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scarce pieces we may mention the famous French mili tary song of the age of Charlemagne, " The Song of Roland." What with the indubitable merit of the pub lication and its extreme novelty, the price is ridiculously small. GEMS OF POETRY. No. 1. The singularity of this republication of many almost forgotten beauties of our olden poets engages our sym pathy for its success. It is charmingly got up, though we are inclined to object to the scanty allowance of leaves to a single part, As a specimen of the materials employed, we will transcribe an exquisite poem by James Shirley, entitled " Death's Final Conquest." We are told in a foot-note that it was greatly admired by Charles the Second ; a circumstance which, to our thinking, speaks admirably for the poetical taste of the Merry Monarch. The words run thus — The glories of our birth and state Are shadows, not substantial things; There is no armour against fate; Death lays his icy hand on kings. Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. Soilat men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves at last must yield; They tame but one another still. Early or late They stoop to fate, And must give up their murmuring breath When they, pale captives, creep to Death. The garlands wither on your brow, Then boast no more your mighty deeds ; Upon Death's purple altar now, See where the victor victim bleeds. All heads must come To the cold tomb : Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and blossom in the dust. The verses are embellished with quaint devices. THE RAILWAY REGISTER. The present number bring s the third volume to a con clusion. This valuable record of railway statistics is now the sole property o f Mr. H y de Clarke, who edits the Register, and who has amalgamated with it the Railway Portfolio. In addition to the usual information regarding the railway proceedings of the month, the pre sent number contains a valuable paper on " At mosp h er i c Fropulsion,"„by Mr. Smith, of Toronto, Upper Canada. Mr. Smith proposes an entirely new p l an o f atmospher i c propulsion, combining the advant ages o f propu l s i on b y exhaustion, as used in what are commonly called atmo spheric railways, and propulsion by compression, as re commended by Mr. Nickells. Mr. Smith's proposals are most ingenious ) and are well worthy the attention of engineers. We have not received either the New Monthly or Ainszeorth's for the present month. LITERATURE. MEMOIRS OF A FEMME DE CHAMBRE. A Novel, in 3 Vols. By the Countess of Blessington. This is a very amusing and interesting tale, or rather series of tales—the history of the heroine being only the connecting link to the histories of the numerous personages, of all classes and all characters, with whom she was, at various times, engaged. Following her career as governess, or femme de chambre, among the or dinary or the vulgar, the exclusive or the refined, we mingle with all ranks. Varying groups are brought before us, and all are portrayed en maitre. With a tendency to exaggerate or even to caricature, which only renders her descriptions the more piquant, Lady Bless ington presents us with a series of graphic portaits; and if from the absence of one entire plot the work loses the concentrated interest of an ordinary three-volumed novel, the deficiency is more than compensated by the amuse ment afforded by the separate fragments, and the bril liant vivacity of the whole. The most entertaining por tion is decidedly the last, where Selina becomes femme de chambre and compagne de voyage to Lady Caldersfoot, a (self-imagined) authoress of celebrity. It was hardly to be supposed that such a character would have been drawn by the pen of one an authoress herself, but its very exaggeration is its safety. It is of course unreal—it is of course impossible—but yet it is most amusing. Poor Lady Calderfoot, so conscious of her own abilities, so completely blind to her own de fects, our smiles accompany her through all her vagaries; whether walking in'the streets, conspicuously dressed, she fondly believes the observation she attracts is due, not to her garments, but to her genius; or, again, when she favours the captain of the steamer with a sure pre ventive to sea-sickness, let him huy her books for the benefit of his passengers—the consequent elevation of mind will maintain bodily equilibrium, or when she in sists that the French Douaniers shall let her boxes pass unsearched, because such a favour was voluntarily ac corded to Sir Walter Scott. Perhaps the bitterest mor tification of the unhappy lady is when calling incognita at the circulating libraries, she finds her books uncared for and unread. Such a disappointment will not, most certainly, await Lady Blessington should she be inclined to make a like attempt. LLEWELYNS HEIR; or NORLH WALES. A Novel. In 3 Vols. In giving these volumes to the public, the avowed ob ject of the authoress is " to offer to the world a true picture of the men and women of the land of Llewelyn— their customs, manners, and superstitions, as they ex isted during the last century,"—and this object she has very satisfactorily accomplished. Regarding this work, not as a novel, but as a picture of Wales and the Welsh, it is worthy of attention, and will be read with interest. The habits and manners of the simple children of the mountains, their rough pastimes, their superstitious ceremonies, but, above all, their genuine warmth, sim plicity, and kindness, are portrayed with singular mi nuteness, are dealt with con (more. Among sundry scraps of information, we learn the origin of the well known " Welsh rabbit." The famous national dish of toasted cheese, when accompanied with toast steeped in strong ale, was called " the rare bit," and hence our present definition . Judging from these volumes, it appears that the people of North W a l es , a hundred years ago, were in many respects as ignorant of our luxuries and refinements as are the North Indians of the present day. We have an amusing account of the dismay and discomfort experienced by a mountain family, on first riding in a coach, and the astonishment 'of a rustic Welshman on seeing the lamps which lighted the metropolis, when he shrewdly enough exclaimed " What bad consciences the people of London must have, or else surely they would not be so much afraid of being in the dark." If, as a picture of Wales, this work fulfils its object, as a tale, as a novel, it is singularly deficient. De ficient especially in two great properties, both of which are essential—one or other of which is indispensable— to a work of this character—interest and probability. We forgive the absurdities of the wildest romance because it attracts, it enchains our attention ; or, again, we pass over many a dull commonplace, because the Iv/hole has something of vraisemblable, of zeal. But the interest of Llewelyn's heir is confined to the Welsh, as a people--little is left for the heroes and heroines. There is no story, no plot, save the slender thread which serves to connect the delineations and descriptions (which, after all, are the main object of the work) until the close of the third volume, where, in its turn, probability isdone away with. Llewelyn's heir having joined the Duke of Marl borough's army, is supposed to be dead, his eldest sister (a most unnatural character) takes possession of his in heritance. On his return, some years after, she refuses to restore it, and with her knowledge and approbation he is murdered. Most of the dramatis personce are sum marily disposed of, and she is left alone with her ill gotten riches. FOREST HILL; A TALE OF SOCIAL LIFE • 11V 1830-1831. 3 Vols. If Forest Hill be the first work of its author, we an ticipate much from him hereafter. In any case, frag mentary portions of his book assure us, he is capable of producing something far better as a whole. True and beautiful thoughts, original ideas, are scattered about with profusion, And a tone of good feeling pervades it all. Nor are the characters deficient in interest—and yet there is something amiss, there is evidently some thing wanting. This is, perhaps, owing to an absence of unity or concentration in the plot, or perhaps to the incongruous materials of which it is corn 1. Ostensibly for the sake of illustrating social life Ma. 1 830, the author has, most unnecessarily and most unfortunately, int erm i ng l e d p r i vate affairs of private English indi vi d uals with plots and conspiracies of secret soci eties abro a d— Had he wished a theme liter a lly f ore i gn to t h e su bj ect. to touch upon politics, for which he is apparently n u t un story a year ortawuoiteida a ' n he should have advanced th e the great struggl e at ho told of social life during , n o t sl u la t bonne heure, it avonld have been well enough. as it s is, i the public and, private affairs do not *ions to Itakrand introductions to Carb on , ra % ! ri i:owaevluar interestin., in themselves, and details and delineations of English domestic life, however a to mu th si e ng co int nad „,.. are quite incompatible. To add iue, th e herois an American, and the affairs of his n country are, of course, occasionally, though not prominently, brought upon the Avis. The author has evidently a great leanhing towards " the ytang and strong republitch,; yet e does little credit to its inhabitants by selection he h as ma d e . Philip Verdune, who is appro priately d escribed as " unstable as water," is another Wa.verley or Vivian —another of those unhappy beings doomed by an unfortunate organisation "to see the right, and yet the wrong pursue." He involves himself and all around him in ap yarently inextricable confusion ; yet, nevertheless, all ends well. One great object of this work, which is decidedly of a moral and even religious ten dency, is to lead us to place reliance upon Providence ; the third volume, concluding with the appropriate text, "Men see not the bright light in the clouds, till the 'wind passeth and cleanseth them." The following specimens will show the political opinions of the Writer : " Men of large landed property, who live only for them selves, who stickle for the privileges of their position, without tasting a thought upon its duties, will not long be tolerated. There is a Catholic spirit abroad amongst us, both socially and politically ; we are learning to think more of the human race. To do good in an extended scale, we must look, not upon me n in masses, but regard each individual amongst them as one of a like nature with ourselves. ' * * The next great European revolution will call upon men to account for the abuse of riches. The last punished fearfully a breach of the great trust of power. Then let each man of family and wealth lead 'the van in social improvement; and . that the less fortunate may pardon him the prosperity which God has given him, let hint seek to promote a feeling of kindness between his own order and the poor. To do this, let him keep his heart warm towards . thou. Let there be amongst all men a reciprocity .14 T.