The Sun. — London, England, 1842-02-28 00:00:00

!I ummARLOF NEWS Ottbitc_izpinton. " In° runs me; read." tra in c hi FOREIGN. Ma t h, na the n ews i s of the Ist of December ; the Ptotaa of 'mops had taken H ong -k ong-foo. At Amoy .. kith, oi , hostility were manifested, and Captain ftl 0 .e ' the Druid, had written for reinforcements. le .enure s rtures for peaCe had been made to the British Thr i t , eu tiary up to the 25th of November. liekim-41peror of China had ordered Keshen to be be- T ii .- " e ICarlike preparations continued at Canton. t einf or tiew s from Calcutta is of the 11th of January. A 11!,4.:141.e,eekraincri\Ntliosf 10,000 troops, with a number of heavy Itip on '':',as then just embarking for China. An advance generally talked of as the first grand L " ,•‘ ‘ o'llt contemplated by Sir H. Pottinger. rec untsfrom the city of Cabool of the Bth of Decem 'Porate'esent the stale of affairs there to be much ka.re: tha n they were before ; provisions were becoming 1 84 el , and the enem more daring every day. They tlid i t u i s : l Y invested the intrenched camp at Seca-Sung, I ,'Avo i • ,I sa id, had made overtures of surrender to the 4Ver Sh at ; conditions of which were, that he should de 63autha„,"„Soojah over to the Affghans, and leave the teeeKr'tn our troops. Major-General Pollock had " i sinv: rde ll to. proceed to Ferozepoor, and thence . to lt tha t '',t° ailurne the command of a force assembling reli eve Pt°,.ult, to consist of 10,000 men, and the object to . Pr ok ~," t roops in Afghanistan. lr oat C op 'gYPt the news is of the 6th of February, and. .ecblitinii3lantinople three days later. Mehemet . Ali I vhat oi e ) ! his exploration of Upper Egypt, but with . t ec 'nsta ii i i i ee is known to no person. lhey write from ~- 1, 3 4 d0 r: 1 1, P1e that " The departure of the new Am_-, 7ke l:i: !rein the Porte to Vienna and London, will lloiam,.e lannediately Aali and Aki Effendis, these two Nrati o ' n ' l sts having received orders to hasten their pre- Lltioi43. .V ll ,..7blith propose to goby Semlin with their ' leq l!e Nihau has ordereda scimitar to be . richly tilt 100 s with the most valuable diamonds, and finished in 4it presst niagnificerit stle, to be taken by Aali Effendi 11, 4 4 1 , f atal il d t „,? r ,_the Prince of Wales." lie4tbptwet: Lie place on the 9th of February at 10. 1 tient " ntenantAdams, of her Majesty's 88th %tilben t t " 4 Captain Levick, of her Majesty's 59th • iP . e (.; :L and now on the retired list. The seconds • -4 ,, tt ,'i ° '•ir Jeffreys of the 88th, and Lieutenant k t ,, 1.4 d l e h ltoyal Malta Fencibles. Lieutenant Adams AN.. 4t-i. f raCt il t ,,Z e evening of the 10th, his adversary's ball, • '7l. t oad i'g.the small bone of his right arm, having ; h ' h Y t 13 " 14 side. •" tbp ri iitt (l o 3. , lir,e7,hrnvao hich arrived at Falmouth accounts l f ‘ roul Usbon of the 21st of • I,liO4iryr)% tverythinr was quiet in Portugal. The - ,,, 1 'i11i. was not then t 'completed, the Queen not well I , lt l ; e r ,‘' ;s ilat t o do with Costa Cabral. !" e !t o euell Journals ' till - discuss the question of the iirp ti 4 of the: 8 Slavery- s uppression Treaty by the • Poke of * t o ea of The Debuts in ans w er : t he the Opposition press against England, asks , Frio 4 -r e ca n b- - t• • • - -' t Trance - by Powers • k i iiV e - e a coalition agains . h , - -lic e ,- cnerely done what they were requested by • - 4,, 's do ? and who,in ratifying the treaty, have 4 ,1 , ,i' :', l ertli sed • rill 4 ? The Debuts ob • nqii,' , latit i f a diplomatic lh ', it •• anY party has a gt to complain in this On,, Is that an. • - t which the ridiculous clamour of , ' 4lt ,r t ,, i , t i c„ °, gii Jobaar":ais is raised, and, alluding to the ke is a pt '4' the right of search recognised by the hap le to ltrious and degrading to France . as it is pro- : Pe eol E ; ri gland, our Contemporary inquires bow it i ti h4 L t t ti h," il 'f' Snell bereally the character of te - right, h 't F`',f,Position. have so long been silent? This I P, ' ,, 1 be en exercised, says the Debuts, for eleven l' lllj 4 k r i` lona nOw.they have not discovered that it T ii °u s and dishonourable to France. ° lit ,. Cdr • , 14173'1,w (:)PINO ' N ed observations, tjt,Nt„ti onicre contains the subjoin I, 4 id r 1 1 . the recent Corn-law debates :—" It . must . tr t. `„ er ed: n r ,t, e county Members, that they . know their ? 1.4 arp,1 411 ", and speak with a humility strikingly t h 4 t 'es , ' - `i •with their former self-importance. The House ß 1 1 p a te they sha ll be fully aware of it ; and . Sir o ) cel' 4 ,el if , d , at any rate, takes care to . remind these - ' l , t 11 4's t°sl3 of their subordination to l oneThe ogh o k. , l : k etl : 0 444 1 his manner has been of most h 'utl) r -rit elliPt towards them. He has often taken ' h - a .ris . t - •,. opponents; but of his friends ‘, as t o , 0 conciliate his, i):'' prZ,ll. to - botice, except to snub them, and plead i;ker it ees and obstinacy as an excuse for not do kli. ,in the way of concession. His mode o . f tr.eat -4r '• tier . 1 41 4 hy. . Istopber on Friday, and of making leis disas ttni,lll_ll66. to is agricultural followers, was singu ieei t , :II uous. 41 ,, jo4; e4 d litiCi a leading article on the subject of the "aie ,;',Panted to her Majesty's teachers of language, q t 4 q ) '"q clench' wherein our Contemporary remarks: 4 - 4 4 .4 1 1, 4 3 t, 11 , MitY g' have been the s . ervices rendered to the b b t , t4 itnese persons—for which services the were 04: - ", , 1, - reinunerated by that . august . lady the t:'teat., °l 'Kent to whom the nation is grateful, and ; tl . ll , . 1 7 1 ,gr ' atitude—they . hare been, we unhesi till au confidentl assert, improperly placed on the i lll i i , t a ltt ti ' s i To have successfully tau ht the Queen sing 11;_ir,t1lbli,,e' and dancing, cannot constitute g claims on , ,: ► iii,, Purse for 3001. a year • and we venture .0 f, 414 111 , 4 equally - successful tuition ' in German, French, b: t 4N 4 " writincr, can scarcely create better claims 1 ) , 4 Year. ' These pensions ought not to have Tir lIt t , ( 1 '9 DAl44ccriiier says of Sir Robert Peel,--" It might r',lve, ; 2 0 far, perhaps, to say, that there is no i' '4 ° "Svar A to the shabby conduct of Sir Robert 0Q.1414- , °x eltplified- -in the course of the debate, d not: Ntt4l 'plug his ostentatious parade of ingenuous Tl ir N t drew towards a, close. Bee Iv , . run no --.• i k ,`'ng the truth, when we say, that the shabbiest t ltea k ,' °tithe shabbiest Minister that ever sat upon th o e ''''e,' l. Y bench, never surpassed the shabby conduct al. !' htfpotlt4se.rvatiie Premier, in laying the basis _fo t r ax ~ il i t4, ;,,' ll favour of a continuance of the food e 7 , . st remarks, in reference to some late artic . les . in t 1 1 , 4 4:1 i ' :"----" The 'Times made a fierce and most unjust tams „ le other day upon Sir James Graham, and It l i,"'vt 4r ,:`thelt "' Saturday u pon Lord Wharncliffe. I 14 '1; a rY, no °a d ibt, that a vigilant superintendence v clO,-,e exercised doubt • the conduct of the new Poor i • 0) .4,1 . 1 4 v4 l ‘. °r _ iti e';,na ° s N m e u r ch as the latter are entrusted 14 4 4 - oi l t v i l i Z h nsg . c e extraordinaryatndmiser may powers, by any be occasioned to a irk 4 i l : s ri and most great class-of our fellow-creatures. should be vilified I' lo 4 4 ° t necessary that every et. 4 rtia, 3t zfly to take for granted y that every accusa- Q4j:Z o .'ilo. matter b whom, or in w at circum kla 144 4 1 : 1 T the Poo y 1 w Commissioners, or any br- -la founded. It is not ne titl'e?t,that ev i e a r n ytx ra ly us s t ho e uld be vilified who is not pre i,r4eilf ;) ' b and° at he mandate-of the Times, an expez ii ' ( , ll( l ' eli rl b d°r ues n ticecon e omy deliberately resorted to, and , es Alltely approved by a decided majority of both k.atit, 7,,iotesartirtmet Y " t the result of the late Corn-law - l it l egZ ll , 4 ' been says utter a overthrow of the Anti-C?rn ti, ) krn,cl adds :—" One result of these discussions al will contemplate with unmixed sa i f . k h , tl sC; mean the signal and utter rout of the Jacobin t t ;: t t:r N II- law League. Not only were the i y . unable to they k , 4 ;rttthan 91 upon a division-- 7 not.on) were received a still (1:; c e tl ea. ,Y a majority of 303—but the y i tl 4 th, ' I .Y blow by the speech in which Mr. I'errand ti N aecond time) gave utterance to the estimation eaof th '' :' 4 4t I r i ti , te Y are held by the working c ass . k ,0, tract`} and held up them and - their practices to It ttl ei nAt of the population of the . whole United '40 4 1. ww,,,The agitators trembled while they heard his (4,4, l ita te ,'" facts, one after another, fearlessly '" 1 04 1 ,0; amid the indignant cheers of the House of At qttf,,4er—TRADEI—COVIDIEILCE. , sh" c/ Yed -- r", in Essex, upwards of 1,000 persons are in At 1* After labouring twelve Apt t , t• d a ay-ma.ing. Atl o i to Y their earnings do not amount to 21c1. each. ~%s`k a l.itit , l l' the cotton trade is still severely depressed.. ke'„„ - til g ,." a nd Huddersfield the market is dull and (1115- ,4,78, ter7 , At Leeds the cloth sale is very limited, and tilo t kli, lv es unfavourable prospect of a spring trade. :11.4iester the masters will ho compelled to close a 6 1' reduce wages. St imaPROVEDIENTS. 41.1 41' e L - t r of Sir John Cass, formerly Mayo r of Altae n ` founder of the charity schools which go by te e ihlvaes removed on Friday from the niche in de er liffi gr ehyard, previous to throwing open th e e o u r n i s t d s it r e c..e ha; c d ti A on ld . gate. A suitable site will f tic % e itic r it a:VAL AND ISCILITART.. tli t . -rtgi n ek se of the army in India, by which the ria . - .at 4 1 ) , e , 14 - 1 intended for service there, are to has e 11 11 ,74 of 'shreeuts raised at once to twelve companies and has been b ' ecrun. There are to be one tank and file in each company. kaa Af t tiviv AND POLICE. %,.,•fette f„tne name of Leary, who, in the summer of 111'"ott, i„'" 3 , murdered the Rev. Hamilton, near 44,, the county of Cork, escaped, along with j o iPa e ii", a few clays ago, when a soldier of the 69th tiL i nt q ui l lamed Bur on stationed at Fermanagh, was Ivli' o h iloof s ,, ll , l m , and said, u Leary, I saw you at the fnkurd e ;', ll " , if I am not mistaken, you are the man et t ,ed the Rev. Mr. Hamilton." Conscience hi s co tteLough Burgon was only in jest, Leary sent . 11 :. 11 01: 11 , 1 1. anc ling officer,A...l.otiens, and confessed - tune, with many others. He is now in gaol. fit= esPonTrivG. Y flare hunting ends. Vay meeting of the Queen's stag hounds on Wed iti hio , 4 o n ( e x lr the village of Esher, the Scotch deer, 11,44,7Nrt Iyas unearted, and on running to Hayip "" the as it attempted to leap the high iron-railing . Park into the Gardens, fell on the spikes, five " entered its body. It was afterwards killed. 1 4 1 - 43- X4 3OLJ n. t e .,f in n to eN A :o l n r. i tt y, h as luu, the charming seat in the Isle _k Stheb ed ueen let by the Marquis cf Anglesey for a has A. Smith. 