The Sun. — London, England, 1846-06-03 00:00:00

VpILAND MAIL INDIA. In the meantime the British are not idle either in consolidating their new provinces or in weakening their enemies. Amongst the materiel of war sur rendered by the Seikhs were specially enumerated the guns which had been pointed against the British In dian army. Those guns, to the number of 256, have reached Delhi, and they are to be taken with all the Pomp of a military procession from that city, even as far as Calcutta. This procession of nearly 1,000 miles, w ill not f a il to produce a powerful impression in India, where men judge from what they see. The mighty power of the British Government will there from be recognised by even the Mahommeden fatal ists. It will resemble one of the triumphs in ancient Rome. The Governor-General had issued a general order that all soldiers engaged in protecting the camps, &c., during the late battles, shall receive the decorations as if engaged in them. Sinde is tranquil. Sir Charles Napier arrived at liurrachee on the 15th of April in good health, not withstanding the extreme fatigues of his late rapid march to Lahore. The invalids and wounded men from the battle of Moodkee had passed down the Indus, and arrived at Bombay ; 12 had died on the way, amongst whom was Colonel Ryan, of her Majesty 50th Regiment. Preparations were making at Bombay at the time of the departure of the steamer for sending those invalids on to Europe in the best transport that could be procured. The King of Lucknow was crowned with Asiatic ceremony in his capital on the 17th of April. As all the foreign officers have been obliged to quit the service of Lahore, Colonel Minton, a French moan, and Captain Huron de Alcantara, a Spaniard (by whose skill in engineering the powerful fortifica tions at Ferozeshah and Sobraon were constructed), had come down to Bombay at the same time as the Wounded Europeans. Prince Waldemar of Prussia, With his attendants had arrived there on the 18th of April, and had come on to Europe by the steamer With the mails. The Prince has gained no small ex perience from the late campaign on the Sutlej, as he Was continually in the company of the Governor- General, and witnessed the battles. The Nizam's dominions are in a disturbed state, in consequence of the bad management of the finances of the Government. _Several c h anges had taken place in the Secretaries c j f . li the Bombay Government and i n th e C ounc il. M r. • Crawford bad retired from the Council, and had been succeeded by Mr. J. P. 'Willoughby, who was succeeded as Chief Secretary by Mr. R. K Pringle. The health of the Governor, Sir George Arthur, was in such a dilapidated state, as to give a colour ing to a rumour current of his intention to resign his important post within a few days, and to come to Europe. His complaint is described as of an apoplectic tendency. It was rumoured that in consequence of the appre hension of an American war, the harbour of Bombay, Which is capable of strong defence, was to be imme diately fortified. Great complaints prevailed e the scarcity of Water in many districts in which the cholera was ra ging• Hopes were, however, entertained of an early monsoon. (From the Overland Bombay Times, May 1.) SUMMARY. The field of intelligence in India during the hot a _ eau m, with th e th ermome t er h a lf way b e t w i x t th e tieezing and the boiling point—with ge ne r a l pros p.erity and peace, and a Governor. General who de- P o rts himself and writes like ordinary men, presents to the eye a picture of th e mos t per f ect b arrenness. ,There is not a si ng l e green spot or shrub in the deso 'at.e waste—nothing for the memory to recal, the mind to speculate, or the eye to repose upon. Our SUbjects of reflection, few and uninteresting as they are, a re not political, and concern none but our selves. We have some matters, it is true, in astronomy and gastronomy, in meteorology and medicine, to excite us : we are alarmed at the rapid approach of the sun from the equator, who Will a fortnight hence be vertical, and delighted With the arrival of a ship load of ice fro m America, to assist in counteracting his influence. We deplore the scarcity of water and abundance of cholera, and hope the arrival of the season of rain may ensure the departure of that sickness. The Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief continue at. Simla—th e conduct of the latter throughout the ~,campaign becoming very freely canvassed. The . ruhjaub in all departments, whether Seikh or British, ig n ow so tranquil that even alarmists have ceased f expressing apprehensions of approaching danger. T r George Arthur, Governor of Bombay, has in a con- Siderabl e measure recovered from s i c k ness, b u t i s f ar lro ni stro ng . Th e P r i nce W a ld emar an d su it e r e turn b the present steamer to Europe. The Hon. J. Willoughby, Esq., becomes Member of e uttn ., ' IL In place of Mr. J. H. Crawford, who has retired on the expiry of his term of service. The 4, mander-i n -Chi e f o f B om b a y an d his family con -1'11:142 at the Mahabuleshwar Hills. LAHORE. r,. latesto the Delhi Gazette, April 15.) war lette and are era from Lahore are of the 9th instant, Th e more satisfactory than any we have yet received. ~_ eY have remo ve d much anxiety from our mind as to the real positio n our garrison in that town, which is, We are assure 3, session, as also the° eT:impletely in our military pos , naolotadtel and all the gates, that dis aster is impossibl e linde r the most culpable mis• tnanagement and gross P e distinguished officer corn the question the nam e of T h e:t ; and that such is out of tnanding is a very s ufficienttoguarantee. The utmost prevent the European precautions have been taken troops from causing any acroters bitants, the Artillery and e t i7 , to the inha racks in the citadel, close to the ..Foot b e i ng in bar- Littler in the Huzooree bagh, The this part of Sir John atantly under his observation. Th e offi n e n oto pro of con of the force are all as comfortably housed r- °` r na tteY could expect, and the utmost exertions are being vide the best available accommodation for the of the native corps in the town, consistent with tliecoaebrs solute necessity of having them near their men, they have been allowed to make any necessary alters_ tons in the quarters assigned to them, subject to the approval of the executive engineer, at the expense of the durbar. The people of all classes are represented to us as very civil auci respectful, and we are assured they The already quite reconciled to the new arrangement s . 4 :he re-organisation of the Lahore army was progressing favourably, and portions of it, as stated by our native correspondent, are proceeding on duty into the provinces, Where the district commanders have reported several sucees<es over the rebels. Lord Elphinstone is about to visit Kashmeer, accompanied by the two sons of the Governor-General. The Maharaja Ghoolab Singh had r eached J am oo on the 6th, and matte rs seem se t t li ng down more rapidly than we could have expected. Were Ito sure that the Seikhs proper, who have suffered so much by the late arrangements, and many of whom are reodin at their houses over their losses and defeat, e uld Ol ., , become peaceable subjects of the new state, we f u rid be satisfied entirely as to the preservation of fr,suro tranquillity, but these we fear are the people • 'to Whom danger is to be apprehended, and who will, th some . s...sncases at least, find willing leaders in the chiefs bir,nieprosp( cts have been greatly dimmed by the esta ezi, . better regulated Government than has teo for the I t 611 E. as yars. Be this as it may, traa- The Bombay mails of the lst of May have arrived; they are remarkably barren of exciting intelligence. The Governor-General and the Commander-in- Chief had reached Simla, where they inten led to re main during the hot and rainy seasons. The troops had taken up their stations for the same period in the newly-acquired districts along the I3eas, and also in Lahore. The Seikh soldiers were tranquil, but not satisfied. The Governments of Lahore and Jamoo were engaged in tracing out the frontiers between them. Ghoolab Singh is not popular with the Seikhs, who accuse him of having sacrificed their country to gratify his personal ambition. Dhost Mahommed, who was delighted on hearing of the invasion of the British dominions by the Seikhs, has since resumed a pacific policy, for the rapidity of the British conquests had not allowed him time for any offensive operations against Peshawur, although some preparations for that purpose appear to have been nude at Jellalabad by his son and 'Wuzeer, the noto • rious Akhbar Khan. It is evident from the position of the different Rajas and their adherents, as well at Lahore as in the neighbouring states, that the present cessation of hostilities is kept up rather as a temporary armistice, than a lasting peace. The division of the spoils of Runjeet Singh's kingdom is not satisfactory to them, and it is highly probable that before 1846 expires there will be other con flicts. quillity certainly prevails on this side Lahore, and if it be not deceptive, shows how wonderfully the native mind can aclaptaself to circumstances. The road from Lahore to Ferozepore is reported so safe, that goods move up and down without escorts. The only grumblme• we have fr om L a h ore, and which seems too well founded,' is that regarding post. office arrangements, which con ' tinue very inefficient indeed. That which prohibits the prepayment of letters at, and compels prepayment to, La hore, is very unjust, and a positive breach of contract be twen the Government and the public. It is not the fault of the public that proper arrangements are not made, and why should they suffer because a certain department is inefficient? We hope the Postmaster General will speedily put matters to rights, as we understand he is on or beyond the Sutlej. We regret to learn that a Court martial was definitively ordered to assemble at Lahore on the 13th instant (Monday last) for the trial of Captain Cecil, of the I2th Regiment N. 1., Brigadier Eckford to be President. Ten hies of rupees, the money we presume expected from Mooltan, had arrived at Lahore on the 7th of April, under escort of a Mahom medal' regiment. A letter from Lahore give an interesting account of a trip from Loodianah to that place via Jullindur and Umritsir. A gentleman started palkee (laic, and tra versed that part of the country where bearers are un known; but, he says, people of all callings were ready to carry him, and seemed to regard it as great amuse ment. He was attended only by a mounted guard of Selchs, who had fought against us in the recent battles. The people of :he country were civil and attentive, and did all in their power to facilitate the traveller's pro gress. A letter from Loodianah says the artillery had arrived there, " rejoicing in prospect of not having to spend the hot weather without a roof over their heads." —Mofussilite, April 17. LAHORE, APRIL 10.