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Thor n " ple having " •' ' ec i to 3 - ist JO' L c oos to itire OW • preal iurl's The P re 31st 31* MORNING EDITION 'DER MAJESTY'S DRAWING ROOM. ai 'l le Queen held her first Drawing-room this season, yester- Afternoon, at St. J ame s's Palace: Her Majesty and Prince , evo rt, atte n d e d b y th e R o y a l s uite, a r rived shortly before two licr_A from Buckingham Palace, escorted by a party of t he d o 'ehold troops, and were received by the Lord Chamber iir the Lord Steward, who conducted her Majesty and his 'Highness to the Royal Closet. A„,,,' Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady k Maria Dawson and Col. Couper, C. B. ; her Royal High the4. Duchess of Gloucester, attended by Lady Caroline te, gge; and Col. Sir Samuel G. Higgins ; and his Royal High tone Duke of Cambridge, attended by Major Stevens, PrrY in Waiting ; and Lieut.-Col. Jones, arrived at the 7ace, and were received in the Royal Closet. tefore the Drawine-room her Majesty (according . to annual l t n ..,- ) received a deputation from Christ's Hos p ital in the Cf: Closet, who were ushered to the presence of the s t , - ~bY Sir William Martins, Gentleman Usher i n Wait e 'he deputation consisted of Mr. Alderman Thompson, 141.,,,,,,7"._,., the P Mr . resident; George M Darby, Mr. Richard P . ; Hotham Pigeon, the 7 . and Mr. - Thomson lic,'"'ll, jun. Governot s ; accompanied by the Rev. William I),.",''''!ers' the ' Mathematical .Master ; Mr. W. H. Back, the "'ng :luster; and the Forts- Boys educated in the Royal ii,7 l , erratical School, found Cy King Charles the Second. s c,,,Mljesty t oo k particular interest in the drawings and C of the boys, and was pleased to express her approba tot their e xecu ti on . er Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentleman-at-Arms I,e en duty in the State Room. t o‘ , 4 Queen and Prince Albert passed from the Royal closet thlgkti. throne-room, and took their usual station in front of r ,„ throne ; by the side of his Royal Highness stood the Lord j;;riaraberlain, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, kti Royal Iliehness the Duchess of Kent, and his Royal High :.the Duke of Cambridge, and on the right of the Q ueen k e n ! Lord Lilferd, Lord in Waiting, and Lord Alfred Paget, TrYin Waiting. 4 , 11 Duchess of Bedford and the Countess of Mount Edg tfre were the Ladies in Waiting on the Queen. The Maids h °flou r , and the Women of the Bedchamber of the Queen's Ho nour, attended the Drawing;rnom. Mr. Rick and the Iti:° 4 l in Waiting, Lord George Lennox, Gentleman in N'ong on Prince Albert, Colonel Bouverie, Equerry to s i l re Albert, Masters Wernvss, Byng, and Wilson, the Pages k 0 Alb in Waiting on the 'Queen. bi., kt the Drawing-room the Foreign Ambassadors and Mi rs were received in a diplomatic circle before the general ~!e commenced t I , .he Foreign diplomatic circle, conducted by the Master t he Ceremonies, consisted of the Austrian Ambas- V and the B aron d e Lebz e lt er n, Secretary of the I: *1 ; Chekib Effendi, the Ottoman Ambassador ; s',lfendi, First Secretary, and M. J. Agop, Interpreter Xst -4 )' to the Embassy ; Baron Bulow, the Prussian Ali 'ad Baron Schleinitz, Secretary of Legation; the Swe jest,""s ister and Countess Bjornstjerna, and Baron Iljornst- 1 Va 4 7,Ethe Belgian Minister, and Messrs. Vial or and Theophite ity...._'• !Or •Woestyne, Attaches to the Legation ; the Buenos Minister; the Danish Ministe r, and Count Bille Secretary of Legation, and Countess Bille Brahe ; the 4 6 '11i Minister and Baroness de Cetto ; the Netherlands t t 'giOer, and Madame Dedel ; the Sardinian Minister, and Itit Revel, Secretary of Legation ; the Portuguese Minister, 11. k.. Lobos de Moira, secretary of Legation, Mons. L. A. de f' sh eral, First Attache to the Legation, and Colonel J. A. t k i ez Barreiros; the Grecian :Minister; the Russian Minister tf es ,the Baroness Brunnow ; the Brazilian Ministe r and M. th:racedo, Se cre t ar y o f Legation ; the Hanoverian Minister ; 1 4....: B lianish Minister and M. F. Pampillo, Attache to the lisr e , ti6ll ; the Saxon Minister ; Prince de Castelcicala, Sic-- )4 nvoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary , and 4, 4 a. Canofari, Secretary of Legation ; M, T. Murphy, tk lean Charge d'Affaires of New Grenada; Baron de Boer ter i r French Charge d'Affaires, and M. Vandeul , Attache The e bassv . • I,toll n owing persons were presented : Warne Barreiros, the Lady of Colonel Barreiros of the Por ,ir.. Legation at this Court, by Madame Dtdel, the Lady 1 7 Netherlands Minister. ki s : Baron d e Ch am b r i e r, President of the Council of State of Clajesty the King of Prussia, in the Principality of Neu -14.7e 1 and Valangin ; and his son Le Baron Frederic de Cham- Ni l; Artillery Officer in the service of his Majesty the King e o u s'ia, by Baron Buluw, the Prussian Minister. ko llnt de .Noailles, Secretary of the French Embassy, by the L e ° de Bourqueney, French Charge d'Affaires. If, Capitaine F. Lorenzana, Secretary of the Legation of l l * Grenada at the Court of her Britannic Majesty, by M. M. ° ,l,ll l llera, Charge d'Affaires from New Grenada. N. e General Circle was attended by the Archbishops of ti`ta t erbury and York, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of k._Rors.e, the Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentle qat Arms, the Captain of the Yeomen Guard, Lord Hill, d 4 Stick in Waiting; Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Judge th f : p eate-General • the Vice Chamberlain, the Treasurer of k,,,Heusehold, the ' Comptroller of the Household, Hon. Mr. B a re, Under Secretary of State, Home Department ; Mr. i„ ' , louse, Under Secretary of State ; Major-General Sir I , t - P Wheatley, G. C.H., Keeper of her Majesty's Privy tk e s e ; Marquis of Huntley, Aide-de-Camp to the Q . e ti ' the Lord Mayor, the Master of the Ceremonies; Th ' ornas Robinson, tandard-bearer to the Hon. Corps of li t t lernen-et-Arms ; Mr. Thomas Shiffner, Paymaster of the t i us , hold : M r . S u li va n, Deputy Secretary at War ; Mr. 114' 4 Gibbs, Mr. Sheriff Farncomb, Dr. Frederick Schenck, k l ieta.ry to his Royal Highness Prince Albert; Hon. Captain ifiZetti Naval A. D. C. in Waiting ; Colonel Brothcrton, F 4 „'de-Camp to the Queen • Colonel Couper, C. 8., First li t y l e try and Comptroller of the Household of her Royal High the Duchess of Kent • Colonel Sir Samuel G. Higgins , • I , e rry to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester ; t'" , ' Steph e ns (in Waiting), and Lieut.-Colonel Jones , Verries to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambr id g e ; 11 4 Archibald Macdonald, Equerry to his Royal Hi g hness 11 4 1 3 nke of Sussex ; Major Hyde, Assistant Master and Mar the%k:Ceremonies ; _Colonel Richardson , Royal Horse k- ds, Silver Stick in Waiting ; Mr. James Bunce, Curling of the Checque of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Q L. ; Mr. Elierthorpe, Clerk of the Cheque of the Yeomen iti,,,• ; Captain Seymour Sadler, Exon in Waiting; Captain Ver Nnttall, Exon of the Yeomen Guard ; Rev. Montagu N"Ykrd, Chaplain in Ordinary to her Majesty, in Waiting ; ilr:el haste, Coldstream Guards, Field-officer in Brigade in Ilia 4p; Lieut.-Colonel Sir Frederick Smith, Gentleman Uelsits.‘ the Privy Chnmber in Waiting; Colonel Harris , . f'''ate Usher in Waiting. v. oe t a d ) : ;11iyaress was presented to her Majesty by the tlkountess Pahnerston. .f, l er tvlaj6ty gave audiences to the Lord Chamberlain, the M Officer in Waiting, and the Captain of the Guard. kHis Excellency M. liedel, the Netherlands Minister , took 4 e of the Queen on his departure for Holland. After the Drawing-room her Majesty and Prince Albert, at • tied by ,:heir'suite, rety.rned to Buckingham Palace. k ,he mess of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen ,Arnls dined together yesterday, for the first time this sea '''llt at Long's Hotel. F ASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. at t ,_, and Countess of Meath, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's -11.7, from the Continent ; J. Heron, Esq., at ditto, from ehest er ; Sh u ttl ewor th, E sq ., at dit to , f rom ditt o ; J. 4' att . Esq. ALP , at ditto, from Read Hall; E. J. Hutchings, i 1 at ditto, from Abergavenny ; Viscount Fitzharris, bri„ L `to . , from Brighton; J. Foster, Esq., at ditto, from War 14".Mnre ; C o lo n el Dundas, at ditto ; W. White, Esq. and li u ts • White, at Berners Hotel, Berners-street, from Canter -1)14,Y A. Blair, Esq., and Mra. Blair, at ditto, from Edin ; Mrs. Jedder Fisher and family, at ditto, from Tunbridge yp ; Mrs. Hughes and Miss Hughes, at ditto, from Dover ; Parebrother, Esq., at ditto, from Dover ; C. Cazelet, q t! at, ditto, from Brighton ; G. Franks, Esq., at ditto, from 4 4 2 , Rev. W. Bloxham, at dit, from the Isle of Wight ; Capt. . 41 ` Nr. s . Elrington, in Cumb t er o land-street, Hyde Park ; Mr Mr s . B. E. Williams, in Portland-place, from a visit to %; ' Ron. 31 r . and Mrs. Westenra, the Dell, Windsor Park ; 11„ Q Clerk, Bart., M.P. and son, at Marshall Thompson's etel, Cavendish-square, from Scotland ; Cochran Patrick, 1.1 , and family, at ditto; Mr. and Mrs. Timper° n and Miss k et 'Peron, at Nerot's Hotel, Clifford -street, from New Bar -144; Captain Cotton, R.N., at ditto, from Malpas ; C. Cot- E7q., at ditto, from ditto ; Rev. Mr. Goodrick and Mrs. I h Tcirick and family, at ditto, from Great Saling, Essex; Mr. Mrs. Standish Standish and family, at Long's Hotel, Bond t, from Duxberry Park ; Mrs. 31. Martin, at ditto ; Mr. Mrs. Baker Dawson and family, at ditto, from Warwick ; Mr., Mrs., and the Misses Matthews, at ditto, from Qton-on-the•Green ; Captain Thomas Richardson, at ditto, 417 Sussex ; William Watt, Esq., at ditto, from Yorkshire ; and Miss Buchanan, at ditto, from France. DEPARTURES. 