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

their car ly have !cl as ch. Le Club' ion) 1 ....0 CaP ts i terforwl 4 yrs, fist alb ; ble) till C ''''' ...... n . ..... _ patritng ,tit}olb. ,dded A bf, id an d 1 tat ) 9 sad' kuges, 109%. r, 6 Y il ; ilashiP" if :ea 0 10 Bst ; wed) I by 11 OU. 16;d e n'S le l ie". G unk ; colt ; a. The weight•• low) 11 IPeg'• A lo°. 111a"i°°' Ice fret ce, round '' 0 °' - . 9 „ 9 dr 3 sight+ 6. too, re o , ie , isc ~ce T ic 0 , ' ll ' 160 vo r t gu se ve a f o r ffice6 a 01" n _ s tre: t e i ,he he 0 v vor o o s 0 ; 4 tior )af•- t by u e ls ;o o ,f sa fely, - 0 sate_, a Fi v io the r-:;~-~- w hich, Luce of 'lonia , in the ne d for Lied of meets Scot L' 'AI A Vi S AND futlitc Opinion. " Who runs man read." POIZEIGAT. The Speech of the Archbishop of Paris to the King, on Saturday last, is the prominent topic in the original articles of the Paris journals. The Constitutionnel, Courrier Francais, and National, bestow unqualified censure on the clergy of Paris for this manifestati , in, which they describe as highly - improper, whilst the Quotidienne, France, Globe, and Univers declare that it must. appear unobjectionable to all right-minded persons that the clergy should attempt to induce tha higher powers to put an end to the desecration of the Sabbath. The Correspondent of a contemporary writes from Madrid as follows. The statement is astounding France ts ould app.ar resolved upon carrying out her hostile policy towards this country by any or every means in her power. fler pre sent project for effecting her objects is the worst and most shameful of all she has yet attempted. You are aware that she claims from this country a debt of something like a mil lion and a quarter sterling for the expenses of the Army of In vasion of ltr23, and putting down the constitutional system of that period in the Peninsular. France has now, I can assure you of the fact, made a formal demand for the payment of this burn to the Spanish Minister ! In other words, France has the shantelet.s audacity to exclaim to her victim, Spain, a million st er li ng , or th e marriage of your Queen to the sun of the bigot -despot Don Carlos !' Commentary upon such atro cious conduct would be superfluous—no exposition could add to its baseness " PARLIAMENTARY. The Lords did not meet yesterday. In the Commons, the Nottingham Election Committee re ported that the sitting Members, were duly elected, while the Thetford Committee unseated Lord Euston, and seated Sir James Flower. The Petty Sessions Bill was opposed by Sir J. Graham, on the part of the Government, and withdrawn by Mr. Banks. On the order of the day being called for the second reading o f the Church Patronage (Scotland) Bill, Sir James Graham asked Mr. Campbell to postpone it. on the ground that the Government had at present hopes of settling the disputes in the Scotch Church, on the three principles of preserving the civil rights of the patrons, the right of the people to object to p r esentation, and the right of the Spiritual Courts to decide on - t hoo objections. Mr. Campbell consented to postpone the Bill for six weeks. v Mr. F ox M au l e o bj ec t e d t o this course, and urged with some e ,l'emence the propriety of the House of Commons coming to , Zerision before the General Assembly met. He said the pro positions of the Government were merely the revival of Lord • tf ,' , ""teen's Bill, and would not satisfy t.ie people. He alluded negotiations which had improperly influenced the Mem -r for Argyleshire to postpone his Bill at the eleventh hour, aoa,hl moved that it be read then a second time. After a ~pert debate the House divided on the motion, and the second reading ()title Bill was postponed by 131 to 48. 4 ‘ The•ad' nett debate on appointing Mr. Ferrand's Com , jour nlittee was again resumed and again adjourned. After transacting some routine business, the House adjourned at Etilit o'clock. ( 0 ( 11/01VMY—TRADE— COMMERCE. The 'meetings of hand-loom weavers in the vicinity of Man -I..,thester still continue ; between 5,000 and 10,000 met on Dir tiley Moor last Sunday, but were quite peaceable. At a: meeting of the creditors of the Renfrewshire Bank, held at Greenock on Monday, the liabilities of the Company 'were stated to be 225,620/. 15s. sd. ; the assets, 115,300/. ; de . 6 elelicy, 110,32/. 15s. sd. ' ELECTIONEERING. The Nottingham Election Committee closed yesterday in afErming the election of the sitting Members. 'rho disputed double return for Tetford was decided es terday, when Sir Jas. Flower was decla h red the sitting Member. NAVAL AND ZYZIXATA.R.Y. Lieutenant-G enera l Si r Willi a m Ni c olay, the predecessor of Sir Lionel Smith, in the government of the Alauritius, die'] at Cheltenham the day before yesterday, having been 55 years in the service. LAW AND POLICE. A man o f the name of Mathew Wayl who is supposed to have c omm i tted the murder of Mr. Sirupson, landlord of the Dirpley Arms, in Lancashire, and afterwards robbed his house, tow snore than thirteen months ago, has been arrested, and on being brought up to the Thames police-office yesterday, was remanded till Monday week. Investigation into Messrs. Wigney's bankruptcy case was resnited yesterday at Brighton. Mrs. Wigney on examination affirmed that the plate, pictures, harps, and other effects which had been removed, had been since unreservedly delivered up to the creditors. . PINE ARTS. The sculptur e d figures of Cranmer, Ridley, and Latimer, for the Martyr's Alemorial, executed by Mr. Weekes, the sculptor, Were fixed in their niches on Saturday. CAL. Her M a j esty visited THEATRI the'St. James's theatre last night, with a select Court party, and witnessed Mademoiselle Ple.sy's performance, who took her farewell in Celimene, Valerie, and nose. SPORTING. Mensen Ernst, the famous Norwegian runner, now at Mos cow, has engaged to walk from that city to Jerusalem in thirty days. Several Russian noblemen have made wagers, amount ing to 80,000 silver rubles (320,000 f.) His departure is fixed f in 1. H e i s t o rece i ve 25 , 00 0 s il ver ru bl es i f he succeeds ?n his undertaking. He is at present fifty-nine years of age. C otrwr-rls.Slit 011T11137..k1. The Dube of Beaufort left Beaufort House on Tuesday for Bristol, in order to head his reg;ment, the Gloucester Yeomanry Cavalry, which is assembled for eight days' duty. 'The Conntess of Kinnoull gives a splendid ball at Hampden ' House on the 9th, in honour of the debut of her daughter, Lady Louisa Hay. • The marriage of the Hon. Mr. Liddell, son of Lord Ravens- Worth, and Miss Cecil Wellesley, daughter of the Hon. and 'Rev. Gerald V. Wellesley, is to be solemnized on Wednesday next. Earl Grey was among the equestrains yesterday, on Constitu tion Hill, apparently in the enjoyment of excellent health. Lady Spencer Stanhope's ball in Harley-street, on Tuesday, was attended by upwards of a hundred persons, among whom Were the Duchess of Inverness, the French Ambassador, &c. NUS C X..fiNEO US. Thalbe rg i s expected or ave in London next Sunday ; and, on the ensuing Friday, will give a Concert at Willis's Rooms. M . 914 EY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. • 7,.he,Ellglish Funds continued firm at the improved rates of ,Y t f s _`T , l4 Y, Consols being 92 1 / 2 92% for Money, and 924 for "" U"t ; Reduced Three per Cents, 91a ; Three- Inadlia;Hlf per Cent s . R e d uce d, 994 ; New 'Three-and-a 2478lerCents., 10 01 1004 ; B an k S toc k, 167 h ; India Stock, — 24 , India R onda, 21 ; an d E xc h equer Bill s , 36 38 prem. Th o alter ation ai d b u t f ew t r ansactions in Foreign Securities. ~.,v prices are, Dut c h T wo - an d-a-Half per Centi., 53k; the 80 ie Bpier Cents, 101 1 0 1* ; B e l g i um , 1031 1041 ; D an i s h, i and Brazilian, 67 68. the The Share Market has been comparatively neglected, and extent of business small ; prices, however, remain good. ‘ ,lhe sales have been—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 55 ; Birming ham and Gloucester, 53 ; South Eastern and Dover, 32 32* ; t s- s h _ e _ B !riP , 3% pr em . ; E astern C oun ti es , N ew , 10 10k ; and %ire. nwich Old Shares, sk. sta A t solitary quotation appears for the bonds of the insolvent es. It would almost appear that one bargain is daily en tered into, in order that they may be kept on the official lists, and not Lst sight o f a l toget h er. C o l um bi an , 26% ; P eruv i an , 19; Portuguese, 37%; Spanish Five per Cents., 23k, and the Thri'a per Cents., 23d. Lut Yesterday, the fourth of the month, passed off satisfactorily, it must be admitted that it has seldom occurred that so few bills have fallen due, which can only be owing to the de- Pressed state of trade. The letters by the Overland Mail from India delivered to-day, ar e far more numerous than usual. The most interesting intel kgence has already appeared in The Sun. It is stated that a • c ommercial treaty had been concluded between this country • and Persia, which is considered to be satisfactory and liberal. It provides, that merchandise in either territory Isbell be placed upon the sante footing as that of the most favoured nation. The most important points, however, are those by which internal transit duties are abolished, and the appointment of Consuls. These duties have tong been a serious annoyance to commerce, and press very hardly upon merchants. A British Consul-General is to be resident at Tabreez, an agent at Teheran, and another at Busbire ; while the Persians are to have a commercial agent in London, and one also at Bombay. .These appointments will materially assist the trade alluded to a few days since, as having been opened with India Liu the Red Sea or the Persian Gulph, and if this treaty be • e f f ectually carried out, the route thus marked, will prove of in calculable advantage to our merchants in their intercourse with the central parts of Asia, by way of Syria and the eastern Coasts of the Mediterranean. Intelligence from Sydney to the 4th December has also ix rived by this mail. Business as far as trading is concerned, is in the same dull state. The growth of wool is rapidly and Profitably increasing. •'• LivEarooL CorroN iiIARKET, MAY 4.—The sales to-day eraiiunt to 3,000 bales, including 300 for export. Business teal. transacted in a very dull and spiritless manner, owing Partly to the bad accounts from Manchester. In prices there 1 Is no alteration, but are firmly maintained. _ RaIrERYOO7. SHARE MARKET, MAY 4.—The market is lather quieter to-day. Few Shares have been sold, and the Market remained very languid at. closing. The f o ll owi n g are quotations:—Eastern Counties, New, 51 15s. sd. ; Liver pool and Manchester, Half Shares, 89; London and Birming ' ham, 181 ; Manchester, Bolton, and Bury, 61 ; Manchester Cad BirmiNham, 28*; North Midland, 65k; Paris and 17*.; South Eastern, 32. MANCHESTESI. STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 4.—Our market [1 . 41 1 been quiet to-day, and without any material alteration in rives.ll London and Birmingham, 181 ; Manchester, and ingham, 29A; South Eastern New, 9i 9i. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Bash Stock I 67i India Stock 24£i Per Cent Red 91* Ditto Bonds . . 21 pm iPer Cent Cora 92 Ditto Old Annuities ... Per Cent Red 991 jDitte New Annuities... *yr ..... ...... __ . , N o ; 3 . it per Cen t. lOOl Ex. Bills, 1,0001....2id 39 pin Ditto 5001 39 pa ~Lozi P n i l nar C iti F e nt. ...... !.. l Annuities to expire I Ditto Small 39 p m 12 9-16 Bank Stock for Acct ... t• , °et. 185::: ... *".... 121 India Stock for Acct.... ' 144 . IW. .". Consols for Acct 9l A -ia st ,,_. FOREIGN FUNDS. 