The Sun. — London, England, 1846-03-23 00:00:00

ibin , " t6 WAY at VI., vith Bkelibro t o the Conte a!xl of °I I/, ;A; actiog Robinso nfp i rf Mesers. 134 r soxiir° 2l ; to conitrigil. the Bhickbur'4 'own. an d l t s :oo an, and a half rnil 4. harles )licitor 4 in sn t srf sge STP I EXOD C. Cl-1). g a j• i from the o, and t he °' Dies' ssr s * /35 Ma I; e ‘i rs ba d CO ITTE O ' n this agy ,o ;E • orders we 085) N TO I nfitied to s rrt4t , dti c° chsir and the _lid l been c011:0 Bill, notie ordingli g0 41: 01 at t he op;#k P and Mr. Goo un of th' etit i°l 1 Idlef i t to aipplS re w eeks , a p t . .1 the ne wi rr, Glouc v , 5 w e a greesUlf 4 n os, , f i fr , r 'e Pe r /: o f Prj eau"' ;n r be dis' f ' o l. DemPlisn [IIS PA r AI y its : zie , gr. Dc e 13i 11 . i f the I li proe. cv distrie EN CP ;i 4t ' sow st gable e r° pe , cap S we t iii; ° ' spiraled o v. t# Go 09 .:,l 0/ J ;e t c ia coac hel i „ so t :to b oy e tbe ,jro tr t tire r w soc! A islr'llo if' i dd le v or° 01 0 . , f,n; 11 •, 4 APP f lit" r 0 I 'at) n blf he 0 0 4 abil9b 10 * !o ld is ~~,`~ v~►B et , R. c r": i re SO"'TET v. . le 41 - '`i 1,.. i . i . , ". , a ~. . , e s seiaee on see - tirttey last, at Ins e '' • e eielee, e . es, l'esre se V., C. e D. d' '''' . • 're - • • -'e , - ,- es ••e Ali ele ,e,,r en . . a ... e. ~, -,,,, ei , .., , , ..:,„ e ,„ _ ';', te tamtnent 0 tee eiliewing meeieers of the coinicil ,1 0 the Royal Ssci..ty s—elr. teieesse 1:, ,nee, Dr. Peter M. get, Mr. S. Hunter Christie, Li, uteeeelenel Edw. Sabine, ji .l 4 e,Z . :Dr. Jelin &stock, Sir William Burnett, Dr. I C. ej r ":',,T . V, Mr. B. Dunkin, the Very Rev. the Dean a E y, 11 4 ,e";;bnae elallowav, Mr. L. Horner. Sir John W. Lubbock, "e 4 . "' Ur. John Forbes Boyle Dr. Wm. Sharpev, Mr. John viYlor, Mr. Chas. Wheatstone: and the Rev. Robert Willis. th :Tant Alford, Lord Win. Compton, Lord A. Compton, and e kr " y. G,. ca.:l,y, were also present. . e r e: n ine o'clock the vishors to the conversavone began to e, -. ° ol quick sacceseion, slid by eleven above 300 fellows ~e that learned society and the leadin members ut the 111,,Nous literary and scientific s , 4 l '.' congregated in tee seloons of the noble president. flee e i - j r al apartments were brilliantly illuminated, and in the de.'ne.roorn the reireshment-table was supplied with every se e ., e , r. '?el, is Rove! Highness the Duke of Cambridge honoured the Nits Marquis with a visit, the Royal Duke arriving as early i i -e i n o'c ock, accompanies[ by Major Stephens. q's Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Lord e e u rge Lennox, Sir Edward Bowater, and Captain Francis 1 7.), • a10ur, was again pleased to be present, and was cordially j3 :Lcomed by the Marquis of Northampton. His Royal High- `;',! (lid notarrive until just beelre eleven o'clock. , i., !he soiree was extremely well attended, and among the L it c're we observed :—His Exce.leecy the French Am. „'d"r, Count, de St. AulaireExcellency the Austrian jf ee essa,lor, Ceuta Dietricbetein ; Baron Kidler, Chevalier ~,,,eler, the Earl of Cl ire, the Earl of Cewdor, Earl Fitz } re l ,''''", Ea I Spence., Viscount Hawarden, Viscount - "Yb, Lo:d Cab horpe, Viscount Morpetle Lord Fern -4'l, the Bishop of ;Nerwich, the Bishop of OxtOrd, s r'l Beautnout, Lord Celchesrer, Lord Crewe, Lord James te Sir art ' Lora Aylmer, Viscount Ingestre, Lord Celvele, h__Georee D uc k ett , t h e R ev . D r . Wh ewe l I, th e V e ry Rev. the /7 Of Weetiniester, the Venerable Archdeacon lisle, Vice iteeteeellor Wigt•arn :Sir John Herschel, Baronet, Sir James te L e tid e el . i a Sir Wildain ' Middleton, Baronet, Sir Edward Cust, e i : "te!.t Honour able T. D'Eyecourt, eI.P., Sir Thomas Iti'ne• ti e , elejor-Generel Sir Howard Douglas, the e -h t I - I ei. Sir B Teenies Caroiright, Sir Jetties Clark Ru , s, t i t [leery Deli eche, Sir !oho Croft, Sir Robert HH. Inglie. 1 , 3 4 , 11 0 1 1.1 e., Sir Ballard Dobson, Sir Richard WeAutatcott, e ' ' e r ''lwerd Perry, Sir James lark, Sir Henry r Ills, Sir I. ei s "r„'l !smite lion. Captain Ryder Burton, Sir J. J. Hensler, ter ;Milo Wilson, Ilajor-General Morrison, M.P., Majer-Ge i:l; WaYell, Cot inel Bonner, ColonelCelonel M•Lean. lfe:'• Beck, Sir Adelpitue Dalrymple, Captain C. Buttertiel , era Mr. Stafford O'Brien, eI.P., air. Towline, M.P., Mr. R. k 'tilnes, M P., Mr B. Esewe, M.P., Mr. p i ihnistone, M.P., q l ,,,Chute, M P.. Mr. P. Howard, M.P., Mr.linilipS, M.P., Mr lo Huts .n. M.P., Mr. Lockhart, 111. P , Sir C. &wino° , e, S:r t i e h ucleburgh. Mr. C. Wood, M.P., Sir IL Lus•ingtor•, Sir W. W i l i lu de, Sir W. Chatterton, Mr. Dodd, M.P. Sir J. Gardner / , 4 kiwi in, Colonel Robinson, Colonel J. Jackson ; Doctors k i l i k Os m, Tweedie, Pelt rinere T. Thomson, J. Silvestri. N ee rue „si Gray, Granville, Carpenter, Alentell, Watson, Toed. Pe - ,''''eee Witeesatn, Webster, Lancaster, Henley, Gordon, and It '°" 1 Prefessors Airy. Wheat. tone, I Forbes, and R. Jones ; e t Y• Messrs. H. Millmae, J. Hailstone, H Denham, David e rd ng. William Taylor, J. J. Ellis, J M. Fraherne, T. Hal ki.';' John Wright, John Barlow, Burgess, and Prichard ; l' e - s l e , °r Moore, Captain Swaiby ; Messrs. E. Landseer, W Ce,,rs J. I'. Gravee, H. Hallam, G. Moro, G. W. Drory, G te th ` l lb, jun., C. Manley, Lefroy, J. S. Bowerbank, Brock pr al, Swindell. Cheverton, John Yonge Ackerman, G. fh. e „ ° ch Angus, M'Ree, Charles Enderby, Henland, G. R. e ei .",,Y , H. Wyndham Pettis, S. H. Powell, W. D. Hag efi,r". Forster:, Hellyer, W. J. Donthon, Thomas ‘Viiik kill' IL Brown, T. J. Pettigrew, Bernard Barton. lee t i' W. H. Amyot, Wyon, Davies, Broderip, J. G. jeed i "are, G.eorge R. Ward, William Bowman, A. Ma dein e, Kendall, Amyot, Ayrton, - Levesque, R. J. Lane, le : - ., 8 Walsh, G. S. Ellis, Whatman, Dickinson, T. Irwin, 11, 1 . Butterfield, Jerdan, J. A. Brandon, E. T. Losebv. i V, e , ° ° l l, Arnott, W. J. Thorns, R. Hunter, A. Elmore, T. 1. tri7at, Kingston, E. Richardson, Dickens, Bowyer, Poynter, k ee tt i e, Orlando, P. Hutchinson, Carpenter, Beard, Claudet, 4, l e ''''ail, Kiernan, May, Mulready, J. Bethel!, S. Bucking pi, Taylor, J Noble, Silveatre, Donkin H. Turner,Courte les e ator, Gravatt, James Rennie, Hall, Boughton, Law, iserris, Spencer, Jeffries, Gould, CI easvick, Thomas, Cart fleluta Stanley, Beverlev,Vutlamv, Barry, Hudson, Powell, tll ei 7n3r, Salmon, Moore 'Bowman;Hamilton, A. Smith, Mid- Sp," , Gulliver,Tuson , A. Lee, Hart, Newton, J. A. Warre, t a `',Y ll , Bishop, Maclean, S H. Hall, Hardy. ockerill, Shaw. G - ,;,, te e.Beaty, Dawes, Weaver, Herbert, Munro, Paris, Pratt, Bi t ' -1 d• Payne, Verdun, Meek, G. W. Mecinurdo, Doubleday, t i h, Scott, Allen, Weld, Sharp, Pocock, &c k g ' 14 Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by 4.., Stephens retired shortly after eleven o'clock. p ast ` 3 , l toyal Highness Prince Albert remained until half the eleven, when the illustrious prince was accompanied to T i r i °3lll carriage by the Marquis of Northampton. /low.° general company then began to take leave of the sh ort ., President, the numerous assemblage having separated i,,L . 'Y after midnight. tol e - noble Marquis will have his fourth and concluding e on the 3d proximo. ov - — 'IEY MARKET and CITY NEW S Tlest , ,, i CITY, SATURDAY EVENING. sur eb ' O .--In the discount market everything like a pres 'are " completely disappeared, and notwithstanding the. ° I te, su A rbe that still lie in the Bank of England to the credit .. 1 teS it ` i eceeuntatit- General, trade seems to be relieved fron: :° be e ' t traesment, and the subject of railway deposits ceases , e `° l ne e : Prominent topic. The discount firms give their cue. The ;" considerably less for money than during last month. lieer'?dleions conduct of the Bank of England, in afferdine ele te a eccsimmodat ion to the commercial classes, has been of t nst rumental in producing this favourable conditiot, Correspondents arit affairs, complain in no measured terms of the irr.e tees Y hi a ,,Z ei absurdity of the Standing Orders Sub-commit- I b i o o t ris v- ii - ; r a a re ihv aZused of want of uniformity in their deci. is projected through a district which doe• e e j.equire the aecornmodetion, and no opposition compete% tr'at‘tiO"s against it, the Bill passes the standing orders as a bsr). er or course, however flagrant may be the breaches of re i , coraphance; but if the district be an important one, 11, , .! two or three rival companies statt f'r it, the most trum whY Cans are raked up, an d i t not unfrequently occurs that lii : l4 t is consid a ered in one room as frivolous and vexations ce in the l.ining one fatal to the progress of the Bile s, it is said;can be the best illustrated by the case of the eor r t , Union Railway, which, after an expenditure of li e e ua cr. and two years' loss of time, has been thrown out, iiZ.7, 441 the papee 'in the progress of lithography hal con- IVl; e '! l d s and so disagreed with the figures set forth upon it. t eu ner these facts are accurately stated or not, we cannot plat but but we must c onf e ss to having heard general corn ethente of the system of enforcing standing orders rigidly s er , there are several competing lines, as in that cars •il fe ct ;t 3 of sceommodation, traffic, or route, may be imper ent developed from the circumstance of the exclusion of . , isi te ° , more of them by a frivolous point of non-compliance , ere forms of the House. lee he Promoters of several of the defunct schemes of railway Ofe, P t er 'everingly following up allottees for their proportiot tee s P e neee, but it would seem with very little success, if we Sep t J u dge from the austere tone of some of the circulars ke it ' ) the different parties. One transmitted by a corres -1„. ent states, that " the Committee have come to the de po3 of enforcing from those allottees who mane t eiri e- .s ia the meant to pay and refuse, and to post , those who tei ti Vender the denomination of stags." Net satisfied with ,toe l ,„'ncily intimation, the attorney whosends a lithographed ,ies s - ,lleication charges 58 for his letter, and states that un ite t he amount demanded and this fee are paid into his hen s within four days from the date specified, the Com te.% S e Will at once proceed against defaulters. Law in this 110,ii!i)e becomes rather expensive, and a bill of costs would th at swell under so speedy a process. We, however, hop" krlleither, the atiornes nor the promoters will find nuns As resp on d to th e ir call. te, cor respondeet states, that having to make a payment in th e i)lttitry through the medium of one of the branches 01 14 04, 4 '1 41 dt of England, he took a cheque to the bank counter (1, 0 4, 'Lol and desired it to be remitted. As it was thre• th e b e,' , the clerk informed him that it was toes late to advis. 4 11 041 ,,a0ch on the same day. To make the case stronger, ii 44 `` be added, that the cheque was not drawn on any dis- Se, l e . s tablishinent, but on the Bank of England itself : te p e il i% )i e practice like this is hardly consistent with a regale. e je„ ' . clivenienee ' body of West Ind', ete 4t e acting committee of the associated .. th fo c i and merchants have just printed their report, giving ;' O, Particulars of the measures pursued as best calculated . tel s i s i t ure the cultivation and prosperity of the . W eat Indn ; tr:,a„ -t ,'• It appears from this document that since the fine. r e e•° , Pation of the negroes the production of sugar has 1 42 1411 3' increased from the lowest return of 107,000 tons t, to '-'fo tons, but yet ' t the same time great loss has accrued th e n a the ' Proprietors, and others interested in the cultivation of lee t Ztates, in consequence of the increased expenditure for t tte, r ' &c. The committee express their opinion on the *til Schemes of immigratiam and give other information, esi e ° ,..,o Will no doubt prove acceptable to West India pros 're and planters at large. A I , Ci zixTnasT.