1:),„,". Thomas Farr, from Long's Hotel, Bond-street, for ; Rev. W. Haskell, from ditto, for Devonshire; W. k:syth, E sq ., f rom di t t o , f or Si r Ed war d Fil mer ' s ; J. Par 11ti,1 Esq., and the Rev. H. T. Young, from ditto, for Spring ; W. L. Bulwer, Esq., from Marshall Thompson's 1 41 : 1 , Cavendish-square, for Norfolk ; the H u n. Captain Pel e R.N., from ditto; F. W. Newton, Esq., from ditto ; „,"taith, Es q ., Lady Lucy Smith, a n d f am ily, from Berners Berners-street, for their seat, Wilsted House, Notting Mrs. Greenwell and family, from ditto, for Durham • Rev. W. Drummond, from ditto, for Henley. T HE BISHOP OF WORCESTER.—It is with rt i i sincerest feeling of regret that we notice the serious L 'nerts of our very benevolent and warm-hearted Dicce 'qk He was last week atticked by the, complaint to I t tuicla he has been subject—hiccough, with cruel vio :,,Aee, and was soon reducod to such a condition of I,,_lsitness and prostration of vital energy, that his medi• *", L. l ,attendant, Mr. Pierpoint, bad the worst apprehen i'M for the result. We have learned this morning extreme satisfaction that his Lordship enjoyed a sleep last night, by which he is somewhat re ed, and thst the immediate violence of the disorder th r ,lgated. Nevertheless, nature has so far sunk under li e ; hizure, and the strog remedies employed to re toejt, that the Right Rev. Prelate lies in a state which, l t i:lieserry to ray, forbids our holding out much hope of I l u ltimate restoration to the blessings of health. Had e ... • No tot b ean gifted by nature with an excellent constitu vi44 ha must base sunk, ere this, under the aggravated ; et tea of the disease ; but in that natural constitutional tell' there is yet hope, and none &sire more heartily t i e" We do that that hope may be realised in the recovery the Wor t hy Prelate.— Worcester Chtorticle. 81 ,.?ATRONAGE OF BRITISH MANUFACTURES ~,rlt , p 4 k kAlAJEsTy.—For the occasion of the ball, which is on patronage of her Majest and some of the pincial No- LY, , and which will take place in May next, for the p encou 45traent of British manufactured silk, a garment isnow in course thltaaufacture in Bethnal-green for the Queen, of the most li t t :te and elegant description. The weavers intend to rnanu- V e jjFe the portraits of the Queen Dowager and the Duke of Ington. with black and white silk, the white forming the t1 1 ::`, 1 ')d; and when finished, the effect, it is stated, will be, the portraits will be scarcely distinguished from a paint -I),Z:teething of a similar description ever having been designed A t o 41 ROYAL FIDDLER.—The Monarch uniformly t or t the bott im of the pa;e long before the other er ' sh, t4 ers, then, stopping short, be would fold his arms, and 1 4 itig. his shoulders, with an expression, which, if rendered I I : !cords, would seem to stignaatise . his companions as a oy " lazy dogs !" At first no notice was taken of this ; Ni tb t Qe contrary, the other fiddlers tried hard to keep pace " the King , AS the le ader of an orchestra seems to lot- 11, 5 a sin ger . B ut a ll i n sa i n I Th e secl nd fiddle, an d tit t wo other instruments, were always behind, as a matter to rti eQu 'le. At length, as the first fiddle sbosved no symp • p e ‘ti ' l nt of relaxi n g it s speed, B o uch e r grew somewhat irn art ~ and feeling himself scvereign enough in 1 - ns own be able to treat the King on equal terms, under the toi`otristances, intimated to his prim the necessity of pri..."log the rests. " Count rests !" exclaimed the offended xp t ; • emembering that he was a King just at the mo lt when he should have forgotten Count rests ! fig 44 /° ll expect me to condescend to the drudgery of !elg rests ?"-- Theodore Rook's F r ench Stage. T he e General Swam Navigation Company's ves btthhe Giraff e , R. Stranna e k, f rom R o tterdam, arrived e Custom - house at ten o'clock yesterday wi:h the tcli NOTTINGHAM ELECTIONS. 1818. Members' C Joseph Birch (L.) 1 returned. Lord Ranc (L ) T. A. Smith (C.) ...... 1,839 1820. Two IJ. Birch (L.) returned. IT. Denman (L.) . T. A. Smith (C.) Lancelot Rolleston (C.) 1,858 1826. Two SJ. Birch (L.) 1 returned. Lord Rancliffd (L.) ! ...... 2,158 J. Smith Wright (C.) 1830. Two _C Sir T. Denman (L ) 1 ,206 returned. .1 Sir R. C. Ferguson (L.) Thomas Bailey (C.) 1832. Two S Sir R. C. Ferguson (L.) returned. 1 Lord Duncannon (L.) J. E. Gordon (C.). 1834. (Vice Lord Duncannon.) Sir J. C. Hobbouse (L.) W. Eagle (L.) 1835. Sir J. C. Hobhouse Sir R. C. Ferguson 1837. Sir R. C. Ferguson (L.) 2,052 1,397 ... 1,396 Sir J. C. Hobllouse (L.) J. C. Plowden (C.) Horace Twiss (C.) DREADFUL EXPLOSION AT WIL LINGTON PIT, THIRTY-ONE LIVES LOST. (From the Tyne Mercury of Tuesday.) Just a'ter we went to press yesterday afternoon, a report became very prevalent in this town that one of those dreadful and fatal accidents had oc curred at Wallington Colliery, which the neigh bourhood has had too frequently to deplore. We regret to state that the report has turned out to be too true. The loss of life has been awful, and the damage to property has been great. As yet the particulars of the occurrence cannot be gathered with any degree of accuracy ; and the general alarm has been much increased by a supposition that the accident is of a much greater extent than it really is. Tne explosion took place yesterday afternoon at Willington Colliery, which is situated about half-way between New castle and North Shields. We understand that the col liery had a threatening appearance some time ago, but all fears as to any danger were allayed. At the time of the explosion thirty-four men and boys were in the pit. Thirty-one of these have lost their lives : three only escaped out of the number. Seven of the dead bodies have been removed, and exer tions have been made for the recovery of the remainder. The pit itself is much shattered. We ct.n well imagine, because it has been our duty to be present at similar me lancholy scenes, the distress and agony existing in the neighbourhood of the accident ; but it is quite impossible to convey any idea of its nature or extent. The accident must be regretted by every person, and its effects will be to reduce many families to a state of poverty and depen dence. At present it is impossible to say when any inquest will be held. With these particulars our readers must for the present rest satisfied. They are merely the facts of the case, and at the present mo ment, when so little can be obtained with accuracy, it would not be right to enter further into the subject. Since the above was written the following have been brought to the shaft of the pit, viz. :—Three persons of the name of Martin, father and two sons ; —Dotchin, young man ; and Thomas Lacey, married man. DESTRUCTION OF THE SHIP AUSTRALIA. (From the Glasgow Courier.) The following are extracts from a leiter received in Edinburgh from a cabin passenger of 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, crated near Cape Toxn : " I shall endeavour to give you an account of this awful calamity, and the miseries we have endured since : for pre serving me to be able to do' so, I trust I shall ever be grate ful to Almighty God who heard our cry, and has won deefully 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 gre at numbers, which he was kind enough to allow. We trod an excellent day's sport. I shot four of those large birds the albatross —they mea sured from the tip of ome wing to the tip of the other 10 feet ; we had them dressed, intending to cat them for our new year's dinner, but. alas our expectations were mi serably frustrated, and instead of the happiness we ex pected, we were on that clay a craw of half-starved mi serable creatures, our rsew.year's dinner consisting of a quarter of a biscuit soaked eith sea water, about two inches of raw ham, and a table- spoonful of water. From the 25th until the 29th we had ve.7 rough weather, the ship rolling tremendously. We had supped at seven o'clock, and went upon deck after, as was our usual custom. On going below to the ca . oin a smell of smoke was percep tible, which was thought. might proceed from the steward's pantry, or some of the Ladies' berths. We soon fourid on removing the goods fro as the after-cabin and passengers' berths that the amok proceeded from the hold, wich was now increasing rapidly. We now hove the ship to, 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 rir files in a direct line from land, and sailing with every sail set the ship could carry. The order was now g iven to thnivs the cattle over board, break in the bulk .head to endeavour to get at the fire with water, and to open the main hatches. The con fusion on deck was no w 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 persca could work or remain below for any time, and was but sting through every crevice of the ship fcre and aft ; it ver, is 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 lives from fire; the se was running so high we thought it impossible the boats could live in it ; after much difficulty we succeeded at last in getting the long boat th at the bulls occupied overboard, and towed at the stern, into which we threw a few bags of biscuits, half a cask of v ater, some ham?, 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 bad scarcely finished, and on lookin g through the crevice we bad broke out at the bulk-head in the after-cabin, I perceived the whole hold was like a f urnace, and that the sooner we got into the boats the b ett.ir. I, therefore, ran to my berth, seized the only th ing I cared much about, the Bible I got from Annie tbe day I left Scotland and her dear self ; previous to t bits I had succeeded in throwing