1 te1 t ,: 14 ,, zlt 5 per cent.... Portuguese, 5 per cent. 11 1i tqL , s , per cent — Ditto, New Ditto 37i i ! ,,,,,. . monde.... ...... Prussian , _ -... 5 per cent — itiZ , A2res,6 per ceat Russian , 5 per . cent..., glOr g . ti per ef atm... Ditto, Metallic ..... .. - f,(tt o , i !ln, 6 per cent.. Spanish, 5 per cent 231 ‘4' ' 0 24. f.:61 Ditto, Deferred.... g. i , _ • ........• ..... A I NI t, ,a per cent W 4 4 1 : 1825 , 5 per cent — Exchange f ...c. It''''t,(i i 5 per cent.... 33i French, 3 per cent Bl '. 621,e. '46 ter cent. 1837 Dutch, 2i per cent.... 53 ' 4,1 825,6 per ct. Ditto, 5 per cent. .., .. 101 i SHARES. • it_rtoingham and Gloucester Railway (100 p) 53 `fern Counties Railway (23 paid) ... lO p,.Ditto New Shares ( paid) -4 [ l , Oburgh and Glasgow (50 paid ) ...••• ... 55 4 • 0 ,. ndon and Brighton (50 paid) :.361 London and Birmingham (90) ... ... 181 London and Greenwich Railway ( pd) 51 London a n d S out h W estern London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) l3l Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) - 39 Midland Countie s Raiiway (100 paid) North Midland Railway (1 00 ) Ditto New Sh ares (40 'paid) ......... South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) ...... . 3 2 Ditto Scrip. ( 5 paid) I-1 11-oLy T aursDAY.—This being A s!ension Day, or 01y Thursday, according to annual custom, the cothed belonging to various parccl a i a l chools in the l metropol S, l 'eatlcti by the minister and other parish authorities, went in pi ()cession for the purpose of wh at i s termed " beating the bounds"-..viz., claiming the extent of the parish. The children are afterwards regaled with a good dinner. LAM IN TELLIGENC E CHANCERY COURT-(THIS DAY.) THE ATTORNEY•GENERAL V. THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION oy LUDLOW. Sir CHARLES WETHI..; ELL, en the Lord Clit, , necllor taking his scat, IN oceeded to reply in this case, but had not cot:cluded whe❑ our Evening Edition went to press. ROLLS' COURT.-(TIIIS DAY.) BISHOP OF EXETER V. HAWKINS, Mr. PEMBERTON, with whom was Mr. Prior, moved for an injunction to restrain the defendant, Henry Hawkins, the legal representative of Sir Christopher Hawkins, from working or receiving, or retaining the profits of certain lodes or mines of lead, contained in and under the will of Sir Christopher Haw kins, who possessed leases. of the said lands or manors, as also certain property lying near and adjoining to the township of Newlyn Church, in the county of Cornwall. Sir Christo pher Hawkins had leases of the property from the Lord Bishop of Exeter, in 1807, which property was afterwards divided, and one portion of it became the property of Sir Christopher Hawkins, the other remained with the See. The shaft of the mines, which are at present worked by the de fendant, and which run in the direction of the Bishop's manor, was sunk in his own lands, but in the course of working them the boundary of the Bishop's lands was arrived at and trans gressed, and the defendant was at present working his mines in the Bishop's manor. Counsel contended that the defendant had no right to do that which they sought to accomplish, and that the only possible title the defendant cou'd get up to work ing those mines, was one which would invalidate entirely the grant under which they claimed ; and the only question was, if the former Bishop of Exeter had granted a right to work those mines, could the present Bishop confirm that grant, or had he done so? _ _ Lord LANGDALE thought the question a mere legal one. Mr. TURNER and Mr. TEED, who appeared for the defend ant, admitted that the boundary of the Bishops manor bad been transgressed a few feet, but contended that whatever questions might be raised as to the original lease of 1807 being voidable, it certainly was not at present void. Lord LANGDALE was:of opinion that, with the evidence which was now before the Court, and the disagreement between the parties as to the state of facts, he could not make any decision. He, therefore, directed the cause to stand over to the first day of next term, by which time the parties could agree as to the state of facts, and the Bishop could be consulted as to Isis con senting to let the defendants work the mine, on the conditions that account be kept of what was done, in case the ultimate decision should go in his favour. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) THE QUEEN V. ALLEYNE.- JUDGMENT. The defendant in this case, Henry Lee Alleyne, who had been convicted at the last Warwick Assizes of sending a chal lenge to Mr. Henry Power, an attorney, residing at Hinckley, in Leicestershire, was this day brought up for judgment. Mr. Justice Wm HTMA si read the notes of the trial, which took place before the Lord Chief Baron, who had made a note at the end of the trial, stating that he would not pass sentence, in order to give an opportunity for further investigation, as the truth of the case would make all the difference. This note alluded to the circumstances which had led to the sending of the challenge, and which may be gathered from the affidavits. It appeared that a cross-action had been entered for slander, in which Mr Power, the prosecutor, was defendant, and Mrs. Hemming' the present defendant's sister, plaintiff; and to the facts elicited on the trial the note of the Chief Baron alluded. The affidavits in mitigation of punishment were then put in and read. From these affidavits, which extended to an im. mense length, and the reading of which occupied more than two hours, it appeared that the defendant was the son of Henry Denham Chard, a ship-builder of Lyme Regis; that lie had been a Custom-house officer at Liverpool; that while living there his sister, Rebecca Mary, had come to reside with him ; that in consequence of pecuniary difficulties he altered his name to Henry Lee Alleyne, and his sister also ;adopted the name of Alleyne ; that subsequently defendant and his sister went on a visit into Warwickshire, where they became acquainted with Dempster Hemming, Esq., of Caldecott Hall, who shortly afterwards married the defendant's sister ; that shortly after the marriage reports were in circulation that defendant and Mrs. Hemming were not brother and sister, but had, pre viously to the multiage of Mrs. Hemming, been living together in an improper manner ; that the defendant hav ing traced these reports to Mr. Power, had sent him the challenge which had led to these proceedings. There were affidavits from the defendant, himself, from Mr. and Mrs. Hemmings, and from various members of defendant's family, distinctly denying the truth of the slanderous reports which had been circulated against the character of defendant and his sister. There were also affidavits from medical men, stating that defendant's health was very bad, and that he was labour ing under disease of the heart. Several affidavits of an aggra vation of punishment were then put in. ' The affidavit of the prosecutor, Mr. Henry Power, went into various matters relating to the Hinckley Banking Com pany, of which Mr. Hemming had proposed to make the de fendant a Director. 'l he case was proceeding when we went to press. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS I)AY.) THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. TILDESLEY. This was an information, filed by the Attorney •General, against the plaintiff, for the non-payment of duty upon a quantity of bricks. The case had been tried before Lord Abinger at the sittings after the last term, and a verdict was found for the plaintiff. The Attorney-General had since obtained a rule calling on the plaintiff to show cause why a new trial should not be granted, on the ground that the Learned Judge, in charging the Jury, had used certain words which remained for their consideration as part of the evidence. Mr. LEE, en the part 'of the plaintiff, now applied for a dis charge of the rule, on the ground that in informations filed by the Crown, the Court never granted new trials, after a verdict had been returned for the defendants. The COURT, after hearing the arguments on both side, stated that they should consider their decision in the case. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) GIBSON V. BRAND. This was an action for the infringement of a patent for an improvement in the carding and spinning of silk, flax, and cotton. The verdict was given for the defendant, to set aside which a rule nisi was obtained last term. The arguments oc cupied the whole of Monday and Tuesday this week, and was adjourned yesterday in consequence of Mr. Justice Cresswell, who tried the case, having to attend her Majeaty's Levee to receive the honour of Knighthood. It was concluded this day, and their Lordships discharged the rule, seeing no reason to disturb the verdict. BAIL COURT . -(THIS DAY.) Mr. BYLES moved for a rule, calling on an attorney of the Court to show cause why he should not be struck off the roll for misconduct. He was employed by his client to recover money from a person, and he told his client that he had received only a portion of the money, whereas he had received the whole amount, and had given a receipt for it. He also re ceived money from another person, and represented, at first, that he Ind received no part of it ; but he afterwards acknow ledged that he got a portion, and no more. It subsequently appeared that he received the whole. It was sworn, likewise, that he received, in a certain prosecution, the costs of certain witnesses from the country, which he afterwards charged against his client ; and, furthermore, that be pretended to have issued a writ, which was not the fact. Mr. Byles said, that as the person was an attorney, he did not apprehend that he could be indicted ; but, in the first instance, they thought it better to call on hiat to show cause why he should not be at ruck off the roll.—Application granted. INSOLVENT COURT-(THIS DAY.) IN RE FREDERICK BUCK, The insolvent in this case was described as formerly of Long Lodge, Blenheim Park, gentleman, and subsequently of Bow common, manufacturing chemist. In the year lti34 he was discharged under the Act with liabilities and debts amounting to upwards of 14,0001. His petition to be discharged was supported by Mr. Cooke, and opposed by Mr. Woodrtfle, on behalf of Mr. Benjamin Andrews. . . In his examination he stated that he was induced to enter upon the business of manufacturing chemist in Bow, at the suggestion of a person named Badaock, who acted as his foreman, and managed his business genet ally. This person contracted with the Charter Gas Company for the supply of a quantity of vitriol, but the terms of the contract were such, that the insolvent found it was attended with a great losss, and he consequently determined to give it up, and cease business. He then sold out the property upon the premises, and having met with a serious accident, upon his recovery he found Badcock in possession of the premises, carrying on business, and receiving goods as usual in his (the insolvent's) name. Among the debts contracted by Badcock was the one forming the subject of the present opposition, upon which the insolvent was sued, but defended the action in the Sheriff's Court, when a verdict was returned against him for the full amount claimed. Previous to that action being brought he called upon Air. Andrews, and desired him to go to the factory and break open the door, for the purpose of ge ting back the goods ; but this was refused. 111 r. WoopaopFE contended that. the insolvent was bound by the acts of his servant, and consequently that the defence to the action seas vexatious. Air. Coos having addressed the Court in support of the pet The insolvent was ordered to be discharged forthwith. POLICE INTELLIU ENC BO W-STREET.