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e f o llow' Legisia- e paren t ving (iri Int ol . 6) ' and 1 " su perint: of sue° :.ast one aol csta , amount Vitiation pec 1, to h e that this .e an el since the t of the n a con to make llity and from the largo Z3ve l a l oe th e b", clla ol) r, asp , do , n ot urylv p jo or° ,bipPiPg nd o °l Byed by tot P ro ' r to the Hoa re eon rt 7, Sout" clasi •ve r 08,00 91 ,00 0 57, 000 to the 0 Pk° r e 50 144 c . ga ols is an d. Wales which lots• EVENING EDITION of a better spirit in the colonial department. He trusted the Noble Lord would extend the same wise and benee seial policy to this colony which had been displayed in ma treatment of the other colonies of this empire. Lord MAHON said it could not be denied that most grievous distress prevailed at this moment in New South Wales; or that it was owing to the acts of the Govern- Ment at home. Considering the short period of its exist ences the prosperity of this colony was unparalleled in Modern times; the colony in the last year exported six Million pounds of wool. Its prosperity had, however, b een greatly impeded by the acts of the Government at home. He concurred in the abolition of assignment, be lieving it to be a bad system though adopted for the pure • Pose of reforming and reclaiming the convicts. At the tame time he must express his conviction that the rapid Progress of the colony was to be attributed greatly to the existence of such a system ; it had supplied this colony ,With abundance of labour, when otherwise there must n ave been a great scarcity. When the abolition of con signment was followed by the imposition of the whole ex- Pease of police, the two causes had led to great distress; but,, whe n th ose were followed by the hasty measure of the Noble Lord, the very worst consequences had followed. He held in his hand a despatch received in December last, stating that in every public department the greatest diffi culty existed; and that no undertaking, public or private, could be prosecuted, unless at an enormous expense. The distress arose from the deficiency in the supply of labour. In many instances lambs had perished where they had been dropp e d for want of hands to tend them. lie (Lord Mahon) contended that a very strong prima facie ease of grievance had been made out.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. Gibbon Wakefield laid down the opinion that the dis tress of the colony had not reached its worst point, and that " a very dangerous state of things was coming on in New South Wales." Then, if he Lord Mahon) was asked how these evils were to be met, how these griev ances were to be remedied, it seemed to him that there Were several modes in which the House might interpose for the welfare of the colony. He was not prepared tea sae that he would concur in any vote for the repayment of all the sums taken from the land fund, for he believed the labour of the convicts, from 1825, had cancelled the Claim previous to that period. In the motion before the Mouse as it stood originally, ho was not disposed to concur, but within the two last days a considerable change had been effected in it. The motion now, after reciting the Acts of the Legislative Council in New South Wales, Pledged the House to this only, to resolve themselves into Committee of the whole House, for the purpose of con- Meting the manner in which the cost of gaols and police la New South Wales had been defrayed, and the doer in which the land fund of New Squth 1 7es has been expended since the year 1835. This •(Lord Mahon) considered to imply no more than a disposition in the House to afford relief to the colony, but !ithout binding itself as to the manner. He reserved the ^' e tlegree of assistance he would afford, and only pledged • ealmself so far as to state that he thought there was a prima 'lfaeie case of grievance, and that he would assist them. But he must also say that just as the claim of New South Wales in the present instance was, he thought it derived additional force from the importance at the present moment of emigration to the British Empire. He rejoiced to see the enlightened eagerness of the labouring population to emigrate. Their sentiments on this subject woe well ex pressed in the petition from Glasgow. He did not say the sentiments so feelingly expressed in that petition were a rea son for concurring in the present motion, but they afforded a motive for it, as showing that the interests of New South Wales were identified with those of a large Portion of our own population. It was impossible to ex aggerate the importance of emigration at the present mo- Meta. Look at the increase of labourers in proportion to the growth of labour, and then say whether emigration Was not the safety valve for our population. Let Country gentlemen depend upon this that emigration Would be found in the long run to be the best Poor-law.— (Hear, hear.) But he did not confine the importance of emigration alone to the labouring classes. It c as impos sible for any one to be acquainted with the literature of this country without seeing how persons in those walks of 'le were debarred, from the excess of population, from ob taining their daily bread. He did feel, therefore, that !here was strong reasons for this motion in the state of Eng lend at the present moment. In his opinion, this great and i glorio us desti n y was reserve d f or E ng land. It wa s by laying abroad the foundation of future empires she could hest secure her own empire at home. It was by laying the f oundation of free and prosperous colonies we could best maintain freedom, honour, and prosperity at home. He did not urge this as a reason for this motion, but as corrobo ration f o r it. He believed, in equity and justice, they were bound to comply with it; and he was the more disposed to do so, believing that some assistance, such as should hot weigh heavily upon our resources, would promote the Welfare, and confer considerable benefit both on the colo nies and the mother country.—( Hear, hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL said that no doubt it would be a Sere , agreeable thing for a member of the Government when 14 motion was brought forward respecting alleged griev ances of the Colonies, and for aesistanoe to be given from t he public revenues of this country, if ho could advise that such assistance should be given. He could assure the Noble Lord that there was no want of applications, and no want o f cases of other colonies making similar claims, that Part of their expenses should be charged upon the funds of this country. Some of these were founded on strong rea sons. There was a State connected with this conntry re -IPecting which a Noble Lord was about to make a motion that evening, he meant the lonian Islands, who paid ,a‘5,000/. a-year for military contribution, and application aad been made to relieve them from this burden, and from t he additional taxation it imposed upon them. Ceylon also Paid large sums for military expenses, and Jamaica was itt :oftehject to great expense on this account for her courts . j 4 atice. There were scarcely any of the colonies whose r evenues were at all available that did not say what ad- Vantage it would be if part of these expenses were paid by the mother country. It was urged that the Governors joined ir, their applications, and he found that this never failed to he the ease. The other day he was conversing with Sir Colin Campbell, who had hardly been appointed a week a g G )vernor of Ceylon, what it would be best to do fur that colony, and he had said the best thing would be to east part of their military expenses. If he (Lord John Russell) were to compare all the cases of these colonies, his opinion on the whole would be, that the colony which Was the most favoured, and had the least cause for assis knee, the colony that had d er i ve d th e grea t es t a d van t ange f rom the mother country, and had the least grievance to e e °mPlain of, was the colony of N ew S ou th W a l es. The Noble Lord said that there was a cause of great grievance and dist ress , an d h e state d t h at t h ere was a great d eman d or labourers. No doubt there wa's, and no doubt the Nony would be much benefited by a l a r g e i n crease of tihourer s , but that was not in itself a cause of distress is t he e colo n y. Wh en h e beard H on . G ent l emen state t h at t here was great distress in Irel a nd, that a man co uld not earn Gd. a day, and lived on potatoes, and that both him 'elf and his family were suffering for want of food, and fr om low wag e s, that he ad m i tte d t o b e a case o f di s t ress . But when the Noble Lord said the demand for la bour was so great, and such high wages Were paid, and there were such large rations t 'f food, this was a reason why the colony did not make such a progress as it might otherwise do • but it lan not on account of the di s t ress o f t h e co l ony , 'but the I"Verse. It was on account of their being so much capital i t i t ,the colony that there was not emp l o yment f ur t h at nich might be profitably employed. It was proved by tapers on the table of the House that 40,000 persons had be en added to the colony at th e expense of revenues !!anted by the act of the Government ; and yet it was K ith respect to this colony th e N o bl e L or d ma d e a s p ec i a l c ~enaplaint. Government had expended in adding to the bass of the popul a ti o n up war d s o f h a lf a m illi on ; y e t it 42 said that nothir.g had been done for it. Ile must say, With regard to many colonies for which little had been tlo ne, there might be some plausible complaint, but with r egard t o thi s co l ony t h e w h o l e comp l a i n t was th at th e J.'iony might make more r a pid a d v a nces if they w ou ld g i ve ' 'ern 50,0001. a-year more. No doubt their rate of pro ress would be accelerated. but, as a general question, he f e ld, with rpect to this colony, m ore had been done than Walmost any colony under the Queen's Government. ith regard to the ass i gnment system, w hi ch the No b le Lord thought was properly abolished, he agreed with the 1 4 toble L or d t h at it h a d ten d e d much to the prosperity of 2 h e colony. If they set asid e all v i ews o f mora li ty , an d , th e religious and moral welfare of the colony, nothing 'ended so much to advance its prosperity as the command Of slave labour. But if this increase of convicts had gone ea it would have become so alarming that military pre cautions must have been taken f o r the safety of the co lo n y. tint at the very time this population became dangerous, Lord Ripon established a system by which the I Inds of the colony, instead of being granted gr,tuit )usly, incon- Cderately and improperly, were sold and employed in im- Porti ng labourers to recruit the population of the colony f rom a , more healthy source. When that system was r t opted, the foundation was laid of good community in t i e e si South Wales, and it in a great degree th stroed the effect of convict emigration, and 14 ha y ving first laid the foundation of a gre it material t r esperity, we in the second instance laid the foundation of i,e mor a l an d p o li t i ca l prosperity of New South Wales. .ner e f ore , without saying that it was done for the pecu illar advantage of that colony, he did say it had happened reaPeCt to New South Wales that that colony had been genliarly favoured, a n d th at no o ne of the colonies of the rilish empire had b een so 'f ortunate . It was said their po e4 ent position was on e o f di s t ress . Now with regard revenue it appeared from official documents that the 4 e v ri erage revenue in 1833 and 1834;was 150,0001., in 1837 1838 208,0001., and it appeared that on the Bth Au. bit,, 1840, including the land fund and quit rent, total receipt cf the year was 427,368/. aet was the state of a colony which the Noble Lord to l l d upon the heavily burdened people of England to en_ttibute 'some 50,000/. to, in order to help up their re "e•—( Hear, hear.) He believed there was no instance tlto,nich so rapid an increase in the prosperity of a colony the Hon. Mem hc`nd be pointed out, It was alleged by s i l l ' f or Liskcard that the people of that colony were bra taxed; but the comparison which the lion. Member l it ! Made was extremely fallacious. He did not find that, t ro the people of that country, they paid a heavy window ec e.tY, a stamp duty, a legacy duty, and heavy duties on HoHon. and sugar, and tea—[Mr. Hume—" And corn."]