The Sun. — London, England, 1845-04-12 00:00:00

PRINCESS'S TIIEATRE. OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, MR. J. M. MADDOX. • Tills EVENING, Will be performed the Play of TIIE STRANGER. The Stranger, Mr. Wallach; Baron, Mr. Archer; Count Wintersten, Mr. Courtney ; Mrs. Hailer, Miss Cushman. After which, Mr. lIENRY RUSSELL will sing his popular ceps posiuons, accompanied by himself on Kirkman's grand Fonda ilanoforte. Mr. SANDSand hIsINFANT BROTHER, MAURICE, will appear ill .their 'leafing and Wonderful Entertainment, DE SALON, FREAKS OF FANCY. To conclude with a New (Irani Oriental Melo-dramatic Burlesque Extravaganza, in Two Acts, called TIMOUR THE CREAM OF ALL THE TARTAR& Tirnour, Mr. Oxberry ; Zorilda, Miss E. Stanley TREA.TRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER TUE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. /KEELEY. T HIS EVE NING Will be repeated a New Original Drama, to be c a ll e d ON DUTY. Principal Characters by M essrs. F. Vining, F. Mathews, and Keeley ; Miss Villars, Mrs. Woollid ge , and litis a Grove. After which, THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE. Prin Miss Grove, and Vining, Mrs.. Keeley. re be followed by a Burlesque of English story, Olden Ideas and Modern Notious— lnvested Wi th all the Pomp and Display of Scene—Painters engaged expre ssly--Costumes according Ballet, Music. and Novel %lege Arrange to Fancy—Mechanism, meats—to be called, WIIITTING'TON AND lIIS CAT Dick Whittington, Mrs. Keeley ; Maley Moloch, the Lien Tamer of the Dessert, Mr. Keeley ; the Cat, Mr. Collier, supported by mes s ,. F. Matthews, and Wigan ; MIS Fairbrother, and Miss Grove. To conclude with the New Farce of A MODEL OF A WIFE. In -well Messrs. A. Wigan, Frank Matthews, and Meadows, Mrs. WeoUldge, and Miss Fairbrother will perform. The Box-ottice is open daily, under the direction of Mr. Grogan corn Ten till Four. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. PROPRIETOR, MR. W. BATTY. Triumphant Success of the New Spectacle. THIS EVENING. The Performances will commence with a Grand Military Equestrian Drama, entitled TILE MAID OF SARAGOSSA. Scenes in the Circle, introducing M. and Mdme. Demos, the cele rated French Equestrians. To conclude with the admired Faree of THE SPECTRE BRIDE aROOM. . _ In arrangement has been made with Mr. White (the cejebrated Lion Tamer) who will appear on Monday, April 14, .and exhibit his Wonderful Feats with his unrivalled collection of Lions, Tigers, Leopards, Panthers, &c. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed WILLIAM TELL. Supported by Messrs. Hughes, Hicks, Fredericks, Heslop, Lewis, Mrs. M. Hughes, Mrs. Hicks, Miss Chartley, Miss Pearson, Mrs. H. Vining, &c. After which, THE IRISH TUTOR, in which the Infant Power, Yla sHerou, will appear. To conclude with BLANCHE HERIOT. 111 which Messrs. Hughes, Hicks. Fredericks, Heslop, Cowell, Miss Martin, Mrs. R. Bonner, Stc., will perform. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box- Once, from Eleven to Pour. end 40atriutiotion. After a most elaborate analysis of the whole evidence, the Learned Judge concluded iby leaving j ury the case in the hands of the jury. The then requested leave to retire, in order to con sider their verdict. Precisely at seven minutes past seven the jury returned, and the Clerk of Arraigns. said, Gentlemen, are you agreed upon your verdict ?" The Foreman answered that they were, and that they found the prisoner GUILTY. The prisoner, on being asked why sentence should not be passed upon him, made no reply, and Mr. Justice COLERIDGE, in a most solemn and affecting manner, proceeded to pass sentence. He said—Prisoner at the bar, you have been, after a patient and most careful inves tigation into the circumstances of this case, found guilty, by a jury of your countrymen, of wilfully taking away the life of a fellow-creature, and I must say that 1 perfectly co incide in the propriety of their verdict. You have been de tended by eminent counsel, who have directed in vain their abilities and their great experience, with the view of finding some mitigating circumstances, to the cross-examination of the witnesses for the prosecution. That cross-examination has elicited nothing in your favour. I fear that this is not your only offence against the laws of your country ; but I shall not dwell upon the past. I earnestly entreat of yon to make a good use of the time which remains to you on this side eternity. I implore or you to look for that mercy at another and a higher tribunal, which cannot be extended to you here. Let no thought of pardon from the offended justice of the law weigh for an instant with you, but devote your time humbly and earnestly to the care of your immortal soul. The sentence of the Court is, that you be taken hence to the place from whence you came, and from thence to a place of execution, and that you be there hanged by the neck until you are dead, and that your body be interred in the precincts of the gaol ; and may the Lord have mercy upon your soul. The prisoner then bowed and retired with a firm step from the bar. The Court was densely crowded throughout, and a multi. tude outside waited the whole day to hear the result. NEW COURT. The Court was occupied the whole of the morning in trying Mint cases. Several prisoners, who had pleaded guilty, were called up, and thejudgmant of the Court was passed upon them. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. The THIRD EDITION of THE SUN of last (Friday) Evening contained The Conclusion of the Trial of Hooker at the Old Bailey. The Accounts of the Bibury Spring Meeting. The Weekly Account of the Bank of England, Cir. culation, &c., from the Gazette. The Course of Exchange. The Monthly Account of the Circulation of the Scotch and Irish Banks. The List of Appointments, Bankrupts, &c., from the London Gazette. The Parliamentary Intelligence of the Evening, being full Reports of the Debates in both Houses of Parliament, up to a Quarter before Seven o'Clock, the whole extending to nearly Five Co lumns. THIRD EDITION OF ~ THE SUN." fr: have received many complaints from Subscribers who are frequently disappointed in not receiving the Third Edition. The fault rests en tirely with the News-agent who serves them, and who thereby not only injures the paper, but does injustice to his customer. This injustice is stillfurther aggravated by an extra charge of a halfpenny (the Post 7fice fee) being made for NOT supplying the latest or Third Edition. :leis Edition contains the Latest News : Parliamentary Debates up to a Ilearter to Seven—The " Gazettes" on Tuesday and Friday, together **iris the Prices Current" of all the Markets, as well as Oflkial Pikes of Shares in Railways, 4c. .tc.—The Betting at Tattersall's on Monday and Thursday—The latest (closing) Priors of the Funds — The Proceedings in Railway Committees up to the close—and all other news arriving in London after three o'clock in the afternoon, when the Sivond or Evening Edition goes to press. In distant parts of the country, the Third Edition contains news TWELVE Racks is ADVANCE, a matter of importance to those who want early intelligenee. those places where the evening mail arrives in the middle of the night; 11:e " MORSING BUN," containing ♦u. the Debates, ec. kc., will answer best, and Subscribers can suit themselves accordingly. Re7peetable Agents mill always supply the proper paper; but where any wilful neglect is experienced, we recommend parties to write to " The Sun" office, 112, Strand, where prompt attention will be paid to their representations. Now ready, VOL. VII. of MISS STRICKLAND'S 7 LIVES OF THE QUEENS OF ENGLAND.. Containing the sequel of the Life of Queen Elizabeth, and the complete Life of Anne of Denmark. " These volumes have the fascination of a romance, united to the integrity of history."—Times. N.B.—The EIGHTH VOLUME is In the press, comprising the Lives of Henrietta Maria and Catherine of Braganza, Queens of Charles 1. and 11. lieuiy C,olliurn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street HER MAJESTY'S TIIEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed Donizetti's Opera, DON PASQUALE. Norina, Madame Grist ; Dr. Malatesta, Sig. Fornasari ; Ernesto, Sig. Mario ; and Don Pasquale, Sig. Lablache. After the Second Act of the Opera the Danstuses Viennoises will dance the " Pas de Fleurs," and In the course of the Ballet, for the first time, the " Pas Styrien," and " L'Allemande." In the course of the Evening the celebrated Spanish Dancers will appear in various national Pas of Spain. . _ . To conclude with an entirely new Ballet, by 31. Perrot, entitled EOLLNE ; ou, LA DRYADE. The Music by Signor Pagni. The Scenery by Mr. Marshall. ertncipal Characters—Eoline (betrothed to Count Edgard), Mddle, Lucile Gratin ; ltubezahl (le Gnome), M. Perrot ; Count Edgard, M. Toussaint ; Prince of Silesia (brother of Eoline), M. Gosselln. Doors open at Seven; the Opera to commence at Half-past Seven. Xppllcatlons for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box , office, Opera Colonnade. HER MAJESTY ' S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public are respectfully i►formed, that there will be an Extra Night (not included in the Subscription), ON THURSDAY NEXT, APRIL 17 When will be performed Rossini's Opera Seria, in Two Acts, entitled SE MIRA3IIDE. Semiranside, Madame Grisi ; Arsace, Mdlle Brambilla ; Assar. Sig. loraasari ; !drew, Sig. Corelli ; Oroc, Sig. Lablache. The Danseuses Viennoises will appear in some of their lavoruite Pas' With other Entertainments, in whi c h M a d ame A na ide Castellan' Msdame Rita Itorio, and Ste. Morianl, will appear. Also a DIVER VISSE3IENT, in which the celebrated' Spanish Lancers will appear in various of the National Pas of Spain. _ With Other Entertainments, Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Pit Tickets to be made at the Opera-office, Colonnade, Haymarket. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. It to respectfully announeed that the celebrated SYMPHONIE ODE of the DESERT, by FELICIEN DAVID, will be repeated on MUNDA't WEEK, APRIL 21. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. THIS EVENING ON MONDAY, APRIL 14, Will be performed THE BRIDE OF LAMMERMOOR. Edgar, by )1. Duprez ; Colonel Henry Ashton, Mr. Burdini ; Arthur, Mr. Barker; Raymond, Mr. Weiss; Norman, Mr. 11. llorneastle ; Lucy .t.shton, Madame Eugenie Garcia, her First Appearance at this Theatre. Atter which will be repeated, a New Conde Ballet, entitled ROBERr AND BERTRAND. Dances in the course of the Ballet : A New Polka, by Mdile. Polin and M. Gasperiul. • Pas de Deux, by Mdlles. Adele and Louise. Bolero, by Mesdames Louise and Adele. A MAZURKA, by the Principal Ballet Performers. The Pox-otfice is open daily, from Ten in the Morning until Six m the Evening, where Private and Family Boxes, Stalls, Ylaees, and Tickets may be had on application to Mr. John Parsons. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. LESSEE, MR. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New and Orizinal Comedy, entitled THE SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY. Principal Characters by Messrs. W. Farrell, Strickland, Finckstone, Webster, Mrs. Glover, Mrs. W. Clifford, Mrs. Humby, Miss Julia Bennett, &c. After wkich, a New Grand Classical Extravaganza, entitled THE GOLDEN FLEECE. Principal Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, J. Bland, Madame Vestris, and Miss P. Horton. To conclude with YOUNG ENGLAND. Major Martinet, Mr. Strickland ; Mr. John James Pooley, Mr. Buekstone ; Mrs. Pooley, Mrs. ►iumby ; Mrs. Smiler, Mrs. Stanley THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHL UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New and Original Drama, entitled TIIE GREEN BUSHES ; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Connor O'Kennedy, Mr. Selby ; George, Mr. Hudson : Wild Murtogh, Mr. 0. Smith ; Muster Grinnidge, Mr. Wright; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Geraldine, Mrs. Yates ; Nelly O'Neill, Mrs. Iltzwllliam ; Miami, Madame Celeste. After which, will be repeated a New Grand Empirical Exposition, called ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. Principal Characters by Messrs, Paul Bedford, Wright, John Saunders Selby; Miss Woolgar, Miss Brooks, and Miss E. Chaplin. To conclude with MOTHER AND CHILD ARE DOING WELL Mr. Snngsby, Mr. Lambert ; Lieutenant O'Senpper, R.N., Mr. Paul Bedford ; Mr. Felix Fluffy, Mr. Wright ; Emily, Miss Forteseue. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated MARGARET CATCHPOLE, The Female Horse stealer. Onega and Pechuana (Red Chieftains), Messrs. Cony and Blanchard ; Margaret Catcbpole, Miss Vincent. After which, THE LORD „MAYOR'S FOOL. To conclude, with rooa DOG TRAY. The Dog, by Hector. THE WEATHER.-Sui 4 OPTICS, APRIL 11. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 34 ; Highest, 46; Noon, 40. BAROMETER, 29.48.—W1ND, N.N.W. Nora.—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and " Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the Thermometer during the preceding twenty-four hours. All the other observations are made at noon. HIGH WATER AT LOYDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. il minutes after 4 I Evening .. 19 minutes after 5. intolerance which now narrows to one sect, and spoils and desecrates the large munificence of olden time." Let us hope and pray that that day is fast approaching, and that when such vast sums are yearly expended in edu cating one sect of religionists, and grants out of the public Treasury are paid to others, the persecuted Catholics, who founded these magnificent establishments are not to beg in vain for the crumbs that fall from the rich man's table. The uncharitable bigotry which so long persecuted that class of Christians is rapidly dying away ; the best men of all parties have manfully s et their faces against the oppressors, and we confidently trust that Sir ROBERT PEEL will persevere in his Chris tian scheme, and by rendering justice to a brave and loyal people, secure against all foreign enemies the power and integrity of the United Empire. Madrid journals of the 3d have been received, but they bring no news, though some rumours. According to the Heraldo, ABD El. KADER had made an appeal to the faithful of Morocco, and placed himself at the head of party for the purpose of dethroning the EMPEROR, who, it was said, was about to send a large body of troops against this enterprising chief. The Three per Cents. left off at 351 at 60 days; and the Five per Cents. at 25 9-16 at 60 days. The domestic intelligence in the Paris papers is not of much importance. In the Chamber of Peers, the general discussion on the Colonial Bill, relative to slavery, had closed, and on Wednesday the separate clauses came under consideration. In the Chamber of Deputies, several grants were voted for completing the royal roads throughout the kingdom ; among others, a grant of 36,500,000 f. (1,470,000) for cutting through or levelling hills on the public roads. The .Minister of Public Works stated that the whole amount that would be required, according to the estimates, for the comple tion of the works would be 182,000,000 f. (7,250,0001.). This is a large sum, but it is for an important purpose, and does high honour to the Government of Louts PHILIPPE. By a royal ordonnance of the 6th, the following persons are created Peers of France, viz. : Vice-Admiral GRIVEL, M. PEDRE LACAZE, formerly Member of the Chamber of Deputies ; Lieut.-General MAREOT, and the Duke DE CHOISEUL PRASLIN. We find no intelligence from Switzerland in these papers later than that published in The Sun of yes terday. The Extraordinary Diet, it appears, met again at Zurich on the sth. when long speeches were made on the disturbances which prevail, but no decision was come to. In fact, the Diet seems utterly helpless. It wants both courage and power, and is so hampered by the contending elements of the different cantons, that nothing like unity prevails. All we hope is, that the Swiss will speedily settle their own affairs, without fur nishing any pretence for the interference of the despotic authorities with which they are almost entirely sur rounded. The Legitimatist journal, the Quctidienne, rejoices at the victory gained by the Jesuits. This is in keeping with the character of the party which it re presents, and calls forth the following remarks from the Ministerial Globe:— "The Quotidienne has clapped its hands at the news from Lucerne, and it cannot sufficiently congratulate itself on the triumph of order and religion. It says that all who respect the rights of property, who fear God, and appreciate social order, must be delighted to see anarchy put down, and its soldiers destroyed or dispersed. How is it, then, that the Quotidienne, and the journals of the same colour, every day solicit the aid of the Radicals of France ? The French Ra dicals have only the same object as those of Switzerland— viA., equality and the division of property. When people ask for universal suffrage, they demand popular supremacy in the most absurd, sanguinary, and disorganised way, and they are quite as radical as the enemies of religion who raise the cry of a bas lee .Isuites as a rallying. point. When we see the triumph of order over disorder, the Qiiotidienne only sees the triumph of the Jesuits, and it would like to have the free corps in France to demolish the fortifications of the sys t?me, and of the dynasty against its antis les ennends, or merely to embarrass a Government, which nevertheless pro txts property, religion, or social order." THE BOURSE--WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9. V A CE, *4_ ' 4 4 - 4/#7!. ( ), •4,11 • 4 ? mos krtLzl/ 1 .sknfic-. TER §VIC LOWDON SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL IL 1841 M 1 riti g Am. LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 1845. The House of Lords met at five o'clock. 'The Marquis of CLANRICARDE gave notice of a ques tion for Monday on the subject of the Irish Railways. The Bastardy Bill went through Committee. The Earl of DALHOUSIE moved the third reading of the Sugar Duties Bill, and defended the course which the Government had pursued in regard to those duties. Their Lordships were also addressed by the Earl of CLARENDON, Lord BROUGHAM, and Lord STANLEY, and ultimately the Bill was read a third time and passed- Their Lordships then adjourned. The House of Commons met at Four o'clock. There were an immense number of petitions presented against the Maynooth Bill. The presentation of these petitions took up the whole of the hour usually devoted to private business, and on the suggestion of the SPEAKER their presentation was permitted after five o'clock. It was not until considerably after six o'clock that the presentation of petitions was concluded. The presentation of a petition by Mr. FERRAND, pray ing for the impeachment of Sir R. PEEL, gave rise to a scene. Mr. ROEBUCK accused Mr. FERRAND of reading the petition, which is contrary to the rules of the House, and called him to order. At length, however, at the suggestion of Sir R. PEEL, the Hon. Member for Knaresborough was permitted to read the prayer of it. He did so amidst shouts of laughter from all parts of the House, in which Sir R. PEEL joined most heartily. Mr. WYNNE thought that as the petition called a Member of Parliament to accDunt for his Par liamentary conduct, it ought not to be permitted to lie on the table. Sir ROBERT PEEL thought, as it' contained charges against the Executive Government, it ought to be received. Ultimately the petition was received, and Mr. FsRRAND gave notice, that he should, on Monday, move that it be printed with the votes. Mr. WARD gave notice, that on the motion that the House do go into Committee on the Maynooth Bill, he should more that it be an instruction to that Committee, that any provision for the purposes of the Bill should bo supplied out of the funds already applicable to Ecclesi astical purposes in Ireland. In answer to Lord DUNCAN, Mr. C. Russmt., th e Chairman of the Great Western Railway Company, as sured the House that the roof of the Box Tunnel was perfectly safe, notwithstanding the reports which had been spread to the