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The work is pregnant with interest and in stil c "—Spectat or. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Just ready, in 2 cols Bvo., with Portraits. M EMOIRS of the COLMAN FAMILY. By It. B. PEAKE, Esq.. Including their Correspondence with the most Distinguished Personages of their Time. Richard 11.ntley, New Burlington-street. Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. UNDER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VESTRIS THIS EVENING, FEB. 23, Will be presented Shakspere's Comedy (with Music) of THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Sir John Falstaff, Mr. Bartley ; Master Slender, Mr. C. Ma thews ; Ford, Mr. Cooper ; Fenton, Mr. W. Harrison ; Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Nisbett ; Mrs. Page, Madame Vestris; Ann Page, Miss Rainforth, Mrs. Quickly, Mrs. C. Jones. After which, Will be acted the New Comedy, in Two Acts, entitled THE WHITE MILLINER. Lord Ortolan, Mr. C. Mathews ; :ustice Twilight, Mr. W. Farren ; Robert Conway, Mr. J. Vining ; Saul Sueezum, Keeley ; Lady Ortolan, Miss Cooper ; Albina, Madame Vesg tris ; Mrs. Mellewpear , Mrs. C. Jones; Betty Furbelow, Mrs. Humby. . TO-morrow there will be no performance. Doors to be opened at half-past Six—the performances to commence at Seven o'Clock. Dress Boxes, 7s. ; Second Price, 3a. 6d.; First and Second Circles, ss. ; Second Price, 2s. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Price. ks. ; Gallery, Is. Tickets and places for the Bozos to be taken of Mr. Grogan, at the Box-office, from Ten till Fear, where Season Tickets stay De had upon application. Private Boat,. to be had so'ely of Mr. Andi awe, bookseller 167. New Bond-street. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Entire Chance.—Greater attrition than ever.—Engagement of Mr. Collins. Sec nd time these Four Years of " Paul Clifford, with the splendid Romance of " The Tower of London;" the most powerful attraction that can be offered. THIS EVENING, FEB. 23 Will be acted the Operatic Drama of PA UL CLIFFORD. Paul Clifford (with all the Original Songs), Mr. Collins. ' After which the Domestic Drama of MARTHA WILLIS, THE MAID SERVANT. To conclude with the Grand Historical Romance, foundedAn and entitled THE TOWER OF LONDON. NEW STRAND THEATRE. Increasing Popularity—Raptures of Applause—Gratified Audiences. OPEN EVERY EVENING DURING THE WEEK. The celebrated Mr. JACOBS, the Royal Ventriloquist, Modern Magician, and English Improvisatore, continues to at: ract very large and highly respectable audiences, who nightly testify their approbation in the most marked and decided man ner. The Press has unanimously pronounced him the best Ventriloquist since the days of Monsieur Alexandre. The Tricks surpass all that have been introduced by the Wizards or Magicians who have preceded him ; and the Extemporaneous Song, on subjects prJposed by the audience, elicits thunders of pplause. Boxes, 2s. 6d. ; Pit, Is. 6d. ; Gallery, ls. Doors open at Seven o'clock, and commence at Half-past. Second price at a Quarter to Nine o'cicck—Boxes, Is. 6d. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. Carriages tote in waiting twenty minutes past Ten. Mr. Seguin, 12, Regent-street, Pall Mall, is appointed sole Agent for disposal of the Private Boxes. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS C. , AY. Morning 2 minutes after 3 i Evening 19 minutes after 3 • A4-N -; U I voe - • kt ArtNi e • ~An 4 4 r ...)1110.1as fte ffiun, LONDON: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1841. , RMIP'' The Peers m e t yesterday in their legislative capacity, and received from the Commons the Exchequer Court and Tithe Composition (Ire land) Bills. Lord WHARNCLIFFE expressed a wish to have what the LORD HIGH STEWARD said on the late memorable trial put on record and published, as it would put an end to much of the nonsense,the Noble Lord said, that was talked on the subject. We presume, therefore, that the speech deli vered by Lord DENMAN, during the exclusion of strangers, has been very satisfactory to the Peers, and means will be found, we hope, to enable the public to share that satisfaction, and come to as clear a conviction as their Lordships possessed that they were perfectly justified in pronouncing a verdict of acquittal on their ho nour, when the fact that the Earl of CARDIGAN did designedly wound a person in a duel was clearly proved. Lord WHARNCLIFFE also gave notice that he would bring in a Bill to clear up doubts as to a Peer pleading privilege, for the credit of their Lordships. Lord BROUGHAM, in presenting some petitions, took the opportunity to ask whether the Govern ment of Ireland had refused to nominate Mr. Rocu as Sheriff for Cork, because he was fa vourable to the Repeal of the Union, and to ex press his opinion, though he was opposed to Repeal, that such a mode of proceeding was not the right way to put it down. The Marquis of NORMANDY had no official in formation on the subject, but he believed the fact was so. The Earl of RIPON brought the state of our relations with Persia before their Lordships, and blamed the silence which had been observed concerning- them by the Government. He also blamed the conduct of the Government and of our Ambassador, and concluded by moving an address for correspondence between our Govern ment and Persia. Viscount MELBOURNE stated that all our dif ferences with Persia had been accommodated, except one relating to the possessions of the for tress of Gourcal, belonging to Herat. An officer had been sent to see that it was restored, and as soon as that was done our Ambassador would re turn to Teheran. The motion was agreed to. The Bishop of EXETER complained of an ordi nance relating to Canada, which was ordered to be printed on th e 2 9t h of January, and was not printed till th e 26th of February, because the Colonial -office had had it for revision. The irate :.~ Prelate wished to have the printer called to the bar, but contented himself with saying he would ask an explanation to-day. Their Lordships then adjourned. In the Commons a considerable number of pe titions were presented, many of which were against Lord STANLEY'S Bill, while Lord STAN LEY presented one from Liverpool, signed by 27,000 persons, for the Bill, and objecting to Lord MORPETH'S franchise. We are afraid Mr. O'CoNNELL is right. At least, wherever bigotry obtains an ascendancy, as at Liverpool, there his countrymen are hated and politically persecuted. He and they cannot cannot expect justice as long as the influence of our intolerant priesthood is in the ascendant. In reply to Mr. MILNE, Viscount PALMER STON stated that Colonel STODART, detained at Bokhara, was not yet released, though he might have been, had he not declined to profit by the intervention of the Envoy of a foreign Power, not knowing that it was sanctioned by his own Government. Mr. LABOUCHERE gave notice of a motion on March 8, relative to the Customs' duties on the produce of our North American and West India Colonies, we presume to remove the improper restrictions which now exist on the conveyance of that produce from one colony to another. In answer to Lord MAHON, Viscount PAL MERSTON stated that the negotiations about in ternational copyrights had not yet led to any results. In reply to Lord ELIOT, the Noble Viscount said, he believed a note had passed from the Aus tzian Minister to the Swiss Diet, relative to the suppression of Convents in Switzerland. On Lord MORPETII moving the second reading of the Irish Voters Bill, Lord STANL EY move d that it be read a second time that day six months. Lord STANLEY spoke for three hours against the Bill, and in favour of his amendment. His opposition was chiefly founded on the en franchising clause, which was tacked to the re gistration. Of course the Noble Lord was vitu perative of the Government, clamorous against the Bill, and insulting as usual to the people who would not patiently submit to his odious tyranny. One passion was visible from the beginning to the end of the Noble Lord's speech—hatred to the Catholics of Ireland ; one object was palpable throughout, that of replacing them under the hateful domination which they have since 182.9 been gradually throwing off. Formerly the Irish were persecuted, and dnied political rights, because they were Catholics. Lord STANLEY would now take away their rights, and deny them any reasonable franchise, because they are poor, and, as he says, perjurers. The details as to rates, the number of voters, &c. &c., into which the