011Vbi4Z:111,,ains thereastillvoLn'aestdeorl. raosrrniZe, n to . Powderham zberesford is now on r a se t o i t , i ( r ) t * was safely delivered of a son ear visitsou rttolboouusleo,glnVei.ecklo w marriage i i `'!er o f goof the Earl of Morley and Mrs. or.vton, • to b e s ","*. 11. E. Parker, late M.P. for South Devon, iTezzin4ed to-morrow. bt n i'e of Montebello, the French Ambassador Curt (./f 144 . Naples, g ave a grand ball there on the The King and Queen of Naples were present. 4' . On thi s d 3 YLISCELLANEOITS. b e suit6o6, Henry Garnet, Superior of the all, k r was in striedthae „ Gunpowder and condemned at Guild hi :,,v:,, -44 participation Commissione rs °Commissioners speeiallylaniPi l o l w oi - n dr plot,"teeaforthbe at awe arnet was hanged on the 3d of May, in the 'ar, on a scaff o ld at th vest-end of St. Paul's. lA'li - -- - - Yis a mhis eves an with shut like an illiterate Q°llllaSte r --Because he keeps his pupils in darkness. Irish Soli- ters. That tending the ;hole ques- I found it ! i celebrated Ire declared need other- able is en v. As the .ited a very of Ireland, 3otland can e text of the aes been bad i scenting leing, one P. and Inland, is expedient enacted, by nd with the nd temporal, tsembled, and iages hereto otestant 1)13- )ns being, one I and Ireland, be and shall I to be of the ich marriage m of the said It nothing in istrued to ex avalid by any nissing of this parties shall, ie other part), person. iat nothing la nstrued to e 1 passing or th i4 r in the admi ts, or the exei ierformance o hat nothing in any marriage as had bon )ersons, and in y be an3ended, ied in this pre- )f Indemnity! 1 called upon, '1 hank the Go dill is worse be not in neasure which es altogether. queen's Bench, r Presbyterial) sd ; now, how ;hes the insult .:lergymen mixed war al right, which ;nise as belong' 1, the Govern iields the blind Lich a dominant bears marks of consists o f bu t it into the hand of whom c ould and member of ecl to enact that issolved by the • 0 the passing of or might marl t so, and roigll instead of er Anguage, hether nit of an o Judges to deter- trench Journals, right of sern Arch from the - 'as the follooing when M. Leos. St. Domingo, re" ward the to corvetr te rupture ge ort ~ it force to su p p cia St. Thom as, a division of four • ac,iig tile the ln C•manzanchoi of the arriyal of French shipo utruiznel. seems that Gene' o the frontier. Fresh troops sob i t confidence nla say tha t th e re:, It - ch was cantoner a t that of Poo ante, has gone to 4 cavalry have sr , F E B. 25. I , s o' it Lowest ?rico,' .l Price . 119 g 5 .0 , : D ... 1 9 2° ' OS ) ... 103 50 ". 6^ .S , . 5 ... SO ~. ' 8 0 5 ... 80 :la ••••,.96t -1 .:360 • 1e23 _1;20 • • :bB.O i ...LW b 0 • 81r .. . 1-3) ." 1 0:11 0-,A, ,•1 ) ...1 57 60 ••• 8•4 ~ ... 104 , 4 " lob ~, 10536 -. 0 ... 53% ," ~ ... .4,‘ . 5”. '' .115., • 0 ::. it 5 50 " 100 . ... 1r4% " R 23 825 gi7 347 50 ..• 2137 J• ". 0 7 517 5j ••• 001 580 ":4 0 . 240 of A scensjoo, ei4ito cover}' 0 f C Wilberfore e ',, n d ins in co 0 010 k Captain 0 morning,frow morning,he Royal is St 4it S tr il4le s jesty this dal the Royal st Lord of the Queen and rtifiCel n their arrivsi .t 411 C Brighton the Scots 1"" UNCTI OS DAY . ) in this ComplololY the purpose ° oytr report, and chair. , ,te" which m erelf e by rota tion " the aecounto . 10s. id ; t 1,3 ring a balance • h S e c% ve that in t e a., they ha d teibieo4 ionay in evertoof Lye to subroit ',wow would be at t tion, said, Os o. pr, sere 7,600 bort „coo dup. The ovio „de l° any n (ex,- _ A to bout neer fesil7 on the sun. , inr hat the Bira i heir station.. _ ow o delltnP_ at rera beeae rd. It ba d sof 1 , Con , P:6o. ( as th eir in,te tip; withn i t l ` j u tlO on Gran' et n this schen' 0 1 1 1 ion from ,a,Oto, f.r their or - t dr” i t the R e P °r irried• tin share, cir ri jog which W aS y OS. [, and than sio Parated b a • 1 • G-0 1;1 • he , Cr ° l ol day, at t /0, ooneociii t, Tee 0p io A a W aif id enfiJ. that the3b esjt er, lo re 15th 01 n 1 , 840 arge for re..t :P In the c „ . 15. 7d.' ol ‘ d e d tho , a't lents h 111 ej;010j The rrefect,i , i t the how r i, e o , , 0,,,,, Th , ,00 A; „, ; :7;;; as t° OBSERY ANCE OF THE SABBATH. " Search the Scriptures ; for in them ye think ye have eternal life."—John, chap. 5, verse 39. The Sabbath war has now lasted ten years, but though it has ceased in the houses of Parliament, the noise and the strife without still rage with increased fury. The expulsion of Sir Andrew Agnew from Wigtownshire, to which The Sun lent a willing hand, was the signal of peace to the Legislature and the people of England ; for though the still small voice of Pemberton Plumptre was exerted to fan the dying embers, the flickering flame soon faded. away, and with it ceased also that vast flood of petitions that year after year rolled into the Commons' House of Parliament. A better proof could not be given that the, people here are perfectly satisfied with the observance of the day, and that these manufactured or fictitious petitions did not express their opinions. Petiti as of this description, that at one time were as common as blackberries, are now more rare than black swans, the Member for Kent being unable to get up even one from the superstitious and ignorant disciples of Thom, or from any class of the Christian people that repose under the wings of the Right Reverend Father, the Archbishop of Canterbury ; riot so, however, with the people of Scotland. They are allowed no rest Sunday or Saturday, but are plied with sermons and harangues, frightened with fearful forebodings, and told in plain terms that they shall not have Christi m privileges ; nay, more, that the Almighty will sco urge their land with plagues and pestilence if they fail.. to observe the Sabbath as commanded by Sir Andrew Agnew and the Non-intrusionist clergy. One Rev. Gentleman, a minister in Dundee, has even had the audicity to de nounce as murderers and robbers all those who voted for running mail trains during the morning and evening of Sunday on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. According to the division which took place on the question last Tuesday, we therefore find that there are 1,312 murderers, and that in obedience to the commands of the Old Testament they ought to be instantly put to death. This is a fearful state of things. Many of the most upright and• honourable men of England, and of Scotland too,'are described as the most abominated wretches in society, their property is injured, and their very lives endangered, not by common slanderers, or writers in pamphlets and news papers, but by men of a sacred character, who are im plicitly believed by the great body of the people, and who loudly proclaim that they have a misFdon from on high to declare the whole mind of. Gon. In the whole history of libel, can such an instance be found of an indisputable ground of action for damages ? We therefore advise the parties to have recourse to the law of the land, not only for defamation, but for loss of property. As regards the first, there can be no doubt, and the rise which took place on the shares after the decision of the Proprietors proves that the Sabbataritias had injured the pro perty; and to injure it still farther they are de termined. Sir Andrew Agnew and his followers have set the example of appealing to the law, as he dis tinctly gave notice at the meeting that he would lay an information against the Directors for desecration of the Sabbath. Let the law, then, decide between them. Not satisfied, however, with this threat we find that he and a number of others, nearly one-half of whom are clergymen, have entered into a holy league and covenant to destroy, if possible, a splendid work that has cost one million and a half sterling ; they have published an advertisement in the Scotch papers, with the awful heading " Profanation of the Lord's Day." Among other resolutions they unani mously agreed to the following :-- That the Shareholders having this day resolved to attempt the opening of the railway on Sabbath, it is in cumbent on the friends of religion to renew and prosecute their efforts for the protection of the :abbath, with the resolution to persevere therein to the uttermost. That the Committees at Edinburgh. and Glasgow do declare their meetings permanent ; and that the instruc tion to them be to take all prudent methods for obtaining the repeal of the hateful resolution of this day, by pro moting the signing of the declaration against the using of the railway—by taking means to bring the law to bear on the parties desecrating the Sabbath—and, by calling forth the opposition of Scotland more and more to the attempted invasion on the religious privileges of the people. That, among other things, the Committees do take measures for promoting the prosperity of those convey ances which profess to respect the Sabbath. That Sir Andrew Agnew be General Convener of these Committees ; and that Mr. Cassells be Convener at Edinburgh, and Mr. Collins at Glasgow. That the prosecution of these objects being necessarily attended with much expense, subscriptions be forth with called in from all friendly quarters ; and shat Win. Johnston, Esq., be Treasurer, at Edinburgh, and Wm. Wilson, Esq., St. Vincent-street, at Glasgow. Signed in the presence of the Meeting, ANDREW AGNEW. Bart., Chairman. J. D. Bryce Hugh Brown John Black James Fraser, Robt. Buchanan, Minister John G. Lorimer, Minister John Blackie, sen. William Arnot, Minister James Morison Wm. Symington, Minister J. C. Fowler, Minister J. Graham William Buchanan W. B. Ogilvie Andrew Grant James Gibson, Minister John Forbes, Minister Michael Willis, Minister Stewart Bates, Minister Alex. Keith, Minister. G. Smyttan • Henry Paul John Dempster, Minister Hugh Young William Stevenson John Ferguson, Minister Andrew King,_Minister CgotiPbell Peter Campbell, Minister James Playfair Nathaniel Stevenson William Graham • • Jas. Henderson, Minister Henry Knox Robert Storey, Minister William Dunn, Minister Charles Cowan James Bridges William Collins Hugh Tennent Now here is a deliberate attempt made to depre ciate the property, not by fair and honest competition but taking advantage of their position by a systematic conspiracy to compel the religious people of Scotland to patronise coaches and canals in which possibly some of the ringleaders have an interest. As another proof that the agitation is not the work of the people, but of the clergy, we find that the Presbytery of Edin burgh, at their meeting on Wednesday, passed reso lutions, in one of which they call on 'all parents and friends of youth to deal with them solemnly, and a Reverend Doctor proposed to follow the example of Sir Andrew Agnew, and enter into a combination to ruin the property ; but common sense, or perhaps fear of the consequences prevailed, for Dr. Muir, who proposed the resolutions, hinted that " he had not a little scruple about the propriety of entering into a combination not to employ the railway on week-days, for that seemed to him to be touching the pecuniary interests or concerns of their neighbours, which ought not to be done by a combination of private individuals. He understood perfectly that if they were to call upon the civil Magistrate to put in force the laws enacted for Sabbath protection, they would operate as a pecuniary mulct upon the shareh olders ; but he had a difficulty and a scruple about entering into a combination as private individuals, by which the pecuniary interestsofitheir neighbours were affected." Leaving, however, the points of law to be settled by worldly authority, we come to the main question, and ask on what ground Dr. David Dickson and many of his brethren foretell that running the mails on Sunday will " bring the judgments of God on Scotland?" These men have no means - of knowing the will of the Almighty but such as af.