The Sun. — London, England, 1842-05-17 00:00:00

S An 0 E S AND Vitbltt eptutom " Who runs rnaq read." :To se The et Paris l _ er TFOREIGN. aI e daily; journal the Temps was sentenced in L nrAnner, on Saturday, by the Sixth Chem ,. ,' r of Correcti anal Police, not for any political offence, its t for a n i rregularity with regard to the registering of '4, 8 .prop r i etor s and the deposit of its caution money. with •Ito 3 Tribun e f ordered the suppression of the journal, I 0„ n a fine cin the gerants, Messrs. Cost and Couil, of -- '" -)00 fra acs. Should this sentence be confirmed on UP, and th aPnral to t he superior Court, the Temps must be given .e gerants must either pay the fine or submit to a year s i imprisonment. "We 'advance from step to step," exclaims the IVa l t • ip " 4 "in the high road which leads to the destruc nsi" of .he pres s . Th e C our t o f C orrect i ona l P o li ce pro . ea ant', a a j u d gment on S atur d ay, w hi c h surpasses all said "", a t 0 • ad been p rev i ous ly k nown . P er h aps i t may b e : „hat the Court were impelled by a species of rage age-Just the press. By no means. The Court merely s _l /lied th e m i n i mum of the fine ; they might have in "u'aed a p ena l ty of 231,000 f., an made the proprietors prsrsonally responsible for having been guilty of a mere it formality." The Left Bank Railroad resumed its service on Satur -11, aY• Several ladies were in the engines The follow ing alterations had been made in the trains :- 1. The discontinuance of the four-wheeled locomotives, and the use of the six-wheeled engines only. . 2, The baggage-waggons, usually placed behind the ' ra n, are now placed between the eengine and the passen gers, and, independently of this rxecaution, an additional Laq'on;loaded with stones ana sand-bags, follows the "qgai'e one. A. '1 he speed has been slackened. .., 4. The doors of the creriages can now be opened by `611• passengers. The Madrid Papers of the Bth state that the Commis 110n on the Budget Ines made its report, in which a re duction on the Gove . inrnent estimates of the annual ex penditure is proposed to the extent of 24,324,441 reals. ~ ,,V The Alexandri e, correspondent of the Semaphore de tae Alexandri writes., un d er d ate t h e 26t h ult , that 21,000 Biztud of arms 'had been landed there by an English rte of and t'aat the boxes in which they were con- R a ined had bet fa immediately forwarded to Suez. The e u „ s n sia .ti nierenants of Alexandria enjoy the privilege of 4F. t 'rting pr")duce on payment of a duty of 3 per cent., bell i n 4 order merchants (English included) were coin ' *'" tq ',lay 12 per cent. PUBLIC OPINION. Of h i f: itiorning Po s t contains a leading article, th e d r if t 1, 11 14 ' ich i s to s h ow t h at the progress of liberal opinions s ' been unattended with beneficial- effect to the com mo thn. • ~, atty. "W e d o not fi n d , " o b serves our C ontemporary, 6 at the poor are at all better pleased with the ' le i e i ral ' law for their relief than with that which existed : e6 rfe the liberal reform had been effected. On the tri -°ntr arY, they are more dissatisfied, and, we fear, with t O c re reaaon. There is less roguery and abuse, tot then g 're is , much more harshness and suffering. 'We d o no t ',nu t hat miihicipal councils have shed the dew of virtue, and si ,„ Poured fo r th th e suns hi ne of happi:iess, over their iC et allocalities. E nv y, bickerin;, a n d s t r if e — ma li ce , 4 ed, and uncharitableness, 0 - sound as much as ever." ru the question °remi g ration, the Times thus ex es a•ess i -. • tself :—" Th e r e i s h ar dl y any more tempt i ng jaLnecly th em emigraeLon for the evils which we here your u n d er. so s a r . It sr.cems so easy, so natural, so generous, a ` e ' s - 0 Convcinieut, to ship off a few thousands from crow w oo, e.ed t o A vacant country—to send la b ourers where nin t h i &to be done-; but we are a pt t o f orge t h ow rem goes to this little pr ocess ;" an d of thi s we w i s h to 41 , a " aid all th ose w h o, w i t h d ou b t l ess the b est i ntent i ons, vt. u nwisely—sometimes, we fear, carelessly—exposing .24" countrymen to disappointment, where disappoint •illent is destruction." . ' L. :Ws quoto. the following from the Chronicle :—" It has den prop er l y o b served that t he question of child labour tf 1,- tar too extensive and important a nature to be inci ntally disposed or by, a clause in the Poor-law Bill. Ve think so too ; and the complaint we recently made re the inefficiency of Sir James Gr a ham's pro v i so re l a ti ve being apprentices, was not a censure upon i t f or not real a satisfactory settlement of the subject of child tbour, but for meddling with a great abuse to little purpose;, and giving a semblance of protection without a alY of the reality." The Herald, says ;—" Our neighbours across the Chan tel have a very singular mode of estimating the princi- Ides of commercial reciprocity ; they seem to be 'enamoured with what Sir Joseph Yorke was accustomed to call one-sided rec i proc i ty ; and think their country ' a ry unfairly treated by British Ministers, because they are not willing to concede trading advantages without gaining nqui%nlent concessions in return. The French coinnaercial system is the reverse of the old Turkish system., IN hick admitted every thing freely, but allowed nothl a g to be exported ' • the French clamour for ability to fax ,part, b u t refuse freedom of import. Sir Robert reel, offers to reduce British import duties on the agri culsatr al and manufacturing staples of France, if France tit wi 4andy,reciprocat e the reduction. All England desires an e;xtension of commerce with France, but France de ' ter mines that none shall take place." mONZY--Taana—COMMERCE. The Clarence Railway Company shipped during the last week in April, 8,900 tons of coals, in the river Tees, •.,..:, the in-est .r e. quantity ever shipped in that quarter. , ThseSo c i e ty o f G uar di ans for the Protection of Trade ` - ileld their dinner in the Poultw last week. The mem :, . 12!re are increasing in number, and their purpose is to K I.JOie the fictitious firms or trades in'London. A PUBLIC I:IMPROVEMENTS. new clock was opened last week at Middlesbrough, . rle6Yorkshir. e, whet,. eleven ships were launched into their :aePentive drops. The dock occupies an area of nine , o f it s )n q water-Furface, a nd was cons t ruc t e d a t an expense 'fros o ."l‘ ll ° o /- This town. in 1829 contained 40 inhabitants ; it k , p irkerease of commerce, the census of 1841 gives At th -sent, Population at 5,423. ,_ uod y e p meeting of the Aborigines Protection Society, • Abork,,- kertlay at Exeter-hall, the Report stated that the pierce ro es connected with British colonies and com and ;" W hom that Society had for their object to protect trail 4 . l ""`Prove, amounted to 1,000,000 inhabiting Aus- Zeai ttn ,,; 1,000,000 i n th e S ou th S eas , i nc l u di ng Ar lea; ; 500 , 000 still surviving in North and South : , lvitl e , ; e a; and 2,000,000 in Western and Southern Africa, beil, hte;,everal millions of the Indis. Of foreign Aborigines, se c , dby ,the Society tere were 16,000,000 in Ame ,,. ' - 4 6° ' ° ,ooo in Afric;t, had 200,000,000 in Asia. ', lf 1:, .A n a . LAW AND PO LICE. 4 4 relent, a c was brought yesterday in the Court of Ex ss, i4,.1 ar by the assignees of Shepherd and Drew, for 4't ,k an Y i llrop r i etors of the Star Hotel, Southampton, against • 41 sithei es . and Hutchins, the unsuccessful candidates at 't in. est e lection, to recover 453 L, the balance of a tavern k,, ‘ tn ew W itnesses were called to prove that the best apart •ds;;`' Ita n -s tii were engaged as committee-rooms,. and that a Nl' ` e bu i l . 4 "- wine and other liquors had been consumed, ?, 4 - 1 r ; ait,,aitcgether amounting to 6541. The defendants ae, for t r"t, into Court 2001. The Jury returned a verdict I ) , i At Q full amount claimed. 4 s, • net ~ i )lttrvlebo ne yester d ay , R o b ert A s hb y , a servant L,'* or ).,`'. .Place, wa s comm it te d to t a k e hi s trial on a charge ', 1 $ pitling stolen pl ate an d ot h er property o f t h e va l ue o f , esi*4-roni the h ouse o f M r . Chi c h ester , 40, U pper IVim q • ',:, In 'atreee '' "Ch r i f° „ r ruation was given at Union-hall, that Mr. H. etts'ata and Mr. J. Anichini, two mercantile men, lnef', lll g, on business in the City, were about to fight a 'grst • ' r- l'hey were forthwith taken into custody, and at .s kt:ci held to bail in-500/. each, and two sureties of 200/. . l'ap r .,' but on Mr. Christian making use of an intemperate kre as ' e s ,slon towards. his opponent, the Magistrate in n his bail 50/. Th TINE ARTS. it R h t C handos Testimonial, which the farmers of Buck ta&asbire will present to-morrow to the Duke of - , 6 ilv„ in g llB .ln, consists of a piece of plate, executed in ~,, 4 t tai h ßilte . being of the value of 2,000/. and upwards. NI ' °eight 4 feet 7 inches, and weighs about 1,800 ..) ee ' ssir,_`l2. Agricultural figures and emblems compose the ) ;:z; ; Qii"' the mottoes are " Chandos, Church and State," I :'se a ,,, atc los and the Corn laws," " Chandos and the 501. 4 ' 6 iti t ,i' ') It is manufactured by Messrs. Green and , : ', „ 4 ss, i 7t s ",' l , e ' th f Cockspur-street, and designed by Mr. Edgar • ' *,s' s„lr s ., THEATRICAL. ' 4 1 ;'`,lek. s. ,'IP.rris, an actress at Miss Kelly's theatre, while 4 ,',' - 'hs e - a'' l lg the other day, met with a severe fall, which 4 t : , •A t - Ek fracture of the arm. 11 ' 'i:i;ssi'lleleri Faucit will take her benefit to-night at ,:' ' 41 1 „• ' : 41 ' 11 e Theatre, and appear in her favourite character • Haller. 'b, ' t'tk l . 1 , COURT—FASHIONABLE. ' • -41 ' 1 . - &Juke of Wellington returns to Apsley House to , •-o w , . I , , ,t he ~? trorn Strathfieldsaye. ; . ta the 4 arq u i s o f D ouro h as gone to S trat hfi e ld saye, to tlel t , M archioness, who has been staying there some . W, hear •‘'.