The Sun. — London, England, 1842-05-02 00:00:00

T. England, _hut .there is, now at Athens a venerable hrrandmama,_ in the person of a lady not yet twenty tour years - old !" It is a singular circumstance that the handsomest nation in Europe have the ugliest dog in all Christendom for their king ! TEE QUEEN'S MAGAZINE. There is too great, a sameness in this. Number, which, though it consists but of two or three sheets, comprises not less than three prose tales. The tales themselves are as good as such things usually are in periodicals, but as the old song says, " three at a time ther e ' s no mortal can bear. The first, which is on the hacknicitstibject of "Jane Shore," is the best, and i s , ill ustrated by ,some cleverish engravings. Neglected Genius" is .a quizzical account of a silly young poetaster who imagines himself inspired, and writes indifferen t verses on the strength of his halluci nation. Of course his poesy is ridiculed by the critics, arid then he discards cravat, turns down his shirt-collar, a la Byron, waxes sou r a n d sar d on ic, and ultimat e ly dies in a windy back-garret, a victim to the neglect of a heartless, undiscerning public I BRITISH MAGAZINE. The long-doubted existence of such an author as William of Tudela, and the alleged plagiarism from hint, of the old- poem on the Crusade of Simon de Montfort, are shown from a comparison of dates, and internal examination of the two writers, to prove both points affirmatively, as regards this ancient Navarrese poet. In a paper upon .`Papal exactions consequent on P a p a l dominion," the singular fact is stated, that in the year 1253 an inquiry was instituted As to the number of strangers, chiefly Italians, who, though beneficed in England,' resided constantly at Rome, whereby it was ascertained that the ecclesias tical revenues in England, belonging to Italians, many of-them boys and idiots, amounted to 46,6661. per annum—a larger revenue than that of the King. Swedenborg's adaptation of the Egyptian hiero glyphics to the modern discoveries of science finds a defender and, apparently, able explainer in M. Portal Of the Asiatic Society of Paris. ITISH FRIEND OF INDIA MAGAZINE. Such is the title of a periodical, the fourth number H of which is now lying before us, containing inter alia A view of the Political State of India," wherein there is a rapid but succinct sketch of the Rise and progress of the English power in the East. In some remarks on " The Affairs of India," suggested by our reverses in Affghanistan, we find the following sensible reflections : The war has already absorbed from fifteen to millions sterling ; there is . new a deficit of " ":„ It a l millions in the annual revenues, and it is on this f ro i C n - c P,lrtly, that Sir Robert Peel Justifies the imposi-. to be ,Te Income-tax. When the Income-tax comes f P a l", every one will recollect that so,much of it is or so much for India. We all know that Indi liv e , btl an " . S• to us ; we have heard it talked . of all our eery gratifying it is to be told about our vast ~ fe„1„„-frl sense to w h at we ever did b e f ore ; we s h a ll h ave '" Ira). f or Our vast Indian empire, and that by means of all Income-tax, the most odious and inquisitorial of all bodes of t axation ; when this takes place, all eyes will directed to India , when the tak-githerer comes round eve r y eh it half-y ea r . to demand the Income-tax, we 11 - hav e something more t o do than b oas t o f o ur vast -Indian empire, we shall have to pay for it, and then it w ill be universally known and felt that we have a deep-interest in its welfare ; it will then be our own concern, and w e shall set about •to see that matters are Pll.°Peliy conducted there, we shall scrutinize into the proceedings ab of the Indian Gov ernme nt a t ho me an d ri a and not take it for granted that everything is right, because men in office tell us they are satisfied. fling ‘I I I I P . 01-7 than THE METROPOLITAN. . The Number before us, like the majority of its pre decessors, consists almost exchisively bf prose tales, with here and th ere , a s li g ht s p r i n kli ng of verse. As the tales, generally speaking, are good, we do not feel much disposed to complain, though we still could have wished that there had been a little more variety of matter. The " Man without Money," *hat a theme for the display of pathos one of the cleverest of the stories; and turns upon the stratagems of a needy adventurer to win a prize in the matrimonial lottery. Of course he fails, for the days of sentiment, like those of chivalry, are past and gone, and-ladies, grown wise in theirgeneration - no longer throw away their hands and hearts on • fellows Who have nothing but their amorous sensibilities to recommend them. Old South, the preacher, who dearly loved a pun, once exclaimed from the Vulpit, " 'marriage was formerly a merry age, but inatrunony is now become a matter of Toney: If this was true in Charles the Second's nays, how much truer is it now, when habits of busi ness have superseded everything in the shape of natural emotion ! . In affairs of the heart we now split upon settlements, where formerly, we split upon sentime n t. From " Savindroog," an agreeable story, Whose scene is laid in the East, we quote some pleasing stanzas When the beetle's drowsy horn • Winds across the silent lea, Lre the rosy-finger'd morn . Throws a bright tint o'er the sea : • When the moon her orb displaying • Beams upo n the lonely night And the wolf-dog loudly baying Seems to mock her silver light ; • Then We soldiers, ever cheery, - O'er the rugged mountain roam, Briskly dancing, never weary, '.To the merry peal of the hollow drum.. Novo the song, the jc,ke, the story, Swell around and cheat the way ; Feats of love and deeds of glory Graee the merry Roundelay. Peals of laughter, care 13 , puling, Round their genial magic spread, . . .• TilLthe day-star sweetly smiling Tints the grey cliff's mossy head : .. Then we soldiers, ever cheery, 'O'er the r u g g e d mountaiu roam, Briskly da.ncing, never weary, " To'the - merry peal of the hollow drum. • -When-.the sun-is fiercely beaming •' O't•r_the snowy tented field, e Of the morrow seldom dreaming, We to balmy slumber yield. Or, beneath the shady bowers,. • • In-the jungle- we mcline ; Strewing life's dull path With flowers, Culi'd from love and rosy wine. Thus we soldiers, ever cheery, the rugged mountain roam; Briskly dancing ; never weary, To the merry. peal of the hollow dram. MUSIC. THE. NATIONAL PS fiLMIST. Y Charles Dancers Hackett. Consisting of Original Psalm and Hymn Tunes, Chants, Responses, Anthems, Londo n : Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. Jr. Hackett has made an admirable selection of Psalm Tunes. The fine old melodies of London, dew St. 'Mary's, Windsor, with the Old Hun dredth and Luther's Hymn, are beautifully pre served with the original harmonies. The original tunes need little comment; it is sufficient to read over the list of names to see that a host of talent has ) erk pressed into the service. This is the good old urch style of music we wish to see in general use In bur churches. Hampton, by Dr. Wesley, is a ? I trfect gem ; s o muc h b eauty i n so s h ort a space is sel `l2nl attained, but we will not attempt to particula rize —where all is good, it is difficult to determine Which is best. The tunes composed by Mr. Hackett quiet and devotional, and, with one exception, well ._habnized. We wish, however, h e h a d b een ra th er Innte particular in the closing cadences, and not have Irltide the &skiing note so frequently descend. The VOle4'partS are free from this error, and are well 1 111 N led. - •:" the tunes commonly known as the Old Hun tirtidth,. the Old Eighty-first, and Luther's Hymn,' 44 ....aY be cited as specimens. Handel was an admirer ' 4. Luther's tunes, and strenuously asserted the Old Ihndredth to be-his. It is remarkable, however, that thcMelody-of this tune is assigned to the Hundred rThirty-fourth Psalm, in all the Lutheran and th,i.nian copies. The Old Eighty-first, whether Lu ers'or an imitation, is a tune of surpassing fluency Weetness. Luther's Hymn,' as it is customs -8.4.9 tailed, is a truly noble melody ; but the words lifted to it are, as to rythm and poetry, disgrace . 114, -.(l6 VereL--4` Great God, what do I see and -e author is deservedly apocryphal. Nei kJ,ll iitberans nor Moravians acknowledge the pro t/ier e s i ncerely hope that th's work may induce 1\,, 1 sto follow the author's example of giving the helli s in score, and that it may be the means of ex- N 1 t ,, - „g„ that monotonous and ineffectual custom in our s of singing in unison. It is much to be that so many of our Protestant members N l : 4l ced to assist in the service of the Roman PRe i .„ l ' church. It is a fact that three-fourths of the b 4 ,y4,; Who go regularly through the masses of -l e,nta „find Mozart on Sundays in these establish ‘te Protestants. that if:/clude, we must say it is our decided opinion, ri , l „ itsiet r ,''anists were allowed to introduce this sort of t '"c sun g b vcompe tent persons,into our churches, Prop z i et id perform their part with more feeling and rift and instead of the tuneless roar of the cha feelin to the utter destruction of all devotional for m tll the congregation, we should have the per less t l l lee of our church service rescued from the list 7ernony into which it has fallen. . T he ur . ,German Journals publish a circular sent by the ~3 4, Nlinistry to all the Governors of the provinces, allud - t ne appointment of a commission to inquire into the ',?lni2laints of ill-treatment made by some Christian subjects of ex;'! Porte 5m„,,,, and ordering that, in future, the Chris -I.3".avn_ sub lets of : the Porte, in all parts of its territories, shall 3 • tee so fairly and equitably administered to them, that prot'Y ma) . be no longer compe.led to place themselves under the ection of forei gn ambassadors and consul!, under the im lr,ession tbat justice is not otherwise to be obtained from the 4arkish Igthoritisse THE INCOME TAX BILL. Now publishing on abroad Sheet, - Newspaper Size (Frio: only One Penny), SIR ROBERT PEEL'S INCOME TAX BILL, with Eight large and spirited Caricature Engravings, designed by C. J. Grant.. The .friends uf liberty are earnestly requested to aid, in circulating this-. first attempt at making known the chtestible Act now in progress through the House of Commons. London : Cleave, Shee-lane, Fleet• street ; and all News men and Booksellers. - STRAWBERRY-HILLS—THE LAST FOUR WEEKS! " ITORACE WALPOLE'S 'OWN DESCRIP 1_ TION and GUIDE to his . VILLA at STRAW BERRY HILL, near TWICKENHAM, Middlesex," with a full Inventory of all the Furniture, Pictures, Curiosities, and every other object of interest and attraction in this most unri valled Col.ction, is now ready in .1 vol. tivo.,price.only 2s. 6d. (post free 6d. extra). reprinted verbatim from the original and only genuine edition now in the British Museum, and iwending over 120 large 4to. pages of tyre and paper i a copy of whiCh was knocked dosvn at the Sale on' Thursday last, April 2Slh, for Eighteen Pounds ! Coritents:—The Refectory or Great Parlour, China-room, Little Parlour, Yellow Bedchamber or Beauty-room, Break fast-room, Green Closet, Blue Bedchamber, Red Bedchamber, Armoury. Library, Walpo'e's own Bedchamber, Holbein Chamber, Star Chamber, Gallery, Round Drawing-room, Tribune, Great North Bedchamber, Beaucl rk Closet, Round Bedchamber, Great Cloister, Chapel, Cottage, &c., &c. Price 2s 6d. London : E. Smith, No. 6, Wellington-street, Strand ; and W. Strange. 