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LITERATURE. THE DEBUTANTE ; or, the London Season. A Novel. 3 Vols. By Mrs. Gore. Refam is the order of the (lay. No antiquity, how. ever 'venerable ; no position ; however elevated, can se e'are our frail and faulty institutions from the innovating hand of reformation. While politicians are redressing legislative abuses ; while philanthropists are aspiring to renovate the penile ; Mrs. Gore has devoted her prolific pen to attack a power deemed infallible by its votaries, and hitherto regarded as invincible by its foes. In this, the second novel she has given us this season, she is again earnest to expose the faults and follies that reign in the supreme abodes of fashion ; and to -show, or rather to endeavour to show, how vice ll'aurishes and how virtue fades in the withering at mosphere that pervades there. The chief object of these volumes is to portray the evils attending the career of a debutante, and, indeed, the whole system of " coming out" so universally established in the bea u mon d e. T he concluding words of the whole work might have been placed on the; title-page ; they fully express its moral, and migkt, served for its motto. " The best pos sible cn,,ascience-keeper for a woman is her lord and - master ; and had I a daughter destined to ;nova in the slippery paths of the great world, it its only under the protection of a man authorised to control and defend her, that, as our London season is at present constituted, I should care to see her—a Debu tante !" To illustrate this opinion this book was writ ten; to prove its truth is the evident object from the first page to the last. The history of the Debutante is in tended to furnish a picture of the world of fashion, and a very gloomy picture it certainly presents. It por trays to us a sphere in which moral deformity is reckoned lovely ; a harden where only artificial flowers are seen ; a con',;ourse of living beings hardly to be called human, for in all their words and actions there is no token of a, heart. 'Such at least are the ideas with which thee- 4 volumes inspire us. For example, we may cite the feelings of a young novice on first entering the charmed circle. " She had heard for the first time the jargon of the world ; she bad seen for the first t' me an exchange of glances invalidate in a dialogue the words that fell from the lips of the speakers ; she had seen one feature give the lie to another in the same countenance, and heard axioms plausibly delivered at variance with every action of the life of him who mouthed them ; the hypocrisy of social life was un veiled before her." Now, although we may admit there is some truth in all this, we must also admit there is more of exaggeration. It is also well known that there is evil to be found everywhere ; whoever dare lift the flimsy external veil and pierce beneath the sur face, in every place, in every class or circle, will find much, very much that is bad, but also (and for the honour of human nature, let us not doubt it !) he will find more, much more of good and virtuous. If we agree with Mrs. Gore that sin and shame flourish in high places, we call upon her to admit that virtue reigns there also ; that some of the best and purest feelings of our nature adorn the highest and the proudest, more enno bling them than does their rank, their wealth, or their ancestral dignities. In the " Debutante" we have only the dark side of the picture, and although we may own the tale is sufficiently interesting, the style ani mated, and the whole brilliant (for which the name of the authoress is a sufficient guarantee), we must protest against many of the characters, and much of the plot, because they are (an unpardonable fault for a novel) most unnatural. We can pardon any omissions or commissions, faults or failings, in a fiction, if it but fulfil the main object of its creation—if it but " hold a Mirror up to nature," and paint real virtues, or expose real, 'vices, and show us men and manners as they are. 1 4 .nd in this the work before us is most certainly defi blent. Do such revolting situations as the following ever occur in real life ? Or, if they do, it is only as unnatu ral exceptions which (as such) are best left alone. In the denouement of the tale we find a reformed reue, recently married, and anxious to enjoy the happiness of domes tic life ; filled with horror by the discovery that the mother of his wife was once his mistress. And, again, we read of a married woman eloping with a man just returned from the funeral of his wife's father, and the day before the birth of his own son ! In any common place author, whose works would not be read, such things would matter little ; but when we find such a writer as Ms's. Gore devoting her powerful talents to grace such themes, and, moreover, presenting them as fictions of London life, we cannot refrain from express ing our disapproval; nor from expressing also a hope, a strong hope, that she may in future select some happier subject, and let the theme be as attractive as the writer. VILLAGE TALES FROM THE BLACK FOREST. Translated by Meta Taylor. These little fictions from the German of Berthold Auerbach acquire for themselves a peculiar attraction from the circumstances of their portraying the :domes tic manners and the national customs of the inhabitants of the Black Forest. They are simply, but pleasantly, !written, aiming rather at fluency than elegance, appeal ing more to the sympathies than to the heart. The humorous vein in which some of them are composed is to us partic u l ar ly f as cinating, inasmuch as it is a species of comic writing essentially different from that with which English readers are familiar. It has less of the shrewdness of Swift, the exuberance of Dickens, and the propriety of Addison ; but possesses a playfulness scarcely inferior to any of those famous humourists. " Ransjorg and his Pipe" is the most provoking piece of storytelling Auerbach has ever produced ; seeing that it arouses the attention up to a certain point, and then, as a friend of ours mostappropriately remarked to us, . ends i n smoke." " Tolpatsch" is readable enough, but scarcely so agreeable as many of the shorter tales towards the end of the volume, such as " The May Tree," or " The Axe." The translator has acted more judiciously than many of that excellent fraternity, striving more after the original neatness of the German than endeavouring to give it any adventitious embellish ment. Most translators, in consequence of this latter failing, should more correctly designate themselves " Paraphrasers," but Meta Taylor is a truthful transla lator. The little book of " Village Tales" would wile away many an hour which might otherwise hang tediously ; and we, therefore, commend it especially to all habitual searchers after amusement. ALGERIA AND TUNIS IN 1845. 2 Vols. By Captain Kennedy. In reading a volume of vogages or travels, the judi cious reader will never anticipate any solid disquisition upon governments, or any psychological historiette of a People ; the principal charm, indeed, of such a produc tion would be that it should sparkle with the animation of novelty, and that its pervading tone should be one of naturalness. It were, in fact, outrageous to imagine that, at the very moment when the imagination of the writer is in a turmoil, from the multitude of new images and unexpected ideas which it has recently im bibed during his perigrinations, there should remain sufficient precision or premeditation to facilitate the concoction of some solid and symmetrical work. Nay, supposing that this were possible, we would willingly Wager that the satisfaction of the reader would be con siderably diminished. There would be wanting that agreeable con amore character which renders a book of this description so proverbially palatable. No matter, indeed, what may be the country depicted, or who may be the narrator, our minds always enter upon a work of travels with that gusto with which we alt of us revert to the hours of childhood ; and we look upon the author or the authoress, as the case may be, with some such a wonder, though, of course, modulated by experience, as we gazed upon the weather-beaten visage of Uncle Barnaby, when he returned from sea, after a long voy age somewhere, with a remarkably husky voice, and a remarkably rough pea-jacket. Just as soon, moreover, would we have our present travel-writers bind them selves in all the formalities of composition, as we would then have wished Uncle Barnaby to deliver the history of his adventures in prim paragraphs and pragmatical sentences. In either case, the more spontaneous, the more rambling, the more fragmentary the narrative the greater becomes our satisfaction—and this un doubtedly, not from any partiality for the neglect of all literary formulas, but solely because that very spon taneous, rambling and fragmentary character is as i t were an assurance to us that we are receiving the de scriptions from the lips of one who has actually visited the scenes, and in wilt se memory the impression they had caused is still vivid and gratifying. We feel ourselves compelled in very fairness to preface our notice of the two volumes before us, relating to Algeria and Tunis, wi t h these explanatory observations because we are com pelled to confess that they are altogether unembellished by the charms of rhetoric, and yet that they are agreeable nevertheless. Our previous remarks will at once in dicate that this pleasing effect is produced by the gos sipping tone of the writer, who seems rather to tell you all about the occurrences of his journey than to write you a description of his roamings. We would consequently wish to imply, that while this work has no pretensions to high literary merit, it performs its part, notwith standing, " excellent well ;" it is amusing if it is unsub stantial. Accompanied by Viscount Fielding, Captain Kennedy appears to have enjoyed a most delightful tour through the two regencies, doing precisely " when at Rome as the Romans do," handling the chibouka with an air of long practice, and pretending the most extraordinary relish for the no-less extraordinary cookery of the Arab tribes. By such means alone can any tra veller expect to render himself familiar with the do• mcstic economy of a foreign race and capacitate him self for the office of estimating their merits or their de merits as a nation. It would be superfluous h in us to indicate by any expression the phase s of northern African society ; every one has already acquired such an literary intimate acquaintance with them telescopes like the present ; and, since the invasion the French troops, Algeria has been depicted perhaps n o s f more repeatedly, than any other tropical region. er s h t a i lf as those different descriptions are simply nothing mot.ir::ee, than the individual views taken of a country b y writers, it becomes a matter of curiosity to be hold, as it were, the same spectacle throu g h a different coloured glass. In other words, the perusal of several authors upon one nation is tantamount to hearing arguments upon all sides of a question ; they enable us to arrive at more accurate conclusions both upon the nation and the question. And the more trans parent the tone (either of the description or the argu ment), the more untinged by prejudice, the greater like lihood have we of obtaining a clear view upon the matter. These are the principal advantages of the travels in Algeria and Tunis by Captain Kennedy. The survey taken by him of those interesting regions is sin gularly keen and searching ; his attention is equally alive in the city, the tent, or the wilderness ; and, with the assistance of an excellent memory, he contrives to convey to the reader almost as accurate a notion of the landscapes, and incidents, and individuals, as though they had been witnessed by himself. The work is certain to command attention both from its own remarkable merits and Irmo the puiuicat totnancte which Is cast over the principalities it describes, by the protracted campaigns between the Gallic army and the wild troops of Abd-el• Bader. Captain Kennedy is nothing whatever as 'sift THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 22, 1846. Baron deWangenheim, Baron Von Fritsch, and Colonel Bouverie, left Buckingh am P a l a ce, at a quart er b e f ore three o'clock, on Saturday afternoon, for Osborne House, Isle of Wight, travelling via South-Western Railway. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent left Cla rence House, St. James's at half-past five o'clock on Saturday afternoon for her residence, Frogmore House near Windsor. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess'of Cambridge and the Princess Mary attended Divine ser vice yesterday morning in Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley-street. Baroness Ablefeldt and Mr, Edmond Mildmay were in waiting on their Royal Highnesses. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, at tended by Lady Augusa Cadogan, honoured Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston with her company on Sa turday evening, at their residence in Carlton House terrace. A deputation from the Galway Railway Company, headed by the Marquis of Clanricarde, had an interview with Sir Robert Peel on Saturday, at his official resi dence in Downing-street. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a Committee-meeting on Saturday. There were present the Bishops of Winchester, Bangor, Chichester, Gloucester and Bristol, O x f or d, an d S a li s bury, the Earl of Devon, the Earl of Chichester, the Right Hon. H. Hob house, and the Right Hon. J. Nicholl. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat on Saturday, and resumed the hearing of the petition for an extension of the term of Muntz's patent. Sir Thomas Wilde, Mr. Hill, Queen's Counsel, and Mr. Bethell, Queen's Counsel, were engaged. Their Lordships ad journed the case. The Dukes of Wellington and Rutland, Lord G. Paulet and Sir Frederick Trench, attended the early service yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The prayers were read by the Rev. J. V. Povah, and the sermon was preached by the Rev. J. S. M. Anderson. At the daily service, the prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. H. Dakins, the lessons by the Rev. T. Helmore, and the communion service by the Rev. Dr. Sleath. The sermon was preached by the Rev. J. S. M. Anderson. The anthem " 0 sing unto God" (Greene) was sung by Messrs. Hobbs and Hawkins. Sir George Smart presided at the organ. Among the nobility present were the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, Lords St. Germans, Cawdor, Bandon, Zetland, Gosford, Welton, Ernest Bruce, Cantalupe, Templetown and Ladies Wilton, St. Germans, Palmerston, and Somerset. The Earl of Elgin, Governor of Jamaica, has arrived in town. Sir Robert and Lady Gore Booth have left Farrance's Hotel for their seat in Ireland. WASTE LANDS IN IRELAND. The following is an abstract of Mr. Poulett Scrope's Bill for promoting the Reclamation of Waste Lands in Ireland, which stands for a second reading on Wednes day, the Ist of July : " Whereas it appears from reports at various times laid before Parliament, as well by Parliamentary Com mittees as by Royal Commissioners, that in Ireland large numbers of able-bodied persons are suffering great distress from inability to obtain either constant employ ment or the occupation of land throughout which to support themselves and their families by their labour ; and likewise that at the same time large tracts of land in that country remain in a state of waste, upon which many of such distressed persons might be usefully em ployed, and might be enabled permanently to maintain themselves and their families, if encouraged by the grant of a durable interest in the lands , which may be reclaimed, to exert for that purpose their utmost in dustry : be it therefore enacted, Ace. " Clauses 1 to 16, authorise appointment of two Com missioners, who, together with chairman of the Board of Works, are to form the waste lands commission—to have power to appoint assistant commissioners, officers, &c., and other general powers, such as are given to Commissioners of the English Inclosure Act of 1845, and the Irish Public Works Act, 1 and 2 Wm. IV. cap. 33. " 17, 18. Authorise the Treasury to advance a sum not exceeding two millions, to Commissioners, as required for the purposes of the Act. Interest to be payable on such advances. "19. Empowers Commissioners to purchase (compul sorily) any tract or tracts of waste land, not being less in any one case then five hundred statute acres lying together, and any land adjoining or near to, or included in such tract or tracts of waste land in the proportion of not more than ten acres of such land to every hun dred acres of waste. " 20, 21. Power to Commissioners to make maps, surveys, and reports, with opinions to be sent to Lord- Lieutenant, and lodged for inspection somewhere in the neighbourhood, and notice thereof to be given. "22 to 24. Powers to the Commissioners at the end of one month, or within one year, to publish conclusive notice, &c., to be enrolled in the Court of Chancery, &c. "25, 26. Powers to corporations, trustees, and other parties, to sell and convey, and forms of conveyance. " 27. Satisfaction to be made to tenants, &c., and may be accepted. " 28. Commissioners empowered to award value. " 29. Appeal given against award of Commissioners to a court of arbitration. "30 to 33. Appointment of court of arbitration by Lord-Lieutenant, to consist of three fit and proper per sons, to hold their sittings at such place or places as he shall appoint, &c.. with power to summon witnesses, &c., and give final judgment. " 34. Awards to be recorded. " 35 to 40. Purchase money how to be applied (as in Fisheries Act of this session, &c.) " 41. After publication of final notice, and payment or investment of purchase money,. CCIMM haninnara may enter and commence works. 42 to 46. Power to purchase release of incumbrances, and apportion the same ; with the rents reserved—mort gagees to convey to Commissioners, &c. Tenants at will to quit after notice, &c. " 47. Persons authorised to sell may refer to arbitra tors to fix the price. " 48. Demesne lands not to be taken, nor supply of water to towns interfered with, &c.. " 49, 50. Power to Commissioners to execute works— to inclose, plant, or cultivate any of the lands purchased and taken by them for the purpose of this Act, and to execute such roads and drainages, and erect such houses, cottages, buildings, and fences thereon as shall be deemed proper for the improvement of such lands, &c., and to lay out such lands into farms of not less than five, nor more than one hundred acres. " 51 to 54. Power to Commissioners to offer farms for sale by public advertisement on lease for ninety nine years, either at a nominal rent for such premium or fine as can be got for the same, or at a fixed rent, or at a rent nominal for the first seven years, and after wards increased, and either with or without a fine, giving, however, always to the tenant the power of pur chasing a lease of ninety nine years for the sum at which the farm was originally valued to him, with in terest not exceeding five per cent. ; and subject in all cases to conditions and covenants to be laid down by Commissions for the improvement of the lands, &c., or for the adoption of any particular system of husbandry. ",55. Leases to be forfeited in case lessee or owner for the time being, cease to reside upon and cultivate the same, and to keep in repair the premises, &c., or shall erect additional houses, &c., without license of Commissi oners, or shall dispose of his interest without such license, or make default in performance of covenants in leases. " 56, 57. Power to Commissioners to accept surrenders, or to consent to assignments of leases, Btc., and to waive forfeitures, " 58. In case of farms vesting in more than one person, at the tenant's death, or otherwise, the same to be sold and the produce invested for the benefit of such persons. - " 59. Farms to be valued and offered successively to the persons in whom they vest by devise or through intestacy. " 60, 65. Power to Commissioners to leave two-thirds of purchase money of fans s let for 999 years on mortgage, with the interest to accrue during period of repayment to be divided into equal instalments ; and tenants authorised upon giving notice to pay off the principal, &c. Powers to enter or recover payment when in arrear. _ _ _ " 66. Commissioners may form model farms, distri bute prizes, and found agricultural schools upon any of the lands taken for the purposes of this Act. " 67 to 80. Power to Commissioners to make roads and drains necessary to their operations through other lands adjoining such as they may take, and to charge all parties deriving benefits therefrom with a rate thereto. Rate may be compounded for. " 71. Commissioners empowered to purchase, by vo luntary agreement with the parties, any lands adjoining to the lands taken by them. "72. Commissioners empowered to contract with owners of lands, waste or other, for payment by a rent charge in lieu of gross sum. " 73. Leases, &c., to be free of stamp duty. " 74. Application of receipts by commissioners, first to payment of interest on advances by Treasury, next to expenses of works, purchases, &c., and surplus to be from time to time so expended. " 75. Accounts of proceedings to be annually laid before Parliament. "76 to 81. Commissioners, &c., protected in execution of their duties. " 82. Interpretation clause—Waste lands being defined as any lands lying together, which, on the average of the average of the entire tract, would not let for more than two shillings and sixpence per acre per annum to a solvent yearly tenant.' " 83. Act may be amended this session." SINGULAR PHENOMENON.—OR Tuesday last, about half-past two o'clock hi the afternoon, a sudden whirlwind carried away several waggon -loads of hay from a field belonging to Miss Clay, on the Osmaston-road, Derby. The hay was held suspended in the air for nearly half an hour, and gradually fell, spreading over the neighbouring fields and gardens. With the exception of the par ticular locality, not a breath of air was stirrirg. —Notts Mercury. NOVEL TRAVELLING. —Mr. Wm. Bunn and Mr. Wm. Oxborrow, of Wickham Market, coachbuilders, undertook for a trifling wager to go on a "velocipede." from Wickham Market to London, a distance of 83 miles, during the hours of daylight; which they accomplished on Whit-Monday, by starting at three o'clock hi the morning, resting six hours during the day, and arriving at the -r F ow ri , d ß a e y th M oa r i.: elaervaencenb'osoli!seadoo,tAbledgroaated,.