The Sun. — London, England, 1846-06-04 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TIIIIIISDAY_ IVIORNIVG, JUNE 4, 1846. 9ni llity certainly prevails on this side Lahore, and if it u e. not deceptive, shows how wonderfully the native kind can adapt itself to circumstances. The road from Lahore to Feroxepore is reported so safe, that goods mov e up and down without escorts. The only grumbling ! r e have from Lahore, and which seems too well founded, 11.Ithat regarding post. office arrangements, which con tinue very inefficient indeed. That which prohibits the r e Payment of letters at, and compels prepayment to, La ore, is very unjust, and a positive breach of contract , be twen the G overnment an d th e public. It is not the fault of the public that proper arrangements are not made, and " hY should they suffer because a certain department is inefficient? We hope the Postmaster General will s peedily put matters to rights, as we understand he is on O r beyond the Sutlej. We regret to learn that a Court.. martial was definitively ordered to assemble at Lahore On the 13th in s tant (Monday last) for the tri a l o f Captain . s Cecil, of the 12th Regiment NJ., Brigadier -cekford to be President. Ten lacs of rupees, the money vee presume expected from Mooltan, had arrived at Lahore on the 7th of April, under escort of a Mahom- Irnedan regiment. A. letter from Lahore give an interesting account of a tip from Loodianah to that place via Jullindur and unlritsir. A gentleman started palkee dak, and tra versed that part of the country where bearers are un known; but, he says, people of all callings were ready to carry him, and seemed to regard it as great amuse tent. He was attended on ly by a mounte d guar d o f ~.ikhs, who had fought ag a i ns t us i n th e recen t b a ttles. T he people of the country were civil and attentive, and did all i n t h e i r power to facilitate the traveller's pro. g r ess. A letter from Loodianah says the artillery had a rrived there, "rejoicing in prospect of not having to s pend the hot weather without a roof over their heads." , 410 fussi/ile, April 17. i aIIORE, APRIL 10.—The Ranee is very ill ; the 'loops are exceedingly healthy—her Majesty's 80th have o nly 41 men in hospital, and of these only one case of -lever and one of dysentery. When the filth has been elnared away we shall not know the place.—Agra Chronicle, April 18. SINDE. Scanty and unimportant as are our tidings from Sinde, t hey are more voluminous than those from any other quarter of India. The results of the conquest now touch 113 , very nearly : a pressure in the money market, of almost unprecedented severity, being ascribed to the 'rain of specie, to the extent of nearly a million sterling 44 nually, required to pay the army necessary for the m aintenance of Young Egypt. This is the first, the m ost,. prominent and permanent, of the blessings of open • hg the navigation of the unnavigable Indus for the Ships of all nations, and courting the commerce of ; 0 1intries which had none to conf e r. Our f orm er dates :° l ll Snkkur extended to the 28th, at which time the r rlooch battalion and Captain Bailey's battery—the st of the long line of cor p s re t u rning from Baha w_ Llpore—h a d arr i ve d. Th e ot h er corps came in in 4 ,l l ecession, a ll we ll, an d resume d th e ir former quarters. 'll the downward mare' of her Majesty's 17th it was 'eared that Lieutenant Gardiner had been murdered. At liagoodrah he had one day at noon gOnUeut shooting, th ilnd was missing' till next day. Ile had loit him Self in I . jungl e , w hen darkness overtook him. He was ex hausted, and slept all night on the ground. He descried village near him in the morning, and thither he re hired and made known his wants. The people gave 111 k and such bread as the country supplied, treated him w ith kindness. showed every attention to his wants, and t hen guided him to camp in safety. Uniform testimony to borne to the honesty and kindness of the people in the t . 4 hawulpore dominions. Captain Brett's battery is sta 19ned in the fortress of Bukkur; all the spare ammu -I.htion is returned to store. General Hunter once more t , 4 k,es command at Sukkur, Captain Bignell, 69th Ben , actin.. as Major of Brigade. The circumstance * Bengal officer having command of a station now rtirely occupied—as it is in future intended to be -48 _Bombay troops, has occasioned considerable dis gap; and but for the personal popularity of the s,_Ant veteran himself might have caused more. „Lone embankments to protect the cantonments from the ninclations of the river were being constructed ; and it "eased to be considered that the large expenditure re ollired f or t hi s would have been much more advantage a"l3" Made in remov i ng t h e can t onmen t s themselves ° ll l the m arg i n o f t h e stream. Si r C . N ap i er. w i t h hi s we 14 reached Roree on the 4th of April. He imme- Ztely crossed over to the island of Bukkur to inspect kienie alterations then being made on the fortifications. th 4t warning he left for Hyderabad, where he arrived on late ° 7th by steam. On the sth, the European portion of the ate "Indus field force" proceeded down the river in 2 ,, uers.consi s ti ng o f the Ist company Ist and Ist company ba ttalions of artillery and hers Mr.jesty's 86th Foot-- 4%M's being sent down in boats. Rowland's troop " 1 -, the horses of the two batteries, and the 12th 4 " 18th N. I. marched the same morning for Hy der tar-bad. The head -quarters of the 3d cavalry had n the place of the mounted portiun of the Bun wrhund Legion, and were to be stationed at Khangur, , i pt. outposts at Shahpoor, Meerpoor, &c. The frreanee and J anee dra freebooters last season trans _eerred o . r by „1 C. Napier from the hilla to the plains, Z uant under the considerate management of Lieu mi ht Hamilton, turning out much better citizens than Atirr h av outeen expected. Sir C. Napier reached ee he 15th, and seemed to have recovered frore Is fatigue& The officers and men wounded during „,utjewlate battles on the Sutlej having got easily and well lt the river, arrived at Bombay on the 26th and 27th. Twelve have died on the way, Colonel Ryan, of her Ma :"Y's 50th, among t h e num b er; a b ove two hundred r eached thi s pres i dency. Many of them are s i ck; the hurts„, of most of them very severe. Every kindn es s an d at tention has been shown them, and all the kindly and generous sympathy accorded them of which they are so e minently dea:erving. It is hoped that a considerable Portion of them may be sent home in the fine ship Here fordshire now in harbour. The last steamer for the sea- Son leaves next week for Kurrachee, from which time till t l ll ° end of the monsoon our commun ication with Sinde will _ closed. Some negotiations in which the Governor of likely had been engaged with Ali Moo rad, were, it is said, to open the eyes of his Excellency to the pecu liarities of his Highness's character—if, indeed, the sup- Posed belief of the former in the virtues of the latter has all along b een anyt hi ng more th a n a convenient pretence an d r A ui s own advantage. Sir C. Napier is a clear - hea ded lilil 4 an acute man enough ; and the infirmities of the b Ameer too pre-eminent to be easily over- L e d. Had this discovery b ee n admitted, his claims tue Turb an wou ld never have been backed by us , and th e would have been no Meeanee or Dubba—no 4 4 °i000/. arY for ° f Prize money, or 10,0001. a year of Governor's Sinde; and, it may be added, there would, r ac adi . fi blY, have been no mutinies in the Bengal army—no s acrifice' ef 2,000 lives by sickness—no deficit of three moll ha the Company's revenues since 1842—and no f 3: crisis in India, where Company's paper was re 11be9. for security, and discounts could scarcely be effected eleven per cent. We shall not pretend to strike the bal ance a s to which of the alternatives would have been must advantag eons. A RRIVAL OF THE WOUNDED FROM THE On s SUTLEJ. luulty and Monday the steamers Vicforia, Berenice, and Medusa, arrived from Kurrachee, bringing been them._ officers five and upwards of 2 00 men who had 'n more or less severely wounded during our late o perations on the Sutlej. Many seemed to suffer from Zekness a s w ell as from the hurts they had received ; e rne were sadly maimed indeed , an d all were ob j ects of t he most heartfelt and generous sympathy. It was sad ` 0 see fine young men, in the prime of life, disabled of leg or an t.rm, or cut up in the face and person, as so ,many were. Save in the c ases su pp lied b y Sinde, we 'nye long been out of the way of such things , and cus tam luckily comes not to aid in reconciling us to them. very care and attention was bestowed on them, and they are, w e believe, likely to be fortunate in havin g a first-rate vessel for their conveyance home. A good many had died on the journey—and it was remarkable that the most of those who d id so were men who had b eenhurt in the lower extremiti es—those who had only boat an arm or so did well. — B omba y Times, April 29, FAILURES IN BOMBAY. combined failure of one European and one native house, insta bility with the prevalence of rumours as to the insta ve,..,"Y of other establishments, has tended to create a tla o -i l un eagiy feeling amongst the mercantile public during tru kat week or so. We hope. however, that the.dis andstthwhie h has been apparent will not be long exhibited, credit at, above all, parties will be cautious ho w they attach unf it to idle reports, which are the natural offspring of T h : u nded alarm, and cannot be too strongly deprecated. tight itself of money is a temporary evil, and will soon to - `"el f ; but were anything in the shape of a " panic" occureffects, it might be productive of most disastrous .....,'ts, wViich would not be easily or quickly remedied. ' B4 o ln bay Times, April 16. The paragraph s w hi c h recen tly appeared in this p a p er Ittul the Et. b ay, d Val, Times, respecting the failu res in Born alarm ain the scarcity of mon ey, have occasioned some have been receivcou:(ll7; numerous letters on the subject that have to ed , inquiring the names of the firms opp pa Messrs. IN. and Only one European house, firm, Pest,onjee Cursetjeend nable and Co., and one native gret to say, have been bloody, have. These, we re and althoug the scarcity of ma meet their engagements, verely felt, and the bank s hav n e eY continues to be se ofrpt reduced their rates discouttt and interest, we hoanvetieard from those who beet, that every are fully competent to speak fulfil all their firm in Bombay is now in a c ondition sneto engagements in these trying times. —B 7nan's Gazette, April 24. bay Gentle- COMMERCIAL IN TELLIGENop ' (From the Bombay Times, May L CALC UTTA MONEY MARKET. seekin g to art Since our last issue ou r market has relaxed a good---a deal of the tightness then exist in g . This is attributablesei money from Benares an d other p laces naturally most profitable locality, and in part, also, to a readier rate of of and payment for imports. The o p ium speculators have rea son to expect also remittan ces from China; and the general result has been a more satisfactory state in the money circles. circles. G o vernment securities ha ve profited by this change, mar be quoted at I per cent. more favourable to the seller. 