The Sun. — London, England, 1839-04-12 00:00:00

!f4VII.INIIyTG HER MAJESTY'S DRAWING- ROOM. The Queen held her first Drawing-room this sensor, Yesterday afternoon, at St. James's Palace. Her Majesty Guae-nme in State from Buckingham Palace, with her suite, rds of the Royal carriages, escorted by a party of Life - A Guard' o f H onour of the 2d Life Guards was on dlItY in th e l arge Court of the -Palace, and the Queen's tauard (of the Foot G uar d s ) was stationed in the Colour Court. The b a nd s o f both Regiments played alternately : 1 r duri - ng the theirernoon. ; ' Before Drawing -room her Majesty received Christ's 1 cording to annual custom) a Deputation front I Hospital, in the Royal Closet, who were ushered to the Presence of the Queen by Mr. Martins, Gentleman Usher it ' Wai ling. 'The Deputation consisted of Mr. Alderman Taornpson, M. P', the Presir'.ent ; Mr: Richard Hotham 3;ep igeon, the Treasurer ; an Sir Charles Price, Bart., mes Beutley, Esq, 2nd James Horne, Esq., Governors; h e mP'nied by the Rev, - William Webster, the Mat . e `Latie'q 114 aster, Mr. William Henry Beek, the Dratring ilaste ,'r Mr. Thomas Huggins, the Steward, and the 'humf bay boys educated in the Royal Mathematical School, 1 huraied by King Charles the Second, conveying their s and drawings. Her Majesty took particular teeest in the drawings and charts, la riseer high approbation of their execution. and was pleased to ex ; Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived, attended b 7 I3aroness Ahlefeldt and Baron Knesebeck. The t atchess of Gloucester was attended by Lady Mary F'elharn and Colonel Sir Samuel G. Higgins. The Duke otf. Sussex was a l so P resent. • 1 Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, commanded by their Standard-bearer, Sir Thomas Reeve, were on duty in the State Rooms. T he Queen entered the Throne Room and stood in I ;rent of the Throne. Her Majesty was attended by the Ll.llAfar 9f Tavistock (in waiting), the Marthioness °111 ' 411 4, and the '‘ Countess nf Charlemont, L a di es _ o f en Bedchamber ; Honourable Mi ss M urray (i n wa i t i ng), Honourabl e Miss Lester (in waiting), Honourable Miss Vitt, Hon. Miss Cavendish, and the lion. Miss Anson, Vit t , of Honour. Lady, Theresa Digby (in waiting), I lon. Mrs. Brookes, Hon'. Mrs. George Campbell, (,!aroline Barrington, Lady Gardener, and Viscountess Lady til orbes, Women of the Bedchamber Viscount Toning 'n, Lord in Waiting. Hoe. Major KePpel, Groom in Waiting- Colonel Buckley, Equerry in Waiting. Mas t itr Cowell and Master Cavendish, Pages of Honour hi I,Vaiting. The entree company were then introduced. . In the diplomatic circles the following presentations to ' h e Queen took place : 'Cho Countess Woronzoff, Dame d'Honour to her Majesty the Empress of Russia, by Countess Sebastiani, Lady ~,,, of the French Ambassador. le,"_eeteas Choiseuil, by Countess Sebastiani, d'uclemoiselle la Comtesse Alexandrine de Potozky, De ! le.toiselle d'Honneur to her Majesty the Empress of Rus sia',,_ by C ountess Sebastiani. Jlladatrie `'an de Weyer, the lady of the Belgian Minister, , ..113' Countess Sebastiani. a ladarne Marquis Lisboa, the lady of Commandeur Marquis Lisboa, Brazilian Charge d'Affaires, by Coun- tess St.!b'astiarti. stein. by Al. 'rine° Trauttrnannaderff and Prince Rodolph Liecbten d'Affaires. • Ilu ellue ) euer, the Austrian Charge l• ilbijytal3inatntigßl G:°''selmans of the `Viscount a Royal Swedish Navy, actoutthte se;;jaestiaae:iee: the Swedish Charge d'Affaires. • -e Cledaannes and Monsieur Delessert, by , tae French Ambassador. 'imtree, the Lady Mayoress was presented by the Counter iof Ki 1. The n " u • Fr__company present were the Russian Ambassador, the 1 ,7 eh Ambassador and Countess Sebastian Resebid . 4- a eha, Ottoman Arabes ador, and Mr. Salarne, her Ma- Je.itra Oriental Interpreter; - the. Wurtemberg, Belgian, Tdi:onanclesl3suenos Ayrean Ministers, the Danish Minister and Ba- Biome, the Bavarian, United .States, Sardinian, Vel_l noverian, Mexican, Spanish, and Saxon Ministers, M. Humn-telauer, Austrian Charge d'Affaires, Baron Re 'llilen, Swedish Charge d'Affaires, Chevalier Rebello de arvalho, Portuguese Charge d'Affaires, Commander /e_!•lbuie, Brazilian Charge d'Affaires, Chevalier de Regina,. _ilian Charge d'Affaires, Court Senfft, M. Macedo, .4:ecretary to the Brazilian Legation liarOn e reWertr Se teresary of the Prussian Legation, Mr. B. Rush, tar to thelAmecican Legation ; Mr. Henry Brockhol t L' 'egstyon, :Attache to the United States, Legation • Mrs Dr i o v u m et, Se cretary to the Belgian LegationA;l.B_aro;n I.3.artouehe, At eache to the Danish Legation ; t Effendi, First Secre nary, and EyOob Bey, Colonel in the Turkish set-Ace; M. :leiegrete, Secretary to the Mexican Legation; M. P. •Pampillo, Attache to the S'panish Legation ; Baron de Zandt, Chamberlain of his Majesty the King. of Bavaria Count C. and Countess Pozzo di Sorge, Count deßohan; chabot, Baroness Kneeelleck, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Chamberlain, tb-.2 Master of the Horse, the Post- Taster-General, fbny Captain, of the Honourable Corps of Gentleman at A '.m . s, Lord Hill, GOld Stick in Waiting ; the Captain of the Yeomen Guard, the Master- General a. the Ordnanc ~,,, ;si r 11. Parnell, Paymaster General; the Trea surer of tl-,e Household, the Comptroller of the Household, the lie eiter of her Majesty's Privy Purse,tthheeLord Mayor, Ler `%•Atlvocate of Scotland, the Master of Ceremonies, 5 .,1" Edwin Pearson, Liutenant of the Yeomen Guard; Cie Benjamin C. Brodie, Bart., Serjeant Surgeon to the Queen ; Dean of Chester, Deuty Clerk of the Closet Colonel Cavendish, Clerk Marshal; Nlr: Alderman John . ' l en, Sheriff of London and Middlesex; Mr. Sheriff Wocd ; Captain Sir Francis Collier, Naval Aide-de -Camp in Wait ing; Lord Alfred Paget, Equerry. to her Majesty; Mr. i l mtes Curling, Clerk of the Cheque of the Honourable ,l'arpe of Gentlemen at Arms ; the Groom of the Robes, air Benjamin Smith ; Major Ilvde, Assistant Master and Marshal of the Ceremonies • ' Lieutenant_ Colonel Reid, .2,a Life Ceremonies Silver Stick% Mr. Ellerthorp, Clerk of IT, Cheque of the Yeomen Guard; Mr. Blackwood, rh•••uttitenant-Colonel Diggle, and Captain Green, Gentle- LlUshers in Waiting; Colonel Walton, .Field Officer raligade Waiting • Captain Frederick Vill, , er . s . , Cold n Guards, Acting Adjutant in Brigade IN atting. uceesses—Somerset Beaufort. MARCHIONESSESEIy ' Lansdowne, Ailesbury, Sligo. Coueeresses Bandon' Pembroke,Camperdown, de , 24is, Durharri, Kinnoull, Cowper, Clanwilliam, Aliso- . "'arbt, Dunmore-, Cawdor, Haddington, Verulam. Yrseeteeesses—Gage, Falkland, Dowager Andover, 'l4eeY, Torrington, H.owick, Melville. t LARONESS—Kcith and Nairde. Wheat -O.LADIES AUtrObUli, Brodie, Francis Gordon, 4,, Elizabeth Duncan, Lillias Oswald, Harriet Bernard, - "hen, Louisa Butler Fanny Elliot, Emma Herbert, :Townsend Farquhar, , P. Cowper, Cecilia . Underwood, bowager Clinton Worsley, Cowley, Mary Fox, Eliza ;both Fielding, Hiotham, Georgiana Campbell, Dowager endlesham, S. Murray, Mary Grim§lon, Eliz. Dickens, Hardy, Vivian, L. Fitz-Maurice, Augusta Gordon, Eliza -I,.}iceatrholiEnolliocta,inFpbateilly Howard, Grey, Eleanor Forteseue, 'Grey, Farneani , famAesnnaStLu o ar f t tr, m C a o r t y ten c h h a r m is , to G ph e e o r r , gi A an u a . gusto Somerset, Caroline Lascelles, Frances Hope, Louisa Cavendish, Elizabeth Colch es t er, Louis Browne, Anna M. D on ki n , V aux, a deP Horey, M s acdonald, Adelaide Pa get, Eleanor Paget. etre. HONOURABLES---Miss c age , Mrs. George E. Anson, :Mrs. Law, Mrs. S e n derson, - Lady Pakenham, Miss Eden, :Miss O'Callaghan, Jane Dundas, Mary Hope Johnstone, -Mrs. Ramsden, Mrs, Abercromby, Emily Thellusson, -Mrs. Pctre, Ann Dundas, 141iss E. do Flahaut, Sophia Thellusson. MISTRESSES—BrinsIey Sheridan, Charles Archibald, linloch, Spicer, Cormick Lynch, Grenville Berkeley, V a,mouth, Milne Gaskell, Samuel Platt, (Colonel) Wil 'l64s, Frederick Elliot, Moberly, Ashton Yates, Fhawe, :Beck w i t h , W ood, Mosley, Ferrars Loftus, Williamans Stuart, Arbuthnot, Howard, Morier, Vernon Smith, Christie, hienry Colvile, Bernal, Dawson. Masses—Brodie Antrob us , Wh eatley, Mary Wheatley, Pole, Ma r y Law, ' Lucy Bernal, 'Wilkins, Eliza Wilkins, White, Nina Lindsay, Wellesley, Blackwell, Elizabeth Blackwell, Anson, Emily Hardy, Hardy, J u li a F oster, 'Crichton Stuart, Asht on Yates, Fielding, Morier, flora tia Morier, Charlotte Ramsden, Murray, Mary Fanshawp, Fanshawe. The following Noblemen and Gentlemen were also pre sent :-- DUKES—...COMOTEC_t, Beaufort. 'MAR QU IS E S—N— -- —anby, orm Lm w sdone, Angl esey . ~ Ennis B a ndon, Kinnouli, Camperdo wn , Li c ha eld Alinto, Grey, Shelhurne, Uxbridge. , VrscousTs—Mclhurne, 1- 1 12wi L ek is , rn Palmerston, . Melville, Falkland, Sydney, Drumran 'F. ,_Loans —Francis Gordon, .t , •: ' •e c d i e l r u i r e e k hill,am Gordon,lvlorpeth, Mahon, .T. Spencer e s ‘V°r s Stuart, lc3 Aa r, hley, Kilmaine, Vaux, and Colchester. k.euNT___D'Aglie• RUIIIT HoNOURABLE3—Sir G Sir G c crge Grey, M. P., George e ‘„-c-r•A Dawsonß Arro;ETs—Charles Price, Hcsketh Fleetwood, M.P., ‘, "". Townsend F;:rquliar. KNroir r Charles Aldis. R i ,v. Doc Ten Wesley, H twtreY• ._.. t "v. MEssiEurts—J. Horsley Dakins, ueorge By t h e . -ea. Charles Klanert, W. NV. Ellis. C NitssrEurs—R. Brinsley Sheridan, Sanderson, ARl.iic'h.: Platt, E. Sheppard, Val. . _ h - i: J ) . ,ArChibafds, Grenville Berkeley, ri , r ., Knaloch, Samuel Spicer,Mor Frederick H' Barclay de Mounteney, G. H. Cavendish,. Smith. °ward, Frederick Elliot, Howard, Chrtsteper, De Hor. aer, Mosley, G. O'Malley Irsrin, Vernon AnNtirtAL—White. CAPTAIN S'r George F. Newton, R.N. C;oNINIANDERS Anson. R.N., C. J. Westphal, R. N. LIP.I.IrRNANT—OIdmixon, R.N. 1 , CENERALs—Sir H enry Wh eat l ey , Si r Geo. Anson, Sir h°a. Hammo n d A n d erson, Si r R. Donkin. o , erly CoL oNELs—Si r S amue l G . Hi gg i ns , W em yss, Fox, Ma with ' c . Cruttend en , F ans h awc , Wilki ns , C. 8., Beek , He nry Colvile, Loftus. MA JORS-- Waymouth, J. Anderson, Cooke. AP r ,CTAINs—P ter Cameron, Maughan, Frederick Ha w"htintne: Co rrniekLynch, Johrl Hine, John Spence, M. G. Litu rEN •ANTS 'lll d G t Charteris, C. De Sails, W ilkins, —vd an , ran , L2hefo 'lowing lathes ENslGNs—K nox, M.rtin. were presented to her Majesty :- ItLilltaQ 0 Id by the Countess of Camberdowne. ss ' - swe ' LBrodie, by Lady Brodie. 