—George Hudson, a man reared behind 14t inter in York, with scarcely two ideas in his bead, was wti I neney by s ome re l a ti ve or o th er , an d s p ecu l ate d i n rail scrip ar d lar by e lated rat wn e., b ig , wealth .boo ht estates from which means Dukes, L h ords Accumu , and corn ll, 4 trs. and latterly he sought and found admission into the of Commons as M.P. for Sunderland. He never did, 411 h kohablv never will do, any great thing for Ws country for he lies clone has been for himself, or the rearing of a vas , - Aeb vri f.r himself; yet this man had a "testimonial" lately (4, be(l for him, amounting of itself to the enormous sun , ttqt )° , o o/. sterling. Of that amount, nearly 1,000/. was sub. h"'l for hi m this city of Glasgow. We need nut speak , \ viand Hill or Robert Nv allace. But Thomas N% aghorn ee, i 4 ve officer, has crossed the burning stands of Egypt again itidi a gain to find out a short route between England and Whereas that journey, a few years ago, could not tir oe ' eeem I' dthan two, three, f our an d some pis le in less SIX mouths, Thomas Waghorn has succeeded it , lit () ,"leg u /yeti within the space of thirty ,lays. He ha, deli gtit dispatches from the re:note quarters of Asia, sue ti, o v ered them safely in London within an alm,st incredil.l, P i 7i'td. He is still risking his life to shorten the jour- Le e He is opening up a ceminuiiication between millions of t ti. ,,luknatt race. He Is adding to the grandeur and glory et tat, d• He is enriching its merchants--stretching out in do,'"able bounds for their enterprise; and what have the t, It for him? There was laid down at the bar of the Royal d ke ge, the other day, a subscrip ion paper for some " to Thomas Waghorn. It lay there for four lies there-still. Some ten or twelve Glasgow hrnis aubseribed in all 701. to it. Blush, ye maninrn-wer ti'pt" of Geerge Hudson ; and let your ears tingle, ye \ Vi r . ter el recipients of the matchless s, rvices of Thomas 11 0,4';''n I. If an Italian actress came to Glasgow,. she would 4 than that, ' oee night from "a fashionable and 11.1 re at in , 414 tiding audience." With these reflections we are almost tl ffit throw d own our pan wi:11 scorn and inexpressible dis - I r• Scot c h R e f ormers ' G aze tt e . sltt,r°'4ESTY REWARDED.—About four o'clock on Friday _"°e, as a porter, in the employ of Messrs. Jennens and reet, was passing up Regent• street he picked 4,, te. t ightly ,f o ld e d p i ece o f paper, w hi c h prove d t o be aa. ° ,f hi l ie shortly afterwards met a gentleman, who inquired ead , 11 l if he h a d p i c k e d up a 5/ . note, to w hi c h he replied he at preduced it, which the gentleman accepted, barely w ea ‘ v , i , e dgiog it with a nod, but hastily opened it to see if tw "e note. Th e y th en w a lk e d u p the s t- ee t together tlei nv e ,ntY or thirty vardi, v. hen the man addressed the gen o`fic!t by h Pinp re ci a l; •v ea i r iig i lie' thought it was worth a pint of beer, to gentleman said nothing ; but to prevent 0[1)(7,480 a ddressel the second time, he crossed over to the 110 le n , slde of the way, evidently satisfied that he was ,k st i out of pocket by losing his Si. note. c),thei.B ADVANCE: OF WAGES —The joiners, and Itit.e,:ennected with the building trades in this town, fol- Peiie e ' the example of the trades in Manchester, have given I.l )th t h ) r„ advance of 6d. per day, which they demand 7th of April next. i ," ) en 4 , 1 7: 14 ' 4 1, 111 0 enee celebrated comedian, is stated to iiiusly that alight hopes are entertained of his long v- 1 • 8 :eg en the present scene. ( Pi S et ‘, 1 44 " 1, lhooi lie received a select circle at dinner • 4414.2daY, including Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, imict a ny &Wale, ix. , , THE TriIEATTIES. 11.. the nOT! .sir. SuWvar knots it re r tie public es a ) ..s entatuted tete ts. :sat:tit-day even tee. I: is entitled The Beggar on fior,teback, and it tut t wi h great and well-de tee ter success. It is a comedy of inaniiers of the present day, and is an exceedingly well built play, end it would be well that all dramatists should b.-ar in mind that the artistical construction of the plot of a five act play is an element that conduces more to its success as an acting play, than either smartness of dialogue or variety of incident, or even individuality of character ; not, however, that The Beggar on Horseback is d ficient in any of these. The dialogue is uniformly smart and well write n, and without being forced or rained, is not unfireptently witty. 'Ale incidents are eel' contrived and ttutficiently numerous, and the. characters of Cymon Foxiest!, Morecraft, and Lady Cuverdale, are all distinct, and welt developed in dividualities. At .he commencement of the comedy, we are introduced to Sir John Coverdale (Mr. Tileury). a baronet, proud of his ancient pedigree, but deeply in debt —with his estetes mortgaged to an old usurer for their full value. By a former marriage he has had a son, Ernest, (Mr. H. Hull), and a daughter, Selina, (Miss Julia Bennett) ; and the present Lady Coverdale, (Mrs. Glover), rules him tied his household not by violence of manner or of language, but by perpetually offering them consolation unaer any distresses which may chance 'o befall then ; such consolation consisting of the most 111-natured sarcasm speke in the meet homed tones. The lady s-tes no way out of their difficulties save by se, king some -rich p:ebien alliance for their children. To this the proud baronet decidedly objects, and t he lady tells eini that there is t ne coceolation, they can bresk up their lishtnenr, advertise fur a situation fer Selina and procure Ernest an ensigncy in a marching regiment. This dialogue is interrupted by the appearance of Ernest. who informs them that, owing to the death, without a will, of the . Id usurer, to ...hem their estates are more caged, Cymon Fexhall, his nephew, whom they recollect is a vulgar lent, has beeotne his heir, and has at rived in Loteltit to take p issession of his inheritance. Lady C;titerilale iron. (bawls . comment es plotting to secure :ymon Foxhali for Selina, anti, observing that it would he well to be civil to the young man, and see what he is eke, dispatches Ernest to call upon him. The scene hen changes to Foxhall's house, and we are introduced to Cymen Foxhall (11r. Webster), and his man of nesittess, M r craft (Mr. W. Farrell). Cymon Foxitell eid been by les late uncle placed in a Manchester-house the city, but tie had turned out a low lived blackguard, 1, frequenter ,if low taverns and low gambling-houses, a neap-spirited, hypocritical profligate, in one wont-- a •• mvell" In his uncle's house wes residing an orphan let s Emmeline (Mrs. Seymour), whom that uncle had ,eepted, and to when it wa- supposed by every tine th - uncle would have left his property. The affections -it this girl, with these expectancies, Cymon Foxhall had meek awl son ; and aleeit his uncle hail discarded him, to te for four years Cytuen Foxhull had been ,vine a disreputable outcast at Boulogne, still ter affection fur him condom d tin 'dieted. Previously o his departure for Boulogne he had managed to intro lice into his uncle's establishment a crony of his own, tamed Morecraft, a broken tdown marker et a billiard able, giving him special injunction{ to use ever' means tt his-power to prevent the old usurer from making a will 9 • and well had those injunctions been obeyed, for we dud Cymon in the usurer's house, the undoubted pos sessor of all his wealth. Admirably did Webster dress Ind play this character. Dressed in a suit of mourning ;hat might have been made by • Stoltz himself, he nsnaged, by his method of wearing it, to make it appear 11-fit ing and vulgar. His hat was of the most un xceptionable pattern, but he stuck it on his head with • mit knowing " jut" 'on one side, which is -one of the sliaracteristics of the gent," as contradistinguishen `rota the gentleman. He carried in his hand a cane, - he but-end of which he ever and anon struck against he booted part of his right leg, and he pulled up his collar, and pulled down his waistcoat, and in a housand ways showed, that notwithstanding iis insolent swagger, and his boastful pride purse, he was ill at ease, because he was coo scious that he had not in his whole composition one ttom, the raw material out of which it would be possible e manufacture a gentleman. In this, their first inter eiew, Morecraft details to him the schemes by whiee se had been enabled to prevent his uncle from makiee a will, and Cytnon gives Morecraft to understand that low their relative po itions are altered. Morecraft hew ,vs-r takes the announcement very coolly, and remind. slymon that he cannot do without him. Cymon then tints at his desire to form a m-ttrimonial alliance with -eine high family, and Morecraft reminds him of Emme dne. Cymon expresses a wish to see her, and eittrecraft sends her to him and leaves - then, lone. She, all affection, rushes i-ito his arms, tie receives her coldly, in a half-swaggeritts •telf sneaking sort of manner. and, in reply to her questions, he says he loves her, and she shall have e douse, a carriage, and money, and be just the same a f she were his wife, but that he must marry for rank she rejects his insulting offers with indignation, and tetermines to leave the house instantly. This scene wet. Laid by Mrs. Seymour with very great spirit. As sht pits him, he hears of his invitation to the Coverdalee ; eid after a alien scene between Morecraft and Emilie ine, we fled Cymon, with Sir John and Lady Cover tale, making a regular contract of bareain and sale for he hand of Selina, he having been brought to this pass , ery soon by i heart of Lady Coverdale. A. lir 4 thoßerenet ems disinclined to -he sacritisit, hut when llyinon talk. ,f tereclosing the mortgage, he consents ; and on Selina ntering, she is introduted to him, and they are lee done. Cymon at once breaks whet he calls the goo. .ews to her. and is astounded at her not at once accept ng him. To her cousin, Horace Waldegrave (Mr. tudson), she confides her troubles. The two cousins, is , urtsr, discover that they have lone, loved each other. end determine to take Ernest. into their cetifidence 4nest himself is desperately in love wish a young crea ere whom he had met in the Park, hut of whom he :flows nothing, tied to the Park Horace, Ernest, and Se em proceed. There Ernest beholds his fair incognita -ho seeks to avoid him. Selina, however, accost- ele It is Emmeline. The ladies retire together. cid Cymon Foxhall, who is in pursuit of Emmeline, joins he gentlemen. They threaten him with dirt ful nen equences if he does not at once resign the hand or ielina, but to all their threats and taunts his only re ly is, " Pay me my mortgage." Sedna now joins the party ; she has heart from Emmeline her story, and ex poses the heartless hypocrite in his true colours. At teat he attempts to make his habitual swagger tenfold nore insolent, but as Selina proceeds all his impudence teserts