The Sun. — London, England, 1846-05-22 00:00:00

AMERICAN' NI f]WS. ARRIVAL of the GREAT NVESTIERN. LIVERPOOL, THWRSDAY ENEY ING . The steam-ship Great Western, Cal otain Matt h# ws, arrived here this evening, in fourteen days, from New York. She brings 138 passengers, and papers fro tat that c . it,y to the 7th inclusive. The papers by this conveyan ce ar 6 enf ,i re ly d es ti tute of inflrest. The news taken out by the C . andkr . of April 19th, had • 1 sensat on (si not produced any material 1 .ther the commercial or political world. - • Our affairs with Mexico remain v Without change. The latest advices from Vera Cruz are tc the 16th ult. The British steamer Tweed, from Havann; ib, had just arrived, haying among her passengers one of G eneral Almonte's se cretaries, with dispatches. The Goner; 11 himself, although appointed Minister to France, still rem. lined in Havannah where also Santa Anna was quietly pass ing his time. Prey aident Paredes meanwhile was strengthening his adminis tration in Mexico. He had recently iss ued a proclamation setting forth the state of the country par ticularly in reference to its difficulties with the United States, which furnished to Mexico, as he contends, just cause for war, but devolving upon Congress, when they shall meet, •the resvensibility o f declaring war if they should see fit. Meantime he assure s the nation that he will resist, with all the meatus at his com mand, any attack by sea or land, of the: forces of the United States. As no such attack will be made on our side, and, as it is explicitly declared by Paredes, that he will confine him self to defensive preparations, we adhere to the opinion here tofore expressed, that no collision is likely to occur between the Mexican and American forces; and that an amicable settlement of their controversy will be the necessary conse- quence of that with Great Britain about Oregon. _ Congress has not yet entered upon the discuss ion of the Revenue Bill; and the opinion seems gaining ground that its success is more and more doubtful. If Sir Robert Pee] shall suffer defeat in his free-trade policy—as the advices by the Cambria seem to render not wholly improbable—the chances would be increased against the anti-Tariff Bill on this side. The next few weeks will develope the position of the question more completely, and enable us to shadow forth with some precision the fate and character of the commercial and financial measures before Congress. This much, how ever, may be now taken for granted, that the Revenue Bill, th►e Warehousing Bill, and the Sub-Treasury Bill—the latter of which only has been discussed and passed by the House of Representatives--will stand or fall together. The produce market has undergone little change in conse quence of the last accounts. Cotton may be said to be some what firmer, and a tendency to a decline in prices to be ar rested—but there has been no rise, and parcels are readily altered at quotations. Flour is held at 4,56 dolls. to 4,62 dolls.; wheat at from 1 doll, to 1,06 dolls. per bushel ; and Indian corn (best) a t 66 cents. The growing wheat is of great promise. Money has become somewhat easier, after a pressure of no ordinary severity. Exchange ranges on England from 9 1 / to 10, and on France from 5 26 1 4 to 5 27. There is no dis placement of specie at present rates. Freights to Europe have impioved latterly, and the alarming accounts of scar city in Ireland will cause the shipment of considerable sup- Plies from here of Indian corn and corn meal. The following reached Now York, by magnetic telegraph, Just before the Great Western left the wharf : IMPORTANT FROM THE ARMY. LIEUTENANT PORTER SHOT !—BLOCKADE OF MATA3IO - RIGIDLY ENFORCED !—We have dates, by telegraph, from the army under Gen. Taylor, to the 19th of April, which announce what may be called the first act of hostili ties between the opposing forces. The blockade of Matamo ros is continued, and is more strictly enforced. The schooners Epuity and Florida, which left New Orleans March 28th for Matamoras, returned to New Orleans on the 28th ult., having been boarded off the Rio Grande by the brig Lawrence, which, with the Flirt, is off the coast, carryin- g out Gen. Taylor's orders, and turning back all provisi:Jns destined for Matamoras. The steam-ship Telegraph arrived at Galveston, from Brazos St. Jago, brings information that, on :lie 19th ult., as Lieutenant Porter, of the 4th Regimes t, was out on a fatigue party with ten men, they were surrounded by a party of about fifty Mexicans, some in uniform, and that the Lieutenant and four men were shot. This occurred very near the American camp. Lieutenant Porter was the son of the late Commodore Porter. About fifty of our men had deserted, and several Were shot when crossing the river. The rumour is confirmed that Gen. Arista is to succeed Gen. Ampudia in the command of the Mexican forces. Freights have improved a little, and there is an increased quantity of both flour and cotton going forward to Liver pool. (Correspondence of the Courier and Enquirer.) WASHINGTON, MAT 4.—There is much uneasiness felt here foe the safety of our army on the Rio Grande. The force under General Taylor is not only much less than that of the Ilexicans in its neighbourhood, but with the exception of Colonel Twiggs' regiment of dragoons, and the Flying Artil lery corps, the rank and file is not of an efficient reliable character. I do not que s ti on th e gallantry and ability of th e commanding general, or of any ether officer, but the men !alder their command are mostly miserable drones who went into the army as a lazy peace establishment, affording an opportunity for the indulgence of their idle propensities. They are nine -t en th s of them, at least, dissolute and vaga-. nd foreigners, taken from the p ur l ieus o f our cities, with- Physical abilio and without prid e , an essent i al moral aliment in the constitution of a good soldier. They are in everything the worst of those men who composed the Texian arm y at the battle of San Jacinto, and those who make the result of that battle the standard by which to judge of the relative prowess of the two opposing armies, will, 1 fear, in the event of a conflict, be sadly disappointed. So long as our army remains within its entrenchments but little danger is apprehended from a direct attack, but its Position is s e veral hundred miles within the Mex i c an territory, or rather within that territory over which Mexicanthe Government has, up to this time, exer cised supreme control. An extensive barren waste is in the rear, and its only means of obtaining supplies is by a com munication with Port Isabel, twenty miles distact. The Mexicans have a large and excellent force of mounted men, and an apprehension is felt that they may cut off the com munication between the American camp and the Point, and thus intercept the supplies necessary for the army. These are difficulties, however, which may be successfully guarded against, by prudence and energy on our part, or their safety may result from the forbearance of those against whom a war by authority of the Executive is now being waged; but it is feared, if they shall escape these, that they will not be able to escape the fatal scourge of the yellow fever, which in the summer s eason rages i n that region in a very 'violent form. It has not yet been announced in the Union that the notice has been forwarded to the British Government. I under stand that a notice was not only forwarded by the steamer from Boston, l'Att that a duplicate was also dispatched by a packet of tl•, e first from New York. Mr. Pakenham, how ever, was rot informed of the fact till a day or two after the f orwardirAg of the notice. The form in which the notice was sent, I am informed, Was to ef,t forth the preamble and resolution as it passed Congress, and then to append to it a formal notice on the Pert of the Government of the United States. FROM MEXICO. The schooner Ventura has brought to New Orleans intel ligence a few days later from Vera Cruz. The New Orleans Commercial Times says that Paredes has published a manifesto, intimating that he shall leave to the Mexican Congress, about assembling, the responsibility of declaring war against the United States. He states, however, that he will repel any attack made by General Taylor, or our ships of war, with all the force available. He assigns as a reason for not receiving Mr. Slidell that it would have been an avowal of ireakne%s, s i nce , simultaneously with his presence in Mexieo, the al'Aps of war and troops of the United States were hover- Inf over their coasts and frontiers. fhe Government had seized the two papers, the Contru 7742 n1 30 and Reforma, and imprisoned their editors. They were open advocates of the policy of recalling Santa Anna. There was a rumour that Mazatlan would be blockaded by the American squadron. A letter from an officer of the United States squadron at ;Vera Cruz, dated April 15, published in the Nation al Intel igeneer, says— The British mail packet Tweed arrived last evening from l avannah, with thirty passengers, amongst whom were Al- Innate's secretary, who evidently brings important intelligence or iroposit ions. The United States sloop Falmouth arrived at Pensacola on the 25th ult. in six days from Vera Cruz, with dispatches for our Government, but she brings no news of importance. TEXAS DEBT.—The New Orleans Bulletin has received a report made by a Select Committee to the Texas House of Representatives, on the subject of the public debt. A report of the Comptroller of the Treasury, which is also published, gives a detailed statement of the different descriptions of the debt. Tke total debt is set down at $9,949,007—f0r which it is estimated that Texas received on a par valuation $ 4 ,856,601. The following resolution is now before the Texas Legisl a t ure : —R eso l ve d, t h a t our delegation in Congress be r equested and authorised forthwith to open a negotiation, with the Gov ernment o f t h e U n i te d St a t es , i n such form as ! , _lle y may think fit, for th e cess i on o f the public lands of Texas to t h e United States, for an adequate consideration, to enable Texas to pa h subject to the rati z ati e o r public debt ; any negotiation to be Texas, according to thellorocti the Legislature of the State of forms of legislation. From Texas, later, but not important intelligence, has reached New Orleans. ir ptroller, James B. Shaw, in answer to a resolution of the of Representatives, fur ' - nished the following statemenrseas pense of the State of Texas, in th e ::Probable annual ex s• mistration of the go- Legislative ........ • .............. s 39,l9l Executive .......... .................... 46 Ju diciary ................................ .. .. 2341:150 00 P en sions and annuities ........... ... 1,422 00 Total 8 93 ,763 46 The following is a statement of the amount of the Treasury on the 18th March : I"ne Y in Amount in the hands of the treasurer 1;8,400 00 „ paid ever, but not yet deposited 2,750 00 £11,150 00 THE TARIFF.