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r . LTERATION OF TIM AVESEND STAR PACKETS. FURTECER REDUCTION OF FARES. SIXPENCE AND NINEPENCE, Boat and Blackwell Railway Included. 413. Prorn the Brunswick Wharf, Blackwell • "m uIYS in at Ten, Eleven. Twelve, , Three, Three, Forir,* and Six * Except on Sundays. rrOM the Terrace Pier, Gravesend, At BeTen , Half-past Nine, Two,* Four, Five, and Six. * t on Sund. P 1 F ore Cabin and Seconl-Excecplass Carriage, ays Sixpence . Saloon and Star — . 438 First-class Carriage, Ninepence. , Gravesend, Oct. 1, 1844. RICHMOND and WEST-END JUNCTION I c RAILWAY. h` PROVISI ONAL CO3I3IITTEE of the RICIDIOND and p AR JLTNCTION RAILWAY have to announce that the at u LIAMENTARY DEEDS are now LYING for SIGNATURE for delivery6° l5, Old Broad-street, and that the Scrip is now ready w„.n exchange for the Bankers' Receipts, the Holders of nil are 44°1 hereby on informed that the exchange must be effected, and — : '"eds si gned, or before the 22d instant, or the deposit will be 11 tely forfe it NZ' r, Eleve !cei of ptsrn et u i si be left at the Offices for registry, between the Ire, and Four, and the corresponding Scrip certificate will ifirvered in exchange on the following day. 7nOtlee will be giv en when the deed will lie for signature at _ l B and Manchester. and after. Friday, the 11th i nstant, the Offices of this Company ot removed to No. 3, Moorgate-street, Bank. By order of the Committee, IN Old Broad -street, Bth Octobeßrl,C lB H 4 : 4 l . 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Just published, Part I. of THE MUSIC of IRELAND, as performed in Mr. HORNCASTLE'S IRISH ENTERTAINMENTS, con sisting of the Bardic and Connaught Caoinis, Fairy Chant and Songs, Rural Ballads, Songs of Occupation, Marches, Jigs, &c. Harmonised and Arranged by F. W. Horneastle, Gentleman of her Majesty's Chapel Royal. The Work to be completed in Three Parts, price 255. to Subscribers; Single Parts, 10s. 6d. each. Published by the Editor, 37, Upper Norton-street; and to be had of all Musicsellers and Booksellers. 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Llll5 ARTICLES RE-PLATED, and restored 1 it their original appearance, at a comparatively small cost. tie, t ,'"utit% it h ,l CO., PATENT VOLTAIC ELECTRO PLATERS, XANUFACTURERS, respectfully invite the atten -"LeO Tavern Hotel, and Housekeepers generally, to this 4 , e ° ll oruiCal process of restoring worn-out plated wares. 111% 218, Regent -street. It ~ ' ' o4 4 , o,,i;'SgS NEW SAUCE, for general pur- Vamed such great approbation, and the demand wee iste r n,°,trease, JOHN BURGESS and SON beg most e rm el f_ B lN tr `ntis their best acknowledgments to the Public cot tn moetes have of the same ; its utility and great conveni- Ite tt tr: C tION "aVe recommended L. to the most distinguished !hitt ! ki is. s t ekr,,,,'Tho have all spoken highly in its recommenda -3/4 e bei n zgilli es :^4 by them only ; and for preventing disappoint ten4ettO Neale d all Possible care has been resorted to, by each j ithl e. — uelh oi on the cork with their firm and address, as well EBB4ll ng t heir signature, without which it cannot be i t‘TOt l3l t, Gtsg SON'S long-established and much-esteemed , 4iovl ß . that continues to be prepared by them after ore? "a 3 given the greatest satisfaction for many ttA ' ---------- SHIRE .. alid PER,RINS' WORCESTER 41 •re SAUCE. or ClreatrZed front the recipe of a Nobleman in the county. 1tZ.,,.t /Yeatetheshtern.. SteaM-ship June 6, 1844.—The cand Perrin t n h a e , . li tTM -stlt 'rah! •.,. "„ft peen regularly supplied with 'Lea a P fitbao ..e-101, , :a it is adapted to all of which it k tl ' t s44"relis.:7;:sliefero'in 'i s i al . ' in h on toste this excel aka—for every variety o . f gi di v s e h s , the b e l t l i ce to captains 1 n a ve great pleasure in recommending itaca accon,,.. and passengers for Sold - "uirrient of its kind • v oyage. that flavour, and as %ter; icliQesttle eigned) . for a voyage ins Wor th., teAsr.,..., 3' the proprietors, MTrs" JAM a E n S d HOSKEN." perr, 1 n l i e s a treetthe prin. Ist'. volel:nocisT.,rela and sons. Farring" • and retail by the rtila (744illeelv.arehousemen in London , l t on the nth most .r 4,11 TO OTH -BRUSH, made tro.;_wilen-114delenillifle principle, thoroughly th zas. ~ p and down, and polishing tnceleastudtntagnebewtrteenenuithede :,..7.1br,..,;L0 8 Itirve decided upon it the Toothpick Brush, 4::;:ol.n3178:111,r:,b1::::::,entirely enters naming between the closest teeth, 1;' --- 1 , 417`.' r it tinder that name, marked and numbered ,. as undeil, mark T I" IV, No. I, w h r ar b d t ; ns to a . , 2, ni less an , i,,,1.1 0. 5 Kthifiling ; N 0..4, Sft ; the r arro . No. 8, soft. skirt 1ath,;,... a ,r,a ; Nro 6 less hard ;N, 7, middl lig , ~ '" t i llish°l',gatests es are °PIY rect, and they 1, arrat - . 2° --.'" bril h. the hair a n n a cl t ri t t: , en i nt i 41: illite•oa;b' °r ths. Y. per dozen, in bone, and 2s. each, or 21s. per T 1 :100 1 ., nok.; ArtrItNITURE AT MODERATE PRICES. sh: 44B PDX 93, Bishopsgate street, Within, . t e A t t Ixretr—cat,,ftivintiy p i ti nv o it L es; r th z e tty Pu r b u li ßc N to lTu in ß sp E ect the stock of and BEDDING, 11t, Coolisht„riient, consisting of every requisite for the Mansion t : be i „ -, of a quality, fashion, material, and workmanship , not 41140-I;ir,Passed, and offered at prices scarcely exceeding tho se ls o, I Charged for showy but unsubstantial furnitu.re. , 44 Can._ zn °et complete and beautiful collection of Chimney, et orrle lasses, Decorative Painting', Paper - hangings, and . Parte:'ees' °n4bl e "nlental Erthellidnents, at the most moderate and rev ;lN], til- eqUiring pallyrea good articles, will find at Thomas Fox's ,L4geo ~,T'uonive a arious as to afford every facility for advsn. "T l o t : , 4 4 4 ect a i i ° 4: at prices as low as are possibly compatible with tiallopagateteet Within. 1 d, corner of Savoy Steps, London. AAI-10,,-----______________ . ~ s A ONTAL WATCHES, VERY FLAT. tia,„, C.„O - ORY arid SONS, Watchmakers, 9, ._t.. b . 111 ... London, opposite the Yank. Price in Silver •%tit a i a t ea l h . "n. a-Half Guineas elch ; or, in Gol 1 ' Cases, Six 1ktt.....r.5 e ,.. .1 hese. Watches are accurate and durable the Hori et!inZit reta;T;Ten being peculiarly suited to combine' those im- I vith`„lthil st a i ' , They are jewelled in four hole., and continne u vack. .ng wound. A twelvemonth's warranty is given 41 11 , liksstt, B Y ti ot _ pr tiNe _ HER BIAJESTY, HIS ROYAL HIGH e Oil 41814, kNtLifEHRET'S.AITRIII,n4kIMIGLNYg AND 01171:?7,tM ROPE. Ptie, atoyttll4-1Y 4 S AIA CAS SO R OIL, for the kiii „tit. 6 d .. ...!nd Preserving and Beautifying the Human Hair C';,.,.ble h 7 ... Family Bottles (equal to four small), 10s. 6d., thr !,t ,,,, t i oti as size , 2 1 .. 1 ,,' 1 e Wr a "The Words " R I , 11 4,Priet iZ r .?f each genuine bnoctitfeMia;adssar %"aeck"gra;hede ... are ge n ••Inet. containing n 28,024 a tett n e n rs. t Without o f this, s t ., - 1 4iise.. , suinglS.N.l'lli an., 130WLAND'S KAL'YDOR ~ . eautifying the Skin and Complexion. Price i„, c* AtA -,4 her bottle, duty included. -.a brz_rtL jpEi,,z.„IIII3,YEAND'S ODO/sTTO, ll ' rvei th e dittnricE? renders the Teeth beautifully White, tioti 4 t l tinalpi e - d ..._ • P r ic e 2a, box, duty included. ht4l,4nct th7: l ls _kEfePers, for the sake . of raining a trifle more 4,:nt..t tid t_rit.;k74ltllo4triheh:,:F nridtleter ions mnpounds as the " genuine" eyitDheOrß, and ODONTO. It is therefore ky,3,l7:l4litapositionarticle, to see the word " 'theßOW ppg. For the protection of the Public from Honourable Commissioners of her Ma. kl on t ir! have authorised) t r ) roprietor's Signature to be en- Ohi o, A 116,4pvernrnent Stamp . il affix....'l l 4D & SON, 20, uIgIAiTON-GARDEN; ~, 8°1; them and by ists and Perfumers. Al others are FR AtrENT COUNTERFEITS. its;A; liAmplEPONOrc4gUllLriNti ?SUS M 6DICINE ~, „ree t ,, o _ ~_ s PILL OF HEALTH, which th, . ih nt , 7 .eneves the stomach and bowels b eneral he a d . tf; 4e itrie se gn,Ping or prostration of strength. They g . remove a ! 114 Istorn ael ; .(zziness, tains in the cheat &c.,. are highly grateful It rt,:epre ss f ,! Promote otigzitz,t ergteer a tite, relieve g lad our 4 ir.:• , 1 , 4 10 ..°'. 