The Sun. — London, England, 1842-04-06 00:00:00

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. . FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF MONDAY. STANDARD.—When . a nation or an individual gets into debt, or finds that expenditure greatly exceed:: income, or both (which happens to be our present un fortunate condition), two courses are open—either to " put off the evil day," with the certainty of its ar rival sooner or later in aggravated terror, or boldly to meet the difficulty by such sacrifices as may be necessary. There is no middle course. We may deceive ourselves, or (which more frequently hap pens) pretend to deceive ourselves, by expedients for discharging debts or demands, without paying anything ; and there never will be wanting persons to help us with such expedients—as wise as Lord • John Russell's late budget, or the scheme of Swift's philosopher, who proposed to extract sunbeams from cucumbers. But the truth is, that money due must be paid by money, in one shape or the other, and money cannot be paid without making some sacrifices. If, therefore, the country is prepared to pay the debts incurred during the last seven years of peace, and to meet, without incurring further debts, the augmented expenditure rendered necessary by the ministers who have incurred these debts, the coun try must beprepared to make sacrifices. Neither Sir Robert Peel, nor any other minister, can make a de ficient revenue an adequate revenue : "ex nihilo nihil fit." This is a very plain proposition, and any attempt to make it plainer would only obscure it obvious truth. But this proposition is admitted on all sides—all are agreed that the country must make a sacrifice, and all are perfectly contented that the country should make it ; but, somehow, every one has an excellent reason why he and his class should be exempted from the necessity of contributing to the offering. How is a statesman to deal in such a case ? Is he to accept every excuse offered upon any grounds more or less plausible, or upon no rational grounds at all ? Is he to spare the annuitant because he thinks that the proprietor of a perpetuity will be taxed too little in proportion ? or to spare the land owner and farmer, because other measures theatened to fall heavily upon him ?—while all object to the cruel necessity of being obliged to expose the true con dition of their affairs. The truth is, that they do not like to pay. They liberally profess their readiness to make a common sacrifice ; but their interpretation of a common sacrifice, is a sacrifice which is to cost them selves nothing. Now, if a Minister were to yield to these and like objectdrs, it is not • difficult to say what would be the fate of his expected revenue. And, therefore, in the circumstances supposed, a Mi nister has but one course, and that is to look for revenue to all who are able to contribute it, and tvho can be made to contribute it, but to look no further. GLOBE.—The "tug of war" between Sir Robert Peel and the firmly-compacted Opposition, by which his odious income tax is resisted, will be resumed to night. The Easter recess has been well employed by the public press, in bringing before the country the incurable evils - involved in the principle and inseparable from the essential machinery of the impost. The universal discontent which the Government measures have excited out of doors, will impart fresh vigour to their assailants within the walls of Parliament ; while the Premier, who has taken upon himself the onerous task of encountering, almost single-handed, the ar guments of the Opposition, must, necessarily be dispi rited by the threatened defection from his ranks, and the consequent advantage conferred on his opponents in the strife. Whether Sir R. Peel will continue to " wage this unequal fight" throughout the protracted discussions of the principle and:details of the measure— in the various stages through which it is yet fated to proceed, ere a majority on the third reading of the Bill place it beyond reach of danger in the House of Commons —we, of course, are unable to predict. The " holding back" of his colleagues from contributingsuch aid as they could afford him, must be attributed to one of two causes, neither of which says much for the position of a Premier so circumstanced. Either he has not sufficient confidence in them to entrust them with the defence of his financial scheme, or they so little approve of it as to be unable to defend it with advantage to the discussion, or with credit and safety to themselves. As to the tariff, that has fairly set the several class interests together by the ears. Let the discussion of the Premier's proposed modifications of existing duties come on when it may, we will pro mise him such a reception from the different interests it will affect, that the disturbance of a hornet's-nest would be scarcely equal to it. The Corn-lawproject has also roused the farmers to revolt. These regard the "re duced protection" to their staple commodity, with the ad -mission of foreign cattle tocompete in the markets with those of their feeding, as little less than treason against them, by whom, at the bidding of their landlords, he was elevated to the post which, they say, he ungratefully em ploys against the interests of those who placed him in it, and from which they would now, most gladly, de pose him. The " Farmers' Friends" in the House will have a difficult game to play. Between their sense of duty to their constituents and their desire to uphold the Premier, they will find their double allegiance most embarrassing. Their appearance on the Ministerial benches on the nights of the discussion of the tariff measures, may be appropriately described .s in the words of Shakpeare "'They spake not a word ; But, like dumb statues or mibreathing stones, Star'd at each other, and looked deadly pale." To return to the monster-grievance sought to be imposed by Sir R. Peel in the form of an income tax, we have already, in several former articles, ob served on the inequality of the pressure, and conse quent injustice, of this obnoxious impost. To the objection founded on the inquisitorial character of the machinery by which the tax must, if imposed, be necessarily collected, we have seen no reply, save one, to which the Government is indebted, in the amount it may be worth, to its evening organ, the Standard—that none but preverse and dishonet per sons will be subjected to surcharges, and therefore none but such persons will be subjected to the inquiry into their private affairs, which is, in its very nature, obnoxious to the feelings, and in its consequences likely to prove injurious to commercial credit. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY, STANDARD.—The intelligence brought by the Indian mail yesterday, though rendered more than probable by preceding accounts, has created an im pression such as cannot be remembered. The dis graceful calamities at the Dardanelles and at Buenos Ayres, under a former Whig Administration,, filled the country with shame ; but it was shame un clouded by private sorrow or public sympathy for suffering, as few of our gallant countrymen had perished—the disastrous retreat to Corunna had, indeed, its melancholy accompaniment of losses to aggravate the sense of failure; but the failure and the loss were relieved by the glory of the victory that concluded the sad drama. The deplorable events made certain yesterday have, unhappily, no mitigating circumstances. They tell of failure —of utter failure—of, not the capitulation of a British army, but of its complete annihilation— the slaughter of more than ten thousand of our fel low subjects, and all without a single ray of g l or y to lighten the dismal scene of blood. What would otherwise appear impossible, we see' some thousand British soldiers, armed and disciplined, swept away in one ghastly butchery, as if submitted to the hands of executioners. How was this possible ? Was the innate valour of the troops extinct ? Oh, no ; that could not be; it was there as active and energetic as ever; but it was unprofitably exercised in ob scure individual exertions for safety, and, there fore, squandered without effect and without honour. Discipline served only so far as to bring the gallant men to the slaughter-house, where disci pline could no longer aid them, and then—but we will not prosecute the horrid story. The peo ple deeply feel the indignity and -the injury that they have suffered, but the prevalent feeling is sorrow for the brave men that have perished, and sympathy with their surviving 'friends. These are feelings which it would be impossible to aggravate, and which it would be scarcely in • nocent to exasperate, were it possible to do so. The Indian journals concur in laying the blame of the deplorable event upon General Elphinstone. That blame attaches somewhere cannot be matter of one moment's doubt. A British force of 10,000 men—for in extremity camp followers might be ren dered efficient—ought not under any circumstances to have been so totally destroyed without one pitched field upon fair ground. Indeed, we cannot let go the opinion that an attempt ought to have been made to regain the city, as it is plain, from the in habitants being able to maintain themselves, that in the city the British could - not have wanted sufficient provisions to support them until the arrival of reinforcements ; this is also said to have been the opinion of our allies, and of the civil authorities upon the spot; but it is also said that General Elphin stone overruled it, and that he, the European soldier, the last man who ought to propose such a dangerous and dishonorable course deter mined for capitulation and retreat, in ,defiance of the remonstrances of Asiatic Princes s and mere civilians. This may be false, but the fact that capi tulation and retreat were determined' on—capitulation with men whoa:: practice, whose"genius morality, and. even religion, are perfidy;'' and retreat trough 90 miles of a defile, with no guarantee but the faith of such a capitulation, that these were determined on . is ce rtain, and equally certain it is th a t G eneral Elphm stone had the chief command. GLOBE.