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34114. MOLLOPE'S IfEW NOVEL. T 1 - 1 E R Now ready O ra all the BLibrEaries,R T in 3 vols., SE S. ON THEIR TRA VELS. By Mrs. TROLLOPE, Authoress of " The Barnabys in America," " The Attractive Man,' " The Vicar of Wrexhill," &c. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. CORRECTED THROUGHOUT BY THE NOBILITY. Now ready, in one vol. Bvo., with upwards of 1,500 Engravings of Arms, &c., price 38s. bound, AJUR. BURKE'S PEERAGE -I •JL AND BAEONETAGE, For 1.46. CONTAINING ALL THE NEW CREATIONS. The most complete, the most convenient, and the cheapest work of the kind ever of tothe public."—Sun. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready in 2 Tim. Bvo, price 28s. bound. HISTORY OF THE CAPTIVITY OF NA.POLEON, AT ST. HELENA. By GENERAL COUNT MONTHOLON, Now First Translated and Published from the Author's Original .Manuscript. " General 3fontholon, Napoleon's Companion In Exile and Testa mentary Executor, has determined, by detailed and honest state went', to bring everything connected with this important event be fore the eyes of civilised Europe. We have read his volumes with intense interest and curiosity, and we are eager to acknowledge the general good sense, right feeling, and strong desire for impartiality that have signalised them. They contain innumerable passages of Interest, amusement, and infonnation.,'—Court Journal. " This important work contains so many opinions given by the Emperor himself upon the more important events of his life, that it becomes an indispensable complement to all histories of the epoch. The work, indeed, contains more of the intimate thoughts and projects of Napoleon than any that has hitherto been published." —New Monthly. Henry COlburn, Publisher,l3, Great Marlborough-street RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND, SHALE, AND LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY. at One o'clock„ at - the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place all favours, containing instructions, are respectfully requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited for exa mination at least one day previously to their being offered ; and advices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds immediately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public are respectfully informed, that on SATURDAY Next, March 7, will be performed (for the Second Time in this Country) Verdi's cele brated Opera of "NABITCO," under the title of NINO. With New Scenery, Dresses and Decorations. Ninus, King of Assyria, Signor Fornasari; Idaspe, Signor Corelli ; ,•otasphe (High Priest of the Temple of Isis) Signor Botelli • Ab- Lai° (an ()nicer of the King , (,:aughter of Ninus), Madlle. Corbari, her second appearaxicenllTlA c,,u;itry ; Anna (sister of Orotasphe), Madame Bellini ; Abigail (a s!av,,, supposed to be the eldest daughter of Ninus), Madlle. San chioll, her second appearance in this country. To conclude with an entirely new Grand Ballet, by Sf. Perrot. In Five Tableaux. The music by Signor Pupil. The Scenery by Mr. C. Marshall, entitled, CATARINA ; or, LA FILLE DU BANDIT. The principal parts by Mdlle. Lucile Grahn, Madame Petit Stephan, Mdlles. Moncelet, Cassan, Demelisse, and Madame Louise Taglioni, ;ner second appearance in this country.) M.M. Gosselin, Bertrand, Di Vattia, and Perrot. Applications for Boxes and Stalls to be made at the Opera•ofice, Celonacle, Haymarket. THILATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a New Opera, entitled THE CRUSADERS. The principal characters will be sustained by Messrs. W. Har rison, Uorrani, Horncastle, S. Jones, 'Weiss, Stretton, D. W. King, Miss Romer, and Miss Rainforth. To conclude with a new grand comic Pantomime, called HARLEQUIN GULLIVER ; or, Giants and Dwarfs. Harlequin, Mr. Wieland ; Clown, Mr. T. Matthews ; Pantaloon, Mr. Howell ; Columbines, Miss Hicks and Miss Lonsdale. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be performed the popular Comedy, entitled MONEY. Prin clpal characters by Messrs. Webster, Buckstone, H. Holt, Brindal, Hudson, Stuart, J. Bland, Mrs. Glover, Miss P. Horton, and Mrs. Seymour. The Band will perform the Overture, " La Refine d'un Jour," Quadrille, "Le Roi d'Yvetot," "Czarina Mazourk," and the Waltz, "Lovs's Serenade." ..... After which a New Comic Drama, ealled TEIE IRISH POST. Characters by Messrs. J. Bland, Tilbury, Mrs. Hamby, &c. To be followed by a New Farce, called LEND ME FIVE SIM :INDS. Mr. Golight;y, Mr.l3u,ltstone ; Capt. Phobbs, Mr. Tilbury; Capt. Spruce, Mr. Brindal ; Mrs. Major Phobbs, Miss P. 11"rton. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. It is respectfUlly announced that Mrs. Keeley, having recovered from her indisposition, will have the honour of appearing This Evening in " The Cricket on the Hearth," and in the New Bur lesque of " The Marble Maiden." TH IS EVENING Will be performed THE CRICKET OS THE HEARTH. Dot, Mrs. Keeley. After which (first time) a New Extravaganza, entitled THE MARBLE MAIDEN. Characters by Mr. Keeley, Mr. A. Wigan, Mrs. Keeley, and Miss LlMlaw (her first appearance). To conclude with the new successfnl Burlesque, entitled THE ENCHANTED HORSE ; or, Prince Firouz Schah of Persia and the Princess of Bengal. Principal Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Wigan, F. Matthews, Collier, Turner, Kinloch, &c. ; .11es, Keeley, Villars, Hodson, G; ove, Howard, Arden, &c. Stalls, 51. ; Boxes, - 4s. ; Pit, 23. ; Gallery, 6d. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Drama, entitled THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER. Principal characters sustained by Madame Celeste, Messrs. Wright, 0. Smith, &c. To be followed by TAMING A TARTAR ; or, Magic ani Ma zourkaphobia. In which Messrs. Paul Bedford and Wright, Miss Woolgar, Madame Celeste, &c. will perform. To conclude with a New Farce, entitled THE PHANTOM BREAKFAST. Supported by Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Wright, Miss Woolgar, &c. On Monday Next will be produced a New Drama, in Two Acts, called, THE CABIN BOY. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STILEET. THIS EVENING, IV,II be performed Shakspeare's Comedy of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. Benedick, Mr. Wallack; Dogberry, Mr. Compton ; Verges, Mr. Oxberry ; Leonato, Mr. C. Fisher ; Don Pedro, Mr. J. Vining; Beatrice, Mrs. Stirling. To conclude with a New Grand Dramatic Masque, entitled THE RUINS OF ATHENS. Principal characters by Messrs. Wallack, L. Mnrray, Oxberry, Roxby, Compton, C. Fisher, J. Vining, Courtney, Leffler, Paulo, Gilbert, Mrs. Stirling, Miss Stanley, Miss Bailin, Mdlle . Duval, &c. &c. NEW STRAND THEATRE. PHILLIPPE'S SOIREES and .3IAIINEES MYSTERIEUSES. Two Morning Performances during the Week. At the urgent and reiterated solicitations of many distingu'shed families, and in order to accommodate the crowds who flo:It to attend his Morning Performances, M. PIIILLIPPE will give his i }rand Juvenile Entertainment every Wednesday and Saturday blurting, st Two o'clock. M. Philippe's most Popular Deceptions and Peculiar Experiments will be repeated every Evening, varied by the Amusing Per fcrinances of the Chiarini Family, and the astounding Feats of the ,t.niiriean Brothers.—Doors open at a quarter past Sep en, to com mence at a quarter before Eight. i;talls, 35.; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. • Gallery, 6d. ; Pr . vate Boxes, I/. Is., and 1/. I Is. 6d. DAY WOE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Immense and overflowing houses to witness the Grand Spectacle. One Hundred Female Warriors. A Tribute to British Valour ; Pictori;tl Illustration of the Battle of Moodkee. Mr.R. Pelham; in the "Diaquerade Ball*" THIS EVE-MI:II Will be perfoiLittd -- "KING'S VOW; or, a Struggle for Liberty. Supporto by Messrs. Hughes, Rogers, Cowell, May nard, Johnson, Lewis, licslop, Monson ; Mesdms. Vining, Daly, 3lartin, Miss Glover, and One Hundred Female Warriors. After which, A TRIBUTE TO BRITISH VALOUR. Grand Tableau—Death of Sale. To be followed by a new Farce, entitled, THE MASQUERADE BALL. Sambo Hit-'em-Hard, Mr. R. Pelham. To conclude with THE VAMPIRE. AsTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITITEATRE OF A RTS. The most extraordinary and unparalleled Novelties ever produced at this Theatre, which nightly command overflowing houses. Mr. Batty has much pleasure in stating that, after great research, he lies succeeded in procuring the greatest wonder in the world ; namely, an Elephant who performs the most difficult feats on the 'fight Rope without the aid of a Balance Pole. Also, the great performing Elephants in the Spectacle of " The Raja of Nagpore." THIS EVENING Will he performed a New Drama, entitled THE RAJA OF NAGpORE ; or, the Sacred Elephants of the Pagoda. In which the whole of the extensive resources of the Establishment will be Lraaight into requisition. Brilliant Scenes of the Circle, combining the unequalled Feats of the British and Foreign Company. The whole to conclude with the favourite Farce of ANIMAL AGNETISM ; or, Love and Physic. THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, MARCH 4. THERMo3IETER, Lowest, 51; Highest, 56; Noon, 54 . BAROMETER, 29.54.--WIND S.W., rain. LUGS WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Itfcrning .. 56 minutes after 6. 1 Evening . 21 minutes after 7. . I'. ' fi r 1. • s • • ' ifi ; • , .5 . • • 14 a 7! "'„ 3a 3 t4i• • • lUffrtting .111 t LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1846. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock. After a number of railway Bills had been read a second time and committed, Lord Dmataxir presented a petition from the inhabitants of Stirling for the immediate repeal of the corn-laws. Mr. GROSVENOR presented two petitions from Tipperary in favour of protectio n to agriculture. L Mr. C. BULER gave prevent vexatious objections that he would bring in a Bill toT being made against voters. Lord Joins A x lseene moved Bequests for Pious and Charit e a c l i il e the second reading of the Purposes Bill ; the object of which he stated wag, t o remedy the litigation and ab u ses which were constantly produced the existing law, and which would always remain while t feelings of humanity veere not in unison with the a c t s on the Statute the Book. Th e alteration B io is n h o o f p th o e f Don. Member supported the nece ss it y law by reading extracts from a report ofa London, and other documents. sir JAMES GRAHAM opposed the second reading te f adopted to nt e io ri n y , former Bill, and contended that the present law was be s c a de the feelings of the people. Since the question was a f t o o t p r e formerly brought under his notice he had g iv en it serious bat he could disco ver no reason to induce hi m t o c h ange his opinions. The Right llon. Baronet ha v i ng entered .to a lengthened e x p lanation of the details of the meas ure , a v id having observed that all personal property was exempt front the operation of the present enactment, concluded by expressing his determination to support the existing law, and theefore he would move that the Bill be read a second time that day six mouths. Mr. P. ,flowaito supported the second reading of the Bill. Mr. MosCcrom MILNF.S also supported the present Bill. Sir GEORGE GREY entirely concurred in the opinions ex pressed by the Secretary for the Home Department. He by zlo means considered that the law was in a perfect state at present, and he would have been prepared to have supported , New proper amendments which might have been moved, but h..' did not consider the measure laid before them adapted to the vemedy of the anomalies which it was admitted by all exist vi in the present enactment, and he would therefore give h le utmost support to the amendment. Lot i Ceiyg—.The manner in whieli the Bill was met by the last swelter was very different frdha the mode in which it bas been treated by the Right Hononrable Baronet. Tile forrate• admitted that there were defects in the operation of the present law; the latter refused to admit such a fact, anti took his stand on the experience of a cen tury, as the presof of its efficiency. But the Right Hon. Baronet himself yeas one of the greatest Innovators upon .that experience, and therefore it ill became him to adopt gcc h a principle of conduct in its defence. The Right Hon, ronet had admitted the principle of very extensive relax %co n in the Irish Charitable Bequests Bill, yet he refused to • s it of the slightest in the English a Tv R. 