—The Ranee is very ill ; the troops are exceedingly healthy—her Majesty's 80th have only 41 men in hospital, and of these only one case of fever and ono of dysentery. When the filth has been cleared away we shall not know the place.—Agra , Chronicle, April 18. PRICE OF BULLION, &C. Company's Rupees. Sycec silver ... 104 12 0 to 105 0 0 per 100 saml Min gold bars ... 15 8 oto 16 3 0 per sa. wt. Gold dust ... 15 8 oto 16 8 0 ditto. Spanioi dollars ... 221 10 0 to 221 12 0 per 100. Mexican dollars ... 221 0 0 to 221 4 0 ditto. Sovereigns .. 11 3 6to 11 4 6 ditto. Madrasgold moburs 16 4 oto 16 8 0 ditto. —Bengal Ilui karu, evening edition, April 18. LIEUT.-COL, MARCUS BARR, C.B. We deeply regret to have to insert, in our obituary of this day, the death of the above lamented officer. His name is now added to the list of eminent men who have nobly fallen in the service of their country. In our columns we have frequently recorded the gal lant achievements of this distinguished soldier, not only at the splendid victory of Maharajpoor, under the walls of Gwalior, on the 29th of December, 1843, but also at the recent glorious victories of Moodkee, Ferozeshah, and Sobraon, on the banks of the Sutlej, during which campaign Colonel Barr held the high office of Acting Adjutant-General of her Majesty's forces. Thus he saw the commencement, progress, and final success of a series of triumphs which will be ever memorable in the history of India. Some extracts from a letter by Major-General Sir Harry Smith, Bart., G.C.8., with which we have been favoured, conveying to the family of Colonel Barr the s nintelligence, will be read t a h s i s s u b aw r et v h . e t hm a e nd upc oh iagcnc interest.aomn tpgl grief h e e f d o f officer r e w l a a m t i v os e ri s yr , io i f t ah i r s irsy the sa friend.3tri, says i b n u t h e i s o b d f s t p h e a t h c h e o d o a f t e . 1 al Camp,t o L t a h t e t e m a e a on the road to Simla:— " Would I had a far less painful duty to perform than that of telling you I have lost one of my dearest and most valued friends! you a brother—an honour to his family, and to his profession, and to his country! " You will be aware he was severely wounded in the battle of Sobraon; the large bone of his left arm was much shattered by a musket ball. It was not ampu tated, and although, while at Ferozepore, we were in constant alarm for his welfare, he reached I(ussowlee, a hill station near Simla, in charge of the very able surgeon of his own regiment; where, it appears, the wound had sloughed, and the artery must have become diseased; for, on the 26th of March last, a violent hemorrhage ensued, and our noble Marcus sank under it! " You know the friendship which existed between me and Marcus. I know by your letters to him how brothers and sisters can love! Judge, therefore, of my incompe tency to write all I feel; nor can I attempt to offer any consolation—no mortal can! Our appeal, trust, and hope, is in heaven! to where lam sure he is gone—for he was a ' good man'—and where we must strive to meet him. " No soldier ever lamented the loss of his friend and comrade more than I do. For his future' I hope in the belief of a Christian—for the past' I know nothing in his career to regret. He was man' in every sense of the word—a truly honest and upright Englishman ! time had not diminished his amiable nationality. He was universally beloved and respected throughout India. As a soldier he was preeminent, and the tears of sorrow rolled down the veteran cheeks of that bravest of men, our Commander-in-Chief, Sir Hugh Gough, when we talked of our most valiant comrade this day ; for yes terday we had good accounts of him. " When the heart is full, it is eased by pouring forth its contents befor e a f r i en d ; suc h i s my case when I thus write and dwell upon my painful loss to the brothers and sisters who have been so bereaved !" Sir Harry Smith, we understand, writes still more touchingly, and with surpassing kindness, as regards his late friend and the feelings of the family. But enough, we trust, has been said for the satisfaction of those who have expressed so much kind solicitude. The military career of this valiant and much esteemed officer is now closed ! His grave has been honoured by the deep regrets of his brave and excellent friends Lord Gough, Sir Harry Smith, and his other gallant comrades. No doubt these feelings will be responded to by a grateful country, to which he was fondly attached, and for whose honour and interest, in the disharge of a sacred duty, ho 3 ielded up his breath ! " HOW sleep the brave who sink to res t , By all their country's wishes blest !" IVorcester Chronicle. SINDE. Scanty and unimportant as are our tidings from Sinde, hey are more voluminous than those from any other quarter of India. The results of the conquest now touch us very nearly : a pressure in the money market, of almost unprecedented severity, being ascribed to the drain of specie, to the extent of nearly a million sterling annually, required to pay the army necessary for the maintenance of Young Egypt. This is the first, the most prominent and permanent, of the blessings of open ing the navigation of the unnavigable Indus for the ships of all nations, and courting the commerce of countries which had none to confer. Our former dates from Sukkur extended to the 28th, at which time the Belooch battalion and Captain Bailey's battery—the first of the long line of corps returning from Baha wt.lpore—had arrived. The other corps came in in succession, all well, and resumed their former quarters. On the downward march of her Majesty's 17th it was feared that Lieutenant Gardiner had been murdered. At Bagoodrah he had one day at noon gone out shooting, and was missing till next day. He had lost himself in the jungle, when darkness overtook him. He was ex hausted, and slept all night on the ground. He descried I village near him in the morning, and thither he re oaireci and made known his wants. The people gave milk and such bread as the country supplied, treated him with kindness, showed every attention to his wants, and then guided him to camp in safety. Uniform testimony is borne to the honesty and kindness of the people in the Bahawulpore dominions. Captain Brett's battery is sta tioned in the fortress of Bukkur; all the spare ammu nition is returned to store. General Hunter once more takes command at Sukkur, Captain Bignell, 69th Ben gal N. 1., acting as Major of Brigade. The circumstance of a Bengal officer having command of a station now entirely occupied—as it is in future intended to be— by Bombay troops, has occasioned considerable dis cussion, and but for the personal popularity of the gallant veteran himself might have caused more. Stone embankments to protect the cantonments from the inundations of the river were being constructed ; and it seemed to be considered that the large expenditure re quired for this would have been much more advantage ously made in removing the cantonments themselves from the margin of the stream. Sir C. Napier, with his staff, reached Roree on the 4th of April. He imme diately crossed over to the island of Bukkur to inspect some alterations then being made on the fortifications. Next morning he left for Hyderabad, where he arrived on the 7th by steam. Cn the sth, the European portion ofthe late "Indus field force" proceeded down the river in steamers, consistingof the Ist company Ist and Ist company 2d battalions of artillery and her Majesty's 86th Foot— the guns being sent down in boats. Rowland's troop FL A., the horses of the two batteries, and the 12th and 18th N. 1., marched the same mo rn i ng f or Hy derabad. Th e head-quarters of the 3d cavalry had taken the place of the mounted portion of the Bun delkund Legion, and were to be stationed at Klaangur, with outposts at Shahpoor, Meerpoor, &c. The Jeltranee and Janeedra freebooters last season trans ferred by Sir C. Napier from the hills to the plains, were under the considerate management of Lieu tenant Hamilton, turning out much better citizens than might have been expected. Sir C. Napier reached Kurrachee on the 15th, and seemed to have recovered from his fatigues. The officers and men wounded during the late battles on the Sutlej having got easily and well down the river, arrived at Bombay on the 26th and 27th. Twelve have died on the way, Colonel Ryan, of her Ma jesty's 50th, among the number; above two hundred reached this presidency. Many of them are sick; the hurts of most of them very severe. Every kindness and attention has been shown them, and all the kindly and generous sympathy accorded them of which they are so eminently deserving. It is hoped that a considerable portion of them may be sent home in the fine ship Here fordshire now in harbour. The last steamer for the sea RAILWAY MEETING. