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Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. post Bve., s C I N A TION EDITED by Mrs. GORE, Authoress of " Mothers and 13,iughters," " The Man of For tune," icrc. " This capital story brings before us an unprecedented va riety of lively, amusing, and characteristic scenes."—New Monthly. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough -street. - - - THE NEW NAUTICAL ROMANCE. Now re.uly at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., ADVENTURES OF SIR HENRY MORGAN, THE BUCCANEER. By EDWARD HOWARD, Esq., Author of "Rattlin the Reefer," "Ja c k Asore," &c. "fhi;new work from Mr. Howard's able and fertile pen, has the advantage of a most happily chosen subject, combining the intense interest of historical truth with the popular attrac tion of fiction; no wonder, therefore, that it should be, as it undoubtedly is, the best production of its talented writer. 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This is a beautiful picture of society as it existed in manners, taste, an d literature, in the early period of th e reign of George ie Third, drawn by a pencil as vivid and brilliant as that of any of the celebrated persons who composed the circle."—Messenger. Henry Coiburn, Publisher, l3, Great Marlborough-Street. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING, 'MARCH 14. Will be performed a Play in Five Aets, called ISIPPUS.—Titus Quintino' Futvios Mr. A nderson; Gisipptts, Mr. Macready ; Merlon, Mr. Graham; Pheax, Mr Elton; Cheremes, Mr. Hudson Lycias, Mr. G. Bennett; Norban, Miss E. Phillips; Sophronia, Miss Helen Fatten. ; Hero, Miss Turpin. After which, the Musical Farce of NO SONG NO SUPPER.— Frederick, Mr Allen ; Crop, Mr. H. Phillips; Endless, Mr. Keeley; Ma garetta, Miss Romer. Ooors °pep at half past Six, and the Performances begin at Seven, Boxes Second Price 2s. lid. ; Pit Ss , Second Price 2s ; Lower Gallery la. Id., Second Price Is.; Upptx Gallery Is., Second Price I'd THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. UNDER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VESTRIS. THIS EVENING, MARCH 14, Will be repeated the New Comedy. called BUBBLES OF THE DAY.-- Lord Skindeep, Mr. W. Farren ; Sir Phenix Clearcake, Mt. Harley; Captain Smoke , Mr. Charles Mathews ; Spreadweasel, Mr. Bartley Pamela Spreadweasel. Mrs. Nisbett ; Florentia, Mrs. W. Lacy; Mrs. Quarto, Mrs. W. West ; 011iTlea, Mrs. Urger. Atter which will be repeated, with additions, Milton's Masque of COMUS.—Comos, Mr. W. Harrison; First Bacchante, Madame Vestris • the Laity, Mrs. Walter Lacy; Elde r Brother, Mr. J. Vin. leg; S'yrens, Madame Vestris and, Miss Rainforth; Cupid, Miss Dowton ; Euphroiyne, Madame Vestris ; Sabrina, Miss Rainforth. Doors open at half-past `ix, and the Performances begin at Seven. Dress Boxes 75., Second Price 3s. 6d ; First and Second Circles 55.. Second Price as. tid. • Kt Fs., Second Price 2s ; Gallery Is. Tickets and Places for the B:cotes to be taken of Mr. Grogan, at the Box-of fice, from Ten till Four, where Season Ticketr may be had u p on a p . plication. Private Boxes to be had solely of Mr. .Andrews, Book_ sealer, 167, New Bond-street. ROYAL. SURREY THEATRE. Last Week of the Season. THIS EVENING. MARCH 14, Will be acted Shakspere's Tragedy of RICHARD THE THIRD. Duke of Gloater, Mr. H,. Hughes; Richmond, Mr N. T. Hicks ; Buckirghain,:Mr. Neville; Lady Anne, Mrs. Hughes; Queen, Mrs. Vming. Alter which, a Comic Ballet, entitled OPPOSITION; or, the RIVAL DANCING MASTERS. To conclude with an original Nautical Drama, called SAM SCUD; or, PERILS by SEA end LAND.—Sam Saud, Mr. H. Hughes; Betsy, Miss Martin. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE: UNDER THF.. DIRECTION OF 31R. OSBALDISTON. "Mary White" still continuing to draw crowded houses, and to excite the warmest sympathies of the audience, will be porfarmed every evening :Ms neck. .THIS EVENING, MARCH 14. Will he' perfoiTned MARY W HITE ; or, the MURDER at the OLD TABARD—Mary White , Miss Vincent, the acknowledged Heroine of Domestic Tragedy. After which, HAMLET..--Hamlet, Mr. E. F. Saville; Ghost, Mr. Osbaldiston; Ophelia, Miss Coliett. To conelude with THE BOOK OF FATE; or, the TAILOR'S DREAM. FRENCH PLAY'S, ST. JAMES'S . THEATRE. Last Night but two of Monsieur Pertet's Engagement. • FHIS. EVF.NINJC., MARCH 14 The Performances will commence at, half.past Seven o'clock with LES FEES — I)E After w facts; (by special ;desiro; .LE.SAYANT.—ReynoIds, M. Perlet. To conclude with, WERTHER.—Wcrther, M. Perlet. Private Mari and Stalls at Mr. Mitchell's Library, 33, Old Bond. street; Mr. Seguin's, 12, Itegent.street; Mr. Sams's, St. James's street and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily from Elcien till Five. Admission to the Boxes, 6s. ; Pit, 3s. 6d.; Gallery nails, Ss. ; Gallery, '2s. WEATHER.—NOON, MARCH 12. ROYAL OALLERY OP SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET. Thermometer... 48 Highest 5l Lowest 35 Barometer 30. 1 0. —Wind W.—Freezing Point 22 Deg. MOH •WATEIt AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning. 4 minutes after 3 !Evening 21 minutes after 3. .1.1, I t * :t A 11 - , 4 4 1 , 4117 . • **•• • 0 , 4 ^ ' "; •- .11Nr.: 4- 1.,:: • .•' - • Olt -SAM LONDON: MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 14, 1842. The .State, it must be admitted, is come to a sorry pass, under the combined and united guardianship of Whigs and Tories. Sir R. PEEL is providing a re medy for evils, which partly accrued under his prede cessor, but the expenditure of his own administration, undiminished as far as we can learn by one single piece of economy, is increasing their magnitude. Moreover, he was no friend of parsimony in opposi tion, and when he had the power to influence, if not to control, the votes of the louse, he never, as far as we recollect,' supported any one measure to lessen expense, but Colonel SIBTHORP'S proposal to reduce Prince .ALBERT'S income. For the present condition of the finances, we hold him to be as much respon sible as Lord MELBOURNE, who, judging by the progress in wealth made between 1830 and 1837, is excuseable. for having placed a generous, though as events have proved, an erroneous confidence in the growing rOsoures 'of the country. But between Whigs and Tories Our condition is this, that while the wail of 'clistress is heard on every hand, while an almost ..univers - 11, demand for 'relief is made, the Prime Minister proposes, . in a period of profound European peace, when every part of the country is secure and unassailed, to place a heavy additional burden of nearly three per cent. of their income on the middle classes, the sources of all enterprise, the heart and soul of social improvement. On what ground is this done ? The expenditure of the Government—both parties—both factions let us say, in Parliament, assert cannot be lessened. We must have, they affirm, about:5 . 1,000,0001. a-year to ex pend. The bulk of the people who have to pay the money may say, as the Magistrate said ,the thief who pleaded as an excuse the necessity to live, " we do not see the necessity. Government exists for us and for our benefit, and when its demands so far exceed our superfluities as to plunge us, in times of peace, which ought to be times of prosperity, into distress and difficulties, the Go vernment. has ceased to fulfil its appropriate func tions, and has become a curse instead of a blessing." They may well tity, "had the Tory faction not predominated, the state of Ireland, relying on the justice of the Government, might have warranted a considerable reduction in the army. Had not the landlorb and other monopolists seized the administra- tion, the enormous' surn.now levied to enrich classes might have been taken off the industry of the people, le3srsning distress and less en i ng discO n t en t, which, would, have eiEll)led the Government to reduce the expenditure forf:ugland as well as for Ireland, while it would. base ,augrnented the resources of individuals and the . -revenue of the State." The necessity, there fore, of such a vast expenditure, is merely the neees fay of having the Tories in power, and of governing tho . , community by the odiou s p rinci p les of mono p ol y . and coercion... Before we proceed, therefore, to examine Sir R. PEEL's Budget, we think it necessary to protest, in against the suppordtion too readily adopted by sio • of:ply Literal Contemporaries that a temporary ,;(114p . t. taxation cannot now be opposed. at comlitioa of Pour own people, nothing „a.. ht the Goverinneitt in adding to their bur ;.i..-.4::,.