The Sun. — London, England, 1845-03-10 00:00:00

[ON AT • 'THIS DAY:orr) .'sex, and the astances ve:.! a ged 36 Yor and Georg e , v. , una t e suffe,r.old le 31essts•_..„'.` t hi s Morum' roccedings c alled or e f ', t its' ueted the as one of Anought, 1 1/ :+ tendance centlentan s iting the b ecil c . ss tba t°l body ovvy solo le Messrs,' 'the eNPOOyt 1 , ac cidetit. ace, l'oP i t r e ' e n I hav e • itee l6 : six or seven__ op do not ke e ; char ew 'ns Ii tEltrt totheeitio of it, 0: k i 0 be. beet 0 losiee e exP Dot If I SaW the perfe e k It N as orn ing. tiO ac in s3VV. eared an d it oPP d with' e valve) to j a g off th e 5 S l ' , the v' t 010: ; is the f er edct _ _ • entirel):::•of t be Pc es l b I c lO l proving 6 coill' e b 1, bi 0f raa_ sa id to , , 'en k to cI S P (10 1 / 1 t h e 'T N'Of r o cc la .. .ne CORONER asked when the engineer, Lowe, would be _a.abled to be present ? Mr. Bain, his medical attendant, 5 II that upon Friday he might be able to attend. to , h e CoaoNtu thought. that in that case it would be better Ijonday nt for further inquiry. n e Inquiry was then adjourned to the latter period. t, N AVAL INTELLIGENCE ble ed it t i °uTEl, SuNDAy.—Rear-Admiral Inglefield, op "t 3 flag (blu e a t t h e m i zen ) , as C omman d er -i n -Ch ie f t..qe Brazilian station, on b oar d th e tagle, 50, Captain G. ,1:7111411e t i , T . l, at Spith ea d , yesterday mous i ng, which was-saluted hi s l - a with 11 gun s . 'rhe gallant Admiral struck Tiie t, atm,' sunset, and went on have. Navi n „ A lecto stea m - s l oop , Li eu t . -C omman d er H oseason , with !, repaired some seri.,us defects, lefyesterday for Wo (f 01 , - a ve „e be paid off. She has been in commission upwards riffT,Seltsaatauldorilin a ve unseaworthy condit!on. B,Commander Wilson, arrived at Tene- Sli e ' l „ e 4 , 4 'Thee to th e coast o f Af r i ca, on t h e 26 t h o f J anuary . sf. t .t / M for St. Jago on th e 2d o f F e b ruary . Sh e ma d e T. , - 41 1 ' a 14 days after leaving Plymouth Sound, and parted g a l e i!acY with the Osprey, Mutine, and Waterwitch, in a - 11 1:1 1 th e Bay of Bisc fr oil e ;Indictive 50, Capt. Seymour, embarked her crew lier hulk on ' Flidav mornine - , as the same hulk is re- It t ott ofor the Hibernia: She hau'lcd off into the stream, and Moorings next to the flag-ship St. Vincent, and en same afternoon. She will leave the harbour fur 'TheSpith%ad on Monday or Tuesday. 1141A,,tiventure, naval transport Master-Commander W. o4ersailed on Friday for Devonport with stores. ts-martial were held on board the Pique, at Antigua, and 1 3th of Januar to try Lieutenants W. J. R. Card .4:l'untitant Glinn, and Surgeon Macrea, all of the sloop 4 41 t 9, 18 , Commander ' Francis Scott, for a breach of the The I,uis respecting duelling. ofLottt.,,e.oinprised. Captain the on. Montague Stop lque, President ; Captain Erskine, of the 111us sf th e ' ` - 'aPtain Elliott, of the Eurydice; Commander Foll i es, ke.1,41 illustrious • and Commander Sturt, of the Rose. r. t 4 Secretary to Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Adam, c oal * , (initiated as Deputy-Judge-Advocat e.W hiu _ nl auder Scott, of the Hyacinth, preferred the charges, Sar,.„ws.re embodied in the fat that Lieutenant Card and ng-"Dritillacrea went ashore whilst the Hyacinth was in the i ma17. 1) -- 'vei, on the coast of Africa, and fought a duelw tll l ed ko „,,cd fur having sacrificed their words as officers 'lol`tt-ti,"elrlen, previously given to Commander Scott (to t a llat n - i p cause of quarrel had been previously referred, and ' e are ' iCY amicably adjusted by him), that they would not LI N N' ship with any hostile intent. ak(ll4,,,e.eant Card and Surgeon Macrea were the first tried, other o ',` l , l ' nothing to allege in extenuation of their con- C t rr than the provocation each received from !he at i!h, e Court, after mature deliberation, were of opinion OM to i s _ el larges were fully roed, and sentenced Lieut. - It of 'e dismissed his ship and ` placed at the bottom of the Pla tel to tenants for three years; and Surgeon Macrea to be t ' t the bottom of the list of surgeons "x A:f na nt Glinn was then tried on the charge of having ' second to Lieutenant Card, which was fully proved, ct4,,▪ was sentenced to be dismissed his ship, and placed at Mir,x\cun of the list of lieutenants. Dillon, master of the Hyacinth, was to have )44 ie tt ,,!,, e 'l for having acted as second to Surgeon Ma . crea„ but 411 erf ' l olled home some time prior to the publication of the p il lt sr the trial. tlelbtatTve circumstances originated in a quarrel on board "(e : n -c y' ri llas we are informed, involving matters of delicacy -Card aad Surgeon Macrea. f,,w 113 t o j al. Marines who volunteered from the various divi- Oth e ,,7 r ve in the Royal Marine Artillery Corps, are daily Rh ea, - P e rmitting) practised in the necessary evolutions ,',iieL"'ea-cornmon and at the Marine-battery. The corps, 1 7 4 1tl e tn P 1 ete, will be 670 strong, of which number it is gunners shpe ar ort. The corps already presents a very • tt_" l e , fine a ance. ▪ Ile he Commander Hay, has taken the flag sail dr niral Sir Hugh Pigot, at Cork, vice the Amazon, o ttt : L t , l to the M e d iterranean. 1, ls... ets for 1,500 quarters of wheat were taken (not to t t ; 4l allZ than 601 b. per bushel) at the Royal Clarence `buahelg-yard, Gesport, on Thursday, at 435. 9d. and 445. t h t i)r ;llizl L ll ell have been engaged during the past week in tit4l(iott'f;a3rPilnaforrin at the extreme east angle of the King's mounting two more heavy guns. There are theal 11.1:onieloeiluvslitectolahrtelneg12ahaond eight 32-pounders) serviceable above bastion, and two more 32's will 1 4 i'lat ti k ilte d I r l a few days, making a total of 13 guns, besides ° I I this important , part of the Portsm?uth . lin t es e . h-, on the Spur Redoubt, below the bastion, •to . h IS3C.Ps all been cleaned and efficiently mounted within ia• less „ days ; they consist l q t dii 8 "" .. ! mouth of the harbour, and_ five ong llt.f-Nlla P it head. The Portsea and Gosport lines ' will be csee S trengthened, and put into an efficient state of t he completion of the surveys. ruomarroNs. qie l i;er--J. W. Bailey, from the retired list of 1830 to 4, 4 ea, r APPOINTMENTS. ''ls;7,,iniral—Samuel Hood Inglefield, C. 8., to the Brazil 111' 6 '1141',„"alm ander-in-Chief. 04 Richards, to the Hernia ; F. Moseley, to n t• fOr • Hon. G. Hastings, to il the Royal Naval-Col totelistudy. ~tlothkPo,ilaemers—C,_Wise, to the Hibernia; W. Radcliffe, to `sellt(W j • W. Noble, to the Vindictive ; T. R. Sullivan, 114 4 ; 4 Naval College, for study; J. C. Prevost, from 0, 1 ;!(it, t ,,1 to the Eagle. 'Nl' l 4; 4l4 'll. J. Julian, J. Borlase, G. Cleaveland, g. G. 64 tut F. J. Diggens, to the Hibernia rgle; W. Austen, to the Vulture ; Hibernia; Knott, and'la A `V Mould, and D. Reid, to the Canopus ' ; H . Bet lOntl ' ll - Henry, additional to the Vindictive; l E fi . A. t t tli e (1 , to b e fla , Hodgson, his father, Rear-Admiral Ing e the ' l e; G. 11. Hodgson, to the Terror ; G. Gore, to Jackson, • to the Hibernia ;:C. W. Hill, to the t he - t ,Plts ',, v ice Dillon invalided ; W. H. Thompson, to the i ti • Williams, to the Apollo; J. Pvper (second), to t at( ° 'l s _; It. B. Batt (second), to the Hibernia; G. E. i‘a p'4,stant) to the Hibernia 4G. H. Allen (assistant), f t\ ai r etrab i. , 1 1 :_ e° t1 1 1 ? - T- W. M‘Donald D to the , Hibernia; W. Rogers lle and E. D'Auvergne 110143\ Canopus ; H. J. mil - (assistant), to the lii tl : sl t er . ,, ,,t,a the Hibernia; J. Simpson kr t , - af. 4 1. • C. Miller, G. Rae, and W. D. Kerr (assistants), tl (• 1P; J. A. Harve/(assistant), to the San Josef, 41 Plymouth Hospital; S. Bowden aud A.R. k 4• 4 t)Z B t 4 nts) to the Victory ; G. Dugan (acting li" ) " the Vu' lture ; W. T. Billing (acting assistant), 14k1itnerald. - o n ties- H3enjamin Chimmo, to Vice-Admiral Sir . .W P hoard the Hibernia; —Fegan, to Rear-Admiral kaiet. board the Eagle. te...IT• Osiner, to the Terror. 11 - * G• II e. to the Vindictive ; F. G. Partridge, to h Cl', rk 111 :i e t t ° C r rawley, , to the C t anopus ; R. Moleswort , far c .v,ineent to the Excellen VSlb,', o eWell, to the Canopus. Ll;' 4 l6: B ,,mictor—J. D. Kennedy, to the Vindictive. 7 2 et , --J B. Anderson, to the Herald. t \'e, s „ s aryfiiigs for the appointed Commander -504u, e Bra zils - ( R ear. Admiral Inglefield) on bonrd t t he • il ll ,7, 11 1 be excuted at Sithead, instead of having he uarbo ur ; e an order t p o that effect arrived yester- th a 7 I IVICT J ES TAPPING.—This unfortunate , t tith`le, - „ Persists in refusing to acknowledge his guilt, or 'Y'dr - ' 3 * confession of the cirzumatances which resulted 4 4 , 1 4 :1 % itlfttl catastrophe. But his conduct and demeanour k ik ito w ": reverend chaplain of the prison and the func &tte if? se offices bring them into communication with („ 'e ll i , -- T III Y marked with the utmost gentleness and ~IF • n the admonitions and instructions of the Ordi- Ol4' d e o,`,tv. Mr. Davis) he hes attended with the most ;l t :t i ti(l - 4" h t e r, reading those portions . of the sacred Serip r 'works ointed out and recommended to him, • er . ,„° a great repugnance to converse upon the subject k lt for which he is to suffer. He attended Iti v `gai ) , Q y''ee both morning and afternoon yesterday, in 41),‘ ° f /ce -gt and joined in the devotion with LVaiivarent piety. He frequently gives way to Ni t 4 ,5 i 7vPresses affection for the unfortunate de. lite t i t "4 l- 4 "troa Whiter). When the dreadful announce- Me to him on Saturday morning that . Easter Ni l 4 h m as the day positively fixed for his execution, and It u 'iu r ", „ tot the slightest chance of a reprieve, he fell t o ('- iY s rl , of grief but recovered, after a little while, li,„mstbg r able comiosure he had before-exhibited. Ile ah - Y affirmed that the deceased took the pistol from herself, but when the unlikelihood and indeed SIS 4 411 4 1 , 0 ! such' having been the case has been pointed 4' it eo f"3 the reverend chaplain, he has begged . to be r ther, as he could not b (he said) to think th, I's that although no taint ear whatever can be thrown mor al character of the deceased, yet still the 04;','Ig OW was tortured horribly by anonymous letters . 1 4 4 4 411:,4h t , - ,, r ',7rhich he received from time to time ; and it is s`tior""°able that the manner in which she resented nthot h to their contents may have led to the untnpely "ae " their lives The resent feelis of the writers '41, 4 1' " 413 are envied tt io not to greatly I,kan,Nta, is ti s DEATH.