21. Paternoster-row.' FOlt SALE BY PUBLIu AUCTION, at the HAMBRO' COFFEE-HOUSE, Water-lane, Tower street, on THURSDAY, the sth instant, at Twelve for One o'clock precisely :-35 butts, 38 hhds. 16 qr. casks Sherry; 18 pipes, 23 hhds. 14 qr. casks Port; -Madeira, Bucellas, Pima tette, &c. &c. in bond ; and 74 eases Champagne, Claret, &c., the Stock of Mr.. WM. BARN FIELD, Jun.. a Bankrupt ; 32 cases Champagne, Hock, aucl'Alo.,elle in bond ; and 42.0 dozens superior Hock, Moselle, Sparkling Moselle and Hock, Claret, Port, Sherry, &c., duty paid, the choice Stock of Messrs. PAUL A XMANN and J. G CHRIST, Bankrupts, and Sold Without Reserve, - by dirpetion of the A-signees. Catalogues of JAMES G. WINN, Wine and Spirit Broker, 59, Mark-lane. FSCAPED, from a Private Asylum, near London, a Gentleman, about 38 years of age. five feet ten inches high, slender, with light complexion, light hair, cut rather short, with thin and rather sandy whiskers. He has a slightly acquiline nose, a little inclined on olio side. He had on, on Saturday. a white hat, or cap, a light drab merino wrapper, a moss-brown frock coat, black and white valentia waistcoat, and dare trowsers and leggins. He had also a Ma, kintosh, and other clothes with him, and one or more blue bags, and three or four brown paper'parcels. He was landed at the Old Shades Wharf, London-brioge, from the Lily Chelsea a' earner, at five o'clock in the afternoon of Saturday last. Whoever shall find this individual is requested to detain him, forcibly .f necessary, and to give information at once to I%lr. Inehhold, 161, Fleet ,trect. All expenses will be paid, and the parties will be re w ardcd. ThEW EATtiEtt:-IN VON, 2, ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET. l'itennumeter .... 61 Highrst 62 Lowest 45 garinnetiT 30.09.—Wind E. Hli4ti 1% ATER AT Losiiolq MUDGE Ttlls DAY. rorning..... 35 minutes after 6 ( Evening .... 10 minutes after 7, zg JP . -,- rtrotaftltif 44l- titin SUN OFFICE Three o' Clack. Lord ASHBURTON has arrived in the United States. His Lordship will find plenty to do in the accomplish. ment of his mission to occupy him for several weeks. HOGAN, whose arrest and dismissal by the authorities at Lockport, on a charge of being concerned in the burniag of the Caroline steamer, was noticed at the time; is •igain in custody. He v2ntured a second time into the United States, and was arrested upon old charges at the suit of a rascally Sympathiser named THELLER. This troublesome affair must be 'disposed of before anything else can be thought of. Then there is the war between Mexico and Texas, which will increase the difficulties about settling the Boundary Question. The rumour in New York was that the Mexicans invaded Texas in two bodies to the number of 21,000 men, and that they were marching towards San Antonio de Bexar, and Goliad, and Victoria. We would take a bet that the Mexican army is less than or.e= fourth of the strength above stated. We feel quite certain that the invading Mexican army is not 5,000 strong, :;,nd also that if it penetrates far -into Texan not a tithe of it will ever return to Mexico. In the United States, the excitement in - favour of the Texans is immense. Munitions of war for the Texans were col lecting at :New Orleans, and crowds of Sympathisers were collecting in the frontier States, ready to march to Galveston to the support of their friends. What we hare now most to fear, is the annexation of Texas to the United States. That is what all the Sympathisers are looking forward to. The Railway Rill occupies the French Chamber of Deputies to the exclusion of everything else. On Thurs day and Friday the debates upon it were .very.animated. but the subject is m holly witliOut interest to English readers. The new Minister of Finance is exceedingly sanguine as to the inexhaustibility of the national re sources. He is fbr commencing all the Froposed lines without a moment's delay, and for carrying them on simultaneously with the fortifications of Paris. There is a good deal of miscellaneous news in the French Papers, of which all that is most interesting will be found either in our Foreign . Summary, or the sub joined extracts. A circular has been addreFsed by the Director-General of Customs to the different Customi-houses in France, announci4 that, as the Government of Russia and the United States have consented to exempt French vessels entering their ports by stress of weather, from payment of tonnage duty, there is to be reciprocitr in favour of Russian and Amer ican vessels in French ports under similar circumstances, as is the case with all the other countries which have consented to this reciprocal engage ment. • The Carlsruhe Gazette has the following letter from Vienna, of April tl :—" Several German journals, copying certain English and French papers, have repeated that the mission of ra g eot, was for the purpose of negotiating a marriage be tween Queen Isabella 11. and a Prince of the house of Bavaria. If such was the object of M. Pageot's minion, he might have spared hiirse,f the troulie of coming here, Er the Northern Powers would never agree to a plan, the melt of which would be to deprive the family of the Bourbons of the throne of Spain Gazette de France. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 2, 1849. day, produced 1,62,31. A letter of Oliver Cromwell's, addressed to his wife, " Elizabeth Cromwell," on the _day following his victory, o.er the Royalists at Dunhar, sold for 21 guineas. COTS XOTif.A.I.I7.sE • The Duke . of 'Northumberland left town on Saturday, for Sinn House. The Duche.a of Northumberland—is expected to remain a fortnight longer at Sion House. . Viscount and Vis Countess Beresford gave a dinner in Ca vendish-tguare on Saturday,, to the Lord. Primate of Ireland, the Marquis of. Waterford, Fee. . . The Earl and Conntesi of Chesterfield returned to town ficuL Newniarket on Friday. - His Excellency the French Ambaisador, gives a banquet at Manchester House-this evening, in celebration otthe fete-day. of Louis Philippe. The Earl of Bandon is, we understand, to be appointed Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the county of Cork, in place of the late Earl of Shannon. The Earl of Moto has arrived at Farrance's Hotel, Belgrave street, for the season. BOUIibb—PARIS, SATURDAY, APRIL 30. First tlignest Lowest List •Prig Frit e. Prict. Trier. french 5 plr 119 85 ... ... 1 9 85 .. 119 95 4 vet Cents lO7 50 ... 107 107 b 0 ... 4 per Cents. 3 per Cern* Bl 70 61 75 ... SI 70 81 75 'lank of erance Lattltte 5,0011 ,mares f.. 044 75 .. 5018 75 —5048 75 ...5014-1 75 ,e, , ar+ natl., 1841 ._ _ .. Belgian 5 per Cents. .... ll O% —. 103% ... 1 11 3% .. iii.sl v a eer l.clit:.. 1840 11 , 5%' ... IWO/. ... 10548 .. 105 1 / 4 sp.irpach eke , ive . :6 ... '.O ... 25'4 ... 2531, Passive Portneliese 5 per Cents sea9olitai , R 'man... KAILVVAI StiAltEb. tit. Germain irerssiii,b. rt , L. II 2.7 !CI .. 873 .. zOS 73 Moucn 512 50 ... 592 50 ... 59 . .. ;90 Strasburg to Bale. 239 f. 38 75 .. 237 50 ... 75 THE BRAZIL TRADE.—A Liverpool merchant has transmitted to us -an official report of the amount and estimated value of British goods imported into the Brazils during the years 1840 and 1841, which points. out the vast importance of the trade to this country. The value of the goods is estimated at six milliOus stcr:ing, and most of the imports had greatly increased since 1840. Me following are a few of the returns for 1841 Ale awl Porter, 16,333 oarrets ; .Butter, 17,169 firkins ; CodflA, 36,240 tubs ; Coals, 13,925 tons ; Cotton goods, 24,968 packages ; Soap, 37,304 boxes ; Hardware, 5,801 packages, and about nighty other articles of British ma nufacture. Our. Correspondent justly says, '"rhere is food for our legislators, who. µ ill soon be called upon to decide whether we can ,afford to lose a trade-of such magnitude, for. the want of a lit.le more recipro ;;ity, and in carrying on which the country is not bur dened with the Cost of a standing armb . or sub cct to any of the drawbacks or colOnial .pos,essions: MONEY and t,t)M:►tr.ttk,+AL NEWS CIIY, QUARTER TO THREE. This being a holiday at the Hank. and Stock Exchange, no business wag going on in the Money Market, and Monday near being a day of business i►: toe Colonial Market thtre is no feature t• notice. _ '1 he fin sign arrivals are very numerous from aim, et all quatters, but in consequence of the long prevailing easteily wind, almost every date has been anticipated. Intclii , :etice from New York ten da3s later than those which were pieviously teceiced, has come to hand, hut nothing is known beyond what appears en anoili..r part of the paper, the commercial letters not having been delivered. Livraroot COTTON MARKET, APRIL 30.—The market was very dull nu Saturday, the sales amounting to 3,000 bales, including 100 on speculation, and 500 tor export ; prices re main the Fame. _ --- LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, APRIL 30.—We have had an improvement duiiiig the past week in Shares generally, with a tendency to Winer rives fur most of the good lines. Since the meeting of the youth We-tern Railway Company there - has been a good demand for their newly created shares at 3 and 3i premium. 'the demand has continued to-day, and -1A prem. has been pai.t. Eastern Counties are also in fair request. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 30.—We have had a good demand for Shares to-day, and the market con tinues very firm. Edinburgh and Glasgow, 541, ; North Mid land, 6714 2 ; sheffield and Manchester, 33 1 / 2 ; South Eastern and Dover, 311. SERICC3 ACCIDENT.