him, and the mean-spirited coward stands eon otssed. He imagines that Morecraft must have betrayed eirn, and, vowing vengeance against Morecraft, he ,necks off. Before he takes his departure, however, tie turns round and snaps his finger in the faces of his tormentors, significantly reminding them the affair may le off if they will ply him his mortgage. Emmeline ;miles from her p 1 ice of concealment, and Morecraft. :ho is in pursuit of her, enters. Finding her in suet- steel hands he leaves her under the protection of the outig people, very mysteriously reminding them that tvhen affairs become too complicated for their guidanct is will render them assistance. On his return to Cy non's, that worthy dirt cts his footman, Tholea, (admirably acted by Mr. Brindal), to sumnatiril ject; Morecraft. Just as the operation is being strformed, uteler the personal inspection of Cy men simself, Horace enters, and takes Morecraft into his .ervice—Merecraft and Cymon having each previously, re. once in their lives, told the truth, in the characters vhich they respectively give of each other. The fifth act opens at the office of Cymon's lawyer, and there we ind Sir'John and Cymon, aided by the lawyer, busily liga , red in drawing up the settlements for the marriage f Selina. Ernest and Horace join the party, and More :raft also quietly walks in and tells them they may save etiemselves all further trouble, for that Cymon is not worth sixpence, producing at the same time a document signed by Cymon's uncle, in which he states that Emme ine is his own legitimate child, and, consequently he heiress to all his wealth. Cymon, who has earned from Morecraft that Emmeline has sought efuge at Sir John's, seeks her there, and en teavours, before she can kn ate of what has chanced. to play the penitent, and thus secure her fortune. His tuit, however, is indignantly rejected. At this minion' he other pasties enter and Morecraft explains that the .ltd usurer, knowing the affection which Emmeline bore .41 Cymon, and .bang fully convinced of the villainy o' he latter, had confided to him the important document, with a strict injunction not to produce it until Cymon should have shown himself in his true colours, and he tads that he had behaved faithfully to the usurer, be ...muse he was the only man in the world, who had ever o ked upon him without one-eye "in his own pocket.?' Emtneliite, the heiress, fergives Sir John his mot tgege, !likes a hat (Nome settlement on Ihtrece anti Selina, pro vides for Morecra't, and gives hers, if anti her fortune t Ernest Even Cymon is not oermitted to arrive at the usual terminus of Beggars on Horseback. Emmeline pays debts, and settles all annuity on hem, so that al art ‘nade so harpy that even Lady Coverdele ha, ,0 tine to whotri she can offer consolation. rho appeiuss at the fall of the curtain was enthusiastic, ted alt the arts-tea w , -re called tor. Then there wor 'end calls for the author, who bowed his te-knowledg melts trom the pre seenium box. The piece was an ounce-I ftr repetition every evening amid the most cart) , plaudits. As to the mariner in which the phi) ens acted and out upon the stage, it is imuossible tit iraise it toe highly. Farren's Morecraft is a chef d'oeuvre of its sort, and Mrs. Glover acted the clever, • chewing, pt dished, consoling Lady Coverdale as Mrs. Griever alone can act such parts. Of the Cv rn,n of Weestt rwe have already spoken—it is perhaps hi, !rentest psi t. Brindal, us the feotnian Thomas. Clark as a horse-jeckey, and Bland as a German tailor, were ss. xee ilsnt iii the it little parts as Webster, and Ferree, and Mrs. Weyer were in the three great charactr• rs .tf the piece. The comedy is worthy of the actors, the actors are worthy of the comedy. R,,ty I3vour PRI CESSES. A drsma, entitled The Dreamer, the scene of which is laid in the court of Charles 11., was produced here last evening with success. The dreamer is a certain Lord G. 1)4 wmer (Mr. G. Mathews), a gay young nobleman, who is unfortunately subject to fits of absence of mind. H 4 is the rival of a certain Count de Florville (Mr. J. iVining), the love of Lady Clara Bolton (Mrs. Stir irti4i.i'lle Count concerts a scheme for the abduc tion of the lady, who is brought to his house which, the Dreamer, mistakng for his own, enters, and, after a quarrel with Florville, meets Lady Clara, who of course imagines that he is the ab ductor, and reproaches him accordingly. This contra temps gives, rise to a variety of others, and at last all is explained, and the lovers made happy. This piece will form an amusincr addition to the NI L , P , VS' repertoire. DROITWICII. SATURDAY EVENING. -- UM' Nrjesty the Queen Dowager took her departure from Witley Coat this morning, at half-put nine, for Marlborough Howe► THE SUN, LOND9N, MONDAY IN G. MARCH 046. COURT CIRCULAR. WESTMINSTER LITERARY, SCI- E 11IFIC , AND MECHANICS' INSTITUTION. A patent denier. in aid of the ituiloting fund of the City of Westminster Literary, Scientifie, and Mucha nes" Institution, took place on Wednesday evening, at the Freemasons' Tavel n, Great Qeeen-street. By the report, which was circulated amengst . the company, it appe ;red that, although the institution had beet. most prosperous in its operations. and the amount of donations most liberal, there was still a debt ot 1,2331. remaining on the building in Smith-street. The probability of the " short-hour" system being speedily adopted in the metropolis seems to have suggested to the active anti intelligent committees the necessity of mak ing an effort to liquidate the debt referred to, with the view of providing ler the increased demand which it is to be hopei will hereafter be made by the industrious classes tor the means of instruction and amusement which mechanics' institutions are so well adapted to impart. 4 The chair was taken by the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, at half-past six o'clock, and amongst the numer ous and highly respectable company assembled we 4313- serv. d Lord Robert Grosvenor, the Dean of West minster, the Rev. U. Milman (Rector of St. Margaret's), Rev. J. Jennings (Rector of :St. John's), Sir Roderick Murchison, Sir De La3y Evans, M.P., C. Hindley, Esq., M. P., Messrs. Broadwood, Major- General Evans, Sir J. C. Wood, and Mr. W. Johnson. The usual loyal and patriotic toasts having beta drunk with all the honours, The LORD NiAYOft rose, and called up in the compafet to drink a bumper to the " Army and Navy," to which Sir DE LACY EVANS responded, and in doing so took occasion to eulogise institutions like that which they were met to support. He observed that they sprung m the people, arid were peculiar to the couetry and the times in which we live. They had tended greatly to promote the intelligence which characterised the people of England, and insured the further intellectual dteehtpmen. o' all ranks of societv.—(Cheers.) The LORD MAYOR then Rave "The Health of Charles Shaw Lerevre, F. Speaker of the House of Commons, and Pre:Peet of the Westminster Institution," which was drunk with warm applause. The CIIAIRMAN next gave, "The Vice-Prcsidents and ether officers ot the Institution." The Rev, H. MILMAN, in retuning thanks, passed a high eutngium on the Westminster Mechanics' Institte mon, and at some I, ngth expatiated on the benefits it had eonferted on the district in which it was situated, and the a ivanerges to be derived from such institutions by the c enneinty at large. Institutions of this kind might be made a very great element of peace in a state of so ciety where there were at least sufficient subjects tending to an opposite direction. The LORD MAYOR gave, " The Dean and Chapter of Westminster." Dr. BIICELAND (Doan of Westminster) returned thanks, aid co .grsouiated the meeting en the great extent to which information had of late years spread arming the industrious classes, which he attritaved very much to the spread of institutions of a kindred character to that which they were now ce ebratiug. The Rev. Gentleman cercluded by proposing " Lord Robert Grosvenor, Sir De Lacy Evans, Mr. C. Hindley, and the other Members of the House of Commons." Lord R. GRosvENoR acknowledged the compliment in a bum fetus speech, in which he drew an amusine contrast between the Hense of Comeiorts and its nightly debstes, and the Westminster Literary Institution mid its weekly lectures. The Secretary, M. W. H. TRAICE. here read a list of the subscriptions at the table, which amounted together to nearly 5001, and included 211 each from the Lord Mayor, Lord R. Grosvenor, and Messrs. Broadwood ; 31/. lOs from the Messrs. Jackson, and several donations of 10/. and sums of a smaller amount. The secretary also an itounc d that Mr. Ilindley, M.P., would join thirty other gentlemen it paying the residue of the debt. (This an nouncement was rfceived with every mark of applause, and immediately eleven gentlemen followed Mr. Hind ley's example.) The Lord Mayor's health having been drunk with great enthusiasm, and the other toasts disposed of, the company separa•ed at an early hour, highly pleased with the evening's entertainment. HAMBURGH MAIL. CRACOW, MARCH 9.—Perfect tranquillity—that i what is called :ranquiility—now prevails in our city. All possible measures are taken, on the part of the Allied Powers, to re , press any idea of resistance to their ordinances. In the city ' couedry det laments (S militaiy go about and take away wha' aims they find. The clergy are deeply implicated in ail thee affairs. This evening seven waggons, with p iso ners, were brought in under a military escort. In the city itself, 172 pet sons were to-day ilesignated as to be arrested. On the whole 150 have been hitherto arrested. Negotia- Gins respecting Cracow are going on very actively. Co lonel Van Hohe, of the 10th Regiment, is appointed Com missioner on the part of Russia. Many Polish women, whose husbands have been killed, or have fled, are gone out of their minds—Silesian Gazette. CRACOW, NiAttCli 11.—The city is for an indefinite time in a stite of siege. The Senate is dissolved, and a council of administration appointed instead; which, however, chiefly consists of the members of the Senate. Carriages with prisoners are brought in early; the prisoners think them selves fortunate when the escort is composed of Prussians, by whom they are well treated. The Russians and Austrians are more disliked. Business is at a a stand still, and every thing is very dear. The insurrection of the peasants in Gallicia is said to be spreading. Troops continue to be sent from this city to that country. Travellers affirm that some parts of the province are like a desert; from the frontiers of Cracow to Lemburgh scarcely a nobleman's residence has been spared —Bremen Gazette. WARSAW, MARCH I.—The Warsaw Courier of to -day says, " public tranquillity has not been interrupted in the slightest degree, and the accounts from the provinces states, that they, too, enjoy undisturbed tranquillity." BERLIN, MARCH is said that remonstrances have been made by the Austian Legation on account of the state ment lately published in the Univ. rsctl Russian Gazette that Austrian magistrates in the Polish provinces had induced the peasants, by reward, in money, to take prisoners, or to kill the Polish landowners. People here wondered :,t the very first how the generally cautious editors of the Utz :versa/ Prussian Gazette could admit such accounts into its columns. The Unirersal Prussian Gazette has, we know, published such accounts. I . 