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~~ I I Order of the Right n on. the GovernorGerteral of India, (Signed) F. CUItRIE, Secrctuary to the Government of India with the GOrtZllo,.-General. -10MORANDITM OF A STATE VISI7' PAID BY THE GOVER NOR. GENERAL TO THE MATJARAJA- OF LAHORE 'IN 1118 lIIGRICE SS'S 'PALAkiE, ON THE 10TH MARCH, 1846. On the afternden of the 10th M arch, the Governor-Geueral, tend at .ted by his Excellency the. Ce"mmaradei-Chiet; his Excellency the' Governor of sinde, and ttre British officers who were present at the ratification of the treaty Vii the 9th instant, paid a visit of con gratulation to.. the Mahar' Aja . ithuleep Singh, at the Palace in Lahore. On this occasion Doyen • DerAta Nath, by the direction of the Minister awl a ssembled Chiefs, rxed nom a writteu paper an address, of which the . e f onowing is a tray ,shatico:— . • " It I t i mpossible We feel t o the Gov for us adequately to express the gratit ude which au :Jr-General for his having determined to con '2iipue the ancier .c relations which existed with' the late Maharaja ~,n ni eet Singh, arid for his generosity, kindness, and mercy in main kind—"flig this Oc .rernment. . ness eacellent advice which was given yesterday through nn t --- an A friendship, to the assenthled Sirdals exhorting them to . an.rriitY, prudence, and good rov e Sa ve are also most grate ". We consider this good advice as ha•-,ing a direct tendency to effe'et ther e 4 stablishment of the Cie verr.:.nent of the country. We have krther to express our gratitude for arrangements having generously' ' e en t hade, in compliance tv..th our solicitations, for leaving a gar rjsori in Lahore of British t_ t0 ,,, 0, trestvvorthy efflcers, fora - with Major Lawrence and other These troops will r Protection and that of the city. ... . . . & nisi upon a satisf. assuredly be honestly dismissed towards the the • -.-- ' try settlement of affairs being e ff ected, within :. ._ period ITesero,ed for their stay, on the" The various , ~-, ac ts ". generosity shown by the Governor-Genera Pres—% occasion entirely satisfy us that his Excellency will ever warns ;...n' ,the sarae magnanimous and generous this state towards 11da.....,:. his ka,..ellency will maintain all those friendly relations .ne time the late a Runjeet Singh. ' ~.4.,1 ter the pres,entation by of the Maharaja Mahar of aj the u sual offerings, the 4to iertiOr-Gen.ersa and suite returned to camp. (Traememorandum and translation.) (Signed) __ F. CURRIE, Secretary to the Government of In G d e ti n i, erais -M . NG OF TE NOTE or THE PROCEEDINGS OF A with the Governor- I SITSTER AND CHIEFS OF THE LAH 3 O IE R E E T D I U A DURBAR AND TE[P, BRITISH COMMISSIONERS, HELD AT THE TENT OF THE GOVE RNOR-GENERAL's AGENT, ON THE I lrn OF MARCH, 1846. ..., Orr the f or en oon of the I Ith instant the minister and cahienfst, when h t e h n e -outt rn ar attended a t th e tent of the Governor-G eneral's The foll owing 'agreement was conc l u d e d, and agent, subsequently confirmed hY the Right Hon. the Governor General: -eit TI CLES OF. AGREEMENT CONCLUDED BE WEEN THE LAHORE DURBAR, lIRIT ISH GOVERNMENT AND T HE ON THE 11TH _MARCH, 1846. " Whereas, the Lahore Government has solicited the Gover nor-General to leave a British force at Lahore t he Maharaja's p erson a n d of the capital till ' for the protection of the reo rganisation of the Lahore army accor di ng t o th e p rov i sions of Article VI. of the Treaty of LaiJore, dated the 9th instant, and whereas the Governo r- General d has, on certain con diti ons, consented to the measure, an Whereas it is expedient that. certain Matters concerning the terri tories cet,ed by articles 3 and 4 of the aforesaid treaty Should be spe cifically determined, the following QUI articles of agreement have this day been concluded between the afore-mentioned contracting parties : ARTIcLE I. The British Government shall - leave at Lahore till the close of the current year, - .kJ). 1846, such force as shall seem to the Governor- General adequate for. the ut:pose of protecting the person of the Maharaja and the inhabiter, ts of the city of LahOre, during the re organisation of the Seikh jay, in accordance with the provision of Article VI. of the Treaty of Lahore. That force to be withdrawn at any convenient time before the expiration of the year, if the objeet to be fulfilled shall, in the GT inion of the durbar, have been attain, but the force shthl not be. of the current year. , eletalned at Lahore beyond the expiation ARTICLE TI. • The Lahore Govenravznt agrees that the force left at for the Purposespecified in e foregoing article. shall be 'owed in full pos- Session of the fort •ind the city of Lahore, and t'nat the Lahore troops shall be removed feom within the city. • The Lahore Govenunent engages to fund's& convenient quarters for the Officers and men of the said force, 4ttd to pay to the BriCesh Government all the extra ex penses in reg srd to the said force,, which may be incurred by the British Gov anment in consequence of their troops b e i ng emp l oyed away from. their own cantonments,' arid in a'foreign territory. ARTICLE The _Lahore Government engages to apply itself immediately and earnestly to the re-organisation r,f its army according to the pre tiscribed condition, and to conamn:.iicate folly - with the'British authori es left at Lahore, as to the ra,..,g,ress of such re-organisation, an d as o the location of the troops. ARTICLE IV: If the Lahore Government falls in the performance of the con /*ons of the foregoing frticle, the British Government shall be at liberty to withdraw force from Lahore, at - any time before The eipiration of the period specified in article I. ARTICLE V. The British Government agrees to fide Tesnee the buna ri of tho se Jagheerdars, w i t hi n the territories ceeded by Articles ghts' lII.' and IV.-of the Treaty of Labors, - dated 9th inst., who were at tached to the families of tiv,; late Maharaja Runjeet Singh, Kurruk Singh, and Sttert Singh, and the British Government will maintain those Jagheerd4rs Pit th',!ir bona fide possessions; during their lives. ARTICLE VI. e ish to The Labor e Guv'mcnent shall receive the assistance of the Brit cal a'athorities in recovering the arrears of revenue justly due to the Lahore Government • from - their Kardars and ma nagers in the termories ceded by the provisions of Articles 111. and IV. of the Treaty of Lahore, to the close of the Khureef harvest of the current year, yilr,„ 1902 of the Suin but Bikramajeet. ARTICLE VII. at the • The Lahore Government shall be at lib er tyt e remove from the forts state territories specifi e d i n t h e foregoing article, all treasure and the British propert:7, with th e exception - of guns. • Should, however, Government desire to retain any part of the said Property, th ey shall be at liberty to do so, paying for the same at a fair va'ivat ion, and the British officers shall give their assistance to the Lah ore Government in disposing on the spot of such part of the afores aid property as the Lahore Government may not wish to remove, an(i the British officers may not desire to retain. . ARTICLE VIII. COMMW.IOIIGTS shall be immediately appointed by the two Go. v entmerits to settle and lay down the boundary between the two states, as defined by Article IV. of the Treaty of Lahore, dated March. 8), 1846. - ( 3 (1) MAILARA.RA DULLIEP SINGH (Sd.) 11. HARDINGIi (L.S.) (L.S.) P. CURRIE. • ' .1311AEE HAM SINGH (L.S.) . H. 31. LAWRE NCE . -RAJA LALL SINGH (L.S.) SIRDAR TEJ SINGH (L.S.) ' SIRDAR CRIITTER SINGH • A.LTAREEWALLAH (LIS.) • SIRDAR RUNJOOR SINGH MaJEcruts (LS.) DEWAN DEENA NATH Fix/lima NooROoDDEEtt By order of the Right -Hon. the GovernonGeneral of India, • (Signed) F. CURRIE, Secretary to the Government of India, with the Governor-General. TREATY BETWEEN THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND MAHARAJA GHOOLAB CONCLUDED AT lIMRISTER ON THE I6TH MARCH, 1846. Treaty between the British Government on the one part, and Maha raja Ghoolab Singh, of Juunmoo, on the other, concluded on the p ar t of the Briti s h Government by Fred. Currie, Esg , and Brevet Majo r H enry Montgomery Lawrence, acting under the * orders of the Right Hon. Sir Henry Hardinge, G.C.8.. one of her Britannic Majesty's Most Holt. Privy Council, Goilernor-General, appointed by the Hod. Company to direct and control all their affairs in the East Indies, and by Maharaja Ghoolab Singh in person. ARTICLE I. The British Government transfers and makes over for ever, in Independent possession, to 'Maharaja Ghoolab singh, and the heirs male of his body, all the hilly or mountainous country, with its de pendencies, situated to the eastward of the river Indus and west ward of the river Its,cee, including.Cllwnba and excluding Lahool, being part of the taritory ceded to the British Government by the Lahore state; accrriling to the provisions of Article 4 of the treaty of Lahore, dated 9th March, 1846. ARTICLE 11. The eastern houndary.sof the tract transferred by the foregoing ar ticle to Maharaja Ghbolab Singh shall be laid down by Commissioners appointed by - the British Government and Maharaja Ghoolab Singh respectively ihr that purpose, and 'shall be defined in a separate en gagement after survey. ARTICLE 111. In conskle'ration of the transfer made to him and his heirs, by the provisic,ns of the foregoing articles, 3 labaraja Ghoolab Singh will pay to the British Government the sum of seventy-fiVe ]acs of rupees (lianuckshahee), liftYlacs to be pald'On ratification of this treaty, and twenty-five lacs on or before the Ist of October of the current /ear; A.D., 1846. ARTICLE IV. The limits of the territories of Mahafaja Ghoolab Singh shall not be, stt any time, changed -- Wittiont the concurrence of the British Go vernment. • Maharaja Ghocsla ARTICLE V. Government tray disputes b Singh will refer to the arbitrati on o f th e Br i tish self and the or" 4tiestions that may arise between him 411d tray of Lahore or any other neighbouring state, win abide by the decision of the British Government. ARTICLE VI: Maharaja obooiab Singh engages for himself and heirs to join with the whole of his military force the British troops when em ployed within the hills, or in the territories,adjoining his possessions. - ^ ARTICLE Vii,. - Maharaja Ghoolab Shigh . engages never to take, or retain, in his service, any British subject, nor the subject of any European or Ame rica. State, without the consent of the British Government. Attrict.r VIII. Maharaja Goolab Singh engages to respect, in regard to the terri tory transferred to him, the provisiens of articles V., VI., and VII., of the separate engagement bet‘s - een the British GOvernment and the Lahore Durbar, dated March Ilth; 1846: - ARTICLE IX, The tritish Ocrvernment will. xive its aid to Maharaja . Goolah Singh in protesting his territories from external enemies. • AuTicLE X. Maharaja Golab Singh acknlwledges the supremacy of the Bri tish Government, and will, - in token - of such supremacy, present an nually to the British Government one horse, twelve perfect shawl goats of approved breed (six male and six female), and three pairs of Cashmere shawls. This treaty, consisting of ten articles, has been this day settled by Frederick Currie; EEisi , and Brevet Major Henry Montgomery Lawrence, acting under the directions of the Right Honourable Sir Henry Hardinge, G.G.B ,Governor-Generai, on the part of the British Government. and by Maharaja Golab Singh in person, and the said treaty has been this day ratified by the seal of the Right lion. Sir Henry Hardinge, G.C.8., Governor-General. Done at Umritser, this 16th day of March, in the year of our Lord, 1846, corresponding with the 17th day of Rubbee-001-awul, 1262, Hijree. (Sd) Goolab Singh (L.S.) (Sd) H. HARDINGE, (L. S.) (Sd) F. CuRRIE, (Sd) H M. LAWRENCE. By order of the Eight Honourable the Governor-General of India. (Signed) F. CURRIE, Sec. to the Govt. of India, with the Gov.-Gen. [True Extracts.] (Signed) F. CURRIE, Sec. to the. Govt. of India, with the Gov.