—The remit ant of Mayday. mummeries—the Jack-in-the-green--h d to a very severe acci dent this morning, at ten o'clock. Mr. Le Maire, blacking manufacturer, Worship street, aid Mr. ficopenham, of Hamp ton Wick, were driving a spirited horse past IValent place, Kennington-road, when some sweeps, accompanied w th drums and files, startled the hose, which, plunging desperately, be came wholly unmanageable, and in a tew seconds, dashed the vehicle against the iron corner pest, completely smashing it. The two gentlemen came with great violence to the ground. Mr. Le Maire was taken up insensible, and carried into the Three Stags Tavern, Lambeth-road. A surgeon was promptly in atterdance, when it was found that he had received a very extensive and severe wound, in the head, and his coral anion also was much injured. s RI ALI 73 F va" Vtil AND Optuton. " Who runs may read." POREIGIV. The Moniteur. .Unicersel. announces that her Royal High ness the Duchess of 'Nemours was happily confin don Thursday evening, at seven o'clock, at the Palace of .Neuilly, of a Prince, who, 'according to the King's orders, will bear the title of the Count d'En. 7 The Journal des Debats says—" On Thursday, the 29th ult., the Duke and Duchess of Nemours went to take up their residence at Neuilly. .During the day her Royal Highness was taken with the pains of labour. The Queen im mediately went Von' the Tuileries to Neuilly, and the King arrived there at six o'clock. All the Royal Family assembled. After the confinement the King and Family returned to the Tuileries. The Chancellor (Baron Pasquier ) and the Grand Reterendary of the Chamber of Peers (the Duke Decazes), were alo present at Neuilly as witnesses." The King of the French has now seven grandchildren, the Courts of Penis and Chartres (sons of the Duke of Orleans), the Count of Eu, Prince Philippe, son of z'rince I rederick and the Princes Leopold and Philippe and Princess Maria of Belgium (the children of King Leopold and the Princess Louisa of Orleans). The National has the following significant remarks on the projec'ed marriage of the Queen of Spain :—" Whatever may be the views heleafter of the French Government, the mar riage of the Queen of Spain is a 'question which the press cannot refrain from noticing. If the situation of the Regent he considered, it will be easy to comprehend that be is not in any great haste to give a husband to his sovereign. Espartero knows his position perfectly well. In a thousand i.ossible hypo theses, he needs an entire liberty of action, and therefore it is not likely that he will add voluntarily to his embarrassments. If the Queen of Spain should ever receive a husband from him, it may be considered certain th ETartero will not bestow him until the very last extremity. The Keneh Goa• vernment has therefore two years before it. Let it, in the meantime, put itself in a position to exercise a legitimate in fluence over an event so interesting to France, and every one will commend it: But let it beware of employing means which may tend directly to prevent its object." The Courrier • Francais treats the same question as fol lows:—" France has no pretension to rule it over Spain, but that she has the right to oppose that it should be placed under the distatorship of a foreign Prince by a Government. without force and without nationality. The respect which England would exhibit for the independence of the Spanish people may be judged of by the oppressive influence she .exercises over Portug,l. If France Ahmed it, the Barons of the English aristocracy would soon have reduced Spain to the same condi tion. It is to prevent Spain becoming a colony and fief of Eng land that the French Government combats the possibility of the marriage of Queen Isabella 11. . with a toreien Prince. The powerless artillery of the English -press will not turn France from this object. It is already too much that England possesses Gibraltar en the Spanish coast ; it is our duty to see that British influence is not all pox erful at Madrid." The remains of M. Humann, late Minister of Finance, were on Saturday morning removed in great state to the church of the Madeleine, arid the first sacred service was pet formed in that magnificent edifice. The pall was supported by : Marshal Souls ( War). Admiral Duperre (Marine), M. alartin du Nord (Justice), and M. Guizot (Foreign Affairs). The chief mourners were M. Humann, the son, and the Viscount Gerim nay, son-in-law of the deceased. The Archbishop of Paris delivered the funeral service. No speeches were made. Ge neral Heymes, whose death was prematurely announced the other day, died on Saturday. He was the favourite Aide-de- Camp of Louis Philippe. The Quotidienne gives the following In the midst of hi; press of bu,inesa M. Humann never forgot his Christian duties. Every morning, before commencing the labours of his department, lie read a portion of a German prayer-book. On the day of his decease the mark in this book showed that he had been meditating on death, and on the necessity of prepar ing for it." _ _ The Toulonnais,.of April 26, says that the Ocean, a three decker, the flag-ship of Admiral Hugon, Commander-in-Chief of the squadron in the Mediterranean, the Souverain, also a three-decker, the Marengo, the Hercule, and the Alger, have received orders to take in three months' provisions, and to pre pare fur their departure.—The same• Journal announces that the marines embarked on board the corvettes Bous , ole and Ex peditive were destined for New Zealand, and that the French station in that district is to be reinforced and commanded by a Captain in the Navy. It also states that an order had arrived to fit out a corvette of war and a'transport vessel to reinforce that station. A letter from Vienna, in the Gazette of Upper Germany, sass that the railroads are to be urged on as much as possible. Fifty-six engineers, forming eight , sections, hail set out for the North and South, to lav down the lines from Vienna to the Saxon frontier and to Trieste. Two molitlis will, it is said, suffice for the completion of these preparatory labours, and the works are to commence in August. The idea of employing soldiers is said to be abandoned. It is calculated that the Vienna and Trieste Railroad will be completed ii► six years. P ÜBLIC OPINION. The Times, referring to Mr. Roebuck's amendment on the Income-tax, says :—" The unfairness of the Balls palpably, as Sir Robert Peel put it, that it does not take into account the duration as well as the amount of the incomes which it taxes. This injustice Mr. Roebuck does not d st:nctly negative; but ho does this—finding that all persons to be taxe I are arranged under several s , thedules, one of which embraces no incomes of an abAllutely permanent character; and very many of a more precarious nature than can be at all found in the other srhe dules, he proposes at once to exempt this schedule, and this schedule only, from one-half (the fairness of the proportion we do no: here discuss) of the impost, as a rough approxima tion to justice. An approximation it would be, but one of an unlucky character. Instead of being what it ought. to be, a remission of a certain amount of taxation inequitably imposed, it takes the shape in Mr. Roebuck's hands of a concession t o certain particular interests." The Herald says:—" 111 r. Roebuck's expedient would not, ! if adopted, have relieved trade, profession, and mental labour, from the odious inquiries of the tax assessor and commisrioners; but the removal of some portion of the grievance where the inquisitorial powers will be greatest, and their results most opptessive, would have withdrawn a little of the bitterness front the most nauseous draught that has been effered to the middle classes since the war. No man in the House of Commons de nied that Schedule D would inflict a monstrous injustice on all who will be driven by the exposure of their affairs into its grasp, No one could deny that Mr. Roebuck's amendment would mitigate that injustice; but that amendment was re jected because. other acts of injustice would also be thereby lessened. There might have been something in this excuse had there been any equality in the injustice to be perpetrated by all the schedules; but the excess of injustice to be inflicted by Schedule D is so much greater than the combined injustice of all the rest, that this excuse is a contemptible piece of special pleadi The Post has the following rema: ks:—" The proposition to tax incomes derived from trades and professions at only half the rate of incomes derived from preperty, was supported by a respectable minority, aad yet the support was much less than many may have expected from the zeal with which some Con servative Journals have maintained the same views as those brought forward by Mr. Roebuck. And it is to be remarked, too, that the debate upon this Occasion—including the speeches against the' Government proposal, as well as those in its favour—was unusually able. The arguments brought forward, and the temper in which they were brought forward, made the Aiseussien of to dry. &subject highly interesting, and showed that in some cases, at all events, we have no reason to be a.bamed of our present House of Commons, including the Ore osition." We quote the following from the Chronicle :-•;-" At last Sir Robert Pell has been beaten! And by whom? What worthy and sufficient cause has dissolve t the union of his ad herents, and combined friends and fees into a majority against him ; Is it the pressure of the Income-tax ? Is it the par- . todity of his mode of applying free trade so as to ruin the hum bler monopolists, while he leaves the greater unscathed? Or is it a general indignation against the deceit by which he ac quired rower ? He has been beaten by his own party, even when supported by . almost all those of his habitual opponents who chanced to be in the house when this unexpt cted division took place at an unusual hour. And the cause which has led to this sudden insurrection of the Tories against their leader was nothing but the irrepressible desire of the bulk of the party to shield the agents of their corrupt practices, and throw obstacles in the way of discovering truth in a particular case. Banded in a cause so dear to them, Tories could not be ex pected to listen even to Sir Robert Peel; and for daring to oppose corruption in a l arliarnent of his own collecting, the Minister has paid the penalty of being outvoted." 'I he Leeds Times, in advising various reformatory measures in our legislation, remarks:—" We call our country a free country ; and yet not more than one human being in thirty, in Or, at Britain, has any political existence. The great mass of the people are compelled to obey laws to which they have never given their consent. The non-represented classes are ruled by the represented classes. They are taxed without their consent ; and taxation, as has been declared by Lord Camden, is a tyranny of the very worst kind." The present condition of the country is thus viewed by the Liverpool Journal :—" It is a painful and unparalleled spec tacle, at this season of the year, to behold, in every part of the kingdom, signs of stagnation, torpor, and despair. It is idle to lay the blame on the delay of the tariff. The passing of that measure can do little fur us. The fall in the price of food is fully anticipated, but there is mac reason to fear a rise in the price of wheat, and a further import, than any beneficial change." ay.LO.I.