_ u s a Hon. Friend behind had added even upon the importa tc'un of coro.—(Loud cries of tt Hear, hear.") Now he 1 . 1 !t say that that was a proof that the people of Great L e i tain were much more heavily burdened, and it would hr : Xtr emely unfair to ask them to contribute to the assist.. or i ; of a colony which was p r o gr e ss ing so rapidly as that of te ew South Wales. Ev e n th e t axes that were paid out e et ue local and county rates in England were there paid te ec °l the general revenue, and th a t was w hy the expendie b ar _of th e or di nar y revenue was so h eavy. I n 1838 t h e ordi tit/ revenue of the colony was 204,000/., and out of that lted d i. tt,tY upon tobacco and spirits imported and distilled, th e c 'lles, amounted to 145,278/ , to that, with regard to e ery Mary sources of taxation their contributions were Pro ne l Ots for he know of no articles which were more k er Vi3' the subject of taxation, than those he had cuts eieeill',(l. It was impossible to avoid these comparisons, the c t i oat Hous e was ca ll e d upon to come to t h e re li e f o f W a l es In his opinion, the i n h a bit an t s of New South e sti aid not pay one tenth the amount of taxation that "id by the people of this country. The House would recollect that there was a sum of 300,0001., which they were called upon to pay, as connected with the penal sys tem of that country. He did not object to their paying that sum ; and there was, besides, the expenses of the military defence of the colony, which was borne by Great Britain. The Hon. Member for Liikeard had argued, that because they had troops they must be stationed some where, and therefore it entailed no additional expense upon the mother country; but it appeared to him, that if they had not these colonies, they would not require to keep up so large a military force.—( Hear.) The Noble Lord had referred to the great advantages that would result from promoting emigration to New South Wales, and he ( Lord J. Russell) agreed with bim. He fully concurred in the principles laid down by Mr. Wakefield and the Noble Lord the Secretary for the Colonies, who had advocated the plan of applying the money obtained from the sale of. colonial lands to the purposes of emigration. That ap peared to him a very wholesome anti judicious system, and much preferable to giving a suns of 50 or 100,000/. from the Imperial treasury for such a purpose. From the de spatches of Sir Georgo Gipps, it appeared that a sum of 156,0001. had been obtained by the sale of lands, and a sum of 162,0001. had been expended fir the purpose of promoting emigration, so that a sum of 6,000/. more thus had been coheeted from that source had been expended in emigration. The Hon. Member for the City of London had argued as if the Government were anxious to put a stop to emigration to New South Wales. No such thing. On the contrary, he thought it was a great benefit to the colony, a- d they were determined to promote it a; far as lay in their power. The only way to lay the foundation of a great, a moral, and a prosperous community in that colony, was to introduce as many healthy and able bodied emigrants as they could from the mother country. —( flenr, hear.) It appeared to him most unreasonable that 50,000/. should be taken from the taxes of the people of New South Wales, and imposed upon the heavily burdened people of Great Britain. Upon that very question a decision had been come to in 1834, and the then Chancellor of the Exchequer had decidedly objected to such a proceeding. He was happy to say that from year to year the nature of the population of the colony was changing, and becoming more resembling the population of this country, or that of Scotland or Ireland ; and it would be incumbent upon the legislature of that country when such a change took place, to give to the colony those free representafve institutions which properly belonged to all colonies derived from the race that inhabited these kingdoms.—( Hear, hear.) His belief was, that whether that change took place a little earlier or a little later, all must concur with him in admitting that such must eventu ally be the state of the colony of New South Wale;. Sir W. MOL E SWORTH concurred in most of the observations of the Noble Lord opposite, but he differed with him in his remarks upon the assignment system. It appeared to him that if the whole of the fund arising from the sale of lands had been applied to emigration, the diffi culties which the assignment system had given rise to would never have occurred. With regard to the argu ment of the Hon. Member for London that a portion of the local expenditure should be defrayed by the public purse of Great Britain, it appeared to him that there should be some circumstances in the case to take that colony out of the general rule, and he thought the colony of New South Wales presented that peculiarity. Since it had been founded, between 70,000 and 80,000 convicts had been transported to the colony, and the expense of the gaols and police there was nine times a; great as it wes at home. It was but just, therefore, that the mother country should defray some portion of the extra expense it had entailed upon them. Those colonies would, in a very short period, become the best market for our manufactured goods; but, in order that they should become so, it was necessary that they should be fully supplied with labour. He fully agreed with his Hon. Friend the Member for London, that the nett proceeds derived from the sales of waste land ought to be applied solely to emigration purposes. Sir IL PEEL could not deny that emigration might be a double advantage to this country ; first increasing the population of distant colonies, and relieving this country from its superfluous population, but he did not think it would be either wise or honest to charge the finances of the mother country with a charge of 50,000/. or 60,0001. per annum. If they were to agree to the principle, as re lated to New South Wales, %%here was it to stop? Might it not be applied to Canada, or, in fact, all our other colonies? New South Wales had made very rapid progress in wealth from the system of convict labour ; she had derived the be nefit of that system; could she then complain of being called upon to provide for her internal Government? He did not think that New South Wales had any equitable claim upon the treasury of the mother country for such expenses. The latter already spent, as he understood, 330,0001. for the establishments of that colony ; it provided for its defence, and in his opinion the colony had no right to ask for anything more. He re gretted that any stop should he put to emigration into the colony, but the colony might tax itself for the purpose; at all events he could not agree to saddle the already over burdened treasury of this country with an increased outlay of 52,0001. per annum. At present there was an unhappy disposition in every country in Europe to prodigality in expenditure—( Hear, hear)—there was a remarkable defi ciency in the income, and unless some steps were taken to reduce the expenditure in every country the most gloomy prospects would encompass them ; it was not to be done by spending 20 or 30 millions in fortifications—(Cheers) —but by enlightening the people. He could not give his assent to the resolutions of the Hon. Member. Mr. WARD thought that the funds derived from the sale of lands ought to be applied to the purpose of sup plying the colony with labourers of a class superior to that which the assignment system offered. He was willing to admit that the Noble Lord the Secretary for the Colo tonics had done more than any of his predecessors to im prove the management of our colonial possesmionr. But still he felt that the purchasers of land had a right to ex pect, upon every principle of good faith and public justice, that they should be supplied with the labour, which they had been led to expect, and without which the land was worth nothing. He would vote for a Committee of In quiry. Sir R. IL INGLIS was sorry to differ from his Right Hon. Friend ( Sir Robert Peel), but he thought that Australia had a claim upon this country for the expense of taking care of the convicts who were sent thither, and he should support the motion. Sir C. GREY said it would be most alarming if this country should be callei upon to support the police esta blishments in her distant colonies. He felt it his duty to oppose the motion of his Hon. Friend. Mr. HUME was sorry not to be able to vote with his Hon. Friend the Member for London. The whole debate arose from the colonial system being perfectly unintelligi ble. It would be highly dangeorous to admit the doc trines of his Hon. Friend. The difference with his Hon. Friend was, whether the whole or only part should be applied to the purposes of emigration. The Noble Lord had clearly shown that no part of the fund had been diverted from the expenditure of the colony. It had been shown, in the course of the debate, that there were still thirty. eight thousand convicts working for the colony. The colony, therefore, still con tinued to derive benefit from the assignment system, and it was quite reasonable, therefore, that they should bear a portion of the expense of maintaining these convicts. He really did not see what grounds there were for going into Committee. It would be highly unjust to apply 50,000/. to