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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. I NCISE OF LORDS, March Di tim T, 4 " 1-41ANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool . tnsiiartly. after Five o'Cl oc k. 1 1 4 VIVIAN presented p e titi ons f rom T ruro an d 1: 4 1 ; PraYing for the repeal of the Corn-laws. t e r 4 EVERSIIAM presented petitions from se alti_tnuons in th e county of York, praying for an - lAtion of the Poor -laws. on DUCHY OF CORNWALL. °fp., the motion of Lord REDESDALE, the Duchy rawall Bill was read a third time and passed. mitt e : V an Dieman's Land Bill went through Com ora b, Parj e C -"tIOUGHAM presented a petition from the total of t. Martin's in-the-Fields, praying for a N'obl„ a i n d immediate repeal of the Corn-laws. The . 4i B t e -1 -4°rd also presented a petition from the . 11- ehaZ,s, elders, and congregation of a Presbyterian ,sti-Lin Tyrone, praying that a declamatory law Passed with respect to Presbyterian mixed fro ili • s. The. Noble Lord also presented a petition ethitivits2elhadyoohr,, Aldermen, and Corporation of the complaining of the present city o f tcnYards as exceedingly dangerous to the health Pisc es i nhabitants, and praying that public thou - 11 °f interment may be provided. He th e t the subject was one which deserved rious attention of their Lordships. fronl The Earl of KINNAIRD presented a petition th p the trade s of Dundee, praying for a repeal of - orr i o Lo rd Cor n- • Pr% CAMPBELL presented a petition from a bowiterian congregation in Dromore, county of d tti arri : Praying that the Presbyterian mixe Lord g s ", rimy be declared valid. The Noble !ee e i„,,, -4 4, he wished to state that he had Irel ahri '', a letter from one of the Judges in A46 - . 4 informing him, that at the late Carrickfergus litnil;" 8 a case had come before him which was exactly I'ves-r, to that upon which the first decision had been d ud in reference to these marriages. 'The Learned i ll this instance, , not being perfectly satisfied special,N i et, had directed that there should be a 'efor„ k r dict, in ord er th a t th e ques ti on m i g ht come efo `"Queen's Bench in Ireland, and afterwards v re their Lord s hi ps . H e (L or d C amp b e ll) he by ; t hat the man would be in a position to be tried Best • L er(lghips in May next ; and he would sug proo n, ether it would not be better to suspend all After ga until th e i r d ec i s i on h a d b een given. ' 4 OR t a few words from the LORD CHANCEL- Lord a ich were inaudible, ho CAMPBELL said that the voice of this these-would no doubt be in favour of the validity of Aek„ rtia , r riages, and if they were made valid, the Ti„ . -44 be a d ec l ara t ory one . 41 eaci y LO RD CHANCELLOR said that he had se e wa r Pi'sh the object, which should not operate one e O rc r i t t il l e, i, ot_he_r, by any inference, direct or indirect. 4 111 esiti n BROUG HAM stated that his anxiety on this " ti Would not be at all diminished, or his exer a,ltlern'ohSat all relaxed, by a little delay and further con -" of the question ; he prayed that their nishi Wi tte 11, Would defer this question for a Corn ' fe 's' 0 1° 1 ' the House. He had made these Part crvations to acco u nt f o r his t a king no tsa r the matter at present, but he believed it ne g - Wh o that some relief shoud be g i ven to the parties ad suffered from this measure. N ENGLAND AND FRANCE. •9 1 1ese Marqui s of CLINRICARDE wished to ask . a Aft 4 i .°ll ,„,°f the Noble Lord, the Secretary for Foreign the table he Noble Lord the other day laid despatches on t t% bY order of her Majesty, relative to a conversa- Lwe -44 ted pen the French Ambassador . and . himself, a "ary 28. He the(Marquis Clanricarde) had rved • k r er lti the public papers, that, since that date,_ qam e l s ti 'lad been made of the subject in the French .., er ° inci a l 8 ' He wished to ask the Noble Lord if ? any Lom ec ullnunication had been received by him . IsTA -1 1, 4 , 13 ERDEEN—None whatever. Th; - SIONAL EDUCATION (IRELAND). • ari arquis of LANSDOWNE wished to draw tsioo i n of their Lordships to the state of educa -laj'n Ireland, and to ascertain the intention of her Il l e ti h 3 :, is Government on the subject. Since the °n th e Parliament a Report had been laid cation : a "le of the House relative to the state of edu f411,2,11 that country, emanat i ng f rom t h e B oar d o f l u th e "on the re ; f rom t h at R epor t it appeare d, th aN t Year preceding that in which the Reportw d r less th an 400 sc h oo l s h a d been t4 a ki .. ,„ ead number of those already established, d n °w, altog e th er , 2,000 schools. In those 400 t„ he 4lvere not less than 60,000 scholars. Among cy the ,• , vu schools w hi c h h a d th us b een a dd e d, durin,, A' 4 l Preceding that Report, he was happy . to s a t no less than 290 were in communion with s l ' rese ti ll° l of Ulster, which represented the great ' h t : d ta:iii e e "an body of Ireland. It appeared, also, b e Report, that far more effectual progress 'posie c e made than heretofore in that which he devi sed to be an indispensible element in any well . Prot 4 S cheme of education, namely, the training of iNi.•-r1 teachers. But, notwithstanding those gratify hat Irewnstances, rumours had gone abroad was the int en ti on o f h e r Majesty's o- 1.41 - e b e ,: rq u, to withd raw or t o a lt er th e p resen t gran t. nil/1514RM leavo to say that to those rumours he thatcLr attached no credit; ind he did not believe % . v 0 , 4113 ' r such intenti on ex i s t e d on the part of the 4111 10 1 ent. B u t it was sufficient excuse for his ab roa d' to the subject that such reports had gone ° f (1„ ' and it Was highly important that the intentions tivorie,,v,ernment upon the subject should be thoroughly . l ierd s - 1 °° " 1 - He made no apology, ther . efore, to their `gat i ps or the Noble Duke for asking him, now Nr s ti° estimates for the ensuing year must be in t Were d e of Preparation, whether or not the Governmen t 1)044 ,terinined to continue the grant and the present trta i ;,,,, l le put the question from a sense of . the irt ords, • of the subject and the interest which their 4 4 , 1 iti gys took in the improvement of the education tl‘oe welfare of the Irish people. had • e 'O4 of WELLINGTON said, that though ; - , e . e n apprised of the intention of the Noble t lr r e l L -s ‘o Put a question relative to the education grant ,"nti , 441 , he had not been aware of his determina n, ~‘° advert to the Report which had been laid q 'te r r - t he Rouse. If he had been aware of such h a tho4hiation on the part of the Noble Marquis, b e ti,vat', l hav e Prepared himself to make some o - e' -r ls upon the Report. In answer to Ivi4 hP e stion put by the Noble Marquis, he Pror k , t° say - that the Government did intend b i tl Y I„ se a continuation of the grant in question. 4 4 41-r ation which might be made would not take t 4t Pre 4 „ t 4 . - ,_ after the most mature consideration,. for „c'as sent ne, with many others, thought those institu "o i ntimately connected with the improvement D'a 6, l)e °Ple of Ireland generally. He had a.l thenot -' his own opinions on this subject—he entirely approved of their proceedings since al the g e rT 4l , e ncement, but he had invariably supported teritcrlis made by Government, and opposed the fit,.),118 proposed by other Noble Lords. At pre , - " c would say that he was not. di.. t, t!), encourage any alterations, much - rrea - ;,, (-10 away with a system. which eon- N tiltr,"P°rtant advantages on the people of that is a„ ' t arquis o f LANSDOWNE was glad to hear th,.l,wer, and therefore it would be now understood 6. W ctild ; I l e uits of the present system that no alteration o : r t of -a h ' e Place in it without full consideration on the_ i,,,rPortiit,-;er Majesty's Government, or without ample -°ll tls - f .t Y being given to the public to examine t '''r such proceedings.—(Hear.) r ,‘l A THE NEW POOR LAW. f t o r T i --4 NI - 10pE said, that having understood of s „ Noble D u k e t h a t th e re was no objection Z ‘ the he t once move for a return of il tr"er of -houseswork in England . and Wales, Yes r :'le number of poor persons in each, in every ° „1, the -Ist of January, 1838, to the 31st 1 1 1 P e : e at - I .' l 4 ll er, 1841, giving the average number each year ; also the number of deaths Ivh,elthi tli of ear, and their causes. He hoped this motion A ugust, a better fate than that he moved on the -11 gust, 1839, for the expenses of new expe- L'tessm - b nnder the new Poor-law. He had not 3L '''rverl;;,"s impatience heretofore, because in each !n -litin ' - f g Session there had been under discussion ( Earl ol. t he Amendment of the New Poor-law. f Stanhope) would then give notice, that ' t n, th e :terns were not laid on the table of the House that 0 1 1 1341 ' 8 e of a vet few days, he would move inat • a-Y presented forthwith and as it appeared of Bill now in progress in the House l for tCnraons, having for its title, " A for th in Improvement of the Importation _of i titeutr C °rn," he would state to their Lordships hi_s_ ships, uPon the reading of that Bill in their Lord. th at d --Louse, to move, as an amendment, that it be read I ")ra s u i l Y• si x t nontiis. He entreated the attention of their t i, 4 . i t s t° the petition which he was then about to but yet - i - t was from a member of the humbler classes, s cOtu ne contained the language, and expressed the .. thr iiisa Ms which were entertained by hundreds of Ab rah l liis of his fellow subjects ; that petition was from a shir . e L each, of Rochdale, in the county of Lan hope) • It w•ould be unnecessary for him (Earl Stan "Pinic,„tcs ,°ecupy their Lordships' time by stating his ela sses - % in favou r of the interests of the humbler, tut,nti of this country. He would call their Lordships Th e tot lae causes of the distress which prevailed. reetkv:iener proceeded to state, and most cor poseJ that Government was instituted for the pur t,hati e e oLi se u e li u i rin t g to each individual . member of y the enjoyment of his rights. He NN'as that pin the operation of machinery his labour that emPlqed• their L , • The prayer of the petition was consid erat . °rdships should take this into their serious la bouri nc ,, l " , and to devise some means whereby the vIIe he irheu n might be restored to his former position cp : I coul d command th e com f or t s o f lif e . 