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AN APPEAL to the WIDOW of WILLIAM COMN PUBLIC in behalf of the THOM. Poet of Inverury. ri e r. e •," P PY.-1.4.•2_7_,,e. _ 11.1111 4 tl3l Iva - ' • :t 7e- .'6451: l v-- • 41 P " . f - • • MI • fi • •r -r -r )4` o` . •• ti iii tA, 4 5 ' 1W ,) • 31 '94 , , COURT CIRCULAR. On Tuesday afternoon, her Majesty and Prince Alb ei t accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the Virincees Royal, and attended by Lady C. S. Cocks, took s, drive to Claremont, and visited the illustrious inmates at pre sent residing there. The Equerries attended on horseback. The Queen returned to dinner at Buckingham Palace. The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Countess of Charlemont, Lord Byron, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, and Captain the Hon. Alexander Gordo*, visited the gardens of the Royal Botanic Society, in the Regent's Park, yesterday morning. Her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent also visited the gardens yes terday, The Queen had a dinner party yesterday at Bucking him Palace. The company included her Majesty the Q ueen. Dowager, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, his Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess Bernhard of Saxe Weimar, their Serene Highnesses the Princess Anne and Amelia of Saxe Weimar, his serene Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse, his Royal Highness the Duke George of Mack lenburgh Streli:z, his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Duchess of Sutherland, Lady Augusta Cadogan, Baroness de Speth, the Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Norfolk, the Earl Fortcscue, Earl Spencer, Earl of Denbigh, Earl Howe, Earl of Cawdor, Viscount Clifden, Sir George Couper, Captain Francis Seymour, Mr. Edmond Mildmay, and the Gen tlemen in Waiting on the Prince of Prussia. The band of the Grenadier Guards attended during dinner, and performed the following pieces, under the direction of Mr. Schott. Overture—" Castor and P011ux".,,.,,, Vogler. Duetto—" The Huguenottes" .................. Meerbeer. Friederick's Tan g e von F e ldl ager i n Schesien Me y yerb Selection from " L e N ozze di Figaro" ....... Mozart. eer. His Royal Highness Prince Albert left the Palace at s quarter-past eight o'clock for the Hanover-square Rooms, his Royal Highness being the director for the evening of the Concert of Ancient Music, The Prince was accompanied by the other noble directors, the Duke of Wellington, Earl Howe, and Earl Cawdor, and was I attended by Viscount Clifden, Captain Francis Seymour, and Captain the H on . Al exan d er G ordon. Soon after the Prince's departure the Queen left the Palace for the Hanover-square Rooms to honour the performance of the concert with her presence. Her Majesty was accompanied by the Queen Dowa ger, the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Cambridge, the Prince of Prussia, the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar, the Princesses Ann and Amelia of Saxe Weimar, Prince Frederick William of Hesse, the Duke George of Mecklenburg Strelitz, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Countess of Charlemont, Lady Augusta Cadogan, Baro ness de Speth, Lady Caroline Cocks, Hon. Matilda Pa- • get, Earl Fortescue, Earl Spencer, th e D u k e of Norfolk. Earl of Denbigh, Lord Byron, Major-General Bowles, Mr. R. Ormsby Gore, Sir George Couper, Mr. Edmond Mildmay, .Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, and th e Gentlemen in waiting on the Prince of Prussia. The Duchess of Cambridge, accompani e d by Prince, Frederick William of Hesse and Duke George of Meck lenburg Strelitz, visited, the Queen and Prince Albert yesterday morning. The Royal Duchess and her illus trious visitors also paid visits yesterday to the Queea Dowager and the Duchess of Kent. The Royal Children took their usual airings yesterday. Wo have authority to announce that the issue of order, for the admission of the public to view the State apart. ments in Windsor Castle is resumed. Provoet Thotus Mr. John Watson Itev. George Gilfillan M Ower ter. J. R. M'G av i n M r. James 14. r. William Boyac Dr. Snotk Ifr. J amesWestland Mr. William Bett Mr. James Chalmers, jun. 1 1r. Patri c k W atson Mr. Arthur Begg, jun. Mr. Thomas Saunders. TRICAWIEB.-31r. Patrick Watson. SECRETARY—Mr. William Boyack. wre_ Committee appointed to raise a fluid for the relief of the 4 , Gyr arid Family of the late Willi am Th om, the gifted but unfor it Poet of In verury, beg leave briefly but earnestly to appeal to 4 l'i tbilo, more especially to tha Public of Scotland, in behalf of the Utak Which has been confided to them. kaTies name and genius of Thom are well known and universally ac " I been bought before the public, not. Pnly in a combined on n, evablteehti judgesarious periodicals. His talents attracted the attention of the ; and the Messrs. Chambers, In their Journal, have de -1.41 4 obaPter to his autobiography, and to that favourable lilted of Prai kt to Which they cons i dered his merits - entitled. :hThe life of William Thom has, indeed, combined the vicissitudes of u mble child of th e Muses, having , formedi a scene of trials and di s ppo intments, accompanied by an overflowing share of poverty and g 14 ,.,5 4 9 of his e ar li est and .best years were passed at the Hawkhill uund ee — the rememb rance of which seemed deeply i mpressed on ' I Mind 1 for thither, to use his own emphatic language, he wished hi. to r, .eturn, like a bi rd that flutters round her forsaken nest, to spend — tsatt r days in comparative peace and quiet. tr Ms wishes were fulfilled, for not many months ago he did return iir'%htfi wanderings, debilitated and impoverished, and breathed his ina inf n s- ,,, 34() ndaY. the 28th of February. Ile has left a widow and three f or . • nildren, the youngest but live months old, totally unprovided ta, and it has therefore been resolved to raise a fund, in order, if _a_ible. to afford th em permanent assistance. A Committee has tt a ppointed, who have cheerfully undertaken this duty, and al iArto7 they ar e h appy to announce that their call has been responded kr ... ttitiwornpt and liberal manner. Lord Kinnaird, Lord Jeffrey, ki,..:Deuglas Jerrold and Robert Chambers, and many othe t r l s, k.;',,ntaneously sent their contributions ; and it is eariies un y: W.,: . ....that the charitable and the admirers of native genius and titel,c7threnin'Peitterlethwaivlei s i u n p v p i o e rt w. and encourage the laudable object which Duna C 4,..,,90, &faith 10, 18A8. tee t el ‘" M itlons will be received by any of the Members of Commit tookuLd at the shops of Messrs. Chalmers, Shaw, and Middleton, b ee .ers, and Mr. Mills, Perfumer, Dundee. "Tit OF WILLIAM THOM, THE INVERURY POET. (To ties Editor of the "Dundee Courier.") ,_ Sir "In. • o s , , --- .ue pal f u - "V Pablie.tk Dundee, February 29, 1848. 1 task has been deputed to me of announcing or aurae time e 'death of William Thom, the Inverury poet. F hi s ens 'ne Past he had been in delicate and declining health ; and taint,, eas otstate of body was doubtless aggravated by the uncer )kono',,, 13 circumstances, and the consequent anguish of his p ut e l:ole and 'sensitive mind. Yesterday, in our city, at half lionleth,,.v.e4 A , M., he departed . this lite. He has left behind him o rktuk •7 j,naore than a name—some true and beautitul strains. walh lg i., -____‘ 4 thing of beauty is a joy for ever," the world will not th e tom i ). ...,er, like the inscription on the coffin, to he buried in 411e41eldandst:ierle.a" loll' behind him, alas! something of yet ten mournful interest—a widow and three children, l ' t ooths i d. waorn is only four years, and the youngest but a few tehetzte These are " utterly destitute," and but for the kind ne or two private friends, might have been cast out ere "•-es poethheireharfty„ of the streets. I Make no appeal in behalf of ...at and, and w e n''' ~..f°tind what th °natter life's fitful fever he sleeps well." He has I indulge or ezhiperhestso hiln was P troubled and tempest-tossed wanderer will at peculiarly grateful—rest. Nor will Witi eh he received 00Y vindictive feelings as to the treatment Ibooti e une li ed while yet alive. A true poet, he met with truly e t : ate. or ... Ir tf u ois oa e ressed, hut not fed ; as if one could sup ~,,,._ nut I Would Public dinner could keep a man alive for ey ,...." ,, , , , e famil y. , i bespeak general sympathy in behalf of his IYriq ' ne ' eh ° has would _.