^. , ' :. • . WU knows how far the influence of one solitary • -- ' te . .....eaa. as between man and man, may extend to , (<;',.r --- ' ''' ": 490\FASSiOlIS of both parties, in the great and c--- :( 7 ._,- , -,::-." , :- . j<::: \•:\.‘ . - 0.:,' L ANOTHER LAFFARGE CASE. A trial for murder by poisoning, which bears a strong resemblance to the celebrated Laffarge case, has just occupied the Court of Assize of Montpellier. It lasted for several days, and the verdict was pronounced on Thursday last. The circumstances may be etated briefly as follows :—ln August, 1844, M. Malaret, a gentleman farmer of Beziers, died suddenly, and a few months afterwards his widow, a young woman of some beauty and good education, married a young man named Berdet, with whom she had become acquainted by visiting the school where her son was placed, and at which Berdet was a teacher. This ac quaintance ended in a criminal intercourse, which reached the knowledge of her husband, also a young man, and remarkable for his kindness to his wife, and led to a serious quarrel between her and her husband, as also to the dismissal of Berdet from his situation, but the husband still retained his wife in the conjugal domicile, and appeared disposed to forgive her. Berdet, who is stated to be a man of very dissolute habits, fell into great distress, but re ceived, it is supposed, pecuniary assistance from Madame Malaret, and whenever an opportunity offered, their criminal intercourse was renewed. The death of M. Ma laret took rlace after repeated attacks of illness, which there is no doubt now were the result of a series of at tempts to destroy him, but at length, and at a moment when his health was considered by his friends to be re established, he fell ill and died. During his last illness all the servants were sent out of the way by his wife, and she alone attended him. Suspicions were entertained in the neighbourhood, but nothing, even in the way of rumour, reached the ears of the authorities until several months after the marriage between Berdet and the widow had taken place, when their attention was excited by the receipt of an anonymous letter, and an inquiry was instituted. The body was exhumed and a large quantity of arsenic was found in it. Monsieur and Madame Berdet were then arrested and brought to trial on the charge of murder. The evidence against the female was very strong indeed—the adulteries between her and Berdet during the life-time of Malaret were clearly established, and many facts were proved showing that Madame Malaret must have adminis tered poison to her husband frequently, and that finding his constitution triumphed over the administration of arsenic in small doses, she had at length resolved to give such a quantity as to render deathcertain. It was proved that, during the last illness, she had prevented the servants from approaching the room of the victim; that she alone had prepared his food, and that she had refused to call in the aid of a physician. The case as against Berdet, however, was far from conclusive, and he was acquitted. Madame Berdet was found guilty, but with extenuating circumstances, and sentenced to imprisonment, with hard labour, for life. She evinced during the trial great self possession, and in very energetic terms protested that she was innocent, but when the verdict was given she betrayed great emotion. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. NORWICH, FRIDAY AFTERNOON.—EarIy this morning this city was thrown into the greatest consternation by a most , disastrous fire, involving a serious sacrifice of property, break ing out on the premises forming the St. James's Factory. The property is termed No. 2 of the Norwich Steam-power Com pany, the company having within the last few years raised two immense factories near the city, which, though they have excited considerable prejudice amongst the handloom weavers, have led to the employment of from 1,000 to 1,500 persons, a great majority of whom are women and children. These, we are given to understand, are thrown out of employment by this calamity, which must necessarily affect the trade of IN'Orwich. According to information collected on the spot, it appears the alarm was raised by a boy about four o'clock, who perceiving fire and smoke issuing from that part of the factory called the engine -house, instantly hastened for assistance, at the same time loudly calling " Fire." Within a few minutes many labourers hastened to the factory and found, as before stated, the engine-house —a large brick double-roofed building—in flames. The police and firemen of the City were promptly aroused, and while the engines were being conveyed to the spot, the usual precautionary measures were adopted for the preservation of the valuable property in the main building. The engine belonging to St. George's, Colegate, was the first to be got into operation, then followed by those of the Corporation,. one from the barracks, with a strong de tachment of the Carbineers ; and lastly, that connected with the Union Fire-office. Notwithstanding this powerful force, the firemen working with the greatest ardour, the devouring element continued to rage with much fury, and many dovbts were entertained as to the safety of the entire property. By seven o'clock the fire had reached its height, and at this juncture thefiremen succeeded in what is termed a ` g d‘ decline, p a l n a " d y in on the hourthe fl o a r m s e o s . t h eTyh wereey th effectually e t e u g a a l n i y subdued.to The engine -house is gutted, and its valuable contents— ' eNnogritnveicl machinery awnedreothhierresdb &c. —much injured. Departments in Wright,thy nearly all the manufacturers of Hinds, Blake, Towich, sp r ir e i s n e glennies or other ma chineryed in the building. 'These, e Middleton, faet o fi r x y however, are chiefly house and untouched, the greater damage being to the e rooms closely adjoining. That belonging to Mr. Wright the most injured. There are various conjectures as to the cause, but as yet it is involved in mystery. It is said that it first broke out in a drying-house in the occupation of Messrs. Fowler and Campin ; but by what means is not known. It is remarkable that the watchman does not leave till about 4 o'clock in the morning, when he goes to call up some of the men who belong to the establishment; and almost as soon as he had left the premises this morning the fire was discovered. It is considered somewhat singular that t h e master manufacturers against tr a d esmen for f the h ir makeare i g n ei t n h g eir ee possessio t n h , without . t hi s outbreak has occ urred at a time when prosecutions pre ferred by t em, before e trates. Whether the fire can be connected with these pro secutions,thebuilding, though adjacent t o th e The splendid shaft of The giving hav an a r accountticl e s of o fire,iiasrecoerivetdranceodint injury, nor has the main building• themn i. ne-house, engine, and machi n any way, we cann o t s t ate. n p r e i r n y c lian i p a l d d g a o m o d a 4 g e attached is to th e elthereto.gl VENING, JUNE 8, 1846. dreadful day which, it needs no prophet to foretel, must come? Men feel as individuals, and it is surely a pregnant truism, that every mass, be it mob or be it nation, only of such materials is composed. * * s * " The old world f:oliticians of 1815 tried to squeeze back the young serpent into its cast-off skin. Common sense must have taught them it would wriggle itself free ! Shall kings and congresses put new wine into old bottles, and trust that it will not ferment there? * " The oak and the elm are the aristocracy of the forest. I Poplars represent the foreign adventurer. The walnut, beech, and chesnut, the middle class of gentry ; while lower in the social scale we find the apple, cherry, damson-tree, or pear. Thus far our analogy holds good, though hardly for the very poor. Perhaps these may be best typified in our present state of society by the waste undergrowth of an American forest, serving by their decay to nurture the more fortunate plants which rear their heads above them." * Our author seems rather addicted to finding similes for elevated subjects, among the well-known and com mon-place matters of every day life—as, for instance, " Imagination, like the Polytechnic, has its dissolving views." Again, where he speaks of " the telescope of faith ''—an expression singularly felicitous (for does not Faith, like the telescope, make the things of distance appear near ?) and yet the comparison hardly accords with the due dignity of the subject. Our lady-readers will not admit the justice of the following sentiment:— " It requires an excess of moderation and patience to talk with a woman on the object of her love. We a re most of us at such times so provokingly c pinionated ! Our pride and our affection so guard all avenues to the fort of reason,' that very little effect can be produced by the most disciplined attack of the besieger. Unless, indeed, a bomb falls in that powder-magazine—a womsn's vanity. Then the explosion ta k es place within the walls, and pride and affection both perish amid the ruins." TURLOGH O'BRIEN. No. in. We congratulate th e aut h or of this serial fiction upon a certain degree of improvement in its composition ; and his readers will doubtless congratulate themselves upon the dramatic incidents which the plot is develop ing. The castle (in whose vicinity the occurrences of the narrative have hitherto been laid) is subjected in the present number to a siege from certain predatory assailants ; but, as might have been predicated from preceding circumstances, the defenders promise to keep them at bay yet awhile, if not entirely to nullify their machinations. Phia's illustration to this point of the story is a right spirited etching, the grouping of which is artistic ; and the attitudes into which several of the figures are thrown, though difficult in their extreme peculiarity, are nevertheless elegantly and naturally pen cilled. We have observed that the number as a literary composition is an improvement upon its predecessors, and it is so inasmuch as there is less of that wordiness which we have already particularised as most reprehen sible in the style of the writer. Our surprise at this peculiar failing in his productions is somewhat height ened, we will confess, at discovering in him one of the popular contributors to the Dublin University Magazine. We should have imagined the pupilage which he had undergone in lavishing his midnight oil upon that mis cellany would have diminished his reckless expenditure of diction. Hewever, as he appears to have acquired an inkling of the blemish, we shall anticipate a modifica tion in his future use of adjectives. Nous verrons ! THE LAW LEXICON; or, Dictionary of Jurispru. dente. By J. J. S. Wharton, Esq., S.C.L., of St. Mary's College, Oxford. Part I. If the subsequent parts of this very useful compilation are equal to this, the first part, Mr. Wharton w i ll h ave a very great obligation on the publi c , an d on profession, by its publication. It is a wo r k th at conferred legal has long been wanted, for the existing law dictionaries have, in consequence of the numerous recent alterations in the law, become almost o b so l e t e . M r. Wh arton pro mises to give in this Law Lexicon an explanation of all the technical words and phrases employed in the several departments of English law, including the various legal terms used in commercial transactions, together with an explanatory as w ell as literal translation of the Latin maxims contained in the writings of the ancient and mo dern commentators. The first part contains the whole of the letter A, and he has, as far as he has gone, per formed his promise perfectly. As a specimen of the manner in which he has executed his task, we give his account of the rules to be observed in interpreting Acts of Parliament. " The principal rules for the interpretation of Acts of Par liament are the following ;-1, That a statute begins to ope rate from the time when it receives the royal assent, un less otherwise provided for. But where an Act expires before a Bill continuing it has received the royal assent, the latter Act takes effect from the expiration of the former, unless otherwise provided, and except as to penalty. (48 Geo. 111, c. 106). 