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to be properly installed. The Act of Henry VIII, 4 1 , Popr. all pirrjr , 7 eLet.Clun o uisoups. hut, euutenued, W 4. Li,t sole object which the Legislature had in view, and it was termed " the non-payment of first fruits to the Bishop of Rome." It provided, if the Archbishop re fused to proceed to the business of confirmation, that he should be subject to the pains and penalties of prtemunire. It was, he contended, the business of the Archbishop, or or his Vicar-Generql, if he acted in accordance with tlm statute , to enter intepe whole capabilities of the bishop elect. There was nothing in the st a t u t e t o prevent the adoption of such a course by him. Proof of the capabilities of the bishop elect being required, he was utterly at a loss to understand what ground there was for the argument that the authorities who considered it their duty to do all this; yet refused to hear evidence on the most important point of all. Unhappily the question of the fitness of Dr. Hampden for the high office of bishop had been raised, but those who opposed the completeness of his induction felt that the question was not only important to the Church, but to the people, and hence, however reluctant they might be to place themselves in hostility to the Rev. Gentleman; they felt that in doing so they. were simply dis-, charging a great public duty. If a mistake had been made—if the Dean and Chapter of Hereford and the Minister of the Crown had bebn deceived—if one unfit and grievously wrong in point of doctrine — nay, he took an extreme case, and would assume the case of an infidel returned by the Dean and Chapter, and afterwards submitted to the tribunal constituted by the Commissioners—surely before his confirmation was perfected—before he was declared a fit and proper man—those who knew of his error ought not be denied a right to appear and proclaim it• Why, in other words, if no efficient ex• amination, took place, a man in error in point of doctrime, or a confirmed infidel, might become a bishop, and there was no power given to those clergy placed under him—under his spiritual teaching—to object to him. He would say nothing there about the opinions of the Rev. Gentleman being orthodox or not ; he would merely say this, that those for whom he appeared contended that the nature of hiz teaching unfitted him to fulfil the office of a bishop. Let them look at the position. in which parties would be placed if they were altogether denied the right of opposition. Un der the Church Discipline Act a bishop became an ecclesiastical judge in various points of doctrine. He took the case of a deacon within such a bishop's diocese. He might know of errors of doctrine in the bishop's teaching, and be able satisfactorily to prove them, and . yet he was denied all remedy. If, therefore, when they found that no bishops were confirmed without this citation, and that several solerrizr proceedings were gone through—that all opponents were called upon to appear, and yet were refused—told one moment that he shall be heard, and the next that he shall not be heard—was he not justified in saying that the proceedings were a delusion and a mockery, and .that (the most solenin proceedings •in which men could engage became an object of ridicule. The Learned Gentleman then quoted several old authorities or text writers, as he termed them, to show that non-com pliance with any one of the conditions prescribed by the Act rendered the whole proceedings invalid. The ease of Evans v. , Nasmyth will be found in Palmer's Reports, p. 472, and the argument of Sir William Jones were amongst these. Sir William Jones argued that not only 'must the citation he Made, but that the tribnnal must examine into the fitness of the person to be confirmed. One of those conditions was his " piety," and it was urged in the petition of the opposing parties, that unless they inquired that the Commissioners would not discharge their duties properly. All they asked for was that the Archbishop or his Vioar-General should be called upon to in quire into the soundness or unsoundness of the Reverend Gentleman's doctrine. The case was not u n lik e a quarter sessions refusing to hear both p ar ti es to an appeal. He was also in structed to m ove f or a wr i t of prohibition, to restrain the proceedings of the Commissioners. _ Lord DEN MAN considered that the Learned C ounse l should simply confine his application to the terms with which he set out. Sir .F. KELLY then, in conclusion, viewing the importance of th e matter, and the injustice of the refusal of the Commissioners to hear opposing parties, earnestly called upon the Court to accede to his ap plication. LORD DEl44llAX—Talte a rule. Rule granted. The court was crowded during the speech of the Learned Counsel ; a great many clergymen were present, galleries. and a few l a di es occup i e d sea ts in the CO" ,MIV ION_PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) T I IOIIPSON V. FISLIER. This action was tried before the Chief Justice at the but sittings at Guildhall, and a verdict found for the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs are iron merchants, and sought to recover damages from the defendant, who is an iron manufacturer in Staffordshire, for the due delivery of a certain quantity of iron which he had Contracted to deliver at a certain' price. It appeared, that shortly after the contract was entered into, iron rose greatly in price. The :jury found for plaintiffs for the difference between the price of the iron when it was contracted for, and the market' price at the time when the contract ought to have been per formed. - Mir. WATSON applied for a rule to show; cause why there should not be a new trial, on the . ground that the verdict was not warranted by the evidence. The COURT refused to grant a rule. BANKRUPTCY. -(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner FONDLANQUE.) IN RE CHAMBERS AND CO. An audit meeting was held this day, under the estate of Abraham Henry Chambers, of the firm of Chambers and Co., formerly bankers in Bond•street, and who were connected with the Italian Opera House. The business to-day was pro forma, most of the affairs of the bankruptcy, which has been depending for upwards of twenty years, being nearly brought to a close. The dividend meeting is fixed for Tuesday next. A previous dividend of ss. 6d. in the pound has been paid under this separate estate, and as the next meet ing will probably absorb all the assets, persons whose proofi were• adjourned on former occasions should not fail to attend. SE CONDARIES.—(T HI S DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.) WEBDER V. JAMES. This was an action to recover the sum of 121. on a bill or exchange. The defendant pleaded that he did not accept the bill. Mr. Shannon, one of the officers of the Sheriffs of Middlesex, however proved the fact, and a verdict was given for the amount. WRIT OF INQUIRY. The only other case was a writ of inquiry, but the plaintiff's counsel was not piesent. Mr. PRRNTIS, for the defendant, claimed that the case should be proceeded with. The Learned SECONDARY said the notices of exe cuting writs of inquiry were given for between eleven and one of the clock, and therefore some dif ficulty arose. He believed it was generally thought that twelve o'clock was.thel hour -at which inquiries Would be taken but'it ought to be known they were taken as they stood in the •list. Under the circum stances the case ought not to be passed on. The case then stood over until counsel was in attendance. BOW-STREET. —(THIS DAY.) George Walker, who had been twice remanded (111 a charge of uttering a forged cheque for 3001., purporting to be drawn by Messrs. Mayhew a nd Reynolds, of Carey. street, Lincoln's Inn, on azessrs. Dixon and co., bankers, of Chancery-lane, 1 1 46 again brought b e f ore t'he magistrate, Mr. H enr y, this morning.- M. Mayhew said that he had made in quiries, the result of which 'was; that he was was convinced the '...Prisoner had no guilty . knowledge. Indeed, he now f?gzetted that the prisoner had been confined so lon g , — , nd be 'would not .hesitate to make any reasonable r nl ) Pnsation to him. At the same time he would lYish the prisoner to be bound over to appear on a fut ure occasion if required. P,0% Rimy accordingly discharged the priso n e r, I 'l3 - biru - to bail to appear again in the course of n ext mouth. TT the otlicers of the 16th Lancers intend to give gr4nd ball at the Town Ball, Brighton, on the 28th _ inst.a to com memoration - of the battle - ItEvt,„, • ---0 E OF YouTumi.—Ypsterday forenoon an quest was taken by G. Ireland kills, deputy coroner, . 1 4 the Grafton Arms, Grafton-street, Tottenham-court v Icy . of the hotly . of Sarah Shomeley, aged .1 .41 X9 WhQ. ched.under circumstances of great desti tfution-in a r oom at No. 4,-Fitzroy-market.