The Sun. — London, England, 1837-03-23 00:00:00

- PI:I.CES OF STUCK , . THIS DAY AT ONE U.CLoCK. 11. ink. S - tcic x. - ........ ............. II p.. Cent. Red -, Ditto 13onds 11 per Cent. Cons ..... ..... 9'lli 59,z,; 'So,:th Sea Stock . ..... ........... -- 5 4,, per Cent-- ... .............. Old Annuities - Ditto Red ... ...... .. ' New Ditto .......... ..... ... ......... --- Ncs 314 per Cent.. ....... ....9Sli 7%3 ner Cent. Annuities , 1751... -- New Spec Cent.. • .............. ; EXch. Bills, .El,OOO ......... 26 28 pm. ?Bank LongAnnuitiestoexpire 'Ditto ..... ........500......... 26 2E3 pm. Jan 5, PM ---' Ditto Small . ....» ........... 27 29 pm. Oct. 10, 1859...... ... ..... - 1 Ditto Commercial........ pm. Jen 5, 1560 14 11-16 , Ditto Advertised..— ....... —— pm Jan. 3, 88 — fßank Stock for Acc0unt ........ 209 April 5, 18 - ; , ` —,' India Stock for Acc0un t ......... 257 Jan. 5, NW— —lConsols for Account ........90 % Omnium pm PRICFS OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds ........»........ —'\ Peruvian Bonds ..... — Belgian Bonds.. — Ditto Account ..„.„„,,,. — Ditto Acc0unt................. • Portuguese Bonds. — Brazilian Bonds ........... ........ Ditto Account BIN . Ditto New Bonds ....... Buenos A-fres Bonds ..-.«•«••-H Ditto Account .... 47% Ditto Account ..... ............ i Ditto, :s per cent. — Chillian Bonds .........--.... —' Prussian Bends — Ditto Account ................. —1 Russian Bonds, 1522.... ....... „ _ Columbian Bonds ....„...... ..... —' Ditto Account — Ditto Account Columbian Bonds, 1821 23; Spanish Bonds ........«....»..... Ditto Account Danish Bonds ... --....- ..... Ditto Bonds, 19434 22 1% ,fili Ditto Account ........- ........ Ditto Account 22 1M04114 Greek 80nd5.............---.. French, 3 per cent ..... —i. —c. Ditto Bonds, 15 25 ......»..... —-- 4 per cent. —f. —c. Ditto Account ....... ......... —— 3 per cent. —C —c. Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent.... Exchange —f. — C. Ditto Account .•.»........... —; Dutch, 256 per cent. 52% 3 1 4 Ditto, 6 per cent. ............ i Ditto Account .... ..... . ...... .. Ditto Account ... ..... ........ —. Ditto, 5 per cent. 1026 Neapolitan .......„ .............„.. —; Ditto Account — PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share Great We.tern Railway Company 49 4536 5 Brighton Railway Company London and Birmingham Railway Company 75 IJI 2 3 London and Greenwich R ailway Company 29 2(34 Manchester and Leeds Railway Company la-rth Midland Railway Company lO 10 Mexican and South American 5 5,4( PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, MARCH 21. 3 per Cent. Consols 89% Grand Canal Debs. 6 per cent 88 Ditto Reduced — Ditto, 4 per cent 3!4 per Cent. Stock 9674 Hibernian Bank ....... ........... 22 1 ,4 Ditto New, 1W 97 City of Dublin Steam Co. ...... 109 3!i per Cent. Debentures 9 0 14 National Insurance C 0......„.. Bank Stock ............ Royal Canal Stock. — Ballast Mace Debentures, 4 Grand Canal Stock —; per cent MAILS. Arrived. Due Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. 0 America.......... 1 1 France.......-- 0 0 Li5b0n...........: I I 8ra5i1 ............. 0 1 &Jersay 0 0 Malta ............. 0 0 Buenos Ayrea.. 0 0 Hamburg 0 0 Mexico ........«.. 0 0 Carthagena ..... 0 0 Holland ......»« 1 0 Ostend 0 1 Dublin... 0 0 Jamaica 0 0 Sweden .. 0 I Handers 0 0 Leeward Islands 0 1 Waterford...„.. 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. M0rning........ 27 minutes after 3. I Evening...... 42 minutes after 3. This day was published, in Bvo., with Engravings, price 15s. Vol. XX. (for 1836) of the MEDICO - CHIRLIRGICAL TRANSAC TIONS, published by the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society of London. London : Longman, Rees, Orme, and Co. Of whom may be had, the previous Volumes. HAMBURGH, FEB. 28, 1837. ALL those who may have to write to us are re quested to be particular in directing, HEINE BROTHERS, IN HAMBURGH ; but neither the denomination BANKERS, or LOTTERY CON TRACTORS, or MERCHANTS, nor any other, is required on the Address; and Letters directed HEINE BROTHERS, IN HAMBURGH, without any further remarks or description, will do for any Branch of our multifarious Business. We beg further to observe, that a Letter with one enclosure doubles the postage only, but several en closures would by far increase the same; thus 201. 40/, or 80/., for instance, if remitted in one Bank of England Note would only cause double postage ; but 20/. remitted in two Ten-pound Notes, or Four Five-pound Notes, would be liable to a much higher charge. It is, therefore, most advisable for these having to remit money to Hamburgh to forward the amount, whenever possible, in One Note, or One Check, or one Bank Post Bill, &c. &c. The same is advisable on receiving Money from Hamburgh. Of course, large sums, to be received from Hambur:4ll, amounting to some or many thousands may rather be received in Bills of Exchange on London. Ali those having to give any Orders for such Branches of our Itininess as CANNOT BE EXECUTED LATER THAN BY TILE MAIL FROM 11AMBURGH OF THE 28th OF MARCH, are requested TO LOSE NO TIME IN FORWARDING THE SAW, and to FORWARD THEM BY VIE REGULAR STEAMER, as the Post via France takes too long. The LONDON STEAMER of the 21st and 24th of March will be THE LAST MAILS that can be expected to reach Harnburgh before the 2Sth of . Nlarch, HEINE BRO Tll FIRS. The publicaroi of THE SUN NENTAPAPEI: commence." this day at 10 minutes past Three o' Clock. 7=4,) 4 5. zpz,, ~~~ ! ~,- LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING. MARCH 23, 1837. In the House of LORDS yesterday the proceedings pos sessed no remarkable feature. Several petitions were re ceived ; sonic Bills received the Royal Assent, and others wrre forwarded a stage. Their Lordships then adjourned till the 6th of April. In the [louse of Commons the Liverpool and Manches ter 11 tilway Improvement Bill was read a third time and passed. The second reading of the South Midland Rail. way Bill, after a smart debate, was negatived by a majority of 47. An immense number of petitions, embracing various subjects of public polity, was presented. Lord SANDON said he would move, after Easter, for a copy of the memorial of the Mayor and Town Council of Liverpool, addteSsed to Government OH the subject of the Post-oiictt Steam Communication between the Ports of Liverpool and Dublin, and of the Contracts entered into. Lord PALMERSTON, in answer to Lord DUDLEY STUART, stated that he did originally contemplate sending a consular agent to Cracow. That had been his intention, but he had since found that the difficulties were greater than he had anticipated. He had therefore not sent one, nor was it his intention to do so. Alderman Woou's Metrcpolis Improvement Bill wcs reed a first time. The Mutiny Bill, and Marine Mutiny Bill, were severally read a second time. In answer to Mr. Ilt;mE, 111,-. C. Wool) said thlt the last named Bill merely applied to the pt.nishment of Marines ashore. Sir G. GriirY, in answer to a question from Mr. BULWER, Stated that it was the intention of Government, after the recess, to bring forward a Bill for the better government of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land. During a discussion on Mr. ROBINSON'S