-Gen. SINDE: The army which had quitted Sukkur In the beginning of February, and at the date , of pur last had reached Bahawulpore, has now /*en entirely broken up. General Hunter and two batteries Of Artillery, H.M.'s 17th, and 12th NJ., marched for Sukkur , on the morning of the 12th ; the 2d troop of Horse Artillery, A.M. s 86th, and the 18th N.l' , took their departure f6r the same place on the 14th. The Bengal troops have all 'moved on in the direction of Ferozepore. The following is the disposition of the troops in Sinde for the ensuing sea son : — Sukkur, Shikarpere, and the frontier; H.M.'s 17th, four re giments of N. 1., a battery, :he calmer corps, a regiment of cavalry, the zis g e train, and pontoon bridge. The Bundelkund Legion marches at once on Bahawulpore. At Hydrabad : four native corps, a bat tery,...e a detach ment of sappers and m i ners, an d th e Sl a d e h o rse. At 1 : the baggage corps. At Gharra : a regiment of native In la,trY. At Kurrachee : three European corps, four ditto, a troop 1A ho rse artillery, th ree E uropean b atter i es , an d h ea d quarters _ , PPers and raMers. A rumour has all at once sprung up in vari- IT r d parts of Indi a , t hat Sinde is to be abandoned : that i t i s to e,it.n.rned to the Am eers : that the portion of it north west o f the p enzT form exchanged, or finally that its Government in an in- Theseorm will b e a b dicated so soon as Sir C. Napier retires. i thin have been hinted at at Cal cu tt a , whispered and half affl a rne at Serainpore, and at Bombay it has baeellnelaldii., mitted that la some shape or other some credit is to be attached to them. Since the above was In type the following interesting reached us : — letter has _ BAITAIVITLPOOR, Marten 13, 1846. " Sir Charles Napier is reported to have been greatly pleased with Ids reception by the Governor-General, though be must have been not a little disappointed at arriving too late for all the fighting. Sir Henry took him up on grand review day, and pre sented him to his old regiment the who received him with three cheers. He was expected toll''leave Lahore on his return to Sinde on the Hith ; and as he seldom allos the grass to grow under his feet, he will be here very shortly fore -assume the government of Sinde from General Simpson." * " I forgot to mention that General Hunter returned with the 's 17th and 12th N. I. to re-assume, for the present, the coin- Queen wand of Sukkur, and that thelast of the L'engal troops are to march from this to-morrow town rds Ferozepore." There has scarcely been a single occurrence of a local nature to report during the past fortnight. Sir George Arthur, we are happy to say, is tlist recovering from the eff ec t s of his late severe indis position, though as yet he is unable to attend to his public 'business with that zeal and perseverance which have thar acterished his rul e in Bombay. A report has been in circulation that Sir George in telidii shortly returning to England. MILITARY IN'TELLIGENCE, Casualties by death in the armies of Indi; reported since the de parture of the last mail, 16th March— B OMBAY.—Mr. T. Ilefferman, Acting Deputy Assistant Commissary of Ordnance, at Kurrachee, on 21st March. 28thADBAS.—Lieut. H. R. G. Dallas, 33d N.T., at Budoor, on the Feb.. Lieut. I. F. Erskine, 2d N. 1., at Palmanair, on the 10th 'arch • Lieut. M. W. Isaacke; 7th Cavalry, in the Madras Roads, oh the 15th Feb. BE NGAL.—SUrnOI lAlenzies,:4th Cavalry, at Raughapurana, on the 19th Feb. b COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. THE BOMBAY MARKET. (From the Chamber of Commerce Overland Price Current.) ROMBAY, APRIL I.—The completion of our political arrangements arh the l' unjaub appears to have produced some effect on the market ;atßritish Imports, indications being apparent of a return of the e of things which was int errupted by the occurrence of hostilities. ' l4 b q r9 Telalent, however, has been AS yet waned 0 AA hicrease . , . • in t he demand for =Otto. descriptions : of gooell-athe littlditettlal ell ' ! tanicetnefit . Of pikes having (save in a few instances) beets obtah , M LEVANT AIL. led. I Money It Still scarce f or commercial purposes, bat the natural effect . steamer Royal Tar ar yl* the conclusion of the war has been to false the value of the Go- 1 MALTA, Arnie 25.—The P. and O. Comp.. rived here on Friday last, and transferred her to the Iberia, whieh VesSel proceeded Vernasent securities, and inspire capitalists with a higher degree of the same day. The French confidence than' they previenisly experienced. On the ' whole, the , Tar to the LeSaint and Black Sea , on passengers t • ahiei dßoyal mails business of the past fortnight has been limited in extent, considering and Beyront. the seaeon of ,the year. ; tomer for the Levant, and the latter for Alexandria left o f t A 1 e o ; n ij o d a n ri ss a e , i s , teemers Teleniaque . and Louqsor, e p • Metals —There has been a slight improvement In the, Vahle of Bri-Friday last ; the and the The French tish bar Iron, but the stocks being small, and - the. Prospects of the i Market good, holders have evinced no atellnation to sell at the prices I of - stearners - between this island steamer, from the Levant, arrived here yesterday. The . s l t : e e r hear c ' that the French Governmentavill shortly break up the line Fr Lycurgue, from Beyrout and Alexandria, was ex now offered. awedish bar has also slightly advanced, but we hear of 1 F c no sales. In nail rod and sheet we observe no change, but the latter ! Ettle delay. The P. and O. Comp. steamer Iberia, with the mails and is in unproved request. In hoop we hear of a sale of 510 cWts. at d• on the 24th. She would proceed to Marseilles direct with passengers from India, may be expected to arrive here to-morrow. 7rs. per cwt.—an advance of Xof a rupee on our last quotation. The Y. mid 0. Comp. ,steamer Tagus arrived here at Nails are also a shade higher, but we are informed of no transactions nigh f, nt and will carry forward the mails and passengers mid in them. The market for copper has exhibited little activity; and "'' from India, rift Gibraltar, to Southanipton. She reports prices, with the exception of those of nails and South American, having seen her Majesty's steamer Virago in the sea . have all somewhat declined. iof alartuora,,with Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker on board. The In steel there has been nothing doing, and the article, In faggots, Hibernia was at Galipoli. On Wednesday evening, at a quarter be ts h a t w t loer than befote ; in tubs it e without ch h aan. llg fore nine o'clock, P.M., a slight'. shock of earthquake was felt b y se lead is ed in 'value, but sheet is dull of sale, and s geslightly venal inhabitants of the island. 'lt was also severely felt at the same gi v en Way. We have hea,rd of no transactions in quicksilver, , time in Sicily. spotter, Or tin plates ; we quote th e e MAinTiste INTELLIGEECE. —The Brig Chariot, 'Captain Lash, from rather higher than on the'departur cle, however, ,Marseilles, bound to Girgentii in ballast, on the 17th instant, off Sardinia, experienced very heavy weather, and shipped a sea, which 'lams of light for middling qualities of gray jacconets and 3 . l t a ih da ,s po , of fi t r h s e t la th st rn m ed ail a . rti Cotton alanufactUres—There has been a Bur inquiry since our last but the prices caused considerable damage to the vessel, which put into this port fabric, as also for the finer qualities of gray s t iir for repairs. been such as holders offered, thou,h slightly imprOVed , PRESENTS TO LIER 3IRJESTY.—A private letter from Tunis of the io n , will leave this place for Malta. Seven beautiful horses, a 19th inst. says i—ln five or six days more, the Tunisian frigate, domestics, and flee bleached ,,,, Consequently been limited. Stout gray ed request at advanced have deemed it expedient generally to accept, and transactions n have shirting's and jacconets, have been in g lion, and other animals will be put on board, as a present from 11. li. but fewsafcs have necessarily taken but little has been demand, of his Highness's Cavalry, will embark as ambassador. We sup the Bey, to lier Majesty Queen Victoria. General Sidy limit Miralei, b l u o t r s t t , o l c e , ii. s h b e e d i 1 3 1 Lappets and mulls of line qua ppliaiceces., vey the Bey's munificent present to her Majesty. there pose that a steamer will be seat to England train this island to li a i t l y d p Crave rice s be ex e been i i s n i t s onmoe improvement.r small , t ian b i u s t low i t i ab . ri cs are dull of sale. We con observe no'improvement in the market either for dyed or printed goods, and the sales which have taken place in them have been chiefly forced ones, at low prices. Yarns—The transactions in yarns since our last have been incon siderable, and if any change can be said to have taken place in prices, they have exhibited a downward rather than an upward tendency. There has been little inquiry for any bat superior qualities. The only sale in mule twist of which we have been apptised is one of 2,8001 b., No. 50, at 10% annas per lb. ; and in water we hear of the following : No. 30, 4,5001 b. at annas 9 • per lb. No. 40, 3,2001 b. 'm at " 10% per lb. No. 40, i , ,0001b. at " lig per lb. In dyed yarns we hear of nothing doing, and prices are nominally as before. Woollens—There has as yet been no revival in the demand for these goods, and the market continues in a very depressed state. Marine Stores— Black paint and pitch have given way in price ; other articles remain as last quoted. Stocks are generally abundant, and the demand slack. Beer—The new brew not having yet begun to arrive, transactions have continued to be confined entirety toretail sales. We quote All sopp's and Bass's nominally at 60 rs per hhd. Spirits—These are without demand, and the market is overstocked, particularly with brandy. • Rt;ti Lead is unchanged in value. White appears to have some what declined. Cochineal —A small importation has recent/y.taken place, but we hear of no sales. The article may now be tluoted at 4 rs. per lb. Saffron is dull of sale, and somewhat lower in value. We are in formed of a sale of 40 lb. at 16 rs. per lb. EASTERN ' PROD UCE. Cotton—The market tor this staple has been without animation, and in the absence of any active demand, prices have experienced a further decline. They may now be quoted as follows, the price of Comptah being less drawback on exportation to England :- I.lr3ach and Surat.. • • • 78 rs. to so per candy. Dollera Oomrawuttee • 78 • • 8ar5ee.:........ • • • • • • 74 to 77 Comptah, old ... •••. • 65 Stocks, we understand, are increasing rapidly, and the quality of the broach cotton available is growing inferior. Wool—We quote prices considerably lower owing to the indifferent quality of the wool at present at market. Few purchases have been made by European houses. Optima has fallen in value, and may now be quoted at 1,375 rs. to 1,385 rs. per chest for fair qualities; large quantities of inferior and adultera:ed opium are still at market. Silk—There has been a general decline in the prices of this article, as will be seen from our quotations. In other articles we may notice a trifling redaction—in the price of . Mocha coffee, and a Milli tg off of Ito 2 rs. In pepper; a rise of about 5 rs. per cut in gum Anini, and 3 to 4 rs. per candy in Ghatee hemp, and a considerable advance also in the price of cardamums; indigo, which was quoted in our last at 25 to 35 re. per maund, is now set down at 28 to 30rs. ; and Cassia, which was formerly quoted at 96 rs. per lb., may at present be obtained at 88 rs. F reights — Shipping arrivals have been limited, and the rate of freight to Great Britain has had an upward tendency. We now quote it at 4/. both to London and Liverpool. Freight to China is at 19 rs. per candy of cotton. There has been no vessel on the berth for the Clyde. Money Market—The cessation of hostilities with the Punjaub has had a favourable effect ou the value of the Government. Securities, the paper of the two ost recnt loans having im proved nce our last, the Five per Cents, from 102 rs. at 102% to' 107 rs., si and the Four per Cents. from 94 rs. to 95 to 96 rs. The following are the rates now current : Five per Cent. loan of 1825-26 to 107 rs. to 110. Foot ditto ditto 183243 to 99 rs. to 100. Four ditto ditto 1835-36 to 94 rs. Five ditto ditto 1841-42 to 107 rs. Four ditto ditto - 1842-43 to 96 rs. Exchange —On England rose shortly after the departure of the last mail, to Is. 11%d. to Is. 11% d. for six months, and Is. 11%d. for 30 days' bills, and has continued tä rule steadily at those rates with out subsequent variation. There has been a further sale of five lace of Government bills on Calcutta at 30 days' sight, and the average rate realised was 994 rs., but some of :the same - paper was after-, wards disposed of at a lower figure, and the present rate at 30 days is 98 rs. On China at 60 days the rate is 209 rs. per 100 dollars. #3anks—We subjoin the current rates of Batik Shares:—Bank of Bombay, at 42 rs. per cent. premium ; Oriental Bank, at 175 rs. to 185 premium per share. Price of mil - lion—Sovereigns, each 11 rs. ; 'Bank of England Notes, per X:, 11 rs. AMERICAN IN E WS. LrvEnrool., MAY 3.