The Sun. — London, England, 1844-03-28 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL. DRURY-LANE. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. BUNN. THIS EVENING, MARCH 28, Will be repeated a New Grand Opera, in Three Acts, called THE BOHEMIAN GIRL Count Arnheim, Mr. Borrani ; Thaddeus, Mr. W. Harrison; Arline, Miss Rainforth; Queen of the Gipsies, Miss Betts. _ - _ In the course of the Evening will be introduced a MISCEI— A NEOUS CONCERT. To conclude with a New Divertissement, entitled THE FETE OF TERPSICHORE. Dress Boxes 75., Second Price Sa. 6d. ; Upper Circles of Boxes ss, Sxond Price 35.; Pit 3s, Second Price 21.; Middle Gallery 2a.. Second Price IL ; Upper Gallery Is., Second Price 6d. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. MR. BENJAMIN WEBSTER, LESSEE. THIS EVENING, MARCH 28, Will be repeated Shakspeare's Comedy of The TAMING OF THE SHREW. Petrucio, Mr. Webster; Grumio, Mr. Buckstone ; Katharina, Mrs. Nisbett After the Comedy, Mr. JOHN PARRY will give his Operatic Scene, Norma." After which, FOREIGN AFFAIRS; or, The Court of 9_ueen Anne. Count St. Louis, Madame Celeste- Baron Fitzstoutz, Mr Strickland; Sir James Courtall, Mr. Webster; Bareness Fitzstoutz, Mrs. Humby. Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, ss. ; Pit ? Ss. ; Gallery, 25.; Upper Gallery, Is. Half-price-Boxes, 35.; Pat 25.; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Doors opened at Half-past Six, and the Ferfomances inmence at Seven. 'tickets and Places to be had of Mr I. T. Archer, at the Box 'Vice, from Ten till Five. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. AND MRS. KEELEY. THIS EVENING, MARCH £B, Will be performed a Comic Drama, called BLASE; or, The Man in Search of a Sensation. Monsieur Blase, Mr. Keeley; Grosfer, Mr. Paul Bedford Louise, Madame Eugenie Prosper ; Madame Pipou, Mrs. H. P. dra'tan. After which, a New Petite Comedy, called AGED FORTY. Sir Harry Wilder, Mr. Walter Lacy ; Mr Dapper, Mr. OxLerty; Lady Clifton, Miss Fortescue. To which will be added GONE TO TEXAS, in which Mr. and Mrs. Keely willperform. To be followed by a New Farce, in eke Act, entitled THE YOUNG SCAMP • or My Grandmother's Pet. Joseph, Mrs. .Keeley; Mildew, M r. Feeley. To conclude with a New Grand Ballet, entitled LEOLA; or, the May-day Bride. Patrick, Mr. Chicheley; Phelim, Mr. Gilbert ; Rhona, Miss Charleton; Leola, Miss Bailin. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENING, MARCH 28, Will be performed a New Drama, entitled THE LAST SHIL. LING, supported by all the Company. After which, A THUMPING LEGACY. To conclude with DON JUAN; or, The Feast of the Spectre. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box epee, trona Eleven to Four. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, MARCH 27. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 46 ; Highest, 58 ; Noon, 57. BAROMETER, 30.—WIND, S.W. NoTE.—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes the freezing po►nt, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is usually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29. • HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning.... 42 minutes after 7 J Evening 24 minutes after 8. 4 ik4.., • 1 ' , -;:ic .. z _ ",- • ) 111 . 14 . ..": - Ci--,: '...„‘ ? , ,( 4gl it ' c . -- -Z 1 ••• 7 : AIL lollipliNN ...);„., ' - , .......74 DE u A . - ....:2' A r , ~ 7 4 4 . Re e .-io , 0 ~, It 0 ..! - tg,? , ;'. ttillt,:' UIL LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1844. The House of Lords did not sit yesterday. In the Commons, Mr. MINTZ moved the second reading of the Birmingham Corporation Bill, which was opposed by Mr. DIIGDALE, and on a division the motion was rejected by a majority of 10.' The Bill consequently was thrown out. In answer to a question from Mr. E. RICE, relative to the appointment of Commissioners on the Dover Har bour of Refuge, Sir ROBERT PEEL said he had that day signed six letters to naval officers, requesting them to act upon the Commission. Lord SANDON asked Lord ASHLEY to state what course he intended to pursue with regard to the Fac tories Bill. Lord ASHLEY said he would offer no oppo sition to the withdrawal of the Bill, but on the un derstanding that the Government would immediately introduce another Bill, and take the discussion on an early day after Easter. Sir JAMES GRAHAM gave notice that on Friday he would move, that the Order of the Day for the House going into Committee on the Bill be discharged, and that he would tben move for leave to bring in a new Bill. On the House agreeing to this course, he would move, that the Bill be read a second time on Friday, and printed, and that the second reading be fixed for an early day after Easter. The further consideration of the report on the County Coroners Bill was postponed till after Easter. A brief discussion took place on the Masters and Servants Bill, which was opposed by Mr. DUNCOMBE, Mr. FERRAND, and Mr. HUME, but it lead to no result. The second reading of this Bill, it would appear, is also to be postponed. Lord 'VV'onsLEY, on account of ill health, postponed his motion on the Commons Inclosure Bill till the 24th of April, and the House adjourned at Six o'clock. Who has not heard of the " Song of the Shirt," which, if TIIO3fAS HOOD had never written any other song, would have immortalised him. Who that has read it, can forget these lines— "Oh Gon! that bread should be so dear, And flesh and blood so cheap." In these two lines the whole question at issue be tween the Pro-Corn-law and the Anti-Corn-law supporters, is comprised. Bread dear—labour cheap : the interest of the owners of the soil promoted— that of the labourer disregarded. RENT—RENT— .RENT !—the motive power ; all other considerations wade subservient to it. This is, alas, too true a picture of the present state of matters in England. It is a state of society which <cannot be vindicated, which cannot be justified ; but sa b hich is, nevertheless, strictly the fact, strictly true, and " pity, indeed, 'tis true." All the philanthropy lavished upon the condition bf the labouring classe3 in this country, is but xnackery, so long as that grand remedy for all the evils which the working classes have to endure, namely, the repeal of those laws which make corn dear, and restrict the employment of labour, remains untried. Bread cheap labour dear —would be a far more natural state of things, and • a far more beneficial one, than the present. The ".Song of the Shirt" might be made a text, from which humane legislators might hold forth ; and the misery which the poor feel, in the state of society that now existsts, might be averted, if real philanthropy prevailed, in place of that spurious be nevolence which takes the place of genuine charity. The House of Commons will waste night after night in discussions as to the number of hours that the fac tory labourer shall work, regardless altogether of the time requisite for him who earns his money by piece wo.:k to labour, in order to procure the necessaries .of life. The dearer bread is made by artificial means, the longer time the labourer is compelled to work, in ordor to gain the material for existence. And yet all the energies of Parliament are directed to limit the hours of labour, and at the same time to make it necessary for the labourer to toil the longest possible time in order to procure bread for his family. %. The Anti-Corn-law League has done great things, tut it has still greater achievements to accomplish before it brings the dictates of common sense to bear upon the legislation of this country. The Dul,l'n Evening Muil—the clever but unscrupu lous organ of the Irish Orange party—is just now in a i, grievous state of tribulation and discomfiture. It may fi t Tin ungenerous that we should derive enjoyment from etc manifest afflictions of our Contemporaries, but ". e et honestly confess that the groans of this desperate Tor)' partisan are " music to our souls." Not a wail he utters, but it comforts us like a cordial, and the deeper his sorrows the greater is our sense of satisfaction. At the present moment he is plunged " full fathom five " in , an abyss of despondency, and all because Sir ROBERT PEEL has intimated by letter to the Irish Go • vernment that no promotions are in future to be made :in the spotless Protestant Establishment of that country, runless to such of the clergy as shall consent to support the national system of education, and place their schools pngpr ,the control of the National Board! Though the Silialard, with a considerate regard for our Contem pora'r'y' anguished sensibilities, endeavours to comfort him b v the assurance that th e P rem i er has intimated nothing the sort to the Irish G overnment, yet the Mail, like R A CHEL, " refuseth to b e com f orted, " and insists o n th e . strict truth of its statement in th e follow ing impre ss i ve si nirit :—" We repeat, in the m os t em phatic terms of wl ` , ich language is capable, that such a communication as t that we have mentioned, has been made within the IL - tst month, and that a deter mination of acting upo n that despotic declaration has been subsequently annOnced." As if this were not 'emphatic enough, our Ct Intemporary adds :—" Every word of our statement I: 1 strictly and accurately true ; and, alas, there is mu,l%t more that we might have said, but which, in the exerc, ;lie of a fallible discretion, we deemed it a duty to reserve." How much meaning is there in that one little touching ,monosyllable " alas !" Whea tale ofsorrow does it no .t unfaid ! Then, how signi ficant are the words, " there is. much more that we might have sand!" The Mail has evi'iently not yet disburthened himsei f 4ga4f refs; grave causes for despondency still set n'ain sktit he sanctuary of his own breast; I and the ,* nn r an - r t • will remain until he can find heart enough 'is reeid em to a sympathising public. It is 'on inexpressible dnifort to us thus to learn, on his I own explicit declaration, that our Contemporary has good grounds for sorrowing. We derive a wonderful encouragement from the spectacle of his tears, know ing, as we do, that they flow from no worthier cause than the " heavy blow and great dis couragement " dealt by Sir ROBERT PEEL to Protest ant intolerance in Ireland. If it really be true, as the Mail so confidently insists, that the