The Sun. — London, England, 1842-01-27 00:00:00

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I v, 0 009 e to- , rongestircr, t heir - LDS' held , ng redo, usell arliest rie s . ns o st with twi h VoJ e ' er n ro' 10 fil S es r e5: pssarl 40, leert or ses 0 irdefl, to 1 th P e r • t n' Nib • ve =,,lflce of theme' • nstert.rf t vie r hoU rsts or; honnu udlY au ) ho s She t , f lent U ls o c e or • r iong torn . gr s ' ?re- - t o ra EVENING SUN LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT—(TIIIS DAY). The Lord Chancellor sat in his Court at "Westminster, nrlind took appeal motions to-day. THE BRISTOL CHARITIE S . This case came before his Lordship upon petition I t Nieg the confirmation of the Master's Report, finding certain charities in the City of Bristol came under t he 7lst steam of the Municipal Act, and finding also that the trustees of the other charities of Bristol would °e proper persons to be trustees of the other charities. rltieile LORD C HANCELLOR granted the prayer of the "n, confirming the report of the Master. WALKER V. FLETCHER. t T his ease came before the Court upon two appeal Mo- . Puns, the objeots of which were to discharge an order °.flouticed by the Vice-Chancellor of England, by i l l ' l tch his Honour refused to dissolve an injunction -h had granted restraining two of the defendants, Messrs e a l es, the coal merc h ants , f rom p rocee din g with an wrlon-at-law' which they had instituted against the L a M iff', for the value of certain coals which had li n lost at sea. From the statement of Mr. Richards, -th () was in support of the application, it appeared that fe plaintiffs Messrs. Walker and Co., were in and i r „ e7 itals to 1841, the owners of a vessel calld The • „." 14 er,: and Joseph Fletcher, one of the defendants bas the registered owner of a vessel called the The Hunter sailed in January 1841, from nlou to Sunderland, and on the night of the 22d of T iat month, she came in collision D ith the Robert. the latter vessel sunk immediately, and the crew of ' l e -Hunter abandoned her, she caught fire, and t b ei a ely went down. On board the Robert were coals ;"ging to the defendants, the Messrs. Pope. In con (ll.lence of the collision having taken place, Joseph an action the registered owwr of the Robert, brought 4 11 actio n in the Court of Queen's Bench for the injury ifled by th e R o b ert against the plaint i ffs. That action a aS tried at th e l ast S pr i ng A ss i zes f or S urrey, w h en : verdict was en t ere d b y consent f or t h e p l a i nt iff Fie as th e owner of The Robert, and the damages ti re e m atestid at 5001. At th e same Spring A s siz e s at a gainst the present plaintiff brought an action r0;111st Fletcher, alleging that the Robert ran the Hunter, and claiming damages for the 1; t 1 11 that action Fletcher was also successful, and t Q h e !'tned a verdict. Since then Messrs. Pope'had brought t:Asuitill4l.:}ithiteeBtottiin°;j(nria: against the plaintiff for the value of the and to restrain the proceedings in that ac snscotiilo,en had been granted which it was now 4ne arguments had not concluded when the Court rose. THE NEW JUDGE. in the course of the morning, Mr. Cresswell was sworn o n , l o l f . his Lordship's private-room, as a Sergeant and . the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas. ROLLS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.) Ills I WILSON V. TINDALL; j r f, 4 0 11DSHI P gave judgment in this case this a n made made the following ordert—That on the first L aci ng of th e case the Court, not thinking there had d o l l a sufficient breach of the injunction to commit the pose of ordered the case to stand over, for the pur re.,. Inspecting an affidavit from the defendant, since i ii :`"'ng which the Court considered the breach of the i'Junction to be founded on mistake, and therefore now eradve.red the defendant to pay the costs of this application, the nl g it o_pen to the parties to make an application to The Lord Chancellor to have the injunction reversed. `:l..clefendant. to be restrained, in the mean time, from tionune,hinag_d t b h e e en cec ob o t a a - i n n t e it d. oil candles for which the injunc w,:? Loßbsinp then proceeded to take motions, none of "'ea possessed any features of public interest. - /710E- CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before the:VICE-CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.) QUARRIER V. COLSON. V:acti on one came b e f ore th e C ourt upon mo ti on f or an to restrain th e d e f en d an t, C a pt a i n C o l son , In Proceeding with an action which he had Ought against the plaintiffs, the executors of the si ne Captain Tobin. It appeared that sometime ji ll , e e Captain Colson and Captain Tobin met together at Baden Baden that friendship sprung up between them, Colson they travelled a the a Continent together, and that Capt. V' 3 'soli advanced several sums to Capt. Tobin, for the 's r Pose of payi ng hi s t rave lli ng expenses, and he had o lent him money when they had b een amus i ng them selves in the gambling-houses on the Continent. On the '`turn of these gentlemen to this country, they went ~hi accounts, and Captain Tobin gave his 1.0. U. to '-aptain Colson for the amount due to him. That amount had been stated variously, the plaintiffs submitting that it e cadd not exceed 4751., while the defendant contended that it was Sta. The plaintiffs submitted that inquiry ought t i O take. place into the manner in which th e d e bt h a d been incurred, and offered to pay the 4751. into Court iat consideration of obtaining the injunction ; on the tither hand the defendant urged that the question was "Ittirely one for a Court of Law. The VICE-CHANCELLOR granted the injunction upon "le terms of the plaintiff paying the 475/. into Court vvi thin ten days; if that was not done he should - refuse the taotion with costs. t, (Before Vice-Chancellor BRUCE.) 1 10/couß was engaged during the early part of the " ll ng in hea r i ng motions of no particular interest. OLIVER v. LATIIAM. T he ar . me ree eo t'ulents in this cause were resumed to-day, and thall util 'ul to the rising of the Court. The facts appear «lien judgment is given. oea (Befor e Vice-Chancellor WIGRA3I.) tion of i h se °A any public interest came under the atten ,ourt. B EN'S 'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) This na QUEEN v. THE MAYOR OF LICHFIELD. v, :as a rule calling upon the defendant to sho 7 to hi n , % ''Y a w r i t of mandamus should not issue directed eipail;' an d commandi ng hi m t o i nse rt upon the muni -01 th ur gess-roll of the B oroug h of Lichfield, the name 1\1 ; aplicant, George Alton. the role annixoTort now appeared to show cause against t isioe s in. The application had been, made under the pro ships of the I st Vi c. ch. 78, sec: 4, an d their Lord ei th nad h e ld i n former cases that they were to require pl e a applicant to show that he was entitled to be grant burgess -roll ; because if the rule was 151 . e of e di the Mor would be compelled to place the ti le appli ay cant on the burgess-roll. The affidavit at i i 4h a p.plicant stated that he had been for several years_ Pala ,abttan t - householder of the borough ; that he had nil 4 1 1 . 4 . the rates made for the relief of the poor ; and Act 4 bur ough-rates which under the provision of the any tp,et Parliament had become payable by him in re r°1:81101 house or tenement. He also stated that he l i i r, r tli e f ° " i an alien, and had not received any parochial ttp,„' /11118 , or other public charity for a certain period. I tniii,`, 4tr ed that the Mayor, who now showed cause revi s i on the rule, was not the Mayor who presided at the I ve4 1( t ) 1 11 1 ,' but the present defendant believing that . . the . re 11 i c ° seriou s objections to the defendant's qualification had thought, it right to oppose the motion. hrst objection was made at the revision of the list, t hat I, e 11 2-d then been duly 'objected to on the ground that e "ad been three years in arrear to a rate imposed t thtip 3 `, ll e Provisions of a local Act, the 46th Geo. ' i t'hfi e l d ' f or lighting paving, and watching the city of r ise The objection was' twice. heard before the eti s e -Ors, and the majority were of opinion that the (b -ll the w as fatal, and the present application . was now ()th er e ,nadir, of an appeal from that decision. The . lag f,,Nection was, that the applicant had been receiv tiirctr several years relief out of the funds of a public . t hat 4,° 1 the town, called the 'Wakefield Charity ; and. ) ro od " oection was made upon the affidavit of Dr. Har a d to ne of the trustees of the charity. Now, with - Core n'ne first objection, the 76th section of the Mu- IN b e rp oration Act provided that the party shall apterllhayed e to be placed on the burgess-roll, unless p all such rates payable by him in re- Iltit liti °l such premises. He submitted'that the rate in Att, clu decidedly came within the provisions of the t he h at id at all events it must be- taken to be included in t ci h N ugh rate. With regard to the second objec `se 4 , - " c e. question would turn upon what amounted to f u nd,' el l. ll ,. t a alms or public charity from any borough „ entr i ,„'le submitted that the charity, although no,tsine ed , to the charitable trustees of the borough," rough , ivithin the "meaning of the word " alms in the h ad 11 Aet5 "- P arliam en t, and it was shown that the applicant sits ( , eti l for e l even y ea r s _ re ceiving relief from the cha „3el I th e ground of his poverty. The Learned Coun r4-tieliulsdted by su bmitting that the objections he had ur ged Prevail, and that the rule ought to be dis ' .Th bb eCo th e c . lt'r was of opinion that the objections urged t i ent Yearned Counsel against the rule were not suffi hnt t i t , i ° justify them in discharging it. It was contended th ey le receiving and th e voter was disqualified tor non-payment of rates, of alms or charitable relief. When V , 4, 1 o ried at the terms of the sixth section, the Court b Pinion that they did not apply to cases like it tlfd res n in either respect. In the first place, lie n ot appear that' the rate for which the I ntai l i n . ' Was i n arrear, was a rate w ithin the g of the Act of Parliament. He was reQuied to- Pay poor-rates, and such other borough °f t i;:s 'were directed to be aid under the provisions "`ket• It would certainly appear as if there had nut tit confusion in the wording of the clause, ei n , s :eY did not think, on viewing the whole of 'the -Ile th e t hat they cou ld extend i ts mean i ng to ra t es like was under the consideration of the Court. The rate ne t a Partial l oca l rate, a n d i ts prov i s i ons -had beenandoli extend e d to a ll par t s o f th e borough, • Ine lit erefere, it cou ld not b e sa id th a t it s non-pay tippii re dered. a man di squa lified. The relief which the plibteant had received was a l so more o f a p r i va t e than a knit e na ture ; and further, was not " any pension or woijntrusted to the trustees of the borough, " for . it h it, appear that they had nothing whatever.to do . w!t that the whole, therefore, the Court was of opinion the s ," l .aPplicant was not disqualified under .either of iq othohJections, and his title being admitted to be good ftb" e r respects the rule fur a mandamus must be made ate ' BA IL couRT.