'Exchange is about our last quotations, 2s. ld. to 2s. lid., at ten months' date. We believe a farthing more has been obtained in some quarters, but to no great extent. Bank Stock is more inquired after, at better rates. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Transfer Stock Paper Five per Cent., prem. 44 0 to 15 0 Bombay Five per Cent . ... ... prem. 2 8 to 3 0 Old Sicca Five ditto, according to ... .., „, ... prem. 1 0 to 3 0 numbers New Company's Five per Cent. ... p rem. 4 0 to to 7 4 4 Third, 4 ditto ... ~. discount 6 8 8 New Company's 4 ditto ... di sco unt 4 8 to 5 0 BANS SHARES. Company's Rupees. Bengal . Bank ... ... 4,0)0 prem. 2,60 0 to 2,650 union Bank .. ... 1,000500 If 280 -- 290 190 to 195 200 Agra Bank . ••• North-Western Bank ... 500 1 o ld 190 2 00 new 100 130 Odegtal 4 5616-1- ••• • • 1,000 (500 paid) 180 290 PRICE OF BULLION, &C. Company's Rupees. Sycee silver ... 104 12 oto 105 0 0 per 100 sa.wt. China gold bars ... 15 8 oto 16 3 0 per sa. wt. Gold dust ... 15 8 oto 16 8 0 ditto. Spanish dollars ... 221 10 0 to 221 12 0 per 100. Mexican dollars ... 221 0 0 to 221 4 0 ditto. Sovereigns .. 11 3 6to 11 4 6 ditto. Madras gold mohurs 16 4 oto 16 8 0 ditto. —Bengal Huzharu, evening edition, April 18. THE BOMBAY MARKET. (From the Chamber of Commerce Overland Price Caroent.) BOMBAY, MAY 1. A moderate extent of business has been transacted during the past fortnight, but owing to the continued and increas ing scarcity of money, and the anxiety of holders in conse quence of recent heavy arrivals, to realise their stocks, it has been attended in many instances with a considerable decline in prices. The operations of dealers from Persia, Arabia, &c. may now be looked upon as closed for the season, and until the end of the monsoon no further demand seems likely to arise, save for the supply of local necessities. Metals—The prices of copper, with the exception of nails, which have risen in value, have sustained a general slight reduction, and but few transactions appear to have taken place during the fortnight. The only sale we have to report is one ofBoo cwt. of Brazier's, at 54 rs. per cwt. In iron, Swedish bar is scarce, and in request, and would sell readily at cur quotations, but British continues without demand, and has given way in price Ir. to fir. per candy. We retain our former quotations for nail rod, but there is little or none at market, though some inquiry exists for square. Sheet and hoop exhibit no material change in value, but both are dull of sale, notwithstanding the light ness of present stock. An improvement took place some days since in the price of steel in tubs, but the article has again declined in value owing to a large addition to the stock at market, and last month's rate may be repeated for it. There is no demand for lead, and we quote pig nominally at a rupee per cwt. lower than before. In spelter and tin plates there is no alteration to notice, though we are in formed of a sale of 250 boxes of the latter at 14 rs. per box. Quicksilver has risen in value 2 rs. per maund. Cotton manufactures—Transactions have taken place in gray and bleached shirtings, and madapollams, but with the exception of those in the finer qualities, the sales have been chiefly forced ones, and on a reduced scale as to price. Gray domestics of stout fabric have been in request for the Persian and Arabian markets, but the demand from these sources having latterly subsided, sales are now more difficult to be made. Jaconets, both gray and bleached, have been inquired for, but the prices offered have been so miserably low as to preclude operations to any extent. There have been some low sales of mulls and lappets, and all descriptions of mus line, cambrics, and fancy goods continue more or less de pressed. Prints and Turkey red goods are alike without inquiry, and only saleable at unremunerating rates. Cotton Yarns—A general reduction has taken place in the prices of both mule and water, and the transactions of the part fortnight have been to a very limited extent. The demand continues to be confined to yarns of superior quality, and of the particular numbers which happen to be in request in the interior. In dyed yarns we hear of no transactions. Woollens—These still continue altogether neglected, and no demand for them seems likely to arise until after the monsoon. Marine Stores—Swedish and coal tar have both risen in value; the former 7 rupees, and the latter 2 rupees per barrel. Paints are neglected,.and have given way in price; canvass and cordage are dull of sale. We hear of a sale of 300 barrels of coal pitch, at 3 rupees per barrel, the rate quoted in our last. Beer—There has as yet been no arrival of the new brew, with the exception of a parcel of Tennant's, which is said to have been sold at 30 rupees per hogshead ; and consequently we have no transactions to report or change to notice in price or demand. Spirits—These are unsaleable, save at very low prices, and no business whatever is doing in them. The stocks of all descriptions are very heavy. Red Lead remains without change. White has improved considerably in price, and .we now quote it at 12 rupees to 14 rupees per cwt. Cochineal—We repeat our former quotation for this article, but the market is at present bare of it, and no sales appear to have taken place. Saffron—We are informed of sales, 40 lb. at 14 rupees, and the same quantity at 16 1 4 rupees per lb. The latter may be considered the maximum rate now obtainable for saffron of good quality. Bottles—Quarts may be quoted somewhat higher, and pints a shade lower than before. EASTERN PRODUCE. Cotton—The market for this staple has exhibited no ani mation, and the business done has been exceedingly limited; stocks are in consequence rapidly accumulating, but the only reduction in price which has taken place has been in Dolls rah, and that has been more owing to inferiority of quality than to any other cause. Opium has declined in price, and may now be quoted at 1,225 rupees to 1,230 rupees per chest for fair qualities. Silk—There has been a slight rise in Persian and Bengal, and Nos. 2,3, and 4 Canton ; other varieties are unaltered in value. In other articles the only material changes we have to notice are an advance of 4 rupees per candy in the price of Concanee hemp, and 20 rupees per candy in that of ginger; and a reduction of 5 rupees per maund on the last quoted rate for long Cardamoms. Freights —Freights to Great Britain has declined since our last, and now may be quoted at 3/. 7s. 6d. to Z.,/. 10s. to Lon don, and 31 7s. 6d. to Liverpool. To China the rate has re ceded to 16 rupees per candy. MONEY-MARKET. The continued tightness in the money- market has still further affected the value of Government securities, as may be observed from the decline in the prices of paper of the three latest loans : 5 per cent. loan of 1825-26 Rs. 107 to 100 4 t, 1832 33 „ 99 to 100 4 t, 1835-36 „ 94 5 f t 1841-42 „ 104 1 h 4 ff 1842-43 ” 9E; EXCHANGE. The supply of bills continues in excess of demand, and the rate of exchange on England has consequently still further advanced. It may now be quoted at 2s. 0 1 ,4 d. to 2s. 0 3 %d. per rupee, at six months, and 2s. at 30 days. On Calcutta, at 39 days, the rate is 97% re. to 98 rs. BANKS. Subjoined are the current rates of bank shares Bank of Bombay ... ... 400 rs. premium. Oriental Bank ... ... 130 rs. to 150 rs. PRICE OF BULLION. Sovereigns, each .. Bank Notes, per IL ... 11 rs. ... .. ... 11 I's. ALEXANDRIA. MAY 22.—Ibrahim Pasha is expected to return shortly to Egypt, and some believe that the Viceroy announced his intention of going to Constantinople, not with any idea of doing so, but in order to hasten the return of his sun from Europe. The barrage of the Nile is proceeding with great vigour, and the men are made to work both night and day in order to take every possible advantage of the present low state of the water. The Pasha's frigates are employed in bringing cargoes of timber from the coast of Daramania; these are ,immediately squared and sent up to the site of the barrage with all possible speed. 15,000 men, comprising soldiers and country people, are at present employed at the barrage, and, owing to the great fatigue and privations of these poor people, the deaths are very numerous. The family of the late Bishop of Jerusalem, Dr. Alexander, consisting of eight children, under the charge of a governess, arrived here from Beyrout by the Emmetge, and proceed to England by the Iberia to morrow morning. The Hon. East India Company's steamer Atalanta, with the Bombay mail of May, arrived at Suez on the 19th, and has brought fifty-four passengers, comprising Price Waldemar of Prussia and the Hon. J. H. Craw furd, of Bombay. PRINCE LOUIS NAPOLEON., Prince Louis Napoleon, on arriving in London, ad dressed the following letter to the editor of the Journal de la Somme : " My dear M. Degeorge,—My desire to see my father once more in this world made me attempt the boldest enter prise I ever engaged in. It required more resolution and courage on my part than at Strasburg and Boulogne, for I v , as determined not to submit to the ridicule that attaches to those who are arrested escaping under a disguise, and a fai lure I could not have endured. The following are the par ticulars of my escape : " You know that the fort was guarded by 400 men, who furnished daily 60 soldiers, placed as sentries outside the walls. Moreover, the principal gate of the prison was guarded by three gaolers, two of whom were constantly on duty. It was necessary that I should first elude their vigi lance, afterwards traverse the inside court, before the win dows of the commandant's residence ; and, arriving there, I should be obliged to pass by a gate which was guarded by soldiers. " Not wishing to communicate my design to any one, it w as necessary to disguise myself. As several rooms in the part of the building I occupied were undergoing repairs, it was not difficult to assume the