01 spirits • i ii g t i t n e in theehcontinuallv isufieringefrom°lrowsinefsusli; habit Snenessd free tli.;llBo.t2,.l;tectati a nd ears, they offer advantages that will mit fail lit 4Zie'll,e'ne has for r n _ any. years received the approval of the ~tres.., able classes ;.._ p e g f . oll o , wii, ~ 01 society, and in confirmation of its 5 . letter has been kindly forwarded to Mr. t' out, 7.%111,011t.74441:iintth00r .biish it, and, if requisite, to refer any respectable . r P raia 2... . 29 , Strand, London. 1ieL 3 ir...,,, tOth4l,` , 4l`r `.reel Pl ea , . " Ilearitree Exeter April 24, 1844. ' e l inlo ny to `7: in bing able to 'bear mistrong and um i'::!,,. tl.,_ h i . , ,_ ... ..eer excellence of you . r . Frampton's Pill of _telartitpinin;. — 1 1 ;IT _ most safe, e ffi cacious, and very superior ;.,.. 4,6.llesively -4 ion ow of an officer, an elderly lady, and t heg 4 r Mel. o .f rhine i la w , d ~. „, nine......f.; used them —very rarely having recourse g period of year; ; she has recommended on.'N-raoLliepa. anician...lu‘.oo.o instance in which she induced a person br iiluttary ethe'avuell the first box herself; they have proved thin that perhaps there is scarcely any than alto, d e )41 h t . _ . 3' P..ltent medicines before the public ofequal value , stiiz i na pia , 0.17. .cerainly to Possessed et isnudymid'oeuiSlaflarecimos.ml 11,,4.4 4 4 . 4 , lid ar:ll2oeaqiotis to give them m lit i , S 44140144 4 1,2_!, your obedient servant. y • 4 , ~ ... - 4 4 . 4 N. 9 th e vi ;,!;t:, 52Z, Strand, London, price Is. 1 . • per ‘ 14 ...er of medicines ger.erally throughout the 04 0 44 %Mr l'itAßipT 1.44444444,e5s . 4.coN'S PILL of HEALTH and observe the !!!44:. as Prout, tap Strand ' London," on the SOLICITORS. Messrs. W. 0. and W. Hunt, Whitehall, London. Mr. Robert Rising, Worcester. Mr. Fred. Thomas Elgie, The Line is proposed to branch out of the Grand Junction Rail way near to Wolverhampton, and to have a station within a quarter of a mile from the centre of that town. From thense it will pass over a densely populated mining and manufacturing district in the immediate vicinity of extensive iron, nails, iron hardware, glass, firebrick, and numerous other manufactories, through the popu lous towns of Bilston, Tipton, and Dudley, to Stourbridge, with a Branch Line between the two last-named places to Kingswinford, a neighbourhood abounding in mines and manufactures; and which towns and district, containing together a population of upwards of 200,000, are now (with the exception of Wolverhampton) deprived of the advantages arising from railway communication. From Stourbridge the Line will proceed to Kidderminster, which, with the neighbouring towns of Bewdley and Stourport, contains a po pulation of about 28,000. The great carpet manufactories of Kid derminster are too well known to need comment, and the principal portion of their productions is sent to London for sale. From Kid derminster the Line will proceed to Droitwich, where there are large manufactories of salt. Between Kidderminster and Droitwich a Branch Line will be made to Stoke Prior (joining there the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway), where there are extensive salt, soap, and chemical manufactories. The works at Droitwich and Stoke already consume not less than 100,000 tons of coal per annum, and if brought into imme diate connection with the extensive coal-fleld through which this Railway will pass, the consumption will no doubt be materia ly in creased. From Droitwich the Line will proceed to the City of Worcester (where there will be a Branch, about one mile, to the Severn, for the purpose of communicating with that river for goods). This City contains a population of 27,000, and is an im portant market for agricultural produce, hops, fruit, cider, &c., as well as the principal seat of the glove and porcelain manufactures in the kingdom. It is intended that the Line shall cross the Birm ingham and Gloucester Railway about four miles from Worcester, between that city and Pershore, so as to afford a direct Railway communication with Cheltenham, Gloucester, Bath, Bristol, and the West of England. From Worcester, to Perahore, Evesham, Chipping Campden, Moreton-in-the-Marsh, and from thence, by the valley of Even. lode, to Oxford, the district is principally agricultural. A com munication with the Stratford and Moreton Railway will be made at the latter place; and in reference to the advantages of this por tion of the Line it will perhaps suffice to make the following ex tract from the Report of Lieut.. Colonel Sir Frederick Smith, the late Inspector-General of Railways, who, with Professor Barlow, was employed by her Majesty's Government in 1840, to examine and report on the best Line of communication between London and Dublin : ' "We cannot close this Report without observing that,* from the favourable nature of the country for a Railway from the Great Western Railway at Dudcot, and from thence to Worcester, and from the skilful manlier in which it is proposed to extend the Line to the last.named city, we are of opinion that at no distant period this project will be carried into effect. This Line would take from Oxford nearly a central course between the Birmingham and Great Weste n Lines, and afford railway accommodation to a district which cannot derive much advantage from any other Line. "This convenience would extend even to Worcester, notwith standing that the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway will pass at no great distance, for the length of the journey from London round by Birmingham will be at least 138 miles ; whereas, by the projected Line through Oxford to Worcester, it would be only 118 miles—a distance of twenty miles in favour of the latter ; and, taking into account the greater average speed of the Great Western Railway, there can be no doubt that at least one •hour in time would be gained between London and Worcester, and the traveller would save from ss. to 6s. in his fare." With reference to the portion of the Line from Wolverhampton to the point of junction with the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway below Worcester, it may also be observed that, i■ the year 1837 a Bill was introduced into Parliament for making a Railway between those places, called the Grand Connection, Rail. way, the Line of which was greatly inferior to the one now se lected in respect of contiguity to the most important towns ; and the following is an extract from the Report of the Committee of the House of Commons, who sat upen that Bill: " The present means of conveyance and communication have been proved to be insufficient for agricultural, commercial, manu. facturing, and other purposes, as well between the proposed ter. mini as between the towns on the Line of Railway and towns to be connected with them by other Lines of Railway already sane. tioned. " The average amount of traffic by land is 61,1191. 4s. ; by water, 45,314/. 2s. 3d. " The number of passengers expected on the proposed Railway is 168,440. " The weight of goods expected on the Railway is 282,890 tons ; and the description of goods are the staple manufactures of the towns which the Railway approaches, besides wool, grain, fruit, hops, cider, Manchester goods, groceries, teazles, coal, and other general merchandise and agricultural produce. " The amount of income expected to arise from the conveyance of passengers is 31,7511. 