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LITER A TURE. .1 - LEI'ORT EGO , VERIES OF THE I DUMB. By A. Turnbull, M.D. Although this pamphlet has fallen into our hands as it were accidentally, being " printed for pr ivate distrib u ti on on l y ," we conceive ourselves to be autho rised to direct the attention of the public to the cir cumstance of its appearance for two very simple, but, as we regard them, very forcible and conclusive rea sons. First, the subject-rnatter contained in these sixty-five pages is altogether too replete with facts bearing upon the misfortunes of the multitude, and upon the possibility of their alleviation, to admit of their being concealed from general examination. Secondly, the document has been already commented on in one of our morning Contemporaries, and in terms of sufficiently emphatic eulogium to justify our subsequent reference to its revelations. To those Who have familiarised themselves with our sent im e nts it were superfluous to say that we are altogether devoid of sympathy for the contemners of every new system on the naked score of its novelty. To others we would observe, that in our esti mation such prejudgment is not less unjust to originators than it is odious and con temptible on the part of their contemporaries. At the same time we are as far removed in our tem perament from that silly credulity which swallows unthinkingly any theory, however crude, and any S peculation, however chimerical. Caution in the acceptance of new facts is, we take it, not less essen tial for the happiness of mankind, and for the steady advancement of knowledge, than their blind and ignorant rejection would be injurious to the great causes of the welfare of society, and of the progress of civilization. And especially is this caution re quisite in regard to any innovation in the treatment of disease. The exquisite value of life, and of the organs of life, and of the senses, whose healthy pos session constitutes the material enjoyment of life, renders it imperative on every rational,man to receive only after the most exacting scrutiny any of those novel schemes of medical treatment which are occa sionally brought under consideration. Nevertheless it would be equally as frivolous to reject as to receive those schemes precipitately—it would be worse than idle, it would be prejudicial to the in terests of the world, to deny to those projects that calm, and careful, and dispassionate Investigation to which they are for a thousand reasons entitled. And the more is this incumbent on u s w h enever the medical or surg i ca l i n novator lays befor e us hi s di scover i es i n a ll their nude beauty or deformity, without decking them out in the tawdry rags of empyricism, or endeavouring to cheat the Imagination into belief by clothing his argument s in !2 . 111 e mysteri ous and incomp re h en sible jargon. eoretie propositi ons s h ou ld, i n the same way, be treated as of no account whatever w hen weighed in the scales of judgment a g ai ns t practical demonstra tions. One fact should outbalance one hundred thousand hypotheses. Dr. Turnbull is himself clearly impressed with the force . of such reflections. For he here explains him selfise the . simplest language with regard to his speaking, relating to the organs of hearing and king. He altogether eschews anything at all approaching to mystery. He betrays only aremark e solicitude to remark able • • discoveries tested havethe truth or fallacy of those by scrutiny, and to that end he speaks only in a diction comprehen sible t to the m os t s h a ll ow un d ers t an ding. lie indulges in no theories, in no wiredrawn conjectures, i n none o f t h ese f asc i n ating but pernicious vagaries of the mind, which are only the da . y-dreams, the mirages, and the fata morganas of ph philosophy. His pamphlet is plainly and frankly a " Report of Facts, narrating the Recoveries of the Deaf and Dumb in 1840, 1841, and 1848." As FACTS they must be received. There is no alternative. Either we must look upon them as "facts,' or we must come to the conclusion that a vast number of people scattered over all parts of the United Kingdom are in a conspiracy together to deceive the judgment of those who may be induced to pay the matter any consideration. A thing more than improbable. A thin g altogether impossible—seeing the number of witnesses and testimonies of unimpeachable integrity, and observing the perfect uniformity and congruity of their statements. The contents of the pamphlet would be sufficiently remarkable for the candour they evince in the circumstance that they are the disinte rested effusions of third parties, and not the interested composition of the discoverer of the remedy. They consist principally of letters penned by the patients themselves, or by witnesses resident at Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Manchester, Leeds, and elsewhere, including many physicians of eminence, besides magistrates, journalists, and clergymen of the Establishment. Dr. Turnbull allows himself no op portunity is dilate upon his system of treatment; he permits its effect to show itself in the impar tial vouchers of those who have either witnessed or experienced its influence. And the importance of the present publication, in as far as it bears upon this very singular innovation upon aural surgery, is peculiarly heightened by the fact that the pamphlet affords con clusive evidence that most of the cures effected by the Doctor in 1840 and 1841 prove, on investigation, to have been permanent, and not, as was conjectured would be the e ate—evanescent. The experience of seven years has attested the efficacy of the treatment; and the result of his inquiries during the summer of 18 48 shows very clearly that Dr. Turnbull acted judiciously in desisting, as he tells us he has pur posely done for several years, from attendance on deaf and dumb cases, in order that the experiment might be fairly made as to the permanency of the im provement in the organs of those who were ori g inall y subjected to the treatment. The nature of this process—peculiar alike for its rapidity and its simplicity—is easily explained. It appears to be nothing more than the dropping of a Very small quantity of a certain liquid into the orifice conducting into the ear, and the subsequent rubbing o f the membrane of the tympanum with a soft piece of leather. A plug of jeweller's cotton is subse quently inserted. The cotton is withdrawn within a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes, and the effect is Clearly perceptible. Numerous conj ectures have been made as to the exact nature of this liquid, one of the latest being that it is nothing less than an alkaloid in solution. Whatever it may be, we cannot but look forward with anxious curiosity to the disclo sure of the real character of the discovery, a disclo sure which must materially affect the reputation of the discoverer, and one which, we are gratified to ob .ltrve, is here announced to be in preparation for pub lication in a work of a more extensive descripti on . With thi s , however, notwithstanding its interest, we have nothing whatever to do at present. Our immediate duty is to examine into the peculiarity and authenticity o f the facts narrated in the pam phlet. As to their authenticity, there remains no room for hesitation for the reasons already enume rated. As to their peculiarity, it is scarcely possible to afford any accurate conception without recapitulat ing the details of everyi separate case submitted to Dr. Turnbull. Individuals of all ages and of both sexes have derived through his instrumentality that precious faculty which enables us to commune with each other; and the earnest expressions of their gra titude to the man whose benevolent genius has, under God, conferred upon them that inestimable blessing imparts to almost every page a tone strangely and touchingly beautiful. Until the appearance of the larger work, which, as we have said, Dr. Turnbull declares to be preparing for publication, we can only proclaim the existence of these very remarkable " facts " as to the cures effected by him upon the deaf mutes commonly called " deaf and dumb." We do so with a profound sense of those sacred claims of justice which should ever be the inspiration of a journalist. • DEFECTS IN THE PRACTICE OF LIFE ASSURANCE ; with SuoyAesti ons lexander Robe for a R6medy. Fourth Edition. By W.S.A.I.A. rtson, This clear and well-written pamphlet, which has eready reached a fourth edition, fully explains the state of the law, and the practice with respect to the important principles of life assrueratnlefilttsptooinbtes doeu! forcibly and distinctly the rived from a judicious and well-devised system o f insurance. Persons in possession of moneys deriv ed from their own exertions sufficient to provide for the comf or t s an d welfare of wives or so long as life is spared to the husband and father, will anxiously desire to render a continuation of these ad vantages certain, and not contingent upon the preca rious tenure of life. Portions of the annual income may easily be allocated for such a p u rpose, and if i n t e rest, the t o - accumu l a t e s t ea dily a t co mpound the object may in time be attained. The process of accumulation is, however, necessarily tedious, an d many temptations may occur to induce parties to break in upon what should be regarded as "sacred funds." M any w ill re f ra i n f rom se tti ng asi de tae stipulated sums, or may even be in duced, in a season of difficulty, to encroach upon the former savings, who would make the greatest exertions to pay up their annual premiums. There is no certainty either as to