motion for the second reading of the East India Maritime Officers Com pensation Bill, tha.House was counted out at seven o'clock. The defeat of General EVANS, announced in the French telegraphic despatch of the 18th inst., is un fortunately confirmed. While preparing for a general attack on Hernani on the 16th, which General EVANS made sure of carrying, the Carlists received a reinforce ment of eight battalions, headed by Don SEBASTIAN, which completely turned the fortune of the day. Had the Spanish Christinos stood their ground the Carlists would have been beaten and the town taken, notwith standing the arrival of so powerful a reinforcement ; but the Ist battalion of the Spanish auxiliary force fled at the first charge, and by running in among the other regiments threw the whole left wing of the army into confusion. General EvANs did all that the most experienced officer could do to prevent the panic and confusion from spreading ; hut finding his efforts una vailing, he directed all his care to the conducting of the retreat, which had become inevitable. In this he succeeded to the admiration even of his enemies. Having amidst the confusion demolished the most for anidable defences of the Oriamendi, and spiked the Carlist guns, which could not be removed for want of carriages, the General retreated, without leaving a pound of materiel to be seized by the enemy. The British Auxiliary Legion, being left nearly alone to sustain the brunt of the battle, suffered dread fully. The men, however, fought like heroes ; ad mirably sustaining the honour of their General, their cause, and their country. The British Auxi liary Legion co-operated with the Royal British Marines in covering the retreat, which but for their valour, and their steady observance of the orders of General EvANs, would have ended in the promiscuous slaughter of the Spanish Christino force by their Car list pursuers. As it was, the loss was considerable, the Christinos having, on the lowest calculation, from 800 to 1,000 men in killed and wounded. For the details of the affair of the 16th we refer our readers to the ac counts inserted in another part of The Sun. We shall only give here the official dispatch of General EVANS General ESPARTERO, announcing the sad intelli gence of his defeat : St. Sebastian, March 16, 1837, - - P - ,r k% Ten o' Clock, P.M. . • - 37XCELLENT SIR-I regret to inform your Excellency, -110Nitrtypii t s from the successful operations of rsterday have Ildilis**W.Aised. At a little after day-light we drove the , enemy fitiirelleir last entrenched height over Hernani, and were the*.ieiployed in preparing for a general attack, when tt) it appearekthat considerable reinforc2ments arrived from the ' • ;. side of Tot6sa. The enemy immediately commenced an at ", tack on both our flank:. They pressed three battalions Igvy into the rear of our left, by the bridge of Astigarraga. We had a more considerable force on that part of our line, and if these three battalions had been immediately , attacked, they would probably have been completely de stroyed ; but the Ist battalion of the Auxiliary Legion L Spanish] that was nearest the enemy was seized with a panic, and fell back in total disorder upon a battalion of Castile, which imitated its example ; and, their demoralization communicat ing to several other regiments on our left, a great confusion immediately ensued. The more advanced heights on our left were in tiler' , short time abandoned ; the troops falling back some hundred yards towards the fort of Oriamendi. The attack on our right was made with a more considerable force, and our advanced posts in that direction were driven in. But the extreme point on that flank was occupied by the battalion of British Royal Marines, which, by its admirable steadiness and firmness, immediately repelled the enemy, and checked all further attempts in that direction. The enemy threw them selves into the rear of that flank also, and the 6th battalion of British auxiliaries advanced and drove them from some heights which they had occupied to our rear. The enemy continued their attempts in front as well as round both flanks, but not, as appeared to me, in a vigorous manner. All the essen tial parts of the position were still in our possession, and the confusion first caused had been remedied. But the great proportion of the regiments were so intermixed tjaat the officers for the most part had lost all power of re-form ing their men ; and I therefore considered it best to withdraw from the points we there held (first having destroyed the guns, and in a great degree dismantled the defences of Oriamendi) to our previous positions, including the Ametza. Our loss in killed and wounded will probably amount to 800 or 900 men, besides a company of the Oviedo regiment, which, having been posted in a picket-house at some distance, was surrounded and - made prisoners. I have now only time to express to your excellency my ex pectation that the check we have experienced will be reme died so soon as the corps of Navarre shall be enabled to form , a junction with this corps, which I trust General Saarsfield will be in a condition to effect, when we shall again assume , the offensive. _ _ _ ------ I have the honour to be, &c., (Signed) DE LACY EVANS, Lieut—Ceneral. And now that all doubts are removed with respec to the actual defeat of EVANS, can any rational being, entertain the shadow of uncertainty as to the trea chery of ESPARTERO ? On the 4th inst., both ESPARTERO and SAARSFIELD knew that EVANS would take the field on the 10th, having themselves given their sanction to the movement, which they pro mised to support with their respective divisions. Hav ing prepared all things at St. Sebastian, EVANS waited till his two colleagues informed him that they were on their way to join him ; and that he might commence operations. He sallied forth ; drove the enemy from the Ametzagana ; seized the village of Loy ola ; and stormed the Venta Hernani. Three days he knew would suffice for effecting a junction between the three divisions of the QUEEN'S army, but nearly four had elapsed, and yet no reinforcements appeared. To take Hernani was absolutely necessary, as he wanted quarters for his troops ; and besides he felt confident that his men would prove more than a match for the Cailist garrison. It was at this moment that he was overwhelmed with the consequences of the treachery of ESPARTERO and SAARSFIELD. They had both retired, and allowed the - Carlists to hear down upon him with a force nearly tripling his own in numbers. The conclusion to be drawn from such conduct is too obvious to be mistaken. Neither fools nor cowards would have acted as ESPARTERO and SAARSFIELD have done on this occasion. Traitors only could have so abandoned a gallant and unsuspicious colleague to the fury of the misguided tools of a lawless tyrant. A Morning Contemporary, who has uniformly supported the QUEEN'S cause, and always been among the last to express suspicion of the fidelity of the Spanish Christino Generals, states —on what authority we know not—that the citizens of Bilboa actually bribed ESPARTERO to march out against the Carlists, and that from " one humble citizen" the traitor received a thousand rials, proffered in the hope that it would