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from the Ist of April, 1834, to the Ist of April, 1835. Agre e d t o. Ir. SPRING RICE said that in proposing the next vote 1 8,9191. for the Foundling Hospital, he would take this opportunity of saying that he had no doubt that this vote, would be, in no very long time, completely abolished. (Hear, h ear). In r eel y' to a ques ti on from Mr. HUME, friend,teß h RING RICE said that since his right hon. present Secretary for the Colonies, had been in Ireland, noHospital. children had been admitted to the Foundling Mr. RUTIIVEN said he would not vote against the es timate, but he was disappointed at the parsimony of his Majesty's government, and expressed his regret at the withdriwal of the vote from the Foundling Hospital of Dublin. Mr. HUME hoped that his hon. friend would be con s°led under the feeling that the withdrawal of this grant would, perhaps, be the means of improving the morals of the co untry. A lr. FRENCH (we believe) stated that the hon. and ' ear ned gentleman, the Recorder of Dublin, had declared that since the closing of the hospital the crime of infanti cide had ceased. Mr. RICE said that the matter had met with every at tention from his Majesty's Government, and from the re turns which had been laid before them, they did not find such a result had occurred. The vote was then agreed to. On the CH A IRM AN putting the next item, that 20,000/. ; ue allowed to his Majesty to defray the expense of support 111g the House of Industry in Dublin, the lunatic depart me‘ot, and the three general hospitals attached, lion. HUME would take that opportunity of telling his friend below him (Mr. Ruthven), that he thought the state were bound to maintain hospitals of this kind; Whilst, on the other hand, he held that giving encourage ment to the Foundling Hospital was improper. With refe rence to this estimate, he objected to the first item, which flaunted to 6,000/. The hon. gentleman concluded by mov ing the reduction of this grant to 14,0001. After a few words from Messrs. RICE, LITTLETON, ' IITI rE, and RUTHVEN, the vote was agreed to. The next vote put was 4001. for the Hibernian Marine Society. — Agreed to. w i- ' ls ° o /. to the Female Orphan House, and 2,500/. to the estrnoreland Lock Hospital, were also agreed to, after a few Tiviiorels from Messrs. FRENCH and RICE. e CHAIRMAN having put the next estimate, that a suirl °f I 2 ° o l be granted for the Lying-in Hospital, Dublin, * R UTHVEN complained of a reduction of 300/. on vote as compared with that of the former vote. Mr. WARBURTON could not see why a principle s hould not be acted upon similar to that which had been s nacouraged in our naval and military s i e ns_t ar itut e io e n s s byy Alinejletsty's Government, b which these as t g as ta" sh- Tho:trieeremade to support far possible. Government,inthese cases, made the parents of children senttomilitary schools, &c., contribute such fair S ams as might be required. He begged on this occasion to call the attention of his right hon. friend the Secretary of the Treasury to an hospital which had just been established, Palled the North London Hospital, in which, instead of the students' fees being put into the pockets of the professors, &c., they were to go towards the support of the establish ment. He would put it to his right hon. friend, whether the same principle might not be acted upon with a view to save a large portion of the annual expense ? These fees amounted to a large sum, and in the greater number of eases the medical officers received large salaries for their a t t lendance. In the North London Hospital, on the con 'ary, those persons were not to receive any salary or fees. ir. O'REILLY begged to assure the hon. gentleman tll t the Dublin establishments did not afford such sine cures as he seemed to suppose ; and, surely, he would not deprivef them of such a small remuneration as that of the Ireland Paid by the students. Li several of the hospitals in e i l a a n nd s i c n° species of salary was given to surgeons or phy aid s ' He thought that they who sought to lessen the landpfirorptosed should begin their work of reduction in Eng- Mr Him Me an ; said the meaning which his hon. friend du ty wit convey was, that if some persons did not do their he ylwithout thou to the public purse, others did; and th e ( ' I r- Hume) ght they ought all to be placed on same footing.llr.Mr O'REILLY explained. R r i d • RICE understood his hon. friend, the member for sb ou rrt, merely to raise the proposition whether fees j ust;t o not be applied in their case to the support of the sit 'cintiwis• Having said thus much, he would not Yoi en e wo without bearing his testimony to the bene whiee' h amane, conscientious, and liberal feeling, /1,,,,a distinguished the medical men of Dublin, and of nd generally. lostit colonel „ PERCEVAL expressed his approbation of this M s't.ion, and of the way in which it was conducted. tats aI°THERTON knew the practice in the hospi or the to be to appropriate the fees to the_ sup portteProfess°'Re respective institutions, and not to enrich the Air, 1.8 °r officers. ralit v s PI TZ GERALD bore his testimony to the libe- Theabatt ttr. 'e t t he medical profession, and particularly to that of who was a distinguished ornament to it. 1 ,500/ . ‘, et e„svas then agreed to ; _as was also the next for Th e T,tir. Stevens's Hospital. agr eed ,_'.l°wing resolutions were then proposed and .-- 1-10 spit a m i a Z i t „exceeding 3,800/. for the supportof the Fever bl es A sum 14 , ' l ° ,l se of Recovery, Cork-street, Dublin. Dor t e eeding 500/. for the Hospital of Incura (in th to rd e motion for granting a sum not exceeding 8,978/. le ' defr aYing theexpense of the Roman Catholic Col lin:I Ireland for the ensuing year, Dir e S INCLAIR proceeded to address the house in an Col ander tone. He was anxious to call the attention of the „'°lolnittee to this grant, which he much regretted to hear Prob a' n „r ° sed by th e right hon. Secretary on the present occa- It was, in his opinion, not only unwise but unjust to tl, " upon thal house for a grant in support of a religion, '"e members of which were bound by their doctrines not Lilly to effect the d es t ruc ti on o f the established church, but he extirpation of Protestants. (No, -no, and Hear.) He t ‘ °,aintai ne d th a t t o th e R oman C at h olic College established LA laynooth, was to be attributed in a grea t d egree t h e Roilo which existed in I re l an d ; th ose ev il s h av i ng h a d t h e i r s ated e in the doctrines disseminated by the priests edu etu there. He would also obser ve th a t the priests edu 40v-erait t_hat establishment were not so well aff ec t e d t o th e the de r " i t as those-educated abroad. To the celibacy of Predo ti g n might also be attributed their anxiety for the hem fath er ° f ° f their religion. Their ch urc h was t o entsivel er, Mother, brothe r , and sister,- in it were ex thos c entred a ll t h e i r a ff ect i ons. He was not one of that'L wl° believed i n t h e present power of the Pope, or n 0 , 5 " 5 was en a bl ed to dethrone monarchs, but he looked laPv Protestants the authority as persons who had re belled against his ki rt Y he reg ar d e d th em in the same light as 'get of Spain did his revolted South American colo thet.e e . et ween the Roman Catholics and Protestants keit ,I t i st ed a wide and unfathomable gulph. Protestants adeh t acate dissenters - members of these persuasions of VI, sate dissenters sacred volume, ' or bend the knee in a place tolalteestant worship, but Roman Catholics were strictly 11 4 :7 43 ' w ere b Y d their religious instructors from doing so. ti ; to fact, bound in duty to use their efforts to tal te nund , e P rotestant church. Upon these grounds he toe oPpose the grant, and (as we understood) to th e Zd ea of the committee upon it, if necessary. C rl ai t h ri e rn es ro s, i tte 4 NTS said, that after the speech which had just heard from the hon. member for I felt th h at a speech as he had little expected to hear t -at i t w e at a period like the present (Hear, hear), he t o l lt to i, t , °tad become the duty of his Majesty's govern ite e ss th e doce this grant in future in a different form. th at ee .ssiv e l " w as done, the Roman Catholics would, in each (R l u st tu l t e t ar, be su bj ec t t o h ear some suc h attacks as Of t e h a :i i he ar. e ) , ilwhOo/1 their religion and religious principles. say s „ 00. atever might be the feelings or opinions the tCenlber for Caithness, he would venture to g ebt it.ugh sh e re were few similar opinions entertained by bettythe gentlemen of that house. It was well for Ph fro m , kscotland to say, that there was a wide 0 „,,,. ° 1 _ Roman Catholics and Protestants, and that Y: 100 , 4 ,4 , vv sa lys, tight to be opp osed; but he (Lord Clements) h so Srf from wishing to oppose that grant he or - ti stea c t y 't see the College of . Maynooth placed upon a t his • e r to beat r espectable footing than it was . at present, 11, tractioner qualify the Roman Catholic Priests for ° ltl 1° ,.. ° , 11 1d p i :4 of the pea le than they were at present... 10eet 9-ve his cordial le to the resolution, his !loth: 8. 1 } ( 1 1' to it being that the grant was too small. w b e E k agreed with what had . fallen from the 4 h frie n ° had just sat down, respecting the speech of eneeuT,estto„'" t he member for Caithness. (Hear, hear. ) !roa ch deli e , - ,‘V 0 51 which his hon. friend had touched, was , ° 7lZ e d i. • and ought not to be inconsiderately ap 'eelit,' "on. f ri e effect of such observations as those used Il arnP l 4 en d would be, to irritate and wound the he ar ` \ ous aerY religious peo le for such the great and °f I'hß P 9 C th lics were. (Hear, thi s v tr _ s ris oman . a o 'or e us vot..o.ted there would arise no occasion to ..rbe -I)v:ftds e°,kaliteteircml being brought in its pres . ent e -t tb! -d by b e . ° f supply because of the few inconsiderate °ll uci t On tt e e ls o.. _°?n. friend the member . for Caithness,. , a rge h i ; "'vary a benefit would arise from so in- A 0 h e Z a jorit y ": lll4 9 l l as there would every year be found 4 %a ll wo uld ,° give it their cordial assent. For him- if no such religion as that of the 'e,ratt or o . e ; existed, he would not consent to establish ir ge I Su e l t t a h at Was not the question for their consi ta.lol,l b Nspec.religion did exist, and was professed by 4 gre eiriß t i ta ble -body of their fellow-countrymen, Rs,. at n e th :sit y our m ou _reli 4l. we object to your religion, and will not ant "t of th i nstitutions any support ? It was not the er e to b e grant that was an object, for if that is f u , elep„, _withheld to-morrow, the education of the 12,ecour, for'ttaslould not be checked ; on the contrary, "'ould ar Y d e , . Purpose would speedily increase by the t 'eat o , t hos at lons lud at n l 4 '. !he . Roman . Catholic body, who 4.. r e e d, he th e hula, the indignation at such unworthy the would sa s.of the legislature. (Hear, hear.) 4 1 ) to s , 'roan Cath y ' if the hon. member wished to ren r epa re ., °P thi s " lie seminary more flourishing, he had 4 t o .Rrant, i n ord sta y t , : _order to make it so. He was "" vote, should justification be found necessary—but it was needless. He would content him self with saying that he wished Maynooth College was placed upon a more extended and liberal footing. Mr. C. FERGIJSSI ).s; v,;,, s ure that there were but very few Members for Scotland in that house who parti cipated in the opinions expressed by the hon. member for. Caithness, or who would wish to deprive the Irish Roman Catholics of the advice and consolation of their priesthood. He confessed that it gave him pain to hear his hon. friend (Mr. Sinclair) so express himself. Mr. LITTLETON,. before the committee came to a vote upon this occasion, felt bound to state that they ought to take greater pains in affording education and religious instruction to the great mass of the people of Ireland. Whatever might be the faults growing out of the May nooth establishment, they might he attributed to the ex treme parsimony of the grants aZorded by Government. Mr. JOHNSTON felt bound to oppose the grant. Lord MANDEVILLE said that the Roman Catholics were by the tenets of their religion bound in conscience to exterminate Protestants and destroy the Established Church. (Cries of " No, no.") He maintained that such was the fact, and he could name instances in which it had been openly avowed. (Cries of " Name, name.") There were several, but he did not at that moment recollect them. The Roman Catholics were heretics. (No, no. ) Certainly if we did not prove them guilty of heresy, then they (the Catholics) might accuse them of schism in sepa rating from their church. He had uniformly opposed this grant from the first period of having a seat in that house. He did so on the principle that it was wrong to educate persons who were to disseminate principles and opinions respecting religion of which they disapproved. We had not now precisely the same line of conduct to pursue, as that house was not exclusively Protestant. He had stated the grounds upon which hehad hitherto opposed the grant, and now a new one presented itself, for he felt that in 1834 they ought to have no exclusive grants on the ground of religion. (Cries of " Divide, divide.") Mr. SINCLAIR had expressed fairly the opinions he entertained, and would persevere in taking the sense of the house upon the grant. Mr. LEFROY could not see how hon. members could vote in favour of a grant for the support and extension of a religion which they held to be erroneous. He might be mistaken, too, in saying that the Roman Catholics were in error, but, under all the circumstances of the case, he did not feel himself at liberty to concur in the vote, or to suffer it to pass without expressing his dissent. Dr. HERBERT BALDWIN was surprised at the opposition given to the grant by the hon. and learned gentleman (Mr. Lefroy) near him, who had by his prac tice in Ireland pocketed more money from the Roman Catholics than ten times such a grant. (A laugh. ) Although accustomed, too well accustomed, to listen to religious differences, and witness instances of bigotry in his own country, he little expected to witness such an instance of both as had that night presented itself in that house. What did hon. members want ? Did they wish to have an uninstructed clergy in Ireland, or did they wish them to be merely a half-enlightened priesthood? He scorned to defend the Roman Catholics of Ireland from the imputations cast upon them by the hon. member for Caithness, that it was their wish to exterminate the Pro testants, and to destroy the established church. That charge had been already made, but 'it was scouted by the Roman Catholics of Ireland. The Catholic clergymen, he was prepared to say, would bear a comparison with the clergy of any other religion in the world. Much was said about the power of the Pope in the Catholic religion, but in England or in Ireland he had no more power in civil affairs than any hon. member in that house. Mr. A. JOHNSTONE objected to the proposed vote, not because he was a Presbyterian or a Protestant, but because, upon principle, he was opposed to the proposed grant. Let Christianity be supported—let honesty pre vail ; but Popery and Christianity could not exist together. Such was his opinion, and, acting upon that opinion, he felt it his duty to oppose the present motion. (Hear. ) After a few words from Mr. S. Rice, Mr. C. Fergus son, Mr. O'Reilly, and Mr. Barron, the house divided— Ayes Noes Majority The following votes were then agreed to :- 3121. to defray the expenses of the Royal Irish Academy. 