11144 Star4l °Pe) was one of those who at h ad • • • l - a down t en _ nuied the rights of man as al • -"awe noeluent of the French Revolution, wh - .Teby a man was at liberty to do what he liked with his own. That was the princip'e he wished to see carried into executio - 1 to tl e fullest extent. No man had a right to eo anything which could interrupt its execution. He (Earl Stanhope) considered the petitioner had just reason to complain of the injury which had been done him. He thought that the proposed system of the Corn-laws would only increase these growing evils, which were so severely felt by the labouring classes. If he (Earl Stanhope) was asked what remedy he proposed, it would be this, that those who deprived others of employment ould be compelled to furnish them with other employment, or to pay them for the labour they had lost. From information which he had received from a large manufacturer, the person who, some years ago, received 4s. 6d. for his labour, was now in the receipt of only 10(1., and it frequently happened that he could not even get that. Was it possible that in such a such a state of things he could feel any attachment to existing institutions, that he should not feel a spirit of revenge which circumstances might cause to ex plode? In justice to these unfortunate persons, the most industrious citizens in the country, he would strongly urge their Lordships to take these circum stances into consideration. They were not to be relieved by a free trade in corn or by a fixed duty, or by a sliding scale. But the only relief which could be applied to them was to oblige those who deprived them of employment to support them at their own expense. The petition was then laid on the table. Lord MONTEAGLE said that with regard to the returns which the Noble Earl desired should be laid on the table, the , delay, if any such existed, was attributable, not to the public officers, but to the Noble Earl'himsclf, who neglected to renew his order. He could not, however, sit down without protesting against the doctrines of the Noble Earl, or allow such opinions to go forth to the public without opposing them. The petition of the Noble, Earl came from a hand-loom weaver, and it was the most absurd doctrine to suppose that, by taxing the commercial and manufacturing industry of the country, the distresses of the people could be relieved. There was scarcely any enjoy ment in life to which machinery did not contribute, and yet the Noble Earl said that it was by tax ing machinery, and only by that that jus tice could be rendered to the people.—(llear.) He protested against the doctrine of the Noble Lord, as subversive not only of the institutions and the greatness of this country, but of civilisation and hap. piness throughout the world. Earl STANHOPE had not expressed any wish that improvements in machinery should be prevented, but that those who benefited by them should support those who were thereby thrown out of the means of subsistence. When the Noble Baron spoke of the greatness of this country, and the civilisation of the world to those 800,000 hand loom weavers, they considered the greatness of the country was no benefit to them, and that their condi tion would be far better, if the whole land of Britain was - at this day uncivilised. If they persevered in the present course, _they must not be surprised if the peace of the country was not much longer preserved. The Earl of DEVON could not agree with the Noble Baron opposite (Monteagle) that when an ad dress was presented to the Crown for certain papers, and an answer was returned, that the adjournment of Parliament interfered with the presentation of those papers. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE moved for a return of all Ecclesiastical Benefices granted in Ire land since the passing of the Act of the 3d and 4th of William IV. LOAN SOCIETIES' BILL. On the motion of Lord WHARNCLIFFE, this Bill went through Committee. APPRENTICES' REGULATION BILL. The Apprentices' Regulation Bill went through Committee. • BAPTISTS' AFFIRMATION BILL. Lord DENMAN said, in consequence of some thing that had fallen from a Noble Lord the other evening, he begged leave to present a Bill to enable persons of that denomination, called Baptists and Anabaptists, to make affirmation instead of takin; an oath. It was really a matter of infinite import ance to all concerned, and several petitions had been presented to that House - from persons belonging to that sect, expressing very strong opinions as to the unlawfulness of the practice of taking an oath. It was not the universal opinion of the Baptists, but many members of that persuasion entertained the scruple ; and to relieve them from it would be quite in uniformity with the practice of their Lordships' House in the case of Quakers. He thought that their Lord ships would see that there was no reasonable objection to the measure, and he would therefore move that the Bill be read a first time. The Bill was then read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow. -------- ARLIA. rehiteet,) Dvi lit date , the UndeP antes it s CODWW tiofdefett ten tlic pre: the preset: usu al ra te this spring dded to that the 131 4 1 a frost, an sound state sed over the single erecg d that assure ally unP i r l o , t ) nclude ies from ) f drawi n g r s : the Pr ° P ci a to this .01, whole Five! cons'l r de : 'being t sio u ['he eas, t he ell a end e' t he , er deP r t ' the Y °r T i ; ix inch es ;ions, leg e stones 0 . P t i; fi t aces 111 , th e is eirP l 01" r k f the be one °err brin. 6, -01 ,ith°lll icelif e orkul g rg e ' thes e ; i - e ss ' to og' n dellm t 011 „ F ew- ; r ne s n pre' o t o r so- r i; te )-f of h a b " .111 " y, tholi s en t v et e or the ef a ficie tie lthe , Tes s 10 ;13 0 6165 PRESBYTERIAN MAR RIAGES. Lord MOUNTCASHEL presented several peti tions, very numerously signed, from places in tl-e counties of Tyrone, Cavan, and Down, in Ire land, praying the House• to enact some measure for the better regulation of the law respecting tt e marriages of Presbyterians with members of tie Established Church. The House then Adjourned. lIOUSE OF COMMONS, MARCH 10. There being only Thirty-two Members present at Four o'Clock, the House adjourned till to morrow. NAMES OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT WHEN THE HOUSE WAS COUNTED OUT. Barnard, E. G.—Greenwich Lamhton, H.—North Durham Blake, Sir V Jentine—Gal way Maher, John—Wexford Co. Blewitt, Reginald—Monmouth Phillpotts, John—Gloucester Bowes, John—South Durham . Plumidge, aptain—Penryn Bowring, Dr.—Bolton Powel, C.—Limerick Co. Brotherton J.—Salford Rundle, John—Tavi•uock Bryan, Major—Kilkenny Co. !choletield, J —Birmingham Byng, George—Middlesex Stock, Dr.—Cashel Chnstmas, W.—Waterford City Strutt, Edward—Derby Cobden, R.—Stockport Stuart ,Villiers —Waterford Co. Crawford, S.—Rochdale Thornely,Thos.—Wolverha m p ton Duncombe, I'. S --Finsbury Villiers, t.. P. —Wolverhampton Gibson, T. M.—Manchester Ward, H. G.—Sheffield Harris, J.—Newcastle under Lyme Williams, William —Coventry Hay, Sir A. L —Elgin, ac. Wilson, 11.—Clitheroe Hindley, Charles--,--shton THE COURT AND TIMES OF FREDERICK THE GREAT.—This work, just issued, under the editorial auspices of Thomas Campbell, bids fair to take its place in all historical libraries. In a lengthy review of it in the last number of Blackwood's Magazine, it is justly , remarked that—" The late visit of the King of Prussia to England renews the public interest in the Sovereign and his country. In this feeling, ir e think, we shall gratify our readers by giving them some sketches of that period, which raised Prussia to the rank of a monarchy, and of that extraordinary man of genius, who first made her throne conspicuous in Europe, and asserted for himself one of the highest places among the warriors and statesmen of the modern world. The above work, which sketches the career of Frederick the Great and his immediate predecessor, is a re markably animated, various, and intelligent narrati ve ; be y ond all comparison the best that we have ever seen of the two Prussian Kings, and valuable as a collection of traits of cha racter, in themselves as curious as any, perhaps, ever furnished by Royal biography. The material is condensed rith suet' dexterity, and combined with such judicionsness, that weiecol - lect but few biographies which have more highly and constantly kept up our attention." WATER COMPANIES.-IVC did not, it appears, err greatly in predicting that the opening of the Parliamentary season would present its usual _number of projects fee new water companies ; nor were we much mistaken in anticipating " prospectuses which might tempt the capitalist with large but visionary profits." fhe projectors of some of these companies have really surpassed our expectations; capital 400,0001., 25,000 houses at 2 /. per house , 50,000 / . p er annum ; expenses, 14,000/. per annum —net amount 36,0001., or W. per cent. on capital. Why such moderation , by the way ? why not have taken credit for 27,000 houses ?—for the one a'sertion is about as likely to be verified as the other. In the latter case there would have been a net 10 per cent—a lure infinitely more captivating. When it is added that every house of the 25,000 is to be taken by a process of compe tition from the existing companies, it is enough probably to show that our former observations were far from being too strong or unelicited. There is, however, no great risk of such pro jects receiving the sanction of the Legislature. Even were it possible for as Act to be obtained, the experience of a few short years would cause all connected with such undertakings to call to mind, with feelings of no slight regret, the warning they hail neglected. Putting aside the correctness of the estimate of outlay (questioned, it would appear, by those most competent to form a judgment on the subject) the calculation of income is wholly illusory. For years, any new company would not get enough to pay their expenses, as the existing companies, driven to despair, would go below the price, what ever it might be, at which the new company would offer to supply; and if, as the result of a long and weary struggle, a compromise should be effected which would assign to a new company some portion of the districts of the old, the income to be derived from it would, even with the assistance of an in creased charge to the public, not realise 21. per cent. upon the capital expended. FASCINATION.