stimulate him to take the field ! The victorious disturber of Lord R ANEL A GII'S slumbers —the hero of the wig and dressing-gown—pocketed the bribes thus ten dered him ; marched as far as Durango ; rested for a day or two ; but finding the weather rather disagtee able, he marched back again at the.head of his 25,000 men, and quietly re-established himself in his com fortable quarters in Bilboa Some excme might be made for SAARSFIELD—though he retreated when in no danger of being attacked, and when within a short distance of EVANS—hut no circumstance can be urged in extenuation of the crime of ESPARTERO. The sea was open to him if he found it inconvenient to join the British Legion by land, and there was nothing whatever to prevent him from transporting his troops to San Sebastian, without fear of losing a single soldier. Before expressing more fully our opinions upon the subject of the check thus unexpectedly given to the QUEEN'S arms in the Basques, we shall await :he impression which the report of it will make upon the Ministry and the Cortes. The Commis sioners of that assembly are fortunately now in the Basques, and are themselves witnesses of the proceed ings upon la hich we are commenting. Although we attach very little importance to the actual success of the Carlists before Hernani, yet it brings us to the conclusion, that unless the Cortes take the whole management of the war into their own hands, torrents of blood will flow in Spain for every drop that has been shed since the commencement of this sanguinary and unnatural struggle. Their first step must be to weed the army—their next, to obtain a more active co-operation on the part of Great Britain and France. The whole of the Paris Papers of Tuesday have been received. The run on the Savings' Banks had extended from the capital to the remotest commercial departments. Ministers had in vain exerted them selves to dissipate the panic which had seized upon the public mind. On Monday the African question was to be brought before the Chamber of Deputies, but it was postponed, as was the appearance of Mar shal CLAUSEL'S Pamphlet, which was announced for publication on that day. Possibly there has been a compromise between the Marshal and the Govern ment. Any exposures now on the part of the Mar shal, would put an end to the Appanage Bill, and upset the Cabinet. FRENCH FONDS.-PARIS, MARCH Cl. Flve per Cents. 106 f. 3 lc. 25c. 35c. 40c. Four and a Half per Cents. 101. f. 5Qc. Four per Cents., 9SE 60c. Three per Cents. 78f. 60c. 55c. 40c. 50c. Bank Actions. 2,405 f. Rente ec Naples, 98f. 10c. Roman Five per Cents., 102 1011 i. Spanish Actives, 25 1 ,4 24%, Spanish Passives, Belgian Loan, Five per Cents, 103. Portuguese Three per Cents. 31i 31 30N. Bastian Loan. 350 f. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One month, paper, 25f. 45c. • money, 25f. 4254c.Three months, paper, 25f. 25C. ; money, 25L -Cours Authentiaue. LAST PRICES. Five per Cents., 106 f. 40c. Three per Cents. 78f. 55c. Bank Actions, 2,405 f. Rente de Naples, 08f. 25c. Roman Five per Cents., 101 N. Belgian Loan, 10314. Brussels Bank, 1,395 f. Portuguese Three per Cents., 30. Haytian Loan. 350 f. Spanish Actives, 251 . Spanish Passives.;6%. Madrid Papers of the 13th instant inclusive, have been received. The capital was then calm, but a storm was apprehended, should the Christinos fail in their combined movement against the Carlists in the Basques. No further change had taken place in the Cabinet. Brussels and German Papers have been received, with advices from Constantinople to the 23d of Fe bruary. The Porte was then in the act of sending decorations to the Bey of CONSTANTINE, for having so gallantly repulsed the French. Here, again, we see the influence of Russia. BELGIAN I. UNDS—BausseLs, Maßcis 21 Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent. lOO 4 Loan of Thirty Millions 9214 Loan et City, 1832, 4 per Cent. 99 Society of Commerce, 44:, per Cent 133 Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 136 —Brussels Papers, March 2.1. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, Mulcts 13. Five per Cents. Metalliques Four per Cents. Three per Cents. Bank Shares MSN, —Aligemeine Zeicung, March lei. We believe it is not generally known that at the last General Election, Sir FRANCIS BURDET I wrote a letter to Lb e Tory candidate for Berkshire (Mr. WALTER), p ornising him his support in that county, and wishing i 3 im all success. He then came forward as the Liberal candidate for Westminster, and, in order to blind the 'eh !ctors, made some ridiculous remarks on the PEEL adiri inistration, and proclaimed aloud that it was. composed of men who, in him at least, could not inspire coufider.ce. The Journal under the controul of that Honourable Member was moving Heaven and Earth at the time in support of that Administration, and that Sir FRANCIS knew well. This double game he has been playing ever since, till the electors have compelled him to appear in his real colours—those of the venerable, ultra Tory school. It is lamentable to see a man who had been so consistent for thirty years, and who 5t0 , ) , 1 so high in public estimation as a gen tleman and a man of honour, reduced to such a pitiable condition. We are glad to see that the Westminster Electors have taken the hint which we threw out yesterday, about the propriety of their taking into consideration the strange conduct of their representative, Sir FRANCIS BURDETT. A meeting was held last night at the British Coffee-house, at which Mr. POUNCEY, in reply to a resolution proposed by Mr. PRouT, to the effect that the Hon. Baronet's late behaviour had destroyed the " confidence" of the electors in his "usefulness," moved as an amendment that, " the opinions expressed by Sir FRANCIS BURDETT in his letter, with regard to the measures before Parliament, are in direct opposition to the opi nions of this Meeting, and as they believe, in opposition also to those who returned Sir F. BURDETT to the House of Commons, and that he be therefore requested to resign his seat, and appeal to the judgment of the electors of Westminster." This amendment, as was to be expected, was carried by a large majority, and in the course of its discussion, Mr. DE VEAR read a letter which had been addressed to him by the Hon. Baronet, and which contained the following passage— " I am sorry to say it, that in my opinion, no Minis try in this country 'ever stood in a situation more hu miliating and disgraceful than the present." That the Westminster electors have at length adopted some decisive steps with respect to " England's Glory," does not surprise us so much as the fact that they have not done so long before. Their forbearance has been really extraordinary, and fully vindicates them from the charge so often brought against Reformers, of having been acted on by feelings of caprice or petu lance. The question now is, will Sir FRANCIS take their hint or not ? On this point we will not permit ourselves to doubt for an instant. Every feeling of justice, common sense, and manly independence, calls on him to resign his seat. He does not represent Westminster, and has, therefore, no alternative but to make way for one who will. We have given in another column a letter from Archdeacon BATIIURST to the