• , It'N ° that the Duchess of Buccleuch intends to % Itte t se ,rica-of breakfasts at Montague House, ,in the L l A)l.4 ( , t he ensuing month. i:pts,,b,`3tanley will give a grand official banquet, on toe,„ - Y , to a party of twenty-six, in St. James'-square, ' , 4 1 ,131 e I, r nf Her Majesty's birth-day. ' kalte.i. hake of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel, will ...,""ki,...te Corporation of the Trinity House, with their Is e t }, at dinner on the 23d inst. \ ill li r a ?' and Countess of Beauchamp arrived yester te, , a e t mart-square, from the Continent. aSs ilt a n r , l of Harborough has arrived in town, from a Ni a ilks t 'it, tour. .ke G e l and Countess of Clarendon have gone on a Ivc, botliainbury during the races. 44, aehess of Hamilton left Portman-square, on I„tos c PY last, for Bath, on a visit, to her father, Mi. ta7,Yii , 1 14 acii,jruYn, who is about to marry the Hon.. Miss 1 Aty,o, Maid of Honour to the Queen, is in his '-' i5 e11 ,,:41 4 4 4 1 . , • th Year, and is nephew to the Duchess of Bt . ic• ' - 'co llo u th? Countess of Harewood. Miss Cavendish eon s ,t , Jai to the Duke of Devonshire. l' " - 4,..4 4 1 / 4 1 1, It MISCELLANEOUS. " ~, .t.rast, Boughton died at Dounton Hall on ': -.vest 'Jr kloo 4, : , A . 1.1 ,7r(1 ay, oto 100,000 persons visited Greenwich fair r': - te s l a nds s , o • , o _t' . ry 13 rth fair, accounted the prettiest place of .I.iii, j , f,j, - eiltiinaiiit,,s:et.aiiri t t h o e .n T o e rr tr o or ( li w s, commenced yesterday, and d d e nes ay). As .(14 44ult Ion to the Royal donations for the people of ' '' il 'e i °llr gb, the und the Dowager has remitted 150/. to e k -/,.. .T he no raising. .:,)5,41,tte, kilLl3ot.i:,,ei,pal inn at Dcneaster, situated in French les ago by the name of the " G01.w4 . w4 6 k,.." alon''' e ; „.. two centnr Itsk,„ was thitY (e t •-•••'votl a - t , where King J• ..i,, i •O l otori t .7 to London, -andareweshtopped on his way from during the civil war ich was also a post 'of. `:-- 1 1l s s week levelled with Oliver Cromwell's time, th in 14%tee. Ullth Staffordshire, Shreogroynd. ` 4 itre - excluded from 1,, 0 .pshire, and Derbyshire 14 Iron mules :i4 the two Du-e or a letter. bY 'lBl3, Is AvE5T' . , itbul to üble sol/ Z e it I n ni s rhea 15 )read I by tiVei jourO u ' t ie celev aalb,i So' ei ng GOV erlij ng it i 5 invn e4i i ies on 1,,e 7 ItCre st j re 7'o i f pOr; i ne of f . • c ati oP- s io : CO get S the it, of s. foreig a l t iV i x nen , I Lid t oc , P .l! tice "J t be of - o i, q 17 ag , ' 10 9,.- 10 ( e ci nand -110 Le 1 1.. 4 11 lan 10.0! r A , I gt of id S I and til or of i q daY"" e f , i. t o tit eft b'e° 6 6 sol ve 0 0-, 4 1 ylte' ot e t° lo t'i : ei v the r to 6 1, 0 11 , 4 r o , l' rho 60t r . a ,e arl e er otro c:11, tbroco: a d c qw,„ . , , ,„, VI! r .th,-,-„0 _Th e t; t f i l" 0 :4, 0 11 0 1 . , r ecl-O° 0 1;1 1 L ?rt .7,er latter also, few children are required : in the former, the proportion of children employed is 70 boys to 100 men. From the coal-mine statistics, it appears, that the average term of life of the miners is 40 years ; and that existence is shortened by this method of life by thirteen years. Of the diamonds and jewellery displayed at the Queen's masque, the only loss of value sustained i of a brilliant of the first magnitude, supposed tts have dropped from the girdle of Prince Albert's magnificent dress. At Strawberry Hill yesterday one suit of armour sold f0r.305 guineas, and a bugle horn for 135 guineas. I MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE . The English funds have been steady to-day, and Consols are 924 to 921 for Money, and 021 to 924 for the Account. Three per Cents. Reduced, 91i I ; Three and-a-Half per Cents. Reduced, 994 New Three-and a-Half per Cents. 1004 to 1004; India Stock, 249 to 250; Bank Stock, 167 to 168 ; India Bonds, 19 to 21 ; anti Exchequer Bills, 38 39 premium. The rate of money has been on English funds 8 to 10 percent. on Stock; on Foreign Stock from 7 to 15 percent. In Foreign Securities, Belgian are 1014 1024 ; the Dutch Two -and-a-Half per Cents, 524 524; the Five per Cents. 1004 101 ; and Brazilian, 674 684. The quotations of Mexican, have been 374 to 374 ; market exceedingly flat. The Shar e Market is firm, and the transactions com prised Cheltenham and Great Western, 20 ; Brighton, 361 374 ; South E a st e r n an d D over, 304 ; S cr i p, 7 4 . This is settling day in the Bonds of the insolvent States; the usual game of raising the quotation of one Stock, which it was supposed had been given up, has this time been tried in Columbian. The quotation and Spanish Five per Cents 224 23e ; the Three per Cents, 23 ; Portuguese Five per Cents. 374 the Three per Cents. 224 ; Colombian, 274 ; Peruvian, nothing done. It would appear by the accounts lately arrived from America, that the new loan cannot find favour with the Americans themselves, but that this country, and some others on the Continent are, if possible, to be induced to lend the money. It is stated that no better stock can exist than this, and from its high character is worth several per cents. above the others ; after further pre liminary puffing of this kind, it is admitted that it can not be expected that . more will be given for it than 85 48-100 per cent., unless the large holders of depre cated state bonds may be induced to take a small amount at par, oft condition that something will be done to alleviate those, stocks. To this is very naively added a calculation of the loss sustained on certain bonds in the hands of some London houses, pledged by the Mr. Jaudon on account of the United States Bank, to secure sundry loans made to that establishment. Out of nearly sixteen millions of dollars nominal value, the depreciation is stated to be nine millions, six hundred thousands or up wards of sixty-five per cent. Further, the London and Am sterdam. houses altogether lose about seventy-five mil lions sterling by the fall in the stocks of Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Maryland, Indiana, Michigan, and Il linois, and it is clear that if they can induce the Federal Government to interfere, and by some act of Legislative assumption or otherwise, raise the price of the State Stocks but 50 per cent. only, they then could afford to make it a present of the twelve mil lions it wants. This extremely modest proposal, with the admission that nearly fifteen millions sterling are already gone, will, it is to be hoped, be sufficient to keep this new concern from the English market. Not one word is said in America of obliging these States to pay their creditors ; but if by stock jobbing the value can be raised above what it is at present, the unfortunate holders are to be content to divide the difference with America, pocket the loss, and take some one else in. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share. Cheltenhan - and Great Western. 72i 2O ...... to London am Brighton ... 50 ...... 36i7 ... to South Eastern and Dover • .. 60 Ditto Scrip.. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MAY 16—The marktt was very abundantly supplied, and prices were rather in favour of the buyers ; 300 American were taken for shipping, 300 on speculation, and the sales amount to 4,000 bales. LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, MAY 16.—Nothing of any importance took place in Railway Shares, and the market closed heavily. The sales were Eastern Coun ties Debentures, 10/. 16s. Bd.; Grand Junction, 185; Ditto Old Quarters, 464; Great North of England, 85; London and Birmingham, 181; South-Bastern New, 21. MANCHESAR STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 16.—The market is quiet, and this being our holiday week we shall have but little doing, as most of the brokers will be absent :—Manchester and Birmingham, 274 and 28 ; Union Plate Glass, 61. • LLOYD'SSHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 17.—Wind this day at noon N. to N.E. DEAL, MAY 16.—Wind N.E. by N., fresh.—Arrd. Johan a Gould, Moller, Port-au-Prince ; Verstoopt, Boston; Carl, Hanaburgh for Valparaiso ; Eliiabeth Louisa, ditto fur Vera Cruz ; Anna Dorothea, ditto for Port-au-Prince; Hudson, Bremen for New York ; Columbine, ditto for Baltimore. Arrd. from the River and sailed, Akbar steamer, Singapore ;. Equestrian, China ; Symmetry, Calcutta; Repulse, Madras ; Persia, Ceylon; Maraccibo, Jamaica ; Jupic, B ar b a d oes ; Little Nle, steamer, Alexandria. LIVERPOOL, MAY 16.—Wind slight.—Arrd. Chaos, New Orleans ; Helen, Mobile ; Samuel Duckett, Sa vannah ; Britannia, Halifax. Slcl. Henry Bliss, and Isabella, New York. CORK, MAY 14.—Arrd. Normandie, Liverpool, for New York, master sick. HULL, MAY 16.—Wind N. W. light.—Arrd. Humber, Harley, Boston, U. S. Sld. Jane Lowden, Miramichi. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 16.—Wind E.—Acrd. Capt. Cook, Sierra Leone. COWES, MAY 16.—Sid. General Baron Van Grew, Batavia, and all the outward bound. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 16.—S1d. Tay, steamer, West Indies. OFF SALCOMBE, MAY 14.—Sweley, Algoa Bay ; Eudora, Rio fbr Hamburgh ; Medora, Havannah, for do. ; Sophia, do. for Bremen ; Alice, Colby, Virginia, for do. FALMOUTH, MAY 15.—Wind var. and light.—Arrd. off, St. Thomas's packet, St. Thomas, fur Hamburgh. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) TEA MARKET. The Market was (lull, and former rates were barely sustained. Low Congou, Is. 9d. cash, and Company's, Is. 9d. TALLOW MARKET. A fair business was transuded at 475. 6d. on 'the spot, and 58s. 9d. for delivery in the last three months of the year.. WOOL MARKET. A fuir business was done in the English and Foreign Markets at firm ;rates. The accounts from our colonies are favourable. SPIRITS. Rum was offered at lower rates, but with few buyers. Proof Calcutta, Is. 6d. per gallon ; in Brandy, a fair business was done at lull rates. WHITECHAPEL HAY 1114RKET. The supply, was plentiful, the fine and ofdinary qualities were in demand, but ordinary sorts were quitq neglected. Clover, 21. to 51. Bs. ; Hay, 2/. to 4/. 