-- Last Saturday week a young "I•eught from a court in Holborn to the Free • w hich an -4 never of collapse and total unconsciousness, 1 4 t . ; ,Afq eo s he e rallied, find ultimately died last Thurs- D a nk„, as her relatives were informed of her death lbf• the a coffin and forcibly carried away the body, It ) " th„,e remonst trances of Mr Hill, the h( use surgeon, t• kieartily abused rau for having interfered with them. toe natural ') has doubts whether ber death arose fro . m it i ce causes, forwarded information of the mr- I, A fi so% 0 Arr. Wakler, who has directed Carter, the sum- Tiihq.":l4.ace:' to inquire - into it and report to him the result. kill f AIR UNDER WATER.—It is intended :Yvt„ r , ai ley fair and bazaar on a grand scale in the en Monday the 17th instant, and two fol il,!)4 ti kt e j i The arches s n are to be illuminated with gas and 11,1 Rita a i Tl's and various fancy devices in Chinese lamps. be decorated with flags and evergreens, l and a 4 qi t`N as ,"l l Plac e in one of the arches every evening. All 4, 4l tl l l l 'tel w •tween the eastern and westerfi roaiway of t Wi z 1 " he laid out with curiosities and fancy goods, 4 1 1 , 11,°': I ~,a rci of the North intends to exhibit his wonderful It Pi t tl4l.odernaain in the Wapping shaft. Various other iltlaii!,l attractions have been announced, and the kki,„ 4 to be conducted on a scale of great splendour. tii t A ti l t l / 2 0 1 , 1 m usic will attend. 14, 3 :410,.., C . MEETINGS IN PUBLIC-HOUSES.-9D ) t 't e 'lic.h'"lng, at the meeting of magistrates for licensing k r ' c °lllea, B 'e. in the parish of St. James, Wes -4t,sll44rinorylaint. N ' vas made of the number of houses in 4 1 ;4 (1 1 's meetings were held, with music and dancing, I fter e 4 eing duly licensed, and that the inhabitants I,!ep, rat ea nt l ocalities were greatly annoyed. The parish kie:t woultdantioneAl the licensed victuallers that their t; t ' L le s l i t ? taken away where the law was infringed ; 1 11' 1 0 Pe n l u e Proprietors of all unlicensed places were p p ,,,4 l l 4 'tti Yof ' OOl., and all persons present were liable 'theasc a ° c "tedy and imprisoned for three mo . nths. th T li ti y, the licenses were suspended, but will, in all their Ai ! : b grauted on the adjournment day. ' 4 • . 48 °P SINDE.—The Sindian chiefs, with m i k ti h.:eat Li , twelve le persons, whe arrived at Southampton the Pool, are come to this country as an em Rea le tx-Aineers of Sinde to endeavour to effect l!), h ot ther with the British Government, to obtain the 4, ° '.1•4 4 re h e : Princes, and the restoration of their country. k stl ay rra te li n stayig, with their suite, at a house in Port • n4l4rQtr toy ill u t are to leave for London, we are informed, vol e f The native costumes of the chiefs are *P/ 1 /,'t 07t r i ch ness, and excited considerable admiration i„ de 't Pe rso ns who witnessed their landing.— 41, 1 1% LI : Pendent of Saturday. 1.4t13 MURDER AT SALT HlLL.—There gs 4 ' 3 ' never been a case in which more idle and de, ' t rea t auttr a k.:ertzSed have been circulated to the prejudice of L'olv `-`,, .„. 1 ,? has been, according to them, by turns t ri Y hp " ra li t e and family, counsel and solicitor. We 4 „kt t.,gernents have been made by the Judges, theetal oft -i tzroy Kelly will be able to attend the i lt ptt a i,,ase, as well as that for which he has a ‘ 1 4,„ { ort o "Qr at Maidstone. We regret to hear that sip nate Men] ,gentleman's solicitor, Mr. Bevan, was k t Y 44 3 , on Wednesday last, from over-exertion tlt toe. l4ll w T h h ic h play possibly prevent his attendance %acj ec i e arrangements for the defence are all .~~~ SiliffilArtY OF NEWS AND Vutatt wptuton. " ll'ho runs may read." COURT CIRCULAR. His loyal Highness Prince Albert, attendtd by Sir Edward Bowater, rode out on horseback, on Saturday. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken airings in the royal gardens on Saturday. Iler Majesty, and Prince Albert, attended by the Countess of Dunmore, Hon. *Miss Kerr, the Earl of Morton, Marquis of Granby, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, and Sir Edward Bowater, honoured Drury-lane Theatre with • their presence on Saturday evening. Prince Albert, attended by the Marquis of Granby and Sir E. Bowater, •also honoured the Marquis of North ampton with his company, - at his residence in Piccadilly. The Queen and Prince Albert, the Ladies and Gen tlemen of the Court, and the domestic household, at tended Divine service yesterday morning in the private Chapel, Buckingham Palace. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay officiated. The Queen and Prince Albert honoured Christ's Hos vital with a visit last evening, to attend the service and witness the scholars at their evening meal. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness arrived at half past six o'clock, alighting at a temporary entrance, erected on the south side of the Hall, leading to the principal staircase, whore they were received by Mr. Alderman Thompson, M.P., the President, and Mr. R. ITotham Pigeon, the Treasurer. The royal suite con sisted of the Duchess of Buccleuch, Mistress of the Robes ; the Countess 'of 'Dunmore, Lady in Waiting ; the Earl of Morton, Lord in Waiting ; Mr. R. Ormsby Gore, Groom in Waiting ; Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, Equerry in Waiting, and Major-General Sir Edward Bowater, Equerry to the Prince. As the royal party entered the Hall, the organ com menced playing the National Anthem. Her Majesty and Prince Albert (who wore the Star of the Most Noble Order of the Garter) passel up the middle of the Hall followed immediately by the president and the treasurer, and also by the royal suite. The appearance of the Hall was very interesting, the building, which is about two hundred feet long, fifty two fret wide, and forty-sev , n feet high, contained near nine hundred scholars, ranged at ng rows of tables ; and great numbers of Governors of the Institution occu pying seats on either side of the Hall. At the_ east-end was the Organ-gallery with the scholars composing the choir, and at the west-end were a number of raised seats, filled with the ladies of the Governors and of the members of the Corporation. Tire Lord Mayor and most of the Aldermen were pre sent, and occupied seats on the south side of the hall at the western end ; and fronting the corporation on the opposite side were the members of the committee, in cluding Lord Sandys, Sir William Curtis, Mr. B. Baldwin, M. P., and Mr. Thomas Poynder, and also the Marquis of Exeter, the Earl of Arundel and Surrey, and other governors. Her Majesty sat in the Chair of State, usually filled by the President, who sat, on this occasion, on her Ma jesty's left. The Treasurer was on the eight of Prince Albert ; the Duchess of Buccleuch and the Countess of Dunmore were on the right of the Treasurer ' • and the noblemen and gentlemen in waiting occupied seats on the left of the President. The Chair of State was p'aced in front of the 'raised seats at the west-end of the Hall, and behind the Queen sat Mrs. Thompson, the wife of the President, and Mrs. Pigeon, the wife of the Treasurer. The Steward of the Hospital was stationed underneath the magnificent window of stained glass, in the middle of the Hall, which contains the Arms of its four Royal Governors, viz., the Queen, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and Prince George, and the Arms of Edward Vl.,Founder of the Hospital; and of Charles 11., Founder of the -Mathematical School ; also the Arms of the Pre sident and the Treasurer. • - On a signal from the Steward the service commenced by the whole of the scholars singing the first two verses of the 100th Psalm, written copies of the Psalm being presented to the Queen and Prince Albert by two of the scholars, kneeling. The Reader for the evening, Edward A. Newton, one of the Senior Grecian Scholars, then read a portion of the tenth chapter of the Gospel of St. Luke, beginning with the 21st verse. FOREIGN. On Thursday evening their Majesties the King and Queen of the French received the Duke d'Estissac, General Gour gaud, Colonel Dumas, Admiral Dupeiit Thouars, and the Baron de Rothschild. The grand banquet to be given by the principal merchants of Paris to Marshal Bugeaud, and which the Duke de Ncinours, the Prince de Joinville, the Duke d'Aumale, and the Duke de Montpensier will honour with their presence, will take place on Sunday, the 16th inst., in the great Ball of the Royal Exchange, and not at the Opera-house, as was at first stated. The Ci:amber of Peers, on Friday, adopted the Secret Ser vice Money Bill by 111 votes to 44. The sitting was in general devoid of interest, and the calm teitour of the discus sion presented a very striking contrast to the agitation of the preceding day, of which a report will be found elsewhere. At the commencement of the proceedings, the President in /brined the Chamber of the course which he had thought it advisable to adopt, to prevent any unpleasant termination to the incident in which the Manias de Boissy and Generals Gourgaud and Colbert had been the chief actors the day before. lie took occasion, at the same time, to lecture the Chamber in very serious terms on the necessity of conform ing most strictly to the regulations of the Chamber and to the laws of good breeding. The Revue de Paris states that in consequence of the last news from Otaheite, Captain Page, one of the aides-de camp of the Minister of the Marine, left Paris on Friday to go by the brig-of-war Duconedic to Otaheite, on a special mission. It adds that Captain Page had a long interview with the Kiiz before starting, and that additiinal troops wei e immediately sent out. By a royal ordonnance, issued upon a report of the Mi nister of the Marine, the Superior Central Commission on the Composition and Organisation of the Steam Navy has been reformed, and now consists of the Minister of Marine, as President, with Admiral the Prince de Joinville, Admiral Baron Hugon, and eleven other members belonging to the navy and army. The Bishop of Metz has published,. in a journal of that town, a letter addressed by him to the Cardinal Archbishop of Lyons, expressive of his entire approbation of the pastoral letter which has just been condemned by the Council of State. The Augsbury Gazette, of the 2d, says :—" We learn from Warsaw that the prisons are becoming each day more and more crowded. Prince Paskewitach is at St. Petersburgh. The surveillance is more rigorous than ever on the frontier, and no one can venture to send a letter." A letter from Malmoe (Sweden) states that ,information had been received from the province of Nprland, stating that on the 11th ult., the thermometer was down as low as 26 degrees of Reaumur (26% below zero of Fahrenheit), and that within a week eleven persons had perished from cold. The accounts received from Switzerland are of a more sa tisfactory nature