—General Nott had defeated a force of fire thousand Affghans in Candahar—the commence ment, we trust, of a series of successes by which the fate of our brave countrymen, and their native companions in arms, will be signally, though with no similar crimes and cruelties, avenged on their per 'dious murderers. How many brave fellows—lured within the power of the enemy, to die without the power of resistance, while sinking beneath the stroke of the assassins—looked up to their God for mercy, and to their country for redress ! Their appal shall not be in vain. Whatever may be thought bf the opinion which prevails in this country to a considerable and increasing extent, of the inexpediency of extending our Eastern possessions, there will be but one feeling as to the necessity im posed upon our Government of vindicating its own character, by convincing the native powers of India, that though perfidy may oecasionally be suc cessful, it is invariably punished. Akbar Khan must be subdued, or other Akbar Khans will arise, who, encouraged by his impunity, will imitate his duplicity and cruelty ; and thus the British Empire in the East may cease—solely through a want of prompti tude in applying our power to pu n i s h an ac t a l mos t unexampled in the history of Eastern faithlessness. A Contemporary has, with accustomed precipitancy, condemned General Elphinstone and the other British authorities, for agreeing to the convention in vio lation of which our brave troops were massacred. Agreeing fully in the demand for searching investiga tion, we think even that demand should suggest a suspension of opinion, and especially a forbearance from unqualified condemnation, in the absence of all evidence as to the circumstances which determined the General, and those who acted with him, to sign 'the convention. We give, among our extracts from. the Indian papers, an account of the fate of the offi cers engaged in this disastrous affair. With the ex ception of the 44th Regiment, which was composed entirely of British-born, all but the officers of the other regiments, including the camp-followers, are Sepoys and natives of India. ARRIVAL OF THE WEST INDIAN STEAMER SOLWAY. This splendid steamer arrived at Southampton on Monday. She brings New Orleans papers to the 10th of February, and from Havanah to the 28th February. There is no news of any moment. Business at Have nah was rather depressed, and money scarce. (From the Havanalt Price Current, Feb. 26.) Exchanges 60 days sight. London lO a 11% New York -1 pal - P.M. Boston New Orleans Spain Paris (From the New Orleans Bee.) 'Wednesday, Feb. 9, 1842, Half-past Two,. P.M. NIIIV ORLEANS COTTON MARKET.—The market con tinues,to preserve a steady appearance, and to-day's sales embrace 2,000 bales at very full prices. We notice 1,000 bales at 7 3.16 Cents. ; and 500 at 7d. STATEMENT OF COTTON. 1841, Sep6. 1, stock on hand 14,490 Receipts last three clays 11,554 previously 489,098 Cleared last three dap " previously Stock on hand 153,619 LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION. LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPL Ordinary Middling Middling fair Fair Good fair Good and fine 6 61 7 7f 81 8 1 919 f 10i 11 Freights have a tendency to advance. The Lehigh has been engaged to load at Natchez for Liverpool, at id. Nothing higher than i 3 td has been paid from the city, but vessels cannot be taken up on these terms to day. Exchange is extremely unsettl e d. S ter li ng h as been sold from 10 to 12i- per cent. prem. France 5 10. Sight cheques on New York, 5 to per cent. prem. Money matters continue very tight, and several oxten- Ave failures have occurred within the last ten days, more especially amongst houses engaged in the western trade. CRIMINAL COURT, - YESTERDAY. OLD COURT. (Before the RECORDER. A THIEF CAUGHT IN His owx Tanr.—John Saville, an evangelical-looking young man, was indicted for being found in the cellar of Mrs. Walter, a publican, ,at 29, Pudding-lane, ou the night of the 11th of March. Two gentlemen, named Nile and Claridge, stated that they were passing the house about midnight, and they saw the flap leading to the cellar from the street open. They listened, and heard somebody groping below. Instantly they closed the flap, and one stood on it, while the other ran for policeman Hart, 529, and Everett, 589, who came and searched the premises, where they found the prisoner with a candle, not lighted, in his hand. 'fhe ex planation of the prisoner was, that having no particulir lodg ing, and, being fatigued, when he saw the cellar - open he thought he might as well avail himself of the landlady's hos pitality, and he was much displeased at the rudeness of the gentlemen who disturbed him. His character, he said, was beyond imputation, as his brother in the City-road could prove. The police called upon the brother, who said he knew nothing of his brother fur the last five years. The Counsel for the prisoner, Mr. PAYNE, argued that though the prisoner was found in the cellar , might have got in through the premises up stairs at night before nine o'clock, in which case he could not be convicted of the burglary. The Jury found the prisoner guilty. It i.urned out, on further inquiry, that the prisoner was a watch-movement maker, but he had not worked for some time at his trade, and he was known to prefer the company of thieves. The RECORDER said an example must be made to check the frequent rubbery in public-house*, and the prisoner was there fore sentenced to transportation for ten years. Amongst the prisoners is Catherine Morris, spinster, aged 30, charged with stealing a loaf of bread, value lid. , the pro perty of George Schramm. She has been in prison since the 16th of March. Martha Harrington, aged 40, a person in the service of Lady Augusta Paget, was indicted for stealing bank notes and cash of the value of 20/., the property of her mistress. She was also indicted for embezzling three sums of 101. each, the property of the same prosecutrix. There were two other indictments against the prisoner for feloniously forging receipts to two bills, with intent to defraud her mistress. To the three last indictments the prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr. BannELLY, en behalf of the prosecution, said the sums named in the above indictments had been selected from various others, and Lady Paget, from a sense of public duty, had deemedit necessary to proceed upon them. Since the pri , onei had been in custody she had sent a letter to her Ladphip, in which she expressed her contrition for what she had done. The receipts in question were forged to tradesmen's bills, tke money for which had regularly been given to the prisoner, but she hid neglected to pay them. In answer to a question by the Recorder, Mr. RADDELEY said the amount stolen and misappropriated by the prisoner was considerable. It was the wish of her Ladyship, however, to recommend the prisoner to mercy. The RECORDER said it was such a very strims offence that it was impossible the Court could pass it over without very se vere punishment. The sentence therefore was, that the pri soner be transported for seven years. Robert Fairfax, aged 20, was indicted for breaking and en tering the dwel.ing-house of Mr. John Osborne, and stealing therefrom a spoon, a miniature, and various other articles, his proper ty. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty. The Recorder sentenced him to be transported for the term of ten years. John Savill, aged 20, was indicted for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Mrs. Caroline Walters, with intent to steal. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and the Recorder sen tenced the prisoner to be transported for the term of ten years. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BO W-STREET. Wm. Miles, and George Groom, two young lads, placed at the bar together, were charged, the former with unlawfully collecting money to the amount of 10s., belonging to hie mas ter, Thomas Wood, and the other with embezzling the sum of 16s. The case of Miles was first entered into. Mr. Wood stated that the prisoner Miles had been in his employ about three months. He received 10s. on Maundy Thursday from a customer, and had not accounted for it. Wit ness forgave him that, and sent him about his business. Since then, however, he had been going about to all witness's cus tomers, endeavouring to collect money. None of the parties, however, being present to whom the prisoner had applied, on this count the prisoner was remanded till Friday next. _ _ _ Georg; Groom was then charged with embezzling the two sums of 12s. bd. and 45., the property of his master, Thomas Halls Meyer. The prisoner Miles was also mixed np in this charge, and it appeared that, as the masters of the two boys re sided next door to each other, the prisoners were respectively acquainted with their employer's concerns, and so had a tine opportunity of carrying out any little rascality which might appear to them to be desirable. In this count also, as the parties necessary to the proving of the charge were not present, the prisoners were remanded till Friday. THE NAVY. Some incorrect accounts having obtained publicity re specting the ships intended to be built, we place before our readers the true state of matters, as correctly as wo can ascertain. The name of Prince Albert, 90, now building at Ports mouth, has bean changed to Princess Royal ; and a ship of 120 guns, to be named after his Royal Highness, is ordered to be built at Woolwich on a plan submitted to the A l ehniralty by Mr. Lang, and under the immediate superintendence of that gentleman, who is master-ship wright of Woolwich dockyard. An 80-gun ship, to be called Hannibal, on the plan of the late Admiral Hayes, will also be laid down at Woolwich as soon as Boscawen is launched ; and Mr. Fincham is ordered to build a 50- gun frigate at Chatham, to be called Raleigh. A first-rate of 110 guns, as Queen, is ordered to be built at Portsmouth, to be called Prince of Wales. The following ships will be launched this year, and orders have been received to expedite the Albion, 90, at Plymouth, which ship will be commissioned as s oon as possible after launching, in order to test her merits against a vessel of her class. The Albion will have an entire battery of 68-pounders on her lower deck, and 32-pounders of 55 cwt. on her other decks—being the heaviest broadside of any ship hitherto built : At Woolwich—Boscawen, 70 guns ; Chichester, 50 ; Amphion, 36. At Deptrord—Worcester, 50. At Chat ham—Goliath, 80 ; Cumberland, 70. At Plymouth— Albion, 90 ; and at Pembroke—Superb, 80, will be launched this year : besides some steamers and small vessels.