Committee of the Society for the abolition of Church-rates, together with the reply of the latter, to which we beg leave to draw the attention of our readers. We have a great respect for the Archdeacon, both on his own account and for his near relationship to one of the worthiest men and best Bishops that. England ever produced ; and we are, therefore, grieved that he should have undertaken a task for ‘‘ hich it is evident he is not qualified. To the various points brought forward by him, as reasons for postponing the agitation of the Church-rate question, we need not here refer, as they arc all completely demolished by the very able reply of the Secretary to the Committee. Mr. PRAED presente•l, on Tuesday night a petition respecting the City of London or Southwark and Hammersmith Railroad, which is worthy of more a tention than it seems to have received, as it lays open the underhand and discreditable, not to say fraudulent, practices which are too often resorted to by the opponents of particular lines of Railroads, in order to gratify their own cupidity at the expense of others. The Company formed to carry this excellent undertaking into execu tion had, it appears, refused to accede to the exorbitant demands of certain persons rho imagined that, in dealing with a public Company, all regard to justice and honesty was to be thrown aside. Irritated by this refusal on the part of the Directors to squander away the funds entrusted to their charge by the subscribers, and con sidered by them as a sacred deposit, what do these disappointed parties do, but procure, by false repre sentations, the signature of a man named LILL to a pe tition reflecting upon the conduct of the Directors, and attacking the subscription list. This petition was presented to the House, and a member. of the Bar had the hardihood to appear before the Committee, and state that this poor man had employed him to oppose the passing of the Bill ! When however this man LILL is made acquainted with the Teal state of the case, he presents a second petition to the House, stating that he had been entrapped into signing the first ; that he never intended to question the cha racter, or throw out the slightest hint against the re spectability of the subscribers ; and that l,e had never employed or authorised any counsel to appear in his behalf ! But this is not all. In order to follow out these proceedings in the same spirit in which they have com menced them, these parties, afraid to appear in public themselves, have been carrying on their cowardly opposi tion the last day or two, through the instrumentality of an emissary, who has been going about questioning the subscribers in the most impudent manner, and. stating that he has authority for so doing—hoping, no doubt, by this means, to fish out something to help his em ployers out of the awkward scrape into which their knavery has betrayed them. We have examined the plan and prospectus of the City of London, •or Southwark and Hammersmith Railway, with great attention, and have no hesitation in giving it as our deliberate opinion that it is one of the best Railway undertakings now before Parliament, connecting, as it does, most of the great and im portant lines throughout the country with the City and the river Thames, without occasioning any inconveni ence or impediment to the local or internal traffic of the metropolis. We trust therefore that the independent Members of the House will protect measures of this nature which appear likely to be so beneficial from such unfair and. disgraceful attempts to delay their progress. Wo may probably recur to this subject hereafter, and likewise to the mode in which Committees on Private Bills in general are constituted. The Dowager Lady Rendlesham is in a state of great affliction at the death of her mother. Her Ladyship had received an express only a few days previous to summon her to Brighton to attend her sister, Mrs. Fuller, of whose recovery from a severe attack of influenza little hopes are en tertained. Her Ladyship went no less than three times from Norfolk to Brighton in the short space of one fortnight. It is rumoured that Lord Durham's return from St. Petersburgh is not influenced by the effect of the climate on his health, but is in compliance with the wish of the Duchess of Kent, who intends his Lordship to be placed at the head of the distinct household of the Heiress Presumptive, who comes of age in May.—Tune Mercury. At Brentford Petty Sessions on Tuesday Sophia Baker, housemaid in the service of LedyN t o h e e l p ß re y rn ro i n go , 3 l . vas committed for trial, charged with ha vin g r obbed her Ladyship of quantities of soap, bread, butter, &c., some o f w hi c h t h e prisoner's sister was detected in carrying Prom A private letter from Milan states that M. Balzae, the celebrated French romance writer, had visited that city, and that in the afternoon of the day previous to the date of the letter he had been attacked by some robbers. lie was passing through a narrow street in the centre of the city, when he was accosted b) four men, who shortly before had saluted him, and professed to be of the number of his admirers. They sur rounded him, first complimenting him on his talents as an author, next threatening his life with a poniard if he called out, and, lastly, contented themselves with quietly drawing his watch from his fob, and letting him go. THE STUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1637. CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the LORD CHANCELLOR, the MASTER of the ROLLS, and the VICE-CHANCELLOR.) IN THE MATTER OF DOWNING COLLEGE. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL proceeded to address the Court in this case on behalf of the present Master of the College, Mr. Worsley, contending that, according to the charter, he had been properly elected. The Learned Gentleman will be followed by Sir William Follett and Mr. Jacob, and the Attorney-General has to be heard in reply. The case will occupy the whole day. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF. BRITISH CORN, Fcr the Week ended March 17, 1837, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat......... als. , 2d. Oats ...... 2?s. Sd. Beaus 335. 81. B I arley 3ls. 7d. Rye ...... 3ti 10d. Pease 3.55. IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WE ,KS PRECEDING. Wheat......... 58s. 3d. Oats Barley Ws. 10d. I Rye DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. Wheat..... 8(1. Oats Barley l3s. 104. I Ry e LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) DEAL, MARCH 22.—Wind variable, moderate.—Arrived, the Courier, Smith, from Belfast ; the Emerald Isle, Bucks, from Cork ; the Newton, Barrow, from Barmouth. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 22.—Wind S. E.—Arrived, the Dor set, Tewkesbury, from Weymouth. Sailed, his Majesty's ship Snake, —, for the West Indies. A survey has been held on the Abercrombie, and she is discharging to be laid on the ways. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 22s—Arrived, the Hebe, Clements, from Lisbon. FALMOUTH, MARCH 9l.—Wind N. N.W., fresh breezes.— Arrived, the hired Post-office packet Ramona, with the Sea gull packet—arrived off th• Land's-end, sailed from Per nambuco Bth Dec., and Rio 18th Jan. GALWAY, MARCH 20.