contrary. On the order of the day for the second reading of the Maynooth Bill being put, Mr. COLQUHOUN characterised Conservatism as a name without a notion, and said that it was treading not on the heels but on the toes of Radicalism, and in some cases getting before it. He should give the measure the most strenuous opposition in his power ; and as it was pressed forward in such a hasty manner as to allow no time for its consideration, he should, as a Member of the Minority, feel justified in exercising against it all those rights with which Minorities were invested by the forms of the House. Mr. GROGAN would alsogive the measure his strongest opposition. The Government had made out no case either of compact or expediency in support of it. Mr. GLADSTONE followed, and after declaring his in tention to vote in favour of the grant, a declaration which was received with tremendous cheering, spoke at some length in defence of the proposed measure. The House was afterwards addressed by the Earl of ARUNDEL and SURREY, Mr. DISRAELI, and Mr. ROE BUCK, after which the debate was adjourned till Monday. The division on Thursday on the motion of Mr. emus_ TIE, shows what the Dissenters may expect from the party who divided the House on the Maynooth grant, who rule supreme in our Universities, and who deprive Catholics, Dissenters, and Presbyterians of their un doubted right to a share of the means furnished by the Legislature, the Crown, and the very Roman Catholics themselves, for the purposes of general education. The opposition was led by Sir ROBERT H. INGLIS, and the rear was closed by Mr. GOULBUAN, the most unflinch ing advocate of High Church exclusiveness. The selfish bigotry of these men could not be placed in a stronger light, and fortunately it could not be exhibited at a moment. more favourable for the demands of justice and fair play. Mr. CHRISTIE did not move for the ad mission of Dissenters—all he wanted was a Com mittee of inquiry to ascertain the privileges, re venues, trusts, the state of education, learning, and religion of the two Universities of Oxford and Cambridge ; but this simple and humble request was opposed by the Puseyite representative of Oxford, and rejected by a majority of 61. Had the revenues been furnished by the High Church party, and the Ox ford teachers been faithful to oaths solemnly made for the maintenance of Protestantism, there would be less cause for complaint ; but when it is known that many of the professors are paid out of the Consolidated Fund, that many privileges, monopolies, drawbacks on paper, and other articles, all at the public expense, are enjoyed by these Universities ; that most of the colleges were founded and emlowed by our Catholic ancestors, and that one of these seats of learning is fast relapsing to Popery, this system of exclusion becomes a great national griev ance, and calls for thorough reform. " Parliament," Said Mr. CHRISTIE, in his admirable speech, " annually voted the sum of 2,0061. to thirteen professors in the two Universities, who, under the prevailing system, had some of them no class at all, and hardly one of whom had twenty pupils. Next there was a charge on the land revenue of the Crown for 3001. for three professors in each:University; and HENRY VIII.'s endowments of three more regius professors in each University ; with 1001. a year to the two Lord Almoner's professors of Arabic, making 6401. per annum more. There were eight canonries, three benefices, and a mastership of an hospital annexed to professorships in the Universities; four of the canonries had lately been annexed : two canonries of Christ Church to two new divinity professorships in Oxford, and two in Ely, to the Regius Professorships of Greek and Hebrew in Cambridge. These canonries and several benefices were annexed to headships of colleges in Oxford and Cambridge; and came in for their share of the benefits from the Legislature." So much for the false arguments put forth against any vote to Maynooth, stating that the British Universities received none of the public money, and that Maynooth, therefore, ought not to receive a grant which was denied to our own seats of learning. Why, the fact is known to all the world, that not only are an nual sums paid out of the public Treasury to the richest Universities in the world, but that annual salaries are also paid to several professors in all the Scotch Univer sities as well as the University of Dublin. It is needless to advert to the speech of Sir R. Ixcms, for it contained no facts whatever against the motion and the main argument of Mr.CHRISTIE, though he had not the ability to see its drifewas directly in its favour. " Look," said he, " at the great men which our Universities had reared. Look at the Lord Chancellor, high in honours at the University, and distingished above all in legal life. There was also the Master of the Rolls, Lord LANGDALE, who had been senior wrangler at Cambridge, and, having attained the highest honours at the university, reached the highest place in the profession he selected. There was also Sir F. PoixocK, who had been senior wrangler, Sir N. TINDAL, Mr. Baron ALDERSON, Judge Matrix, Baron PARKE, Mr. Justice COLTMAN, who had all gained the same academical honour." If education raises men to such oafnddeslpuocratistm to say that ive situations, is it not the ut mostbe confined to one c l ass , and tha t a a t these ma benefits n mnstei s t h h a e l r l force his conscience, or remain without the pale ? Mr. CHRISTIE also pointed out great scholars, and he might have mentioned more, who had distinguished themselves without the honours of Oxford or Cambridge, and con cluded his speech in this b eaut if u l and charitable la gunge. After alluding to the visit of the QuxEm t o Oxford, he said :—" It should be recollected, that thos e colleges had been founded in ti mes w h en the Roman Catholic religion was the professed religion of the State, when all the liberality—all the munificent libe rality—had provided for the extensive education of persons from all classes of society ; and as her M A . JESTY passed through those noble halls, and as she surveyed those fretted roofs, perhaps a thought might dash across the royal breast, that in her reign the system of exclusion should come to an end, that the last blow should be given to that practice of in justice, which excludes all Roman Catholics from all share in Roman Catholic endowments, and to the last First if igh.,st Lowest Price. P - rice. 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R.B•••• •• ..•.•• 555 .. 565 .. 5.50 .. 555 L.B . . . 3.50 . 362 50 .. 350 .. 360 ...............1100 . 1112 50 ..1110 50 ..11 2'50 Rouen • • • • Ronan to Havre• • 933 50 -. 940 Orleans .. 932 50 .. 940 ..1225 ..1225 Strasburg to 8a1e.......... 3 5 .. 213 75 .• 302 50 .. 302 50 Avignon to Marseilles.... ..1055 ..1065 ..1047 50 . 1060 Bordeaux to Teste •....... 207 50 .. 210 .. 207 50 .• 210 RAILWAYS FOR THE ACCOUNT, APRIL 16. St. Germain .• • ••.••••.••1170 —ll7O ..1140 ..1140 Versailles, ..... 585 .. 585 .. 550 50 ..557 50 •..• 360 .. 365 .. 350 .. 362 50 Rouen••.. •• •• •• ..........1110 ..1122 30 —llO3 ..1100 Uoueu to Havre ...........010 947 50 .. 935 .. 937 50 Orleans .....•• •• •......... 1240 ..1242 50 ..1225 ..1223 Strasburg to Bale •• •• •• .... 310 .. 316 20 .. 302 50 311 2) Avignon to Marseilles......lo6o .. 1070 ..1047 50 —lO6O llordQaux to Toite •• .• 216 .. 213 .. 210 .. 210 THE MAYNOOTH GRANT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Why are not petitions prepared in favour of the Maynooth grant, that those who are friendly to it may have an opportunity of showing their opinion? Yours, &c., A CONSTANT READER. April 10, 1845. TAWELL'S CLOTHES.—We are told by the Morning Post that "a gentleman" went to Aylesbury the night be fore the execution to make a bargain with the hangman for the suit of black in which Tawell was to suffer. Anxious not "to lose one shred of that immortal man," the gentle man offered 251 for the black coat and trousers and silk vest which, being worn by a murderer in his death-struggle, had, of course, "magic in their web." It is a pity for the healthy moral tone of society that the gentleman was die appointed in his mission, the precious apparel being con signed to the consuming earth. "It was hinted that the clothes were required as an additional attraction for a cer tain public exhibition in the metropolis." We have no doubt that they would have made, according to play-bill flourish, " a tremendous hit." How gentlemen, and tender, delicate ladies—sensitive souls that squeal at a black beetle, or ,the "most monstrous mouse"—would have flocked to gaze on the buttonlea wonder ! The real coronation robes of George the Fourth would have been poor as linsey woolsey contrasted with the super-Saxony of John Tawell. The murderer's raiment would have been interesting, curious as the skin of some newly-discovered animal ; some terrible novelty of the carnivora. We would have had him exhi bited with a phial in either hand : in one vessel, pi ussic acid ; and in the other Mr. Fitzroy Kelly's tears, preserved —as Cocidetop avouches of the tear of Cleopatra—in spirits. It may after this seem spiteful in us to rejoice at the disap pointment of those good people who lap blood as cats lap milk; and never feel their morals so much strengthened and refreshed as when they feed upon murder. Nevertheless, we are glad that poor George the Fourth is not to be elbowed out of notice—dethroned from even ordinary observation— by the waxen vera effigies and real habiliments of that rare, sleek black tiger, John Tawell. As we have an exhibition, in which the vilest wretches are made the most prominent subjects of attraction, we should like to have a rival show, in which should be exhibited resemblances of only the must vir tuous of the earth. But no; small chance of success would John Howard haveagainet John Tawell. Mere virtue is un salted water-gruel ; now, crime has in it a fine, fruity flavour. —Punch. THE Box TUNNEL.