The Sun. — London, England, 1844-02-03 00:00:00

13, Great Marlborough-street. IS S STRICKLAND'S LIVES L OF THE QUEENS OF ENGLAND. THE NEW AND REVISEDIEDITION Is now ready at all the Booksellers. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, Will be repeated a New Grand Opera, in Three Acta. called THE BOHEMIAN GIRL Count Arnheim, Mr. Borrani ; Th a dd eus , Mr. W. Harrison; Arline, Mi ss Rainlorth; Queen of the Gipsies, Miss Betts. After which, will be repeated a New Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN ANI) KING PEPIN ; or, VALENTINE AND ORSON. Harlequin, Mr. Howell; Colum bine, Mls. Carson; Clown, Mr. T. Ridgway ; Pantaloon, Mr. Blanchard. Dress Boxes 78., Second Price 3a. 6d. ; Upper Circles of Boxes 5.4., Second Price 3e. ; Pit 3s, Second Price 21.• Middle Gallery 25., 3'cond Price Is.; Upper Gallery Is., Second grice 6d. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. M. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS. GRAND CALEDONIAN CONCERT. PROGRAMME CHIEFLY SELECTED FROM POPULAR SCOTTISH MUSIC. THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 3. PROGRAMME FOR THIS EVENING—PART L Overture, Guy Mannering, with Solos. Buffs Quadrille, on Airs by Mr. John Parry—Jullien. John Anderson, my Jo', performed by t err Kcenig. Valse Die Nachtwandler—Strauss. Oh, Nanny, wilt thou gang wi' me, pertormed by Messrs. Handley, Harper, Laurent, Herr Kcenig,and M. Prospere. The Real Scotch Quadrille—Jullien. PART 1L Overture, La Dame Blanche. Solo, Mr. Richardson, There's nae luck about the house. The Highland Quadrille—Jullien. Auld Lang Syne, by Herr Kcenig. Duet, 'Twas within a Mile, performed by M. Barret and M. Baumann. Strathspey by the full orchestra. Doors Open at Hall-past Seven, commence at Eight o'Cloct Promenade, Is Upper Boxes, 13.3 Dress Circle, 2s. dd. ; Private Boxes, 11. Is. Tickets to be obtained at the Box-ottice 01 the Tneatre; of Mr. Mitchell, Old Bond-street; Mr. Andrews, New BoucLstreet ; Mr. Sams, St. James's-street ; and M. Jullien's Office, u, Maddox street, Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKEI. Mit. BENJAMIN WEBSTER, LESSEE. THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, Will be repeated the Comedy of THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Sir John Falstaff; Mr. Strickland,. Master Slender, Mr. C. Mathews; Mr. Ford, Mr. Stuart; Mr. Page, Mr. Howe; Fenton, Mr. Caulfield; Sir Hugh Evans, Mr. Webster; Mrs. Page, Madame Vestris ; Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Nisbett; Mrs. Quickly, Mrs. Glover; Anne Page, Miss Mattley. In the course of the Evening (by Particular Desire) Mr. John Parry will sing his Descriptive Scene, entitled " The Sleeping Beauty." To conclude with a New Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE FAIR ONE WITH THE GOLDEN LOCKS! King Lachryraoso, Mr. J. Bland; Prince Graceful, Miss P. Horton ; Queen Lucidora, Miss Julia Bennett. Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, ss. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery. 25.; Upper Gallery. is. Half-price—Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 25.; Gallery, ls. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Doors opened at HaMpast Six, and the Performance commence at Seven. Tickets and Places to be had of Mr 1. T. Archer, at the Box office, from Ten till Five. THEAIRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Unprecedented success attending the revival of " The Merry Wives of Windsor," which will be acted every evening till further notice, thus cast :—Sir John Falstaff. Mr Strickland ; Slender. Mr. Charles Mathews; Evans, Mr. Webster; Ford, Mr. Stuart ; Page, Mr. Howe• Caius, Mr. J. Bland; Pistol, Mr. Brindal; Mrs. Page, Madame Vestris; Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Nisbett ; Dame Quickly, Mrs. Glover. The Le see respectfully informs the Patrons of this Esta— blishment that Mr. JOHN PARRY will sing this Evening one of his most Popular Songs—" The Sleeping Beauty." The New Fairy Extravaganza of " The Fair One with the Golden Locks," Every Evening. I. T. ARCHER, Box-book Keeper. ______ THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. The Best Pantomime of the Season—Gorgeous Scenery. THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, • Will be repeated a New Play, in Three Acts, entitled JUDITH OF GENEVA. Principal Characters—Messrs. Lyon, Wright, 0. Smith, Miss Chaplin, and Mrs. Yates. To conclude with the Grand Christmas Pantomime, called HAR LEQUIN BLUE BEARD, or, The Fairy of the Silver Crescent. Produced with Enormous Splendour and Wonderful Effects: Columbine, Miss Bullet' • Harlequin Quicksilver, by the inimitable Wieland; Clown, by the Grimaldi of the day, Mr. T. Matthews, from the Theatres Roy a l, Covent-garden and Drury-lane; Panta. loon, Mr. Johnstone. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD.STREET., LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, Will be performed I.UCREZIA BORGIA. J)on Alphonso, Mr. Burdini ; Gennarro, Mr. Allen ; MatHo Orsini, Mrs. H. P. Grattan ; Gubetta, Mr. Walton ; Lucrezia Borgia, Madame Eugenia Garcia. After which, the Farce of MY FELLONV.CLERK. To conclude with the New Musical Burlesque spectacle, entitled THE MAGIC MIRROR. Sing. Song, Mrs. H. P. tirattan; Poo. Poo, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Sloe.Leat, Miss R. Isaacs. AzaLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. Under the Management of Mr. Batty, Proprietor. Triumphant Success of the Equestrian Novelties and Pantomime. THIS EVENING. FEBRUARY 3, Will be performed the Grand National Spectacle of THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. Napoleon Buonaparte, Mr. Gomersal, his on ginal character New Scenes in the Circle, and Uhcqualled Feats of Horsemanship. To conclude with the Pantomime of HARLEQUIN TAM O'SHANTER. DAVIDOE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Enormous hit of " Stella Rittersdorf"—more crowded than ever— Increased attraction of the best P.intointrne in London, ove r flow, . . ing with fun. THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled STELLA RITTERS DORF. Supported by Messrs. Saville, Hughes, Hicks, R. Honner. Neville. Vale, Smith, Johnson, Lewis, a eslop, Mrs. R. Honner, Mrs. Daly. Mrs. Hughes, Miss Terrey, and Mrs. H. Vining. After which an entirely new Grand Comic Pantomime, with Splendid Scenery, Superb D resses , I n i m i ta bl e P roperties and Tricks, every thing new and of the mos t cos tl y d escr i pt i on, HARLEQUIN GRAMMAR, or, Lindley Murray, and AE I 0 U. Harlequin, Mr. W. H. Harvey ; Grotesque, Mr. Stilt; Clown, Mr. Fuller; Panta loon, Mr. Hawsins ; Columbines (alternately) Miss M. R. Fair_ brother and Miss Sharpe. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, Will be performed an entirely New Domestic Drama, entitle.l POVERTY; or, Mary Graham. Leonard, Mr. Freer; Jessamy Tacit, Mr. Nantz; Squire Graham, Mr. Dale; Patty Parrot, Miss Arden ; Mary Graham, Miss Vincent. After which, the Domestic Drama of RUTH; or, The Lass that Loves a Sailor. Bernard Jasper, Mr. Freer • Ruth, Miss Vincent To conclude with THE MAN WITH T IIE CARPET BAG . Grimes, Mr. Gardner; Harriet, Miss Arden. THE WEATHAR.-SUN OFFICE, FEB. 2 THERMOMETER, Lowest, 23; Highest, 35; Noon, 30. BAROMETER, 29.6.—W1ND, N.E. NOTE.—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes the freezing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is usually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29, 111011 WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 16 minutes after 1 I Evening .. 38 minutes after 1 wk , ~.1 . )14. - var <Si • 4 7 t , k'N . • ''' '44 I ; '.. ' `7 4 * ik - : , , a 0 1 C , , Willh ow A •i'l z.. ,tlO% • . lltzt ai a, : : 1 , mo S s "%,„ , -Roar tt ,- ... t ruin .ititt LONDON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1844, The House of Lords met at twelve o'clock yester day, and, after appointing a deputation to present the address to her Majesty, adjourned till Monday. In the Commons Mr. THORNELT presented a peti tion, adopted at a very numerous meeting in Liver pool, complaining of the selection of the jury in the Irish State trials, and the rejection of every Roman Catholic, and prayed the House to institute an in quiry on the subject. Mr. WARD gave notice of an amendment on the motion of the Member for Pontefract, relative to the Irish Church. A number of other notices of motion were g:ven, for which we refer to the Parliamentary report. In answer to a question from Sir GEORGE GREY, Sir JAMES GRAHAM said the LORD CHANCELLOR had announced in the other House his intention to bring in, at an early period, a Bill for the improvement of Ecclesiastical Courts. Mr. DI VETT, in answer to a question from Sir ROBERT PEEL, said the charge which he intended to bring against Mr. BONHAM, on the Bth of February, had reference to his conduct at the last election for the City of London, inasmuch as that gentleman had, either through himself or guided by others, made representations which, if not fraudulent, were cer tainly reprehensible. The statement made by the Honourable Member caused much laughter on the Ministerial benches. Mr. WALLACE brought forward his motion on the presentation of petitions, the object of which was to allow, as formerly, discussion on their contents. Sir ROBERT PEEL opposed the motion, and thought that the standing order. adopted by a large majority of the House, was for the public advantage. Mr. BaurnEwrox also opposed the motion, which, after some remarks from Mr. WARD, Mr. FIELDEN, and a reply from Mr. WALLACE, was withdrawn. Sir GEORGE CLERK moved the usual sessional orders, which, after some opposition from Mr. WIL LIAMS, were agreed to. Lord CLIME brought up the Report on the Address, when Mr. S. CRAWFORD moved that all the words relating to the union be omitted. This led to an interesting debate on the late exhibition in the Four Courts, by Mr. SMITH, the Attorney-General for Ireland. Mr. ROEBUCK made the first onset, and other Liberal Members followed. Sir ROBERT PEEL and Lord ELIOT endeavoured to make the best of a had case, but even the Premier was, after nu merous attempts to palliate his conduct, compelled to admit that the Chief Justice had rebuked that high functionary in terms which must have been highly