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au " IN-1111--Inlel . --7iro Feji — sweis - iiing sleeves, trimmed with ermine, ed throughout rah with white satin. It covered a robe of %%bite satin, the stoma-her in front of Vliich was literally ‘,.,vacred with jewels. "ile Bareness wore full white silk dress, with . whites ain hoots embroidered with gold. Head ! it.s ' : , a a tih ' e H ron ss , i s ari cap of scarlet velvet, trimmed with ermine, feat .nee in front, fastened by an aigrette of ti! e d rubies, The button and tassel attached were com e" Bed rthe s'arae precious gems. 41 ' 9 ' 118 S LE DESPENSER, AS THE MARCHIONESS OF in a ' Caniz. dr ams . , panish costume of the most costly description; the AO I ) - white sati n , w i th bandeaux of rich gold work on the with' the slashes o f t h e sleeves edged with gold, and fastened %Precious stones; broad gold bracelets and point ruffles; .7..lurtle of black velvet, lined with white satin and trimmed ut .aith br oa d facings of wrought gold ; the b o dy ornamented witli tame nds and ot h er precious stones; girdle and pendant of the „ 1 1. The head-dress - composed entirely of jewels. White erubroidered with gold and preci ous s t ones. G loves were °f fall to cor responvelvet and satin of this costume Spitalfields manufacture. If iti BARONESS BEHAUSEN. j o s any pleasure at these fairy scenes of our beautiful and 1 Queen to gaze upoh those lovely figures which revive Nt.:Tta tirnes, it is no t a l ess one to witness the elegant costumes 1 1 are represented. such is the one of the fair and beau ?idyoung Baroness. Her costume was one of her own coun : t ° and represented to u s a S we di s h N o bl esse, composed of a d ,_ f Yellow damask embroidered in gold. The' carracco" bloc, trimmed. with real ermine, opened upon a splendid 7phite satin body, trimmed with a s t omac h er o f cost l y d iamon d s .Ppearls. Her 'dead-dre g s was cur i ous i n it se lf, b e i ng t h e tn ° oe shape of Sweden; it was surrounded with feathers, o fastened with diamond s and precious stones. A nio st Splendid LADY PEEL. picturesque and effective dress. The jup e eb, l""Pcolovred velvet, brocaded i n silver; jacket in green tpt e.t, coverzd with a colts de ma il s i n s il ver . Th e d ress as ails or, each s id e over a green ve l vet under-dress, worked I ' e r 1 coiffure in red velvet, covered with diamonds; and embroidered in silver ; cordellier es an d b an d o f go ld, 'gated with precious stones. LADY ERNEST BRUCE 4.,.'"r e ared in the costume of Rebecca. and no one could so well f,;la'eent the character as herself. The beauty of her face and po t :PUted an well that style of costume. The dress was corn *hitrjrich green velvet. embroidered in gold, the Ceeves of 4 60 1 ;,'„' ° rui almost a picture of themselves, being open, and aee '"g a 'second sleeve in the oriental style, made in crap d'or, zoft Under which was another one of light material, giving a heal l fr es "o the hoe. The under petticoat was most splendid, t nttrely of ;trap d'or, .with a most c o s tly cac h inere s h aw l eg;T;ed round the waist, giving a finish to the whole. The of , the costume was, indeed, most dazzling. The turban t t . not be forgotten • it was composed of a scarf of the same tr, i ' t ue as the one already described,and which h a d in th e c en t re of the most costly gems it is possible to imagine. HIS R. H. PRINCE ALBERT. ass t , - magnificent costume •of hi s R o y a l Hi g h ness , i n hi s toe e o character of Ed war d was a truly regal habili *t; it was composed of a mantle or cl o ak o f scar l et 4, 4 7 , of the finest Briasli manufacture, 'bordered by a '8 gold fi gure d l ace, set on each s i de with large tle t ' upwards o f o ne th ousan d i n num b er; i t was l ined tlOhout with ermine; a band of purple velvet connected the a l b. • when on, the band being studded with fine large diamonds, lls; L !'s and emeralds, and the centre stud, which was larger tha n iyiu tb eers, contained an e normous t urquo i se , o f a most b r illi ant ~Pae; twel ve sma ll er stu d s of d i amon d s and emeralds °sea t:tilted the band, which was also beautifully embroidered with ;On each side the band was fastened by a massive gold ais sto ..set With br lliant s , ru bi es , emera ld s , an d ot h er prec i ous th„ 4 , ". The robe was along lace garment, peculiar t u those worn by I),.,lgher c l asses during that reign ; it was of a rich blue and gold oa f 4 °os . of the most costly description, and was expressly ma il ht otur ed - for this costume. It re a ch e d f rom t h e nec k, w h ic h PkZ e, to the an c l es , th e c l ose co ll ar roun d the r eck being of tle t r, velvet, and th e o p en i ng on th e l e f t s id e was a l so bor /Ai% by the same, on which were embroidered sapphires, to - r*!. to inooises, rubies, and emeralds. The opening above i ) was for the purpoie of displaying . the . Garter worn quite Is R .Royal Highness. Hose of scarlet silk, with shoes e 4 I, "ClilY jewelled. Head-dress, a regal coronet of gold, set precloug li es of great value. ( A s ROY:A.I. HIGHNESS PRINCE GEORGE OF CAMBRIDGE. *iiC k S li 'aton de Foix).--Arieh violet velvet costume trimmed erirhs of gold, and edg ed with rich sable fur ; sleeves of • aio nd ' el ° velvet exquisitely Ibroidered with geld; belt of dia- Velp:' Said gold collar, richly se t w ith j ewe l s; cap o f bl ac k bla e i'Clith a jewelled aigrette, fastening a plume of feathers; gle e turned over with white, and edged with gold filli- • • THIS VOICE OF BUCCLEUCH. '-41 , 4`Ittne of a Knight of th e O r d er - o f th e G arter . R e i gn t o. tbe rd H I. A surcoat of cloth of gold, with hanging sleeves giriii i 3 sine, lined w ith white satin, confined over the hips by a ad e rofusely ornamented with gems, from which was sus- Q' ver t dagger, the sheath also studded with valuable jewels "ereis ee e surcoat, a rich blue velvet scarf, with a star and two sho u illts, embroidered with gold and precious stones • from the th e ,`;', era was suspended the flowing mantle of the ' Order of t4eittca.rter, ith the badge of that illustrious Order displayed on itia t „ L i t ; side ; scarlet silk pantaloons and sleeves, with shoes to rott't" °I g the left leg the garter. Hi s G race wore a d uca l co eno ld. THE DUKE OF SU THERLAND . ft.„_•lll' THE wore a rich crimson velvet nusser habit, superbly t k rned with gold, and orn a m en t e d by num b er l ess gems ; to Zie of . purple velvet, faced with white satin, :nd richly ly d with gold; ruffs of Honiton lace; hat with heron 4Fastened by a diamond George, and wearing on his lett tie Oaken 4,1 4 THE DUKE or DEVONSHIRE. superb costume worn by the Noble Duke last night was, ;rbelieve, after that of the celebrated Earl of Leicester, ourite of Queen Elizabeth. The jewellery that ornamented , e costume was computed to be worth several thousand konads. The costume, as a whole, was one of the richest that 'Arne within our notice. THE DUKE OF BEAUFORT.. ,Costume of her eign of Louis XII. of Fran ce .—Th e F74le Duke having b een se l ecte d b y her Royal Highness Duchess of Cambridge t o personate Louis in the erieh quadrille, of which her Royal Highness was the dN6eier. His Grace appeared in one of the most splendid pates handed dow n b y M on f aucon, in his ." Monarchic ‘i'aucaise." The dress consisted of rich blue velvet aed ,`.ls4tuously e m b ro id ere d i n gold.. with which were ititer 7ith rubies, emeralds, pearls, and other precious s t ones , +, 1 - a --1. g9 diarnond star in_tha_cusatro,and au-opal-of price set•with diamonds. The cloak was of cloth of gold, ~41inewithrLwkite satin, and . 'churned over with powdered - ' "q belt worn by 'ne Noble Duke on this occasion 4of • t e i led crp ..4Bon , richly studded with precious stones, and fas la4l:4 t.ie Centre by large diamond buckle. Sword—a va lO44,4,cireen. of the art of that period, the hilt being N4Q44itely chased - ; a crimson velvet hat with feathers • • '''" 4 Alle-front by a costly jewel. THE DUKE OF' NORFOLK. I, z `geli '4 ;,.. - gostnene of • Thomas Howard; Duke of Norfolk and 41, in the reign of Etizabeth. A doublet o f c l ot h ° 'er wisish a tame of rich black velvet, with various flat of black velvet, adorned with a bandeau of T; with jewel and feather. • 5 1 . 4 EAR L OF JERSEY, MASTER. OF THE HORSE, sc arl e t Julia de Valiers, of the reign of Charles A fl•itseacf4i vize.lteetf e m e a t nt le, descending fro m .. the shoulders, tl almost' 4sta4cd en each s ' i n d o e n by n jewelled clasps. Y Benea g thlsareoat of ' t issue, with a cross of crimson velvet, ornamented. with 'ri,,'" i c 'allop shells, was a magni fi cent robe of crimson striped or oterwoven with silver. From his side was hung &superb the hilt ornamented by several hundred brilliants of the Itr ge - 'ster, and is addition to four emeralds of an unusual tf.0.„..;?e, seven valuable sapphires were set in different par ts 1'447e salt. The scabbard was mounted in gold and set with tti 4t. :• ; Cap of scarlet velvet with ermine border, richly orna 4tark, witli jewels. Plume of white and scarlet feathers. silkEpantaloons. 4_, ARL OF LIVERPOOL—(Lord Steward.) • Nati:Peril costume of a seneschal of the 13th century, a of purple velvet, edged with a broad gold lace, and on 71 1%Cue a rich gold point int lace ; round . the bottom of the o l tStZ: are escallops beautifully embroidered in gold; a ;V,irng embroidered in the centre. of each escallop. The . was fastest oa the right shoulder by a jewelled clasp; ,c - roantle was a pointed hood, extending midway down the )INshich was trimmed with ermine and gold point lace. Itf• -kantle as o h ood was lined throughout with white . we as ; ct:. the surcoat or kirtle worn by the Noble Earl was cha kset,o- of the reign of Edward the Third, and fitted v ta ,l tohe. person. down to the hips when it became full. ,th: °,f tich white satin with sleeves of the same, ornamented Nltt,,;etbow s by a number of richly chased gold buttons. The r o; ',was studded with his Lordship's crest (a sea-horse) cer!d in gold and colour purple. A solid gold girdle was ohis Lordship, consisting of plates of the same precious which wer e e l a b ora t e chasings of th e family crest and h 14111 .r5, : 4 he bottom of the surcoat was escalloped similar to the Ull. Pautaloons of scarlet silk. with shoes of blue and of purple. velvet with a b roa d f an l ap on the left Nu-1-lap edged with white aod looped up with scarlet vel 34,pended from the gold girdle was-a splendid sword. ' of white kid, embroidered with go ld. • E.A ELL OF DELA NV AIL R—( Lord Chamb er l a i n ) . ttk.uAne of the re i gn of Edward 111. A mantle of rich .4,,Gertoa velvet, trimm e d w ith go ld l ace, the cape being tts'otersd w ith hi s motto, ""Jour de ma vie," in old English e ,rs • from the mantle was a hood of the same rich trimmed with p ow d ere d erm i ne, and lined with white A,:.tote-liardi of white sa ti n , r i c hl y em b roidered with t:,,e it 6' 1 1• gold, an d h av i ng