°21.11t4461x R. PEEL was, we admit, loudly cheered in the House, and is loudly praised by the Press, but we are not now to learn that it is one thing " The applause of listening senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise ;" and another, and unfortunately a totally different thing, " To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their history in a nation's eyes." While Sir ROBERT PEEL was drawing down the applause of a listening senate, the land, which nature has made smiling and ruddy with cheerful industry, i s groaning with anguish, caused by measures which he has supported, and the applause was given to mea sures which can only add, we believe, to the distress and discontent which pervade . Great Britain and Ireland. What the community really complains of is, that industry cannot now answer all the vast demands made on it by the Government, by the aristocracy, by the clergy, and by the numerous classes who live by one species of taxation or another, and such being the real complaint, Sir R. PEEL comes down with a plan whiCh add, on his showing, some thing more than 3 11,000/. a year to the public taxes. Of that sum, we believe, nearly two millions will be paid by traders, manufacturers, farmers, and , professional men, who are amongst the most indus trious classes of the community, and who stimulate the industry of others,' To cripple their means is to cripple enterprisi; 4 and introduce a wasting disease into the heart of the community. To take from their resources for the service of the State, is to divert so much productive capital to unproductive employment, is to increase the number of persons who live only to consume and diminish the number who, in con suming, add to the general stock of wealth. The principal point of Sir ROBERT PEEL'S new financial plan being his tax on all incomes above 1501. a year, we shall, on the present occasion, content our selves with reminding our readers of some of the objections which have been made to such a tax. We may at once state, however, that Sir R. PEEL has, in order to attain a readier assent' to it, very much un derrated its probable produce. He has estimated the amount of property and income in the country by the return under the property tax in 1814, but since then population has increased upwards of 30 per cent., and the wealth of the community has 'probably increased in a greater proportion. If his law should be efficacious in getting hold of the incomes of -the people, the tax, we believe, will yield nearer 5,000,0001. than 4,000,0001. Moreover, his alterations in the tariff, such as the substitution of a tax on cattle and meat for a prohibition, if it be not a mere mockery must add to commerce and revenue. On the whole, we believe, therefore, that his proposition will be much more injurious than he deems it, and will take considerably more than he says out of the pockets of the people. Those who acquiesce so readily in the proposition for an income tax, must have forgotten the impa tience with which all classes bore the property tax in 1814, the stern demands that were made for its repeal, and even the compulsion that was exacted to make the Government give it up before the war, for which it was enacted, was well over. Against such taxes the popular voice and the admonitions of science have been directed ; and he is not a prudent statesman who, to secure the ascendancy of a party, sets both at de fiance. Of such a tax this is Dr. SMITH'S condem nation : " An inquisition into every man's private circumstances, and an inquisition which, in order to accommodate the tax to them, watched over all the fluctuations of his fortune, would be a source of such continued and endless vexation as no people could rapport." Mr. M'CuLLocit, in one of his latest works, " The Statistics of the British Empire," says— " Taxes on either income or property, though theo retically equal, are practically the most unequal that can be imagined. It is, indeed, quite impossible to assess them with any thing like fairness. We may get a pretty accurate notion of the income derived from lands, houses, funded property, or mortgages ; but all beyond this is mere guess work. There are no means by which to as certain the amount of farming capital, stock in trade, the profits derived from them, or the incomes of profes sional men. No inquisition into the private affairs of individuals can ever discover these particulars. There is nothing, in fact, to depend - upon in such cases, but the declaration of the parties, and we need not dwell upon the policy of any system of finance that sets the duty and the interests of the contributors in opposition, and makes them profit by concealing or perverting the truth. Besides, although these pr. liminary and insuper able difficulties were overcome, and we learned th,, capi tal and incomes of different . parties, we should have other and greater difficulties to surmount before the.tax could be fairly assessed. The same deduction ought not JO be made froni all incomes without taking into account the sources from whence they are derived. To assess them on a just principle, the present value . of different incomes, or their value reduced to a perpetuity, would have to be determined. But it may unhesitatingly affirmed, 'that to do' this upon a large scale would be quite impracticable. It is clear, therefore, that taxes on income or property ought not to be introduced except as a (fernier resort—as a means of filling the coffers of the Treasury when the other and more legitimate sources of revenue are insufficient, and money must still be bad at all hazards. " Direct taxes on property have been the curse of every country into which they have been introduced. To evade them, people that are not poor counterfeit poverty; some of the most powerful incentives to industry and economy are in consequence destroyed, at the same time that interior stock, machinery, &c., are made use . of. Such taxes are, besides, most unpopular, as well from their requiring an odious, though ineffectual, inqui sition into the affairs of individuals, as from their being direct. So much is this the case, that we are well con vinced that the raising of eighteen or twenty millions by taxes on income would be felt a. much greater burden, and would really be far more injurious, than the raising of fifty or sixty millions by our present taxes." If, for a tax of this description, Sir R. PEEL had abolished or reduced a number of taxes on the neces saries and comforts of life, we might, perhaps, have supposed that his proceeding was justifiable, but the only tax of this description which he has reduced is that on coffee. Every thing else consumed or used by the poor, appears to remain untouched. They may, perhaps, gain a little more employment by the reduction of the timber duties and the duties on raw materials, but these reductions will rather tend to the benefit of ship-owners and manufacturers than the working classes. With a strong love also to protec tion, Sir R. PEEL continues the discriminating duty in favour of Canadian timber, in nearly all its odious_ ness, and will still compel us to bring a worse article from five times the distance at which we could pro cure Norway and Baltic timber. In his Budget we see nothing to admire, but his speech in explaining it; and, while we deny . any necessity to add to tax ation, except that which grows from monopoly, and coercion, we believe that his additions to it will be both vexatious 'and mischievous. He unsettles a great many interests, anrex * cites an immense deal of hosti lity to attain very paltry ends. We received last night the Flanders and llamburgh Mail with news to the 10th instant. It appears, by letters from St. Petersburgh, that a mutiny of 'the soldiers had broken out in that capital, and that several officers had been killed. The accounts are very meagre, and no information whatever is given respecting the cause of. the tumult. The late storm had done great damage along the, coast of the Nether lands, as well as in several towns of the interior. An express had arrived at Hamburgh on the...Bth inst. announcing the death of the Grand Duke of MEcx- LENBURGII SCHWERIN, on the previous day, after an illness of several days. He was married to a sister of the King of PRUSSIA, and was in the 42d year of his age. The reported destruction of the British army in Cabool was very properly made a subject of inquiry in the House of Commons last night by Mr. S. WORTLEY. We regret to learn, from the answer of Sir ROBERT PEEL, that the accounts received by the Government were of a character little less disastrous than those which have appeared in The Sun. The Right Honourable Baronet stated, that an account, not official, " but of the cor rectoness of which there could be little doubt, had been received in a letter from Dr. REID, dated Peshawar, 16th o f J anuary, and addressed to Cap tain MACGUECOR, by which it appeared that little doubt could be entertained that her Majesty's troops had suffered several reverses. A capitulation, as far could be judged from the'accounts, appeared to be signed with the Affghan forces, and by an act marked With a perfidy and treachery almost as gross as that by which Sir WILLIAM 34PNAGHTEN lost his life, the English troops were attacked three days afterwards, and had certainly sustained great loss; but he trusted that there was nothing in the accounts which had been received that ought to create despondency." Most certainly there is not. The loss of 5,000 men, though a terrible private calamity, and one over which every good man would mourn, would rouse the vengeance, rattier than prostrate the energy of the British nation. But there is still ground for some hope that the accounts received are greatly exaggerated. It may be some consolation to the friends and relatives of officers and men in the Ca bool army, that by some persons well acquainted with India, they are regarded as . not only improbable, but impossible. Among these is Captain TUCKETT who haS addressed a letter to the Metropolitan press generally, on the subject of the extract of a letter from Jellalabad, announcing the destruction of the CabQol army, which appeared in a leading article of The Sun of yesterday, copied from the Times. Without adopting the sanguine views of Captain TUCKETT, we readily give insertion to a communication which tells us still not to despair of the safety of our brave troops in Atighanistan : REPORT OF THE DESTRUCTION OF OUR TROOPS IN CABOOL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sta r —lt is with extreme regret I perceive, in a leading ar ticle in the Times of this day, that credence is given to a letter, containing an account of the destruction of our troops in Cabool. The letter in question is supposed te be dated Jel lalabad, the 18th of January; and as the steamer left Bombay on the Ist of February, there is only thirteen days allowed for the transmission of the news from Jellalabad to Bombay. I have no hesitation in denying the possibility of news being conveyed from Jellalabad