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THE LEGA 12 TITLE ASSURANCE COMPANY. (Provisionally Registered, January 17, 1849.) Capital, 2,000,00 C/. in 80,000 Shares, of 25./. each. Preliminary ileposit, 2s. 6d. per Share Prospectuses and full information may be obtained at the Tempo ary 0/11 , :.es of the Company, 13A, Cannon-row, Westminster, on ap plication to G. F. HOWE, Hon. Sec., pro tern. BEER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Third Appearance of Mdlle. PARODI. cbird Appearance this Season of Signor LABLACRE, The Nobility, Subscribers I. the Opera, and the Pablic, are respeet fully informed that THIS LyENOTG, Will be presented Beilini's Opera of NORMA. Pollione, Signor 6ardoni; ()raves°, Signor Lablache ; Norn2a,Mdlle. Parodi ; Adalgisa, Madame Giuliani. To conclude with (tbe Scenery by Mr. Charles Marshall) an en tirely new grand Mallet, by M. Taglioni, entitled ELECTRA ; or, The Lost Plelade. Applicaticus for Boxes, gtalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box office, Ope: a Colonnade. Doors eg. rat Half-past Seven, Concert to commence at Eight. ROBERT HOUDIN'S FAREWELL. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The celebrated Robert Houdin begs to annunce that his on Far a e- well Performanceiln this country will positivoely terminate S turday, April 28. His Dual performances will be arranged as follows ; THIS EVENING, TUESDAY next, THURSDAY, 26, FRIDAY, 27 (D&T PEE .NORMINCE), and... SATURDAY, 28, being his last appearance, owing to the commencement of his engagement at the Theatre St. Hubert, Bruxelles. In order to perpetuate an agreeable souvenir of his visit to this country, none but the most popular and the most surprising experi ments will he executed on these farewell occasions, whilst; the Dis tribution from the Come d'Abondance will be made with extended liberality and profusion. Doors open each Evening. at Eight o'clock. ' • Boxes, 48. Fit, 25.; Amphitheatre, Is. 6d. • - • ,sozee, stalls. and Tickets for this extraordinary Entertainment Tay be secured at Mitchell's Royal Library„33, Old Bond-street ; and at the Boa-oflice of the Theatre, which is open daily from Eleven • •till Five o'clock. • • VHEATRr.. ROYAL, HAYMARICE•a. • Mr. E. Webster, Me Lessee and Manager, Old . Bromptoa . THIS EVENIN , . • Will be performed the Comedy of TOWN and COUNTRY. Cha racters by Moen, J. Wallack. Wigan, Keeley, Blackstone, and Web- Saar ; .11iss Y. Horton, Miss Reynolds, and Mrs. Glover. •- ' After which a Classical Extravaganza, entitled THE SPHDTI.. Ta; be followed by THE ROUGH DIAMOND. To coacludo with the Farce of LEND ME FIVII BElLtlletvs. • , • THEATRE ROYAL. ADELPHI, - ander the direction of Madame Celeste. • THIS EYENEICk. Will be performed THE HO P PICKERS. Principal characters by ?Messrs. lambert, Royce, Wright , Paul Bedhod, Hughes, Stun- Yatcl,D, Smith, Cullenford, Worrell, Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. F. Matthews, Miss Ta y lor, Miss E. Chaplin, ir.,c. After which - , WHO LIVES AT O. 9 ? Characters by Messrs. 12. Wright and Worrell, and Miss Chaplin. •t To conuißde with `MK ENCHANTEDISLE. Alotizo, Mr. Pau Salford i'Preoporo, Mr. O. Smith Ariel, Miss Z. Chaplin. • _ KE. ft.OTA.L. LYCI JX igEA't /war the lanagemext of Madame Vestris. , • - Lessee. Mr. Charles) Ma , he r. , s. • THIS EVENING Will be performed THE WATER PARTY. After which, a new Piece entitled HOLD TOUR TONGUE. Cita . . racter . by MegSr3. C . MatheWS, SelbY. arAl tarselle ;Miss H. Gil and Madame Yestris. ben, Miss Jana Colem an . eexclade with THE SEVEX CHAMPIONS OP CHRISTEN ' DOM. Dress poxes, 55.; Upper Boxes., 41. Pit, 2s ; Gallery, Is. No calf--price to any ?se of the house. The New* Utrx-ofilte. No. 2, WeLlin-zto , street, is open to the publim -%en. ,i4y, from Ten till Six. • PRINCESS'S THEATtoi. Mr. J. M. Maddox, Sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING, _ . Will be performed a new Opera, entitled THE HEART OF 3SID LOTHIAN. Ts conclude with a new grand ExtraTaganza, entitled NOIIIIRD WIN AND IHE FAIR PERSIAN. - - i . ASTLEY',.4 ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. -...11: • , Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. ' t.T.Ad, thr Patronage of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness e-• 1 ,. - t,, , Prince &lbert, tic. —., e . ... The new grand Easter spectacle unpreeedentedly successful. • . THIS EVENING, ' .'k''''''' Ire-performance will commence with a Grand EQlleStlititt Spec ., A. , -., tie*, by Fitzbail, entitled THE WHITE MAIDEN OF CALIFOR NIA; or, the Horse of the Ocean. ro be .u.dowed by an Inimitable display of SCENES IN THE CIRCLE. in which the first Equestrian talent of the day Will appear. i .....,. To c:anclu.cio with on Jionday, Wednesday , and Frid ay , THE •,•.:•! ' . ' DITMA DRIVER; and the Farce of THE SECRET on the al f2'''."l7- :stitintto tvenings. ~,, ~,,,..,-; N . , ~,,, - - t.ox-office open from Eleven till Five. , =lave Manager, Mr. W. West. • ...:, .....:. ......, . • TO CORRESPON DENTS. A.To cothtnunication can be attended to unless authen -c7ted by the 'name and address of the writer. • z p,,;jecte.lcommunications cannot be returned. WEATHER.—ScIe OFFICE, APRIL 21. TIERUMONIATIER7 Lowest, 28. Highest, 44; oon, 43 BAROICRTIE, 29.9. WIND N.W.--fine sunshiny weather. WATIJ AT LONDON 1111.11,UE. Tali Day 28 min. after 3 I Evesinr, 50 min. after 12 To-Moasow—Merning, 28 min. after 12 1 Eyenlng, 50 nem after 19 /MLR ct • ' au, , - '3 ir-A7 .• - 4-4 . .• .„ 4.. • Ito • • 117,- • ivrte.,r t: etl% , • • • ir. 6 "" - tff i enl i n int; \ LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1849, •r - Pamphleteers are so generally the Mere mouth pieces of faction, the partizans - of the tOvernment, or 'of the Opposition, that itbscomes vita refreshing to encounter a political essayist possessed of that most effectual talisman against prejudice, the characteristic -Of impartiality. Afore agreeable still are' the: lucu brationS of any such publicist, if his theme is np mere part,y4iiestion, but one embracing the whole range of those principles, And of that consistency,• which con- stititte the sinews and the symmetry of legislation, writer of this-aaracter we now welcome,' in the !person of a former critic of that most fallacious of all financial policies which suddenly raised the Antago nist of the rilackl e g s into the Leader of the Protee tionists. The brochure here submitted to our!consi ` Aeration is a catechism of politics, and a touchstone of - - consiatency. While, however, we are ready to acknowledge un .3,Xonditionally the pervading impartiality of thi4 very ~miscellaneous chapter on statesmen and the art of government, we cannot . but recognise at a glance that the tendency of each sentence is (with a con. - sci9usnesi, and not only with a consciousness, but vrith.a purpose on the part of the author) the vindi iation of the Right Hon. Baronet the Representative :Am worth.. Regarding that eminent man as the very incarnation of political consistency, the Pamphleteer Occasionally dohs the livery of - Peelisrn, and enderivOurs to' sidle into the sur " of Sir Roitaax'S popularity by assuming the at of bi 4 avowed Apologist. As it would doubt' , a most erroneous surmise, we, of course, do not it to be understood that the writer makes a bard " bid" for the patronage- of a future Premier that he looks forward to the chance of receivingicom pensation for his panegyrics, neither that he Oalcu _• laths upon the pOssibility of acquiring a snug berth under the next Administration. Such an estimate of shine itude Fes be wish faced nur his laborious treatise would be altogether too invidious. While, nevertheless, we disclaim any such blunt charges against one who shields 'him - self under the mask of an anony mous bookinan, .we are compelled to say that the warmth of the eulogiums passed upon the most popular statesman in England are as suspiCious as the elaborate arguments employed to justify those encomiums are unnecessary. Sir ROBERT is too High in the estimation of his fellow-countrymen to require any supplementary glorification : his conduct hat been too vividly patriotic: and disinterested to need' the eatenuations of commentary. Infinitely mote to our own taste are the generali ties With which`' Plain-Fa - eta" precedes his sketches of CANNING, PEEL, and RUSSELL. In this portion of the treatise there is much sound reasoning, . the beauty of which is yet somewhat deteriorated by • a flavour of what we may designate, for want of ' a better term, school bred ostentation. After 're minding us, for about the millionth time, of the political_ principles of the Stoics, as represented in the person* 0 . 