The Sun. — London, England, 1845-06-07 00:00:00

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. The THIRD EDITION of THE SUN of last (Friday) Evening contained— The Latest Prices of Shares from the Official List. The conclusion of the day's proceedings before the Railway Committees of the House of Commons. The conclusion of the day's proceedings in the Court of Queen's Bench. The List of Appointments, Bankrupts, &c., from the London Gazette. The Weekly Returns of the Circulation, &c. of the Bank of England. The Course of Exchange. The Monthly Returns of the Circulation of the Banks of Scotland and of Ireland. The Latest Market Intelligence. The Parliamentary Proceedings of the Evening, being a full Report of the Proceedings in the House of Lords up to the hour of adjournment, and of those in the House of Commons up to a Quarter before Seven o'clock. RAILWAY NEWS. githscribers and others interested in Railways will find a FULL ACCOUNT of the PROCEEDINGS before the RAJ, WAY COMMITTEES in the THIRD EDITION of THE SUN, reported up to the CLOSE of EACH DAY. un-oifice, 112, Strand. Now ready, in 3 vols., post Svo., D'ISRAELI'S "SYBIL; MR- Or, THE TWO NATIONS." • Another of D'lsraell's brilliant novels."—Tones. "If Coningsby' be the most brilliant of Mr. D'lsraeli's works, assuredly Sybil' is the most patriotic and interesting."—Post. " Mr. D'lsraeli's descriptions must turn the attention of his very many readers to a subject so full of wonderment and novelty. They are written with genuine feeling."—Chronicle. " High as is Mr. D'lsraeli's reputation, ' Sybil' will add a brighter laurel to his wreath."—Sun. " Sybil,' like Coningsby,' 13 welcome as a sign of the times. It is full of brlght suggestive thoughts."—Athenaeum. " In his sket.: - les of the knaves and dupes of party, Mr. D'lsraeli is without a rival."—Examiner. " A work of higher purpose and more finished execution than Coningsby.' It teems with suggestive philosophy."—The League.' " Sybil' is an improvement upon Coningsby: The character and condition' of the poor is presented ha a more artistical manner -than by Jerrold or Dickens."—Spectator. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. LAST APPEARANCE OF THE DA...NSEITSES VIENNOISES. THIS EVENING Will be performed Donizetti's Opera, entitled LUCIA DI LAM 31ERMOOR. Lucia, 3ldlle. A. Castellan ; Alicia, Madame Bellini ; Iturice, Sig. Fornasari ; Edgardo, Sig. Moriani. Between the First and Second Acts the Danseuses Viennoises (under the direction of Madame Josephine Weiss) will, by a treneral expressed desire, dance the " Pas Rococo." They will also appear in the New Divertissement, POT POURRI, com prising a resume of their most admired Dances :—Hornpipe, by Mdlles. Kock and Weber ; Schweitzer Tanz, by Mdlles. Pragher and Henckel Tarentelle, by Mdlles. Rorarius and Sperl; Tyrolertanz, by Flo:lanschutz (sisters) ; Cracovienne, by Mdlles. Mina and Werner ; Mazur, by Sixteen ; Linzertanz, by Mddles. Kock and Web.n.; Polonaise, by Mdlles. Pragher and Henckel ; Polka, by Four ; Hongroise, by Mdlles. Florianschutz (sisters) ; Toleo de Xerxes,' by Mdlles. Sperl and Franz Weiss ; Coda, by all the Da.n4coses Viennoises. ^ •- And in the course of the Evening will dance the " Pay Oriental,' it being their last appearance. To conclude with the three principal Tableaux of the Ballet of ,LA ESMERALDA. La Esmeralda, Madame Carlotta Grisi. In the Third Tableau will be introduced the admired " Pas de Quatre",(composLd by Mdile. L. Grahn), by Mdlle. L. Grahn, Mes dames Moncelet, Cassan, and Dcmelisse. In consequence o t the illness of Madame Grist, Donizetti's Opera, " Lucrezia Borzbt," is unavoidably postponed. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public are respectfully intOrmed, that there will be an Extra Night (nut included In the Subscription), ON THURSDAY, JUNE 12, When will be performed (for the last time this Season) Mozart's chef d'ouvre, DON GIOVANNI. Donna Anna, Madame Grist ; Donna Elvira, Madame Rita Borio ; Zerlina, Madame Anaide Castellan; Don Giovanni, Sig. Fo nasari ; Don Ottavio, Sig. Mario ; Il Commandatore, Sig. Boteili ; 31asetto, Sig. F. Lablache ; Leporello, Sig. Lablache. After which, by general desire, will be repeated once more, and for the last time, the favourite Divertissement of UN BAL SOUS LOUIS XIS'., in which Mdlle. Lucile ~rahn will appear as a Cavalier of the Court of Louis XIV., and will dance with Mdlle. Cerito, in Costume of the same Court, the celebrated " Miuuet de la Cour" and " Gavotte." In the course of the Evening, Signor Moriani will appear in a election from Mereadante's Opera of " Elena di Feltre. With various Entertainments in the Ballet Departtment, including a Selection from the Ballet of EOLINE ; and comprising the eele brated Dryade Scene. Eoline, Mdlle. Lucile Grahn. And also a Selection from the Ballet of LA ESMERALDA' La Esmeralda, Mdlle. Carlotta Grist. And a Selection from the New Grand Ballet, entitled ROSIDA ; '&u, Les Mines de Syracuse. Rosida, Mdlle. Cerito. applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box 04,'ce, Opera Colonnade. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. THIS EVENING • Will be repeated an entirely new and Original Opera, entitled THE ENCHANTRESS. The Music composed by M. W. Balfe ; the %ibretto, by M. de St. Georges and Mr. Bunn. Mr. Balfe will, on this occasion, preside in the Orchestra. Don Sylvio, Mr. W. Harrison ; Bamir, Mr. Borrani ; Duke d'Aquila, Mr. Weiss; Nugnez, Mr. H. Horncastle ; Stella, Madame .Anna Thillon. To conclude with the Second Act of the celebrated Ballet of LA G ISELLE. The Duke of Silesia, Monsieur Silvain ; Gisell , Mdlle. eiss. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. LESSEE, MR. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New and Oril.rinal Comedy, by Douglas Jerrold. entitl‘d TIME WORKS WONDL , R, - ;. Goldthumb, Mr. W. Farren ; Felix (3o:dthumb, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Bantam, Mr. Buckstone ; Mss Bessy Tulip, Madame Vestris ; Florentine, Miss Fortescue ; Miss Tucker, Mrs. Glover ; Patty, Mrs. Humby. Alter which, will be repeated an entirely New Farce, called THE Krs(3r AND I. Period, 1691. Sir William Melrose, Mr. H. Holl ; Bure.hell, Mr. James Bland; Perkin Pyetlnch, Mr. Bnckstone ; Jessie Donald, Miss Julia Bennett. To conclude with the Farce of MAKE YOUR WILLS. Joseph ....Brag, Mr. Backstone. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPILT. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be performed POOR JACK ; or, THE WIFE OF A SAILOR. .1% ek Soinerton, Mr. T. P. Cooke ; Eleanor, Mrs. E. Yarnold. . titer which, will be produced, a New and Original Farce, entitled LE IRISH DRAGOON. Mr. Brown Sherry, Mr. Selby ; Paddy Apa, - phy O'Brallaghan, Mr. Hudson. 'To conclude with PAUL PRY. Paul Pry, Mr. Wright ; Grasp, 311. 0, Smith ; Mrr. Subtle, Mrs. Yates ; Pluebe, Miss Woolgar. PRDWESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, MR. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING WI II be performed Sheridan Knowles' Play of THE HUNCH -114&01;. Master Walter, Mr. I'Vallack ; Sir Thomas Clifford, Mr. lett Murray ; Lord Tinsel, Mr. W. Lacy ; Modus, Mr. Compton ; Julia, liss Cushman ; I Wen, Mrs. Stirling. .:\fter which, a New Drama, entitled THE CHEVALIER ST. GI :ORGE. The Chevalier St. George, Mr. Wallack ; The Countess, Ms s. 1 'o conclude with a Divertissement, entitled LE PRINTEMPS. Sul ported by Messrs. Gilbert and Marshall, Miss Bailin and Miss Ma, 'shall. ----- THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. THIS EVENING urjU be performed an Original Comedy, entitled OUR NEW t;OVET. NESS. Characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, Wigan, Turner, ,itaiiton,.and Keeley ; Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Grove, Miss Arden, and Mrs. Keelk , Y• Previous to which a New Far, called A GOOD NAME. elm - ;meters by 3.lsrs. F. Mathews, Stanton, Mrs. Woollidge, Damson. To conclu d e -with an entirely New Operatic, Dramatic, Chivalric, 17.4 27 , Ron: antic Burlesque, entitled CINDERELLA. The Principal Mr. A. Wigan, Mr. Frank Mathews, Mr. J. W. Collier , Char s,tcters by Mr. „Keeley, milt Keeley, Miss Villars, Miss Fairbrother, Mrs. Wuollidge, Miss Grove, aliss Howard, &e, sk.intEns 311:STERIEUSES.—ST. JAMES'S TUE \TILE. :rile celebrated 3lonsieurßippe, whose Performances continue In excite universal Astonishment, and are nightly niaessed by V 'wiled and fashiorable audiences, will repeat his SOIREES (STE R E Sat this Theatre, THIS EVENING. and every TO ESDAY, THURSDAY, and SATURDAY, for a short ieriod only, coin Inencing at Half-past Eight. t. d in consequence of the great succe.:s on Monday M ,ning last, M. P. will give a SECOND MORNING PERFORMANCE; vr, 3.1.1.',T1NEE 31 YSTERIEUSE on MONDAY next, June 9, cum anencing; at Half-past One o'clock. L ' Ar l eq uin Celebre, Le Drape au Nationale, La Cu sue Internale, Lt • essaVe, and the srrprising and inexplicable feat of LEs 11. SS[NS DE POISSONS D'OR, et LA GRANDE MENAG PhysiqueEERI, mi t \ rersally considered the most extraordinary Tour de ever accomplished, and which, on every occasion of its being repre sentt\ 1, has excited the most enthusiastic admiration, will be repeated every .performance ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. PROPRIETOR, MR. W. BATTY. THIS EVENING And durlflg the week, the GODOLPHIN ARABIAN; or the Race Iforse of the Desert. Sognes In the Circle by Monsieur Tonrnaire's French Groupe of Equestrians. To conclude with a Favourite Frrce. Box-office open from Eleven till Five. GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCES. In c o.rnpliance with the wish of several influential and fashionable parties., and in order to accommodate those who, residing at a dis tance, r. ro prevented from visiting the nightly representations at the AmpnititeAtre, as well as with a slew to the gratification of the Juvenile tnetnbers of families, Mr. BATTY has concluded an arrange inens witli Mons. Tournalre fur THREE DAY PERFORMANCES, ;introducing the entire troop of French Equestrians. The next Verforiu,s.nce will take place on Thursday, June 12. DA VLDGE'S ROYAL EVEN ING SURREY THEATRE. THIS Will be in'aduced an entirely New Drama, entitled THE FAIR 3L4ID OF F.Y•RTI-i, With New Scenery, Dresses, Appointments, and Powerful ca.:* Al - hick, by ' , tar iv yI, .try...eular desire, BLANCHE HERIOT, with all Its extraordinary etre, ''''' Roman tic Nautical Drama , entitled THE To conclude with a WE lEto WOMAN OF TH_ NI WRECK. A DIFFERENT SUBJECT ET xlent—The Brilliancy et the Tyro kCH SEASON !