4s ; Straw, U. 10s. to I/. 14s. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) SHREWSBLRY RACES—(FRIDAY CONCLUDED.) The Borough Members' Plate of 601. ; weights as for the County Members' Plate, &c. Heats, twice round and a distance. Mr. Ogden's Bro. to Harpurhey, 4 yrs (M. Jones) 1 1 Mr. Charlton's br fby Tomboy, out of Elisina, 3 yrs 2 2 Mr. /limall's Jumper, aged ...... YORK SPRING MEETING.— MONDAY. Two-years-old Stakes of 30 Sovs. each, 10 ft, T. Y. C. (6 Subs.) Mr. Mrs Winesour, by Velocipede, Bst 71b 1 Mr. Clark's f Ameine, Bst 41b 2tol on Winepour. Won easy by 10 lengths. The York Derby Stakes of 60 Sovs. each, h ft. Mile and half. (2 Subs.) M. Gascoigne's Blueskin, Bst 71b (Templeman) 1 Mr. Goodman's c by Langar, d by Cervantes 2 6 to 4 on the Langar colt, who was beaten by a length. The Produce Stakes of 25 Soya, each, 15 ft • for 2 yrs old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 41bs. T.Y . C. (8 Subs.) Mr. Blacklock's A British Yeoman (W. Oates) 1 Mr. Ilesseltine's The Bashaw 2 6to 4 on British Yeoman. Won by a length and a half. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING,IB42. TIIESDAY.—Duke of Bedford's Oakley, 4 yrs, 8t 71b, agst Lord Exoter's Abydos, 4 yrs, 6st 7113. T. Y. C. 2001., h ft. WEDNESDAY. --Lord Albemarle's Ralph, Bst 91b; agst Mr. Payne's Johnny, 7au 121 b. D. M. 2001., h ft. CRAVEN MEETING, 1843. THURSDAYS—Lord Chesterfield's Sir Harry agst Mr. Greville's Gunter, Bst 71b each. B. C. 500/., 2001. ft. FIRST SPRING MEETING, 1843. TUESDAY.— Sweepstakes of 50 soya. each, h ft, for 3 yr old fillies not engaged in the 1,000 Guineas Stakes; Bst 71b each. T. Y. C. Duke of Rutland b Allinette, Duke of Grafton's b by Hornsea, out of Turquoise; Lord Exeter's fby Reveller, out of Rhodamantha ,• Lord Lynedoch's Sister to Jeffy. ASCOT HEATH, 1842. Handicap for the Ascot Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft. and 5 only if declared on the Monday in the:Epsom race week. The winner of any handicap after the weights are published to carry 71b. extra. HyllUs, 6 yrs, Bst 71b—Vulcan, 5 yrs, 9st—Satirist, 4 yrs, Bst 121b—The Currier, 6 yrs, Bst 10113—Bob Peel, 5 yrs, Bst 81b—Potentia, 4 yrs, Bst 71b—John o' Gaunt, 4 yrs, Bst 71b—Welfare, 5 yrs, Bst 71b— Cruiskeen, aged, Bst 41b—Currycomb, 5 yrs, Bst 21b—Tamburini, 6 yrs, Bst 21b—Miss Stilton, 4 yrs, Bst—Marshal Soult, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b—E. 0., 4 yrs, 7st 91b—Mosque, 4 yrs, 7st 71b—Benjamin, 5 yrs, 7st 61b—Bosphorus, 6 yrs, 7st—Knight, 4 yrs, 7st Mb—Gammon Box, 4 yrs, 7st 41b—Rhodanthe, 5 yrs, 7st 41b—Monops, 5 yrs, ist 41b—Oxton, 4 yrs, 7st 31b—Mobark, 4 yrs, 7st 31 b—I-am-not-aware, aged, 7st 21b—Una, 4 yrs, 7st— Camp Follower, 4 yrs, 6st 121b—Snowdrop, 4 yrs, 6st 121b—Tupsley, 5 yrs, 6st 121b—Revoke, 6 yrs, Est 101 b —Bidlinkeele, 3 yrs, 6st 101b—Quicksilver, aged, 6st • 101b—William de Fortibus, 3 yrs, 6st 101b—Marius, 4 yrs, 6st 1016—The Pocket Viper, 4 yrs, 6st 71b—Mon sieur le Sage, 4 yrs, 6st 71b—Fidhawn, 4 yri, 6st 41b — f, by Voltaire, out of Yorkshire Lass, 3 yrs, 6st 41b-- Tripoli, 3 yrs, Est 41b—Devil-among-the-Tailors, 3 yrs, 6st 41b—Affection, 4 yrs, 6st 41b—Deception, 4 yrs, Est 41b—Topsail, 3 yrs, 6st 41b--Music, 3 yrs, 6st llb—Vi bration, 3 yrs, sst 101b—Lady Fulford e, 3 yrs, sst 71b —Hawk, 3 yrs, sst 31 b—Norma, 3 yrs, sst—Haitoe, 3 yrs, sst--The Dandy, 3 yr s , 4 st 1 0 1b—C on j ugat i on, 3 yrs, 4st 71b —Ralph, paid. NAVY CONTRACT. — The contract for supplying the navy with canvass this year has been obtained, with the exception of.a small portion, which goes to Kirkaldy, by manufacturers in Dundee. The value of the work is estimated at between 50,0004 and .60,0004 TRE SUN, LONDON. TUESDAY EVENING, MAY- t 7, 1842. SECONDARIES'—(THIS DAY.) The Court met at twelve o'clock this day, and having disposed of a few undefendedtases, adjourned. CRIMINAL COURT.--(THIS DAY.) OLD COUR?: (Before the RECORDER.) Wm. Bruce and Mary Ann 'khan, were convicted of assaulting Jane Lucas on the 10th, of April last, and taking from her person a bonnet and shawl of small value. The et:4MT, the prisoners having been previously con victed, sentenced them to 15 years' transportation. Caroline Amelia Fletcher, a girl only 15 years of age, was convicted of stealing five . sovereigns and several articles of wearing apparel, the property of a poor woman named Catherine Harvey, who, out of compassion, had sheltered her in her house. The prisoner, who, though young in years, appeared to be old in vice, was sentenced by the Court to ten years' transportation.. - - - LYME- REGIS. The Committee met at the usual hour, Mr. HAWES in the Chair. The scrutiny was still proceeding with on the part of the petitioner. One vote was retained, and another was under consideration when we went to press. The sitting Member and the petitioner were still equal on the poll. FNE - W - BRITISH AND FOREIGN TEMPERANCE SOCIETY. SOUTH LONDON AUXILIARY. Yesterday a festival and meeting of the friends of Total Abstinence from intoxicating liquors, in ccvnnexion with the South London Auxiliary of the New British and Foreign Temperance Society, was held at the Rocking ham-rooms, New Kent-road. At half-past four a nu merous and respectable company sat down to tea ; after which some choruses were sung by Mr. Mainzer's and at seven o'clock the public meeting commenced. J. EDGAR, Esq., of Picksline House, took the Chair. After a speech from the CHAIRMAI4, in which he pressed the claims of this Society on the moralist, the philanthropist, and the Christian, J. MEREDITH, Esq., rose and said—At the meeting held this day at Exeter Hall, though there was much to cheer and delight, one circumstance of regret oc curred, to which he would now allude. One of the speakers referred to the silence of the Press on the sub ject of total abstinence. He regretted that ; as this Auxiliary was indebted to several of the daily Journals (especially The Sun) for notices of their meetings, and because he attributed the spread of total abstinence in Ireland, in a great measure, to the knowledge communi cated through the Press. The meeting was afterwards addressed by Messrs. Allen, Greg, Whittaker, Coleman, Lamer, T. A. Smith, arc. These gentlemen bore testimony to the steady progress of the principle in Ireland and various parts of England. After a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meeting separated. NEW COURT. Alexander Bea, 29, baker, and Wm. Ginl'ey, 34, milkman, were indicted for feloniously receiving ten pockets of hops, the property of Wm. Dunk and an other, well knowing them to have been stolen. Mr. Ryland and Mr. Ballantyne appeared for the pro secution; and Mr. C. Phillips, Mr. Clarkson, and Mr. Doane appeared for the* defence. The case was extremely long and complicated, but was of little interest except to - the parties concerned. The prosecutors are hop and seed factors, residing in Counter-street, Borough. The prisoner Bean is a mas ter baker, residing in Short-street, Lambeth. The other prisoner is a general dealer. On the 26th of March last the hops in question were missed from the warehouse of the prosecutors, in counter-street, but they were seen in the warehouse at a quarter before six o'clock on the same evening. The prisoner Bean subsequently engaged a loft in the Borough-niews, John-street, West, in which he placed the hops in question.. The hops weri identi fied by several witnesses as the property of the prosecu tors, and the prisoners were given into eustody.', Mr. PHILLIPS addressed the Jury for the' defence, and called several witnesses. The COMMON SERGEANT summed up he 'evidence, and the Jury returned a verdict of Guilty Itgainst both prisoners ; and they were sentenced each to seven years' transportation. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. UNION-HALL.-L(THIS DAY.) Mary Thomas was charged with attempting to com mit suicide. A Policeman of the Thames Police stated, that at five o'clock on the preceding afternoon he saw the defendant throw herself off the steam-boat pier on the Surrey side of London-bridge. The water was upwards of twelve feet in depth, and she sunk ; but on rising to th 6 surface the witness got hold of her clothes with a boat-hook and dragged her out of the water. When shet retired she said she committed the act through distressi anti that the same morning she got an order for admission into the City of London Union, but feeling a reimagnance at availing herself of such an asylum, she dOterthined on suicide. She was held to bail, and in default committed. CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY.) Maria Waylin was charged before Mr. Combe, under the following circumstance: — The prisoner was cook in the service of Mrs. Wilde, 32, Upi - er Gower-street. On Wednesday morning, she suddenly gave her mistress notice of her intention to leave her, alleging that she did not get enough of food. Soon after her departure, which was on the same evening, it was discovered that she had embezzled a sum of 51.. which she had received to pay a bill. The, next day she was apprehended, when a con siderable quantity of her mistress' property, consisting of jewellery and lace, was found on her person. She was committed. There was no other night charge of and• interest. WORSHIP-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) Mary Harper, a young Scotchwoman, of rather in teresting appearance, was charged with having attempted to drown herself in the Regent's Canal. At about six o'clock on Saturday morning, a police man of the N division, found the prisoner sitting on the step of a door in West-street, Hackney. She was crying bitterly, and on being asked the cause of her distress, she said that she was without any place of shelter, having quarrelled that morning with her mistress, who had turned her out of doors. The policeman despatched a messenger with