12±,e Queen and Prince Albert, the Ladies and Gen the,.en of the Court, and the d ,estic In at tended Diviee service, yesterday tn,rning, in the private chapel, Buckingham Palace. The sermon was preached by the H shop of Norwich. Prayer; were rend by the H .te and Rev. C. L stir. eourtenay.• Her ':iajesty and her Royal Consort took their usual early walk yesterday. The H yal Family were taken airings yesterday in the garden o' the Palace. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen, on Saturday, and remained to luncheon with her Majesty and Prince Albert. The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, - aid the Princess Alice, were taken their accus tomed ex , rcise in the royal gardens, en Saturday. The Queen and Prince Albert walked on Saturday irenoott in the gardens of the Palace. The Prince afterwards rode out on horseback, attended by Major General Sir Edward Bowater. Tne royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace on Se; tarday included Mrs. M'Lane, the Lady of the American Minister, th. Duke of Wellington, the 1)u ke of Devon shire, the Right Hon Sir Robert and Lady Peel, the Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter, the Marquis and :Marchioness of Cholmondeley, Earl and Countess Spen cer, the Bishop of Norwich, Lord Ge irge Lena , x. the lion. and Rev. C. Leslie Giurtenity, and C ptatn*Francis Seymour. Th. Coldstream Bend was in attendance during din ner, and perfbrmed the following pieces : Overture, " Le Celporteur" On slow. '" The British Navy" S, lee. ion from the Cr ,sailers Va se, " Fleur de Marv." Vend. 111 ,••}i and Chorus, " Nabutio" .ika. " Jenny Lind's Favourite." Hut. Alnkisty's private band afterwards attended in the Palac, and performed the remainder of the ev,ning. His Royal Highness Prince Albers honoured the Marquis of Northampton with his company on Satur day evening at his Lorils , p's residence in Piecalihy. His R , yal Highness was atti-nded by I. ,rd George Lennox, Captain Francis S,yinour, and Sir Edward Bow;ter. His R flightless the Duke of Cainbrido, attended hy Major Stephens, also 1i , 41 ,- aited the Marquis Northampton with his company on Satur•lay evening. V lENNA.—His Highness Prince Metternich had addressed the following circular, dated the 7th of March, to the re presentatives of Austria at the several. German Courts. "TnelatestArienna journals bring the account. of the occu pation of Cracow by our and the Imperial Russian troops, and of the ignominous end of the insurrection in all parts of the republic. It we look back on the events which have been crowded together in the short space of a few days. causing extensive convulsicns, and occasioning unspeakable calamities we know not whether to be must astounded at the wicked. ;Russ of those who formed the plan, or at the foolhardiness of those who executed it, in total ignorance of the amount f means that they could command, and voluntarily made hemselves the victims of hopeless undertakings. The preliminaries of the project were certainly ably contrived. An extensive conspiracy spread over the Austrian and Rus ian frontier of ancient Poland was formed, and the republic of Cracow was chosen as a staple place at the command of 'he Revolution. Numberless emissaries, sent out by, the chiefs of the emigration, who remained in safety, covered , hese countries, and their insinuations and seductions were listened to by these countrymen, these officers and clients, who are more numerous in the former Polish countries than ulsewhere. In the territory of Cracow defective adminis uistrations, and an unsettled agitated state of society, in creased the success of their endeavours. Communist doctrines '.vere propagated among the people wi!h indefatigable activity rnd in every direction; and the leaders of the movement (who certainly cared little fur their own persons about the application of the communist doctrines) indulged the absurd hope of making the masses ready instruments of their revolutionary plan, by holding out the prospect of freeing the peasant from taxes arid contributions, the Government should be overthrown, and the utophia of a Polish kingdom should be realised—fancied they should be able to lead 'the raging waves into the channel which should appear to them he most convenient. But the insanity and utter worth lessness of such plots app; ared in the cleare4 light in Ga -1 icia. This country has been for nearly eighty years under the Austrian Government, and at the time wh al it became subject to Austria was in the most wretched old relish , undition. The Austrian laws, especially our admirable Urbarial, were introduced there. Their efforts are nianifest. ['hey have inspired the peasantry, the mass of the popula tion with the feeling that the Throne is the power which is the protection of their whole existence. This is what the leading Polish emigrants have overlooked and forgotten— they ascribed their own spirit to the population, in which they were happily mistaken—the Galician peasant cannot understand communist phrases, and Polish nation. ality is odious to him, because it reminds him of his misery. The majority of the preachers at home, and among these peas'aultry, are their oppressors. When they called on them to rise—when the in surgents, in places where they had assembled in great num bers, attempted to compel the peasants by violence—the move ment they thought to excite turned upon the instigators themselves. many of whom fell victims to the anger of the people, and the others were given up by the peasants to their natural protectors, the authorities of this province. The movement is now subsiding in all Galicia, which cer tainly cannot be called a revolution, but rather an anti-reve- Mtion. Now that the focus of the revolution in Cracow-- where, though no where else, it certainly had the upper hand—is quenched.and the mass of the insurgents in Galicia, where they have failed in their attempts, is put down, ;t is not probable that the public tranquillity will be mrther disturbed. It is evident, that after such con. vulsions, moral tranquillity cannot be so soon restored to people's minds, and that the task of the Government is not easy. It, however, directs its first attention to this objr.ct, and has the more confidence ofsuccess as it rests on the broad oasis of the Government at Galicia, viz., the faithful attachment of the sound part of the population. I wish you to make use of the present dispatch, in •,ommunieation with the cabinet, which we decree to make ou acquainted with the real state of affairs, and as accurately is possible.—Vienna, 7th March." COPENHAGEN, 13th March.—Some Members of the Fadre 'an and of the Copenhagen Post, have been seized for in , :erting the Polish Insurrection, which unprivileged papers are est allowei: to do, thouirh it has often happened.—Hamburg Papers, 17th March. Her Majesty the Qty-e , ) Dl a s.ag'er 1-ft W hilley Court, ,reesturshire, for the Dr•.itwieh ,tation,qt hall past nin,. 'clock on Saturday m o rning, Avend,-(1 the Earl and rottntois of Sh. (eld, thee — EArl and G:4iiit.-ss Howe. Rim. William and Mrs. AThley, Colonel a! , (1 Mr& Corn ,all, Hon. S , .phia Wheatley, Sir Andrew Barnard, Sir I)avid Davif , s, and Mr. Belford. Her Majesty an i snit. lcfr the station by a sp ci,l train, and travelled via Bit. rningbam and GiAteester, and London and Birmingham :{ail..vay4 to th- E,i , ton-scint,re terminus, and from thence proceeded in carriages to Marlborough-hou,e, ,vo,.te her Atticsty arrrived at five o'cloek. Yest Tday her Mjesty fie Queen Dowager and her Highness the Duchess of Kent attended Divine . . servie,e in the Chapel Ito% al, tit. Jame4's. The sermon was preached by the Bishop of Hereford, who took his text from St. John, Chao. iii., verse 16 The prayers were read by the lt,tv. J. Haden, and the lessons by the tev. J. V. Povah. The anthem "Fleai my rayer" (Stroud). Alr. Turk preAded at the organ. The Queen Dowager vva , attended by the Conntes f Sheffield Hon. Sophia Wheatley, and Earl Howe . The Duchess of Keni was attended by Lady Fanny 10-ward, Among the nobility present were the'Duke of lipaufort, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Marquis of Anglesey, Lords I)elawarr, Cawdor, Sheffield, St. Gt.r ,nans, Cantalupe, Canterbury, Foley, Ernest Bruce, and Inaestre ; Ladies Nt Germans, Delawarr, and Ernest lir lee. The Duke (%f Wellington, Lord G. Paulet, and r Frederick Trench attended the e4riy service yest,r -: The Rev. Dr. Wesley officiated and preached the -ertnon. The Dean of York will preach on Friday next in the Chapel Royal, St. James's, and the Bishop of Ripon will preach on Sunday next. ller R iyal Ilighnesa the Duchess of Kent visited the Que l l' Dowager yesterday at Marlb Trough House. - The Duke of Cambridge attended Divine service yes lerday in Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley-street. %14 . j0r Sephens was in waiting on his Royal Highness. Her R iyal Hi_ mes.; the Ducle.ss of Kent, attended by Lady !earthy Howard, Sir George Couper, and Cap tain the Hon. James P. Murray, honoured the Italian Opera with her prei.ence on Saturday evening. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge also honoured .he performance with her presence. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afterloon at ;he Foreign office. The Ministers prevent were—Sir Robert Peel, the Duke of Wellington, the Buke of Bun leuch, the. Earl of Haddington, the Earl of Aberdeen, James Graham, Mr. Secretary Gladstone, the Chan .ellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Eilenborough, the Marl of Ripon, Lord Granville Somerstt, the Earl of )41hoesie. the Right Hon. Sydney Herbert, and Lhe Eart Sr. (1 , 1-mans. The Council sat two hours. ' FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. E. Meredith, linen (raper, Liverpool—first div. of le. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. J. Hulme, paper dealer, Manchester —first div. of Id. in the pound. on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Man chester. W. Whiting, landing waiter in her Majestys Customs. Egremont, Chester—second div. of ls. 2d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the oilier. of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. W. Haskayne, ship chandler, Liverpool—final div. of 30. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Caze nove, Liverpool. H. Lacey, bookseller, Liverpool—first div. cf Is. in the pound. -on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool, J. H. Shanklin, landing waiter in her Majesty's Customs. Liscard. Chester—second div. of Rd. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Cazenove Liverpool. J. 0 llarvey, gr .cer, Newark, N o tti ng h ams hi re— fi rst di v. of 3s. 9d. in the pound. on any Friday, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Birmingham. A deputation respecting cope. r. including Mr. Vi v:an, VIP., Mr. Maw& M.P.. Viscount &nion, M.P.. .wrl Sir Howard Douglas, M.P., had al interview with •;,ir Robert Peel on Satnrday, at his official residence in O. wning-Etreet. A deputation, consisting of Mr. James 111• Queen, Dr. 3 iwring, Mr. Nathaniel Gould. Captain R. Cogan (In dian Navy), It.