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) A meeting of the shareholders of a Manchester Rail way, under Sir Robert Peel's recent orders, requiring a further testimony of the feelings of the shareholders in favour of the prosecution of the undertaking, was held in Manchester on Saturday last, and although a motion for the continuance of the company was made, and se conded, and supported—by the directors, an amend ment for the immediate winding up of the concern, was carried by the shareholders. Considerable surprise was excited at the meeting by the discovery that the acting directors of the company had taken up only twenty-five shares a-piece ; and that. consequently, none of them had rendered themselves responsible by signing the deed for more than 5001. It appeared that, on the onset of the project, the di rectors had looked after their own interests, and at a very early meeting passed a resolution that each of the body should be entitled to have 250 shares, with a fur ther control over all the shares that might by any chance remain unappropriated. Having thus protected themselves for any emergency—either for the making of a little fortune, by the sale of 250 shares or upwards, in case the railway mania continued long enough to batch and bring out the scheme —or, on the other hand, to have the pi ivilege of taking only a homoeopathic al lotment of shares, in case the tide of affairs should have taken a turn ; the directors had nothing to do but luxu riously to occupy their seats at the board with perfect composure. The announcement of this act of self-pre servation and protection on the part of the board of directors electrified the meeting ; and it may be consi dered a pity, that this instinctive quality of a director— this provision of human nature —was not previously known, as it would, doubtless, have operated upon the minds of the shareholders who have been called together to act upon advice and counsel, emanating from similar sources. The fever having passed its height (before the scrip could be fairly out), the homeropathic dose was taken by one and all of the directors, the quantity vary - ing from 15 to 25—the highest number of shares taken by any director being 25. This was the extent of the confidence of the directors in the undertaking—this was the amount of their responsibility—and it was quite enough to govern the decision of the meeting, and to induce the shareholders to give the like measure of confidence to the directors. Assertions that the whole number of shares had been, unfortunately, exhausted before the directors had time to think of themselves, might be attempted to be made—arguments of all kinds might be adduced —the engineering report might make the difficulties to vanish as dew before the sun—a tunnel of three miles through the hardest stone in the moun tainous county of Derby offered no obstacle worthy of consideration —the engineer's wand was to be passed over it, and magic seemed to be supplying the place of navigators. The Captain of the traffic tables, big with numbers and prospective profits, might bring all in array in the most favourable light. The lawyer might try to seduce the shareholders with a notion that it would not cost more than sixpence per share, in addi tion to the expenses already incurred, to pass the Bill through both Houses of Parliament, and get the sanction of the Legislature —a lopping off of part of the original line, and a consequent reduction in the amount of capital, might be suggested. Indignation might be put on by an aspiring director, who had enjoyed the brief authority of his office, with its concomitant sweets, and a more experienced director might try the effect of his persuasive powers ; but all to no effect—the spirit of the autumnal dream of 1845 was changed—the castles were found to be built only in the air—the en gineer's wand had lost its magical effect—a conviction had been wrought in the minds of the shareholders that the only parties benefited by making the line would be the officers of the Company and the inha bitants of Leek, who wanted an outlet for their obscure town to be made at the risk and expense of other par ties ; in short, the shareholders had come to their senses, and the Sheffield, Buxton Leek, and C rewe Railway was co ns i gne d t o t h e general vortex for all such schemes of absurdity. A proposition was afterwards carried that a Com mittee of three gentlemen, selected from the share holders, should be appointed to investigate the ac counts, and an immediate return of a portion of the deposits was ordered, and the meeting was then dis solved. son leaves next week for Kurrachee, from which time till the end of the monsoon our communication with Sinde will be closed. Some negotiations in which the Governor of Sinde had been engaged with Ali Moored, were, it is said, likely to open the eyes of his Excellency to the pecu liarities of his Highness's character—if, indeed, the sup posed belief of the former in the virtues of the latter has all along been anything more than a convenient pretence for his own advantage. Sir C. Napier is a clear-headed and an acute man enough ; and the infirmities of the Khyrpoor Ameer too pre-eminent to be easily over looked. Had this discovery been admitted, his claims on the Turban would never have been backed by us, and there would have been no Meeanee or Dubba—nc 70,000/. of prize money, or 10,0001. a year of Governor's .;glary for Sinde; and, it may be added, there would, possibly, have been no mutinies in the Bengal army—no sacrifice of 2,000 lives by sickness—no deficit of three millions in the Company's revenues since 1842—and no money crisis in India, where Company's paper was re fused fur security, and discounts could scarcely be effected at eleven per cent. We shall not pretend to strike the balance as to which of the alternatives would have been most advantageous. ARRIVAL OF THE WOUNDED FROM THE SUTLEJ. On Sunday and Monday the steamers Victoria, Berenice, and Medusa, arrived from Kurrachee, bringing with them five officers and upwards of 200 men who had been more or less sev( rely wounded during our late operations on the Sutlej. Many seemed to suffer from sickness as well as from the hurts they had received ; some were sadly maimed indeed, and all were objects of the most heartfelt and generous sympathy. It was sad to see fine young men, in the prime of life, disabled of a leg or an arm, or cut up in the face and person, as so many were. Save in the cases supplied by Sinde, we have long been out of the way of such things, and cus tom luckily comes not to aid in reconciling us to them. Every care and attention was bestowed on them, and they are, we believe, likely to be fortunate in having a first-rate vessel for their conveyance home. A good many had died on the journey —and it was remarkable that the most of those who did so were men who had been hurt in the lower extremities—those who had only lost an arm or so did well.—Bombay Times, April 29, FAILURES IN BOMBAY. The failure of one European and one native house, combined with the prevalence of rumours as to the insta bility of other establishm en t s , has tend e d t o create a very uneasy feeling amongst the mercantile public during the last week or so. We hope. however, that the dis trust which has been apparent will not be long exhibited, and that, above all, parties will be cautious how they attach credit to idle reports, which are the natural offspring of unfounded alarm, and cannot be too strongly deprecated. The scarcity of money is a temporary evil, and will soon right itself ; but were anything in the shape of a " panic" to occur, it might be productive of most disastrous effects, which would not be easily or quickly remedied. —Bombay Times, April 16. The paragraphs which recently appeared in this paper and the Bombay Times, respecting the failures in Bom bay, and the scarcity of money, have occasioned subjectedsome alarm in the country; numerous letters on the have been received, inquiring the names Euroofthn house, Messrs. that have stopped payment. Only one European Messrs. W. and T. t E je d e m A o i n o d od a y n , d ha C v o e .., a T nd ite o se n , e w na e t r iv e e . firm, Pestonjee Curse have been . unab f le m t o o n m ey ee n t o t n h t e i i n r u e e n a ga to ge b m e en a t e s : g an re d t a t i o th s o a3 u ' g , not reduced rates have heard from those who se verely felt, in t t h e e re b st a , n w k e s have th • a t n he scarcity o areof fully competent to speak on conditiont e sub t i n * ec f t n , i fi that ll every r Bombay Gentle menagna.sgeGmae z n e t t s te, in Ap t r h i e l s 2 e 4. trying times. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTUGUESE VEGETABLES.--A further importation of potatoes has taken place at the port of Liverpool. A vessel, called the Fernandez, which has arrived at that port from Lisbon, had on board, in addition to a cargo of oranges. oil of olives„ and wine, 100 boxes of potatoes, and the large number of 350 boxes of onicns, the produce of the place. The importations of potatoes and other vegetables from Por tugal appear to assume a degree of importance, both with respect to the extent and quality of the articles, which until lately was not the case. RAPID PASSAGE — . The last trip of the Princess Royal steam-ship, frdm Glasgow to this port, at which she arrived on Friday, was accomplished in fifteen and a half hours, or at the speed of upwards of fourteen miles an hour. If further improvements in naval architecture and engine building continue to be developed, the wide ocean itself • will become one general " railway," or certainly a water level, and on which no inconvenient curves will have to be made to avoid hills or favourite country seats, and the gra dients to be encountered only strong head gales.—Liverpool Standard. A WHITE CROW.