The Sun. — London, England, 1828-03-11 00:00:00

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J. 58 60 pm. -p m. . 83 %34%!‘ o'cLocr. gr. ..... c. - 102t 50r. at 20c. Due. • 00000 pop. 0 iiiai ::: 0 U )1111. Hies. ight were NAN Fox fr. D. W. ce of Mr. (1. Lord 1 punish msures.— se of the love their itieg ; but to its full ►rt of the t French our pre- s and the onduct of iians hav- it, assume e present at that a r obvious to reason few days, Ist to tile ►tch from :h to the rtes, and appoint :he Duke ell ; the War and Minister Interior ; Count de used that lister ki since the in stating ND SEIG- ' apital are but it is the mug- he forces be silt to the Peloponnesus. It is stated that orders have been sent to the combined squadrons to prevent the Ottoman transports from passing the Dardanelles. Information from the Danube of the Vlth Feb. atates, it was believed that Prince METTERNICH was going to Paris and London to make a last effort with the Governments of England and France in favour of peace, but little hopes are entertained of.the result of his mission. According to letters from Bessarabia the move• ment of the troops has become very remarkable in that Province, the army has received considerable re. inforc,ements ; the army of the Pruth and that of the Danube are daily concentrating to effect the passage, which it is said will take place from the Ist to the 7th of March. Accounts received, to-day, from Chili, of the 25th of November, bring nothing new of a political nature. All was quiet in the country, but business was in a state far froin flourishing. His Majesty's packet brig Rinaldo has arrived with a mail from Buenos Ayres, which she left on the 16th December, Monte Video on the 21st, and Rio Janeiro on the 10th Jan. The following are extracts from the Papers received : am 1Z JANEIRO, JAN. 9. The Diario Flurninense, .f the Sth and 9th January, contains several official notices from the Afizitter of Finance, respeoting the consignment to Europe of 24,000 cwt. of Brazil wood of the best quality, by the agents of the Bank of Brazil ; 4,000 cwt. are to be sent to London. These papers do not mention the war with Buenos Ayres. BUENOS AYEES, DEC..iO. The Corrso of this date contains two letters, dated En senada, 7th Dec., 7 a. m., from Commodore Jose Arenales, giving an aecount.of a smart naval action, in which the Brazilians bad attacked with SS vessels of various sizes, the vessels under his command, which he does not specify. but which seem to have been only the Congress brigan tine and a prize. The Brazilian force consisted of twenty seven small vessels, two.brigs, and two frigates. After an obstinate combat of several hours, the Captain of the Con gress, and such of his men as were not disabled, aban doned the Vessel after setting it on fire. About an hour afterwards Admiral Brown, coming in sight with eight men of war, the enemy set fire to the prize, and sailed to meet him. There is no account of any further action. Dac. 12.—A letter from au officer in the army of ope rations, dated Cerro Largo, 28th Nev. 1827, says, " The appearance of our men, and their discipline are much im proved, and I think we want only one thousand infantry more to be able to answer for the success of the campaign. We know for certain that two more batta lions have arrived at Rio Grande. Three days ago, four German deserters came over to us, who affirm that great discontent prevails among the foreigners in the Portuguese army. DEC. 14 and 15.—General Lavalleja,. by a decree dated Dorgan°, Dec. 6, has cleared that the motives which made it necessary to place the province under military govern ment have ceased to operate, and he has therefore ap pointed Citizen D. Luis Edward Perez to the post of Civil Governor. The following are extracts from Frankfort Papers of the 4th inst.:— . MUNICH, FEB. 27. In the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies to-day, M. Thinned inquired what was become of the money received from France, in payment of the claims of Bavarian subjects, of which nothing has beau heard of for a long time. To which the Minister of State (Count Armansperg) answered that four millions and a half would very shortly be sent -to• the circles to be distributed. DRESDEN, Fe& 2be With much regret we find that we are going to lose the Austrian Ambassador (Prince Pfalffy) and his consort, who is recalled at his own desire, the death of . his father ren d hi s presenc e neces sary on his estates in Hungary. Hyesterday took leave of his Majesty, who presented him with a diamond snuff-box, worth several thousand dollars. Some reports mention young Prince Metternich, now at Pa r i s , and others Count Colloredo, now at Copenhagen, as his successor. We understand that there is very great opposition to the establishment of aßranch Bank from theßank of England, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The mer chants have lately held a Meeting, and we under stand that the Chamber of Commerce of that town has determined to address an energetic memorial to the Directors of the Bank of England upon the sub jeet. In another part of the Sus, this day, our readers will find a letter, signed " ALFRYD," which Is represented as exhibiting an able expose of the question at Newcastle, with regard to the intended Branch Bank. It is curious to observe so enlightened a people as the Amerierms resorting to the old contrivances of Monopoly, .in order to encourage their growing ma nufactures, while other nations, long experienced in this policy, are discarding them as encumbrances. A R e port from an American Committee, appointed to inquirp into the state of manufactures, recommends heavier protecting duties ou iron manufactures, on wool and its fabrics, on hemp and some of its manu factures, on home spirits, on glass, and fine and printed cottons. All these articles are already sub jected to duties ; but these are found to be an in sufficient protection against the superior art and *ill of the British manufacturer. He still beats the Americans out of their own market, because he excels them in the cheapness and perfection of his work. Great Britain, rich in capital, and still more in art and ingenious industry, and erery species of machinery, is enabled to transport her manufactures across the Atlantic, and to undersell the American merchant. The latter, therefore, declining the un equal competition, clamours for the exclusion of British goods by means of heavy duties. The whole community of America are