2. It is to be construed equitably, not according to its mere letter, but the intent and object with which it was made; 3, that these points be considered—the old law, the mischief, and the remedy; 4, that a remedial statute be more liberally, and a penal more strictly con strued; 5, in construing a statute, all other such statutes made in pari materiel, ought to be taken into consideration ; 6, a statute which treats of things and persons of an inferior rank, cannot by any general words be extended to those of a superior; 7, where the provision of a statute is general, everything which is necessary to make such provision effectual, is supplied by the common law; 8, a subsequent statute may repeal a prior one, not only expressly but by implication, as when it is contrary thereto, i. e. so clearly repugnant that it necessarily implies a negative. But if the Acts can stand together, they shall have a concurrent effi cacy ; 9, if a statute, that repeals another, is subsequently repealed, the repealed statute revives without any formal words ; and 10, Acts of Parliament derogatory from the power of subsequent Parliaments do not bind." 110 W TO SPEAK AND WRITE FRENCH CORRECTLY. By D. M. Aird. We recently took occasion t.) recommend Mr. Aird's " Self-Instructing Grammar" to the notice of all stu dents in the French language, and we mentioned it as a really successful and meritorious undertaking. Many obstacles which had blemished the works of previous French grammarians were in that little volume re moved, or brought so nearly to a level with the under standing of youth, as to facilitate his progress in the acquisition of that knowledge ♦ery remarkably. In the present book we conceive that the author has attempted something yet more difficult—he has had more obstruc tions' to subvert in its composition; he has bad to tax his ingenuity and to simplify his explanations to an ex tent which we should imagine would have allayed his enthusiasm in the cause—but that the product of that enthusiasm is now lying upon our escritoire. Mr. Aird has evidently laboured, upon the principle that pronunciation can be taught through black and white, and be endeavours to prove the accuracy of that principle by publishing this volume. Now for our own part we are sceptical, we must acknow ledge, as to the possibility of learning the right pro nunciation of an idiom through anything but oral tuition. If we were all of us Mezzofantes, the im - pediment would be merely nominal, but being as we are, and looking, for example, at some of those guttural combinations of consonants in the German, we are (again we say it) sceptical. Howbeit, if the pronuncia tion of the French language can be taught " by the book," we would hazard the opinion that Mr. Aird's bock will do so. That 'it will enable any one with ordinary capacity to write the language correctly we are satisfied, and that too in a remarkably short period. The author will not accuse us of pedantry if we object to the publication in the first page of such an aphorism as— " La terre tourne, mats non le soleil." It is an oversight which might impress the mind of childhood with a wrong image. The work, however, is good, and practically good. EATING-MATCH EXTRAORDINARY. A grand eating-match has been for some time going on between the Courts of Chancery and Aldermen, the contest being which of the two courts shall devour the largest number of charities. Some may object to this harmless pastime; but one great object of charity is the feeding of the hungry ,• and who can be more hungry than aldermen, except lawyers? Betting, at the outset, was two to one upon the aldermen, whose long-estab lished reputation for prowess at the table had created a prestige in their favour ; and one bold speculator was heard to declare that h would back them to eat up every charity in England in a twelvemonth. Their worships have certainly been doing pretty well. 'Tis not in aldermen or any other mortals to command success; but they have done more, as the poet says, they have deserved it ; having assuredly spared no exertion to justify the reliance which has been placed upon them by their backers. At one bout, which not long ago came off at Greenwich, a small but determined band of civic champions disposed of whitebait, stewed, collared, and spitchcocked eels, Thames flounders, salmon in some half-a-dozen shapes, mackerel in about as many, carp, tench, turbot, and lobster•sauce, in all about 30 dishes of fish ; the whole forming a most formidable array of the finny race. They next got over, or through, a phalanx of strong pieces de resistance, consisting of shoulders, breasts, and cutlets of lamb, roast and boiled fowls, ducks, goslings, hams, tongues, sweet-breads, fri candeaux, curries, and other substantials, to the amount of some 40 dishes, not to mention a numerous force of patties and such light auxiliaries ; after which they set-to with a relay of tarts, cheese-cakes, Charlotte-Russes, creams, jellies, and custards ; all of which, with their accompanying condiments and vegetables, they utterly execution upon up and dispatched• Unwearied with these efforts, they manfully returned . to the charge, and did signal figs, prunes, orang grapes, pineapples, almonds and raisins, short time, and sweets ; convert- In absorbed a whole completelytune, a dessert into a desert. ing, in an incredib e l; In the mean time, th y Hock, Sauterne, deglutitnta astonishingand soda water, cellar, in iced punch Madeira, Port, Sherry, Claretr a t e :, French brandy, and liqueurs. Thisr unparalleled in any other annals o ffeat, pile te civic, was crowned by the demolition of an imm ense n of muffins and crumpets, and a propfortionate number of vessels of tea and co ff ee ; with all o w which under their waistcoats they returned triumphantly . tu to town. Our bold citizens thus, at one sitting, fundedut D / or pro perty. Wonderful, the interest of a charity however, of the Court of it has been eclipsed by the exploits o f 3, 0 O u o s l wsataesrltihnipgs, achievement, Chancery ; which possesses a width of throat and a capacity of sto mac h which defy all competition. By enabled reason of these n a t ura l a dvantage 3, Chancery is to do that a t one gu l p w hi c h i t w ould take the aldermen many dinners to accomp li s h. In a single suit it has swallowed up from 300/. to 5001. charitable trust pro perty, as a mere morsel ; and its barristers and clerks have bolted, in fees, the bagatelle or kickshaw of 201. or 30/. at a time, and thought nothing of it. So that the odds in this eating-match are now in favour of the Court of Chancery ; for, though the aldermen have eaten large holes in charities, Chancery has swallowed them entire.—Punch. THE WEATHER.—The weather during the week has been almost unendurably sultry, and everybody is crying out against the heat. Summer clothing, hair-dressers, baths, liquids, and so forth, have been in great request. The country looks parched for want of moisture, but the crops have sus tained, as yet, no injury worth speaking of from the con tinued drought.—Carlisle Journal. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (SATURDAY.) HOUSE 01' COMMONS. GROUP XVII. MANCHESTER. AND SOUTHAMPTON AND ROMSEY AND REDEPLIDGE BRANCH (SOUTH—WESTERN). The Committee met this morning shortly after eleven o'clock, the Hon. E. Yorke in the chair. Mr. Gibbs, a wine-merchant and a proprietor of bonded warehouses at Manchester, was then called and examined by Mr. ALEXANDER—He considered that a direct communica tion between Manchester and Southampton was very much wanted, and that nearly all the brandy and wine imported at London, and a great portion of that imported at Liverpool, would be imported at Southampton if the line were made. ' The charges mad e a t L ondon and Liverpool on the impor tation of wines and spirits was much greater than those at Southampton. The saving, in comparison with the Lon don charges, would be 2s. per pipe, ls. 3d. per hogshead, and Is. per cask; and with Liverpool, 3s. 4d. per pipe, 2s. 7d. per hogshead, and Is. &l. per cask. The silks which are now imported for the use of the manufacturing districts would certainly-go to Southampton. A large quantity of goods now find their way to Manchester by way of Southampton and London, but at a very large expense, and besides being subject to damage in their conveyance from one line to an other. The goods therefore imported at Southampton would certainly go by the proposed line. Tram-ways would be laid along the quay at Southampton to accommodate the un loading of vessels. In the event of a supply of cotton being stopped in the event of a war with America, no doubt quantities would be imported from Egypt, where it was manufactured. This cotton would be conveyed by way of Southampton to the districts of the north. He supported this line because it would be of importance to both Man chester and Southampton. Cross-examined-. The length of the line was about 213 miles. By the present means of conveyance by London goods from Manchester were sent four or five days before a vessel sailed from Southampton in order to meet it in time. A saving of two or three hours between Manchester and Southampton would not be of practical importance, but a break of gauge would be a great inconvenience. By Mr. SMITII—The West India produce destined for Manchester was imported at Liverpool. If Southampton was the natural port for the Mediterranean Liverpool was now the natural port for the West Indies. Two hours longer occupied in the transit between Southampton and Manchester would not depreciate the value of goods ; but the difference of two hours would in some transactions be of great import ance to the merchant. By Mr. ALEXANDER—Three hours would be of great im portancein complying with a foreign order. An uniform gauge between Manchester and Southampton was of great import ance. Mr. Avington, a partner in the firm of Ridgway and Co. at Henley, in Staffordshire, was examined—The firm to which he belonged was one of the oldest at Henley and em ployed 480 persons. He carrried on very little trade with the counties of Hants, Wilts, and Dorset, which he attributed to the want of a direct communication with the counties. In sending goods there, they were subjected to great inconve niences by the frequent change of carriage. Parties in that part of the country were consequently driven to purchase their earthenware at the wholesale houses in London at an increased cost. In exporting earthenware to foreign coun tries a communication with Southampton would be of great advantage. The principal part of the clay used at the Pot teries came from the neighbourhood of Poole in Dorsetshire. It was shipped at Poole, and taken to Liverpool, where it was transferred into flats and conveyed by canal to the Pot teries. The expense was very large, and the clay was greatly damaged by the frequent change of carriage. The earthen ware manufactures in the north had greater facilities in con veying clay and at a less cost. Re-examined by Mr. JAMES—A break of gauge in a line eighteen miles longer than the Manchester and Southamp ton would be a most serious disadvantage, not only on ac count of the delay of transhipment, but the danger of in juring the goods. Large sums of money had been expended by the manufacturers in the Potteries, and in order to use that capital to the best advantage it was of great importance to be in a condition, by having direct railway communica tion from the north to the south, to compete successfully with the manufacturers of Whitehaven and Stockton-upon- Tees. Mr. Samuel Payne, carrying on the largest hardware trade at Southampton, obtained hi; goods from Staffordshire by canal to London, and thence to the South-Western ter minus at Nine Elms, and so on to Southampton. The cost per ton was 3/. 