—Last week one of th e gamekeepers at Eglinton shot a white crow. Th e bi r d has red eyes. r About twenty years ago a nest of young erors, from th e same rookery, was se n t to our offic e , o f which one of the bi talons rd w s , birds d w a h it white ,e one i p l a r l v d , c mrey, an d one with white . A grey, Lette r . DEATH OF MISS WAGSTAFF, THE VOCALIST. —We regret to announce the decease, from consumption, of bliss Eliza Wagstaff, a vocalist well known at our concerts a few years since, who was a pupil Hof the Royal Academy of Music, and professor of singing lately at Leamington. Miss Wag staff was the daughter of Mr. Wagstaff, who is the organist of Battersea Church, and for many years has been a violinist in the Opera, Ancient, and Philharmonic orchestras; an excellent musician, and. highly esteemed by his brother professors. A printed letter has been circulated by Mr. Peter Dixon, lately one of the directors of the Newcastle and Car lisle Railway, in whi ch he sets forth his reasons for retiring from the board of m anagement of that undertaking. His ob jections to the tour se of business pursued by his colleagues in office are various, hut they seem to be particularly levelled at the high rates f.or coal transit, and, what is more impor tant than all, to the system of declari ng l arger dividends than the revenue, deriv e d from traffic has actually produced. This is a chare;e so serious in itself, that not the least delay on the part of the Company should be suffered to take place in refuting or explaining the circumstance alluded to, as an allegation of the kind is likely to do serious damage to the interests of the concern, without a prompt answer is afforded. Mr. Dixon also accuses his colleagues of making important arrangements without proper deliberation, and expresses a strong opinion against the success of the extensions and branches, which it appears will involve a further outlay of Wtoh e than three n' more about 600,0001. The. original shares of th e C ompany can according to per cent. upon the ai mount, of capital subscrib e d. — Ti mes. hissc a r c c a e l l c y a l b a e t o d n e The Toxophilit Society, under the p atronage of his s e , m th ed e i a; venue eu investment,isilot equal Royal Highness I trince Albert, are to have their annual meeting to shoot fc it the gold and silver medals presented by their president, tl to Earl of Aylesford, on Friday, the 19th of June. They 1 l ava. fixed upon Friday, th e 26th o f J ane, for a ball at the 7400. nod deal of C (P A r L o c m u the T B A o m m b o a Since our last issue our market has relaxed a g to the tightness then existing. This is attributab'x in part* the money from Benares and other places naturally seeking _ Y IST Times, 1.1 Mal' K E L T ) most profitable locality, and in part, also, to a readier rate of and payment for imports. The opium speculators have rea son to expect also remittances from China; and the general result has been a more satisfactory state in the money circles. Government securities have profited by this change, and may be quoted at 1 per cent, more favourable to the seller. Exchange is about our last quon., 2s. ld. 2s. 114., at ten mo n th s ' date. We believeo tati a farthing mor to e has obtained in som e quarters, but to no great extent. been Bank Stock is more inquired after, at better rates. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Transfer Stock Paper Five per Cent., prem. 44 0 to 15 0 Bombay Five per Cent. ... •.. Old Sicca Five ditto, a ccor di ng to prem. 2 Bto 3 0 um .. ... ... pr em . 10to 3 0 New Company ' s ber Five per Cent. ... prem. 4 oto 4 4 ••• discount 6 Bto 7 8 numbers Third, 4 ditto ••• New Company s 4 ditto ... discount 48 to 5 0 BANK SHARES. ' Company's Rupees. Bengal Bank ... ... 4,000 prem. 2,600 to 2,650 Union Bank ... ... 1,000 190 to 195 200 Agra Bank ... ... 500 „ 280 290 / North-Western Bank ... 500 °ld 190 200 uew 100 130 Ocientia Dili „! .. LOW 500 paid) NO ... 200 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY _EVENING, JUNE 3, 18, SIXTEENTH REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON RAILWAY BILLS C LASSIFICATION. Mr. Pakington reported from the Select Committee ap pointed for the Classification of Railway Bills according to the resolutions adopted by the House, that they have considered the several matters referred to them, and agreed to report as follows : Your Committee recommend that the Monkland and Kir-. kintilloch Railway Bill be removed from Group No. 10, and placed in Group No. 61. Your Committee recommend that the Caledonian Railway (Clydesdale Junction Railway Deviations) be removed from Group No. 10, and placed in Group No. 61. Your Committee recommend that the Great Leinster and Munster Railway (No. 1, Carlow to Kilkenny), and the Great Leinster and Munster Railway (No. 2, Kilkenny to Clonmel), be referred to Group No. 65. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty yesterday, at Buckingham Palace. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took an airing yesterday in an open carriage and four, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by Baron Kneseheck, left town yesterday for Cirencester, to honour Earl Bathurst with a visit. His Royal High ness travelled via Great Western Railway. The King of Saxony has conferred on Mr. Colquhoun the rank of Commander of the Civil Order of Merit of Saxony. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office for the Governor of Gibraltar. PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR S I take the liberty of addressing you on the sub ject of re-paving Great Russell•street. What I have to complain of is, that the Paving Board or the Committee of Allanagement for St. Paul's Covent. garden, in sub jecting the inhabitants, as well as the public, to the greatest inconvenience and loss by having the causeway stopped at this season of the year—the busy time com mencing at the market, when the number of carts, &c., is considerably increased. Surely the parties might have chosen a more proper time (say two months back), when the inconvenience would not have been so great. By inserting these lines you will greatly oblige AN INHABITANT. Great Russell-street, Covent-garden, June 2, 1846. SPORTING IN TELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. The settling for the Derby and Oaks took place yes terday, and, as we anticipated, went off pleasantly. The only great winners were Mr. Gully and his friends, to the extent, it is said, of 40:000/, in addition to the two stakes, which exceed 9,000/ There were a '2ew losers of from 1,000/. to 4,0001., but the bulk of the money has come from the pockets of the backers of- horses—i.e., "the public," wh,), like the eels, are " used to it," and suffer quietly. Paying and receiving was not brought to a close until nearly half-past six o'clock. A little betting took place afterwards, at the following prices:— THE EMPEROR'S VASE. 7 to 2 agst Mr. Greville's Alarm 7 to 1 agst Mr. G. H. Moore's Wolfdog—taken 8 to 1 agst Lord Lonsdale's Jericho 8 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Mentor 10 to I agst Col. Peel's Orlando 15 to 1 agst Mr. G. H. Moore's Corranna 15 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Pen colt—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Wall's Crown Prince 25 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Khondooz 900 even between Jericho and Mentor. We are authorised to state that Pyrrhus the First, Old England, Weatherbit, and Winchester, will not go to Ascot, and that Mendicant's appearance there will depend on the Handicap to come out this day. DERBY. 4,000 to 80 agst Colonel Peel's King of Naples 4,000 to 80 agst Mr. Payne's Sister to Cobweb c.—t. 2,000 to 40 agst Mr. Worley's Old Port—taken. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) MANCHESTER RACES—TUESDAY. Free Handicap of 10 sous. each, and 30 added. One mile and a quarter. 4 Subs. Mr. Fox's Psalmsinger, 6st 41b (Abdale) 1 Mr. Flintoff's Princess Royal Mr. Phillips' b f Physician, out of Theano Mr. Dawson's Step• and- Fetch-it The Manchester Cup of 1501., added to a Handicap of 2 soya. each, 10 ft, the second to receive 30/. Twice round and a dis. Mr. Hesseltine's The Slayer's Daughter, 3 yrs (Edwards) 1 Mr. Critchley's Cur de Lion, 4 yrs Mr. Meiklam's Philip, 6 yrs 3 The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. Worthington's Hooton, 6 yrs—Mr. Whitelock's Fair Rosa mond, 5 yrs—Mr. Hobson's Bedale, 4 yrs. Plate of 501., for three yrs old. 7st ; 4 yrs, Bst 41b ; 5 yrs, Bst 91b ; 6 yrs and aged, Bst 121 b ; mares, &c., allowed 31b ; the second to receive 10/. Heats, two miles and a dig. Mr. Griffith's Lucy, 5 yrs (Styche) 2 1 1 Mr. W. Scott's Driffield, 3 yrs Mr. Mostyn's Chartist, 3 yrs Mr. Bowler's Alicia (late Ada), 4 yrs Mr. Hopwood's Gothic, 4 yrs Mr. Morriss's Alice, 5 yrs CRICKET.. VISIT OF PRINCE ALBERT TO LORD'S.—MATCH LN HONOUR or N. Fxr.tx EsQ.—Shortly after the resumption of this match yesterday, his Royal Highness Prince Albert rode into Lord's cricket ground, and remained a spectator for nearly two hours, during which his Royal Highness manifested great interest in the proceedings. His Royal Highness was warmly greeted, and was instantly waited upon by Mr. Kynaston and Mr. J. H. Dark, the proprietor of the ground, of whom he made numerous inquiries as to the nature of the game, in the course of which Mr. Dark exhibited to the illustrious visitor a bat, a pair of spiked shoes, and a new ball, the uses of which he had the honour of explaining. His Royal Higli ness, with great urbanity, expressed his acknowledgment's to Mr. Kynaston and Mr. Dark for the information they had afforded him, and ere he departed, intimated his gracious in tention of quickly paying another visit to " Lord's." The ground was again crowded by nobility and patrons of the game. Mi. Felix's side went in for 162 to tie. Box and G. Parr were sent in, and a finer exhibition has rarely been wit nessed. 59 runs were scored ere the first wicket fell, 65 ere the second had been taken, and 96 before the thi r d was levelled, Parr having c arr i e d out his bat when "time" was called, with 58 runs attached to his name. Mr. Taylor, Mr. Mynn, DAtin, Clark, an d D ean , h ave to go in for 66 runs to win, and odds were laid that they ac complished the task. It is one of the most exciting contests we have seen. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY. Handers oratorio, Judas Maccabeus is to be performed at Exeter•hall on Friday next, to celebrate the centenary of its composition. The number of witnesses summoned to give evidence in the trial of Lecomte is said to be forty. We understand that Mr. Cubitt has sold the noble mansion built by him in Chesham-place, to the Hon. Richard Cavendish. The King of Saxony has conferred on Mr. Colquhoun the rank of Commander of the Civil Order of Merit of Saxony. WEST INDIA PINE-APPLES.