my portmanteau and h it-box into the long-boat ; the rest of the passengers cou'id save nothing. The darkness was dispelled by the flames now bursting from the fore hatches, which ineres used our exertions to get all our three boats launched ; at last this was accomplished in the midst of flames, an.d we all got safe into the boats. We had scarcely got tine boats cut from the ship when the mainmast fell overboat el 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 mites 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 before the wind until the morning light ap peared, when we sum eded in erecting two blankets for sails, with two oars for masts, having cut away our third boa', and divided the crew into two-19 being in the long boat, and nine irs the small. We now steered in an easterly direction, en deavouring to make the Cape of Good HoFe. For eight days and nine nights were we driven about on the mighty deep. To describe to you or give you an lea 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 best, which being us ed on board of ship as a house for the cattle, was in a most filthy state with dung ; and the waves, breaking in overt he boat, washed the filth into our clothes, and the few blani sets we had preserved. Day and night we were obliged to be constantly baling out the water, which we did with t ne of Mr. Gillen's soup canis ters, it being the only vest el we had, which alternately served for this purpose said for mixing up our allowance of water and brandy, which, to each person, consisted of a teaspoonful of brandy in; ;o a wine-glass full of water three times a day, with a guar ter of a biscuit, and occasionally about half an ounce of raw ham or cheese. Tnus, halt- starved with hunger, th irst, and cold, on the morning of Wednesday, the 6th J , in., we came in s;ght of land, in a miserable condition. T hree were lying in the bottom of the boatinsensible,one dera raged, and one dead from cold and the effects of drinking the sea water. Had our miseries been prolonged longer, few of us could have survived another twent3 -four hours. I despaired of ever seeing you again in this world, ar id wished, if I was to perish, that death might not be tat dy in its execution ; but morning, noon, arid night, our e., rnest prayers were sont up to God, who has wonderfully (;_ti livered us, and brought us to a land of plenty. On 'We doesday mornit g, then, our spirits were raised by seeing the land. Oars were put to the boats, and we pulled for it as bard as our strength would permit, and landed oft a barren coast about 200 miles to the north of the Cap e of Good Hope, and about ten to the north of Oliphant River. Here, after hauling up our boats, we rested du ring the heat of the meridian sun, w hi c h IV MC excessive ; and in the evening erected a tent and kindled a fire. We here dug a grave fcr the poor boy who died, who! to name was John Chisholm, from Inverkeithing, a steerage passenger; he has a brother and taro si ters with us. We had next day the same melon choly office to perform to the lad who went mad ; his name was George Peat, likewise a steerage passenger, f. om Perth. Tnis day we got all our blankets and clothes ch•ied ; and having our tent erected, we lighted a fu e, and ha ving divided our crew into four watche , , we went to sleep. The next day we endeavoured to ex plore the country at ad find' some fresh water, but we could see nothing as tar as the eye could teach but bush grow ing upon the hot rand ; in short all barren, end no trace of being inhabite: J. NS e therefore determined to get every thing in order tr, pr,tp are to march next morning as far es we could along the MAI -coast in search of a river, the mouths of several being mart .ed in the chart, and the captain was certain we could ru it be far from one. Accordingly, by day-break, each with his burden of clothes, shoes, bread, or water, we c ommenced our weary journey over burning sands and und, tr a scorching sun. It would have been of no avail, suppos 'c we bad saved anything from the ship, as we were oblige‘ l to throw everything allay 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 consists of one pair of torn trousers, one coat, one vest, one pair of shoes and socks, one shirt, and one ha , . 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 drooping 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 Inven; 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 ir.terretcr 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 precioue, a glass of spring water. We were assured we were now among Christian people, and that we would want for nothing. We have, indeed, found it so. I could not have believed there wassuch 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 incredible. 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 br ead, fruit, &c. 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 ring through the country, at Government's expense, in three waggons drawn by 14 oxen each. I have written you from here for the purpose of sending it forward to Cope 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 b. ca so ill that he is not able to proceed further at present." ma." l a of the copetiY , as ,„0 a tas , t , 5 6 1 . ! on, Esq.' 14 Dr) , .11'S DOUg •° i* lie , „ J ofg' 1,,, 5 . ( rift s ; le ie%be ould i vra s .a tion. 00 ape " „ ra te 9 of 00 1 1:‘- r b'' P t t r ;e ry to °Vl° and I } '` djrect - _ e yerei ry eld eleri t ie i der - o f ta bilitY te 'l T confer . • )ells 14 sj eral' er treei 1) 1 t rrnit):, c. Lrabt“? Bea r t he aft o f ar rant. tI. F. ) . and Lot d di tl y E of u sbels '. 15 5 . 4 0 r t ier , 0 , '5 I )res , 181. ; cofi e to. - of e the 4 Pal VI ; his m o rj ly Jed o f Ma id of cbes! be o e of dof Doke t o le S t : Je !s of 1)0' n o t. j o, sS M '° , r le.s A of ,oat THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 1841. AMERICAN PUBLIC LANDS. In the New York papers just received, is contained a table showing the ratio of the proceeds of the puhite lands, if divided among the States, with parallel columns of the debts and interest ; so that a notion may be given bow far the distribution-measure, even if carried, would increase the security of State credit. The general result drawn from the examination of this table is, that the western States, which are so deeply indebted, would gain but ►ittle by the proposed distribution. The share of Il linois, for instance, in the proceeds is estimated at no more than $37,070 per annum, while the deficiency of that State amounts to several hundred thousand dollars; while the share of Pennsylvania, whose de Lit is $1,600,000, is estimated at $346,460 per annum. This new argument against the distribu tion is very important, though its effect would be to render the question of less interest to the English capitalist than it would be if it were proved that the public lands were an immense addition to State security. Still it must increase the uneasi ness which the late aspect of affairs in America has created, to observe one patty eagerly grasping at the distribution scheme as a means of sustain ing State credit, while there is an argument, and that well supported, that those very means, if obtained, would prove but a flimsy resource. In the meanwhile the anti distribution party have not teen idle ; a Commi!tee of the General Assembly of Louisiana, to which the resolu tions of New York and Kentucky in favour of the scheme were referred, have made a Report Tsinst it, and submitted some resolutions, which have been adopted by the State Senate. These are to the eff. ct, that the separation of the proceeds of the public lands from the general revenue would be uncon stitutional, unjust, and illiberal to the new States, destructive of the sovereignty and independence of the States, and calculated to endanger the Union; that a conditional cession of the public lands to the nine ne.v States would be neither unreasonable nor unjust, and that the new States, now the national debt is paid, have a right to a liberal system in the occupation and settle ment of the public domain in America. Another argument against the use of the distribution in improving the State credit that it will increase the borrowing of the Federal Government, which would thus come into the market as a powerful competitor. With respect to this notion, the Federal Government borrowing, it appears to be a rumour in the New York market that a 5 per cent. national stock to meet the wants of the Government will be a result of the extra session of Congress. The State Stocks seem to have been dec:ining in the New York market. The Legislature of that State were considering a Bill for the issue of $4,000,000 of seven per cent. stock, and the City Corporation had been applying for leave to issue $2,800,000 of five per cent stock. The states in general are said to be doing nothing towards meeting their liabilities, but to be all looking forward with anxiety to some action by the Federal Government. —Times. 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 of wages, it is said that at first five rupees per month were given, and this has been increased to tea, and even more, but the planters are in a great measure dissatisfied wish these as 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 for all wants. To do this they pro posed to encourage emigration from Java, Suma tra, and the other islands in the Indian Archipelago, but it has strong opposition, as flooding the col my 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 he accele rated at wages 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 appear s to have so signally failed in the Mauritius, bo,h as respect s he planter and the labourer. ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.