—The National Intelligencer of Saturday has the following paragragh, which contains statements of general interest:—" From what we have casually heard in tenversation, we think it quite possible that the tariff ques tion, and some others, may be suffered to lie over to another session, and that the appropriation Bills, &c., may be passed in short order, so as to allow Congress to adjourn much earlier than they possibly can do, if the majority in Con gress should, as the Government paper has intimated that they positively would, seriously endeavour now to pass a n ew tariff Bill. The rumour to which we refer is, that it has In been determined, at a consultation of the democratic leaders fi ,Coangresg, to make the next session begin in October in ,s47 -4 1 of December, and, as a consequence, to terminate the present session at some time between the let of June and the Ist of July • e I NAUGURATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF HARVARD COLLEGE. d e , l o pauguiation of the lion. Edward Everett, as Presi dent r Harvard College, took place on Thursday last. The in;lniti)nip of . the occasion were imposing, and the preceed ve nteresting. Governor Briggs delivered to Mr. the r p et_t s t . h . e y s i ymbolical keys, and announced his election to titat e. re yVency, and Mr. E. replied briefly and in excellent Jaau4iural address was thee deli vered. It Wea a aketth % the wants and prospects of academie and profes sieeai education, as combined in Harvard University, and Is described as having been able, eloquent, and interesting in the highest degree. After these exercises a company of about (300 sat down to a public dinner, at which a number of toasts were drank and speeches made by the distinguished gentlemen present. The Hon. Josiah Quincy, the retiring President, remarked, that "he had been thirty years in public life when he was called to undertake the office of President, and for twenty years of them he had been engaged in the most vexatious, troublesome, and thankless business that could occupy a human being, that, namely, of an acting politician in Congress and in the State Senate. It was sowing the wind and reaping the whirlwind. He saw a gentleman before him (referring to Mr. Webster), who bad beeo recently exposed to a Typhoon, out of that Serbonian bog whence emanate all noxious, crude, and noisome vapours. Some might have thought the majestic olel oak was going to be rooted up, but it had not lost a single leaf of its honours." Mr. Webster, Mr. Everett, Mr. Winthrop, and others, took part in the festivities of the occasion. We regret that our limits forbid any further reference to theproceedings of the day. lwreeEsTrwo FROM CHINA —lt appears from the " Spirit of Missions," that the prospects of the Episcopa Mission at Shanghai, under the care of Bishop Boone, missionary de _ from trials irely are no this country, are highly encouraging. While he "These entirely eplyre mo re grets t t h w e i ir ho p u a t ir t e h d ei h r e b a l l e th ssi o ng. fsomTeh,eyhethsaroyw us s: —re upon God. I have never before realised so fully that God will do his work is his own way. I have never felt se fully persuaded that he has a work, aye, a great work, for us here to perform, as I do at this moment, and that this work he will surely perform, however many of our arms- may be dispensed with, as in the case of Gideon's host. Let us not be dis couraged then. If we cannot have men from home, be will raise them up on the spot to tell these perishing millions of the love of his adorable Son. We have everything in the state of the Chinese around us to encourage us to persevere; the fullest and freest access to the people, who manifest to us all the kindliness of f ee li ng we could desire. * * 4 * The truth is beginning to excite some attention in Shanghai. May the Lord pour out abundantly his blessing." Soon after writing the foregoing, Bishop Boone was cheered, by the arrival at Shanghai of the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Syle—accompanied by Dr. Boone, a brother of the bishop— w h o had made the voyage for the improve ment of his health. Advices from some members of the mission have been received as late as the 19th of December, at which time all were well. HEARERS BUT NOT DOERS OF THE WOED.—The followinf extract from a letter of the Rev. Mr. M'Clatchie, an EpiscopaA missionaryamong the Chinese, shows that as to anything like a practical reception of the truth, they are too much like hearers in Christendom. He says :—" Though they are ever ready to receive Christian publications, and though they as sent, as is invariably the case, to the beauty of the doctrines of Christianity, and their superiority over their awn wretched system, yet they are very slow in practising what they hear or read. Indeed the necessity of doing so never enters into their minds; and when spoken to on the subject their an swer frequently is,' The doctrines you speak of are excellent; but although they may suit you, they do not suit us.'" CHOLERA AND SUPERSTITION IN INDIA.—The Rev. Mr. Meigs, missionary in Ceylon, in a letter published in the New York Observer of this week, says :—'• You will be sorry to hear that the cholera is still raging fearfully in this province. It proves more fatal this year than I have ever known it before —whole families are swept off in a few days. Probably 6,000 people have died of it during the last three months. Most of the people say it is the " play of the goddess Ammarl," and so are afraid to take medicine. They are indeed greatly to be pities, in their darkness and superstition. Most of those who take proper medicine in season recover, while most of those who do nut, die within twenty-four hours. All the mission families have thus been remarkably preserved. Death is, however, all around us in its most frightful forms, anil the people are slow to learn righteousness." YALE COLLEGE, —Very recent advices (says the New Yot k _Evangelist) show that it is reasonably estimated that, within the last two or three months, about 200 hopeful conversions have taken place in connexion with the several churches in New Haven, and from twenty to twenty-five in Yale College. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT NEW HAVEN.—The establish ment on Sherman Avenue, New Haven, 1;4. the manufac ture of web -suspenders, and belonging to the Pritchard Ma nufacturing Company, was destroyed by fire at half-past twelve on Friday morning. The building was a very large one, of wood, and the loss of the Compaey is estimated at about 14,000 dolls. ; and besides this, there was a loss of about 2 /JOO dolls. worth of personal property belonging to Dr. Maddox, on which there was no insurance. The Company are insured to the amount of 10,000 dolls.—in the Hartford Coropany, 2,500 dolls.; in the Williamsburg Company, N. 2,500 dolls. ; and in the Contributioaship Company, N. Y., 5,000 dolls. This Company gave employment to about 60 hands in the factory, and 150 or 200 stitchers who worked out. neat CARACCAS.— We have received papers from this place to the 4th ult., but we find nothing in them of general interest. Both branches of C ongress are in session, but their proceedings have reference solely to local matters. A Bill has been presented for the purpose of raising a fund to com plete the roads from Caraccas to La Guayra and branches, and from the port of Carabobo to its capital and branches, by which it is contemplated to impose an export duty vary ing from 1 4 to 31% cents. White sugar, 18 cents. ; Musco vado, 25 cents. ; and cocoa, 37% cents. It does not seem to meet with general favour. THE CONVENTION. The following table embraces the returns of the recent elec tion for Delegates to the State Convention from the whole State : Whig. Loco. Whig. Loco. Albany 2a.n. 2,A.2t.Wyoming 1 0 Broome ......... 0 1 Allegany .. Cayuga ... ...... 0 . 3 Cattaraugus Chemung ... .. 0 1 Chautauque Clinton ... 0 1 Chenango Cortland Dutchees 0 3 Delaware Essex ... 1 0 Erie Franklin 0 1 Fulton Genesee Herkimer Kings 0 3 Lewis Livingston...... 2 0 Madison 2 0 Monroe New York Oneida Ontario Orleans Otsego ............ 0 3 Putnam 0 1 Queens ......... 0 1 Richmond 1 0 Rensselaer ...... 3A.n. 0 St. Laurence .. Rockland 0 1 Schenectady ... . • 0 1 Saratoga 2 0 Seneca ... ..... 1 0 Sell oharie Steuben Sullivan Tomkins ... ..... 0 2 Washington ... Warren Wayne Total Whig 41—Anti-Rent 12—Loco 75 PARLIAMEN TAR Y BUSINESS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.; THURSDAY, MAY 21. RAILWAYS Select Committee on Group No. 39. lion. IL Liddell discharged ; Mr. Divett selected, and appointed Chairman of the Committee. Select Committee on Group No. . Sir A. Brooke dis c h arge d ; Mr. Clayton selected, s3 and added to the Committee. The following Members have been added to the panel for the week commencing Monday, June 8 : Sir It. Ferguson, Mr. Roche, Sir J. Lowther, and Lord A. Churchill. The Committee of Selection have appointed the Select Committees on the Groups .N os. 42, 47, 48, 51, 58, 60, and 65, to meet in the week commencing Monday, June 15. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. There was again a good deal of business got through in the way of comparing. Bettine, however, was flat, and be yond showing an improvement in Sir Tatton Sykes, the Peri colt, and The Conjurer, and a decline in Humdrum, was of little importance. We have again to return Sting a " nominal " favourite; 40 to 1 was laid against him on Wed neoday night, and this afternoon, until nearly six o'clock, he had not been mentioned at a price, 12 to 1 was then taken to a small sum, afterwards 15 to 1, and lastly 20 to 1, and at 20 to 1 he was in reality as bad a favourite as if 40 to 1 had been betted. It was stated that Lord E. Russell had been to Mitchell-grove, attended by Mr. Field, the veterinary sur geon, and the condition of the horse, we presume, has been ascertained, with what result has yet to come out; that he will run for the Derby, although Mr. Forth, who was present yesterday afternoon, appears to be unaware that anything is the matter with him, is looked upon as very problematical. The Oaks betting, as usual, was on a small scale. DERBY. 4 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes—taken 13 to 2 agst Lord Maidstone's Tom Tullock—t 7 to I 10 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Fancy Boy —t and aft. off. 13 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Humdrum—t and aft off 20 to 1 agst Lord E Russell's Sting—nominal 20 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Peri colt—t and aft offered 20 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Pyrrhus the First—t and aft of 22 to 1 agst Mr. E. It. Clark's The Conjuror—taken 26 to 1 agst Mr. Wall's Crown Prince— t. and aft. off. 33 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's The Premier—t and aft. off. 40 to 1 agst Mr. E. Peel's Twig —t and aft. off. 40 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Ginger—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Drinkald's Widred—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsay's Malcolm —t. and aft, offered. OAKS. 6 to 1 agst Sir C. Monck's Vanish—taken 8 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Mendicant —taken 10 to 1 agst Mr. Quin's Perdita filly—taken 14 to 1 agst Mr. Preston's Osprey—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Ukraine —taken 80 to 1 agst Lord Albermarle's Nell Cook—taken. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA.—NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, 1846.— THURSDAY. Lord Maidstone's Tom Tullock against Sir J. Hawley's Humdrum, Bst 3lb each, A. F. 1001., It ft, if either win the Derby, to carry 71b extra. HOUGHTON MEETING, 1846.—MoNDAY. Duke of Bedford's Black Cat, Bst 81b, agst Mr. Merton's Jumble, 7st 51b; T. Y. C., 200/., h ft. SATURDAY. Duke of Bedford's Captainl t ) h 7 ce lb b ; us T ,. y 4 . yrs,C . , 20 8 0 s / t . h9lfbt., agst Mr. Merton's Jumble , 2 yrs, 5s ROYAL GA RDENS, neseauofththoraiir ties of Chelsea College, C h it s E i L ng sE k A in C dl op gr LE a G n E t e . granted h T e h gar t n for the purpose of hold inggement of the new Hos pital for Consumption . . d of the funds, it has been fair, in at a bazaar and fancy dens to the Commit a t t e take place on Thursday, the 18th a e ß o r f oni ll p la o na , decided that the fete shall of June, when, Among the distin- Ranelagh gardens will be thrown open. i to hold stalls on the chess of Nor folk, th e D uchess of Sutherland, the March guished and t i tl e d l a di es w h ose consen t the Du in addition to the College grounds, the old occasion has bee n a l rea d y o b ta i ne d, are _ . ness of Ayles bury,de on Combermere, & c . & c. The arrangements are being ma the Marchioness of W es t m i ns t er , a n d the Viscountess the greatest scale of magnificence. THE NEW POTATO CROP.—We regret to learn that the disease has manifested itself in several Instances among the new potatoes in Hume and Chorlton. One curious circumstance has been mentioned to us. Potatoes of the same kind were planted In the autumn, some apparently sound, and others diseased. On an ex amination of the crops, it was found that though the disease existed in both, it was most developed in those grown from apparently sound tubercles.—Manchester Guardian. EXTRAORDINARY HIT. --On Saturday last, in a match between the Marylebone Cricket Club and eleven members of the University, in a field at the back of the town gaol, the Earl of Stam ford struck a ball clean over a buildin g in the gaol, the height of which is 26 feet, and the distance from the wicket 240 feet.