her towards Whitechapel, where she said she had formerly lived, but as they were crossing the Canal-bridge the suddenly mounted upon the coping, and was on the point of precipitating herself into the water when she was dragged back, and with difficulty saved. It was afterwards ascertained that she was discharged from her situation in consequence of her incorrigible addiction to drunk enness. In answer to questions from the Magistrate, the pri soner said that her father had been a Portuguese mer chant, but he died long ago, and she was without a friend. She was ren:anded to the New Prison, in the hope that she would profit by the admonitions of the Chaplain. ELECTION COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) CORK (COUNTY). ; The Committee met this day ht eltiveh o / clock, Mr. Hayter in the Chtt'ir. • The Rev. S. Q. Parker, a clergyman of the Esta blished Church, was the first witness called. and stated that he was an elector for the county of Cork. He lived in the county Tipperary, at a distance of about sixty miles from Cork. He went to Cork to vote for Messrs. Leader and Longfield. After voting he le'ft the Court house by the first entrance, and went through High street. He had not proceeded far when the crowd said, " There he is, there he is." He was then struck on the head with a stick which cut him very much. He staggered. but did not fall. He received a second blow, and found himself bruised in various places. Did not know a single person in Cork. Did not know the face of his own agent, who did busi ness for him in Cork ; he (the agent) did not know witness. Cross-examined by Mr. AusiEN—Arrived in Cork on Tuesday before four o'clock. Went immediately to the poll ; he was accompanied by a person from the Con servative Committee. He registered as a 501. freeholder. A policeman seized one of the persons who struck him, and when he (Mr. Parker) had given his evidence before Alderman Gibbins, who is a Justice of the Peace, the man was committed; he:was prosecuted ; witness did not prosecute him. When the person was 'committed, he went to the hotel. He went with Captain Barry, the High Sheriff; he desired witness not to appear as if he were under his protection ; he (witness) left Cork next morning. He got up about eight o'clock. and travelled to Limerick. which is a distance of 50 Irish miles ; slept at Limerick, and next morning went home, a distance of 16 miles. _ Re. examined by Mr. SMITH.—He did not decline the protection that was offered to him at the Committee room ; the soldiers and police did not form a protection for persons going from the Committee-room to the Court House. On the following day he went home; he was anxious to go there, as his family might hear that he was badly treated. He saw the High Sheriff at the Cour• house. He accompanied witness" to his hotel. It was distant from the Court house about a quarter of a mile. Did notiinow whether the polling was over at that time. Daniel Murphy was next called, and examined by Mr. Sergeant WRANCHAM—Lives neat Millcore, in the county of Cork. Is a voter. Went with Mr. O'Sullivan to Bantry on board a vessel. Landed at Bantry. There were a number of people before them on the shore. Stones were thrown at them. They came down upon them like grass.—(Laughter.) There were more people there than he could account of; there is the sign of it. (The witness here exhibited his head which was cut by a stone.) Every inch of him was beaten from the stones ; he has still the signs of it. His hat was cut, and his head also. He received a blow on the arm, which prevented him from using it for some time. The people he was with were scattered. Witness was cut off from his friends. He was obliged to take refuge in a friend's house. Were it not for that he would be a gone man. He went next morning to have his head dressed. In his friend's house lie was put in a room that had no window ; that was lest they should pull him out through the window. He did not proceed to Cork ; he could not.. A woman named Shea was in the house ; she was afraid to go out to get him a drink of water. She was afraid of the people outside. Were it not for the violence that was used, he would have gone to vote at Cork: Is a tenant to Lord Bantry. Cross-examined by Mr. AUSTEN—He came ashore, and had liked to suffer from it. There were about a dozen persons out of the boat orintheboatb,tth more. .stones re.l When henhe waswere thrown. He was about 20 perches off when he was struck. He was running away when he was struck. Shea's house, where he took refuge, was in the street. The stones followed him, and some of them overtook him.—(Laughter.) Mrs. Shea came out, and when she came the others fled. She said, " Damn your soul, is this Murphy ?" Cannot say if she frightened them by that gentle speech.—(Laughter.) He supposes they were afraid that she should know them. He went to Mr. Young's. Mrs. Shea led him by the hand. After he came to Mrs. Shea's be did not leave till he strove to go home ; the town was quiet on Monday ; might have gone to Godson's. Hotel then ; did net do so ; did not inquire for Mr. O'Sullivan ; went straight home. .Denis Smith was next called and examined by Mr. SMITH.—Is a voter of the county of Cork ; proceeded to Bandon ; was accompanied by others ; saw James Sul livan struck with a stone ; was struck himself ; his hat was taken away, and he was much hurt ; Mr. Payne was there ; he took witness on his car ; while in the car be got a blow of a stone which cut him ; he . then got out of the car, and was driven back towards Bandon by the people. He went to Mr. Payne's of Upton ; he remained there from Monday till Friday. His knee was very sore ; was not quite recovered for a fortnight after. He intended to go to Cork to vote ; the injuries he received prevented him. By the CIIIIRMAN—When you got the blow of the stone did you stand or fall ?—I stood.' Wolditbeetrre dead I ueifi?t—wert would not.esaidtha s t you fell off the car a if you w Captain Barry, wh o was exam i ne d the f i rst d ay, was re-call u ed and examined with respect to that part of the evidence of Mr. Parker which related to his being he cornpanied by Captain Barry to his hotel. Captain Barry now stated that the polling was over when he saw Mr. Parker ; he saw him in the assessor's room ; he 'thinks Mr. Parker was examined before the assessor ; he (witness) offered protection to Mr. Parker, seeing that he was a stranger ; he met with no obstruction in walking to the hotel with Mr. Parker.--The witness was under examination When we went to prem. LITERATURE. JOURNAL OF A RESIDENCE IN THE ESkIAILLA OF ABD-EL-KADER. W hittaker, London, 1842. The author of this volunie of travels in the country of the Arabs, bordering on Algiers, is Colonel Scott, who was for same time an officer in the service of Queen Isabella of Spain ; when, however, it was pro. posed to incorporate the Carlist with the Christino regiments, at the close of the late civil war, the Colonel, finding it impossible to associate with those who had supported the cause of despotism, retired from the service, " with the full intention," as he observes in his introductory chaloter, "of proceeding to Tege dempt, to join the Emir, Abd-el- Kader, whose glo rious resistance against the united power of the French nation, inspired me with admiration, at that time only considering him in the light of an Arab chief." In pursuance of this resolution, he set out for the Court of the Emir, and accepted the appointment of Chief of his Staff, an office which brought him into frequent contact with Abd-el-Kader, of whom he speaks in terms of the warmest eulogium, observing that " his zeal and tone of character is that of a youthful hero, possessing a noble and generous mind; one who is incapable of treachery, and whose liberal policy and goverinnent, were he only on the throne of Algiers, would render that country in a short time the most enlightened under the Moslem sway. He looks towards the British nation as a friend of the brave and free; but our Government cannot assist him in his glorious struggle for independence, although private individuals might do so. His cause is far more worthy of their philanthrophy than that of the Greeks, being, above all, of the highest and greatest im portance to the mercantile interest of the British nation." Our author proceeds to state that the war fare now carrying on in Algiers will never be attended with any benefit to France; and that it ruins British commerce in that part of the world, as seven millions sterling are about the average of the exports and im . ports of Algiers, including also the territory occ u piea Ethe French, and that under the dominion of the mir. While Colonel Scott was residing with Abd el-Kader, at the town of Twedempt, a caravan ar rived from Timbuctoo, and from one of the slave merchants belonging to the caravan, the Colonel received some information respecting that mysterious city,—of no great importance, however, for he merely learned that Timbuctoo was as large as Fez, one of the principal towns of Morocco, and that gold-dust and ivory were its chief articles of trade. Though our author travelled over an interesting tract of country, and one less known to the generality of English readers than could be desired, yet we do not find much of novelty in his descriptions ; his long ac count of his halt at Fez is perhaps the most entertain ing portion of his volume ; but we prefer giving a curious anecdote of Abd-el-Kader, and his adventure with a lion : "It appears that Abd-el-Kader, like Araoun-al- Raschid in the Arabian Nights' entertainments, fre quently goes about in disguise, in order to .inform him , self of the actual state of affairs ; one night he came from the Esmailla to Tegedempt alone, to ascertain thi correctness of a report which had been made, that it was unsafe to he in the streets after nightfall. He remained walking about the town till near midnight ; on his re turn he