th e k n i g h t ' s belt in gold, with solid ;he same metal ; sky-blue pantaloons, with shoes of gold. Cap of rich white satin, trimmed with gold, , t splendid jewel in front. lo . MR. ROBERT PEEL. • ifieent costume alter Vandyek, of crimson velvet, the ti m tl; Arid breeches being richly laced with gold and slashed 11, 1 : tettte satin. The cloak was of the same coloured velvet, teed, with gold, and linedthroughout with white satin ; qicl .tct bolt was of blue velvst, seperbly - embroidered with tt iK • j',.: k w i . ?! , ek heaver hat, with white . ostrich feathers, confined q 1 , 4 4 0 4 • yellow morocco boots, lined sr ith crimson, and atvzltikancient Brussels point lace of great value• it was (1 1 ' q ,for the accuracy and taste displayed in its selection, of aeceidauee with 0 :le costume of the reign . of _ k tlc i i a ;have mentioned DP:MONTS. pqrlit,e I,, as aue, oefore, the display of diamonds at this i e ti. k t ". ili odue : a s,r.: would defy any other country in the Si 143 4„ :describe 'ltig:eit, T l , Ors diamonds worn by several distinguished tt A i' i e• Ty, 'ese. are far, however, from being the mo s t re - Vti l iess ~ f e ( Jtamonds of her Majesty, her Royal High ness w t 10% WQ, ' , Cambridge, and of the Marchioness o f Lon ilitlte lir -8 of at eclat baffling all power of description. „ A l. , mittirigly led into error as regards the di amon d s N. , ' 4 :,.. illtri of Pembroke, and we were far from convey -It,, itT_Vtate idea o f t h e i r sp l en d our. Hi s recent purchase, , Niti .. , Previ ous treasure of gems, enabled this magnifi ,:aas44e7!rt to display upon his costume jewels of the aggre- Xli hos k te:t g worth laPwardslB, of 000/. ,000/., the five diamonds i n hi s S', NN ,oT 1 CAMBRIDGE—.A coronet of sapphires, emeralds, Vil... 4l ° ..u_ds, with a multitude of very fine pearl drops of im s4l4,47l.4lnodnt(thse dress equally enriched ; corsage of sap ,. Otp4.Str; n molds . circlet of Oriental amethysts, Vied 1.4 4111 TIonds of great value. s .e,, if ' Ity aimn Oh:: .$ e . KR, as Due d'Angouleme—Strictly to the cos \ -I t ,. period, which was enriched witl. jewels of extra k,t4,Nl•74eineafg.rtificence ; on the cap alone were five diamonds o ti -41 1 0, 1 . 18,000 /. ; the otherparts of the dress were 0rna :!,,,,,-E-..peitaErll.7 ands sapphires of equal cost. itllll,-"ciled with -;-:' plendul diamon star in cap; costume to, € _lc diamonds. k r : a r g -R n i 6 AcennetooapTaTAatiecl aP ' enriched with splendid diamonds, AlkiN9te Order of St. AlictialTond clasp to the mantle, and ilidi !tad Of A ILESBU 4Y----A magnificent cestus of erre -7/I;:amonds,the tassels of which fell to the bottom of the ,At !IL I. _ s pl e ndid wreath of diamonds for the head. 1 ; 1 1-ar , E ------- '7*-"-------...._ 1, 1 it ,„_-- - XECUTION Az B R ,--„ ' etl' hs t:tu 4 n, there was a public pi:. 'irlal . who had murdered execution iy, . 1 4 i_ which had previously ‘ltutpitlg rnurdered also his first w' } to' 0,,t9 be deranged. As there bas e ",iTy 4 .. ', , t" ,IS years the s eetacle t "*4 4 g!.it. - ot th ' e •;uni P shment of It°,t universally ordered all their cath '- , : t h Vpody spectacle . was over. UGES, MAY Il.—This by the guillotine, fai : e s c r . ife after three horrib!e In his confession, he and another woman. been no execution in rec,ited much interest and ury ``'asters 44 fa ants to keep in 7reasureri a Vasle., , i angWays• ston. ;ampbell. ttelton. (ford. ire. 'ers. uandele/ RiLth ts m sehold ehold of Court of arrnoo r ' :ostunlep :a s t utile" ()stole' EdvO r jrne. hess of Elan , anqk l i j lis 2" .'s time• ror the ir " in d )ur ! ides ,3r boll , pearls .1110114s that 6f • du ouS BOY ai IT, b e ; >i, te . ge ,tdu • )Ie 1. 1 : whic h • • .h (I 01` t‘, T HO S. ITARRIS and SONS TELESCOPES are warranted unequalled by any other home at erit prices. Sent, carriage free, to any part of the kingdom. Cash first remitted. Exchanged if not approved. ;,,Tourists should not be without one. A pocket telescope to show objects 8 miles off... £0 18 0 A pocket telescope to show objects J 2 miles ... 1 10 0 A pocket telescope to show objects 16 miles..... 2 2 0 A pocket telescope to show objects 20 miles. ... 4 0 0 Thomas Harris and Son, Opticians, 52, oppos i te t h e Br i tish Museum, Lond on , established 60 years.—T. Harris and Son are neither related to, nor in any way connected with a firm of the same name. HIS MAJESTY the. EMPEROR of AUSTRIA having AUTHORISED an d GUA R , ANTEED several DIS TRIBUTIONS of MONEY DIVIDENDS, which (though Play are NO LOTTERIES) offer many possibilities of obtain. ing LARGE FORTUNES, HEINE' BROTHERS, at HAMBURGII, Are now Selling, SHARES for the said DIS num, noNs. Persons desirous to purchase may revive, PREVIOUS to giving any order, the PROSPECTUS and PARTICU LARS, up addressing, WITHOUT DELAY, a line to HEINE , at HABURGH. The N XT DISTRIBUTION BROTHERS M contains 7,000 MONEY DI VIDE 4DS, as follows :- lof 0..5,000 lof £6OO sof £l2O 10 of £BO 1 ... 5,000 2 ... 400 5 ... 110 ::0 ... 70 1 ... 1,500 2 ... 200 5 ... 100 43 ... 60 1 ... 1,000 3 ... 150 6 ... 90 593 ... 50 1 ... 800 STERLING, amounting together to £72,170. BRITISH STERLING MONEY. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Positively the Last Week of Mazeppa, which must be withdrawn f r the Geand Whitsun Novelties. THIS EVENING MAY 14, Will be presented Lord Ilyron's DI AZEPPA ; OR, THE WILD HORSE OF THE DESERT, with increased splendour, extensive auxiliary aid, and unapproachable effects. After which, in a more extensive and splendid Arena than ever before witnessed. NEW SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, introducalg Mr. B ATTY'S unrivalled Collection of Animals, consisting of nu merous and matchless Cream.coloured Horses, An.talusian Chargers, Spotted Coursers, Fairy Palfreys, and Pigmy Poneys, and the most talented Vaulters, Riders, Gymnastics, and Contortionist, in the kingdom. The renowned French Female Rider, Madame Seraphine Bassin ; and the miraculous feats of flexibility by the Sprite of the Silver Shower. To conclude with the Drama of THE DUMB MAN OF MAN CHESTER. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. The Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers, and the Public, are respectfully informed that the Summer Season will commenc e aethese Gardens On WHIT-MONDAY, the 16th of MAY, 1842, With a GRAND WHITSUN FESTIVAL, in which will be embo died all those popular Entertainments that have given to this favou rite place of recreation its peculiar celebrity, with additions and in troductions, which it is confidently anticipated will render them even more generally attractive. The MENAGERIE has been enriched by many valuable and im. portant acquisitions iu the classes of both. Quadrupeds and Birds. The Colossal VIEW OF BO ME has been repainted, and in some instances temodelled. Tha BAN 0 will include Borne of the most ern:tient Performers, conducted by Mr. Godfrey. The Programme of the PROMENADES M SIC ALES will be selected from the noblest works of the great Masters. The ILLUMINATION of ST. PETER'S, the - GIRA DOLA, the FLAMING _MESSEN GER, the METEOR of ST. PETER'S, and a Grand HYDRO PYRRHIC TABLEAU ! The Gardens are open Daily from Ten till Dusk. The Evening Fetes, with the Promenades Musicales, Illuminatio n of St. Peter's, Girandolai of St. Angelo, &c., will be g ive n on M on d ay, T uesday, and Thursday, May 16 - 17, and In. Admission One Shilling. The Private Box in the Tear° Tordinona may be engag d pre viously. TriE WEATHER.—.NOON, MAY 13. 4OYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE -STREET. Thermometer .... 59 Highest • 60 Lowest 42 Barometer 30.08.—Wind S.W. __-- Al! Advertisements of a Disgusting Character, or Immoral Tendency, are excluded from the Columns of " The Sun." N f i„ 444- .4. , „„k ~r„,, q,- ~ , , , — r--, . l'; 'lt ./....... 4 Yt..il ~.. A.— . NO i • Er mo , - okirtF,,,_ 0 - J , t ' • ' o t IN. titz c§nn. LONDON : SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 14, 1842. An. interesting discussion took place last night in the House of Commons, on the principles of commercial legislation for our colonies. It wits raised by the motion of Lord Howlex, on the question of going into s Com mittee on the tariff, that it was improper to impose any differential duties in favour of the colonies, which do not now exist. His Lordship confined his speech pretty much to that question ; but the Ministers, being unable to answer his arguments, branched off into a variety of general doctrines about the preservation of the colonial empire, and about allowing unlimited freedom to the colonies for their trade. Lord STANLEY, in particular, was extremely loud, vehement, and vague. They will, however, by their remarks, make the people of England aware of the value of the colonies. Sir ItonEnT PEEL, in truth, stated, in so many words that if our Government were not allowed to entrol the trade of the colonies, the nation ought not to be at the ex pense of governing them. Now as it has been proved, over and over again, that the 'ontrol exercised by the Government of the motheK country over the trade of the colonies is inost ir.testis both to the mother country and the cole.iti6, it follows that our colonies are a useless - expense, - a nd ou gh t to be given up. It has been demonstrated over and over again that, so far as trade is concerned, the mother country would derive more advan. tage from the colonies by having nothing to do with the government of them ; and we hail with satisfaction Sir ROBERT PEEL'S conversion to the theory which the To ries have frequently abused Mr. HumE for adopting. In all his principles Sir ROBERT PEEL is becoming a free trader—in all his practices be remains an arrant Tory, and the slave of a vicious system. lie displayed his character in opposition to his prin ciples- last night, when, finding it extremely- incon venient to answer the home arguments of Mr. BARING, he admitted that he was incapable of justifying the de . tails'6f the tariff ; but on questionS of differential duties details' are - principles, and to be unable to justify them is to acknowledge that they ought not to be passed, Sir R. PEEL felt this, and therefore he took refuge in some vapouring 'talk about making -a vigorous financial exer tion; and arrogantly telling' the House they mutt take his scheme as a whole without examining those details which he is unable to justify. The House, being as servile as ho is arrogant, took . hint at his word, and voted, by a considerable majority, for what he was unable to defend. The more we see of the House of Commons the less we respectit. It is deeply to be regretted that while the citizens of -London are praiseworthily bestirring them elves to render pecuniary assistance to the people of Hamburgh, an impression should prevail among the populace there . that the destrnelioa . of their noble city was the work of English incendiaries. Yet such is the fact. All the accounts received this morning from