than those previously received from that country. Letters from Ifttle, of the sth of March, state that the troops which had been kept under arms by the Govern ments of Uri, Schwytz, and Unterwald, since the 20th of February, had been sent home. COURT—FASHIONABLE. Her Majesty will hold her second levee for the season at St. James's Palace on Wednesday next. The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch gave a (rand enter tainment at Montague House, oa Saturday. The circle at dinner comprised his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Lord Chancellor and Lady Lyndhurst and the Hon. Miss Copley, Sir Robert and Lady Peel, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Brougham, the Earl and Countess of Lincoln, Lord and Lady Ashiurton, his Excellency the Russian Minister and Baroness Brunnow, Lord Forester, the Right Hon. W. E. and Mrs. Gladstone, Viscount Castlereagh, the Hon. J. and Lady Georgiana Stuart Wortley. &c. The Duke and Duchess of Hamilton have a grand party on Wednesday next. Sir Robert and Lady Peel had a select dinner party on Sunday evening, at the family residence in Whitehall gardens. Sir George and Lady Clerk had a dinner party on Satur day last at their residence in George-street. The Marquis of Northampton's next soirée is appointed for Saturday next, the 15th instant, and not the 22d, as er roneously stated. Previous to the soirée the Noble Mar• quis will entertain at dinner the members of the Council of the Royal Society. The Countess of lladdington has issued cards for an as sembly at the Admiralty on Wednesday next. Viscountess Palmerston's assembly is announced for Satur day next. Count Esterhazy has been passing some days at Bad minton, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort. Lord and Lady James Stuart and family have arrived in town for the season from Cardiff Castle. Lord Ward, according to the provisions of the will of the late Earl Dudley, will come of age on the 27th instant, when the Noble Lord will take possession of the bulk of the for tune of the late Noble Earl. The Earl of Ellenborough has issued cards for a grand dinner on Saturday, the 15th instant. raxscm LX.ANZOUS. In consequence of the decease of Lord Wynford and ,Sir J. Gurney, pensions to the amount of nearly 7,0001. a-year revert to the public, Lord Wynford having received a pension of 3,500/. a-year, as late Chief Justice of the Common Pleas; and Sir J. Gurney had just been granted 3,2501. a-year as a retired Baron of the Exchequer. The examination for the Newcastle Scholarship was de cided at Eton on Saturday. The Scholar, R. Day, K.S. ; the Medallist, Back. The next three in merit (in alpha betical order), Herbert, Hornby, Wayte, ma., K.S. The next five in merit (also in alphabetical order), Bramont, McNiven, Ranken, Simonds, K.S., Welby, ma. The exa miners were G. C. Lewis. Esq, of Christ Church, Oxford, and the Rev. L. W. Sampson, of King's College, Cambridge. Mr. Edward Copleston Buckland, son of Dr. Buckland, Professor of Geology and Mineralogy in the University of Oxford, has been appointed by Sir Robert Peel to the junior clerkship in the Treasury, vacant by the retirement of Mr. Van Spegel, who for many years filled the responsible office of chief clerk in that department. Mr. F. Courtenay, son of the late Philip Courtenay, Esq., formerly Member for Bridgewater, has been continued pri vate secretary to Lord Dalhousie, on his Lordship's elevation to the presidentship of the Board of Trade. It is stated that the sum paid by Colonel Meyrick, for the spacious mansion of her late Royal Highness the Princess Sophia Matilda of Gloucester, in Curzon-street, was 8,0001. The building is to undergo a thorough decorative "repair, previous to its occupancy by the Gallant Officer and his family. On Saturday night the Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Common& gave his second and last levee this ses sion at his residence in . Eaton-square. Previous to the re ception of Members, the Right Hon. Gentleman had a Par liamentary dinner, when among his guests were the follow- ! ing noblemen and gentlemen :—Lord Henniker, Lord Ossuls ton, Viscount Jocelyn, Viscount Mahon, Viscount Sandon, Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, Bart., &c. During the week ending the 3d inst., the number of per sons passing between Calais and Boulogne and England was —At Boulogne, 756 ; at Calais, 194; total, 950. During the corresponding week of last year the total was 647 ; showing an increase in the present year of 303. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HOOTON PARK STEEPLE CHASES.—PRIDAY. Sweepstakes of 2Q soys. each, 10 ft, with 100 added. 12st each. Three miles. Off. No race. Sweepstakes of 10 sot's. each, with 50 added. 12st each. Sir W. Stanley's Harborough (Lord C. Russell) 1 Mr. Bretherton's Marengo ... Lord Glamis's Salem Mr. Errington nd Othello ... 4 Mr. J. Stanley's Mickey Free 0 • Mr. Soloman's Prejudice 0 Mr. Grace's Sailor 0 sto 4 agst Marengo. Won easy by two lengths. Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, with a purse added. 1 Ist 71b each. Sir Robert Peel had an audience of the Queen on Satui.day. _ _ _ Mr. Cross nd Lady Grey. Mr. Betts's Sankey Mr. Coates's Lightning Sir W. Stanley nd Cowslip Lord C. Russell nd Deerslayer 0 Mr. Willoughby's Brynallyn ... Mr. Matthews's George and Mr. Austin's Cripple also 'an. A very fine race—won by half a length. Then followed several prayers. The scholars sang four verses of the 139th Psalm, copies in ornamental penmanship being presented to her Majesty and the Prince, by the scholars by whom they were written. Grace having been said, the supper was served. Her Majesty and Prince Albert then rose, and followed by the Royal Suite (including the Marquis of Exeter) passed' down the whole extent of the table in the Hall, while the scholars were at their meal. The President and the Treasurer attending the august visitors. The Queen and the Prince having returned to their seats, and the supper being ended, the following anthem (composed by Hayes) was sung : The Lord is good, fresh acts of grace his pity still supplies ; His anger moves with slowest pace, His willing mercy flies. Therefore will we the righteous ways Of Providence proclaim ; We'll sing the praise of God most high, And celebrate his name. CHORUS. By angels in heav'n, of every degree, And saints upon earth, all praise be address'd To God in three persons, one God ever blest, As it has been, now is, and always shall be. The Solo part of the Anthem was sung by Master Sharp ; the Duet by Masters Pizey and Hunt. The whole of the scholars then passed in procession beforo the Queen and Prince Albert, the twelve Gre cians (proceeding to the Universities of Oxford and Cam = bridge) passing first, followed by the twelve King's scholars destined for the naval service. The other boys followed, with their nurses, in the order of their wards. The s.dtolars, having made their obeisance to the Sove reign and the Prince, retired from the Hall. The organ continued to play during the procession of the scholars. The Queen and Prince Albert then rose and quitted the Hall, attended by their suites; the President and the Treasurer conducting her Majesty and his Royal High ness to their carriage. Mr. George Cooper presided at the organ. The Duke of Cambridge 'tt i ti6nded Divine service yes terday morning in the Foundling Hospital The Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz attend e d Divine service yesterday morning in Grosvenor Chapel. The Duke of Cambridge attended Divine service yes terday afternoon in Grosvenor Chapel. Mr. Hawes, M.P., Mr. Spooner, M.P.. Mr. Muntz, M.P., Mr. Benbow, M.P., and a deputation of manufac turers of flint'glass, consisting of Messrs. Green, Christie, Powell, and Pel!att, had an interview with the Chan cellor of the Exchequer and the Chairman of the Excise, on Saturday. His Excellency Sarim Effendi, attended by his suite, visited the Earl of Aberdeen on Saturday, at the Office of the ;iecretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Mr. Hutt, M.P., Mr. John Chapman, Mr. Alderman Gresham, Mr. Atkinson, and Mr. Kinloch, with Sir John Rennie, Mr. Leach, Mr. Webster, and Mr. Ord, a deputation from the Hull and Gainsborough Railway, transacted business on Saturday at the Railway Depart ment of the Board of Trade. Dispatches for the Governor of the settlement on the Gambia were sent off from the Colonial-office on Satur day evening. Dispatches from the Governor of the Mau ritius were received on Saturday, at the Colonial-office. - Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, at the official residence of the Right Hon. Gentleman in Downing-street. DEPARTURE OF FOREIGN MAILS. The next mails for Malta, Greece, lonian Islands, Egypt, Ceylon, India, and China, will be dispatched from Southamp ten on the 20th inst.; letters in time on morning of that day. Mediterranean, Egypt, Ceylon, India and China, via Mar seilles; next mails dispatched on evening of 24th inst. West Indies, &c.—Letters in time on morning of 17th ?nit. ; the steamer appointed to take them out from South ampton is the Tweed. America—The steamer Caledonia is appointed to take out the mails of the evening of April 3d. Sydney, New South Wales—The next mail will be dis patched hence on the evening of the 31st March. TO THE RIGHT HON. THE CHAN CELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER. Sir,—Justice ! Mr. Goulburn, you have the power to dispense it. Why do you refuse ? Your own character is at stake, you hazard the character of the Government. Remember, that honesty is the best policy—that when you propose great commercial changes, at a period least expected, you have no right recklessly to sacrifice the property of individuals. You have, Sir, been itirormed that the wholesale grocerS in Liverpool, and other ports, purchase their West India sugars at the long or duty-paid price. You also know, that in consequence of the large capital which this business absorbs, few are engaged in it. In Liverpool there are only about four wholesale grocers ; each of these cannot in ordinary times hold less than 200 or 300 hhds. Last year the annual Sugar Bill was moved and carried as usual; that Act expires next July. Sir Robert Peel had informed the country that when the income-tax cane again under discussion the ex pediency of reducing the duties upon sugar would occupy the attention of Parliament. The wholesale grocers, therefore, expected a change, and they in tended to be prepared for it; they had already com • menced operating cautiously, but they could not be prepared for a move unparalleled in the annals of England. The deputation did not claim compen sation for sugars actually taken into stock; they