—EDITED BY MRS. GORE.— This charming tale seems rapidly proving its claim to the title Mrs. Gore has bestowed upon it. Its lively, vivid, and pic turesque sketches of French and Getman manners and society during their most picturesque period, its spirited and original draughts of character, and its dramatic cast of plot and in cident, are commanding for it universal perusal. Its " fas cinating" hero, so famous in the romance of real life of the time of Louis XV., the noble, passionate, and devoted Princesse de Soissons, heroine of the tale, the three Aulic Councillors, on whose oddities and peculiarities the whole plot turns,ehe jolly German boar-hunting Baron, the henpecked Gourmand, the crack-brained scholar, not to forget the (generous-hearted little tailor and his shrew of a wife—all these first-rate characters, and half a dozen more of a 'secondary class, give to this tale a " Fascination" which will - no doubt be as irresistible in our day as its celebrated hero was in his. We find the following in a letter from Perpignan : --4 , The inhabitants of the small town of Alassanet, on the Spanish side of the frontier, were a few days ago celebrating the fete of their patronal saint, when, in the middle of a dance, in the public square, a man, named Da Costa, saw his brother in-law, who was a . Carlist, and with whom he had a family quarrel. Da Costa immediately left his pat tner, approached his victim, and in the presence of at least 1,200 persons plunged a dagger twice into his heart, and then went leisurely, and, without being pursued, across the frontier, which was full three leagues distant " A person, named Morel, in the establishment of the Gohelins, two days ago blew his brains out, leaving a widow and two young children. No cause for this act is yet known, but for some time he had been in a depressed state of mind. The Abbe Longuemarre, Chaplain of the Gobelins, refused to followed by all the workme of admit the body into the cha p el, and it was buried without an y great but nirbef of the inhabitants of n the t o h f e th i e ns r ti i t tr tio o n f , r an eli d g. io n a neighbourhood. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. (From the Votes and Proceedingsof the House of Commons.) WEDNESDAY, NARCH 9. CORN-IMPORTATION. CHINA. (From the Pekin Gazette.) THE TRIAL AND CONDEMNATION OF HIS EXCELLENCY COMMISSIONER ELEPOO. Order for second reading read ; motion made, and questins proposed—" That the Bill be now read a second time :" Amendment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the question to add to the words “ upon this day six months:"—Quest ion put, "That the word 'now' stand part of the questio:i." MAJORITY- AYES, Acland, Sir Thomas Fellowes, Edward Actand, T. D. Ferrand, NV. B. Ackers, James Filmer, Sir E Acton, Colonel Fitzroy, Captqin Adare, Lord Fleming, J. W. Adderlev, C. B. Follett, Sir W. W. A It ord, 'Viscount Ffolliott, Johl Antrobus, Edmund Forbes, William Arkwright, George Forester, Hon. G. Ashley, Lord Fuller, A. E. Astell, William Gasket J. M. kttwood, J. Gladstone, W. E. Bagge, Wm. Gordon, Hon. W. Bagot, Hon. W. Gore, Montague Bailey, Joseph, jun. Gore, W O. Millie, Colonel Gore, W. R. 0. Millie, H. J. Goring, H. D. Baird, William Goulburn, H.' Ballwin, C. Barry Graham, Sir J. Balfonr, J. M. Granby, Marqui s Baring W. B. Grant, Sir A. C. Barneby, John Greena;l, Peter Barrington, Lord Greer.e, T. G. Baskerville, T. B. M. Gregory, W. H. . l3atesoii, Sir Robert Grimston, Lord • Beckett, William Grogan, Edward nen, M. Hale, R. B. Bentinck, Lord 0 Halford, H. licresfor.i, Captain Hamdton, W. J. Berrsford, Major Hamilton, Lord C. Bernard, Viscount Hanmer, air John Baler°, Henry G. Harcourt, G. G. Borthwick, Peter Hardinge, Sir H. 'tottield, Beriah Hawkes, T • . Bradshaw, James Hayes, Sir E. Braateton, T. W. Heneage, G. W. Broadley, Henry Henley, J. W. Broadwood, H. Hepburn, Sir T, B. Brownrigg, J. S. Herbert, Hon. S. Bruce, Lord E. Hartle, J. H. Bruce, C. L. . Hodgson, F. Bruen, Colonel Hodgson, R. Buck, Lewis W. Hogg, J. W. Buller, Sir J. B. Y. Holmes, W. A'Court Bunkurv, Thomas Hope; Chute Campbell, Sir H. Hope, Alexander Campbell, A. Hope, G. W. Carnegie, Captain Hurnby, John i hapman, Aaron Houldsworth, T. Charteris, Hon. F. Inglis, Sir R. H. Cheiiea. Visconnt loon, Samuel TRANSLATED FROM THE " PEKIN. GAZETTE," BY J. L. S. The Hereditary Prince Hosnih, and the High Minister Jinchow, and others, kneeling re spectfully, lay their report before the Throne : In obedience to the Imperial will, having as sembled together to sit in judgment upon the affairs submitted to our deliberations, and having previously received the Imperial in structions to institute an investigation in relation to Elepoo, wh o f ormer ly - held the office of Governor of the two Keang i irovinces (Keangnan„ i. e. .Keangsoo and J.inhwny and Keangs e ) to, we have had him brought in obedience there to, before us in council assembled, and have asc erta in e d b y i nvest i gat i on the clear import of every 'circumstance; and Elepoo, bowing to the ground and knocking his !icad, through alarm arid fear lost all command )t . himself. It appears that Eiepoo received Imperial Commission, last year, to ex- Amine into and - arrange • the affairs of the barbarians in Chekeang ; and after he had arrived in the province, be employed skilful .;pies, summoned together the bravest of the mi litia, collected provisions, selected the most able bodied of the troops, and laid many plans for Advancing upon and exterminating the enemy. Afterwards, he earnestly desired to order the said barbarians to repair to Canton, there to wait until affairs could be •- examined into and arranged. Tu gain renown he concluded to offer them presents, and to order persons to proceed to them and clearly explain his com mands, and at the same time to spy out their real strength. He deemed it proper to dispatch Changke, a person of his household ‘vhoin he uad promoted six degrees, with an official mes senger Chin Chekan ,, , over the sea' (to Tinghae) to offer bullocks and sheep,. and various articles as pr,sents, in return for which the said bar .atrians presented foreign broadcloths and various commodities. Elepoo - retired to make 284. Mundy, E. Miller Murray, C. R. S. Neville, Ralph Newry, Viscount Nicholl, J Norreys, Lord O'Brie , A. Stafford Owen, Sir J. Parke, C. W. Paget, Lord W. Pakington, John S. Palmer, R. Palmer, G. Patten, John Wilson Peel, Sir R. Peel, Jonathan l'emberton, T. Pigot, Sir R. i'lumptrc, J. P. Pollock, Sir F Powell, Colonel Praed, W. T. Price, Richard Pringle, A. Pussy, Pinup Rae, Sir William Rashleigh, William Reade, W. M. Reid, Sir J. it. !lepton, George J. Ri-liards, Richard Rolleston, Colonel Rose, Sir George Round, C. G. Round, J. Rous, lion. Captain Rustihrooke, Colonel Russ 11, Charles Russell, .1. 1). W. Ryder, G. D. Sanderson, R. Sandon, Lord Scarlett, Hon R. Scott, Robert Seymour, Sir H. B. Shaw, F. Sheppard, Thomas S.irley, Evelyn J. Shirley, E. P. Sibthorp, Colonel Smith, Abel Smyth, Sir G. 11 Smoilett, A. Somerset, Lord O. Somerton, Viscount Sotheron, T. H. Stanley, Lord 3tewart, John Stuart, H. Sturt, H. C. Str.ton, Henry M. Taylor, T. E. Taylor, J. A. Tennent, J. E. Thompson, Ald. I'h rnhill, George Tollemache, F. J. Tollemache, John Toalline, George Trench, Sir Frederic& Trevor, Hon. G. lt. rotter, John Tumor, Christopher Tyrrell, Sir J. Vane, Lord Harry Vere, Sir C. 11. Vernon, Granville Villiers, Viscount Vivian, John Ennis Waddington, H. S. Walsh, Sir .1. Welby, G. Farlc Whitmore, T. C. Wilmot, t'r J.E. Wood, Colonel T. Wsod, Colonel Wortley, J. 'mart' Wyndham, Colonel Wyndham, W. Yorke, lion. E. T. Young, John Young, Sir W. Chetwode, Sir John Cholmondeley, H. Christmas, William James, Sir Walter Jernsyn, Earl Johnson, W. G. Christopher, It. A. Chute, W. L. Clayton. Sir W. layton. It. It. Clerk, Sir G. alive, R. H. C.,ckburii, Sir G. Codrington, C. W. Collett, W. Rickford Colville, C. R. Compton, H. Coote, Sir C. H. Corry, H. L. Courtenay, Viscount Crc swell, Baker Cripps, J. Crowe, 'l'. Bright Darby, George Dawnay, Hon. W. Denison, E. Beckett Di !k.nson. F. H. D'lsraeli, Benjamin Dodd, George Douglas, Sir Howard Douglas, Sir C. E. Douglas, J. O. S. Douro, Marquis of tiowdeswell; W. Drummond, H H. Duffield, Thomas buncombe. O. Du Pre, George East, James Buller Eaton, Richard J. Egerton, W. T. Egerton, Sir P. G. Eliot, Lori Emlyn, Viscount Escott, Bickham Estcourt, 'l'. G. B. Farnham, E. B. Feilden, W. Johnstone, Sir John Sir W. Jones, T. Ketnble, Henry Knatchbuil, Sir E. Knight, Henry Gall) Knight, F Winn Knighticy, Sir C. Law, Hon. C. E. Lawson, Andrew Legh, George C. Leicester, Earl of Lemon, Sir C. Lennox, Lord A. Liddel Lincoln, Earl of Lindsay. H. Lockhart, William Lowther, J. H. Lowther, Colonel Lygon, General Mackenzie, Thomas Mackenzie, W. F. Mackinnon, W. A. MacGeachy, F. A. Mahon, Lord Mainwaring, T Manners; Lord J March, Earl .of Marsham, Viscount Martin, C. W. Martin, T. E. Martyn, C. Cecil Master, T. W. C. Mas.erman, John Meynell, H. Miles, P. W. S. Hiles, W. Milnes, H. M. Mitchell, T. A. Morgan, Octavius Morgan, C. La absolute refusal of the whole of the said niches, which would have struck the bar rtrians with suspicion • and dread. But in- •toad of being thus effected, they acted de ceptively with reg-ard to the dine of their pro ceeding to Canton, and Elepoo under these circumstances received their presents. In reply to a memorial touching the above, the imperial will was received, strongly enjoining that the articles be sent back. Eleepo, in obedience thereto, flothwith took the various kinds of pre sents, and ordered Chin Chekang to go and give them back to the barbarians, who would not receive them. During the second month of the present year, the barbarians wishing to deliver back Chusan, Changke and Chin Chekang were sent to take one barbarian man and one woman to proceed and make known the strict injunctions, that when the city had been • given up then all the barbarians should be delivered. The