1 the inflexible CATO, and of the political principles of the Academics, as embodied in the voluble and va riable et alto, the writer gives us a hackneyed quo ' MIDDLETON, and then, through a seiatOtiOu' remark hO;rowed " from kan , surd, • I ; l # Tl ‘!bes off " into a review of the faults of the monarchical system under Louis I.; and' of the direCt and indirect causes of the Great nevelu ion. He re i t i s that the excellence of `ti.e pamphlet really ComMe nces , and that the force of the urgupients us to the precis e nature of political . conbistency becomes discernible.. Of -all things,. perhaps the one least capable of se c4iviog so accurate definition is that same phra s e Poi tical Cosmistency. " . When lam told," says th e ek:•ei:" that a man has acted - through the' course of is kong, lite in strict attachment to the same principles of Government, and that he has been an unswerving` friend of tis - ‘ - party,' I cannot believe thst that elnan haw al - ways pursued a con scientious and deliberate course, nor that hi s sole object was to forward the pros perity of his country." Assuredly not: the test of a man's consistency is the very reverse of such. an instance ; for, as it is certain that no two men were " Political Principlrs. and Political Consistency. I Plain-Facts." !IVO'. pp. 68. London: 011ivier, 1848. ever seen whose features were exactly alike, so it is ( certain that no two men ever existed whose opinions upon every subject invariably tallied. [The two DROMIOS existed only in the imagina tion of the Great Comic Dramatist.] The one would be as astounding a miracle as the other ; and, this being the case, it is quite manifest that any one continually and implicitly following the dictation of his " party" must, instead of being a consistent politician, be a most egregious partisan. Better to us are the derided Trimmers, of whom HALI FAX was the ornament, than the eulogized Tantivies, amongst whom COLLIER was con spicuous. Better to us the yielding policy of a FERRETTI, which delayed the calamities of a Revolu tion, than the stubborn system of a GUIZOT, which provoked a general bouleversement of society. It was because of the independence of his votes, when a representative in Parliament, that COBBBTT was at last being perpetually rated as an example of inconsistency and tergiversation. It is because of his disregard to men and "parties" that ROEBUCK--now taunting the Whigs, now scoffing at the Tories, now har rying the Radicals, and now again discharging ' the whole torrent of his sparkling sarcasms at the conservatives—has been charged with the same shortcomings and traduced .as a merely hybrid politician, Yet we rather think that the impartial biographer of either of those two men would be unable to say otherwise than that COB ESTT and ROEBUCK strove undeviatingly to forward the progress of- reform, and to 'diffuse wider and wider the blessings of civil and religious freedom among the mass of the population. Those who most deserve the title of Consistent Politicians are generally the very persons who are most abused for their incon sistency ; while those who have splintered the mirror of their conscience on their servility — those" who play over again in the F House of Commons, the degrading pastime of i" Fol low , the Leader " are. the individuals most flattered with the covetted designation. What says Mr. MACAULAY, in one of his " Essays " upon an other of those blemishes which disentitle any one to these panegyrics for political eminence and purity ? We well remember that in delineating the character of Sir WILLIAM TEMPLE, one of the most respect able names in our History, he mentions, with just opprobrium, that timidity which is more culpable than temerity, that " habit of coddling," which is more contemptible than the most glaring inconsis tency. "He never," says the future historian, speaking of TEMPLE, " he never put himself pro minently before the public eye except at con junctures, when he was almost certain to gain, and could not possibly lose, at conjunctures when the interests of the State, the views of the Court, and the passions of the multitude all appeared for an instant to coincide." This we take to be an indirect eulogium upon the daring of the policy adopted in 1846 by Sir ROBERT PEEL—an eulogium written nearly ten years before the possibility of its applica tion to the. Right Hon. Baronet—and deliberately enunciated by the most illustrious writer whot.e name has yet been inscribed on the roll of Whig statesmen. Nobler such moral courage as that spoken of by Mr. AIAcauLAT and evidenced by Sir ROBERT PEEL than the dolce far niente habitudes which, in moments of danger and dilemma, iuduced TEMPLE to " retire to his library, and his orchard, and, while the nation groaned under oppression, or resounded with tumult and with the din of civil arms, to amuse himself by writing me moirs and tying up apricots." With such time servers the business of life appears to be a masquerade in the midst of rose-bushes and fountains. They would seem to chaunt together that luscious verse of old RAl:lmam— "Saulter, dancer, faire des tours, Et boyre rin Wane et vermeil: Et ne faire rien tons les lours Qua compter escuta au solieL" So great is the Whig Historian's detestation of this political pusillanimity that he says of Sir WILLIAM TEMPLE, that, although he had been brought before DANTE'S infernal tribunal, though " he would not have been condemned to the deeper recesses of the abyss, though he would not bave been boiled with DUNDEE in the crimson pool of Bulicame, or hurled with DANDY into the seething pitch of Malebolge, or congealed with CHURCHILL in the eternal ice of Guidecca : he would perhaps have been placed in the dark vestibule next to the shade of that inglo rious Pontiff—' Chefece per viltate it gran rifiuto! ' " In regard to this, what says the Government? Nothing, we plainly see:but the peremptory inter.. ference of Parliament will save the public from the impudent domination of Fanatacism. The saints have set their hearts so entirely on the acquisition of despotic authority on all Sundays, that the multitude will soon have the alternative before them of open riot, or of the assistance of the Legislature. There is no longer any mistake about the matter. Each day brings the belligerents nearer and nearer ; the struggle will soon be hand to hand; and it is quite evident from the previous conduct of the Pharisees of Scotland, that they at least are resolved upon giving no quarter. So be it. We are prepared to encounter these redoubtable physical-force moralists upon their own footing, with their own choice of weapons, and with the common understanding that the battle is to be no make-believe, but one whose close shall be de. ailive. Petitions, we observe, are every now and then sneaking into the Lords and the Commons whining for the aid of the Imperial Parliament against a system which these flagitious pretenders to sanctity have the absurdity to designate the desecration of the Sabbath. Often as we have exposed this mon strous misapplication of terms—often as we have reminded these sticklers for stagnation, that the Sab bath of Holy Writ is the Saturday and not the Sunday—they still reiterate the phrase : with an unction more appropriate to the DoxOlogy, and screen the impertinence of their arbitrary; pro ceedings under the mask of obedience to the Scrip tures. The population have been long since sick to very nausea of all this humbug; and the Sunday saints—if they have any serious intention of forcing their regulations down the throats of the multitude— had better set their wits to work to find out some more palatable anodyne. As well expect the people to roast a pig at Highgate to the memory of that demented harridan, Mistress SOUTH COTT, as look for sympathy from the masses in a scheme the hypocrisy of which has been a byeword, and a mockery, during the last half dozen genera tions—an assumption of purity that has been pilloried over and over again on the stage by the dramatist, and held up to deserved derision by the satirical contributors to general literature. As well' expect us to pay homage to the remem brance of that most melodramatic gentleman, Sir WILLIAM COURTEXAY, and to sing of the glorks of Taou in the suburbs of the archiepiscopal city of Canterbury, as look for the swallowing of thilf ab surdity by the population. Why we have acqui perfect familiarity with the pscychological excel of the Sabbattarians from the contemplation of the apple-ruin-loving Sniaoxris down to that of the but adulterous CANTWELL. A square-cut coat longer the accepted symbol of virtue. The 1;) garb has been so frequently associated with impurest morals that the public no longer fin, red a lence mne 'odly is no wrest the is it orms No possible to go by appearances. As far as mere and ceremonies go—the game is up long since. 