dress of a workman. My good and faithful valet, Charles Thelin, procured a smock frock and a pair of sabots (wooden shoes), and after shaving off ray moustaches, I took a plank on my shoulders. " On Monday morning I saw the workmen enter, at half past eight o'clock. Charles took them some drink, in order that I should not meet any of them on my passage. He was also to call one of the gardiens (turnkeys) whilst Dr. Con *eau conversed with the others. Nevertheless, I had scarcely got out of my room, before I was accosted by a workman, who took me for one of his comrades, and at the bottom of the stairs I found myself in front of the keeper. Fortu nately, I placed the plank I was carrying before my face, and succeeded in reaching the yard. Whenever I passed a sentinel or any other person, I always kept the plank before my face. "Passing before the first sentinel, I let my plank fall, and stopped to pick up the bits. There I met the officer on duty, but, as he was reading a letter, he did not pay attention to me. The soldiers at the guard-house appeared surprised at my dress, and a drummer turned round w se h v o er l a nn l k t e i d me v s er to look at me. I next met some wo , y placed . the plank before my face, but at. they attentively t i a v p e p l y e a r a e t d m t e e . d them cry,' Oh I it is b l e so .curiouks that I thout I should never escape them, until I ear Bernard I' Q u " e O n t n i n ee . o u c t n s i a d r e l , e s, I N w v h al o k e t d h e q u d i a c y k I b y e f t o o r : a h r a d d s t e h n e g a r g o e a d d a o f ea S r t. . riage, shortly overtook me, and we arrived at St. Quentin. "I passed through the town on foot, after having thrown underhrown off my smock-frock. Charles procured a post - c haise, with any obstacles, atValenciennes, Vearrive(i pretext of going to Cambrai. where I took the rail way. I had remained in my pr i e s s o c n a escape, Dr. D d r.Conneau, caused t he mto b procured a Belgian passport, but nowhere was I asked to show it. without meeting " During alwayselsioad sary to be convinced that to reach the frontier. It was neces eevlowteads to me, order to give me time me at liberty, before I cotultdhe Government would never set be persuaded t o qu it F rance , if I would not consent to matter of duty th a t I should exert dishonour myself. It was a l so a to console my f a th er i n h is old age. all my powe rs t o b e a bl e " AaLen, my dear M. my selfDegeorr- to be most unhappy. itece t iN e .. ; although f ree, I feel sin cere friendship, and, if von the assuranc e o f my are able, to my kind Conneau. ' "LOUlSendeavour NAPOL 1 EON.). We understand that Mr. Cubitt has sold the noble mansion built by him in Cheiham-place, to the Hon. Richard Cavendish. I E ITII BY DROWNING.—WiIIiam Howe, aged 20, in the employment of Messrs. Henry Meux and Co., brewer , , Tottenham-court-road, was drowned on Monday, while bathing in the Thames, near Datchet. Ho had been to Windsor, with porter, and on his return be and a fellow workman decided on a dip in the river, and hence the acci dent, the deceased having sank into a hole from which bal last had been taken. Verdict of the Coroner's jury, " Acci -01441 Death." LIEUT.-COL, MARCUS BARR, C.B. We deeply regret to have to insert, in our obituary of this day, the death of the above lamented officer. His name is now added to the list of eminent men who have nobly fallen in the service of their country. In our columns we have frequently recorded the gal lant achievements of this distinguished soldier, not only at the splendid victory of Maharajpoor, under the walls of Gwalior, on the 29th of December, 1843, but also at the recent glorious victories of Moodkte, Ferozeshah, and Sobraon, on the banks of the Sutlej, during which campaign Colonel Barr held the high office of Acting Adjutant-General of her Majesty's forces. Thus he saw the commencement, progress, and final success of a series of triumphs which will be ever memorable in the history of India. Some extracts from a letter by Major-General Sir Harry Smith, Bart., G.C.8., with which we have been favoured, conveying to the family of Colonel Barr the intelligence that this brave and accomplished officer was no more, will be read with much interest. If aught could assuage the poignant grief of his rela tives, it is the tribute of the hero of Aliwal to the me mory of his friend. Sir Harry says in his dispatch, dated Camp, Latteala, on the road to Simla:— " Would I had a far less painful duty to perform than that of telling you I have lost one of my dearest and most valued friends! you a brother—an honour to his family, and to his profession, and to his country! "You will be aware he was severely wounded in the battle of Sobraon; the large bone of his left arm was much shattered by a musket ball. It was not ampu tated, and although, while at Ferozepore, we were in constant alarm for his welfare, he reached Kussowlee, a hill station near Simla, in charge of the very able surgeon of his own regiment; where, it appears, the wound had sloughed, and the artery must have become diseased; for, on the 26th of March last, a violent hemorrhage ensued, and our noble Marcus sank under it! " You know the friendship which existed between me and Marcus. I know by your letters to him how brothers mad sisters can love! Judge, therefore, of my incompe tency to write all I feel; nor can I attempt to offer any consolation—too mortal can! Our appeal, trust, and hope, is in heaven! to where I am sure he is gone—for he was a good man'—and where we ;must strive to meet him. soldier ever lamented the loss of his friend and comrade more than I do. For his ' future' I hope in the belief of a Christian—for the past' I know nothing in his career to regret. He was a' man' in every sense of the word—a truly honest and upright Englishman ! time had not diminished his amiable nationality. He was universally beloved and respected throughout India. As a soldier he was pre eminent, and the tears of sorrow rolled down the veteran cheeks of that bravest of men, our Commander-in-Chief, Sir Hugh Gough, when we talked of our most valiant comrade this day ; for yes terday we had good accounts of him. " When the heart is full, it is eased by pouring forth its contents before a friend ; such is my case when I thus write and dwell upon my painful loss to the brothers and sisters who have been so bereaved !" Sir Harry Smith, we understand, writes still more touchingly, and, with surpassing kindness, as regards his late friend and the feeliug3 of the family. But enough, we trust, has been said fur the satisfaction of those who have expressed so much kind solicitude. The military career of this valiant and much esteemed officer is now closed 1 His grave has been honoured by the deep regrets of his brave and excellent friends Lord Gough, Sir Harry Smith, and his other gallant comrades. No doubt these feelings will be responded to by a grateful country, to which he was fondly attached, and for whose honour and interest, in the disharge of a sacred duty, he 3 ielded up his breath ! " How sleep the brave who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest !" Worcester Chronicle. RAILWAY MEETING. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) A meeting of the shareholders of a Manchester Rail way, under Sir Robert Peel's recent orders, requiring a furthcr testimony of the feelings of the shareholders in favour of the prosecution of the undertaking, was held in Manchester on Saturday last, and although a motion for the continuance of the company was made, and se conded, and supported—by the directors, an amend ment for the immediate winding up of the concern, was carried by the shareholders. Considerable surprise was excited at the meeting by the discovery that the acting directors of the company had taken up only twenty-five shares a-piece ; and that. consequently, none of them had rendered themselves responsible by signing the deed for more than 500/. It appeared that, on the onset of the project, the di rectors had looked after their own interests, and at a very early meeting passed a resolution that each of the body should be entitled to have 250 shares, with a fur ther control over all the shares that might by any chance remain unappropriated. Having thus protected themselves for any emergency—either for the making of a little fortune, by the sale of 250 shares or upwards, in case the railway mania continued long enough to hatch and bring out the scheme —or, on the other hand, to have the pi ivilege of taking only a homoeopathic al lotment of shares, in case the tide of affairs should have taken a turn ; the directors had nothing to do but luxu riously to occupy their seats at the board with perfect composure. The announcement of this act of self-pre servation and protection on the part of the board of directors electrified the meeting ; and it may be consi dered a pity, that this instinctive quality of a director— this provision of human nature—was not previously known, as it would, doubtless, have operated upon the minds of the shareholders who have been called together to act upon advice and counsel, emanating from similar sources. The fever having passed its height (before the scrip could be fairly out), the horncropathic dose was taken by one and all of the directors, the quantity vary ing from 15 to 25—the highest number of shares taken by any director being 25. This was the extent of the confidence of the directors in the undertaking—this as the amount of their responsibility—and it was quite enough to govern the decision of the meeting, and to induce the shareholders to give the like measure of confidence to the directors. Assertions that the whole number of shares had been, unfortunately, exhausted before the directors had time to think of themselves, might be attempted to be made—arguments of all kinds might be adduced—the engineering report might make the difficulties to vanish as dew before the sun—a tunnel of three miles through the hardest stone in the moun tainous county of Derby offered no obstacle worthy of consideration—the engineer's wand was to be passed over it, and magic seemed to be supplying the place of navigators. The captain of the traffic tables, big with numbers and prospective profits, might bring all in array in the most favourable light. The lawyer might try to seduce the shareholders with a notion that it would not cost more than sixpence per share, in addi tion to the expenses already incurred, to pass the Bill through both Houses of Parliament, and get the sanction of the Legislature—a lopping off of part of the original line, and a consequent reduction in the amount of capital, might he suggested. Indignation might be put on by an aspiring director, who had enjoyed the brief authority of his office, with its concomitant sweets, and a more experienced director might try the effect of his persuasive powers ; but all to no effect—the spirit of the autumnal dream of 1845 was changed—the castles were found to be built only in the air—the en gineer's wand had lost its magical effect—a conviction had been wrought in the minds of the shareholders that the only parties benefited by making the line would be the officers of the Company and the inha bitants of Leek, who wanted an outlet for their obscure town to be made at the ri s k an d ex p ense o f o th er par ties ;in short, the shareholders had come to their senses, and the Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, and Crewe Railway was consigned to the general vortex for all such schemes of absurdity. A proposition was afterwards carried that a Com mittee of three gentlemen, selected from the share holders, should be appointed to investigate the ac counts, and an immediate return of a portion of the deposits was ordered, and the meeting was then dis solved. PORTUGUESE VEGETABLES.