The Sun. — London, England, 1841-05-06 00:00:00

.EVEINTLNCI EDITION "CHARLES ELLIOT, 1 " Her Mjesty's Reeipotentiary." The subj•Jined proclamations hsve also been issue I rela tive to tn.: government, for the time, of our new pos - es- Mon s Hong- ((pug " PROCLAMATION RY CHARLES ELLIOT, ESQUIRE, A CAP TAIN IN THE ROyAL NAVY, CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT OF 'THE TRADE OF BRITISH SUBJECTS IN CHINA, AND 'HOLDING FULL POWERS UNDER THE GREAT SEAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRE LAND To EXECUTE THE OFFICE OF HER MAJE COMMISSIONER, PROCURATOR, AND PLENIPOTENTIARY, IN " The Island if Hung-Kong having been celed to the British Clown under the seal of the Imrerial Minister aod high Commisrioner Kesher, it has become rec , ssary to Provide fcr the goo rar.eent thereof, tendiug ber Majesty's further pleasure. " By sirtue of Om authority therefore in me vested, all her Majesty's riglrts, royalties, and privileges of all kinds whatever, in and 'over the said ir land of Hong- Kong., whe thcr to or over) Ands, harb ours , property, or personal Ser _ vice, a re /Jeremy prepa re d, proc l aimed, and to her M a _e. ty fully reserved. bar ` And I d o h ere b y d ec l are and proclaim that, pending said jer,,y's furthe r pl easure, the Government of the islau-A shall devolve upon, and be exercisei by, the person, tilling the office of Chief Superintendent of t`:e trade of British subjects in China for the time being. " And I do hereby declare and proclaim that, pending cr,r Majesty's further pleasure, the natives of the said is_- Aid of Hong-Kong, and all natives of Uhina thereto resorting, shall be governel a-cording to the laws an d customs of Chi na , every description of " tor.ure excepted. " And I do further declare and prcc:aim that, needing her Ma'esty'a farther pleasure, all offences committed its Hong -Kong by her Majesty's subjects, or other persons than natives of the island or of China thereto resorting, shall fall under the cognisance cf the criminal and Admi ralty jurisdiction presently existing in China. "And Ido further declare and proclaim, that pending et.. Majesty's further pleasure, such rules and regulations rittnity be necessary from time to time for the government 0 Hong -Kong, shall he issued unner the hand and seal of she person filling the office of Chief Superintendent of the trade of British subjects in China for the time being. " And I do further declare and proclaim that, pending her Majesty's further pleasure, all British subjects end foreigners residing tn, or resorting to the island of Hong_ Kong, shall enjcy full security and protection according to tiro: principles and prrctice of British law, so long as they continue to conform to the authority of her Majesty's i ;evcrunlent in and over the i-land of Hong-Kong, hereby duly c instituted and proclaimed. " G'ven under my hand and real of office, on board of her Majesty's ship Wellesley, at anchor in Hong-Kong Bay, this twenty-ninth day of January, in the year one thou-ow, eight hundred and forty-one. L.S. (Si.ineci) ‘. CHARLES ELLIOT. " God save the Queen. (True copy) " EDWARD ELMSLIE, " Secretary and Treasurer to the Superintendent of British Trade in China." " PROCLAMATION. " Bretae-, Commander-in -Chief, and Elliot, Plenipo tentiary, &c. &c , by this proclamation make known to the inhabitants of the bland of Hong-Kong, that that island has now become part of the dominions of the Queen Of England, by clear public agreement between the high Officers olthe Celetrial and British Courts; and all native persons residing therein must undi rstand, that they are now subjecis of the Queen of England, to whom and to whose officers they must pay duty and obedience. " The inhabitants are hereby promised protection, in her Majesty's gtaciaus name, against all enemies whatever; and they are further secnred in the free exercise of their religions rites, ceremonies, and social customs; and in the `enjoyment ot their lawful private property and interests. They sill be governed, pending her Majesty's further pleasure, acc.irding to the laws, customs, and usages of the Chinese (every description of torture excepted), by the elders cf villages, subject to the control of a British Ma gistrate; and any person having complaint to prefer of ill-usage or injustice against any Englishman or foregoer, Will quietly make report to the nearest officers, to the end that full justice may be done. " Chinese ships and merchants resorting to the port of Hong. Kong, for the purposes of trade, are hereby ex empted, in the name of the Queen of England, from dis charge of duty of any kind to the. British Government. The pleasure of the Govetnrnent will be declared from time to time by further proclamation; and hereupon vil lages are held responsible that the commands are duly re spected and observed.—Givea under seal of office, this Ist day of February, 1841." INDIA. HERAT AND AFFGHANISTAN. The events now proceeding in Affghaniston are in the big' est degree interesting and important. At the c ommencement of the mouth information was received here, by way of Sukkur, of the advance of a Persi in s rmy on Herat, and ( f the treads( ry of our former ally, the vassal of Shah Soojah Katnran Shah, who had sent out *deputation to meet it. On the arrival of the Persian forces, the Herat mission immediately left the fortress, and Major Todd was soon on his way to Ghirriak. It appears that the Persians amounted to 45,000 men, arid that on their arrival at Ilerat they coalesced with the troops of Kamran Shah, and n.a-ebei on with the avowed purpose of attacking Candahar. A report is current that Yar Mabomad, the Minister of Katrran, by whose counsels that Prince has everbeenFoverned, has usurped the supreme power, and is committing the most horrible cruelties on those who entertain views unfavourable to his pretensions. 'The greatest excitement is caused by this Persian inva ).. Sion. Expresses have been sent to Shah Sooj ib and Sir William M•Nagfren, who are both at Jellelabad, and it is expected they will make their appearance at Cabool with out delay. Letters from Sbah Soojah have, it is be'ieved, been intercepted, which are full of intrigue, and do not placelhe conduct of his Afghan Majesty in the most fa aq. 'mutable light. The ex-chiefs are urging the people to w rise; join the Hcrattecs, and expel Shah Soojah, and some :iv of the vacs are already in srmP. De , patches have been I. , transmitted to Cabool znd Scinde for European regiments, t^-battering -guns, and all the troops which can be spared. They see m t have reached Scinde, as the following forces have been directed to keep in readiness to march beyond the Bolan Pass : Ist Troop Horse Brigade ; 4th ditto ditto ; Wing Ist Regiment Light Cavalry; 3.1 Regiment Light Cavalry ; 3d Kisselah's Skinner's Horse ; 3d Company Ist Battalion Artillery ; C. Company M. Sappers and Miners ; H. M. e , 40th Regiment; H. M. 41st Right Wing ; 20th Regime n t N. I. ; 21st ditt o di tto ; 25th ditto ditto. Auchter Khar, it would appear, was on the road, en ., ckavouriag to intercept Major Todd in his march to in which attempt, however, be was not succes -I'4ol, as the Major reached the place in safety on the 21st -of February. The fortifications of Herat are in a miserable state, and the city no doubt will be easily retaken on the first assault. The mere recovery of this place, however, is not the only ,object for w hi c h t h e force is assembling ; Candahar is to be defended, a numerous and formidable enemy to be beaten back, and an extrusive insurrection quelled. An important consideratio n h ere suggests itself ; it is believed that Persian emissaries are even now on the hills in-disguhse among the Mu'irees, Bookies, and other tripes with whom they are intriguing for the purpose of urging them to resist to the utmost the British power. It the greater portion of our forces is withdrawn from Scinde, will not an irresistible opportunity present itself for these turbulent tribes once mare to raise their standards and be come a troublesome enemy, thus rendering useless and of .no avail, all which has been done with the view of paci fication ? It is even broadly reported that an attempt will be made by tha Persians and Herattees, to dethrone Shah Soojsh. In whatever light the subject is regarded, no doubt can exist that we are on the eve of an important struggle. P.ERSIA. • Manfred Shah, directing his atteetion •to conque•ts abroad, appears to have no knowledge of the plots existing for his own de hronement. Aii Shah, it is said, continues his preparations with v'gour, and has even fixed a period for t he outbreak. Dose MAHOMED.—The Dost arrived at Lnodianith on the 15th February, and intimation was immzdistely given by the political agent that the troops composing his eient would b , required for the serv'ce, as British interver4ion in the affsirs of the Punj(ub was eatisider,d unavcid.ihk Kisysva.