The Sun. — London, England, 1842-05-12 00:00:00

EXCLUSIVE ACCOUNT OF THE ROYAL BALL. 011}1E COURT JOURNAL of SATURDAY NEXT will contain the only Correct and Exclusive Ac count of HER MAJESTY'S FAL% CY BALL. Early Or ders should be sent to the Booksellers and Newsmen, by whom this established Journal is forwarded, postage free, to all parts of the country, and abroad. NV. THOMAS, Publisher, 19, Catherine-street, Strand. The Royal Academy Critique, complete, in one extra sheet, forwarded postage free. THE WEATHER.—INOON, MAY 12,. ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET. Taermometer.... 43 Highest 62 Lowest 41 Barometer 30.01.—Wind N.W. 11101-1 W ATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morrang...... 47 minutes after 21 Evening slminutes after a ~!!~ k ...' . .i n. ketontiWtittion NEW FOOR-LAW BILL. The following are the principal clauses of the Bill in troduced by Sir James Graham, for the continuance of the Poor-law Act : _ The Poor-law Commission is to be continue 1 for five years, and it is proposed to reduce the number of As sistant Commissioners to nine. Gilbert's Act Unions may be dissolved without the consent of Guardians, but no parish, under a Local Act, containing a population of more than 20,000, can be united with another parish without the consent of two-thirds of the Guardians. Parishes may be combined for the formation of district schools for pauper children, the rules of the Commis sioners relating to such schools to be subject to the con sent of the Committee of Council for Education. A chaplain is to be appointed by each District Board, with the consent of the Bishop of the diocese ; and the children of Dissenters, and others, who object to the Liturgy and Catechism of the Church, spy be visited by ministers of their respective religious persuasions. Six clauses contain regulations respecting parish appren tices, which, if carried into effect, will abate the evils of the present system. Persons taking children as ap prentices are to produce evidence of good character, and the relieving officers are to inquire and report upon their treatment. Relief for the casual poor, wayfarers, and disorderly women in the metropolis, is provided for ; and any parish or union relieving such persons, after they had been improperly refused relief, may recover the cost from the officers refusing. Clause 30 autho rises the payment of funeral expenses, and empowers guardians to bury a pauper in the churchyard of the parish where he dies. Persons becoming chargeable, through sickness, are to be relieved where resident, and are not to be removed till they have been chargeable for forty days consecutively. The costs of apprehending and prosecut ing vagrants to be paid out of the poor-rates. The fol lowing is the remedy against the putative father of an il legitimate child " If a putative father does not pay the money due from him, under an order of application and maintenance, the same may be recovered by distress and sale of his goods ; and if sufficient distress cannot be had, he may be com mitted to gaol for any term not exceeding three months. But no order is to be made upon any putative father for any expenses in respect of the child other than its maintenance within a workhouse, and in conformity with the regulations of the Commissioners." Clause 46 repeals the existing scales of voting for election of guardians. Rate-payers under 2001. will have one vote ; at 200 L, or under 400/, two votes ; and at 4001., or more, three votes. If the amount of assess • merit for property, belonging to an owner shall not exceed 50/., he will have one vote; if the same shall amount to 50/., and not exceed 75!., two votes ; and so on, giving an additional vote for every 25/. up to 1504, when he will have six votes. No person is to hold more than four proxies, unless he be 4. steward or agent of his principal. The remaining cilieses relate chiefly to the appointment, resignation, and competing of Guar dians. Provision is also made for more extensive out door relief. SUN OFFICE Three o'Clock. At the annual meeting of the Protestant Association, held yesterday, at Exeter Hall, Mr. PLUMPTRE, in moving the adoption of the Report, expressed his grief at the progress of Puseyism in the Church of England. He contended that those who embraced the opinions of Drs. PUSEY and NEWMAN had virtually seceded from the Church of England ; and he hoped that all true Protestants would feel shame that such persons should parade their names as belonging to that body of true Christians. The meet ing applauded the observations of Mr. PLUMPTRE, and, though rarely agreeing with anything said by the Saints at Exeter Hall, yet on this occasion, and to this extent, we applaud them likewise. We agree with that gentle men that the Puseyites and Newmanites are not members of the Church of England. They are virtually, and to all spiritual intents and purposes, Roman Catholics. That they do not openly enter her commu nion only shows that their attachment to the loaves and fishes is stronger than their regard for consistency. They retort upon the Establishment the dishonesty which she was the first to teach them. The youth in our Universities are accustomed to practice perjury from their infancy at the command of the Church ; and therefore there is nothing surprising if, in after life, they indulge in it at the expense of her rich temporalities. A boy matricu lated at twelve years of age, must subscribe the Articles of Faith—must virtually swear that he has examined and believes all the sublime mysteries of religion, and yet he must be sixteen before he is supposed capable of taking the oath of simple allegiance to his Sovereign ! Need we 'wonderthen, that in after life, amidst every change of reli gious opinion, he should cleave, like a limpet to a rock, to any preferment which the Church bestows upon him ? What does he more than follow the bent of his University 'education ? 'Take away the Church livings of the Puseyites, and they will soon declare themselves what they are—Roman Catholics. We have great pleasure in directing public attention to the Report of the National Loan Fund in another column. Our readers will recollect that some few years ago we took an active interest in the formation of this Institution, on the expectation that its principles would work beneficially for the public generally, and we are highly pleased to learn that its success has far out stripped our most sanguine hopes. The best argument, or rather proof of the utility of such institutions, is to be found in the fact that not less than forty have started on the principles set forth by Mr. LAMIE MURRAY, the able founder of this excellent Society. The frightful accident on the Paris and Versailles Railway has spread a gloom over the French metropolis. As yet many families remain in a state of the most painful uncertainty as to whether missing relatives of theirs were among the passengers in the carriages which were destroyed. The Journals are full of the subject ; but as we have given in another part of The Sun all the additional particulars in the shape of news, we shall here merely quote from them such reflections upon this sad catastrophe as appear in their leading columns. The Journal des Debuts says : Grief and consternation are incapable of reasoning, and we are compelled to put a restraint upon ourselves, in order to offer some observations on this event. The catastrophe is the more frightful, as it appears to have been the re sult of a latality, against which human power and fore sight could in vain attempt to provide. The Company had neglected nothing to procure good locomotives from the best makers in England, and the management of the train was not confided to novices. It was under the direction of a skit fat and experienced man, of the name of George, who had aceuired great celebrity in the opinion of all our railway en gineers. This unfortunate man neglected nothing to prevent disaster, and when he saw that an accident was inevitable he died like a brave soldier on the field of battle. The road was in good condition, and the rupture of the axle-tree of a locomotive, which was the first cause of the event, is one -- of those circumstances which may happen on the best con ducted railroads as on common roads. On the other hand, the authorities exercise an active surveillance over the mate rid of the companies or. the lines near Paris, in which they are facilitated by the companies themselves, whose evi dent interest it is to be scrupulously on their guard against anything that might diminish the passion of the Parisians for railroad travelling The late dreadful event, then, was a case of force ma ea ;it may be regarded as one of those disasters against which man is powerless, and this it is that augments the public emotion—this it. is that tenders the ca tastrophe more terrible. We do not, however, mean to say that so long as there shall be railroads, such calamities are to be expected. In the first place, the event in question is without example in the history of railroads. It is a case of exception, against the recurrence of which every thing possible should he adopted, but which should not excite excessive alarm, for. as such an event has not hitherto occurred, it will be diffi cult for it to occur again. Again, it shoult4 be considered that much improvement may yet take place in the construction of locoreetives. This invention is only twelve years old. During the',; time many atrelieratons have taken place, and others may be. fairly anticipated." These observations are just and sensible. The powt r sit steam, and the means of controlling and regulating it, are yet in their infancy. The first river navigators who constructed corricles and rafts to supply the place of bridges had as just conceptions of the construction and management of a ship of the line, as we have of the future wpplication of steam power. The Courrier Francais says : What we deplore in this event, independently of tho number of the victims, is, that it will again awaken prejudices which have completely disappeared. Railroad cemmunica'ion has not yet had time to become naturalised in France, and it cannot increase and continue without the favour of the public. In America and in England a railway acci dent turns to the advantago of the national foresight. It causes means to be sought after for defending mankind from the dangers necessarily attendant on every new invention. With us the mischief which occurs, discredits, at the same time, science and the inventor. Was it not necessary, on Sunday evening to have a regiment of the line to prevent the crowd from tearing to pieces the railroad station ? We were fur a a.oment afraid that the Chamber of Deputies might without examination yield to this untoward impression, and it mu.t be confessed that such sad intelligence was well cal culated to derange the discussion on the flathead Bill. The Chamber, however, was able to restrain its emotion. It con sidered, undoubtedly, that to it belonged the task of giving an example of firmness on this mournful occasion ' and it ac ieordingly continued to discuss the Bill. The Government has, .