pre sents which they had previously made were all sent back, and having received them, they set sail fur Canton. But . Elepoo did not, in obedience to the imperial will, forthwith advance and slaughter, and make an. immediate and thorough extermination Of them. The whole ot his proceedings being iMproper and really marked by imbecility, and being unworthy to bear so high an office, he earnestly besought that his crimes 'night be visited with heavy taken into puil e i d n e t. ra ti ‘ o V n e hole of , fr t o c l e i i t lis t t o e r la s, s t h t t having the evidence which he in person has laid before us, respectfully memorialise that in relation thereto the sacred commands may be recorded. Respecting the above case of Elepoo, the Im perial Coninnssioner and High Minister, his ma nagement of the barbarian affairs in Chekeang, and his not being able at once to recover Tinghae, the Imperial will was repeatedly transmitted that he should proceed to exterminate the enemy; but on every occasion he delayed and idly looked about him, and through excessive timidity did not go tbr ward, and that for every purpose he proved himself weak and useless. We therefore jointly solicit the imperial will, that Elepoo may be forthwith disgraced from the office he for merly held as governor of - the two Keang pro vinces, and be sent to Ele, that, by strenuous exertions, he may make amends for his offences. Changke and the official messenger Chin Che kang, who formerly proceeded to the barbarian ships, as we have found by examination, only acted in obedience to Elepoo, and accordingly we acquit them of crime. Let Chin Chekang return to his military station, and let Changke be released. TELLERS. Fremantle, Sir T. Baring, H. B. MI. Acheson, Viscount Ainsworth, Peter Aldan', William Anson, Hon. Colonel Bannerman, A. Bar, lay, David Baring, F. T. tiarnard, E. G. Bell, John Berkeley, C.l Berkeley, G. Berkeley, F. H. Bernal, 11. Blackstone, W. S. Biewitt, Reginald Rowring, Dr. Brocklehurst, J. Brotherton, J. Browne, W. Buller, C. Busfeild, W. Ilyng, George Byng, G. S. Cavendish, Hon. C. Cavendish, Hon. G. Chapman, Benjamin Childers, J. W. Clay, Sir W. Clive, E.. B. Cobden, Richard Col. orne, W Ridley Colebrooke, Sir T. E. Collins, W. Cowper, Hon. W. Craig, W. Gibson Crawford, W. S. Curteis, H. B. Dalmeny, Lord Dalrymple, Captain Dashwood, G. H. Dawson, Hon. T. V. Denison, John Evelyn Dennistoun, J. D'Evncourt, C. T. Dufl; James Duncan, George Duncombe, T. S. Diindas, C. W. D. Ea.sthope, Sir John Ehrington, Viscount Ellice, Rt. Hon. E. El! is, Wynn Esmond°, Sir T. Evans, William Ferguson, oionel Ferguson, Sir R. A. Fielden, J. Fit zalan ' Lord itzroy, Lord C. Forster, Matt hew 40RITY—NOP.;S, Fox, Charles Richan: Gibson, T. M. Gill, Thomas Gordon, Lord F. Gore, Robert, iirey, Sir O. Guest, J. Hall, Sir B. Haiford, Summers Harris. John Q Hastie, A. Hatton, Captain V. Hawes, B Hay, Sir A. L. Hayter, W. G. Heathcoat, John Hinuley, C arles Hobhouse, Sir J. C. Holdsaorth J. Horsman Howard, C. W.G. Howard, H: Lord Humphery, J. Hutt, W. Jardine, William John tone, Alex. Labouchere, H. Lainbton, H. Langston, J. H. Larpent, Sir G Layard, Captain Leader, J. 'l'. Loch, James Macaulay, T. B. M`Taggart, John Maher, V. Mangles, R. D. Marjoribanks, S. Marshall, W. Martin, John Maule, Hon p ax Mitcalfe Henry Morris, David Morrison, William Mostyn, Hon. E. M. Murray, A. Napier, Sir Charles O'Brien, W. Smith O'Connell.. D. O'Connell, al J. O'Connell, J. o•Ferrall, more Ogle, S. C. El. ord, W. Pag t, Frederick Palmerston, Viscount Parker, John Pechell, Captain Philips, G. lt. 176. Philipps, Sir R. Philios, Mark Pinney, W. Plumridge Captain Ponsonby, C. F. A. Ponsonby, Hon. JOllll Powell, Caleb Protheroe, E. Pulsford, It bert Rawdon, J. D. Reddington, T. N. Rennie, George Ricardo, John Lewis Race, E. 13. Roche, Sir D. • umbold, C. E. Rundle, John Itus,ell, Lord John Russell, Lord E. Scott, R. Scrope, G. P. Shell, R. L. Smith, Penjamin Smith, J. A. Smith, R. Vernon Somers, J. P. Somerville, Sir W. Stansfield, W. R. Stanton, W. H. Stuart, Lord J. Stuart, W. Vi tiers Strutt, Edward Tancred, H. W. Thornely, Thomas Towneley, John Traill. Georie Trowbridge, Sir T. Villiers, Charles P. Villiers, Frederick Vivian Hon. Captain Wakley, Thomas Walker, R. Wall, B. Ward, H. G. Wawn, John T. Westenra, H. R. Wilde, Sir T. Williams, Wm. Wilson, Matthew Winnington, Sir 1 Woo 1, Benjamin Wood, C. Wood, O.W. Wo,sley, Lord Wrightson, W - Yorke, H. ftedhead - That which your Majesty's Ministers,have ad judged of the cases brought before us in Council assembled, we now reverently report to the Court, that the Imperial will may be received and recorded. The Imperial reply. His Majesty's commands have been received as follows : "In co:tsequcnce of Elepoo having unsatis factorily mauaged the military affairs of Chekeang, our imperial will was delivered to TE1.1.P.551.• Tufnell, Henry Hill, Lord IlL4Tetl6 the princes and high ministers to adjudge the crimes of which he was guilty, and it appears that prince Jinchow and others, in council assembled, have now reported upon the above case. Elepoo, holding the office of high imperial commissioner - for the arrangement of affairs in Chekeang was unable forthwith to recover the captured territories. The imperial will was repeatedly transmitted to him, that he should advance and set about really proving himself to be imbecile; • and let him be forthwith disgraced from the office he formerly held as Governor of the two Keang provinces, and let him be sent to Ele, that by strenuous exertions h e may make some amends for his crimes, and be a warning to others. • Respect this."—Chinese Repository for November.. LECTURES ON CHEMISTRY. Dr. Reid delivered the first of his instructive and edifying course of lectures at Exeter Hall on Wednesday, in the great room, to a large, scientific, and respectable assemblage. After some preliminary remarks, tending to extol the advantages which a study of this science ensured, and its almost universal applicabi. lity to the ordinary actions and offices of life, the learned Lecturer proceeded to touch upon the leading difficul y attending chemistry, viz., the indivisibility of matter. Those infinitesimal and atomic particles, which no man has ever seen, which have hitherto, and very likely ever will, evade the subtlest scrutiny, form the chief agents in this science : pat tlcles which are mathematically divisible, but not physically. Several experiments were performed, illustra tive of the extreme minuteness of these particles, which, after the reduction they underwent, were nevertheless not then at the myriadth part of their divisibility : thus a grain only of soluble lead being dissolved in a large receiver filled with water, its par ticles on solution become so multitudinous as to render the whole body of the fluid albescent. All chemical substances (continued Dr. Reid) were either elementary or compound, and heat was the great modifier of their forms and changes. An experiment &tad dative of this fact attracted much attention. Two bars of solid iron, heated to a white heat by the forge and bellows erected in the room, OR being brought in contact with a thick match of sulphur, ran down in a liquid stream like !pelted wax or camphor. Oxygen was the great agent pervading elation. Thy: air, the waters, the animal frame, and every ponderable substance known, partook of this universal operant, and that to such a degree that a chemist of eminence had asserted it to compose more than half the globe. It was this power existing in the air which acted so extensively upon the masses of matter. Little was it believed at first that the mass of opake coal contained in its indivisible atoms such heat and power as we know them capable of developing, productive of life, and conducive to all our arts and comforts. Press of matter precludes us from recounting more copiously the scientific contents of the lecture, or reviewing its brilliant and well-managed series of ac. companying experiments, but shall at a future evening eonfer on ourselves the pleasure of noticing at greater length this excellent course of philosophic entertainment and instruction. GREAT NORTH OF ENGLAND RAILWAY. Traffic returns for the week, ending March 5, 1842: Passengers O•• O £679 7 6 Merchandise £l,lll 12 0 Darlington, March 9. W. O'BRIEN, Secretary. REMARKABLE ROBBERY AT TIIE OLYMPIC TREA fRE. —On Wednesday, shortly after the fall of the curtain , at this theatre upon the last scene of the Artful Dodge, an ex- traordi: ary scene occurred, which afforded considerable amuse ment to the audience. One of the visitors in the gallery, in consequence of the familiarity of a ' companion, had his ' hat knocked into the pit, and, in order to recover it, a numbtr of handkerchiefs were tied together to such a length as would reach down to the pit of the theatre, for the pur pose of having the hat fastened to the end of them, that it might be pulled up. Rather a suspicious-looking individual, who had the hat in his possession, seized hold of the chain of handkerchiefs, for the purpose, as was imagined, of affixing the hat, when suddenly, to the great surprise of everybody, he pulled the handkerchiefs from the grasp of the person in the gallery who held them, and instantly " bolted," getting clear off with his booty, to the great amusement of a facetious-look. ing gentleman in the pit, who evinced his gratification by ejac ulating, " Well, if folks want to see an artful dodge,' let 'em come to the Olympic." SUDDEN DEATH OF A POLlCEMAN.—Wednesday, as a police sergeant, No. 6 E, was going his rounds, in passing through Middle-row; Holborn, he discovered police constable, 42 F, lying in a state of insensibility. Immediate assistance was procured, and the unfortunate man was taken to the station house, when it was found he was lifeless; his death is supposed to have been occasioned by apoplexy. A rumour that he was killed by the falling of a tile, which was in circulation this morning, is without foundation. CONVICTION OF TWO MORE SPIES.