—By advices received from the Bahamas, it appears that from the dryness of the season the crop of this delicious fruit for the present year is very early and most luxuriant, and nearly 10,000 are an nounced by the Tweed steamer, which will be due at South ampton on the 7th instant. Since they first became an ar ticle of import, a great improvement has taken place in their cultivation, the English mode having been success fully introduced; in addition to which, the time for cutting and packing them has been ascertained, so that they arrive in a state very fit for the table. Along with these there was to be made a shipment of turtle, in a live as well as a pre served state. THE CORNHILL AND LIME-STREET WARD SCHOOLS. —The interesting ceremony of laying the foundation atone of these ward schools took place yesterday afternoon, between four and five o'clock, at the school-house St. Mary-Axe, in the presence of a large co m p an y o f ladies and gentlemen, and of eighty of the children assembled for the occasion. It was performed by the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, who was attended by the Rev. Charles Farebrother (his Chap lain), the Mace-bearer, the Sword bearer, Alderman Eire brother (the President), Alderman Sir John Pirie, Bart. (the Vice-Presidant), William Chaplain, Esq. (Sheriff), the City Marshals, the clergy of the three parishes, and a great num ber of gentlemen and municipal officers, who assisted at the ceremonial. The procession was arranged at the church of St. Mary Undershaft, at a quarter before four o'clock, and proceeded immediately to the site, where, with the company present, it awaited the arrival of the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs. Prayers were read by the Rev. Charles Farebrother, and the deeds, coins, &c., with which the vestry-clerks of the three parishes had come prepared, were used in the cere mony. The children, who appeared extremely happy, joined in a prayer, and in an appropriate address to the Lord Mayor, the Aldermen, and the Rev. Gentlemen pre • sent. They!afterwards sang the Hundredth Psalm, and the company separated, making contributions to the fund as they passed out. _ . . TRAGICAL EVENT.—A tragical event occurred the day before yesterday at La Villette. A young man who is a drummer of the National Guard in that commune, and who was employed in a sugar refinery, had fallen in love with a girl, but her hand had been refused to him by her parents. As the girl returned his love, however, they con tinued to have clandestine meetings, and the day before yesterday, whilst walking together in the country, the young man, in despair, told the girl that he saw no chance of their union, and that the best thing they could do was to destroy themselves. At first the girl, more attached to life than her lover, refused; but at length she yielded to his entreaties, and consented to the with him. As he was in uniform at the time, he drew his sword and plunged it in her bosom. She fell bathed in blood, and suffering great pain, implored him to put an end to her. He attempted compliance, but the sight of her blood paralyzed his arm, and the other wounds that he inflicted were trivial: He was, besides, so overpowered with emotion, that he was unable to plunge the sword into his - own body. Such, at least, it appears, is the account that he gives of the transaction, and it is said to be confirmed by the girl, who was found by some persons who were passing, and removed to an hospital, with little chance of recovery. The young man is in custody.— Galignani. DEATH BY DROWNING.—WiIIiam Howe, aged 20, in the employment of Messrs. Henry Meng and Co., brewers, Tottenham-court -road, was drowned on Monday, while bathing in the Thames, near Datchet. He had been to Windsor, with porter, and on his return he and a fellow workman decided on a dip in the river, and hence the acci dent, the deceased having sank into a hole from which bal last had been taken. Verdict of the Coroner's jury, "Acci dental Death." AN ENGLISHMAN'S TREATMENT.—There is now a poor man in Mansfield, belonging to Papple w i c k, whose wife is confined to h er bed through illness. Having been removed from Mansfield to Papplewick six years ago, the poor man applied at his pl ace o f settlement for assist ance.' He met with relief then by being offered work to break stones by piece work, and actually travelled fourteen miles a day (seven there and seven back), for the scanty pittance he could earn at stone-breaking—a description of work he had never been accustomed to. Here is an Englishman's treat ment in England! Where is the Englishman of ordinary feeling who does not blush that his country should thus be disgraced? Dr. Cursham, the vicar of Mansfield, has written to the P oor -l aw C o mmissioners upon this su bject, and we hope to b e ena bl e d to afford the public further infor mation as to this extreme case of hardship. The name of the individual referred to is, we believe, Frangoies ; his age 62 1 —Nottingham Review, THE BOMBAY MARKET. (From the Chamber of Commerce Overland Price Curoent.) BOMBAY, MAY 1. A moderate extent of business has been transacted during the past fortnight, but owing to the continued and increas ing scarcity of money, and the anxiety of holders in conse quence of recent heavy arrivals, to realise their stocks, it has been aaended in many instances with a considerable decline in prices. The operations of dealers from Persia, Arabia, &c., may now be looked upon as closed for the season, and until the end of th e monsoon no f urt h er demand seems likely to arise, save for the supply of local necessities. Metals—The prices of copper, with the exception of nails, which have risen in value, have sustained a general slight reduction, and but few transactions appear to have taken place during the fortnight. The only sale we have to report is one cfBoo cwt. of Brazier's, at 54 rs. per cwt. In iron, Swedish bar is scarce, and in request, and would sell readily at cur quotations, but British continues without demand, and has given way in price Ir. to lir. per candy. We retain our former quotations for nail rod, but there is little or none at market, though some inquiry exists for square. Sheet and hoop exhibit no material change in value, but both are dull of sale, notwithstanding the light ness of present stock. An improvement took place some days since in the price of steel in tubs, but the article has again declined in value owing to a large addition to the stock at market, and last month's rate may be repeated for it. There is no demand for lead, and we quote pig nominally at a rupee per cwt. lower than before. In speller and tin plates there is no alteration to notice, though we are in formed of a sale of 250 boxes of the latter at 15i rs. per box. Quicksilver has risen in value 2 rs. per maund. Cotton manufactures—Transactions have taken place in gray and bleached shirtings, and madapollams, but with the exception of those in the finer qualities, the sales have been chiefly forced ones, and on a reduced scale a s t o p r i ce . G ray domestics of stout fabric have been in request for the Persian and Arabian markets, but the demand from these sources having latterly subsided, sales are now more difficult to be made. Jaconets, both gray and bleached, have been inquired for, but the prices offered have been so miserably low as to preclude operations to any extent. There have been some low sales of mulls and lappets, and all descriptions of mus lins, cambrics, and fancy goods continue more or less de pressed. Prints and Turkey red goods are alike without inquiry, and only saleable at unremunerating rates. Cotton Yarns—A general reduction has taken place in the prices of both mule and water, and the transactions of the past fortnight have been to a very limited extent. The demand continues to be confined to yarns of superior quality, and of the particular numbers which happen to be in request in the interior. In dyed yarns we hear of no transactions. Woollens—These still continue altogether neglected, and no demand for them seems likely to arise until after the monsoon. Marine Stores—Swedish and coal tar have both risen in value; the former 7 rupees, and' the latter 2 rupees per barrel. Paints are neglected, and have given way in price; canvass and cordage are dull of sale. We hear of a sale of 300 barrels of coal pitch, at 3 rupees per barrel, the rate quoted in our last. Beer—There has as yet been no arrival of the new brew, with the exception of a parcel of "Pennant's, which is said to have been sold at 30 rupees per hogshead; and consequently we have no transactions to report or change to notice in price or demand. spirits—These are unsaleable, save at very low prices, and no business whatever is doing in them. The stocks of all descriptions are very heavy. Red Lead remains without change. White has improved considerably in price, and we now quote it at 12 rupees to 14 rupees per cwt. Cochineal—We repeat our former quotation for this article, but the market is at present bare of it, and no sales appear to have taken place. Saffron—We are informed of sales, 40 lb. at 14 rupees, and the same quantity at 164 rupees per lb. The latter may be considered the maximum rate now obtainable for saffron of good quality. Bottles—Quarts may be quoted somewhat higher, and pints a shade lower than before. EASTERN PRODUCE. Cotton—The market for this staple has exhibited no ani mation, and the business done has been exceedingly limited; stocks are in consequence rapidly accumulating, but the only reduction in price which has taken place has been in Dolle rah, and that has been more owing to inferiority of quality than to any other cause. Opium has declined in price, and may now be quoted at 1,225 rupees to 1,230 rupees per chest for fair qualities. Silk—There has been a slight rise in Persian and Bengal, and Nos. 2,3, and 4 Canton ; other varieties are unaltered in value. In other articles the only material changes we have to notice are an advance of 4 rupees per candy in the price of Concanee hemp, and 20 rupees per candy in that of ginger; and a reduction of 5 rupees per =and on the last quoted rate for long Cardamoms. Freights —Freights to Great Britain has declined since our last, and row may be quoted at 31.75. 6d. 0 31. 10s. to Lon don, and 31. 