—GRAND FETES. Success beyond all former prec , a n imagination. ‘• technic Finale exceet. „vested by H. R. H. PRINCE The Colossal Pictorial Representation and hailed with universal ALBERT is daily visited by thousanak: approbation. S, Ureter the Patronage of h er mos t G rac ious 116. A.JEALBTY her Majesty ALBERT, &c. the QUEEN DOWAGER. IL R. H. PRINCE 'ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GAR.. , a "Different The Proprietor, in redeeming hie promise to product, • - and Beau hject each Season," continues the Series of Remarltaln. tot i 1 Places by presenting A MA(INIFICF.NT MODELLED REPRESENTATION' F EDINBURGH, Tin . _pride of Scotland and of Scotetnnen, and the Immortal Scott - . Ai:t Romantic Ttr.vn," introducing the Old and New Town, the Nor' 413 it formerly existed, the Calton Hill, Nelson's Monument, Arthur s Seat, Salisbury Craggy, the Castle, Sir Walter Scott's Mono me„i, the Royal institution, Holyrood Palace, and all the most inter s features of " Auld iteelde." ,xa'n~ rho . Atrawings wede made by Mr. D a Old and New Town, t h h e an usual arez taken I a-eye view of the princip:il objects n • On the spot, present it s Firth of Forth, "8 - .. c. And from the rdo °t e t . o , ‘ ,.,y z eottion, is allowed to be the nappie r st production of Mr. Dan sou popular at this you 'r v i e PROMENADE CONCERTS, so decidedl ( ); ff r E : t a , hment, will this season be on an unusually Got 1' has been occupied since the close of last sumtinese,ale. this posing aft,,' arranging a varied and pleasing successien 'er t in , c e o Z,. - .Nixe iti e ,, which will be produced in rotation, including . sa sn ' l'iece 5 by Foroign Composers, not yet performed in this el a t e Messrg4l:4Tr3sons, the celebrated Performers on the Itock in ll r ar . ntamleon, .front COvent-garden Theatre, will perform every Day - txhibition of dutlir; the week from three till eight o'clock. JUid at Dvsk iake place the most extraordinary WORKS over atteMpted. The entire of the Gigantic Model will be IllumLiated. The different devices in front ef the houses, the tires on the Calton Hi,ll, Arthur's Seat, and the surrounding Moun : tains, the illumination oi'Nelson's Monument, and all the rejogs 'Ovhich too 's. place on her Majesty's Visit will be accurately pour- Ayed. And, as a Finale, a grand AqTt uatic Ro7al and Patriotic tAtau, Fifty Feet in Ficjght, will be exhibited in the centre of the Lead ! The Portraits of her Majesty devices and and other Prince Albert, surmounted by Fame, and surrounded by emblems will be to-r.zed. The Tableau designed and executed by Mr. Denson. pro: So The has been occupied for months in giving effec t to this matchless and superb design which combined with t YO•sx D'Arti rice, the Salute and Discharge of Rockets front kuo and stir .rounding heights, will form the most brilliant i l 'yrOt ,, ..splay sev.r witnes.Ted. Feeding of the Carnivora, at half-past Four ; Pc:icans, &1., at !We ; Cancer' at Six; and Pyrotechnic, Display at Nina, Admission, Otis rib—tiling. THE WEATHEPu.----SIIN OFFICE, JUNE 6. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 55 ; Highest, 65; Noon, 67 BAROMETER, 29.75.—W1ND, S.W. liars.—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 LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 15:minutes after 3 1 Evening .. 30 minutes after 3 ..THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDA . I: MORNING, JUNE 7, 1845. finished, and 8 steamers of 160 horse power and under. only commenced. The report adds, for the service of the year 1846, it is proposed to 'keep 170 ships of dif ferent sizes in a state of armameit, namely, 8 ships of the line, 12 frigates, 12 corvettes, 25 brigs of war, 30 gun brigs, and other smaller vessels, with 12 steamers, of which 3 are of 540 and 450, 3 of 320, 10 of 220, 23 of 160, and of 120 and under. In commission de rade 12 ships, namely, 4 ships of the line, 4 frigates, and 4 corvettes. In commission du port, 4 ships, 4 frigates, 4 smaller vessels, and 6 steamers. The Committee expresses its disappointment at the smallness of the French navy, and urges the Ministry to complete the reserve in conformity with the royal ordonnanctiS of 1837 and 1842. It appears from the naval inscription that the number of sailors in scribed during the year 1845 was 112,462, which shows an increase since 1838 of 22,938 men liable to service, and in the year 1844 alone of 3,052. The Committee expresses satisfaction at the disposition shown by the inhabitants of the coasts for the naval profession, as holding out good prospects for the commerce of the country and the defence of the state. The strength of the army is fixed at 340,000 men and 81,689horser, in which are included 60,000 men and 15,398 horses, for the service of Algisrs. The total estimates for the year, as drawn up by the Government, amount to 1,302,502,386 f. (51,000,0001.), which the Committee propose to reduce by 5,630,000 f. The Coustitutionnelstates, that Lieutenant D'AUBIGNY had returned from Otaheite to Paris, but had communi cated with the Government only by writing. Passports had been granted to Dun CARLOS and his Consort to leave France. It was understood they would take up their residence in_Savoy. A letter from Vienna, of May 24, says;—" The Court of Austria has been officially informed of the speedy arrival of Queen VICTORIA in Germany. Prince AL BERT is to accompany her. Her MAJESTY'S arrival has also been officially announced to the Senate of Frankfort." On the Paris Bourse the Three per Cents. closed at 85f. 85c. ; the New Loan at 86f. 10c.; the Five per Cents. at 1221. 25c.; Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,2301. ; Rouen 1,1101. ; Vierzon, 822 f. 50c. ; Havre, 887 f. 50c. ; Avignon, 1,0401. ; Basle, 273 f. 75c. ; Spanish Three per Cents, 41% Spanish Passives, 7%. The following are the quotations in the new lines:— Orleans and Bordeaux, 2321. premium ; Boulogne, 135 f. ditto ; Troyes and Montereau, 65f. ; Paris and Lyons (Laffitte), 21f. 25c.; ditto (Calon), If. 50c.; ditto (Gan neron), 7f. 50c.; Northern line (Laffitte), 301. ; ditto (Rosamel), 91. 50c. ; Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie), 101. ; ditto (Drouillard), par ; ditto (O'Neill), 151. ; ditto (Jacques Lefevre), par; Lyons and Avignon (Lecointe), 151. ; ditto (Talabot), 37f. 50c. ; ditto (Compagnie Meridio nale), 12f. 50c. ; Bordeaux and Toulouse (Mackenzie), 21. 50c. ; ditto and Cette (Espeleta), 15f. ; Creil and St. Quentin, If. 50c. ; Paris and Strasburg (Ganueron), 12f. 50c ; Dijon and Mulhouse, 4f. Amongst the rumours regarding the Colleges about to be established in Ireland, it has reached us that Dr. Cook, of Belfast, and Dr. Kirwin. of Galway, are named as likely to be the future Presidents of the respective colleges of these places. If clergymen be eligible to these responsible situations (and we cannot see why they should not be considered the most eligible) we do not think a better selection could possibly be made. These gentlemen's acquirements, talents, and liberality of opinions are well known to the country, and held in the highest estimation by persons of the religi ous professions to which they belong. And we have no doubt their appointment will prove equally acceptable to the Presbyterians of the north, and to the Catholics of Connaught. The " Chinese Collection," at Hyde Park, is ad vertised for sale. In these days of awakened attention to the intellectual wants of our people, and the cultiva tion of all branches of useful and popular knowledge ; when a Bill is actually pending in Parliament for the better establishment of museums in great towns ; we should have been disposed to hope that her Majesty's Government would have regarded the " Chi nese Collection" as an acquisition well worthy securing for the nation. Of all the people congregated together under one sceptre and one system of civil, political, and social institutions, on any part of the surface of the globe, and at any period of its known history, the Chinese, it is not too much to say, are the most marvellous, and in some respects the most interesting. Of all the States over which European civilisation has extended itself, England, beyond all competition, has established the most extensive, the most beneficent, and, we may now trust, the most permanent relations with that vast but jealous empire. To commemorate the spirit, the enterprise, the liberality, the valour, and the inflexible perseverance which have been mani fested by her in establishing her mercantile colonies in those remote regions, we can imagine no means more admirably calculated than the careful deposit and pre servation of such a collection as this of articles illustra tive of the social character, the domestic manners, the arts, and the refinement of that many-peopled nation. Instead of allowing it to be broken up, sold piecemeal, and dispersed into a thousand hands, it ought to be purchased by us, as that European nation which first rendered potent to the rest of the world the resources of so stu pendous an Asiatic empire. That the collection should have been made by an American gentleman does not at all affect this view of the question; for without the pre vious establishment of the paramount authority of the English among all the other " barbarian " races at Canton, the collection itself could never have been made. The extraordinary patronage it has already found with those classes among us who have had tile rtpportunity and means of visiting it, may afford a just notion of the value it would possess with the whole British public, if rendered gratuitously accessible to their inspection and study. The costumes, the spirited and admirable models, large as the life, of men and women of various races composing part of the great Chinese family, the superb specimens of native manufac tures, and the elegant glimpses afforded of the interior economy of their houses, temples, &c., combine to ren der this exhibition one of the most popular and instruc tive that was ever seen in London. We heartily trust t hat arrangements may be made to prevent its being taken out of the country; . and it would be a great reflec tion on oar public spirit if we h es i tate d to purchase it for the nation, on the fair and equitable terms which we should suppose would be those required for it, HER MAJESTY'S BALL COSTUME. The Queen gave a Ball Costume last evening at Bucking ham Palace, at which all the guests appeared in the costume of the period between 1740 and 1750. The company numbered about twelve hundred, and included the Diplomatic Corps and the principal foreigners of distinction at present in the metro polis, all of whom adopted the