'man can now-a-days acquire a reputistion for sanctity by eating cold meat after tvirelve o'clock on Saturday night, or by walking; out in unpolished wellingtons on Sunday morn ngs. The very fact of his doing so, if he parade: it b fore us ostentatiously, is sufficient of itself to justify us in looking upon him as a most unmitigated humbug. And so it is with regard to these very pious fan4tics, v - itio are not content with trotting out ;heir virtues for the purpose of showing us their paces; and of extorting our admiration, but are striving; by every. possible contri vance , t o force everybody • else into Ihe acmh.earaveilt of e adoption of th e ir conven ti on aliti es . about a oner these sanctimonious gentry' is fanciedbot ono every a w w i a t s h a sthat mad as sf him, t i h ol e s e l f l u a na d t i c w a 1: i w f l o i o r putting even his m oa t rational friends ea and o relations straitwaistcoats. 411 we n say, both it r t a o the e r one and the other, and w e can ' t help saying defiantly, is=:--Tax. . •,.. We speak upon the subject of this so-cailled and absurdly so-called Sabbath-Desecratio n , out of the fullness of our devotion'to the cause of Religious Tolerance. We loathe so heartily - the applicatiod of force to the liberties of the subject, whether it be in regard to matters civil or ecekaiastical, that we. write with the whole of our heart's earnestness. We would see no one subjected against his - will to the dictation of another, and much less would we see a wretched fanatical minority domi neering over the vast majority of the population. If any individual be conscientiously opposed to travelling on Sundays, why in GOD'S name let him abstain from risking his neck and his salvation by entering a railway carriage —but, in GOD'S name, also, let him abstain in like manner from thrusting his preposterous notions of religion vi et armis on the rest of the community. All we ask is iliberty—liberty to the fanatic as well at to the indifferentist. Surely it requires no very elaborate reasoning to show that a compulsory morality is no morality at all, but the reverse—that an obedience to what are supposed to be the commands of Revelation, simply because a disobedience to those commands is rendered impracticable, is in no degree creditable, but the very opposite. Liberty to sin or to ibe vir tuous, to choose the good or the evil, to go, to the right side or to the left, to be numbered on the Day of Judgment with the sheep or with the gqats—is permitted to man by his CREATOR. All we ask from th!se saintly personages who would improve upon the ordinations of the OMNISCIENT, is a similar freedom to travel or not to travel, by highway 0r...1)y railway, on Saturdays or on Sundays. We ask this in the holy name of Liberty, and ; in the sacred cause of true morality and Religion. THE FRENCH REPUB !IC. We have received the Paris papers of yeste The expeditionary army embarked for Vecchia on the 16th, from Marseilles. It i posed of two brigades of infantry, forming fou ments . ; two battalions of artillery, a squadron cavalry, engineers, pioneers, &c. It was rumoured in Paris yesterday that t public of Rome had entrusted the defence of Vecchia to Captain KERSAUSIB, a French offic had suffered a long imprisonment under Lou LIPPE for a political offence, and that KEESAU a sufficient force under his command to anal to oppose the landing of the French troops. The Presse publishes the following " corm tion" on the subject of Italy : " At the moment when the Freneh expedition Is about taking its departure for Civita Vecchia, it appeals to us to be bosh useful and necessary to give a littlei resume of the diplomatic negotiations which have takehi place between France, Austria, Spain, and the King ofiNaples, for the purpose of restoring the Pope to his throw. "About a month since we announced that the four Powers above named had admitted in principle the de mand of the Pope, claiming their armed assistkince in favour of the Holy See. We added that the four Catholic powers had' charged their Plenipotentiaries at Gaeta to draw up together the bases of the intervention ' demanded by 'the Sovereign Pontiff, " Count Esterhaay, the Austrian Plenipotentiary, pro posed, in the name of his Government, a combination, which left to Spain and the King of Naples the principal part of the armed intervention, while Austria andyrance should remain ready to act, but in obversation: 'l'bat is to say, that while the Spanish and Neapolitan troops should march on Rome, a French fleet, having', troops on board ready for disembarkation, should reipain at anchor at Civita Vecchia, to give a moral support to the Spanish and Neapolitan expedition. At tile seine time, and for the same object, an Austrian corps of 20,000 men should hold itself in readiness to;occupy the Legations, in case the above -named expedition should not be strong enough to re-establish the authority of the Papal Government at Rome. "The principal difficulty to the adoption of this plan was that of conveying the Spanish troops from Barce lona to Civil& Vecchia, the Cabinet of Madrid not having means for that purpose. France alone could acc9mplish this, but the French Government hesitated at taking upon itself the expense of the transport, and which, besides, would rather tend to increase the influence of Spain than that of France. At this point of the arrangements the news reached Gaeta of the defeat of the Piedmon tese army at Novarra ; and at the same time the Re volutionists at Rome commenced to act with gr i est se verity towards the higher branches of the clergy at Rome, whom they accused of keeping up secret cpmmu nications with the Papal Court. "Pius IX., fearing that the delay of the Catholic Powers would only render the state of affairs at Rome more disastrous, resolved to demand the intervention of Austria alone, thinking by that means to render foreign assistance more prompt and more certain. " The Cabinet of Vienna having on several occasions since the flight of Pius IX. declar e d th a t she would pro ceed in conjunction with, France, hastened to inv ite the French Cabinet to act -with it in ful fi lling the wishes of the Sovereign Pontiff. .The language held hy, the Court of Vienna to the French G overnment on tbis oc casion was this, Austria only pursues in Germa i ny, in Hungary, and in Italy, one line of policy, that of s t erving society, which is threatened by an unbridled demagogy; that accomplished, far from seeking to shackle or impede the regular development of liberal institutions An Eu rope, she would favour it on the bases of constitutional liberty.' " Austria did not conceal from France that in case the lattercould not or would not intervene in the mites of the Church, that an Imperial army would nevertheless be placed at the disposal of the Pope. This last,decla ration determined the French Cabinet to send they expe dition to Civita Vecchia. "The Austrian , and French armies Will .only Yellow the direction of the Pope. Waiting those, the lattpr will remain at Civita Vecchia, while th e f ormer will remain between Modena and Ferrara, ready to occupy the ..ega lions. If the occupation of Rome should become neces sary, the two armies will be simultaneously called :on to re-establish and to oonsolidate order. ." The intervention in the States of the Chur6 intervention in Tuscany are two distinct questions former is at the formal demand of the P o p e . N i of that kind has taken _place on the part of the) Duke of Tuscany. It ~ia perfectly incorrect to sal ho has demanded the assistance of Austria, or tin Imperial troops have already marched on Florence " The (,abinet of Vienna, has confined itself pressing its legal reservations with regard to sionary rights on Tuscany as guaranteed by tr By abstaining from any intervention Austria hai tested beforehand against any intervention but het on the ground that in virtue of existing treaties 'A has the first right to be called on to protect the crown, acquired to the collateral line of the Ho . Lorraine." .day, The trial of M. EUGIINH RASPAIL, for strikinj POINT, commenced <yesterday. M. RASPAIL did surrender. There was a disturbance at an electoral m held in the Rue Duphot, in support of the I Civita COM regi- f light matist candidate M. DE LAROCHEIICQUELIN. Socialists were present, who outvoted the Legi tists, and then proceeded to sing the " Musa and the " Girondins." 