1 s „ a dy Louisa Butler, by the Countess of Bandon. Lad y Spicer, by Lady Wheatley. kits Townsend Farquhar, by Lady Cowley. ~rS• Cormick Lynch, by Lady Brodie. 'fie Duchess of Bcaufert, by the Marchioness of Ta- L v istock. ad a Counte ss de Sails, by the Countess of Haddi ngten. dy !lonian!, by the Marchioness of Tavistock. rcly Grey, by Viscountess Howick. Lady Eleanor Fortescue, by Dowager Lady Clinton. "adY Farnha m ol coining to her title, by the Countess of Bandon ' ' L. , d • IP' Y Augusta Somerset, by the Marellioness cf Tavistock. e lion. Lady Pakenharn, by the Countess of Bandon. Mfrs, Lady Gaskell, by the Countess of Cawdor. • Colonel Wilkins, b the Countess of Alnema . rle. 1 i Irs. Frederick Elliot, by Lady Anna Maria Donl.::n. M M rs. Maher! by •' I'larellioiless of L,..-n , dovvne. r g •/' `" ''' . • ceiwltli, by Lady Louisa de Horsey. oss..— o der U.ed ;00 5 ' pOSC°I Oa, ip y ea ice t 3 N V b s e t a id eat a ' rec iP 1; 0 5 il° r f° :1011r.C1‘9 ,OL ° 3 bO.ll. a prif ri es , id. ; 1 in Arel jo t.i';'''' a r if es cod Tea •• A po nt e " ~ he for Lady Elizabeth Fielding, by the Marchioness t,f Lans downe. Mrs. Mosley, by Mrs. Morier. ' Mrs. Ferrars Loftus, by the -Marchioness of Ely. Mrs. - Arbuthnot, by Duly Vivian. • Mrs. Christie, by Lady Elizabeth Dickens. Miss Wilkins, by the Countess of Albemarle. . Miss Eliza Wilkins, by the Countess of Albemarle. Miss Lucy Bernal, by Mrs. Bernal. • Miss White, by her bunt, Mrs. Faushave. Miss Nina Lindsey, by Lady Lillias Oswald. Miss Blackwell, by the Viscountess Dowager of Andover. Miss Elizabeth Blackwell, by the Viscoutess Dowager Andover. Miss Julia Foster, by Mrs. Ashton Yates. Miss Ashton - Yates, by Mrs. Ashton Yates. • - Mrs. Howard (of Corby), by Lady Perre. MisS Fielding, by the Marchioness of Lansdowne. The Marchioness cf Ely and Lady Anna Loftus were to be presented by the Duchess Northumberland, but her Grace was absent on account of the death of Lord K. Beauclere. Her Majesty gave audiences to the Lori Chamberlain, the . Field Officer in Waiting, and the Captain of the Guard. Her Majesty and suite afterwards returned to Buck ingham Palace. LADIES' DRESSES. HER. MAJESTY. A splendid silver tissue dress, trimmed with rich bullion friuge ; the body ornamented with a magnificent diamond stomacher; train of pink satin, trimmed With' sable, and lined with rich white silk. flead-dress, feathers, diamonds, and lappets. (The whole of the dress of British niantv. facture.) DUCHESS OF BEAUFORT—Costume de tour, composed of a most superb white satin dress, trimmed wiih a magnifi cent flounce of real guipure lace ; the body drape a pointe ; the sleeves trimmed with engageantes in guipure lace ; train of very rich green velours (Tingle, trimmed with the same lace, and lined with r i c h w hi te satin. - Coiffure of rich' ostrich feathers and costly diatnonds ; lappets of magnificent gold lace. DUCHESS OF SOMERSET—Dress of rich white satin, magnificently embroidered in gold en tablier ; train of rich emerald green velvet, lined with white satin, and orna mented with gold lace ; bcrthe of gold blond, and ruffles to correspond. Plume of feathers, wreath of mixed violets, gold lace lappets, and magnificent suite of brilliants. MAitentexEss OF SLIGO—A rich white satin dress, bea tifully trimmed with point do Bruxelles; a splendid blue French popelyne moire train, elegantly trimmed with point de Bruxelles; sabots and mantilla en point de Bruxelles. I - fead-dress, barbes en point de Bruxelles, profusion of dia monds and ostrich feathers. MARCHIONESS OF AYLESBURY—Costume de cour, COM po-ied of a most superb green velvet train, beautifully trimmed with h a nds o me G o thic g o ld lace, a nd lined with rich v lite satin, body of the same a la Rach el; the sleeves with engageantes of gold lace; the skirt of magnificent white satin, richly embroidered in gold, and trimmed with Gothic gold lace. Coiffure, ostrich feathers, with a splen did parure of diamonds and emeralds; lappets of blond in gold. COUNTESS OF CHARLEMONT—DreSS of rich plain black satin, trimmed with tulle ; train of rich figured black satin, trimmed with tulle and riband ; body and sleeves orna mented with lace. Lace head - dress, plume of black fea thers, and lace lappets. • COUNTESS OF KINNOUL—A rich gold and white bro ' ceded satin dress, with full trimming and tunique of tulle filet, the tunique elegantly looped up on one side, with a wreath of gold, lilac, and white flowers ; corsage and train of pale lilac moire, lined with white satin, and full trimmed with crepe lisse, tastefully arranged. and interspersed with bouquets of gold and white velvet, and wild roses; corsage ornamented with splendid diamonds, pearls, opals, eme ralds, and, rich gold blond berthe. Head-dress, magnifi cent diamond comb,' ostrich feathers, and blend lappets ; ornaments, superb diamond necklace and ear-rings. Hos. LADY MARY BRUCE—Bodice and train of rich pink satin, lined with white silk, richly trimmed with blood and riband; petticoat of white satin, with a superb blond flounce, looped up with a bouquet of roses. Head-dress, feathers and blond lappets; ornaments, diamonds. HON. LADY SEYMOUR.— Dress of rich white watered silk, trimmed with lace and bouquets of violets ; train of rich yellow figured satin ; body and sleeves richly trimmed with lace. Plume of feathers, lace lappets, and brilliants. HON. LADY PECHELL—Dress of white crape trimmed with tulle, over a white satin slip; train of rich plain green silk, with coloured green bouquets; body and sleeves richly; trimmed with Chantilly blond. Plume of feathers, blond lappets, and brilliants. HON. LADIES ELLIOT—A rich dress, en tulle fantrisie, elegantly trimmed with volants and ribands ; truin en you de soie blanc rave, richly trimmed with lace and ribands sabots and mantilla endentelle. Head dress, lappeti en dentelle, pearls and feathers. THE LADY MAYORESS—Costume de cour, composed of a very rich satin, embroidered iu gold, Spitalficlds manu facture, trimmed with gold, &c. ; body a la Rachael ; train of rich crimson velvet, trimmed with gold chef, and lined with white satin. Coiffure, ostrich feathers and diamonds, lappets of gold blond. LADY CAROLINE STRANGWAYS—An elegant dress in gaze iris blanche, tastefully trimmed with ribands; a splen did moire bleu train, trimmed with ribands and tulle ; and sabots in a very rich point de Paris. Head-dress, lap pets in a very rich point de Paris, profusion of diamonds, and ostrich feathers. LADY THERESA DIGBY—A beautiful dress en tulle de fantasie, with a rich white satin petticoat, elegantly trim med with ribands ; a magnificent train en riche sole brochee bleu, tastefully trimmed with tulle and ribands ; sabots and mantilla in blond. Head-dress, blond lappets, diamonds, and ostrich feathers. LADY VI VI AN— A beautiful British lace dress, with a rich white sati❑ petticoat ; a splendid 'manteau en sole renais sance brochee, tastefully trimmed with dentelle guipure ; berthe and sabots er. guipure. Head-dress, lappets en guipure, profusion of diamonds, and ostrich feathers. HoN. MRS. ABERCROMBY. —Dress of blond, with deep flounce anA tablier fastened with bunches of violets ; train of rich violet brocade, with bunches of mixed coleurs, lined with satin and trimmed with blond ; blond mantilla and deep ruffles. Plume of feathers, blond lappets, and brilliants. _ _ _ MRS. DAWSON. —A" rich white satin robe, trimmed with blond lace ; "train; a beautiful rich French brocaded satin, lined with white Bros de Naples silk, and ornamented with blond lace, and a garniture of ribands tastefully disposed ; body and sleeves in the costume of Louis XI V. Head dress, feathers, and diamonds; necklace and ear-rings .of diamonds.* MRS. CL. al xf ABERLEY—Dress of rich Pompadour, brocaded in coloured bouquets and silver lama ; train of rich velours groseille, lined with white watered silk, and trimmed with superb Brussels point ; mantilla, ruffles, and lappets of Brussels point, all to correspond ; cord and tas sels in silver. Plume of rich feathers, and magnificent suite. of turquois and diamonds. MRS. BERNAL—A court dress of blue and white Turkish brocade; manteau of rich cerise satin, tastefully trimmed with bouffants of tulle, and Turkish embroidery ; bodice and sleeves superbly trimmed with gold blond. Coiffure, plume of feathers, gold barbes, with profusion of diamonds. HON. MISS EDEN—Bodice and train of sky blue satin, _ _ lined with white silk, trimmed with a . profusion of blond and riband; petticoat of tulle,. with a rich white satin slip, trimmed en tablier; with a flouncing of blond and puffing of net and riband. Head-dress, feathers and blond lappets ; ornaments, turquoise. A deputation from the City, consisting of Alderman Vcrrabks, Chairman of the Police Committee, Sir 'Mat thew Wood, Bart., M. P., J. Humphery, Esq., M. P., and Mr. Stace, had an interview with Lord John Russell yes terday at the Home-office. A deputation, consisting of the Marquis of Northamp ton, the Lord Advocate of Scotland, and Mr. Patrick Stewart, had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer in Downing. street. ISLE OF WIGHT. COWES, APRIL 11.