifton's ch f Conceit—Mr. Cheshire's br fby Redshank— Delhi—Mr. J. T. Douglas's br f, by The Doctor, out of Bupta—Mr. W. Key's Th e h os i er—Lord Lonsdale's br fby The Saddler, out of Barbakin—Mr. Marson's br c Borrachio —Mr. Newton's b f Reminiscence—Mr. O'Brien's The Eme rald Isle—Mr. Payne's f by Slane, out of Elissa—Colonel Peel's ch f Isis—Duke of Richmond's b c Vampire—Mr. R. J. Shafto's b c Captain Pepper —Mr. Shelley's Broadsword. Match—Duke of Bedford's Oakley, 9st, agst Mr. Irwin's Connaught Ranger, 7st 71b ; 500, 200 ft ; T.M.M.—Off by consent. No day mentioned.—Match—Lord Glamis's Satyr, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b, agst Mr. Shelley's Hawkesbury, 4 yrs, 6st 81b ; 100, h ft ; T.M.M. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) CHESTER.—SUNDAY NIGHT. Latest Arrivals, &c.—Corranna, Wolfdog, Ruff, and Va lerian. Dawson's lot is hourly expected. John Day's will be here to-morrow. Louis Philippe and Joinville have been scratched for the Produce Stakes, and Projectile and the Lanercost filly for the Two-years Old Stakes to-morrow. Wolfdog has been post entered to the Queen's Plate on Wednesday. About 30 expected to start for the Cup. The Dee Stakes (Thursday)—Ennui and Dawdle have paid. MEMOIRS OF A FEMME DE CHAMBRE.—BY THE COUNTESS OF BLESSINGTON.—We are requested to state that this new work will be published by Mr. Bentley on Wednesday next, the 6th inst., when it may be obtained of :all booksellers, and at all the libraries throughout the kingdom, in 3 vols., post Bvo. FIRES.—Two fires, attended with considerable loss, occurred on Saturday. The first outbreak happened shortly after three o'clock, on the premises tenanted by Mr. Walter, chandler and general shopkeeper, situate No. 14, King-street, Old Gravel-lane, Ratcliffe-highway, and for half an hour it burnt with great they. The flames destroyed the interior of the lower part of the house, and ascending the staircase, have done serious mischief to the property in the various apartments. The cause of the fire is unknown. The other happened in about two hours after, in the immense manufac tory of Mwsrs. John Heale and Soils, upholsterers and feather-bed makers, No. 196, Tottenham-court-road. It was discovered soon after five o'clock. In the course of three-quarters of an hour the weread confining fi b n u i t ni their fire brigade succeeded in mastering the flame ,, ravages to the south range of workshops, ev o e m ra c l e. hun r d n red ed down. The amount of property exceedsdestroyedwhehi pounds, but the proprietors are insured in the ch Norwich s Lord Frederick Fitzelarence is muc h improved in health by his visit to Bath. His Lordship . has derived so much benefit from his brief sojourn that he contemplates a protracted re shims in that cit 7. THE MAGAZINES. BLACKWOOD. Ireland is not Si ;Robert Peel's difficulty only ; he has no claim to it more than others, for every statesman, legislator, philosopher, and traveller in that country, editors of newspapers, writers of pamphlets, constitution mongers, the Society of Friends as well as the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, have all their difficulty in devising any scheme for abating the poverty, the wretchedness, and the lawlessness of its large and increasing population. For the last three hundred or four hundred years the English Government and Legis lature have been trying, sometimes, and too often we fear, by severity, to abate the evil — sometimes by more gentle and soothing means—but all have proved failures; and the inhabitants of vast portions of the country a re at the present day perhaps more miserable than they were even in the days of the Mores and O'Neales. 'Their native Parliaments could do nothing, the countless societies, with almost every pos sible title, that have sprung up under the leadership of Mr. O'Connell, have been equally impotent, and Ire land still remains a thorn in the side of England, and is regarded by f ore i gne rs as a reproach to the Imperial Government and Parliament. The Minister at the head of affairs has some scheme, or rather schemes, for getting over the difficulty, but what they are or what may be their effect, we are alike unable to tell. Blackwood in the present number has put in his plan; and, as might be an ticipated, it is not of the most conciliatory character. The Coercion Bill he considers of no use, and is inclined to doubt the sincerity of the Government in wishing to pass the measure, imperfect as it is, for there " seems to exist an extraordinary and ominous good feeling between the opposing parties." He would go about the work in a different manner—give Conciliation Hall its right name and treat it accordingly. " There is a remedy for the ills of Ireland, and a simple and efficacious remed y it