foreign costumes of that date, appearing in the uniforms of their respective nations. The Nobility and Gentry present, in numerous cases, adopted the costumes of members of their families living at that period, the dresses being copied from family portraits with the greatest exactness. This magnificent fete has brought the costume of the period so much under public notice as to render a precise description of it unnecessary. Every possi ble variety of colour, texture, and material, and the greatest magnificence of embroidery and jewelled decora tion consistent with propriety were brought to bear on this quaint and antiquated costume, and the result was a harmony and unity of effect perfectly surprising. Most of tie gentle men appeared in velvet coats, crimson, black, or blue, most richly embroidered with gold or silver, or trimmed with gold lace. Powdered wigs were universal, and the style of coiffure was so complete as to render recognition, except among inti mate friends, difficult. Gentlemen holding military commis sions in her Majesty's service appeared, as nearlyas possible, in the corresponding uniforms of their respective services at the period selected for the fete. Thus the Duke of Wellington appeared in the uniform of the Duke of Cumberland of that day, the Earl of Cardigan in the uniform of the 11th Dragoons at the battle of Culloden, and the Marquis of Londonderry in the dress of a cavalry officer of the time. Lord Forester ap peared in the dress of a Captain of the Hon. Corps of Gentle men Pensioners,- the Duke of Rutland was dressed in the full costume of a Knight of the Garter, a century back. The Chancellor of the Exchequer in the dress of his predecessor in office of the period. Mr. Curzon appeared in a very curious Venetian costume. The Duke of Beaufort, the Earl of Wil ton, Earl Fitzhardinge, Lord Shelburne, Mr. N. Vaughan, Lord Morpeth, Lord Stanley, and Viscount Alford, were dis tinguished by the richness of their costumes. The Earl of Liverpool, the Earl Delawarr, and Lord Ernest Bruce, the great officers of the Household, appeared in the dress of their respective offices, and were distinguished by the extraordinary magnificence of their apparel. Many Scottish gentlemen wore the Highland costume of the time, which, though retaining all its peculiarity, was sufficiently identi fied with the age, in the coat and high heeled shoes, as to harmonise completely with the rest. Among the most beautiful Scottish dresses were those of the Marquis of Breadalbane, the 11Iaster of Strathallan, and Captain A. Gordon Cumming. The officers, who wore infantry dresses, displayed the long white gaiters which remained in vogue even up to the reign of George the Fourth. The cavalry all wore high military boots, and some of them the crimson silk sword belt, fringed with gold. which gave them very much the ap pearance of a modern Grand Cross of the Bath. The cavalry were also distinguish; l by the three-cornered hat, while the infantry displayed the old-fashioned high-peaked grena dier cap. The dresses of the ladies did not display an equal variety with those of the gentlemen—the st3le of all was the same, the only difference being in the costliness of the material, the taste in the choice of colours, and the display of jewels in decoration. A few appeared in little velvet hats, with one or two feathers; but they were exceptions. The general head-dress was the hair powdered, a ridge of curls round the forehead and face, and the hair falling back with curls on the shoulders, or else wigs which came still closer to the fashion of the day. S ome o f the ladies made a difference in the fashion of wearing their train?. Instead of starting from the waist, it fell at once from the shoulders, not being confined at all at the waist, but descending at once to the bottom of the skirt. The material of which these were composed, were generally of old brocaded silks and satins, many of them embroidered in gold and silver, or worked in needlework. The trains were looped up with golden clasps, bunches of flowers, and bouquets of brilliants and precious stones, displaying dresses of old point Valenciennes or guipure lace, not too long to conceal the high heeled, share-pointed, and diamond-ornamented white satin shoe. The Ladies wore hoops, which very much extended the dress on each side with adding to the rotundity of the figure. The effect of powder rendered the complexions of the young ladies much more brilliant, and added not a little to the effect of this magnificent fete. Among the dresses distinguished for their splendour were those of the Duchess of Sutherland, the Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Marchioness of Douro, and Miss Burdett Coutts. The Pages of Honour were dressed in the complete costume of the period in miniature, and having a large white satin bow or shoulder knot on the right shoulder. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by their illus trious guests, the Duke and Duchess of Nemours, by the mem bers of the Royal Family, and attended by the Ladies in Waiting, and, as usual, the Officers of State, left the drawing room at half-past ten o'clock, and passed through the saloon to the ball-room, where they received the company. Her Majesty and the Royal Family having taken their usual stations at their platform. the dancing commenced with a Polonaise, danced by the Queen and Prince Albert, the Duke and Duchess de Nemours, followed by their distinguished guests. The dance extended through all the State apartments, all the bands striking up at the same time. After this dance the as sembled company passed slowly before the Queen. Her Majesty then left the Ball-room and proceeded to the Throne-room. The first minuet was then formed, consist ing The Queen Prince George Duchess de Nemours Prince Albert Lady Douro Prince Edward Lady Mount Edgecumbe Prince Leiningen Duchess of Roxburgh Duke of Beaufort Duchess of Buccleuch Lord Leveson Lady Waterford Lord Exeter Lady Sydney Lord Douro After this minuet followed a quadrille. The company, who had arrived i n th e i n t er i m , th en passe d before the Queen. The second minuet was then danced by The Queen Prince Albert Lady Ailesbury Prince George Lady Dalmeny Prince Edward Duchess of Buccleuch Lord Exeter Lady Seymour Lord Clanriearde Lady Blandford Lord Granby Lady Canning Lord Douglas Lady Villiers Lord Abercoru. At the conclusion of this dance, the Royal Party returned to the Ball-room. The Countess of Jersey's minuet was then formed, and danced. This was followed by the Marchioness of Breadalbane's Strathspey. The Countess of Chesterfield's minuet was the last dance before supper. At twelve o'clock, the Queen and the Illustrious Guests passed to supper, which was served as usual in the Great Dining Room, in a style of Royal splendour. The ball was concluded by the Old English country dance, known as Sir Roger de Coverley, in which both her Majesty and the Prince took part. This was danced in the Picture gallery. In the Polonaise her Majesty was preceded by the Vice- Chamberlain, the Treasurer, and Comptroller of the House hold, with two Gentlemen Ushers to clear the way ; the Great Officers of State and others joining in the Polonaise. Collinet's band, including Messrs. Nadaud, Auguste Tol becque, Deleffre, Pillet, Baurotte, Jacquin, Mellon, the cele brated cornet-a-piston performer Arban, and other artists of first.rate talent, was stationed in the Ball-room, and performed " God save the Queen " on the Royal party passing from the Saloon to the Ballroom. The Polonaise played for the first dance was composed, by command of the Queen, by Musard, for the occasion. This was followed by an Andante. The Minuet d'Exaudet was danced by the Countess of Jersey's party, and again for the Countess of Chesterfield's party. In the Throne-room, Monsieur Musard, with his orchnstra, was stationed, and in this apartment the Queen danced the Minuet de la Cour. Musard's new quadrille and Polonaise, both composed by command of her Majesty for the occasion. The quadrille is entitled, " Quadrille de 15145, de la Crete d'Angleterre, en Souvenir de 1740 and 1750." Also a morceau, arranged expressly by Musard, for the royal fke, from an air of Gluck's opera, Iphigenia. M. Weippert's band attended in the Picture-gallery, and performed La Polonaise—Minuet de la Cour—Minuet d'Ex audet—Bal Costume Quadrilles, composed expressly from airs of the period, 1740 and 1750—Desert Quadrilles—At Home Quadrilles. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glou cester, and his Royal Highness Prince George, entered the Palace by the Garden entrance, and from thence were con ducted to the Yellow Drawing-room, where her Majesty re c'ived her illustrious guests. The Marquis and .Marchioness of Douglas, and those of the Nobility and Gentry who formed part of the Queen's Minuets, were also admitted at this en trance. The Diplomatic Corps, and the principal Ministers of State, and Officers of the Royal Household, entered the Palace by the Equerry's Entrance, in Pimlico. In the Strathspey dance the tunes played by Mr. Mackay, her Majesty's piper, were " Miss Drummond of Perth, " Tul loch Gorum," and the Marquis of Huntly's " Highland Fling." The Yeomen of the Guard lined the grand hall and staircase, wearing their coronation costume, and commanded by Captain 0. Sadler, the Exon in Waiting. Sir George Philip Lee, the Lieutenant ; Sir George Houlton, the Ensign ; and Mr. Ellerthorp, the Adjutant of the Corps, attended. A military band was stationed in the grand hall. The guard chamber was again brilliantly illuminated by the handsome cut-glass gas lustre, upon Professor Faraday's inge nious invention for the periect ventilation of the lights, pro ducing a striking effect upon the splendour of the scene. The following were among the costumes worn on the oc casion : HER MAJESTY'S Thiess—Composed of gold tissue, bro caded in coloured flowers, green leaves and silver, trimmed round the top, bottom, and sides (the upper dress being open in front) with point lace over red ribbon ; the dress looped up with red satin ribbons and two large bows, in each s.f which were a diamond bow and tassel. The stomacher composed of two large diamond bows and a diamond point ; the sleeves (which were tight) finished with point lace miles and trimmed with red ribbon, on the left arm the garter in diamonds, and on the right a diamond rosette. The blue ribbon and diamond George as usual. The under petticoat of white and silver tissue, trimmed with a deep flounce of rich point lace ( which had be longed to Queen Charlotte), headed by a quilling of