only required the drawback upon sugars in her Majesty's possession. You were told that the quantity of duty-paid sugar was larger; with the aid of your officials you have satisfied your self that the statement is correct; you were also in formed that when the last reduction was made, you, Mr. Goulburn, allowed a drawback. Why do you refuse it now? mark the answer, Englishmen. "I do not dispute the justice of the claim, but I cannot aprd —" Yes, honest, working-men of Britain, listen to your Chancellor, take a leaf out of his book, imitate his example, and tell him boldly tint you cannot afford to pay the income-tax. Rejoice, ye rogues who refuse to pay your just debts, you are as honest as the Chancellor. You cannot afford, Mr. Goulburn, you must therefore rob the honest man of the fruits of his labour. But although you cannot be honest you will be lenient, the new duties shall not come into operation until the 14th of March. " Gentlemen, you shall have an opportu nity of working. off your stocks." Will the grocers in that time dispose of ten tons of sugar? You must be very ignorant to suppose any such thing. You, Sir, are only adding torment to injury; you are, in the plenitude of your goodness, favouring them with a lingering, instead of a sudden termination of their -misery. lam aware that you are grossly (not wil fully) ignorant of the sugar trade. I freely grant that the very honest and intelligent man, Mr. George Crossfield, who; all acknowledg►e, has a happy knack of elucidating a subject, could with difficulty make you to comprehend the case; but, Sir, it is rather too bad that the wholesale grocers should suffer through your ignorance and want of honesty. lam not per sonally interested in this matter ; I do not Lold a pound of sugar. Yet I take a great interest in the cause of the wholesale grocers. I have been for some years connected with the trade. I know that their profits are very limited, and I cannot allow them to be robbed of their earnings, without entering my protest against it.—Yours, &c., B. Liverpool, March 1. THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY CUTTER-MATCH. This match, which has created considerable sensation in the aquatic circles, has finally been settled to take place on Sa turday next, and a number of gentlemen belonging to the Royal Thames Yacht Club, the Arundel, Leander Lond'o'n Amateur, and several other Clubs, have signified their inten tion of being present to witness the match in the cutters be longing to their respective clubs. The distance will be the same as rowed by the Eton and 'Westminster scholars, from Putney-bridge to Mortlake. The Oxford gentlemen have had a very fine boat built by Mr. King, of Oxford ; and the Messrs. Searle, of Stangate, have built a beautiful 8-oared cutter, 55 feet in length, for the occasion, for the Cambridge gentlemen. The. following will be found a correct list of the crews : Cambridge-1. S. Mann, Coins College ;2. W. Hawkness, St. John's College; 3. W. Lockhart, Christ's College; 4. Clowes, Ist Trinity College; 5. M. Arnold, Caius College; 6. Harkness, St. John's College;. 7. Richardson, Ist Trinity College; 8. C. 2d Trinity College (stroke) ; H. Munster, Ist Trinity College ( cockswain ). Oxford-1. W. Stapylton, Merton College; 2. Milman, Christ Church College ; 3. H. Lewis, Pembroke College ; 4. Rayer, Trinity College; 5. W. Buckle, Oriel College; 6. T. Royde, Brasenose College; 7. A. Wilson, Christ Church College; 8. F. Fuke, Brasenose (stroke) ; Richards, Mer ton College (cockswain). Betting-5 to 4on Oxford. THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAlLway.—An accidents nearly attended with loss of life, took place a few nights back, near the Brentwood station, owing to a concussion between one of the third-class trains and a luggage train. It seems that when the up luggage train in heavily loaded, it is customary to detach some of the trucks before ascending the inclined plane by the third arched bridge at the commence ment of the cutting at Shenfield, the engine taking the remainder of the trucks on to the Brentwood station. Soon after seven o'clock, on the evening in question, the guard was left in charge of some of the trucks of the luggage train ; and whilst waiting the return of the engines, a third-class train came up, and the night being dark, the engine-driver did not see the signal ; the two trains came into collision with terrific force ; some of the carriages were driven off the line, and shattered considerably. The guard was thrown across the rail, sustaining very serious injury. The poor fellow was. conveyed by an engine to the sta tion at Brentwood, where surgical assistance was ob tained. The passengers by the cheap train were exces sively terrified, but, fortunately, none were much hurt. SINGULAR ADVENTURES.—The adventures of a second Robinson Crusoe, in the person of Charles Good ridge, who has family connexions in Colchester, have just been published, and present one of the most singular narratives ever recorded. The author, with his fellow shipmates, were wrecked when on a sealing voyage in 1821, and cast ashore upon one of the Crozet Islands in the South Seas, uninhabited by any human being, and without. w tree or shrub growing upon its barren soil. A part of the crew landed upon another island some miles distant ; each party believing the other to hare perished. In this situation they furnished themselves with such accommodation as pieces saved from the wreck afforded, subsisting on birds, the sea elephant, and fish. After the lapse of about two years they were rescued from their situation by an American schooner, the captain and the mate of which afterwards quarrelled upon the 'voyage, and the former determined to leave the latter upon one of the numerous islands in those seas, and abandon him to his fate. The mate'. situation met with sympathy from those who had been so recently released from their captivity, and our author, with eight: others, declared they would accompany the mate in h'is exile if the captain persevered in his deter ruination. The captain did keep his word, and so did the others, and all were left together upon an uninha bited isk 4 nd by the inhuman captain. After a length ened sojourn here, and after passing through many seenets of privation and suffering, they were taken off by a v e dse j, carn ',-d to Van Dieman's Land, and eventually returned to Eng: end. The truth of the narrative is well attett„: l , and is altogether one of the most singular and yrot an ti c we h a ve eter met with.--Ipswich Express. SUICIDE.—This morning, at seven o'clock, a gen tleman of very respectable appearance, about fifty years of age, light complexion, and pitted with the small pox, was found hanging at the foot of his bed, at 'Wright's coffee house, Charing-cross, where he had taken a bed for the night Previous to his going to bed, he had several cups of coffee, but was perfectly sober, and of pleasing manners, and had ordered himself to be called at seven o'clock, but was heard by the waiter moving in his room at six ; but, notwith standing, at seven, the waiter knocked at his door, and, receiving no answer, opened it, when he observed the un fortunate' gentleman suspended by two handkerchiefs from the bed-post. The waiter immediately gave an alarm to his master, who cut him down, and sent for a doctor, when Mr. 111‘Cann, surgeon, of Parliament-street, was promptly in attendance, and attempted to bleed him from the arm and jugular veins, and applied other resuscitative remedies, but without effect, as life was extinct. At present no means can be assigned for so rash an act, as he had between 181. and 19/. in gold and silver in his pocket, but no letter or cr.rd was found about him to give any clue as to who he may be. His ' linen was marked "G. M.," and his stockings " M." His , hat had the maker's name—" Hall, Regent-circus." He lies at the coffee-house, to await a Coroner's inquest. RUNNING MATCH ON WATERLOO-DitlDGE. — This morning the race between Cole of (Jermyn-street) and War wick's novice, came off on Waterloo-bridge; the contesting distance was 200 yards, and the stakes 5/. aside; there were a good sprinkle of the fancy present. At eight o'clock the men peeled for the run, and a line being - made, at the signal they bounded away with rapidityl• the novice took the lead fur thirty yards, when his opponent came up and ran with him for 150 yards, when lie again took the lead, and ap peared to have winning certain; his opponent made the last effort for the goal, but without success. The 20G yards of road was accomplished by the winner in twenty-seven seconds. In betting Cole was the favourite, and much money was staked upon him. It is confidently rumoured that it is her Majesty's intention to honour with visits all her Lord-Lieutenants of counties in England. The first royal visit is expected to be to Hattitld, - second, to Warwick Castle. It is also believed that these royal progresses will not be confined'to England. Court Journal. Tlll4l SON, LONDON, MOND A Y RVFINING, MARCH 10, 1845. LITERAT URE. MAXIMS AND OPINIONS OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. By George Henry Francis, Esq. This will be found a very useful collection, and easy for reference, of the opinions expressed in his writings, but chiefly in his Parliamentary speeches on important events, civil as well as military, by this re markable man. They bear the stamp ot - an original mind which thinks for itself, and fears not to disclose what it thinks. Though unpalatable to his hearers, and not unfrequently somewhat adverse to his party the sentiments of the Duke of Wellington have seldom or never been concealed, and they have, consequently, at times produced effects which neither he, perhaps, nor his Tory friends anticipated. Such was his remark able eulogium passed on the unreformed House of Commons. " I maintain," said he, " that it is as complete a legislative body as can be required, and that, since the peace particularly, it has shown itself, to be the most efficient legislative body that ever uxisted in any country in the world, not excepting this." These are the words quoted by the compiler, but the Duke said something more, and that something gave the finishing stroke to the Reform cause. He added words to this effect —" If I had the making of a Con stitution, and a representation of the people, I would take the present as the best that can be found." It was announced in The Sun, on the evening on which these words were used, that they had sealed the fate of the Wellington Administration—that it would be extinct in a week; and, within a week, the Duke an nounced his resignation. Many of his sayings, how ever, are not liable to the same objections, for they