bill be found to b e, if adopted. Enforce obedience to the l aws and establish security of life and property, no matter at what sacrifice, or by what means. The more severe an d uncompromisingl the measure by which these objects shall bo sought to be effected, the more prompt will be the success, and the more merciful the operation." We regret that he has not pointed out what the operation is, or how it is to be established. These are all mere generalities. In the following sentence he is more precise :—"The associa tion," says he, " must be suppressed. It will be folly to expect peace or tranquillity while that pestilent body is in existence ; smite it ' hip and thigh,' and you at once cut off the fruitful sources of discontent and crime. Stop the rent, and at one blow you annihilate the profligate press, which turns the minds of the people from their legitimate avocations, which panders to their prejudices, and excites them to outrage. Of what use will it be to confine the peasant to his house by night, if you allow him to be beset during the day by the noxious publica tions which contain the treason of the Conciliation Hall?" But even he despairs of the remedy, and begins, like others, to have a difficulty about Ireland, because the peop?e delight only in idleness, filth, and disorder. This is the only substitute for a political article this month, and on the whole it is more mild towards the Premier than might have been expected. But the fact is, the ultra-Tories begin to see their helplessness, the poverty in their household, and the absolute want of men be longing to the party who could for even a few months hold office. They cannot do without the " renegade," and to him at last th e y mus t aga i n c li ng. The last article gives a very long description of the campaign on the Sutleli written in a g l ow i ng an d i mpartial spirit, paying the highest compliments to the Governor- General, to Sir Hugh Gough, and the brave troops under their command. " The Student of Salamanca" is brought to a close, but we find another that bids fair to supply its place, though of a very different character. It is entitled " The Americans and the Aborigines," and one of its objects is to illustrate the unjust and cruel treatment received by the more northerly races of Indians at the hands of the Americans. JOSEPH HUME. FALKIRK, FRIDAY.—This beingthed;;flxedUpon by the Sheriff for taking the poll, arrangements were made for recording the votes for the rival candidates at Falkirk, Airdrie, Lanark, Hamilton, and Linlithgow, and for communicating the result from hour to hour. The interest which the distinguished position of Lord Lincoln origi nally gave to this election, on its being announced that his Lordship was to contest the burghs, was increased by the speech which he de livered at the nomination on Wednesday, on which occasion he prominently brought forward the moral influence which a second de feat of a raember of the Cabinet would have upon the strength of the Government as a strong reason why, at this particular time, and on this occasion, the constituency of the Falkirk burghs ought to prefer him to Mr. Wilson. The contest was accordingly looked forward to with the greatest interest ; and as both parties were equally certain of success, from the promises of support which they had received, it was evident that the contest must be a very close one. It was felt, however, that Mr. Wilson's chance of success had been lessened by the conciliatory manner and speech of Lord Lincoln on the day of nomination. We believe that even some of Mr. Wilson's friends were so far satisfied with the declaration which he (Lord Lincoln) made at the nomination, that he had no intention of coming forward at a general election, that they would have been desirous that Mr. Wilson's sup porters should not go to the poll, provided sufficient time had been left for carrying out this arrangement. The returns of the final poll did not reach Falkirk till about nine o'clock at night ; and the following is the result of the whole at four o'clock in the afternoon, at which time the poll closed : Lord Lincoln. Mr. Wilson. Falkirk Lanark .. .. Hamilton.. Airdrie ... Linlithgow • • .... •• .. 