The Sun. — London, England, 1844-03-02 00:00:00

HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE TI&IS DAY. Morning .. 0 minutes after 0 I Evening .. 12 minutes after 0, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THE NEW HISTORICAL ROMANCE, WHITEFRIARS ; OR, THE DAYS OF CHARLES THE SECOND. ,A. THIRD EDITION of this popular Romance will be ready imme diately. Orders received by all Booksellers. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vole, post Svo., CHATSW O R T H; OR, THE ROMANCE OP A WEEK. Edited by R. PLUMER WARD, Esq. Author of " Tremaine," " De Vere," &c. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street, _HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. SEASON 1844. The following outline of the arrangements for the ensuing season 15 respectflilly presented to the Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public. ENGAGEMENTS FOR TIIE OPERA. Madame Grist, Madlle. M. Favanti (her first appearance at this Theatre), Madame Bellini, Madame Dai Fiori, and Madame Persiani. Signor Mario, Sig. Correlli (his first appearance at this Theatre), Sig. Dai Fiori, Sig. Felice (his first appearance at this Theatre), 531 g. Fornasari, Sig. F. Lablache, and Sig. Lablache. Director of the Music, Composer, and Conductor, Slg. Costa. THE BALLET. Madlle. Carlotta Grisi, Madlle. Adelaide Frasi, of the Teatro di Pergola, Florence (her first appearance at this theatre) ; Mad. Guy Stephan ; Madlle. Scheffre, Madlle. Ferdinand, Madlle. Planquet, Madlle. Barville (their first appearance at this theatre) ; Madlle. Fanny Elssler, and Madlle. Cerito ; M. St. Leon, M. Montassu (his first appearance in this country), M. Coulon, M. Gossehn, M. Gouriet, M. Venafra, M. Bertram, and M. Perrot, and a numerous and efficient Corps de Ballet. Arrangements are also pending with Madlle. Taglionf, and there is. every probability that the talent of this eminent artiste will be se cured for a limited number of representations. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING, MARCH 2, Will be repeated a New Grand Opera, in Three Acts.called "THE BOHEMIAN GIRL Count Arnheim, Mr. Borraiii ' - Thaddeus, Mr. W. Harrison; Arline, Miss Rainforth; Queen of the Gipsies, Miss Betts. After which, Will be repeated Albert's celebrated Ballet of THE BEAUTY OF GHENI'. Marquis de San Lucar, M. Albert ; Benetfict, M. Hoguet Vestris; Beatrix, Mdlle. Fleury; Agnes, Mdlle. Clara Webster; Julia, Madame Petit Stephan ; Diana, Mdlle. O'Bryan. Dress Boxes 75., Second Price 3s. titt. ; Upper Circles of Boxes 55., econd Price 3s. ; Pit as , Second Price 2a.; Middle Gallery 2k. econd Price Is.; Upper Gallery is., Second Price Cd. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. M. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS. POSITIVELY THE LAST NIGHT. THIS EVENING, SATURDAY, MARCH 2, Will be performed the following Favourite Pieces :—Beethoven's S nfeni a Pastorale—A New Overture, by Signor Cri vein—Serenade from Don Pasquale, by Herr Kcenig—The Irish Echo Quadritle— Solo on the Violoncello, by M. Pilet —Grand Fantasia from Robert I e Diable—The Nightingale Waltz on the Picot°. by M. Jullien— The English Quadrille, and the Destruction or Poanpeii, &c., &C. Doors Open at Halt past Seven, commence at ,Iht o'Clocic. Promenade, Is., Upper Boxes, 15..; Dress Circk is. i 3 ; Private Boxes, 11. Is. 'rickets to be obtained at the Ix-office of the Theatre; of Mr. Mitchell, Old Bond-street; I Andrews, New Bond-street; Mr. Sams, St. James's-street; and . Jullien's Office, 3, Maddox-street, Bond-street. M. JULLIEN'S GRAND BAL MASQUE. MONDAY, MARCH 4. GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS. M. JULLIEN has the honour to submit the following Arrange ments for the BAL MASQ UE : The Doors will be open at Nine o'Clock. The Dances will commence at Ten. The Supper will be served at One. The Quadrilles, Waltzes, and (lalops will be under the direction of Six Masters of the Ceremonies, with whose regulations M. Jullien most respectfully requests the compliance of the Visitors, his only wish being to secure their comfort and convenience. The audience portion of the Theatre will be devoted to the us" of those who wish merely to be spectators of the brilliant scene, and persons booking places will be privileged to have them retained during the whole evening. Visitors to the Pall, having also engaged Private Boxes, will be allowed to pass to and from the Salle de Dance. Tickets for the Ball, 10s. ed. each; the number being strictly limited. Admission for Spectators—Dress Circle, Is. ; Boxes, 31. ; Lower Gallery, 2s. ; Upper Gallery, Is. N.B. M. Jullien, in answer to numerous inquiries, begs to state that it being his intention to make the Bal Masque an Annual En tertainment, it will not he repeated during the present season. M. Jullien requests that any persons having any claims on him on account of these Concerts will send their bills to the Theatre imme diately, in order that they may be examined and discharged. • THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. MK. BENJAMIN WEBSTER. LESSEE. THIS EVENING, MARCH 2, Will be performed a New Comic Drama, entitled GRIST TO THE MILL. Marquis de Richeville, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Francine, Madame Vestris. After which, a New Comic Drama, entitled USED UP. Sir Charles Coldstream, Bart., Mr. Charles Mathews; Sir Adonus Leech, Mr. Tilbury ; Wurzle, Mr. James Bland ; Mary, Miss Julia Bennett; Lady Clutterbuck, Mrs. Humby. To conclude with a New l airy Extravaganza, entitled THE FAIR ONE WITH THE GOLDEN LOCKS! King Lachrymoso, Mr. J. Nand; Prince Graceful, Miss P. Horton ; Queen Lucidora, Miss Julia Bennett. Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Boxes ; ss. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, .25.; Upper Gallery. Is. Half-price—Boxes, 3a. ; Pit 25.; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Doors opened at Half-past Six, and the Performance commence at Seven. Tickets and Places to be had of Mr I. T. Archer, at the Box office, from Ten till Five. • PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING, MARCH 2, Will be performed FRA DIAVOLO. Fra Diavolo Mr. Wood; Zerlina, Mrs. Wood. After which, a New Petite Comedy, called AGED FORTY. Sir Harry Wilder, Mr. Walter Lacy; Mr . Dapper, Mr. Oxberry ; Lady Clifton, Miss Fortescue. And other Entertainments. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING, MARCH 2, Will be repeated, by permission of Charles Dickens, Esq., THE CHRISTMAS CA ROL. Principal Characters—Messrs. 0. Smith, Wright, Lyon, Maynard, Forman, Miss Woolgar. Mrs. F. Ma th ews, Miss Chaplin, and Miss Lee. To be followed by ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA MARRIED AND SETTLED. Antony, Mr. Wright; Cleopatra, Miss Woolgar. After which, the Tragedy of RICHARD THE THIBD. Ri chard, Mr. Wright; Lady Anne, Miss E. Stanley. To conclude with THE DAUGHTER OF THE DANUBE. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENING, MARCH 2. Will be performed a New Drama, entitled THE LAST SHIL LING, supported by all the Company. After which, The Armenian Prodigy, or Wonderful Ariel Pole Dancer. To be followed by A CHRISTMAS CAROL, by "fez," with splendid Appointments. To conclude with THE PLEDGE OF LOVE. TO CORRESPONDENTS. " A Subscriber at Scarborough" had better send his address, and he will receive an answer. The Post-office charge one halfpenny for papers posted after six o'clock. THE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE, MARCH 1. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 41 ; Highest, 51 ; Noon, 50. __ BAROMETER, 29.55.—W1ND, W. , Nor.—The number 32: on the Thermometer denotes the freezing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is usually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29. Marian t LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1844. Lord MONTEAGLE asked the Earl of DEVON when the public would be put in possession of the results of the Landlord and Tenant Commission in Ireland ? The Noble Earl said he had been prevented from returning to Ireland as he had intended, by a subpcena from the Court of Queen's Bench, but in the mean time the Commission was carrying on the inquiry. He was afraid he should not be able to resume his duties in the Commission till the trial on which he had been subpoenaed was concluded. Lord BROUGHAM moved for copies of the corre spondence which had taken place between the English missionaries in the South Sea Islands and the Go- ment, relative to the affairs of Otaheite. 1 The Earl of ABERDEEN had no objection to pro. duce the papers, and at the same time assured Lord BRouGnAm that he need be under no apprehension as to the manner in which the missionaries would be treated by the French authorities. [To thought it right to state also that the resolution come to by the French Government, disowning the act of Admiral DUPETIT THOUARS, was purely spontaneous, and that not one word of remonstrance had, either by the British Ambassador, or by official communication, been made to France on the subject. The war parties in both countries were ma2ng much noise about this affair, but fortunately they were little regarded. Lord BROUGHAM expressed his satisfaction at the answer given by Lord ABERDEEN, and the returns were ordered. The Marquis of NORMANI3Y gave notice that on Monday next he would present a petition complaining of the conduct of the Board of Charitable Bequests in Ireland. Lord BROUGHAM. also gave notice that on the same day he would call the attention of the House to the progress of the new Houses of Parliament. In the Commons, the Salisbury Branch Railway Bill, the York and Scarborough Railtvay Bill, and the Severn Navigation Bill, were read a second time and ordered to be committed. Mr. GLADSTONE brought up the Report of the Select Committee on Railways. Mr. T. DUNCOMDE, in an excellent speech, moved for a return of the money paid to reporters employed to take notes at the meetings for a repeal of the union. He described the three principal witnesses—Mr. Huoiuss, Mr. Ross, and Mr. JACKSON, and implied that they had been suborned by the Government as spies. He, however, made an exception as to the part which these reporters took in the affair, and exculpated Mr. HUGHES and Mr. JACKSON, and threw the whole blame on the Government. Sir JAMES GRAHAM made a very lame defence. He took the whole responsibility on himself. H e employed all the parties, and also admitted that a communication had been made by the Government, that is by himself, to the Herald and Standard for a loan of their reporters ; but the main points of Mr. DUNCOMBE'S speech he could not answer, and though he had no objection to furnish a return of all the money paid, the motion strangely' was lost on a division, there being for it 73, and against it 144. The discussion did not place the mode in which the Irish trials had been conducted in a more favourable light, nor raise the character of the Home Secretary. Mr. Ross, or as Mr. DUNCOMBE called him the " Carlisle patriot," had stated that he-was employed by a person high in office, but he was prevented by • i3l • ) .14 s .. 