—(THIS DAY.) I si „ ,„, THE TRIBE OF WILLIAMS. W u lf iv illiarns, the Counsel, applied to Mr. Justice 1 , . Wi ll iams, on a point of practice in the case of W . dliam. s s tn . e " j ams, and grounded his application, which wa named of a technical nature, on the affidavit of a witness Williams. xX PARTE THE COAL AND IRON COMPANY. 4Atr. ROEBUCK applied for a rule calling upon an attor ii . 3' of the Court to show cause why he should not de part up certain deeds and papers belonging to the Com ","3', and why he should not answer certain matters ~(Intained in the affidavits. It appeared from the affidavits at the party in question had been a Director of the P'24lallY4 and had also act ed as their solicitor on behalf :),1 in and his partner. The Shareh o ld ers h a d s i nce `4ollght Proper to employ another attorney, and he had applied to the party against whom the present applica tion was made; to deliver up the deeds and documents of the Company, which the party in question hadrefused to do, alleging that he had a lien upon them for his bill of costs, amounting to upwards of 9001. The affidavits then proceeded to set forth certain charges against the party in question, which we do not feel justified in giving, as the application is an cx parte one. Mr. Justice WILLIAMS thought that such charges should have been made the subject of an indictment rather than of such an application as the present ' • how ever, under the circumstances, he would grant a rule nisi. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) THE NEW JUDGE. In the course of the morning, Mr. Cresswell, the newly appointed successor of Sir John Barnard Bosan quet, lately a Justice of this Court, was made a Sergeant of-Law, after which the oaths were administered to him, and he took his seat on the bench ; hitt shortly after • wards he retired, and his place was taken by Mr. Jus tice Maule. CRANE V. PRICE. The special argument in this case, which is an action for the infringement of a patent invention for the smelt ing of iron, being adjourned from Saturday; occupied the Court again during the w hole morning. This was the third day, but the arguments were of great length and are purely legal. The matter in dispute seems sufficiently simple, as it relates only to the question, whe ther the defendants using the hot air blast in a manner somewhht different from that employed by the plaintiffs is an infringement on the patent of the latter. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 26.—Preparations are making here for the King of Prussia, expected to visit the naval arsenal and flag-ship. The arrival of Prince Albert is also confidently spoken of. . The Warspite, 50, Capt. Lord John Hay, C. 8., is to take out Lord Ashburton (appointed special Minister to Washington), and will be completed with all expedition, to proceed to New York. The Hastings, 72, Capt. Lawrence, is in this harbour from the Mediterranean, to be paid off forthwith, and fitted for the flag (white at the mizen) of Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, Knight, C. 8., as second in com mand to Vice-Admiral Sir Wm. Parker, in the China seas. Capt. Henry Bruce, 1821, is to be Flag-Captain, and Lieut. James Caldwell late of the nritannia, to be Flag-Lieutenant. Several promotions, consequent on the arrival of the King of Prussia in this country, will take place in both services. The Illustrious, 72, Captain Erskine, arrived at New York from Spithead on the 30th December, with his Ex cellency, Sir C. Bagot, Governor-General of Canada, on board, and after repairing her defects, occasioned by heavy weather, was to sail for Halifax to join Vice-Ad miral Sir Charles Adam, on the Bth January. . Letters from the Ganges, 84, of the 2d instant, state the ship in Malta Harbour, all well, and that the report of her being ordered home is unfounded. She would not leave the station until the arrival of the new Admiral from England (daily expected), when Sir Francis Mason was to proceed in the Vanguard, 84, to take the com mand in the Tagus. The Implacable, 72, Captain llarvey, is gone into Ha moaze, to be paid off, having left Gibraltar on the 2(1 inst. with the Hastings, 72, since arrived at this port. The Alfred. 50, Captain J. Brett Purvis, may be ex pected at Spithead about the Ist of February ; but men enter for her at Sheerness very slowly. Her destination is Rio de Janeiro. The Rhadamanthus, steam transport, Mr. Lane, Master, from Woolwich, takes out a detachment of Engineers, and Sappers and Miners, for the repair of the fortifications of Gibraltar, thence proceeding to Corfu and Malta. The Vengeance, 80, it is reported, will shortly be com missioned here. She has never yet been to sea. The Powerful, 84, is ordered to be taken into dock, to ascertain her fitness for re-commissioning. At Spithead—Queen, 110. In Harbour—St. Vincent, Victory, Hastings, Excel lent, Royal George yacht, Carysfort, Nautilus and Rapid.—Brighton Gazette. THE CONVICT DELAHUNT. . This wretched man, as we have already said, made a full confession of his horrible crime some days since. The following account is given in the Dublin Morning Register of Monday : " The Governor, when making his usual inspection of the prison on Saturday morning, visited the prisoner, about nine o'clock. After referring to his interview with his parents on the preceding day, the Governor said he had heard that his father had given him some good ad vice, and-expressed a hope that he had profited by it, to which he replied in the affirmative. The Governor then said he did not wish to press him to make any commu nication, but if he was desirous to make a voluntary statement to him ho was prepared to listen to it. Dela hunt then made the following statement :—IIe said, that for about a month previous' to the commission of the crime, he was nightly oppresied' iVith the feeling that he should commit murder, but then formed no definite purpose with respect to his victim, except this, that he intended it should be a child, as it would be less able than a grown person to offer any resistance to his murderous designs. He said that he endeavoured to shake off the feeling that thus oppressed him, but it clung to him with such tena city that he was unable to expel it from his mind. Hav ing procured the knife at his brother's house, as stated on the trial, for the purpose of committing the murder, he wandered about the streets during the day, in search of his' prey. At length he perceived the 'boy Maguire playing with some other children, in the neighbourhood of Plunket-street, and his attention was particularly at tracted to him by observing bim make several inef fectual attempts to jump on a coal-cart that was pas sing through the street. He called to him on the pretence that he wanted to send him of a message, and promised to reward him for his trouble. They proceeded together to the several places stated on the trial, with the exception of the public house at the corner of Capel-street, where it was de posed on the trial they were seen taking coffee together. He said they were not there, and they did not take any coffee, for he had no money to pay for it. At length he brought him to the lane near Pembroke-road, and there perpetrated the bloody deed. It appeared on the trial that a large stone had been used in committing the mur der ; but on being questioned about it he denied having made use of the stone. He was then asked how it occurred that there were no spots of blood on him, and he said that on committing the murder he had guarded against such result. Ile seized the boy by the forehead, and having pressed his back forcibly against his thigh, drew the knife quickly across his throat, and then flung him from him. The boy made no resistance, and, he believed, was unaware of his intentions. He then ran away : and did not hear the boy scream or give any other indication of vitality. When questioned as to his motive for bringing the boy to his sister-in-law's house, he could not account for it ; but it is probable he was waiting until night, to enable him to effect his object with greater certainty. He was then asked if he intended to implicate the boy's mother in the murder ? He said lie did not, that he did not know her ; and, in describing the dress of the female by whom he alleged the murder was committed, he did not mean to implicate her or any other person. It will be recollected that, in the former statement, he said his object in com mitting the murder was to be taken care of in the Lower Castle-yard, and to prosecute some person for it ; but, on the present occasion, he denied being actuated by any such motive. The Governor said be hoped he was telling him the truth ; and he declared he was doing so, as sincerely as if he were making the disclosure to his spiritual adviser." UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA. —Yesterday a special general meeting of the Proprietors of this Company was held at their office, 38, Old Broad-street, and was fully attended. J. B. Smith, Esq.-, presided. From the Report it appeared that the accounts re ceived from New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land since June last were highly satisfactory. The amount of undivided profits to June last was 46,220!. Bs. 6d., to which add the profit of the last half year, less the expenses of the branches and in London, amounting to 33,564/. 