5521. to defray the expense of the Royal Hibernian Aca demy for painting. 7881. Is. sd. to defray the expense of Commissioners of charitable donations and bequests in Ireland. 3,5001. to defray the expense of the . Royal Belfast Aca demical Institution for the ensuing year. 13,8691. to defray the expense of public buildings in the department of Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland. 22,0601. to pay the salaries and expenses of the officers of the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, in Dublin and London, and his Majesty's Privy Council offices in Ireland. Also the amount of the printer's bill for printing for the public offices in Ireland. Air. HUME considered this an extravagant vote, par ticularly when it was remembered that the expense of the Home Secretary's office in England was only 19,000/. The Lord-Lieutenant ought to be withdrawn, and then the expenses of the useless staff would be saved. The Castle of Dublin had been the focus of all the mischief and fac tion that existed in that country. Government ought se riously to take up the question, and before long relieve the country from a large portion of the expense. Mr. S. RICE said that reductions had already taken place to a larger amount than was contemplated in the Committee of 1825. This was not a proper time for going into the mere general question to which the hon. member had referred. In 1831, the expense of the office was 30,561/., and in 1834 it was only 22,000/., mpV;^". saving in one single office of 8,561/. It was a mistake to suppose that this vote only referred to the office of the Chief Secretary of Ireland ; it provided for three separate offices. Reductions had taken place fully adequate to the just expectations of the house. It was a false economy to reduce offices so as to make them inefficient. After a few words from Mr. Littleton, Mr. O'Reilly, Sir Robert Bateson, Mr. Wallace, and Mr. Ruthven, the vote was agreed to. The house then resumed. Lord ALTHORP brought in a bill for the better regu lation of the laws relating to the maintenance of the poor. The bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Monday se'nnight. Mr. FITZGERALD asked if the right hon. secretary meant to persevere in the call of the house for Tuesday next? Mr. S. RICE had given notice of the call of the house, in consequence of the important discussion which was coming on upon that night. He could now only say, that every consideration that induced him to give notice of the call, still operated in inducing him to persevere in enforcing it.—Adjourned. FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. WAR-OFFICE, APRIL 18, 1834. 13th Light Dragoons—Cornet W. 'M. Julius to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hackett, who retires ; F. Burdett, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Julius, dated April 18. 16th Light Dragoons—Cornet R. Pattinson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Agar, promoted; C. de Neufville Clifton, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Pattinson, April 18. Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Lieut. and Capt. E. G. Douglas to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colo nel, by purchase, vice Des Vieux, who retires ; Ensign and Lieut. F. C. Brooke to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Douglas ; F. W. Allix, Gent., to be En sign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Brooke, April 18. Ist Regiment of Foot—Captain J. A. Allen, from half pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice Alexander Campbell, who exchanges, receiving the difference, April 18. 45th Foot—T. Hunter, M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice L. Leslie, who retires upon half-pay, April 18. 56th Foot—Staff-Assistant-Surgeon C. Proctor to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Gardiner, appointed to the 83d Foot, Aril 18. 61st loot--Ensign H. Kelty to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Jones, promoted ; J. T. Mauleverer, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Kelty, April 18. 83d Foot--Ensign J. T. James, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice White, who retires; E. Steele, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice James; Assistant-Surgeon W. Gardiner, from the 56th Foot, to be Assistant-Sur geon, April 18. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. EDWARD TYRREL SMITH, dealer, London-road, St. George's-fields. SAMUEL FORSTER, LUKE SMITH, and JAMES JEWITT, cotton-spinners, Manchester. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. PAUL EDWARD WEBER, iron -founder, Liverpool. JOHN THOMAS TWELLS, draper, Tamworth, Staf fordshire. BANKRUPTS. DARIUS SHEPHERD, haberdasher, Hereford-place, Commercial-road, to surrender April 30, at twelve, and May 30, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Warne, Leadenhall-street. HENRY BINSTED, dealer in segars, Southampton buildings, Holborn, April 22, at three, and May 30, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Evans, Gray's Inn square. ""JOSEPH HUNTER, shoemaker, Cheapside, April 29, at twelve, and May 30, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Smedley, New Inn-buildings, New Inn. JAMES NATION, turner, Birmingham, April 29, at twelve, and May 30, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Willett, Essex-street, Strand. WILLIAM ALEXIS JARRIN, confectioner, Quad rant, Regent-street, April 29, at one, and May 30, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Umney and .Litch field, Chancery-lane. MARTIN WERTHEIM, foreign warehouseman, Fri day-street, City, April 25, at two, and May 30, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Wilkinson, Bucklersbury. SAMUEL WEST, fellmonger, Swathling, Southamp ton, May 2 and 30, at one, at the George Inn, Winchester. Lee, NN inchester ; Sheppard, Lower Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square, London. _ _ _ JOHN TAEGoNiiid; dealer, Manchester, May 6, at three, and May 30, at ten, at the Commissioners' Rooms, Manchester. Adlington, Gregory, and Faulkner, Bed ford-row London ; Mikinson, Manchester. WILLIAM BATTIE, -silver plater, Sheffield, May and 20, at twelve, at the Town Hall, Sheffield. Preston, Tokenhouse-yard, London; Brookfield and Gould, Sheffield. AMOS WEST, fellmonger, Wilton, Wiltshire, May 2 and 30, at three, at the George Inn, Winchester. Lee, Winchester ; Sheppard, Lower Grosvenor-street, Grosve nor-square, London. DIVIDENDS. S. Barber, draper, Drury-lane, May 10, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy—J. Graham, upholder, Water loo-place, May 9, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy— H. H. Frag,rnere, coffee-house-keeper, Strand, May 9, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy—C. Christopherson, printer, Brighton, June 27, at twelve, at the Town-hall, Brighton—E. and W. Duncan, mercers, Brecon, May 15, at twelve, at the Castle Hotel, Brecon—J. Morris, baker, Cheltenham, May 10, at eleven, at the offices of Mr. J. Packwood, Cheltenham—J. Barnett, coach-proprietor, Birmingham, May 12, at eleven, at Dee's Royal Hotel, Birmingham—F. M. Richards, wine -merchant, Leicester, May 14, at two, at the White Hart Inn, Leicester —E. Summers, linen-draper, May 13, at eleven, at the Com missioners' Rooms, Manchester. CERTIFICATES.