—Naval and Military Gazette. FLINTSHIRE ASSIZES. The trials of the parties indicted for perjury at the late election for the County of Flint have been abandoned in con sequence of the Judge, Mr. Justice Coltman, deciding that it was necessary to have produced the writ, in order to show that an election took place, which the parties for the prosecution neglected to do. The High Sheriff as the returning officer, and the poll clerks, were in readiness in the cage of a man, named Hughes, indicted for perjury, to prove that an elec tion did take place, and that the defendant voted and swore to a qualification that he did not possess, but the Judge stopped the case for the reason stated. Mr. Townsend, tor the prose. cution, contended that it was unnecessary to produce the writ, and quoted a decision of Mr. Justice Erskine's at the last Cheshire Assizes, when he (the Learned Counsel) took the same objection as Mr. Justice Coltman, in a case of per jury, of a similar nature to the present, which was over ruled. During the examination of the High Sheriff for Flint shire, previous to the case being stopped, it appeared that the poll-books of the late election had been lost or mislaid, and that he knew nothing of them, neither did his Under- Sheriff, Mr. Wyatt, although he acknowledged that he had left them on a table, after casting them up, for his Under. Sheriff to carry away. It appeared, also, that he had neglected to file either the poll-books or an attested copy of the same with the Clerk of the Peace within twenty days after the election, as required by the.,Act of Parliament, and had also refused to give a copy of the books to an elector on being ten dered a reasonable charge for so doing. The High Sheriff also swore that Mr. David Williams, of Pvillheli, in Carnarvon shire, seventy miles from Flint, was his Under-Sheriff, and was responsible to him for the duties, and that a Mr. Wyatt, of St. Asaph, was the deputy of Mr. Williams ; but on the Clerk of the Peace producing the sheriff's documents, it ap peared that Mr. Wyatt was the only party . legally appointed Under-Sheriff. The Conservative party, it is said, are taking legal proceedings against the High Sheriff. MONEY MARKET und CITY NEWS. TIMES.—The contents of the India mail, and, above all, the important news from Cahoot, the full details of which we were enabled to lay before the public at an early hou r thi s after noon, were the subject of universal remark in the. City. Un happily, as regards the sacrifice of life in that dreadful affair, the worst fears of the. pub'ic are realized; but there has been some consolation in the observation, that it is to be ascribed in great measure to a combination of ill-judged proceedings and unlucky incidents, such as have seldom occurred before and may never occur again, and which tend very much, therefore, to deprive it of political importance. There is nn longer any ta'k of the loss of our prestige or ruin to our supremacy in India from this cause, and the hopes are now general that the next mail may present a very different view of the state of affairs io that part of India. In consequence of this feeling, the funds have scarcely been influenced at all by the publication of this intelligence ; indeed, after the appearance of the details con tained in the Bombay letter, which comprised the third edition, the funds revived to within about one-eighth per cent. of the price of Saturday. COURSE OF EXCHA? Amsterdam CF. 12 8 Ditto, at sight Rotterdam ...2 U. 12 8 Antwerp Hamburgh M.B. 13151 Altona Paris, 3 days' sight Ditto, 3 months 25 95 Marseilles Bourdeaux 26 0 Frankfort on Maine... 152 GE- 7 (YESTERDAY.) Gibraltar ... ....... Leghorn .... Genoa Milan Venice 47 Naples 4O Palermo, per oz 120 Lisbon Oporto 52i Rio Janeiro 27 Bahia Buenos Ayres — New York, 21days sight 46i Philadelphia. 46 PRICES OF BULLION, PER oz. Foreign Gold, bars X. 3 17 9j Portugal Gold Coin ...3 17 5 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 91 Silver in Bars 0 4 11* Petersburgh, 3Us ... 361 8er1in..... ............ 7 Vienna, effec. fl. 3M. 955 Trieste, ditto ... 957 Madrid ... Cadiz Bilbao ...35 Barcelona Seville ...35k A correspondent writes from St. Petersburgh, 16th inst. :—" Prince Paskewitsch has presented to the Emperor the accounts of his administration of Poland during the five years from 1835 to 1839 inclusive. In 1839 the population of the kingdom amounted to 4,428,546 souls, of whom 469,930 were Jews. Since 1834 the population had been increased by 325,350. Warsaw contained in 1839, 139,295 inhabitants, of whom 36,531 were Jews. There were 97 persons between the ages of 100 and 120. It is announced as certain that the new railroad will be finished in 1849. In the mean time, applica tions will be made to the Government to authorise the forma tion of two branches ' • one in the direction of Nischni Novo gorod, the other i n that of Kolonia, which is the principal seat of commerce for the southern provinces. This distance will then be 'performed in- 24 hours, instead of requiring as now four days." MYSTERIOUS DEATII — About three weeks since Miss Stabbins, who resided with her brcther and sister at Worle, Somerset, atter she hart retired to her bedchamber, at ten o'clock, said to her sister, ‘. I will * no down and see if th e street- door is locked," which she did, but not returning, her sister went down to ascertain the cause, and found on the table the young lady's cloak, shawl, and purse, containing several pounds, and the street-door open. The distracted relatives eontinued making every iuquiry, but could hear no tidings of her until Monday last, when her body was discovered by John Cox in the river Yeo , , full five miles from the house of Mr. Stabbins, at Worle.—Bath Journal. The Phare of Bayonne announces the arrival in that town of M. Telleria, canon of the Cathedral of Toledo, Who has been condemned to eight years banishment by the Royal Court of Madrid, for refusing to recognise in his diocese the authority of the Council appointed by the Government. He was acco npanied to the French fron tier by a police agent of Madfid. UNION-HALL. Mary White was charged with robbing Ann Wilson, her sister. The complainant stated that she was a married woman, and the prisoner, who was her sister, had been for some time residing with her. About a week ago, during her temporary absence from home, the prisoner absconded, taking with her a quantity of wearing apparel belonging to witness, whose drawers and boxes were ransacked of nearly all they contained. Com plainant, however, would have put up with the loss, severe as it was to a poor woman like her, rather than proceed against so near a relative, if it had not been for the fact of her husband accompanying the prisoner in her flight ; and un natural as it may appear, they were found living together as man and wife. '1 he prisoner denied stealing the articles,, but she did not utter a word with respect to the absconding with her sister's husband.—She was remanded. LLOYDS' SHIPPING. LONDON, APRIL 5. —Wind this day at neon N. E. RASISGATE, APRIL 4.—The Thompson, King, bound to Algiers, in putting to sea this morning, struck the pier head, damaged her bows, and has put back to repair. Orr Boyne, Arm 4.—Amstel, Berguild, Havannah, for Amsterdam. DIAL, APRIL 4—Wind N. E. strong breezes.—Arrd. from the River and sailed, Adrastus, Trinidad; John Romilly, New.. toundland. The Sir Charles Napier, from Liverpool to New South Wales, was spoken in December, in lat. I N., lon. 24 W., forty of the passengers ill of typhus fever. Or'HASTINGS, Aram 4. A: rd. Northumberland,Calcutta. PORTSMOUTH, Aram 4.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Superb, Stewart, Calcutta. Sid. her Majesty's ship Ringdove, Bermuda. LiveurooL, Aram 4.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Mary Queen of Scots Macao, sailed Feb. 20, Pernambuco, 23; Grecian, Rowell, Cephalonia. Sid. Cuthbert, Young, Calcutta ; Cos awa, Edonre, Bahia; Ann, Dingwall, Ceylon ; Antigua, Planter, Trinidad ; Sir G. Campbell, New Orleans - Craton, ditto; Swatava, Philadelphia; Holti ngeur , Hope, and George Washington, New York ; Cleofrid, an d Hero, Africa : Cata riquo, Quebec ; Mary Caroline, St. John's, N. B. BRISTOL, Arun. 4.—Sld. Tom, Codd, Africa. SALCOMBE, APRIL 2.—Sid. Era, Rio. DARTMOUTH, APRIL 3.—The Earth, Walsh, from Dublin to Ostend, has put in here, having been run into by a steamer last night, and carried away bulwarks, bowsprit, &c., and did other considerable damage. ____ _ _ _ FALMOUTH, Aram 3. —Wind N.E. to N., strong brveses and squally.—Ard. Peter, Reed, Ancona; Mountainer, South ampton, for New York ; Lady Mary Wood steamer, for Vigo, Ice. ,with trifling damage, having been in contact with a schooner last night ; her Majesty's ships Fly and Brambe, Plymouth. Sid. Isis steamer, West Indies; Orient, New Yoik ; Alchy mist, Quebec. CORONER'S INQUEST.—SUICIDE INDUCED BY HABI TUAL INToxlcanorr.--Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, an inquest was held in the Board-room of Middlesex Hospital, before Thomes Wakley, Esq., M.P., the Coroner, on view of the body of Robert Holkan, aged 62 years, who committed suicide under the following circumstances. The deceased resided at No. 5, Greece-street, Tottenham Court-road, and formerly carried on a very extensive business as a music engraver ; but about five years' ago, in consequence of his wife eloping with another man, he abandoned himself to habitual intemperance, " comiletely muddling himself," as one of the wit nesses described it, with cold gin and f water, from the time he got up to the time he went to bed. Embarrassment of his affairs followed, and eventually his mind became affected, and ultimately he was considered byithose who knew him as actually insane. About 6 o'clock en Thursday morning last he was found lying in his bed with his throat cut with . a razor. He was immediately brought to this hospital, and survived until Saturday morning, when he expired. Ver dict—" Tempor ry mental derangement." The Coroner, in reference to the fact of the deceased' s w if e h av i ng l e f t him, re marked that any wife was justified in running away from a drunkard. A MYSTERY EXPLAINED.-It will be seen that after all the praisings and boastings of the Liberal party— both Radicals and Whigs—the income tax has passed the House of Commons without a division against the resolutions which impose it. But in justice to those steadfast friends of the people who have been night by night at their post to prevent the passing c,f this inqui sitorial Act, it is our duty to state explicitly that the passing of those resolutions without a division, arose entirely from'accident ; for on all sides it wa s admitted that the Chairman of Ways and Means, Mr. Greene, was not to blame in this matter, further than, by reading in the low and very indistinct manner in which he always conducts the important business •of his office, the Members who were watching the proceed ings were not aware of what was passing. The Chair was taken, as usual, by Mr. Greene, on the Speaker leaving his, and he proceeded, without saying a word of caution to the House, to read the first resolu tion. Mr. Rice, the Member for Dover, rose while this was going on, and not being called upon by the Chair man, sat down again. The low and monotonous tone in which the resolution was read throughout did not at tract the notice of the Members at a distance from the Chair, nor did any of these, including Mr. Rice, we believe, hear the question put by the Chairman. Mr. Wallace had risen at first when Mr. Rice did, while Mr. Blewitt's amendnient was under discussion ; but Mr. Rico, having been called on at that time, and having risen while Mr. Greens was proceeding it appears that all the Members who in tended to speak were trusting to his stopping the Chairman in time; this, however, was not