-Colon.l W. Henderson, and Mr. Blunt, (1 an interview with the. Earl of Dalhousie on Satur lay, at the offitte of the Board of Trade. The Ecclesiastical Commisioners t'or Enzland had a .jotninittee meeting on Saturday. There were pre , :eukt -he Bishops of Bangor, Chest-r, Ely. Her..ford, and Oxford, the Earl of 13esaborough, the Right Hon. H. tiobhou.e, and the Right Hon. S.r George DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. C. J. Banister, linendraper, Derby, April 11, at one. In the Country. D. Smith, ironmaster. Kings Swinfard. Staffordshire. April 16, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court—J. Vaile, wine merchant, Cheltenham. April 23, at twelve, at tht Bristol District Court—S. Woodroffe, wine merchant, Chep stow, Monmouthshire, April 23, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court—T. Todd. cotton dealer, Manchester, April 14, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court—M. I. Jacobs, tailor, A-liten-under-Lune, April 15, at twelve, at the Man chester District Court—R. Briggs,cotton spinner, Ulverstone, Lancashire, April 15, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. E. Clayton, licensed victualler, Edgeware-road. April 11— D. Hutson, agent, St. Albans. April 11—T. Ellis, boot maker, Wisbech. St. Peter's, Cambridgeshire, April 11—D. Wynne, innkeeper, Colwyn, Carnarvoushire April 14—J. Mann, groc er , Warwick, April 10—C. J. Blunt, civil engi neer, Great rmond •street, Queen-square, April 10—G. By ford, wholesale grocer, Liverpool. April 10—J. H. Rand, dealer in glass, Westminster-bridge-road, April 10-11. J. Andrews, apothecary, Pl 3 mouth, April 10—F. W. E. Ba. raodon, merchant, Philpot •lane, April 10—R. Tate, silver. smith, Regent -street Arai! 10. PARTN E RS 11 IPS DISSOLVED. J. Lavers and J. Ackland, pt inters, Bristol—G. Roper, C. Roper, and W. R oper, carp niers, Rath—J. B. Terry and S. Turner, osier dealers, Springfield, Essex—R. Dodsworth and G. Alderson, stock-b'-okers, York—G. Jordan and J. Webb, straw- hat manufacturers, Luton—E. Wilcock and F W. Norton, shawl manufacturers, Bolton• le-3loors—R. and 11. Banks, butchers, Liverpool—J. Young, H. Weston, J. Hay ward, and M. Drayson, linendrapers, King's-cross—C. an, F. A Magnay, paper-makers, Mill-end-mills, Hertfordshire —J. Younghtishand and P. R. Bull, wholesale fancy sta tioners, Previ , lenc.t-row, Finsbury—J. Harrison, C. Lange. T. Carr, and T. Martens, shipbiokers, Stockton (so far as rega'ds T. Carr and T. Marten)--J. Harrison, C. Lange. and T. Carr, shopbrekers, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (so far as re gards T. Carr)—T. J. Bedbwrough end G. Jenner, builders. New Windsor—T. K. and G. H. Pulley, porkmen, Lowe; Marsh, Lambeth—G. Golding and J. B. Smith, joiners. Liverpod—J and W. Chater, painters, Sunderland—W. \Vatts and T. Standb y, iron-stone cane ware manufacturers, Swadlincote Pottery, Derbyshire —G. W. Green, S. Mill at". T. Wells, carriage-spring makers, Darlaston, Staffordshir.• —B. Haigh and J. Hilton, engineers, Newton-wood, Cheshir, - W. Richard, J. Bell, and J. Findlay, shipwrights. Liver pool—R. Debenham and J. Lanham, linendrapers, Edward street, Portman-square. —W. 31‘Naught, R. Pinningtort, C. Newsome, J. Deafd en an d J . G r iffi t h s , co tton : spinners, Roch dale—W. Simpson and T. R. Hills, stock-brokers, Leeds—S. Rhodes and T. Mountain, joiners, Wakefield—J. Hall, J. Hall, and W. D. Hall, paper manufacturers. Saddleworth. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Thomas Falrbairn, M.D., banker, Edinburgh. March 26, and April 16, at two, at the chambers of Mr. Burnes-, Edinburgh. William Davison, smith, Glasgow, March 24, and April 14, at two, at the chambers of Messrs. Ferguson and Hall, Glasgow. Sharp and Thompson, calico printers, Meadowside, Lanark shire, March 25, and April 15, at one, at the chambers of Messrs. Murray and Galloway, Glasgow. John Croingie, baker, ,;lasgow, 41arch 26, and April 16, at one, at the chambers of Messrs. Reid and Towers, Glasgow. PARLIAMENTAttY BUSINESS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the HOuse of Commons.) SECOND READINGS OF RAILWAY BILLS. TUFSDAY, MARCH 24. Aforecombe Harbour and Railway. ,healeld, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway Company's Amalgamation. _ . A d , pntation resp , etilig soap, including Mr. Hawes. 'LP. ; Mr. Masternaan, M.P. ; Mr. mall, M.P. ; Mr. Pattison, M.P. ; Sir De Lacy Evans, M P. ; Viscount S•in ion, M P. ; Sir Howard Douglas, M.P., Viscount b.lbrington, M.P., and Mr. Crawford, had an, interview on iturday, with Sir Robert Peel. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. iMPOR CANT RAILWAY MOVEMENT IN SCOTLAND. An important movement is now being mart), origi -lated by the member, of the Stock Exehaege in Glasgow, for vie purpose of putting a stoit to the :treat majority— upwards of thirty—of the Scottish Railway schemes now b for Parliament. The nature of the movement is thus described in the Scottish journal. : - 6 At a meeting of the scripholders representing a large amount of scrip in the numerous Scottish railway com uanies, called into existence by the recent mania, it was considered prudent and advisable, undrr the altered eir eumstances of the country, to a7lopt measures to put a .top to further expensive proceedings going on in Lon don, and to have many of the scheme, which do not ap pear to be at present required, wound up. From the un saleable state of the various scrip, and the already em barrassed condition of the money market, as well as tile unfortunate position in which the country would he placed from the extreme difficulty, if net inability, to net the unprecv&nted demand for capital which would immediately and m cessarily arise were any considerable ,umb•T of the numerous new schemes now before Par onent to obtain Acts, it must be apparent that the steps ~mns,, d to b. taken will not only • b. attf.nded with tin. .cateit advantage to all concerned, but to Sc..tland generally. " Those who approve 'of such a course are requested mmediately to call at NO. 45, George-street, Edin! , ourgh, where they will find petitions for signature to the various oommitteei of the railways which it is proposed should ..e wound up. For similar purposes in Glasgow—at the *ruing chamb , rs of William Steele, jun., 6, South Hanover-street. " N.R. Partbs residing at a distance may concur in :he above measures by forwarding to vi'her of the places &hove mentioned an authority in the following or similar terms : "Sir,—Please subscribe on my behalf, as a holder of shares of the stock of -- Railway, a requisition o the directors for winding up the Company. "I am. Sw." The following is the list of the railways 'to which the '•,: aly,ve wive B.nff, and Elgin ; Ayr and Galloway ; Ayrshire and Bridge of Weir ; Rinffshire ; Caledonian N,rthern Direct ; :.'aledoniart Extension ; Carliwath !aid West Linton ; Caledonian and Ayrshire Junction ; lieesid , Railway ; Dumfdane. Donne. and Callender ; Dundee and Forfar Junction ; East of Fife ; Edinburgh And Leith Atmospheric ; Edinburgh and Hamilton Di rect ; Edinburgh and Peebles ; Forth an d Cl y de Junc tion ; Glasgow, Airdrie, and Munkland Junction; Glas gow and Belfast Uttion; Glasgow and Dundee Juticti.m, Glasgow, Sttathaven, and Lesmahsgow ; Itivernt ss and Elgin ; Kilmarn.mck and Ayr Direct ; Lanark and Lo thisns ; Morayshire ; Perth and Crieff Direct ; Perti) and Inverness ; Scottish Central ::nd Caledonian Jug c• tion; Scottish Southern ; Stirling and Midland ; Stir ling. and Dunfermline. THE POTATO DI-EASE TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,— 18 I know Lhat my authority has been exten sively circulated in favour of quiek lime as a proti ction against the cons-quences of the disease which has pre vailed in the potato crop, and I heard yesterday from the Duke of Rotlaod that his experiments have not been equ 411 y successful I feel it a duty to society to prevent. persons from being by the general terms in which have circulated the result of the experiments conducted here. It is quite true that the lime used here has been in variably succ:.ssful. But it, is the tnagnesian lime, which abounds in this neighbourhood. In its caustic state it. is fatal to vegetation. Barren spots are to he seen in many places on the forest, where lime heaps were placed more than thirty years ago. It is, therefore, easy to account for the effect of this lime in stopping the propagation of this disease. The lime used by the Duke of Rutland I understand to have been the crich lime, which is very pure lime, and has no such destructive qualities. It is, therefore, only necessary to state the distinction to account for the difference ; charcoal is quite as effec tual as the rnagm.sian lime. Welheok, Mar ( c B h ig l i B e . d1)846. SCOTT PORTLAND. We regret to announce the death of Vent... General Foveaux, which occurred yesterday. The deceased General's services were of a very useful description, and highly appre ciated. From 1789 to 1810 he belonged to the New South Wales Corps (afterwards the 102 d Regiment); and from 1811 to 1814 he was Inspecting Field °Meer at Cork and Waterford, and subsequently Lieutenant-Governor of Norfolk Island and Acting-Governor of New South Wales. His com missions bear the following dates :—Ensign, 26th May, 1789; Lieutenant, sth June, 1789 ; Captain, 6th April, 1791 ; Major, 10th June, 1796 ; Lieutenant-Colonel, 29th April. 1802; Colonel, 4Th June 1811; Major-G enera l , 4 t h J un .. 1814; and Lieutenant-General, 22d July, 1430.—United lonics Gazette. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25. ;.ondon and Birmingham (Leamington Extension and Coventry and Rugby Stations Enlargement). Alitiburgh and Glasgow and Scottish Central Junction. ;dintitirgh and Glasgow, and Forth and Clyde Navigation Junction. dinburgh and Glas;ow, and Wishaw and Coltness Junction. Lendon and Birnd:•gh;am Grand Junction, and 31 anehester and Bir mingham Companies Amalgamation. Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Monkland and Kirkintilloch, Balloch ney, and Slamannan Junction Midland (Birmingham Extension). Loudon and Birmingham (Aylesbury Railway Purchase). lidland (Barfield to Elsecar, and other Branches). Leicester and Birmingham. ,heffield, Ashton-under•Lyne, & Ma , chester (Worsborough Branch). feeds and Thirsk (St. Helen's Branch Deviation). East Coast. .rest Grimsby, Louth, Horncastle, Lincoln, and Midland Junction. THURSDAY, MARCH 26. !ornwall. 4urrey Iron Railway Company Dissolving. .4urewshury, Wolverhampton, & South Staffordshire Junction (so. 1). , hrewsbur y, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire Junction (No, 2—Coalbrookelale Branch). ;lasgow Southern Terminal. 'eottish Midland Extension. FRIDAY, sMARCEI 27. itastol and Birmingham, and Midlands. t. Alban's, Luton and Dunstable. , .:,,s,;„„:;fltelle.:o;ree,i 7-16 RAILWAY SIB \RE MARKETS MANCHESTER, MARCH 21. STOCK EXCHANGE. -- The sales are-Ambergale, Nottintrlrim, anti • toston, Ti dis.---Pirkenhead, Lancashire, and Clbsiiire, 1 q -Edin nirgh and Glasow, Halves, Bp. Goole, Doncaster, and Sheffield, 4 p.--Grand Union, Bs. Gd. dis.-Leeds an i Tilbsk, I dip. -Derby t ,,d c rew ~ 2% p.-Liverpool, Orieskirk, and Preston, 355. 6d. p. - •;•ceter, Yeovil, and Dorchester, I% die.-- Manchester, Buxton, and ~ ,A p. -Northumberland and Lancashire, 14 dis. -Nora. iheflield and Manchester, No. 3, 0. p. - West Riding Union, 2% p. :3% p. c. --Preston and Wyre, Halves (Ii), % p.- s s'l te i r re a ' nd Bedford, % dis. - Liverpool, Manchester, and New p. -Liverpool, l'reston, Manchester, and Stockport, par Shvflield and Lincoln„N p. LEEDS. Maacit 21. STOCK EXCHANGE. -The sates are - Eastern Co - nties, York Ex tension, 13s. 6d. p -Manchester and Leeds, Fifth Shares, 94 p. - Nfanchester and Birmingham, New Quarters (B), 7% p. Great , :rimsby and Stieffield, 15s. dis. -Ditto, Quarter Shares, 2s. 6d. dis, Ditto, Extensions, les. dis.