-f course, instituted an inquiry into the causes of the accident. It was its duty to do so. It could not remain a pas sive spectator of so horrible a catastrophe, and it is from it that the world expects to learn if so frightful a disaster was caused by the :mprodenee of man. or the imperfection of science. From the information published by the evening papers, aswe llfrom what we have ourselves co leeted, it appears that the adminis tration of the railroad had taken all the care pos sible to prevent accidents. An accumulation of precautions, unktionn even in England had attended the arrange ment, and the superintendence of the trains. The en s gineer who constructed the railroad was in person at the head of one of them, and on this, which was so unfortunately overturned, the man who formed all the engineers of Paris was placed on the first locomotive, assisted by an engineer and a stoker ; the inspector of the line was on the second ; all the employes were at their posts, and of eight, which was their number, five have perished ! A measure, which is now much blamed—the precaution of locking the waggons—had been adopted at the demand of the Prefect of Police; so true is it that the Government ought to dread meddling with regulations in a matter %here unforeseen cases may so constantly occur !" We yesterday deplored this accident for the very same reason suggested ia the first sentence of the above ex tract. But the good sense of the French people will soon get the better of their terrors. In the meantime, as the French Government meddles with everything, it ought to institute an official inquiry into all the circumstances of the accident, and make them public, without any attempt to extenuate so awful a calamity. Concealment in such cases is most injurious. The following extract from the National is so creditable to the kindness of the inhabitants near the scene of this sad catastrophe, that we have pleasure in publishing it o N ot hi ng is spoken of but the frightful catastrophe which occurred on the Versailles Railroad. To the sentiments of melancholy and awe which pervade every heart, are joined bitter complaints. It is now, however , either t oo soon or too late to accuse. We shall wait until the facts are cleared up to examine where blame is due. But in the midst of the mournful accounts which reach us from all sides, it is at least pleasing to us to render homage to the zeal and devoted ness which the inhabitants of Meudon. Bellevue, and the t other neighbouring villages exhibited . All the aid the could be niven was lavished on the wound ed ; he houses were opened everywhere with eagerness, and a great number of physicians came forward to offer their services. The troops also did their duty; and when the sad news was known, the Government did not fail to do what it could. This is the only consolation that we can offer, an exceedingly weak and inadequate compensation for the misfortune which has spread universal consternation in the capital. The obligations im poses on Government by the death of so many victims are not confined to the mere cares of medical attendance. The public expects from the hands of justice an impartial and severe in quiry, which no consideration ought to prevent. Society would be exposed to a perpetual inquietude, if so many persons could thus disappear without the exact cause of the misfor tune being known, and without the negligence being punished as it ought to be. We content ourselves with this reflection, but we shall make it our duty to bring it forward, if it should be forgotten." BOURSE—Pam, TUESDAY, MAY 10. tir lll . Highest Lowest Last ".e. Price. Prig. Prier. frt n eh 5 per Cents ll9 85 ... 119 00 ... 119 80 ... 119 80 4 per Cents. ........ 102 ... 102 ... 102 ... 102 3 per Cent 5............ 81 95 82 _ 81 00 .. 81 95 Rank of France Laffittc lttank! 6,OL'Uf. Stiares MVO ..,5060 .. 5060 ... 5060 re , cnan Bank pegian 5 per Cents. 6 per Cent:., 184 0 lO 5l ... 1064 ... 105 .. 105.4 3 per Cents 7' !so '" 73 ... 73 50 ... 73 50 Spanish Active s' s, i ... ti:OA ... 24% ... 24% P ass ive 4% ... 4% 47,_ ' ... 4v D u tch tl)i, per Cents. Portug uese 5 per Cents. 92 ... 22 ... 32 32 N e apolitan ... lin 60 RlTiala ................. .. ..... RAILWAY SHARES. St. Germain ......... 320 ... 225 ...220 ...323 Vetlidliiell. it. 1 • L.B 17(1 ... 180 ... 170 ... 180 i Rouen 5511 50 ... 552 50 ... 551 25 ... 551 25 Orleans atraebtug to 8a1em,,,... ...... 23 2 50 ~, 2 J 3 75 ss. 232 50 m 233 75 The fourteenth Anniversary of the Greville-street Free Hospital, was held yesterday, and it is gratifying to find that this very excellent Institution has been at tended with the best results. In the course of the year, nearly fifteen thousand persons have received medical relief, and the donations amounted to 4,0001., which we trust will go on increasing. With the exception of one or two bequests, it is supported by voluntary subscrip tions, and as it was instituted chiefly for the relief of those who are unable to pay for medicine or advice, it is the duty of all who have the means, to support it by li beral contributions. To its founder, Dr. Marsden, every praise is due, and we see, therefore, with great pleasure, that a well-merited tribute was conferred upon him, yes terday, by the Governors and Friends of the Hospital, for his active benevolence, unwearied perseverance, and high professional skill. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. Shortly after the commencement of business, the Bank brokers having sold 30,0001. Consols, the market became heavy, but since then some extensive purchases in the Three and-a-Halt per Cents., supposed to be on account of the Scotch banks, have improved prices; and Consols are now firm at 92 for Money, and for the Account ' • Three per Cents. Reduced, 9th ; Three-and-a-Half per Cents. Reduced, 100; New Three-a9d-a-Half per Cents., 101 ; Bank Stock, 168; India Bonds, 19 21 ; and Exchequer Bills, 39 41 prem. Foreign Securities are good, and the prices are Danish, 81 ; Dutch Two- and-a-Half per Cents., 52k, and the Five per Cents., 101 i. The quotation of Mexican has fluctuated between 361 and 36i, the latter being the nearest rate. — Shares have been in demand, and many for those in the Northern Lines have changed hands. Edinburgh and Glas gow, 54154 i ; Great North of England, 85; Birmingham and Gloucester, 54 ; Birmingham and Derby, 50 ; London and Birmingham, 1801,-; Manchester and Birmingham, 29k; Man chester and Leeds, 851{ 2 ; South Western, 64 ; South Eastern, 30 ; the Scrip, 7 3 /,1 ; and Eastern Counties, New, 51.45. 2d. ; Debentures, 11/, 6s. tad. The bonds of the insolvent. States are thus quoted—Colom bian, 261 ; Peruvian, ;. Portuguese Five per Cents. ; Spanish Fives, 23, and the Threes, 221. This is settling day in the new Spanish Stock, which it is to be feared will prove of serious consequence to many speculators ' from the quantity of stock ready to deliver, and the inability to pay for it. Private letters by the Great Western represent a decided im provement to have taken place in commercial affairs. The total absence of all speculation appears to have induced a more healthy state of business; and although the demand for goods is less than forrrerly, still the inquiry is legitimate and without risk. The tariff question was under discussion, and likely to meet with some opposition from the Southern States, which it will naturally affect. This ought to be sufficient to cause the rejection of any new loan for America, as far as this country is concerned; the excess of duty received under this law, if it be brought into operation, being applied to the payment of the interest. After the experience England has had of American finances, no reliance can be placed on the stability of any act of Congress. so, long as the Constitution is framed as at present. The loan forms the nucleus of a national debt, and may probably be much increased before many years shall have passed ; and when the interest shall amount to more than the sum received at the Custom House, then will the work of rerudiation commence. This is only under the supposition that the tariff becomes the law. Again, should any separation of the union occur, im mense difficulties will be experienced in the apportioning the debt among the individual states ; so that either way the fcreign capitalist will run great risk by mzkiug advances. Accounts from Buenos Ayres to the 17th February have ar rived. Rivera, in consequence of the advantages gained by Paz, had entered Entrerios with a body of troops for the pur pose of diverting the attention of General Urquiza, who was ef fectually opposing the advance of the Correntinos. '1 his officer finding himself unable to cope o ith the forces thus combined, had retired across the Parana, in order to wait the junction of the reinforcements ti en on the march. General Echague had assumed the command of the Federal troops in Santa Fe, and was daily adding to the number of his followers by the accession of the peasantry. Exchange on Eng land, 3d. PRICES OF SHARES TIIIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. Paid. I'er Share. Wrmingham and Derby Birmingham and Gloucester 100 Cheltenlian and Great Western. 721 17i...... to Eastern Counties Ditto New .21. 6s. Bd. Ditto Debentures 8/. 6s. Bd. IU. 6s. Bd. Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O s4i ... to Great North of England ..... 90 London and Birmingham 90 181i...... to 180 it Landon and South Western '3Bl 64 to Manchester and Leeds Manchester and Birmingham ... 40 South Eastern and Dover ... 0 Ditto Scrip... ---- - JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia (New ) lO .. . . 14; to .- LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MAY I L-1 he sales to-day amounted to about 4,000 bales at former prices, and were wholly confined to the trade. LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, MAY Il.—South Eastern were the only shares in request, and prices were rather lower. A few sales were made in Eastern Counties New, 51. Is. Bd. ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 54%; Brighton Quarters, 8; and South Eastern New, 2/ 1 . /I.l.atictiEstEa. STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 11.—We have had little doing to-day ; the very unfavourable news from Ham• burgh affects our Market :—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 55 544 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 28 4 29 ; Leeds, 86% 87%; South Western, 63 64 ; Manchester Assurance, 94. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Bank St ock l6B 'lndia Stock. ... 2491- , 3 per Cent Red 9li Ditto Bonds l9 plc 3 per Cent Cens 92i Ditto Old Annuities ... 3) - i per Cent Red.. New 31- per Cent New 5 per Cent. Long Annuities co expire I Ditto . 5ma11...... 39 pre Jan. 1860 ..... ..... 