27 55 Majority for Lord Lincoln 11 The constituency of the Falkirk district of Burghs amount to 1.406 ; and as the number who have polled is 1,001, there remains 405 electors wise did not poll. In 1841, when Mr. Baird was elected, the constituency amounted to 1,303, of whom no snore than 912 recorded their suffrages, being 89 less than on the present occasion. ELOPEMENT IN HIGH LIFE. We have to announce another elopement in high life ; and there is less reluctance on ourpart to give it publicity, as it was the theme of conversation yesterday at the west-end of the metropolis. The par ties are Lady Anna Eliza Mary Grenville, only daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Buckingham, and Mr. Gore Langton, grandson of Col. Wm. Gore Langton, M.P. for Sernersetshire. It appears that Lady Anna Grenville went out on Saturday morn ing to take her customary walk, when (doubtless In pursuance of some previous arrangement) the gentleman and fair lady repaired to St. George's Church, Hanover-square, a license having been previously obtained ; but " the course of true love never did run smooth," for we learn that an official connected with the church promptly repaired to the Duke of Buckingham's house in Pall-mall, to apprise the Duke and Duchess of the clandestine marriage then about to take place. The Duke instantly repaired to the church. The officiating clergy man had in part proceeded with the nuptial ceremony, but an im mediate stop was put to it. Lady Anna Grenville was immediately taken home by her noble father, who was evidently much affected. We learn that Mr. Langton had some considerable time since made proposals to the Duke of Buckingham for the hand of his daughter, which overture was declined on the part of the Duke and Duchess. Mr. Langton, altheugh not occupying so high a rank in society as Lady Anna, possesses a princely fortune, including large landed estates. At a late hour last even i ng we were informed that all objections to the union on the part of the Duke and Duchess of Buckingham had been removed, and there is no doubt that we shall have to announce the marriage of her ladyship and her gallant lover in the course of the present week. CABINET DINNER. —The Earl of St. Germans will entertain the Cabinet Ministers to dinner on Wednesday week, the 13th inst. The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone has the Cabinet dinnr on Wednesday next. INDIAN ARMY.—We understand that the Court of Directors have passed a resolution for promoting deserving privates and Hon-commissioned officers of their European corps to the rank of ensign, with an allowance of 1001. fur outfit. DEATH OF A VICE-ADMIRAL. — Vice - Admiral Richard Peacocke died on the 24th ult., at Aix-la-Chapelle. This gallant officer, although of the yellow list, saw some hard service at the end of the last century. He was lieutenant of the Resistance at the taking of Malacca, and was one of the desperate heroes of Benda, having been senior lieutenant of the above-named ship at the cap ture of Amboyna, and at the sweeping of the batteries of Banda. He was also senior lieutenant of the Leviathan at the capture of the Spanish frigate Santa Teresa in 1758. lie was made a commander in 1801; captain, six months after ; rear-admiral, August, 1840 ; and vice-admiral, November, 1841. DEATH OF THE KHAN OF KHlVA.—Letters from Khiva announce the death of the Khan Delhivi-Ratini-Couli, on the 28th January, whilst out hunting. His brother was proclaimed Khan of Khiva on the 30th of the same month. No disturbance took place. The second Russian caravan of this year was on the point of leaving Khiva for Bokhara, but the death of the Khan caused them to await news from Bokhara, to know if any steps had been taken between the new Khan and the Russian Government. The caravan has since proceeded on its way to Bokhara. Viscount Melbourne had a dinner party last evening at his residence in South-street. THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK.—We are sorry to find that this venerable prelate is at present labouring under great debility. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—The first promenade for the season took place on Saturday, at the gardens in the Regent's Park, which was attended by 616 visitors. Two military bands were in black kind leopard a mutiny u t and attendance, but the great novelty was the first exhibition of the young male giraffe, born at the menagerie on the 23d of April, being inyhastho fourth young one reared there. Amongst other recent additions areaspotted taken hyaena. Alace in the 99th Regi ment, about taking away the men's rations of spirits, and giving in lieu of what was worth threepence per diem only threehalipence. In fact, It was not Theyf a ir play to the soldiers. The men behaved badly. refused to mount guard, or do any duty, and when the Gene ral was about t lather" ruShislta anew, and would not givir ft It la 2r,;11 ttrff e -Wori _ BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY. A very excellent assortment of articles form the May number of Bentley ; diversified, sparkling, and well timed, with but few exceptions. "Brian O'Linn," capi tally illustrated by Leech, is pursued as humourously as ever ; the writer has a good appreciation of the vis comica, he sketches a ludicrous situation with singular drollery, and infuses that plaisance