-MAY 9. T. Dodd, ribbon-manufacturer, Coventry--W. N . Bewsher, brewer, Brighton—G. F. Watts, money-scri viner, Bath—J. Romains, hosier, Gracechurch-street— G. Dyson, picture-dealer, Pall-mall—J. Middemist, nur snyman, Shepherd's-bush—J. Newton, grocer, Pendle ton, Lancashire—C. Buckle, grocer, Barnard Castle, Durham—H. Smethurst, hatter, George-street, G reat surrey -street, Surrey—S. Bennett, grocer, Bath —C. liranwell, wine-merchant, Baker-street, Portman-square —W. Wright, dealer, Heathfield, Lewes, Sussex. PARTNERSHIPS ,DISSOLVED. C. Smith and E. Trimmell, gold lacemen, Piccadilly— J. and G. Steabben, grocers, Stoke Newington—W. Pirie and Co., distillers, Broadford, Aberdeen—M. Jerdein and G. Harkness, insurance-brokers, Lloyd's Coffee-house --J. Inglis and A. Broom, haberdashers, Glasgow —F. Grosjean and A. Goodbody, tailors, Quadrant, Regent street—G. Seccombe and J. Trist, tailors, Tavistock, Derbyshire--. 1. Bond and Co., merchants, Basinghall street (as far as regards J. J. M. Bond)—H. Meux and Co., porter-brewers, St. Giles's-in-the-Fields—C. Rey nolds and J. H. Blennerhassett, surgeons, Clapton-square, Hackney—H. H. Grigg and C. Hamper, silk-mercers, Cheltenham—F. G. Moon and Co., printsellers, Pall mall (as far as regards F. G. Moon)—J. Hartley and J. Robinson, fustian manufacturers, Manchester—R. Kidd, sen., and Co., mealmen, Godalming, Surrey (as far as re lates to R. Kidd, sen. )—T. Walmsley and H. Whitehead, corn-factors, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire—P. Alm lees and J. Manderson, saddlers, Glasgow. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. MUNRO and PETERSON, wine and spirit merchants, Broomielaw, Glasgow, and G. MUNRO, one of the partners, as an individual, creditors meet April 23 and May 7, at twelve, at the Black Bull Inn, Glasgow. TRADE WITH SWEDEN. The following communications have been received at Lloyd's : " Royal Swedish and Norwegian General Consulate, 17, Great St. Helen's, April 17. " Sir,—l beg leave to transmit herewith a copy of cer tain regulations adopted by the Swedish government against the introduction of the cholera morbus, which I shall feel obliged by your making public. " I remain, &c., " CHARLES TOTTIE. To W. Dobson, Esq., Secretary, Lloyd's." " His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway has been graciously pleased, under date of the 22d of February last, to sanction the following regulations for preventing the introduction of cholera morbus into the kingdom, viz.:— " 1. All vessels arriving in Sweden must be provided with bills of health, signed by a Swedish and Norwegian Consul, or Vice-Consul, at the port of clearance, or where such functionaries are not appointed by the local authorities of the place. In the event of the vessel subsequently touching at any other port or ports, the master must there provide himself with a new bill of health. " Passengers must be provided with separate bills of health. " 2. No goods or effects arriving from a place infected with, or suspected of cholera, shall be subjected to quaran tine, with the exception of rags, as well as wearing apparel belonging to persons liable to perform quarantine. " 3. All vessels situated as follows must proceed to an established quarantine place, viz.:—Vessels not provided with bills of health ; vessels which during the voyage have actually had, or may be suspected of having had, the cholera on board ; vessels which during the voyage have had com munication with other vessels under circumstances above enumerated. " All vessels arriving from the Levant or places out of Europe, must proceed to a quarantine station, in order to be examined, before they can be admitted into a Swedish port, except those coming direct from the Brazils or the island of St. Bartholomew, which, when provided with clean bills of health, may proceed at once to their port of destination. "4. Should, on examination, doubts arise that the mas ter has given a false account of the voyage and the state of health on board, the vessel shall be subjected to the same treatment as if she had arrived from an infected place, according to circumstances. "5. .Any vessel having communicated with another vessel coming from an infected or suspected place, or having had illness on board, shall be treated in the same manner as that vessel would have been subjected to. "6. Vessels arriving from an infected place shall be subjected to ten days', and from a suspected place, when in possession of a clean bill of health, to five days' quarantine. " 7. Vessels on board which any of the crew or passen gers may have been attacked by the cholera or the symp toms of this disease, either at the place of clearance or during vessel the s e t, sh,enoBlou.httadb,voyage,etee a r rive d sn o hs eraclvasoiunna arriving having rfd o ri b a :ob, e r miyne d ngcao cholera, clearly acool v en h trtia: contagious shall ascertained oq a hu n ua :a r y Ippa quarantine er tee s i en o . person treated m t h a a y t atshei havef deathdied, su eh e station having the cholera on board, or the disease making its appear ance, or any person dying during the detention, the qua rantine commission will order quarantine performance from 10 to 16 days, according to circumstances, the qua rantine to commence from the day on which the last corpse shall have been removed from the vessel. " 9. If a vessel has performed quarantine in a foreign country, she must, nevertheless, proceed to a quarantine station, and in case the foreign quarantine treatment be acknowledged, it must be ascertained how far the same agrees with these regulations ; and if in conformity, pra tique is immediately granted, but otherwise, what is found wanting must be completed at the quarantine station. " 10. Vessels bound to foreign ports are received at Swedish quarantine stations, and if the master in com mand be desirous of performing a different quarantine than what is here prescribed for vessels destined to na tive places, they may be allowed to do so, but in such cases, instead of granting pratique, a certificate must be given, stating the nature of the quarantine performed, by special request of the master, after which the vessel must proceed to her foreign destination without commu nicating with the Swedish shore, and without having any intercourse with the inhabitants. " Finally, all masters bound to Sweden are strictly enjoined not to take out their bills of health until their vessels are ready for sea, and to make correct entries in their log-books respecting the events of the voyage, as the duration of the quarantine will mainly depend upon the same." LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S MARRIAGE BILL. The following arguments are advanced by Mr. Youngman of Norwich (in the Patriot), in favour of the continuance of marriage as a religious ceremony : " I understand that, after a long discussion, the Com mittee of Delegates determined that marriage ought to be entirely a civil contract, to be performed before a public registrar, and that any subsequent religious observances should be at the option of the parties. This was, I think, the substance of the announcement ; and as it is a matter of general concern, I trust that you will allow me to offer a few practical remarks upon it. " Ist. I am entirely , of the opinion expressed by Lord John Russell, that the public sentiment is by no means prepared, at present, for reducing marriage simply to a civil contract. Nor is this to be wondered at ' • for after it has had, for so many ages, in the Church of Rome, the mysterious solemnity of a sacrament, and has been so long celebrated in the Church of England