—Wednesday night a comic opetetta, in one act, entitled Paddy Whack in Italia, from the pen of the versatile Samuel Lover, was roduced at this theatre. It is one of those trifles in a ich the plot is made subservient to the introduction of light musical pieces; and slight as it was, it served to combine almost the whole present strength of the company . . Balfe, Wilson, Stretton, Barker, Duruset, and Miss Gould, each and all exerted themselves to the utmost to gve effect to the humour of the writer, and by their good comic acting, no less than by their singing, contributed to the success of the piece. Balfe, as an Irish gentleman disguised as a footman for the nonce, evinced considerable talent in the purveys' of silibCrniars humour, and gave " Paddy Murphy's song" in a style that called forth an unanimous encore. Wilson also sang in his simple and melodious manner an air of much beauty from the pen, we presume, of the author of the piece, and Duruset, as a 1111 f-witted cockney, showed reach of the spirit of true burlesque in his execution of a parody upon " Tie soldier tir'd with war's alarms " He also met with an encore, and his acting generally would not have been unworthy a pro fessed comedian. To describe the plot of such a trifle is out of the question ; suffice it to say, that the operetta went off very well, and was announced for repetition every evening. At the close Mr. Lover was led on by Mr. Balfe to receive the gratulations of the audience. INFLUENCE OF RAILWAYS IN DEVELOPING THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF A COUNTRY.-011 our re cent trip to Darlington, at the opening of the Great North of England Railway, the probable influence of that undertaking on the commercial interests of the district through which it passes was naturally a sub ject of inquiry. While obtaining information as to this point, in reference to the line just completed, we learned a number of facts in relation to several of the previously ex isting northern railways, which appear worthy of being re corded to illustrate the power of those great means of com munication to develope the resources of a country. Betore the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, the export trade in coals might• be said to be confined to the rivers Tyne and Wear. That railway was originated chiefly in order to supply the wants of the district it traverses in reference to fuel; and the estimate then made of the pro bable quantity of coals which would pass along the line, was, that there would be 80,000 tons for the neighbour hood, and 10,000 for export annually. The number of tons now carried by the Company is, for the neighbouring dis tricts, 130,000 tons; for exportation, 560,000 tons yearly. Ir. the meantime, the Clarence Railway, terminating on the Tees, has been brought into operation, and contributes to the coals exported probably not less than 150,000 tons per an num. At a later period the Marquis of Londonderry con structed his harbour of Seaharn, a port about four miles south of Sunderland ; it is difficult to state the quantity thence exported yearly, but it probably exceeds 300,000 tons. At a still more recent period, the ancient fishing town of Hartlepool has become the scene of the export of a still larger quantity. How striking is the contrast between the at a - e of Durham at the present time, and et the period when Domesday Book was compiled ! The amount of money annually received within 30 miles of Darlington, for coals alone, may be roughly stated at four millions sterling (of course this area embraces Newcastle and its vicinity) ; but a large proportion of this enormous ras cane flows into that county, of which nothing better could be said by the sur veyors of William the Conqueror, than " Durham is waste."—Leeds Mercury. Whenever smell is naturally powerful, the or gan and olfactory nerves are greatly developed. In dis ease it may become surprisingly acute. T. Bartholin men tions an individual, labouring under dropsy, aho could name the individuals in the next room by the smell. The boy Mitchell, deaf and blind from his birth, is described by Mr. Wardrop as basing, probably from great use and attention, so power el a sense of smell, that, " when a stranger ap proached him, he eagerly began to touch some part of his body, commonly taking hold of the arm, which he held near his nose, and, after two or three strong inspirations, appeared to form a sudden opinion regarding him. If this was favourable he showed a disposition to become more in timate, examined more minutely his dress, and expressed by his countenance more or less satisfaction : but if it hap pened to be unfavourable, he suddenly went off to a dis tance, with expressions of carelessness or of diEgust."— Elliotson's Human Physiology. CURRENCY We lied occasion to observe lately, in the course of some remarks upon the currency, that those who were opposed to the doctrine that the paper circulation of the country should he governed by tile Foreign Exchanges, evincsd a total ignorance of, or wilful blindness to, the manner in which that system would operate on prices. A pamphlet . which has just fallen in our way on the present stato of bankieg in England, "by a Scotch Banker," in a letter addressed to Earl Fitzwilliam, furnishes, a striking evidence of the justice of our observation. In the whole of this publication, consisting of forty-three pages, professing to emanate from " A Vete ran in Banking," there is not a single word, thought, or sentence tens'iag, in the most remote degree, to elu cidate this vital branch of the question. We have seldom seen a more crude and ill-digested work than the one before us, when replete with such pretensions, nor one containing so little useful information on the subject which it professes to discuss. What can be said of a " Veteran Banker," who has the folly aed ignorance to maintain " that to the nobility and landed proprietary alone ought to be assigned the power of suppl)iog a circulation ha, , ed upon the most secure foundation?' His whole panacea for the derange ment of the currency is to place " the distribution of morrey in the hands of the landed and monied aristocracy." We may say aptly enough here that "we with they may get it." This Scotch banker professes, natu rally enough, deep veneration for his native land, and adduces the success of Scotch banking as a reason for its introduction into England under the system of charters and limited responsibility; but it ii altogether new to us to hear that the prosperity of the Scotch banks is greatly to be attributed "to the stati .n in society occupied by the most influential in the proprietary." Almost every man worth fifty pounds in Scotland is a shareholder in some of the banks. It is the widely extended proprietary, the interest taken in them, therefore, by men of all stations and classes in society, that has led to the great success of the Scotch banks. The "station in society" of the Marquis of Huntly, who certainly was one of the nobility and landed proprietors, and governor of a joint stock bank in the north of Scotland at the time of his failure, could not have added much to the high character" of Scottish banking. The nobility and landed proprietors of Scotland are too much involved and subject to entail, to do much in the charac 'ec of bankers. We have had frequent occasion to remark that although joint stock banking is a plant of Scottish growth, we have never seen a treatise on it by a Scotchman, which was entitled to be looked upon as a standard work or as a treatise of reference on the subject. This Ora's. by "a, Scotch Banker" is a sad failure. Wi!la the exception of a short table of the five oldest banks in Scotland, enumerating their name 4, pail up capital, and number of partners, which may be got in an cld almanac, there is literally no information in it on Scotch banking. Wbo the " great unknown" is that penned this wondrous tale we know not, but should rather surmise that he must be acquainted with some cf the directors of the London Unien Bank. We guess as much, at least, from the following paragraph, which we select as a fair specimen of the matter and manner of the author s— " When such men as Sir Peter Laurie and Andrew Spottiswoode put their hands to the wheel, who can doubt the navigation of the vessel? Had the circulation of the City been in possession of a dozen as well constituted banks as the Union of London, and had the drain of gold been from as many tills, and each bank aware that to show weak ness would be to forfeit honour, is there any doubt, my Led, that heaps of gold would have been readily found for foreign corn or any other necessary ?" Sir Peter Laurie, as a magistrate, has shown a re markably sure nose I tely at detecting City impos tors, and Mr. Andrew Spottiswoode has made a soug fortune as printer to her Majesty; but that they should be put forward as a pair of Siamese youths, dun jurrcto zn uno, tepreienting the pith and essence of all that is requisite to constitute perf,Ttion in banking qualifications, really requires a quantity of faith in what we read in print that is seldom to be met with, and which we possess not. The " Scotch Banker" has not lost the " booing" indnation of his birth right. He has a most uncommon regard for the pri vileged classes, for everything above the common herd, and the loans by the Scotch banks " to the nobility aad landed gentry" are looked upon by him with the eyes of religious veneration. With the,e views we have no wish to quarrel. We have no doubt the Scotch banks would lend money to the lairds readily enough if their lands were nct entailed, and there were no prior mortga ges to impair the security. But this does not prove that " the nobility and lauded proprietors " would be the proper managers of the currency. They are too much accustomed to stand in the capacity of borrowers to be well fitted for the office. The impropriety of a board of merchants " sitting'in judgment on the commercial transactions of their contemporaries," is an objection to the, present system, but the strange notions of the " Scotch Banker," if acted upon, would, by placing mortgaged landlords in their shoes, only make bad tent times worse. The " Scotch Banker" speaks of the justly-admired pamphlet of Mr. Jones Loyd, but we doubt much if he understands it; for he asserts that it; object is " illegitimately to nego- tiate for the elevation or depression of the Foreign Exchanges fir private convenience." Now, this is trash altogether. Mr. Jones Loyd simply maintains that the " paper cLiculation should vary precisely as the amount of circulation would have varied had it been exclusively metallic." This is in accordance with the dictates of common sense ; and it is clear, there fire, hat when the gold is drained off (that is, when the Fo reign Exchanges arc unfavourable), the paper circulation hould be diminished, and, vice versa, expanded. But this i s not seeking to elevate or depress the Exchanges "far a ny private convenience." —Morni ng Chronicle, THE WEATHER.