Noble Lord largely entered, making: almost imperceptible mole hills into mountains, to arrest the march of justice, are less usefu', and not half so pleasant, to read as the fic tions of a novelist. The Noble Lord avowed that the landlords of England were ready to give votes to their tenants, because they can command their votes, and they are the landlord's slaves, while he objects to giving votes to the tenants of Ireland, because they are not the serfs or slaves of the Orange landlords. The soil of Ireland, as has been said, is Protestant, the peo ple are Catholic ; and Lord STANLEY avows that he denies justice to the living people for the sake of the dead Protestant clods. In fact, the land owners claim the whole community, people and all, as theirs, and ask, by the mouth of Lord STANLEY, if they may not do what they like with their own. The Tories are, of course, quite de lighted with Lord STANLEY, he spoke after their own hearts, he bravely expounded their own principles, and they cheered him vociferously. Mr. C. WOOD having last year opposed the Government, had great pleasure this year, as he approved of remedying the greater evil of an un defined franchise, as well as the lesser evil of an ' imperfect registration, in supporting the Bill. His candour served to reflect light on the per verse malignity of Lord STANLEY. He professed himself not friendly to an indefinite extension of the franchise, and intimated that lie only voted for the principle of founding the franchise on being rated to the poor, and left the amount at which it should be fixed to be settled in the Committee. He had no wish to disturb the ar rangement of power settled by the Reform Act ; but lie was not to be pinned down to its four cor ners. He thought it most unwise to legislate against the feelings of a people, and thought the Noble Lord should allow the Bill to go into Committee. Mr. LITTON opposed, and Mr. FITZPATRICK supported, the Bill. Mr. LUCAS explained that he had never meant to recommend a rating to the poor as the basis of the franchise, though he had been so under stood. The Honourable Gentlemen also found out a new principle in political science, namely, that the best way to secure a perfect representa tion is to have a very small number of electors. Lord MORPETH followed Mr. LUCAS, and made a powerful and amusing speech in favour of his own measure, and against that of Lord STA NLEY. He very happily ridiculed the Noble Lord sighing over lost Coercion Bills, and hurrying to a fight, because he had no joy in a civic sceptre. He justified the attempt to settle the franchise by referring to existing disputes, and noticed the recent speech of Judge CRAMPTON in reply to the speech of some other Judge, as a convincing proof that things could not remain as at present. When the Noble Lord brought his observations to a close, Mr. BRO - THERTON moved the adjournment, and at a Quar ter past Twelve the- House adjourned. The public at large will read with melancholy regret the account of the loss of the outward bound American ship Governor Fenner, by a collision with the steamer Nottingham, and the loss of 122 human beings, hurried to an instant grave. It appears by the accounts, that the Governor Fenner was on the larboard tack, under double-reefed topsails, the wind blowing fresh from the S.S.W., when she saw the Nottingham on her weather bow. The helm of the Gover nor yenner was immediately put to port, or to windward, so as not only to turn her head from the steamer, but also to bring the wind more aft, and increase the velocity of the ship during whatever small interval might elapse between the first putting up the helm and the collision. Unfor tunately, however, the helm of the Notting ham was put to starboard, which had a similar effect on her, and both ships came into contact under an increased impulse. The dreadful con sequence is before the readers, We are afraid that this accident may be in part traced to the rules in existence. It is one of them, that ships sailing with a fair wind are to give way for those sailing on a wind, that steam-ships are to be considered as vessels sailing with a fair wind, and therefore to give way to sailing vessels. Acting on this rule, we presume the Nottingham put her helm to starboard and bore away, meaning to make way for the sailing ship. But there is another rule, that vessels on the starboard tack shall keep their wind, and vessels on the larboard tack bear away; and in com pliance with this rule, the Captain of the Gover nor Fenner, not knowing, perhaps, that the Nottingham was a steamer, or thinking only of the rule for ships on the larboard tack to bear away, put her helm a-port, and bore up. Each vessel was guided according to a rule pre scribed, and the collision ensued. Far be it from us to blame any parties under such dis astrous and terrible circumstances ; we would only observe that the responsibility in such cases rests in part with those who prescribe the rules. One safe direction, which seems almost univer sally applicable, namely, that when collision is apprehended, velocity should as speedily, and as much as possible, be diminished, was, we are afraid, violated by both vessels, for b ot h seem to have paid off, bringing the wind more aft, and so increasing their speed. The people on board the Nottingham hailed the Governor Fenner to starboard her helm, which was not done. Now, one of th e genera l regulations of the Trinity-house is that steam vessels shall pass each other on the larboard side, while the Nottingham meant to p.lss the Gover nor Fenner on the starboard side; and we recol lect that when those regulations were promul gated last year, a letter appeared in the papers, stating that a different rule was already estab lishedamongst the vessels in St. George's Chan nel. By the people of the Nottingham calling to the Governor Fenner to put her helm a-star board, they seem to have been acting on the old rule, as well as on the rule of steamers making tray for sailing vessels. We hope that no ambi guity of the rules, which ought to be simple, clear, and few, contributed to the great disaster. In the darkness of night and thick weather it is extremely difficult to act rightly with sufficient promptness when two vessels approach each other; and though some general rules are indis pensable, they never can be wholly substituted for watchful, intelligent discretion. It is at the same time clear that any rules which exist should be prescribed by one authority, which can cause them to be universally followed. W e may add, i n d ee d, th a t th e s t ronges t o f a ll mot i ves —that of self-preservation—influences all ship masters readily to adopt and acqUiesce for the common good i n w h atever ru l es may b e or d a i ned or generally agreed on. The Governor Fenner is said to have been wretchedly crazy. It appears that she was thir- teen years old, which is not a great age for a ship originally well built of good British oak. What it may be considered for a ship built of American oak or Fine, we cannot say; but there is a reason, in the destruction of the Governor :Fenner, to believe that she was in a bad condition. She struck the steamer a-midships, the weakest part of the steamer, with her bow, the very strongest part of the ship ; and yet the Governor Fenner, not the steamer, instantly sunk. A carelessntss or an utter disregard of human life, when put into competition with making money, or gratify ing the hateful thirst for gold, is one of the cha racteristics of this age; and we hope that no ac cusation of the kind will lie against the owners and captain of the Governor Fenner. It will be impossible, however, to satisfy the relatives and friends of the lost passengers, and impossible to satisfy the public, that a great fault, not to say a great crime, has not been committed, unless it can be distinctly proved by LLOYD'S books, by premiums of insurance, by the surveyors who examine vessels, that the Governor Fenner was a perfectly sea-worthy vessel. The resolutions adopted by a meeting of Mem bers of the House of Commons on Saturday, which are inserted in another part of The Sun, will have an important influence on the fate of the country. INow that they have been adopted and circulated, it will be im possible for the Government, of which these gentlemen are supporters, to succeed either in carrying a loan or in levying new taxes. At the same time the expenditure exceeds the revenue, without the least probability, as the Examiner observes, owing to the present state of Europe, of lessening