greatly benefited by the cheap imports from Britain; but the manu facturers, the interested parties, regardless of this, petition the Legislature to exclud e them by means of a heavy duty; the effect of which is to impose a tax on the whole American people for their peculiar benefit. In 1824 import duties were laid on all the arti cies enumerated above to the amount of 2.5 per cent. This is now, however,found insufficient, and they:must be raised to 35, to 50 per cent., and in some instances to 4 still greeter amount. But is it not clear, that as the British go on improving (and they are vontinital!y improv ing) in art and skill, and ingenious m i a- K hioery, they will so on b eat the Americans n their own markets, even under all the disedvan:.a.gesi of these heavy duties ? The d ut y w hich is suffment this year to put the Americans on a level with the British will be insufficient the next. Inc reased ta xes will thus b e always required to preserve the e quality of American goods; they must be raised hi g her and higher, u , th ey are constantly outstripped by tile progress of improvement in this country ; en d th us . we shall h ave a continual conflict between i i , o3 en . can monopoly an d B r i tish sk i ll. A s G reat B r itain advances in mechanical science, the bounties g i ve n by Ameri c a on the laziness, unskilfulness, and 7 00ra nce of her artisans, for this is the true mature o f the transaction, must proportionally rise. She m ust go on in her pernicious course—she must en trench more deeply in prohibitory duties, and in all t h e base resources of monopoly ; and thus her com merce will gradually be entangled in this intricate ,et,tuatil all the art of her ablest politicians will be found unable to effect its deliverance. One conclusion irresistibly presses itself on the p l ind in considering the narrow policy of America, namely, that we have no need to dread the competi tion of any rival in the field of commerce, seeing that other nations are forced to take such precau tions against our superior dexterity. It is not for us, therefore, to hold by monopoly or by pro tecting duties, seeing that the policy of other coun tries, so abundantly testifies our decided superiority. When we beat our rivals under the disadvantage of heavy duties, we need not surely dread in any ease the effects of equal competition. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DRAT., MARCH 10.-Wind S.W. to W.S.W.—Arrived from London the Tropic, Brand, for Barbadoes, and the Protector, Friend, for Gibraltar. The outward-bound remain. PORTSMOUTH, MARCII 10.-Wind S.W.—Put back the Macqueen, Walker, for Madras and China. FALMOUTH, MARCH 9.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Hoskisson, Mitchell, from Lisbon, and Nimrod, Robert son, from St. Domingo. H.M.S. brig Rinaldo, from Buenos-Ayres, sailed ' Dec. 16, from Morie, Dec. 21, and Rio Janeiro Jau. 10. Extract from Captain Faith, of the Lady Macnaughten, dated Madras, Sept. 9.—Spoke on the ISth July, in lat. 26. lon. 35. the Warren Hastings, Mason, bound to Madras and Bengal, and on the 11th August again spoke the Warren Hastings, and supplied her with stock ; she intended bearing up for the Mozambique Channel. THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY, TnEL►R 41' eLocr. Consols opened this morning at 834 4, being the same they closed at yesterday afternoon, at which price a sale was effected of about 40,0001., since then the market has rallied to 834, buyers, which was aided in a great measure by a purchase made ,to nearly the same amount as the abOre sale stated; the market appears steady in the absence of news or any reports ; money stock is plentiful. There is little variation in the premium on Exchequer Bills, which are 68 9 ; India Bonds, 89 90. In the Foreign Funds Brazilian Bonds are heavy, being 64. The Buenos Ayres mail, which arrived to-day and touched at Rio de Janeiro, brings no favourable accounts of peace being likely to take place, in fact ; the tendency is rather the contrary, and thus the confident expectations of hearing of this desirable event to both countries is, for the present, very uncertain. The Exchange was 32d. per mil rea. The following are the quotations of Russian, 89 4; Danish, 61 2 ; Mexican, 33 2 ; and Colombian, 244 There is nothing to state relative to Shares, they seem for the moment to be unattended to. ' A very extensive extensive sale =on Friday last in the French Funds has occasioned some observation this morning, par ticularly as it has been reported to be on account of a cer tain wealthy Capitalist in- this country ; the amount in question is stated betweeen 300,0001. and 400,000/.5 per cents. and 100,0001. 3 per cents. Three per Cent: Consols, 834 a ; Ditto, for the Account, 834 I I India Bonds, 89 90 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 58 9 pm. FoxatoN.—Brazilian, 63 4 ; Buenos Ayres, 36 7 ; Chilian, 244 53 ; Colombian, 244 ; Danish, 61 4 ; Greek, 16 17 ; Mexican, 5 per Cent. 25 ; Mexican, 8 per Cent., 33 3 ; Peruvian, 23 5 ; Portuguese, 731 4 ; Russian, 89 ; Spanish, 10 A. Muss.—Anglo Mexican, 65 V s die. ; Brazilian, 42 44 pm. ; Colombian, 5 4 die. ; Real del Monte, '7O 50 dis. United Mexican, 214 204 dis. ; General Mining Asso dation, 7 8 per share. _'WO O'CLOCK. Consols reached 834, at which rate the Commissioners purchased; soon after the market suddenly gave way to 83k, but recovered to I, since which they have a second time shewn weakness, and dropped to 83k ; the fall seems to have-arisen from some important (but unknown) cause for ths moment. • THREE 0' CL 0 Cif. Three per Gent. Consols, 83-1 4. THE ARMY. Major-General Lord Fitzroy Somerset, K.C.8., held his Levee this day, at the Horse Guards, as Military Se cretary to the General Commanding-in-Chief, which was numerously attended. General Lord Hill, the General Commanding-in-Chief, will hold his third Levee to-morrow, at his office at the Horse Guards. The Sd Regiment of Dragoon Guards have received orders to march from Dublin and Newbridge to Belfast and Dundalk. The Bth Regiment of Hussars are under orders to march from Dundalk and Belfast for Newbridge. The Recruiting Parties of the 4th and 41st Regiments of Infantry, will march from Exeter to Tiverton and .St. Mary's, to remain during the Assizes to be held at Exeter. A detachment of the Ist Elam of the 60th Regiment, marched on the 7th inst. from Fermoy to Mitchelstown. The three Troops of the 7th Regiment of Dragoon Guards, stationed at Birmingham, and the three troops stationed at Coventry, are under orders to proceed to Manchester. A detachment of the depot of the 55th Regiment marched on the 7th inst. from Mitchelstown for Alullingar. A detachment of the depot of the 15th Regiment of In fantry marched on the 4th inst. from Clare Castle for Tulle. A detachment of the 32d Regiment marched from Tam. for Limerick, on the sth inst. THE MARKETS.