__ a_ gratitude true b . Or fr orn s, sireeriVed 1 and their '- 4 ple storyimplore every lover of literature— P.easure from the departed poet's of his life—to prove their pleasure ZZok tions or tear s J some more substantial evidence than ex it our 1 t ' ca es g i _ v e: forth i n t i t u e oie W b a ri tt i r w" . l€l deeds 'their 11 pecially upon those who saw eshval, and heard almost his latest breath g rar eue oPerior t o the ef. brok_en, but thrilling accents—accents how N o e rout measured cadences of rhetoric—to testify by /I Privi lege or Lense o f . ftelancholy satisfaction that theirs was o time ought e 'unt vrith and hearing him for the last time. floes to , to be lost. Indeed no time has been lost. Intima dispatekea'e Dye effect either have ' been, or are immediately to be, abol o_t_be vitt zztloletwpouglas Jerrold, Charles Dickens, Lord Jeff . rey, ai_xl . U th n _ d e_! has had the honour of containing his death ,9 4 e, strenuous efforts: start we have acciden.ally gained by instant, *earn in behalf of his widow and his fatherless No. 17,356.1 LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING S N, MAY 11, 1848. [PRICE 5D This Day, the First Weekly Number, price One Penny, and on the Ist of June, the First Monthly Part, with a Supplement, price Sixpence, of poLiTics for the PEOPL E. whole s l e e t n a e aa great of mann ne ..........._ ... ----_ - . ------- " ' I thi n k , ' " answered Fanny, with much diffidence tainled w sud denly contaminated by an access of frenzied ambition. She aspir es to b e the wife of a king, not in order that a dn r o , bl " e 'that woman Lad . y w' hMc she h erse l f may exercise sovereignty, but that she may behold t h e sceptre in the hands of the man she loves. With a sub t l e sophistry not uncommon in women, she invest s t h e deed of guilt with metaphysical disguises, in vokes th e i ntoxicating influence of power, suggests the o a b b ec e o th m is e s upon imaginary solace which all their future days And nights would receive from reposing on the apex of sublunary affairs and giving law to the most turbulent wills around them. She feels that she is not to be the actor of this dreadful tragedy, but the contriving and persuading in telligence which is to employ man as its coarse instru ment. Forestalling ideas too prevalent in our own times, she strips life of its sacred character, and ingeniously sophisticates herself into the belief that the end sancti ties the means; that to do great good it is lawful to do a little ill, and that to administer the whole realm of Scot land her husband may, without much soiling of his con science, dispatch an old man to his final account some few months or days, perhaps, before the time allotted him by nature.' "‘ But this sophistry is very- wicked,' interposed Mr. Westland's mother, who seated in an arm-chair, had hitherto listened i n s i lence to Fanny's conversation. " ' Yes, madam,' answered Fanny ; 'it is indeed very wicked, and God forbid that I should for a moment dream of excusing it. I only desire to express an idea, which in the course of my studies has presented itself to me that Lady Macbeth is not a fiend in human form, but a woman, with a woman's heart and feelings, though for a moment perverted by a guilty passion?' "But does she not,' inquired Mr. Westlan, 'give utterance to the most horrid ideas, and express a readiness to commit the worst of crimes should her' husband prove unequal to their perpetration?'" "'I admit,' replied Fanny, ' that she uses very dve hement language, but througho u t t h e whole play she does nothing but talk. Her mo s t revolting speeches prove nothing; she tells us what sh e would do, but we never find her actually engaged in cr i me . T hat most of all ideas that had she bou n d h erself like her husband to do so by an oath, she would h a v e ta k en the shocking rhetorical figure of speech. That she w ou ld un d er no circumstances have done b so is clear from this, th at s h e because could not kill Duncan ause he looked like her f a th er in his sleep. Still less, then, could she have killed h er reminded infant at her breast and dashed its brains out, is a mere Her boast is one of those wild and of her dearest love. tricks of the imagination of which it is guilty in mo ments of tempestuous passion.' To come to the point a t once,' observed Mr. Westland, 'do you think that Lady Macbeth, if she were a real woman, living here before us, and breathing baby, which would have her of her husband is one whom a man could love?' AMERICAN NEWS. London : John W. Parker, West Strand. Sold by all Booksellers and Ne A - amen in Town and Country, of whom Copies of the Pros pectus may be obtained. -EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY, RE-ARRANGEMENT OF PASSENGER TRAINS. The arrangement of Trains for the summer Months between lon. don and Norwich and Yarmouth, and the intermediate branches, wil come into operation on the 15th instant. For particulars, see Time Tables, to be had at the different Stations from the date hereof. Bishopsgate, May 9, 1843. 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CAUTION.—Each bottle of the genuine article has the words ROWLAND'S MACASSAIt OIL engraved in two lines on the Wrapper ; and on the back of the Wrapper nearly 1,500 times, containing 29,028 letters—without this " None are Genuine." Messrs Chalrne Perftlmer, lirs, lfichlleten, and Shaw, Booksellers, and Mr slaallest h ave kindly undertaken to receive donations. sums will be welcomed ohs I am, Sir, yours truly, last r GEORGE GILFTLLAN. IQ de ath :... erses of the late William Thom, written shortly before • 1301/d • , OF THE DWELLERS IN DEAN VALE. Tune—" Miller o' Dee." , while laugh and sing, in this happy ring, ...With a bright an d a b rother l y g l ee , •tifi•nfr:,alaY we never forget that the sun bath set Oa the homes of misery. For oh ! it m ay b e that this ch i ll n i g ht w i n d „?.45_11 •Sweeps round some fireless hearth, rreelting the heart of the homeless one, With never a friend on earth. Then aye, as we sing, may we closerclin, In our bright and brotherly glee ; /et never forget that the sun may set On the homes of misery. Man was not made for this world alone, The world was lent to man ; 'Tis a debt we owe to Heaven, you know. Then pay it as well as you call. • Now winter rides mad in his carriage of snow, With his pelting rain and his hail; • May. it never be said that hunger and woe Held abiding in bonny Dean Vale. Then aye, as we sing, may we closer cling, In our bright and brotherly glee, And never forget that the sun may set On the homes of misery. W. THOlki. L A jfi L 'FE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, FLEET-S7.ItEET, LONDON, May 8, 1848. pr oprietors hereby given. that. a Special General Meeting of the ` ll, Prietors of this Society will be held at their Office, Fleet-street, ed F rtDAY, the 2d day of June next, at Twelve o'clock at Noon mrecisely for the purpose of declaring a Division of the Surplus of the 'Utterance Fund of the Society. 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Li l l One halt the word are desolately single, and the other supposing them married, questionably contented. Diffidence, or a sense et right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes em itter the latter. The solitary one may shield himself under the plea of caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un ,omprosing hurry ; but the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacity, ind broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness and social content. The dowry should net be the only marriage set :iement. Honour and justice deniaad that health should form au item :n the compact; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes or neglect wound more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, it ,hese surmises concern you, procure Dr. CULVERWELL'S little ?tEMOIRS 'On Single and Married Life, " pub. in 2 vols., is. iach (by boat, in stamps, Is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively refined, er prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hlsdered oy misinterpretatior, of their supposed contents, from obtaining hem. They are not intended certainly for mere idle cariosity, but 'or the closet perusal of those more deeply interested, to whom they are offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth on ;he above subjects, by unqualified authors, which alone or mgether, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other Otte publications claim your attention (same price Is. each, y post Is. 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and Avoid," and " How to be Happy." They are not merely Jamphlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the mere ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's Ate, who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob ,ervance of the maxims he would inculcate—to do unto others as lie would be done unto—to live atter nature's laws—and to keep always in the "sunny side of the way." The above works may be had of qierwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet -street ; Mann, Cornhill; Nalson, 457, West Strand ; or direct (by post or other wise) from the author (who may be conferred with personally, nornings and evenings). 