18s. 4d., and for goods, 74,680/. This amount of income is independent of that which the promoters of the Bill expect to derive from a new or increased traffic on the Line. The largest revenue on goods is expected to be derived from the carriage of the produce of the various staple manufactures of the to ens which the Railway approaches, and a considerable income is anticipated from the carriage of coal." In addition to the Passenger traffic specified in the above Report of the Committee of the House of Commons, this Line will af ford communication for Passengers from Ireland landing at Liver. pool, and from the north-west with the south-east of England, by means of the continuation of the Great Western Railway from Reading to Basingstoke, where it will be connected with the South ampton and Portsmouth Railways, as well as its being a direct line to London, via Oxford, from the important towns and districts through which it passes. The Passenger traffic alone ought to afford a satisfactory return on the capital proposed to be invested; but when it is shown that this Line will supply the existing want of a direct Railway con. veyance to London and the south-east of England, for the produce ofisuch extensive Colleries, Iron Manufactories, and other Works as support a population of upwards of 200,000 persons in the South., Staffordshire and Worcestershire Mining districts, and will. also provide for conveying the produce of Kidderrninsier, Stoke Works, Droitwich, and Worcester, and the agricultural districts intersected by it, to their appropriate markets, it may confidently be asserted that there is not a district of country in the kingdom now unoccupied by railway which affords so great a prospect of re. numeration. In addition to these claims on public attention and support, the Committee of Management have concluded an arrangement with the Directors of the Great Western Railway Company, conditional on the necessary preliminaries for proceeding with the Bill in Par liament being completed, and subject to the sanction of their Pro prietary, by which a guarantee of Three and a Half per Cent, per . Annum on the estimated Capital, with half the surplus profits, will be secured to the Shareholders in this undertaking. And in the event of its being found necessary to expend a greater sum than 1,500,0001. in constructing the Line (but which amount is esti. mated to be more than sufficient for the purpose), the Directors of the Great Western Railway Company have agreed that interest on such additional amount, provided the same does not exceed -250,0004, shall be paid previously to any division of profits being made. The gradients on the larger portion of the line will be favour. able. The length of the line will be 90 miles ; and the length of the branch to Kingswinford two miles, to Stoke Prior between two and three miles, and to the Severn about one mile. The esti mated population in and closely adjoining to the Line amounts to upwards of half a million. The surveys for the best Line are being proceeded with under the superintendence of Mr. Brunel, with a view to the introduction of a Bill in the next session of Parliament. Power will be taken in the Act of Parliament to allow interest at the rate of 41. per cent. per annum on the deposits, as well as on all future calls, from the dates of each payment till the opening of the whole Line. A Subscribers' agreement and Parliamentary contract have been prepared, and lie at the Company's offices for signature. The Scrip Shares, and all payments thereon, will be forfeited, without notice, should the holders thereof not sign the Subscribers' agreement and Parliamentary contract on or before the 31st De. cember next, Shares will only be allotted to parties either personally known to any member of the Committee of Management, or properly intro. duced to them by letter; and, to prevent trouble, no other applica tions will be attended to. Applications for Shares may be addressed to the Solicitors to the Company, or to the following gentlemen ;—Messrs. Clarke and Hancocks, Solicitors, Shipston.on•Steur ; Mr. Griffiths, So licitor, Chipping Campden ; Mr. Oswald Cheek, Town Clerk, Evesham ; Messrs. T. and W. G. Hallen, Solicitors, and Messrs. Bird, Saunders, and Bird, Solicitors, Kidderminster; Messrs. Grazebrook and Wragge, Solicitors, Stourbridge ; Messrs. Robinson and Fletcher, and Mr. John Bolton, Solicitors, Dudley; Messrs. Phillips and Bolton, and Mr. Charles Corser, Solicitors, Wolverhampton ; Messrs, J. S. Wells and Son, Share Brokers, 75, Old Broad-street, and Mr. J. W. Scott, Share Broker, 3, Bartholomew-lane, London; Messrs. Highfield and Withers, Share Brokers, Royal Bank-buildings, Dale-street, _ . Liverpool ; Messrs. T. Cardwell and Sons, Share Brokers, blanches: ter ; Messrs. George Edwards and Son, Share Brokers, Bristol; Mr. William Welch, Share Broker, Lancaster; Mr. Thomas Sanford, Share Froker, Exeter; Messrs. T. Earp and Son, Share Brokers, Derby; Messrs. Terripest and Butchart, Share Brokers, Hudders field ; Messrs. Collinson and Flint, Share Brokers, Hull; Messrs. Ridsdale, Share Brokers, Leeds; Mr. James Hervey, Share Broker, Halifax ; Mr. J. Brooke, Share Broker, Dewsbury; Mr. Payne, Share Broker, Wolverhampton ; Mr. Nathaniel Lea, Share Broker, Birmingham; Mr. Wm. Lee, Share Broker, Cheltenham; Mr. William Bolton, Share Broker, Stratford-on-Avon ; and Mr. 114 . 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The Table is issued from the Office of the Registrar-General:— CAUSES OF DEATH. Weekly Total. Average of e Ye Epidemic, Endemic, and Conta g i ous Di seases 247 Five 178ars. Diseases of variable or uncertain seat lO9 111 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses l5O 157 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 32 21 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion .. Diseases of the Kidneys, &c 6 5 Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c 8 10 Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Mus c l es 4 6 Diseases of the Skin, &c Old Age, or Natural Decay 47 71 By Violence, Privation, or Intemp erance ..• 36 26 Causes specified... Deaths from all Causes ... 961 946 DEATHS FROM THE PRINCIPAL DISEASES INCLUDED UNDER THE ABOVE HEADS. Total. Weekly Average Consumption 143 of Five Years.l47 Scarlatina B7 34 Pneumonia . .. Dropsy ..... .. ............ Hoopi ng Cough l6 33 Typhus 22 31 Small Pox Disease of the Heart Measles ... 27 28 Apoplexy Diseases of the Brain ...... Diarrhoea.. .... 15 12 Sudden Deaths DISTRICTS. West 162 North l3B 140 Central 181 East 188 South.. 243 242 Total .... ........... ..... 961 PARISIAN STATISTICS. - The consumption of butchers' meat in Paris during the month of September last comprised 5,759 oxen, 1,577 cows, 5,861 calves, and 34,707 sheep ; being a diminution, compared with the month of Septemb er , 18 43, of 222 oxen, 1,143 calves, and 3,356 sheep. The consumption of butchers' meat in Paris during the month of September, 1843, exhibited a similar proportionate reduction compared with the month of September, 1842, so thLt it would appear that the consumption of bute'iers' rnea ,- , in Paris is gradually di minishing. PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY. The sun had hardly risen this morning, when the sounds of artillery caused many an expectant citizen of Portsmouth to jump out of bed, in the full and firm conviction that his French Majesty was at the mouth of the harbour. Down, then, to the water .side and the seaward batteries hurried expectant crowds ; but after a quarter of an hour's intense staring, most of them became convinced that the vessels which graced Spit head the night before were still its only occupants, so they returned somewhat sulkily to breakfait, informing each other by the way that it was only the Lords of the Admiralty and the French Ambassador for whose honour and glory the salute had been fired and their slumbers invaded. His Excellency Count de St. Aulaire and their Lordships had arrived the 'previous evening, but as they , had not made their appearance until sundown, no notice was taken by the batteries of their coming until sunrise next morning, as it is a principle:in the code of etiquette that no salute must be fired while the sun is under the horizon—the ceremony being consequently ranged among the number of things which .can keep cold. - However, the great expected was not far off, and the people who had jumped out of their beds at the summons of one round of banging and blazing, had soon to jump up from their breakfasts to attend to the call of another. This time, however, the noise of the guns came lowly and faintly on the ear—they were evidently fired down towards St. Helens, and so there was another " popular movement" towards the seaward places of look out. Portsmouth harbour is :always a curious and charac teristic place—maritime yet not mercantile ; its fine ex panse of water crowded with men-of war in all stages of preparation, activity, or decay—the huge convict hulks moored here and there—the massive ships of the line with their towering rigging, the heavy Government steamers, the swarms of small craft, such as cutters, schooners, and yachts of all rigs ; with the countless array of still