—cam bridge Advertiser. THE EXPERIMENTAL SQUADRON.—PLYMOUTH, MAY 21.—Her Majesty's steamer Retribution arrived here this morning, and reports having parted company frcm the squadron on Sunday night, in a gale of wind, 95 miles westward of Scilly, all well. TO THE SPORTING WORLD. —The sale of Bell's Life in London exceeds twenty-five thousand. Bell's Life is arrived ; and exclusi ve p art i culars of published at 170, Strand, every S a t ur d ay , i n time for the afternoon railways. Anticipati o ns o f th e D er b y and Oaks, by Pegasus ; horses Mrs. Rutherford Mr. Rutherford, M.P., and left Far coming events at Epsom, in Belts Life of S un d ay , M ay 24. map Hotel pst-t , rday, for Edinburgh. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY .gVENING, MAY M, 1846. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the Princess Ro) al, took an airing yesterday in an open carriage and four. The Equerries in Waiting, Colonel Buckley and the Hon. Captain Gor don, were in attendance on horseback. '1 heir Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and the Duchess of Gloucester visited her Majesty yester day at Buckingham Palace. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, rode ont on horseback yesterday, attended by the Hon. Captain Gordon. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice took their usual walks and rides yester day in the garden of the Palace. The Royal dinner party yesterday at Buckingham Palace included her Royal highness the Duchess of Kent, the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, Lady Au gusta Bruce, Baroness de Speth, the Earl of Aberdeen, and Viscountess Villiers. The baud of the Coldstream Guards was in attendance during dinner at the Palace, and performed the following pieces : - Introduction and Fantasia—" Malek adel"—Costa. Quartett—" Das Unterbroken Opferfest"—Winter. Valse—" The Bird of Paradise"—Kcenig. Terzetto—Balfe. Original Napolitaine—Jullien. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager and their Royal Highnesses the Duchers of Kent and the Duke of Cam bridge, attended Divine service yesterday (Ascension day) in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Prayers were read by the Rev. G. Repton, the Lessons by the Rev. T. Helmore, and the Communion Service by the Bishop of London and the Rev. Dr. Sleath. The Ser mon was preached by the Bishop of London, who took his text from Romans, chap. 8, verse 34. The Anthem was " 0 clap your hands together" (Greene). Mr. Turle presided at the organ. The Queen Dowager was attended by the Earl and Countess Howe ; the Duchess of Kent was attended by her Lady in Waiting. Among the nobility present were, the Duchess of Beaufort, and the Ladies Somerset, the Marchioness of Lorn, the Countesses IA ilton and Brownlow, the Marquis of Cholmondeley, Earls Talbot and Wilton. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by the Hon. Charlotte Hudson, and the Hon. Mary Seymour, took a carriage drive yesterday. Their Royal High nesses the Duchess of Kent and the Duchess of Glou cester visited her Majesty yesterday at Marlborough House. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, attended by Baron Ahlefeldt and Baron Knesebeck, honoured Count Kielmannsegge, the Hano verian Minister, with their company at dinner yester day evening, at his residence in Grosvenor-place. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, ac companied by the Princess Mary, honoured the esta blishment of Messrs. Hunt and Roskell with a visit yesterday, to inspect the magnificent plate just com- . 1 pleted for th e E mperor o f Russ i a and the King of Hanover. A deputation, consisting of the Earl of Zetland, Mr. Frederick Dundas, M.P., Mr. Loch, M.P., Mr. Traill, M.P., Mr. G. W. Traill, Mr. Orde, M.P., and Mr. Arthur Anderson had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing -street. The Commissioners of the Metropolitan Improve ments had a meeting yesterday, at the office in White hall-place. There were present Viscount Canning, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Mr. Alderman Humphery, Mr. H. T. Hope, Hun. C. Gore, and Mr. Milne. Mr. Calcraft had an interview with the Earl of Dal housie yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Mr. C. K. Murray had an interview with the Chan cellor of the Exchequer yesterday. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITU. TION. We are exceedingly sorry to inform our readers and the public, that Dr. Ryan has been prevented from lecturing at the above establishment, in consequence of severe indisposition, but has found a most able substitute in Dr. Bachhoffner, who has been giving a series of lectures on chemistry in the theatre of this institution. Ile has chosen for his subject that portion of the science which relates to combustion. Light, says the Learned Doctor, is produced without combustion, a fact unknown amonc , the ancient ch em i s t s , w h o asserte d the exist ence of an ingredient termed phlogiston. This, in latter years was objected to, and Dr. Priestly entirely over threw the theory when he made the important discovery of oxygen gas ; nevertheless, this Professor r ema i ne d wedded to th e o ld pr i nc i p l e of phlogiston, and, although he had satisfactorily proved its falsity, still advocated it. These remarks were illustrated with several interesting experiments. The Doctor next alluded to the imperfect ventilation of dwelling-houses in the metropolis, in which, he said, if you only sal by the fire-side, that fire-side so famed in poetry as the Englishman's, you were nearly " roasted on one side, while you were almost frozen on the other," and when entering a friend's house, you were invariably asked to sit on a particular side, as the other was subjected to draughts. This, he said, arose from imperfect ventilation, greatly prejudicial to health, pro, ducing in many cases colds and rheumatism, and in the young and delicate, consumption. The Doctor con cluded by experimentally showing that combustion was alone caused by intense chemical action. ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. I Lombardi was repeated here last evening, and we are happy to say that Mario has completely recovered his voice. Never did he sing more exquisitely. Grisi, too, was in ex cellent voice and nog divinely. The representation of last evening was a perfect triumph. Cerito was advertised in The bat sous Louis XIV. and in La Vioandiere. She was , however, not sufficiently rec overe d t o a p pear , an d t h e d rya d e scene with Lucile Grahn was substituted. The continued indisposition of Cerito was announced in the following notice : " Thursday, May 21, halt-past four o'clock. " It is respectfully announced, that from the report of her medical attendant, Mademoiselle Cerito had sufficiently recovered yesterday to be able to appear this evening ; it is with the greatest regreo an nounced, that a violent relapse has just occurred, which renders her appearance impossible ; and the indulgence of the patrons of the Opera and the public is earnestly entreated in favour of those artists who, to prevent further disappointment, have lent their valuable as sistance at the shortest notice. " The following is the medical certificate : " Thursday, May 21, half-past four o'clock P.M. " I hereby certify, that although Mademoiselle Ccrito had so far recovered yesterday as to justify the expectation that she could per form this evening, a violent relapse to-day renders it impossible for her to appear. " A. BILLING, M.D." The dryade scene was followed by the Elixir d'Amore, in which Lablache, as Dulcamara, was superb. The house was crowded to excess. MADAME THILLON'S BENEFIT AT DRURY-LANE.- The last appearance of Madame ninon, and her benefit, took place at this theatre last evening ; as might have been expected, the house was crammed to suffocation. The opera was The Crown Jewels, and the fair beneficiaire was as fascinating as ever in Catarina ; her fioriture was lavishly rich and beautiful. The audience were in raptures throughout the performance, and at the conclusion she was called for, and bouquets innumerable were showered upon her. ASTLEY'S AMPHITHEATRE.-'IESTDIONIAL OF RE ;PELT. —Mr. Batty, the lessee of Astley's Amphitheatre, entertained a large party of theatrical and literary gentlemen, at the Rodney Tavern, Westminster-read, to celebrate the opening of the establish ment under his management, on which occasion he presented Mr. Withall (his professional adviser), a gentleman who took an active part he promoting the erection of the theatre, with a magnificent silver vase and salver, of elegant design and of exquisite handicraft, as a token of his friendship and esteem. The testimonial was pur chased at Mr. Batty's own cost. Mr. Batty presided, and the vice chair was filled by Mr. John Brady. The dinner and wines were of the first quality, and served up in Mr. Vickress's best style. MADAME THILLON.—There is a rumour abroad that this fascinating syren is engaged at the Haymarket, and will make her appearance shortly in Le Domino Noir. We hope this rumour may prove correct, for we should rejoice at any circumstance which would keep Madame Thillon amongst us for some time longer. SOUTHWARK LITERARY INSTITUTION.—Miss F. Brunel gave a concert at this institution on Wednesday night, the materials of which were executed by the Misses Williams, Mr. Allen. and Mr. John Parry, with others of lesser fame. Allen and Joists Parry appropriated all the encores. The rooms were respect. ably filled. ALMACIES.—The ball on Wednesday boasted of a large attendance, nearly COO fashionables being present. The ladies patronesses in attendance were the Marchioness of Westminster, the Marchioness of Londonderry, and Viscountess Palmerston. Lady Peel has issued cards of invitation for a soiree to-morrow night, after the Right Hon. Baronet's grand dinner party. Lord Brougham entertained a distinugaish e d p arty to dinner last evening, at the Noble and Learned Lord's residence in Grafton -street. Among the company present were—The Duke of Wellington, Prince and Princess Esterhazy, Lord and Lady Jersey, Lord and Lady Wilton, Sir Robert and Lady Peel, Colonel and Lady Alice Peel, Lady Clementine Villie,, Lady Douro, Lord liowden, Mrs. William B rougham, and Mr. Allred Montgomei y. PRESEN T TO HER MAJESTY.—A handsome satin dress, surmounted with lace, and intended as a present to her Ma jesty for the use of the Princess, was on view at the Victoria Asylum for the Blind, in Newcastle, on Tuesday se'nnight. The dress having been worked exclusively by blind persons, inmates of that excellent institution, it attracted several hundreds of visitors, and excited uni versal admiration. A gift of a similar kind is annually presented to her Majesty, who, it appears, is a liberal patron of the institution. --Durham Chronicle. THE WAGHORN TESTIMONIAL IN EDINBURGH.—At a meeting of the town council of Edinburgh on Tuesday, a circular, to which was attached a long list of names, requesting the council to subscribe towards the testimonial, having been read, treasurer Thomson moved that although the council was satisfied that the public had great benefits conferred on them through the exertions of Lieutenant Wagliorn, and that he had many claims upon thorn, they regretted that in their corporate capacity they were not in a position to subscribe. This resolution was agreed to. THE EARL OF LINCOLN.—We r,gret to state that the Noble Lord (Chief Secretary for Ireland) has been suffering since Saturday last from severe indisposition. His Lordship has not been able to leave his bed. room until this morning. The answer to inquiries in Whitehall-place to-day was, that " Lord Lincoln is better." TWO VESSELS LOST OFF HARWICH.—MELANCHOLY Loss or LlFE.—lisitwicn, WEDinsDAY NtenT.