‘MX--TlZ.tl:l3Z—coiya.:Vl7.at.C;A:. To-morrow is fixed for the adjourned meeting, under the fiat issued against the Messrs. Wigney. The examination is expected to la-t two days. At Bradford and Huddersfield trade during the past week has been limited; at Halifax, Hohnfirth, Leicester, and Leeds, dull; at Manchester and Oldham, stationary; Rochdale is weekly growing worse. The stock of bullion in the Bank has been gradually on the increase since the beginning of last year. In January 1841 it only 3,557,0001., while according to the last return it was, en the 23,1 of April, 6,590,0001. ' At the anniversary meeting of the Royal Society of Litera ture, the report read stated the income of the past year to have been 13741. lie. 3d., leaving, after all eakenditure, a balance of 1241. 3s. 6d. Lord Colborne was chosen Vice-President it, the room of the Duke of Sutherland. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. New barracks are about to be formed in the Tower ; tlie moat, it is said, is to be filled up, surveys having been for some making for the purpose. .LECTI ONEZIVENG. The writ for the Brighton election has been received; Thursday next is fixed for the nomination, and Friday for the polling The announcement at Blackburn, on Thursday, of Mr. Turner's defeat, in his petition against the return of Mr. Homer, led to a disturbance. The windows of Mr. ilernby's Com mittee-room were demolished by the work-people, and on the appearance of the military, Mr. Astley, a stationer, aged 52, lost his life. NAVAL AND 11TIMITILIMIT. Lieut. Moody, Governor of the Falklat d Islands, with the detachment of Royal Sappers and Miners under his charge, reached their deamation on the 15th of January last. X.n.W 131(1) VOLICAS. Richard Edwards, who has strangled his mother at Merthyr- Tydvil, was committed on Friday to take his trial at the next Glamorganshire Assizes. The boy Smith, aged 14, accused of the murder of an unfor tunate girl at Liverpool on Thursday, was arrested on t_•atui day. .Farr A monument on Woolwich-common is about to be erected to the memory of the late Sir Alexander Dickson, G.C.B. ; 1,0001. has already been subscribed. A monument is about to be erected at Illalaga to the memory of General Torrejos, and the forty-eight victims sacrificed by F er di na nd VII. It is to be built on the spot where the melan choly execution took place. 131:rit:E.A.4,e,r AND SCX:r2NTXPIC. Camden, the celebrated antiquarian, was born on this day, iu 1551. Sir Charles Bell, the eminent practitioner, author of many valuable wotks, and especially the Bridgwater treatise on the hand. died on Thursday last, at Hatton-park, near Worcester. He was the fourth son of the Rev. Air. Bell of Edinburgh, and Professor of Surgery in the University of that place. Sir Charles was knighted in 1831. The sixth day's sale of the strawberry-hill books on Satur• 241XSCELL . AITIC01:7Sit. The rwal custom of electing the handsotnett in the village for a May Queen, is still practised in some parts of Spain. Among the characters which will be assumed in the Royal Masque, Prince George of Cambridge is'spoken of as enacting Gaston de Foix, who, at tle age' of :24,' died at the battle of Ravenna. The Princrss Auguifa represents Claude de France, the daughter of Louis the , ivelfth ; and the Earl of Cardigan the Chevalier Bayard.: - - • - The accounts from 'Tipperary are still very unfavourable. The Nenagh Guardian cnntains a list of ten outrages charac terised by various features of atrocity. , • - GLOBE 'INSURANCE FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. The Annual Meetin g of the Globe - Insurance Fire and Life Insurance Company - was held at their Office in Cornhill, on Thursday last, When the Triennial Election of Directors took place, and the following gentiomen were unanimously re-elected Edward Goldsmid, Esq. William 'rite, Esq., F.R.5..• George Carr Glynn, Esq. - John S. BroWnrigg, Esq., M.P: • William Thompson, Esq., Alderman, M.P. Sir J. L. Goldsmid, Bart., P.R.& Sir Walter G.'Stirling, Bart; Henry Alexander. Esq. William Henry C. Plowden, Esq. Boyce CoMbe, Esq. - James William Freshfield,Evi. William Phillimore, Esq. Jonathan Chapman. Esq. Jonathan Birch, Esq. John Poynder, Esq. Emanuel Silva,' Esq. - Edward Vanx, Esq. . ' • Thomas Collier, Esq. ; • • Robert Saunders, Esq. • . John Hodgson; Esq. - • - Robert Hawthorn, Esq. Sheffield •NeaVe, Fowler Newsim, Esq. - Benjamin. G. Windus, Esq. • Boyd Miller, Esq. - The Annual Report of the state of - the Company's affairs was then read, 'ShoWing that in addition to the original and permanent Capital of 1,000,0001. the Com pany possessed .a large surplus rest beyond the full sum reserved for all liabilities and engagements at the close of the last year. The Manager further stated that, not withstanding the force of competition, the high cha racter and undoubted stability of the office, had obtained for it during the past year an increased revenue Andre turn, both from trade and investments, and, a conti— nuance of the dividend at 6 per cent. on 913. Capital Stock of 1,000,000 L was 'declared accordingly The following resolution was then put, and Carried by a Very. large majority :--.- " That the sincere thanks of the meeting be presented to the Chairman, Deputy Chairman, :and the other Di rectors, for their zealous and successful efforts on behalf of the Company, and that they be - assured of the conti nued confidence and support of the Proprietary." LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DAY.) DEAL, APRIL 30.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrd. from the River, and sailed, Simon Taylor, West Australia ; Mermaid and Port Royal, Madras ; Elizabeth, Jamaica; Orbit, Quebec ; and several others. Orr DoTER. APRIL 28.—Cuba, Degn, Ilavannah ; Pat mos Domingo, for Hamburgh. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 30.—Wind E. MAY I.—Wind E.N. E. Sid. Switzerland, New York. COWES, MAY I.—Arrd. Caiinan, Arriandiaga, Havannah. ouTit a atrrox,Mav I .—Arrd. Liverpool steamer, Gibraltar, left April 21st, Cadiz April 22d, Lisbon April 25th, Oporto April 26th, and Vigo April 27th. Sid. Montrose steamer, Gibraltar; (Mental steamer, Alexandria. DUBLIN, APRIL 29.—Sid. /Era,New York; Onyx, Quebec. KINGSTON, Arun. 30.—Sid. Chester, New York. CORK, APRIL 28.—Arrd. Xarifa, Tucker, Barbadoes, sld. 28th ult. Arrd. off, Albert, Keith, Demerara, sld. 19th ult. BELFAST, APRIL 28.—Sid. Cordelia, St. John's. SCARBOROUGH, APRIL 29.—Sid. Trade, Quebec. .FALMOUTH, APRIL 30. Wind E.S.E. to E.—Arrd. Adams. Mills, Calcutta. Sid. Albion, Newfoundland. Arrd. ff, Greyhound, China; Paragon, Cumming, Calcutta; Swal low, Care ; Kelina , Belicarto. JERSEY, Aran, 26.—Sid. Canopus, Charles, Janus, Rollo, Nameless, Laurel, Concord, Harriet, Flora, and Pelican, Labrador. OFF HASTINGS, APRIL 30.—Harmonic, Rio, fa. Ham burgh, and supplied with provisions. OFF DUNGENESS, MAY I.—Emelie and Helena, Cuba, for Bremen ; Danzic, Havannals, for Hamburgh ; Nornen, Han .sen, Messina. OFF SALCOMBE, APRIL 28.—Sarah, Crisp, Mauritius ; Mary Huckton, Bogfor, Virginia; Terpsichore, Bahia; Cri terion, New York. OFF TORBAY, APRIL 29.—Stork, Scott, China. DART3toCTM, APRIL 29.—Arrd. Gloria, Meeson, Messina, &c.for St. Petershurgh, short of provisions, Arr d. off, Ge neral Kyd, China. IN THE CHANNEL.—Easypelles, Calcutta; "'Native, - Ne w Zealand ; John, China; Diligent, Bos, Batavia, for Amster dam ; Polo, ditto, for Bremen. LivERPOOL, Aram 30.—Wind S.E. moderate.—Arrd. Rapid, Alexander, Texas; Franconia, Davis, New Orleans; Jane, Walker, and Great Britain, Trout, Mobile ; Minerva, White, Savannah; Jane, Slater, Charleston; Ellen, Yapp, Calcutta ; Bella Portena, Buenos Ayres ; Courier,. Pernam •buco ; Nelson, Wood, Maranham ; packet Jane, Laguna; Matson, Pearce, Savatulla. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. Last week's arrivals of Grain were good, but the fresh sup plies were moderate. The New Corn Bill is in operation, and the redueed duties are now taken at the Custom-house. The best English Wheat obtained last week's terms, tome qualities were rather cheaper, and little doing in Foteign at former prices. Barley Is. per quarter lovver. Beans also declined is. per quarter. Peas unvaried. Oats dull of sale at their former value. Flour met a slack demand, at late prices. A ttitiVALS OF Oft A.IN IN LONDON DURINti LAST WEEK. Wheat. Barley. ( m i .. Flour English .. ..... 5,g18 lrs. („SB4 qrs. I 8,767 qrs. 8,664 suits Irish Foreign ..... fIiIOES ON BOARD OF SFIP Wheat,Red (old) - 1• —s•'Beans, SinV (new) ..... ....Ns 38s. ----- White (old) —.5. --s. (old) . 42" 465. ----- lied 18 , 1!) sos. !As. —; Tick (new) ..... . ... 27 30s ------- Fine sas. CU -- (old). ......... 38..40a. Superfine tits. 03s. Harrow (new)......315.33r. ---. litilite (1841) 5%5. Sts. , (01d)....... 38s. 425. -- 'isle 'Bs 60s. Brank .....—s•—s. —.Superfine 6 is. 68s Oats, Feed P• .—.6 ----Foreign free .51s .725. -- New 145.215. lyr - 38s. 40s. Poland Sark) 20s 33s ----New . 184.245. .--- Grinding -58 28s ,--. Potatoe —s.—s, ---- Malting :SOL 345. --- New 29 . 265. Malt • 565. 60s —.... Scotch 2ss 278. -- Fine New 62a. ti4s. Irish 14s. ... 176.21 e. Pease, Grey, New `3os. 3.25. Flour Town (per 5ack)....545. 575. -- Maple New . Si.. O4s , Seconds kOs.s4s. -- White 345. 365. North Country.— 48i. les. Boilers Stis ,ZBs.l Bran. Bs. Os. SMITHFIELD. The supply of Cattle was good ; of Sheep and Lambs mode rate ; of Calves and Pigs short. The trade good. Fine qua lities of Beef and Pork realising full 4d. per stone higher: Middling and ordinary sorts a better trade. Other articles unvaried. Beasts, 3.365 ; Sheep and Lambs, 20,170 ; Pi gs . 361 ; Calves, 76. Beef, 3s. 4d. to 41. 6d. ; Nutlon, 3s. 4d. to 4s. Bd. ; Veal, 3s. 41. to ss. 2d. ; Pork, 2s. 6d. to 55..; Lamb, 6s. 6d. to 7s. TEA MARKET. For Free Trade Tea a fair demand, and prices steady; low Common Congou. Is. Bid. to Is. 9d., and good common Is. 94-d. to ls. Rid. per pound. Company's Congou scarce, and Is. 10d. cash. TALLOW MARKET. Prices steady, and a fair business transacted. P.Y. Candles 4(s. 3d. on the spot, and 48s. to 48s. 3d. for delivery in the last three months. PROVISIONS. Irish Butter neglected, but Dutch met a fair rale, fine at 903. to 92, per cwt. Bacon sold freely, 47r. to ols. for ordinary and good sorts. Lard wanted at 60s. to 645. for bladdered. HOP MARKET. Prices firm for all sorts, and the market scantily supplied. The accounts are favourable for the bine. WOOL MARKET. The demand was good and prices firm. The stocks in ma . aufacturers' hands are light. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. ' On Friday last, the first of a course of lectures op Chemistry, in connection with the growth cf plants, was delivered by Mr Edward Scilly, jun., F.L.S., &c., at the Society's Rooms, in Regent-street, and was attended by many of the leading horti culturists, and others devoted to agricultural and scientific pursuits, amongst whom we noticed Sir J. Sebright. Sir Charles Lemon, Sir 0. i‘losely, Sir James South, M r . 14alibage, Dr. Rostock. Sir E. Ryan, Mr. P e pys , and several others. We last, o t n h e t following his subj e subject : from — Yesterdav Mr. Solly delivered his first lecture to th e Fel lowsof the w Horticultural Society and their friends, upon the connexion between chemistry and the arts of cultivation. We cannot speak too highly of the manner in which the very diffi cult task of compressing much matter into a small space, and of selecting those topics only which have a direct con nexion with the subject, was executed; nor, indeed, of the whole management of the discourse. From the attention with which the lecture was received, it was evident that those who were present entertained the same opinion as ourselves. We confess it gives us great satisfaction to find that the Horti • cultural Society should be the first of the great bodies of Lon don to take a decided step towards connecting chemical science with the practical operations of the gardener, by means of public lectures, at the present day. NARRATIVE OF THE SECOND CAMPAIIiN IN CHINA. —lt is•not merely on account of its importance in a national and commercial point of view that the war in China it an inter esting subject, hut also.because its details are more than ordi nar,ly curious from the unknown eceantry which was the scene of hostilities, and from the strange troops and strange weapons against which•our soldiers had to contend. Air. S. Mackenzie, author of the Narrative just published, was present at most of the actions, and has related the incidents that marked them with singular spirit and graphic effect. The battle of the Bogue, the attack on Canton, the brilliant siege and capture of Amoy, and other gallant achievements, furnish additional proot of the power. of our arms, even when exerted under circum stances more than commonly discouraging. Mr. Mackenzie's details of the war in China will be a standard work among our military annals. ROYAL LIBRARY, WEYMOUTH, APRIL 30.— ] The following ladies and gentlemen landed at a late hour last even ing, from the ship Madagascar, Capt. Villier ' from Calcutta Jan. 6, and the Cape, March 4:—General W. S. Whistle, C. 8., and Lady; Colonel Grieve; Capt. Keating; Capt. Saay ; Mrs. Spading; Miss Stambridge; Stambridge, Esq., and Lady ; Montgomery, Esq., and Lady ; C. J. H. Grahame, Esq.; J.. Sweeder o Esq. ; Pike, Eq. LA. V INTELLIGENCE HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.) The House sat to-day to hear appeals. The Peers present were Lord Brougham, Lord Cottenham, Lord Campbell, the Earl of Lauderdale, and Lord Delamere. SIR L. SKEIFINGTON V. BUDD. The further argument on this part-heard appeal occupied l'their Lordships the whole day. CHANCERY COURT-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor did not take his seat in Lincoln's Inn hall to•day till nearly half-past 11 o'clock. JUDGMENT.-1101•LIS V. BRYANT. Tile Loan CHANCELLOR gave judgment to-day in this case, which was argued before the Court a s h or t t i me s i nce. T h e case came before the Court upon appeal from the decision of his Honour the Vice-ChanCellor of England, appointing a receiver. The facts of the case, as stated by his Lordship in giving judgment, were as follow:—As far back as the year 1828 a Col omission of Bankruptcy issued against Mr. Bryant, the de feneant. He contested the commission, and at last a compro mise was entered into between him and his creditors. Mr. liryvett paid a certain sum of money, which the creditors ac eept.td, and the further proceedings under the commission were startd by the death of the original assignee: A short time since the proceedings under the commission were transferred to the Court of Bankruptcy, and one of the, defendants to the present record was appointed official assignee. The plaintiff, Mr. Hollis, was a creditor of Mr. Bryant's, not under th e b an k ruptcy, b ut upon transac t oils that had taken place many years ofterwards. Not being able to obtain payment, he brought an action, recovered and obtained judgment. Mr. Bryant had for many rears resided within the rules of the Queen's Bench prison, and in conse quence of that a detainer was lodged against him. Upon the ,ranting of that detainer, the plaintiff, Mr. Hollis, applied to lag Insolvent Debtor's Court, to be appointed assignee. That appointment was resisted by Mr. Bryant, but the order was made, and Mr. Hollis was appointed assignee. Some controversy had arisen at the bar during the arguments of the case as to whether a vesting order had been obtained or not. It was clear to his Lordship that such an order had been made ; it was then submitted that such a vesting order was not valid. Now, the fact was that a vesting order had existed for sometime, founded upon a debt due to a Mr. Burt, but Mr. Bryant con ended that that debt was satisfied, and that the satisfaction of the debt put an end to the vesting order. The truth was that the urder was never discharged, and therefore when Mr. Hollis was appointed assignee all the right and interest of Mr. Bryant had vested in Mr. Hollis. Mr. Hollis endeavoured to compel Mr. Bryant to file his schedule, but he was not successful in that application, in consequence of the Act of Parliament being detective in that respect, no means being given by it by which the Commissioners could compel a party to file his schedule. 3lr. Hollis attempted to recover his debt under the bankruptcy, but was unsuccessful in that also. He hail, therefore, no alter native but to proceed in the manner he had done ; the sole point in contest at the bar was whether he ought not to have gone in under the Insolvent Debtors Act instead of instituting the present trial. It was clear to his Lordship that under the 3d and 4th Victoria, he could not have proceeded under the Insolvent Debtors Act, because the assignment to Mr. Hollis was not valid with respect to that, but it was valid with respect to in quiry; and when the certificate under the bankrup . tcy was ob tained, it would become effectual, If Mr. Bryant did not take steps to supersede the commission. the vesting order was suspended. On the whole, his Lordship was of opinion that Mr. Hollis could not have done otherwise than he did, that Therefore the proceedings were right, and the order of the Vice-Chancellor of England, appointing a receiver, must be affirmed with costs. THE ATTOKNEY-GENERAL V. THE CORPORATION OF LUDLOW. The arguments in this part-heard appeal were resumed, but had nut concluded when our Evening Edition went to press. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) BROWNE V. KEATING: Mr. PEMBERTON appeared on behalf of the plaintiff in this cause to have an account taken against the defendants, who were the trustees of a settlement executed on the marriage of she plaintiff, Mrs. Browne, with her husband in November, 1810, to whom a considerable amount of property had been devised on trust for the benefit of Mrs. Browne, during the joint lives of herself and husband, and afterwards for she benefit of the children of the marriage. It was also sought to have new trustees appointed in the place of the existing ones, and to have the costs of the suit. paid by the defendants. Mr. Pemberton entered at considerable- length into details which were void of interest, and had not concluded the plaintiff's case at a late hour of the day. VICE-CHANCERY-(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND. ) VINCENT V. LEACOCK. The further arguments in this part-heard motion occupied the Court the whole morning. (Before Vice-Chancellor WIG RAM. ) MALLA LIEU V. MILLER. His HONOUR disposed of the points raised in this case, and stated at the conclusion that the course %shich he thought would he most convenient for the final settlement of the question was to direct an issue or a reference to the Matter. After some discussion at the bar, His HONOUR announced that he would deliver his final judgment cn Wednesda) next. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) • MORGAN, BART., v. POWELL. This was an action of trespass brought by the plaintiff, Sir ; Charles Morgan, against the defendant, to recover damages for certain coals improperly taken by the defendant from a vein be longing to the plaintiff. It appeared that the properties of the plaintiff and defendant joined, and that the defendant, in carrying on certain mining operations, had taken a quantity of coals from a. . .vein situated under the property of the plaintiff. The case had been tried at Mon mouth, and the Jury had given as damages a sum equal to the value of the coals at the pit's mouth. A rule had been obtained to show cause why a new trial should not be had, on the ground of excessive damages, inasmuch as the damages given ought to have been the value of the coals at the time of their severance from the freehold, and not a t ' the pit's - mouth. Mr. Sergeant LUDLOW and Mr. RICHARDS showed cause against the rule, and contended that as the plaintiff could not have obtained possession of the coals until they had been brought up to the pit's mouth, he was entitled to recover their value up • to that moment. The Solicitor-General, Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, and Mr. Keating, argued in support of the rule, and contended that at the moment the coal was severed from the freehold, it became a chattel, and that consequently the plaintiff was only entitled to recover its value at the moment it became a chattel, under the present form of action. Tne COURT took time to consider its judgment. EXCHEgVER, = (THIS DAY.) RUSSELL V. SMITH. This was a special case, in which the point raised was, whether an action for debt could be maintained in this country upon a judgment of the Court of Session, in Scotland. The Court, after hearing the arguments of Counsel on both sides, decided that the action could be maintained, and judgment was therefore delivered for the plaintiff. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) Mr. Justice WIG HTNIAN presided in this Court to-day, and was engaged in hearing motions involving points of law, which were not possessed of any general interest. POLICE INTELLIGENC E. BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) There were a good many cases brought before Mr. Hall this morning, but they were all of then' of a very uninteresting character. UNION-HALL.