—A further importation of potatoes has taken place at the port of Liverpool. A vessel, called the Fernandez, which has arrived at that port from Lisbon, had on board, in addition to a cargo of oranges. oil of olives„ and wine, 100 boxes of potatoes, and the large number of 350 boxes of onicns, the produce of the place. The importations of potatoes and other vegetables from Por tugal appc.ar to assume a degree of importance, both with respect to the extent and quality of the articles, which until lately was not the case. RAPID PASSAGE. The last trip of the Princess Royal steam-ship, from Slasgow to this port, at which she arrived on Friday, was accomplished in fifteen and a half hours, or at the speed of upwards of fourteen miles an hour. If further improvements in naval architecture and engine building continue to be developed, the wide ocean itself will become one general " railway," or certainly a water level, and on which no inconvenient curves will have to be made to avoid hills or favourite country seats, and the gra dients to be encountered only strong head gales.—Liverpool Standard. -- - . A WHITE CROW.—Last week one of the gamekeepers at Eglinton shot a white crow. The bird has red eyes. About t -enty years ago a nest of young crows, from the same rookery, was sent to our office, of which one of the birds was white, one piebald, one grey, and one with white talons, and a white bill.—lrvine News Letter. DEATH OF MISS WAGSTAFF, W THE V VOC ,LIST.—We regret to announce the decease, from consumption, of Miss Eliza Wagstaff, a vocalist well known at our concerts a few years since, who was a pupil of the Royal Academy of Music, and professor of singing lately at Leamington. Bliss Wag was r t s h e ae Church, daughter ofa r.nd fe N r V a mangstff. , ywhoear years s hastl e o b r e g e a n n i s a t e st f aff j3 Battersea v iolinist in the Opera, Ancient, and Philharmonic orchestras; an excellent musician, and highly esteemed by his brother professors. A printed letter has been circulated by Mr. Peter Dixon, lately one of the directors of the Newcastle and Car lisle Railway, in which he sets forth his reasons for retiring from the board of management of that undertaking. His ob jections to the course of business pursued by his colleagues in office are various, but they seem to be particularly levelled at the high rates for coal transit, and, what is more impor tant than all, to the s y stem of declaring larger dividends than the revenue (leaved from traffic has actually produced. This is a charge so serious in itself, that not the least delay on the part of the Company should be suffered to take place in refuting or explaining the circumstance alluded to, as an allegation of the kind is likely to do serious damage to the interests of the concern, without a prompt answer is afforded. Mr. Dixon also accuses his colleagues of making important arrangements without proper deliberation, and expresses a strong opinion against the success of the extensions and liarutches, which it appears will involve a further ou tla y of 600,000/. The original shares of the Company can scarcely be deemed a good investment, when, according to his calculations, the revenue is not equal to more than three per cent. upon The T e amount of capital subscribed.—Times. oxophili te s • Royal Highness; ociety, miler the patronage of his meeting to shoot for Prince Albert, are to have their annual their president, the L e gold and silver medals presented by of June. They have ' afil of Aylesford, on Friday, the 19th for ball at the Ledge, fixed upon Friday, the 26th of June, MAGAZINES-(CONTINUED.) UNION MAGAZINE. The present number of the Union, which completes the first volume, commences with an article, entitled " Revelations of Many Years' Sojourn in Rome," which, although written in a light and mirthful vein, yet fur nishes frequently matter worthy of serious reflection. Take, for instance, the Opening paragraph:— " Patriotism is generally considered to be an instinctive attachment to the soil on which we are born. I must cone test myself a stranger to such a feeling, and can only ima gine it to exist in the breasts of those who are not only born on the soil, but possess a portion thereof. In this case the attachment is a mutual one ; and, in return for the benefits derived from a long rent-roll, the possessor has every in ducement to stand up in defence of, and protect, the charac ter of the friend to whom he is so much indebted." Here we have developed to us the true cause of the in tense nationality of the French people, and of the cosmo politan carelessness of the bulk of the English. In France, thanks to the aboltion of the laws of primogeniture and entail, every individual almost is possessed of some portion of the land, while no single individual possesses an overwhelming influence. Our territorial constitution, on the contrary, backed up as it is by the laws of primcgeni ture and entail, conduces to the formation of great estates. into which all lesser estates become absorbed. The yeoman is destroyed, and is forced either to seek in other countries that property in the sei} c which is denied him in his own, or to sink into a mere day labourer. In the first case he becomes a patriot of the land which has re ceived and fostered him, in opposition to that land which cast him forth—in the second place, sullen and discon tented, he cannot be supposed to have any very great feeling of attachment to institutions which have worked his ruin; and in the day of peril to those institutions, whether that peril arise from invasion from abroad, or from insurrection at home, it cannot be imagined that he would exert himself very energetically in their defence. The feelings of this writer on the subject of patriotism are more generally diffused throughout the country than our rulers probably imagine, and it would Iv: v ell that before the hour of danger arrives they should seriously con sider this subject, and by a modification of the laws of inheritance and entail, encourage the large landed pro prietors to sell portions of their estates, sit as to enable men of moderate means to invest their savings in land, and thus largely to increase the number of those who have every inducement to stand up in defence of their country, for they may rely upon it that the greater portion of mankind will agree with this writer, who in the next sentence says "For my own part I prefer that country which is productive of the greatest enjoyment to me." The following observations should be written by every traveller in the first page of his note-book before he sets off on his journey, and conned over every time he sits down to journalise his day's adventures. They apply equally to the denizens of every nation:— " It is very unfair to jue',e the present Romans by our own standard,—we are a commercial, enterprising nation, with a popular Government. ;—they, a dispirited, enervated, race. Every effort they make to shake off the stagnant do minion of the priesthood is crushed by the Austrian Govern ment ;—any attempt at improvement in the internal re sources of the country, for facilitating intercourse with other nations, discouraged, 'or immediately suppressed. The priests, drawn from, and so judiciously mixed with, all classes of the community, so as to render the greater part dependent on their good graces for subsistence, hold the reins of government in all departments of the state, every chan nel of which is diseased with bribery and corruption. They are the victims of might over right, and deserve commise ration rather than scorn. I have mingled in all ranks of society, and found the spirit of freedom universal ; but they cannot alone shake off the yoke. Let those who contrast them with their mighty ancestors and hold them up to deri sion, rather lend them a helping hand to file the chain that galls' still many a noble Roman,' and ' the very s t ones of Rome would rise and mutiny.' The author's account of his sojourn in Rome is written in a lively and animated strain. According to him, Rome, for a lounger of moderate means, must be the pleasantest residence in the world—save and except in the time of the cholera for then it appears the priests and Jesuits, having promised the people that a pilgrimage to the Madonna of Santa Maria Mag giore, which had been transferred to the church of the Jesuits, would defend them against the plague, and finding that the Virgin refused her miraculous inter position, had recourse, in order to stop the progress of the spirit of unbelief, so dangerous to their dominion, to the wicked expedient of persuading the people that the foreigners resident in Rome were, in order to gratify their religious animosity, administering poison in va rious shapes to the inhabitants, and that its effects were in every respect similar to those of cholera. The con sequence was that a poor Englishman, named Houseal, was torn to pieces in the street by an infuriated mob, and that his funeral procession was obliged to be ac companied by an eseort of dragoons, to prevent the mob from attacking those who attended his mutilated remains to the grave. To this paper succeeds the second of the " Quarantine Tales," a stirring story of American India adventure, entitled " Ontario Leathershins." In the paper on the rise and progress of Liberty in England and France, the writer discovers an evident leaning towards Charles 1., whose faults are all either kept in the back ground or turned intol virtues, while those of his adversaries are exaggerated. 