—Throughout the day a painful sensation has pervaded the town by the occurrence of two fatal shipwrecks, involving the loss of sixteen or twenty persons, cff this port, during the heavy gales of last night. The name of one only of the unfortunate vessels is as yet ascertained. She is the brig Alert, belonging to Whitby, Air. Eskdale master, laden with a general cargo, bound to London from Oporto. The Alert was bearing up through the roads, the wind blowing from S.S.W. in squalls. At about ten o'clock she struck on the Long Sand, a dangerous shoal several miles in length, about ten miles from the coast. The captain hoped that she would float off with the morn ing tide, but unhappily at six o'clock the brig capsized. Mr. Eskdale and four of the crew by some means managed to clear the boat, into which they got, and they afterwards picked up one of the passengers, who had lashed himself to a spar. In a short time the Dartmouth smack bore down to their assistance, and took them on board. Of the remainder of the passengers and crew nothing could be seen. The captain stated the number of passengers to be eight—a man and his wife, named Nelson, and their three children, a Mr. Hargrave and two children. One of the seamen lost n of e o e tte s r it s u c a o t i e dd a not be m e ea s r f i r f e e m d . is The named other R. the sands, where the Alert caps ized, and it is s a dl y f ea red that ever y wreck took ;the place names s e soul belonging to her met with a watery grave. The vessel was ap.. parently of Danish build, and was laden with oats. At daybreak sand. They took her in tow, and in at tem p tin g to g et her clear she she was seen by some fishermen beating o v e r the this morning broke up and became a complete wreck. No bodies h a ve us y et been seen. FlRE.—Last night, about twelve o'clock, the neigh bourhood of St. Clement's-lane, Strand, was alarmed by the report that fire was raging at the house, No. 15, at the corner of Old Bos well-court. Two engines were soon on the spot, and the fire was Head, aged3ir.Baker,th ir ty.elt theyears, o extinguished without any considerable damage being done. The ex citement was very great, as it is a densely c r owd e d neighbourhood. ALLEGED before SUlClDE.—Anndean j Hospital ourneymanl b i a r s us th h e h m e b ody a ld ker o . f yesterday T T h h o e ni d a s e. ceased was a man of very intemperate habits, and used to sleep in the remote corners of Cie courts and in by l anes . Ab ou t seven wee k s since he w en t to time house of a friend, a n d b egge d t o b e she l tered for kitchen, where wishes e were complied with, a n d h e was p l aced i n the the breast,ch he was subsequently discovered with a woun d on was ultimately i'erno had inflicted with a sm a ll k n if e . Th e deceased ved to th e h osp it a l, where he died on Tuesday morning. The caus the wound. _The e of death was disease of the lungs, and not from ttstbnony. jury returned a verdict to the effect cf the medical IRELAND. THE CORN - LAWS.—THE IRISH PEtRS. DUBLIN, MAY 20.—The Evening Mail, in order to correct discussion in tthbee p m a a r n t y h e k r e r l o s ne t t e m b s e s t t a a k tezei i i n ts th t e ha a t pp h r a o v a e ch g i o n n g e abroad as t o the House of Lords, publishes the following classification of the Irish Peers in the manner in which they will vote PROT teTIONISTS. Marquises—Waterford, Ely, Down-hire, Westmeath. Earls—Egremont, Shannon, Roden, Mountcashel, Long ford, Mayo, Enniskillen, Erne, Wicklow, Lucan, Donough more, Caledon, Limerick, Clancarty, Charleville, Glengall, Sheffield, Ranfurly. Viscounts—Strangford, Doneraile, O'Neil, Lorton. Barous—Farnham, Clonbrock, Crofton. MINISTE RIA LISTS. Marquises—Donegal, Headfort, Conyngham, Ormonde, Clanricarde. Earls—Cork, Meath, Fingall, Besborough, Mornington, Courtown, Charlemont, Clanwilliam, Clare, Leitrim, Bandon, Kenmare, Gostord, Ross. Viscounts—Claen, Hawarden t Lismore. on of Amongst those who have not expressed an intention na ß ile a y r r, C s— ey ast D iem un a s i a n n e,i Blaney, alhotdem e a l l o a n h c id u e r , ry d Rmore, .arewo.ss i' Dtl voting either way—and the majority of whom mostpro bably will not vote at all—but certainly not in favour of the Bill are : Marquis—Thomond. Earls—Kingston, Dunraven. Viscounts—Massareene, De Vosci. Russ, ," B a l d a t n ls ey, thaend ca lliai/ 4 ; e ' m th a a i t ne t , h a e re na p m ri e n s te o d f Lo; in italics, being the four Conse rva tiv e Peers wh o h ave aban doned their party, deserted their country, and j o i ne d Si r Lords t Bwainlldo be n, Robert Peel in his attempt to ruin Ireland. Lords Ormonde and Hawarden are placemen—the latter Ministerial whip per,' an' it please.ye--,and are obliged to do as they are or dered, under the terror of the lash themselves." THE FATAL AFFRAY IN TIPPERARY. The Nenagh Guardian has brought the full particulars of the fatal affray briefly reported yesterday. An inquest was held on the bodies of the ill-fated persons who were killed, and a verdict returned to the effect that they " came by their death from gun-shot wounds inflicted by the police in the discharge of their duty." The facts, as proved in evi dence, appear to be as follow: "At 10 o'clock on Saturday morning, Mr. Going, sub sheriff of Tipperary, proceeded to Bird hill, about 10 miles from Nenagh, to obtain possession, under a habere, of the house and lands of Mr. George Maunsell, and his under tenants, about 22 in number, at the suite of the landlord, Mr. Stephen Hastings Atkins, for 11 year's rent, ending the 25th March last. Having been apprised that much resistance would be given to him, he took the precaution to have a strong military force of the 72d, from Newport, under the command of Japtain Pollard, and a large body of police, in all about 100. On arriving at Mr. Maunsell's residence they foetid it regularly fortified, and prepared for a besieging force. The windows on the ground floor were unlit up, the hall door doubly barricaded outside, the sashes of the windows on the drawing-room floor were taken out, and large rocks of stones placed on the sills, ready to be hurled on the heads of any who might attempt to force the door. Men and women filled the windows, shouting out Carrickshock,' and cry ing out No surrender.' Mr. and Mrs. Maunsell were quietly walking about the lawn, and refused on several remonstrances to give up possession. The sheriff, with his bailiff and a few of the police, then commenced the eviction of the under tenants, and twenty-two poor men, with their wives and families, peaceably gave up possession in form, and were permitted to go in again to their dwellings as care-takers. Near four o'clock Mr. Going again appeared before the house, and by this time a dense mass of people were congregated on the side of an adjacent hill, looking on. The bailiffs were sent to the side of the house in order to make a breach in the wall, when a shower of stones saluted them, but without injury —a can of boiling water was thrown on one of the sheriff's men, which scalded his neck severely. Mr. G. again appealed to Mr. Maunsell, telling him that he should be compelled to fire upon the unfortunate occupants of the house, but without effect. He was reckless and determined, and would not give up. The party inside the house were then told that the military and police would fire upon them if they held out a moment longer, but these unfortunate inebriated dupes, maddened with the drink they had been supplied with, vociferated the louder, ' Carrickshock,' and 'No surrender.' The police fired over the house to intimidate them, but it was no use • ultimately two shots were fired, and tw o p ersons instantly fell dead upon the spot. The sheriff again appealed to Mr. Maunsell, and asked him did he wish to see more lives lost, when he at length yielded, and went to the front of the house and ordered the inmates to surrender. "One of the persons inside, named Margaret Butler, the moment the young female fell went to her body and covered her hands with blood, held them out to the view of the people assembled on the hill, crying out 'Blood! blood! Car rickshock I Carrickshock!' " The people were then seen moving onward—but the precaution taken by the military, who were ordered to prime and load, checked any further advance. Mr. Maunsell then went to the front of the house and called upon Margaret Butler to surrender—and shortly after an entrance was effected. There were five persons only found inside when the sheriff got in—who were all committed to Newport Bride well, one notorious character named Shinners, of whom the police were in search for the last three months, was seen in the window, but was nowhere ,to be found. By accide n t the ' sheriff on coming through the yard looked into a stable in which was a loft, and on looking up through a crevice in the floor he perceived a stir, and calling in a policeman they discovered Shinners. Oise wofitthhe shooting ti pe n r g so a n t s mcorr. Brown, Lord Bloomfield' s steward,itted to Bridewell stands charged some months ago. In narrating the above we forgot to mention that Doctor Twiss, who acts as agent to this pro , i na p g er a t i y n , a s s ev c e a r r a e l . t t a i k m e e r, s a o h ff a er g ed ive M h r im M h a i u s ns e e w ll n to tim le e t re moval—but he was obdurate. We have also learned that workmen were employed for the last three weeks in barri cading the place. On Mr. Maunsell's part, however unwise he was in refusing the possession, and in giving opposition to the Queen's writ—an opposition that any sane man must have seen would be fruitless—his case is this. He held 130 acres of land by a lease of lives renewable for ever, at the very high rent of 21. Its. per acre. On this land there was no dwelling when he took it but a mud cabin. We also learn that he built the house at..a cost of 1,500/. or 1,6004 which perhaps was the cause of his being in arrear one year and a half. His landlord offered him 1001. for the quiet possession, when he became in arrear, which he refused, trusting to the present crop to relieve his embarrassment ; and he alleges that it was in consequence of a railroad in contemplation, in tended to run near or through his land and house, he was evicted, as compensation to considerable amount would be made by the company for any damage." The evidence of Mr. Going was essentially similar to the above narrative. Captain Pollard, in the course of his deposition, stated that the instructions of the military, when called upon in aid of the civil power, were, when it became necessary for the troops to fire, that they should do so effectively. Such were the military orders, and he made the remark in order to show that he was not actuated in refusing to fire over the house by any brutal feelings upon the occasion. The deceased were servants of Mr. Maunsell, Catherine Gardner was in her 18th year, and Henry Boucher was about 22 years of age. MURDER IN THE COUNTY CLARE. A man named Cleary was brutally murdered as he was re turning from the fair of Ennistymon on Friday evening last, in company with his brother, who was also most dreadfully beaten, and lies in great danger. They were attacked by a number of men who had been lying in wait for them, and with whom they had no cause of dispute. INTREPID AND SUCCESSFUL RESISTANCE. On Sunday night last, eight or ten ruffians attacked the house of Patrick Manogue, of Clonusker, in the parish of Scariff, in search of fire-arms. A brave and determined re sistance was made by Manogue and his son, who not only succeeded in repelling the party, but in capturing two of them, named Bruslane and Wilson, who were committed to Ennis gaol on Sunday, under an escort of police. VIDO CQ, THE CELEBRATED FRENCH THIEF-TAKER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—l have just read in your paper of Monday evening last, that " Vidocq, the celebrated French thief-taker, died lately neat Brussels, in a state o f pover t y ." I trust ;roc' Will be kin(' enough to contradict such a false -I att.ment, as lam neither dead nor poor. lam quite as well as I WAS when .0 hottomed me with your visit, at the Cos morama, about a year ago. As to the state of my fortune, I have got more than pnorgli tor me; and if you will favour cue Nti.h y"vr company at dinner, any day yoU like to yu.: will sue a :Ilan who, for a long time yet, means disappoint those who, for particular reasons, may wish 'lint ad patres ; but who saved enough to treat his friends war. By publishing this letter, or any part of it that may please you, so as to prove, at all events, that I am still alive and in very good health, you will greatly oblige. Your most obedient servant, VIDOCQ. 1, Leicester-strut. Leicester-square, May 20. 