111! Art, - 4 ! apikt,_,,r, c4.4(7,4,s4vArkiliptivs • 4cirkw Id( -- • - ",•, • All ok ri - xjal „Ar. mori ,„ 40.4/trak THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 2, 1E144 the Counsel for the Crown from saying who that person was. Sir J. GRAHAM supplied the deficiency, and announced that he was the "person high in office " alluded to. Lord JOHN RUSSELL made a brief speech on the occasion. The conclusion was admirable: and told with great effect. Every discus sion that takes place on these Irish trials only tends to confirm the public mind in the belief that the tra versers were not justly tried. " I will state my be lief," said his Lordship, "that if the same offence had been committed in this country, supposing the Attorney- General for En glan d had pursued a somewhat similar course, we should have had a different charge from the Judge, and a different verdict from the jury. That is my opinion ; and be the persons who they may, I never will cease from endeavouring to obtain for the people of Ireland the full enjoyment of all those rights and privileges, of the possession of which the people of England are so justly proud." These generous sen timents were responded to by loud cheers. On the order of the day for going into Committee of Supply, Mr. S. CRAWFORD renewed his motion for redressing grievances before granting supplies. Mr. BLEWITT seconded the motion; and on a division there were for the motion, 15 ; and against it, 95. The House then resolved itself into a Committee of Supply. Sir C. NAPIER complained of the thinness of the House, when millions was voted away, • and also blamed the reporters for shutting their books ; but on this occasion he had no reason to complain, for they reported his speech fully, and, though their books were closed, we have no doubt the Gallant Commodore's remarks about the navy were faithfully given. Some other speeches were made, and several large grants voted, and the House resumed. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House, at One o'Clock, adjourned till Monday. Mr. R ;,onigtontr7n to which we adverted—of the " Committee on Harbours of Re fuge." This motion urged upon the House the pro priety of addressing the Crown "for the appointment of a Commission of scientific and competent persons to consider of the best means for giving effect to the recommendations of that Committee." The Hon. Member, with reason, rested his appeal to the Legis lature on the main ground of its connexion with truly conservative duties of the highest order, inas much as they respected not only the security of our commerce, but the protection of life and property from losses at sea. We think Mr. RICE is fairly entitled to every credit for having divested his ad dress to the House, as much as possible, of all appear ances of local prepossession. He felt, as we do, that the interest of the topics embraced in his speech was national ; and he treated those topics, accordingly, in a large and general manner. On this point we are compelled to repeat the expres sion of our own feeling—that matters of higher im , port—of nearer concernment—not merely to the trade, coasting and foreign, and to the commercial marine and capital of the country, but—to the safety, and consequent political independence and grandeur of the empire, cannot be brought under the conside ration of Parliament. It was obviously impossible for the Hon. Gentleman to avoid attributing para mount importance to the plans already submitted to the Select Committee by civil engineers, and sane tioned by the very highest naval and military autho rities, for the construction not only of a harbour of refuge, but of strong forts and commanding batteries at the mouth of the Thames. Our only wonder is, how works of such indispen sable necessity and palpable importance can have been so long neglected, in the face of such earnest suggestions as those offered by the Report of the Select Committee in question. What have the Government been doing in the interval which has elapsed since that " first" Report (laid upon the table in August last) was issued out to Members ? What has been " moved," in the business, by the coun cillors of her MAJESTY since the appearance of the second Report ? Absolutely nothing. No man can tell how nearly the moment approaches when reasons of State—not the mere suggestions of a wise fore-casting policy, but the imperative demands of some present, overruling exigency—may require that those works should have been deliberately planned— carefully constructed—completed--in an effective condition. Let us forbear to draw more distinctly the outline of unfortunate, but very possible, contin gencies which may arise to interrupt our present re lations with some of the Foreign Powers, from whom her MAJESTY, indeed, always receives " the most friendly assurances"—at the beginning of the session, and before the voting of supplies ! Grant the contingencies in question to be but "possible,"—we ourselves entertain no notion that they are " probable :"—and there is case enough for the duty of at least preliminary preparations In such matters on the part of the Government. But what is the fact ? The various professional and civil wit nesses who gave their :valuable evidence before the Select Committee, with the Duke of WELLINGTON, and a dozen Captains of the Royal Navy—Mr. Wssucisn, and many other eminent engineers at their head—might as well have sat down with the Tam worth farmers, to dine off Sir R. pEsses imaginary Birmingham bull,—as to have calculated on any more substantial benefit resulting from all the pains they took to satisfy the inquiries of the Committee. Our paragon of Premiers—whose self-appre ciation doubtless attributes to his own official individuality all the administrative sagacity of a COLBERT, united with the executive energy of PITT, and the dispassionate judgment of Fox, has not only done nothing in the business—he has not yet came to any determination, even ! To the temperate, sen sible speech of Mr. RICE, and the liberal offer of Sir Joins REID, to raise any money which might be re quired for carrying into effect the proposition to make Dover a " harbour of refuge," he replied by a sorry joke about the singular coincidence of this motion having been brought forward by one Hon. Member for Dover, and seconded by another. Then he went into a rambling summary of the evidence given by some of the principal witnesses examined, in order to illustrate the conflicting nature of their views as to the preferable localities to be selected for the harbour of refuge ; and, by what we must denounce as a mere clap-trap to enlist a few cheers from Irish Members, hinted his own preference for Holyhead over Dover. Now, no parties can be more perfectly alive than we are, to the value of any undertaking which shall shorten and im prove the communication between the two capitals, Dublin and London; but really the best answer to all the balanced pros and cons of Sir ROBERT'S mystified oration—his sage discoveries that A. was for one point, and B. was clear that another was the more eligible for a new harbour ; and his tedious platitudes about the duties of the Scientific Commission, of which he gave a quasi promise,—is also the shortest,—Dover MUST BE made a harbour of refuge, and immediately. We shall return to this subject in the course of a day or two. For the present we can only enter our protest against the withdrawal of such a measure as Mr. RICE'S, on account of a speech so jejune, feeble, and worthless, so full of plausible nothings, and slip pery common places, as the Premier's. The Chronicle of yesterday contains some judi cious remarks on the subject of Parliamentary de - bates. Our Contemporary —and no wonder—is sorely afflicted at their intolerabl e l eng th and prosiness, and suggests the expediency of their being subjected to a rigid process of curtailment. "Why on earth," he asks, "do we repeat all the rubbish which no one listens to in the House itself ? The reporters should take the tone of the House in this respect one of the body might stay to make a brief note of all that passed between five and nine o'clock, and the rest might pair and dine. If it were once well understood that, on ordinary occasions, men who had got no footing in the House would get none in the newspapers, a great check would be placed on mediocre oratory. We invite our Contemporaries, without reference to party, to give a candid consideration to this project of Parliamentary Reform." There is no question— to parody the language of BURKE—that a predilec tion for prolixity in the House of Commons " has in creased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished," and we trust, therefore, that the Chronicle's seasonable hint will be carried into practice forthwith. It will not, indeed, put a stop to that cacoethes loquendi in which many Honourable Members are so prone to indulge, and to which—it may be .observed -by the way—those are usually the most addicted, who are the least gifted with the oratorical faculty; but it will, at any rate, be attended with this beneficial effect—namely, that it will spare an inoffensive and long-suffering Public the infliction of perusing an almost interminable mass of, what our Con temporary felicitously calls, " rubbish." In some cases this infliction amounts to a positive calamity. Conceive, for instance, two mortal columns of a PETER BORTRWICR, such as ap peared in the Post the other day ! The effect of perusing a speech of this length, unrelieved by the slightest fancy, wit, sarcasm, or information of any kind, must be quite excruciating ; and the Public will po doubt jump eagerly at the opportunity of being disembarrassed henceforth of such an appal ling