—There has been a sharp c onflict at Khyber between a tribe cal!ed the S rogoo Khail tribe, and a strong force from Jellelabad, under the command of Capt. Macke son. The defeat of the enemy was signal, but it was not eff, cted without corssilerable loss on the sine of the victors, Captain Douglas, aseietant political agent, Lieutenant Pigou, of the Engineers, and 20 native Sepoys, been killed. Th ere Were also 40 Sepoys wounded. BINA, INDIA, A N TURKE Y. • • Ine following details of the news brought by . the Overland Anil from India, form an interest , ing suppler.unt to the accounts published in our Second Editioa of last night : CHINA. The:e is little. news from China this month, and that little is riot of a favour.thle description. An unexpected delay ba: takes place in carrying into eff ct the prelini nary arrangers ems concluded between her Kajesty's Plc• nipotentiary arid the Cliinese Imperial Comrei.sioncr; the blockad e 13 no • raised, and trade continues suspended. Our ir.tellig,mee reaches to the 12th of February.. reason most gt .lerally assigned for tho delay is, that necessary t r atiait the Emperor's approval and conbr. relation of the tirrangemsnts of Keshect before t'!e same can be acted upon. It is doubtful whether his Ma. jest)'s reply has arrived, but th.:,re a-c rumours that such is the et se, and the - , he is very much enraged at the P:osumptuotu. proceedir.gs of the British, and the vielding disposition cf his Cotninissioner, and posieNtiy dr clare3 Vett Hong -Kong sludl not be givei up, It is added that Ne does not object t, r ay',n g the compensation stipu• it:med. This inlopiration cal, however, only he regarded :tts a mere report ; and though Qom-. difficulty may possibly be experienced before cver ynirg is fi na ll y arranged, it does not s eem ' oy any means likely that the Emperor has already Feats 'so foolhardy as t'l reksct terms which. to say the least, were as fvrouraole as he could in reason have expected to Jbtain. There is a further rumour that a new Commissiatee ii on Hi way to supersede Keshen, and that warlike preparations are making. at Canton, The following circular was pub:hhed by Captain Eil;ot, after a conference held on the 29th January :--- " CIRCULA.k TO HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SUBJECTS. Macao..lan. 30, 1841. "The Plenipotentiary acquaints her Br;tant.ie Mtij2sty's subjects that the pegotirstion with the Imperial Commis sioner proceeds satiitartorily. " Learzing, however, that some of her Majesty's sub jects arc preparing ;o go to Canton, he feds it his duty t) declare that persons pursuing that course, before he pub lishes a declaration that he considers it safe and suitable, must be pleased to understand first they arc acting con trary to his sense of what fit Ist f o r the public int eres t s , and must incur the whol e tisk - and responsibility c f the; own proceeditrss. THI4", SUN. LONDOV. THURSDAY, MAY 6. 1-,41. The surveillance of Bores Pficba bas bei revoked, and this ancient funetioary ii expected every day in ti c capital. General Joehmus bas had a most diitingui.hed reccr tion by the Seraskier Nebo. The A barian troops, who crrat•d such eisordcrs in Syria, have been removed from the ca it tl. The troubles of Samos have terminated. A treaty of commerce his been concluded between the Pot te and the Grand Duke cf Tuscany. The Magicienne has rus up the Bosphorus and takPn her station opposite to Tberapis. The French brii; La Fleche is also gone there. The Persian thet continues between Tor:thane and Or. takuoy, and Tdhir Pacha having all the et ips put is order so as to be ready for sea if rt quired. PE ctSJA. The last ae cannts from Trehisonde redresera tha' diffi. culties between the Shah a ad Great Brita'n as still to be in a fair way cif settlement. LITERATURE. BRITISH AND TOREIGN REVIEW. No. XXIII. Taylor, London. 1841. There are usually sonic able statistic articLs in this periodical, which, indeed, constitutes its chiefrecommendations with the public. In the Number now lying before us there is an admir able one on " Russia, her Commercial Position, and Prospects," wherein, after enterinc , at con siderable length into the subject of the borne and • fbreign trade of this gigantic Power, the writer closes his remarks by observing:— " To us, it does not appear a difficult under taking, notwithstanding the difference of soil and climate,.to call up a city equal in wealth and ex tent to Calcutta, on the banks of Lake Baikal, and to make Orenburg or Astrachan rival Bom bay. or Madras. The only talisman we should seek, would be the eradication of the Russian police, a body no less inimical to the progress of civilization than the Strelitzes or Janis saries of former days, and the conversion of the Minister of Finance to the opi nion that the sum of ti; items of natio.ial trade, and not their difference, forms the true object to which a statesman ought to direct his attention—in other words, that the prosperity of a country can be much more correctly estimated according to the extent'of its trade, than accord ing to its apparent balance." In the critical notice of " Poems by the Reverend R. C. Trench," the Reviewer, alluding incidentally to Wordsworth, expresses it as his opinion, that " he has imparted to the age the reflective cha racter of his own genius." We cannot hold with this assertion, for certainly modern poetry is not remarkable for development of thought; in the generality of instances itis as superficial as can well be, and therefore diametrically opposed to the tendency of Wordsworth's genius. We admit, however, that Mr. Trench is one of his most suc cessful imitators, and possesses something of a kindred spirit. ". Combe s Constitution" is an un fa,vourable criticism on a work that has recently at tracted no ordinary share otlaublic attention. The Reviewer insists that Mr. Combe has performed his task in a very imperfect manuer ; that " his production shallow," and is of "an injurious tendency." 'How this may be, we know not, as we do not happen to have read the work in question. The article entitled " Finance," contains some shrewd, practical -remarks on the subject of a sinking fund, of which the Re viewer approves, adding-- "We are clearly of opinion that Mr. Pitt's principle of 17t) ought to be followed up ; and that a sinking fund to redeem the debt within forty-tiye years, as well as the interest of the loan, ought to be provided by additional taxes. Perhaps if the state of the country should admit of it, it might be better to have a sinking fund sufficient to re deem the debt in forty-five years, without accu mulation ; this would require something less than two and a quarter per cent. This fund, like the former, would be applicable to the expenses of the war; but after its termination, would be ap plied to the redemption of debt." " Italian Narrative Poetry " is sufficiently explained by its title. Its greatest defect is, that the subject— no very prolific one—has been discussed over and over again, usque ad nauseam. " Anglo- Saxon Laws and Institutes" add little to the in formation whieli we have already obtained, through the medium of Sharon Turner's history POLYTECHNIC JOURNAL. A serviceable Monthly Miscellany, well suited to the taste of the day, its ob:ect being to further the interests, by timely and temperate, discus sion, of art, science, and general literature. The best essay in the Number before us is one on the subject of" Malaria," which is th e p ro d uct i on of the author of the "Anatomy of Suicide." SPORTING REVIEW. Contains this month, a remarkably spirited portrait, engraved by Hall, from au original picture, of the Flying Childers; and a plan of the Hippodrome Race-course. In the literary department we find a lively sketch, entitled " The Westminster Boy," from the pen of Lord William Lennox ; and some appropriate remarks on the " Preservation of Game," by the Hon. Grantley Berkeley, who exhibits here to greater advantage than in his capacity of novelist. • COLONIAL MAGAZINE. There are seve ra l i nte lli gent articles in this Number, and among them we may notice the one which is devoted to a consideration of the " China Expedition," wherein the writer justly observes The results of the expedition Aviil teach the nation a - wholesome moral lesson, not to rely too much on physical force for the at tainment of great national requirements ; not to undervalue any people merely because we are their superiors in courage; but, above all, it de monstrates the vast superiority of mind over mat ter. In fighting the British have in China been invariably victorious; in diplomacy they have been as invariably worsted ; and the Conditions of a peace have been agreed to, which do not even achieve the objects which Lord J. Russell stated in the house of Commons, the expedition had in view." "Western Australia" is an apparently impartial account of this new and rapidly in creasing settlement. SHIPWRECKED FISHERMEN AND MARINERS• BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. NEPANEE. MARCH s.—We hire the pleasure of laying before our readers a detLiled account of the taking of th • NePar , " fort by the detachment from Belgaurn, under Mejor V.v:an, by an eye-witness. We think it high time all these strong holds in the Southern Mahratta country should be Cis mantled, or small garrisons of our sepoys placed in them to prevent disturbwices like that which 1 as lately occurred, and which caused much expense. trouble, and loss of v luable life, without any glory to the army, or advantage to the State. On the 19th of February the force arrived at this plsc , main disappointed at having bad no brush on the road with some Pindarees, whom we were told hid been employed by the garrison to plunder and annoy us on the fine of march. On approaching the fort to take up a position to the eastward of it, the Rifle Company and some cf the 4'll King's Own occupied some unfinished buildings 500 or 600 yards from the fort, and from which same matchlock-men slowly r. tired as we approached, and wi,hout fi lag a shot Se .te I themselves on the gla&s, exeing the " Tornasha," they had previously determined nor to fire the first shoe. Our position having brew taken up about 12 p.m.. fatigue parties were ordered out to throw up a breastwork hefore, and 1, 'el the ground for the mortars, which by sunset was completed. During this time Captain Hall and the com manding °llk sr rescnnci.ered the fort, which was found to be remarkably strong. Nothing of moment occurred dur ing the night, but at 4 a rn. the men, who had bi en ordered to be ready aecoutrel, and had teen so the whole nigh., were quietly desire 1 to " fall in," and (24 artillery men, the light company of 4 . h King's Own, a rifle comp iny of gqth Natile Infantry, and grenadier camr any of the 18th Regiment Native Infantry) went off with a 9-pounder to the c astern side; on approaching the principal gate, the front of it was found oceapied by a considerable numher of the enemy, whr., after a sharp fire and some cold steel bad been administered, were driven in. The infantry hwi g taken up a position under the walls of a court-311rd , the gun was run up, a part of the wall basing been thrown. down, so as to command the batteries; it commenced taking them, whilst the Light Bobs and Rifles continued sniping from the tops and eaves