18s.; others, however, paid more. Also ob tains earthenware in great quantities by canal from Stoke, Stourport, by the Severn to Bristol, and from thence by coasters round the Land's .end to Southampton, at a cost of 21. per ton. By that route great delay took place, and the goods were in addition liable to breakages. In one case, goods sent on the 27th of October, did not reach him until the 22d of February last. The average, however, was two months. Had not less than 200 tons in the course of the year, and paid about 700/. a year for carriage, about half of which he considered the Manchester and Southampton would save. Has also glass from Birmingham, but the manufac turers pay the expense of transit, which of course increased the price of the article. Should also keep less stock, and con sequently require less capital in his business. In his re-examination Mr. James handed in a copy of the Illustrated London News containing large wood cuts of the break of gauge at Gloucester, and the mode of tranship ment, with the confusion it has created amongst the pas sengers.—ls that an accurate picture of the mode of this transhipment? You see your crockeryware is being sm ashed to pieces, two children also have lost their mother, and one old gentleman put by mistake into a horse-box ? I do.— (Roars of Laughter.) The Committee then adjourned until twelve o'clock on Monday. LAW INTELLIGENCE. ROLLS' COURT, June 6. I-nrcl Langdale was occupied during the early part of the d in hearing consent petitions, of which there was a large number on the list. ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. BYDDENFIELD. Mr. Twiss, on the part of the Crown, applied for the post ponement of this cause, as well as three others under the same title, till Thursday next. He stated that they would be all embodied in a petition, and thus come properly before the Court on that (the general petition) day. The application was granted, LOCKHART V. HARDY. _ This case, which was part heard, came before the Court for argument on one point, namely, as to the payment of a sum of 1,000/. to the petitioners. The arguments turned chiefly on the terms of the will of the testator. Lord LANGDALE, after hearing the arguments on both sides, said this was a matter of great importance, and he must consider the point. If he could satisfy himself by the perusal of the schedule and other documents in the case, he should then give his opinion on the point before the Court. RYVES V. TIIE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. Arr. TURNER, on the part of the defendant, Waid this was a bill filed by an alleged legatee, who claimed, under an al leged will, as the personal representative of the Princess Olave, the daughter of Henry Frederick, Duke of Cum berland, a sum of 15,0001., which it was stated had been devised to her by his late Majesty George the Third. His Grace the Duke of Wellington lodged a de murrer to the will, and it would be his duty to state to the Court the circumstances under which the claim was made, and the grounds upon which his client had entered the present demurrer. It was alleged by the bill of the plaintiff that the will in question was duly exe cuted in 1774, that it bore the sign manual and was as follows. [The Learned Counsel then read the will, which it was stated was in the handwriting of his Ma jesty George 111., and stated that he bequeathed a sum of 15,0001. "to Olave, daughter of our brother Henry Fre derick, Duke of Cumberland, in compensation for any losses she may have sustained."] The bill then stated that at the decease of his Majesty George the Third, his late Majesty George the Fourth became entitled to the chattels and other property of his father, with this liability of 15,000/. That legacy had not been paid to the plaintiff. The affidavit of the plaintiff then set forth that Lord Warwick told his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent that he wished to communicate some particulars respecting his brother to the Princess Olave, who had an interview with his Royal Highness and the latter nobleman That after receiving a pledge from her not to divulge what he was about to communicate Lord Warwick informed her that she was the lawful daughter of the Duke of Ciunberland, and that there were papers in his pos session which he had obtained from the Earl of Chatham esta blishing this fact. These documents the affidavit stated were in her possession in the same state in which she had received them, with the exception of the corners of some of the sheets, which were torn off. The case came before the Prerogative Court, and the judge rejected the application, not on the ground that there had not been a just cause made out, but that there was no probate of the will alleged lodged in that Court. The affidavit of the plaintiff then went on to state that the late King George the Fourth made his will in the presence of the Duke of Wellington and Sir William Knighton, whom he appointed his executors ; that the latter was dead, so that his Grace was the only surviving executor. It further stated that his Majesty George IV. died possessed of the same property as his father, including this legacy to the Princess Olave. It was objected by the noble de fendant that the Princess Olave was not the party men tioned in the will, and even that if she were, be was not bound to comply with the present demand. The bill then stated that Dr. Wilmott was present at the birth of the Princess, and that his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland never had any other daughter of the same name. The Bill then prayed that an ac count might be taken of the personal estate of his late Majesty George IV., and that the defendant might be compelled to pay the legacy. It appeared that the Princess Olave had made the plaintiff her heir, and she ac cordingly instituted the present proceedings, which his noble client thought fit to resist. The Learned Counsel then cited the Acts 3d and 4th of William the Fourth, respecting legacies, the case of " Peck v. Horn," decided in the Vice-Chancellor's Court, and the Book of Royal Wills, to show that under the peculiar circumstances of the case the plaintiff was not entitled to recover the legacy. Mr. Turner had not concluded his arguments when the Court rose. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, June 6. (Sittings in Banco.) HAMILTON V. THE QUEEN. This was an application to this Court, upon a writ of error from the Central Criminal Court, to quash the proceedings in a trial against the prisoner, upon the ground of error in the indictment. The then pri soner, now plaintiff, it will be recollected, was tried not long back at the Old Bailey, and found guilty, upon a charge of " obtaining money under false pre tences." The trial took place before Mr. Pollock, and the precise terms of the charge against the pri soner were, that he represented himself to the prosecutor as Arthur Rowan Hamilton, a captain of the sth Dra goon Guards. The prosecutor, believing the prisoner to be a captain in her Majesty's service, advanced him 5001. upon the strength of the representation. He, however, was not long deceived— he discovered that he had been imposed upon, and that the prisoner was not only not a" captain" at the time that he represented, but that he never was a captain, either in her Majesty's ser vice, or that of any foreign potentate, living or dead, reigning or deposed. The prisoner must therefore have made some great mistake in stating that he was a Captain in her Majesty's sth Dragoon Guards. Pro secutor, more indignant at the imposition to which ho had been subjected than at the mere loss of his money, and anxious to protect the public morals and public interests against such doings, filed an indictment against the pri soner, the result of which was a verdict of "Guilty" upon the finding. Against that verdict and the whole of the proceedings, the prisoner now appealed upon a writ of, error, the assigned error being alleged to consist in the use in the indictment of the words " then a captain." Mr. BALLANTINE appeared to support the prisoner's plea, and addressed the Court upwards of an hour. The learned gentleman argued with much ingenuity, urging upon the Court, that although the prisoner was not a captain at the moment, or exact time of the day laid down in the indictment, yet he might have been a captain on that particular ,lay ; in other wor d s , th a t h e m i g ht have been a captain in the morning, although not a captain in the evening ; that nothing was more possible, nothing more common. In the course of his argument, the learned ge n tl eman resorte d to numerous technicalities, entrench e d hi mse lf i n every available position to extricate the prisoner from the em barrassments of his situation, and conclud e d by sub mitting that the indictment contained error on the face of it ; and by hoping that the Court would give judg ment in favour of the prisoner. Mr. C. CLARK, for the Queen, contended for the validity of the indictment, maintained that there was no error in the framing of it, and that it was to no pur pose to dispute about" " the time of day," at which the prisoner might have been a captain, and might not, the fact being that he never was a captain, either in ale morning or in the evening. The Learned Gentleman was proceeding step by step to support the indictment, but had not spoken more than a quarter of an hour, when The COURT expressed itself satisfied, and gave judg ment in the case, deciding that the indictment was per fectly good, and that there was no error in it. The Learned Judges respectively delivered their opinions, Mr. Justice Matteson, and Mr. Justice Williams con curring with Lord Chief Justice Denman. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARYLEBONE. th a , w E a s r q r . a ' n o t i with having coin -13, Hyde Park• mitted an assault upon the person of Mr. John Richard Wake Thompson, the son of a solicitor, of No. 2, gar T d l e io n n: , as wa A s ss charged ed Sm on i Buck lersbury. The case arose under the following circum stances:— It appeared that complainant's father had been ap plied to by a Mr. Charles Bennett to make application by letter to the defendant for 1091., alleged to be due in relation to his connexion with the London and Birming ham Direct Railway. The letter was written, but as no answer was returned a number of writs were prepared in the defendant's name, and the complainant was entrusted with the service. Accordingly, the complainant went to the defendant's house, in Hyde Park-terrace, and was told that Mr. Smith was at breakfast. The maid asked him his name, and he replied that it was Wake, so that he might get an interview ; and after waiting some time in the hall he was admitted to the defendant's breakfast room, when he immediately presented the writs, and Mr. Smith seized him by the collar of his coat, and shook him, at the same time threatening to whip his father. He also called complainant a scoundrel, and as he went towards the door lifted up his foot for the purpose of kicking him. The complainant stated that he gave no provoca tion further than he had stated. In answer to the defendant's counsel he said, that in a moment of irritation he called Mr. Smith a scoundrel, and took hold of his coat in self-defence, but denied that he offered to kick the defendant.—Mr. Long remarked that however much Mr. Smith might have felt annoyed at being served with writs, still he was not justified in striking the com plainant, who was simply carrying out the law. The de fendant was fined 40s. and costs. DUTCH EXPEDITION-AGAINST BALLY. Great preparations arebeing made throughout Java for the ex p e dition a gainst Bally, which will i consist of 3,000 m en , of a ll a rms. The armament, it was ex pectected, would depart on the 15th instant from Ba tavia, Sourabaya, and Samarang. Serious apprehen sions are entertained by many prudent persons for the result of this expedition, the Ballinese being known to be well prepared for it, and it is certain that a discomfi ture to the Dutch in Bally would be dangerous to their authority eir authority in Java, in its present discontented and im poverished state. The Governor-General is, however, stated to be full of energy, and determined to try the arbitrement of the sword. The late Governor-General, it is well known, was averse is hostile proceedings against Bally, on account of financial difficulties in Java. The merchants and civilians at Batavia are ap prehensive that in case of any check to the Dutch arms occurring in Bally, all the regular garrison of the place would be withdrawn, and that they will be compelled in the capacity of national guards to perform garrison duty, which, besides being unpleasant, would seriously interfere with the time for their own business.—Over land Singapore Free Press, April 7, 1846. DUTCH PENAL SETTLEMENT, SINGAPORE.—A great number of Chinese have come over from Rio lately, some reports say to the amount of 2,000 or 3,000, and are living on this island, without any ostensible means of subsistence. They are scattered through the jungle, and are no doubt prepared to take part in any mischief. We also learn with some surprise that the Dutch Govern ment are converting Singapore into a kind of penal set tlement for their Chinese criminals, the steamer Biduco having brought several Chinese on her last trip, who had been banished from Minto, and who were landed here! — Overland Singapore Free Press, April 7, 1846. SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING AN AMENDMENT IN THE LAW. On Saturday a general meeting of the members and friends of the above society took place in their rooms, 21, Regent-street. The meeting was very numerously attended by noblemen and gentlemen, particularly those connected with the law, and amongst those present were the Dukes of Rutland, Cleveland, and Richmond, the Marquises of Normanby and Clanricarde, Earl Radnor, Lords Monteagle, Beaumont, Denman, and Brougham, Sir John Stoddart, Mr. Sergeant D'Oyly, Mr. Commis sioner Fane, Mr. Commissioner Evans, &c., &c. Lord BROUGHAM was unanimously called to the chair, and observed that they had met to consider the subject of the promotion of the amendment of the law— a subject which required the most important considera tion. It was within the last twelve or fourteen motnhs that the society had been established, and it was esta blished on sound principles and rational views It was highly gratifying to state, that during the time the society had been in operation, it had made consi derable progress. Th e y h a d first formed themselves into committees divided into the respective subjects of the criminal and equity law, as also the law affect ing real property, who had severally made reports, and it was at length thought time to call this general meeting to have the subjects explained. The subject was one in which he had long felt the deepest interest, and although he was aware that the public had been long doomed to disappointment, yet he thought the time of disappointment was past, and that the time for hope had arrived. He (Lord Brougham) had last ses sions introduced nine Bills to Parliament, four of which had become the law of the lead, which were Acts for the extinction of terms, the promotion of cheap conveyance, and those of debtor and creditor, abolishing the imprisonment for debt ; the law of mesne process having been previously abolished. Im prisonment for debt had now ceased to exist in this country, only as far as regarded punishment for crime. It had been found that arrest in execution was of no earthly use whatever, the steps to which were twelve, as stated by Mr. Commissioner Fane, all causing considerable expense to the creditor. Any man could now apply for protection to the Court of Bankruptcy, and un less guilty of gross fraud or extravagance, that protection would be granted. As regarded what might be deemed extravagance, he would cite that of a man being pos sessed only of .ss. going into Storr and Mortimer's and ordering goods to the amount of 1001.—(Hear, hear) and then cheating them of their monty. There was great difference of opinion as to the abolition of the imprisonment for debt, an d th e genera l opinion was that the Legislature had gone a little too far in the favour of the debtor, but they could not return. They could not stop, and therefore they ought to give every aid to the creditcr. A case had occured in the Bank ruptcy Court, where a man had by defrauding his creditors got 7001. in his possession, with which he again set up in business, in the very town where he had cheated his creditors. With a view of correcting saCh a state of things, he intended to submit a Bill next sessions. It was important to punish a man for fraud and extravagance, but the Act for Abolishing Imprison ment for Small Debt had been passed in conse quence of the representation of such unspeakable horrors as were endured by those imprisoned for small debts who it was shown, suffered mo re th an th ose imprisoned for crimes ; and that, too, probably for debts not exceed ing 405., more than would be endured for a debt of 4001. —(Hear, hear.) It was, however, found that the ma jority of debts were under 201., and now most men took care not to exceed 19i. or 191. 19s. After alluding to the anomalies of the law, both in its civil and criminal jurisdiction, his Lordship said that as every Eubj set was bound to obey the law, they were entitled to know what were the laws they had to obey, particularly as to the criminal law, of which they ought to have a code they could understand. His Lordship concluded by calling on Lord MONTEAGLE, who proposed a resolution to the effect, " That the present mode of administering the law in the Court of Chancery was one of the greatest evils of the country. _ _ The resolution was seconded by Mr. Sergeant D'Oyly, and carried. A letter was read from the Earl of Devon, apologising for his absenee. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE, in a brief speech, pro posed a resolution, recommending an improvement in the law as respected the transfer, &c., of real property, which was seconded by Lord BEAUMONT and carried. Mr. BETHELL, Q. C. of the Chancery Bar, s t a t e d many hardships to which suitors were subjected in the Court of Chancery, and stated that a charity, the funds of which were derived from eighteen cottages, had found it necessary to sell the latter, and an order was obtained for the purpose. The cottages sold for about 1,6001., but the trustees had to pay costs amouut ing to 1,4001. thus rendering a manifest injury to the poor persons for whose benefit the charity had been established. He was of opinion that there should be a court of mediation, a judge at chambers as in common-law. Take for example a man having a legacy of 1001. ; it would be all absorbed by the present mode of procedure in the Court of Chancery, but might be cheaply arranged by an appeal to a judge at chambers. Lord BROUGHAM said, that the latter suggestion was entitled to the highest consideration. [Here Lord Denman ent er ed th e room , an d was re ceived with hearty cheers]. Mr. Commissioner FANE said that although there were not less than 1,000 dishonest to one honest debtor, yet he thought that the laws did not yet sufficiently protect an honest debtor, while they were not stringent enough for a dishonest debtor, or considerate to a creditor. The Learned Commissioner concluded by moving a resolution for the improvement of the law in the above respect, which was seconded by T. ELLIOTT, Esq., and carried unanimously. The Duke of RICHMOND said that in his magisterial capacity he was frequently called upon to administer laws which were a disgrace to the statute-book. Chil dren of nine, ten, and eleven years of age, at the sessions found guilty of minor charges of felony,' and being branded with felony, it was dif ficult afterwards to get them to pursue an honest course, and under all circumstances he should be de sirous to get rid of such an evil. The Noble Duke concluded by moving a resolution for the amendment of the criminal law. The motion was seconded by the Marquis of Non- MANBY, and carried unanimously. After thanks to the Noble Chairman, the meeting broke up. VI SIT OF PRINCE ALBERT AND THE ROYAL CHILDREN TO THE SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. On Saturday his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, and attended by Colonel Bouverie and the Dowa&er Lady Lyttelton, paid a visit to the Surrey Zoological Gardens. • At ten o'clock it was announced to Mr. Tyler, the proprietor of the gardens, that his Royal Highness Prince Albert and the royal children had just drawn up to the New-street