1846. [M. Vidocq called at the office this morning in order to give us ocular demonstration of his existence. He is looking well, and appears, as he says, " likely for a long time yet to disappoint those who may wish hi m a d patres.") RAILWAY LEGISLATION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—It has been a maxim with me, during the course of my experience, to avoid rushing to extremities. Now, as the Americans say, I am in a regular fix, being compelled by circumstances to do so. My case stands thus :-1 hold 100 shares in a new railway, which, when constructed, is e b ab abandon o a n ffa t i h rs e , scheme I must in certain to yield some 7 or 8 p er cen t. on the outlay, but I confess I am not prepared to p a y u p th e calls on my shares. to t What, liefollowingthen,a mlgtouesdtoio?n I:Lnwcaiiill:teoduu, po or n w t i o ll s y ay on a n y o e t, or a n g a re y e , to to d t i e ss ? olv o e f tehoeurese,omipnatnhye present ,and th thereby position agree to the winding up of the concern, an d thereby cast to the winds all my fair prospects. f Now, Sir, as my lot is the l ot o many, I wo u ld recom mend that, in such cases as the above, it be optional with th e shareholders either to aband on the sch eme totally, or other wise to postpone their applicatio n for a Bill until anoth er ses sion ; in the mean time, the su r p l us of the deposit s , after payment of expenses, to be returned to the shareh o ld ers (and their scrip cancelled), with a certificate of th e i r b eing en titled to an equal number of new shares, on paym ent of the any ne future re fu ti n m d e. s, in the event of the Bill being applied f or at Some such arrangement as this seems imperatively called for, otherwise every one of the new railway schemes, with the exception of those few which happen to stand at a pre mium, will be broken up ; and it must be admitted that there are numbers at a discount in the market which are absolutely necessary for the national exigencies, and have every pro spect of yielding a most remunerative return to the pro prietors.—l am, Sir, your most obedient servant, A FRIEND TO RAILWAYS. Wells, May 16, 1846. CONCLUSION OF THE SALE OF MA. R. NICHOLL'S COLLECTION OF PICTURES. —Yesterday the sale of this gentlernuf collection of pictures was concluded at M essrs. Poster's auction rooms, Pall Mall. The following are worthy of notice : Lucas Cr nach—" Portrait of the artist's daughter as Merodias, with the head of St. John on a charger," sold for 180 guineas. Gerard Dow—.• warrior surrounded by implements of war, and holding a spear in his left hand' sold for 170 guineas. " Two men fishing on the banks of a stream, attended by a dogfight, a ruin in the midst of a wood," Ruysdael, sold for 116 guineas. Lot 88—" A young lady sketching," engraved under the title of " The Design," Sir J. Rey ' A girl carrying a milk-pail on her head, with tattle and bother figures," by Gains known to the public y Miss Linwood' sold for AO guineas. The following lot—. s copy in 14—" dlework, sold for 70 guineas. Lot 1 The interior of a cot tage,nce&c " A. Ostade, sold for 94 guineas._ e Lot 115—" A very small colds—sold landscape, with a woman milking a cow, ~" A. 'Vandervelde, sold for 63 guineas. Lot 116—" Heads," Titian—formerly exhibited at and well the British Institution—sold for 43 guineas. The sale in the aggre gate realized between 4,0001. and 5,0001. THE LATE ASSASSINATION IN DatlltY-LA.NE.,.Last night Mr. Bedford resumed, at the Grange, Carey street, the ad journed inquest upon the body of the unfortunate Blewitt, when Louisa Cooke having repeated, upon oath, her previous statement, which has been already published, the jury, after considerable delibe ration, returned a verdict of MaZlSl3u,giltel: a•SairtZt , 1 . 01111 Qulura, tile Y 0 4 4,5 122414 04 AO* RAILWAY SIIAItE MARKETS. - - - B/lISXOL, Mar, 21. , STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Bristol dud Exeter, New, IPM —Bristol and South Wales JUnction, 1% --Cfnedithiath 11- D , New, I %—Midland, New, al% —NeWca.itie and Berwick, g South Devon, Midland, p. LIVERPOOL, MIT 21. 14;w STOCK EXCHANCE.—Thejelief Which Waif eXPeeted to filinv froth the operation of the Railway Dissolution Bill is likely to be frus trated by the tenacity with which projectors still cling to schemes that ought to be abandoned ; and the Share Market is again de pressed in consequence of this circumstance. Both scrips and shares, it will be perceived from the list of sales, partake of the depression, nor can any hope of a reaction be entertained until scripholders resolve to wind up, and the number of new companies be thereby reduced. The sales are — Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire JUnctiith, 95. p• — Birthitigharn find OXfbill, p.—Buckinelthniellire, 15: Ott. p.—DerbY and Crbwe, 58s. 3d. p.—Eastein COutitlei, Ynrk Extensions, 148. p.—Grand Junction, 22 3%—Ditto, Quarter Shares, New, 2 9% P. — Goole and Doncaster, % dis.—Huddersfield and Man chester, % dis . — Huddersfield and Sheffield, 5 p.—Leeds and Dews and bury ,Ne wToh w Shares, IA p. — Leicester an d B edford, 3% p.—Leicester , 1 dis : — Liverpool and Bury, 8 p.—Dittto, New Shares, p.— Liverpool, Offriskirk, and Preston, 135. 9d. p.—Ditto, Quarter Shares 21 p. — Mattehesttr and Birthingham, Quarter,Shates (A), 9% P.—Manchester, Sheilleld, and Midland, 2% di s . — MatlclieSter and Leeds Extensions, 2% p —Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, dis.—Manchester, Matlock and Midland 245. p.—Midland Stock, 150—Ditto, 40 1. Shares 13% P.—North Kent, l % —North Staf- Shares, fordshire 1 , 9s. p. — North Wales Mi neral, 3% p.—Ditto, New % P.—Preston and Wyre, 31— Sheffield a n d Man chester, No. 3 (l a t e Ba r nsley), % p,—Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 2 d ie. — South-Eastern, New Half Shares, p.—West Riding Union, % p.—Clydesdale Junction, 3% p. — Edinburgh and Glasgow, 7% p.—Glasgow and Dumfries, Bs. 6d. dis. — Glasgow and Greenock, 17—Bandon and Bantry, -I% dis.—Great County Down, 1% dis. MANCHESTER, MAT 21. SToCh Exciussos.—The sales are — Birkenhead, Chester. Mold, &c., 245. dis.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 13 p.—Black burn, Chorley, and Liverpool, 235. 6d. dis.—Thaekbiirn, Cllthe , &c., 21s. dis.—Bosion, Newark, and 'Sheffield, dis.—Boston Stam ford, and Birmingham, 145. 6d, dis.—Bi lck i ngham and Bletchley Junction, % c. p.—Chester and Manchester Direct, 295. dig.—Derby and Crewe, 3 p. —Eastern Counties, York Extension, 13-16 p.— li•dinbnrgh and Glasgow, Quarters, 18% —Grand Union, 14 dis.— Lancashire and North Yorkshire, % dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, 4% dis, —Leicester and Bedihrd, 1-16 p.--=Leicester and Birmingham, 13-16 c. dis.—Liverpook Ormskirk, and Preston, 34 c. p.—London and Manchester (Itastrick), 1% dis.—London and York, % dis.—Man chaster, Buxton, and Matlock, 13.16 p.—Manchester and Birming ham, 80—Ditto, Quarters (A), B%—Ditto, ditto (B), 8% p,—Ditto, ditto (C), 7 13-16 c. p.—Manchester and Birmingham Continuation and Welsh Junction, 165., 9d dis.—Manchester and 'Bury, Atmos pheric, 9s. 3d. c. dis.-111arichester and Hyde, % p.—Manchester and Southampton, 3s. 9d. dis.—Northumberland and Lancashire, 225. dis.—North Staffordshire, 3 . 7-16 p.—North Western,' par— Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 3.16 p.—Sheilleld and Man chester, Quarters, No. 3, Is. 6d. p.—Shropshire-Union Railway and Canal, 19s. dis.--South Midland, % dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, Halves, No. 4, 3-16 p.—Trent Valley, Midland, sec. 10s. 6d. diS.— Welsh Midland, .235; dis.—West Riding Union, 2% p. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Dist 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, York Ex tension, 1 p.—lnvemess and Elgin, 1 dis.—La;:cashire and North Yorkshire, % dis.—Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, dis.—London and York, 13.6 d. p.—North British, Halves, Carlisle, "235. 6d. p.—Northumberland and Lancashire, 19s. dis. HULL, MAY 21. STOCK EXCISANGZ.—The sales are—Hull and Selby, Half Shares, 2734 —York and North Midland, East and West Riding, 11% —North British, Carlisle, 465. 6d.—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 11—Brad. ford, Wakefield, and Midland, 1% ---Buckingliamshire, 43s.—East Lincolnshire, I9s.—East Coast, 16s. 6d.—Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield, &c., 225.—11u1l and Barnsley Junction, 265. 3d.—Leicester and Bedford, I —Liverpool, Onnskirk, and Preston, 3 34 —North Western, 235. 6d.—North Staffordshire, 51. 9s.—South Midland, 21. 10s. 6d. YORK, MAY 2 1 . _ - STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Grand Union, Nottingham and Lynn, 13s. 6d.—lpswich and Bury, 6—Leicester and Bedford, 1/. 3s. 6d.—London and York, 2/. Bs. 6d. —Malton and Driflield Junction, 2/. 2s.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 3/. 3s. Gd.— Newcastle and Berwick, 25 —Newcastle and Darlington Extensions, 9%—North British, Carlisle Extension, 2/. Bs.—North Stafford shire, sh—North Western, 1/. 6s.—South Midland, 2/. 13s.—West Riding Union, 4%—York and North Midland, New (East and West Riding), 111,i . GLASGOW, MAT 20. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Airdrie and Bathgate, 555. 6d. --Bridge of Weir, 445. 6c1.-British and Irish Union, 415.-Cale donian and Dumbartonshire Extension, 305.-Caledonian Direct Northern, 335.- Cornwall and Devon Central, 295. 6d.-Direct Northern, 405.-East Indian Railway, 18s. 9d.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, New, 191.-Forth and Clyde Junction, 355. 6d.-Glasgow and Belfast Union, 415.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 741, 1 , - Ditto, New, 331.-Ditto, Quarter Shares (5 per cent. guar.), 18%- Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 475. 6d.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 325. Gd.- Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 345. 6d.- Glasgow Harbour Mineral, 26e.-Great North of Scotland, 365.- Larne, Belfast, and Ballymena, 155. -Lesmahagow, 455.-Manches ter and Southampton, 425.-Perth and Inverness, 31s. 6d.-Scot tish Central, 16 1 A -Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction, 305.- South Midland, 635. 6d.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 325. 6d.-Stir linghire and Midland Junction, 41s. TO MARINERS. CAUSE OF WRECKS AT ST. saoTTs, NEW. _ FOUNDLAND. Bona Vista, Newfoundland, Feb. 28, 1846. To George Richard Robinson, Esq., Chairman at Lloyd's. Dear Sir,—The circumstance of the Hibernia steamer having been brought up against Cape Race, on her home ward voyage in November last, induces me to offer a few observations upon the operation of the current, on that part of our coast, as it was evidently the cause of her being drawn so far to the westward of her suppesed situation, at the time of her meeting with the land. In a former communica tion to your Committee upon the loss_of the Harpooner transport, Comus sloop of war, and her Majesty's brig Little Drake, &c. &c., at St. Shott s an d C a p e Pine, I endeavoured to throw some light upon the cause of theirs, as well as many other shipwrecks, occurring in quick succession, about that particular part of the coast; and I have since not been a little gratified at perceiving that the hints there given were deemed of sufficient importance to occupy a conspicuous place in Nories' sailing directions, for that part of the coast of Newfoundland, and that since their appearance the shipwrecks have almost ceased, and if not altogether ceased they have not been so frequent as they were before. In that communication I informed your Committee, if I re collect right (for it is many years since), that the frequent shipwrecks occurring at Saint Shotts were occasioned by a strong current setting in to the westward, round Cape Race, which was occasioned by the action thereon of E.N.E., east and south-east winds, and that the strength of such action could only be estimated by the knowledge of the length or prevalence of such winds. Personal observations, added to circumstances which have since come within my knowledge, has served to confirm that opinion. To a few of those cir cumstances and observations it is my present wish particularly todirect the attention of your Committee, and also that of the navigators frequenting this coast, or occasionally skirting it in their passage to and from the Gulf of Saint Laurence and the neighbouring colonies. First, as to the action of the Gulf-stream