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dant was nvich more blannPal)l , ) than pro- pr:etary wri -n t'll~i~ arose through the oe,,zligence of his 6ervants which he was technically and legally liable, tor it would he proved that distinct notice had been given I to the defendant that the machinery was managed in such a way that the lives of everybody on board was likely to be sacrificed at any moment. The Learned Counsel then described the cause of the accident, which has already been published at such length at the inquest, and the trial of Haisman, the engineer, as to render its recapitulation unnecessary here—the chief cause, however, was keeping the safety-valves tied down in order to save the steam to effect a quicker start. The plaintiff had received such severe injuries that he would be lame for life. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to call witnesses. Mr. Hamilton, who was a passenger on board at the time, briefly proved the occurrence, and that he afterwards saw the plaintiff at Charing-cross Hospital. Mr. Warren, resident engineer at King's-cross Hospital, proved that so far back as April last, he had seen the valves tied flown which had a highly dan gerous tendency, as it rendered the boiler likely to burst by the undue accumulation of steam. He left the vessel in consequence. Edwards was called—He was formerly stoker on board the Cricket. His evidence was to the same effect as that given on the previous occasions, that he had told Smith that Clarke had tied down the valves, which he (witness) considered endangered the lives of the passengers ; but Mr. Smith told him to mind his own business, for he did not understand anything about it. Witness said, if Mr. Smith did not believe him, to send some one who did under stand it. Mr. BRAMWELL objected to this evidence, as de fendant had admitted his liability. The INDEX -SHERIFF held, that in estimating the damages, evidence ought to be admitted to show the negligence, and in this case it was quite pro per to show that the defendant had been cautioned. The witness then, in continuation, said that he frequently complained to Clark and the captain (Martin) of the practice, and on one occasion did so publicly on board, for which he was discharged. In cross-examination by the jury, the witness said that it was quite unnecessary to keep the valves tied down in order to give an impetus at starting, for suffi cient steam was generated. The valves were kept tied down throughout the passage. Dr. Richardson, surgeon, kc , of Bedford-square, who proved that he attended the plaintiff after he had been discharged from the hospital; plaintiff was stid suffering under the injury, and probably would also do so, as the limb was now subject to inflammation in the knee and leg. His charges, up to the present time, were ill. 15s. Mr.i Hancock, surgeon at Charing-cross Hospital, was called and confirmed Dr. Richardson, as to the probability that the plaintiff would suffer pain and inconvenience for life. Mr. BZAMWZLL then addressed the jury for de fendant, and contended that Edwards' evidence ought to be received with great caution, and that fuller scientific evidence should have been adduced, as it might then have appeared that the fault was in the boiler, and not in the mode in which it was worked. He also urged that there was good reason to sup pose that the boy had added to the exigency by taking improper and violent exercise. The UNDER-SHERIFF summed up, and said that the jury, in estimating the damage, must take care not to seek to punish the defendant, but to give the plaintiff a fair compensation for the injury he had received. The jury gave a verdict for 2001. Two other actions by the parents of the plaintiff, were settled by consent, for 501. each. SURREY SESSIONS.—(THIS DAY.) (Before THOMAS PUCELE, Esq., and a bench of Magistrates.) Mary Ann Staines, a middle-aged female, was in dicted for stealing 121bs. of pork, from the shop of Mr. Abraham Beverley, at Wandsworth. The prisoner was observed handling some pieces of pork, at tlk. door of the prosecutor's shop, and a few minutes afterwards she ran away with something under her shawl. A policeman pursued her, and brought her back to the shop with the pork in her V_?ssession. She said that she purchased it.—Verdict, tiuilty. Sentence, three months at Brixton. The prisoner was again tried for stealing a mackerel from the shop of Mr. Thompson, a fish monger, at Wandsworth. She was also found Guilty, and sentenced to three months' further imprisonment. William Saunders, for stealing two tame rabbits was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) Elizabeth Chamberlayne, a very decent. looking young woman, was charged before Mr. Hall with uttering a forged Bank of England note for 51. Joseph Abel, s h o p man t o M ess r s . Eve and Py thian, grocers, &c., of the Strand and Hungerford street, said that at about six o'clock last evening he was serving in their shop in Hungerford-street, when the prisoner entered and asked for goods to the amount of Se. 9d. He served her, and she tendered in payment the note which he now produced, and which he immediately suspected to be a bad one. He marked it, and sent the errand boy with it to a neighbour, to ask his opinion as to whether it was a forgery or not, giving the prisoner to understand that the boy was going for change. In the mean time he asked the prisoner where she lived. She said at the west end, and, after much pressing, added; with hesitation, that it was at No. 21, Regent -street. The boy returned with the note, saying that it was bad, but he thought the prisoner did not hear him. She stood up, how ever, and left the shop, saying hastily that she was going to look for the gentleman who gave her the note, and the change was of no consequence. Wit ness sent the note to Mr. Pythian, at the shop in the Strand, and he said he had no doubt it was a forgery. The prisoner returned in about a quarter of an hour. In answer to questions which he then put to her, she said that she had no :home in London, having only come up from Worcestershire yesterday morning. She had been walking about the streets nearly the whole day, and was accosted towards evening by a gentleman, who asked her to go with him to a house of ill fame, and he would give her a handsome present. She went with him, and he gave her the 51. note. lie told her to go to 21, Regent-street, and take lodgings there, and he would visit her on Friday. Witness gave her back the note, and she left the shop with it, but he followed her and gave her in charge to a policeman. The prisoner, who was crying and sobbing all the time she was in the dock, repeated the story she had told the shopman. Her father was a labourer, living few miles from Worcester. She came up to London to try to get a situation. She had not yet been at the house in Regent's-street where the gentleman told her to take lodgings. The constable who took the prisoner in charge (P 92) said that she told him she had been at 21, Regent -street to seek some friends of hers who for merly lived there, but she found they had left. Air. HALL said it was just possible the prisoner's story might be true ; but it certainly seemed very improbable. He would remand her for further inquiry. Mr. Freeman, the inspector of notes at the Bank of England, attended in the course of the day, and the prisoner was then again placed at the bar. Mr Freeman produced the genuine Bank-note of the same number and date with that produced, as the best evidence that the latter was a forgery. Mr. JARDINE (who now heard the case in the absence of Mr. Hall) remanded the prisoner till to morrow. ELECTION COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) YARMOUTH. The Committee re-assembled at eleven o'clock this morning ; Mr. Seymer is the chair. E. Woohner, joiner, and a freeman of Yarmouth, exa mtoed.