to Bombay in that time. From Jel lalabad to Loodianah, under the most favourable circumstances, would occupy eight days. And from our frontier post at Luodianah to Bombay, sixteen days by the mail, being through our own territories. Thus making twenty-four days ,for news, which is said to have arrived in thirteen days. By any other route the period would be longer. As Dr. Brydon's statemen• quoted by the Times is diametri cally opposed to that mace by me, at the Seamen's Hospital . Charity, I have to request the actual date of the letter, on which such reliance is placed, may be given, the name of the place from which it is written, the post-mark of from whence despatched, and the date of the post-mark. These are points by . which persons conversant with Upper India will be enabled to judge of the authenticity of the intelligence given in to-day's Times. Where ao many persons are se deeply interested in the safety of their friends, it is only just the fullest examina tion should be accorded. I can see no reason to withdraw my assertion that the troops at Cabool are perfectly safe. Reports were prevalent in India—previous to the date fixed in Dr. Brydon's letter for the troops, having left Cabool—that Colonel Shelton and some officers of his bri gade were made prisoners. In Dr. Brydon's letter, Walsh is mentioned as one of the hostages left with the chiefs at Cabot)), whilst letters were received front Walsh a month since, mentioning that he had left Cabool, and was safe with General Sale's brigade. Also the death of Captain Trevor, who was assassinated with Sir Wm. Al'lslaghten, was announc ed in the English papers giving the Indian news last February. This shows how completely dates have been disregarded, and I feel confident when this intelligence is sifted to the bottom, no good grounds will be found for the statement attributed to Dr. Brydon, and that it is merely a tissue of bazaar reports injudi ciously forwarded to England. I would further call your atten tion, at all times, to a comparison of dates with the geographi cal po ition from which reports are received, the usual rate at which intelligence is conveyed being four miles an hour, and less on cross-roads. Had the troops been forced to leave Cabool—which I still maintain they have not—they never would have retired on Jellalabad. They were aware of the difficulties General Sale had experienced in the mountain passes, from the sudden hos tility of the people. Therefore Colonel Shelton would not have attempted those passes, incommoded with eleven hundred cavalry and horse artillery, when he could, by retiring through the open plains to Ghuznee and Candahar, derive the greatest advantage and protection from those arms of his force, besides being strengthened by the ti oops at Ghuznee and Candahar. the tatter amounting to three thousand men. The Report quoted in the Times to-day is stated as received at Jellalabad on the 18th of January, 1842. The Agra 'Achim 700 miles distant from Jellalabad, quot ing news received fr om Cabo lup to the 20th of December, 1841, in the paper of the 22d of January, mentions, "as a re port not to be believed," that the ladies of the camp had fallen into the hands of the enemy, and that Colonel Shelton and some officers of his brigade had become prisoners. The destruction of the English was an easy addition to a bazaar report, and com pletes the whole of what is now published as authentic, and oc curring after the sth January, and first made known at Jella labad on the 18th January. I trust the party in possession of Dr. Brydon's letter will give the date, place, and post-mark, and thus enable a proper estimate to be made of the value of the intelligence. • 1 have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, 29, Poultry, March 11. HARVEY TUCKETT. From the tenor of the conversation in the House of Commons, it is clear that if the disastrous news from Affghanistan be ccnfirmed, the Government has determined upon the line of policy to be pursued. There will be a war in earnest—a war in which for the first time in the world's history England will take the field as a principal against the Affghans. Of the policy and results of such a war we have already expressed our opinion. Owing to the length of the debate on Friday night, and of the financial documents, which appear in another part of the paper, we have little room for comment on other maters even of great public interest, but we cannot pass over, altogether the objection made by Sir R. PEEL to Mr. WARD'S motion for an inquiry into the exclusive burdens on land. Let us finish the debate on the Corn-law, said the Right. Hon. Baronet. Now, when one of his main arguments for a tax on provisions rests on the extraordinary charges to which landowners are subject, and when he has repeatedly declared that he cannot state the amount of these charges, how are we to account for his backwardness to ascertain a fact that must affect the very principle as well as the details of the Bill ? Only because he is afraid of the truth. Mr. P. M. STEWART asserted, and he has not been contra dicted, that the balance is in favour of the land owners. Sir ROBERT PEEL, no doubt, is afraid that an impartial Committee would establish this point, and he is, therefore, anxious to resist the inquiry till the Bill be passed, and the inquiry be come a mockery. Mr. WARD, we trust, will persevere 'in his motion. Let him be prepared with documents and calculations, and though he fails, as he certainly will fail, in obtaining a Committee, he must compel the Ministerial party to answer ; him. This will serve his purpose, and enable the public to judge which statement is the more entitled to credit. Another topic adverted to last night was the wild scheme for transporting English clergymen to foreign lands, and converting them into bishops at the ex pense of the mother country. If the people of Canada, or the. West Indies, want Protestant Bishops, they will be willing to pay for them ; and if they consider them useless lumber, as the Scotch Presbyterians and the Irish Catholics do, of what benefit can they be to the Christian people ? Lord STANLEY does not pro pose to increase the emoluments of the West India Bishops—he only wants to add to their number, and after they have officiated for some time, or (as Sir CHARLES NAPIER facetionsly but correctly de scribed the duties imposed upon them) made parties of pleasure for visiting the different islands, in steam-boats, his Lordship will come down to the house with a woful tale of the hardships to which these strolling Bishops are subjected—of their poverty and their piety, and transfer some 10,000/., or 20,000/. a year out of John Bull's pocket into the pockets of men who profess to be the successors of the poor and hard-working apostles. In introducing the subject of his financial propositions on Friday night in the House of Commons, Sir R. Peel expressed great satisfaction at the "composure and con tentedness of mind " which he felt on the occasion, add ing, " I should be unfit to stand in this place where so many Ministers of the British Crown have stood, if I did not feel the buoyancy and alacrity of spirit which ought to sustain every public man who endeavours faith fully to discharge a great public " duty." It is astonish ing what " buoyancy and alacrity of spirit" Tory Mi nisters always exhibit, when preparing to lay a fresh tax upon the country ; and we have generally remarked that this " buoyancy and alacrity " increase in exact proportion to the load of taxation to be imposed ! The reason is, that Toryism is then most iu its element, when it is furnishing additional oc cupation for that amiable and popular public functionary —the tax-gatherer ! It is never so happy as when de vising ways and means for sounding the depths of John Bull's pockets ; and if the old fellow object to this in quisitorial process, and venture to denounce it as unjust, uncalled for,' and so forth, astonished and disgusted Toryism instantly taunts him, as did the late Lord Castlereagh, with exhibiting "an ignorant impatiende of taxation !" Sir Robert Peel expressed no " buoyancy or alacrity of spirit" when proposing his scheme for reducing —in however small a degree—the Corn-law impost; but re serves his extacies for the Income-tax, which undoubtedly is a project calculated to call forth all a Tory Minister s animal spirits, and make him every way happy and com fortable. It is gratifying to reflect that comprehensive taxation—whatever other equivocal qualities it may posiess--Lhas at least this positive advantage—it throws the. Minister who proposes it, into transports of happi ness. Let this be John Bull's consolation for the impo sition of an income-tax ! But other materials of conso lation are not wanting to him, for Sir Robert 'Pee' ex • pressly stated last night that—however it might be with Ireland--the "proper machinery for taxation" was al ways at hand in England. Happy John Bull Your commerce may be depressed—your ships may be rotting in your harbours—your seamen may not be found when wanted—you may be yearly declining in prosperity ; but thank God, you have the proud satisfaction of know ing, on your Prime Minister's own authority, th a t t h e " proper machinery for taxation " is ready to be put in action against you at the shortest possible notice ! The. Financial discussion, is, we understand, to be re newed next Friday. At the close of the debate resolu tions to increase the tax on Irish spirits, and put an end to the allowance now granted in Ireland on malt, and to apply 8,000,0001. out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year, were agreed to. -- - Mr. Wyld has just published a small sketch of the City of Caubul and its environs. The extent of the place is about a mile square, the river intersecting it to the north of Timow Shah's tomb. The Hissah or Hirsah occupied by the British troops, with tile fortification around it , al m o st approaches nottlie ecxiteye,edthing 200 yards. eiistancebetween the Bulla Point and the walls Lord Win. Paget has published a statement in whi c h he denies in the strongest terms any knowledge, much less participation, in the foolish affair which has made so much noise at Paris, and asserts that his solicitor has a letter in his Possession which proves that Cassidy did not go to the bed-room without the highest authority. On Saturday the Lord Mayor, several of the Al dermen, and a great number of the members of the Court of Common Council, assembled at the Guildhall, and thence pro ceeded in State to Buckingham Palace,to present Addresses to the Queen upon the occasion of the bitth of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. A JuvgraLE FlEND.