—Norris Castle, the favourite re sidence of her Majesty in the Isle of Wight, the pro perty of Lord George and Sir George Seymour, has been this week sold to It. Bell, Esq., owner of the Aberon yacht, of the Thames Yacht Club. Various rumours are in circulation as to the future destiny of this splendid .domain, some asserting that it has been purchased for her Majesty Queen Victoria ; others for Queen ,Adel Aide, who has been long reported to be about to take up her residence there ; while some say Mr. Bell intends building a number of villas, and converting the Code into a Hotel ; should be and art do only half what nature has done for this lovely spot, it will exceed in beauty any other in England, perhaps in the world. The Castle was built under the direction of Mr. Wyatt, and has 124 acres of land attached to it. It is seated on the steep deecent of the coast to the Solent Sea, and commands a view of that strait, superior in beauty to any other point in the island. To the east, Portsmouth, with the fleets at Spithcad and the Motherbank, full in view, and the richest line of the woody coast of the island, from Barton to Nettleston, appear in long and varied perspective, with numerous villas and the town of Ryde. To the north, the Southampton River is seen in its whole ex tent, and the town of Southampton, with its spires and towers, though distant, is no inconsiderable object.. Cowes Roadstead, with its ships bearing the flags of all nations, and; its splendid yachts, surpassing all others in the world. The woods of the New Forest clothe the view to the west ; while Calshot Castle, at the point of its bank of shingle, stands boldly out amidst the waves, and marks the separation between the Solent Sea and Southampton water. The Castle is of a very noble general form, and its clustering towers in every point of view, particularly when seen from the sea, are a striking and commanding object, and greatly add to the beauty of the general scenery of the coast. The lawn runs down to its bold beach, which is admirably adapted for embarking there is excellent bathing, and yachts may lie close in with the shore. Since her Majesty and the Duchess of Kent, Sir R. Peel,the island is found ßrt„ h as occupied on the estate, the Castle.st 2 . oich joins the quarries es stone on plenty of of sand theSn and uth b a mp ric to k n .e D ar o t e h. k Company ; there is also north-caster keeps our fiel T ds H a E n \ d V r E o A aL li te E a n rs bare. Leda, .i sail o h L n e su ed nd a, a3, l3e s with passengers, has sse taken nge inrs,for Newiler cargo,l York. will NEWPORT.—The Tories have their eyes on ageneral electio n , an d ca l cu l a ti ng on th e diNision their friends, the Charti s t s , h ave ma d e i n th e Reform camp, make sure of being able to return two Tories for this borough. Fitzroy Blashford and Mr. Martin are in future to re pres2nt the Tories and Chartists of Newport! The Ilatter are very p art i a l to t h e m i ld sway o f th e f ormer in this borough. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1839 CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT (THIS DAY ) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice CQI.TDIAN.) GrGeorge of John e ilaynn llai eswas ic i a n n d t. icted for stealing a sheep, the property It was proved that the - Sheep was safe in the apple or chard of the prosecutor, one night in the month of March last, and that the following morning ii was missed. The skin of the sheep was found, as well as the entrails, in en adjoining field ; .and on seat ching the prisoner's house, which was situated near the premises of the prosecutor, several pounds of. mutton were found in salt, and some of the pieces in salt corresponded with certain portions of meat which wet() left in the skin. The animal had not been slaughtered in a butcher.like manner. The prisoner was found guilty, and the record of a former conviction for horse-stealing having been produced again.lt.him, he was sentenced to transportation for life. There were two other indictments against the prisoner for larceny, but they were not proceeded with. 7 7 rancis John NichoPs. was then placed at the bar, charged with the commission of an unnatural eirencie. The trial had. not finished when we went to press, and the details are, of course., wholly unfit for publication. METROPOLITAN POLITICAL SUMMARY. The Times of this morning comments as follows, on some leading articles that have recently appearvd in the Chronicle, advocating the expediency of further reforms : —" It is alleged that the demolition of our Constitutional safeguards must be progressing because the demands of the people are progressive. The reason assigned is a falsehood. The people have nothing to do with the demands which are making in their name. It is said that the political rights of the people cannot stay where they are, when thousands more have qualified themsdrcs fur admission within the pale of the Constitution.' It is once more a falsehood ; • the lower order of the people are fur nishing uo such proof of advanced qualific.tions fur power. It is said that, thousands and tens of thousands more evince their aptitude and assert their cl&m for the attri butes of citizenship' than a few years back. 'We answer that the assertion of a claim is the sole perceptible demon stration of an aptitude. Those,' we are told, who would arrest the onward march of Reform should first arrest the power of corruption, the cupidity of faction, the spread of knowledge, and the course of crime.' Superfine phrase ology, but somewhat strongly collocated he power of corruption and the cupidity of faction are reasons for re fusing, not for consenting, to place the mechanism of power in the hands of those who by the nature of their po sition, and tho scantiness of their attainments, are more exposed than any other class in the community to be tainted by corruption, and converted to the vicious ends of faction." The Morning Chronicle remarks, in allusion to a political pamphlet just published r—" A thousand quibbles may be easily raised about Household Suffrage ; but they come with an ill grace from those who defend the present suff rage with all , its anomalies, irregularities, and capricious ness. Difficulties of this description never impede people who are in earnest. It is assumed in the pamphlet before us, that the Ministry is justified in arresting the onward march of Reform. Is this then the state of things which they intended by that measure to realise? Did they con template the growing dissatisfaction of the masses, irritated to desperation by being told that they were under the final law of exclusion from political existence ? In their com pact of finality, was there included the sale of the county representation to.a bread-taxing Aristocracy ? If so, then arc they the most atrocious deceivers that ever paltered with the hopes they excited, and with the enthusiasm of a confiding people—and, all for what ? a few fleeting years of office, baffled measures, damaged characters, and inglori. ous defeat." The;lllorning Herald contains a leading article on the subject of Mr. Jervis's letter to Mr, Under Secretary Stan ley, inserted in The , Sun of yesterday, in the course of which, our Contemporary says :—" The opinions expressed by Mr. Jervis arc, - we will, venture to - nllege, the opinions of nine-tenths of the Parliamentary Radicals ; although, beyond doubt, nearly the whole of these gentlemen will, on the lath belie their convictions, and support the present Administration. The Parliamentary Radicals whose voca tion is plain speaking or nothing, haw contrived to place themselves in a position in which they, less than any other party in the House of Commons, can afford to speak the truth. But the contempt which they all feel for the pre sent occupants of office will not prevent them from joining in the required vote of confidence." The Morning Advertiser says, " The information with which we furnished our readers yesterday, that Lord J. Russell had never used the words ' final,' or finality,' as applied to the Reform Act, has been productive of the greatest satisfaction. His Lordship, in fact, in conse quence of the statement alluded to, has, to a great extent, redeemed his character as a Reformer with the country ; and we doubt not, as time and occasions occur, he will prove to the people of England, that if he be slow and cautious in effecting political improvements, he is one of their best and most efficient supporters in the attainment of popular rights." IRELAND. DUBLIN, APRIL 10. NATIONAL DEMONSTRATIONS.