--(THIS DAY.) Thomas Ball, formerly driver of a Brixton stage-coach, at tended to put in bail for threatening the life of his wife, a lady of fortune, to whom he was married seven months ago. The case came before the Court on Saturday, when the com plainant stated that since her marriage with the defendant she had given him upwards of 8001. As his conduct was so bad she was compelled to leave him, and on Thursday last he came to her house, and because she refused to give him 501. he took up the poker and threatened to murder her. she added that she went in danger of her life. The defendant denied that: he had used the threats, and with respect to the 800/. she bad given him, be had purchased horses and a carriage with the money. 'I he lady was said to have 1,5001. a year, and when the Ma gistrate expressed his surprise that she should hate married a man so much herinferior in every respect, she burst lute' tears, and was led ouf to her carriage * which was Waiting at the dear, absorbed in tears. ' • • - The defendant having entered into the required sureties was discharged. WORSHIP-STREET-(THIS DAY.) John Harris, a lad of notorious character, was charged with having been concerned in stealing some scent bottles and various other articles from the shop of Mr. West, a surgeon, in Hackney-road Crescent. The robbery was committed as long ago as Christmas eve, when police-constable Ball, of the N division, observed the prisoner and two other lads, lurking about in front of the prosecutor's shop window. After remaining there a short time they suddenly made off in different directions, but they were pUrsued by the policeman, who succeeded in capturing t wow_ them, one of whom had dropped a lavender bottle in Usti ccomrse , of his flight. On examination it was discovered that one.of the panes of glass had been starred, and a variety of articles ab stracted. The prisoner effected his escape and eluded the search made after him until Saturday morning, when the police man accidentally met him, and took him into custody. The policeman found in his possession a quantity of horehound, which he subsequently ascertained had been stolen from a con fectioner's shop in Eagle-street, City-road.—The prisoner was remanded. ELECTION COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) SOUTHAMPTON. The Committee met this morning at the usual hour. The examination of witnesses was proceeded with, the ques tions being directed to obtaining proof of agency and bribery. On the examination of a witness named Luce, he was asked if be had seen anything given by a Air. Whit marsh toPIr. Wrenn, and refused to answer the question, though positively erdered by the Committee to do so. The room was cleared, and on being re-opened, Luce was called, and the same question put to him, when he answered it in the affirmative. In answer to another question, he said it was money, but he did not know how much. The Committee then proceeded with the examination of J. Lyle, the Town-Ser w•ant of Southampton. READING. The Committee met this morning at eleven o'clock, when the proceedings terminated, by the Counsel fur the petition withdrawing the opposition to the return. The sitting Mem bers, therefore, C. Russell and Lord Chelsea, retain their seats. PENRYN AND FALMOUTH. The Committee met at the usual hour, Mr. C. Wood in the Chair. The Committee proceeded with the examination of witnesses. Williams, who was under examination on Saturday, was again examined, and a woman named Jeffries, but noting par ticular was elicited. _ A person named John Goodman was next examined, wbo proved that Mr. Searle, Mr. Tilly, Mr. James, Mr. Ilice, and Mr. Harvey, were canvassing with Capt. Plumridge. A person came up to Captain Plumridge when those persons were with him, and asked what was his figure, to which Cap tain Plumridge replied, " I will walk as tar as either of them, and two miles further if required."—( Laughter. ) He saw James the day before the day of nomination, who said to him lhat he had enlisted that morning. A person called Williams came up, and said he understood Captain Plumridge was going only three, to which James replied that he knew better than that, and was eroyoNered to give more. Cross-examined by Mr. CocKau RN—He did not much care for a sovereign. He did not want it. He never took a bribe for his vote. Wu examined before a Committee of the Houk Z. • of-Lards, which sat in 1821, for the 'purpose of hearing evi dence to disfranchise Pewyn. Said on that occasion that he received 101. from Mr. Stanburg. He received it for leather he sold him. Did not receive it for the purpose of voting for any candidate that Mr. Stanhurg would bring forward. Was interested in the election. Was always for justice and purity. —(Loud laughter.) Went to Mr. Reed and asked him for a sovereign. Went to Captain Vivian. Might have asked him for money. Finances were low then. He pulled out a bag of sovereigns. They were for the pur pose of buying leather. Might have told Captain Vivian that he had plenty of money, and could have more. Believes he did not ask him for money ; asked him to assist him.—( Laughter.) He might have gone to Captain Vivian to try the principle of the thing.—( Laughter. ) Means by the principle of the thing, to see if Captain Vivian was a good hearted man.—(Laughter.) Mr. Reed gave him 31. r He is the agent, he believes, for the petitioner. Won't tell where the bag of sovereigns mtne from - . He got the sovereigns by the sale of leather. When he said be did not know when he got them, he did not then understand the question so well. He saw Captain Vivian in the House of Commons; does not recollect that he spoke to him. He asked him for his address. Noir be recollects better that he spoke to Captain Vivian. Captain Vivian was in the room and he knew it. Would be lieve Captain Vivian ifhe said so. "tile witness was under examination when oar account was brought off. CHARTIST DEMONSTRATION. (THIS DAY.) This being the day appointed for the presentation of " The National Petition," the Chartists assembled in 'large bodies in different quarters of the town, at an early hour. Soon after nine o'clock the streets leading to Li nco l n ' s I nn -f i elds were thronged with members of the various Chartist Asssciatior,s of the metropolis and elsewhere, all wending their way towards the principal place of rendezvous, viz., the square in Lincoln's Inn fields. The time appointed for the formation of the procession was one o'clock, and by that time the square was densely crowded. The windows of the houses in the vicin,ty were occupied by spectators, principally ladies. The members of the Natioital Convention arrived in the square at one o'clock ; those who were recognised by the as sembled multitude were greeted with loud cheering. The Members of the Convention were preceded by the monster petition, borne on the shoulders of sixteen able-bodied men, selected .from the different trades in the metropolis. It Was carried on a kind of portable stage or platform, which had been constructed for the purpose, and was covered with ribbons, and otherwise decorated. On the front was placed a placard, dis playing the number of signatures which it contained, and from which it appeared that the number was 3,317,702. The procession was formed soon after one o'clock, the peti tion being placed in front. After the petition came a large and ample black flag, bearing the inscription -‘ Murder demands .Justice. 16th Aug.. 1819." On the other side the flag was a re presentation of the Manchester massacre. Next to this flag were several staves, bearing on each a representation of the cap of Li .lperty. Then came several flags, bearit"r each the inscription, United we stand, divided w e f a ll. " The first band followed these flags. Next to the band was a flag, inscribed, "We require justice before charity=the People's Charter and no surrender !" and on the other side of it were these words— " Every man is born free, and God has given man equal rights and liberties, and may it please God to give man knowledge to assert those rights, and let no tyrannical faction withhold them from the people." Then followed the flags belong ing to the Huddersfield and Kettering Association, together with those from the Association at the Tower Hamlets. Fol lowing these was another band, in the midst of which was a flag inscribed " O'Connor. the tried Champion of the People ! who can prove him otherwise? " The appearance of this flag was hailed with a loud burst of cheering, from the persons assembled in Lincoln's Inn square to view the procession as it passed. Immediately following this flag was one bearing the quotation, from Exodus, " Whosoever shed deth man's blood by man shall his blood be shed." Several other flags followed of a similar character, and by two o'clock the procession had left the square. It proceeded up Great Queen street, Drury-lane, up Holborn, to Oxford •street, and would arrive at the House of Commons at a quarter past three. Every thing was conducted in the most peace able and orderly manner. Not. the slightest confision prevailed from the time of the assembling of the multitude in the morning to that of its departure with the procession. The following is THE PETITION. To the Honourable the Commons of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled. The Petition of the undersigned People of the United Kingdom. Showeth—That Government originated from, was designed to protect the freedom and promote the happiness of, and ought to be responsible to, the whole people ; That the only'authority on which any body of men can make laws and govern society, is delegation from the people ; That, as Government was designed for the benefit and pro tection of, and must be obeyed and supported by, all, there fore, all should be equally represented ;• That any form of Government, which fails to effect the pur poses for which it was designed, and does not fully and com pletely represent the whole people, who are compelled to pay taxes to its support and obey the laws resolved upon by it, is un constitutional, tyrannical, and ought to be amended or resisted; That your Honourable House, as at present constituted, has not. been elected by, and acts irresponsibly of, the people ; and hitherto has only represented parties, and benefited the few, regardless of the miseries, grievances, and petitions of the many. Your Honourable House Las enacted laws contrary to the expressed wishes of the people, and, by unconstitutional means, enforced obedience to them; thereby creating an un bearable despotism on the one hand, and degrading slavery on the other • That if your Honourable House is of opinion that the people of Great Britain and Ireland ought