—Sarah Burton, residing at kegworth, being the mother of four illegitimate children, who reside with her, one d a arrowf t in h bow account and he rep roof. last week had occasion to reprove one of them, a boy named James, aged eight years ; the boy having h at ia t m he ot t h im er, time o a n r s of h o a . nd t H h e rea p t u en t e h d ia to th sh r o ea o t t into execution, and shot the arrow (which was pointed with a horse nail) into one of her ears, which had such an effect upon her that her life is in great danger. We have since been inforMed that the woman died on. Wednesday night. at five o'clock.—Derby Mercury. • THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, MARCH l4, 1842 SUMMARY OF NEWS AND pubtu eptiiton. " Who runs may read." FOREIGN. The Moniteur publishes a report from the French Mi nister of Marine, dated 9th instant, and approved by the King, on the steam-vessels of the Royal Navy. The Mi nister remarks that, by the regulations of 1837, the num ber of Government steamers is fixed at 40 of 150-horse power and upwards ; but that at the present day vessels of much larger power are required, and that a war steamer can hardly be considered as such, unless it be of 220-horse power or upwards. The Minister, therefore, recommends that the vessels of 160-horse power now existing shall be used for packets, and the local service of the ports and colonies, and shall not be reckoned among the forty prescribed by the regulations of 1837. The following modifications of these regulations are thus proposed :—That there shall be in the French Navy five steam-frigates of 540-horse power, 15 of 450, 20 of 320 to 220, and 30 of 160 and upwards ; making 70 steamers in all. At the end of the current year there will be either in service or in construction 48 steamers ,• viz., two of 540-horse power, five of 450, one of 320, 9 of 220,22 of 160, lof 150, and Bof 120. Of these 7 will be unfinished, and will require an expenditure of 4,495,250 f. for their completion, and 23 other vessels necessary to complete the list according to the new re gulations will require 2 9,952,000 f., or altogether 34,450,000 f. The Minister proposes to divide this ex penditure at the rate of 3 , 4 45,000 f. per annum, and re commends that an extraordinary credit may be opened for that purpose. He terminates the report by requesting leave to lay a Bill to this effect before the Chambers during the present Session. The etiquette quarrel between France and Russia has at length terminated amicably. The following extract of a letter on the subject is from St. Petersburg, 15th inst., in the Augsburg Gazette :—" M. Perier, French Charge d'Affaires, was received a few days ago, as well as Ma dame Perier, by the Emperor and Empress in the most gracious manner, and in their private apartments. Thus the difficulties of etiquette which had arisen between the two courts, may be considered as terminated. France has also terminated, by the advice of England, the etiquette squabble with Spain. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. The Military Hospital of Chelsea was founded en March 12, by King Charles the Second, in 1682. Sir 'Christopher - Wren not only designed and superintended The building, but also designed the statutes and the whole .economy of the Hospital. LAW AND POICCE. 'I he indictment against Mr. Drax, the sitting Member for Wareham, for bribery at the late election, was tried at the Ox ford Assizes, at the beginning of the week, and a verdict re turned of " Not guilty" of the same. William Tuckett, shopman to Messrs. Bourne and Son, furriers, of Regent-street, was Enally examined on Friday at Marlborough-street, for extensive robbery of his employers, and fully committed. Robert Cassidy, whose name was lately connected with the extraordinary scandal case in Paris, and whom Forrester, the officer, traced to Brussels, had on Friday a proclamation of out lawry made against him in the Bankruptcy Court, on occasion of his non-surrender. At the York Assizes on Wednesday, Robert Golesbrough was indicted for the murder of Win. Huntley, at Crawthorne, in the West Riding, twelve years ago. The trial lasted two days, and the Jury aft er som e deliberation returned a verdict of " Not Guilty." Mr. B. Jones, a well-known and respectable banker at Lla nidloes, was charged at the Montgomeryshire Assizes, Welsh pool, on Wednesday last, with forging a promissory note for 1001., with int en t t o d e f rau d Thomas Evans and David Bevan. The prosecution, however, broke down upon an informality in the proceedings, and a verdict of acquittal was pronounced. MISCMLLANNOUS. On March 12, 1712, Queen Anne announced in the London Gazette her intention to " touch patients afflicted with the evil." This is the last time that avy of the Sovereigns of England have offered to exercise this imaginary power ' • but in the year 1745 the Pretender touched several persons soafilicted in Edinburgh. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. (From The Suss of Saturday Evening.) LIVERPOOL COTTON MA.RKET, MARCH 11.—Cotton has been dull, but can hardly be quoted lower this week. In the better sorts of American there is no tendency to decline, but the middling and inferior kinds are so abundantly offered, that perhaps they may be considered a point down. We leave the scale of quotations as before. There continues to be a fair demand for export, and it will be observed that speculators have purchased so large a proportion during the week as to leave only about 20,000 bales for the trade ; 4,200 American have been taken on speculation; and 1,550 American,: 400 Surat, and 500 Peruvian for export. The sales to-day were to a moderate extent, but there was a great want of animation in the market. The supply was abundant, and prices remain as last noticed ; 4,000 bales met with purchasers. LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, MARCH 11.—Little business was done in Railway Stock this day ; the market dull and heavy, and prices rather depressed. The sales comprised Eastern Counties debentures, 101. 145. 2d. ; New, 365. 3d. ; Great North of England, titi ; Manchester and Leeds, New, 33i ; Great Western Halves, 611; Fifths, 9i ; Grand Junction 179; ditto Half Shares, 90. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 11.—With the exception of Eastern Counties Old Shares, Debentures, and New Easterns, Manchester and Leeds,, Bolton and Bury, and Manchester and Birmingham, for which we have had a good inquiry, the market has b.en inactive and little business dose.—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 43,4 ; New Eastern C.,unties, 1:3 365. 3d. prem. • Bolton and aryi , 524524; North Unions, 72 1 A 73 1 ,4 ; Bolton and Preston, 20% 21%, The merchants assembled at the North and South American Coffee-house, and all other public establishments in the City have been busily engaged, during the whole of the morning. in discussing the Financial project brought forward by Sir Robert Peel last night. On a measure embracing such a variety. of details considerable differences of opinion may be naturally expected to arise, but, upon the whole, the principal involved has met with general approval. It has not had the least effect upon the Stock Markets at present. Consols are 89A Money, and 891 for the Account; Ex chequer Bills, 29 31 prem. Just after the close of business last night it was reported that the Thames stesm-ship from the West Indies and Mexico has brought over 100,000 dollars from the Mexican Government for the purpose of paying dividends, in consequence of which Mexican Bonds rose to 39 1 4, being an advance of full one per cent., but upon inquiry this morning it turns out to be incor rect, and the Bonds 3B havedeclinedspani Spanish Active t s to the t f e o e r k m iesr2p4r ;Passive,being quoted at 374 i ; 5L4 % ; Deferred, 12 1 4 %; Portu guese Fi ve per Cents., , 33% 4 ; Ditto Threes 194 20 11 . Very little business doing. PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, MARCH 10. 3 per Cent. Consols ...... 88 (Bank Stock ... 1751 Three and Half Stock..... Grand Canal Stock ... Ditto Reduced ...... I Ditto Dohs. 6 per cent... Ditto New 183(1......... 971 1 Di tto 4 per cent .... — 34 per Cent. Debs. ..... 89i I Royal Canal Stock Consols have improved since the opening I per Cent. ; they are now quoted at 894 for Money, and 894 for the Account ; Exchequer Bills are 30 prem. Very little business doing. It is now stated that the Thames has brought 20,000 dollars for the Mexican dividend, and that the news from there is favourable, in consequence of which the Stock has been dealt in .Twoo to some extent, the Bonds at one time being quoted at as high as 40, but have since receded to 394. Colombian Bonds are S 2.1 k business Brazilian,6 doing 61 a a : v r 3 , e7f i . 24*. uorß.t y f fi U I{ SE—PAB IB, O DAY, MARCH 10. irsi Lowest i.ast Price Price. !mice 5 per entr ll7 25 11 7 25 1 , 5 10 ... 117 10 4 per Cents. ... 