—atipseiwgtth Journal. DEATH the evening, making y the F L. RO rd M ice P iso L . A:Y N . Baker — icl O iol n ls boys were leaping over one another's back, when he and some other lf a violent blow on the stomach. Dledical ad green, on George Thomas Norton, aged eight years. The deceased fell and struck himself PEAhTenld aOnFingAuestßaot stomach was fill of food ; had it been said the child's The surgeon would not have proved fatal. empty at the time the injury vice was procured, but he lingered for a few days, when he died. " Accidental death." the representation of Ips wich, s ome ti me s i nce retired from REPRESENTATION OF soliciting their votes wiell, has again addressed the electors, ipswica.—Mr. Rigby Wason, at the approaching election.—Henry de clared himself a candidate.—Nol folk Chronicle. DEATH FROM SLIPPING DOWN STAIRS. — On Satur day, inquest Vincent has also ed ad fell to the bottom. S Bow-lane, - l a a n n e , on li th the body y h e o l f d A before a c D h l r e .1 Winter, Pay - n e, aged e t d h 4 e s. Crown, The deceased was employed on Friday last, at No. 9, Basing-lane, s and, ta i r 87 shehile s carryingli ppa basket of clothes down the kitchen was immediately obtained, but urgic she died in two hours. Ver dict) " Acciclunki chlith." • al assistance IMPORTANT FROM NEW ZEALAND. (From the Second Edition of the New Zealander, Jan. 19.) Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland, Jan. 17, 1846. The Lieutenant-Governor feels great satisfaction in direct ing the publicatio❑ of the following dispatches from Colcnel Despard, containing the details of the operations against the rebel chiefs Kawiti and Heke, from the 29th of December last to the 11th inst. inclusive; operations which were conducted in a manner most highly honourable to her Majesty's naval and military forces, and which resulted in a series of successes which must produce the most beneficial consequences for this portion of her Majesty's dominions. By his Excellency's command, ANDREW SINCLAIR, Colonial Secretary. Camp before the Raupekapeka, Kawiti's Pah, Jan. 50846. Sir,—ln my letter, dated the 28th ultimo, addressed to your Excellency, I had the honour of detailing the proceed ings of the force under my command up to that period, and I now proceed with the detail of what has taken place since. Before daylight on the morning of the 29th, a party of our native allies penetrated the wood immediately in our front, in a most praiseworthy manner, and took possession of an open piece of ground on the opposite side, sending me immediate intelligence of what they had done. I directly moved forward with 200 men to their support, and secured the position. The 30th and 31st were principally occupied in bringing up the guns and ammunition through the woods ; a work of great labour and time, as it required between fifty and sixty men to each gun to get them through, on account of the heavy trees it was necessary to cut down in making the road, and the steepness of the hills they had to pass over. acddo hnnioradi S entr e chtg v t eeei e ged3 r our a flet l sta. tht r t o lecea c mern k er: dedodtscisn,kt eacha a eto n n tofs d e: Iduhy s aae, h ;: e doL l . shells since, idechue.isaet Lieut. t e vEf.Ei tißgpihl beenlheearrinnt theods, ‘ t ni h i oarnujfoeeNtw:mttonhyowr Majesty's Ro t n o aasacdc t ‘tc, h ei ayurh e rero:ca p vrte a sheiye l ndo : , e the shells. On the morning of the I s t i nst. I pus h e d f orwar d a s trong partyinto the only wood that now divided us from the enemy, and taking up a position into the centre of it on an open piece of ground, about 400 yards from the pah, a strong stockade was immediately commenced for the pur pose of covering a battery, and the work was sufficiently advanced before night t o ren d er any a ttempt of the enemy to drive us away usele ss . Thi s wor k was carr i e d on under cover of a very thick part o f th e wood, w hich completely concealed it from the enemy. On the afternoon of th e f o ll ow i ng d a y, the enemy made a strong sally f rom th e pa h , w i th a v i ew , it is supposed, of turning the flank of this advanced party of ours in the stockade, which was not finished ; but they were most gal lantly opposed by our native allies, under the direction of Chiefs Tomaiti Waka, Nene, Noble, or Nopera, WM. Tawhai ; and others, who instantly dashed out, and attacked them, driving them back with some loss, supposed to amount to 8 or 10 killed, and between 15 or 20 wounded; on our side five were wounded on this occasion; and one of the most active chiefs, Reppa, was severely wounded the previous day, in a skirmish with a small party of the enemy, who it ap peared had come out of the pah for the purpose of picking off any stragglers from our camp, and who had succeeded in killing one of the volunteer pioneers, who had gone to an unnecessary distance for water, and was shot in the act of taking it. Up to this date, no casualty, with the above exceptions, has taken place in the European part of the force. It may be proper for me to observe, that in the action of the afternoon of the 2d, the European troops acted only as a reserve, at the particular desire of the native chiefs, who were fearful that their own people might be mistaken for the enemy, and fired upon. I have, &c., (Signed) H. DESPARD, Acting Colonel on the Staff, Commanding the troops in New Zealand. To his Excellency Governor Grey, &c., &c. of her Majesty's ship North Star, who directed the rockets, much of our s uccess i s t o b e a ttributed. To Lieut.-Colonel Wynyard, commanding the 58th Regt., I fuel the greatest obligation. His advice was of the utmost use to me on many occasions, and his personal exertions, whenever an opportunity offered, as well as his gallantry during the assault, were most conspicuous. To Capt. Reid, command ing the flank companies 99th Regt., and Capt. Langford, Royal Marines ( attac h ed), much praise is due. T o C aptain Marlow, Royal Engineers, for his exertions in constructing the batteries ; Captain Matsom, 58th Regiment, who acted as Deputy Assist an t Q uartermaster-General ; and L i eut. Wilmot, Royal Artillery, who directed the mortar battery, great praise is also due. I have also derived great assist ance from the services of Lieutenant O'Connell, 51st Regi ment, A.D.C. to Lieutenant General Sir Maurice O'Con nell, and Acting Major of Brigade to this force. And I must not omit to notice, in very strong terms the inde fatigable exertions of Captain Atkins, and his small corps of volunteer pioneers, whose conduct and services during the whole operations have been of the greatest advantage. Every kindness has been shown to the wounded men by Drs. Kidd and Pine, the senior medical officers, and all the medical officers, both naval and military ; and I have reason to be satisfied with the exertions of the commissariat depart• ment, under D. A. C. G. Turner. The wounded men are generally doing well, and the only officer amongst them, a young midshipman of her Majesty's ship North Star, Mr. Murray, whose ardour carried him too far when the enemy were driven from the woods. I have now only to express the peculiar satisfaction I feel that your Excellency has had an opportunity of personally witnessing the toils and difficulties that were encountered, and the cheerfulness with which every part of the force ex erted itself to overcome them ; and I beg to express my own sincere thanks for the advice and observations that you have occasionally been kind enough to favour me with during that period. I should also wish to draw your Excellency's notice to Mr. Edward Shortland, who was prevailed upon to act as my interpreter, and who has rendered me many important services while acting in that capacity.—l have the honour to be your Excellency's most obedient servant, (Signed) H. DESPARD, Acting Colonel on the Staff, commanding the troops. His Excellency Governor Grey. _ his Excellency Governor Grey returned here (Auckland) this morning from the Bay of Islands, in the Hon. E I. C. sloop of war, Elphinstone, and landed at seven o'clock under a salute from her. The Government brig Victoria arrived, on Tuesday last, from Hokianga, and the Bay of Islands, bringing about 70 persons from the former place, who have quitted it, fearing the rebellious natives, when driven from their pah. During the past week the town of Auckland has been daily excited and alarmed by rumours, from various directions, of the in tent of the natives to attack the town, during the absence of the troops. The circumstances of Vetere and his tribe visit ing Orakei, on Monday last, occasioned much apprehension, but the meeting was to consult on the recent acts of Katepa, towards Vetere. Nevertheless, we consider that the local government should be on the alert, and watch narrowly every movement of the natives, whatever may be their statements as to meetings and consultations among them selves. -- - author, but is admirable, for the nonce, as a teller of travels. . 1 HISTORY OF CIVILI:sAI'ION. By William Alex , antler Mackinnon, F.1?.5., M.P., '2 vols. Bvo. This is in many respects a very remarkable we - 't. at is the first attempt that has been made a the .english language " to delineate from the 17(313L authentic sources, and the best records of foregone days the gradual pro gress of civilisation, and the results on its social rela tions of in, nkind," and although the author has long been an active and influential member of the great Con serve tive party, yet he may fairly boast that in the com position of this work, he has not only avoided, but abso lutely divested himself of all party bias and political feeling. Mr. Mackinnon considers that civilisation and public opinion do not co-exist:in equal proportion, but that the latter depends so much on the former that the history of one includes in some degree that of the other. He says that " civilisation is formed and gains strength according to the information, moral principle (based on religious faith), facility of communication, and amount of wealth possessed by individuals composing a given commnnity." These elements be styles the " requisites of civilisation" and he proceeds to show that " the form of any Govern ment and its measures becomes adapted to the interests and wants of a people as public opinion grows and is disseminated." He defines public opinion to be " the idea entertained on any subject by the best informed, most intelligent and moral persons, which opinion is gradually understood and spread among the people and adopte ' as their sentiments." For the for mation of public opinion he considers the middle class as the most important, the upper not being sufficiently numerous, and the lower not sufficiently in formed. Indeed, without the existence of a preponder ating middle class, the existence of public opinion, which is what logicians call an essential mode of civilisation, would be impossible. " Popular clamour" (which is de fined to be an " excitement, created by and