visitation. In the extended form in which the debates at present appear in the daily prints, it is im possible for nine out of ten readers, whose leisure hours are necessarily restricted, to peruse them with attention; they must perforce skip every second column, as little boys skip the tall words in their nursery-books; and the consequence is, that they glean but an imperfect and superficial view of the question in discussion ; and not seldom throw down the paper, from sheer despair of being able to form any sound opinion respecting the cogency or other wise of the different arguments urged in the course of the debate. Hon. Members should bear in mind that an English day consists but of twelve hours, and that the industrious portion of the community, who constitute the mass, can devote but a small portion of these hours to the perusal of their speeches. A very sound and argumentative oration may be commenced and concluded within a quarter of an hour, but not a few of our Parliamentary debaters take a whole hour to say nothing ; and, consequently, theyproduce no other effect on the House than that of setting it fast asleep, -sioning a desperate rush of unsympathising to the door. But if Hcfhourable Members !eds talk their full of " fluent nonsense," let them, in compassion to the Public, allow a respite of one day in the week from the visitation of their oratory. Let them give up Wednesday to peace and quietness—make it, in short, a sort of Parliamentary Sabbath—and thereby establish a claim to the undying gratitude of the vast majority of their readers. Surely if they get upon their " eloquent legs"—as Counsellor PHILLIPS would say —four days in the week, they have every reason to be satisfied with their good fortune, without encroach ing on the Wednesday ! Madrid papers to the 22d have been received, but they add little to the intelligence published yester day. The Corresponsal states that the English and French Consuls at Carthagena had proceeded to Mur cia on the 17th, for the purpose, it was supposed, of offering terms of submission on the part of the insur gents. According to the same authority, the blockading force before Carthagena consisted of 4,000 troops of the line and 6,000 National Guards. This is inconsistent with the fact stated in the Ministerial journals, that all the National Guards had been dis armed. The Three per Cents. were done at 30/ at 60 days ; and the Five per Cents. at 23 for cash, and 2.24 at 60 days. The affair of Otaheite is the passion of the :day among our volatile and excitable neighbours. No one talks or writes about anything else; but, with the exception of a brief statement in the Paris Globe, by no means creditable to a French officer, there is neither argument nor news in the articles on this nine days' wonder. " It appears to us evident," says that journal, " that Admiral DUPETIT THOUARS, a seaman so distinguished, and so worthy of the esteem of all, was seized with a momentary hallucination when he took it into his head that the flag of Queen POMARE 7 with its closed crown, was an insult to France. It does not appear to us less evident that this his first mistake generated a. second, when the QUEEN, having written a letter addressed to the King of the FRENCH, prayed him to have the kindness to get it carried to its place of destina tion. The Admiral refused her his direct intervention, and referred the QUEEN to Captain BRUAT, who had been installed Governor of Otaheite, directing his letter with the address of—To MadamePornare ! Thus, a French Admiral thought he owed no special respect to a Queen whom he had just dispossessed; he refused her, even on the ground of temporary respect, the qualification which he gave her the day before, and which was due to, her at least until his acts had been approved of by his Government. It is difficult to comprehend how the Admiral, whose character is honoured by every one, did not perceive that Royalty always leaves an august trace on the brow where it has resided, and that the example of the brawlers of 1793, who called the noble and unfortunate MARIE ANTOINETTE Madame Capet, was not precisely of all historical examples the best and most happy to imitate." The National reckons on a speedy change of Mi nistry, but unfortunately for its party the change would be of no service, as it would only substitute for the " man of Ghent," the man who has aban doned Ancona. The following are the only extracts of the slightest interest from the Journals : " The Aube frigate arrived at Breston the 24th inst., bring ing home M. Barrot, the French Consul-General at Hayti, with 1,600,000 f., paid by the Haytian Government as the in stalment on the indemnity to the colonists. As to the loan, the President, not being able to meet the payment, has, says the Moniteur Parisien, entered into a solemn engage ment, in the name of the Republic, to pay the three half years' interest in arrear on the Ist July next." " The Official Gazette of Naples, of the 16th ult., publishes a Royal decree, reducing the interest of the Neapolitan public debt from five to four per cent. The holders who prefer re imbursement to the conversion of their stock are to be repaid at par, gradually by lots to be drawn twice a year—viz., June and December ; but they are to be allowed two months after each drawing to accept the conversion, if they should then prefer it to reimbursement. It is intended to extin guish the Five per Cent. Stock by means of the sinking fund ; but, as this amounts to only 800,000 ducats (about 3,400,0000 f.), it will require 33 years to effect the reim bursement, if the holders generally should object to accept the New Four per Cent. Stock." On Wednesday the French Funds were more firm, the Three per Cents. closing at 82f. 35c., and the Fives at 125 f. 75c. THE BOURSE--•WEDNBSDAY, FEB. 28. Ffxst Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. French Five per Cents. •• 125 70 .• 125 75 • • 125 65 125 70 Three per Cents.— • • 82 25 .. 82 40 .. 82 25 .- 82 40 Bank of France... 3260 ..3260 ..3260 ..3260 Laffltte Bank, I,ooof. Sharesllo7 50 —llO7 50 —llO5 ..1105 5,000 f. SharessoBo ..5080 ..5080 —5OBO Belgian Bank Belgian Fives. 1051 • • 1051 .. 105 .. 105 1840 .• ••• • • • 108/ • • 1081 .. 108 .. 108 1842 •••••• •• 1091 .. 1091 .. 1091 .• 1091 Spanish Active •••••• • . • • • . 32* • • 331 .. 32* • • 33* Passive .••.•• • • • • • 5 1 • • Si • • 5; • • 51 Portuguese Five per Cents.. 46 • • 46 • • 46 .. 46 Neapolitan .... .. - ...... .... 103 _25 .. 103 _3O . • 103 _l5 .. 103 30 Roman RAILWAY SHARES. Versailles, R.B • •• • • 343 75 .. 343 75 343 75 343 75 L.R. Rosen 835 .. 835 .. 835 .. 83.5 Rouen to Havre. Orleans ••••••.••• • • • - • • • • 850 • • 850 •• • 847 50 .. 847 50 Strasburg to Rale•• • • •• • . 247 50 .• 247 50 .. 245 .. 246 25 Avignon to Marseilles•• • • • • 756 25 .. 756 25 .. 756 25 .. 756. 25 RAILWAY SHARES, FOR•THR ACCOUNT. • Ver.:tines, L. 8... • . Ronen ••• • • • • •• 167 §0 835 ' Rouen to Havre••••.......• 676 25 676 25 676 25 .. 676 25 Orleans Strasburg t0:8a10.... ...... 247 50 .. 248 75 .. 245 .. 246 25 Avignon to Marseilles.• .. 757 50 • • 757 50 .. 755 .. 755 FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS, FEB. 27.—1 n the sitting of the Chamber of Representatives to-day, the Minister of Finance presented a project of law for the conversion of the loan of 100,800,000 f. at 5 per cent. into 44 per cent., by creating a new loan of 94,836,000 f., to pay off the debt of 80,000,000 f., at 2i per cent. The Chamber continued the debate on the article of the budget of the department of public works, relative to the iron railway. We receive from different quarters details of the inunda tion of the valley of the Senne, which seems to have done much damage ; the waters rose still higher yesterday even ing. The causeway of the bridge of Lacken, leading to the Palace, was already under water for a considerable distance. We think it right to notice the observations which are daily made to us respecting the steamers belonging to the English Company which ply between between London and Ostend, and Dice versa. We are asked why does not the English Company employ one of its steamers in plying be tween London and Dover? especially now that there is a railway by which the journey from Dover to London is per formed in four hours. This observation appears to be the more just, as many t rave ll ers w h o su ff er f rom sea-sickness would. certainly prefer a route which would diminish nearly ten hours the time they would pass on board. The interest felt in the fate of O'Connell and his country has produced at Bonn, in some circles, a resolution to collect all over Germany signatures to an address to the man whom the English call an Agitator, and the Irish, Liberator. In every city a list is to be opened, headed—" List of subscribers to an address to Daniel O'Connell, the Man of Ireland." The lists are to be sent to Professor Waller, at Bonn. The address is to be forwarded by the end of March. We have the draft of the address before us, but we do not think it proper to publish it till the persons from whom the invitation proceeds sign their names to it. A similar step is said to be contemplated in other places, for instance in Ulm. OVERLAND MAIL.—The Overland mail for the 4th March, is by a notice issued from the General Post-office, de tained till the 6th. FRENCH WHALERS.—Advices received from the Sandwich Islands of October 26. state that the whalers Jonas of Nantes, the Adele of Havre, and the Ajax, of Havre, were lying in Hondulu Bay with full cargoes, and were about to proceed homeward. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, FRIDAY EVENING. Stocks closed with a quiet appearance, business having been rather limited throughout the day. Consols were 973 to ; India Bonds were done at 86s. prem. There was a sale in the Reduced Three-and-a-Half laer Cents. at 103, but they closed at 1031. The Spanish market was not quite so good at the termina tion of business, the Fives being 253 to 25 ; and the Threes, 36 to 35i ' • Portuguese Converted were 45i to 46i ;, Brazil Bonds were done at 801 ; Spanish Treasury Bonds realised 70. The additional transactions in Railway Shares have been these :—Birmingham and Derby were 42 discount ; Birming bam and Gloucester, 3 premium ; Bristol and Exeter, 4 to 13 ; and Midland Counties, 12 discount. Chester and Holy head have been Great Western 323 to 333 ; Ditto New, 19 ; Birmingham, 134 ; South Western, 364 ; Norwich and Brandon, 4; Northern and Eastern, 12; Paris and Rouen, 121 ; South Eastern Scrip, 103 ; York and North Midland New, 34 ; and Ditto, Scarborough Branch, 17 to 163 prem. There was no alteration calling for notice in the rates of the Exchanges upon the principal continental cities. (From The Sun of Last Night.) The Cotton Market at Liverpool was very steady yester day. Sales 4,000 bales—viz., 200 Surat at 4d. to 73d. ; 100 Bahia at 63d. ; 200 Egyptian at 73d. to 73d. ; and the rest American, at 53d. to 93d. for Orleans. There was no promi nent feature in Shares. The market was firmer. Great Western Halves were 683; Liverpool and Manchester, 2213; Birmingham, 235 ; Ditto Thirds, 403 ; Brighton, 431 ; Man chester and Leeds, 111; Midland Counties, 88 Paris and Lyons, 21. 