painful to him. On a division the motion was re jected by a majority of ]O7. After some conversation relative to the Irish Land Tenure Commission, Mr. DUNCOIKBE brought on his amendment on that paragragh of the address having reference to the franchise in Ireland, but withdrew it, after some remarks from Sir R. PEEL. The report on the address was then agreed to. The Metropolis Improvements Bill was read a first time, and the House then adjourned. Our Dublin :Correspondent makes the following remarks on the proceedings in the Court of Queen's Bench, Dublin, on Thursday : The speech-making in the Queen's Bench still goes on without intermission. Mr. Whiteside, Counsel for Mr. Duffy, of the Nation newspaper, spoke to-day And did his work well. His speech is decidedly the most able that has has yet been delivered for the traversers, with the exception of that of Mr. Shell. He ridiculed the idea of any analogy existing between the Repeal "monster meetings" and assemblages of the Chartists in England, or any seditious meetings that had ever been made the subject of a State pro- secution. He cited law authorities without limit in support of his position, and read from the News Letter, of the 27th of April, 1834, a de scription of the meeting of two hundred thousand men in London on the subject of the sentences passed on the Dorsetshire labourers—their procession in divi sions through the streets of the metropolis in military array, with banners flying, to Downing-street, to place a " monster petition" in the hands of the then Minister of the Crown—Lord Melbourne—and ap pealed to the evidence of Mr. Charles Ross to show that this " monster meeting," with all the charac teristics of the meetings in Ireland, was not con sidered an illegal meeting. He asked, how could the peaceable, orderly meetings in Ireland, be held to be illegal, if this meeting in England was not so considered ? He referred to the declaration in Par liament of Sir Robert Peel, on the 24th of May, 1843, that if greater powers than those of the ordi nary law of the land were necessary t o p u t d own the Repeal agitation, that he would apply to Parliament for those powers ; and he (Mr. Whiteside) argued, that as several of the "monster meetings" had been held at the time of that declaration, the first Minister of the Crown did not hold them as illegal, otherwise he would have brought the law to bear upon them for their sup pression, had he found it necessary, previous to the pro • rogation of Parliament, by asking for additional powers for their suppression. Hew, then, could it be said that in the eyes of the Government those meetings were illegal ; above all, how could they be charac terised as prominent features of a conspiracy ? The Learned Gentleman was listened to with great atten tion, and, after a speech of more than six hours, sa down quite exhausted. House stopped supplies of old, the evil was small in comparison of what a similar stoppage would produce at this day. The Crown of old 1114 large revenues of its own ; but at this day the revenues of the Crown were nothing in comparison with the whole expenses of our establishments. The grievances of the country were now so many, that if the supplies were stopped till they were all redressed, the whole session would be gone before any supply were voted." The danger, let us add, to the salutary influence of a legitimate opposition to Government, would be proportionably great, if the country found them dis posed to sanction a check of this kind, at the sacrifice of so many higher considerations, in order, only, to strengthen their own controlling agency. As to the efficiency of the amendment in question, as a "party demonstration," the numbers on the division tell their own tale. It was supported by 29 Mem bers, opposed by 285, and consequently rejected by a majority of 256. We are really at a loss to discover what object was to be realised by this premature proclamation of the minority of their own weakness. It is quite as difficult to understand why the division was hazarded at all, since other means were open to the Hon. Mover for recording the same opinions as are comprised in its terms, without telling off a skeleton company, at the end of the engagement, to demonstrate " that they had gained a loss." SUMMARY OF NEWS AND Vittatt Optitten, " Who runs may read." POREIGIC The funeral of Count d'Erlon took place on Monday with the honours due to his rank. It was attended by all the Marshals of Paris, with the Duke de Dalmatie at their head, the Diplomatic body, the Council of State, a great many peers, the family and staff of the deceased, &c. At twelve o'clock on the same day, the obsequies of M. Charles Nodier were performed at the church of St. Paul St. Louis, in the presence of an assemblage of his friends that very nearly filled the church. The pall was borne by the Minister of Public Instruction, and MM. Etienne, Lebrun, and Victor Hugo, members of the French Academy. A large deputation from the Institute also attended. It is said that Queen Christina is to quit Paris for Spain within ten days. All the preparations have been already made in the hotel of the Rue de Courcelles. A letter from Chateauroux of the 27th ult. states that General Bertrand, who is residing there, is very much in disposed. M. Le Tourneur, Bishop of Verdun, died of apoplexy on the 26th ult. Ile was found in his room seated in his arm chair, holding a newspaper in his hand, and his glasses lying on the ground. He was 63 years of age. The Gazette de France says :—" We are informed that the young men of the schools intend to go in a mass to M. de hateaubriand, and thus oppose a marked homage to the branding which M. St. Marc Girardin and the Ministerial Deputies have just decreed upon him." The following telegraphic dispatch app ears i n t h e M on i teur : —"Bayonne, Jan, 28.—0 n the evening of the 22d, the dis arming of the National Guards gave rise to some disturbances, which were promptly repressed. The gi v i ng up o f the arms took place on the 23d without difficulty. G enera l S errano i s appointed Inspector - General. of the C ava l ry. G eneral Concha has given in his resignation as Inspector-General of infantry, and is replaced by_Cieneral Soria." Sir ROBERT PEEL'S policy is just what we anticipated t would be, when speculating on the subject a few days since in The Sun. He has taken fright at the signifi cant menaces thrown out by the RICHMONDS, the TRCL LOPES, and several other great Lords of the soil, and announced his intention not to interfere in any way with the existing corn-laws. We think nothing of this de claratiOn, however, positive as it is, for we have a dis tinct recollection of the Test Acts and the Catholic Emancipation measure, to both of which questions the Premier declared himself strongly opposed; yet, scarcely were the words well out of his mouth, when he made an abrupt Jim-Crow wheel round, and carried both. As he acted on these two memorable occasions, why . should he not act again ? Why should he allow a positive declaration to stand in his way now, more than in 1829 ? Ce n'est gue le premier pas qui coute; and having already mastered the first difficulty—got over the first scruples of conscience—all the rest follows as a matter of course. The very ti midity and vacillation of nature which have forced Sir R. PEEL to give in his adhesion to the Monopolists, will force him to side with the Leaguers, the in stant they exhibit a sufficiently formidable front At present he thinks the former are the stronger party ; therefore he avows himself their servant ; but when he finds the latter in possession of the greatest share of influence, then he will wear their livery. Meantime, we feel persuaded—and are consoled by the persuasion—that the declaration made by the Premier, of his intention to stand by the landowners, will be so far from throwing a damp on the exertions of the League, that it will give them a tenfold impetus, and—as in the case of the Catholic Emancipation ques tion—precipitate the downfal of the corn-laws. Mr. VILLIERS—whose speech by-the-bye, was the most spirited of the evening—expressed himself in very caustic and significant terms on the sub ject .of the Minister's declaration, and the mental timidity that dictated it, observing, "It was to him a great source of regret to see the want of spirit which the Right Hon. Baronet exhibited. Why did he not turn round upon these people—the landowners ? Why did he not show them their utter helplessness without him ? Why did he not show them how utterly unable they would be to administer any system of Go vernment without him ? How, with all their rank, and property, and pride, they were compelled to fall back upon persons of talent, experience, and capacity ? Why did he not rely upon the people ? By such means he would maintain that high standing and sound reputation, for the sake of which alone he had said that he valued office. Let him set at defiance that miserable party which urged him to do that which would be injurious to the country." Sound advice this, and such as Sir R. PEEL will be compelled to follow, ere another year has rolled over his head. He has made—we are pretty certain—the last positive de claration he will ever make against the corn-laws ; and when he next makes a profession of faith on the subject —say in the year 1845—we strongly sus pect it will be to the effect that imperative circumstances have arisen since the last meeting of Parliament, which compel him to recant all he has ever said on the subject of the bread-tax, and to come forward as the advocate of a fixed duty, preparatory to a total abolition in due course of time. This recantation, which might stick in the throat of a more high-minded Minister, like " Amen" in the larynx of MACBETH, will be - made by our expediency-loving Premier, without the slighter difficulty, quite as a matter of course. Having a Whatever may be the sentiments of the country on he object of the Puseyite movement, it seems pretty clear that the University of Oxford herself contem plates no interference in the matter. If any doubt might have been entertained on the subject the recent manifesto of his Grace the Chancellor and the Very Reverend the Vice-Chancellor, in reply to an appli cation from Lord ASHLEY and a large