of houses. The mortar battery had now commenced operations, and doing its duty in excel'eat style ; towards evening some sheds, in which the enemy had crowded, having Bien pretty well riddled, and the curtain above the gate and ottaer works having bees knocked to smithereens the fir • slackenkd, nay almost terminated. A Sergeant of the Ar t 11-ry having observed thr• e guns still in atatu quo on the glacis, exclaimed, " Ough,'blood and thunder an ouna, boys, they'd be afther turning them on us in the night; hurrah, boys, lees dismount 'cm ;" and rushed out, accompanied by four dashing fellows, who, before you could hardly say "by your lave,'' took a whe 1 of each, and turned the whole upside down. As a heavy fire was kept up, on them whilst doing it, this was a daring act, but they were -not long about their work, and were soon safe amongst their comrades. The it is Yet as daring a one was the bringing two men of the King' s Own from under the very muzzles of tit? ene .y's guns, who had b-en•shot early in the morning. Their comraees now volunteered to fetch them, and with one consent a few of them joined for the pu"pose. On reach ing the poor fellows we were overjoyed that one of them was still living, although he had been lying five or six hours in the sun (and I am happy to say is still al:ve and likely to do well.) The sniping and shr Ding continued at intervals until the following evening, when the garrison surrendered. N ranee, for its size, is one of the strongest forts I have seen in India. It is said to have been built by a French engineer. Nothing could surpass the cool and gallar . t conduct of our troops on this occasion ; officers and men vicing with each other in the execution of their duty, and obe lience to commands. The enemy kept up a rrttling fire on the first evening,. and, until their guns sere dismounted, they showed a !pod share of bre.very. Their loss must have been se vere-70 or 80 at 'oast killed, and mall wounded (23), soma of which are at present in the hospital in our camp. Upwards of 50 p;ec7s of ordnance, princip,lly brass, were fitted in the fort. About 70 Arabs are now under escort to Vingorla, and a number of the natives of Inch prisoners in the camp. BURMAH. We have been favoured with the following extr ict of a letter from Rangoon, giving an account of the awful confl r gration which reduced that town to ashes on the 7tn ult. : " I am grieved to inform you that a most extensive fire broke out here on the night of the 7th. It commenced from a chopper, a' 4 j ,fining the house of the Greek mer chant, Mr. Raphael Theodore. The wind was blowing from all sides, and in the course of an hour or two the whole town was enveloped in one general War>. The morning dawns I from the east, and pres.entel to the eye a scene kf havoc and desolation, which to describe is certainly beyond the power of my pen. Hundreds of persons, of both sexes and apes, were seen running in the streets in the greatest trepidation, and escaped from death bare-footed, and with the only clothes they had on themselves at the moment. You will, however, be grieved to learn that upwards cf thirty individuals were burnt to death, of whom four wen) Mogul merchants, of wealth and re spectability. The greatest number of the Armenians have lost all they were possessed of, and are thus plunged into the greatest misery and destitution. Amongst the suf ferers are several widows and orphans, worthy of the sym pa,..hies of every Christian and philanthropist. The whole ' of Rangoon is nearly reduced to ashes, save the Arme nian church, and a few,:other solitary brick-built houses. A letter from Rangoon, da!ei the 12th ult., mentions that fires have occurrel in several large Burmese Owns on the banks of the Irrawaddy, and all have suffered more I or leas than Rangoon, where the number of homes ch.- stroyed is computed at 500. THE BOMBAY MARKETS. rhIPORTS. —Throughout the month the demand for Bri tish and Foreign Metals has been languid, but without producing any affect in prices, with the exception of Eng lish bar Iron, which has fallen to 31 re. per candy, and on reference to the Lag° quantity on the way out, a further reduction in prices must be locked fur. Cotton Yarn.—Very few inquiries are now male for yaro, and the sales that are made barely cover the invoice cost. All numbers aliove forty are totally rej , cted. Nine and a half annas per lb. may be taken as a fair quotation. Cotton Goods.—The supplies continue to be so heavy, that there is hut faint prospect of any revival in the pre.. sent low prices, which fully average 10 per cent. udder in voice cost. Beer—Bass and Allsops' Brand is fetching 65 rs. rer bogsheid EXPORT 3 .—Cotton—Since the arrival of the London February mail prices have been advancing, and may now be quoted at 125 to 126 rs. ; for New Surat , , 112 to 116 rs. ; for neer Oumra..vutty, with a considerable specula:ive demand, principally for the English markets. Opium.—Considerable parcels have changed hands at prices averaging from 710 to 720 r , . per chest. The ex ports up to this time are 14,529 chests, leaving a stuck on hand in Bombay of 8,102 chests. Wool.-7he stock now on hand is of very inferior qua lity, but still pui chasers are found at the following prices :-- Korassan and Mekron, 135 vs. per candy ; Mwrwa-, 115 IS. at 120 per candy; Cutch, 120 rs. at 125 per candy. Mocha Coffee.—Nominal price, 45 rs. per cwt., garblei, but little offering, and no disposition shown to purchase. FREIGHTS —To London, and Liverpool, and the Clyde have been folly supported at 4/. 10s. per ton, and in aome instances 4/. 15; had been given. To Chine, cannot he quoted ns higher than 21rs. per candy fur Macao o r Ma nilk, and 28 r s. if th e s hi p enters the Whampoa river. EXCHANGES.—On London, 2s. 04d. to 24 Oid. per rupee is now the current rate. The Company's advances on goods at 2s. per rupee are being freely availed of. On China, 208 rs. per 100 do-liars on Bengal. The last Go vernment sale of five lacks of rupees went at 88 rs. 'and 5 annas per 100 Company's rupees. LATEST DATES. —From London, Feb. 4; from China, Fcb. 11, to Madras, per her Majesty's ship Lorne. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHESTER RACES.—TUESDAY CONCLUDED.) The City Members' Plate of 60 guineas. Heats once round and a distance. Mr. Jones' Portrait, 3 yrs ( Howlett) 1 1 Mr. J. O.borne's etl g The Emperor, 3 yrs ....... 0 2 Mr. Peel's b c Bugle. 3 yrs 2 0 Mr. Meiklam's LI c Bushrange-, 4 yrs First heat, won by two lengths; the secone, by half a length. WEDNESDAY.—The Dee Stakea of 50 sovs. each, h ft. Once round. Lord Westminster's Satirist walked over. The Stand Cup of 1501., added to a sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, if declared, &c. Twice round and a dip. Mr. Orde's Bee's Wing, age I (Cartwright) 1 Mr. P. Collett 's Tubalcain, 5 yrs Free Handicap of 20 says. each, h ft, with 50 added. Hats once round and a distance. Mr. Bower's Lady Grove, 4 yrs ( Franeis) 1 1 Sir C. Monck's Garland, 6 yrs 3 2 Mr. Good man ' s B e df ord, . 5 yrs Mr. T nom p son ' s Mi ss Fitz, 4 yrs 2 3 4-dr. PQOIIIOTION OF CAPraJN BROWN.—This highly do.,ere ing officer has been promoted to the brevet rank of Mjor, as a reward fir his gallant dffmce of the for rers of Khan. An offi,zial notiti► a.iin Las been published, speaking in the highest terms of Captain Brown and his detachment, and directing that the word " Khan' . shall be inscribed on the colours. and borne on the appointments of the sth Regi ment N. I. OVERLAND MAILS TWICE A MONTH.---II is believed here that the Government of India hai deterrniled to apply to tl - e Court of Directors for the transmission of the overland pcicrta take a month. The benefits derivable from the adoption cf such an arrangement are so evident that any observation would be superflu o us. DANISH SETTLEMENTS —The Government of Denmark is about to dispose of i s East India settlements, which it is expected will, in consequence, fall into the bands of the East India Company. They c - msist of Scrampore, in Bengal, and Trai.qur bar in the s •whern C , roatio, and are both smtll and unimportant colonies, the management of which has latterly been very unprofitable and trouble some to the Danish Crown. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Brighton Gazette.) Powrsmou ra, MAY s. —Tire rumoured eppcintment of Captain Sir Charles Napier to the command in the Pacific, is said to be void of truth, and that the gallant ufficer will shortly return to the Mediterranean, to re-assume the com mand of the Powerful, 84. 1 l) Itli_ tl ... The thrce-deck ers N e l son, 120, and Hibernia. 110. are CoNsTaNTINOPI.E, A PRIL 17 .