the promotion of emigration is New South Wales, un leEs they were also prepared to extend the same benefit to other colonic.. The management of the gaols and the expense of the police was, in his opinion, a legitimate ex pense of the colony. Mr. GROTE, in reply said, that had the promises of Lord Rion and Lord Glenelg been fulfilled, 200,0001. would have been devoted to the colony. Strangers were then ordcred to withdraw and the :louse divided— For the motion Against it Majority against the motion —44 lONIAN ISLANDS. Lord C. FITZROY moved for the appointment of a Select Committee to take into consideration the papers relating to the lonian States, ordered by the House of Commons to be printed the 22d day of June, 1840. The Noble Lord said his object was to obtain for the lonian States, which contained an honest and industrious popula tion, the fair and impartial administration of justice. He also wished to save them from the injustice of the Lord High Commissioner and his staff, whose representations respecting them were most erroneous. The Noble Lord prcc'eded to veld several extracts from the despatches of the Lord High Commissioner: of the lonian Islands, for the purpose of showing the management and great expense attending the government of these islands. The Noble Lord complained of the Lord high Commissionei's conduct in entering the houses and seizing the paper., of many of the inhabitants. All these things having come to his know ledge he would not have thought he had performed his duty had be not put the House in possession of the facts. He thought be had shown good grounds for referring the papers to a Select Committee. Mr. HUME seconded the motion. Lordl. RUSSELL didinot think there was arty ground fl,r a Committee upon the subject. The Noble Lord ought to remember that the lonian States did not form a colony of this country, they were peculiarly situated, and were governed under the Treaties di 1815. All the au thorities in those islands were acting harmoniously to gether, nor was there any disturbance among the people, who were general!y employed at high wages. Was it ri gh t then of the House o f C ommons to i nter f ere and disturb such a state of peace ?—( Hear, hear.) He was extremely sorry that his Noble Friend had brought this subject again before the House after the decision of last year. He should give a decided negative to the motion. Sir H. HARDINGE Mendel the conduct of Sir Howard Douglas against the charges urged by his Noble Friend Lord C. Fitzroy. He begged to ask his Noble Fried whether he meant to say that Sir Howard Douglas opened letters which were passed through the Government office, and, having informed himself of the contents, sealed them up again in other envelopes. Lord C. FITZROY said that an individual named Courrge had made distinctly that charge against the Go vernor. Sir R. H. INGLIS also dcfonded tl:e character of Sir Howard Douglas, and referred to the public testimony borne by the lonians themselves, to his judicious and im part:al conduct as Lord Commissioner. Mr. HUME supported the motion, and expressed his astonishment that the friends of Sir H. Douglas did not want inquiry. Was it a proper state of things, where the only organ of public opinion was the Gazette, published under the authority of the Government? He (Mr. Hume) would not sanction any officer, no matter what his military fame, who suppressed the liberty of the press. He considered the House of Commons were bound to accede to the present motion, and he would support it most cordially, if only his Noble Friend could be found to divide on the question. Sir R. PEE L thought it apparent from the report of the Finance Commi t2o of the House of Assembly of the lonian Islands, that strict economy was indispensably necessary ; this was on the authority of the Government of that country. He thought Sir Howard Douglas acted under circumstances of peculiar difficulty. It assertions were made reflecting on th e character of Sir Howard Douglas, that gentleman's friends had a right to complain, cnd demand an explanation. He (Sir R. Peel) was sure that the Noble Lord (Fhtzroy) had no intention of casting any imputations on the Gallant Officer. Sir C. GREY thought there were sufficient grounds for inquiry. Colonel RAWDON considered that as the conduct of a public officer was free to be canvassed, when an asser tion was made in a British House of Commons reflecting on it, it was but right that an inquiry should be instituted. After a few words from Sir H. VIVIAN, Lord C. FITZROY explained. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when the numbers were— For the motion Against it Majority —lB _ _ On our return to the gallery we found Mr. HUME, moving► for returns, in detail, of the sum of 3,0271. granted as compensation in pub lic offices or departments in the year ending the 31st day of December, 1840. Also, of 39,0011. 18 , . 51, granted as superannuation allowances, in the same time ; stating the name of each person, his present age, the office he held, the total number of years, the period of entering, and the time he was in the service, and how long he held the office for which compensation or super annuation was granted ; the amount of salary and allowance for such last office, and whether the office he held has been abolished. Also, a return of the manner in which 3,310/. 2s. 10d., and 6 0931 03. 511. was disbursed by the Me.ropolitan Police Cimmissioners in the year 1840, as superannuation charges; stating the name of each person, his present age, the period of service, and in what capacity he ca tered it, and in what capacity he last served, the pay and allowances of his last rank, and the amount of compensa tion now alio wed.—Agreed to. The Factories Bill, after a few words from Mr. FOX MAULS and Mr. lIUME, was read a second time and committed for Friday, the 30th of April, as was /11E° the Silk Factories Bill. . .... The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned et One o'Clock. WILLIAM THORNBORROW, ESQ. [We have much pleasure in publishing the fol lowing highly creditable testimonials to the cha racter of a gentleman of great practical ability in a department where prompt decision is as neces sary as commercial sagacity. Mr. Thornborrow has especial claims on the Proprietors or Sub scribers to the Forth Marine Insurance Company, and the handsome manner in which the Directors of that establishment have expressed their grati tude is at mice a proof of how highly they appre ciate the services of Mr. Thornborrow.—En. SUN.] " Reports having been circulated in the City that the exertions of Mr. Thornborrow for the interests of parties with whom he has been con nected in the Underwriting business have been unsuccessful, he feels it due to himself to publish the following testimonials :" COPY OF A LETTER FROM P. M. STEWART, ESQ., M.P., TO MR. TRORNBORROW. No. 11, Upper Brook-street, Aug. 12, 1836. My dear Sir,—Now that our Underwriting account is closed, I must return you my most sincere thanks for your faithful and successful attention to the business ; and allow me to offer you and Mrs. Thornborrow a small token of my friend sh;p and esteem. You will gratify me very much by applying the inclosed sum to the purchase of a piece of plate ; and I also encloso the in scription I should like to be put upon it. Believe me to be, yours sincerely, To William Thornborrow, Esq. P. M. STEWART. EXTRACTS FROM' THE FIRST REPORT BY THE DIRECTORS OF THE FORTH MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF LEITH, TO THE PROPRIETORS, 16TH JUNE, 1840, BEING THE END OF THE FIRST YEAR UNDER MR. THORNBOR- ROW'S MANAGEMENT. " The Directors have to exoress their gratification at meet ing. the Shareholders of this uompany for the first time, and trust that the Report which they have now to submit, will prove satisfactory to the meeting." " The Partners are aware that the Company was estab lished in May, 1.839, with the vier/ of affording to the public a facility and security in effecting Marine Insurances, the want of which had been long felt in this quarter, and ope rated as a serious drawback in business." " The Directors have the satisfaction to announce that the merchants and ship owners of this port and neighbourhood, have come forward freely with their Insurances, and have been met in the same liberal spirit ; at the same exercising that caution, which is particularly requisite at the commencement of such an Institution." " The 4,000 Shares into which the capital stock of the Com pany was divided, and on which a call of 21. 10s. per Share has been made, was allocated to parties whose connection has been generally beneficial to the Company. The sum of 10,0001. being the full amount of the call, has been promptly paid up. A few of these Shares which remained undisposed of, were some months since sold at such a premium as satisfactorily proved the public estimation of the principles on which this Company was constituted and conducted." " The Directors being fully aware that the success of the Company must depend greatly on the character and experience of the party to whom the management might be entrusted, de puted two of their number to proceed to London, for the pur pose of making such arrangements as would secure the service of a properly qualified person for the important situation of Manager. They were so fortunate as to be enabled to con clude an engPy,ement with Mr. William Thornborrow, then Secretary of the Marine Insurance Company, one of the most extensive Institutions of the empire ; and of whose qualifica tions for that office they received the most satisfacbry infor mation, which has been confirmed by their subsequent expe rience. The tame attention has been bestowed on the other appointments in this establishment, and the Directors have to state that all the departments are occupied by individuals, on whose attention and accuracy they can depend." " The field for Marine Insurances in this quarter, being ge nerally limited in its extent, and consisting chiefly of Northern risks, the Directors resolved to act on the power conferred by the contract, by establishing agencies at such ports as would secure a more extensive and diversified share of business; they accordingly appointed agents at - ; and latterly, a branch has been formed in London, under the superintendence of a Board who act as agents, and who were appointed on the re comendation of Mr. Thornborrow ; the operations of the last named agency commenced on the Ist of January, and from all of them a large amount of business has been procured. In the formation of these agencies the exertions of Mr. Thorn borrow were most valuable and unremitting, the whole having been arranged under his immediate superintendence." " The books of the Company have been balanced to 31st May, in terms of the contract of co-partnership, ant: consider ing that the agencies have only been in operation from six to nine months, the