—Arrived, the Albion, Stevens, from London. Rio JANEIRO, JAN. I7.—The Swedish brig Magnus, from Stockholm to this port, when about 30 miles distant from the Island of Madeira, struck against the Portuguese schooner Santo Antonio, on her way from Lisbon to Para, on the night of the 7th of November. At nine o'clock the brig lost her foremast, and the schooner was much damaged, but the extent is not known. Two sailors got on board the brig, and are still on board, as well as one who fell overboard, and was picked up about half an hour afterwards. On the 7th inst., the American brig Elvira, which sailed from Philadelphia on the 6th of September, struck on the wreck of the Merrymack, off Point Pudras, and ran against the pilot-boat Star of the South, brought from her 90 bales of goods, some quicksilver, and specie. The Elvira has since floated, and arrived here yesterday, as noted in the list of arrivals. The British schooner Midas, laden with a part cargo GI coals from Bristol, was drifted on shore. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Our arrivals this morning are the French and Ostend mails. A mail has also arrived from Rio Janeiro by the Seagull— sailed the 18th January, and from Pernambuco Bth Dec. By this conveyance we have Buenos Ayres Papers to the 25th Dec., with the Journal of Commerce from Rio Janeiro to the filth January. We extract the following from the Buenos Ayres Papers : " The Montevideo Journals contain details of a correspond ence between General Manuel Britos, of the Oriental Re public, and the Commandant of the Brazilian frontier of Ale grate. It seems that on the Ist instant the former addressed a note to the latter, in tenor that the Oriental Government had observed strict neutrality as it regards the dissensions in the Brazilian province of Rio Grande. Commandant Almeida replied to the above on the 3d, stating that when the Oriental emigrants entered the province of Rio Grande, the frontier was without a garrison or local authority. He, however, had sent 200 men thither, but the rebels against the Imperial authority immediately marched 500 men to the same spot ; so that he thought it prudent to counsel the taking of some of the emigrants into the Imperial service ; that the proceeding could not injure the Oriental State; and that the officers and troops whn emigrated were at present in the town of Alegrete, and its vicinity, disarmed, with the exception of General Rivera, who had gone to the capital of the province. The Comman dant next requested an interview with General Britos. The latter replied, that his public duties would not permit him to accede to the interview proposed." The highest price of doubloons during the week, 120- 2 dollars ; lowest, 1163 - ; Ex change, highest price, upon England, 7id ; lowest, /id. The exchange comes from Rio Janeiro on London, 31i. The Bank Directors held another meeting yesterday, which was supposed to be relative to the assistance to be given to the commercial houses who require their aid, as well as to the security to be given. The information received yesterday from Holland relates to the particulars of a new Dutch Loan to be raised by subscrip tion. It is to be divided into 19,000 portions of 1,000 florins each, the whole equal to about 1,500,0001. sterling. THE FUNDS. Consols which closed yeSt;rli} , at 90 to for Money, and for the April Account 90.t0 2, opened this morning at the above prices, with little doing as yet ; Exchequer Bills, 26 prem. ; India Bonds, 27 prem. In the Foreign Funds the accounts of the retreat of Evans has not had much effect on the market. Spanish Active closed at 22/ and opened at 21i; at present 2Q-; Portuguese, 47-i- ; Three per Cents, 30 4 1 ; Dutch Two-and-a- Half, 52i. HALF-PAST ONE O'CLO CK. The public are anxiously waiting a telegraphic dispatch to ascertain the movements of Espartero and Saarsfield, after learning the retreat of General Evans. Consols arc not quite so good as in the morning, when they were 904 for the Account, at present 904 ; for Money, 894 90. Exchequer Bills, 26 28 prem. ; India BoLds, 26 27 prem. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active continue heavy at 214 4; Passive, 6 ; Deferred, 84; Portuguese, 474; Three per Cents., 30a ; Columbian, 23; Dutch Two-and-a-Half, 524 534 ; Brazilian, 864. The Exchange from Rio Janeiro comes 4 per cent. lower, owing, it is said, to a great scarcity of money there. It is not expected that anything of im,iortance will °cot r at the Bank Meeting to-day. It is now reported in the city that Government is about to send to St. Sebastian a fresh body of Marines, as well as a ship of the liuc. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for the Account, 90i- f. THE FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. OmM am Lank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 3 per Cent. Cons 50% 1 per Cent. per Cent Red New 3% per Cent. 9S per Cent. Assented Dissented Long Annuities to expire JA a ItMYI l5 Oct 1650 Jan. 1860 ll 11-15 FOREIOI Austrian, 5 per cent ...... Belgian, 5 per cent lir2% Ouzilian Bonds Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent. Chilian, 6 per cent.- ....... Colombian, 6 per cent. Ditto, 1331 Danish, 5 per cent Greek Bonds, 1625,5 per cent. Mexican, 5 per cent. ►no.ia Stock Ditto ................ pus. South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities Ditto New Annuities :ix. Bills, 10 , 41/ 2B pm Ditto 5001 2R pm. Ditto SOW 29 pia. flank Stock for Cpg. 2( 9 %Rita Stock for Act. ' 57 Consols for Act. FUNDS. P;xtuguese Bonds, S per cent 7O Ditto, New Ditto 47 Prussian, 5 per cent. Fussta❑ Bends, 5 per cent Ditto, Metallic Spanish, 5 per cent Ditto. Consolidatc.i French, 5 per cent Exchange French, 3 per cent iiitte, fi per cent., 1825 ....... ! Dutch, 2;l,er cent Peruvian, 1823, 6 per cent. ... t Ditto, 5 per cent ... .. 102 SHAitES. .ristol and Exeter Railway Dublin and Kilkenny Raiiway Company ll4 North Midland Railway lO% No other variations in the Prices of Shares since our One o clock List. Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held at the Bull's Head Inn, Clapham, on the body of Sarah Stone, aged 50, late cook in the service of the Rev. Dr. Dealtry, Rector of Clapham. It appeared that deceased's intellects had been latterly so deranged that, being unable to prepare the dinner when her master returned home, she had been discharged under the impression that she was intoxicated, and had for the last few nights slept at the Bull's Head Inn, where she was found dead in her bed by the niece of the landlord. The surgeon who attended deposed that she died of apoplexy, produced by taking too large a dose of laudanum. A phial which had con tained it was found in the room, and a letter to Dr. Dealtry, requesting him to bury her in a hole or corner of his church yard. Verdict—" Died by taking an over-dose of laudanum while in a state of temporary insanity." The Suab i an Mercury announces that Ibrahim Pasha had demanded of his father the command of the Egyp tian army in Arabia, but the Viceroy was not disposed to ac cede to his request. V -- According to Advices from Vienna, of the 11th, the Empress had had a serious attack of influenza, but was then in full convalescence. It was reported that the army was to undergo further reduction, and that the landwehr would be disbanded. DEAFNESS.