—On the morning of the election be went to the Angel Inn, and was shown into a private room up stairs, where he found about twenty other freemen, several of Whom he knew. He was admitted at one door, and went out by another. Both doors were guarded. II? was asked if he was a freeman, and upon his replying in the affirmative, three sovereigns were handed to him, and then he was di sm i ssed to go an d vote for the sitting Members. On returning down stairs he observed a great number of f reemen wa i t i ng t h e i r turns to be admitted. Curtis Hall, a rope maker, and freeman of Yarmouth, gave simil ar test i mony. M r. C o bl e, a n agent of the sit ting Members, paid him 31., and he then went and voted for Lennox and Coope. Robert Cobb, a shipwright, and freeman of Yarmouth, deposed to going to the Angel, where he saw Mr. Wright and M r . C o bl e . M r . W r i g ht t o ld him that if be would go and vote there would be some money for hi.rn. He accordingly went and voted for Lennox and Coupe, and then returied to the Angel to receive the money. Mr. Coble gave him 31. On cross• examination, the witness stated that his vote was objected to, because until the polling day he had been an inmate of the Yarmouth workhouse. William Lincoln Thorpe, t w i ne spinner, and freeman of Yarmouth, deposed to receiving 31. in the same man ner, and afterwards voting for Lennox and Coope. It was, he said, a customary thing for the vot ers t o rec eive 3/. at the election. When he entered the room he saw a bowl of sovereigns lying on the table. Mr. c o w e placed three of them on the table, and he took thew up. Edward Soulsby, a freeman, received 31. fret Mr. Coble. Godfrey Simon, another voter, spoke to going to the Angel on the morning of the polling day, when 31 was offered to him. He refused to receive so small a sum, but Mr. Coble said " I can't give you more than the rest." Previous to entering the room met Mr. Coble on the stairs, when he said to him, " Mr. Coble, I under stand you are paying off the back arrears." Mr. Coble IrePited, " No such thing; it is for the present time. Mu go down said vote for our interest, and I will make ,~ i T ii E it al! rif2ht with you." Ho afterwards voted for the c..Astfimary for :'Oast. as TO: as freemen to receive a gratuity of 3/. at cs,ory tion ? Witness--I don't know; but I should think. as the householder pays rats and taxes, he has as much right to the 3/. as the freeman. Irl9r IS -- - 1i THE METROPOLITAN COMMIS SIONERS OF SEWERS—(rms DAY.) The Metropolitan Sanitary Commission held a Court of Sewers this morning ; Lord Morpeth in the chair. On the motion of Mr. CHADWICK, a resolution was adop , ed, authorising the Commission to improve 11.0 cotn;itien of the three hundred labourers engaged upon the sewerage works. Ile stated that although the la bourers were strong healthy men, their occupations were of so injurious a character that it was seldom they could work more than six hours a day. Dr. S. SMITH said he was acquainted with a manule.c. tory where the men could not work more than an hour a day without losing between 21bs. and 51bs. weight, but latterly the proprietor had insisted upon his men observ ing rules securing cleanliness and health, and the men were now enab,eti to labour with safety and comfort. Mr. Baca brought under the consideration of the Court the complaint of an inhabitant of Lascelle's-court, St. Giles's, relating to the bad state of the cesspools of that neighbourhood. Mr. LKSLIE urged upon the Court the necessity of constructing drains in places were cesspools had been formed. In the end it would prove a great saving of the public money. The Dean of WEsTsuNsTErt said, within the last few days seventeen cesspools bad been cleansed in West minster by having recourse to a disinfecting fluid, and they might depend upon it that, in the absence of a supply of water, the best course that could be pursued was to call in the agency of deoderising fluids. The surveyor was instructed to confer with the Dean of Westminster on that subject. The surveyor was directed to prepare an estimate of the expense of removing the cesspool in Lascelles-court, and furnishing each house with a water-closet communi cating with the common sewer. The secretary of the Commission was directed to communicate with the various metropolitan water com panies upon the subject of furnishing the neighbour hood of St. Giles's with a daily supply of water. A resolution was passed, empowering the Commission to appoint an assistant •surveyor; and another resolution, directing that no person should be charged more than ]Os. per foot frontage on laying a drain into any sewer built by a private person. Lord Ebrington was sworn in, and took his seat for the first time. The Court then adjourned for a fortnight. NAVAL IN TELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 2.—We are informed, on very substantial authority, that, prior to resigning the command of the Constance, 50, gun frigate, in the Pacific, Captain Sir Baldwin Walker distributed amongst her crew, numbering 500 men, the 2,0001. freight money he had become entitled to by con veying the 2,000,000 dollars from the coast of Mexico to Valparaiso for transshipment into the Carysfoot, 26, for Captain Seymour to bring to England, with which he is now on his way. The bonus averaged about 17i dollars per man. The Rapid, 10, Commander Dixon, was off Cape Mount, coast of Africa, on the Bth of December. She had captured a slave schooner after 13 hours' chase— a very fine vessel of 280 tons. They sent their prize to Sierra Leone for condemnation. This is the fourth she has taken within the last seven months They are now gone (says our letter) in search of two more, which they are in hopes of taking, having had information about them, the pinnace being away cruising also. On their way to the Mount from the Gallines (where they had been to land the prisoners in the prize, 16 in number), they fell in with the Favourite, 18, Commander Murray, who had con cluded the treaty he had been so long employed upon. The Favourite was going to Sierra Leone to await the arrival of the Commodore. The Amphitrite, 26, Captain T. R. Eden, was at Cape Mount when the Rapid left. The Britomart, 12, Commander Cham berlain, was at Loando on the 6th of December, all well. _ _ The Retribution steam-frigate has at length got in her new mainmast, and begins to look rather more shipshape. The Prince Regent, 90, Captain W. F. Martin, hauled off this morning from the jetty, alongside her hulk, the Victorious. Wind W.S.W., fresh gales and squally. CHATHAM, FEB. 9.—The Triton steam-packet ar rived at this port on Tuesday evening last, to receive her stores on board, when she will proceed to Wool wich again to be fitted for sea. The following officers at this garrison have obtained leave of absence from their several regiments until March next :—Captain J. E. Duncan, 29th ; Captain Richard Waddy, 50th ; Captain C. Lempriere, 53d ; Captain Enslie, 63d ; Lieutenant Annesley, 63d ; Ensign D. C. Delhoste, 63d; Lieutenant Cummins, 37th; Ensign C. B. Fenwick, 61st; Ensign Patti son, 63d; and Ensign T. K. Lawrence, of the 32d, until the sailing of the ship Windsor. WooLwicu, FEB. 9.—The Fisgard, 42 guns, flag ship of Commodore Sir Gordon Bremer, K.C.B. and K.C.H., has her rigging all up, and will soon be ready to assume her station in the river opposite the dockyard. The Sphynx steam vessel is now ready to be taken out of the basin, and would have been taken out at high water this afternoon, every preparation being made for the purpose, but it was considered advisable to defer taking her out until to morrow, in conse quence of the very strong gale which arose at high water to-day. The Sphynx will soon be brought forward for commission. The Enterprise, bearing the pennant of Captain Sir James Clarke Ross, is making ready, with every dispatch, to proceed to the Arctic regions in search of Sir John Franklin's expedition, and a lieutenant and purser are stationed on beard the Hebe, at Woolwich, to receive petty officers and seamen for Sir J. Clarke Ross's expedition. The other vessel which will ac company the Enterprise is named the Investigator, and will be under the command of Captain Bird. She was built at Greenock, and is expected in the river about the lith instant, to be fitted for sea. Captain Sir J. Clarke Ross and Captain E. J. Bird both visited Woolwich dockyard yesterday. No apprehensions are as yet entertained as to the safety of Captain Sir J. Franklin's expedition, as they were amply provided with provisions for another year. The depth of mud that had accumulated at the fore part of the Benbow, 72 guns, when stationed alongside the wharf wall, prevented her being taken into the stream until a part of the mud was removed by manual labour. The vessel has been got off safely, and will be taken to Sheerness in a few days. Vessels in the harbour—The Virago, the Black Eagle, the Trident, the Lightning, and the Pluto, steam-vessels ; the Benbow, 72 guns ; the Hebe and the Salsette, receiving ships. In the basin—The Fisgard, 42 guns, the Sphynx, the Heels, the Phcenix, the Janus, the Driver, the Dee, the Rattler, the Spiteful, the Ariel, the Dwarf, the Teazer, the Myrmidon, the Rifleman steam vessels. In dock—The Niger and the Caradoc. ♦P?OINTMENTS. ADMIRALTY, Fan. 9.—To the Agincourt, Simeon Ruby, acting boatswain. To the Avon, George Gelling, master's assistant. To the Champion, Horatio Hales, naval cadet ; Richard Batchelor, clerk. To the Ocean, James Driver, 2 i class assis tant engineer. To the Powerful, James Wilson, boatswain, To the St. Vincent, William Dean, acting carpenter. Lieutenant B. Williams, chief officer, Coast Guard. S. Augear, inspector of ship wrights, Devonport yard. LAUNCH OF THE VIVID STEAM• PACKET.—The Vivid steam-packet was launched at Chatham on Mon day, at a quarter before two, in the presence of Captain Superintendent Sir T. Bourchier, and the principal officers of the yard, and numerous naval and military officers. The ceremony of naming was performed by Miss Lang, daughter of Mr. 0. W. Lang, the designer of the Vivid. The principal dimensions, &c., of the Vivid are as follow (as ordered): —Length between per pendiculars, 150 feet; ditto keel for tonnage, 136 91 inches; breadth, extreme, 22 feet 1 inch; ditto tonnage, 22 feet; ditto moulded, 21 feet 5 inches; depth in hold, 11 feet 4 inches; burthen in tons (old rule), 352 18-94 ditto new, 235 58; engine-room, 108 feet 9 inches, re citer tonnage, 126 68; draught of water forward, 3 feet 9 inches; ditto aft, 4 feet 7 inches; broke in launching, ithe of an inch. The vessel was taken into the third dock the same tide, and will be coppared and put out of dock, and on Thursday will proceed to Greenwich to have her 150-horse power :machinery put ou board by Penn and Co. The band belonging to the Royal Dock yard Battalion were present in uniform at the launch of the Vivid, and made a very respectable appearance, and their performance was much approved of by all present. ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. —Yesterday morning, much alarm was occasioned on the London and North Western Railway, by an acci dent which, though fortunately not attended with any fatal consequences, caused the train to be detained for nearly two hours. From the particulars, it appears that the train, which left E us ton-square at nine o'clock, A.M., travelled at a very slow p ace until it arrived within one mile of Rugby, when the whole of the fire-bars and fire fell from the engine, causing a loud explosion. Upon examination it was found that the engine, which was one of Stephenson's long boilers, had given way in some portion of the machinery, which had caused the fire box to fall out. The train was obliged to remain on the line for upwards of an hour. until another engine could be procured from Rugby, when it was enabled to proceed on its journey. To RESTORE STALE OF HARD ALE.—Mix an ounce of genuine Durham mustard with simple water, as you would for table ; toast the top crust of a half quartern loaf on both sides, until it is hard, and spread the whole of the mustard upon it. Cut it in pieces three inches square, put them into the cask, and stop it up safely, and in a month it will be as mild as when first brewed. should this fail, you may conclude you have no remedy, aria had better brew it afresh to made vinegar of % t.—Robins oft oe Wine-malting, ji. UN, LONDON, THURSDA Y EVENTINn FPBRTTARY 10, 1846 AMERICAN NEWS. ~~. . LIVERPOOL, FEB. 9. By the packet ships New York, Captain Bryce, and the Waterloo, Captain Allen, we have advices from New York to the 17th ult. The New York has brought the mail bags left behind by the Caledonia, and 12,0001. in specie on freight. The Waterloo has also brought '22,0001. The steam- ship Washington arrived at New York on the 15th ult. A document signed by a majority of her passengers states, that although she had suffi cient coals for live or six days' steaming, the captain thought it prudent to shape his course for Halifax. The Havre packet-ship Duchess d'Orleans was ashore on the point of Sandy Hook. A meeting was appointed to be held at the Mexican capital to take into consideration the formation of a railroad between that city and Vera Cruz. The intelligence from Queretaro is of an exceed ingly meagre character. The new Congress assembled in January, and a correspondent of El Monitor says, that many of the new Senators and Deputies are already on the road to Queretaro. A rumour was current in Mexico that the Commissioners from the Mexican Government had left for Queretaro after having an interview with Mr. Trist. It is supposed they had gone to have a new conference with the Supreme Government on the subject of peace. Some of the Deputies in favour of revolutionary measures were endeavouring to get up a pronvicia mento in several towns of the State of San Luis, the object of which would be a convention, the continua tion of war, and declaring Santa Anna General-in- Chief. The following orders had been published by General Scott : " Head-quarters of the Army, Mexico, Des. 15. (General Orders, No. 376.) " This army is about to spread itself over and to occupy the republic of Mexico, until the latter shall sue for peace on terms acceptable to the Government of the United States. "2. On the occupation of the principal point or points in any state, the payment to the Federal Government of this republic of all taxes or dues, of whatever name or kind, heretofore—say in the year 1844—payable to or collected by that Government, is absolutely prohibited, as all such taxes or dues will be demanded of the proper civil authorities for the support of the army of occupa tion. "3. The state and federal district of Mexico being al ready so occupied, as well as the states of Vera Cruz, Puebla and Tamulipas, the usual taxes or dues, hereto tofore contributed by the same to the Federal Govern ment, will be considered as due and payable to this army from the beginning of the present month, and will early be demanded of the civil authorities of the said states and district under rules and penalties which shall be duly announced and enforced. " 4. Other states of the republic, as the Californias, New Mexico, Chihuahua, Coahuila, New Leer, &c., al ready occupied by the forces of the United States, though not under the immediate orders of the General-in-Chief, will conform to the prescriptions of this order, except in such state or states where a different system has helm adopted with the sanction of the Government at Wash ington. " 5. The internal taxes or dues referred to are-1, direct taxes; 2, duties on the production of gold and silver; 3, melting and assaying dues; 4, the tobacco rent; 5, the rent of sampled paper; 6, the rent on the manu facture of playing cards; and 7, the rent of post-office 3. " 6. The rent of national lotteries is abolished—lotte ries being hereby prohibited. " 7. Import and export duties at the ports of the re public will remain as fixed by the Government of the United States, except that the exportation of gold and silver in bars or ingots (platci y ora en pasta) is pro hibited until the further instructions of the Government on the subject. "8. All imported articles, goods, or commodities, which have once paid, or given sufficient security for the payment of duties to the United States at any port of entry of the republic, shall not again be burdened with any tax or duty in any part of this republic occupied by the force of the United States. _ _ . " 9. The levying of duties on the transit of animals, goods, or commodities, whether of foreign or domestic growth, from one state of this republic to another, or on entering or leaving the gate of any city within the re public, will, from and after the beginning of the ensuing year, be prohibited as far as the United States' forces may have the power to enforce the prohibition. Other and equitable means, to a moderate extent, must be re sorted to by the several state and city authorities for the necessary support of their respective Governments. " 10. The tobacco, playing card, and stamped paper, rents, will be placed for three, six or twelve months, under contract with the highest bidders respectively for the several states, the state and federal district of Mexico being considered as one. Accordingly, offers or bids for these rents, within each state or any one .of them, are invited. They will be sent as early as possible, sealed, to the head-quarters of Commanders of Depart ments, except for the federal district and state of Mexico. For the two latter the offers or bids will be addressed to the General in Chief. " 11. Further details for the execution of the fore going system of government and revenue will soon be given iu general orders. " By command of Major-General Scott, " H. L. SCOTT, A.A.A.G." A Court of Inquiry had be en ordered. for the pur pose of investigating the charges against General Pillow and Colonel Duncan which have been prefer red by General Scott. After that investigation has terminated, the Court is further directed to inquire into the charges preferred against General Scott by General Worth. The charges against General Worth, submitted by the Commanding General, have been dismissed by the President. General Scott had not been recalled. Amongst the documents communicated to the United States' House of Representatives by the Se cretary of the Navy, pursuant to a resolution of the House, are the following ; they relate to the return of Santa Anna and Paredes to Mexico : "90, Eaton-square, Oct. 8, 1847. " My Lord,—ln consequence of instructions from the American Government, I called at the Foreign-office a few days ago to represent to your Lordship the conduct of Captain May, of the British steamer Tesviot, who, un mindful of his duty as a neutral, and using improperly the extraordinary privileges which the American Government has granted to British mail steamers ever since the commencement of the war with Mexico, in the month of August last brought from the Havannah to Vera Cruz General Paredes, late President of Mexico, the author of the war of Mexico against the United States, and their avowed and embittered enemy. " By the principles of British law, according to the opinion of Sir William Scott (6 " Robinson's Reports," 430), Captain May has rendered the Teviot liable to nfiscation; or the President of the United States might effectually prevent similar aid to the enemy by with drawing from these steamers the privilege , of entering the port of Vera Cruz. But I am confident her Majesty's Government will render such steps unnecessary by adopting efficient means to prevent for the future such violations of their neutrality. " If Captain May, or any of his officers implicated in this serious charge, are officers in the British service, I feel bound to ask for their dismissal, or punishment in such other way as may clearly manifest thist the British Government has disapproved their conduct.