Hamburgh state that so strong was the popular delusion upon this point, that it was feared some Englishmen would be murdered in conse quence. " While this unfortunate and frightful delusion prevails," writes our correspondent, " those Englishmen now so active in suppressing the fire are scarce safe; A great jealousy has unfortunately prevailed among the working classes of Hamburghers against many Englishmen employed here who reexiVe higher pay. These are only en gaged in machine 'Manufactories and for the railway; that is, on work forwhieh the townsmen are manifestly incom petent, but which they boast they can do as well." This is the meat rational solution of the popular delusion. Son fiend incarnate set a rumour afloat which he knew the people would swallow with avidity. But let no violent acts of a people in a state of frenzy operate to their prejudice in any Bri tish bosom. Let not the hand of charity be stayed by the violence of pour people driven frantic by their losses and their sufferings. On the contrary, the existence of such a delusion is an argument in favour of our being more liberal. We cannot take a better or more Christian means of removing it than by con tributing largely to the restoration of the an cient emporium of German civilization and com merce. We trust some Member of the House of Commons will moot the subject of this calamity in the House, that her MAJESTY'S Government may have:rin opportunity of expressing sympathy, at least, for the people of Hamburgle Moro substantial support just new might only have the effect of checking private benevolence. But should it be ultimately found imposible to restore Hamburgh without an. appeal to the generosity of Parliament, we should be among the very first to countenance and support it. The causes which led to the late frightful calamity on the Versailles Railroad will, we trust, meet with due consideration before the Railroads Bill pastes both Houses of Parliament. Some useful clauses, proposed by Mr. HARDY, were rejected almost without hearing, chiefly on the authority of the Member for Reading. This we regretted at the time, and from the Report of the Academy of Science at Paris on the disaster, we are convinced the Bill must be materially altered, else it should be rejected altogether. That learned body, in a document published on Thursday, pointed out the danger of using two locomotives for the same train, the cruelty of locking up the passen gers, as is done on some of the English lines, and the absolute necessity of having elastic substances, or luggage trucks, between the passengers and the engine, as proposed by the Member for Bradford. Want of space prevents us from making any lengthened remarks on the importance of these suggestions, but indeed they • are so rational and well-founded, that they require little comment. If no Member of the Commons, there_ fore, have the courage to take up the subject, and move the insertion of additional clauses in some future stage of the Bill, the public must look to the House of Lords for protection. Tht:re is no politieal news in the French papers. The iightful accident on the Versailles Railway, and the • ailway Bill occupy the attention of the public Journals THE SUN, LONDON, • SATURDAY ,MORNING, MATS 14, 1842. to the exclusion of eferything else. We began to appre hend that the world had lost M. TRIERS, but happily he turned up in the debate upon the Railway Bill. We have only ruom for the following extract from his speech : " Their finances were, no doubt powerful, but then they were mortgaged, and engaged for several years. A charge of 800 millions hung over France at that moment, and this arose from the fact of a variety of chi( and military works being un dertaken at the same time. The reserve of the Sinking Fund would meet 300 millions, and the loan of 500 millions, and these would place the debt in a state of liquidation in four years. Was this an embarrassment which ought to prevent the country from undertaking to execute railroads ? Decidedly not ; but it was one which ought to oblige them to limit their efforts. The Ho nourable Deputy then went on to prove that they ought not to engage themselves for 50 or 60 millions a year, as was thought by the Minister of the Interior ; it would raise the floating debt to 450 millions a year; and,, after all the question could not be called'a purely national one, since there might be seen concealed, in almost every part of it, some local in terest supported by a deputy, or some political one defended by a Minister, to captivate the electors of some college. Under such circumstances it would be unpardonable to constrain the country to make such an effort as was now demanded. Fo reign countries had been much spoken of, and it was ad vanced that the rivalry of other countries would force France to undertake her vast system of railroads. He thought it inconceivable that the Government had not yet come forward to destroy the falsehoods of maps and journals. The absolute Governments had deceived Germany as to railroads; they had caused to be printed and circulated that they were executing railroads in all directions, so that Germany at last had begun to believe that she was covered with these lines.—( Laughter. ) But there was no such thing. Germany had scarcely 20Ieagues of railroad more than France. " I have seen those maps," said M. Thiers, " covered with various colours, indicating railroad lines. I sought for them on the ground traced out on the map, and could not find them. Plenty of colours there certainly were on the map of Germany, but no railroads. So that, as far as that country is concerned, we need not be obliged to attempt any extraordinary effort." • The ex- Minister contended that the plan of the Govern ment was too extensive ; that the better way would be to begin with one line first, and having finished that, proceed to another, and so on. M. BILLAULT opposed the view of M. THIEns, and maintained that all the lines could be completed without difilcult,r in three years. The debate had continued three dop, and was likely to last as many more. The remarks of !Le Journals upon the railway acci dent are generally temperate and judiciouS. The National only indulges.. in misrepresentations calculated to-alarm arid inflame the public mind against the Veil sailles Railway Directors. A suet of tiendiSh spirit per vades this journal. It is never happy but when sowing the seeds of foreign or domestic strife. It advocates anarchy, and calls it Republicanism. Constitutional freedom has not a more dangerous foe in France than this pretended Republican organ, BOURSE—Ps.ats, WEbiatiAk, May 11. Kim alelest Lowest Last French 5 per Cent5,...,.....Mee Price. P r i c , Prier. . 119 75 ... 119 75 ... 1 965 1196, 4per Cents. ...... 102 ... 102 ... IQ2 ... 104 3 per 81 93 ... 81 95 ... 81 DO ... 61 90 Rank of France ..3 3 60 Leftitte Bank' 1,0001. Shares 1040 , .!e-10 ...le4o 5,000 f. Shar es 5089 ..,5060 5660 ...5060 aeleian /Sank Belgian 5 per Cents. 5 per cent:., 1840.... „ 10514 „,_ 105% 105% 3 per Cents ...dd 7O 80 73 65 ... 73 50 ... 73 05 Spanish Active... 25% 25% 23 ... 25 Passive ... ... 4% Neapolitan .107 60 -107 80 ... 11/7 60 ... 107 GO 16'1 - lan 103% ... 1(3% Iftl% ...1031 RAILWAY SHARta. St. Germain ......... 8 40 ir) 13:0 ... Versailles, (, ........ h. 317:‘, 1327 50 Rouen L.B . )69 ... 177 50 ... 177 50 141.11. b • eu ... 5:3 75 ,„1,52 50 ... 553 75 Orleans .. ..... . '92 50 ... 22 tO :9 :94 Stiatburg to Bea d ., 2/2 50... 2.13 75 222 30 ... 233 75 4/14/1111 l'UND s .—Amistertoam, MAT 10. Actu.si Debt, 234 per Cent Motley. 1101 92 59 5. 54 Jitto, ditto 5 per cent. Atnert Svndie, 4% per cent.... 112% 1. 3 5.4 Ditto. ditto, 3% per can . 77% Commercial Company 4% per cent... Ditto (1335 and 1631) 5 pet cent. Loan 18:31 t 5 per EltChange on London, One month l2 12% Two month Hamburgh, One month s ns 31 % Two months 25 /a% Dutch Papers, Alay 11. ectaxitit4 .MAY 11. Actual Debt; 2% pB5 Cent. ROthlcrilltPs Loan, 5 per Cent .. . 103% Loeb of Thirty Milli ons, 4 per Cent. d. 93% Spar Cent.., --.•Thirty.s2ven, k LOW)] I f 4 Loan of City, 1 r :32,4 per Cent. - • ( , 4}. Society of Corannrce, it hiper Cent. F6 Bank of Belgium, 6 pot Cent... ......... ....A 7t/ Notional Society Eat:mite oh London (short) ..... - ...Brussels Papers, May 11. • SHEEP AND LAMB'S WOOL.—A return has been laid before Parliament. of the quantity of wool imported into the kingdom in the year 1841, and we are glad to see that the quantity received from our AuStralian posses sions exteeds that imported from all other 'countries ex cept Germany. The following are the principal States from which the supply obtained, with the respective quantities in pounds weight :—Germany, 20,958,775 ; Australian possessions, including Van Diemen's Land, 12,400,000 ; States of the Rio de la Plata, 5,105,637 ; Russia, 4,131,652 ; Peru, 3,144,462 ; Italy, 1,502,254 ; Spain, 1,088,200 ; Cape of Good Hope, 1,079,910. named Jone s , who was arrested at Swansea, charged with the murder of Duncan Cram ford, in the Isle of Dogs, in 1837, un derwent another investigation. Mr. Ballantine said there was a case of strong suspicion against the prisoners, and remanded them fur a short time. The benefit o f Mr. Ch TH arIes EATR Kean l is CAL to take place at the Hay market, on Monday, the 23d inst., on which occasion a Shak sperian revival is promised. The sudden death of Mr. Oxberry's wife, in child-birth, will prevent his appearance at the English Opera, of which he is lessee, for some time. The celebrated opera of the Vestal, one of the finest which has been produced in this country of late years, and which ob tained for its author, Gasparo Spontini, the prize from the Academie Imperiak in 1607, was performed at Covent-garden on Thursday night for the first time in this country. It was well got up, and the music is of the first order. COURT — PASHIONABLE . Thursday the Hon. and Rev. Henry Legge, vicar of Lewis ham, brother of the present Earl of Dartmouth, was married at Lewisham Church to Miss Rogers, of Eliot-place, Black heath. Lord Hill, Commander-in-Chief, intends shortly to pay another visit to Brighton. The Eton anniversary dinner is fixed to take place on the 21st instant, at the Thatched House Tavern. The Lord Chamberlain, Earl Delawarr, has issued cards for a state banquet on Thursday next, in Grosvenor-street. IMlSCkaaraii LI" lEC) us. The Hon. Miss Lawley, daughter of the late Sir Robert Lawley, and sister to the late Lord Wenlock, died at Park Cottage, near Cambridge, last week. The Qieen completes her twenty-third year On Tuesday, the 24th instant, but it will be celebrated at Court on the 19th instant. Jersey, which may be reached from London in 18 hours by the steamers, contains at present 20,000 English residents, and it is proposed this summer to run a steamer direct from Brighton thither, without touching at Guernsey. LINES ON THE MASKED BALL AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE. BY