the continuance of a single life, although the average duration of a num ber of such lives may be calculated 'with the utmoat precision ; the object may be defeated, therefore, by the occurrence of a not very improbable contingency ; and the anxiety of the provider for the interests of those dependent on him will therefore necessarily be continued for many pars. By effecting an insurance on his life this anxiety will be at once and for ever removed. The .moment the policy is ef fected future provision for his family is secured. Although he should die within a a few weeks lie will be enabled to dispose by will of as much property as if he had for twenty years or upwards steadily set aside an amount equal to the annual premium with all accumulations. The author well sums up these advantages in the following able passage :-- "By the a ppli ca ti on o f a p or ti on of annual income, THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 3, 1849. jointures for widows, sums of money, or . annuities for kee eee ef! ma 7 Ler-med. The yourq.:; may wake p;:ovision fur selves in declining years; endowments may be created for children payable at any stipulated r:ge,tobe applied to the purpoes of educat K ion, as an fl ,r e ntico fee, or as au eta for any occupation or profession, and the possessor of an entailed or ay)y life estate may make provision for younger children." Under such circumstances the choice of a proper office will he a matter of considerable importance, and Mr. Robertson points out various considerations ,that should be fully taken into account be ' fore a final election is made. He details some of the numerous cases of litigation that have oc curred, where the stringency of the rules with respect to " warranties" have created practical injustice. Whether the insurance be looked to as a mode of securing an adequate provision to a family when deprived of a father's care, or of satisfying a creditor contented to postpone his demand, provided ul:timate payment is assured, it must be obvious that it will be much more satisfactory when there is no longer a possi bility of its being defeated by some technical error, or some mistake,which, although wholly unimportant in itself, is yet sufficient to defeat the claim being con sidered in the nature of a warranty. He also very ably advocates the mutual insurance principle, and con - tends that a paid-up capital is wholly useless, while it absorbs a considerable portion of the profits that would otherwise be divided among the insurers. Mr. Robertson's name as the author appears for the first time in the present. edition, the three previously brought out having been published anonymously. A supplemental note has also been added, showing the progress which the indisputable principle has made since the first appearance of the work in September last. On the whole, we can heartily commend this interesting and useful little work to the attention of our readers, mote especially to those who contem plate insurances on their lives. EARTHQUAKE IN NEW ZEALAND. 1 (From the Wellington Independent of Wednesday Oct. 18 ) It is our painful duty to record a serious and afflicting visitation. Since our last the whole district of Per t Nicholson, (and in all probability, the entire colony if not the other Islands of the Pacific,) so far as we have received intelligence from, has been moved hither and thither, by a terrible, though grandly magnificent, I agency of nature. On Friday last, the day was remark -1 ably fine, though rather close and sultry, but towards night the weather changed, and early on Saturday morn ing the wind came up from the southward and east ward, blowing half a gale of wind, accompanied by heavy rain. No change was perceptible during Saturday and Sunday, but few anticipated the approach of so fearful a storm, (if we may be allowed so to term it,) of earth quake. About half-past one o'clock A.M. of Monday, a distant hollow roar was heard, the sound travelling at a most rapid rate, and almost instantaneously, in the course of a few seconds of time, the whole town was labouring from the most severe shock of an earthquake ever expe rienced by the white residents, or remembered by the Ma ories. Tne scene can never be effaced from our memory. The crashing of houses, the fall of bricks, the hurrying to and fro of women and children, and the incessant wave-like motion of the earth, producing a chill at the and a dreadful feeling of sickness, were more than suffi cient to appal the stoutest minded in the place. The shocks continued, at intervals, until half-past seven o'clock, A.M. When daylight broke the place pre sented a melancholy appearance. Most of the. large brick stores and dwellings, together with many of the sulid clay buildings, had received a severe shaking, and chimneys were levelled to the roof in about two-fifths of the houses in town. The Wesleyan chapel, the gaol, and other public buildings were seriously damaged, and the smash of glass ware, and other property was very great. Many men, women, and children had narrow and pro vidential escapes, but up to this time we had to thank God for preserving life and limb. During Monday, three or four slight quiveringe were experienced, and owing to the threatening appearance of the weather, fears were entertained of a recurrence of more disastrous shocks. The weather cleared off in the eve ning, and the stars made their appearance. But few slept during the night, and at four o'clock and at half past seven o'clock in the morning two light shocks took place. Yesterday, business was at a stand-still. Though the shops opened as usual, men felt anxious and concerned, and this was increased when the wind once snore set in from the south-east. At half-past throe o'clock a slight shock passed through the earth, within a second followed by one, if anything, more severe than that felt on the previous morning. Every house in the town rocked and quivered like a ship in a gale of wind at sea, and several buildings either fell in or were so shook as to endanger the inmates or those who passed beneath them. Shock ing to relate, Barrack-sergeant Lovel, and two 'of his children, one a girl of about four years of age, and the second a boy of eight, were buried beneath the falling bricks and rubbish which fell from the wall surrounding Mr. Fiteherbert's stores. They were immediately dug out, but we grieve to state that the little girl was , qui:e o dead, and the boy so injured that he expired at 11 clot k last night. The unfortunate father received severe in juries, large pieces of flesh being torn from his thighs, but considering the awful nature of his affliction he is doing better than could have been expected. But few brick or clay houses resisted the shock. The Colonial Hospital was severely injured, so much so, that it was deemed advisable to remove the patients to Go vernment 'Toth°. Tho patients were removed from the military hospital to the wooden barracks at Mount Cook, and the prisoners were taken frcm the gaol and placed in custody of the soldiery. On all sides and in all direc tions, ruined stores and dwelling-houses presented them , selves to the eye—and the earthquake has clearly do moustrated that wooden buildings are about the only class of habitations which can be deemed secure against such dreadful shocks. Tuesday night passed over, and thy at length dawned on Wellington. Two or three shocks occurred, but not severe ones. Many walked about and did not trust themselves in any place of shelter, whilst numbers formed tents and coverings in the open air. The weather has now changed, and the wind appears to be setting in from the North. From appearances in the sky, it is imagined that the Tongariro or some other volcano is in active operation—if so we may deem the greater danger passed. Throughout the whole of the dreadful scene, we have to be thankful to the Supreme Being that so few of our fellow creatures have been num bered with the dead; and whilst on this subject, we would notify, that the Scotch Church will be opened this evening for the purpose of Divine worship, and in order to offer up our gratitude for the preservation of the com munity from destruction. Wednesday, October 13.—The Independent was issued from the press about twelve o'clock A.M. in the after noon the weather once more set in from the south-east, and during the afternoon and evening slight shocks were Mt. Thursday October, 19.—During the night, the wind blew fresh and the clouds hetok(ned heavy weather from the southward. A few minutes after 5 A 51, a third severe shock was experienced, which lasted about a mi nute, completely destroying the buildings previously shaken. Mr. W. B. Rhodes and Co's. brick bonded store, the Wesleyan Church, and numerous dwe llin g s of brick and clay were levelled with the ground, and many dwellings built of these materials apparently not previ ously injured, were now seriously damazed. Several families took refuge in the uew Episcopal Church, and the wooden buildings were flown to as places of sefety by those who had been driven from their usual places of abode. A proclamation was issued by his Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, ordering Friday Oct. 20, to be observed as a general fast by the inhabitants of Port Nicholson. A company of soldiers, and numerous civilians were employed during the day removing the property from Captain Rhodes' bonded store, and it is with great plea sure we state that the military conducted themselves exceedingly well, working cheerfully and together, and that nearly the whole of the buried property a as removed and placed in safety. Friday, Oct. 20.