--The Pilot, in an article on the subject of the simultaneous meetings, in support of her Majesty's present Ministers, says :—" The nature' of the present agitation in Ireland is worthy of the crisis. It is progressing with tremendous power. So memorable a meeting as that of Tuesday, the 2d instant, has not occurred for yearsgreat in its occasion—great in the men whom it brought together—great in the sentiments to which they gave utterance—greatin the sympathieswbich it developed.,. THE BOARD OF ADMIRALTY. (Fltoll A COI,cItESPONDENT.) h it intended that the Boat(' of Admiralty should be , considered as a Civil or a Naval Board . . co nstituted as it now is, it is neither one thing or the other. Naval officers, over whom a civilian presides, and who, because he is denominated First Lord of the Admiralty, jumps at once into his scat, and the conclusion that he is perfect master of all naval affairs—Naval Officers, from their habits and education, look up to the First Lord, and addresS themselves to him as they Would to the Admiral on the quarter-deck. His word i s law, and they fancy they have only to obey and carry that word into effect in the best and quickest method possible. Although a civilian presides, the Naval Lords take their scats, and their weight and .consequence at the Board according to their professional rank. If this be correct, the First Lord should also be a Naval Officer, and the Board should be strictly Naval. If a civilian is to preside it should be strictly a civil Board, so far as the pre cedence and seats at the Board, are concerned. The rank in the service, unless strictly a Naval Board, ought not to be considered; but, as formerly, the length of service in the office should give the precedence. It would be for the good of the ser vice, constituted as the Board now is, and taking professional precedence as the Naval Lords now do, if the two seniors (Admirals), were not to have seats in Parliament. They have sufficient to attend to without this addi tional burden. It would enable the Minister of the day to have a greater choice of professional men ; the Naval administration would not be so thoroughly disturbed, as it now must be, by every change in the Government. A Naval Officer, who had proved himself a man of business, divested of political bias, would remain (although the Ministry might change) and the business would be conducted more ably and systematically. The Board would have sufficiently a political character, and work for the interests and welfare of the whole, as the First Lord, the Secretary, and any of the juniors of the Board would have, or might have, seats in Par liament. . The system of retaining a second Secretary of known political opinions, adverse to those of the existing Government, is too absurd. All that is said. or done at the Board is at once known to its politicalEencmies. Nay, more, - official details and data are furnished as weapons to be turned against its very existence, and which could otherwise only be obtained by public request in the House of Com mons, and for the refusal of which there might b e many sufficient and cogent reasons. PRESENT STATE OF WALLACHIA AND MOLDAVIA. Much alarm has been created bk - the supposed intligues of Russia in A ffghanistan, and the con sequent danger to our Inclion possessions, from the success of that power in al , enating from England the pCpcipal states and principalities on the north . west frontier of Ilindestan. Fiom the corres pondence laid before Parliament by the President of the Board of Control, there is but too much reason for believing that Russia has her agents at work there, as sire has all along her Eastern bootudry, for Ole porpose of sow '7g dis sens i ons a-none 4 the ( I :Tercnt states, or pick , i , s , quarrels with one or other of [Him the Lole object of which is to increase her terr:tory at the expense of her neighbours. Such has been the result of her' qua!ezls w:th Persia and Turkey. With the lat.ter power in particular these quarrels are by no means settled, and in all probability they will speedily - be renewed on the ground of her claims to the sovereignty of the two provinces which we have placed at the head of this article, claims which neither Austria, England, Turkey, nor the in habitants themselves will submit to, without a contest. The signal for a renewed encroach ment, will be the first shot fired between the Grand Seignor and his vassal, the present ruler of Egypt. All late accounts concur in stating that the efforts of neutral Powers will be unable to prevent a fresh outbreak, and that Russia is inciting them to the contest, in order that she may come in for a share of the spoil. Austria evidently dreads such a result, and is making pre parations to secure herself against any further en croachments of that Power on her eastern frontier. This is one of the main objects of the commercial and political Meaty lately formed with England. As the independence of these provinces, and the com mand they have of the mouth of the Danube, a circumstance of the first importance to Austria, will be of the utmost moment in case of hostilities, it will not be uninteresting to our readers to learn their actual relations with Turkey, Russia, and Austria at the present moment. In a review of two works on the subject, in the British and Foreign Review—one entitled " Latest Intrigues of Russia in Wallachia and Moldavia," published at Paris in 1838, and the other a Report made to Count Woronzow on the Commerce of the Ports of these Provinces and in New Russia in 1835, there is much information ; and though written with a strong bias against Russia, there are facts adduced which speak for themselves, and fully warrant both the bias and the conclusions of the writer. The Reviewer thus commences : Of the various considerations bearing upon, or rather constituting the great eastern question which now en grosses the attention of Europe, those connected with the present state of the principalities of Wallachia and Mol davia are amongst the most prominent and the most urgent. IMportant by their geographical position, their large popu lation, and fertile soil, these provinces acquire a still greater interest from the political relations in which they stand to Turkey, Russia, and even to Austria. Their un fixed, temporary, and, if we may use the term, transition state, is clearly evidenced in the nominal sovereignty pos sesed over them by the Porte, and their real subjection to the Czar, who, by the treaty of Adrianople, assumed the title of their Protector. And when we re member that on the first breaking out of hostilities be tween the two powers, Moldavia and Wallachia must from their position become the theatre of the war ; and that on its result will depend, not simply their final destiny, but the decision of numerous political and commercial ques tions cf vital moment to Europe—that of the navigation of the Danube, on the importance of which there can be no dissentient voice, being one of them—we do not, we con ceive, over-estimate the subject, by inferring that it calls for prompt attention; and that a brief inquiry into the pre sent political condition of these provinces, and their future prospects, will be of interest to those of cur readers who are concerned in forming a complete and correct siew of the great eastern question. Without going further back than 1621, after many contes!s between Turkey and Poland for the sovereignty of these provinces, they were finally ceded in that year by Poland to her old antagonist, Turkey. On this the Turki fixed their camp on the Dniester, and the plains - of Moldavia became the prey of ravages similar to those which had long devastated Wallachia and Moldavia. Poland thus constrained to oppose, on)icr own soil, the irruptions of the Turks into the heart of Europe, was obliged to turn j a. deaf ear to the appeals of the Hospodars, who frequently rose in arms against the Sultan. A strong feeling of discontent long continued to exist against the Turkish Government, which I,ussia in time took advantage of, and made subs scrvient to her own designs, in the same manner as she turned to her own profit the abuses of liberty and the vices of the constitution in Poland. To the foregoin t ,a - stateinent the Reviewer adds : If during the disfistroua.:einopaigit ref Peter the Great, on the Pruth, the Christian pepuintipn , bf Turkey looked towards -Russia merely with feelings of sympathy and timid hope, in the reign of Catherine 11., they often assisted the imperial troops with the powerful di version of a systematic and organised rebellion. Extending and improving the advantages thus gained Greece, Servia, Wallachia, Moldavia, the country of Montenegro, various parts of Bosnia and Al banjo, became the theatre of Russian intrigue and Russian influence. From henceforward we read ofno war between Russia and the Ottoman Porte which is not accompanied with therrbellion of one or more of these provinces. The last proofs of this influence were the erec tion of Greece into a kingdom, and the new con stitution of these states created by the treaty of Adrianople. By that treaty they were to have " the free exercise of their religion, an entire and perfect security, a national and independent admi nistration, and an entire freedom of commerce." Russia however, paid little regard to these condi tions ; but under the title of Protector proceeded to carry her real views into effect, and assume at once the whole government of the principalities ; she has thus called forth opposition on the part of the people. The struggle has been going on for three years, and still continues, and in all proba bility will continue till, on some pretext, if Austria permit, she takes military possession of the country. The Emperor treats them already, not as a Protector, but as a supreme Sovereign. He has not only im posed on theM a Hospodar in contravention of the treaty by which this functionary was to be elected by the general assembly, but has also appointed to the chief officer of the quarantine establishment (a most important appointment as regards Austria), a foreigner with powers totally indep en d en t o f th e Hospodar; in other points, Russia is endeavour to make the most important changes. By one of the articles, the Assembly had the right to introduce, with the concurrence of the Hospodar, any reforms in the statute which time and necessity might re quire, but Russia now refuses her assent to this, and insists upon an additional article, by which the right and the most precious privilege of and