T. WAKLEY, ESQ. N.B. We have received by express the following pointed and polished lines, which ara from the imaginative pen of the Middlesex Coroner, who, we have reason to believe, is qualifying for the post of Poet Laureate. All taste is matter of opinion, Some love a cowcumber, and some a inion ; Some, such as Wordsworth, a " Louisa" love, And write droll songs to her in Rhydal's grove ; but I lot's clearer far to sing deli The splendors of her Majesty's State Ball. Streh a grand ?howl It quite eclipsed, I remember, The Lord Mayor's show on the stli di last November ! Dukes—Marquises —Earls—Barons—by the score, All over jewel=, danced upon the floor ; The Duke'of Sutherland had on a dress, That coat one hundred thousand pounds, I guess. And lcormanby's armour couldn't have cost much less ! Sir Robert Peel, too, looked uncommon nice, And danced in velvet breeChes once or twice, Cutting in Majesty's sight full many a caper, Such as it's impossible to describe on paper. But looking now and then as grave and staid, As tho' a half-year's income-tax he'd paid. As for Lord Cardigan, Quixotic Flat ! He looked as vicious as a drummer's cat, And quite electrified Royalty, who, 'Tis plain, mistook him for a kangaroo ; With regard to the rest, they frisked and waltzed as gay ; Asspstililitia siinheanis oil slitinner day i And quitted the Palace, full of fun and glee, Just as the Horse-Guards' clock struck half-past three MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, FRIDAY EVENING. A degree of flatness has pervaded the English Market, and the prices of Consols for Money are not quite s‘i good as they left off yesterday, being 92% 92 1 ,4, and 925 92% for the Ac count. Bank Stock, 1675 16E5 ; India Stock, 219 251 ; Exchequer Bills, 39 41 prem. The prices of Foreign Securities were—Belgian; 1015, 1026; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 52 1 / 2 534 ; the Five per Cents., 1005 1011 ; Danish, 805 815; and Brazilian, 67 68. A considerable business was transacted in Mexican, the quotation for which h as b een ra i se d t o 371 375 ; -b ut as all these have been for time, they must be looked upon as merely specu lative. There is just as much reason for the rise now as there was for the late decline, that is to say, none which can be termed legitimate, but only attributable to gambling operations, the result of which should be a sufficient warning to avoid them. London and Birmingham Railway Shares were 180 182 ; Birmingham and Gloucester, 53 55; Great Western, 921/ s 935 ; the Half Shares, 64 646 ; South Western, 63t, 645, Gosport, 635 645 ; North Midland, 65 67 ; th e New Shares 3.25. South Eastern and Dover, 295 30 ; the Scrip, 75 75 ; Eastern Counties, 95 ; Blackwall, 115 1 ; the New Shares, 95 9i ; Brighton, 365 365 per Share. The Bonds of the insolvent States were thus quoted:-- Colombian, 26 26*; Portuguese Five per Cents., 375 38; the Three per Cents., 225 23; Spanish Five per Cents., 231; 225, and the Three per Cents. 225 23. . he Foreign Exchanges are all firm, and a shade higher. The bills negotiated on Hamburgh were large both in number and amount. The quotations were—fraeaburgh, 13 ln 12 135 ; Antwerp, 12 45 12.44 ; Rotterdam, 12 45 12 45 ; Amsterdam, 12 41 12 45 ; Frankfort, 1515 1511 ; Vienna, 9 525 9 53, and Paris, 25f. 80c. to 251. 825 c. There were no foreign arrivals or particular feature in busi ness beyond being the dullest day which has been experienced for some time. (From The Sun of Last Night) Money has become very tight on the Stock Exchange, and the prices of Consols are not quite so good as at the close of _business yesterday, being 923 for Money, and 92g for the Account ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 9rg ; Three-and-a- Half per Cents. Reduced, 991: New Three-and-a-Half ler Cents., RN ; Bank Stock, 167-4- 168; India Stock, 2508; ndia Bonds, 21 ; and Exchequer Bills, 39 42 prem. Scarcely a bargain has been made either in Foreign Securities or Shares; no disposition is shown to force either on the Market, which is tirm. The transactions and rates have been, Austrian, 110; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 524; the Five per Cents., looi Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, 55i ; Grand Junction, 189 ; London and Birmingham Shares, 31 ; and Eastern Counties, New, M. Is. Bd. Mexican Boncl4 are quoted at the advanced rate of 37 1 4, having been 37%. The only bonds of the insolvent States which are quoted to day are the single daily bargain in Peruvian, 191 ; Colombian, 25i ; and Spanish Active Fives, 23. The Shares appear to be forgotten, which is easily accounted for in consequence of the settlement having taken place yesterday. It is currently reported that a messenger, with despatches, has arrived from Lord Ashburton, and that his Lordship► is fa vourable to pecuniary assistance being afforded to America by this country, by taking a portion of the new loan. Great ca• pitalists appear to be very averse to agree in this view, justly considering that no sufficient security can be given in exchange for the cash; but it is to be feared that - some, of smaller means, may be induced to participate in the suppositious be nefits should it be brought here. A letter from Illinois, received by the Great Western, not only fully illustrates the position of want of security, but is interesting as a sample of Ame rican feeling among themselves. It states that the people of the north-east counties (of Illinois) have held meetings, and dete►mined to secede from the State, set up for themselves, and form a new State. Now,asitVas — never been denied in America that the prin ciple upon which these people have acted is perfectly fair and justifiable, no reason exists why, when this new loan shall have been increased to an inconvenient amount, and which it in evitably must be in the course of a few years, that the principle will be fully carried out through the Union, and although repu diation will not be mentioned, yet it will in reality be adopted, and the unfortunate creditors be left in the lurch. Nearly 20 millions of money have already been advanced by individuals in this country to the various States of the Union, for which not one fraction will apparently . be received ; and this fact is of itself sufficient to cause the rejection of the new loan, were it not strengthened by the circumstance that the Constitution of America forbids any guarantee to be given. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MAY 12, was quiet, with out the least alteration in the value of any description ; 300 American were taken for export, and the sales were 3,000 bases, comprising 300 Surat, 3id to 4d. ; 30 Maranham, 6d..; 50 Pernam, 7d. ; and 2,620 American, 4d. to 60. • LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, MAY 12.—Very little busi ness was done, awl the market was heavy. The sales were confined to a small number of the following shares, viz. Edin burgh and Glasgow, 55 ; L o nd on an d Birmingham paid up 321. Shares, 60 ; Ditto New, 31JA ; South Western, ; Midland Counties, 66 ; Paris and Rouen, 17k; and South Eastern New, 24. MANCHESTER, STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 12.—Shares con tinue dull, and prices rather lower. Manchester and Birming ham, ; Manchester and Leeds, 8514 ; Northern anti Eastern, 42i- ; Manchester and Liverpool and District Bank, MEETING of the ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY. The Anti-Slavery Society held their annual meeting yesterday at Exeter Hall. The hour announced for the conunencement of the proceedings was 11 o'clock, but long before that hour the body of the hall was crowded to excess, principally by well -dressed females. On the platform we observed Lord Clifford, Dr. Lushington, W. Allan, Esq., J. Stur,;e, Esq., Colonel Nicholls, J. S. Buckingham, Esq., Isaac Collins, Esq., of Philadelphia ; Rev. E. Miller, of Rotterdam; Rev. W. Knibb, Rev. W. Parrett, Dr. Madden, the Eastern traveller ; Nathan Dunn, Esq., Rev. J. Burnet, Sir George Strickland, Bart, M.P.; Rev. Dr. Cox, Mr. L'lnstant, of Hayti, &c. On the motion of Mr. W. ALLAN, The Marquis of CLANRICARDE was unanimously called to the Chair. The CHAIRMAN said, that it would not be necessary for him to detain them long by explaining the objects for which they were met together, or the feelings which made those objects dear to them. Those objects were such as must be dear to every friend to humanity, and to every Christi to ; and, whatever might be their political bias, the good which they had already accomplished, ought to stimulate them to more zealous exertions.— (Hear.) He would not detain them longer, but at once call upon the Secretary to read the Report. The Rev. J. SCOBELL, the Secretary, then read the Report, from which it appeared that, notwithstanding all the exertions that had been made fOr it, suppression of the slave trade was but little diminished, in conse quence of the immense profits gained by the traffic. The Report complained of the repeated violations of treaties for the suppression of the slaves of the various Christian Powers of Europe and America, and suggested that it was only by the abolition of slavery itself that the slave trade could be suppressed. After alluding, in terms of reprehension, to the continuance of slavery in the British dominions in the East Indies, the Report announced the ~gratifying intelligence, that his Highness the Bey of T un i s h a d emancipated all his own slaves, and had strictly prohibited the introduction of any slaves int o hi s dominions. This announcement was received with loud cheering. The Report then went on to express the gratitude of the Society to the Emperor of Russia for his recent ukase, abolishing serfdom through out his dominions ; and concluded by announcing that another Anti-Slavery Convention would be held in London, on the 13th June, 1843. Dr. LUSHINGTON, who was received with loud cheers, came forward to move the adoption of the Report, and the appointment of a Committee for the ensuing year. They were not now called upon to vindicate their prin ciples, as they formerly had been, for it was now uni versally admitted that slavery was a crime and a sin. The conduct of the Bey of Tunis contrasted strongly and fiiieetrably with that of the Christian States, and he had set them an example which might make them blush and him rejoice at the superiority of his own con duct.—(Loud cheers.) That example would not be without its eff, ct.—(Cheers.) But it behaved this country, while it complained of the faults of others, to see that itself was pure. Other nations might ask what we had done since 1834 to a,holish slavery in the East Indies. There had been many bulky reports on the subject, but he was sorry to say not one efficient or practical step had been taken towards the accomplish ment of the object. He trusted that some Member of the House of Commons would have the courage to bring the subject fidly before the House, so that we might be no longer tarnished in any part of the habitable globe by the foul and odious sin of keeping our fellow creatures in bondage.