done, for it was understood that this extraordiny omission arose from Mr. Greene being somewhat short-sighted, and Mr. Rice being rather dull of hearing. The surprise on both sides of the House at there being no interruption to the qikestion evidently was great. It will be seen that it was impossible, under the forms of the House, to remedy this blunder, and thus it is that these all-important resolutions have slipped through the Committee without a division being taken by those very men who were pledged to op pose at every stage the passing of these most odious pro posals. These men, however, must not be blamed. The blame must rest with Mr. Greene and Mr. Rice, if blame is to be attributed anywhere. ' The Handelsblad of Amsterdam relates the follow ing lamentable occurrence on board the steamer Beurs van Amsterdam, during her last passage back from Hamburgh. Among; the passengers was a lady, a native of Coblentz, with a s m about ten years old, and a much younger child. Her hus band, a German, had emigrated to America, and two years ago invited her to join him. She went, but was so ill-treated by him, that she returned to • Hamburg,h,.and was on her way back to her country on the Rhine. Her misfortunes created a depression of mind which was apparent to all who saw her. This affliction . degenerated into lunacy, and while in this state she threw her younger child from the vessel into the sea, and was in the act of springing alter it, when she was caught and secured. The poor infant perished, and the distressed mother has ever since remained completely deranged. Every care was taken of her and her boy until the arrival of the steamer at Am sterdam, whence they will be sent to their family. • THE LATE LORD ROLLE. Lord John Rolle, whose decease we announced yesterday, obtained his peerage by creation on the 20th of June, 1796, and had, therefore, been in the enjoyment of it upwards of 46 ye•,rs, a period of nearly half his life ' his Lordship having, at the time of his death, obtained to the advanced age of tl6. • Lord Rolle's family was of Dirsetshire extraction, but subse quently removed into Devon, where it has cont;nued planted to the present day. His first Devonshire ancestor was George Rolle, a merchant of great opulence and repute in the City of London, about the middle of the sixteenth century, and became an extensive purchaser of abbey lands at the time of the Reformation. One of the most notable of his ancestors, was Henry, Sergeant-at-Law, and member cf the three first Parliaments of Charles 1. He subsequently became Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench, and grew so much into the confidence of Cromwell, as to be one of his State-Councillors. His descendant, Sir John Rolle on the other hand, attached himself to the Court of Charles II : was made a Knight of the Bath at that Monarch's coro nation, and died at an advanced age, one of the wealthiest Commoners in England. John Rolle, Esq., M.P. for Isis paternal county, was offered an Earldom by Queen Anne's last Ministry, but declined the honour. Henry Rolle, also M.P. for his county, dying unmarried in the year 1750, after the dignity had resuscitated in his person, saw it, by consequence, die with him. Creation, however, of the title anew, was, as \VC have seen above, made in the person of the lamented subject of this memoir. _ The occasion of new creations in the Peerage at the com mencement of 11Ir. Pitt's Administration was the unpleasant opportunity which brought Lord Relle conspicuously before the world. During the first twenty-three years of George the Third's reign there were forty-three creations, but during the sante period thirty-three had become extinct. But a new era began with Mr. Pitt's Administration, equally as in himself there appeared upon the political arena, a Lew man, with new principles. No sooner had he become Minister than his disdain or disregard of the haughty junto of the aristocracy showed it self in open form. His father, indeed, like him, had always been too grand and too proud to court them, and the son of Chatham found they impeded his hold aiews of things, and he resolved to thrust aside this barrier by new measures. This was the creation of his own Peerages : four he made immediately on his elevation, a measure which called down upon him the denunciations of Fox, who in one of his bitterest veins reproached him for using the pre rogative of the Crown, as a corrupt instrume it of his 4,wn ad vancement. Despite this, the young Minister added eight more in April, and lie continued at an accelerated rate to pour honours upon men who, not of any great distinction as public character:, were, nevertheless, with the depths of his own sagacity, looked upon as his props and aids. The clamour which, it will be remembered, a similar movement raised among the aristocracy in the reign of Queen Anne, now brought the flower of that mortified body in array against the youthful administrator. Rutland, Northumberland, Gower, and Lonsdale, the lords of the great houses, were up and against him. The Dukes of Devonshire, Portland, Bediord, and Bolton ; Lords Derby, Fitzwilliam, Surrey, Spencer; sur rounded by Fox, Burke, Wyndham, Sheridan, Fitzpatrick, Lord John Townsend, &c., made a most formidable alliance of offehce—while French Lawrence, whose inde!atigable genius could draw political intelligence, as well as abstruse learning, from all sources, bound together in the Probationary Odes and the Rolliad such an assemblage of spirited satire and ridicule, as would have sunk any Minister of less courage, and less manly and direct force of talent, than Pitt. The Rolliad, as the title of the above clever satire indi cates, was levelled against his Lordship as the representative of the host of new cleated Peers who, from every imaginable quarter, sprung up under Pitt's command, sudden in their growth as Jonah's gourd. It is true his Lordship, somewhat nettled at having his genealogy questioned, had strained that point a little, and endeavoured to attribute to himself some= thing more. of ancientness than the Herald's College could, without hesitation, allow. This, however, was the delicious butt for the sarcasms of the clique, who wetted their keenest wits to give him some signal home. thrusts, and the satiric effusions of the Rolliad will long stand as a proof of the caustic and virulent attacks, to whose unrelenting severity he was subjected. Bieton, his Lordship's favourite seat, and where he was ac customed to spend great part of his time, was vested in his family by gift of Henry the First. The first holder of it was surnamed Janitor, or door-keeper, from the peculiar nature of the office, and the tenure in which it was had, consisting of the keeping the prison for the county—a service which, to the present day, is still performed by the possessors of the manor. From the Janitors, it descended to Sir Thomas Dennis, who was knighted in Holland by the Earl of Leicester in 1586, and whose daughter conveyed it by marriage to Sir Hairy Rolle, of Stevenstone, ancestor to the late owner. The man sion, according to those who have lately visited it, is a spacious building, standing in a pleasant park, plentifully stocked with beach and oak trees, and abounding in deer. Bitten church, which is within a bowshot of it, is encircled in a beautiful screen of woods : it contains a very chaste elegiac inscription on its walls, written by the famous Dr. Fuller, to one of his Lordship's ancestors. Stevenstone, in the same county, not far off from Torrington, also belonged to his Lordship's family. ABSENCE OF A JUDGE AT CHAMBERS. [FROM A CORRESPONDENT.] Much disappointment was experienced at the Chambers in Rolls'-buildinp, Chancery-lane, on Saturday, occasioned by the non-attendance of a Judge. • Numerous, suitors, attornies, and their agents, were in waiting the entire day for the purpose of making affidavits, taking out summonses, orders &c., whose time was altogether sacrificed on account of this extraordinary indifference to the public inteiest. The distress and inconvenience arising out of this omission of duty is incalculable, many creditors wishing to swear to the intention of parties to quit the kingdom, upon whose detention large sums of money depended, were unable to effect their object, and a variety of persons (some perhaps unjustly incarcerated) have had 'their term of confinement unne cessarily extended, solely on account of this inexcusable want of punctuality. Surely some arrangement might be made by the Learned Gentlemen on the Bench, so that one of their number should always be in town to prevent the frequent recurrence of this evil. CONJUGAL INrIDELITY.—The inflexible rigour of the Emperor of Russia in cases of conjugal infidelity was dis played in the most striking manner at his last visit so Odesss. A rich Boyard of the country, Count Skrena, who for many years had been notorious !or his extreme parsimony, appeared on this occasion with new carriages, the finest horses, the most splendid liveries, and a sumptuousness which out rivalled all who came to do honour to their Sovereign. At the 'same time a young and pretty woman, the wife of Colonel Muller, who had been on a visit to the family in the Count's neighbourhood, also was at Odessa, and made herself equally remarkable for the style and grandeur of her establishment and all its appointments. Scanda soon imputed all this display of wealth and parade to an inti macy of a too close nature between the Count and the lady. On the Emperor's arrival, Count Woronzow, the Governor of the province, gave a grand ball, to which the Boyard and Madame Muller were invited, and were prepared to appear with all the eclat which money could produce. Mme. Muller was adorned with pearls and diamonds, gold and brocade, fine linen and laces, to se cure universal envy and admiration. She was about descending from her dressing-room to enter her carriage, when the arrival of one of the Emperor's aides-dc-camp was announced. The lady's heart beat high with expectation of some mark of favour from her Sovereign ; but her exultation was in an instant changed into grief and shame, by an order for her on the in stant to rejoin her husband at St. Petersburgh, unless she pre ferred going to a convent at Moscow, and remain there in se clusion for five years. She made her election for the latter, and in a very few minutes was on her way to the ancient ca pital of the Muscovites. At the same time the aide-de-camp went to Count Skrena with a peremptory order for his being banished to Koursk for five years, which was carried into execution with equal promptitude. SUICIDE FROM REMORSE.