—(TI IS DAY.) In consequence of the indisposition of Mr. Hall, who should have sat to.day, Mr. Jardine consented to preside. A stout looking woman, with a baby in her arms. well known to the police as a mendicant, and who might frequently be seen in the Strand with two or three small children, was charged with being drunk and disorderly. Police constable, F 139, stated that he was on duty last night about twelve o'clock, in Dungannon. street, when he found the prisoner in a helpless state of drunkenness. He could not as certain from her where she resided, and he, therefore, deter mined on taking her to the station-house. She immediately became very violent, and he required the assistance of two po licemen to take her to the station-house. Mr. JARDINE said he wished that Every person in the Strand who gave her money knew the use she made of it. Prisoner >et up a very pitiful story, and Mr. JAnistNE at last consented to let her go this time; but he told her that the police should keep their eyes upon her, and if she werefound in such a situation again, she should go to gaol for a month. MARLBOROUGH STREET. (THIS DAY.) INDECENT OUTRAGE ON FEMALES.—James 111‘ Laren., a middle. aged man, who said he was a gentleman's servant, was placed at the bar on the following charge : --Police con stable No. 74 if the C division, stated that about half past eight o'clock last evening, as he was proceeding on duty along Jermyn•street, St. James's, ha saw the prisoner, who was excessively intoxicated, throw his arms round the neck of a lady who was passing by him andattempt to kiss her, but being baffled in doing so, by the lady's exertions, lie stizedhc r round the waist, and committed a must grossly indecent asssault. Wit ness directly ran forward to secure him, but, before he could get up to hint he had assaulted three other ladies in a similar manner, the last with great violence. The police constable said that on taking the prisoner into custody, he struck him ( witness) a sevet e blow on the face. Air. HARDWICK said he should impose a fine of 405., and, in default the prisoner would be committed for 14 days. CLERKEN WELL.— (T H I S DAY.) One of the Deputies of the -heriff of 'Middlesex made the following application to the sitting Magistrate. He stated that one of his constables had bet n sent to act ; s keeper, by virtue of an execution, in Bellesue-terrace. He had been brutally assaulted, having received sect ral dangerous wounds on the head. Under these circumstances, he applied for a warrant against the parties. Mr. GR.EE N woon said that where a question of title was in volved, he could not decide. All he ec uld do was to send the matter for trial. He would recommend him to apply for an at tachment to the Court-Of Exchequer. The officer stated that he did not know the castes of the t'e lingual's, but had obtained a warrant tram the Magistrates in Bow-street under similar circumstan tes. Air. GREENWOOD said, all he could do was to grant a war rant against the proprietor of the house, which the officer re ceived. NATIONAL CONVENTION. (THIS DAY.) The Convention met this morning at nine o'clock, at the Dr. Johnson Tavern, Fleet-street, 'Mr. Duncan in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. After sonic discussion, the Convention passed a resolution, calling on Mr. Roebuck to retract the language he used, on Tuesday evening, in the house of Commons. Messrs. Pit keathly and Moir were appointed to wait on Mr. Roebuck. ELECTION COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) NEWCASTLE- UNDER •LYNE. The Committee met at 11 o'clock. The poll-books having been put in, and other preliminaries gone through, Mr. Ts LBOT, for the petitioners, proceeded to call witnesses to prove the agency of a Mr. Harding. Two witnesses, Mrs. Anne Millington, and a Mr. Cobden, were examined, but proved nothing conclusive. Mrs. Ann Wayte, wife of John Wayte, who keeps the Cock public-house at Newcastle, was next examined. The witness, a young woman of respectable and prepossessing appearance, seemed to find great difficulty in recollecting any circumstance, great or small, respecting which she was examined, and her ob liviousness frequently elicited smiles from the members of the Committee. She at length admitted that a committee met at her house during the election ; that they frequently had refreshments, and also ordered refreshments for numbers of the burgesses, who came there, from time to time, during the canvass and the day of election. The orders were chiefly given by one of the committee, named Calmore. Mr. Harding did not givo or tiers. She looked to the committee fur the payment of her bill, which amounted to 601. The committee consisted princi pally of journeymen hatters. She did not look to Mr. Galmore for payment, nor to Mr. Harris. She did not know where the money was to come from, but she would swear she looked to the committee. She did not know the names of any of them. She knew some of them by sight. TPE SUN, LON DON; THURSDAY EVENING', - MAY 5, 1842. SOUTHAMPTON. The Committee met at eleven o'clock, when Mr. Sergeant Shea summed up at great length on the part of the petitioners, and Air. Austin was replying when we went to press. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THUS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 4.—Wind this day at noon S. DEAL, MAY s.—Wind `'V. N. W. to W. S.W.—Arid. Paragon, Cannin g , Calcutta ; Druid, Mauritius ; England, Sierra Leone ; unn, Robb, Mauritius, for St. Petersburgh ; Barrys,:and Transport, No. 10, Westward; Francis, Berbice, Arrd. from the River and sailed, General Palmer, Ascension; Camillus, Demerara ; Sarah, Philadelphia. COWES, MAY 4.--Arrd. Mentor, Lackaness, Marrom, in 59 days; Tuscany, Prince, Matanzas. OFF THE WIGHT, MAY 4.—Flora, Bremen, St. Thomas. PLYMOUTH, MAY 4.—Wind W. S.W.—Arrd. off, Ann, Withycombe, Sydney. FALMOUTH, MAY 3.—Wind N.W. to W.N.W., fresh.— Arrd. Panope, Candler!, and Liverpool, Potter, Alexandria; Hoyle, Palermo. for St. Petersburgh, short of previsions, &c. ; Forth (steamer), Southampton, for West Indies, with machinery damaged. BRISTOL, Ma Y 4.—Arid. William Thompson, Roberts, Ja maica ; Conquest, Wilson, Ancona. PORTSMOUTH, MAI 4.—Wind N.N. W. to W.—Arrd. her Majesty's ship President, Valparaiso, sailed 30th Jan., with 128,097 dollars ; Plato, Plimney, New Orleans, sailed 21st March ; Orestes, Porter, Ancona; Circassian, Heath, Gibral tar, sailed 22d ult. ; her Majesty's ship Resistance, westward. Arrived off, Enterprise, Ba: ber, Sydney; Ellen, Rose, China ; Agincourt, Walker, and Southampton, Bowen, Calcutta; Re. fiance, Cape ; Charles, Dallin, Tobago ; Eector, St. Domingo, for Hamburgh ; Amelia, Havanna'', for Baltic ; Marion, Char leston, for Antwerp. LIVERPOOL, MAY 4.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Hereford, Raiburn, Calcutta; Fanfield, Wilson, New Orleans ; Virginia, Allen, New York, sld. 14th ult. Sld. Acadia steamer, Hali fax. Arrd. off, Majestic, Bombay; Atterspool, Mary Ellen, Briant, Independence, Frances, Express, John Bull, Prospero, and several others. BEERHAVEN, APRIL 30.—The vessel wrecked in Bantry Bay is the Leon, of Rouen, supposed from Cetto, with a cargo of wine and brandy, 53 casks of which have been saved ; crew supposed to have perished. OFF ROMNEY, MAY 4. Victoria, Lagar a, for Hamburgh. DOVER, MAY 4.—Arrd. Eengsezenaneid, Amsterdam for Surinam ; Konig Willen de Tweide, and Vando Burgh, Ba tavia for Rotterdam; Stadt Dordrecht, Vanhassan, Batavia for Dordrecht. TEIGYMOUTH, MAY 4.—Arrd. Traveller, Vickerman, Ja maica, and sailed for London, after being supplied with provisions. OFF EASTBOURNE, APRIL 30. Six Sodskende, Junker, Messina for St. Petersburgh. CORN AVERAGE. OEN ERA L AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN, For' the Week ended April2Y, 1842, made up from the limn a of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Twwns in Euglan, and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat......... 61s. Od. I Oats Barley 27s. 7d. l Rye AVERAGES OF THE LAST six WEEKS. Week ending WHEAT. BARLEY.' OATS. I RYE. DEANS. I P1M.... Mar •25 58 4 i '26 6 17 4 M 4 19 N 32 0 April 1 8 53 2 16 2 19 11 33 10 2,/ 7 2il 4 15 59 10 26 11 19 2 i :12 ti ILO 1l 3.) 5 17 0 59 1 27 3 19 3 32 11 I 3.) 9 31 2 29 6l _0 27 6 19 1 31 7: 31 6 32 1 IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES _Ol THE FIX W1111.K... Wheat s9s. 3,1. I Oats ......... 180. 91.1 Beans '0 . sd. Barley 2.6s 94 I Rye DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORK. Wheat......... 13s.6c1ITZIat; .........10%. Cd. Barley los. IN. l.tye THE MARKETS.—(THIS DAY.) COLONIAL MARKET. There was little business transacted. Holders were firm, and refrained from pressing much produce for sale. The im ports have commenced to come in more freely from all quarters. Raw Sugar scarce and wanted, and prices rule high. Rice less in request, but prices keep up. Saltpetre in good demand at 265. to 295. per cwt. TEA MARKET. The market was dull, and few purchases were made. ls. 9 1 ,4 d. was the nearest price of Company's Congoa cash. TALLOW MARKET. . Prices are steady, and a fair business done at 465. 3d. on the spot, and 48s. 6d. for delivery in the last three months. WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET. The supply was middling, the demand very line, and prices remain without alteration. Clover, 21. 10s. to 5/. ds. ; Hay, 21. to 41.45. ; Straw, 1/. 12s. to 1/. 16s. STRAWBERRY HILL. This sale will now begin to assume unusual interest, every succeeding day puts forth additional claims. 'f he great guns will fire a royal salute to-morrow, and the scene of excitement and animation may be expected to progress interruptedly during the next sixteen days. To-mor r o w 's sale will include the service of gold and silver plate of elaborate workmanship, the celebrated collection entitled the " Digby Miniatures." Some of the fine pictures, and the Royal Sevres Porcelaine. Friday is devoted to the matchless collection of rare and curious china, of almost every age and country, and the ancient Venetian glass; with some interesting specimens of Farenza or Itaphaelt Ware. Monday is devoted to the original collection of cabinet pic tures It includes the works of some of the best of the ancient school—all undoubted; especially the Sir Joshua Reynolds', both of which are matchless, with the splendid exhibition of bronzes and other inimitable works of art. Tuesday and Wednesday will bring to light a portion of the incomparable contents of the Tribune, including the precious enamels and minatures, by Pettitot, Zineke, Butt, &c. There is no collection in England at. all comparable with this ; also antique rings, cameos, and intaglios, with a variety of relicts of singular interest. On the latter day a magnificent treat is in store for those who know how to appreciate the finest works of art in the creation. We have not space to particularise except very slightly—all are absolutely matchless—but we dare not overlook the magni ficent missal by Raffaelle, superbly enriched by stones of im mense value—executed for Claude, Queen of France. Oh, what a prize this will be 1 Then the celebrated silver bell re nowned throughout the globe as the finest effort of that unri valled artist Benevenuti Cellini—it is said that at least four of the great Potentates in Europe will be com petitors by deputy. Then the matchless volume—the incomparable missal, by Don Julio Clovio, pupil of Giulio Romana, with the Psalms of David, written with a pen on fine vellum. This magnificent gem, is considered the most perfect of any of the works of the unrivalled Master. There are tweutv-one illimitable Illuminations, all most vivid in colours and effect. This is, indeed, a treasure; and it will approach sacrilege, if it be allowed to adorn any other Court or coun try than Great Britain. We will not exhaust our readers to-day by alluding to more of the premus contents that have been cursorily and hastily remarked upon, only observing that throughout the succeed ing nine (la) s there is a never-ceasing combination of all that is cla.sical and rare ; the ensemble presenting a proud record of the imperishable fame of Horace Walpole. The public view, it has been wisely arranged, is to continue uninterruptedly during the entire progress of the auction. Yesterday the first portion of Horace Walpole's numismatic collections were sold, and produced the very moderate suet of 444/. The following are the only lots worth notice:— Lot 4. Fifty-one Greek brass coins, Philip and Alexander of Macedon, Antiochus, Alexander Bala; and others, sold for thirteen shillings; yet the same parcel was purchase d by Wal pole, at the sale of the Harleian Cabinet, in March, 1742, for two pounds. The Greek gold consisted of but five specimens—Philip of Macedon, which sn'.d for U. 15s. ; Agathocles, King of Syria, reverse a thunderbolt, fine and rare, :3/. 