16s. ; Paris and Orleans, 324 ; South Eastern, 353. We have intelligence to the 29th December from the Cape of Good Hope. One writer states :—" Since my last, infor mation has reached me of the release by Moeke of the Loyalist farmers, who had been arrested by him on their way as a deputation to the British Commissioner at Natal. Their papers were seized and copies taken, but the originals were returned to them, and they were allowed to prosecute their journey. " A fracas had taken place between one of Moeke's and one of Oberhanster's field cornets. The former went to the residence of the latter, by order of Moeke, to take into cus tody an individual charged with treachery towards him. The execution of this order was, however, resisted, a battle with yoke keys ensued, and the upshot of the affray was that the Loyalist field cornet came off victorious. " The locusts have destroyed all the crops of the emigrants between the Modder river and Philipolis district : Stennen burgh Spruit has also suffered severely. The ravages of this insect in the Colesburgh district have been considerable, though partial." There had been a fight between the Tambookies and the Galekas (Kreili's tribe), in which 100 Tambookies, at least; have fallen. It appears that for some time the conflict was sustained with equal success on both sides, when a party of Katirs, armed with guns, who are also residing in that country, decided the fortune of the day by joining the Galekas, and putting the Tambookies to flight. The wool exports were likely to be very large, as the quantity arriving at Port Elizabeth was considerable. The value is estimated at full 75,0001., and the quality is highly spoken of. The George Washington and the French packet both ad vise rather less furor in the cotton markets of America, and many are already anticipating serious consequences to the speculators who have come in more recently. The prospects for the holders of State Stocks appear rather better, but we should advise due caution before making investments. A seizure on a large scale had been made at New York on board the Oxford packet-ship, being of woollen goods. The English Funds have been rather quiet to-day. The Government broker has taken 20,000/. Consols for the Corn , . missioners for the reduction of the Debt, at 973, atlcl the range generally upon private purchases has been from 973 to 973 for Money, and 973 to 973 for the Account. The Unfunded Debt is firm. Exchequer Bills have realised 695. to 71s. premium, and East India Bonds are 86s. to 85s. Bank Stock is worth 1953. The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. have been marked 102 h to 4 ; Reduced 1033 to 3, and the Three per Cents. 98 to 3. In the Foreign market there has been a fair business r (Thing. Spanish Actives realise 254 to 3 ; the Three" per. Cents. have been 363 to 353. Mexican are 344 to 3-; Colombian, 13-3 to 143; and Peruvian, 303 to 31. The accounts from Madrid continue rather indefinite, nor has any decisive affair yet "copse off" in the provinces. Portuguese ,Bonds have been firm, at 46 to 453. Dutch Stock is not so good. The Share Market is quiet, but the quotations are Steady generally. Brighton are 63 to 63, and South Eastern 14 4 discount ; Birmingham are 134 to 1353, and South Western 353 to 353 premium. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 29. 7 —There is no new feature in our market to-day, and business has been. transacted in the following :—Bristol and Exeter, 683.; Manchester and Birmingham, 403 to A; Manchester and Leeds, Quarter, 93 ; Midland Counties, 87 ; Sheffield arid' Manchester, Quarter, 73 ;:31anchester Assurance, 10 to 103. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 9B Ditto Bonds 3 per Cent. Cons. ...... 97 Ditto Old Annuiti e s 3% per Cent. Red lO3 Ditto New Annuities... 96% New 5 per Cent lO2 Ex. Bills, 1,0001. 1501... 70 pm New 334 per cent. 69 pm Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small 7O pm Ditto 00/. Jan. 1860.,...... 12 J Bank Stock for Acct 195 Oct. 1859 12% India Stock for Acct.... 278% Jan. 1860 12% Consols for Acct. 973f FOREIGN FUNDS. • Austrian, 5 per Cent ..... Portuguese,s per Cent 75% Belgian, 5 per Cent - 10531 Ditto, New Ditto Brazilian Bonds eAN Prussian, 5 per Cent — Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent... 3'i Russian, 5 per Cent chllian, 6 per Cent lO5 Ditto, Metallic Colombian, 6 per Cent • 13% Spanish, 5 per Cent '2s Ditto, 1824 , Ditto, 3 per Cent » .............353{ Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent 93 !Ditto, Deferred l4 Danish, 3 per Cent Greek, 1825, 5 per Cent — Exchange • —t —c. Mexican,s per Cent ... . Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1837 Peruvian, 1825, 6 per Cent... 30% Ditto, 5 per Cent 10134 SHARE Birmingham and Derby (100 paid) 5B Birmingham and Gloucester (100 ...... Ditto New (17% daid) -- lB Bristol and Exeter (70 paid) 63 Chester and Hulyhead ( 5 paid) Great Western (75 paid) Ditto Half Shares (50 paid) ........... London and Birmingham (Stock) Ditto New Quarter Shares ( 2 paid) 283( Midland Counties (100 paid) BB Norwich and Brandon ( 2 paid) 6 Northern and Eastern (45 paid) Paris and Rouen (20 paid) 3 231 South Eastern and Dover (5U paid) 35% Ditto Scrip (25 paid) 35% York and North Midland (50 paid) ll9 Ditto New Shares (20 pa i d) York and Scarborough Branch (2e paid) COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—(YESTERDAY.) Amsterdam ...... CF. 12 6 Gibraltar Ditto, at sight... , l2 4 Leghorn 3O 75 Rotterdam 2U. 12 63 G enoa 25 95 Antwerp Hamburgh 31.8. 13 15 Venice 47 Altona l4 0 N ap l es .......... 383 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 70 Palermo, per cm 1173 Ditto, 3 months ...... 26 90 Li s b on! 53i Marseilles B ou rdeaux 25 95 Rio Janeiro 23 Frankfort on Maine.. 122 Bahia 23 Petersburgh, 3 U 3... 3 63 Buenos Ayres Berlin ............ ..... 7 NewYork,2ldys sight Vienna, effec. fl. 3 M 95 7 Philadelphia , 9 58 T r i es te, ditto Madrid ......... . Cadiz Bilbao 36 New Doubloons..... 0 0 0 Barcelona 36 New Dollars.... .. ...0 4 93 Seville ....... . ENGLAND; BANK OF -- - Quarterly Average of the Weekly Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of England, from the 2d day of December, 1843, to the 24th to d both inclusive, published pursuantLIALIABILITIES. ASSETS. Circulation • .......£20,414,000 tahye o Act c F t e 3 bri a i n ary d February, 18 18 Wi11. 44 IV., cap. 98. Securities X22,482,000 Deposits ......... ... 13,924,000 Bullion 14,993,000 £34,338,000 11, Downing-street , March 1, 1844. £37,475,000 THE BoscAVEN, 70 GUNS.—It has been finally decided, and orders have been issued by the Lords Commis sioners of the Admiralty, that this fine vessel is to be launched at Woolwich on Wednesday, the 3d of April next. The launch will take place about half-past one o'clock P.M. SCOTT MONUMENT.-- NEW SUBSBRIPTION.—Mr. Wilson, the vocalist, has sent from London 51. 55., being one-half of his former subscription. Mr. Tait, the publisher, and many other contributors, have acted on the same prin ciple; while Sir Thomas Brisbane, Lord Murray, Sir Adam Ferguson, and Colonel Ferguson, have repeated their former amount. Lord Montague. has sent 20/. ; Coutts and Co., bankers, London, 21/. ; Sir Wm. Millar, of Glenlee, 10/. 10s. ; while the Earl of Stair has sent 10/. more than the sum an nounced at the meeting, making his two subscriptions now 20/.—Edinburgh paper. His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge attended by the Hon. Captain James Macdonald, aide-de camp, has returned to Corfu from a tour in the Neapolitan and Papal States. His Royal Highness passed three weeks at Naples. The Prince's establishment at St. James's Pa lace is kept up on a reduced scale, and his Royal Highness is expected on a visit to his illustrious relatives in this country late in the season. PEDESTRIANISM.—On Monday evening a solicitor undertook for a nominal wager to walk round Lincoln's Inn fields, taking the fiagway for his coarse, in three minutes. The pedestrian performed the task within the time, but upon its conclusion was some time extremely ill. . INDIGENT BLIND VISITING SOCIETY.—Her most Gracious Majesty the Queen has just patronized this excel lent charity in the true sense of the word, by contributing a donation of 50/. to its funds, We are enabled to state that The objects and claims of the charity were brought under the Queen's notice by her Majesty's Royal Consort. A few evenings ago, at about half-past nine, as a respectable landowner of Cusset (Allier), named Louis Givois, aged fifty-seven, was undressing to go to bed, a shot was fired from the garden, and he was struck by three balls. The un fortunate man was only able to exclaim " What is that ?" when he fell dead. A servant, who was warming his bed in the room, cried out for help, but it was too- late. The gen darmerie made immediate search for the murderer, but with out effect.— Galignani. THE FINE ARTS.--The following were the prices at which some of the best pictures in Mr. Peacock's collec tion were sold by Mr. Foster, in Pall-Mall, Thursday :—Ruys dale, landscape, 140/. 14s. ; Claude, ditto, 73/. 10s. ; Caracci, ditto, 162/. 15s. ; Poussin, ditto, 1 111.65. ; Velascoez, ditto, ' 105/. • Hobbima, ditto, 367/. 10s. ; Domenichino, Europa, 225/. 15s. ; Vanderveld, sea-fight, 1841. 16s. ; WilSon, view, Sion-house, 253/. Is. ; Terburg, interior , 2211. 