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N.E., fresh.—And. Constance, Africa for Harnburgh; Cora. Permit - wee:a for C. , pentiage Girel,ll, Havaerala for Hatnbugh; Virginia, New Orlea,s for Stetiiu. from the River and sail' d. Missionary, Mauritius; C.cra, San Francisco; Token, P..rilarnhiico; T ,bago; Ewerretta, Gree•tda; Catherine Elizao,th, St Vi cen:; Catherine, St. Fitt.'.;; 'Moro t.`,stle. Halifax; Frigia, Quebec. Sid. M‘gell.,n. eig; Tartar, Cave of Good nor; Lout's. \tnnte Video. LITERPO , L, M ARCH 31.—Wii,d E.S.E —Arrd. ginald, Heller, Calcutta; Alexander, Grant, New Or leans; Sea King, New Orleans; Greenoch, Mobile; Switzerland, Charleston; Arctic steamer, New York. Sid. Crisis. Shanghai; Cheverell, Ceylon; Prince Arthur, Halifax. COWES, MARCH 31.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Columbus, Rio Janeiro for Gothenburg. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 31.—Her Majesty's steamer Antelope took the ground on Bambridge Ledge during a fog this morning, and remains. Assistance has been sent to her. POOLE, MARCH 31.—The Lark, from Cowes, has been towed in very leaky, and cargo thrown overboard, having been on the sand at the entrance of the harbour. YARMOUTH, MARCH 31.—The Lydia has come off the beach with damage. FALMOUTH, MARCH 31.—Wind Anna Christina, Rio Janeiro. Off port, Eclipse, Mau ritius; Helena, Rio Janeiro for Altona ; Alexander, Baltimore for Rotterdam. • PENZANCE.—Arrd. Baron, Malta to London, part of crew mutinous. BRISTOL, MARCH 31.—Wind N. E.—Arrd. Araby Maid, Mauritius; Saldanha Bay. Sld. Surrey, Port P hil i p, an d Sydney, New South Wales. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.) BATLEY'S DIVORCE. Their Lordships sat today at eleven o'clock, for the purpose of hearing evidence in support of this Bill. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Srangford, and the Bishop of Norwich. Mr. MEREWETHER, On behalf of the petitioner, stated the case. The petitioner was the son of a respf ct able i..13-master, and Mrs. 11..iley, from whom he sought been a sein — pre" -i ss. The parties having been fur some time previously ac quainted, were, on the 9th of October, 1848, married at St. John's, Waterloo-road, without the consent or knowledge of the father of the petitioner, he being then only nineteen years of age. Mr. Bailey, set., on being acquainted by a letter from his son that he had =flied the daughter of Captain Newton, of Tunbridge Wells, went down to that place to make inquiries, but was un able to discover any such person at Tunbridge Wells. This he communicated to his son, and the consequence was that an immediate separation took place between the parties. An allowance of 7s. a week was afterwards paid to Mrs. Batley by her husband, she having sum moned him before a police magistrate to provide her with a maintenance. It appeared, however, that she afterwards fell into evil courses, and her husband having discovered her in an act of adultery, instituted a suit against her in the Ecclesiastical Court for separation, in which he had been succes.ful, and had subsquently taken these further steps to obtain a complete divorce. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to call witnesses. Mr. F. Owen, a clerk in the Ecclesiastical Court, proved the serving of the requisite notices and a copy of the bill on Mrs. Batley. Mr. G. Cleaver, parish clerk of St. John's, Waterloo ; road, produced a copy of the register of the marriage of the parties on the 9th of Oct , 1648. Mrs. Anne Humphries, examined by Mr. MEREvvE TMER—Was present at the marriage of Mr. Batley and ' Miss Newton. I knew both parties before the marriage. Miss Newton lived in my house, she was a sempstress, and earned her living by taking in needlework from dif ferent shops. By the Lord CHANCELLOR—She was a little gay, but I never saw her guilty of any immoral conduct while she resided with me. By Lord BROUGHAM—She kept early hours, and al ways came alone. My house was always a well-con ducted one. The petitioner frequently visited her for more than a year before their marriage, and after the marriage they both came back to my house, Where they remained a week, until the petitioner left Mrs. Batley and did not return. Mr. R. Batley, examined by Mr. MEREWETHER—I am the father of the petitioner. His marriage took place without my consent or knowledge. He was not then twenty. I learned it by a letter from himself on the same day, in which he informed me that he had married , the daughter of Captain Newton, Clarence -terrace, Tunbridge Wells. On the 16th f October I went 1 • down to Tunbridge Wells. I found a Clarence -terrace, but no Captain Newton, nor did I discover any such person in the whole town. Informed my son of the re sult of my inquiries. Mr. Lewis Martinelli, examined by Mr. MERE. weTnEn—l am a coach-builder in Albany-street, Regent's -park, and on the 16. h October. 1848, I ac companied Mr. Batley in his unsuccessful search after Captain Newton. We found no such person there. On the 6th of June, 1849, I went with the petitioner and a person named Barnes, to Brook-street, Newing ton. We took our station opposite a particu lar house in that street, where we waited a considerable time until we saw a man and woman en ter together. In a short time we followed them in, and Went up to the first floor, where we knocked, and a fe male voice cried out, " Who's there?" Barnes answered, '' It's me." The voice cried out again, " Who's me?" Barnes answered, " Iz's me—Tom." Young Batley, however, put his shoulder to the door, forced it open. . and we all three entered. We there found a man and woman in bed together. The mall leaped out of bed lied put himself in a fighting attitude. [By Lord Betoucinem —lie had only his shirt on e ! The woman on seeing us covered her head with her clothes, and on Barnes and Batley trying to uncover her to see who she was, she slid down under the clothes till she came out at the bot tom of the bed. She was also undressed. I saw her distinctly, and I have no doubt she was the same woman that we had seen enter the house shortly before. I also saw her afterwards in Brunswick -street, Hackney-road, where I went with the elder Mr. Batley. She then , answered to the name of Mrs. Batley. By the LORD CHANCELLOR—After we had identified Mrs. Batley we left her in the room along with the man whom we had discovered with her, and set no further watch on her. We had been in Brook-street on a pre vious evening on a similar errand, but without success. Mr. T. Barnes examined by Mr. MEREWETXER—I accompanied the lust witness and Mr. Batley to the hou-e Brook -street. When we entered the room we saw a an and woman in bed together. The man jumped out of bed, and Mr. Batley cri e d ou t t o hi m , " Y ou ' re i n b e d bed vith my wile. ie I helped Mr. B a tl e y t o p u ll d own th e clothes, to see who the woman was. I had never aleji her before, nor have I since. faellld BitouolitAnt observed that there was yet no satis `° Y e vidence to show th a t t h e woman f oun d th ere wa atrs. B at l ey. willtner.B.Mgret wETHEa r em i n d e d t h e i r L or d s hi ps t h a t th e ° M artinelli had identified the WOMEIR as the same person he el answered h o d afterward s seen i n Brunswick-street, who I C ounsel then tiesT me of Mrs. Batley . The Learned ed-- Mrs. Hum p e:i a es who said that she had answered 1 the door when Nlr ' . Martinelli called, and had show n him i • where nto a room ere Mrs. Batley was. Thej person ' he there saw w as Mrs. Batley. S i h°use et aea nt Bassett, L 9, deposed that the particular n amed was, and had been, for a considerable time a comm on brothel .' This was the evidence in support of the Bill. otl L er e e r d d t ß o lt s o h b. o el! e !it suggsted that no evience had been birth and parentatnat Mrs. e Batley had misrepresented her ge, tte was imputed. • Mr. Maltaw nTilea. said that there would be a diffi ',l culty in doing this , and '' Mrs. Batley and her • the communication was between " 4oebandi and it would he imp ossible J to call him • to prove i t. Lord BROUGHAM said, that since the a sin of the Act of last session he thou g h t to 11 the petitioner it would l) as g him to awitn. be competent for CA r., t bayin g Mr. Batley, J°° "thought the petitioner, was en ed, but an after ce-eirred to the th Noble call and Learned Lord, that a ctions of crire, con, an d b reac h o f promise of marring were specifically %zee pe t d, be w as e not examined. of 7 ,, p e r week, and dated from the 9th i Mn. Batley, senior, recalled —The all owance made to AI .Batley was , 'f; of November, 1849. !1 The LoRD C HA NCELLOR said it appeareft to him to be 1 neer nary that their Lordshi ps t° me east take time shout I at I had been in to consider , if not also require some further evidence this case. No evidence whatever x brought impropriety et e _ . before their L dh . to hew any ur s ips, chew duct before her marriage which could Justify the pet j_a ti • as he had done. T he in separating from her so ear ly ii s of some eh cep_ •uhe petitioner himself had been gu ilty' t h e time of lion i n representing himself of full age at hill "rri 4 ge. and it was a remarkable fief, that the age of sight, of Mrs. B atley had been studiously kept out that arid they had, therefore, a rig x ht to essaine, taking fee t together and also th e absence of cente r 01 to Prove previous misconduct, that she was not of e a ge such as would lay her open to the charge Of having taken advantage of the inexperience of a 3 1 :°°th, and su ccee d e d by her artfulness in entrapp i ng tm into a marriage. There was no evidence in the cause to show any reason for, or to justify, the sudden 1 edeparation—separation he would no t ca ll it , b u t rat t e r sae rtion, for that vies a mor e fi tt i ng term — t h e desert i on of a wife by a husband a few days after marriage, witho L ut . the alightest ground of complaint. NV h' o the eusna u e - else could b e pursued su c h a course as th i s what expected but what had followed. • How I was the woman to live? On the 4th of November 101-1 1 lowin g she was driven to summon the husband who had deserted her before a m agistr ate to