—We have received accounts from Washington to the 4th ult., and from Boston to the 7th, by the packet-ship Mary Ann, Captain Brown. The Oregon debate, we learn, still remained undetermined. On the 3d iv t. the war policy of the 54deg. 40 min. party, and the passage of the notice, were advocated by Mr. Ashley On the 4th, Mr. M'Duffie, in a powerful speech, rendered im portant service to the cause of peace, and declared himself in ftvour of a compromise upon the basis of the proposition made by Mr. Gallatin, in 1826. On Monday, the 6th, Mr. Webster would address the Senate in vindication of the Ash burton treaty ; and Mr. Benton, it was expected, would fol low it opposition to Messrs. Allen, Cass, &c. No date to the termination of the disscussion had been named, and it was believed that no vote would be taken until after the receipt of further s advices from this country. It was believed the notice Would pass the Senate with an express declaration in favour of a compromise. The Washington Union explains, with regard' to the sup , pressed estimates for an additi on o f 40 war steamers to the navy of the United States, that those estimates were not sanctioned by the President, and that his - consent was given only to the note of the Secretaries. The journals contain no further news from Mexico, Canada, &c. The new Tariff Bill had not been produced. The proceedings of the House of Representatives are un interesting. CONFIRMATION.—On Saturday The Bishop of London attended at St. Pancras Church for the purpose of confirming the. youth of that extensive parish. His Lordship, attended by his chaplain, arrived at the church shortly before eleven o'clock, and was recived by the Rev.-Dr. Moore, the Vicar, the Rev. T. J. Jud kins, the Rev. E. P. Hannam, the Rev. E. Jenour, and a large num ber of.the clergy, &c. The number of persons to be confirmed was between 1,000 and 1,500; the fair sex greatly predominated, and the ceremony lasted from eleven o'clock until three. • ACCIDENTS ON RAILWAYS.—It appears from a report Of the officers of the Board of Trade, that the number of accidents attended with personal injury or danger to the public, arising from causes beyond the control of passengers, were, during 1844, 10 killed and 74 injured ; owing to their own negligence or misconduct, 7 killed; 9 injured. Personal injury to servants of .the companies, not involving danger to the public, 33 killed and 28 injured. To others, not servants; but trespassers, 34 killed . and 17 injured. In 1845 acci dents to pa.4sengers,.over which they themselves could exeielse no cbntrol, 10 killed and 101 injured; owing to their own negligence er misconduct, 9 killed and 10 injured. 'lnjtuies to servants of the com panies,' not involving danger to the public, 36 killed and 24 injured. Others, not servants of the companies;.but treipassers, 45 killed and 9 injured. • During a period of four years eleven months, 121 acci dents occurred which were beyond the control of the . passengers ; 66 personh were killed; 324 were Injured, but not fatally; total killed and injured, 390. The number of persons carried was 12,491,192. The average, therefore, of persons killed to the total number carried is 10in.1,825,664 ; and of persons not fatally injured, 1 in 371,896 ; and of the total number injured, 1 in 308,959. The proportion which the number of passengers killed bears to the total number carried is : in 1840, 1 in 274,085 ; in 1841, 1 in 852,073 t •1842, 1 in 4,271,689; 1543, I. in 8,524,175 ; 1844, 1 in 3,036,305'; and In the first six months of 1845, 1 in 8,360,275. THE MAILS.—SouTHA3IPTON, MAY 3.—The Oriental Company's steam-ship Duke of Cornwall, Captain Mills, took hey departure front the Docks at nine o'clock A.m. this day, en route for Alexandria, with the East India and China mails, a full cargo of bale goods, and forty-five passengers. The Royal West India mail-packet the Avon, Captain Norton, left this port yesterday; with the Mexican and West India snails, fifty passengers, 1,130 bottles of quicksilver, and Iwo boxes of spices. SUICIDE . OF ONE OF THE QUEEN'S MESS-ENGERS. At three o'clock on Saturday Mr. Hilder, one of the Queen's mes sengers, residing at No. 13,. Princes-row, Pimlico, committed self destruction. The unfortunate man was.found in the kitchen, kneel ing doivit and bleeding profusely front a wound in the throat. Medi cal assistance was immediately called in, but be survived only a few minutes. He has l e f t a wife and three children. No cause has been assigned for the dreadful'act. MERCANTILE DISPATCH.—The Seringapatam, bound for Calcutta, the property of 31r. R. Green, f B the eminent ship owner Of Il lackwall, ran d own a Danish barque oeachy Head on Ilionday mght.. Her j.bhoom bowsprit, figure-head, and all the bulkier por tion of her bow beim s carried • away ; as a l so her fore -topmast, ren tdv,etrsinling ir e t i ll y e p r tit about age t on to - India exceedingly d angerous. She day afternan s h e went intoetrie Westepairt Indiada m Docks, age. and Late on he r W r p d a n i e r z which in time not long since wound have occupied Still a mo n th, were completed on Saturday morning ea le e lt eo t i t t i e in d t o hap. cks 1 n as upeehrlie:an state, wurhlyi,ioand at rho the 110011 full tid e s h e the least app earance of her instance of he dispatch 01 an English shipowner. R /VAL ARTILLERY.--WOOLWICH, MAY 2.—Captain G. W. Bingham's company (Bth battalion) arrived at Woolwich on Friday evening from Glasgow, having been relieved by Captain H. S. Tireman's company. The armament intended for the steamers and ships of war on the lakes and rivers of Canada is now nearly comp], ted, and several shipments have taken place during the past week of guns, carriages, &c. These have been forwarded chiefly by sailing packets, and have been sent by barge to the various docks at London. The John Calvin, hired transport-ship, has been ordered to convey a number of male convicts from the Royal Arsenal to Norfolk Island. A detachment of the 56th Regiment, from the depot at a s a convict guard.Cha tham,invessel consisting of Captain St. Leger Barry, Lieut. G. 3l ey l er, and 50 non-commissionedo Royal tfie e rs Engineersand men, —Lieut: Colonel Gi late • ' re signed the command of the Royal Engineers at Woolwich on the Ist. of May. Lieut Colonel Sir G. .- PPs,, Governor of New S outh Wales, a.—The votes of the House of Commons for Friday evening contain the following : is expected here shortly to assume the command. t—Bill to enable the Commis sidners of her Majesty's Woods to cons" Chelsea Bridge and Embankment—Bill construct an embankmentand ' bridge over the bridge to Vauxhall-bridge, and to build - a suspension suitable' approaches roadway on the not th shore of the river Thames, from Battersea- . said river, at- or near Chelsea • Hospital, with thereto, mendation signified) ; ordered extremity of the bridge (Queen's "com M- • including a street from Lower Sloane-street to the northern to be brought in by Mr. Young and . Chancellor of the Exche quer. Battersea Park—Bill royal park ;in. , Battersea-fields, in the Majesty's Woods to form recommendation to empower the Commissioners of her • enation signified) ordered to be county of Surrey (Queen the HOSPlTAL.—Yesterday morning WESTMINSTER brought In by Mr. Young'sandcMomr. Chancellor of the Exchequer. m Margaret's Church, • aid of the funds of this Institution, at St. Lord Bishop of Oxford preached the 127ta anniversary sermon in West minster. His Lordship, iu the course of his sermon, stated that during the past year 1.580 in-patients and 8,438 out-patients had been received, including 5,689 accidents and urgent cases, admitted • at " all hours - o f th e d a y an d 'night, without letter of recom mendation. . BIBLE MONOPOLY. COPY OF A LETTER FROM JOSEPH HUME, ESQ., • M.P., TO MR. BRAMBRIDGE DANIEL, BIBLE SOCIETY. Dear Sir,—l have this day received a printed letter requesting my contribution to the fluids of the Isioith-West London Bible Society, and regretting that the funds have been restricted in this district. I request you will submit to the committee of the Association the following facts:— First—That by my exertions in Committees of the House of Com mons, the monopoly of the Bibles and Psalms held by the King's printers in Scotland was withdrawn, and the results have been, Secondly—That all Bibles and Psalm books used by the Church of Scotland, have been published and are now sold at about one-third of the price at which they were sold before the monopoly was withdrawn. Thlrtlly—That at this time 1/. subscription will purchase as many Bibles for distribution amongst those who really are in want of the Word of Ged in their houses, and at their private hours, as 31. would formerly have done. Fourthly—That the effects of lowering the price of Bibles in Scot land, has been to reduce the price of Bibles in England by about one third of the price at which the Bibles and Prayer-books were sold before the monopoly in Scotland was withdrawn. Fifthly—Mat 2/. will now purchase as many Bibles for distribution in England as 3/. would formerly have dons, and thereby the utility of Bible Societies has been greatly facilitated in Scotland and in England. Sixthly—That I am preparing again to urge on Parliament the abolition of the monopoly of Bibles and Prayer-books, enjoyed by the Queen's printer and by the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, with the conviction in my mind that the prices of the Bibles and Prayer-books will be further reduced another third of their former price, thereby enabling your As3ociation and other associations to ex tend the benefits from their labour and benevolence. ~ e venthly—That I desire an interview with your committee, in order that I may point out to them in what manner they can, by petitions to the Houses of Parliament, and to her Majesty's Minis ters, facilitate that most desirable object. I request the favour of an answer, and remain • (Signed) Bryanstone•square, March 21, 1846. Your obedient servant, JOSEPH HUME. fOLUTION OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH-WEST LONDON AUXILIARY 'BIBLE SOCIETY. A letter was read from Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P., calling the al tention of the committee to the privilege enjoyed by the two Uni• versifies, and the Queen's printer, of printing Bibles, &c., stating that he is preparing to urge on Parliament the abolition of this privilege, end requesting the North-West London Auxiliary Bible Committee to grant him an interview, in order that he' may point out to them in what manner by petitions to the Houses of Parliament, and to her Majesty's Ministers, they may facilitate the object; and also re questing the committee will adopt measures fur ascertaining the in tention of other Bible Societies in the metropolis on the question, - Resolied —That the thanks of this committee be presented to J. Hume, Esq., M.P., for the kindness which led him to address them at such length on the important subject of obtaining cheap Bibles and Testaments, ,but the, committee would most respectfully inform Mr. Hume, that by reason of the constitution of the Society, con sisting as it does of all jarties in politics and religion, they are un willing to connect themselves with any active movements or peti tions in regard to the privilege . enjoyed by the Universities and Queen's printer, belieying that they cannot act as Mr. Hume kindly proposes, without giving offence to some of their supporters and friends. . SAMUEL EGLAND, Chairman. March 30, 1846. TO SAMUEL EGLAND ESQ., CHAIRMAN, N. W. L. .AUX . ILIARY BIBLE SOCIETY. Sir,—l have been favoured with a resolution, signed by you, in answer to a letter from me' to the NOrth-West London Auxiliary Bible Society, to