—NooN, APRIL 22. ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET. Barometer Thermometer... 52 I Highest 55 I Lowest ...... 40 Wind N.E. —Freezing Point 32 Deg. ADDRESS OF THE LIVERPOOL SHIPMAS TERS' ASSOCIATION TO COMMODORE SIR CHARLES NA • FIER.—A numerous deputation from this excellent institution waited upon Commodore Napier on Tuesday morning, at the Adelphi Hotel, with an address of congratulation and respect. Amongst the gentlemen pres en t were William Rowett, Esq. chairman of th committee; W. Potter, Esq. • J. B. Yates, ; J. Stitt, Esq ; C. S. Middleton, Esq ;&c. ; together with a numerous body of masters of vessels now in port. The Gallant Commodore made an appropriate reply. The High Constable of Brighton has called a meeting of the inhabitants of that place, to petition Parlia ment for the entire and unconditional abolition of Church rates. The meeting, which has been called pursuant to a respectable requisition, is fixed for this day. WA LBROOK WARD.—A wardmote was held on Tuesday, when Mr. William Dawson was unanimously elected a member of the Common Council for the re mainder of the year, in the room cf the late Deputy Richardson. Alderman Gibbs then appointed Mr. Thomas Watkins his deputy. THE CAIPERCAILZIE AT BRODICK.—This beautiful and very remarkable species of game, once common in the Highlands of Scotland, having, many years ago, totally disappeared and become extinct ; and being discovered in Sweden,_ the Marquis of Breadalbane sent an experienced gamekeeper to that country, who, after much exertion and incurring great expense, suc ceeded in procuring a "breed," and bringing them alive to his Highland estate. Carefully observing their habits in Sweden, and ascertaining their instinctive relish for particular kinds of nutriment, the gamekeeper has succreded in propagating them. A cock, with four hens, were lately given to the Marquis of Douglas and Clydesdale, who has forwarded them to Arran, where there is every probability they will soon become abun dant ; for this care and labour at present bestowed will not only ensure safety, comfort, and protection, but encourage rapid multiplication of a numerous progeny to throng, as he blackcock and moorfowl already do, the Arran noun- In a lofty and finely sheltered woody situation above Brodick Castle, an aviary of vast dimensions has been erected —SO feet in length, about SO in breadth, and 16 in height, and in point of contrivance and accommodation for all the requisite purposes, it cannot be surpassed. It is of itself such a tastcrul curiosity as will attract the notice, and occasion the wonder and admiration of every person. The sides and roof are formed of larch spars, separated about two inches, or an inch and a half, for the purpose of giving a free current of air, and giving the birds all the same changes of climate as if they were roaming at large. The centre is wholly filled with thriving spruce fir trees, on the branch points of which they fondly feed, and a stream of cool water meanders from top to bottom. At the upper end are neatly covered, completely sheltered, and inge niously contrived and furnished apartments for roostingand hatching—rendering them safe from any intrusion, and giving to them the undisturbed dominion of this fanciful ' miniature, caged domain. The origin of the name Cal per-cailzie cannot be distinctly given. The Cock of the North (Coileach Tunis) is one appellation—Cock of the li'oods:(Coileach-Coille) another. The fowl has a partiality to roosting on a tree branch, and at present, in the do mestic state, on a cross spar, bank, beam, or Kaber. Perhaps the derivative may be traced to Caber, corrupted into Kaber, (e. g., the kabers of a house in broad Scotch), and Coille, a cock. Hence Cabcrcoille. —The cock is black. feathered, having a large tuft or whisker below the ears and around the neck, and tufty feathers to the feet, like the bantam and eagle. His bill resembles the eagle's, led, and and in majesty and fierce ness the si m i liarity is very striking. He rears his tail, when surprised, withp greyea.i ableon eeld boAunscigehtlikoef the turkey. In size be is as lar g e as the common spk barn door us henst a guinea b be rae richf or feast beautifully atto ornir.holrgi sts; an d shalein nhese coc rarszk . ad sizevTe she muss like the gigantic cage, with its furnishings, will amaze every beholder. —Kilmarnock Journal. IMPORTATION OF LIVE OXEN INTO LON DON, —Yes'erday the Aberdeen Steam Navigation Com pany's stern -sill, City of Aberdeen, Captain Alexander Morrison, commander, arri3ed at her moorings cff Iron. gate Stairs, from Aberdeen. She brought no fewer than 108 fat bullocks, all alive ; several pigs, and a large quan thy of Aberdeensiire manufactured goods and agricultu ral produce. She also brought a considerable number of fir a cabin passengers, who complained at being compelled tc, land in small hoate. Part of her cargo consisted of boxes of salmon, which were landed at Billingsgate-market soon: after her arrival. The salmon fishing in Scoland, it is reportei, has considerably improved during the last A day or two ago, while the workmen in Mr. Thomson's wood-yard, in Glasgow, were cutting up a plank of rose-wood, eight inches thick, they found en- closed in the centre a large insect, seemingly of the cock rore!i species, measuring about, two inches in . length. and fortnight. it the finest state of preservation. Attached to its hinder extremity was a thin loose filmy substance, which resembled a cast-off skin of the insect, while t h e cav ity in whi c h they were found was closely fitted to their shape and size. The plank in which this curious insect was found was ire ported, with others, from Rio Janeiro. —Scottish Guardian. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, Aritu, 22. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack (the first time since his illness) at five o'clock. The South Australian Grant Bill, the Harrowgate Improvement Bill, the Manchester and Leeds, and Northern and Eastern Railway Bills, with several pri vate Bills, were brought up from the Commons, and severally read a first time. The Report of the Import Duties Committee was brought up from the Commons. The Report of the Select Committee appointed to ascertain the expenditure of Select Committees of both Houses of Parliament, was also brought up from the Commons. Lord DUNCANNON laid on the table certain correspondence from the Colonial-office relating to the expendilure of South Australia. Tile Marquis of WEST.MEATH presented a peti tion from Adiane against the Intrusion of Ministers in the Church of Seodand. The 1114rquis of LANSDOWNE presented a peti tion from Belfast praying for the abolition of Patronage in the Church of Scotlend. One from Truro in favour of the Jcwish Declaration Bi.l, and one from the traders and ethers residing in %A - ardour-street, S praying that the tolls on bridges in London might be abolished. The Earl of CHARLEVILLE begged to be al lowed to occupy their Lordship's attention for a few moments, while he made a few statements in order to clear his character from some imputations which had been thrown on it by the Noble Mar. quis (Normanby) opposite. On the occasion of his moving their Lordships the day previous to the holi• days, the Noble Marquis gave a strong contradiction to several statements made by him (Lord Charleville), and said that he had not taken any pains to inform him. self as to the truth of his information, and especially he charged him (Lord Charleville) with omitting to state that Mr. Biddulph had expressed his entire satisfaction with the Jury which hod been impannelled in his case. He bad never known Mr. Biddulph before the attack made upon that gentleman's life. He believed Mr. Biddulph was considered a Conservative in politics, lout by no means an active or prominent partisan. The Noble Lord then read a letter from that gentleman, stating that he (Mr. B.) had not approved of the pahcl, for the Jury se'ected to try the prisoners who had attempted his life. He read a'so a letter from Mr. Baker, to the effect that the Attorney-General refused to object to a juror named Collins (who was a man of very bad character), upon the trial of the persons ac cused of murdering a man named Powell, who was a servant of Mr. Baker. In reply to the charge of the NoVe Marquis (Normanby), that ho (Lord Charleville) had employed a man of infamous cha racter, named Goulding, in the search for the mur derers of Lord Norbury, he had only to say teat Goulding bad been in the police upwards of 17 years. The Marquis of NORM ANBY said that he had now nothing to add to his former explanation upon this subject. He had already given their Lordships the statements of Mr. Moore, the Solicitor General, and Mr. Dale, the Crown Solicitor, and he would have brought down the letters of those gentlemen, if he could have imagined that the Noble Earl was disposed to take up their Lordships'time by again reverting to the subject. The Earl of CHARLEVILLE said that the Noble Marquis had accused hint of knowingly employing a man of bad character. Tile Marquis of NORMANBY assured tile House that he had not intended to convey any such charge. He hal oily said that the Noble Earl, having been himself so far imposed upon as to employ a person of notoriously infamous character, who had beco convicted of fraud and perjury,ought to be a little mistrustful of his sources of information.