—At the King's County Assizes, two spies, named Levins and Martin, were found guilty of wilful and corrupt perjury—Levins for swear ing against five men on a charge of houghing cattle, which he had killed himself ; and Martin for . swearing that a person named Sullivan had written—a threatening notice, which had been fabricated and posted" by the spy himself. Chief Justice Pennefather, after remarking that " cases such as these ought to make the authorities pause before they listened to information coming from such a quarter," sentenced Levins to be imprisoned for two months and then transported for seven years, and Mar tin to be transported for seven years.--Dub/in Evening Post. FISH IN THE BATH WATERS.—A singular circum stance occurred last week. The gold fishes in the ornamental glass globes, in the Great Pump Room, from some unaseer • tamed cause, became torpid and to all appearance dead ; so that the official, thinking them to be really lifeless, threw them from the window into the hot water lake. He had no sooner done so than they began disporting themselves with great viva city, as if a new existence had been imparted to them. The superintendent states that though the temperature of these waters is usually 93 deg., not only gold fish, but eels and perch thrive in them.—Bads Journal. There are now living in the vicinity of Horsham three Magistrates, whose united age is 269 years—Robert Hurst, Shelle, Bart., 88 ; and J. DI. co s g q. y y 88Sir.ZBimriogthhtln Gazette. R EV ERSE or FORTUNE.—At a meeting of the cre ditors of the Newton Bank, held at Exete r a few days since, r iis m t, e Esq., rai 3 it nes stated that Mr. Baker (one of the partners) went into the concern with 17,000/., and had not now a shilling! A new local newspaper, intended for the Counties of Ross, Cromarty, Sutherland, and Caithness, has just ap ed under the title of the Ross-shire Advertiser. It is to L s conductedon Liberal principles. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH IL 1842 VI. It is understood that our ships of war which were seized by the barbarians have ❑ot yet been burned, but as formerly, lay anchored off Hae-cho-ohill. On the nineteenth the villagers secretly proceeded with intent stealthily to set them adrift, designing to deliver them to the officers and obtain rewards. They, howeVer, did not suppose that they were closely watched by the barbarians, who Sent their boats in pursuit, and opening their great guns, killed three of the people and recovered the said vessels all back again.--Ibid, Dec. 4. • TRANSLATION. Report .of the Lieutenant-Governor of the pro.- vince of Chekeang, on the death of Yukeen, Imperial Commissioner and' Governor o f t h e provinces of Chekeang and Fukien, after the capture of the town of Chinhae ; and also a Report on the affairs of the province of Fukien. Lew, Lieut,-governor of Chekeang, respect fully reported on the Ist day of the 9th moon; the death, in the service of his country, of the Commissioner Yukeen, and that the coffined corpse had already been forwarded to Keangsoo, and, looking up, prayed fur the imperial nce on the subject. I humbly beg leave to state that, because yesterday, the reports of what had become of the Imperial Envoy and Great Minister, were contra dictory from all quarters, after I had made a re port to your Imperial Majesty, requesting speedy inquiries should be made, I besides made another report, which is on record ; and after I despatched the documents, I forthwith selected the tooze ( g eneral) of the province of Keangnan, Choo Lungho, and entrusted him with the official seals of the Imperial envoy and great Minister, those of the Governor of the two Keang provinces and of the salt commissioner of the two llawe (rivers) to convey to the provincial capital (of Chekeang.) • Moreover, it' is authenticated that Kinshing, the domestic servant of the said great minister, petitioned, saying : On the 26th day of the Bth moon (Oct. 10) he received verbal orders from his master, that, because the barbarian ships were successively and unexpectedly entering the river, he ordered him to take his official seals and deliver them to Choo Lungho, to carry back (to the provincial capital); he then forthwith em barked and led the battle from the shin to the yew period—from 8 A.M., to 5 P.:sr.; but when the Chaoupaou and Kinke hills and the district town were lost, his master, seeing he could do no more,. went to the water's edge and looking towards the Celestial gate ; and performing the ceremony of obeisance to the Emperor, lie immediately plunged into the water, to die .with an undeviat ing, adherence to the line of duty. But the soldiers having dragged him out of the water, carried him out of the town, and con veyed him to the public office of Ningp, and there changed his clothes and gave him to drink (some medicine), he being scarcely able to breathe ; they then pursued with urgent haste their course on foot, and on the next day, about one P.M. having passed the city of Yuyao about fbur or five le, Yukeen expired; and that he had brought the corpse to the provincial capital to be prepared for the grave. His master left no sons, but had directed that his nephew, Tilichin, the son of hisyounger uterine brother, the hereditary duke Yukang—designa tion ChingyusT - -a secretary of the military board, should ' succeed him in his estates : such are the circumstances. After I had read the petition, my tears began to flow, and I could not control my grief. A coffin of thick wood was immediately bought; his official colleagues assembled to attend the shrouding of the body in a proper mariner, which was adorned with many costly ornaments and grave-clothes. At the present time, as the province of Chekeang is to be defended against the barbarian banditti, the whole province is filled with false rumours, and circumstances are extremely pressing, and it is not con venient to keep the coffin of the said great Mi nister long in the province ; therefore Hwang meen, who is waiting for the appointment of a chefoo in the province of Keangsoo, and Lan Weiwan, the Magistrate of - Chaouwan, and Major (showpei) Kwantae, of the city of Keang ning, have been directed to accompany the do mestics of ihe deceased to the Governor's office in Keangning to manage the funeral. As the said great Minister, from the com mencement of the time when the barbarian re -1)-21s began to excite disturbances until now, urged with sharp words their utter extermi nation, and was earnest in his plans to mani fest .the dread majesty of his country, although the power of the rebels is great and their will and determination fixed and strong; and now, because the earnest wishes of his heart have not been ful filled, his strength failed him, and he died a victim to his duty; a catastrophe worthy of the deepest commiseration. Looking up, I fervently beg that the celestial flivour will graciously bow down and confer abundant compassion, in order to stimulate mi r;isters to a like devotion, and to soothe the faithful spirit of the deceased; then the ministers and people of the empire will heartily bear the same fate. The said great Minister left orders that If nephew Tilichin, should be his heir. On inter- rogatiw•r hi s servant, I have learnt that he is yet of . tender age, and that he resides in Keangning with his relations, who are all females, he having no other relations and no faithful and sincere adherents on whom he can depend (with him.) I further beg the favour that it be permitted, when the coffin reaches his native place, to allow Yuhnng to superintend the funeral rites. As to the public papers of reports of the said Great Minister when in life, and the replies con . taining the Imperial will, by me they have been reverently opened, and they all relate to the military affairs of the province of Chekeang, and I forthwith respectfully managed accordingly ; if there be any relation of the affairs of the province of Keangsoo, I will forthwith write and despatch them to Leang, the Lieut.-Governor of that province, that each separate circumstance may be attended to. General C!ioo Lungho has brought the offi cial seals of the (late) IMperial Envoy and great Minister, which I have, deposited in the treasury, and when there is a good opportu nity I will respectfully transmit them. The offi cial seals of the Governor of the two Keang (provinces), with those of the salt commissioner of the two Hwae, I have directed Yang Chun.' cation, who is waiting for the appointment of a le-wan in the Treasurer's office, to meet and join with the said General, and convey and deliver them to Leang. I further beg that the vacant Governor-Generalship of the two Keang provinces be immediately filled up, that the present weighty affairs may be superintended and managed. I have respectfully written this report, to be hastened on at the rate of 600 Ic a day, and looking up I pray for the holy glance. A respectful glance. NIGER, EXPEDITION. (PROM A CORRESPONDENT.) It is scarcely probable that this. expedition, on the reduced scale which has been intimated by the Go vernment, will again ascend the river before May or June next. The interim may, perhaps, be bene ficially spent in acquiring a more accurate knowledge of the coast round the Bights and Fernando Po, an island daily increasing in interest. The African Civili sation Society is, we understand, taking measures for procuring a sufficient supply of negro agency, which may also lead to a more direct and profitable con nexion between the West Indies and Africa. There is no reason to fear that the cause of Africa will be deserted, either by the Government or the country, on account of a present loss, and the tempo rary suspension of operations consequent on the falling of the river. The vague report which has been circulated of the destination of the Model Farm is not believed 1.)3 , Captain Trotter, nor confirmed by the latest letters from Ascension, and strikingly resembles the mali cious rumours which the people of the coast used to bring to Fernando Po, during Lander's absence up the river. LOSS OF THE INDIA, EMIGRANT SHIP. Direct accounts from Port Philip give further pirticulars of the loss of the India emigrant ship, while on her voyage from Greenock to that colony. The India had 108 persons on board, and left Greenock on the 4th June last. - On the 9,oth July following, when in south lati tude 10, and west longitude 33, she caught fire, in consequence of the ignition of some spirits by a lighted candle, while being incautiously drawn off by a boy. In a very brief space of time, the flames had enveloped the whole ship, but for tunately a French whaler was in sight, and came near to render assistance. 