— Th ere h av i ng been spread ordered to be insp ec ' e d , cau lk e d , &c., for service, if re . many false r e p or t s a b out the new Administration, the Su!. quired. tan determined on p u b The Borette, 10, Li eu '. A usten, h as prose dad to the l,hing the following firman : _. " THE SVI. TAN ' S FIRMA N. Cape of Good H o p e stat i on, w i t h despatches for Rear "My faithful Vi z i r —l t h av i ng retched m Imper'al Admiral Sir E. D. Ki ng , K C. 13., aid men for the aqua knowledge that certa i n persons, unable to comprehend drop. my intentions, ha v e L een sprea di ng f a l se reports that it is The schooner pack e t C oc k atr i ce, L i eu ' . Oxenham, in contempl a ti on t o operate a c h ange i n the present system sailed from Spith ea d on M onday afternoon, for Rio Ja. of internal and politi ca l a d m i n i strat i on, an d as i t is probable acs o, via Falmouth, t a ki ng out despatches for Rear- Ad that this proc ee d s so l e l y f rom a d es i re to influence public mirala Ross a nd K ing , an d l etters for the squadron. She opinion by unf oun d e d assert i ons, • i t has been deemed no- is to r u e, as a pac k et, b etween Buenos Ayres and Monte cessary that my d e t erm i nat i ons on th i s su bj ect should, Video. The squadron a t Spi t % ea d remains as before, namely, with a certain d egree o f reinonstr ince, he again explained , 10. Tt e to all. Ever s i nce my access i on to the Imperial Throne Indus, 84, V ernon, 59, Pelican, 18, and Niutilue - first two have been i n comm i ss i on s i x months, arid mil re my sole wish has bee n t o secure t h e tranquillity and na tional prosperi'y of th e entire populathn confided to me quirt a c ons id era b' e number of men. by the Almighty. I t was to attain these d es i ra bl e ends The A corn , 16 , C ommander Adams, is refitting, pre. that a system of refo rme d a d m i n i strat i on , has been c. , tab. paratory , to returnin g t o t h e coast of Africa to complete lished and ex ecu t e d. ire remaind er o f h er per i od, one year. Ste will sail in ~ In certain mi nor p o i nt?, i t i s true, deficiences have about a fortnirrht, been found, but it was not poss ibl e that everything could The steamer'' Polyphemus, Lieut. E vans , i s gone to t h e be executed e xact l y as w i s h e d at the very outset of a rear Mediterranean, vi a S out h ampton and Falmouth. Captain regulation. Sti l l, re i ) i ng on t i e favour and assistant:. of M. Seymour went o u t i n h er to join the Britannic, 120, toe Must High, l am con fid ent you and my other Ministers and we understand she was to embark to Southampton will succeed in i n t ro d uc i ng suc h b en the Surveyor of the Nave, w i t h C apta i n Brandret ' i, R. E efiei tl morrfilations i n regard to ti .e c'etals of this imoortant matter as may be I to respect the docks at M a l ta , required to give str engt h an d sta bili ty to the whole iiisii- The Fair Rosamond schooner, Lieu'. Bulman, is the twions. It htir:g fur-6. omm° my constant anxiety to s - orilv vessel fitting out here f r the coast of Africa, and cure and consolidate tl. e am i ca bl e di spos i tions of the I will soon be ready to depa r t. The Edinburgh, 72, Capt a i n H en d erson, may be daily friendly and aliiei Powers with w h om my G overnment is now in good fellowship, y ou w ill cause t h e preseat to expected be to arrive from Ma't,, f or t h e purpose of being read in the pretence of all th e Ministers of my G overn - paid off, nod will be disman t l e d i n t hi s ha - bour, ment, in order that they may spare no pa i ns to attain the The Pitt e, 36, Captain B oxer , we hear, i s to be at gpithead, from Chatham, by th e 18 t h insta t. end deli ed. Let this comm an d b e pu bli s h e d . " ' The last advieea from Lond on rece i ved b y the Ottoman iß:ar-Admiral the Hon. Dun com b e I3 ouverie, K. C. B , Governme t represent the question of the. East as asses_ SuPerin'eudent of Pottarnouth-yard, is absent on leave, tially settled. and, it is understood, is gon e t o C or k . The flag is struck Rumours of more changes in th e d omest i c a d m inistr:.•- in the Victory. tion continue to circulate. At Saithead-l—lndus, 84, Verucn, 50, Pelican, 18, and The ex-Ministers, Reschid P as h a , an d Ah me d F ethi Nautilus, 10.-' ' Ge .cr . ge piastres a month, the latter 25,000, i Pacha, have In Harb o ur—Queen, Vict or y, Excellent, Royal been pensioned, the form er at t h e rate 0f.30,000- ' yacht, E cho tind fair 4osantond tenders. PURCHASE OF THE INDIA STEAMER.—The India has been blught by ti.e Beogil Preeqrsor Steam Company, for 40,000/ , and trill he put on the Suez passage in June. SATYR - NA. The Austrian division, under the command of Adnii al Bandeira, are arrived in the roads of Smyrroi. Ih, French brig Ale:t i ide, and the English corvi t.e D .phr c, are also in these roads. The Admiral vv.is to Like pratiquo on the 20th ins% CANDIA. Advices have been rectivcd up to th 3 31 and 15th inst. The Council, attended by most cf the Agaa and principal Turks, d cid:•d on attacking the insurge. is en the sth. EXTRACT FROM A LETTER, DATED CANEA, CANDIA, APRIL 22.] The Gr 'eks are gaining strength, and the town!' are threatenied by th.? turbulence of tre Turkish mob within them, who are qu t^ prepared to s z.! on any excuse for murdering Ore defenceless Christians they find there. ik!l the latter who possess means are preparing to leave Canea. SYRIA. LEXTRACF OF A LETTER FROM A TRAVELLER, DATED MOSUL, MARCH 3.] The new British Consul, Mr. C.' A. Rassa-n, bas ar rived in this town,. and for the first time the union jack has been hoisted in this city. Alreaiy have thq good ef fects of tbi, n easu,e of the English Governn.ent appeared in the interest which she new Consul has taken to re:iev,t the native Christians, who suffer much fom th. , oppression cf ti.eir Mohammedan tillers. Every year ae a number of Christians cbligecl to become Mussulrnans on account of their inability to, pay the kharag, or humiliation tax. Eighteen unfortunate individuals were impihtiutied for thi, debt v.hen tie C..nsul arrive.i, but thiotgh his interven tion with the Paella, were all set at liberty. MALTA, APRIL .4 27. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Talbot arrived from Stanciaio and Corru on, tLe 20th instant, and on the following day the Britannia, bear ing the ffig of Rear-Admiral Sir John A. Ominanr ey, with the Rodney, Calcutta, and Cambridge arrived front the Biy of Mermorice, the last-mentioned vessel having called at Suda, from whence the Hazard arrived on the 231, and the Hydra on the 24th, the latter after a passage of only two days, reporting everything as quiet in Uandia, though the insurgents were still in arms. Tne Dido bad arrived, and the Beacon, which left this on the 21s*, and tbo Vesuvius on the 22d, were hourly looked for. The PI cenix and the Icconstatt remain stafoned at Beyrout, the Medea at Mermoriee, and the Gorgon at Alexandria. The Megaera for the West Indies le tves te-morrow, con veying a mail for Gibraltar. She will ba follow elvery shorth by the Hydra, also fur the West Indies; the Confiance fur England, and the Thunde . er for Gibraltar. The L , ;cirst was despwched to Syracuse on Sunday te verify whether the water eli;ch is supplied to the ships Ltely sent thither passes over the flax steeping-;;round,, in that case it will be necessary during the summer fir the ships to seek a supply elsewhere. She returned tc-lay, but we have not vet ascertained the result of her mission. The Great Liverpool arrived from Alexandria this ef t .rnoon, brin;;ing the overland I d a mail on the Ist it st. That part of it iateaded for the Marseilles route is de. snatched to-night by the Prometheus, which, on her re turn, will hring the Landon overland mails of the 4'h proximo. Toe Great Liverpool leaves for Gibraltar and Enp land to-morrow. We a-e happy to have it in our powcr to state that her Majesty's ship Castor, after havit,g performed a . mos , rigorous quaran:ine of fifty days, in consequence of several acciderts of plague which occurred on board, was admitted to flee pratiquc on Sunday las', together with the crew of the late brig Zebra, with the exception of the four individuals of the latter, who, though perfectly re covered from their attack, will, with Vie Assistant. Sur. geon in charge of them, he su bj ected to an additional quarantine of about three weeks. Captain Collier, who since the second explosion at Acre, has been laid up in the Naval Hospital, owing to the injury he then suffered, rejoined his ship on the aft Tnoon of her, pratique, when he was received by the whole ship's company with three loud and hearty cheers, and no mistake, in token of their satisfaction. Commander Patcy, who has commanded the vessel in the absence of the Captain, left the ship on Mon day, on which day Capt. Collier g *yea splendid dinner to all his officers, at the United Sc, vice Club-house, where the greatest hilarity prevailed. Tne dinner consisted of every delicacy of the season, and the spark ling champagne was passed round •in double-quick time. The offiecra of the Naval Hospital, Doctors Martin, Nolloth, Whitmarsh, and Mr. Russell, were guests of Capt. Collier. The latter, on toasting these worthy personages, expressed a true sense of giatituee towards them for their kind, humane, and able assidaneo rendered him while an inmate of that esta`ilishment, throeph whore exertions he recovele I from his accident without undergoing amputation, which at one period was to much .dreaded. Many loyal toasts were given, and the whole party separated with feelings of joy at the kind treatment of their 01. l and iteriterious Captain. whAt a courtmartial held on Manday on board the Howe, ereat, owing to Rear-Admiral Sir J. A. Ommanney's, the second in command, being in quarantine, Sir John Louis, the next officer in seniority, presided. Commander James J. Stopford and the effiters of her Maje , ty's brig Zebra were tried for the loss of that vessel in Dec. last, on the coast of Syria. Mr. Brown, purser of her Majet ty's ship Ceyloo„officia•ei as Deputy Judge Advocaee, and Mr. Loudon, Sir Robert Stopford's Secretary, assisted the Commander and officers under trial. After a patient investigation, which occupied five hours, the Court pronounced a sentence of honourable acquittal, arid in returning Commander Stopford his sword, the President, in a short at:dress, catnplimeated the officers and ship's company in general on their seamanlike and intrepid conduct on the trying occasion; when Commander Stopford, whose promotion, we understand, is only held back fur the result of the courT-martiul, stepped forward and solicited the President and members of the Court to bring before the notice of the Commander-in. Chief and the Lords of the Admiralty several of the offi ers and men, late under his command. who had particularly dis tinguished themselves both before and aner he shipwreck. Last Wednesday evening the officers of her M•jesty's ships in port, out of Tearantine, entertaiee.l their friends a n d the officers and principal inhabitants of the island at a most splendid ball, given at the Aubeige de Provence. Ne cxyease was spared to render it as brillient as the balls of the navy nave on every occasion been, and •he attention to the guests was most uniernitting up to the moment of breaking up which was not until the dawn f de ) . We understand a regatta will take place as soon as the other ships now in port are admit-d to practigne, when another bail will be given, which will, front its mag nifi'mnee and splendour, be worthy of a page in the his tory of Malta. — ewe -- The Thi r d Anniversary o— of this Institution Pas held last evenir,g, at the London Tavern. It was founded with the view of giving relief and assistance to the widows and o - phans of fishermen, and of mariners, members of this Secie y, who Live their lives by storms and shipwreck, on any part of the coasts of the United Kingdom, while en gaged in their lawf u l occupations; and also to render ne cessnry viii and assistance to such mariners, soldiers, or other poor persons, as suffer shipwreck upon the said coasts. The Q'iecn is Patroness, Admiral Sir George Cockburn, l'rnsi few, and the Institution is supported by the fiat men in the country. Last evening the Earl de - Gee? took the chair, and tees supported oti his tiglet by Sir George Ceekburn, aid on Lis left by Sir George Murray, be tween whom arid the venerable. independent, and con sisteot Mcml er for Mildlesex Georee Byre. Esq , set Sir Charles Napier, the hero of St. Jean d'Ac et, and the epresert. e i• eo f E ngland in the gal ,nt warfa re which tie k place oil the Syrian coast. Among others present ere e Sir August Dalrymple, Certain Manreat, S.. - J. Adolphus, Sir J. Seale, and M. Hebeler, Consul. the Prussian Oe the cloth i cing emceed the Noble Chairman said he would propos e a toast, which he knew every man and • very woman would respond to, " The health of their lilustrious Qeeer." When they were presided over by a Woman he was sure every Erglishman would do hie detn.