with such an impres sive service, as that the phrase, " the vow of the altar," has become more than classical amongst us, it can scarcely be expected that Dissenters, females especially, would like to see it desecrated, as in the opinion of many it would be, by the intervention of a civil officer, for whose character and deportment there would, probably, be no adequate security. They will feel it as a degradation, and will have a deep consciousness that their system of mar riage is inferior to that of the church, and that they are justly liable to the taunts which will be cast upon them on account of the profaneness of their unions. This, as far as my observation extends, is a wide-spread sentiment, and if a bill, formed on such a principle, should pass into a law, would go far towards rendering it a nullity. " 2d. In those cases where such a form of marriage might be resorted to, there will, I a pp re h en d, b e f oun d a very strong reluctance to follow it by any public religious service. Amongst the Quakers, with whom this is a con stant accompaniment of marriage, they do, by generally fixing it on one of their days of meeting, obtain a congre gation. But the chilling solitude of a morning meeting, at a dissenting chapel, on such an occasion, would soon cause the entire cessation of the practice, if indeed it were ever commenced. The modern custom for newly-married persons to set off on a journey, immediately after the cere mony, would, besides, not allow of a morning's delay ; and in those cases where, the day was spent at home, it would be found more agreeable to invite their minister to the house, where religious observances would be mingled with social gayeties, in such proportions as prudence or piety might dictate. But the public religious celebration of marriage, amongst dissenters, would most probably cease altogether. " 3d. The great objection to Lord John Russell's bill was, the dependence in which it placed the dissenters on I I the church, for the obtaining of a license, and on that most objectionable part of it, the Bishop's office. This might be obviated, in a satisfactory manner, by simply causing the license to emanate from a civil magistrate, on a written application, and by making a license, so obtained, the authority for the dissenting minister to celebrate the marriage, with due solemnity, in the face of his concrre gation. And this appears to be the only method for free ing the dissenters from all subjection to the church, and, at the same time, preserving that religious observance of their marriages which is by many deemed to be of very high importance. " 4th. But, after all, does there exist, amongst orthodox dissenters, such a general, conscientious objection to the celebration of their marriages at church, as operates with the energy of a religious principle ? I know that there are many persons who object to it as an imposition, and that the Unitarians naturally feel, and have very con stantly expressed, a conscientious objection to it, and I apprehend they would not so strongly oppose the civil sys tem of marriage. But I must confess that my experience does not warrant me in affirming that the existing mode is generally felt as a very great practical grievance. On the contrary, I am much mistaken if there does not still exist, and especially amongst the ladies, such a wide-spread sen timent in favour of the present system, as would require some strong inducements in the new system to cause them generally to adopt it, unless it were made compulsory, which it would probably not be thought prudent to attempt. If, therefore, great efforts should be made to obtain a new law, and if, after all, it should meet with a very limited and partial adoption, or be received with general dissatis faction and discontent, those wh3 employed their efforts in this cause will feel a degree of disappointment, propor tioned to the magnitude of their labours, and the extent of their expectations." PORTUGAL. (From the Lisbon Chronicas of April 8 and 9. ) SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE AFFAIRS OF FINANCE. " Whereas it is desirable to augment the national credit, the public resources, and the internal commerce, by alter ing the provisions of the decrees of the 2d September and the sth of December, 1823, the observance of which was enforced by the decree of the 15th of July, 1827, and the Council of State having been heard, I think fit, in the name of the Queen, to decree as follows : " Art. 1. The Tribunal of the public Treasury is autho rised to proceed by public auction to the sale of any de scription of national property, payment in full or in part being allowed to be made in apolices, cedules, or liquidated vouchers of the public debt. " § The Tribunal of the public Treasury, regulating the sale in the manner most advantageous for the state, will describe the property which it may be thought right to offer in the market, and the money to be received in payment, giving a reasonable notice with respect to both. " 2. The apolices, cedules, and vouchers, received in payment as aforesaid, shall be cut and extinguished in pub lic with the due formalities. " 3. The decree of the 24th of January last, concerning the sale of vacant chapels, not only remains in full force, but is extended to all chapels which have since become va cant, or may be vacated from that date. " § As soon as the patriotic loan, contracted in Oporto, shall be completely redeemed, the chapel property which may remain shall be comprehended in the present decree. " 4. Whatever provisions may be contrary to the present decree are revoked. " The Minister and Secretary of State for the Affairs of Finance has thus to understand the said decree, and to cause the same to be executed. " DON PEDRO, Duke of Braganza. " JOSE DA SILVA CARVALHO." " Palace of the Necessidades, April 7." OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE NAVY AND THE COLONIES. " Valenca, April 12. " Most Illustrious and Excellent Senhor,—l pray your Excellency to inform his Imperial Majesty the Regent, in the name of the Queen, that I have this day entered Va lenca. To-morrow morning I will send to your Excel lency the details of my operations since I left Caminha. We found here 50 pieces of mounted artillery, and 60 more ready for service, 4 mounted mortars, and 11 others ready to be mounted. " I have the honour to be, most illustrious and excel lent Senhor, your excellency's obedient servant, " CAPE ST. VINCENT. " Senhor Francisco Simoes Margiochi." " Valenca, April 4. " Most Illustrious and Excellent Senhor,—Your Excel lency will have been informed by my letters that I left Caminha on the 27th, and entered Viana this afternoon. After spending a day here in making the necessary prepa rations, I marched upon the Ponte de Lima, where we were well received by the inhabitants. I left a detachment of Viana militia there to protect the place, and after a march of two days we arrived before Valenca on the afternoon of the 31st. I immediately ordered a herald to the governor, who refused to surrender nor did he answer any letter, No. 1, which I enclose. I then directed Captain Bertrand, the commander of the Don Pedro frigate, to send me 50 pieces of artillery from Caminha, and the ship and two mortars from Viana, which I had previously directed to be held in readiness. In the afternoon the enemy made a sortie, but he was repulsed. On the Ist of April a detachment of the Marine Brigade from Caminha, and about 200 Spaniards, whom the Go vernor of the province placed at my disposal, joined us; but the latter received a different direction on the follow ing day. However, on the morning of the Ist