had to pass the brook of Tegedempt, and it being the hour of prayer, he halted to p er f orm hi s devo tions, and was washing his feet in the stream, when a huge lion made his handsome bow before him,' doubtless having just dropped in like Paul Pry to make a call, The Sultan met the lion's stare, and with a frown, calling him a Kilb-ben•el-Kilb, for intruding upon him at so unseasonable tal hour, bade him begone for a kaffer ; strange to say, the lord of the forest cowed his head before the defender of the faithful, and turning tail walked oft By the Arabs this was considered as a miracle wrought by , the prophet in favour of his protege Abd-el-Kader, who is rrequttitly styled by his su bj ec t s ' the beloved of Mahomet. ' I should, however, be more inclined to place this circumstance to the .generosity , of this noble animal, who seldom attacks the human species unless driven so to do by, extreme hunger. The Arabs say that the females of their tribes, if a lion makes his appearance at their tents, have only to show him their breasts, when he invariably hangs down his head and walks away 1 although a traveller, and used to strange stories, I did not exactly give credit to this assertion." SIRt. ROBERT PEEL ON THE COST OF THE PROVISION MONOPOLIES. Among all the speeches against the Corn-laws, which have been delivered in Parliament during the present session, we question if there has been one which con tained more conclusive arguments in favour of the total abolition of the food monopoly, than are to be found in the speech of Sir Robert Peel, on Tuesday evening last. He contends that we ought to take prompt steps to 64'tiure ourselves " against the extravagant prices of meat in this country, caused by partial supply and by dis orders among cattle, which diminish our means of sup ply ;" to which we add, that it is still more incumbent upon Government to take effectual measures to secure the people, of Great Britain against the extravagant prices of wheat in this country, caused by partial supply and by unfavourable seasons. The Right Honourable Baronet quoted the - contract prices of fresh beef at Greenwich Hospital, and also the Navy Contracts for the last seven years, for the purpose of showing how much dearer butchers' meat is now than it was a few years ago ; and certainly he made out an excellent case, as the table, which he read, testifies. The advance of prices was from forty to fifty per cent. in the short space of seven years. Little wonder, then. though the meal required for Greenwich Hospital should, as Sir Robert Peel stated, have cost 4,4201. more in 1841 than it did in 1835, or that the total amount of the household expenses of the establishment should have been 12,0001. more in the former year than they were in the latter. Now, if we extend these calculations—furnished by the Premier himself—to the consumption of animal food throughout the kingdom, we at once perceive what a monstrous sum the country must have been paying to the landlords in consequence of the beef monopoly. In 1835, the cost of the total quantity of butcher's meat consumed in London was estimated at 4,000,000/. per annum. Assuming this to be correct, we may safely conclude that the annual cost of the butcher's meat con sumed in Great Britain at that time could not be less than 32,000,0001.; so that, if we reckon prices in 1841 to be 25 per cent. above what they were in 1835, which is much below Sir R. Peel's estimate, it will be found that the addi tional sum which the nation is now paying, for that ar ticle of food alone, amounts to 8,000,000/. a-year. Surely those philanthropists in the House of Commons, who complain so much against manufacturers, who force their workmen to buy food from them at a higher price than they could purchase it elsewhere, will rejoice to see that the power of the landowners to force the people of this country to buy food at their shop is in a fair way of being destroyed. Of course, we regret, as all friends of free trade must do, that the measures proposed by Go vernment fall so far short of what a truly great Minister, with the power which Sir Robert Peel possesses, would have sought to accomplish. But when .51inisters come before Parliament, with statements exhibiting the cost of any monopoly, even if they should not venture to propose its " total and immediate abolition," we may rest assured that the clays of that monopoly are numbered, and that all the efforts of the most dexterous statesman will be imufficient to save it from speedy destruction.—Man cheater Guardian. STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT.—.About half-past . eleven last night great alarm was manifested on the river be tween Waterloo and Blackfriars'-bridge, in consequence of a collision between the Vivid and Era steam-boats. From the statements of the Thames police it appears that the Vivid was on her passage up from Greenwich, loaded with passengers, and was making her way to the Waterloo-bridge Pier and Hungerford, when, upon being opposite Arundel-street, the passengers on board were suddenly alarmed by a tremendous shock, followed by a crashing, as if the boat was going to. pieces. From the alarm and confusion which prevailed a considerable time elapsed beflire the cause could be ascertained, and still a considerable difficulty exists, arising from the contra dictory statements. It, however, appears that the Era, which had been bringing down passengers from Wands worth Fair, had landed them at Hungerford, and was making for her moorings off Arundel -street, when she struck the Vivid on her starboard bow, the Vivid having, in the first instance, sent her stern into the Era. From the time at which the collision happened it was deemed advisable to put in shore, and the Vivid accordingly ran in the mud, and by means of boats landed her passen gers,but, froth the many of whom got a severe ducking. The Era, the course of no lives were e Assheinstant,far sustained,ca a s m c e a t i o b h e w e a r esne m te o t oa r liivnnnegds in, lost, unless any person fe ll off at the time the collision a t h ta e 6 the iggseha whichmt . occurred. THE GERMAN OPERA.—MOZares well-known opera of Die Zaubedlote, one of his earliest and most meritorious operas, was reproduced by . the German company at Govent-garden, last night, Madame Heine fetter performing the part of Pamina, Madame Schodel that of Die Conigin dar Nacht, and 2,111 e Wettlaufer that of Papagena. The male characters were Sarastro, Herr Staudigl ; Papageno, Herr Mellenger ; and Tamino, Herr Abresch. The opera was well and worthily repre sented, and the beauties of the music seemed fully en joyed. FRENCH PLAYS. _Mademoiselle Dejazet gave her enchanting personations in the amusing vaudeville of Mademoiselle d'Angeville, at St. James's, last night, and in which she represents one of the actresses of the Court of Louis XV., who assumes three different characters to cajole an old professor of the College des Jesuits, named Pantouillet. Her first, was -T ~acquot, a smart peasant lad, full of rustic humour ; her second was the Marquis de Nesle, in petticoats and powdered head dress ; her third was Tehing - Ka , a Chinese visitant at the Court. Her costume, dancing, and singing were whimsical, graceful, and fascinating, and drew down great applause at the fall of the curtain. SUDDEN DEATH 1N THE STREET.—Yesterday afternoon, about three o'clock, a man, apparently about fifty years of age, and most respectably attired, was found leaning against the wall at the end of Shoe-lane, Holborn, bleeding profusely from the nose and mouth.' He was immediately conveyed towards a surgeon's, but died on his way there. A newspaper, in an envelope, addressed to "Nr. Goddard, 1 3 4445n-1;th ? Shaftesbury," was Mud in his pocket. REVENUE FOR TEMPERANCE SOCIETIES. It is in contemplation, we understand, to raise a large annual revenue, for the promotion of Temperance . Societies, by a plan to be brought forward by Mr. Buckingham, at the Great Anniversary Meeting at Exeter Hall; to-morrow, by making it a condition of membership to the New Temperance Association, pro posed to be formed by a Union of all the Metropolitan Societies in one :-Ist. That each member shall esti mate the pecuniary saving in his own annual expendi ture, effected by his abstaining from the use of spirits, wine, and beer. 2d. That he shall then agree to retain one-half of that saving for his own immediate and pre sent benefit, and devote the other half in two equal parts, one to the insurance of a legacy for his family, or for the Temperance Union, at his pleasure, in the United King dom Total Abstinence Life Association, and the other, if residing in London, to an annual contribution to the funds'of the Metropolitan Temperance Association ; or if residing in the country, to the particular local Society to which the paying member may belong. It is estimated, by Mr. Buckingham, who is the ori ginator of this proposal, that persons in the middle class of life would save at least 201. a-year by this change in their habits ; in the more opulent class 501. ; and even 100/. a-year, would be saved to many families, while in the very humblest ranks 51. a year would be the lowest average, as this is less than three pence per day. The whole number of persons belonging to the various Tem perance Societies in Great Britain is now upwards of 5,000,000, and if one pound per annum, or less than one-fourth, of the money saved by abstaining, even among the lowest classes, were thus contributed, it would raise a revenue of 5,000,0001. sterling ! This amount would far surpass the whole sum raised for all the Benevolent Societies in the kingdom, though it would still be only one-tenth of what is spent every year in Great Britain and Ireland alone in intoxicating drinks. The amount of this has been proved, by Parliamentary documents, to be more than 50,000,0001. a year ; a sum which exceeds the whole revenue of the United King dom from