12i Bank Stock for Acct Oct. 1859. ......... 12 7-16 India Stock for Acct — Jan. 1860. - Consols for Acct 94 FOREIGN FUNDS. Austrian, 5 pek eent.... ;Portuguese, 5 per cent. Belgian, 5 pe r cent lDitto, New Ditto — Brazilian 80nd5.... Prussian, 5 per cent. Buenos Ayres 6 per ceat Russian, 5 per cent — Chilian, b per cent__ Ditto, Metallic ..... .. Colombian, 6 per cent.. 25'4 Spanish, 5 per cent 23 Ditto, 1824.......... ..... 'Sato, Deferred.... -.. Danish, 3 per cent Bl French, 5 per cent. —l. —e. Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — Exchange f -c, .Mexican, 5 per cent. ... 361- French, 3 percent B2 . 50c. Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Attch, 21- p er c ent. . 54- Peruv i an, 1825, 6 per et. i Ditto, 5 per cent. .. . 101,1 SHARES. Birmingham and Derby Railway (loom) 50 Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (ton p) 54 Cheltenham and Great Western (72i, paid) 17, Eastern Counties Railwa y (23 p aid) ... Ditto New Shares ( paid) Ditto Debentures .. ••.. • Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 p aid) ••• 55 Great North of England Railway (100 pd) 83 Great Western Railway (65 paid) Ditto N Shares (50 paid) .ew London and Brighton (50 paid).. ........ •• • .566 Fitt() Loan Notes (7i paid) 8 London and 131ack wall (25 paid) ............ 111 London and Birmingham (90) ••• ••• 180 i Lnndon and South Western 64i Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) ...... 83 Manchester and Birmingham ( 40 paid) •••,.. 29* Midland Counties Railway (100 paid) ..,••• 76i North Midland Railway (100) Ditto New Shares (40 paid) , ........ 32i Paris and Rouen (16 paid) South Eastern and Dover 150 paid) .....• Ditto Scrip. ( 5 paid) rnE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY IL 184 SUMMARY OF NEWS AND PtillUr 0/ittitan. " Who runs may read." FOILEIGN. We announce with great satisfaction the extinction of the fire which destroyed the greater part of the city of Hamburgh. In the course of yesterday afternoon the cheering intellige' ce was received by the Insurance-offices, by means of a Hull steamer, which left Cuxhaven late on Sunday evening, that the fire had been mastered, and in the course of the afternoon several surveyors were sent to make a survey of the property destroyed. From a recent statistical account of the industry and com merce of France, it appears that there are 84,954 looms in the country, producing annually a quantity of silk, equal in value to 250 millions of francs. These looms employ 170,000 work men, and work up 140 millions of francs' worth of silk. The hand-labour amounts to 70,923,9c5f., or about 411 f. each workman. The manufactories at Lyons alone, in ordinary times. employ 40 to 50,000 looms, 90,000 workmen, and nearly 100 millions of silk. The home consumption of French silk amounts to 75 millions, and the exports, on an average, to about 140 millions. _ _ ..... The Bank of Belgium has just reduced the rate of interest on advances upon Belgian Stock to 4 per cent. A letter from Constantinople, April 21, in the Augsbnrgk Gazette, states that the British Ambassador has just dismissed M. de Pisani, the head dragoman of the Embassy. The cause of this is said to be as follows :-..-After a conference with the Reis Effendi, on the question of the Lebanon, M. de Pisani had stated to the Ambassador that the Porte was willing to ap point a member of the family Schachali to be Emir of the Le banon. The Ambassador having demanded the accomplish ment of this promise, the Reis Effendi replied, that he had sub jected the promise to certain eventualities. M. de Pisani was thus compromised and was dismissed. The Augsburg Gazette gives the following from Palermo, April 23 :—" The Government has just announced officially to the Chamber of Commerce and to ship-owners that certain difficulties have arisen between Holland and the Cabinet of the Two Sicilies, which may lead to hostilities, and that they are therefore to be on their guard, in their operations, against the possibility of such an event."—We have heard nothing of this notice from any other source. A letter from Cairo, in the Augsburg Gazette, states that the Pacha of Egypt, with a view of putting down the slave trade, has laid a heavy tax upon the sale of slaves in his do minions, this being the only way in which he can attack the traffic, as it is tolerated by the Mahometan religion, and vindi cated by the Ulemas. PARLIAMENTARY. The House of Lords 1,1;Tot meet yesterday. Mr. Roebuck presented a petition from certain inhabitants of Brighten to disfranchise that town, because of the drunken ness and the immorality produeed by the late election. The Newcastle-nnder-Lyne Election Committee reported that Mr. Harris and his agents had been guilty of bribery, and was not duly elected; corrupt practices, according to the Com mittee, prevail in that borough. Mr. T. Duncombe wished to obtain an explanation from Mr. Roebuck as to the " reptile" who drew up the National Pe. tition, but the Speaker would not allow the Hon. Member to ask the question. It was stated that Mr. Roebuck would nominate his Com mittee on Friday, and Mr. T. Duncombe gave notice of motion to call on each Member of that Committee to subscribe a de claration that he was himself innocent of all bribery. Sir James Graham moved for leave to bring in a Bill to con tinue the Poor-law Commission for five years. The Right Hon. Gentleman announced that he meant to repeal Gilbert's Aet, but did not mean to interfere with the law as to Local Acts. The Bill was brought in and read a first time. The House transacted no other business of importance, and adjourned at Eight o'Clock. MONEY—TRADE—COMMERCE. The annual meeting of the National Loan Fund Society took place yesterday, at the London Tavern, when it appeared from the Report that the policies issued by this Society h4d been augmented from 1,230 in the year 1840, to 1,890 at the present period. The income of the Society is about 25,000/. per ann. At a Court of Common Council, held yesterday, the Report of the Royal Exchange Committee stated that the Bank of England had consented to advance 40,0001. for the new Royal Exchange. A further sum of 25,0001. for the great City im provements about Farringdon-street, in addition to the above sum, was also recommended by the Court to, be applied for from the Government. Contracts have been entered into with Government by several of the Dundee houses, to furnish 27,000 bolts of canvass for the use of the navy. NAVAL AND MILITARY. Prince Albert, yam was gazetted a short time since as Colonel-in-Chief of the Scotch Fusilier Guards, in room of the late Earl of Ludlow, reviewed that body of troops , n the parade of the Wellington Barracks, Birdcage-walk, yesterday. LAW AND PO LICE. At Guildhall, yesterday, Mr. Peters Snow, of Queen's College, Cambridge, charged with having driven his gig over a boy, who lies in St. Bartholomew's Hospital in a dangerous state, has been remanded to Friday. TINE ARTS. Mr. Weckes, the sculptor, has been selected by the com mittee to execute the Goodal memorial. Benvenuto Cellini's celebrated silver bell was bought for 240 guineas, by Mr. Forster, at yesterday's sale, at Strawberry-hill. The Sheik of the Druses arrived last night at Mivart's hotel from Malta. BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) RE JOHN ALEXANDER HERON. This day was appointed for the choice of assignees under the fiat against that bankrupt, who carried on business as a horse de'der and livery-stable-keeper in Bow. The amount of lia bilities appearing in his schedule was about 2,5001., and the available assets were stated under 3001. Several creditors having tendered proofs, which were ad mitted, without eliciting any points of general interest, the choice of assignees was proceeded with, when Messrs. Wood and Jamieson, the two principal creditors, were appointed. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. THE MURDER AT HIGHBURY. Thomas Cooper was placed at the bar this morning at the opening of the Court, to plead to an indictment charging him with the wilful murder of Timothy Daley, on the sth of May, at Highbury. The prisoner appeared in a very weak and debilitated state, and was accommodated with a chair, while the indictment was being read. When placed in the dock he looked carelessly round the Court for a few minutes. He appeared to pay no attention whatever to the indictment as it was being read, but, as he did at the police-office, placed his arms across the bar, resting his head upon them. The Clerk of Arraigns having read over the indictment, said, " How say you, Thomas Cooper, are you guilty or not guilty ?" The prisoner did not seem to comprehend the question, and turned to the gaoler, who repeated it to him. The prisoner then replied, in a low tone of voice, so low as scarcely to be audible, " Not guilty." The prisoner was then charged, upon the Coroner's inquisi tion, with the same offence. Clerk of Arraigns—How say you, Thomas Cooper, are you guilty, or not guilty ? Prisoner (slightly lifting his head, and in the same low tone as before)—Not Guilty, Sir. The prisoner was then, placed at the side of the dock, while other prisoners were put forward to plead to their several in dictments. During this time the prisoner leaned back in his chair, and closed his eyes. At ten o'clock precisely, Mr. Baron Alderson took his seat on the bench, and the prisoner was again put forward. Mr. HORRY, the prisoner's Counsel, immediately rose and addressed his Lordship as follows :—May it please your Lord ship, I have an application to make to your Lordship, relative to the prisoner at the bar. The offence of which he is charged was committed on Thursday last, and the prisoner was only com mitted for trial on the evening of Monday. I then pointed out to the Magistrate who committed him, that great difficulty would arise to the prisoner in consequence of being unable to ob tain a copy of the depositions, but Mr. Greenwood seemed to be of opinion that it was his bounden duty. under the circumstances, to commit the prisoner. On Tuesday morning I made an application for a copy of the depositions, and I only received them yesterday. I think, therefore, that I have stated sufficient facts to give your Lordship reason to think that it would be only consonant with justice that the trial should net even take place this session. The mother of the prisoner was only able to obtain legal advice on Monday last. Mr. Baron ALDERSON-4 thought you attended the police office on Monday. Mr. HORRY—I mean besides myself, my Lord. There is every reason to believe there has net been time enough to inquire into certain circumstances relative to this transaction which are highly important to the prisoner's defence. In fact, it is impossible that his defence can be gone into with justice, nor will a few days suffice to do it. Mr. Baron ALDERSON—The transaction took place close to London. I see no grounds why the trial should not take place this Session. Mr. HORRY—It is utterly impossible to prepare the pri soner's defence in a few days. A trial has, within the last few days been postponed, the circumstances of which took place an terior to this transaction. Mr. Baron ALDERSON—I will tell you what I will do. The Court will be full to-morrow, and you can make an application in full Court then. You have said quite enough to induce me not to take the case to-day. The prisoner, who appeared to have been wholly uncon scious of what was going on during the application, was then removed from the dock. SHOOTING WITH INTENT TO MURDER.