10, Argyll-place Regent-street; and all ON NERVOUS DEBILITY AND GENERATIVE DISEASES. Just published, the Thirty-sixth Thousand, au improved edition, re vised and corrected, 120 pages, price 2s. in a sealed envelope, or forwar 'ed by the Authors, post paid, to any address, secure from observation, for 2s. 6d., in postage stamps, illustrated with nu merous Anatomical Coloured Engravings. MANHOOD: the CAUSES of its PREMA TURE DECLINE, with Plain Directions for its PERFECT RESTORATION. A Medical Essay on those Diseases of the Generative Organs, emanating from Solitary and Sedentary Habits, indiscriminate Ex cesses, the Effects of Climate and Infection, &c., addressed to the sufferer in Youth, Manhood, and Old Age ; with Practical Remarks on Marriage, the Treatment and Cure of Nervous and Mental De bility, llspotency, Syphilis, and other Urine-Genital Diseases, by which even the melt shattered constitution may be restored, and reach the lull period of lite allotted to Man. The whole illustrated with numerous Anatomical Engravings on Steel, in colour, explain ing the various functions, secretions, and structures of the repro ductive Organs in heaith and disease ; with instructions for private correspondence, cases, &c. _ By J. L. CURTIS and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 7, Frith-street, Soho-square, London. " ' Manhood.' A Medical 'Work.—To the gay and thoughtless we trust this little work will serve as a beacon to warn them of the danger attendant upon the too rash indulgence of their pa ;sions, whilst to some it may serve as a monitor in the hour of tempta tion, and t. the afflicted as a sure guide to health."—Chronicle ' Manhood.' By J. L. Curtis, and Co.—Their long expo rlence and reputation in the treatment of these paint Ll diseases is the patient's guarantee, and well deserves for the work its immense cir culation."—Era. " ' Curtis on Manhood' should be in the hands of youth and old age. It is a medical publication, ably written, and developes the reatment of a class of painful iinala.lies which has too long been the prey of the illiterate and the designing."— United Service Gazette. The Parent, who beholds his beloved child pining away, and fast approaching to a premature grave, in consequence of some disease, which, for want of carotid investigation of its real cause, has been set down to the score of consumption, will, on perusing this work, be astonished to fled, that in nine-tenths of the cases of young per sons of both sexes, who perish of what is called pulmonary con sumption, heart disease, tabes, &c., the sole and exclusive origin has been the indulgence iu certain destructive habits practised try youth much more frequently than it is at all suspected. N.B. Hours of consultation from Eleven till Two, and Six to Eight in the Evening. REMOVED TO 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE. DR. LA'MERT ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY.—WITH 40 COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. Just published, and may be had in French or English, in a Sealed Envelope, 2s. Od„ or post-free, front the author, for forty-two Stamps, SELF-PRESERVATION; a Medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions, and the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Ma turity, usually acquired at an early period of life, which enervate the physical and mental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural feelings, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practical Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility and Indigestion, whether arising from these causes, close study, or the influence of tropical climates: Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, Stricture, and all Diseases an d Derangements resulting fromindis cretion. With Forty coloured Engravings, illustrating the Anatomy, Physiology, and Di seases of the ' R eproductive Organs, explaining their structures, us es , and functions, and the various injuries that are produced in them by so li tary habits, ex cess BY SAMUEL LA'. 3I ERT, 31. D., es, and infection. QUARE, LONDON . Doctor of 3 / 1 7 1ecli B cin E e. DFCDS Matriculated iß Member of the University of Edin burgh, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, &c. Marriage requires the fulfilment of several conditions, in order that it may be really the cause of mutual happiness. Could the veil, which cavers the origin of domestic wretchedness. be raised, and its true source in every instance disclosed, in how many could it be traced to physical disqualifications and their attendant disap pointments. Excesses are always injurious ; the gill, which when ased in moderation is fraught with advantage, becomes, when abused . the nrolific source of mischief and of greater or less injury to the constitutional and vital powers. The particular excesses, on the nature and conseauence of which this Treatise professes to dilate, are productive of greater severity of misery to the human frame, than any other to which it is subject. This work contains au accurate and complete account of the A natomy and Physiology of the Reproductive Organs, and of their relative conditions hi health and disease. It deservedly requires the closest attention and study, for what subject can bedf more importance than the preservation of the health of the physical capabilities of which every man should I victi be Possessed. it unfertunately happens that the unhappy in e ni of excessive indulgence and vicious habits, whether acquirer. o arly .11re or from the follies of advanced age, while suffering fro Y their or assistance vvh aw n ,. ainvariable consequences, unwisely entertains a ear of 4 _ forgets that accurate ir„'",;...ty, qualified physician for relief. Shame and the dread so disease, sympathy wth beyond rheuattherroneously entertained that these complaints are of art, alike restrict him and prevent his seeking where alone it can be procured. In acting thus, ho tigatitled to discrimination n ascertaining the causes of the sufferer, and, above all, secrecy, inva riably characterise the medical man who can intelligent and practical physician, and to the LA'MERT has obtained thet sqiuottinalificgrostuisittah,atthheut:h"v entitled s posse , sion of the requisite legal confidence should be extended. Dr. esteem and respect in his profes ,ertify, and the gprroettaseixoteanTgallfe:jamedical honours, as his diplomas . ..trltewA; uuthazi, Warantee for his solely to the treatment of ti ti l d e eaDdierionee,n, practice for many years is a 52, Paternostet Published by which has reference almost aany:-ed-637,..so:yesebeshad of Kent and Richards, Street, Haymarket ; .I.lanscil ' Oxford-street; .Star • • Letulenhall-street, London. 115, Fleet, e, Tichbome ; b itress 46 rroaa the Author, who may be or, free F Post l b ' Gordon,' ' refal:cr, daily, from T sai tifit v Ul o t ed on th„a r dir Y-tw° stamps ' RI own- mars ~.. 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London, Rev. A. Pott, Cuddesden, near Oxford. Rev. W. Short, 43, Great Ormond -street. Robert Steven, Esq., 1 New Bridge-street, Blackfriars. H. S. Thornton, Esq., Itirchin-lane. Dr. Todd, New-street, Spring -gardens. Rev. W. G. Todd, Bristol. Rev. J. H. Woodward, Bristol. Rev. Dr. Wordsworth, Cloisters, 'Westminster Abbey. Persons willing to contribute their assistance to this object, either by personal exertions, or by sub , cribing to its funds, are re quested to Communicate with any of die Members of the Provisional Committee, or with any of the Honorary Secretaries, the Rev. E. 11. Plumptre, King's College, London, and J. E. Bowman, Esq., 7, Cha pel-terrace, Bayswater. Subscriptions may also be paid to Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand, or to Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co., Birckin-lane, to the ac count of the •` Training Institution for liursee." QPENCER'S CHINESE LIQUID HAIR DYE. 