-Huddersfield and Sheffield, 6 1 4 p.- l.eeds and Bradford. 46-Leeds and Dewsbury, 5 p.-North British, NTew Carlisle Branch, V. U.-London and York, 21. 19s. - Liver >ool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 1% p.- West Riding Union, 4/. 48.- Atnbergate, Nottingham, and ! osten, 21s. dis.-Birkenhead, Chester. Mold, &e., 28s. 6d.dis.-Grand Union, 10s. dis.- Leeds and Liverpool Direct, Bs. dis.-Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, at d Midland, 26s dis.-Nerthumberland and Lancashire Junction, 255. dis. -North •Ataffordshire, 3 1 ,i p.-berth Western, I Is. 6d. p.-South Midlands, 17s. 6d p. NULL, Miami 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are Blackburn, Darwen, and Rol on, New, 1 / 4 die.—North British, Carlisle, 445. - Hull and Itanisle) Function, 265. Liverpool and Leeds, 2 —North Western. 1/. 13s. , :orth Staffordshire, 5/. 9s. 6d.—Tear and Dove Valley, 11s.—West Biding Union, 4%. IORK, MAacn 21 STOCK EXCRANGE.—The sals arc - Leioester and Bedford, 15s. -London and York, 2X —Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Mid land, 3% —Newcastl.• and Berwick, 18% —Newcastle and Darlington ..xtensions, VA -North British, Carlisle Extension, VA—North ttaffordshire, 5% —York and North Midland, New (East and West Riding), 9%. GLASGOW. DI Ascif 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are - British and Irish Union, 41s. —Caledoniabt, New, Ms.—Caledonian Extension, 31s.—Caledo nian and Ayrshire Junction, 355. 6d. —East Indian Railway, I Is. —Edinburgh, Glasgow, and I)umb•irton, 16s. --t;lasgow General Ter minus, 9% --Glasgow and Belfast Union, 25s.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 711. Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 345. Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardro•san, 405.—Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct, 35s.—Scottiah Central, 161 i —South Midland, stis. LEGAL CLAIMS OF FIREMEN.— A t Marlborough street Police-court, on Saturday, an important question to housekeepers was disposed of, in reference to the remunera tion firemen are entitled to in cases of a false alarm of fire. Sparks were observed to escape from the chimney of the Wyndham Clubhouse. St. James's-square, and in a short time an engine attended, and it was for this attendance com pensation was demanded. In answer to the claim the steward of the club stated that the kitchen was furnished with a steam engine, and the draft occasioned the sparks to Hy out of the chimney; but he denied that there was any occasion for the attendance of the brigade, as no danger was apprehended by the inhabitants. Mr. Hardwick decided that the firemen were entitled to compensation in conse quence of sparks having been seen, but he left the amount to be decided by the parish. THREE CHILDREN RUN OVER.--On Saturday after noon an accident occurred in the Strand, w hi c h h a d near l y involved the lives of three boys. As Dr. Edlington, of Guildford-street, Russell-square, was proceeding in his car riage along the Strand, and had just turned into Craven street, where the little fellows ware running in the road, the horses came so quickly upon them, that before they could manage to retreat, theg were knocked down and severely trampled upon. and had it not been for the dexterity of the driver, the wheels must inevitably have pased over them. Assisted by a poliee-constable, the worthy doctor placed them in the carriage, and at once conveyed them to Charing cross Hospital, where they were put t bed and prop rly at tended to b y Mr. Wesley, the hornse surgeon. It is no more than justice i to 'add, that no blame whatever is attributable to the servant. The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Com mons had a' P a rliamentary dinner on Saturday last, at th e Right H Sion. Gentleman's house in Raton-square, when the following noblemen and genth men constituted the circle Viscount Ingeatre, Viscount Chelsea, Viscount Norreve, Viscount Adore, Lord Hotham. Lord Ossub-ton, Lord Reit dlesham, Hon. Captain William Fitzmaurice, Hon. William Ba s ra, Hon. Eliot T. Yorke, Sir John Walsh, Bart., Sir John T. B. Duckworth, Bart., Mr. W. H. Pole Carew, Mr. W. Astell, Mr. R. Sanderton, Mr. Richard Spooner, Mr. Abel Smith, Mr. Charles Round, Mr. A. S. Waddington, Mr. Miines Gagkell, Mr. J. S. Brownri , rg, Nlr. Dodd. Mr. W. L. Chute, Mr. J. Stua:t, Mr. Droad,wood, and Captain Gladabone. STATE OF TRADE. FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, MARCH 20.—Sales have be, n rather on the increase during the past week, at recent rates, but the amount of business done is still, notwithstanding, only to a limited extent. ENGLISH WOoL MARKET, LEEDS, MARCH 20.—The demand IT veld during the present week has been much the same as for some weeks past, and is confined to the supply of the immediate requirements of the manufac curer , ; prices are consequently a shade lower. LEEDS.—We have had very dull markets this week at our cloth halls. There was . very littl e d une e i t h er on Saturday or Tuesday , except in very low tweeds for the German markets : fine ant middle cloths continue dull of sale : prices continue firm, and the stocks are mo derate. There have been but few b u y ers i n th e t own during the week. and business has, in consequence, bet it dull in the warehouses. BRADFORD MARKET, T HURSDAY.—Our report for this week need only be a mere repetition of that for the last few weeks: The. business done in wools is very limited, but prices are firm, as the country dealers ar , i obstinateln yarns there is nothing better produ,.ed to supply merely i p res ent demand. For plan piece goods the demand is to l er able, but for fancy pieces there is a miserable trade, M AN CHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING —We have not doi f 7 O g r . present Nearlypr ailciesis had the leist signs of Puy mprovement in our cloth market this week ; indeed, the heaviness has, if any thing, increa,ed, and prices t'urtber receded for most d e :eriptions of goods. Nothing cAn well exceed the prostration of the market, and stocks are accumulating to an inconvenient extent. Eventhe richest and the most wealthy are becoming anxious sellers. The yarn market is as dull as may b.., and w e note, if any c h ange at all, that things are in favour of the buyer. BARNSLEY.—We cannot report any decided improve ment in the linen trade of this town, wh i ch h as b een very much depressed since the commencement of the year ; arising, in a great measure, in addition to the various CallSt'S in operation at hems, from the unsettled state of our relations with America. LEICESTER.—There has been rather a better demand for manufactured goods for the h ome trade. Shipping orders for the American market have been suspemied for the present. 1% orsted yarns are more in request. The cotton hosiery branch still continues good, espe cially for coloured sorts. Wools are firm ; combing skins and moils obtain good prices, and farmers' lots average 30s. per tod.—Leicester Journal. AIA s.—The ladies patr onesses h ave d eterm i nt d to commence thftfirst set of these arist ocra ti c reunion,: on the 29th ot the ensuing month. The list of ladies patronesses is precisely the same as last season. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, PRIDAY.—The Caryi.fort, 26, Captain Sey mour, left Porland Road?., on the 18th, for ! , ydney. The Bth ( King's o,n) Regiment, under the command of Colonel Sir Henry Bayley, G.C.H., and Lieutenant-Colonel Hartley, was inspected this afternoon, on Southsea-common, by Major.o neral the Hon. Sir Hercules Pakenham, K in command of the south-west district, and Lieutenant- Governor of this garrison. The men were put through the various evolutions by their respective officers in a manner showing the well-skilled officer and practised soldier, and pertormi d them with a precision and minuteness of detail we never saw surpassed by any regiment in the service. The Gallant General was pleased to express his warm praise at the highly efficient state of the regiment. the excellent order of their movements, the precision of their tire, and their war like and soldierly appearance, beft;re leaving the ground. The Bth now musters 900 strong, which will be increased to 1,,000 before leaving on tineign service. It has been reported that the Bth is ab ut to proceed to India, but we have good authority for stating no troops will proceed from this quarter for India before June. Notices for tenders f ar conveying troops to India are not yet issued by the Government or East India Company. CHATHAM, MARCH 20.—The African steam-vessel, J. King master, arrived here on the 18th instant with seamen from the Trafalgar, flag-ship at Sheerness, for the Raleigh, 50 guns, Captain Sir T. Herbert, K.C. 8., and returned to Sheer ness again the same day, taking the Goodwill lighter in tow, loaded with stores for that eockyard. _ ... . . The Duck, Savage master, arrived on the 19th inst. with stores from Portsmouth yard. The Cockatrice scho,,ner, fitting for a victualling vessel for the coast of Ireland, is nearly completed, and is now getting her masts in place. The Magpie, fitting for a water tank, is masted and nearly completed for service. The Teazer steam-vessel, building—The caulkers have completed caulking this vessel. She is expected to be ready fur launching the middle of next April. The Raleigh, 50 guns, is nearly cotapleted in her rigging. The painters commenced yesterday painting her. She is ex pected to be ready for service next month. A party of caulkers have been lent from this yard to caulk the Sidon and Hound steam-vessels building at Deptford, and another party are ordered to be lent to Sheerness to caulk the Trafale-ar in dock. Fifty ropemakers and eighteen boys are ordered to be en tered in the ropery at this yard. ‘VooLwicit, MARCH 20.