'lhe other papers of this number are all of more than average merit. ness, cause a suffusion of blood in the head as surely al at tempting to breathe in the rare atmosphere of the Alpine summits, or in the exhausted receiver of an air -pump. " High Art, dressed out according to the last lierman fashion, is little better than an abstraction, and next cousin to nothing. It is passionless, colourless, formless. It is in tolerant of all those mere human passions which Elysium knows net, Erebus disdains:' according to its latest ex pounder, the Oxford Graduate, the object of art is to express infinite space by the medium of absolute repose. Colour, we are told, distracts the attention, and weakens the sentiment. Painters are forbidden to use any but the pale, meagre colours of fresco painting. There is licentiousness in the efforts of later artists to imitate the minute details of the human form : the conventional straight lines of Gothic or Etruscan sculpture are the only true medium for the expres sion of the sublime. A figure, stiff and rectangular, as one sees on old heraldic scutcheous ; colours which have been subjected to the detergent influence of chlorine gas; the only approach to expression compressed lips or a faint sickly smile ;—this is the ideal abstracted by German lubberliness from study of the works of cloistered artists who flourished before men had learned to draw. The kind of drawing which most closely corresponds to the definition of High Art theorists, is that of a Rothschild, where a few stiff lines may express a golden million. This High Art would be ex clusively characterised by negatives, but for the lath and plaster, which is the most indispensable part of it. Fresco is the sine qud non of the school : the painter must study under the plasterer, to learn the art of compounding lime and sand, or plaster of Paris; and under the chemist, to know how wet greens turn into dry blues: accomplished in these recondite branches of learning, he needs no more schooling, but may set up at once for an artist." been t well laid on. are glad inh a t n h d a ! C andtu i k ad sh m a i n a k i s t h e a r s e takend to it t a h l e a s ' h ' i h n i g gh wh a i r e t h " luwWlames richly deserved, and has ab ROYAL GEMS FROM THE GALLERIES OF EUROPE. Part I. Worthy of this sounding title is the magnificent pub lication above announced. It is composed of engravings from " National Pictures of the Great Masters, with notices, biographical, historical and descriptive, by S. C. Hall." So declares the title-page, and the contents of part one fully corroborate the declaration. The en gravings are masterpieces in that art by Greatbaeh, Sharpe, and Cousen ; from masterpieces also by Wilkie, Crowley and Gainsborough. Firstly, there is the famous " Rent Day," as familiar to us all as any piece of Ho garth; secondly, there is " Cup Tossing, an admirable combinatiori of expression, form, and humour ; thirdly, the re is " The Cottage Door," embossomed in an urn brageous greenery of leaves even in black-and-white. The sketch illustrative of the second plate, written by Mrs. S. C. Hall, is a charming delineation of Irish life, worthy of that popular authoress, in whose wisdom we always recognise the deep pulsations of her heart. The works, which is dedicated to H. R. H. Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, is a splendid specimen of the pictorial art. It is an honour to all engaged iu its production: in its way, it is an achievement. HEATH'S GALLERY GF BRITISH ENGRAV- INGS. Parti VIII. and IX. This beautiful series evinces the same brilliancy as heretofore ; portrait, landscape, and domestic scene, each is excellent in its way as a production of art, and as an imitation of nature, the highest aim of art. An agreeable sensation of coolness pervades us on looking at the representation of the " Fountains at Versailles," a sensation by-the-way doubly agreeable in the sultry atmosphere of June. And who will not enjoy that sparkling product of Mr. Redgrave's easle, " Waking Dreams ?" Beholding the broken eggs upon the cottage floor, one cannot for a moment mistake that their owner has " counted her chickens before they were hatched ;" and looking into her expressive eyes, one can nearly fathom the emotions of her dream. Mr. Heath proves for the hundredth time his taste in selection. THE PATRICIAN. This number of the Patrician fully maintains its character, as the authority upon all matters connected with archaeology, heraldry, and genealogy—these form the staple, but not the exclusive contents of this Maga zine, for we have in addition an excellent critique on the various exhibitions of paintings in 1846, and a good article on the Italian Opera. THE HEROINES OF SHAKSPERE, Part 11. Every enthusiastic worshipper of our Titan poet has, as a matter of ceurse, already possessed himself of Mrs. Jameson's inimitable work upon " The Female Cha racters of Shakspere ;" and, as a matter of course, he will immediately obtain the scarcely less inimitable en gravings under notice. If he be a sensible man he will. And this seriously. Never has mortal analysed the idiocyncrasy of the female heart—that metaphysical and psychological problem--except " our glorious Willy," as he is styled by Spenser. That he has done this we all feel ; and a female has declared the success with which the task has been accomplished—a sensible fe male too, namely Mrs. Jameson. We should possibly be tempted to dilate upon the galaxy of creations coming under the title of the " Heroines of Shakspere "—Miranda, Cordelia, Desdemona, Olivia, and the like—but that we might raise the goblin of Malone by our audacity. To the " Heroines," therefore, simply as representations of " the human face divine." Imogene is the most success fully conceived in the part before us ; the delicious countenance pencilled by the artist is almost worthy of the original, and that is no feeble praise. The hand and arm, however, are actual deformities, and distract the eye by their glaring unnaturalness. Ophelia, though delicate withal, is too immobile in expression ; and Audrey, though pretty, wants individuality. One ex ception hrve we to make with the title-page, namely, the orthography of the poet's name. Charles Knight has long since settled the ashes of Dryasdust in his grave as regards the true spelling ; he adopts the one found in all the signatures still extant in the hand writing of the bard, namely—Shakspere. DESPERATE ACTION 3N THE HELFORD RIVER. Again has the tranquillity of this ill-fated river been broken by the din of war. It appears that Colonel Southgate, of the llelford Oyster Brigade, being on duty near the spot, fell in with a detachment of the Royal Female " Triggers," who were busy making prisoners of the muscle, cockle, limpit, and other defenceless tribes. The colonel instantly called to them to sur render, which they indignantly refused. He then attempted to take them vi et armis, when they opened such a well-directed discharge of mud and shingle at the gallant officer, as compelled him to jump into his boat and sheer off. Nothing daunted by his defeat, although miserably daubed with mud, and otherwise disfigured, the gallant colonel having collected, as he thought, a sufficient force, again landed; and having drawn up his men in order of battle along the beach, he dispatched an aide-de-camp to repeat his former demand, on whose visage a reply was, in an instant, most legibly stamped, by a muddy fist. The colonel, now greatly exas perated, and elated with the thoughts of carrying off so many fair captives to Castle, ordered his men to advance; which they did in the most perfect order, not withstanding the storm of mud and shingle that now assailed them. For a moment they halted—again they dashed forward—but the volleys of mud had rendered unserviceable their organs of vision ; and, in the most Quixotic manner, they were soon in hand to hand fight with rocks, boats, and stumps; while the enemy, taking advantage of the confusion, dashed upon them, sub- ' stituting " claws " for bayonets, and for a long time the battle raged with great fury. Often were these amazons laid low, but instantly springing upon their feet, they fought with redoubled ardour. For a long time victory seemed doubtful some times inclining to the stronger, sometimes to the better half ; until the commander of the former, recollect ing that victory or defeat would be equally disgraceful, and that " the better part of valour is discretion," wisely withdrew his muddy, bloody troops into the boats, where they lay silent with shame, and blind with mud, while the fair victors remained in quite possession of the field—an apt illustration of that fa vourite motto—" Though lost to sight, to memory dear." The following is the official return of killed and wounded :—Helford Oyster Brigade, Col. South gate, severely "scrowed," uniform spoiled, and other wise maltreated. Aide-de-camp , Major Toy, slightly wounded, "flop" in the " chops. ' Captain Wheatley, badly " scrowed," not dangerously, beauty destroyed. The fortune of war brought this gallant little officer in juxta-position with his former sweetheart, whom he slighted; and ample proof did she give him that she still wished to make en impression on him. Royal Female Triggers, no casualties.— West Briton. Lire PRESERVER.—On Monday an interesting ex periment was made in the Thames, near Putney-bridge, with a belt filled with cork shavings. It was tied under the arms of a person with his clothes on, who, on rolling overboard, was instantly floated, with his head and shoulders above water, down the stream. The belt was then taken off, and thrown to the person, who, on catching and holding it, floated as before, and was soon drawn on board. The cork belt has this great advantage over the zinc drums some times carried on board steamers, that if it struck the persons on being thrown to them, it could not hurt them, whereas the heavy metal drums might do them serious injury. It is light, cheap, and portable, and, unlike the air-belt, not liable to accident. We think in dangerous boat service (for it has been successfully t r i e d i n a heavy sea), in shipwreck, and teaching young people to swim, it will prove highly serviceable. The object on Monday was to test its power in fresh water, with the clothe,,s on, and this it did to the satisfaction of Phelps and Cobb, the watermen, some gentlemen of the college, &c. This simple, ingenious, and useful application of the buoyancy of cork is the idea and invention of Mr. D. F. Walker, the lecturer on experimental philosophy. Previous to the commencement of the present year Hertfordshire was divided between the dioceses of London and Lincoln, and the visitations of the clergy, by the bishops and archdeacon, for the former diocese, have usually been holden at Ware, and the latter at Hatfield. Upon the an nexation of the whole county to the diocese of Rochester, on the recommendation of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England and Wales, a memorial, numerously signed by the clergy, and gentry, and inhabitants of the town and neigh bourhood, was transmitted by the Rev. Mr. Birch, vicar of All Saints', to the Lord Bishop of Rochester, and to the arch deacon of St. Alban's, requesting that in the proposed eccle siastical arrangements consec i uent upon the change, Hertford might be made the centre of a district, and that the triennial visitations of his lordship, and the annual visitations of the archdeacon, might be held there. The suggestions of the memorialists have been attended to, and venerable Dr. Grant, Archdeacon of St. Alban's, !will hold his primary vi sitation of the clergy and churchwardens of the deanery of Hertford, in All Saints' Church.