upon the current setting along the east coast of this island. It is pretty generally admitted by navigators that the western edge of the Gulf-stream (of Mexico) approaches the eastern edge of the Grand Bank of this island, and from the circumstance (though a rare one) of the Nautilus being cast on shore at Ferryland, and in that neighbourhood, after a long continuance of east winds (and never else), I infer that the Gulf-stream must have brought them to the coast, as they are seldom met with westward of the outer or eastern extremity of the Grand Bank. Presuming, from the foregoing circumstance, that the Gulf stream, by a long-continued action of winds from a particu lar quarter upon its surface, is sometimes propelled towards that part of the coast lying between Cape St. Francis and Cape Race, it is only fair to infer that, if it does not reach the coast, its pressure on such occasions upon the local current passing along the coast to the south-west and west ward, must, by circumscribing the surface of that current, add to its velocity, and that, consequently, after such long continued action, vessels approaching the coast from the south and westward must encounter a greater resistance in the force of the local current than if the winds had been variable for the same space of time. Secondly—Masters of fishing vessels frequenting the Great Bank, state that the current on the bank sets all round the compass within the space of twenty-four hours. That such has been observed to have been the case in the neighbour hood of the Virgin Rocks, in the latitude of Cape Race, and not more than sixty miles from it, as well as on other parts of the bank. Hence I infer that during that portion of the twenty-four hours, when it makes to the westward, it must as a matter of course tend to increase the velocity of the current by setting with it to the westward. Thirdly—lf any doubt were entertained, or any proof . ere wanting as to the direction of the current, after its )assing Cape Race, the circumstance of the body of Captain 3aker, of her Majesty's brig Littl e D ra k e , h aving b een dis covered east on shore near the Rams or Raneo Islands, on the east side of Placentia Bay (and there interred), about one hundred miles, or nearly so, from the scene of his unhappy shipwreck, would, I presume, be sufficient to indicate its true course, and to remove all doubt, if any existed, upon the subject. Fourthly—That the current or eddy spoken of as existing on the Great Bank in front of this island must be occasioned by the resistance which the stream from the Saint Laurence meets with on running into the ocean from the Straits of Bell Isle on the north, where it meets with, and is checked southwards, by the current coming down from the N.B. along the coast of La Bradon, and the like resistance of the ocean waters to the stream setting out of the gulph to the south west of this island. To acquire a perfect knowledge of this current, as well es the current making along the coast, so as to be able at all times to make due allowance for its strengh and tendency, must be the work of a skilful navigator, a title which I can not by any possibility la 7 claim to; nevertheless, the fore going hints may assist him in arriving at a right conclusion upon the subject; and provided that it ultimately tends to the preservation of life and property, I shall feel more than repi3id : „.. Had the Hibernia been a vessel under canvas, instead of being propelled rapidly through the water by steam, she would have brought up at Saint Shotts, or about Cape Pine. instead of reaching Cape Race; in such a case 1 will not even venture to glance at the fearful conseqdences to her crew and passengers. The admirable presence of mind, cool, de terminate judgment displayed by her commander amongst the rocks at Cape Race, would not, I fear, have been sufficient to bring his vessel off from Saint Shotts. Until something has been done to ascertain the true state of the current, upon that part of the coast, I would impress upon all commanders approaching Cape Race from the southward and westward, the absolute necessity of making more frequent use of the lead in foggy weather, and not to come within 300035 fathoms of water in passing or rounding Cape Race. A cast or two of the lead about Cape St. Mary's, and one or twe between that and Cape Race, will enable the navigator to conduct his ship, by observing the foregoing precautions, clear of the dangers of that part of the coast, and coun teract the force of the current. With a hope that the fore going may ultimately lead to some result beneficial to my fellow men, I remain, dear Sir, very respectfully, Your most obedient servant, Thermometer six below the WILLIAM SWEETLAND. cypher. RELATING TO THE BRIG RUTH OF SCARBOROUGH. The agent to Lloyd's at Gibraltar reports an attack hav ing been made upon the British brig Ruth of Scarborough, Newham master, from Messena to St. Petersburg, b y t h ree or four arm e d piratical boats off the Riff, coast of Barba' y, on the Both April last, and the consequent abandonment of the vessel by the captain and crew in order to save their lives, Cape 'Tres Torcas, bearing S.E. by E., distant about five or six leagues. The vessel is supposed to have been run on shore subsequently at that part of the coast. Lloyd's agent had addressed the senior naval officers in the Bay, and her Majesty's Consul at Tangier upon the subject, and her Majesty's brig Fantome had been ordered to proceed im • mediately to the coast of Riff. Masters of vessels will, under the circumstances, do well to be cautious on approach ing near that part of the African coast designated the Riff, laying eastward of Tetuan, as far as the Spanish penal settlements (on that coast) of • the Penon de Gomero, Alhucemas, and of Melilla, the latter being in about 3 deg. W., and near to the Algerene boundary. HORRIBLE DEATH •OF A FEMALE BY FIRE.—An in quest was held yesterday by Mr. Wakley, M.P., at the Middlesex Hospital, to inquire into the death of Louisa Richards, aged twenty five. The deceased was femme de chambre to Madame Flora, of 32, Wyatt-street, Regent's Park. About two o'clock on Tuesday morn ing she went into the front kitchen for a light, and took it into the adjoining room for a pitcher of water, and in putting the candle on the floor the current of air blew it towards her dress, which suddenly became Ignited. Mr. Shields, the landlord, perceiving a glimmering light from his bedroom window, immediately ran down stairs, and seeing what he took for a piece of carpet all in a blaze, he instantly threw a pail of water on it, and then discovered it was the deceased, lying on her face, frightfully charred from head to foot. The unfor tunate creature was removed to the hospital in a hopeless condition, and died in a few bows after her admi.seion; Verdict, " Accidental (14014" HARWICH JULY REGATTA. • TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sxn,—Seeing in your co l umns an occasional notice of the Royal Harwich Yacht Club (which during the week the Queen has been pleased to patronise), may I, as an old yachter, suggest to your paper the following scale for the July Regatta in Harwich Harbour, a place where very small bbati do not require time for tonnage, since they can out manoeuvre larger craft from th e facilit y of getting close in to the esplanade on every tack where the water is very shallow, and where larger craft cannot but get aground. In beating, therefore, small boats have much advantage inside the harbour and river Stour, but not, so round the C or k Light, on the Suffolk shore. f r Then time should be allowed, say 90 seconds per ton. The cups will only cost 1401. l'irst race- , •-8 tons and under 8, a ten guinea cup. Second race-8 tons and under 13, a fifteen ditto. Third race-13 tons and under 26 (time), a twenty ditto. Fourth race-26 tons and under 36 (time), a twenty-five ditto. Fifth race--36 tons and under 50 (time), a thirty ditto. Sixth race-50 and upwards (time), a forty ditto. tour obedient servant, TRUE BLUE. MONUMENT TO JOHN KNOX. The members of the Free Church have recently been ac tively engaged in raising subscriptions for the erection of a monument to John Knox, en the well-known spot at the Nether Bow, where the illustrious reformer lived and died. The monumental structure is to consist of a tower, with two churches and two schools in connexion therewith. Monday was appointed for the laying of the foundation-stone, and in a o t r t d r e a r e ti t e o n i , m t h p rag s t e o ver t a b l e m c e e e re ti m ngs ony we a r l e l eevlnsvibeleeedsoilnemthneity courseand which of hm t i h ce he e t daywas veags r t uil o rll celebrat ev e t h r s e h o i p c c as i n i on th . e h T a h il e fi a t rs t o of eu t e h e e e s m e w al e s: a respectable h audience, most of whom were ladies. Dr. Candlish p reac h e d e and conducted the ser vice, and Dr. Chalmers del iver ed e an eloquent address on the proposed character monumentof nox to and h i 5 threep. approp riate e 0 ,ci character ock the of corn_ the thmeemor3, m the course of which m he it w te a e s loudly applauded. management, applauded. Abo p u p t 7 resident ministers, and others, met in the Merchants' Hall, Hunter -square, from whence they proceeded in procession down the High-street to layt he foundation-stone. The procession, which w as headed by - A. Campbell, Esq., of Monzie, Sir J. Forrest, Dr. Candlish, Dr. 3lackellar, and other ministers, was farmed three deep. A large concourse of people assembled at and in the vicinity of the Bow, to witness the interesting proceedings. The pro cession having arrived at the site of the monument, Mr. Milroy opened the proceedings by giving out the first and last verses of the 100th Psalm These having been sung, and a prayer offered up by the same Rev. Gentleman, Mr. Campbell, of Monzie, delivered a short address to the " Friends of the Reformation," in the course of which he said they were peculiarly favoured in having the erection of so appropriate a monument to John Knox entrusted to them after the lapse of 300 years. Mr. Campbell then deposited three glasses, which contained the "History of John Knox," tho " First Book of Discipline," several ef the works cf the reformer, a re port of the proceedings of a meeting held in Edinburgh in re ference to the monument, a list of the names of those (3,788 in number) who had subscribed to its funds,',and other docu ments. Mr. Campbell having :applied the trowel, plumb, and line to the covering stone, and administered to it three blows with a mallet, three cheers were given. by the assem blage. Two verses of a psalm were again sung, and the pro ceedings coacluded with a prayer by Mr. Noble, of the Gaelic Church. Both in going and returning a portion of the crowd assailed the procession with cries of " Send back the money," in allusion to the aid received by the Free Church from the churches in Arnerica. In the evening a meeting took place in the Music Hall, which was crowded. Mr. Thomson, of Banchory, a lineal descendant of Knox, occupied the chair. On the platform we observed Dr. Cappadose, from Holland, Sir James Forrest, Bart., Mr. Campbell, of Monzie, and a large number of the ministers of the Free Church from town and country. After a short introductory address by the Chair man, the meeting was addressed by Drs. M'Crie and Hetherington on the history of the Reformation ; by Mr. Begg on education • by Dr. Cunningham on th e ecclesiastical bearing of the Reformation ; and by Dr. Candlish, Dr. Buchanan, the Rev. Mr. Milroy, and Sir J. Forrest, on various incidental topics connected with the day's pro ceedings. A letser was read from Dr. Merle d'Aubigne, inclosing a subscription of four hundred francs, and ex pressing his delight at the near prospect of so appropriate a monument being erected to the memory of the Scottish Reformer. Mr. Jaffray stated that the sum required for the monument would be about 15,000/., and that there was al ready subscribed upwards of 4,C001. In the course of his speech, Dr. Cunningham made the following remarks:—" In regard to Ireland, the fact is this: Ireland cannot be said to have had a reformer or a reformation of her own at all. He would be a bold man, I think, who would venture to say that the ecclesiastical establishment of Ireland has ever done any material or appreciable benefit to the cause of Protestantism or to the cause of genuine religion. I fear that its influence, direct and indirect, has been of an opposite description, and I am very much persuaded of this, that it would be for the benefit of Protestantism, and for the benefit of true religion, if the ecclesiastical establishment of Ireland were swept away. —(Loud applause.) I think there is good reason to believe that, in the existing position of things, the abolition of the Irish ecclesiastical establishment may be regarded as the first step towards the reformation of Ireland."