- It appealed _ r Oln the Evid e n ce that the deceased and her h us b an d !v.ere formerly in A prosperous way of business, and kept e ir servants. In consequence of reverses, they b(came Zell reduced, and latterly her husband got his livelihood 11 4E1 ,j,!Ai 6 k . i)orter. A few weeks ago. deceased took 1 . 1 ,,7" 0 ,Y0 uartment, which she occupied without any i s l i t - „" it n,rt . - Daring the last week r daughter left her 11 10 -4 ,.. 1 'Vi , to wait uroh deceaLed; and the "y both slept on The bare boards without any. covering over thk - m than b Y h":"teq they ha(' on: She we., c.ntinually assis'ed a Ay " sister, a housekeeper in , South hiolton-street, who deee no t aware - of th e state o f de:Aitution in which the ll r s :thvas, end. she:had received two loaves from St. S atu e l qs Parish, but never applied-tor any more. 'Last ve r , it 4 3' she was att en d e d t o by,Mr. Croft, of ,the 1.,Jm 7 his 01 4 g e hospit a l, Laid sh e' Ms' pees'ette, iii Ptiy.,. to, from disease Natt of ural d eahe lungsth.'cc, aelerated by her — or dict--" • V 1' H E NEW ZEALAND. (From ti7n WAN GAN 111. r -,...~ h_,.r., ~q ~ , Our readers will perceive by Colonel M'Cleverty's dispatch, in another portion of our columns, that a rencontre has recently taken place at Wanganui be tween the troops and the natives. If we were dis posed to play the part of the elide, we might say some very severe things about this dispatch ; but we merely remark, that as all the sciences have their own peculiar technical expressions and terms of art, which Serve the purpose of mystifying the mode of commu nication, the sons of Mars, we presume, must be allowed to give their narrations of events connected with the art of war in their own style. 13ut as corn tnon minds may not appreciate the force and beauty of such compositions, we think it proper to give the natural history of the same affair. It seems that the natives have Leen in the habit of coming down pretty regularly to the stockade, grimacing, dancing, and making use of some rather equivocal gesticu lations, in order to draw the soldiers out; and that in these ,excursions if anything desirable offered, a pig, a stray cow, or what not, they quietly walked off with the prize in th e s i g ht o f their formidable foes. On the morning in question they must have been unusually provoking and insult ing, for the soldiers did come out; and it would ap pear by the dispatch that a masterly disposition of several detachments had nearly effected the capture of the two toes, who were in advance. A desultory fight followed, lasting nearly the whole of the day. The adiantages were so nearly balanced that neither party could claim the victory. Indeed, it would appear as though it leaned towards the natives, as they carried off not only their own dead and wounded, but the remains of one of their enemies. To their honour be it known, that the last sad rites were performed for private 'Weller with as much care and propriety as if he had been one of them selves. Ile was decently interred, and the burial service in the Maori language read ;over his grave. How savage ! Really, the question involuntarily arises in; our mind, would the same respect have been shown to one of them, had a slain warrior fallen into our hands ? It is high time that England should know the. character of the men against whom she is contending, and that she should be well assured of the cause for which she is fighting. At an early opportu nity we shall recur to this subject, and publish—what we had long prepared—a history of the Wanganui land . question, as we think that it is high time that this unholy war should be concluded. Our brave troops have been long enough exposed to hardships and dangers, and we cannot, bear to hear of the loss of their valuable lives in a cause so unjust as that which led to the - Wanganui war. •It has been said that his Excellency is endeavouring to get up a party of na tives under our northern hero, Thomas Waka, to go down to I'Vanganui, but we sincerely hope this is not true. It would indeed be worthy of the barbarous ages for England to further her own designs by set ting one native chief against another. Waka's inter ference has hitherto been the spontaneous movement of his loyal heart, and it would be an eternal stain upon us if we were now to take advantage of his dis• interested and noble conduct by urging him to expose himself and his people to still greater dangers in fight ing 'our battles. Camp, Wanganui, July 20, 1847. Sir,—l have the honour to report to your Excel lency the proceedings of the force under my command, in action with the enemy yesterday afternoon, ex tending from our position to St. John's Wood. I acquainted yonr Excellency, in letters dated sth, 10th, and 17th inst., dispatched by the'Racehorse, of the daring manner in which the enemy penetrated into our own earthen outworks on more than one occasion; I, therefore, decided on at once checking this custom, should an opportunity offer. Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, they approached, evidently with an intention to draw the troops out of the stockade, and two, more daring than the rest, in hopes to cut eff a settler and some cattle, were pursued by two parties of the 58th, under Lieutenant Pedder, and 65th, under Ensign Thelwall; and joined by a further reinforcement of the 58th Regiment, under Ensign Middleton, the whole under my orders; these two men narrowly escaped capture, and fled by the ravine and entrenchments towards Mr. Harrison's, at the back of St. John's Wood, where a body of the rebels lay concealed. This brought on an action with the , enemy, and, sending back for reinforcements, I indulged a hopa that they might be induced to fight on our ground, in front of and towards our position. After four hours' fighting, the enemy declined advancing beyond the cover of their own breastwork, on the face of the hill, which your Excellency will remember, at St. John's Wood, and which have been multiplied and extended. A gallant charge was here made with the bayonet, fifteen yards' distant-, and the enemy broke and fled, on hearing the cheer by detachments of the 58th and 65th Regiments, under the command of - Captain. Wolf, of the latter corps. Lieutenant Balneavis com manded • that of the 58th Regiment. Lieutenant Page, 58th Regiment, and Barnard, of the 65th Regiment, though previously- wounded in the head, and Ensign Middleton, 58th, • and Thelwall, 65th Regiment; were present at this charge, made at the distance of fifteen yards. The latter officer narrowly escaped being tomahawked by one of the enemy, who was shot by a soldier of; the .58th Regiment. Some of the enemy were here bayoneted. We had 400 men• engaged, the enemy about the same number ; but owing to the . difficult, broken, and swampy state of the ground which extends from the right of our position to St. John's Wood, I' was of necessity obliged to place junior officers in command of detachments in extension, under the general superintendence of the seniors, and thus protecting our flanks. Captain Hend e r s on, Royal Artillery,. with the assistance of Lieutenant the Hon. - W. • Yelverton, pushed forward a br as s .3-pounder and a 421:5th inch field howitzer, to cannonade the enemy's position, and I cannot help drawing attention to the devoted gal lantry of this small body, whO, from the 'nature of their service were exposed to the most galling fire, .by which they had one man mortally and another severely wounded. In the mean time I had detached Lieutenant Hay, 58th Regiment, in command of a party.of the 58th and 65th Regiments, the latter commanded by Lieutenant IPCoy, and some of the armed police, to endeavour to outflank the enemy by the left, by which means the, enemy's fire was partially diverted from our advanced body ; and they were obliged to detach a body against this party, who had pushed across a swamp of some extent, above their knees in water. ' Lieutenant Hay was now supported by Captain Hardy, 58th Regiment, _ who, as next in command, I had left in charge of the past, witlediscretionary powers. Captain:O'Con nell, '6sth Regiment, a Peninsular officer, though in the sicic report from a severe sprain of the ankle,' then volunteered to take command' of the stockade, having Lieutenant Trafford, 65th Regiment, to assist him; the party - under Lieutenant Hay joined Cap-' tain Hardy without loss, and took up A commanding position under cover, and prevented the enemy from showing themselves on our left flank. At the commencement, unseen by the enemy, I had thrown Lieutenant Pedder, with 20 men, into a breastwork on the right, and below the upper stockade, and lieutenant Holmes, R. N., of her Majesty's ship Calliope, - who had with the same alacrity which he has so often evinced, detached some men to assist in dragging the