—( Loud cheers.) "God save the Queen," was then sung by Mr. Hawes' • company, and reloaded to by the most u .aeirnous cheering. The CHAIRMAN said—The nest toast I have t> g've Prince Albert " and I give it without delay, beeause I eish to separate Prince Albert and her Majesty f.om one another as short a time as possib'e.—(Great cheerit g and laughter.) From what the gentlemen pie eat ha l herd. and, he might say, the country in general, they see.-e aware that Prince Albert pat onited almost every charita ble institution in Eegland. Ile was not aware, however, that he had yet pairs nised this insti•utior, but, if they were to believe the newt/rapers, nu institution hal bete r claims on him ; f, r, on one occasion, he bad been n, rely drowned in Buckingh tin Gardens, arid, on another, he had saved the life elf a felloe-creature in the in ighbourbood of Greenwich.—( Great cheering and laughter.) Tee toast was dank sib great apreause. The next toast was " The Q .e n D a ea;er, and the rest of the Royal Family," which was duly honoured. la proposing " Tr e Army end Navy," the CHAIRMAN said— No man could be mole f mtunately situated than he tee'. Ile was flanked by two representatives of the army and navy that would do honour to any country, and when either of the Sr Georges were cruel upon, he knew there were no taco who would more reimbly and more bravely perform their duty.—(Great cliee•ieg.) Sir GEORGE MURRAY said, in rising to return thanks on that eceasion, he took precedence hem his seniority, but from nu ether cause. The two services were intimatel j connected in feeling and spirit—they were alike distin guished for their zeal and their common love of their country ....._(Cheers.) It was ease for him to gee back to the days of fernier times—to the days of Nelson and Wellington (Loud cheerieg) but he would pass them over--th e y were already inscribed in the records of history—and allude to achievements of more recent date. He would allude to what had been performed uy t he people of this country within the last teelve months, when they e ere all but threatened with it foreign war, and yet amidst all the noise and bustle of a neighbouring coun try they remainel in perfect trancieillity and exhibited every sjinptom of good fellowship, forming a sinking' con trast to-the sensitive inhabitant s on the other side of the Channel. But when the time came to strike the blow they were ready. The blow was struck with effect, and to ran one was the country more indebted l er the admirable display of British skill and bravery on that eventful cccasion than to the gallant officer on his left Sir Charles Napier—(Loud and continued checrieg)— whom lie was harpy ,o call his friend and proud to calf his countryman—( Continued el ee.ipg)—whose'aren was pc effective in striking that blow which settled the effairs of the E as t, an d a hose vigour and decision recalled to his memory the words of Cm .ar, Veal, vidi, cid. His gallant friend iltovied the same promptitud e of decision, the same vigou r in effecting his purpose, and the same triumpher t success.—( Cheering.) la conclusion, he would simply ad vent to the great object of the meeting that evening —the support of the orphans and widows of the brave mariners and fishermen, who farmed the main support, and, he might say, were the pi lays of the B irish navy ; and he trusted that with such patronage as he witnessed that even. ing, they would yet lock up, and riot in vain, to their countrymen for protection and support.—(Cheers ) Sir GEORGE COCKBURN retureed thinks for the Navy, and concurred in everything that had been said by his Gallant Friend on the left of the Chairman. He had little to add, but what he had to add was to the honour of his Gallant Friend Sir Charles Napier. who, in Lis ex- ploits on the coast of Syria, had covered himself with glory. He had known him long. The first time he saw him was when he was lying wounded on a couch--( Hear, hear)__ in consequenc e of a contest in deenee of his country, and to his credit he had but just finished his noble ex pl• its on the Syri in coast when he canoe among them , that evening ready to assist the widows and the orphans of the mariners and fishermen who formed the strength of the I3ritish navy.—( Cheers. ) Ile next toast was "The Clerey of all Denominations who lent their aid to the Chsrity," Dr. BUIiNETT returned thanks in a very long speech amidst much interrurion. the Noble CHAIRMAN then gave " Success to the Be nevoklit Society of the Shipwreeke I Fishermen and Ms ritiers," which, he was happy to say. was going on with increased success. It had existed for only there years, arid while in the first year there were only 146 Auxiliary Soeteties, at present there were not less than 400. The SECRETARY then read the Report for the last year, fi oat which the following is an extra( t " The tremendous storms of the last winter were pro ductive ef numerous wrecks, and of the destitution and misery which are ever their attendants, even when the lives of the wrecked fishermen or mariners are preserved, When the painful accounts of those accidents, and the still more distressin g details of the widow and the orphan having to mourn the stay and the supra which had been taken from them, were dark., mid almost hourly, brought under the notice of the Central Board, they thee felt the inesti mable advantag e of a Society which could, in some de gree, all ev i ate and soothe such poignant sorrows ; and they rej o i ce d t h at, as it pleased God thus t o v i s it our shores d ur i ng t h e winter of 1840, His merciful Providence had ordained that this Institution should previously have beer, project e d an d established One hundred and twenty six wid o v ee , 436 c h ildren, and 87 aged parents, have .been relieved; 1,007 shipwrecked persons have been aided, and furwarded to their homes ; and 205 fa,nilies have received assistance, who were left destitute, in consequence of ex treme distress occasioned by storms—making a total of of 1,861 persons who, during the past year, have partici pated in the benefits of this Society." He then announced the subset iptione, among which were the Duchess ef Gloucester, 5L ; the Earl de Grey, 20/. ; it e Duke e fArh'y sl., and five guluces annually ; the Duke of Northumberland, ten guineas; Lord Arden ten grid ices ; Sir Ger. Murray, eve guineas ; Get'. Byng, Esq , M. P., ten guineas ; the Prussian Consul, 51., alto gett er amounting to nearly 800/. for the evening. The Earl DE GREY then rose and said, that it aflenled him great pleasure te propose the next toast. The Gal lent Officer to whom it referred had been alluded to in the course cf the evening. He had been alluded to ai an officer in the navy, but his utilities were not confitiel to that departn.e.w. Ile could fight at see, as all knew, and when he west ashore, they all possibly knew that he could command as well as a general. He gave the health cf their iliustriou s guest, Sir Charles Napier.—( Great cheer ing, which continued fur some time.) Sir CHARLES NAPiER then rose, and was welsonced with the most etithustastie applause. He said if there wa; any thing in the whole. world that was more gratifying than another toe military' effi , ,er, it was a favourable recepi in his native land. He could therefore assure the meeting that if he hal deserved any honour or credit from his coun try fur the part he had taken in the operations en the coasl of Sjna and in Egypt, he had been amply repaid by the reception he had met with at Liverpool and Manches te r. Wh nhe was on the Syrian coast he was placed under peculiar circumstances. He had nut only t per form his duty as an (Timer in the navy, but he had also to command Turks, Englishmen, and Austrians, on land, and he was happy to nay that he had received a little in struction in that line in the Peninsula when he served under the illustrious Welliegtun—(Great cbecring)—and also under hie (walla ;t Friend on his right, who during these eventful campaigns distingui,hed himself as they all knew ie the admirable performance of his duty as Quarter- mastcr. General. is their operations in Syria the British were successful, as they all knew. The sailers and the soldiers together succeeded, though the force was eery small, in rescuing Christians and other sects from as great a tyranny as ever existed. In saying se, he di I not make any invidious Mehemet Ali was brought up in an oriental school, and he followed the lessons which he had received. T hey hal all heard of the expedition I to St. Jean d'Acre, and he believed they would ail admit that the British Navy had done its duty thee, and in a elorieus manner toe.