—(Cheers —Scotsman. HORRIBLE TRAGEDY IN SPAIN. BATONN; MAY 15.—One of those rugged and solitary valleys, formed by the spurs of the Navarrese Pyrenees, has just been the scene of a shocking tragedy, which, if possible, excited increased horror in the neighbourhood, from the fact of its having occurred within a short distance of the spot where the famous Christino Guriello Elorrio was assassinated only a few days ago. A fortnight has not yet elapsed since a woman entered an isolated house, situated in the above locality, and begged its inmates, consisting of a peasant, his wife, and their infant, to give her shelter for the night. No sooner was the prayer made than it was granted with that hospitality for which the inhabitants of northern Spain are proverbial, and the stranger sat down to rock the baby's cradle whilst the patrona lit a candle for the purpose of preparing supper. She and her husband then observed that the new corner, whose rough voice had previously excited their attention, had a very masculine aspect, and they were not long in finding out that a man, disguised as a female, was beneath the roof. One rapid glance exchanged between the dis mayed Couple sufficed to show that each had made this alarming discovery at the same time, and the peasant, under pretext of looking after some pigs, went out to seek the as sistance of his nearest neighbours. No sooner was he gone than the pretended woman, assuming a ferecious aspect, ap proached his trembling companion, who precipitately shut herself up in an adjoining room. The robber, for such he was, tried to burst open the door, but, finding it resisted all his attempts, desisted, threatening that if a sum of money received the day before by the peasant for some maize was not immediately given up, he would kill the child which was sleeping near the miscreant. The poor women, half dead with fright, and not imagining that such a threat could be put into execution, relined to leave her place of refuge, and in a minute afterwards the screams of the little innocent and its subsequent silence, sud den and profound, told its agonised mother that the monster had murdered it. This deed of blood consummated, the wretch strove to break through the mud wall separating him from his other victim, and in a short time he made an orifice sufficiently large to admit his head and shoulders, through which he strove to make his way; but the peasant's wife, rendered desperate by the death of her child and her own danger, caught hold of a sickle, and seizing the assailant by his hair, hacked at his neck with such energy that she severed his head from the wink. This done, she fell to the ground in a fainting fit, just as the peasant returned with aid, whose horror and consternation may its blood, en i discovering his infant dead and weltering n , blood, the body of a decapitated man extended on the floor, and his unfortunate wife in a swoon, with the robbers head at her feet. LITERATURE. GUIDE to the INVESTMENT of CAPITAL or, Bow to Lay out Money with Safety and Profit By G. M. Bell. To those having capital to invest this little work will prove most useful. They will find in it " a true and particular account" of the relative advantages and dis advantages of investments in lands, houses, the public funds, joint-stock banks, railways, shipping, insurance companies, mining companies, discounting bills, bonds and mortgages, and foreign funds. Mrs. Glasse, of " domestic cookery" immortality, commences her receipt for cooking a hare in these words—" First catch your hare." So should Mr. Bell have commenced this book —" First get your capital ;" and if he could teach us an infallible method of getting capital to invest he would be conferring on the majority of mankind a greater obligation far than he has already conferred on the minority by teaching them how to invest it. of B A ux N toif, W in N l O l r N fo p lk, o a F od F th7gto T w ° ,; of j year, in a letter to the Norfolk Chronicle, say., ' four crops of potatoes in one _I have discovered a ohn D . igby, a cottager, berry which I will gather /tom the banks or hedges, and which will produce the finest potato or potatoes fn Quality that ever were grown. One quart of these berries will produce as much as one bushel of our common potato. These berries are of a small sub stance, and are to be planted whole. They must go through a re gular process in the course of the winter, which is searceloyaunty trouble, and of no expense. I now h ave in my possession a cian ofpo gro ta w to c e ro s rpaiosftede;'croromp thises yeeober7iouestlialstthyeeaforo, r a t n h d o i ro t ips.mlyhine siatentio oyonf d tl u ie ck ir s t e a g t o g e . s raised ueedtrrroimes are so the berries the first Year are about that of a numerous erOus that all England can be supplied." OUT-PENSIONERS OF GREENWICH HOSPITAL.—From a return just delivered by order of the House of Commons, it appears that there are on the list of out-pensioners of Greenwich Hospital 6,386 seamen, and 5,124 marines residing in Great Britain ; 966 sea men, and 234 marines in Ireland; and 422 seamen, and 141 marines abroad, or their residences not ascertained ; making a total of 7,754 seamen, and 5,499 marines, or a grand total of 13,253 out-pensioners of Greenwich Hospital now on that list. POST-OFFICE NOTICE.—REDUCTION IN THE RATES OF POSTAGE The following document was issued yesterday:— "General Post-office, May 21, 1846. On and after the Ist of June next the foreign rates of postage on letters sent through France between the United Kingdom and Wurtemburg, will be reduced from 10d. to sd. on each single letter. No alteration, however, will take place in the present British rates of postage on these letters. The British and foreign rates must be combined, and taken on the same principle as that adopted for letters addressed to France, as shown in the following table :—Combined British and foreign rates on a letter, weighing under a quarter of an ounce, British bd. ; foreign 5d.; total, to destination, 10d. Weighing a quarter of an ounce, and not exceeding half an ounce, British, bd.; foreign, 10d.; total to destination, Is. 3d. Exceeding half an ounce, and under three quarters of an ounce, British, 10d. ; foreign, Is. 3d. ; total to destina tion, 2s. Id. Weighing three-quarters of an ounce, and not exceed ing one ounce, British 10d.; foreign, Is. Bd.; total to destination, 2s. 6d. Exceeding one ounce, and under one ounce and a quarter, 1 British, Is 8d • foreign, 2s. Id.; total to destination, 3s. 9d. The payment of postage on these letters is optional, but the letters must be either forwarded unpaid, or the entire postage to destination, both British and foreign, must be paid in advance." BONG-BONG.—The freight ship Sir Robert Sale left China en the 16th of January last for England, and made an excel lent passage in 110 days, with the under-mentioned detachments of invalids on board :-1 sergeant and 1 gunner of the Royal Artillery ; 2 corporals and I private of the Royal Sappers and Miners ; 5 ser geants, 48 privates, and 2 drummers of the 18th Regiment ; and 16 privates of the 98th Regiment. Of naval invalids there were 5 war rant officers and 38 seamen and marines, with 10 women and 10 children. Died during the passage 7of the 18th Regiment, 7 of the 98th Begiment, 3 naval, and 2 children. Lieutenant Armstrong, of 'the 18th, commanded, with Lieutenant Elliott, of the same Regi • ment ; and Dr. Shelton, of the 28th Regiment, was them edils,., c_al officer in charge. Mr. Cook, purser, R.N., Dr. Neill, surgeon, m i Mr. Gordon, clerk, and Mr. B o y ce , volunteer, returned at th e came time._ ----- A gentleman, from Nottingham, observed a remark able scene in Exeter one day recently. A number of Nottingham stockingers were parading the streets of that city, dragging along a stagework on wheels, occupied by ono of their number and a stock ing -frame in full work. The astonishment of the citizens was great, and, from the sal., of stockin;s the men carried with them, they reaped a good harvest. WHERE ARE You GOING ?—During the last week or ten days persons have been stationed at the London Terminus of the Brighton and Dover Railways inquiring of all passengerSarriving in London whether their destination was the City or the West -end. The object is to assist the judgment of the Commissioners appointed to. consider the expediency or necessity of a West-end terminus f o the southern railways. One of our Contemporaries, i n a paragrap h under the head of " Where are you going, Iny Pretty ma i d r tate s - that the inquiries Sid instituted by. the Police Commigg 6 ik i g 4 o4 Ogg Onager NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 20.—The royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain Lord A. Fitzclarence, was removed from alongside the dockyard jetty to her moorings up the harbour yesterday. A large number of artisans—smiths, joiners, painters, gilders, &c. —are employed on her, to get her ready, we presume, by the time she will not be wanted, as she has never been ready when her services have been required by her Royal Mistress, more especially upon any emergency. By the way, what has become of the Fairy? Does she, too, require an expensive refit after every short season of royal aquatics? From her long absence, and the fact of Prince Albert having been compelled to use one of the oldest Go vernment steamers in existence (the Lightning) when he last visited Osborne, we must premise that she does. What a miserable state of inefficiency does such a system of things present. A sea-going man-of-war is not, under ordinary circumstances, in want of a refit oftener than once in three 3 ears; and yet these yachts are continually under repair and refit, without their services being required once a month upon the average from year's end to year's end. We had imagined the Fairy all that could be wished in every respect ; it appears, however, she has her wants as well as larger craft, at least wants are made for her, we suppose to render theex penditure upon the mother yacht less conspicuous. The Serpent, 16, recently from the China Station, was re moved yesterday from alongside the Blake receiving-hulk, to moorings in ordinary. All possible expedition is being used in making good the defects of the Canopus, 84, Captain Moresby, preparatory to her sailing to join the Squadron of Evolution. She wilt take out letters and dispatches. _ The Baretti Junior transport, Lieutenant E. Griffiths, agent, completed the discharge of her old stores yesterday. She was towed out of harbour by the Echo steam-tug in the evening, and sailed immediately for the river. The Penelope, 22, steam-frigate, Captain Jones, was paid off this day: She will refit for further service immediately. A scientific officer, who has been in this vessel nearly the whole time of her commission, told us to-day there was not a more comfoi table sea-going ship in the service, nor one better qualified to perform all the duties of an efficient man of-war. The Lively naval lighter sailed to-day with stores for the eastern yards. ROYAL MAS. the T c h e e m m annualcommand of in tolon ti Colonel in Jones, ofth the Commandant,Portsmouth morning by Major-General the Hon. Sir Hereules Paken ham, K.C.8.. commanding the south-west district, and Co lonelender. Owcn, C. 8., K.H., Deputy-Adjutant-General of Roya l Marines. Th e division formed in line at eleven o'clock is the barrack-square, for the reception of the General who, after passing down the line, inspected each company mi autely, and afterwards the mens' quarters, non-commis sioned officers and privates' libraries, boys' and girls' schools, &c., and order and expressed his most perfect satisfaction a t th e goo d regularity pervading every department, as