16s. 7d., which left a balance, after further deductioos, of 54,7851. ss. Id. of undivided profit. The result of the foregoing s tatement enabled the Directors to declare a dividend 2ss. per share on the original sharis, and ,in the second series 10s. per share, which was after the rate of 10 per cent. per an num.- The reserve fund balance to the end of Decem ber, was 15,198/. 6s. 6d. Mr. Borrodaile moved the adoption of the Report, which was carried unanimously. A discussion took place between the Directors and Mr. G. R. Robinson, Mr. Mader, Mr. Nicholls, and others, during which the Chairman said it as their intention to apply for an Act of Incorporation. After votes of thanks to the London and Colonial Directors, two new Directors were elected by ballot, after which the meet ing adjourned. HOBHOUSE AND CO.'s BANKRUPTCY.— There were several meetings -under this Commission during the last week, and further debts were proved to the. amount of 1,625/. 45., making a total to the present time of 235,089/. Bs. 4d. On Friday some of the former proofs were, on the application of the creditors, expunged or reduced, and on Saturday the bankrupts were further interrogated by the creditors, after which they signed a declaration on oath that they had made a full and true discovery of their estate and effects, both real and personal ; that they had not concealed or em bezzled any part of their property, but had delivered up everything they possessed to the assignees. This closed their exanunation, and the further business of .the bankruptcy now stands postponed till the end of April. In the interim the assignees will be actively engaged in their onerous duties of realizing the bank rupts' property, and . getting in the outstanding assets. On the 27th of April the assignees -will submit their ac counts to the Commissioners to be audited ; on the 30th of April there will be a further meeting for the proof of debts ; and on the 2d of May a dividend will be declared. —Bath Chronicle. _ _ MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT FROM MAKING SLIDES.—Last night an inquest was held in Guy's Hos pital, before Mr. Payne, on the body of Mr. John Bay ley, aged 77. It appeared from the evidence that the de ceased was a retired tradesman, and lived at No. 53, Lower-road, liotherhithe. About ten o'clock on the morning of Saturday se'nnight the deceased, who was in good health for his advanced years, was walking along the footpath in Adam-street, Hotherhithe, when he un fortunately slipped, and fell heavily, owing to a slide which some boys had formed. The poor old gentleman was raised up by some persons near the spot, and con veyed to a neighbouring surgeon's, when it was ascer tained that he had received a severe fracture of the left l e g. He was subsequently removed in a cab to the above hospital, but owing to the severe nature of the injury, coupled with the deceased's age, he gradually sank, and died on Monday. morning last. Verdict—" Accidental death." THE SUN, LONDON, TH.URSDAY, ,JANUARY 27, 1842. THE KING OF PRUSSIA'S VISIT TO ETON COLLEGE. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY EVENING.— His Majesty the King of Prussia left the Castle this afternoon in one of the Royal carriages and four, with two outriders, and proceeded to Eton College. His Majesty was accompa nied by the Right lion. Sir R. Peel and the Earl of Aberdeen. There were in the suite of the Prussian Monarch the Earl of Hardwick°, Baron Alexander Von Humboldt and the Chevalier Bunsen. The King alighted at the chambers of the Head Master, where his Majesty was received by the Rev. the Provost, the Rev. Dr. Ilawtrey (the Head Master), the Rev. J. S. Grover (Vice-Provost), the Revs. G. J. Dupuis and G. R. Grover (Fellows of Eton), and the Rev. E. 01(es, the Lower Master. Shortly after his Majesty's arrival the King was con ducted to the Upper School, where were assembled the whole of the boys, amounting to upwards of 600, and the Assistant Masters, who greeted his Majesty upon his entrance with the most enthusiastic cheering. The King remained in this room for some time, during which period he made various inquiries respecting the school, its number of pupils, its discipline, &e. His Majesty, upon being conducted to the Chapel, appeared much pleased with the interior of the sacred edifice, and parti cularly admired the beautiful statue of henry the Sixth, by Bacon, and the general character of the sacred edifice. During his Majesty's stay several select pieces of music were performed upon the newly-erected organ, built by Gray. From the Chapel the King walked across the square to the cloisters, which his Majesty entered by the gate under the Clock-tower, and then proceeded to the Provost's-lodge. The King passed some time in the Dining-room viewing the ancient and interesting portraits of former Provosts and of others with which its walls are decorated. In the Drawing-room, which is adorned with a very numerous collection of portraits of eminent Eton men, his Majesty was received by the Hon. Mrs. Hodgson (the lady of the Provost and the daughter of Lord Chief Justice Denman), and several other ladies, with whom the King entered into a lengthened and fa miliar conversation. His Majesty was afterwards con ducted- through the Provost's hall, containing a large collection of interesting portraits, amongst which is a very curious painting of the city of Venice, presented to the College in 1636 by the then Provost, Sir Henry Wotton. After passing through the Election Chamber, whe're are three curious portraits of Henry V., Henry VI., and Henry VII., his. Majesty entered the Library, and re mained there some time examining the various curiosi ties which were laid before him. A German book, en titled " The History of Printing," by Falkenstein, lately presented to the College by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, was shown to the King, to which he affixed his " signature and rank," as a memorial of his visit to the College. The whole •of the attendants upon his Majesty also wrote their names in the book. His Majesty then passed through the Hall, and around the gallery again to the Provost's Lodge, when his Ma jesty expressed himself to the 'Provost and the authori ties of the College highly gratified with what he had witnessed. His Majesty, upon leaving Eton, shortly before five o'clock, was followed by th whole of the boys through Eton and Windsor, up to the Castle-gates, shouting the whole distance, evidently to the amusement of the King. His Majesty (who, amongst the inquiries he made while at the College, asked if Sir Robert Peel had been educated at Eton, and was answered by Sir Robert in the negative), speaks English very excellently. Before the King left the College his Majesty re quested a whole day's holyday, without exercise, for the students, which was immediately granted by the head master, Dr. Hawtrey. PRESENTATION OF COLOURS TO THE 72D HIGHLANDERS BY THE DUKE OF WEL- LINGTON. The rain subsiding shortly after 12 o'clock, orders were sent to the barracks for the regiment to parade in review order in the Quadrangle at half-past 12 o'clock. Shortly afterwards the regiment moved from the bar racks to the Castle, passing into the Quadrangle through St. George's Gateway. Here the regiment formed in line, extending across the whole length of the Square, the Grenadiers being wheeled up on their left, and the Light company and No. 1 wheeled up on the right, there not being sufficient space for the regiment in line. A — few minutes after their foi:mation notice. was given of the approach of Field Marshal his Grace the Duke of Wellington, who was received with a general salute, the fine band of the regiment, at the same time, playing " See the Conquering Hero comes." Almost imme diately afterwards his Royal Highness Prince Albert, with his illustrious guests and relatives, the King of Prussia, Prince Frederick of Saxe Cobourg, with their respective suites, made their appearance, and were received with a Royal salute, the old colours being low ered to Royalty for the last time. The Majors of the regiment then went forward and took possession of the new colours. The ceremony of their consecration was afterwards performed, by the desire of the Queen, by his Grace the Archbishop of York (who was on a visit to her Majesty), in a most solemn and emphatic manner. _ _ _ _ A slow and - quick step were then played by the band (both Scottish airs), which the King of Prussia (who ex pressed himself delighted with the airs) requested might be copied out for him to take to Prussia with him upon his return. The first tune was "Oh where and oh where is my Highland Laddie gone?" and the second the " Scottish Piper." At the conclusion of this music the Grenadier com pany, with the two union ensigns, marched up to the tune of the' " British Grenadiers," halted, and presented arms to the new colours, which the Duke, taking in his hand, presented to Ensigns Rice and Sandford Paken ham. They then proceeded, in slow time, to the left of the line; and the new colours were trooped the whole length of the line to their original position. A square was then formed as compactly as possible. to enable every one in the regiment to hear the words of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, who then ad dressed them. From the distance at which Vwas stationed from his Grace it was impossible to catch correctly every sen tence uttered by the old and noble warrior. The fol lowing, however, is the substance of the Duke's address to the regiment : _ _ His Grace commenced by saying—" I have great pleasure this day in presenting new colours to the regi ment of the 72d Highlanders by the command of our Most Gracious Majesty. It is now 50 years since I served with this regiment in India, When it greatly dis tinguished itself for the eminent services it rendered to the country. The regiment has since also greatly dis tinguished itself in the conquest of several valhablie colonies. The men have maintained their character in war ; and now we are at peace I am happy to . find that you still maintain your character ; for I have made it my business to make inquiry, and I have found that you stand as high in the estimation of your fellow-citi zens in your present as in your former. quarters. 