—The public, especially those in the habit of travelling on the Great Western Line, are in volved in fearful apprehensions in consequence of the falling of some of the mason work from the roof of the Box Tunnel. The first fall was of an enormous block of stone on Sunday se'nnight,• when the engine was on its return to Box ; and the obstruction occasioned threw the engine violently off the line, and the engine -driver was much injured by the shock. Immediate attention was paid to the defective part, but while the workmen were engaged in its repair, two other masses of stone fell, one of them weighing nearly a ton, and the other about 12 cwt. The down mail was, luckily, timely delayed. Under these circumstances it will of course be no= cessary to have the tunnel more effectually surveyed. Had any one stone fallen it would have been comparatively trifling ; but, when the work is found giving way in more than one place, the feeling of insecurity is truly fearful.—Kwne's Bath Journal. LINCOLN'S INN NEW GARDEN.—The projected improvements in the New-square, noticed in our paper of Wednesday last, as in course of progress, have: been some what suddenly suspended by order of the authorities of the Honourable Society, in consequence of the petition or pro test of several of the owners and occupiers of *bombers having been presented to the Benchers respecting the pro posed alterations. A large proportion of the chambers in the square immediately adjacent to the proposed enclosure, are held under almost every form of tenure, by different individuals, who are more or less interested—thus we have freeholders, copyholders, leaseholders, tenants, at will, fic. Amongst some of these gentlemen, it appears that diversity of opinion has existed respecting the necessity or propriety of the Society carrying out the proposed enclosure plan, which was briskly proceeded with up to the last day or two by authority of the Benchers alone. Now, however, further operations are adjourned sine die—most likely until the matter has been fully discussed and decided upon in the Council Clamber next term. 1845.—The following is the House List of Gover nors and Directors of the Bank of England for the year en suing, vie.:— FOR GOVERNORS. John Benjamin Heath, Eaq„ Governor. William R. Robinson, Esq., Deputy-Governor. NOR DIRECTORS. Ed E w sci ar . d Henry Chapman,; G t ei r o n nr is ewi l o a arr lc ri o ds t e, n E s N o sq n o , r.m E an sq : Esq. William Cotton, Esq. C. Pascoe Grenfell, Esq. 'James Pattison, Esq. Apel Lewes Gower, Esq. Sir John Henry Pelly, Bart. John Oliver Hanson, Esq. :Christopher Pearse, Esq. Kirkman Daniel Hodgson, David Powell, Esq. Esq. ;Sir Joint Rae Reid, Bart. H. Lancelot Holland, Esq. (Thomas Charles Smith, Esq. J. Gelibrand Hubbard, Esq. William Thompson, Esq., and Thomas Newman Hunt, Esq.l Alderman. Charles Frdk. Huth, Esq. iThomas Matthias Weguelin, Alfred Latham, Esq, Esq. William Little, Es q . Francis Wilson, Esq. The election for Governor and Deputy-Governor will be held at the Bank ca Tuesday, the 15th, and for Directors on Wednesday, the 16th inst., from ten o'clock in the forenoon till four in the afternoon. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. (From The Sun of Last Night.) The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 4,000 bales, with a flat market. Sales, 1,000 Surat, at 2 3 / 4 d. to 3 3 44. ; 100 Pernam, at 5 5 6 d., and 100 Egyptian, at 6%d. The rest were principally American, and declined 1 4d. on the quotations of Friday last, and 4d. on the business on Monday. Shares were quieter. Aberdeen Railway, 434 Barnsley Junction, 8% 3s. 9d. ; Ditto, Half Shares, 4 1 4 ; Birkenhead, Manchester, and Cheshire, 12 1 4 A; ; Birmingham and Gloucester, New, 6 5%; Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington, 8%; Belfast and Ballymena, 53' ; Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpcol, 13 3 4 14 ; Caledonian, 13 1 4 ; Cambridge and Lincoln, 94 9; Chester and Birkenhead, 47 ; Ditto, New Shares, 43 3 4 1 4 ; Ditto, Half Shares, 23%; Chester and Holyhead, 11% 4; Churnet Val ley, 10N Is. 3d. ; Clydesdale Junction, 1136 ; Cork and Bandon, 5% ; Cork and Waterford, OA ; Dublin and Belfast Junction, 10 1 4; Dublin and Garway, 5% 5 ; Dun dee and Perth, 4 % ; Dublin, Mullingar, and Athlone, 3%; Eastern Counties, 21 ; Ditto, Perpetual, No. 2, 265. ; Edinburgh and Northern, 1 3s %; Ely and Bedford. 3% %; Glasgow, and Dumfries, 11. 65. IL ss. ; Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock, 1834 19 ; Ditto, Half Shares, 9% ; Grand Junction, Eighth Shares, 18%; Great Grimsby and Sheffield. 6% ; Huddersfield Canal and Railway, 5 4% ; Lancaster and Preston, Three-quarter Shares, 33 % ; .Limerick and Waterford, 6% 34 ; Liverpool and Manchester, New Shares, 37 ; Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 31. ls. 6d. 1,4 London and Brighton, 64 1 4 ; London and Croydon, New Shares, I/. BsAa. ; Londonderry and Enniskillen, 3 1 ,f 1 ; London and York, 31% 13s. 6d. ,• Direct Northern, 4C I • _js Leeds and Dewsbury, 4 % 3 % ; Leeds and Thirsk, 5% ; Leeds and West Riding Junction, 7 3 4 ; Lynn and Dereham, 2/. 14s. 234 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 59 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 104 10; Ditto, New Shares, 5% ; Manchester and Buxton, 41. 1 ls. 3d. 4% ; Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale, 17 3 4 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland Junction, 10 1 4 ; Manchester and Leeds, Quarter Shares, 204 ; Midland Railway, 154 ; Ditto, 40/. Shares, 17 18 ; Ditto, Fifth Shares, 4 ; Midland Consolidated, Bir mingham and Derby, 116 114 1 ,% ; Newaik and Sheffield, 6 ; .Newcastle and I3erwick, 16 ; Newcastle and Carlisle, 4 Shares, 12 1 ., ( 2 Newrys ;North a E I nn e s i n l l e e r n a 1 , w l s s . h 3 a d r . e s ; British, Half 5% ; North Wales, 3 ; Oxford andßirmingham Junction,2l. 6s. sd. IA ; Ox ford,Worcester, and Wolverhampton, U. 185.6 d. ' • Preston and Wyre, 36 35%; Runcorn Gap, 35 ; Ditto, New Shares (80 dis.), 17 %; Sheffield and Manchester, 129 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 15 ; Sheffield and Lincoln, 1% 1/. 6s. ; Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and Birmingham, 4% ; Shrewsbury, Oswestiy, and Cheshire, 4% ; South-Eastern and Dover, New Shares, No. 1, 16% '%; Ditto New Shares, No. 2, 11; Ditto, New Shares , No. 3,8% ; Scottish Cen tral, 7 ; South Wales, 7%; Trent Valley, 20 14 ; Ulster, 48%; Worcester and Tring, 5% 5; Whitehaven and Fur ness, 34 1 4 ; Yarmouth, Dies, and Beccles, 44 ; Austrian and Sardinian, 35. 6d. ; Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette, 2 7 g 16s. ; Northern of France (Lafitte's), 6; Northern of France (Ro samel), 234 ; Paris and Lyons English, (Lafitte's), 3; Paris and Lyons, (Ganneron's), 3 ; Ditto (Colon's), 2/. 3s. 6d. ; Paris and St. Quentin, 2/. 3s. 2/. 2s. ; Verona and Ancona, IL 17s. There are not any later arrivals in the City this morning from the British Colonies. A considerable amount of satisfaction has been produced in the City among the merchahts interested in the trade with the West Indies. South America, &c., at the advance towards prosperity by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. Many have been the difficulties that the Directors of this important undertaking have had to contend with since they first commenced operations-many have been the losses of fine ships (three we believe), and much of necessity has been the loss of money ; but by perseverance, skill, and labour, the concern has been worked into paying order. Yesterday was a day of congratulation to all interested. A first dividend (a small one, to be sure` was declared of IL a share ; a good round stun was paid off for losses, out of real profits and a balance reserved for future contingencies. The proprietors also awarded 2,000/. a year to the Directors i n future for their services. And well do they deserve the grant. They have had hitherto an onerous burden and up-hill work to accomplish with many hard strictures on their conduct by not a few of our Contemporaries, not a few of which, nay, nine out of ten, were perfectly undeserved. A general reaction has occurred in the value of the Eng- Securities to-day. Money is more in demand for real com mercial business. Consols for the Account have sold at a fall from 9914 to 99. The price at present for Consols for early Transfer is 99 IA 4. From 101%theThree-and-a-Quarter:per Cents. have fallen to 101%; India Stock to 278 ;Bank Stock to 210 1 /,, and Exchequer- bills to 58s. premium. In the Foreign Securities there has not been much busi ness transacted to-day, as for some time back attention has been riveted to Railway Shares. Brazilian Bonds have been done at 87 ; the Colombian, ex Venezulian, at 15%. The value of Mexican is 364 li l ; of Portuguese Converted, 6314; of the Spanish Passives, 7%; of the Three per Cents., 40%; and of the Dutch Four per Cents. 97. The Market for the Railway Shares has been rather heavy to-day, but there are symptoms of a rally. ONE CLOSINu PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock . . 3 per Cent. Reduced ... 98 % 98 1 A 3 per Cent. Conscls New 3 1 / 1 per Cents IO I 2 IA 101 1 A Long Annuities to expireJan.lB6o 11 9-16 7-16 11 7-16 Ditto 30 years, Oct. 10,1859 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5,1860 India Stock South Sea Stock -_ Ditto Old Annuities Consols for Account.-- ...... ...- 99 LA 99 9834 Exchequer Bills, 1,0001., 1 1 ,4 d 6l 59 58 pm. 60 Ditto 5001.. . a 59 58 60 pm. 60 Ditto Small Ditto Advertised — pm. ONE CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. Brazilian Bonds 87 87 Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela 1 5 1,4 15% Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 ...... Ditto, Account 36 14 % 14 36 1 4 Ditto, Deferred Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto, Converted.... 6 5 14 654 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Coupons — 27 3 / 4 Ditto, Passive Ditto 3 per Cent. V enezu ela Bonds, 2 per Cent — 47 Ditto, Deferred 14% 14% Dutch, 2% per Cent . Ditto, 4 per Cent. , Certific 97 14 97 CLOSING 97 Ditto, Account .... 9 7 1 4 974 PRICES OF PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAY SHARES PRICES. Aberdeen .................. 