Premier has come to th e determination of promoting no more bigots in the Irish Church, he has taket by far the wisest step that either he or any of his colleagues have taken since their entrance upon office. To show favour to such of the clergy only as shall " consent to support the national system of educition," is to reward the liberal and the meritorious, to place a cheek on the arrogance and assumption of priestcraft, and, by so doing, to lay the foundation of a sound, tolerant, practical, educational sys tem in Irehnd. Protestant and Catholic have too long been instructed apart from each other ; they have too long been taught to regard each other with feelings of distrust and jealousy—just as if both were not members of the great Christian community ; and any attempt, on the part of Slr RIBERT PEEL, to do away with this line of demarcation, to repress this odious spirit of party, to in troduce more charitable feelings, and set the warm springs of sympathy. flowing in a fuller and stronger stream—any such attempt as this, we say, deserves the approbation and support of every honest and enlightened man in the kingdom. It is much to the credit of the late Government that they were the first to project this improvement in the Irish system of education, and we do hope to see it actively and ener getically followed up by the present Ministry, for it is a reform that cannot fail to bring blessings in its train, and tend greatly—and this at no distant period—to put a stop to those party strifes, those unworthy feelings of estrangement between Catholic and Proteitant, that have so long been the curse of the sister country. We are, however, by no means so firmly persuaded as is the Dublin Evening Mail, that Sir ROBERT PEEL has come to the determination to promote no Irish clergymen but such as will support the national system of education. We can only hope that that is true, which our Contemporary broadly de , Glares to be a fact that admits of not a shadow of doubt. The accounts from Madrid, which are of the 19th inst., are of the same frightful character. The journals in one column describe the movements of the Court at Aranjuez, and in another the wholesale murders com mitted in the provinces. It appears that not les3 than thirty-five persons have been shot for the insurrection against a despotic Government at Alicant, and sixty five more are doomed to the same fate, without the sem= blance of a trial. RONCALI remained inactive before Carthagena, for the want, it is said, of heavy artillery. But with that he can dispense. He has only to bribe some half a dozen of renegade Spaniards, as at Alicant, who will betray their nearest friends, and make him master of the place. France and England, who could check such scenes of horror, and who have so often in terfered for political purposes, incur a heavy responsibi lity by their cold-blooded indifference towards the fate of the unhappy victims. The Paris Moniteur of Monday publishes the following telegraphic dispatch from Africa:— " GENERAL DE BAR TO THE MINISTER OF WAR. " ALGIERS, 2&ru. " On the 4th the Duke d'Aumale entered Biskara without striking a blow, and was well received in the place. The villages of the Ziban followed the example of that small capital. "The Prince was on the Bth at Sidi Okba, a day's march to the south of Biskara. The chiefs of the wandering tribes had all repaired to his camp. " His Royal Highness was to have left Biskara on the 13th, and marched towards Mount Aures. " Ben-Ahmet-Ben-Hadja,' the Khaliph of Abd-el-Kader, abandoned by all his followers, had fled in the direction of Mount Aures. " The sanatory condition of the troops is excellent; the Princes are in good health." Another telegraphic dispatch from Bayonne announces the arrival of Queen CHRISTINA at Aranjuez, on the 21st, where great rejoicing took place. The Phare of Bayonne furnishes the following intelligence, which forms a sad contrast to the scenes going on at Court. " Four of the persons who were condemned to death at Barcelona, on the 17th, on a charge of conspiracy, were shot on the 18th. One was a notary, another was one of the chiefs of the last insurrectionary movement at Bar celona, and the other two, were persons in trade. Two of the females who were arrested on the same charge have been tried, and sentenced oae to six years, and the other to two years' imprisonment. M. BERRYER took his seat in the Chamber of Depu ties on Monday. No business of the slightest interest was transacted in either Chamber on that day. The funds were a shade lower, the Three per Cents. having closed at 83f. 5c., and the Fives at 122 f. 45c. The fol lowing are additional extracts from the papers : "A Madrid journal having stated that M. Darmon, who was decapitated by order of the Emperor of Morocco, was the representative of Messrs. Salavy and Co., of Marseilles, those gentlemen have addressed a letter to the Marseilles journals, in which they say:— " M. Victor Darmon was one of our correspondents, but neither he nor any other person was our representative at Morocco. He was established at Casablanca, wLiere he ful filled the functions of Spanish Consular agent. It appears that his enemies had injured him with the Emperor of Mo rocco, as he was forced to leave Casablanca for Mazaga, and remain there until further orders. It was there that he was beheaded on January 25th by the Emperor's direction, with out any one's being able to make out up to the present day the cause of this severity." The Post-Ampt Gazette of Frankfort, contains the fol lowing from Wilna:— " In order to avoid giving to the Government pretexts fir adopting vigorous Measures against the Jews, the Rabbins of the frontier GovernmentS have put up a notice, declaring that every Jew engaged in smuggling should be read out of syna gogue. All Jews aware of such acts are to inform against the persons engaged in them, under pain of being subjected to the same penalty. This threat will be attended with benefit, as the Polish or Russian Jews fear spiritual punish ment more than the knout." THE BOURSE-MONDAY, MARCH 25. First Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. French Five per Cents 122 45 .. 122 45 .. 122 35 122 40 Fourpereents....— 105 50 .. 105 50 101 50 105 50 Three per Cents 83 10 .. 83 20 .. 83 10 .. 83 20 Bank of France... ..... 3105 —3105 ..3050 ..3080 Laftitte Bank, I,ooof. Shareslll6 25 ..1116 25 ..1116 25 . • 1116 25 5,000 f. Sharessl2o • .5120 .. 5120 —5120 Belgian Bank ..• •••••• • • • • • 660 .. 660 .. 660 • • 660 .1841 1082 50 —lOB2 50 ..1082 50 ..1082 50 Belgian Fives, 1051 • • 105/ • • 105 i .. 1051 1840 108 .. 108 .. 107/ .. 108 Dutch Two-and-a-Half 5Bl • • 581 .. 581 .. 581 Spanish Passive •• • • 61 • • 61 • • 61 .• 6/ Threes •••••••• •. • • 361 • • 361 • • 361 • • 361 Neapolitrn ....... 102 • • 102 05 • • 101 95 .. 102 0.5 ftorna.n • RAILWAY SHARES. •• •• 417 50 .. 420 .. 415 .. 415 200 .. 240 .. 200 • • 240 Rouen ........ .......... 915 .. 915 .. 915 .. 915 Rouen to Havre. • • • • • 695 • • 695 • • 690 • • 692 50 Orleans Strasburg to Bale.. 285 • . 291 25 .. .285 .. 291 25 Avignon to Marseilles-- 775 777 50 .. 775 777 50 Versailles, R. 8... L. 8... RAILWAY SHARES, FOR THE ACCOUNT. St. Germain Versailles, R.B 420 .. 425 .. 410 .. 410 L.B 2lO .. 250 .. 210 .. 250 Rouen Rouen to Havre 7OO • • 700 .. 695 .. 695 Orleans Strasburg to Bale 2BO .. 295 .. 280 • • 295 Ivlgnonto Marseilles.. • • • • 777 50 .. 777 50 .. 770 • • 770 Mr. O'Connell left London for Dublin, via Liverpool, by the five o'clock train of the London and Birmingh am ltailway, yesterday afternoon. He will attend a meeting at Liverpool this day, and then sail for Dublin without further delay. We are happy to state that the Hon. Gentleman leaves London in better health and spirits than when he came at the commencement of the session. Every arrangement has been made for the appeal to the House of Lords, and Sir Thomas Wilde, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Austin, and Mr. Sergeant Murphy, have bees retained for the traversers. Some delay took place at the Home office; in allowing the usual license for these Queen's Counsel to appear for Mr. O'Connell, but it was at last conceded, and he will have the services of as strong a bar ascould be brought to bear in his behalf. -.~a„~. tHE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCII 28, 1844. DUTCH PAPERS. THE HAGUE, MARCH 23.—The Minister of Finance gives notice that the inscription made in virtue of the laws of 6th March for the loan, and the voluntary con tributions, amount up to this day to no more than 20,479,930 florins to the loan, and of 272,511 in volun tary contributions. By a Royal resolution this day the time for making inscriptions, which commenced on the 18th, and was to close on the 26th, is prolonged to Thursday, the 28th, when it will be finally closed. The extension of the time is given, because it appears that many persons are not sufficiently aware of the great advantages connected with the loan or contributions, and the Government trusts that if some more time is given, they will not fail to reap the advantages held out to them. Those who do not take this course will have to blame themselves for their neglect, and will have no right to complain of the blunders which they will have imposed on themselves. ROTTERDAM MARCH 24. —We are positi ve l y in formed that the Municipal Council of this city have subscribed for the large sum of 90,000 florins in the Three per Cent. Loan. AMSTERDAM, MARCH 26.