—Essex Herald. On the 16th ult. a man, in the ptt of the Royal Theatre at Vienna, shot himself in the middle of the per formance, covering the persons immediately around him with his blood. A singular coincidence in this frightful event is, that at the instant before the report was heard, an actor on Vie stage, reciting his part, uttered the words, " A shot is about to be fired ;" and for a moment the a udie nce fancied that the sound came from behind the scenes. The perform ance was stopped till the lifeless body was carried out, and then resumed, THE MILITIA. It will be recollected that in December last two circu lars were issued from the Home and War Offices, ad dressed to the Lords-Lieutenant of the various counties in Great Britain and Ireland, directing a completion of the staff and other arrangements preparatory to a call ing out of the various regiments. A very great degree of excitement subsequently prevailed throughout the kingdom owing to the dread of the disagreeable process of ballot, but this was quieted by an answer given by the Secretary of War to Mr. Duncombe and Mr. Bright, to the effect that under no circumstances should the system of ballot be adopted. The Right Hon. Gentle man on the occasiun in question added that a new Bill would shortly be introduced to amend the Act of George 111., cap. 15. The staffs of the respective regiments have since been severally filled up; but otherwise the matter was entirely lost sight of up to a few days since, when the following circular was made public, being addressed to the colonels commandant of the various regiments:— " MILITIA OF GREAT BRITAIN. " Circula, No. " War office, May 23. "Sir—Adverting to my circular letter of the Ist of December last, respecting the re-formation of the staff of the regiment of militia under your command, I have now the honour to draw your attention to the fol lowing points to be observed in discharging the sergeants whom you wish to recommend to the commissioners of Chelsea Hospital for the grant of pension. " The sergeants who have served uninterruptedly twenty years as non-commissioned officers, and shall be certified on their disch arges to b e s i xty years of age and willupwards, not be required to appear personally before the commissioners of Chelsea Hospital, but their dis charges mu s t b e t ransmitted in the Manner hereafter described. " The commissioners will take the necessary steps for apprising you of the day on which the sergeants whose ages do not amount to sixty years of age, but whose service and disabilities confer a claim to be recommended to a pension, shall appear before the board at Chelsea for medical examination and admission to the pension list. " The adjutant or acting adjutant, should be desired to state, upon the discharge of every-sergeant-major or sergeant, the period from and to which he had served in the various ranks, in order that the commissioners may be enabled to decide with facility upon each claim. These discharges are to be forwarded in sufficient time to ad mit of their examination. The sergeants are to receive an advance of pay to enable them to proceed to Chelsea, and a sum sufficient to enable them to defray the expense of their carriage by railway at the' contract rate for soldiers, &c., as detailed in the regulations relative to the conveyance of her Majesty's forces to the station where the board is held. " In cases where the head-quarters of a regiment is at a distance from a railway station, the serjeants will be granted the usual rate of marching allowance at Is. ld. per diemfor every ten miles travelled on each day. "The serjeants of the militia in Scotland will be granted marching money at the rate of sd. per diem for every ten miles marched to the port at which they will embark for their destination. "If a sergeant should be admitted to pension from Chelsea Hospital, the district paymaster in London may advance the difference between the daily rate of pension and the usual marching allowance of ls. 6d. a-day on his return to the head-quarters of his regiment, or to his home in the country, " The district paymaster may also make such advance as will be necessary until the date of the assembly of the board, and on the return of the sergeants to the head-quarters of their regiments and their homes, the adjutant or acting paymaster will be instructed to reim burse the amount so advanced, and charge the same in his pay lists. " The sergeants whose_claims to pensions. shall be re jected by the commissioners, will be granted a gratuity of ninety days' pay on their return to the head-quarters of their corps, to enable them to return to their homes, or to find other employment, such gratuity to commence from the date of the decision of the commissioners, and the account may be charged in the regimental accounts; such sergeants shall also be granted a free passage by railway or steam-vessel, on their return to head-quarters. " The sergeants who have already been supplied with clothing from the Ist April, 1845, for the biennial or quadrennial periods, will be allowed a compensation of 2s. 6d. or Is. 3d. per month, as the case may be, to 30th June, 1846, but they will be required to leave their clothing at the head-quarters of the corps, for the use of their successors; and at the expiration of the period above alluded to new clothing will be issued, by which arrangement the uniformity now existing on this point will be maintained. "I have also to observe, that so soon as the notifica tion by the commissioners of Chelsea Hospital of the dates on which the sergeants in question shall have passed the board, or whose claims to pension shall have been rejected, shall be signified to you, it will be com petent to you, if you think fit, to select from the pension ers from the regular army the numbers necessary to complete the staff to the reduced establishment already notified, and for which purpose the staff-officers of pen sioners in your immediate neighbourhood will be in structed to put themselves in communication with and afford you any information and assistance which you may require. " The pay of the sergeant who shall be selected to complete the establishment will commence on the day on which they shall join the regiment. " The clothing left by the discharged sergeants must be made available for their successors ; when no such clothing exists, application must be made to this office for the necessary supply. " At a future period, however, arrangements will be made for establishing one uniform period at which such supplies of clothing shall be delivered. " I have the honour to be, your obedient servant, SIDNEY HERBERT. " To the Colonel of the Regiment of Militia." A circular has also been addressed to the colonels of each of the Irish Militia Regiments, but as it is almost in every respect of similar effect to the foregoing, its publication at full length is unnecessary. HOP INTELLIGENCE. (From the Maidstone Jourral.) MAIDSTONE.—Our hop bine is still very rank, but in some places the leaves are rather yellow. The fly and lice blight is to a greater extent than ever was remem bered so early in the season. From the circumstance of its coming so early, and the barometer standing so high as it does at present, we are led to hope it nay be favourable to a crop, as a blight this year would not be of the least use to the:growers, they not having any on hand, the crops of the last few years not having exceeded the consumption. There are at present fly in Mid-Kent to the extent of 40 to 50 on a leaf, and lice beyond num ber. The bine in the strong grounds, such as the vine hills at Farleigh, is in many instances above the tops of the poles, and the pins are shooting out, as much as we might expect at the latter end of June. We consider Mid-Kent at present in a very severe fly and lice blight. Our reports from the districts around are somewhat at variance with each other. From Farleigh we learn that the hops are very healthy and growing most vi gorously with a decrease of fly. From Ulcomb, Broom field, and the vicinity, a rapid increase of fly, from two or three ou a leaf on Wednesday to fifty on Friday, and at the present time our correspondent sttys he never saw them so thick. The roses and ivy in the same neigh bourhood are also completely blighted by the fly. Otham and Leeds, looking well, but a vast quantity of fly. Brenchley—bine looking tolerably well, but a great increase of fly. Cranbrook—the bine growing rapidly, but the fly never known to be so numerous at this season of the year. Mereworth—the bine growing fast and looking very promising, but within the last few days there a good deal of fly has made its appearance. Tunbridge—looking very well as far as bine goes ; in some places they are over the tops of the poles. There is a great deal of flea and fly in places in some gardens almost amounting to a blight. The cold weather and hail storm last week has had very serious effect on the bine in places in this vicinity. Wrotham, Plaxtol, and Igtham.—The hop plant in this neighbour hood is progressing vigorously, the bine strong and healthy, fly has made its appearance, in some grounds very thickly, but not so much so as to create any alarm. The fly golding has also arrived, and commenced operations which may possibly have a tendency con siderably to counteract the evils to be apprehended from the fly. Neither the cold east winds nor the insect has at present retarded the progress of the plant. The accounts from Sussex represent the plantations in the neighbourhoods of Hurst Green, Burwash, Sand hurst, and the Weald, smothered with fly. (From the Worcester Journal.) WORCESTER.