2% 5 4 3 / 4 Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush .................. 1% 3 2 3 / 4 3 3 Birmin. and Gloucester. 100 139 Ditto 14 Shares ...... 3 Bristol and Exeter .....70 Ditto New ... -............ 2 Bristol and Gloucester... 30 .„ _ 7% Caledonian ............... 5 ...... 12%%3, 4 74 6 2 10 12 Cambridge and Lincoln 1% ......9N14 I A 'git? 94 Chester and Holyhead... 5 ('Burnet Valley 9 458%%% ... • 9 % Coventry, Bedworth, and Nuneaton ... :.-... . ..... 114 5 l /4 5 Coventry and Leicester Cornwall .................. 3 ... . 53 , 9 5% Diss, Beccles, Yarmouth I}4 3 14 4% 3 1 4 Direct Northern ......... 2 Dublin and BelfastJunc. 2 9% Dublin and Galway...... 2 h.__ 61 i EastDereh'm and Noech IN 1 Eastern Counties ......... 25 ...... 219( 5 3 4 10% .. 203 , • /4 1% 4 Eastern Union ............ 15 „ ... _ Ditto Extension ...... 1 % 3 14% ,4% Ditto, Quarter Shares 1 21 / l 5l 1 3% 6 s Ditto, New Quarters.. 2 Ely and Bedford .. : ... ... 14 ...... .. 6ji ..... Great Grimsby and Shef• 3 1 4 ..... . ................ 2% field _ 6 Great South. and West . (Ireland) ......... . ..... 5 ...... -- Ditto Extension ...... 2% ii Great North of Engiand.. 100 194 i Great Western ......... ... 80 ...... 1861 / 2 186 Ditto % 5hare5......... 50 lO3 104 103%... / 2 103 ii Ditto Fifths .. ........... 20 Guildford, Fartem,Ports. 2%..... 6 5 ,001 6l '' Th Harwich .............. . ... 1• - 2341 A," • " '- 2 Hull and Selby ............ 50 Do. Half Shares ...... 2 ..-.. 21% 21 22 22 London and BirminghrtaStock).. 23s Do. New Thirds ...... 2 Do. 1 / t Shares ....... 9 London and 131ackwall. 161 . 138 . 4 d. 8 A ' 8% London and Brighton... 50 ...... 62 63 62% 62% London and Croydon, 1 31 . 153. 9d. 17, 1 17% London and Greenwich 12/ 15s 4d... 11 11 London and S. Western 41/6810d 81 3 4 B l 3/ Do. New London and York ...... •.. vs 3 % 14.. . . 34 Lynn and Ely Lynn and Dereham 1 a Manchester and Leeds... 73 Do. Quarters M s%anche;ter and Birmut. 40 ~.•.. 59% _ Midland 100 Do. New Midland, Birm., Derby...loo 116 Newcastle and Darling ton Junction 32 Do. New Brandling lO 4% 54 4 74 5 1 LL Newry and Enniskill en . 2% 5/* , Newark and Sl.effield ... 1 % 5? 6 8 North British 18 Do. New ' 1 5 s 514 65 1,( 4 Northern and Eastern... 45 North Wales .. l l4 2%••• 3 Norwich and Brandon... 10 -17 Do~ New Richmond and West End 4% Junction Rugby, Worstr, & Triug 1 3%**••• 3% Scottish Central Scottish Midla n d lth.. . . • 4%1A Shrews., Wolverhamp , 4t, Dudley, and Birm 21 1 ,E South Devon... ............ 10 ...... 21A 41 14 South Eastern & Dover 3312 s 4d... 41% ;;_, Do., No. 2. ............ 2 Do., No. 3 ............ 2% Staines and Richmond... 1 South Wa1e5.......... ... 2% jt t 3 ;1 4i6 . . u . . . . . . . . . 67 9 1 . 194 Trent Valley ............... 2 4% Waterford and Kilkenny 1 .. ••• 4 West Cornw a ll York and North Midl an d 50 Ditto Scarboro' B ranc h . 2 0 67% Do. Selby ............. 20 FRENCH RAILWAYS. Boulogne and A miens... 4 Bordeaux and Toulouse 2 Dieppe and Paris June. 2 ...... 2 p Great North. of F rance.. 4 Do. do. (Rosamel's) 2 in Louvain and Jeapp ... 2 ... . m " Lyons and Avignon...... 2 Orleans and Bordeaux._ 2 Paris & Lyons, Laftitte's 2 Paris and. Lyons, Ga.n neron's, ... .. ....... 2 Paris and 0r1ean5.. . , ,,~ 20 Paris and Rouen . ........ 20 Paris and Strasbourg ... 2 Rouen and Havre ... ... 14 Royal North of Spain ... 2 Sambre and Meuse .... 2 Tours and Nantes, Mac kenzie's JOINT STOCK BANKS. - - --- Provincial of Ireland.:. 25 -- 464 MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 10.—The sales are :—Birmingham and Gloucester, New Shares, 6; Chester and Holyhead, 12 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, Quarter Shares, 15%; Lancaster and Carlisle, 41 ; London and Birmingham. 321. Shares, 46 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 59 58% ; Ditto, New Quarters, 5% % prem. ; Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale, 18; Midland Railway, 401. Shares, 19 18; North British, New Shares, 5% ; North Union (B), 92 ; Preston and Wyre, 35 3 A I ,A ; South-Eastern, N 0.3, 8 13-16 ; Barnsley Junction, 7% • Ditto, Half Shares, 3%; Birkenhead, Man chester, and Cheshire Junction, 12% ; Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington, 8% ; Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 5N Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 13% ; Cambridge and Lin coln, 94% ; Clithero Junction, 5 prem. ; ChurnetValley, 10% ; Direct Northern, 3% 4; Dublin and Galway, 5 1-16; Dublin, Mullingar, and Athlone, 3% ; Ely and Bedford, 34 7-16; Glasgow and - Dumfries, 1%; Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield, and Manchester Junction, 2% 2 ; Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction, 6 5 ' %• ' Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 4 3 /4 ; Huddersfield and She ffi eld Junction, 8% ; Liverpool, rmskirk, and Preston, 3 1 4 3-16 ; London and Worcester, Oxford and Rugby, 5% ; London and York, 35% 3 4 ; Manchester and Buxton, 44 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland Junction, 9 ; Newark and Sheffield, VA ; North Wales, 3% % ; North Western, 51 ; Preston and Wyre Extension, 2% % prem. ; Rotherham. Bawtrv ' and Gains borough, 1% ; Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 27e. 265. 3d. ; Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction, 414; Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, Dudley, &c., 5 415-16 ; Trent Valley, 19% ; Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole, 13% ; West Yorkshire, 4; • Whitehaven and Furness, 4 1 % ; Bordeaux and Toulouse, 3 ; Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette, 3 ; li Great Northern of France (English), 6 ; Paris and Lyons (English), 3 3-16 % ; Ditto (Ganneron's), ; Paris and Strasburgh, 3% COURSE OF EXCHA] Amsterdam CF. 12 8i Ditto, at sight l2 6i Rotterdam 2U. 12 9 Antwerp Hamburgh M.B. 14 0 &Rona Paris, 3 days' sight 25 90 Ditto, 3 months 26 10 Marseilles 26 10 Bourdeaux 26 15 Frankfort on Maine 123 Petersburgh, 3Us — Berlin Vienna, effee. fl. 3 M lO 2 Trieste, ditto Madrid 36* Cadiz Bilbao Barcelona Seville GE.-( YESTERDAY.) Gibra1tar............. Leghorn ....... 31 Genoa . ...... 26 20 Milan Venice ••.• . ...•••••••• Naples ... 39 , Palermo, per oz llB, Lisbon ........... 52: Oporto... RIO thillairO •»••••..•• 23, Bahia ...... Buenos Ay, as 111•••• NewToik.::2dyssight RULLION, MR OZ. Foreign , ;,. 1 .1,bar5..£3 17 9 Portuga• (391 d Coin 3 17 5 New Poubloons..... 0 0 0 New Dc •ars 0 4 9 : Silver • ,t , 4 10, PROMISSORY NOTES. (From last Night's Gazette.) An account of the Average Aggregate Amount of Promis sory Notes payable to bearer on demand, which have been in circulation by the Banks in Scotland, by the Bank of Ire land, and by all other Banks in Ireland, during the four weeks ending the 29th day of March, 1845, pursuant to the Act of 4th and sth Victoria, cap. 50 SCOTLAND. Chartered, Private, and Joint-Stock Banks £2,950,870 IRELAND. Bank of Ireland 3,946,425 Private and Joint-Stock Banks Total Z 10,033,047 H. L. WICKILUI Stamps and Taxes, April 11, 184-5. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen had a dinner party on Thursday, at Buck ingham Palace. The company included her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, the l'ortuguese Minister and the Baroness de Moncorvo, Baron Arnim, the Bishop of London and Mrs. Blomfield, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis of Exeter, Lady Anna Maria Dawson. the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl of Clarendon, the Countess Wratialaw, Lord and Lady Juhn Russell, Vis count and Lady Francis Sandon, Sir George Couper, and the Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay. The band of the Grenadier Guards, directed by Mr. Schott, attended during dinner, and performed the following piec es, Overture—" Oberon" C. M. Von Weber. Duetto, from " I Brigante," Mei cadante. Walzer—" Die Rheinlander," Kuhner. Cavatina, from "II Fausta,"... Donizetti. " " Polka— Cerito, I anner. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Bouverie, visited Mr. Cubitt's manufactory, near the Vaux hall-road, yesterday morning. His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yesterday after. noon at a meeting of the Commission for promoting and en couraging the Fine Arts in the rebuilding the Palace of Westminster. The meeting was held in. one of the Committee-rooms of the House of Commons. His Royal Highness arrived at a quarter before three o'clock, attended by Colonel Bouverie. The Commissioners present were the Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount Palmerston, Lord Colborne, Lord Ashburton, Lord Mahon, the Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Corn mons, Sir R. Peel, the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, Sir R. H. Inglis, and Mr. Henry Halla►n. After the meeting, the Prince, attended by Mr. Eastlake, the Secretary to the Commission ; and Mr. Barry, the archi tect, inspected different parts of the new Palace. His Royal Highness, attended by Colonel Bouverie, took his departure shortly before three o'clock. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Mar chioness of Douro, the Hon. Miss Stanley, the Hon. Miss Hamilton, Viscount llawarden, Colonel Arbuthnot, and Col. Bouverie, honoured the performance at her Majesty's Th!atre with their presence yesterday evening. THE DUCHESS or GLOUCESTER. --Her Royal Highness passed a bad night on Thursday night. The Queen, attended by the Marchioness of Douro and Co lonel Arbuthnot, visited her Royal Highness yesterday at Gloucester House. The Queen Dowager and members of the Royal Family sent yesterday to inquire .after the health of the Royal Duchess. Her Royal Highness was better in the afternoon. Dr. F. Hawkins is in attendance on the Royal Duchess. Her Majesty, the Queen Dowager, and her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, visited the Duchess of Cambridge yesterday at Cambridge House. The Queen Dowager, accompanied by Prince Ernest of Hesse Pliiiippstahl, and Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, and attended by the Marchioness of Wellesley, Hon. Miss Eden, Hon—Miss Mitchell, and Lord Curzon, honoured the French play with her presence last evening. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson, the Countess Wratislaw, and Colonel Sir George Couper, honoured the French Plays with her presence yesterday evening. The Duke of Cambridge visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday. The Governer of the Bank of England, and the Deputy- Governor, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Ex chequer yesterday. A Deputation from the Aborigines Society, consisting of Messrs. J. Bell, Josiah Foster, R. Young, I'. Hodgkin, A. 13. Wright, J. Hodgkin, Mr. Foster, W. Davison, G. L. Neighbour, J. Mayfield, had . an interview with Lord Stan ley yesterday at - the Colonial-office. The American Minister transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. The Postmaster-General had an interview with the Chan cellor of the Exchequer yesterday-. The Lord Chancellor will receive the Judges, Queen's Counsel, &c. on Tuesday next, the first day of Easter Term, at his Lordship's residence in George-street. Mr. C. Ogden had an interview with Lord Stanley yes terday. The mess of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentle men-at-Arms dined together on Thursday, at the Thatched House. Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller-General to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, had an interview yestetday with the Chancellor of the Ex chequer. Dispatches for the Governor of the Mauritius were sent off on Thursday evening from the Colonial-office. Sir Philip and Miss Broke have left Farrance's Hotel, Belgrave-street, for Brighton. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NOTTINGHAM SPRING MEETING.—Thun.snAv. The Hurdle Stakes of 3 soya. each, with 20 added by the Town ; the second saves his stake. Heats, one mile and three-quarters. (5 Subs ) Mr. Hallam's Goose Green, 5 yrs (Owner) 1 1 Captain Davenport's Coheiress, 5 yrs Mr. Clipton's The Lawyer, 6 yrs 4 3 Mr. Jamieson's Retriever, aged Mr. Bromley's Old Spot (late Rattler), aged dis. The Pony Stakes of 2 sous. each, and 10 added, once round and a distance, were won in two heats by Mr. Green's Polly, 5 yrs (Frost), beating Mr. Bucklow's Locomotive, 5 yrs, and two others. A Forced Handicap of 5 says. each, h ft, with 20 added (3 Subs), was won by Mr. Allcock's Little-thought-of, 5 yrs (Stagg), beating Mr. Morris's Ploughboy, 6 yrs. The Consolation Stakes of 3 soya. each, 1 ft, and 20 added, once round and a distance (4 Subs), was won by Sir C. Cockerell's Niobe, 6 yrs (Darling, jun.), beating the Bird, 6 yrs, and Sola, 4 yrs Match, 50 Mr. Jamieson's Retriever received forfeit from Mr. H. Marshall's Makeshift. Match, 50 sovs., once round and a distance—Mr. Bromley's Newmarket, beat Mr. Bruce's Sir William. Match, 50 sovs.—Mr. Barton's Ten of Trumps beat Mr. Hooton's Nuttall. The weather was unfavourable and the attendance thin. BIBURY SPRING MEETING.—TIIUIt9DAY. TLe Bibury Stakes of 10 sows. each, h ft, 5. yrs, list 71b ; six yisand aged, I?st._ Two Miles. (f 9 Subs.) Mr. S. Quartermaine's The Roarer, aged Mr. Sadlers's New Forest Deer, 4 yrs 2 Captain Pearce's Lilla, aged The following also started :—Mr. G. Dyson's na. Babylon, aged—Mr. J. Dutton's b g by Vigo, out of Piesident's dam, 3 yrs—Lord Gifford's Marmion, aged—Mr. Rolt's Shipmate, 5 yrs— Mr. C. Goodwin's St. Swithin, aged—Mr. Fowler's Brother to Filby, 6 yrs—Sir I. Cathcart nd. Stiritup, aged. Won easy by a length. The Hack Stakes of 5 sous. each ; winner to be sold for 40 SOVB. ; about three quarters of a mile. Mr. Pearce's Discord (h-b), I Ist Mr. John's Somerset, I Ist 101 b Several others ran. Won by a length, easily. The Sherborue Stakes of 10 soya. each, h ft. One mile. (3 Subs.) Mr. Williams's Silver Spur, 3 yrs walked over The Sherborue Handicap of 10 soya. each. Oue mile and a-half. Lord G.Bentinck's'Naworth,aged,llst 111 b (Capt. Pettat) 1 Mr. Sadler's New Forest Deer, 4 yrs, 9st llb 2 The following were not placed :—Mr. Paris's Teetotaller, 6 yrs, I Ist 71b—Sir C.Cockerell's Aurungzebe, 5 yrs, llst 31b —Mr. J. Bayley na Preissnitz, aged, 9st 101 b. Won by a head. The United Hunters' Stakes of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft, with a Purse add Ed. Two miles. (6 Subs.) Mr. Collins's Isaac Mr. Fletcher nd. Falcon (h-b) Mr. Quartermaine's Vixen (h-b) Monument, Brunette, and the Miner also ran. Vixen came in first, but having gone on the wrong side of a post, the race was given to Isaac. A Forced Handicap was won by half a head by b m by Bubastes, out of Zelinda, 4 yrs, - 10 st (S. Darling), beating Silver Spur, 3 yrs,9st 101 b ; Hon. J. Dutton's Brunette, aged ; Mr. Davis's Teetotaller, 6 yrs ; and Mr. fearce's Fickle. The Hurdle Stakes of 3 sous. each, with 15 added, were won by Mr. J. Day's Preissnitz, lOst 71b (Crickmere), beat ing Mr. Robbins's Acteon, lOst 91b ; Mr. Joyques' Lancet, lOst; Mr. Goddard's Medora, 10it ; and Mr. W. Jones's Brewer, I Ist. The Hon. Miss Copley, &aLighter of the Lord Chancellor, arrived in George -street on Thursday evening from F.gerton Lodge, Melton Mowbray, where she has been staying on A visit to the Earl and Countess of Wilton. ,44 U t3l k rya AND Viabitt teptaion. " Who runs may read." roltzzorr. The King and Queen of the French, accompanied by General Friant, the Count de Strada, and two orderly offi cers, visited Saint Cloud on Monday, but returned to the Tuileries to dinner. In the evening their Majesties received Vice -Admiral Bergeret, Rear-Admiral Queruel, General Jacqueminot, and General Bongenel. " We are assured," says the Presse, " that the result of the conferences between the Duke de Broglie and Dr. Lushington is, that the French and English Governments have agreed to suspend the right of search for two year:, withdrawing for this period the commissions given to their respective cruisers." The Committee to which the Northern Railroad Bill is referred has made an important alteration in the Bill as pro posed by the Minister of Public Works. The Minister pro posed a grant for forty-five years, but the Committee has re commended the term to be reduced to thirty-three years. The consumption of meat in Paris during the last month was 6,979 oxen, 1,320 cows, 5,634 calves, and 35,881 sheep, being 477 oxen and 128 cows more, 496 calves and 158 sheep less, than in March, 1844. During the first quarter of the present year the consumption has been . 21,092 oxen, 3,756 cows, 17,933 calves, and 111,557 sheep, being 1,105 oxen, 88 cows, 422 calves, and 2,374 sheep more than in the same period of 1844. We find the following in the amstitutionnel :—" M. Des genettes, cure of _Notre Dame des Victoires, has thought fit to entertain his parishioners with the triumph of the ultra montane party in Switzerland. It is not to force of num bers and the succour of the primitive cantons that he attri butes the success of the Government of Lucerne, but he de clares that it is to the prayers of the archi-confrtrie esta blished in his church that the people of Lucerne owe their threefold victory over the free corps, and he invited his 2,000 hearers to join in singing a Te Deum for such a bril liant success. This cruel joy for the shedding of blood is nit of our age." The Marquis de Lamoignon, Peer of France, died in Paris on Monday. Mdlle. Henriette Decazes, daughter of the Grand Pe ferendary of the Chamber of Peers, is said to be about to be married to Baron Lefebvre, proprietor of a gieat carpet manufactory at Tournay, and one of the richest men in Belgium. A duel took place lately at Orleaneville, in Algeria, which terminated fatally. An officer, in going on a mission to Algiers, left his horse to M. Boissier, an interpreter, with directions not to let any one whatever ride him. At Souil lard a lieutenant of artillery, a friend of the owner of the horse, wanted to mount him, as he had often done before. This was refused, and words arose, which terminated in a challenge and meeting. M. Boissier fired first, and hit his adversary in the centre of the chest. Ile latter returned the fire, but without effect. He expired a few hours after. 4.4:07 &MD eoracm.. The Equity Courts are now sitting in order to get through the immense mass of business which is before them, although it is not usual fur them to sit bet Ore the commencement of term. Richard Dunn, the well-known Irish barrister, appeared before Mr. Commissioner Ilolroyd in the Bankruptcy Court. The Learned Commissioner fixed the 24th inst. as the day on which he is to come up for his final order. Several wine and spirit merchants were convicted, in the Excise Court, for retailing spirits without a license, by send ing out what they called " sample bottles." At Liverpool, in the action of " Critchley v. Parker," which was brought to recover a penalty . for 501. from defendant, for alleged bribery at the last municipal election, the jury re turned a verdict for the defendant. Anne Pendry was tried at the Central Criminal Court, for the wilful murder of her newly-born illegitimate child at Isleworth. The circumstances of the case mu-t be fresh iu the recollection of our readers. The jury found her Not In the course of Thursday, the grand jury brought into court a true bill against Joseph Connor, for the wilful murder of Mary Brothers alias Tape. Mr. - hod, the auctioneer, and Lewis, a Sheriffs' broker, appeared at Guildhall, on a summons to answer the charge of substituting two rings and a watch for similar articles, at the sale-rooms, Watling-street, on the 14th of March. The facts have already appeared. The case was adjourned to Saturday week. At Bow-street, John Parry, the footman of one of the masters of King's College, was fully committed on a charge of robbing one of the students of that Institution. Thomas Ratcliffe, acting inspector to the Metropolitan Hackney Carriage-office, and constable in the em ploy of the Animals' Friend Society, was fined 40s. at Marlborough -street for being drunk and disorderly while on duty in the Haymarket. Several chemists were fined at the Hammersmith Police court for selling medicated spirits without a licence. It was admitted that the case was a hard one, and it was inti mated that the fines would be returned. The result of this deci.con would be, we apprehend, to put a stop altogether to the sale of tinctures and spirits by chemi , ts. Mr. William Frederick Cox, late surveyor of the roads of the parish of Richmond, was committed fur trial, charged with forging a receipt for 41. 