'Upon the first boat being lowered, there was, as usual a tremendous rush, by which it became immediately swamped, about eighteen persons, all passengers except one, being drowned. By the admirable conduct of the mate, all the re maining parties were saved, but some were almost in a state of nudity, and others were injured by the fire. The whole were conveyed to Rio de Janeiro, where the British merchants presented the commander of the French whaler with a gold chronometer, and the ship-masters with an ele gant gold snuff-box. The sum of 1,0001. was also raised for the emigrants, who had lost every THE WEST LONDON RAILWAY COMPANY. The twelfth half-yearly general meeting of the Proprietors in this Company was held yesterday, at their offices, 11, Ab church-lane, King William -street, for the purpose of electing three Directors, and to receive the Report of the Directors, and a statement of the accounts from the Secretary. Mr. MORGAN took the Chair, and called upon The SECRETARY to read the Report, from which it appeared that the Directors had used their best endeavour to com plete the line, but adverse circumstances had prevented its ac e mplishment. The works remaired in the same state as last April, since which time the works hal sustained consi derable damage from the wet weather. The Directors had negotiated with the Birmingham and London Railway, and the Grand Junction Railway, but they had been unsuccessful. The Directors had come to the determination of curtailing the expenses to the lowest possible point, and the undertaking► would therefore remain in abeyance. From the statement of the accounts, it appeared that the net receipts, up to the 30th June, were 122,5621. 16s. 10d., and from the 30th June up to December, 1841, the receipts were 18,5431. Bs. 4id., making a total of 141,1061. ss. •2% a d. The net disbursements, up to the 30th June were 121,5431. 16s. 2d., and from 30th June to December, 1841, 19,3421. 2s. 3d.. leaving a balance in favour of the Company of upwards of 220/. Mr. BRITON moved that the Reportbe received, and adopted, and printed for circulation. Mr. GODWIN seeouded the motion, which was carried. Messrs. Wutrcutractt, STRUCH, and LEWIS, the retiring Directors, were then re-elected. Mr. THORNE, who appeared fur one of the creditors, wished to ask what the Directors proposed to do with respect to the claims on the Company. The CHAIRMAN said, it was the intention to call a meeting of the creditors shortly, when certain proposals would be sub mitted to them. The meeting was then adjourned fur a month, for the purpose of giving the Directors an opportunity of consulting the creditors, and reporting thereon. NORTH BRUNSWICK AND NOVA SUOTIA LAND COMPANY. A meeting of the Directors and Prop, ietors of this' Company was held yesterday at the George and Vulture Tavern, Cornhill. One of our Reporters was in attendance from 12 till 1 o'Clock, when he was informed by the Secretary of the Company that the proceedings were private. ANTICIPATED EARTHQUAKE. The delusion of the earthquake appears to increase as the time approaches whoa it is expected to come into operation. Yester. day two of the Irish steamers, which left London in the course of the day, were literally crowded with passengers, and the Captain of one of them told the writer that the only living creatures they trought to London were pigs. Many a man, and woman too, has turned their pretended alarm to good account, by moving from one part of London to another in a great hurry, leaving the landlord to reconcile himself to his loss of rent and empty houses. The Magistrates at the Thames Police-office have been more ti-en once or twice required to adjust the differences between indi viduals arising out of the popular delusion. Yesterday one Owen Matthews, from Cork, complained of what he called an " an attack of the earthquake," perpetrated by Mike Donnolly, a countryman of his. Mr. Matthews having given some offence to Mike, the latter took a " dthrop o' the cratur," and waited on the com. plainant to tell him his mind, when he took occasion to hint that it was such as him (the complainant) that the earth. quake was coming to swallow up. At this Matthews became very much enraged, and pushed Mike and his wife out of the house, which operation brought the nose of the one and the fist of the other within a very unpleasant proximity of each other. At this moment Tim Casey was passing, and of course could not resist the temptation of joining in the row. Mrs. Mike Donnolly, seeing this reinforcement opposed to hcr husband, took part in the melee herself, when all the lot, either by the shock of an earthquake or some other force, found themselves embracing their kindred mud in the street. A worthy po'iceman then interposed, and caused operations to be suspended. The Magistrate seemed to think the affair was no more than an Irish row. " everybody pitch into everybody," and dismissed the case. THE LATE SIR WILLIAM MAC- NAGHTEN. Scarcely have we recovered from the melancholy news of the death of Sir Alexander Burnes, one of the most efficient anti active officers on the British staff in India, than the annouce ment of a similarly disastrous event has rear hed us in the assassination of Sir William Maimaghten, where talents as a Diplomatical Secretary, were for many years of great and im portant avail in managing the troublesome and deranged state of affairs in Affghanistan and Cabool. The discharge of his duties in subordinate capacities, during his earlier transactions ►n the East, was always characterised by that sagacity and penetration which appeared mere conspicuously in his later days, and we proceed to notice that portion of his life, which stands more prominently forward, namely, when he became a negotiator on the British side to arrange the difficulties outstanding between the contending parties. After the fruitless negotiations on the part of Capt. Burnes, in 1836, at Cabool, to bring about a peaceful understanding between Dost Mahomed Khan, after his aggression upon the territories of Runjeet Singh, and other of the Sheiks who were on amicable terms with the British, and the latter having con sidered themselves warranted in espousing the cause of Shah Soojah-001-Moolk, the Governor-General deputed Mr. Mae naghten, in the June of 1838, to the Court of the Rajah. The result of his mission was the conclusion of a triplicate treaty by the British Government, Runjeet Singh, and the Shah, whereby the latter was guaranteed in his possessions, and bound to co-operate for the restoration of the Shah to his dominions. From this period the prozress of the important negotiations with the ex-King of Cabool and the Maharajah Runjeet Singh were conducted in a very satisfactory manlier by Mr. Mac naghten, in his capacity of Secretary to the Indian Govern ment; and Lord Auckland, in his despatches to the Secret Committee, spoke in high terms of his ability. Mr. Mac nagh.en was on this occasion accompanied by Captain Wade, then Political Agent at Loodiana, Lord Auckland's Military Secretary, Dr. Drummond, and Lieutenant Macgregor one of his Lordship's Aides-de-Camp, who arrived at the town of Adeenanaggur, situated about 70 miles to the north east of Lahore, on the 30th of May, where they found Runjeet Singh encamped. The subsequent affairs which proceeded out of this mission, appertain to the history of the time rather than a bio graphical notice, and are, moreover, well known. At this particular juncture of affairs also, when our relations with Persia became daily more critical, Mr. Macnaghten saw the necessity, and was himself the originator of the motion, as to the eligibility of equipping and transporting a small force to the ?erei in Gulf to prote t the despatches, which then grow ing into importance, came by that channel, and accordingly in conformity therewith, the Isle of Karrak was immediately oc cupied with forces and a requisite squadron. During the time of his mission to the Shah, he resided in a palace in the city of Candahar, allotted him there, which was on the whole a very indifferent building, and was within the walls of the town, which are thirty feet in height. The valley, however, towards its other aspects, was one of luxuriant corn, and chiefly supplied with grain the cavalry which he there had quartered with him. During his Envoyship at this Court, Mr.Macnaghten carried every thing to its appropriate pitch of British splendour and observence ; his levees were good, and on the occasion of the celebration of the accession of Shah Soojah to the kingdom of his ancestors, his display of the army of the Indus was judicious and fine. The subsequent events which attach to Sir Witham Macnaghten's life are little variable in their nature ; the life of a clo,e diplomatical Secretary cannot be expected to consist of much variation; his chief occupations and engagements being carried on in the silentness of the oloset, and among the general secrecy of sealed communications and despatches. CORONER'S INQUEST.