—The Handelsblad of to-day contains a very long article, most earnestly impressing its readers with the duty of subscribing to the loan, and showing at the sloe time the great advantages which they will reap * so doing, in comparison with the burden they will have to bear if the loan should not be effected, as the tax on property would be the necessary consequence. The Court goes into morning for three weeks for the late Icing of Sweden. NAPLES, MARCH 14. We have to inform you of a circumstance which has just taken place, and will have no slight influence in heightening our exchanges, and thus render them still worse in favour of paper. On the 11 th inst. a decree was given out, permitting the introduction of foreign corn into the kingdom, without exacting the duty of importation, which amounted almost to a prohibition. This measure has been adopted by the Government in consequence of the urgent wants of the people, the last crop having preyed very deficient both here and in Sicily. A great many cargoes are exported from the neighbouring ports of Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles. UNITED STATES. THE LATE CALAMITY AT WASHINGTON. (Correspondence of the .New York Herald.) From the multitude of accounts which must have reached you since I wrote to you last evening, you will have obtained the leading particulars in addition to those I sent, of the awful catastrophe which has literally plunged a nation in grief and agony. All the; usual forms of language utterly fail in conveying any ade quate conception of this horrible calamity. I think there was very little, if any, sound sleep in this city last night. Multitudes of eyes were never closed in sleep at all ; others were filled with tears from night till morn, but it was most painful to add, that not a few eyes could shed no tears. Among these last was Mrs. Gilmer— poor, distracted woman—who eyes, as Mr. Wise said, were " arid as ashes." Many, many stout hearts have broken and melted now which never softened before. Think of those bereft—and so terribly bereft! All, I think, who were killed had large families to deplore their untimely end. Had they died a natural death, in the ordir.ary course of Providence, their loss would have been painfully dis tressing. But to be so taken from time to eternity ! Who can, unmoved, contemplate the fact! " Tell me," said Commodore Kenyon's wife, "Oh tell me if he is dead! don't deceive me!" Mr. Holmes, M.C., from S. C., ig norant of his death, and in the kindness of his heart, assured her that he was not dead, but safe. Still she was not content. Mr. Holmes pledged her his honour that he was not dead. This was overheard by Mr. Sykes, M.C., from New Jersey, who beckoned him away from the frantic woman to assure him that he was misttiken• that the Commodore was dead. The reports of the frenzied remarks of Mrs. Gilmer, are mainly true. Senator Hannegan desejibes her as wandering in her mind—" No, no—be is not dead!— He cannot be dead. He was with me but .a moment ago! Bring me my husband!—where is he? Dead! Yes, he is dead!" and then, with a vacant smile of incredulity, again denying the evidence. " Oh, that she could weep!" said her surrounding friends, but she wept not. A few minutes before the fatal explosion, toasts were drank at the table. Judge Upshur was called on for his toast. In attempting to comply he took up accidentally an empty bottle, and pleasantly remarked that the dead bodies (alluding to the empty bottles) must be cleared away before he could give his toast. Accidentally an other empty bottle was pushed within his reach—and he again repeated the joke, which was seized upon with applause, that the dead must be taken away. This drew from Captain Stockton the reply that there were plenty of living (meaning bottles) to supply the place of the dead. At the same time the President gave the toast— •' The Princeton and her three guns—the Peace-maker, the Oregon, and Captain Stockton—but the greatest of them is Captain Stockton." These leading gentlemen then withdrew from the convivial table to make room for others—and, within ten minutes, Judge Upshur himself was a lifeless " body." It is a most remarkable circumstance that song and wine should have been, as they undoubtedly were, the means of saving, no one knows how many lives. For, in the hilarity of the occasion, and when the captain and others withdrew to attend the firing of the " Peace maker" the third time (and at the request of Secretary Gilmer), Mr. Waller, the President's son-in-law, com menced singing a song, by general request. This de tained the party, for the most part, below, to the pre servation of many lives. I have been on board the Princeton this morning, and have learned that it is hoped the wounded subordinates will all recover. They are all removed to the Navy Yard, with the exception of the gunner and officers. The Hon. Henry A. Wise, Robert Tyler, and nume rous other gentlemen, went down this morning, to meet the committee appointed by the President, to make a formal investigation into the matter, and prepare for the funeral. On arriving at the Princeton, we found that coffins for all the dead were already on board, and several of the bodies had been already washed, and put in their final resting place. While this sad work was going on, the committee alluded to, composed of Coro. Shubrick, Capt. Ramsay, Col. Murray, of N. Y., Reuben M. Whitney, and others, were preparing their report, which will be published. The report not only honourably acquits Captain Stockton, and all the officers of the Princeton of the least blame, but deeply sympathises with him and the afflicted. It states, on the authority of Lieut. Hunt, that the gun was only loaded with twenty-five pounds of powder, that it had been fired with forty-nine pounds, and frequently with thirty pounds. The gun was pro perly and carefully loaded with the usual ball and wad ding, and fired nearly at a horizontal level, so• that the ball could not possibly have rolled away from the powder. The Committee had collected a large number of frag ments of epaulets, of swords, &c., belonging to the de ceased. A piece of iron broken from the cannon, weigh ing a pound or more, was taken from between the clothes and the flesh of Judge Upshur. It was not known whe ther it passed through him or not. And here it is proper to say, that not only was there no post mortem examination, but every pains seems to be taken to conceal the injuries which the dead bodies had sustained. One thing is certainly known, that they were dreadfully, horribly mangled and disfigured—in a way which it would be disgusting and revolting to relate. (From the Madisonian.) THURSDAY MORNING, FEB. 29, 1844. The Committee met, pursuant to adjournment—pre sent, all the members except General Jones and General Eaton. The Sub-Committee appointed to visit the families of the deceased, to ascertain their wishes in regard to the disposition of the bodies on their arrival in the city— having executed the duties confided to them—reported. That in the discharge of their duty, they visited the families of each of the deceased, and ascertained that they were desirous their respective relatives should be brought to their homes; and, at the request of the Presi dent, that the body of Colonel Gardiner should be taken to the President's mansion. In consequence of which, arrangements were made, that hearses should meet the bodies at the wharf in the city, to convey them to their family residences. The Committee, at the request of Captain Stockton, proceeded to examine witnesses as to the cause of the explosion, and accordingly called upon the officers, whose duty was most immediately connected with the loading of the gun, for such information as they had to give. Lieut. Hunt, ordnance officer in charge of the great pins, represents that he loaded the gun himself, with but twenty-five pounds of powder—the usual charge being thirty pounds. Over the powder was placed a single shot, with the usual number of wads. That the persons nearest the gun at the time of the explosion were Captain Stockton, Mr. King, the gunner of the ship, and himself. Lieut. Hunt also states, that this gun has been re peatedly fired with a charge of thirty-five pounds of powder, and once in New York, with a charge of forty nine pounds. In the statements of Lieut. Hunt, Mr. King, the gunner of the ship, concurs. Mr. King is a blacksmith by trade, and is of opinion that the gun was indifferently made, of iron of an inferior quality. The Committee, as well from the foregoing testimony as from their own personal observation and examination before and after the accident, have no hesitation in exo nerating Captain Stockton and every officer and man under his command, from the slightest imputation of rashness or carelessness, and are unanimously of opinion that this melancholy event rests upon causes over which they could have no control. Th• Committee having made the necessary provision for carrying into execution the arrangements of the Sub- Committee appointed to visit the families of the deceased, Resolved—" That a copy of these proceedings, signed by the Chairman and Secretary, should be transmitted to the President of the United States." On motion, adjourned sine die. W. BRANFORD SHUBRICK, Chairman. JOHN T. MACLAUGHLIN, Secretary. - ARRIVAL OF THE DEAD.—Between twelve and one o'clock to-day, a steam-boat came up from the Princeton having on board the bodies of the dead. At two o'clock five hearses, conveying the remains of Upshur, Gilmer, Kennon, Maxey, and Gardiner, and followed by a long train of carriages, citizens on horseback and on foot, passed in silence along the avenue, and proceeded tO the President's mansion. The coffins were taken into the East Room, and laid on frames placed in the centre, arranged according to the rank of the deceased. The President of the United States, who was almost overwhelmed with grief, remained a few minutes, sur rounded by the survivors of his Cabinet and numerous body of citizens, to receive the several Committees, Con gregational and others, appointed to wait upon him, and the report of the Committee of investigation that had remained on board the Princeton after the sad occur- rence, and then retired to his private room. The Committee of Congress appointed a Sub-Cora mittee to meet a Committee on the part of the Execu tive, at the President's house, at three o'clock, to arrange a programme of the funeral ceremonies. SENATE. WASHINGTON, Feb. 29, 1843.