exercising in fluence on the passions of the multitude, who usually form rash resolves, and act without reflection, judgment, or regard for consequences,") would usurp its place, and popular clamour is " influential in proportion as the lower class is numerous, ignorant, poor, and fanatical." " Wherever," continues Mr. Iclackinnon, "civilisation, and a middle class are spread over a community, public opinion will he all powerful, and popular clamour impotent." He proceeds to trace the history of mankind through various stages of society as they advance towards civilisation, and proves that in all countries as civilisation and public opinion advance liberty and the welfare of the people are increased; and that, as a nation is unacquainted with the requisites of civilisation, no matter what institutions may be formed, its Government must be insecure if not arbitrary; and that in proportion as the middle class has increased, and commerce and manufactures are the great elements of middle class increment, so has civilisation progressed, and so has public epinion become omnipotent. He then proceeds to consider the state of civilisation among the ancients, and contends that it • had not made any great progress among either the Egyptians, the Greeks, or the Romans, as among all these nations there was an titter absence of moral principle, that great important element in the formation of public opinion. He admits that human genius shone with great lustre in Greece, but he adds, " genius in a few individuals does not imply information and prosperity in a people." The pyramids of Egypt, the temples, and theatres of Greece and Rome, and the cathedrals of the middle ages, have, by many writers, been adduced as proofs of a high state of civilisation. Mr. Mackinnon, on the contrary, contends that they prove a low state of civilization. He considers that these great works originated from a despotic power, exercised over an ignorant and uncivilised population. He remarks that "as nations advance in civilisation, and as the wealth of communities increases, useless monuments lessen in proportion. The reason is evident. In a civilised and free country the energies and wealth, or command of labour, is employed by individuals for their own convenience, comfort, or luxury ; in former days, where the command of the labour of a nation, or the means for payment of that labour depended on one man, there the population was forced to apply their means and energies to gratify his wishes. In those days the stupendous edifices we see were the labour of slaves, or of a conquered people." And he arrives at the conclusion that they " denote deficiency of civilisation and public opinion, certainly not an improved state of society." He then pro ceeds to trace the gradual rise of the middle classes in England, and the consequent progress of civi lisation from the period of the Conquest up to the pre sent time. He afterwards traces its rise and progress in the different states of Europe, and considers the state of civilisation in Asia and America, concluding by showing its influence on social life, and its evils and benefits. Mr. Mackinnon avows himself to be a follower of Malthus ; and although on some points we differ from him (not having quite that reverence for the Malthusian doc trines which he professes), yet we consider that his book will henceforth be a standard authority in all matters of political philosophy. His style is clear, concise, and flowing; he is in general sound, and never dull; and he has, in this work on civilisation, produced " something which the world will not willingly let die." There are two circumstances, however, to which we think he has scarcely given due weight—the invention of printing and the discovery of America. The first may be said almost to have given rise to public opinion by enabling it to diffuse itself, in dependently of popular clamour ; and the second, by affording a peaceful outlet for surplus popu lation, rendered wars and other violent checks less fre quent, thus giving time to the middle class to consoli date itself ; and by giving an immense impetus to corn-_ merce, contributed largely to the creation and the more equal diffusion of wealth, without which a middle class could not subsist. In a second edition (and this work is destined to go through many editions) we hope Mr. Mackinnon will give us chapters on each of these important subjects. THE PLEASURES OF HOME; or, Domestic Scenes and Affections of the Circle round the Hearth. By Stuart Farquharson, D.C.L. Had this poem been published fifty years since it would have rapidly passed through at least ten editions, and Dr. Farquharson would have been hailed as the poet of the age. But now, alas " We are fallen upon gloomy days," and in this utilitarian age the poet must " bide his time," —nevertheless, if he " throw his bread upon the waters he will find it after many days." Dr. Farquharson has done this, and he has produced a work that the world will not willingly let die. When we say the world we mean the quiet world of the domestic hearth ; and while many a poet, who enjoys high contemporary fame, having risen like the rocket, will go down like its stick, the author of" The Pleasures of Home" will for ages yet to come be gratefully remembered in the quiet homes of England by those who circle round the hearth. The poem is written in the Spenserian stanza. We cannot better describe it than in the words of its gifted author, " The scenes are simple, and the moral plain ; No pompous language of the cumber'd line ; Such would deface and render doubly vai n My task of homely thoughts, a theme like mine,— But with sweet melody and just design, Bring to the eye and picture to the soul, The spot where virtues dwell and brightly shine; Where holiness and love the heart controul,— Not lays of martial might, or Bacchanalian bowl." It is a series of beautifully painted interiors of the Homes of England, and as such must commend itself to all those who love and appreciate homes. In the construction of his stanza, in the high moral feeling in culcated, in the truthfulness by its descriptions of the sublime and beautiful as found in Nature, " The Plea sures of Home" reminds us not unfrequently of " Tue Minstrel," but Dr. Farquharson is a truer poet than Beattie. The poetry of Beattie was the poetry of scholar ship; the poetry of Farquharson is the poetry of Nature, and we shall range " The Pleasures of Home " of Farquharson on the same shelf in our library with the " Task" of Cowper. But while thus according high but deserved praise to the poetry of Dr. Farquharson, we must protest against his criticism. In a preface, which extends over sixty six pages, he has thought proper to revive and elaborate the malicious libels of a " rancorous renegade," and to drivel oceans of nonsense in vituperation of " the Sa tanic school of poetry." The sublime is as essential an element of poetry as the beautiftil; and while according the palm of the poet to the author of " The Pleasures of Home," we cannot refuse it to those on whom the world has not smiled as it has on Dr. Farquharson, who, like the preacher of old, having found " that all is' vanity," have, _ " in words that burn," given utterance to their thoughts, and who, unhappiest among the unhappy, have become the laureats of de spair. True poets are they—greater perchance than these who paint life like Dr. Farquharson, couleur de rose, and wiser too, for Solomon was the first of them. If this be " the Satanic school" of poetry, then was " The wisest man the world e'er saw," the founder of that school. Let Dr. Farquharson stick to poetry, and leave such criticism as that which he dis plays in his preface to " Tho Cottels," and such small fry. That they should seek to revive the forgotten slanders of the late laureate is according to the fitness of things, but it is utterly unworthy of a man of genius and a true poet like Dr. Farquharson. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, and their Royal High nesses the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Cobourg and Gotha, arrived at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, at half-past six o'clock on Friday evening from town. The Royal suites included the Countess of Desart, Mademoi selle Tummel, the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, Colonel Bowles, and Major-General Wewyss. Their Royal High nesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and the Infant Princess accompanied their august parents On Saturday her lJlajesty, and her Royal Consor t, and thei r illustrious of Osborne House. The Royal guests walked in the pleasure grou nds rides. In the e ven i ng hi s Family took their accustomed walks and ur and g Serene Hi g h n ess the Duke Ferdi nand of Saxe Cob() and Goth a , accom panied by Count A. Mensdorff Baron Count Alexander blensdortf, and attended by thede Wangenheim, Baron Von Fritsch and Colonel 13 ou ti v i :rie, arrived at Osborne royal circle at dinner. Albert pro- House from town, and joined Yesterday her Majesty anti e g ilouse yesterday. menaded in the walks and rides of Osborne and Gotha The Royal Family took their usual airings The Duke Ferdinand of Saxe Cobourg visited their Royal Highnesses the Duke g an a T of Cambridge and the other members of the Duchess family on Friday at their respective residences. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Duke Ferdinand of Saxe Cobourg and Gotha on Satur du), atßuckingham Palace, and partook of a dej eune with his Serene Highness. The Duke Ferdinand of Saxe Cobourg and Gotha, accompanied by the Count Mensdorff, and attended by EXECUTIONS IN NENAGH. The Tipperary Vindicator of Saturday contains the fol lowing account of the execution of Hayes, Rice, and Fogarty, whose case, on a motion for arrest of judgment, had been re cently before the Court of Queen's Bench : " NENAGII, FRIDAY.