compel him to pro de eher with a maint enance, and then, and then onl week— y, he rnade a provision fo r her, to the amount of 7s. a a her business s; shillin a day for a woman who had given up 1 , th rown ' herself out of employment, in order to pit hers e lf un d er t h e protection and supp ort of a husband who had deserted her so soon after. What fol ! lowed was but the necessary course of this. He was not wishing to excuse the wife' acts, they were ineet ettsable; but he thought the consequences which had happened were almost inevitable. His Lordship then proceeded to comment on the conduct of the petitioner and his friends in keeping so strict a watch over the conduct of Mrs. Batley until they had disco vered her in the act of adultery, and as boon as they had obtained th at d es i re d result, leaving her t o f ollow her own course, without taking any steps to ascertain the name of the man with whom she was found. The present case required very great consideration; on his part that consideration would be given to it, an,l it tilt! re thinner had any further evidence to adduce, an opportu nity would be afforded him to do so. Lord BROUGHAM entirely c eicurred 14 ith what had fallen from his Noble and Learned Friend. He should strongly recommend that if the petitioner had any further evidence, he should not fail to produce it, particularly TUE! grN, LONDON; is regard.Al the cwidwat of the wife bt ton , m,irriage, ul , on which a! present uo itepeaciiment 0 th. , wonon LORD CHANCELLOR, the second adieg of the Biil th,e po,tpori,d sine die. SHERIFFS' COURT--(TIIIS DAY.) • (lier'ov.- Mr. vV. fin lICHELL ) RAISING AN OBJECTION.-R .NNY V. ANDREWS. This 113 an o nr,nght b ) ,h, p.anc if, .1 irtAdes mein ili lt,her,—street, Lulit 's, r the :gun of 161. 94. BJ. tor services r .ndered to plaiwill's wite as housekeeper and servant to defendant, who is a licensed victualler in Upper Holloway. Defendant pleaded that he was not indebted. Mr. LccAs appeared for th e plalntiff, ;And called the pl a intiff's wife. Mr. PARRY, fJr the defendant, objected to her being beard ssa witness. The UNDER-SHERIFF said if the objection was pressed he thought he must reject the evidence. Mr. PARRY complained that it should be put upon him to take the objection, and said that the decision of the Judges that a wife could be beard as a witness was contrary to the law of the land, but he wouP not oppose the evidence being received, subj ct to the objection on which he should raise the question. Mrs. Bonny was then examined, end deposed that she was in defendant's employ for nine months previously to October last, as housekeeper. She left in cousequeuce of the illness of her husband. There was no agreement as to the rate of wages, but she had received 21. ,in account, and when she left defendant said that he could not con veniently settle at that time. In cross-examination she said defendant always ex pressed his satisfaction at her conduct in every respect, and he spoke very highly of her. Defendant never asked her why sho did not leave. She could not make any mistake on that. She knew Mr. Frederick Small, a baker, did not tell him that she was only stay ing a few days us a friend. She did nut ask to go for a time, as her husband was out of business. Defendant asked her to recommend a young woman, as house keeper and barmaid, and she said she would go. She never told Inspectori Barker that she was only in the house as a friend. He was called in in consequence of a robbery of 451. in gold, which was stolen out of de fendant's bed-room. She also lost a silver snuffbox au" " A". nt tea with defendant when the t obbery took place. Martha Rigby stated that she was engaged by Bonny, as servant, and heard her ask for wages, but defendant said it was not convenient for him to pay them. The father of plaintiff's wife was called, and swore that he called upon defendant to ask fur the wages due, and defendant then said that he could not pay at that time. Mr. PARRY, for the def ndant, contended that Mrs. Bonny was only at defendant's for her own convenience, and called The defendant, who swore most positively that the plaintiff's wife only went to his housa for her own ac commodation; there was no agreement as to wages, but he had given her a few shillings at different times, when she was going out, and he had bought her shoes, and given her some clothes of his deceased wife. Sarah Butterfield, a servant to defendant, said, that Mrs. Bunny had told her that she was only there as a friend, while her husband was in the country. She would swear that Mrs. Bunny did not ask for wages when she went for her boxes, and when she wanted any money defendant told her to take it out of the till. De fendant and Mrs. Bonny quarrelled about something when they parted. Mr. Small was called, and distinctly swore that plain tiff's wife told him that she went to defendant's as a friend for a few weeks, as her husband was ill. He had beard them quarrel before she left, and he told her to leave, for he did not want her. She attended to the busi ness generally. Inspector Barker was called, and on being examined stated that, during a conversation at the time of the robbery, Mrs. Bonny said that she was not there as a servant hilt as a friend. Police constable Clarke, S 132, gave similar evidence. Mr. LUCAS replied, and The UNDER-SMERIFF left it to the jury to say whe ther the plaintiff's wife only went as a friend or visitor, or as a servant; for if she went as a friend she could not recover for services, however great they might have been. The jury retired for some time, and then gave a ver dict for the defendant. HARLBRO'-STREE l'•( THIS DAY.) AN UNINVITED GUEST.— Theodore Bignolel Prothero;, a young man of respectable appearance, was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with having been found in the house of Captain Arthur Pack, No. 39, Lower Grosvenor-street. _ Captain Pack stated that, having received information that some ill-conditioned man had frequently been seen to enter his house, he procured the assistance of an officer in private clothes with a 'view to detect the party. On the previous night, about nine o'clock, wit ness returned home, and, from what he was told by the constable he (witness) prcceeded at once to the kitchen, where he saw the defendant, who appeared to have re cently enjoyed a good supper, and who was taking his ease in an arm-chair in front of the fire, reading a paper for the edification of the three female servants. Com plainant asked him who and what ho was, when he re plied, " Oh, lam Protheroe." Not having the honour to know Mr. PrOtheroe, witness bailed the officer, and handed defendant over to his care. King, a detective officer belonging to the C division, said, when he took the defendant into custody the latter said he was courting Mies Cooper, the lady's maid, and had been in the habit of going to the house twice a week for the last two mouths. Defendant admitted that he was paying his addresses to the " young lady" in question, and had been for some time in the habit of vibitiog her at the Captain's residence. Mr..l3prouara said he thought the offence, for offence it was, ought to be visited on Miss Cooper : he should therefore wave Captain Pack to deal with her before his domestic tribunal. The defendant had been locked up in a cold cell all night, that he thought was a sufficient puoishment, and he now discharged him with a caution not to go courting ladies' maids without the permission of their masters or mistresses. The defendant—Thank you, your Worship, I shall re member the day of the month; good morning. CLERKEN WELL.—(THIS DAY.) Ann White. a person of good address, was placed at the bar before Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged with stealing a gold watch, the property of Mr. William Ford Burke, of the value of 8L The complainant stated that on the evening of the 19th instant he was drinking in the company of some Jewesses at a house inField-lane, Saffron-hill, when the prisoner came in at the back door and spoke to the mis tress of the house about a bonnet which she was then making for her. After staying there in conversation for a short time be lett, stating that he was going to the public-house at the corner, and invite d them there to drink. In a short time afterwards the Jewess ut whose house be bad been in company with the female came to him, and whets they had had some brandy-and water together, the Jewess went away. He and the prisoner remained in conversation for a short time, in the course of which she stated that she was " going to sleep that night with her sister in Fleet-street," and they then Jett the house. The prisoner, on s, eing him going up Holborn-bill, followed and took hold of his arm, and took him into Ely-place, where she began to pull him about, but not liking this he began to swear, when she said, " Here is a man coming," and ran away. Immediately after he missed his gold watch, which he had safe a few moments before, and then gave information to the police. Police-constable Champion, of the F division, said ho took the prisoner last night in the Strand, and upon tell ing her what it was for, she said "I know nothing about it." The watch had not been loni'. The prisoner in defence admitted that she was in the public-house with prosecutor, but said she left him in the company of two or three Jew girls, of whom he was the constant companion. Mr. TYRWHITT, having refused to admit her to bail, remanded her for a week. DRUIt -LAJNE THLIATRE. Our anticipations as to an overfhwing house oa the occasion of Mr. Bunn's benefit, last night, were amply realised. The boxes presented a dense and glittering array of fashion, and pit and gallery were crowd , d to suffocation. The opera, the concert, the pas de deux •by Mddlle. Vecchi and M. Durand, and the farce, in which the Keeleys richieved an uproarious triumph, all went ackirt,eed off with transcendent éclat. At the close of the opera, a _n_a c i , ghty and unanimous shout arose demanding the ap pearance of the beneficiare. Mr. Bunn made his ap u"dcilaelase:tiwithi alacrity, in compliance with the call, and thought th at Y . !he audience. He