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To be had of the Proprietors, 29, Nottingham-place, Fieldgate itreet, Whiteehapel-read, London ; also of Mr. Johnstone, 68, Corn hill ; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; Prout, 229, Strand ; Sanger, 150, Oxford street; Barclay, Farringden-street ; Atkinson, 24, Old Bond street; Hooper, 43, King William-street, London bridge; Finnigin, Milsem-street, Bath ; Elmore, Bull-street, Birmingham ; and of most Perfumers and Medicine Vendors in town and country. Sent to any part of the kingdom by receiving a remittance, pest-paid. tlease to ask for " Spencer and Co.'s Chinese Liquid Hair Dye." Observe, the Proprietor's address is on the wrapper. THE EGYPTIAN HALL. THE ANGEL DELIVERING DANIEL FROM THE LIONS. It may be said of this surprising work, that it is no. only the largest, but the greatest picture in water colours that has ever been produced. The efforts which have been of late years obtained with this medium by the artists of the British Society had greatly raised the character of the art, and convinced the world that it was capable of more than modern opinions had given it credit for ; indeed, we have sometimes seen in Pall-mall a noble landscape which has tempted the connisseur to venture on the admission that water colours might con vey, in some hands, a depth and richness approaching nearly the effects of oil ; and that possibly, in the times of high perfection, Zeuxis and Apelles might have pro duced, s ithout oil, those miraculous illusions of art which the devotion of ancient dilettanti attri butes to them. But still there have been al ways misgivings on this subject. The wonders recorded of ancient art, were still held to be above the reach of the more feeble branch, and the feeling has been still maintained that the history of painting has gone wrong, that the ancients were fully acquainted with oil, and that Sir Joshua Reynolds is right in his interpreta tion of Pliny, that they were masters of the supposed modern device of glazing, or painting with transparent colour. This picture by Mr. Burbank has much in it that may give a new turn to the controversy. He has here presented a grand example of the vast powers that are comprehended within the scope of water-colour painting. " Tbe Angel delivering Daniel from the Lions" is a picture equalling in magnitude of dimensions, in importance of effect, in grandeur, breadth, and force of character, the most ambitious works of high art, in the hitherto exclusive school of oil. The general subject of " Daniel in the Lions' Den," has been variously treated by many of the first masters, and has become common •place. In Mr. Burbark's hands it has become a new subject. His conception is as original as if he had started a new theme, and his com position is marked by a greatness of thought and origi nality equal to the conception. The grouping is poetic, simple, and highly effective. The management of the light is masterly in the highest degree, and produces an incomparable effect of brilliancy and softness over all the details of the impressive scene; and it will have been inferred from what precedes. that the colouring pos sesses all the fulness, depth, and force, which have been supposed the especial properties of oil. A minute cdheeascr designr a i c p t t e i r o a n ra aenondidfuthe composition w o u ld h ere occupy too much space, an d i t may b e only necessary to add, that th expressionptahien t m in o g st o masterly ab t h sot e tehr t ilgyouf style r t e h s e t the angel angelic lg g i c h e aa a rn n t tt t ee e prophet, d di i o n e g s h i r go e nt d oe uebeingt ah e ne x d q g u vr i ae s ta i i t te e ed l syt expressionppreet s e e t n e r ted e , of fwhilstanimals, ieo t l nhe wouldpi faihnits ciwda h e n iancl cannot lit ay the fai y l u are l t d o brei heresye e tt introduced. t h e e s u c b o j n e c e e t p This i f o h na o i mo s f ip t ao h r e l t an s no c tt : we e i in the world of art. LAUNCH AT NEATH ABBEY.— ' Last evening a splendid iron barque, upwards of 500 tons burden, built tor the Messrs. Bath, of Swansea, and intended for the Chili trade, was launched at Neath Abbey. At the hour appointed, several hundreds of the inhabitants of Neath, the Abbey, and the neighbourhood, assembled to wit ness the event, which passed off in a most satisfactory manner, the noble barque gliding, after some time spent in extricating her, into the water with ease and with much grace. The barque was named by Miss Lambert, La Serena, and was built by the Neath Abbey Ciimpany, after the drawings of Mr. Alfred Sturge, and is consi dered a beautiful model.—Cambrian. PREFERMENT.—The Hen. and Rev. Douglas Gordon has been instituted by the Lord Bishop of Lon don to the rectory of Great Stanmore, rendered vacant by the promotion of the Rev. T. R. White to the rectory of Finchley, on the nomination of the Marquis of Aber corn. TRAINING INSTITUTION FOR NURSES FOR HOSPITALS, FAMILIES, AND THE POOR. All who are professionally conversant with the condition of oar Hospitals complain of the inadequate supply of well-trained nurses as an evil seriously interfering with the efficient discharge of their du ties. They cannot trust to, their orders being executed by the nurses, and they find that the patients suffer from faults of those on whom, in their state of helplessness, They are almost entirely dei,en , dent; and it is obvious that any defects in the tempers and charac ters of those who are constantly with the sick must exercise a hurt ful influence upon the state of their minds, and must tend to neutral ize the effect of the religious instruction and consolation which they receive while in the hospital. It is also matter of general notoriety that great difficulty is found in obtaining, well qualified nurses to attend on patients in private families, especially in those of the middle and lower classes; and parochial clergymen feel the want of competent persons on whom they could rely, in visting the sick of their respective parishes, and administering* to their bodily wants. The most effectual, perhaps the only effectual, remedy for these evils, is to train up a body of nurses who shall be taught to look upon their work as a religious one, to undertake it with habits of self-control, and with a mind understanding it fully, and prepared for its trying and painful duties. 'I he want here spoken of has been felt in other countries as well as in our own, and attempts have been made to meet it. Orders of persons devoting themselves to visiting the sick exist in Roman Catholic countries : an " Institution of Deaconesses" has been found useful in Prussia; a recent attempt to improve the respectability ef professional nurses has worked beneficially in England. The Insti tution which it is proposed to found under the name of " Training Institution for Nurses" will be based on the doctrine and discipline of the Church of England ; and it will seek to accomplish its object, not by selecting the self-devoted few who are permitted by freedom from other duties to give themselves entirely to this, but by endea vouring to act, boih directly and indirectly, upon the whole body of persons who are pursuing this as their regular calling in life. To raise the charaeter of the class by offering to its members a training which shall qualify them far their professional work, and be at the same time essentially a religious training; to hold out, to those who are justified in seeking for it, the prospect of a higher professional position than they could otherwise obtain ; and to afford also to those who are ready (without hope of any earthly reward) to give themselves to this work as one of Christian love, a legitimate field of labour: these are the means which, as they have seen successful in forming the high character of the clergy and physicians of Eng land, may, it is hoped, be new instrumental, under God's blessing, In raising, that of a body which is at present so much in want of Improvement. It is proposed that the Training Institution should be under the immediate superintendence of a clergyman of the United Church of England and Ireland, as Master. That the inmates of the Institution should consist of three classes :- 1. Those under training as probationers. 2. Those who, after paving through the period of probation sa tisfactorily, are admitted as nurses, on condition of their engaging to continue in connexion with the Institution for a period of five years from their admission. During this period they will be clothed and maintained, and receive a fixed annual stipend, and in return will be entirely under the control of the governing body of the In stitution. At the end of these five years they will be entitled to receive from the Institution a certificate of their qualification as nurses, and thenceforward to pursue their calling, either in connexion with the Institution, or independent of any direct control from it. It is be lieved that this will be a very important step towards gradually raising the character of the whole class. A nurse having this certi cate will necessarily occupy a higher position than others, will be likely to set an example which can scarcely fail to have a good effect upon them, and will encourage those who are looking forward to this as their work in life, to follow in the same course, and submit them selves to the training of this Institution. 