—The wind still continued from the same quarter, though the day was clearer than the pre ceding one. Prayers were offered up in the several churches by the ministers of the different denominations. Shocks were felt at intervals but not severe ones. Lir. Level, after lingering to this time, expired in the morn ning, bowed down by the weight f his afflictions. Saturday, Oct. 21.—Was a remarkably fine day, but slight shocks still continued. The remains of Barrack-sergeant Level were con signed to the tomb, his two little ones having been buried the day previous. Deceased was buried with military r a e n s d p e a c t l a b r y g e a tt : e u n m d b li e i g r o ti f le e i r v e il m ia a n i s n s p a t (i)d the their g r a l v a s e t . honours, the band of the 65th p rece di ng th e cor p se t o the tr ibute of Sunday, Oct. 22.—Fine clear day, with wind from the north. Shocks took place at intervals of three or four hours. Monday, Oct. 23.—Weather fine with wind from the same quarter. But few shocks were tilt, and hopes were entertained that the subsidence of the earthquake night passed over quietly, night be csdv c , o o ns c i t d . e 2 re i d as .....l c im er n t d tn. 37ni wi T th h o e n in ly or a n f i e n w g ' swliathitirqieuia;n•cdrsblziuntgifulic. and lt business d was carried on as wu al. . Men were emploLevdaitia,ltditiing every the shattered dwellin g s, and activity p di rec tion. So far the inhabitants were inclined to'be lieve that the shocks were at an end, but at 10 minutes to two a slight tremble took place, and at 5 minutes past two a fourth severe shock passed through the earth, Jet t lowed within a minute or two by a second and third, the three with the oscillation occupying sevenhalf minutes of time. Up to this evening the shocks conti nued with little interrupt i on. The shockorce s confotinued dt:ihrysoughout with a gradua ll y diminishing fr ten . MONEY MARKET,—The premium on gold at Paris is 9 k per mille, which, at the English Mint price ex- of 3/. 17s. 10iti. per ounce for standard gold, gives an change of 25.39; and the exchange at Paris on 26 n 6 per at short being 25 . 32 k, it follows that gold is 0.2 cent. dearer in Paris th an in London. By advices from Ilamburgh the price of gold is 437 pt r mark, which, at the English Mint pace of 31. 17s. 10id. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.11; and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13.10:11, it follows that gold is 0.11 per cent. dearer in Ham burgh than in London. The course of exchange at. New York on London is 1061 per cent., and the par of ex change between England and America being 109 23 40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is 3.33 per cent. against England; but the quoted exchange at New York being for bills at 60 days' sight, the interest must be deducted from the above difference. HER MAJESTY'S LEVEE. Q t7( 3,- ; , },. :H Tpve ,, yper.lay nfternonn in St. jain,s's Majesiy and Prince Albeit arrived from Buckingham Palac, attended by the Royal suite, and were received by the Lord Steward, the Lord Cham • berlain, and the Master of the Horse. The Royal suite consisted of the Duchess of Suther- I land, Mistress of the Robes; the Marchioness of Douro, Lady in Waiting; the Earl of Morley, Lord in Waiting; Captain the Hon. F. Denman, Groom in Waiting; Gen. Wemyss, Equerry in Waiting; Messrs. Forbes and Gor don, Pages of Honour in Waiting; the Marquis of Abercorn, Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert; Vis count Clifden, Lord in Waiting to his Hoyal Highness; Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Charles B. Phipps, Private Secretary to his Royal Highness; Captain Francis Seymour, Groom in Waiting to his Royal Highness; and Colonel Beuverie, Equerry in Waiting to his Royal Highness. Sir Edmund Lyons, her Majesty's Plenipotentiary at the Swiss Confederation, had an audience of her Ma jesty in the Royal closet, and was presented to the Queen on his arrival from Athens by Viscount Palmer ston, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Their Serene Highnesses Prince Ernest and Prince William of Hesse Philippsthal attended the Levee. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by their Serene Highnesses, and attended by the Royal suite, passed from the Royal closet into the Throne room. Her Majesty's train was composed of Nottingham shire lace over blue satin, trimmed with bows of blue satin ribbon. The petticoat was of Nottinghamshire lace, over white satin, trimmed with bows of blue satin ribbon to correspond. Her Majesty's headdress con sisted of diamonds. The Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers were intro duced, when the following gentlemen had the honour of being presented to her Majesty and the Prince Albert in the diplomatic circle: — By the Brazilian Minister—Le Chevalier J. M. de Souza Lisboa, son to the Minister, and Attach 6 to the Legation. By the Swedish Minister—Le Comte de Rosen, aide de-camp, General and Chambellan au service de S. M. le Rol de Suede and de Norvege. The Diplomatic Circle was attended by Mehemed Pacha, Ottoman Ambassador; Baron de Cetto, Bavarian Minister; Viscount de Moncorvo, Portuguese Minister; and Baron de Moncorvo, Attade to the Legation; Baron de Brunnow, Russian Minister; Count de Kielmansegge, Hanoverian Minister; Chevalier Bunsen, Prussian Mi nister; le Commandeur Marques Lisboa, Brazilian Mi nister; Mr. George Bancroft, American Minister, and Mr. Broadhead, Secretary of Legation; Count Schim melpennick, the Netherlands Minister, and sßaron de Stratenaus, Conseiller of Legation; Baron de Rehamen, Swedish Minister; Mr. J. J. de Osma, Peruvian Mi nister, and Major d'Elizslde, AttacLe to the Legation; Senor Molina, Costa Rica Minister; Marquis de Sauli, Sardiuian Minister; Le Comte Colloredo, Austrian Mi nister; Colonel Baron Austen, Hanoverian Service; Viscount Palmerston, G.C.8., her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Service; and Colonel the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H., her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies. The general circle was afterwards introduced. Sir Robert 11. Inglis presented a petition to the Queen from her Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects in British Guiana, praying for measures against the Brazilian and Spanish slave trade, and for relief to her Majesty's coloniee. Mr. Henry Charles Sirr (Royal Westminster Militia) presented a copy of his work entitled " China and the Chinese." The general circle was attended by the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretary of State for the Home Department, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the President of the Board of Control for the Affairs of India, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Captain of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, Viscount Combermere, Gold Stick in Waiting; the Treasurer of the Household, the Vice. Chamberlain, the Comptroller of the Household, the Secretary at War, Mr. G. E. Anson, Keeper of her Majesty's Privy Purse; Sir Matthew Wyatt, Lieutenant of her Majesty's Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms; the Quarter-Master Ge neral to the Forces, Mr. Colquhoun, Agent and Consul- General for the Hanse Towns; the Attorney-General to the Queen Dowager, Mr. D. Harmer. Standard Bearer of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms; Mr. Keate, Sergeant Surgeon to the Queen; Rev. Evan Nepean, Chaplain in Ordinary in Waiting ; Mr. Albert William Woods (Lancaster Herald), Gen tlemen Usher of the Order of the Bath; Colonel Parker, Silver Stick in Waiting; Sir W. C. Ross, R.A., Minia ture Painter to the Queen; Mr. Robert A. Heath, Sardi nian Vice-Consul; Mr. Koch, her Majesty's Consul at Frankfort; Colonels H. Bentinek, Triaulx, and Clark Kennedy, Aides-de-Camp to the Queen; Captain Provo Wallin, R.N., Aide-de-Camp to the Queen; Captain Curling, Adjutant of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms; Sir Seymour Sadler, Exon in Waiting; Captain Exon of the Yeomen Guard; Sir Benjamin Smith, C.S., Captain Courtney Boyle, R.N., Groom of the Privy Chamber in Waiting; Sir John Strachan, Bart., Gentleman Usher in Waiting to the Queen; Mr. Edward Hobhouse, Gentleman Usher in Waiting upon her Majesty; Captain G. C. Blake, R.N., Gentleman Usher to his Royal Highness Prince Albert in Waiting; Colonel Sir John Mouriilyon Wilson, C. 8., Gentleman Helier to the Privy Chamber of the Queen Adelaide. The following Noblemen and Gentlemen had the honour of being presented to her Majesty : Lieut.-General the Marquis of Tweeddale, on return from India, by the Marquis of Breadalbane. Major. General Sir Edmond K. Williams, K.C.8., on appointment to the Coloneley of the 80th Regiment and on return from India, by the Duke of Wellington. Mr. Thomas Tod, on appointment as paid Attaché to her Majesty's Legation at St. Petersburgh, by Viscount Palmerston. Sub-Lieutenant Stephens, on appointment to 2d Life Guards, by Colonel M'Douall. Captain Steele, Coldstream Guards, on return from In dia, by the }Marquis of Tweeddale. Lieut. Rogers, on return from foreign service, by Lieut.- Colonel Sir Lewis Grant. Ensign Rickman, on his appointment to the 77th Regi ment, by Captain Milne, R.N. Lieut.