—There are probably more deaf persons in this country than in any other country in Europe : in fact there are but few who hear very acutely. How many, for in stance, can hear the insects in the hedges, or a watch tick at the distance of 12 yards? which all ought to be able to do. We know, upon unquestionable authority, that the Calmucks have a good ear and a quick eye, and that they can discern an army or the tramping of horses at a great distance, when no sound is perceptible to our ears. BIRMINGHANI.—Trade is still in a most deplorable state here, and within these few days there have been several failures. One firm has failed for 22.0001. The others are not to so great an extent, but still very heavy. The Bon Sens states that the Abbe de Pradt, a short time previous to his decease, sent to the ex- Queen of Naples, intimating his wish to see her before he died, wbich request the widow of Murat is said to have immediately complied with. The 11 th Regiment, vacant by the death of Sir H. Montresor, will, we are informed, be given to Sir Rufane Donkin, Colonel of the 80th ; and the latter regiment, it is believed, will be conferred on either Lieutenant-General Benjamin Gordon, one of the officers at present receiving a portion of the rewards set apart for distinguished services, or Major-General Sir John Taylor, formerly of the 86113. United Service Gazette. LITERATURE. A SUMMER IN THE PYRENEES. BY THE HON. JAMES ERSEINE MURRAT. In 2 Vols. Macrone, London,lB37. To those who, like ourselves, prefer journeying in strange lands by proxy, to the excitement of encoun tering an emigrant avalanche, or the chance of throw ing a somerset over a precipice, after the fashion of St. Kevin's mistress, these volumes will be quite a treasure. Indeed since the publication of Strang's ad mirable Tour through Germany, in 1831, we do not re member to have met with any work combining, in any equal degree, the interesting with the useful. The Hon. Mr. Murray is not a mere chronicler of stage-coach and inn-court gossip. He does not tease, tire, and torment his readers, after a fashion which has become unfortunately too prevalent, with witty strictures on French inns, French cookery, French waiters, and French wines, preceded, and followed by the worn-out common-places about " Alpine scenery," " magnificent scenery," " magnificent prospects," " delightful views," and " dishonest guides." Everything is made subser vient to the great design of his work which, without being pompously avowed, is manifestly to make the British public better acquainted with the manners and customs of the Pyrenean population, and with the na tural and local capabilities and productions of this hi therto but partially explored region. From the very outset the reader finds himself in company with an in telligent, unprejudiced, and inquisitive tourist—con stitutionally sanguine and physically reckless of fa tigue, bad fare, and the knives of French and Spanish smugglers. There is but one " Diligence" adventure in the work, but as that happens to be one which we would much rather read about than witness, we transfer it at once to our columns : " My companion, the lady who was going to join her hus band at Perpignan, born in the plains of the north, had never seen hills or mountains in her life before ; and, as some of her friends in Perpignan had been kind enough to apprize her of the dangerous nature of the descent into Roussillon, she had, ever since we left Quilan, been incessantly talking about it; and, as she approached it, she became exceedingly alarmed and terrified. " The summit of the ridge is quitted by a narrow passage, the entrance to which has, in other times, been guarded by a fort built upon the rocks beside it ; and, from this spot, the traveller can look down upon the plains of Roussillon, and distinguish the road corkscrewing down the mountain into the valley many thousand feet below. Few roads, even in the higher Pyrenees, are more rapid in their descent than this, and none of them narrower, or worse defended, without any parapet, and hangin g like a shelf on the mountain side. Ha• ving passed the old fort, and put the drag chains upon the wheels, the conductor set off full gallop down the descent. The lady screamed; but, with the noise of the ,diligence, arid the rain,which fell in torrents, no one could hear but myself. She shut her eyes, seized hold of me, and, fortunately for her self, fainted. The rocks were almost over our heads; and, when we were going down at this rate,_ an immense block, of perhaps twenty or thirty tons weight, detached from its rest ing place by the rains of the preceding night, came over the mountain side, and, dashing upon the narrow road a few hun dred yards in advance of us, carried one half of it into the valley. Here was a pretty situation to be placed in—a faint ing lady in my arms, with the knowledge that a few seconds would decide whether we were to pass the breach which had been made, or accompany the rock in its descent. To pull up was impossible; the rate at which we were going, and the impetus given to the carriage, totally precluded it, even had there been harness for the horses to bold hack with, which there was not. As we approached, a cry of horror came from those in the blanquele (the upper part of a diligence), who could see the danger, and I thanked God that the lady was insensible to it. What, if the leaders swerved from the path ; what, if the conductor had not a steady head, and still steadier hand--were thoughts of the moment. I threw the lady upon the seat ; and, climbing through the window of the coupe to the side of the driver, urged him to keep the heads of the leaders well to the rock ; so that they (if it was yet possible to pass) might not see the danger, and start from it. Most fortunately he was a steady fellow ; he did as lie was desired ; and we galloped ever the remaining shelf, barely broad enough for the wheels to run upon ; and, turning round, I could see an additional portion of the road roll down the precipice, from the shock which the diligence had given it. The danger was seen and passed in the tenth part of the time which I have taken to narrate it ; and we arrived in safety at the bottom." In the course of his rambles in the Pyrenees, Mr. Murray discovered a little Republic, which has ex isted in the peaceable enjoyment of its freedom since the , days of Charlemagne. The name of this little State, which is about thirty-six miles in length, and thirty in breadth, and contains six communes, with some thirty-six towns and villages, is Andorre. The curious in such matters may consult this work for a condensed, but satisfactory aceount of its political pre servation ; the acknowledgment of its independence by Napoleon in 1806 ; its form of Government, and the almost primitive simplicity and innocence of its popu lation. France gives it a Judge, whose office is a si necure, and Spain bestows upon it a Bishop, whose duties are more onerous, as the good people of An dorre are strict observers of the various rites of the Ca tholic worship. These volumes are embellished with a number of well executed engravings, some of which are conceived with