1 ls. TEE COLLIERS' STRIKE. — WIGAN, FEEL 27. The colliers in the St. Helen's district have been, for several weeks past, away from work, demanding an increase of wages. The coal proprietors, unwilling to acquiesce, are bringing large bodies of miners from other districts, and already much rioting has ensued. To-day all the efforts of the authorities to protect the men on their way to the mines have proved fruitless. The superintendent of the county constabulary and two of his men have been wounded, the former severely. This night and to-morrow are, it is feared, to be the time of great violence and riot, as the authorities seem determined to carry their point ; and the operatives are prepared des perately to oppose every attempt. THE HOUSEHOLD TROOPS.—Yesterday the House hold Brigade of Infantry changed their quarters. The 2d battalion of Grenadier Guards marched from Portman street to St. George's-barracks ; the 3d battalion from Wind sor to the outquarters—viz., the headquarters, consisting of 7 sergeants and 200 rank and file, to St. John's-wood; 4 sergeants and 67 rank and file to Kensington ; 2 sergeants and 60 rank and file to the Magazine Guard ; 2 sergeants and 48 rank and file to Buckingham Palace ; 4 sergeants and 100 men to St. George's-barracks ; and 2 sergeants and 60 rank and file to Wellington-barracks. The Ist battalion of the Coldstream Guards will march from Wellington-barracks to Portman-st ree t, and the 2d battalion from the out-quar ters to the W e lli ng t on -b ar racks. The 2d battalion of the Scots' Fusilier Guards will march from St. George's-barracks for Windsor. On Wednesday next the Ist battalion of the Grenadier Guards will move from the Tower, and will be ref lieved by the Ist battalion of S. cots' - Fusilier-Guards from Winchester. Or OCC as rs 3 e USt nei have, on tw occasions, largely at least 11...-. SUMMARY OF NEWS AND übltc Optnton. " Who, runs may read." FOREIGN. The King of the French arrived at Eu on Monday morning at nine o'clock, accompanied by - his staff. - His Majesty was received at,the chateau by the Prefect of the department, Lieut.-Oeneral COunt Lrilaing d'Audenarde, the Commandant and officers of the National Guard, the Municipal" Council of Eu. the Mayor and Municipal Council of Treport, and the Colonel and officers of the 12th Regiment of the Line and the let Light Infantry. At noon the King went to Treport, and took a walk on the jetty. His Majesty appeared to be in excellent health. In the evening there was to be a dinner at the chateau, to which all the civil and military authorities were invited. • The Commerce assigns as a reason for the King's journey to Eu his wish to judge of the progress made in the Victoria Gallery, which he ordered to be erected at the chateau in honour of the Queen of England's visit. The Ministerial evening journal, the ilfessager, says," Several papers contain on Otaheite, and the affairs connected with it, information and details which are utterly incorrect. We confine ourselves to a general contradiction. The discussion on Thursday in the Chamber of Deputies will rectify all these false. notions." . . M. Durand, responsible editor of the Nation, was cited to take his trial on Tuesday, before the Court of Assizes, for an offence against the laws of the press, but, having made de fault, was condemned to six months' imprisonment and a fine of 6,000 f.. . - The Seine continues to rise ; yesterday it had attained the height of 4 metres and a half . (14 feet), by the scale attached to the bridges. Many of the wharfs are under water. A man, suspected of being an accomplice in the murder of M. -Donon Cadot, has escaped justice by , becoming his own executioner. After being some days in the hospital, he was discovered by the police on Sunday last as a man under charges of fourteen robberies and three murders. He was to have been removed yesterday, -but, being left free in his bed, he poisoned himself yesterday morning with some drug which he had contrived to secrete. - A letter from the camp before Alicant states that the com munications between the General and the rebels are every day more frequent, and there is every reason to suppose that. the surrender will not be delayed many days. According to a letter from Naples-of the 10th, the Me teorological Observatory on Vesuvius is finished. It is in the form of a tower, in the style of the Renaissance, standing a little above the ermitage, 2,082 feet above the level of the sea. On the upper floor, it contains a small but splendidly furnished apartment, for the accommodation of the Royal family, _whenihey visit the mountain. This Observatory is placed under the same, direction as the Royal Observatoly at. Iqaples.. It .will be opened in the course of the next month. The Augsburg Gazette states, from Coistantinople, that the difference between the Bey of Tunis and the Sardinian Government is on the point of being arranged, by the inter vention of the Baron de Bourqueney and Sir Stratford Can ning with the Porte, which has declared that the King of Sardinia shall have fhll satisfaction, but will not allow of any direct negotiations between Sardrtia and the Bey, whom it regards as its vassal. LAW AND POLICE. At the Eicise Cou j t Messrs. Child, the eminent distillers, were charged on an information with having an excess of spirits in their stock, over the proper quantity. It appeared that the increase arose from the negligence of the persons - 6Thployed, and the mitigated fine of -251. only was -inflicted ; the spirits were condemned. A young man, named James Baijent Tyler, a clerk in the employ of Matthew, Brothers, and Borer, brush-manufac turers, in. Upper Thames-street, was charged at the Guild hall with having embezzled moneys received on their account to a considerable extent. He had collected several sums *high he -had never accounted for, or covered them by false entries in the ledger. He was remanded till the 9th of March. The 141101 e corps dramatique of a penny theatre at Sing's cross, together with eighty-three persons, constituting the audience, were brought up at Clerkenwell, on a charge of acting and being present at acting in a place not licensed as a theatre. Several of the actors and managers were fined in sums of from 2/. to 205., and the audience were brought up in batches and discharged. Mr. John Grover, a surveyor, who has for many years kept a large establishment in Belgrave-place, Pimlico, underwent =a lengthened examination, at Queen-square, on the charge _of having defrauded Mr. Joel Slater, of 42, Lower Belgrave 'place, butcher, of 1601. Case deferred, but admitted to bail, if adequate parties could be procured. Thomas James, an old man, well-known to the officers of the Mendicity Society, was charged at Marlborough-street with begging in May-fair. When taken up he had 8/. in gold in his pockets, and an out of date bill of exchange for 100/. — He was remanded. George William Bassett was charged, at Union-Hall, with being concerned, with others, in breaking into the premises of Mr. Lindsey, keeper of the Lewisham Post-office, and steal ing bank notes, silver, gold, and a quantity of plate, amount ing in value to about 300/. The letter-bag,,which had been dropped the previous evening by the Hastings mail, had been broken open, and the letters it contained opened and their contents torn in fragments and strewed on the floor by the thieves. The prisoner had given himself up to the police, and had stated that he was not concerned m the robbery, though he had accompanied a man'named Baker to London, by whom he said the robbery was committed. He 'was re manded in order to give -evidence against the other parties. COUNT—FASIIIONABLE. The Queen has just patronised that excellent charity, the Indigent Blind Visiting Society, by contributing a donation -4.504 -to-its _fuoas The.objects and claims of the charity were brought under the Queen'snotice by her Majesty's Royal Consort. _ v The Earl of'Leicester is expected in town after the Easter recess from Holkham Hall, to meet the Dowager Countess and Mr. Ellice on their return from Italy, and to take the oaths and his seat in the House of Lords on hise,oming of age. The Earl of Kintore, in consequence, it is understood, of his recent domestic calamities, has disposed of his valuable pack of hounds to Mr. Ramsay. The Noble Earl is passing the winter in seclusion, at Keith Hall, near Aberdeen. The Earl and Countess of Zetland are expected to remain at Aske Hall, near Richmond, until the second week inApril, and then return, to Arlington-street for the season. Lady Charlotte Dundas, who has been visiting at Aske, has re, turned to her seat, St. Nicholas, where her Ladyship will re main till her turn comes round to go into waiting on her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. The Earl and Countess of Albemarle are expected_ to leave Berkeley-square the first week in the ensuing month, to at tend the Craven meeting, which commences on the Bth of April. _ -- • _ . The latest accounts from Howick Hall state that the vene rable Earl- Grey continues convalescent, and is daily gain ing strength. His Lordship will complete his 80th year on the 13th inst. The Earl of Altamont, eldest son of the Marquis of Sligo, has arrived at the family mansion in Mansfield-street, Port land-place, after a lengthened tour in the East. His Lord ship left town onThuradayfor Southampton, accompanied by his brother, Lord James de Burgh Browne, who is gomg to join his regiment, the 9th Lancers, at Bombay. - ISSISCITZZAZITEOUS. - The Caledonian Society's anniversary ball took place on Thursday evening, at the Hanover-square Rooms. Dancing was kept up with great spirit until an early hour on Friday . morning; but the attendance was not quite so numerous as we have been accustomed to see upon these occasions. The Bishop of Salisbury has issued a circular to his clergy, directing them to make a collection in their respective churches on Sunday next, in aid of the fund for the endow ment of additional colonial bishoprics. About a century ago an insurance company at Madrid took the Virgin Mary into formal partnership, covenanting to set aside her portion of the profits for the enrichment of her shrine in the city. Not doubting that she would protect every vessel in which she had so manifest an interest, they underwrote ships of all sorts at such reduced rates that in a few months the partner 3 were all declared bankrupts. The New York papers contain a letter from Mr. Webster, in 'which he declines the honour of becoming a candidate for the next Presidency. The month of March has come in with the finest weather, clear sunshine, and mild , west wind. The thermometer at 2 F.M. had risen to 52 degrees. Oa Thursday evening the members of the British and Fo reign Institute held their third soiree at their rooms in George-street, Hanover-square. The attendance was very full, though not so crowded as on the occasion of the visit of Prince Albert at its opening. A meeting of the electors and other inhabitants of the borough of Finsbury was convened on Thursday at White Conduit House, for the purpose of considering the propriety of supporting the policy of Mr. Sharman Crawford, M.P., in withholding the Supplies until the grievances under which the people labour have been inquired into, with a view to their redress. The large room was densely crowded before seven o'clock; at which hour T. Duncombe, Esq., M.P. for Fins bury, Dr. Epps, James Duncombe, Esq., Mr. Moore, and several other leading Liberals arrived. After several speeches, resolutions in accordance with the object of the meeting were adopted. MORNING Maits.