-Colonel Reed, Royal Engineers, on return from the Government of Barbadoes, by Earl Grey. Lord Frederick Montague, on leaving for India, by the Marquis of Tweeddale. Lieut. Arthur Wade, by Lord Fitzroy Somerset. Mr. Richard B. Wade, by the Earl of Enniskillen. Mr. Frederick Goulburn Walpole, by the Marquis of Douro. Mr. Neville Ward, West Kent Yeomanry Cavalry, by Viscount Sydney. Lieut. Charles Warde, by Major-General Sir George Pollock, G.C.B. Major-General Sir William Warre, on his appointment as Colonel of the 94th Regiment, by the Duke of 'Wellington. Sir John Warrender, Bart., on succeeding to the title, by the Marquis of Breadalbane. Major Welchman, on return from India, by the President of the Board of Control. General Sir Robert Wilson, on return from the govern ment of Gibraltar, by Earl Grey. Lieutenant-Colonel Wilson, on promotion, by the Master- General of the Ordnance. Commander Winniett, Lieutenant-Governor of the Gold Coast, on his return from his government on leave of absence, by Earl Grey. Lieutenant R. Townley Woodman, on return from foreign service, by Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Kerrison, Bart., K.C.B. and G.C.H. Mr. George Wyse, by Sir Wm. Somerville, Bart. Mr. Paget, by Sir Alex. Hood. Lieutenant lion. Thos. Pakenham, R.N., by the Earl of Longford. Mr. Palk, by the Earl of Morley. Mr. Roundell Palmer, M.P., on being appointed one of her Majesty's Counsel, by the Lord enameller. Mr. George Palmer, West Essex Yeomanry Cavalry, by his father, Captain Palmer. Mr. Paterson, by the Duke of Atholl. Captain Patterson, on return from foreign service, and promotion, by Major-General Lord F. Fazclarence. Captain E. T. Peacoeke, by General Warren Peacoeke. Rear-Admiral Sir Watkin Owen Pell, on promotion by Sir F.T. Baring. Dr. George Porter, by Mr. Lawrence, Surgeon Extra ordinary to the Queen. Mr. Henry J. Prescott, Governor of the Bank of Eng land, by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. Charles Pressly, on appointment as Commissioner of Inland Revenue, by the Chancellor of the Ex chequer. Sir Colman Rashleigb, Bart., by Mr. Agar Robartes. Mr. John Fleming Martin Reid, on return from India, by Sir John Hobhouse. Mr. Osman Ricardo, M.P., by Colonel Sir J. Mourillyon Wilson. Captain A. Rice, by Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Downman. Captain G. P. Rich, R.N., on return from the Mediter ranean, by Sir Francis Baring. Captain Riddell, R.A., by Major-General Riddell. Lieutenant-Colonel W. J. Ridley, on promotion,. by Colonel Berkeley Drummond. Lieutenant 11. B. Roberts, by the Duke of Devonshire. Lieutenant Julius Roberts, by Sir Francis Baring. Lieutenant Richard Roney, by Lieutenant-General Sir Lewis Grant. Colonel Rose, her Majesty's Consul-General in Syria, on his return on leave of absence, by Viscount Pal merston. Rear-Admiral Sir Joshua Marley, by the First Lord of the Admiralty. Lieutenant H. Ruce, on appointment, Royal Marines, by Colonel Wright. Lieutenant Ireland, High Sheriff of Suff.,lk, by Vis count Mandeville. Mr. J. Jeo, by Colonel Sir Robert Wilson. Captain L. Jones, R,N., on return from foreign service, by Sir F. Baring. Mr. H. S. Keating, on his appointment as one of her Majesty's Counsel, by the Lord Chancellor. Mr. King Meade Kiig, by his father, Mr. R. Meade King. Mr. Sergeant Kinglake, on receiving a patent of prece dence, by the Lord Chancellor. Lieutenant A. F. Kynaston, R.N., on return from foreign service, by Sir F. Baring. Mr. W. W. Lamb, on his appointment, 7th Dragoon Guards, by Major-General Llewellyn, e. 13. Mr. John Lane, on his appointment to her Majesty's lion. Corps of Gentleman-at-Arms, by Lord Foley. Captain the Hon. E. Lascelles, on promotion, by the Earl of Cawdor. Colonel C. F. R., LaEcellea, by Field-Marshal the Duke of Wellington. Ensign to 17th Foot, by Mr. Sergeant Merewe ther. Mr. Lenigan , o n appointment to deputy - lieutenancy county p Viscount Hawarden. W. we y , by b Lieutenant Geo. Leslie, y Colonel Mr. James Lockhart, by Lord rt. rottesley.sp on appointment Mr. Lopes, by his father, Sir Ralph Lopes, Bart., M.P. Mr. Sergeant Byles, on obtaining, a patent of precedence, Mr. Ralph L. Lopes, by hi s f a ther, Sir Ralph Lopes. by the Lc-rd Chancellor. - Lieut. . r. Generale Drum- Sir a r u d i m Lieut. J. S. Luna,daiiie, on renirn from India, by Gen. Lieut. C E F. d re g ie : j r; inn , eg A ,F . R D o i , u .. m ono m a :n prp d roo , min ß ot . itn N ioennn: b bt y ; Sir Robert Wilson. mond. Lieut. A. Macdonald, by Colonel Parke. the M E i r cu . Captain M•Dounhall. R.N., on return from service in Guards, by Colonel C, Laseelles. China, by Sir F. Baring. Mr. C. R. Mackenzie, by Sir J. J. R. Mackenzie, Bart. Sir A. Lieut.-°;1 . lion. Captain L. M ac ki nnon , by C o l one l Ch a plin. Lieut -Co - . ~'ae Alexander Gordon, Grena-lier Mr. M'Kinstry, by Ensign Gen. Sir P. P.faitiand, K.C.B. Guards• - , on promotion, by the Duke of Wellington. e Lieut. N. MacT:amara, by the Duke of Richmond. on M. Green, on appointment to 30th Regiment, The Mayor of Manchester, by Sir G. Grey. b. - 3 „ i Rear-Admiral Sir A. Green. Lord Manners, on his marriage, by the Duke of _dr. Edward Hyde Greg, Earl of Chester's Regiment, Richmond. Yeomanry C ava l ry , b y M a j or G enera l Si r W. Wei re. , Commander W. G. Mansfield, on promotion, by the Lieut. Hay.'ksley, 2d Lite Guards, on promotion, by Cul. Righ %Hon. R. Lalor, Sneil, M. P. M'Douall. Captain Edmunds, R.N., on promotion, by Admiral Dr. T. Graham Balfour, on promotion and appointment Dundas, M.P. of Surgeon to the Royal Military Asylum, by the Se- Commander F. Egerton, by his father, General Sir C. B. cretary at War. Egerton. Commander Charles J. Balfour, by Earl Cawdor. Mr. Elliott, on appointment as deputy-Lieutenant for Captain Robert Balfour, by Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Berks, by the Marquis of Downshire. Baronet. Captain Ellison, on promotion, by Lord Rokeby. Mr. Barnard, on appointment, Grenadian Guards, by Ensign R. G. Ellison, by his father, Major Ellison. Colonel Barnard. Lieut. G. 0. Evans, by Colonel Parke. Ensign John Barthorp, on appointment, 17th Regiment, Dr. 0. Evans, on appointment to Royal Marine MEI.- by General Sir Peregrine Maitland, K.C.B. mary, Woolwich, by Sir F. Baring. Mr. Bateson, M.P., on his marriage, by his father, Sir Mr. James Francillon, by Captain Lloyd, R.N. Robert Bateson. Captain J. Fraser, by Colonel Parke. Mr. Richard Bateson, on his appointment, Ist Life Lieut. Fredericks, by Major-General Sir William Warre. Guards, by Viscount Combermere. Mr. Daly, late secretary of the province of Canada, by Commander R. Beechy, on promotion by Sir Francis the Bishop of Cashel. Baring. Mr. J. Dalziel, by Earl Grey. Lord Bingham, on appointment to Ride Brigade, by the Lieut.-Colonel Sir H. Dare!), on promotion, by Lord F. Earl of Lucan. Somerset. Cornet William J. Birt, on appointment to Ist Dragoon Commander Tennyson D'Eyncourt, on return from fo- Guards, by General the Hon. Sir W. Lumley, G.C.B. reign service, by the Right lion. C. Tennyson D'Eyn- Major Blachford, on promotion and return from India, court, M.P. by General Sir Robert Wilson. Dr. Dun, on return from foreign service, by the Earl of Lieut. Bland , R. N., o n return from for e i gn service , by Clare. Vice Admiral Sir Gorge Monday. Ensign Iron. Edward Douglas, by the Earl of Morton. Cornet Bosc a wen b y Viscount S y dne y . Ensign Dowbig g i n , b y his uncle, the Secretary at War. Mr. Claud T. Bourchier, on appointment to Rifle Bri- Viscount Downe, by Earl de Grey. gale, by his father Major-General Bourchier. Mr. Charles Du Cane, by Com m ander Du Cane. Mr. Diaby Boycott, by the Duke of Beaufort. Ensign J. W. Dunne, by Sit' Duncan M`Dougall. Lieut. B. 11. Boxer, by Major-General:Sir E. Williams, Commander Dyke, by Sir F. Baring. K.C.B. • Rev. William Burton DYnhann M.A., Chaplain to his S econd Lieut. T. H. Bramston, on' appointment to the Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, by his Royal Rifle Brigade, by Lieut. General Sir Andrew Barnard, Highness the Duke of Cambridge. G.C.B. Ensign C. Cullen Mansell, by his father, Colonel Mr. Brigstoek, on his appointment as Deputy Lieute- Maunsell, M.P. rant for the county of Somerset,:by the Duke of Beau- Mr. Maxwell, Deputy Lieutenant of the stewartry of fort. Kirkcudbright, by Colonel Clarke Kennedy, A.D.C. Mr.' Robert Davies Jones, High Sheriff of the county Lieutenant J. G. Meheux, by Colonel Parke. of Merioneth, by the Hon. E. M. Mostyn, M.P. Commander W. R. Mends, by Sir F. Baring. Mr. Kershaw, M.P., by Lord John Russell. Mr. P. J. W. Miles, by his father, Mr. Miles. Sub Lieut. the Hon. C. B. Lyon, on appointment to:the Rev. W. Molesworth, by Mr. Mackinnon, M.P. . 2d Life Guards, by Colonel M'Doua)l. Commander Montresor, on return 'from service on coast Mr. Boteler, Iligh Sheriff of the county of Glamorgan, _ of Africa, by Sir F. Baring. Lieutenant-Colonel Moor, by Mr. Evelyn J. Shirley. Captain Moore, R.N., on promotion, by Sir F. Baring. Cornet Charles E. Moore, West Somer se t Y eomanry , by Lieutenant-General Sir George P. Adams. Lieutenant Roger Mostyn, on appointment Scots' Fusi leer Guards, by Colonel Berkeley Drummond. Lieutenant Murray, by the Right Hon. Fox Maule. Mr. John Murphy, by Colonel Oldfleld. Lieutenant R. Nantes, by Captain J. D. King. Mr. Parry Nisbett, High Sheriff of Wiltshire, by Lord Vacs, of Harrowdeu. Viscount Nevill, on his marriage, by Sir J. Johnstone. Sir Rlbert L. Newman, on succeeding to the baronetcy, by Lord Seymour. Lieutenant Newman, on return from foreign service, by by Mr. Talbot, M.P. Mr. Alexander Brown, iLieutenant, Yorkshire Yeo manry Cavalry, by Lord John Russell. Mr. John Frederick Croft, by his father, Sir John Croft, Bart. Mr. M. O'Reilly Doase, Deputy Lieutenant, county Louth, by the Duke of Roxburghe. Rev. Lord: Arthur Hervey, by Lieut. Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps. Mr. Hildyard, by the Marquis of Granby. Captain the Hon. Strange J ocelyn, ScotsFusilierGuards, on promotion, and return from India, by Colonel Ber keley Drummond. Her Majesty and Prince Albert returned to Buckingham Palace after the levee. Lord Seymour. Sir George Nugent, on succeeding to the baronetcy, and to deliver the insignia of the Grand Cross of the Bath worn by his late father, Field-Marshal Sir George Nugent , . Captain Dunat Heneby O'Brien, R.N., on being granted the good-service pension, by Sir F. Baring. Captain Ormsby, by Major-General Sir E. Williams. The lion. H. Campbell, by his father, Lord Campbell. Lieutenant Campbell, 72d Highlanders, on his return from foreign service, by the Marquis of Breadalbane. The Bishop of Cashel, by the Archbishop ot Canterbury. Sub -Lieutenant Caulfield, on appointment Ist Lite Guards, by Viscount Combermere. Mr. George Cavendish, on his marriage, by Major-Ge neral the Hon. 11. Cavendish. Hon. and Rev. Francis Clements, on his appointment to the vicarage of Norton, by the Lord Chancellor. Lieutenant Chandos F. Clifton, on his return from fo reign service, by Colonel Charles Middleton. Lord Wm. Pelham Clinton, on his return from abroad, by Viscount Combermere. Lord Cochrane, on his return from China, and marriage, by Major-General D'Aguilar. Surgeon Cockburn, on promotion, by Viscount Comber mere. Lieutenant Edward Colsten, on his marriage and ap pointment to the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars, by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. Lieutenant H. F. Cooper, by Colonel Parke. Commander Coote, on promotion and return from foreign service, by Sir C. H. Coote. Dr. Cowan, on appointment to 17th Regiment, by Sir P. Maitland. Colonel Cruttenden, by the Master General of the Ord- Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday at Marlborough House. _ _ Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Brace, Sir George Couper, and Lord James P. Murray, honoured the performance of the French ploys with her presence yesterday evening. Mr. Reynolds, M.P., had an interview with the Chan cellor of the Exchequer on Tuesday, at his official resi dente in Downing-street. nance. Mr. L. Douglas Currie, on his appointment, by Lieute nant. General Sir Howard Douglas. Mr. William Curzon, by Earl Howe. Admiral Sir William Gage, by Sir F. Baring. Lieutenant •General Sir John Gardiner, on appointment to the Colonelcy of the 6th Foot, by the Duke of Wellington. Colonel Gilpin, by Earl De Grey. Lieutenant R. Gipps, on appointment to Scots Fusilier Guards, by Colonel Berkeley Drummond. CLA M :ar r cep .. uot taueinnns aGriffith,eGnit, Alexander rebciy.hniatpgi T wi h. e . aGILs G . :ro o aebrr r ndy d it: o v n b y , oi sf b es y oi ur V n jt i .s Barrington. e l on o Viscount o C u a s s e t . lereagh. Captain Alexander Gordon, by the Duke of Richmond. Captain W. D. Grant, by Sir J. Hobhouse. Mr. Greenwood, on appointment as one of her Majesty's Captain G. R. Grimes, by the Chan cellor. Earl of Falmouth. Mr. George Sclater, Cornet in Hampshire Yeomanry, by arlof Denbighshire, p en b i b g y i . t he Earl Sir George Grey. Lieut.-Colonel Hon. a Grantham Scott, Scots Fusilier Guards, on promotion, b y C o l onel B. D ru mmond. Sir Henry Paul Seale, Bart., by Lord John Russell. Mr. Severna, Deputy Lieutenant of Northamptonshire , by Major General Thomas. Mr. Shelley, by Sir George Grey. Rev. G. W. Sicklemore, by Lord Elphinstone. Cornet Wyndham Slade, by General Sir J. Slade. Mr. Masters Smith, High Sheriff of the county of Kent, by the Earl of Darnley. Dr. William Smith, on appointment as Physician to his Royal Highness tho Duke of Cambridge, by Mr. Keate, Serjeant Surgeon to the Queen. Lieut. Colonel the Hon. George A. Spencer, 37th Regi ment, by Major R. Spencer. Mr. Henry Spice, by Sir Robert Murray, Bart. Colonel Spencer Stanhope, Grenadier ,Guards, by Col C. Lascelles. Mr. Walter Spencer Stanhope, by Mr. Spencer Stanhope. Mr. Gilbert Stapleton, on his marriage, by Lord Beau mont. Captain Story, on appointment to a company in the Cavan Militia, by his father, Mr. Hamilton Story. Mr. William Strachey, Precis "Writer, Colonial-office, by Earl Grey. Captain Stratton, 6th Regiment,. by Lieutenant. General Sir J. Gardiner. Lieutenant C.L. Sugthn, 39th Regiment, Madras Native Infantry, by Sir John flobliouse. Lieutenant G. Stoney Swinny, 15th Hussars, on return from foreign service, by the Earl of Bandon. , Mr. Stephen Charles Venour, by Vice. Adm iral Sir T. Briggs. Lord F. Fitzelarence. Revto. the Henry ito Royal l u A b i r o a V oes e c a k t , G o o n s p a o p rt p oi n Barracks,t men t GenabsyCh e l a r i a n l by Sir T. Baring. Vice-Admiral Thomas, on promotion, Ca n p e t r a a in l S W ir . N r V ra . Guards, on Lieutenant-Colonel,Tierny, Coldstream pro motion, by Colonel Chaplin. l E bo u t s , ta tt e t . h Regiment, by Lieutenant-Ge- Mr.Grabar Vivian, by his father, Mr. J. 11. Vivian, M.P. LieutenantA'r r;James Mr. Lionel Ames, by Colonel Sir J. Mourillyon Tcohnearblleisn,Hbayrothouerßt,eßv..NG...Wby. LSioerkdleirotaodrset.ock. Mr. Nathaniel Barton, on return from abroad, by Lord Clarina. Lieutenant C. E. S. Baynes, RE., by the Inspector General of Fortifications. Mr. Ernest G. Birch, by the Earl of Stradbroke. Lieutenant E. L. Bland, RE., by the Inspector General' of Fortifications. Mr. Brooke, on his marriage, by General the Hon. Sir Alexander Duff. Mr. Hume Burnley, attached to her Majesty's Legation at Frankfort, by Viscount Palmerston. Lord Clarion, on his being elected a representative Peer for Ireland, by Lord Stanley. Mr. Conolly, by the Marquis of Ormonde. Mr. Ed ein Corbett, by Viscount Palmerston. Lieut. C. P. Hallett, by Major-General D. M. Macleod. Mr. Albert Hambrough, on his marriage, by Lord Downes. Mr. Robert Hampton, by . Sir J. Hobhouse. Mr. Thomson Uankey, jun., Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England. by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Captain o,:tavius Vernon Harcourt, R.N., on appoint ment as high-Sheriff of Yorkshire, by the Earl of Carlisle. Captain Hare, by Rear-Admiral Sir J. Coghill. Mr. Edward Hawkey, by Sir Wm. Julliffe. Mr. Unw in Ileathcote, jun. , secretary to Vice-Chancellor Wigan:, by Sir James Wigram. Captain C. T. Hecker, by General Sir R. T. Wilson. Captain W. H. Henderson, R.N., on return from foreign service, by Sir F. Baring. Mr. Herbert. of Llanarth, on his marriage, by Viscount Pa!rnerston. Lieutenant R. P. Henry, by Colonel Parke. Sir Ft ecleriek W. Heygate, Bart., by Earl Howe. Mr. iippieley, deputy-lieutenant for the county of De von, by Earl Fortescue. Captain Charles Hope, RN., on return from foreign. service, by Sir F. Baring. Captain Hopkins, by Colouel Parke. Mr. Victor Houlten, by Sir John Mourillyon Wilson. Ceptain M. Adye, by the Marquis of Ang!esey. Captain J. Adye, by the Marquis of Anglesey. Mr. Henry Ames, by the Duke of Beaufort. Lieutenant Arinytage, R.N., on return from foreign rervicr, by Colonel Branciling. Mr. Dumistoun Brown, by the Duke of Argyll. Lieutenant B. J. Brown, on return from foreign service, by Lieut.-General Sir Edward Kerrisen. Mr. Brydges, by the Marquis of Thomond. Lieut.-Colonel Buller, on his return from the Cape of Good Hope, and on being appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath, by the Duke of Wellington. Mr, Edward H. Buehury, M.P., by Lord Edw. Howard. DREADFUL FIRE AND LOSS OF LIVES. Last night, about a quarter to ten o'clock, a fire of a very ealturitous chareett r broke out in the lofty range of premises termed the Royal Hat Depot, situate at No. 57, King William 4treet, London-bridge. The premises, which were of considerable height, extended backwards some distance, and were in the joint cccupation of Mr. Devereux, a hat manufacturer, and Davey, a tailor. At the time of the outbreak there were Mre. Devereaux and four of her children in the place. From inquiries made on the spot during the progress of the fire, it appears that while Sergeant Martin, of the City Police, was going his rounds his attention was called to the premises, when he observed an unusual glare of light through the fanlight over the shop-door. This convinced the officer that a fire was burning within, and without a moment's delay he raised an elarm and sent for the escapes and engines. During the time pending their arrival, the officer exerted himself in knocking. at tho street door for tho purpose of arous ing the inmates. Whilst so employed, two females— Mre. Devereaux and one of her daughters—made their appearance at the third floor front, bewailing in a half frantic tone their impending fate. The sergeant told them to remain for a minute or two, for the fire-egonpe was arriving, and would be on the spot directly. The poor creatures, however, ventured to spring from the window; the elder female fell upon her head on the fl ig , stones in front of the house, blood streaming at the time from the wounds inflicted by the fall. Before sufficient time had elapsed to remove the sufferer, her daughter followed, and striking in her descent the leaden gutter over the door she broke her thigh, and was otherwise most fearfully injured. The latter party was forthv,-ith removed to Mr. Smith's surgery in Gracechureh-street, where everything was dune for her that the nature of her case would permit of, but in such a precarious state was the unfortunate sufferer, that she was obliged to be taken to the hospital, where she remains without any hopes of recovery. During the time that the fire was burning, one of Mr. Devereaux's children made her appearance at a lower window, and having broken the glass, the child suc ceeded in forcing her way partially through the aper ture, when some of the parties residing in Mr. nitre house, next door, with the aid of the police, managed to draw the poor creature through, but in so doing the flesh was horribly cut on her legs and other parts of the body. She was removed to the nearest surgeon's, where she at the present time remains. The moment sufficient time had elapsed for the ruins to become cooled, the firemen and escapemen entered for the purpose of looking for the parties missing. Upon entering the third-floor front a fearful picture presented itself. Near the window the blackened remains of a tine young woman, apparently about 1S years of age, was perceived, and near her was the body of a child, about nine or ten years old, also fearfully burnt. Shells hav ing been procured the bodies of the two sufferers were placed in blankets, and having been lowered they were placed in shells and conve3ed to the dead-house, where they will remain until viewed by the coroner's jury. How the disaster occurred cannot, at present, be ac counted for. Since the above was written, the police, who have been to the hospital to inquire after the state of the effects sufferers, of rep th e e. nj t u h r a i t e sM shers .D r e e : e e r i e ," a e ud byLas j died pi n i g out o from mthe f the window. POST-OFFICE OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.