guns, and with the remainder, and Mr. Carnegie, midshipman, of her Majesty's ship Calliope, he manned his gun-boat, and pushed others forward to the first - creek, 150 yards from the lower stockade, and opened a fire of musketry, and from the 12-pound carronade, which checked a party, who, under Mamuko, were ethane ing by the banks of the river. This completed the chain of posts that protected our right flank, and they suffered no loss. . The fighting. continued with the main' body, and I determined, if possible, to draw the enemy down, and with this view took up a new poSition with the guns. The enemy, with great intrepidity, came dowd to withih 15 yards of the advance, when the charge alluded to took place. At this time our prin.: deal loss occurred ; one man of . the 58th Regiment (Weller), and another of the 65th Regiment (Spray), Were shot dead in the : high fenn; the body of the former 'was not recovered.. The artillery here suf foereedvnthoerty loss al of c; the services of two of their men-- (Connolly), and' the other slightly wounded, and the other gallant ' men sere here wounded, of the 58th and 65th Regiments. With this Advance Lieutenant Servantes, 96th Foot, inter preter to the forces, was present with our three Ngatitoa allies, one of whom vies Wounded in the leg while gallantly fighting. The enemy now seemed disincli ne d - t o a d vance be yon the point where they' were charged. The fire in their front was heavy 'from the artillery and .mus ketry, and also on their right from the musketry of Captain Hardy's party , and as evening was coming on I !returned to the camp. _. , Though I have to deplore the. loss of three ga ll an t soldiers, and the tempora!deprtvationoftl moreser services of eight others, the enemy , have suffered sere . .Iy. We know of three killed and ten wounded, by tl eir own admission ; the former are To tw eK o ap fist u r a, Paor te. Hotite, and Te Tere 'Pereth ; chief amongst the wounded are Jaime, the native teed r, who 'pursued Mr. Macgregor on the Is t of. 'Tilly down from - Shakspere's Cliff, Wiretnu "Wan gam' Whetnu te Waruite, and Ngatinmanspote, who es wounded in front cif Lieutenant Holmes' and Lieu want • Pedder's ',parties. I have no doubt that their loss far exceeds that of present information, whit la limited to accidental knowledge, but more i t than hree were killied in the cheap alone, shat r . - or, ' bayoneted - --the natives having an anxiety to conceal their loss. Their women were heard last night lamenting their loss at Mr. Harrison's. l'aora te ft , ~ ... SUN, 1,01 , :!DON, FRIDAY Hotite was bayoneted by a soldier of the 58th-Regi ment, named Lowry, who carried' oft' his musket. The body of private Weller, of the 58th Regiment, was found and catrie 3 away by the enemy, who read prayers over and buried him at Aramoho, without de grading mutilation. The police under Mr. Chetham . Strode were with the advance, vying with her Majesty's troops. I cannot conclude this dispatch without the ex pression of admiration of the gallantry of the officers and men engaged. The daring of the enemy in ad vancing to within fifteen yards of the troops bears me out in this, and I must beg in addition to the enumera tion of the services already detailed, to bring to your Excellency's notice the conduct of my acting Bri gade Major Master, Ensign 58th Regiment, and of Lieut. Collison, Royal Engineers, fez: the service they rendered me under fire, in conveying orders. The duties of the latter officer, since the formation of this post, have been most arduous, in which be has had the valuable assistance of Lieut. Balneavis, 58th Regiment, from the commencement; and from these two officers great benefit has been obtained to many branches of the service, both in fortifying this peg tion (one of great difficulty) and in every part of the engineers' department. To Captain Henderton, commanding the Royal Artillery, and my second in command in the advance yesterday, I beg to offer my thanks for his assistance and advice. To Captain Hardy, commanding detach ment 58th Regiment, I am equally indebted, as my *second in command of the forces ; also to Captain Wolf, commanding 65th detachment in the absence of Captain O'Connell (who, prevented by an accident from partaking in active operations, took command of the posts and rendered the best assistance) ; to Lieutenant Holmes, R.N„ of her Majesty's ship Cal liope, alhided to more than once by Captain Kaye, Lam under obligation for his unceasing exertions. can only refer to my preceding details, and your EX cellency's knowledge of the ground, as to the support I received from both officers and men of her Majesty's service, and the armed police under Deputy Inspector Strode,' opposed to an enemy unsurpassed as skir mishers. Lieut. Bernard, 65th Regiment, tho Ugh wounded in the head, the ball having remained in his cap, continue 4 with the - advance: ""To Staff-Surgeon CoUrtenay, and Assistant-Sur geon Philsen, 58th Regiment, both of whom were prefeht in the field, I have to express my thanks for their assiduity and attention to the_ w9unded. Respecting your native allies of the Ngatitoa tribe, though but three in number, under Lieutenant Servantes, one of whom was wounded, -would call your Excellency's attention to their gallant conduct; nor can I omit to bring to your notice the devotion; shown by the Putiki natives, who proved their attach-! ment to the British Government on this occasion. LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED IN ACTION, ON THE i9TII OF JULY, 1847. KILLED. Private William Weller, No. 5 company, 58th regiment. Private Joseph Spratt, Grenadiers, Gsth regiment.; WOUNDED. Lieutenant Bernard, Grenadier's, 65th regiment, slightly in the head. Gunner William Connolly, Royal Artillery, since dead. . Gunner Matthew Broadhurst, ditto, slightly. Sergeant William Gibson, 58th Regiment, slightly. Corporal Francis Reelley, 58th Regiment, slightly. Private Henry Storey, 58th Regiment, severely if not dangerously; wound of shoulder joint. Private William Dunn, 58th Regiment, severely, injury of the fore-arm. Private Martin Rogers, 58th Regiment, slightly. Sergeant Thomas Bells, 65th Regiment, slightly. Corporal William Allsop, 65th Regiment, severely ; wound of the thigh. Private James Fryan, 135th Regiment, slightly. Herikiwa Ruawiwi, a Ngatitoa ally, slightly. RECAPITULATION. One officer wounded, 2 men killed, and 11 wounded (1, Royal Artillery, mortally, since dead). Many settlers were out and in the front, amongst whom was Mr. M'Gregor, wounded on the Ist July. 1 beg to express my thanks to Messrs. Deighton (in terpreter to the force stationed at Wanganui) and Duncan (attached as interpreter to myself). " I have, &c., (Signed) "W. A. M'CLEVERTY, • " Lieut.-Colonel commanding Troops, New Zealand." Camp, Wanganui, July 23, 1847. Sir,—l. have the honour to inform you in continua tion of my letter of the 20th, that last evening I re ceived intelligence that an attack by night was pre meditated by the enemy on different parts of the town, as a finale previous to the Taua breaking up ; their arrangement was, Mamuko to attack the lower stockade, the Ngatiruaba the upper, and the Ngati maniapoto that in course of erection on the Middle Hill. Every preparation was made to repel this. At nine o'clock this morning the enemy was seen in numbers proceeding to St. John's Wood and the earthen entrenchments on the hill, which they occupied on the 19th, and through which we passed on the re connoisance of the Ist inst. On the crest of the range they planted a red ensign; their numbers were at least 600 men, having apparently collected nearly all their force. I occupied the middle hill with the greater part of the detachment of the-65th Regiment, under-Captain Wolf, and a 6.-pound field-piece, under Lieut. the Hon. W. C. Yelverton ; a detachment of the 58th Regiment, under Lieut. Balneavis, with a 3-hound gun, were in the breastwork in advance of the upper stockade, in which latter (both under Captain Hen derson, Royal Artillery) was a 12-pound gun, and a strong reserve, under Captain Hardy, ready to move out; a flanking party, under Ensign Middleton, 58th Regiment, occupied the edge of the swamp, and kept up the communication with, the seamen under Lieut. Holmes; and the 58th detachment, under Lieut. Hay, at the lower stockade ; thus securing our posi tion, and rendering a forward movement easy at any moment. A few of the enemy showed themselve s on the low hills - between our stockade and. St. John's . Wood, where they were in force, and the guns opened a fire; the enemy retired and seemed determined not to risk an attack ; contrary to my expectation, they are well supplied with ammunition. The chief of Putiki wished to hold a Conversation with the enemy, which they invited, and I granted permission. Mr. Duncan, my interpreter, also, at their request, went forward ; they stated that icy would not attack, fearful of our artillery (from this and other causes I infer that they had suffered from the guns on the 19th), and as we would not attack their entrenchments they would retire from them. The Pukihika natives intend to retire to-morrow, if not the whole of the Taua ; if so„ the war is ended for this winter, though I shall not relax in vigilance, having no reliance on expressions founded in fears. 