—(Loud cheers.) The Society trusted alone to the force of opinion for carrying out its principles, and be trusted, by the blessing of Provi dence, bon principles would eventually be everywhere triumphant.—(Loud cheers,) The motion having been seconded by Mr. NATHAN DUNN, was put and carried unanimously. Lord CLIFFORD moved the next resolution, which was expressive of the sorrow of the Society at the continu ance of slavery in the East Indies, and urging the ne cessity of continued exertion to secure to every human being throughout the British dominions personal liberty, and the full protection of the laws, India was more interested in the carrying out of the principles of the Anti-Slavery Society than any other portion of the world. What was it that had ren dered all our exertions for the suppression of the slave trade abortive ? Clearly the encouragement we gave to slavery by purchasing American slave-grown cotton. To that he attributed, in a great measure, the existence of so much die tress in the manufacturing districts. We were paying a premium of 6d per lb. on every pound of Ame rican cotton imported. If, instead of purchasing the cotton of America, we had encouraged the growth of cotton in India., we should have discouraged slavery, and have saved this premium of 6d. per pound, to give addi tional employment to our distressed manufacturers. Sir G. STRICKLAND, M.P., seconded the motion. After the great exertions made by this country for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade, it was de plorable to know that slavery still existed in our vast dominions in India. Neither could it be said that the evil prevailed in India in a mild or mitigated form, for slavery in any shape was a dreadful curse, and a cala mity to mankind. He trusted that the time was not dis tant when the Legislature would interfere to put an end to the property possessed by man in man in any part of the British dominions, and to efface the stein which still attached to our national character, by the toleration of slavery in our Eastern empire. Mr. Sconesee addressed the meeting at some length, in support of the resolution. The resolution was then put, and unanimously agreed to. The Rev. Mr. Buns:ter then moved the following reso lution :—" That this meeting views the continuance of the African slave trade, especially as carried on by pro fessedly Christian and civilised countries, with the ut most abhorrence, and cannot but regard any encourage ment of this guilty' traffic as reflecting the greatest dis honour on the Governments which permit, and the peo ple who sanction it. This meeting, therefore, renews the expression of its opinion, that the only certain means of securing the complete extinction of this traffic, is to be found in the universal abolition of slavery, and earnestly recommends to the friends of humanity throughout the world, perseveringly to seek the accomplishment of this great object, by the use of those means only which are of a moral, religious, and pacific character. " That this meeting would hold up to the just condem nation of the world, those of their countrymen who are voluntarily the holders of mines or estates worked by slaves ; or who are engaged, directly or indirectly, on the coast of Africa,. or in foreign States, in carrying on, or intentionally facilitating the operations of the slave trade ; and would urgently call on the Government, to institute proceedings against all such persons, known to be residing within the Jurisdiction of the British Courts. " That this meeting, in view of the appalling facts laid before Parliament, regards with alarm the contemplated removal of the restrictions laid on the export of Indian labourers to Mauritius ; as well as the insidious project, now the subject of a Parliamentary inquiry, of peopling the West India colonies with native Africans, involving, as it does, the renewal by this country, and the extension by others, of the iniquities of the slave-trade ;—and ex presses its firm conviction, that neither the Lgislature, nor the people of this country, will ever permit so un righteous a plan to be realized." Mr. L'INSTANT, a gentleman of colour, and a native of Hayti, who spoke very distinctly, but with a slightly foreign accent, seconded the motion, and was throughout his address loudly cheered. He felt much honoured in seconding the resolution. As a citizen of the Black Re public of Hayti, he had thought it his duty to make his voice heard in a meeting, the object of which was, the abolition of slavery throughout the world. As a man, he thought it his duty to protest against a system which reduced men to the condition of beasts of burden ; and still more did he protest against it as a Ch r i s ti an , b ecause we were all children of one God, of one Father. He should resume his seat, thanking the meeting for the kind re ception they had given him.—(Cheers.) The Res'. Mr. BARRETT, of Jamaica, spoke in sup port of the resolution. The resolution was then put and unanimously adopted. The: Bishop of Norwich here entered the meeting, and on taking his seat on the platform was loudly cheered. Mr. JOSEPH STURGE moved the following resolution:— " That this meeting regards with deep interest the enlightened efforts and noble sacrifices of the aboli tionists of the United States of America in the sacred cause of human freedom; and whilst it sympathises with them in their struggles, heartily rejoices in the more ex tensive prevalence, and in the certain, and not far distant triumph of their principles; and publicly renews the offer of its warm and steady co-operation. " That this meeting rejoices in the restoration of the Amistad captives to their native land, through the zealous and Christian exertions of the friends of huma nity and freedom, and in the triumph of law over des potism ; that it equally rejoices i n th e escape o f the slaves of the Creole from a cruel and interminable bond age in the slave States of America, by seeking refuge in a British colony; and would record its high approbation of the noble sentiments of the great legal authorities of this country on the subject, and the prompt decision of the Government in ordering the release of those in custody. " That this meeting feels assured the British Govern ment will utterly and for ever repudiate any and all demands, that may be made upon it, for the restoration of the Creole negroes, and all other slaves who may have sought refuge within its territories, or for compen sation to their oppressors for their loss. " That, renewing its decided protest against the re cognition of Texas by the Government of this country. as deeply affecting the liberty and happiness of mankind, this meeting views the renewed project of its annexation to the United States as involving the questions of peace and war between nations now at amity—the introduc tion of slavery into countries not now subject to its curse—and the increased preponderance of the slave holding party in the Government of the great North American Republic ; and earnestly calls upon the philanthropists of that country to use their most active and persevering exertions to prevent a calamity so fatal in its consequences to the welfare of mankind. " That this meeting further rejoices to learn the pro gress of the anti-slavery cause on the Continent of Eu rope, and trusts that the number and power of its advo cates will rapidly increase, until the Governments under which they live shall no longer be able to resist their influence, and shall, without, an exception, decree the extinction of slavery in the various countries and de pendencies subject to their control ; and, finally, that this meeting cordially invites, the correspondence and co operation of the friends of freedom throughout the world with this Society, in carrying its great design speedily and peacefully into execution." The Resolution was seconded by the Rev. Dr. Miller, of Rotterdam; and, after having been spoken to by Mr. J. S. Buckingham, was put and unanimously agreed to. The Rev. Mr. Keane, who came forward amidst loud cheers, moved the following resolution : " That this meeting feels that it has not only cause for devout gratitude to the Most High, that the act for the abolition of slavery in the British colonies was car ried into effect under circumstances which redected the FALL OF A RAILWAY BRIDGE AND LOSS OF LIFE. (From the Chelmsford Chronicle.) Thursday morning a fearful accident occurred on the works of the Eastern Counties Railway, at Kelvedon, in the fall of a stupendous bridge, which was very near completion, occa sioning the loss of one life, and injuring six other persons. The bridge in question was situated on the north side of the high road, at the east end of Kelvedon. It consisted of three arches, the first being thrown over the road leading to Cogges hall, the second over the river, and the third joined up to the embankment at the Colchester end. The centre of the first arch was struck last week, and the road under it had been thrown open to the public. The clearing of the timbers from the other arches was completed on Monday, and a great number of bricklayers had been employed throughout this week in carrying up the parapets. The rails had been laid down, and the earth waggons were worked over it, to carry on the embankment at the east end. Yesterday morning there were altogether about twenty men employed upon it, when, about ten o'clock, the whole suddenly cams , down with a crash which sounded to the inhabitants of Kelvedon like a heavy peal of thunder. Fifteen or sixteen bricklayers who were upon the scaffolding, were hurled, with the bricks, timber, and earth, in all directions, some of them falling into the river ; but, fortunately, they appear to have escaped with only a few bruises and lacerations. At the moment o f the fall, however, a man named Thomas Els Joy, -a 64 tipper ' on the einhankment, was standing behind. a tended earth-waggon, at the edge of the last arch, and was con sequently carried down in the fall, the earth-waggon falling on him, crushing and partially burying him in the - rubbish. As soon as the confusion consequent upon the alarm of the terrific crash had subsided, prompt assistance was rendered to extricate him, but he was quite dead. Another man, an agedlabourer, was got out from the mass of rubbish, and was found to have one of his legs dreadfully crushed ; but prompt medical assistance being rendered it is hoped he may survive. For some time it was feared that several other persons had perished, but the workmen were assembled, and it was found this was not the case. A bricklayer, named Weight, had an almost miraculous es cape from destruction. He was employed upon the brick-work near the end of the bridge, and feeling the whole mass giving way under him, he gave a sudden spring and jumped into the middle of the river, by which he escaped comparatively unhurt. We are informed that the accident was caused by the wet state of the weather when the work was put together. In con sequence of which the centres have been kept in for the last four months, by the direction of the engineer-in -chief, but were, in the course of the last week, eased by the contractor. The whole mass was at first a wreck, completely blocking up the road, but vast numbers of workmen were employed in clearing away the materials, to make a way for passengers along the road, and afford a vent to the waters of the river, which were partially clammed up the ruins. This was speedily effected, and both the road and river were restored to their former state. The damage is estimated at 2,000/., which will fall upon the con tractors, Messrs. Wythes. Soon after the accident occurred, Mr. Braithwaite, the en gineer-in -chief, was upon the spot, to take the necessary steps, and ascertain the cause of, and remedy the calamity. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. 1 1 900 6 2 8 : 1 EDlDnaxidtn.ti Ditto ()is : lti t sod o ,c c Ak k l ,n , foarnoluo)Aeilt.rie.ecc.s.et . 2 . ni.. .. t.d .... 2_ 3 l 9_ 9 pis Bank Stock 3 per Cent Red. , 91i \ Ditto Bonds ......... ...... 21 pre 3 3 ), , l e i r er et' C 'n en t t Ce Be n d s .. New 3i per Cent New 5 per Cent. Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small ..... 42 ... im Jan. 1860 .... i lln D dia itto Oct. 1859. ........ Stock Jan. 1860. ... 1' ) 11-16 P C: u n s s:1 2 : n f , n 5 rA 92a FOREIGN FUNDS. D l'O it r t t o uf N ue e s w e Belgian, Austrian , 5 s pe p t ew ee tt n e t nt.... I_oo Brazilian 80nd5.... Buenos Ayres 6 percent Russian, 5 per cent. Chilian, 6 per cent..... Ditto Metallic ...... . Colombian, 6 per cent,. !Spanish, 5 per cent...,., 23i Ditto, 1824.......... ..... 25 I.)itto, Deferred.... Danish, 3 per ceiat — French, 5 per cent..-.i. —e. Greek, 1825, 5 pFr cent — Exchange....... —f ...c. Mexican, 5 per cent 37i I French, 3 per cent. —...—(.. Ditto, 6 per cent:. 1837 Dutch, 24 per cent. , . 524 Peruvian, 182,5, 6 per ct. 20 ;Ditto, 5 per cent. .. . 101 i SHARES. Cheltenham and Great Western (72k p a id) 1 9 1. Eastern Counties Railway (23 paid) •, ..... 94 Ditto New Shares ( paid) ............... 51 4s 2d Edinburgh and Glasgow 0 0 paid) ... 551 Great Western Railway (65 paid) ........... 92i, - London Grand Junction Railway ........... . ... 189 London and Brighton (50 paid ).. London and Blackwell (25 paid) ............ 111 London and Birmingham (90) ... ... 182 Ditto New Shares ( 2 paid) • .......... •„ 31A London and Greenwich Railway (.._ „ d i s i . Ditto Preference, or Privilege ... ........ .. ' 1 8 Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) ...... ... Ditto Quarter Shares ('2 paid) ............ 5 Northern and Eastern (45 paid) •••R.... 3,t Ditto New Shares (40 paid) ......... ..... 321 Ditto Thirds ( paid) .................... 21/ 8s 4d 1 South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) ...... . 291 Ditto Scrip. ( 5 paid) York and North Midland (50 paid) .. ....... 94 psfecoore:tcAlecnctt........ 41 1) yr A quarrel took place last week between two youth of Mulhausen, in Alsace, one 15, the other 16 years of age and ended in a fight, in which the youngest got severely beaten. Derermined to have his revenge, he filled his hand kerchief with stones, and, waiting the approach of his adver sary, struck him with such force on the chest, that the poor fellow immediately dropped down senseless, and, after linger. ing two days in great pain, expired. The assassin was taken into custody. To meet the ends of justic e , i t was necessary that an autopsy of th e d ecease d s h ou ld b e taken ; but his pa rents opposed this with so much obstinacy, that the _Magistrates were obliged to have recourse to m a i n force before the opera tion could be performed. HOPE ASSURANCE OFFICE. The Annual General Court of Directors of this Association was hold yesterday, at the London► Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill. One of our reporters attended, but he was informed that strangers could not be admitted, consequently we are unable to give any account of the proceedings. LLOYD'S SHIPPING LONDON, MA v 13.—Wind this day at noon, W. MARGATE, MAY 12.—The Elizab"th, Pike, from Shields, took the ground outside the harbour this morning, but is ex pected off next tide. DEAD, 12.—Wind N.W., light.—Arrd. Europa, Walker, Honduras. Arrd. from the river and sld., •Hooghly, Calcutta; Harlequin, Algoa Bay; Abercrombie, Robinson, Cape ; Harriet and Fanny a Garrigues, Jamaica. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 13.—Wind, N. to W.N.W.—Arrd. Hendrik, Hudson, London, and sailed for New York ; Clyde steamer, Southampton, and has gone into dock. Sld., Rajas than, Bombay. LivEßrooi,, MAY 12.—Wind S., light.—Arrd. Ontario, Jameson, New Orleans ; Edinburgh, Lawson, Mobile ; Jef ferson, Mason, Virginia. Ski. Ocean, Port Phillip; Siren, ?.lonte Video; Lydia, Bahia ; Helen, Hamilton. La Guayra; Isaac Newton, Delaware, and Shakspearc, New York. Middx.—Sid. Comet, St. John's. COWES, MAY 12...Axrd, Hope, Roberts, Paraiba, SUMMARY OF MEWS AND Vitifitr 14,0intou. " Who runs may read." FOGN. In the French Chamber REI of Deputies on Wednesday, N. Dupin called the attention of the House to the necessity of enacting severe penalties against railway accidents, it being absurd and ridiculous to puriish wi'h a mere fine only errors that may arise from neglect, ignorance, or presumption, when those en ors lead to such disastrous effects as those that have filled Paris with grief and horror. M. Thiers delivered a long speech on the Railway Bill. H e ridiculed the pretensions of Germany to having any great lines of railroad laid down but in maps, and proposed for France, in s:end of the plan laid down in the law project, one single great line from north to south, frop Lille to Paris, and from thence to Marseilles through Lyons. He should protest against the faults about to be committed, first to engage the resources of the country for a length of time, and next to scatter their strength, in place of concentrating it on a single point. The P 1 esse mentions a report that, amongst the articles seized a few days ago. is the Passage Violet, were thirty-four bombs of strong sheet iron, filled with bullets and fulminating powder, and of which even the accidental explosion might have caused grave accidents in the places where they were deposited. The Temps r ut the following questions to M. Guizot : " Is it true that a short time after the treaty of 15th July M. Guizot, in the hopes-of obtaining some concessions from Eng land, consented to the "Right of search Treaty, such as it has been signed on the 20th December, 1841 ? Is it true that M. Guizot, the Ambassador in London, proposed at that time to M. Thiers, who was President of the Council, the accession of France to the latter treaty, on 'condition of certain modifications to the one of 15th July? Isit , ntit true that M. Thiers peremp torily refused?" • '‘ A private latter from Madrid - IA the sth states that Govern ment has issued most preremptory orders to the civil and mili tary authorities of Barcelona to maintain the public peace. The late seditious events in that city called forth in the Senate for some explanations from Ministers, who answered that mea cures of caution and repression had been adopted to preserve the tranquillity of the town. Some questions were put to the Spanish Ministry, and in the Senate on the 4th, as to the late riots at Barcelona. The Minister of the ntcrior replied, that there was nothing alarm ing in the state of that town, and that this necessary orders had been issued to prevent a renewal of the disturbances. The Minister of War, presented in Congress a Bill to fix the number of the Spanish army for the year 1842, at 90,000 men, - PAR,LX;IXI.I3FIN The two Houses of Parliament met yesterday at Two o'Clock, for the purpose of hearing the Royal Assent given by Commission to a number of Bills, after which the Lords ad. journed till next Friday. The Commons met again at their usual hour, and Mr. C. Buller presented a petition from Mr. Warburton, complaining of the compromise on the Bridport Election Petition. Mr. Cochrane and Mr. Mitchell severally denied that they had acted improperly on the occasion. In answer to Lord Palmerston, Sir R. Peel admitted that Omar Pacha had kidknapped five Chiefs of the Druses, and had sent them to Beyrout. ' In answer to Alr. R. Yorke, Sir R. Peel stated that he meant to promote a generd subscription for the distressed people. He will pauperise them all. Mr•. Roebuck's Committee was appointed; after Mr. Milnes had expressed an opinion that the House bad done wrong in ac ceding to the motion ; and after a few observations from other lion. Members, on the question that the Committee have power to send for persons, papers, and records, Mr. T. Dun combe moved that each Member, ho required to sub scribe a declaration that he had never been guilty of bribery. Alr. Duncombe said he could subscribe no such de claration, for he had been gu Ity of bribery, though not since he represented Finsbury. Most of the Members seemed to think that agreeing to such a motion would put a stop to the whole proceedings ; im plying, by their opinion, that nine Members of the House cannot be found, who can conscientiously subscribe such a declaration. After a smart personal debate, of which Mr. Roebuck and Mr. Duncombe were the principal heroes, the House decided by 160 to 17, that the Members of the Committee should not be called upon to subscribe any such declaration. For the principal part of the evening afterwards, the House was engaged in a discussion, on going into a Committee on the tariff, on our colonial commercial policy. Lord Howick moved an amendment to the Speaker leaving the chair, to establish the principle that further differential duties ought not to be sanc tioned. Aiter a debate, in which the arguments were on one side and the majority on the other, the House decided by '2Bl to 108, that the Noble Lord's amendment should be rejected. The House adjourned soon after the division at a Quarter before One till next Friday.. a r--- TELADE—COIVIIVIERCE. The Irish Society of London held their twentieth anniver sary on Thursday in the Hanover-square Rooms. Two hundred arid sixty-four Irish Bibles, 1,919 Testaments, 3,812 portions of th 3 Bible, 83 Common Prayer•books, six dictionaries, 76 grammarA, arid 10,9L9 primers, had been distributed by the Society during the last year. There were established 614 schools, attended by 14,160 pupils; of whom 10,708 were adults, '290 were above 50 years of age, and 2,394 were females. The Home proceeding s were equally gratifying. New associ ations had sprung up and the funds increased. The receipts, including 21(1. from H. L. 8., and '2OO/. from America, were 4,135/. IBs. I Id., and the disbursement , including, 3,1001., remitted to