4e Re- Civita er who fa Plit kE had le him iunica- and The thing irrand that t the to ex. re ver paties. pro. own, lust' ia uscan ISO Of eting .giti veral iin a laise" It was rumoured in the Assembly that a mbdifi cation was about to take place in the Ministry and that General BEDNAU would be entrusted with the portfolio of Foreign Affairs, while that of War would be committed to General LAMORICIERB. The Debats publishes the following note addressed I to it by General FABVIEE "Several journals have attributed the cause of the return of General Fabvier to a difference of opinion between him and the Minister of War of Denmark as to the conduct of the military operations. This 'is an error which it is important to rectify. The King of Denmark having requested General Fabvier to come to visit his army, and give him advice on the campaign about to be opened, the General calling to mind th con stant friendship of Denma r k f or F rance, acce pted a mission which could not last more than six weeks, and would allow him to return before the elections. ' The King was pleased to heap honours and bestow ion& deuce upon a General of • France and her arrny, i and the whole nation followed his Majesty's example. , The General soon found that the -Danish army was w rthy of its noble country, one of those nations whi do honour to humanity. The armistice was to expi on March 26. On the 20th. a plan of nperetiene urea u eat mously adopted by the Council. Success was cc tain, and in one , week the invaded province would have been delivered. A p ro l ongat i on o f e i g h t d ays i s t h e a mis i) tice changed all. A n act un h ear d o f 1 I n contem pt of the mediating Cabinets, 40,000 Germans, folli)wed quickly by 20,000 more, sex° thrown into the duichies by the .Assetubly of Frankfort. It thereupon became evident that Denmark could not sustain alone a cOntest against all Germany, and General Fabvier found the King and- his Ministers easily convinced of the neceissity of keeping the Danish army in reserve until the; day, near at hand, no doubt, when Europe would open her eyes to an attack which is a violation of all the ancient treaties, even that of 1815, and an undisguised menace against France, Switzerland, Holland, Russia, and Ober powers. Then the Danish army will come forward the first in the ranks. At present, after some honourable battles, it is, in spite of itself, doomed to remain inactive. General Fabvier, with the thanks and to the regret of the King and his Ministers and the Minister of War, who is his friend more particularly, returned to France, his presence in Denmark being henceforth of little use,, and the terra of his absence being at an end." The Monitor publishes the following information with respect to the late arrest of the Count DE MONT EMOLIN : " The pref ec t o f th e E as t e rn Pyrenees informed the Minister of the Interior, on the sth. of April, that) the Count de Montemolin bad been arrested at the moment when he was preparing to cross the frontier and to pass into Catalonia. The Government has decided that the Prince should be reconductod into England. On the 10th of April, at half-past five sex., the Count left Per pignan for Calais, in a private carriage. M. do Corriere, councillor of the prefecture, was directed to accompany the prince to Weis, with two officers 'ap pointed to that mission by the general com manding the division. The Count arrived on Saturday, the 14th of April, at a quarter to ten o'clock at night. At a quarter past ten he was embarked by, the care of the persons who accompanied him, and in pre sence of the mayor of Calais, on board the pilot boat, which conducted him on board the post-office packet- . boat, La Biche, anchored in the roads, and bound for . Dover. The Count de Montemolin has allowed himself . , to commit a grave infraction against the law of nations. Th. ( 7 , • roc, ill • r, having recourse to ri t: oruus measures. In deiiring to reconcile the duties of its position with respect to the Spanish Government, with Om consideration which the South of the Prince merits, it has assumed to itself the right of reserving legitimate rigours for the ease in which the Count de Montemolin should render himself guilty of a new attempt against the Government and the institutions of his country." BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, APRIL 20. Boulogne and Amiens, S%—Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 14 5 4—East Indian, 354—Luxembourg, 71, — Namur and Liege, BL4—Northern of France, 11A—Paris and Rosen, 22 , -h Sambre and Meuse, 4. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 13th have arrived. The account of the capture of the Carlist chief MARSAL, with the Cabecillas ROMEBO and PLANA DEMINET, is confirmed. ROMEBO and PLANADEMINET have been shot by order of the Council of War. MARSAL has not yet been brought before the Council. It is said that TRISTANY has submitted. It was reported in Madrid on the afternoon of the 13th that intelligence had been received that CABRERA had issued a manifesto announcing that he gave up the contest in consequence of the capture of the Count DE MONTEMOLIN, and was about to retire into France. MADRID BOLSI, ' APRIL 13.—The Three per Cents., rcse per cent. to-day, being done at 241 cash, and being in much demand at that price after the close. Five per Cants., 10i buyers, 11 sellers; Coupons, Gi sellers; Pas sive Debt, 3i buyers, 4 sellers. Exchange on London, 50. SWITZERLAND. 'We have the Swiss journals and correspondence to the 17th inst. The National Council had met for the first time, when the President delivered his epening speech, in which he said the members must proceed to an organization of the judiciary, postal, military, and industrial affairs, and give life and development to the new federal constitution. The ordinary rou tine business of the opening was gone through, and the council adjourned to the following day, when it was to discuss the postal law. GEIIiVIANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. AUSTRIA. General Bonn has been appointed Governor of Vienna in room of WIILDEN, who is gone to Hungary. WIZ4DISCHGRATZ and WEnNA have been summoned to Olmutz. The former will, it is said, be appointed Minister of War. He is in favour of pacification with Hungary rather than of continuing the war. According to the last accounts from the seat of war, the Hungarians were in undisturbed possession of Waitzen, and the Austrians had, it was said, retired from before Comorn. Casdchau and Eperies, in the north of Hungary, have been taken by the Honveds. In short, the instant the Imperial forces are withdrawn from any town or district, it immedi ately hoists Hungarian colours. The Prague club, the "Narody Noviny," has sent a petition to the EMPEROR, superseding that of the Slovanska Lipa, praying for the adoption of the fun damental rights voted at Kremsier, and also that con stitution. The petitioners argue that a committee of thirty deputies must needs be better able to embody the wishes of a people than eight Ministers (alluding to the chart octroye) in whom they, for their part, place no confidence. FRANKFORT. The German parliament, in :their sitting of the 17th, refused the demand of the Baden Govetnment ti be allowed to imprison Herr PETER, one of the members, fur taking part in the republican insurrec tion. It also refined to authorise the issuing of•letters of marque against Denmark. It then adjourned until the 19th. PRUSSIA. The Cologne Gazette, of the 17th, publishes the following announcement : " A new Prussian note, bearing date April 13, and intended as an answer to the Austrian one of the Bth, has, in the clearest and most unequivocal manner, de clared to the Olmutz Cabinet that the Prussian Govern ment will not be deterred in any way by the opposition of the Austrian Ministry from assisting, with all its power, in the speedy formation of a united Confederate State, and that it is firmly resolved to uphold and pro tect the work thus accomplished, with the concordance of the German princes. In a word, the relations of Aus tria are assuming every day a mere warlike appearance; and however desirous the Prussian Court may be to keep on good terms with the Olmutz Cabinet, public opinion is too unanimous and strong in this case to allow of the popular demands being disregarded." BAVARIA, The Supreme Court of Munich has deteimined that the law of fundamental right s , as p asse d b y th e Frankfort Parliament, is not binding in Bavaria. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. It is said that the Germans are preparing to ,attack the island of Alsen. ITALY. The news of the success of the reactionaries in Tuscany is confirmed. The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa of the 14th, gives the following aocount of the events which have happened at Florence : "It appears that on the 11 th, a party of Leghorn volunteers having dined at a tavern out of the Pratogite, refused to pay their bill, and the innkeeper insisting upon his due, a brawl ensued in which he was killed. The people hastened to the spot, and a ser i ous f ray, i n which about ten persons were killed an d 35 severe l y the eveni ng crowds paraded Leopoldo II.!' Death to Guer were cut dow n by th e very wrt the o z u ti n ol d ,w e n d s, oc t m o r oyeki crying r p ge l e a , es `Viva 0 . 