'litmus expressed his strong disapprobation of the Ch C itable Bequests Billovhich had been extended l to Ire.. land, and he felt equally strong objections to the Bill now before the House, the effect of which, were it carried out, would neutralise the provisions which their ancestors wisely had enforced, with the object of preventing an unjust accu mulation of wealth in the hands of the Church. Mr. O'CoNxErs, begged to offer his most cordial thanks to the Noble Lord who had introduced the measure, and exhorted him to persevere, as he thought it would effect the greatest benefit for the country. They had not too many religious establishments, nor was there a superabundance of religious instruction in England; and when that was the fact, they surely ought not to reject a measure calculated to afford them a greater supply of both. The Arronmay-Gzxratat. entered into a lengthened ex planation of the present enactment, by which the Legislature intended specially to guard against large sums of money being bequeathed to religious communities, and pointed out that the law of mortmain had arisen from a series of strug gles between the clergy and the Legislature on the very sub ject then under discussion. He thought it would be dan gerous to support the measure, and he should, therefore, vote against the second reading. Mr. C. BULLER supported the second reading of the Bill. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL opposed the second reading of the Bill, which he considered, if passed, would be as fruitful a source of litigation, as was ever concocted by the most astute lawyer in the country. Sir JotiN HAN3IER would up rt the second readin g , i n order that its details might be . '". din Committ ee . 4Lisslita Mr. linwns felt bound to resist ill in tote, obj ec ti ng most strongly to its principl e . I n i ts e ils the measure was full of intricacies and difficulties. Lord EBRLNGTON wished the House to go into Committee, because he was anxious for some alteration in the laws of mortmain. IaPC? LazolinwrticoKbjescutepdpotrottehde t s h ec e on se d co re n a d di r n e g ad o in f g th o e f ß t i h ll e . Bill. Lord J. /sLtxxxus replied; and, upon a division, the Bill was lost by a majority of 36. The Election Notices (Ireland) Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on the 24th. The second reading of the Salmon Fisheries Bill was post poned till Wednesday next. The Second reading of the Roman Catholic Relief Bill was postponed till Wednesday next. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned. From the depression of the funds caused by the Bence from America, and the surprise with which it was received by certain parties in the City, one would imagine that the rejection by the President of the United States of the only mode left open to settle the Oregon question was totally unexpected, and that the most sanguine hopes were entertained that his Excellency would recede from his haughty claims announced in the Message to Congress. But tion. The announcement in that dccument, that anienCa claimed the whole of the territory, was evidently made not without due consideration and good party reasons for main taining the point, and whatever has occurred since in Con gress, so far from weakening his authority in that respect, or providing some amicable means of settlement, has all been in the contrary direction. Violent war speeches have been made by CASs and others in the Senate, usually calm. inclined to peace, and disposed to check rather than encourage popular excitement, and even the most moderate speakers in that assembly ♦entured to ad duce no argument in opposition to Mr. Potnes ♦iews, but seemed to content themselves with expressing a wish to pre serve peace and not extend the frontier till the States had ac quired more strength. There was no real objection to the principle. The time for action was the only question. In the House of Representatives a similar spirit prevailed, and no meetings out of doors were held either for the purpose of checking the warlike policy of POLK, or giving the least encouragement to those who wished for peace. On what ground therefore, the last announcement caused surprise we are ut terly at a loss to divine. From the commencement of this unfortunate business we have been fully convin;ed that POLK and the war party had made up their minds fur extremities , not from a hasty view of the question, but from the entire system of government now unfortunately so popular in that country. Extension of territory seems to be the ruling passion of the present race. The inhabitants adjoining the Lakes, and the British territories on the north-east, have for many years kept a longing eye on Canada, and only bide their time. In the south aggression is the order of the day, because the Mexicans cannot defend themselves. The tide is flowing in that quarter with fearful rapidity, and nothing but the interference of European powers, so abominated by Mr. POLK, can prevent the whole of that rich country from being swallowed up by the Anglo-Saxon race. In the west the same spirit prevails, and California and Oregon are considered absolutely necessary to make the Union complete. It is said this spirit of aggression is encouraged by Pour, in order to se cure his election a second time, and possibly this may be the chief cause, but that only renders the position of affairs more dangerous, and shows that the ag• ' gressive system is not the effect of state policy, or the crotchet of a particular Minister or President, , but the choice of the restless and encroaching multitude. Se palpable is the fact, that no Government under present cir cumstances could maintain itself in security for a twelve month on the principles professed by WEnsTER and CA1.110111; Poix is carried with the stream, and all that England has to do is to look to her own interests and take care that her rights and possessions are not destroyed by the inundation. Hitherto she has displayed the utmost moderation and for bearance, whether we look to the Government, the Legisla ture, or the press. With the exception of a very few hasty articles in the English newspapers, provoked, possibly, by that tone of defiance so loudly proclaimed by Members in both Houses of Congress, scarcely one ground of provocation can be urged by the American Government. In the history of mankind it would be impoosible to point out a nation more anxious than the English are at the present moment to remain at peace, and more especially with America. If the last resort then must be as sented to, we have here, as on the banks of the Sutlej, right on our side. Since writing the above, we learn, by another arrival from New York, that the proposition to give notice to England that the joint occupation of the Oregon shall cease in a twelvemonth, has been adopted by Congress. This is only what was expected, and therefore cannot materially alter the position of affairs. Mr. Joins ROMILLY, who opposes Mr. COCZIRANE at Brid • port, in the first instance refused to come forward, though he has long been preparing to contest Bridport at the next general election. The circumstances under which he has changed his first intention and come forward are these : There had been a meeting of Mr. ROMILLY'S friends at Bridport, at which it was agreed to support Mr. CocniuNE, as a supporter of Sir ROBERT PEEL'S measure. After this handsome conduct of the Liberal party, Mr. Cocintax}: delivered an address from the balcony of his inn declaring that he supported Sir ROBERT PEEL, rot so much because he approved altogether of the mea sure, as because he saw no other way of keeping Lord J. RUSSELL out of power. Mr. COCMRANE now probably bitterly repents his balcony oratory. The Liberals imme diately met again, withdrew their support from him, and sent off for Mr. Jortw ROMILLY, their old Member. Mr. J• ROMILLY'S professional engagements prevented him from going down himself immediately, but his brother, Mr. CHARLES ROMILLY, went down to represent him, and Mr. JOIIN ROMILLY went yesterday. The nomination is on Fridry, and there is no doubt of Mr. ROMILLY'S return. But do not, my Lord MascH, take this as a protectionist triumph. If the protectionists dare not put up a candidate of their own in Westminster or in Bridport, the best thing they can do is to say nothing of either. We made a slight mistake yesterday with respect to the Cheltenham petition, but one which does not affect the merits of the case. The signatures placed on the first sheet were not, as we said, cut off from another and then pasted on, but five names appearing in another part of the petition were copied on to the first sheet, and a piece of paper was pasted over the original five signatures, that they might not be counted twice. We say again that there is irregularity here, but not fraud or forgery; and that the trouble taken by the League agent to prevent the signatures being counted twice by pasting a piece of paper on the original signatures proves bond fides. And we say again, that the free-trade Member for Cheltenham might be better occupied than in bringing forward with such pomposity so small an irregu larity, in order is play into the bands of the protectionist party, and help them to throw dirt on the League. Mr. C. BERKELEY did us the honour to refer on Tuesiay to the ob servations which we felt it our duty to make on the extra ordinary course he had pursued on this occasion. We confi dently await the decision of his Committee, skilfully nominated though it is, to see all that we have slid about the trumpery nature of his charge established, and to show how much the high notions of love of what is honest and straightforward, in both public and private conduct, have to do with this pro ceeding. The country and the electors of Cheltenham will, we are sure, without any injustice to Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY, allow to the distinguished leaders of the League at least as high a sense of public and private honour as Mr. CRAVKX BERKELEY claims for himself. Madrid papers of the 24th ult. have been received, but they contain no news. The Three per Cents. closed at 32 at 60 days; the Five per Cents., at 22 13-16, for the 15th of March, and the Debt