—In our last we stated that there was no appearance of fly in this plantation, but within a few days the whole district has been attacked in a manner which has caused a great sensation among the planters as to the fate of the crop. The oldest growers do not remember such a sudden visitation as the present, and more particularly at this early period of the season. These unfavourable ap pearances have given life to this market, and caused on Sa turday an advance in prices of 4s. to 6s. per cwt., inducing several planters and speculators to withdraw their hops from sale, in anticipation of shortly realising higher rates. Further accounts have this morning been received from the different districts of this and the adjoining county, all of which speak of a very great i ncrease of fly since Satur day, in many grounds the bine being literally covered with insects, with lice and nits innumerable. In conse quence of these unfavourable reports our market has again advanced, prices being full ss. per cwt. higher. From the lowest tune we quote an advance of nearly 2os. per cwt. upon all descriptions. Duty is called 12,0001. Prices this day are about-1845, 51. to 71.; choice, 81. Bs. 1844, 51. to 6/. 15s. ; choice, 74 15s. Old hops, 31. ss. to 6/. ; choice, 61. Ms. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, JUNE 2.—Owing to the Whitsun ho lidays, there is very little business doing this week ;. but prices, both of goods and yarn, are very firm ; and there is a decidedly improved feeling in the market, with a confident anticipation of a decided increase of business as soon as the holidays are over. RoCIIDALE, JUNE i.—We have had rather more busi ness doing to-day, and prices a shade better than on the preceding Monday. The wool market has been steady, and prices firm. HUDDERSFIELD, JUNE 2.—There is only one opinion as regards our market to-day, namely, that there is a complete dearth of business. The last American packet brought orders for vesting, which our merchants ;, r• giving out, without which manufacturers would be almost at a stand still. LEEDS, JUNE 2.—Owing to this day being half holiday, the attendance at our market has been thin, and the business transacted of very little moment. Manclus:er Guardian. The number of witnesses summoned to give evidence in the trial of Lecomte is said to be forty. ECCLESIASTIC AL COMMISSION (IRELAND). The following are extracts from the annual report of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for Ireland to the Lord Lieutenant, for the year ending August 1, 1845 (just issued by order of Parliament) We, the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for Ireland, whose hands and corporate seal are hereunto annexed, beg leave to report to your Excellency, pursuant to the provisions of the Act, 3 and 4 William IV., c. 37, the proceedings of the Commissioners, for the year end ing Ist August instant. In respect to the augmen tation of small livings, the . .Commissioner s have, as op. pertunities were afforded, availed themselves of the power vested in them by the Act 3 and 4 Viet., c. 101, s. 6, by setting apart for augmentation purposes, out of the moneys accruing from tithes and glebes disappro priated by orders of the Lord Lieutenant and Privy Council, a sum of 2001. per annum, in the year 1841, and a sum of 6121. 14s. 11d., in the year 1843, less by the charges incident for poor-rates and other necessary expenses. At the time of the disappropriations, a con siderable portion of the tithes, so vested in them wag under lease, and the Commissioners, finding the lease had but a few years to run, refused to renew, and the term haring since expired, an i ncreased annual amount of 2701.;35. sd. has been thereby insured to the fund, part of which has been also so set apart. We have the gratification to state to your Excellency that, within this year, the Commissioners have been en abled to apply the moneys thus set apart to the augmen tation of forty-one benefices, and, in deing so, they were most desirous of effecting the object which seemed to be contemplated by the Legislature, of augmenting smell livings to 1001. a year, late Irish currency, in the same manner as they are now empowered to apply the moneys bequeated by the late Primate Boulter. To benefices of this class their attention has for the present been solely confined. Tee augmentation salaries paid to the clergy from and out of Primate Boulter's Fund have, within the year' amounted to the sum of 4,396/. 15s. ; anal, under the powers invested in the Commissioners by the provisions of the Church Temporalities Acts, the sum of 6,4091. 158. 4d. Irts been paid, in the way cf stipends, to the city of Dublin, and to other curates, and also to diocesan school -masters. By the return s of promotions and otherwise, it ap pears that six dignities, consisting of the deaneries of the cathedral churches of Limerick, Klilala and Emly, the precentorship of the cathedral churches of Water ford and Emly, and the archdeaconry of Clonfert ; fourteen prebends, ono canonry, and eighty- two bene fices have become vacant within the year, of which eighteen only appear to be liable to tax. We have to report that the proceedings taken by the Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests, in relation to the tithes of Cahir, as referred to in a former repot t, have been terminated by an order of the Lord. Chancellor„ on an application made by those Commissioners, whereby it Was ordered that .the Ecclesiastical Commissioners and their successors •should be appointed trustees of the Charitable Be quests under Bishop Gore's will, they undertaking to administer the bequest agreeably to the inten tions expressed in the will of the testator, and to expend the funds in rebuilding and repairing old ruined churches in the dioceses of Waterford and Lismore, and to open a separate account on foot thereof ; and liberty having been given to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, as such trustees, to commence proceed ings to enforce payment of the arrears of the charitable fund, such proceedings have been commenced, and we have every reason to expect that the amount due will be speedily recovered. In obedience to the above order, a separate account has been opened in relation to this be quest, and all sums received by the Commissioners on account thereof have been transferred thereto, and which has had the effect of diminishing their general fund by a sum of 1,4241. 16s. ld.„ being the amount heretofore received on foot of Bishop Gore's request. The Commissioners had hoped that all demands aris ing under the head of vestry cess, which bad accrued due on and before the passing of the Church Tempo ralities Acts, had been fully satisfied, bnt claims have been preferred and admitted on this account within the past year to the amount of 541. 175..6d. After providing fof the several other charges, formerly defrayed by vestry assessment, the Commissioners have, within the year, appropriated to church works the sum of 24,0001., of which 18,4691. 16s. have been allocated to repairs, and 5,5301. 4s. to rebuildings, aided by private subscriptions to the amount of 2,3591. Os. 7d. The repairs undertaken by the Commissioners have been, in conformity with their practice for some years past, such only as appeared absolutely necessary, and extend over three-fourths of the churches in Ireland ; many of these, during preceding years, having been but partially repaired, and others, from the originally imper fect structure of the buildi ngs , requ i r i ng a con ti nue d expenditure of small annual sums. Since the last report to your Exceflency, the following churches, rebuilt by the Commissioners, have been opened for divine servics:—Maralin, in the diocese of Dromore, for the accommodation of 560 persons; Bally sheehan and Kilbehenny, both in the diocese of Einly, the former for 130 persons, and the latter for 120; Ring roue and Knockavilly, in the diocese of Cork, the former for 150 and the latter for 190 ; Crocomohide, is the diocese of Limerick, for 120; and Creagh (Ballinasloe), in the diocese of Clonfert, for 780; and the churches of Moyrus, in the diocese of Tuaru ; Bdlycotton, in the diocese of Cloyne; Shanco, in the diocese of Clogher; and Killowen, in the diocese of Cork; erected :=.ltogether by means of private subscriptions, have been taken ender the charge of the Board. The annual iu.stalments payable to tE , _ , Commissioners for the repairs of the cathedral . churches of Armagh, Waterford, Eiphin, and Cashel, amounting to 178/. Os. 3d., have been duly received, according to the proportions to be contributed by the respective deans and chapter:, under the terms of the certificates approved by the Lord Lieutenant and the Council. An agreement for a demise of the sen-house and nesne - of Dromore, had been ent ,, red into by the com missioners, with Mr. Henry Thomas Baylie, under wi-dch he had been put into possession of the premises, as men tioned in the last report ; but we regret to state that Mr. Baylie having failed to fulfil his agrecraent, the com missioners have been compelled to reutue the possession, and to take legal proceedings to enforce payment of the rent and compensation for injury done to the property whilst in his possession. With reference to the act of the 6th and 7th Vic., c. 67, affording relief to the Bishop of Kilmore in respect of the building charge on that see, the Commissioners have paid to his Lordship, in the way of interest on that charge, the sum of 6021. Os. Sd.,and to the representa tive of the late incumbent of oymet, in the diocese of Meath, the balance of the charge on the glebe-house of that parish, which payment, together with the expenses attendant on the commission of dilapidations, amounted to 491. 11s. 4d. _ _ _ With the view of effecting a considerable saving in the expenses attendant on the collection of the revenues of the board, the Commissioners have deemed it advisable to dispense with the services of local agents, except with respect to some small properties which, from their pecu- liar nature, could not be otherwise attended to; and having established an agency office within their depart ment, a scale of salaries was submitted to, and approved by, your Excellency, for such additional clerks as ap peared necessary for the due discharge of the business. In relation to the perpetuity purchases, 44 applica tions have been received within the year, of which four were from sub-tenants, and the remainder from immediate tenants. The sales of perpetuities have amounted to 11,1461. 