number of graduates, must effectually dispel all such uncer tainty. From this document, it seems, that ample means have already been resorted to for the purpose of freeing the University from the influence of the obnoxious opinions. What are the means ? The Chancellor and Vice tell us. They are comprised in three sapient mea sures, one of which, we learn from the document itself, has been in operation about two hundred and fifty years, and the other two, we believe, were also employed some time before the doctrines referred to were known in this country. Subscription to the Thirty-nine Articles at matri culation, and at the conferring degrees, is the first of the safeguards against the intrusion of heterodox doctrines ; secondly, we find due provision made in the tests which were instituted on the creation of some modern endowments ; and lastly, we are told the University has done still more by means of the increase in the amount of theological training pur sued among the students. How impotent all these plans have been for the purposes they were designed to subserve, may be clearly perceived by that most unerring of all tests, reference to actual experience. How is it that the University of Oxford contains within herself almost all the elements which go to compose a Roman Catholic seminary ? How is it that she finds herself incapable of suppressing opinions which have been denounced by her chief resident dignitary as contrary to the formula and doctrines of the Protes tant Reformed Church established in these dominions ? How is it that year after year she is compelled to send forth men from her schools, who avow their determination to disseminate, wherever they may come, principles utterly opposed to the standards of acknowledged orthodoxy ? How is it that she che rishes by her endowments those who are constantly plotting her ruin as a nursery of Protestant truth ? Tell us how these things - are, if the powers already exercised by the University are asserted to be effectual for maintaining her in her pristine purity. It might be very well for his Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON to defend his non-interference by such an explanation. The country prizes his Grace for his achievements in war, not for his labours either in the closet or in the pulpit. But how is it that Dr. WYNTER is found acquiesing in such apologies for doing nothing ? Has his Reverence at length become more tolerant of error than he was a few months since, when an opp o rt un it y was a ff or d e d for the ex _ _ LAW,. AND POLICE. The proceedings in the Equity and Law Courts on Thurs. day were without interest. . githin,ange fashionably dressed,ntleman, 116, Drum brought befo re Mr. mw who t dg- 3 as a rre r e l et b th o , e r E o n t t i r g s tl name -o t s r f ge Josephu et 9 , , r a e, y Nv o sa u msn Hard wicke, charged by Thomas Robinson, butler to the Earl of Abingdon, with having unlawfully obtained from him a 51. note, and with having threatened, unless a further sum of money was given, to make a certain accusation against him. After evidence had been heard, the prisoner said he should reserve everything he had to say for his trial. He was fully committed. At Marylebone, M. Jean Caplin, a Frenchman, carrying on business in Berners-street, Oxford-street, was charged on a warrant with having committed a most violent assault upon a young woman named Ann Nicholls, and fined 40s. and costs. Thomas Davis, a man formerly in an extensive business as a „jeweller in the City, was charged, at Union-hall, with obtaining various sums of money under false pretences. The Magistrate said, that as there were so many cases against the prisoner, he did not know he could do otherwise than commit him. At all events he should remand him for a few days to ascertain the extent of his depredations. At the Thames Police Court, Thomas Edwards, an Ame rican sailor, a man of short stature, and of most ferocious ap pearance, was brought before Mr. Ballantine, charged with the wilful murder of William Kamish, on board the barque Amelia, of Guernsey, on the 29th of December last, at sea. After a lengthened examination, Mr. Ballantine told the pri soner he should commit him for trial for wilful murder; but, as the evidence of the captain would be necessary, he should remand him for a day. . COURT-r.asuroNADLE. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager takes daily airings in the vicinity of Witley Court, whenever the weather permits. Among the most recent instances of her Majesty's benevo lence, is the donation of 201. towards the purchase of a par sonage house for Christ Church, Woodhouse, near Hudders field; and also a donation of 20/., towards the rebuilding of the parish church of Newton Torrey, Wilts. The Duchess of Northumberland has arrived on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Powis, at Walcot Hall, near Ludlow. The Duke and Duchess de Coigny and Mdlle. de Coigny, after a lenthened residence at the Duchess's seat, Bargany House, Ayrshire, have departed for the family chateau in France. The Duke and Duchess of Somerset, who intend to remain in Brighton until March, are about to purchase the splendid mansion in Eastern-terrace, in which they are at present re siding. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland have just I taken a mansion in Eastern-terrace, where they are daily expected. The Right Hon. the Earl of Stradbroke has arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn• street, from Henham Hall. Lord John Russell's Parliamentary dinner on Wednesday evening, in Chesham-place. was given toViscouut Palmerston, Viscount Howick, Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, Sir George Grey, Right Hon. 11. Labouchere, Right Hon. Vernon Smith, Right Hon. F. T. Baring, Sir John Hobhouse, Mr. Hawes, Mr. Charles Buller, Mr. 'ruffle% &c. Covers were laid for sixteen. Viscount St. Vincent is indisposed, at his seat in Stafford shire, otherwise the Noble Viscount would have been present at the Parliamentary dinner given on Wednesday by the Duke of Wellington. THE DUBLIN CORPORATION. THE QUEEN'S ANSWER TO THE ADDRESS. The Deputation, with the Address of the Dublin Corpora tion, waited on her Majesty, at two o' c l oc k t o -d ay, w hi c h consisted of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen Gardener and Mac kennar, Town Councillors J Dunne, J. Bury, J. Fallon, J. Burke, F. Tuite, John Rielly, W. Reynolds, the High Con stable, City Marshal, Mace-bearer, Sword-bearer, and the Rev. Dr. O'Connell, Chaplain to the Lord Mayor. The following is the answer : " I receive with satisfaction the assurance that sentiments of loyalty and attachment to my person and Crown continue to be cherished by you. " The legal proceedings to which you refer are now in pro gress before a competent tribunal, and I am unwilling to interrupt the administration of justice according to law. It is at all time, " 7 3 — anxious desire that any grievance, of which my people can justly complain, should be speedily redressed, and I confide in the wisdom of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the adoption of such legislative measures as may be necessary for that purpose." plicit declaration of his 'principles ? Has the ap pointment to the Lichfield mitre disconcerted his former zeal ? But we tell both the Chancellor and the Vice- Chancellor, and "the Masters, Professors, Taxors, and all that bear office in the ancient University," that the cool indifference with which they—such of them, we mean, as are not personally tainted with these opinions —what is going on is not parti cipated in by the country at large. What is more, we beg to remind that learned body, that, after all, they must depend for their influence, respectability, and status, upon the estimation in which they are held by the country ; and that unless they adopt some measures for regaining the good opinion of the Protestants of the empire, it may chance to fare with them and their endowments less agreeably than they might desire. ready swallowed such a camel as the Catholic Relief ques tion, he will be the last man on earth to strain at suet a gnat as a fixed duty, or a total and immediate abo tion of those iniquitous laws. The accounts from Madrid, which are of the 24th and 25th ult_ possess little interest. The Corporation of Madrid had appointed a deputation to receive QUEEN CHRISTINA on her return to Spain. They were to pro ceed to the frontier to meet her MAJESTY. Some dis turbance, caused by disarming the militia, had taken place at Saragossa, but order according to the last ac counts had been restored. On the 24th the Three per Cents. were done at 26 and 264 for cash, and 26i at 60 days, and the Five per Cents. at 19i- at 30 days. The amendment which, in an early part of the debate of Thursday evening, Mr. SHARMAN CRAW FORD thought proper to move upon the address to her MAJESTY proposed by Lord CLIVE, appears to us to have been a very inexpedient proceeding. Whether considered in reference to the constitutional principle involved in its proposition, or to the tactics of a legi timate opposition to the Government, or even to the mere efficiency of party demonstrations, we must de precate the course which has thus been taken. And we do so, not simply disclaiming any feeling of personal prepossession against Mr. CRAWFORD, but under a full impression, on the contrary, that a more sincere or honest man it would be as difficult to find in Parliament, as it would be to name one Irish gen tleman of more unwearied zeal in the service of his native country, or of a more ardent and profound at tachment to its people. In fact, we believe that the error into which he appears to have fallen in this case was one of the results of that excess of constitutional temperament over disciplined judgment which is na tive to the idiosyncracy of Irish character, under even its happiest development. Mr. CRAWFORD'S amend ment, in effect, amounted to this : that the House should apprise her Majesty that, in the present state of the country they would feel it their duty to in quire into grievances before they voted supplies. As to the constitutional principle, nobody will at tempt to challenge the undoubted right of Parliament to withhold voting the supplies until certain in quiries, voted