---(THIS DAY.) FISH-MARKET, BILLINGSGATE. The market was well stocked with fish this morning, and the greater part of it was of excellent quality, which met a pretty general demand at the following prices : Prime Turbot, each lBs. ed. to 225. Od. Ditto small, per do Salmon, per lb. Fine Cod-fish, each 8 0 10 0 Inferior ditto Fine Whitings, per 15 ......... ..... .. ...... . Smells, per 26 4 0 12 0 State, each Haddocks, per dozen 2O 0 26 0 Brill, each 2 6 10 0 Fine Soles, per three pairs 5 0 9 0 Gurnetts, each 1 0 1 6 Live Flounders, per quartern Live Eels, per 51b. Dutch Plaice, per basket Fresh Herrings, per hundred 3 6 4 0 Fine Lobsters, per score 45 0 55 0 Inferior ditto lO 0 20 0 Shrimps, per gallon Fine Prawns, per lb. - 4 0 5 0 Fine Yarmouth lied Herrings, par hutylret 6 0 6 6 Seotch ditto 5 0 6 0 i Mackerel, per 100 £2 II £4 0 HAY 54ARKEFS.—(At • • ST. JA . X. s. X. s X.' s. X. s. Lcnvland Mead. liay 3 sto 4 5 Clover May 4 Ste 5 15 Upland Ditto 4 0 5 0 Oat straw ll2 116 !lye-grass Hay 4 0 5 0 Wheat Ditto 1 16 .2 0 New Meadow Hay 315 410 A good supply, and a steady trade at Saturday's prices. SMITHFIELD. X. s. X. s. Lowland Mead. Hay 3 sto 4 0 Upland Ditto 4 0 5 0 ltye-grass Hay 4 0 5 0 New Meadow Hay 315 4 5 Supply good, trade a little ali per Load of 3i Trusses.) MES'S. _ s. Z. s. Cloy. Hay generally 4 10 to 5 15 Do. extra tine 0 0 6 0 Oat Straw llO 112 Wheat Ditto. ll2 116 hve, and prices as last quoted. CITY MARKETS-TWO O'CLOCK. TURKEY PuonucE.—The near prospect of a war with the Porte has had little effect on this market. Opium ' may be quoted rather higher, being bought up by a few partieS spectilating, fist. a rise. The advance is nut more than from tid. to Is. per lb. SALTPETRE still remains inactive, and speculative bar gains only to' a small amountare entered into. The price, however, is rather more firm. The deliveries are not ex tensive, almost wholly for borne consumption. RUSSIA PRODITUE.—The commercial advice. received yesterday from St. Petersburgh, state that transactions in Tallow were numerous there, and the price had risen to 93 and 94. rubles. Here, on the contrary, business is flat, and the price not above 425. 6d. per cwt. The deliveries c ontinue small, a proof that the consumption is checked by the late rise. The present price is from bs. to 6s. higher than at this period last year. Both in Hemp and Flax sales have been made at least 1 01. per cwt. under the week. Bristles are in fair demand, but at no advance in price. and Clove, are in trifling demand. P T r a l Sc e : d i e c l oE i f y s e l r b i e isi s ).d ? a f yP t e l ' i r e former are large for shipment to tii Continental markets. TEAS.—The sale still is going on at its conclusion a general average o f prices will be given. Good breaks in demand of all descriptions. Wool,. The market is rather snore active, but the con tinued imports of foreign Wool prevent a rise in prices. The manufacturing department is .reasonably brisk, and some orders, usual at this period of the year, have been re ceived for the American markets. The COTTON market remains in the same state as for the last month—v er y inactive. The public sales last week went off heavily. The Tosacco market is still heavy, with no prospect of a pendmont for the present. DESTRpCTION of the'NEW BRUNSWICK THEATRE, WELLCLOSE-SQUARE. ADJOURNED CORONER'S INQUEST; (THIS DAY.) This investigation was resumed at ten minutes past nine o'clock. As soon as the Coroner entered the Court, seeing Mr. Goff, the district surveyor present, he addressed him in these terms :-- ' • - " Do you know, sir, any thing of a notice served upon Mr. Carruthers, or his legal agent, or a message sent to them yesterday, that these ruins should be immediately re moved ; or, that unless they are removed, this day, by eleven o'clock, some Magistrate would interfere to take measures for that purpose."—Mr. Goff—No, Sir. CORONER-Did you give that notice ?—No, Sir. A young gentleman now stepped forward, and stated that a Magistrate had called upon Mr. Carruthers yester day, and that he made such a communication. A short pause now took place, in consequence of the de lay of one of the Jurors ; on his arriving the Couotan said—Gentlemen, I have had a communica tion made to me of so much importance, that .I shall not proceed with the evidence of Shaw till I ascertain upon oath what the communication may be. Swear that gen tleman. John Henry Huttman sworn. Will you state what you are ?—I am an assistant to Mr. Carruthers. Tell the gentlemen of the Jury what of your own know ledge you know touching the communication that has been made ?,-.lllr. Carruthers informed me that one of the dis trict Magistrates had called upon him yesterday, and told him that there would beta meeting of the Magistrates this day at eleyem o'clock, and that if the rubbish an the materials of the building, which lie in Wells-street, and which stop up the street, were not removed by eleven o'clock this day, the time of their meeting, they would feel themselves compelled to order such removal themselves. And I also understood— From Mr. Carruthers ?—From Mr. Carruthers, that a gentleman of the name of Staples, I believe, belonging to thin district, called yesterday on him with a similar statement. Did Mr. Carruthers inform you that he wished that rub bish removed ?—He did ; and for this reason,--that very valuable parts of the materials had been removed by per sons of whom he knew nothing ; in fact, that those ma terials had been stolen; and they have been estimated'at not less than 2001. value. I ought to state likewise, that great quantities of the timber have been burnt on the pre mises, at night, by the watchmen. Do you know that of your own knowledge ?—I have not seen the fires, but in the mornings I have seen the charred wood. _ _ They were burnt by the watchmen ?.—Yes; either by them or the officers in attendance there. CORONER.