smaller craft—barges and wherries and the like—all this stretching far away into the town, and girdled with masses of irregular buildings, taverns, and storehouses, jutting almost into the water; boat piers and landing places, and every here and there the long prim expanse of arsenals and Government quays, dock yards, with their huge covered building-slips and lofty shears—all this repeated again and again, as the eye glances round the harbour, forms a very interesting and striking sight. On the present occasion all was bustle and gaiety, the men of war of all sizes, and not a few of the more peaceable vessels, were covered with colours from the truck to the dick, displaying long lines of gaudy many-coloured flags—the tri-colour everywhere conspicuous. Conspicuous among the rest of the an chored vessels was the glorious old Victory, looking quite juvenile in her gay attire. On shore, too, on the Government quays, and on private houses, flags were everywhere flying, the tri-colour and the union jack flapping together in the most brotherly manner. Outside the harbour the scene was almost as ani mated as within. The morning was beautiful, a fine breezy sunrise having succeeded the calm starry night. A number of boats and a few yachts were beating about off the harbour, and a little squadron of the former lay together moored off South Sea. Towards Spithead were to be seen the mighty St. _Vincent and the Queen, and In a long line, stretching away towards the Nab, were gun-brigs—their an d smallarr array a i h l i e n r g e E. w a f a t s , the broken experimentalb by anchored merchantme n stretching backwards and forwards across an d a l ong Spithead. Far in the distance could be seen th e smo k e of steamers, but it did not seem to approach rapidly, and for some time there was a good deal of speculation as to whether the hazy clouds were the harbingers of the French squadron or not. Meantime the sun shone merrily out, the breeze blew, the water heaved and sparkled, the number of boats out increased, and the ranges of batteries extending towards South Sea on the one hand, and Gosport on the other, became alive with spectators. Moro firing from some of the furthest off brigs, fol lowed by the rapid manning of the yards of the two line-of-battle ships, gave decided proof that the smoke we saw was that of the French fleet. Pre sently the upper works of a large steamer, followed by several others, began to appear. A flash and a burst of white smoke from the broadside of the furthest down line- of-battle ship—the heavy report, taken up and echoed by 'the nearer gun-brigs, rang over the water, and then, as they say of battles, " the firing became general." The leading French steamer advanced very leisurely, her great size proving her to be the Gomer, the boat having the King on board. The brigs banged and blaz e d away , th e smok e f rom t h e more distant blnding with the morning haze, and rolling in misty wreaths over the sea. The Gomer did not fire, but close behind her came. another steamer, L'Elan we believe, which quite made up for her silence, blazing away right and left, and ably seconded in theTrocess of gunpowder burning by a pretty little French brig, La Reine Emilie, which contrived to make noise sufficient for a squadron. As the Gower approached the harbour the shore batteries " took up the tale," that is, the firing, and for the next quarter of an hour there was nothing but cannonading—Ryery battery veiled by clouds of white smoke, and every- vessel emulating the batte ries. The whole affair looked, or at all events sounded, like a naval battle ; and in the midst of all this' pother, the Gomer, a noble steam frigate of grand proportions, and heavily r i gge d , carrying hr top gallant yards across on the main and foremasts, and showing on the one the French royal standard, and on the other the St. George's ensign, slowly advanced into the harbour. In the centre of a splendid group of officers on the quarter-deck stood Louis Philippe himself, and as every repeated burst of cheering broke from vessel after vessel, and wharf after wharf, he raised his hat and bowed is acknowledgment e e t h ri e n g shores,lus lustily. The perched of the greeti ng . A nd so the Gower, with her illustrious freight, entered Portsmouth. A flotilla of boats clus teredn etti es e,lu re echoeds the g reet i ng —the old Victory pealed out her round a n d k ept way with her—the crews on board t t e h r e e m d o e T e h d on roofs e masses of people and jetties, welcome after her own fashion ; the Elan and other French steamers, as they came up, replied to it, and the tumult was tremendous. Presently, amid the common crowd of boats —the ignobile vulgus of some small craft— appeared the official barges of the various civic, military, and marine authorities, repairing on board the Gomer, to present their respects and congratulations. An. Ad miralty barge brought off several of their Lordships, in cluding the Earl of Haddington and Sir George Cock burn. The Co-ant St. Aulaire and his suite, and a number of diplomatic officers and French Consuls went rapidly on board. Sir Charles Rowley, the Admiral of the port, was early in attendance. Man-of-war gigs conveyed naval officers from the several ships in the har bour, and three huge black heavy barges were freighted with the sense and substance of the respectable Corpo ration of Portsmouth. All this time the crowd of attendant wherries continued to increase, until the water was literally black with them. The rearward steamers of the squadron—lthe Pluton, the Caiman, &c., all carrying French colours, at the main and English at the fore—dropped in one by one and took up their posi tion round the Gomer, and two or three small steam boats, crowded with would-be spectators, from South ampton, came in just in time to be too late. This was between nine and ten o'clock. Neither Prince Albert nor the Duk6 of Wellington had yet ar rived. They were momentarily looked for, and in the mean time a divertissement was afforded on board the Gomer, by the presentation,lby the Mayor and Corpora tion, of an address, agreed to in full conclave the previous day. Some amusement was excited among the still increas ing boats, by the ascent of this worthy body up the ac commodation ladder of the Gomer. First came sundry gentlemen in scarlet cloaks, preceded by a mace. The French marine, at the gangway, seemed to respect scar let, for he presented arms politely. In the rear, how ever, of the red cloaks, came an immense array of black ones, and the marine, seemingly under the impression that all the Cures in Portsmouth were boarding the Gomer, seemed inclined to dispute the passage, a pro ceeding which seemed to give rise to some embarrass ment on the part of the black cloaked gentlemen, but which evidently afforded the most unmixed gratification ,and amusement to the eager lookers-on below. But the embarrassment and amusement only lasted for a moment. The Corporation, red cloaked and black, were received by his Majesty with the greatest courtesy and kindness. The audience took place in the cabin, and so crowded was it by all the worthy officials and burgesses, that the French Ambassador could .scarcely procure an entrance during the presentation of the address. The Recorder, Mr. Rawlinson, then read the following address : " To lIIS MAJESTY LOUIS PHILIPPE, KING OF THE FRENCH. " We, the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the borough of Portsmoth, the loyal and affectionate subjects of our Most Gracious Sovereign Queen Victoria, desirous of expressing the sentiments by which we are actuated on the auspicious occasion of your Majesty's visit to England, and availing ourselves of the opportunity afforded to us by your Majesty's arrival within the limits of the port and borough of Portsmouth, beg leave to offer to your Majesty, with unfeigned sincerity and earnestness, the respect and congratulations of this ancient municipality. • - "Regarding your Majesty's arrival as an honour con ferred on our locality, we hail it the more especially as a highly important national event, from its tendency to promote those kindly feelings of mutual respect which should ever subsist between two such powerful and in fluential countries as France and Great Britain. " Solicitous to welcome the illustrious guest of our beloved Queen with every demonstration becoming so great and memorable an occasion, permit us to assure your Majesty of the lively interest we take in your Majesty's health and welfare, and in the joyful celebra tion of your royal visit. " We rejoice in the new era it is calculated to form in the history of the two countries, and in the hope it affords of a more enlarged and general intercourse between them, which, under the blessing of Divine Providence, shall contribute to their mutual welfare, to the preservation of the peace of Europe, and to the advantage of every part of the habitable globe." His Majesty received the address most graciously, and immediately delivered in English the following reply:— " Mr. Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses,— " Gentlemen,—lt affords me particular pleasure to know that her Most Gracious Majesty your Queen has permitted you to present me with an address on my arrival on your hospitable shores. I have not forgotten the many kindnesses I received from your countrymen during my residence among you many years since. During that period I was frequently pained considerably at the existence of differences and feuds between our countries. I assure you, gentlemen, I shall endeavour at all times to prevent a repetition of those feelings and conduct, believing, as I do, most sincerely, that the hap piness and prosperity of a nation depend quite as much on the peace of those nations by which she is surrounded as on quiet within her own dominions. I was peculiarly gratified at being honoured with the presence of your beloved Queen in France during the last year, and it is a source of pleasure to be able to accept the kind invita tion then given me to again visit those shores where I had been so generously treated many years since. I hope, under the blessing of Divine Providence, that those kindly feelings will be longed cherished between our nations, and tend to promote the happiness and pros. perity of mankind." His Majesty spoke with very great impressiveness, particularly in that part of his brief address in which he inculcated the necessity and the desirableness of peace. His Majesty then conversed for some time with the Recorder and other members of the corporation. M. Guizot and other members of the suite did the same. Among the little incidents which occurred, were one or two which marked the affability of the King, and his desire to put the members of the corporation entirely at their ease. The Recorder is a very tall man, and his head now and then to uc h e d th e b eams under the roof of the deck. The King laughed, and as if apologising for, the want of height between decks said," We did not allow for your wig." Alderman Ellyett, one of those present, asked to have the honour of shaking hands with the King, on which his Majesty said, "I should like to shake hands with you all. I should like to know your names." His Majesty then asked the names of the Mayor and the Recorder, with both of whom he con versed for a short time. He shook hands with every member of the corporation, and to some of them, who were slow in getting off their white gloves, he said, "Oh never mind your gloves, gen tlemen." Altogether their reception by the King seems to have •been most gratifying to the corporation. He exhibited the most marked desire to please. In the course of conversation with members of the corporation his Majesty alluded feelingly to his former visit to Ports mouth many years ago. He remarked that this was not the first time he had been in Portsmouth. He remembered the " Point," the„" Sallyport," the F oun t a i n H ote l , an d added, that he also remembered the Dockyard well, though it was then called the Naval College. When asked by the Recorder to favour the corporation with a copy of the reply, ho had made to the address, his Ma jesty said with much feeling, " I have no copy. My words are from my heart." He also, in the course of his con versation with the Recorder, observed, that when he was last in England he used to visit with much interest the law courts, The King remembered Southsea Castle. When his Majesty was last here, it appears, he embarked here on board the Mercury frigate, Captain Rogers, to proceed to the Mediterranean. Conversing in this manner, and receiving the respects and congratulations of the various official, naval, and military personages, by whom the King was surrounded, about an hour passed away, and about half-past ten a bustle on shore, in the direction of the Clarence Vic tualling-yard, and the appearance of the royal standard, announced that his Royal Highness Prince Albert and the Duke of Wellington were at hand. An Admiralty barge conveyed those illustrious personages rapidly towards the Gomer, while the yards of the Vic tory, the Gomer herself, and of her attendant squadron were manned ; a profusion of flags rose into the air from the deck of the royal steamer—she had previously only shown two or three—and at the same moment the firing re-commenced on all sides, and the band on board the Gomer burst forth into the British national anthem. The barge was soon alongside. Prince Albert ascended first, and was heartily cheered. His Royal Highness was dressed in black, and looked well. The Duke of Wel "ngton, in his usual Field Marshal's uniform, came next his appearance of course called forth a hearty greeting from the crowd below: But a few moments elapsed ere the royal party male their appearance at the gangway, for the purpose of disembarking. There was no mistak ing King Louis Philippe, even by those who were familiar with his features only through the medium of engravings. There was his bluff portly figure, strongly marked and expressive countenance, and large grey whiskers. As he appeared at the gangway, a loud cheer broke forth—it was really a hearty ringing hurrah ; and his Majesty appeared to feel and appreciate its cordiality. He bowed long and low, turning in every direction, and then stepped firmly down the ladder, followed by Prince Albert, the Due de Montpensier, and the Duke of Wellington. The King wore a blue uniform ; his son, a tall and good-looking young man, was attired in an artillery dress. The illustrious party appeared to chat familiarly together as they approached the landing place at the Clarence-yard. The barge shot rapidly ashore, followed by a regular tail of boats—rowing, pushing, running into each other, getting every now and then locked in little clusters, but all the while, whether gliding onward or jammed up, cheering most manfully. The jetty at the Clarence-yard was decorated with taste for the occasion ; flags waved over it, tapestry hung from it, the co arse b eams an d p l anks being quite concealed with courtly hangings. Here the King was received by the General in command, surrounded by his staff. Two glittering lines of soldiery extended from the landing place to the railway station, and on either hand a tramp ling, shifting crowd, hurrying from point to point, and occupying every available eminence, raised cheers so lustily and so continuous as quite to drown the clash of arms, and the burst of the bands. A second barge, which followed closely upon that conveying the King, brough M. Guizot and Admiral Mackau, along with many of the noblemen, and gentlemen of the royal suite. M. Guizot was not generally recognised, most having eyes and ears only for the King. Two or three moments sufficed to bring the royal party, in several of her Majesty's carriages, from the waterside to the railway station. It was, of course, per fectly blockaded by anxious crowds, who kept up the tide of cheering with hearty good will. A triumphal arch, erected over the entrance to the terminus, bore the inscription of " Louis Philippe, Welcome to England." And thousands of honest voices vouched for the truth of that silent greeting. A number of ladies and gentlemen had been admitted within the station. They were ranged, the ladies in front, along the opposite side to that from which the train started. Their greetings were cordially acknow ledged by the royal party. The King, in particular, seemed much affected by the evident heartiness of his reception, showing it by his manner as well as his words. The preparations for starting were quickly effected. The