and bonhommie in the working out of his story which is always so deside rated in comic fictions, but so seldom attained. This aptitude for the ridiculous is, especially in this instance, well ministered to by the artist already mentioned ; the fore-shortened figure of Captain Dangerfield, doubled up (in company with a chair) upon the floor of the Glou cester Coffee-house, is eminently ludicrous—it is the vraisemblance of a pictorial tumble. Miss Costello gives us an acceptable collection of joltings-by-the-way anent " Lahore;" and Mrs. Mathews, that indefatigable caterer to the lovers of theatrical gossip, commences a new series of stage anecdotes, under the title of " Tea-Table Talk," a title selected, we conjecture, rather for its un wonted alliteration than for its attractiveness. Colman, Curran, Erskine, and Stephen Kemble, not forgetting, of course, the great droll, Charley Mathews himself; supply texts for bon mots and descriptions which, if they be not conspicuous as brilliants, pass of, for the nonce, as very fair paste substitutes. " The Apprenticeship of Raphael Sand, of Urbino," translated by Lady Duff Gordon, is, as the heading would alone indicate, well deserving a perusal; nothing, however trivial in itself, can be deemed too frivolous, when coupled with the beautiful memory and immortal deeds of the "divine Raphael," if pictures can be strictly designated deeds. Another novellette there is about a smuggler, by Mr. Kingston, but it may be classed among its numberless predecessors —the legends of those illicit gentlemen ! Of the verse in this number we must say somewhat, if it be only in defence of public patience. It is direfully inane: a miserable jingle of platitudes, discordant to the ear and in defiance of the taste of the least fastidious critic. One miserable thing actually begins thus:— " Grief parted us,—shame parted us, — Sin parted us,—weeping for aye,— Pitiful dread of the world out-hearted us, — Memory was poisoned—what should we say ?" We think you should decidedly say nothing at'all, rather than perpetrate such " asphixiated' metre, and such rich Zummerzetshire rhyme. Ditto of a vulgar parody called " The Yard of Clay." " The Cavalier's Hat," by our old acquaintance Alfred Crowquill, is a very lump of sugar after such black-draughts: it is a quaint notion (the hat, Rot the lump of sugar) neatly compiled into a confession. Does any one hanker after some knowledge of " David Hume's Philosophy?" Let him resort to the article so entitled in Bentley. Some little labour has evidently been bestowed upon its arrangement; and the paper is at once lucid and impartial. " Payment in Kind," by Paul Prendergast, though an ephemeral trifle, contains some judicious hints to curmudgeons, and has a grinning risibility about it besides. Albert Smith, never lacking in fascetious thoughts, and ever keen in his observations on the middle classes of the community, takes occasion, in this fourth installment of " Popular Zoology," to depict the life of " A Country Medical Man." The induction of his paper is felicitous in its drollery, ex. gr. " There are a great many painful methods of earning a livelihood . . . . A chimney-sweep's cannot be a very eligible profession ; and we should pause some time before we decided upon following that of a policeman in St. Giles's, a waiter at a night tavern, a break-of-day coffee retailer, or an after-midnight cab man. Then there are the comic writers ; wretched per sons who are obliged to be funny by the page, and make any quantity of jokes to order that may be demanded ; but who arc supposed by the world at large to live in a state of con stant merriment at their own productions, throwing down their pen from time to time to scream with laughter at what they are inventing." (We suspect this to be true over much.) " And there are gentlemen in dirty tights and trunks, and braces worked with faded spangles ; who dislocate their limbs through the bars of chairs, and walk on their heads in the gutters, upon mere specula tion of the available halfpence to be pitched into the ring, &c." " Tipperary Hall " improves upon acquaintance , though we cannot but regard the ende . avour as over venturesome. The "Irish -Whiskey Dr inke r" ts scarcely competent to walk in the footsteps of s Pro fesso r no _ Wilson. Taking our foreoin its contents, it must be acknowledged gremrk th s aa s t a ße y ntleri i s s as f hilarious as a May reader could desire. THE NEW MONTHLY. For several months past to mention the New Monthly once has been to describe it always, every successive number being the very counterpart of its predecessor. This no doubt arises from its amazing quantity of " con tinuations." There are no less than six before us at this moment ; as usual, contributed by