which I beg to offer the following observations for the consideration of the committee... If your society had not applied to me for my contribution towards the good work in which ybur committee are engaged, I should net have troubled you as I did, and at such length. Being anxious for your support and assistance to procure the abolition of the existing monopoly of the Word of God—a monopoly'as unchristian as any act I can point out—must be my excuse. . Allow me to say, that the Bible Society is one whose distinctive quality is; that it has no knowledge of sect or party, but looks to the whole community as children of one all-wise and benevolent God, to wkom the distribution of the Scriptures would be extended as ge nerally as poisible ; and therefore I cannot admit the excuse you make for not giving me your assistance to abolish the restrictions now existing to the spread of the word• of God. - - • , It would be a reflection on the good sense and Christian feeling of the members of your Society to suppose that they would hold the!, hand of usefulness under any such pretence. - " I think there may be some persons who may regard any exertions in the way I suggest' as savouring somewhat of politics, but I am confident that a simple resolution of the committee, clearing the question of all party politics, and affirming it to be the duty of the Society to do whatever lies in their power to unfetter the Bible, would commend itself to the understanding of such half-informed persons, to whom your resolution mast necessarily apply—for a well- Informed and truly benevolent Christian would net offer any such excuse. But even if I were mistaken, and that such persons as you allude to do exist, I cannot conceive that a Society like yours, pro fessing to do good service, is at 'liberty to decline its duty, and reject the most efficient mode of increasing its own usefulness, out of de ference to ignorance, or to the misconstruction whether of friends or of opponents. - I scarcely see, after the knowledge which the last ten• years' ex perience has imparted, and with the example of Scotland before you, how your Society can relieve their consciences, and silently assent to the monopoly of God's Word, by a patent from his most religious Majesty, George IV: ; Or how you can, as honest and conscientious stewards of the funds placed at your disposal by pious and religious persons, continue to pay for two Bibles of the Queen's printer, and of the Universities, as much money as would enable you to procure three Bibles if the monopoly was removed from other printers. I have a great desire to see the Bible Societies prove themselves sincere in their views and zealous in their exertions to spread the Gospel to the poor of all sects, without distinction, by giving me their best support, by petitions, &c., &c., to free the Bible from .its present restrictions. We are told that the man who, by industry and skill, can make three blades of grass grow where two blades formerly grew, is a be nefactor to his fellow-man. How much more worthy of the Bible Society to distribute three Bibles where two were formerly distri buted to tho poor, and those who stand in need of spiritual funds! I trust that a candid consideration of all the facts which khave now troubled you with, may be given by the Society at its next meet ing, and that its resolution will be to aid in the good cause which, through good and through evil report, I have been engaged in, viz., the.abolition of the Bible Monopoly in England as has been effected in Scotland. I remain your obedient servant, .JOSEBLI HUME.. Bryanstone-square, April 16, 1846, FALKIRK BURGHS. RETURN OF LORD LINCOLN. Femaim, Fan:um—This being the' day fixed upon by the Sheriff for taking the poll, arrangements were made for recording the votes for the rival candidates at Falkirk, Airdrie, Lanark, Hamilton, and Linlithgow, and for communicating the result from hour to hour. The interest which the distinguished position of Lord Lincoln origi nally gave to this election, on its being announced that his Lordship was. to contest the burghs, was increased by the speech which he de livered at the nomination on Wednesday, on which occasion he prominently broughtforvrard the moral influence which a second de feat of a member of the Cabinet would have upon the strength of the Government as a strong reason why, at this particular time, and on this occasion, the constituency of the Falkirk burghs ought to prefer him to Mr. Wilson. The contest was accordingly looked forward to with the greatest interest ; and as both parties were equally certain of success, from the promises of support which they had received, it was evident that the contest must be a very close one. It was felt, however, that Mr. Wilson's chance of success had beeri lessened by the conciliatory mariner and speech of Lord Lincoln on the day of nomination. We believe that even some of Mr. Wilson's friends were so far satisfied with the declaration which he (Lord Lincoln) made at the nomination, that he had no intention of coming forward at a general election, that they would have been desirous that Mr. Wilson's sup portera should no't go to the poll, provided sufficient time had been left for carrying out this arrangement. The returns of the final poll did not reach Falkirk till about nine o'clock at night ; and the following is the result of the whole at four o'clock in the afternoon, at which time the poll closed : Lord Lincoln, Mr. Wilson. 106 184 96 - 69 165 44 112 143 Falkirk...• Hamilton Airdrie ....... ......... Linlithgow .... Majority for Lord Lincoln 11 Tho , constituency of the Falkirk district of Burghs amount to 1,406 ; and as the number who have polled is 1,001, there remains 405 electors who did not poll. In 1841, when Mr. Baird was elec►ed, the constituency amounted to 1,303, of whom no more than 912 recorded their suffrage; being 89 leis than on the present occasion. ELOPEMENT IN I3IGH LIFE. We have to announce another elopement in high life ; and there is less reluctance on our part to give It publicity, as it was the theme of conversation yesterday at the west-end of the metropolis. The par ties are Lady Anna Eliza Mary Grenville, only daughter of the Duke and Duchess or n.uckingliam, and Mr. Gore Langton, grandson of Col. Wm. Gore Langton, M.P. for somersctshire. It appears that Lady Anna Grenville went eut en Saturday morn ing to take her customary walk, when (doubtless in pursuance ef some previous arrangement) the gentleman and fair lady r e p a i re d to St. George's Church, Ha nover - square, a license having been previously obtained ; but " the course of true love never did run smooth," for we learn that an official connected with the church promptly repaired to the Duke of Buckingham's house in Pall-mall, to apptise the Duke .and Duchess of the clandestine marriage then about to take place. The Duke instantly repaired to the church. The officiAting clergy man had in part proceeleel with the nuptial ceremony, but an im mediate stop was put to it. . Lady Anna Grenville was immediately taken home by her noble father, who was evidently much affected. We learn that lir. Langton had some considerable time since made proposals to the Duke of Buckingham for the hand of his daughter, which overture was declined on the part of the Duke and Duchess. Mr. Langton, although not occupying so high a rank in society as Lady Anna, possesses a princely fortune, including large landed estates. At a late hour last evening we *ere informed that all objections to the union on the next of the Duke and Duchess of Buckingham had been removed, and there is no doubt that we shall have-to announce the marriage of her ladyship and her gallant lover in the course of the present week. CABINET DINNER.—The Err St. Germans will entertain the. Cabinet Ministers t o di nner on Wednesda y . week, the 13th inst. The Right Hon. W. E. Cladstone has tlie Cabinet dinner on Wednesday next. INDIAN ARMY.—We understand that the Court of Directors have passed a resolution for promoting deserving privates and non. commissioned officers of their European corps to the rank of ensign, with as allowance of 1001. for outfit... DEATH 01? A VICE • ADMIRAL.- -Vice-Admiral Richard Peacocke died on the 24th ult., at Aix-la-Chapelle. This gallant officer, although of the yellow list, saw some hard service at the end of the last century. He was lieutenant of the Resistance at the taking of Malacca, and was one of the desperaie heroes of 'Benda, having been senior lieutenant of the above-named ship at the cap ture of Amboyna, and at the sweeping'of the batteries of Banda. He was also senior lieutenant of the Leviathan at the -capture of. the Spanish frigate Santa Teresa in 1798. Hp was made a commander in 1801; captain, six months after ; rear-admiral, August, 1840 ; and vice-admiral, November, 1841. • THEATRICALS IN ALGIERS.—ni , giers is benceforth to have two theatres. I n one will be played opera, comic opera, ballet, and itallan - opera ; the other will be restric•ed .to comedy, al drama, and vaudville. Th ese two theatres will receive attann from Covennnent. Moreo ver th e fo r m a tion of two dramatic com panies is to b e authorised, whO will v i s it -the principal towns of theuallowance French' Algerian provinces. No'VEL FRAUDS,—A young man, bearing the aristo-, cratic name of be Belfort, was tried on Thursday, by the Tribunal of Correctional l'olice of Paris, for swindling, under the follo win g circumstances:--Ile had put forth a prospectus of ,a pretended joint stock company, for the Insurance of the owners of houses against loss t)y bad tenants, and advertised for clerks and agents,. from whom he demanded deposits of money, as the guarantee of their good con duct. In this way he had received three or four thousand francs; but when his dupes found that no salary was forthcoming, and that his company was a mere bubble, they laid a complaint before the Procureur du Rol, and the ingenious 31. de Belfort was removed from his office to a less agreeable lodging, where, however, he had abun dant leisure to concoct new schemes. Ile was found guilty, and sen tenced to six months' imprisonment. In the course of the evidence against him, the following curious fact was stated. Ile had been some time ago arrested at the suit of several creditors, and confined at the debtors' prison of the Rue de Clichy, To release himself, he had recourse to the following expedient had a billet de faire part printed, and scut to each of his creditors. It anuounced the death of M. Louis de Benoit, in the Rue de Clichy, and contained the usual invitation to the funeral. Not one of the creditors had sufficient respect for "the deceased" M. de Belton to follow- his remains to the ground, and, as no inquiry was ,made, no doubt was entertained of his death. Consequently, on the first of the following, month, the greMer of the prison went to him, and informed him that he was free, as no creditor had called to pay tho month's allowance, without payment of which a debtor cannot be detained. M. de Belfort walked out with a light heart, and probably a light pocket ? wellhtospa eehtrived to All with the clepaite of hie employ • DEATH OF THE KHAN OF KMVA.—Letters from Khiva announce the death of the Khan Delhivi-Ratitd-Couli, on the 28th January, whilst out hunting. His brother was proclaimed Khan of Khiva on the 30th of the same month. No disturbance took place. The second Russian caravan •of this year was on the . point of leaving Khiva for Bokhara, but the death of the Khan caused them to await news from Bokhara, to know if any steps had been taken between the new Khan and the Russian Government. The caravan has since proceeded on its way to Bokhara - • Viscount Melbourne had a dinner party last evening at his re3idence in South-street. THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK.—We are sorry to find that this venerable prelate is at present labouring under great debility. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—The first promenade for the season took place on Saturday, at the gardens in the Regent's Park, which was attended by 616 visitors. - Two military bands were in attendance, but the great novelty was the first exhibition of the young male giraffe, b orn a t the menagerie on the 23d of April, being the fourth young one reared there. Amongst other recent additions ment , about taking are a black l eopard and spotted hyaena. A kind mutinyw away thehs takenmen, rationss pla c in of tsphier'its! and 9th Revgini In lieu of wh a t was worth threepence per di em only threehalfpence. gi ; In fact, it was not fair pl ay to the sold i ers. The men behaved badly. they refused to mount guard, or do any dut y, and when the Gene-' rat was about to disarm them they rushed to then' arms, and would not *Ll9_ Lt, xt is now au civer.7,lrolli a Orrevcrockto, ror - r ,trik ft Ar. , N M r"7 _IL AIM ILI --I ‘ l - , MA Y 4 i 846. HORRIBLE TRAGEDY. THREE CHILDREN THROW N OV ER BATTER. SEA BRIDGE, BY TH EIR MOTH ER , AND fuITWO DROWNED. . Saturday occurrenceafternoon, to took about place three B o a 'c t e l o r s e e k ; - a b r i most dg e dread ful. da mother throwing her own three children into the river Thames, two of whom were drowned. It appears from inquiries made on the spot, that about the hour above stated, a young woman, decently clad, was observed to proceed on to Battersea-bridge from the Chelsea side, accompanied by three children, one a boy about seven years of age ; a girl, about four years of age ; and an infant in arms, also a girl, ab out ten mon ths or a twelve month old. hen she got to the middle of the bridge she walked to and fro a few yards in a hurried manner, and then threwthe children one after the other over the railings into the river, and was getting over the balus trades herself wh en she was prevented doing so by the passers-by, who secured her, and gave her into the custody of Policeman Woolgar, Y 54, who opportunely came up and took her to the station-house in Milman's row. At the station-house she stated her name to be Eliza Clark, her age twenty-four years ; that she was the wife of William Clarke, a journeyman painter, liv ing at No. 7, Cumberland-street, Marlborough-road, Chelsea, and that the children were her own. During the time occupied by the above proceedings, attempts were being made on the river to save the unfor tunate children, which were successful in one instance, that of the second child (a girl), four years old, which was immediately carried to the Swan public-house, at the Surrey side of Battersea Bridge, where it received every attention that its exhausted state demanded, and is recovering. The infant child was also promptly got out, but life was quite extinct, and the body was carried to the Adam and Eve public-house, in Duke-street, Chelsea, where it awaits the coroner's inquest. Shortly before four o'clock the wretched woman was removed in a cab to the Westminster Police Court, Vincent-square, for examination. EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONER. As the Westminster police -court was about to close, at five o'clock on Saturday afternoon, Eliza Clark, aged 24, residing at No. 7, Cumberland-street, Marlborough road, Chelsea, was placed at the bar before Mr. Burrell, charged with throwing her three infant children into the Thames from Battersea-bridge. The accused, who is stated to be the wife of a jour neyman painter, although somewhat meanly dressed, was a pattern of cleanness and neatness, and had the appearance of a respectable and quiet woman. James Perryman, potboy at the Adam and Eve, Duke street, Chelsea, sworn.—At about five minutes before three, this afternoon, I was in the back yard of our house, which looks upon the Thames, and is close to Battersea bridge. I was on a sudden startled by hearing some thing splash in the water, and I looked towards the spot, and saw a second child go from the centre of the bridge into the water, and then I saw another one go in from the same place. I immediately went and told my mis tress that I had seen a woman throw her children over the railings of Battersea-bridge into the water. Mr. Taylor, the chief clerk—Did you see any person throw the children into the water ? Witness—Yes, after hearing the first splash, which I supposed must have been a child, I saw the prisoner throw the two others into the river ; there did not ap pear to be much struggling. Examination continued—The children were alive at the time they were - thrown into the water. I saw one of them kicking as it fell into the water. I told my master, and we jumped into a boat and put off towards them. I saw a man afterwards bring a child out. I af terwards went on the bridge and saw the prisoner stand ing near the parapet. • Jesse Hattan, a gardener at Wandsworth—l was passing over Battersea-bridge, at about three o'clock, when I observed the prisoner walking backwards and forwards in a very hurried manner, and as she seemed to be in the act of jumping over, I took her by the arm. I asked her what she was going to do, and she said she had thrown her children over there. I looked over, and seeing two children in the water, inquired what she did it for ? She said, "Distress ; she thought she had better see her children go before her." I called a boat, and I saw one child picked up and taken to the Swan public-house, on the Surrey side of the bridge. Mr. BunnELL—What age did that child appear to be? Witness—About two years and a half. On the prisoner being asked by Mr. Taylor whether she wished to put any questions to the witness, she re plied, with much eagerness, but in a subdued tone, "Have you got my baby ? " John Hinchin, a . labourer, was crossing the bridge when' the prisoner called out, " Here, here I do you see my children in the water." She repeated this four or five times. Witness went to the spot and saw the chil dren floating in the water. Witness observed, " I never saw so affecting a sight." One child appeared to be about two years and a half old ; the other younger (witness saw but two). Witness saw one picked up, apparently the eldest ; the other floated a few yards ddisap h p e ea c r o e u d id a n n o d t , se a e lt i h t o . ugh the witness looked d r several upand times, Thomas Fordery, a waterman, who passed by directly after the children had been thrown into the water, proved picking up one and taking it to the Adam and Eve. Police-sergeant, 20V, informed the magistrate that the child was dead which had been taken to the Adam and Eve. Dr. Wansborough had attended her, and had used every means that could suggest themselves to restore her, but in vain. Robert Woolgar, 54 V, stated that on hearing that a woman had thrown her three children into the water, he took her into custody. She said that h er husband had ill used her ; that he would be home again at night to ill use her, and the children should not see it, Mr. BURRELL inquired as to the fate of the poor children ?. GUERNSEY - and its LIEUTENANT- GOVERNOR. The. police replied that the one at the Swan gave every prospect of recovery ; there was a second still in the water, and a third dead at the Adam and Eve, as had been stated. Mr. BURRELL asked the prisoner whether she wished to say anything? Prisoner looked eagerly around her, and ejaculated in a low tone—" He said " Good bye " when he went out this morning; he has not said so for a long time before. He doubled his fist in my face when he went out, and said, " I'll come home thundering drunk, and I'll be hung for you." He broke the panel of the door by knocking my head against it. Mr. BURRELL—Have you anything to say to drown ing your children? Prisoner (incoherently)—Suppose I had died, my poor children would have been starved to death. It's a hard struggle now to get them a bit of bread. I have done all I could. Mr. BURRELL remanded the prisoner till Wednesday. Our reporter•has very little hesitation in stating that the accused gave every.appearance of suffering from aberration of intellect. He is informed that Dr. Wens borough expressed a similar opinion. •ADDITIONAL AND LATEST PARTICULARS. The distressing and melancholy affair has created an intense sensation throughout the neighbourhoods of Battersea and Chelsea, and during the remainder of the afternoon the bridge and waterside were crowded by persons anxiously watching the search making for the body of the missing child, which was continued until dark, but without success. A large crowd was also col lected round the police station in Milman's-row, which is near Battersea-bridge, until the removal of the miser able woman for examination at the Westminster Police Court.. (From the United 'Service Magazine.) Guernsey, A.pril 14th, 1846. Mr. Editor,---The letter of ex-Captain Guerin, which ap peared in your number of this month, contains a foul calumny on a very deseriing soldier and his wife. The following statement on the subject, very moderately drawn up as regarding Mr. Guerin's conduct, I request the pnblication:of, in your May number, as an act of justice due to Private Gilgas, who is a particularly well-behaved man. WILLIAM NAPIER, Lieutenant-Governor. TO ISIS EXCELLENCY MAJOR - GENERAL WILLIAM NAPIER, C. 8., &C., &C., LIE UTENANT - GOVERNOR, GUERNSEY. Gey, April 1846. Sir,—ln th e l ast number of the uerns United Servic 9 e th, Journal, there appears a letter, dated, " Guernsey, March 14th, 1846," bearing the signature " John C. Guerin." As the latter part of that letter professes to give a relation of the circumstances of the case of Private Gilgas (27th Depot), and then assumes Conclusions upon it, both at variance with fact, I trust your Excellency will permit me to lay before you the following statement in refutation and correction. As your Excellency is aware, it is true that an action was brought in November last against a man of the militia by name George Vigors, for assaulting Gilgas, snapping his fire lock in his face on the high road, and that in respect of Vigors an alibi was proved. But so far from the Court believing that the offence had not been committed, it directed search and inquiry to be made for the offender, as five or six men were stated to have left Captain Guerin's company before it was disiaissed. Some evidences deposed to more men. When Colonel Harvey as sembled the company afterwards to make inquiry, I have heard ten men stepped out, to say they had quitted it before it was dismissed, and I have also understood one of those men in appearance was so like Vigors (the man accused by Gilgas) as to be easily undistinguishable froin him by a person not previously acquainted with either, yet Captain Guerin swore confidently that not more than five men had left. To clear the character of the said five, admitted to have left, the Lieutenant-Colonel of the regiment, who is a brother of Captain Guerin, thought it necessary to bring a counter action against Gilgas for wilful and corrupt perjury. Upon the preliminary examination requisite for the action to lie, and after a great number of evidences had been exa mined (causing the " repeated adjournments" the writer in the United Service Journal mentions), the charge against Gilgas was disraissed; the bailiff of the Court having re marked that the evidence given by Gilgas and Fry at the trial of Vigors had been throughout unequivocal and staight• forward Yet in the face of this dismissal of the charge, the writer in the United Service Journal speciously asserts the evidence was not sufficient, legally, to convict Gilgas. Of course it was not, or if there had been a likelihood of it, Gilgas would have been sent to take his trial, to be con victed or acquitted legally. After this dismissal of the charge the writer in the United Service Journal plausibly goes on to state " that Gilgas con sidered this a narrow escape, from the fact that neither he nor his supporters have since dared to sue Lieutenant-Colonel Guerin for damages, well knowing in a public action for damages it would have been impossible to prevent the most conclusive proof of Gilgas' perjury from being brought for ward." _ This is merely an individual's rash assertion in face of the Court's decision after an examination of every witness that could be brought to bear upon it, including, I presume, " the four impartial witnesses" the writer in the United Service Journal states he has discovered, " who were prepared to swear no assault whatever was committed as pretended by Gilgas, that the whole statement was a pure invention." That writer's sequitur of not daring to sue in fear of his alleged consequences, is erroneous. The simple fact was, that as the charge for wilful and cor rupt perjury was thus dismissed in primce vice, it was consi dered as entirely satisfactory to the character of Gilgas, that he nad not made a charge of " pure invention," and it was thought then preferable and better, to endeavour to allow the bad feeling which with regret was observed to be in existence between a portion of two classes of her Majesty's subjects in this island, to subside, by taking no further steps in the matter, than by re-cross prosecutions to keep fanning its flame. In this spirit and no other was the matter recommended to be dropped, and though regretting the remooting of the subject, yet from the publication of that letter, I deem it to be an act of justice to Private Gilgas, as well as to others, thus as briefly as possible to correct and refute it to your Ex cellency.