—Yesterday afternoon an in quest was held in the Vestry-room of the Church of St. Mag nus, London-bridge, before William Payne, Esq., the City Coroner, on the body of Mary Ann Naylor, a remarkably fine grown young woman, aged 16 years, who had committed suicide The deceased, whose parents are in very respectable circum stances, had been for the last month in the service of Mr. Waldron, of Nelson-terrace, City-road, basket-rod merchant, but not being sufficiently strong to perform the duties of her situation, had received warning to leave ; however, not the slightest impropriety of conduct was attr.butable to her. On Alornlay night last, about eight o'clock, she went out on an errand, and, it appears, proceeded to the residence of her parents, No. 7 Queen-street, Soho-square, where she remained for a short time, and appeared to be in her nsnal state of good health, and remarkably cheerful. Her sister-in-law, to whom she was much attached, accompanied her as far as the Angel Inn at Islington, on her way home, and left her about eleven o'clock, after which time it does not appear that she was seen alive by any person who knew her. About half-past three o'clock on Tuesday morning a constable, No 590 of the city police discovered her lying on the causeway, about a yard from the steps of the upper landing place, on the City side of London-bridge, on her bee, with her head towards the opposite side of the river, and about a foot from the water. The tide was then running down. The body was quite cold and stiff, but she appeared to have been in the water but a very short time. It was after wards removed to the receiving-house at the church. In the i pocket of the deceased was found a letter to her s i s te r -i n -l aw , who was on the eve of marriage ; it was couched in terms of the most fervent affection ; and in her box at her (Mr. Wal droa's) residence, was found another letter, addressed to her sister-in-law, stating her intention to destroy her life, as she was unhappy, but she did not state in which way, and intreat irag her relations not to sorrow for her. The Jury returned a a Verdict of " Temporary Mental Derangement." " The prosecution against the Spanish clergy," ob serves the Presse, "is still continued. The metropolitan chap ter of Lugo has been condemned to a month's imprisoment for denying, as anti-canonical, the authority of the diocesan gover nor named under the influence of tlse Regent. The public proiecutor called for sentence of death agair st two of the mem bers of the chapter. Two canons of Toledo have been ba nished for eight years for the same offence." NATURAL GAS.—A singular phenomenon has been lately discovered in Glamorganshire, namely, a jet of natural gas, which rises through a small river, about a mile and a hall from Newbridge. The brook has its source in the valley be tween the Llaatrissent and Dinas Mountains, flows into the Ronda, and joins the Taff at Newbridge. In the centre of this river, or brook, is a continued rising, or strong bubble, of about eight or ten inches above the stream, as though the water was blown up by a current of air, and exceedingly cold to the hand. This, when ignited, produces a powerful flame, from four to five feet in height, with intense heat ; and the smell is the same as burning sulphur. There are two jets in the field adjoining, and three on the other side the brook; but they are not so strong as the one passing through the water. The effect by night is grand and beautiful, having the appearance of one man of large, brillant, blue flame. " The Infante Don Francisco," says a Madrid Cor respondent of the Presse, " has requested of Espartero the admission of his second son, Don Enriquez, into the Spanish navy as a midshipman. The Regent is sa;d not only to have granted the request, but even to have at once made the young Infante a Captain." A Madrid letter in the Phare of Bayonne states that the exact amount of the budget of expenditure for 1841 is 1.369,301,681 reals, and of that of receipts 871,730,644 r., leav ing a deficit for the current year of 490,108,208 r. LOST TREASURE FOUND.—A gentleman who re sides in the neighbouring county of Bedford, not very far frora St. Neots, had a very extraordinary adventure on Wednesday night. He was riding home on horseback, with a quantity of gold and silver in his pocket ; an unlucky hole let out the cash, and on reaching the end of his journey he found that 701. in sovereigns and silver bad disappeared. This was too large a toss to submit to quie, so the gentleman i n quest i on retraced his steps about nine o'clock, and on half a mile of road picked up most of his lost treasure. On the following morning at day break the search was renewed, and so successful was it, that out of about five hundred pieces of coin only two shillings were finally lost, — Cambridge Chronicle. thing by the fire, the officers and crew of the I SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. American ship, Potomac, having generously sub uraginetgodalt3o.tsot.hweiori.raeshpoeucttircehaptahratmie: . TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY scribed .550 dollars. The Grindly, which was t ► The,. Derby betting, as far as it related to the two principal - as th t : t — ho 7 se to pr l i . c w es aa . tak en convey the emigrants to Port Philip, had not in unison a t s e bee w n ag ob m se o rv re abTe n' io ° arrived up to the 19th October last. Here. the f t a h % a • o n u necessitythe subsequent offers being ' to a trifle about Attila, an r d s° 23 is shown of providing a sufficient number of boats. peated attempts were made to i get on a b out Wseacre I Ballinkeele, and Auckland, and in each case _ without sue-. cess, until 6 o'clock, when a noble lord laid 33 •to 1, to 2001. agst the last of the three, who finished at 30 to 1, taken; nothing was done about the other two, but they may be quoted at an improvement on Monday's prices. The Dirce colt and Defier opened and finished as be. fore.: A few out-siders were backed, but only Canadian and Palinurus with any spirit. The Oaks betting was remarkable only for the advance og Syren to the top of the tree; 9 to 1 was taken in fifties, and an offer made to back her against anything. Closing prices CHESTER CUP. 10 to 1 agst Mr. Kirby's Lanercost 12 to 1 agst Mr. Holmes' Vulcan 12 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Marshal Soult 16 to 1 agst Mr. St. George's Jolly Tar 17 to 1 agst Mr. Plummet's Alice Hawthorn—taken 35 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Rory o . lllore 35 to 1 agst Mr. Knot's George DERBY. 7 to 1 agst Col. Anson's Attila 20 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Chatham 25 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Dirce colt 2.5 to I agst Mr. Wreford's Wiseacre 27 to 1 agst Mr. Dixon's Balhnkeele 30 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Auckland —taken 33 to I agst Mr. Gregory's Defier—taken 45 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Palinurus—taken 45 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsh,,v's Moss Trooper—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Bowers' Meteor—taken 50 to 1 ag•t Duke of Grafton's Canadian—taken 50 to I agst Mr. Greenwood's Lasso—taken 50 to 1 agst. Mr. Pettit's Espartero 66 to 1 agst Mr. Scott's Artful Dodger—taken 66 to 1 agst Mr. Bird's Dr. Allan 2000 to 30 agst Mr. Goodman's Gobbo— taken 3000 to 30 agst Mr. Peel's Seahorse—taken 1000 to 10 agst Mr. Thornhill's Equation—taken 600 to 500 on Canadian agst Equation—taken. 30 ti 1 agst All the mares OAKS. 9 to 1 agst Scott's Syren—taken 8 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's lot—taken 18 to 1 asst Lord Exeter's Amina filly—taken 35 to I agst Col. Westenra s Rapture—taken TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 4 to 1 agst Mr. NVreford's Wiseacre • 7 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes' Meteor COVENTRY RACES—WEDNESDAN. The Cr.ven Trial Stakes of 10 soya. each, with 50 added. Once round and a dis. (10 subs ) Mr. Goodman's Sister to Glencoe, 4 yrs, Bat 41b (Crouch) 1 Lord Warwick's roc by Camel, 4 yrs, Bst 7ib The following also started :—Mr. Brooke's ch c by Zealot, 4 yrs, Bst 71b • Mr. Brist ow ' s A re th usa , E st 1 Ilb ; an d Mr. Skcrratt's Lydia, 4 yrs, Bst. 41b. Handicap of 10 sows. each, with 30 added. Mile and half. (10 subscriber-. ) Mr. W. Fox's Miss Kitty Cockle aged, list 101 b ...( Frost) 1 Mr. Collett's Moonbeam, 4 yrs, Bat 2 Sir. Copeland's Chantilly, 6 yrs, Bst 61b 3 The following were not placed:—Mr. Bennett's Whisperer, 4 yrs, 7st 121b—Mr. Skerratt's Hudebras, 4 yrs, 7st 101b—Mr. Jones' Sister to Broadwath, 4 yrs, 7st 31b, and Mr. Ousley's Happy-go-Lucky, 3 yrs., 6st 51b. The City Stakes of 5 sovs. each,l with 20 added, for horses not thorough-bred ; three yrs, 9st. 71b ; four yrs, lOst 71b ; file yrs, llst. 41b ; six yrs, list 121 b ; and aged, 12st; winners extra. Mile and half. (9 subs.) Mr. Jones rht b g Henley, 5 yrs ....... ........... (Jones) 1 Mr. Sweatman's b f by Dr fence, 4 yrs Mr. Wilder's b g The Tiger, aged The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. Wheeldon's b c by Giovanni, 4 y•rs •' Mr. Jortoby'a Water-lily, 3 yrs; Mr. Clarke's ch g by Napoleon Is Grand, 4 yrs; and Mr. Robinson's Tamwerth, 5 yrs. A Silver Cup, added to a Handicap of 3 sous. each, and 10 for the second. Two-mile heats. (10 subs.) Mr. langley's Rancour, 4 yrs, Tat 121 b ... (Bradley) 0 1 1 Mr. Jobsen's Frank, 6 yrs, Bst Mr. Samwell's The Knight, 6 yrs, Bst 51b Mr. Williams's Anvil, 4 yrs, Tat 121 b Mr. Collett's Moonbeam, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b 2 dr. Mr. F. Robins's Pre,ident, 4 yrs, Bst The Hurdle Race Stakes of 3 sous. each, and 30 added. Mr Ekins's Duenna, aged Mr. Elmore's Sam Weller, aged „ ..... 0. 1 The stakes were divided. RUGBY STEEPLECHASES—YESTERDAY. Sweep takes of 2 sovs. each, and 10 added. (13 Subs. ) Mr. C. Shearing nd. br g The Actor (Worth) 1 Mr. James's Lansquenet Several others started. Sweepstakes of 5 sons. each, and 30 added. (II Slabs ) Mr. Longhorn's gr g Buffoon (Mr. Bretherton) Mr. Brown's Lather Mr. Jones's Antelope Mr. Varley lad. bm Matilda ........... dis Mr: T. Oliver's Cheroot and five others started. Matilda came in first, but having gone on the wrong Aida of a flag, was declared distanced, and the race given to Buffoon. Both races were well contested. PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITURE ON PAPER, PRODUCED BY THE CALOTYPE PROCESS. • This new description of portraiture, discovered by Mr. Cohen, of 29, Somerset-street, Port Man-square, Mini-iture Painter to her Majesty, forms an attractive exhibition of Fine Art. By the improved process of the calotype, the photographic power is increased, and has the advantage of being indelible in its Impression, while any number of portraits may be obtained from one sit -6'10% The manner in which Mr. Colien's method acts is thus : By the ealotype process, a likeness is produced by the ca mera obscura, through the blackening action of light on chemi cal combinations a. ith silver, which are introduced into the paper from whence the likeness is taken. The lightest part of the object is thus represented by black on the paper in - the camera, whilst the darkest part makes no -impression on the payer. This re verse d pi c t ure (f or suc h it is) is laid on another prepared paper, and is submitted to the influenea of light, which, passing through the