Marryatt, Levinge, Maxwell, James, Oxenford, and that unfortu nate wight Mister Jolly Green. To say this, however, is to observe that the majority of articles are excellent and the extreme minority the reverse. " The Priva teer's Man" has much animation ; " Echoes from the Backwoods" much sprightliness ; " Lights and Shades of a Gentleman on Half -pay" no little amount of plea santry ; and " Beauchamp" a tone of singular medio crity. Captain Levinge describes that often-described wonder of the world the falls of Niagara, and although his pencil is scarcely so vivid as that of Charles Dickens or Lord Morpeth, the picture of that amazing tumult of " distracted waters" bears about it the air of truthful ness. Mr. Jolly Green in his " Travels and Opinions" becomes to our thinking more and more intolerable in his vulgar prolixity about " fobbing at all." His mongrel style, however, half Gallic and half English, doubtless hath its admirers ; under which conception we can do no better than transcribe the paraphrase of Boz—" May good digestion wait on appetite, and health on both, and a waiter on all three !" The " Spa nish Ballads relating to King Alphonzo the Wise," though less meritorious than those con tributed last month, are not unworthy of Mr. Oxenford. He has a facility of expression and a just perception of his author which cannot fail to impart beauties to his translations. Those versions of ballad literature, especially the German, should, and of course will, be collected and published in a separate form : they would be a boon to the scholarly among readers. "Al] ! do not go 1" is an impassioned lay no doubt , but W hint it to Mrs. Butler that her memory of ha;ers,nnooa. sc iously reverted to that exquisite song b iie l o though the " I arise from dreams of thee 1" Is it not s ? n will show the ideas to be identical, the same partso be whispered in , development of them is not to but a meagre account of breath. "George Canning " is.A com impressive enough in loftiness of his abilities, or tobe which closed his that illustrious man ; not compatible in elevation to the man ner for the melancholy c o star , p extinguished the sun at h written by Canning on noon."career at Th it e s p z u e n ni in th— tho w e h p i i h tep P Quon lies buried in this dairy, is pert " o Mrs. Crewe's dog And is not this a sad quondary?" Mr. Charles Ilooton is rather prosaic in his poetry : "Bonnabel " scarcely deserved his signature. " A Pro spectus for an Asylum for Decayed Dandies" is a sickly effort after the humorous ; our heart mina whoa the author intends us be merry. Kenealy has a curiou morceau entitled A THOTJGHT. "Life—like a lute, whose string; some tense, some low, Discourse delicious music—is most i;WeZ'!; When in pursuits diversified employ'd— Pleasure this hour and wisdom in the next." Such are the component parts of this magazine, mis cellaneous both in selection and ability. A paper spark ling with much drollery, and spangled with many classic recollections, undertakes to defend the gold curtains round the boxes of her Majesty's Theatre against all fractious disputants. We have already transcribed it entire in out , columns. It is a pleasant, witty, apropos contribution. AINSWORTH. There is a reallymourizful poverty in the present number of Ainsworth, the print;; al portion of its pages, consisting of twenty three chapters, translated from third rate French romances, another section of a long-pub lished fiction, and only three original contributions. Alexander Dumas and Eugene Scribe are very clever, showy writers, without question, init surely we hive scribes of our own equally good,• if not immeasurably superior, and as surely their eintsions would more appropriately distend an English maga. - 7.ine than the second-hand lucubrations of our neighbours, " Piquillo Alliaga" and the " Count of Monte Christo" are not decidedly of such transcendant excellence but that they might give way to wholesome pieces of our indigenous 2cribblers. Such an anomaly as the one we have just mentioned is too glaring to allow us to pass it over in silence. Ainsworth must " awake! arise!" or verycm a wish , rapidlhy to d sswinidtnleesaswg ,resuscitationinpopulaity. fro lVe a say this state of torpor. Mr. Wright's article about an alchemist is the only attractive one in the number, and it is suffi ciently strange to excite the curiosity of the most indif ferent. " Bassora" carries in every line the impress of Mr. W. Francis Ainsworth's pen, and consequently, while it betokens the industrious and observant traveller, it is tedious withal. " Irish Legends," by Mr. Forrest, may possibly be read, because they are the only rhyth mical effusions in the magazine; which altogether affords good opportunity- for improvement. Guided by experienDceO, LthtlerAneNw. editor