1 D a l i u b r e i r n t g y hands that had planted them. On the morning of the 12th the same seenes were repeated. Guerrazzi in vain attempted to pacify the people. The Livornese, who had the day before fired upon the unarmed crowd on the Piazza S. Maria Novello, were made to quit the town in secret. About noon all the shop were shut, the civic guard was under arms, and the municipality named a Commission of Government, and published the follow ing proclamation : Citizens,—ln the present serious circumstances your magistrates feel all the importance of their mission. They assume the direction of affairs in the name of your Prince, and trust they will deliver you from the consequences of an invasion. The municipality, in this solemn moment, add to their body five citiaen4 who ~ n joy your confidence, and are—Gino Capponi,! Bel lino Ric ssoli, Lugi Serristori, Carlo Torrigiani, Cesare Capoquadri. " From the Toan.house of Florence, April 12. For the Gonfaloniere. ORAZIO CESARE RICASOLI, First Priore." Shortly after another proclamation appeared to this effect:— " The Tuscan Constituent Assembly declares itself in permanence. It will tak e , i n concert with the General of the National Guard and the municipality, the neces i ary steps fur the safety of the country. (Signed) TADDEI, President." " April 12. The town was quiet; GunnzAzzx had disappeared. A letter from Leghorn, of the 13th, published in the Nouvelliste of Marseilles, says : "The reaction which took place yesterday at Flo rence, and at other points of the at rs. Grand Duchy, has had acomplete TFlorenceelst latter between the were saved by the intervention of the National Guard, the cavalry, and some detachments of the line. Thanks people only triumph , andthe aftera Leghorn conflictvol ulitee to this p ro t ec ti on , th ese t u rbulent patriots were able to quit Florence, and direct their course to Leghorn, not, however, without been frequently attacked on their way by the peasantry, who hunted them like wild beasts. A municipal commission, composed of moderate constitu tionalists, vi as instantly formed, to govern in the name of the Grand Duke. This news has caused the greatest s g itatloil here. We. fear disorders q uite as grave an those which have taken place at Genoa." It appears that the reaction has also triumphed at Leghorn, from which port a steamer was dispatched on the 14th to Gaeta, to bring back the GRAND DUKE. The following personal f r i en d s o f th e G RAND DU KE have constituted them se l ves a P rov i s i ona l G overnmen t, to administer the affairs of Tuscany until his re turn :—MM. CAPO 10 ~UADRA, RICASOLI 13/MUNI, SER. RISTORI, CAPPONI GINO, TORRIGIANI. The Genoa Gazette of th e 14 t h s t a t es th a t th ere are lying i n the po r t o f G aeta, four Span i s h f r i gates, two French rear. steam ers , two E ng li s h frigates, _and three Neapolitan vessels o f war. Ab ou t 20,000 Nea politans are marching towards the frontier of the Roman . States. The m un i c i pa li ty o f G enoa h as or dered an inquiry into the excesses committed at Genoa by the soldiery. GREECE. Intelligence has been received from Athena to the St instant. Sir EDWARD LYONS left on the 26th March. The President of the Court of Areopagus Clonuris died of apoplexy on the 27th ult. SEVERE ACCIDENT.—On Friday afternoon, as the Rev. F. Hamilton, chaplain to the East India Company, was standing in conversation, at the corner of Princes street, Hanover-square, a ladder fell from an adjoining house, and striking him on the shoulder, prostrated him with great force. lie was immediately conveyed to the Royal Academy of Music (which he had only left a few minutes previously), and Mr. White Cooper sent for, by whom it was discovered that the right leg was broken, just above the ankle, the lift shoulder severely hurt, and the back much injured. The limb having been set, Mr. Hamilton was conveyed to his residence at Poplar,where we'are informed be is likely to do well. Mr. Commissioner Holroyd has been pleased to appoint Mr. J. Johnston, the younger, to the responsible office of messenger to the Court of Bankruptcy, in the room of his father, who for twenty-eight years held that office., , ~ ._. THE qm 4 TT AL ..1-a MURDERS. EXECUTION RUSH. (THIS DAY.)-BY EXPRESS. (FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.) NORWICH, HALr-PAST TWELVE O'CLOCK. Rush has just expiated his heinous offence on the scaffold, on the Castle-hill, before a multitude com puted at not less than twenty thousand, thousands of whom came yesterday from the surrounding districts and London. A vast number of women and young people were present. The day was beautiful. The un • happy man retired to rest early last night, after washing his feet, face, and neck, and ordering a clean shirt and cravat to he supplied him at an early hour this morning, which was done; he arose at two, saying he had had a very refreshing sleep, though apparently ho had not. Ho then occupied himself in writing and reading until five, when he again went to bed and slept until early this morning, his conduct during the night evincing the same obstinacy and callousness which has characterised him throughout, but it was remarked by his atendants that his spirits were some what subdued. The Rev. Mr. Brown, the Rev. Mr. Andrews, and the Rev. Mr. Blake were in at- tendance upon the prisoner at an early hour, but, not withstanding their spiritual labours,he made no confession. It is even said he refused to take the Sacrament. A t twelve o'clock precisely the culprit passed slowly from the Castle gates towards the scaffold on the bridge. Mr. Pinson, the governor, and a turnkey walked by his side. He slightly surveyed the crowd, he looked pale, but was not apparently agitated in the least; the face wore its habitual sneering, callous expression. Before he ascended the scaffold he requested Mr. Pinson that the drop might fall when the chaplain came to the words, " The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ." At this frightful juncture not a tremor shook his frame. He ascended the scaffold quickly but steadily; his back seas turned to the crowd, and he moved his head aside that the hang man might better perform his hateful office, and prayed with the minister, raising his hands aloft He then shook hands with Mr. Pinson, and the Turnkey. The drop immediately fell amidst the screams of women, and the wretched culprit was ushered into the presence of God. He died almost without a struggle. There were a few slight contortions and all was over. More people w ere present than at the execu tion of Yarham, and their behaviour was good. There were no yells. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. The day appointed for the execution of the murderer Rush has como at last, in showers of sleet and gloom, varied at intervals by short gleams of sunshine. A cold biting wind drives through the air, and the clouds above head are spread out in large and watery masses, and give a dismal and cheerless hue to the prospect. The drop is erected on the west side of the Castle, and stands on the bridge which on that aide spans the moat. Its position and effect are very striking from the battlements behind it, having an immense black flag, which, by the orders of the High Sheriff has been placed there to mark the extra ordinary guilt of the criminal' who is about to expiate his offence on the scaffold. This great banner swings slowly in the wind, and gives a solemn and funereal look to the whole scene. It was expected that an immense crowd of spectators would be attracted to the spot, as the population of :the surrounding country which had taken so deep an inter( st iu the dreadful tragedy of Stanfield-hall, would watch it to the very close, but this has not been tho case. Norwich has re caved no sensible addition to the number of its inhabit ants, and though it is market day, there is very little additional bustle or excitement in the streets. On the Castle-hill might be observed at an early hour a few groups of farmers eyeing the dismal preparations fur execution 'from a respectful distance, and blending curiously in the expression of their features horror for the crime, and awe at its tremendous punishment; As the fatal hour approached the crowd increased in numbers ; for many it was evidently a day of great excitement, and they crowded to the exe cution as to a theatre or public show ; others came obviously in a different spirit to notice the dying momenta of a man whom they had known in their daily pursuits, and to see how he bore him,self in that supreme hour, when oppressed by the recollections of such tremendous crimes. Turning from the crowd and preparations out side the Castle to the unhappy convict within, there ~has been little opportunity for gleaning any additional