our pickets were advanced to within pistol-shot of the fortifications, and the roads leading to the town were occupied. A feeble attempt was made to dislodge us, and the Spaniards ad vanced on the right up to the esplanade. " All hope of taking the place by assault was at first abandoned upon a minute examination of the defensive out works, which were found . to be high and very strong. In truth, Valenca, to my inexperienced eyes, appears a place of great strength. However, I determined to lay siege to it, and after reconnoitring the various points of the works, I judged it expedient to establish my first bat. ry within pistol-shot of the western angle of the citadel. The ground here appeared pretty favourable for the purpose. " On the afternoon of the 2d I received the communica tion marked No. 2, to which I answered by that marked No. 3. On the following morning at day-break, by the great exertions of Captain Bertrand, we brought up two pieces of artillery ; six more, together with mortars, were on the road. This display was sufficient to open the eyes of the Governor of the place, who sent out a letter offering to capitulate. I proposed the conditions of which I transmit a copy, and charged his messenger to say that I would come to the esplanade in ten minutes to receive the answer, at the same time putting the marines in motion. After waiting some time the Governor appeared, and begged that I would consent to his evacuating the place on the sth. This I refused, and gave him the choice of either accepting the conditions I had offered, or of returning im mediately into the fortress. He preferred the former al ternative, and I had the satisfaction of entering one of the strongest places in Portugal with my sailors and marines, and a small detachment of Viana militia, a statement of which force as well as of that which I found here I enclose. " I take much pleasure in informing your Excellency that during this short campaign the officers and men con ' ducted themselves in the best possible manner, and if the assault had actually taken place, you may depend upon it the town would have surrendered. It is, however, proper to observe, that the Governor refrained from defending the place, because he would have found it very difficult to sup ply it with a sufficiency of provisions ; at the same time it would have cost us considerable trouble to prevent the necessary supplies being brought into the town. " I have the honour to be, most illustrious and excellent Senhor, your Excellency's obedient servant, " CAPE ST. VINCENT. " P. S. Our total loss during this campaign has been one dead and five wounded. " 2d P. S. I have not been able as yet to make out lists, but I will send them at the first opportunity, together with an inventory of all the military stores. Senhor Francisco Simoes Margiochi." No. I " Before Valenta, March 31. Senhnr,—To-morrow the Spanish troops will join me. I have a squadron in Caminha, and if you do not submit to your legitimate Sovereign, I will bring up 100 pieces of artillery, and invest the town. You will then be dealt with as rebels. In case you submit, you and your garrison will be well treated, and you will be permitted either to join the Queen's troops, or return to your respective homes. There is no prospect of succour arriving to you, for the whole of the province is in the power of the Queen's troops. I advise you, therefore, to agree to my proposi tion, in order to . put an end to the horrors of this civil war. Your garrison is small and well disposed towards the Queen ; and if I am obliged to assault the town, you will not be able to defend it, and your garrison will be put to the sword. " CAPE ST. VINCENT, , 6 To the Governor of Valenca." No. 11. " Most Illustrious antr Ei;ellent Senhor,—l beseech you, Sir, not to make any attack on the town until to morrow night, because in the event of the Governor's con tinuing his obstinate resistance, it will then be delivered up to the Queen's Government. God preserve your Ex cellency. Valenca, April 2. " Signed by the Major of the Basto militia, " FRANCISCO ANTONIO CALDOS." No. 111. " Before Valenta, April 2. " Senhor,—l recognise you as a friend of the Queen. It would grieve me to shed Portuguese blood; but I am nevertheless determined to take the town. I shall receive 30 pieces of artillery to-morrow, and then I will listen to no offers of capitulation. lam now willing to treat. " CAPE ST. VINCENT " CONDITIoNs Foil "!-;.! t ALENCA, DRAWN • " Senhor,—lf I accede to your E.-...,llency's terms, you Must promise to guarantee the pro .arty of the garrison and inhabitants, and permit them either to serve the Queen or to refarn to their homes, on condition of not taking up arms against the legitimate Sovereign and Queen of Portugal ; and also to assure us that none of us shall suffer on account of our political opinions. " THE GOVERNOR OF VALENCA." " April 3, 1834. " Senhor,—lf you deliver up the town, I promise you that the lives and property of the garrison shall be re spected. The troops may either enter the service of the Queen, or return to their respective homes., No one shall be punished on account of their political opinions. " CAPE ST. 'VINCENT. " To the Governor of Valenca." " Office of the Secretary of State for the Affairs of War. " Most Illustrious and Excellent Senhor,—On the 23d and 24th the siege of Marvao was raised, as I have had the honour to communicate to your Excellency. The re bels are assembled in Portalegre to the number of 500 of the Acorian battalion, the militia of Villa Viciosa, and the royalists of Fundao and Covilha, reinforced by sixty horse, and two three-pound pieces. In Castello de Vide, which has been fortified and prepared for defence, there are col lected the artillery which was withdrawn from the siege, some Acorians, Portalegre Royalists, Evora and Idanha militia, armed peasants, and twenty horse. I have impli citly fulfilled what I promised in my order of the day of the 19th of the present month (March) of which I send your Excellency a copy, observing that I caused it to be distributed at the moment when the garrison was in the greatest distress and dejection. Within these few days, a great quantity of provisions andl,soo ball cartridgeshave been conveyed into the town ; nevertheless, the factory which supplies this ammunition continues to work. When I found myself in want of musket-balls, I directed the boxes and the cartridges containing leaden bullets to be used, and these I employed in the place of iron grape shot, of which there was a supply of some arrobas. I continue to supply the garrison with every necessary I can collect, and for these few days past numbers of the inhabitants of the neighbourhood have come to sell provisions, so that there is a well-supplied market within the garrison, which makes amends for the scarcity which was experienced du ring the siege. I requested several families to leave the garrison, which they have readily done, and have retired to Valenca, St. Vincent, and Some Spanish towns of the Raia. " I have ordered the families remaining here to provide themselves with flour and provisions for three months. All the mills which the rebels have not destroyed continue to work for the supply of the garrison, along with the three horse-mills which, with great labour, I constructed during the siege. " God preserve your Excellency. " ANTONIO PINTO ALVARES PEREIRA, " General of the province of Alemtejo. " Garrison of Marvao, March 30. " To the Most Excellent Senhor Agostinho Jose Freire." UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, APRIL 17.