entrance to the garden s. That gentleman, who up to that moment was quite uncon scious of the honour of a royal visit, hurried to the gate, and was in time to receive his royal and distinguished visitors. The Prince, accompanied by the childrer, and attended, as above stated, by Lady Lyttelton and Colonel Bouverie„ perambulated the gardens for nearly an hour, and attentively viewed the varied scenes and objects there. The antelopes recently presented by her Gracious Majesty to the proprietor of the gardens were viewed by the royal party, as were also the wild ani mals; but the view of Mount Vesuvius, painted by Danson on about a couple of acres of canvas, seemed to attract the particular attention, not only of the royal parent, but of his Royal Highness's beautiful and inte resting children. _ _ _ The — royal party left the gardens by the entrance in Manor-place, but before doing so Prince Albert ex pressed to Mr. Tyler his gratification at the arrange ments of the entire establishment under his ma nagement. MARYLEBONE VESTRY. THE RECENT CHARGES OF JOBBING AND MISMANAGEMENT AGAINST THE WEST MINSTER COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS. On Saturday, at the meeting of the Mar;ieb ono Vestry, the Rev. Dr. Spry in the chair, the principal special business of the day was to consider the report of a committee appointed to investigate the allegations against the Court of Commissioners of Sewers for West minster, and part of Middlesex, made in a pamphlet published by Mr. Leslie, a member of the Court, to gether with the reply of the Commissioners, by order of the Secretary of State. The question appeared to excite considerable interest, and nearly all the members of the vestry, who happen also to belong to the Commission, were present. _ _ WArrs, the deputy vestry clerk, read the report, which, after setting forth that the Committee had bad the co-operation of various other metropolitan parishes, which had sent deputations to assist in the investigation, proceeded to state " that the Committee, as well as such deputations, were unanimously of opinion that great abuses have existed in the management of the Commis sion of Sewers, the whole of which abuses they consider to have arisen from the irresponsible constitution of the Court. The Committee, therefore, recommend that petitions be presented from the vestry to Parliament, praying that the Sewer Commission may be based upon the truly English principle of representative right, and that the representatives at thatßoard be in future elected by the ratepayers of the several parishes, in such a manner as the wisdom of the Legislature shall decide, the Committee believing the present system of nomina tion and irresponsibility to be fraught with evil, contrary to the best interests of the ratepayers, and opposed to the sacred, popular, and just principles of representative and elective right. • Mr. H. C. WILSON said, as chairman of the committee, when the report just read was agreed to, it became his duty to move the adoption of the report by the vestry. The circumstances which had given rise to the appoint ment of the committee were the allegations of jobbing, and mismanagement made against the Westminster Court of Sewers by Mr. Leslie, a member of the vestry of the adjoining parish of St. George, Hanover-square, and also of the same commission. The charges against the commission were of so grave and ed it s erious a that the Secretary of State had e necessary harac character, m 'call upon the court to answer tl em , d w u e t h i w ch hi t e h h ey an h s a w d e d r o h n e e in the shape of a Pamp— would venture to assert was no a nswer a t w ta a l s l. the con stitution of the m Suffice it to say that they were convince d t hat i omuisssoiot. such an had created th e ev il , and they were desirous f h e repre sentation, ecporme m co prove an alteration a s wou l d a re medy. The time bad arrived when o *ss'on s h ou ld be elected on the principles seintation, and that those who paid the rates should have a voice in the selection of those who were to disburse them. He would now move the adoption of the report, and would, if the motion was carried, move a subsequent resolution, empowering th e committee to draw up a pet4i94 for posent§g94 134 4 , 14014 , • Mr. SODEN seconded the resolution. If there was no other ground for making a determined attempt to abo lish the sewer commission, the present unconstitutional and irresponsible constitution of the court was sufficient. Mr. CHARLES ELLIOTT differed entirely from the views taken by the mover and seconder of the report. He con sidered, with regard to the constitution of a body like the Court of Sewers, a more mischievous system could not be adopted than by making - it a representative board. He (Mr. Elliott) had been a member of the Sewer Commission for a great many years ; ten years, had, however, elapsed since he Lad set his foot in the commissioners' board-room, and he would tell them the reason—it was because he was disgusted with their proceedings. (Hear, hear.) The board was always attended by a parcel of builders and surveyors, who were continually squabbling and jobbing to get sewers made, which would be of advantage to themselves, and doing other acts which were for their own profit, and their own benefit. (Cries of "Hear, hear," and cheers.) The reason he objected to the representative principle was because he thought a court for such objects as the Court of Sewers ought to be composed of scientific men, and that such men ought to be paid for their services. It was true that Mr. Saunders, the chairman of the court for many years, was a scientific man, and so was the late chairman, Mr. Donaldson ; but they could not expect gentlemen to lose their time and trouble for no thing. He considered that all such commissions ought to be in the bands of Government, and that the chair man, at least, should be a surveyor or a scientific man, and receive a Government stipend. Mr. Hope, Mr. Joseph, Mr. Solomons, Mr. G. Daniell, and several other gentlemen spoke upon the subject. Mr. Wu.soN replied, and, on the question being put, the report was adopted unanimously. The matter was then referred back to the committee to draw up a petition to Parliament, which was to be presented to the vestry on Saturday next. IBRAHIM PACHA AND SUITE AT PORTSMOUTH. PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.—lbrahim, with all his suite, re mained at the George Hotel on Friday, resting from the fatigues of his voyage across the Channel, and receiving officials who called to pay their respects. Both Ibrahim and Soliman Pacha frequently appeared at the bay window smoking their chibouk, ar d in consequence numbers of people assembled in front of the hotel to take a look at these illus trious strangers. The party dined quietly at the hotel, but were joined by Major Dickson, equerry, and Mr. Briggs, an old acquaintance of the Pacha, he having formerly held the situation of British Consul at Alexandria (this is the person who gave the valuable information to Lord Nelson that led to the victory at the Nile). The band of the 13th Regiment performed in the entrance hall of the George after dinner. On Saturday, soon after breakfast, Ibrahim and suite, attended by Major Dickson and Mr. Briggs, proceeded in four carriages to the dockyard, where they were met by the Com mander-in-Chief, whose barge, with the Admiralty state barge,avere in waiting. •In these barges the party embarked, and arcompanied by Sir Charles Ogle, Captain Chads, Capt. Pasco and Mr. Gage Morris, the flag-lieutenant, pro ceeded to the Royal Clarence victualling establishment ; they were received by Captain Superintendent Carter; Mr. Town, the master attendant ; and Mr. Grant, the store-keeper, who conducted the party round the yard. His Highness saw the buiscuit-baking by steam in full operation, with which be was much pleased, and he expressed himself gratified at the mills for grinding corn, and the admirable arrangement of the provision stores. Admiral Sir Charles Ogle left them at the victualling-yard, under the guidance of Capt. Pasco, of the Victory. At half-past ten the party left the Clarence Yard in two barges (which we should have stated before) displaying the Egyptian flag—red, with three silver cres cents and three silver balls, and proceeded to the royal yacht Victorid and Albert. Captain Crispin and Lieutenant Robson had the honour of receiving the illustrious party and conducted them round the vessel, which they very much admired for the accommodations and chaste decorations she exhibited. From the royal yacht the party proceeded to the Excellent, gunnery.ship, where they were received by Captain Chads with manned yards, guard: of honour, the ship's gunwales lined with seamen, and with colours at the mastheads. They remained on board the ship upwards of an hour, witnessing someshot and shell practice, quick firing, musket and cutlass exercise, &c. In witnessing some shot practice made with the rolling motion attached, one of the Egyptians of the suite volunteered to direct and fire the gun, proving himself no novice at the work, for at the very first shot he struck and knocked away the canvas target. As there is consider able difficulty in pointing a gun with the rolling motion, Ibrahim Pacha and his party were highly delighted at their countryman's success. The quick firing exercise filled the decks of the Excellent with a dense smoke, there being no breeze to disperse it; but this did not seem to disturbor annoy the visitors, who appeared to take pleasure in the smell of gunpowder. After Captain Chads had presented his officers to the Pacha, the party left the Excellent, and proceeded to the Victory, where Captain Pasco received them under a royal salute, ship dressed and yards manned; he conducted them round the ship, pointing out and explaining where Nelson fell, and where be died. Captain Pasco, having served as flag-lieutenant to that hero, was the very person to show the Victory, and his Highness the Pacha listened with much in• terest to the account detailed by one wl o felt so much per sonal interest in the narration. On his Highness and party leaving the Victory, another salute was fired. The party now landed at the dockyard, and were again joined by Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, his secretary, Mr. Haig; his flag-lieutenant, Mr. Morris ; also by Mr. Fincham, the master builder; Messrs. Purdo and Brown, masters at tendant; Lieutenant Hall, director of the police, and several other officers. Taking a cursory look at the Nelson, 120, now under the process of being coppered, and a passing look at the ships fitting in the basin, the party, conducted by Sir Charles Ogle, went to see the new building-slips, which his Highness very much admired, particularly the corrugated iron sheds built over them. He went on board the new steam frigate, the Arrogant, of 1,800 tons, and appeared to admire her proportions, Mr. Fincham, her builder, explaining and answering various questions put to him by the Pacha re specting her. The party was now conducted to the iron and copper foundries, where the process of casting was exhibited, also