red satin ribbon aml bows; above a narrower flounce of point lace, trimmed like the other ; in each ribbon bow a diamond rosette. DUCHESS OF Nest ouits—Rose-coloured Chinese damask dress, trimmed with gold blonde and pearls, and silver fringe. Under dress of point d'Alenpon lace, having a deep border of silver, with large silver rosettes. In front were silver lapels. The stomacher was composed of large brilliants and pearls, and on the left shoulder was a beautiful nosegay, with diamond wheatears intermixed. Shoes of purple satin, embroidered with fleur delis in gold and diamonds. Gloves embroidered in gold with the fleur delis to correspond. HER ROYAL. HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF KENT—White satin slip, trimmed with handsome black lace and red ribbon. The front of the dress was decorated with elegant ornaments, composed of diamonds and pearls, with a stomacher of dia monds. The train was very magnificent, being formed of the richest brocade embroidered with gold, and having alternate stripes of red, white and gold. The headdress was splendidly adorned with diamonds and emeralds. The necklace and ear rings were composed of brilliants. THE DUCHESS 01 GLOUCESTER—Dress of the richest black silk, having a pattern of flowers, trimmed with handsome white point lace, looped up. Down the front ( which was orna mented with Iliamonds) were two borders of white point lace. Stomacher of diamonds and head-dress of black lace and diamonds. Petticoat of the same material as the dress. THE DUCHESS OF NORFOLK—Dress of brocade, the skirt of white silk, richly ornamented with amethysts. LADY DALMENv—Costume of green and silver brocade, looped up with bouquets of white, pink, and red roses, arid trimmed with old point lace and cherry-coloured ribbons. Petticoat of white satin, with a broad lace flounce, trimmed with festoons and knots of cherry-coloured ribbons. Head dress, a black velvet hat, with two cerise feathers and a knot of ribbons, looped up with roses and an aigrette of diamonds. Necklace and stomacher also of diamonds. Shoes of white satin, with red heels and rosettes of red ribbon. LADY MARY FITZALAN HOWARD—Dress of cherry coloured brocade ; the skirt of grey satin, ornamented with pearls and diamonds. THE MARCHIONESS OF DOURO—The petticoat of white brocade with gold, flounce of old and most valuable point lace, formerly belonging to one of the Popes of Rome. The dress of splendid brocade with silver, the front being open and orna mented with silver bulli on an d rose t tes of diamonds. The stomacher most superbly covered with diamonds. Each sleeve LYCEUM THEATRE.—The following distinguished fashionables have visited this theatre during the last few days : —His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, his Royal Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Marquis of Douro, the Marquis of Donegal, the Marquis of Northampton, the Marquis of Blandford, the Earl and Countess seh ntess a o a f m 7e L st o e r r ( - 1 Chester field, the Earl of Huntingdon, the v la threenEcearlLoofrdWmic,mkl.ow, Lennox,Ladv Fl m r a a c y d b o r n o a o l k d e ; Lo L rd or , d ldo C ip a h stl u e s F rea i Lord and Lady Ernest Bruce, Earl and Countess of Shelburne, Lord Mornington, Lord Bexley, Lord and Lady Allord, Lord and Lady Ingestre, Viscount Cantilupe, Lord Somerton, Lord Guernsey, Lord Villiers, Lady Tyrwhitt, the Ladies Scott, Lord Clarendon, Lady Farquhar, Lord Ranelagh, Lord Arthur Lennox, Lady Montgomery, Lady Joddrell, Lady Sykes, Earl and Countess of Dillon, Lord Vivian, the Earl of Oxford, Lord Paget, Sir William and Lady Curtis, Lord Dysart, Sir J. H. Lowther, Sir Henry and Lady Webster, Sir J. and Lady Gerrard, Sir Thomas Wylde, Sir Charl e s L am b, B aron Yt Captain Tyrwhitt, d C o ap t h F a r r a le n s ce S s hackerle Russell, Colonel Bou c h er , Si r ain LadyC H. Smythe, Hon. H. Stanley, Hon. Spencer Lyttelton, H. Villesbois, Esq., George Wombwell, Esq., B. D'l srae li, Esq., G. F. I.luntz, Esq., Colonel Forbes, E. Tennent, Esq., H. Beauclerk, Esq. H. Drummond, Esq., & c . & c . UPSET OF A L O COMOTIVE ENGINE.—On Monday afternoon, an occurrence that might have been attended with fatal consequences, took place on the experimental railroad en Wimbledon-common. Some gentlemen, desirous of testing the practicability of Prince's patent wooden railway, a short time since obtained a plot of ground near to the windmill, about a mile in length, and with a curve of about two miles in circumference, the *hole forming a figure of nine. Ihe sleepers and fiat wooden rails have been some time laid down on the straight line, and several experiments have been made. On Monday a trial was to be made prior to a grand experiment on the ensuing day. The engineer, it appears, became intoxicated, and, without taking the precaution to ascertain whether the wheels were in a correct position, started the engine. The locomotive had traversed but a few yards, when it went offthe rails, tore up the turf in its course, and ultimately turned over. The engineer escaped injury, but the damage done amounted to nearly !OW. The secretary gave the engine.driver into custody, and he was taken to the police station house at Wandsworth. The secretary attended to prefer the charge, but it appearing to the inspector on duty that the engine driver was not then so drunk as not to know what he was about, he refused to entertain the charge of the drunkenness, and as the secretary could not charge him with wilful damage, he was set at liberty. DEATH FROM HYDROPHOBIA.—On Wednesday, about noon, Mr. William Baker, a tradesman, living at Whitehall. place, Forrest's.gate, West Ham, Essex, died under an attack of hydrophobia, brought oa from the bite of a dog six weeks ago. The unfortunate man was in the yard of Mr Robert Ransom, a wheelwright of the neighbourhood, when the animal, which was of the terrier breed, bit him while he was patting it. The next day, as the animal had been yelling all night, it was shot. The wound, which was but a small puncture hi the fora finger of the right hand, bled a little, and it healed up, nothing more being thought of it. On Sunday evening last Mr. Baker first complained of headache and sickness, which were the first symptoms indicative of the approaching attack. About six o'clock the following morning, as he got worse, Mr. Vincent, surgeon, of Stratford, was sent to, when Mr. Garland, his assistant, attended. Mr. Baker then com plained of a difficulty of breathing and swallowing, and of severe pains in his stomach. S-,me medicine was prescribed; but, in consequence of violent spasmodic affections of the throat, he was unable to swallow. Mr. Vincent saw him about noon, when he at once ascertained, as the symptoms bad then much more advanced, that he was suffering from hydrophobia. Soon after, he frequently exclaimed--“Seisc him! Bite him!" which he accompanied with exclamations like the howlings of a dog. On Wednesday morning, about one o'clock, he became so frantic, that it was found necessary to tie him down to the bed. The paroxysms of the attack were most appalling from one o'clock till about ten minutes previous to his death. After Sunday night he was unable to take anything. SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE BR ANDLING JUNCTION RAILWAY,—SUNDERLAND, TUESDAY. —Thursday evening, as the quarter.past five o'clock train was proceeding from Newcastle to this town, an accident occurred about a mile from the Brockley Whine station. It appears that one of the rails having been lett by the men who are mending the ways in an insecure state, the passenger.carriages were thrown off the rails, and fell over with great violence, two or three of them being smashed to pieces. Several persons were injured; two of them, Mr. Sacker, of the firm of Greenwell and Sacker (extensive merchants, of Sunder. land), and Mrs. Newton, of Sunderland-street, very seriously; and the lady,,who is not expected to recover. Accidents have of late been very frequent on this line. SUDDEN DEATH AT BRIGHTON.—A coroner's in quest was held at the White Horse Hotel, on Tuesday morning, to inquire into the circumstances attending the death of Mr. George Overton, hair.dresser and perfumer, East.street, Brighton, when William Walker, foreman to the deceased, deposed that about half past eight o'clock on Saturday evening the shop bell rang violently, and on going down stairs he saw Mrs. Overton supporting the head of the deceased, who was lying behind the counter, where he had fallen whilst in the act of serving a gentleman with some goods. Deceased did not speak, and died in a few minutes. He had been subjected to disease of the heart for some years. Verdict—" Died by the visitation Of God." ornamented with diamonds, in the form of coronets, and trimmed with point lace to match the flounce. Head-dress, a coronet of diamonds and rubies. Shoes of white satin, trimmed with red ribbon, a rosette on each, with a large diamond in the centre. Her Ladyship carried a most magnificent antique fan decorated with rubies. The value of the diamonds and jewels worn by her Ladyship amounted to 60,0001. The necklace was of pearls, with rubies and diamonds fastened on black velvet, with bracelets to match. THE MARCHIONESi OF WATERFORD. A gold brocade dress, embroidered with roses, and laced with violet velvet ribbon ; ruffles of old point lace; ornaments of pearls and dia.• monds ; petticoat of the same splendid material. The sleeves were bordered with rich lace, and were ornamented with gold, as was also the bottom of the dress. THE DUCHESS OF BEAUFORT.—Hat of black velvet, orna mented with red ribbons, edged with the largest brilliants, with a splendid ornament of diamonds and turquoise in the centre ; pink feathers. Dress of beautiful white figured satin, with splendid lace and artificial flowers on each side. The stomacher of green satin, covered with diamonds. The petti coat of green satin, trimmed with a double border of the richest lace. THE MARCHIONESS OF AILESBURY—A most magnificent costume of cerise velvet, embroidered with gold. The under petticoat of white satin, very richly ornamented a ith lama and gold blonde. A most brilliant stomacher of diamonds. Head-dress of diamonds. LADY SEYMOUR—Dress of the richest gold brocade, ele gantly ornamented with flowers, looped up and trimmed with blue ribbons and roses. Stomacher . of cherry-coloured satin, splendidly ornamented with diamonds.. A garland of roses extended round the top of the dress, looped on one shoulder by a large diamond, and fastened on the opposite side by a large bow of blue ribbon. The slip was of cherry-coloured satin, with a very deep and handsome flounce of guipure lace. The head-dress was a small black velvet hat, ornamented with diamonds and pearls, and having a blue and cherry-coloured feather. Over the forehead a small wreath of blue feathers. The necklace was of black velvet, studded with diamonds and turquoises, with a very large brilliant in the centre. Shoes of cherry-coloured satin, with white satin heels. Fan, with a large bow of cherry-coloured ribbon. THE MARCHIONESS OF BLANDFORD—A white satin slip with two very deep flounces of lace, trimmed with red satin and red roses. The dress of red velvet, trimmed with white satin ai,d red roses, and ornamented with diamonds. A dia mond stomacher, with red velvet bows. The train trimmed with pearls and red roses. Hat of red velvet with three feathers of the same colour, ornamented with diamonds and pearls. Bouquet on the right shoulder, composed of roses with leaves of diamonds. VISCOUNTESS CANNING.