—The Black Eagle steam-vessel, Master-Commander S. 13. Cook, returned to Woolwich on Monday, after having conveyed •he Lords of the Admiralty to Slieernots and Chatham, on a visit to these naval porte. She is to be fitted with new boilers. The Myrmidon steam-vessel. Lieutenant-Commander Jen kins, went to Greenhithe on Monday to have her compasses adjusted. and subsequently proceed-d to Portsmouth where she will be paid in advance, and is expected to serve on the Mediterranean station The Phoenix st , am-vessel. Commander Dennis, will be ready for sea on Sunday. S.ie will be paid advance at Portsmouth. The Terrible steam-fiigate, Captain Ramsey, was taken out of the basin at Woolwich on Tuesday afternoon, in the presence of a great number of naval and military officers, who had visited that fine vessel during the day. She will leave for Greenhithe about the middle of next week. The Mas - iff, Master-Commander Thomas, with her tender, the Woodlark, left Woolwich yesterday for Kincardine, on the coast of Scotland, to resume her surveying duties. - The Violet steam-vessel, built for the Dover station by Messrs Ditchburn and Mare, and fitted with engines by Penn, was tried down the river on Tuesday, and her average speed was found to be 14.270 knots per hour. Captain Jerningham has continued his experiments in Woolwich marshes during the week, with a view of ascer taining the simplest and most effective mode of saving lives from shipreck, and to-day Lieutenant Knolleart, corn man,ler of the Adder war schooner. belonging to his Majesty ' the King of the Netherlands, attended in the marshes to wit ness them. The mortar 4 were fired at an elevation of 33 de grees, and charged with 12 ounces of powder, which enabled the shot fired to carry a strong rope if Manilla hemp. one inch in circumference, and very elastic, a distance of 320 yards. The Manilla rope was rolled up on this occasion in the manner used by riggers, and the inside end of the ball attached to the .hot; the ball was then placed in a tub and run out when fired atl clear, and this app-ared to be the best plan yet tried. Tile anchor was also tired, arid carried a dis tance of 182 yards, and when it alighted its holding powers were so great that the united strength of twenty men could not bring it home. Yesterday two lines ogre fired at one time, -nd carried a distance of 210 yards, and this mode gives great advantages, at, on being spliced. those on board and on shore could make an endless rope of them, whicn would be of great assistance during shipwreck. SUICIDE OE CAPTAIN INPLEOD. The following is an extract from a letter written by Mr. Santos, agent for the Peninsular and Oriental Company at Cut -uvula, dated March 12 : " I returned from the wreck of the Great Liverpool cm the 11th inst., and have relieved Mr Baker, from the temporary duty as agent to your company at this place. "The melancholy death of Captain M'Leod, which took place on the morning of the Rth instant, has, as you may well suppose, added greatly to my labours, and, indeel, mu t plead for my present hasty report. relyi g upon your indul gence to permi me to furnish more details when the depar ture of the Q seen shall afford me more quiet and " Pocr Captain 11PLeod has been, ever since the unfortu nate loss of the Liverpool, in an extremely &pressed sta•e, and caused me very serious apprehensions. At five o'clock in the morning I went to the habitation where he, with one of his officer-4 and the doctor, had been sleeping. I told them to get ready, as everything had been arrrnged by me fur an early start for Corunna. I asked Captain M'Leod how he had rested, when he replied that he had not chsed his eyes, went to the window, and agreed with me on our having fine weather for our journey; immediately alter he took off his coat and Rent into his sleeping room, I thought to wash; we soon heard a noise, am" the landlord coming in to report the same, made us all rush into hi, room, where we found him weltering in his blood, and his throat cut from, ear to ear. All our efforts could not prevent his expiring within ten minutes, so effectually had the rash act been done. You may well conceive consternation we were thrown into, but, overcoming my feelings I immediately proceeded to go through everything that was necessary to be done. I sent for the judge, and ar ranged matters fqr holding an inquest. I interred the body of the untortunate Captain 31'1..44 the same evening, and early the next morning set out upon my journey with all the remaining officers and crew." The following additional particulars are contained in a Fetter from Southampton:— " I have very little to communicate in connexion with the melancholy death of poor Captain M'Leod, of the Great Liverpool steam-ship. It appears that everything WAS in readiness to depart from the inhospi table shore on which the remainder of the passenaers and crew had been located since the untbrtuna:e wreck, and (:aptain Nl'Leed had retired to his room to make prepa-ations for his departure. His protracted stay was remarked; and on one of the party knocking at the door of his room, to an nounce that every person was in readittess, no answer ,vas returned, a , +l af•er repeated knockings with the same !vault, the door was opened, when the horrid spectacle of the wife , tunate gentleman with his throat cut from ear to ear, presented itself to view. So determined w a s the suicidal act that lite was quite extinct. He was butiedia the village of Lee, where the distressing catastrophe was perpetrated, every :me of his fel:ow sufferers following his remains to the grave A ith heavy and mournful hearts. " Captain I%l'Leod was a gentleman of extremely high spirit and honour, and it is not improbable that the severe suffer ng4, anxiety, and trials the loss of the vessel entailed upon superinduced the committal of the dreadful deed. " Mrs M'Leod, with her yonthful family (and a prospect If further increase shortly), is resi=ient in Southampton. Die distressing intelligence was communicated to her as cately as possible immediately on the Queen's arrival, :rut it is impossible to describe the agonising state of mind of this truly unfortuirde lady. " Captain iNPLeod was a lieutenant in the navy; his com ,ni,sion nears date the 19th of July, 1823. " The conduct =-t the natives is described by the pa,sen ,,ers as villanous in the extreme; they openly gle!)ed every fling they could I ty th: it hands upon, accompanied in many instances with acts of vi,leuce. Even the gulras sent by the British Consul at Coruna are, it appears, not exempt from the charge of robbery. An investigation, it is sa.d. is 'bout to take place on a charge brought forward against one of these worthies, and, if proved, no doubt the rascal will be ilia. • " The unf.rtunate ship had entirely disappeared ; not a vestige of her was to be seen. Oecasiutlally, however, thins floated ashore, but they were qui , lily poulx,ed upon by tho! , e avenous wolves in human sit/Iw, and divided amongst 1 hem." LOSS of T N E (-; it EA 'r LI E'ER POOL. PAESENC TO lIER MAJESTY —Some time after the passen gersof the unfortunate steamer, the Great Liverpool, had been safely landed, it occurred to the late Captain MtLeod hat it was possible to save from the wreck a box which had be e n specially c , nsigned to his care, containing a prisent to her Majesty from a wealthy native merchant of Bombay. Captain AI•Leol. accompanied by the chief officer, Mr. Hamilton, and two of the crew, git on board the steamer, and cut through the deck to the place where the box was deposited, and with great danger and difficulty got it on shore, and from thence it was conveyed with the mail boxes to Corunna, snd consigned to the care of the consul, who fearing it might have beer. damaged by being so long under water, unpicked the box in the presence of the captain and officers. Although it was inclosedin many cases, the water had penetrated through them to the morocco case, which was richly ornamented with the royal arms of England. The present coml> ted of a large sized and richly wrought gold box, an exquisite specimen of Eastern work ,nanship,; worthy of Benvenuto the box was sup ported by four stands in the form of snakes, and it contained several dresses of the most elegant and costly fabric, worked by the needle, and of cobweb texture, but the salt water had penetrated, and the consul's wite had them carefully washed and repacked, and they were transuitted with the mails to Sour luimptun It was fortunate that the box escaped the clutches of the Spanish briganas, whose infamous conduct has been already described. Just before Captain 31.'1.(0d committed suicide, he gave into the charge of the consul a h an dk erc hi e f c.ntaining gold, with which he had been entrusted, to deliver to a merchant in London, with a special recommendation that it should be forwarded to its destination. The escape of one child was miraculous, and has not yet been mentioned in the accounts published of the disaster. The first boat, it has been stated, was upset in the raging surf, when three persons lost their lives, aad a second child was supposed t ) have been drOwned, but when theboat righted the infant was found floating at the bAtom, and wa s taken on beard the vessel as it was going to pieces; restora tives were applied , an d the child was saved. The chief officer, Mr. Hamilton, was not on duty at th e t i me when the s t e amer struck, and is now in town. • There were present at her Majesty's Theatre, on Saturday night, her Royal Highness th e D uc h ess o f K ent, ac companied by Lord and Lady Dalhousie, Lady Mary Howard, and the Hon. Captain Murray, and attended by Lady Fanny Howard and Sir George Cowper; her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, attended bs Baroness Ahlefeldt and the Baron Kaesebeck ; his Royal Highness Prince Geotge of Cambridge ; the Duke and Duchess of Beauf irt, Marchioness of Worcester, and the Ladies Blanche and Rosa Somerset ; the D.Jte of Wellington ; the Margoisses of Clanricarde, Ha Utley, Londonderry, PAlacino, anti field ; the Marchioness of Douro; :he Earls t f Fal nowt), Lonsdale, Catdigan, and Munster; Count de Nouill. a; Vis-. C unts Castlereagh and Cantalupe ; his Excellencv the Rus-ian Ambassador and the raroness brunnow; 'Lords Brook. Lilford, Duncannou, Lascelles, E. Bruce, and Canter bury; Baron de Brennes and Baron de Kubeck ; Ladies Charles Wellesley, Boyer Smyth, Gage, Goldsmith, Wilson, and Pollington ; Sir Ralph and Lidy Howard; Honourables O'Toler, B. Baring, Colonel Fitzgibbon and family, Spencer Cowper, James Johnstone, and Mts. Dawson Darner and Miss Dawson Darner; Sirs Andrew Barnard, H. Webb. F. French, T. Hare, and H. Willoughby; Colonel Webster; 3ltjtirs Buckley and Whyte, &c. &c. MAILS FOll INDIA, VIA 'MARSEILLES. The text mails for the Mediterranean, India, Egypt, Ceylon, China, Marseilles, will be dibpatchtd on the evening of the 24th hut. (to -morrow.) THE CORN TRADE. LIVERPOOT, SATURDAY.—Then is a fair quantity of flour from Ireland this week ; but of other articles thence and coastwise the arrivals are limited. We have had a tolerably good demand for wheat., and more partial's, ly fur old, for which very full rate: have been ob tained. The infe.ior d scriptiuns of wLea: have had little attPntion. Flour has had a steady Bale, and both sacks and barrels maintain late price s. Oats and ordnear have each commanded a small advance. Barley, beanF, and peas, are without alteratioTt in value. - I3t:LL, TUESDAY.—At to-day's market there was a mode rate supply of wheat from the farmers, and Mark-lane ac counts brig better, our millers were obliged to give rather more money for good wheat; secondary sorts unsale a bl e . It, lwans, peagand barley, no alteration. Several samples of oats showing, and rather more money paid. In Linseed the business passing is immaterial, and the arrivals are not large. Linseed cakes have been selling at lower rates, and more buyers have come forward in conse quence. No rapeseed in the market. Rape cakes arrive more freely, mid sales are effected at full rate:. Bones are in pat.(' demand. Gu :no move off pretty freely at a shade more money. WAKEFIELD, FAIDAY.—The supplies of all grain are mo derate.- We had more busines doing in wheat to-day, and in Rune iwtances the finest qualities made rather more money ; there was alea. a liPtter inquiry for common sorts. Fine barley w.,s easy sale, other descriptions in dow re quest at previous tateA. Beaus s old at a slight advance. Oats 13d. per ston;, and Shelling 6d. per bad higlie-. Mal: - as bef .re. ; AnItINGTON, WEDNESDAY.