10s. ; Hiero, King of Sicily, fine and scarce, 21. Ss. ; Syracuse, reverse a figure in car, tine, 2/. 2s. ; and a Panormus, reverse a hone, fine, 1/. 2s. Lot 105. The Penny of Offa, Kin; of Mercia, fine, and ex tremely rare, was purchased for the British Museum, at 11/. ss. Lot 107. A Penny of William the Conqueror, canopy type, on reverse monever's name " Liofwine on Stamford," fine and very rare, 3/. 16s. Lot 108. A penny of Henry 1., head turned to the right, with ceptr ; reverse, m meyer's name, " Osvlf on Welliol," figured in Snelling, pl. 1, No. 22, with some error in the legend on reverse, was purchased for the British Museum for 9/. Walpole obtained it for a guinea and a half at the sale of the Harleian Collection, in March, 1742._ _ _ . I.ct 112. A shilling of Henrf VIII., Mint mark a flour-de [is, with eight groats of that King and his predecessor, sod for 2/. 14s. Lot 120. The crown and shilling of 1658, with the head of Oli'.er, Lord Protector, bath by Thomas Simon, fine, 3/. 7s. 6d. Lot 136. A noble of Henry VI., with fleur-de-lis on the stein of the ship, sold for 31. ss. ; the half angel of Henry VIII., and the half sovereigns of Edward VI., the head crowned, fine, sold for 1/. 19s. ; and the sovereign of Queen Mary, 1553, a scarce piece, purchased from the harleian Col lection for 21. 18s., sold yesterday for 2/. 15s. Lot 139. The thiity-snilling piece of Queen Elizabeth, mint mark an escalop shell, fine, sold for three guineas. GREAT NORTH OF ENGLAND RAILWAY. Traffic returns for the week ending April 30, 1842: Passengers Merchandise £1,168 4 0 W. O'BRIEN, Secretary. INDIA AND An extraordinary express enable) us yesterday afternoon to supply the general features of the intelligence from the East, and we now lay before our readers all the details contained in the Indian papers. , (From the Bombay Times, April 1.) - LATEST DATES. Men Agra Alexandria February 17. Australia-Adelaide January 3. ditto Sydney Burmah—Moulmein ... March 7. ditto Rangoon March 2. Caübul Cairo Calcutta March 21. Candahar Ceylon China—Macao ditto Chusan January 17. Cutchee ... Delhi Herat ... Lahore Afadras Manilla ... February 8. Mauritius .,. January 25. Penang—Malacca ...... ..... ...... March 1. Persian Gulf . ... February 26. Quetta—Caubul ... .. ... March 13. Scim'e Singapore ... The following passengers take their departure for Suez this (lay, per the Cleopatra steamer :-11rs. Montgomery, Mrs. Colonel Manson, Mrs. Captain Parsons and child, Mr. and Mrs. H. Forbes, Captain and Mrs. Ord and two children, Miss Richards, Mrs. Colonel Osborne and three children, Major H. C. Cotton, Madras army ; Mrs. Carpenter and child, Captain and Mrs. Claude Roberts, 29th Madras Native Infantry ; Lieutenant-Colonel Osborne, Mrs. and Miss Hoarier' and child, Miss Llewelyn, J. Llewelyn. Esq. ; Captain and Mrs. George Mansel, of her Majesty's 16th Lancers; Captain Young, Madras army ; Capt. Rutherford, Bengal Cavalry ; Mr. S. Brooking, Major H. Taylor, 2d Madras Cavalry; Mr. Gouger, Colonel rate, of her Majesty's 94th Regiment; a child of Mr. Harrison, Mrs. Goodall, Cartain Larkins, Captain Rees, E. Blackall, C. Campbell, E. H. Dallas, A. Mackin tosh, and A. Montgomery, Esqrs. ; Major Carpenter, Cap tains Owen, Ist Lancers, Thornhill and Allen ; Mr. J. Catt rill, Mrs. Prescott, (Captain Prescott died on the 29th of March), and child; and Captain Peto ; three European and two native servants. Second class passengers :—Mr. Chad wick, Mr. E. A. Webster, and Mr. Joaquim Manoel de Mello Mendacoa. For Mocha :—Budroodeen Shaik Ally and Jumaloodeen Fa zoodeen. The following passengers have taken berths by the steamer of May :.—Major-General and Mrs. Brooks, Captain Leeson, Rev. A. Goude, Lieutenant-Colonel J. L. Wyllie, Mrs. Es combe, Mrs. Warburton, Professor 011ebar, lady, and child, and Mrs. E. E. Elliot and child. CAUBUL. Our cares for the concerns at Caubul, in a great measure ceased with the intelligence of the destruction of our army in the second week of January. Save in the interest felt in the hostages or captives which still remain in it, it is no more to us than it was before the Affghan troubles began. The officers who remain there, together with the sick, wounded, and prisoners, seem to have been from the beginning well, or even kindly, treated. The " good Nawaub Jubbur Khan" has taken the missing child of Mrs. Anderson under his charge ; and with " the Feringhees' friend," as lie was called before adversity fell upon him, it is as safe, and as secure of kindness, as if under its parents' charge. The tales of the sepoys being sold into slavery to the Ooabrgs—highly improbable as they were from the beginning—remain wholly unconfirmed, and we be lieve them to be entirely fabulous. There are considerable numbers, both of i fficers and men, of whose fate we have now learned particulars; the former have been detained as pri soners, but complain of no harshness or severity; but, on the contrary, speak very warmly of the kindness they have expe rienced; the latter have been dismissed without ransom, and have, in many cases, received small sums of money to carry them on their way. The Shah Soojah continues to main tain himself at Caubul. The chiefs, indeed, are said to have been unanimous in offering allegiance to him ; and tran quillity in and around the city is said once more to be entirely restored. It is reported that he has written to Go vernment, requesting to be supplied with 200,0001. or 300,000/. of money; but declining military aid for the pre sent. A letter is said to have been intercepted, sent by him to the ruler of the Punjaub, requesting him to w ii s hhold his aid from us, so ti at the " Feringees " might be exterminated. We give these on imperfect evidence—evidence which, how ever, has been considered sufficient by most of the journalists of India strongly to implicate the Shah in the proceedings of the insurgents from the commencement. On the 2Sth Jan. a letter was received from him at Jellalabad, requiring Sir Robert Sale 'o retire, and to give hostages for our abandon ment of Affghanistan. This was declined to becomplied with. It may be, however, that after all the Shah is in the hands of the chiefs, and that he is only playing the game a better man would think permissible when his personal safety was so imme diately concerned. We hive much reason to suspect his ho. nesty, but we have no direct proof of treachery to adduce against him. Amongst the escapes of the individuals who have now re appeared is that of the Sergeant-Major of the 37th Native In fantry, and of a grass-cutter, who in an agony of fear entreated Uichbar Khan that he might not be sold as a slave (though this did not appear to have been contemplated), and was ordered to go about his business. One of the men who was with Capt. Woodburn, when he was killed, and his little band of 150 sepoy invalids cut to pieces near Ghumee, on the 2d of November, had, after three months wanderings, made his escape to the plains. Seven sepoys, who had been allowed to depart, em barked on inflated water-skins, and descended the Cabool river to Peshawur ; it is not precisely stated where they got afloat, but as it must have been above Jellalabad, this perilous voyage had exceeded a hundred and twenty miles in length. They were half famished, and starved with cold, and in a very miserable plight on their arrival—their toes and fingers having been frost-bitten by the snow. We have not only heard no more tales worthy of being listened to as to the cruelty and treachery of the Affghans, but those formerly considered credible have now for the most part been contra dicted. On the other hand, as each successive unfortunate makes his appearance, sonic new instance of their humanity or attention is revealed. We are still entirely in the dark as to the share likhbar Khan may have had in our misfortunes ; but the proofs of the truth of the charges against him have cer tainly not increased in weight. Every fresh revelation is con firmative of the rumour prevalent since the beginning—that to the miserable imbecility of our military authorities, and the misconduct and despondency of our soldiers, we owe the hea viest of our disasters. The contents of various communications from Sir W. Macnaghtee, who throughout comported himself in a manner becoming the position he occupied, and the nation he represented, describing himself as "surrounded by cowards, amongst whom there was neither energy nor spirit," have been published. The Affghan war has dispirited and disorganised the army, and brought it into a condition from which it will require many years of good treatment to remove it. JELLALABAD. Our former intelligence from the brigade shat up under Sir Robert Sale at Jellalabad came down to the 2d of February —it now extends to the 4th of March. Nothing of any very particular note appears to have occurred in the garrison, save the earthquake of the 19th of February, since the former of these dates. We now learn, however, a fact of some in terest, with which we were not formerly acquainted. On the 28th of January a Council of War had been held, to de liberate on a proposition, then just received from the Shah Soojah at Caubul, to the effect that we should give further hostages, and make other arrangements for the immediate and entire abandonment of the country. The proposition was declined to be complied with, though not till after a considerable debate on the subject had occurred. On the morning of the 14th of February, Ukhbar Khan, with a ragged force of 800 cavalry and 1,200 infantry, encamped on the opposite side of the river under English tents ; it was re ported that he had attacked the garrison, and been defeated by them four days afterwards—but this proves to be incorrect. Any force be call muster can occasion them no annoyance, un. less accompanied by guns, or in cutting off supplies. Colonel Dennie gave an account of 10,(;00 Affghans at Baineean with halt the present force. On the 19th a severe shock of an earth quake, which visited Peshawur, Ferozepore, Meerut, and Delhi, and extended as far westward as Quetta, shook down many of the houses and some part of the fortifications at Jellalabad, which it cost considerable trouble to repair. No advantage, however, had been taken of the accident by the enemy, and the garrison is now as able to protect itself as ever, unless that their supplies of all kinds are once more running short on them. Some dissensions amongst the chiefs had excited the hope that they would shortly be enabled to purchase their way to the plains : it was said that the Affreedis at the Peshawur end Of the passes were willing to treat for Sir R. Sale's re treat, but would hear of no terms whatever for General Pol lock's advance. The latter officer was prepared, apparently, to attempt an advance at all events, should there be any grounds for serious apprehension of Sir Robert Sale's immediate safety. 