‘, common to all Jews and Christians, namely, the Holy Scriptures. Now we have, in obedience to the Divine command, searched the Scriptures, and with the blessing of God we trust have come to a righteous con clusion. Let the religious people of Scotland do the same ; let them not ground their faith anu practice on the word of man, but on the word of HIM, who, on Mount Sinai, delivered to Moss the " twc tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God." By these Jews and Christians are bound till they are repealed by the same authority communicated from above, through the Prophets or Apostles. No communication to that effect has yet been made—nay, what is more, the law cannot be altered, because it is a sign for ever between GOD and his people, and the seventh day was set apart as a day of rest, because on that day he rested, and was refreshed. The command is so pre cise, and the denunciation against the breach of it so awful, that we give it at length from the book of Exodus. " Six days may work be done ; but on the seventh is the Sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord : who soever doeth any work therein he shall surely be put to death. 'Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generation, for a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel foi ever ; for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh he rested, and was refreshed." Here is the command, with the day of the week fixed for ever, and the reason also for its observance. If the Agnewites say this command applies only to the Jews, then there is an end of the matter. They have no other authority but this for THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, PEIIIIVARY 28, 1842. the observance of one day in the week as a Sabbath, and the fixing of the first day in place of the seventh is not only unwarranted by Scrip ture, but is directly opposed to the reason assigned for keeping the day holy. From the begin ning of time " God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it, because that in it he had rested from all his work, which GOD created and made." Yet these vain interpreters of the Divine Will, these dwellers " in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth," have the impious audacity to thr eaten us with some terrible calamity, because we deny their authority for abstaining from all work on the first day of the week, the very day on which God himself began the great work of creation ! We are guided by the Scriptures, and the Scriptures alone, and to these we confidently appeal. In the New Testament, we have stated ten times, there is no authority for the change. We have challenged the Agnewites, and the only answer we have yet received - is—not a quotation from Scrip ture—not an implied, much less a direct command fro'n Christ or his Apostles, but the unmeaning asser " Few will venture to deny that the change was made by the Apostles." With these remarks we close the subject for the present. In making them we have had two great objects in view—to arrive at the truth, and.to pro tect the public against the persecution, slander, and selfish machinations of a sect, which from the time of our SAVIOUR have been the bane of society. We wish to see the Sunday observed in a decent and be coming manner, but we have not the hypocrisy to assert that it is more desecrated by the running of a steam carriage than by the running of horses, which, as well as man, according to the Fourth Command-, ment, are to do no work on that day. We wish to see a Christian people guided by reason and Scripture, and not the cunning devices of men. We have no wish to interfere with the conduct of any class. Let those who please cease from all work—let them shut themselves up in their houses—let them kindle no fire on that day, nor do any work ; but let them not presume, as ministers of peace, to call down the judg :nents of the Almighty on those who conscientiously liffer from them. Let them obey one great com mand of our Savour, which they wilfully break every day, and " Do unto Others as they wish others to do unto them." MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, FEB. 26.—The sales to-day comprise 4,000 bales, principally low up to fair qualities ; holders generally speaking are pressing sans; the trade can consequently purcha'e on rather easier terms. Of the above quantity exporters have taken 400 bags. LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, FEB. 26.—Eastern Counties, New, 31. 19s. 2d. ; eastern Counties Deb, ntures, 101. It's. 5d.; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 4 , 1 3 4 ; Great Western Half Shares, 61i ; Ditto Fifths, 10 ; London and Birmingham, 169 ; New, .29A ; Paris and Rouen, 141. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 26 —We have had a very quiet Market to-day in consequence of a scarcity of Stock. London and South Western, 59 59k; Manchester and Leeds, 73i 74 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 281 ; Lon don and Brighton, 35 1 ,4 36; Eastern Counties, 9 9i. LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.) ROBINSON V. MILNER. This came came before his Honour en exceptions and further directions. The question in the suit, as ;Awed at the bar, turned upon the sanity of a person of the name of William Broad, at the time of executing a deed. The Master had found that he was not competent. The ease was part heard on Saturday, and found for the plaintiff, and concluded his reply this morning. His HONOUR, after comtrenting upon the evidence, and stating that the case was one in which it was impossible for him to decree specific performance. He dis Missed the bill with costs, and bverraled the exceptions. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) The Court was engaged all the morning in trying the case of Raymond v. the General Steam Navigation Company. The plaintiff was the proprietor of a barge called the Leices•er, which had been run down in the river by one of the steam packets belonging to the defendants. The case was of no in terest, except to the parties concerned. INSOLVENT CO URT-(T HIS DAY) IN ILK FREDERICK RODER TOW. The insolvent in this case carried on business as a draper and mercer. The amount of debts in his balance-sheet was consi derable, and amongst the creditors' names were those of Messrs. Leaf, Cole, and Co., Scott and Day, Robson and Macgregor, and several other warehousemen in the City. He had been before the Court for Ficaria g some time back, when the case was adjourned for the purpost‘of filing a fry sh balance sheet. His petition to be discharged was opposed by Mr. Woodroffer upon the grounds of having given an undue preference to a cre ditor of the name of Co!quhoun, by handing over to him a number of bills of exchange which were becoming due shortly before the time of his arrest, and with hav ing executed a warrant of attorney in favour of his brother, and of having concealed the fact from those from whom he got credit. The Learned Counsel also opposed on the grounds of having made away with certain property to the detriment of his estate, and having been a party in a collusive judgment got against him by entering an appearance immediately, and allowing that creditor to issue execution prior to any of the - others; and further, with having concealed certain books connected with his trade. Several witnesses taving been examined, whose evidence oc cupied the entire morning, r Mr. COOKE, on behalf of the insolvent, said he began-busi ness in January, 1839, with a good capital, but hav ing suffered much by sickness, he was placed in his pre sent position. With re'pect to the alleged preference in favour of Mr. Colquhoun, the fact was, that he was the person who suffered most of all the insolvent's creditors, as he had ad vanced large sums of ready "Loney, and of the bills of exchange which he received in repayment the greater number had been dishonoured when they became due. The books which he was accused of having concealed, were nothing more but a few memoranda, which he made whilst he was in prison, and not at all connected with h's t ado accounts. As far as the opposition for having concealed the fact of having executed a warrant of attorney from his creditors went, he (Mr. Cooke) would cite a case from a cl-cision pro nou.med in October, 1837, by the Learned Chief Commis sioner himself, in the case of an insolvent named Davies, where he held that the suppression of the fact of the existence of a warrant of attorney was no offence under the Act. The insolvent had been now in prison upwards of six months, and he trusted that would be deemed more than sufficient for an ins , lvency arising from ill health. The Learned CHIEF COIIMISSIONEE said the case was so complicated, and the evidence so lengthened, that he should take some time before he would pronounce judgment, and he should therefore defer it to Saturday next. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) The Sessions at the Old Bailey commenced this morning before the Right Hon. Lord Mayor, the Recorder, Aldermen, and Sheriffs. _ As soon as the Grand Jury had been sworn, The RECORDER. delivered his charge to the following effect. The cases that would be presented to them were of the ordinary character, and contended no points of law calling upon him for explanation. 