—Robert Wilson, aged 24, a sailor, was indicted for feloniously shooting at Pa trick Cavannah with a pistol, with intent to murder him. Mr. C. PHILLIPS defended the prisoner. Elizabeth Kelly deposed that she lived as servant with Mrs. Wilson, the mother of the prisoner, who resided at Eltham, in Kent. Mrs. Wilson was married to Mr. Cavanah, the prose cutor, but she went by the name of Wilson. The prisoner had some words with Mr. Cavannah. On the Ist of April, the prisoner came to the door about ten o'clock at night. Mr. Cavanah went to the door, and the prisoner asked him to let him in. The prosecutor said he should not come in. The prisoner then went away, and returned in about five minutes, when he threw some stones at the door. He again asked to be let in, and the prosecutor fetched a poker. The prosecutor said, " You shall not come in to-night. Robert ; you may burst the door open." Immediately after this, witness heard the re port of a pistol, and on proceeding to the door, she observed her master's cheek bleeding. He was stooping at the time, and his head was near to the keyhole of the door. Cross•examined—lt was immediately on hearing her master say, " You may burst open the door," that she heard the report of a pistol. The prisoner could not see the prosecutor at the time. Mr. Bosset, a surgeon, of Woolwich, stated that he was called in to attend the prosecutor on the night in question. He extracted a pistol ball from his cheek. The ball had passed along the cheek, and caused a wound of about an inch and a half in length. Cross-examined.--The prosecutor was drunk at the time, but he was in some degree sobered by the accident. Thomas Clarke deposed to his having sold the prisoner a pair of pistols on the night in question. William Henley stated that he was in a public-house with the prisoner on the night in q testion, at about a quarter to ten o'clock. The prisoner was drunk at the time. He had two pistols with him, and he said he was going to shoot sparrows. He said that there was a man at home who had taken possession of his (prisoner's) house while he was in Syria, and he said he would have his revenge, and blow his brains out. He then left the room, but returned in about. a quarter of an hour. He wanted the publi can to go home with him, but he refused. He then asked witness, and he consented. He went with him to the door, and there he left hint. Police officer R 57 stated, that he took the prisoner into custody. He found two pistols upon him. They were un loaded. The prisoner said, " I have done it, but it would not have happened, only I was drunk." Witness saw the door of Mrs. Wilson's house. There was a hole in it about four feet from the ground. Mr. C. Phieeres addressed the Jury for the prisoner, and The LEARNED JUDGE summed up the evidence, and said, the question the Jury had to consider was, as to the intent of the prisoner, viz., whether he intended to hurt the prosecutor. The Jury, after a short consultation, found the prisoner Not Guilty. Thomas Grew, aged 17, clerk, was indicted for stealing three post letters, containing one chain, one pin, one seal, and two pencil cases, the property of the Postmaster-General. The prisoner pleaded guilty to the charge, and he was sen tenced to fiiteen years transportation. RAPE.— Wm. Holland, aged 22, clog-maker, was indicted for a rape on Rebecca Powell. Mr. PAYNE defended the prisoner. The prosecutrix deposed that she resided in the Hackney road, and was a married woman. On the sth May she was going home through Christian-street, Hackney-road, at about twelve o'clock at night, when she was forcibly seized and dragged into a house by the prisoner and another man. The room into which she was carried was a dark room. The pri soner threw her down and committed the offence of which he stood charged. She cried out "Don't ill-use me," and the prisoner answered " You b— b—, if you don't be quiet I will murder you." A policeman then came into the house, and the prisoner was given into custody. The other man escaped. The policeman corroborated this evidence, and stated that the prisoner used great violence when he 'vas taken into custody. Aar. Per NE addressed the Jury for the defence, and called several witnesses, who stated that they lived in the house, and were there on the night in question. They did not hear any noise except a slight scuffle, which they thought was occasioned by a man and his wife quarrelling. One witness stated that he beard the prosecutrix say, " Hush, hush ! don't hurt my bonnet." The LEARNED Junes having summed up the evidence, the Judge returned a verdict of Not Guilty. NE W COURT. No case of interest came before the Court this morning. POLICE INTELUGENCE. BOW-STREET•-(THIS DAY.) The whole of the night charges were comprised in five cases of "drunk and incapable.;" and as the offenders were all too incapable to make any resistance k to the officers in the execu tion of their duty, they were discharged. A little drink is a dangerous thing; a great deal, it appears, is very Larmless. MARLBOROUGH STREET. (THIS DAY.) Thomas Staples, a boy of about 12 years of age, was charged with picking the pocket of a gentleman named Lowndes, re siding at No. 7, St. Michael's-alley, Cornhill, of a silk purse, containing 7s. 6d. in silver, and a hunch of keys. Sir C. F. Williams, Baronet, one of the Commissioners of the Court of Bankruptcy, took a seat on the Bench with the presiding Magistrate, Mr. Hardwick. Mr. Lowndes was unable to be in attendance, being obliged to leave town on urgent business at an early hour this morning. It appeared that about six o'clock last evening Mr. Lowndes, while standing looking into a print-seller's shop-window in the Haymarket, felt a tug at his coat-pocket, and instantly turn ing round found the prisoner close behind him, who seemed greatly confused, and instantly said, " I didn't do it, Sir—it is those two boys," pointing to lads a short distance off, who wwalking quickly away, and he added, " I'll go and stop them, er° Sir, and started off towards them ; and as he was running Sir C. F. 'Williams, who was passing by, saw him drop the purse containing the silver; he, however, overtook the others, and was seen to pass something (supposed to be the bunch of keys) to one of them, and they then separated, and ran off in different directions, but Mr. Lowndes pursued the prisoner and secured him; the others got clear off. Mr. HARDW ICK i nqu i re d if the prisoner was known. Inspector Plume, was a notorious and ver y ex p ert thief. He of the E staled, that the prisoner, although so young, had been in custody severa l times, charged with picking pockets , and came out of g ao l on l y three weeks ago, having served out his sentence on a conviction for felony. The prisoner was remanded until Thursday next, when Mr. Lowndes will be in town. W ORSHIP-STREET.-(T HIS DAY A DRUNK ARD'S CAREss.—Willia m Henry Blake, an elderly man of demure deportment, was charged with having attempted to strangle Joseph Moss, a child three months old. Ann Lyar, the child's sister-in-law, stated that she was engaged in nursing it at her mother's door on the preceding evening, when the prisener came up and wrung the child's nose, at the same time pressing his hand upon its mouth, until it became black in the face, and was on the very point of being suffocated. She screamed loudly for assistance, upon which the prisoner made off; but he was pur sued by the child's mother and several other persons, who gave him into custody. The prisoner was very much intoxicated. In his defence, the prisoner said that he was excessively fond of children, having brought up no less than ten of his own, and that he merely intended to give the child an affectionate caress. Two or three witnesses were called, who gave the prisoner a good character for humanity and general propriety of conduct. The prisoner was severely lectured by the Magistrate, and fined 10s., or three weeks' imprisonment. COWES, MAY 11.—An accident of a most serious nature occurred near the Needles last evening. Mr. Wm. Ffarrington, son of Captain Ffarrington, of Woodvale, near Cowes, had been ther e s h o oting with Mr. Lstwick, son of the Comptroller of the Port of Cowes. The young gentlemen had been on shore, and we re getting into the boat , when Mr. Ffarrington's gun, which was lying in the boat , cocked by some accident, and went off, lodging the contcnts in his l e ft arm. It was three hours before he reached Yarmouth to ob tain medical assistance, after which he was removed in a very d n'croua state to W'ncdvaie, v hen this rrmrnini. ; his arm was amputated above the elbow. Ile is now going on favourably. Drs. Llofimeister, Cass, and Martell are in attendance. COURT-FASIIIONABLE. The Duke of Devonshire) arrived at Devonshire House early yesterday from Paris. He hastened his return in order to be present at the Queen's Masque to-night at Buckingham Palace. ......... Viscount Leveson, M.P., has arrived in town from Nice. Earl Cawdor gave a dinner yesterday, at his residence in South Audley-street. Mr. Milian, the historian, has consented to preside at the Eton anniversary dinner, in the absence of Lord Alorpeth. Lord Liverpool has issued cards for a full-dress dinner on Thursday next, at Whitehall, in honour of her Majesty's birthday. Yesterday, at St. James's Church, Piccadilly, the Hon. Captain Liddle, son of Lord Ravensworth, was married to Miss Cecil Wellesley, youngest daughter of the Hon. and Het•. G. V. Wellesley. The Duke of Wellington, Marquis of Douro, &c., were present at the ceremony. DIZEICEZZANZOUS. Among the many beautiful features of her Majesty's masqued ball to-night, not the least pleasing will be the Bouquets du Moyer, Age, formed of the choicest flowers now in bloom, and which is to form part of the costume of the quadrille party. the Royal South London Dispensary held its twenty-first anniversary yesterday. Four years since, about 900 patients were relieved, whilst, in the present year, there were about 4,000 Donations to the amount of nearly 5001. were announced. At the anniversary dinner of the Royal Free Hospital, given yesterday at the London Tavern, the Report stated that during the last year, 1841. no less than 7,500 individuals had been relieved. The Duke of Cambridge was in the chair, who pre sented to Dr. Marsden a tribute of respect, in the name of the Hospital, consisting of a rich and classically-designed piece of silver plate. The subscriptions for the day amounted to lOW. NEW MUSIC, &c. &c. MY HOME ! MY HOME ! I LOVE MY HOME ! NAY, TELL ME INOT. By Ann Eliza Crossthwaite. Monro and May. These are pretty melodies, totally unambitious, very easy, and might be pleasing to those whose taste has not kept pace with the times. We had some difficulty in finding a meaning for the verses, fur we cannot call such composition poetry. I'LL LOVE BUT THEE, MY NATIVE HOME—BALLAD. Sung by Miss Dolby, and Music composed by Mrs. John Holman Andrews. Munro and May. This song is a much better composition. The accom paniment is more carefully written, and especially whk sung by so charming a vocalist as Miss Dolby, cannct fail to please. • PEGGY GRAY-BALLAD. Composed by T. Young. Monro and May. A very common-place melody, with a tolerably well written accompaniment. The growing taste in this country for better music will ere long totally exclude such compositions as these. The power of writing a pretty melody, however good, must not be the only merit. A musician-like treatment of tt e pianoforte part must accompany each song, and amidst the inundation of these ballad compositions we wish we could see a greater capability and desire of doing something towards the elevation of the art. So much repetition of common-place music can only keep the modern English song (with some exceptions) at the same low standard it has for so long a period remained. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) SHREWSBURY RACES.—WEDNESDAY. The Whitehall stakes of 10 sons. each—Mile and a half. Mr. M. Jones's Portrait, 4 yrs, walked over. The Tankerville stakes of 25 sous. each, 15 ft. ; and 5 only, Ste. Second saves his stake. Two miles. Mr. J. Day's Tamburini, 6 yrs, Bst 101 b ( Wakefield) 1 Mr. Collett's The Dean, 6 yrs, Bst 101 b Retriever, Bst 71b, Miss Kitty Cockle, Sst 41b, Fat Jack, Bst 21b, bro. to Harpurhey, 7st 31b, Souvenir filly, 7st Ilb, and Emperor, Est 71b, also ran. The Innkeepers' purse of 301. and sweepstakes of 5 soya. each. Mile and a quarter heats. Mr. Raworth's Cattonian, 4 yrs ( Bradley) Mr. Saunders's Miss Kitty Cockle, aged NEWMARKET—WEDNESDAY NIGHT. DERBY BETTING. 100 to 35 agst Coldrenick—t. '22 to 1 agst Chatham—t. 7 to 2 ags Attila '2B to 1 agst Meteor 8 to 1 agst Canadian 30 to 1 agst Lasso—taken 12 to 1 agst Auckland—taken 1 50 to l'agst Tiptoe—taken 17 to 1 agst Jack—taken 1000 to 6 agst Oneida Chief 18 to 1 agst Lord of Holder- I —taken ness—t aken 4000 even between Oneida Chief and Ballinkeele—taken 500 to 10 agst Seahorse and Ballinkeele—taken 5 to 2 agst Coldrenick (Frederica c) and Ghuznee—t. OAKS. 14 to 1 agst Firebrand 125 to 1 agst Ma Mie—taken ENTRIES FOR THURSDAY. Handicap of 20 sous. each, T. Y. C.—Menalippe, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b ; That's-the-time-of-Day (Wiseacre c), 3 yrs, 6st 101 b ; Minaret, 4 yrs, 7st 61b, &c., by Sheet Anchor, out of Lady Fulford, 3 yrs, Est 71b. Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each, winner to be sold f-r 2001., &c., T. Y. C.—Young Quo Minus, 4 yrs ; Hawk's-eye, 4 yrs; Minaret, 4 yrs; That's-the-time-of-Day, 3 yrs. The Sie,cle states that a serious conflict took place on Sunday last at Romainville, between some of the soldiers of the corps of engineers employed en the works of the fort in construction there, and a party of the 4th regiment of the line. It appears that fourteen of the engineers, under a ser geant, were celebrating the King's fete at a traiteur's, when the house was surrounded by about 300 men of the 4th, utter ing threatening cries. The sergeant of the engineers went out to remonstrate, but being insulted by a corporal, seized him, with the intent of conducting him to the guard-house. This was the signal for a general attack from the line. The sergeant was driven back into the house, and carried down into the cellar for safety, but would have been followed, and per haps, murdered, but for the courageous resistance of the land lord, who received two severe sabre wounds on the head. The combatants were separated by the arrival of a strong picket under the command of an officer, but not until seven out of the fourteen engineers were severely wounded. Cockchafers are so numerous in the environs of Arnheim, says a Dutch Journal, that the authorities have offered a premium of two Dutch cents (nearly a sou) for every quart of these insects caught and delivered to them. 'The Dutch Jsutnal asserts that at this premium a can earn as much as two florins a day. CORN AVERAGES GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH corth, For the Week ended May d, 1842, made up from the Returcs ,f the trispector 4 in the ditferent Cities and Towns in Englan. al d Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat CDs. Sd.l Oats ... ...... Ws. 9d.1 Beans al Sd B a rley 27s. 4j. 1 Rye AVERAGES OF THE LAST SIX WEEKS. Week ending WHEAT. BARLEY.' OATS. RYE. BEANS. PEASE .------------ ..---...-- .......-....—. April 1 8 5B 2 16 2 19 11 33 10 21 7 29 4 15 59 10 26 11 19 2 52 6; 50 11 31 5 22 5B 1 27 3 19 3 32 11 3.) 9 31 2 29 6l 0 27 6 19 1 3l 7HI 6 3% 1 May 6 6O 8 27 4 19 8 33 3 31 8 20 7 IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WEPIC Wheat 59: B.t. Oats ........ 19 a Ocl.l Beans Barley,. 26a. 11 4 I Rye DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. Wheat......... 13s. Od. I Oats s. 0 Beans 10 , 68. 1 Barley los. Od. Rye THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) COLONIAL MARKET. There was a moderate demand, and full rates were paid for all articles. The imports were not large. Raw Sugar sold slowly, and former rates were barely sustained for Last or West India. Rice rather more in favour; Bengal 9s. to Ils. per cwt. Coffee sold slowly ; Ceylon good and fine ordinary at 755. 6d. to 795. Cocoa met a fair sale. TEA MARKET. There were few buyers, and former rates were barely sus tained ; arrivals continue large. TALLOW MARKET. Russian Tallow firm in price, but in limited demand at 475. on the spot, and 48s. 9d. for delivery up to the end of the year. WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET. There was but a moderate supply of Hay and Clover, fine qualities were in request, and fully realised the highest prices. }or the middling and ordinary sorts a better demand. Of Straw the supply was good ; trade brisk at the present quota tions :—Clover, 9./. 19s. to 5/. Bs. ; Hay, 21. to 41.4 r. ; Straw, 1/. 12s. to 1/. 16s. COAL MARKET. Ships arrived since last market .day, 116. . d.i s. ri. Aaair's Can's Hartley Nelson's West Hartley l7 , Walls End Lambton New Tantield Moor l3 6 Walls End Morrison' IS 0 Old Tanfield l3 6 Walls End Russell's Hetton 20 6 Pontop NN indsor ... . West Wylam l5 9' Walls End Whitwell l9 6 Wylam .. Walls E . d i , ewic.e arid C.. 19 0 Walls End kiartlepol ' U 6 Walls End Clark and C 0.:... 16 6; Walls End Adelaide .. . l9 9 Walls End Heaton l9 3; Walls Er.d Bowburn Walls End Hilda lB 0; Walls End Brown's Danery 19 Walls End Hotspur Walls End Killingworth Walis End Ncwmarch l7 3, Blythe Walls End Nor humberland 17 3 Cowpen Walls End Wharncliffe l9 3 1 Hartley lB 6 W. E. Braddyll'sHottun ... 20 6i Howard't Nesherton Main 17 6 LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 12.—Wind this day at noon, N. DEAL, MAY 11.—Wind S.E., light.—Arrd. Fortune, Africa. Arrd. from the river and sld., Trial, Sydney; Bonne Mere, Berbice ; Ruby, St. Kitt's ; Minerva, Nassau. Arrd. Chamois, from Buenos Ayres. DUNGENESS, MAY 10.—The Kate, Palmer, from Sunder land, struck on a rock near this port, but came off next tine, apparently without much damage. OFF: HASTINGS, MAY 11.—Anglesea, Hamburgh, for Port-au-Prince. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 11.—Wind, S.S.E. to W.—Arrd. H.M.S. Comus, left sth ult„ and Bermuda 2 let, with $214,000; Lord Lowther, London for China. Sld. Berkshire, Bombay. Cow Es, MAY 11.—Arrd. Commercio Arrigrota, Havannah ; Talma, Winsor, Mantanzas. PLYMOUTH, MAY 10.—Wind light and variable.—Arrd. her Majesty's ship Buzzard, Africa. FALMOUTH, MAY 10.— Wind S. fresh breezes.—Arrd. Samaritan, Ancona; Sovereign, Mason, Tarragona; Order nenung, Liverpool, for Amsterdam, with ,loss of foretopmast dnring a gale, sth inst. LIVERPOOL, MAY 11.—Wind S. S.W. to N.W.—Arrd. Royal William, Francis, Samuel Hicks, Bunker, and Great Western (steamer), Hoskin, New York, left 28th ult. Sld. Royal Mint, Jamaica; Calista, Honduras; Coronet, Wilming ton; South Esk, St. John's New Brunswick; Ocean Queen, Quebec. An iceberg was passed sth inst in lat. 45, lon. 40, by the Great Western (steamer), arrived at Liverpool. YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT, MAY 11.—Sld. Inglis, Bombay. DOVER, MAY 11.—Arrd. off, Active, Wolf, Bahia, for Stockholm. KINGSTOWN, MAY 10.—Arrd. Argyll, Brown, St. John's. CORE, MAY 9.—Arrd. City of Cork, Barrett, Barbadoes. Sld. Xarifa, ditto. LEITH, MAY 9.—Sid. Robert Munro, Montreal. BRISTOL, MAY 11.—Sld. British Queen, New York. Hum, ROADS, MAY 11.—Arrd. Jane Lowden, London to Miramichi, with loss of foretopmast. GREAT NORTH OF ENGLAND RAILWAY, Traffic returns for the week ending May 7, 1842: Passengers £9o9 7 6 Merchandise 415 8 2 £1,324 15 8 IV. O'BRIEN, Secretary Darlington, May 11. REPORT FROM THE GENERAL COI4I3IITTEE OF ELECTIONS. Lord Granville Somerset reported from the General Com mittee of Elections, that having regard to the number of Election Committees which may be sitting, they had selected the following days for the appointment of the Select Commit tees to try the matter of the petitions complaining of undue elections and returns for the following places : Kinsale and Stafford Borough—Monday, May 23, at half after two o'clock, from Panel No. 3. Barnstaple and Belfast—Monday, May 30, at three o'clock, from Panel No. 4. Waterford City and Athlone—Wednesday, June 1, at three o'clock, from Panel No. 4. Sunderland and Dublin—Monday, June 6, at three o'clock, from Panel No. 5. A BILL TO EXCLUDE THE BO ROUGH OF SUDBURY FROM SENDING BUR GESSES TO SERVE IN PARLIAMENT. [NOTE. —The words printed in Italics are proposed to be in serted in the Committee.] Whereas, the privilege of electing Members of Parliament is a trust held and enjoyed for the benefit of the public ; and it is right and e'pedisnt that any constituency by whom such trust shall have been abused, for purposes of private advantage and emolument, should cease to exercise the same ; and whereas open, general, and systematic bribery and corruption prevailed at the last election of Burgesses to serve in Parliament for the borough of Sudbury ;—Be it therefore enacted, by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this pre sent Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that the borough of Sudbury, in the county of Suffolk, shall, from and after the possiny of this Act, cease to elect and return any Burgess or Burgesses to serve in the high Court of Parliament. STRAWBERRY HILL. The road to Twickenham yesterday gave us a minature fore taste and assurance of what we shall see, in the course of a few days, on the road to