proceeds upon his missi on with even increased ability; the articles are generally sele c t e d w i t h discrimination, they are attrac tive in their theme, and have a very singular and pleas ing diversity of style. In this latter respect one might almost identify the writer of each without the assistance of their signatures: the galloping, hedge-and-ditch pre cipitation of John Keegan, the earnest, though some what crude beauties of the compositions of Mr. Price, the lucid precision of Mr. Jerningham, the sonorous bat rather elaborated mannerisms of the author of the "Analysis of Wit," and especially the scholarly, yet natural eloquence of Mr. Keon. All these may be de tected without much trouble, and their great dissimilarity, together with their different amount of merit, impart to this magazine the charm of discursiveness, We pre sume we may now regard Dolman as numbering amongst the prominent miscellanies. It has proceeded with an un usual appearance of vigour for fifteen months, and instead of dwindling away to the average tenuity of new publications, it has ripened in merit as time has elapsed. The opening paper for May has considerable interest, being a narration of the _persecutions inflicted upon " The Catholics of England." It extends in point of time to the reign of the boy king, Edward V-L The compilation reflects much credit upon the industry and impartiality of Mr. Jerningham. " A Tale of the Falls," by the Rev. E. Price, has a dual attraction, see ing that it recounts a perilous escape from a cataract, and hinges mainly upon the conversion of the writer to Catholicity. " Gleanings in the Green Isle" displays the same animation as ever, but, unfortunately, the same want of concentration. It is aptly followed by a metrical tribute to the "Lakes of Killarney," by Mr. James Silk Buckingham. " Vicissitudes of Illustrious Men" has no little novelty in the subject selected for the present number—namely, the romantic history of Na poleon's Paladin, Murat. We remember no separate narrative of this extraordinary man—indeed, we believe this to be the first memoir of his life which has ever ap peared, at least in the English language. The editor has restricted himself to a critical notice of a remarkable work, published not long since, and called " Rome as it was under Paganism, and as it became under the Popes." On the whole, we admire the panegyrics lavished on the author, because we conceive them to be honest and dis criminating. In one particular, however, we think the reviewer has displayed an undue leniency—he lauds the book in its entirety. Now, here we seriously think him to be at fault. The two volumes are undoubtedly superb in their imaginativeness, in their erudition, and in their artistic excellence; but we regard them as decidedly de ficient in symmetry of construction—they are void of that sequential perspicacity of narration, without which a literary work cannot be regarded as faultless. It is a glorious assemblage of fragments, but they are discon nected and confused in arrangement. As a specimen of the poetry in Dolman's Magazine, we transcribe several verses from an exquisite contribution addressed to the subject of " Spring," and subscribed by the initials E. E. M. K.:— A beam and a gush of tears—bless'd tears! From relenting spheres, Have pierced my dungeon's gloom ; And now uprisen from chains, from prison, I float on clouds of bloom! A zone, and a kirtle green—tender green, With the trickling sheen Of molten diamonds spread, These have lured, from its cell immured, The snowdrop's virgin head ! I smile and the stirring mould—miser mould, Of its hoarded gold, A boon is forced to yield; As it up-creeps in dazzling heaps, The crocus gilds the field. I weep, and the violets bloom—purple bloom, In a leafy gloom, (Like sweet thoughts born of sorrow) Than which no gem my diadem Of rarer worth might borrow. My feet as the meads they skim—deftly skim, From the mountain's rim, A trail of lustre bear ; Emerald gloss for the sprouting moss, Sheen for the piping air. And see, in my wild-wood bowers—happy bowers, The white may-flowers, As saints immaculate, Whose starry eyes look up to the skies With beam-light saturate I FRASER. Fraser contains a number of very readable articles this month, but scarcely any of them refer to subjects requiring discussion, or that can give rise to any lengthened observations. " Past and Present Condition of British Poetry" gives a succinct and on the whole an impartial account of the poets that came in with King George 111., and those that flourished during his reign. And it may be mentioned as a curious fact, that all the great, celebrated poets of the age closed their labours with the close of his reign. Byron died four years after that period, Campbell, and Scott, and