'I here were two or three eases to which he would briefly allude—of murder and manslaughter. In one of these in which the prisoner was charged with the greatest offence, it appearad that the blow had been inflicted with a dangerous instrument, loaded heavily with stone. The prisoner, it ap peared, had followed the female, his victim, to a house, and had watched the door until she came out, uttering language evincing a disposition to strike her. The prisoner was in a state of in toxication at the time, but the Recorder felt bound to tell the Jury that excitement of the passions, through the influence of intoxication, was n 3 answer to any charge of assault. The prisoner, in this case, struck the f male on her appearance at the door, a blow which produced concussion of the brain, and ultimately death. It became his duty to tell the Jury that if the blow was inflicted without misconduct on the part of the person injured, and inflicted with any instru ment of a dangerous nature, more especially if the party inflicting the blow had appeared to have been watch ing an opportunity, under these circumstances by law, it would be hold that the offence amounted to murder. If a case should be proved to them as involving circumstances like these, it would be the duty of the Jury to put that case in a course for further inquiry. Another case to which he would aliwie, involved a charge of murder on the high seas. It was not an ordinary case, f o r the charge was against the captain's mate of a vessel, for supplying bad provisions to two lads, and at the same time exacting more labour from them than their health would admit of, and which treatment was alleged to have accelerated their deaths. The case was one of great importance, and in which the Grand Jury would make anxious inquiry. The third case to which he would al lude was one in which a blow of the fist had been inflicted in a moment of intoxication, but which, although serious injury was the consequence, did pot amount to murder, but came under the denomination of manslaughter, as there did not ap pear to have been any indication of premeditation. After a few other general remarks, the Learned Recorder ren itted the Grand Jury to their several duties. PO LICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET.- 7 (TH:S DAY.) John Slater, a scavenger, in the employ of Mr. Gore, the dust-contractor, was charged with assexthingsirculd man mimed Burgess, with an intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. The prosecutor said— Please yer Vertship, about a quarter to ten o'clockon Saturday morning, as I vos a starkting in Charles street, Covent-garden, having a conversation with a woman, this tere Jack Slater come up ; vich I says to him, " Ain't yer ashamed o' 3 erself to a bit my finger in the way you did," vich the prisoner m..de no more ado, but he outs with a poker, and lays it across my head. By the Mantsraaxx—He bit my finger last week in my room. I had no quarrel with him previously, nor can I assign any reason for his conduct. The prisoner, when called on for his defence, said, " Please yer vership, I'll explain to yer how I did it, but I can't tell yer 'cos its so werry wulgar ; if yer vership will allow me, I'll jest tell the hofficer how it was. TI e MAGISTRATE—NO, no; you must tell it to me. I must hear it, however bad it is. The prisoner, who, like another young Douglas, blushed to tell the opprobious terms that he had borne, then resumed, " Please yer vership, that there man there 'as called me the the most orrid names, and ht said as how I prostitooted my wife's body, and lived by her prestitootion, and called me names vich I'm ashamed to hutter. Veil being the vorse tor liquor, I vent to see my father, wot lives in the next room to Burgess. I sees Burgess, and I says to him, says I, 44 Burgess, how cum you to say as I lives by my wife's prosti tootin ? I works and for my living, I do ; I gets two bob a-day, and works arder for it nor you do," on vich we quarrelled, and I bit his thumb. Oh, Sir, please, yer Vorship, but I hope you'll be in erry liberal with me. My wife's far gone in preg nant, and ni make any recompense in my power. The MAGISTRATE-But this is not the charge. You are not charged now for biting his linger, but for striking him with a poker. (To the prosecutor)—Did you give the pri soner no provocation whatever yesterday morning ? Prosecutor —None whatever. Alfred Cross was then examined.—He said he knew neither ofthe parties, but as he was going along Charles-street, he heard the old man say to the prisoner, " Arn't you ashamed of biting my finger ?" The young man pulled a poker out of his pocket, and said, " If you come near me, beat your b:ains out with a poker." The old man immediately took off his coat, and flew in at the prisoner, when he struck him on the head ; a woman next came up to the assistance of the young man, when they all three rolled in the street together. Hy the MAGISTRATE—I am sure the old man rushed at the prisoner before he attempted to make use of the poker. The MAGISTRATE—The old man has acted with great folly; your evidence has thrown some light upon the subject, and makes a great deal of difference in the case. The young man was not near enough to have injured him with the poker, and probably his threat would have ended in nothing, if the foolish old man had not attempted to meddle with him. I he Prosecutor—lle says he'll serve me so again if he gels off. The prisoner expressed his sorrow at what he had done, and said if the Magistate would look over it this time, he'd never go near the old man again; he'd remove out of the street alto gether, and would get his master to give him another past of the parish to attend to. 'lhe MAGISTRATE—WeII, as the case stands, I shall fine you 205., or 14 days' imprisonment. The prisoner asked if he might have a little time to get the money, and being answered in the affirmative, he seemed well pleased with his escape. MARLBORO 1U GL--STREET.) (THIS DAY.) John Wright, a young man of respectable 'appearance, was placed at the bar on the following charge .—Police constable, .No. 113, of the C division, stated that between seven and eight o'clock on Saturday es ening last, he was on duty in plain clothes, in Old Compton-street, Soho, and observed the pri soner, whom he knew to be the associate of thieves, frequently pass and repass the shop-window of Mr. George Pettitt, of No. 3, there, stationer, and that he appeared to be closely observing the various trays of cutlery, silver topped inkstands, pencil cases, &c., set out to public view, and at intervals looking about him to see if any person was watching him. Shortly afterwards the prisoner went close to the shop window, and stood there for some time, and then walked a little further on ; he returned in a minute or two— took up the same po4ition at the same window he had been at l.efore, and appeared to be doing something to the lower part of the frame. Witness then apprehended him, on which he was making off, but was stopped and secured. On examining Mr. l'ettit's shop window, a square of glass, opp os it e to w hi c h the prisoner had b ee n standing, was found t o b e crac k e d completely across, by some instrument having been forced into the putty, and with very little difficulty one half of the broken pane would have been removed, which would have left an aperture sufficiently large to extract various trays of goods to a considerable amount. On searching the prisoner a knife was found, one blade of which exactly fitted the marks that had been made in the putty of the window. The MAdisTaisTE stated he was hound to believe the police constable on his oath. He should therefore commit him under the Police Act to hard labour for one month. WORSHIP-STREET—(THIS DAY.) RUNNING INTO THE LION'S 310UTY.—TWO coal porters, named Joseph Nelson and John Pegran t were charged with having endeavoured to obtain charitable contributions by means of false and fradulent representat'ons. Mr. Pierce, the Superintendent of the H Division of Police, stated that the prisoners called on Saturday evening at his house he had in Princes-street, Spitalfields, and handed i n a p e titi on i n behalf of a coal porter, named Frederick Breed living at No. 21, Macclesfield-striet, City-road, who, the petition stated,ae idank ; that , and that his wife and four children were in gieat distress, and would be thankful for e b t ee w n l th received an accident b y hospital, falling ,ital o ff a the smallest assistance. Several signatures and subscriptions were subjoined, and the prisoners, on being questioned, said that they had been employed by the poor man's wife to solicit for more. A policeman was eispatched to the house in Mac clesfivld.street, when he ascertained that the whole story was a fabrication, and the prisoners were taken to the station-house. Frederick Breed a coal porter, stated that he had known the prisoners some years, but he had not authorised them to collect money on his account. He had been recently confined to his bed, from infl immetion in the lungs, and a statement of his situation was drawn up to excite charity, but it was cirenlated exclusively amongst his fellow workmen. He had only one child, and he was never in an hospital in his life. Mr. BROUGHTON intimated to the prisoners that they had incurred the liability of being commi to:I for three months, with hard labour, to the House of Correction, but as they were not known to the police he should mitigate the punishment to a fortnight's imprisonment. lhe prisoners were accordingly committed for 14 days. UNION-HALL-(TI-IlS DAY.) RIOT IN ST. GEORGE'S WORKGOUSE.—Two fillows named Jones and Fitzgerald, were charged by Mr. Stevens, the porter to the Workhouse, for creating a riot, and robbing a pauper named William Berwick. Mr. Stevens stated that the prisoners were admitted last night as casual paupers, were provided with supper, after which they were sent to the sleeping-apartment, where there were about sixty more. He was sent for by seine of the men about twelve o'clock, to come and put a stop to the disturbance, which completely alarmed the house • on proceeding to the ward where the casual paupers sleep, he discovered the prisoner Fitzgerald kneeling on Berwick, and Jones was striking him, ho immediately called in police constable, 43 M, with whose as sistance they quelled the riot, and took the prisoners into custody. William Berwick confirmed :his statement. Mr. TRA ILL remarked that it was rather eareless of the Go vernors in not having some person to watch the casual paupers; he should discharge Jones, but Fitzgerald he should send for 14 days. THAMES POLICE -(THIS DAY.) Three chimneysweeps, named Charles Stratford, Thomas Evans, and John Lawrence, were placed at the bar before Mr. Brodcrip, charged with stealing a pair of shoes from the shop of Mrs. Shine, a widow, living in High-street, Poplar. staatford and Evans had gone into the shop os Saturday evening, under the pretence of buying a cap, and after looking at several, declined to purchase and went away. They were no sooner gone, however, than the shoes were missed, and , from the position in which the men stood in the shop, they were suspected. Information was given to the police, and they were followed, when Evans was seen to show the shoes to Lawrence, at the corner of a street, Stratford haring gone away. The two were taken into custody, arid Stratford shortly afterwards went to the station-hou e to inquire after his companions, when he was detained. . _ Evans stated that he was the person who stole the slices, and the other two were perfectly innocent. He had been "larking" and lost his cap, and he went with Stratford to buy another, when he took the shoes from the counter. _ _ ..._..._ _ Mr. BALLANTINE said there could be no doubt, from the testimony of the witnesses, that all three had a guilty know ledge of the theft, and he should, therefore, commit them all fur trial.