am e li orat i ng t h e i nst i tut i ons o f the country would be annihilated. The General As sembly fully understanding the o' , ject of Russia, refused its assent both to the proposed changes and to the additional clause, and the efforts of the Hospodar and the intimidations of the Russian Consul were all employed in vain to dissuade the Assembly from adopting a resolution in accordance with the express articles of the original treaty. The debates became more and more animated, and at length the Russian Consul, alarmed at this mani festation of hostility to the views of his Court, thought proper to enter a protest, to which the Assembly published a reply in the shape of an address to the Hospodar in which are these words : Is it not a severe blow aimed at this innc.cent Assembly, to consider its labours, its conscientious principles, its love, and its confidence in the rights guaranteed to their country. as an infraction of the laws, or a conduct worthy of blame? When the Assembly performs religiously the sacred object for which it is canvoked, does it deserve to incur a protest against the legality of its proceedings, and consequently a charge—for which its members were far from being pre pared, a charge wholly incompatahle with their ardent love for the rights of their country ? The consequence of which was, that the Hos podar was obliged to yield to the intimidation of a foreign Ambassador, and dissolve the Assembly. The object of Russia, according to the Reviewer, in this proceeding, is to exchange her title of a Protec tor for that of a Sovereign Power, and it remains for the diplomacy of Europe to decide whether these prin cipalities " so important by their geographical posi tion, their numerous population (a million and a half) and, the fertility of their soil, shall be allowed to augment the resources of that great empire, already too powerful and too alarming for the peace and even for the independence of Europe. And whether by such a consummation Russia shall be permitted to control the navigation of the Danube to the ex tent of nearly two hundred miles, to check the whole commerce of Southern Germany, and of all the Austrian possessions extended along 'that noble river ; to exclude us from tradin g wfinitlatii, to as sumeHyungary, Scr Servia, anda ;bat p position the t nn which wouldprincipalities; and, enable her to excite among the Sclavonic populations of Austria and Turkey, and in the very heart of those empires, those constant troubles for which her common , origin and religion gives her so great a facility, and which she can turn with so much art to the ad vantage of her favourite idea of founding Me Sda voni an Empire." • The treaty with Austria, and pafticularly that part of it which concerns the ports and commerce of Wallachia and Moldavia, is directly framed to avert such a result, and the momentous question which it involves, is well expressed in the following words:— By virtue of these two prtieles, all the ports of the Da nube in Wallachia and Moldavia are assimilated to the Austrian ports; and thus the commercial interests of these two provinces pass now under the protection of Eng land and Austria. One moment's reflection will point out the impo; tance of this measure for the principalities; but as regal ds ourselves, we see, in addition to it, in this step, not merely the deter mination on the part of the cabinets of London and Vienna to resist the Russian encroachments in that quarter, but also an offensive attitude of those ca binets against Russia, end the foundation of a claim on the part of Austria to the possession of Wallachia and Molda ra, and to the extension of her territory to the Black Sea. The treaty with England, however, is not the first proof of the jealousy entertained by Austria of • Russian encroachments in this quarter, for in a treaty concluded with Greece in 1835, she protested against any control on the part of Russia of the mouth of the Danube. In tLe commercial treaty with England she now not only protests against the stipulations of the treaty of Adrianople, granting to Russia an exclusive influence to the principalities, but assumes also an attitude of a rival power for a claim to the possession of these provinces. So long, howeva, as RuSsia occupies the Delta of the Da. rube, some of the most important articles of that treaty must remain a dead letter. The writer thus concludes : Whatever may be the result of the contest of which the said treaty gives an official announcement, it must be declared that the destiny of the principalities is intimately connected with its fate ; and that from the very moment of its ratification Wallachia and Moldavia will become the theatre of diplomatic contest between Austria and Russia, ere the sword shall ultimately decide which of the two ponTrs is to possess those rich and important provinces. The sympathies of Europe must be on the side of Austria; the more so as the political and commercial in terests of Austria are in this case identical with those of Europe. The intrigues of Russia in the principalities, which we have before described, and her brutal violation of the existing treaties and the laws of the country, have pro voked too much resistance on the part of the Wallachians and Moldavians, and in its turn, too much violence on the part of the Russian Consul. General, not to prove suffi ciently that Russia is looked upon by the people of thos4 provinces as their enemy, and her influence in the local Governments as a despotic usurpation. It is not to be doubted, therefore, that the inhabitants of the princi palities —aware, as they are, of their being too feeble to maintain their own independence, and to form a distinct State between such powerful neighbours--would feel them selves essentially benefited by being placed under the sway of Austria; whose Government, on the whole, is friendly to the labouring classes, and promotes the physical com forts of the people. Such a combination would be the most advantageous for Turkey itself, especially as there arc as yet wide tracts in the East, in which she may re ceive a compensation for any loss in Europe. The cradle of the Ottoman power may be the source of new strength and regeneration, and the eastern shores of the Black Sea are not yet Russian. In losing the mere nominal sove reignty which she indeed still enjoys over the principalities —distinct in their laws, their religion, and their language —whose trans-Danubian position renders them difficult for the Porte to defend against Russian arms and Russian in trigues, Turkey, acquiescinc , in the occupation of the se provinces by Austria, arid the' extension of her sway to the Black Sea, will experience the real, and to herself, most important, advantage of seeing interposed between herself and Russia an antagonist fully able to eontroul her deadly enemy on land, and, with time, probably on the Black Sea also. CONSTABULARY FORCE for the COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES. A Commission was appointed by the late King, for the purpose of inquiring as to the best means of establishing an efficient Constabulary Force in the Counties of England and \Vales, especially with a view to the prevention of offences, and also with regard to any proceedings before trial, by which the detection and apprehension of criminals may be rendered more certain ; and also for inquir inc as to any public services which may be obtained from such a force, either in the preservation of the peace or the due protection of property, &c. &c. Th. Commission was renewed.on the accession of her Majesty, and consists of three members—the Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, one of the Poor-law Commissioners, and the Secretary of the Board. On a former occasion we stated that their First Report had just been laid be fore both Houses of Parliament, and at the same time published the plan, consisting of seven propositions, which they recommend to her MO ty's Government for carrying their views into effect. Before noticing the details of the Inquiry, which .are full of interest, we will give their chief reasons for recommending the establishment of a general Constabulary Force for Bnglai:d and Wales. These are also seven in number, and are as follows 1. That it is essential for the efficiency and attainment of all compatible services from a constabulary foree,—first, that the constables should be trained, or appointed. from a trained force ; secondly, that neither by appointment nor otherwise should they be privately connected with the dis trict in which they act; thirdly, that they should at periods be changed from district to district ; fourthly, that whilst they should act under local direction for the performance of various local and administrative duties, for the repression of the practices of migratory depredators, vagrancy, and of fences which concern the community at large more than the particular locality, they must act under general rules and principles, and in subordination to general directions from one general and responsible executive authority. 2. That such a trained and.moveabla force, under ge neral and responsible direction, will produce greater ad vantages than at least doable the number of untrained, irremoveable constables, acting more expensively under separate, independent, and voluntary, or untrained and irresponsible direction. 3. That the expense of a general and uniform force, which we believe would be adequ a te t o th e atta i nment o f these objects, would be under half a million sterling per annum. 