3. In addition to these there will be a class of sisters, which is in tended to comprise persons, of whatever station in life, who are willing to devote themselves to the work of attending the sick and poor, or of educating others for it under an organised system like that which w ill be here provided for them. The management of the Institution will be confided to a council of twenty-four members, (exclusive f the master, who will be ex officio a member,) belonging to the United Church of England and Ireland, who shall be chosen by the Governors out of their own body MAGAZINES, &c.---(CONTINUED.) THE DUBLIN UNIVERSITY. " A Night in the Haunted House" is the imposing title of the first paper in our talented contemporary for the present month. We were quite prepared for a real tale of wonder, with all its astounding inci dents so dear to the lovers of the supernatural, and in sooth there is a rich promise contained in the openin g p ages — a l t h ough the mention of the festival of tomfoolery, the first of April, the licensed season of jests and gibes, as the date of the occurrence in the very first line, affords a kind of hint that we are not to look for any miraculou s or unearthly solution. A party assembled at the end of March enter on the dangerous tepic. The narrator is a stout sceptic, and energetically protests against ghost stories as contrary , to the spirit o f an " en li ghtened nineteenth century. The host and the clergyman of the parish (who hap pens to be a guest),ho wever, appear to be more credulous, and the latter relates circumstances which had hap pened in his own family, which had materially changed his feelings on the subject, and led him to believe that such tales were not quite so idle as the present generation is disposed to believe. His adventure had happened some fifteen years before, when first ap pointed to a curacy i n a market town about five miles distant from the hall in which they we r e then as sembled. A h ouse i n t h e parish had the reputation of being haunted ; strange sights had been seen ; stranger sounds heard —particularly a sort of un couth stamping, as if occasioned by the steps of a club-footed person : a legend, too, was attached to the mansion of a lady, beautiful in every other re spect, but who was unfort unate l y th u s deformed, whose betroth e d l over h ad deserted her on the very morning appointed .for their nuptials on discover ing the malformation, in consequence of which she had died broken-he arte d , or , as some affirmed, by her own hand s . A maiden sister of the proprietor's had gone mad, aft er having, as it was believed, seen the apparition, and being herself afflicted with a si m il ar d e f orm it y , h e r insanity had assumed the form of fancying that she was the spectre. Thi s l ady was living un d er restraint in another hou se b e l ong i ng to her b rot h er in the same town. The c l ergyman, who was a t th a t time under an engagement to enter into the holy estate, being anxious to obtain a suitabe residence, and also to con vince his parishioners of the folly of such stories, had become tenant of the haunted house, and duly taken possession thereof with his young wife, her mother and three dom es ti cs, none o f w h o m b e l onge d to the locality, or had previously heard of the stories con nected with their new dwelling. Strange events, s a a li t e ts n t a y t ed the his se c ep on ti g e r , e: h at o i .however, speedily took place, and in a few days all the ,on : liae n v d in. a g bandon e d the scene inmates had been so mysteriously affected, that the . pastor renounced his heresy (which had almost of these terrors for a less convenient abode, but one l i e n av w e h t i o ch sp t e h n e d y a would nig be subjected to none but earthly annoyances: This narrative does th n a o t t, he ho w w i e li ve b r e , adventures form the s h u t h i j n ec t enabled to discover a clue to the mystery, obtains t he ot ha t u h n e t a e r d tie h l o e u , se,a which nd are less calculated to excite the terror than to provoke the risibility of the reader. " Marston of Dunoran "is continued. The murder of the unfortunate Sir Wyndham is ascribed to the servant Merton, who, having eluded p ursu i t for some ti me, at length gives himself up, confesses hi s gu il t, and dies in gaol. I t would, however, appear as if some other person had also partici pated in th e h om i cide, although the circumstances are enveloped in mystery. Marston becomes gloomy and violent in his temper. The young French woman, Madlle. De Barns, exercises a strange influence over him, and at length induces him to abandon his amiable and patient wife, and to elope with her. The sixth number on Irish Rivers relates to probably the most beautiful of all, " The Lee," which it traces from its source in the wild and romantic solitudes of Gougane Barra to the town of Macroon. The intervening scenery is sketched with the hand of a master, while appropriate legends are related of each district through which it winds its devious way. There , are four , poetical pieces, all of co ns id era bl e mer i t—" e Requiem," "The The the Year," of ear, , summeruiem,' n Thegi Longings," Bridal a n d Lament Ariadne," one of which we would gladly extract could we afford space for a quota tion. It is, however, as usual, peculiary rich in reviews on the literature of the day: in this de partment there are four papers; the first, a second article on " The Annals of the Four Masters ; next, "An Evening's Gossip on New Novels," in which " Jane Eyre," " The Convict," our own favourite " Emilia Wyndham," that admirably conceived and exquisite portrait of a woman's heart, and " The Changeling," are all noticed with great judgment and ability. Then "English Adventures in Borneo," from Captain Mundy's " Narrative of Events in Borneo and Celebes," together with the " Expedition of the Iris," a true tale, containing events more strange and interesting than ever entered into the concepti on of the no ve li st; an d, fi na ll y , Marie von Arnheim," an extraordinary work, of which the reviewer .leclares that " If it is a religious novel, it is the fi rs t o f i ts kind. " The number is altogether we ll wort h y of a predeces sors; and in s o sayi ng we consider that we award it no light or tri v i a l praise. place with its Mirror corps, and contributes THE ilii ß ---- Jules Janin app ears for the "lis. s a most amusing sketch of the tortur es o f th e life of e a first time among the prom p t er in a theatre. Mr. P. St. J o h n continues his defenc e o f Robespierre, and attempt s t o th row te whol e blame of the massacres of September on D ntnn—but he is forced what was ab ou t t o h appen, and and A. Just knew that instead of adopt ing any activ e measures of prevention to bed on the e ven i ng of th , St. Just went to admit that b o th R o b esp i err the massacre and slept quietly, whil e R o b es pi erre paraded about St. Just's bed-room s p ou ti ng sent i ment. W spierre. M r . St. J o h n h this exculpates Robe e cannot agree with Mr. St. J o h n i n opinion that m artyr to the cause of religion. " The great secret ronde against him," says A e i of the hate of the Gi r. a ' made the discovery that Robespierre was a St. J o h n , "was, that he was religious." This certainly °bisa o enrols him in the noble army of martyrs, and it now Only remains for the Pope to canoniz e hi m . The distance distance between Ito be3pierre the marty r and Robespierre , the saint is small in comparison w ith that between n th v e e l terroristview f his character. M r . St. John agree in the conclusions of we and the martyr. Althoughcan by no means cannot but compliment him on ~ the manner in which ', he conducts his case : his Maximilian Robespierre will always be read with pleasure intellectual gladiatorship, as Mr. P. St. John, we o by of ever lover of ingenious pieces of' historical special the plead - and Paul is regularly installed ing ever published. " Paul Pevens 'c continued, Wil kinson's dramatic company, and as the acceptedm lover of Fanny. The author, in this portion of his work, as aemY'e is s be o r of favours us, through the intervention of Fanny, with some criticisms on the character of Lady Macbeth, of a nature so original and striking that we cannot resist the temptation of presenting them to the reader: " One evening Fanny performed, 1 at a town in York shire, the character of Lady Macbeth, which ever since she became an actress had possessed extraordinary fas cination for her. In dressing the part she followed a theory of her own, wore her own light hair, and sought by every means in her power to augment the feminine delicacy of her appearance. At first the audience were rather shocked, because what she did was contrary to usage. But in England originality is always viewed with more or less favour, and therefore the good people who for some time fancied themselves displeased, at length recognised the truth of the conception, and re warded it with tumultuous applause. Next