—The prisoners were then fully committed. DREADFUL EXPLOSION.-(THIS MORNING.) EXTENSIVE LOSS OF LIFE. This morning, about twenty minutes before twelve ()Walk, a most extraordinary sensation was produced throughout Lam beth, in consequence of the explosion of the extensive fire work-manuractory of Messrs, D'Ernest, situakd in Doughty street, Lambeth-walk. The exptosion was attended with a noise resembling a park of artillery, and was heard for miles distant in every direction. The consternation that was occa sioned was beyond description. Vast numbers of persons were seen r unning from all parts to the scene of destruction. Soon after the first alarm a body of the L division of police re paired to the spot, but were unable to approach the building, in which the fire was raging with terrible fury. A constant tuccession of explosions taking place, from the immense quan sity of fireworks i.nd combustible materials which was kept on the premises. Several engines shortly arrived, and played on the burning mass. Fortunately the premises were detached from other buildings, otherwise it is impossible to say to what extent the calamity would have gone. We regret to say a great loss of life has occurred upon the melancholy occasion, as a number of men were employed when the explosion hap rened. It is, however, as yet impossible to say what i s the loss of human life ; the mutilated burnt remains of two men were distinguished amongst the burning mass, but no one dare venture near the spot, as it was well known an immense quantity of powder was kept on the premises. The proprietor resides in the Lambeth-road, near Bethlehem Hospital. He is in a very extensive way of busi ness, and supplies most of the places of amusement. At half vast twelve o'clock, when the Reporter left, the fire was raging with the utmost fury, and the firemen were actively en gaged in arresting its progress. It must be several hours before it can be possibly ascertained what number of lives have been sacrificed upon the occasion. THE FUNDS. Both the English and Foreign Securities opened firm this morning, with a tendency to advance. Consols are 894 4 for Money, and 894 for the Account ; Three per Cents. Re duced, 891 ; Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents. 994 a ; Bank Stock, 170 171 ; Exchequer Bills, 24 26 prem. Spanish Active Stock is 244 a viks:ve, 5 1 % 1,4; Deferred, l 2 ; Portuguese Five per Centa. are 324 1; Ditto, Three per Cents. 1914 ; Mexican Bonds, 3.5 i 36; Colombian Bonds, which advanced on Saturday full . 1 per cent., have further improved this morning ; they are now quoted at 244. There are numerous arrivals to-day from different quarters, but the intelligence they bring is not of importance. The intelligence brought by the packet-ship George Wash ington, from the United States, is considered to be more fa vourable in New York. The Money Market was quiet, with little variation. The banks discount with considetable free dom, and the amount of obligations now making being small, the demand is readily supplied. At present discounts of paper are effected with much greater facility than loans upon stocks, the latter securities have greatly fallen in confidence, and the events daily occurring are by no means calculated to restore it. A fair demand for sterling bills existed for the above packet, without any alteration ; the quotati-in was upon England B*. Domestic Exchange had fluctuated more, and while upon some points an improvement had taken place, on others, the rate of discount had increased. The non-pay ment of the State interest in Pennsylvania, and the failure of the Pennsylvanian Bank, while preventing an additional amount of paper from being thrown into circulation, had compelled the remaining banks to take measures to retain the public con fidence and avoid similar calamities. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. g a ILWAYS. Paid. Per Share. Chettenhan - and Great Western. 72 1 i 13i...... to Eastern Counties - to Ditto Debentures ...81. 6s. Bd. JO/. 6s. Btl. Great Western Ditto New London any. Brighton Ditto Loan Notes 8 London and lilackwall _llii ... to London and Birmingham 90 l6 B -7..... to London and South Western 384 sBk to North Midland lO - 66 South Eastern and Dover York and N:n-th Midland Dittu Now Shares... JOINT STOCK TANKS. lustralasia 4O ...... 53.... to London Joint Stock HALF-PA ST ONE. The principal stock dealt in this morning in the Stock Ex change has been South American. Buenos Ayres Bands, are 19%, 20 ; Colombian, 24 1 ; Mexican, 35% • Poittlgitese Fives, 32% ; Spanish Actives, 24% % ; Deferred, IF% ; Dutch 24 per Cents, 52i t ; Ditto Fives, 102* it. The English Securities continue firm, with little business doing. Consols are 89i * for Money, ar.d 891 for the Account. Exchequer Bills, 24 26. India Bonds, 8 10 prem. Bank Stock, 170 171. India ditto, 244 245. In Shares there has been but little doing, and the quotations are nearly the same as on Saturday. Great Western, 86% ex-div. ; Ditto New, 61*; Eastern Counties Debentures, 101. 6s. Bd. ; London and Brighton Loan No'es, ; London and Blackwall, 11/ ; London and South Western, 588 ; York and North Midland, 88 ; Ditto New Shares, 29. QUARTER TO THREE. _ _ It has been stated to us, on good autherity, that the report hich has appeared in some Journals here of a large expedition, under Mr. Schomburck's direction, being about to start from British Guiana to the frontiers of Brazil, with hostile intentions, is entirely without foundation, the simple fact being, that the latter gentleman is about to proceed With a small party towards the frontier of the trio Branco, with the peaceable object of surveying the boun dary line. Some anxiety is felt to learn something further respecting the state of affairs in India, but, up to this hour, we have no ,hing beyond the information received on Saturday. Consols, for the Account, 69/ sellers ; Colombian, 23i ; %lexicon, 35i ; Spanish, 241 13-. THE MARKETS.-(THIS I)AY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of the past week were small of Wheat, but con siderable of Barley and Oats. The fresh supply was moderate of Wheat, and good of other Grain. Wheat, if very fine, ra ther dearer, and other qualities obtained last week's rates. Batley very dull and ls. per quarter lo'ser. Peans and Peas also Is. per quarter cheaper. The Oat trade is fur the present overdone with quantity, and sales are difficult at Is. per quarter below last currency. Flour as last reported. I ttItIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DUltihti LAST WEEK. Wheat. Harley. oats. , Flour English 3,62t qrs. 10,237 qrs. 1 ,ISI qis 4,ls2sacks Irish — 15,C'92 . 300 Foreign 2d,7'.1 , 6,269 :rls FRICES OR BOARD OF SYIP Wheat,Red (old) s s Beans, Small (new) 371.885. .—.. White (old) —5. —a. (old) ...... .. 42 , 465. Red(18.11) s2s. 555. Tick (new) c 7 295. ........._ Fi ne 5`)..635. -- Superfine 615.66. Harrow (nrw) 115.335 . , -- White (1841)....555. Ms. ------ (01d).......385.425. ---• Fine 60s. 625. Brank --Superfine 'Os. 725. Oats, Feed ....1 , • I —•—Foreignf ree 561.765. lye Ms. 40s. Poland —s.--s. Barley 265.32. --New 20..20. Grinding ''55.28x. Potal2e s. • --. Malting .325. 355. '""" New '3 i. I:6s. Slalt 566, 60s ---- Scotch 266.2551. Fine New 625 64s Irish 14s. ...l7ls. Pease, Grey, New 10s. 325. Flour Town (per 5ack)....565.005. ---- Maple New 310. 535. --- S e conds 52..545. -- W 6 to s4¢ 3t7s. , ;thorth 30s. 54,. --- hollers rpt 38k. 43r0 is es. The supply of BeastS Ith . grott,S,beep ar.d Pigs short, and of Calves moderate .;,:•She trade: wfa brisk. Beef, 3s 4d to 4 8d ; Mutton, 4s to as 2d ; Vcal,;( ss . to 6s ; Pork, 4s 6d to 3s 6d. Beasts, 2,835; Slmelf, 19,540,. Pigs, 419 ; Calves,6o. PRPtiSI4`4IISIRKET. Butter sells steadilk: - Yine!ptit4i at,ll4s. to 116.. per cwt.; and the best Irish 90!. per`ewt. - Bacon heavy, and prices on the decline. Lard dull; at4Sif. - for` the best bladdered. Hams difficult of sale. TEA MARKET. Prices firm at Is. Ild. for Company's Cnngou rash. The market was in a dull state for both Black and Green descrip tions. The deliveries keep large. TALLOW MARKET. The demand was ood, and 48s. 3d. the current rate for par cels on the spot. lor delivery in the last three months of the year holders were firm at 495. per cwt. There have been fur thtr arrivals of South American. HOP AI ARKET. Prices firm, a good demand, the supply small, and holders 'ook for higher rates. MEETING AT LINCOLN. (EROI4I A CORRESPONDENT. I e nclose you a requisition, to the Mayor, calling a meeting on tl.e aul ject of the Corn-laws. It took place in the Guild hall, and was oue of the largest meetings ever known in t his city ; scores went away unable to gain admittance. A resolu tion for their total and immediate repeal, and an extension of the suffrage was carried by a large majority. Mr. Cobden was unanimously requested to present the petition, which is al ready numerously signed. Distress exists here to a grievou extent among the labouring population, and the trade never more depressed. An afflicting event occurred the day before yester day at the Courtille. As a lad, eleven years of age, the son of a wine.dealer, was running home from an errand, he was followed by an enormous mastiff, whose barking alarmed him, and ho began to scream violently. The screams having irritated the dog, he at tacked the boy, threw him down, and, before assistance could be rendered, had bitten him dreadfully in the face and throat. It was with great difficulty that the enraged animal could be com pelled to let go his hold upon the throat, and two hours afterwards the poor boy was dead A correspondent of the Semaphore writes from Algiers :—" While General Bugead is hunting the Arabs in the province of Oran, General de Rumigny is hunting wild boars in :hat of Algiers. A few days ago, be went out with two other ge. oeral of f icers, several staff officers, and some colonists, escorted by 300 native tirailleurs, and three boars, when an immense quantity o, game, was brought in," ( A LATER ACCOUNT : ) A few minutes before twelve o'clock this day one of the most dreadful events which it has been our duty to record for so.ne years past, has occurred at the firework-manufactory of Mr. D'Ernst, situated at the bottom of Princes-street, Lam beth walk, and which has been attended, it is supposed, with the loss of eight or ten lives. From the confusion, alarm, and anxiety at present. existing in the vicinity, no certain informa tion could be obtained beyond th .t, every human being who was on the premises, at the time of the awful catastrophe, was launOied into eternity. The premises which stood on an ex tensive plot of g ound, are levelled to the earth, and in there place an immencee mass of ruins is only to