did Colonel Owen—a just tribute to the character and talents of the highly-esteemed veteran Commandant Colonel Jones. This division is also mnch indebted for its efficiency to the i indefatigableatte L n a t n io g n ley. and devotion to its w e lf are of Lieu -1 tenant-Ad j utant ROYAL MARINE ARTILLERY. This highly-important branch of the marine corps, u n d er the command of Lieutenant-Colonel D. A. Gibsone, was al so inspected this day by the above officers, first in heavy march ing order in the barrack square, in which they appeared highly efficient and serviceable. At three o'clock General Pakenham and staff, and Colonel Owen, inspected the field battery on Southsea-common, in which the men performed various manoeuvres and evolutions in a highly serviceable and satisfactory manner, which elicited the warm approbation of the gallant officers inspect ing. The battery was dismounted and mounted in the in credibly short space of a few seconds. The battery is under the direction of Captain Stevens, R.M.A. After the field-battery drill, the fire-barns were inspected, when the different modes of mounting and moving heavy ordnance, including 13-inch mortars, Were admirably exhi bited ; also the different modes of making compositions for the service of artillery, as carcasses, smoke balls, fusees, rockets, detonating and other kinds of tubes, cartridges for guns, blank and ball cartridge ; also a new description of match for burning under water, the invention of Captain Stevens ; Lord Ellenborough's for moving heavy ordnance without the aid of drag-ropes or harness of any kind was also exhibited, and was eminently successful, to which Colonel Owen and the other officers present bore most gratifying testimony. The other officers of the corps on the field were Lieutenants Tate, Roberts, Davis, Meade, and Lieutenant and Adjutant Savage. The General highly complimented Colonel Gibsone and the other officers upon the highly efficient and warlike state of this eminently useful branch of the service before leaving the ground. DUTCH AND FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS, MAY 18.—At the opening of the Chamber of Representatives to-day, M. de Thieux laid on the bureau a report on the higher branches of education. M. de Haerule called the attention of the Minister of Fo reign Affairs to a new difficulty raised by the French Cus tom-house officers, on the importation of unbleached linens. The remainder of the sitting was devoted to the discussion of the 12th chapter of the budget of the Department of the In tenor, relative to agriculture. The King set out this morning for his estate at Ardellnet accompanied by Mr. Conway. The law containing the budget of the department of pub lic works for 1846, dated the 17th of May, has just been published. This budget amounts to the sum of 14,168,949 francs. The police of our city arrested yesterday 100 beggars and vagabonds, most of whom came from Flanders. We observe that the Journal de Louvain mentions that an ex cessive number of beggars infest the streets of that city. They are strangers to the town. A considerable promotion has just been made in the army. Another law, dated the 15th of May, prolongs till the Ist of March, 1847, the Ist article of the law of the 12th of April, 1835, concerning the tolls on iron railways. THE HAGUE, MAY 15.—The Stoats Courrant of to-day, republishes the account from St. Petersburg, dated May 5, announcing that goods imported into Russia, in ships of the Netherlands, shall be exempt till the 27th of July, this year, from payment of the additional duty of 50 per cent. imposed by the 'Ukase of the Ist of July, 1845. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Orange, and her children and suite, will set out on Monday morning for Rotterdam, thence by steam -boat to Arnham, and then to Loo. With respect to the visit of her Britannic Majesty to this place, we are able to state that great hopes continue to be entertained of this visit; that important repairs are making in the palace of King William 1., and that the completion of the palace of his Majesty is rapidly proceeding, and that preparations are making to give a splendid reception to Queen Victoria. STATE or TRADE.—The condition 'of the wrought cottonihose branch has not improved.—The cut-ups have met with a reverse in the demand, and many of the houses deliver out their ma terial with a very sparing hand. The drawer, pantaloon, and shirt trade is also worse, and many shops have scarce half employment. The cotton glove trade continues in a tolerable state, but the silt branch is getting worse. The fancy bobbin-net trade is very bad, and though some sales have been made, the commission agents assert that it must have been at very low prices, as it is with great difficulty they can dispose of a piece. Even the power nets have had a damp, but they have slightly re covered. The warp lace trade is even worse, and this has reached the silk-blond, the workmen being reduced to 2d. per yard. In the midst of so much glcom there is some reason to hope for better days, as the making of velvet lace has been so far accomplished, as to leave no doubt of its being brought out. This is the most elegant and skil ful manufacture that the world has yet seen, and when the machinery is made public, the ablest workmen will be astounded at the inven tion, which exceeds all that they have hitherto conceived. The pa tentees have gone into an entirely new field of mechanism, which has immense power, not so much of speed as of variation of manu facture ; but it Will require the moat skilful workmen.—Nottinghani Review. A BRISK PLACE.—There is a good anecdote told about the little town of Portland, Indiana, United states. 'While a certain steam-boat was about patting out from there, recently, for New Orleans, the mate, an old boatman, turned to some passengers, and remarked :—" This little town, gentleman, looks dull, but I can tell you it is perhaps a mighty brisk place. About fifteen years ago, as I was going with a flat boat to New Orleans, we stopped here to procure some provisions. I went up into the town, sad seeing a coat hang out at a shop door, just took it. The owner came after me —caught me—took me before a magistrate —I was tried—convicted took thirty-nine lashes—and was back to the boat inAfteen snimstes—ra swear. I tell you, gentlemen, a mighty brisk little place is that Kano Portland." BURGLARIES IN THE VICINITY OF COVENT -GA RS DEN.—Yesterday another extensive robbery In the neig hbo ur h ood ur h woollen Covent-garden took place on the premises ofMrjoes into the draper, in Bedfordbury. The rebbere effected an e ntrance by the shop, and having warehouse, by a gateway which leads down premises of Mr. Jones by getting descended into the warehouse, the frame back and warehouse, where they must have bee n for cut the glass out, they turn a considerable time, as to a skylight at the t op of the must the goods were thrown about in al l d irections. Mr . Jones states that have been affected between one and five yesterday the robbery morning; he estimates his loss at 3001. worth of goods, and about oincash. During the same night an attempt was made to b rea k into . the house of Mr. Canton, dentist, corner of Mays-buildings. The would-be depredators in this case must have raised one of them on their backs and then he held a knotted rope, by which the others as- T ce h n e d e t I l i e to ve t s h , e in to l p oo o k t i a ng b th ae r k ou sh g o h p t , h l e n g w las h s ic o h f , tb fo e rtu sk n y a l t i e g ly bt , , a b b o r o y k e s e o p n t e . of the panes, which alarmed them, as the noise awoke the boy who called out to his master ; but they escaped, leaving the rope behind them. WORKHOUSES IN IRELAND.—By a return on Tuesday printed it appears that on the 25th of March last there were 50,375. paupers in 123 workhouses in Ireland There are 130 unions in Ireland, and 7 workhouses in March were not opened. The inmates have increased in the last three•years. In 1844 (March) there were 109 workhouses open. There were 7,166 able bodied paupers-1,780 males and 5,386 females. Other inmates numbered 32,317-16,067 males and 16,250 females, making the total number 39,483-17,847 males and 21,636 females. In 1845 (March) the number of able bodied paupers was 7,097-1,788 males and 5,309 females. Other paupers numbered 3 5 ,419-17,517 males and 17,902 females, making the total 42.516. The number of workhouses open ih that year was 116. In 1846 (March) the number of able-bodied paupers was 8,246 —1,984 males and 6,262 females. Of other inmates 42,129-20,985 males and 21,144 females, making the total 56,375. The number of workhouses open was 123. NATIONAL TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.—Last evening the annual general m ee ti ng o f th e members of this society was held at Exeter Hall, and was most numerously attended, the platf orm and galleries, as well as the body of the hall, being crowded. A cir cumstance which attracted particular attention was the presence of from seventy to eighty men in the Scots Fusilier Guards. The Earl of Arundel and Surrey, M.P., having taken the chair, the report was read by Mr. William Cash, which gave an outline of the progress of the principles of temperance in almost every part of the world. The temperance movement is making rapid progress all over this country. During the year the receipts of the society amounted to 1,8171., and the expenditure to a sum less by 3001. The Rev. W. Robinson moved, and the Hon. Stafford Jerningham seconded the adoption of the report. The motion was carried, and also several resolutions in accordance with the object of the association. Thanks were then voted to the Noble Chairman, and the meeting separated. THE SEASON.—CoId rains and hail-storms have con tinued to characterise this month of May ; indeed, we scarcely recol lect a wetter spring than the present. There will, probably, there fore, be good crops o f hay. As respects the Lent grain, our agricul . . turists availed themselves of the intervals of dry weather to get in their barley, and it was still in time. The wheats are yet looking will be an extensi ve like a general apprehension as sick u l ) y j but we hesueee to o n f o t t h h e er r of op .anythinglt,erear t here failare in apples, and that cider will reach ahigh price. Pears, too, , when the ther the night of the 20th cially after the snow, and on indicated 12 degrees of fr ost. Notwithstan d ing that pros pectsappear to have suffered considerably from the frosts of March, espe mometer indica are somewhat adverse, the rains have imparted a beautiful freshness and verdure to the earth, and we have no doubt that there n -- ded T t h o e ere ll et a er na Ce us r i s: will be sufficient produce both for man and beast. The potato crop which 1-tilsCßinEte. ms to be coming on invourablyp.—ieclelrorocfesgterrounJodurninale. NEW MUSIC HAIL IN LONG Charles-stree t, hall, on a similar plan as that in Store-street, D Company ruu - Drury-lane, e b , a a v i l d le rm t a n n g-a e c x r t e e , n o s n iv ,v e Bedford-square t oArdeFrFßofAiffe House(ißE (IRELAND). ND). Common re rleattiu.veintolitahse just ll: „ A n T i li ss s ued l b N y constabulary, Ireland, from which it appears, that since the Ist December, 1830, 102 persons have b:en killed, and 87 severely wounded in affrays with the constabulary force. In addition, 35 of the constabulary have been killed, and 207 wounded in those affrays —this being more numerous than the loss of the rioters themselves. Several persons killed and wounded in the county of Kilkenny in November, 1831, and Several wounded in October, 1832, are not in cluded in this return, as their names cannot be ascertained. A member of the Montefiore family. who resides near Three Bridges, has built a school there for the education of the chil dren of the neighbourhood. The structure is a very pretty one, and is fitted up iu a most comfortable manner. The children, who pay the nominal charge of Id. each, are taught reading, writing, and arithmetic, and are instructed in the Church catechism. Most of the poor in the neighbourhood, and many of a superior rank, avail them selves of this generosity, which is only part of a general conduct which has made the name 61 Monteeore beloved in the neighbour. n001...-Arigiito 8444 _ 1