17s. 9d., with intent to defraud the vestrymen of the above -mentioned parish. COURT - FASHIONABLE. The Countess of Jersey had a magriticent assembly on Thursday at her Ladyship's mansion,in Berkeley-square. The guests were exceedingly numerous, and embraced a very large circle of royal and distinguished personages, many of whom wore the superb costumes in which they had ap peared at her Majesty's Drawing-room. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lorne are still staying at Roseneath Cottage, Dumbartonshire. The Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter and the Ladies Cecil arrived in Grosvenor-square, on Tuesday, from Burgh ley. House, near Stamford, for the season. The Brazilian Minister left town on Wednesday evening for the Continent, where he' purposes to make a short sojourn fur the benefit of his health. The Marchioness de Lisboa took her departure seine da3 s since fur the same destination. The Danish Minister and the Countess Reventlow have left town on a visit to Sir Clifford and Lady Constable, at their seat Burton Constable, Yorkshire. Married, on the Bth instant, at Harbledown Church, by the Hun. and Rev. William Eden, the Dowager Marchioness of Hastings, Baroness Grey De Ruthyn, to Captain Hastings Reginald Henry, R.N. There were pre sen t at t h e solemnity the following distinguished friends and connexions of the bride and bridegroom :—Lord Gerald Fitzgerald, Mr. Fitz gerald, son of Lord William Fitzgerald ; Baron and Baroness Robeck, Mr. and Miss Itobeck, sir E Baker, Bart., Miss C. Balguy, Captain G. a n d M r. C. Henry, the Dowager Lady Grey De Ruthyn and family. The new- married couple in the afternoon left fur Paris. nus cz imam - mous. In order to recruit the funds of King's College Hospital, which, unfortunately, have lately stood in need of extrane ous assistance, a osacert was given on Wednesday • evening, at the residence ciltr. Royle, Bulsfrode-street, and there was a full attendance of visitors; horn which it may be inferred that the excellent object in view was realised. A variety of artists contributed their services gratuitously, and most of them were musicians of eminence, such, for instance, as Mlle. Schloss, Herr Kroft; Madame Dulcken, Miss M. B. Hawes, Signor F. Lablache, and others. The selection or pieces was good, so that the concert itself wa. an attractive one, independently of the circumstances which suggested it. The arrears of business at the three common law courts, commencing 011 'Tuesday, the first day of Easter Term, amount to 228. lu the Court of Queen's Bench there are 122 matters; of the Exchequer, GO, and of the Court of Common Pleas, 46. The arrears have been considerably diminished since the commencement of Hilary Term last. A meeting was held on Thursday of the inhabitants and rate-payers of Lambeth, against the proposed extension of the South-Western Railway to Hungerford.bridge. A resolution was passed condemnatory of the proposal, as it would ma terially injure the property of the district. On Thursday afternoon, between two and three o'clock, a serious accident occurred to a person named William Goody. It appears that the unfortunate young man was pushing his boat off from a barge which lay moored near Lambeth stairs, when his scull slipped and he fell into the river. Goody had sunk twice, and upon his coining up the third time lie was rescued by a waterman named John Fellowes, life being apparently extinct, and was instantly conveyed to the nearest surgeon's, where, after a considerable time, he recovered, and was taken home in a cab, suffering greatly horn exhaustion. A GA AE OF CHESS B Y THE ELEC 'I'RIC TELEGRAPH. On Wednesday and Thursday this novel experiment was Tied on the South-Western Railway, with the most perfect success, a strong proof of the accuracy with which the tele graph can be worked, and of the admirable system of .11essrs. Wheatstone and Cooke. The games were played by Messrs. Walker and Staunton, the former remaining at the Nine Elms terminus, while the latter went down to Gosport, the distance between the players being eighty-eight miles. The plan taken by the players was to send down their moves by numbers, the sixty-four chequers of the board each representing a particular numeral. it was astonishing to mark the rapidity with which the moves were transmitted in this way, and messages sent backwards and h:rwards. Five minutes was the time allowed between each move on Thursday (though this arrangement was not very strictly complied with) the time being noted from the period the numbers were sent to the telegraph. The game on Wed nesday was, we believe, a very interesting one, and Occupied from about four o'clock in the atternoGn till half-past ten. Mr. Walker on this occasion came off victor. The game on Thursday commenced at eleven, and had not terminated at half-past five. Both games were what was called the King's Bishops game, but, of course, there was less attempt at showing skilful play than to exhibit the wonderful accu racy and rapidity of the means of communication. At the opening, and for some time during the progress of the game on Thursday, the advantage was certainly on the side of the London players, but towards the conclusion Mr. Staunton gained the best position. The two champions, we may ob serve, were assisted in the gamea—Mr. 'Walker by several amateurs in London, and Mr. Staunton, we believe, by the Portsmouth :Club. We subjoin:a considerable portion of Thurs. day's game, which was by no means brilliant, but will, we dare say, be regarded as a curiosity in its way as the first game published played by means of the Electric Telegraph. Mx. Walker played the white men, and had the move, and Mr. Staunton the black :. WHITE. Mr. Walker. 1 K. P. 2 2 K. B. to Q. B. 4th 3 Q. B. P. 1 4 Q. to K. B. 3 5 Q. P. 1 6 Q. B. to K. 3 7 B. takes B. 8 Q. Kt. to R. 3 9 Q. to K. Kt. 3d 10 R. P. takes Q. 11 K. B. P. 2 12 K. Kt. to B. 3 13 K. to Q. 2d. 14 Q. P. 1 15 K. B. P. 1 16 B. takes P. l 7 K. Kt. to R. 4 18 Q. Kt. to 13 2d. .9 Q. R. to K. sqr. 20 Kt. takes Kt. 21 K. to B. sqr. 22 K. Kt. to B. 3d, 23 Q. Kt. P. 1 24 B. to K 2 25 Q. Kt. to K. 3 26 IL to Q. sqr. 27 Kt. takes Kt. 28 R. to B. 2d. 29 BLACK. Mr. Staunton. 1 K. P. 2 2 K. B. to Q. B. 4 3 Q. to K. Kt. 4 4 Q. to K. Kt. 3 5 Q. Kt. to B. 3 6 K. B. to Q Kt. 3 7 R. P. takes 13. 8 Q. Kt. to R. 2d 9 Q. takes Q. 10 Q. P. 1 11 K. Kt. to R. 3 12 K. B. P. 1 13 Q. B. to adv. K. Kt. 5 14 K. Castles on Queen's side 15 Q. I'. 1 16 B. takes P. 17 13. to Q. Kt. 5 18 K. R. to K sqr. 19 Kt. to Q. B. 3d. 20 P. takes B. 21 B. to K. 3d. 22 B. to Kt. sqr. 23 Kt. to Kt. 5. 24 K. Kt. P. 1 25 R. P. 2 26 P. takes P. 27 R. P. 1 28 P. takes Kt. 29 K. B. P. 1 30 P. takes P. ,31 K. K. to K. 132 Q. Kt. P.l Kt. to Q. 2d. 30 P. takes P. 31 R. takes P. 32 R. to B. 2d. t r 7' i-14.:.% of t!!47t° SUPPL •T itt i I'', , LOA , DuN DIRECTORY. i t:LE: - - - This addition to that useful publication contains a complete Peerage and Parliamentary Directory, v. i the town residences of Members during the present session. As a proof of the late date to which the rc. turns are made up, we may state that it contain , the two vacancies in the Commons, caused 13 ) the rusigruf tiun of Mr. W a ll ace an d the de4th of the Ears of Romney, and also the death of Lord Egretnont; with copious information respecting money orders, corrected to the day of pubiication. It will be found a necessary complement to the " Post-office Direc tory." Mr. Kelly has bestowed great pains in making it as complete and the information as late as possible, and publishes at the pi ice of one shilling. HER MAJESTT . S RIVER YACHT FAIRY: —This fine little vessel went do, u the river on a fifth experimental trip, at the early hour of six o'clock A.M. on Saturday, under the charge of Commander Smith, with a crew of the black Eagle, and the Marines of the William and Mary yacht. Mr. Lloyd, chief engineer at Woolwich Dockyard, and Mr. Penn, who constructed the engines of the vessel, proceeded in her at the same time, to ascertain the speed and working of the engines. On this occasion the speed was found to exceed any of the former trials, being 13,308 nautical miles, of nearly one-fourth of a knot more than she had previkaisly attained. The vessel proceeded to sea, and is reported to have stood remarkably stiff in the water, when oft' Whitstable, although there wasa strong sea running, and the wind blowing a breeze. The trial gave great sati,tSetion, and atTurded good earliest of the Ca' pabilities of this harld.ome vessel for the use of her Majesty , reflecting great credit on all engaged in her construction. The Fairy has been taken into the East India Dock at Black• wall, to be fitted for her Majesty's use, and will be ready 0 1 a few weeks. DEATH OF PHILLIP JOHN MILES, EsQ. The death of Mr. Miles has left a void in Bristol which will not be easily filled up. At the head of one of the largest mer cantile establishments of the kingdom, Mr. Miles afforded one of those honouraNe examples which distinguish the " merchant princes " of Britain. Of active and intelligent business habits, the accumulation of vast wealth narrowed not his mind. He was a liberal patron of the fine arts, ee the high rank which the collection at Leigh Court hold among private galleries bears witness. His manners AO deportment were plain and unassuming ; free alike froze e affectation and coarse ness , t h ey b ore t h e E ng li s h stam p et honest and hearty sincerity. His disposition corresponded with his appearance. He gave away much in charity, but he gave it without the least ostentation. In all the lations of private life the character of the deceased was tyl" impeachable. As a public man, Mr. Miles did not exact°+ nor, apparently, did he wish to possess much influence. le politics he was au unvarying Tory, and the Minister of the period, when men and measures went together, might Id' ways reckon up , n his vote.