particulars to those which have already appeared. At 9 o'clock last night he received a letter from his eldest daughter, and on read ing it ho became greatly depressed ; he ral lied, however, after a time, and made a hearty supper. The chaplain to the gaol has been in constant attendance on him all the morning, with what effect upon his conduct and feelings remains to be discovered. Just previous to the execution the sun shone out and the day became fine, and the crowd on the Castle-hill increased. The space is a large one ; and there might have been 7,000 or 8,000 people present. The early trains from Yarmouth and other places were loaded with passengers, and the arrival were also very numerous from Suffolk, and even Essex. The magistrates and representatives of the press lined the short space between the prison gate and the scaffold. Precisely at twelve the procession left the con demned cell, headed by the sheriffs and javelin men. The convict walked with a firm step, and was at tended by the executioner, who stood immediately behind. As the procession emerged from the Castle, the chaplain of the gaol joined it, and commenced reading the burial service of the Church. The culprit then mounted the scaffold, and the rope haring been immediately adjusted round his neck the drop fell, and he was launched into eternity He retained his firmness to the last, lookirg up to heaven and shaking his head as if protesting his innocence. He shook hands with the Governor, to whom he whispered something, and then died without a struggle. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The markets for colonial aid foreign produce have not been altogether in a satisfactory condition this week. The weather and the dulness of the export demand elects the purchases for home consumption, and, as is generally the case, prompts holders to press goods on the markets, and buyers to withdraw or act with increased caution. A large quantity of sugar has been offered, and the parcels sold have gone at lower rates. Coffee has been dull as well as Rice, &c., and almost the only articles in request have been' Saltpetre and Grain. Nevertheless we are not without hope of an early change for the better, as the value of produce has an advancing tendency in India., and the supply of Coffee from Ceylon will be diminished, while there is yet a prospect of foreign affairs becoming more settled. The terms upon which bills of exchange were nego ciated yesterday, afternoon were slightly against' this country in the instance of Paris, and one or two other continental places; but there was no prominent change. The small improvement which took place in the Home Funds yesterday is not maintained to-day, but the market nevertheless displayed much steadiness. Consols are quoted at 9lk to 92k for Money and Account; Re duced Three per Cents. 90} 1 ; New Three-and•a- Quarter per Cents. 91k to k; Exchcquer-bills, 445. to 48: e . premium. The Foreign Stock and Share Markets are very quiet, and quotatious are unaltered. Dispatches from the Governer of Canada were re ceived yesterday at the Co!onial-office. Dispatches were sent off last evening, from the Co lonial-office, for the Governors of the North American Colonies. TUE STRA/CD.—The wood pavement between St. Clement's Danes and St. Mar} •le-Strand has within the last week been removed, to the great satisfaction of all who had to ride or drive over its slippery surface. It has been replactid by the best description of stone pave ment, the contractors being Messrs. Mowlem and Burt, whose work on Blackfriars- bridge has now stood the test of several years' wear. Indeed such a pavement, it left undisturbed, would resist any amount of traffic. We trust that it may - have such a trial, and that it will not, according to the usual practice, be torn to pieces as soon as laid down, by the gas and water companies. On Tuesday last Alderman Gibbs was elected .Chairman of the city of London Union for the 13th time. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) The pr. veiling cold weather produced a steady :it mand for both Fruit and Vegetables; and last week's prices re inaintni unaltered, though well supported in every instance. Fruit—Pine-apples (Queen's), 5s to 7s ; foreign Grapes (black and white), 10u to is 6d; and hot-house Grapes, 16s to 26s per lb; Apples, 4s to 6s per bushel; ditto Eating, 4s to 6s per halt sieve; Pears, 18s to 21s per half sieve; Lemons, 5s to 10s: and Oranges, 8s to .15s per 100; Chesnuts, 2s to 4s per peck; forced Strawberries, 2s to 2s 6d per oz. Vegetables—Spinach, is 3d to Is 6d per junk; Horseradish, 29 6d to 3s 6d; and Ce lery, is to is 3d per bundle; Asparagus, 5s 6d tol2s per 100; Onions, 2s to 2s 9d; and Ash-leaved Kidney Pota toes 6s to 8s per bushel; Cape Brocoli, 9s to 12s per dozen bundles; Mushrooms, is 3d to is 6d per pottle; Endive, Is to is 3d per score; White Cabbages, is 3d to 2s 3d per dozen; Turnips, is to Is 6d; Carrots, 2s 6d to 4s; and Greens, 2s 6d to 4s per doze❑ bunches; parsley, 2s to 3s per half sieve ; Forced Sea hail is to 2s per punnet; Cucumbers, 5s to 7s per brace; Rhubarb, 4s to 9s per dozen bundles; Beet-root, Is to is .3cl per dozen ; Brussels Sprouts, is to Is 6d per half sieve; Parsnips, 6d to 9d per dozen ; Cornish White Brocoli, Is to 2s per dozen; Turnip Greens, 6d to 9d per bushel; Leeks, 8d to is per dozen bunches; New Potatoes, 8d to Is 2d per lb; French Beans, 25 6d to 3s per 100; Radishes, 6d per dozen hands; and Shallots, 4d per lb. NEVIGATZ AND LEADENHALL, POULTRY—Turkeys, 4s Od to 8s ; Geese, 6s to 8s; Ducks, 3s to 4s 6d; Tame Rabbits, is ,to 23; Wild ditto, Bcl to is ; Pigeons, 6d to 9d; and Roasting Pigs, 55 to 7s 61 each; Surrey Fowls, 95 to 14s ; ditto Chickens, 5s to 75 6d; and Baru door Fowls, 4s to 8s per couple; English Eggs, 6s ; and French ditto, 5s to is 6d per 100. Fresh Butter, 10d to is 2d per lb. GAME.—Hares and Leverets, 2s 6d to 4s ; ,Snipes, 9d to is ; Teal, 9d to is ; Wild Ducks, is 6d to 2s ; Widgeons, is to is 9d; and Plovers 6d to 10d each. NEWPORT, Bea, from 2s 6d to 3s 4d; Mutton, 2s 8d to 3s 8d; Lamb, 5s 4d to 6s; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 2d; and ,Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 24 per Sibs. V7HITICCHAPEI.. Beef, from 2s 2d to 3s 4d; Mutton, 2s 4d to: 3s 8d; Lamb, 4s 10d to 53 10d; Veal, 35 4d to 4s 2d; at Pork, 3s to 4s 2d per 81bs. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 4s to 12s; Cod Fish, 3 r to 10s; Haddocks, •4d to 7d; Whitings, 4d to 6d; Mackerel, 9d to Is; Lob sters, is 3d to 2s 6d; and Crabs, 6d to 2s each; Soles, 6d to 2s 3d per pair; Eels. 4d to is 2d, and §almon, Is 2d to Is 5d per lb; Thames Flounders, is to is td, and Smelts, is to is 6d per dozen; Oysters, 15s to 24s per bushel; Saltfish, '2d to Gd per lb. BREAD. The prices of Wheaten Bread in the MetropOlis are From 6id to 7d; of Household ditto, 5d to 6d per 4lbs loaf. HIDE MARKET. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, lid to lid; ditto, 641 b to 721 b, lid to Lid; ditto, 721 b to 801 b, lid to 2d; ditto, 801 b to 881 b, 2id to 24d; ditto, 881 b to 961 b, 24d to 3d; ditto, 961 b to 1041 b, 3d to 34d; ditto, 1041 b to 1121 b, to 4d; Calf Skins, each, 5s to 5s 6d; Lambs Skins, Is 4d to is 10d; Horse Hides, 7s 6d; Polled Sbegp, 58 6d to 6s 8d; Kent and Half breds, 5s to 5s 8d; Downs, 4s to 5s 4d; Shearlings, Gd to 7d. EAT IiI49.IZZLETES. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 10a to 31 15s; Clover ditto, 31 to 41 15a ; and Straw, 11 7s to 11 10s per loud. Supply but moderate, and trade dull. CUMBEULAND.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 12s to 31 17s ; Clover ditto, 31 to 41 13s ; and Straw, 11 8s to 1/ lla per load. Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at our quotations. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 31 15s ; Clover ditto, 31 to 41 17s; and Straw, 11 7s to I/ lis per load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) FITCH V. ROCHFORT.-JUDGMENT. This case, which was heard yesterday upon appeal from the decision of the Vice• Chancellor of England, granting an injunction restraining the defendant, a pawnbroker, of Brewer-street, Golden-square, from sel ling some valuable jewellery belonging to the plaintiff, Mrs. Fitch, stood on the paper to-day for judgment. The LORD CHANCELLOR, in the course of the argu ments yesterday, intimated his impression to be that the injunction granted by the Court below ought to be dis solved with costs, but stated that be would consider the case and state his opinion this morning. His LOADSHIP, at the sitting of the Court, stated that he remained of the same opinion as be bad expressed yesterday, and, such being the case, be must order the injunction granted by the Court below to be dissolved with costs. PENNY V. WATTS.