equal humour and fidelity. • Sir Robert Peel entertained a party of seventy Mem bers of Parliament at dinner last evening in Whitehall-gardens T. Reade Kemp, Esq., M.P. for Sussex, has gone with his lady and numerous family to reside at Boulogne fo r the present ; but, as the summer advances, they intend proceed ing towards the South of France. The three Persian Princes have continued their journey by land to Bagdad, accompanied by a Turkish officer. On their arrival in that city negotiations will be opened with the Shah of Persia, under the mediation of the Grand Seignior, to obtain the pardon of the Princes, and the restitution of their patrimony. Prince and Princess Polignac were present at the Marchioness of Hastings's select but distinguished converse zione, at Noel House, Kensington, on Tuesday evening. The Prince and Princess took an airing yesterday, and visited their Royal Highnesses the Princess Sophia at Kensington Palace, and Duchess of Gloucester at Piccadilly, Lady Rivers, Lady Wharncliffe, &c. The visitors to them at Mivart's Hotel were Earl Howe, Earl and Countess of Albemarle, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord Wharncliffe, Sir Charles Bagot, Le Viscomte D'Auchald, Sir Robert Chester, &c. The Princes Alphonse and Ludovic de Polignac, dined at Mrs. Macdonald's, the Prirldess's sister, last evening, at Connaught-terrace. The first grand ball at Almack's for the present season has been appointed by the Ladies Patronesses to take place on Wednesday, the 19th of next month. The Ladies Patronesses are the same as last year, with the addition of the Countess of Lichfield. The grand ball-room, retiring-room, and refreshment-rooms, which underwent a thorough and entire re-embellishment last season, hare been newly retouched, and present a magnificent appearance. The approaching season is expected to be a very brilliant one. The Directors of the Liverpool and Manchester District Bank have declared a dividend of 73- per cent. The Post-office has consented to send two direct mails from London to Edinburgh and Glasgow. The change will take place in about six months. EAST INDIA HOUSE.-Nothing of any particular importance took place yesterday at the East India House after our reporter quitted the Court. Mr. Kean's engagement at the Edinburgh Theatre, has been attended with the most extraordinary success. This is the third visit he has paid to the northern capital, and the enthusiasm with which he is now received nightly is beyond all parallel. His engagement continues till the end of this month, when he proceeds to Glasgow, and the principal theatres in Scotland. The report so generally prevalent which attributes the authorship of the " Memoirs of a Peeress" to a sister of the late Marchioness of Hertford, we hear, is devoid of foun dation. A more recent rumour, which grounds the compila tion of the work upon a series of family papers given during her lifetime to a literary friend by the late Lady Caroline Lambe, we believe is equally fallacious. The Memoirs, which are on the eve of publication, will no doubt, bear inter nal evidence of their origin. We noticed the impositions which a young female had successfully practised on several tradespeople of Canter bury, by obtaining goods in the name of a respectable inha bitant. Notwithstanding the most active steps were taken, no clue was obtained of the thief until Thursday morning last, when several of the parties who had been imposed on were sent for to the Sun Inn, where a young woman, answering the description, had just arrived from the country. She was im mediately identified, but before secured she got scent of the suspicion attached to her, and, unperceived, escaped out of the house, made off in the direction of Sturry, followed by a police man. After a long chase she took refuge in a cottage at the extreme end of North ate parish, and was captured by a police man, who discovered her fastened up in a closet. The next morning she was examined before the Mayor, and fully com mitted for trial at the City Sessions. When she left the Sun, a basket which belonged to her was examined, and found to contain a couple of fowls. This led to further suspicion, and the prisoner's father's house was searched. A relative of the parties claimed the fowls, which had been stolen from his pre mises, and a youth, brother of the prisoner, was charged with the robbery, and has absconded. The girl's name is Honess, and she was living with her parents in a cottage on Herne common. —Kentish Gazette. HIS MA LEVEE. The King, attended by Sir Herbert Taylor, arrived 1111 town at half-past one o'clock yesterday afternoon from Wind sor Castle. His Majesty held a Levee at two o'clock, which was at tended by the Austrian Ambassador, the Prussian, Swedish, Danish, Grecian, Bavarian, United States, Spanish, Dutch, and Saxon Ministers ; M. de Borquency, French Charge d'Affaires; M. Wallez, Belgian Charge d'Affaires; M. Lichtenberg, Privy Councillor of the Hanoverian Legation ; Count Seckendorff, Secretary to the Prussian Legation ; the Secretaries to the Spanish Legation ; the Archbishop of Can terbury ; the Lord Chancellor ; the Lord Steward ; the Lord Chamberlain ; the Master of the Horse ; Lord Hill, Gold Stick in Waiting ; the Captain of the Hon. Corps of Gen tlemen-at- Arms ; the Vice Chamberlain; the Treasurer of' the Household ' • Sir Samuel Spry, M.P., Lieutenant of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms ; the Master of the Coe-. monies, the Master of the Robes, Sir William Burnett, K. C. H., Physician to the King ; Lieut.-Colonel Sir Henry Wyatt, Silver Stick in Waiting ; Mr. T. N. Reeve, Standard Bearer to the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at- Arms ; Major Hyde, Assistant Master and Marshal of the Ceremonies, Capt. Thomas Brown, R.N. (in Waiting), and Colonel Wynyard, Aides-de-Camp to the King; Colonel Cavendish, Equerry to his Majesty ; Colonel Milman, Coldstream Guards, Field Officer in Brigade in 'Waiting ; Mr. Samuel Hancock, Exon in Waiting ; Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Frederick Smith, Mr. Blackwood, and Lieutenaut-Colonel Diggle, Gentlemen Ushers in Waiting ; Master Ellice, Page of Honour, and the following : EARLS—Grey, Carlisle, Mayo. VISCOUNTS—CoIe, Cantalupe. LORDS—Dunsany, Dinorben, Glenelg, Wharncliffe, G. Paget, Dorchester. RIGHT HONS.