the expenditure. The Government has no alternative therefore but to set about lowering the Import Duties, and modifying, if it do not abolish, the discriminating duties. The Tories may fancy there is a third state pos sible—the advent of their friends to office. But their friends consist mainly of bread-taxers, and when they come into office it will be impossible for them either to raise a loan or increase the taxes, and they cannot diminish the expen diture. They have approved of our policy in re gard to Turkey, which has caused the increase of expenditure, and the suspicions excited abroad. of their intentions, will only add to the necessity for increasing our forces. Moreover, their advent to power would cause an additional force to be employed in Ireland. Under such circumstances we are safe in concluding that a ory Government, supported by bread-taxers, would be resisted by the bulk of the town popula tion in increasing the taxes, unless it first abolished or modified the bread tax. A Tory Government, then, would soon come to a still stand. In either and every case the modification of all discrimi nating duties, or the abolition of them, including the Corn-laws, is at hand. Courage, free traders ! The deficiency of the revenue will ensure you success. The whole of the Paris Journals of Friday and Saturday have reached us. In the Chamber of Deputies on Friday M. JOUFFROY read the Re port of the Commission upon the Secret Service Bill, the adoption of which is always tantamount to a vote of confidence in the Government. This Report is too long for insertion in our columns, but the interest which attaches to it induces us to make room for some extracts from it. The Report sets out with giving the SOULT-GUIZOT Cabinet its entire and unqualified support. It examines the cause of so many changes in the Ca binets of France during the last ten years, and discovers it to be the abandonment of the great principles of Government by the Deputies, which has split the two great parties who were recog nized as the Government and the Opposition into innumerable petty factions, acting without con cert and without confidence in themselves or others. The Report next proceeds to examine the causes of the present isolation of France, and here we have an honest sentence of reprobation pronounced upon the policy of M. TRIERS and the war faction. The Chamber had decided that Turkey should be placed beyond the reach of any power desirous of aggrandising itself at the expense of that empire, and that the balance of power in Europe should be maintained. This was the policy of the present Cabinet. The policy of the Cabinet of the Ist March was very different. M. Thiers`would only listen to the settlement of the Eastern question on the condition of the ag grandisement of the Pacha of Egypt, which was in truth a very secondary object, as regarded the interests of France. If the Cabinet of Ist March had succeeded in obtaining the con cession of Syria for the Pacha, the main object of the true policy of France would no t h ave been gained. There would have been no European guarantee, and the Turkish empire would simply have been replaced in the precarious situation in which it was under the treaty of K utahia. The policy of the Cabinet of the Ist of March obtained less than that of the present Cabinet would have achieved. England, like ourselves, forgetting the greater for the lesser policy, and losing sight of the future in the present, concluded a treaty in which we should have figured for the protection of the just interests of Egypt. You know the result. instead of playing a great part in the arrangement, after having demanded one, France has been idle, and instead of obtaining better conditions for the Pacha, and preserving her legitimate influence in the Levant, she has partly lost it. Without assuming any part in the settlement of the Eastern question, France has armed, and seriously burthened her finances. She has all the expense of an active po• licy without any of its advantages. She has been thrown into, and remains in, a state of isolation in the midst of Europe." Here the report, after repeating that this was a great fault, observes " that it may be turned to good account, if France, isolated, but great, will always hold herself ready to throw her influence in the scale of nations for the protection of the prin ciples of justice and the preservation of their rights. In this view her isolation will be not a source of weakness, but of strength. As the present Cabinet appeared to be resolved upon this just and wise policy, which had peace for its basis, so the Committee felt that it owed to it confidence and support." The day is not distant when every reflecting man in France will readily subscribe to the opi nions of the Commission respecting the mischiev ous tendency of THIERS' Oriental policy. Already is the decline of French influence in Turkey and Egypt so marked as to attract very general at tention along the shores of the Levant. But we cannot go along with the commission in supposing that France can. remain isolated and at peace with all the world. Were she a petty or a fourth rate Power, she might do so, but in the exalted sphere in which she moves, political isolation be comes as impossible as the maintenance of a sys tem of commercial and social isolation. While France remains isolated, Europe enjoys not peace but a truce. But let us hear the Report : The possibility of a war with Europe had revived the dis couraged hopes of the factions, and the cabinet of the Ist March in the perspective of such a war, did not put down an effervescence which it hoped to convert into a generous dis play of patriotism. Nothing injured that Cabinet so much as those tumultuous manifestations which menaced order and the laws. With the most honourable intentions the Cabinet of the Ist March here committed a great error. We are not among those who think that France was unequal to a contest; but we do think that the rein ought not to have been given to tu multuous passions ; for order within is the indispensable condi tion of force without. A country calm and united is almost in vincible ' • but torn by factions, although it may tri ump h f or a moment by the energy of the passions which convulse it, its chance of success has probability against it, and cannot be last ing. This crisis has much aggravated our internal situa tion, and has rendered more indispensable th an ever t h e moderate but firm application of the laws which protect order. This is, again, a point on which the government of the 29th October ought not to imitate the policy which particular cir cumstances and, in our opinion, an erroneous appreciation of the true strength of the country in the event of war had caused the late Cabinet to adopt. The Committee adhere entirely to the principles professed on this subject by the present ministry. The question as to whether the existing laws suffice for the protection of society raised no doubt in the Committee. We think them quite sufficient ; but we do not hesitate to say that they must be enforced. We have a confident hope that the progress of order and publi c reason w ill one d ay ren d er t h e application of these laws very rare ; but when the period has arrived at which it would be necessary to pass such laws, if they did not exist, the moment would be badly chosen for abolishing or weakening them." This is laying the lash on the back of M. THIERS and his friends rather smartly. It tells the ex-Premier, as plainly as words can do, that he is a political humbug, who does the dirtiest work with the dirtiest tools. Taken in conjunc tion with the preceding paragraph, these extracts from the Report show that the Commission rightly attribute the humiliation of France in the East to M TIHERS, as well as the enormous ex pense to which France has been put to establish useless armaments, which have already paralyzed the national industry. We now come to the paragraph in the Report which has reference to the Liberty of the Press. p applyr e W g s e s et t a gh e t i o e m arei n b t t e i t with i d s fo a r b u fi s f e t s ee t n h e y re e r are s tioa laws , ta b i u n t t t h h e e liberty n o f in t e h o e t example, d and d at o io a n and osein firm thei n r ess. Le own body t thatthe Cham bers societyto be respected which they represent, but let us not go be - yond legal and constitutional repression. The press is a power which weakens itself by its own excesses, and it has never less authority, less influence on the public mind, than when it