—The dress of deep blue silver tissue, open in front and bordered on each side by the richest silver lace. The sleeves trimmed with handsome point lace. The petticoat was of white silk, very elegantly and profusely embroidered with flowers. The stomacher censisted of dia monds, and the dress itself was also ornamented with diamonds. LADY ERNEST BRUCE.—SIip of terre velvet, richly trimmed with guipure. The dress of white brocaded satin, watered with silver and ornamented with flowers, being open in front, looped up at the skirt with garlands of flowers, and trimmed with white and red ribbon and silver cord. The stomacher of velvet, splendidly covered with diamonds and opals. Sleeves trimmed with guipure. Hat of red velvet, with red and white feathers, and diamond ornaments. LADY LEYESON—Petticoat of white damask, with a deep flounce of handsome lace. Dress of Turkish green satin, em broidered with velvet flowers. A very splendid stomacher of diamonds. Hat of black velvet, with red feathers and diamonds. THE HoN. Miss. G. E. Aiesos—The dress of rich bro • cade, wrought in silver, with a magnificent pattern of gold and flowers, elaborately executed. The stomacher of diamonds and rubies. On each shoulder a splendid diamond cross. The front of the dress was bordered with gold lace, and the sleeves were trimmed with the same material. Petticoat of the same rich material, trimmed at the bottom with broad gold lace. Head dress of diamonds, with a single red feather. Shoes of white satin, with red rosettes and a diamond in the centre. THE HoN. Miss STANLEY—The dress of rich cerise and white brocade, trimmed with lace and roses. Petticoat of blue poult de sole. Ornaments, turquoises, and diamonds. LADY PORTMAN—The dress of blue silk, brocaded with silver, being a very handsome family dress, of the year 1750. The under-dress of white silk, brocaded with silver and trimmed with point lace. The stomacher composed of diamonds, and trimmed with white lace. Head-dress, a hat of black velvet, with blue and white feathers, ornamented with diamonds. f The remainder will be given in our Evening Edition. ] LITERAT MACGREGOR'S COMMERCIAL STATIS TICS. 3 Vols. THIRD NOTICE. In his section upon " Belgium," our author de scribes the physical aspect and natural resources of the country as being exceedingly varied and fertile ; both Flanders and Antwerp are flat, with a soil generally composed of sea-sand and alluvious, ex cept in the immediate frontier adjoining Brabant. The coast is low, with ridges of downs, pastures, and a highly cultivated country inland (yielding in per fection all the crops common in England and the North of France) ;—intersected by the Scheldt and various canals which traverse the provinces. The district features of these may be thus described : Brabant and Hainault, highly cultivated, ex hibiting corn-fields, fruit-trec , , pastures, and woods. Liege and Namur have the same aspect, but more undulated; and near the Sambre, Meuse, and the Prussian frontiers, hilly and somewhat moun tainous. For a small kingdom, Belgium possesses abundant resources. In the forests, plenty of oak and other ship timber ; below the soil, mines of iron, seams of coal, rich ores of copper and lead, and great store of alum, marble, limestone, potter's clay, &c. The Meuse and the Scheldt, with their numerous tributaries, improved and carefully connected by canals, form an inland navigation:of which the branches extend to every corner of the kingdom. Railroads, admirably constructed and extending from Ostend to Liege, open a cheap and speedy inter course between Ostend, Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp, Malines, Brussels, and numerous intermediate towns. The cloth, cotton, linen, and hardware manufactures of Belgium have very much extended themselves since 1814. The several provinces of Belgium are South Brabant, East and West Flanders, Hainault, Antwerp, Namur, Liege, Limbourg, and Luxem bourg, covering an area of 12,797 square miles, and peopled by 4,022,677 souls. The chief towns are Brussels, Ghent, Bruges, Mons, Antwerp, Namur, and Liege, with populations, respectively, of 112,500, 95,000, 45,500, 20,500, 77,000, 21,000, and 65,300. Though Antwerp and Ostend are, properly speaking, the only seaports of Belgium, yet vessels of from 200 to 300 tons can come by sea from Ostend to Bruges, and Nieuport will admit small vessels which may communicate with the interior by the canals. These, with the rivers of Belgium, extend many of the advantages of seaports to the inland towns, as Ghent, Bruges, Brus sels, Liege, and most of the towns and seats of in dustry in the kingdom. Vessels sail from Louvain, which is in the very centre of Belgium, with their cargoes direct for England. The port of Antwerp, with its spacious dock„basin, and qoap,and its safe an chorage, is one of the best in Europe, but apdroached from the sea by a tedious navigation. It has sufficient depth for the largest vessel:4, and every convenience for ship •building. In 1838, th e total value of all imports into Belgium was no less than 9,522,1001. sterling (738,052,6591'.) Of exports from Belgium, 7,743,180/. (or 193,579,520 francs). The annual average navigation of Belgium for the eight years, 1831 to 1838 inclusive, was as follows : Sailed, Belgian vessels, 470; tonnage, 57,694. Fo reign vessels, 1,411 ; tonnage, 173,057. Total, 1,881 vessels, of total tonnage, 230,752. The annual ave rage arrivals in same year were, Belgian vessels, 47.5 ; tonnage, 59,207. Foreign, 1,339; tonnage, 172,707. Total, 1,874 vessels ; of total tonnage, 231,914. The chief articles of import were—coffee, grain, and seeds, sugar (raw), woven goods, cotton, metals, lea ther, wool, tobacco, lead, rice, potass, dye stuffs, wines and spirits, fruits, drugs, oil, spices, salt, and tea. The chief exports, flax, woven goods, namely, cotton, dyed and plain ; linens, table and other kinds; woollen cloths, refined sugar; metals (nails, zinc, and other kinds) ; glass (window and glass wares) ; bark for tanners' use ; arms ; green and seed tobacco ; dye stuffs ; wool ; leather, and seed oil. Out of the annual num ber of 45 vessels which sailed from Louvain for all parts, 18 measuring 1,526 tons departed for England. The value of those exports amounted to 226,500 francs. Total amount to all other parts only 11,700 francs. The French flag does not appear to have been at all engaged in this (Louvain) branch of the Belgian trade. The total estimated income of Bel glum for 1841 was 3,381,0001. sterling. COMMON SENSE versus BIGOTRY. This is the title of a pampliet published by a clergyman of the Church of England, who furnishes some good reasons for supporting the Maynooth grant. He founds his arguments chiefly on the fact, that the Catholic religion is established in Ireland, and contends that we have only a choice of evils, and that the true Christian way of pacifying Ireland is not to insult the religious prejudices of the people, but to do what is just, and as honesty is the best policy, the result will he beneficial. We have tried a worn-out system for hundreds of years ; it has totally failed. " The more you starved out your Romanist," says he, " the more he would not be starved. The more you tried to bring him over to Protestantism, the more he would not come. You will never propagate Protestant doc trines by forcing the Roman Catholic to feel him- ' self an outcast. But having completely failed to ship your Roman Catholics by the pulling them backwards, having made them ; on the con trary, march forward into their own ways with the greater zeal—suppose you try the other plan of pulling them the other way— try and see if, by pulling them into their own ship, they will not now strive against your efforts. Having beaten, and starved, and persecuted them for a long time, try the opposite tack ; give them f:ir treatment; let them feel that, whether Protestant or Romanist, the State cares alike for their welfare; and then, there being no violent prejudices at work, no pleasant feeling of being persecuted, they will na turally choose that which is best. Men who are not swayed by extraneous motives, generally prefer truth to falsehood. Roman Catholics are men—why should they not, though Irish, be reasonable, honest, and candid ? You are not called upon to establish an erroneous creed, but that creed being de facto established, by having a most firm hold on the affec tions and prejudices of the people, you are urged to make it less pernicious. (I am speaking here to those who look upon Romanism as an unmixed evil.) Adopt measures which shall make these determined rejectors of Protestantism better citizens and better Christians. We would wish them to be Churchmen, but we cannot have our wish." COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. Covent garden Theatre was opened last evening i ll F l u direction of Monsieur Laurent. It app ears that a l dramatic, or rather for operatic performances, under ti.l2! Grand Opera House at Brussels is unde r g oing reP, and during the time that it is closed, the whole, company, orchestra, chorus singers, corps de ballet, ts o n , all have been engaged to give twenty representations I the most popular French operas at Covent-garden' Messrs. Charles 'Janssens and Van Caneghem are the managers of the company, Mr. Charles 'Janssens o ciating also as leader of the orchestra. The °per! chosen for the opening was Rossini's Guillaume To and the following was the cast: — Guillaume Tell Mons. Laurent Quilleveri. Arnold Geller Rodolph Walter Furst Rur,di Mons. Descanibon. Meicthal Lenthnld Gummy (Tell's Son) Made. Guichard. Mathilde Edwige In noticing the fact, Laurent some A c i la a y d s e. siace, was about to be opened by a Belgian operatic co .7 . , we ventured to express a hope that, as the German I IL" given us Sta,udigl, so the Belgians might introduceet?