wit hoot Interest at 7% at 60 days . ost of the Pan's ntain papers co articles on the great ma jority obtained by Sir ROBERT PEEL for a repeal of the corn laws, but so me o f them though they cannot b d ., ' chiefly those of the Opposition, and the noble manner inpwrahliscihnghthe firmness of th e Mi n i s t er , Opposition and a la rge number ofe h his been supported by th e ew n faultpar party-, , with se e m m . more Gus . anxious to seize the occasio n for finding ZOT than to imitate the Liberal journal s of this country, and cheer him on to the same end. "The young n corvatives," says the Seicle, " and their chief, M. GurzuT, are at but little satisfied with Sir R. Plum. They hayetwp,oresent rea sons for being dissatisfied. One is, that in m a ki ng h imsef liberal, Sir R. PEEL gives a very bad example ; the second, that he gravely compromises the future prospects of his Ministry, and that a Cabinet which does not make every other consideration give way to that of its existence, i s sa imprudent, absurd, and almost revolutionary one. We can not be suspected of an excessive partiality for England, and Sir R. PEEL is certainly not one of the statesmen of that country towards whom our sympathies incline us most. We blush, however, when we compare the con duct of our Ministers with that of the English Cabinet." The Journal des Debars considers the vote decisive, and that with 100 rotes against it, the game is up. It thus laments ever the defeat of the protectionists :—" The majority of 100 votes foretold by Lord Lgerc9LAT has been obtained by THE SUN LONDON, We are convinced, however, that France cannot be long in imitating the example of England. The following para graph in a Ministerial paper, the Epoque, is significant, and leads to the belief that the Government only require support to adopt a liberal commercial policy, and that they look with rather a favourable eye to the Anti-Protection Society formed at Bordeaux:_" We agree with the merchants of Bordeaux, in thinking that our Customs' tariff may be notably simplified and reduced, particularly in what regards the objects of first necessity and raw produce, and that this duty calls for the solicitude of the Government. lithe asso ciation in favour of free trade keeps within the limits of mo deration, and enters on a conscientious examination of the various points bearing on the subject, it must usefully aid the Administration in the accomplishment of this duty." the Five per Cents., 123 f. 8 c.; InB eSilvil'4..dePressien in 1,337 E 50c.; Rouen, 1,072 f. 50c.; Havre, 7501. ; Great Northern, 796 f. 25c. ; Avignon, 1,0171. 50c. ; Vierzon, 740 f. ; Bordeaux, 6721 50c.; Boulogne, 550 E; Troyes and Monte reau' 450 f. ; Basle, 252 f. 50c.; Dieppe, 470 f. ; Paris! and Strasburgh, 551 f. 25c.; Tours and Nantes, 585 f.; Paris and Lyons, 631 f. 25c. The following are the quotations for other lines " Lyons and Avignon Railroad (Talabot), 509 f.; ditto (Ls cointe), 505 E; ditto (Compagnie Meridionale), 502 f. 50c.; ditto I )efinitives, 566 f. 25c.; Bordeaux and Cette (Macken zie), 503 f. 75c.; ditto (E s p e l e t a ), 5101: ; di tto Definitive, 560 f. 50c.; Charleroi, 4961. 50c. LYONS, FEB. 28.-Marseilles and Avignon, 1,020 f.; Rouen, 1,065 f.; Vierzon, 7461 25c. BESINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Mascm 3. Boulogne aid Amiens, 11% Dutch Rhenish, 6% —East Indian, I—Great Northern of France Constitated, 15 3 A —great Indian I'enin• sular, % —ltalian and Austrian, I%—Jamaica Soutk Midland Junc• tion, 3 5 4 , --Luxembourg, 2%—faris and /Wawa, 41%. IMPORTANT FROM AMERICA (From the Times of yesterday.) By a private merchant vessel we have later accounts reaching up to the 11th ult. On the 9th ult. the following resolutions were passed : " Resolved by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,. that the President of the United States cause notice to be given to the Government of Great Britain, that the convention between the United States of America and Great Britain, concerning the territory of the north-west coast of America, west of the Stony Mountains, of the 6th of August, 1827, signed at London, shall be annulled and abrogated in twelve months after giving said notice. "2. And be it further resolved that nothing herein con • tained is intended to interfere with the right and discre tion of the proper authorities of the two contracting parties to renew or pursue negotiations fur an amicable settlement of the controversy respecting the Oregon territory."- SIR ROBERT SALE —The death of Sir Robert Sale head Colonel of the 13th (Prince Albert's) Light Infantry, has cast a gloom on the whole regiment, he having been much respected an.l beloved by all of this brave regiment who had the honour of serving under him. The following is an extract from regimental orders : " REGIMENTAL ORDERS BY LIEUTENANT-COLONEL SQUIRE, COMMAND. IN° LiTLI, OR RRINCE ALBIRT'S LIGHT INFANTRY. " Walmer Barracks, Feb. 23. " It is with feelings of the deepest regret that Lieutenant Colonel Squire announces to the regiment the melancholy news, just received. of the fall of their distinguished Colonel, Sir Robert Sale, G.C.8., in action with the Seikhs. " It would be superfluous commenting on the deeds of ono so re nowned in the history of our country ; but it must over be a source of honest pride to every soldier of the 13th to remember that Si! Robert Sale led the regiment in many a hard-fought field, and that under his guidance ant. gallant leadership it won those badges anti honours which now so pre-eminently distinguish Prince Albert's Light Infantry. " It must be a consolation to his sorrowing comrades of the regi mont that he fell in so glorious a manner; and our regrets most be doubled that it was not our proud fortune to have been in our old place near him. " To the old soldiers of the regiment, Lieutenant-Colonel Squire feels certain ho need say nothing to remind them of the heavy loss the 13th has sustained ; and let it be their pride to relate to the young soldiers the many glories acquired by the regiment under his noble leading, and of the kind father they ever met with in him. " To mark our grief for our late Colonel, the commanding °Meet directs that the officers will appear is mourning from this date the 6th of April next." The three standards taken by the 13th in Afghanistan were con veyed by their gallant captors to London on Monday last, and lodged in Chelsea Hospital, amidst the colours of all nations, some of which were taken at an early period of our history. The band of the 13t1 played the two brave sergeants out of Palmer barracks on the Dover-road to the tune of " See the conquering hero comes." The Duke of Hamilton is slowly improving in health. His Excellency the Turkish Ambasador leaves town in a few days to undertake the duties of Minister of Commerce at Constantinople. The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury intend to proceed this week to Paris ; and we hear that the Noble Marquis and Marchioness contemplate a sojourn of six weeks in that capital. The Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry and Lady Alexandrina Vhne, it is expected, will leave Holderness House shortly for Paris, to remain there until after the Easter recess. On Frid I) , last, Colonel Tynte, of Halswell House, in Somersetshire, was unanimously elected Grand Master of the Ancient and Honourable Order of Masonic Knights Templars, as successor to his late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex. Colonel Tynte's in stallation will, le a hear, shortly take place. The Marquis of Argleeey transacted business at the °Mee of the Commander-In-Chief, at the Hers. Guards, on Tuesday morning. It Wtll be seen from the Cavite of Tuesday that Lord Canning has been appointed Firet Commissioner of Woods and Forests, in the placeefLord Lincoln. _ _ Viscount Castlereagh has gone to Paris. We under. •tans that the Noble Viscount's marriage with 'Viscountess P•wers court will be solemnised in the course of this month. Viscountess Powerseourt is residing in Paris, where the Earl and Countess of ltoden and Lady Maria Jocelyn have also arrived. • 81111.11 IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGF.—A lady and gen tleman who are staying on the King's-road, at Brighton, went over to Worthing by an early train on Saturday morning, to spend the day. They left Worthing in the evening on their return to Brighton, by the forty minutes past five o'clock train, taking a first-class car riage ; anti before they reached Southwick the lady gave birth to an infant. On their arrival at Southwick the husband dispatched a messenger to Brighton to have a surgeon in readiness at the terminus to attend the lady ; but owing to an accident to the engine, the train was delayed nearly half an hour at Southwick. On their arrival at the terminus the lady was wrapped in blankets, and conveyed to her residence on the King's-road, and we are happy to hear that she is going on favoz.rably ; but the infant has since died. THE THAMES TIINNEL.—The annuel meeting of the proprietors of this undertaking was held on Tuesday, at the Londe!) Tavern, Mr. Beajemin Hawes in the chair. The meeting was con• vened in order to receive a report from the court of directors, and to re-elect Wires of their body. who have retired by rotation. The chair man, in opening the business of the day, stated that several railway companies had ar t lied to the company to purchase the tunnel, but they could not do so without the consent of Government. It would be for the laterect of the proprietors to accept of a compromise. The Lords of the Treasury considered the tunnel as an undertaking not of an ordinary nature. If there was an offer made which the directors could accept, a re-application would be made to the Commissioners of Public Works. lir. Charlier then road the report, from which It ap• peered that there had been a decrease of passengers during 1845, as compared with the previous year, the amount received for tolLm during the twelvemonths, ending December 3, 1845, having been 4,9681. 151. Bd. The debt owed the Government for advances amounted to 286,5001., exclusive of 36,0011., on account of ixterest. In addition to this sum a further cost had been incurred, is the com pletion of the undertaking, to the amount of 179,514/. After some remarks upon the company's affairs, and the election of directors and auditors, thanks were returned to the chairman and directors and to he engineer, which having been acknowledged, the meeting broke ap At Guildhall, on Tuesday, Mr. A. Smith, the solicitor to a portion of the subscribers to the Reading and Reigate Railway Company, which has been amalgamated with another concern, ap plied to Mr. Alderman Hunter for leave to withdraw a complaint he had made against Mr. Rogers, jun.. of Reading, the solicitor of the company, for not filing a complete list of the subscribers to the un dertaking, at the registry in Sergeant's Inn, Pleet-street. He had seen it the newspapers that Mr. Alderman Copeland had decided on Saturday that lie could not receive any complaints for breaches of the Joint Stock Company Acts, where the proceedings were not commenced in the name of, and with the sanction of the Attorney- Gem ral. He had in consequence applied for, and obtained the At torney-General's consent in writing, which he handed to the magis trate. He, therefore, asked for a new summons, in which the name of the Attorney-General would be substituted for hie own as the complainant. Mr. Alderman Hunter immediately granted the ap plication. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF WATCHES AT THE EASTBRN COCNTIEI RAILWAY.—The officers employed on the Eastern Counties Railway, assisted by an active member of the metro; °Max detective force, have been engaged for some days in endeavouring to trace out a robbery committed on that line, and bring the parties concerned in it to justice. In the course of last week a case, conta:ning watches amounting in value to over 2001., was received from a whole sale watch-man, lecturer in Hatton-garden, to be forwarded to a watchmaker at Yarmouth. The boa In lts transit disappeared is a very mysterious manner. THE: LONDON COFFEE AND EATING-HOUSE KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION.—GeneraI Sir De Lacy Evans, M.P., has consented to preside at the forthcoming anniversary in aid of the Rinds of the above institution, which will shortly take place. THE FATAL EXPLOSION AT DovEtt.—Gillham, the only survivor of the thirteen poor fellows who were in the cave at the time of the explosion, still lingers, and his medical attendants enter • taro not the least hopes of his recovery. The interment of his twelve fellow-sufferers took place on Sunday. The expenses were defrayed by the Company and the contractors of the w or k s b e t we en F o lkst one and Dover. The subscription which has been st ar t e d in aid of th e dishes. ed families left destitute, numbering more than fifty, by this shocking occurrence, is progressing favourably. Mr. Thompson, the borough coroner, has kindly consented to act as treasurer; and in addition to the 100 guineas presented by the Directors, other large sums have been received. There is one remarkable circumstance connected with the explosion that has escaped notice—viz., that no one in the Company's service was aware of the existence of powder In the cave. It appears to have been the surplus of that purchased placed other ipnart the s e cavebetween at the F instanceol k t° n e at the mills at Faversham some years since by the contractors for blowing a. ditneedr to ownfelnn thetoun dovmC line. a It w as of the Company's late engineer, Mr. Wright. Mr. Barlow, his suc cessor, was never informed of there being any powder in any part of the works. Since the accident other combustibles have been found in the vicinity of Dover and Folkstone, which ha ve been thrown Into the sea. FRIGHTFUL Gm ACCIDENT IN THE STRAND.—On Tuesday morning, about nine o'clock, an accident of a moat frightful nature occurred, in the Strand, to a gentleman's groom, named Daniel Rollins. of 13, Union-street, Lambeth-walk. The unfortu nateas he arrived at Somerset House, the anim a l suddenly darted oft' at a moderate pace, and, man was in his master's gig, d r i v i ng to wards Charing-croes, at a fbrious pace, and the poor fellow was thrown out, and sustained a dreadthl wound on the occiput, besides other extensive injuries. He was removed to the Charing-croSS iloopltal * h ero kit !gouda hsxri Are ontortAined of his ricovery. the Ministry. It was in vain that the beaten party did all in its power to keep up the fight : all it could do only pro longed the struggle for a few hours. This long drawn series of debates has been compared to the Arabian Nights Tales. The Sultana Scherazade, condemned to see her last sun rise, lengthened out her marvellous stories. So from night to night the speakers of the condemned party relieved each other in succession in relating their melancholy tales of past times ; but to which no echo was made by the present or the future. Lem fortunate than the Sultana, its last hour, though retard e d, h as arr i ved, and that voice which has been called the voice of GOD, has pronounced sentence." The followingjust remarks on the evils of monopoly in the Cormier Ftancuis are fully justified by the present state of trade in France "The era of liberty in commercial policy has just opened for Eng land. The genius of Adam Smith has prevailed. The great net work of custom-house obstacles has been destroyed, and ere long all that remains of a heavy chain cf servitude will have disappeared from the soil of England. She will at length become a free land. There are people who persist in ageing in this grand result only an isolated event peculiar to England; there are people who maintain the incre dible argument that the principle of commercial liberty is excellent in certain cases, and detestable in others. There are people who treat as absurd and dangerous dreamers those whe wish to confer upon France the noble and salutary liberty which Cobden, Russell, and Peel have just given to England. The partisans of the protective system do not perceive that the swaddling-clothes in which they wrap up our industry are stifling it, that they prevent its growth and its development. They do not see that by closing our frontiers we naturally restrict the limits of our markets, and that this restriction prevents our manufactories from being put upon an equally extensive and progressive footing. Neither do they perceive that the protec tive system is the great cause of the instability of production, and of all those disastrous crises which periodically afflict our manufac taring industry, and carry desolation into the heart of our labouring population. How, indeed, is it possible to place production upon a fixed and regular basis, when is it permitted to the Government whatever it may be to restrain or extend at its own pleasure by an arbitrary law, and generally in obedience to selfish interests, the markets for one or more branches of trade, and thus cause a disas trous perturbation in general production ? How can we hope to give constant occupation to the laborious, when governments, to satisfy petty or rancorous Interests, endeavour by means of detestable cus toms laws sometimes to displace, and at other times to destroy the sources of labour? The system which some people have had the audacity to call protective and conservative, is in truth the most op- pressive and anarchical system that was ever invented by the human unstlAy iN MONEY and COMMERCIfiEWS.. (From The San or Last Ni The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday w) 0 bales , In cluding 2,000 on speculation, in s ome i nstances a vance of %d. per lb. Shares we r e n ot so goo d . In the recent sa l es of woo l, th ere were one I i tems worth notice. The new commercial re gu l a ti ons of ouenmen t are in truth working wonders. There h as b een recevs h b e ef and pork, sent her e ffout distances varying fro m 3,0(000 miles, and oysters alive, ditto. From the extremity of the sitinent ofNew Holland do we now obtain wool and tallad now have we Amenca—the Southern States of Sepublic—com petltors in wools. Somewhere about 70es of United States wool have just been put np to pauction in the City, some of them merinos, or at least so dealt, but very few were sold. A f ew sam pl es mar k e d " Actual Ustates Merino, ' (a regular Yankee must have dictated the deon of the fleece) sold at Is. 3d to Is. sd. per lb., and 238 bales oed States merino wools, ex Frances Ann, from Boston, were r taken at from Is. Id. to Is. 7%d. per lb. What will trade accom plish In a quarter of a century anti's, when the bare prospect of the adoption of the great prii tends to supply our markets now with the rich and varied proof all climes, and what would have been, to the last generatioraa inconceivable short space of time. A single paper, of February 12, from Newk, brought by the Switzerland, Captain Knight, arrived off Doves been received at the North and South American CoMe-hoiand conveys the important, but certainly by no means unexpei information of the House of Representative s h av i ng passed a 'for giv i ng a year ' s notice to Great Britain that the joint occicy of Oregon shall cease. The House, however, afraid perhaps the President has gone too far, resolves that negotiation may Intinued. Respect ing the revolution in Yucatan there are no veutheutic details. The Public Securities have been flat to-dayonsols are 95% for present transf r, and 95% to 96% for tie Exchequer-bilis re alise 355. premium. New Three . and-a-Quaiper Cents. are 97% to 98 . Spanish Active Bonds are rather good, WO to . The Three per Cents. are 37 to %. Mexican Deferred 16 3 4, and Brazilian 84. Dutch Two-and-a-half per Cents, have h are dull. 59 to 59%. Shares CLOSING PRICES Bank Stock .. •• • • •• • 209 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities ~ 4 4i 96% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. % 95% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Antis. % 97X 96'4 1)8 % Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 % 10 11-16 Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 5-16 10 5-16 South Sea Stock .. •• •• Ditto, New Annuities .. ••• 95% Contacts for Account • • • • • • • • • y 96 1 4 96 Exchequer Bills. 130. 1% 1,0001. 35 -- pm. 36 5001... p 36 Ditto, Small • ...• 34 3 low• 37 Ditto, Advertised .• .. 3 pm , 32 FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CDC (7E K. Brazilian Bonds, per Cent .. 84 Danish, 3 per Cent •• ep% Equador Bonds Grenada, 1 per Cent .. • Ditto, Deferred .. Mexican Bonds, 1837, li per Cent .. Ditto, Deferred .. 16% Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent. • RuEsian Bonds •▪ EDNi i s , l4 Bonds, 5 per Cent . Ditto, Three per Cent .. .. • • 37 Ditto, for the Account .. .• • • 3 7% Venezuela Solids, 2 per Cent .. .. Ditto, Deferred .. Dividends en the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent • • 59N4 Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates • • 94 % PRICES OF BUSINESS CLOSING PAID. DOVE AT PRICES. RAILWAY SHARES. ONE O'CLOCK. Buckinghamshire .. • 421. _.. par •• • ..... .• Caledonian .. _lO .... 123 4 % 13 • • l3 Ditto, Half Shares .. ... • 3 14 %%•• ••• • • 3 Ditto, Extension .. • 214 2% • • ...... • • 2 Cambridge and Oxford.. _ %• • • Chester and Holyhead .. .. 20 .... 2114 20% 2 Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2% •• • • ,•••• • • • • Direct Manchester (It as t r i c k' s ) .. 5 1 U •• • • 3 % 71 " Direct Northern • 2,i 2% • • • • • • • • • • Dublin and Belfast Junction .. 5 •• • • 4 "•• " " " Dublin and Galway _ 4 3% %• • ••• • • Eastern Counties 141. les. 21% ...• • • • • - Ditto, York Extension _ Os. 1% -• • ••• • • • Edinburgh and Glasgew _ 50 .. • • •••• • • • • Ditto New y 4 Shares.. 10 14% Goole, Doneast., and illefileld,&c. 425..... P • • • • • • Great North of England ..100 .... 218 215.... Ditto, New 5 .... 50 52 Ditto, New .. 5 .. • • 3 5 .. - •• Ditto, New 1%•••• 12% Great Western .. BRITISH FUNDS. 01 O'CLK. CLOSING PRICES. 83Y. 119% 3% 22% 4% •z &iv 107% 374 4414 Ditto, Half Shared • 84 •. • • ...... Hull aadSelby 50 •• .. ••••• • • • • • Ditto, Halt Attires .. 7 .... 26 .• . ..... Lancaster and Carlisle 35 ••••• • • • • • Ditto New .. 5 .. 1 0 !4 10 •• •• " Leicester and Bedford 225..... dis .. • • .. Liverpool and Leeds Direct • • 2 % • , Liverp.. 3iancli., & Newc. Junct. 2% •• • • 3 '4 •••• • • • • London an • Birmingham ... teo ....221 . . Ditto Thirds .. Ditto Quarters .. ... 27 34 221 Ditto Fifths 2 .... • ..... 23 London and Blackwell .. 16/. las. 4d. 8% 8x d 11%xd Ditto New .. 214 .. • • 4 ••••• • • • • • London aid Brighton .. .. 