all sources combined, t s and which proves that it is not so much from want of Wealth, as from its mis appropriation, that so much distresis is felt ; for if this 50,000,0001. were abstracted from 'the expenditure in spirits, wine, and beer (which are admitted by the first medical authorities to be wholly unnecessary to persons in health—and productive of innumerable evils by the abuses to which they lead), and the same sum were ex pended in an increased consumption of wholesome food, clothing, furniture, and education, all our agricultural and manufacturing labourers might be fully employed— profitable trade revived—disease and crime decreased— and no Income-tax nor any other impost be required to make up our financial deficiency.. . • STR-AWBERRY HILL SALE. NINETEENTH DAY. - Yesterday's sale realised exceedingly good prices, the mil total being 1,3001. Amongst the principal lotssolkl may be mentioned the following A portrait of Oliver Cromwell's mother, copied from. the original picture at Ilinchinbrook, was knocked down. to Mr. Forster at 8/. Bs. Lot 32. The large blue and white oriental china cis-. tern, on pedestal, far famed as the vase in which Horace Walpole's cat was drowned, which gave occasion to Mr. Gray, the poet, to write his well-known ode, beginning— " 'Twas on this lofty vase's side, Where China's gayest art has dyed The azure flowers that blow, Demurest of the tabby kind, The pensive Selina reclined, Gazed on the lake below." There was a very spirited competition for this lot, which finally ended in being knocked down to Mr. Sell for the small sum of 421 Lot 35. An antique Greek marble vase, exquisit?ly sculptured in high relief, with Greek inscription, 63 inches high, bought by Mr. Rodd, for 22/. Is. Lot 41. A magnificent ormolu 14-day clock, of larg-e size, by Julien le Roy, with bronze figure of a femalit reading, on pedestal, richly mounted-421. Strong. The " lions " of the collection were the singularly cu rious and beautiful hunting horn, finely enamelled on one side in colours, representing allegorical figures, on the other in chiaro 'scum, with the history of St. Hubert. It is of the rare Limoges enamel, and perfectly unique ; bought by Webb, for 1411. 15s. Lot 54. A pair of incomparable old dark blue oriental china beakers, richly decorated with leaves and flowers, on gilt stands, together 42 inches high-551. 13s. Strong. Lot 55. A pair of ice pails, of the old Chelsea china, of elegant form, and delicately painted with flowers-61. 61..165. fid. Colnaghi. Lot 56. A splendid solid ebony table, most elaborately and boldly carved, &c.-521. lOs. Sell. Lot 57. A ditto, perfectly similar—Mi. Emanuel. Lot 60. A Vauxhall plate pier glass, largest size of that manufacture ; enclosed at the top is the portrait of George Walpoe, third Earl of Orford-131. 2s. 6d. Forster. The next lot we have to notice is the truly gorgeous armour of Francis 1., King of France. It is of steel, inlaid with gold, and enriched with bas reliefs of bat tles and heating subjects, in the finest taste, most elabo rate in design, and endless in workmanship •, this un doubted work of Benvenuto Cellini, which has so long adorned the gallery of Strawberry Hill, may be pro nounced matchless, and presents a noble picture of the grandeur of the days of tournament, as well as an im periz,hable monument of the power of this renowned artist. We could not learn if this suite of armour was bought by the French Government, as it was expected it would be ; all we know is, that it was purchased by Mr. Pratt for 3201. ss. Lot 96. A highly interesting antique painting in fresco. For a particular account of this curious work of art see " Middleton's Germana." Knocked down at 71. 7s. ; with which lot we shall conclude our notice of the sale for Whit-Monday. UNIVERSITY INOLLIGENCE. OXFORD MAY 16.—Trinity or! Act Term commences on Wednesday next ; the Latin sermon will be preached by the Rev. Dr. Stocker, of St... John's College, at St. Mary's Church. . _ _ Ai the late public examination 215 undergraduates offered themselves, out of which 51 were candidates for the class list, which list contains 7 names in class 1, 10 in class 2, 14 in class 3, and 20 in class 4. In the first class all are on the foundation of their respective col leges ; in the second they are all on the foundations ex cepting three ; in the third nearly one-half are on the foundations, and in the fourth eight are on the foun dations. By the death of the Rev. R. Barneby, on Wednesday last, the valuable living of St. Dunstan's, Stepney, has become vacant ; it is in the gift of the Principal and Fellows of Brasennose College, and worth 1,100/. per annum. J. S. Foljambe, Esq., has presented the Rev. C. Hodge, of St. Edmund's Hall, to the Perpetual Curacy of Scuf ton, Nottinghamshire. The Lord Bishop of Salisbury has presented the Rey. A. Austen, of Oriel College, to the Rectory of Littleton Drew, Wiltshire. The Rev. George Hogg, 8.A., has been instituted to the consolidated Rectories of Beechamwell St. John and Beechamwell St. Mary, in the county and diocese of Norfolk, on the presentation of John Motteux, Esq. The Earl of Falmouth has been pleased to appoint the Rev. W. W. Harvey; M.A. ' of Queen's College, Cam bridge, Rector of Truro, to be one of his Lordship's do mestic chaplains. The Rev. E. A Webber, M.A. Rector of Remington, Somersetshire, has been instituted to the Rectory of Bashealton. The Rev. John Webber has been nominated by the Archdeacon of Taunton to the Perpetual Curacy of Thorn St. Margaret, Somerset ; also, to the Chaplaincy of the Wellington Union. The Rev. John Maxwell Wilde, 8.A., Incumbent of Holme, Westmoreland, has been appointed by the Lord Bishop of Chester, to the Ministry of one of the Weaver Churches, Cheshire. OBITUARY.—The Rev. Thomas Sweet Escott, M.A., Prebendary of Wells, Rector of Brampton Ralph, So merset, and Rector of Kittesford, near Wellington. The Rev. Thomas Barneby, D.D., Rector of St. Dunstan's, Stepney, Middlesex, and of Edwin Loach. Worcester shire ; formerly Fellow of Brasennose College, Oxford. The Rev. Thomas Drake, formerly of Queen's College, Cambridge, and Rector of Intwood-cum-Keswick, near Norwich, which he had held upwards of twenty years. The next general ordination of the Lord Bishop of Salisbury will be holden on Sunday, September 25, and not on the 10th of July, as stated by the Oxford and Cambridge papers. The Bishop of Winchester's annual course of Confirma tions will commence on Monday, June 6. HAMBURGII SUBSCRIPTIONS.—De Rothschild Bro thers, 10,0001.; Gr. Odier and Co., 1,000 E; A. Odier, 1,0001. ; Hottinguer and Co., 3,0001.; Thurneysen and Co., 2,000 f.; Koningswater, 3,0001.; Fould and Open heim, 3,000 f.; Baguenalt and Co., 3,000 f.; Delesert and Co., 3,000 E; - Delnman and Co., 1,0001.; Buffeult, Re ceiver-General, I,ooof. ; the Count D'Argent, 500 f. ; J. C. Davillier, 1,0001. ; Andre and C. Cottier, 3,000 E; Bougemont and Lowenburgh, 3,000 f.; Mallet Brothers, 2,000 E; Linneville, LelieVre, and Co., 1,000 f.; G. G. Op perman, 1,000 E; Lecointe , s Desarts, and 0., 1,000E4 P. J. Pescatore,- 1,000 f.; J. A, Blanc, Colin,' and CO., 1,000 E; Julien Cohen, 1,000 f.; Paceard, Dufour, and Co., 1,000 E; (Margre and Morstat, 500 f.; A. de "Warn and Co., 1,000 E; T. Durand and Co., 1,000 f.; C. V. Lutcrotb, 5,000 f.; L. Leidtrdorff, 500 f. ; C. Lafitte, Blunt, and Co., 500 f.; A. de Eichthal, I,ooof. ; Perier Brothers, 1,000 f.; Aguirrevengen and Sons, 1,500 E; N. J. Stern, 500 E; Sons of Gondechaux, 500 f. ; Solomon Halphen 500 f.; the Heirs of Halphen, 1,000 f.; Leop. Javal, 590 i. Total, 62,500 f. . . ADELAIDE GALLERY.—This well-established place of public amusement participated very fully yesterday, in that degree of patronage, which, at this season, is geherally bestowed upon all places of amusement. We were upon this occasion greatly pleased to find that an establish ment like the Adelaide Gallery was popular, because it combines in the highest degree the most innocent and captivating pleasures with a great abundance of sound information. The gallery has fallen under a new manage ment—that of Mr: Jones—whose determination it is to carry out those objects, and who yesterday, in pursuance of them, introduced, amongst the dissolving views, Mr. Wyld's map of the kingdom of Caubul upon a gigantic scale, followed by striking views of Caubul itself—the Khyber pass—Ghtiznee—the Bolan pass, and other places in the East, rendered remarkable either by the victories or the misfortunes of the British army. These excited intense interest in the auditory, and were, like the other portions of the dissolving views, received with great applause. M. Claudit's daguerreotype portraits had also their fair share of visitors and patronage. SOCIETY OF CIIIMNEY SWEEPERS.—Yesterday a dinner was given to the boys of certain master chimney sweeperS, the lads amounting in number to 106, at Mr. Allen's, the Yorkshire Stingo Tavern, New-road, we believe for the last time to the climbing boys, the Act for their discontinuance coming into force on the Ist of July next. ,It may be necessary here to observe, that the annual dinner of the masters and boys, which always was celebrated on the Ist of May was, ;on the Ist inst., so celebrated in consequence of the Bill for the intro duction of the machine having passed both HouSes of Parliament. The cause of the dinner taking place yes • terday was as follows :—A few few years since a Captain South bequeathed to the churchwardens of the parish of St. George the Martyr, Queen-square, the sum of 1,0001., directing them to apply the interest thereof in giving a dinner, a Testament, and a new shilling to the .above number of boys, being apprentices of chimney sweepers. The boys selected by the churchwardens to attend, met at half-past ten o'clock, in the Parochial School-room, with their masters, and proceeded in procession to the church, and having attended Divine service, a most im pressive sermon being delivered by the Rev. W. Short, the Rector, they afterwards proceeded to the Stingo Tavern, where they were plentifully regaled with abund ance of beef and plum-pudding, after which Mr. Cronin, the senior churchwarden, presented the boys with their respective shillings and a New Testament each. The National Anthem was sung by the company. engaged at the establiAment, and the boys were dismissed. The masters subsequently dined together. THE GERMAN OPERA.