rolling out the sheet copper, and the manufacture of nails. The blacksmith's shop was a scene of much interest. Here the two steam-hammers, in vented by Mr. Naysmith, were seen at work, one of 50 cwt., and one of 30 cwt. The process of driving a small nail with the larger hammer was shown, and the expeditious way in which large masses of red-hot iron could be welded together by this powerful machine was also exhibited. The contrast between this hammer and heavy work done by hand was proved by a large mass of iron being put under the sledge hammers of 14 powerful smiths, who hardly made an im pression on it. The party now viewed the works at the new steam basin, where the excavations are nearly completed, and the basin wall in a state of forwardness, under the talented contractor, Mr. Peter Rolt. The steam saw-mills were next visited, and the new atmospheric saw-mills, which were in full work. But the block-making machinery ap peared to attract more attention from the strangers than anything else. Mr. Taplin, the talented mechanist of the yard, proceeded to show the whole process, from the rough elm log to the finished block. The making of the shivers, the pin, and brass bushing, &c., all attracted the fixed atten tion of Ibrahim Pacha and his son. The party finished their inspection of the yard by viewing the hydraulic testing-machine. A strain of 76 tons was put on an anchor and cable by Mr. Wilcox, the engineer. It had been intended to show them the rigging -lofts, &c., but as his Highness had made an appointment to see the troops on Southsea Common at four o'clock, and it now being pa s t three, it was now given up, and the Pacha and suite re paired to the George Hotel for some refreshment. THE REVIEW OF THE TROOPS OF THE LINE ON SOUTHSEA COMMON. The following regiments assembled on Southsea. Common at half-past three. The 3d (Buffs), under the command of Colonel James Dennis; the 13th Light Infantry, under Colonel J. C. Squire; and the 74th Highlanders, under Colonel Crabbe, formed an extended line from the bridge on the Common to the Fire Barnes, the whole about 1,700 or 1,800 men. The Lieutenant-Governor, Major-General Sir Hercules Pakenham (taking the chief command) was early on the common, atttended by his Aide-de- Camp, Captain Pakenham, G.G. ; Colonel Daley, Major of Brigade; Town Major White, and a number of field officers on horseback. The field was admirably kept by the Royal Marines, whose force in barrack being principally composed of recruits, did not turn out, nor were the Royal Marine Ar tillery on the field ; their omission must have been from some mistake in the general order. There was a vast assemblage of persons on the ground; every vehicle, from the superb carriage to the humble donkey chaise, was put in requisition, and it appeared that all the inhabitants of the towns and neighbourhood had turned out to witness the spectacle. Precisely at four the carriages containing the strangers were seen approaching; they drove opposite the centre of the line of troops, and on alighting were received by General Paken ham, with a general present of arms and salute. The Paella and party walked up to the right wing and passed down along the line, and then took up a position in front, when the regiments marched past before them in slow and quick time. Sir Hercules proceeded to put the troops through some evolutions, advancing in line, forming the several regiments into separate squares, throwing out their light companies, firing along the,whole line " independent firing," with occasional volleys. At half past five Sir Hercules and his staff, and the field officers, dis mounted, and Sir Hercules presented them to his Highness the Paella. The Scotch band of the 74th were now called out, and they played several Scotch national pieces of music. The six pipers of the 74th, dressed in kilts and huge bear skin caps, also marched backwards and forwards before the Royal Egyptians, playing the " Highland Laddie " and other Scotch airs. They attracted much attention. His Highness now thanked the General and the officers for the great pleasure that had been afforded him in seeing the Bri tish troops of the line, and having made some highly com plimentary remarks on their steadiness and general appear ance, he quitted the field. At seven the Pachas with their suite repaired to the Admiralty House to dine with Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, who had invited a number of officials and ladies and gen tlemen of the vicinity to meet them, and they returned to the George to sleep at half-past ten o'clock, having had a most fatiguing day's work. They were all habited to-day in the Egyptian costume, the two Pachas plain black loose vests and trousers, red conical caps' withorna black or blue tassels, and with plain sabres : their only ments were thesilver and diamond decorations on the the others wore similar dresses, but some had light some green-coloured vests and loose trousers.-ewhich had been This morning (Sunday) the Lig,h_t c l i' i l a n d ur i n g his stay at at eight placed at the disposal of Ibrahim ra 1 0 ) , o cl r ( t )c sm k, o a u n th d , c a a t m i e i a i d f down tbluerbreasts; and sts; embarked harbour'snmouth ll board to and Mr. Brigg s ' her Major Dickson and and steamed out to Spithead to her from the vietoria there dressed in colours. At eleven the Canopus, 84,. lying the s ngiggsSigh der a royal salute, and with maimed yar. Is. receiving him under o'clock he and his suite went on board her, Captain Moresby P The party returned went over nilaurs'd'aguaiwnaltdresd ofa s a a i l l u l t l e o , l t u' he a s i t i e d amer steer ing it r° is r stated that after looking at Cowes, Osborne House, Isle hoaf Cowes, look returning at t t o l e S t k o c w"n t , h a e n and probably arty wll an eight o'clock dinner at the George Hotel, and will finally leave Portsmouth for London some time to-morrow. EAST COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. SUNDAY ArrEnN 00N , HALF -PA S S ONE.—lbrahim Paella, Solim 'an I aclia, General Ibrahim Bay Sidi, M. Carabet Effendi, First Secretary ; Captain Mustapha Effendi, aide de-camp ; Colonel Bonfort, E. M. Joubret, interpreter, and a large suite, has just arrived at the Medina Hotel, East Cowes, en route to Osborne House. Five carriages being ready they proceeded through the grounds to inspect the new buildings, which are proceeding rapidly to completion. The staircase to the grand observatory tower being now completed, and it being a remarkably fine day, a splendid view was obtained of the Solent, Spithead and Portsmouth Harbours. After inspecting the royal grounds and plantations, Ibrahim Pacha, and suite returned in the i 0 3 ,41 barge to the Lightuipg 4041 7 044 which had brought them from Portsmouth. A splendid luncheon was prepared by the landlord of the Medina Hotel, East Cowes, and sent on board the Lightning, for the illustrious visitors to partake of on their way to Southampton, at which place Ibrahim Pacha and suite were going to in spect the docks, &c., and to return to Portsmouth this evening. THE PACHA'S VISIT TO LONDON. Last evening an express was received at Mivart's Hotel from Maor C. Dickson, the equerry in attendance on Ibra him Pacha, to the effect that his Highness and retinue would leave Gosport by an early train this morning, and might be expected to reach the hotel shortly after ten o'cloCk. The Pacha and suite will not breakfast at Portsmouth, that repast having been ordered to be prepared by their arrival from the railway. All speculation as to his Highness and suite going to Ascot Races is, to say the least, premature. Sir Robert Peel, and a host of the aristocracy, called yes terday afternoon to learn if the Pacha had arrived. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LEEDS, JUNE 6. STocx EXCHANGE.— Our comment on the state of the Share trade this week is necessarily brief, as the extent of business passing 114 . 5 been so exceedin g ly li m it e d as no t to afford fair grounds on which to form an opinion. This cessation of business is chiefly caused by the intervention of the Whitsuntide holidays, although speculators aret yet feeling their way, a n d ev i nce no great i nclinat i on to e until the effect of the state of affairs in America is more clearly de fined. Old stocks have been firm, indeed no decline of moment can be noted in anything. Local stocks are a little higher, with Der : n burys, and Huddersfield and Sheffield are in request. , I_ll foreign 1 -- Shares no alteration. The s a l es are—Eastern Counties, I°r- - a n d tension, % p.—Huddersfield and Sheffield, 6 p. cash—Leeds Bradford, 27%p. cash—Leeds and Dewsbury, p.-3lanchester antuu Leeds, Quarter Shares, 8 1 4 p.—Ditto, Fifth Shares, 9% P. — „? l° Ai a . British, Carlisle Branch, 9s. 6d. p.—Chelmsford and Bury, —Clitheroe Junction, 275. dis.—Derby and Crewe, 3% 1 3 . Leicester and Bedford, 4s. 6d. p. —L on d on an d York, 14 dis.—London Manchester (Remington's), 2s. di s .—M anc h es t er , B u xton, 31 s tl( ! e and Midland, 19s. p.—N or th um b er l an d an d L ancas hire Juncti on, 16s. dis.—North Staffordshire, 3/. 16 s . p.—N or th Western, P• —• Welsh Midland, 275. dis.—West Ridi n g U n io n , 41. 138. 6d. santel HULL, JUNE 6. STOOK ExonANGE.—The sales are—Hull and Sel6Y, Half 8.. 11ar ,..4 1 35%—York and North Midland (E as t an d W es t Riding), 11—r 4 °" d British, Carlisle, 345. 3d. —Chester and Ma n chester Direct, I4s. 6d.-- Derby and Gainsborough, 14s. 6d.—Fl ee t woo d, PreStoll, an d `Vest d Riding, 12s.—Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield, Union, 13s.—Hull and Barnsley Junction, 28s.—Leicester and Bed ford, 26s.—Leicester and Birmingham, Bs.—London and York , 2 Mallon and Driffield Junction, 48s.—Manchester, Buxto n, Matlock, 2/. 19s. 6d.—North Staffordshire, 5/. 19s. 6cl.—Northumner land and Lancashire Junction, I%—South Midland, 32L—Shr°P shire Union, '26s. 6d. &c., 10 s. dis.—Grad. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, JUNE 6. STOCK EXCLIANGE.—The only sale is—North British , 1141 Y". Carlisle, 7s. p. YORK, JUNE 6. STocK Emu/gds.-The sales are-Eastern Counties, tension, 1-Grand Union (Nottingham and Lynn), 12s. 6d.-Ipswf.., and Bury, 6-Leicester and Bedford, 1/. 75.-London and York, ' 0 : -Malian and Driffield Junction, 2%-Manchester, Buxton, I dt lock, and Midland, 2/. 19s. 6d.-Newcastle and Berwick, 251. Ss. ',7 . -Newcastle and Darlington Brat:Wing, 43%-Ditto, Extension , "t 6s. 3d.-North British, Carlisle Extension, 11. 14s. 6d.-North Western, 1/. 70.-Welsh Midland, 1/. 25.-York and North Midland, . New (East and West Riding), 111. Is. 3d. EDINBURGH, JUNE 5. • SToCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 41. 7s. 6,21.--Aber" York _,E,.XI-2 deen, .Banff, and Elgin, 1/. 55.-Airdrie and Bathgate, Si. 63 * -- . Arbroath and Forfar, 271. 10s.-Ditto, Half Shares, 151. ids , ' Armagh and Portrush, 12s. 6d.-Ayr and Galloway, 11. 6s•-•_. Ayrshire and Bridge of Weir, 21. 43.-Banffshire, 165.-Belfast sou County Down, 11.155.-British and Irish Union, 21.3x.-Caledo nian. orj);711205.1 111.-Ditto, New, li. 195 .- Caledonian Extension, 11. 122.-Cale pima, _ donian anDumbarton, 1/.Bs. 6d.