King, Prince Albert, and the youthful Due de Montpensier took their places in the splendid new royal carriage. The Duke of Wellington rode in his own carriage, placed upon a truck. On the engine were Mr. Chaplin, the chairman, and Mr. Locke, the engineer of the railway ; and all being ready, amid a general and final cheer, the train shot rapidly away. Shortly after the landing of the King, one of the French war-steamers, I believe the Elau, slipped her moorings, and proceeded back to Treport, with intelli gence of his Majesty's safe arrival. Portsmouth, the harbour in particular, continued very bustling and crowded. A number of the French officers landed, and hundreds of boat; went, cruising around the steamers of the squadron filled with critical spectators. The vessels in the harbour, which had been decorated, displayed their flags until sunset. Altogether the morning's proceedings were very splendid, and the magnificence of the reception, a magni ficence which all admired, was uite quailed by its sincerity and cordiality. ARRIVAL AT FARNBOROUGH. From an early hour in the day, the inhabitants of the neighbourhood of the Farnborough station poured out, in all their gayest attire and gayest looks, to obtain a glimpsd of 'the French Monarch on his alighting from the train en route for Windsor. The greatest doubt, however, pervaded the minds of the multitude as to the time when his Majesty would arrive, in consequence of " the march" which he was reported to have " stolen" upon our authorities, by popping into Portsmouth some hours before he was expected, and the consequence was increased excitement and alacrity on the part of the determined sight-seers, who hailed every whiff of dis tant smoke, and every indistinct whistle, as fore runner of the object of their curiosity. By nine o'clock the area around the railway station was occu pied by a guard of honour of the 19th Lancers, several royal carriages, and a miscellaneous congregation of carriages, . gigs, carts, and people of all sorts and descriptions, the latter chiefly women and children.. ed The eleven o'clock fast train from town, which arr i ved a few minutes after noon, brought down several f the directors of the railway, with their families, fo r . th e pur posetiptoe of expecta- From this moment all was on the 'on. The royal standard of England and the tri-colour o ti f France, surmounted by a bunch of laurel, were hang from the entrance of the handsome private apart mentstc his Majesty on his arrival. g out of doing honour erected fur the use of his Majesty .; and the car penters of the establishment were busily employ ed in erecting a temporary stage to the far, or "off 'of the ...... ..... . . 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All was now breath less expectation—the curiosity, the eagerness, of those assembled around the spot could scarcely be surpassed even in imagination, as the train was brought to bear upon the covered causeway, and all eyes were turned to obtain a glimpse of the much talked-of Louis Philippe, King of the French. At length (for it seemed a long time), with the skilful direction of Mr. Locke, the engi neer of the line, who conducted the train, the word was given, " all right ;" the door of the state carriage was opened, and out stepped his Majesty, followed by Prince Albert and the Duc de Montpeasier ; the officers of the suite in their gaudy and somewhat." outlandish" uni forms scrambling out from the carriages in the rear. There being very few persons within the precincts of the railway, the attempt to raise a cheer, though hearty in itself, was feeble in its results ; but nothing could be more graceful, urbane, and dignified than the manner of his Majesty on alighting. Pausing deli berately, hat in hand, and turning round to the po sition in which Mr. Locke, the engineer, was stand ing, he gave him a low bow ; he then bowed to the directors who were in waiting to receive his Majesty, afterwards generally to those around, and then proceeded into the royal apartments. There was no hurrying,_ no shuffling in this proceeding ; it was evi dently the result of a correct notion of the attention which should be paid to all men who had done service to his Majesty, or who had come - tog-ether to pay respect to him, and it was done in a manner which only enhanced the matter of the deed. After a few minutes delay, his Majesty and suite hav ing passed through the State apartments, entered the royal carriages, and proceeded, amidst a truly British burst of cheering, towards Windsor. The King of the French, Prince Alb er t, an d t h e D u k e de Montpensier, occupied the first carriage. His Majesty, as the carriage proceeded at a slow pace up the slight acclivity towards the bridge, kept his hat off, and bowed and smiled in the most affable manner. Prince Albert also, who seemed in very good spirits, bowed repeatedly on either side. The young Prince, who looked a little pale, touched his French military cap from time to time. A host of gen tlemen and ladies on horseback, and in vehicles of vari ous descriptions, who were assembled on the line of road and on the bridge, accompanied or followed the royal cortege on its way, the cheering continuing till far ont of sight. The hubbub of the royal departure having evaporated, the assembled multitude became by degrees aware of the presence of another illustrious character, who bad not yet completed his exit from the line of railway. In an open green landau, fixed to a truck which had come down by the royal , train, sat, wrapped in a rough brown taglioni, the veteran " hero of a hundred fights," the hero of Waterloo, calmly awaiting the process of har nessing the four post horses, which were to convey him in the wake of royalty to the presence of his Sovereign. When the people began to recognise his Grace, they at first seemed a little bewildered—they could scarcely be lieve their eyes—no cocked hat—no gold lace ! But when they did make sure of the identity of the man before them, they sent up such a shout of welcome which rivalled all that had gone before, and nearly frightened the off-wheeler out of his propriety. As it was, he kicked over the traces, or did some absur dity of that kind, and the consequence was a tem porary stoppage at the top of the bill, everybody run ning on, puffing and blowing, to see what was the matter. No casualty occurred, however, and the Iron Duke almost shamed the excited throng by the stoical indiffer ence with which he treated this little escapade. Half an hour after the royal train, a second special train arrived, containing a host of attaches and attend ants upon the French court, besides innumerable carpet bags and band-boxes. The whole scene was rife with interest and excitement from beginning to end. The Directors present were Messrs. Chaplin (chair man), J. J. Borthby, J. llibbert, J. Eyre, and V. Eyre. Mr. Morgan, the secretary ; Mr. Martin, the general superintendent ; Mr. Stovin, the superintendent ; and Mr. Dolby, the superintendent of the railway police, were also in attendance. ARRIVAL AT WINDSOR. At ten minutes past two the guns in the park an nounced to the inhabitants of Windsor that the illus trious visitor of England's Queen was approaching, and in a few minutes the royal carriages could be seen com ing rapidly up the long avenue. The scene from the vestibule at this moment was beautiful in the extreme, and her Majesty, who had received an intimation of the approach of the King, and had come into the vestibule to receive him, appeared to take much interest in the scene. At a quarter-past two his Majesty and suite in five carriages, entered the quadrangle. In the carriage with the King of the French were Prince Albert, the Due de Montpensier, and M. Guizot ; and in the other carriages were Admiral Mackau, Minister of Marine ; General Athalin, General de Rumigny, Colonel Dumas, Colonel Charbonne, and others of the suite, - whose names have been already published. As soon as the royal carriage passed through George the Fourth's gate to the entrance of the grand vestibule, her Majesty, who looked exceedingly well, and was at tired in a black silk dress, walked down to the carriage door to receive her illustrious visitor. The meeting of the Sovereigns was of the most affectionate character, without