be seen. At the time mentioned the whole portion of the southern part of the metropolis were thrown into the utmost consterna tion by two loud reports which shook the houses, while in the immediate neighbourhood the furniture was displaced, and which was thoug!A to proceed from an earthquake. The reports were instantly followed by- a noise resembling the discharge of artillery in rapid succession. The first impulse of the inhabitants in the neighbourhood were to rush out of their houses, when a sight, which can never be forgotten, met their eye—it was that of the entire pre mises, enveloped in smoke and fire, rising in the air, and with them the whole of the unfortunate uersons at work. To such a height did they ascend, as to r ndcr the mass of ruins visible to those who were passing over the metropolitan bridges, and which descended as rapidly. The instant they fell fire was seen to burst out from the aper tures, but owing to the prompt arrival of the engines the flames were quickly got under, and then a sight pre sented itref which harrows the imagination ; remnants of human bodies were to be seen amidst the burning ruins, and from it being known that all the men were at work, every exertion was made by the firemen an t police to extricate them ; by a cyoarter ; past twelve three blackened muses, which once *item living beings, were got out, but so dreadfully disfigured, as to render it almost impossible to identify them, and at the time we write, two more bodies were taken out. The general impre:sion i . that more are still burned. How or by what means the accident happer.ed will be for ever a mystery, as none of those who were within escaped to tell the cause. From the inquiries which were made, it was stated there were four barrels of ' powder on the premises at the time, besides other combt.stibles. Thousands of persons are on the spot, as well as a large body of the police. The mutilated remains recovered were taken to 1 the workhouse. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON FEB. 28.—Wind this day at noon, W. DEAL, FEB. 26.--Wind S.W. to W.N. W., moderate. 27, A .34., S. S. W. ; r. ,W. S. W., moderate—Arrd. Milford, Shields, for Grenada. Arrd. from the River, Eliza, St. Helena ; Ocean, Sierra Leone ; Orleans, Hobart Town ; Mid- Lothian, Bombay; Milani', Trinidad; Hope, St. Vincent. It has blown hard throughout the day, during which several vessels drove considerably, but have brought up with a second anchor. It is now (7, 4..30 more moderate. The Ergo, for Malta, slipped anchor and cable, and proceeded for Ramsgate. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 27.—Wind S. S. W., fresh —Arrd. Roch dale and Trinidad packet, Demerara—sailed 16th ult. ; Sh aron, Pennington, New Orleans; General Parkhill, Hoyt, and George Wa-hington, Burrows, New York—sailed Bth inst. ; Gazelle, Newfoundland; Vagellan, Bouch, Lima; Jem, Menzies, Tam- pico ; Adams, Gay, New Orleans; Gondola, Rennie, New York and Charleston—sailed 6th inst. The General Parkhill and George Washington, got in contact this morning in the river ; the latter lost bowsprit, had bow stove, azc. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 27.—Wind S. S. W. to N. W., strong.— The Isadore, from Cardiff to London, which was ashore near Ryde, has been got off, and towed in here. COWES, FEB. 16.—Arrived the Medora Norna, Bridgeman. Charleston; Magnet, London, for Grenada. GUERNSEY, FEB. 23.—Sailed John, Havannah. BRISTOL, FEB. 26.—Sailed Emley, St. Vincent. SWANSEA, Fag. 25.—Acrd. Enchantress, Edgar, Cuba. FALMOUTH, FEB. 25. —Wind N. W. , to W. S. W , strong breezes, and squally. 26. —Wind W. S. W. to N. W., do., with violentsqualls.—Arrived the Wanderer, Palk, Ancona; Tyrian packet, Vera Cruz, sailed Bth ult., Tampico 19th, Havannah 2d inst., with 170,000 dollars; Bragarza steamer, Gibraltar, left 17th inst., Cadiz 18th, Lisbon 21st, Oporto 22d, and Vigo 23d ; 'Traveller, Brand, Jacmel, sailed 3d inst. Eliza, Cornish, Constantinople, sails split, &c. ; Briton's Queen, bound fur St. Michael's, with fore and mainmasts carried away, 24th inst., in lon. 9. Coax, FEB. 25.—Ski., Mozambique, for Bermuda. KINSALE, FEB. Cantab, Rio Grande; Diadem, Bahia. SOUTHAMPTON, FEs. 26.—51 d., Mary Wood (s. ), Gibraltar. Orr DA RTMOUTH, FEB. 25.- -Elise, Baltimore, for Bremen. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 27.—Wind, variahle—Arrd., -Wolverme, Portsmouth, for China. It has blown all night from S.S.E. to S. S. W., but is now moderate. The William and Charles, Butcher, fouled another schooner in the Sound, slipped, and ran into the pool with damage. PENZANCE, FEB. 23.—Arrd. William and Ann, Casey, Swansea, with bowsprit, &c. carried away, and other damage, having been in contact r;ith a large brig lath inst. off Lundy. MILFORD, FEB. 26.—A head-board, marked " Michael Edwards," in gilt letters on a black ground, was picked up yesterday near the Crown Rock. GALWAY, Fzn. 25.—The Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, sailed the 18th inst., put back 20th, with pumps out of work ing order; she has had to discharge part of cargo, but will proceed in a day or two. DUBLIN, FEB 25.—Arrd. Demerara, Miller, Demerara. RAMSGATE, FEB. 27.—Arrd. Jane, London, for Tobago, assisted in. The vessel which sunk near Scilly, 11th inst., is supposed to be the William Preston, Cowper, of South Shields, from Odessa. We regret to state that the abEeace of Philip Howard, Esq., Member for Carlisle, is occasioned by the con tinued illness of his father. MR. HENRY VINCENT IN DEVIZES.—On Wednes day, February 23d, Mr. Vincent arrived in Devizes, for the first time since the Tory riot in 1839. His intention was to attend the Anti-Corn-law tea meeting, but finding, on his ar rival, that the party was a private one, Mr. Vincent wrote a letter to the Chairman, stating he had no desire to intrude himself among them, but hoping that a public meeting would soon be held in defence of popular representation and free trade. News of Mr. Vincent's arrival soon spread, and at eight o'clock the Temperance Room was filled with a highly respect able party. Mr. Vincent was enthusiastically received, and addressed the meeting for the space of three hours, on the " first principles of Government," and urged the necessity of union between the middle and working classes, to obtain po litical power for the people.— Wiltshire Indepependent. MORE MADNESS. — On the day that the great fight between " the powers of light and darkness" (to quote the Guardian), was going on in Glasgow, we had a small conflict of the same sort in Aberdeen. Dr. William Henderson, equally well known for his pious zeal and his pious mistakes (to call them by a mild name), had politely given notice that, ar the general meeting of the Shareholders of the Aberdeen and London Steam Navigation Company, he would bring for ward a motion for altering the times of the sailing of their vessels, from Saturday to some other day of the week. The discussion came off on Tuesday, and, on a division, it was found that the Sabbattarians could only muster 18 votes, while their opponents had not fewer than 70.—Aberdeen Herald. On Sunday, the 13th inst., a troop of maskers, who had bound themselves together with ropes, promenaded the city of Lyons, bearing a large flag, on which was inscribed Auz Peuplea Inalheureux! This being considered by the police as an excite ment to disturbance, they w ere all arrested. A narrow board, nearly three feet in length, with the letters" ERNST" cut deep, and gilded, has been picked up near the Osmington station, and forwarded by the Inspecting Corn. mender of the Coast Guard to George Arden, Esq., Lloyd's agent at Weymouth.—Doryet Coun y Chronicle. WEST AMSTER LOAN AND IN VESTMENT JOINT-STOCK COMPANY. A general meeting of the Shareholders of this Com pany was held on Saturday, at their house, No. 7, Adam street, Adelphi, late the elegant residence of Alderman Christopher Smith. The meeting was very numerously attended, At three o'clock the chair was taken by C. K. Nleftotts, Esq., who said that the Hon. Chair man of the Board of Directors, Cornelius O'Brien, Esq., M.P., was unavoidably absent, attending the Assizes in Ireland, the honour of presiding therefore devolved upon him. The Actuary would now read the Report. Mr. WILLIAMS, the Actuary, then read the following REPORT : " This being the first meeting of the Proprietor; held pnrsuant to the 45th clause of the deed of settlement,- since the formation of the Westminster Loan and In vestment Society' into a joint stock company, the Di rectors, with combined feelings of duty and satisfaction, proceed to offer to you a clear and succinct statement of the operations of the Company up to February 1842. " Before adverting to the re tilts of their operations, the Directors beg to remind you that, in the commercial commun'ty, as in other departments of national enter prize, there are certain great and valuable principals, that, if properly worked out, must produce results most beneficial to society. " The plans that have hitherto governed mercantile operations have been frequently embarrassed by mis guided views, inasmuch as the force of capital has been chiefly directed to the support of the great merchant and trader, whilst the humble classes have, in the main, been excluded from the benefits conferred on the richer mem bers of the trading community. " The Westminster Loan Society' was originally in stituted in the year-1839, with the. intention of miti gating this commercial defect, and its operations hitherto have been crowned with unqualified sueceee — a strong evidence of the value a Web ati Institution. That the views of the promoters of this establishment should have been so fully realised, is a source of Wet satisfaction, those views being directed towards affording assistance to the trading and working classes. by loans at a moderate charge. " But whilst this result has been secured to the hot' , rowers, a collateral and legitimate benefit has been realised to the Shareholders, by the re-investnient of the weekly re-payments, which, calculated in arithe metical progression. forms one f the important sources from which the Company is enabled to grant to its Shareholders and Depositors a higher rate of interest, with greater safety for their money than the ordinary channels of commercial investments afford, and as might have been predicted from the importance of the Esta blishment and its great accessibility, other benefits have been secured by accommodation rendered to persons of a higher grade of life, such as Government officers, pro fessional persons, artits, and men of science, &c., &c. " The Directors beg to state, finding that their origi nal premises were inadequate to the increased operations of the Company, they deemed it prudent to purchase the lease of the house, No. 7, Adam-street, Adelphi, being one eligibly situated, and of full capacity for conducting the affairs of the Institution. " The premises have been fitted up in