—Fidelio, for the perform ance of which so many inquiries have been made, will be represented to-morrow, and it is said that her Ma 'b9ty and suite will b e p resen t on the occasion. The zee are dearly all wimp, 3 3 SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. EXCURSION TO SOUTHAMPTON AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT.—The success which last year attended the ex perimental pleasure trip got up by some individuals con neci,ed with the South-Western Railway h as induced them to enter into new and improved arrangements for renew ing their previous exertions for the recreation, amuse ment, and improvement of the health of their fellow citizens. Accordingly, the first of a series of these " excursions," or pleasure trips, intended to take place in the course of the present season, came oil' (to adopt a sporting phrase) yesterday morning. The company left the Vauxhall terminus in four second-class carriages, drawn by the " Crescent" engine precisely at half-past seven o'clock, and with only three stoppages (to take in water) the train performed its journey of (we believe) 78:} miles in 2 hours and 20 minutes. They were imme diately escorted on board the steamer, the Princess Vic toria, which has recently been purchased from the Commercial Steam-packet Company by a body of gen tlemen resident in Cowes and Southampton, in conjunc tion with others connected with the South-Western Railway Company, which was in readiness at the pier to to receive them. This steamer, since the change in her owners, has undergone considerable repairs and altera tions, the latter of which have not yet been entirely completed. She, with all the disadvantages of the tide being against her during the whole of this day's voyage, was enabled, under the skilful management of Captain Gooderidge, the Commander of the Lady de Saumarez Jersey steam-packet, to maintain an average speed of 11 knots an hour. Precisely at ten o'clock she got under way, and proceeded down the Southampton waters, past Cowes, Hurst Castle, Yarmouth, and Lymington, to the celebrated Needles, which form the western extremity of the Isle of Wight. Up to this moment, the waters were " as smooth as glass," and the voyage was regarded with the highest delight by all on board ; and the vessel soon, completed her cruise round th e far famed island, passed Portsmouth, and reached the pier at Ryde. Then, again, she entered " smooth water," and shortly before eight o'clock all the party took footing at Southampton. The only casualty which happened was one of the engineers performing, through his own carelessness or stupidity, the operation by the aid of the piston-rod, of amputating one of his fingers at the first joint. A medical gentleman on board promptly lent his professional assistance, and no serious appre hensions were entertained as likely to result from the accident. But "on shore once more," we re-entered the railway carriages, and were in motion, on our return to Vauxhall, precisely at five minutes past eight o'clock, and we were brought without the least " let or hin drance," to the Vauxhall terminus by twelve minutes past ten o'clock, thus performing ti.e distance of 78i miles in two hours and seven minutes. To recapitulate, then, what mechanical science, and British capital and labour have in this instance been shown to have accom plished in respect of steam locomotion, we may mention that according to Captain Gooderidge's calculation, the course he was compelled to steer, owing to the state of the tide, was 115 miles ; this, added to the distance per formed by railway, namely, 157 miles, makes a total of 272 miles, accomplished within the space (including stoppages, &c.) of 14 hours and three-quarters. On the whole, the trip was truly delightful, and when more generally known will, we doubt not, be highly popular with the public. COAL M Ships arrived since ` •. d. Buddle's West Hartley l7 Carr's Hartley l7 6 Hebburn Main l7 0 Holywell Main New Tantield Moor l3 o Ord's Redheugh l4 6 1 an(l2ld Moor l9 6 Townley... .. ... .. ...... ....., l4 6 Walls End Hed lcy lB 3 Walls End Hilda ... 18 0 Walls End Hotspur Walls End Perkins l7 0 Walls End Haswell. OFF THE WIGHT, MAY 14 Hamburgis. =ARKET. last marxet.day, 20. s. d. Walls End Hetton 2O. 0 Walls End Lambton ..... 21 3 Walls End Morrison Waits End Pemberton Walls End Kelloe 2O 6 Walls End Adelaide Walls End Coundon . lB 0 Wal►. Et.d Hop k .er 23 0 Walls End Seymour Tees lB 3 Walls E►,d Tee*. Cowpcn Hartley Howard's Nesherton Main 17 0 r.—Orion, New Orleans, for FRENCH COINAGE. The Committee on the New Coinage Bill has ter minated its labours, which, considered in their ensem ble, embraced the following questions :—The calling in of pieces of mixed metal, and their replacement ; the calling in of copper coin ; the centralization of all coining operations for France and the Co • lonics, at the Hotel-des-Monnaies at Paris; the issue of a new coinage in bronze ; the repairs pro posed in the Hotel-des-Monnaies, and the establish ment of a new system of coining for the various pieces. According to the report, pieces of mixed metal are a temptation to forgers ; there are so many means of giving to a piece of copper all the appearance of one containing silver that in all ages and all countries they have led to the greatest number of counterfeits. The Committee recommends the calling in of pieces of six liards, their impression being almost entirely effaced after more than a century's circulation ; the pieces of ten centimes with, the letter N, and the fifteen and thirty sous pieces, amounting altogether to 25 millions in value. The Committee demands a credit for this purpose, and is of opinion that the• copper pieces, composed as they are of the most heterogeneous mixtures, should be immedi ately recoined. The report supposes that the benefits that will arise from this step will be realized rapidly, without the Treasury being put to any expense. As to the centralization, the Committee unanimously de clared in its favour, as no economy could be hoped for, unless working on large masses of metal. It is also of opinion that the works should no longer be under the control of a Director, but of an administration, and that all expenses should be submitted to the Chamber as forming part of the budget. It recommends the substitution of bronze for copper, as being less liable to imitation. The weight of the bronze money gave rise to some difference of opinion ; but it was at last decided that the piece of ten centimes should weigh, ten. grammes, as the Government proposed. The Com mittee considered the size chosen for pieces of five centimes as unfortunate, being the same as that of pieces of forty francs. It recommends that it shall be reduced to 25 millimetres (nearly an inch) to pre vent mistake, and the pieces of ten centimes to 30 millimetres. Mr. Eliason, whose spirited effort to get up the Promenade Concerts with a band of most efficient power, and with accommodations for the public of unusual ele gance and comfort, terminated with results so untoward in reference to his own interests, takes, it will be seen, a benefit to-morrow night at Drury-lane Theatre. His entertainment is one of extraordinary attraction, both dramatic and musical ; and, independent of his claim on public favour, may fairly be expected to draw an unusu ally crowded house. His bill of fare opens with Hamlet, and .concludes with the amusing farce of The Prisoner of War. Between these a concert, vocal and instrumental, will be given, in which Mr. Eliason will execute a new concerto, and a grand duet concertante will be played on two pianofortes by Madame Dulcken and Benedict. The members of the late Covent-garden corps dra matique have subscribed to present Madame Vestris and Mr. Charles Mathews, the late lessees of that theatre, with an eleg:,..nt candelabrum, as a testimonial of the kindness and courtesy displayed by them to their com pany during their management. LEARNING GREEK.—A shoemaker in Piccadilly, determined to] astonish the world, had put up a motto from Euripides over his window. Bannister happened to be passing with Parson. " That is Greek."saki Ban nister. " What! are you acquainted with Greek ? " asked the Professor, with a laugh. " I know it by sight," was the happy reply. CAMPAIGN IN APFGHANISTAN. KYBER PASS. • TO THE EDITOR OF TH E S U.N: Sia,—l have some knowledge ..)f the present Juranee kingdom, by which term I mean the coun trie s of Caubul, the Damann, th e P erajat, and the territories eastward of the Helmund, aid if my know ledge will serve to explain some of ti ie movements of the intended campaigns in Affghanis. ;tan, I shall he happy to occupy a short space in you r columns. The last Overland Mail has brov .ght intelligence that Genera) Pollock did not inter id to force the Kyber Pass (some of your Cont emporaries had gratuitously added) until he has sufficient force to ensure success. Those who know t the Douranee kingdom, and the countries borderinl; upon the Indus, are loping that the forcing of the Pass will never again be attempted, until the count ries both in flank and rear of the Passes shall be in the , occupation of the British. If there be—as we think t here be—a route by which both the Bolan and Ky her Passes may be avoided, it is worse than need less to sacrifice military resources and human lifo for the gain of a few days in time. The co-opera Lion of the Sikhs of the Punjab clears away many difficulties; formerly, when Lord Auckland proposed to the 11Iaha Rajah L'unjeet Sing that the British army, destined to place Rah Soojah upon the throne, should pass through his territories, the proposition was met l.)y a cold assent, and as this coldness made it more th an probable that we should convert a duke-warm frieiad into an open foe, another, but prolonged, route was chosen ; but now that the Sikh routes and resoi trees are at our disposition, a different and more spec - % ly plan of opera tion must be adopted. 