by the Legislature ,to,be necessary for the redress of certain grievances, shall have been first instituted. So admitted an axiom, however, as the " lex et consuetude of Parliament, it was not ne cessary, as Lord JOHN RUSSELL well argued, to make the subject of a formal declaration by that House. Its constitutional principle' was not, more over, involved in the question whether the. House of Commons would affirm or reject an amendment which the same Noble Lord considered, in the next alternative, as an intimation that the supplies, "which are not merely for the Crown but for the country," would be temporarily withheld " by an obstructive minority." Nor did Mr. CRAWFORD, in disclaiming this hypothesis, attempt to invalidate the force of the inference. In either case, therefore, the amendment was unnecessary—or not intended— to affirm a constitutional principle. Was it, in the next place, compatible with the tactics of a legitimate opposition to Ministers ? So far from it, that Mr. WARBURTON, with that manli ness and good sense which generally distinguish his peeches in the House, demonstrated that such a course of proceeding at this juncture, and under existing circumstances, would not merely embarrass her MAJESTY'S Ministers, but tend to prejudice the great interests and the public service of this country. He happily illustrated, too, the wide distinction to be noted between the probable results of such a vote as Mr. CRAWFORD would have called .for in the present day, and those which would have ensued upon it in earlier ages of our history, when the revenues of the Crown (yet unconnected with the public) might have sufficed to carry on the machinery of the various State departments for some considerable time, without any large amount of public inconvenience. The Honourable Member for Kendal showed, moreover, that the whole of this machinery must now-a-days stand still, if such a course were to be resorted to to compel the redress The Paris papers of Tuesday, which were delayed by the snow-storm and the boisterous weather in the Channel, have been received, but they bring no news. On Monday evening, M. SAUZET, President of the Chamber of Deputies, accompanied by a grand deputa tion, presented to the KING the address in answer to the speech. His MAJESTY was attended by his three sons, the Duke cle NEMOURS, the Prince de JOINVILLE, and the Duke de MONTPENSIER. The address having been read by the President, the KING made the following reply:— " Gentlemen—l learn with a lively satisfaction that the Chamber of Deputies apereciates in the same degree as I do all the blessings that France enjoys at present. This just appreciation is an additional guarantee for their duration. You know that I always respond with confidence and pleasure to the loyal concurrence of which you renew to me the ascurance. It is the continuance of this accord between all the powers of the State which renders chimerical the culpable hopes that the enemies of our institutions would in vain endeavour to revive. lam deeply moved with the sentiments which you ex press towaxtls my family and myself. All my sons and grandsons, called like myself by the national wish and the law, which has emanated from it, to succeed eventually to the constitutional throne which I at :present occupy, will continue to show themselves wor thy of this high mission, by their active devotedness to France, to our institutions, and to those liberties of which they are the verita ble guarantee." The resignation of the Carlist Deputies forms the principal subject of discussion in the papers, M. SAL YANDY has resigned his situation as Ambassador at Turin. He, of course, had no alternative after his late votes in the Chamber against Ministers. The funds were a shade better on Tuesday. The Three per Cents. closed at 82f. 15c. ; the Fives at 124 f. 65c. ; Orleans Railroad Shares at 850 f. ; Havre, 675 f. ; Avignon, 750 f. ; Spanish Actives, 30i. We have at a late hour received the papers of Wed nesday. In the Chamber, on that day, Marshal SOULT moved that a pension of 3,000 francs should be voted to the daughter of Marshal DROUET, and 12,000 francs for the expense of his funeral. The motion was adopted by acclamation. The Minister announced his intention to station seven war -steamers in the Indian ocean, the West Indies, and' Sciuth America. The Chamber voted 1,800,000 francs for the expenses of the China station, thereby confirming a Royal decree appropriating that sum, which had been issued during the prorogation of the Chambers. On Wednesday the Three per Cents. again fell consi derably. At three o'clock the closing prices were— Five per Cents., 124 f. 40c. ; Three per Cents., 81f. 85c. ; Rente de Naples, 107 f. of grievances generally. He said that, " when the THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY a, 1844. UNITED STATES. , TGERSDAY EVENING. The packet-ship Stephen Whitney,L IVERPOOL Captain Thompson, which sailed from New York on the 13th of January, arrived here to-day ' with ten cabin passengers. The Governor of Maine had opened the Legislative Assembly of that State in a message which, as compared with the majority of the State documents bearing the same mune, is brevity itself. The Mnded debt of the State is 1,700,000 dollars, most of it bearing inte rest at the rate of six per cent. The interest upon the debt during the last and preceding years was covered by money received from the land agent and from the Federal Government. For the future the Governor recommends that a tax be levied to defray the annual ex penses. The banks are not represented as being in a very healthy state. The present tariff is not very palatable with the Governor of Maine. The Governor of Massachussetts, in his message this year, gives a highly flattering picture of the prosperity of that State. An article published in the " North American Review," treating with great minuteness the repudiation question, and exhibiting the " State Indebtedness" of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Mississippi, Michigan, Louisiana, Indiana, and Illinois, appears likely, from the tone in which it is written, and the talent which it displays, to shame the defaulters into honesty, if anything can. In Congress the reception of abolition petitions has been again dis cussed, but in a better temper than :usual. The attention of that body had been called to the existence of some difficulties with Por in consequence of some of the p rov i s i ons of the tariff being at variance gtual with existing stipulations. In the Senate, when the resolution of Mr. Simple, advising that a notice be given to the British Government, in accordance with, it is said, [existing treaties, that the United States' Government would, after the expiration of a year, consider the treaty in relation to the Oregon territory at an end—several Senators took occasion to say that they would vote for the resolution. Letters received at New Orleans state that the Commissioners ap pointed to arrange the differences between Mexico and Yucatan had returned to Vera Cruz, and that matters were in a train of satisfac tory settlement. The exchange on England was 108} to 109. - - Viscount Glentworth, we regret to state, continues most seriously indisposed, the symptoms of his disorder af fording great apprehension to his noble relatives. His Lord ship is attended by the most eminent members of the faculty. .. COURT OF SEVERS. A Court of Sewers for the City and Liberty of Westminster, and part of the County of Middlesex, was held at the Sewers office in Greek-street, Soho, yesterday. The Court was a general one for transacting the routine business, such as the receiving of the Collector's report, the Clerk's report, to order certain payments, hear appeals, receive petitions and memorials, to consider the cases of parties summoned, and various other business. Our readers will recollect that Tuesday next was specially appointed for the resumption of the inquiry into the accuracy of the documents upon which the Court paid to the contractors in the year 1843 the sum of 21,7671. 10s. 4d., and to ascertain the authority of the Court to pass any "laws, ordinances or con stitutions," in opposition to the General Laws of Sewers as laid down in the statutes and the judicial decisions thereon. In consequence, however, of the cont i nued interposition of Mr. Dowley, the principal surveyor of the Court, Mr. Leslie con sented to postpone the further consideration of the matter till Tuesday week. After spine further discussion, Friday, the 23d of February, was fixed for the consideration of certain correspondence re. lative to the covering in part of the King's Scholar's Pond Sewer, and as to the reservation of a portion of the Crown land near the outlet. In consequence of a letter that had been addressed by the Clerk of the Court to the Chartered Gas Company, stating that several accidents had occurred to many of the servants of the Court from the escape of gas into the sewers, a gentleman attended from that Company, and stated that it was impossible for them to prevent leakages, that extreme cold and heat caused the pipes to contra.it and expand ; and it was often the operations of the Commis sioners of Sewers themselves that so disturbed the pipes of the Company as to cause them to be faulty. Added to this, he was afraid that in some instances suf f icient caution was not used by the officers of the Court. Mr. LESLIE wished to know what caution he would recom mend ? The GaNTrazatax observed that he was constantly in the habit, in many places where there were escapes of gas, of using Sir H. Davy's safety lamp,. and he had never found any acci dent occur frora the use of it. Mr. JENKINS, one of the clerks of the works, said that the lamp could not be used in sewers ; that it had been tried, and was always found to go out if not carried in an upright direc tion, which was impossible in some sewers. Some considerable discussion totk place, which ended in an arrangement being made that the new assistant-surveyor, Mr. Jenkins, and the gentleman who attended for the Charter Gas Company, should try an experiment with the lamp to-morrow. Upon the reading a report of the surveyer, that the sewer in Grosvenor-street had broken in, that the dirt had been cleared out, and the sewer