7s. 6d. to Liverpool. To China the rate has re ceded to 16 rupees per candy._ _ MONEY-MARKET. The continued tightness in the money-market has still further affected the value of Government securities, as may be observed from the decline in the prices of paper of the three latest loans : 5 per cent. loan of 1825-26 Rs. 107 to 100 4 If 1832 33 „ 99 to 100 4 f) 1835-36 „ 94 5 If 1841-42 „ 1041,4 4 tt 1842-43 „ 95 EXCHANGE. The supply of bills continues in excess of demand, and the rate of exchange on England has consequently still further advanced. It may now be quoted at 2s. 01,/ d. to 2s. 0 3 4 d. per rupee, at six months, and 2s. at 30 days. On Calcutta, at 30 days, the rate is 97 3 / 4 rs. to 98 rs. BANKS. Subjoined are the curreniiZe7;of bank shares:— Bank of Bombay ... ... ... 400 rs. premium. Oriental Bank ... ... ... ... 130 rs. to 150 rs. PRICE OF BULLION. Sovereigns, each ... ... .. ... ... ... 11 rs. Bank Notes, per 11. .. ... ... .. ... 11 rs. ALEXANDRIA. MAY 22.—Ibrahim Pasha is expected to return shortly to Egypt, and some believe that the Viceroy announced his intention of going to Constantinople, not with any idea of doing so, but in order to hasten the return of his son from Europe. The barrage of the Nile is proceeding with great vigour, and the men are made to work both 'night and day in order to take every possible advantage of the present low state of the water. The Pasha's frigates are employed in bringing cargoes of timber from the coast of Daramania; these are immediately squared and sent up to the site of the barrage with all possible speed. 15,000 men, comprising soldiers and country people, are at present employed at the barrage, and, owing to the great fatigue and privations of these poor people, the deaths are very numerous. The family of the late Bishop of Jerusalem, Dr. Alexander, consisting of eight children, under the charge of a governess, arrived here from Beyrout by the Emmetge, and proceed to England by the Iberia to morrow morning. The Hon. East India Company's steamer Atalanta, with the'Bombay mail of May, arrived at Suez on the 19th, and has brought fifty-four passengers, comprising Price Waldemar of Prussia and the Hon. J. IL Craw ford, of Bombay. PRINCE LOUIS NAPOLEON. Prince Louis Napoleon, on arriving in London, ad dressed the following letter to the editor of the Journal de la Somme : " My dear M. Degeorge —My desire t o see my father once more in thi s world made me attempt the boldest enter prise I ever engaged in. It required more resolution and courage on my part than at Strasburg and Boulogne, for I n as determined not t o su b m it t o t h e ridicule that attaches to those who are arrested escaping under a disguise, and a fai lure I could not have endured. The following are the par ticulars of my escape : " You know that the fort was guarded by 400 men, who furnished daily 60 soldi ers , placed as sentries outside the walls. Moreover, the principal gate of the prison was guarded by three gaolers, two of whom were constantly on duty. It was necessary that I should first elude their vigi lance, afterwards traverse the inside court, before the win dews of the commandant's residence ; and, arriving there, I should be obliged to pass by a gate which was guarded by soldiers. " Not wishing to communicate my design to any one, it was necessary to disguise myself. As several rooms in the part of the building I occupied were undergoing repairs, it was not difficult to assume the dress of a workman. My good and faithful valet, Charles Thelin, procured a smock frock and a p a i r o f sa b o t s ( wooden shoes), and after shaving off my moustaches, I took a plank on my shoulders. " On g Monday morning I saw the workmen enter, at half past eit o'clock. Charles took them som e e drink, in order that I should not meet any of them on my passage. He was also to call one of the gardiens (turnkeys) whilst Dr. Con neau conversed with the others. Nevertheless, I had scarcely got out of my room, before I was accosted by a workman, who took me for one of his comrades, and at the bottom of the stairs I found myself in front of the keeper. Fortu nately, I placed the plank I was carrying before my face, and succeeded in reaching the yard. Whenever I passed a sentinel or any other person, I always kept the plank before my face. "Passing before the first sentinel, I let my plank fall, and stopped to pick up the bits. There I met the officer on duty, but, as he was reading a letter, he did not pay attention to me. The soldiers at the guard-house appeared surprised at my dress, and a drummer turned round several times to look at me. I next met some workmen, who looked very attentively at me. I pl ace d the plank before my face, but they appeared to be so curious that I thought I should never escape them, until I heard them cry, Oh! it is Bernard !' " Once outside, I walked quickly towards the road of St. Quentin. Charles, who the day before had engaged a car riage, shortly overtook me, and we arrived at St. Quentin. " I passed through the town on foot, after having thrown off my smock-frock. Charles procured a post-chaise, under pretext of going to Cam y b a r le a n i. cie loS n re es, arrived,whe I er wit t h oo ou k t t m he eeting with any obstacles, at rail way. i r t o . cured a Belgian passport, but nowhere was I reach the frontier. was devoted ivas to i T i e n , It neces order to give me time to • my escape, Dr. Conneallue,maltwoa3b se s i believe dquit France, if r a e s i k' n 'e a Dd i n ut e lro d i ishlll i ga n odw p i rison and caused t It was also a I would not consent to dishonour myself. be able o sa se ry at to lib b e e r c t r , v b i e n fo c r e e d I tl o ia o t oh t t he b G e Government to would never set t m o a o t o t o er so o l f e d o u ly ty fa th th a e t r l io sh h o i u s k o l l e d x o e g r e t . all my powers to "Adieu, my dear M. Degeorge; although free, I feel my self to be most unhappy. Receive the assurance of my sin cere friendship, and, if you are able, endeavour to be useful to my kind Conneau. "LOUIS NAPOLEON." EXTRAORDINARY MUSHROOM. —Oa Saturday last, James Stubb, of Buglawton, near Congleton, was somewhat surprised that one of the flags just within the threshold of his door had been so far displaced by some invisible agency, that it had become almost impossible to open or abut the door. To discover the hidden cause of this strange effect, the flag was removed, and underneath it was found a fine mush room, measuring nearly half a yard in circumference. The fl which was thus pushed from its place by the upstart fungus, was two feet long by eighteen inches wide, and two inches thick :—Zacc/effield Courier. MAGAZIN ES-(CONTINUED) BENTLEY The present number of Bentley opens with a continua tion of "Brian O'Linn," to wit, chap. xii., which is some ; what heavy ; but "Aliquando bonus dormitat Homerus," and when a three-volume novel is published bit by bit in a miscellany, it is impossible that all the fragments should be equally amusing. This is followed by an ex cellent magazine tale, entitled "Jeff Linton's Oak, or May Day," being a May-day legend of 1738, and then the arcana of " the Corner" are opened to us in a paper en titled " Tattersall and Tattersall's, with a glance at the Lions and Legs of the Betting Ring." Albert Smith follows with his glorious " Popular Zoology," the subject of the present month's demonstration being " The Boys in the Street," and admirably does he dissect those said boys, and most learnedly and scientifically does he demonstrate their peculiar idiosyncracies, training them up from the tad pole state—" which reptile, " as he sagely observes, "they somewhat resemble in their active wriggling and love of water"—to their final destination, when "they become grave and dull, and you would not " recogni::e in the porter, the journeyman, or the carman any of the eccentricities that marked their earlier career." Miss Costello continues her series of "Legendary Cities and Towns," the subject of her present illustration being the interesting old town of Lewes. A. Fibb gives i us a most amusing - paper on social I omancing, and Dr. W. C. Taylor contributes a learned article on the Albigenses a nd Troubadours. Then we have a quaint treatise on the " Pump " from the practised pen of Peter Prendergast; and then ' follows a paper of a higher order than those we are accustom e d to meet with in B en tl ey ; i t i s from the pen of hi s G r the Archbishop of D u bli n, and is entitled " The Dan g 'lee e of Debating Societi es to Y oung Men. " It appears there r exists among the students of Trinity College, Dublin, a debating society entitl e d " Th e Hi storical Society," and the Archbishop thus describes the occasion which led him to devote his attention to this subject. "The occasion of my offering these remarks was a letter addressed to the Provost by a member of the Colleges (of which the writer sent me a copy, as one of the Visitors), in reference to one of the questions proposed for debate, and announced as such in the newspapers —% Whether a Member. of Parliament should vote in accordance with the expressed opinions of a majority of his constituents when they differ from his own ?' And the writer deprecates the discussion of such deep political questions by persons who cannot be ex pected to possess the requisite knowledge. This he considers as likely to generate a habit of talking without thinking, and to weaken the action of the mind while improving the volubility of the tongue.' " The Archbishop enters freely into the subject, and al lows that thepractice of debating may confer upon those engaged in it a readiness and a fluency which they could not otherwise acquire. He thus meets that portion of the argument " But a premature readiness is more likely than the oppo site extreme to lead to incurable faults. And all the dangers that attend this kind of exercise, the learner who is engaged in it should frequently recall to his mind and reflect on, that he may the better guard against them ; never allowing himself, in one of these mock debates, to maintain anything which he himself believes to be untrue, or to use an argu ment which he perceives to be fallacious. " The temptation to transgress this rule will often be very strong; because, to such persons as usually form the majority in one of those societies (youths of immature judgment, superficial, and half-educated ), specious falsehood and sophistry will often appear superior to truth and sound reasoning, and will call forth louder