abound with knowledge of human nature, and with the sage conclusions of a mind that watched events, that took many circumstances into account, and that rarely was ever diverted from its purpose by conflict ing opinions. A rage at one time prevailed, and still partially prevails, for the conversion of the Hindoos by means of a few missionaries. The hopelessness— nay, the imminent danger—of such a scheme could not escape his notice and reprehension. After entreating the House never to lose sight of the fact that, with the exception of about 20,000 of her Majesty's troops, the civil servants, and a few European residents, there is not a man in India who is not an idolater, he added—" I know from experience, for I have seen the missionaries at work, the little progress which they make. I warn the Government not to go too far in their measures against the idolatry of India; for the Indian empire is one of great importance, and they must not expect to convert 100,000,000 of idolaters to our holy religion by the small means at their dis posal." Many of his sayings, too, like those of most great men, have become household words. " A great country cannot wage a little war." "It is no mistake, it can be no mistake, and it shall be no mistake." " I say that the means of Church extension must proceed, in the first instance, from the Church, and that they must be exhausted before the public are called on for other means," and many others might be quoted. We will not advert to his contradictory opinions about Catholic Emancipation further than to say that he made atonement for his inconsistency by timely and just concessions. His remarks on the absolute neces sity of maintaining an efficient naval force should never be forgotten, and it is probably to him the country owes the increase of the present estimates for the steam navy. In 1838, he said, " Should we at any time be involved again in another war—which God forbid—the only mode of keeping out of difficulty would be to maintain such a navy as would give pro tection to her Majesty's subjects in all parts of the world." These extracts give a fair specimen of the collection, which is preceded by a concise and com prehensive memoir of the ,Duke, with a very good portrait, taken from the best likeness by Lawrence. DIARY OF TRAVELS IN FRANCE AND SPAIN, CHIEFLY IN 1844. By the Rev. Frc.ncis Trench. The author of this diary claims no merit for it as a book of travels ; he;publishes it simply as a daily or weekly journal of events and scenes which he wit nessed, chiefly in the south of France and in districts not usually visited by travellers. His object was laudable. He was anxious to make himself acquainted with the state of religion, both Roman Catholic and Protestant, and we regret to find that he was greatly disappointed, especially as regards the Reformed Church. The zeal of the Hugonots had entirely dis appeared, and the temples were thinly attendeJ. In adverting to the low state of the Protestant Church at Naumur, a place, in the days of Henry IV., cele brated for the number of its Protestant inhabitants, he says, until the erection of the only church for that body in the town, very lately, there was " no point of Christian union, no flock, and no pastor—much zeal and perseverance are requisite in order to form and preserve a congregation amidst the many obstacles which rise up, and the general depression of Pro testants in the land." Even at Albi, the town which gave its name to the Albigenses, there is only one Protestant family, and no church nearer than Real mont, nine miles distant. The work is illustrated by some neat sketches, made evidently b y Mrs. who is often mentioned in the "Diary,' and to whom it is inscribed. ON PROPRIETY IN UNITING SCULPTURE WITH ARCHITECIURE. Whoever has examined the images in our Gothic cathedrals, will have been struck with their peculiar form and impress. Their attitudes, the folds of their drapery, their whole execution and design, bear an assimilation to the character of the edifices, of which they are part. The smaller decorations of the eapital or the boss often show great grotesqueness of fancy, and pliancy of curvature, but the larger figures, which partake less of detail, and more of the general effect, have an expression of stability in accordance with that of the mass. In all points these are strictly architec tural ; the crusader rests in unbroken sleep, recumbent on the tombstone, the saint stands erect in solemn medi tation. In other styles of architecture, we find not an equal propriety of design. It is forgotten that sculp ture is for the most part seen in connexion with ar chitecture : it should be subservient to it whenever the arts are employed together. The sculptures on the fronts of Grecian temples, faultless as they are in themselves, have less of accordance with that motion less character, if we may thus apply the term, which the Grecian style, more than any other, presents. The centaurs, in violent contest with the Lapithie, are hurling huge rocks at their opponents, whilst women, with fluttering garments, are flying from the scene of action. In the Panathenaic procession in the Parthenon, the horses bound with their riders, and no one can look at this fine frieze, without feeling the impression of motion in the actual marble before him, most powerfully depicted in his mind. During two thousand years these sculptures have re mained unsurpassed, and it may seem little short of hypercriticism to question in any respect their pro priety as works of art. In the buildings of the later Italians, we find statues beautiful, perhapz, if they could be viewed apart from the edifices which they are designed to decorate : but, perhaps, placed in a niche or a pediment, they are entirely out of keeping with the building. Palladio, in his designs, has given figures with extended arms and distorted attitudes, and Wren himself, in his statues on St. Paul's, has shown some want of the architectural character for which we contend.—The Builder. DEPOSITS AT THE ADELAIDE GALLERY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Six,—About eighteen years ago I became pos sessed of a very curious relic of former times. It was a b Ale so ingeniously manufactured, that it puzzled the most clever mechanics of the present day to say how it had been made. It was found at St. Anne's Well, near Nottingham, and I procured it in that vicinity. When I was subsequently at Edinburgh, a report of so interesting a memento of days long gone-bye in my possession reached the ears of Sir Walter Scott, who was ever delighted in antiquarian researches. He saw it—examined it very minutely —and gave me his opinion of it in writing. That opinion I will presently subjoin. But I first beg leave to mention that from tradition, and from other circumstances, it is not unreasonable to suppose that the identical bottle in question at one period belonged to the renowned Robin Hood,or some of the followers of that famous freebooter. Now for the opinion of the " Great Wizard of the North." " Sir Walter Scott presents his compliments to Mr. Rayner, and is greatly obliged to him for a sight of the very curious leather bottle, presented to him through the medium of Mr. William Murray. It differs materially in shape from any Sir Walter Scott has ever seen, and seems to him well calculated for the purposes of an outlaw forester." Having transcribed the written opinion of, perhaps, the most competent judge then living on such matters in the world, I was induced to send it for exhibition at the. Adelaide Gallery, for the gratifica tion of the visitors to that establishment, awl where it remained for a number of years, and until very recently, with the original note of Sir Walter Scott affixed to it. Hearing, however, that the effects of the Adelaide Gallery were about to be sold off, I reclaimed my bottle, which was returned ; but without the autograph of the great northern bard, and to which I attached as much value as to the bottle itself, or indeed more. Now, Sir, how can any person, in future, entrust to the managers of a public exhibition an article of value, who are so 'culpably Regligent of their duty ? The duty if the proprietors of the Adelaide Gallery was to restore my property in the same state as that in which I deposited it in their hands. Had I claimed remuneration from them they might have bad some excuse fur their misconduct. I shall, therefore, feel obliged by your publishing these facts, and remain, &c., L. B. RAYNER. WESTMINSTER NEW PALACE. COPY OF THE ARCHITECT'S REPORT AS TO THE PRESENT STATE OF THE WORKS, WITH ES TIBIATES. The centre and curtain portions of the river front are roofed in. The north wing is up in readiness for the roofs, part of which are already fixed, and the remainder are being put on. The south wing is nearly up to the level of the roofs, which are prepared, and in readiness for being fixed. A considerable portion of the north flank of the building is now being roofed in, and the south flank is up to the level of the roof, which is being prepared, and will soon be ready far fixing. The remainder of the north and so u th fl an k s , toge ther with the turrets and pinnacles surmounting them, will be completed hi the course of the present year. The Victoria Tower is carried up to a height of thirty eight feet, and the Clock Tower is at a height of thirty-six feet above the ground. _ _ _ The House of Lords is roofed in, andjthe ceiling and other fittings of that chamber are in hand. The central tower is carried up to a height of twenty-eight feet above the ground. The House of Commons is about thirty-feet above the ground, and will be roofed in during the present year. The other portions of the building are upon an average thirty feet above the level of the ground, some of which are in readiness for the roofs (now nearly ready for fixing), while others are being roofed in. The alterations directed to be made at the Victoria Tower and Gallery and the Queen's Robing-room have been carried into effect. A contract has been entered into for the finishings of the entire building, and those of the House of Lords, and the rooms provided fur the business of that House are in hand. Some delay has taken place in the fixing of the iron work of the roofs, owing to the unsettled state of the iron trade, and difficulties with workmen. The stone for the exterior of the building is still continuing to be supplied in great abundance, and of most excellent quality. (Signed) CHARLES BARRY. January 3. LINCOLN. Sum stated by Mr. Barry in evidence before the Select Committee of the House of Commons of last session £1,016,924 12 9 Deduct for purchase of premises and mis cellaneous expenses 90,605 6 6 926,319 6 3 Add for alterations at