—( Hear.) The Eallof 'WICKLOW said the explanation of the Noble Marquis was anything but satisfactory. It was evident that in the case of Mr. Biddulph the Go vernment officers did not challenge objectionable per sons ; whereas in the case of the Orangeman, Samuel Gray, the prerogative of the Crown was exercised i❑ tho strictest manner. The Marquis of WESTMEATH said that the con duct of the Officers of the Crown in the cases brought before their Lordships by his Noble Friend (Lord Char leville), was calculated to sacrifice tie lives of those gentlemen, who, with himself and his Noble Friend, had the moral courage to uphold the institutions of the country. His Noble Friend was net a pen sioner upon the public, nor a political adventurer, but a gentleman of ample fortune, who had a good house to receive his friends in, and bad the good sense to live in it.—(Great laughter.) After a few words from the Earl of Charleville and the Marquis of Normanby in explanation, the con versation dropped. The Earl of WARWICK. presented a petition from Hatherstone, in the county of Warwick, praying that the petitioners' parish should not be held liable for the damage of rots in the town of Birmingham. The Marquis of NORM AN BY admitted the hard ship of the ewe, and he would give it his best attention. Mr. Austin, from the office of the Poor•laaw Com missioners, appeared at the bar with returns relating to the administration of Poor-laws in Ireland. Oa the motion of the Marquis of Normanby, the returns were ordered to be printed. The Marquis of NORMANDY presented petitions From Hackney, Manchester, Deptford, and Rotherbithe, in favour of Drainage of - Towns Bill ; from Sheffield, for an al'eration of the law of libel ; and from the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of Birmingham in favour of the Jew*' Declaration Their Lordships then adjourned at a Quarter past Six o'Clock. ROUSE OF COMMONS, APRIL 22. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four &Clock. On the motion of Mr. BROTHERTON, the Man chester and Leeds Railway Bill was read a third time and passed ; and the Deptford Pier Bill was read a second time. 'Mr. LOCKHART presented peftions from Ren frew, Paisley, Gla!gow, Govan, and PoHoe, against the lloc and Govan Railway Bill. Sir JOHN HOBHOUSE presented a petition from Nottingham against the Nottingham Gas Bill. Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from 8,644 inhabitants of the borough of Salford, com plaining of the heavy duties on corn, sugar, coffee, and other necessaries. The petitioners prayed the House to revisa the whole of the tariff, and abolish the food and all other mcnopolies, and establish a free sys tem of commercial policy, by which the rights of in dustry would he secured, the internal resources of the country developed, and unrestricted intercourse se cured with the whole world, which would lead to a prosperity hitherto unenjoyed by the people of this country. Sir C. COOTE presented a petition from the medi cal practitioners of the King's County in favour of Medical Reform. Mr. MU NTZ presented a petition from the Mayor and Corporation of Birmingham, praying the House to adopt the Report of the Import Duties Committee as the basis of its commercial legislation. Also a petition signed by two thousand five hundred inhabitants of Birmingham against the County Courts Bill. Also a similar petition from the Commissioners of the Birming ham Court of Requests. Also a petition from Mr. J. Guest, Clerk of the Birmingham Court of Requests, and another officer of the Court, praying for compensa tion in the event of the passing of the County Courts Bill. Mr. H. BERKELEY presented a petition from South Austral a, complaining of the appropriation for other purposes of sums devoted to the service of the colony. Sir G. CLERK presented a petition from Stamford, and three petitions from the county of Rutland, pray ing for Church Extension. Mr. HA WES presented a petition from the Dis senting Congregation of Devonshire-square, against Church-rates and Church Extension. Lord MORPET H. presented a petition from work ing people in the county of York, praying for the repeal of the Corn-laws ; also, a petition from the Protestant Dissenters of Zion Chapel, Wakifield, praying for the abolition of Church-rates ; also four petitions from the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland, one praying that the medical institutions of Ireland might not be placed under the control of the Poor-law Commissioners, another praying that under the Vaccination Act medical prac titioners might be remunerated by salary instead of fees, another praying the House to adopt some mea sure of Medical Reform, and another praying for ade quate remuneration for medical practitioners attending Coroners' inquests. Mr. RAIKES CURRY presented a petition from Northampton, for a Reform of the Ecclesiastical Courts, and the abolition of Church•rates. Colonel S ALIVE Y presested petitions from Bethnal Green and Pcekham, for the repeal of the Corn-laws. Lord SANDON presented a petition from the Leeds Philosophical and Lterary Society, praying for the removal of burthens to whiCh such institutions arc subjected. The NOBLE LORD also presented a petition from the Directors of the Grand Junction Railway against certain parts of the General Railway Bill. The \Vaningorc Inclosure Bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. VILLIERS presented petitions from Bermond sey-, St. Paul's Church-yard, and other districts cf the metropolis, for the repeal of the Corn-laws. Mr. E. BU LLER presented a petition from Buck ingham, complaining of spiritual destitution in England and Wales, and praying for a remedy. Mr. O'CONNELL presented a petition from cer tain Eaglish Catholics in favour of the grant to the College of Maynooth ; also a petition from Manchester against the Corn-laws, and a petition from a place in Scotland, praying for the prohibition of distilled liquors except for medicinal or m anufacturhig purposes. Mr, THORNELY presented IL petition from the West Riding of Yorkshire, for the repeal of the Corn laws. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL presented a peti tion from the Lord Provost and Council of the city of FAinburgh,praying that that City may be exempted from thti Scotch Boroughs Bill. Mr. ELLIOT presented a petition from the town of Kelso and its vicinity, stating that the only remedy for the differences existing in the Scotch Church is the separation of Church and State. Mr. I'. DUNCOMBE presented petitions from the labourers of the metropolis, and from the National Association of the borough of Lambeth, praying for the liberation of Mr. O'Connor, and of all political pri soners ; also a petition from two Polish refugees, com plaining that the bounty of this country had been ille gally withheld from them. Mr. L. HODGES presented a petition from Maid stone, praying for the abolition of Church-rates and of the Ecclesiastical Courts. Mr. HUME presented a petition from Brentford prayir.g for the abolition of Church-rates and the Eccle siaAical Courts, and the release of Mr. Baines ; a peti tion from the same place praying for an extension of the suffrage ; and from 123 Irishmen, inhabitants of Man chester, complaining that under the present system of Poor-lases ti,iy will be compelled to return to their own country in case they should require parochial relief. Sir It. INGLIS presented several petitions in favour of Church Extension. Mr. EASTHOPE presented petitions, praying for the abolition of Church-rates, from Newport, Waltham Abbey, and forty other places. Sir R. PEEL presented a petition from an indivi dual, named James Morrison, praying that out door relief might be given in certain cases. REGISTRATION OF VOTERS (IRELAND). Lord MORPETH said that, pursuant to what he said the other night, he bad to state to the House that the only alteration of any material nature which he was prepared to propose in Committee on the Irish Par liamentary Voters Bill was to raise the amount of rate which might be necessary to give the elective franchise in the case of county voters from the sum of 51. to Si. Mr. C. WOOD said it would be perfectly indis pensable to enable them to proceed with any satisfac tio❑ that they should know the number of persons rated to various amounts in Ireland. At present they were unable to ascertain the number rated at 30/.,20/., 10/. aad 5/., and even if the returns could not be obtained for the whole of Ireland, still if they obtain it from those unions, from which reports had been already made, they could calculate the probable numbers in other parts of the country. His Noble Friend, the Secretary for the Colonies, and the Right Hon. the Attorney-General for Ireland, were agreed upon the necessity of having that information, hut on referring to the Reports which had been laid on the table from twenty-four unions in Ireland, he found there were only two in which that species of information was contained. lie wished to know from the Nobla Lord whether that information would be produced, and if so, what was the probable time when it would be laid before the House ? Lord MORPETH said that instructions had been forwarded to the Poor-law Commissioners in Ireland, who were desired to communicate their informAtion to the House with the least possible delay, but their reply had cot yet arrived. Merl it did it would be communicated to the House without delay. THE EARL OF CARDIGAN. Mr. HAWES gave notice that he would to-marrow move for a return of the number of instances in which corporal punishment had been inflicted in the British army on a Sunday within the last ten years.