Ireland, amounted to 4,1381. D From the official return of the ships of war and steamers now building and fit for service, it appears that the latter, viz., ►teamers for service, number 84 ; steamers building, 20 ; ships of war building, 56 ; total ships of war, in ordinary and commission, including steamers, carrying from 1 to 120 guns each, 605. The British fleet, the largest in the world, empl o y s i n ti me o f peace 33,000 able-bathed- seamen, 2,000 lads, and 13,000 Royal marines, forming in all an effective naval force of 46,000 men, and 2,000 lads. W ART pozacE. Thursday at the Thames Police -office, Thomas Paul, alias Scottie, Curzon, and Tidy, excavators, and another man I greatest ho nour on th e negroes del i vered from bondage thereby ; but for warm congratulation that it has been followed by a rapid and vast improvement in their physical and moral condition ; and that, if not interfered with by unjust legislation, by the partial administra tion of justice, and by the schemes of interested and un principled men, it cannot fuil to result in the increased and permanent prosperity of these colonies, and greatly to advance the interests of the mother country. " That this meeting, whilst sincerely desirous that the best interests of the proprietary body of the colonies may be advanced by all fair and legitimate means, will continue to oppose all schemes of theirs at variance with justice and humanity, all laws oppressive in their cha racter, and all practices designed to coerce labour under a state of feeedom. " That, grateful for past success, this meeting desires afresh to commend the anti-slavery efforts to the Divine blessing, and exhorts its supporters everywhere to in creased activity in this righteous cause." The Rev. Gentleman, in the course of an eloquent and powerful address, drew an appalling picture of the con dition of the Irish emigrants in Jamaica. He trusted that the gentlemen would, without delay, send out a vessel for the removal of those poor people who had been led by delusive expectations to leave their own country. The Bishop of NORWICH, in an eloquent and animated address, seconded the resolution; which was then put and unanimously agreed to. A vote of thanks was then passed to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. 6 ---------- LATER NEWS FROM HAMBURGH. By the General Steam Navigation Company's packet Coun tess of Lonsdale, Captain Stranack, which arrived yesterday from Hamburgh, having performed the voyage in less than forty-seven hours, we have received the Hamburgh papers of Tuesday last. The fire had been confined nearly within the limits stated in our former report, and had been completely reduced. The following is an extract from the Hanzburgh Nachrichten of Tuesday last : " The fire having been entirely extinguished, tranquillity begins to be gradually re-established. The inhabitants, with their goods, are returning and finding shelter in the houses that have been spared. For those who hale been rendered roofless provision is making by the authorities, and by the gene rous zeal of our citizens and neighbours. 'lhe Tivoli Theatre has already announced that the gross receipts of one of its first, performances shall be given tb the sufferers from the conflagra tion. The reports that were in circulation of acts of incen diarism, and of whole gangs of incendiaries, are gradually dying away, or shown more and more to have originated in misunderstanding. Excesses have been committed in conse quence of the public excitement, and some English residents have been sufferers from those acts; but none of our friends abroad, least of all our high-minded friends in Great Britain, will judge these acts too severely, or lay the blame of them on our now too deeply afflicted city. " The excellent fire brigade from Lubeck leaves us to-mor row to return home. " From Bremen 1,400 carpenters have been sent to our as sistance. " Among the strangers that have arrived, with a view to ren der us what service might be in their power, may be named, the Governor of the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, and Burgomaster Schmidt, from Bremen." (FROM THE SAME PAPER.) " The reports of incendiarism that have prevailed during the last two days have led to scenes which have again filled our city and the vicinity with consternation. The excitement of the multitude at the supposed crimes has led to attacks on in dividuals, some of whom have been seriously, and some, it is feared, even mortally injured. Official proclamations have been published, declaring that, from the investigations hitherto made, there does not appear to be any foundation for these re ports, but that, on the contrary, tho se w h o h ave b een ill -treated by the multitude, are precisely among those who have been most zealous and active in their humane efforts for the public benefit. " The blowing up of the corner of the Gras Keller, and of Streit's Hotel, has evidently been the saving of that part of the town beyond those buildings, and the blowing up of a row of houses on the Pferde-Markt has had the effect of arresting the conflagration in that direction." The article goes on to say that. Mr. Thomson, a principal engineer in the service of Messrs. Gleicbmann a n d B usse , h a d renered the most important services in effecting the explosions by which so large a portion of the city had been saved, and evidently hints that Mr. Thomson is one of those against whom the injurious su'picions of the public had been so un justly directed. We have received a plan of Hamburgh, with the extent of the conflagration exactly marked out. The New Exchange has escaped unhurt, th o u g h a ll t h e houses round about have been completely destroyed. The Town-house in the Neuer Wall has also been saved. For the preservation of the New Exchange the city is indebted to the zeal and exertions of a Mr. Smith. The following is an exact list of the streets that have been entirely or partly destroyed : Grutz-twiete. Neuer Wall. Hopfenmarkt. Scheelengang. Neue-burg. Voglers-Wall. Bohnen-strasse. Grosse Bleichen (partially). Muhlenbrucke. Kleine Konig-strassa. Grosser and Kleiner Burstah Grosse Konig-strasse (only a Ness (partially). few houses). Grosse Backer-strasse. Alte Jungfernatieg. Dornbusch (partially). Bei der Kunst. Pelzer-strasse (ditto). Bergstrasse. Filter-strasse. Grosse and Kleine Paul-strasse Fischmarkt (partially). Zuchthaus-strasse. Schmiede-strasse: Holzdamm. Berg. Beim Drillhause. Grosse and Kleine Johannis- Schacht-strasse. strasse. Rosen .strasse. Knoelienhauer-strasse. Pferdemarkt. Breit egiebel. Brcite-strasse (not entirely). Adolfs-platz. St. Gertrude's church and ail Schauenburger-strasse. the adjoining houses. Stay enpforte. Kurze-twiete. Plan. Walser-twiete. Monkedamiel. Nine- weg. Alte Wall-strasse. Lilicn-strasse. Graskeller. Of the Neuer Wall it appears that the houses at the southern extremity have not been destroyed. Of the Rodings Markt only the eastern side has been but nt. Some houses at the southern extremity of the Deichstrasse appear likewise to have escaped. fhe whole of the Old Junefernstieg is gone, but the New Jungfernstieg has not been injured. The Public Schools and the City Library have escaped. St. Jacoby Church does not appear to have been reached, but all the houses nearly, between that church and the Alster, including the Rosen Strasse, the Breite Strasse, the Pferde Markt, the Spitaler Strasse, the Schweine Markt, &c., are completely gone. A ,neat part of the Grosse Bleichen has been saved, and in the Konig Strasse only a few houses have been burnt down. The three prisons, the Zuehthaus, the Spinnhaus, and the Detentionshaus, have been completely destroyed. The conflagration has destroyed rather more than a fourth part of the city, as far as extent is concerned, but viewing the relative importance of the different quarters of the town, the portion that has been burnt must far exceed in value that which has been preserved. The Nachrichten of Tuesday contains the following ad vertisernent " Colonel Hodges requests the attendance of the British re sidents of Hamburgh at a public meeting to be held at her Britannic Majesty's Consulate in the Fuhlentwiete, on Thurs day, May 12, at two o'clock P.m. to take into conside ra ti on the steps necessar y t o b e pursued in order to make an appeal to the British nation in favour of the distressed poor of Ham burgh, who, by the existing calamitous and destructive fire, have become totally destitute. " Her British Majesty's Consulate, May 9, 1842." FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE WHITEHALL, ltlAy 11, 1842. The Queen has been pleased to nominate, constitute, and appointed John Russell, Esq., to be one of the Ordinary Clerks of Session in Scotland, in the room of James Fergusson, Esq., deceased. \VAR-OFFICE, MAY 13. 3d Regiment of Dragoon Guards-Quartermaster J. Hey don, from the 9th Light Dragoons, to be Quartermaster, vitas J. Martin, who retires on half-pay, May 13. 4th Regiment of Light Dragoons-Lieut. E. Arkright, f rom the 9th Light Dragoons, to a be Lieutenant, vice Kemp, who exchanges, May 6. 9th Regiment of Light Dragoons-Lieut. F. D. Willoughby to be Captain, by purchase, vice Cooke, who retires, Mav 13; Lieut. P. Kemp, from the 4th Light Dragoons, to be Lieute nant, vice Arkwright, who exchanges, May 6 ; Cornet F. Q. Trower, from the 16th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, with out purchase ; Cornet W. H. Megan to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wilic 7zghby ; Corporal A. Allan, from the Royal: Regiment of Horse Gaards, to be Quartermaster, vice Heydon, appointed to 3d Dragoon Guards, May 13. 15th Regiment of Light Dragoons-Lieutenant E. Norton, from the 56th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vies Sinclair, who ex changes, May 13. Coldstream Regiment of not Guards-Brevet Col. the Hon. G. R. Abercromby, from .half-pay Unattached, to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, vice J. D. Rawdon, who ex changes ; Capt. J. H. Pringle to be Captain and Lieutenant- Colonel, by purchase, vice Abercromky, who retires ; Lieut. the Hon. A. E. P. Graves to be Lienvnant and Captain, by purchase, vice Pringle ; Ensign F. W. N'ewdigate, trom 66th Foot, to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by put chase, vice, Graves, May 13. 3d Regiment of Foot-Brevet Col. H. G. Ssnith, from half pay unattached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice M. Be resford, who exchanges, May 13. Bth Foot-Ensign J. Johnston, to be Lieutenant, by put these, vice Hill, who retires ; A. I. Garnett, to be Ensign, by part :base, vice Johnston, May 13. 12th Foot-Lieut. H. D. Fanshawe to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Fitz Gerald, who retires; Ensign G. C. Rissl topp, from the 33th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice 3 Fan shawe, May 13. 14th Foot - Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class, W. Walk tee, M.D., to be Surgeon, vice Dowse, who exchanges May 13... 