—As soon as the journal was read a Message was announced from the President of the United States. The Message having been read— Mr. Rives rose and addressed the Senate as follows: " Mr. President,—The general feeling of the Senate has, I am sure, already anticipated me in what I have risen to suggest. The awful calamity communicated to us in the message of the President just read, and which has made of yesterday, with all its earthly brightness, one of the darkest and most inauspicious days in our national calendar, is but too well known to the Senate in all its dreadful details and heart-rending results. Surely, Mr. President, never, in the mysterious ordi nances of God, has a day on earth been marked in its progress by such startling and astounding con trasts--opening and advancing with hilarity and joy, mutual congratulation and patriotic pride, and closing in scenes of death and disaster, of lamen tation and unutterable woe. It was my sad fortune, Mr. President, to be an eye-witness to these never-to-be-for gotten events. If I had language to describe them, the power of speech would fail me. I have risen in the midst nnd suggest pursuits, the propriety of the universal s a d ness an d dejection of heart which pre inthe pre vail around me, a n d un d er the overpowering weight of my y ordina ry ow n fe elings, labours to suspending and of presence under the chastisement of this awful visit a ti on o f Provi dence. It has fallen to the lot of my own State to be the our chief mourner on this melancholy occasion. Two of her distinguished citizens, filling high places in the civil gov ernment of the country, have been cut down in the midst of their days and their usefulness; and another of her sons a gallant officer of the navy, has been destined t o f a ll, b y disastrous accident, on a deck which, under other cir cumstances, he might have illustrated by his valour. But, in so overwhelming a calamity, which stands al most without a parallel in the records of human mis fortune, all bear their equal and sympathising share. Surrounded, as we are, on every hand, by the desolate wailing of the widow and the- helpless cry of-the orphan, none of us can be in a state of mind to discharge, with intelligence and composure, the duties which belong to us here. Let us then, Mr. President, bowing in all humility of spirit beneath this stroke of an all-wise and mysterious Providence, discard from oxr minds, for a season, the cares and excitements of our dCy duties in this hall. Let us lay to heart the monitory .essons so impressively read to us in the events of yesterday, ' that in the midst of life we are in death.' With this lesson engraven on our hearts, let us keep constatuly in view the eternal as well as temporal responsibilities. under which all the duties of both public and private I.fe are to be performed. Let the deep sense of common calamity and mutual affliction unite us more closely by the ties of brotherhood and affection. Let us ' put away from us all bitterness and wrath, and evil speaking ; and when we come together again, under these chastening influences, we shall all feel, I trust, how much better patriots we are for being better Christians." Mr. R. concluded by submitting the following resolu tions " Resolved, That the Striate is impressed with a pro found sense of the awful calamity which yesterday oc curred on board of the Princeton, by the explosion of a gun, involving the loss 5f many valuable lives, and among them of the Secretary of State and Secretary of the Navy. " Resolved, That the Senate will attend in a body the obsequies of the deceased members of the Cabinet, and a Committee of five be 'appointed to make arrangements with such Committee as may be appointed on the part of the House of Representatives, for the funeral. . " Resolved, That the 'Umbers of the Senate will go into mourning, by wearing crape on the left arm for thirty days. " Resolved, That a copy of the foregoing resolutions be transmitted to the President of the United States. " Resolved, That, in consideration of the afflictive dispensation, the Senate do now adjourn to Monday next." The resolutions having been read, a message was re ceived from the House of Representatives, announcing the action of that body touching this awful calamity. The message was read and concurred in. The resolutions submitted by Mr. Rives were unani mously agreed to, and the following Senators were ap pointed a Committee of arrangement on the part of the Senate to act in conjunction with the Committee on the part of the House of Representatives, viz.—Messrs. Rives, Archer, King, Woodbury, and Bayard. The Senate, then, in accordance with its previous action, adjourned till Monday next. HOUSE Off' REPRESENTATIVES. ImmeJiately after reading the journal of yesterday— A message in writing was received from the President of the United States by the hands of John Tyler, jun., Esq., his Private Secretary, announcing the melancholy event which happened yesterday on board the steam-ship Princeton. The message having been read— Mr. Hors'Ns rose and offered the following resolu tions:— " Resolved, that. this House has heard with deep sorrow of the dreadful catastrophe which occurred yes terday on board the United States ship of war Princeton, where many valuable lives were lost, and by which, amongst others, the Hon. Abel P. Upshur, Secretary of the Navy, met a sudden and awful death. "Resolved, that this House will manifest its respect for the memory of the late distinguished Secretaries of State and of the Navy, and its sympathy for their bereaved families, by attending their funeral in a body. " Resolved, As a further mark of respect to the de ceased, and to manifest our sense of this most melan choly and afflicting dispensation of Divine Providence, that this House will transact no legislative business until after the funeral obsequies of the deceased shall have been performed. " Resolved, That the Members of this House will wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days. " Resolved, That a Committee of five Members of this House be appointed to make arrangements, with such Committee as may be appointed on the part of the two Houses of Congress at the funeral of the late A. P. Upshur and Thomas W. Gilmer. Resolved,—That when this House adjourn to-day it will adjourn to meet on Monday next, and that this House do now adjourn." Mr. H. said, that in the state of feeling which pervaded the breast of every gentleman on the floor, he should be pardoned for declining to utter a syllable in support of the resolutions. The question was then taken, and the resolutions were adopted unanimously. Messrs. Hopkins, Adams, J. G. Ingersoll, Barnard, and Cave Johnson were appointed the Committee on the part of this House. And thereupon the House adjourned. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. PYTCHLEY HUNT RACES.--TUESDAY. The Beaten Handicap of 5 sous. each, 2 ft, 25 added. Once round and a dis. (5 Subs.) Mr. Sadler's Belissima, aged, 9st (Rogers) 1 Mr. Ongley's Roderick, 5 yrs, 7st 12Ib Sir C. Coekerell's Aurungzebe, 4 yrs, 7st 41b 3 Mr. Bevill's Europa, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b 4 MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS ' CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING. Consols closed exactly the same as yesterday evening, viz., 98t to e. Exchequer Bills were 68s. to 70s. prem.; and there was no alteration in any of the other English securities. The Spanish securities left off rather flat this after noon at 25i to for the Actives, and 361 to foi the Three per Cents. Mexican Deferred were 161 to i; Brazilian, 823 ' Portuguese Converted, 46; and Dutch New Five per Cents., 102. The additional transactions in Railway Shares have been these:—Chichester and Brighton were i t; Dublin and Cashel, 1; Eastern Counties New, 41; Edinburgh and Glasgow Registered, 31; Great Western Halfs, 20 to f ; Birmingham, 136; Manchester and Leeds H4lfs, 18k; North , .rn and Eastern 121 to ; Ditto Quarters, 3i; Paris and Rouen, 151 ; West London, First Class Pre ference, 1 to 2 ; and Yarmouth and Norwich, 64 prem. Greenwich have been 7i; Ditto Preference ex dividend, 11; Midland Counties, 9; North Midland, 9; and Stras burgh and Bale, 21 to 2 discount. London and West minster Bank Shares were 5; and Union of Australia, to .1 premium. The Canada Company, according to the report made to the Proprietors to-day, had a very succesful season last year, and , the settlers on its lands are described as prospering. (From The Sun of Last Night.) The demand for Cotton at Liverpool yesterday was very moderate, the sales being 1,500 bales, and prices still tended downward.—Shares were very dull, and prices were barely supported. Birmingham and Gloucester were 86i, Chester and Holyhead 7, Eastern Counties 11i, Edinburgh and Glas gow 64k, Grand Junction 232, Great Western Half 70, Dublin and Cashel 4i, Birmingham 234, North Midland Half 44, Paris and Lyons 24, Paris and Orleans 35i, South Eastern 361. There are no colonial late arrivals this morning. The accounts from New York,which we only briefly noticed yesterday, give the following interesting commercial infor mation : "The immense receipts at our Custom-house for duties on imports, and the great value of the merchandise that pro duces this revenue, is of the utmost importance to the Go vernment and the community. The quantities of foreign goods daily arriving in this country will soon create a surplus stock, and fill the market with supplies greater than the heaviest trade anticipated can reduce. " The receipts at this port for Customs for the past week amounted to 493,587 dollars. This is only a little more than half those of the week previous. The cause of this fallihg oft' was the non-arrival of packets, not one coming in during the week. "REVENUE FROM CUSTOMS AT THIS PORT. Total receipts for January, 1844 1,874,682 dols. Do. from Ist to 24th February 2,016,587 Estimated receipts from Feb. 24 to March 1 507,000 Total receipts for the first two months in 1844 4,398,269 " This averages more than two millions a month. It is estimated that the average duty paid on the imports of this year will not vary much from 33 per cent., which will make the value of the imports up to the Ist March, a little more than 13 million dollars. This is only the value of dutyable imports. Merchandise entered free will swell this amount very much. Within the time this revenue has been accumulating there have been two arrivals from Canton—the cargoes of which were very valu able, and composed principally of free goods. There have also been several arrivals from South America and the West India Islands, from which places a large amount of merchandise is imported, paying no duty. The value of all these cargoes, added to those paying duties, will increase the amount of importations within the past month to nearly 20,000,000 dollars." The facts here stated should inspire caution among our shippers. The Commissioners purchased about 30,0001. Consols this morning, for the