—Last week, as a shoe maker, residing in the Rue Gaudene, at 111arseilles, was at work in his room, he heard a knock at the door, and going to open it, was horror struck at seeing a man covered with blood, from a frightful wound in his throat. The man attempted to speak, but finding it impossible to articulate a word, lie flung his arms wildly in the air, and then fell down dead at the door. The shoemaker in alarm called his neighbours, and the man was recognised as a person named Simon, also a shoemaker, 26 years of age, who resided on the floor above. He hail been living for some time with a woman, whom he had seduced from her husband. This woman had of late been suffering fi om re • morse which had at last affected her reason. She had more than once attempted to throw herself out of the window, and her paramour had frequently expressed his regret at having per suaded her to live with him. The neighbours were streaking of these circumstances whilst attempting to restore the man lying on the landing-place, when this woman suddenly came out of her room above, also with her neck and bosom covered with blood. She advanced a few steps, as if to descend the stairs, when she tottered and fell. A Commissary of Police was sent for, and every assistance was rendered her, but she died without uttering a single word. The only circumstance that can give an idea as to how these two persons came by their death was a razor which she held in her hand when she fell. It was one that had been lent to the man by a cousin of his, and it is supposed that the woman, in one of her fits of madness, had seized on the man whilst sitting at his work, and had drawn the razor across his throat, and afterwards bad cut her own. The Toulon Journals announce that orders have been received to lay down two new schooners, to be mo delled after the Dauphinoise, and to be carried on with such expedition, that one may be finished by the end of the present year, and the other early . next year. It is stated that Madame Vestris's connexion with Covent Garden - theatre, as manager, Will cease with the pre sent season, and that it is probable Mr. Charles Kemble will be the bead of the establishment, aided by his daughters Miss Adelaide and Mrs. Butler. The number of effective horses for the military service in the inner territorial divisions of France amounts to 56,865. Deducing those of the Gendarmery and Municipal Guards of the officer s o f th e o th er corps , and those at the Riding -school of Saumur, there will remain 38,944 fur mounting the cavalry in general. The horses aro renewed by eights or 5,868 per annual, costing a yearly expenditure of 2,716,191 f., which may be thus divided, viz.:-806 horses for the heavy cavalry, at 750 f. each ; 1,343 for the Dragoons and Lancers, at 550 f. each ; 1,208 fur the Chasseurs and Hussars, at 480 f. ; 37 picked horses for the School at Saumur, 533 f. ; 1,070 for the Artillery and waggon trains, at 500 f.; 414 for the Horse Artillery, of which 332 are geldings at 600 f., and 82 mares at 540 f. if to the above sum of 2,716,191 f. be added 199,946 f. for the pur chase of officers' horses, the total annual expense for the . general remounting of the army, according.to its effect ive force on Ist January 1841, will be 2,916,131 f. In the above calculation are not included the newly-formed regiments of Chasseurs and Hussars, comprising about 2,200 horses, the annual cost of which may be estimated at 132,000 f. The daily ration of each horse, according to the contracts entered into for five years from Ist January 1830, was lf. 13c., but since 1840 this price has been increased by 2 cents. a ration. As a proof of the lateness of the season in the neigh bourhood of London, we may mention that a gentleman who left Scotland on Saturday evening brought with•him some twigs taken from a sycamore tree, on which not only the leaf is fully formed and quite out, but so are the seed blossoms, which are hanging delineated in perfect beauty, and fully more than an inch in length. These twigs were taken withorit any selection whatever from a large and beautiful tree on rather an exposed situation , facing the north, near to Poiok House, the seat of Sir John Maxwell, Bart. One of the twigs are left at our office for the inspection of the curious. A Lyons journal relates that an inhabitant of a neighbouring t own , som e time ago, granted t o anot h er t h e use of his wife for nine years, at an annual rent. The sum agreed upon not having been paid, and being precluded by the immorality of the lease from recovering the sum due by course of law, the husband threatened the person to whom he had transferred his wile with vengeance, and kept arms about him with the intent of carrying his menaces into execution. This disgraceful affair being made known to the police, the husband was arrested, and tried for unlawfully carrying arms, and con demned to imprisonment for fifteen days. RLECTION COMMITTEES. WIGAN. .The Committee met at Eleven o'Clock, Mr. Hawes in the Chair. • Mr. HILDYARD, for the sitting Member, proposed to strike off the vote of James Haig, on the ground of not having pre mises of the clear yearly value of 101. for twelve calendar months previous to the election, and also on several other grounds. Mr. AUSTIN, for the petitioners, objected that the heads of objection were not sufficiently specific, and distinguished. Mr. HILDYARD having been heard in reply, The Committee decided against Mr. Austen's objection. The case of Haig was then proceeded with, and the Com mittee not having decided when it was announced that the Speaker was at prayers, the formal declaration of the decision was deferred till to-day. The Chairman, however, an nounced that the vote was retained, still leaving Mr. Standish in a majority 6f one over Mr. Crosse. GREAT MARLOW. The Committee met at the usual hour, Sir .1. Y. Buller in the Chair. The adjourned case of Charles Gibbons was proceeeed with. Several witnesses were examined. Amongst others, Sir G. Clayton East., brother to the sitting Member, who proved that he canvassed the voter, and that he promised to vote for his . brother. There never was any mention made of money. The Rev. A. Clayton confirmed the testimony of the last witness. Mr. R. Gibbons, a brewer of Marlow, and uncle of the voter, proved that lie went occasionally to canvass with Sir W. Clay ton. He went to his nepheW, viho promised to vote for Sir. William. The voter never said he would not vote unless he got 301. He ( witne,s) never to.d the voter that he must go to Sir William's father for the 301. T here never was any mention of Sir William Clayton's name in connexion with money, on any occasion, directly or indirectly. Mr. COCKBURN aldressed the Committee ,and it being near four o'clock when he concluded, the Committee adjourned till to-morrow, when Mr. Wrangham is to be heard. The parties are, therefore, in the same position they were on Monday. • HAVANNA ti The following intelligence has reached us via Liverpool:-- '• HAVANNA 11, 7.—The correspondence by the Dee (mail of 15th January) has not yet reached us ; it was, by mis take, sent from Turk' s I s l an d t o J ama i ca , an d f rom th e y latter island, arrived here three days ago, in a war steamer, but, on aeconat of some dispute between our authorities and Mr. Turnbull, the British Consul, a'tout the progress of delivery, the letters remain on board, and as neither one or the other care a straw about the interests of commerce, there is no know ing when they may think proper to settle their broils and give up the letters." The mails by the Medway, Ist Feb., steamer have not yet arrived, and are a week over dua PETITIONS AGAINST PEEL'S INCOME TAX.—We have learned that several petitions against Feel's income tax, are being got up for presentation to Parliament, in the East Ward of Westmoreland. We wonder who Alderman Thomp son represented, when he declared himself in fa:our of this abominably unjust and odious measure ?—Kendal Mercury. At an Easter parish meeting the other day, a fe male having been 'laminated to serve the office of overseer for the ensuing year, it was objected to by some of the parish ioners, upon which she indignantly exclaimed, that as they had a woman for a king, she did not see why they should not have a woman for overseer. She persisted in the appointment, which was afterwards duly confirmed.—Esser Herald. SINGULAR CASE OF IMPOSITION.-011 Thursday last Mary Freeman, an abandoned woman, was charged at the Wandsworth Police Court with robbing a man named William Ginn, in the High-street, Wandsworth, of 16s. 6d., and while' Mr. Fletcher, the Chief Clerk, was taking down the deposi tions the prisoner suddenly tell to the bottom of the dock in an apparently I.feless state. She was removed into the open air, but neither this nor a plentiful stsimly of water tended to re vive her in the least, and she remained with her eyes closed, and limbs perfectly motionle-s. Two surgeons were called in who declared the prisoner an impostor, and the Magistrate ordered her to be placrd in a private room, and to be constantly watched by the police until she those to again become sensib!e, when she could be removed to the station-house. She was watched the whole of that afternoon, evening, and night, and she never gave any signs of animation, save once or twice moving her lips and head. Various remedies were applied in vain. In the morn ing she was again taken before the Magistrate, having to be carried into Court. She would not answer one question put to her from the Bench, and steadfastly kept her eyes closed. She was again ordered back to her old quarters, and singular to re!ate, preserved the same motionless state of existence until Saturday morning, when she opened her eyes, sat up in the bed, and called lustily for some gin. The prisoner, who was committed for trial, had been altogether fifty-one hours without sustenance of any kind. COUNTY MEETING.—The agriculturists of the county ale about to make a general move against the legisla tive measures which so seriously affect their interests. We have just learned that Lord Rayleigh and Lord Western-have, at the instance of several of the leading farmers of the neigh - bourhood, signed a requisition requesting the High Sheriff to convene a county meeting at an early day, to take into consi- . deration the alterations proposed in the Corn.laws and in the tariff.—Essex Herald. SUICIDE AT CHATHAM.—A melancholy case of self-destruction occurred on Thursday evening in Ordnance place, Chatham. The Rev. J. Porter, head master of the Proprietary School, after attending to his scholastic duties as usual, having retired to bed, with a penknife opened an artery in the thigh, and is supposed to have died in the short space of two or three minutes. The Rev. Gentleman was highly esteemed. No cause has been assigned for the melancholy catastrophe.