101 101 per cents... Rini oz riance Littitte Hank 1,11411 11 . Shares r ...1420 5.000 t. Shares 5016 25 ...5047 50 ...5046 25 ...5057 £0 de van Bank 1811 Belgian S per Cents. h en' Low., HMO 10 6% ... 106% 106% 106% 3 per Cents 72 30 72 30 ... 72 30 72 30 Spanish Active ' 25 ... 25% 25 ... 25% Pam., 54 Portugueses per Cents =EN 28% ... 28% ... 28% 'tai °Man WO 40 ... 106 44) ... 106 40 ... 106 40 1 05 ... 105 ". 105 ... 105 RAILWAY SHAKES. St. Germain Vtrsauica,it.li 367 50 367 50 ... 367 50 ... 367 50 L.ll 223 75 225 ... 222 50 .. 222 50 Ronan s'dB 75 ... 528 75 .. 527 50 ... 527 50 Strarbingtultale 246 25 ... 246 25 .. 246 ... 245 Jrleana CLOSING PRICES BRITISH FUNDS. B St ock — India Stock ...... . .:»... 3 per Cent Red. Ditto. Bonds 3 per Cent Cons B9l Ditto Old Annuities 3i per Cent Red ,Ditto New Annuities... New 34 per Cent - Ex. Bills, 1,000/....21d 30 pm New 5 per Cent — Ditto 5001.... 3O pa Long Annuities zoexpire Ditto Small 2B pm Jan. 1860.......... Bank Stock for 0pg....171 Oct 1859• •.. ••••• India Stock for Acct.... Jan. 1860.......... Consols for Acct B9l FOREIGN FUNDS. Austrian, spi cent Portuguese, 5 per cent. Belgian, 5 pea rent lO 3l Ditto, New Ditto 33i Brazilian Bonds. .. 66* Prussian, 5 per cent. Buenos Ayres 6 rel. cell Russian, 5 per cent Chilian, 6 per cent..,.. 80 Ditto, Metallic — Colombian, 6 pet cent.. Spanish, 5 per cent 241 Ditto, 1624.. ....... ..... 25 Ditto, Deferred.... 12i Danish, 3 per cent French, 5 per cent. —h —e. Greek, 1625, 5 per cent • Exchange — f Mexican, 5 per rent.... 391. French, 3 percent Ditto, 6 per cent. 1637 Dutch, 2i per cent. , . 524 Peruvian, 1825,6 per et. 164 Ditto, 5 per cent. . 103 SHARES. Birmingham and Gloucester Railwrav (100 p) Ditto New Shares (17} paid) l5 Cheltenham and Great Western (724 paid) 174 Great Western Railway 65 paid) 9O Ditto New Shares (50 paid) ............ . Ditto Fifth (4 paid) ....................... 9i London and Brighton (50 paid).. London and South Western .................. 58 London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) ..... Ditto New Shares (30 paid .................. 334 Manchester and Birmingham (40 paid) North Midland Railway (100) Ditto New Shares (40 paid) ............ 35 • Ditto Thirds ( paid) Paris and Rouen (14 paid) ............... 141 South Eastern and Dover l'"id ) ..... 26 York and North Midland (50 paid) • Ditto New Shares (15 ........ ••• 32 FATAL AND MIILA'NCITOLT ACCIDENT.-011 Tues day morning last, th e Sth inst., William R o b i nson Hind , son of Jervis R o bi nson , E sq ., o f D ar lington, residing at Rockcliffe Farm, ne ar H ura i rt h- on -T ees , having occasion to set his father over the River Tres, at that place at which there is no ferry-boat, he therefore took a horse and cart for that pur pose, and took his son, a little boy, with him, and after leaving his father at the Yorkshire side of the river, was returning, when, we regret to say, the water came down in a body and overturned the cart. Robinson and his little boy were never Aeen afterwards, and were drowned, together with the horse, worth about 30/. Their cries brought some persons to their assistance; but not in time to be of any avail. One man got hold of the horse's head, but he did not succeed in saving it. What renders the accident still more distressing is that the father of Robinson was on one side of the river and his wife on the other, witnesses of the scene, and yet not able to render the least assistance. The bodies have not yet been found. A Madrid letter in the Phare of Bayonne states that the exact amount of the budget of expenditure for 1842 is 1,369,301,681 reels, and of that of receipts 871,730,644 r., leav ing a deficit for the current year of 490,106,208 r. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen held a Court at Buckingham Palace, on Saturday afternoon, at two o'clock, for the reception of Addresses on the Throne. The Lord Mayor, attended by his Mace-bearer, Sword-bearer, and Chaplain, arrived at the Palace at two o'clock in his state-coach, drawn by six greys, pre ceded by the City Marshals on horseback, and followed by the Aldermen, Sheriffs, and Commons, of the City of London, and the officers of the Corporation, in carriages. The Civic Corps were conducted, o n th e i r arr i va l, t o the Green Drawing-room. The Queen received the Address on the Throne, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, habited in a Field Mar shal's uniform, standing by her side; the Countess of Dunmore, Lady in Waiting, and the Ministers and Offi cers of State, being in attendance on her Majesty. tier Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at- Arms, commanded by their Lieutenant, the Hon. Sir Edward Butler, lined the room. The Lord Mayor and Aldermen, accompanied by the Recorder and the City Remembrancer, were first con ducted by the Lord Chamberlain to the foot of the throne, when the Recorder read an address of congratu lation on the auspicious birth of a Prince, from the Court of Aldermen, to which her Majesty returned a most gracious answer. The mover and seconder of the Ad dress had the honour of kissing hands, and the deputation then retired to the door of the throne-room, and again approached the Royal presence, followed by the Commons of the City of London and the officers of the Corpo ration. The Recorder read an Address of Congratulation of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London in Common Council assembled, on the aus picious birth of a Prince, to which her Majesty was pleased to return a most gracious answer. The mover and seconder of the Address in the Court of Common Council had the honour to kiss hands, and the deputation withdrew. There were present Aldermen Sir P. Laurie, Farebrother, T. Johnson, Lainson, Gibbs, John John son, Sir James Duke, Sir Claudius Hunter, Sir George Carroll, Sir William Heygate, and Sir Chapman Mar shall ; the Recorder, Mr. Sheriff Magnay, Mr. Sheriff Rogers, the Remembrancer, the Chamberlain, the Comp troller, the Solicitor, the Common Pleaders, Messrs. Gurney and Randall; Mr. Under-Sheriff Pritchard, Mr. Secondary Potter, Mr. F. Temple, Keeper of the Guild ball ; Mr. R. L. Jones and Mr. Wire, the mover and se conder of the Address in the Common Council ; Mr. Moot', Mr. Edward Eyton, Mr. Clement Harris, Deputy Brown, Deputy Peacock, and 90 other members of the Court of Common Council. The Lord Mayor and her Majesty's Commissioners of the Lieutenancy for the City of London, including Mr. Masterman, M.P.; Mr. Lyall, M.P.; Mr. Lawford, Mr. James Anderton, Mr. Thiselton Dyer, Mr. Harkey, and Mr. Josiah Wilson, were introduced to the Royal presence, and presented an Address of Congratulation, to which her Majesty returned a gracious answer. The Lord Mayor and Mr. Masterman, M.P., had the honour to kiss hands, and the deputation then retired. The Bishop of London, accompanied by the Bishop of Llandaff, Dean of St. Paul's, the Archdeacon of Lon don and Middlesex, the President of Sion College, the Rev. Mr. Milman, Prebendary of Westminster ; the Rev. Dr. Hodgson, Dean of Carlisle ;, the Rev. Dr. Birch, Rev. Dr. Acland, Rev. Dr. Burnet, Rev. Dr. Hollingworth, the Rev. Dr. Russell, and a numerous body of the clergy of London and Westminster, arrived at the Palace at half-past two o'clock, and were conducted to the Li brary, and from thence were ushered by Sir William Martins, Sir Frederick Smith, and Colonel Diggle, the Gentlemen Ushers in Waiting, to the presence of the Queen in the Throne-room. The Bishop of London read an address from the Clergy of the Cities of London and Westminster, congra tulating her Majesty on the birth of a Prince, to which the Queen was pleased to return a most gracious answer. The Bishop of Llandaff, the Archdeacon of London, and the President of Sion College, had the honour of kissing hands, and afterwards retired with the other members of the deputation from the Royal presence. • The Earl of Aberdeen, her Majesty's Principal Secre tary of State for Foreign Affairs, presented Lord and William Russell to her Majesty, at an audience. The Queen gave audiences to Sir Robert Peel, Lord Stanley, and the Lord Chamberlain. The Court was attended by the Lord President, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the President of the Board of Trade, the Secretary at War, Paymaster of the Forces, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, the Captain of the Yeoman of the Guard, the Vice-Chamberlain, the Treasurer of the Household, the Clerk Marshal, Mr. Henry Robinson, Standard-bearer of the Honourable Corps of. Gentlemen-at-Arms, Colonel Buckley, Equerry in Waiting, Sir Benjamin Smith, Captain Parker Nutt all, Exon in Waiting, and Mr. Byng and Mr. Wilson, Pages of Honour in Waiting. Viscount Hawarden and Sir F. Stovin were the Lord and Groom in Waiting. The Yeoman of the Guard lined the Grand Hall, and the, Queen's guard of the Grenadier Guards was on duty on the Palace lawn, with the band of the regiment. The Lord Mayor and Aldermen had an audience of his Royal Highness Prince Albert on Saturday,. at Buckingham Palace, to present an Address of Congratu lation from the Court of Aldermen. His Lordship and the Aldermen, accompanied by Mr. J. Anderton, the mover, Mr. W. Jones, the seconder, Messrs. Moon, Peacock, and many members of the Court"of Common Council, presented an address of congr, a,ulation from the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons in Common Council assembled. The Lord Mayor, Mr. Masterman, M.P., Mr. Lyall„ M.P., Mr. J. Anderton, Mr. Lawford, and other Com missioners presented a Congratulatory Address front the Commissioners of Lieutenancy of the City of London to his Royal Highness. The Bishop of London, and a numerous body of the Clergy of London and Westminster, had an audience of Prince Albert, and presented an Address of Congratu lation from the Clergy of those cities. The Bishop of London presented the following members of the depu tation to his Royal Highness :—The Bishop of Llandaff, the Archdeacon of London, the President of Sion Col lege, the Archdeacon of Middlesex, and the Dean of Carlisle. His Royal Highness Prince Albert was attended by the Marquis of Exeter, Groom of the Stole ; Lord Col ♦ille, Lord in Waiting ; Sir Edward Bowater, Equerry in Waiting ; and Colonel Godwin, Gentleman Usher in Waiting. The Queen and Prince Albert took an airing in an open barouche and four on Saturday afternoon. A pair of beautiful pedestals, inlaid with tortoiseshell and gold, richly mounted with massive gold ornaments, executed for the Duchess of Sutherland, was submitted on Saturday, by Mr. Town, at Buckingham Palace, to her Majesty and Prince Albert, who were graciously pleased to express their approbation. Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal was taken an airing on Saturday to Hampstead. The Royal dinner party at Ruckingham Palace, on Saturday evening, included the Prince and Princess Nicholas Esterhazy, Lady Fanny Howard, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl of Liverpool, Viscount Melbourne, Lord Ashley, Lord and Lady Mahon, and Lord Colville. The Queen and Prince Albert attended Divine Service yesterday morning, in the Chapel Royal, St James's. The Prayers were read by the Rev. Mr. Povah, the Les sons by the Rev. Mr. Haden, and the Communion Service by the Rev. Dr. Sleath, Rev. Messrs. Tovah and Haden. The Bishop oVipon preachea the sermon from Gala tians, chap. v., v. 6. The Service was Boyce in A, the Sanctus and Commandments Rogers'in D. The anthem, "In Jewry is God known" (Dr. Clarke), was sung by Messrs. Wylde, Vaughan, and Bradbury, and one of the young gentlemen of the choir. Mr. J. B. Sale presided at the organ. The Royal suite consisted of the Countess of Dunmore, Hon. Miss Stanley, Hon. Miss Devereux, Viscount Ha warden, Marquis of Exeter, Sir Frederick Stovin, Colonel Buckley, and Sir Edward Bowater. Among the nobility present were the Earls Rosebery, Erroll, Harrowby, Delawarr, and Cawdor, Lords Eliot and. Canterbury. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited the Queen yesterday. His Royal Highness Prince Albert visited her ROyal Highness the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at Clarence House. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager on Friday, at Marl borough House. The Lord Mayor, the Aldermen, and the Recorder, had an audience of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent on Saturday, at Clarence House, St. James's, and presented an Address of Congratulation from the Court of Aldermen. The Lord Mayor, the Aldermen, Mr. W. Lawrence, the mover, and Mr. W. S. Hale, the se conder of the address, Messrs. Moon, Brown, Harris, and other Common Councilmen, presented an Address of Congratulation - from the Court of Common Council of the City of London. The Lord Mayor, Mr. Masterman, M.P., Mr. Lyall, M.P., and other Commissioners, presented an Address of Congratulation from the Commissioners for the Lieutenancy of the City of London to the Royal Duchess. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent was at tended by Lady Fanny - Howard, Lady in Waiting, and Sir George Couper, Bart., C. 8., Comptroller of her Royal Highness's household. The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Queen Dowager on Saturday. The Duke of Cambridge attended Divine Service yes terday morning in Grosvenor chapel. The Duchess of Cambridge accompanied by the Princesses Augusta and Mary of Cambridge, took an airing yesterday to Kew. The Duke of Cambridge visited the Duke of Sussex at Kensington Palace. A Deputation, consisting of the Agent for Jamaica. Sir C. Grant, Mr. Dehany, and Mr. Colville, had an interview with Sir Robert Peel, on Saturday, at his official residence in Downing-street. A Deputation on the subject of the Danish claims had an interview on Saturday with Sir Robert Peel in Down ing -street. The Deputation consisted of Sir John Han mer, Sir Walter James, Mr. Hutt, Mr. Bowes. Mr. Hodg son. Ilinde, Mr. Hodgson, Mr. Chapman, and Mr. Bain, the agent to the claimants. Lord Sandon had an interview with Lord Stanley on Saturday at the Colonial-office. Sir Francis Burdett and a Deputation had an inter view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday at his official residence in Downing-street. Mr. Compton and Mr. Fleming had an interview with Sir Robert Peel on Saturday in Downing-street. STATE OF TRADE.—The market has been much depressed during the week: Some business has been done at exceedingly low rates, principally for immediate and pressing orders. The disastrous news from India has had an unfavour able effect upon the market, and bas made mule yarns and shirtings worse to sell. We have to report the furore of a house in the print trade, and also some stoppages in London—a portion of the liabilities of which will fall on - Manchester. A large factory, employing 1,200 hands, was closed last night.— Manchester Times. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER-FainaT. CHESTER. Cur.-12 to 1 agst M. Soult ; 11 to 1 apt Vul can ; 15 to I agat Alice Rau thorn ; 18 to 1 agst Rhodanthe ; 23 to .1 agst Satirist ; 25 to 1 agst Rory O'More (t). No other change. DERBY-8 to 1 agst Attila, offers to take; 23 to 1 asst Chatham ; 25 to 1 agst Dirce colt ; 27 to 1 agat Ballinkeefe ; 30 to 1 agst Auckland, taken ; 50 tot agst Joanna c, taken ; 50 to 1 agst Meteor, offered. The rest as before. OAKS.-12 to 1 apt Yorkshi►e Lass filly; 14 to 1 agst Adela filly. Two Ttrousawn GUINEAS STAKES.-8 to 1 agst Meteor. GREAT DRIFFIELD STEEPLE-CH ASE—AVEDNESDAY. Sweepstakes of 5 Sovs. each, with 50 added ; second saves his stakes ; four yrs. 10st 71b ; five, llst 51b ; six and aged, 12st ; Mares allowed 2lb ; winners, 51b extra; four miles (11 snbs.) Mr. J. Lamplugh's m Romp, aged ...(Mr. W. Lamplugh) 1 Mr. E. Baxter's b h by Sandbeck, dam by Lottery Mr. J. Lamplugh's Birthday, aged Seven others started. Won easily. COURSING. BIGGAR CLUB, MARCH 3RD AND 4TH.—The Champion Collar (13 dogs) was won by Lord Douglas's Kent ; the Stranger's sta. es (12 dogs) by Lord Douglas' Ardock ; end the Challenge Cup, by Sir W. C. Anstrul her's Brunswick. BINGHAM, MARCH B.—The Chesterfield Stakes were won by Mr. Fostet's Belle, beating Mr. Hutchinson's Grasper. NORTHLEACH, MARCH s.—The Gold Cup was won by Mr. H. Herbert's Handsome ; the Farringdon Stakes, by Mr. H. Herbert's Hebe ; and the New Barn Stakes, by Mr. Cook's Nailer. MIDDLETON (NEAR KIRKBY LONSDALE), MARCH 4 ANDS. —The Grimediill Cup was won by Mr. Turner's Trip, the Middleton Hall Stakes by Mr. Moore'. Medusa, the Park Stakes by Mr. Wilson's Macaw, and the Consolation Stakes by Mr. Burrow's Major Monsoon. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Her Majesty's Stag hounds, Mon , Salt-hill ; Thurs., Sun inn, Maidenhead; Sat., Dog and Pot, Stoke Common-11. East Sussex hounds, Mon., A bbott's Wood ; Thurs., Laugh ton Pound ; Sat., Muddleswood Gate-10 3 A. • l4righton harriers, Mon., Thunders Barrow, near Portslade ; Wed., Patcham ; Friday, Dyke-road-114. Brookside harriers, Mon., Newmarket-hill; Thurs., Tels combe Tye-1 0 . Mr. Mare's hounds, Mon., Balsbam ; Thurs., Felsham Green-10i. Marquis of Hastings' hounds, Mon. Tickwell Village ; Wed., Leek Pett.house ; Sat., County Bench, Derbyshire. Mr. Archer's hounds, Mon., Clapper Bridge-10i. Devon harriers, Mon., Pocombe Bridge-1 0 . Mr. Meynell's hounds, Mon., 1...0x1ey Th„ Ingestre; Sat., Black Slough. Holdensess hounds, Mon., Catwick Mill ; Tees., Bainton Village; 'I h., Burton Constable ; Fri., Helmsley Beacon. Warwickshire hounds, Mon., Print Hill; • Tues., Mitford Bridge; Fri., Harwood House; Sat., Epwell White House. Cheshire hounds. Mon., Booth's Obelisk ; Wed., Ridley Toll. bar ; Th., Wilkesley Village; Sat., Acton Village—Rif. Mr. Atty's hds., Mon., Gradmington. Monmouthshire hds., Mon., Penissa Pluid Toll Bar; Th., Tallycold Wood-10i. Pembrokeshire hounds, Mon., Rock Bridge; Th., Blackpool Mill-10i. East Kent harriers, Mon., Lower Eythorne ; Tues., Adi sham Downs; Th., Sutton Down-10i. Mr. Robertson's hounds, Mon., Luck Hall , Tues., Stam ford; Th., Whittingham ; Fri„ Lemington Branch-10i. Mr. Hellier's hounds, Mon., Tile Hill; Fri., Castle Brom wich. Tickham hounds, Mon., Long Beach-10i. East Kent hou n d s , Mo n ., Ashley ; W e d., West Brabourne; Fri., Svreech-g a t e -101 1 . ajor-General Wyndham's hounds, Mon., Heath Common ; Wed., Tidman's ; Fri., Munstead Heath ; Sat ~ Lisgate Common Rufford hounds, Mon., Eakring Village , Th., Dean Hall-10 3 / 4 . Mr. Foljambe's hounds, Mon:, Headon Clump ; Tues.. East Markham; Th., Frimingley Park; Sat., North Carl ton-710i. _ _ Mr. nutter's hounds, Mon., Stainton Hall ; Tu., Roughton Scrubs ; Th., Mavis Enderby ; Fri., sth mile-stone, Louth road, from_Horncastle-11. Oakley Hounds, Tuesday, Knotting Fox ; Thursday, Had dington ' • Saturday, Cranfield-11. Mr. A. Smith's Hounds, Tuesday, Chatford Oakeuts ; Thurs day, Conhalt Park ; Friday, Manningford-11. . Pytchley Hunt, Wednesday, Arthingworth; Friday, War wick Warren-H(4. s_ Cottesmore Horinds, Tuesday, Burley-11. Earl Fitzwilli!.m's Hounds, Wednesday, Stanwick Pasture ; Friday, Stammerton Grove ; Saturday. 13urthley-10. Bedale hds., Wed., Bushy Hoop : Friday, Scorton-10i. Cleveland hds., Thursday, Lackenby Lane-end--10i. Lord Yarborough's hds., Wednesday, Elsharn Hall ; Friday, Fox Dales-11. Sir li. Sutton's hds., Tues., Pardney; Wed., Langton by Wragby ; hur., Wallingore ; Fri., Langton by Wiagby ; Sat., Carlton le Moorland-11. Sir M. W. Stanley's hounds, Thursday, Ince Hall; Satur day, Hooton Hall—ll. B. V. H., Saturday, Sturminster, Newton Gate-11 1j. Craven hds., Wed. Henswoed ; Fri., Welford House; Sat., Haycroft, 10i. orfarshire hds., Wed., Logie Muir ; Fri., Powrie-10i. Atherstone hds., Weddington Castle; Fri., Fisher wick; Sat., Croft-hill—lt/a. Wyndham hds. Kennels ; Thurs., Holdforth-bridge-10i. Lieut.