-Gentlemen of the Jury, this is so important that I think we must bring all our attention to this subject, because you see the very safety of the character of all those witnesses who have been put into the box before you, and the entire justice of this inquiry, is at issue by that which is going on ; tnaseauch as that if any one of those persons who have deposed with so much minute ness to particular posts and beams having been required to sustain such weight would walk with us, point out those beams, and chew the weight they bore, or were required to bear, and that if there are any of those beams burnt, any of the materials carried away, the very essence of justice will be defeated. I shall therefore send a copy of the testimony of this witness immediately to his Grace the Duke of Wellington, with a request that be will forward it to the Right Hon. Mr. Peel, Secretary for the Home Department, with a desire that he will cause some trusty person to be sent down, on whom he and we can depend to take the charge of these premises and materials, and that in doing that not a moment may be lost. The whole of the Jury expressed their assent. Witness—l beg to make another observation with re spect to the persons who have removed some of the ma terials. It was understood that the south wall was unsafe, and that parts of it would have to come down. I believe a Mr. Hardwick, a surveyor, was present at the time I allude, to giving directions. Underneath that wall there was some timber, which was as good as when it was first put in, and if the wall had fallen in the direction where it was it would have broken it. Do you know this of your own knowledge ?—I do, be cause I gave orders for the removal of that timber myself. Can those parts which you ordered to be removed be followed and identified ?—I can identify some parts. CORONER—Now, is there any witness in attendance who can inform the inquest and myself of the fact that they saw parts of this timber being burned within the lidard; in the course of any and what night ?—Juror—l can. CORONER.—Then, Sir, you must be sworn. Thomas Young (a Juror) sworn. Will you tell to your co-jurors what you have observed, and the time in relation to the destruction of the materials of the late Brunswick Theatre, or in altering their cha racteristics ?--I was coming home abciut 11 o'clock onSunday night week, and saw two people rapping at Mr. Goffs door. —I asked what was the matter, and they informed me they expected the Star public-house would be, or was, likely to fall, having given way several inches, and that they wanted Mr. Goff, as the surveyor,to say what should be done with it. The CORONER now enquired if it was yet eleven o'clock, and being informed in the negative, desired constables to go to the ruins to see that no person approached them either with carts or men, and requested, if they should see any such approach made, to immediately send him information upon that subject. Now, Mr. Young, proceed—l went with the watchman upon the ruins, and there saw a large fire made of wood, but where it came from I do not know ; I saw several police officers there, among whom was Ticket, the street keeper; they were all around the fire : others whom I did not know were also there. Shaw, the clerk of the works, was again placed in the witness-box. Examined by Mr. Hill—lf time bad been allowed to you for the purpose, could you have supported the flies, the carpenter's shop, and the painters' shop, without suspend ing them in any manner from the roof?—I could. Were you informed by any person, or did you know the fact, that a notice had been sent by the agent of the con tractor for the roof to the proprietors, protesting against any weight being suspended from the roof?—No. Mr. Hill.—l have now done with this witness. Mr. Pullen, the solicitor, previously to hiscross-examin ing the witness, addressed the Coroner and Jury principally to this effect : Mr. Carruthers is I feel in a most awkward situation, for I cannot hoodwink the circumstance, that evidence has been elicited calcUlated deeply to affect his character, un less be can rebut it by a counter statement of facts. And here I must complain, that information has been with. held from me, and facts not furnished to me, which I must deem absolutely necessary for my due and effectual direo ' Lion in this rnost important investigation. Mr. Hill, in reply, promised Mr. Pullen every means in his power to clear the character of his client. The Coaonna also assured Mr. Pullen that he would compel the appearance of any witness with whose name he might furnish him. Mr. Pullen then proceeded to examine the witness as' follows : How long have you been a carpenter?—Thirty-three year,. Have you had much experience in large public builditigs as a carpenter have bad much experience in the thea trical line ; in respect to the stage department. Did you act as master carpenter ?—Y e . 3 . I will ask you a question that may appear irrelevant. Where were you born ?—At Coventry. Was Mr. Whitwell a countryman of yours ?—Yes. Had you known him long ?—Yes, I k new hi m s i nce the time I was an apprentice. Did you ever act under his superintendance, before you acted so at the Brunswick Theatre ?—Never. Did Mr. Whitwell recommend you to the proprietors as clerk of the works?—l cannot say. k never knew or heard that he had. Mr. Whitwell here rose, and admitted that he had a good opinion of the witness, and recommended him to he clerk of the works. After ere so employed as Ckrk of the W or k s , did Mr. Whitwell :,et as architect ?—He did for the skeleton of the building. lit the progress of this work were Arding and son em ployed as carpenters ?—I saw the son there, hut I know no thing of the old gentleman. Mr. Arding, jun., was the carpenter, and used to come about once a week, I never saw the father there to know him. Up to what time did Mr. Arding continue to, act as carpenter ?—I can't say: I believe to the end of all, he and his men continued about the theatre. About what. time were you engaged to fit up the flies of the shops?--The first week ended November 3. How long after you were so engaged did you construct the model you spoke of?—About a fortnight afterwards. What time was the iron put up ?—I believe about the beginning of October. Then the iron roof was put up before you were engaged as carpenter for the interior work ?—Nearly a month before any question was put to me about erecting the stage. Did Mr. Whitwell ever give any instructions to you w ith respect to the stage departllntit ?efra Pow itslied or • received from him any, instrttetions or suggestioias as to the stage department. Did he ever make any objections to it?