50 .. • • 641 4 %•••• • • • • London and Croydon .. .. 131. 15s. 9d. 2114 .. •• • • .... London and South-Western.. 411. 6s. 10d. 77 x Ditto, New . 1214 .... 2214 23 x Q .. Ditto, New .. .. 10 .. ••••• • • • • • London and York .. • 2% - Ditto, Half Shares .. 2% • • • 2 %• Manchester and liinninghain .. 40 . ••••• • • • • • Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) 1 .. • • 714 ••••• •• • • 7% Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. .. •• ••••• • • - • • 1 7s P Manchester and Southampton .. 2 2% 1 4 .... 31idland ..100 ....14734 147 .. 147 Ditto Fifths.. 2 .... ••• • • • 2% Ditto, New .. .. 18 .... 33 :42% ...... 321 4 Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 4i .... 44 44 Ditto, New 1 .... 10 9% • • 9 % Ditto, New, Brandliug .. 20 .... 38 Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 10 .... 20% 20 ...... 20 Newark, Sheffield, and Boston .. .... I% l% North British .. 20 .... 26 1 % IA ...... 26 Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. ••••• • • • • 2 14 North Kent and Direct Dover .. 214 .... 2% .... • ..... North Staffordshire .. .. 425. 314 %%p• • .. 3% P Oxfd.,Worcester,& Wolverhmptn. 12% .... 13 13 1 4 Preston and Wyre 25 34% 35 • • • • • 3 5 Scottish Central .. . 714 15 Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 2%.... 2% .......• • • 3 % Shropshire Union .. 425..... 3L dis.... •• • • 1 .4 die. South Midland 42s .... p I% P South Eastern and Dovor .. • • 33% .... 37% 38 Do., New (do. 331. Gs. Bd.) No. 2. 10 .. .. 12 . ...... 11% 1)o., New (do. 301.) .. No. 3. 10 .. 11 De., New (do 111.) .:•.;o. 4. 2%.... 3% 334 Staines and Richmond I .... Ilx 1 Swans. & Loughor & Cameron's.. 2 .... 2% Welsh Midland .. • • • • 2% .... 1% • Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 2% .... 2% York and Carlisle .. • • -- • • 2% .... 2 York and North Midland .. SO Ditto, Half Shares • • • • • • 25 .... 47 48 Ditto. Extension • • • • • . ..... De. R. and W. Riding Eaten.— 1 .... 10% 9% FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Barbadoes .. • • • • • • • • 1 •• • • 0% Boulogne and Amiens ••• • • .• • is •• •. 11% .... Bord., ut out,' R f heni ,Sch .. .. . .1. . Cette klfackenet4) 2 D East Indian .. • • • • • • • 4 i• •• • • 1" .. G'rt.North. of France Constituted b 16 15 Italian and Austrian • • • • •• 3 114 Luxembourg Namur and Liege • • • • •• 4 21, 4 . Orleanq and Yierzen •• •• •• 10 Rouen and Ilayre • •• •• •• 20 MINES. Real dsl Monte, Unregistered .. --- .... ...... 641, 21% 78xd 23rd 17% 16 1% 2 1 4 2% 19 29% THE SUN' EXPRESS. SUNDZEILAWD, FEL 28.—The Sun today has outdone all its Contemporaries, at least with reference to this place. A small parcel of the morning edition, containing a full report of the debate up to twenty minutes past three o'clock the same morning, and the result of the grand struggle betwc en monopoly and freedom, was received by Mr. Williams, news agent, at twenty minutes to five o'clock—three hours and forty minutes before any other morning paper arrived. Circulars had been received by some of the news-rooms and other parties from one of the principal newspaper agents in the City, stating that parcels from him by express would arrive at Sunderland at half-past four or six o'clock ; but, from some rause or other, The Sun parcel by express, direct from the office, was the only one which arrived. Copies were for warde., to the news-rooms, and one to the mayor; and the intelligence of the great victory soon spread through the borough, and appeared to give pleasure to all—even the old Tory shipowners seemed to brighten up, with the prospect of extended exports and imports, and consequent better freights. All parties acknowledge the greatest obligation is due to The Sun for the spirit and success of its efforts on this important occasion. (From the Somerset founty Herald.) We are indebted to the proprietor of The Sun for an ex press edition of his paper containing the division on the long protracted debate on the Government measure. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. 141,i Ts P 215 Manning, arrived in the Downs fro ll in lAL CU Mba,lelxepßert—he Reflector,ncTeda hurricane which lasted three days; 10th ult., fu lat. 41 N., lon. 51 W., lost sails, boats, kc., had six feet water in her hold, and threw part of cargo overboard. Livaapoin, SIARCH 3.—The Portland, M'Allister, from Cuba to London, foundered 29th January, in let. 26 S., lon. 56 W.; crew saved by the Denison, King, at this port. The Ben Lomond, from toe Clyde to Mobile, which was on shore near Campletown, has been assisted off, and taken back to Greenock to repair. Coax, Manus I.—The schooner Harmony, of Halifax, was aban doned 25th January, In let. 34 N., lon. 58 W., in a sinking state, BALTIMORE, FEB. 27.—The Volunteer, Reed, from Liverpool to the Clyde, put back to BaUlna, 27th instant, making water, having struck au the banks. Th.- Volunteer, Reed, from Liverpool to Oa late, has put In here partially leaky. Faassaauitou, You. 28.—The John and Margaret, Edwards, from Newcastle to Inverness, came on shore in Whitelink Bay this morn ing, but has been assisted off, and has come into the harbour. MARGATE, MARCH 3.—Arrd. Candahar, Calcutta ; Marmion, Cey lon ; switxerland, New York. SWANAGB. —An English barque of about VI tons, apparently tim ber laden, with loss of sails, and only a reefed foresail set, 13th ult., in lat. 33, long. 52, by the Crusader, Labalestier, arrived off here. THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE AND THE EARL OF LINCOLN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sut,—l should be sorry to enter into the private misunder standings of a family in the columns of a newspaper, but when they are of a public nature and materially concern the public. them it is another matter. Thus so far I have ex plained myself. Now, S;r, I cannot agree with those who are disposed and think it right to throw upon Lord Lincoln the entire fault of the issue bet een his father and himself The Earl is not a minor beneath the roof of his father; why, then, let me ask, is he, in his political opinion (and as a Minister of the Crown, too,) to be subjected to the dictation —much more the control—of the Duke? Where is the person who will be bold enough to assert that the father did not first throw down the gauntlet? And did not the Duke Allow up his strong feeling by the publication of bis letter" To the Inha bitants of South Nottingha ms hi re ," on the 17 th ult ? Let us have the matter in a c orrec t light, and not endeavour to prejudice the son for th e pur p o se of protection " to the father.—Yours obediently, TRUH. Nottinghamshire, T ire, March 3, 1846. NEW STREET FROM LONDON-BRIDGE TO HUNGER FORD-BRIDGE.—In the event of the Bills for the south-Western E. tension and North Kent Railways now before Parliament being passed Into a law—of which, there being but slight opposition, there is but little doubt—it is in contemplation to form a wide and grand street adjacent to the line of railway from London -bridge, Intersect lug the various streets between that point and Ilungerford-bridge. crossing the York-road, so as to make one line of street from West minster to London-bridge. If this project be carried out as at pre sent contemplated, it will have the effect of making a vast improve ment in portions of the parish e s of St. Saviour's, St. George's, and Christchurch, at present inhabited by the lowest description of per sons. The inhabitants of those parishes who object to the project of a railway through their district are somewhat appeased by the pro ject, considering it a boon in their favour instead of a loss, as they have hitherto contended the railway would be. HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION, &C.— On Monday after noon the general quarterly court of this institution was held at the board-room of the instit u ti on i s Che l sea , J o hn Labouchere, Esq., in the chair. The report. among other encouraging ma tters, stated that the munificent Sam of 2,0001 . h a d been beveathed by the late Rev. Henry Campb e ll, o f Cowley, near Uxbridge, to the hartitution. The sum of 621. 12s. was on Sunday Church, —square,-rquare, aft er a sermon b, • the lieu Thomas ito -01111911, A.M. e v en ing collected at St. Mary's N et, R C I, 184 COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert walked in the grounds and plantations of Osborne House, on Tuesday afternoon. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales. Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice were taken out on ponies, on Tuemday afternoon, in the plea- ' sure grounds of Osb nage House. Yesterday the un 4 avourable state of the weather throughout the afternoon prevented her Majesty and Prince Albert, and the Royal Family, from taking their accustomed walks and rides. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent left her residence, Clarence House, St. James's, at half-past nine o'clock yesterday morning, on a visit to her Majesty the Queen Dowager, at Witley Court, Worcestershire. Her Royal Highness proceeded to the terminus of the London and Birmingham railway, attended by Lady Fanny Howard and Colonel Sir George Couper, Bart., and took her departure from the Euston-square station at ten o'clock. Mr. Mosquera, the Charge d'Affairs of New Granada, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. Mr. William F. Hamiliton, M.P., had an interview with Sir Robert Peel yesterday. The Ecelesia.tical Commissioners for England had a general meeting yesterday afternoon at the office in Whitehall-place. There were pre-ent the Archbishops of Canterbury, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Winchester, the Bishop of Carlisle, the Bishop of Ely, the Bishop of Hereford, the Bishop of Oxford, and the Earl of Bessborough. Sir James Graham gave a dinner to the Cabinet Ministers yesterday evening at his residence in Hill street. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office, for the Governor of Sierra Leone. Lord and Lady Augustus F . tvlarence h.ft Farrence's Hotel, Belgrave-street, yesterday, for their seat near Reading. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL—TUESDAY NIGHT, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The steeple-chase, it is fully expected, will furnish a field of at least twenty-four horses, to be taken from the fol lowing :-- Lord Waterford's Firefly, aged, 12st 81b Mr. W. G. Loft's br h re-all, aged, 12st 41b Lord Howth's Switcher, 5 yrs, 12st 41b ,Ar. Adam's Pioneer, 6 yrs, llst 121 b Lord Waterford's Regalia, aged, list 121 b Mr. C. Brooke's Eagle, aged, list 121 b Captain Campbell's Crcesus, aged list 121 h Mr. Atkinson's Golden Pippin, aged, list 121 b Sir R. Brooke ns Alice Gray. llst 121 b Mr. Wyndham's MajorA, 6 'yrs, llst 61b Mr. Austin's Troubadour, aged, list 6lb Mr. Payne nd Culworth, aged, list 41b lin.G.Ltuabden's Carlow, llst 41b Mr. Ekins's Peter Simple, aged, 114 4 i l i Captain Barnett's Boxkeeper, list Mr H. L. Caster's Homildharrilso, aged, list Mr. Hey's Lancet, aged, list Captain Barnett's Marmeluke, lOst 121 b Mr. G. Lambden's Pickwick, lOst 101 b Lord Sefton nd The Artist, 6 yrs, lOst 81h Hon. F. Craven nd Perambulator, 6 yrs, lOst 81b Mr. S. Crawfurd's Veluti, 6 yrs, lOst 61h Mr. Pearce's The Scavenger, 6 yrs, 10it 21b Sir R. Brownrigg's nd Lady Grey, lOst Betting hitherto has been very fl4t, but a few small investments have been made at the following prices :-6 to 1 rrgst Eagle (taken), 7 to 1 agst Lancet, 8 to 1 agst 10 to 1 agst Firefly, 10 to 1 agst Carlow, 12 to agst Golden Pippin, 14 to 1 agst Culverthorpe, 13 to 1 agst Switcher, and 15 to 1 agst Brenda. All the horses engaged in the Hurdle Handicap are on the spot, and most of them will run. Entry for the Flat Race-50 sovs. given by the Earl of Sefton, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, 5 fr. &c. Lord Chesteifield's The Poor Soldier, 6 yrs—Lord Hnwth's Switcher, 5 yrs—Mr. R. Bell's R4, s i na , 4 yrs—Mr. Mostyn's b c by Phoenix, out of I'llirondelle, 3 yv—Sir J. Gerard's Camelia, 3 yrs—Mr. Binnie's Apparition, 3 yrs—and Mr. R. J. Mostyn's The Premier, 3 yrs. LIVERPOOL STEEPLE-CHASE, The following horses are here, and all are likely to start except Switcher: —Firefly, Cure-all, Switcher, Pioneer, Regalia, Eagle, Crcesus, Golden Pippin, slice Gray, Major A., Troubadour, Culver therpe, Carlow, Brenda, Tinderbox, Peter Simple, llomihiharrilio, Lancet, Eueiie Sue, Mameluke, Pickwick, The Artist, Perambulator, Veluti, Scavenger, and Lady Grey. ENTRIES FOR THE FLAT RACE. 501., given by the Earl of Sefton, and a *weepstakes of 10 sovs. each. The Poor :;oldler, 6 yrs—The Switcher, 5 yrs—ltosina, 4 yrs—b c by Phoenix, out of L'ilirondelle, 3 yrs—Camellia, 3 yrs—Apparition, 3 yrs—The Premier, 3 yrs. All the liur'Je racers are on the spot.—No betting. WAT EIZLOO COURSING MEETING—TunensT. WATERLOO CUP. Lord Eglinton's Rufus beat Mr. Doming na Clara. Mr. Harper's 'deserve beat Mr. Slater's Rocket. Mr. B. Smyth's Sherwood beat Mr. Malpas's Lapwing. Mr. Arderne's ,Nimble beat Mr. P. Taylor's Tiny Salute. Mr. Barge's Pia rlequin beat Mr. A. Graham's Concession. Mr. Kirkby's Slane beat Mr. Blundell's Brewer. Mr. Ball's Best Bower beat Mr. Craven's Canino. Mr. Robinson's Agnes beat Mr. Davies's Dangerous, Mr. Bennett sal Camera beat Mr. Jepson's l'eter. Mr. l'ownall rot, Othello beat Mr. Eden's Original. Captain Daint re e's Probity beat Mf. Bake's Coriolanus. Lord Eglinton's Bessy Bell beat Mr. Deakin's Young Lill Mr. 0. Grady's Oliver Twist beat Mr. Rldgway's Renown. Mr. Swan naltr , gineer beat Mr. Langtry's Star of Erin Mr. Jebh's La aw ing beat Mr. Garven na Illghllyer. Mr. Pollock's roig-arßallagh beat air. Bagge na Trlcksey. First Tier Ruins beat Rt!serve. Camera beat Othello. Sherwood bat Remy Bell beat Probity. Harlequin beat Slane. Oliver Twist beat Engineer. Best Bower beat Agnes. Foig-a-Ballagh beat Lapwing. TIIE WATERLOO PERSIL Cravea's Cl:lrina beat Br. Bake's Blakeley Lass. Mr. Garen na:, Heals beat Mr. Arderne's Matchless. Lord Eglinton4 Bellona beat Mr. Ridgway's Romulus. Mr. Swan's Sn.a) dragon beat Mr A. Graham's Rebecca's Dsughter. Mr Jebb's Loiio re beat Mr. B. Smyth's Sam Slick. Captain Daint.re• Vania beat Mr. Ldeli's Eleus. Mr. Ball's Rard agst Mr. Robinson's Scotia. Dlr. Deakin's I )4 •rwent agst Mr. Bagge na Tripod. BET':. (NG AT MANCIIESTER.—TUESDAY. LIVERPOOL ST El PLE CHASE. —6 to 1 agst Lancet (taken), 6 to 1 agst Eagle (tali( n), 8 to 1 agst Veinti (taken freely), 10 to 1 agst Culverthorpe (ta k ,n), 12 to 1 aget Brenda (taken). CHESTER CUP. -18 to 1 agst Sweetmeat, 23 to 1 aget Mermaid (taken), 25 to 1 as Cat Whinstone, 25 to 1 agst Bower, 25 to 1 agst The Baron, 30 to 1 a 1 Est Fitzallen (taken), 40 to 1 agst Inheritress, 40 to 1 agst Hop e. 50 to 1 agst Lady Wildair (taken), 50 to I agst Roderick. DERBY ♦ND 0411L9.—Nothing done. ELECTION NEWS. (FROM A CORRESPOND ENT. ) Nonni NOITANGILAMiIIi RE.- M r. Bailey, the Conservative proposer of the . "Earl of Lincoln, has issued the following ad dress : TO THE Frt'EEHOLDERS OF THE NORTHERN DIV ISNON OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. Gentlemen,- —Though still retaining the opinion expressed by me at the dart of nomination, that the election of Lord Lincoln as the:, representative of this division, might with comparative e me, and at small expense, have been secured, had prompt a ad efficient means been adopted for accomplish ing so desire; le an object; yet ROW finding that his Lord ship's disinclination to be brought forward has created a considerable , oh jection among the influential friends of free trade in this dii aria to enter upon a contest, and being un willing to occat ion to Lord 11. 13entinek, any unuecesasry trouble or expt nse, such as would be uusvoidble upon the carrying on an, election, I have to request, .is a particular favour that the friends of Lord Lincoliewill altogether abstain from tendering votes for him at any of the polling-places of the division, in order that as little excitement and trouble may be occasict led to any one as is possible under existing circumstances_ , " I am, Gentlemen, yours most obetliently, " Basford, A (arch 2, 1846." "THOMAS BAILEY. Lord Henry 'Bentinck's friends believe, that had the Earl been bei,i2 fide!, in the field a week before the election, he would have stc 45t1 a fair chance of being returned ; the weight of votes in the so , ithern part of the division would have over balanced those of the "Dukeries" in the northern part of the division. Nots ,it hstanding this address of Mr. Bailey, elec tors in the sou thorn part, who are unshackled, determined to record their 1 comsat conviction and unsullied votes, and polled. In the northern part no polling for the Earl took place. The poll, will close this ( Wednee'av) afternoon. It is much to be ft, Aral that Mr. Bailey's indiscreet act has done injury to the Liberal cause; though no one doubts his sin cerity and anti ous desire to have served a good cause, that of assisting to e xtaigutsh the corn-laws, and also to have somewhat heale d the wounds of a persecuted nobleman, who is a bright onuatnent to his country. By arrangement between Mr. Bai le y and the agents of Lord 11. Bentinck, on Monday, Mr. B. is sued the foregoing address, with the un derstanding that his Lordship should pay the whole ex pens. of the poll': booths. By this arrangement, of course, Lord Henry save it much in bringing up the whole of his voters. Upon tl to whole it has seen a curious jingle. But come a fair coat est when it may, the house of Welbeck will find that the atte !rn pt to upheld monopoly and the exaction of considerably inc reased tithes will tell. 'When the deputa tion waited upon Lord Lincoln last Saturday night (of which the public are all dy aware), they were modest enough to put into writing. 'A is entire disavowal of having been at all cognizant of his no mination. PEERS AND I'A RVEN Us. —That highly important topic the education of the poor, has seldom been more actively dis cussed in the lea ding coteries of the day or at the dinner pat ties of the seas, in, than now that its powerful interest has been so striking) v impressed upon the public, in Mrs. Gore's new novel of " Peery and Parvenus." We have to thank that. lady for ha-, 'jag led the way to a battle-field which car.- not be too eageri .y -disputed, till the good cause shall prevail. It must be admi ;test, meanwhile, that seldom has so grave a question been ii iterwoven with such amusing details, or in vested with so ei igt:ossing an interest. THE NEW T IMON.—A conteinporary critic observes, that, "were it not for the introduction of characters who have only figure d since his death, this poem might well pass for a posthumou s production of Lord Byron himself. It has much of the By conic keen and subtle wit—his eegant flow— his rapid pm( :ption. Certainly the author need bow his head to none of his competitors. He has many of the first requisites of his art. His mind is elevated and pure • his dic tion terse, vigo cons, and mellifluo us; th ere i s thought, ideal ity, in his lines ; and, in addition, a quality which, in these days, will be a great recommendat'oa—his narrative is full of interest. T here is - much too of satin., keen, caustic, and severe. With ess that on O'Connell! In a word, we think "The New Ti mon" a production which will have a wide and lasting reputr ktion.” DESTRUC TIVE FIRE AT A COTTON-MILL.--A SIITON UNDER-LINE, Mason I.—On Friday evening, about half-past stin. , , the greatest < incitement was created in this town,by a report that the extensive co' belonging to the firm of Messrs. Thomas Mellor and ions, al at Its which nearly one thousand persons are employed, was on fire. #olt proceeding to the spot, we found many thousand persons hat assembled to witness the ravazes of the destructive element. 'a e fire first commenced in the third room of a building situate betw't en and connected with the old and new mills. Sonic 1 time elapsed after the arrival of the town fire-engines before the pipes could b s laid, and the engines got into playing order, and had it not been for the very great exertions of the work-people, who were supplied wit ti all the vessels in the neighbourhood capable of holding water, them ; is little doubt but the whole of the premises, which are very large ; would have been incited to the ground. During the time the. hands were engaged in carrying water, the private engines Is:longing to Messrs. Buckley, Mr. Beulton, Messrs. Thacker,. and Mr. J. S. Buckley arrived, and on their belt g got lute, play with other aid, rendered effective assistance. not, ho .never, before the two upper rooms, which were built upon the ba /turd fire-proof principle, had fallen a prey to the flames. The great concern of all now was to save the large mill adjoining, which Is no•.; fire-proof, and by dint of great labour, added to there being net much wind at the time, the fire was got under, the door-way fern dog the communication with this mill from the room in which the lire took place only being partially burned. The men continued po ming- water for some time, and prevented the flames getting fur ti-ier a-head. The fire is supposed to have first ignited in the heald- I oom by spontaneous combustion, and the damage is said to be from 600/. to 7001. Several persons were much hurt, while endeavouring to render assistance, by the falling materials. One man fell a dis tance of four stories, in consequence of the breaking of a ladder which was laid on one mill across to the other. His thigh was broken in two places, and he was otherwise Injured. The Messrs. Ilellor are not insured for this part of the budding. About half-past five on StinditY morning the town was again alarmed by a cry of fire. On inquiry, we found th it the fire at Messrs. Mellor's had not been effec tually put out, but had again caught the rafters of the ceiling and roof of the old mill. The engines were speedily on the spot, but the 21 , 0 was lot out without their Intuit got into play, GREAT CHORAL MEETING IN AID OF THE IIULLAH TESTIMONIAL FUND. A second meeting of the pupils of Mr. Hullah was held last evening at Exeter-hall, for the purpose of giving a grand choral performance, for the benefit of the Hullah Testimo nial Fund, in aid of the erection of a new Music Hall. On this occasion Mr. W. H. Seguin lent his assistance. The first part of the performance consisted of sacred music; the second of secular music ; the whole concluding with the National Anthem. Mr. May officiated as conductor. Nothing could exceed the precision and the accuracy of the choral singers, and their proficiency bears ample testimony to the plan of Wilhelm, and to the assiduity of Mr. Hullah as a teacher. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITU- TION. During the week Doctor liachhoffner has been giving a series of lectures on astronomy in the theatre of this most useful institution. His remarks on the Copernican system, aided by effective diagrams, showed the incor rectness of the opinions of Ptolemy and Tycho on this science. These elementary lectures, totally divested of the tramels of scientific technicalities, were well adapted to the capacity of the young. His opinien that a man versed in astronomy, and professing to be an atheist, must be a madman, was evidently most satisfactory to his audience. These lectures will continue three times a week during Lent. The Learned Doctor was accompa nied duriug his lectures by Doctor Wallis, musical oi.- rector to the above establishment, and organist of St Paul's, Herne-hill, en an extraordinary new musical instrument, called the "melodian," invented ,by Mr. Groves, a native of Dublin, The singular volume and power of so small and portable an instrument has excited the strongest surprise amongst all who heard Its dimensions are only 18 inches by 22 inches, and four or five inches deep, beini., in fact, no larger than a lady's writing-de&k, and when it is unclasped it presents two chambers to view, ona is opened by R spring out of view, the other is found by pressing on the chamber. On the top chamber are ivory studs in the order of a piano forte keys with the flats or sharps, and it has the extent of four octaves, from F in the bass to F in alt. in the treble, In the act of performing the motion of the wrists, by pressing on the chamber keeps up a continu ous strain of wind on the vibrators, aed in this point it differs from all portable hand instruments, and by the discretion of the performer, produces effects from the soft passages to the strong chora effects of the organ. It is best adapted for church music, but from its quick ness of touch, rapid passages can likewise be performed. POLITICAL ECONOIII_Y7 The Rev. John Dufton, M.A., rector of Warehome, Kent, whose excellent introductory lecture, delivered to the members of the Ashford Mechanics' Institution in "nrA last, we had the pleasure of noticing in these his mental energies ro tnienotAetemeirebeen directing tuizous instruction to his fellow-men ; and the result is a lecture, which, preceding as it does from the incum bent of an obscure Kentish village, would yet, from the soundness of its principles and lucid exposition of its theories, bring honour to the most enlightened philoso pher of our refined and intellectual metropelis. The subject of Mr. Dufton's lecture is the " Art and Science of Political Economy," than which a more interesting or more useful, study, at the present juncture, cannot pos sibly be urged upon public attention. if we would have men arrive at right conclusions, we must first imbue the in with right notions, and give them right views. Raillery and ridicule may now and then accomplish eur purpose. Powerful argument, , , addressed to some par ticular object, may sometimes produce the desired effect. But the great end to be aimed at is to imbue the minds of the people with general sound principles, the applica tion of which shall be invariable in all cases ; and there never was a period when it was more important that the science and application of political economy should be universally understood and appreciated by our fellow countrymen, and fellow-creatures at large, than the pre sent. We can only say we heartily wish we had amongst us more shrewd, clearheaded, men w the North, like the author of this lecture, to disperse the prejudices and. ignorance of our southern provinces. We would gladly. if our space permitted, present our :enders with copious extracts from Mr. Dufton's lecture, but we are compeller: to confine ourselves to a brief and simple outline. For many, the very words " Political Economy" possess an alarming sound. It is an association cf somewhat in congruous terms which they do not comprehend, so then fancy they must mean treason, revolution, and innova tion. Mr. Dufton, therefore, prudently commence= by defining political economy, as the science which treats of the production, distribution, and consumption of wealth ; or otherwise, as the " Science of Exchanges ;" or the" Philosophy of Commerce." He then notices vari ous objections advanced against this science, and proves that wealth, of which it treats, has no more necessary connexion with the vice of covetousness, than with the virtue of charity. The superiority of science over th( unaided common sense of the judicious man, or the mere experience of the practical man, is next decidedly esta• blished, in order to justify the application of scientific rules even to such a subject as the sources and distribu tion of wealth. After a while we find the studies of the theoloeian exercising a graceful influence over the mind of the political economist. He contemplates the mar vellous phenomena connected with man as a rational agent, and as a member of society—the wonderful 'ear meny subsisting betwixt private interests and public good, and the astonished, undesigned, and unconsciow co operation of thousands of disconm cted beings for seine one important object—such, for instance, as the victualling of a large cey—and in all these things he discovers proofs of Divine wisdom, and of an all. di ricting Provide nee, as strikingly displayed as in the organic structure of the body,humatii or n the glorious works of creation. Again, the theologian comes to the assistance of the political economist, and shows satis factorily that the progress of national wealth, and ad vancement of civilisation, are perfectly consistent with the moral improvement of mankind ; for the chief im pediments of this progress, and hindrances of thi, ad vancement, are the wry things which God has either expressly forbit;den, or the opposite of what he 11E01 expressly enjoined. Such are wars, violence, insurrec Lions, invasion of property, fraud, and indolence. And therefore the theologian justly argues that results, inva riably springing out of compliance with God's laws, cannot but be favourable to morality and virtue. In conclusion, he repudiates the absurd doctrine that rural ignorance must of necesuity be amciated with purity of morals, and that vice is the noxious exhalation ef thronged cities, and crowded workshops ; whilst Le powerfully demonstrates the humanising tendency of commerce betwixt different nations, inasmuch as, by making them mutually &pendent upon each other, it enlists self-interest on the side of peace, harmony, and civilisation. We think we remember to have met with a specimen of that particular genus of which Mr. Duften speaks as not only thinking, but wishing to think, that a con dition little removed from the savage state—ene of ignorance, grossness, and poverty—untn!ightenecl, semi barbarous, and stationary, is the most favourabie to virtue." He was a country squire, a keen rider, and unerring shot. But he stuck to flint and steel, and rejected percussion -caps as an innovation. He refused to drain his estates—not so his tenants' pckets. Be preferred peat and wood for his fires, with all their this: and dirt, to good coal. Ile ridiculed the idea of teaching the poor to read and write, with Jack Cade, deeming it enough for an honest plain-dealing man to have a mark to himself. He anathematised railways, for they had spoiled his hunting. And the last time we heard of bite he was posting at the cost of two shillings per mile, and at the rate of nine miles an hour, when he might have occupied a comfortable first-class carriage for three• pence per mile, and have travelled at the rate of twenty five miles an hour. Well, the genus is almost extinct. It has always shunned the bright glare of towns, and sought shelter in the deep seclusion of sequestered vales. Nuw, ala:, railways and mechanics' institutions, are breaking up even these last retreats. Proud ignorance must scam seek a home elsewhere than in populous Eng land. Nor are any doing more to render this curious genus a matter cf past history, than men who, like Mr. Inifton, in some comparatively limited and ohs•mre sphere, bring forib, for the edification of th e i r own neighbourhood, stores of knowledge which would do credit to any station, however elevated. We cannot quit this eloquent and admirable lecture without Expressing a hope that it also, like the former one, is only introductory ; and that the lecturer, having displayed to his hearers the open portal and inviting path, will ere long guide them into the interior of the temple of philosophy. PRINTING FOR THE BLIND. Maj:sr BENIOVVSKI'S PRINTING for the BLIND. A New System for TEACHING the Blind to Read. The expedient of Columbus for making the egg stand on its narrow end was (as the sailors said at the time) no more than they could have used themselves, if they had thought of it. The «xperiment by which Major Beniowski renders the printing types, and the manner of printing now in use for the Seeing, available fur the Blind, is so obvious, practicable, and easy, that it is truly a matter of wonder that no one ever thought of it before. Yet, to effect the desirable object of enabling the blind to read, great ingenuity has been exercised by benevolent and accomplished men, and vast sums of money have been expended to enable them to carry the laudable purpose into execution. The first step to wards the accomplishment of this end, was the printing of raised or embossed characters to be distinguished b, touch—a sen-e which, by a happy compensation, is mostly of peculiar delicacy in the blind, and especially in those born blind. So much having been achieved, many difficulties of no trifling magnitude re mained to be overcome. Types had to be cast, in which the face of the letters was sunk, instead of raised as in the ordinary type, and for this purpose a costly set of matrici s had to be cut. Again, for the sake of simplici.y of farm in the characters, and the con sequent facility of learning the elphabet, a very clever and effective modification of Byron's system of short hand was adopted, and, as appeared some time ago in the " Sun" report of a public meeting and examination of the society's pupils at the London Tavern, with very great suceess. It is greatly to be regretted that this in genious, and in many respects excellent plan, has been to a great extent laid aside in consequence of the difficulty of finding or perhaps of forming teachers. But the untiring philanthropists v. ere not checked by this obstacle. New matrices were cut, of course, at great expense—and new type were cast of an alphabet in bold capitals, adapt , d to produce the embossed letter s. Here, then, we might say the desired (and devoutly to be desired) object is attained. But the cost is still, and must continue to be very great. It is true, that cost has not been allo w e d t o ch e c the benevolence of the society in a single effort. Yet for the sake of the interesting class of bereaved persons themselves whose solace is itesigued, to dttniWsh the ex pense is of an importance not to be disregarded. Beniowski positively reduces it, from first to last, to the cost of ordinary printing. The books of the society are necessarily, limited to portions of the Scriptu re ! . BY, the method illustrated in Beniowski's primer, c opies 0 1 any book cony,ose:l in common type for the seeing, ' be struck off f. , r the blind by a very chea p and inexpew