-Col: Hilyard's harriers, Wed., Carlton Guide Port; Fri., Crathorne-40 1 A. ambridgeshire hds., Fri., Long Stanton—NlA, York and Ainstey lids., Tuesday, Red House ; Thursday, Oulston Saturday, Naburn-10i. Eddlethorpe hds., Wednesday, Westow ; Friday, Settring ton Beacon— ICI.. Heythorp hds., Wed., Tar Wood ; Fri., Tangley-10i. Berkshire hds., Wed., Kingston Inn ; Fri., Cokethorp Park, 10i. FLANDERS , AND HA VIBURGH MAILS. Bnussats, MARCH 10.-Last night we had a hurri cane, accompanied with rain, which continued till a late hour ; a Aplantity of, chimneys and tiles were blown down, and many ;windows broken: There is reason, to fear that great damage has been done. . GHENT, MARCH 9.—The Schelde and the Lys have again overflowed their banks in all directions ; from Tourney to Wetterin, and from Harebecke to Ghent, the two rivers form an immense sheet of water, which fills the entire breadth of these valleys. At Ghent, all the sluices for letting of the water have .been opened for several days. OSTEND, ALlncu 7.—There is no longer any .hope of getting the City of Edinburgh afloat. All the. articles saved, the machinery, &c., are put on board the Lord, Melville, to be conveyed to London. When as much as possible has been got out, the hull will be sold by auction, to be broken up. _ _ It is feared that the hurricane has done great damage on the coast; it was very severe at Antwerp. The streets were covered with chimneys and tiles so .that, Lin many places, it was dangerous to go out of doors during the hurricane.—Antwerp Journal. VIENNA, FED. 25.—New credentials have been dispatched to Baron Neumann, in London, appointing him Austrian Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Great Britain. _ _ COPENHAGEN, MARCH 4.—A meeting of part of the inhabitants of this city and neighbourhood (several pre vious meetings had taken place) was called, to consider of a plan for paying off the National Debt by mans of voluntary contributions. An address to his Majesty, stating the desirableness of such a proceeding, and the gel - Kral wish of the nation that it might be realised, and giving the *outline of the plan, was agreed upon. This address was presented to his Majesty on the 3d, and most graciously received. He thanked the author of the address for the feelings which had prompted them to set about so great a work, expressed his hope that he might be able to assent to their plan, respecting which he promised to declare his determination in a special rescript. BERLIN, MARCH 3.- 7 Letters from St. Petersburgh say that a mutiny of some importance had broken out among the troops there, and that several staff-officers had lost their lives. No details respecting the grounds of the dissatisfaction of the soldiers are given in the letters. HANOVER, MARC'S s.—The estates o f th e ki ng d om have received a rescript in reply to their p e titi on t o hi s Majesty for an adjournment till after Easter. His Majesty thinks that it would be detrimental to the public service to grant their request, adding that the Chambers have a right to adjourn for three days, from the 28th to the 30th of this month. HAMBURGH, MARCH B.—An express from Schwerin has arrived here this morning with the afflicting news that his Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin, after an illness of several days, died yesterday morning, betwePn five and six o'clock, in the 44d year o f hi s a ge. He is succeeded by his son, Frederick Francis, born 28th Feb., lB23.—Hamburgh Papers. BELGIAN 1 * UNDS—Bausests . MARCH 9 - Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per C.nt lo2h Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent l'3% ----------- 3 per - Cent. --.Thirty.seven---- .. 73% (1-;40) 103% Loan of City, 1V32, 4 per Cent i,B Society of Commyree, 4 h per Cent Fe Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent.... ..... .........,,,, ng2 . NationalSeciety. •• ••••••ON •••••, Exchange on Londea (short) ..... - —Brussels Papers, March 9. AUSTRIAN FUN Dlt..—Vieurta, Mena 2. (teener Costs. Metalliques - .. ... 10 7 % Four per Cents. ... ..... ..... 10 ' ,% Three pin Cents. Bank Shares HAMBURGH BORSENHALLE, Mac's 5. ' kills. Money. Austrian 5 per Cents. Bank Shares 166.1 1660 Anglo-Russian Loan 111) 100% Russian 5 per Cent., Ist series, Certificate I 03y4 Inscription, Ist series lOl • Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co.', 3d and 4th ' Series E9 Ditto in Certificates New 4 per Cent. (I 840). % 11 x i Dutch Actual Debt, a% per Cent. ......... Ditto 5 per Cent. Polish Bonds New Tickets lli .Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent. 7B* 7g % Spanish, New 5 p:T Cents. l7k, EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HAMBURG, Mancn 8.-13 9.—Two months. 13 N Paylasanautt, FEB. 28 —Two months. 37 15-16 pence. :vim:sumac Dinned x.—seventy-five days, 12.17, BREMEN, MARCH 2—Two months, ii lit. ViersNa, Msacti I.—Three months,-9.3934 PRUSSIAN FUN US.— BERLIN, Mtiscß 1. ' bins bloney St. Schuld. Sch., 44 per cent 105% ,013 * Prussian English Loan, 1830,4 per cent 103 haetrznge on Landon, three months 0 22% i—a2)i —Prussian State Gasselte.March 2 A bold attempt at escape from the prison of Coucy le Chateau, in the Aisne, was made a few days since. Peste), a soldier of the garrison at La Fere, having obtained a furlough for a few days, went to Coucy to visit a carpenter with vilorn he had worked two years, Unfortunately, on the last day of his leave, he got drunk, committed acts of violence, and was sent to prison. His vexation was increased by learning that he was to be handcuffed, and thus conducted by gendarmes to Chauny, where his father and mother lived. Determined to avoid this disgrace, he contrived to get from his piece of con finement in the Hotel -de-Ville up.to the bell-tower, which is immediately above it, and, having reached the top, got out through a narrow window. Hence he jumped down on the roof of the building, which was 20 feet below, and then rolled or slid down the roofs of other buildings, until he fell into the street, a depth in all of more than 70 feet. He was s tunned by the fall, but abl e to r i se again almost immediately, an d , rec eiv in g a glass of wat er f rom a woman near whose house h e f e ll, he the next moment d ar t e d o ff at h i s utmost spee d. He Ivs h how ever, unable to go f ar, an d t h erefore returne d a n d su rre nd ered himself. His b ru i ses were f oun d to be severe, and he was of neces!lity placed in the hospital. _>-:_~~ LORD WILLIAM I'AGET AND MISS BELLEW. " LORD WILLIAM PAGET'S STATEMENT. " If I have deferred till the present moment to circu late any refutation of the infamous calumnies which have been published against Lady William Paget and myself, in various newspapers, it is not because I been re gardless of public opinion or indifferent to the just cen sure of the respectable, portion of the public press, nut , because I have ob serve d through life, that exactly in per portion as both are hasty to condemn in the first - r Rh stance, and upon ex parte statements, so, in the end, they are sure to do ample justice to all parties ; and for this reason alone I determined to await all the attacks e t a with which I was threatened, and then to state (as e° 11 " cisely as possible) the true facts' of the case, in so far as I know them, and which I here beg leave to do. " On or about the 6th of January, Mr. Cassidy, I had known intimately for a considerable period, and who had always represented himself to me, and whom I f believed to be the son (or nephew, I forget whi ch) O f l ot whom Colonel Cassidy, of her Majesty's service, and a men • od i independent circumstances, introduced Lady Wi l L hu .' „ y e Paget and myself to Miss Bellew, as a lady w'u os " acquaintance lie had made in Devon-hire, and to " hoot he hoped and believed he was shortly to be married. d " He stated, and which. was the fact, that she bad arrived in London from Devonshire with himr' the day before, travelling with him in hi s carr irre parried by a Mr. and Mrs. D o ugl as , b o th of wh y? L i ti j ad had met in London two years a g o , b u t s vhoni . 010 , , never seen before or since th a t ti me ; and Lady William had never seen in her life. A fe w da ys r ; afterwards Miss Bellew invited us to dine with her . .t : t m ih Euston Hotel ; and after dinner, taking Lady W 11 11; to her room, shOwed her a shawl and a set of ie w 'byl iv -- se/ which she said had been presented to her that day L 'a Mr. Cassidy (by him estimated at 8001.), but she obseqr. that they had been accompanied by a letter from 31 Cassidy proposing marriage to her, which she h ad re a . 4 jected (not having known him sufficiently long), a ll ; 1 ,,,,ap that she intended returning the presents. t° tit " The following evening Miss Bellew announce - Lady William that she had been induced by Mr. a ' Ca r . sidy to withdraw her letter refu s in g hi s h an d, and to e - thin the presents. Thus, it appeared to Lady William that nothing could be more clear than that at least ); I ', S Bellew looked forward to the possibility, if not probain lity, of a marriage at som e p er i o d or o th er , with Mt' , Cassidy. But Lady William t oo k no t th e s li g htest in terest in the matter. " She had then seen Miss Bellew but twice in her life ; • and although (from my having known Mr. Cassidy f0 r 1 , 3 long period, and esteeming him exceedingly, and fir. _d believing him to be in every respect her equal), I rejoc' myself at the prospect of his marrying so well. La d y i William knew little of him him either, and cared as lit t l " But if there ever arose any doubts in the mind Lady William as to the intention of Miss Bellew toot"' Mr. Cassidy, they were entirely removed (as well they might be, I think), on hearing from MisS Bellew that she projected an excursion to Paris with him ; and o n learn t ; ing that she had proceeded to that capital, travelling wi t him in his carriage, as usual, . accompanied, however, by Mr. and Mrs. Douglas, and who were the persons that in• troduced Mr. Cassidy to her in the first instance. . 