--Yes, when I began to hang to the roof, be objected to it. Then am I to understand that the management of the stage, the flies, and the shops was exclusively left to you ? —lt was, except the interruption I received from the Pro prietors. Did you know or hear that Mr. Whitwell engaged, to superintend that department as well as the rest ?—Quite the contrary. Was putting up the trusses and truss-girders the only interruption you received from the proprietors ?—Not• the only interruption : it was the only interruption in that part of the work. _ Did you order eight truss-girders from Mr. Arding 2 I believe I. stated yesterday that it was six. Did you countermand. that order ?—I did : I calla to Mr. Hilder as he was going home, and told him. I was or dered by the proprietors to countermand the truss-girders. Juror—Are these the girders you stated necessary to the safety of the building, and which were refused to you ? The timber for the truss-girders ; they were never made into trusses. When the proprietors ordered you to countermand-the trusses, did you represent the impropriety of such an order ? —I did not at the time. I told them, as a carpenter of ex perience, that if I got a satisfactory answer from Bristol as to the weight the roof would sustain, I should be satisfied. Were you ordered to countermand the order by both the proprietors ?—I was. Did you consider the proprietors as competent to give you directions in the progress of the work ? I was obliged to do so, for Mr. Carruthers told me he was as good a workman as I was, and could manage men better. [This witness was being examined when our reporter left. His evidence, which was of great length, chiefly regarded the mode in whisk the flies were adjusted, and the remedy proposed, when it was found that they had given way about an inch.' NEW BRUNSWICK THEATRE. will thank you to forward the inclosed trifle to the proper parties, iu aid of the subscr►ption for the sufferers. I am, your most obedient, A CONSTANT READER OF THE SUN. [We have received two pounds from our " Constant Reader," and.shall forward them to the proper quarter.] SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—MARcH 10. The members of the Turf assembled as usual, but it seemed only for the purpose of looking at, and conversing with, each other, for betting seemed almost out of the question. The little that was done, however, indicated that Druid has fewer admirers, and has in consequence gone a little way back. Amy is not quite so good a fa vourite, but the Colonel is liked better than ever, and was backed pretty freely at '7 to 1, and in some 'instances 61- to 1. Nothing was done on either the Oaks or St. Leger. They closed as follows DERBY. 7 to 1 agst Hon. E. Petre's The Colonel (taken) Si- to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Merchant 9 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Sorcery colt 10 to 1 agst Lord Grosvenor's Navarin 15 to 1 apt Mr. Nowell's Amy colt 20 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Druid 20 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Mariner (taken) 20 to 1 apt Lord Exeter's Folly colt 20 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Johanna Southcote colt 30 to 1 agst Mr. Rogers's Bugle 40 to 1 agst Sir J. Shelley's Barnard• 1000 to 10 agst Mr. Forth's Zeal colt 1000 to 12 agst Mr. Benson's Alcaston 1 1000 to 12 agst Mr. Rush's Discord colt 1000 to 15 agst Mr. L. Charlton's Sist. to Ade liza colt HUNTING APPOINTMENTS FOR TRR PRESENT WERIC. H. Jolliffe, Esq.'s Fox-hourids, on Wednesday, at So mei's Arms ; Saturday, at Aermitage, at 10. The Surrey Fox-hounds, on Thursday, at Gorstone ; Saturday, at Lock's Bottom—half-past 10. The Hambledon Hounds, on Wednesday, at Hill-place; Friday, at Brooklands—half-past 10. N. F.ll.—Mr. Nicholl's Hounds, on Thursday, at Pond head ; Saturday, at Hale—half-past 10. The New Union Harriers (Suffolk), on Wednesday, at Weybread Church ; Friday, at Thurlton White Hart, near Loddon, to run a doe. The Vine Hounds, on Wednesday, at Ache Park:; Sa turday, at Pine Apple. Mr. T. A. Smith's Hounds, on Thursday, at Tidworth House-11. Mr. Muster's Hounds, on Wednesday, at South Sclare ; Thursday, at Stoke Turnpike, near Newark—half-past 10. Mr. Meynell's Hounds, on Thursday, at Bradby ; Sa turday, at Black Slough—half-past 10. The Derbyshire Deer-hounds, on Thursday, at Ash borne Green—half-past 11. The Conock Harriers, on Friday, at Southdown Barn —ll. Mr. H. Villebois' Harriers, on Wednesday, at Mr. Sal ter's, at Whinbergh, near Shipham ; Saturday, at (;ooder stone-11. Mr. H. M. Chadwick's Hounds, on Wednesday, at Hants Hall; Friday, at Freeford Howse—half-past 10. The Northumberland Fox-hounds on Wednesday, at the Highlander ; Saturday, at East Thirston-10. EXTRAOADIWARY PERFORMANCE.—A short time sin ce a horse, the property of Mr. T. Johnston of Langlan, hauled a train of fourteen waggons, weighing fifty tons, from Garbsberry, colliery, along the Monkland and Kirkin tilloch railway, to its northern termination, a distance of six miles and three quarters, in one hour and forty-one mi nutes. West ilsley Coursing Meeting took place on Tuesday last. With great difficulty hares were found for seven courses—that was a disappointment to many who came long distances to witness the.running of some of the finest breed of long dogs in the kingdom, brought to compete for the Cup, which was won by Mr. Emsworth, of Ox d. —Berkshire Chronicle... A mare posy, two years?`o►u, was sold by auction, at Wiggonby, on Monday week, for 27/. ; it changed its colour twice in the year, from a dun chestnut to a cream white : it is a descendant from Grey Emperor, which pro duced many curious colours. THE CORPORATION.—On Saturday the Loan MAYOR, the Aldermen, anti . their " Honours" of the Common Council, waited on his Excellency the LORD LIEUTENANT with an Address. Though the time appointed was before twelve, an ea:•ly hour, some of their Honours indulged liberally in the Hoek and Chant puigne, provided in the anti-room for their refreshment.— The Address, we need not say, was in the usual slip-slop style—and it contained, as usual, a strong and pointed paragraph about Church and State. Lord Alicr.EsEA returned - thanks ; but to the extreme annoyance and dis appointment of their Honours, he made no response to the paragraph in question.—Dublin Evening Post. On Thursday some unfortunate men con trived to extract a quantity of whiskey from a puncheon lying on the Quay, which they drank to such an excess, that one of them died from the effects.