Savings Banks and the Redemption Fund, at 98k. Independently of this operation, the transactions have been very few. We understand that as respects holders of the Three. and-a-Half per Cents. in Europe—(who have time till the 2d J une t o f orwar d their decisions)—not one dissent has yet come to hand. The current value of Consols for Money this morning has been from 98/ to 98k, and for the Account the same. Money continues ahundant, and it is so ex tremely difficult to find employment for it that not more than 1 per cent, can be obtained for short periods upon the first class of securities. Exchequer Bills have been sold at 68s. and 70s. premium ; and India Bonds at 86s. prem. India Stock has been at 292, for money. and Bank Stock at 200 to 204 for account. The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. are 1021 to 1 1. The more the expose of the Finance Minister of Spain is considered, the more absurd is held to be the proposition for raising a newloan in this country. However, it is put beyond question that the attempt will be made, a sum having been set aside:to pay the interest upon it, should flats enough be found to subscribe the money for the at present bankrupt treasury of Madrid. Not the least reliance can be placed upon the promises of the Finance Ministers of Spain from Mendizabal downwards, all having assumed honesty and all having used the influence of office, chiefly with the view of feathering their own nests. There fore, but a limited amount of credit ought to be given by the public of this country to any new scheme, having for its object the extraction of further capital to support the Trea sury of Donna Isabella. In the Foreign Stock Market the scheme is absolutely ridiculed. The Five per Cent. Bonds kept up to 25a1, and the Three per Cents. to 36g. The Mexican Securities are firm, Actives being 36 to 36i, and the Deferred 16b to 16g. Colombian have not been marked. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have improved to 37i ; Belgian Bonds are 1041 to 105. The Railway Shares are rather fluctuating. Brighton have receded, and South-Eastern are better. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 26.—The market is rather better, and a fair amount of business done as per quotations :—Bolton and Preston, 30i ; Lancaster and Preston, 38/ ; Manchester and Birmingham, 47 ; Paris and Lyons, ; Sheffield and Manchester ; 67 ; Ditto Quarter Shares, 8 1-16 ; South Western, Eighths, 4i. WOn by a neck. NORTHAMPTON GRAND MILITARY STEEPLE CHASES.-WEDNESDAY. The late hour at which these races were brought to a con clusion prevents our adding any descriptive remarks to the official return, or in other respects to do justice to events that for some months past have kept the " hard riders" in her Majesty's military , service on the qui vire. We have only time to state that the line run over was selected about two miles and a half from Northampton, starting in a field close to the village of Woot ton, proceeding two miles out and in, and finishing in the starting field. With the exception of a most awkward jump out of the first field, and a brook with rotten banks in the third, the fences were fair hunting ones, nothing, in short, that would stop a good horse and a willing rider. The weather was favourable, and the attendance greater than we ever met at any steeple chase in this neighbourhood. The heavy weight race was the first on the card, and came off a little after 3 o'clock, as follows : A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, h. ft., for horses belonging to, and to be ridden by, officers on full pay of the army, 12st each. Four miles. Winners of any steeple. chase previous to the day of nomination, to which 100 sovs. was added, to carry 71b extra; the second to save his stake, and receive a bonus. (60 Subs.) Capt. France's Brenda, aged (Owner) 1 Capt. Scobell's Humbug • 2 Mr. Barnett's Boxkeeper 3 Lord Cardigan's Water Witch ........... , 4 The following also started, but were not placed :—Capt. Shirley's La Gitana—Capt. Markham's Coatham—Mr. Bou cherett's Impostor—Mr. Caton's Rival—Mr. Morritt's Prima Donna—Mr. Arkwright's Cyrus—. Sir W. Russell's The Great Western—Mr. Thom ps on's Whitn e y —C apta i n H am i lton ' s Tea Fighter—Mr. Haworth's Biped—qapt. Boyd's Mallard. 3to 1 agst Boxkeeper-6 to 1 agst Humbug-6 to 1 agst Tea Fighter-7 to 1 agst Water Witch. Won by a length, Hum bug beating Boxkeeper by three or four lengths, Water Witch fourth, the others were beaten off. There were several falls, but none that produced serious consequences. Match, 100 each (same ground), list 71b each. Mr. W. Ekins's Peter Simple (T. Goddard) 1 Lord Maidstone's Emperor Won easy. Emperor having fallen and got away from his rider several fields from home. A Sweepstakes of 5 says. each , for horses the property of, and to be ridden by offi ce rs oh full. pay ; li s t eac h ; t h e w i nner to be sold for 100, &c. Same tim e as f or t h e fi rst race. 40 subs. Mr. Grant's ns Warwick . (Hon. Mr. Gage) 1 Lord Codrington's Patron Sir W. Russell's Pussy ... 3 The following also started but were not placed :—Mr. Wilson's Conspirator,.Mr. Barnett's Whi te S toc ki ng, M r. Shute's Sweet Biscuit, Captain Sutton's Jessy, Captain Little's Pickwick, Mr. Whitehead's Curiassier, Captain Sco bell's Cock Robin, Mr. Haworth's Marengo, Captain Mark ham's The Soldier, Captain Broadley's Tod Rider, Mr. Hob son's Gangrene. Won by three or four lengths. EPSOM MARCH MEETING.—FRIDAY. The Epsom Trial Stakes of 501., given by Sir Gilbert Heath cote, Bart., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each ; for three yrs old, 7st ; and four, 9st. One mile. Lord G. Bentinck's b f Emma, 3 yrs—Mr. Braithwaite's b f Gaiety, 3 yrs—Mr. Gratwicke's ch h Hopeful, 4 yrs—Mr. Balchin's ch h The Curate, 4 yrs—Sir G. Heathcote's ch c Akbar, 3 yrs—Mr. E. R. Clark's b c Mespelus by Recovery, out of Euterpe, 3 y rs —Mr. Glen's bl f by Camel, out of Mini kin, 3 yrs--Mr. England's br c Midas, by Defence, out of Glenui (Sister to Glencoe), 3 yrs. Twenty-five Pounds, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, for three yrs old, 6st ; four, Bst 41b ; five, Bst 131 b ; six and aged, 9st 51b. The winner to be sold for 250 sovs. One mile heats. Lord G. Bentinck's b c Croton Oil, 3 yrs—Mr. Cafe's ch m Courage, 4 yrs—Mr. Balchin's b c Moustache, 3 yrs— Sir G. Heathcote's ch c by Glaucus, out of Shirine, 3 yrs-- Mr. Smith's b m Nora Creina, 6 yrs. Twenty-five Pounds, added to a Sweepstakes of 3 soya. each ; three yrs old, 6st 101 b ; four, Bst 121 b ; five, 9st 61b ; six and aged, 9st 101 b. Mr. T. Smith's Icarus, aged—Mr. Cale's Courage, 4 yrs —Lord G. Bentinck's b h Misdeal, 5 yrs—Mr. Hardy's b g Little Dan, aged—Mr. E. R. Clark's b h Chummy, 5 yrs—Mr. Cowley's ch g Adrian, aged—Mr. Gardnor's ch f by Veloci pede, out of Ermine, 4 yrs—Mr. Smith's b m Nora Creina, 6 yrs—Mr. Pearce's ch m Jessica, 6 yrs—Mr. Stanbrough's br m Risk, aged—Mr. Stuckey's b g Paul Clifford, 4 yrs.— Winner to be sold. A Match for 50 sovs., three-quarters of a mile. Mr. E. R. Clarke's Chummy, 12st—Mr. Liley's ch h Un known, to carry from Bst to 9st. MANCHESTER BETTING.—TUESDAY. CHESTER CUP. 10 to 1 agst Pagan—taken 25 to 1 agst Sir Robert 11 to 1 agst Pharoah—t. 25 to 1 agst The Prior 16 to 1 agst Cattonite 25 to 1 agst Hooton 18 to 1 agst Jamie Forest 25 to 1 agst Alice Hawthorn 20 to 1 agst Red Deer —taken 6 to 1 agst Ugly Buck-t. 6 to 1 agst Rattan 18 to 1 agst Orlando 25 to 1 agst Cockamaroo 20 to 1 agst Running Rein BY. 25 to 1 agst T'Auld Squire. 30 to 1 agst lonian 30 to I agst Leander 40 to 1 agst Sister to Grey Momus colt—t. LLOYD'S.—A general meeting of the members of this Establishment was held yesterday, at the temporary offices, South Sea House, G. R. Robinson, Esq., in the chair, when, afrer certain internal arrangements of the house had been concluded, the following votes were proposed and un • animously passed, viz :--A medal in bronze, and 21., to Mar tyn Byrn ; a vote of 21., to Patrick Carberry ; a vote of 101., to ten men who went off with Martyn Byrn in his boat ; and a vote of 71., to the crew, seven in number, of another boat, for their humane and praiseworthy exertions in rescuing the survivors of the crew of the Neapolitan vessel Salvatore, wrecked on the Black Water Bank, 25th December last. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—CeßereiltOkt was re peated on Tuesday, and the reception of Mdlle. Favanti fully corresponded with her success on Saturday. The house was full in every part, and when the curtain rose applause re sounded on every side. " Sprezzo quel don," and " Non piu meats," were sung with the same brilliancy of execution which distinguished the lady on the former occasion, and the remarkable covapass of her organ again astonished the audience. The curtain had no sooner fallen at the end of the opera, than it was drawn up, and " Non piu mesta" was re peated. Mdlle. Favanti has gained much in self-possession, and has lost that timidity which was some impediment to her acting on Saturday. She crossed the stage, when all was over, followed by repeated acclamations. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock — 3 per Cent. Red. — 3 per Cent. Cons. ..... 98% 3% per Cent. Red New 3% per Cent. 102% New 5 per Cent. Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1£360 ..... Oct. 1859............ Jan. 1860............ Indian 5t0ck........ 292 pin . Ditto Bonds — pm. Ditto Old Annuities Ditto New Annuities — Ex. Bills, 1,0001. 130 — pm. Ditto 500/....... Ditto Small pm Bank Stock for Acct 20014 Consols for Acct. 96X India Stock for Acct — 1 FUNDS. Austrian, 5 per Cent ......... Portuguese, 5 per Cent — Belgian, 5 per Cent 104% Ditto, New Ditto — Brazilian Bonds ...... . . ....... $2% Prussian, 5 per Cent .... Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent... Russian, 5 per Cent — Chinon,. 13 per Cent .....«..... Ditto, Metallic Colombian, 6 per Cent ...... Spanish, 5 per Cent 253 Ditto, 1824 — Ditto, 3 per Cent 36% Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent 93 Ditto, Deferred l5 Danish, 3 per Cent , ...... .. 88 3 / 4 French, 5 per Cent...—. --f —c. Greek, 18:5, 5 per Cent...... Exchange —f. —c. Mexican, 5 per Cent .. ..... 36% French, 3 per Cent. —f. -..