0 1 " A week afterwards I went to Paris, occompan i by Lady William and my sons. We were in the sat hotel with Miss Bellew, and dined (that is, Lady Willi a "" and myself) with her, at her particular in v itation, da l- . ing the only four days we were there together. Every' thing went on amicably. I thought I had never see , two lovers play their parts better (according to al humble notions of those matters), when the denote' ment took place of Mr. Cassidy being found in M iss Bellew's bed-room. The next morning Miss Bel le ig sought refuge with Lady William, and proposed to he r to take charge of and protect her. " Many reasons prevailed with me for refusing .° listen to such an arrangement. The first was, that lg ts c l Bellew, being some years older than Lady William (a ll Lady William has a son thirteen years of age), and SP pearmg to me to be fully as well acquainted with al; ways of the world, and quite as capable of taking care , herself, I did not think she stood in need of any su # c :; protection ; but, if she did, I naturally referred her '''' her particular friend Mrs. Douglas, who had ori g inally b d troduced her to m r . Cassidy, and with whom she a. travelled from Devonshire to London, and from the nc , - •''' to Paris, and with whom she stated she h a d lived °- , terms of intimacy in Devonshire for nine months. ie " Another trifling circumstance had also some h t. ` , weight in decidi ng me , w hi c h was , th a t u p on m y ren ° ,, -„ ; strating with Mr. Cassidy on the brutality a nd indecell'l of his conduct, lie exculpated himself by placing in my hands a note, bearing the initials of Miss Bellew, inak I,lllr. t; an assignation to rec e i ve hi m in h e r b e d- room * " e ; these circumstances, I v en t ure d to d ec li ne th e hono u r proposed for Lady William, and Miss Bellew took her departure from Paris, I heard no further on th e subie" until I learnt, by the public journals, that Lady Williani and myself had been engaged in inveigling a Yn av g ;•71 heiress from Devonshire to Paris "Unfortunately, however, for the veracity of t hei o r : 11 informants, neither Lady William nor myself had in Devonshire at all ; nor had either of us accompan t , r ' Miss Bellew to Paris, nor did we leave London several days ,after her departure with Mr. Cassidy; 11 4 „ 1 ,00 had our original intention of visiting Paris the 41 4 remote reference to her, although, from the acciden;r„' circumstance of my detention in London, owing tc) illness of two of my children, I unfortunately mad 9 acquaintance, and thus became entangled with hec o lii her friends in this affair. And, after all, o u r ikn o l ' . o o knowledge of this amiable young 'lady extend s 1 ,11 Cite days' acquaintance in L on d on (if, i n d ee d, suet 41f / 1 trifling intercourse as we had with h er d ur i ng so-.r Si Ar ' / 1 4 a period can be called an acqua i n t a n ce ), an d four '2OB • ,„ 1 in Paris. laaY i A f " The public, I think, w ill won d er th a t a young of rank and fortune (and with cl ean h an d s ) s hoitla r r e l — et : 4 1,0 to the columns of the Satirist, instead of the laws ° , l -1 f , O country, to redress her wrongs and to establish her cence. * * * * And here I may ask, had Miss ltle t ,./, friends, no father, no uncle, no brother,,no male relatts“°pif to come forward, and bring to-a just account, by Sqllip . means or other, some one, at least, among those who; 0, .0 so wronged her ? It would appear she had not. It has always been been quite clear to jct what has been the head and front of Lady • J , ; l offence and mine towards this young lady, nanl e . ; the rejection of her appeal to us for protection, ti circumstances in which, I think, as a husband, I "'a; fully justified. But even for this Lady William is 11° 0 to blame (if blame there be), for so utterly , ignorant w re she of my motives for declining to make her the o°l o depository of Miss Bellew's virtue; so entirely with on bu s suspicion was she that Miss Bellew entertained all the most friendly feelings towards her, that, u nkneo to me (and quite as a matter of course), on her ar ti / i e in London; she wrote to know when and wher e s would see her. Ido not feel called upon to mak e ,4 single remark upon the conduet of any person comn ee ' t - i with this affair but that of Lady W. and myself ; ha a t cannot help declaring (WhiCh I most solemnly do) never saw, on the part of any of the famous cola; rators, the slightest attempt to influence or control Bellew in anything ; or anything but the gr ea ,,t o g kindnesS shown to her ; and without attemPa) to defend the conduct of Mr. Cassidy, say, that no man could receive the encourageMent . _ 4 `; — ,4 he always received from Miss Bellew without Plv - L n c'fe, right to suppose that she intended to ' , become his " i t For my own part, I am quite ready to confess , l than;; • looked upon a marriage between Mr. Cassidy and Bellew as so probable an event, and I believed the .r ioo ties to be so equally matched in point of worldly 1M 51 , 1 ,0' and circumstances, and both so fully aware of what h 'i c h were doing,. that if I did 'say or do anything v` i : th i:t might have had a tendency to the furtherance oi in object (but of which - I am ignorant it w as 00 tic ( accordance with my feelings, and w ith my,b jot that there existed ho grounds whatever ag c y di it ; and I am sureif I had been asked by Mr. "'air to do any thing to forward it, I should unhessie tingly , have done so. On the other hand, if Mr. Ca s b o was himself aware of his impending bankruptcy (f a pY does not at all follow as a matter of course), or 2 11 . . b I' • of the other parties mentioned were aware of it, wi' l e - st it. do not believe, I can find no words to express my de t yfiss Lion and disgust at such atrocious villainy tow ards,. je • 8., as well as towards Lady William and myse ll ', h ieh concluSiOn; I shall only add, that every syllabl e ':„. or has been tittered or written, whether by , Miss rie" L t . ft aa her friends, to the prejudice of Lady William Pag' e myself in regard to this affair, is a scandalous a n " A Ramous falsehood." * This letter is in the hands of my solicitor, t 0 tbs Argyle.slreet, who has my full permission to 'hew " curious in such matters. IGN WOOL TRADE, ste F: i l y :E ar firm mand for the middle and lower qualities of forei • STATE OF TRADE. Th e de- FOREIGN ; but for the finer d i‘ e i s A c ß ri c p li t g i are limited. . __ Sol,e' s ;,, ENGLISH WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, MARCH 1 ' '' iit r` e. .., 1$ 1 during the present week have been limited 'to the itr":. bor ' requirements of the manufacturers, and last week's P c.- be " en with difficulty maintained. , g lig ht TRADE FL o EEDS.—With the exception of af e tie tweeds and fancy goods, suitable for the serhalf.. till ee;O e market for goods of a general description'continues interriers dull state which we have notic.d for seine weeks past - wee' are far from being satisfactory to the manufacturer. Th e ,or remare applies to the business transacted in the warebotooetisotry abhough there have been rather more buyers and c have 0 0 1 : 1 : wool c i on e g t ti i i n r e i c o , drapers in the market during the week; their pure l isle to ,. been so exceedingly limited as to cause no pereeP t " provement. ad only e' BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAII.--We have h _., by D . limited attendance of buyers in the p:ece alters all`borun; means an active demand. No tiarticular ion. . . 0 . in . s dOl P. I the week there has been about an average business 0 w oo yarn, and prices without alteration. The business dnir_ ' Act ing during the week is of little importance ; buyers ef ulet est!. with extreme caution, and only supplying their, 7 0 , 1 0 0 wants. The Ili istel wool fair was held on Wain busine ss Thursday, last week. On the first day scarcely anY2; to ac• was transacted, the holders of wool not being PreParon the ceps such prices as the buyers could affi,rd to give._ , bet 0 0 latter day some transactions took place at lower rar e ; b ., t ee the whole, it was a dull fair. The prices denial !L t .; c ost • grower render it extremely difficult to obtain more E r and expenses of transit in this market.—Leeds Mere 0 __—._--r.-_--_..--.-- ------- ____—__ of Si c- A paragraph, headed " Unfounded charge ... . r , of fault at the Treasury," appeared in the morning t rairL to of Tuesday, copied from the Globe. It had reference to c fl: i r Ser . Air. Perkins, ca hier in the office of Paymaster of observer' vices, which was noticed in the last number of the fr i e ndlY We sincerely wish that the injudicious, but, doubtless, had of meddler, who wrote the paragraph in the Glef2t es p o n of compelled us to return to this subject, and, in 'n u ' _ d• un - • our own veracity, to state that the charge is not only 11 ,r e iend . o f founded." but unfortunately founded on fact. The :, a d tbeY this public officer would have acted the wiser pirt ._'l. 0 the confined themselves to such extenuating c ircurnstalfZi e d e a ca se could admit of, instead of denouncing as ~ uin c re_ t oe. charge of malversation of office, which was notori uaiY Observer. d J el lkills' It is reported that either Sir Richar _ _..,i,. M.P., or William Sprot Boyd, Egl-, the Political Conic lament. ° • sioner at Paroda, will succeed the ever to be William M‘Naghten, Bart., as Governor of Bombay.