NOT to be rur.ty ItETRESENTED, your petitioners pray that such opinion may be unequivocally made known, that the people may fully under stand what they can or cannot expect from your Honourable House ; because if such be the decision of your Honourable House, your petitioners are of opinion that where representation is denied, taxation ought to be resisted ; That your petitioners instance, in proof of their assertion that your Honourable House has not been elected by the people, that the population of Great Britain and Ireland is at the present time about twenty-six millions of persons • and that yet, Oct of this number, little more than nine hundred thousand have been permitted to vote in the recent election of representatives to make laws to govern the whole ; That the existing state of representation is not only ex tremely limited and unjust, but unequally divided, and give, preponderating influence to landed and monied interests, to the utter ruin of the small-trading and labouring classes ; That the borough of Guildford, with a population of 3,920, returns to Parliament as many Members as the Tower Ham lets, with a population of 300,000; Evesham, with a popula tion of 3,99 b, elects as many representatives as Manchester, with a population of 200,000; and Buckingham, Eveshain, Totties Guildford, Honiton, and Bridport, with a total popu lation Of 23,000, return as many representatives as Manchester, Finsbury, Tower Hamlets, Liverpool, Marylebone, and Lam beth, with a population of 1,400,000! these being but a very few instances of the enormous inequalities existing in shit is called the representation of this country; That bribery, intimidation, corruption, perjury, and riot, prevail at all Parliamentary elections, to an extent best under stood by the Members of your Honourable House ; That - your petitioners complain that they are enormously taxed to pay the interest of what is termed the National Debt —a debt amounting at present to eight hundred millions of pounds—being only a portion of the enormous amount ex pended in cruel and expensive wars for the suppression of all liberty, by men not authorised by the people, and who, conse quently, had no right to tax posterity for the outrages com mitted by them upon mankind. And your petitioners loudly complain of the augmentation of that debt, after twenty-six years of almost uninterrupted peace, and whilst poverty and discontent rap over the land; That taxation, both general and local, is at this time too enormous to be borne • and in the opinion of your petitioners is contrary to the spirit of the Bill of Rights, wherein it is clearly expressed that no subject shall be compelled to contribute to any tax, talliage, or aid, unless imposed by common consent in Parliament ; That in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, thousands of people are dying from actual want; and your petitioners, whilst sensible that poverty is the great exciting cause of crime, view with mingled astonishment and alarm the ill provision made for the poor, the aged, and infirm ; and likewise perceive, with feelings of indignation, the determination of your Honour able House to continue the Poor-law Bill in operation, notwith standing, the many proofs which have been afforded by sad experience of the unconstitutional principle of that Bill, of its unchristian character, and of the cruel and murderous effects produced upon the wages of working men, and the lives of the subjects of this realm; That your petitioners conceive that Bill to be contrary to all previous statutes, opposed to the spirit of the Constitution, and ao.actual violation of the precepts of the Christian religion ; and therefore,, your petitioners look with apprehension to the results which may flow from its continuance ; .That your petitioners would direct the attention of your Honourable House to the great disparity existing between the wages of the producing millions, and the salaries of those whose comparative usefulness ought to be questioned, where riches and luxury prevail amongst the rulers, and poverty and starvation amongst the ruled ; That your petitioners, with all due respect and loyalty, would compare the daily . income of the Sovereign Majesty with that of thousands of the working men of this nation ; and whilst yoUr petitioners' have learned that her Majesty receives daily for 1 , er.private use the sum of 164/. 17s. 10d., they have also ascertained that many thousands of the families of the labourers are only in the receipt of-34d. per head per day; Nat your.. petitioners have also learned that his Royal ilifiltniikk,P64'ce:4illkert receives each day the sum or 1041. 25., ihtinismdehiNo to exist upon 3d per bead per day; have heardwith astonishment tha t utt,your Petitioners also the King of HanoVer daily receives 571. 10s., whilst. thousands 'of the tax-payers of this empire live upon2d. per head per day ; That your petitioners have, with painnnd regret, also learned th6.t the Archbishop of Canterbury is 'daily in the t eceipt 521. 10s. per day, whilst thousands of the poor have to maintain their families upon an income not exceeding twopence per head per day That notwithstanding the wretched and unparalleled condi ' lion of the people, your Honourable House has manifested no disposition to curtail the expenses oft he State, to diminish taxa tion, or promote general prosperity ; That unless immediate remedial measures be adopted, your petitioners fear the increasing distress of the people will lead to results fearful to contemplate ' • because your petitioners can produce evidence of the gradual decline of wages, at the same time that the constant increase of the national bur dens must be apparent to all ; That your petitioners know that it is the undoubted consti tutional right of the people to meet freely when, how, and. where they choose, in public places, peaceably, in the day, to discuss their grievances, and political or other subjects, or for the purpose of framing, discussing, or passing any vote, peti tion, or remonstrance, upon any subject whatsoever; That your petitioners complain that the right has unlawfully and unconstitutionally been infringed ; and five hundred well disposed persons have been arrested, excessive bail demanded, tried by packed juries, sentenced to imprisonment, and treated as felons of the worst description ; That an unconstitutional police force is distributed all over the country, at enormous cost, to prevent the due exercise of the people's rights. And your petitioners are of opinh,n, that the Poor Law Bastile and the police stations, being co-existent, have originated from the same cause,—viz., the increased desire on the part of the irresponsible few to oppress and starve the many ; . -- - . - That a w vast and rnconstitutional army is upheld at the public expense, for the purpose of repressing public opinion in the three kingdoms, and likewise to intimidate the millions in the due exercise of those rights and privileges which ought to be long to them ; That your petitioners complain that the hours of labour, par ticularly of the f,:ctory workers. are protracted beyond the limits of human endurance, and that the wages earned, after unnatural application to toil in heated and unhealthy work shops, are inadequate to sustain the bodily strength, and supply those comforts which are so imperative atter an excessive waste of physical energy; That your petitioners also direct the attention of your Honourable House, to the starvation wages of the agricultural labourer, and view with horror and indignation, the paltry in come of those whose toil gives being to the staple food of this people; Tbat your petitioners deeply deplore the existence of any kind of monopoly in this nation ; and whilst they unequivocally condemn the levying of any tan upon the necessaries of life, ~/ and upon those articles principally required by the labourin classes, they are also sensible, that the abolition of any one monopoly, will never unshackle labour from its misery, until the people possess that power under which all monopoly and oppression must cease ; and your petitioners respectfully men tion the existing monopolies of the suffrage, of paper money, of -machinery, of land, of the public press, of religious privileges, of the means of travelling and transit, and a host of ether evils, ton numerous to mention, all arising from class legislation, but rilich your Honourablehouse has always'consistently endea • voured to increase instead of diminish ; That your petitioners are sensible, from tho numerous peti lions, presented to your Honourable House, that your Honour ! able House is fully acquainted w ithe grievances of the working men ; pnil your petitioners pray that the rights and wrongs of labour may be considered, with a view to the protection of the one, and to the removal of the other; because your petitioners are of opinion that it is the worst species of legislation, which leaves the grievances of society to be removed only by violence or revolution, both of which may be apprehended if complaints are unattended to and petition s despised ; That your petitioners complain that upwa'ds of nine mil lions of pounds per annum are unjustly abstracted from them to maintain a Church Establishment, from which they princi pally dissent; and beg to call the attention of your Honourable House to the fact, that this enormous sum is equal to, if it dors not exceed, the cost of upholding Christianity in all parts of the world besiae. Your petititioners complain that it is unjust, and not. in accordance with the Christian religion, to enforce rompulSory support of religious creeds, and expensive Church establishments, with which the people do not. agree; • That your petitioners believe all men have a right to wor ship God as may appear best to their consciences, and that no legislative enactments should interfere between man and his Creator ; That your petitioners direct the attention of your lionouralle House to the enormous revenue annually swallowed up by the Bishops and the clergy, and entreat you to contrast their deeds with the conduct of the founder of the Christian religion, who denounced worshippers . of Mammon, and taught charity, meekness, and brotherly love. That your petitioners strongly complain that the people of this kingdom are subject to the rule of irresponsible law-makers, to whom they have given no authority, and are enormously faxed to uphold a. corrupt system, to which they have never in person or by representation given their assent; That your petitioners maintain that it is the inherent, indu bitable, arid constitutional right, bounded upon the ancient practice of the realm of England, and supported by well-ap proved statutes, of every male inhabitant of the United King dom, he being