Directors have to express their entire satis faction with the amount of business done, and of premiums realised, which greatly exceed their anticipations. The pre miums on Insurances effected from May, 1839, to 31st May, 1840, amount to 62,8141. Is. 7d." (Signed) " GEORGE THORBURN, Chairman." The Edinburgh Press gave the following Account of the First Meeting of the Forth Marine Insurance Company, as follows : The first Annual Meeting of the Forth Marine Insurance Company took place on Tuesday forenoon in the Exchange lintel, and was very numerously attended, George Thorburn, Esq., in the Chair. The Report was read, which exhibited the drab's of the Company in a very favourable light, and a considerable amount of profit has been added to the capital, which, after the payment of all losses, and the reserve of a sufficient fund to re-insure all outstanding risks, would have /idly warranted the Directors to have declared a very hand some dividend ; but for a clause in the deed of co-partnery forbidding a dividend being given till after the first year. The meeting unanimously approved of the Report, and ap peared highly gratified with the proceedings of the year. Votes of thanks were carried with acclamation to the Direc tors for their valuable assistance. To William Thornborrow, Esq., for his talented and efficient management, and to B. F. Gray, Esq., for his indefatigable exertions as Secretary. An important question was put to the Chairman by an in fluential partner, viz., " In the event of our considering it expedient at once to dissolve this Company, what would our position be? I hope lam not putting an irregular question." Upon which the Chairman immediately rose ar.d said- 4, I assure our worthy co-partne7 that he has placed me in no diffi culty. Should we dissolve and wind up this day, we could re insure all our outstanding risks for twenty thousand pounds ; and we should then have upwards of eight thousand pounds to divide among our partners, who have only been called upon for a deposit of ten thousand pounds, not one shilling of which has been required for the business—the premiums received front the commencement being far more thaa sufficient to meet all demands." Such was the eclat of the meeting that. a few hours after shares were solicited at 501. per cent. premium I In the evening the partners entertained the Directors, &c., viz.:—George Thornburn, Esq., Alexander Jameson, Esq., Thos. Youn g , Esq., John Smith, Esq., Charles Lawson, Esq., Alexander Seltultze, Esq., Alexander Anderson, Esq., Wil liam Muir, Esq., the Manager, William Thornborrnw, Esq., and the Secretary, B. F. Gray, Esq., to dinner in INl'Dougall's Hotel ; Provost Ileoch in the Chair, supported by Bathe Thom, F. Schultze, Esq., John Gillon, Esq., George Berry, Esq., John Murdoch, Esq., Provost Ferrier, of Kirkaldy, &e. Thomas flay, Esq., officiated as croupier, supported by George Thomson, Esq., William Doull, Esq., &c. The Provost, in proposing the h: alth of her gracious Ma jesty the Queen, said, that if, at all times this was the leading toast o: our festive assemblies, how much more so would it be drunk on the present occasion, when the voice of the nation was expressing congratulations upon her providential escape from the hands of an assassin !—( Great applause.) The other toasts were—" The Provost and Mr"istrates of Lei .h ;" the " Chairman and Directors of the Company ;" " William Thornborrow, Esq., and a cup of thanks for his ex cellent management ;" "George Berry, Esq., and the Extra ordinary Directors;" " 13. F. Gray, Esq., Secretary to the Company," &c. The Company separated highly delighted with the whole proceedings of the day. Leith, 16th June, 1840. Mr. Sams, of Darlington, has just published (see advertisement), Part I , of a Descriptive Catalogue cf Scarce and Important Biblical, and °the.. Works. 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THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 23. 1841 HER MAJESTY'S DRAWING ROOM. The Queen held her first Drawing-room this season, yester day afternoon, at St. James's Palace. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Royal suite, arrived shortly before two o'clock, from Buckingham Palace, escorted by a party of the Household troops, and were received by the Lord Chamber ain and the Lord Steward, who conducted her Majesty and his Royal Highness to the Royal Closet. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anne Maria Dawson and Col. Couper, C. 13. ; her Royal High ness the Duchess of Gloucester, attended by Lady Caroline Legge, and Col. Sir Samuel G. Higgins; and his Royal High ness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by Major Stevens, Equerry in Waiting ; and Lieut.-Col. Jones, arrived at the Palace, and were received in the Royal Closet. Before the Drawing-room her Majesty (according to annual custom) received a deputation from Christ's Hospital in the Royal Closet, who were ushered to the presence of the Queen by Sir William Martins, Gentleman Usher in Wait ng. The deputation consisted of Mr. Alderman Thompson, 11.1'., the President; Mr. Richard Hotham Pigeon, the Treasurer ; Mr. George Darby, M. P. ; and Mr. Thomson Hankey, jun., Governors ; accompanied by the Rev. William Webster, the Mathematical Master ; Mr. W. H. Back, the Drawing Master ; and the Forty Boys educated in the Royal Mathematical School, found by King Charles the Second. Her Majesty took particular iuterest in the drawings and charts or the boys, and was p!ea.sed to express her approba tion of their execution. Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of .Gentleman-at-Arms were on duty in the State Room. The Queen and Prince Albert passed from the Royal closet to the throne-room, and took their usual station in front of the throne ; by the side of Isis Royal Highness stood the Lord Chamberlain, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and his Royal High ness the Duke of Cambridge, and on the right of the Queen were Lord Lilfsrd, Lord in Waiting, and Leal Alfred Paget, Equerry in Waiting.. The Duchess of Bedford and the Countess of Mount Edg cumbe were the Ladies in Waiting on the Queen. The Maids of Honour, and the Women of the Bedchamber of the Queen's Household, attended the Drawing-room. Mr. Rich and the Groom in Waiting, Lord George Lennox, Gentleman in Waiting on Prince Albert, Colonel Bouverie, Equerry to Prince Albert, Masters Wemyss, Byng, and Wilson, the Pages of Honour in Waiting on the Queen. At the Drawing-room the Foreign Ambassadors and Mi ni,ters were received in a diplomatic circle before the general circle commenced. The Foreign diplomatic circle, conducted by the Master of the Ceremonies, consisted of the Austrian Ambas sador and the Baron de Lebzeltern, Secretary of the Embassy ; Chekib Effendi, the Ottoman Ambassador ; Fuad Effendi, First Secretary, and M. J. Agop, Interpreter Secretary to the Embassy; Baron Bulow, the Prussian Mi nister, and Baron Schleinitz, Secretary of Legation; the Swe dish Minister and Countess Bjornitjerna, and Baron Bjornst jerna ; the Belgian Minister, and Messrs. Via•or and Theophile Van de Woestyne, Attaches to the Legation ; the Buenos Ayrean Minister; the Danish Minister, and Count Bille Brahe, Secretary of Legation, and Countess Bille Brahe ; the Bavarian Minister and Baroness de Cetto ; the Netherlands ;Minister, and Madame Dedel ; the Sardinian Minister, and Count Revel, Secretary of Legation ; the Portuguese Minister, M. Lobor de Moira, Secretary of Legation, Mons. L. A. de Several, First Attache to the Legation, and Colonel J. A. Vellez Barreiros; the Grecian Minister ; the Russian Minister and the Baroness Brunnow ; the Brazilian Minister and M. de Macedo, Secretary of Legation ; the Hanoverian Minister ; the Spanish Minister anti M. F. Pampillo, Attache to the Legation; the Saxon Minister; Prince de Castelcicala, Sici lian Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, and M. J. Canofari, Secretary of Legation ; M, 'l'. Murphy, Mexican Charge d'Affaires of New Grenuda ; Baron de Bour queney, French Charge d'Affaires, and M. Vaneeul, Attache to the Embassy. The following persons were presented Madame Barreiros, the Lady of Colonel Barreiros of the Por tuguese Legation at this Court, by Madame Dedel, the Lady of the Netherlands Minister. Le Baron de Chambrier, President of the Council of State of his Majesty the King of Prussia, in the Principality of Neu chatel and Valangin • and his son Le Baron Frederic de Cham brier, Artillery Officer in the service of his Majesty the King of Prussia, by Baron Bulow, the Prussian Minister. Count de Noailles, Secretary of the French. Embassy, by the Baron de Bourqueney, French Charge d'Affaires. Le Capitaine 1. Lorenzana, Secretary of the Legation of New Grenada at the Court of her Britannic Majesty, by M. M. Mosquera, Charge d'Affaires from New Grenada. The General Circle was attended by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, the Captain of the Honourable Co_ps of Gentle men at Arms, the Captain of the Yeomen Guard, Lord Hill, Gold Stick in Waiting; Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Judge Advocate-General ; the Vice Chamberlain, the Treasurer of the Household, the Comptroller of the Household, Hon. Mr. Maule, Under Secretary of State, Home Department ; Mr. Backhouse, Under Secretary of State ; Major-General Sir Henry Wheatley, G. C. H., Keeper of her Majesty's Privy Purse ; Marquis of Huntley, Aide-de-Camp to the Queen ; the Lord Mayor, the Master of the Ceremonies; Mr. Thomas Robinson, Standard-bearer to the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms ; Mr. Thomas Shiffner, Paymaster of the Household: Mr. Sulivan, Deputy Secretary at War; Mr. Sheriff Gibbs, Mr. Sheriff Farncomb, Dr. Frederick Schenck, Secretary to his Royal Highness Prince Albert; Hon. Captain Poulctt, Naval A. D. C. in Waiting ; Colonel Brotherton, Aide-de-Camp to the Queen • Colonel Couper, C. 8., First Equerry and Comptroller of the Household of her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent ; Colonel Sir Samuel G. Higgins, Equerry to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester ; Major Stephens (in Waiting), and Lieut.-Colonel Jones, Equerries to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge; Sir Archibald Macdonald, Equerry to his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex ; Major Hyde, Assistant Master and Mar shal of the Ceremonies; Cofonel Richardson, Royal Horse Guards, Silver Stick in Waiting ; Mr. James Bunce, Curling Clerk of the Checque of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms ; Mr. Ellerthorpe, Clerk of the Cheque of the Yeomen Guard; Captain Seymour Sadler, Exon in Waiting; Captain Parker Nuttall, Exon of the Yeomen Guard ; Rev. Montagu Wynyard, Chaplain in Ordinary to her Majesty, in Waiting ; Colonel Shawe, Coldstream Guards, Field-officer in Brigade in Waiting; Lieut.