—At a very early hour the police, to the number of 150, were marched into Nenagh. Groups of country people, principally old women and children, gathered about the place of execution. The convicts were greatly re signed. Since their return from Dublin they were constantly attended by the Rev. Mr. Power and the Rev. Mr. Bowles. They spent the entire of Thursday and the greater part of the night and yesterday morning in prayer. They assisted at mass yesterday morning in the prison chapel, and received communion, and remained in constant prayer till the fatal moment had arrived when the summons of the sheriff reached them. As twelve o'clock approached a death-like stillness pervaded the entire town. Few stirred abroad except those who were present in front of the scaffold. The sub-sheriff, Mr. Going, arrived about a quarter after twelve o'clock. At one o'clock a body of the 72d Highlanders were drawn up in front of the prison. The streets were filled with the loud lamenta tions of some female relatives of the prisoner Hayes, who were present, as three coffins passed up towards the gaol some mi nutes before the unfortunate men made their appearance in front of the scaffold. Thousands of persons from the parish of Ballygibbon, R apla, Ardcroney, &c., waited in the fields outside the town, in order to accompany the funeral procession of Rice and Hayes, whilst thousands from Dunarrow awaited the funeral of Fogarty, whose remains were conducted to that district. At ten minutes past two o'clock P.M. the un fortunate men made their appearance on the scaffold, accom panied by the clergymen above-named. Their faces were covered with white caps, and ropes were around their necks. The executioner, who, it is said, is the same that hanged Bryan Seery in Mullingar, made his appearance a few mi nutes before, for the purpose of adjusting the ropes, &c. A thrill of indescribable horror pervaded the multitude, but no expressions were used by the people, who conducted themselves quietly. Those who attended to hear a declara tion from their lips were disappointed in their anticipations, as the unfortunate men did not utter a syllable. Theycame out one after the other, Rice first, and Fogarty and Hayes afterwards. Rice exclaimed, " Lord have mercy on us," the Rev. Mr. Power holding the crucifix before him. After standing a few seconds on the scaffold, supported by the cler gymen, they withdrew, after affectionately bidding them fare well, and in a few seconds they were launched into eternity. Their struggles were very brief, nor did they suffer much. The assembled multitude then withdrew, whilst the bodies remained suspended, a revolting spectacle in a Christian land ; and it was after three o'clock. when they were cut down, and deposited in the coffins prepared for them ; and at half-past three the bodies were conveyed by thou sands to the residence of their respective friends, where they are to be waked this day (Saturday), and interred to morrow. SPORTING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUX Sin„—At Newcastle next week, if the fine weather con tinues. a large attendance may confidently be expected both of men and horses. I will en passuntmake a few remarks on the principal stakes, leaving the analysis of the entire meet ing until Monday next. The North Derby will bring to the post Fancy Boy, Dolo, the Brother to Sir Henry, Peri colt, Malcolm, Banana, and Sir Tatton Sykes; at present fortune favours Dolo and Sir Tatton, both in high fettle, but Fancy Boy, if recovered from his shaking at Epsom, will be my fancy. For the Northumberland Plate Glossy, Winesour, and Pagan seem most favourably weighted, and with Curio sity and Tour de Force may be expected to manage the stake among them. The nomination for the Orange Prize and the Goodwood Cup have recently appeared ; for the former forty-seven, for the latter forty-eight. For the Orange Prize Wolfdog, Grimston, Jericho, Sweetmeat, Lo thario, and Alarm, must be taken care of; so must Alarm, Lothario, Mendicant, Grimston, Faugh-a-Ballagh, and Wolf dog for the Goodwood Cup. I fancy Burgundy will let the ring into a secret with respect to the Goodwood Stakes, but out of 147 nominations, minus weights, it is not the easiest task in the world to select the winner. The St. Leger is now, and will be for some time to come, to all appearance, a i very open race. The Newcastle Derby may probably " tell a tale ;" if it should not the Great Yorkshire Stakes will. It is my intention to analyse the merits of the St. Leger arrivals early in the season, for the convenience of those persons who are guided in their bets by the " prophet's remarks." To those who take me for their pilot in the " stormy waters" of the ring, I have to say one or two words; firstly, that not one of the dozen prophets are more correct than I am; se condly, not one can have better information than I have, ex cept in rare instances, when certain animals are uncomeatable ; thirdly, but one prophet has surpassed me in the number of his successful prognostications during the last twelve months. My remarks on the St. Leger I shall commence next week, and continue them every week till finished. The utility:of this proceeding is obvious; it gives the bettor time to " get on" the particular animal or animals, and not as in the case when the prophecy appears one day before the race, leaving time for nothing, or next to it.—l am, &c. June 21., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. THUNDER-STORM IN THE NORTH.—Man's memory cannot go back to the time when there was such a terrific thunder-storm as the one which visited the counties of Cum berland and Westmoreland on Thursday last, nor one of such long duration. It commenced about four o'clock in the af ternoon, and continued with unabated violence till near eight in the evening. When it began the lightning proceeded from the south-east, accompanied with the largest drops of rain ever seen in that part of the country, The atmosphere was oppressively close and sultry, indeed, the very air smelled of fire, and flash and thunder- clap succeeded each other in rapid succession until about a quarter past six, when most portentous omens presented themselves in the heavens, and the storm then increased to a most frightful pitch, and the stoutest heart quailed from its effects. At this period the electric fluid and lightning, which was of the forked descrip tion, literally darted in igneous streams of various co lours from the south, at the rate of eight or ten flashes per minute, while there were continuous claps of thunder of the most sudden, loud, and startling kind, like the mighty fall of houses falling one upon another, and the rain at the time falling in waterspouts, and which continued with little abate ment till near eight o'clock. The loss of life and damage done have been frightful and considerable. On the moor, near Shap Beck Gate, in Westmoreland, the wife and daughter of Benjamin Grisdale, a labourer, were gathering tufts of wool from the fences on Knife Scar, when the daughter, a fine young woman, was struck by the electric fluid, and killed on the spot, by the side of her heart broken mother, who most fortunately escaped destruction, but was slightly injured. A man named Hinde, of Harden dale, was also struck dOwn, and is so much injured that faint hopes are entertained of his recovery. The family of Mr. Thomas Dawson, yeoman, of the village of Stainton, near Penrith, had a most miraculous escape from instant destruction. It appears that the electric fluid entered the kitchen, and drew the iron crooks out of the ceiling, on which dried hams were hanging; it then appeared in the direction of the clock, the case of which it shivered into more than a hundred pieces, and did other damage; but the window being open, it escaped thereout, none of the in ' mates, most fortunately, being injured, they at the time being in another apartment of the house. In a field, near Penrith, eleven sheep and one lamb, the property , of Mr. William Robinson, were killed by the lightning, while lying under a tree, which was shivered to splinters. Large trees on the estate of Lord Brougham, at Brougham Hall, were struck and shivered; and so was the large poplar growing at the door of Mr. C. Jackson, of the village of Yanwattle. There was another awful thunder-storm in the same localities on Friday afternoon, but it caused no other damage, TEE FOREIGN MAILS.—On Saturday the following notice was posted at the General Post-office, St. Martin's le-Grand :—" The Peninsular mail for Lisbon, Portugal, Cadiz, Vigo, Oporto, Gibraltar, Spain, Madrid, and Corunna, will be dispatched on the morning of the 27th inst. The overland mail for China, Hong-Kong, India, Ceylon, Madras, Calcutta, Egypt, 'Malta, Gibraltar, and the Mediterranean, via Marseilles, will be dispatched from hence on the evening of the 24th inst. The next mail for Gibraltar, Malta, Greece, the lonian Isles, Egypt, Ceylon, India, China, and Hong-Kong, will be dispatched on the 3d of July- The West Indies, the Tweed, with the mails of the 2d of July, colonies for the British colonies in the West Indies, foreig° in the West Indies, Venezuela, Aladeira Mexico, The Thoinas Sydney, New South Wales, and New Xell an to • a, Braziis, Horifluras, Lowry, for the mails of the 30th inst. and Buenos Ayres :—The next mail will b li ; 1 c l ; X ' e Cambria, Falmouth, on the 7th of July. America .:—,.. Mad eira, via 1' North with the next ma il, on t h e 3d of July, for Britis. America, Bermuda s r and the United States. Rotterda ):` ._ is A ship-lett er b ag made up and forward e d b y the Bati:vi every Saturday evening." PINE APPLES AND NEW POTATOES.—On Friday a sale of 1,000 of the former fruit, being the third for the pre sent season, took place in Monument-Yard. The prices which they realised were less than on .the previous occasions. Along with them were 151 casks of new potatoes from the Bermudas, which did not appear to be infected by the prevalent disease. At the same time there was an importation of orchidaceous plants, for the first time, from Rio Janeiro, and through the introduction of which the luxuriant plants, as well as the fruits of the tropics, are likely to be added extensively to our r 994111 sud girctoust EXTRACT FROM BRIGADE ORDERS. Camp before Raupekapeka, Jan. 11, 1546. The officer commanding the force, against the rebel chiefs Heke and Kawiti. has the greatest satisfaction in congratu lating the whole of the force at the brilliant success that has attended their operations of the last two days. The capture of a fortress, of such extraordinary strength, by assault, and nobly defended by a brave and determined enemy, is of itself sufficient to prove the intrepidity and gallantry displayed by all ccncerned, whether seamen, marines, troops of the line, artillery of H.E.I.C.'s service, and the volunteer pioneers ; and it will be a most pleasing part of his duty to bring such conduct to the notice of his Excellency the Governor of New Zealand, and through him to that of her Majesty, and his Grace the Commander-in Chief. The Colonel cannot conclude this order without expressing his admiration at the brave and intrepid conduct displayed by our native allies on every occasion since these operations commenced, and more particularly during the assault of the pah, on which occasion their bravery was fully equal to what might be expected from the bravest of her Majesty's troops. The Colonel commanding feels the greatest ?egret at the loss of so many brave men as have been killed and wounded on this occasion; but it will be considered as an alleviation by their friends, that they have fallen while nobly perform ing their duty to their Queen and country. Camp at the Raupekapeka, Kawiti's Pah, Jan. 11, 1846. Sir,--It is with extreme satisfaction that I have the honour of acquainting your Excellency that Kawiti's stronghold, or pah, at the Raupekapeka, was this day carried by assault by the force under my command, after a bold and determined resistance on the part of the enemy, who continued the action long after he had been driven from the fortress; but the ardour and intrepidity displayed by the British force of every description, as well as by our native allies, overcame every obstacle, and after three hours' hard fighting the enemy was obliged to fly, and dispersed in different directions. Tile detail of this attack, as well as that of the preceding day's cannonade, shall be laid before your Excellency with the least possible delay. I greatly regret to add that our loss on this occasion has been heavy, as will be seen by the inclosed list of killed and wounded; but when the extraordinary strength of the place ...it:o..lx a orpritted t has been so smalL—l have, &a. H. DESPARD, Acting Colonel on the Staff, commanding the Troops. To his Excellency Governyr Grey, &c. Return of Killed and Wounded of the force under the com mand ofColonel Despard, 99th Regiment, Acting Colonel on the Staff, during the assault on Kawiti's Pah, on the 11th January, 1846 : H.M.S. Castor.