1 will take this opportunity of impressing upon the minds of the officers, non-commissioned officers, and privateS, that much depends upon your conduct as moral men, for you have a duty to perform to the community at large which must not be neglected. Officers must also bear in mind, that the efficiency of troops depends mainly upon their discipline and moral conduct. I am most proud to be able, on this day, to present new colours tb . the 72d, or Duke of Albany's Highlanders, a regiment which I am gratified to be able to show to his Majesty of Prussia—the King, the ruler of a vast nation, whose armies have acted in concert with our own, and to whose combined success, in conjuction with other troops, the present happiness of Europe is in great part to be attributed. I am also gratified in showing this regiment before his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and in presence of your Sovereign, who now looks down upon you (her Majesty was stationed at one of the windows in St. George's Hall). If any other motive were necessary to make you faithful and true to.your colours, you will not fail to remember that they have been sanctified by religion, through the means of al most the highest dignitary and most respected Prelate of your Church. It now only remains for me to say, that resolution, vigilance, and attention are nec e ss a ry on all hands, an d am happy, this day, to witness their efforts, which are so manifest in the discipline of the re-, giment now before me." v Col. Arbuthnot returned thanks. The Gallant Officer said, "It will hereafter be the greatest pride of the regiment to reflect that it had received from the most dis tinguished soldier of this or any other age, in the presence of his Majesty the King of Prussia, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and the distinguished noblemen and gentlemen who now surround us, the colours we are to rally round and defend." At the conclusion of the Gallant Colonel's address, the line was then re-formed. The loyal and distinguished personages who were in the Quadrangle,.then proceeded to the right of the line, mill walked down the ranks, Prince Albert and the King of Prussia especially, paying some marked and deserved compliments to the regiment for its excellent discipline and soldier-like appearance or the men. The troops then marched past in slow and quick time, in columns of quarter distance ; and shortly afterwards proceeded, in sections, through the Norman-gate, to the barracks in Sheet-street. With respect to a reference, in the Morning Herald of this day, to the contrast between the conduct of the 72d Highlanders and the Foot Guards in the lower ward, yesterday, I have been requested to state that " a mistake has arisen, unconsciously, with regard to the conduct of the officers of the 72d in clearing away, those persons who were in front of the troops on the day of the christening. They acted under peremptory orders, and had no discretion allowed them in their execution, consequently they cannot be held responsible for that which it would have been contrary to their duty to have neglected." HER MAJESTY'S GUARD OF . HONOUR AT THE CHAPEL THE NIGER EXPEDITION. REPORT Op C A PTA INfit 0 EH. Sir—l have only time; on lauding from the Warre merchant schooner (in order to save a post), to beg you will inform the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty of my arrival from Fernando Po, which I left on the 23d of November, at the recommendation of the medi cal officers, for the re-establishment of my health. Although now almost entirely recovered, tendency to attacks of ague make it advisable that I should not tra vel by night, but I hope to be able to report myself at the Admiralty the day after to-morrow at furthest. I regret to be obliged to report the death of Lieute nant Stenhouse,:Mr. Woodhouse, assistant-surgeon, and Mr. Wilmot, clerk of the Albert, and one seaman and a marine belon4, - ring to the same ship, since I last wrote to their Lordships, on the 25th of October, besides a sea man of the Soudan, on the passage home with me from Africa ; but the remainder of the crew of the Albert, I am happy to say, were all getting better, and are by this time, I hope, safely arrived at Ascension. I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, Liverpool, Jan. 25. IL D. TROTTER, Captain. To the Secretary of the Admiralty. Her Majesty's steam- veSsel Albert, Clarence-cove, - FernandO Po, Oct. 25, 1841. Sir—My last letter to you, dated the 18th of Septem ber, from the confluence of the Niger and Tchadda, would acquaint the Lords Commissioners of the Admi ralty that fever had broken out on board the vessels of the expedition, and that I had found it necessary to des patch the Soudan to the sea with all the cases the sur geons deemed to require a change of climate, directing Lieutenant Fishbourne to take charge of her in the absence of Commander Bird Allen, engaged in his duty as Commissioner. I also informed their Lordships it the same letter that the Albert - was about to proceed up the Niger and the Wilberfore up the Tchadda, in prosecution of the objects of the mission. After the departure of the Soudan, however, two of the engineers of the Wilberforce were taken ill, and the crew had become so weakened by an increased number. of cases of fever that Commander William Allen found it impossible to proceed up the Tchadda, and I accord ingly ordered him to take his vessel forthwith to the sea, and, if necessary, on to Ascension. As there was still an engineer quite well on board the Albert, and another coqvalescent, and I considered the ship in other respects quite. able to continue longer up the river, and as Dr. APWilliam, the surgeon, thought the fever, when.we reached higher up the stream, might probably assume a milder character, and the change of air might soon restore the patients still remaining on board, who were not desirous of going in the Wilber force to the sea ; and it being of importance to reach Rabbah this year, to finish the chain of treaties with chiefs on the banks of the Niger, I deemed it my duty to try the experiment, and accordingly I weighed at the same time with the Wilberforce, on the 21st of Septem ber, and the Albert proceeded up the river while she moved down. 'the cases of sickness, however, continued to increase, till at length, when we got . to Eggs,, on the 28th of September, the only remaining engineer was taken ill, and no officers, except Dr. M'William, Mr. Willie, mate, and myself, were free from fever. e continued wood ing and preparing to return down the river till the 4th of October, when I was myself seized with feVer, and Mr. Willie a day or two afterwards. On the sth of October Mr. Willie weighed and dropped down the river, but was soon prevented by sickness from carrying on duty ; and Dr. M' William, assisted by only one white seaman, lately recovered from the fever, took charge of the vessel, not thinking it right, in my state of fever, to report Mr. Willies illness. From want of engineers we should have had to drop down the whole length of the river without steam, had not Dr. Stanger, the geologist, iu the most spirited man ner, after consulting Tredgold's work on steam, and getting some little instruction from the convalescent en gineer, undertaken to work the engine himself. The heat of the engine-room affected the engineer so much as to throw him back in his convalescence, and prevent him rendering any further assistance, but Dr. Stanger took the vessel safely below Eboe, without anything going wrong with the machinery, while Dr. M'William, in addition to his enormous press of duty, as a medical officer, conducted the ship down the river in the most able and judicious manner. I may here remark that the Doctor steered the ship entirely by Commander Wm. Allen's excellent chart of the Niger, of the correctness of which we had a good opportunity of judging on as cending the river, and which proved eminently usefulon the passage down ; and Mr. Brown, clerk, a native of Africa, who had been up the river before, also rendered him considerable assistance in the pilotage. When about 100 miles from the sea Captain Becroft happily made his appearance in the Athiope steamer, having been requested to ascend the river and communi cate with us by Commander William Allen, of the Wil berforce ; and it was really a providential mercy that ho arrived when he did, for had any accident, however tri vial, happened to the engines, they could not have been worked any longer, as Dr. Stanger had no knowledge of the manner of rectifying it. Fever still prevented my going on deck, and there was no executive officer to take the vessel over the bar, and only one convalescent sailor doing duty, and no black sailor who could properly take the helm. Captain Becroft, however, came on board with an engineer, and not only,took the vessel over the bar, but brought her all the way across to this anchorage (a distance of 160 miles), where we arrived in safety on the 17th instant. The assistance rendered by Captain Becroft, indepen dent of the services of hia vessel, the JEthiope, was, I can assure their Lordships, almost indispensable to the safety of the Albert ; and I consider it to have been so highly conducive to the preservation of many valuable lives, which might have been sacrificed, had we run aground in the Delta, and remained there even for a few days, that I shall present him with 1051., and his engi neer with ICI. 10s., by bills on the Accountant-General of the Navy ; and I trust their Lordships will sanction this expenditure when they take the circumstances of the case, and the highly meritorious conduct of Captain Be croft, into consideration. The morning after our arrival here the sick were all landed in comfortable quarters, provided for the officers and men in the most kind and prompt. manner by the agent of the West African Company • and we have reason to believe the climate to be healthy for the pre sent. The air is cooler then the Niger by about twelve degrees. I omitted to mention that off the bar of the Nun we met the