-JUDGMENT. The LORD CHANCELLOR also gave judgment in this ease, which was argued before him a short time since upon appeal from the decision of the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce. His Lordship, after going at some length into the case, ordered the judgment of the Court below to be reversed, and directed the trial of the following issues in the Court of Exchequer :—First, whether at the time of the death of Mrs. Watts, the legacy of 2,0001. had been effectually released; secondly, if it had, then whether such release was in consideration of the Broadward Hall estate being devised to Mrs. Penny or her hus band; and, thirdly, whether the agreement of the 29th of September, 1835, which was destroyed, was executed by Mrs. Watts. The Court then proceeded to hear appeal motions. ROLLS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.) The Master of the Rolls sat in his court at Wes minster to-day. SMITH V. THE EARL OF EFFINGHAM AND OTHERS. The MASTER of the ROLLS gave judgment this morn ing in this case, which was heard before him twelve months since upon further directions, costs, and petition. His Lordship, after going at some length into the case, ordered the bill to be dismissed with costs. Nothing of any interest occurred in any of the other Equity Courts EXCHEQUER.-(TIfIS DAY.) (Sittings, in Banco.) CAUSFIELD v. BLENKINSOPP. This action was brought to try the right which the plain tiff alleged to be in himself to the office of sexton of the chapelry of Castle Barnard, in the county of Durham, and it was tried before Mr. Baron Alderson, at the last Durham assizes, when a verdict was found for the defendant. Mr. ATHERTON DOW MOVed, in pursuance of leave re served, to enter the verdict for the plaintiff. It appeared that this office of sexton was thought no insignificant one, for on its becoming vacant several candidates came for ward, and the election, which rested with the inhabitants, was carried on with great spirit sand animation, simi larly to a contested Parliamentary election, flags and banners being had recourse to, speeches being delivered, and bands of music being engaged by each party to parade the streets. The plaintiff had held the office since 1826, but had been discharged by the vicar and the churchwardens,who, claimed the right of election to themselves; and who, in. opposition to the wishes of a portion of the inhabitants., had appointed the defendant to the vacant office. Baron ALDERSON said it was a riciliculous 'affair alto gether. The plaintiff; who was a very old man, wanted a reversionary interest in burying th.o inhabitants, when he, in fact, would soon want to be buried himsell. (Laughter.) Rule granted. COMMON PLEAS.—(TJIIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco, before the Lord Justice WILDE, and Justices COLTMAN, CRESSWELL, an d WILLIAMS.) GODDARD L. DOBSON AND ANOTHER. Mr. Sergeant BYLES said in this caso, which was tried before the Lord Chief Justice at the last sittings for Middlesex, and a verdict found for the plaintiff for 1531., he had to apply for a rule to show cause why there should not be a new trial upon the evidence and upon affi davit. This was a case which had beer, before the Court on a former occasion. The former action was tried before Mr. Justice Coltman, and ou that occasion the jury found that the signature of a Mrs. Lay bourne to a note, which formed the subject-matter of Rb e action, was not her signature. The case was tried again before the Lord Chief Justice, and the jury on a? at occasion found that the signature of Mrs. Laybourne ,was her signature. The note in question was dated "Marlow, Essex, 3d July, 1845." The word "Essex " ,was written over some other word. The • suggestion on the part of the defence was, aat the word " Paris " was written underneath the word "Essex." That was very strongly denied on the other side. A witness, named Shepherd, prorved that the word " Paris" was originally written underneath the word " Essex." The note was dated on the 3d of July, 1845, and it turned out that Mrs. Laybourrs;o. , though she was in France on that day, had left Paris, but was at Bou logne on that day, and crossed over to England on the 4th. That circumstance was material in this way, that the defendant had reason to suppose she was at Paris when the., note was made, but it afterwards turned out she was n.ot at Paris on that day, and that might account for the ea'teration of Paris into Essex. The husband of Mrs. Laybourne is the professor of mathematics at Sandhu.rnt, and the liti gents are nearly related. The case on the trial for the defence was, that Dobson's signature was a genuine signature, but that Mrs. Laybourne's was not genuine. He (Mr. Sergeant Byles) submitted there was reason for submitting this case to another investigation. The LORD CBIEF JUSTICE said, hay.ivg paid very con siderable attention to the evidence given on the former trial before Mr. Justice Coltman, and laving carefully weighed all the matters given in evidence on the second trial before himself, he owned it seeme d to him (the Lord Chief Justice) on the trial that this was an unde fended cause, and it was perfectly maniff At that this was a denial of handwriting contrary to this truth, and to be , manifest, moreover, upon the documents produced on the part of the defendant herself. Ho was perfectly satis fied with the justness of the verdict for the plaintiff Mr. Justice COLTMAN, Mr. Justice CREBSWELL, and Mr. Justice WILLIAMS concurred; and The rule was r.fused. On Thursday last the first board meeting of the Central School District "Union took place, when Alder man Gibbs and the Rev. Dr. Russell were unanimously chusen Chairman and Vice-Chairman for the year en- - suing. TEE ELECTRIS TELEGRAPH.—Tne violent storm of Thursday night laid prostrate sever al of the posts on which the electric wires on the South -Eastern line are extended, and completely interrupted all telegraphic com munication. Yesterday it was impossible to communi cate beyond the Pluckly Station, but the• utmost endea vours were being made to re• open the t ctric line. EIRE AT A PAWNBROJERR'9.—Yestorday a fire oc curred at the shop of Mr. Fibh, pawn:.aroker, 14, Edg ware-road, by which a considerable quaizti:y of property was destroyed. NAVAL TISITELLIGF, N -• ;), k , ff .t Yui ttih,utr, on Thursday ; her ship's eompgui rein:nal leave in the morning, and payment COln . int need soon lift.,r nine o'aock. Nearly all the ace! ere bu'y on Wednesday, l an di ng t h e i r c l ot h es told bed ding ; and from the ship being alongside the yard jetty, were saved the expense of hiring wherries, and the ship was kept entirely free from those long coated gently who sell spirits, and various other persons who reap thei r t.a) ve st no the occasion of the paying off men of w sl. ' Captain Daeres has, by these good arrangements, jusur red the mortal hatred of all these persons. The St. Vincent, 120, Captain S. C. Dacres:as we be fore st,ted, was cleared out and dismasted on Saturday' The procrastination was occasioned by her books nu t being ready, and thus the ship was kept in comnsiP stun, at a considerable expense for several de)* nit re is some defective system in the par office that should be examined into, for certainli a couple of de) s must be quite sufficient time to cast her books. The St. Vincent having returned all ber stores and cleaned ship. Captain Dacres very properly decided on giving the ship's company leave on shore on Tuesdoi st noon until Thursday morning. The officers of the St. Vincent entertained Sir Charles Napier at dinner, at Portsmouth, on Thursday evening; Commander Harper in the chair. The Penelope, 16, steam-frigate, Captain L. P. Jones, fla t ;-ship of Commander Sir C. Hotham, was paid off 011 Monday' at Portsmouth. She was not taken alongsid e the dockyard, and the ship was surrounded by boats and people of all sorts. Most of her seamen laded in II state of inebriety, from its being imp oss ibl e to k eep spirits out of the ship. The Hibernia, 104, Captain C. Wise, with the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker, Bart., G.C.8., with the Terrible steam-frigate. Captain Ramsay, in comply:le is said to have arrived at Malta on the 11th inst. The Queen, 110, Captain Bruce, has orders waiting, her at Devonport for every exertion to be used to psi her off as soon as possible after going into harbour. The Cleopatra, 26, has been reported ready for coal' mission at Chatham. The Heroine, 8, was commissioned at Devonport, on the 17th, by Commander Marsh. The " Sheerness squadron" present at the opening of the Docks at Grimsby, under the cummand-in-chief of Vice-Admiral the Hun. G. Elliott, C. 8.. was the I)asher. 