—The following order has been posted at the General Post-office :—" On and ' after Friday, the Ist of March (yesterday), the following towns will be .supplied with bags by the morning dispatch :—Barnsley, Belper, Chester-le-street, Darlington, Derby, Durham, Leeds, Leicester, Nottingham, Rotherham, Sheffield, and York." RAILWAY BUSINESS IN PARLIAMENT.-The follow-. ing petitions for BilLs have been reported, and ordered td be brought in :—Yarmouth and Norwich—Guildford Junction— and , the Furness Railways. The South Devon—Manchester and Birminghath (Macclesfield and Poynton branches)— Bolton and Preston (to incorporate with the North Union)--: Edinburgh and Glasgow—and the Leeds and Bradford, have each been read a first time. ASH Int -DE -LA- ZOIICII.--PBTTY SESSIONS, FEB. 24.--William Edwards, Thomas Edwards, jun., and John . Fairbrother, all of Worthington, were charged by William Peters, gamekeeper to Earl Ferrers, with having used a net, on Sunday, the Ist of October last, not having a game certi ficate. The parties absconded shortly after the offence, and they were not taken until the 17th inst. They were each fined Si. and costs, and in default of immediate payment, sentenced to three months' hard labour. The same parties were then charged with the Sunday offence, and fined 51. and dosts, andin default of payment three months' imprison ment. William'Edwards and Thomas Edwards were then charged with a trespass in search of game, on the same day, and. fined 40S. each and costs, and in defaultof payment two months' imprisonment each to hard labour. A. charge of assault was then .preferred against William Edwards and John Fairbrother, by William Peters, which being duly proved, they were convicted and fined 54 including costs, and in default. of .payment two months' imprisonment. Leicestershire Mercury. RUSSIAN SAILING REGULATIONS FOR MERCHANTMEN.-- A copy of some new regulations to be observed by Russian vessels and others, entering Russian ports, or when meeting at sea:has been forwarded to Lloyd's, but it is too long for insertion, but can be seen on application to . Lloyl's. We are able to state upon what we consider' pretty correct authority, that there is no truth in the statement copied from the Geririan press, that Prince Albert will inherit great wealth from'his father. The estates are all strictly en tailed, and will, of course, devolve upon his Royal Highness's eldest brother, the reigning Duke.— Times. SHIPWRECK ON THE FRENCH COAST.—PREPENTION Or PLUNDER.—The system of plunder adopted upon some parts of the French coast, towards'vessels wrecked in those vicini ties, has, for some time, attracted the attention ofthe French naval authorities, and the perfects of marine, in several dis tricts, have issued certain measures and regulations towards "preventing such cases in future,' which, it may be hoped, if not at first quite successful, will tend to lessen the evil, and ultimately prove effectual. A circular has been issued by the Prefect (,f Arras, for the Boulogne district, upon this • subject, a copy of which has been forwarded to Lloyd's, and _can be seen at that establishment, but which, like the above mentioned document, is too long for insertion. - CATTION TO CR OCODILES.—Monsieur Petit, a thin, Aviry,Frenchnni f $s recently caught - by a crocodile of. the Nile, and swallowed. .:!‘ nuK.Anjgaiji : lays a French journal, " died of indigeition in COURT CIRCULAR WINDSOR, FRIDAY.—Her Majesty and Prince Albert took their usual early walk this morning in the neigh bourhood of the Castle. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness again promenaded in the afternoon. The Royal Family were taken their customary airing td-day. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse back in the forenoon, attended by Colonel Wylde, Equerry in Waiting. Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey has arrived at the Castro", and has relieved Lord Charles Wellesley (Clerk -Marshal) in the duties of Equerry in Waiting. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent will dine with her Majesty and her Illustrious Consort at the Castle this evening. The Court:wilt leave the Castle to-morrow (Saturday) for London. Het Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the lal-Suife,. are expected to take their departure, after lunch for Buckingham Palace. Their Royal High nesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the- Princess Alice will accompany the Royal party. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge atfended Divine service yesterday morning in St. George's Church, Hanover-square. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar arrived in town yesterday from Windsor. Messrs. R. Jacks, J. Richard, T. Stephenson, and H. Ainsworth, a Deputation from the Journeymen Coopers, had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie on Thursday, at the office of the Board of Trade, respecting the duty on staves. Summonses were issued on Thursday to the Cabinet Ministers to attend a Cabinet Council yesterday after noon at the Foreign-office. At two o'clock yesterday the following Ministers attended :—Sir Robert Peel, Lord Wharncliffe, the Duke of Buccleuch, Earl of Aber 'deen Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl of Haddington, Earl of Ripon, Sir H. Hartlinge, and Sir E. Knatchbull. The Lord Chancellor arrived at the Foreign-office at half-past two o'clock. The Duke of Wellington arrived in town yesterday, and also joined his colleagues at the Council. The Council sat two hours. _ Sir Robert Peel has a dinner party on Saturday next, the 9th inst., at his residence in Whitehall-gardens. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office, for the Governors of the West India Colonies. _ Baron Brunnow, the Russian Minister, tatchsacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. Dispatches from the Governor of the Cape of 'Good Hope, and also , from the Governor of• Sierra Leone' and St. Helena, were received ;'yesterday at the Colohial office. TURNPIKE TRUSTS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. STII,—A Bill, originating . in the Upper House of Par liament, is to be brought in on the subject of " Turn pike Trusts." The late " Reform Act," in its operation, takes in many, villages in the neighbourhood of large towns and cities, and they become part and parcel of the " bo rough." In many instances there are turnpike-gates in the intermediate spaces, which subject the inhabitants to the payment of toll in passing from one part of the borough to another. These villages now being subject to the borough rate r s, should _certainly be exempt from such toll. In their former position there was no ground for complaint; it is therefore to be hoped (and, as I think, an act of com mon justice) that all turnpike-gates and toll-bars will be removed to outside the boundaries of the boroughs. Redland, near Bristol, Feb. 28, 1844. FREE - TRADE DINNER AT SALISBURY. Timm - AY, FEB. 29.—The leading gentleman of the ancient Company of Tailors, in this City, having kindly allowed the friends of free trade their spacious hall - for this occasion, a most elegantdinner was served up by a veteran in the cause, named Sworn, of the Coach and Horses Inn, who most nobly and manfully resisted intimidation at the two last elections in this City, and, consequently, this worthy host had, for a length of time, been solicited, by a large circle of friends, to provide a dinner for them to mark the kind feeling they entertained towards him for his exemplary con duct. Covers were laid for about seventy gentlemen, being the full number the hall would contain ; but as soon as the cloth was removed, it was agreed on that every recess of this most curious and antique:Wielding should be filled. And here it maybe said that the first charter ever granted to this (the Tailors') Company, was in the year 1272, in the reign of Edward the First. The hall is most curi ously decorated with furniture of the oddest de scriptiOn, and over the fire-place, which is on the ground, and of an unusual width, is suspended the Cora pany's coat of arms, while on the right entrance stands Sir Christopher, the giant of huge dimensions, which is usually carried round the town on- occasions of public rejoicings, followed by a " Hab nob" or" Hob nob," serjeants at mace, beadles, &c., in their old-accustomed liveries, with their other paraphernalia, &c. We mention these particulars, because it is referred to in the following speech of John Lambert, Esq. The chair was taken by William Fawcett, Esq., a tenant farmer of Earl Radnor, who was supported, on his left, by Henri Cooper, N. V. Squarey, and C. Squarey, Esquires, and on his right hand, by Mr. Lambert, the chairman of the Salisbury branch of the National Anti-Corn-law League, &c. The cloth being removed, the CHAIRMAN rose to propose the health of her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, and may she never forget the free principles which established her on the Throne of this realm.—(Great cheering.) The Climax/or • next proposed the health of " Prince Albert, and the rest of the Royal Family," which was also duly acknowledged. The CnsainuAN then observed, the toast he now rose to propose would, he was confident, be responded to by them all with every delight and enthusiasm, for it was, m point' of fact, the principal toast of the evening, and that toast was "Prosperity to the cause of Free Trade !"