4. That the saving from the services of such a force would be considerable ; that, independently of the saving to individuals of the greater proportion of the money or produce now taken by habitual depredators, there would be much saving effected on upwards of two millions of money, now expended chiefly in the cost of repression and of punishment in various ways, amongst others in the maintenance of delinquents in gaols, in transports, and in the penal colonies, as well as in the prevention of frauds upon the revenue. 5. That much time, which we cannot accurately deter mine, would be required to obtain proper persons and fit them by training for the proper discharge of their duties, and to organise an efficient trained force. 6. That the only available district or trained force that can at present be obtained is the new Metropolitan Police force. 7. That in the great majority of instances, or nearly all, of the successful trial of a paid constabulary force, have been instances where trained men have beef' obtained from the Metropolitan Police Farce, comprehending ab ou t 9 00 instances in towns and rural districts. The first point the Commissioners endeavoured to ascertain was the extent of depredation to be guarded against, and at' the beginningiof the in quiry it became evident that the returns hitherto made of the number of persons prosecuted or con victed cannot be relied on as correct indications of crime in any given district. In proof of this they state : In two instances where crime was remarkably fre quent, where the only real security of the subject con sisted in his own power of self-defence, and where, as we have good reason to believe, from the defective state of the constabulary .force, there was no pursuit or apprehen sion, the gaols being empty, the Judges were, according to custom, presented at the 'Assizei with white gloves as em blems of the purity .of the districts. In other instances where, from the increased efficiency of the constables, or from increased facilities of prosecution, there has been an increased number of cages on the Calendar, it is common to bear this increase of prosecutions seriously treated as an, increase of crime, and as the ground of alarm. The an swers to the questions put by us to ascertain the state of the information possessed, as well as the state of the fact, show that there is in general no recorded information upon the subject on which any reliance for exactitude can be placed. In order, however, to form the most correct esti. mate of the amount of one specks of crime, and to show how very few are convicted, as compared with the number of offenders, they formed a comparison of the number 2f forged notes presented to the Bank of England, with the number of prosecutions and convictions, and the result was, that for a period of 18 years, ending with the year 1823, the number of forged notes presented to the Bank of England was 263,990 ; the convictions 1,574 or one in 167, and the proportion of executions t o cr i mes com mitted was as 1 to 1,003, or more than a thousand chances of escape (or minor punishment) to one of suffering, the last penalty of the law ; and that 166 acts of forgery, or uttering, c u t o f 167, were com mitted with impunity. The greatest number of forged notes presented to the Bank of England was in the year 1817, being ..not less th an 3,180, an d the proportion of convictions was lin 243. After the Act for restoring cash payments, and small notes were abolished, the decrease of this species • of crime was most remarkable, the number of forged notes presented being only 1,648 in 1823, and the con victions 6 ; in • • c i v 267 1837 they were, respectively, and 3. Tha Commissioners found equal difficulty in as ,:ertaining the number of habitual depredators with JUSTICE TO WALES. , a very nume - On Wednesday night, at nine o'clock rous meeting of the natives of the Principality o f W a l es vas convened, in consequence of a printed circular (which SN ; as widely distributed among their country men), having the title " Justice to Wales," at the Owen Glyudwr Tavern, Aldersgate-street, for the pur pose of taking into consideration the adoption of peti tions to both Houses of the Legislature against appro priating. any of the surplus revenues of the Sees of St. Asaph and Bangor, to any purposes not connected with the interest of the Principality. Mr. Wm. JONES, in the Chair. _ . _ The CHAIRMAN said, it having been intimated that it was the intention of Government to form Manches ter into a Bishopric, and to appropriate a portion of the surplus revenues arising from the Sees of St. Asaph and Bangor to the sustenance of that newly-created See, several of their countrymen had determined to convene a meeting in order to give all the opposition in their power to that proceeding. England had, in the course. of years, obtained many acquisitions from Wales. They had conquered them and driven them into their fastnesses, and, at intervals, portions of their country had been taken away to form part of England.—( Hear.) Since Wales had been made a Principality they had been forbearing, but their for bearance had only tented to make them subject to further aggression. The time, however, had arrived when they were called upon to speak, since they had now more cause than ever. They did not wish to ex hibit themselves as physical force men, like the Chartists, nor, as O'Connell, did they seek to urge them to dissolve the union between England and Wales. Though it was their duty not to be silent until they had sue eeeded in compelling the Government to acknowledge their right to the surplus revenues.--4 Applause.) After short speeches from Mt'. G. Thompson. Mr. Hawkins, and other gentlemen connected with Wales, petitions in accordance with the object of the meeting were agreed to. - The petition to the Ho use o f L or d' s to be presented by Lord Dinorben, and that to the Commons by Mr. Owen Sandys. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. CHRONICLE.—This was settling day in the English Stock Market, and was of more than usual importance, the transactions since last account day having been rather extensive. It was adjusted, however, without any parti. cular difficulty. In the early part of the day money was certainly not in demand, but it got better as the day ad vanced. Out of the house money, upon approved secu rities and at short dates, is far from scarce ; but, on the contrary, can be procured readily at 3!r to 31 per cent. For long dates, however it it is still wanted, the uncertain state in which political matters have been placed latterly having made the money lenders ex tremely cautious in acceding to advances beyond the very limited period ; but as affairs throw off this unsa tisfactory appearance the money market will improve, for there is evidently no want of cash in Lombard-street. Consols closed at 92% buyers for money, and 92i buyers for the'next Account, the 23t1r of May ; Three per Cents. Reduced left off at 921 to ; Three-and-a-Half per Cents. Reduced 98:i to i; and New Ditto 100 to e. There have again to-day been some very good and strong buyers cf Exchrqucr Bills, which has occasioned a very marked rally in their value, the closing quotation being 445. to 465. premium, a rise o f 4 5 . i n t h e premium as compared with the prices at the termination of business yesterday. If the large sales, therefore, which have taken place lately were on account of the Bank, which from the beginning we disbelieved, it is clear that they havo not occasioned any serious alarm, but merely reduced the price to a tempt ing quotation for the speculators. Bank Stock left off at Ig6 to 197. The accounts to-day from Amsterdan and Hamburg, in a commercial and fin anc i a l po i nt o f v i ew , arc much more satisfactory than for some time past ; for internal trade was not only improving, but bills upon London were in demand, which is a most important feature for us at this moment, when our manufacturing interests are looking with so much anxiety and interest t o the Continental spring trade. From Paris the letters are also rather more cheer ful; and notwithstanding the un p leasant positionin which political masters a re placed, there are symptoms of ame lioration in merc an tile affairs. A further improvement i n the rates of exchange , especially on Paris, is confidently looked for to-morro w . T h e exportation of the precious metals, however, principally silver, continues to some ex tent ; but the large amount which is exported from Mexico, in consequence of the opening of the ports, will perhaps counterbalance the effect of these shipments. ll ER ALD.—Considerable a nxiety prevail s i n t h e mo netary and commercial circles respecting the actual condi tion of the Money Market, its prospects, and the intention of the Bank of England Direction, who most undoubtedly, and perhaps justifiably, are playing a eery cautious game. Duringthe earlier portio n of the da y it was asserted with much confidence by some parties that the Bank had exc l u . sivcly thrown out some American bills presented for di s _ count. s We have some good reason to believe that there , - _ we might say alm os t to the utmost ; w as no foundation fo r the assertion • weAve, howeve r , t o h a dd that we know t he Bank Direction are at present limit. ing their discounts in feet such is the state of the commercial markets that we believe that discountsto the extent of 10,000/. were no ofraed to the bank yesterday. It is admitted in the bank parlOur that the drain of gold_ and sil ver f rom this country has been very grea t, but at the same time the currency of that the country is co nsidered, not o nl y in , atimportant ~ sanctum," but by more practical men:as far from being in an unhealthy state. Manufactures aro not, however, goinn• out in a sufficient q uantit y f r om this count ry to pay for the coming importation s of foreign corn ; ther e f ore the ship ments of the precious metals must be exp ected to continue for some time. The following is the c orrect amount of the exportation of bullio n from this country, during the period between the 3d and 10th instant. Of gold i n b ars, 4,200 oz., in coins 6,6 25 oz ., of silver in bars, 12,2 07 oz., in c o i ns 30,600 oz. Nosntive Castlereagh, as t t h le c re Mar quis THE ITALIAN OPERA.