—(Great cheering.) They had also heard a great deal about the deficiency of the British navy ; they had read in the newspapers of the filiieg off in that main bulwark of this island ; but, not , aitlistandirg all that had been said and published, the English could not fail to admit that, on the coast of Sr ria, the British navy, with only a peace establish ment, had accomplished as • great deeds as at any time they had ever accomplished in war.—(Loud cheers.) He agreed with the Duke of Wellington that we ought not to carry on war with a peace establishment, and that we should take care that on a war breaking out we sh ou ld not navy, an d h e t h ought it was be caught in that condition. The French Gov ernment of thi s country more and k ee p up t h at er h iss a pe d e p cd a i aiudl duty yy r c ot a of t a ts t i t ui e ip n p t o i . ( T to v t t r rh their at y force which formed the great bulwark of England. He had during the late campaign served frequently ashore with soldiers as well as sailors, and though th e y sent b ac k 60,000 of their opporeets the allied forces altogether did not exceed 8 000 or 10,C00 men, to Egypt, whew they ought to re main. — (Laughter And cheers.) When that was done the &lean was relieved from all fear of the E;yptien a-my. Acid under• such eir cumntinces he hoped the Governer of Egyet would he la ft, if not independeet as any Soveieign, at ell eeents so independent as to form, what he had already • been, the right arm of the Turkish empire. With regard to Mehemet Ali, he would only say, from all the interviews s perhaps the best efnd. the he had w i t h hi nt , that he believed him to be a great mightman— gi'create(Loud cheers.) He governed under the oriental system, sgreatest m a e d n d i . 3 t i b e e h 'ln as e t t e A r i world.".a but he governed with great ability ard success. Having made these few re marks, he would conclude by eh :l 4 in _ g the company. for the compliment -they hid.ts;;,i t.; - and ; the..noble Chairman •fot - the mariner in which htail 'proposedJia health,_( Great cheering.) A number of other toasts were gives, and about twelve the company separated. MaNTRLY LA 14 7 MAGAZINE. The important question of " 11edical Re form," which is slowly, but surely, growing on public attention, is ably.discussed in this N um ber; and the oppressive conduct of the College! of Surgeons towards the members of the medi cal profession generally, freely and boldly de nounced. "It will scarcely be believed." says the . writer, " that the members of the College had not, till of late years, free access to the museum and library, that the access to the museum is still subject to restrictions, and that they cannot even procure the loan of a book from a library purchased by their own money." Surely reform is much needed here ! The " Law of Libel" is a brief notice of Mr. O'Con nell's Bill to secure the "Liberty of the Press," which, it may be remembered, was brought into Parliament in 1837. The introductory remarks on libel are pertinent and judicious. AN I GHT' S PICT ORIAL SHAKSPEA RE. PART XXXI I. Knight, London, 1841. In this Part we have the entire play of the " Tempest," illustrated with plates, pourtraying some of the most striking incidents in each act. In a brief introductory notice, occur some inge nious speculations on the subject of the chrunc logy of this noble drama. TYTLER'S HISTORY OP SCOTLAND. VoL. I. nit, Edinburgh, 18.11. This is a reprint, in small octavo, of Tytler's History of Scotland,—a carefully digested worn, valuable for its strictly accurate character, and the frequent errors which it rectifies of preceding historians. Having noticed the work from time to time, as the successive 'volumes appeared, we shall on the present occasion content ourselves with observing that the reprint before us is neatly got up; is of most commodious size fbr one's book shelf; and has the additional recommenda tion of cheapness. CANADIAN SCENERY—PART XI Y. Virtue, London, 1841. The present Part contains four engravings, re presenting some of the most heantitill landscape scenery in the Canadas. The best, or, at any rate, the most picturesque, of them, is the sketch of the "Lake of a Thousand Isles," which might almost be mistaken for a scene in fairy land. The lite rary part of the work is under the superintend ence of Mr. Willis, who is. an industrious book manufacturer. ENGLISH JOURNAL—PART IV. Bow and Parsons. London, 1841. A cheap weekly Miscdlanv, in which we find original tales, essays, and sketches Of character, by some of our most popular lining authors. In this Part, which is the tburtl, there is au amus ing tale by Mrs. Hall, entitled " Kate Connor," and some ingenious . observations The Philo sophy of Shopping,," "- Mrs. Alarie Watts. WESTERN'S COMMENTARIES ON THE CONSTITUTION, 4-c. Richards, London, 1841. As we anticipated in a former notice, this work has reached a third edition. It was one nu ell wanted, and has been executed Ivith a diligence ' and ability that leaves nothing to be desired. Mr. Western, dip author, ha s judiciously Meer ' porated the text of De Lohne—the best analvti cal commentator on the English Constitution— with the work, and made several useful acklitio:ls relating to recent Acts of Parliament. His mode ofarrangement is excellent; his manner is clear arid concise; and his matter is such only as has an immediate and direct bearing on the sub ject. It is greatly to Mr. Wcstmi's cre di t , t h at he has avoided g iving a decided political charac ter to his work. There is not the Slightest indi cation of partizanship in it. We may add that his sense of humanity has induced the author to express iMnself in opposition to the principle of imprisonment for debt, an d the infliction of cap i tal panishinents. TEE PA STON LETTERS —Vol. 2. Knight, London, 1841. - The - firet. volume of,this work appeared n . short tine since, and the present one completes it. It i s a collection of original letters written during th e reigns of Henry the Sixth, Edward the Fourth, and Richard the Third, chiefly by Sir John Paston and the members of his ftmily, .cud cont4ining many curious anecdotes relating to those turbulent aad sanguinary periods of our history. Tl►e work was originally edited by Sir John Fenn; but the present edition, in which some of the more unimportant letters arc abridged, is brought out under the careful super intendence of Mr. Ramsay. AR4GO'S LECTURES ON ASTRONOMY. Whittaker, London, 1841. A translation, by Mr. Walter Kelly, of a series of Astronomical Lectures that were ori ginally delivered, by M. Arago, at the Royal Observatory of Paris. The translation forms one of the Numbers of the " Popular Library of Modern Authors," and has been rendered with laudable accuracy. A LETTER TO LORD VJSCOUNT D UNCA NNON. My LOAD.--While I admit the right of the public to the laud purchwel with the public money to form the Regent's Park, I cannot but lament that your Lordship does no' appear ro feel the absolate riccess:ty of affording, and that at the earliest momert, to the public large spaces • of land at the eastern end of Lon don. Your Lordship has acted in your pace in Paria went, that it is difficult to procure Ilud suitaLle for the purpose, and the oLject of this !utter is to show that no such difficulty in reality r xists. but that unless measures are taken forthwith the difficulty seta be increased ten fel 1, in.conscqucoLe of the building nrtni , , by the next Session. Lrst it may be slid dist I am an interested wr:ter, I do not suggest any site for the propose•i Eastern Perk. I merely inform your Lordship of open land which 1 sin cognizant of in the locality, leaving it to your Ldrd ship to say which will benefit the district most. LIST OF LAND NOT BUILT ON IN TOWER HAMLETS. Bishop B onner ' s FLA ACRES. and adjoini,ig land 45 Cat and Mutton Field, &c, 5O ,Behind P r i tc h ar d' s - p l ace, near the above :Jut ford -road, Hoxford Land extenoing to Mile End from Gri•en-street, pas uJ - sing the Dtvowhirz-street S!aion of the Eastern Counties Railway, and f!xtending eastward, form ing an entrance to the Park, opposite Crown-row, Mile End-road Land near Bethnal. Green-road 8 Land behind the present Workhouse, Bethnal Green 5 Land opposite and near Green-place, Green.crces ! 4 Various portions of lend under five r.cres Tut 11 437 Thus you perceive, zny Lord, there is land ; and I hay., only to implore your Lordship to pause deeply crc you decide upon t eking upon yourself the responsibility of delaying this measure of .justice to Vic poor artizan of the Tower Hamlets for another Session. I am, my Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient servant,, A RESIDENT OF THE TOWER HAMLETS. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC; JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING PAFERS OF Tills DAY. CHRONICLE.