Soudan, about to re-ascend the river, under charge of Lieutenant Strange, in the absence of Lieute nant Fishbourne, who had been sent sick to Ascension. She was in a very inefficient state, and returned with us to this anchorage. Mr. Strange is at present in charge of the Albert, as well as the Soudan, the officers of this ship of every rank b e i ng i n s i ck quarters , w ith the ex ception of Mr. Mount, assistant clerk; doing duty at the hospital. I regret to state, that in addition to the loss of Mr. Nightingale, assistant -surgeon, and four seamen, as mentioned in my letter of the 18th of September, be tween the Confluence and Egga, Mr. Lodge, the second engineer, threw himself over b oar d i n a fit of d e li r i um , and was drowned ; and that afterwards two seamen and one marine of this ship died, and Mr. Kin gdon, seamen's schoolmaster of the Soudan ; and that Mr. Willie, mate, and the purser's steward, have died here since our ar rival ; and it is my painful duty to add that the death of Commander Bird Allen, of the Soudan, has been this moment reported to me, and that Mr. D. H. Stenhouse, acting Lieutenant of the Albert, is lying in a most pre carious state. For several days after Mr. Willie was taken ill lie insisted occasionally upon getting out of his cot (which was on deck) and giving orders, and I fear the extra exertions of this zealous young officer contri buted much to aggravate his case. _ _ I am happy to say there is a general improvement taking place in the remainder of the sick, with the ex ception of Dr. M'William' and Mr. Woodhouse, assis tant-surgeon, who have lately been taken ill, the latter with the " river fever," and Dr. M'William, it is feared, may prove to be so likewise ; but these cases , I trust, will not prove severe, now that we are in a better arid cooler climate. I hope all the patients will be so far improved, and the engineers so much recovered, as in a short time to be able to proceed with the Albert to Ascension. I call the disease the " river fever," because the sur geons report it to be of a nature that is not treated of in any work on the subject, and it has such peculiarities tts they appear.nei-er; before to bare witness or West Indian fevor. The Soudan, as alluded to before, left the Colitlitenee on her passage down the river on the 19th of September, under charge of Lieutenant Fishbourne, with the mas ter, a mate, and the second engineer able to do a little duty ; but on the following day these officers were too ill to afford Mr. Fishbourne any assistance. lie had, how ever, two stokers able to drive the engines, who were for a time well enough to do duty, and he reached the mouth of the Nun in the shOrt space of two days afterwards. During the last 24 hours before reaching Fernando Po he was compelled to work the engines and every other duty himself. Such exertions could not fail to hurt his health, and he was seized with fever-tit this place after his arrival, though I am happy to say he was d o i ng well. on board the Wilberforce when she sailed for Ascension. I beg strongly to recommend the zeal and exertions of this.officer for the 'favourable consideration of their Lordships. The Soudan opportunely met the Dolphin at th e mou th of the Nun, end received prompt assistance from her commander, who embarked 35 patients (all that were fit to be removed), and sailed with them for Ascension, un der charge of Mr. Sterling, assistant -surgeo n of the Wil berforce. Before the Soudan reached Fernando Po, Mr. Mar shall, acting-surgeon, a nd Mr. Wat ers, c l erk in charge, fell a sacrifice to the climate, and a stoker of the Soudan; and the seamen's schoolmaster of the Albert, died after their arrival. Mr. Thompson, Assistant -Surgeon of the Wilberforce, had charge of the sick on board the Soudan on her pas sage down the river, and his exertions and fatigue, from which'he is now suffering, were only equalled by thoe of Mr. Fishbourne• The Wilberforce left the Confluence on the 21st of September, but, owing to the .necessity of cutting fuel, did not reach the mouth of the Nun until the 25th. nor Fernando Po till the Ist of October. Dr. Pritchett, the Acting-Surgeon of that ship, had 26 cases under treat ment when she left the Confluence, and th e num b er in creased afterwards, and I can assure their Lordships that the exertions of that officer were of no ordinary kind, and his duties on the way to Ascension, now that he has no assistant, are likely to be still more arduous; well as th ose of Mr. Thomp son,this officer's services, as Acting-Surgeon of the Soudan, render them highly deserving 0- (their Lordships consideration for promo tion. The Inspector of Fleets and Naval Hospitals will, when he receives their reports, be well able to judge of their merits and arduous services on this expedition. The Wilberforee, during her passage down and at Fernandp Po, had the misfortune to lose . her purser, Mr. Cyrus Wakeham, and Peter Fitzgerald, a stoker; also Mr. Harvey, Acting Master of the Albert, and Mr. Coleman, Acting Assistant-Surgeon of the Soudan. I have before mentioned the exertions and judgment displayed by Dr. M‘William, the surgeon of this vessel, in bringing her down the greater part of the Niger in safety ; but this would be considered the more remark able if it were possible to convey to their I ordships the exertions and fatigue he had to go through in his at tendance upon the sick. I cannot speak too much in praise of this valuable officer, nor feel thankful enough that a man of so much talent and energy was appointed to the expedition. I have already alluded to Dr. Stanger's praise-worthy conduct in his acquiring a knowledge of the steam-en gine, by which we were enabled to get down the river so much more speedily than we ot h erw i se could have done ; but this gentleman was, if possibl e , s till more use f u l i n the medical assistance which he rendered to Dr. M‘Wil- Ham, who latterly had no'assistant-surgeon to relieve him in his duties. lam sorry to say that Dr. Stanger is be ginning to feel the effect of his exertions, having had fever (although slightly) within the last two days. I must also mention Mr. Mouat, assistant-clerk, who, having served several years with a surgeon hi London, was able to render great. assistance in the medical de partment up the river, and is particularly of use at this moment, when Dr. 11PWilliam and Mr. Woodhouse, assistant-surgeon, are ill. I beg to recommend to their Lordships' consideration the propriety of remunerating this gentleman for his services, more particularly as his pay as clerk's assistant is so very small. In bringing before their Lordships' notice the ad mirable conduct of the surgeon and acting-surgeons of the expedition, I wish by no means to disparage the exertions of Mr. Woodhouse, the assistant-surgeon of this ship, or of Mr. Sterling, the assistant-surgeon of the Wilberforce, or those of the deceased medical offi cers, which were very great, though not of so responsible a nature as those of Dr. M'William and Dr. Pritchett, or of Mr. Thompson, who before he descended the river with the large number of sick in the Soudan was for a length of time doing duty in that vessel during the pro tracted illness of the late acting surgeon, Mr. Marshall. The number of deaths that has happened after the vessels got through the Delta until the sailing of the Wilberforce hence for Ascension is shown in the enclosed paper. I have no exact return of the number taken ill in the Wilberforce, but I believe it may be stated that only five white persons escaped the fever in that vessel, whilst there are only four who have not been attacked in the Albert up to the present time, and no white per son in the Soudan escaped it ; and when I add that Dr. M'William is of opinion that few, if any, will be fit to return to the coast of Africa who have had the fever, and that every Lieutenant excepting Mr. Strange, all the medical officers but Dr. Pritchett and Mr. Thompson (it is doubtful yet whether Dr. M'William has the river fever or not), all the mates, masters, second masters, and clerks, the whole of the engineers and stokers of the expedition, and the gunner of the Albert (the only ves sel that has an officer of that rank), have been attacked, their Lordships will be able to form an idea of the pa ralyzed state of the steam-vessels. It will be impossible for me to inform their Lordships as to the efficiency of the expedition for future opera tions until I can &et to Ascension. I may, however, ob serve, that it will be found scarcely possible to officer and man more than one of the steam-vessels, unless as sistance be sent from England, or obtained from the strength of the African squadron. As the )Ethiope will probably go home in April next, I have obtained the promise of Captain 'Becreft to leave his surgeon behind, if he can be spared, who would take an acting order as assistant-surgeon, and willingly go up the Niger again, and if he can spare his black engineer also, he will endeavour to induce him to remain out with the view of joining the. expedition. Could their Lordships obtain assistant-surgeons and black engineers in England to volunteer for the expedi tion it would be most desirable, as it is quite a contin gency our obtaining the individuals alluded to belonging to the /Ethiope. Dr. M'William is quite of -opinion, as far as he can judge, that the Niger is not fit for white constitutions, and I shall take care to keep this in view when making arrangements at Ascension, so that the fewest possible number of white men may be continued in the steam vessels. Captain Becroft, whose knowledge of the river exceeds that of any other person, is of opinion (and I quite concur with him on the subject) that the Niger should not be entered before the beginning of July, as it is doubtful whether the river will have sufficiently risen to insure the passage up without detention, so that their Lordships may calculate upon the Albert and Wilberforce remain ing at Ascension till the Ist of June. It will be necessary for one steam -vessel to go up the Niger next year, as I left the Amelia tender at the Confluence of the Niger and the Tchadda, for the pro tection of the people of the model farm. Not thinking it right to leave up the river any white