_n some accomplished artiste, with whose merits w e ,7 0 not been previously acquainted. Our hopes have .7 .nor more than realisd—that artiste is M. Laborde, a s r . 0 , tha that this laetvbeeraal t, rej, in whose presence Duprez may tremble for his„ n Pi a .. macy. It was a bold attempt, on the part of .s l ' i b e o c r t e i l o e i , i o tt f , a p p a p p e r a e r z in wa t s he fr p es a h rt in of th A e r ro rld d , a w o b f i a le il t i h o e . v r e e r e _ o f t e opera ; the attempt, however, was as successful s___ was bold, and if we are not greatly mistaken, the __ . °l - : plause of last night is but a small foretaste of the ban; of fame which M. Laborde is destined to reap , this country. His voice is a tenure di i t : v g : r g e; clear, rich, flexible—of great power and ,°. h be compass ; and his falsetto notes, to which with very rarely has recourse, are introduc . to, be great taste. In the management of his fals e ', she reminded us occasionally of Rubini, althoyE!..,rep quality of his voice approaches nearer t o that of Dupree His opening scena, Le mien dit il-jamais ; was giv i e t j l: T ed great effect, and in the duet which follows w... t0 she nothing could exceed the pathos which he threw i t oce at beautiful passage, ~ Ali ! Mathilde." The b efore once perceived that they had a t rue anti t Th e them, and were rapturous in their aPPlausLe'epriao, second act introduces us to Madame Laborde, t" der s' donna of the company, who sustained the considerable Mathilde. Her voice is ' a high soprano of 01191 Oa power, and is well managed. She g ave the b r e e a ss i ll op romance, " Sombre foret," with exquisite e , x , R oi, yot ts and the duet with Arnold which follows, I,,,oosiegr l'arrachrz i son ame," was delightfully given bY ' fic issios and Madame Laborde. The ensemble at the oo i.otwe ea of the duet was a perfect gem. The trio I "; bis ioa Arnold, Tell, and Walter Furst, towards the o i.for eet, of this act, was very finely given by Labortlegoen e s ' Quilleveri, and Zelger. The two latter gen tie wa sicia nsP secs good bass voices, and are accomplishedd we W s and supported Laborde admirably ; 1 , 4 . 11c1e eii g il l never heard this superb trio more eacillst gen ° Laborde's great triumph, however, was the‘T'ea in,, W e re the opera. The far-famed recitative, • , 1 :, i r e,' ° l ''',. donnez point," and the air, " Asile hereal'n We O n sider that in power, pathos, and expression, w S i i e la tt,' magnificent a v g e t this ma vengeance!' secondez iisdleietahaumisboirtseatvaeuixrrqaquaiswiithete taste and feelinkc. phorcl4 in power to Duprez—at least to ,1 - gaits w hen is known to the English p u blic- - s n ar ", back' his which follows , u h a e ls w p a ll r Duprez 3 : ) 1 ti ; a -A pc fil s' s il e P A : s f a l ba l al l e ; to what Duprez was, some eight i e „, - o d g",. - r de i° famous drove the Parisian ditettanii:'-g. "Ai, eoP admirable, I f a i r n t h d o i g s l srt operatic ae n`a`t when h e e n snt p ah o ge i e t r iw i n n i el Europe. The reopken, o wf;:ilep'cl_bosrlihtieostidsp::lootegtogni ; r o : hp_i : the legitimate successor of Duprez, 7,d OP T- n i : rs''" w every a ti c ,n e d ur t a h c e y c . on T ce h r e te r d e mwaussincathbreorissristejsorriey7rolbser " ea. ear. The orchestra too is excellent. , itilli: s , ons" the fine overture to this opera more, cLeAditrholsy• Guillaume Tell was preceded by Adolf A da horsy' goers, as th e a gawky a t h w e k act opera, Le Chalet (a piece familiar O A , it W n- t iers formed at the Lyceum last season), ill " .-- s e slid - e i n ' Guichard, as the village coquette, keo lb i ,; c h till f , ot ~ ch , ra cterp e oc hecc or , ySwloivsserCe(titinegeei,e)u,nder whichhtii.h m.uivtociame a roar, by the humorous manner in "' ons lusi'f,r, tamedG tiilla G uilla ume i r Te r l e l, s 11 1‘ e I c . t ive Laborde parts. was A t and appeared, leading the c ca lled r e ioudli They both loudly applauded in Madame Laborde' „ r ot, fl d ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INS - foe .e The school for instruction of naval ' 9 . e , at w others in the economy and uses of steam- engir,o-rislil above Institution is, we are glad to find, in an' t ot 5 condition. It is, indeed, a sign of the tunes , de yets many of our distinguished naval men should oats their leisure moments to the study of steam nn e v ,_ ° o and that the Admiralty should insist upon su u sve 60 , prior to granting an appintrnent to a steamer. _ 00 0 0 , also, that the spread of railway locomotion lins,soro s a t t e n a o wn coursesg aloilglfiincnetsarsrueecstcajord,nwesseiirdveebrityobit)ai.nderstand the t i e u priO the steam-eng;ine, and, therefore, not only ar e t 00 1 , e1 ; ously attended, but also his d _ . p r ie u r s bl f a i e o n s d s l °e g re n tir-g t l fe aes .,,,, fi e s n n f o l : lo l; • anxiously listen to his popular ex c i l , rous powers. It is not generally kn °” ' 8 Croydon Railway and also on the river. SPORTING INTELLIGENC The two classes of the Ascot Stakes will be run o re tern ASCOT HEATH RACES. .Sossli instead of Monday, as inadvertently, mentioned in rin t the betting at Tattersalrs in yesterday's PaPen explanations tot ihy , esc b ' HA 'i,IPTON, 1845. n 101 snY S ' The Surrey and Middlesex Handicap Stakes of g -10 ft, and 5 only if declared on Monday lie g 1 50 Pine Apple, 5 yrs, Bst 101b—Inheritress, 5 Yr i i „' flie sgt 4, Millepede, aged, Bst 101b—Poussin, 5 yrs, B s t 3 ";iiisP Mixture, 4 yrs, Bst 31b—Misdeal, 6 yrs, Set 311)1. piano Bst !lb—Morpeth, 4 yrs, Bst Ilb—eh g by 1 " u " 4 '5 I°' Comus, 5 yrs, Bst—Johnny, aged, Bst—Porto Bell°A,oo, —What, 5 yrs, Bst—Croton Oil, 4 yrs, 7st 131b---'' %J st , 7st In—Subduer, 6 yrs, 7st 101b —Satyr, 4 Y 7 7 t 811Y -d blti Pergularia, 4 yrs, ist 81b--Dalesman, 4 yrs, ,„031bliot catcher colt, 4 yrs, 7st 81b—Cockatuaroo, 4 yrs , 60r , 7st v o rtir - George, 4 yrs, 7st 81b—Ninety-one, 4 yrs , 31 1 ) ..P d oh, Bower, 4 yrs, 7st 51b—Blackstockings,4 yrs , 7 , 5 4iia P lSsl :tbe 5 yrs, 7st 51b—Tom Tough, 5 yrs, 7st I l---w i.s nyoi l ight 4 yrs, 6st 131b—Elemi, 4 yrs, 6st 131b--nel:100,--4.; Tailors, 6 yrs, 6st 131b—Zelinda filly, 4 yrs, 6 , 5 %.,ii0rt .110, colt, 3 yrs, tist 51b—Liverman, 3 yrs, 6st 51b--Ti.,„" Jew sst I 11b—Deodora, 3 yrs, sst 51b— Velox, 3 yrs, 3 yrs, 4st 81b—Corinthian Tom, 3 yrs, 4st 81b. e . r.r. -_ the ge oA 4 u to ceived the Duke de Broglie, Marshal Coast Molr Bo r e r , 00 P o t Dupetit Thouars, Generals Cubii•res and L_itoatbiae D'Estissac, the Marquis de Rychambeau, Counts de '''" '0 ES ; Dumas, and M. de Mirecourt. V SSit i do ° The Grand Duke Constantine of -.L' ll it prePo l pected here on the 17th of the present month ; g e e - ot ion. ~, se have been made by the Russian Embassy for his .lamp, 11 , 011 TRINITY TERM the f t BANQUETS. --TrintYlebhic s llll cordance with ancient usage, being that in ou r ' ac tiie;ore benchers of the inns of Court assemble in thei r °P oet e tO S coerlaenbdrapteatyh;,laosnigt.eisstcaablliiesdh,edthecudstioffmerenotf oilbmsesrovino4oo.,ll.l,a:codle f COO * A Si a , week given splendid dinners, which have been :'..dividonoolt equity and common law judges, and other eMinedrwnseetiliadie nected with the profession. The Inner TeorPiend t he o re place on Tuesday, Lincoln's-inn on Wednesday' e a r tbl e sto , Temple yesterday. Amongst Just guests at the I t: PO I ,A the Lord Chief Baron, Mr. ice Coleridge, ,L 7 L . be' and the Rev. Dr. Robinson, the Master of the Ternr ,t i r/0 5 fe r THE NEW MODEL PRISON.—An inClasee.'iddST on Monday before Mr. Wakley, at the New Mode l o ttir: - 0 0 34 , - ; tonville, on the body of a prisoner who died frot o 0%310 t " i during which several facts were elicited respec t ':arai e ". well °- p 4 their r s s e o n n a treatment t e f re t h , ment of the prison. Some of the prisoners were $ 5 ; 4 00: e prlf• An : offi won s he , e o a af n w d tah t re h em e t y hsaa a ti l d l a nh a y g e r e h e d a d byesi ill t o 1 0 2 i: nearly two years, and he did not know the nan'„ e d tbe re TV one had r v arti d' lo . verf The silent system has been relaxed in the case s e ta ted lo t hat st system of ventilating and warming the cells Wa s ' - it WO 0 0 ° good, and Mr. Wakley took occasion to contra st ro ute i s D RIP' the House of Commons, where, he sa id, the tell° e w idi be high, that it is sowing the seeds of bro nchial dise° ' Afe lt' bees must seriously suffer f,om it. ..---s , sc ail TI P % , Of '' s LONGEVITY IN 'IRE %VEST 111 "" —L he PP" h aled 11 days ago Duncan M'Calman died at Dell, in tii e r ent; d os. many, at the advanced age of 109 Years' ill for s r efer his faculties to the last, and was onl with)ot 0 " ,0011 He walked six miles across a rough. r e ea „or e, and could take his glass of Wni'kY of the s 0 03e man of the parish. I n the vi11age.,5......ia th„annn Alexander Macdonald died last March, aged , Y o f Ple u rt o or month, Margaret M`Vicar died in the P aris . l - the F 5 00 e aged 98. Donald Orr died at Stravnish,ext" trau raillar o l f tij° Kildalton, last February, at the still more r , _ , , a n ot .. - 1,00 0 of 111 years—this old patriarch had neve year ao, L, ea rel Island of Islay during his long life. 'Thre .„ of 1 0 % one Spalding died in the village of Bowmore, at the 7e 10 tn e o ld he was hale and healthy to the last hour ahi " ha orbe,t go villaget here is now alive Job'a Brown, a ver o l therii dgre o a l ot man, who is in his 104th year, There are many other t dhctr., 4 o,.. , in the island, though John Brown is now beireev7eatera ors. living—this speaks raP.ch for the salubrity of th 7 , i . ..., Inverness Courier, .-. s ilt F l VN l ' lll4s o: ea ( HARE VintSUS MAN.-4)011BL. con, WO 6O Some montbs ago, John Grantham, of Ga ll nt of A pule c'n-PaYine o„Ite or to Buckingham borough gaol, for _ o f one ~'il 51. 16s. inflicted on him, on the infortnatio.Aufter a fortf i li 3 :, game' of Buckingham's keepers, for snaring a hare . „ ba sted. ___ w ae id r ' prisonment the fine was paid, and the nian_r;„3,, It o editi ng keeping JUSTICE had not done with Johnk (ipin."2olo, torw!.tios charged to the amount of 8/.for 111thfsagods no.serorios same identical hare, without a license, and i .^ there to TOO this amount, sent back to the borough 0.- - ;. otOri li" her Majesty's pleasure.