—Tbe Times cont , asts in a ton cof apparent triumph the Whig Budget of 1841 with the last Conservative Budget of 1830. The Conservatives, we are told, lift a revenue of 50,430,000/. which their inca pab!e successors have contrived to se 'race to 48 310,0001., and thereupon is founded a tirade about " prodigious ni s mat ageatent." Did it never emir to the write-, tha• the tact that a reduction of upwards of 7,000,000/. in the taxation of the country had been effeeted, with a less to the revenue of only 2 200,000/., might be a proof f any thing rather than financial mismanagement? True, the revenue of t're country is less in /841 than it was in 1830, but why? Did not the following list of taxes figure in Mr. Goulburn'a Budget, which have bzen repealed by subsequent Whig Administrations Duty on coals and slats -£9Ol 000 Candles 500,000 Rioted cottons... House tax 1,200,000 Soap duty, reduced one-half Postage, reduce I to Id. To say nothing of the various minor taxes which have been repealed or reduced, on tile , hemp, ilsurancea en marine and farming stock and on farm-houses, clerks. shopmen, tax-carts, paper, newspapers, and other articles? The sum-total of taxes tskan off by Whig Govern meats in the ten years from 1831 to 1841, exclusive of the loss snarained by the adoption of the penny postage, amounts to £7,116623 ; deducing f.om which £879,802, the amount of new taxes imposed. w e have for the total rest i.sion of taxation by the Whigs the annual sum of £6.236,821, or, with the postage, of uawprds of 7.200,000. Add this to the re venue stated in Mr. Baring's Budget, and the-s campare it with that of his Conservative preiecessor. The " pro digious mismanagement" which hat continued " to reduce our revenue 2,170,000/. per annum," now turns out, in point of lac', to bats increased the tax-paying resources of the country by upwards of 5 000,000/. Re-impose the taxes which have been repealer', and the balance-sheet of the Chancellor of the Exchequer w 11 1 nik a great deal mare favourable, Any chili could tell this. But the question now at iisue between the two great pat tics of Vie .Sate: is very different. The question is, whether iow taxes shall be imposeJ, not as a means of mcetirg the recessary expences of the coui.try, but as a s tilettos of kt ening up the system by which the great bent of cur population arc made to pay a h;gtier pr:c r th to any other European nation for the nreassar'es of life, in order to swell the incomes of a few lindowners, hire and in the colonies. The Government, finding that the time had come when tbis syste,n could no longer be, mri ni bout closing the best markets in tLe world against the produce of our industry, striking a fatal blow at our ex istence as a great manufacturing nation, and at the same time reimposing upon the country a fresh burden of op pressive taxation, have di terminec', wisely and manf.sliy, to adopt a new system, founded upon principles of r bpi rus justice and advantage. The Tories, finding that the G. - - vernment had adopted the causa of commercial reform have taken their stand as the champions of monopoly, Disguise it as they like, the countr l • can see Viscount Sanders's motion in no other light than as the gage of battle thrown down by monopoly against free trade. PARLI A MENTARY DI VISION. (From the Potesand Proceedings of Mc Howe of Commun..) MONDAY,' MAY 3. CRIMINAL JUSTICE BILL. In the Committee --- Clause (That the Act shall not extend or apply to the Bo rough of Bolton) brought up, and read a first time :—Qu es _ tion put, " That the Clause be read a second time :" Committee divided : MINORITY-AYES, 31. Bailey, Joseph—Worcester Hodgson ;Rd.—Berwick-on -Tweed Blackburne, Warrineton Holmes, W.—Berwick-on'lweed Broadley, Henry—East Yorkshire Hughes, W. B —Carnarvon Buller, Sir J. Yarde—Devonshire Ingestre, Viscount—Starr:,rdshire Cresswell . Cresswell—Liverpool Knight, H. G.—Nottingh.oushi r . Dalrymple, Sir A.—Brighton Mackentie, W. F.—Peeblesshir e Darby, George—East Sussex Marslancl, Thomas—Stockport Drummond, H. H.—Perthshire Parker, li. T.—Preston Dugdale, W. S —Warwickshire Rae, Right Hon.:Sir Wm.—Bute Egerton, W. Tatton—Cheshire Riehards, Itichard—Merineth,h, Egerton, Lord F. L.—Lancashire Rushbrooke, Colonel—Suffolk Gladstone, John N.—Walsall Stewart, John—Lymington Godson, R.—Kidderminster Waddington, H. S.—West Suffhik Goulburn, Right Ho:). H.—Cam. Wilbraham, Hon. R. B.—Lanca bridge University shire Greene, T.•G.—Lancashire Hale, B. I ?.—Gloucestershire Hawkes, Thomas—Dudley TELLERS. Bolling, W.—Bolton Grimsditch, T.—Macclesfield NOES, 75. Ingham . lig:rhea—South Shields Jong, John -Carmarthenshire Marsland, Henry—Stockport Maule, Hon. Fox—Elgin Burghs Morpeth, Lord—Yorkshire Morris, D.—Carmarthen Muni; G. F.--:;irmingliam O'Brien, Cornelius—Clar e O'Connell, M. J.—Kerry Parker, John—Sliettield Parnell, Sir H.- Dundee Pease' Joseph — South Durham Pechell, Captain—Brighton Pigot, David Richard—Clonmell Rundle, John—Tavistock Rutherfurd, Rt. firm. A.—Leith Salwey, Lieut.-Col.—Ludlow Scholetield, J.—Birmingham Shell, Richard Lalor—Tipperaiv Smith, J. A.—Chichester Stanley, E. John—North Cheshire Steuart, Robert—Haddin2ton, &c. Struts, Edward —Derby Stuart,] Lord J.—Ayr Stuart, V illiers—Waterford Co. Tancred, H. W.—Banbury Thoroel y , Thos.—Wolverhampto n Tufaell, Heury—Devonport Wakicy, Thomas—Finsbut v Walker, R.—Bury, Lancashire Wallace, Rebert—Greenock Warburton, H.—Bitdport Ward, H. G.--Sheffield Wilde, Mr. Scrjeant—Newark Wood, G. W..—Kendal Wyse, Thomas--Waterfora Yates, J. Ashton -Carlow TELLER& Ainsworth, P.—Bolton Philips, :Vlark—Manchoger MAJORITY. Adam, Rear-Adm. Sir C.—Clack.; tnzuntan 1 - 1. A.—Colkemoutla Archbold, Robert—Kildare Armstion, A.—King's Co. /lean - Ikb, lb 11.—Ccrk Berkeley Hon. F. .11.—Bristol 13lewitt: tiowcs, John—Soilth Durham Bridgeman. 1 fenitt—Ennis lirotriertott, J.—Salford Bruges, ‘l. 11. L. - Bath tuistield, W.—Bradford Caumbell, Sir John—Edinburgh Chalmers, Patrick—lnverbervie lay, Villiam—Tower Hamlets Craig, W. G.—Edinburgnshire Duke, Sir James—Boston iiirAdas ' C. W. D.—Flint Evans, William—North Derby Fenton, John —ltoehdale Fielder], John—Old/tarn a'shome, Thomas—Cariow Gordon, Robert—Windsor Greg, R. D.—Manchester Hawes, B. -Lambeth Hawkins, J. H.--Newport, Isle of. Wight Hayter, W. G.—Wells rieathcoat, J.—Tiverton Heron, Sir R.—Peterborough Hobhouse, T. Benj.—Rochester Hollond, Robert —Hastings Horsman, Edward— Cockermooth Howard, Hon. E. G.— Morpeth Howard, P. H.— C ar li s l e Howard, C. W. G.—Cumberland Hume, Joseph—Kilkenny Hutt, Hutton, Robert--llublln .1 At the meeting of Magistrates at the Town Hall, Croydon ' :on Monday, Inspector C o llie r , of te e P applied to the Bench to issue notices, requiring the iuhabitants to keep their dogs properly secured, in order to prevent mischief from canine madness or other_ wise. The Inspector !•tsted that comp'aints had teen made to the: Commissioners of It e number of dogs that were suffered to be about tbo streets loose ; and a day or two previous a child had bees bitten as it ws.s walking in the High-street. The Chairman said that it was very neces sary the public should be protected, and he at the same time observed that as he was returning home from the Bench a fe v days before, he was attacked by a dog, end 'very narrowly t sespcd from being bitten. He expressed his opinion, however, that the Commissioners :Acre r polvered under the Polce Act, to tike .more :active and effectual p rocee di ngs t h an t h e Magistrates could under th e C roy d on L oca l A ct. The clerk to b Bench then rea d th e c l ause of the Al ( t ro i iolitan Police Act, by w hi c h constables belonging to the force wcr c a U t h or iS e d to destroy any deg that might reasonably be su pp ose d to b e in . a si n rabid at: t or to have b een bi tten b y „ y . ot h er dog i l i n e ara t b h i e i The Inspector said th ere m i ght (.ift wa} of carrying this c l ause i nto execu tion, but b y Local Acs, any o wner o f a d o g who sei .o ff u n e t r r e a di t teoi being given he l the Croy o ct se l s about the street after a n otice to the cry b o rer li , ab it le wo to ul a , pe in nal a t l y l 15f Abn.dtihfethA is la w g e is r t e ra to tes b , e w p o u u t l d i proba bility,n have the c'e3ired eff:et. Tt Bench would, it Was ah. solutely necessary that some steps should be taken for the protection ( f the public, and they gave the necessary in. structions for the issue of notices,, with the, understanding that the law would he put strictly in force agai nst a ll per sona who off.ded. There is a vacancy in the East India Company's Direction by the death of Mr. Edmonstone. Four candi dates were in the field, but three of them have retired in favour of General Robertson. EVEN,. • • Excis.E DuTiEti, The following remarks on tins - 'irelooet are taken from the Fourth Number - of Bra :de's Dietiwiary c f Science, Literature, and Art, JAW , - published : Ekcise Duties, in Revenue and Finance: are , luties im posed on articles produced or manufactured .0 home,. while in the possession of the producers or manufeicaurers. They were introduced into England fey the Loner Parlia ment in 1553. being then laid on the makers aed venders of ale, beer, cider, and {Jerry. Tee Royalists EOM After followed the eximple of the Republicans; both sides de_. elating that tie excise should be continued me iorger than, the termination of tbeevar. But it was fouled tee. Fro. ducive a source of rev:nue to be again telinquished ; ars • when the nation had beet, accustomed to it for a tee soars:. the Parliament declared, in 1649. that the impose of excises was tl e most easy and indifferent levy that:could be laidt upon the people. It was placed Restoration Preterit tim e . Uri sa3y,titat, ; and ot fromi n tsfi wit rs l t is o t r ad ig n in irl to 14,, very name has been odious to the eca e l e ~of England. it lea continued progressiv:ly to path sound ; end ie At." this moment imposed on several important articles, mid fureidca nearly a third part of the enii.e public revenged of the aingdoir. For the more easy levy of the exci-e d.uties, E ng l an d and Wales are divided into about fitty.stx rollectioree bOrrlfil uf wl ieh arc caliLd by the names of particular counties,. others by the 1/MTICS of great towns. Where one eountr is divided i-to several collecnope, or e here a collectiout comprises the enutigueus parts of several counties, everr such col` e: 6011 r subdivided int, Stv.2ral 6-ttiets, aitbil vili;elt there is a sueeevieor; and each district it agaitx s itidisi led ire) a our-rides .