said, " , hat since ,he last very , 40,,i i- I l l eas, he could not say that thicgs had run with him. Ile was not one of those who be publish ed t ie ' secrets of the prison house' should otherwise he 1 1 what co u u ernd th e p rec i nc t s o f the green-room, m uch of h u ac ritate some facts which might explain some facts when artists of ac knowledgcd ability „,°, — when nt La very inferior substitutes to per to:let girls ran away fast enough farm their duty oatutdoierne7ose efiti t r l un Y__ . the bribes of rival esta-- ( lut u e i ct u th) — when choristers broke theirb r e s e l i c l t a h g e , i r ro l e e o g i s s: believe, that when he lunch better farce If he were t=: el upon a bed of roses. other stage b—r b el : t( ti sillir i l : Da t d ' aeiri t it" h ts e wh'e c lita : hr r tn: l ) B ie, it would m a k:Tal all that passed still he that However,than any eovfertahcistedhiuspfornientdhsatmorgeht:oneastnyass . r w e h m e e u m a b ll er the w s hade tbheeenexforgottee, press i on o the ir would cheering followed the _ kind syturrithy," Loud c with ti t la g i r n a g l s itu d manager's address. ------------------- The following is the Howe List of Governors a nd Directors of the Bank of England for the year ensuing; viz., FOR GOVERNORS. Thomson Hankey, jnn., Esq., Governor. John Gellibrand Hubbard, Esq., Deputy-Governor. FOR. DIRECTORS. Thomas Baring, Esq. Alexander Matheson, Esq. Henry Wollaston Blake, Esq. James Morris, Esq. Henry Hulse Berens, Esq. Sheffield Neave, Esq. Arthur Edward Campbell,Esq George Warde Norman. Esq. William Cotton, Esq. John Horsley Palmer, Esq. Bonamy Dobree, Esq. Sir John Henry Pelly, Bart. Charles Pascoe Grentell, Esq. Henry James Prescott, Esq. John Benjamin Heath, Esq. Thomas Charles Smith, Esq. Charles Frederick Huth, Esq. WilliamThompson,Esq.& Ald. George Lyall, jun., Eq. fhomas Tooke, jun., Esq. James Malcolinson, Esq. Thos.Matthias Weguelin, EFq. Thomas Masterman, Esq. Francis Wilson, Esq. The Election for Governor and Deputy-Governor will be held at the Bank on Tuesday, the 13th of April; and fur Directors on Wednesday, the 14th of April, from Ten o'clock in the fbrenoon till Four o'clock in the afternoon. ller*Majesty will hold a Privy Council on Monday next, the sth ing., at Buckingham Palace. Summonses were ed yeptetdoY to t the ruziotoks 'and - Offiteiffof-State. SUFFOLK STREET GALLERY. On Saturday we attvaide4 the private view of the col l• ci ion for the pr‘- sent seasca, opened to public ingin.c. tion, by the Sect, ty of British artistt,, on Monday. it h out recovizing any perc.plibl, improvement in OA geni r the plc tires here coll , cted together, and wiihout per::eiv Lg any ri mark sbl, disi•lays of genius on the pari, of tiny one among the cintributovs, we nevertheks observed on the vv,tl:s of the Soff .Ik-s , reet Gal'ery sufficient merits, and those m rite sufficiently varied, a) excite the interest of tie ittielbgent visitor if they failed to secure his admiration. Mannerism in many instances, of course, still reigns triumphant. There are the SiMe invariable sketches of Hungarian peasantry by Zsitter, with the clattering sledges, and fueled drivers and the ragged coated horses jingling, like Poe's lyric to the perpetual refrain of " the bells, bells, bells:" this year, however, happily varied by a graceful and somewhat pretentious group (23) of " Vineyard Girls," and by an eccentric representation (330) of " Collard's Pianoforte Factory on Fire," giving one the notion of a sort of Brum magem Pandemonium. There are the same ever lasing studies of Spanish life in the streets, by Huristone, after the fashion rendered poprlar throughout Europe by the tna,ter-hatul of Murillo, , there are the mantillas and the mulct - ers, the ragged urchins and the ladies, and the water-carriers, and through the whole ca , alogua of faces the same undeviating regard to the charms of an olive-consplexion—calling to memory that couplet of Tom Ingoldsby, which informs the reader of the Legends that " Hairy-faced Dick had a swarthy hue, 'Twixt that of gingerbread-nut and a Jew." Among the present works of Mr. Hailstone, however, there are several unusually meritorious—such as (259) the merry watchers on the balcony, hight " St. John's Eve at Seville," and the picture of (39) the Gituna " Foretelling to a Spanish Mother the destiny of her Child," not to particularise the excellences of (89) the " Arrierps," or of the " Lace-maker of Sierra- Morena," or of the " Aguador of Valencia." Certainly not less conspicuous among the mannerists than the foregoing is the most gifted of all animal painters—after Landseer (always after Landseer)—Herring. This season he contributes more than one of his really mar vellsus farm-yards, with those sheen-tinted peacocks, and soft-feathered ducklings, reminding one of beastly old R ibellais, and extremely naked looking pigs, and norsee e oaae v with good condition that one longs to saddle them for a canter. Demid.. these. be gives us a small picture (38) of an " Arab and his Faioui iv," the man es ugly and unoriental us the animal is the reverse, and (191) a larger one of " Cromwell's Soldiers Stabling their Horses in Arundel Church," perhaps his most successful effort for a considerable time past. Woolmer shows himself as industrious as ever, though scarcely in a single instance as felicitous in the revelation of his unquestion able abilities. His representation of (9) " The Expul sion" is as unhappy an attempt at pictorial poetry as can well be conceived—our first parents being as un satisfactory in their anatomy, as the where abouts of the " flaming seraphim" is incomprehen sible. There is an overloading of colours, again, rather painful to witness in (227) the portraiture of " The Bride," as well as in the (326) " Lady in the Glass Case," the paint protruding in lumps from the canvass. His best effort for the season is as unques tionably (337) " Florence in the time of the Medicis." The best picture this year from the hands of Pine is (178) his wonderful " Screes on Wastwater," with the sudden and startling atmospheric effect—the gush of sunlight half-way down the mountain side with the floating mists towards the base and sum mit. Mere glimpse though the picture is into those realms of scenic magnificence, it calls very vividly to our remembrance the various charms of his " Lake Scenery" in Cumberland. The Norwegian views of West are according to custom full of merit; mere especially (243) the one representing a scene near " Hardanger Fiord." The landscapes of Bud dington prove to us, if possible, more exquisite to see than ever, and we aro happily enabled to rejoice again in the green meads and gorgeous sunsets of Clint, and the lovely coast-views of Tennant. Hill adorns the walls of the gallery with a very beautiful rustic group, as well as with an admirable and tife-like portrait of.' Mrs. Woolmer, in her 81st year." In (314) the "Lake of Thun" there is perceptible a venture on the pathway opened up by Turner, which, if not speedily forsaken, will bring disgrace upon yet another head, in the instance of Mr. Liammersley. Yet more intolerable (and to our horror we have seen the thin g p ra i se d b y one o f our contempo raries)is (236), " The Timid B a th er ," by M r . Mog ford, the said Timid Bather being a most wonderful specimen of long-legged ungainliness. Most wonderful of all wonderful things to us, in the annals of the Society of British Artists, i s th e p o p u l ar ity evi dently enjoyed by Mr. A nt h on y — ever y one o f hi s pictures, big and little, at once finding a purchaser ; the magical " green ticket " BOLD glittering in the corner of each individual speci men. That his landscapes are admired it were ridi culous to deny. They are bought—that is proof suffi cient. Yet to our taste, we can conceive none more disagreeable to the eye from their hardness, the abrupt interminglings of lights and sh a d ows , an d t h e i r micros copic, their painfully microscopic minuteness—a minute ness descending to the particularity of each separate leaf on trees the most umbrageous. Still —though intolerable to ourselves, and we believe to others also, these pictures, such as (230) the " Ferry Twilight," or, as his largest work this season (200), " The Village Bridal," are Roma, and Mr. Anthony of course, like a wise man, takes new energy. in his path at the encouragement. A variety of other contributions of various excellence from the easels of Allen, of Dicksee, of Shafer, of Baxter, Pidding, Pren tis, &c., are distributed through the cliff-rent apart ments—Williams displaying considerable skill as a por trait painter, and the Duffields excelling marvellously with their fruit pieces. A few meritorious water colours and one or two specimens of sculpture complete the col lection. Among the distinguished visitors attending the private view were, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Marquis of Winchester, Lord J. Russell; Earls Grey, St. Jermyn, Sheffield, Clanwilliam, Fitsbardinge, Lovelace; Lords Viscount Galway, Strangfird, Castlereagh, Mahob; Lords Truro, Radeteck, Seymour, Sondes, Crauweeth, R bert Grosvenor, Charles Townahend, Claude Hamil ton; the Bishops of Hereford, Lichfield, Gloucester and Bristol; the Dean of St. Paul's; Sirs Augustus Clifford, Bart., J. Johnstone, Bart., R. P. Jodrell, Bart., W. Keith, Bart., G. Strickland, Bart, George Walker, Bart., James W. Hogg, Barr., Henry Webb, Bart., J. Strachan, Bart., J. T. Birch, Bart., Felix Agar, Bart., M.P., G. R. Phillips, Bart., M.P., E. Filmer, Bart., M.P.; H. T. Hope, M.P., H. Lowther, M.P., H. T. Baring, M.P., the Hon. J. Fortescue, M.P., G. Renton, M P., A. Matheson, M.P., W. O. Gore, M.P., the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, M.P., C. B. Wall, M.P., the Right Hun. H. Lennox, M.P., T. C. Russell, M.P., the Right Hon. Edward Struts, M P., Joseph Hume, M.P., W. T. Egerton, M.P., H. Tufnell, M.P. C. G. Du Pr 6, M.P., R. Bernal, M.P., Wynne Ellis, Esq., &e. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EPSOM SPRING MEETING. The following additional arrivals have taken place since our last:—The Puritan, Hungerford, Harp, Lady Alice, Harrier, Blood Royal, Alocza, The Italian, Jack in the Corner, Stilton, Mary Ann, GrLen Gage, Julien, Butterfly, Surprise, The Clown, Grand Duchess ' Sabra, Heliotrope, Czarine, Amoroso, Faux Pas, Knight of the Thistle, Incurable, Nautch Girl, Miss Ann, Backbiter, Officious, Achyranthes, Sister to Clothworker, Sally Warfoot colt, Joe Miller, Ingratitude, Ethelwolt, Gloomy; Middlethorpe, Estelle filly, Stapleton, Kil meny, Edward of York, Edissus, Kate, Cosachia, Sister to Iracundus. LATEST BETTING IN TOWN. CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP. 3 to 1 eget Surprise—taken 5 to 1 agst Mary Ann—taken 6 to 1 agst Alonzo METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 5 to 1 agst Stilton—taken 15 to 2 agst Kate—taken 10 to 1 agst Miss Ann 10 to 1 agst Backbiter 11 to 1 agst Kick-up-the-Dust—taken 12 to 1 agst Ingratitude—taken 13 to 1 agst Joe Miller—taken 15 to 1 agst Sally Warfoot colt—taken 33 to 1 aest Echelwolf—taken CROX PON PARK R ACES -WEDNESDAY. The Farmers' Handicap of 501., and 5 soya. for the SE.. cot.d. Gentlemen riders. Heats, once round. Mr. S. Wright's gr hby Plantagenet, 12st Mr. G. Parr's Cropwell, 13st ...(Mr. Sanapey) 3 1 2 Mr. Foster's Militiaman,- lOst 121 b (R Clifton) 2 3 3 Mr. Smith's Seaweed, 6 yrs, list (Capt. Little) 4 2 4 Mr. Kirk's Cadvan, 5 yrs, llst (Mr. Berkeley) 5 5 5 50/., the gift of Mrs. Fletcher Norton, added to a Sweep stakes of 10 sous. each, h ft, for three yrs old and up wards. Once round. (12 Subs.) Mr. Piayne's Fledgling. 3 yrs, 9st 71n (Mr. Berkeley) 1 Mr. Walker's lE,lus, 4 vrs, list (Mr. Townele)) 2 t Mr. Crawford's Darkie, 5 yrs, 12st Blb (Capt. Little) 3 I Betting-7 to 4on Fledgling. Won by three parts of a length. The Gold Cup, added to a Handicap of 20 soya. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared ; two miles. (19 Subs., 10 of whom declared.) Mr. Williams's Chief Justice, 12st llb (Capt. White) 1 Lord Wilton's Herbert, 6 yrs, Ilst 51b (Mr. Clarke) 2 Mr. Parr's Clothworker, 6 yrs, 12st 41b (Mr. Scobell) 3 Lard Clifden's Harpsichord, 4 yrs, lOst 71b, Captain Little, boltkd. Betting-7 to 4 agat Harpsichord, 2to 1 agat Her bert, 3 to 1 agst Chief Justice, 5 to 1 agst Clothworker. Won by a length and a half. The Croxton-park Plate of 100 sou. Gentlemen riders. One mile. Lord Clifden's Harpsichord,lost 11lb (Capt. Little) 0 1 Captain Little's Agis, aged, 12st 61b (011iver) odr Mr. Darling's Sir Robert, list 121 b ...(Darling, jun.) 3 Mr. J. Little's Whetstone. 12st 51b...(Mr..Towneley) 0 Mr. Atkinson's Careless Fanny, Ilst llb ...(Scobell) 0 Mr-G.Chapman's Faint Heart (late Ormsby) lOst 131 b 0 ill isti r r :W_to .. l W dm art ' s Exchange, lOst 91b ...(11r. Bromley) U is /r. l-,-) . sou's Cyclops, 4 yrs, 10;t Sib (Ld Cardross) 0 Mr. g t ,, g ... 2_, ol c iv uo e t r t ' o s n l. L ch a i d a y , , l 3 o y st r9 2 , lb ( Mr. Berkeley) 0 Mr. p:l3 Folly, 6 yrs, 9st 1 llb ...(Mr. Boynton) 0 9st 11 lb (Dockeray) 0 1 agst Cotton Lady, 4 to 1 agst Harpsi cloßrrepdts,tilcisth harpsichord latntn Ischia, and 6 to 1 agst Whetstone. : Iv rea a dead heat, Sir Robert third, Captain Little agreed to divide Plate,L o and Lord C I i ll !' d aarup a il i ord walked over. when i N a D ) , v,ao ß di i n r: i 0 7 (Ilt--- nd r o e ur Parliamentary report mistake mlt It B th y is TENANT EIGHT Mr. Reynolds viasrepresentelt yesterday as roving the seco should have been, as the reader debate, Mr. Sharman Crawford. uld perceive from the ~ The Western Times' (Exeter) r . T, had left the eport that the Rev. Lord Henry Kerr , rector of Dittesh l Church of England 0 and gone to Rome,” "44 b een publicly denied. .... , .. • We may state, in ill us t rat i on o f our assert i on, t h at one agent, who supplies the morning papers per railway trains, informs us that of over 2,300 copies of the Times he dis patches daily . over 2,000 by early railway trains. He further complains that on the late editions of The Sun. though every copy has already paid the id. stamp, he yet has to pay a fee of 0. on each copy at the Post-office. Such monstrous injustice is ha r dl y cred ibl e. H e states that b y f ar the larger proportion of The Sun consists of the late edi tion, that paper having acquired celebrity all over the king the Parliame n t ar y news o f the same eveningr a bringing o the aht downaevst nmg moment. Thus the reading-rooms and commercial chambers in the distant towns are furnished with Tne Sun, containing the greater part of the debate many hours before the morning papers of the next day. - - [A DVE RTISEMENT.]_ he Royal Exhi bi t ion Small Glass for the waistcoat pocket, at S. and B. Solomons, Opti cians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, opposite the York a Hotel. person A valuable, waistcoat-pocket glass, the s i ze o f a wa l nut , b y w hi c h seen and k nown 1i m il es di stant . Th e y can be answer every purpose on . the race- course , st t h e O pera -h ouses ; country scenery and sh ips are clea r ly seen a t t we l ve t o four teen miles, They are invaluabl e f or s h oct i ng, d eer stalking, yachting, to sptrtsm en, gentlemen, g ame k eepers , an d tourists. Telescopes, possessing such extraordinary powers that some, ait inches, with an extra eye piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's Ring, and the double stars; with the same telescope can be seen a p erson ' s cocntenance , 3 1, 2 m il es distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles ; they supersede every other kind for the w a i stcoat-pocket. and are o f l arger, and all sizes, with increasing powers accoidingly. Opera and race-course glasses with wo n d er f u l powers; newly invented in valuable preserving Spec tacle Lens es , i mme di a t e ly they are placed before imperfect vision every object appears clear and distinct, the most aged defectiv e s i g ht i s b roug h t to i ts youth ful, natural, and original s t a t e. The i nv i s ibl e O rgan i c Vibrator, and all kinds of acoustic instruments, for relief of extreme deafness. 39) Albermarle-street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel. FAsuioN.—Those of our readers who possessed the entree last season to the gorgeous and tasteful display of the results of European and Indian manufa c ture at Messrs. Howell and James, will be pleased to learn that extensive preparations have been for some while in progress for a yet greater evidence of the ample resources of this house to cull and bring together all that is new and recherche from each quarter of the globe. Although the notion is borrowed from the Maison d'Lisle during the late reign, where royalty was Paris, it is generally admitted th at f or ela b orate elegance a w n o d n wont e t fi o ned mix j u i d n g u m n e o n s t t unostentatious t e i n o sues familiaritymbiei in Regent-street is, from with the elite of the advance since madein manufacturing art, far superior. The Exposition is to last for two days, those of to-morrow and Saturday.—Morning Paper. BLoWING-UP OF A WRECK IN THE THAMEB.- The blowing-up of the wreck of the Resolution at North fleet, on Friday, was conducted very satisfactorily. The whole body of the hull was shattered, and masses of wood had subsided, a large quan ythethaeir,dimspiexresdionwiothf q t u h a e n c t o it a i l e s s . agitation t t e e r ob .flathcTk b watertheehere were great n u mb ers of destroyed by the e x pl os i on , and beams b o e f a w is i w te er b e a t i h t, ro w w h n ic i h nto was oWf wh floatede a n te the on n em the e qwu water. spec tators. The Gravesend watermen picked up the fragments of wood, and many boats went away completely loaded. The shock of the explosion was felt distinctly on the hill of Northfleet. The charge was Something more than 5001 b. The galvanic battery used was Smee's. Captain Rowland, the principal harbour-master and superintendent of the river, had the whole of the arrangements under his super vision. is looked forward to with much o n f e a x q 4 uatic sports, who may fairly UNIVERSITY BOAT-RACE. - -This event, appointed for anxiety Saturday b y the afternoon lovers about tii stone, and it anti cipate a very gallant race. Both crews are at Putney in active training, and in first-rate condition. They are nearly d should they come to at present, it will be e w ci o u u a l l d i i n nd w e e e i d gh b t e e d a i e ffi h eult an to ay s eelreacgtinag finer set of men. Both probable result of the race. nt crewshoeepost easy tr matterei n v ery the sanguin e sameapredictdl oi admirable success,tahbele trim and Betting is even, and on each succeeding pull over the course both crews so improve in pace, and are rowing so remarkably strong and in so near the same time, making allowance for wind and tide, that the best judges are not disposed to start a point in favour of either par t y . Th e distance to be con tested is from Putney-bridge t o the chu rch at Mortlake, and the Messrs. Searle have chart ered two of the fastest steam boats for the convenience of gentlemen y accom panying the race. Others Put in requisition for the occasion. _ hae been na desirous of lso determined ettrmi3inaeidSTL C upon erecting a battery lIANNEL.—The Bo F ar ci d ß o T f t o n r c dn A a T n f e ct e N h s have IN of guns in the neighbourhood of Penarth-head, near Cardiff, and a party of the Royal Engineers have been engaged in examining and inspecting the bead and the : adjacent coast, with the view of ascertaining and reporting upon the best site for the construction of defences for the better protection of the Bristol Channel at that part. The battery at Pater Fort, Milford Haven, is likewise to be altered, at an expence of nearly 2 0001., and it is said that additional defences in the Haven are to be erected at a cost of 5,0001. THE PORTSMOUTH CONVICTS.