—Liverpool hfercu Y: , _ _, 3 , _ tian _—On • 31(i" j f Ca re' il ESCAI.E OF A CONVICT. _ tiouse CI .4010 . four convicts were removed from the Lewi.'ondoii and .tre e ot in custody of two turnkeys, by way °l' the • terminus ~,,,. to Railway. On arriving at the 0 2 or. — o ft to s od , them asked permission to retire for from hi. cows 10......, w 'ta which, one of them was unhandcuffed three were ar.:004 in charge of one turnkey, while the C he rleft behin wineers, 19t h "" ra' the other turnkey. The convict tehtnlisted i n the ed an d t. , Biddle. He had, when a youth, r rds caPteri waaseari7i • afterwards from which he deserted, and an being , w h e n the r es° back. ~, barked for Ireland to join the regimen', aid an d swinw v ont" to - irs' two miles from shore, he jumped oveb? sentenced , Ti le ho months ago he was tried at Lewes, d daenr falo pretence:v. _,,,,f, wo London;bferrwdge hard labour, for obtaining goods un _ caned ai phia __ o . L'' o rg ti: prisonment had just expired, when he f . the Rev. l' ir a w00d . % was acting as monthly nurse to the ladyeowv. iat Gent.e- a n' _ Sons _ of Piccomb, and carried off four of th t _ uses qu ote; pa rie . B , for this offence he was tried at the Eas D years ansPorret! odillsies;,. fortnight ago, and sentenced to seven that trio s gig Wi t 11 would otherw is_ ll_ Aby 2 : , - rnk e i , r- s o h e ' l l : ahnisdsitnayeoinnisegLet:evenscegoafol,thwise, uintdaeprpsteFersi,wouiu been rather less careful of him than had awned hisnorne;„ goOpej The turnkey himself states that he a li o . c h o a n d d, se a iz n e d d thtahteonoppaogratuinniltoyokoinf g;:_,;_sttilvaiepth:toih:e. oerltryjdov. :P ig effected his escape. The handcuflli we"' when he slipped off. , g ... A . '..X. It - r< ;" °, . ,a.„ ' • • ui- 46 J- ffir * -( '"- a , ; : : , ; ` 7 4 . 10111 ' . ::te - , w ' ' •-• ~." z , , , eto 41 - • '„,-„,. - ;r& r Atd a 1 ~ „ .1, I ~,, „ ~,,,,,,,.. ••NI 0 4 ..„ 1 ,,,,,,- 'D A orr • ww,,,,,,„,, ~...9::-.. : - . , , , ,9-, e t „l,3,;if,„ 4 -- ' ' -:, - - • ipp ilt : .....-' - --.. 4 ' ,artling int LONDON, SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1845. The House of Lords met at Five o'clock, and ad journed in half an hour, after forwarding several Bills a stage. The Commons met at Four. The several orders of the day were read and postponed, after which, Lord ASHLEY moved for leave to bring in two Bills for the regulation of lunatic asylums in Eng land and Wales. His Lordship, in order to prove the necessity of his measures, entered at considerable length into the statistics of lunacy. Sir J. GRAHAM, in seconding the motion, passed a high eulogium on the character of Lord ASHLEY, and said that the Government had considered the measure, and gave it their most cordial support, and he stated it as his opinion, that private asylums, even where there was only one patient, should be subjected to frequent visitation and supervision. Lord CLE3IENTS was desirous of a more efficient mea sure for the regulation of lunatic asylums in Ireland, the one introduced by Sir THOMAS FREMANTLE Was quite insufficient. . Mr. Fox MAuLE urged the necessity of amending the law regulating lunatic asylums in Scotland. The LORD-ADVOCATE wished to see the result 01 this measure as regarded England before extending it to Scotland. After a few words from Sir G. STRICKLAND, Mr. BROTHERTON, Mr. HENLEY, and Mr. WYNN, the mo tion was agreed to, and the House adjourned at Seven o'clock. The Convention recently negotiated between the King of the FRENCH and the Queen of ENGLAND for the prevention of slave trading under the respective flags of England and France, is a compact honourable to the character and the reciprocated respect of two great nations. It is a noble pledge, recorded and de posited at the altar of humanity, by those of all the states of Christendom and civilisa tion which are most competent to act as her irresistible champions. How happy for the peace of mankind and the repose of nations, were the emulation of these two States never to exceed the limits of this generous rivalry in the cause of human liberty, or that struggle for priority in the perfecting of their several institutions social, moral, and political, or in the career of liberal arts and of science, in the results of which the destinies of all the other races of mankind are so profoundly and extensively interested. This Convention, which is understood to have been signed so lately as Thursday week, is remarkable for the tone of good faith and earnest intention which prevades its ten articles of succinct and intelligible stipulation. The preamble, or recital, of this Convention recurs to the two Conventions of November, 1831, and March, 1833, executed between the contracting Powers, as " having attained their object in preventing the slave trade under the French and English flags;" but it is de clared that they have not proved competent to effect the complete suppression of this odious traffic, and the said Powers having it much at heart to concur in the requisite measure for this object, declare that the present Convention shall be substituted for, and stand in lieu of; those former instruments. By the Ist article, the King of the FRENCH engages, within the shortest possible period to establish, upon the western coast of Africa, from Cape Verd, to the meridional lat. of 16 deg. 30 min., a naval force of 26 cruisers, as well sailing vessels as steamers ; and the Queen of GREAT BRITAIN engages to establish a force of similar amount, steaming and sailing cruisers, on the same portion of the African coast. By subsequent articles, the two Powers agree to maintain a strict surveillance upon all this range of coast, especially at those points where slave-trading is carried on; and, for thispnrpose, they will exercise all the powers pertaining to their respective flags, except only as to the restrictions introduced into the present Convention touching French and English ships. The officers of the two squadrons are to concert together the best means of proceeding in the objects of this Con vention, settling stations, devising the regulations under which the cruisers of the two nations are to act together, or separately, as may be found most convenient ; any treaties that may be concluded by either force with native chiefs along these coasts shall have for object only the suppression of the slave trade ; and if concluded, separately, by an officer of the British force, the option of acceding to it shall be reserved to the King of the FRENCH ; and so, vice versa, if concluded by a French officer, the option of concurring in it shall remain to the Queen of GREAT BRITAIN. When both Sovereigns con cur, the expenses attending the negotiation of that treaty shall be borne by both Governments in equal proportions; but where the employment of the military or naval forces shall be found necessary for the execution of said treaties, and in conformity to the law of nations, neither flag shall engage in such operations without the consent and concurrence of the other. When the squadron of the King of the FRENCH shall be ready to commence operations, that fact will be formally communicated to the British Sovereign ; and the two Monarchs will issue a joint declaration that the oper ition of this Convention is about to commence. The right of mutual search, esta blished by the Conventions of 1831 and 1833, shall cease to be exercised in three months after such decla ration. The two Powers pledge themselves to interdict all slave-trading in any colonies they do now, or may here aft.er, possess, and to use all means to prevent their re spective flags from being employed by their subjects in carrying on a slave-trade with foreign nations, or being in any other manner connected with slave-trading of any kind. The tenth and final article regards the mode in which the recognised servants and functionaries of the contracting Powers shall proceed in conformity with the objects of this Convention, in six months after the joint declaration above alluded to of the two Sovereigns shall have been promulgated. Such is a brief abstract of a compact that promises to be of more practical service in efficiently repressing, and finally (let us hope) extinguishing the slave-trade than previous treaties of a more elaborate character for some years past have been able to accomplish. There is a moderation about the language of the contracted obliga tions on either party—an absence of all pretensions in one party that might possibly be distasteful or offensive to the other—a calm and grave avowal of the great ob jects common to both—from which we augur a bright and hopeful future for the negro races of Western Africa. But we also indulge the gratifying belief that by thus combining in a noble work of national charity, of European beneficence, and of Christian duty, the hos tile tendencies of the two mightiest monarchies in the world, arising out of the conflict of their balanced powers and their vast resources, will become gradually neutral ised; and that the dangerous spirit of an unquiet, though it be a generous rivalry of political grardeur, will give place, at no distant day, to a strict, an invincible, and a genuine " Holy Alliance" for the extension and consoli dation of their united peace, prosperity, and power. It is always contended by the friends of the Established Church that the general conduct of its ministers must have been highly meritorious—otherwise the laity would not have consented, during many ages, to contribute so munificently to its endowment and their maintenance. The argument is a sufficiently fair one. We should be inclined to give any other parties the benefit of it, ca teris paribus—why not the Church? But like all other argu 'mots, its application may be inconveniently extended beyon,..l the limits at which those who have benefited it under on: condition of circumstances would desire to see it pushed .under another. The converse of the pro position may be disagreeable, but it is not the less forcible, namely, than if the general conduct of the minis ters of the Established G. be not highly meritorious, the laity will not continue in future to make such liberal provision for their endowment and maintenance. Now to that clergy we desire to commend this latter consi deration, because we take them to be worldly wise, and shrewd enough, in their generation. In proportion as they are so, the argument will weigh with them as sig nificant and cogent ; and ma y th us pro d uce a more salu tary effect upon their conduct and deportment than twenty episcopal charges or ordination sermons. It may be a sordid motive to perseverance in a just and upr i ght course to hold out the probable loss of temporal