5 Mamuko' again was not present in the front, but hie brother, Te Oro, stated his determination to Mr. Duncan -not to have peace, a proposition which was not made to him, as I consider it far from a deside ratum, nor do I believe it . to be your Excellency's wish. On the present presumed cessation of hostilities I beg to make the following remarks. It will be found difficult again to collect .so large a war party, more particularly as the result has been on every occasion against them ; as the summer advances they will desire to lay in their stock of fish for the next season and other supplies, and I would strongly recommend that no canoes should on any account be permitted to pass below Shakspeare's Cliff, iu the present state of Wanganui. The enforcement of the above by a strong military post will be a serious deprivation to the enemy, who generally stated their determination to renew hostilities in the summer. I would recom mend a continuance of martial law in this district, and shall put up a notice during your Excellency's absence, and subject to your approval, renewing it till' further • orders, as some of the enemy will continue to prowl in the neighbourhood. I beg, in conclusion, to bring to your Excellency's notice the professional assistance and kind attention voluntarily rendered by Dr. Wilson, half- pay Royal Navy, and •Dr. Rees, both residents of this place; the medical officers of the force and myself have to express our thankrul acknowledgements to them. have, &c., (Signed) W. A. M'CLEVERTY, Lieut.-Colonel commanding Troops, New. Zealand. His Excellency Governor Grey . -- 2tth—The small marauding parties of- the enemy have ceased since the 19th, and a serious quarrel took place among- - them on the evening of the 23d. Another of the enemy is . dead, .Ko Hika4tnu. W. A. AIiCLEVERTY; Lieutenant-Cultii:el. RESIGNATION . OF Da. CANDLIOU as PROFESSOR OF THEOLOGY.—The Caledonian Mercury states that at a meeting of the Free Presbytery of Edinburgh, held on Wednesday, lir. Candlish intimated his final detertnina tion to resign his connexion with the College, and to return to'his ministry in St. George's Free Church. StricurAn CIIARGE.—At the Dublin Head Police ofiice, a few days ago, a man named Anthony Willis, swore information; before Sir Nr:Fitzsimon, against Mr. F. llojel, atOrneyi,arid Mr: Janes Tilson, for har; ing bribed informant to murder John Tllson, Mr. Da vage,i and Mr. M‘Dermott, in order that James Ti:son might get into certain lands in the county Aleath, by putt4ig John Tilson and thO others out of the way. In formailt.stated that Mr. 'Nei and Tilson em;,ky,.qi him to " do the ,j , tb" on the 12th December, Mt.f that that' promised to support him !Ind family , until it .!ottld be txecuted, and 'afterwards to give him a lease of twenty acres of lanOnd his heirs after him for ever..' It . 72ua kita7 ,pctlllteslt hat for various offences. . The tables were turned on him, and be was removed in custody on a chin go of wilful and corrupt perjury. PIUS IX. AND HIS PEOPLE. FROM TILE PRIVATE LETTF,U OF A DISTINGUISIIEr TRAVELLER.) On the 3d of October, Sunday (a feast day), at half ppaasltactee:i ; , ) ,l 'e d lo c ek ro i w n d t s h o e t morning, I was at the Quirinal at Mount Cavalho ; the ' the troops of the line, and the halberdiers, all ranged thenaSelves as p G eo u p 7 l .d e e h N ad o6 a i lzady assembled . for :a great - feast. At half-past eleven I remarked several carriages enter the court of the Quirinal Palace, containing the cardinals and principal per sonages of the Pontifical Court. 'At length the magnificent carriage of his Holiness arrived, drawn by eight milk white horses, -of rare beauty,. superbly caparisoned, and a few minutes after the august Pontiff, Pius IX., entered the vehicle .to -proceed to celebrate the ni;,ss at one of the principal churches. At the very moment the :Pope mounted the steps of the carriage the halberdiers commenced their march, then the pages of his Holiness, all dressed in the cos tume of Henry of Fiance, to the number of thirty or forty young men, preceded by music ; following them came infantine pages carrying baskets of beautiful flowers, which they strewed from the Quirinal to the church; then appeared his 'Holiness, surrounded by . the Garde • Nailer; and as his carriage advanced slowly, the great Pontiff dispenied his benedictions to s h p i sadoring l Ate n dt ihde retinues church l u people. estohfe t eh ee The t cortege ee othuornt was closed by the ()Cessions Whf officiates'ni the Pope officiates a s at the usual upon emass,l n all ost imposing,. and: marry. .-ox the spectators were moved even to tears.. The same order of representation was adopted on the return of, his Holiness to -the Quirinal Palace. By special sanction I obtained a most ad vantageous position in the Palace, opposite to the Piazza di Monte. Cavalho, whence I had a full view of the balcony from which the Pope was to give his saintly benediction . to 'the 'people. 'One after another the 'different companies of the civic guard arrived with 'their' banners and music ' the crowd became im `ense, and the M on t e C ava ll ni to filled. As each com pany assembled observed;,,its ,-distinctive• _banner. " Viva Pio None !" " Viva la Libertit Italiana !" " Viva le Commerce'!" ". Viva Ingliaterra (Eng land)!", " Viva gl' Inglesi (the English) !" were amongst these which created the greatest sympathy: Each of the Roman States was represented by her banner. At the same time the personage who gave me the carte du pap painted out to me the renowned Cicerovacchio with the banner "Viva Pio Nono !" The cries and enthusiasm .redofibled as each suc cessive company arrivt.d on the Plaza, and all eves were directed to the balcony where the immortal Pio Nono was to appear. At length the great and beloved Pontiff advanced into the o balcony with the baldequin over his head, and with' the cortege usual on these occasions All unanimously rent the air with their acclamations, and than, as if the whole people were animated but 'by- one soul, every knee was bent, and 'every eye fixed,' even respiration seemed momentarily withheld: whilst the sublime Vicegerent of God on earth gave . his benediction to all areand him. With his hands uplifted, to heaven, he, then chaunted..some . pious ejaculations, and the people responded ; and then the Pope, again giving his benediction, and extending his arms as if to press his beloved people in one embrace, retired from the balcony; but as he retreated, like a tender father who gives. one 'lingering glance to his dear children; Pins - again turned to 'Took at his People, which theTuntltitUde, impressionable to every fine feeling of the heart,'understood, and, as if electri fied by a burst of filial Attain:era, the, cries for their beloVed Sovereign were redoubled beyond all descrip tion, and Pio Nono again .returned to the balcony, and again blessed his faithful subject's. The Pope then withdrew, and. this dense multi tude went tranquilly to their homes, with joy and gratitude in their hearts, for the benefits dispensed to them by their Sovereign Pontiff. 'No demonstration whatever of force was necessary, nor indeed did any sort of control exist to ensure the public order—all seemed to be the children of one great family united in the bonds of synipathy and attachment to their idolized parent. No tongue could relate or pen describe the intensity of the feelings which predominate between the Pope and his people, and cold indeed must be the. heart in this land of liberty that would not respond to the unanimous cries of " Viva Pio Nono !" " Viva Com merce with England I"' " The English for ever!" 'Let us then aid to the utmost this great regenerator in the wise reforms he finds it necessary to make for his people. THE . SPANISH SUCCE SSION. The .co del Comercio, a Madrid journal, is pub lishing a series of articles on the Spanish succession. The following extract Wilrbtread with interest:— " If," says the Eco,lciming to some casualty, Queen Isabella should die without leaving ,direct sue cession—it is very possible, as up to the present she has had no isue, and•ai.;ther.e.ie no reason for hoping She will have iisue,,o4ing tOleircumetences the ex planation of which je• beyend e thejurisdiction of the bress—the'entire nation, the Spain of all parties, will e in • a state .of the most serious perplexity. It is true that the Queen •has a sieteroalled by the con stitution to theinheritancelef the . 