plaudits ; and the wrong side of a question will oft en a ff or d room for such a capti vating show of ingenuity as t o b e , to .them, more ly maintained than the right; and scruples of conscience, re lative to veracity and fairness, are not unlikely to be silenced by the consideration that, after all, it is no real battle but a tournament; there being no real and important measure to be actually decided on, bat only a debate carried on for practice-sake. " But, unreal as is the occasion, and insignificant as may be the particular point, a habit may be formed which will not easily be unlearnt afterwards, of disregarding right reason, and truth, and fair argument. And such a habit is not merely debasing to the moral character, but also in a rhetorical point of view, if I may so speak, often proves hurt ful. It has often weakened the effect, to a far greater degree than most persons suppose, of what has been written and said by men of great ability : by depriving it of that air of simple truthfulness which has so winning a force, and which it is so impossible completely to feign." The views of the Archbishop are in every respect new, but they seem founded in truth, and at all events his letter (which is addressed to Dr. Cooke Taylor) is well worthy the attentive consideration of all heads of colleges and other academical institutions. " Tipperary Hall" is continued with as much fun and fancy as ever. Verily, the mantle of Maginn has fallen upon the shoulders of him of Tipperary Hall, and long may this " broth of a boy," be he who he may, live to wear it, for wo are sure he will wear it worthily. The pictorial illustrations of this number are, a scene from "Brian O'Linn," by John L eec h, and an admi rably engraved and life-like portrait of Washington Irving, accompanied by a short biographical memoir. DOUGLAS JERROLD'S SHILLING MAGAZINE. We have two additional chapters of " St. Giles and St. James" in the present nnmber, in which the plot thickens. Snipeton has removed Clarissa from Dovesnest, and has taken a cottage for her at Hampstead. Old Crossbone visits them there, and in pursuance of his plan to raise himself in the world by aiding in the de signs of St. James or Clarissa, he persuades old Snipeton that' it is absolutely necessary for her health that she should take horse exercise, and induces him to take St. Giles into his service as groom. Crossbone takes St. Giles with him to the inn, at Hemp stead, to give him instructions, and while there a man, who has fallen from his horse, is brought in senseless. Among the crowd assembled is Tom Blast, who under pre. tence of assisticg the wounded man picks his pocket, and offers a portion of the plunder to St. Giles, who indig nantly rejects the offer. Just at that moment they learn that the man has recovered and Blust goes off, not however without reminding poor St. Giles that " he shall always know where to come upon him," and poor St. Giles feels that he is in the vil lain's power, and seems to exist only by suffer ance. Juniper Hedgehog this moath addresses his epistle to Lord Nugent. The eccentric cabman is eloquent in his denunciations of death punishment. Nothing will satisfy him but the total and immediate abolition of the gallows. "Benjamin's Mess," by Paul Bell, is a withering piece of sarcasm on the mock philanthropists—the quack humanitarians, who make a trade of their pretended love for the poor, by selling it, diluted into a three-volume mawkish novel, at the rate of 1/. lls. 6d. a lot. The " Researches in Belgravia" a.". 3 amusing; while the paper, entitled " The Present and the Future," furnishes matter for deep thought. As a sample of the poetry, we quote the following sonnet by E. M. Collins : JUNE. Summer, and stillness; ev'ry joyous bird Pours a half-wearied song; the leafy glade, Panting with flowery fragrance, to its shade, Invites the wayside wanderer : there is heard No sound amid the forest depths, save when The rushing streamlet by the breeze is stirred; Or the bee murmurs in the meadows, furred With mess and starry flowers ; or, from some glen The tired cuckoo lifts a pleasant voice; Or the lone woodlark sings his hidden strain. Oh 1 bid the poor, the lowly one rejoice,— Upraise him from his penury and pain; That from the choking courts and alleys dim He may come forth, and join the universal hymn ! In addition we have two very interesting tales, " Mrs. Edens's Sixpence," and the " Star in the Dark,' besides a goodly collection of criticisms on new books TL!E DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE. We are surprised that just such another article as the one• .entitled "Forest Dreams," the first contribution in this number of the Dublin University, has not been written long since ; possibly it has, though, supposing that; to be the case, we have never previously encountered so much of amusing tittle-tattle anent forest scenery and: its associations grouped together in a single paper. The writer has evidently entered into the subject with ge,lmine gusto, and assuredly would never behold one of Ga spur I. 3 oussin's sylvan landscapes unmoved. There is not to us a more glorious spectacle in inanimate nature tha a that of a woodland : whether it be in undulation wit a all its " storm of boughs" iu a hurricane, or glow ing with a lustrous purple-green in the sunset, or when • the tinkling show' rs of autumwn. leaves," rnetleyr entered T e i t s h e e n"fFoirtesst n D ak re ed am ne s 's's ha i s n enti l sentiments, and po ure d hi s whole soul give into surer h p e r e o o e m f out in a panegyric on the world of boughs. Cousin germain to him in feeling is the contributor of "A Day's Deer-stalking with the Markgraf of Baden ; " a smart, rattlin g , c h eer f u l scribe is he ; and as goo d a trencherman as a rifleman we would wager. He has a faculty for seeing everything through a bright medium, and gladly would we enlist him as a companion on one of those husky, yellow, flannelly nights in November, when. Englishmen, and especially dwellers in Cockaigne, are presumed to have a predisposition to the commission oue/o-de-se. But that we cordially believe such to be superfluous, we would r ecommend to his consideration as an incentive to good humour , and as a vol ume lik e ly to put the surliest amongst na on better terms with each other and with existence, that most comical of all comical co • needs, the " Miseries of Human Boz tells us, in his " Christmas Carol," —that most exquisite of his works !—that Scrooge's neice's husband HAD a laugh, he had and that he some times indulged in it to such an extent " that he was obliged to get up off the sofa and stamp !" Just such another votary of jocoseness we take our Dublin Uni. versity Sportsman to be • everyt hi ng ludicrous appears to him to be suggestive Of something yet more ludicrous, insomuch that he is compelled every now and then to forsake the regular drift of his narrative for the purpose of obliging us with adventitious jokes and excrescent face tiousness. We are puzzled whether to regard this very peculiarity as a blemish or an embellishment; but, seeing that the article has altogether afforded us a pleasant glimpse of Continental sport, we can readily afford to make allowances for over-discursiveness, on account of the actual discursiveness of the circumstances described. William Carleton, some of whose books will accompany those of Banim and Gerald Griffin in the li brary of Irish fiction, pursues the " uneven tenour of his way" as the teller of a tale of Irish famine, yclept " The Black Prophet." It promises to thrill with interest and to freeze with horror, and altogether is destined to find a numerous party of admirers among those who revel in the perusal of Mrs. Radcliffe, M. G. Lewis, Harrison Ainsworth, Eugene Sue, and Mrs. Shelly. Towards the conclusion of a rather invidious criticism of " Russia under the Aut ocrat," a rem a rkable brac e of volumes, ..enne: l by a noble Russian, named Ivan Gol ov i ne, the evi avails himself of the opportunity for panege rrysinewge: t h,:t most questionable of Autocrats, the Em peror natural olas. As well might an i nnovator in history attempt to conv i nce us that the hungry ,volf is compassionate, the ser pent - guileless, or Pe carrion crow of the gran3iai- V,erous tribe. When the writer has proved, mathem tically, that the circle can be squared, and demonstrated in what manner, he may begin to eulogise - the reigning Czar, and be in a likely way to make a multitude of converts to his opinion —not before ! " Gilfillan's Gallery of Literary Portraits " and "Pen and Ink Sketches," afford subjects for two other critical notices, which cannot fail to be perused with interest chiefly from their quotations. " Anthologia Germanica" ex hibits a falling off in those translated lyrics nhich usually decorate the pages of this able magazine ; and• the " Miscellanea Mystics," is more than ever a mere botching of very indifferent book-lore ;itis a feeble echo from the superstition of a past generation, and the particularization of which superstition appears to us somewhat anomalous amidst the sensible spirit which usually characterises the Dublin University. DOLMAN'S MAGAZINE. Sterling as hath been the ring of the literary metal in former numbers of this periodical, the one for the present month, the sixteenth of its publication, is, with out any shadow of a question, the ablest that has hi therto appeared. Some amongst the contributions would have adorned the pages of our oldest magazines - and the remainder do not dwindle int o insignificance Cy the juxta-position. What we may mention as the peculiar feature of Dolman is, its combination of brilliancy and sparkle with solidity and research ; besides which it has acquired the least attainable of all polemical celebrities, that of being an enthusiastic exponent of the religion which it undertakes to advocate (the Roman Ca tholic), with out in any degree insulting those of a different creed. It would, however, be most erroneous to imagine that the magazine under notice is of an exclusively clerical character; it is more strictly speaking of an essentially literary character, the literature being in its instance .coloured with the sentiment of the Roman Catholio Church, imbued