—l have the honour, &c., " GEORGE BANCROFT. " To Viscount Palmerston, &c." "Foreign-office, Nov. 16, 1847. "Sir,—ln answer to your letter of the Bth, instant [ult.j. complaining of the conduct of Captain May, of the British mail steamer Teviot, in having conveyed General Paredes from the Havannah to Vera. Cruz, in the month of August last, I have the honour to state to you that the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, having investigated the circumstances of this :affair, her Majesty's Government have informed the directors of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, to -whom the steamer Teviot belongs, that the din eters an bound to testify in a marked manner their disapproval of Captain May's conduct in having thus abused the indulgence afforded to the company's vessels by the Government of the United States; and the directors of the company have accordingly stated to her Majesty's Cloverninent that they will immediately suspend Captain May from his command; and that thiy publicly and distinctly condemn any act on the part of their officers •rohich may be regarded as a breach of faith towards the Govern ment of the United States, or as an infringement or in vasion of the regulations established by the United States' effiNers in those parts of Mexico which are occu pied by the forces of the United States. " I have the honour to be, Sadv., "PALMERSTON. " Hon. G. Bancroft, &c." (Private and confidential.) "United States' Navy Department, May 13,1846 " Commodore,—lf Santa Anna endeavot irs to enter Mexican ports, you will allow him to pa as freely. " Respectfully yours, " GEORGE 13A;NCROFT. " Commodore David Connor, Commanding Home Squadron." " Princeton,Saerificios, Aug. 16, 1846. " Sir,—The brig•of-war Daring, just about sailing for New Orleans, with dispatches from the Eng lish Minister in Mexico to Mr. Pakenham at Washingtom, allows me an opportunity, and sufficient time to inform you that General Santa Anna and his friends have jut.t now arrived at Vera Cruz in the English merchant steamer Arab, from the Ilavannah. " I have allowed him to enter without molestation, or even speaking the vessel, as I was informed by the senior English naval officer here, Captain Lambert, &be carried no cargo, and would not be allowed to Wive any in re turn. I could easily have boarded the Arab, but I deemed it most proper not to do so, allowing it to appear as if he had entered without my conctzrr ence. It is novr quite certain the whole country, that is, the garrisons of every town and fortress, have declared' in his favour. But, unless he has learned something uses rut in adversity, and become another man, he will only a dd to the dis ractions of the country, and be hurled froc a power in less .han three months. " Respectfully, your obedient servant, " D. CONNOR, " Commanding Hon to Squadron. " lion. G. Bancroft, Secretary of the Nary. S. I write in great haste." 14 13. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORIC., JAN. 17. Ashes—Pots have advanced to 7 dolls.; and Pearls are steady at 7 dolls. Sales 450 pots, 100 pawls. Stock 2,.47 barrels pots, I,sos pearls Saleratus, i. Cotton —There has been a fair amount of Lirsir,e ,,, done, both for use arid , •xpert. P- H— 51 r t , the a ,„ for the week, 5,450 bales. Molasses—The stock of New Orleans has increased ; the market at the close dull at 28c. ; the sales are 1,200 barrels at 28c. to 290.; 200 New Iberia, 30c.; 180 hhds. Cuba Muscavado, 22c. to 23e. Provisions—Beef is rather better. Sales were made at 5 dolls. 75c. to 6 dulls. for prime, sad 8 dolls. 50c. for moss. Pork has further declined ; mess sold at 10 dolls. 50e., at which there are still sellers, and prime at 6 dolls. 50c. to 75c. New mess is in demand at 12 dolls.; the Government bought 800 barrels at that, de liverable speedily. Mess pork deliverable in May and June was offered at 9 dolls. 50c. and 9 dolls. bid. Western lard sold at Bc. to 81c. in barrels; 500 bags steam rendered sad at Sic., but the arrivals are large, and some decline expected. City lard, very choice, sold at 11c. for export. Pickled hams sold at 7ic. to 7ic.; sides, Sic. ; shoulders, 4ic. Butter is rather dearer ; low Ohio commands 12c. to 13c. ; good dairies, 17c. to 20c., and very choice 20c. to 23c. Cheese has sold largely for shipment at 7e. for prime to 6c. for fair, and sc. for poor. Rice-1,000 tierces sold at 3 dolls. 25c. to 62ic. Salt—A cargo fine Turks Island sold at 25c. per bushel, and one from St. Martins at 24e., four months; Liverpool fine, commen marks, may be quoted 1 doll. 50c., but there has been none here. Sugars are dull. The sales are 650 hhcls. New Or leans at 31 to si; 200 Cuba, 4i to 4i; 300 boxes brown Ilavannah 41c. to sic., four months; and an in voice of 6,140 bags Manilla, for refining, on terms not reported. CORN EXCHANGE.—Receipts of flour per canal fvr years, 1846, 2,263,256 barrels; 1847, 2,588,214 barrels; increase of 1847, 324,958 barrels. Flour has been heavy and drooping through the week; Brooklyn sold at 5 dolls. 88c. to 6 dolls. 6c.; Troy, Oswego, and Genessee at 6 dolls. to 6 dolls. 12c.; pure Genessee, 6 dolls. 25c. to 37c.; extra, 6 dolls. 75c. to 7 dolls. 25c.; New Or leans flour arrived freely, and sold at 5 dolls. 88c. to 6 dolls. The sales were chiefly for shipment; the market closed dull. southern flour sold in a small way at 6 dolls. 25e. to 37ic., and for rather extra 6 dolls. 50c.; rye flour moves but little, and may be quoted at 4 dolls. 25c. to 37c. for common brands; corn meal became heavy as the West India demand ceased from the cur rency difficulties there. Wheat sold largely for use and shipment at 140 c. for:very prime Genessee, 135 c. for prime Ohio, 128 c. to 130 c. for good Western, ordinary 115 e. to 120 c. ; rye was but little moved at 27fc. The supply of corn was light, and the sales moderate, at 72e. to 73c. for old, 74c. to 75c. for round, 67c. to 68c. for new flat white and yellow ; 2,300 bushels new, mixed, on Saturday, at 68c., and 2,000 N. C. white at the same; canal oats, 50c. to 52c.; Jersey, 42c. to 44c. Money and Exchanges—For the steamer of the 15th from Boston the great drawers were able to get 11 premium on sterling bills, but there was quite an in crease of good merchants' bills which, would have been undoubted at another time. They sold at 9to 10 pre mium, and some were left over. Francs sold at 5.22 to 25 per dollar ; Amsterdam, 40i toi ; Hamburg, 25 to 36. Freights—Very little change. Flour was shipped to Liverpool at Is. lid.; grain in balk at 6d. to Gid.; heavy goods 225. 6d. per ton ; cottor. id. per lb. The new ship Maid of Orleans has been chartered by the Govern ment for a voyage to Vera Crul:, with troops and pro visions, for about 6,000 dolls. Business generally is moving slowly, but not disas trously. NEW ORLEANS MARKETS, JAN. 10. . _ Cotton is low; middling to good middling 61e. to 7c. In sugars and molasses but little done. Flour quiet. Exchange, sterling bills scarce. Freights, several new engagements. REPEAL of the NAVIGA TION LAWS. PROCESS EON OF SEAMEN. The denutAtion from the different ports of United Kingdom, to place in the hands of Sir George Grey the seamen's memorial, praying her Majesty to refuse her assent to the repeal of the navigation laws, proceeded yesterday morning from Shadwell, accompanied up the river by a very large body of seamen in a " boat procession," tl•e imposing effect of which was marred by the stormy wind, which blew ahead the whole of the way, and rendered it impossible to preserve the order and compactness necessary for the grandeur of which the display might have been capable, and which it was - intended to produce. The boats were divided into three squadrons, arranged in single file, and each division towed by a steamer. But the unfavourable wind and tide obliged a number of boats to separate, and stay behind. However, two or three thousand seamen were landed at Westminster-bridge, and proceeded in tolerable order, with a band and numerous flags, to Trafalgar-square, where, after a short rest, they were again marshalled, and attended the deputation to the Home-office. In passing the Admiralty and the Horse Guards the procession halted, while their band played at each place " Rule Britannia," after which three times three cheers were given by the crowd of sailors and spectators for the army at 'one place and for the navy at the other. We have seen many crowded processions through the metropolis conducted in more military style and order, we have never seen one of such numbers less attended by any considerable inconvenience or blameable disorder. The police exerted themselves with much good humour to prevent confusion, by the pressure of the crowding spectators upon the members of the procession. The deputation, consisting of Captain Mathews, of South Shields, Captain Dunn, of Sun derland, Captain White, of Belfast, and several gentlemen from other ports, was received by Sir George Grey at half-past four, when he undertook to present their memorial to the Queen. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. At daybreak yesterday almost every vessel in the river and in the docks below London-bridge hoisted its colours as a mark of sympathy and approval of the demonstration. No inconsiderable number of the foreign vessels in the port also let fly their bunting, probably without knowing very accurately the object of the procession. The wind being brisk, the flags floated gaily in the breeze, and it was stated by old sailors that so brilliant a display had not taken place on the Thames since the coronation of George the Fourth. The procession was divided into three bodies, of which one, headed by a steamer, started from Northfleet Hope early in the forenoon. This division, consisting of between 80 and 40 boats, was unable to get any higher up than Woolwich, in consequence of the unfavourable state of the wind, which prevented the steamer from towing so large a number of boats. The second division, called the Long Reach division, consisted of about 60 ships' boats, towed by the Waterman steamer, No. 5. Each boat carried its union flag, and contained from five to 10 seaman, who wore a blue riband round their hats and another on their left arms; on the riband was printed in gold letters " The Navigation Laws." The display of colours in Galleons and Bugsby's Reach was espe cially good. The third division assembled at Shad well, and consisted of the boats from Limehouse and the pools, two or three deep, and nearly 100 in num ber, all carrying the union jack, the sailors being de corated with the blue riband already described. As soon as the Long Reach division appeared in sight, which was not until one o'clock, the Shadwell boats, towed by the Waterman No. 12, led the van, and slowly moved up the river towards Westminster. A great concourse of persons had assembled at the Shad well entrance of the London Docks, who cheered the procession as it started, and several guns were fired here and elsewhere up the river. The Thames Tun nel-pier and the " hands" commanding a view of the procession was crowded with persons. The crews in the colliers and other vessels exchanged lusty cheers with the seamen in the procession as it passed. The spectacle, presenting nearly a hundred boats in one division, in mid-stream, each carrying the union jack, and passing between the " forest of masts" which crowded the Pool, almost every ship on each side being decorated with flags of all colours, was exceedingly animated and picturesque. The Tower-wharf Quay, the Custom-house Quay, and the fishing vessels and wharfs at Billingsgate exhibited a sea of faces, and up to this point the procession was received with considerable cheering. London-bridge was a favourable point of view, and this popular thoroughfare was blocked up with spec tators. From this point to Westminster-bridge the cheering was all on the side of the seamen, the public on both sides of the river appearing to regard the procession with no stronger feeling than that of curiosity. The best idea we can give of the length of the procession will be to state that when the steamer in tow of the first division reached South wark-bridge, the last of the monster tail of boats had just cleared London-bridge. The second division was about half this length. Southwark, Blackfriars, Waterloo, Hungerford, and Westminster bridges contained several hundreds of spectators. The pro cession reached the latter bridge about half past two o'clock. The masters and mates then left the steamers, and the seamen their boats, and a walking procession was formed in Bridge-street, which wended its way in some disorder of march up Parlia ment-street to Trafalgar-square. Each boat's crew carried the union jack ; at the head marched a band of music playing " Rule Britannia," " Hearts of Oak," and other national airs. A dense crowd as sembled to see the procession land, and an almost perfect interruption of the thoroughfare for carriages took place in Bridge-street and Parliament-street, while the seamen slowly turned up Whitehall. On passing the Admiralty, Admiral Dundas, M.P., the First Naval Lord; the Hon. W. F. Cowper, ; and Mr. Ward, M.P., Secretary to the Admiralty, appeared on the balcony and watched the procession with much interest. On arriving in Trafalgar-square thousands of persons had assembled, and the proces sion was here formed in more correct order than the denseness of the crowd had hitherto permitted. After a short delay here the seamen returned down Whitehall, and drew up when the band had reached Downing-street. On passing the Admiralty, three cheers were given for the N avy—a similar compli ment was paid to the Duke of Wellington at the Horse Guards, and three cheers were given for the Queen opposite Whitehall. The deputation appointed to present the memorial to Sir George Grey then left the main body, and re paired to the Home-office. They were detained about three-quarters of an hour, and, during their absence, the procession quietly returned to Westminster bridge, and regained their boats in the same order as before. Before stating the proceedings upon the presentation of the memorial to the Home Secretary, we may mention that Sir George Grey, like the Lord Mayor, regarded with much disfavour the assemblage of so large a concourse of persons in the public thorough fares, and the consequent interruption to business and liability to a breach of the peace. Sir G. Grey ac cordingly directed the subjoined letter to be addressed to Commander E. Smith, R.N., chairman of the general meeting of seamen " Whitehall, Feb. 8. 1348. " Sir,--"I am directed by Secretary Sir George Grey to acquaint you, that his attention has been to-day called to a printed placard, purporting to be signed by you as chairman of a general meeting of seamen, an pouncing an intended procession, to take place tomor row, of large numbers of masters, mates, and seamen; they are to assemble in Trafalgar-square, and then form into line, when the whole body is to proceed along Whitehall to Downing-street, to deliver to the Secretary of State a memorial addressed to her Majesty. "I am to inform you, that although bir George Grey entertains no doubt of the loyal and peaceable intention of the parties by whom the arrangements for the pro posed procession have been made, the practice of as sembling large numbers of persons to walk in procession through the streets for the purpose of accompanying the presentation of memorials addressed to her Majesty has always been discouraged, as tending to ereate public inconvenience and disorder. " Sir George Grey can, therefore, only receive the memorial, and lay it before her Majesty, if it is trans mitted to him in the usual manner, or if it is brought to him by a deputation consisting of a small number of persons.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, "DENIS LE MARCHANT." The committee, however, determined that, as it had been stated the sailors themselves were indifferent and apathetic respecting the repeal of the navigation laws, the proposed demonstration and procession should take place. Having been informed by Mr. Mather, an active member of the com • mittee, that the memorial would be presented to him by a smell deputation from the delegates, S George Grey directed the followi n g communication to be made to that gentleman Whitehall, Feb. 8, 1848. "Sir,—l am directed by Secretary Sir George Grey to acknowledge the receipt of y our letter of this day '3 I date, which has just been delivered, and am in reply to enclose to you for your information the copy of letter which has been ad dressed this morning by Sir G. Grey's directions to Commander Smith " I am to add, that Sir G. Grey will probably be en gaged in the discharge of his public duty in the House of Commons at the time mentioned in your letter, but that if from that cause he should not be in his office, the memorial, if brought in the manner suggested by him in his letter to Commander Smith, may be left at the office, or be placed in the hands of the Under Secretary of State. —I are, Sir, your obedient servant, " DENIS LE MARCHANT." Mr. Wawn, M.P. for South Shields, was in attend ance to introduce to Sir G. Grey the deputation, which consisted of Mr. Mather, a delegate from the Ty ne ; Captain Butcheat, of the port of London ; Captain T. Elliott, of Limerick; Captain Wright, of South Shield.; Mr. Edgar, of London; Captain E. Smith ; and Mr. J. Dunn, of Sunderland, secretary to the committee. Mr. MATHER (addressing the Horne Secretary) said he had the honour to place in Sir G. Grey's .:ends the inernori9l of the s• of the v.aious ports in Great Britain against the proposed repeal of the navigation-laws, and he begged that the Right Hon. Baronet would, in presenting it to the Queen, impress it upon her Majesty that the memorial ex pressed the true sentiments of the