— Waterford Chronicle. A cocoa nut, in a perfect state, was lately dis covered in a log of mahogany belonging to• Mr. HOLLAND, cabinetmaker, Plymouth. The log was about three feet three inches through, and the nut was found in a cavity near the centre, about seven feet from the end of the piece ....Hants Chronicle. Smock-alley Theatre, iu Dublin, was built with such despatch that it was finished and opened in the same year that it was commenced. It met afterwards with a fate similar to that of the Brunswick Theatre. BO ROire. wife of a wool - ( . o ,,,h e r, named JOSEPH BUTLER, having gone up stairs to sweep her rooms, was found on the floor a corpse soon after. EDWARD MASON, a woolcomber, in the employ of Messrs. PAQRT, was taken ill while at work on Wednes day, and next morning was found dead in bed.—Leicester chronicle. Tile salmon fishing in the Clyde has now commenced, and we understand premises to be attended with considerable success. There is, at all events, every prospect that the take of fish will he greatly superior to that of last year, which was the most unprosperous season ever known.—Caledonian Mercury. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.---A young woman o f ver y respectable appearance was observed, early yester day morning, to be loitering about the Blackfriars-road, and shortly alter she was seen to go down the steps and in stantly plunge into the water. A young man who knew her, and had followed her for some time, went in and rescued her from a watery grave. The young woman, who is about twenty, and a native of Birmingham, was seduced a few months back by an officer, and brought up to London by him. This circumstance coming to the knowledge of her friends, is considered as the cause of this rash attempt at 'elf destruction, DRURY-LANE THEATRE. A new Tragedy from the pen of Lord Porchester, en titled " Don Pedro," was produced last night at this Theatre. The incidents (with the aid of a strong inven tive faculty) are derived from that portion of Spanish his tory which relates to the reign of Pedro the Cruel, and to the circumstances which dispossessed him of the throne in favour of his natural brother Henry of Trastamar. Un fortunately, however, these incidents though sufficiently stirring and numerous,' were heaped up and massed to gether in such confusion, that any attempt to unravel them would be—to use the expressive language of Aunt Tabitha, in Humphry Clinker—" a moral impossible." The play bill helped us to some little explanation on the subject ; and the occasionally loud tones of Mr. Macready, together with the abundant exercise of one arm by Mr. Cooper, induced us to suppose that something like passion was going forward, but beyond this all was uncertainty and confusion. One scene, indeed, which Macready shared with Miss Ellen Tree was rather intelligible, and elicited much applause, but then it appeared disjointed, and stood apart, as if scorning a closer connexion with the subject. We should not omit to state in justice to the audience that they were unusually merciful and long suffering ; au occasional burst of good feel ing, such as "he was my brother, and how many wrongs die in that thought," served to propitiate them for the time being; and it was not until the infliction drew near a close that the disapprobation of the one .half the audience awoke the other half, when both loudly concurred in the propriety of instantaneous damnation. In justice, however, to Lord Porchester, we must add, that his tragedy exhibited con siderable power of thought and language ; its great defect was, an utter destitution of drainatic tact. The actors all did their best ; but the feeling of the audience was un equivocal, and three nights is the utmost eternity we can allow to the ill-starred Don Pedro. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. Mr. Kean re-appeared last night as Lear. He looks better, and acts with rnore vigour, than has been his " wont" for some months past; still, however, there is palpable abatement of energy in his general manner and bearing, which cannot by possibility be concealed. This regards only his physical powers, his conception of cha racter remains as forcible as ever, and last night displayed itself with unusually impressive effect. A full house re warded his exertions with enthusiastic applause. 'ASHIONABLE AND MISCELLANEOUS. The LORD CHANCELLOR and the Archbishop of CANTERBURY had audiences of the KING yesterday. Viscount GODERICH gave a grand dinner to the Duke of CLARENCE yesterday at his residency in Down ing-street. Some of the Foreign Ambassadors, and a large party of the Nobility and Gentry, were invited to meet his Royal Highness. The following were among those present : —Prince ECTERHAZY, the Austrian Ambassador, Prince PottuNae, the French Ambassador, Baron F.st.ex, the Ambassador from the Netherlands, the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Duke of Doasav, the Marquises of WINCHESTER, Wri.- LESLF.V, and BATH, Earls DUDLEY, Cassius, and Moe vr- CHAALKS, Lord HILL, the Right Hon. Sir GEORDN . COCK BURN, Sir WM. FREMANTLE, SIC• • The Duchess of KENT entertained the Duchess of CLARENCE, the Princess EstatE of Carolath, and a select party, to dinner yesterday, at her apartments at the King's Palace, at Kensington. The Duke and Duchess of CI. AR ENCE enter tained a select party to dinner en Sunday at their residence iu the Admiralty. Among the company were the Duchess of KENT, the Princess Auc CSTA, the Princess of LEININ. GEN, Prince ESTERRIAZY, the Austrian Ambassador, and Princess ESTERHAZY, Baron Butow, the Prussian Ali ulster, &c. The Duchess of GLOUCESTER visited the Princess AUGUSTA. yesterday : the Royal sisters afterwards took an airing together. Prince LIEVEN, the Russian Ambassador, and Prince POLIGNAC, the French Ambassador, had a long conference with Earl DUDLEY yesterday afternoon, at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday after noon at the Foreign Office, Downing-street, which was attended by the Duke of WELLINGTON, Earls BATHURST, DUDLEY, and ABERDEEN, Viscounts MELVILLE and PAL atERsroN, Lord ELLENBOROUGH, Mr. Secretary PEEL, Mr. Secretary HussussoN, the CHANCELLOR of the Ex- CHEQUER, Mr. CHARLES GRANT, and Mr. IFIERRIES.