made ready for reparation, Mr. LESLIE inquired what quantity had been cleared out, and whether that quantity had not been paid for ? Mr. Doom. said that it had. Mr. LESLIE said we shall have to pay over again i‘hen the contractors' account comes in. Mr. Dona. believed that they would. Mr. LESLIE asked whether that was a state of things which ought to continue ? He did not wish to disouss the subject at present, as he should have another opportunity of doing so. His object was to put an end to such things, and he believed he had done so now. Many of the Commissioners expressed their surprise ' that digging and excav a ti ng s h ou ld b e pa id f or d a il y b y the Com missioners, and charged again in the contractor's accounts. The CHAIRMAN then put the question, that the repairs necessary for the sewer should be proceeded with, which was agreed to. On the motion of Captain Bague, the following resolutions were agreed to : " That George Sydney Hatton, the second Office Clerk, be promoted to the vacancy occasioned by the dismissal of Charles Thompson Wake, the first Office Clerk, at a sa lary of 1501. per annum ; that the salary commence from the date of C. T. Wake's dismissal. " That Thomas Coggin, the third Assistant Clerk, be pro moted to the situation held by George Sydney Hatton, at a salary of 1001. per annum; that the salary commence from the date of C. T. Wake's dismissal. " That John Pollard, the Bailiff and Messenger, be promoted to the situation of Thomas Coggin, at a salary of 101. per annum." The Court then adjourned to Tuesday week. EMPHASISE YOUR WORDS CORRECTLY.—." Boy, go in and ask how old Mrs. Jenkins is." " Yes, ma'am." The boy returned with the answer—" The lady says she don't know how old she is." A young fellow from Magdalen-street, n ame d George Fox, was convicted of cruelly ill-treating a ca t, i n Childwell-Alley, during Divine service, on the 21st ult. There were others (not in custody) in company with the prisoners at the time, who were participators in the brutal act of baiting a cat with a ferocious dog, and afterwards swinging it round by its tail, and smashing its head with their whole force against a tree, merely for pastime. Prisoner was fined in the fullest penalty, forty shillings, and ex penses eight shillings. In default he was committed to the county house of correction, for fourteen days. The Court extremely regretted they could not inflict a severer punish ment upon such a brute.—Chelmsford Chronicle. CLERICAL DISINTERESTEDNESS.—A valuable living has been offered to the Hon. and Rev. Gerard Noel, Vica r of the Abbey Church, by his brother, the Earl of Gainsbo rough. The vicarage of Romsey is known to be far from lucrative ; indeed, it may be questioned if (the duties of the cure being efficiently discharged) it is any source of income to its possessor; the disinterestedness of the present incum bent is therefore more apparent in his non-acceptance of the proffered living—desiring, we are told, the noble patron to prefer some clergyman whom it might more temporally be nefit, and wishing for his own part to remain in the parish where the absence of an adequate ecclesiastical revenue ren dered the resident of one with private means the more desk able.—.Devizes Gazette. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS I The Englisit Punkis cteoed siigiitly lower, prices coming at a decline from Paris. Consols were 97 to 97k. The Unfunded Debt was supported. The Reduced TEree per Cents were 973 to 98. Canada Debentures were 10 4 above par. Spanish Bonds also declined on the Paris advises, the Actives leaving off at 224, and the Three per Cents. at 314 to 311. Peruvian were 231 to 234; and Brazilian 783 to 79. French Five per Cents. were 124 t 75c. Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents. were 543. The additional transactions in Railway Shares have been these . Birmingham and Derby were 384; Birmingham and Gloucester, 25; Great North of England, 11; Brighton, 4% to 33; and South Eastern, 153 to 14) discount. Gravesend and Chatham, 3 ; Great Western Half, 223 to 223 ; Hull and Selby, 9 ; Croydon, 33 ; Northern and Eastern, 104 to 3 ; Northern Midland Thirds, 93 ; Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyme, and Manchester, Quarter, 33 ; York and North Midland, 761; and Ditto Scarborough Branch, 181 premium. British North American Bank Shares were 10, and National Pro vincial of England 3 discount. Australasia were 53, and Provincial of Ireland 17 premium. There was considerable heaviness in the rates of the Foreign Exchanges. cFrom The Sun of Last Night.) The sales of Cotton at Liverpool ;yesterday were again very extensive, at previous rates. Speculators took 6,000 bales Surat, and 7,000 American, and the entire tra nsac ti ons comprised 22,000 bales, viz., 7,006 bales Surat at 33d. to 43d. ; 800 Maranham, at 6d. to 63d. ; 500 Egyptian, at 7d. to Bd.; 1,000 Pernambuco, at 64d. to 7d., and the rest American, at 53d. to 6d. per lb. Shares continued firm, and a fair busi ness was done. Eastern Counties, were 103 ; Great Western, 1111; Birmingham, 2433 ; South Western, Eighths, 24 ; Midland Counties, 92 ; Paris and Lyons, 23 ; Paris and Orleans, 333 ; Paris and Rouen, 323 ; South Eastern, 351; Ditto, Scrip, 363. The accounts to Dec. 9, from the Cape of Good Hope, state that all was quiet at Natal. An impression appears to exist in influential circles in the City that the present prices of the Funds will not be upheld, the more so as there is a probability that the Ministers may have some determined opposition to a portion of their finan cial measures. There is, however, a strong feeling enter tained that the recommendation of her Majestv's Mi nisters to Parliament, relative to the Bank charter, will be acquiesced in, though of course not without opposition from the friends and supporters of the Joint Stock Banking interests, of whom there are many ardent and influential men in the upper as well as lower House. The list of corrected quotations will show, however, that a decline in the value of the stock of the Cor poration has taken place. Consols 973 for Money and time. Exchequer Bills realise 675. to 695. premium. Bank Stock is at 193. The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. obtain 1013 to 3, the Reduced 1023 to 3, and the Three per Cents. from 98 to 1, have declined to 973. We can discover nothing in the Queen's speech to throw a doubt upon the conversion. The Foreign Market is quiet. Spanish Actives obtain 23 to 4, and the Three per Cents., 324 to 31i; Portugues Con verted are at 48. These prices are all steady. Mexican have realised 344 to 344: Dutch Five per Cents. are 101 to 1011. Only a very moderate business is doing in the Railway Shares, and sellers rather predominate. The quotations an nexed will, therefore, exhibit a slight decline : MAscuEsTErt STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. I.—Considerable business has been done in the following Stocks :—Chester and Birkenhead New, 174 ; Eastern Counties Registered, 124 ; Manchester and London Half Shares, 494 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 394 ; Newcastle and Darlington Junction, 304 ; Sheffield and Manchester, 614; Ditto, Quarter, 7 3-16; South Eastern, 354, CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock • 193 India Stock .. 276 pm 3 per Cent. Red 3 per Cent. C0n5...... 974 Ditto Old Annuities — 34 per Cent. Red 1024 Ditto New Annuities.. New 34 per Cent New 6 per Cent. Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small 67 pm Jan. 1860 Oct. 1859 Jan. 1860 ...... FOREIGN FUNDS. A i-trran, 5 per cent.... Portuguese, 5 per cent. 11.1gian. b per cent Ditto, New Ditto — Brazilian Bonds . 79 Prussian, 5 per cent.., - B imos Ayres6 per cent. Russian, 5 per cent Ctilian, 6 per cent. Ditto, Metallic ..... - Columbian, 6 per cent... 12i 'Spanish, 5 per cent )itto 1824 Ditto, 3 per cent... Cu;ia. Bonds, 6 per cent 93 Ditto, Deferred.... . 13 )anish, 3 per s en t Frenc h , 5 per cent.l24f. 75 4 . Greek, 1825, 5 pe r cen t — l Exchange ...... .... —f —c. Mexican, 5 per cent. Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 I Dutch, 24 per cent. 551 i>arivian, 1825,6 perct. I Ditto, 5 per cent.... SHARES. Birmingham and Derby (100 paid) Ditto Thirds (25 paid) Ditto Eighths ( 0 10s paid) ... ......... .. 4 Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (100 pd) 75 Eastern Counties (23 paid)........ . .. lO4 Gravesend, Rochester, and Chatham (2* p) 24 Great North of England Railway (100 pd) 89 Great Western (75 paid) ••• Ditto Half Shares (50 paid) Harwich Extension (2 paid) .. .. 24 Hull and Selby (50 paid) London and Brighton (50 pa d) 464 London and South Western (4116 s 10d pd) 77 London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) Northern and Eastern (45 paid) North Midland (100 paid) 96 Ditto Thirds (211. 131. 4d. paid) 314 Paris and Rouen (20 paid) ... . .. 324 South Eastern and Dover (50 p a id) ...... .. 354 Ditto Scrip (25 paid) 364 York and Scarboro' Branch (24 p a id) 2l COURSE OF EXC . :ILAN GE.—( YESTERDAY.) Amsterdam CF. 12 6 Gibraltar ... ....... . . ..... Ditto, at sight Rotterdam .........2 U l2 64 Genoa . 25 95 Antwerp :25 95 Milan Hamburgh M.B. 13 15 Venice Altona Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 06 Palermo, per ea 1181 Ditto, 3 months 25 on 85 - 1 isb , ...... ..... 52 Marseilles Bourdeaux 25 95 Rio Janeiro 23 Frankfort on Maine ...122 Bahia Petersburgh, 3 Us.:-. 364 Buenos Ayres ...... Berlin.. Vienna, effec. ff. 3 M 956 Philadelphia " Trieste, ditto 9 58 PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ Madrid .. Culiz 364 Portugal Gold Coin.. 317 5 Bilbao Barcelona Seville - BANK OF ENGLAND. Quarterly Average of the Weekly Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of England, from the 4th day of November, to the 27th of January, 1844, both inclusive, published pursuant to the Act, 3 and 4 W. 1V.,. cap. 98. LIABILITIES. ----. Circulation ........