—A clearly ar ranged and most elaborat e broad sheet has been pub lishd by permission of h er Majesty's Postmaster- General,_ , under the editor shi p of F. W. Herbert, Esq., of the Foreign Department of the General Post-office. This broadsheet —which will appear periodically every mouth, and which must prove an inestimable convenience in every mercantile establishment—gives in ono view this extraordinary a,sortment of information—a calendar of the month; the days on which the different mails start; the places they start to ; the price of postage to al quarters ; the proportional increase on the weight of letters ; ship intelligence ; packet intelligence ; and a mass of miscellaneous information. DEATLI or• ALEXA.NDER CLAPFEIZTON, ESQ —We regret to announce the death of this much-respected gentleman. which tcok place at his house in Prince's street on Saturday morning. Mr. Clapperton had been in a weak state of health for some months, but, until within a very short time of his decease, no immediate danger was apprehended. His indisposition seemed to be of a nature likely to yield to time and care, and many years of restored health and continued usefulness might have been, humanly speaking, fairly anticipated for him. Having been upwards of forty years in business in Edinburgh, and the dealings of the firm of which he was a member being very extensive, Mr. Clap perton was one of the best known of our citizens, and he was at the same time one of the most highly respected. He was a most intelligent, attentive, and scrupulously honourable merchant; he was kind and friendly in manner; and in all the relations of life, his character was that of an amiable and upright man. Although he never assumed a prominent part in public affairs, Mr. Clapperton was a very efficient member of various public bodies, and took an ac:ivc, though linos• tentatious share in many bmiuess matters connected with the town, his time and his purse being both at all times freely and readily at the service of every judicious measure of general importance and benefit. Ile was at one time chairman of the Chamber of Commerce; ho was also a director in the Commercial Bank, and in se veral insurance companies, &c., and latterly was nee of the directors of the Edinburgh and Glesgow 11,41i!way Companies. In politics, Mr. Clapperton was through out life a sound and consistent Liberitl.— The Scotsman. DEATH OF DR. S. S. Tnorasoet.—lit is with fi2el - of no ordinary bonne; that we recnt' this melan choly event, which cceurreci yesterday forenoon, and which has thrown a glottis over ell elee;ses of our towns men. Dr. Thomson began to compleiu on Thursday morning last with syreptoeas of influerze, which he at tributed to the fact of his having caught a slight cold on the previous evening, in paying a plofewional visit a few miles from town. At first the complaint excited Nary little alerm, and the numerous inquirers who celled were cheered with lavt;ureiti!e tidings of Lis prOgres-; but on Seeurday eveairg the ease assumed a much more fere:l4lAL: aspect. ludicetions cf bi oeehitic e,ngestion began to appi.ar---a disease cEpeA:lly of his advaeced age and full habit. Ail renirliestweire uhn availinga Ile gradually sail, and expire.) yue_ his seveniy-lecueid year.—Danner of E ,ter f . d a l:gcrous in on , e MuenEet A Scnoon-no.e.—An extraordnary circumstance has transpired at A s hton-under-Lyne. sidC Three boys, whilst going to Fax& along the canal hold o the efatphoetoanie)Wl.l'or pushed hint re " The two children on terra firma then left their after it. COMpan g have led to the eliciting of this statement from the sur of the dead tbooladye•riosfhihnenbdo)%t'eevnhto tow r s &s eh ei o r o o l ne ri d l i e s i s i a n i d d ir to icill'aiutdaortrthherleloLu'ed'i,n'ns4dhele'ailepeoitfrhitiortdiltehmbeucytahelratteildw, and PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons. ) WEDNESDAY, MAY 2. CATTLE AND SHEEP STEALING (IRELAND) BILL. Order for Second Reading read ; Motion made, and Question proposed, " That the Bill be now read a second time :" Amendment proposed, to leave') out the word " now," and at the end of the Question to add the words " upon this day six months :" Question put, " That the word' now' stand part of the Question." The House divided : MINORITY—AYES, 67. , Ashley, Lord Gooch, E. S. Napier, - Joseph Barron, Sir 11. Greenall, Gilbert Nugent, Sir Percy Bellew, R. M. Greene, John O'llaherty, Anthony Beresford, William Grogan. Edward Pigott, Francis Bernard, Viscount Hamilton, G. A. Pilkington, James Biackall, S. W. llamilton, Lord C. Pugh, David Blair, Stephen Heald, James Sandars, Joseph Boyd, John Heathcoat, G. J. Scully! Francis Bremridge, Richard Heneage, G. H. Sheridan, R. B. Broadwood, H. Herbert, 11. A. Sibthorp, Colonel Brooke, Sir Arthur Hope, Alexander Sidney, Alderman Cohbold, John C. Hotham, Lord Somerville, Sir W. Codrington, Sir W. Howard, Sir R. Stafford, Augustus Cole, 11. A. Jervis, Sir John Stunt, Henry G. Darner, Colonel Jones, Captain Sullivan, Michael Dodd, George Kildare, Marquis Talfourd, sergeant Buncombe, 0. Lacy, Henry C. Trelawny, J. S. Duncuft, John Lewis, Gecrge:C: 'Verner, Sir W. Dunne, F. P. Lewisham, Viscount Vyse, R. H. flu Pre, C. G. Fagan, James Ffolliott, J. Fox, R. M. Gasl•ell, J.M.. Lindsay, Colonel Milnes, R. M. TELLERS. Moffatt, George Bourke, Richard S. Moody, C. A. Keogh, William Alullings, J. B. MAJORITY-NOES, 86. Adalr, Hugh E. Foley,V. H. Renton, J. C. Aglionby, IL A. Forster, M. Rice, E. R. Alcock, Thomas Fox, W. J. Russell, F. C. 11. Arkwrlght, G. Fuller, A. E. Salwey, Colonel Armstrong, Sir A. Gladstone, W. E. Simeon, John Armstrong, It. B. Granger, T. C. Smith, Vernon Bass, M. T. Greene, Thomas Smith, M. Tacker Berkeley, C. L. Grenfell, C. Pascoe Smith, J. B. Bernal, Ralph Harris, Richard Somers, J. I'. Bouverie, E. P. nestle, Alexander Sotheron, T. 11. S. Boyle, Colonel Hayter, W. G. Spooner, It. Bright, John; Heathcoat, John Stuart, Lord J. Carter, John. B. Henley, J. W. Tenison, E. K. Clay, Sir 'W.. Henry, Alexander Thicknesse, R. A. Clay, James Hodges, T. L. Thompson, Colonel Clive, R. H. Hodgson, W. N. Thompson, George Clive, 11. IL Hogg, Sir J. Verney, Sir H. Colebrooko, ,Sir T. Hope, Sir J. Waddington, H. S. Compton, H. C. Hornby John Williams, John Craig, W. G.. Jackson, William Walpole, S. IL Cubitt, Willii tm King, P. J. Walter, John Denison, Edmund Lockhart, W. Watkins, Colonel Drummond, Henry Lushington, C. Williams, John Duckworth, Sir J. Meagher, Thomas Wilson, James Edwards, Fleury Marshall, W. Wilson, Matthew Egerton, W. T. Moles Worth, Sir W. Young, Sir John Ellis, John O'Connell, J. Estcourt, J. B. B. Patten, J. W. TELLERS. Evans, John. Peto, Samuel Crawford, W. S. Fagan,.Willlam Rawdon, Colonel Reynolds, John CLERGY RELIEF BILL. Order for Committee read; Motion made, and Question put," That it be an Instruction to the Committee that they have power to make provision in the Bill for persons in Holy Orders being relieved, without such persons being obliged to declare themselves Dissenters from the (Juiced Church of England and Ireland." The House divided • MINORITY—AYES, 65. Adair, Hugh E. 'Fordyce, A. D. Plikington, - James Aglionby, 11. Forster, Matthew Plumptre, J. P. Bass, Thomas Fortescue, Chichester Renton, John C. Berkeley, CI. L. G. Fortescue, J. W. Salwey, Colonel Blair, Stepl ten Fox, W. J. Scrope, G. P. Blewitt, Rel;inald Granger, T. C. Smith, R. V. Bright, John Harris, Richard Smith, John B. Brotherton, J. Heathcoat, John Somers, J. P. j Bunbury, E I ward Henry, Alexander Spooner, Richard Buxton, Sir E. Heyworth, L. Thompson, George Clay, Sir W. Hodgson, W. N. Thomely, Thomas Cobden, Richard Howard, C. W. Trelawny, J. S. Cockburn, .A. J. Kershaw, James Verner, Sir W. Crawford, W. S. Lowther, Colonel Walmsley, Sir J. Davie, Sir U. Lushington. Charles Watkins, Colonel Dawson, T.. V. M`Gregor, John Willcox, Brodie D'Eyncour';., T. Milner, W. M. Williams, John Divett, Edlvard ; Moffatt, George Willyams, H. Dodd, G. Molesworth, Sir W. Wilson, Matthew Duncuft, John Mowatt, Francis Ellis, John: 3lullings, J. R. TILLERS. Evans, Sir De Lacy Nugent, Siryercy Lacy, H. C. Evans, John Pearson, Charles Milnes, R. Alonckton MAJORIT Y—NOES, 132. Acland, sir T. Gladstone, W. E. Ord, W. Adair, it. Shaft° Goddard, A. L. Oswald, A. Armstrong, Sir A. Greenall, Gilbert Paget, Lord A. Armstrong, R. B. Greene, Thomas Palmer, ROundell Arundel, Earl of Grenfell, C. P. Patten, J. W. Ashley, I:ord Grenfell, Charles W. Pcto, Samuel Barringt, xi, Lord Grey, Sir George Pigott, Fraud! Berkeley, H. Haggitt, F. R. Portal, Melville Bernard, Viscount Halford, Sir 11. Pugh, David Birch, Sir Thomas Hamilton, G. A. Repton, G. W. J. Boldero, 11. G. Hustle, Alexander Ricardo, Osman Boyle, C olonel Heneage, G. 11. W. Rushout, Captain Brackle:r, Viscount Henley, J. W. Russell, F. C. Bromley, Robert Brooke, Lord Buck, L.. W. Herbe - ri, Sidney Rutheribrd, A. Hodges, T. L. Ssuidars, Oeorge Hope, Sir J. Seymer, H. K. . Charier. 