—At a Congregation on Wed nesday last the following degrees were conferred:— BACHELOR IN DIVINITY. Rev. John Richard Rushton, Clare Hall. HONORARY MASTER OF ARTS. Hon. Richard Cavendish, of Trinity College. MASTERS OF ARTS. William Henry Rudston Read, Trinity College; Joseph Williams Blakesley, Trinity College ; George Perry, Trinity College ; Christopher Whichcote, St. John's College ; William Darby, St. Peter's College ; Edmund Saul Dixon, Corpus Christi College ; John Tomlinson Day, Corpus Christi College ; John Bazett Doveton, Downing College. BACHELOR IN CIVIL LAW. Rev. Edward Price, St. John's College. BACHELORS OF ARTS. Frederick Vander Meulen, Trinity College; John Newman, Trinity College • Anthony Peacock, Trinity College ; Peter Moncrieffe, Trinity College ; Edward Thompson, Trinity College ; Henry O'Brien, Trinity College ; Gervase Parker Bushe, Trinity College ; Wm. Francis Dobson, St. John's College ; Thomas James Boys, St. John's College ; Frederick Braithwaite, Clare Hall ; George Mackie, Pembroke College ; Roger Wood, Caius College ; Louis Augustus Norgate, Corpus Christi Col lege ; Charles John Dashwood, Corpus Christi College ; Ebenezer Brown Allen, Queen's College ; Stephen Bridge, Queen's College • Thomas Bennett, Queen's College ; Edward Kelly, datharine Hall ; Andrew Ware ehope, Catharine Hall; Richard Creagh Saunders, Catha rine Hall ; Daniel Haigh, Catharine Hall ; Frederic Alfred Crow, Christ's College ; Walter John Whiting, Magdalene College ; John Letts, Sidney College. At the same Congregation ad eundem degrees were con ferred upon John Hume Spry, D.D., Oriel College, Ox ford, and Charles Atmore Ogilvie, M.A., Baliol College, Oxford. OXFORD, APRIL 17.—Thursday last the following de grees were conferred MASTERS OF ARTS, Rev. William Coope, St. Mary Hall ; John Hopton, Brasenose ; Frederick Wrench, Trinity ; and Rev. John Pavitt Penson, Worcester. BACHELORS OF ARTS. Hon. Edward Cecil Curzon, Christ-church ; and Wm. Bell Mackenzie, Magdalene Hall. On Sunday last, the Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells held an Ordination in the Chapel within his Lordship's Palace at Wells ; when the following persons were or dained : DEACONS. Henry John Taylor, 8.A., Emanuel College, Cam bridge ; John Bacon, M.A., Corpus Christi College, Cam bridge ; William Mallock, 8.A., Baliol College, Oxford ; Arthur Whipham, 8.A., Trinity College, Oxford; James Walter Conley', 8.A., St. John's College, Cambridge; Edward Pidsley, 8.A., Worcester College, Oxford ; and John Rowlandson, 8.A., Queen's College, Oxford. PRIESTS. Francis Du Boulay, 8.A., Clare Hall, Cambridge; John Daniel, 8.A., St. John's College, Cambridge ; Richard Peter Warren, 8.A., Exeter College, Oxford; Charles Thomas Carpenter, 8.A., Sidney Sussex Col lege, Cambridge ; William Borlase, 8.A., St. Peter's College, Cambridge ; Edward John Wilcocks, 8.A., Lin coln College, Oxford; Henry Sweeting, M.A. Queen's College, Oxford ; William James Havart, 8.A., St. John's ,ollege, Cambridge ; Edm. Ashton Dicken, 8.A., Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge ; James W. Campbell, 8.A., Trinity College, Cambridge ; Thomas Charles Garlike, 8.A., Clare Hall, Cambridge ; Henry M'ln tosh Chrichlow, B. A., Trinity Corlege, Cambridge ; John Carlyon, 8.A., Pembroke Hall, Cambridge ; John A. Herring Laffer, 8.A., Christ's College, Cambridge ; Alexander Allen Vawdrey, 8.A., St. John's College, Cambridge. The Lord Bishop of Gloucester has licensed the Rev. Thomas Parry to the Perpetual Curacy of Baunton, void by the cession of the Rev. L. Latham, on the nomination of Miss Master, of the Abbey, Cirencester. The Rev. Edward Howells, M.A., has been appointed Succentor of Hereford Cathedral, void by the resignation of the Rev. Wm. Cooke, M.A.—The Rev. Charles Taylor, M.A., Head Master of the Cathedral School, has been presented to the Rectory of Moreton-un-Lugg, void by the death of the Rev. y. Woodcock, M. A. The Rev. W. L. Nichols, M.A., has been licensed by the Bishop of Bath and Wells to the curacy of at. James's, Bath. The Rev. C. V. H. Sumner, Rector of Farnborough, has been presented to the Rectory of Byfleet, Surrey: The Rev. J. P. Higman, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Trinity College, Cambridge, bits been presented by the Master and Fellows of that Society, to the Rectory of Fakenham, Norfolk, vacant by the death of the Rev. Mr. Norris. The Rev. G. A. Butterton, Fellow of St. John's Col lege, Cambridge, and Vice-principal of Bristol College, has been elected Head Master of the West Riding Pro prietary School, Wakefield, Yorkshire. The Dean and Chapter of Canterbury have presented the Rev. John James Cory, 8.D., to the Vicarage of Aylesham, in Norfolk, void by the death of the Rev. Charles Norris, the late Vicar. The late Marchioness of Hertford, who died on Saturday, -at her residence in Manchester square, was the eldest daughter and co-heiress of Charles, ninth Viscount Irvine, of Scotland (which title became extinct upon his death, June 27, 1778), and sister to the Lady of Sir John Ramsden, Bart., and the late Mrs. Meynell. Her Ladyship was united to the late Marquis of Hertford when Viscount Beau champ, May 20, 1776; and by his Lordship, whom she survived 12 years, she had an only child, the present Marquis. The Marchioness was for the long period; of half a century a distinguished member of the beau monde; and at her house, in Manchester-square, every season gave recherche banquets, chiefly to the high! Tory Peers and their ladies. She has died possessed of vast wealth, the bulk of which will go to the Rams- ! den family. Sir Robert and Lady Peel gave a grand en tertainment on Monday evening, at their residence in Privy Gardens, to the Earl of Aberdeen, Earl and Countess de Grey, Lord Fitzgerald and Vesey, Vis count Norreys, Bishop of Exeter, Sir Robert Gordon, Lord Allen, Sir Lowry and Lady Frances Cole, Mr. Goulburn, Colonel Seymour, Sir Alexander Grant, Mrs. Dawson, Mrs. H. Baring, and Mr. Cockbu rn . Her ladyship also gave a select evening party, a t w hi ch were present the Lord Justice Cleric of Scotland, i.)rd Ernest Brtt , ', Sii• and E. Hardinge, Mr. 1 .erries, Sir Hugh Car - y the Dean of York, and Cockburn, Sir John and Miss Bercsford, Hon. Sidney Herbert, &c. The will and codicils of the late Mr. Adair, of Pall-mall, line just been proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, by his • executors, Sir T. Bar ing, Mr. A. Baring, and Sir F. A. Roe. The per sonal property is sworn under 700,0001. The will, which is dated July 9, 1831, leaves various legacies t) his friends and relations-1,0001. to the Countess _thlone ; 10,000/. to W. T. Roe, Esq., nephew of his late wife ; 1,0001., and an annuity of 2001., to his c!erk, Mr. king; and various legacies to his domes tics. The residue of the personal effects is given to Sir T. Baring, Mr. A. Baring, and Sir F. A Roe, in equal proportiors ; and the share of each will amount to considerably more than 100,000/. The real estates :.re given in trust for the children of Sir F. Roe. The fine remark of John Kemble on the acting of Kean, "he is terriblii in earnest," may be well applied to the author of " Makanna." The cha racters and scenes of this spirit-stirring romance teem with bold and glowing creations ; but, while full of power, they equally abound with soul-thrilling touches of human sympathy, and, as the dramatis persona arise around us full of life and emotion, we actually feel as if involved in the destiny that awaits them. To that high excitement, suited to the times in which we live, this work unites sterling qualities which will ren der it a lasting favourite. MEETING OF MIDDLESEX MAGISTRATES. Wednesday there was a full meeting at the Sessions_ house of the magistrates of this county, B. Rotel', Esq., M. P., in the chair. Several matters were sub mittd to discussion, such as the removal of the Scotch and Irish paupers, the Lord Chancellor's Criminal Bill, the county prisons, the Poor Laws, the Chairman's salary, but nothing of especial interest worthy of de tailed report, was elicited. It was decided, byfr to 10, that the Ch a i rman ' s S a l ar y Bill s h ou ld - tot be proceeded with. LONDON UNIVERSITY.