—(Hear, hear.) There appeared to be some misunderstand ing on what fed from the Secretary at War on this subject o❑ a former occasion, and he would therefore ask the Right Honourable Gentle man whether there was any instances of the infliction of corporal punishment under the circumstances which occurred in the case of the I lth Hussars under the direction of the Earl of Cardigan. Mr. MACAULAY said he was much obliged to the Honourable Gentleman for asking him the ques tion, as it enabled him to set right a misun derstanding of what he had stated on this subject. It had been imagined that he (Mr. Ma cau!ay) had stated there were prece4ents for the con duct, which he believed to be both unfortunate and cul pable of the Earl of Cardigan the last week.---(Hear, hear.) What he stated was, that having con sulted officers of long experience on the sub ject, be had heard that there were precedents in the service of the infliction of punishment on Sundays, but not of punishments which would bear out the con duct of Lord Cardigan, because those punishments were inflicted only under circumstances of great exigency. He (Mr. Macaulay) had also stated that in this case the punishment might have been postponed until next day. With respect to the return required by the Hon. Gentleman, his own be lief was that such return would not produce any in stance of punishment on a Sunday—cerwinly not ex ciA in cas.e of some great exigency on the line of march.—(Hear, hear.) Sir H. HARDINGE said he had understood the statement of the Secretary of War as it was now ex plained, and be begged to say he thought it perfectly satisfactory.--(Hear, Lear.) Mr. O'CONNELL obtained. leave, to bring in a Bill to facilitate the proof of bribery and corruption in foe election of Members of Parliament. The HON. GENTLEMAN surd he might be permitted to add, that he had heard with great regret the an nouncement which had been made by the Noble Lord of his intention to raise the franchise from 51. to 81. It was manifest that he would get nothing from the other side by doing se, and he was sorry to say that it would not give satisfaction elsewhere. Mr. HUME moved for the returns laid before the House of Commons in the Session of 1839 and 1840, relative to corporeal punishments in the army, navy, and ordnance. On the motion of Mr. FOX MAULE the Small Debts' Courts Bill, and the Local Courts Bills were postrmed until the 10th of May. MR. CANDLISH. Sir GEORGE SINCLAIR said he would again ask the Hon. Gentleman opposite whether her Majesty's Government had or had not announced to Mr. Candlish their intention of appointing him to the Professorship of Biblical Literature ; and if so, on what ground the appointment had been suspended or cancelled. Mr. FOX MAULE said the Hon. Baronet could hardly have taken a more uncourteous course than he had done on that occasion. The question which he had be fore asked was totally different. He would with the per mission of the House state the facts as they had occurred. His Noble Friend the Secretary of State had been anxious upon the occurrence of vacancies in the Dean eries of the Chapel Royal to make those vacancies subservient to the purposes of education in Scotland, instead of continuing as formerly, under the name of prizes in the Church.—(Hear, hear.) The first vacancy that occurred was given to Dr. Lee, the Principal of the University of Edinburgh, as an endowment to that chair, which, of course, met with general approbatioc. On the next vacancy oc curring, his lion. Friend consulted how he might best bestow that with similar benefit to the Univer sity ; and having referred to the Report of the Com missioners appointed by the Right Hon. Gentleman op posite to inquire into the state of the Universities in Scotland, he found that those Commissioners univer sally recommended the establishment in the University of Edinburgh of a Professorship of BibLeal Criticism. • Mr. Candlish appeared, from his learning and theological talents, best fitted to discharge the duties of that office. Before, however, any communication Lad been made to him of the intention of her Majesty's Government that the appointment should take place, Mr. Candlish had performed duties in the face of a inter dict from the Court of Session. He had done this in company with many of the most eminent Ministers of the Church of Scotland. The case was to come before the Court of Session for their decision, but until that decision had been given, and the whole proceedings were known, it was impossible that his Noble Friend should verse% ere in the appointment. CHINA. Sir R. PEEL wished to ask the Noble Lord oppo site whether he had received any official account of an action which had taken place near Canton, in which several lives had been lo=t, and if th ose accounts bad been received why they had not appeared as usual in the Gazette? Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that although ac counts had been received th roug h I n di a, t h e, oflicial despatches with respect to th e act i on i n quest i on had not yet arrived ; when they did they would appear in the usual manner. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Lord JOHN RUSSELL gave notice that to morrow he should move that after the 3d of June, Orders o f th e Day do take precede nce of notices of motion on Thursdays. Lord GItANVILLE SOMERSET begged to ask whon the Ordnance Survey would come on ? Sir HUSSEY VIVIAN proposed to bring it on tomorrow evening. NEW SOUTH WALES. Mr. GROTE then rose to bring forward the reso lutions of which he had given notice, on the subject of the colony of New South Wales. The subject was the same on which he had had the honour to address the House on the ?sth of la t month, and it would be in the recollection of Hon. Gentlemen that the sitting of tLe House on that evening had been brought to an unexpected termination before he had had au oppor tunity of bringing to a close the statements he had to make respecting the Colony. He should, there fore, entreat the House to bear with him while he related the main features of the case. The resolutions he was about to propose were the same as he had then brought forward, and there was merely a slight alteration in the last to get rid of an objection in point of form. It appeared that for the last few y ears, since 1835, a heavy charge had been imposed upon tho Colony of New South Wales, namely, the entire and undivided charge of the gaols and pohce of the settle ment. Up to that time the revenue hind been luily adequate to meet the demands of the Colony, but since then the ordinary revenue had been considerably diminished, insomuch that recou;•se had been had to trespassing on the land and emigration fund, which had been already pledged and eomeuated to other pur- S i 7 N MORNING EDITION. - V T - - 7r P * -:--'t-- _ lreme:j; ; ;:-.,, , ,,i40:;.- t be rect hz.- :-/. iiA *4-* poses. The Colonists thought that a case of e hardness and injustice. It should be renter that this was originally a penal colony, and that retained marks of its origin, although it was di suming a more colonial character. He knew it common to say, that although there was a great nun% of convicts, a large portion of • them were assn to. ri~r' private masters, and it was assumed that the whole benefit of these assignments was on the side of the Colony ; but in toad of this being the case, a runt of from three to four hundred thousand pounds a year accrued to this country from these assignments. Mr. Secretary Rice, in 1835, had estimated the ex pense of the colony at 2 5,0001., but it now amounted to more than four times that sum—it was above 100,0001, Was not that fact enough to call upon tl:e House to reconsider the whole subject. Had the Government been aware of the state of the gaolsat that period, they would have hesitated before they altogether liberated the Imperial treasury, and threw the Colony upon its own resources. That the colony had increased in wealth and population, since that period was no valid reason for imposing upon it such heavy charges. When it was recollected that one-third of the population had been sent out for punishment, it would not be thought fair that the Colony should bear the whole expense of the gaols and police eAablishment;. If they had carried on a system which was gradually diminishing the resources of that country, the Colonists had cause of great and aggravated complaint, and he regretted to say that such had been thecase. No less than a sum of •)60,000/. had been abstracted from the land fund to make good that deficiency in the revenue, and for that sum net less than 14,000 free emigrants could be conveyed to the Colony. Now, when they looked at that numle,,r in reference to the existing, population in New South NV.elef, they would sec that it was a number cal culated to effect the most important improyeinent in their social and ceonomie condition. The great value of the emigration fund was that it afforded labouring moo, whose condition in the country were extremely low, the means of proceeding to another portion of the British dominions where the supply of capital was more than in proportion to the supply of labour, and when the remuneration of every labouring man of ordinary dili gence was ample and certain. It was unfortunately those who were least :dale to meet the expense of emigration who were most required in that colony, and for whom a fund of th&t, sort was mart particularly required. 