—The COLIVICtB from the Stirling Castle, and about 70 from the York, prison ships, were removed to the new establ ish ment adjoining Portsmouth Dockyard ou Tuesday. The Stirling c astle i s to be fitted "for an hospital,-4ip..a.na the_old York, wh en a wne d out, will be placed ae a target for the Excellent. nVENING I TIITYR . SDAY . TAXES ON NEWSPAPERS, AND THEIR INJUSTICE. (Frern the I. , :xp , sitor.) N- , wspapers—:he porn:ars knowledge, the public instructors in puliccal mat..ers, the medium through which I .,vt - ul, scientific, find literary ittflmailon is con veyed to the public, the hertilds of the news of the day; &godly needful to al! classes, from the i•Jile to the mechanic—hive been by every Govternment, whether Tory, Consrrvarive, or Whig (Protectionist inot yet tried), tremed not only nnf.iriy, but unjustly. ..I{%ilroad proprietors are now in pos;e - ssion of a privilege not lenjoyed by the press, with all its allowed superior advantage to mankind. We think we- hear our readers say, can this ho poseiele? We say it is possible, and we will state the grievance in as small a compass as the im portance of the subject merits. It is pretty well kr owu to those conversant with the sut.ject (aud to those who learn it for the first time from this statement, we appeal to join the band already formed to get rid of these unjust takes on knowledge) that the newspaper proprietor pays on the article he produces no less than three direct and distinct taxes: the p a p er p a y s a direct tax per pound before it receives the impression of the ty Fe; a tax o f id. per sheet is paid to the Ceranaissioners of I n l an d R evenue f or t h e pr i v il ege of having u blot of red on the corner of their paper in tee shape of a distinctiv e die stamp; and they are again called on to pay Is. 6 1. in the shape of duty for every advertisement that appears in their paper. The first tax on paper is injurious, ns not allowing papers and periodicals to be published at a cheaper rate, or at ell events preventing th e proprietors of the cheaper class of publication s f rom paying men of talent as they should be paid, consequently not producing so healthy and wholeso me a pennyworth of knowledge as the public would obt a i n , supposing this obnoxious im post to be abolished, Th e only argument, if it can b e so called, in favour of th e stamp duty of ld. on eac h newspaper is, that for this odious tax the Government convey newspapers to all parts of England gratis. This is true, to a certain extent ; b ut why tax the i n h a bi tants of large towns for the sake of those who wish the ad vantage of the post? It is well known that the large towns throughout England, aye, aud small ones as well, are not supplied through the post w i t h the morning papers.* They are sent by r a il way, and pa id as parce l s to the railway companies by either the London or country newspaper agent. This is not confined to the morning papers; the weekly pape rs are c onveyed to country towns in the same parc e l on S atur d ay m orning in most cases. If not, they s en d t h em b y m id-day -trains, So, to say the least, this is an unequal, cense• quently an unfair, sex Of the third tax, to which eve particularly. with to address ourselves, we can only hope our observations may have the same effect on the minds of our readers that we have long felt, and with us consider this as one of the most unfair, unjust, and unequal taxes that ever entered into the mind of man to impose in a civilized country. Unfair to tax any man who simply announces in a newspaper he either wants to purchase a house, or to sell an acre of land; yet the announcement may ap pear on bills posted on the walls, or exhibited on boards by the roadside. Unjust 'to the poor ser vant ,who makes public in three lines that she wants a situation, and charges no more to the peer who requires a mansion, pleasure grounds, and ten thousand acres of ground. Unequal in the case of a poor decayed widow, who, in a very few lines, relates her tale of woe ; for which the Government amerce her in the shape of ls. 6d., and charge the wealthy public companies, who occupy a column in seeking ad venturers in the Californian or Australian gold specu lation, no more. Let this pass, bad as it is. But what do we find the Government allow? Highly as we have shown the newspaper proprietor is taxed, we have the extraordinary anomaly of the Government allowing these railway carriages to be converted into newspapers, and the walls of the stations into the mediums of pub licity, as far as advertising is concerned, without paying one farthing in the shape of advertisement duty to the revenue. Quite apart from the monstrous injustice of this system, that allows railway proprietors to possess the advantage of making known the wants and wishes of advertisers free, while the newspaper proprietor is taxed to the tune of ls. 6d. for every such advertisement, look at the shortsightedness and stupidity of allowing this system to continue, in a financial and revenue point of view. Every advertisement exhibited at a railway station, or iu a railway carriage, is really taken from some newspaper, consequently is an injury to the news• paper proprietor, who pays paper and stamp duty, and is also a loss of Is. 6d. to the revenue which would be saved to the Government it inserted in a newspaper, in stead of being allowed to appear in a railway carriage, or exhibited at a station. To those who have had ex perience in advertising—whether as booksellers, ge neral advertisers, secretaries to public companies, or ad vertising agents—this fact will be patent, that a given sum of money is settled as the amount to be spent on advertising—of course modified by circumstances, as the sale of the book, progress of the company. &c. It is useless to say the money spent on railway advertising is extra. We appeal to the classes of ad vertisers we have named in support of our assertion. Why then, we ask the Government, is this, that the newspaper proprietor is to pay ls. 6d. for every ad vertisement that appears in his columns, while the railway proprietors pay not a single farthing it, the shape ot duty for advertising at their stations and in their carriages? We especially commend these last remarks on the injury to the revenue to the consideration of every Chancellor of the Exchequer, while this obnoxious impost con tinues. But we believe and hope the present Chancellor of the Exchequer will take a more enlarged view of the subject, and abolish the duty on advertise ments, paper, and stamps, at once. But, if he cannot spare the trifling sum produced by the advertisement duty, we urge on him the justice of dealing fairly by all parties, and not allow the highly-taxed proprietor ot a newspaper to be longer subject to the advertisement duty, while the railway directors are allowed to continue charging the public for advertisements that pay no duty. This request is so fair and just, as we believe, that we are anxious to hear wh a t th e a d vocates o f railway mo nopoly have to say in reply. INDIA. APRIL THE BURMESE W We have receivA dispai.cties in iseticipation of the Overland Mail, which 1,11 Bombay On the 4.h of March. The following, is the letter of a eurrespondent:— " Since the dispatch of my last letter preparations have bean made f o r prosecuting with the utmost promptitude and vigour the war which now seems inevitable with liurmah. It has been wise/y determined to force the Burmese to terms before the setting in of the monsoon, and by the time this reaches England a fl .tills of more than a dozen war-steamers, with 6,000 troops on board, will be in the Burmese waters for the purpose. " It will be remembered that Lord Dalhousie had not reached Calcutta when the dispatches regarding Com modore Lambert's first affair with the stockades arrived; they were consequently forwarded to him by express, and the steamer Fire Queen was kept in readiness to convey his further instructions concerning Bermes° af fairs to the Commodore in the Irrawoddy—the Bengal Government in the meantime taking only such steps as were necessary for putting the frontier provinces in a posture of defence. "The Fire Qieen left the Sandhee.d3 with the Governor-General's dispatches on the 2Sth of January, and reached the commodore off the Rangoon River on the 30th. The cinmodore imm-diately intimated to the Rangoon authorities that he should ascend the river in his frigate next morning as the bearer of a fresh communication from the Governor-General. Notwith standing this intimation, the first stockade he passed the following day opened a heavy fire on the Fox, which killed one of her crew. The frigate returned the fire, but without stopping her course, silencing the enemy's guns, and Bettina the stockade on fire. The next stockade took warning by the fate of its neighbour ; it opened a fire also, for the honour of the thing, but took care to fire wide of the frigate; and the commodore therefore passed by it without notice. Two other of the stockades opened a fire on the steamer Tenasserim, which followed the Fox a few hours after, and of which they did not appear to be in equal dread. She returned the fire of the first stockade with a few rounds of shot and shell, and with eight or ten rockets ; the latter set the work on fire, and it continued burning for about six hours. " On arriving off the newly-erected fortifications which now occupy the site of the late town of Rangoon, the commodore sent an officer and interpreter to the Go vernor with Lord Dalhousie's letter. The terms offered in this communication have occasioned general surprise and some censure, on the ground that their extreme moderation would prevent British subjects whose goods • have been confiscated end destroyed from obtaining any compensation; and would also, by being attributed by the Burmese to weakness, render an ultimata settlement more difficult. " Their substance was, that if the Burmese Governor would apologise for his insult to our flag, and pay the 900/. previously demanded as compensation for losses inflicted on two of the many British subjects who have been pillaged at Rangoon, the Burmese ships should be restored, and the blockade raised, an i an agent from the Indian Government sent down. The reply was returned in the most insult ing manner imaginable, by a dirty labourer in an equally dirty fishing canoe. The Burmese Governor took no notice whatever of Lord Dalhousie's first two demands. He refused to negotiate at all with the com modore, but said that he would talk over the subject with any other agent the Indian Government sent down; and he is said