forgets the dignity and grandeur of its mission. There is no better curb on the press than a firm majority of this Chamber, and a powerful Cabinet ; this remedy is in your own hands. As to the Government, ask nothing from it o n thi s subject but the execution of the l aws . The Government has a natural support in the press. It is that of the journals which approve of its principles, and support them without fee. The Chamber itself may contribute to that education of society on which depends its repose, and would render an eminent ser vice to the country by causing the electors to receive the tex tual report of those important deliberations which are so dis torted by the journals. We are glad to find that the report advocates the enactment of no new laws, either for the suppression of libel or sedition. There are already too many penal laws for the punishment of all classes of offences in France. This is one of the reasons why most of these offences are so rife. When laws are too stringent the humanity of the m fit e l l a into s if t h d e e r e s u w e t e u r d e e, none.and loeutinhlde tosa always bear proportion t o t p p h u un u b s l i i s t c h h ea m e r u e e n s s e t u s s l t s tl h is the extent to which the national voice is raised irpE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRtTARY 23, put. against the offences which they are intended to repress. The Report of the Commission was ordered to be printed. in the Camber of Deputies on Saturday, M. MERMILLIOD brought on his motion against the treaty conclude with Buenos Ayres. This is heaping more coals of the devoted head of M. THIERS. The discussion had not concluded up to post hour on Saturday. Great losses have been sustained on the coast of Tunis during the late storm. The French brio- Ridals, freighted on account o f th e war depart': ment, was lost with her whole cargo. Many merchantmen perished. General BUGEAUD arrived at Marseilles on the 14th, on his way to. take the command in Africa. There is no longer a doubt that the expedition against ABD-EL-KADER will be orb a most exten sive scale. Letters from the Havannah state the Spanish authorities have refused an exequatur to the newly-appointed English Consul, Mr. TURNBULL, in consequence of something which he said or written. about slavery and the slave trade. Mr. TURNBULL was, therefore, obliged to delegate his functions to Mr. JACKSON, a member of the Mixed Commission. A letter, of the 7th, from Vienna, in the Carisruhe Ga zette, says -64 We learn from good authority thatithe negotiations between the Allied Powers and France are in a fair way, so that it may be said that France will shortly take cart in the further nego tiations respecting the affairs of the East." We have published, after the Moniteur, the Convention be tween the Government and the Belgian Maritime Society, dated the 12th instant. The Society will dispatch a ship every two months for the port of Antwerp, for Rio Janeiro, and every other time to Valparaiso. The first vessel which will proceed to Rio and Valparaiso is to sail on the 15th of March. It is the Industriel schooner, which lately returned from the latter port. Eight vessels be longing to the Society are designated for this service. BO URSE.rARIS, SATURDAY, FEB. 20. First Highest Lowest Last Price Price. Price. Price French 5 per Cents ll2 50 ... 112 55 ... 112 45 ... 112 1.0 434 per Cents 4 per Cents ..... 99 25 ... 99 25 ... 99 25 .. 99 25 3 per Cents 76 25 76 25 „, 76 15 76 15 Rank of France ....... 2220 ...3120 ...3220 Laflitte Rank I,ooof. 5h.... 1050 ..,1050 —lO5O ...1050 uvlgian Bank 5 per Cents 9 Bli ... 98% ... 98% New Loan 99 9904 ... 99 ... 996 ipanish Active 24; 24; 24; 1:4; Passive ••••••••••••• Neapolitan lOl 60 ... 101 00 ... 101 60 01 60 RAILWAY SHARES. St. Germitin Versailles,R. B 437 50 ... 437 50 ... 435 435 L 8.... ........... Orleans . . 487 50 ... 487 50 ... 487 50 ... 497 50 !leuen 455 ... 455 ... 455 ... 4.4 SELOIAN 1 . UNDS—Baussztd, TEL 2.5. Actual Debt, 23 per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Ci.nt ii7N, Loan ofThirty Millions, 4 per Cent.... 3per Cent. ..... Thirty.seven• ... 6BX 40) — 97% Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent. 8751 Society of Commerce, 45.iper Cent lO2 Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent ............. National Society. Exchange on London (short) —Brussels Papers, Feb. 20. JOHN THOROGOOD.—The prosecution threat ened two or three weeks ago against the above martyr to conscience, for another Church-rate, has been abandoned ! After some strong threats of enforcing the rates of 13s. 6d., Mr. Thorogood was informed on Thursday last that the rate was paid by some person or persons unknown—very possibly the Bishop ! Colonel Powell, M.P., is, we understand, laid up at Brighton, and was unable to attend in his place in the House of Commons last night. We regret also to state that Mr. Calcroft, M.P. for Wareham, is confined to his house by scarlet fever. WONDERFUL CIRCULATION OF NEWSPAPERS! MARVELLOUS CREATION OF READERS ! ! Our excellent Contemporary, the Morning Advertiser, in commenting on the disputed circu lation of the other Morning Journals, gives the following edifying, yet modest, account of its own extensivb circulation. It is as follows : "We destroy no stamps—we export rib paper to Hamburg with stamps cut off, ours is a genuine sale—and when we add that this journal is read by forty to one of any journal published in Lon don, or within 25 miles of it, which we are ready to prove, the boastings of these journals, and their quarrels, are not worth a moment's consi deration. " Circulation 380,000 in three months. "Ann/tally, ONE- MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY THOUSAND, which, being multiplied as above—or only leave the half of our statement to be correct—gives a circulation in point of readers which no journal can boast !" Boast indeed would be hopeless for any Journal, not even excepting the Times, or " the great Globe itself;" to boast of any thing compar able to such a circulation of readers—unle s, perhaps, it be the memorable garrison of Gibral tar, under the renowned Elliot, who made the soldiers pass round and round in review before the Spaniards, till they thought the'rnuster-roll would never end. And so with the Morning Advertiser circulation—we can hardly reckon it up with tolerable correctness; let us see—One million four hundred and forty thousand—what beautiful alliteration! But come to figures —or, as our learned Contemporary would say, to the sctatch— Circulation Multiplied by. 4O Gives This is really astounding !—so much so, that our worthy friend seems rather posed himself— " And back recoils, he knows not why— E'en at the sound himself had made !" For in his exultation he generously offers to knock off one half of his readers, (we wish he would give them to us f) and yet he will have a circulation "of which nd journal can boast "—for see—the half of fifty-seVen million six hundred thousand is somewhere about 28,800,000 readers, being about the amount of the interest of the National Debt !—Twenty-eight millions of read ers!—bless their learning! We never could satisfactorily account for the march of mind be fore ! But here it is, as pain as a pikestaff. However, there is no glory without a drawback. Envy will follow merit as its shade— And a wicked wag has just thrown a huge blue book on our table, 'ycleped Population Returns for the three Kingdoms, defying us to find out the readers, which he says do not exist—the po pulation for the three Kingdoms being only twenty-six millions ;--and he modestly doubts if they all can read—certainly not the wild Irish, who are to be struck out of the new Registra tion Bills. This is a sad dilemma; but hold— " you have forgotten the increase in the popula- tion, which the next returns will show." - Good, good ! this proves the circulation beyond doubt, and we wish our friend joy of his numerous readers—bar Ting a million or two 1 COURT CIRCULAR. His Majesty the King of the Belgians took his departure from Buckingham Palace at half-past 11 o'clock yesterday morning for Dover, on his return to the Continent. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at the Palace at half-past 10 o'clock, to take leave of his Majesty. His Majesty was attended to his carriage by the Lord Steward, Lord Poltimore, Lord in Waiting, Sir Frederick Stovin, Groom in Waiting, Colonel Wemyss, Equerry in Waiting, Colonel Wylde, Equerry to Prince Albert, and Cap tain Seymour, Groom to Prince Albert. His Majesty left the Palace attended by Lord Lilford, Lord in Waiting on the Queen, General Goblet, and M. Van Praet. Viscount Melbourne had an audience yesterday of her Ma jeety. The Earl of Errol and Viscount Melbourne had the honour of joining the Royal circle at Buckingham Palace at dinner last evening. The Band of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards attended at the Palace during dinne).. A Deputation from Marylebone, on the Window Duties, consisting of Sir Benjamin Hall, M. P., Messieurs G. A. Young, H. Biers, Kensett, and Savage, had an interview with the Marquis of Normanby yesterday at the Home Office. A Deputation from the Metropolitan Anti-bridge Toll As sociation for securing the means of throwing open Waterloo, Southwark, and Vauxhall Bridges free of 'I 011,--consisting of Mr. Byng, M.P., Mr. Kemble, M.P., Mr. Pattison, M.P., Mr. B. Wood, M.P. Mr. Ewart, M.P. , Colonel Sir De Lacy Evans, M.P., Mr. Palmer, M.P., Messrs John Milner Gib son, James Shears, Robert Forest, A. Pellatt, and J. Grissell, Dr. Veitch, Rev. Mr. Sherman, Messrs. W. G. Homier, W. Willans, and Thomas Pocock, and of Henry Cope, Jun., the Honorary Secretary of the Association , waited en the han cellor of the Exchequer yesterday, in Downing-street, on the subject of extinguishing the burdensome tolls of these bridges for the benefit of the public. Messrs. Baker and Donaldson had an interview yesterday with the Marquis of Normanby at the Home Office. Despatches from the Governor of St. Helena were received yesterday at the Colonial Office. Messrs. Mills, Carpenter, and Luck had an interview with the Marquis of Normanby yesterday. A Deputation, headed by Sir Matthew Wood, Bart., had an interview with the Marquis of Normanby, at the Nome Office, yesterday. Baron Bulow transacted business with the Pre sident of the Board of Trade yesterday. I We regret to hear that Mr. Calcraft, the Mem ber for Wareham, is labouring under a severe attack of the scarlet fever. _ _ The General Steam Navigation Company's vessel the Ocean, T. Fife, from Rotterdam, arrived off the Custom House on Sunday with the Dutch mail. NEWSPAPER STAMPS. Extract from a Return to an Order of the House of Commons, dated 2d February, 1841, for the following London Papers, from the Ist of July to the 31st of December, 1840, inclusive : SUN GLOBE STANDARD COURIER lll,OOO MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, MONDAY EVENING. We have a statement before us of the exports from Launceston is Van Dieman's Land during the third quar ter of 1840, and which gives a total of 187,2981. For the nine months up to September last, the exports amounted to 750,0001. The imports of the quarter were 98,8681., and of the year 400,000/. ; and the dues collected at the port during the year were 36,500/. Te_day we have had scarcely any business doing in the fund, and prices have dropped about 4 per cent. on Con. sots. Fur present transfer the quotation of Consols was 884 to 4i; and for the noxt Account the continuation was about ; I f per cent. Exchequer Bills were dull at 6.. to 4s. premium ; East India Bonds ranged from 15s. to 10g. discount. Bank Stock was at 1664. India Stock at 248. The New Three-and-a_ Half per Cents, brought 97 to :}; and the Reduced Three per Cents., 89k to 884 We have had no for sign news to influence the value of the Peninsular or other fancy stocks to-day, all of which were heavy. The Active Spanish Bonds have been been marked 231 to 234, the New Five per Cent. Portu guese Stock, in the absence of any later intelligence from Lisbon, have been reduced to 314 for money, and to 314 for the 26th instant ; Mexican Stock, of 1837, was worth 274 to-day, being a slight decline ; Brazilian Bonds were steady at 724, and French Three per Cents. at 76 Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents, were marked 504 to, and Belgian Five per Cents. receded to 994 and to 984. For the Railway Shares there is still but a dull market, and although prices do not recede materially, they are not supported with any thing like firmness. The London and Birmingham have been marked 584, without the dividend er the New shares ; South Western 184, Great Western 24k, the New 11, and the Greenwich Scrip 18 premium. Brighton were 7/, and North Midland 25 discount. Pro ♦incial Bank of Ireland New Shares were 7 premium. (From The Sun of Last Night.) Consols opened this morning at the leaving off prices of Saturday, 8114 - 4, both for Account and Money, with nothing doing to the present time ; Exchequer Bills, 4 6 prem. ; Bank Stock, 165 167; India Stock, 247 249. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active may be quoted as they left off, 234 24; Deferred, 12,A I ; Passive, 5i 6A ; Portuguese same as they left off, 311 32 ; Brazilian, 71f 72A ; Colombian, 22f 23 ; Mexican 271 28 ; Chilian, 62 64 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 50A ; Five per Cents. 991. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 20.—We have had rather a quiet Market to-day. London and South Western 58i ; London andßirmingham 170 171 ex. div. ; Ditto 321. Shares 57f 58 ex. div. ; Ditto New 32/. Shares 20} 211; Lancaster and Preston 32k; Ditto New 20; Manchester and Leeds 75 7.5 A ; Ditto Halves 32f 33. We have Cape of Good Hope Papers to December 27. We understand that his Excellency the Governor, in conse quence of the prevailing dearth of labour, has granted permis sion to such amongst the soldiers as are willing to do so, to as sist the farmers in getting in their crops ; and that tho:e work ing on the roads are to be temporarily removed for that purpose. The corn farmers, it is pleasing to hear, have met with less difficulty this year in procuring reapers to cut down one of the most abundant crops of wheat ever known in this colony at any former season ; the wages are said to be high, above 3s. per day, but the necessaries of life, and particularly wheat, it should be recollected, have for some time back been more than double their usual price. We have received the Journal of Antwerp of yesterday's date. PRUSSIA MAGDEBOURG, FEB. 10.—A part of our com merce is in a critical state, owing to several failures which took place in the month of October of last year. BodasE OF AMSTERDAM, FEB. 19.—Remains without bu siness. The improvement in London of the 16th was para lyzed by the fall at Paris of the 17th ; in consequence the National Funds scarce varied in price. The Spanish Funds have been sought after above all the coupons, which got up from 20-1 to 21 15-16 and 22. After the closing, Ardoin's was done at 22, Coupons 21A. We hear that the last part of the Loan has been negotiated at 3 per cent, above the emission of the former in rents at 5 per cent. ; the General Society is interested for one-third. The Organe of Flanders has a letter from the Hague, of the 16th February, stating that private accounts have been received from Batavia, giving a deplorable statement of com mercial affairs in that capital. The great scarcity of money damps all speculations. Already several houses could not resist this crisis, and were obliged to suspend their payments. We have no arrivals this morning of importance, conse quently things are dull in the City at present, PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share. Cheltenham and Great Western. 62/ 26i...... to London and Brighton London and Blackwall 174 to PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, FEB. 20. 3 per Cent. Consols Three and Half Stock — Grand Canal Stock ... Ditto Reduced ...... Ditto Debs. 6 p er cen t... Ditto New, 183(1 ...... 971 Ditto 4 per cent ... 3i per Cent. Debs. Consols are not quite so good as they were in the early part of the mornir b , and may be quoted at p resen t 881 for the Account, have been at 88i ; for Mersey 881 S with little doing. Exchequer Bills, 6 4 premium ;- Bank Stock, 1661 ; India Stock, 248. In the Foreign Market also little doing ; Spanish Active 231, a shade lower than in the morning; Portuguese 311, also receded ; Brazilian 72} ; Belgian 99A 984 ; Dutch. Two-and a-Half per Cents. also lower, 50;1 u. The Share Market is inactive ; London and Brighton, 42(1 ; Blackwall, 17 ; London and Birmingham, 1481 ex. new di. vidend ; Cheltenham and Great Western, 261. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Bank stock 3 per Cent. Red BBl Ditto Bonds 3 per Cent C0n5........ 881 Ditto Old Annuities per Cent Red........ 971 Ditto New Annuities... New 31 per Cent .. 97 Ex. Bills, 1,000/....21d 4pm New 5 per Cent Ditto 5001 7pm Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small spm Jan. 1860. l3 1-16 Bank Stock for Acct Oct 1859 lndia Stock for Aect Jan. 1860 ... ...... 