—Sir Alexander Johnston, Sir J. Beckett, Sir G. Ousley Bart. HONOURAELES—W. Cowper, G. Byron, H. Percy. Sias—Samuel Spry, M. P., T. Lee, W. Burnett, R. Inglis, W. Symonds. REV. MESSIEURS—WiIIiam Athill, A. E. Sketcblcy, M. A., R. M. White. MESSIEURS—GaiIy Knight, Fergusson, M.P., B. and H. W. Macaulay, 0. Morgan, C. Alexander, S. Sadler, G. Mostyn, GENERALS—Lord Aylmer, Drummond, Earl of Cork, Sir W. Thornton, Monckton, Sir R. Ferguson, Sir W. Macbcan, G. R. Kemp, Parry. COLONELS—CoIeby, Codrington, Monckton, Cleaveland, J. E. Jones, Warre, Jones, Webber, Jodrell, Strctton, Caldwell, Hamilton, Findley. MAJORS—Johnston, Colebrook, Gray, England, White. CAPTAINS—Biggs, B. Cuppage, F. Clinton, A. Shirley, Stobe. LIEUTENANTS—Pipon, Lucas, Grasett, Perceval, Hon. E. G. Monckton, Lefroy, Hagart. Cornet Warner. Ensign Molloy. ADMIRALS—Sir George Munday, Sir C. Boyle, Sir F. Au sten, Sir R. Dqpnelly, Hayes, Praed. CAPTAlNS—Fremantle, Sir D. Dunn, R. Barton. W. H. Percy, Sir J. Louis, T. Maitland, J. Percy, Sir H. Hart- COMMANDERS—BIackwood, Turner, H. Eyres. Lieutenant J. Wylde. Mr. Gaily Knight presented a petition from Gresley, in the county of Nottingham, in favour of Church-rates. Lord Wharncliffe presented an address from the inhabi tants of Windsor and its vicinity, praying his Majesty not t o sanction the admission of any principle which would remov e the Church from its position as a national establishment, &e. The following were presented to the King : Lieutenant-General Lord Aylmer, on receiving the Gran d. Cross of the Order of the Bath, by General Lord Hill. Major Johnston, 66th Regiment, on his promotion, by hie father, the Right Hon. Sir A. Johnston. Mr. Fergusson, of Raith, M. P., on his appointment to the Lord Lieutenancy of Fife, by Viscount Melbourne. The Rev. R. M. White, Professor of Anglo-Saxon in the University of Oxford, by Sir Robert Inglis. The Rev. Alexander E. Skctchley, M A., by Sir Herbert Taylor. Lieutenant Perceval, on his appointment to the Coldstream Guards, by Colonel Milman. Vice- Admiral Sir Ross Donnelly, on his promotion, and be ing created a Knight Commander of the Bath. The Rev. William Athill, by Viscount Cole. Lieutenant the Hon. Edmund G. Monckton, on pia m ition and appointment to the Rifle Brigade, by Lieutenant-Genera l Sir Andrew Barnard, K. C. Ensign Molloy, on his return from service in India, and ar pointment to the 36th Foot, by the Earl of Mayo. Captain Freemantle, R. N., on his marriage, by Sir Waite Fremantle. Generals Parry and Drummend, Colonels Colby and Web.. ber, Majors Colebrooke arn4 Gray, Captain R. and Lie u ' tenant Lefroy, on promotion, by the Master-General of OA Ordnance. Major-General Sir Wm. Thornton, on receiving the Second Class of the Order of the Bath, by Lord Hill. Rear-Admiral Sir F. Austen, on being invested with the ID signia of Commander of the Bath. Rear-Admiral Praed, on promotion, by the Earl of Mayo. Rear-Admiral Hayes, on promotion, by the Earl of Minto. Captain J. Percy, on his return from the Mediterranean, by Captain Win. Percy. Captain T. Maitland, on his promotion and return from foreign service, by Lord Minto. Capt. Sir John Lewis, on his appointment to his Majesty' s yacht William and Mary, by Lord Minto. Lieut.-Gen. Monckton, on promotion, by Lord Byron. Commander H. Eyres, on promotion, by Rear-Admiral Si W. Parker, K. C. B. Colonel Hamilton, on his return from Ceylon, by Major-Ge' neral Sir Henry Hardinge. Mr. H. William Macaulay, his Majesty's Commissary Judgl at Sierra Leone, on his return from Sierra Leone, by L° 6 Palmerston. Major. General G. R. Kemp, by Lord Hill. Colonel Warre, on being appointed to command at Chatham' by Lord Hill. Colonel Jodrell, on promotion, by Lord Hill. Colonel Stretton, on promotion, by Major Stretton. Captain Burke Cuppage, on his appointment as Brigade 1 0 jor at Warwick, by the Master-General of the Ordnance. Lieut. Pipon, on promotion, by General Sir W. Houston. Lieut. Lucas, by Col. Sir W. Herries. Capt. Sir D. Dunn, R. N., on being nominated Knight Cen ? mander of the Guelph, by the Earl of Minto. Capt. R. Barton, R.N., on his promotion, by Lord Minto..et After the Levee his Majesty had a Privy Council, vib l was attended by the Lord President, the Lord Privy Seal , t t . b , First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for t 1 Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments ; the Chance of the Exchequer, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Prett dent of the Board of Trade, and the Secretary of War. The King gave audience to the Marquis Conyngham, ', b , count Melbourne, Viscount Palmerston, Earl of Mintz. , l, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Glenelg, Lord Hill, tb Duke of Argyll, and the Marquis of Lansdowne. Lord Byron was the Lord and Colonel Taylor Groin 13' the Bedchamber in Waiting. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford will entertain party at Woburn Abbey on Monday next. a The Earl of Listowcll gave a dinner yesterdaY, h , Kingston House, Kensington Gore, to a large party. Countess's first assembly will take place early in April. The Earl of Kinnoull gave a dinner y es terday Hampden House, in Green-street, Park-lane, to a p olitic party. The Earl of Burlington gave an elegant entertain ment to a family party last evening in Belgrave-square. The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield were to lea e , their seat in Derbyshire yesterday, to join the distinguir c ; party assembled on a visit to the Duke of Rutland, at Be ll Castle. The Earl and Countess of Verulam will entertain party at Gorhambury during the Easter recess. / 2 tit The venerable Lord Carrington continues at P 3 in the enjoyment of as good health as can be expected. Lord Hill will entertain a party next week at LrPe beautiful pavilion belonging to Mr. Kemp, in Belgrave - Eq ua v e Lord and Lady Poltimorc will give a dinner to se ral of the fashionable world at their house in Grosvenor•sclua this day. Lord and Lady Holland will pass the holiday s v ' i j e t t i the Earl and Countess Cowper, at their seat, Pansa"th Lord Melbourne is also expected to pass a few days at _ same mansion. Lord James Stewart had a party at dinner 135 evening in Whitehall-place. a t' The Count aid Countess Schastiani are expec te arrive at Manchester House from Paris early next wee k : tb Preparations are mAking in several places i l l s i country to celebrate, with more than usual festivitY, tb „ ri t proaching birth-day of the Princess Victoria. The evvyarti her Royal Highness attaining her majority will be w er Vie cularly celebrated at Tunbridge Wells, the Isle of Ramsgate, Cheltenham, &c.--Hull Observer. cti le The Duchess of Kent and the Princess • 1 te rd 3 attended by a single servant, walked in Hyde-park Y e 0 01 from two till half-past three, their carriage following at - distance. 6e lj Mr. Hope will give a grand assembly in Mans street, immediately after Easter. The Duke and Duchess of St. Alban's w .! if t b Swallow-street, for Brighton, where the Duke interias, weather should become more genial, to fly his h a wks., p i n( The Duchess-Countess of Sutherland's g ran° a t tend party, in Hamilton-place, on Tuesday evening , „w"„ a v rt,,, by the Archbishop of York and Miss Vernon Ilar'2l-0d John and Lady Johnstone, Sir Henry Halford, M r ' rs, Ir Frankland Lewis, Mr. J. Grenville, and Mr. Rol e a s Grace gave another dinner yesterday ev ening to the the ar Countess of Cawdor and Lady Caroline Camp.bellvall, and Countess of Surrey, Mr. Sneyd, Mr. Baring Mr. Henry Howard. arr iea 16(11 The Hon. Capt. Stanley and his newly-111,0,01, late Miss Campbell, have arrived on a visit to um Henry and Lady Campbell, at Richmond-park, h is la dy, I "'' h The Hon. Capt. Henry Stanley, M. P. , and is 0 11 been travellingin Switzerland. • of G t f The Duke of Rutland and the Marquls „w e a left Bolton-street, on Monday, for Belvo ir Caslr_ 0 09. ti shionable party will assemble during C r oxton P a k‘ to.. d a y Earl and Countess Cowper leave to wn Ho lisr l , r , Pansanger, to pass the holidays. Lord and LadY, pass the recess at the Noble Earl's seat, and Lo" is expected to pass a few days at the same 1109Pi:11.16