£19,611,000 Securities ... £21,937,000 Deposits 13,172.000 Bullion 13,933,000 ASSETS. £32,783,000 Downing-street, Feb. 2, if £35,870,000 THE THEATRES. DRURY-LANE.: Her Majesty and Prince Albert, ittended by a numerous suite, ho noured Drury-lane Theatre with their presence on Thursday. The performance selected for this auspicious occasion consisted of BaWe's opera, the " Bohemian Girl," and the Pantomime. Her Majesty frequently testified her approbation of the music, and expressed her self delighted with several of the melodies which are intersper ed throughout the opera. The ebullitions of loyalty were both loud and frequent, even to the interruption of the performances ; but these were checked by the sudden departure of her Majesty at the close of the opera. Her Majesty and the Prince, however, re-entered the box at the commencement of the panto mime, and this re-appearance excited the audience to a fresh explo sion of cries for " God save the Queen." At length her Majesty acceded to the cordial manifestations, and came forward to bow her acknowledgments to the vast crowds who thronged every portion of the theatre. Her Majesty and the Prince laughed heartily at Payne's impersonation of Carlotta Grist, and retired shortly after the salta tory display. Her Majesty appeared in excellent health and spirits, and did not seem at all affected by her fatigue at the opening of the Parliament. LYCEUM Tobin's comedy, the " Honeymoon" was revived on Thursday, at the Lyceum, on which occasion Mr. Harvey Tuckett undertook the cha racter of Rolando. Mr. Tuckett is evidently suffering from a severe cold, and may, by carefbl study, and practice in the provinces, over some a few defects under which he at present labours ; he unques tionably possesses many qualifications which are essential for an actor, and has both self-possession and intelligence ; and although we cannot altogether commend his performance in the character of Rolando, last evening, it was as light to darkness, compared with the insufferable pretension, modified by excessive awkwardness, with which Mr. Wentworth alternately howled and mumbled through the part of Duke Aranza. The part of Juliana was entrusted to Miss Angell, the effect of whose performance was marred by her extreme timidity. Mrs. Seymour appeared as Volante. She rattled through her part with much archness and spirit, and received more applause than was accorded to any other of the company, excepting Keeley, who, as the sham Duke, was irresistibly ludicrous. Hemming, as the Count Montalban, was excellent, and Miss Jane Mordaunt looked far better as the Page than when she appeared in the last scene with her hoarse husband. BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—The ordinary meeting of this Society was h e ld l as t even i ng, Ad am G erar d , Esq., in the chair. Various donations to the library and her barium were announced. " A synoptical view of the British Franticose Rabi arranged in groups," by Edwin Lees, Esq., F.L.S., was read. The paper was accompanied by drawings and specimens ; the latter are deposited in the Society's Her barium. The Queen's speech has placed it beyond all doubt that in the approaching session the exclusive privileges enjoyed by he Bank of England will undergo revision. This will be, in the City generally, a very satisfactory intimation. No period can be more Opportune for the purpose, nor can the Ministry be in a more independent position for taking that course which the interests of the country demand, regardless of the influence that great corpora tion may be able to bring to bear upon its decisions ; and no greater boon can be conferred upon the trading interests than such a settle• ment of the currency question, closely interwoven, of course, with the Bank privileges, as may protect them from the fluctuations and vicissitudes ascribed at least to that cause during the last twenty- Ave years. Whatever the result may be, a perfmt confidence is felt that justice will now be done to all parties.—Times. THE LATE FIRE AT DEPTFORD.—The following address has been presented to the Royal Marines, to whose prompt assistance upon this occasion so much credit is due : " To Captain Buchanan, the officer in command of the de tachment of her Majesty's Royal Marines on duty at Dept ford, on Thursday, the 11th of January, 1844. Sir—We, the undersigned vicar, rector, churchwardens, and inhabi tants of the parishes of St. Nicholas and St. Paul, Deptford, Kent, desire to express our sincere thanks for the prompt and effective assistance rendered by you and the officers and men under your command, at the alarming fire which oc curred in High-street, Deptford, on the 11th instant, and our admiration of the intrepidity and orderly and soldierlike conduct displayed on that occasion, by which the threatened serious conflagration was arrested, and but for which we feel convinced a very great loss of property, if not of life, must have occurred. We request you will accept for yourself, and be good enough to communicate to those of your corps to whose very zealous exertions we and our fellow-townsmen are:so much indebted, this earnest of our feelings of gratitude towards you and them. We remain, &c." The following is the reply :—" Royal Marine Barracks, Deptford. Gentle men,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of a document bearing your signatures, together with many others of the respectable inhabitants of Deptford, expressing their gratitude to the officers, non-commissioned officers, and pri vates, under my orders, in reducing and stopping the fire which broke out on the morning of the 11th inst., in High street, Deptford. I have to request that you will be pleased to convey to them the high gratification I feel th a t th e de tachment of the Royal Marines under my command should have proved of so much service at a time when•much valu able property was threatened with destruction. I trust that they will always meet their approbation under similar and any other circumstances. I have the honour to be your obedient servant, J. BUCHANAN, Captain commanding de tacinnent. To the Vicar, Rector, and Churchwardens of St. ?aura and St. Nicholas'." COT7RT CIRCULA R - - - - The Qiu, , en held a Court ynteniay afteinoen at Bucking ham Palace, for the reception of addresses on the Throne. The Deputation from the House of Lords arrived at the Palace at two o'clock, and were conducted by the Lord Chamberlain to the presence of her Majesty on the Throne. The Deputation was composed of the Earl of Eldon, the mover, and Viscount Hill, the seconder, of the address ; the Lord Chancellor, wearing his State robes, and attended by his Purse-bearer, Mace-bearer, and .Train-bearer; the Duke o f Wellingto n , th e E ar l of Shaftesbury, the . Earl of Hadding tou, and the Bishop of Lichfield. Sir Augustus Clifford, Gentlemen Usher of the Black Rod, and Mr. J. W. Birch, Clerk Assistant of Parliament, attended the Deputation. The Lord Chancellor read the address from the House of Lords, to which her Majesty returned a most gracious answer. The Earl of Eldon, the mover, and Viscount Hill, the seconder, had th e h onour o f kissing hands, and the De putation retired from the presence of the Sovereign. The members of the Corporation of the City of Dublin arrived shortly before two o'clock at the Palace, and after the reception of the address from the House of Peers, were ushered from the Library (where they had assembled) by Sir William Martins, Gentleman Usher, to the Green Draw ing Room, where the Deputation were received by the Lord Chamberlain, who conducted the members to the presence of the Queen in the Throne Room. The Deputation was composed of the Lord Mayor of Dub lin, Mr. Jeremiah Dunne, Town Councillor, Seconder of the Address ; Alderman M'Kenna, Alderman Gardiner, Messrs James Burke, James Fallon, Francis Taite, Reilly, William Reynolds, and James Bury, Town Councillors. The Lord Mayor was attended by the Rev. Dr. O'Connell, his Chap lain, and Mr. P. O'Brien his Secretary. His Lordship and the deputation were also attended by Mr. James Curran, mace bearer, and Mr. T. Reynolds, City Marshal, and car rying their respective ensigns of office. Her Majesty received the address on the throne, h 4 Royal Highness Prince Albert wearing a military uniform, with the riband and other ensigns of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, standing by her side. On the right of her Majesty stood the Duchess of Buccleuch, Mistress of the Robes ; the Countess of Dunmore, Lady in Waiting ; and the Lord Steward. Sir Robert Peel, Sir James Graham, and other Cabinet Ministers, also stood on the right. On the opposite side stood the Lord Chamberlain, the Vice-Cham berlain, and also Sir Edward Knatchbull and other Cabinet Ministers. The Throne-room was lined by her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms. The Lord Mayor read the address from the Corporation of the City of Dublin, and then presented it to the Sovereign, by whom it was delivered to Sir James Graham, Secretary of State for the Home Department. Her Majesty returned a gracious answer to the address. The Lord Mayor and Mr. Jeremiah Dunne, seconder of the address, had the honour of being presented to the Queen to kiss hands. The deputation then retired from the Royal presence. - The Queen gave audiences to Sir Robert Peel, Sir James Graham, and the Earl of Aberde en . The ourt was attended by the Lord Chancellor, the Com mander-in-Chief, the Lord President, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord-of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments, the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the President of the Board of Trade, the Paymaster of the Forces, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain the Groom of the Stole t o Prince Albert, the Captain of the the Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, the Captain of the Yeomen Guard, the Treasurer of the Household, the Vice-Chamber lain, Lord George Lennox, Lord in Waiting to Prince Al bert ; Mr. George Philip Lee, Lieutenant of the Yeomen of the Guard; Mr. Henry Robinson, Standard-bearer to the Honourable Corps of Gentleman-at-Arms ; Colonel Bouverie, officiating for the Gold Stick in Waiting; Lord Charles Wellesley (Clerk Marshal) Equerry in Waiting; Colo nel Wylde, Equerry in Waiting on Prince Al bert; Mr. James Bunce Curling, Clerk of the Cheque of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms ; Mr. Ellertkorp, Clerk of the Cheque of the Yeo man Guard ; Captain Green, Gentleman Usher in Waiting ; Sir Benjamin Smith, C. S. ; Messrs. Wilson and Wortley, Pages of Honour; the Field Officer in Waiting; and the Captain of the Guard. Viscount Hawarden and Mr. R. Ormsby Gore were the Lord and Groom in Waiting. The Yeomen of the Guard lined the Grand Hall, com manded by Captain Parker Nuttall, the Exon in Waiting. The Queen's guard of the Scots' Fusileer Guards was on duty on the Palace-lawn with the band of the regiment. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Wylde, and his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, visited the Exhibition of the British Institution in Pall-mall yesterday. Her Slajesty, attended by the Hon. Miss Devereux, and Lord Charles Wellesley, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester at Gloucester House yesterday. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the Marquis of Exeter, Lord George Lennox, and Col. Wylde, attended a meeting of the British and Foreign Institute yesterday evening. Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the performance of the French Plays yesterday evening with their presence. The Royal Suite included the Countess of Dunmore, Lady Caroline Cocks, Viscount Hawarden, Marquis of Ex e t er , Lord Geor ge L ennox, Lord Charles Wellesley, and Colonel Wylde. Their Royal Hihnesses the D u k e an d D uchess of Cam bridge visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Glou cester House. Mr. Wallace, and Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Ex cise, had interviews with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. Mr. Davis transacted business at the Colonial -office yes terday. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office, from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester day. The Lords present were the Lord President, Lords Brougham and Campbell, the Vice Chancellor Wigrazu, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court. Mr. Charles Buller was heard on a petition " Sherwin v. Tetley," from Van Diemen's Land, for leave to appeal against an order of the Colonial Court, refusing a new trial. Lord Brougham, on the part of their Lordships, refused the appli cation. Mr. Thesiger, Queen's Comase; -- ar. AyfArd sl-erc heard on an appeal "Barriane v. the Queen," respecting the ship Don Pair°, from the Vice-Admiralty Court of the Cape of Good Hope. FINE ARTS. We have been favoured with the sight of a print entitled the " English Ceres," which has been en graKed by Bellin from an original painting by the late Madame Soyer. The picture is a half-length of a plump, buxom, rosy-cheeked young woman, who is holding large bunches of corn in her hands, and looks the very emblem of health and happiness. Appa rently, she has just been gleaning, for in the back ground there is an expansive range or' fields, studded with upright sheaves of corn, and bordered with luxuriant hedges. The drapery of the young gleaner is very gracefully and naturally disposed, and there is a sweetness of expression in her truly feminine coun tenance, on which the eye rests with pleasure. The sylvan picturesque background tends greatly to vary and enliven the picture, and the skilful manner in which the perspective is managed, convinces us that Madame Soyer must have been a painter of no ordi nary abilities. The print is dedicated to the Duchess of Sutherland, and. would show to advantage in a plain gilt, or maple-wood frame. COMMERCIAL TREATIES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—I wish to direct attention to the speech of M. Guizot, which is published in your paper of Wed nesday last. I more particularly allude to that part where he says—"'There have been negotiations for a treaty of commerce between France and England." In reference to this subject he observes :—" Those negotiations have ceased, and hare not been resumed ; for the present, therefore, there is nothing to excite the Hon. Gentleman's fears. All the questions have remained entire, and no engagement has been entered into.—(Approbation.) As for me, the more I have thought upon it, the more I have convinced myself that between great Powers, which may be considered as rivals, treaties of commerce binding them for a long time are attended with inconvenience and danger —(Yes, yes)—and that it is better to prcceed with great rival countries by modifications of tariffs, which leaves them all freedom, and gives the experiment it is proposed making but the time strictly necessary. I shall add, that I have reason to hope that our notions are also finding their way into the English Cabinet, that it will insist no more on a treaty of commerce, . but leave modifications of tariffs to attain the object aimed at by both parties—an extension of commercial intercourse." It is or great importance, that we direct the at tention of our legislators to this admirable speech, which confirms ,the sound doctrine of Mr. Deacon Hume, and of all persons, who have directed th e i r disinterested attention to the subject. Let us admit, corn, wine, and sugar, at moderate fixed duties, and leave other nations to do as they may think proper. They will not give us their goods without an equivalent. and the more we import, the greater will be the benefit to the whole country, commercial and agricultural. Your most obedient servant, Jan. 26, 1844. A LANDOWNER. A serious accident Lappened on Sunday morning at the Paris station of the Drleans Railroad. The train with merchandise, having attached to it a waggon for passengers, which left Orleans on Saturday night, on arriving at about nine o'clock at the tennims, got off the rails as it was en tering the station. The waggon; which contained seven passengers, was overturned, and two of them were almost instantaneously killed by the shock. A man, in digging a trench at Pagny-sur-Moselle, a few days back, struck on an earthen vase (which was un fortunately broken), containing 2,400 medals of the 13th and 14th centuries. Some are smaller than the rest, and bear the figure of a bishop wearing hhs mitre. On the other side is a cross, with some characters ;round. On the larger ones, on one side is a number of heraldic signs, and on the other a large cross. On some may )e seen the words " Signum. Dei viva," and on some of the moaner 1.0 H, the initials of Jean d'Apremont, Bishop o f M ttz. Amongst these pieces were found 11 struck with the affigy. of John Count de Blaine, afterwards King Joho. of France, made prisoner at Poictiers ; six pieces of St. Louis, six of Jean d'Apremont, Bishop of Metz in 1227 ; and two of Jacques de Lorraine, Bishop o Metz in 1239. DANGEROUS FREAEr•-About two o'clock on Tues day morning, two persons on horseback galloped at a most furious pace up the Waterloo-road, towards the bridge. To arrive at the bridge first appeared the object of contention, or probably to see who would get through the gate first. One succeeded in passing through the south-west gate, which was open, but the south-east gate being closed, the other horseman dashed the poor animal against the gate with such force as not only to break one of the horse's legs, but abso lutely to force down the gate, snapping asunder the iron hinges and the bolt. Fortunately the reckless riders both escaped unhurt, but the pow animal was found to he so much injured that it was found necessary to kill it. The riders were taken to the police-station in Tower-street, and gave their names and address, from which it appeared they were two tradesmen moving in a respectable sphere of life, and having become inebriated bad thus wantonly indulged in this silly and dangerous freak. FASHIONS FOR FEBRUARY. , the London an d Paris Lada.-.3 . Magazine. Fashion.) The winter season has again brought into full the soft and w arm d ou ill ette, which are made 4; levantine or satin, with small square collar, wa ddeo, throughout a n d t r i mme d with girdp. Dresses 01 Pekin damasse are made with tight high bodies, yen! open in front, forming cmur, lengthened to a sharp pint nearly to the waist, and often laced al la Bernai se ; th e edges may remain u norna ment or have a revers of velvet or very narrow band of fa! the t.einture is round, and chemisettes with or withou t collars, formed of inlets' of lace or work, are wolf inside the se corsages, w hi ch are the most novel °f the season. Re vers an d f ac i ngs of satin quilted r are very m uc h i n use on peignoirs. Dresses of plain cach em i re are ornamented with bands °f velvet- on -the bodies high sleeves a l a re ligieusei and large peleri nes . In ball dresses the double s° triple skirts continue in undiminished favour in all trans, parent materials for young people,; sometimes a wrote satin skirt is entirely concealed hy, the two deep is'"„ flounces, the corsage being" also covered by the deep mantille of lace, reaching nearly to the ntfu s ; Dresses of tarlatane with double shirts 9 ,i; pretty, trimmed with narrow gold fringe, th e berthe to match. The most elegant dresses I , ° ' Court, worn at the Tuileries, were of white o ° 3 : ornamented with silver scarfs. Some velvet dres se i are made open in front, with an under breadt h of white satin ribbon crossing over it fit side to side. A p ret t y nove l ty i s the deep casutl'i of lace falling below the waist, and rounded in fon,. so as to show th e corsage. Bl ack lace scar f s are also made so wide as t o perm i t converting them into tunics ; the dentelle d e ve l ours i s much approved f°!, full dress toilettes, manteaux, and satin pelisses ; they may match the mate r i a l i n co l our. The hair is No r, rather raised and i n r i ng l ets, t h ough bandeaux. i" • ; always seen. C o iff ures are rat h er wide in front, so me are raised in the cen t re a l a N orma, others hay% simple wreath i n f o li age, and touffes at the si de I l'Aspasie ; detached flowers are also much worm' they are generally large ones, dahlias, roses, c.brr santhemums. Bonnets are a little more open, I: 4 c ticularly for dre ss ones , which are of sa ti n or velvet, the different shades of dark blue and black ; but O r neglige the shape is closer ; some bonnets of plain vel vet are lined with light colours, and ornamented wit h three feathers. Capotes of satin, with wide =finer% are trimmed with lace for morning wear. Manteau and pardessus are often finished with revers of satin or velvet quilted ; the Polonaises of black satin are not very full, and do not reach