3 NI. If I - lon. Gentlemen would take the trouble to examine the documents connected wi•_ll the state of New South Wales, they would find that the colonies were suffering greatly from the want of labour. The Honourable Gentleman then referred to a debate which took place in the Legislative Council of New Sout;l lns in October last, in which resolutions were passed stating the deficiency of 1 tbour and the injurious effect which it had upon the interests of the Coiony. The value of colonial lands depended almost en tirely upou the application of the proceeds of the sales. They were of no value in the absence of labourers. By stristly confining the net proceeds of waste lands to esnigration purposes, a new property was created which otherwise would have had no existence. The enormous fund which had bean derived from the sale of lands Lai arisen from a general persuasion in the colony that the proceeds of these land sales would be held sacred to the purposes of emigration. The lion. Gentleman then, re fe;red to docurneats which had beeu issued by Lord How ick in 1831, and by Lord Glenelg in 1836 and 1837 . sorting their intention to apply the net proceeds of land sales strictly to emigration purposes. If he had been succes,fal in coinotteiug the House of the hardships the colonies had suffered, ire hoped the House mould not be backward in making reporatisn. He considered that the system, if co mi„ n e 1, would lead to the interruption cf these land sales. Ile was a (Onion that reason and justice required tin; t the Imperial Treasury should bear one-half al' the charges of gaols and police. If this %Nene done, the colony would have no other claim upon us than the claim 'ditch all our colonies have for protection. In his opinion also, jug.ce required that we should make up to the calony the deficit that had at isen in consequence cf the entire charge basing been hitherto defrayed by it. His resolution did not go into any definite proposition. All he required was that tl.e House would consider tile subject. He therefore in. vi:d the fonossing resolutions 1. That it RN eara that, in October 1840, the follow ing resolutions were passed by the Governor and Legisla tive Council of New Snuth Wales, viz r— " I. That in the opinion of this Council, the parent State, indisputably deriving a direct pecuniary saving (in dependently of other advantages) from the assignment of convicts to private service is Nev South Wales, end its interests being at all event; in an equal if not a superior degree involved in the due coercion an 1 diaiptioe of such transported offenders, ought in justice to bear at least one half of expenses attendant on the police and gaol esta blishments, which are raised to their present large amount chiefly through the introduction of a convict population into the c luny. " 2. That his Excellency the Governor be respectfully solicited to represent, on behalf of this Council, to her Majesty's Sneretsry of State for the Colonies, that this Council has most ielnetantly consented to so large an ex penditure for the support at those establishments since the Ist of July, 1835, and has voted the full amount of the estimate for the same fur the year 1841, solely from a con viction that it v.ould net be justified in declining to make provisioa for the noonnenance of the public tranquillity and security. " 3. That by the nparopriation, for ths period from the Ist July, 1835, to 31st December. 1841, of so large an amount (about 597,000/.) of the Colonial Revenue, wising partly frown the sale of public lands, partly from ordinary source', in defraying the whole charge of the police and gad establishments, including buildiiigi and the consequent diminution of those funds which Would have been availatle for the introduction of free labour, every branch of the productive industry of this colony is in dan ger of falling into decay, to the great loss arid injury not only of the colony, but of the parent State also, more especially of its manufacturing, commercial, and shippirg interests.' " 2. That the above large expenses of police and gaol establi-hments have, since July, 1835, been defrayed by the application of a considerable portion of the net pro ceeds of the sales of Crown lands in the colony to the general purposes of colonial revenue. " 3. That it appears, by papers now before the House (No. 511, 1840, No. 81, 1841), that there has been re ceived front the sales of Crown lands in New South Wales, during the period from 1831 to June 1840 inclusive, a gross total sum of - €:958,000 From which deduct " 1. Charges of various kinds, including expenses if the settle ment cf Port Philip, and of pro tection to the Aborigines £41,300 "2. Actual charge of survey and mana, - ,ernent (though for eight years paid nut of tine general re venue of the Colony) about -C149.700 Making together about £191,000 And leaving net proceeds of sales cf Croveu Lands to June 1840 £767,0 00 Whereof the sum of 502,500/. only has been applied to the purposes of emigration from the United Kingdom to New South Wales. " 4. That this House will, on Wednesday next, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, for the pur pose of con: idering the manner in which the cost of g ao l s and police in New South Wales has been defrayed, and the manner in which the Land Fund of New South Wales has been expended, since 1835." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER trusted his lion. Friend would not perievere in his resolutions, after the explanation which he had to offer. Even s o f ar laid d k it adsevsl.Be2t7h,atlatohredeoGleoedyc,risceh, soon adse it c c .o h u , i( expresslynisghaooulisa. hear Fume portion of the expenses of its police ad The at rangentent then made continued in force mad 1834, line t u o make snottier aci s .hr u t ,g e c c e o t a oe increased,La; y tndf full t y he t han r sid e c N la e dt n tel u e ci e o w hen Lord Althorp, then filling the offi ce h e h a d now t h e honour to hold, had some correspo n d ence w i t h M r. Secretary colonyßice upon having then u expenditure iould mai n t a i n i ts internal thought atdhsei,achtlileontey motherUeaxtepeprirs u should aff.rrd I he c: c s tL o, i e t t , :i i v o t i l r ; Y . , and the th: , , colony had increased, in conse quence of the increai.e of population and trade, vvhioli caused a necessity f or l arger police and other establishmeats. In fact, the colony was now paying, under the new arrange ment, less it: proportion to its augmenta tion than before, and this country vi as contributisg more. The Right Ilon. Gen tleman then read returns of the expenditure of the colony since 18'22, in suppot tof that statement. Nearly one-half of the expenses of the colony were defrayed by the mother c„untry since that time; and there could not be any great an arr The nitgement which left th a t n undisturbed. increase of td li t a iies r t i rp is ioh h ic i i p etice tu tet h toi s nt' r et g ic' e oel w ob, a l'il l t r i i i : riot unfairly put upon the colony, as it was o ccasioned exclusively by colonial circumstances, is no way whatever cowlected with Britain. It was inspos_ Bible that ti:e imperial Government could control that ex renditure, which must he intrusted to the discretion of the. local Goverument. The works carried on by th e G o _ vcrnmcrit out of the land fund, in new roads, harbaurs, and public buildings, benefited all the old colonists by im proving the value of their lands. It was too much to ex pent that this country should bear the expen se o f a police ioree over which neither the Government nor the Parlia ment could have any control. The Right Hon. Gentle man concluded by moving the previous o t ueti on . Mr. C. BULLER said the question for the conside ratim of tire House vas whether it was aWrtit while for this House to pay 40,000/. or 50,000/. for the purpose of prmo3. in ting emigration igx ir. m holler's)itt to the e colony of New South waic such be proie.ly expended in the voruotion cf so a sum d so important an object. The colony, b: sides raising valuable produce for exportation, took a large portion of our home manufac tures, and supplied support and subsistence for a consi derable part of cur populmion; and on this slew he thought tie colonists were entitled to c onsideration. The real grnund of complaint was that the colony was suffering from the mode of punishment adoptod by the another country—this Was plainly unjust to the colonists. He did not rest their claims upon the pledges which had been fromattthheey p c e o r u p l e d se n s ot c d f iv e e re st ig t t h a e . land sales ceuld ef th G e t e e s a - t gpt L; o'n' y e7e b e e b(llsv' ri l'otef a l (i t'll ee( m : t ° r P i i h n u i t ° e n o w the as h benefit o Britain. Tie expeediture of money upon the purposes of emigra t i on was GO idle waste of funds, but an expenditure which ld tell upon the wealth and prosperity of the colony;wau every parson who went out would i n crease its value. It was a colony which ought not to be trifled with. The amount of British experts to N ew South Wales, was larger than that to cry of our most considerable customers in Europe ; it supplied one of the most valuable staples for our own manufacture. By providing the colonists with what they chiefly wanted, namely labour, the Government could at once provide a market for hotrue manufl . mture, and furni s h employment for the t',e.Altute popula , m. He had seen many evidences