'We have at this time a large force on the left bank of the Indus, and for our friend General Avitable, a noble-hearted l ilrenchman of the IrAperial army, who commands in .Peshawur and the siirrounding districts, and as he ha s hitherto assisted us, he will now no doubt afford tis all the aid we need ; if this be so, General Pollock need not hazard a single company in the Kyber Pass. There are three .routes by which the Kyber Pass may be avoided; one by the road which runs in a north west direction from Peshawur t o M uc k nee , cross i ng the Caubul raver at about 30 miles from Peshawur, and keeping along /he valley of the stream until you come at a point opposite the old fort, where the stream must be again crossed, and the end of the pass turned at Duka Khord and the Huzarnow. It is true, that for any route other than the Kyber, it will be necessary to bring boats for the transportation of the heavy bag gage and artillery from Attoch, a distance of eighty miles ; and that by the Mucknoe route, there is some strong ground between the Kaffir fort and Bussoul, and that at this point there will be some hard fight ing, and also that the movement` cannot be effected in less time than one month. .Nut what are these obstacles compared to the possibility of defeat ? The other routes, from the reports of inte2ligent Sikh offi cers at Peshawur, are one by the Tatarce Pass, and the other by crossing the river at Caubul, :20 miles above Peshawar, and using the valley of the Lundye to HuShnuggur, and then by the Cheroppa pass to Lul poora ; but this country is inhabited by the Euro fyzels, under the rule ofthe Rajah of Swat; and as they * have never been subdued by the Sikhs, it is doubtful if they will tolerate any armed force in their coumtry, -without at least attempting resistance. The Gilzees, Oolges, Cankers, and 'Kyberees, are like our ancient Highlanders, impatient of controle. The Kyberees have several times defeated the Sikhs, not that they are powerful or goody soldiers, but the country is the strongest in the world. The route from - India is across the Indus at Attock, and from thence by a, very good road to Peshawur, a city that formerly be longed to the Douranees, but which was wrested from them by the late Maha Rajah, and whose possession in it was confirmed, together with some other con quests on the right bank of the Indus, by Lord Auckland,* in 1838-39. From the city there is a good road over the plain, twelve miles to Jamrood ; two miles further the Kyber Pass begins. About sixteen miles up , the pass is an old fort called Ali- Mushed, arid at Shopeca is the remains.'of a stone wall, but neither the Kyberees nor their ancient masters have erected any fortification that could resist an European force ; the natural difficulties are the strongest barriers. Huge piles of almost perpendi cular rocks, '2,000 feet high, rise upon each side of the pass ; for several miles the road itself is but the bed of a stream, which is so narrowed in some places that a 'single cannon only can pass; with large masses of broken cliff scattered over the widest parts; andi last, but not least, the Kyberees, armed with the jazils, a native rifle, fixed upon a rest, and which can carry nearly 800 yards, concealed in the crevices of the pre cipitous hill-side. The British troops, hacked by artillery, can force this pass, if defended by the united tribes of Affghanistan ; but is it wise to risk life and stores, when another road, comparatively safe, lies open? The late failure of Brigadier Wild arose from his not having sufficient light artillery. Those who have followed the operations of the French against the Guerilla bands in the Spanish peninsula. have seen that the French were never successful but when their corps were supported by light mountain guns ; not that the Kyberees can he compared to the „Spanish Guerillas, as they have no Patriotic feeling to, stimulate them to combat,—plunder alone urges them , to fight, and they are equally indifferent if their mita-. gonist be Persian, Caubulle, Sikh, or European, so, that the plunder be sufficient to reward their foray.. If, as I have before written, when we have occupied the flank and rear of the pass, we conquer the ban ditti who inhabit it, th e Indian Government must not only build forts at the further and nether end of the pass, but they must erect field works on the crests of the hills, to command the centre ,of the pass. The necessity of erecting forts in all the passes was pointed out to the Anglo-Indian Government, but it was urged that our presence in the country would he but of short duration, and that having placed Shah Soojah upon the throne, our mission would be. accomplished ; and that the Indi an G ov er n m en t were _ _ not justified in incurring the expense of such exten sive strong holds. This was a weak argument, for if the campaign of 1839 were undertaken to defeat the designs of - Russia, or to paralyse her supposed in fluence, we should at once and for ever have taken away from her and from every power, both European and Asiatic, the means of shutting up the country, which in this land of mountain 3, those who possess the passes can always accomplish. Great Britain has paid pretty smartly for this policy. Notwithstanding the va pouring of those semi-informed writers who would have Great Britain inflict chastisement upon the Affghans for their treachery, and then abandon the country, those who appreciate our position in Central Asia, and study coming events, know that Great Britain should FOR EVER hold the passes of Affghanistan and of the Ilimalayahs : these in our hands, we may laugh at the dreams of Russian statesmen, and at the armies of the Autocrat, or the wild tribes of Khorasan, ex- cited by the intrigues or gold of any Power in the world, should they menace our Indian Empire. We may, holding the passes,.allow these armies, or these . . - hordes to perish either by starvation or by disunion, and calmly defy all their attempts at onward march. The lesson of the past will not be lost upon us. We have suffered temporary disaster ; but we are not yet n retreat. The frowning sierras of Spain were never barriers to British valour. The heroes of Marengo, Jena, and Austerlitz, backed by the most skilful artillery in the world, could not delay the onward stride of England's legion—and shall a band of fierce barbarians stay the onward course of British civilization in India ? No, Sir; the British lion has been stung by a hornet in his slumber, but the insect will be crushed in the first lash of his avenging anger.—Yours, &c., AN ANGLO-ASIATIC. Treaty with the Maha Rajah. THE SOUTH-EASTERN (LONDON AND DOVER) RAlLwAY.—Yesterday morning a train conveyed several gentlemen connected with this railway, and some friends, from the London-bridge station, to arrange the prelimi naries for the openin& of the line to Tonbridge, on the 26th inst. After passing over the Greenwich and Croy don lines, find the Brighton, so far as Red-hill, the train arrived at the commencement of the hover line. The first station, which is called Reigate, is externally very plain, but the interior arrangements comprise every con venience for the passengers that experience can suggest. From thence, after leaving the ancient residence of Mr. Cussell, situated on the hill to the left of the station, while stretching away to the right is seen the Brighton coach road; the line proceeds through a beautifully wooded and richly fertilised country to Bletchingly. Passing through a tunnel measuring nearly a mile in length, and skirting Legham-wood, Godstone station is next seen. This is situated at the foot of a lofty embankment, which is at tained by a rustic flight of steps leading to an elegantly fitted up waiting-room. The scenery from here to the next station, Eden-bridge, is of the most picturesque cha racter. Quitting Eden-bridge the eye ranges over a vast extent of country ; the fertile hills of Surrey and Kent, with the commencement of the Sussex downs, form a varied landscape at this spot. The romantic little village from which the station takes its name is seen on the rig:it at a distance of about half a mile, and Pens hurst, so renowned as the seat of the Sydneys, is situated about six miles distant. The next station is Penshurst, and from thence we proceed to Tonbridge. This station is entered under the old turnpike-road to Hastings, and is of considerable extent, its contiguity to Tonbridge Wells, and connection with Hastings and St. Leonard's rendering it of first-rate importance. The booking offices, w aiting-rooms, dm, combine elegance with every convenience. There can be little doubt that this will speedily become a very popular line. The charm of its scenery, passing through a line of country long pro verbial for its beauty, is not entirely unknown to the numerous visitors of Hastings and Tonbridge Wells, and will amply repay an excursion to its present extent, f only for the enjoyment such a journey must afford. DEATH OF SIR WILLIAM MURRAY, BART.—We have to announce the death of the above Baronet, who expired on Saturday last, in the 73d year of his age. He was second son of the sixth Baronet, and succeeded to the family honours on the death of his brother, in 1827. By his marriage with Miss Gayton, the deceased leaves issue several Children. His eldest son Robert, married in 1839 to Mrs. A. C. Murray, succeeds his father in the Baronetcy. The family seat is Clermont, ill the county of Fife.