—The Op era was very fashionably attended o n Tuesday. ir quis and Marchioness of Normanby, Viscount the Duke of Montrose and the Duchess (who, we are happy to learn, is recovered from her temporary indispo sition), Marquis and Marchioness of Aticsbury, Earl and Countess of Wilton, Marchioness of Tweeddale and Lady Hay, Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, Lord and Lady F. Gordon, Mr. and Miss Laws ; Lords H. Seymour, Compton, Macdonald, Gardner, Jocelyn, Burgher s h, F. Beauclerk, Cantel u pe, Drumlan - in, W. Len nox , Boring den, Douro; Sir Henry Webb, Sir Edmund Bacon Messrs. Harvey Aston, Ponsonby, Macdonald, Wombwell, Ricardo, &c. Grisi's new variations, so tastefully intro duced in the polacca, were universally admired. We are glad to hear that an entirely new divertisemcnt, by Guerra, is in active preparation. James's- The Junior St. James's Club, S t. serect, have purchased the gfand and unique malachites from the collection of Prince Lieven. The centre vase is said to equal the superb present made to George I.V. by 1 the Emperor of Russia. PRECURSOR SOCIETY. Mr. O'Connell arrived from Newry, where he had been attending a dinner, about three o'clock this afternoon, and proceeded to the Corn Exchange, to attend the adjourned meeting of the Precursors. He was accompanied by his brother, Mr. John O'Connell, of Grena. Mr. ROONE7 was called to the Chair, and the S:cretary read letters enclosing rent. Mr. O'CONNELL proceeded to address the meeting, and gave an account of the proceedings at the dinner at Newry last night, where upwards of 400 persons attended, and the utmost enthusiasm prevailed. That assemblage had taken place in what used to be termed " the Black North," but be would venture to affirm that, either in point cf respecta bility or patriotic ardour, it could not be exceeded in any part of Ireland. Mr. O'Connell then referred to the mo tion of Lord John Russell, fixed for Monday next. Upon the result of that motion the fate of the Ministry, and the peace of Ireland depended. If the Tories were defeated, he would announce the result to the Irish people in the Dublin newspapers; but if the Tories should prevail—if an Orange regime were once more established, his letters to the people of Ireland should thenceforvrard originate in the London press, because he would not expose the Irish editors to the vengeance of the Tory prosecutors. In allusion to the meeting to be held in the Theatre to morrow, Mr. O'Connell stated that the northern coaches were crowded with Reformers coming 'up to join in the proceedings. —( Cheers.) Mr. O'CONNELL again rose, and stated that the " rent" amounted to 1871. 6s. lad. Mr. J. O'CONNELL having been called to the chair, the meeting separated. GALWAY MEETING.—The requisition for a county meet ing for Friday next, has been already splendidly signed, and a very valuable demonstration of public feeling is ex pected on the occasion. Doctor API-lale and three other Catholic Bishops, the County Members, several Deputy Lieutenants, Peers, Baronets, Honourables, &c. &c., have signed, and had there been a little more time there would be nine-tenths of the county in the ranks. There is much praise due to Sir Michael D. Bellew, Bart., and Mr. Nicholas Comyn, for their exertions on this, as well as on former occasions, in the cause of the people.—Pilot. CORPORATION DINNER.—Mr. Sheriff Grant gave a din ner yesterday. The only thing worth noticing is, that the Recorder got a glorious roaring down, and his attempts to conceal his having sold the pass were treated with contempt and derision. "Jockey Jones" acted orator.—lbid. Loan PLUNKET.—The Dublin Evening Post says that Lord Plunket's rumoured resignation of the Chancellorship has no foundation in fact, and that, of courw, Sir John Campbell is not fixed upon as his successor. - TIIE WEATIIER.-The harsh and uno - enial easter*wind still continues to blow on with unabated viridericc and fury. There is not an appearance of vegetation—the grass is burned up, and the shrubs, and what are in courtesy called evergreens, have assumed a hue very dif f erent indeed from verdant. We believe, however, that in the billy and mountainous districts the season is favourable for getting in the seed oats, which from the moist state of the ground it was impossible to do before. Loan LonToN.—The Pilot furnishes the following ex tract of a letter from 13.11linamuck, dated the 4th inst. " About nine o'clock this morning the Sub- Sheriff and Mr. Courtenay, with a squadron of the Scots Greys, about 200 infantry, of 59th and 99th, Robert Curtis, Esq., S. 1., Chief Constable Dobbyn, and 100 constabulary, arrived at Ballinamuck. The por,le all had their houses cleared, and sonic unroofed, and surrendered possession quietly. Mr. Courtenay's men levelled the remainder, and principal bonus occupied by Daniel M'Guinncss and Pat Hagan, and three or four minor ones, taking possession of John Kiernan's, but leaving him for a month, conditionally, in the house. The chapel was not interfered with. There was from 100 to 150 country-people, including women, but did not seem inclined to give any opposition • of course, it would hav e been :idle for th em to d o so. :Mr. Courtenay had five horses laden v ith provisions, spirits, and porter, for the troop s , an d a b out a d ozen levellers from Boyle. The Mail encourages his Lordship to Co what he likes with his own by telling him that " be is only exercising with becoming spirit and energy the legal rights of a proprietor on his property," and adds the Orange organ "we have no doubt that his Lordship possesses moral courage sufficient to defend his character and reputation by the same means, against the foul and flagitious slanders published against both in the columns of the Government journals II" MULDER.-It is said that a brutal murder was committed somewhere (the particular locality is not stated) in the county of Tipperary on Monday night. ROYAL PRESENT FROM PERSIA.—A splendid cadeau from thc Persian Court to her Majesty Qu een Victoria has just reached this country by the Hermes steamer. It consists of between 50 and 60 shawls, woven in the looms of Shiraz and Ispahan, and exhibiting proofs of skill and taste that fully authorise the Schuh to antici pate a favourable reception for the " rich gifts" he has transmltted. The borders of some exhibit, in all its de tails, a triumphal procession; trains of camels and Arab steeds, sumptuously caparisoned—elephants carrying pala quins, musicians gathered in groups, and the countless at tendants of many mighty chiefs, being all pourtrayed with ecrial fidelity and splenClqur. These striking and com plicated objects are woven in the most exquisite colours, with perfect accuracy of outline, and present. a combina tion of forms and ha(: , , blended into cue gre).et e?-rsenzNe of beauty, with which the I.loikmr.nsliip of Europe would, county of Tipperary on Monday night. EVENING EDITION. that of ascerlaining, except in this instance, the pro portun of offences to convictions. The answers from the county -magistrates, gaolers, and others, were most unsatisfactory. The ordinary tenor of the greater proportion of answers was, "a few"—" we cannot ascertain." " There may be persons of this description, but we have no means of. ascertaining their number. " In order to form some criterion, therefore, as to the proportion of persons who live by habitual depredation, the Commissioners had recourse to the following plan : With a view to make some approximation to a tolera bly correct estimate of the amount of crime actually com mitted, as compared with the prosecutions within particular districts, we have directed an enumeration to to made by the Metropolitan Police, of the number and description of persons known to them as being addicted to habitu a l d e ll a ; quency or breaches of the law. We have obtained similar enumerations from •Liverpool, Bristol, Bath, Hull, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, where the police is organized and conducted on the sante plan ER the Metropolitan Police. Before the means of tnals , ng such estimates were obtained by the organization of such an agency mere or less closely observant of the-classes in question, and therefore enabled to give more or less accurate particulars with relation to them, one of the Commissioners who had then paid atten tion to the subject, endeavoured to determine the number of common thieves who were at large in the metropolis. The course taken was to endeavour to ascertain the follow ing points : —First, the average duration of the career of corn own thieves or habitual depredators before their perma nert removal from the field of depredation, by tranapere tion, death, or other means. Secondly, the number of be. bitual depredators who annually pass through the gnols, and are permanently removed from the field of depredation by such means. Upon the first of those points, it was esti mated in 1830, on the information of governors of prisons, at torneys practising in criminal courts, and other persons con versant with the habits of the criminal population in the me tropolis, that the average career of