—At the market the supply of wheat is rather short; prices were about 1-st week's quotation, with a slight tendency downwards, say 7s. to 7s. 6d., 7s. 9d. and Bs. per 701 b. Oats (.eed) 3s. Bd. to 4s. per 4515. Hour, best seconds, 36s to 38s. Mtrl, 335. to 345. per 240 lb. Of potatoes there were very few at the market, and all were suld at. 6d. per load more money ; Pink-eyes, its. 6d.; Radicals, for seed, wers dull sale at 6s. to Bs. per load of 2531 b. DitEiIDFUL FIRE FOUR- LIVES LOST, AND SEVERAL PERSONS SERIOUSLY INJURED. This morning (Mon.lay), shortly before one o'clock, a fire, attended with fatal coroequences to four persons—father and three children,—and serious results to several other parties, broke out upon the premises belonging to Mr. Timpson, chemist, No 77, Crawford-street, Maryleb-ne. The dis covery was made by a policeman of the D division, whilst passing along his beat. Smoke which he saw issuing, front the shop window-shutters convinced him that the building was on fire. Without delay the officer raised an alarm, and after some trouble succeeded in arousing several of the inmares. Other constables having -- arrived at the spot, some were sent for the fire-engines and escapes. The Royal Society for the Protection of Life from fire had the escape from Baker-street, Portman-square, station very early at the scene. The first thing the conductor of the machine attempted to do was tni ascertain it all the parties had escaped. Before, however, he ltd succeeded in affixing the escape to the front of the premises, a female, apparently about forty or forty-tire years of age, suddenly approached one of the front windows, and threw herself into the street. She fell partly on her back and head. The poor creature was picked up, but she was so dreadfully injured that the only thing she could say was, " Oh, my poor children are in the house." This becoming known, the conductor of the escape ran up the machine in the expectation of being enabled to save the parties in the place. When, however, he had got upon the top of the escape, a sort of explosion occurred in the shop, which blew the shutters off, and the thines rushing through set the escape in a blaze. The poor man attempted to slide down the canvas bag, when lie fell through the hole made by the -action of the fire. Falling upon his head he received a serious, if not fatal, injury to the skull. The female and the man were promptly removed to the hospital. The em tines of the brigade from Baker-street, Portman square, King-street, and Wells-street stations were early in arriving, and were set to work under the direction of Mr. Staples, the foreman of the district. The G unty engine from Regent-stre , t, with Mr. Garwood and the cont. liany's firemen, fitllowed immediately after, and also the pa rochial engines of St. Marylebone. The mains of the West Middlesex Company atfordtd an abundant supply of water, and the engines having been set to work, a powerful stream or the antagonisti element wa. thrown Otto the blazing build ing. but upwards of an hour elapsed before the firemen suc ceeded in getting the flames extinguishel• By that period the shop, kitchens, siaiicase. anti the major part of the se cond floor, were destroyed, and the remainder of the premises seriously damaged its tire. As soon as the building was sufficiently cooled, a number of firemen entered the wreck to search for the p trties miAsing. Upon entering the second flour a sight of a most distressing character presented itself. In one of the rooms were to be seen the bodies of Mr. Robert Batters and his three children. They ware not much burned, and death appeared to have re tilted from suffocation. They were got out as soon as pos . ible, and taken to the house of Mr. Bateman, a surgeon op posite, and afterwards conveyed on the police stretcher to th 6 workhouse. The unf eunate maa Batters was the husband of the female befure spoken of as having jumped out of the wind , bw. They occupied the second floor. Had it not been for the explosion of something in the shop, which vet the escape on tire, it is highly probable that the whole of the inmates wouli have been rescued by the machine men. DOMES rlc TRAGEDY. Norrtscmit, FRIDAY.—About five years ago, a man named John Elinor, a sinker-maker, who, during the greater part of his life had resided in Parliament-street, in this town, was induced by a brother who is well off in the world to leave hia residence and occupation in Nottingh :m, and go and re side near him at Codnor Park, fur the purpose of managing a rublicshouse, and rendering his brother other services, and soon became habitually melancholy. His wife, to whom this change appears to have been equally distasteful, died about twelve months since, and left him still more me lancholy than he had been previously. A few months since he returned to Nottingham, and w* about to take up his abode again in the town, when his . only daughter died, who had been married to a lace-maker named Smith, and hft two children, the eldest of whom was a girl named Elizabeth, aged about twelve years. Smith having married again soon after the death of his first wife, and his eldest daughter being dissati,fied with her mother in-law, she went to reside with her grandtather, who re turned .% ith his charge to Codnor Park, the idea that be could there provide better for her future comfort and wel fare. For a time Elinor was more cheerful in the society of his little granddaughter, but latterly his health failed. He • is said to have been constantly tormented with the idea that he should be left to want in his latter days, if his brother should die before him, and that his little granddaughter. of whom he was very fond, when left alone in the world. would become a prey to the designing, and night spend her days in vice, or suffering fr-m the most at want. It had been customary for old John Elinor to visit his brother early on the morning of each day, hut Laving omitted to do so, at the usual time the latter became alarrned,,knowing his brolher's melancholy turn of mind, and ttat his house keeper had left him for a few days ; he, therefore, went to his house, and finding it closed, and being unable to make any one hear, he had the door forced open, when it was dis covered tlrit the wretched man had strangled his grand itaighter during 'he night, and that he had then hanged himself. Both were quite dead. There is no doubt that excessive melancholy in thig case terminated in insanity; and a:, inquest having been held upon the bodies, a verdict to that effect has been returned. ALARMING FIRE IN CABLE STREET, ST. GEORGE'S. —Last evening (Sunday ), between seven and eight o'clo.l, a fire of somewhat an alarming character broke out upon the premises belonging to Mr. E. Hams, bread a d biscuit-baker, situate No. 7, Cable-street, St. George's-in-the East. The flatnes originated in the basement floor, in which a quantity of shavings for heating the ovens were stored. Owing to the inflammable nature cf the contents, very few minutes had eapsed before the tire extended to the sairease. The en zines from Welichise-square brigade station were temarkaby quick in arri, iog, a,cl they were, by order of Mr. Mackty, the head engineer, instantly set to work, from a good supply of water, turnished by the East London Company. By the time, however, that the engines could be called into requisi don, the flames had travelled upwards to first, se:ond, and third floors, and had entered the various apartments in the building. Or her engines of the-London estab!ishtnent, with Air. superintendent Liraidwood and Mr. Fog., the foreman of the .4 district, arrived in rapid succession, and owing to the exer inns of all parties, the dames were safely extinguished before ten o'clock, not, however, until very considerable da mage had been done to the furniture, stock in trade, and (remises. - FIRE IN THE BLACKERIARS-ROAD.—OH Saturday night, shot-1y before twelve o'clock, a fire broke out in the premises occuped by Mr. Mor,ing, a fancy toy-dealer, carry ing on business at No. 8, Blackfiiars-rued, bear the Rotunda. It commenced in the shop, and whert first discovered had obtained a strong hold. Engines of the Brigade, West of England, and parish stations speedily arrived, and there being a good supply of water, the firemen happily succeeded in preventing the flames from extending beyond the premises in which they originated. The cause of the outbreak could not be traced. STATE OF TILE ITOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.—The making of hose, especially cut-ups and other slop goods, has a shade improved, and most of the wide frames in this vicinity are at work. The wrought hose branches have, if anything, a shade improved. The ome oaa r j u t:: , t it) they thiheaeerny( weltve rni b r , eu,a w edssp,ttea l ,atn i c‘te _ nt,o helirivrfshcu,tiaglsinSiahho.Vl an)aeetvTetielbhdneeayesWstinlioiliiteVraaitetvki cotton glove trade is still toleralilv brisk, though the plo itelet bienl looms )isolhfoarnem,ceemden, i i tacu s htaaj e cedrr c oct r nee e ialsr : anes. qt ; baeeu nexsence, bagmen have met with a severe check in obtaining the India n n tees. m t Ttohbeedaramweenrd said ittle iof o n t e t n it t ig . silk glove trade still continues pretty s u u l,: p e o e r good. The manufacture of silk stockings, once the main still keeps declining, and from the bad qualities of the silk u . sed, is likely iiiViher decline. The fancy bobbin net trade is still in "i 2 mOst depressed condition, though we find that in - it - me - quarters. a few branches are again set going. The wart i lace is still in a most depressed state, with the exception. of the making a arp jacquard mitts, gloves, and sleeves, which are rather brisk. — Nottingham Review. DETERMINED SUICIDE AT PLACKFRIARS-BRIDGE.— On Saturday a respectably dressed young Jean committed suicide by jumping off the centre of 131m:448re-bridge. It appears that the deceased was men w-alkip.g. in a hurried manner towards one of the receasee on the-west.ern side of the bridge. He had a cigar in his month andlipAted the stone seat with great haste, and after lt,okinut'44afds the water for a minute, he dived hr. Severalt'O D:ilobt passengers ran to the spot which he had just- -ittft,AMen saw him ,pl ' struggling viole , •tly in the water. 7A1,.i - It a fiflirvais',Oisefi, and the police went off in search of theht:l4yetth, the drags, but el „ after dragaing for nearly one y , was net rt.- cov,teri. The tide was running stsq. ift at the time. and the general supposition is, •that - AL.. .y has drifted down below London - bridge . T HE M A ILS.—SOUTLIADIPT O N,NI4ItriO2.! ,-- The Royal West Indian mail packet, the Clyde, Capt.. Symons, arrived here last evening, and la nded mails from Jamaica, Feb. 28 d; Jscniel. 25:11; Porto Lien. 28 th; De merara, 191 h; Trinidad , 20th ; Barbadoes, 24th ; Grenada, 26th ; and - S . Thomas's, M soh 2d. The mails were forwarded . to London by the 2 A. I. train this clay. Tin Cly4e had 35 passetwers and 9 dis tressed seamen, and on freight 1.400 dollars. Bh9 cz. of gold dust, 491 oz. of silver, 16 tierces of entice, 25 bales of sarsa parilla, 61 cases of succades, &c. The Royal 'West Indian packet the Thames was on the Spanish Mail route; the Rein deer, Demerant ; City of Glasgow, on Trinidad route; the m e dway,Jainaic.t ; the. Lam. La Guayra; Forth, Porto Rico, and Seveln, on the Havanna route. •STRIKE AMONGST THE t•:.C()TCII QUARRIERS.—At the Alaryld.o. e vestrv, on Swurday, Mr. Freeman, who con tracted to supi ly the pati4l with 2, 0, 00 tons of granite. slated that he could not fulfil the contract under4;ot. loss. 'hie difficulty was imposed upon 1.1,r. FritF4all tw_a s•,. t l4e ‘44g01 - the Scotch quart; men. ~''"'=:. ii T