-c. Ditto, R per Cent., 1837" 'Dutch, 2j per Cent 57% Peruvian, 1825, 6 per Cent... 30% Ditto, 5 per Cent lO2 SHARES. Birmingham and Derby (100 paid) 6l Ditto Thirds (25 paid) Eastern Counties (23 paid) ....... . Ditto Registered (816 s Eld paid) ............ Great Western (75 paid) Ditto Half Shares (50 paid) London and Birmingham (Stock) London and Greenwich (1ia:153. 4d. paid) .. ... Ditto, Preference or Privilege (131. 171.2 d. pd) 173{ 1 Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) ....... ............. Ditto Half Shares ( 0 paid) Midland Counties (100 paid) 9l Northern and Eastern (45 paid) Ditto Quarter Shares (12% paid) 16% North Midland (100 paid) 9l Paris and Orleans (20 paid) , Paris and Rouen (20 paid) 15% South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) 36% Ditto Scrip (25 paid) .... .. ..... . . .......... .4. 37 Yarmouth and Norwich (16 paid) .... ....... LLOYD'S SHIPPING. NOTICE TO MARINERS. PENICHE LIGHTHOUSE. Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade, Whitehall, March 26, 1844. Sir,—l am directed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade to transmit to you, for the information of the Committee of Lloyd's, the inclosed translation of a notice issued by the Directors of the Lisbon Custom-house, relative to an alteration in the Peniehe Lighthouse, which has been received from her Majesty's Consul at Lisbon. (Signed) J. M'GREGOR. To W. Dobson, Esq. (Translation ) NOTICE TO NAVIGATORS. Through the Great Custom-house of Lisbon it is made known, that in order to prevent the inconvenience arising from the almost complete similarity of rotation in the mechanism of the Berlengas and Cape Carvociro, or Peniehe Lighthouses, the motion of the latter has been altered so as to repeat the brightest light every thirty seconds, which produces an almost continual light, and renders the two lighthouses totally distinct from each other. Lisbon Custom-house, March 8, 1844. LONDON, 31.utcH 27.—Moderate S.W. breeze, and cloudy. DEAL, MARCH 26.—A.M., Wind W.N.W. to N., moderate; r 3r., N., very light.—Arrd. Argyra, Reed, Ceylon ; Swift, Berbice ; Osprey, Ripley, Matanzas ; Stephan, New York, for Hamburgh. Sld. City of Poonah, Madras ; John Hal lett, Mauritius ; Eliza Scott, St. Helena ; Underwood, St. Kitts; Miranda, Antigua ; Anne Kenny, Quebec. SHOREHAM, MARCH26.—SId. Claud, Quebec. PORTSMOUTII, MARCH 26.—Wind W.—Arrd. Pestonjee Bo manjee (transport), Bunnie, Barbadoes, sld. 26th ult ; Vic toria. New York, and sld for London. COWES, M./tm 26.—Arrd. Harmonic, Lagon, Batavia. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 26.—Wind W.N.W.—SId. Frances, Lawson, Hull. SCILLY, MARCH, 20.—Arrd. Cornet, Cardiff for Palermo, with damage, having been in contact with the San Jose, from Lisbon to Hamburgh, 20th instant, thirty-six miles west by south of Scilly, when seven of the crew of the latter got on board the former. 21.—Clifton, Newport for Bermuda, leaky. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 26.—Wind N.W., moderate.—Arrd. James Dean, Bonny ; Broadaxe, St. Domingo ; Lady Milton, Sinnett, Mobile ; Rory O'More, and Conshook, Charleston ; Ellerslie, New York. Sld. Orixa, China ; Mary Ridley, Cal cutta ; Chimera, Mauritius ; I s l am , Barbadoea ; Hero of Si don, Pursuit, and Rialto, New Orleans ; Magnet, Montreal. Arrd. off, Queen of England, Glenswilly, Leonora, and Tri ton. A brig of 200 tons, water-logged and abandoned, plain stern and scroll head, was passed 13th instant, lat. 42, lon. 40, by the Rory O'More, arrived here. Sliumps, MARCII 24.—Sld. Rota, Algiers and Batavia. HULL, MARCH 25.--Sld. Ganges, St. John's ; Gilmour and Pepin, Quebec. 26. Wind moderate.—Sld. Salisbury, Har rison, St. Andrew's. LYNN, MARCH 25.—S1d. Whim, Quebec. SUNDERLAND MARCII 25.—S1d. Euphanus, Pugwash Echo, Miramichi ; Atlas, Bairon, British Queen, John White, Maria and Elizabeth, Maria Whitfield, Permute, Rolla, Dan don, and Symmetry, Quebec. CARDIFF, MAncit 25.—Sld. Governor Douglas, New York. ABERDOVEY, Mattel{ 25.—A puncheon, marked T.R.L.F., supposed to have contained ruin, and to have come f rom t h e wreck of the Caroline, was found here this morning, GOOLE, MARCH 23.—The schooner Magnet, from Peter head to this port, was lost off Whitton yesterday, crew saved. LONGHOPE, MARCH 14. —Arrd. Corinthian, St. John's, New Brunswick. VESSELS SPOKEN WlTH.—Druid, of L ondon, outward bound, 19th inst., lat. 44, lon. 14, by the Victoria, arrived a t Portsmouth. R e b ec ca, London, to the Cape, 15th ult., lat. 1 N., lon. 21 W. ; Lady Flora Hastings, Liverpool to Calcutta, 17th ult., lat. 2, lon. 21 ; Catherine, Columbia to Hamburgh, 21st inst., lat. 45, lon. 13, by the Harmonie, arrived at Cowes. Edouard, Buenos Ayres to -, Ist ult., lat. 9 S., lon. 32; a Marseilles brig, supposed the Baptistin, from Monte Video, 24th ult., lat. 34 N., lon. 32, by the Philadelphe, arrived at Marseilles. Zoe, Mauritius to Cork, Jan. 19, lat. 33 S., len. 29 8., by the Viscount Sandon, arrived in the river. SUMMARY OF NEWS AND Vubitt Optnton. " Who runs may read." FOREIGN. On Saturday the King of the French, accompanied by Ge neral Gourgaud, the Count de Strada, Messrs. Fontaine and De Cailleux, and two orderly officers, went to Versailles. His Majesty visited the galleries of the Musee, and then re turned to the Tuileries. M. Dupin dined with the Royal family in the evening. The Duke and Duchess de Nemours, attended by General Count de Colbert, the Prince's Aide-de-camp, and the Countess d'Oraison, the Princess's Lady of Honour, went on Saturday to the Luxembourg, to view the fruits and flowers exhibited by the " Cercle General d'Horticulture." Their Royal Highnesses were received by the Grand Referendary and the Duchess Decazes, and many of the Peers. This Horticultural Society, which is composed of two hundred gardeners and nurserymen of Paris, is under the patronage of the Duchess de Nemours. At the funeral of General Pajol the pall was borne by Marshals Counts Gerard and Molitor, General Count Excel mans, and M. Laffitte, deputy. The funeral array was almost entirely military, but solemn and impressive. Three Royal carriages followed the hearse—the first being the, King's, the second sent by the Duchess of Orleans, and the last by the Duke de Nemours. When the body was deposited in the tomb, General Cubieres delivered an oration, which was heard with emotion by all present. The Courrier Franpuis states that it was asserted on Sa turday at the Chamber of Deputies, that M. Guizot had re ceived dispatches from the Cabinet of St. James's announcing the dismissal of the missionary, Mr. Pritchard, from his office as Consul at Otaheite. By the death of the King of Sweden, Marshal Soult has become the sole survivor of all the 18 Marshals of the empire created by Napoleon in 1804, at the camp of Boulogne. The diligence from Madrid to Seville was stopped about a fortnight ago by robbers in the neighbourhood of Cordova, and the passengers completely rifled. The bandits seized on a quantity of jewels belonging to the Count de Merode, and a cane mounted with brilliants, which was on its way from Madrid to General O'Donnell. There appears to be quite a rage in Germany for invest ments in railroads. The Cologne Gazette states that the ap plications for shares in the Thuringen Railroad amount to 167,000,000 thalers (625,000,000 E). The capital required was only 60,000,000 f. The line joining Berlin to Brussels and Paris will be probably opened for circulation in 1847 ; the capital of Prussia will then be a day and a half's journey from Brussels, and two days from Paris. Another earthquake occurred at Ragusa, in Dalmatia, about half-past ten in the morning of the 27th ult., the moment of the appearance of the new moon. It lasted six or seven seconds. The sea ran very high, the Sirocco blew with great force, and a quantity of rain fell. Three new shocks of some violence were felt on the 2d inst. The inha• bitants were so alarmed, that they fled the town, and huts were erected for the poor in the open country. LAW AND POLICE. At the Sheriff's Court, Greenwich, an action was brought by a tradesman of that town against Mr. Bone, a person of independent property, for defamation of character. The im putations cast on the plaintiff were of a horrible character, and the jury, after consulting for a few minutes, returned a verdict against the defendant with 2001. damages. At Lambeth-street Police court, Mr. Norton was engaged for some hours in hearing the final examination of Thomas Buckmaster, Master Norman Buckmaster, Procter John Mel com, John Purdy, and John Payne, members of an impudent gang of expert thieves, who have managed to plunder several poor persons of property amounting to over 500/. The pri soners were all committed for trial on different charges. Richard Lalt, a well-known young thief, was committed to the House of Correction, with hard labour, for six weeks, for picking pockets at the Tunnel fancy fair, on Monday night. The two men named Ware and Smith, and Williams, the youth, charged at Union Hall on suspicion with robbing Mrs. Cutto, of a purse containing 720/., in an omnibus ; and also with stealing a purse containing twelve sovereigns, from Mrs. Kingsmith, of Guildford-street, were brought up for final examination on these charges. Mr. Cottingham said, that he should commit Ware and 'Williams for trial on both the charges, and that with respect to the other prisoner, the evidence not being so strong against him, he should accept of bail for his appearance. At Clerkenwell John Williams, who was remanded on a charge of having obtained fourteen shillings under false pre tences from a poor old woman, residing in Peter-street, Clerkenwell, was again examined before Mr. Combe. The prisoner called on the prosecutor and represented that he had come from the West Indies, where he had seen her son, and from whom he had brought a parcel for her, but it was de tained at Liverpool for a Custom-house fine of 14s. ; that he was going back to Liverpool, and that he would forward the parcel to her if she advanced him the money to redeem it. She gave the prisoner the money, and some time afterwards it was discovered that the prisoner had duped her. He was fully committed for trial. COURT-PASHIONBBLE. The Queen Dowager left Witley Court on Tuesday, and arrived at Marborough House at half-past six o'clock. The Duke of Rutland receives a distinguished circle at Belvoir Castle