person after the fatal sickness we had experienced, I placed the vessel in charge of a trustworthy black, with twelve other natives of Africa under him, all intelligent steady men. Their Lordships will remember that they gave per mission for the utensils of the model farm to be carried out by the expedition, which were landed at the desire of Mr. Can, the superintendent, at a spot which he se lected for the site of the farm, situated immediately op posite to the Confluence ; and as Mr. Can made a re quest for naval protection to his people in the absence of the steamers, which I considered very reasonable, I ob tained volunteers to remain there in the . Amelia before the Albert went to Egga ; and on my return to the Confluence I was too ill, to do duty, but Dr. M'William, at my desire, sent nine months' provisions on board, and cowries were left to buy several months' more. In our distressed state it would have been impossible to tow the Amelia down the river, but independently of that con sideration, it was, I conceive, necessary to leave a vessel for the protection of the farm people. It is also very desirable that a vessel should get up to Rabbah, if possible, next year, not only to complete a series of treaties which have been already commenced, but to show the people of Rabbah that a man-of-war can get up to the town; and the presence of one of her Ma jesty's vessels there might, I conceive, have a beneficial effect in the future treatment of the Nufi nation, whom we found much oppressed by the Felatahs, and also tend much to the extinction of the slave trade in the upper part of the Niger. This, however, cannot be deter mined until I meet with my brother CoMmissioners at Ascension. Should only one of the steamers ascend the Niger next year, I would prefer one of the larger ones to be selected, from their superior velocity and stowage. Under pre sent circumstances, I would countermand the coals which I requested might be forwarded to Bonny, though, if already shipped, they will doubtless prove very useful ; for it is more difficult to procure wood in that than in most other African rivers, owing to the prejudice against Kroomen cutting it. _ I conceive it will be my duty to go to England by the first opportunity from Ascension after illy arrival, in order to lay the exact condition of the expedition before their Lordships, and I have every reason to think I shall be able to arrive in March, which would give me ample time to rejoin the expedition should their Lordships re quire my further services. I may state, for their Lordships' information, that the Albert and Wilberforce could not proceed to England with safety excepting in the summer months, and 1 con sider the Soudan as quite incapable of returning to Europe at all. lam preparing to leave the Soudan in this sheltered harbour, in charge of native-ship keepers; and as Captain Becroft has promised to make his engi neer light the fires occasionally, and work the engine, and as Lieutenant Blount, of the Pluto, will be able to do the same when he comes into port, there is every probability of the machinery being kept in good order. I am in daily expectation• of'the arrival of the Golden Spring, with fuel from England, of which there is scarcely enough remaining here to fill the Albert's bunkers, the Pluto having used a large quantity of our Store. I hope a supply of fuel may have been sent to Ascension before this time, so as to enable us to keep the machinery of the vessels in good order at that island. I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient ser vant, - 11. 1). TROTTER, Captain. Tile following are the names of officers and men of the Niger expedition who have died between the Ist of September, 1841 (the time of the vessels getting through the Delta of the Niger, on the passage up, and of the first breaking out of the " river fever" on board the Soudan), and the 25th of October, 1841. The list does net include any who may have died on the passage to Ascension in the Dolphin or Wilberforce : HER MAJESTY'S STEAM- VESSELS ALBERT, WILBER- FORCE, AND SOUDAN. NAMES. RANK. DATE OF ALBERT : DECEASE. F. D. Night ingale....Assistant-surgeon G. B. Harvey Acting-master Died in the Wilberforce. W. C. Willie Mate Oct. 18, 1841. Albion Lodge ..... ....Second engineer Oct. 7, 1841. John Peglar Armourer ...Sept. 6, 1841. George Powell... Cooper John Burgess .... Sailmaker's crew Sept. 14, 1841. James Robertson Stoker Sept. 17, 1841. John Fuge Ship's cook Sept. 27, 1841. George Symes Caulker .. Oct. 17, 1841. Robert Alillward.. ....Purser's steward ....Oct. 22, 1841. Lewis J. Wolfe Seaman's schoolmsster—Sept. 27, 1841; died in the WILBERFORCE:— Soudan. Cyrus Wakeham .....Purser Kneebone ..... ...A.B Rablin Fitzgerald Stoker SOUDAN.--• Bird Allen . Commander Oct. 25, 1841. W. B. Marshall ...... A ctinx-surgeon Sept. 21, 1841. H. Coleman ...........Assistant-surgeon N. Waters Clerk in Charge ... ...... Sept. 22, 1841. W. Levinge ...Captain's 5teward......... James Thomas Carpenter's crew Sept. 21, 1641. Christopher Bigley...Stoker Oct. 2, 1841, William Kingdon Seatien's schoolmaster... Oct. 12, 1841; died in the Albert. H. D. TROTTER, Captain. THE REGISTRY OF THE BIRTH OF THE PRINCE OF WALES.—Considerable discussion has lately taken place at the Board of Guardians and other meet ings of the parochial authorities of St. Martin-in-th e - Fields, in consequence of t he R e g istrar o f Births, Deaths, and Marriages of St. George's, Hanover-square, having attended at Buckingham Palace,and registered the births of the Princess Royal, and his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, in his register, consequently making their Royal llighnesses parishioners of that aristocratic parish. That proceeding the St. Martin's officers contend was illegal, the Heir-Apparent and the Princess Royal, as they as sert, being born in their parish ; the accouchement of her Majesty, in both instances, having taken place in the northern wing of Buckingham Palace, which, accord ing to the boundary line, is in St. Martin-in-the-Fields. A very amusing contest is likely to take place on the subject, between the two parishes. GRAY's INN; JAN, 26.—Mr. Samuel John Partridge was this dai , called to the Degiee of Barristei- Oociety of Gray's Inn. at-lei y the Hon. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS •F THIS DAY. POST.-In the course of the morning the Chairman of the Spanish Exchequer, or Treasury Bill Holders, had an interview with Senor'Borrajo, on the subject of the payment ,about to be made to the English creditors of a year's interest on overdue interest ; the result of whiel does not appear to have been otherwise satisfactory, than as regards the acknowledgment made by Senor Hull of the undoubted preferrability of the claims of this class of sufferers (the Treasury bill holders), of the pro priety of which acknowledgment he (the Chairman) has from Senor Borrajo a full confirmation. It is fairly conceded that the case of the Treasury bondholders cannot, with any justice, be blended with that of the coupon holders, a matter of comparatively recent date ; but, with all this, it turns out that Senor Borrajo has no authority to pay ene sixpence even of the interest accrued upon the advertised Ambassadorial money bills or promissory notes due in 1837. It must now, then, be evident to every one, if, indeed, there had been before a doubt upon the point, that the Three per Cent. scheme is just what we proclaimed it to be in the first instance, namely, another of the artful contrivances of the Spanish Executive, and their friends of the boho, which are, resorted to for the purpose of working up prices, and of paving the way to further loans. Admit ting the entire justice of Mr. Tasker's representations, M. Borrajo undertook to write out to his Government for instructions as to the proposed payment of 5 per cent. in terest, for 1841, to the Treasury bondholders, as well as to ascertain what course it is intended to pursue in the adjustment of that previously due, being for the period of four years, and likewise what will be done with the capital. If the Spanish Cortes would have their laws respected by others, they should be careful to respect them themselves; but how is the fact ? While the de cree of Gamboa, the automaton of M. Mendizabal, passed in 184'1, is to be acted upon, that of the great financier himself, passed in 1836, is to remain a dead letter—a monument of bad faith the most unparalleled. CHRONICLE.—It is believed, on the Corn Exchange and in commercial circles, that the Cabinet have decided on their plan for altering the present fluctuating scale of duties on foreign corn. The new scale, as we stated on Monday last., is to be a minimum duty of four shigings per quarter when the average price is at or above 645., and a maximum of twenty shillings per quarter when the average price is at or below 565. per quarter ; the duty falling two shillings per quarter for every rise of one shil ling per quarter on the average price. The averages are to be taken from the actual sales of the growers only, to be ascertained, under special regulations prepared for the purpose, from the weekly returns to be made out through the principal market towns of the United King dom by the district officers of Excise. London, Liver pool, and Hull are not to be included in the returns. SUN.