—Killed, 7 seamen; wounded, 10 seamen and 2 marines. H.M.S. North Star.— Killed, 1 marine ; wounded, 2 sea men, including Mr. Murray, midshipman. H.M.S. Calliope.—Killed, 1 marine; wounded, 1 marine. H.M.S. Racehorse.—Wounded, 1 seaman. H.E.I.C. S. Elphinstone.—'Wounded, 1 seaman. H.M. 58th Regirnent.---Killed, 2 privates; wounded, 10 privates. H.M. 99th R egiment.—Killed, 1 private; wounded, 1 private. Volunteer Pi oneers. — Wounded, 1 private, also 2 during the previous operations, one since dead. Officer wounded.—Mr. Murray, midshipman of her Ma jesty's ship North Star, severely, but not dangerously. Camp before the Raupekapeka, Jan. 12, 1846. Sir,—ln my letter of yesterday I had the satisfaction of acquainting your excellency of the fall of Kawiti's pab, by assault on that day, and I now proceed to communicate the details. On the morning of the 10th instant, our advrnced bat teries being completed (one within 350 yards, and the second about 160 yards off the pah), a general fire was commenced from all the guns with a view of opening a breach into the place, and several rockets were thrown into it at the same time, for the purpose of driving the enemy out. The fire was kept up with little intermission during the greater part of the day, and towards evening it was evident that the outer works on those parts against which the fire was directed, were nearly all giving way • but the numerous stockades in side, crossing the place in different directions, and composed of much stronger timbers, were scarcely touched. Towards evening our fire slackened, and was only continued occa sionally during the ni g h t, to prevent the enemy attempt i ng to repair the breaches th at had been made. On the following m orn i ng, the 11th instant, no person being observed movi ng within the pah a few of our nat i ve allies, under a chief named William Waka, a brother of Tomaiti Waka Nene, went up to the place, for the purpose of observing whether o r not the enemy had evacuate d i t. T h i s party entered the braaeh unopposed, which being perceived from the neare s t b attery, a party of 100 men of the troops, under Captain Denny, was pushed up rapidly, and together with the natives, gained the inside of the stockades before they were perceived by the enemy, who at the time were sheltering themselves from the fire of our guns on a sloping piece of ground in one of their outworks. Our parties had scarcely gained the inside .when they were noticed by the enemy, and a heavy fire of musketry in stantly poured in upon them. The stockades, however, now became our protection, and strong reinforcements being immediately brought up from camp, possession of the place was secured, in spite of all the efforts of the enemy to drive us back, being obliged to retreat and shelter him self in a wood opposite the east face of the pah, where the trees being extremely large, and forming complete breast works, many of them having been cut down previously, and evidently purposely placed in a defensive position, be was enabled to maintain a heavy fire against us for a considweable time, until a doorway in that face having been broken open, the seaman and troops rushed out and dislodged him from his position. He, however, still continued to keep up a fire from the woods, but more with a view to cover his retreat, and enable him to carry away his wounded men, than with any expectation of renewing the contest. The attack commenced about ten o'clock A. as., and all firing had ceased about two p.m. The extraordinary strength of this plate, particularly in its interior defences, far exceeded any idea I could have formed of it. Every hut was a complete fortress in itself, being strongly stockaded all round with heavy timbers sunk deep in the ground and placed close to each other, few of them being less than one foot in diameter, and many considerably more, besides having a strong embankment thrown up be hind them. Each hut had also a deep excavation close to it, forming a complete bomb-proof shelter, and sufficiently large to contain several people, where at night they were com pletely sheltered from both shot and shell. The enemy's loss has been severe, and several chiefs on their side have fallen ; the numbers I have not been able to ascertain, as they invariabl y carry off both killed and wounded when possible. Several of the former were, however, left behind ; and it has been decidedly ascer tained from a wounded prisoner, that the chief Ileke had joined Kawiti in the pah on the afternoon preceding the attack. I engaged in the assault, it, may tions, and I may say actually sary to draw your attention to the per be thought unneces sary who had a greater opportunity than other.; of distin sons As your Excellency has been an eye-witness to our opera guts ' hing themselves ; but the satisfaction I fee the obligations I am under to those persor,,s makes me 1 in recording persevere in doing so. To the officerp seamen, and marines from her Majesty's ship, for tl , exertions in dragging the guns over step jp hills and through ..ei l r extraordinary difficult and thick woods, as well as P.Jr their distinguished ner Majesty's ship Castor, bravery in action, the service on th' .,s occasion is greatly in fer with which he afforded every possible aid arid assistP f d o e r b h t e i s d . c 0 - T o p o erh ti Captainon co-operation, ..nce since his arrival. To Capt. Sir E. Home, who had V.teviously been the senior naval officer, and who, not o , ri.ly upon the present occasion, but Graham, of on all former ones, n 7.1 4 used the most strenuous exertions to Racehorse, who commanded the forward all the objricts of the expedition. To Commander 4h. attached to the force, and who so greatly aided our Operations by his personal exertions and example, not only . ~ ‘ during the assault, but in all the previous difficulties we Ad to encounter. To Lieutenant Otway, of w il h a3 ole of of h . t e h r e M s aj e e a s m t V a- shi p her Castor, commanding the small armed seamen. .L'o Lieut. Falcon, of her Majesty's ship Castor ; Lieut. r .,fand and Mr. Nopps, master, of her Majesty's ship Racr,;norse ; and Lieut . Leeds, of the Hon. East India Com ' ship Elphinston e, who all directed the fire of the guns I,any s 1 with puck preciiiion ittli d excellence ; and to Lieut. Egerton, Majesty's &lip NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.—Yesterday being the anniversary of her Majesty's accession to the throne, all the ships in commission at this port dressed in colours, and the royal standard was hoisted on all the Government establishments in honour of the occasion. At noon a royal salute was fired from the Platform Battery, and the ships in harbour and at Spithead. _ . Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., Commander-in - Chief at this port, struck hi s flag onboard the Victory, 104, Captain Pasco, at sunset last evening, and shifted it to the Excellent gunnery ship, Captain Chads. Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker, C. 8., superintendent of this dockyard, returns to his duties on Tuesday at the expiration of his extended leave. During the Gallant Admiral's absence the duties of the dockyard have been conducted by Mr. Fincham, the master shipwright, and not by the master attendant, as heretofore. I Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., proceeded to Cowes yesterday in the Lightning to pay his respects to her Majesty. The Gallant Admiral returned about four o'clock, r.m., but we regret to say, very unwell, and went to bed immediately after arriving at the Admiralty House. The Gallant Admi ral has been considerably fatigued of late in his constant attendance upon the illustrious visitors who have recently arrived at this port. The Fly, 18, Captain F. P. Blackwood, arrived at Spit head, on Friday evening, from the East India station, where she has been engaged during the greater part of the last four years and upwards in surveying the Torres Straits and the coasts of the islands in that quarter. She left Sydney on the 19th of December last, touched at Swan River on the 19th of February ; Adelaide on the 22d of January ; the Cape, April 15, and St. Helena, the 30th. She has brought no news, the Prince of Wales, Indianian (which sailed with her from the Cape) having arrived upwards of a week since and landed her mails. The Fly fell in with the squadron of evolution, sixty miles west by north of Scilly. She brought letter-bags from the following vessels on the Cape station : —The President, 50, Captain Stanley, flag of Rear-Admiral Dacres, Commander-in -Chief ; the Ringdove, 16, Commander Sir W. Hoste, Bart. ; the Mutine, 12, Commander Craw ford ; and the Thunderbolt steamer, Commander Boyle, having been in commission since November, 1841, she Nsia now be paid off, and sailed this evening for Plymouth for that purpose. The Kamschatka Russian war -steamer, Captain Fun chaund, which arrived at Southampton on Sunday last from the Mediterranean, left last night for Cronstadt and St. Petersburgh. Whilst at Southampton the officers and crew made purchases among the outfitters and others to the amount of nearly 2,0001., much to the benefit and satis faction of the shopkeepers. She paid a visit to the same place in September last to coal and re• store, and then also her officers and crew spent large sums of money among the inhabitants. She is a most formidable war steamer, and appears to combine all the fighting and sea-worthy qualities of one. She mounts 12 long 32-pounders on the maindeck, where she is pierced for 16, the dismounted four she stows in her hold, two iron 10-inch, and two brass 8-inch calibre guns on traversing circles on the upper deck, besides boats; guns, and field-pieces. She is of 2,300 tons, and is propelled by two engines of 300-horse power each. Her draught of water, when fully equipped for a long voyage, is 17 feet 6 inches only. She has only one funnel, is a full-rigged ship, and her complement is 290. She was built in America in 1841, and has been at the service of the Empress of Russia during her late visit to Italy. She is consequently most superbly fitted up, and would doubtless give a very good account of any other war steamer in the world with which she came in hostile collision. She is undoubtedly the largest and heaviest mounted steamer afloat. The Endymion, 44, Captain Lambert, was at Barbadoes, en route for St. Vincent's, on the 12th ult. The Daring, 12, Commander Matson, was at Port-au- Prince on the 14th inst. _ _ The Iris, 26, Captain Mundy, arrived at Calcutta from Madras on the 29th of April. The Nautilus, 10, Lieutenant-Commander M'Donnel, having reprovisioned and stored, sailed to resume her sta tion off Brighton this afternoon. The Eurydice, 26, Captain G. Elliott, has her topgallant masts fidded ; nearly all her stores on board, and only wants four petty officers and six able seamen to be ready for sea. The smartness and efficiency of this crew, and their experienced officers, was pointedly shown on Friday, on the arrival of her Majesty, when they manned yards (al though not compelled to do so) in a style impossible to be surpassed, being the only ship at the port besides the Vic tory that did so. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenants—W. Lane, J. H. Moore, and J. H. Bellamy, to the Caledonia, for service in Plymouth Ordinary ; G, C. Fowler, W. E. A Gordon, and H. D. Blanckley, to the In flexible ; W. C. Geary, to the Contest; J. A. Mends, to the Trafalgar ; S. Fowell (additional), to the Avenger ; J. F. Arnold to the Ocean ; H. V. Haggett, and H. Croft, to the Crocodile ; R. C. White, to the Spartan ; J. W. Finch (1826), to the Victory. Masters—T. Hart, to the Inflexible • T. Arundel, to the Contest; J. S. Pritchard, to the Brilliant. Paymasters and Pursers—A Gilbert, acting, to the Con test ; J. C. Alldridge, to the Inflexible. Mate—R T. Tuffnell, to the Constance. Second Master—H. Hutchings, to the Ardent. Naval Instructor—F. Curshaw, to the Brilliant. Midshipmen—J. Packwood, to the Rodney; H. R. Baker, to the Spartan. Masters' Assistants—E. Goss, to the Constance ; J. M. Hockley, to the Canopus. - Naval Cadets—J. Blackler and J. B. Dodd, to the Spar tan ; It. B. North, to the Crocodile ; A. Daniel, to the Queen ; G. T. Drake, to the Eurydice. COAST GUARD. Removals—Lieutenant J. Heins from Boirsand to Stone house-point station, vice Bellamy, the Caledonia; Lieut. J. Coleman (b), from Frazerburgh to Leham-harbour sta tion, vice Dangerfleld, deceased ; Lieut. H. Atkinson, from Portsmouth harbour, to Prawle station, vice Hippisley, previously removed ; Lieut. J. W. Brown, from Little hampton to Portsmouth harbour station, vice Atkinson ; Lieut. E. Bernard, from Elmer to Littlehampton station, vice Brown. Woot.wictt, JUNE 24.—The Recruit, iron brig of war, was towed to Sheerness on Wednesday by the Monkey steam vessel. The Black Eagle steam-vessel, Master Commander S. B. Cook, returned from Woolwich to Ostend on Wednesday, haring landed her Majesty the Queen Dowager at that port. The Father Mathew, hired freight ship, embarked thir teen men of the Royal Artillery, under the charge of Captain Ormsby, at the Royal Arsenal this morning, for a passage to Halifax, Nova Scotia. The lull Dog steam-vessel will proceed to Chatham early next week, to be made ready for sea. The Adventure transport-ship is loading at Woolwich for Devonport. The Trident steam• vessel is expected to be commissioned immediately. Lieut.-Colonel Vaughan Arbuckle, of the Royal Artillery, returned to England in the Forth mail steam-packet. The Fairy and Nymph steam-packets proceeded this morn ing from the Woolwich company's station to the terminus of the Southampton Railway at Vauxhall, to bring the men of the Woolwich division lately serving in Ireland under Lieut.- Colonel Burton to head-quarters. DEPARTURE OF IBRAHIM PACHA FOR IRELAND. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY EVENING.—HIS High ness Ibra him Pacha, accompanied by his attendants, arrived here last night by special train from Manchester, and immediately drove to the Adelphi Hotel, where apartments had been pre viously prepared for his reception. He was up at an early hour this morning, set out shortly after seven o'clock, and drove along the docks for the purpose of seeing the shipping on the river. He also inspected in his progress one of the British and North American mail steam-ships, and other vessels. His worship the Mayor joined his Highness in his state carriage at the Princess Pier, and accompanied him to the Adelphi, whither they returned about ten o'clock to take refreshments. During the day he drove out and visited some of the leading establishments in town, and sailed for Belfast at eight P.ei. in the new steam-ship Windsor. FRIEND TO THE POOR.---The gentleman who has been instrumental in exposing the harsh and cruel conduct exercised towards the agricultural labourers by their mas ters, in Wilts, Hants, and other counties, having given great offence to some who are guilty of what he charged them with, they therefore sought every means to be revenged upon the reporter. Hearing he had imprudently become answer able for the debt of another person to the amount of 251., several waited upon the creditor, to induce him to sue for the amount, which he at length consented to do, getting judg ment, the debt and costs amounting to more than 401., for which sum he (the poor man's friend) has been taken in ex ecution, and committed to the county prison, Winchester, where he now is. His income being very limited, and hay a otherless family of six children, he is unable to dis ,l i c h n- ar a ge m the debt. We trust the generous and fe e ling public will not suffer one with so noble a spirit, and who has done much good to the poor and oppressed, to remain long incar cerated for so comparatively small a sum.—(From a Cams pendent.) THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF TRADE. — The Society of Guardians for the Protection of Trade cele brated their anniversary festival in the usual manner on Saturday, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. The chair was taken at half-past six o'clock, by the Lord Mayor. There were present, besides the members of the society resi dent or trading in the metropolis, Mr. J. Reay, the secretary of the Liverpool Guardian Society ; the secretaries of the Brighton and Greenwich Guardian Societies; Mr. Leeks, the metropolitan secretary ; Mr. Brewster, and other gentlemen connected with trade and commercial pursuits. Mr. Higgs acted as toast-master, and the musical arrangements were under the management of Mr. G. Genge, assisted by Messrs. Rennie, Jolley, F. Smith, and Moody. The usual loyal and national toasts having been drunk with the honours, the Lord Mayor addressed the company in support of the bject for which the society was formed. Mr. Leeks followed his Lordship, and showed the advantages already accrued to the public and to persons in trade by the exertions of the society anhaehalitshLoo to prevent and detect swindlers. Mr. Reay spoke to th e Lordship the hi.p Lord Mayor., same purpose, and stated the success of the p rov i nc i a l socie tiesy.or,M, w r. h ß ic r h ew w s a t s er dr t un he k n w p i r t o h po ch se e proposed the ; the hav ing returned thanks, the company shortly afterwards broke up. PACAPE OF A DEBTOR. B t e ween the hours of two and three o'clock on Saturday m • morning, as a select few were standing at the corner of Cursitor-street, their attention was sueldenly aroused by a heavy fall upon the pavement, and aln most at the same instant a man was perceived hastily gathering himself up, and with the speed of an antelope stooling off in the direction of Took's-court. The cause or of of the sudden interruption t o this generally peaceful h our morn soon became apparent, as upon look in g u p g Pat the first Cu licit )r window of the house, Ne. sheriffs officer), it was per fectly plain that a prison ito street (the sheriffs est ablishment of Mr. Sloman, the er haa e ff ec ted his escape there the iron bars, and dropping from from n, by displacing one o f street. He was no sooner the the gill of the window into . equilibrium, and before the ob serveßSdown. than he gained his their surprise, he was who lly had recovered fro m lost that the amount is very sight of. It is stated consi d erable, b u t -which, howev the creditor can now recover of the er, _ T. wor thy sheriff. —Sunday Imes. THE CONVICT BARBER.—From voluminous letters an d papers recently received from Barber, now in Norfolk Island under sentence for the will forgeries, it appears that he Atill ardently clings to the hope of ultimately establishing his innocence and obtaining emancipation. He appears to have used the most unremitting exertions for such objects, and. has succeeded in exciting much sympathy, a nd of en listing in his favour cl ergymen, magistrates, military officers, and other persons of rank and \ influence, t h rou gh whom in vestigations have been con d ucte d , and Certificates given de elsxs.tory of their conviction of his innocence, the particulars of which have been transmitted to Sir James Graham, with a view to obtaining an official investigation. I THE POTATO DISEASE.—We have now lying before ug a sample of new potatoes, grown near Knutsford, which • 'iibit the very worst form of the prevalent disease; and \ ex- ‘atement made to us respecting them is, the St. f week b l / 4 that about a was not the slightest - ore they were taken up there appearanck. • " of disease in the field ; and that at the present *'o cro is affected.—Manc hester Guardian. time the enti. .lent R U SSELL.—ti'l'e hear that the Duke LORD NVIT., • nfavourable accounts from Genoa re of Bedford has re , his brother, Lord William Russell. He lative to the illness a out of " lager. had been PriXl"4" HAMBURGL and FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS, JUNE 18.—lche Chamber continued to-day the general debate on the sugar (I :iestion. Several petitions were presented, brought by the railN;ay from Ghent by way of Alost. _ The Impartial of Bruges affirms thht the accouicts which some have thought fit to publish, respecting the re-Appear ance of the disease in the • potatoes, are entifttly false ;' that on the contrary, they are in excellent condition, and Nkve , not yet suffered by the drought. The wheat promises tan abundant crop, and the rye an average crop. The blight which has attacked the rye will do but little mischief. The ears are fine and full, but it is thought that the produce will bs one-third less than last year. On the other hand, a letter from Dixmucie says, that the drought threatens serious injury to the potatoes, and causes serious apprehensions for the dis trict. The wheat and rye, autumn crops, they are already cutting, and the colza, the produce of which is greater than was ever known. BRUSSELS, JUNE 19.—The Chamber continued the general debate on the sugar question, which was closed with a great majority in its favour. 'lle Chamber then proceeded to the discussion of Art. 1 and the amendments that have been proposed ; but, before the debate on Art. I was concluded. the Chamber was counted, and there not being a svllleient number of Members present, the debate was adjOurned- Our readers may have observed how much the project o f law on secondary instruction has lost its interest since the amendments of the Government have been known. At first, the Opposition journals proved something to blame, but they expressed themselves with hesitation, and now they are' silent. The controversy is dead—absolutely dead. A Freueh journal, the liberalism of which is not to be sus pected, speaks as follows cf the project of the Go vernment :—" We have before us the article of the project of law on oecondary instruction, which M. De Thieux, Minister of the Interior, presented to the central section of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium. This project is called hypocritical by an opposition that seems to us to have in view persons rather than principles. If we may o ti u e rd believe the Cowrie) . d'Anvers, the Governmen' has decided o tl f ia F t r in an egee,ne ralGermany, passports and shall Holland,not b a e nd re t v a i required at the p . o th4 c f o r o s h n confine itself to expelling from the territory vagabOnds who t iz ra ig v h ol t le e r n , endanger the to B p e u l g b i l u ic m r m fe a t 3 y , . hen T ce h f u o s rth an sp h ar o e ntO in ra s b e l u e, the trouble of providing himself with a passport, which a dishonest traveller always obtains without difficulty. Al - plications have been made to Messrs. Guizot and Duchat,4 to obtain reciprocity on their entrance into France. St. Schuld r lB C 3 e o n , t PRUSSIAN seh FUNDS.