—(The most deafening cheers here prevailed for some time.) Con siderable opposition, added'the Chairman, was made to it at all hands ; but, great hat opposition was, it was his firm belief-that in two years more this great principle would be - triumphant.—(Cheers.) Yes, he believed that in two years more that old-fashioned gentleman at the other end of the hail (the Giant) would be perambulating the streets of Sa lisbury once more to celebrate the victory over monopoly and oppression.—(Reiterated cheering.) Mr. C. SQUAnEY rose to propose " the health of Messrs. Cobden, Moore, and Bright, for their unceasing and indefa tigable labours and zeal in the glorious cause." We need scarcely add that this toast was responded to with every demonstration of delight. The CHAIRMAN then proposed " the health of Mr. Lam, bert," which was similarly received. J. LAMBERT, Esq., in rising to return thanks for the ho nour they had conferred on him, said, he begged to present them his most cordial thanks. The present meeting was exceedingly gratifying to him, and he assured them that every time he now met them impressed on him stronger feel ings and it produced increased pleasure, and, at the same time, increased anxiety. It increased his pleasure, be cause it was exceedingly gratifying to him to know that he had discharged his duty to their entire satisfaction, and that his conduct was calculated to advance the cause which they were now celebrating.—(Cheers.) And it produced increased anxiety, for he almost feared, taking humanity into consideration, that he should not be able to carry out those great principles incumbent on him—for they well knew the frailty of human nature, and how liable it was to err, and hence he was afraid that he should one way or the other deviate from the path of rectitude. But he would beg them to remember he had no wish to do so. And the only thing which he feared was that the cause might suffer at his hands. Since they last met various circumstances had arisen, but not in his opinion calculated to injure the cause which they had espoused, and amongst others was the forma tion of the Anti-Anti-Corn-law League Societies. Salisbury, for one place, had used its efforts, poor and imbecile as they were. 'The meeting no doubt recollected that the Assembly Rooms was the place chosen for this hole and corner exhibi tion,where certain gentlemen and a few hirelings congregated to stride the honourable and praiseworthy efforts of the National Anti-Corn4aw League, and to give the lie,, if pos sible, to the assertions truly made as to the great progress of League principles here, and that its supporters were but few in number. It would be in their recollection, that-about this time Lord Westminster subscribed the, munificent sum of 5001.—(Loud cheers)—while at the Assembly Rooms, , his friend Burden ' the chimney-sweeper, enrolled him self a 'member of the Anti-League Society, at this hole and-corner meeting, and put his name down for nothing ! —(Laughter and cheers.) By the bye, he had a list of names of all the subscribers at this meeting, and had made a careful estimate therefrom, and he, therefore, ascertained that Lo.id Westminster had more money coming in in six weeks than . all the Anti-League, subscribers of Salisbury had in twelve months and so much for a lately gained preponderating in fluence. Now this grand demonstration at the Assembly Rooms wasnot an open meeting, but that of a hole-and-corner character—(Hear)—where no one was allowed to proceed but persons favourable to their cause and reporters of the same. Consequently the inhabitants of Salisbury were ignorant of their transactions, save as reported in their own papers. It was quite impossible for any one to know what their pro greitnme was, or what they intended to do—whether they were goir!g-lngive lectures or hold public meetings, to refute the doctrine Ott , lte'League. No, all was kept secret, as the meeting the public left in profound ignorance of the course they intended to pursue.—(Hear, heart) Contrast then thg'secret Proceedings of these men with the open, fair, and candid conduct of the National Anti-Corn- law League, and.any.one could perceive which of the two had truth and justice on its side.—(Cheers.) As a triumph then, of League principles, he would refer them to the late Bridgewater meeting, where the League had plainly shown its ascen dancy.---(Loud. cheers.) Now the Anti-League at Salisbury, not being content with the proceedings here, which he had described, went down to Devizes, and lent their assistance to a meeting . of a very similar character. And this also could not be designated a county meeting, for the Sheriff did not convene it ; and there also every person of free trade principles was excluded, but their reporters were, of course, allowed. Now the meeting here eonsisted of avery fevi gentlemen—some nine or ten clergymen and a number of voters; who were driven to the poll to record their votes for Mr. Campbell. So much for the Anti-League movements at Salisbury. Now the Tories had been distributing a few copies of a tract here; but even in this instance they did not follow the example of the Anti-Corn-law League, fOr the League distributed their pUblications to one and all, without respect to party, with a view of convincing every one that they had truth and justice on their side. Not so, however, with the Tories, who only furnished their own party with them. The tract to which he alluded was the speech of a Mr. Day, of St. Ives, in Huntingdonshire, and that place had been frequently spoken of by Mr.' Cobden as being the only place where the League had been defeated, and the last place where persons had been burned for witchcraft.—(Laughter and cheers.) This tract, however, contained a strange medley o statements, and, among other assertions, it was alleged that if England purchased corn of other countries those countries would not in exchange. take our manufactures. But if this opinion was gpferally en tertained or believed, why, he (Mr, Lambert) Atm ask, did so -many individuals of high and, undoubted authority suhr . , scribe their, five hundred pounds each? What advantage would it be to the manufacturer's if thet their market? Mr. Hussey, M.P., in is speech, till boot reported to express his fears, that if free trade too this country; vast amoupt of gold would be drained from th_s_ 1 7; could not 434. an du ag t , th in e m y rt s b s e y p s l g eas ar e d d en t , c: n i er m i e a m t b h er e an a .. s ma ne , : from park: 'Where was it got then, and howl wny, abroad, and in exchange for manufacturing industry remember, that r g ,, o yyjn -11. w there not what was called the rate of exchange to correct th e e evil arising from a drainage of gold from this er c e owitry millions of quarters, would remember , remember, that in the year 1842 . th _ was a very large large quantity of corn, two and a half ported ; and in that year there was th ort ,of corn lion in the Bank than in the year when e. a larger amount of bul was the mailed. Mr. Lambert then refuted beverai. agar tions relative to the rate of wages )teepilig q7i_ rell t S do& prices of corn, and in doing so - p . ointed out,. -as an ilitistrk a i. the low wages (7s. per week) given at Shiewton a r., r ics tural labourers. It must be evident;hcadded,.that Ehe of labour entirely depended on;its demandJa Taking - t stance, domestic serval:AS. COoks, , because they wer° more especially good cooks, could obtain -a higher rattler,. wages than servants in any other capacity, and o li ft e consequently sure of employment. Now, it was the urged against the views of the League, what low wages",i i . labourers in Prussia received, but could the labourers 01 . ' t "i country be possibly worse off than they were at pres e ff i n ' hl Let them read the accounts published in the paV s ,,,, hi e time to time, and an answer was at once given. "Ine: t i n g., no doubt read the report of the Covent-garden roe wherein it was stated by that patriotic and revered charar; Mr. O'Connell—(Here a burst of popular feeling to° l P which it is quite impossible to describe, and again ands the shouts of applause rent the ancient hall.) It wa s ...0 by thisgentlemen (continued Mr. Lambert.) that the lab°_,w te of Ireland get but the poor, scanty, and miserable pittlw_ds of 2s. 4d. per week—(Cries of Shame Y')—ate, yet thi w a ,;, the wages paid in an agricultural cotmtry, ;), blessed (?) with agricultural " protection.' —(La n g i d i But quitting this unhappy country, to which they nee for :scenes of wretchedness, and misery, and s hame, ; 1 5* they need go no further than Dorsetshire ; for he held in hand a letter written by the Rev. Mr. Osborne to Ashley, which contained many instances of the most lamp able character which existed in that country. An poet' lamentable, he would repeat, was it to reflect tha t in, nthe their own immediate neighbourhood existed a poPu lal f s istal one-eighth part of whom were paupers. Mr. Usb orny „f for the miserable habitations of the poor in various parts . v on country, and in one place he says, " The secon d t° „Ave, has the family of a man and his wife, with seven children, from five to twenty-two years old, in g three bed-rooms, in one of which are six brotherserof sisters. One of the young women has lately been damn a bastard child; the other has long been in a danc te a state of health—(Hear, hear)—and in this room ( o° ' e s. aged feet square) are two beds for two young women, Afte ou teen and twenty-two, and three youths, aged thirteen, e ai and twenty !• In another room, the father and moth er ' in a third, another daughter, diseased,- and of such th ea aged fortlhusi,, habits as to require a separate room." The authq,_ 0 proceeds :—No. 3. In the third cottage are two f amil re aged widow and a single woman, with bastard t'i t ior, in all, seventeen souls. In the first divisi on a feteel aged forty-five, with four children, from ten to no; A l i' years old, occupying two bed-rooms. In the secooa;00 mon a widow, aged thirty-six, with eight children , fr ° a t bad to nineteen years old,.occupying three bed-rooms a° f e e beds, in one of which are three youths, aged twelve, b e! , teen, and seventeen. The aged widow occupie s a strouLtell room, with fire-place ; and the young woman wi th a b7tbor child, in another bed-room without a fire-place." Th e ,th to' then speaks of similar scenes at Tarrant Hinton, www,,,ber. longs to Mr. Geoige Bankes, M.P.