until Saturday next, for the Croxton Park Races, which commence to-day under the stewardship of the Marquis of Granby, Earl of Wilton, and Lord Fo rester. The party assembles at Belvoir to day. The Marquis of Exeter, Earl and Countess Jersey, Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, Lord Forester, Hon. Cecil Forester, Earl and Countess of Wilton, Viscount Maidstone, &c., are among the guests invited. Viscount and Viscountess Canterbury and family are pass ing the spring at Rockbeare House, near Exeter. The Noble Viscount and Viscountess are not expected in town till the close of the ensuing month. Lord and Lady Colchester had a dinner party on Monday in South-street. Mr. Arbuthnot, who has been passing the winter at Apsley House in consequence of delicate health, is considerably better. The Right Hon. Gentleman is expected to join the, Duke of Wellington's party at Strathfieldsaye during the ap proaching holidays. The Dowager Duchess of Bedford and Lady Rachael Russell are expected to arrive in Paris on Monday next from Nice. The Marquis of Westminster is considerably improved in health during the last week. Lord Robert Grosvenor has returned to town from Eaton Hall, where he was called by the illness of his noble father. The Earl of Devon, on leaving town, did not proceed to Ireland, as was stated, but to Powderham Castle, Devon. The Noble and Learned Earl proceeds to Ireland in the course of this week. Lord and Lady Courtenay remain at Powderhani Castle until after the Easter recess. The Earl of Verulam has left Grosvenor-square. for Berk hampstead Castle. On Saturday next the family, with the Earl and Countess Craven, Viscount and Viscountess Folke stone, proceed to Belvoir Castle, on a visit to the Duke of Rutland. MISCELLANEOUS. In consequence of the plentiful supply of English wheat at market, and the quantity of foreign in bond, the millers have been able to reduce the price of flour, and a reduction in the price of bread took place yesterday morning. The first-rate houses reduced the 41b. loaf to Bd.; and the cheap bakers, as they are commonly called, have lowered it to std. and 6d. The Duke of Hamilton, in compliance with a requisition signed by 296 individuals, has summoned a meeting of the county of Lanark, to be held on the 29th current, to petition Parliament to continue protection to the produce of land, and also to consider the clauses of the Bill now before par liament, "to facilitate the disjoining or dividing of extensive or populous parishes, and erecting of new parishes, in Scot land." On Tuesday morning the " Fancy Fair," in the Thames Tunnel, which commenced on Monday, was reamed, and presented much the same appearance as on the previous day. There are 64 arches in the tunnel, and of these 48 were occupied with stalls on Tuesday afternoon, 16 arches being untenanted. Anticipatory of important changes, not quite completed, in the Post-office, calculated materially to benefit the public seventy letter- carriers were on Tuesday taken:int o the " Two penny' Post-office. A further increase will take place in a few days. GREECE. The following is the address of the deputation of the Na tional Assembly to the King, on presenting the constitution " Sire,—The National Assembly, having terminated its discussion of the project of the Constitution, has charged us to submit it to your Majesty, in order that it may be taken into your Royal consideration, and such observations made thereon as your Majesty may think proper Your Majesty's paternal solicitude for the nation, of which we have so many proofs, in confirming these constitutional institutions will fix the future welfare of Greece on the firmest base," The King replied as follows : " I receive the project of the Constitution, with the docu ments joined thereto, and congratulate you on the good work being so far advanced. On this occasion I beg to impress to you, gentlemen, and to the National AMetubly, through you, the satisfaction which the ivisdOln of the National Assembly causes me, as well as its devotion to my person and to that of the Queen. Keeping ever in view the welfare of the na tion, I will give all my attention to the project, and will hasten to communicate to you the result of my reflections," -- METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS--The site of the contemplated Thames embankment on the Middlesex side of the river is undergoing a minute survey, and when carried into effect will be one of the greatest ornaments of the west end. A line of stone quays, similar to those on the banks of the Seine in Paris, is to be carried from Whitehall to Black friars-bridge upon arches, so as nut to interfere with the na vigation of the river, and the numerous coal-barges ap• proaching the wharfs. At Pimlico, the houses are now nearly all pulled down, and workmen are busily , engaged in razing them for the ne w roa d, w hi c h w ill join the Vauxhall road, and materially widen the vicinity of Buckingham- Palace. The " rookery," which has existed for so many centuries in Westminster, Tothill-street, York-street, and Castle-lane, is all to come down to make way for the im provements, and also St, M argare t' s Ch urc h, which is an eyo. sore to the beautiful Gothic architecture of Westminster Abbey. The widening of Piccadilly, by taking In a small portion of the Green-park, will conunenoe next month. The new street leading from Coventry-street across Leicester_ square to Long-acre is in an advanced state, as all the old buildings are pulled down, and workmen are laying the foun dations of the new houses. The Prig , street from Waterloo bridge,acroesHig etr r e a e p ti,dr arnadsbusrysv,etroalTohtlitenndhrear h000lluset; road, is proceeding have been pulled down in the classic neighbourhood of St. Giles's. The new Farringdon-street to Islington is also ad vancing, and some very fine shops have been erected from Holborn-bridge. The other City improvements will be car ried on this season with the greatest diSpatoh, particularly , in the vicinity of the Royal Exchange, the facade of which is now seen to advantage by the pulling down of the Old Bank-buildings for the site of the Wellington statue. PRICE or B READ. —According to the average price of wheat in the Edinburgh market, the 41b. loaf will now be sold at sevenpence-halfpenny ready money or if I paid within a month, and eightpence credit.—Edinburgh Advertiser. A DISTRACTED JOURNALIST.- The Stookport Advertiser of last week, in speaking of the division on the Factory Bill, with much simplicity confesses : its utter inability to take either one side or the other oil the short-time question in the following ludicrous passage ;—" Many of our readers, no doubt, will expect from us an adherence either to one party or the other, and also an explanation of the grounds upon which such a n a dh erence is justified.. • ut a -when every cir cumstance is taken into account,.: . 4S4ured that our friends will excuse us in withhdldiri l . a ei p occasion, our judgment altogether. We find'ithe .r %9itnuent itself dis agreeing in this complex and • h , .; we find our county Members divided—o : *ay, and the other the other; we find ode •sentatives so puzzled, that they have absented -tt Ves attogether ; and surely we, who have friends upon. both sides of the ques tion, cannot be expected to treat .this=. matter of trading interest, in the same way that' we,Abed treat a political principle." "1> , 41 COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty, the Queen Dowager, visited the Queen , Yl: terday afternoon at Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty; n iv tended by the Hon. Miss Eden and the Hon. Miss Mit A lle on ' arrived at the Palace at three o'clock, and was receive' a alighting from her carriage by the Equerries in waitinCeug the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Household. His 14 0 Highness Prince Albert conduct e d th e Q u een Dow_ t 0 her Majesty and the Queen of the B e l g ians. Her__ A . Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived soon afterwards Buckingham Palace, and joined the Illustrious Circle- net t Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians and her n Highness the Duchess of Kent, took an airing yesterdsP; her carriage. llvr Majesty, attended by the Bal a D'Hoogvorst, and Major d'Hanin s d'M oer ke r ke, visited_. mr Royal Highness the Duchess of Glou c ester, at Glence'lf House, and also called at Cambridge House, the residence their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cart, l3ll ,A l His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Sir t _ Bowater, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Mil' yesterday, at Clarence House, St James's. ode The Royal dinner party, at Buckingham Palace, ye st evening, included her Roy-al Highness the Duchess of Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Colon'el Sir George Couper, 1 31 " and Captain Francis Seymour. a Mr. Hutt, M.P., Viscount Marsham, 'M.P., Sir Edm 4 Filmer, M.P., Mr. Bell, M.P., Mr. Bowes, M.P., and a deP.l l : tation on the subject of the coal duties, had an interview leir Sir Robert Peel yesterday, at his official residence in ing-street. The Chancellor of the Exchequer also atteno the meeting. Mr. Somes. Governor of the New Zealand Company, 1111 2, Mr. Aglionby, M.P., had an interview with Lord StanleY tarday at the Colonial-office. The Marquis of Clanricarde and Lord Worsley bad inter". views with Sir R. Peel yesterday. Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller-General to Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt L r:, an interview with the Chancello r of th e E xc h equ er yegteru" at his official residence in Downing-street. Lord Wharncliffe, Lord President of the Council, gsv;_ e dinner to the Cabinet Ministers ye s t er d a y ev e n ing at his r*" dence in Curzon-street. A deputation of Protestant Dissenters had an WO— with Sir R. Peel yesterday. DUKE of DEVONSHIRE'S SALO' NINTH DAY'S SALE OFT HE DUKE OF DE" a SHIRE'S SPLENDID COLLECTION OF CO O' AND MEDALS. The famous Petition Crown, the work of that WT I : table artist, the celebrated Tho mas Si mon , a nd so higl prized by collectors, having on the edge "Li Petition to his Majesty King Charles the Second , - double lines, was yesterday purchased by Sir Geo% Chetwynd, Bart., for the sum of 701., and added to Grendon Hall collection. t the Sir George also purchased an i m pr e ssion 0 - t i„ same Crown, but having a n ed ge , i ns t ea d of the P e 0 tion, inscribed " Reddite qux Cxsaris Ctesarif B°4 and the sun in a cloud. Both these coins are of excess i ve rar ity and in the highest state of preservation. A double sovereign of Edward the Sixth, O il knocked down to Mr. Cuff, for the sum of 40L Queen Mary's Royal was purchased by Mr. Cure l°l4 for 20/. date Oliver Cromwell's pattern for a two shilling piece , - 1656, beautifully preserved and in the finest eta, possible, was purchased ( a ft er a warm co ntest) ' 4l George Sackville Ball, Esq., for 171. We' Of Simon's Petition Crowns, only fourteen are WW I* to exist, and that sold yesterday is decidedly one of finest and most perfect. The identical crown presented by Simon to Costl e t,, the Second, was given by his Majesty to Lord Ch ei tli cellor Clarendon, and is now in the matchleSii eal ee rb t e of Colonel Durrant, i n Wi m p o l e , w hi c h i # ov e 0' - most superb and valuable in existence, THE LATE KING OF SWEDEN' A letter from St oc kh o l m o f t h e 9t h i nst . gives tha following account of the last moments of the King bt " On the sth, the King had in the morning a stlf attack resembling apoplexy, and for an hour arta_t e llf was deprived of his senses. He, however, gra" th, recovered, and, having taken a few spoonsful o f 10; 4 fell into a quiet sleep. At six o'clock the next ino lli t b l is he had a similar attack, but not so strong. Fr"' •sed time his Majesty, with b u t f ew l uc id i nterva l s , reulailsc, a in a state of dozin g , i n t errupte d f rom t i me to time 7 0 ,1 quiet species of d e li r i um , w hi c h h e had f or sever days previous been subject to in the mornings and eldi ings. On the 7th, hi s s t rengt h h a d become sa—tbe prostrated that all h o p es di sappeare d . A t tw o in morning of the Bth, the Ministers were sent for t° the . palace. At ten, public prayers were p u t u p in 1/1 1,„ eYfr churches, and they were crowd e d w ith th e p e ople, cer ing all the signs of sincere grief. The physician s ' t i s sidering the known, st reng th o f the King's c onstitu A expected that hi s l as t s t rugg l es wou ld b e lot* d painful. About t we l ve , hi s l ast agon i es came en, and half-past three termi na t e d hi s lif e. Prince Oecar' v il had constantly remainod at the bed-side of his' father, received his last sigh and closed his eYea•„tb of name was the last word th a t escape d from the 0 10 ,,, 0 the dying monar c h. Th e B is h op o f Linkoping, '7w Grand Almoner, admi n i s t ere d th e l ast of fi ces of remaeti to his Sovereign, was d ee pl y i mpressed wit h the se ; „x ments of piety which h e ex p resse d , hi s su ff er i n gs hav, 4 i never for a moment disturbed the serenity of his , ; On January 28, th e phy s i c i ans d espa i red of savilagqogr and he himself, feelin g th a t hi s en d was a pproin iev said—' This day is better th an any ot h er f or me t° ,e 'it is the an n i versar y o f t h e d eath of Ch a rleniegm t i e He had frequent and affectionate conversation Queen and the other members of his family. To ' moments he gave constant proofs of his goodness. 1,1 " p• ing that the cold had become suddenly very severe* caused to be distributed from his privy purse abirAT 4 alms among the poor of the capital. Frequently. his last days, he thanked those around him for 11 ,1 n t faithful and affectio na t e a tt ac h ment to hi m, deela7i that he should carry the grateful remembrance dal), to his tomb. The Grand Marshal, the Count de 13! 11 1 . 1. who was at the head of his Majesty's military hoils'Aul had for thirty years enjoyed tbe frientt;hiP e f l y unlimited confidence. Dming the whole ef f the ic ' e r, days, he remained by the bedside of 11; s Royal nix-i leaving it only for a few minutes at a, time. Vain'', aS the King desire him to take repo and nourishme nt ' he deceived the solicitude of 'nis august friend, and the first time disobeyed his commands." rt (Ai WILSON'S SCOTTISH ENTEETAINMENTS.----r,fo, seem that the public appetite for Mr. Wilson's deli s entertainments is sharpened by the numerous imitatOrs bii ,g; are constantly springing up, and as constantly ev f e llis d e dl° for on Tuesday th e Music Hall, Store-street, was crolf te` excess, as usual, and every private box occupied, to listitioi the Adventu res o f P r i nce Charles and th e heartt r , Jacobite strains conne c t e d with them. This Lot of Wilson's m os t popular entertainments, 7„4 only, perhaps, by hi s " Nichts wi' Burns,', i v Or went otf with as much freshness as ever, this being r! '* first time he has g i ven I t t hi s season. It will have to peated many times, of course ; but the Scottish Wil te d never give 4t with more thrilling effect than he ,P ..40 4 • every strain on Tuesday, We see by:the provinciay; wt. that Wilson was at Liverpool, Chester, and Manche' hoe. week, and was greeted with his usual success in eac ... hP on otr. MILITARY FLOGGING AT CHATHAM.—On it. b i t ioof morning, the 25th inst., one of those disgusting e 7 '.wei s of corporal punishment in the army, was inflicted on 11 ‘ y .ao r Martin Webber, of the 57th Regiment of Foot, on chs • lines, in the pr e s ence of 3,000 men, belonging to th e sional Battalion. The whole of these troops assen a ltof regimental parade in the square in front of the bank* . when the sentence of the district court-martial, ~ held,..ttiol above prisoner l as t wee k , f or threatening t o shoot cr g rool , Jackson, captain of the p r i soner ' s d epot, was prlimu,terie The troops were afterw ar d s marc h ed off to the .S pe, ~nfli :jolife under the command of Li eutenant-Colonel T. Edw in when the p r i soner was to undergo the sentence of .7441 150 lashes, The prisoner, after being pinioned to the Wade and receiving th e first attune of the lash, cr i e d,O u t " ° Lexie° most lustily ; and a t every ot h er i nfliction of the lash °,"tjecs increased 111 Arm and were heard a t a cons i dera ble die r ho from the spot, and owin g t o th e d esperate struggl i n g prisoner, the ropes th a t b oun d hi s arms to the triang le loosened, and at the eleventh stroke, it was found a o artir to tighten them ; the prisoner faintly begged " fsrwsh and would be a good soldier, if his further o Inept was remitted." The prisoner again receivedi ta lie more stripes with the cat, when it was ascertaion a teetr necessary, by Or. Fren c h, o f th e Ist West I n di a NI goo: to stop all f ur th er pun i s h ment. The prisoner haviO,„ t ,, e , off into a convulsive fit, hi s pulse hav ing cease d to b e s t ' his face had turned quite black, he was immediatelf,M, from his bonda ge by f our so ldi ers who laid hint on wi a ltas; on the grass, and it was se vera l m i nutes b e f ore wild to i ll tion could be observed; h e was a ft erwar d s rem ove . hospital: out of 150 l as h es the prisoner on ly receivedHe bears a most d e p rave d c h aracter, and has been five oird' in the servi ce . Th e pr i soner has also threatene d t° Sergeant Phillips of the same reg i ment. to t The admirers of Fornasari will regret to be e ar he is now suff er i ng so severe l y from water on the chest d' 0 prevent his si ng i ng; an d it i s i n contemplat i on to Tamburini, who will shortly be in Paris. 00 tio• MORTALITY IN THE LINE.—Of 6 0 f and active men, w h o composed the gallant regime- serv „.,,„ t7" 92d Highlanders when it left this country for forer i yag" nearly ten years ag o , on l y 143 have returned.-Fifr T. O' CONNELL AND THE GO • roo ; f 0 10 0 w-E o People are be g i nn i ng to ask themselves what elf 00 tbfi jo defeat of the Mi n i s t ers on the Factory quest i on ha ve aorde' fate of Mr. O'C onne ll? I t was supposed to be a very e L. ; rr ou.• policy, when Sir Robert Peel's Government Wo w have r t s with the halo of undivided power, and appeal Ratan lir support of the great majority in England an b e ef I , e a bring O'Connell up for judgment. It has l ate l y 9 ref tinctly proved that the "convicted conspirator' s bes by an immense number of Englishmen as Ire patriot ; and while the Ministry was strong, I g o ' 00 e rently, almost omnipotent, they made co mmon_ ... _ raw him against the Government. But now the (love hold. its,rti; suddenly become a mere rope of sand. It cannot__. followers together ; it is damaged beyond healTB• F r ain .1 0 Commons of England have decided against ob ligea in agricultural saints, led on by Lord Ashley, it i s it. t 0" flee for refbge to the manu f ac t urers who are on, osed a Who° carrying the law into execution against Mr. u;V: i niy_ is supported by all Ireland and a great portion of tun -ralli A e d (1; can only look for feeble assistance. Will this e u ntiue to S i r , vernment, then, denuded of popular support, v a ftr . effect to a verdict which no person defends as .J'"',„ c iads,r; It is c "^",. v trial which no man describes as fair ? By the provisions of Lord Lincoln's Bui r iu`b thee ll - 1. 41 t t w h i e ll re b f e ore a , sh th ie a l t d f t o h r e m b r l . in o is v te o r n ial nell d . efeat on the ed w fgau i c t it h au i tr n i e" 5 l / 4 13i t i e rni e l tiat from bisl e e o any e n acted y da o n t g h t e e h r r o a dangerous materials housepremises baulusi building; i g fo ; i l° , „ t j a d b /h i b t e a l any such business be now carried on in any situatio n of f t ; i ' such distance, then, from the expiration of the pe rio d , l ot yearsto continue next after carrythep such as on sin Also, that it shall not be lawful to erect bllllTnr. se d fo g 0 f th b is us A in c e t s , s it in shal stl lr s E ll: ti f fs' ? r dwelling-house class within 50 feet of the prem ises carrying on offensive or noxious trades, su ch es ..11 melter, tripe-boiler, slaughterer of cattle, sheep, ; If o t, blood-boiler, bone-boiler , fellmonger, soap-boil r ert_ rses .. - ° ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND B e Lt ir _ . , Ja ke, RAlLWAY.—Tuesday an invest was taken befor hn om IV . ,ebegi uh at the London Hospital, on view of the body of Jo hn „ock aged 40, a porter, in the employment of the Lon don wall Railway Company, who was killed on the, rayw.7l„ 2 consequence ofheratt....stceid struckiongbeeneutai at. d b e ya h eoacA vf the train, y FOREIG GI k T I-C M 1 aT cov]