—BEaLtx, Jun It. Pruss. English Bonds,33peßills. Money. Foreign Exchanges. Exchange on London, .Z 1 Sterilu,g, 6 24% 6 24% Ilamburgh, 300 Marks, 2 Months. 149% 149% Paris, 300 ft., 2 Months ..... 79' 79 2-3 —Universal Prussian Gazette, June 12. 4 per e . 1 . 1 :• : 9_6% 95,g, lIAMBURGH BO: kustrian 5 per Cents 81118 112 . A:Pnel. Bank Shares Anglo-Russian Loan • 109 Russian 5 per Cent., Hamb. Certificate. 101 1 4 101 v" Ditto Ist series Inscription•• Ditto, Hope and Co., 3d and 4th series . • 95 Ditto, in Certificate• ••••••••• • • • • • • • • 95 New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. ••• • • • 89; Ditto Stieglitz ••••• • • • • • ......... 87 87% Spanish New 5 per Cent . 17 17 Ditto 3 per Cent • • ... ••••• •• • . 29 28% Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2% per Cent • • Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent ••• .• 59 Ditto 3 per Cent. • • Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844.... 81 Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent ••• • • • National Bank Shares BELGIAN FUNDS —BagsseLs, June 20. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent • • • • • • • Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent •.•. •• Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent.... Ditto Three per Cent. ..... Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto .•• • • • Ditto, ditto, 1840 . • . 1013 i Ditto, ditto,lB42 • • • • • • . • . • • • ••• • • • • • • • 102' Ditto, 1844..• •••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • •• - 99 % Ditto, 1836.. •••.•• • • • • • • Ditto, 1838 Ditto of the City, 1832 .• • • Ditto, 1843 Bank ofßelgium•..• •• •• • •• • • •• •• 'Brussels -Papers. June 21. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, JUNE 13. 4 5 p p e e r r C C e e n n t t : M dit e t tath e q u . es . 1 1 1 100% 11-16 3 per t C OI e ,B n 3l t. 843 c11 9. • 1 7 2523 4 1 Lo p an it , Bank Shares • • •• • • ••• • • • •. • - • • 1585 Esterhazy's Loan • . • • •• •• • • • • • • ........ 100 100% .... 691 RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand • • •• • • • • •• • • 188 N Gloggnitz . Vienna—Milan ............. ...... 118% Leghorn • l g g Pesth Grosetto . Oldenburg ••••••••• • .. • • • • • • ••• • • • • Pestoja ................•• •• •• Apenninen .• • • • • ........ Pesth Bridge .. •• .. .• • • •Allgemeine Zeitung, June 16. ...... -- 953¢ ACCESSION OF HER MAJESTY.—Saturday was thi anniversary of the accession of her Majesty, and the morning was ushered in by the ringing of merry peals from the steeples of the various metropolitan churches. The royal standard was hoisted at Somerset House, St. Margaret's Church, St. Martin-in-the-fields, St. Mary Abbott's Ken sington, the Tower, Deptford and Woolwich Dockyards, the Royal Arsenal, and Tilbury Fort, the various vessels lying in the river being decorated with flags of all nations, presenting a very gay and animated appearance, and at the usual hour the Park and Tower guns firet. l a royal salute. At the various law and equity offices, and also the Judge's Chambers, the day was observed as a general hOliday. The judges at Westminster sitting in Banco wore their crimson state robes. The thirty-first tri-colour banner, by the presentation of which at Windsor Castle, on the anniversary of the battle of Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington enjoys the splendid estate of Strathfieldsaye, was deposited in the guard chamber at Windsor Castle , on Thursday last, and placed' over the bust of this distinguished military . commander. The old banners are carefully preserved in the royal stores at the Castle. =DEATHS Br GLANDERS.—About three weeks ago Messrs. Wing, grocers and druggists, of Melton Mowbray, had a horse die, which they sold to a knacker named Whitaker, of Melton Mowbray, for lice. Whitaker skinned the horse, and a Jew days afterwards was taken ill, and kept gradually getting worse until Tuesday last, when he died. It appears the,horse died of the glanders, and NYhen Whitaker was skinning it he accidentally rubbed his head with his hand, having at the same time a small pimple ori his head, which caused inoculation and its fearful consequei2ces. A man named Pick, an old servant of Messrs. Wing, has also died from the same frightful disease, he having had the care and management of the horse until it died ; but haw the disease was conveyed to him is not known. Another man, named Hawley, who assisted Whitaker to skin the horse, has been taken ill ; and it is much feared that his is the same disease. It is also reported that sortie pigs, which had lain upon some of the straw that had been used by the horse, had manifested signs of the disease. The whole of the furniture in the room where poor Whitaker died, &Insisting of two beds, bedstead, &c., were burnt the same evening that he died, to prevent, if possible, the contagion by order of the surgeons who attended him.—Leicester Journal. iVe are in debted to a correspondent for the following additional pee ticulars:— The first symptoms of Whitaker having caught the disease exhibited themselves when he was in bed the following night. He complained that his head was "as heavy as if a hundred weight was upon it, and that he could not lift it." His wife paid every attention, and medical aid was called in, but without avail. The second symptom. were discharges of foetid matter from the eyes, nose, mouth s and ears, after which the body broke out all over like small pox, from which discharges were constantly taking place. A short time before dissolution the body turned quite black, thus exhibiting in every stage of the disease the virulent nature of the infection. Hawley is, we understand, better, but it has been found necessary to destioy one of the pigs.— Notts Mercury.; VISCOUNT AND VISCOUNTESS PALMERSTON'S ENTER TAINDIENT TO HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS or GLOUCESTER.—On Saturday evening Viscount and Viscoun tess Palmerston gave a sumptuous entertainment to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at their mansion on Carlton-terrace. The Duchess of Gloucester, attended by Lady Caroline Murray, arrived at eight o'clock, when her Royal Highness was received by Viscount PalmerstOn, whom the royal guest was conducted to the saloon where the guests had assembled. About a quarter of an hour after the arrival of her Royal Highness dinner was announced in the grand dining. room. The table presented a gorgeous display of plate, and the entertainment was altogether of the moat sumptuous character. The Duchess of Gloucester was sup. ported on either side by the noble host and the Marquis of Anglesey, and vis- a -vis were Viscountess Palmerston, the Duke of Devonshire, and the Marquis of Kildare. The circle comprised, in addition to the Royal Duchess, the Duke of Devonshire, the Marquis of Anglesey, the Marquis of Kit_ dare, the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, the Earl of and the L rec ady_ ept a i :cl C o o: k -pe fo r r , Besborough, the Earl and Countess of Wilton, the Earl and Countess Cowper, Viscount and Viscountess Jocelyn, L ord Onraof - ship Lopadenyeßdehaeurvsaalelo, saloons s e a l t io t n en . W o Murray, in attendance on her Royal Highness. Her C a ro line a brilliant circle of the corps diploi t . na vie and the elite of fashionable society. Her Royal ' I Hig hness the Duchess of Cambridge arrived at eleven o c ock, attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan and Mr. E. Mildm ness Prince George of Cambridge Ilia Royal High ay. H came at a subsequent pen= to honour her Ladyship by his company. SMUGGLING. —A seizure having b een recently made at the port of L on d on o f a quantity o f c heroots, which the ' o ffi cers of th e revenue f oun d concealed within the hammock; of some of the crew of a vessel arrived from Calcutta, tha principal officers of the revenue at this port, and the collectors the several outports and places throughout and controllers at the kingdom, have received direction ons to appriz novele the officers under their control a nd supervisi of this mode o f smuggling,and to enjoin the m to use their best endeavou rs to detect and p rev ent any smuggling which may be at tempted by similar means, taking care to acquaint th e board with any matter that may arise fit for their cognizance.. THE RoXBURGITE CLUB.—The members of this cele brated literary club dined together on Saturday last. Tha Earl of Powis, as president, took the chair. REPRESENTATION OF NV ALSILL.—JuNE 20. The Hon. E. R. Littleton, the son of Lord Hatherton, in a cir c ular to the electors of Walsall, has a • nnounced his intention of offering himself as a candidate for their suffrages whenever dissolution of Parliament shall occur. The Hon. Gentleman says, " I shall then take the ear l i e stof i nim cg opportunity a statment of my opinions upon the various political ques tions now engaging pubiic attention, which I trust will justify me in soliciting your general support, and secure to me the honour I shall most highly prize of becoming your represen tative in Parliament." There is understood to be no fo unda tion in the rumour that Mr. C. Forster, the barrister soh o f the former Member for the borough), will offer himself. CHINESE UMBRELLAS. —A vessel, called the Larpent. arr ived at the port of Liverpool, from Shanghae , China;, addition to an extensive cargo of tea, silks, and other in • h has brought 100 umbrellas, of Chinas* productions, s e manufacture. DINNER TO LORD G. BENTINCK.—We understand it is the intention of the friends of agricultural protection to invite Lord George Bentinck to a public dinner at Lynn, as mark of their esteem for his public integrity, and their admi. ration of the great talent he has displayed in his place in the House of Commons. We have no doubt that although this feeling has emanated from Lynn, and the agriculturists of that neighbourhood, it will be cordially responded to, not only in this but in the adjoining counties. It is confidently expected that the Duke of Ric hmond and other noblemen friendly to agricultural protection will attend.—Lynn Adeer. ti s er of Saturday. ROYAL SAPPERS AND MINERS.—WOOLWICH, Juni 20.—A detachment of Royal Sappers and Miners, consistinc of seven non-commissioned officers and men, have been or. dered to embark at Liverpool for North America, to be em ployed in the survey of the country between Quebec eta Nova Scotia, a distance of six hundred miles, it being the intention of the Government, it is stated, to form a line 14 railway between the two places. d