12 13-16 Consols for Acct FOREIGN FUNDS. A ustrian, 5 per cent Portuguese, 5 per cent. Relgian, 5 per cent 93 Ditto, New Ditto.... 31 Brazilian Bonds .. .. Prussian, ti per cent.... ..._. BuenosAyres, 6 per cent Russian, 5 per cent. . . _ Chilian, 6 per cent Colombian, 6 per cent... Spanish, 5 per cent 2:3 Ditto, 1824 — Ditto, Deferred Danish, 3 per cent..... French,s per cent... —f. —c Greek,lB2s, spercent. Exchange f. —c Mexican, 5 per cent.... French,3 per cent 76f. —c Di to, 6 per cent, 1825 Dutch, 21- per cent Peruvian,lB2s,6 per et. Ditto, 5 p er cent..... — t SHARES. Cheltenham and Great Western (621 paid) 261 Great Western Railway (65 paid) B9i Ditto New Shares (50 paid) Ditto Fifths ( 4 paid) London and Brighton (50 paid) London and Blackwall Railway (221 pd) 17i London and Birmingham Railway (90 pd) 1431 London and Greenwich Railway (20 paid) Ditto New Shares (20 paid) Ditto Scrip. ( 3 paid). 43 London and South W es t ern 571 North Midland Railway (100 paid) 75 THE WEATHER. ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE STREET. NOON, Fen. 22 Barometer 30.42 In. 'Thermometer Highest 39 Lowest Wind S.E. by E.—Freezing Point 32 Deg. THE INUNDATION AT BRENTFORD•—•The fifth and last day's inquiry into the circunetances con nected with the death of the lad Spruce at Brentford took place on Thursday. Af er a very long i ,quiry the Jury retired, and on the following morning, alt. r havin g been locked up for eleven hours and a half, they returued special verdict to the effect, as we read it, that the loss of life was calsed by the weak and defective state of the walls of the reservoir belonging to the Regent's Canal Company. It begins in the folloc.,;rg strLia :—" \Ve find that William Spruce being then and there on board a cer tain barge," &c., and repeats tight times the said words " then and there" in the verdict. NARBETII.--ClauttcH-RATEs.—No Church rate has been made in this parish for the last eight years, and it ought to be recorded, to the honour of the worthy Rector and his congrega•iat+, that the necess..ry expenses have b( e❑ defrayed by themselves. It now appe rs that the fabric of the Church stands in need of repair. and a subscription has been entered into for the purpose of pay ing the expenses, to which the Dissenters are contributing liberally'. This is as it should be; and were the example of Narbeth generally adopted, Church-rates would die a natural deo.* and the contenti )ns and animosities which they never fa 1 to engender would only be known as a matter of history.— Welshman. CHANGE OF CAVALRY QUARTERS.—The folowing changes of cavalry quarters will take place in April next :--The 2d Dragoon Guards will move from Piershill to Sheffield ; the 3d Dragoon Guards, from Sheffield to Nottingham ; the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards, from Leeds to Piershill ; the sth Dragoon Guards, from Manchester to Ireland ; the 7th Dragoon Guards, from Nottingham to Norwich; the Ist Royal Dragoons, from Glasgow to Leeds; the 2d Royal North British Dragoons, from Bi mingham to Brighton ; the 6th lolii , killen Dragoons, from Ireland to Birmingham ; the tith King's Royal Irish (Hussars), from Norwich to Man chester; the 9th Queen's Royal (Lancers), from Houns low to Dorchester; the 10th Royal Hussars, from Co ventry to Ireland ; the 11th Hussars, from Brighton to 1 1 Hounslow ; and the 17th Lsncer!, from Ireland to Glas gow.— United Service Gazette. The Right Hon. the Speaker gave his third Parliamentary dinner on Saturday evening, in Eaton square, when the following Members of the Hausa of Com mons dined with the Right Hon. Gentleman :—Viscount Clements, Mr. Wm, Evans, Mr. Tuffnell, Mr. Edward Horsman, Mr. Thos. Hobhotve, Mr. Maurice O'Connell, Mr. P. Mildmay, Mr. Leader, Mr. D. Dundas, Mr. Pryme, Mr. Wyse, Mr. Ewart, Mr. Denuistoun, Mr. French, Mr. Brotherton, Colonel Salwey. Mr. Barnard, Mr. Redington, Mr. Tancred, Mr. James, Mr. John Jer vis, Mr. Hutt, Mr. Etwall, and Mr. Fitzpatrick. ROTTEN BOROUGHS.—Neariy all the small places in Cornwall that were disfranchised have mate rislly improved since they were placed in Scedule A; but the most striking instance is Callington, which ap pears to improve in appearance and prosperity every day, DUTIES ON IMPORTS. I.3IPORTANT PARLIAMENTARY MEETING. At a meeting of Members of the House of Commons, held at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's-street, on the ‘2oth of February, 184], Joseph Hume, Esq., in the Chair, the fol lowing Resolutions were agreed to : Moved by the Right lion. Edward Ellice, M.P. and seconded by Peter Ainsworth, Esq., M.P. First Resolution. —That it is the opinion of this meeting, consisting of Members representing many of the most important commercial and ma nufacturing constituencies of the United Kingdom, that the present restrictions and prohibitions in the Commercial Code of the British Empire and its dependencies, and the operation of the exist ing Tariff of Import Duties, present the most se rious obstacles to the extension of the trade of this country. Moved by James Morrison, Esq., M.P., and seconded by Archibald Rastie, Esq., M.P. Second—That the Report of the Committee of last Session on Import Duties has strength ened the opinions previously entertained, with reference to the evils of the present restrictive system ; and has shown that, besides the taxes paid by the people for revenue purposes, they are charged an enhanced price upon many neces sary articles of consumption, beyond that paid by the people of foreign countries; and that encouragement is thereby given to the establish ment of rival manufa.cturing interests abroad. Moved by Edward Strutt, Esq., M.P., and se conded by Robert Hutton, Esq., M.P. Third—That notwithstanding the addition of a considerable per tentage to the existing taxes in the course of the last Session, the amount of re venue has decreased, whilst, during the same pe riod, there has been a great increase in the pub lic expenditure—that to meet this deficiency one of the following alternatives becomes necessary, either to raise money by way of loan, or by new taxes, or to increase tht revenue by a revision of the Import Duties ; by the former course, trade will be impeded, and the burdens of the people augmented—by the latter, commerce will be ex tended, and the comforts of the people increased —therefore it is the decided opinion of this meet ing, that the financial difficulties of the country, and the wants of the consumer, will best be met by a general revision and reduction of the duties on imports. Moved by Benjamin Hawes, jun., Esq., M.P., and seconded by Thos. Thornely, Esq., M.P. Fourth—That a copy of these resolutions, signed by the Chairman, be transmitted tb Vis count Melbourne. Moved by Henry Warburton, Esq., M.P., and seconded by Robert Steuart, Esq., M.P. Fifth—That a Committee be appointed to su perintend the printing and circulation of these resolutions, to invite the co-operation of Mem bers of Parliament of all parties, to call meetings, to report from time to time ; and, generally, to further the objects of this meeting. Moved by the Right Hon. Edw. Ellice, M.P., and seconded by William Ewart, Esq., M.P. Sixth—That the Committee consist of the fol lowing Members, with power to add to their number :—Joseph Hume, Esq., 11/.P., Mark Phi lips, Esq., M.P., Edward Strutt, Esq., M.P., lion. C. P. Villiers, M.P., Thomas Thornely, Esq., M.P., and Benj. Hawes, jun., Esq., M.P. JOSEPH HU ME, Chairman. A LICK AT TILE 41,ORDS. (Suggested by a recent " Much. ado-about-nothing" Ti ial in the House of Peers.) Their Lordships went down to the House in parade, Looking all, like Solonon, sage and staid, As Lords are so apt to do ; And awful Judges with perivtigged pates, And lawyers solemn as Virgil's Fates, Went down in procession, tao. 'Twas a sight sublime as ever was seen And Fancy with rapt, excited mien, As around the spot she hovered, And beheld the coronets moving past, Grew amazed to think what wisdom vast, Those glittering coronets covered ! But, sec, they 're seated, that lordly elan! And a thrill of profoundest horror ran Round the House, as ia accents cruel, The Lord High Steward, a Judge austere, Exclaimed, " We're assembled to try a Peer For winging a man in a duel l" He ceased, and straight uprose in a crack, A lawyer, like Satan, dressed all in black, And equally grim in face, And perhaps not much less sly in tongue, Who explained in a speech just ore hour long, What he called, " the facts of the case." He showed with legal acumen clearly, How the Peer on his trial had very nearly Compelled to kick the bucket, (By hiit'ng him clean between the hips) One Captain Harvey, Garnet, Phipps, Whose ether name was 'Puckett. Then he brought a miller to prove the fact, And show that the diabolic act Accrued from "malice prepense;" And he closed his speech amid hems and haws, By saying, " I now commit the cause To your Lordships' plain good sense." Their plain good sense !