-Colonel Sir Frederick Smith, Gentleman Usher of the Privy Chnmber in Waiting; Colonel Harris, Gentleman Usher in Waiting. Tne following Ladies were present : DUCHESSES—Somerset, Inverness, Northumberland, Argyll MARHIONESSES—Abereorn, Lansdowne, Ailesbury, Ely, Queensberry, Thomond. COUNTESSES—Antrim, Erroll, Uxbridge, Albemarle, Rose bery, Carnarvon, Powis, Manvers, Surrey, Dowager Sefton, Dowager Listowel, De la Warr, Cawdor, Ducie, Bradford, Verulam, Jersey. Denbigh, Haddington, Radnor, Brownlow VISCOUNTESSES—PaImerston, Chelsea, Drumlanrig, Syd ney, Gage, Hood, Duncan LADlEs—Byron, Antrobus, Olivia Taylour, Wheatley, Er nest Brudenell Bruce, Ida Hay, Eleanor Paget, Cottenhinn, Ashburton, B. Johnstone, Mahon, Charlotte Egerton, Bo water, Adelaide Paget, Dowager Cawdor, R. Grosvenor, Constance Paget, Isabella Douglas, Shaw Stewart, Louisa Hughan, K. Douglas, Arabella Baring, Worsley, Emily Gore, Flower, Fuller, Eliot, Drake, Annota Pierrepoint, Mary Pierrepont, C. Cavendish, Jemima Eliot, Y. Buller, Pelly, Trimleston, Burnett, Mary Howard, Elizabeth Gore, Lucy C. Hubert, Dowager Rivers, .Louisa Primrose, Anne Prim rose, Charlotte E. Hubert, .Catherine Whyte Melville, Wil liams Bulkeley, Wilhelmin e Stanhope, Louisa Alexander, Mary Stanley, Lucy Eleanor Lowther, Theresa Lister, Elizabeth F. Drummond, Rolle, Katherine Cust, Caroline Cust, Elizabeth Campbell, Wenlock, Pynn, Colborne, Evans, Hammond, Mary Berehaven, Maclaine ' Fowke, R a d s t oc k, F ann y H owar d, Eliza beth Dutton, Braye, Grey, Mulcaster, G. Balfour, E. Sey mour, Caroline Campbell, Sherborne, Oranmore, Trelawny, Heytcsbury, Pechell, Heywood, Anna Loftus, Mary Hood, Rose Greville, Methuen, Susan North, Hatto, F. Smith, Pot tinger, Stanley, Louisa De Horsey, Braybrooke, A. Cadogan, E. West, Manners, G. Grey, Honoria Cadogan, Burghersh, B. Pechell, Sarah Villiers, Dowager Clinton, M. Fox, M. Molyneux, L. Alolyneux, Macfarlane, Anne Beckett, Ashley, Louisa FitzNlaurice, Montagu, Mary Fielding, Marian Altord, Amelia Cust, Dowager Floyd, Mildred Cecil, Colchester, Cole brooke. flortouttanLEs —Georgiana Byron, Caroline Gage, Miss Lawley, Mrs. Westenra, Mrs. S. Bathurst, Mrs. H. Alurray, Miss Byng, Lady Stirling, Mrs. H. Millie, Mrs. R. Trevor, Lady Alurny, Mrs. Hood, M rs . Phillip s , Mrs. J. Elliot, Lady Cockburn, Mrs. Maule, Mrs. Stanley, S. Wheatley, Miss A'Court, C. Maria Pepys, F. Mary Pepys, Mrs. G. Hope, Mrs. G. E. Anson, Lady Lumley, Margaret Browne, Louisa Ridley Colborne, Mrs. William Herbert, Lady Pakenham. MISTRESSES—John Round, Backhouse, Couper, Henry Mangles Denham, Gally Knight, Thesiger, Howley, Hugh Millie, H. Hankcy, Versehoyle, Montefiore nee de Roth schild, Bannerman, Lawrence, Fitzroy Kelly, Law, Bassets, Thomas Smith, Shaw Lsfevre, Mansfield, G. Bankes, J. H. Parks, F. Fryer, P. Brune, Vernon Smith. Edwin Prodgers, Davidson, B. 13. Williams, Lord Phillips, Wyndham, M. Gib son, Ram, John Bastard, Hamilton Gray, Peter Browne, J. Henry Vivian, 11. Williamson, G. Craig, S. Platt, General Shulaham, Balfour, Morier, R. Ellice, Mitchell, Clay, John Elliot, Charles A'Court, Marlay, Wm. Stuart, V. Stuart, La bouchere, Young, Maberly, Seymour. AltssEs.—E. Seymour, Wheatley, Mary Ann Law, Con- Stantia Round, Fitaroy Kelly, Jane Price, Harriet Caven dish, F. P. Baillie, Dimsdale, Maria Burnett, E. Balfour, Fowke, Jane Backhouse, Fanny Backhouse, Caroline Tre lawny, E. Balfour, Burnett, Anne Antrobus, Po'e, Shaw Stewart, Bailie, Vyse, Pakenham, Elliot, Stanley, Augusta Stanley, Lowther, P. Brune, Wyndham, Flora Macdonald, Pennington, Hinman, Herbert, Clive, W. Wynn, Monbray, Morier, Sbuldham, Horatia Morier, Evans, Freke, Heneage, Sulivan, Mary Sulivan, Macfarlane, Clay, S a rah Heywood, Heywood, Dawson, Adderly, Dutton, Mary Pole Stuart, Guise, Webb, Wellesley, Philips, Alston, H. Alston, Bastard, Bankes, Baring, Neville, Emily Baring, G. Bushe, Grenfell, Methuen, Louisa Percy, Louisa Neville, F. Platt, E. Baring, W. Melville, Sylvia Doyle, Elizabeth A'Court, E. Mansfield, Colebrooke, Murray, Susan Emily Murray. The following gentlemen were present at the Drawing room : DuKEs—Sornereet, Argyll, Beaufort. MA aQuisEs.—Normatiby, Lansdowne, Thomond, Salisbury. EA 1t LS—Radnor, Grey, Carnarvon, Selkirk, Cowper, Bose bery, Antrim, Powis, Manvers, Clarendon, Brow•nlow, Aber deen. VlSCOUNTS—Pnwerscourt, Northland, Hood, Alford, Bere haven, Chel s ea, Sydney, Loftus, Melbourne, Duncan. Loans—Oranmore, Eliot, Trimleston, Emlyn, W en l oc k. By c ro o n u , nt Co ß 3 a v i l ) e t y i ' s , te l 3 u A r l g RICHT IloNouitautrs — Sir G. Murray, 1-1. Labou c h ere , F. T. Baring. HorrouicA er,Es—Mr. Westenra, Henry R W es t enra, M .P., Baron Dimsdale, E. J. Stanley, Mr. Bloomfield, R ev . W. e h t a e x r as John Russell, C o l c h ester, M ahon. Henniker, Col. G. Campbell, M. West. C. Cavendish, C. Hope, M.P., G. (lope, W. R. Colborne, G. Browne. Stas—John Yarde Buller, De L Evans, F. Fowke, Bart., G. Wilkinson, T. E. Drake, J. B. Pechell, W. Burnett, G. Carroll, J. H. Pelly, J. Brunel, R. W. Bulkeley, W. Stirling, B. Heywood, J. Flower. REV. DOCTORS—llairtr e y , Schwabe, Wesley, Williamson, Symons. REv. AIESSIEURS—W. S. Rowe, C. Martyn, J. S. M. Andersen, E. Prodgers J. H. I)3l:ins, G. Bythesca. AlEsstr.uas—B. B. Williams, H. Alexander, Fitzroy Kelly, Q.C., Wallace, A. Montgomery, Burr, M.P., J. Thomson, Clay, Fowke, 11. Ellice, Lister, C. Grenfell, A. Smith, Alston, Pakcnham, Guise, R. Alston, 11. Baillie, Ro bertson, G. M.P.er aig, M.P., J. Round, M.P. S. Pl a tt., V. S m ith, V. M orr i s , S e ymour, A. Drummond, Hughon, De Horsey, M. Gibson, M. Sutton, Tliesiger, J• Round, jun., L. Phillips, Basset, St an l e y, G. Phillips, Vignoles, G. K a t er , V erse h o yle, S. 13. Ed en b oroug h, G. L. Penningt on , D av id son , A. Ste phens, L awrence , F. W. Fryer, E. Williams, W. Melville, F. Gr ev ill e , G. B a nkes, J. H. Vivian. Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington. GENERA as—Sir Edward Bowater, Sir Hilgrove Turner, Sir James Cockburn, Hon. Sir W. Lumley, Sir Henry Wheatley, G.C. H., Sir John Guise, Bart., K. C. 13., Sir Frederick Mulccster, Sir Hercules Pakenham, the Honourable H. Murray, Alexander Dyson, Sir Robert Macfarlane, Shuldham, Sir Henry Pynn. CoaoNzas—Godwin, Sir Archibald Maclaine, Fox, the Hon. G. Rice Trevor, Cater, J. S. North A'Court, Hugh Baillie, Lacy, Sir Burges Carnac, Maberly, Harkey, Stretton, C. 8., Sir Charles Hopkinson, C. 8., Munro. MAJORS—Hartley, M. G. White, Cadogan, Marshall, Tur ner, Orange, J. W. Henderson, K.H., Witham Bruce, K.H., Bell, Raines. . _ _ CAPTAINS—Jones, Sir Jofeph Douglas, hlajendie, Walker, Greathed, Pitman, Forster, Peter Cameron, Bristow, Fox Strangways, LIE UTENANTS—Hornby, R. C. Shakespear, W. Warner, Archdall, E. S. Glen, Henry Irvine, C. E. O'Reilly, C. L. Cocks. AnmiitALs—Sir Robert Otwav, Lord A. Beauclerk CAPTAINS, R.N.—George limns, Francis Blackwood, Charles Talbot, George Smith, Sir 'l'. S. Palley, Bart., P. Burton, Edward Lloyd, K. B. Lynch, Lovell, K. H. Comm A snr rts—Henry Crease, R. Douglas, George Norton, H. M. Denham, F. R. S. Lieutenant 11. W. Johnstone. The following lacUes had the honour of being presented to her Majesty : The Countess of Antrim, by the Countess of Haddington Lady Annora Pierrcpont Lady Olivia Taylour, by the Duchess of Somerset Lady Pelly, by Lady Burghersh The Countess of Carnarvon, by the Countess of Surrey The Hon. Mrs. Henry Baillie, on her marriage, by the Du chess of Northumberland Hon. Georgiana Byron, by her mother, Lady Byron Hon. Miss Caroline Gage, by Viscountess Gage The Lady Marian Alford, on her marriage, by the Countess Brownlow Lady Haddo, on her marriage, by the Marchioness of Aberconi Lady Mildred Cecil, by Lady Cowley Mrs Henry Hankey, on her marriage, by the Hon. Mrs. Sey mour Bathurst. Mrs. Thomas Smith, by Lady Yarde Buller Lady Poqinger, by Visisountess Palmerston ' Lady Katherine Cust, by the Countess Brownlow Lady Amelia Cust, by the Countess Brownlow Mrs. Burr, by Lady 'Wheatley. The Hon. Mrs. Rice Trevor, hy the Countess of Cawdor Lady Colebrooke, on leaving England for New Brunswick, by Lady Flower lion. Frances Mary Pepys, by her mother, Lady Cottenhatn. Lady Louisa Alexander, on her marriage, by Mrs. William Stuart. Lady Mary Berehaven, by the Marchioness of Thomond. Lady Fowke, by Lady Elizabeth Drummond. Viscountess Hood, by the lion. Mrs. Hood Miss Ellen Seymour, by her mother, Mrs. Seymour Miss Fitzroy Kelly, by her mother, Mrs. Fitzroy Kelly bliss Jane Price, hy lier sister, Mrs. Ba , set Miss Dimsdale, by the Hon. Baroness Dimsdalc Miss Maria Burnett, by her mother, Lady Burnett Miss Caroline Trelawny, by Lady Trelawny. Viscountess Drumlanrig, on her marriage, by the Marchioness of Queensberry Miss Frederica P. Baillie, by Mrs. Hugh Baillie Miss Mary Ann Law, by Mrs. Law Miss Constantia Round, by her mother, Mrs. John Round Lady Mulcaster, by the Marchioness of Ely Lady Georgiana Balfour, on her marriage, by Mrs. Balfour Lady Trelawny, by Lady Yarde Buller Lady Heywood, by the Duchess of Sutherland Lady Arabella Baring, on her marriage, by the Countess of Bosebery Countess of Ducie, by Lady Sherburne Airs. Frederick Fryer, by the Countess of Surrey Mrs. J. Hamilton Parks, by Lady Muskerry Mrs. Lon Phillips, by Mrs. Morier Mrs. Hamilton Gray, by Lady Byron Mrs. John Bastard, by Lady Varde Buller Mrs. Ram, by the Hon. Mrs. John Elliot Miss F. Macdonald, by the Countess of Mount. Edgcumbe Miss P. Brune, by her mother, Mrs. P. Brune Miss F. Platt, by her mother, Mrs. S. Platt Miss E. A'Court, by her mother, Mrs. C. A'Court Miss Colebrooke, by her mother, Lady Colebrooke Miss Fowke, by her mother, Lady Fowke Miss Pakenham, by the Hon. Lady Pakenham Miss Bastard, by her mother, Mrs. J. Bastard Miss Bankes, by her mother, Mrs. G. Bankes Mrs. R. Williamson, by the Hun. Mrs. T, Best Mrs. Pare Browne, on her return to Copenhagen, by Vis- countess Palmerston Miss Lowther, by her mother, Lady Lucy E. Lowther Miss Pennington, by Lady Barham Miss Shuldham, by her mother, Mrs. General Shuldham Miss Mowbray, by her aunt, Mrs. R. Williamson Miss Hinxman, by Lady Evans Mrs. Gibson Craig, on her marriage, by her mother, Mrs. J. H. Vivian Mrs. Mitchell, by the Countess of Erroll Miss Mary Pole Stuart, by Mrs. Wm. Stuart Mrs. Charles A'Court, by Lady Heytesbury Miss Evans Freke, by Lady Oranmore Miss Clay, by Mrs. Clay Miss Heywood, by her mother, Lady Heywood Miss Sarah Heywood, by her mother, Lady Heywood Miss Webb, by the Hon. Lady Lumley Miss Philips, by her mother, the Hon. Mrs. Philips Hon. Charlotte Muria Pepys, by her mother, Lady Cottenham Mrs. B. B. Williams, on her marriage, by her aunt, the Hon. Mrs. Westenra Miss Guise, by the Hon. Lady Lumley. LADIES' DRESSES. HER MAJESTY. Dress of white satin, the body and sleeves splendidly or namented with diamonds and pearls, and the skirt. elegantly trimmed with gold blonde; train of white Irish tabinet, richly brocaded in gold, trimmed with gold blonde, and lined with white satin. Headdress, feathers, diamonds, and lappets. TIIE DUCHESS OF KENT. A white satin dress, richly brocaded in gold ; the body and sleeves ornamented with diamonds and blonde ; train of rich Royal plaid velvet, lined with white satin. Headdress, fea thers, diamonds, and lappets. acntoNFss OF gitomoxn.