a commodious and business-like manner, and with the strictest regard to economy, " They also beg to state that in furtherance of the objects of the Company, they have opened a bank for the receipt and payment of current accounts in the usual manner of other banks, and which depart ment has received from the public pleasing and satis factory encouragement. " The Directors wish to draw the particular attention of the Shareholders to another new feature in the Com pany's operations, viz., the establishment of an unen rolled bank for savings, in which all classes of the community can deposit, however small or consi derable, at the rate of 4i per cent. per annum, and to suit the convenience of the public, this department is open daily from nine o'clock in the morning to five in the afternoon. Another privilege to depositors is recog nised in the facility offered them to withdraw their money by giving to the Company three clear days' notice of such intention. " This branch has already been fully supported by numerous deposits. " The Directors have now the pleasing satisfaction of commmunicating to the Shareholders that notwithstand ing the expenses consequent on the purchase of the lease of the new house, as well as the necessary outlay in alterations and fitting up the offices they are enabled to recommend, out of the net-profits of the business of the Company, 0, dividend at the rate of 8 percent. per annum. " The Directors at the same time would beg strongly to impress upon the minds of the Shareholders, that by re commending the Institution to the notice of heir friends, and inducing them to invest capital in its stock, they will add increased stability to the undertaking, and by a general co-operation of interests enable it to take a high stand amongst the monetary institutions of the country. " In conclusion, the Directors suggest the propriety of issuing to the public two thousand unappropriated shares of the stock of the Company with a view to the increase of the present capital." The reading of the Report was followed by very great applause, which was vehemently repeated upon the read ing of the balance-sheet, by the same officer. From the latter we gathered that the operations of the Coin parry were exceedingly extensive, no less than 187,0004 having been advanced in loans, within three years. Mr. GRADY moved the first resolution, to the effect— " That the Report be received and adopted, and that this meeting authorize the payment of a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent.:per annum upon the shares of the Com pany from the period of its establishment, and that the said dividends be payable on and after the 31st day of March next."—(Loud and repeated applause.) It was his pleasing duty to offer to the meeting a. few observations, previous to the resolutions being put from the chair. The statement which had been read by Mr. Williams showed them what had been done and how much more the Institution was capable' ff eff6eting.— (Hear.) There was sufficient in that Report to convince every Shareholder, that, in the monetary system of this country, there was no mode in which he could invest his savings, with a greater prospect of securing to himself the comforts of life, than that afforded by this Company. —(heer.) The principle on which it proceeded was not new ; but until lately it was not clearly understood, and the institutions formed on it had either passed away im mediately upon their formation, or bad ultimately failed altogether to produce advantage to the Proprietors or the public. But the peculiarity of their Company was, that con sidering the mode of its operation, the extensive sphere of its action, and the number and character of those engaged in carrying its principles into effect, it was impossible to doubt of he success or its utility. Therefore it was that they were then called together, to agree to a dividend of 8 per cent.—(Applause.) It was strange that whilst every encouragement was given to the enterprise and associations of great merchants and wealthy capitalists, the legislature held out none to men of small capital to unite their funds for the purposes of benevolence, and for increasing their own means of property and comfort Yet they had the proof in this institution, that persons having individually but small sums to invest might, by their large numbers, produce large results, and obtain collectively and individually large profits. They had the proof this day that when many were thus associated their success was as certain as anything could be under the sun. He was not there to advocate those AssoCiations, whose object was only to obtain high re turns for a small body of Proprietors, without any regard to general utility, or to affording small capitalists a good investment for their money.—(Hear.) It might appear strange that an institutian like this should be able to di vide so much as six, or, as was the case in the present year, eight per cent. But it could be easily accounted for when it was understood that the money was continually turned in, though in little amounts—(llear)----together with this, that those Tittles were always taken care of— kept continually in motion—so that like the rolling snow ball, they grew bigger and bigger as they moved on.— (Hear, and laughter.) He made this observation because he had seen in a respectable newspaper, which always advocated the cause of the middle and working classes, the question raised as to " how there was so large a dividend obtained ?" Now, he trusted that when the mode was so easily explained, the conductors of the paper he al luded to would have the generosity to acknowledge it.— (Hear, hear.) In connection with one department of this institution, he had an observation to make respect ing the Savings' Banks.—(Hear, hear.) Those banks might be considered part of the political institutions of this country, for they were not only established by a specific enactment of the Legislature, but they were di rectly connected with, and controlled by the Government. They were first instituted by voluntary associations such as this, " The Westminster Loan and Investment Joint Stock Company," and Government never gave them any assistance until •it discovered that it could make them useful to itself, and then it was so contrived that the depositors became, in effect, lenders to the Government to the amount of 23,000,000 L - (Hear, hear)—and a little ill-feeling towards this Company, which he had the honour of addressing, might be ac counted for, because the Depositors or Shareholders were their own bankers—(Hear, hear.) But he had no doubt, for all that, that they would go on increasing in numbers, and extending their sphere of usefulness.—(Hear, hear,) They had no difficulty either in paying in their deposits, or in draising out their capital and interest. 'Whereas, in Savings' Banks there were great difficulties in these respects. He had known the greatest inconvenience and suffering to be occasioned to depositors by those diffi culties. He had known many to be involved in expensive and vexatious law proceedings ; and, in some instances, he had known respectable families to have been entirely ruined.—(Hear, hear, hear.) In one instance he had known a respectable family to be utterly ruined, - because they could not get out in the regular time the sum of 43/. which had been deposited in the ' Savings' Bank. The money was wanted in an emergency to put a stop to ruinous law expenses. But when the week's notice required by law had been given, at the end of the week some technical irregularity was discovered, and a week's delay was occasioned. In the mean time an execution was put in upon the goods of the depositors by the successful opponent in the litigation, and when the money was at length got out of the bank, it was too late, for the business of that respectable family was de stroyed and they were entirely ruined.—(Hear, hear.) But in this Institution (t.he Westminster Loan and Joint-Stock Company) the offices were open all day . and every day, and the deposits were received at all times, and in the smallest sums, so that the thrifty need not be for a day exposed to the tempta tion of having their savings close at hand, to be dissi pated at the impulse of any momentary extravagance. — (Hear, hear.) And, besides, when an occasion arose for the immediate employment of the money, there was no delay in withdrawing it.—(Hear. hear.) In the Government Savings' Banks, the value of the deposits was affected by everything which affected the public se curities ; but the funds of this Institution were in the hands of the depositors themselves, and were in no degree liable to such a hazardous influence. The learned Proprietor concluded an eloquent and animated speech amidst much applause. Mr. BINHAN, the scientific member of the Society of Friends, seconded the resolution. Having d gently examined the Institution in all its bearings - a, he was enabled to say, that it was in every respect; worthy of universal encouragement.—(Hear.) A great dramatic author had said, " Neither borrower nor lender be, For borrowing turns the edge of husbandry." :". ! - : ,"e."--- / -•-..,,,,..- Ira But the result of this Institntion proved that the y ' 11 :' was wrong, and that borrowing and lending may : , ,;.,- ~, good to both parties, and keep the edge, instead of tutt.r-: r.l"q Spa tr ing it, of husbandry and every other branch of human industry,—(Applause and a laugh.) For his part, he had not, as yet, a large stake in the Institution, but he had learned enough to induce him to increase it. The resolution was carried unanimously, with cheers. • -Mr. H. Xgtsitio moved the second resolution to the e ff e et:.—"That the best thanks of the Proprietors be given to the Directors for the able manner in which they have conducted the affairs of this Establishment, and espe cially to Charles Kerry Nicholls, Esq., the Resident and At.snaging Director, for the zeal and talent evinced by him iii the superintendence of the business of the Company." Mr. J. HOWELL seconded the resolution, which was carried by acclamation. Mr. Nienou.s, on the part of his colleagues and him self, for the honour done them by the resolution just. passed, assured them that he would continue the same exertions which they had so handsomely Acknow ledged, and he hoped to be able next year to give them a still more pleasing account of their affairs even than t. hat . which they had now received with so muc h satisfact,'oll, ( A pplause.) Mr. GRADY had next to propose a resolution which trt him, as a lawyer, was very gratifying, although he could hardly help doubting whether he ought to be the first to thank solicitors for letting down the fees of the profs scion so much as they did.—(Hear, I , ear, and a laugh.) The resolution which he had to propose was, " That the best thanks of the Shareholders be given to Messrs. Murrays, Rymer, and Murray, the soli eitofs who prepared the Company's deed of settlement, for the urbanity and liberal conduct evinced by , them on all occasions towards this establish ment.' ' Oil looking over their charges, he was suite astonished at theif moderation.