to have remarked that the blockade did not inconvenience them at all. In answer to a letter the commodore had sent him at the same time from himself, in which he expressed his surprise at having . been fired at by the stockade while on his passage up the river (of which the Viceroy had been previously advertised), in a diplomatic capacity, as the bearer of an answer trom the Governor-Cieneral to a letter from the King of Ave, the Burmese Governor replied that he bid given orders to the stockades to fire into any vessel daring to pass them without permission. The commodore rejoined, that he would utterly destroy by fire any stockade that fired at his frigate on her passage down the river. This threat had its effect, and the commodore returned to his anchorage off the mouth of the river without molestation. " The appearance of the banks of the river at Ran goon is described as entirely changed. Not a vestige remains of the late town. Of the materials of its brick and stone houses three large masonry torts have been erected with ' most singular rapidity ;' they appear, it is said, very strong, and evidently mount some heavy guns.' The jungle and village near the great Dragon Yagoda have been entirely cleared away, and the build tog enclosed with a strong stockade. Other stockades are everywhere being erected along the banks of the river. The main wharf of the old town has been turned into a battery of formidable appearance, but is said to admit of being enfiladed. The new works altogether mount 100 guns, and an officer of the Fox writes to one of the Calcutta papers that Rangoon would now cost a few the number of their mess before it was taken.' " On receiving the Rangoon Viceroy's answer to their last overtures, the Supreme Government are said to have decided that all further negotiation was out of the question. The Governor-General immediately ordered torte consisting of her Majesty's 18th, the 40th Native Infantry, with another native corps and a company of European Artillery, to prepare for instant embarkation, and some steamers and transports were hired for con veying these troops to Burmah. " 'iladras was ordered to send her Majesty's 51st, two Native Regiments, and three companies of Euro pean Artillery; the whole force, about 0,000 strong, will be under the command of General Godwin, who was actively engaged in the former Burmese war. Major Hugh Frazer goes as chief engineer. Orders were at the same time sent by the Governor-General to the Bombay Government to equip and dispatch without de lay all the war steamers they could spare, manned with their full war complement, and ready for immediate ac tion. The squadron was on its way to touch at Fort it. George, and convey the Madras force thence to Burmah. The Bombay Government immediately de cided on sending six steam-frigates—the Feroze, the Moozuffer, the Sesostris, the Berenice, the Medusa, and the Zenobia—the Semaramis, now in China, to join, if required, in the river. The first four (three Of them as large as the Atlantic steamships) were fully equipped and started from Bombay in four days after the order had been received; the Zenobia, which was hourly expected with the English mail of the 20th of January, not having yet arrived, the Queen has oeen sent off instead, and the Zenobia is only wait ing for the arrival of a detachment of artillery from Nuggur to follow the other five. The squadron is to embark the Madras force about the 12th of March, and Rangoon will probably be in our hands about 10 or 15 days after. " The general improvement that has taken place since the last Burmese war in our military and naval re sources and appliances, and especially our improved posi tion us regards Burmah in particular, has been rendered very apparent in the late preparations. In 1825 the troops that were dispatched from Calcutta to Arracan were no less than three months in reaching their destina tion; on the present occasion one steamship (the Pre cursor) took in a single trip an equal number of troops from Calcutta to Arracan in about seventy hours. Steam has in this instance reduced months to days; but this is not all; close to Arracan is the Aeng Pass, now held by a strong detachment of our troops, and from this pass it is not forty miles to a point on the Irawaddy twice as near to Ave as to Rangoon, and which it took in the last war more than a year's campaign to reach from the lat ter basis of operations. The rising importance of Bom bay as the head-quarters of the Indian navy, and princi pal steam-port in the eastern seas, is not less remarkable. In the last Burmese war it took nearly a month to pre pare a small sloop-of-war (the Hastings) for commission. Now an order reaches us one day for all the steam-fri gates we can spare; three hours afterwards everything is arranged; next morning they are reported in such a state of progress that they are in squadron-orders to be off in three days; and in three days they are off. " A month hence there will be, in all likelihood, a fleet of at least eight large and five smaller class war steamers assembled in the Burmese waters, probably' says the Bombay Times, the largest collection of that formidable class of ships ever brought together for the purpose of actual warfare.' If required, we could also tend hence the Ajadba, of 1,500 tons and 500 horse power, and the Aubar, another powerful steam-frigate (though in that case we should. probably have to depend on the Peninsular Company for the conveyance of our mid-monthly mails), and two other first class steam frigates of 800 horse power each are now on the stocks at Bombay. On the Ganges and Indus we have also flotillas of river steamers and flats sufficient (if it were considered worth while to use them) to convey the whole Burmah field force from Rangoon to Ava in five or six days (the distance is about 500 miles). The force amounting to 6,000 men) that is about to start is consi derably larger than any that Sir A. Campbell had at his disposal at any time of the last war; and, if neces sary, it might be trebled from Bombay and Madras. " I learn from private letters that the Governor- General is still in hopes of avoiding anything more than ' a demonstration,' and that he expects the presence in their waters of a force so large and so rapidly collected will frighten the Burmese into an immediate acquies cence in his terms, and thereby save the expense and de lay of a campaign. With any other nation such ! result would, under the circumstances, be alm ost ,. cor an d tain ; but the history of the last war—the peoulicaor' vt irrational obstinacy with which, a ft e r two a . tore _ signal and incessant defeats, they s till continua_neell fuse the terms offered them until General ou_o_riess. was within forty miles of their capital—alses9 kith an any ing a desire to negotiate, yet never doing w• stockades other object than to gain time for and collecting troops, coupled with present case, ren their having courted a collision i h n et t they should be fin ders it extremely improbable t mere demonstration. du® l to submit to ur terms by a t he Bassein mouth f " I omitted mentioning that at . the Irrawaddy her Maje st y and ' s brig Serpe nt had destroyed some stockades which had open ed a fire on her, that the Commodore had started for a cru isen that i ' direction. e si r C. Campbell's force has returned to its canton ments at Peshawa r, leaving the Mormund frontier in a e disturbed and excited state than he f oun d i t. 11 " r From the China pap ers it will be seen th a t t h e pro gress of the rebels is at len g th decided and unquestion able. Tien-teh's proclamations are now openly sh own in Canton, and bull etins of imaginary victories g a i ne d by the Imperial troops are no longer put forth by the Canton authorities. The Governor- General (Sett) of the Canton province is besieged by the ueis in one of defeated. The only hope of his own towns, and th e remnant of the Imp er i a l f orces have lately been signa ll y the Mautchoo dynasty lies in the chance of dissension arising among the rebel leaders, an event by no me ans improbable. e si r S. Gray, the aged Commander-in Chief of the Bombay army, has had a stroke of paralysis, and returns to England by to - day's mail ; his illness was not unex_ petted. lie bad come out to a tropical climate in his 1, 1852. 72d year, and wai very old of his age. The Core mander-in-Chict of Madras is expected to follow him shortly. " A locomotivP is now at, work daily on the Bambny railway. and wow - 's of nu,.i-yNs as- risioe to gBZ, , and wonder Nth Arg Gkurrp,' Fire Chari:t.' us Atey have enftstel,..ti " Genera; Manstu, clmmunding the Scinde divioion of all , Bombay army, diei on the 22,1 of Feb' nary. " The Ettgliti mail express of the Bth of J..inuary reached Lahore, via Bombay, many hours before it reached Calcutta. " The Zeoobia steam-frigate, with the Southampton mails of the aktla of Jaauary, is now nine days overdue. Considerable apprehensions are entertained regarding her absence." (From the Overland Bombay Times.) The crisis that has overtaken us within the last fort ! night illustrates the maxim thst India in the midst of' peace is at war—that we know not at any time what a week or a month may bring forth. The Irrawaddy, which now flows undisturbed and unoccupied to the eve, will, belore a month expires, beer a fleet of eight war steamers, and an army oi 8,000 itteu 00 its bosom ; nod the cities of R lngooti and Martaban, new seeceful, fair, and flourishing, will be heaps of steolting ruins, their inhabitants scattered, arid the British flag floating where they now stand. We mentioned is our last the extreme anxiety of the Governor-General to avoid can diet, and to accept of any arrangement that could be wade not inconsistent with our safety and dignity to restore amicable relations with Burmah ; he was said to have disapproved of the abduction of the Burmese ship-of-war by Commodore Lambert, and to have offered to restore her; but he insisted on justice being done to our injured merchants. The proposition was treated with insolence, and replied to through the hands of a common labourer, and it became quite clear that all that was desired • was to gain time —the Burmese Sovereign had no intention to comply in any way with our behests. Our frontiers nearest to Burmah were ordered to be watched, and arrangements were ac cordingly made to meet any sudden aggression that might arise. Her Majesty's 18th Royal Irish were dis patched by the Precursor steamer from Calcutta to Moul mein, where they arrived in 73 hours; her Majesty's 80th, from Dinapore, taking their place in Fort William. Iwo native corps, and three companies of artillery, were to follow. A like force of artillery and native infantry as that ordered from Calcutta were to be provided from Madras, being in all two European (11th and 51st) and four native (38th and 67th Bengal and 9th and 35th Ma dras) corps, with four companies of artillery, mostly Europeans, in addition to those on board the Bombay steamers. The 49th and 26th Madras Infantry are betwixt Moulmain and Mergui; they probably number about 1,200 men; so that in all we shall have about 10,300 fighting men, independent of the ship's crews at our disposal. The entire force is to be com manded by Major-General Godwin, C. 8., of her Majesty's army, who was present throughout the last Burmese war from 1825 to 1827; with Brigadiers War ren and Elliott to command the Bengal and Madras brigades respectively. Colonel Foord, of the Madras army, is to be in charge of the artillery, and Major Frazer, of the Bengal army, of the engineers. On the 19th February, orders were received at Bombay from the Governor-General for dispatch for the Bay of Bengal as speedily as possible, of all the steamers which could be spared, and such is the high condition of the Indian Navy, that on the 24th a squadron, under the command of Captain Lynch, consisting of the Fercze, trans formed from a packet to a frigate, and the Moozuffer, both 1,500 tons and 500 horse-power, and the Sesostris, frigate, with the troop steamer Berenice, of about 800 tons each, sailed from our harbour within five days' time of their being aware that there was any chance of being required. The Zenobia was intended to follow, had she arrived in time from Aden—the Queen now takes her place; and this, with the Medusa iron steamer, completes our armament. The steamers are, as they were dining the China war, supplied with Euro pean artillerymen to work their guns. The Semiramis, a frigate of 1.200 tons and 300-horse power, from China, and the liugh Lindsay from Madras, can be dis patched if required. From Calcutta, the Enterprize, Fire Queen, Tenasserim, and Phlegethon, with the iron steamer Nemesis, are under orders. The 'vessels of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Compai.y, capable of transporting 1,000 men each, are available as troop-ships. While these matters were being arranged, dispatches were received from Burmah professing a de sire for peace; the first condition was, that Te should change the channel of communication to Major Berle, the commissioner, instead of through Commodore Lam bert. The arrogance of dreaming of prescribing to us bow we should conduct our arrangements sufficiently in dicated the temper of the Monarch, so our preparations were pushed on. The squadron sails direct for Rangoon and Martaban, cities by the river side, of 30 000 and 10,000 inhabitants respectively; they are doomed to be destroyed, and as they are constructed chiefly of wood, our first fire will set them in a blaze. We have not leisure for a regular campaign, and should matters not be completely settled by the middle of May, the force, after doing as much mischief as possible, will return to Bombay and Calcutta, to renew operations in October. By some it is surmised that the river steamers will push on as far as draught of water will allow, if requisite con tinuing the war without interruption—the fleet remain ing at hand throughout the rains. CALCUTTA, FEB. 21.—The following, says the Ben gal Barham. is the substance of the intelligence brought by the Fire Queen, which arrived yesterday from Moul mein and Rangoon river. The Fire Queen left the Sandheads on the 28th ult., and arrived If Rangoon river on tho 30th Pem at 10 P N She went in the next day, and anchored ah. ad of the Fox frigate at 2 P.M., and towed her up off the Hat:Ring's Saud, which is about four or five miles below Rangoon. On going up the river, on passing the first stockade, which is 10 or 15 miles from the entrance, the steamer and frigate were fired upon, by which a man of the Fox was so severely wounded that he afterwards died of the wound. The fire was returned by the frigate with shot and shell. The Tenasserim, in passing up the following day was also fired upon, but without effect, and the Fire Queen in passing down. The Fire Queen called off the entrance of Rangoon River, coming back on the morning of the sth instant. The Fox frigate was then coming out in tow of the Tenasserim. The frigate was going on a cruise to Negrais for a week, leaving the Prilegethon and her Majesty's ship Hermes to blockade the Rangoon river. The same journal, in its general summary, under date of Feb. 21, says:— " The Governor-General has plucked up a spirit ' and resolved that the Burmese shall no longer hold alone the power of deciding whether there is to be war or no war. He has determined that there shall be war, unless they render it absolutely impossible by a prompt and unequivocal submission. Their intentions are not yet perfectly known. They have again fired on our men of war when passing the stockades, and killed one man of the Fox frigate, but they still keep up a show of negotiation, whether really to avert hostilities or merely to gain time remains to be. seen. The character of the court of Ava, and the experience of the former war, however, render the latter the more probable hypothesis. The Burmese evidently do not like Commodore Lambert. Apart from an offence in having carried off their King's ship—a proceeding pretty generally condemned—he is doubtless quite too firm and straightforward to suit their peculiar ideas of negotiation. They have opened a communication through their Governor of Manahan and our Commissioner at Moulmein, aid the Governor-General having promised that on their acceding to their moderate demands, he would send down a high tunctionary to settle the terms of peace and "friendehip, they request that this official may be sent immediately. The request cannot, of course, be complied with, as any concession on our side would , be attributed to fear. An answer to the Governor- e Cte c i neral's letter was sent on board the Fox, on tbdgy instant, by the hands of a low native, in I n ky no canoe-- a studied insult, of course, and ele m en t . indication of a desire for an amicable it appears, The missive was, nevertheless, received u : en eral, received by the Fire and we believe brought up to irCeada. t oot. Another r the nilegethon on Queen, which arrived here on the 9th l j a c t n s t i v ' e t o r e t d c h e e l o i o t. n a t t throughlett. from Moulmein, e K i n i g whereto the Governor v; v r t n i o . d Pj been raised befotbree proper formalities, arrived hhtehrbea the 15th inst. Nothing has vs stlen~ a C v a e l o n : t t a r d e r g a i equipped. Her of these royal epi,tleA, but ey With them go sever Mal " note of preparation" goesue a and as soon as they can s be their arrival. Troops ar_ew_tho, Majesty's 18th Majesty's 51st from detachment of y's 80th, now at Di the southern Presidency. -I d n o fs l llll to relieve the 18th, in garrison igco from nh a n t ap r o o re ri is Wi lliam►"aling h is to travelps'hiatshewrewilardas E m u e r n o t p s e o a f ti N ar a a t i i i v e e ry, a , nd that cor who served in the former Burmese chief. Ma' m t y h e o ss s et e ewa f am o r r : service in Bur. ° , jor Hugh Fraser, of the Ben s,. ere, is to direct the' • g la '" ng omerie • •engineer department; and mue g d , garrison surgeon of Fort William, is jonod s i e s e n yz: y o a f re tr o o r o d p ere activity. Ships have been taken up for the li Z eu perinten the medical staff. The arsenal here is a etnot3l3trd:d 1.111; scene of busy ordered r d o stores, o from and o m steamers bay to Madras, the r as, to aid in carrying the expedition across the bay. The Burmese have, on their side, been actively engaged in preparations for war. The old town of Rangoon, lying on the b an k s o f the river. has been cleared away by strongly and the n ew one , a* little inland, has been stockaded." MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. Casualties by death in the at mies of India since the departure of the mail on the 17th of February:— H. M. Troops—Captain Henry Hugh M`Kenzie Fleming, H. M. 61st Regiment, at Goojranwallah, on the 12th of February. Bombay—Brigadier -General A. Manson, C. 8., Artil lery, at Bombay, on the 28d of February. Madras—Lieutenant•Colonel D. A. Fenning, Ist Ca valry, at Bellary, on the 16th of February. Bengal—Major C. F. Farmer, Invalid Establishment, at Mussoorie, on the 4th of February. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE BOMBAY MARKETS FROM THE 17TH OF FEBRUARY TO THE 2D OF MARCH, INCLUSIVE. The money. market in European quarters remained as before, while in the Bazaar there is a slightly increased demand for money, Rates of interest are the same, but Government securities, consequent upo❑ the fall in sx change on Calcutta, are consiuerably lower. The share market continues quiet. The Agra Rink are paying a dividend for the half year ending 31st December, at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum. They have become a registered comppDY' IMPORTS. A gap has been caused to the transaction of bu l siness by the holyda) a, which commenced on th e st of March, and will continue fora week, when business will agatti he resumer with ardour, we anticipate, on the part of dealers. Since the date of our last the market. has been dull, but this may be accounted for by the small quantity of arrivals, which has caused a Ec%rci:y of goeris in the baztir. When fresh supplies c..rn , to riaiia, (i•;obt D t dea!e.s will purchase Co'ion PiFee Goods—ln consequence of the small amount of goods which has c. ma to hand since the date of our last report, business has not been done to any great extent, although many descriptions of grey goods have been repeatedly it. qu i re d f or. Grey Shirtinga, 40-lich—Up to 52 reed the inquiry is small. For 56 and upwards a good demand exists, and prices have risen 2 amass per pi e c e . Grey Shirtings, 45-tn.ch, are very scarce in the mar ket, and have increased in value 2 a p nea per p i ece . Grey Medspollams continue without improvement. Groy Jaconets—For this there has been some inquiry, but we can quote no improvement in value. Grey Lolgcloth is still dull of sale. Grey T-Cloth in good demand, but very scarce. Grey Domen:ies—To this the same remark applies. Bleached Shirtings—Up to 66 reed rather dull; 72 reed enjoys a fair inquiry., Be:xi - Jed Ts ills are in good requee, and have risen 4 anna3 in value. Satin spots and checks in moderate inquiry. Turkey red plain cloth dull of sale, while twills and mulls are in moderate inquiry. A dullness pervades the sale of fancy goods, book muslin, mull muslin, sebps, and pine dres , es. Low lappets, 16ppet scarfs, and dhotles of fancy border, in good demand. Cotton Yarn—The market has not continued so steady as was noted in our last report. Up to 40s, both mull and water, and prices remain as before. 50s and up wards ore without change in value. Dyed orange is in good demand, while Turkey red is very dull of sale. Eight bales of water twist, 2001 b. each, No. 40, at IP annas per lb. Metals—Copper, braziers' and sheathing, slightly de clined, while tiles increased in value. Of South Ame rican there is none in the market; our quotations are nominal. Bottoms are quoted as in our last. Iron—Swi.dish bars of suitable assortment are in good demand. English bar iron is without change in valve, and with but little inquiry. Nail rod, round and square, as also hoop and sheet, are without change. The value of Swedith steel in faggots and tubs is also the same. Lead—Pig has advanced a little in value, while sheet continues as reported in our last. Spelter has slightly declined. Tin plates are without change. Cochineal—The market continues dull; prices quoted aro 1 per lb. Woollens—No sales have taken place. Saffron is without change, the prices quoted in our last being fully maintained. Sheep's wool continues in active demand, and is generally purchased by natives as its comes, with all its faults. Linseed is in good demand, at 3r. 3.16 th per cwt. Marine Stores—Canvass, bleached and brown, both dull. Cordage in request. Paints, twine, and spirits of turpentine dull. Spirits—Brandy in wood and bottle both dull; of the latter 7,700 a , ns have been sold at 7rs., while the former has declined 2e. per gallon in value. Gin in kil derkins in demand, in wood doll. EXPORTS. Cotton Wool.—The market continues pretty steady. The prices on the old crop of Broach and Jumboseer have slightly declined; the same may be said of Dhollera. Compta retains its value unchanged; small quantities of the new crop are arrivicg; we du not look for mach before the end of the mouth. Opium has slightly receded since the arrival of the last China mail. Freight is steady at 21. 12s. 6d. for both London and Liverpool. To China it has advanced to 18re„ and 19rs. have been paid for small parcels. Exchange on England is now quoted at 2s, to 2s. ojd. at 6 months. On Calcutta, 99i at 60 days' sight. On China, 217ra. to 218ra. BOMBAY MONEY- MAR KET, TUESDLY EvENnw, MARCH 2. EXCHANGES. On London—at Six months' sight, per r., 2s. Old. for document bills. Nine mouths's sight, per r., 2s. for credit bills. On Calcutta—at 60 days' sight, per 100 rs. 99 30 days' sight per do. ... 99} at sight, per do. ... 1001 On Madras—at 30 days' sight, per do. ... 100 k at sight, per do. ... 101 On China, at 60 days' sight, per 100 dolls., 218 r., nominal. BANE AND OTHER SHARES. Bark of Bombay ...I,ooor. each 1,000 15 per ct. pm. eh. Oriental Bank Cor. 250 r. 2bo 19 per ct. pm. elt. Commercial Bank I,ooor. 500 4 die. Agra Bank 5OO 500 6 per cent. prem. Bark of Madras l.ooor. 1,000 20 per cent. prem. Apollo Preis Com 12,500 r. 12,000 17,000. Guiana Press Com 7,000r. 7,000 17,000. Bombay S. N. Com. 510 r. 400 68 per cent. die. Gr. Ind. P. R. Com. 50r. —38 r. 2a. I Ip. paid. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. per Cent : Transfer Loan ... 114 r. per Cent. Loan, 1825 26 ... 106 r. per 100 sicca. per Cent. Loan, 1829.30 ... 106 r. per 100 sites. per Cent. Loan, 1841-42 ... 1034 r. per C mt. Loan, 1832 33 ... 93r. per 100 sicca.—SlL per Cent. Loan, 1835.36 ... 891 r. per 100 Co.'s. per Cent. Loan, 1842.43 ... 891 r. per 100 Co.'s. PRICES OF BULLION. Sovereigns Bank of England Notes ... Spanish Dollars ... German Crowns ... Sycee Silver ••• ••• Guld Leaf (range of quality) Gold ignots, according to touoh 10r. 7•16 a. each. 10r. 5-16 a. per A ... 222 r. per 100 ... 211 r. per 100 ... 104 k per 100 tolas. 16/r per tola. 16r. per tola for 97 touch. Freights—To London and Liverpool, 21. 12s. 6d. per ton; and to China, 151 r. to 19r. per candy. (From the Calcutta Overland Price Current of Feb. 21.) The Bombay express arrived daring the night of the 13th inst., and the bulk of the mail followed the next day, bringing Loudon dates to the Bth January, with intelligence confirming the improved feeling tendiegr 10- g s turn ee m t o lately se. wards a more tree and satisfactory course of operauons, as noticed in our last issue, and affording sanguine an" ticiptions of a brisker activity in general commerce, with upward•tending prices. The brighter aspect of future prospects is based upontotohme uPor:wmaaiiB ihntated country fair progress towards taken by political events in France. cure stability to the govern dent, with the assent of an overwhelming I ; Ena J ority o f t h e electors, and the consequent restoration of national 0011. Te nt a ssumed by i ts p ivot. mayfiden ce n . o w This that state of political repair w hich is calculated to reanimate its vast powerstboer commercial and industrial pursuits, as evinced by lofialmediate resumption of earnest activity in itr, p athst trade, the improvement in values of most i r e is T i b e g u s o a Ples used for manufacturing ( o e f o Inastiecleyreeadrsi a purposes, and °l ;',, these vernment securities and rail way pro perty.i n dications may be added the o ration that g eneral exP "eof those events will confirm the rrsuquilliry .continental Europe, leading to similar r esults in matter happy • - sof general business, in whiob CllOll 19 expectethe re6 our home dto be felt to a considerable de gree to ev. money-market offers,continuance promised by the unp aralleled a of which is plethora of gold in the c offers of the Bank of England, with probable further supplies from the metal. new sources of production of this pre cious Under such impressions, our export market has exhibit ed a growing animation, to which the further material decline in home exchange, and the still moder a t e ra t es of freight have lent additional impalas, dirt sting . prices of most leading articles to an upward tende ncy . In our import market, the deliveries for cotton piece goods generally have fallen off. In one ur two intimacies prices have receded a trifle, while in others they have im proved; but the fall in the rates of exchange has, upon the whole, turned the scale against holders, so that, al though prices are generally maintained, the returns will be less than they were a month ago. The deliveries of gray shirtings have I.s:ened, and a decline of 1 to 2 annas may be quoted in the lower reed goods; 56's are in better request, and 45-in. goods have advanced about 1 anna per piece. White shirtings are only in partial inquiry. White figured shirtings are in lair request. White cambrics are only in moderate demand, at un changed value. Twills remain neglected. A fair quantity of the gray kind of madapolams has been placed, bat latterly the inquiry fur these goods has fallen off, and previous prices have scarcely been supported. Only a comparatively moderate business has been done in grey and white jaconets. In lappets, low and medium power loom goods have been fairly placed at former value. A considerable quantity of book muslins has changed hands, notwithstanding the impending Burmese war, but the demand has been confined chiefly to the descriptions most suitable for the Upper Provinces. The inquiry for mull mulls have been limited. The arrival of Cabal merchants, who annually visit the Presidency, has given a little more activity to the demand for Turkey red goods. Prints and chintzes are neglected. A fair quantity of mule twist has been placed at full previous value, and in some numbers a trifling rise is observable. No improvement can be reported in coloured yarns. Metals have improved. Since the date of our last report, which left exchsne for credit bills at 2-0 a to 2-oi, the rate has conti n o ed . steadily declining, and our quotations now are 1-11t o. ge =reell-11i for first-class credits, and 1-13 to 1-111 vi currents, with a still downward tendency. Tbe x pt of large remittances by the last mail, and_tohreee peat. lions of still larger ones by the coining one f , melange the value of bills, operations, have tendtd to increase . n the amount of which has this s eason De! m a t er i a ll y curtailed by the reduced value o f indigo , . f indigo , silk, Sugar, and other country produce. The Orients! Bank Corpora don and the Agra Bank demon d 1- 1 1 for their sit months' sight paper. t bank rates Of i n t erest rema i n In our money retake of late unchanged; but there has _ or tth been less di ffi culty in procuring acco mm odatle , e legitimate purposes of till prevailin commerce. The It , g want of confidence at taching to t h e bazaar piece gOO4B trade, has left matters there in their previous unsatisfactory position. Freights were rather cheaper shortly after the depar ture the lust mall; but within o f n the last week require ments have beets rsiseti 5-0 to 7.6 per ton, which, how c.er, were only nee d . e ea to for goods destined for limns' diate shipment. .SACRED HAR MONIC SOClETT.—HerrFormesbeving arrived in London will make Lis first appearance at Exeter.. hall to-morrow evening (Friday), anataining the part of Raphael in the Ora*" ~~