— The Ministers met at three o'clock, and continued assem bled till half-past five. Count de MOLTKE, the Danish Minister ; Baron CETTO, the Bavarian Minister; and Count LUDOLF, the Neapolitan Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Office, Downing-street. Sir G. COCKBURN transacted business at the Colonial Office, yesterday. Mr. Secretary HUSKISSON entertained a select party to dinner on Sunday at his residence in Downing street. The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER came to town yesterday morning, from his country seat. The Duke and Duchess of ST. ALBANS intend paying a visit to Ireland during the progress of the present year. They will visit Dublin, and proceed thence to the South of Ireland, on a visit to the Lakes of Killar ney. Their Graces will take their trip about the period when his Royal Highness the Lord High Admiral intends to visit that country. The Duke of BEDFORD had a grand dinner party on Sunday, at his house in St. James's-square, among whom were, the Earl and Countess of JERSEY, Earl GREY, Lord and Lady STUART DE Roos, Lord DUNCANNON, Lord WILLIAM RUSSELL, Lai) , ELIZABETH VERNON, Mr. ROGERS, Mr. LUTTRELL, &C. The Ladies PAGET, the daughters of the new Irish Viceroy, do not leave this country for Dublin Castle until next week. They are at present at Beaudesert, in Staffordshire, and will remain in Ireland until the end of May, at which period they are to return to London. Their presence in Dublin will add much to the festivities at the Castle. The East India Company's ship Lord Hungerfivd, from China, arrived off the Wight on Satur day, and passed through the Downs for the River yester day afternoon. She left Macao Roads the 28th October, and St. Helena the 14th January. The Marquis of Hastings and Guildford had arrived at Macao. The Barossa arrived at St. Helena the day the Lord Hunger ford left. • MADAME BUONAPARTE WYSE.—This ele gant and fashionable Lady, who is daughter of the Prince of CASSINO (LUCIEN BUONAPARTE), is at present in Lon don. She has been at several fashionable parties , last week ; among others at the Countess of CitantEvn.ties last di- Vertis;ement on Wednesday. The resemblance to the BCD. NAPARTIS 19 said to be very striking. The Mayor and Corporation of Cork have voted the Freedom of that city to Lord A NCLESE A , to he presented. in a gold box.—Freeman's Journal. The partner of the eagle, which was lately shot on Scremerston Links, as formerly stated, was shot at Holy Island, about ten days ago. It measured seven feet six inches from tip to tip of the wings. They were male and fe.nale, and were together when the first was shot.— They were of the faker alldeilla of LINN:v:IIS, which are not at their full growth and plumage until five years old ; these two did not exceed three years. The one shot at Holy Island has been added to the museum of P. J. SFLBY, of Twin!, Esq. presented by J. S. DONA r.rnoN, in Ches wick, Esq.—Berwick Adrertiser. M A Itt.; t) F N TEL EcT.—From the in creasing number of the haut ion, and the extension of the London district of fashion, Regent's Park and the whole pariah of Marylebone having been recently inclosed in the domain, it is well known to be the custom of high society to send cards by their footmen instead of the ancient sys tem of personal calls. The distance having become a great nuisance to the " gentlemen's gentlemen," they have re cently established a clearing-house, and now meet daily at a given hour, in a large room, at the west end of the town, where they exchange the paper of their different houses, an hour accomplishing all this department of their labour, with a propm tionate saving of fatigue. In the rapid stride of knowledge, we presuroz., they will soon represent their • masters. Afreport has been in circulation for some days respecting the very dangerous state in which London bridge at present is. If incorrect, it would he well for the proper authorities to contradict it, as, from the number of accidents that have taken place this winter, the public have become much alarmed upo n the mere rumour.— Morning Paper. Mr. CoNwAY, the t ra g edian, who went from this country to America a few y ears since, t hrew himself N (2 e l w th y J o an rk ua to ry sasn January) about a year aeo relinquishe d the st ag e, an d devoted himself to the study in 'a to n t a L , and eoce ocean, whilst whilst on his voyage from drowned. MCONWAYY of diviPity. ch e ter Chronicle. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC .JOURNALS. In the long communication of the Foreign Mini ster of France to the Chamber, we find much of that frank and manly spirit which befits the official intercourse of a constitutional Sovereign with a free people.. There is little, if any thi ng , want i ng i n hi s statement to a complete picture of the crisis which the:Ottoman manifesto seems to have produced, ex cept what arises from the immaturity of the confi dential discussions between the Allied Courts, and from the consequent vagueness of their actual posi tion with regard to the affairs of Turkey. it i 3 on the other side of Europe that matter is to be found, —not perhaps for complaint, but for something like hesitation to be satisfied with the speech of M. de la Ferronays. It, speaking of the relations between France and Spain, the Minister announces —not, as we had hoped, the final evacuation-of Spain, but— merely that " his Majesty intends to concert shortly (prochainementYwith-the King, his nephew, the con ditions and the period of the definitive evacuation !" We think that the other allies of France have an undoubted right to inquire why these " conditions, " and this period," have not been already settled. If points of such importance still remain afloat, God knows how long the riegociation may be protracted. God kno ws to w h at year t h e departure of the French tr oo p s may be delayed, and the Spanish portion of the Peninsula continue, as it now is, a province of Charles X. We put it to M. de la Ferronays, an enlightened statesman, whether it would not be infinitely better for France to make England her confidant on this interesting subject, than the fanatical and wretched Camarilla of Ferdi nand VII., and to ".concert" with the British Ca.t billet some wise and salutary proposition, to be jointly made to the Court of Spain, for the just go vermnent of that fine but moat unfortunate king dom,—for her gradual restoration to that high rank which she is entitled to hold as a member of the universal commonwealth, and as a safe and bene ficial neighbour to the two great monarchies of the west of Europe.