—'twas a caustic fling ! For sense, God knows, is the very thing Their Lordships mostly need ; They have rank, and riches, and honours rare, But as for plain good sense—Oh, there They are bankrupts all indeed! And so their decision proved, for they found That the Captain had never received a wound, Tho' he knew it too well to his cost, And that if the fierce Peer had shot at all, And the miller had seen any object fall, It must . have been a ghost I Now God preserve there merciful Peers, Despite their a tmlishing length of cars And should ‘ver society shy me For pepperirg—st what is termed, Honour's call_ Some Cat.t,iit Tuckett with pistol-ball, May they be the men to try me I SINGULAR DEATH OF A LUNATIC.--All inquisition was held on Saturday at the Cumherland's Head, City-road, o❑ tne body of James Riley, aged 19, who died in St. Luke's Lunatic Asylum, under the fol lowing singular circumstance;:—lt appears that previous to the Ist of February, the deceased had been melan choly in hii mind, but on that day he began to refuse food, and continued doing so for some days, when be ob served that he found himself so light in his body that he thought himself a spirit. The origin of his insanity was attributed to some communication he had had with a re. ligious sect. As he became quite exhausted he was re moved to Mifes's Lunatic Asylum, tioxton, where they vainly endeavoured tr force food into his mouth. Ile was then conveyed home, and every means were used to induce him to eat something, but without avail. He was removed on Thursday to St. Luke's Lunatic Asylum, where he had not teen in the receiving-room more than a few minutes when he expired. Verdict, " Natural death, by the visitation of God." LONDON UNIVERSITY.—We learn from a cir cular just published, that the annual general meeting of Proprietors of this College is to be held on Wednesday next, at two o'clock precisely, when the election of Presi dent, Vice-President, and Treasurer is to take place. To the re-election of Lord Brougham as President, and the Duke of Somerset as Vice-President, no opposition is to be offered ; but, upon the propriety of continuing for an other year the services of Mr. Wm. Tooke as Treasurer, " Useful Knowledge" and recent disclosures stem to have created a considerable doubt among thk Shareholders, in consequence of which that much e,toemed and highly re spected individual, John Taylor, Esq., F. R. S., is proposed as the future Treasurer. As well wishers to the Univer si!y, we need hardly say that we sincerely desire his success. THE WILL OF THE LATE CAPTAIN ALSA GER, M.P.—The will of the late Captain Richard Al a ger, the Conservative Member 1,,r East Surrey, has passed under seal of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury to Elizabeth Beatrice Alsager,lthe widow of the deceased, t whom he has devised the whole of his property, which har t een sworn under the value of 30,0001. The will, which is cont,ined in a few lines, is in tee handwriting of Mr. Al alter, and is dated in November last. Mr. Alsager was elected for the eastern divi•ion of Surrey about four years since, when he contested the election with Major Beauclerk, and was returned v‘ith Mr. Briscoe. Mr. Briscce afterwards retired, and Mr. Kemble was elected, beating Mr. Locke King by a majority of 300 vote=. Britannia. The late severe frost has killed a great number of the choice aquatic birds belonging to the Ornithological Society in the inclosuro of Si. Jarr . lcs'a Park, an d h as also deitroyed a great number of those i n the gardens of Buck ingham Palace. We are authorised to contradict a statement that has appeared in this and several other papers, that Lord Cardigan had assigned over his property, and paid heavy charges respecting it, such statement being wholly devoid of truth, and without foundation.--Morning Post. MORNING EDITIOI4I THE ADELAIDE GALLERY• -410. This old established place of amusement and instiocti°ll, still maintains its character, and daily attrat- the visitors to witness the various exhibi ions prepared f r gratification of the pubic. Like that excellent establi:b, ment in Regent -street, the Polytechric Institution, oluir: has been farmed on the same principle-, and with ihe' s • r s objects, is kept up chiefly for the purpose cf. practical science, and encouraging the study o f aat'_ is philosophy. We understand that the Diresters nothing by the cxhiLition, , , that any surplus rcienue d ro p :iced from money taken at the doers is expended in ptoven,e,,ts cr cow works of art, and that not unfrequentil contributions from the patrons of science are ma 'e "i t D i View to attract the notice of the public to some Lee A introduce' useful invention. One of the latest novelties in the Gallery of Practical Science is a powerful elerc:ry fying machine connected with a plate on which tie ley: triral fluid breaks at regular intervals, and exhibits 00; small scale all the variety and force of lightning. L it places with a loud report, producing, aeck rding as 1,,e alga p.tratus is adapted, fcrked or sheet lightning, anu is procnotiol that beautiful variegated lightning often seen tbs• the diqant horizon in the sultry suiruner Me n This, and a number of other beautiful iast;l6 ments and machines have been furnished by Clarke, of the Strand, well known for his s kill in the 0 1 ,!: nufacture of philosophical instruments. M r. Clarke !if; gives lectures twice a week on the polarizatio n of 1ig17;,-/ subject which Sir David Brewster has within tbeseareso years brought so much into public notice. The lect f tilt wfiich are necessarily short to suit the conk enience visitors, are tllustrattd by a variety of experiments shoe and explaining the variegated lights produced by refraction, or r e f ec u sill so many different tinges. On this subject api of satisfactorily how light is made ter so 00 up by Sir David Brewster, and read at the last meetingoo. the i British Associ ktion, gives some curious icfurrostfist, n the ruins c f the Chapter House of the Cathedral o , e o f Ar.drewe, Sir Davi t l fund specimens of gla ss in ,:coo, decomposition. " The decomposition," be ' a r t ' so !mines in points, and extends itself either in Plai', thatto form thin films, or in concentric coats. The ww" i ttect formed are of extreme elegance, and afford by tra,owspr. light colours of infinite beauty and variety, surpitssulgas. thing produced by works cf art. These pheneal e t i ,,it wholly from the polarization a the transinitteo li ght o f refraction, the splendid colours being entire ) ib t ssve thin plates, which were sometimes arranged so 114 ,„;;; the appearance of concentric rings. When the, t o li r iseds were arranged longitudinal'y, the light was st ill 1 :„. o ll lad but only in one plane, but when a drop of stet lion introduced between the films, the phenomena 0 1 S e ap" nas well as of colour entirely disappeared." WO p . aratus used by Mr. Clarke exhibita these colleetoiko raiTheise Lisappear at once on altering the plane of ngs, , and also planes arranged longitudinally, whic•desee• jot ing t simple arrangement made by nature for thestudy of these phenomena is full of interest, °doing P d to g from white light those beautiful and variegated clef found in every part of creation. In addition to tbegewbicil anu b m n e t r i ous other objects of interest in the Gallerfte,asi afford amusement insae tmtnonnttan of the and instruction at a che a p well deserve i the i s SPORTING INTELLIark'' TATTERSALL'S—YEsTERDA Y ' toy Business, on the whole, was languid, but . ' las t 40 01 ' ° 1 brisk about t wo or th ree h orses ; lb to 1 to abottral hU laid against th e R osa li e co l t, an d 20 to Ito se" the el e e ° pounds against Eringo, beinkr a fall of two poin ts ,. two 01 %.01.1 quotation of Thursday last. Coronation was bac" - , f o times at 18 to I, and Camelcon at '2O and 22 to jaltwita amount. We did not hear any bet laid ag azns i 00,° - $ but offers were made to back him against Carne•epodulo take 22 to I outright ; his price, therefore , luaY o be st at 20 to 1;28 to I w as l a id (no t curre ntly) aga l k A o to 1 in fifties against Wahab, 33 t o 1 against the Du lington, and a few bets against outsiders, of Whu u e l a 0 Oro bridge and Finchl e y are all that can be Inenti °l o st S c° rise. The only engagements on the Oaks were so lot, of which the price is given below : DEUBV. 