4hrone, in the case eve suppose alone ; but, its we have elsewhere said, the Infanta of Spain is married to a French prince, Who, in consequence 'of' treaties _Celebrated between nations, and of solemn renudeiations, appears ex cluded from the right of succession to our monarchy, both hianeelf and his issue. ,It is true that the mar riage was approved by the - Spanish Cortes; but we have also shown that a.terrible protest, legally and in due time drawn up, was, presented against it ; a pro test, too, the moat explicit and the most solemn that ever was attempted with respect to us. Neither must it be forgotten that these Cortes were formed and constituted of one only of all the political parties in S pa i n . The others had uo participation whatever ; they un ites theist to that act o f approva l b e y on d the re spect contracted Nvieh in . representative countries is due to w hatever emanates from that whi c h is termed the le g i s l a tive power, when thi s i s cons id e r e d as the con stitutional expression of the people. It follows, then, that the Infanta Donna Luisa Fernanda will natu rally ascend the throne, counting on the support, in dispensably obligatory, of the engagements, and of the laws of that same Moderado party, which. rejected the protests of the foreign nations, and the petitions of the n ation, addressed against, and previously to, the .. marriage. " England sees with dislike the immense influence which the Court of. the Tuileries has acquired in our affairs. .England has not forgotten the Family Com pact, , and ' the senseless 'assistance ' we, to please France, gave to the Anglo-American Colonies - at the period'of their emancipation:' England knows well what Spain will he for her, with an Orleans on the 'throne in Madrid. • England, from the 'fact of her ho ug an insular nation, tied uf . France pretending to beCome 4er rival, can neier.'consent with impunity • to the immense power she Would acquire by trans ferring the Pyrenees to Castile and Estretnadura. It is not necessary to be a very profound statesman to know ..that the... British Governtnent has to .make every possible effeet against, perhaps; the only nentralnation oti the continent, having en its throne a French Prince. The • icvalries and antipathies of nations and of 'Governments, necessarily terminate in war, and the way:of protocols being once opened, there i s a serious risk of diplomatic notes being soon converted into cannon balls, and each prepares for war during peace. " But it will be asked, whet are those ' possible' efforts of England to produce a conflict amongst Spaniards.? But we mistake ' • such a question there is no necessity t o ask. In London there resides a 'personage who was born on the steps of the, throne— the sorl'of a Pretender who disputed the crown with Isabella ll.—who is the representative of a principle that existed for ages—who has inherited the preten sions and the party of his fathe r , and who may serve as a watchword for Great Britain to direct in Spain its oppoeition to the enthronement of the Orleans dynasty. And that England will make' use of him there is no doubt ; because English Ministers are Englishinen above all, and they will never permit the S pan i s h Government to become the intimate friend, the ' near relative, the ward as it were of the Government of Paris. It may be that there are no :recent notes, of the .Cabinet of .St. James re specting the re-establishment of the Salique law ; bat it is , a fact that . there are others which include a protest against the 'Orleans succession, and ' the- conduct . followed by England these last fourteen months cleerly-indicates that sh e i s no t ;dig 'posed to give a 'frieedle—eereetit, to it. It is poSitive, and Spaniards of all parties ) are convinced or th e fact, that if the ' casualty to hich W. relcr occur, the Infanta beinf.;: in r ens , Montpensier and Monteinolin will come to Spain aln at the same tithe. "We are, then, in. a stag 9f War ; Morepensier, speat ing in the name U : the COp§titutio.L:tt lights of the slttef of Isabella 11., .suPP9rted 'by the Mode. radoS, who were .the seporters, the eppsevere of the marriage; aided .efileacloesly, by . Fran ce , of which there is no doubt ; anderevi%ing pesielps the period and PerhaPs the, ariniee ef Louis ..e`Sil.."..;,.:ll.loeteinolie,. speaking in the name of ofl''''' ia' , ,vel e el a, far more ancient date ; citing. -I„etm,paill.i.utiv3 writtot : in European treaties ; invokin:„ a prinuple, which, 'though 'defeated, yet, etjA - 11 ' 1 ' partizans ; aided by.' a party which,bas a 'sleot time ago :u:tatned a war of seven years, :Ind :,,,i;istc.i, v..iliumt :itty joulit, by - England, .wiil, g.r .;...tLr or I.•ss !• .:311. lliost weals and efficiently. ,• o w C , ' , , fl :lit The 1 t ier have The Alndcratluf: r.n , i ~ aria.,. ~, ~ e ilder have nutnbe'rs on their ! , i. l O, 1 ."- ,, Ins,(: I . l .o . Cariists are far irn)re numen+us in Sl+ in than LIJc: :M o l eru d,,. • The Mceldratle's cou nt - see 'the organizlion and force which every constituted Gevernnient has at its dis posal ; and the Spanish G-o‘ernment is Moderado, exc l us i ve ly Moderado. Here you have Spilt throwu -; I vfl " EVENING, JANUARY 'l4, 1848: 'nto conflagration by the quarrel for the-inheritance of the throne. When such cases• eccur laws are of no force,, and tribunals and Parliaroents are silent. An appeal is made to the nation; arms are 'snatched up; he is called on. who exercises sovereignty de facto, and the right •to it is decided by .force. All pretenders then appeal to the decision•of the nation, because no one mishes to pass for a King imposed on the people. ,Philip of Anjou and Charles of Austria spoke, both, of the love of the people to them. Joseph Ba naparte himself; the most intrusive monarch ever known in Spain, never would admit that they were Spaniards who expelled him. Thus it will happen in• the case we suppose. Montpensier will invoke the will of Spain ; nontemolin - Will do the same. And a great part of the nation will; from the first moment, be found in the .camp, but divided. - " But the Progressista party ? Is it possible to eply to this question, we ask in our turn Have we liberty sufficient to discuss it ? Has that party re flected sufficiently, and with the deliberation neces sary, to resolve on what ought to be done in such a case—taking into account the whole of the ante cedents—all the circumstances—the laws—the con stitution—the interests of our national independence —those of the representative system—its future lot— the exigencies of its principles ?" IRISH SPECIAL COMMISSION. " (Prom Saunders' Nrws Leit,?r uF. J an: 13) 9PENING OP THE COMMISSIOR'FOtt THE . COUNTY CLARE'. -ENNIS, JAN.. 12.—The s'Pecial Commission for this county was opened to-day at half ! past one, by the Lord Chiefjuetice• and the Lord Cad Bait - A) who arrived in town from Limerick shortly aftet twelve. • Their Lord Ships left the city at nine A.AL, escorted by a troop of the - QUeen's Bays, and were met some miles out of town by the High Sheriff, Robert A. Studdart, Esq., of Kilkishaullpuse, who-aceornpanied • them to their lodgings. . When their Lordships had taken their seats upon the bench, • The Clerk of the Court (George Samson, Esq.) read .the writ -of commission, after which the following gentlemen were sworn in on the grand jury : Sir Lucius O'Brien, foreman ; Sir I Dillon Massey, Bart.; Sir EdwaKd Fitzgerald, hart. ; Charles Crofton Vandeleur, Captain Francis M`Na mara, John M‘Donnell, Bindon Blood,' Richard J. StackpOle, James Malony, Simon G. Purdon, John O'Brien, Augustin Butler, Colonel Charles Syng, Thomas D. Studdart, James Butler, George Stud dart, Major W. Ball, F. J. Fitzgerald, -William M. Malony, Marcus Patterson; Philip Read, F. Gore, and 'William Butler, Esq. There was a very large attendance-Lso much so, that the first twenty-three names on the panel formed the jury. • The Chief Baron was just commencing his addreis at post hour. • THE' CALENDAE..---The .pumper of cases in this county, althou g h no t a s great as the number which appeared upon the Limerick calendar, is extremely large. There are not' less than 164 prisoners in cus tody, and seventy to eighty trials to be disposed of, including si x cases of murder, in which there are from fifteen to twenty prisoners. The other cases are al most all offences under the Whiteboy Act. The bills in thz. , following prOseCutions will be sent before the grand jury teMornent they are Sworn Martin Scott, for the murdor of rii6M6 .M'Al a h on leplit;n t ll l •Namara s for the murder . of P. F raw l e y renee i(ennedP, ditto. . . James.ll9.yesi for the murder of James Wat.,on. j'atriel; 14an, ditto. Michael Butler, for the murdel: of Patricli. Cltary. Matthew Hourigan, ditto. No trial of importance will tatu place to-day; in deed,. it is inost probable that their Lordships will adjourn until morning, after' charging the grand jury, and then proceed with (MeV the capital cases. The Attorney-General, the Solicitor-General, Messrs. Bennett, Q.C., and Plunkett, Q.C., have ar rived, to conduct the prosecution ; and Mr. O'Hea to act for the prisoners. ADJOURNMENT- OF THE COURT IN Toil S W --"-- .7' - - . ----, ......