any formal or cold ceremonial greetings, but showing in the strongest manner the existence of those reciprocal kindly relations which are such a source of true gratification to monarchs as well as -to subjects. When the King alighted he embraced her Majesty,—and imme diately giving her his arm, proceeded towards the grand staircase, where he met the Duchess of Kent, who was accompanied by the Countess of Gainsborough and the ladies in waiting. Awaiting the arrival of the King, were the Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl of Delawarr, the Earl of Liverpool, and Sir Robert Peel. His Majesty recognised Sir Robert Peel and the Earl of Liverpool, who were next him on his right hand, and cordially bowing to them, proceeded up the grand staircase to his apartments, accompanied by the Queen and Prince Albert, and followed by the Duc de Montpensier and the Duchess of Kent. At the entrance to the crimson drawing-room her Majesty parted from the King, and he proceeded to his private apartments, attended only by his personal attaches and attendants, where he remained for a short time. In about a quarter of an hour he again met her Majesty, at lunch, which was strictly a private party, being confined to the Queen, the King of the French, Prince Albert. the Duchess of Kent, and members of the royal suites. His Majesty appeared to be in excellent health, and in the best possible spirits, evidently very much pleased with a reception which was well calculated to afford him pride and satisfaction. In a very short period after the arrival of his Majesty, the greater number of the numerous visitors who had arrived in Windsor had all departed, it being understood that none of the royal party would appear in public at any subsequent period of the day. (From the Morning Post.) The King of the French has reached our shores. As the guest of our beloved Sovereign, he claims our utmost respect ; as the head and representative of a great and gallant people, he is entitled to the utmost courtesy of the nation—a courtesy which once prevailed even in the field of battle, at Fontenoy, as welt as at Cressy and Poictiers. This courtesy.on our part, the abuse of the rabid follicula ires of France will not obliterate ; and we most cheerfully drop for the time being that severity of judgment we have found ourselves oftentimes bound to pursue in the vindication-of that principle on which de pends the only enduring power of Sovereigns, and the safe intercourse and peace of nations—a principle, we repeat, which the successors of the King Louis Philippe will be the first to invoke and uphold, when time shall have consecrated the work of revolution. Independently of the august character of our royal visitor as a Sove reign —of his remarkable ability as a man and a statesman —the visit of Louis Philippe is a great political event. It confirms the results of that spontaneous visit of our gracious Sovereign by which he was admitted within the pale of the great family of European Powers—Louis Philippe, with his marvellous acumen, having prepared the way, through the medium of three marriages of his children with a family with whom our own Sovereign is connected by the nearest and dearest ties. We are certain that the heart of the august traveller will overflow with satisfaction at the reception, he experiences from the people as well as the Sovereign. This feeling mast be more intense on account of the widely different circum stances under which he now returns to our shores. He may indeed, apostrophise the Channel, in the words the great Bossuet supposes his ancestral relative, our Queen Henrietta, to have addressed to its waves—" Oh sea, which I have so often crossed, in such different flights e and with such altered prospects !" the unfortunate unlike unfortunate consort of Charles 1., his la! is a triumph—for after maintaining , in spi t j n o f urn u e n y . paralleled difficulties, peace with England and Europe for fourteen years, ho comes to expe r i e nce on the part of our peerless Sovereign, the reception of an affectionate ally, and to receive from her own fair and august hand that exalted honour of knighthood, Which has been, in all ages since the days of its gloricus founder, the most coveted distinction to European potentates. There will be ono drawback to the pleasures the King of the French will experience, namely,, that some of his rampant lieges at home will ,be the more inveterate in proportion to the kindness evinced on our side of the Channel. But at heart our captious neighbours feel the sacred claims of peace upon all civilised nations, and the universal abhorrence and hostility that nation would encounter who would gratuitously revive the horrors of war. Add to this, that those misguided men amongst our gallant neighbours who entertain towards us a prejudice more suited to the feuds of the darkest meditaval epoch, than to the Christian spirit of a civilised age, know that they may injure England ft ore y triu np'Cl 7 l tlie rivalry of trade than in those of war, Desirous from the simple motives we have stated, to suppress all bitterness of feeling on both sides of the Channel, we can but condemn the course adopted by some of our Contemporaries, particularly one who states that Louis Philippe was once a pensioner of Eng land, and dependent in this country on his exertions as a schoolmaster. In the days of his adversity —in our opinion, the most glorious of his life, as a man—Louis Philippe refused all support from our Government, and lived in England on his own private resources. Although we have stated thus much to the credit of our august visitor, we reserve our full right to animadvert on any future political acts of the Royal statesman, when he ceases to be our guest, and when circumstances may de mand the vindication of great principles, (From the Morning Advertiser.) Louis Phillippe is amongst us. The:King of the French is at Windsor Castle. He reached our shores yesterday He has returned the compliment which our Queen paid to him in August last year, when she became his guest at his marine residence at Eu. We are gratified to find that a _disposition on the part of the Sovereigns of Europe to interchange, in person, offices of friendship with each other, is rapidly inereae i .g. Formerly the visit of a monarch to the Court of a neighbouring power was quite an era in the annals of Europe. Now it is a matter of such frequent occurrence as scarcely to excite surprise. Louis Philippe is only ' one of several crowned heads that have visited this coun try within the last half year. It is but a few months since two monarchs were, at the same time, the recipients, of English hospitality. The Emperor of Russia and the Kit ° ? of Saxony were both w ith us i n t h e spr i ng ; and each must here returned to his own dominions with exalted opinions of the greatness and the generosity of the English character. Nicholas experienced British ge nerosity. The King of Saxony saw it. Though no people on earth could regard with greater abhorrence than do the people of England, the conduct of the Czar to wards the Poles, our countrymen scrupulously abstained from any reference to the subject while he sojourned on our shores. Considering him as the guest of Vic toria, and that he came to this country as her friend and visitor, they magnanimously resolved to offer him no mo:es . ation in any way. If such generous conduct did not inspire him with a very exalted opinion of the Eng!ish character, he must be incapable of appreciating those qualities which constitute a nation's true nobility. If he have a spark of right feeling in his composition, he must for ever afterwards be loth to have any quarrel or misunderstanding with a Court and country in which he met with so generous a reception. We are sure that Louis Philippe will also return to France with more elevated views of the charm:ter of this country than he ever before entertained. He de serves a cordial reception at our hands. Whatever may be his other defects, he has never forfeited his claims to the character of being the friend of peace, and, above all, of peace with England. He has man fully withstood the clamours and menaces of that desperate faction called the war party in his own country. We believe that there is not another