morning at breakfast Fanny received a note from a gentleman of fortune, inviting her to a party the following evening at his house. Similar invitations were sent to Paul and Redmond, and at the proper time they proceeded toge. ther to the dwelling of their wealthy host, who they found lived in a very liberal way upon his own estate, with his mother and his sister. " ' I was much struck,' observed that gentleman, ' by your appearance on the stage as the Thane of Cawdor's wife in a manner so entirely at variance with all our re ceived notions. We had been accustomed to see her person put as much as possible into harmony with her acts and ideas, though it would be difficult, perhaps, to explain what connexion there is between dark eyes, black hair, a when h i spaletori swarthy historically w e know complexion s 0 In a n crime, some of theg r e e s a p t e e c s i t al ly criminals who figure in modern history have been fair.' " ' I was not aware of that fact,' answered Fanny but I felt that a more powerful effect would be 13ro- , duced by representing a striking contrast between Lady Macbetfi's appearance and her actio ns. F rom a scow ling, fierce, fiendish-looking woman you expect nothing but displays of wickedness, and therefore you experience no surprise when, from the gratification of pride and am bition, she plunges into guilt. But when you behold a tender, fair, gent l e -l oo king creature wielding dagge rs , trampling on the l a ws of hospitality , smearing peopl e ' s faces at midni g ht w ith blood, ;and becoming the accom plice of th e worst o f , cr i me s, you are infinitely sho c k ed and startled, and driven to question and examine Your theory of human nature, to ascertain whether in reality such things can b e . If, as you say, experience has a l. ready answered in the affirmative, my conception o f Lady Macbeth's p e r s onal appearance is at least justifi e d ut perhaps my no ti on of her character is as little her con sonant with th e rece i ve d opinion as my view of what costume and complexion should be.' 'And land, • .. what is your n otion ! inquired M r , Wot. " ' Excuse me, sir,' cried Paul, 'if I venture to give a reply to the, question. With all Lady Macbeth's faults, I would marry her myself to-morrow.' "Indeed,' exclaimed Fanny, looking him archly in the face. " That is,' answered Paul, hesitatingly, and blushing deeply-6 that is supposing I loved nobody else.' " Mr. Westland was so earnestly engaged in gazing upon Fanny, that he did not notice Paul's confusion. I am very much struck by the novelty of your ideas, Miss Wilkinson,' said he, but know not how to reconcile them with the general impression to the contrary. Everybody entertains a horrid idea of Lady Macbeth. She appears to their imagination robed as it were in sanguine vapour, and surrounded by the steams of blood. In looking on her little white hand, they behold nothing but the ruddy, damning spot upon it. They forget alto gether that she is a woman, a young and beautiful woman ; a wife and a mother. How is this ? lam unable to explain it to myself.' " And what is difficult to you,' answered Fanny, ' a man of education and acquainted with the world, must be impossible to me. Yet I fancy I have a sort of dim perception of how the thing may come to pass.' "‘ Pray favour me with it, Miss Wilkinson.' " observed she, I think there are two reasons which may account for the prevalence of a false impres sion. First, people usually see the play before they read it, and it is oue of the tricks of the stage to seize upon the most terrible emotions, to associate them with a par ticular tragic character, and to rivet as it were the minds of the audience with the single point in the development of that character which is the most likely to produce the deepest effect on the feelings and on the memory. Second, people only see Lady Macbeth during her moments of excitement and during her connexion with crime. They forget all her gentler hours. they never picture her to themselves with her baby on her knee, or affectionately attending upon the father whom it is clear she deeply loved, or embracing tenderly the husband of her choice. These things the poet for his own purposes has kept out of sight, and the public, for the most part, can only see what is palpably placed before them. latn, of course, arguing as it Lady Macbeth were a real woman. We do not see all that goes necessarily to the making up of so lofty a character—so intellectual, so self dependent, so full of sovereign will, so imaginative, so resolute ; daring, yet kind and affectionate. We only behold the single vice which blots the fair scutcheon. But this ap pears wrong to me, and shows that in criticising Shak- Zipere we often lose sight of the principles upon which our judgments should be based.' " The other papers in the Mirror are all of high merit. DOUGLAS JERROLD. " Twiddlethumb Town," by th e — Editor, is con tinued in this number in the true Pantagruelian spirit ; and next in merit to this, although its merit is of a very different order, is " The Old Mathema tician, a Sketch from the Life." It is a sweetly told simple tale, which might have been an episode in the " Vicar of Wakefield. The other papers are scarcely wurthy the high reputation of this Magazine. THE PATRICIAN. The subscribers to the Patrician will read with regret the announcement of the decease of John Burke, Esq., the editor and founder of this magazine, and the author of " The Peerage." Mr. Burke died sud denly, at Aix la Chapelle, on the 29th March. As a literary man, Mr. Burke was best known by his works on genealogical and heraldic subjects; but he was a poet and a political writer of considerable power. Sonic of the most pungent articles which have ap peared in the Examiner have been from the pen of Mr. Burke. Mr. Burke is deeply regretted by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. His son, and talented cullaborateur, Mr. John Bernard Burke, succeeds him in the editorship of the Patrician. COLBURN'S UNITED SERVICE. In addition to the usual number of articles on professional subjects, the present number of the United Service contains several literary papers of a high degree of merit. THE MAN IN THE MOON. The Man in the Moon bath undertaken to be like Anarchisis Klootz, the orator of the human race, but, unlike the mad Prussian, he hath laid hold on a real and tangible grievance, the redress of which is de manded for the comforts of thousands. As a first step he bath drawn up ANOTHER ➢(ONSTER PETITION. " The petition of the undersigned Victims of Buttons to the Honourable House of Commons, " Humbly Sheweth, " That your petitioners are, as they have described themsel►es above, the ' Victims of Buttons.' " That your petitioners fully believe that there is something mysteriously malignant in the very nature of buttons, which makes these perverse substances con tinually delight in falling otf. " That your petitioners being in the habit of wearing shirts, trousers, and other ordinary articles of dress, are harassed and persecuted to a degree by the malignant perversity of the aforesaid buttons. " That some of your petitioners are married, and that others are single men. " That the wives of the married melt; and the sisters, mothers, aunts, laundresses, and so forth of the unmarried, are in the habit of passing their lives (or stating that they pass their lives) sewing on buttons, which neverthe less, in despite of needles and thread, never remain at their posts. . - " That, in consequence, your petitioners are frequently obliged to have recourse to the temporary aid of pins,to the manifest detriment of their physical natures, and the perfect abrogation of their ease and comfort. " And that, therefore, your petitioners humbly beg of your Honourable House to take such steps for their relief, either in the way of abolishing buttons, shirts, wives, or laundresses, as your Honourable House in your wisdom may think fit. " And your petitioners will ever pray. " [Here follows the list of signatures, amounting to 5,70u,000, in which number is not included a single Pugnose," Flabnose,' or No Cheese.' The name of the Duke appears as it ought to do, but once. Th e same thing holds good as to the autograph of Colonel Sibthorpe.]" Said we not rightly, that he was the orator of the human race? The gratitude of every button-using male in the universe is due to the Man in Ike Moon for his efforts to procure justice for the victims of buttons. ---= THAMES ANGLING PRESERVATION SOCIETY.—The annual general meeting of the friends and subscribers to this society was held yesterday, at the Freemasons' Tovern, Great Queen -street; W. H. Whitbread, Esq., in the chair. The report, which was read by the secre tary, stated, that owing to the exertions of the water bailiffs belonging to the society, poaching and other illegal practices by netmen, had been, with few ex_ceP: tiun.