-A museum, con sisting of many valuable specimens and preparations of morbid anatomy, midwifery, and casts, with numerous prints and drawings, has been presented to this Uni versity, for the use of the students of the new North London Hospital, which will be opened at Michaelmas with 110 beds, by Gore Clough, Esq., of Upper Nor ton-street, Fitzroy-square. The preparations are for the most part in excellent preservation, and have been carefully collected at an expenditure of nearly 3,0001. The gift of this valuable addition to the museum of the University was communicated on Wednesday last to the committee, and it will be deposited in a temporary apartment till the large room about to be fitted up is ready for its reception. ROYAL DISPENSARY FOR DISEASES OF THE EAR.—The anniversary festival of this institu tion was held on Wednesday, at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's, the Earl of Hirewood in the chair, supported by Earl Tanker\ ille and Lord Lang ford, each of whom spoke eloquently in favour of the charity. After the usual loyal toasts, the noble chair man, on proposing the health of Mr. Curtis, the sur geon and founder of the institution, presented that gentleman with a handsome gold medal, of the value of twenty guineas, manufactured by Rundell and Bridge, which had been voted to him at the last meet ing, by the governors and subscribers, in testimony of the high sense they entertained of his humane treat ment of, and assiduous attention to, the patients un der his care. Among the subscriptions announced, including those of the noblemen and gentlemen pre sent, we noticed the Queen, the King of the Belgians, Lord Redesdale, Lord Lincoln, Lord Besborough, Dr. Tattersall, &c. &c. PARISH OF ST. GEORGE, HA.NOVER SQUARE.—A meeting of the rate-payers of this parish held on Wednesday at the manufactory in the Work house, Mount -street ; the Right Hon. Earl Amherst took the chair. On the platform beside the noble chairman we observed the Earl of Harewood, the Earl of Haddington, the Earl of Roseberry, the Earl of Dar lington, Sir John Cam Hobhouse; Bart., Sir John Swinburne, Bart., Sir Wm. Fremantle, Bart., the Hon. R. Clive, M. P., Sir Stratford Canning, Gen. Gascoyne, T. B. Fuller, Esq., R. H. S. Bourne, Esq., Thomas Duncombe, Esq., Colonel Frederick, and several other highly respectable individuals. By the provisions of the new Vestry Act, a portion of the vestrymen retire from office annually, and it is there fore incumbent on the rate-payers carefully to fill up the vacancies. The meeting was called for the pur pose of promoting this desirable object by the adop tion of such preliminary measures as might appear best calculated to insure, at the election in May next, the return of well-qualified vestrymen and auditors of accounts. After resolutions to this effect had been proposed, the meeting broke up. JOSEPH BONAPA RTE.—A splendid col lection of valuables, the property of this celebrated individual, Kill be exhibited at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, consisting of rich and elegant furniture, splendid and curious cabinets, ornamented with gems of the most costly description, superb vases, and articles of vertu ; selected from almost every court in Europe, at an expense of one hundred thousand pounds. It was the intention of Joseph Bonaparte to have built a house for his residence in England, and these rare specimens of art were to have adorned it ; this intention being abandoned, the whole of them are to be submitted for the purpose of sale, and we do not think a more appropriate place cou ld have been selected for such a purpose, than the establishment belonging to those useful and industrious mechanics forming the Cabinet-makers' Society, who deserve every encouragement the public can give them. The Egyptian Hall forms at present the most fashionable lounge in the metropolis, there being arranged in the various departments the greatest stock of furniture in the world, calculated for furnishing the palace or the cottage. Duncannon and Ross are free from cholera. During its prevalence, the country people would not suffer any intercourse with these places, but laid, with in a convenient distance, 500 stone of potatoes gratis, for the use of the inhabitants.--Dub/in Freeman's Journal. Our correspondent at Berwick-upon-Tweed writes to us that the late winter on the border has been extremely mild : the Cheviot Hills, which are most conspicuous for the heights of Halidon, are not as usual clad in their mantle of white : the weather at present is remarkably fine and pleasant, and this ro mantic country is really delightful. As a proof of the mildness of the season, not any ice could be procured for packing up the salmon of the Tweed for the Lon don market ; in consequence, several ships have been engaged to procure a supply of this article from Nor way ; one cargo has just arrived ; it is perfectly solid s and not the least portion of it dissolved.—Stamford News. FIRE.—lt is our painful duty to announce, the destruction of the distillery of Richard M. Lynch, Esq., which took place on Thursday evening by fire. At about half-past five o'clock in the afternoon, the concerns were discovered to be on fire, and in the short interval of half an hour, the flames acquired such ascendancy, owing to the inflammable materials in the building, that all attempts to resist with effect, even for a few moments, their destructive influence, would be utterly hopeless. The preservation of the mill and store adjoining exclusively engrossed the at tention of the vast concourse of persons assembled, and by the united exertions of the inhabitants, the fire was not suffered to extend to these premises, by which a further loss of property was prevented. We are gratified to learn, that the distillery and the property in it, have been insured to the amount of 9,0001. T ne fire, as we are informed, originated in tke cf,unpit rooamhe. ay Happily Free no Press. liv es were lost on the occasion.— G Wednesday an inquest was held before M r , Stirling, at the Six Bells, Willesden, on the body o f John Halfaire, a fine little boy, aged three. S ara h Halfaire, the mother, said that about three years si nce she was enceinte by a farmer's son, who h a d se d uced her. He offered a sum of money to a labourer, named Halfaire, to marry her, which he consented to do. The deceased was born after the marriage ; and when the money had been expended, her husband treated the infant very cruelly, so that she was obliged to send him to her mother's f or a t i me. On Sunday night, the 6th inst., her husband complained that the child had touched his leg in bed, and he seized the poor thing and smacked him on the loins for a considerabl lime ; after which he threw him out of the bed. The child could scarcely stand, and became very ill. When his loin was touched he shrieked with agony, and his mother therefore took him in the evening of the next day to Mr. Gerr, the parish surgeon. The child died on the Sunday following. The surgeon said the child's hotvels we re inflamed, and erysipelas appeared about the loins, but he could not say that this had been caused by beating. The jury returned a verdict---Died by inflammation,