8, Francis 116 e, A. Seymour, Lord Childers,. J. W. Ile . rn . by, John Sheridan, R. B. Clay, Je.mes Hotham, Lord Sidney, Alderman Clive, R. 11. Jackson, William Simeon, John Clive, IC B. Jermyn, Earl : Smyth, John G. Cocks, I'. S. Jervis, Sir John Somerset, Captain Codringt on, Sir W. Johnstone, Sir J. Somerville. Sir W. Colebroc Ike, Sir T. Jones, Captain Sotheron, T. Coles, H enry B. Langston, J. If. Stafford, Augustus Comptot c, H. C. Lascellea, W. S. Stanley, B. H. Cowper, W F. Legh, G. C. Stanfield, W. R.C. Crowder', R. B. Lewis,:Sir T. Stanton, W. S.; Darner, Oolonel Lewis, G. C. Stuart, Lord J. Denison, J. E. Lewisham, Vise. __ Start, 11. G. Douglas..:Sir C. Lincoln, Earl of Sutton, Henry' Drummond, Henry Lindsay, Colonel Thicknesse, Ralph Drummtird, Home Locke, Joseph Thompson, Colonel Duckwor 4 -11, Sir J. Mackenzie, W. F. 1 ownley, R. 0. Duff, James Mackinnon, W. Turner, George Duncan, George Maitland, T. Verney Sir H. Duncerate, 0. Marshall, William Vyse, R. H. R. H. Du Pre, C. G. Melgund, Viscount Waddington, H. S. Edward.s,;Henry Miles, P. W. S. Walpole, Spencer Egerton. W. T. Miles, William Walter, John Estcourt, J. B. B. Blonsell. William Wood, W. P. Floyer, John Foley, ,1. 11. Fuller, A. E. Gaskell, J. M. 31olgrave, Earl Napier, Joseph Noel, Gerald J. Ogle, S. C. Youug, Sir John TELLERS. Bonverie, E. I'. TAltourd, Sergeant (IN THE COMMITTEE.) Sixtla Clause (No. 2—No Clergyman to be prosecuted or procee, led against, or punished, or held liable in any action for dat sages, or otherwise, in any Court, for refusing to ad ministex any Rite or Sacrament of the said United Church, to or i a respect of any such person): —Motion made, and Question put, " That the Clause, as amended, stand part of the Bilit." The Committee divided:— MINORITY-AYES, 57. Bailie, la. J. Glidstone, W. E. Miles, W. ' Barrington, Viscount Gooch, E. S. hlonsell, William Bennet, P. Haggitt, F. R. Napier, Joseph Blair, Stephen Raiford, Sir Henry Neeld, Joseph Boldero, Henry Hamilton, G. A. Newdegate, C.N. Brack!e:r, Viscount Reneage, G. Oswald, A., Bramst m, T. W. Henley, J. W. Palmer, Hobert Bromley, Hobert Hodgson, W. N. Patten, J. W. - .. Brooke, Lord Hood, Si; Alexander Peel, Frederick Bruce, el L. Hope, Sir J. Portal, Melville Buller, 61 - r J. Y. Hope, A. _ Richards. Richard Cobbold, J. C. Hornby, John Seymer, Henry Ker Cocks, Tb•omas S. Jermyn, Earl Simeon, John Compton, H.C.. Jones, Captain Sotheron; T. H. S. Drummond, Henry Jolllffe, Sir W. H. Talfourd, Sergeant Du Pre, C. G. Legh, G. C. Thompson, George Edwards, 11. Lewisham, Vis. Willoughby, Sir H. Egerton, W. T. Lincoln, Earl of TILLERS. Evans,. J. Lindsay, Colonel Stafford, A. Floyer, John Mackenzie, W. F. Palmer, Roundel' MAJORITY—NOES, 118. Adair, Hugh E. Granger, T. C. Pilkington, James .Aglion by, Henry Greenall, G. Plumptre, J. P. Annstrang,',Sir A. Greene, Thomas Rawdon, Colonel Armstrong, R. B. Grenfell, C. Pascoe Ricardo, Osman Bagshaw, John Grey, Sir G. ' Rice, E. R. Bainett, M. T. llardcastle, J. A. Russell, Lord J. Baring', Sir F. Harris, Richard Russell, F. C. Birch, Sir T. Hastie, Alexander Salwey, Colonel Blewit t,:Reglnald Hastie, Archibald Sanders, George Brothctrton, J. Heathcoat, John Seholefield, William Brown, W. Heywood, James Scrope, G. P. Bunbury, E. H. Heyworth, L. Seymour, Lord Burrell, Sir C. Hill, Lord Marcus Smith, Vernon Butler, I'. S. Howard, C W. G. Smith, J. Benjamin Buxton, Sir E. Jackson, William Spooner, Richard Carter, J. 13. Jervis, Sir John Stansfield, W. R. Cavendish, G. H. Kershaw, James Stanton, W. H. Cayley, Edward S. Lacy, H. C. 7" Stuart, Lord Dudley CharWris, Francis Langston, J. H. Stuart, Lord J. Childers, J. W. Lewis, Sir T. 1 hicknesse, R. A. Clay, Xames Locke, Joseph ' Thompson, Colonel Clay, 'Sir W. Lushington, C. Thoruely, T. Miter d, 11. M. Maitland, Thomas Trelawny, J. S. Cobden, R. Marshall, William Turtle% Henry Colebr ooke, Sir T. Matheson, Colonel Verney, Sir H. Craig,, W. G. Maule, Fox Waddington, H. S. Craw ford, W. S. Meigrind, Viscount Wall, C. B. Dairy mple, Captain Milner, W. M. Walmsley, Sir J. Davie; Sir Henry Milnes, R. M. Walter, John D'Eyneourt, C. T. Mitchell, T. A. Watkins, Colonel Divet*:, E. • Moffatt, George Willcox, Brodie Dunc m, Viscount Molesworth; Sir W. Williams, John Dunam, George Moody, C. A. Willy arias, 11. Ellis, John Mulgrave, Earl Williamson, Sir H. Evans, 'William Mailings, J. R. Wilson, James Foley, John H. Ogle, S. C. - Wilson, Matthew Fordyce, A. D. Ord, William Fertese.ue. Chichester Paget, Lord A. TELLERS. Fox, W. J. Parker, John Bouverle, E. P. Freestun,:Colonel Pearson, Charles Pet°, Samuel M. Gaskell, J. M. Pigott, Frands SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHESTER RACES.—WEDNESDAY. The Roodee Produce Stakes of 15 Boys. each, 10 ft, for colts, Bst 81b, and fillies, Bst 51b. Mile and a half. (11 subs.) Mr. Mostyn's Colwick colt, Bst 51b (Flatmaa) 1 Mr. Thompson's Lily colt, Bst 51b (Templeman) 2 Mr. Dawson's Priestess, Bat 2lb ........(Cartwright) 3 2 to 1 on Colwick cult, who waited to the distance, and won. very easy by a length. Run in 2 min. 55 sec. The Corinthian Stakes of 10 Boys. each, h ft, and 20 added. Twice round and a distance. (4 subs.) Mr. W. H. Johnstone na Subduer, aged ... walked over. The Tradesmen's Plate of 200 sove., added to a Handicap of 25 SOPS. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared; the second to receive 501., and the third to save his stake. Cup Course. (201 subs., 94 of whom declart . d). Mr. Stqbbings's Malton, 4 yrs, Est 10lb ... (Fenn) Mr. Pe dley's Cossack, 5 yrs, 9:t llb Mr. Gr egory's Loupgarou, 3 yrs, 4at 101 b Mr. M erry's Chanticleer, 6 yrs, 9st 91b ..• Mr. 31, iiklarils Inheritress, aged, Bst 61b Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair, aged, Bst Mr. S. L. Fox's Executor, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b Mr. .D.rirkald's Dulcet, aged, "Ist 101 b ..• Duke (if Richmond's Halo, 5 yrs, 7st 10:b Sir J. Hawley's Sponge, 4 yrs, 7st 51b Col. Peel's Dacia, 4 yrs, 7st 21b Colonel Anson's Bingham, 5 yrs, 7st Sir J. Ilawley's Fernhill, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b Mr. El. R. Clarke's Giselle, 6 yrs, Est 12,b ,„ 0 Lord - Ellinton's Eagle's Plume, 4 yrs, Est 12113 0 Mr. I.li;ddox's Gaffer Green, aged, 6=t 1 lib ... 0 Mr. F. Clarke's Joe 0 Sot, s.yrs, 6st Illb Lord etilden's ltathmines, 5 yrs, Est 101 b . Sir J. B. Mill's Deerstalker, 4 yrs, Est 1016 Mr. liharratt's Egret, 4 yrs, Est 101 b Mr. •dargreave's Primrose, 4 yrs, sst 10 7 b *** 0 0 Mr. Campbeles Cast-off, 4 yrs, s s t 81b • • *** Mr. aM ar y , Cl.fford na Ada 3_ yrs; sst Gib::: ) (() Sir P.,. W. Bulkel e y' s Melody, 3 yrs, sst 21b 0 Mr. Archer's Teresa, aged, Est 61b 0 Mr. Muirland' s Fireawa3 1 *** 7bt Mr. Binaie's Whizgig, eg( ( Est 41b 41b 0 Mr. Copeland's 4 yrs, yrs, ••• Cheapside, 5 Est 21b 0 Betting -6 to 1 cgst Halo, 6to ••• 1 agst Lady Wildair, Bto 1 ag at Loupgarou, 9t o 1 ags t C ossac k, 9t o 1 apt Fernhill, 11 to 1 agst Joe o'Sot, 12 to 1 agst Inhesitress, 12 to 1 agat Melton, 12 to 1 agst Dacia, 100 to 6 agst Chanticleer, 20 to 1 opt Dulcet, and 30 to 1 agat Executor. ... 3 ... o ... o ... o ,-,,,,d" Tcl4.-;1 Sponge, followed by Bingham, M 7 „iiTc :-& , 7 ; itteit.br p ... f s.v Dada, Fernbill, Joe o'Sot, Halo. a : , air, --- et mode play at a good pace to the Shi ' :ir the'fif 4 4, s:cond round, where he declined, and . .0.4 t on `- - t - ' with the running, the grey, Halo, ar .Efly: Wildair , :- - e—sd next. Loupgarou then took second place, iind'iNssscliA,4 coming halfway up a splendid rake ensued, Melton win ing by half a neck, and Cossack_ beeting Loapgarou by a neck, the grey a good fourth, end Je.c o'Sot filth. Run in 4 min. 16 secs. Blucher was scratched at a quarter before eleven this morning. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas, for three years old, 7st 2:b; four yrs, 9st 21b; 5 yrs, 10st; six yrs and aged, lOst 51b. Thrice round. Mr. 13. Green's Flatcatcher, 4yrs (Wintringham) 1 Mr. J. Osborne's The Carthcgenian, 3 3 ra...(Prinee) 2 Mr. Llwson's Chattet box, 6 yrs (M Noble) 3 The City Members' Plate of 60 guineas, for three years old colts, 61t 101 b, fillies, 6st 71b; four yrs, Bst 61b; fillies, Bst 31b. Heats, once round and a dis. Mr. Hall's Ada Mary, 3 yrs (Osborne) 1 1 Mr. T. Dav:ion's The Alp, 3 yrs (Arnold) 0 2 Lord Caledon's Capsicum, 4 yrs (Taker) .0 3 Mr, W. Cowell's L. 11. 4 yrs (G. Francis) 0 4 Mr. Wilkin's fby The Provost, 3 yrs (Charlton) 2 dr BETTING ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. DERBY. __ _ 5 to 1 agst Dutchmen 15 to 1 opt Vatican I sto 1 egst Nunnykirk (t) l6 to 1 apt TheKncu!