British seamen. They did not wish to leave the service of the mer cantile marine of their country, but he was bound to state his belief, that if the proposed changes in the navigation-laws were made, they would leave the British flag, and enter into the service of another country. Sir G. GREY said he was himself the son of an old naval officer, and he should be sorry to see the result anticipated by Mr. Mather. Mr. MATHER—I am sure, Sir George, that if your gallant father had been alive he would not advise the measure which it is believed her Majesty's Govern ment have in contemplation. If the country forsake eur sailors, I am afraid they will forsake their flag: The memorial was then placed in the hands of the Right Hon. Beronst. It is as follows : "THE LOYAL AND HUMBLE MEMORIAL OF Tr MAS TERS, MATES, AND SEAMEN, NOW ASSEMBLED IN LONDON, AND THE DELEGATES REPRESENTING THE OUTPORTS OF TEE KINGDOM. ::itiaYiplease your Majesty,—We, your Majesty's loyal and dutiful subjects, beg most respectfully to ap proach your Majesty to lay this humble memorial at the toot of the throne, believing that the subject-matter of it involves not only the well-being of your memorialists, but the security of your Majesty's dominions in every part of the world. "Your Majesty's memorialists have learned with deep regret and indignation that it is seriously contemplated to repeal the navigation-laws, the principle of which, for the protection and encouragement of British ships and British seamen, has been the undeviating policy of this maritime state for nearly 500 years. "Your memorialists most respectfully and loyally, but firmly, as ardent friends of their country, which they sincerely love, beg to represent to your Majesty that the repeal of the navigation-laws will bring ruin on your memorialists and the commercial marine of Britain. " That by such a measure, admitting the cheap foreign ships, half-paid and ill-fed foreign seamen, of which your memorialists have the most correct personal knowledge, it will reduce, by a competition the lowest in the world, the condition uf your memorialists and their families, and strike a fatal blow at their very existence. "That thus your memorialists will be driven to seek employment in another state, speaking the same lan guage Lnd possessing similar laws, where seamen's in terests and seamen's rights are carefully attended to; and were thousands of British seamen have already found protection ; so weakening your Majesty's empire, and giving additional strength to an already great maritime competitor. " Your memorialists therefore urgently pray your Majesty to throw your Royal protection around your me morialists and the commercial marine of Great Britain, whose predecessors in all ages in tine of war and danger your ancestors and this kingdom have ever found their best protection and their greatest glory. " God bless your Majesty and counsel you in wisdom. Your petitioners will ever pray. " Signed in the name and on behalf of the masters, mates, seamen,aad shipwrights of Britain, by their delegates, assembled in London, this Ist day of February, 1848. Sir G. GREY said, he would take care to lay the memorial before her Majesty, and the deputation retired. _ _ _ In point of numbers the demonstration of yester day must be regarded as, to a considerable extent, a failure. Instead of 20,000 seamen, the entire num ber of those who took part in the proceeedings could scarcely have exceeded 3,000. When the procession passed under London-bridge it consisted of three of the Watermen steamers, with 1,000 or 1,200 masters, mates, and others on board, towing 92 boats, in which were about 550 seamen. There were also nearly 100 boats, rowed and manned by 500 or 600 men. One of the managers of the day's arrange ments estimated the number of seamen who were in attendance throughout the day at from 5,000 to 6,000, but if so, half of them certainly kept below bridge. A gentleman who was favourably placed for viewing the procession on its passing Trafalgar square to the Home-office, and who took great pains to calculate the numbers of those who joined in it, estimated them at about 1,200 or 1,300 persons, but many seamen were walking on the pavement among the crowd, and some had already gone into the taverns and coffee-houses for refreshment. It is pro bable that, on the whole, about 3,000 seamen came up the river on this visit to Whitehall; and they cer tainly deserve the greatest praise for tire exceedingly orderly and peaceable demeanour which they ex hibited. FRENQH PLAYS. A pleasant little drama, entitled Neomie, was produced here last evening with complete success. Neomie (Mademoiselle Baptiste) is the daughter of certain Count D'Auriques (M. St. Marie) an old naval officer, who, having deserted Neomie's mother before the birth of his child, is unaware of her existence. On the death of her mother Neomie, accompanied by her friend Annette, seeks out her , father, and arrives just as he is on the point of marriage with his ward, Valentine. Assuming the manner of Annette Neomie enters the service of the Count and Countess, and by her attentions to the former, whom she tenderly nurses through a long and serious illness, excites the jealousy of his wife, who orders her to leave the house. An explanation takes place, and Neomie re cognized as the daughter of the Count, is received by her father, and all ends happily. These are old materials, but they are well worked up ; and the pathos and feeling of Mademoiselle Baptiste, as the daughter, and of M. St. Marie, as the father, would have insured the success of a much less cleverly constructed piece. The drolleries of M. Josset, as Elonvi, the Count's nephew, always gay, always dressed, and always in debt, afforded an agreeable relief to the more serious portions of the drama. La Ficomtesse Lolotte, with the fascinations of Mademoiselle Nathalie as the heroine, followed. The house was ♦ery well attended. THE LONDON WEATHER. The following letter has been addressed to the Editor of the Times : Sir,—An extraordinary change in the barometric range having occurred, I am induced again to obtrude my observations upon your columns, which I should not do in a general way, since you have generously favoured your readers with the Registrar-General's observations from the national establishment at Green wich. My register of the barometer here (about the level of Trinity high-water mark), was on Thurs day, the 3d, 30.26 inches at nine o'clock A.M. The mercury gradually fell to 30.02 on Sunday, the 6th; and yesterday (Tuesday), at nine o'clock A.m., was at 29.78 ; and at eleven o'clock P.M. stood at 29.54. This morning, at nine o'clock, it had fallen to 29.13, making a difference in the atmospheric pressure of 65-100ths of an inch within ten hours. This has continued during the day until half past 5 P.M., when it was at the lowest point, 2902 inches, with the appended thermometer at 60 deg., and those out of doors at 49 deg. By this record it will be ob served, that since Thursday morning there has been a fall of one inch and 24-100ths ; since Sunday, of one inch ; and since yesterday morning, of more than three-fourths of an inch. This sudden fall, in so short a time, is indicative of mischief. We have had squalls here from the south-west. The general observation of the temperature exhibits a most un usual elevation, ranging, as the lowest index during the night from the 4th inst., between 44 deg. and 5() deg. The lowest point registered by an un screened thermometer last night was 45 deg.—l am, Sir, your subscriber, H. P. Bermondsey-square, Feb. 9. Tug Avincialt SUBSCRIPTION. — The subscriptions received at Portsmouth, on account of the widows and orphans of the late crew of the lost Avenger, already amount to a considerable sum ; and it has been deter mined, with a view to relieve or alleviate present dis tress, to pay on account of those persons to whom the crew had made allotments of their pay, at that place, money equal to the amount of the said allotments for the mon th of January. There are about 60 claimants at Portsmouth. The money will be paid on Saturday next, at the Royal Naval College, under the superin tendence of a committee. Arrangements will be made through the Custom-house for paying those allotments made at other ports—namely, about 20 at Devonport, and about 20 at the eastern ports. SuOscriptions are coming in from different men-of war. The Odin has subscribed 60/. The ordinary and other vessels of war and ships fitting at this place are all about subscribing to the fund, which, no doubt, will amount to a very con siderable sum. THAMES REGATTA.