first, blackens the paper under neath in those parts which had not been affected in the camera operation, and the result obtained i. an exact reverse of effect. These likenesses may be multiplied to any exterv. The portraits of Count 6t. Aulaire, the French Am bassador, Professor Brandy, Mr. Charles Young, and many others which we viewed, were excellent specimens of the rich mezzotint which, under this process, like nesses assume and retain. In the night of Monday last, the furniture-ware house of M. Dubois, at Boulogne-sur-Mer, caught fire, and, although every assistance was immediately brought, and ably directed, it burnt with such fury that the building and the whole of its contents were consumed, leaving nothing but the bare walls. No part cf the property was insured. M. Dubois himself, who was about .50 years of age, his son, 21, and his daughter, not quite 17, were all suffocated before they could be got out of the burning building, and no medical skill could restore them to life. The father and son were seen half-dressed in the lower part of the house, and might, perhaps, have es caped, but, as it is believed, returned up again to save the young lady, who was sleeping in the attics, and were overcome by the smoke before they could reach her. The original cause of this melancholy catastrophe is not known. " A German from Frankfort-on-the-Maine," says the Memorial of Aix, " has been lately residing at the Hotel du Luxembourg, in this town, who astonished the natives by his eccentricity, and equally gratified them by his lavish libe rality. To every porter he employed, however trifling the service, he gave at. least 10, and sometimes 20f. Never did a pauper holdout his hand to him without receiving a gold piece of 20f. Ile paid 300 f. for the hire of a carriage to go to Tho lonet, a village at a very short distance, and when there, scat tered his money in profusion among the astounded peasants. 04 settling his accouats with his landlady, he not only paid her most generously, but made her a present of several Napoleons in addition to her bill, and a handsome commode. On setting off-he made scrambles, by throwing handsful of silver among the people at the door of his carriage. He declared that he was going to Valence, but intended to return to Aix, which he found a delightful place. He appeared to be in full possession of his reasoning faeulties." The death of the Marquis of Hertford has made a greater sensation than that of any other nobleman for some time pa t. In spite of his enormous wealth and his princely expenditure, he was ever haunted by the fear of being reduced to want. His funded property was very large, and, many years ago, he commenced a series of illusory speculations to protect himself from any great deprecia tion ; and, gossip says, that a short time before the failure of the United States Bank,' he had invested an im mense sum in it, sold out of the English funds, on account of the unsettled relations with Fiance on the Eastern question. This lo,s, it is said, preyed very much on his mind. Latterly he became quite a cripple through the gout. The honours that thus become vacant will be no gain to the Ministry, except as rewarding an active rather than a passive supporter. Chettenhant Looker- On. 14E1T11.-1. H tctt MISER.—An old man, of the name of Lane, who a number of years ago kept a small drug gist's shop in this town, but, for several years back, has been living more in the character of a pauper, was found dead a few days ago in a garret, under circumstances of apparent destitution that left no doubt upon the minds of those who found him that the miserable object had died of want. After the funeral, however, money and Bank documents were discovered among his tattered clothes and chattels to the amount of eleven or twelve hundred pounds ! Since the time he gave up the drug-shop, he had been wandering about Leith and Edin burgh without stockings and with scarcely a ihow upon his feet. Scotsman. The Gazette thi Midi of Alanceilles, of the 24th tilt. says:—" The Phenicien has brought hither from Cadiz the Bishop of Mahon, Diaz de Merino, exiled by the Regent, at his passport expressly states. It is said that the Pope has offered him an aq ua' at Rome." THE ART or SINKING.—A Provincial Paper thus cautions persons guilty of cruelty to the brute creation :—" All evil•disposed persons in these parts, who are in the habit of behaving with cruelty to unfortunate animals in their care, or with which they come accidentally in contact, should be aware that, in addition to the eye of Providence that ever sees and notes their guilty deeds, they are under the inspection of Yewens, the active officer of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals." CLEANLINESS.—You will excuse the freedom I take in giving you advice on various duties. I assure you I have no object but your own improvement—the real welfare of your selves an d families. I could like you duly to estimate the ad vantage of personal cleanliness. The skin contains innu merable pores, or little channels, through which the body disch•rges the perspirable matter—a process essential to health. All dirt and filth should be constantly removed from the skin, for the purpose of allowing this matter to discharge; but if the pores be clogged up with dirt, it not only prevents this, but a quantity of matter injurious to the body is also taker, in, and the consequence i., that heaviness and dulness which yon often feel. Every animal, by instinct. continually tries to keep itself clean, even the pig, by rolling in the dirt h a_,nodm dry ing itself afterwards, is attempting to remove the dirt, t its skin. Why are girls in factori e s healtbeir thanh o r s f • , entio, T , h to e doctors say it is because the pay so 11111eil ~ personal cleanliness. Though soap be d , washing t e r is cheap, daily and if persons once get into the habit of them selves, they would find such comfort frotton it a s called "the un washed. 4 to continue the practice. Never consider it an honou r washed."—Struggle few days since, at the exchange in or SOO persons took place , _ 3 The Bordeaux papers state that a meeting of 700 of circular from the commission that city, in appointconseenence the Pre d f e e l c e t g' ot es t i h e a G nd i Gironde, rray praying memorialiseth t as far as they Were concerned, might be the depressed state of their interests. A ptaeftitwi•oinne-g.rowers totoihi the Ch d am edwa b se e ra r gr s ele.ds o e n they might be allowed to .; r uwen , tha t glee wine tnitcyl otfhemcoonlleeyctiinonp:fyintaexnets: THE ENGLISH AT AMOY. Lew, the Lieutenant-Governor,flavittg made thorough investigations in relation to the bar barians in Fokeen province, arranges the parti culars in due order, and orders them up for your Majesty's lightning glance. I. I have found by examination that H. E. had issued orders to all his subordinates t d h ir e i atesto Governor, n make ready large and small ves sels and to plan an attack upon the enemy. I afterwards understood that a spy ' made known the intelligence to the said barbarians, and they having put themseves in a state of preparedness our plan was therefore stopped in the midst of its execution. I also understood that other schemes were devised, the secrecy of which could not be penetrated, and there fore no inquiries could be instituted with regard to them. After this it •was understood that Lieutenant Governor E. (of Canton) received the imperial commands to repair to Fokeen to ar range affairs, but still matters continued to re main in a state of stagnation, and at present the officers have decided to keep the troops in their present position and Wait the arrival of the Im perial Commissioner, when they will again pro ceed to join battle. At the present time, how ever, in each position the marine veterans and recruitsare still continued to be drilled and prac tised, and all other matters remain just as they were without the slightest movement, and I am not yet able to report. 11. It is ascertained, upon examination, that the barbarian ships at Hoolangsoo are as for.' nierly seven in number, and there do they make extensive sales of opium. I understand that when one vessel has finished her sales of the drug and leaves, another one comes to sell ; thus incessant are their going and coming. The said rebels have not seized upon any but the above ,tekritory (of Hoolangsoo): with designs of carrying on their trade, nor do they create disturbances among the people, neither have they started up any other measures whatever. I have also understood that the said rebels, perceiving Amoy to be as warm as Can ton, say they design passing the year there, 111. Upon investigation I have discovered that every passage - boa t p l y in g b etween Amoy and Changchow has been orde red by the said rebels to hoist the English fla g , and they then will be Loileloiopviee ardt cuter and depart. The said boat e o really unwilling. to a ssent to t hi s ar rangement, and they also dare not go again to Amoy. I have understood that recently, while were l t e l ' ie said e e i n g t h e r t i n g g r a s t s h e b oats, port, b t e h l e o y n gl n wereg t o se O i t z lr ed p e b o 3 p , rebellious barbarians and burned up with.fire. IV. It is ascertained that the barbarians at HOolangsoo have covertly caused five traitorous native Chinese to secret themselves at the three hundred places of Amoy, Tugan , and Changchow, and slily to search for in telli gence concerning our the iv y officers g a e n it is impossible for the sa i d rebels not to be made acquainted with our movements. tdhetmroofipvs,e Iland for ea c h mont h' s use an. dollars ; th ere f ore , V. I have understood that when the villagers near Hoolangsoo had received a bride, and were passing along the road with her in a wedding sedan-chair, the said rebels laid hold of it and the men also ; I beard that they desired to take the bride and forcibly detain her, giving to the bridegroom a h undr ed foreign dollars, and ordering him to prOeure another wife.. The bride's relations sorrowing, interceded for her, but they refused to "give her up, and they then petitioned at the residence Of the .. said' re bel's false mandarin CRtl.till, Whereupon she - was returned, and mulled and other articles were also given to them.