Epsom. The attendance was at least threefold more numerous than on any previous occasion. The bidding went on slowly and steadily until lot 60 was brought out. 7 his, it may be remembered, is a 'curious old jewel, consisting of a golden heart set with precious stones, and ornamented with emblematic devices and Scottish mottoes. It. formerly belonged to the Lady Margaret Douglas, and was preserved by her as a souvenir of her husband, Lennox, the Regent of Scotland. This lot was sold for 130 guineas. Lot 66 was the beautiful rosewood cabinet, which was de signed by Horace Walpole, and ornamented with those won derfully expressive ea. vings in ivory by Verakovis, who ob tained so great a reputation in his day. This magnificent meuble fetched 120 guineas. Several lots of minor importance were next sold, but nothing worthy of any especial notice until lot 77, the Raffael which is so exquisitely illuminated, and richly ornamented with rubies, turquoises, and large cornelians. After a hard struggle, it was knocked down to Mr. Forster, for 110 guineas. The bell was next. brought out, and was rung by order of Mr. Robins, in order to let the world know that it was at length about to pass away from its resting place at Straw berry-hill. As everybody has either seen this tintinabulum, or read the numerous and elaborate descriptions of its beauties, we need not detail them here. The bidding started at 100 guineas, and was kept on gradually between an agent for Mr. Beeklord and Mr. Forster. The latter at length bore away the bell for 240 guineas, and immediately after it was sold, every one was seen paying or receiving bets, which it appears had been laid in great numbers that it would be sold for at least 1,0001. The seal of his insolvent Majesty of Corsica was not held in very high estimation, as it was sold for six guineas. The quaint old silver tea-kettle, with lamp-stand, and other paraphernalia, fetched 295. per ounce, which greatly exceeds the price which was paid f.r the pla teau, which was ornamented by Hogarth's own hand. Foster next gave fifty-two guineas for King Henry the Eighth's dagger, with its calcedonix case and handle, and shortly after he pur chased the Julio Clovio missal for 420 guineas. This valuable volume contains the Psalms of. David, written with a pen on fine vellum, and is superbly illuminated by Julio Clovio. The extraordinary brilliancy of the illuminations, and wonderful manner in which they have retained their colour and effect after a lapse of so many years, has been' thi theme of very general astonishment and admiration. • ST. GEORGE'S HOTEL, ALEEMARLE-STREET.—This large establishment, which was lately destroyed by fire, has been re-built in excellent style, and for internal elegance, con venience, and comfort, is not surpassed by any in the metro polis. In one of the drawing-rooms is a beautiful fresco, by M. Song, of Munich , and a medallion of St. George and the Dragon, which does great credit to the artist. In another is Allen's picture of the landing of Mary Queen of Scots, on her arrival from France. Both these rooms exhibit the finest speci mens of Scotch velvet cal pets, which produce a fine effect from the richness of the colouring and beauty of the design. There is also a fire-proof room for the plate, with births and cellars of a novel description, and the whole establishment is get up in a way highly creditable to Mr. Stewart, the spirited proprietor. The General Steam Navigation Company's vessel, the Giraffe, from Rotterdam, arrived off the Custom House, at ten o'clock A. m., this day, with the Dutch Mail. Yesterday morning returned here the Antwerp Company's steam ship Antwerpen, Captain Jackson, with numerous passengers, and bringing the Brussels papers of Wednesday. The passages out and home were performed in twenty hours. FIRE AT HAMBURGIL—We are glad to learn that none of the warehouses or other buildings, whether public or private, in the city of Hamburgh,:are insured,by English Fire offices. A law of the city of Hamburgh requires that every building shall be insured by the State ; and a public tax is annually levied for that purpose. The Dukes of Cadiz and Seville, sons of Don Francis de Paulo, arrived a few days ago at the Ha gue. The General Steam Navigation Company's British steam-ship, Wilberforce, arrived from Antwerp this morning, after a fine passage of only nineteen hours. Lady Hampson and family were among the passengers. COMMUTATION OF SENTENCE.—MichaeI Coote, jeweller, of Golden-lane, who was sentenced to seven years' transportation at the Commission, for having received stolen property, has had the sentence commuted by his Excellency the Lord •Lieutenant, to one year and a half's confinement, in consequence of the state of the prisoner's health, and his pre vious good character.—Dublin Evening Post. THE UNEMPLOYED AT YEOVIL.—The privations of the 20,000 individuals who were thrown out of employ by the stopping for a month of all business by the manufacturers of this town, we hear, have been borne with the greatest and almost unexampled patience, thus affording a gratifying con trast to the more turbulent spirits of the north.— Western Times. The plan decided on:last year for the canalisation of the arm of the Seine, which runs to the south of the cite, and for deepening the bed of the Seine from Paris to the mouth of . the Oist', is about, to be irumediately carried into effect. Dredging-mac Lines of grea.;. power have Leen already prepared. Mr. Atkinson, of the Roy-al Mint of England, who arrived in Paris a few days ago, had the honour of a special audience of the King on Wednesday, when his Majesty mcst graciously expressed his thanks for the services rendered by Mr. A. to a deputation which had been sent to England re specting the contemplated alterations in the French Mints. presented a n ew fi ve - so vereign Mr. A. piece, which elicited the praise and admi ra ti on o f th e King as to the likeness of Queen Vi e t nr i a , and th t . the taste of the design, A. had the butieLit ta: ries on Friday. THE LAZE RAILROAD ACCIDENT THE LINEN-DRAPERY TRADE NEAR PARIS. PARIS, MAT 10.—You will II In this case, which has excited consid erable atte n t WILLIAMS AND MOTTRAM'S BANKRUPinTnCinYt.he linendrapery trade, and which has been several times before was yesterday thought of or spoken readily believe that nothing ; about here, but the kissed re orted, an examination took place at the Court of Bank ful accident of the preceding day on the Versailles Railroad. ru p ecy yesterday, of persons to whom the is ankrupts paid To-day the newspapers are filial with it. '1 o-nicrrow little money shortly before their failure was entered into, the prin w ill be written, and less said or thought, respecting it, and the cipal points of which are detailed as follow : whole affair, with all the projected improvements to insure safety in railway transport, will be forgotten. Mr. Maynard appeared, as on all former occas assignees. Individuals will, however, long lament the cruel loss of w ag the Mr. Peter Bruce Turner, of Basing-lane, solicitor, parents, husbands, wives, children, relations, friends. So many Sone ; for the first examined, and stated at length the several discount trans cases are already ascertained, that the number of dead will actions their firm had had with the bankrupts. He swore lost exceed the calculation of yesterday. The details published, had no recollection of being at the house of the bankrupt Moe.- and which I receive hourly, are heartrending. tram the Sunday evening before the firm stopped. When they! Among the dead is the celebrated circumnavigator, Admiral ( Turner and Hensman) were paid the 1,0001. just prior to fie Dumont D'Urville. He was seen ascending the third waggon bankrupts' stoppage, they were not aware of the insolvency o 6 at the station of Versailles, with his wife and son, by a servant the bankrupts. That payment was made in accor d anc e with"• of the house in which he resided in Paris, who having seated the terms of the advance. The bankrupts were now indebted'. himself outside, was thrown off by the shock when the accident to them to the extent of about 2,0001 . occurred, and broke his leg. With Admiral D'Ui vide was an Mr. Moore, of the firm of Mottram and Moore, of Lamb's officer of the navy, who, not finding room in the vehicle occu - Conduit-street, was next exa mined.— He de p osed to the pied by his friend, placed himself in the fifth carriage , and as i n ment made by the bankrupt , Charles Mottram , to him of was fortunate enough to escape with only one arm fractured. s th g e old debts of Lamb's Conduit-street, and admitted that be Since then all the researches made by his mother-in-law, and had heard shortly afterwards that the firm was riot in good ciras by order of the Minister of Marine, have been fruitless, and cumstances. The bankrupt, Charles Mottram, in addition to to-day, at noon, no accounts had been received at the Admi this assignment, owed him 7001 . His (Mr. Moore's) partner , rays house of any of the party. The Admiral, your readers Mr. 1 3 rce Mottram, had told him 301. had been received under may recollect, returned last year from his second voyage round the assignment. 3 the world, during which he discovered and explored, previously Brierl , of Manchester, followed. He said on the Ist unknown regions contiguous to the South Pole. Since his ar of Norember Y Williams and Mottram owed him 4421. 13s. 7d., rival in Paris he had somewhat recovered, and was entirely and he having failed to receive the b i l ls "accepted which he occupied in preparing for the press and putting in order the h materials for the history of his second expedition , when ho met was tn a w d n d reanw nthe the p sth of f November, athees and amount, a ft cr waited a n interview he mwith n his unhappy fate. It as on him (then a Captain of the Navy) o both the partners, during which he said he wou ld rather have that the mission of conveying Charles X. from C h e rbour g to England devolved in 1630 . cash than their bills, as there were rumours about their diffi culties, Mottram gave him 1001, in bank notes, and a bill for It was rumoured throughout yesterday that several scholars 9 51/. 