17s. 6d., arising princi pally from applications received in preceding years, of which sum 10,8211. 18s. 2d. has been lodged in the Bank of Ireland to the credit of the Perpetuity Purchase Fund, and the residue, 3241. 19s. 4d., has been secured by mortgage. And in discharge of the mortgages pre rveireisvlyedgraTntheed,mtnhny e e su s m ar o i f si s ng ,Bo f l r l o . m os. th 3 i d s . s h n as urn a e lso of be r e e n_ venue have been from time to time invested in the Go statutevernm e ni in this secu r r i n t s i (Signed) p es e , nt p . ursuant to the provisions of the JOHN G. LIN. ARMAGH.. RD. DUB EDWARD MEATH. HENRY E. pJIp \OTCHARLESJOHN C. Cr. r I tNet A n R J. T. OSSORY AND FERNS. Board-room, 24, -s reet, Aug. 8. SPONTANEUS COMTIIISTION.—From Quebec we have melancholy accounts of the devastation occasioned by the fire which, owiug to the dryness of the season, has been for some time raging in the forest behind and below Quebec. Two houses at Lake St. Charles, and more than twenty in the township of Stoneham, have been destroyed. But * the greatest destruction has taken place at Graueßaie, and the neighbourhood of Chicoutimi. Neatly the whole of the former village is in ashes, the church of St. Alexis, the priest's house, the house and store of the Hudson's Bay Company, and a few small houses, being alone saved. Three mills belonging to Messrs. Price, together with a large quantity of timber and sawn lumber, and the wharfs, were consumed. The provisions in store and the sown grown are also destroyed. Aided by a high wind, the flames spread with such fearful rapidity that nothing could be saved. Three whole thousand amountpeopleo f provisions is s without e a N,e d shelter,being n e t clothing, t I ( l , i n n l g y , ot twenty food, enty t,h barrels of flour, and about the same quantity of pork. AN EXCISEMAN ON FIRE.—The manufacture of phosphorous having been recently introduced into Stafford shire,an amusing, though rather alarming, occurrence too k place at at a manufactory where some experiments were being conducted. It being usual to work out the process in rather a private manner, a rumour reached the ears of the excise man of the district to the effect that some illicit work was going on at Willenhall. He paid a vist to the establish ment, and was assured that there was no manufacture in progress in any respect liable to the Excise. riot content with this answer, the guager insisted on inspecting the pre mises; and, in order to satisfy himself that there really was no deception practised, he put in the side-pocket of his coat a few of the phosporous sticks, clear as amber, and without any smell. As phosphorous becomes voluntarily combusti ble at the temperature of the body, the exciseman had not proceeded far when he found smoke issuing from his pocket, and almost immediately after a volume of flame. As this happened while he was marching down the street of Willen hall, he was soon surrounded by a lot of people, and literally his coat had to be torn to pieces before the phosphorous could be put out. The guager was thus taught a very instructive lesson in chemical science by a practical experiment, which in all probability he will not repeat.. TO MAKE WATER COL D FOR SUMMLII.—The follow ing i s a simple mode of rende r i ng water almost as c old as ice :—Let the jar, pitcher, or ve sse l use d f or water be stir rounded with one or more folds of coarse cotton, to be con stantly wet. The evaporation of the water will carry: off the heat from the inside, and reduce it to a freezing p oint. In India, and other trophical regions, Where ice can not be pro cured, this is comm on . s THE idera C b A le TT fa L r E me D r l i S n E t A n S e E ;i — ein W it r y e o r f ef regret tuorghleahrasn,retchenatti.a con v lost thirty-seven cows and sixteen calves, by the ravages et u a prevalentlossesl amongst we haN e t e l a i t e tl n e i . urr T a h in is w is h e ie n h e h o as f th be e e g n r f e o a r te s s or d r y i e d. heard of caused by the disease.—Caledonian Mercury. THE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL. Since this excellent miscellany commenced, it has not merely prospered, but improved; and we attribute this not only to the bright talents engaged in its production —the talents of the Howitts, Barry Cornwall, Charles Mackay, Angus Reach, Ebenezer Elliott, liarriett Mar tineau, Mary Gillies, T. W. Fox, cum ceteris paribus— but to the noble spirit by which every article in its com position is actuated. Unlike many of its contempora ries, the name of this journal is no mere catch-penny-- it is literally true. The interest of the people, the en lightenment of the people, the amusement of the people, are throughout consulted; and consulted always with the most spontaneous and genial earnestness. Should it cease from any lack of encouragement, great blame will ipso facto be attached to the multitude to whom it is addressed. We cannot but think, indeed, that the English public owe a debt of gratitude to the more eminent amongst those names which we have enumerated above; for deserting the more lucrative, and what many would erroneously regard as the more honourable, walks of literature, to aid in the dissemination of truth, and goodness, and beauty among the industrious portions of their countrymen. We say those more substantial walks of literature would be erroneously called more honourable, for what can be more honourable to an author than to participate in some measure in the regeneration of his fellow-men ? What could be loftier, nobler, more elevated in every sense to the bookman ? In what could genius display itself more vividly ? It is impossible not to perceive the progress which this opinion has already made, and the signal success with which the ideal has been substantialised into the utilita rian. Animated with these sentiments, the pen has carved out more lasting glory for humanity than all the swords of all the conquerors of every bygone generation. May such opinions spread and fructify! They have our heart's benison. It is because we regard the abstract grandeur of this great moral movement in our literature that we are ever rejoiced at any fresh signal of its ad vance. And as one amongst these signals, the People's Journal has ensured our most cordial sympathy. Per haps the most agreeable paper in the present part, to us, is the " Biographic Sketch of Leigh Hunt," by William opening passage h as a peculiar tone Pensive, and affecting. And looking at that exquisite portrait of the poet, t by Margaret Gillies, and readi n g his " Story of aboutßimini," tender, it is impossible not to entertain towards him feelings of the liveliest interest. We would annihilate the recollection of his recreancy towards the solemn memory of our great Byron; and would fain trust that the literary pension list (so scanty, when the proverbial indigence of authorship is remembered !) may speedily be adorned with the name of Leigh Hunt. Speedily we say ; for, was be not born in 1784—two and sixty years ago ? Sir Robert Peel (whom, thank God, we may now class among our most patriotic statesmen) not very long since honoured that list by affixing an annual income of two hundred pounds upon Alfred Tennyson ; will he not call to mind the struggles, the labours, the imprisonment, the books of Leigh Hunt ? We hope so : —heartily, we hope so. It would be almost inviduous to particularise one among so many and such able contri butions as throng the columns of this excellent periodical ; some instructive, some moral, some entertaining, but all ialike kindly intentioned. Briefly, however, we may ob servo that the People's Journal should be purchased and read. SHARPES LONDON MAGAZINE. In the full spirit of competition, the publisher of this magazine presents to the reading public (and what an immense public it has become !), a singularly good pub lication, at a singularly moderate cost to the subscribers. Its pages are in a particular manner miscellaneous ; disquisitions, legends, essays, lyrics, and general litera ture, alternating in a pleasant diversity. The engravings, moreover, are spirited and characteristic ; that illus trative of " The Fall of the Flemings" is quite a m i n i a • ture cartoon; and another , entitled the " Elopement," a most delicious embodiment of the poetry and the pure passion of Love. Assuredly, the Lothario is to b e en vied in the picture, if not in the story, of which it is the embellishment. The London Magazine is creditable both to editor and publisher. OUR OWN TIMES. illustrated by G. Cruikshanh. The frontispiece to this number, enti t l e d " Tre mendous Sacrifice," is a withering satire on the pre vailing rage for cheapness. The devil is represented as grinding in a mill the hapless operatives, while huge bales of goods are being produced from the hopper to be sold at a " tremendous sacrifice." In the letter-press which accompanies the plate we find the following hints as to the method to be pursued to remedy the miseries of the industrious operatives:— " How are the miseries of the classes of industrious operatives we have been describing to be remedied? It will be said that every manufacturer has a right to get his work done, and every purchaser to procure what he wants, at the lowest possible price. Nothing can be truer. But were the former to give their work-people that share of their profits which they now spend in decorations, and were purchasers of the middle and affluent classes to show less of that abating and huxtering spirit which hunts after tremendous sacrifices,' the condition of thousands to whose hands they are indebted for their chief comforts would be much im proved." • Wanted a Midshipman" should be read by all young gentlemen who have imbibed a taste for a sea-faring life ; and " High Art, in 1846," is well worthy the at tention of those gentlemen who fancy that uncombed hair, and straggling mustachios, redolent with fumes of tobacco, are indicative of a genius for the arts:- 4, High Art has gone, like other blockheads, to finish his ceere so oppressive as education in Germany, and has returilid a melancholy the presence of a solemn c is a pleasure in darts the freakish wriggling and returns of a water noticing the pert vivacity of a young one, as there is in fol lowingMonsieur."rhere is nothir e g xc i o n m e b xist T en h wagtail ; but the stiff inanity of the coxcomb of mature beaten draw or empty barrel, reverberate their own hollow years—his apathetic emptiness , whose solemn tones, like a I I