--A few gentlemen of the leading clubs met y es t er d ay a f ternoon , at the British Coffee-house, Cock s p ur - s t re et, when the gratifying in telligence was communicated to them that the treasurer had in hand a balance of upwards of 1771. Mr. C. J. Selwyn, the vic e -president, suggested the propriety of adjourning the meeting until Easter week, when the whole of the financial statement will be submitted to the members and subscribers, and when officers will be elected for the ensuing year. In the course of his ob servations Mr. Selwyn remarked that the greatest cor diality and unanimity had existed in the late committee of management, an observation he felt bound to make, as there had been some remarks abroad to the contrary. The meeting was then adjourned. TUB LATH MURDER IN ST. JAMES S PARR. — The remains of Henry Ducker, the soldier whp e as shot on Friday afternoon, in the Bir dca g e.wal k,ysterday interred in the burial - gro und of St. John's, West minster, with the usual military honours, the men follow . followers not only consisting, as is customary, of the of the same company, but of a vast number of others of the same regiment, who expressed a desire to be present on the mournful occasion . There we re but two private fol lowers, the brother and cousin of the deceased, a n d t h e former of these was so deeply affected that it was found necessary to support him the greater part of th e dis tance. The mou rnful p rocession, which started shortly before three o'clock from the Coldstream hospital, Vin cent-square, was followed by at least 2,000 persons. COURT CIRCULAR. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback yesterday, attended by Captain the Hon. A. Gordon, Equerry in Waiting. The Royal children took walking and pony exer cise yesterday, in the gardens of Buckingham Palace. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg, and Count Arthur Mensdorff, honoured the performance at the Haymarket Theatre with their presence yesterday evening. The royal suites con sisted of the Viscountess Jocelyn, Madame de Wan genileim, the Earl of Morley, Colonel Buckley, Cap tain the He.n. A. Gordon, and Baron Fritsch. The Earl of Morley has succeeded Lord Byron as the Lord in Waiting to the Queen, and Colonel Drummond has succeeded Mr. R. Ormsby Gore as the Groom in Waiting to her Majesty. A Cabinet Council was held, at half-past two o'clock yesterday afternoon, at the Foreign-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 Jehn Hobhouse, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, Lord Campbell, Viscount Morpth, the Marquis of Clan ricarde, and the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay. The Council sat three hours and a half. Mr. Wawn, M.P., and a deputation of delegates from the sailors, had an interview with Secretary Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office, to present a petition on the subject of the navigation-laws. The deputation consisted of Mr. James Dunn, Mr. Grange Butcheal, Mr. Thomas Elliott, Mr. Henry Wright, Mr. J. S. Grieve, and Mr. James Mather. Sir Henry Vere Huntley transacted business at the Colonial-office on Tuesday. Dispatches were received yesterday, at the Colo nial-office, from the Governor of Van Diemen's Land. 'she Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord President of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, gave a grand dinner last evening, at Lansdowne House, to the Cabinet Ministers, the Great Officers of State of the Queen's Household, and the Clerks of the Privy Council. The roll of Sheriffs for the present year was settled during the evening. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday. The Lords present were—the blaster of the Rolls, Lord Campbell, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court. The consideration of Mr. Pinkus's petition, for an extension of the term of his patent, occupied the Court the greater part of the day. COMMUNICATIO - 1; - i WITH THE CONTINENT. A deputation of directors of the Boulogne and Amiens Railway Comp an y has been in London some few days, in order to arrange and determine with the directors of the South-Eastern Railway, for the com mencement of the through traffic between London and Paris and the conti nen t genera lly. The double line of rails is now laid the entire distance from Boulogne to Paris, with th e exce pti on o f a bout half a mile, which is now rapidly approaching completion, and we are enabled to announce that the railway will be opened throughout on the 15th of next month. Passengers will then p rocee d th e w h o l e distance from London - bridge to Paris by steam, and the long ex pected rapid national communication will be estab lished, and from that day be carried into practical effect, and be made available to all. We may state with correctness that there will be five through trains from Boulogne to Paris each day on and after the 15th March, and a corresponding number of through trains from Paris to Boulogne At present it is intended that the departures from Boulogne shall be 4 A.M. 8 Lig., 11 A.At, 3 P.M and 9r M. From Paris the trains are intended to start at 8 a.m. ! and 9 A.M., 12 at noon, 4 P.M., and 7 pia. The train leaving Paris at 8 A.M. is to be au express train, to perform the distance to Boulogne in five hours and 20 minutes ; so also the train starting from Boulogne at 3 this is to be an express train, and to reach Paris in five hours and twenty minutes. The directors of the South-Eastern Railway, in unison with the South-Eastern and Continental Steam -ship Company, have determined to meet the long hopedfor opening o f th e B ou l ogne an d A m i en s Railway with their usual energy. An express steamer, in union with a train from London bridge, will leave Folkestone to convey passenger s t o th e t ra in to start from Boulogne at 3 o clock in the afternoon ; this arrangement will enable the p u bli c t o b rea kf as t i n London, and be in Paris the same day at twenty minutes past eight in the evening. So, also, between Paris and London !here will be a special steamer in union with the trains leaving Paris at eight in the morning ; this steamer 7111 start from Boulogne for liolkestone on the arrival of the train, by which means passengers of that morning from Paris will ar rive in London at half- p as t six o'clock the same afternoon. Passengers will be enabled to book through the whole journey by one ) payment at London-bridge station; so also a t the 1 aria, Ami ens , an d B ou l ogne stations, and it is most probabl e th at ere l ong a system will be adopted by which passengers may book in con nexion with all the leading cont i nenta l ra il ways; a rrangements with that view are, we believe, now under consideration. The BoulogneandAmiens R a il way C om p an y i s provided with eng ines and the necessary means of entering vigorously on the great international service which may be said to commence on the 15th of next month, and which is to reduce the . journey between the two great capitals and thectinent generally to one of only a few hours' durtttion.on Barsuzs' RiITUSNS.—A supplement to the London 1 1 Gazette of Tuesday la st, dated yesterday (Feb. 9), con thins copies of the r eturns of the N a ti ona l Pr o vincial Bank of England and of the London and Westminster Bank, in pursuance of the Act,7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, getting forth the acmes of the persons of whom the companies or partnerships consist, their trades, occu pations, professions, descriptions, and re s idences. The continuation of bankers' returns, under the provisions of the Act, will be published in future supplements. RAILWAY WORICS.—The works on the Burnley branch of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway are again resumed, and considerable progress is reported. The Kitson Wood Tunnel, near Todmorden, has pro gressed rapidly since the contractors received an impe tus from the officials of the company, and at present as many hands are employed as eau find room to work. The works are proceeding both day and night, and, on some occasions the men work on the Sundays.—Man chaster Examiner. BRUSSELS PAPERS. SCARCITY OF LEIICHES.—The Anitsblat? of the Royal Government of Liegnitz states that formerly the leeches were so abundant in the Silesian waters that there was an ample supply fur the whole pro vince, and at low prices. Latterly the scarcity of these valuable creatures has not only clalled for their importation, but the price has been so greatly in • creased by it, that the application of this remedy is often attended with the greatest difficulty. I Thii , scarcity is chiefly owing to the reckless leech catch ing by incompetent persons in strange waters, in con sequence of which some have been quite desertel An order has therefore been issued that after the 30th January all leech catching in strange waters shall be liable to a heavy penalty; and all persons possessing such waters shall be bound to use their best exertions for promoting the increase of leeches.— Universe Prussian State Gazelle, Feb. 6. CosizszuloaN.—The sentiments of the King's edict, and the expedition with which his Majesty has made known his intentions in regard to the introduction of a constitution, give great satisfaction. The working out of the project of this oonstitutional law, which was to be submitted to men of experience, has, we understand upon good authority, been submitted to the four following gentlemen, viz., Count A. W. You Moltke, member of the Privy Council and Minister of Finance ; Oersted, Minister of State ; Count Kart von Moltke, Minister of State and President of ay. Schleswig-Holstein Laurenburg Chancery ; and M. Bang, Councillor of State. BRUSSELS, Fan. 7.