—Bristcl Gazette. MUSICAL GOSSIP It Wollid appear that the PlT sent is the most prolific musical season known in Pan e "Among the mo a t i n s resting concerts given this.:Yel,; figures," says a p r i va t e letter, " that' of Madame Katinka o f Dietz, lately appoint e d pi an i s t e to h er M a j esty t h e Queen o f Bavaria, and uho prop oses v i s iti ng L on d on i n t h e cou rse Of this month." IMPROVEMENTS AT THE GENERAL POST-OFFICE."' Preparations have commenced at the General Post-offi ce for the further enlargement of the principal building in oti Martin's-le-Grand, for the p ur p ose o f a ff or di ng a dditions; facilities both in the newspaper and inland offices. Thep ar); wall, at present separati ng t h e one o ffi ce f rom t h e o ther, _ 1 to be removed, and a rc h es , thrown between pillars to •u's raised for the purpose, a r e t o b e cons t ruc t e d, i n or d er to free access from one office to the other, and to facilitate t' t general business of the department. The prinCipal obje!, of this projecud change is to create morn room both for tP morning sorting, the despatch of the day mails, and the Pr.s partition of the newspapers in the eveni ng f or th e prain ci d , mails. In order to effect this it has been decided by the :4 thorities that the roof of the n o rth ern w i ng s h a ll . be. ra and another room built over both offices. The newePsP,, bags will be filled in the upper room, a n d b as k e t s raised, be hoists similar in constructi o n to th ose i n th e s hip l e tter Oil for raising and lowering the bags belonging to that deper4 ment. Preparations are also being m a d e f or the e rection " a new money order office in Aldersgate street, nearly oPrni site the Castle and Falcon Inn; after which the whole b ", the rooms now in use for that branch of the service will ct appropriated to the increased busin es s of the Loudon dis"' office. S. WASHINGTON CITY, UNITED STATES, Bus— if 1845.—We are authorised to announce that Robert l' a nd Levering, the "American A n ti quar i an ," w ill v i s it Lug t he shortly in the United States steam frig a te Princeton, for purpose of completing a work be is writing, called"fi r ed quarian Analogies," exhibiting the similarities disec or id, between American antiquities and those of the Old principally Great Britain, establishing at the same tune unity of the human race." ,- PUGILISTIC MATCH F OR THE CHAMPIONS" ,,, .141/ ENGLAND AND 4001.—The l ong - ta lk e d o f matc h be ,*" !'elal Ben Count (the champion) a n d a pug ili st to b e pr edue o ri Johnny Broome, has at length been decided upon ; a p g'h large assemblage of the milli ng f ancy met at T o m SP'''. brai Holborn, for the purpose of m a king t h e - match. Caut''' t bst the champion's belt presented to him on th e condition h o, it should be transferred to the man that heat him ; b i :bhe• however, maintained himself for some time in his Pset house in St. Martin's- lane, in respectability and qu'L s od from the ring, and. from his giant strength and weigh ii ialS well-known merit, he has bee n p erm itt e d t o re tain the be, of championship till the present time. His weigh! ;)„, n• tween seventeen and eighteen stone, but which will bays duced by active training. 501. has been depo s ited, 50 boys stakes are to be augmented to 4001., and the winner toit the belt. The fight is to come off in September nest, each ti is pretty well un d erstoo d t h at the celebrated Bendigo iSt v Caunt's opponent. The Rcv. Thomas Scales and Mr. J. Wales S' n . i b til ia f of Leeds, waited upon Sir Robert Peel, at his residenc o : t o morning, to present a memorial from Protestant DisieP trit y and Methodist ministers in Leeds, and the deacons sad tees of their respective chapels, praying the Minister to to further time to the country to express its opinions rasP ac the Maynooth grant. • the The Liberal• have been successful in care ins election of guardians of the poorin theparish of Chnstcho. Surrey The Dircct:)rs of the Chich e st er R a ilway P" n t tb s opening to Worthing from Shor e h am i n th e autumn 'i ot a,' pre-ent year. The works are proceeding most satiata c —Brighton Gazette T e n Szr Stni , h, Bart., of Eard:ston, nell-0001 bury. and the Rev. Edward Higgins, of Bosbury „ at r near Ledbury, have q ua lifi e d as mag i strates f ur t h e ee" Worcester.!f Stan DRURY-LANE T HEATRE .— Th e intention sta-4 Majesty to honour this national establishment with a 04 4 command had no sooner been signified than the ht4' was thronged u ith applications fur seats more numeroa. on any former ocea,lons. liBl/10, the eele!Tart,cl basso, arrived 00 Th day afternoon, by the Victoria, from Antwerp. , ed ict l'Es TimoNl kV . or R ESPECT —A rich ly-chasot' if , IC,' vase ann start"' has been presented to t h e vene rable . t Bonney, B Arndeacon of Bedford, on his prolootv" the Archdeaconry tf Lincoln. TROTTING RACEOF TWO MILES. On Thurads.' 00 1 o .k. Mate.i betw ee n W a t ts ' co b an d M erry - grey horse, b e e, under saddle two miles, was de c id e d near Thornter'" ) , afe Streatham. The stakes were 100/. a s id e , an d the c ci ' o gs:' ,l the favourite in betting. The preliminaries being t al e k the race commenced, the cob taking the lead, which cl a ds for a half a mile, when the mare came up and they e a " nt iee,r, the first together, occupying a mm. 16 sec. They , c a rolli at a rattling pace and were neck and neck till withl 10 , , b„ hundred yard% of the goal, when the cob was pressed t brry rider and duly answered, and went in the winner U . ., yards. The two miles were trotted over in 6 min. 5 8 ' of d e EXPERIMENTS IN THE MARsH ES .—On Th tir' afternoon, at two o'clock, Colonel Chalmer, Assistal t a tor-General of Artillery, Captain Palliser, of the leel partment, and Brigade-Major Sandham, Royal gae;itit, t , were present iu the Marshes to wit mess experiment s . oo°,a thirteen-inch mortar, fired at an elevation of f0rtY.01,7 4 green, at 1,100 yards range, on a platform subta t io rP o o Lieut.-Colonel Alderson, Royal Engineers. T we s ad t it rounds were fired, and the practice w as very good, , • Ol io platform stood the recoil remarkably vvel! ne ji r showing a depressi o n o f a b out h a lf au is l ; 0 , 11 1 0 the centre, and grad ua lly rece di ng to tu-of shies. The gallant officers, at the conclusion 5 firing, proceeded to witness experiments with a feta io vented by Captain Addi son , for inakiag shot red. 'tj more limited time titan by any other pla n yet trn t o; e t furnace resembles a barrack-r oom stove, an d when %as 01 for heating shot for servi c e a t f ort ifi cat i ons , would 9 4 f the purpose of heatin g a l arge esta bli s h men t. It ' l3 ill€ b ip 5 inches long by 3 feet 2 inches broad, and 3 feet de high, supported on wheels for the convenience of altar t $ anti capable of heating at one time thirty-six 1 0 1 four-pounders, or thirty thirty-two pounders' ke s id tire was lighted a quarter of an hour before t"„ at o was put in, and in three-quarters of an }tour they were red hot. When the stove is once in full o r e r 4 A s' succession of shot may be made red hot in about a 1t r of an hour, and by regulating the draught they can in that state for a length of time. t o GIG ACClDENT.—Thursday afternoon, b . f jo O r ! two and three o'clock, a serious accident occurreu the King's-road, Chelsea, to William Page, a groom in t a .,71 vice of --Harrison, Esq., a gentleman resit:ing o ir o a neighbourhood. Page had only a few minutes prey' d ts; t E la r down his master, and was directed by hi m to al e Stables and put up, as he should want him no mol d Pp; following m orn i ng; h e was accor di ng l y d o i ng s o, l a s a o s along at a quiet pace, when the horse suddenly he 10, i 0 manageable. Finding himself unable to check the aaupa career, he jumped out of the vehicle (a phaetno?; r oo l y, doing so received severe injuries in the spine and, or _ e r, leg. He was immediately carried into the ha u 'iva7ol Nisbett, a surgeon, who set his leg, and afforded eve ry sary assistance. He was eventually carried hoi thotigh out of danger, suffering acute pain. rne etir4o SUNDAY-TEA DING —Th urs d ay a large ortristoe the churchwardens an d o ffi cers o f t h e metro politan to ins took place at Herbert's Hotel, Bridge-street, Was o ro o o The subject of Sunday trading having been verYtootri,„ considered, a deputation, by appointment, waitedoi' t ja J. Graham, headed by Lord Kenyon, and Mr. Ila W ilt ipiC i r also a number of parochial authorities, who t 2 tl ) ' rior desire of various trades, with whom the wish for has,do pression originated, and the great evil to whieh_, l . y eti ts rpf tended. The deputation was most courteously re': lei , after a very lengthened interview,, the matter" further set ioua consideration: Gri" - eit ELY AND BRANDON RAILROAD.—Mes4S', in .. I vl and Peto, the contractors, are m a ki ng rapid pr o gr es s 0 0 undertaking here, and will, n o d ou b t , co mplete h ere 0 ,0 the time appointed. One of their engines arriv e ' r des Saturdiy, drawn by eleven fine h orses , an d the toile ye by six horses, which wi , l soon be brought will now have to con% ey the miverials a greater wilorPl), The dossing of the turnpike-road front Ely to great` $ will be complete in . a few days, when their work'ij, 011 / nierely to remove the earth across the fens, few rears since, were three-parts of the year under 0 Cambridge Advertiser. At the close of the first evening's error° p th e ( Antigone, in Dublin, a loud cry arose throughout tho °6l, into action:loot; after the principal performers had appeared 4t ij boards, for the author. So unanimous was the cad to phocles, that the manage r h a d a t l ast t o appear, 0 " 040 0 plain to the impati en t crow d t h at t h e wor thy S°P h died some two thousand years ago. e t ., , Colonel Sir William Robert Clayton, 133r° ,.;, arrived at 79, Gl ou c ester -pl ace , koi'ttnan-6clati—