Crabbe, and Moore may be said to have then finished their poetical labours, and not one has sprung up since that is really entitled to the name, and we can therefore hardly see how the writer will be able to find materials, as he promises, for another paper on the present condition of our poetry. " The Principal Campaigns in the Rise of Napoleon" are continued, and the present article is entirely dev o te d _ . _ .e to the campaign of Marengo. In that we _finel.o novelty, for the history of the remarkabl e b•mstoierde in re markable for its results, as well as for t h e ac cident to which BonaptFte's genius an did the wo e rk, but and lidleyman known. I t c l o t Il was an con-which it was gained, is generally kno. nt was the old, incapable Austrian con tributed u t t h ed no ri t in hi e ng a . ge I General, 31-Was, who, in place of following up the most complete victory ever gained, went to sleep at one o'clock in the day, and when he awoke found his army utterly ruined. " Something more about Victor Hugo" gives a very fair opinion respecting the works of the the his u French poet and p eer , an d w ill ena bl e the reader to judge for hi mse lf, f or t h ere are long extracts given f There is a well arr a nged summary o f t h e campa i gn on h with the a y we e descri ption fough o t f s b e a x t ttlreesmaenlyd im partial. p r o o aeu m r country itarl. y Sutl ej, where Al l works, d e with a free translation i n E ng li s h. It praise is given to Sir Hugh Gough for his resolution, daring courage, and ultimate success, but doubts are occasionally thrown on his mode of command ing an army, and some blame is attached to him for trusting more to English bayonets and English bravery than to judicious arrangements and manoeuvring, by which the writer thinks many lives might have been spared. The charge is not unfounded, and possibly Gough would have had less reason to boast, nay, might have been defeated, if he had commanded. any other troops. The writer thus sums up his remarks:— "The Seikhs have been punished by the privation of all that fertile district which lies between the Sutlej and the Hyphasis or Beass. The whole of the protected states, as they used to be called, are absorbed and become an integral portion of the British empire. One million and a half ster ling is demanded as compensation for the expenses of the war, and military occupation of the whole of the Punjaub is to be held till the full amount shall be paid. And a re arrangement of the Seikh army is to take place, on plan as the Governor-General shall judge best for the preser vation of peace both at home and abroad. Finally, Sir Henry Hardinge has been created Viscount Hardin hneen r Hugh Gough, Baron Gough ; Sir Harry Sm ith ed earn ; and rewarded with a baronetcy, which he has nobly such a have bean on all the other officers and men engaged h funs w of the recepients. but can add nothing to the high Houses of Parliament ; They have been thanked by both heaped, which may gratify the country ach ° bestows them, who mourn over the fall of of kin find comfort n the thought that they th e i r nearest i they are thanked by ev er y man, woman, and child through out the empire; and even they died nobly, and in a righteous cause." A t u t r r d D a l: r y L , aE littleN T FLrOenVeEhßw..—inanA, oft interestl - I somlicaiecoinurat'famlly living in G loucester-place, applied to the apparently not more than twenty years of age, 101 AND on F S R a magistrate, under the following circumstances :—She stated that some months ago she became acquainted with a young man named Chandler, to whom the had every reason, from the vows of loy A FALSE which ho had constantly made, to believe that she would have been shortly united. On the 14th of last month he expressed a wish that is o_ sl r oui appearance,a dghyi the marriage should take place as soon as possible, w h e n, confiding in his honour, she was induced to draw 301. from the savings' bank. and give it to him towards purchasing furniture. On the following day be said he had expended the 301. at Dent's furnitureshop ;ca Since that day she h a d seen nothing of the man, and she h a d dr - ered that his story abo u t h av i ng purchased fitrniture at Den t's was f alse . v The magistrate expr esse d hi s r e g ret that he was una ble to g ive her any assistance. Dou - STEALING. -- COURT - MARTIAL. COrpOlll Blewes, of the id battalion of the Grenadier Guards, stationed at Windsor, found guilty of stealing a valuable dog belonging to Mr. Smith, chemist, of that town, has been sentenced to two months' im prisonment at Chatham Military Prison, and to be reduced to the ranks. The dog had been sold by the corporal, within a few hours after ha had stolen it, tg @French gentleman residing at 81014 b, fbi a 'ruling rum.