—Esser Herald. The cause of the flood at Derby still remains a mystery. Some suppose it was produced by a water spout, which burst on the neighbouring hills. The damage to pro. perty amounts to some thousand pounds. On Tuesday forenoon last, the fishing boat, Lord Melbourne, belonging to Cellardyke, Captain Reid. while coming in from the fishing, about ten miles to the south and eastward of the Isle of Man, filled with water, in the act of la) ing about, during a Leavy gale, and instantly went down, by which six persons unfortunately perished. The Dublin Evening iTlail admits that the tariff has excited the greatest alarm among all classes, connected with agriculture and grazing in Ireland. EXTRAORDINARYOCCURRENCE.—On Sunday morn ing, between two and three o'clock, as S-rgeant Morris, City Police bob, was going his rounds, his attention was drawn to loud screams front the neighbourhooi of Fish-street-hill. On going thither he observed a woman almost in a state of nudity, upon the iron spikes of St. Bennett's Churchyard, and a large pool of blood on the ground beneath. Near her lay another woman, upon one of the graves of the churchyard. Both the females were screaming in the most dreadful man ner. Morris sprang his rattle for assistance, and police constables 568, 584, and 525 were promptly on the spot, and with great difficulty the unfortunate woman was removed from the iron spikes, her right thigh being lacerated in a most frightful manner, the iron spike penetrating completely through, and she, with the other woman, was conveyed to the house of Mr. Croft, surgeons, who rendered them every assistance. As soon as they were capable of giving some account of themselves, it appeared that they were domestic servants in the family of Mr. Isaac Worley, of the Monument Hotel, 48, Fish-street-hill, and that their names were Mary Cray, 24 years of age, and Ann Hallett, 22 years ; that about two o'clock in the morning Mary Cray was awakened by a noise which appeared to her as if occasioned by some persons attempting to break into the house. In her fright she awoke Ann Hallett, who slept with her, and, the noise continuing, they both became so terrified that they flew to the windows, and, throwing them open, both of them jumped out. Ann Hallett unfortunately leaped out of the window nearest the street, and fell upon the iron spikes. Mary Cray fell upon the ground, and escaped with some internal bruises. Ann Ilallett was removed to St. Thomas's Hospital, where she remains in a very gdangerous state. Her fellow-servant remains at her master's house. Mr. Worley's family were immediately aroused by the police, and a search was made through the premises, but he fears of the women appeared to be utterly groundless. SUICIDE or THE HIGH SHERIFF OF _NEW SOUTH WaLEs.—Letters and papers from Sydney to the 16th Octo ber announce the death of Mr. Sheriff Macquoid by his own hand. In consequence of having got into difficulties through unsuccessful speculations, by which his character was compro mised, he sought the horrible means of evading public censure. He blew out his brains in his dressing-room, in the hearing of his family. The monetary affairs of the colony still remain in a distressing state, and apprehensions are entertained of the solvency of the most respectable firms. A meeting of Agriculturists was held at the Foun tain Inn, Canterbury, on Saturday, which was attended by Sir Edward Knatchbull, and Mr. Plumptre, the Members for the Eastern Division of Kent. Loud complaints were made against the proposed plans of Sir Robert Peel, and some of the speakers at the conclusion, addressing Sir Edward, said the meeting had broken up dissatified. The execution of the monument of the Emperor Napoleon in the church of the Hotel des Invalides has Leen en trusted to M. Visconti. Ten gold medals of the value of I,ooof. each are being struck at the mint for the 10 architects whose plans were most favourably noticed by the committee appointed to 'sport on the subject. Isl. Marochetti, as our readers will recollet, is charged with the execution of the eques trian statue in the Cour d'Honneur of the Invalides. M. Cozette de Itubempre, a native and inhabitant of Amiens, died lately at the age of 73, leaving the following noble bequests to the town. First, a sum of 260,000 f. for the foundation of an asylum and House of Industry for persons of both sexes reduced to mendicity; and, secondly, his library, which is said to have cost Lim upwards of 80,000 f. As the Sirius steamer, No. '2, a few days ago, on her voyage on the Rhone, about a mile above the town of Pont St. Esprit, a barge laden with stone persisted in eroFsing her, and was run down, with seven men on board. One only, how ever, was drowned. MONTROSE Bunclis.--Mr. Hume has, we believe, been invited to offer himself for Montrose in the room of Mr. Chalmers. The lion. Gentleman, we moreover believe, has accepted the invitation, and will leave London this evening to present himself to the constituency. The German papers contain intelligence from St. Petersburgh of the 16th ult. Prince Paskewitch had pre sented to the Emperor the accounts of his administration of the kingdom of Poland from 1835 to 1839. The popu lation of the kingdom amounted, in this last year, to 4,428,546 souls, of whom 469,930 were Jews, having in creased by 325,350 souls since 1834. Warsaw contained then 139,295 inhabitants, including 36,531 Jews. 97 persons had reached the age of from 100 to 120. The concierge of a house in the rue de Gt enelle, Faubourg St. Germain, having perceived the day before yesterday a strange pigeon perched and immovable at the edge of the roof, as if exhausted by fatigue, went up and attempted to catch it. He had nearly laid his hand upon it, when the bird flew away, and the poor man, in making an effort to grasp it, slipped and fell headlong to the pavement. lie wai immediately t a k en u p an d carried to the hospital of La Charite, where in a few minutes he expired. _ _ The illoniteur publishes the account of the oPera tions of the Bank of France during the first three months of 1842. On the 25th of' March there were 211,909,148 f. in specie deposited in its vaults. The commercial bills discounted amounted to 152,259,492 f. ; the advances on ingots and money, to 3,023,6001. ; the advances on public securities, to 10,662,071 f. ; the current accounts, debtors, to 16,146,1881. ; the capital of the branch banks, to 20,000,0001'. ; the reserve, to 10,000,0001.; the lodgments in public securities, to 50,187,0181.; the hotel and furni ture of the bank, to 4,000,0001; and various debts and other objects, to 362,620 f., making the assets of the bank amount in all to 478,550,140 f. The bank-notes in circulation at the same period, exclusive of those issued by the branch banks, represented a sum of 228,180,5001.; and the bills to order, 1,102,9691. The discounts, advances, and loans, on commercial bills during the three months amounted to 229,120,0001. ; on ingots and money, tu'7,3'05,6c 0 f. ; en public securities, to 10,006,900 f. ; on Mint Londs, to 863,700f.—ia all, to 247,326,600 f. ENGLISH POOR IN PARIS. (Extract from a Paris letter of Thursday.) A ball in aid of file funds for the distressed English in Paris is to take place to-morrow night at the capital room of Hertz, the pianist and manufacturer of pianos, in the Rue de la Victoire. Another, to be given by Lady Cowley (on the Queen's birth-day, it is bald) has raised the hopes and expectationS of all who have or look for the entree at the hotel of the British Embassy. Respecting the former, I have a circumstance to corn• municate which will cause you, I think, with Peter Pindar, to exclaim, " Lies—lies—lies." , . ... The Committee for the management of this charity ball employed a person acquainted with the details of such matters, who furnished to them an estimate of the expenses, in which, to their astonishment, they found this item:— " For the poor of the arrondissement (or division) 600 f. !" The Committee canal the contractor before them, and asked an explanation of this charge. • " It is customary," said he. " Customary ?" " Yes ; and without submitting to it you will not be allowed to give the . bull you contemplate. Indeed, I am not sure that I have underrated the sum that will be required." ‘-` Then proceed forthwith to the person empowered to enforce this exaction, and ascertain the truth. You must surely make a mistake." Tlie contractor shook his head, but obeyed. He re turned shortly after%% arils to the Committee, and made to thein a communication which induced a deputation of that body to wait upon the officer in question. On being introduced to him, the deputation asked were the facts communicated to them by their contractor cor rectly stated ? Upon which the following colloquy took place . _ "How many tickets have ycu disposed of for this ball ?" demanded the functionary. "Five hundred and fifty," replied the spokesman of the Committee, " and hope, that we shall get off 250 more." " That will make 800. Now, 800 tickets, at 20 francs each, will produce 16,000 francs. Of that sum I must have one-fourth." " 4,000 francs ?" "For the poor of the arrondissement." " What, Sir ! do you pretend to a right to extort from such a fund—a fund for the benefit of poor foreigners, a clear fourth part of the whole sum contributed by their charitable countrymen and countrywomen ?" " For the poor of the arrondissement," repeated the functionary. - " Then Sir, we know our .cou n t r y men an d country women subscribers to this fund, and are quite sure that the best that we could do in the interest of those for whose benefit it was proposed will be to relinquish the idea of a ball altogether (the functionary started), for we are convinced that the majority of the subscribers will not reclaim or take back the money paid for their tickets." This and other observations, which I do not deem it necessary to mention, had apparent effect upon the func tionary, who at length lowered his demand by 50 per cent., and he consented to receive out of the gross sum subscribed for the poor English in Paris only one eighth, or 1.2 i per cent. - 'for the poor of the arrondis sement," as he said, and doubt said truly, for the mo ney goes •not into his pocket. I am-quite sure that neither you, nor the " friends of the foreigners in distress " in Landon, nor Count D'Or say and other charitahle Frenchmen, who lately so worthily and laudably resolved to found 'in your city an institution similar to that established here for the benefit of the English poor, will believe one word of what I have written. " What ! (you and they will exclaim) " rob the suffering foreigner in order to diminish the taxes of Paris? No, no, Air. Correspondent,. you are in error, are misinformed, or worse." Now, I reply, in the words also of the aforesaid Peter— " I tell you, roaring infidels, 'tis true----" and 2,000 f. out of the money received for this charitable purpose must be paid before the doors can be opened for holding a charity ball for the benefit of the digtressed Bristish poor in Paris ! :THE MARKETS-YESTERDAY. COLONIAL MARKET. Prices were fully maintained, but there was not much life in trade, and the public sales formed the chief business of the day. B. P. Sugar went off slowly, but supported previous rates. Bengal and Mauritius sold on rather low terms. Some large parcels of Foreign Sugar were brought to the hammer, but the bulk was bought in but at full prices. Rice very dull, and prices very low. Good IN hite Bengal at 1 Is. per cwt. Cocoa in full demand. Is 71d; at auction 50 hbds averaging 20 per cent. over P rc.ll , were taken in at 2 4 3d per gallon. L e eward Island Bum r• . ; been in good demand, and prices have improved Id, the 0 11 being small, the sales have been 200 hhds—proof quality at 2 s to 2s 4d, 7 per cent. over 2s sid. Brandy ha., been talon o_,P co ingly, b o th f or h ome consumpt i on an d s hippi n g, and ra t have further given way —Cognac, first brands of vintage of 183 t; selling at 56 7d for hhdi, puns 5s s d; d . 