=, abandoned, th e conv i ct i ons h av i ng b ee n only fo u r . The committee regretted that the funds for the past ou s _y, ng were far sh or t o t the preceding one, notwThh: repot.' however th e soc i e ty was not in debt. having b een adopted, several resolutio ns Oat.. thanks to erecarried in f avour o f t h e soc i ety, i nc l u ding . n bor. the Chairman for presiding, when t h e ARRIVAL OF THE WASHINGTON. SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. The Washington steam•ship, Captain Johnston, arrived in Cowes Roads this morning, at 11 o'clock, after a good passage of fourteen and a half days from New York. She left on the evening of the 25th, having been detained from the 20th. The Acadia had arrived out. The Washington brings sixty pas sengers and 350,000 dollars in speceie. By this conveyance we have received the New York papers to the 25th inclusive. The information brought by the Washington does not appear to be of much political importance. As was to be expected, our brethren on the other side of the Atlantic are very joyous at the troubled state of European affairs, and at the events which, in such rapid succession, have followed upon the de thronement of the King of France. From the agitated state of our continental neighbours, and the wars that may probably ensue before kingdoms and governments shall settle down in a condi tion of peace, and politicians bend all their the os g energies towards promoting universal peace and good-will among men, and forwarding the do mestic interests of every being belonging to the hu mantAt Washington demonstration race, the Americans hope to be considerably benefited, an d o f course th ere a re no bounds in th e expression o f th e i r j oy, even th oug h th e ir advanta ge may en t a il m i sery and discord upon so many creatures of th e h uman f am il y i n o th er qua rt e rs of busi ness ent i re l y suspen d e d , on accoun t of he gener a l allthe go i v n e f r a n v m o e u n r ta o l f o t ffi he ce F s r w en e c r h e eledl,obe and. Republic. They had had a very splendid with banners fly in th a Methodist clergyman g, e multitude b e i ng a dd resse d by The friend ergyrnan and J. C oxe , E sq. s of Mr Polk siderable hopes that b appear to entertain con e will be re-elected in Novem ber next, for a second United States. term, to the Presidency of the The latest information 11' New York, from M exico, W ' e h had been r ece i ve d at as to the ratification of seemsthe to throw great doubt and It is even said that treatyGenerargb Y the M ex i cans ; home for more troops. The p ro b a u b i l le . t r had writt en ratification seems also to be probable, f y of th e non that Mr. Trist had been recalled. rom the f act There had been a heavy storm on the Chesapeake Bay and on the coast. It was supposed that several vessels had been wrecked or lost. A heavy thunder.. storm passed over the city, and some places were struck with lightning, during or following which a hurricane passed over, doing considerable damage. A fire had broken out at Albany, in the rear of the residence of N. Starks on the south-west corner of IVesterlo and Church-streets. The entire block, bounded by Church, Westerlo, John, and Dallins streets, was burned to the ground, including the church on Westerlo-street. One or two houses on Dallius-street escaped. Almost all the houses on the south side of John-street, between Dallius and Church, were burned. COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS. NEW YORK, APRIL 24.—The Stock Market opened heavy to-day, showing the effect of the European ad vices by the Acadia. Treasury notes and most of the fancies fell off a fraction, and the tendency at the close was downward. The advance in United States Go vernment Securities on the other side, and the demand for them for investment, are looked upon here as favour able, and indicative of a further improvement in prices. United States Sixes were quoted in London, on the 6th of April, at 98 per Gent., equal to 106 to 108 per cent. here. No bills have been returned from France, nor have the Government extended the period of those running to maturity beyond the 15th, the day that was previously fixed. It appears that no bills, although falling due before that day, can be protested, consequently cannot be sent back. It is supposed that many bills that it was feared would be returned will be ultimately paid. The news from Europe had no influence on the prices of bread stuffs. All the flour here will be wanted for domestic use before receipts arrive by the canal. The accounts of the cotton market are unfavourable, and sales were suspended here to-day. The impression is that sellers will have to make a concession. Ashes—There have been no transactions to• day wor thy of notice. Flour—The advices from Europe are considered unfa• vourable. The present stock on hand is only sufficierd for consumption, and prices stand as they did on Satur day. Grain—There is no change in prices, and but little doing today. The news is unfavourable for corn ; holders, however. demand 52c. to 54c. for Jersey and Northern. Sales of 25,000 New Orleans, not sound, at 51c. Last sales of wheat (Genessee) at 1 dol. 40c. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. LOSS OF SIX LIVES AND NUMBERS OF PER SONS WOUNDED. Last evening considerable anxiety and consternation prevailed at the terminus of the Great Western Rail way, Paddington, in consequence of the non-arrival of the express l2i P.M. train from Exeter, which should have reached the station at 4i P.m. No information of its approach having been received up to six o'clock, very painful fears were excited that some disaster had at tended it in its progress to the metropolis, and which, unfortunately, shortly after that hour, proved to be too true, as a communication was forwarded by electric tele• graph from Slough, that the train had met with a most disastrous collision at: the Shrivenham station, which is about 70 miles from town, on the other side of the Swin don station. Our informant upon receiving information of the unfortunate occurrence immediately proceeded to the Paddington station, and had an interview with some ' of the officials of the establishment, from whom he succeeded in obtaining the knowing account of the circumstances of the accident. It appeared that the train consisted of two first• class carriages, four second class carriages, which were drawn by an engine (the Sultan) and tender. Next to the engine was a luggage van, which was followed by a second-class carriage, that was unusually full of passengers. The train started at about twenty-five minutes to one o'clock, being five minutes after the usual time. It was driven at the usual speed, which is between forty-five and fifty miles an hour, a speed which is faster than that of express trains on any other line. Its progress was uninterrupted till on its approach at the Shrivenham station, where it is stated that the signal was given by the signal telegraph that the lino was clear, in consequence of which the speed was continued, as this station is passed by the ex press train. At this part of the line there is a branch rail for turning off the carriages. At the angle of divergence of the o ff li ne was an empty horse-boa, with a truck attach e d, on w hi ch was a gentleman's car riage, which, it is supp ose d , j ust overlapped the main up line, as a colli s i on too k place, theect of which was, that the engine struck the horse box, when owing to the velocity with which the train was pro gressing, the horse-box, with the truck, were swung which second-class carriage, round,whieh was when,in connectedls m . eggage-van in the rear g of the engine, was dfiausnhgedotuot. Pieces, and the unfortunate passengers were the engine, palling. The driver of En"g shrieks and exclamations a r theogr progress collision o f , trainthe , and he promptly reversed the checked the speed sufficiently er carriage of the train being thrown off the line. the only ono which went Upon returning back to to the Shrivenham station, a most appalling spectacle was presented, as the line was strewed with the wreck of the carriage, while a l number of th e passengers, wounded and dying, were lying in different parts, to whom every assistance was being afforded by the servants of the company and by others who had arrived at the station, having heard of the disastrous occurrence. It was, unfortunately, dis covered that four of the passengers exhibited no signs of life, and two o th ers were so ser i ous l y i n j ure d that they who are stated to have died shortly after their removal. All those , were wounded wer e conveyed in carriages tothe wirt. 0 don stati on , f or th e better accommodation of medical advice, which was promptly