lower than the knee. Pale' tots of ecru cachemire are bordered with velvet. BRAZILIAN TARIFF. - - - Although every packet from Rio de Janeiro brings additional proofs that the Brazilians are preparing retaliate upon ou r commerce f or our pr o hibition o i their produce, th ere are some persons infatuate: enough to entertain "no apprehensions that upon t h A expiration of the commercial treaty with Engle''' . differential duties will be attempted, under any circusu; stances, to be levied." It is our painful duty to disP such a pleasing illusion. In fact, we cannot under; stand the motives of those wr it ers who are from tin l „ to time announcing these symptoms of the approach denouement, and, in the same sentence, assuring thel readers that they need have no fears that Engle° t will lose her Brazilian trade, or that Brazil will tree her differently from other nations. The intelligence that the import duties at Rio cis Janeiro have been increased by the imposition of s i a i , extra five per cent., raisi ng th em t o twenty - one Pe; cent., upon the good s o f a ll na ti ons alike, has be e / confirmed. The o ld ra t e o f twenty per cen t. a d valorem, was equally paid by British and foreign I; tions. The B raz ili an G overnment having b e es forced, by fiscal necessities, to increase the revenue', with a view, amo ng o th er thi ngs, to maintain t he" foreign credit, have not encountered any opposition from the mixed commission of foreign and Brazilie ° , merchants, to whom the rai s i ng o f th e va l uat i on of t h e imports imports was delegated. Although, therefore, w r proceeding is one whia, had it been burdensome ° f oppressive to English com me rce , our Governine.°t would have, perhaps, h a d a r i g ht t o oppose , ~1 " ; understand that it i s no t th oug h t expe di ent to ma k e any remonstrances a ga i ns t it, b ecause i t i s not W ow while to exasperate the B raz ili ans on t h e eve of t he expiry of their treaty, a n d th us ex ti ngu i s h t h e sm ell°t hope of a renewal. • But it is useless to spe cu late,,upon results which Lancashire can foresee as well as ourselves if the D e f. gotiations between F rance an d B raz il s h ou ld l ea d t!)P 0 treaty of the kind mentioned. Something ought I I have been done before now to bring Sir Robert Pee and Senor Ribeiro t o a f r i en dl y understanding. The merchants of Liverpool have, apparently, thoug h t that their Brazilian trade was safe in the hands on: trusted with its keepin g . Th e en d w ill prove w hethe` they havebeen the enlightened guardians of their o r interests, or the ob s ti na t e d upes o f t h e i r T ory P rer dices.—Liverpool Mercury. 43/ cord and Lady Chichester arrived in London r ea * yesterday by the General Steam Navigation Comparm packet Columbine, Captain W. Norwood, from Rotterdam. REDDITCII.— SUDDEN DEATH.—On Monday eve h ing last, an awfully sudden death occurred at Mapplebnroilt Green, within a f.w miles of Reddltcli. Five prize fighv. took place in the neighbourhood on that day, the combatant' a,d many of the spectators afterwards went to a public-h . , 01154 : kept by Thomas Stockl e y, w h o h e ld t h e stakes. Stoc k le y • who had been very active in the pursuits of th e day, saurto song to the company assembled, and got up from his seat te a pay over the stakes, but h a d scarce l y d one so, w b en h e down and expired. He had been subject to an i n t erna l dises.- for some considerable ti me past.— Worcester Chronicle. THE WEATHER.—It has blown an almost con7 ll nuous gale here since Sabbath, accompanied at intervals t g t showers of hail. The storm was particularly violent,r;i night; we fear much that the damage at sea w ill correspondingly great. The schooner William, from B e P i , fast, mentioned in our last as having run ashore at the ha of the south pier, has not yet been got off, and we are a afr a , that from the high winds which have prevailed it will 1343 be impossible.—Ayr Observer. A letter from Rome, in the Gazette de,- Tribunaut relates the following tragical ev int, as baying taken Placta short time ago in the most frequented part of the city, a - ut at a period when the streets are generally fullest. .Ab e four o'clock, at w hi c h h our t h e b eau monde of Rorne 90 , ja flocking to their promenad e i n th e gar d ens of tk.e " i o f Borghese, from the door of a house adjoining the sh°Pvi s a chemist, at the a ng l e o f th e Vi a B a b uino and. the Condotti, a young woman staggered out, pale a n a s t, bleeding, with a stiletto planted in her b ree to She could not speak, but pointed with her linger ie " the haft of the dagger. By th e l aws o f Rome c hew's are interdicted, und er p ena lt y o f fi ne and imprisonni eat t fr o acting under any circumstances whatever as phy i ,iciauS or surgeons, or even granting to a sick or wounded person a c OO B a bul porary asylum. Consequently the chemist of the Via' ~„,tee refused admittance to the poor victi m , d es i r i ng h er to ..n.he to the hospital. He r st reng th, h owever, was gene, an d would have fallen on th e pavement, had not a compassl e - o. old man got a chai r ou t of the shop, seated he r i n it, onLate, her head on his shoulder. She was young and haria- i a and elegantly dressed, tho ug h i n a sty l e t h at showe d she not belong to the high er or d ers o f society. The crowd ti4 tae we rally gathered around her, and numerous obse r vations ly o made and conjectures f orme d. At l ast a man of high stay'r r getting a sight of her over the head of the rest exclfjT e ve Ab, told her what would happ en , b u t s h e wou le, a her own foolish will." This at once explained the ~ ny'ste li . This man was one of those bandits whom the poirtifiet r t e lice can never arrest, b u t w h o a t last comprornis• a wit h ; Government, by acceptin g a p ens i on , and relinglitsbing r hea de predatory live s . Th e d ying woman was a girl of respec ts parentage, whom when young h e h a d carried, off a nd ta .. ,,'"d his wife. In l a tt er d ays h e h a d b ecome indif:eren t brutal towards her, and she yielded to the seductions o f young Neapolitan. She soon rep en t e d this wron her g step, determined to break w ith h er i namorato. She vent t° husband, whom she had quitted with his own and told him of her resolution ; but he advised her against ea g, ing it into effect, warning her that she would regret, ',.. - „, we en however, told her paramour that all was at an. eny - ,,,,„ — d bye, them. He showed no surprise, merely saying-•, “L - I— i n the till we meet again." On the next day he did wed P er to her public street, and at once plunged his po',gnar tched bosom. At length some police-officers came, an - " m il the corpse till ten at night, when a party of the free of Penitents came with a bier, and carried it away, had. long the poignard still unwithdraa-n. The husband retired with his associates, the chemist took back his chair , and all was quiet. The assassin has as yet evaded the pa suit of justice. consent, SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.—As a party of g entle' men were out coursing a few days ago in this neighbour, hood, with a couple of greyhounds, they started a hare, an d after a very severe chase poor puss fell a victim to her put; suers. Immediately afterwards another hare jumped up, aril; singular to relate, one o f th e dogs started after it, with d' dead dead hare in its mo u th, apparently with the same eager abyt to make it also it s v i c ti m ; b ut after running a considirithe distance, the chase was g i ven up to its companion, br A hare in this instance outran her pursuers.—York Cioumso t 'd e , LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT.—It IS TAW t ti. finitively, determined that the changes which have bet 30 0 r moured in the Liverpool and Manchester Courts will t e as" ried into effect. The repo r t, h owever , o f M r. Jemmett Lave ing Manchester is u n f oun d e d . S ome commu nicelioni do been going on between the Lo r d Chancellor and 't i d e d I re Learned Gentlemen who are about to change - places • . 811 00 have to announ ce th a t i n th e ensu i ng week Mr. Se , Ludlow will take his seat at the Liverpool Court, an " ao t'S Commissioner Skirrow s u pplyi ng t h e L earned Serg has place in Manchester. Some hostility to this arrangem been manifested by the Learned Profession in Blanches , Liverpool Standard. jed EXTAoRDINARY REVERSE.—An attorney Wye' the other day to ha v e hi s name struck off the rolls, in 41 0 f iy to enable him to practi se th e very oppos i te pro f ess i o n . .. lie d_ philanthropist. The case was s o new, that the books afi r a no precedent to guide th e judge, who observed, that ",„ lawyer was never yet known to have a turn for philantlii,7;rlOr there would be some di ffi culty in striking him off the rolthe such a very strange purpose." It is to be hoped that , ..at violence of the shock caused by the extreme suddennts_vof the change will not prove too much for the constitutP , P ,, the individual alluded to. Upon inquiry at his resid=e the answer to inquiries was, that he was going on as r ` as could be expected."—punch. THE DONKEY DOCTOR AND HIS FEE.—A reap ltt t be donkey, in th e t own of in this county, lately acted. part of a physici an , an d i n return for services performer - i o f ceived his fee. The facts are as follow :—Three tender age, in one family, have for some time past 7 , 7. 5 afflicted with the ho o pi ng coug h ; an d paren t a l anxiety : ( 1 manifested for their cure. Amongst other remedies pr o pc , r they were recom men d e d to be passed under the belly e c A te real donkey, which was accordingly performed with d ue e —the patient animal not exhibiting on this restiveness at the use made of his person. The enefit, soi no (not demanded) was bread and butter—the occasion le sion gi a v u a valuable e w n o e u e ld id h e. ave lf it ia be dl i t n e g ee lte ee th a e eu lr r i e sh e m h a e n ul 's d r b ec e ip7 bci L — ce a T , us hope that we may be induced to treat su ch 'l2 more respect member of the brute creation as the ass, wit h . the • than it has been his lot for many ages hands of his less kno w i ng relative of another humanity may triu m ph where its opposite has held swaY. -- West Briton. t o s r h e a c p e v;eand that a