—A rich violet brocaded Irish poplin train, with bouquets of coloured flowers, the rose, the shamrock, and the thistle, looped in front with nceuds of ribbon ; corsage a la Sevigne, with Gothique blonde berthe and sabots ; a rich white satin dress, trimmed with rich blonde flounces. Headdress, plume of feathers, rich blonde lappets, and diamonds. LADY CARMAN? WHYTE MErstra.E.—Costume de Cour, composed of a most. superb white satin skirt, trimmed on each side with tulle and rouleau ; train of rich straw-coloured poult de soie, trimmed with crape lisse and ribbons ; body and sleeves, ala Medicis, trimmed with lace. Ileaddress, fine ostrich feathers and diamonds, lappets of superb lace. LAD'? MARY BEF.RHAVEN.—A rich gold and coloured bro caded Russian satin train, 100,.cd in front with nauds of bro caded satin and gold ribbon, and lined with very rich glace ; vert pomme satin ; corsage a la Sevigne ; rich point d'Ang-le terre lace bertho and sabots; dress of rich white satin, trimmed with a rich point lace flounce looped with ribbon. Headdress, plume of feathers, rich point d'Angletcrre, lace lappets, and diamonds. The Lady 'Mayoress was presented to her Majesty by the Viscountess Palmerston. Her Majesty gave audiences to the Lord Chamberlain, the Field Officer in Waiting, and the Captain of the Guard. His Excellency M. l)edel, the Netherlands Minister, took leave of the Queen on his departure fur Holland. After the Drawing-room LI- Majesty and Prince Albert, at tended by their suite, returned to Buckingham Palace. The mess of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentleman at Arms dined together yesterday, for the first time this sea son, at Long's Hotel. The attendance at her Majesty's Drawing-room yesterday was very thin, and, although the assemblage in front of St. James's, Palace was very numerous, there was but little to demand their attention. The equipages of the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, and the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, were very splendid. No others deserve mention. DEATH OF GENERAL GORDON.—Accounts have reached London of the decease of General Gordon ' of Cairness and Bushlaw, who expired rather suddenly at his seat at Cairtie es, Aberdeenshire, on the 20th inst. The General had chiefly resided during the last twenty years in Greece, having proceeded there almost immediately after the breaking out of the Greek revolution in 1821, and was present in the latter part of that year at the siege and sur render of Tripolizza, when, notwithstanding General Gordon's utmost endeavours, the most shocking enormities were perpetrated by the Greeks towards the entire Turkish population of that devoted city, in retaliation, as the Greeks asserted, of the cruelties practised by the Turkish forces in other parts of the Morea, in their endeavours to put down the revolution. Immediately after that event General Gordon was seized with a most dangerous illness, from which he recovered under English medical treatment at Z ante, but ever after cecasionally experienced trying attacks upon his health. The General derived his mili tary rack from the Greek Goverament, as some return fur his having so effectually assisted in obtaining freedom for the Greeks, and in whose cause he annually spent the chief part of hit immense f.n . tune. The General has left a widow (an Armenian lady), by whom he has no issue. A most atrocious crime has been committed in the house of a noble family in the Faubourg St. Germain, whom it has plurged in the deepest distress. The lady of the house, young and of great beauty, had had for some time in her service a Corsican cbasseur, who it ap pears had secretly entertained designs of the most crimi nal nature upon his mistress. A few nights since, after the lady, who slept in a part of the mansion distant from her husband's apartment, had retired to bed, and her fe male attendant had been gone for some time, the chasseur, who had concealed himself in her room, made his appear ance, and, notwithstanding a most desperate resistance, went to the last excesses with his unfortunate mistress. The villain had taken every precaution to stifle her cries, and prevent any sound from being heard ; he had even cut off the bell-ropes. The crime was not discovered till next morning, when the lady was found lying on the finer, senseless, most severely injured, and bleeding. The wounds she had received testified to the horrible struggle she bad made in her defence. The feelings of the hus band may he more easily conceived than described on the dreadful intelligence being communicated; and it was a long time before the lady could be so far restored as to give any account of what had happened. The man, who had absconded, has been arrested. Galignani of Wed nesday. Some further accounts from the Mauritius deal with the subject of Indian labour in the colony, and show that, the high wages at present paid are not to be supported without bringing ruin on the planters. It seems that the very unequal rates paid by differ ent planters incite those engaged on the lowest scale to acts of insubordination to get their engagements cancelled, that they may hire themselves to others on bet ter terms ; and it very often turns out that those who pay the better wages get no more work done than those who refuse to give them. Upon the whole, the introduction of Indian labour, although high wages have been paid, has not benefited the colony, and the planters are now as loud in their complaints against it as they were pre viously in favour of it. As to the comparative increase o f wages, it is said that at first five rupees per month were giver, and this has been increased to tea, and even more, but the planters are in a great measure dissatisfied viiih these a s standing wages, and feel much inclined to reduce them to three dollars (about six rupees), referring to the " little fortunes" that the labourers who have returned to India saved from the five rupees monthly wages, as a proof that it would be adequate far all wants. To do this they pro posed to encourage emigration from Java, Sums tra, and the other islands in the Indian Archipelago, but it has strong opposition, as flooding the colony with a population which its plantations have not the means to support, and it is also said that the introduction of labour under such circumstances would not be accele rated as wage; little better, taking all things into consider ation, than could be procured at the places from which they hope to obtain the supply. Emigration is at any time a very undesirable change, but the more so when it appears to have so signally failed in the Mauritius, both as respects the planter and the labourer. A Peer of France enrols himself by his Ducal title as a claimant for the franchise, among the notices to register at the ensung sessions of Limerick-..." Dc Rovigo, Due, Perysstrest, Limerick, freeman of said city." DESTRUCTION OF THE SHIP AUSTRALIA. (From the Glasgow Courier.) The following are extracts from a letter received in Edinburgh from a cabin passenger cf the brig Australia, from Leith to Port Phillip, which vessel was consumed by fire at sea, off the coast of Africa, on the 29th of Decem ' ber, dated near Care Town : I shall endeavour to give you an account of this awful calamity, and the miseries we have endured since : fur pre serving me to be able to do no, I trust I shall ever be grate ful to Almighty God who heard our cry, and has won deifully guided us, and brought us to this land. The 25th of December, being Christmas-day, we were be calmed, and from many associations, the day was spent happily. In the morning we killed a shark ; and I prevailed on the Captain to lower the stern-boat to get a few hours' shooting at the sea birds, which sur rounded the ship in great numbers, which he was kind enough to allow. We had an excellent day's sport. I shot four of those large birds the albatross—they mea sured from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other 10 feet ; we had them dressed, intending to eat them for our new year's dinner, but. alas I our expectations acre mi serably frustrated, and instead of the happiness we ex pected, we were on that day a crew of half-starved mi serable creatures, our uew-yeat's dinner consisting of a quarter of a biscuit soaked ' , dill set water, about two inches of raw ham, and a table-spoonful of water. From the 25th until the 29th we had very rough weelier, the ship rolling tremendously. We had supped at seen o'clock, and went upon deck after, as was our usual custom. On going below to the cabin a smell of smoke was rercer tible, which was thought might proceed from the steward's pantry, or some of the ladies' berths. We soon found en removing the goods from the after-cabin and passengers' berths that tse smoke proceeded from the hold, which was now increasing rapidly. We now hove the ship -te, being off the Cape of Good Hope, in lat. 35 50, and long. 8, the Cape being 34 30, and long. 18, so that we were upwards of 500 miles in a direct line from land, and sailing with every sail set the ship could carry. The order was now given to threw the cattle over board, break in the hulk-head to endeavour to get at the fire with water, and to open the main hatches. The con fusion on deck was now awful. One of the bulls got loose in endeavouring to get him overboard; the deck was covered with spars and sails, and the smoke was now so great that no person could work or remain below for any time, and was bursting through every crevice of the ship fore and aft ; it was impossible to get off the hatches to get at thefire with water. We now saw it was impossible to save the ship, and our exertions were therefore directed to get the boats launched and save our lies from fire; the sea was running so high we thought it impossible the boa's could live in it; after much difficulty we succeeded at last in getting the long boat that the bulls occupied overboard, and towed at the stern, into which we threw a few bogs of biscuits, half a cask of water, some hams, a few cheeses, and a small jar of brandy. I was now almost exhausted working upon deck, and ran down to get a drink. I had scarcely finished, and on looking through the crevice we had broke out at the bulk-head in the after-cabin, I perceived the whole hold was like a furnace, and that the sooner we got into the boats the better. I, therefore, ran to my berth, seized the only thing I cared much about, the Bible I got from Annie the day I left Scotland and her dear self ; previous to this I had succeeded in throwing my portmanteau and hat-box into the long-boat ; the rest of the passengers