-..... ~.... Orr ToeS _---7.7---- „- - • FLANDERS , b(pii ,-.-, \ - D' i , j ot ~...r..i Bitussm.l , , j.-. - N li • - T: • - "'''.. -,. ...,, wp • 4.,k4 --, said kr some ti::, :' .: ~, I_.. ,_ 7 1 , ! liAiiit sources of revel - Ale in tl:, .. t, ,iiiVw Zitliir.; ' .. TVA ig .. v -------,-r are not to relieve•the Toor, be: •4& t ic ! _-44 , , , for new exienses. -The Cl:o , mm 's.,-, . eljn l jstL,s t r-,, ( stablishment of a duty on sueee ,—• i' ( - 11 1 IN r Ike, and the re-establishrxient of the-oath in the col lateral line. It is said thett-the , y are inclined towards a system which, .by. the monopoly of assurances hi their hand, will give them a revenue of three millions of francs. that are opposed to this system, and aru convinced that in the present stat(l of things, certain retrenehniertts would suffice fi,r maintaining the equilibrium; betw( en the receipts and expense. It is insisted that the financial state of Belgium cabs ler i prompt - - succour --!.-; they quote the c w ds whicili Lave escaped front two of our Ministers, IVles:srs. 1 7 16 re and Ranier, and e.e in return dr:tw attention to thew 6f . M. Vc,j . dt, which he pro nounced inl the Chamber and Senate. M. Vevdt acknowledged that our financial situation is good; that the State will not take a loan except upon reason able condithins, and that it will do so only to fulfil tbeengagenients into which it entered at the time of the constitution of the Cabinet, for the execution of necessary - pUblic - works. ' In the!sjtting of the Senate, on he 31st December, M. - Veydt . said " th e fi nanc i a l situation mily be sounded without fear. I b e li eve that it is calculated to inspire confidence. By eking. with this circumspection, we shall pass happily through the present moment, - whicir has its difficulties.' ThSse difficulties the Minister is the first to compre hend, and to examine, but :,he is • also con vinced that the Government_ . may surmount them, and further, that it will surmount them. There - is nothing: - here to indicate penury ! suell as to call for extreme. measures. Immediately after this speech the Minister undertook to point (Alt the public works which were to be undertaken, and the loan to be concluded, as if they stood in connexion :--:-"'lf I am to give my opinion on the question whether the ! Ministers propose soon to make a loan, and if they intend to execute the extensive works which have been so often spoken of,. I should say that if they. de cided upon them it would be impossible to do s:1 with (Mt creating extraeralary rescuices, v.hich Ir.uA be procured by a loan on account of the considerable sune.i which they will require; but it will not be ne cessary to undertake them- simultaneously?! Ac cording to this it is evident that the public works projected will alone render the creation of extraordi nary resources necessary. - A provisionary credit of one million francs has been opened for the department of Justice. The report of M. Tielemans on the budget of Public Works is about to be distributed ; it is a very voluminous document, which demands particular examination. _ __ _ _ ..... KARISRUIIE.—When the creditors of Heber and Sons, bankers, had a meeting, and granted them a respite of ten days, three of the manufactories sup-. ported by that firm addressed a petition to the Minis ter of State for a loan from the Government. A. committee, consisting of members of the departments of Finance and the interior, has bear_ appointed to in vestigate the case. They have already visited the manufactories, and as their financial difficulties are merely temporary, it is confidently hoped that not only these, but the house of Heber and Sons, will be saved. Accounts from Preshurg state that his Imperial Highness the Archduke Palatine is considered con. valescent from the measles, but will not be permittel to leave his room for the next two or three weeks. Prince Michael of Servia, who hay , obtained a year's leave of absence, set out for. St. Peterlurgh on the 31st of December.—Brimsels Papers, Jan. 10. -___ BERLIN, JAN. 10.—In consequence of the low ex change of Francfort on the Main the Cologne and Northern Railway shares have fallen considerably— other funds wero firmer, though lower than on Saturday. BRUSSELS, JAN 12.—The average price of corn the weekending January the Bth was, wheat, 211. 82c.; rye, 14f. ; being a fall on wheat of 50c., rye, Mc. From the sth to the 10th of January three vese;l:s - ititered thnport of Antiierp laden wholly or in part with grain. The importations made were— Rye . 156,600 . kit. Rice Total .. The King - of the Bligi ans returned frein Paris last night. Her Majesty will remain with her august family a few days •longer. It i s confidently asserted that his Majesty .was actively . engaged in endeavouring to make a loan, for the purpose of finishing the railways of this kingdom. He is said to have had several interviews with Messrs. Roths child and other capitalists The retirement of the three Ministers—Messrs. Ves-dt, Fre re, and d' Roff- , schmidt—from the Cabinet, appears to be more than mere report. It is said that they will be succeeded by Messrs. Rousselle, of MODS ; Lehon, of Tournay; and Delhounge, of Ghent, who, being all deeply in.• terested in Flanders, have consented to act with Messrs. Rogier and Ghazal. bI. Nothomb, who has formally declared his intention of resigning his post of Ambassador at the Court of Berlin, will be suc ceeded there by N. d'Hoffichmidt. These changes, says the Liberal Liegeois, have been determined not only by the former disagreement upon seve ral questions between Messrs. Rogier and Frere, but by . the new discord. which has occurred between the Minister of Public Works and the Minister fOr Foreign Affairs on the question of the restitution of the securities given by the railway companies. Public prayers have been ordered in all the churches oa account of the contagious disease which is now prevalent in Flanders. From the statistical report it appears that • during the month of December the number of births in Brussels was 431, that of deaths, 493, being an excess of 62 deaths. The annual return for 1847 on a po pulation of about 125,000 souls, was—births, 4,3'25; deaths, 5,201 ; being an excess of 876 deaths. The mortality is 1847 was 485 snore than 1846.—Brus stis Papers, Jan. 13. RAILWAYS. . . 13934 ............ 110 The Northern, or Ferdinand • • • • Gloggnitz - . .• • • . • Vienna—Milan •- Leghorn Sienna Grosetto Oldenburg ........ resto.ia• • • ... Pesti! Bridge ...... Apennine!' ........ DUTCH re.NDS.—Astsiumhtm. lAN. 11 aloney. Bills • 5434• ' Grp.. C 7 Sisi 85 •• • 1106 •••••• •• .• 83% Actual Debt, 2 pn• Cwit Ditto, 3 per CeLt .......... Ditto, 4 per Cent.. • Atnort Syndic, 3IA "per Cent.. Commercial Compary, 4% per Cent • East India Loan, 4 per Ceiit . • • Exchange on London, at sight Two months... •••• On liamburgh, at sight • • • • Twomonths.... .. • • • • • • • • • • On Paris • • ...... •••• • • • • Twomonths. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • _ - ICA 1634 12 12 35 -- 34 (2 if; • - . DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. About half-past seven o'clock last night, a strong smell proceeding from the shop u 'hs fet at manufacturer, l Trongate, and i :a it ( . ) ,(vbieucrkniientg o . 