-(Hear, hear) - ; one cottage is occupied by. the following petn°, alh a, --. father, mother, married daughter and her Wow" irls. infant, a blind boy of sixteen, and tiro ' f ee occupying one bed-room !" (Other such esse s . ..; c i ha also quoted by Mr. Lambert.) To talk, then, s it (Mr. Lambert) of Prussia- or Ireland, while scene ,°, 1 1 ,, fi t miler character were at their own doors, was chilail t heir such scenes of misery mid distress and shame were befa'coor own eyes—scenes which were a disgrace to a Christ_ fn ia a )..P r try, and were attributable only to monopoly—(Ch'or the corn-laws kept up high prices, and made ieb ° oo l ' scarce. Under all circumstances, therefore, he did o °,o they deserved the taunts of being called " Le:,10 0 what was the real cause of their interference? witobles the misery and poverty of the country 2—(C/I°ml . ) e i f ere therefore, as his services might be, he rejoiced that th de o; acceptable and so highly approved of.—(Cheers,) !ot tt i t of all the exertions of the enemy, he had no though t A l el, Anti-Corn-law League - would relax its exertions , en,, ;sag was more, he firmly believed that success would to" fo led; t attend its efforts. Monopoly must fall ; its doot li ns hed and therefore it was idle to despair because success at TP, yet attended their endeavours.—(Cheers.) Sir Roll'weell, could not advocate a fixed duty, nor Lord John sliding scale:---(Cheers.) The future hides in it gY' d i.s 11 3 4 and sorrow. We press still onward, nought that ablint daunting us. Onward ! (The speaker then sat d° thunders of applause.) f tbe )4 01 HENRY COOPER, Esq. then proposed the health°, oe , Edward Bouverie, which was drank with great aPPIa one cheer more. o f Mr. N. V. 'SguAnzir then proposed the hero. ty Chairman, who was, he said, Chief Magistrate et ,s 1 when the lteform Bill passed. The CHAIRMAN in returning thanks said he, :es a Pen agriculturist, was convinced that farmers could Inchet any benefit under the present boasted protection.--kid,. Mr. LAMBERT then proposed the of r f. O Dawkins, the Secretary of the Salisbury Branch ' err tional Anti-Corn-law League, for his very vaittn y " and zeal in the cause. a 0 Mr. DAWKINS said, he thought the comp/inlet; t P a lest' was premature; but for the future, he wont°. c . 1„0 to merit that honour which had been done him. Off:ef Mr. Durkin then handed to Mr. Lambert - 11 r.,,,0070 which had beeu written by the Secretary a t the '7 t a? the non-electors to the liberal burgesses, ad d , ill t v fel' printer in Salisbury could be found to publish it i 6 0 Mr. Lambert then read this dociunent, whic lows : ADDRESS. LibelO . u. •• C' From the Non-Electors of Salisbury to the t o re gesses of St. Martin's and Saint Thomas's Wa rds o ' f t II6 A( ta " Fellow-Citizens,--The contest on the occasioloipvot cent municipal elections have afforded you ° le .., eielice of displaying the high principle which has put eu"' o blig e Jk opponents to the blush, and rendered us und er thei he of thus tendering to you our most sincere 0 " ~0 1 1 thanks. theao " You have acted manfully and nobly, --a _ a° nada le e " , e ocb have only fulfilled your duty, you have done BO O CO 01 circumstances as to confer an honour on our conl n etio r .`" and yourselves in connection with it, in the e s . t Mir e every honest man. When those who froiri thellorsjoi professions, their stations in society, and their ce"' independence, ought to have led you on to viete,Tfelse e t o their standard and sheltered themselves. under t hud. for . 0 0 ruse—" expediency," you, th e men who &Pe a , r ,§1 1 ,4 means of supporting yourselves and familieS profits of business, boldly fought your own battle, an th e defeated, still remain unconquerable. on the pr o fit tha t " We would urge upon you the necessity Of 5 ,,,0 tod ground so firmly maintained, and persevering ia.The which must ultimately . end in success. Y ou wit' coii.tes_d cuted, but you will receive the reward of honesty',;„, mind; and should your faithfulness incur evel o penalty—poverty, be assured that those men wu t A. authors of it cannot embitter that glorious f t ea l s o fee e r 4 actions of a righteous man continually pry the i ov' t " At the same time that we urge upon Ye ll - e e,-. 10/ pfe c ; of persevering in the paths of duty and julti ne soL, 1( not forget that the result of your conduct will yourselves and us in common with the who le in o ce cannot be unconscious that, if you fall, we 1 1 0 0 quence ; we therefore deem it our duty to url..,„i ts `pl e ;ited ° to support those who may be punished by unr; o . • whose contracted ideas cannot conceive a duty 0110 the good of society apart from personal advantagle• - e o i bicl? " Th ough we cannot individually command 0P,7,000,0e, . • te , dent to o ff er you the same base c,ompronusint., &goo our opponents would have you to imagine at e h l ei inucllyet we flatter ourselves that our n umber IS SO than their's, as to enable us to defy comPar is° % , la ri. t not be misunderstood. We scorn to offer o deos iti tronage as a bribe, but we hold it up as an i n 101 4 present persecuted. honest man." i ,, e tors , Signed on behalf of the meeting of &we"- C haff $ se' the Wheat Sheaf Inn. this 21st Feb., 18 44 . , Chi';; 4 B. t W. H. ELlilramil;ted fl,l The reading of this document elicited gr" -- seAlsti ° Other speeches followed, and the meetill,l thirty-five minutes past twelve, A.M., W ith • Anthem, which was _ .. _ .. 1 sun by h whole coMP° I33 f • ri lS , „re rTS•• ROYAL HUMANE - 8 0 took place The anniversary festival of the Royal P,T e es!tell t •V oneon W of e t dn he e v sd i a c y o:p a r t ee t id he en Fre te, e w in ee aso lls have tel o K t , to ‘e 0 0 . 1 0 4 t , chair, but being prevented by the critical stet cO s t ,, of Carlisle's health, Sir Edward Codringtl e nab to 1" duties of the office very ably. After dinner were proposed, and several of them were res.KevrecFA gentlemen present. According to the custT o ted 1 : 0 0 1 P r f the Society, honorary. medallions were On distil i el;s l e, gallant persona whop:luring the past year , i't - 0 0 10 ,(1 themselves in ipeetariets of courageou s irtl— case s ' 110 63 . e t s this occasion , there ivere several interestiqui lll presentation of the medals and the . Erar for niet l ef ela conveyed by the Chairman to the recline!" o f tit,. O, ; tionably the most gratifying circumstan ces _A to w The individuals who thus became entitle.; rete rbo c , thanks Were--the Rev. Dr. Butler, Dean ° o pt 011 1:50 P o it Sir Walter Riddell, Bart. ; • Mr. H. S• Polella pr• of or Corbin, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Whiteheitd•jondA upwards of seventy years of age—in . ti le . C b r i t rpr ec ...e i year, plunged into the Grand Junetio_ho fsiocl-t,ct Northampton, and brought out a woman had s Ze , ; -, ( 0 tated herself into it. The other gentlealaueob themselves in similar heroin acts ; hole 10 1, er e succeeded in preserving human life. Tal c i o i tins, beg which accompanied the delivery of the thee i o ol' o r the speeches of the intrepid men who were " flo siva t ile heard with unaffected pleasure by the e enl Aerfag ~eoPe.4o made many demonstrations of satisfaction,, 0 .40 . r ed P: O 4 gress of the business. Subsequently, sonr f` i ' t resq t , 0 men, women, and children—who had sl O O rga n : death by the Society's intervention, in arcie!, t he the room to the moaning accompaniment.; t he a°7oP'lo exhibition which might h ave been spared , l ie The otot A t m it occasioned were anything but agreea..,%; utici f e the Voi (l ., tions were considerable, amounting, as don oat . 4 P nearly 9001., including the twentieth donL c h a ir • of Sutherland of 1001., 20 guineas from til' lleSS el ;rl 3 ,ol# several sums varying from five to tea George Staunton, Sir John Croft, Sir JOllutP.., pre-n. 4 • 1 ; 0 Serleant Andrews were among the comPaf!...; ou., - 01, Society has upon the strength of volull;f e l70 ye2;a alone effected a vast deal of good during Lf een t e i xi m s e t l e y n in ce t — erf u e p r w en ar eow ds of 15,000 liv ithin that e s having, rytti_gool eesi`; . t the te cle• We hear' from Boulogne a t he a er or' D er• Madame T. Morel, the friend and t r f i l ri ° l th. t " o it Lenormand, is astonishing all by t cro wds and that, in spite of her high cha res 'ends Pg 00 Previous to her return to Paris, s h e 111 i '1,% 1 r a few weeks to London. V i sa. g 5 DEATH OF DUNCAN GREGORY, _ ..can • oe sorry to have to announce the death of 13 1 " . ' . ' wa s eP rit ed M.A., of Trinity, College, Cambridge. he long V ie / tl ie son of the late Dr. James Gregor,' cw sa t ot ° - the mathematical talent of his ances fame of our University as a medics w ar to the '‘iittsiVd Gregorian telescope. He fell a, r?, for th,, e liapr; ditions which Cambridge prescribe s „„ s tera of University honours, his nervolls__:;-; fya iJi impaired by severe study, inall" sc r o nce l e o i: ; „,„ . „, which proved fatal, and deprived ___ ; ll live ;Ty, •il l ip ornament. His amiable character w. g a pe ,r. 1 hearts of his friends and , acquaintanc es ' broth er ',lo l3l has still a favourite in the fainily--- s be ipg 00 to be one of the first chemists in rArPY"' lir _do Gregory, of King's College, Aberdeen, aS • chemist, not to be excelled.—Scotam aa• 0 1 , 1 [0, 9 the/ inve_bsorcl, COURT, -SESstori (ScoTL.A.TT e• we M.P., recently-Moved for a Return of t in s co ° `7ll. B tir o of the Judges of the Court of Session n retired on superannuation allowanqs-, Paper, that eix'Jti.des have so retirelt_ etin y, P w cpl; t he- e 5 years—viz. Arr. H ope, Mr. D. go , _ , z,r 3 ,tr• .A . *_.,ted r ec ei'' • -10,11,-*-Sirl4-161illes,-Lord Cranstoun,,aces grr;:one-t The presenbanntral charge for_theallo i 7 c "; Or o ex-Judges Amounts to 13,950 L, of A. ; be e t 3,600/. ; Mr:llonypennyi 2,40 01 . ; ye . 0 8 0 Sir W. Miller, 2,2501.1 Lord ' Cransw ie ., Ft' ‘ ,,De f ' Maconochie, .2,2504 ,No pa yments 11...°Ica;oullttvPae. °- made to the last gentleman. The greff t h e 3 10 . d ief u received by the other ex-Judges uP it r e dn, d igt 1843, was altogether 92,357/. • ..-- 11 P morning, FAL about orA eleven alarin e • tuat F street, Deptford, were greatlY use in o 'c A lo 'r ck L t lr th rel d ri i n° : lll : ll :l .l l .4:4 ;:ri ti:Ce !...4o °fllie fall of the entire front of an old ho iger, house Was abdut being pulled doWo,,a3,";lt4opero Of th e workmen the (rout bad be en Au" r~ t A .'t t .1 a . , I •