man in Europe who, during the last fourteen years, could have preserved France from embroiling herself in war with one - or more of the other leading European Powers. Huma nity owes him, on this score, an infi n it e d e b t o f grat i tude. The visit of ? Louis Philippe to this country is a com pliment on which we cannot, when all the circumstances are considered, set too high a value. It required no ordinary share of moral courage to come to our shores in any capacity, even in that of the friend and guest of our Sovereign. He has come in defiance of a very large class of his subjects. Their cunes, instead of their benedictions, followed him to the limits of his dominions. Their journals literally rave, in the greatness of their mortification, that the Citizen King shoUld have put foot on the territory of " perfidious England." He has dis regarded their abuse : he is cool and collected amidst the storm of clamour with which he is assailed. He - is as much at his ease in Windsor Castle as if he were receiving the plaudits of his owa subjects in the Tuileries or at St. Cloud. Moral courage like this is worthy of all admiration: But there are other grounds on which the King of the French has a right to challenge our admiration and friendship. It is for the sake of paying us the compliment of a visit that he encounters it all. Other nations. must admire, as well as we, the moral courage and firmness of purpose which he has exhibited in disregarding the ignorant and illi beral denunciations of a section of his own sehjects ; but we, for whose sake this moral courage and firmness of purpose are shown, ought to give him special as- surances that we not only admire his conduct, but that we feel honoured by his presence in the palace of our Sovereign. We should be pleased to hear that some marked expressions of respect were made by our public bodies to Louis Philippe, before his return to his own dominions. In precise proportion as his visit to England must prove gall and wormwood to the furious faction, termed the war party, in his own country, ought it to gratify and delight the friends of the pacific principle in Eng land. His presence amongst us may be regarded as a pledge of the peaceful purposes which he has hitherto cherished, being steadily pursued.. While he lives, Eng land may feel assured there will be no war between her and France. And if these two countries continue on a good understanding, there can be rio war in Europe. In the person of Louis Philippe, therefore, we see a gua rantee for the continued peace of Europe. What may happen after the grave has closed on him, is a point on which we have no disposition to speculate. It is with the present, not with the future, that we have more im mediately to do. VICE-CHANCELLORSHIP OF OXFORD ELECTION OF DR. SYMONS. OXFORD, TUESDAY.—In a Convocation, holden this day, at twelve o'clock, the letter from the Chancellor of the University nominating the Rev. Dr.Symons,'Warden of Wadham College, to be Vice-Chancellor for the en suing year, in the room of the Rev. Dr. Wynter, Presi- • dent of St. John's, whose term of office had expired, was read to the House. The number of doctors and masters present upon this occasion exceeded by far any previous attendance, and the Convocation was accord ingly holden in the theatre, the area of which was densely crowded, whilst the semi-circle reserved for the noble men and doctors was entirely filled. Among the non residents who were present we remarked Lord Kenyon, Lord Eldon, Lord Bathurst, Lord Sandon, Lord Ashley, Lord Dalhousie, the Bishops of Lle,ndaff and Chichester, the Dean of Salisbury, Sir Charles Vaughan, Sir J. B. Bosanquet, Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, Mr. Ross, M.P. ; Dean of Norwich, Lord Feversham, Archdeacon Hale, Archdeacon Samuel Wilberforce, Archdeacon Shirley, the Rev. Dr. Grant, of Romford.(late Banipton lecturer); Rev. Dr. Russell, Rev. Dr. Hume Spry, Rev. Dr. Saun ders, Edward Cardwell, Esq., M.P. ; Sir Thomas Bionic field, Hon. Lloyd Kenyon, Mr. Hallam (the histo rian), &c. Upon the letter being read a loud shout of " Placets," with several of a contrary tendency, took place, upon which the Vice-Chancellor directed those who approved of the Chancellor's nomination to proceed to the right hand side of the House, and those of a contrary opinion to the left. Tne preponderance of those who supported Dr. Symons was then apparent, but some one having called for a scrutiny, it was allowed, care being taken, as we are informed, to save the rights and auth or i t y o r the Chancellor harmless ; for it is understood that the best lawyers are of opinion that the nomination of the Chancellor is final, and although submitted to the house, cannot be set aside ; consequently the Vice-Chancellor did not permit the scrutiny without a reservation of the Chancellor's privileges. The scrutiny then took place, the proctors first taking the votes of the doctors and noblemen, after which the masters ascended the semi circle, and tendered their votes to the two proctors, pass ing out at the door behind the Vice - Chancellor's seat, an arraugement which prevented the usual throng and inconvenience. When the papers w ere cast up, the senior proctor declared " Majori parti placet." The numbers, however, were pretty generally understood Placet Non Placot lB3 Majority —699 The Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Wynter, then addressed the Convocation in a speech, of which we have now only time to say, that it was universally admired, as well for the elegance of the composition as for the moderation it displayed on those subjects on which the late Vice- Chancellor, if any man, has reason to be most sensitive. He has, however, won golden opinions by his conduct this day, than which nothing could be more gentlemanly and forbearing. The usual ceremonies having been gone through in making the declaratiOn, delivering the insignia o f o ffi ce , &c., th new Vice-Chancellor ascended the chair, when he was greeted with loud plaudits from all sides. Having made, as is usual, a brief address to Convoca- tion, in which was an allusion to the difficulties of the present times, and his resolution to do his duty fearlessly, impartially, and kindly, he then nominated his Pro Vice- Chancellors—viz., the Rev. Dr. Hawker, Provost of Oriel; the Rev. Dr. Wynter, President of St. John's ; the Rev. Dr. Radford, Rector of Lincoln; the Rev. Dr Plumptre, Master of University. Among many interesting anecdotes that we hive beard may be recorded the following :—" The Earl of Romney travelled to London on Saturday from his seat in Kent ; and we have reason to believe .that his Lordship's car riage was packed and at the door to bring him on to Ox ford on Monday, when he received a letter from a gen tleman in Oxford, informing him of the vast disparity of numbers which was expected." A gentleman of Oriel College, having only seen the thing mentioned in a n ewspaper, came voluntarily out of .Aberdeenshire. The estimation in which the new Vice-Chancellor is held by those who know him best may be gathered from the fact that eighty-eight members of his own college, at the least, moo and voted in support of his nomination, while we believe that only one, " A late Fellow," voted against it. THE POLKA.—This dance, which has become so famous, is of recent Bohemian origin. A peasant girl, servant to a citizen in Elbekosteletz, a town three hours distant from Prague, was on a Sunday dancing for her pastime, at the same time accompanying her steps with an air of her own fancy. The schoolmaster and or ganist, Joseph Neruda, having obs erve d h er movements, composed an air adapted thereto. The dance was after wards, for the first time, performed in public at Elbe kosteletz ; from thence it was introduced into Prague, where it obtained the name of Polka, thence migrated to Paris, where it acquired much celebrity, and finally extended itself to London, New York, and all the great towns on this and the other side 'of the Atlantic. The girl, the inventor of this far-famed dance, is now married in her native country. A BARBAROUS AGE.—In the year 1517, a pro clamation was issued, that women should not meet to gether to babble and talk, and that all men should keep their wives in their houses.—Hame4 England.