—No alteration of any moment occurred to . -day in the market for British Stocks, and although business was rather dull, prices did not give way. We hear no thing further at present of the renewal of sales by the Government broker. Consols for immediate transfer were marked 89 to 894, closing buyers at the latter pric e; I and for the Account 891 to I. Exchequer Bills were quoted 17s. to 19s. premium, and East India Bonds 10s. to 12s. premium. Bank Stock was firm at 168, and India Stock at 248. The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. were at 981 to 984, and the Three per Cent. Annuities at 894 to 891. Spanish Stock was dull of sale to-day, but the quota tion nominally was fully supported, being 254 to I. The other Foreign Securities did not attract much attention. Portuguese Three per Cent. Bonds were marked 20 ; Mexican Stock was at 29-4 ; Belgian Bonds realised 1021 to 1034 ; Russian 115 1 4 to ; Danish 8q ; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 51i to 4. In none of the principal Shares was there a revival as regards the market value, bnt still a slightly increased disposition was manifested to enter into business. Great Western were 214, Liverpool and Manchester 98 to 99, London and Birmingham 79 to 80, and South Western 19 1 , to 204 premium. B r i g ht on were 134 t o 12,-f, Black well. 134, and Midland Counties 20 discount. Colonial Bank Shares were 2 premium. OF ST. GEORGE, ON TUESDAY. The light company of the 72d regiment, made up to 100 strong, formed the guard of honour to receive her Majesty and the Queen's illustrious visitors at the door of St. George's Chapel, and also upon their departure, under the command of Captain Robinson. The remain der of the regiment, in detached parties, were on duty, as ordered by the General commanding the whole. The ceremony of consecrating and presenting the co lours in the Quadrangle was witnessed by her Majesty from the window of St. George's Hall, where several of the visitors at the Castle had stationed themselves. THE RING OF PRUSSIA'S LEVEE. His Majesty the King of Prussia is expected to leave Windsor for town, by the Great Western Railway, to morrow morning, to hold a levee at St. James's Palace. Hi s Majesty will return to Windsor Castle in the evening, DANGEROUS ILLNESS OF MR. D ucnow .— was yesterday seized saatyllis house in the York road,Tw i h t i h s a gentleman,severe paralytic w e reg a r a t t t a t c o h that has partly deprived him of speech, and taken away the use of` one side. ABOLITION OF SLAVERY. Happily for the best interests oinTankind, the gloomy anticipations of the colonists have, in a great measure, been dispelled. The dangerous experiment of conferring freedom on a race of men ten times out-numbering their European masters, * has been accomplished with perfect safety. In dealing out this measure of justice to the long degraded African, not a single life has been sacri ficed, not a drop of blood has been shed in anger. THE RECENT HISTORY OF THE ISLAND OF PUERTO Rico.—This island, while Spain possessed her magnifi cent continental empire in South America., was entirely neglected by the mother country. It was used as a pe nal settlement, and merely supplied its own wants. It had no European trade, and the chief occupation of its inhabitants was smuggling to and from the Spanish Main. The fertility of the soil, however, and the fa vourable situation of the island for the contraband trade, attracted by degrees a considerable population, by far the greater number of whom were adventurers of European origin. Its growing importance at length attracted the attention of the Spanish Government, and in the year 1815, its trade was established under a new code of re gulations of an extremely liberal kind. The unoccu pied land, of which there was great abundance, was granted to settlers free of all charges, according to their capital and means of cultivation. Produce was freed from export duties ; tithes were remitted for fifteen years ; other local taxes were remitted for a similar period ; and all direct commerce with Spain or Spanish colonies was declared free. The astonishing rprogress of the island, under this liberal system, will appear in credible to those unacquainted with the mighty influences of commercial freedom. The popula tion of the colony doubled in the space of twenty years ; and it must be remembered that, in the same period, that of the French and British West India islands, either remained stationary, or decreased. The value of its exported produce rose in a still more extra ordinary degree. In 1810, it amounted to 65,672 dollars ; in 1832, it exceeded three millions ; or, in oilier words, in the space of twenty-two years, it increased in value more than forty-fold. A memorable instance of the en ormous powers of unrestricted industry.t The emancipated negro has advanced, not retrogaded, in the scale of beings. His wants have increased with freedom ; and in order to gratify these wants, he must be content to labour. The comforts of European life are within his reach ; and he has shown himself ambi tious of attaining them. His dress and personal appear ance have greatly improved ; and the feeling of self respect evinced in his deportment, both to his equals and superiors, is not the least pleasing feature of the change. His moral condition has been amelio rated in a still greater degree. The marriage tie, which was formerly quite disregarded, is now assuming its just and civilising influences. The blessings of education have begun to be appreciated ; and the attendance on the ordinances of religion has been most exemplary. It may, in short, be safely af firmed, that no peasantry in the world are, at the present time, in a• more prosperous condition than those of our West India colonies. #.—Letter to Lord Stanley on Afri can Immigration. The slave population of the British West Indies, previous to the Emancipation, amounted to about 800,000 ; the free, to about 80,000. t See the late work of General Flinter, on this inte resting island, page 271. Since the publication of his work in 1834, the exports of Puerto Rico have increased considerably. See Mr. Gurney's Winter in the West Indies, 1840. LEOMINSTER ELECTION. (FRom A CORRESPONDENT.) The writ for the election of a Member for the borough of Leominster, will be issued immediately after the meeting of Parliament. The Conservative candidate, Mr. Arkwright, is still in the field ; but it is most ex traordinary that no gentleman of Liberal principles should have yet come forward. About a month ago, it was confidently stated among ,the constituency of Leo minster that a gentleman of great wealth, residing in the neighbourhood, _whose attachment to Liberal principles admits of no question, would offer himself to the electors; and if he had done so, there is no doubt, from his great popularity, that he would have been triumphantly elected. It is much to he regretted that, up t? the present time, he should not hi<ve announced his intention to stand. Thu Liberal <muse in Leominster runs the risk of being seriously, injured through his dilator) . proceedings. But the Liberal phalanx in the town is staunch and true, and we may be sure that they will not again allow the Tories to ride roughshod over them, without a most se vere struggle. At the present time,we are notable to state who the gentleman may be who will have the honour of being solicited by the Liberals of Leominster to become a candidate for the representation of the borough ; but there is no doubt whatever that he, will, in every way, be admirably qualified for the trust. The Tories are well aware that the Liberals are strong enough to return a candidate ; and they, therefore, dread the very idea of opposition, and by boasting loudly of their strength, hope to deter any one from entering into a contest. But their cunning artifices will not prevail—a Liberal candi date can, and will be returned for Leominster. THEATRICALS. • The Garrick Club at Cambridge have been giving two performances for the benefit of the distressed Printers, by which, we are happy. to say, a sum of upwards of 501. was realized, after paying all the expenses. On the first night the comedy of The Wonder was played, fol lowed, by the farce of Love, Law, and Physic ; and on the second evening Sheridan Knowles's beautiful play of The 11' ife was performed, with the after-piece of Kill or Cure. The male characters were well supported by amateurs ; the female characters being performed by professionals expressly engaged for the occasion. Among these Miss Montgomery, late of the Southampton Theatre, is deserving of especial notice, from her beau tiful delineation of the character of Marianne in The Wife. This young lady copies nature, and not her predecessors, and her acting goes at once to the heart. She has created quite a sensation in Cambridge. Ma dame de Courcy, an English lady with a French name, performed the character of Mrs. Brown in Kill or Cure, with admirable humour. This lady is new to the stage, but she promises one day to take a lead in the perform ance of soubrettes. She sings very tasteHly, which in an actress is a great acquisition. TORY FAIR FL AYO-.....M0R E OF IT.—We understand that Mr. James Hope, ,jun., W.S., was some time ago appointed agent for the officers of State, by Sir William Rae; and he has recently also been appointed agent for the Treasury in Scotland by the Government. This last office was held by a respectable professional gentleman (a Whig), who has been displaced to make way for Mr. Hope, although the aloe was understood to be a permanent one.—Caledonian Mercury. EVENINU SUN BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT ANTI CORN-LAW MEETING. .1.111Sd;y a meet ing of the merchants and manufacturers of Birming ham, and of Deputies from the surrounding district, was held, for the purpose of conferring, and collecting infor mation relative to the state of the district. The meeting was well attended, and Delegates from Wolverhampton, Coventry, coalbrook Dale, Dudley, Kidderminster, 'West Bromwich, Bilston, Walsall, Stour bridge, and Darlaston, were present. 'William Scholefield, Esq., President of the Birming ham Anti-Corn-law Association, took the Chair, and having briefly stated the nature of the m e me ep. igLsa F id . that letters from C. P. Villiers, Es Muntz, Esq., M.P.; Colonel Thompson , and the; meeting; of Kidderminster, had been received, stating their inabi lity to attend from various causes. JOSHUA SCHOLEFtELD, Esq., M.P., rose to move the first resolution, and, in so doing, stated his belief that, until the people were better represented in the Commons' House of Parliament, the present system of class legis lation would continue, and so long must the industrious " class suffer themselves to be deprived of their rights and liberties. After a brief address, he concluded by mov ing a resolution to the effect., that, in the opinion of that meeting, every individual had a natural and inalienable right to the free exercise of his own talents and industry, and the sole possession and enjoyment of their produc tion ; that, in a free State, the laws should be made for the equal benefit of all, and that monopoly, which takes from the many, in order to _confer privileges on the few, is a violation of the two great principles, national and social, on which society exists." W. BOULTBEE, Esq., seconded the resolution, and said that he had statistical information relative to the town of Birmingham to lay before the meeting of a very im portant character ; but owing to the extreme length and the minute details which it embraced, he should only present an abstract of the more important state ments :-Smiths' vices, in 1826, cost 325. Bd. per cwt." in 1829, 245. 