—l have the honour, &c S. E. GOODMAN, Major, 27th Regiment (commanding Depot). SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHESTER RACES. CHESTIR, SATURDAY NIGHT.—The following horses are either already in the neighbourhood, at Delmere Forest, or are ascertained to be en route : Alvanley, Stream, c by Phoenix, L'Hirondelle ; c by H. Platoffi Miss Thomasina ; c by Lanercost, Miss Clifton ; Sweetmeat, Burlesque, Iroxmaster, Salopian, Redstreak, Intrepid, Felix, Roper's Daughter, Blind Hookey, Khorassan, Little Hampton, Saddleworth, The Baron, Billy Purvis, Miles' Boy, Re bin Burns, Nerissa, Plaudit, Dolo, Pedometer, Magnet, Finvaragh, Hope, Kis met,: Tobacconist, Highfield, Driffield, Dipthong, Punch, Cataract, Vitula, Ruff, Clumsy, Best Bower, Marquis of Conyngham, Glentilt, Princess Alice, Polish, Pride of Kil dare, Warp, T' Auld Squire, Pagan, Jinglepot, Hooton, Sharston, Dr. Husband, The Prairie Bird, Duke of Rich mond, Poussin, Vol-au-Vent, The Correct Card, Miss Burns, St. Lawrence. Dawson's and Osborne's lots will be here on Monday. ENTRIES FOR THE PLATES, &c. FIRST DAY. The Grosvenor Stakes of 15 Boys. each, 10 ft, with 30 added. Grosvenor Course. Pagan, aged; Pride of Kildare, 5 yrs; Lady Wildair, 4 yrs; Burlesque, 3 yrs; c by Plicenix, L'Hirondelle, 3 yrs; Lightning, 5 yrs. Sweepstakes of 5 sous. each, with 50 added. Heats, a mile and a half. The Druid, 3 yrs ; Highfield, 3 yrs ; c by H. Platoff, Miss Thomasina, 3 yrs ; Felix, 3 yrs ; Chartist, 3 yrs. SECOND DAY. Queen's Plate. Thrice reund. Parthian, 6 yrs • Tractarian, 3 y rs; The Druid, 3 yrs; Dismed, 3: yrs; Lightning, 5 yrs; Jinglepot, 4 yrs ; Cata ract, 6 yrs; Highfield, 3 yrs; Powsin 6 yrs; Duke of Rich mond, 3 yrs ; c by Phceniat, L'Hirondelle, 3 yrs ; Clumsy, 4 yrs; Khorasan, 6 yrs. THIRD DAY. The Wirral Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 30 added. T.Y.C. Tobacconist, 3 yrs ; The Cossack Maid, 3 yrs ; Camelia, 3 yrs ; Wintonia 2 yrs ; f, by Lanercost, out of Mi ss Clif ton, 2 yrs ; Princess !Alice, 3 yrs. LATEST BETTING. CHESTER CUP. 7 to 1 agst Best Bower 12 to 1 agst The Baron—t. 9 to 1 agst The Magnet—t. 12 to 1 agst Pedometer 10 to 1 agst Sweetmeat 20 to 1 agst Hope—taken 10 to 1 agst Clumsy 30 to 1 agst Lady Wildair—t 12 to 1 agst Miss Burns Weatherbit does not go to hester. • DERBY. Offers to take 10 to 1 agst Tom Tullock. The report of the death of Mr. A. W. Hill, the owner of Sweetmeat, is without foundation. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING, 1846. TESDY. Fifty sous; for three yrs old ; A colts, Bst 71b, fillies, Bst 41b. R. M. Fifty sous., for three yrs old, 6st 21b ; four, Bst ; five, Bst 71b ; six and aged, Bst 121 b. The winner to be sold for 200 sous. T. M. M. From inquiries which have been made by the police since the examination, it appears that the wife, about three-quarters of an hour before she threw her children into the water, called with them at the houseof her uncle, Mr. Richard Champ, No. 13, Wellington-street, Manor street, King's-road, Chelsea, and there complained of the ill-treatment she alleged she had received from her hus band, and remained there about a quarter of an hour, and Mr. Champ, seeing her excited state, asked her on her. leaving to come back to his house to tea, as by that time his wife would be home. She, however, said she could not promise, as she was going under the arch of Battersea-bridge, a remark which Mr. Champ unfortu nately took no notice of at the time, and she then left, taking her three children with her. That was about half-past two o'clock. About a quarter of an hour after her departure, one of Mr. Champ's children found a letter on the bed in one of the rooms into which Mrs. Clark had been , which she gave to her father. It was addressed to Clark, her husband, and on its being opened, the contents were found to be to the follow ing effect :—That her husband had for a long time past continually ill-used her on coming home drunk ; that he had a night or two before come home and knocked her head through the panel of the door ; that she hoped he would treat his next wife better than he had her ; that she wished to see the children go before her ; and that before he would receive that letter she and her A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for three yrs old, 7st 41b; four, Bst 71b. The winner to be sold for 60 sow. T. Y. C. Match— Lord Glasgow's c by Retriever, dam by St. Patrick, out of Blue Stocking, Bst 71b, agst Duke of Bedford's f Black Cat, by The Saddler, out of Sneaker, Bst 41b; 2001. h ft. T. Y. C. Match—Lord Exeter's Brainless, 7st 101 b, agst Mr Wat son's fby Stockport, out of Gannymede, 7st; 50/. Last half of Ab. M. Match—Lord Milltown's oinulla, by Birdcatcher, agst Duke of Bedford's Taurina, by Taurus, Bst 71b each ; 2001. h ft. D. M. °rough, aliAsbdam and --- has to a public house, Duke-street, Chelsea, leading to the Eve children w hF o ren examinedws nOuldtbhee examinationunderinfant B caht madeti l e d rs e lyingba y - b r D i Battersea-bridge. e t . wh e have received by falling on its head on the gravel bottom foot severeof B bruisea t t e r s e e l . t h r e i d thegt'isOr9e h e doinga poor 0, well.o r child which s She i it et appears,iiss believedfour nrutohgetnehweopsuiotfii ii h e i cd r sietff a wiei t riaeg t t h nhe the trt ,a t sa i ie. in vnni e .d e t i of the river, the tide being low at the time, and it was most probably killed by the fall. The other child, years which is at the Swan public-house, at the Surrey end of b t we h ob i t n oh y l y c e o u w rta n h a c g r s t e o, No trace had up to eleven o'clock last night been dis othfewyta.ttersea-bridge, covered of the eldest boy William, seven years of ag s i twhom o s e e h r some i e th p t t a i t o enspEotllpfhllede the sions. He is stated to be of a dark sallow complexionll a very dark under the eyes, very thi n, and dressed i ' corduroy suit of clothes, without any cap o r hat on,a leather boots on. brown ho lland pinafore over his dress, and a ' pair of new WEDNESDAY. A Handicap Plate of 50 sovs. for three yrs old and up wards. A.F. The Jockey Club Plate of 50 sovs., for horses the property of members of the Jockey Club; four yrs old, 7st 21b; five, Bst 31b; six and aged, Bst 91b. B.C. A Sweepstakes of 10 Soy& each, for three yrs old ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b; the winner to be sold for 100 soya. T.Y.C. The Suffolk Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 5 ft, if declared— Corranna, aged, 9st 51b—Ruff, 4 yrs, 7st 121b—Polish, 6 yrs, 7st 121b—Lady Wildair, 4 yrs, 7st 71b—Plantagenet, 5 yrs, 7st 71b—A-la-mode, 5 yrs, 7st 51b—I-am-not-aware, aged, 7st 21b—Maynooth, 4 yrs, 7st 21b—Best Bower, 5 yrs, 6st 101b—Jenny Wren, 4 yrs, Est—Scarlet Runner, 4 yrs, sst 101b—Seven's-the-main, 5 yrs, sst 51b—L eacon fi e ld, 3 yrs, sst 51b—Auricula, 3 yrs, sst 51b—Marquis of Conyngham, 3 yrs, sst 51b—Elimea, 3 yrs, sst 31b—Polka, 3 yrs, sst. The ) rest pay 5 sovs. each. --- DRURY-LANE . THEATRE.—The utmost excitement prevails respecting the appearances of Les Danseuses Vi en _ noises on this stage to-morrow. There is no truth whatever in the statement that several of the principals amongst them had gone back to Vienna. Twowere sent home by Madame Weiss, as having grown too large, and ten new ones have come from oaul ltefdortoastshi s i t s . her establishment in Germany. The greatest number that ever danced at the opera last season was twenty sn - jo s tit e o v npr e o n oce — f oed t u o ec eight morrow one of the "• Pas will be executed by forty_ children. • itahttAenmtieornicat;hat has been einparguobdibjnualtiotcocaklhl3eit-adte,haic3 MILITIA.—The Militia officers of the United Ri ng . ....... iv E a a t r e ly r. Two dom will dine together at the Freemason's Tavern on Wednesday next, and it is expected that an unonaff:ilytvl,airl:ey.. number will muster on that occasion, in consequence of • branch of our` military service, by the critical on Saturday morning last, another suicide took place from Flungerford o w E FROM HUN GE RFORD-BRIDG E or Charing Cross Suspension-bridge. It appears that soon after twelve o'clock on S..turday morning, a Young m an relations the s u recentic i dark colour, assist ance, when persons put off in boats, but the deceased had not been gentlemenmp three aaidn) .t yearsoyllarwd were t o , he f rwe a e passing others, a hn he threw on d nht r rh a et s ehw s a e m i it himselfidind direction,l a c s s e h xooov side, found yesterday afternoon. The deceased was of fair complexion, and about live feet seven inches in height, TII gIRSDAY. A Handicap sweepstaii;;;FioZys. each, 5 ft, if declared by ten o'clock the evening before running, to go to the second, for three yrs olds and upwards. T.Y.C. A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for three yrs old colts, Sat ?1b; lilies, Bst 4lb ; the winner to be sold for 40 sovs. D.M. A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, three yrs old, 7st 71b ; four, Bst 91b; five, and upwards, 9st ; the winner to be sold for 200 KM. T.Y.C. A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, with 30 added, for two yrs old colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b ; the winner of 100 sot's. including his own stake, Mb extra. Duke of Bedford's b c Eothen—Lord George Bentinck's bk c Blackeock— Mr. R. Boyce ns Cottisford—Mr. Coapes Brother to Pawnbroker-whir. Clifton' s b c Dromedary —Mr. Clifton's ch f Conceit —Mr. Cheshire's br fby Redshank— Delhi—Mr. J. T. Douglas's br f, by The Doctor, out of Bupta—Mr. W. Key's The Hosier—Lord Lonsdale's br fby The Saddler, out of Barbakin—Mr. Marson's br c Borrachio -r-Mr. Newton's Is f Reminiscence —Mr. O'Brien's The Eme rald Isle—Mr. Payne's fby Slane, out of Elissa—Colonel Peel's ch f Isis—Duke of Richmond's b c Vampire—Mr. R. J. Shafto's b c Captain Pepper—Mr. Shelley's Broadsword. Match—Duke of Bedford's Oakley, 9st, ant Mr. Irwin's Connaught Ranger, 7st 71b ; 500, 200 ft ; T.M.M.—Off by consent. No day mentioned.—Match —Lord Glamis's Satyr, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b, agst Mr. Shelley's Hawkesbury, 4 yrs, 6st 81b ; 100, h ft ; T.M.M., (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) CHESTER. --SUNDAY NIGHT. . Latest Arrivals, &c.—Corranna, Wolfdog, Ruff, and Va lerian. Damon's lot is hourly expected. John Day's will be here to-morrow. Louis Philippe and Joinville have been scratched for the Produce Stakes, and Projectile and the Linercost filly for the Two-years Old Stakes to-morrow. Wolfdog has been post entered to the Queen's Plate on Wednesday. About 30 expected to start for the Cup. The Dee Stakes (Thursday) —Ennui and Dawdle have paid. MEMOIRS OF A FEMME DE CRA.MBRE.—BY THE COUNTESS OF BLESSINGTON.