— Times. Should East Retford be disfranchised, as there is no doubt ought to be the case, an apprehension pre vails that the power of election would not be com municated to any populous town, but would be no minally diffused over the contiguous hundreds ; or, in other words, and in reality, would be given to the Duke of Newcastle. This would .be a most atro dons proceeding, were it to take place. Our rulers an d Parliament would show that they forget a maxim much cited during the French Revolution, that " the people are eternal" (as eternal as any , thing is here on earth)--" individuals mortal," That which is given to the people they will preserve, and the acquisition will in all future time attach them to the system by which they have been gainer.L . That which, is bestowed on individuals will ct„ g . e hands, and pass from family, to family, contf,nuing to iimt has been e th n e i nt in i j n u d s s tly of s t e h l a ,e t re e d te a rn nd al booty from which 'taken away. A transfer of the prostituted eleefive franchis e to th e people tends to the security and permanence of the present order of things; a transfer of it to an indi vidual is an additional abuse, and will aid in upset ting the existing order.--Ibid. Though we admire exceedingly the promptitude, acuteness, and good ser.se, with which the Coroner of the Tower Hamlets has taken up the lamentable investigation in which he and his Jury are engaged, we cannot help thinking that he is allowing the in quiry to take a course, in itself, if not interminable, calculated, we should fear, so to encumber and be wilder the mind with useless topics, as to draw it off from the only point in view=viz., How, and by whose fault, if any, did the catastrophe happen ? In applying to the Board of Works, and obtaining • the assistance of such men as Mr, Nash and Mr. Smirke, the Coroner has gone to the fountain-head for information ; and till that information is ob tained, and proves unsatisfactory (which is not very likely to be the case), it seems to be a useless labour to he carrying on minute inquiries amOng people, whose inclination, of course, it must be to justify themselves. We should .be doing great in justice to all parties were we to permit ourselves, in this stage of so momentous an inquiry, te. pro. notmce any :opinion upon where the blame rests ; but there are a few plain questions, into which the matter appears to us to resolve itself, which we are inclined to throw together, as our view of the main points to which this inquiry ought to he chiefly con fined; and they are these:— 1. Was the underground ifeleeot f t o hmois t e; i tbi ndation of the buil .. .ling such as to ensure stability to the structure? 2. Were the walla of a sufficient thickness for their height, and to sustain the weight which r.Aust devolve upon them ? 3. Were the materials throughout trAil such as wore fit its fitness a l P aa u t r a l:p e s ina e c f l n io l l i d r i t d t yiolit'ifosioec their 1 n et e i ii • d e ers eei % i . ii tt. for such a building? 4. Were the haste, and season of the year in which The building was erected, calculated to endanger its safety ? 5. Could it have been in such a state as to justify the :architect in reporting to his employers, or the District Surveyor to the Magistrates, occu pation? [Morning Herald. 1 Mr. Sykes has a notice of m m o e t r i c o i n ian o t n s and the trade Houselo Il s r -- o l ,mw. l ‘ f a ie l le C s ni ca o f lo o lr m f l e n: Hci o i o i : lt i i n li i tls s i let g , a e h ara t ls p vga , e ha t i ria i n ne t \ i ,s o o eot n r f d t to o e ti disin clination to forego any existing tax, especially a stamp tax, which is of that class that is levied with great facility. Nothing can, indeed, more forcibly indicate their feelings on that head than the Bill in ' troduced by Mr, G. Dawson, the other day, on the subject of " Insurance Stamps," which goes to provide against a beggarly evasion of perhaps a thousand pounds, filched from the grasping hand of the tax-gatherer by our wily brethren of the North. But while we wish to make every allowance fot . those who levy the money of the State, we must extend a little of our sympathy to those who pay it,, And we have no hesitation in saying, that, the Receipt Stamp Tax• is as vexatious, unpro ductive, contemptible ,an impost, as any with which honest merchants are plagued, and their oopuriniOnrs:,tif 4atr4i commerce with their neighbours hampered and harassed. As a great deal has been said about removing restrictions on commerce, and as we have to the laws of the of late years removed's great many restrictions from the commerce of our competitors, it might be well, merely by way of experiment, which is the fashior:, nEireof the day, to see what w e e ffe h c o t p w e o :b u ole, l ir d ir: e : n .4 :l : ::: ,ii: )." ..,. n in ia g g on c e on li: e tl in e po re ra s i t y riet hi i it o asi n t aa f sn ro nt from authority, that the minds of Ministers w „ favourable answer L Aggrieved, that iF, , , t m h a o d ti e ty up o o i n .e t n h o i t s subject;. exactls inli kir than our cote. teligmeh(piteoleraliracyjntdhaa P s ni gi eorr t s,ei c a n nt . as . v, If he do Ilr•It, it remains onlv i all who buy and • sell in Great Britain to' the amount of forty shiiiings„ to try whether force may may not effect what fair speaking has failed to do. let Mr. Sykes move a resolution against t h e „, tax, and see whether it will be opposed. —New !Ime s. for the parties ffli:s. France, s nseentoc be e, advancing r a pidly t o a cr i s i s i t , ei t Russia, and England bound themselves by the Treaty of London to put an end to the hostilities between the Turks and Greeks. — The three Allied Powers were bound, under this- TfeatY, to act in concert—to consider the hostili ties which they endeavour to give effect to it might provoke, as directed against all—and to make com mon cause in repelling such hostilities against what ever Power they might be directed, and in the pro ,ecution of such vindictive measures as it might be deemed necessary to adopt. Butt it does not follow„ because Russia agreed with two other Powers to compel the Turks and Greeks to arrange their dif ferences, that Russia may not have separate cause of quarrel with Turkey, the vindication of which a re - qard for her own honour will not allow her to de • yoke in whole or in part on others, and with which others might not, indeed, feel themselves bound to interfere. And this we believe is actually the case at present. Russia, besides the relation in which :he , tfirids towards Turkey respecting the honilities