7 a in a few minutes thereafter flames iuddenly burst out from the shop windows, which soon presented _a_ truly terrific appearance. The alarm was speedily communicated to . the Central-office, and in a very short time the Glasgow Fir e B r i ga d e - an d W est of England engine arrived at the spot. And fortunate it was that assistance was given so promptly, or the eonsequetre would have been moat calamitous. When the engines reached the burning premiSes the flames had broken out of the windows of the shop with almost uncontrolable violence, and, rushing fiercely upwards, had caught the windows of the fiat above, occupied as a warehouse by Campbell, Richmond, end -- Co., whiCh were almost instantly consumed. - The fire was progressing into the interior of the ware- house, which would very soon, in all probability, have shared the fate of the flat beneath, - but at . this moment the engines came into Play-, and, under the able direct-. tion of Mr. Forsyth,. the superintendent,, the farther progress of the flames was completely checked, •• though the destruction of valuable property has been :, very great. Mr. Freckleton's warehouse, which es- : tends back from the street, a distance of some 50 or' 60 feet, has been completely gutted,-and- nothing but heaps of rubbish and 'charred and blackened walls are left. None of the stock- could be recovered from the fire, for though the ShOp had been only shut up halt an hour previous* to.. the alarm .being glven, Yet 4 " ) 'sudden was the outburst of 'the flames, and such the entire contents of the warehouse were comumeci Were - Th e premises, so far as we hold which they had taken of the premises, tkat , the insured, _as is the cast; even an effort could be made to preserve anything consisting of bales of from nere tahbelectoonfileaagrrua,tiaorne. fully also with those of Alessrs. Campbell, Richmond, and has a ls o been much damaged, as well I by the water which was copiously I thrown in, as by l i tCwl:°-?lilidg'injuhe'clsi.oet 'll i t i ° a c d ki ti l l: in fi c r i e pa i l c ly curred in -a part of thf; I. c ity where the aid of the fire brigade could not lutve b ee n so readily procured, or had thi:; fire engin; s no com e so promptly forward, the damage don , must have keen immense, as t h e place \\ here' it calgicated is in the very densest viert of tl.e' str:ct,-c.od :..0.--• rour,di , d -n 4-very "t -I.lc bv , valuable shops -and . ware u. cause can be assigned for the fire, though it IN U111+; , liinest appear-that it must have been spout dering in some quarter of the presoises before the place was locked up for the night.--Ao . rth 13riti411 Mail of Wednesday. - .. .... ......... . ARRIVAL OF SPECIE.-.,- , The vett . el PrGussiselter mkt., arrived in the River frOin,e6iii-,''hai-brOught parcel of specie ast.a portion of 'her general cargo. Lottp TnntscorE.—=fite diameter of the speculum Vas but a fraction beyond six feet, and the total weight about three tons. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert walked early yes terday in Claremont Park. The Royal Family rode on ponies and walked yesterday, in the vicinity - of Claremont. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by some of the Gentlemen of the Royal Suite, enjoyed the pert of,shqoting yesterday forenoon. Iler Majesty and Prince Albert drove out in an open carriage - yegferday afternoon. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge and his Serene Highness Prince Frederick of - Hesse, visited her 'Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday. A Cabinet Council was held at twelve o'clock yes terday, at the Foreign-office. . The Ministers present were—Lord John Ausiell, the Lord Chancellor, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerstoh, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Eicbequer, the Earl of Auckland, the Marquis of Claniicarde, Lord Campbell, the Right lion. H. Labouchere, and Viscount Morpeth. The Council sat three hours and a half. The Pustmaster-General had an interview with the Charicellor of the .F4chequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. A deputation respecting the Bristol Docks Transfer, consisting of the lion. F.- Berkeley, M.P., Mr. Coates, Colonel Roberts, Mr. Burroughs, Mr. Beadon, Cap. tain Thorriborough, Mr. Brittan, and Mr. Ellicombe, had an interview with the Right Hon. T: Milner Gibson yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Dispatches from the Governors of Ceylon, South Australia, Malta, and Gibraltar, were received yes terday at the Colonial-office. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (pROII 0111 OWN CORRESPONDENT.) THE PUBLIC BEALTIL It is highly satisfactory to be enabled to state that, while coughs and colds have prevailed, and such nu merous deaths have taken place in other parts of the kingdom, this town has been as free from them as in other years. The Registrar's return of deaths for the quarter ending the 31st of Dec.,1846, was 18 ; in the same quarter of 1847, it was 19, out of a population of about 4,500. DECREASE OF CRIME. At the general quarter sessions for the Isle of Wight, held at Newport, on Wednesday last, tthere were only three cases for trial (one from Ryde, and two from Ventnor), and only two convictions. There are commonly about twenty cases. There are at present about 1,300 troops in Albany Barracks. THE MODEL UNION. • By the published accounts of the expenses of the poor in the Isle of Wight, it appears that 4,000/.105.4d. was given in out-door relief in money, 1,621/. 16s. 11 id. in bread ; relief out of the island, 1781. 7s. Bd. ; wine, 'meat, &c., .to the sick by the surgeons, 134/. 2s. 23. Total out-relief charges, 5,9341. 17s. lid. While the in-maintenance amounted in the year to 4,6041. 17s. sd. Establishment charges, including six relieving-officers, 4211. 10s. ; thirteen surgeons, 7541., and other salaries, removals, &c., 2 352/.125.2d.; registry of births and deaths, 132/. 19s. 2d. ; vaccina tion, 25/.135.; county and police rates, 5,390/.78.8d.l I Total expenses for the year, 12,849/. 3s. 10d. The island had a population, in 1841, of 42,547, which his been considerably increased since that period, and contains about 105,000 acres, and is di vided into thirty parishes. The present House of Industry for the island was commenced in 1770. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. A. moderate amount of business was transacted at the following prices:— LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 15 to 1 on the field 20 to 1 sgst Sir Arthur 30 to 1 agst Brunette—taken 30 to 1 apt Latitat—taken 50 to 1 agst Chatham—taken to 501. 50 to 1 apt Discount—taken to 251. 50 to 1 agst Khondooz—taken to 251. 50 to 1 agst Profligate—taken to 251. 1,000 to 10 agst Sparta—taken • CHESTER CEP. 500 to 10 apt Col. Anson's'Blaie—taken and offered GOO to 10 agst Sir J. Hawley's Mendicant—taken and offered or 1,000 to 20 apt Mr.; Watts's Chat—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Greyille's Jonathan Wild—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Mr. S. L. Fox's Executor—taken 300 to 10 agst Mr. Pedley's Cossack and Foredo - sure—taken DERBY. 10 to 1 on the field 20 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Springy Jack—taken and afterwards offered 25 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's Nil Desperandum—taken 35 to I agst Mr. Medley's Bssborough--taken 1,000 to 15 agst Mr. R. Watson's The Fiddler—taken 2,500 to 25 apt Mr. J. Scott's Brockett—taken THE NATIONAL TEMPERANCE SOCIETY. On Wednesday and Thursday evenings, the first and second of a course of three lectures, on the " Scientific Truths connected with Teetotalism," were delivered by Dr. Carr, of Birmingham, in the large room of the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle• street. The first lecture was devoted to a description of the structure and functiOns of the human frame, and showing that the habitual use of alcoholic beverages interfered with digestion, and, by destroying the healthy action of the stomach, laid the foundation of disease. In the second lecture, Dr. Carr , detailed the dis eases which were entirely 'produced by the use of alcoholic drinks;and for which, no remedy, apart from the practice of total abstinence, would avail. In the course of these lectures, the talented Doctor did essential service to the cause of sanitary improve ment, by pr9ving, from good authority, that in pre vious attacks of cholera and fever, in this and other countries, cleanliness and temperance were the best preventives from their attack. Great praise is due to the committee of the Na tional Temperance Society for securing the valuable services of Dr. Carr, at a time when the country is threatened with cholera. A numerous and respectable auditory testified their approbation by repeated applause. ASTLEY'S AMPIIITHEATILS. — Last night was what is termed a juvenilenight at this theatre, the pantomime being played before the other entertainments .of the evening, for the purpose of affording an opportunity to the young folks of seeing the tricks and gambols of the motley artists at an hour earlier than that at which little leads ought to be on their pillow. In consequence, a great part of the audience consisted of men and women in miniature, who seemed to enjoy the performances with unmixed delight, clapping their little hands and shouting with glee at the audacious thefts of the Clown, the light-footed dancing of Columbine, the cuffs and mis chances Of the old Pantaloon, aid the agile capering of Harlequin. Nor were they less pleased with the eques trian teats in the circle, heartily . applauding the perfor mances of the 7 doeile and gracefully-managed horses, applause in whiJi the older portion of the.audience cor dially joined. The house. was well filled in every part. PosT-oirlcs ON SUNDAY.