Victoria Tower, &c. 800 0 0 And for residence of the Clerk of the Crown 1,794 0 0 £928,913 6 3 Estimate of the total cost of the building accord'ng to the latest plan approved £928,913 6 3 LINCOLN. MINISTERIAL CHANGES. (From the Morning Chronicle.) Rumours have gained ground within the last few days, which it is impossible altogether to discredit, of the probable early retirement of another member of the Cabinet, in the person of Mr. Goulburn. As lately in Mr. Gladstone's case, this intended step is not attributed to any differences with his colleagues on matters connected with his own depart ment of public business, but to the influence of religious convictions, which from Mr. Goulburn's first entrance into public life to the present moment he is known to have always strongly and consistently cherished. An unexpected an nouncement by Sir Robert Peel, in the course of last week, of the intention of the Government to propose a Bill f o r th e removal of the municipal disabilities of the Jews, has been rapidly followed by the introduction of such a Bill into the House of Lords by the Lord Chancellor. In the year 1841, the last year of Lord Melbourne's administration, a Bill of exactly similar object was introduced into the House of Commons by Mr. Divett, the Member for Exeter ; and having been carried through that House by very large majorities, was afterwards rejected in the House of Lords. On the third reading of Mr. Divett's measure in the house of Commons (21st March, 1841), Mr. Gladstone moved that it be read a third time that day six months, and was zealously supported by Mr. Goulburn. Mr. Goulburn hav ing scouted the notion that the admission of Jews to muni cipal offices would not lead the way to their admission to Parliament, proceeded in the following (his usual) forcible manner to object to their admission even to municipal offices :—" Confining himself to the present Bill, he would not admit that a Jew could properly take part in the ad ministration of a Christian community. Could they admit Jews to offices which might require them to determine ques tions affecting Christianity ? How could a Jew enforce the law against blasphemy, or against Sabbath breaking, or determine questions arising from labour performed on a day . on which the Jews thought no labour could be conscientiously performed ?" Mr. Goulburn is said now to feel that, though he has never explained at large the grounds of his opinions in .a book, it would still not be decent for him to be a party to the proposal of a measure against which he spoke so strongly on the very eve of his coming into office ; and it is much to Sir Robert Peel's honour that, greatly as he must regret the loss of the Chan cellor of the Exchequer at this particular moment, when such large and important financial- measures are being carried through Parliament—feeling, as he does, a great re spect for Mr. Goulburn's private character, which is, indeed, exceeded only by his admiration for his financial abilities — he has yet net allowed himself to offer any obstruction or discouragement to the conscientious resolution of his valu able colleague and long-attached friend. We understand that the same cause will lead to the retirement of Mr. Pringle, one of the lords of the Treasury, who, on the oc cas i on t o w hi c l we have referred, seconded Mr. Gladstone's motion for the rejection of Mr. Divett's Bill. It is rumoured that Mr. PrinFle's place will be filled by the Earl of March, the Duke of Richmond having kindly consented to give this additional proof of his real confidence in the Government, and of his regret that the very peculiar circumstances of his position compel him so often to speak disparagingly in public of their conduct towards the agricultural interest, Our readers are, probably, aware that his Grace's brother, Lord Arthur Lennox, is at present one of the Lords of the Treasury; that another brother, Lord George Lennox, is a Groom of the Bedchamber to Prince Albert; 'and that one of his Grace's sons, Lord Gordon Lennox, has lately been appointed Precis writer in the Foreign-office. But the notice-book of the House ofComrnons being at present somewhat inconveniently crowded with notices of motions and amendments of agrlculturtl Mem bers, Sir Robert Peel has become exceedingly anxious for a new practical proof of the Duke of Richmond's confidence. We hays nut heard any rumours as to Mr. Goulburn's successor. But the late decided tendency to dissatisfaction in the agri cultural interest, and the circumstance of Sir Edward Knatch bull's not having yet been called up to the House of Lords, as was expected, render it not improbable that that old and tried friend of British agriculture may be the new Chancellor of the Exchequer. In that case the public, judging by Sir Edward Knatchbull's past mode of fulfilling his professions, may confidently expect the repeal of the Customs' duties on butter, cheese, and upon clover and other agricultural seeds, which are carefully excepted at present from the general re peal of the duties on foreign seeds. ETON COLLEGE, MARCH B.—THE EWCASTLE SCHOLARSHIP AND MEDAL. —The annual examinations for the Newcastle scholarship (of the value of 501. per annum, to be held for three years, founded by the Duke of Newcastle, in 1829), which commer.ced on Monday last, were concluded vestefday. The scholarship was this afternoon adjudged to hay, K.S., the son of the Rev. H. T. Day, Vicar of Mendle sham, Suffolk; and the gold medal to Back, the boy who stood second in the examination for the scholarship. The number of candidates was thirty-six, the following were selected by the examiners (G. Cornewall Lewis, Esq., student of Christ Church, Oxford, and the Rev. W. L. Sampson, of King's College, Cambridge), as having particularly distin guished themselves:—Mr. Herbert (son of Earl Powis); M' even, Hornby, Welby, M.A., Simmons, K.S., NVayte, K.S., Ranken, and Beaumont (first Prince Albert's prizeman of 1844). We regret to learn that a heavy failure took place in Glasgow on Tuesday, in a house largely connected with the American trade. The liabilities are stated to run from one hundred and fifty to two hundred thousand pounds, the full half of which is said to be owing in Glasgow.—Glasgow Chronicle. DEATH OF MISS LINWOOD.—It is our painful duty this week to record the demise of one of the most gifted and remarkable women of the age in which she lived, and to whom Leicester has had the honour of giving birth—we allude to the death of Miss Mary Linwood, which took place on Sunday, at her residence, Belgrave-gate, in this town. The deceased was born in the year 1756, and was in the 90th year ofher age. She was taken ill lastyear while on her annual visit to her inimitable exhibition of needlework in London, and was brought to Leicester in an invalid carriage, on the 27th of September last. Although she did not rally again to any considerable extent, hopes were entertained until about New Year's day that she would recover strength, but an attack of influenza seizing her at. that time, it became evident that debility would gain the mastery, and since that period she gradually sunk until the hour of death. Her affliction was borne with the utmost fortitude, and her end was ap proached with exemplary resignation and patience. By her death many poor families will miss the hand of succour, her benevolence of disposition having led her to minister of her substance to the necessities of the poor and destitute in her neighbourhood.—Leicester Mercury. DEATH OF AN ECCENTRIC FEMALE. --On Saturday Mr. W. Baker held an inquest at the British Lion, New Ca vendish-street, North-road, Iloxton, on the body of Mrs. Frances Hall, aged 74. It appeared in evidence that the deceased was possessed of property amounting to 2001, a year, although residing, in a very filthy state, in a small back room in New Cavendish-street ; and, strange to say, she lived fully up to her income. For some months past she was observed to walk lame, which she accounted for by saying that she had a touch of the gout, but, from pecuniary motives refused having any medical advice. On Wednesday last she was about the neighbourhood as usual, making her domestic pur chases, and about seven o'clock she went to bed. Next morning, about ten o'clock, she was discovered dead in bed, with her face frightfully distorted, by a female who was in the habit of attending upon her, Mr. Baker, a surgeon, was called in, who informed the coroner and the jury that he found the body in a horrible state, and the stench arising from it was quite unbearable. The limbs were quite stiff, and the violently distorted features arose from the agony she must have been in at the time of her death. On' examining the body, the mass of disease, externally and internally, was of so frightful a character that it was sur prising how a human being could live under such circum stances. The Coroner said that it beggared description of anything he bad ever been obliged to witness, and the jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of—" Died from natural causes." THE OPERA AT MALTA.—The Malta papers -de scribe several appearances of Miss Bingley, a young English singer (of whose rising reputation we had previously heard), l at the Italian Opera-house of that place , and the y all agree in speaking of her talents in terms of the highest eulogy. The Malta Mail of the 7th of February , in particular, e me n tiona her performance in La Cenerentola, as i a complete triumph. Of her execution of the famous finale, looked illal c ' " f N oka g r u d i all affanno," the writer says— " Eyery a t r i i i a e t i i r o n d s i t r e e r q m n i i n re at e i t e h is piece; greatest introduced _ roulades t ."i t variations h an Xi e t t that,o the variations excellent occasion , Ste, dicat IDA her ex en satnudd3n-e. new 11 p l a i ss ss a B ges ing w lc i ya t on this • knowledge of her profession and her resolution to master sive every difficulty. The whole was given with a perfection of execution we could scarcely have anticipated. The public could not refrain from expressing their high admiration of Miss Bingley's talent, taste, and execution, and in so doing rendered inaudible her last variations by such a burst of ap plause,as really deafened, and which continued until the fall of the curtain. Miss Bingley was recalled to the stage after the drop had fallen, and made her bow to a numerous au dience amidst deafening cheers." This young lady will, of course, look forward to her own country as the ultimate scene of her efforts. And we trust she will, in her studies and practice, hear in mind that in England her proper sphere will be the English, not the Italian stage. HUNGERFORD SUSPENSION BRIDGE.