2s , which bill he had paid away ; but Williams and Mot of the Polytechnic School were am on g the sufferers. A simi lar report followed the Revolution of 1830, for the p ublic take tram had . accepted the bill, and they arrived at Manchester he had left deep interest in that institution. In t h e p resent case, as in the a fter for Mr. Bennett, a s Londo n. olicitor, of Manchester, was examined as Revolution, one student only of that school met his death, as respected some bills which he received from the bankrupts pre you will see presently. vious to their stoppage, but his evidence wa s of no im p ortance. Many persons of distinction escaped this calamity by bei n g a moment too late, or by finding the train full. '1 he King's . Dlr. Fawcett, of Lawrence - lane , ex amined—Was a bankrupt n July last year. The bankrupts were indebted to him for youngest son, the Duke de Montpensier, came by it a shor t ' bills for value received. Did not recollect having the bills in distance from Versailles, and then got out. M. Chambolles his possession, as his business was so e xtensive at th e p eriod; (a Deputy and editoraia-cliief of the Siecle) was on the point it was at the rate of 300,000/. per annum. Before fte was a. of entering with his three sons, when a friend offered hoz' seats bankrupt he had in his employ a clerk of the name of Sorrell, in his carriage, which he accepted. Mr. Henry Bulwer ar and several others. When his bankruptcy occurred, Sorrell rived at the station before the train started, but could not took for himself part of the premises he had occupied. Did obtain a place. A son of Colonel Thorne, a wealthy American not recollect ehether or not he sold goods in the name of Sor gentleman, resident in Paris, who was yesterday said to have rell to the bankrupts in July last, but he might have dot to so. been one of the victims, had attempted to obtain a place in the Sorrell was now in his employ. In Sorrell's day-book, kept train, but failed. Several other incidents of the kind are men while lie sold on commission fur him, there was a sale ma de to tinned. 1 shall not, however, continue my narrative, but lay Williams and Mottram, and dated the 27th of July, but by before you extracts from all the well-informed Journals of Paris whom that sale was made he could not recollect. The amount on this most painful subject. '° We have been able, says the Moniteur, "to collect the might have been paid for in a bill , but he ha d not the bill. Sorrell would have the bill. There were other goods sent on following details respecting the deplorable accident of the 6th Sorrell's account to the bankrupts, but he could not say by instant: whose directions. He had re-commenced business early in " The train of the left bank of the Versailles Railroad, which the month of November. He received five bills from 111 ot left that town at half-past five o'clock, p.m., for Paris, con tram to get discounted at Manchester. F our he left at th Fisted of eighteen waggons — two open, three diligence s, and lace, in Messrs. Brodie's hands, as he had told Moti'ram ; -the thirteen waggons of the second class. It was drawn by two fifth he now produced and handed over to the official Assignee engines. On its reaching a short distance beyond Bellevue, Had no claim against the four bills. the axle-tree of the first engine broke, and the wheels be- It being now past four o'clock, the Court rose. coming detached from the vehicle, the latter got off the rails, and placing itself across the road, was thrown on its s i d e b y the There are other persons to examine , and the case will p r oceed tain next week. shock of the second engine. The latter, hurried along by its own impetus and that of the train, went over the first engine, and was followed by two open waggons, two of the second class, and a diligence, of which latter the front part got above the back of the carriages which preceded them. " The shoch was dreadful; the waggons were smashed in pieces, and a great number of persons were killed and wounded. This misfortune was aggravated by a still mote frightful cir cumstance. The fire of the first engine fell on the road, that of the second was soon added to it, and the coke, carried in the tenders, added fresh food to the fire. The first five carriages arriving over the furnace, were instantly ignited, and were almost entirely consumed with awful rapidity. The succeeding waggons stopped, and the travelers alighted from them. The consequences of this terrible misfortune were truly deplorahlee_Forty•three per sons perished, and fifty were more or less dangerously wounded. On the first engine was, independently of the ordinary engineer and stoker, Mr. George (an Englishman), the chief engineer. On the second, besides the engineer and stoker, was one of the Directors of the railroad. The administration of the establish ment reckons among the dead Mr. George, the chief engineer ; two other engineers, the stoker and guard ; and the Director had his leg broken and his shoulder put out of joint. " It was reported by mistake that two trains had come in contact with each other. It was also erroneously stated that one of the boilers had burst, but the boilers of both engines remained intact. As soon as the authorities became aware of the accident, the Prefect of Police repaired to the station of the railway to give the first orders, and procure every assist ance. He afterwards proceeded to the spot, where he was joined by M. Jalon, the King's Attorney at Versailles, and a great number of the physicians of the Paris hospitals, whose zeal on the occasion was admirable. " Already the first cares had been bestowed to the wounded under the direction of the authorities of Meudon. The medi cal men of that village and of the adjoining districts were already engaged in dressing the wounds when the Prefect ar rived. The inhabitants of Meudon had opened their houses, and afforded relief with an eagerness beyond all praise. The Chateau 'of Meudon had been likewise converted into an hos pital from the onset, and the officers of the Civil List and of the Palace vied in zeal with the rest of the population. " The moment the King was informed of this sad event his Majesty ordered the Chateau of Meudon to be opened for the accommodation of the wounded, and directed that every care should be taken of them, and that every necessary should he placed at their disposal. An Aide-de-Camp of the King, dispatched in all haste to Meudon, saw his Majesty's orders carried into execution. The next morning Count Montalivet repaired, at six o'clock, to Meudon, and saw that his Majesty's intentions had been exactly fulfilled. The physicians who at tended on the 14 wounded lying in the Palace on Monday, w ere of opinion that 13 were in a condition to be removed to Paris. he other remained in Meudon under the care of one of the resident pupils of the Hotel Dieu. " The General commanding the Polytechnic School informs the families of the pupils, that in the cruel occurrence of the Bth inst. he had only to deplore the loss of the, pupil Guilland, born at Bourgoin, department of the Isere. No other pupil was wounded, even slightly." The Gazette des Tribunaur says that " all the dead could not yet. be recognized, and it will be impossible from the man gled and shapeless form of others to discover who they are. Two police officers, whom the Prefect of Police had sent to Versailles to keep order during the fete, have been cruelly mu tilated. One of them, M. Aubiniere, who sat in the fifth waggon, is despaired of ; and the other, M. Amy, was dan gerously wounded in the leg. We have heard of a family re siding in the Rue de la Poterie, composed of eleven persons, not one of whom has been since heard of. A Paris merchant, who was in a waggon w.th his wife and daughter, 14 years of age, saw the latter killed in the coupe, and his wife burnt a little further on, having himself miraculously escaped; he has lost all recollection of what passed. A number of other tra vellers appear likewise to have lost their reason from the com motion they experienced, and the dreadful impression of the spectacle which they had witnessed. This morning fragments of human bodies in a carbonised state were picked up at some distance from the spot where the accident occurred. The number of deaths hitherto ascertained is 73. That of the wounded is considerable. Yesterday and to-day numerous amputations were performed. " We learned this morning with lively grief that two mem bers of the bar had fallen victims to the cruel event. M. Le pontois, a young lawyer, one of the secretaries of the Con ference, who had given the most brilliant expectations, was seated in one of the first waggons with his brother, his cousin, M. Lemarie, arid his niece, fourteen years of age. At the mo ment of the shock the latter was thrown out of tke waggon, and it was impossible to know whether it was the result of the accident, or if she had been flung out by her relatives, who, seeing the danger imminent wished to save her. Carried senseless to a neighbouring house by a gentleman, who had himself been thrown from the top of the waggon, she then recovered, and told who she was. She said she was in the same waggon with her father, uncle, and cousin, all of whom perished, and it was even impossible to recognize their remains among those pf the thirty. two persons deposited in the ceme tery of Mont Parnasse. M. Rebel, another lawyer, was in one of the central waggons. He was dangerously wounded in the head, but we are happy to hear that his situation inspires no serious uneasiness. M. Rebel was received at Metnion, to gether with several other wounded, in the country house of one of his colleagues, M. Walker. " Among the persons wounded are the two nephews of M. Dahamel, a member of the Academy, and M. Aclocque, a young engineer of the Bridge and Road Department, whose leg was fractui ed. The youngest son of the Duke de Cazes, and the Duke's two nephews, who were in the last waggons, escaped without injury. The National says, " One of our friends, who has just ar rived from Sevres, states, that at eleven o'clock on Monday evening the adjeint of the Mayor of Sevres had ascertained 62 deaths. There were 16 wounded conveyed to the Chateau of Meudon, of whom two are since dead. There are several killed and wounded in the neighbouring houses. A consi derable number of carriages are employed to convey the wounded to Paris, and we ourselves saw several brought by the steam-boat doureur. In the course of the morning a number of fragments of human bones were collected on the spot; together with several watches and pieces of money. The conflagration commenced a little before six o'clock, and was not extinguished until eleven. One of the rails was broken to the extent of four or five yards. Some frightful cases are mentioned. The chit f engineer, an Englishman, named George, having rushed into the fire to open the doors of the waggons, was himself suffocated. At Sevres, Meudon, and Bellevue, persons are to be seen in a state of distraction running and searching amongst the ashes to endeavour to dis cover their friends. " The Academy of Sciences could not remain indifferent on such an occasion. At a meeting called for the purpose, 111. Cordier read, in the midst of the most profound silence, the report addressed by MM. Combes and Senarmont, engineers attached to the service of steam machinery in the department of the Seine. 