300/. of money had been sent to him from Peshawur, and re ceived in safety; the men who conveyed it got an equal suns for their pains—a fair illustration of the dangers of the passes. The garrison had heard very regularly from the prisoners in the Lughman country. They continue to report themselves well and kindly treated. The contents .of their letters were re stricted to their own personal affairs, and we have hitherto de rived from them scarcely any particulars of the Caubul disasters. PESHAWUR. The enormous and sudden sickness which had overtaken our troops at Peshawur, confining upwards of two thousand fight ing men at one time to the hospital, had in a great mea sure disappeared at our latest dates. It had confined itselt to the four regiments which had been in the pass, and might probably he accounted for from the effects of the notoriously pestilential atmosphere around ; thus furnish ing us an alarming consideration in c ase the troops should again catch disease in passing through the malarious re gion of the pass, in which the line of the advancing column would probably be detained from the narrowness of some 'tor.• lions at the chasm, not less than three days. Considerable down escapes were made, many buildings near falls of sno w on the hills, and almost ineessaut rain about the camp, seem to have prevailed till nea r the end of March, occa sioning extreme discomfort to the men. On the 19th of Febiliary an earthquake Peshawar, no other mischief was occasio ned. On the 28th the alarm wa, sounded that some of the camels who wer e eatrhtoh u g g u i aik n grazing closebsy had been carried away. A detach ment, co nsisting of a troop of the 10th Light Cavalry, and some irre gulars, was immediately i e ai shookv very narrow dispatched. They overtook the m ountaineers, and slew them all, four in number, as it proved ; but not till three troopers and two officers (Cornet Vibart and Ensign Taylor) had been severely wounded. The rumour of an engagement created a sensation in camp, and fresh troops of cavalry, artillery, and infantry w ere already on the start, when the troopers just returned with the heads of all their enemies (four) at their saddle bows. On the 25th, General Pollock had ordered his force to hold themselves in readiness to move up the pass in the lightest marching order, and at the shortest notice ; it was, indeed, reported that they had already moved on tl4e 4th; and again that they were about to do so on the lath ; the one statement has proved incorrect. and we doubt not but tile other will do so likewise. He seemed to have adhered to his primary resolution of not moving, unless in case of extreme ernergenep till the arrival of the last brigade from Ferczepere. 'his crossed the Sut ledge on the 13th of March, and could not have reached Peshawur till the 20th of April. It consists of her Ma _ _ jesty's 31st, the 6th Native Infantry, with artillery and irre gular cavalry—A.'ajor De Le Fosse, with the Horse Artillery started four days after. It was said that General Po!lock was anxious that this force should leave all its heavy baggage to t b h e e hr t o it u n g ,o li s t t u p p oss b ib y le the cei S e e t i i k ty li . and push on with Accompanying the detach ment were 900 camels loaded with treasure and ammuni tion.on Attock to assist General A letter from one of the " E nt u i r:P en ea t ti officers, in the ser vice 6f Shure Sing, mentions that a force of from eight to nine thousand Seikhs were moving Pol lock. The Maharajah Shen! Sing himself had gone to Lahore to hasten and facilitate our movements by every means in his power. The sepoys began to desert from the b3d and 60th Native Infantry in particular, at the rate of twenty a day—a state of matters more likely to become aggravated than im proved as dangers and hardships multiply around them, and the few stragglers come in to tell the frightful tales of their sufferings at Caubul and iu the passes, which are once mere threatened to be traversed. The European soldiers, on the other hand, were conducting themselves with the utmost order, and manifesting the greatest gallantry whenever op portunities occurred for its display. The brigade iminc diately ahead of this entered the Punjaub on the ifist of Feb ruary, and is said by our latest accounts, dated the 9th ult., to have got 150 miles on their way. It consists of her Majesty's 3d Dragoons, Ist Light Cavalry, 33d, and two companies 6th Native Infantry, with artillery, and 3,000 camels. They had been in various ways unfortunate in their movements ; the pontoon bridge over the Sutledge came down with them at the commencement •of their march. On arriving at the river Ravee, fifty miles in advance, they found it fourteen feet deep at the ford, with only a single beat. They had to search about for a more favourable crossing place, and at length found one where five boats were procurable. Seven days were consumed, in getting over the Ravee. On the Bth of March, the Chenaub, 60 miles farther on, and by consequence one-third of the way to Peshawur, was reached. The river was wide and deep, and rapidl increasing from the melting snows of the Himalayas—the sources of all the chief streams in the Pun jaub. It was considered impossible that, by any effort, they could reach General Pollock before the Ist of April. A letter received last night from Kurnaul, of the 19th, intimates that an express had reached the camp of Colonel White, or dering him to proceed with all dispatch with the dragoons and artillery, leaving the 33d and tith Native Infantry to follow as they could. This looks as if sonic emergency had arisen, and requiring the pass to be forced. The writer states that the Khyberres had refused longer to treat for the advance. Sitme of the sepoy regiments are said to be averse to move towards Jellalabad. We have stated that the detachment which quitted Feroze pore on the 13th ult. was the last to proceed at present to Pe slia,vur ; but there seems to be strong surmises that numerous other reinforcements will still be pushed on—for what service able purpose we cannot certainly divine. On the 19th a com pany of Sappers and Miners, with tools complete, were or dered, under the charge of Lieutenants Goodwyn and Irwin, to proceed to Ferozepore, and thence to Peshawur. The 3d Light Infantry Battalion left Meerut on the 18th, with every prospect of being pushed on in the same di rection. We should infer that it was expected that these would reach General Pollock before his advance into the passes. From Delhi or Meerut to Ferozepore is 25() miles ; from this last to Peshawur, 350—a march, over,such a country, of sixty days at least. This would require till the 20th of May—the middle of the hot season, when the streams are all in flood, to take them to their ultimate destination. We confess, in fact, that the assemblage of so enormous a force as that at Peshawur is a mystery to us. We shall speedily have 15,000 British troops, with 8,000 Seikh allies, making 23,000 men in all, with as many camp followers at least—that is nearly fifty thousand to feed from our commissariat. This would re quire one thousand .camel loads of victuals a day, or near 2,000, if we take forage for the horses or cattle besides into account—a very considerable portion of which must be brought from the banks of the Sutledge, 350 miles in our rear. This distance, the whole of our treasure and amunition must be carried. During the months of Afar, June, July, and August, the five great branches of the Indus, which require to be crossed, are swollen by the melting snows, so as to be nearly impassable. Any one of a hundred accidents, which arc within the compass of extreme probability, would starve General Pollock's force into a retreat. On Caubul it is impos sible for such a body of men to advance through the passes without almost certain destruction : a move on Jellalabad would be accompanied with the eatremest danger. A military correspondent of the Delhi Gazette, of the 1 9th March, states, that it is computed that they will require 30,000 camels for their baggage train—we elsewhere have set them down at 10,000 on the very lowest estimate, but consider our contemporary more likely than we to be right. Moving in single file —and this way only could they advance through many of the passes both b-low and above Jellalabad—this would form a line of 66 miles, without the possibility of a single company of men attending them. This, at the rate of ten miles a day, would take them a week to pass the defiles of Ali Musjid or Khoord Caubul ; the atmosphere near the former of these being so malarious, that out of four regiments formerly exposed for a few days to its influence, two thousand men were immediately after wards laid up in hospital. The bulk of these arrangements were made before the arrival of Lord Ellenborough, and we sincerely hope that Robert Sale may shortly be able to purchase a safe retreat, and the whole army, as soon as he joins them, may retire on India with all convenient speed. Deser tions amongst the camp followers of the troops last dispatched, begin to be annoying to the last degree. This renders an army in India almost useless, as will be seen when it is considered how far the division of labour in the wrong sense is carried. A camel-man could not, and would not on any account, take charge of horses ; nor a horse-keeper act as a grass-cutter, or a body servant as cook, almost to save his life. Servants of all work are unknown in India. GHUZNEE. We have had no authentic or special items of intelligenee from the officials at Ghuznee, so far as we can discover, since the 3d of November. For the space of four months it has been com pletely isolated and cut off from all communication, either with Candahar or Jellalabad. Native accounts, however, give us every reason to believe that Colonel Palmer and his weak de tachment (a sepoy regiment and some artillery) have wea thered it bravely, and continue safe and well. Their position is a tolerably strong one, and he was, from the commencement, well supplied with ammunition and food. CANDAHAII. Our intelligence from Candahar extends to the 10th of March , at that date the enemy were in considerable force, within seventeen miles of the city. No fighting had occurred since the 12th of January, and of this encounter we gave par ticulars in our last. A flock of camels had been attacked, and 100 of them carried away ; they had been sent off some six miles to graze; 150 of the men who were attending them were killed. The present force at Candahar amounts to 7,200 fighting men, with eighteen pieces of artillery. A reinforcement is now on its way to them of 2,500; the g,rri son of Kelar-i-Ghilzie, eighty miles from them, on the road to Ghuznee, is 1,000 strung. The enormous difficulty of ob taining camels, or carriage cattle of any sort, seems to be daily on the increase. General Nott's stores of every kind seem, of late, to have been very nearly run out ; 100,0001., and 50,000 ball cartridges were, on the Bth ult., dispatched from Sukkur I and Shikarpore for his use. Medical stores for 6,000 men for six months have been sent for to Bombay. Captain Hender son, of the Madras Engineers, has been ordered to quit Suk kur, where he was laying out, and planning new cantonments, and proceed immediately to Candahar, to survey for a road along by the Kujjuek pass, so that troops may march from Can dahar to Kelat-i-Ghilzie without going through the pass at all. It is generally rumoured that a portion of General Nott's force will move eastward towards Ghuznee, so 63011 as the weather permits—every body asking, at the same time, how they were to be moved. QUETTAH. No event of any note appears to have occurred at Quettah during the month. Up to the 20th of February it continued to snow heavily, and afterwards heavy rains prevailed. This was the case at Candahar as well as Quettah ; subsequent to this, the weather had become agreeable. On the 12th Colonel and Mrs. Marshall, with a detachment of one hundred of the 6th Native Infantry, and 400 of the 4th Light Cavalry, were caught in a tremendous snow storm in the upper end of the Bolan Pass, and very nearly lost. Ten men were frozen to death ; the rest escaped with difficulty, and reached Quettah in a very miserable plight. One hundred camels perished. SCINDE. 