1837 hbds 5s 3d, puns 5s 11; 1836 hhcis 5s id, puns 4s ilf; 1839 hhds 4s 6d, puns 4s 4d; 1840 hhds 3s lld, puns 33 0 6 5 gallon. Geneva at is lldto 2s for common ; tine at 2s , 2s Fd for home consumption. For British Corn Spirits the mand is increasing, and the distillers are firm at 93 8 4 gallon, cash. j a 0 1 ' This afternoon severa l i nqu i r i es ex i ste d f or Rum; se"-st, Leewards made at 2s 4d proof, l per cent. over tb Kitt's 26 over, 3s 4d per gallon. • tll OILS. —In Linseed Oil a f a i r b us i ness was t ran sacted lo so t middle part of last week at 32s to 32s 3d on the T t ' eri 32s 6d to 32s 9d for delivery; during the last two days, ° w ec e i to the demand has been limited, and prices &eh% cot 31s 3d a3ls6d on th e spot , an d 3 2 s a 323 oil, delivery. The quantity of Oil is. small. Far e d p ot brow:: at 47s to 47s 6d, and pale 48s to 48 $ 3 6 0,. cwt. In Olive Oil larg e purchase s have been made ; rst poll at 581 to 591, and Spani s h 541 to obi per tun. C°c(4pl.ll:l Oil is rather cheaper, 40a to 41s accepted for the best. e 7,, Oil 311 Iss to 321 fur the b es t. Sperm Oil first sort 66 3 1 t1 o p and inferior 851 to 85/ 15 s per tun. For common Ft i t o prices have been steady. Pale Neal Oil has fetche d to to 39153, yellow and strong colour 301 to 371, bro wn- ji tM 291 10s ; Cod Oil 211 lO s to 291: Southern low to tine 3 for 331 lOs per tun; but for export there are few orders d, auction 100 tuns South ern , f rom N ew Z ea l an d, are a";il To-day Linseed Oil me t w i t h more attent i on , an d see r % c t eels were di s posed of p r i vate l y f ur h ome use a t 31s 63 P e '," „ y, TALLOW.—This afternoon the market was inactive for I• iso Candle,' and 46 s t o 46 s 3d th e va l ue on t h e s p o t. ()f so t ale American2l2 pipes 96 hhds 10 b r l s were di s pe,ed fot sale, at 313 s Od. to 4is Od for common to fine qual it y ash auction on Friday 439 ca s k s St Petersburgll, and 20 3 New 'it ork Town melted are declared. HAMBURti MARKETS. 1 3 told Wheat, Marks 360 to 462 B ar l e y, Mecklenborgh 1 •4 tO Magdeburg 330 to 468 i Magdeburgho. 4.4 fot --Auhalt, wrine 3:5 to 468 H015tein........ tolls red .., Z,911 CO Citi --- Ode' bruck ...... 1 9 1 to I ...-- Brunswick ' 100 to 462 Oats, Eider meckienburg.. 230 to -56 --- Mecklenburg • ••• v o re , r a o -- Polish .05 to 480 _- Holstein ........ w s to t•ii - Holstoin - Upland ....... . 1 6 tcg ed [Lye, - Mecklenburg -- Marks 246 to 270'Heati; 2,1 to Elbing anti Ito. Buck Wh ea t uigsburg ' 0 4 to 286 Rapeseed, Hanover 0. 1 65 t• -- Pomeranian 240 to 255 Malt ................».••••. I U(O.' - Anti:tit COTTON, Carolina and Tennessee 7 , 4 to 1/%1 Mar:nham ... ...... ..• Georgia, Ist sot t 73‘ 8 Madras ... .5S 6' 2d 6' 65j Swats.. ......... 3d and 4th ... 4h li Domingo ........ COFFEE. I'l3 . to Li % pcmingo btecbv..., Batavia 4jy 5~ L. ti tta-yra:, `iumatra !4 5% Bahia 2% 5% SUtiAt..— (Wit Havannah, White 3 to :14 Brown. 2 2% Rio, White 2A ) 4 Brown . % Manilla. Brow' TEA MARKET. The prices of Teas were firmer, but there is no activity in the Market. Company's Congou Is. l id. per lb. cash. TALLOW MARKET. The demand continues dull, and prices still show a down ward tendency. Fine Yellow Candle Tallow was offered at 465. 3d. on the spot, and at 48s. 6d. for delivery, in the latter part of the year. WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET. The supply was hut moderate, the demand good, at the pre sent quotations. Clover, .21. Ws. to 5/. Bs. ; Hay, 41. 4s. ; Straw, I/. 12. to IL 16. ( From the London IVew Price Current of April 5.) SUGAR.—The Market for West India Sugar has been in a quiet state since our last report; grocers as w e ll as refiners have operated with much caution. Bengal and Mauritius Sugar have submitted to a reduction on former rates of fid to Is per cwt. • To-day the trade evinced little desire to operate in West India Muscovadoes Sugar, and the market presented a dull appearance; the purchases amounted to only i 0 hhds and trs, but the merehants were enabled to obtain Friday's rates. REFINED.—Since this day week a fair demand has existed for Relined Sugar for home use, and prices have been steady. To-day it met with a slow sale, arid easier lates accepted. Sales of standard lumps were made at 60s 6d to 81s. in Bas tards large sales have been made at 43s to 60s, for common to fine. Pieces moved off stadily at the rates quoted above. Treacle firm and wanted at 27s to 325. Bonded crushed Sugar in fair request at 29s for the best. MAU Rai Us. —1 he demand has been limited for this de scription; good and fine yellow sorts have declined in value 6d to Is per cwt, but common and brown qualities have brought steady rates ; at auction 9,166 bags 46 casks went off quietly, the'whole however found purchasers at and after the sales, viz. tine yellow at 67s to' 69s 6d, good 654 to 66s 6d, mid 63s to 64s 6d, low 61s to 624, fire brown 603 to 6ls 6d, good middling and good 57s 6d to 583 6d, mid to good grey 62s to 64s 6d per cwt; the supply has con sisted chiefly of bright strong yellow sorts. The deliveries have again exceeded those of last sear. There have been some ar rivals. This afternoon there was a better demand, and 4,555 bags at public sale were all sold at full rates—fine yellow at 68s, good 65s 6d to 665, mid 64s to 655, low mid 63s to 63s 6d, fine brown 61s 6d to 625, good 58s 6d per cwt. Pour vessels are near at band. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the trade operated freely in Bengal Sugar, and at public sale 5,250 bags were all sold at full rates; the lowest sort of brown, however, went rather cheaper, good strung bright yellow (Dobah) 66s 6d to 675, mid 63s to 63s 6d, very low damp brown 39s to 40a, mid to good 45s to 49s Gil. Of Java 200 tons brown have been die posed of privately at 15s 6d to 17s 6d per cwt. FoneiGN.—To-day the large quantity of 460 chests 42 half ditto 5 Lrls Stc. wh.te Pernambuco, and 170 chests 8 halfditto 186 brls 129 bags brown and yellow Pernambuco were offered at public sale, nearly the whole of which was brought in at full rates, viz—good white at 24s t 0 0255, good mid 23. to 2756 d, mid 22s to 22s rid, low mid 20s to 21s 6d, very inferior soft 18s 6d to 19s 6d, good and fine yellow 18s to 19s, mid in brls 17s to 175 6d, low 15s 6d to 16s, fine brown bags ltis to 17s, good 15s to 15i 6d, low 145 to 14s 6d; a few lots damp yellow sold at 15s 6d to 16s 6d, and washed 15s per cwt. ; since the sale, however, some of the bought in lots have been sold at the buying in rates. •MoLassEs.—ln West India a fair business has been trans acted but at rather lower r..tes : the purchases have been 300 puns at 24s to 27s for Demerara, St. Kitt's St. Vincent's and Tortola of common and good. Foreign dolasses are in fair request gBs to tss 6d per cwt. Honey has met with less attention. COFFEE.—The stock of West India Coffee being small, holders general y have beeen enabled to obtain fu.l rates. For Ceylon the demand Las been limited by private treaty, and at public sale 902 bags went 6d to is under former rates ; low good ord sold at 75s 6d, good ord pale 76s to 775, fine ord rebury7Bs to 795, fine Ord 834. mid B. P. sort 10i s td to 105 s lid. Triage 27s per cwt. Java has met with few purchasers, and at aaetion 3,853 bags, via Cape, were all taken in 28 under former prices, viz., good ord at 475, low good ord 45s ; there were some buyers of the best at 455. Company's have been taken sparingly, at 55s to 56s for good quality. Mocha is not offered at any further decline. In other sorts of Coffee the transactions have been extremely limited by private treaty. This afternoon there was no public sale of any kind of Coffee, and by private treaty few purchases were made ; holders, are, how ever, firm, and have refrained from pressing sales ; some small parcels of Ceylon were sold privately at 76s for good, 77s to 78s for fine ordinary, and good Co.'s Java at 55s per cwt ; stocks of all s.rts are diminishing. Of West India the stock is 914 casks 901 brls and bags less than last year at this time ; but of Mocha it is 1,664 bales and of Ceylon 239 bags greater than at this time last year. Of other East India and Cape sorts the stock is 21,950 bags less than in . 1841 at this time. COCOA.— A fair demand exists for West India Cocoa; 3Ss to 44s paid for common to good red. Prices are firm tor Fo reign, and the demand has been steady ; 33s to 34s 6d is the value. TEA.—The market for free trade Tea presented a quiet ap pearance all last week ; prices further gave way for both black and green sorts, and by private contract the operations have been upon a small scale only. At auction on Thursday 4,000 packages were nearly all disposed of, but at a reduction on last sales' rates of Id for Congou and Twankay, and id to Id per lb for Hyson, Young Hyson, Imperial, and Gunpowder. Congou, good ordinary coarse, and flat sold at Is 10d to Is 10 1 ,4 d, . but mid ra coarse burnt .1s 10d a Is 10 1 4 d, but mid burnt fresh is 100 to is 10 3 / 4 d, but mid ra strong 18 10 3 / 4 d to Is I Id, but blackish leaf rather strong is I 1 id to 2s; Twankay, but mid coarse is 9%d; Hyson, mid rather strong burnt 2s 8d to 2s 9d; Young Hyson, mid ra strong 2s 8 3 / 4 d to 2s 9%, mid strong 3s to 3s id. Imperial but mid 2s 53d to 2s 6tl, mid strong 2s 7%d ; Gunpowder, mid ra strong 3s id to 3s %d, mid strong 3s 2id to 3s 3d per lb. In Co.'s Congou the operations were upon a small scale only, at Is 114 cash. For auction on Thursday 10 000 package:, and for the 12th 14,000 packages are declared. The deliveries of Tea during the past week have amounted to 450,600 lbs, during that time 12,900 packages were received. This afternoon the market closed with a quiet aspect, still holders are generally firm ; Is lid is am value of Company's Congou, _ c ash Pricesit have further given way 3d to 6d per cwt for E Bengal rice ; at auction 4,918 bags were all disposed of, low white at es 6d to 9s, middling 9s to 9s 6d, good middling Os 6d to 10s per cwt. 756 bags of Java were sold at 10s 6d to 11s 6tl for middling and good middling bold white: by private contract white sorts have been selling at 9s 6d to Its for common to fine, and yellow at 8s 6d to 9s per cwt. The stock of Ilice is heavy ; the deliveries, however, continue on a large scale ; prices are lower than they have been for seve ral years for Bengal. To-day stiffer rates were paid for Bengal ; sales were made at Os 6d to 10s for mid white, and good at 10s 6d to I Is per cwt. Rum, BKANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—The announcement of a Government con , ract fur 100,000 gallons of Rum, has produced more firmness amongst importers of Rum generally, and buyers have come forward with more alacrity. East India Rum without certificate has been in brisk request, and prices have advanced id per gallon ; the purchases since this day week have been 300 hhds--proof Calcutta at Is fid to Is 50, and it is difficult to make further purchases under is 6d per gallon : Rum, subject to the 9s 4d duty, has secured a fair sale, and 400 hhds hive been sold—proof good quality at Is 9ti to is 10d, mid ls&i to is 8 d, and commour lir 7d to 4% ........... 