6d. per cwt. ; and now the price is reduced to 21s. Chains that in 1826 were 19s 6d. per cwt., are now 19s. ; halter-chains, which were then 9s. 6d., are now ss. 3d.; iron candlesticks are reduced from 2s. 71d. to Is. 4d.; common tinned horse-bits, which formerly were . Is. Id. are now reduced to I Ild. Thirty families, taken consecutively, containing 144 individuals on an average, formerly receiving.. 225. per week, now receive only ss. 11d., which, deducting rent, averaging 2s. Id. each family, left only 3s. 10d. per family, or 91d. each indi vidual for purchasing the means of subsistence. The concurrent testimony of pawnbrokers was, that the num ber of pledges was reduced one-half ; the articles now offered are generally of very small value, and a great many, in fact, are quite unsaleable, such as pawn ! . brokers could not advance anything whatever upon. A communication from workmen in the fancy steel toy trade stated, that the rate of wages is reduced one-half in their trade ; that in 1815 eighty hands were employed in the manufactory to which they belong, and forty out workers were also employed, making 120 persons ; and that now thirty are employed in the manufactory and ten out, making only forty instead of one hundred and twenty as before. They al s o r e p or t th a t t h ere ex i s t s a great tendency to crime from want of employment, and the consequent starvation and misery it occasions. In reference to the brass-foundery trade, the workmen state that since 1812 wages have been reduced from one half to two-thirds. Articles in their trade, for which 15s. were paid in 1812 are now made for 55., and there is now the same atnount of work for ss. as formerly for 15s. A letter from a master brass-founder said that the trade was good, and men were fully employed, at good wages, from 1810 to 1815. The letter also stated that an mense business was then carried on with Germany and Prussia; but that now we cannot compete with the Ger mans in price, although our own prices have been reduced one-half. Paper , No. 5, from - workmen in the lamp manufacture, stated that, in 1815; before the Corn-law was passed, men earned good wages, and that now the wages are reduced two-thirds. In their manufactory formerly 78 persons were fully employed, now 36 only are employed, and those only work 41 days per week. Their trade has very much fallen off since. The silver workers state that, in 1835, the men in their trade were fully employed, and were making over-time. Now they are only employed about three, or not more than four, days a week. These parties also stated that their wages have been reduced very much in the last six years, Paper No. 9, from the sawyers and wood turners, stated that wages have very much declined in their trade. Six years ago the price paid for a certain kind of work was 10s. per gross ; now the same kind of work is done for 3s. 6d. per gross. Paper No. 10, from the jour neymen tin-plate-workers, represented the reduction of men employed as one-third, and that the remainder are only partially employed. Paper No. 11, from journeymen screw-makers, stated that in 1835 and 1836 the price paid for making some 'kinds of articles was Is. - 9d., and that now the same articles are made for 9d. ; and that, in addition to this reduction, the workmen have to allow a discount of 10 per cent. on all they can earn. They state, in addition, that in 1815 bread was Is. Bd. per peck, and potatoes 4d. per peck ; now bread is 2s. .Bd.. par peck, and potatoes Bd. per peck. The workmen in this trade cannot get full employment even at these low prices. A manufacturer of hinges stated " that the wages have been reduced 20 to 30 per cent. within the last ten years, caused by the want of a good demand ;" also " that at this time there is little or no profit." A communication from a gun-manu facturer stated that, previous to 1834, considerable quantities of materials, as gun-barrels, locks, bayo nets, &.c., were sent to Liege, and other places in Belgium and Germany ; but that now they make these articles themselves, and can undersell us in the American market. The men in this country who now file the common pocket pistols must work very hard, from 12 to 16 . hours per day, to earn Bs. to 12s. per week. Paper, No. 14, from a manufacturer connected with the jewellery business, represented that trade as having very much declined within the last three or four years, and also that prices of manufactured articles have been very much reduced. A manufacturer of combs had stated that upon an inspection of his books he found that from 1836 to 1841 the decrease of business had been about 86 per cent. A gun-maker stated that for a certain article, which in 1825 cost 2s. 6d., now he could procure the same for 111 d. Mr. SCOTT, M.P. for Walsall, gave some evidence respecting the neighbourhood of Stourbridge of an in teresting nature. The nailor with difficulty procured a living for himself when trade was at its best ; but to what a deplorable condition must they now e re duced. Mr. Scott then moved the following resolu tion :-" The aVowed object of the Corn-law is to create a monopoly in the food of man ; and the operation of the Corn-law has been to counteract the designs of Providence, by restricting the exchanges of the pro ductions of industry-to deprive the working classes of their just remuneration for their labour, by shutting up the markets-to ruin the trade of Great Britain by cir cumscribing,; its intercourse with other nations-and to induce a fearful state of general and unprecedented dis tress, which daily becomes more intense, and threatens to destroy our commercial prosperity, and our very exist ence as a nation." Mr. Dot3tocx, of Bolton, seconded the resolution, and bore testimony to the reduced state of the workmen in that township. A Delegate from Darla.ston said that the lock-filers in that place now only received Bd. for the same work as they used in 1820 to receive 2s. Gd. for. Mr. TAUNTON, of Coventry, said the distress exceeded anything that had previously existed. 2,500 recipients of bread received about five thousand loaves per week in that city. Children might be seen most eager to pro cure pennyworths of liver, which some time back was not sold for food. Mr. JOSEPII WALKER, of Wolverhampton, moved the next re,olation :—" That inasmuch as the complicated evils under which the country now suffers are shown to be the natural fruits of monopoly, this meeting depre cates all legislative interference with industry, and pledges itself to adopt all peaceful and legal means to obtain a total and immediate abolition of the Corn and Provision-laws." JosErn Snifter. Esq., next addressed the meeting, and in the course of his observations, said that they must be determined upon a total repeal, as it was very probable that a modified motion would be brought forward in the House, and the ends they had in view would not be ac complished unless they were Jinn to their principles, in going unconditionally tin 4 the t o t al a nd immediate aboli tion of the Corn-laws. - - The resolutions u-ere agreed to unanimously. DEATH OF INDEPENDENCE.—This famous old horse, formerly the property of the late Mr.lleardsworth, died on Sunday week at lledgeford, aged sixteen years. In the course of his racing career he won forty races, including 15 gold cups, and gold cup stakes. Ile carried off the Leamington Stakes twice, the Warwick Cup twice, the Nottingham Cup twice, and the Chester Trade Cup, and the Wolverhampton Trade and Cleveland Cups. lie was purchased at the sale of Mr. Beardsworth's stud by Mr. Flintoff, that he should not fall into other hands to be abused in his 01(1 age, and with a determination to k ee p him as long as he lived. Ile continued as fresh, and ap parently as healthy to within forty-eight hours of his death (which was caused by inflammation) as he was the first day he reached Mr. Flintoff, in whose stables he continued fifteen years.— IVorcestershire Chronicle. We understand that the Duke of Buckingham has now an agent busied in waiting on his Bucks landholding tenantry, with notie,s, for their signa tures, forbidding the Baron Rothschild, his hunts man, whippers in, &c., from hunting on or over any of his Grace's lands. The tenantry are not allowed to exercise their opinions in the matter, but sign they must. We know several tenants who have signed it with reluctance. In one instance which has come to our knowledge, o n th e p erson chargeiu of the notices (one of his Grace's well paid labourers), calling at the house of a tenant for the signature, the individual was not at home ; the person in charge of the house hesitated as to the signing on that account. " His Grace will be angry if taint signed," said the messenger. This was sufficient. The signature was immediately at tached. —Aylesbury News. A BAKER SUFFOCATED IN HIS BAKF• TIOITSFL—On Thursday last some repairs were made in the bakehouse attached to the Worcester Infirmarn and it would seem that the namedb a highly resln:rtl4l. n!i n i _ j f l a ' t , q l young young man of twenty-three, well), in his anxiety to have the oven W i:l lla i l i n ' n t ' f( 'l i r st t a i Kt it e , for the following day, intended to sit purpose of drying it. ln the morning the man was discovered lying upon a table t a h l a e a s d f , , having n, ong on his arm apparently asleep, reality his head DEFEAT.. d noxious vapour been salivated hours before by t he n i d of S u ff o cation" before alluded to. A. verdict was R re E t L u l r c ned. c7 - r Worcest er shire lapas tpckn.Chronicle.tomcbfunpdt:i noiT-eNba,,sa In the course of Marston-moor, byCla yto n , It was imbedded about eighteen inches beneath the. stuffice o f t h e gro und.— York Courant. . - 1