—The directors and managers of this undertaking, have determined on open ing the bridge for general passengers at Whitsuntide next; previous to which persons will be allowed to pass from the Strand to the south side of the Thames gratuitously ; but of course under the disadvantages of the 49A-completion of the footways till the time'above specified. It is gratifying , to state, that during the whole progress of this suspension bridge not a single accident has occurred to the men engaged at work. TO THE EDITO1! OF 7'IIE SUN. SlR,—The flOuse having last night decided on re jecting the Bill for the Shrewsbury, Wolverhanipton, and Birmingham Railway, I would request your in sertion of the fact that a requisition has been prepared, and is already numerously signed, calling on the Com mittee of Management to dissolve the Company and return whatever balance remains unexpended from the amount deposited. The Shareholders have felt them selves called on to pursue this course from a full per suasion that the Committee and their officers have forfeited all claim to their confidence by their number less instances of gross and palpable negligence proved against them during the investigation before the Sub- Committee on Standing Orders; and they think the measure recommended in the requisition the only one which affords them a chance of escaping the loss of the whole amount which they have already advanced, and of which a large portion has already been ab sorbed by the expenses of the undertaking.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, A SHAREHOLDER. London, March 7.. SUGAR. DUTY. LIVERPOOL, MARCH s.—The undersigned wholesale grocers of Liverpool beg to submit to the attention of Honourable Members of the Howe of Commons the following STATEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE CONTEMPLATED ALTERATION IN TUE SUGAR DUTIES :- " That the duty upon sugar has always been levied by an annual bill extending from the sth of July in one year, to the same period in the following year. That the Act of last Session, chap. 28, expressly continues the present duty of 245. and 5 per cent, until the sth of July - 1845. Upon the faith of this enactment we, in common with other houses throughout the kingdom, and in the usual course of our business, had (prior to the an nouncement of the intended change) bought large quan tities of sugar on which this duty had keen paid.. Part of this sugar is in our own warehouses, and part re mains undelivered from the bond e d wareh ouses. On the portion so undelivered we contend that we are justly en titled to a drawback of the difference of duty, this draw back was allowed on all sugar so circumstanced in 1830, when a reduction of 3s. per cwt. took place. " We therefore considered that we were fully justiied in pursuing the usual course of our business, in keeping stocks duty-paid on hand, for our purchases were made on the faith of a legislative enactment, and in the con& dence that the Government would act towards us in all good faith, and if they intended to depart from all former usage in regard to time (we have the high authority of the Hon. Member for Taunton for considering the present proposition as such a departure), still we considered that with the precedent of 1830 t o gu id e us we were sa f e; precedepniteodfget,hmisosroert must be regarded in the light especi a lly s e ein g th a t th e same CofofhraaanscP7loifircof the Exchequer is in office now as then. " We have limited our request for the drawback to sugar undelivered from the bonded warehouse, because we did not wish to ask too much, and because its being so limited effectually closed the door against all fraud as to quantity or quality, yet we distinctly informed the Government that if they wished to carry the drawback further than this, so much the more satisfaction would it give. " The quantity of sugar so circumstanced which we held when the measure was announced and which we still hold, for it has been impossible to sell any of it, is about 550 tons, and the difference of duty upon it is upwards of 6,0001.; this is a larg e sum for four houses to lose by a sudden chang e i n th collection of duties, a change made, too, contrary to the express provisions of an Act of Parliament, and we contend that it ought to be borne, not by us, but by the public at large, who will be most benefited by the proposed change. Further, if we were not frequently to purchase larger stocks than those we now hold, we should lose the benefit to be de rived from the due use of our credit and capital, and unless we can look to protection from sudden changes in duty on the article in which we deal, we shall be con stantly exposed to losses of a very serious character. " The postponement of the now duty to the 14th of it checks and paralyses trade in the interval , and the o l‘ r iare no h, re o li r eef even loctoignetrrapreiiiotd,iswiallnaffinoirudry7 little for stocks of sugar out of bond will be far from exhausted by usual.—We day, th a o r u e g , h re t s h p e ee c t o ru n l s l u y t , nption no doubt goes on as " GEO. CROSFIELD and CO. " JOSEPH HEAP and SONS. " RICHARD TAYLOR and SONS. " EDWARD P. PARRY." FREE-TRADE CLUB.—We are happy to inform our readers that this Club is now fairly established, and that the Committee had their first house-dinner, on Saturday evening last, at their house, No. 27, Regent -street. The dinner was provided by the steward, and gave great sa tisfaction. Among the gentlemen who sat down, we noticed—Major-General Briggs, in the Chair ; John Lewis Ricardo, Esq.,_M.P. ; W. D. Chri s ti e , E sq ., M.P. ; M.P.W)• n n ; Charles . Edhcia"iSelP.Thomas Mil ner Gib son, E sq., Pelham ; .Villiers, M.P. • Richard Cobden, EEssqq.., ; M.P. John Bright, Egg., M. P. . James Wilson, Ralph Ricardo, Esq. ; W. A. Wilkin son, Esq., &c. FRENCH PLATS.—The first performance of Robert Macaire attracted on Friday night the fullest house of the season. Amongst the audience we observed the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, the Earl of Morning ton, the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne, Col. and Lady Mary Fox, Lady Anstruther, Lady Selina Bridgman, Mrs. Dentstoun, Duke of Montrose, Lord Duncannon, Earl Bruce, Sir H. Mildmay, Sir Henry and Lady Meux, Lady snd Miss Quentin, Earl of Shelburne, Sir Henry Webster, Lord Lilford, Sze. BILDESTONE.--UNFEELING CONDUCT OF A POLICE MAN.—Last Monday week, about eight o'clock in the even ing, as one of the rural police for this division was on his beat, at Hitcham, he saw a you n g. man, named Go s li n g, h a ving in his possession an empty sack , which the policeman de tgmiahntdetda it .G t o t s ta li n Gosling replied, replied, that if he (the p o li ceman ) h a d more he might h ave i t, upon which an scuffle ensued, and, by the assistance of persons coming up, Gosling was taken into custody, hand-cuffed, and taken to Bildestone and lodged in a place called a cage, but more properly a dungeon, exposed to the cold, with scarcely any thing to lie upon; there was a very small quantity of straw, but it was 83 damp and offensive that no human being would venture to creep into it. The Ipswich magis trates complained, a short time since, of the state of their cells, but compared with this place they are palaces. In this uncomfortable place the poor fellow was obliged to remain until between three and four o'clock in the after noon of the next day, with the hand -cuffs on all the time. One of the Bildestone constables humanely carried the prisoner a pint of beer and some bread and cheese, at the riskof having to pay for it himself; but when the policeman came to visit his victim, he had the conscience to demand payment of the prisoner, and actually received the money of him. The case was examined before the Rev.. Pro fessor Henslow, who immediately dismissed the prisonee'.. It is earnestly hoped that these magistrates' servants (for they are not the people's) will not be allowed to exer cise their littlo brief authority in this tyrannical manner, so that the.better feelings of the inhabitants of this place may not be outraged by the repetition of such heartless and un feeling conduct. —Ipswich Express. LATER FROM AMERICA. By an arrival at Liverpool we have received New York journals to the 12th of February. The last accounts from Washington stated that the Conimittee of the Senate on the foreign relations had reported on the Texian question. The report is very long, but the importance of the document lies in its conclusion, which is as follows : "The Committee respectfully recommend the adoption of the following resolutions : " Resolved—That the joint resolution from the House of Representatives for the annexation of Texas to the United States be rejected. "' Resolved—That the several Bills and joint resolutions originating in the Senate, the resolutions of sundry State Legislatures, and the petitions and memorials ofmany citizens of the United States, for and against the annexation of Texas to this union, which have been referred to this Committee, do lie upon the table.'" The Committee consisted of Mr. Archer, of Virginia, Chairman, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Berrien, Mr. Morehead, Mr. Choate. Mr. Buchanan only dissented from the report. The discussion was expected to commence immediately, and no doubt appears to have been entertained of the adoption of the above resolutions. The money, stock, and commercial markets were in a buoyant state. The New York Commercial Advertiser of the 11th of February says that the sales on the Stock Exchange that day were to a large amount. Kentucky Sixes improved ; Illinois special bonds, ; Morris Canal, 1' • Erie Railroad, ; Stonington Railr oa d, ; L ong Island Railroad declined, ; Norwich and Worcester, ; Canton Co., IL EXCllANGE.—Foreign—Bills cn London are in fair demand at 1091 1101. On France, 51. SYSTON AND PETERBOROUGH RAILWAY. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT). STAMFORD, MARCH 8 —This day our quiet town has been in a ferment occasioned by the clerk of an attorney, who is also a manorial steward to the Marquis of Exeter, carrying about a petition to the House of Commons agairst this railway : the objection to the line is that its crossing the road on the level near the bridge will be dangerous. A little handbill was soon distributed in the town to caution persons against being entrapped, as this objection is the only bugbear the Marquis of Exeter can raise against the Bill. At twelve o'clock the enormous number of 26 persons had signed this precious document, although it was headed by " Chas. Haycock, Mayor," who had on the previous day also solicited signatures. His Worship, it is reported, Is about to add a weather vane argent to his coat of arms, be having signed the memorial in favour of this line. At the close of this day not sixty inhabitants had signed the peti tion. The memorial in favour of the line now before the Board of Trade was signed by 2,000. It is expected that Sir George Clerk will oppose the wishes of his constituents on this most important measure for the benefit of the town. The following excellent bill was issued yesterday evening : " TO THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNED, AND THOSE WHO CONTF.3I PLATE SIGNING, THE PETITION AGAINST THE SYSTON AND PETERBOROUGH LINES CROSSING ON A LEVEL AT THE BRIDGE. " Gentlemen,—Spare your humanity, since you will not extend it ! The evil you sign against is most problematical —the good you would oppose most positive I You tell us our lives would be endangered by the railway—we tell you our lives are in danger without it ! You tell us that life may be lost by an accident—we tell you that our lives may be lost from starvation We ask for work, that we may live—we are told we are permitted to live in a workhouse! A railway is offered which will bring to our own desolate homes the comfort and blessing of cheap coal—and you mock humanity by refusing this, affecting to regard our safety! Truly "the corruption of reason is worse than bru tality itself." Pray retire to your own cheerful firesides, eat, drink, and be merry—think for yourselves if you please; but leave us alone. We ask not your aid—we seek not your ad vice—we detest and despise your opposition. " Signed, on behalf of the poor, " II UMANITAS." * Coats are from 265. to 30s. per ton. CAMBRIDGE RAILWAY LINES. A meeting of the Trustees of the Paper-mills, Turnpike road, took place at the Red Lion, Cambridge, on Saturday, the Rev. Dr. Graham in the chair. The following Trustees were present :—The Rev. Dr. Webb (Master of Clare); G. Pryme, Esq. •, Ebenezer Foster, E.q. ; G. Fisher, Esq, ; C. Pemberton, Esq.; H. J. Adeane, Esq. ; W. P. Hammond, Esq.; Henry King, Esq.; S. Chambers, Esq. ; W. Swami, Esq. ; and C. Balls, Esq. The minutes of the former meeting having been read and Confirmed, Mr. RANCE ' the Clerk of the Trust, stated that, in con formity with the resolution passed at the preceding meeting (Saturday, March 1), he wrote, on March 3, to the Secretary of the Cambridge and Lincoln Railway Company, expressing regret that the illness of the engineer, Mr. Buck, should have prevented the solicitors of the Bill from ser.ding an under taking to insert the two clauses proposed by the Trustees, and requesting that they would, before the adjourned meet ing on the Bth, give the Trustees a positive undertaking to insert the clauses, otherwise they would not feel themselves any longer justified in remaining passive. In consequence of that letter, he had, on March the 6th, received a communica tion from the solicitors to the Cambridge and Lincoln Rail way, dated March the 6th, stating that they saw no objection to the clauses, but iet they could not have been included in the first print of the Bill, inasmuch as it was presented and deposited in the Private Bill office before they received them. They added, that' they expected that the engineer (Mr. Buck) would be shortly sufficiently recovered to be in town ; but shou'd that not be the case, that they would consult another engineer; anti en tertained no doubt that they should be authorised to give the undertaking required by the Trustees. A short discus sion ensued, in which some sparring took place between Mr. Alderman Fisher, a promoter of the Bill, and C. Pemberton, Esq., an anti promoter ; and during which, Ebenezer Fos ter expressed doubts of the safety in grudging the small fund requisite to petition. The Bill, he said, would be read a second time on Monday, March 10th (this day), and three clear days required by the standing orders alone remained to petition. They had not the undertaking to secure them; only a repetition of the promise. He had seen so many trickeries in London with Parliamentary agents and railway Bill solicitors, to make him fear the Bill might be hurried on to a third reading, to the exclusion of their power of pe titioning. G. PRTME, Esq. (late M. P. for Cambridge), explained, that by the Board of Trade's recent decision, the. Cambridge and Lincoln Railway Bill could not go into Committee till after Easter. They had three weeks for adjournment and petition if the undertaking was not sent. After some conversation as to the most convenient day for adjournment, li. J. Adeane, Esq., proposed the following re solution : " That this meeting do adjourn to Thursday, the 20th inst., at twelve o'clock, in the expectation and reliance, that previously to that day, the solicitors to the Cambridge and Lincoln Railway Bill will give the undertaking required from them, and that a copy of this resolution be sent to them." The resolution having been seconded by Wm. Parker Hammond, Esq , was carried unanimously ; and the meeting, after the usual vote of thanks to the Chairman, which be acknowledged, separated. PETITIONS AGAINST THREE RAILWAY LINES. At the same time and place in Cambridge, the Com mittee appointed by a meeting -of the Ely Turnpike trustees held on Monday, March 3, met for the purpose of carrying out the resolutions passed on that day. The re solutions were that petitions be forthwith presented to Par- liatnent against three railway lines, viz.—f. The Cambridge and Lincoln Railway ; 2. Cambridge and Huntingdon ; 3.,The Ely and Bedford ; and that committees be appointed to draw up the petitions so resolved. The Committee accordingly met on Saturday, C Pemberton,Esq., in the chair, and agreed upon the draft of three petitions in conformity with the above resolutions. FlRE.—Betweeen three and four o'clock on Satur day morning considerable alarm was created, from a fire being discovered in one of 'the sheds belonging to Edwards and Bennett's hay and straw-yard, adjoining the extensive premises of Messrs. Goding, brewers, Belvidere-road. A man who slept in the yard was the first who discovered the fire ; he instantly raised the alarm, when the police-con stable who was on duty ran for the West of England and Waterloo-road engines, while those connected with the place proceeded to get the horses out—sixteen in number, all of which were turned loose into the road. Several of the fire men belonging to the West of England establishment arrived just as the fire was obtaining a hold, but a plentiful supply of water being on the premises, they suc ceeded, by means of buckets, in prevebting the fire from extending, and which they ultimately succeeded in extin guishing. Had the discovery been delayed a quarter of an hour longer, the whole place must have been destroyed, and, in all probability, the whole, or at least a great portion, of the brewery would also have fallen a prey, as the access from the road is extremely difficult for engines. NOVEL MODE OF PERFORMING DIVINE SERVICE TO THE DEAF AND DUMB.—Yesterday afternoon the following novel mode of performing Divine service to a congregation consisting chiefly of deaf and dumb persons took place at the chapel of the Scottish Hospital, in Fleur-de-lis-court, Trinity-passage, Fetter-lane. The sermon was preached by the Rev. John Adey, and was rendered intelligible to the deafand dumb portion of the auditory, of whom a great num ber of both sexes had assembled, by a Mr. Banks, a gentle man who is conversant with the modes of signs used by the .deaf and dumb, interpreting every word as it was uttered by the preacher, and the rapidity of bis motions in effecting this was-truly astonishing. The chapel has been opened by , the Society for the Relief of the Destitute Deaf and Dumb, thus affording an opportunity for that afflicted portion of the com munity the privilege of being enabled to attend Divine ser vice, from which by reason of their infirmity they had been shut out. SINGULAR AND FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AT THE CONhERVATIVE CLUB. HOUSE.-011 Saturday afternoon an accident, which it is believed will be attended with fatal re sults, took place at the above named club-house. It appears that one of the waiters, named Joseph Smith, aged 25, who was assisting in drawing up coals from the cellar, through the various trap doors, to the top of the house, which was performed by means of a crane, essayed, at length, to go down n the scuttle which had brought the coals up. He had not, however, descended many feet, when the chain by which he was suspended snapped asunder, and he was precipitated into the cellar beneath, from a height of several yards. He was conveyed in a state of insensibility to St. George's Hospi tal, where he remains in a most depforable state of suffering f I:ee e e s. t: 48ctuoai thannnb they consumed andmeat o vhen f deul: spa waser: :e from a fractured lsn3sop6lyiboncuseeeutt9tßaeo:nnrild(a.tF6oeusp9rldliuvTanflb nnsArtntlpaaciioTi francs, :IhjelseesalTd,da:lubn. January during :01yg t gh2 h e9A .3te last,h:eficryoooao francs. seriou scatdutiessrphf.srae ar i snt e oei4 quintals, e re IsBh4osl,ianitelsgBl4a,34p2iBrt was qgtriprogressive s 9 t se s , s iinnc quintals, rieeB4s4e.a t 4143 n, Cotton wool ohcil a lm:nBoBas n .:4l:F d )4isj:9l:tur,lgs i istao n EBssti: 1843 at 53,213 quintals. The importation of flaxen n and hempen thread in 1845 was 10,277 quintals, in 1844,7,543, and in 1843 8,721, quintals: There has been a remarkable increase in the introduction of raw cast-iron from 23,932 quintals in 1843, to 41,115 quintals in 1844, and 58,081 quintals in 1845. In January, 1843, there was received for consumption 5,807 quintals of sesamum, an oleagenous seed, in 1844 the quantity was 11,484 quintals, and in 1845, 11,908 quintals. The importation of coal has shown a re markable progression. In January, 1843, it was 668,241 quintals, in 1844, 807,404, and in 1845, 1,241,032 quintals. There has been also an increase in wools. In 1843 the arri vals amounted to 20,136 quintals, in 1845, to 21,008, but in 1844 there were only 14,754 quintals. The increase of duty received was greater in proportion which is to be attributed to the greater quantity of tine wool brought in. The con sumption of colonial sugar in 1843 was 60,807 quintals, in 1844, 66,291, and in 1845, 73,013. But there has been a decrease in foreign sugars. The import of cloths has been this year rather greater than the last, but less than in which d T o h t e ie s e e h ci a ni v i e pirins h i ee so epe ll d p , p o ly o o • d i h il o y t t t o o t t h h e e q g u r a o n se ti e e r s n i ‘ ip o o le n . Earl Fitzwilliam and a family circle, i , nc eh lud a in e g ro Lo n r o d t and p L e rt e d t y ed it t l o ilt r o e n are to , stayingrhtotonhhattillleftiltoeiri Easter, tir4l6oit ewe., ----~.. IM