---We are requested to state that this new work will be published.by Mr. Bentley on Wednesday next, the 6th inst., when it may be obtained of :all booksellers, and at all the libraries throughout the kingdom, in 3 vole t 8 o ~ post v . FIRES. —Two fires, attended with considerable loss, occurred on Saturday. The first outbreak happened shortly after three o'clock, on the premises tenanted by Mr. Walter, chandler and general shoPkeeper, situate No. 14, King-street, Old Gravel-lane, Ratcliffe -highway, and for half an hour it burnt with great fury. The flames dest royed the interior of the lower part of the house, and ascending the staircase, have done serious mischief to the property in the various apartments. The cause of the fire other happened in about two hours after, i s immenseunknown. The u f T a h e e_ tory of Messrs. John Seale and Sons, uph il e l ls t t t l e l :r v e as rs d a i n s t , f , e e a r t e h d er s - o b: n d Makers, No. 196, Tottenham-court-road. I uarters of an hour the after Ave o'clock. In the course a re fire lufgade succeeded in mastering the flames, and confining their which were all but burned ravages to the south range of workshop s, oyed exceeds several hundred down. The amount of property icioilt improved ee ' in pounds, but the proprietors are insured inisthernNuocrwh Lord' Frederick Fitzclarencc Lordship has derived se much protracted that ho contemplates a health by his visit to Bath.. His benefit from his brief sojourn ,-..,... re sidence in that city. THE MAGAZINES. BLAC.KWOOD. irei4Dd• is tot Si ;Robert Peel's difficulty only ; he has no'elaim to it more than others, for every statesman, legislator philosopher, and traveller in that country, editors, of newspapers, writers of pamphlets, constitution mongers, the Society of Friends as well as the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, have all their difficulty in devising any scheme for abating the poverty, the weetehedness, and the lawlessness of its large and increasing. population.. For the last three hundred or four hnndred years the English Government and Legis lature have been trying, sometimes; ancl"too often we fear, by severity, to abate the evil—sometimes by more gentle and soothing means—but all have proved failures; and the inhabitants of vast portions of the country are itt- the present day perhaps more miserable than they ix' re even in the days of the Mores and O'Neales. eir . native Parliaments could do nothing, the countless societies, with almost every pos sible title, that have sprung up under the leadership pf Mr. O'Connell, have been equally impotent, and Ire land still remains a thorn in the side of England, and is regarded by foreigners as a reproach to the Imperial Government and Parliament. The Minister at the head Of affairs has some scheme, or rather schemes, for getting Over th e diffi cu l ty , but what they are or what may be their effect, we are alike unable to tell. Blackwood in the Present number has put in his plan; and, as might be an ticipated, it is not of themost conciliatory character. The Coercion Bill he considers of no use, an - d' is inclined to doubt the sincerity of the Government in wishing to pass the measure, imperfect as it is, for there " seems to exist an extraordinary and ominous good feeling between the Opposing parties." He would go about the work in a different manner—give Conciliation Hall its right name and treat it accordingly. " There is a remedy for the ills of Ireland, and a simple and efficacious remedy it will .be found to be, if adopted.' Enflame obedience to the laws and establish security of life and property, no matter at what sacrifice; or by what means. The more severe and uncompromising the measure by which these objects shall be sought to be effected, the more prompt will be the success, and the more merciful the operation." We regret that he has not pointed out what the operation is, or how it is to be established. These are all mere generalities. In the following sentence he is more precise :—" The associa tion," says he, " must be suppressed. It will be folly to expect peace or tranquillity while that pestilent body is in existence ; smite it hip and thigh,' and you at once cut off the fruitful sources of discontent and crime. Stop the rent, and at one blow you annihilate the profligate press, .which turns the minds of the people from their legitimate avocations, which panders to their prejudices, and excites them to outrage. Of what use will it be to confine the peasant to his house by night, if you allow him to be beset during the day by the noxious publica tions which contain the treason of the Conciliation Hall?" But even he despairs of the remedy, and begins, like others, to have a difficulty about. Ireland, because the people delight only in idleness, filth, and : disorder. Thi s is the only substit u t e f or a political article this month, and on the whole it is more mild towards the Premier than might have been expected. But the fact is, the ultra-Tories begin to see their helplessness, the poverty in their household, and the alssolute want of men be longing to the party who could for even a few months hold office. They cannot do without the " renegade," and to him at last they must again cling. The last article gives a very long description of the campaign on the Sutlei, written in a glowing and impartial spirit, paying the highest compliments to the Governor- General, to Sir Hugh Gough, and the brave troops under their command. " The Student of Salamanca" is brought to a close, but we find another that bids fair to supply its place, though of a very different character. It is entitled " The Americans and the Aborigines," and one of its objects is to illustrate the unjust and cruel treatment received by the more northerly races of Indians at the hands of the Americans. BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY. A very excellent assortment of articles form the May number of Bentley ; diversified, sparkling, and well timed, with but few exceptions. "Brian O'Linn," capi tally illustrated by Leech, is pursued as humourously as ever ; the writer has a good appreciation of the vis comics, he sketches a ludicrous situation with singular drollery, and infuses that plaisance • end bonhommie in the working out of his story which is always so deside rated in comic fictions, but so seldom attained. This aptitude for the ridiculous is, especially in this instance, well ministered to by the artist already mentioned ; the fore- shortened figure of Captain Dangerfield, doubled up (in company with a chair) upon the floor of the Glou cester Coffee-house, is eminently ludicrous—it is the vraisemblance of a pictorial tumble. Miss Costello gives us an acceptable collection of joltings-by-the-way anent " Lahore ; and Mrs. Mathews, that indefatigable caterer to the lovers of theatrical gossip, commences a new series of stage anecdotes, under the title of " Tea-Table Talk," a title selected, we conjecture, rather for its un wonted alliteration than for its attractiveness. Colman, Curran, Erskine, and Stephen Kemble, not forgetting, of course, the great droll, Charley Mathews himself, supply texts for bon mots and descriptions which, if they be not conspicuous as brilliants, pass of, for the nonce, as very fair paste substitutes. " The Apprenticeship of Raphael Sand, of Urbino," translated by Lady Duff Gordon, is, as the heading would alone indicate, well deserving a perusal; nothing, however trivial in itself, can be deemed too frivolous, when coupled with the beautiful memory and immortal deeds of the " divile Raphael," if pictures can be strictly designated deeds. Another novelktte there is about a smuggler, by Mr. Kingston, but it may be classed among its numberless predecessors —the legends of those illicit gentlemen l Of the verse in this number we must say somewhat, if it be only in defence of public patience. It is direfully inane: a miserable jingle of platitudes, discordant to the ear and in defiance of the taste of the least fastidious critic. One miserable thing actually begins thus:— " Grief parted us,—shame parted us, — Sin parted us,—weepingfor aye,— Pitiful dread of the world out-hearted us,— Memory was poisoned—what should we say ?" We think you should decidedly say nothing at all, rather than perpetrate such " asphixiated" metre, and such rich Zummerzetshire rhyme. Ditto of a vulgar parody called " The Yard of Clay." " The Cavaliers Hat," by our old acquaintance Alfred Crowquill, is a very lump of sugar after such black-d raug ht s: it i s a quaint notion (the hat, Rot the lump of sugar) neatly compiled into a confession. Does any onehanker after some. knowledge of " David Hume's Philosophy?" Let him resort to the article so entitled in Bentley. Some little labour has evidentlY been bestowed upon its arrangement; and the paper is at once lucid and impartial. "Payment in Kind,' by Nail Prendergast, though an ephemeral trifle, contains some judicious hints to curmudgeons, and has a grinning risibility about it besides. Albert Smith, never lacking in riscetious thoughts, and ever keen in his observations on the middle classes of the community, takes occasion, in this fourth installm en t o f " P o p u l ar Zoology," to depict the life of A Country Medical Man." The induction of his paper is felicitous in its drollery, ex. gr. "There are a great many painful m e thods of earning a livelihood .. .A chimney-sweep's cannot be a very eligible profession and we should pause some time before we decided upon following that of a policeman in St. Giles's, a waiter at a night tavern, a break-of-day coffee retailer, or an after-midnight cab man. Then there are the comic writers ; wretched per sons who are obliged to be fi nny by the page, and make any quantity of jokes to order th a t ma y b t demanded ; but who are supposed by the world at large to live in a state of con stant merriment at their own productions; throwing down their pen from time to time to scream with laughter at what they are inventing." (We suspect this to be true over much.) "And there are gentlemen in dirty tights and trunks, and braces worked with faded spangles ; who dislocate their limbs through the bars of chairs, and walk on their heads in the gutters, upon mere specula tion of the available halfpence to be pitched into the ring, &c." " Tipperary Hall " improves upon acquaintance, though we cannot but regard the endeavour as over venturesome. The "Irish Whiskey Drinker" is scarcely competent to walk in tho footsteps of Professor Wilson. Taking our foregoing remarks as a synopsis of its contents, it must be acknowledged that Bentley is as hilarious as a May reader could desire. TEE NEW MONT.HL Y. For several months past to mention the New Monthly once has been to describe it . always, every successive number being the very counterpart of its predecessor. This no doubt arises from its amazing quantity of " con tinuations." There are no • less than six before us at this * moment ; as usual, contributed by Marryatt, Levinge, Maxwell, James, Oxenford, and that unfortu nate wight Mister Jolly Green. To say this, however, is to observe that the majority of articles are excellent and the extreme minority the reverse. " The Priva teer's Man" has much animation ; " Echoes from the Backwoods" much sprightliness ; " Lights and Shades of a Gentleman on Half-pa .no little am oun t o f plea santry ; and " Beauchamp ' a tone of singular medio crity. Captain Levinge describes that often-described wonder of the world the falls of Niagara, and although his pencil is scarcely so vivid as that of Charles Dickens or Lord Morpeth, the picture of that amazing tumult of `i distracted waters"- bears-about it the air of truthful ness. Mr. Jolly Green in his " Travels and Opinions" becomes to our thinking more and More intolerable in his vulgar prolixity about " nothing at all." His mongrel style. however, half Gallic and half English, doubtless hath its admirers ; under which conception_ we can do no b e tt er t h an transcr ib e t h e parap h rase o f Boz—" M a y goo d di gest i on wa i t on appet i te, an d he a l th on both, and a wa it er on a ll th ree I" Spa nish Ball a d s re l at i ng t o Ki ng o A IpThohne , zo the Wise," though less meritorious than those f Mr. con tributed last month, are not un wo rthy a 1 to impart . cannot f Oxenford. He has a facility of expression ; and a just perception of his author which beauties to his translatibids. Those Versions of ballad orate form : they will, be collected and published in a sep arate literature, especially readers. " Ali! the Geiwan, . should, and of course would be a boon to the scholar ly amo n gino doubt, but we do not go 1" is an impassioned h reverted to that exquisite . song uncon sciously ? A com Is it not so hint it to Mrs. Butler that er a m Y emory o he " I arise from dreams of thee 1 " identical, though t n the same is not to be whispere d i unt of development , of them . meagre account ' ' but a parison will show the ideas to be breath. "George Canning ' f illl S ' he a lL e P n s , of his abilities, or impress iv e inch closed his loftiness that illustrious man ; not comp atible ner for the melancholy catastrophe ,exting uished the sun at at its zenith—which e e i l l e o V u a g t i i i o e l evat i o n tnolathne. career h e e pitaph w. itten by Canning on i s pert : . _ . in this dairy, n isi o r o s n . . C " lies bu ri e d 1 r e Thes ' 'And is not thi s sad q a uondary?" "Po pd o uo r ng Q in uon tn Mr. Charles Hooton is rather prosaic in his poetry : "Bonnabel " scarcely deserved his signature. " A Pro spectus for an Asylum for Decayed Dandies" is a sickly effort after the humorous ; our heart aches when the 4 author intlulas, t us'to be merry. Reneely has a curiou morpeau entitl6:.! 