sive arrangement. Perhaps there is not a moreratify' ing achievement than this to be found in all the triump h of modern ingenuity. IRELAND. LORD MELBOURNE ON "COERCION." DUBLIN, MARCH 2. —Lard Melbourne has, in a letter elicited by a communication addressed to his Lordship by . the Secretary of the Repeal Association, gio112: straightforward, however unpalatable, opinion as to 0 . urgent necessity that exists fur the immediate ,a ment of an Irish Coercion Bill. The Noble Lord's reply was read at the weekly meeting to-day at COLlCillat.loll Hall, and runs as follows " South-street, Feb. 2_, _ "Sir,—l beg leave to acknowledge your letter of the 28th inst., and to inform you in reply, that it is DIY_ of tided opinion that the measure now before the flouseir Lords, which has for its object the more effectual P lion, and. the more eertuin discovery, of the f btf .i r g e i el c learly crimes which prevail in many parts of heisted, has w i t h been delayed too long, and cannot now be pressed too much celerity. nt, " I remain, sir, your faithful and obedien t serve „ "MELBOUBting The Chairman, Richard O'Gorman, Esq" tbe briefly addressed the meeting in condemnation l f e tter lot proposed Coercion Act for Ireland, the following le' from Mr. O'Connell was read by the secretary. • " British Hotel, Jermyn - st reet . , ‘ London, Friday, Fe b. 27, roes "My dear Ray--I was very much pleased to lob the Association had, under the auspices of Me' _ e at% O'Brien, taken the initiative in denouncing and opr/- the new Coercion Bill. oSed "Itis an atrocious measure ; it shoul d be OPP, / every means the constitution leaves open. I t i , woe. peat, a most atrocious measure ; and whereas ae ..,. t he coercion bills were merely temporary, and held so,u; er r consolation that though they were oppressive ann_",ore eatory to constitutional rights, they were in their.J'e*er ransitory and of short duration, they minty that the constitution would revive again , whatever of political rights and liberties the u nits% $O l Ireland should be once more brought into anti° to she afford against lawless invaders some protection '- people of Ireland. n& the "It is not so with this Algerine Act. It holds ces t br fiendish intention of being perpetual. It annon i i, tinctly that as long as the union statute is law, t „ so d ercion Bill shall be the charter of Irish sla se 7 esti/ degradation. It thus presents abundant rea son s e re' every honest politician in Ireland should bee°B l o beion held out t o e d 0 peeler. It is the crowning measure of that deg r ee and injustice which is made to insult and opPr, pine iethil. s tiiider:the name of a union. Shame 1 eterasior bieuo i -..-ea by in de r alietl4 neglect, and see their countryme n trampled i nn ny the hoofs of unconstitutional c oercionists 014 '• The first great objection, therefore, to the in woulti Coercion Bill is its perpetual nature. No minis ter , woe° dare propose such a bill f o r En g la n d. No minis te , poef' k dare propose such a bill for Scotland. It is ° fl y slan t trampled upon, and oppressed Ir e land that is °Wow) to measures of this kind. It is only Ireland, wit h . ,„,e. 1. 1 it is calculated there will be no sympathy or suPr e , per is only wretched Ireland that can be cruebed wit • feet impunity. f O l e " Gracious heaven ! what a consummation °twee. union ! Scotland will con ti nue t o have a coneatiolo, guarantee fur person and property. No rean esP e tillP ids property taxed in Scotland by the capriciouosotele e single individual chosen by Government. No roan can be arrested or imprisoned without legloestil cess„ and legal evidence of crime, nor without 0%100; of legal redrese. in case of any abuse of the exis e t i t6i Long may the people of Scotland enjoy the I)" .1 such protection ! t ojer, " England will continue to have a CO n°. lir sis e l guarantee for person and propertv. No Ina° C ew of his property taxed in England by the c apr ti i sht e he s p n ocr e : tetipearec : te i; a single individual chosen by Government. Ne f less acnadn legalbe arrestedevidet evidence of f impri crime, soned nor without without ' h is e : f i e s sr oof, of legal redress, in case of any abuse of the exi s ,,, tl "l/6$ Proclamationot a p rot e er k :Ithrlt the discretion, England enjoy the "..° e ,uch protection. ! ro of (w l , 3 4 :: l ::: l : l3 e n r a xn o rtni m:s h at e ya i nni(egt:n.shlmeyldna i n s d tch , ree t t h mitti e jlani ey, s g a ta c ih r :i e sotu d ne n i seo, of P - may say, with the allegation of the vicinity 01 $ And behold at on ce a ll the property in the dist, : e, the mercy of a single officer, appointed by th e l n es ov hf ,rent. Such officer may make any rate he Ir e 0 0, l e ' he may levy any rate he thinks fit—may se' s `" 'et '- occur bO Ol way of distraint, all the property of every ,„ the district, and sell off the distress so made 1 ' A • tie pleases, and at what price he pleases. ho ot On. o . " Neither is the personal liberty of the LA, - aos e , secure. He may, if this Bill passes into law, be or held to bail, or sent to and kept in prison , spier, price of every officer, superior or subordinate.is Or% evidence need be adduced, no legal protection IO; no habeas eorpus can issue, or if it do, the jubeo' of a policeman concludes the question, 5 " she Irishman without relief. " And this is called a union, and the Irish si te sh i ts tibr o lieve they are united- to Great Britain'. * ,,,, e ent b m , Byron was right—it is a union, a union be t ; t he e shark and its prey, between the devourer an voured. e i e etie s " But to return—l have said that my first our 1 1° the Act was its perpetuity. Vue AIS "My stcond objection is to the title of the -, se entitled a Bill for the better protection of life' facilitate the apprehension and detection o f guilty of certain offences in Ireland.' he o ° ,o " This title is totally misapplied. It eV . • A Bill to render property and life more s houl d ,04, Ireland, ard to stimulate the people of that .„ 1 , of the commiteion of outrages and the perpet rett " eing " Should the proper time ever arrive for . 133 1 : to ol t p insertion of the proper title, I would certain „ e s rcts• • title such in substance as I now describe to be P - d ab :he Act. the re ll Having thus given my first objection eter4ei.ie timely, its perpetuity, and ray second objeetiewbissiie Its false title, I proceed to my third objectionlooseoi the miserably slight excuse which would 2 0 P d ir i ,e oO Lord-Lieutenant to place any part or par The rd/ under the provisions of this Algerine Acts i ; eectieli by which the country i s ma d e su bjeea to tee t iroclamation, and such pr o clamation il l e of person commit murder, or even manslaug i- o r sik; s te county or part of a county, or shall shoot at/ eut, or wound ane body, or shall by any Inft edif ever cause any bode) , injury dangerous W h. 910 es"eo such case, wide and tapes:sive as it and t ri o l i e l se be some of such offences, et, if any or le ,leill s e - s os 4 c r to ti , v, : su l e, n srnd m ,ct )a s t nltoeticte)hinirdae,itamhybLe,utocthnrtioad, think ksi Llotiyfiea onlyt u ni. n3t the b u s lsAe a , uh n ncci hd t co hup i nb s tahterye b t y woom ' th is tifh syr 04; tint hi b :fs e ::110 i : :: ; ;. y toy t mined, but also any at joining innocent e e- „j e ire t many resident magistrates—to as many s , ° „ l3 bieo,s te of constabulary—to as many head eons"s ta blet many constables, and to as many sub-no b ar of may think proper—all, all of whom are to b e 0 th e tas clothed, paid, maintained, and provided for, to sie o pense of th.e occupiers of the districts o r o f eluded in the proclamation. th at sof, "But, still further. It is not necess a '"iog o 'o offence should be committed in, or ad.l e 'l sdi h ° ,% such proclaimed district or county, and pee P a - el° county may be proclaimed without any °, , e e d to been committed in either; for it is preel au ro elep;teir, into. the cause or pretext of issuing th e P efenet e The people may be abl e to prove that n o e i1...-we l eos soever was committed; yet that will uot els eh:nation is itself, oy the filth section of e foi e f couclus,ve evidence of its own validity- tr 90 3 ' " There it is—the absolute and min° of ettoethe of a Lord Lieutenant to proclaim sq. Par' i'etev at his will, pleasure, or caprice. No 111 ` 1 ,. see t o ost facts he alleges—no proof allowed to r ev- be e'o e t of his reasons for acting •he wishes it bits and he does it—the is 1 vod' an qs country out as fate. is. of thetu‘ le • ;.l ‘ deF l rt f rior t cl i ca t tl ic li eht h h e aneia. n ecm o o t ieenr d ten e rioo s o p dn o ulo ti acrec s i m ts , C l A k i n g n er w in n: t l 77, l 7:r r ,f - h i e bi Gr i iio dge v r ia a w pv a ii n es d . % e t. - itili tis p : on t ",, - er: future, call these Bills Russian ukase s ' 0 01 ve Nic I hlas ! . 0 saiS tei " cannot conclude my remarks ul?' req ui re this post ; there are other matters win e ;st ion. to/ immediate communicati o n with the eiss°ehoa ste' re eter " Before I proceed, let me remark. t et have g e „ thorough conviction, that Ireland can' Nonier enemies than the Whigs among the Feert7el bY the r 5004 be surprised at the line of conduct a do p ,owe Pe,„ po quis of Lansdowne, or by Earl G re y' but Inch il e - ch en expected better from Lord Clanr ica ds for Ir" really see that there was the least gr°lleieered expectation. He has no claim to be eons , air man, that I know o£ •• I now anxious that the Ass°e int ifet h i °rif irs ijee we are P t c Co al," tinetly sundertand the position Association is most anxious to have e de u ra el the ide °° from the horrors of the wholesale old h e n er once system, and of the often retail e vei,', o r r eis assassinations. The Coercion Bill doethe talen . % t ias port to give any remedy for the crimes , oe assl' us isb; or bath t° P ailt merit h n ea d rni t it t those is co hsee c more kwht likely reo gt already leriesesraoo(vi fyo crime, aanidiennr,dseieedt.liwi_i;:iSa'orbue.::g::: GO' perpetrating those crimes. e. et " What we allege is this : anxious tha n - erns "Firstly. That we are more !me ~ eve?) , bat he ro oi tirder, o r a Pr y and, above t a o ll, pr sh es e • sbe ri praetor.perpetr perpetrated by landlord e nhto horrible be l o ec r °eln t r e in i l a es n s t r s ° l 7 o ° i t ; r teur : ::::rot: " Secondly. All former coercion ac saw de 0 • or e a ti d m d e iti l o o n st al t a h t e r i , r ,c f i e t T e c s e . , and become, i d an en e : i : naglss, Thirdly. fiasn d T wt b t ep i g t lian i e s e t % tr e he i t a o snu, r ic e ho v n e pwfr se o r g Y: u ; gy civil, religious, and political rights IE O ora l e griel e re' Scotland. the Irish on°laid' " Fourthly. That the state of c of population should be taken into "' 1 e the sY telij e boni ci be ‘e taw, with a view to relief, and to hs there - woo lord and tenant ameliorated , t hat see tenan t ' et. stability given to the occupation of see,,,,„ oa seree m t he prejudice to the landlord's right toe nillshu" stisi"g r t. :ooli "Fifthly. That the einaciatingl _ of t o ur union, and the consequent absente to thy' 07.1), hid Kielors, may be, mitigated by al i i: b ‘ our ,, ,, N poid the money and the value of all occ upati: h ) 00 oaf' 4 in the improvement of the . laud in his That a erie sur " eB T o li f is i , us e t s i p ee ec , icaoluiye,iliswetioiunrsant u d p pe On ac • be