of age and of sound mind, non .convict Of crime, and not confined under any judicial process, to exercise the elective franchise in the choice of Members to serve in the Commons House of Parliament ; That your petitioners can prove that by the ancient custom and statutes of this realm, Parliaments should be held once in each . voar ; That * your petitioners maintain that Members elected to serve in Parliament ought to be the servants of the people, and should, at short and stated intervals, return to their constitu encies, to ascertain if their conduct is approved of, and to give the people power to reject all who have not acted honestly and justly; • ' That ydur petitioners complain that posses.ion of property is made the test of men's qualification to sit in Parliament ; That your petitioners can give proof that such qualification is irrational, unnecessary, and not in accordance with the an cient. usages of England; That your petitioners complain, that by influence, patronage, ant intimidation, there is at present no purity of election ; and our petitioners contend for the right of voting by That your petitioners complain, that seats in your Honour- able House are sought for at a most extravagant rate of ex pense, which proves an enormous degree of fraud and corruption ; That your petitioners, therefore, contend that, to put an end to secret political traffic, all representatives should be paid a limited amount for their services ; That your petitioners complain of the inequality of repre sentation ; and contend for the division of the country into equal electoral districts; That your petitioners complain of the many grievances borne by the people of Ireland;'' and contend that they are fully entitled to a repeal of the Legis'ative Union:; That your petitioners have viewed with great indignation the tartiality shown to the aristocracy in the Courts of Jue t.ice., and the cruelty of that system of law which deprived Frost, Williams, and Jones, of the benefit of the objection offered by Sir Frederick Pollock (luring the trial at Monmouth, anal which was approved of by a large majority of the Judges; That vour petitioners beg to assure your Honourale Horse that. they cannot, within the • limits of this their petition, set forth even a tithe of the many grievances of which they may justly complain;, but should your Honourable House be pleased to grant your petitioners a hearing by representatives at the • bar of your Honour able House, your petitioners will be enabled to unfold a tale of wrong and suffering of intolerable injustice, which will create utter astonishment in the minds of all bene volent and good men, that the peopl.e of Great Britain and Ire land have so long quietly endured their wretched condition. brought upon them, as it has been, by unjust exclusion from political authority, and by the manifold corruptions of class le gislation ; That your petitioners, therefore, exercising their just consti tutional right, demand that your Honourable House, to remedy the many gross and manifest. evils of which your petitioners complain, do immediately, without alteration, deduction, or ad dition, pass into a law the document entitled " The People's Charter '•" which embraces the Representation of Male Adults. Vote by Ballot, Annual Parliaments, No Property Qualifica tire., Payment of Members, and Equal Electoral Districts. And that your petitioners, desiring to promote the peace of the United Kingdom, security of property, and prosperity of commerce, seriously and earnestly press this, their petition, en the attention of your Honourable House. And your Petitioners, &c. ....e .. ..t_.— - -4 =l~ FINE ARTS. ROYAL ACADEMY EXHIBITION.—(THIS DAY.) The seventy-fourth Exhibition of the Royal Academy opened this day ; an immense crowd waited with eager ness the. opening of the doors, and the rooms were speedily thronged, so.much so, indeed, that it was with difficulty we could elbow our way through the close= wedged mass. The Exhibition contains several striking pictures, some few of first-rate merit, and many of a very interior character. Among the exhibitors, we are glad to find La.ndseer, Maelise, Piekersgill,Collins, Lee, an - d seve ral other popular pitinters. We will just enter erat e a few of the piettrres that mesa-strnek es, on a neeessarily hasti glance.—No. 62, The Play Scene in Ilandft, is front the pencil of Maclise. It is a showy, imposing production, antl exhibits some or the worst. emits, as lvell as thi greatest excellencies, of this clever artist. The concep.: troll as a whole is good, but the ex:ecution in some places is feeble, and in others exaggerated. The countenance of Hamlet, who is reclining on the ground, attentively watching the countenances of the King :led queen, is too violent and passionate in expression, and that of the Kin. , ' is quite a caric a t ure . Th ere arc some rich effects of colouring, and some judicious group ing in, what may be called, the back-ground of the pic ture, but ut should have been glad to have seen a little more repose of manner. However, despite its defects, the work is an animated one, and will be sure to find numerous admirers. No. 63, Portrad of the Queen, by Partridge,' is too chalky in its flesh tints ; but the rich, lustrous satin drapery is very effectively painted. No. 118, Por trait of the Right. Hon. the Speaker, is in Sir Martin Archer Shee's quietest and soberest manner. A little more vigour of colouring would not have been amiss. No. 141, Ziva, a badger dog belonging to the Prince of Saxe Cobourg, is more like life itself than an imitation of it. It is one of Landseer's happiest productions. No. 166, An Italian Landscape, is not unlike the glowing, • poetical style of Claude. The . details are wrought •up with uncommon care. ('allcott is the painter of this sterlinggem. No. 171, Portrait of Prince Albeit, is a creditable likeness, but there is a little too much stiff ness about the figure, and the eyes are deficient in that softness which characterises the original. It •is in the lower part of the face that the re semblance is most easily to be traced. No. 182, Snow Storm—Steam-boat oft a Ihrbour's Mouth, is one of Turner's extraordinary freaks. What he means by it, it is impossible to say; for never was there so utterly unintelligible a performance. No. 201, The Battle of Prestonpans is one of Allan's clever, animated works. The figure of the wounded Col. Gardiner, who is represented in the act of falling back on his rearing and alarmed horse, is excellent. No. 220, The Chapel of the Convent of St. Catherine, is in Roberts's most truthful, chaste, and forcible style of colouring. • The mellowed light, glimmering in at the stained window, and lighting up portions of the•chapel, produces some striking effects. No. 229, A Conte.d of the Lyre and the Pipe, in the Val ley of Tempe, is a. trubr poetical conception, by Danb - . No. 230, Portrait o/' Dr. Barclay, is a sober, graceful piece of colouring by Mr. Irvine. There are numerous other deserving paintings, a notice of which we must reserve to another opportunity. In the Sculpture-room we were greatly pleased with an admirable bust of Sir William Follett, by E. B. Stephens, a sculptor of much promise. , 9.5111 REGIMENT.—The Depot Companies of this s lendid • corps, 400 strong, under command of Lieuten ant. Colonel Young, came from Winchester this morning, and embarked at London-bridge wharf en route to Gravesend, there to embark in the Repulse for Madras, the drums and fifes play ing The Girls we left behind us," and the fine fellows cheer. ing as they went down the River, which was c or di a lly respon d e d to by multitudes on the shore. ATAI. ACCIDENT ON TUE lIIVER.—Last night, shortly before eight o'clock, a youth, name at present unknown, was playing, with several other lads, upon some logs of timber lying in the water near Waterloo-hridge, when he was amusing himself by kicking a knot in the wood, in so doing he stumbled forward, and fell head foremost into the river and was drowned. Upwards of an hour elapsed before the body was found. A sheet was immediately procured, and the body given into the charge of Mr. Brown, the beadle, who had it conveyed to the bone-house under St. John's church, Waterloo road. The youth was dressed in corderoy trowsers and jacket, black ,tock logs, new boots, and wore a white pinafore and blue cap, at:d had a brass latch key in his pocket. SI:FEOLK STREET GALLERY.—The second on:- venyazione of the season took place on Saturday, at these elegant rooms. The company was more numerous than we have seen it for some time, and as we had occasion to notice, when referring to the first conversazione, everything was of the most. recherche order, and went off with considerable eclat. We cannot but regret, however, that the lectures, which used to form ,so great an attraction in the preceding seasons, have not been renewed. Two speeches of Lord Ilowiek, one on the Corn law Bill, and the other on the Financial measures of the Go vernment, corrected by his Lordship, have been eery generally circulated in Northumberland. They are dedicated to the tarmere, and, in a short notice prefixed, the Noble Lord con traits the professions of Lord Ossulston and Mr. Cresswell with the opinions delivered by himself; and after adverting to the new Corn Act, the Tariff, and the Income- tax, significantly asks—" Who have been sour truest friends?" The General Steam Navigation Company's vessel the Giraffe, from Rotterdam, arrived off the Custom- house yesterday, with the Dutch mail. The Duke de Montpensier is to undergo en eta mniation by a special military jury, of which Marshal Vallee is President, in order that he may enter the arre-i , as sub-lieutenant of the Artillery. The young Prince Rill he subjected to the examination imposed upon the pupils of the Ecole Polytechnique. A grand banquet will, it is un derstood, be given to the garrison of Vincennes, in the wood of that place, on this occasion. During the storm of Tuesday, the church at Net tleton, in this county, was twice struck by the lightning, which /14! considerable mischief. The roof of the church ignited, but by prompt exertion the -Are was soon extinguished. * About 150 panes of glass were 'hilt ed to pieces. The thunder Wa3 ter rule, and the lightning most vivid:—Devizes Gazette. 1) 1: uor GENERAL. Scorr.—This distinguished veteran, who was the oldest officer in the British army, died yesterday, at his residence, Alalleney House. He was in the inth year of .his agn, having been born in the eventful:l74b, and appeared to be,in his usual health on the day preadiss bit 'death, wilichAvitiquite tudden.— Edinburgh paper. an, , ell ing L of nd all ief; to lers tall was e it tme k's. 5 he Ned Lt of hip two far hesO 114_ 'tke ar ,t t, ~,, ~ --~~ ~:: '~-~~