1, steam. vessel, Lieut. Commander Parks; Lightning, 2 0, steam-tender, Master Commander Petley, and vhe fire, steam- tender Master Commander Brookman. The North Star discovery-ship, Master Commander Sanders was to have been taken out of dock on the 16th, but the tide was too slack. She was undocked,_ and ar' rived at Wootwich yesterday morning. The Arrogant, 46, screw-frigate, Captain Fitzroy, ig still in dock at Portsmouth, and will not come out before Saturday. Mr. Grant is on board her daily, superitr tending the fitting of the distilling apparatus. The Arrogant would have been out of duck before, but /1 1 putting new pipes through the ship': bottom no more than two or three men can work at a time, which ren ders it a tedious process. The engineers, however, re" port that she will be out of their hands on the 25th. The Basilisk steam-sloop, designed by Mr. Lang , with engines by Miller. Ravenhill, and Co., of 400 horse poser, having had sundry alterations made in her rig ging and fitting, had a full day's trial down the river oa Tuesday, and which was deemed a very successful one, both as regards vessel and engines, although his thought that if the ship had been twenty feet longer she would have had a little more speed. As it is, she ran down to the None, and in four runs between the Nore and the Mouse (nearly 32 miles), with all her armament and some shut on board—wind before the beam, fresh both ways' she attained the average rate of speed of 10.557 knots, or 12.22 statute miles an hour, the engines averaging 18.? revolutions per minute. She then returned to Wool wich after an absence of nearly twelve hours, during all which time she was under steam, without the slightest heating or derangement of any kind in the machinery. The engines of the Basilisk are from the same patterns us those fitted by Miller, Raveuhill, and Co., to those fine ships the Bombay and Ganges, built for the Penin sular and Oriental Company by Pilcher, of Nortbileet, and sold by them to the Sicilians. It has been remarked that these engines have their air• pumps between th• cylinders on an inclined plane, an arrangement pa tented by Miller, and we believe first applied to the Gladiator, steam-frigate, but which Las been generally adopted (in the Russian steam-frigate Weldemir, for instance) with or without leave. The Termagant, screw•frigate, at Portsmouth, will be complete in the engineer's department on the 24th instant. An account from the Odin, steam• frigate, Captain the Hon. F. Pelham, in the Mediterranean, says, " she has experienced some bad weather, but so steady and so easy is she in her motion, that people below cannot tell when she is in a heavy see ." Lieutenant John Burgess, R.N., has presented a dona tion of five guineas to the Royal Naval Benevolent Society. _ _ OBlTUARY.—Commander James Charles Mann Tou zeau (1842), died on the 14th, at St. Aubyns, Jersey, aged 42. Ho was a Lieutenant of 1839. APPOINTMENTS. Surgeon—Henry Edmonds (1848) to the Heroine, 8, fitting at Devonport for service on the coast of Africa. Assistant Surgeons—Thomas B. Purchas(lB47), to the Victory, flag-ship at Portsmouth ; Dr. r George Mason (acting), from the Victory to the Heroine ; James A. M'Cullagh (acting), to the Crocodile flag-ship at Cork. Midshipmen—S. H. Pike, to the Ocean, flag-ship at Sheerness; J. A. Puland, to the Heroine. Boatswain—Robert iliagston, to the Ganges'. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 20.—This morning the naval and military authorities exchanged" courtesies with Captain S. S.lCount von Littitburg Sty rmer, of his Ne-. therland Majesty's . corvette 'Amphitrite, 20, which is undergoing refit at this dockyard. There is a Danish brig of war, of 16 guns, lying in Cowes roads, which occasioned quite a commotion among the foreign merchant vessels there yesterday, all of whom hoisted their colours as if in defianee, well knowing the descendant of the ancient sea kings dust not meddle with them in a neutral port. In Port and Fitting.—The Victory, 22, commander ic-Chiet's • flag-ship; the Illustrious, 10, flag-ship of Admiral SupLrintendent ; the Victofla and Albert,* Royal steam-yacht ; the Excellent, gun• nery exercise-ship ; the Blenheim, 60, guard-ship of steamers ; the Arrogant,* 46, auxiliary screw steam-frigate ; the Amphitrite, 20, Dutch Corvette ; the Sparrow, surveying -ketch; the Rolla, exercise brig for naval apprentices; the Diligence, naval store trans port ; the Stromboli, Plumper, and Reynard,* steam sloops ; the Comet, steam-surveying-vessel; the Fairy, Fire Queen, and Bee, steam-tenders ; the Ebhd, steam tug. vessel ; the Fairy, Bee, Myrtle, and Fairy, steam tenders ; the Fanny, Port Admiral's yacht ; the Ports mouth, yacht of Rear-Admiral Superintendent. In Dock—The Princess Charlotte, 104, Grampus, 50 gun frigate ; Vindictive, 50-gun frigate; 'Arrogant, 46, screw steam-frigate; Devastation, steam-sloop ; and Bloodhound, steam- packet (iron). In the steam-basin—The Ajax, 46, steam guard-ship; the Sidon, Termagant, Peitelope, and Retribution steam frigates; the Plicentx, Cormorant, and Polyphemus, steam sloops; the Victoria and Albert, Royal yacht ; ;and the sprightly and Urgent, steam-packets. At Sptthead—The Superb, 80. In the Ship-hasin.—N - one. This receptacle it in the course of cleansing and repair, the walls reqUiripg fresh pointing with cement, and the bottom being very foul. The ship Kent, 659 tons, now fitting at Deptford, is appointed to convey draughts of the 45th and 91st Regi ments to the Cape of Good Hope. Wind—N. by'E., fresh gates and squally, with snow. WOOLWICH, APRIL 20.—The North Star arrived at Woolwich this morning, from Sheerness, towed by the African steam-vessel, and will be made ready with the greatest dispatch, to proceed to the North Polar regions. The Elfin steam-vessel, intended as a dispatch . boat to be stationed at the Isle of Wight, went up the river to Blackwell this morning, under the charge of Lieut. Ro bertson, with Mr. Humphries, chief engineer at Woolwich dockyard; and Mr. 0. W. Lang, assistant to the master shipwright at Chatham dockyard, who designed ,her. At Blackwell Captain Ellice, controller of steam machinery, and Mr. Lloyd, chief engineer of the Admi ralty, went on board, and the Elfin started to proceed down the river, and, if found satisfactory, to hold on to Chatham. It is said that six frigates are to be commissioned im mediately, three of them new frigates, and three of, those that have been razed. Rear-Admiral ..*:+ir Charles Napier, K.C.8., visited Woolwich dockyard on Wednesday last, and went over the whole of the works, to witness the progress made since he was last at Woolwich. The gallant Admiral was alone, but he enured into conversation with those able to give him any information, and made a length ened examination of the Royal Albert, 120 guns, and the Nankin, 50-gun frigate. CHATHAM, APRIL 20.—The Cleopatra, 26 guns, whigh has been got ready for commission, is now :reportpd ready to receive men. The Cress), 80 guns, building on the plan of Messrs. Read, Cr,nze, and Chatfield, is progressing rapidly. She is built with the best seasoned timber, and every exertion will be used to launch her at the end of the year. The Elfin, steam dispatch-beat, is ordered to Chatham. She is to arrive to-morrow, the 21st, to complete her fittings. * Those marked with an asterisk are either in dock or in the steam• basin, and will be found in the respective BIRTHS. On the 17th inst., at Faringdon, Berks, Blanche, the wife of the Rev. Vicesimus Lush, M.A., of a son. On the 17th inst., at St. Ives, Hunts, the wife of Martin Osborne, Esq., of a son. On the 18th inst., at Montague-terrace, Mrs. William 11. Peat, of a daughter. On the 18th inst., at Tavistock-place, Russell-square, the wife of G. I. L. Noble, Eso., of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 19th inst., at Bow Church, Middlesex, Frederick, second son of Nicholas Charrington, Esq., of Ley Spring, Leytonstone, to Louisa Elizabeth, only daughter of the late J. Gritlith•, Eso., of Bow. LIED. On the 17th inst., at Guernsey, aged 81, the Right Hon. Dowager Lady de Saumarez, relict of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, G.C.B. On the 17th inst., at Holloway, Joseph Smith, Esq., of Albion-buildings, Bartholomew-close, aged 68. On the 17th inst., aged 53, at Great Castle-street, Caven dish-square Mr. W. Callard, m an y y ears a c l er k i n th e Will office, Bank of England. On the 18th inst., at Portland-place, Charles Littledale, Esq., aged 71. On the 18th inst., Rebecca, relict of the late Rev. George Clark, of Ponder's- end, Enfield, aged ", 5. London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUG , f; t. No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, rno. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the bavoy, in the coutu-s . of Alidateaex, Saturday, April 21. 1849. THE SUN, r LONDON, SATURDA7Y • A . 'EVENING. 'APRIL 21, 1849. ~..,