4 THOUGHT. "Life—like a lute, whose strings, some tense, some loose, Discourse delicious music—is most sweet When in pursuits diversified employ'd— Pleasure this hour and wisdom in the next." Such are the component parts of this magazine, mis. cellaneous both in selection and ability. A:paper spark ling with much drollery, and spangd with many c l ass i c recollections, unde r t a k es to defend' the gold curtains - round the boxes of her Majesty's Theatre against all fractious disputants. We have already transcribed it entire in our columns. It is a pleasant, witty, apropos contribution. AINSWORTH. There is a really mournful poverty in the p resent number of Ai nswort h , the principal portion of its pages, consisting of twenty.three chapters, translated from third rate French romances, another section of a long-pi2b lished fiction, and only three original coutributions. Alexander Dumas and Eugene Scribe are clever, showy wr i ters, without question, but surely very we have scribes of our own equally good, if not I immeasurably superior, and as surely their effusions would more appropriately distend an English magazine than the second-hand lucubrations of our neighbours. " Piquillo Alliaga" and the " Count of Monte Christo" are not decidedly of such transcendant excellence but ' that they might give way to wholesome pieces of our indigenous scribblers. Such an anomaly as the one we have just mentioned is too glaring to allow us to pass it over in silence. Ainsworth must " awake! arise!" or very rapidly dwindle away in popularity. We say this from a wish to witness its resuscitation from a terrible • state of torpor. Mr. Wright's article about an alchemist is the only attractive one in the number, and it is suffi ciently strange to excite the curiosity of the most indif- , ferent. " Bassora" carries in every line the impress of Mr. W. Francis Ainsworth's pen, and consequently, while it betokens the industrious and observant traveller, it is tedious withal. " Irish Legends," by Mr. Forrest, • may possibly be read, because they are the only rhyth- • mical effusions in the magazine; which altogether affords good opportunity for improvement. • DOLMAN. • • Guided by experience, the new editor proceeds upon his mission with even increased ability; the articles are generally selected with discrimination, they are attraa-` the in their theme, and have a very singular and pleas- • ing diversity of style. In this latter respect one might' almost identify the writer of each without the assistande of their signatures: the galloping, hedge -and-ditch pre-- cipitation of John Keegan, the earnest, though some- • what crude beauties of the compositions of Mr. Price, - the lucid precision of Mr. Jerningham, the sonorous but rather elaborated mannerisms of the author of the " Analysis of Wit," and especially the scholarly, yet natural eloquence of Mr. Keon. All these may be de tected without much trouble, and their great dissilnilarity, together with their different amount of merit, impart to this magazine the charm of discursiveness, We pre sume we may now regard Dolma* as numben'ng amongst the prominent miscellanies. It hasproceeded with an un usual appearance of vigour for fifteen months,• and instead of dwindling away to the average tenuity of new publications, it has ripened in merit as time has elapsed. The opening paper for May has considerable interest, being a narration of the persecutions inflicted upon r " The Catholics of England." It extends in point of time to the reign of the boy king, Edward VI. The compilation reflects much credit upon the industry and impartiality of Mr. Jerningham. " A Tale of the Falls," by the Rev. E. Price, has a dual attraction, see- - ing that it recounts a perilous escape from a cataract, and hinges mainly upon the conversion of the writer to Catholicity. " Gleanings in the Green Isle" displays the same animation as ever, but, unfortunately, the same want of concentration. It is aptly :followed by a ' metrical ttib u t e to the "Lakes of Killarney," by Mr. Tames Silk Buckingham. " Vicissitudes of Illustrious Men" has no little novelty in the .subject selected for the present number —namely, the romantic history of Na poleon's Paladin, Murat. We remember no separate narrative of this extraordinary man—indeed, we believe this to be the first memoir of his life which has ever ap peared, at least in the English language. The editor has restricted himself to a critical notice of a remarkable work, published not long since, and called " Rome as it was under Paganism, and as it became un d er t h e P opes. " " On the whole, we admire the panegyrics lavished on the author, because we conceive them to be honest and dis criminating. In one particular, however, we think the reviewer has displayed an undue leniency—he lauds the - book in ita entirety. Now, here we seriously think him ' to be at fault. The two volumes are undoubtedly superb in their imaginativeness, in their erudition, and in their artistic excellence; but we regard them as decidedly de ficient in symmetry of construction—they are void of that sequential perspicacity of narration, without which a literary work cannot be regarded as faultless. It is a glorious assemblage of fragments, but they are discon nected and confused in arrangement. As a specimen of the poetry in Dolman's Magazine, we transcribe several verses from an exquisite contribution addressed to the • subject of " Spring," and subscribed by the initials E. E. M. K. A beam and a gush of tears—bless'd tears ! From relenting spheres, Have pierced my dungeon's gloom ; And now uprisen from chains, from prison, I float on clouds of bloom ! A zone, and a kirtle green—tender green, With the trickling sheen Of molten diamonds spread, These have lured, from its cell immured, The snowdrop's virgin head ! I smile ma d the stirring mould—miser mould, Of its hoarded gold, A. boon is forced t Q yield; As it up-creeps in claiiling heaps, The crocus gilds the field. I weep, and the violets bloom—purple bloom, In a leafy gloom, (Like sweet thoughts born of borrow) Than which no gem my diadem Of rarer worth might borrow. My feet as the meads they skim—deftly skim, From the mountain's rim, A trail of lustre bear ; Emerald gloss for the sprouting moss, Sheen for the piping air. And see, in my wild-wood bowers—happy bowers, The white may-flowers, As saints immaculate, Whose starry eyes look up to the skies With beam-light saturate I FRASER. Fraser contains a number of very readable articles this month, but scarcely any of them refer to subject* requiring discussion, or that can give rise to any lengthened observations. " Past and Present Condition of British Poetry" gives a succinct and on the whole an impartial account of the poets that came in with King George 111., and those that flourished during his reign. And it may be mentioned as a curious fact, that all the great, celebrated poets of the age closed their labours with the close of his reign. Byron died four years after that period, Campbell, and Scott, and Crabbe, and Moore o name , one l t i t n a d s w s p e r u e n a g n u t p her si e n fn ce re th h a a t rd is ly re s a e l e ly h e o n w tia th ed e may be said to h ave th en fi n i s h e d t h e i r poet i ca l l a b ours , a to nd th n e writer will be able to find materials, as he promises, fin* another Railer on the present condition of our poetry L . " The Princip'al Campaigns in the Rise of Napoleon" are continued, and the present article is entirely devoted to the campaign of Marengo. In that vi e find little novelty, for the history of the remarkable battle, re markable for its results, as well as for the mode in which it was gained, is generally known. It was an ac cident to which Bonaparte's genius and courage con tributed nothing. Dessaix and Killerman did the work, but the prime agent was the old, incapable Austrian awoke found hi s arm y day, s ever o a tSomething n ed t ghai whenni n g e mored he, - ell ab t o W ut V s l i e c e to p r a li t u o g n o e " General, lifelas, who, in place of fo l lowing up the most v th ic e to ry o c , o e m l oc p k l , t i e n utterly ruined. gives a very fair opinion respe • cting the works of the French poet and peer, and will enable the reader to judge for himself, for there are long extracts given from his works, with a fr ee translation in E ng li s h . a well arranged the Sutlej, w i t h a ‘lcrislitramary of the camp a i gn on p ion of the battl es an d th e country wh ere t h ey were fought. It is extremely im partial. All d ue pra i se is given to Sir Hugh Gough for his resolution, daring courage, and ultimate doubts are occasionally thrown ' on his mode success, of bat command ing an army, an d some blame is attached to him for trusting than to judicious arrangements and mancouvting, by h wbic- the writer thinks many lives might have been spared. The charge is nut unfounded, and possibly Gough would have had less reason to boast, nay, might have been defeated, if he had commanded any other troops. The writer thus sums up his remarks:— " The Seikbs have been punished by the privation of all that fertile district which lies between the Sutlej and the Hyphasis or Beass. The whole of the protected states, as they used to be called, are absorbed and become an integral portion of the British empire. One million and a half ster ling is demanded as compensation for the expenses of the war, and military occupation of the whole of the Ptuljaub is to be held till the full amount shall be paid. And a re arrangement of the Seikh army is to take place, on such a plan as the Governor-General shall judge best for the preser vation of peace both at home and abroad. Finally, Sir Henry Hardinge has been created Viscount Hennas, Sir Hugh Gough, Baron Gough; Sir Harry Smith h as and rewarded with a baronetcy, which lie has nobly ea r ne d' have been on all the other officers and men engaged honou rs bestows them, heaped, which may gratify the country wh ic h or the recepients. but can add nothing to the high f a meu of Parliament They have been thanked by both ornan, and child through outthey are thanked by every man r 'wlio mourn over the fall of the empire; and even they . the thought that they died nearest of kin find comfort , in , their died nobly, and in a righteous cause. ' A FALSE AND FRAUDULENT LOVER. -- At Marl- Rrracecart,areonntSlyatnurdot amyo,raelittitliaenrtrme.neenlitywyoetasno, o f f a i g n e te:: . s h t :- I 7 'g b orou g h d e an td lu a family living in Gloucester-place, applied to the I. , ly's ma magistrate, under the following ciremnstances :—She stated that some months ago she became acquainted With a young man named Chandler,le n y ed ui united. On she had ev ery reason, from the vows of loy e which had constantly made, to beli eve that she would have been shortlOn the 14th of last mouth he expressed a wish that the marriage should take place as soon as possible, when confiding in his honour, she VIPs induced to d raw 301. from the savings' bank, and give it to him towards purchasing furniture. On the following day he said he h ad expended the BM at Dent's furniture shop. , Sing that day she h a d seen nothing of the man, and shehad was false. disc.ore e that his story a b out having purchased furniture at Dent's to give her The magistrate exp ressed his regret that he was unable any assistance. DOG - STEALING. COURT - MARTIAL. --- C•rporal Blewes, of the 2.d battalion of the Grenadier Guards, stationed at Windsor, found guilty of stealing a valuable dog belonging to Mr. Smith, chemist, of that town, has been sentenced to two month4im. prisonment Chatham Military Prison, and to be reduced kite ranks. The dog bad been sold by gen the u eo cn rl n oral re , e. w id i in tlu at a j ezg h b,siren after he had stolen it, to a French a trifling SUM,