4 to 1 agst Scott's lot • 15 to 1 agst Lord Bruce's Rosalie colt—takelle, 18 to I agst Mr. Rawlinson's Coronation— Whist 20 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Knight of the 20 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Eringo—tak e " 20 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Palmmon ken . take ° 22 to 1 agst Cobnel Peel's Cameleon —t ! suu lt , r: 25 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Marsha, 28 to 1 agst Lord Albemarle's Ralph—ta ke/1 30 to 1 1 agst a,gst Mr. Wrefor thd's Wahab—taken :33 to st Sir G. He ac ote's MonZiialL4a,nlke° 1000 to 30 agst Col. Anson's Duke of We„ll i n - ikeli 50 to 1 agst Col. C ran f or d s Ermengarw s-. 80 50 to 1 agst Mr. Coodman's B e l g rade 50 to I agst Mr. Ford's Metternich--ta i ` e- e p 1000 to 15 agst Col. Westenra's the Nob—ti ts ,. 1(00 to lb agst Lord Westminster's Morning , ake o 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Dixon' s K n ightsbridge - lkee 1000 to 10 agst Capt. Gardnor's Ben Bracer ta ke" 1000 to 10 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Mustalon;kes 1000 to 100 twice agst Eringo and Palminnn -- THE OAKS. 4 to I agst Scott's 10t--taken LIVERPOOL STEEPLE C HASE. Coryphmus is declared not to start' ga. le . MANCHESTER, FRIDAY EYE ? " 0 44 Ce Upon the return of several parties from the e chesle r , o tet ing, some engagements were made on the sn n ott Bloomsbury was backed at 130 to 20, on Warrin l4 ; Cok and also 7to 1 ; 11 to 1 was freely offered agte• ll s ur Gibraltar rose to 200 to. 13, accepted, and tbe t lrt oo l efoo l: asked for at the close of the room ; Ernest ported in a leading channel at 500 to 20, and °id a l it offer,,! truiskeen was also in favour, and some mong o l 11 0 0 4 same terms, with a desire to proceed. g against the Dean ; takers of 25. The othersll— I t' the same as we quoted th em O n Tuesday. A e kl; 's- TILE DERILV.-14 to 1 was o ff ere d o n the --the p in fifties, bar one. 17 to 1 was offered again s ,. 4 : l ° ti eles 9; the Whistle, an d i n one i ns t ance 2 0 0 to 10 lain, i ;Ce o id o l ; laid against P r i nce C ara d oc , an d 20 t o 1 ng l.- alt u ;:;sts 1,000 to 10 was offered against Mackheath, Othe against Mongolian ; offers to t a ke 33 to If the Wellington ; 500 at evens offered Eringe 7 " takers of 200 to 100 that the Duke does. gee THE Oaxs.—An inqui r y f or 90 to 10 on bo o ta offe re ST. d. (t); LEGER. —2OO to 6 against Van Ainbu r '' 15 afterwards offered. n THE MARKETS:I--YESTEI4- CORN EXCHANGE- ,j 0 we re o ;ille r o i Last week's ar r i va l s o f a ll d escr i pt i on s of u r " if 3 ,,ce w and there was only a limited supply fros h P t h . er a u ` t i ae o. ' reality took off the dry parcels of Wheat at a f 3r ,, bt aine,, , , t ie , Is. to 2s. per quarter, and the runs generally i v ,st q u o o o l a similar improvement. Barley mainiailis generally 1 , ri ce Beans . sold slowly at their previous prices. , 1 4 1 , 1 top dea d Lion. o.ki s firm at their former value. re is Flour advanced to stis. per sack, and ship Par than of late. V ,, 4 5P ' el , PRICRS 01 , 1110,1 Kr) OF sr" . „,,,$) ..... ' 4 5 ; jO 4 . Wheat,lted (old) —s. —s. 'Beans, Sinai , inia) ..... "g , 4 .11. _ White (old) --s. —s, -----0,, .... --"41.- 41 s, lecl (1840) (As. 50s. -- 'f iek (fif t y' .......... .0• 4 65, Fine 'sBs, fills. .----- ( o ', ~,$) ...... 5 0. , ,, -- Superfine 628. 1 1 5 s. Harr o W , G 1 id),i , ',..',..1. ---- White (1841 )., tais. C 0.,. --------- i .... .''' ••••'' i S• ------- 'int.: (i23 Os B rank ............................ „,,.,..e. --Superfine 6Ss. 72 3 . Oats, Feed ................... . ": . ,„:. 0 , , —Foreien free 54i. 70s. ----- Ne w ........... i 5",/. Hy( tis. 40s. Puland:t,"', .... . ........ ---!'306. Barley 2tis. 37s , -------14i. ............ ;10 , s os, Grinding t.6s :Ss, Pot :AMC ve .. ,, , ....... ••, 2 1;. 1 „, Malting 32s. :355. ------ ....... l ' '. b ° ' Malt 563, tiOs, Scotch .......... ~-0 , .0 . ) . ---- Fine New 112 s. tl3s, Irish... .: .. ~.' ocli)" ., o''',lth. Pease, Grey, New 31;s. 385. Flour Town t l) , i- ............. 0; ii , ---- Maple New 40.,. 425, -- Seeom l ; . s o . a otri':', ld' 0 White 345. 30s. ---. Nvrth ......... ~ of Boiler, 375. 38s, Bran ............. .. .. o s jo r oo ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURT, s , 1 4 ,11/ 1° ' Wheat. I Bayley. 1 ,7 2 5 - gro- ....-"7 , fli 4,8:14 irs, s,‘iB 2 qrs. • 'i,7 3, 0° 7, _ I ,Sk brl eft SMITHFIELD. d the • Ite l• =4l. The supply generally was but moderate. an I c es. ,il, 4i. Beasts, 2,209 ; Sheep, 17,190 ; I'igs, 603; `-'„ d. ; `'e eh 4d. to 4s. Bd. ; Mutton, 3s. Bd. to.ls. lu 0 to lis. Bd. ; Pork, 3s. Bd. t o s s . w et- „ ,be • TEA MARKET.,„ E prie, ta bl;:01 The transactions we • t•• ' • al u"" ' I a' - lita' re xery li% I f . iro lower. Free trade sorts were scarcely 1 11 (1 11 ,, ou wer e trade, and the operations in Company's C °D ° to small cash parcels at Is. 6-l i d. per lb. , 1 ti° o ,be TALLOW MARKE I °, ran" aby', I . The demand dull, and confined to t" e d i ‘ s plaY e at 00 A I' consumers, who, notwithstanding the firral e , ss w elce s OP u— principal holders, were enabled to supply ti ' e , 3d. t ° prices. P. Y. Candle sold on the spot at 4 6 '' per cwt. English Irish Foreign The demand for t 69s to 72s per el l 010 R . I,E,ovDrraaieFontß,stiliawlaTsitatlisol:Ani;ll,l3lloltEd;r:vaie:eliiakeartt ; .. 11 , t o 38s per cwt. Almonds scarce, and high in I . °' - ' ,1 4 R:ielinGirge, O ,Ehil l e : :a)::: : nia,F l iih. A ai cot, l ;tcii t s.yo l e, l :oa. E. efro:e ll ,fl ' alß . aoossitakeyiecedvi:drogytrit i i.athi e neb s ci;u.r e be e t... l eiN nr, isgt T phoi h of, iteuttttlhthrNcea alteration n crte s rF a ma c da t eG i i, o n n aiEr s i: igol, :were 1. 1 i I' t d scale - L r .tter old" meats in one of.—_•,!,—,the Royal quantity n ders o oi. which believe o c t o h u a r t s theeifrehmisauinnsele unoccupied hint; p o i ar t tc_________ison / t.rt i ,ouwe a lo n bareoz ° ::i v :ce_hd B o.tra r y. r : erii : ooie rn icrieeig e po 9 i_adi s o hortly assigned to his Royal .i i : T n ed iiVI C "I : Or:1 d ' 1 : persuaded to resign his favourite residence at t ', ll . r e O j a i : most probly receive possession.under her I%l4::e°' rant of the excellent range of apartments i° '' that The Alliyador. s tate vo ,, Th ivr • • • 1 e ~..misterta. evening Journals ,-,. e ach '''. 0 Count Philippe de Chabot, Secretary of the f i r e m iss, l° (t b ,ifi a e s e s oa y nb I s I :nc L et ic o n n go d ft o i, n i is going a : ii to Alexatidtia o ,., ith „ l ; ' a I d url°‘ -- --- it l e s r s , S . , s T— p a E e n - r d p S l :e i c t , e 1 ::1 I 3 r i f o . t r n o E m z e - d I porters for f a o r r e i t ) i a ,o rti fi cu re la_r ir ly or h s tß a i n ie b :eO l r fee s o a-n—t iiw — ith el eDdia Cr' ' d th° giul ii r , ; .u : ro li n, ly :ssi i , n .i, t pi ei r m lrs ixed with steel, thece'nds are steel , 111 r e-it oP" ste e l seo e v e ry article ° I Catalogues o e g t o ; o a t t o is o , ,,e c t ontaining the ip)r.iicislied f A.s tree t • RIPPON and BURTON,y Wells-street, Olfor" Established 1820. - -------•.-_ttd-..r.kt...... ----- ' 1.,56) , o f BIRTH. On the 21st inst., at Holgate House, near the Hon. W. Stouton, of a son. vei'" MARRIED . Nemo-101;11e we On the 18th inst., at Union Chapel , W. C. Loveless, of Herne-bay, to ithwy , widu ri °f - , Al` 4 Gleed, Esq., barrister-at-law. Coso- P' On the 18th inst., at the British Embassy. t ,v, 3 , y, ander, third son oft:. flepburne, Esq., of Clar'lLing ' i s te I le / f the , , Y titian, North Britain, to Jane Semler, daughter o y 0 r o P an W. Chester, M.A., Chaplain Hm. East India Co dras Establishment. York, thetbe , j, DIED• i e Af t ' i4ble r On the 15th inst., at 1111 ' , Essex, Mary+ - h jought"' ' erica), and beloved wife of Denzil Ede, Esq., and yountteosin, tr) of the late Rev. Wasev Sterry, formerly Vicar d l ' e j . 0., , the same county, deeply and sincerely lamntd, ti n s, '')"° On the 16th inst., at Melville Terrac, St' Tovey, Esq., aged 88. - 15 0 y 0 JP London: Printed and Published by ME- 3 .• 114 , SW°, No. 11.2, Strand, at The Sun Oflieel Diro• 18 4 " the county of Middlesex, —Tuesday, rob: 41/11 • ; 4 / 7: /11 kid; bert 11 t 'me, k r 1.1,N