17th Foot-To be Li eutenant, b y purchase - Ensign C. Moore, vice de Tessier, promoted in the 3d West india Regi ment ; Ensign B. J. Croxon, vice Fane, promoted, May 13. To be Ensigna, by purchase- Gentleman Cadet W. Belflet'de from the Royal Military College, vice Moore, May 13; Gen - tleman Cadet A. M‘Geachy Alleyne, from the Royal Military College, vice Crozet], May 14. 20th Foot-Ensign W. Johnson, from the 82d Foot, to b tot Ensign, vice Slater, who exchanges, May 13. 36th Foot-Ensign R. H. Carew to be Lieutenant, by pur-el chase, vice Curteis, who re ti res; J. T. B etteswort h , Gent.. • to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Carew, May 13. 37th Foot-Capt. 'l'. Cassan, from the 99th Foot, to be Captain, vice Servantes, who exchanges, M a y 13. 38th Foot-E. T. Gloster, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Bisshopp, promoted in the 12th Foot, May 13. 55th Foot-Ensign F. S. Daubeney to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wedderburn, appointed to the 9th Light Dra goons ; Assistant-Surgeon W. Arden, from the Staff, to be. Assistant Surgeon, vice Sinclair, promoted to be Staff-Surgeon: of the Second Class, May 13. I 56th Foot-Lieutenant C. A. Sinclair, from the 15th Lights Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Norton, who exchanges May 13. 63d Foot-Captain B. E. Barry, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice Irwin promoted; Lieut. A. F. Codd to be Captain, by purchase, vice Barry, who retires; Lieut. C. C. Domville, from the 85th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Day, who exchanges; Ensign F. C. Annesley to be Lieutenant, by pur. chase, vice Codd; G. A. Bannatyne, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Annesley, May 13. 71st Foot-Ensign L. C. L. Peel to be Lieutenant, by pur chase • R. L. Newman, Gent., to b e E ns i gn, b y purc h ase, vice Peel, May 13. 75th Foot-Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class J. Sidey, M.D., to be Surgeon, vice Forrest, who exchanges, May 13. 82d Foot-Ensign S. Slater, from 20th Foot, to be En sign, vice Johnson, who exchanges, May 13. 85th Foot-Lieutenant R. L. Day, from the 63d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Domville, who exchanges, May 13. 933 Foot-Captain G. Hogg, from half-pay 90th Foot, to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major G. Duff, who exchanges; Lieu tenant C. H. Gordon, Captain, to be by purchase , vice H ogg . who retires ; Ensign G. Seton to be . Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gordon ; J. H. Wemyss, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Seeton, May 13. 99th Foot—Captain W. T. Servantes, from the 37th Foot, to be captain, vice Cassan, who exchanges, May 13. UNATTACHED.-Brevet Major F. C. Irwin, from the 63d Foot, to be Major, by purchase; Lieutenant R. Phelan, from the Ceylon Rifle Regiment, to be Captain, without purchase; Lieutenant T. Byrne, from the 32d Foot, to be Captain, with out purchase, May 13. IloseirAt. STAFF.-Surgeon R. Dowse, from the 14th Foot, to be Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class, vice Wallace, who exchanges ; Surgeon J. Forrest, M.D.. from the 75th Foot, to be Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class, vice Sidey, who exchanges, May 13. ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE.-BREvET.-Brevet Lieute nant-Colonel G. W. Prosser, half-pay Unattached, to be Major and Superintendent of Studies, vice Proctor, who re signs, May 13. 13iseveT-Captain B. E. Barry, of the 63d Foot, to be Major in the Army, June 28. EMORA M.—The names of the Lieutenant of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, whose commission is dated Ist June 1838, are Thomas William Brograve Beauchamp Proctor. -The promotion of Ensign C. W. Story, of the 48th Foot, to be Lieutenant in the 86th Foot, as stated in the Gazette of the 29th ultimo, has been cancelled.-The name of the Ensign, appointed to the Bth Regiment of Foot, on the 6th instant, is Robeck, not Roebeck, as stated.-The Christian names of Ensign Stokes, of the 53d Regiment of Foot, are Anthony Bowen Owen. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, MAY 12. Royal Regiment of Artillery-First Lieutenant F. S. Ha milton to be Second Captain, vice Smith, retired on half-pay, April 27 ; Second Lieutenant M. Adye to be First Lieutenant, vice Hamilton, April 28. AlesionaNnust.-The date of the promotion of Lientenarit C. T. I)u Plat has beets altered to April 27, 1842. The following places have been duly registered for solemniz ing marriages therein, pursuant to the Act 6th and 7th Wit. Liam IV., chap. 85 :- Independent Meeting-house, Kingswood, Wiltshi re . Bethel Chapel, Maidston e , c.ent. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. AMOR SPOOR, sen., and AMOR SPOOR, jun. builders, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. BANKRUPTS. RICHARD EGAN LEE, printer, Craven-buildings. Drury-lane, to surrender May 24, and June 24, at one, at tha Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basing hall-street ' • Cross, Surrey- s t ree t, St ran d. JOSEPH STANSBURY, bookseller, St. Matthew's place, Hackney-road, May 24, at half-past one, and June 24, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. G ra h am , o ffi c i a l as signee, Ilasinghall-street ; Ashley, Shoreditch. W3l. HEADLAND, tailor, Louth, Lincolnshire, May 27 and June 24, at one, at the Public-building, Louth. Lightfoot and Earnshaw, Hull; Walmsley, Keightley, and Parkin, Chan. eery-lane, London. WM. JOHNSON, leather-dealer, Shrewsbury, May 27 and June 24, at eleven, at the Guildhall, Shrewsbury. Litchfield and Owen, Chancery-lane, London; Bloxhana, Shrewsbury. JOHN YOUNG, victualler, Lambeth, May 20, at half-put one, and June 24, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Druce and Sons, Billiter- square . CHARLES BRIDGER, mealman, Middlesex, May 20, at two, and June 24, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pen nell, official assignee ; Heath, Charlotte-row, Mansion-house. WILLIAM COX BUCHANAN, money scrivener, May 24, and June 24, at twelve, at th e Old B e ll I nn , D ursley. Pope, Gray's Inn-square ; Bishop an d W e lts, D ura l ey . JAM ES IIODGKINS ALLEN, timber merchant, Porth Cowl, Glamorganshire, June 1 and 24, at eleven, at the Bush Inn, Swansea. Holmes, Loftus, and Young, New Inn, Lon don Cuthbertson, Neat!). JOHN ROBSON SMITH, ship owner, Monk Wearmouth Shore, Durham, Slay 25, and June 24, at eleven, at the Golden Lion Inn, Sunderland. Nicholls, Cook's-court, Lincoln's Inn, London ; Thompson, Durham. EDWARD CHARLES TAYLOR, fishmonger, Albany street, Regent's-park, May 5:0, at twelve, and June 24, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lackington, olicial as signee, Coleman-street-buildings; Dimes, Bread-street, Cheapside. THOMAS OUCHTERLONY, merchant, Threadneedle street, May 20, at half-past eleven, and June 24, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Gibson, official assignee, Basing. hall-street ; Turner and Hensman, Basing-lane. THOMAS JOHN WINTER, bill-broker, Tottenham court-road, Slay 26, and June. 24, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Alderinanbury ; Hodg kinson, Burton-crescent. ROBERT RUSSELL, upholsterer, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, May 26, at one, and June 24, at eleven at the Court of Bankruptcy. Gro om , o ffi cial assignee. Birchin-lane, City ; Pile, Hatton-garden, London. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. G. Miller, tallow chandler, Watling-street, June 6, at two- G. 0. Speare, laceman, Fleet-street, June 6, at one-J. J. Schenck, merchant, Addle-street, City, June 3, at twelve-J. Morris, jun., grocer, Wandssaorth, June 4, at two.--F. Shar man, shoe factor, Barge-yard, Bucklersbury, June 4, at eleven -G. Wightman, bookseller, Paternoster-row, June 1, at two-- G. Oxborrow, linen draper, Brighton-place, Hackney-road, June 4, at half-past one-J. Miller, patent sail-cloth manufac turer, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, June 4, at twelve. In the Country. J. Crowther and J. Butterworth, black beer brewers, Leed s, June 3, at eleven, at the Commi ss io ne r s '- rooms , Leeds-N. 'P. Wood, banker, Burslem, StaffOrdsbire, June 6, at eleven, at 'die Commissioners'-room 3, Manchester-E. Paine, drysalter, Li verpool, June 4, at two, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverp eol- J. Porter, victualler, Honiton, Devonshire, June 7, at an e, at the Old London Inn, Exeter-J. Stainthorpe, common brewer, Hexham, Northumberland, June 3, at two, at the Bankrupt Commission-room, Newcastle-upon-Tyne--E. Hill, ranger, Wortwell, Norfolk, May 27, at twelve, atthe King's Inn, nee dles, Suffolk-C. Hepper, hotel keeper, Liverpool, June 4, at two, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool-IV. Langmead, banker, Teignmouth, Devonshire, June 4, at eleven, at the New London Inn, Exeter. CERTIFICATES-Julie 3. J. Ware, tanner, Tiverton, Devonshire-S. Partridge, vic tualler, Birmingham-W. Walker and J. Gray, woolstaplers, Leeds-H. J. Canning, Scotch warehouseman, Wood-street, Cheapside-W. Jennings, tailor, Gloucester. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Dean and L. Weston, patent size manufacturers, Dovor— R. and W. N. Alger, chemists, Kensington—A. Maddocks and W. Wardle, halliers, Priestfields, Staffordshire—J. and W. E. Sieldall, fustian manufacturers, Manchester—F. W. Holmes and I'. Richardson, wine dealers, Manchester—E. Vandergucht and J. Turtill, tailors, Liverpool—T. Pratt end T. Pearce, soda water manufacturers, Exeter—J. and W. Gard. ner, ribbon manufacturers, Coventry—T. Smith, sen. and T. Smith, jun., grocers, Coventry—G. Thomson and D. Turner, railway contractors, Liverpool—C. Frankcom and A. Mowat, clock makers, Bath—R. Woodhead and E. Holland, common, brewers, Sheffield—S. Knapp =4E. Pearce, p rinters, _ Coventry —S. and G. Mitchell, Newberrie's Farm, Essex—A. White, R. White, J. M. Ogden, J. Robson, and W. Kirk, Whitwell Colliery, Durham (3o far as regards W. Kirk)—T. Tarn and D. Law, carpet warehousemen, Addle-street, City—E. New. ton and J. Chambers, cut nail manufacturers, Birmingham. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. JAMES KER. HENRY JOHNSTON, GEORGE CRAIG, and JOHN BISSETT, bankers, Leith, May 17and June 7, at one, at the Royal Hotel, Edinburgh. JAMES KAY, Wright, Ochiltree, Ayrshire, May 16 and June 8, at twelve, at the Black Bull Inn, Cumnock. WILLIAM FRASER and HUGH M'RAE, merchants, Fortrose, May 20 and J une 11, at one, at the Caledoni a 4 Hotel, Dingwall. JAM ES WEBSTER, merchant, Dundee, May 20 and June 10, at one, at the Chambers of D. Smith, Dundee. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the Returns made in the Week ending May 10, 1842, is 40s. ?id, per Cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain. TORBAY, MAY 12.—S1d. Edmond, Quebec. And. of Al• cyon, Robeson. in 66 I INN b