receiv.ed. jo jury, aad who There w as only one passenger who received no seriousi u was seated in one corner of the carr e amongamong the sary to say, that the greatest alar m p revailed The Sultan received provided from passengers in the other carriag es 7 engine was so much injury that another o f conveying the train to Pad- Swindon, for the purpose rived there a few minutes after dington, and which about two hours and a half bey on d seven o'clock, being its usual time. e. On the information being obtained at • ,y, me. Seymour Clarke and other officials the termtn -, connected with the establishment, proceeded to th e scene of the accident to a ff ord every proper assistance. From a ll a ccounts, there is no doubt that the ho rse -b ox had been negligently left at the point where the accident occurred by some of the servants at the station. General Sir Alexander Mackenzie had a moat fortu nate escape. He was travelling in the train when the deplorable accident occurred. The carriage immediately in :runt of that in which the General sat, as well as that directly behind it, were smashed to pieces. we are glad to find that the General escaped without any injury, and arrived in town last evening. His servant was unfortu nately killed, The Queen Dowager, accompanied by the Duke and Duchess Bernhard, P r i nce Ed war d, an d th e Princesses Anne and Amelia of Saxe Weimar, honoured the per formance of the Royal Italian Opera on Tuesday even ing with her presence. A Cabi net Council was held yesterday afternoon, at the F oreign -office. The Ministers present were—Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auckland, Sir John Ilobliouse, Lord Campbell, the Right Hon. 11. Lebow : h ere, the Marquis of Clanricarde, a half. and Viscount Morpeth. Th e Council sat two hours and Mr. Matheson, M.P. for Rossbire, attended at the Home -office on. Tuesday, and had an:interview with Sir George Grey, to present a loyal address to her Majesty. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Entwistle, Mr. Gill, and Mr. H. Houldsworth, had an interview with Lord John Russell and the Chancellor of the Exchequer yes terday. The Right Hon. H. Goulburn and the Hon. C. Law had an interview with Viscount Morpeth yesrda_ A deputation of th e C opy h olders o f th e Man y, or of_ Newcastle-under-Lyme, consisting of Lord Brackley, Mr. Alderman Copeland, M.P., Mr. Jackson, M.P., Mr. Adderley, M.P., Mr. Ricardo, M.P., Mr. John Ridgway, Mr. Herbert Minton, Mr. Timothy Demmock, Mr. Wedgwood, Mr. Atkins, Mr. Christie, had an interview with Sir George Grey, on Tuesday. Earl Granville attended yesterday at the Board of Trade as Vice-President of that department. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING. WEDNESDAY. Sweepstakes of 50 soya, each; for four yrs old. Last three miles of B.C. (5 Subs.) Mr H. Cembe's Trouncer, Bst 101 b ... (Rogers) 1 Sir J. Ilaw:ey's Vanity, Bst 51b ... ••• ... 2 6t04 on Trouncer. Won in a canter, by three lengths. Vanity broke down. Run in 6 min. 37 secs. The Suffolk Stakes of 15 toys, each, 5 tt if declared, &c., with 100 added; the second saves his stake. Last mile and a half of R.C. (18 Subs., 7of whom de clared.) Mr. Verity's Walmgate-bar-without, 4 yrs, 7st 10Ib 1 ( Lord Exeter's Swordplayer, 3 yrs, sst ... ••• 2 Lord Exet er ' s St. D emetr i , 5 yrs, Bst 71b ... ... 3 Mr. Lswther's Th e Ad m i ra l , 4 yrs, 7st 61b ... ••• 4 Duke of Rutland' s P a l a di n , 3 yrs, 6st 61b .. .. 5 6 to 5 agst IValrogate-bar-witho u t, and .5 to 2 agst Lord Exeter's two. St. Demetri took the lead at start ing, and, followed closely by the favourite and Paladin, made the running to the plantation; the favourite here took a slight lead, improved it in the cords, and won cleverly by a length, Swordplayer beating his stable companion by half a length. Run in 2 min. 50 secs. Handicap Plate of 50/. A.F. Mr. Verity's Walmgate - bar-without, 4 yrs, Bst 71b... 1 Duke of Bedford's Eothen, 4 yrs, 6st 81b ... ••• Mr. Lowther's Chapel gor i e , 3 yrs, 6st 2 . ... Mr. Stephens on ' s D octr i ne, 4 yrs, 7st 51b ... ••• 3 Colonel Peel' s T eetotum, 3 yrs, Est 101 b 0 ••• 0 ... Mr. T. Steph enson ' s Zi s k a, 4 yrs, Bst 51b ••• Lord Clifden's Mastiff, 3 yrs, s s t 121 b ~, 0 Betting -7 to 4 agst Walmgate-bar-without, 4to 1 agst Doctrine, 5 to 1 agst Eothen, and 6 to 1 eget Tee totum. Eothen, with Mastiff, Chapelgorie, and Tee totum in attendance, cut out the work to the bushes; thence to the bottom the lead was held by Teetotum. the favourite waiting on him; the latter then took up the running, had it all his own way, and won by a couple of lengths, Eothen beating Chapelgorie by a neck, Teetotnna a good fourth. Run in 2 min. 27 secs. The Champion Stakes of 50 sous. each, h ft; for three yrs old. About one mile and five furlongs. (12 Subs.) Mr. R. H. Nevill's Dover, Bst 71b . • (Marlon) 1 Mr. Bowes's cby H e tm an Pl ato ff , Bst 71b . Lord Exeter's Xanthus, Bst 71b ... ... . 7 to 4 on Dover, w h o ma d e all the runnin a g and won by a length. Run i n 3 m i n. 19 secs. The Jockey Club Plate of 50/. B.C. The Duke of Bedford's Bridle, and Mr. lle's Tarella wer e Entered, but their owners baying agreSheed y to divide the 251. (half the plate, in accordance with the new regulation with regard to walk overs for plates being withheld), and Bridle walked over, There was a very good attendance on the heath. It included the Duke of Bedford, Marquis of Exeter, Lords W. Powlett, C. Manners, G. Manners, and Stanley ; Field-M ars h a l Grosvenor, Hon. Captain Rous, Hon. Colonel Anson, Si r J. Hawley, C o l one l P ee l , M essrs. Shelley, Payne, Barnes, Wi gram , N ewton, Lowther, Fitzroy, Portman, Freestone, &c. &c. LATEST DERBY BETTING. 13 to 2 agst Springy Jack -t , lB to 1 agat Nil Deape -13 to 2 agst Loadstone rand 7to 1 agst Gl en d ower — t 25 to 1 agst um Sponge 9to 1 agst Swiss Boy—t 30 to 1 agst The Fiddler—t 13 to 1 agst Surplice 40 to 1 agst The Sheriff—t 17 to 1 agst Shylock NEW RACES FOR THURSDAY. Handicap Plate. New T.Y.C. Bishop of Rom ford's Cob, aged—Cocoa Nut,iaged—Ca rissima, 6 yrs—Tippet, 3 yrs —Keraun, 3 yrs—St. Ann, 3 yrs—Sotterley, 3 yrs—Clementina, 31yrs—Vert Vert, 4 yrs—Taffrail, 3 yrs—Eiithen, 4 yrs—Hussar, 3 yrs. Sweepstakes. T.Y.C. Winner to be sold for 2001., Sce„ Bowstring, 4 yrs—Fistiana, 4 yrs—Blackcock, 4 yrs —Craftsman, 4 yrs—Dacia, 3 yrs—Badulphus, 5 yrs. Sweepstakes for three yrs old. D.M. Winner to be sold for 401.., &c. Mastiff, Cypher, St. Antonio; Sable, Hussar. M a tch—Liston, Bst 71 b , ag st Tippet, 7st 91b. New T.Y.C. 100, h ft. Match—Minto, Bst 71b, agst the Silistris filly, Tat 121 b. D.M, 50. Match—Bridle, Bst 21b, agst Circassian M a id , 73t. New T.T.C. 200, b ft. Lord Caledon's Simoom . filly has arrived for her mu c h with Wilmot. T HE LlvairooL FINANCIAL R211"01131 A6IIOCIL TION.__A meeting of this body was held yesterday, in the Clarend on Rooms. Mr. R. Gl adstone presided, and thatexplained the meeting h a d b een called to hear the r eport as to the proposed amalgamation with the Na tional Confederation to bring about the system of direct taxation. The report was to the effect that as the Na tional Confederation insisted upon the intniediate adjustment of local taxation, the Financial Association could not amalgamate with them, their object being to reduce the national burdens and substitute direct for local taxation. It recommended a reduction of the expendi ture, a reduction in pensions and sinecures, a diminution in the number of persons employed in the public service, and a reduction in the salaries of all persons in the Go vernment receiving above 1,0001. per annum, and concluded by recommending a considerable alteration in the mode of collecting the taxes. The report having been read, the Chairman, after some observations on its contents, ridiculed the appointment of the Master of the Buck Hounds to the Vice -Presidency of the Board of Trade. The Government did not understand the present e position of the m ercantile community, and it was for th meeting to say w h ether they would not show them their duty in the p resent emergency. Mr. Boult suggested the propriety o f abolishing all excise and customs duties, and su b st i tuting a direct taxation. He alsoreferred to the inefficiency of the suffrage, and the und ue influence of th e H ouse of Lords. After some fur ther discussion the report was passed, and a aulycor ain it ti appointed t o arrange the definite objects of th e el* ou t report 0 (a furore aseetiag. E IST INDIA ROUSE, MAY 10, 1848. T HE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice, That the RATE of EXCHANGE at which they will receive Cash for Bills on Bengal and Madras will, from the present date and until further notice, be Is. 9d. the Company's Rupee; and for Bills on Bombay, Is. 9 the Company's Rupee. JAMES C. MELYILL, Secretary.