'There is, on the whole, very little news of any special interest this month from Scinde ; what we have, though indefinite, is rather unsatisfactory. L etters from Kurachee of the 22d state that cholera had appeared in her Majesty's 22,d, which had just ari ived ; it had broke out on board the steamer, and 18 died on their way from Bombay. Six more were landed in a very bad state. On the evening of the 21st six had been seized, and four of the cases proved fatal. '1 he hot weather is setting in, and the floods of the Indus beginning to appear. Rumours of a general rising of the 13elochees ; of hostile movements on the part of the Ameers of Kitypoor; of the capture of the Satellite steamer, the seizure of the treasure she contained, and murder of her officers, have all front time to time had currency ; but all of them happily prove, so far as we know, to be totally un founded. General England had issued an order that no ladies should be permitted to move into the upper country. A heavy force meanwhile has been ordered from Scinde to move up the Bolan pass—a brigade of 2,500 being destined to re inforce Candahar : this was composed of her Majesty's 41st, the ith Native Infantry, 2d Grenadiers, 3d Light ° Cavalry, one troop Bombay Horse Artillery, 150 Poonah Horse, and a battalion of flank companies. Major Outram was sick and at Shikarpore on the 18th ; his personal influence and character amongst the Scindians are such, that any interruption in his career of usefulness would be felt as a calamity. MISCELLANEOUS EXTRACTS FROM THE INDIAN PAPERS. LORD ELLENiIoiIoUGH. FORT WILLIAM, CALCUTTA, FEB. 28.—The Dwarka nauth steam-boat arrived off Chandpal Ghaut at half-past four this afternoon, having on board the Bight Hon. Lord Ellenborough, appointed by the Honourable the Court of Directors to the office of Governor-General of India, and Go vernor of Fort William, in Bengal. His Lordship was re ceived at the foot of the Chandpal IGhaut by a deputation of the Secretaries of the Government and personal staff of the Right Hon. the Governor-General, and landed immediately with the usual honours. At five o'clock Lord Ellenborough took the prescribed oaths and his scat as Governor-General in the Supreme Council of India. The following proclamation is published by order of the Right Hon. the Governor-Gene:al in Council:— .• PROCLAMATION. "Whereas, the Right Hon. Edward, Lord Ellenborough, a Member of her 'Majesty's most Hon. Privy Council, bath been appointed by the lion. the Court of Directors of the East India Company to be Governor•-General of India and Governor of Fort William, in Bengal, upon and from the time of his arrival at Fort William, in Bengal, or upon and from the time of his joining the major part of the Supreme Council of India; and whereas General Sir Jasper Nicol's, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief in India, bath been appointed to be an Extraordinary Member of the Council of India, and W. W. Bird, Esq., Alajor-General Sir W. Casement, K. C. 8., and H. T. Prinsep, Esq., have been respectively appointed to be the first, second, and third Ordinary Members of the said Supreme Council of India; and whereas the lion. the Court of Directors have declared and confirmed A. Amos, E.g., to be and to continue the fourth Ordinary Member of the said Council ; and whereas the said Right lion. Edward, Lord Ellenborough, bath on the day and date hereof arrived in Cal cutta, and assumed the said offices of Governor-General of India and Governor of Bengal—the above-recited appoint ments are hereby notified, and it is further proclaimed, that tlie said Edward, Lord Ellenborough, Governor-General of India, hath this day taken the usual oaths and his seat in the Supreme Council of India, and that William Wilberforce Bird, Esq., Major-General Sir William Casement, K. C.B. , Henry Thoby Prinsep, and Andrew Amos, Esqrs. (his Excellency tim Com mander-in-Chief being absent on a visit to the upper stations of the army), have respectively taken their seats in the said Council. " By order of the Hon. the Governor-General of India in Council. " G. A. BUSHI3Y, " Secretary to the Government of India. " Council Chamber, Fort William, Feb. 28, 1842." Fowl. WILLIAM, FEB. 28.—The Governor-General notifies the following appointments : Lieutenant li. M. Durand, of the Bengal Engineers, to he Private Secretary to the Governor-General. Captain A. W. Fitzroy Somerset, Grenadier Gutirds, to he Military Secretary to the Governor-GeneraL The following gentlemen have been appointed Aides-de- Camp to the Governor-General : Lieutenant W. IL Harries, her Majesty's 43d Regiment. Lieutenant C. J. Colville, her Majesty s 40th Regiment. Lieutenant W. J. Mackintosh, 43d Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry G. A. BUSHBY, Secretary to the Government of India. Four WILLIA3I, FEB. 28.—The Right Hon. the Governor- qeneri.l in Council directs that all distinctions and honours which were paid to the Right Hon. the Earl of Auckland, G. C. 13., when in office, shall be continued to his Lordship during his stay in India. G. A. BUSHI3Y, Secretary to the Government of India. Lord Ellenborough's first levee was attended by at least 600 or 700 persons. His Lordship received them, as Lord Auck taut had p: eviously done, standin ,, at the south end of the Great Marble Hall, surrounded by his personal staff and secre tatiei, the Bishop, the Judges, the Members of Council, and the Political Secretary, Mr. Maddock. The visitors were everally presented by Captai n Hillier, one of the Aides-de -1 camp to his Lordship, filing off the opposite side from that whence they entered. There were many native gentlemen present at the levee, but as it was intimated to them that they would be presented on a future day (Saturday) they retired. .It is a pity that it was not announced beforehand that only Europeans would be received yesterday, as our native friends are exceedingly annoyed at the manner in which they were ex cluded. Of the manner of the exclusion we shall say nothing; because we have reason to believe that accident snore than de sign influenced the arrangement ; but we think it right to re mark upon the unwise confounding of the native gentlemen who have always had the entree of Government-house by reason of their intelligence, their wealth, and their public spirit, with the Rajahs, Chieftains, Vakeels, and Baboos, who are asked to Dur • bars as a matter of form. The privilege of mingling with the European gentlemen at Government-how, and other public. places, is valued by many of the natives, and we think it would be most impolitic to break through the good feeling that was created in Lord W. Bentinck's time, and has continued to exist with so much advantage to the community in matters commer cial, educational, and municipal. ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE OFFICERS OF THE LATE CAUBUL EXPEDITION. The following alphabetical list of the officers belonging to the Caubul force under General Elphinstone has been prepared to facilitate reference as to the fate of any particular officer. Those mentioned as " missing" are suppo•ed to have perished in the passes between Caubul and Jellalabad :- Alexander, Captain, sth Cavalry, absent; Alexander, Lieutenant, sth Native Infantry, missing; Anstruther, Capt., 54th Native Infantry, missing; Airey, Lieutenant, her Ma j. sty's 3d, at Caubul ; Anquetil, Brigadier, killed ; Anderson, Captain, 59th Native Infantry, safe at Baderabad; Bourke, Paymaster, her Majesty's 44th, missing; I3alfour, Assistant- Surgeon, her Majesty's 44th, at Caubul ; Blair, Captain, sth Cavalry, n.issing, said to be prisoner; Boa, Captain, sth Cavalry, missing, reported to be at Peshawur; Bazett, Lieutenant, sth Cavalry, missing, reported to be at Peshawur ; Bryce. Assistant-Surgeon, sth Cavalry, killed • Bvgrave, Capt., sth Native Inf an t r y, sa f e; Bi rc h , Capt., stll Native Infantry, absent; Birkinyoung, Lieut., sth Native Infan try, missing; Brydon, Assistant-Sur geon , sth Native Infantry, safe at Jellalabad; Barstow, Capt., 37th Native Infantry, absent ; Beatson, Capt., 54th Native Infantry, absent; Burnett, Capt., 54th Native Infantry, missing, doubtful whether prisoner; Boscawen, Lieutenant, 54th Native Infantry, absent ; Bird, Lieutenant, killed ; Boyd, Captain, 65th Native Infantry, at Loughman ; Berwick, Surgeon, at Loughman ; Campbell, Major, her Majesty's 44th, missing ; Crawford, Major, her Majesty's 44th, in England; Cotton, Captain, her Majesty's 44th, dead ; Collins, Lieutenant, her Majesty's 44th, missing; Carter, Lieutenant, her Majesty's 44th, in Calcutta • Cumber land, Lieutenant, her Majesty's 44th, missing; Cadet, Lieu tenant, her Majesty's 44th, missing; Chambers, Lieut.-Col., sth Cavalry, missing ; Collyer, Lieut.-Col., missing ; Christie, Cornet, sth Cavalry, in England; Campbell, Assist.