't hose gentlemen, on being apprized of the ac cident, repaired to the spot. " The report contains the following passage relative to the cause of the calamity The accident is due to the fatal con currence of circumstances, which are as many gross faults, easy to have been foreseen and still more easy to have avoided, so that the future prosperity of railroad companies is by no means compromised by this sad affair. The first cause of the accident was the employment of a locomotive with four wheels. It is essential that every carriage intended for service -on a railroad should rest on six wheels at least, in order that if one of the axles should break the carriage should still rest on sup porters, end continue its course. The second fault consists in the employment of two locomotives for a single train. The consequences of this arrangement are self-evident. " ' A third circumstance on which several members of the academy strongly insist is, the precaution taken to lock the doors of the waggons, so that in such a case as that which oca eurred all escape was prevented, and the travellers were con demned to suffer all the consequences of the first accident. Another cause, which had much influence on the catastrophe, was the neglect to isolate the train from the locomotive, so as to prevent the shock occasioned by the sudden check to the speed with which they were proceeding. " It is worthy of remark, that if all those causes had not existed together, and if only a single precaution had been taken, the accident would not have happened. If the first engine had been furnished with six wheels when its axle broke, it would not have lost its equilibrium. If a second locomotive had not been employed, the only consequence of the accident would have been a shock ; and even admitting that the two first causes of the accident existed, had the doors of the wag gons not been locked, a number of the passengers might have escaped the flames. In fine, the interposition of the elastic system would have saved the train, even if no other precaution had been observed.' " ag MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. HERALD.—The letters from Mexico advise of the agree• able intelligence that a reduction in the duties on foreiiglt manufactures is about to be operated to the extent of 28 i ser cent. This is an important concession, but a concession int ich more in the interest of Mexico than of any foreign countries which may be benefited by the reformed tariff. It may be takeit for granted that Mexico will gain more by the change, that 114 by the lowering of duties, in point of amount of custom-hoost receipts, than by the late high and prohibitory duties, which only led to a contraband trade on her tea-board in the Atlantic , and Pacific, by which she was defrauded of duties altogether. The proposed remission of duties on wines and spirits there, test the extent of 50 per cent., is intended to favour Spanish wines' and spirits, which are the general objects of consumption, and to the use of which the inhabitants have of course been long' habituated. The liberal tariff of the Mexican Government comes opportunely to meet that large and liberal reduction of duties on commodities, those of Mexico inclusive, which is cow templated by the new tariff about to be passed here, the dtif' SUN.—The Stock Market has been flat durinil and Consols left off rather between the prices of jestertlay. This; has been principally owing to the Bank brokers delive ring cer'. tain parcels of stock sold last week, which has for the time a', tisfied the jnbhers. Consols closed at 921 921 for money, a" 92/ 92k for the account. Bank Stock, 167 168; India Stodgy 249 250 ; Exchequer Bills, 39 41 prem. Foreign Securities were also a little flat, and prices rather less than those of last night. Belgian, 1011 1021 ex divi dead% Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 52k 521; the FiN t e t , Cents., 1004 101* ; Danish, 80k 814; and Brazilian, 6'. 7 Mexican was allowed to remain quiet, the quotation I bel i e 35.36 j. The bonds of the insolvent States stand thus in the oi s. lists:—Colombian, 26; Spanish , 234 for the Five per Cei ati• ' and 22b for the Three per Cents. The Share Market was firm. London and Birtninp ;10' 180 182 ; Birmingham and Gloucester, 53 55 ; Great We stel l4 ., 93 94 ; the Half Shares, 64* 641; sbuth W e stern, 631: to".4' Gosport, 634 64k ; North Midland, 65 137 ; the New Italar e 32 33 ; South Eastern and Dover, 30 301 „, the Scrip, 71 ' Eastern Counties, 94 94 ; Blackwall, 111 12; the New Share' 91 10 ; and Brighton, 36k 364 per share. The letters from Hamburgh , received via Hull, are Is ° satisfactory than the previous accounts would i. , ave led to t t l', expectation. Although the loss has been immOnse, :y et .p merchants were to be seen standing in the streets' talung„, - , 0 1 their bills with hard money, although t he ir places b‘lt t " 01 w ere destroyed. The accounts are still more vaguer A' agree in the immense destruction of property. u seire d The usual expressed communication from Liverpool, r 4 at the North and South American Coffee-house, date(' to he past Seven A.M., 11th May, states the Great Wot ht rn b a . CI. outside the port, waiting for water, and that she u' l g pected up by half-past nine o'clock. kagllM.l'loN OF THE CAI I4 o F. DRAB RELICS AND ALTAIt-PIECE BASLE. . . fe. th This exhibition, which has depriv ed one ° leading cathedrals of tile Co ntinent of its best 0113: meats, to present them to the English public, is nor, open at 28, Old Bond-street. It consists not only 0 :i the golden altar-piece bequeathed by fienry IL 1, Germany to the ecclesiastics of Bas le, at a cost o.l_ 7,000 gold crowns, but of several other noticeahr relics, distributed in two saloon-I:7ke ap:trtments . s re which are fitted up for their reception. -" Iv ~e ° aware of the nature or make of "the Golden 801115, which the Pope is in the habit of presenting to is more favoured elect on great occasions. in iii,a exhibition that consecrated curiosity may be seep' ii , will convey an excellent idea of that which, o'4'. some seven days since, the successor of 1 , 0 Peter presented to the Queen of Portugal 0 godfather. The Altar-relic itself, which forms a 543 .0 of golden frontispiece, is about four feet in height, i t , nearly six in width, and contains five figures, ea7ije; a separate arch or compartment, representative of c i; Saviour, the three archangels—Michael, Gabriel, .: Raphael—and, admitted into their company , St. v ti ,. , nedict. The carver's art, however, it must be e t) „,- , fessed, has imparted little beauty or comeliness to s t id of the figures, and they appear no less rude as eele s t ip,, transcripts, than the incongruous medieval li ll o ., which, in the shape of inscription around them, 0 11 , t o tises the spectator as to whom they are intedeu, 6, configurate. This relic—treasure, notwithstan al 7el it must be considered—was purchased by Co, Theubet, its present possessor and exhibitor, 11t,fr, sale of Church property in the canton of 1 3 ', 1 , which took place in 1834. A German drinking7co of the Archduke Ferdinand's, forms also an all t lie, rarity : the neck of the stag is removable,. al l _.„%e , body intended to contain, as it once did, the red 7 . 46 draughts which 'delighted the heart, or ga ve c'o itt w or i, to the drinker. A crook from the Abbey of .tr,,s; formerly handled by a Prince-Abbot of the Gat.*., • a silver gilt bust of St. Verena ; a brace o f 00, 4 ,1 resemblini as much as may be fancied, two cl ass V watchman s lanterns ; along with some gold 12.4,. silver ornaments, which were once among the re-el cieuses of some dark Spanish Contessa, and en/ 11 °, 1 .4 her beauty, are among other of the attractions '0 ,1 " 7 , will invite the attention of antiquarians and visitoro';l, t Or' The Journal du Havre publishes a letter frolo_ae• master of a merchant vessel of that port, in which here': that, whilst he was in Australia last year, a French ve5.5 04 41', Ville de Bordeaux, was seized by the English Customs ol i to r , 0 text of smuggling ; but, on investigation, the charge was 1 " to he false, and the conduct of the seizing officer, a Vona only 22 years of age, was generally censured. The GoverP/ of Sydney, says the writer of the letter, convinced that tb kg s f/ es sel had been improperly seized, ordered its restitution, sr condition of the owner paying all the expenses of the, nin c and, as he had refused to do this, the vessel had been 7, 0 1 0 f months lying useless to all parties. There is a good deal o',", 0: 1 about this letter, and the writer goes so far as to insinoa„— 0%" the Ville de ordeaux was seized upon a mere P:0 Lecause she was a fine vessel, and at the time of s eizorv a e li tir had arrived at 'Sydney, relative to the affairs of the Elts i t t V ig . ing to indicate that a war between France and Englad u A ,S, evitable, and, therefore, the possession of the Ville 'I i P, owner,she shouldm a h y a , vi be deaux by the English was desirable. The fact of refto"bLty' ! lease the vessel without the payment of the expenai s- ,itrd however,nFrbeenechorre propertyct, aid i int orderis not to sco it. The practice of compelling the owners of vessels to r:1, 1 4' expenses of seizure even when it is admitted that 1 / 1 ° 1 , 0 /1, 4 upon which the seizure was made has not been estab,lia'' t 1 01 very common in England, and has been protested agrldi r , frequently. Unjust as such a proceeding is toward s vessels, it is doubly so towards a foreign one. . i 10 . DIED. JO le ' On the 9th inst., at Bromley Bow, 51iddlsex,23. wife of H. Harvey, Esti., Commander , R.N. , ag ed jolo On the 6th inst., at Bury St. Edmund's, the Rev 79 , j; , wick Sams, 8.A., Rector of Honington, Suffolk, aggillist?„oo . On the 11th inst., i n P or tl an d-place, the Res o fflir Hall, M.D.,late Curat e o f E as t C o wton, in the doe , . 9 y.: • 71 • t' •, • • 110 0 :...-." , Published by MURDO stoo Ti,c Sun oilicc,..No. • the County of Middlesex, Thursday, May 121 "-- BIRTHS. g ht e A, On the I lth inst., the Countess of Harewood, of a " 3 " „ :"rfo r- On the 9th inst., at the Vicarage, Great Chest ( ' f 0 Essex, t Lady Hrriet Hervey, of a dughter. lad On the he 9th inst., a in Pelham-crescent,a B rom pton, th e William llemfry, Esq., of a son. P 4' On the 7th inst., at Fulham, the wife of J ohn Bruce, of Sumburgh, of a son. On the 9th inst., Mrs. Stafford Bourdillon, of a son- be 10 On the 10th inst., at Ladbroke-place, Notting-hill , t of Captain E. Heathcote Smith, of a da u g hter. elta 9cal ' On the II th inst., at Southampton-buildings, - ,l iv lane, Mrs. James Johnstone, of a daughter. Gri the II th inst., at Docldington-grove, n " / Kenn z_______ _i "t °l T. Masterson, of a daughter. MARRIED. 14°j; , • the On the II th inst., at St. J ames ' s Church, ..,apt.ain Fot.lr 0 George Augustus Frederick Liddell, of the ;!-'0:45t,100 !j . Guards, to Cecil Elizabeth , fourth (laughter of th e 7 - 130 Rev. Gerald Valerian Wellesley, D.D., Rector of ,I Wearmouth. il e ' ) el On the 11th inst., at Chatham, Captain Lusinoorooo Engineers, to Catherine Elizabeth, eldest (laughter 0 1 John Ross Wright, Commanding Royal Engineer s ' 40 Elp g „ Figure lain Black Ik v‘ shi 0 quesi cutt le e k n fi 11.11erf Two t Three flour Thr ee irour I Veil 1 44 ; , Getty !Nit s i; Ho s ina z faeii 4xtra IV A Vvo ,