—By an order of the Minister of Foreign Afairs, dated Feb. 4, the time for the first departure of the regular service of sailing vessels between Antwerp and Singapore has been postponed from the 15tk to the 21st March. Under the same date a new credit of 75,000 f. has been voted to each of the governors of Flanders. Thus the sums allowed to both Flanders out of the credit of 500,000 f. amount to 550,000 f. His Royal Highness the Reigning Duke of Saxe Cobourg and his Consort, the Princess Clementine, arrived at Brussels from Germany by a special train. The august personages proceeded to the palace of the King in the carriages belonging to the station. Yes terday the illustrious travellers set out for Ostend, where they will embark for England. On their re turn, they will pass several days at Brussels. TYPHUS FEYBIL IN FLANDERS.—SIX army physi cians have be en a pp o i n t e d b y th e Mi n i s t er o f War, at the request of the Minister of the Interior, to pro ceed to the communes of Flanders, where the typhus fever is most prevalent. The marvellous efficacy of the cold water system in the treatment of typhoral fever, has been frequently spoken of, and has lately been tried here with great success. We have been assured that several cases of typhus have been cured in a few days in the environs of Grammont by by dropathy, under the care of M. De Cock. Among the remarkable cures, are those of the Rev. M. De Neve and Mr. Philips, of Renaix. The doctor was not called in till the disease was at its height. Mr. Philips was covered with numerous typhonic spots. Both had been given over, and had received extreme unction. After eight days' hydrepathic treatment they both recovered. If this method be applied in the commencement of the disease, the cure is more rapid and certain.—Courrier Beige, Feb. 'T. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, JAN. 20. b per Cent. Metalliques .... • • ....... . 101% 4 per Cent. ditto •••••••• • • • • •• • • ........ as 3 per Cent. ditto• •••••• • • • • • • ........... 62 Loan, 1834 .. • • • • • • • • • • • • 1b64 Ditto, 1839 .. ••••••• • • • • • • •• • . 110 , Bank Shares • • • • • • • • • • • • •.............1258 Estorhazr's Loan ........ . ........... 67% RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand •.. • .• • • • • • Iss Gloggnits .• • • • • ..• • . ............. 105 Vienna—Milan .. ... • ..• • • SG% Grosetto • • • • • • .. • • • • • • • 23% BELGIAN FUNDS.—Baussats, Fas. S. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent •••-• • • • • • •• • Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent .. ••• • • • Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent —• • Ditto Three per Cent ••••••••• • • • • • • • • • Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto ••• • • • Ditto,ditto,lB4o... ..... 28 Ditto,ditto,lB42 • • • • • • • • • • Ditto, 1844....• •• •• •••••• •• • • •• •• • 91 % Ditto of the Cliy, 1832 .• ••••. • • • .• . ................ Ditto. .• •••••• • • • • • • ••• • • •• 96 Bank of Belgium •... • • ... •. •. „ 7s A, Brussels Papers, Feb. 5. THE BISHOP of OXFORD and DR. HAMPDEN. The following correspondence has taken place between Dr. Wilberforce and Dr. Hampden, in reference to the postscript of a letter addressed by the latter to the Rey. Mr. Faulkner, of Cambridge, in which Dr. Hampden denied that he had made any such concessions to the Bishop of Oxford as the Bishop of Oxford had implied in a letter which ap peared some time since " Caddesdon Palace, Jan. 24. "My Lord Bishop (Elect),—My attention has beers called to a letter bearing your signature and addressee to Mr. Faulkner, which has appeared in the newspapers. As no contradiction of its authorship has to my know ledge been made public, I imagine that I am not wrong (notwithstanding its unusual language) in attributing it to you. I beg, therefore, to call your attention to its postscript, and to request from you an answer to my concluding question. "I withdrew the ' letters of request' against you in consequence of an assurance from your own pen, that you were not, during the two years to which the Clergy Discipline Bill limits your responsibility, answerable for any circulation of the Observations on Religious Dis sent,' the only work which, in my judgment, could have subjected you to ecclesiastical peialties for uttering false doctrine. I mast therefore beg you to inform me, whether the words to which I have called your attention are intended to deny the truth of that assurance, which was conveyed to me in the following words as your own It is with no sanction of mine, and, indeed against w3r wish, that any copies of the first edition of my Observations on Religious Dissent' are now sold and circulated ; in fact, I have not put forth any copies even of the second edition, since the time of its publication, and this is out of print so far as ray knowledge goes. Some one, therefore, must have been giving, I conceive, a fresh publication of that also without my leave.'—l am, my Lord Bishop (Elect), most faithfully yours " s. yours , "The Lord Bishop of Hereford (Elect)." " Hyde-park-gate, Kensington, Jan. 26. " My Lord,—l did not authorise Mr. Faulkner to publish my letter to him, nor the Provost of Oriel to communicate to your Lordship the note to him, from which you have extracted the passage contained in your letter of the 34th instant. " Each was intended only for the person to whom it was addressed. I regret that either has gone further. " The statements contained in my note to the Provost, and extracted from it by your Lordship, are of course perfectly true; I never denied or wished to deny them, but I never desired or even contemplated their commu nication to your Lordship. " I have the honour to be, my Lord, " Your Lordship's faithful servant, " R. D. RNREFORD. " The Lord Bishop of Oxford." THE LATE FIRES IN D U RINVIELD.—Sir George Grey, her Majesty' s Secretar y of State, having been put in possession of t he facts relative to the tires which have taken place at the cotton-mill of Messrs. Bi ens and Dean, has (in addition to the 100/. reward offered by the firm for the conviction of the offenders) offered another 1001. on behalf of the Government.—Liverp ool Mercury. EXECUTION AT SMYRNA.—A letter from Smyrna of the 20th ultimo relates, that on the preceding Satn r day a Mussulman was executed in the Bazar for utie murder of another about text months before. The family of the culprit o ff ered the widow of his victim 20,000 piastres as price of blood, but she refused, and, claiming the execution of the lex talionis, insisted upon having blood for blood. To obtain this, she made two journeys to Constantinople. She went with the assassin to the place of execution, and remained till the executionerbad performed his sanguinary office. The same letter also states that Mr. Cr. Wilson, a shipchandler, being- at tacked by a furious dog, and having shot the animal with a poeket pistol, the owner, enraged at the fate of his dog, whose attack he not only did not attempt: to prevent, but even seemed to enjoy, immediately rushed upon Mr. Wilson with a knife, and wounded him, so desperately that he expired the next day. The mur derer, an aged Greek, was taken into custody, and'. de livered up to the local authorities. The adjourned meeting of the Protectionist of took place yesterday at the residence at r. Bankes, M.P. There is no longer any doubt as to the future leader of the Protectionist party. Lord Gri m by has, as we announced on Tuesday, succeeded Lor d G. Bentinck in that unenviable office. m w SUICIDE OF AN IsamsErili" -- as I r 'Vealiley's ea h ho t e l , Te A m n p a i r n y q i u . n e s s a t t ) a , proprietor of the hotel . k . n id ow o n n Sunday morning la e st . Devonport, comm itted s held on Mond by hanging h_i a m y sel a t n t d o The deceased had been in a very low scat/ I of atshvueel suicide verdict bed-post.` returned.mind for some months past. CORONER'S INQUEST.— nix SUSPICIOUS Dia TH AT CANDXRWELL.—Yesterday an inquest was held at the Marlborough Arms public-house, South-strs +et, Camberwell, before Mr. Carter, t h e coroner f or limit Surrey, and a highly -respectable jury, on the remains of Sarah Davey, a young woman twenty one years of alp, whose death was supposed to have bun caused by b er hasty removal to that neighbourhood, after her pram a ture delivery of a seven months' child. It will be rt e menibered that the father of the deceased not beie ig satisfied as t o th e c i rcums t an ces attending the death .of his daughter, instituted the present inquiry. After: lengthen e d i nvest i ga ti o n, the jury returned a verdict .of "Natural death." THE LORD BISHOP or MANCHESTER..--111.e enthronization of Dr. Lee, Lord Bishop of this diocat.e, will now, we can state with certainty, be proceeded w ith on Friday morning, in the choir of the cathedral; PIN om the limited area of the place, it is determined to g ire access to not more than 200 individuals (bosidea %tint clergy, who will be admitted only in their go erns), and tickets of admission are to be issued.—Aranasesier Courier. ~'