—TiIe mayor of South ampton has received a communication from the Post maater. General, in which his Lordship states that the tneniorial'sent by his Worship, on the part of the in habitants, for the•closing of the post-oilice during the grezter part of Sunday, has been complied with. • SOUTUAMPTON THURSDAY, JAN. The Penin . Pilot. and Oriental - Steam. Navigation Company's ship Sultan, George 13rooks commander, arrived on Wednes day vvenirg _from Constantinople, Trebizond, Smyrna, Malta„ and Gibraltar, bringing the Bernbay mail and ten passengers. The Sultan has on freight 41 packages of specie, value 61,644/. sterling, 72 cases of opium, 12 cases of scaincuy, 49 cases of silk, 6 packages of sponge, 9 cases of otto of roses, 38 boxes of oranges, 182 bales of goat's wool, 27 barrels quit 29 begs of yellow. berries,- packages of sundries. -At the 15 tubs of leeches, 110.7 2 date ;Of the Sultan's departure from Malta no additional - particalars had been received relative to the loss of the Aveng. r. The steamer dispatched by the Admiral to Galita had nut returned to Malta. The Montrose, with the Spanish and Portui;tiese mails, is due on - the 15th, 1 heJupiter will on the 17th for Lisbon, C a di z , an d Gdiraltar, and the For,h on the same day with West India mails. ; IM. lierv6, formerly Deputy front the Gironde, and conseiller a': the Own of Casstoion, thre w hi mse lf on Tuesday out . of a window on the third story of tbe house an w.hich. he.lived. This desperate net, is said to have been cosranitted at the moment of the-ei•itrance of ft• huisier, who came to make a levy upon his property for a debt incurred by some unfortunate sptculations.— Galigna7t4 LIMERICK. As I mentioned in my letter yesterday (by antici pation, for their Lordships had not risen at the hour of post), the Court adjourned to this day week, the 19th instant. In the case of the " Queen v. Hasset and Shaughnessy"— the particulars of which I for warded in my last—there was a conviction, and both prisoners were sentenced to be transported for life. MEETING OF MIDDLESEX MAGISTRATES. The customary meeting of the Aliddlesex magis trates took place yesterday, at the Sessions-house, Clerkenwell. The chair was occupied by Mr. Pownall. The Deputy-Clerk of the Peace laid before the Court the various prison reports. The Coldbath. fields Prison contained, it appeared, 758 male, 239 female, and 12 juvenile prisoners; total, 1,009. Westminster ditto. 739 .prisoners. Sickness prevailed to the extent of 2f amongst the males, and 6 per cent. amongst the females. Not asingle prisoner had been attacked by influenza. In the louse of Detention there were near 100 prisoners. FRENCH CRIMINAL AND PAUPER LUNATICS. At the July session last year a Frenchman, named Peter Tesside, was convicted and sentenced to three months' hard labour, for having presented a pistol loaded with a ball at the breast of a youth, and threa tened to shoot him. Soon after his admission into Westminster House of Correction he exhibited marked symptoms of insanity, and it was soon discovered that he was a confirmed lunatic, and had been trans ported to this country without passport, .V order of the French Government, his alleged offence being his having been found under very suspicious circumstances at the Chateau d'Eu, armed, and it was said with the intention of shooting at King Louis Philippe. The visiting justices communicated with the Home-office, when they were informed by the Secretary of State that there were some negotiations pending upon the matter between the Governments of England and France relative to the maintenance of pauper and criminal lunatics in either country, and that the French Government would defray the expense incurred by, the county of Middlesex in maintaining Peter Tesside. Tesside was, therefore, placed in the county Lunatic Asylum, at Han well. A short time ago an application was made at the French smbassy for payment of the expense the country had been put to in Tesside's case, but the answer was that no official notification had been re ceived from the French Government ; upon this, Mr. Allen wrote to the Secretary of State, and the fol lowing answer from the Home-office was now laid before the Court " Whitehall. • " Sir,—With reference to your letter of the 23d . ult., as to the repayment by the French Government of the expense incurred by the county of Middlesex in maintaining a French pauper lunatic named Peter Tesside, I am directed by Secretary Sir George Grey to acquaint you, for the information of the visiting justices of the Westminster House of Correction, that it appears from, a communication which has been re ceived from the Foreign-office upon this subject, the French Government to the :proposal made to them by her Majesty's Government that they should defray the expenses incurred !.y the znainte nance of French pauper lunatics in this country, and that the proposed arrangement between the two countries will again be brought under. the notice of the French Government in order to obtain their answer thereupon. " Peter Tesside will, therefore, remain in the Hanwell Lunatic asylum for the present, and when the determination of ithe French Government :shall have been received, Sir George Grey will address a further communication to you upon the subject. • " I am, Sir, your obedient servant, " S. li. PHILLIPS. • ".Mr. Allen." Mr. B. ROTC', as one of the visiting justices con cerned; called, the attention .of the Court to the sub ject matter of this correspondence, which he said involved a rather important question between the Government of this country and that of France, with regard to the maintenance of pauper and criminal lunatics who might be in either country. The. French Government had chosen to transport this man to this country, denying him a passport,- and because he did not possess that passport they refused to take him ,back again. He considered it a violation of the law and property of nations, and a matter less for the Home than the Foreign-office. He would urge upon the Court the necessity of Lord Palmerston's taking the matter in hand, with the view of bringing the French Government to some positive with regard to this question.—(l.lear, hear.) determination This suggestion met with general approbation from the other Magistrates. The Court then adjourned. DARING HURGLARY.—On Wednesday morning last, about half-past one o'clock, another of the violent robberies which seem to be getting common in the neighbourhood, was perpetrated near Waterloo, in Live sey, about a mile and a half from Blackburn. In this instance the robbery was again committed-by-men with blackened faces, and otherwise disguised. The intended victim of the robbery is James Haworth, stonemason, his wife,. w as so l e who is at prcient employed and resident during the men entered ,by th e I ll ic a h wo t r h t e h, o w e e c e u k rl a n t t V o f h t a h l ley. .removal of a back window. On obtaining . an entrance e ou li se, "' w of the robbers pinioned Mrs. Haworth in bed, and one the other proceeded to search the house for money, and 1 succeeded in obtaining - nineteen sovereigns, one half sovereign, and 2s. Mrs. Haworth struggled - hard - for her release, .and inflicted -rather a severe bite upon the hand of the robber who held her. On obtaining•their intended booty the robbers were in the. not . of decamping, when 'Mrs. Ilaworth seized a hedge hook, which they bad brought with them, with which , she valiantly Lt taelchd the retreating robbers, and inflicted a severe cut on aid hand of the one who held the .money,._causing him to drop eighteen sovereigns, on the- floor. They escaped With one sovereign, half sovereign, and 2s. The police are the Mere for the apprehension of the robbers, who are riot supposed to be the same who com mitted the robbery at the Hill Farm.—Blachburu Stun third.. • ROME. ---- &now the English families of rank I)6itig the winter iu " the eternal city," arc—the Mar• quis of C on yti.,aam, the Earl Mount Charles and family, the EarVand 6ouutess Balcarres, the Ceuntcsa(Fran cob) of Waldegrave and M. G. V. Harcourt, M.P.. Lord and Lady and Lady Lindsay, Viscount Cranbourtli,, Lady Eleanor Butler, Sir Trevor Witeley and ftimiiy:B;r*Wm; Gordon, the Right lion. Sidney Herbert, M.P., and Mrs Herbert, :dr. Gcddart, and family, this Hon. Sydney Pierrep:_nt,'.Lad? CJhzir lotte Bury ; she • Hon. 12,1t1 pit and Lady croulby I.lelu..!..7aptain-Lintisity, Col,•nel ?Ay. and Lady Mr..-y Ross and I \ l ' olollB nd ,ataily, the Hon. Mr. Willoughby; sir 11. Doyle, Genera the Right 11, n. Sir F..Adaul, Nl , rynyee Solabre, Sir J. W. • Guise ! and. tinnily, _LOY: Mr. and' Mrs. Raelehous,;, Cdonel Bowers, Mai. B. kd Clive, M.P.;•Lady Harriet Clive, and Mit:sys t ee , A fracas, hieh L wag to be attel ed ; with serious consequences, toc3l: place a 61,41-eon Captain H. and Mr. D. 1-1.1 i.„, a magistrate, end ust ex tensive landed proprietor in this • and the ad - - county. We understand that au amicable took place,—Roscommon Journal, ; Aning a(iiti.',;•onent I