impun'tj to common thicvn was not less than six years. On the second point it was estimated that the total number of habitual depre dators annually tried in the Crown Courts of the metro polis, was in round numbers 1,000: hence. it followed that the number of common thieves at large in the metro polis, from which the auntie.' supply of 1,000 convicts was made without apparent diminution, could not be less than 6,000. Ia the year 1834 an estimate -was made of the number of common thieves in the metropolis known to the Metropolitan Police. The total number then known to them was 5,210. Upon a more close enumeration made in the year 1837, the numler was returned as 6,407. The following is the proportion of known bad cha racters to the population of the six large towns to which they extended their inquiry:—London Metropo litan Police District, 1 In 8!) ; Liverpool, 1 in 45 ; Bristol, 1 in 31 ; Bath, 1 in 37 ; 1 in 64 ; and Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1 in 27 ; but this list in cludes three classes : I. Persons Rho have no visible means of subsistence, and who arc believed to live wholly by violatiou of the law, as by habitual depredation, by fraud, by prostitution, &c. 11. Persons following some ostensible and legal occupa tion, but who are known to have committed an armee, and are believed to augment their gains by habitual or ceca sional violation of the law. 111. Persons not known to have committed any offences, but known as associates of the above cla;scs, and otherwise deemed to be suspicious characters. The number of common thieves in the metropolis was estimated not long ago at 30,000, and, ac cording to Mr. Colquhoun, the Magistrate of the Thames Police, the number of depredators and prostitutes amounted in his time to 50,000, an estimate proved to be enormously extravagant. In a recent address published by a voluntary associa tion for the suppression of prostitution, the num ber of persons of that description in the metropolis was stated to be not less than 80;000, while " the actual enumeration shows that at this time the number living amidst nearly a million and a half of the population does not exceed 7,000. The next point of inquiry was the proportion of vagrant thieves who constitute the most prominent body of delinquents in the rural districtsthose who seek alms as mendicants, and those who travel from town to town and from fair to fair, and who make incursions from the provincial towns upon the adjacent rural districts. From persons of this class confessions were obtained setting forth in detail their previous career of depredation, and the description of their associates. The following extract is from a statement made by a prisoner in Salford Gaol, aged 21, the son of honest parents at Manchester. The gypsies come in for their share of the blame, and the unfortunate Irish are not forgotten. Even this scamp traces the source of his crimes to Irish blood: . For the last four years, up to 1839, I have " travelled" fur a maintenance. I carried a covered hawker's basket with an oil-case on the top, with cutleryorinkets, braces, Birmingham fancy goods, buttons, pearl, bone, and wood. This pack was net what I and others chiefly depended on; it was the excuse for travelling ; and also something to fall back upon in case we could do no business of other kinds. The value of the contents would vary from 21. to 41. I have sold silk goods " stolen," bought of the shop-lifters ; dare are these in all towns, small as well as large. They will r . not sell to any unless they know them ; if they supposed a man to be "a traveller," they would come up - to him and say, perhap s Will you stand for some handkerchiefs, ribbon, anything in gold, or silver, or wearing apparel ?" There are ring. stealers, on pretence of bUying them. Nee. d4e-stealers from drapers' shops " buy 100, and steal a couple of thousand." There arc cant words for everything you use or do. I have seen some old cant in print, but it is nothing to the cant now used. There are three sorts of cant, the gipsies', the beggars' (such as pretended sailors and others), and the thieves'. . The cants are distinct in many words, but alike in others. A stranger to the cant words could not understand the gipsies or others, save a few words here and there. The gipsies have a cant word for every word they speak. The vagrant cant is a lower style than the thieves ; they use it to tell one another whit they get at different houses ; they are not always thieves, they will not push themselves 'forward to steal, and one.- half of them, if they saw another stealing, would tell of him, and yct, if they could do it themselves they would. The gipsies arc the worst of thieves ; they live by fortune telling; they make rings out of brass buttons and pewter, and the wives sell them as gold and silver; they have files end other implements for cutting them out; the metal ones ate cast ; many of them make bad money. They will coin the money in lanes, or buy it of the dealers in towns in the rough, and make it up themselves. This is extensively done, most " up" the country, the south and west of England; more round Sussex, Essex, Kent, Surrey, Northampton. They have no religion; are heavy curaers; go in fa milies ; never marry ; many of them arc sheep-steelers. The two families of the Boslems and Smiths, about sixty in each, arc about Nottinghatnabire and, De: bysh!re ; hardly an Assize or Sessions but some of this set are had up ; in a inter they live is towns, if very severe. They will he in one tent when out ; as soon as old enough they " pair,", and if they don't like each other, after a fight the w oman will go to her own tribe again, and the man selocts ano ther woman. Play cards and drink the Sundays. " Tra vellers" will not "do business" on Sundays. There are come who will rob houses at chapel-time On that day, be_ cause they canrot get in at others. I kt.ow two sent front Leicester last March for a robbery on Sunday night. One got fifteen, the other ten years. Amongst thievee there are several kinds. Ist. Those confined to pit:kilt pockets have boys to work for them, and close round them, that to one shall see them. This is very gainful large towns furnish furnish them, and they frequent all fairs, wakes, and races. They travel various ways, some with spring and covered carts. " Muffling" the cart is of use only when there is no watchman ; the wheels and horses' feet are all clothed. I have net heard of its being done this long time. 2.1. Robbers of the person with violence, mostly three toge ther, two will hold the man, and the third rifle his pockets. All three will, perhaps, be behind when the attack is made, and one will put his arms round him, or he would hit hint from behind with a s!one in a handkerchief, or a heavy stick, to stun or " drop" him, and when the plunder is got, throw him out of the way. If a man is in a gig, one will get behind, and get his arms round him and drag him out, or one will hold the horse and cut the - reins. A horse man will do well to take to the fields, but in a gig a man has only the chance of self-defence ; few " travellers" i. e. .Ilieves, will venture their lives if a pistol is shown. Few " travellers" are confined to one kind of robbing ; in some places you will see the same persons with boys pick ing pockets, and others with a threc-thimble tale, gam Wing at fairs and races; it would 13, a good thing to stop it universally ; they are thieves to a man ; it would draw them to other things. Take one with another, Manchester is the worst town in England for a thief; I have beard the names of - and the other side of London. Liverpool is a bettor place for a thief than Manchester, if he be a stranger. If yOO say in any other part of England that you are from Man chester, von are Et once supposed to be a thief; it is the same with London, Birmingham, and Liverpool; but they say that Manchester and Birmingbamturn out more thieves than London and Liverpool. The Manchester end Liver, pool are reckoned the most expert. Obey are thought to be of Irish parents, and to have most funning. la fact, I'll be bound to say, that three parts of those who 4re travelling now throughout the kingdom have Irish bloodtilt them, el. thcr from father, mother, or grandmo ther. I should think ' there are some tho usands of " travellers " in England, not to mention Ire land and Seotiand ; th ere arc more in Scotland than Irel and (Ireland is too poor, unless in the large towns). I have seen 150 cf vas at one place. There have been 27,730 committals in the seve ral counties of Ireland for the year 1838, and 11,036 cons ictions. and decayed o a w g s ed has met with a WATERMEN'S CHARITY.—The new Institu etnh the n e d re i g ti h o t n e rm o f eii al a rn n d sh t o h u e s i e r s % f v ?r ‘ t n i • c a n ter fo nt r from the commercial and chipping support interests of the trade and port of London exceeding the 'most sanguine ex pectations of the Wa.erman's Company, by whom this be nevolent scheme Was founded. The subscriptions in ten weeks amount to 5,0001., in addition to a site for the alias. homes at Sydenham, presented by Mr. J. D. Brown, gra nary-keeper. The Royal Exchange Assurance Company have recently given 100 guineas to the institution, and other corm - net calbodies, merchants, and bankers have sub scribed most liberally: The sum required to build and endow the almshouses for 100 watermen and lightcrinen, and their iv idows is 20,0001., and there is no d oubt tht. whole amount will shortly be collected. _ 113 .1 . ; oy,L. OVe in. ratub 4 , et as!, 0 , of rdered RS• t (fa r " :e O f ' es. nv to Th e milegt Brug" lon el• 0)1 1 - 6 : 1 • S o 3 0 7, yo• r,1.4