-Surgeon, sth Native Infantry, missing ; Curtis, Lieutenant, 37th Native Infantry, safe ; Carlyon, Lieutenant, 37th N. 1., safe ' • Corsi, Captain, 54th Native Infantry, safe ; Cunningham, Ensign, 54th Native Infantry, safe ; Cardew, Surgeon, 38th Madras Native Infantry, safe ; Codrington, Captain, Schah's Service, killed; Conolly, Lieutenant, at Caubul ; De Wend, Lieute nant, her Majesty's 44th, missing ; Dodgin, Lieutenant, her Majesty's 44th, absent ; Deas, Lieutenant, sth Native Infan try, absent ; Dawson, Lieutenant, 54th Native Infantry, ab sent; Duff, Surgeon, 54th Native Infantry, killed; Drum mond, Captain, 3d Cavalry, at Caubul ; Evans, Lieutenant, her Majesty's 44th, at Caubul ; Ewart, Major, 54th Native Infan try, killed ; Elphinstone, Major-General, safe at Baderabad ; Eyre, Lieutenant, Artillery, safe at Baderabad ; Ferryman, Lieutenant, of her Majesty's 44th, in England; Fortye, En sign, of her Majesty's 44th, missing; Fulton, Ensign, of her majesty's 44th, missing ; Fernie, Lieutenant-Colonel, of the 37th Native Infantry, absent ; Gray, Captain, of her Ma jesty's 44th, safe ; Grant, Lieutenant, of her Majesty's 44th, in England; Gray, Ensign, of her Majesty's 44th, missing; Gaseoyne, Lieutenant, sth Cavalry, absent ; Garstin, Ensign, sth Native Infantry, missing ; Griffiths, Major, 37th Native Infantry, safe at Tootoo ; Gordon, Ensign, 37th Native In fantry, killed; Grant, Captain, 27th Native Infantry, safe; Gerard, Lieutenant, Ist European Regiment, at Jellalabad ; Halfhide, Captain of her Majesty's 44th, in England; Hogg, Lieutenant, of her Majesty's 44th, missing ; Hackett, En sign, of her Majesty's 44th, missing ; Halahan, Quarter-mas ter, of her Majesty's 44th, missing ; Harcourt, Surgeon, of her Majesty's 44th, missing; Hodges, Major, sth Cavalry, safe ; Hamilton, Lieutenant, sth Cavalry, reported prisoner ; Hall, Lieutenant, sth Cavalry, absent; Harrington, Lieu tenant, sth Cavalry, missing; Hardyman, Cornet, sth Cavalry, killed; Harpur, Surgeon, sth Cavalry, killed ; Haig, absent, sth Native Infantry, missing ; Horsburg, Lieutenant, sth Native Infantry, missing; Hutton, Captain, 37th Native In fantry, safe ; Hawtrey, Lieutenant, 37th Native Infantry, safe ; Hopkins, Captain, Schah's service, killed ; Johnstone, Captain J., her Majesty's 45th. There is a Captain Johnstone at Ba derabad, but whether it is this officer, or Captain Johnstone, 25th Native Infantry, not known. Jervis, Captain, sth Na tive Infantry, absent; Inglis, Lieutenant, 37th Native In fantry, dead ; Kipling, Lieutenant, her Majesty's 44th, missing ; Kirby, Lieutenant, 54th Native Infantry, missing ; Leighton, Captain, her Majesty's 44th, missing ; Lock, Lieutenant, sth Native Infantry, killed ; Lyons, Lieutenant, 37th Native Infantry, absent ; Le Geyt, Lieutenant, Ist Bombay Light Cavalry, killed ; Lawrence, Captain, 11th Cavalry, at Baderabad ; Mackerell, Major, her Majesty's 44th, killed ; M'Crea, Captain, her Majesty's 44th, missing ; M'Mahon, Lieutenant, her Majesty's 44th, missing ; Mollan, Ensign, her Majesty's 44th, missing ; Macnaghten, Lieu , tenant, sth Cavalry, absent; Mackay, Interpreter and Quarter-- , Master, sth Cavalry, missing; Metcalfe, Assistant-Surgeon, sth Cavalry, missing ; Mackintosh, Captain, sth Native In fantry, killed ; Miles, Lieutenant, sth Native Infantry, safe ; Mayne, Lieutenant, 37th Native Infantry, at Ja lalabad ; Mac-Mullen, Ensign, 37th Native Infantry, absent; Moorhouse, Acting Interpreter, 37th Native Infantry, miss ing; Maegrath, Surgeon, 37th Native Infantry, safe; Mor rison, Lieutenant, 54th Native Infantry, missing; Melville. Lieutenant, 54th Native Infantry, at Baderabad ; Macartney, Ensign, 38th Madras Native Infantry, at Baderabad; Mar shall, Lieutenant, Schah's Service, missing; M'Kinner, Sur geon, at Caubul ; Mackenzie, Lieutenant, at Baderabad ; Mein, Ensign, at Baderabad; O'Neil, Captain, her Majesty's 44th Regiment, in England; Oldfield, Captain, sth Cavalry, with General Sale; Oliver, Lieutenant-Colonel, sth Native Infantry, killed ; Osborn, Captain, 54th Native lafantry. absent; Primrose, Assistant-Surgeon, her Majesty's 44th Regiment, missing; Plowden, Cornet, sth Cavalry, absent; Pottinger, Ensign, sth Native Infantry, missing ; Prole, Captain, 37th Native Infantry, missing ; Parrott, Ensign, 37th Native Infantry, absent; Palmer, Lieutenant, 54th Native Infantry, missing; Paterson, Lieutenant, 54th Native Infantry, missing ; Pottinger, Ensign, 54th Native Infantry, missing ; Paton, Captain, 58th Native Infantry, safe at Cau bul ; Pottinger, Major E., at Baderabad ; Robinson, Captain, her Majesty's 44th Regiment, killed; Raban, Lieutenant, her Majesty's 44th Regiment, killed; Reid, Lieutenant, sth Cavalry, in England ' • Rind, Lieutenant, 37th Native Infantry, missing; Roberson, Ensign, 37th Native Infantry, missing ; Shelton, Major-General, safe at Baderabad; Scott, Captain, of her Majesty's 44th, missing • Swayne, Captain, of her Majesty's 44th, reported safe; Smith, of her Majesty's 44th, dead; Souter, Lieutenant, of her Majesty's 44th, killed at Tootoo ; Swinton, Lieutenant, of her Majesty's 44th, missing ; Skip ton, Lieutenant, of her Majesty's 44th, missing ; Shelton Lieutenant, of her Majesty's 44th, missing ; Swayne, Ensign, of her Majesty's 44th, missing ; Swayne, Major, sth Native Infantry, missing; Salkeld, Lieutenant, sth Native Infantry, in England; Spottiswoode, Captain, 37th Native Infantry, safe; Steer, Lieutenant, 37th Native Infantry, wounded and left in a cave between Jugdulluck and Jellalabad; St. George, Ensign, 37th Native Infantry, missing ; Shaw, Lieut., 54th Native Infantry, missing; Skinner, Capt., 61st Native Infantry, missing ; Sturt, Liei4enant, Bengal English, killed; Turner, Lieutenant, of her Majesty's 44th, in Eng• land; Tombs, Lieutenant, sth Native Infantry, missing ; Thain, Major, her Majesty's 21st Fusileers, killed (?) ; Tyt ler, Captain, 9th Light Cavalry, missing ; Trevor, Captain, 3d Light Cavalry, killed; Troup, Captain, 48th Native In fantry, safe at Baderabad; Vanrenen, Lieutenant, 37th Native Infantry, missing; Vetch, Lieutenant, 54th Native Infantry, absent ; Woodhouse, Lieutenant, her Majesty's 44th, in Eng land ; White, Lieutenant, her Majesty's 44th, missing; White, Ensign, her Majesty's 44th. missing ; Wheatley, Captain, sth Cavalry, absent ; Wrench, Cornet, sth Cavalry, missing ; Warren, Ensign, sth Native Infantry, missing ; Westinaeott, Captain, 37th ative Infantry, killed ; Wilkinson, Lieutenant- Colonel, 54th Native Infantry, absent; Weaver, Lieutenant, 54th Native Infantry, missing ; Warburton, Lieutenant, Ar tillery, at Caubul ; Webb, Lieutenant, Schah's Service, at Caubul ; Walker, Lieutenant, Schah's Service, killed; Walsh, Lieutenant, Madras Native Infantry, at Caubul ; Waller, Lieutenant, at Baderabad ; and Young, Lieutenant, her Ma jesty's 44th, missing. CHINA. KOO-LUNG-SOO, DEC. 14, 1841. The Jupiter troop-ship came into Amoy harbour yesterday morning from Ningpo ; she brings the following items of news :—.lst, That the Cameronians are to leave Hong-Kong so soon as the weather will admit, and are to proceed to join Sir H. Gough's head-quarters, calling for the detachment at Koo lung-soo in passing.-2d. That Commissioners have been sent by the Emperor to Sir H. Pottinger, who refused to treat with them, saying that he would negotiate with the Emperor per sonally at Pekin.-3. That the Grand Canal has broken its banks, and that the neighbouring country is covered with water and ice. The Jupiter will sail to-morrow morning for Hong-Kong. To the inhabitants of this island the last five weeks have been eventful, but the matters which interest us, confined to a rocky point of the globe some two miles by one, will scarcely engage your attention, surrounded as you are by the allure ments of the City of Palaces ; nevertheless, I will turn to my journal-book, and extract some few memoranda placed therein. Imprimis, the weather has been variable, sometimes for two or three days, the wind blowing strongly from the north, obliging us to choose our winter clothing, and draw near the fire, the thermometer falling to 53 ; then might follow an equal Dumber d os -days,'lti .hieh the fickle metal would mount to beyond 70, and lastly, "the stealing shower is scarce to patter heard." Ague is the only disease with which we are troubled. Quinine soon puts this enemy to route, who frequently renews his at • tacks, and in some cases manages to carry the citadel. I believe that, at this moment, the sick in hospital are all doing well, and might all be quickly at duty had th e d o ct ors pl en ty o f qu i n i ne t o administer. In order to produce a variation in the St. Helena like monotony of the place, the officers of the garrison deter mined to form a race course, and to establish races ; horses were procured from Amoy; and a small circular race-course was planned and completed; the horses were put into training, anti on the 6th inst. the first meeting was held and passed off famously, affording enjoyment to all present. The Koo lung-soo races, if not the earliest races in China, are certainly the earliest in a British colony in China. The second meeting will take place on the first week in January, 1842. We con tinue to be supplied with the necessaries of life from Amoy, the people of which city seem to be favourably inclined towards us. One of the soldiers of the garrison, not long since, chose, for some purpose, to cross over the arm of the sea which divides us from Amoy, and was absent four or five days, after which the Chinese themselves brought him back, having, in the interim, according to the soldier's account, treated him almost regally. SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—Between nine and ten o'clock yesterday morning, as a young man named Herbert, between 14 and 15 years of age, was proceeding along the New-road, opposite St. Pancras Church, a dog ran between his legs and threw him down, and, in falling, his right leg was bent under him, and broke the larger bone just below the knee joint, one of the ends of the fracture all but protruding through the flesh and skin. He was d!rectly removed, in a cab, to University College Hospital. CORONER'S INQUEST. Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held at the sign of the Green Man public-house in Bedford-street, Covent-garden, before Mr. Higgs, the Coro ner for Westminster, on view of the body of Charles Pearce, aged 68 years. The deceased was a pater in the employ of Mr. Henry Weaver, of Knightsbridge, builder, and on the morning of Monday week was at work at the house of Mr. M' Connell, of New-street, Covent-garden, bookseller, and while standing on a pair of steps at the height of about six feet from the ground, he, by some means or other, fell off, and struck his forehead with fearful violence against the curb-stone. He was removed to the above hospital, where he lingered until Satur day evening last, when he expired. On a post-mortem examination, his death was found to have resulted from a frac ture completely across the base of the brain, and there was also an extensive laceration of the front part of the brain. The deceased was a steady, well-conducted man, and his widow, who was present at the inquiry, states that, during the 40 years she had been married to him, she had never seen him intoxi cated. Verdict," Accidental death." The General Steam Navigation Company 's vessel, the Ocean, Fife, from Rotterdam, arrived off the Custom-house this morning with the Dutch Nail. LITERARY ASSOCIATION OF THE FRIENDS OF POLAND. Tuesday being the anniversary uf the Polish Revolution of 1791, the members of •the London Literary Associa tion of the Friends of Poland, held their annual meeting at; the Susses Chambers, Duke-street, St. James's. The chair was taken by Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart, at three o'clock, when there was a very numerous attendance of members. The NOBLE CHAIRMAN read the Report of the Coun cil, which stated that the present was the tenth annual meeting of the Association, which was still assiduously engaged in the objects which had called it into existence —it was to promote the welfare of the refugees, and to alleviate the sufferings of their exile. As the Govern ment still persisted in enforcing the rule which excludes all those who have come here since 1838 from participa tion in the Parliamentary grant, there were now Poles dependent upon the Association for stippos, which was two inure than they had last yclis. In June last the coffers of the Association were replen ished in the most gratifying manner, through the kind ness of the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland. The cir cumstances were these: Mademoiselle Rachel was re • quested to assist the Pules by a performance for C:eir benefit, and she readily and gracefnlly acquiesced.