could save nothing. The darkness was dispelled by the flames now bursting from the fore hatches, which increased our exertions to get all our three boats launched; at last this was accomplished in the midst of flames, and we all gat safe into the boats. We had scarcely got the boats cut from the ship when the mainmast fell overboard with a tremendous crash, the ship and rigging being all in one volume of flame, and light ing the whole heavens and the surrounding atmosphere for miles around. It was now one o'clock; and thus, in a few short hours were we launched upon the wide ocean; without a mast or sail. Fortunately we had a compass , and although the sea ran heavy, yet the wind was favour able, and the boats, being all towed together, were al lowed to drift befora the wind until the morning light ap peared, when we succeeded in erecting two blankets for sails, with two oars for masts, having cut away our third boat, and divided the crew into two-19 being in the long boat, and nine in the small. We now steered in an easterly direction, endeavouring to make the Cape of Good Hope. For eight days and nine nights were we driven about on the mighty deep. To describe to you or give you an idea of the miseries we endured would be impossible. During the whole time not a dry rag was upon one of us. We had no scats even to sit upon, but lay like a parcel of pigs in the bottom of the boat, which being used on board of ship as a house for the cattle, was in a most filthy state with dung ; and the waves, breaking in over the boat, washed the filth into our clothes, and the few blankets we had preserved. Day and night we were obliged to be constantly baling out the water, which we did with one of Mr. Gillon's soup carols. ters, it being the only vessel we had, which alternately served for this purpose and for mixing up our allowance of water and brandy, which, to each person, consisted of a teaspoonful of brandy into a wine-glass full of water three times a day, with a quarter of a biscuit, and occasionally about half an ounce of raw ham or cheers. Thus, half starved with hunger, thirst, and cold, on the morning of Wednesday, the 6th Jan., we came in sight of land, in a mierable condition. Three were lying in the bottom of the bostinlensible,one deranged, and one dead iron cold and the effects of drinking the sea water. Had our miseries been prolonged longer, few of us mild have survived another twenty-four hours. I despaired of ever seeing you again in this world, and wished, if I was to perish, that death might not be ta; dy in its execution ; but morning, noon, and night, our earnest prayers were sent up to God, who has wonderfully delivered us, and brouo.ht us to a land of plenty. O n W e d nes d ay morn i ng , then, cur spirits were raised by seeing the land. Oars were put to the boats, and we pulled for it as hard as our strength would permit, and landed on a barren coast about 200 miles to the north of the Cape of Good Hope, and about ten to the north of Oliphant River. Here, after hauling up our boatr, we rested during the heat of the meridian sun, which was excessive ; and in the evening erected a tent and kindled a fire. We here dug a grave for the poor boy who died, whose name was John Chisholm, from Inverkeithing, a steerage passenger; he has a brother and taro titers with us. We had next day the same melancholy office to perform to the lad who went mad ; his name was George Peat, likewise a steerage passenger, from Perth. This day we got all our blankets and clothes dried ; and having our tent erected, we lighted a fire, and having divided ourcrcw into four watches, we went to sleep. The next day we endeavoured to ex plore the country and find some fresh water, but we could see nothing as far as the eye could reach but bush grow ing upon the hot sand ; in short all barren, and no trace of being inhabited. We therefore determined to get every thing in order to prepare to march next morning as far as we could along the sea-coast in search of a river, the mouths of several being marked in the chart, and the captain was certain we could not be far from one. Accordingly, by day-break, each with his burden of clothes, shove, bread, or water, we commenced our weary journey over burning sands and under a scorching sun. It would have been of no avail, suppose we had saved anything from the ship, as we were obliged to throw everything away except the clothes on our backs. The few things I saved is my portmanteau I divided amongst part of the crew, who lost their own clothes. The portmanteau and hat-box were completely destroyed with sea-water. My splendid ward robe now eensists of one pair of torn trousers, one coot, one vest, one pair of shoes and socks, one shirt, and one hay. With walking and resting, alternately, we accomplished to walk about seven miles, and rested wearied, hungry, and fainting from thirst ; this was on Friday. On Sa turday morning, having slept in the bush, we again resumed our march, and, about eight o'clock our drooling spirits were aroused by the sight of a river ; and going further up in quest of fresh water, we discovered a fisherman's hut, and saw people walking about. Our despair was now turned into joy, and sincerely did we humble ourselves before our Heavenly Father, and pour out our thanksgiving for leading us at last to our so much wished-for haven; and having hoisted our colours, which, fortunately we preserved, we were glad to see a boat with three men put off, and, on coming to land, one of them proved to be an Englishman, who happened to be on a visit to the Dutch fisherman's house, and who acted as ieterpreter between us and Mynheer Low, the boor's name. We told them of our ca lamity and miserable situation, and in a few hours after we were enjoying ourselves over a haunch of venison and rice, and, what in our eyes was as precious, a glass of spring water. We were assured we were now among Chrisnian people, and that we would want for nothing. We have, indeed, found it so. I could not have believed there was such kindness and hospitality in the world as these Dutch people have shown to us ever since we have been here ; the kindness we have experienced from these people is i ncre dibl e . One storekeeper and farmer, on our arrival, sent us a present of six sheep, two bags of rice, tea, sugar, meat, brandy, and raisins ; others sent us bread, fruit, Sse. We remained at Oliphant's River until Monday last, in order that the Governor of the colony might make arrange ments to transport us to Cape Town. We are now travel ling through the country, at Government's expense, in three waggons drawn by 11 oxen each. I have written sou from here for the purpose of sending it forward to Cape Town by the waggons. I must remain here a few days behind the rest of our party, in consequence of the illness of Mr. Harris, a cabin passenger, who has been so ill that he is not able to proceed further at present." TILE BISHOP OF WORCESTER.—It is with the sincerest feeling of regret that we notice the serious illness of our very benevolent and warm-hearted Dicce san. lie was fact week attacked by the complaint to which he has been subject—hiccough, with cruel vio lence, and was soon reduced to such a condi t i on o f weakness and prostration of vital energy, th a t hi s me di• cal attendant, Mr. Pierpoint, had the worst apprehen sions for the result. We have learned this morning with extreme satisfaction that his Lordship enjoyed a little sicep last night, by which he is somewhat re freshed, and that the immediate violence of the disorder is mitigated. Never heless, nature has so far sunk under the seizure, and the strong rerneJica employed to re lieve it, that th e Ri g h t R ev. P re l ate li es i n a sta t e which,. we are sorry to say , f or bid s our h o ldi ng out m uch hope of his ultimate restoration to the blessings of health. Had he not been gifted by nature with an excelb.nt constitu tion, he mu't have sunk, crc this, under the aggravated violence of the disease ; but in that natural constitutional vigour there is vet hope, and none desire more heartil y than we do that that hope may be realised in the rec over) . of the worthy Prelate.— Worcester Chronicle. LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWA Y .—Th c weeks of the railway terminus arc going on with great e ive part o f t h e r:ran d ex pedition. Already the secon d permanc:lt carriage -shed is nearly ccdripleted; and the eorat s'ation is in a forward state. 'the terminus is to be lighted with gas ; and we hear that the Directo rs i nten d to light the first mile and a half of the line, as far as Preston, with g as. —Brighton Gazelle. MoNEY ORDERS.—TIIC money orders granted uithia the la7t three months b y t h e Liverpoo l Post-office were upwards of 11,000, and those by the post-office at Manchester within the same time about 9,ooo.—Man. chester Chronicle. EVENING EDITION SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING PAFERS OF THIS DAY. C H RON ICL E.—The Times of yesterday, in an article intended to cement the new-born friendship between Con servatism and Chat tism, puts forth all its powers of argu ment to show " that there is every poisible reason why the Chartist s at N ott ; ng h am s h ou ld support t h e anti- M:nisterial candidate." For once we hale the pleasure of subscribing unraservedlv to the opinion of our Contem porary. Yes, there is ;very possible reason why the consistent and clear-seeing Chartist should prefer the Tory to the Whig candidee. There is every possible reason why ha should detest, and, ny every means in his power, seek to o vert h row the Whirs Government, in schemes it is of no s c social l y revolution. t odi,ti.. uul l s n h whose policy he finds an insurmountable barrier to the realization cf his speaking of the Chartis ts, betweca the followers of F eargus O ' Connor and bthose who shore the views of Messrs. Lovett, Collins, Vincen• &e., who are fiercely denounced i n t h e IVorthera Star , the newspaper of Feargus, as utterly unworthy of public confi tenet', and as little better than traitors to the working classes. We need not say the the Chartists, on whose support Mr. Walter relies, belong to the class of whom Feargus O'Connor is the loader, and Mr. Brontcrre O'Brie n the oracle. The Chartist of this class is one who seeks for the most swrepliss and extensive pokiest reforms as a means towards sti.l more sweeping sod extensile changes ins the tenure of property, the relations between capi :al and labour; and, in a word, the whole structure a - d framework of our existing system of soci, t.y. Who ever has attended in the least to the language cf the Chartist orators and pub.cations, must be well aware that " revolution,'' not " reform," is the object in view ; and that the " five points of the Charter" arc seaght as the means of realiziog a more equsl distribution of property, a lesislitive rnieimuni of wages, the abolition of hereditary distinctions, and