‘tad toot-walks, within each of which there is a surveying °thee!' Cr gauger. Some excise duties, that were justly ohjeeted (d i have been repealer( within these few years; and, with tine ree eetion of the duty on glass, which interferes injae 4 euele %%ill the inanufacture, we are not sure that there IS acct Pi Vie exile. ing duties that can be fairly objected to me Prieeip;e, though the rate of duty might, ie some ie,taric es, be ad vantageously reduced. It has been said, that ele excise duties greatly raise the cost of subsistence to the tabour. ing classes." But this assertion has really no founa.etion.: In fact, the only excise duty that can be st,ii to fall el ae necessary of lite is that on soap, which produced in 185 (in Great 13,i!aine 809,0311 ; but as the pepulatiJa Great Britain amounts at present to about 18,003,000, the: soap tux eaenot, at an averaee, i noose a burden of I Id. , t y, anon each individual. Uwe estimate itsalettai 2ressu , o on a labouring family of five persons at bow 2s. 61. to 35,. we shall not be within but beyond the nark. The only taxes, in the various departments of the reve..: venue, that truly can be said to fall on artielt s necessary, for the labateer, are, besid-s Rev, principally tkose out tea and sugar. We incline -to think that the duties on, thee articles might be materialty reduced without affect:ng the revenue; but, however that may b , it cannot lee truly; affirmed that they entail any grievous bu " ten oar the labour ing clesses. The entire nett produce of tie excise ditties , in Great Britain is 1838 amounted to l 2 776,9651., or which the duties on spirits and malt. that is, on spirits and, er, produced no less than 8 604,1154 In Leland durieg the same year, the excise duVes amounted to 1,974,5661, of which the spirit and malt duties 'furnished above four-. fifths, or 1,795.165/. The rate at which tl.i3 revenue was, was nearly 61 nor cent. in Great. B itein, and. 9 per cent. ie Ireland. !slier, we are bald to say, that no equal amount of revenue was ever raised w;th so little, inconeeniem e.er injury to the contributo r. F., en thougl e they w , re not -required by tlto public exiececies, the duties: on spirits obertict a petnicioti's - trait, awl sheikh not he given up. - Trey are flee' bett"UT - all possible duties; and the only thins to he attended to in thei- imposiiism, is net to carry them to such a,height es to defeat th.ir object.: by encoureging smuggling. We have yet to hero, sun-. posing they .are not carried beyond thi , hreit, that a eiagla good ohjec.ion can be mace to these dutiee The obscurity aud complexity of the.cxeise lawfbas beery justly complained of. It is neeiLss te say, that they' ought tt be brief, clear, and level to the apprehension off everyone. But so far from title being the e 'sr, they are in most instances I-ngthened, contradict Anl untutel There vie,e at no distant lc iad some forty or fifty Acts in exiee,nee having iercr:nce to the glass du ties, and at this moment frem teenty-five to Citty have reference to the paper duties, and so for ve others. It is m in lac', ell but impossible for any o• a to t.II whet the last really is on many poi its; so that tie tea ler is left at they mercy of the officers; and a wide door is open to f Nouritisim and fraud. This disgraceful sta.° of things [nigt t. haw-. ever, ensile be remedied by getting the Treasury or the: Excise to prepare a short abslrict of th • law as to each:. duty, drawn up ie the c!e trest and least ambi manner possible, and without any of that verb's ty, repetition, and technical jArg ei that infects Acts of Pariamere, earl rem: ders them ali but incomprehensible to ordinary personae A manufacturer abi ling by this ahseaet Eh mid he held te. have abided by the law, and should not be to titer ques tioned on the subject. A measure of this sort nii tht bee eas'ly carried into eff,Tt. It would be an immense im prevenient, and would do far t o obviate. the only good e h- • jection t o th e excise duties. JONATHAN, WYLI)E. Amongst the old manuscript petitions in the Tolon—!- Clerk's office. whero all t! e anctent records are undei— going examination at 'the present 1i ire, is the following from the m tarious Jonathan Wilde. L will be ob , evedi that in the document of which the fAlowing is a verbatim: et litriatim copy, the name of the p tivoner Is .spelt itt three differeat wayr. The retition was probably v roter4 by the pet ttoner's clerk, and tt.e ti,t of the names of this tnieves who returnsd from transportation by some other al,. sistant, and the signature to the, petition by the bout `timsef. To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor and the Coact cf Aldermen. " The humble petition of Jonathan Wild, shawerti--.. That your petitioner has bren at great trouhh and vberg-, in apprehending and convicting divers felons ler rt tarnia,.! fiool transportanog since October, 1720 Olio name:; ut whim are mentioned in an account hereto anhez,..d). Thst your petitioner has never received any regard cr gratuity for such his service. That he L tcry t•. become a freeman of this honourable C.ty, Iv!ierifore you,- petiii)ner most humbly prays that yo. 11:1ccur will i't consideration of his said se: vices, be pto admit labik into the fieedom of this honourable City. " And your petitioner shall pray, "JONATHAN WYLDE." An account of the persons apprehended, taker, an vil entvieteo, f,,r returning from transportation, by Jonathan Wyree since October, 1720, for which he has received n reward, v'z , John Filev..noo alias Viol ti, IVi'lia-n Bone, Charles Hinchman, Samuel Wuntle, Martin Grey, James: Dalton. Robert Godfrey alis l'orkings, Old Hari e . , alias: Hoary NI illiarni, Henry Woolfurd, John ttilo ac. Several others have lc taken by trim, and dfterwardi went abrca. , !, viz., MeV( King, Joh n Jon, s. &c who w c ic a notorious streit robbers in th e C ity o f L ondon. On t're b,ek of the nctilion were th official words—. Jona...ban Wylde ; .J petition to he free. read 2, 1724. THE. LIFE AND LITEWARY REMAINS OP L. E. L..—W e are requeste t to state th,t. " Th • Lite arts( Literary Re rains of L. E. L.," be Lamm 13 a cliartl. Esq.. in 2 vols. small Bvo., with P.‘rtr is publishett this day by Mr. Coburn, of Great M alho•olgh-street,. The materials for this work are derived exeltisivvly from authentic sources; from her own notes aid c mmunica tions; from the stet .ments or her no.reA relatives ; front her long and continued correspondence with mtht intimate.- friends, confided for the purpo'e; and from their recollec tions of personal intimley situ her. Every interestinz particular connected with her I:!erary tifq has been selected( from a mass of seen infitmatisn twi iTh no cr , e could. base access but the friend whom she 113 d solicited to be-. cone her literiry executor. AIL ,Colborn hai rlcu this daw published, " Three Years in Persia and Kooriloofin," bs George Fowler, Esq., in '2 vole. small Svo , nume rous illustrations. A work cornprisii.g a va•:. lucid of in formation which is likely have consul r ;nflnence i.e causing to i.e established a direct con.rn rein! intercour.t.cs Logy , en . Great Pritain and Persia. Bible Society o A cie n t i;u t a 3 l ck —k I p t. i .e ac tijig , e o s f i :t r l d :e q l ) . ) i r n iti l s h l , i , acidt:e erect . Il o oo r o e t.v i o lr u l l Exeter Hall, which, was filled in , very part, the platform the Hall berg occupied chic fly by ladies, aid the.pi notice'.l by noblemen and g..ntlemen; aw), g whom _vv . ~;...,_ Lord Mountsandford, the 'Earl of Chichest,r. 3 1 •.:," t i . cheater,tre,lVl.PB.l3, and the eßißslitsolpi Bishop p of o i W ß in ip c , h m e . st:r i , t i t i h r ; ,, l f 3 ,et i %h t ! , P er a t.ti, s, ri- light Hon, supporter s and fr.ends of this Society. '.... Lord Bexley took the Chair. , i • trout, we ) g" ) ".: • HINTS TO ANGLERS.—A fi ne . . in t ie 1 , )14.7 upwards of Sibs , was taken with a gorgc-ba te kl; ta.r. pike: reach of the Thatne3, at Paugbourn, last w w ~..., ~;,,h io, .. havc also Leet captured, one is the sirne .c .l7 rg. l ic ibs. "; 13bs , and one near C , versham Priege. 'g" the river about Caversham , abounds +.t :,ityle of sma'l perch. The fishing underet..n:: Calt iz p: h re c s 'T i t ,. n t , i i: . es s w h a o t a e l: commences with the en•w o r... w .r e b r o : ilcadilly Men ury. abounds with large pike and b which tr:kes.place out .. e D ni S fir. l t 3 t r i e L f l . :r . — 1 i ~,i e l t .) s p f l o i e . cation l'll Ir E .N l it t i: Y br A en L b - b ested to state that rip , more that the Pall vatronized the 19th insr., we arc r::;l • Li c., ean be i,,,,e1. in , o:,seltienen the iim:t-d number of ri r n ' c : I Albert having ;Traci lusl'v . igni. of her Al..irst.Y " d 1 ; b e ing preww. 'lb,. feW — wi - i - ci i w• t fled their intention ° wain in the hands cf th.: 'Ladies- P..... m S a y P de l :t A o i‘ L r i b:r j l . :C r l ' y, e nit d ,on o pe;. - i r r ti,c a esr t e , i i i i ie ! di i , o do rt i:iw io tit . e : still undisposed of re tronesies. Amer . c , . 'Il 1 ' Ina rf A "r r e s o i nr.i n d p c d o r s c a a s i rc hl t s i t e liv i o i l 7; sy s p ai c n :r u l t i N,e a r n e oo c c rr e t tla tiler side of be Atlan!i:. For instal ce, if an emigrant t ° 81„.8 out ri. in shillings _ and t•ixpe.nnv piecs, the currency , of 11. in UppEr Cilnathl will be 255. The sart .atue I I esumbli o :rct t t: : ° our e 0 m P a mount in silt er crotvns or half- crowns wil l pass eurrei t, fir 245. The value of a golden sr , vere'en is rated at 24 4 d —so that, taken altogether, the en i4rata of iirnited c:z.. pital will find h to his profit to provide himself with an am. pie stock of shilling and sixpenny piece-. While touching "" this t "P i " , we may remark, that at Prince Edvard'at Island, 19 : . 4 i . in silver is equal t i a sovere;gn in g01d...-. Greenock Ad vertisrr. DIFFICU LT OPERATION.— On WednesdaY Glast a ver y difficult operation for the cure of the c:eforrnii? apui Obstipum, or Wry ne c k, was pet fumed by Mr. I?. Lev. surgeon. 1-4 Plymouth, on a fen a'e 21 leers oh. named Ilamblyn, liv:ng at Moric, , town. The rickrrnity had exist..il at birth, u Heir makes the case mr r.: novel, and the head was nearly level with the shoulder, fl it; ; rendering her appearance most frightful. The operatit it was completely successful the head on its terrninatitit taking an upright and oaturil po , itior, we treed i'etfreay add, much t) the comfort and di light of the patient. The deformity is caused by the contraction r f the trus.cle; which when perfect draws the j itead,t . one side and bends it forward .; and the operation coLsists in I:llidic.g thi3 muscle; but great discrimination is required to aseerta;i whe:Eer the hones of the neck (cervical vertebra) have become implicated in the deformity. This is the first in. stance of this trying and difficult operation being per. formed in this neighbourhood ; and we h ate h ear d very hi g h op r.—inions expressed of the skill display e d by Sir.i LeaDevonport kedependent. 1 •