—(Hear, hear.) for three year? Service4ticititll4, the deed of settlement,they hod chargedi Only 150/. 1 4 tow the meeting would understand how ninth they , were indebted ft/ the solicitors for this, when he told them that lie had known a deed of settlement of a Company to cost 850/.—(l.lear, hear)—and the fair charges on deeds of settlement wen generally so high,. that a lawyer considered one a go d_ ser ie, and cared little _ about any more business for the rest of-the ) 'ear. Mr. FORMAN seconded the resolution, whicfi was cur ried with applause, Mr. Nienou.s then moved, " That the thanks of thiTs-4 meeting be given to Mr. John Simpson , secre tar y , and' to Mr. Charles William Williams, the actuary and ac countant, for their zeal and attention." Mr. BiNnAm seconded the resolution, which was car ried unanimously, Thanks were then voted with groat cordiality to C. E. Nicholls, Esq., for his conduct in the chair, and the meeting separated. SIR WILLIAM WRAXALL; (No. 1.) TO THE ZOl7blt OF THE TIMES. No. 6, Albion.place, Feb. 25, 1842. Stn,—l celled on Sir William Wildall, in the Times of the 24th inst., to produce the letter returned to him by me on the 20th Dec., 1841, to which be refers in hie letter in the Times of the 23d inst., as evidence of his imputations against my veracity and courage. He has failed to produce it. I will do it fur him. He must, he says, write to Tours to obtain its transmissien. I have its contents nearer home. With a view sole'y to protect myself from that falsification of it which has occurred, a copy of that letter was verified by Richard Napier, sealed, and kept by h;m unopened until this day. Allow me to illustrate the veracity of Sir William Wraxall by a brief extract from its contents, in juxta-position with his representation of what passed at our interview on the it3th Dec. Speaking of that interview in his letter in the Times - of the 23d inst., he says : " I di I not refuse to retract any insinuation coainst Mr.. Symons, unless he proved them to be ' false.' nut, on the contra , y, required proof of my having made any such Cons as would justify either the demand or the alter native . 1)“ ,- posed." In his letter referred to of the 114th of December last, and re-- turced by me as above stated, he writes thus of what passed at the .nter‘ievr in question : " That there may be no mistake as to what my answer foyon was this morning, I think it necessary to send it you in writing. viz.:— That I wilt not retract that phrase of my last letter' to you from Versailles, in which I stated that Mr. Symons playesi the same game at Stroud in 1837, as he did lately in 1641. mr meaning being, that after becoming a candidate, he retired, in stead of gone to the poll, on both those occasions. Before he has a sight to call upon me fur sativaetion he must fir,l dis prove this." In Sir Win. Wraxall's letter in the Times of the 23d, Sir Wm. Wraxall deliberately asserts, " That at the moment whew Mr. Ley and Mr. Symons, one or both, were asking fer me at the Parthenon Club, I was in the act of addressing to Mr. Ley a letter, written in, and dated from my own residence 1* the Regent's Park, a letter, -too, repeating in writing what I had said at the interview ; namely, that I was ready to name a friend upon proof of any ir.sult, or insinuation amounting to if,. having been made by me against Mr. Symons ; and, finally,. inasmuch as Mr. Ley received that letter, opened it, and re turned it to me at my residence, it is to be regretted that his valour should Lave so soon evaporated, for he surely knew then where to find me." Now the letter here referred to contains no mention what- ever of his residence. It is dated solely as follows 3 o'clock Saturday evening, 18th Dec., 1841. No place whatever is named from the beginning of the letter to the ending, nor could the porter at the Parthenon ewe me his address; it was therefore left with the porter for Sir W Wiasa.ll, and not at his residence ; my first knowledge of which was obtained through the police report in the newspaper, after he was bound over to keep the reace. I have said that Sir W. Wraxall s letter to me would de termine the truth or falsehood of our respective assertions. 1 am now pt rfectly content to abide the judgment of the as to whether I am the liar, or Sir W. Wraxall. I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient servant, James PEARD LEI, P. S. Sir William Wraxall, in his letter to the Times of the 24:11 inst., is pleased to conclude that my valour had ma• porated, because, as ho affirms, I addre'sed the returned letter to his residence, and therefore knew where to find him.- It: mac be i.rocer to observe, that when I left the letter with the half-porter at the Parthenon Club. I had myself no personal quarrel whatever with Sir William Wraxall, nor, as he ex pressrs it, any " dire intent" towards him, but as the friend of Mr. S)mons, I have no wish to speak of my own courage, be it much or litle ; if much, there is no occasion to tea( abent it ; if little, the less that is said of it the better. (No. 2.) 68. Upper Itorkeley-street, Portman. square. Sir,—The letter 1 now deliver into your hands, marked ow the cover, " Copy of Sir Wm. Wraxall 's letter to Mr. Ley," and sealed, has been in my possession from the day I received it uktil the present momeni. - 1 compared it with the original letter shown to me, as from Sir Wm. Wren.% and finding it to be a correct copy of such letter, I sca'ed it up immediately, and the seal has never been broken open.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, RICHD. NAPIER. To Chas. Augustus Tulk, Esq. (No. 3.) February 25th, 1842. Sir,—The sealed letter which you delivered into my hands this evening, marked on the cover, " Copy of Sir Wm. Wrax all's letter to Mr. Ley," f opened in your presence, and the enclosed is an accurate copy of its contents.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your very obedient servant, CUAS. Auc. TULIC. Richard Napier, Esq. (No.- 4.) 19, Dulto-street, Westminster, Feb. 25, 1842. Sir,—l have in my possession the copy of a letter from Sir W. Wraxall to Mr. Ley, dated 18.11 Dec. 1841, which was delivered to me this evening by Mr. Nailer, with the seal unbroken, and opened by me in that gentleman's presence. I bog further to :tate that its contents have been communicated by me to Mr. Ley, and that the copy itself has not been out of my possession. May I request that you will insert this in your raper, with the accompanying notes between Mr. Napier and myself. I have the honour to be, Sir, Yours very obediently, CHAS. Auo. Tung. The General Steam Navigation Company's vessel the Giraffe, R. Stranack, from Rotterdam, arrived off the Custon-house lesterday, with the Dutch Mail. We understand that it is the intention of Madame Vestris to close Covent-garden Theatre in the beginning of May, in order to make way for the German company, whohave engaged the house for fifty nights. Some persons, who seem to know little of the matter, have been busily engaged circulating a report that the German company will not appear this season in England. We have reason to know the contrary, and, al. though some arrangements are not quite complete, we believe there is no doubt that we shall have a German opera this sea son,"and that it has already received the very highest sanction. Observer. LOVE OF THE TIGER FOR HUMAN 1' LESli.—ltv was my lot to be stationed, for several years, In a remote part of our Indian possessions, adjoining the Mysore frontier, and in the immediate vicinity of the great chain of Western Ghauts. In the pathless thickets of their eternal forests, untrodden by the foot of man, the tigress reared her young, and wandered with her sa. rage partner into the smaller jungles of the plain, proving a scourge that drove every feeling of security from the humble dwellings of the wretched inhabitants. In such a country, inhabited by the poorest classes, living in small villages surrounded by jungle, and forced to seek their subsistence amongst the tiger's haunts, nu. merous casualties, of course, occurred, and I had frequent opportu nities of studying the habits, and witnessing the ravages of tins formidable animal. Some idea may be formed of the havoc com mitted by tigers, when I mention, from returns made to Govern ment, that, in one district, three hundred men and five thousand head of cattle, were destroyed during three years I Whilst con fined in the forest, the tiger is comparatively harmless. There, feeding principally on deer, he rarely encounters man, and when the solitary hunter does meet the grim tyrant of the woods, in stinctive fear of the human race, makes the striped monster avoid him. But in the open country he becomes dangerous. Pressed by hunger, lie seeks his prey in the neighbourhood of villages, and carries off tattle before the herdsman's eyes. Still, he rarely ventures to attack man, unless provoked, or urged to desperation. But under whatever circumstances human blood is once tasted, the spell of fear is for ever broken ; the tiger's nature is changed ; lie deserts the jungle, and haunts the very doors of his victims. Cattle pass unheeded, but their driver is carried et; and from that time the tiger becomes a mon.eates.—The Old Forest )}:anger. - - - ATMOSPHERIC :PRESSURE ENGINE.—The TOIIIO7I - has the following :—" M. Lewinsky, a Pole by birth, but naturalised in France, will in a few days make trial of on atmos. pheric pressure-engine, In a small boat which Admiral Baudia has placed at his command. We have before us a certificate by Cap tain Durbac, of the port of Marseilles, affirming that M. Lewin sky in the course of last year made a trial of his engine, which is of wood, in a flat.bottomed boat, which he was thereby able to take out of the port of Marseilles, and reach the lburth buoy, at the rate of between three and four knots an hour, although the sea was very boisterous. Ile had previously made an experiment at Home, in the presence of numerous spectators ; this attracted the notice of the Eng ish consular agents, and induced them to communicate an account of it to their Government. The Lords of the Admiralty in consequence wrote to M. Lewinsky, inviting him to bring his invention to England, promising him every prate:don and encouragement; but M. Lewinsky, wishing to present his discovery to his adopted country, declined accepting the flattering offer." The Bishop of Algiers, whose arrival at Marseilles has been announced, has left that city for Rome. It is said that he has received from Government the authorisation and the funds to build ten new churches in Algeria ; and that, besides this, 350,000 f. have been allotted for the enlarging of his cathedral. large and a smaller seminary (for senior and Junior theological s u, dents, have been authorised in 4100.