other theories of a similar 'tense which have been fermenting more or less violently for the last fifty years in the mass of popular suffering _and discontent, caused by the sudden and immense development of the modern manufacturing system, coupled with the shamefsl neglect of everything connected with the moral, intcl hetual, and physical condition of the working classes, on the part of their rulers. With men who have such ob jects in view, those who seek for reform* a means, not of destruction but of renovation and increased stability, have nothing in common. This is the sestet of the predilec tion of the Chartists for a Tory Government. As long as a Government attached to the institutions of the country and resolute in defence of social order, but at. the same time unfettered by obstinate prejudices, and liberal-minded enough to throw itself frankly on public opinion, and on the intelligence of the middle and more respectable of Ore working classes as its surest support—in other words, as long as a Government acting on the maxima and principles of the Reform Bill, of Negro Email cipation, Tithe Reform, Municipal Reform, Justice to Ireland, and the various other measures which coneti. lute the policy of the Whig administrations of the last ten years—remains at the head of affairs, so long, as the intelligent Chartist leaders know well by experience, there does not exist the slightest pessible chance for qty schemes which savour of revolution. But give them a few years of Castlereagh government, outrage public feeling by a few attempts to " coerce the unruly wills of the people," drive Ireland to rebellion by the application of a few tessll. timed Registration Bills, disgust the middle classes of England by a few declarations like the memorable one of the Duke of Wellington against all reform, and the cause of Chartism is by no means so desperate. Given a Pc. lignite Administration, a revolution of July is always a possible product. TIME S.—We observe that an article which we pub lished on Thursday has been mistaken by a respectable morning Contemporary for an " explosion " of anger against the Conservative party in general, on account of some supposed lukewarmness of the Nottingham Con servatives in their support of Mr. Walter. Now, as we never had the smallest reason to believe that any such lukewarmness existed, it is scarcely necessary for us to disclaim the imputation of having written under the influence of the feeling which our Contemporary imagines. We in tended, not to attnck the Conservative statesmen, but to warn them of the probable consequences of perseverance in a feeble and uneConservatile course of policy. For this res. son, and for this cause only, we mode a fact, the occurrence of which was within our knowledge, serve as a text for such remarks as we thought suitable to the occasion. It is insinuated that we invented the fact for our own par pcseF, as an instrument for conveying our own sentiments in n gratuitously coarse and intemperate manner ; we are even accused of having " designated the leaders of the Conservative party a set of scoundrels." We tkerefore think it necessary to explain, that when we quoted the strong and offhand expression of one whom we knew to be an honest. man and a staunch Conservative, to the effect that, by turning out the present Ministry, tho country would only gain the substitution of " one set cf scoundrels far another," we had not the remotest idea of adopting a phrase which no reasonable man would apply, calmly and seriously, in its literal sense, to Lord Lansdowne, or Lord John Russell, much less to such men as Loyd Stanley, Lord Lyndhurst, and Sir Robert Pee!. We disapprove the phrase, and give it up altogether, as hasty, offensive, inappropriate, and personally unjust to those distinguished men. Why, then, did we not suppress it ? Simply because we did not wish to garble our quotation, and thought it well to let the Conservative leaders see what bitterness of feeling their Whig propensities have a tendency to excite in the minds of what we verily believe to be a large class of their most valuable supporters. The feeling which was uppermost in the mind of the respectable person who gave vent in such unmeasured terms to his impartial dislike of the aisirants to office, as wail as i:s possessors, was evidently one of attachment to certain principles, and disappointment at the conduct of those whom he had supposed to be their champions. It was a conviction that the two parties within the wails of the House of Commons, of which Lord John Russell and Sir Basest Peel arc the respec tive leaders, act as if they were separated from each ether by a very slender partition of principle; that, in personal character, both have the it strong and both their weak points ; and that the difference between them (if no greater than it seems to be) is scarcely one for the sake of which it can be worth white to agitate the country. It was a firm persuasion, that upon certain subjects of the greatest importance to both Church and State, the great body of Conservatives entertnie views and feelings which meet with no encouragement front their leaders in the House of Commons. It was a suspicion that the triumph of \Vhig principles would be more etre,- tually promoted by a semi-Liberal Conservative Ministry, under the pressure from without of a violent aVhig oppo sition, than by a measuring-cast majority of Whigs, kept in check by the party of Sir Robert Peel. We b e lie ve that nothing more than this was intended by the strong language which has given so much offence to our Con temporaries. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. FROM THE MORNING PAFERS OF TIIIS DAT. POST.----The position of the stock and money markets has changed but very slightly since yesterday. • The late advance. seems to have had the effect of bringing forward, as is usually , the case, some amount of stock to be realised. Several par cels were sold in the course of the day, but the sums did not, in either case, prove of any magnitude, so that no impression was made upon the quotations. In the foreign house there was a little improvement in the Spanish funds. This was attributed to the fact of Senhor Sanchez Silva having, on the 13th instant, brought for ward in the Cortes a proposition for placing the over Cue in terest on the Active Stock on something like a just and proper footing, entitling this portion of the foreign debt, which is certainly the most sacred of all, to the higher rate of five instead of three per c nt., as con no answer has been receied direct, templated by the plan of the ex-Minister of Finance, Senor Gamboa. This act of common justice is what WIIS h b o y we e ve it r h ' er , the contractors or the finance . called for by the n eniorial of the committee of Spanish bond. i l l; n i t ,i ‘i. r ch s 'ii , tc ' eh t (i hough it is much to be hoped that both c l o l ,r o m l ( e t o e n r , Messrs. Zulueta and Messrs. Ricardo and Co. have not been so inattentive to the interests of the claimants as their silence would imply. Than the emall matter of five per cent. divi dends on what ought. to have been regularly paid in ea.li ershalf yearly, for the last five years, b u t w hi c h has been totally neg lected, nothing more moderate could we ll b e looked .for or o a ee t t e e i ( l )c , c e; . 7 o e n ;a o l l ly tlhv 'foregoitisrem,,omnvebe red n that edbe,ornrliivoed, i lriers r: , were one shape and another, of full '0 a per cent. of their original claims. SUN.—The public securities were rather heavy during the greater part of the din-. Consols for immediate transfer realised 90 to 901, And lor the Account 90 to 90i, being rather lo , .ver Er the former onlv. Exchequer Bills were tip at closed at that quotation ; di 4 n s i t t one period of the day to 165. premium, subsequently reap. ded to 1 4; , premium, and India Bonds were worth 3:. e to n l n s .e . e p a re n m d- i l u - m H ; alf i pee Stock imprcvei to 17 3 i. Q $ Th rather heavy, and the turn p Ceti% Su eks were g en- i r , a , ll 4 ' f iir o 99k. and the Reluced g-- - -4 Cent. Annuities were . at lower. 9 tor 98. The T N h e e vi T li fi r r lti rtinp:_ J r tie; at 1' 13-10 to 1 9 - 1 - ha to -day .-8. d been quote 89 T i- i t , o e a o n n i g sh Bonds have 23 i. tow, which is a shade , better; Por:uguese New Five 2- the Th re e Cents. have been dull at 34 to 33,, and tier per Cents. at 201 ; Mexican Stock , szi t ,i Active d s L p remained at 30L and - , 01. Per uvian were at 1, a : Duteli Two -and. Colombi4n 2_, , n- Half per Cents. were firm at 524 to a ; and Noapolitari Bonds were marked 102 to 104. The market for the Railway Shares retained its elasticity to a certain extent to-day. The business done in the Great Western Railway Shares has been at 30 to 294, in the New at 14i- to 14-i; the London and Birmingham 70 ; the York end North Midland 33 ; the South Wcstern 19 - k ; and the Croydon I prom ; the 13ri4liton Shares have been at ' ) il to 2 ; the Greenwich at 11 ; Midl an d C ount i es at 101 ;-- North Mid land at 17 ; and the South Eastern at 14 did. ; Glasgow, p a : s !er, and Grr.em.ck were at 41 premium ; and th e North Mi !land New at i prem. Colonial Bank Shares wereat 10, to 11, and the Union Bank of Australia 93- pr; m. -__.i._—_- . -_, ! .............._ Barbad arbadoes papers to the 12th of March speak idvaurably of agricultural matters in that island. Thero had been a cuss: sion of refreshing showers whiels a great relief t o t h e planters, and woul d b e hfi g hly b o ne r facial to the y oung canes for 12.42. Whenever sme ll proved is naturally powerful , the or gan a-ad olfactory nerves are greatly developed. In dis ease it mav become surprisingly mute. T. I3artholin men. tions an individual, labouring under dropsy, 'Pilo could name the individuals in the next room by the smell. The boy '‘l it ellen, deaf and blind from his birth, is described by Mr, \Vardrop 13 havinr, probably I"in great use and attention, so powerful a sense of smell, that, " when a stranger op, preached him, h e ergerly began to touch some part of hi s body, taking hold of the a-rn, which he h e ld near after two or three strong i ns pi rat i ons, apps ei commo nly forma nd udden opinion regarding hi m , I f this hsd nose,to a was favourable be showed a disposition to become more in. timate, examined more minutely his dress, and expressed by ofd oil is t g o us a t t. dis tance, countenance mote or less satisfaction : b ut if i t hap. i p a e n n e e e d , t vi o , i t h b i o e unfavourable, xilres,ions oi. I c re , suddenly r,, .suddenly gent of Elliotson's Human Physiology. A wardmote was held on Tuesday, when Mr. Willi am Dawson was unanimously W A Lit ttooK WA It D.— f i t , l l l e th ( e 2o r n o rlon c C i o t r i l l n e c i l late lo Deputytbe re e m le a c ii r i e d d er a ol ul tl e ie mL ) e 'c r .ar o , Richardson. Alderman Gibbs then appointed Mr. Thomas Watkins his deputy.