4 . , '""".•.. !!41 Porto 1fic0...............«;,• ilavannah ..... .. ......... oi ,l 1 Bla Dacount.) Oi tc . l ,o Bahia, White ..........• ...I% Brown ........ ....0.,,• ~, Pernambuco, N r ‘Oite 01i ; 1 “rovin ,'" 'n. 2% to 234 The Leinster Express of Frid a y, announ ce c g o , P. o f t stoppage of the large manufacturing fi rm o f Beale and t broia l Muuntmellick, and that a thousand persons have bet° out of employment in consequence. on of According to the last census, the p 0 oPu' A r i ti 0 1 ; Lyons amounts to 155,939 souls—viz., 43,80 bil l b 4 4,Pl and boys, 28,904 married men, 2,149 widower%eod single women and girls, 28,777 ma rr i e d W°ln e-n ' 7,557 widows. The Courtier 4e Lyons states that Messrs• the brothers, of that city, have just manu facfured , „„i e so grand saloon of the apartments of th e Duke of y h i at the Tuileries, a suite of silk hangings, w hic oas', passes in richness and splendour th e mos t slign )t or escl u i , the times of Louis XIV. The pattern is of the 0 N O style in the purest taste, of gold on a crimson r iece i ; The draperies for the windows are all of 011 e 0, three yards wide by or.e. yard sixteen inches de e P ro gr is the most complete specimen of the great P which has baen made in this branch of the arts. ~6 1 We understand that letters have been reeheieoo:: town, stating that a strike has t a k en pl ace am ong 1 4 ,11 0 and canal porters of Lynn, and that it was found 11 .„',IesS send to Norwich for ttie military. Several of the i l l r esi!: have, however, been captured, and the riot has been '' } ' r eee., l '; Her Majesty has fixed Saturday next, f t , / ing the Dublin Corporation Address, on the 1 11 1, O'Conneli, the Lord Mayor, will present it, aeon' the officers of the Corporation. th ° The plan of the new prison of La Force . 1 , of 0 tende 1 erection of which we have noticed, is in the P r . ii ft°, open fan, composed of six different buildings diveric' v reS; one point. At this point wilt be placed the inspec n t bisr'y from which all the corridors will be visible. A boc, e ,; o will be the chapel, the altar of which may be seen six passages, which will be divided by five open Ca r r ot i s buildings fur the director and his officers will be in frols,,i) distinct from the fan, and have an entrance cour t ,f 1 1,7 r Boulevard. The prison will 'contain 1,216 C ells, ' re 1,000 will be for ordinary purposes, and 216 r,..,„' 5e , baths ; &c. Besides these there will be between x'"'„" under-ground dungeons. The erection will be 14 %0° high, above the ground-floor, and will be entirely ca of stone and iron. . 6t hal f t " The Observateur Grec states that, on the I e ,t'4 4 ,d, the Archbishop of Locrida went to Kenourno, flo b : t e root sugar manufactory has been established by a it roe and bestowed his formal blessing on the undertaki n ,''ice,,‘ , o sence of the shareholders of the concern, and of a 11'{O'''' course of persons, amongst whom there were s ever s , diplomatists. 6 111 ' FAILURE OF THE RENFREWSIIIIIE BAO' t . NOCK.—This Banking Company ha s st o pp e d payn'eufur a finishing stroke of the most dreadfui deseriptioT! r nook, as many wealthy individual s h are l ost the c l e d are bankrupt. Several have aheady unman i i r oo to selves as down, among s t them an ex t et , s i v e roa as The notes in Greenock were first sold at 155., 6 14 ' is day wore on, the price gradually lowered to . •!'l33 ol ', t ge very . severe run was made upon the Saving' in 0 1 10 Greenock, last night ; but, of course, the parties 11 ;e°0‘ were prepared for it. 'there are only three t h io eP the bank, anti it is said, instead of havi ng any e,.. 3 1 0 1 1 ,0 1 ,0' concern, they are collectively ind e bt e d t o the t'u 170' wards of 40,0001. The deposits are said to be fro° 1 ,0 to 200,0001. Glasgow Paper. ilO r t THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE ...,0- 5 , 6 1 RAILWAY.—On Monday a Coroner's Jury asseLn b ,,beol' r t i Cart and Horses, Kingsworthy, a village near Avt e cieVe l inquire into the circumstances connected with t' J o el James Watmore, aged SS, Charles Noyes, afle d ,, AC 0 0 1 ' Allett, aged 23, and James Batchelor, aged 22, t' e As h soirr killed by the falling in of a portion of the AN alters o tt e on Saturday Mr. Todd, the Coroner for the Snr i i a r e s o i,r 4 sion of Hampsh.re, presided, and after a l e ngthenc u th ,tl J tbd tion the Jury returned a verdict of" Accidental de s is) 50/. ; and the Jury consider that the foreman (Fe" - io deceased men, is not a fit and competent pers ° 4. o o ltt trusted with the lives of men in so i m p ortan t a vox' . o f f ilf e#' It appears, from a table of th e con sumPti ol f city of L i ons for U-'42, that the number of oxen, c° l ye , sheep, lambs, and pigs slaughtered f or L o d deo" wasabout Z!,0,000 less than in 1t341. \-3 2 .be A Frankfort letter of the 29th ult., sa Y t o °e l' King of Prussia havirg appointed Baron de 13 ul"ichi, f t p 1 poetof 'Minister for Foreign A ff airs, he h as ceased o ste as the Envoy of the Court of Pru s sia t o the Ge lb and will leave this place to-morr ow f or B er lin." de i ot 0 On the 29th ult., says the Precursevr c as te i t it a i a boat was upset in a large pond belonging to the w . 1 0 0 1 :: the Bon Pasteur, at Angers.' It would apPeerirk e the nuns having got into a boat, which upset, a nd t he all, except one, into the water, their cries aroU it e re fss e c , hours, and several soldiers, who were passing ' Lo rd t''" convent-gates to lend assistance, but were pereolP id , r 0 e4, 11 entrance. They got over -a wall twenty feet I' topr o ol ceeded in rescuing six of the women, who wer e o loloo lr the water only by their clothes. Two others 01 '0 „ht., human aid when taken out of the water, and s t o e restored to life with great difficulty, expired the ° 11t h , 'P Two farmers of Bayeux, in Calvados, 111 1, 61 s iosrl : i relied lately, determined to decide th e i r cliffereecrtogfoe , with reaping-hooks. The conflict was long ec t and was terminated by a despe ra t e woun d in the t et of the combatants, which laid hi m sense l ess a t the ' tagonist; there are, however, hopes of his recovery ' e r J According to the official tables of t' 6 0 ,1 wheat in the French markets, made up to W oe bl O l mon h, it appears that the highest was 23f. 14e , 'est Ir in those of M u lh ausen and Strasburg, and the '°', he re t o in those of Saumur, Nantes, and Marans. o de . fi toe r .d BERLIN, Mallen 21.—Great sensation Is e the affair of Count Von L, a Siberian lAd o to the King of the Netherlands, Counsellor 0 , t 0:0 04 owner of the estate of P., who endeavoure d , the i d h es' persons accused of theft to make a confession by 'fedi,' the and other tortures. Two of the persons 30 t tfives i t t se died in prison at Corel, according to the repor t to rt 00 t ie d Board at Breslau, probably in consequence of u' cont iel tib its a h suffered, in which the tribunal at Ralibor has el Chet, of Count to six years' imprisonment. His counS co lio er s e t o a defence in the second instance to refute the su ed i;iegoi it cannot deny the infliction of the bastinaeloc;lttee tlo tic e cruelty. Great efforts have been made to '9 t hatJ us quash the a ff air, but his Majesty has declare(' take its course.-41119emeine Zeitung. ----___—••• plod' BIRTH S. :W d+ WO On the Ist inst., at l3ryntiriow, near ster' e - 51 Wales, the lady of Captain E Jones, of a tia",7r WI ° t On the 2d ino., Mrs. Robert Aylwin, Lo w- ads P of a daughter. OatliP ste On the 2d inst., at Haver,,tock-bil l ' ham" Stahlschmidt, Esq., of Lambeth and Bowles, of a slaughter. , Job° • el, a. of Qu rre) , : On the 3d inst., at Lambeth, the N' l " - •,jger '''' so d w e ybrl r• daughter. la ce gr s ' 1 On the 3d inst., in Upper Betiforcl•P calf° Morley, of a daughter. Charles k i• On the 3d inst., at Dartford, Kent, Mr s ' Vto ° '• r•I a daughter. is 0 * . On the 4th inst., the wife of Mr. Cbar' e s sil of Kensington, of a son. ~, Belg rave- On the 4th inst., in Halkin-street •• e st ' the lady of Henry Barnett, Esq., of a s°° ' V I/ • 0 6 0 , 1 p-the - ' .'s On the 29th r.lt., at Frankfort -0 ~1 . iv i s iest) ~ youngest son of Christian Koch, Esq., hr .. e F. O l ',. Geort, , e vi/ / ,7 /71 R RIED• AI al 0 , On the 3lst ult., at the parish churcl to Anna, youngest daughterde ,of lanehester, to John Hates, M.A., of tlarpurhey, 1% 0 , ea „, tr ee% o o l ll daughter of the late James Potter, E. q• ' h Lancas hire ' e f t On the 2d inst., at Feniscowles Chum: Surrey, 10 )1, Hamilton, E : q.. of Streatham-com mon iscowles, Es t i ' Eliza, daughter of William Feilden, of en far Blackburn. Heaeitre s oot -------------- 101 DIED. On the 28th ult. , at Great Haywood, Staffor. l hie' Hassa.l Gardner, Esq., aged 65. d i' aged 65. ult., at Faversham, Kent, Samuel Sh f l Es O q. l , l P On the Ist inst., at the Parsonage, She lOsi let el' t Sarah, wife of the Bev. Alexander Aloi den Bennett, 14 4 ~ift On the 2d inst., at Eaton-place, Emma Elizabeth' j Henry `haw Lcievre, aged 35. On the 3d inst., urinal of Tonbridge-place L'lg/(;17, On the 3d inst., y Luseby, woad son of t" Calvert F. Moore, aged 19. . e l On the3d inst., at Hackney, Frances, youngest dito the late William Trew, Esq., of Lambeth -terrace. ,„f,Y On the 3d inst., at ttonekton House, near Chichesw zateth, the'vvife of George Buckton, Eq. v_ap Ori the 4th inst. , at Fitzro y -square, Daniel Beale, 1— RDO IC( 4tt, Landow:. Printed and Published by MU. o. 11 14 st , No. 112, Strand. a t The Sup. Office, Pi ril 6, i the County of Middlesex , W ednesda y , Ap tt ix,:,.r.:v.eened by in tl • P, on Toes rilion the ;. , ai It Was resolve :* taltry, and to v the produ e !ice oiuus rcsult. its AsyLu m ‘'E,NE.ItA[ Al] BRIBERS of Tat.% New Ilric the of, the in; .11 the . 4 r iio u o tT o The Chair TIM SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING-,APRIL 6, .1842.