wealth and station as the penalty of a departure from it; but, if it be an efficacious one, we shall not quarrel with it. Now—without any desire invidiously to recur to by gone delinquencies—we may remark that the last two years have been sufficiently fruitful of clerical offenders, contra bones mores, on the one band (in those against whom irregular, vicious, and oven licentious courses have been established), and contra bonos consuctudines, on the other (in such as have set aside the old established forms and rituals of the service to introduce new and offensive changes therein). The clergy, as a body, will do well to bethink them how seriously these frequent exposures of the criminal weaknesses of individual members of it, must be calculated to prejudice and compromise them in the public estimation. People will be very apt to in dulge in very impertinent and disagreeable speculations on the expediency of cutting down the scale of the con tributions they pay in aid of the endowments in ques tion, for the support of a hierarchy, more particularly, who certainly have revenues of an amount scarcely com patible with the purity and simplicity of the " rule of life" affected by the teachers of a reformed Church, which owes its existence entirely to the excessive cor ruption, wealth, and luxury of the older Church that it has superseded among us. For these reasons, we are as much astonished as scandalised when we read of dig nitaries of our Establishment committing themselves to any proceedings that bring them into collision with their flocks, or their subordinate functionaries, and make them parties to appeals to legal and spiritual tribunals, where the very fact of their appearing is calculated to damnify them, and to injure the moral character and authority of their sacred calling. Is there no teaching these gentlemen the value of decorum ?—the impressive merit, in their case, of unobtrusive quietness. Very many days have not elapsed since we brought under the notice of our readers the case of the pluralist rector of Oakingham, in Berks, patron, rector, and in cumbent of the church and living, and Dean of Salis bury, withal. We showed that in consequence of the alarming state of dilapidation into which the parish church had fallen, the parishioners had vainly applied to, and attempted to negotiate with, the Dean and his lessee, to induce them to repair, in conjunction with the parishioners, the chancel and the fabric. The evasive bandying of the parishioners between Mr. Dean and Mr. Lessee, the architect of the one and the surveyor of the other, and the no-result of the business will not, we sur mise, be easily forgotten. It appears from certain " Re solutions" agreed to at a meeting of the inhabitants of Oakingham, on Monday last, to determine on the steps proper to be taken for the repairs of the edifice, and making further provision for the cure, that the Most Rev. the Dean is still contumacious ; that on the part of his lessee he offers to subscribe 1001. towards the re building of the chancel, on the express condition that he should be released from all further charge or demand on that score by the parish ; that the meeting expressed their astonishment at such a proposition, which Mr. Dean must have well known when he made it that the churchwardens could not comply with, inasmuch as they have no powers by law to enter into any such arrangement. And the meeting, seeing the Dean would not co-operate with the pa rishioners, instructed the churchwardens to repair and uphold the chancel at the least possible expense, and to maintain the fabric as far as possible, in its present coed tion, Sce. We should like to ask the Dean of Salisbury whe ther he falls back upon an inward consciousness of such pure and disinterested affection for the Church that has advanced him to so high a rank among her servants, — upon the personal humility of a servant only anxious to exalt the glory of his LORD, to render all worldly as well as spiritual homage to his Divine Master in the careful maintenance of His time-honoured temples,—that he can thus afford to repudiate the respect and insult the affec tions of his flock ? That he is thus content to earn an un becoming notoriety among those dignified ministers of the Establishment who will give least towards the keeping up of religious fabrics, which it should be their pride as it is their duty to preserve awl cherish, because they re ceive most from the congregations to whose personal wishes and comfort they are so palpably indifferent ? That he will thus venture to challenge public indigna tion at his emphatic determination to keep his pockets full, though he thereby render the church empty ? Per tinacity of this kind offers but sorry prospects to those friends of the Establishment who are anxious to see her recovering, by all exercises of Christian humility, active charity, brotherly love, and true and unsordid zeal for her honour, whatever influence or authority she is said by some to have lost through the proselytising energy and uncompromising devotion of her Roman Catholic rivals 1 The intelligence from Spain, which is to the 29th of May, is of a very gloomy character. The funds are falling rapidly, the Bank of San Fernando has refused to grant any more loaas ; the journals, which formerly supported the Government, with one exception, have turned against it, owing to the late arbitrary proceed ' ings of NARVAEZ ; and circumstances altogether fore bode some new convulsion. In what shape it will appear no one can tell, but the country is evidently roused against the despotic Government of CHRISTINA. and NARVAEZ, and will follow almost any leader who will have the courage to brave this reckless military dictator. The Espectador journal had been seized, because it contained an article stating that above thirty persons had offered their services to the proprietors of the Clamor Publico, and 300 more were ready to put down their names and bid defiance to the prosecutions of the Government . The Tiempo, hitherto friendly to NARVAEZ, boldly de clares that within four days the Government has become revolutionary, and it denounces the arrest and deporta tion of the three editors as arbitrary, unjustifiable, and odious acts, and as the commencement, without any authority and without any cause, of martial law. A popular tumult, or something worse, was expected at Madrid, and the troops of the garrison were consequently kept in readiness in their barracks. Additional troops had also been ordered for the provinces, but probably they will be more required there than in the capital. The poor young QUEEN, with her mother and sister, escorted by NARVAEZ, had arrived at Chinchilla on the 27th, after a cold, wet, and fatiguing journey. The Bourse on the 29th exhibited a very dismal ap pearance, not fewer than nineteen defaulters having been declared on that and tho previous day. One ac count says, the funds have.continued declining, reaching a point which they had not experienced for many months, since Threes were offered for cash at 32k, with scarcely a purchaser—a real panic prevailing on 'Change. Day by day many millions are sold by the supreme com mittee belonging to bankrupt speculators, or those who do not appear to claim their stock. Capitalists look on passively at a state of things whose result they cannot foresee unless a prompt remedy be applied. The Three per Cents. closed at 32% for cash, and 33% at 60 days ; the Five per Cents., at 23 1 / 2 fur cash ; and 24 at 60 days ; the Coupons, at 27 1 4 for cash ; and the Debt without Interest, at 8 for the 10th ofJuly. The Paris Itioniteur contains a royal ordonnance, dated the 3d inst., announcing that M. GuizoT is re instated in his office of Foreign Minister, which had been held by M. DUCHATEL during his illness. On that day M. GUIZOT attended a cabinet council held by the KING, and his Majesty counter-signed the new treaty for the suppression of the slave-trade. Every dispatch ap pears to be made for bringing this question to a final settlement. "We are assured," says the 'Journal des Debuts, " that an attachi of the Minister for Foreign Affairs set out from Paris on Tuesday afternoon, for Lon don, carrying the treaty with him. It is believed that the ratifications may be exchanged on Friday next between Lord ABERDEEN and Count DE St. AIILAIRE. It is pro bable that on Monday or Tuesday , next Admiral MACKAU will present to the Chamber of Deputies a Bill for carrying the treaty iutu immediate execution. The Bill will contain a demand for a sum of ten millions of francs for completing the number of 26 steam boats and sailing vessels, of which our squadron is to be composed." The same journal in answer to one of the objections made by the opposi tion to the treaty, namely that a navy cannot be exer cised unless engaged in war practice, says :—" We are really desolated, that this disastrous state of general peace, in which the world is thrown by the fault of one Ministry, does not afford more active occupation to our ❑avy, but we confesS that we are not much affected with these gymnastic considerations. We do not think it indispensably necessary to seek a quarrel with Eng land, or any other country, solely for the purpose of ex ercising our squadrons, and we are persuaded that our sailors will resign themselves to the accomplishment, with h-ss eclat, perhaps, but certainly with as much ho nour, of acts which most promote the cause of humanity and liberty." The state of the French navy will be brought before the Chamber of Deputies in a few days. The report of the Committee on the budget of expenditure fur 1846 had been distributed on Wednesday, and, accord,ng, to that document, the naval estimates are inereased by 4,700,000 francs, as compared with the present year. The following is a brief summary of the state of the navy, as given in the report. The sailing vessels afloat are stated to be :-23 ships of the line of all classes ; 30 frigates ; 19 corvettes ; 26 brigs; 47 galiots, cutters, and luggers, with about 60 smaller vessels—in all, 220 vessels. The sail ing vessels in dock are:-23 ships-of war of different ranks, of which about two-thirds are finished ; 20 frigates and 5 small vessels—total, 48 ships partly finished. Of steam war vessels afloat there are 4 frigates -1 of 540 horse power, and 3of 450 horse power ; 8 corvettes-1 of 320 horse power, and 7of 220 horse power; 41 steamers of 160 horse power and under —total, 53. Steamers on the stocks:-4 frigates, lof 640, j of 540, and 2 of 450 horse power, about half-finished ; 10 corvettes, 5 of 320, and 5 of 220 horse power, one-fifth