— (Applause.) But a difficulty arose because the pis': selected was within the precincts of the Opera llosse, which was quickly removed by the munificence of Cie Duchess of Sutherland, and Stafford House was times o open la ith a magnificence worthy of its Nohle owners and of the noble cause. The Report proceeded to eulogise in the warmest terms, the libeisdiLy of Mademoiselle Rachel and Adelaide Kemple ; several other artistes, (whose names the reporter did not catch) all cheerfully volunteered their services, and cx erted their utmost talents to grace the entertainment. It should not be omitted that the celebrated pianist, Liszt, who had received a serious injury in his wrist, which obliged him to carry his arm in a sling, attended at the fete notwithstanding, and delighted the company . with his exquisite performance, although he could employ but one hand. The admission was, originally, limited to 400, but the Duchess of Sutherland graciously allowed the room to be enlarged, in consequence of applica tions by some of the most distinguished of the nobility- at the last hour. The assemblage on the occasion afforded a practical refutation of the assertion, that it was only by the class which some were pleased to call low Radicals the cause of the Poles was supported in this country. That statement was as untrue as the opposite assertion that the working classes of England felt no interest in the cause—an assertion which also was dis proved by the fact that the late Mr. Cutler Ferguson presented a petition to the House of Commons in favour of the Poles, which was signed by 20,000 persons, chiefly of the middle and working classes. There was another gratifying feature in the entertainment at Staflbrd-house. It was attended by the most distinguished Members of the Conservative party, as well as of the Liberal, in the House of Comtnons. Lord Melbourne, LOrd Morpeth, and Mr. Labouchere were seen in the same group with the Earls of liarrowby and Winchilsea, and other No blemen, who were then in the opposition. It was also honoured by the presence of the uncle of the Queen —a Prince whose patronage and active support was never wanting, where the interests of humanity and charity were concerned.—(Applause.) The Report eulogized in flowing language, the graceful condecension —the attentive hospitality—and the charming demean our of the Duchess of Sutherland throughout the even ing.. The clear proceeds of the fete were 876/., as the Council were not allowed, by the Duke and Duchess, to incur any expense, except that of printing the pro gramme and cards.—(Applause.) This accession to the funds enabled the City Association to render assistance to many of those depending on then; ; but in the course of -the autumn it was found that another effort was necessary to enable them to get through the winter. An application was made to that body, which never was applied to in vain—the Corpora tion of London, who gave up the Guildhall for an enter tainment, and the Council received the cheerful and generous assistance of the most eminent singers, among whom were Miss Adelaide Kemble and Miss Rvin forth. To these and other performers who volun teered their services on the occasion, the Report expressed the deepest obligation. This entertainment realised 7361. The next part of the Report related to a memorial, presented by the Duke of Sussex, in the name of the Association, to the King of Prussia, on behalf of those members of the Polish Emigration, who were desirous of "going to those parts of their native country which are included in his dominions. The answer of his Majesty was, that such as were nativeS'of the Grand Duchy of Posen had his permission to return there; but he was prevented, by a treaty with the Emperor of Russia, from extending the permission to such Poles as were natives of the Russian dominions. Iler Ma jesty returned the answer to the Duke of Sussex, and caused a similar one to be lhrwarded to the Council of the Association. The Report dwelt with great satis faction upon the industry, the patience, talent, and good conduct of the great body of the refugees in this country. Although there was 500 of them, nearly half being of the rank of private soldiers, during the whole of the last year there were but four instances of these refugees being taken before a Magistrate, and the most henious offence with which these four were charged, was, disorderly conduct, while in a state of intoxication (Hear, hear.) Since the last annual meeting the hand of death had taken from the Association six valuable and honoured members—the lamented Dr. Birkbeek--- Mr. George Bell, the enterprising owner of the Vixen— Mr. G. Ponsonby—Mr.Finlay—and the illustrious poet, Niemciewitac, the friend and companion of Kosciusito, who died recently at Paris, in the ei Jx',.y-feurth year of his age. A subscription for a menninent, to ,be erected in this country to the memory of the - reveled poet, had been entered into, and the list bore - already fifty-three names of distinction. The Council expect that the cause would be much benefited by the motion of which Mr. Gaily Knight had given notice in The House of Commons, relating to recent acts of "titiociaus cruelty perpetrated by the Emperor of RusSlisupon'the Poles. Nineteen new members had been elected into the Association within the course of the last year. Amongst them were the Duke of Sutherland, Mr. Sheridan Knowles, Lord Foley, and Lord Blaney. The Association continued to provide for the educa tion of the children of the Refugees—(Applause) —and in addition to the snbscription of 6601. for members, the Council had received from the munificent Pre sident Mr. Wentworth Beaumont, the sum of 1501. to be applied to education. The meeting was then addressed, in eloquent and energetic speeches, by Mr. Thomas Campbell, Colonel Leicester Stanhope, Lord Charles Fitzroy, Mr. Abel Smith, Lord Dudley Stuart, Col. Lach Szyrma, and several other gentlemen. Thanks were voted with much enthusiasm to the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, to the Common Council of the City of London (amongst whom, Mr. Deputy Pea cock was named with particular honour) to the President, Mr. Beaumont, and to Lord Dudley Stuart, and tho other Vice-Presidents. The officers for the ensuing year were then re-elected, and the meeting separated. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. (From the Votes and Proceedings qf the House of Commora.) WEDNESDAY, MAY 4. CHURCH PATRONAGE (SCOTLAND) BILL. Order for Second Reading road ; Motion made, and Ques tion proposed, " That the Bill be read a second time upon Wednesday the 15th day of Juno next :"—Amendment pro posed, aftor the word " be," to insert the word now,' and to leave out the words "upon Wednesdty the 15th of June next:" —Tuestion put, That the word now' be there inserted :" The House divided : Acheson, Viscount, Bannerman, A. Barnard, E. G. Berkeley, C. Brotherton, J . Cobden, Richard 1 Colebrooke, Sir T. F. Cowper, Hon W. Craig, W. Gibson Dalrymple, Captain Dawson, Hon. 'l'. V. Dull, James Duncan, George :NORITY—AYE.S, 48. Gore, Robert Ricardo, John L:wis Hastie, A. Rundle, John Hay, Sir A. L Ruthsrlurd, A Hill, Lord Marcos Scholetield, J. Howard, E G. Somers, J. I' M'Taggart, John Somerville, Sir W. Marjoribanks, S. Stuart, Lord J. Morris, David Tan. Wed, 11. W. Morrison, James Thornely, Thomas Muntz, G. F. Trail', George Murray, A. Vivian Hon. Capt:d O'Connell, 111 J. Wallace, It. Oswald, James Wawn, John T. Pechell, Captain Westesra, H. R. Philips, Mark TELLERS. Powell, Caleb Maule, Hon Nix Rawdon, J. a Stewart, .I'. M. , William Ferguson, ( olonel }itzroy, Lord C. Acton, Colonel JOllll Peter Arbuthnot, 1100. H. A rkwright, George • A st,ft, Bailey, J. Willie, H. J. Baird, W ill ;am Banke,l o Get ve ' Baring, W. B. Boring, 11 11. Beckett, William Blackburn, John 1. Bolder°, henry G. Borthwick, Peter Beriali Bramston, 'l'. W. Itrooadwood, H. Bruce, Lord E. Bruce, C. L. . Backlog, Edmund Buller, C. Carnegie, Ca, Vain Chelsea, l'iscoaut Clayton, It. It. Clerk, Sir G. Connolly, Colonel Curry, It. L. Cripps, J. Darby, George Denison, E. Beckett Douglas, Sir Howard Douglas, Sir C. E. Drummond, H. H. buncombe, A. 1)u Pre, George Egerton, V. Eliot, Lord Emlyn, Viscount Escott, Ilichkam Ferguson, Sir It. A. Eeilden, W. Ferranti, W. B. Fitzroy, Flolliott, John JORITY—NOES, Flower, Sir James Forbes, William Fremantle/. Sir T. Fuller, A. E. Gladstone, W. E. Gordon, lion. W. Gordon, Lord F. Goulburn, H. Graham, Sir J. Granby, Marquis Greenad, Fetur Greene, 'l'. G. Grogan, Edward Halt 2 11. Hamilton, J. Hans Hamilton, W. J. Hamilton, Lord C. Haunter, Sir John Harcourt, G. 0. Hardy, John Hayes, Sir E. Hepburn, Sir T. B. Herbert. Han. S. !jogg:on, F. 131. Masterman, John Milner, It. M. Mundy, E. Miller Neville, Ralph Newry Viscount . Sicho J 013rie , A. Stafford Packe, C. W. Pakington, John S. Patten, John Nei, Sir R. Peel, Jonathan Pollington, Viscount Pringle, A. Richards, Richard Round, C. G. Rous, Hon. Captain ltushbrooke, Colonel Sanderson, It. Searlett, Hon. R. Scott, Hon. F. Sheppard, Thomas Shirley, E. P. Somerset, Lord G. Stanley, Lord Stanley, I.'dward Sutton, Henry M Tennent, J. E. Thornhill, George Tollemache, John Trotter, John Turner, E. Vere, Sir C. B. Vernur, Vernon, Granville Wall, B. Wemyss, Captain Wodehouse, Edmond Wortley, J. Stuart Young, . John Young, Sir At TELLERS, Campbell, A. Plumptre, J. P. Darlington, May 4. DR. REID'S LECTURES ON CHEMlSTRY.—Yester day evening, Dr. held delivered another lecture on this branch of se once, to as crowded an audience as usual, in the great room at Exotic,. Hall Being now upon the subject of gases, the expe rimental pi., I of his lecture increased in brilliancy. His theore tical explaniei-n of the principles involved in Argand lamps, which he also practically illustrated, was an ornament to his lecture. Showing that flame and air mutually fed and strengthened each other, he proceeded to demonstrate how that, by the formation of these lamps, which consist of concentric circles of flames, they reciprocally imparted powers of light and brightnest, to each other, producing on the whole a hotly of light, clear and intensely luminous. Dr. Reid, in his next lecture on Wednesday, treats upon the subject of hex', as relates to stoves, utensils in daily use, and steam-apparatus in general. Hodisou; R: Hunie, ioseph Jackson, J. D. Johnson, W. G. Johnstone, Alex. Johnstone, Sir John Johnstone, Hope Jones, T. Kelburne, Lord Knatchbull, Sir E. Knight, F. Winn Lindsay, 11. Lockhart, William Lowther, Colonel Lyall, George Mackenzie, Thomas Mackenzie, W. F. MacGoachy, F. A. Manners, Lord J. March, Earl of Master, T, W. C. CONSEQUENCES OP AN ELOPEMENT... , . -About thr e e weeks since the wife of Mr. Smith, of Pembroke -street, retail brewer, ran off with a man named Hancock, a forage dealer, also a married man, both leaving large families. The woman not possessed of any gr ea t persona l attractions; bat to e a r was upwards of 50 years of a ge , and her inamorata, also p as t th e m , his wif e , wh o h a d a t a ll t i mes his unbounded confidence, carried off 2001. i n money , an d t h e little articles of plate which the family p ossesse d, as we ll as d id d ian to , Mr. w Smith's troubles every other article of value in the house. One of the children, between three and four y ars of age, who had been in ill health, literally cried itself to death at the loss of its mother, and the poor father, deprived of the means of meeting his pecu niary engagements, added to the distresses of his family, be came bereft of his senses, and this morning (Friday) died raving mad.—Devonpo r t Telegraph. A melan c h o ly i ns t ance o f su dd en d ea th occurre d , a few days s i nce, atOrleans. M. de Ktainguy, of St. Pol, in Brittany, who had arrived at Orleans by the steam-boat, on his way to Paris, while sitting surrounded by his four daugh ters in the court-yard of the diligence-office waiting its depar ture, was struck with apoplexy, which, notwithstanding the prompt assistance of a medical marl, immediately terminates seustem, and )art rich in the readf yet 1 the of the ; Ma- he ae' nge 10 LASS 119 90 197 10 102 82, 130 teic 5032 795