with the notions peculiar to that extraordinary Church, even in its ejaculations breathing the spirit which appertains alone to thos e religio n i sts . If merely for these reasons, Dolman 's Magazine must undoubtedly attract the curious perusal of all who are interested in the variety of phases•as sumed under the generic title of Christianity—and surely there is no rational man but will class himself in the number ! The recent movement of the Tractarians, and the frequent recurrenc e of secessions from the Established Church, will undoubtedly impart an addi tional attraction to the only monthly organ of that reli gion towards which all this ecclesiastical agitation has been tending. In the editor of Dolman, Mr. Miles Gerald Reon, we recognise a mind peculiarly fitted for the conduct of such a publication : and, in saying so, we are arguing merely from what ho has already accomplished in its regard. He has, for example, grouped together its constituent parts so as to impart to the entire number one appropriate and pervading tone ; and this quality is, moreover, accompanied by a most agreeable variety both in theme and composition. " The Drunkard's Death," with which Dolman commences, is a stern but moving picture of the woes that supervene upon that sin, of the moral blains with which it infects its victim, and of the villainaus degradation of those who habituate themselves to its commission, more likely to render sobriety popular with the lovers of the wine.cup than a dozen sermons from the pulpit—saving only when those sermons are nerved , with eloquence as homely, as earnest, and as poetical is that of Dr. Ulla thorne, from which the supeq . , } r - r 'en to Mr. Price's story is transcribed. "FacetiT,;--., ttlie:l3ench and Bar" is a lively packet of bon-mot s ;, ' ike many similar efforts at drollery, which are - forM'Td.of vapid quibbles and abortive puns. The essay:upon the " Dramatic Genius of Sergeant Talfourd" is forcibly coneeived, and though we do not precisely look, with its writer, for Talfourd's bust "among those of Euripedes, of Sophocles, and of YEschylus," we are such sincere and earnest lovers of his genius that we participate in the admiration ex pressed by Mr. Iveis. Another living bard is also the • recipient of very marked applause in an atter *portion of the magazine, •in a paper temptingly headed • " Who is the Author of the New Timon.?" We perceive that the writer of this article coincides with: - the opinion which we ouhelves expressed immediately upon the publication of that remarkable poem, namely, that it proceeded either from the pen of Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, or from that of some most accomplished imitator. The character and the alternations of fortune peculiar to Sir Thomas More—therfniest name in our English annals I—occupy the present part of the series' upon " The Vieissitudes of IlluVrious Men." We must accord the author of these ..papA'S 'every encouragement for the mass of authoriti9s 4 broif ht. to bear upon the nar rative, as well as for the eptliusiesVlMltiyed towards the character of his h ero an d towardsihe arKjivi of Truth. The editor's contribution, quaintly headed" The Expediency of Transferring the Holy . See to Leedd"lis a masterpiece of argument ' • it has a singul ar b eau ty f rom i ts l og i cal simplicity, and a singular power in its accumulation of facts. We are not desirous of having our word taken for granted in speaking thus emphatically ; but entreat our readers to refer, themselves, to the original for the corro boration of our remarks. Whatever may be our diffe rences of opinion upon religious points it is impossible to deny Mr. Keon the possession of more than ordinary powers as a controvel sialist. Seeing the keenness of his retorts, and the lucid arrangement of his subject, an• orthodox phrenologist would scarcely hesitate to pro nounce his " development" as equally remarkable with that of Mr. Newman. If continued thus Dolman is cer tain to secure a wide circulation. SI lIIMOIV D S'S CO LOMA L. But that the question is worn to the very destitution of opposition, we should undoubtedly have been drawn' . into the utterance of some few commentaries upon the opening paper in the Colonial, being that of " Syste matic Colonization—Corn-law Repeal." A 3 it 'ls, pro tection is not merely threadbare, it is a scarcecrow without scarcely a rag to cover the nakedness' of 'its absurdity. As well might we review the authentiOty of some antique chart of the earth in which the Medi terranean assumes the form of the letter S, with Ireland in the middle of it, England at Nova Zembla, and Spain washed by the Adriatic, as attempt to demon strate as true a system whose falsity is felt by the populace, and proclaimed by the Parliament. " The Emigrant" is continued as usual, with marks of real merit, quite glorious to look upon, when good stories are so scarce and vile ones so plentiful. Charles Hooton's " Rides, Rambles, and Sketches in Texas" are pursued with a liveliness that invests them with a charm even in their repetition. From the " New Zealand Outlines" we subjoin a brief extract, fraught with truthfulness. It is upon the appearance of a newly colonized con ary n and is picturesque because it is literal:— " The grand defect of the sylvan scenes 'of New Zealand, is in the deficiency of animal life. Excepting a few ~birds mostly of diminutive size, there are no tenants of these splendid woods. The character given to a landscape by, deer starting from the coverts, or by a herd of kangaroos, is there entirely wanting. Perhaps this solitude of the forests serves to heighten the impression of sublimity which, seldom excited by mere woodland scenery, is powerfully produced by that of New Zealand. After having been accustomed for many months to wander amidst such scenes, I not unfre quently was struck with a thrilling admiration of their beauty, and with wonder at their magnificence. " Thi first labours of man in a new country are ever to detract from its beauty : the unsightly stumps, the half cleared soil, the uncouth timber-fences, the charred logs, the heaps of rubbish, the weather-boarded but ; utility here in chipping, burning, and paring; magnificence and beauty there in the garden of Nature; here man, and there God. But it is net, therefore, unpleasing to see the lovely in nature sacrificed to the excellent in use. There is a moral t beauty m i ne of t h e t h r e c e e a i iy m i d eL t t h h e e w r o i 0 1 d t i e n rn g e s:— ut t t h h e e extension t h o e f savage. Here it is that the dauntless heart and adventurous spirit meet with their noblest antagonists—the untrodden wilderness, the giant forest. .He who subdues them is d t m h i e g r h oe tie h r io t g h a s n tr m ea i m gh s, t3; Icldontreefrourtsfie earth, in heritance, and all men are richer for his labours." The waving a L i e ng his w ror ds an ali As a whole the June number of the Colonial is read able and amusing. THE SPORTSMAN. t a h a forme s I As might reasonably have been anticipated, H err i ng ' s an imated picture of the "HigheMet r t t l s e nm d g ra l na t .v a e c r e r i scarce " nd e en g a e g p e d r t t e h d e sfkriolnfiltlisipniseterr to ent t s he of s t p h o e engraver, ly, however, does the original painting justice, though the " fling" of the limbs is admirably effected. Among the literary contributions of the magazine, the most con• spicuous are " Le.atherlungs, the Leg," a smart affair, thickly sprinkled with cant phrases and conventional terms ; " The Crack Sport of Ceylon," interesting to admirers of adventurous amusement ; "English Sports," by Saron, a broad contra s t t o th e preceding ; and "Wild Sports in the West," by the indefatigable and agreeable Percy B. St. John. " Floreat Etona" must not, however, be overlooked, as a grotesque reminis cence of that scene of grammatic scholarship and ju venile delinquency. Your rogues in boyhood are always appreciators of fun ; the rascals throw such en absurdity about their peccadilloes that forgiveness is always a consequence of insubordination ; nor is it less notorious in our schoolboy recollections that the really studious are generally shunned by their comrades as sombre abo. mmionuartieonets.ere p Is this over an affection f or good.is a testimony that there is something in ness? We will leave the query unanswered for the re flection of the meditative. Thus so far for the Sports man. THE STUDENT. A very cheap assortment of papers likely to instill excellent principles of sobriety and prudence into the minds of youth, to whom it is addressed ; while the in struction is generally insinuated under the seductive garb of amusement. Some among the more serious little essays are happily conceived and creditably novel, ex. gr., the one on " Intellectual Pride" and the "Non- Sympathisers." Wo must protest, however, against such a flimsy mode of cramming out a publication of this kind with a silly anecdote called " A Melting Story," which we remember to have gone the round of the provincial newspapers some three years since. Such a quotation as the one introduced from the speech de livered by Lord John Manners at the Atheuic Institute is t a tion worthyot aofvurelgpiewtitpiioenceagofainAmanedriacganaini;ubrq uletsthuee is re mostsusci- detrimental to the character of a publication of this kind. The editor must borrow a few eyes from Argus. THE FAR is in MER t ;odu SM ee Quite a il d G i A nt Z o I th .N is E n . new fea ture umber of the Farmer's M agazine —wood cuts illustrative ofehemical experiment s . I t i s a capital idea, one that wil l enable the curious but indolent tyro in science to attend a lecture without the exertion of moving from his elbow chair. Some neat engravings of cattle preface the literature, which is of average ability, but generally of an utilitarian cast. The various agricultural meetings of any importance are reported with accuracy, and afford us a bird's-eye view of the movements of the science during the foregoing month. The only morsel of political commentary which we have been able to detect in the pages of the Farmer is adroitly slipp e d into the " Review of the Corn Trade" for May. Still, however, 88 we are the victorious we will.likewise be ~.