--Caledonian and Northern 1/. 13s. 6d.-Carnwath and West Linton, and Bury, 155.-Clydesdale Junction, 14/.-Cornwall and Dey2i. Central, 11. 10s.-Deeside Railway, 31.-Direct Northern , 11 * !,'„ 7. 6d.-Dublin and Enniskillen, 11. 10s.-Dundee and Srbroath,,rs.u.'n.., -Ditto, New, 211. N.-Dundee and Forfar Junction, 1/. 1 60 . -1 ' ..‘,stern deo and Perth, 171.75. 6d.-Ditto, Kinross Extension, 2/.-..-- , o f 1:" 11. Counties Extension, 11.55.-East Indian Railway, 12s. 9d.- " Fife, 1/. I ls.-East Lothian Central and Tyne Valley Junctionziils.. ss. 6d.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 2/. Os. 6d. -Edinburgh a nd - -- 201: - gow, 75/.-Ditto, Half Shares, 17/. IN.-Ditto, Quarters, , Qs . Ditto, ditto, New, 18/.-Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric. 97. -Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 15/. 10s.-Ditte, Preference,ol.._ -Edinburgh and Northern, 5/. 12s. 6d.-Ditto, Newport, i sd.- IL 45.-Chelmsford Ditto, Lochgelly. 11. 65.-Edinburgh and Peebles, 1/. lOs' 1 1 , Edinburgh and Perth, 2/.-Edinburgh, Portobello, and lllosseiburgp. N B e e w lfa S sttnie 3 n 2 , 7 2 . 1. 10 i 5 5 ..- 64 13 ._ itt t o ilas Q g t o lar w t , 11.95.-Forth and Clyde Junction, 11. 17s. 6d. -Glasgow and .. 't .r ) eS, shire, , i 0 7 5 4 ._ /. 741.-Ditto, a i s t g t o o, w and Carlisle, 2/. 3s. 6d.-Glasgow and Dundee Junction , _.,,,`• na , -Glasgow and Garnkirk, 401. 10s.-Glasgow General Te l l, - al. 91. 10s.-Glasgow. and Greenock, 161. 10a.-Ditto, New St° ;t ' 'ont 155.-Ditto, Preference, 11. 155.-Glasgow Harbour Grand Jun - o ' cx , 11, IN.-Glasgow Harbour Mineral, 1/. 155.-Glasgow, K ilinarn- ovrt and Ardrossan, W. 12s.- Glasgow, Strathaven, and Lesmalrent 2/. Bs.-Granton Jun c ti on , 10 s .-G reat C ounty D own , 1/. 10s.- ark North of Scotland, 11. 135.-Inverness and Elgin, I/. 15. 3d.-Landon 0 and Lothians, 21. 35.-Larne, Belfast, and Ballymena, 60 . - ' °- tf i d ,i 12s - • and Hounslow, 158.-London and Manchester (Rot), "" vortt -London and Manchester (Remington's), 18s.-London and :': ties , 2/. 4s. 6d.-Ditto, Half Shares, 21:-Midland and Eastern Conn .. . id IL 10s.-Morayshire, 11.-Newcastle and Berwick, 24/.-NetYrY7.__ Londonderry, 1/.-North British, 291.-Ditto, Halves, 1 l l • 1 val. Ditto, Extension to Carlisle, 11. 13s. Gd.-Ditto, Extension to Us 1 _ _ ' 61. keith, GI. 55.-North Wales Mineral, 141. 10s.-Ditto, New , 0. -Perth aid Cried Direct, it. 135.-Perth and Inverness, 1/. 1 10 _„4 -Scottish Central, 161. 55.-Ditto, New, 71. 55.-Scottish Cer...... and Caledonian Junction, 11. 10s.-Scottish Grand Junction, 1 ":„., hrews . ' Scottish Midland, V.-Scottish Southern, 1/. 13s. 6d.-S , s o uth and Hereford, 9s.- Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 3 6 . - __ st ir. Midland, 1/. 10s. 3d.-Stirling and Dunfermline, IL 110 . e ' d• u u rrel ling and Midland, 2/. 25.-Strathearn Junction, 11. 105.. - ..• Grand Junction, 10s.-Wishaw and Coltness, 511. GLASGOW, JUNE 6. Aberdeen, STOCK EXCHANGL-The sales are-Aberdeen, 41,4--- o w, Banff, and Elgin, 745. 6d.-East Indian Railway, 1 la.-GI:floe, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, New, 31L-Glasgow, Dumfries, an d „ C r ow, 41s. 6d.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 31s. tid. ‘-; V . oy. Airdrie, and Monkland Junction, 475.-Larne, Belfast, 111 , 1 ,?_ . 1d....- mena, 45.-Lesmahagow, 495. 6d.-Perth and Inverness, ol! ... cot . Perth and Crieff, 338.-Scottish Central, 161.-Ditto, New, 7 I A '''' tish Southern, 365. 6d.-South Midland, 30s. - - commission Commissiorr of LUNACY.—On Saturday a ( E /e al i i a n n g a , ti b c e o fo in re qu c i o r m en m do ies w io a n s er op .w en in ed sio a w t theand soelvdenciaetnTsapveeernes,iai jurors, as to the state of mind of Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Boy widow of the late Captain Boyes, R.N., formerly of t h e , Coromandel frigate. The commission, which was unoPP o s e L was taken out by the unfortunate lady's daughter. From the i e t v evidence appeared d f Dt that t the unfortunate Sutherland, Dr. Co n lady,oll , though g o h the p r o w as i esa tuesd e : f property to the amount of 20,0004 had since her busband' a death been much annoyed by the disarrangement of her , affairs, which it is supposed had weakened her mind, and in April, 1845, she imbibed the delusion that people had con spired to rob and murder herself and family. She objected to have a fire in cold weather, on the ground that she could not afford it. • She had an attachment to old garments, and imagined all her veins were filled with wind instead of blood, and that she constantly heard voices in the walls. She would: refuse food frequently for days together, and at the sa me' time allow it to accumulate in her drawers, chests, /sc. Xs'', Boyes (who is a handsome, healthy-looking lady, about 4 5 ). was present during the inquiry, taking notes of the evide, f oce: and asked many shrewd questions of the witnesses. ic'T answers to the Learned Commissioner and jurywere shrew and for the most part coherent; but she persisted that sh e heard noises in the wall, and believed in the a ll e ged clu e spiracies against her, declaring that wind was in ° Th e instead of blood, and that the latter was destroy' jury appeared so impressed with her shrewdness and a pp onlY coherence, that after deliberating one hour and a half, 12 out of the 17 voted for a verdict of unsoundness of min d ' which was dated from the 21st of May, 1845. THE PAINTED HALL, GREENWICH HoanTAL. Saturday, in consequence of an intimation that his Roya l Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by the Lords o t o r . . Admiralty, would visit the Royal Hospital, for the purp.rs of inspecting the Painted Hall, which has for some na°l't-he been closed while under repair, the authorities were on qui vice, merely, however, to be disappointed, as his RoY" Highness did not go there. At three o'clock the Admiralty arent barge, having on board the Right Hon. the Earl of Ellen , borough, First Lord of the Admiralty, the Hon. Captai n Rous, one of the junior Lords, and the Hon. Mr. Corry, the Secretary, drew up to the landing-place in front of the Floc' pital, where their Lordships were received by Admiral Sir Stopford, G.C.B. ' the Governor, Sir James Gordon, D e wy' Governor, and the several captains, &c., of the establishment' the band of the Naval School playing the National Antbenlj Their Lordships, accompanied by the au th or iti es , proceedeu to view the Painted Hall, where th e y rema i ne d f or nea rly al l hour, when they left. Their Lordships then proceeded t_(.: view the model brig in the grounds a tt ac h e d t o the Na/ s t i School, the yards being manned by 100 of the boys, the ban playing " Rule Britannia." Their Lo r d s hips accompan ied by Lieutenant Rous, R.N., the superintendent of the scho ol, went over this beautiful model, which has also undergonose_l thorough repair, inspecting her very minutely, and exp officer rer. to that the great satisfaction they felt at all they w . _ I _ l 6 nessed. It was expected that their Lordships would n e '. l _„, proceeded to the bathing-ground for the purpose of se t _ l e o± . the lads go through their swimming exercise, sixty of . .. l _'_r having been marched off for that purpose, but their itn: t u er ships did not avail themselves of the opportunity. viewing the brig, their Lordships returned to the IlosP l r e ft going over several of the apartments, and shortly After by water on their return. OFF IC E ' EXTENSIVE F IRE NEAR THE G ENERA L •-,--POST -Yesterday morning, shortly after six o'clock, a fire wi discovered raging in an unoccupied four-story hous e ' No e ' r al Angel-street, St. Martin's-le-Grand, between the G on r e _ Post-o ffi ce and Christ's Hospital. It appears that a s on .4 the guards connected with the Post-office was passing end of the street, he perceived smoke issuing from th e of down in front of the premises. The guard, without lo t time, commenced knocking at the street-door, the house was full of lodgers. Whilst he was so eneg ow flames burst forth simultaneously from nearly every Ir in t 0 - in the place, and for some time it was feared that a Enos t ime tensive sacrifice of human life had occurred. By the I. the first engine reached the spot the whole of the _ im p from the ground-floor to the roof, presented one inP"":" he sheet of flame ; at the same time the fire was attacking King's Head Tavern on the opposite side of the street ; fact, the flames had penetrated several of the windovlltlicti expecting oe'cl: the furniture in some of the rooms was on fire. P l . O l i the water being soon obtained from the New River nuu o . 5, 0 _ . ., engines were worked with full vigour for nearly of when the work of the firemen was at length crowned 12 . .: premisesperfect . are completely gutted , commenced eis very extensive. theproperty of Mr. Stone, is Head Tavern, and the King's end has become vacant by tho The rectory of GraveS whichThthee damage age the 1 also very seriously v. Dr. Joynes. death of damaged. BIRTHS. of a son. i ns t„_a a t x t t h er e , Reetory, Hampreston, Dorset, the wife of at Bernard-street, Russell-square,el On the 3d Ins dau g hter. Chapman, On the 3d inst., at Clifton, the lady of John Latty Biekler, of a daughter. tkin 6 ' On the 4th inst., the wife of the Rev. Henry George Wa iddles°' ILA., jun., incumbent minister of St. John's, Potters-bar, 31 - of a daughter. the on Rev. te Arthur3d Baxter, Mrs. Sa: . of a On the 4th inst., in Bedford-street, Covent-garden, the wife of Ai r ' S. Hughes, of a daughter. On the 4th inst., in M orn i ngton-road, Regent's-park, the lady ° I. Edward Rosher, Esq., of a daughter. On the 4th inst., at Rotherwas, Herefordshire, Mrs. Plowdem ° f 6 daughter. On the sth inst., th e w if e of Mr. Thomas Carter, Southwark -bridge road, of twins, daughters. On the sth inst., Mrs. G. S. Pedler, of Fleet-street, of a MARRIED. On the 4th lust., at St. Giles's, Heading, Mr George Hol"ins,°`l' of Egremont, to Mary, second d a ughter of the late Mr. John Ed k Newington. On the Ith Inst., at Trinity Church, Aylesbury, Edward Ja me buck, Esq., of Walbrook, London, to rriscilla, daughter of James, Esq., of Aylesbury. DIED. On the sth inst., in Wilton-crescent, the Countess o f Romne. „err, On the sth ult., at Quebec, Lower Canada , t he Hon. Janeesy of the Inner Temple, aged 81. of the On the 27th ult., at Brighton, Caroline Charlotte , the "- Hon. John Kennedy, of Bryanston-square. :of Bro mley On the 30th ult., the RScott, Rev. Thomas B D chaplain, College, Kent, aged 82.0 f gr. On the 2d inst., at Stepney-causeway, Hann ah, the H y wife enr Dale. On the 31st ult., at Brighton, the rtev. Richard Symonds JoyneS, D.D., Rector of Gr, aged G 5. On the Ist inst., in the avesend Crescent, Bi rm i ng ham, J. Walker, E_s_q;,ife On the 1;4 inst., at Waddon, near Croydon , Su rre y , Sarah, w' of Richard Barrett. On the 3d Inst , James Taylor Isherwood, 112, London: Printed and Published by AtURDO YOUN, fro , -- Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office N 0.112, Strand, in the Preclueb of the Savoy, in the Cettrity , Of ladclleSOS, Moridab " 1° 8, 1846.