(t) 5 to 1 agst Tadmor 100 to 6 ngst Osteticy I l2to 1 sgst Vanguard LECTURES UPON ARTIFICIAL LIGHT. At the Polytechnic Institution, Dr. Bachholiner hies lust commenced a series of lectures on the abovemen- tioned subject. The lecturer remarked that there were various specimens of artificial light among us, but he confined himself to the consideration of carbureted hydrogen, the lime light, and lastly the voltaic or electric light. He then proceeded to expatiate on the philosophy of the common house candle, which he said was of very antique origin, fur even so far back as the days of Pliny mention is made of this household ware ; but whether the species of candle now in use was the one referred to, the Doctor could not say. The common candle, he said, howeVer curious such a fact might ap pear, was in itself merely a gas apparatus, the gas ,shich was discharged from its wick being the same kind as that which now burns in our streets, namely carbu reted hydrogen. Ho then stated the amount of illuminating power of turpentine, alcohol, oil, &c. Turpentine, although possessed of a great amount of carbon, was not fitted for use, owing to the great amount of ton:le given off during combustion. This, however, was obviated by the use of a sort of rec tified turpentine, called camphine. Alcohol, although when burnt of itself, would give but a pale light, still was a very excellent constituent in the production of a great illuminating power, and it was to be regretted that a more extended use of it could not be made. Sperm Oil was, from its peculiar richness, well adapted to give light. The candle, the Learned Doctor said, was not only the dearest means of procuring artificial light, bat also the most incomplete and inconvenient, as .it always required scuffing. This arcse from the fact of the flame being hollow, and entirely surrounding the wick, owing to which circumstance none of the external air could be made to act upon the wick. These remarks were applied to the common tallow candle, the wax being free from this inconvenience. The lecturer alluded to ether means of light, tied exhibited numerous brilliant experiments to illustrate his discourse. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Herold's opera Le Pre aux Clercs was produced here last evening with Madlle. Charton as Isabella, M. Octave as Mergy, and M. Coudere as Comminge. The music of this opera has long been familiar to the musical public, and the plot is well known to our playgoer, from an English version w hich was produced by the English Opera company at the Adelphi, shortly after the de struction of the old English Opera House. M. Octave, as Mergy, gave force and character to the portrait of the proud, irascible Bcarnese gentleman, to whom even the naming of his love seems almost a profanation. His singing of the air, " 0 ma tendre amie!" was finished and full of feeling, and in the concerted music, through out the opera, his sweet voice and correct style told well. Couderc, as usual in all his impersonations, gave strong colour and character to the part of Comminge, making it a finished histrionic performance. The charming Charton was the Isabelle, acting with her usual graceful naivete, and singing with true feel ing and finished execution. In her grand air, at the commencement of the second act, "0 jours d'inno cence," in the romance in the first act, "Souvenirs du jeune age" (an air as popular in France as "Home, sweet home" was in England), and in the trio in the third act w ith Mergy and Marguerite (a hich was en cored) Mdlle. Charton displayed all those winning graces of voice and style which have rendered her so great ss favourite in Brussels, in Paris, and now here. The mi nor parts were all well sustained by M. Sayer, M. Baguet, Mdlle. Guichard, and Mdlle. Martial. M. Soyer, especially, infused much grotesque humour into his character of Cantarelli. Nothing could be better than the orchestral accompaniments, and in the chorus there is a manifest improvement, both in the body of sound and in the precision of the execution. The finale to the second act was given in a style worthy establish ments of much high r pretensions. The theatre was fully and fashionably attended, and the performance was honoured with the presence of her Majesty and Prince Albert. OPERA COMIQUE, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured thfise perform ances with their presence last evening. The royal suite comprised the Marchioness of Douro, the Hon. Miss Paget, the Earl of Morley, General Wemyss, and Colonel Gordon. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, at tended by Lady Augusta Bruce, Lord James Murray, and Sir George Cooper, also honoured the theatre with their presence. There were also present his Royal High. ness the Duke of Brunswick, the Russian Ambassador the Turkish Ambassador and suite, the French Ambas sador and suite, the Marquis of Douro, the Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire, the Countess of Essex and Miss Johnson, La Comtesse de Landsfeldt, Earl and Countess Granville, Viscount Clifden, Viscount and Vis- countess Canning, Viscountess Newport and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, Lord and Lady Ashburton, Lady Frederic and Miss Beanelerc, Lord Cranstouu, Lord and Lady Charles Wellesley, Lord Cranbourne, Lord Chief Justice Cleric and Miss Clerk, Lady Quentin, Lady and Miss Macdonald, the Hon. Frederic Byng, Mr. and Mrs. Matheson' and party, Mrs, Standish Standish, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Mas3ty, Mr. and Mrs. John Stanley, Sir Henry Webb, Mr. Edward Ellice, &c. We are requested to state Mr. Pigott was acciden tally absent from the division in favour of Mr. Ewart's Bill for the Abolition of Capital Punishment. Loss OF THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT STEAM. , PACKET RITAMSES.—We learn from Malta, by the Over land Mail, that the Odin steam-frigate, the Hon. Cap tain Pelham, had arrived there on the 26th of April, from Trapani, conveying the officers and some of the crew (43 in number) of the Ithamses, and CO passengers taken out of the same vessel, which had been totally wrecked at .Trapani. It appears that the Rhanises left Malta on the morning cf the 23d for Trapani (where the Palermo mail is landed) and Marseilles. She reached Trapani on the 24th, and was leaving again when the Odin made her appearance from Palermo, with a num b of Sicilian fugitives (among whom were most of the members of the late Provisional Government of Sicily established at Palermo), and, in order to receive some on board, desirous as they were of getting to republican France, the Rhamses stopped her engines. By some bungling, however, the Preach steamer got upon the rocks outside, after receiving on board this additional freight, and it coming on to blow hard on the following day, became a total wreck, when Captain Pelham, very considerately, volunteered to convey the officers and crew, and the sixty passengers she had on board, to Malta, where they arrived in time to go by the French and English steamers leaving for Marseilles on the 26th. Major-General Bunleury, the gallant Commander in- Chief at Jamaica Nee been suffering severely from in disposition; but we are glad to find by our last advices that he was rapidly recovering. The Rev. Montagu Bsyly, of Christ Church, Oxford, has been appointed domestic chaplain to the Earl of Jersey. BRUSSELS, MAY I.—Mrs. Cuvier, wife of the cele brated savant of that name, has just died in her 87th year, at the Jardin des Plantes. ARRIVALS or SPECIR.—The following arrivals of specie have just taken place. The ship Southampton from Calcutta has brought 1 case of specie, consigned to order; the Camperdown, from Calcutta and the Cape of Good Hope respectively, has brought 1 box of specie, individually addressed, 2 boxes consigned to a firm of eminence in the metropolis, aid also 13 boxes of specie, consigned to order; the Competitor, from Port Adelaide, Australia, a large quantity of copper ore, 15 blocks of copper, and 2 cases of specie, consig-ned to the Au itrah anßank; . the Kilblain, from Canton and th e Ca p e, 1 box of specie St. Helena, t 4 he bo W xe c s ll o e f e: s le pcie y e , , f ro m Calmata, Madras, and consigned to three eminent firms in the !EC tropolii, and 1 package consigm:d to order; the Australia, from Hobart Town, 2 casks o f specie, consigned to separate parties; the Eleanor, from the Mauritius , 1 box o f bullion, addressed; the Mary Ann, from Algoa Bay, Cape of Good Hope, 1 package of specie, addressed, and 1 package, consigned to a firm in the metropolis; and the Robert Henderson, from the sa me place, 3 casks of copper, addressed, and twoboxes of specie, consigned to two separate parties. BRIDGES.—The bridges are variously constructed, some consist o' a single arch, others of three or more arches, and some are merely a series of stone piers, with large stone slabs laid across them, as described by us in our acectint of the famous bridge at Foo chow-foe. 561.1.0 bridges are built of red granite, end others of a greyish marble, cut into blocks five feet or more in length, which are laid alternately eitd• ways and cross. w ays. The arches are very high, are semi -circular, 'circular and polygons in shape, and the bridges have steps at either end. Some are very hands , me etructures, particularly one a few miles to the west of Pekin, which 1, composed of white marble, beau tifully cut and ingeniously devised. The balustrades are composed of seventy small pillars, on either side inter mixed with marble L.blaiures, carved with bilds and foliage and IL wers China and the Chinese. TRIMIPHAL ARCltas.—Triumplial arches are very numerous throughout the Celestial Empire, and adorn almost every ; acme are but indifferently con structed, and built of weed, but ithers are well worthy of observation. These arches stand from twenty to five and-twenty feet in height, some are ornamented with human figures, and others with birds, beasts, and gro tesque animals, standing out in bold relief upon the masonry, while imaginary animals ornament the roof.— china and the Chine.se. it is undertsood that the bullion which went out to the United States by the packet which left Liverpool on Saturday last amounts to about 83,0001. _ .