The Sun. — London, England, 1844-05-24 00:00:00

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LIPP for Os rto Alo „ or/ now , o e, 1 0,1 , 00 36 e ri, .1 44 O r ooi ll 1( 0) lif:j rat- e on if trooli t ,' o o ,ll l o • sPr.re of t po A h . 0 0 0 4 0 4 t irt!F ore t d ls frioi J o' ; a ro e , ti e to P 10' tie o pia tOre 4e.r, .01 p oi 0 co , D 9 ° CO I ; e Pvi• tbs s e oP e 11, o briig fici cre ss re a l ' er f o il bo a nd O tt ' Pi• EPSOM RACES. ti The Sur rey C up run fur yesterday, fur the first me, was a prize worthy the locality, and as well from its intrinsic as from its artistical merits, well worth contending for. The body represented the E nt c m l ;Ise race aoed on Epsom Downs in 1769, i n which all - his opponents in the second heet; the fitti ng up of the course and the costumes of the jockeys, course -keepers and spectators, as repre sented, formed a curious contrast to those of the pre sent day. Th e race was established in the hope of g iv ng - importance to a day that has for some years been a day of rest between the Derby and Oaks, the experiment however, has signally failed, for the corn- Pa ny was as sma l l yesterday as we have ever seen on any similar occasion ; would it not " tell" better on Tuesday ? f _ The weather was unusually cold and windy in the orenoon, but cleared up before th e race commenced, a n up to th e close it was all that could be desired. Of the sport we subjoin all the needful particulars; 'that with the two first races, and five heats for the last, th ey were not brought t ' o , a termination until a uarter past six. The Epsom Four Years' old Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h_tt, f or co l ts Bst 111 b, and fillies Bst 61b. Derby Course, t ,,, mile a n d a h alf. (7 Subs.) 2 1 r ki-• Heathcote's Khorassan Sweepst a k es o f 10 sovs. each, 5 ft, if declared, Sce., vv Bs i t thl2sloadded; three yrs old, Est 101 h; four yrs, 9st 1 b ; o lb ; five yr s , 9st 61b; six years and aged, Nvinners twice in 1843 to carry 31bs, thrice 51bs extra; winners thrice in 1843 and once in a 1844, Slbs extra; winners thrice 1843 and once in s 44, 71bs e x t ra ; maiden, four years old and up rds, and horses which ran in a race on the Derby 3 1 1 1 , 7, allowed Sibs; mares and geldings allowed ib us; horses entered to be sold, if demanded, &c., f or r allowed 31bs, for 300 sovs. allowed 91bs, for 200/ . , inn allowed 12Ibs, for 1501. allowed 161bs, and Mr, foow-vva-4:oarvtser:allowed 21Ibs ; over and above other and ' an "; the second saves his stake. One mile M. (t:lalarbftrelspipYi.ClCl6eaSrwubelsl: t o w u o t o p f ai N d.) ininka—to (Kitchener) 1 Lord iv . ileugh'a Isleworth, 5 yrs-100/ 2 bar. A ..,., owlett's Falconer, 3 yrs-150/ 3 Mr. -joirrescott's Bosphorus, aged-1001... • 0 ern an's eh h by Sir Hercules, out of Ta ranto_ m... , t--1001. k i r. 13 -43 :„ s t , s e 's Queen Mab, 5 yrs-1501 0 M r. r. °ll 's The Repealer, 3 yrs-2001. ••....• 0 0 k • L'awson's Lord Saltoun, 3 yrs-3001. 0 r. 11)avvson's Dalesman, 3 yrs-300/. . Lo r d G . Bentinck's The Black Gentleman, 4 yrs ~.---100/. air. J. n • , . 0 fi r. 4 Osborne 's Boniface, 3 yrs-2001. Ayres's Inheritress, 4 yrs-3001. , 0 'lr. Cuthbert's Beaufront, 3 yrs-500/ _ 0 _I to I agst Lord Saltoun, 5 to 2 agst the winner, ' 1 ,...5 to 1 agst Falconer. ,r a . a . e b e d sn in.-the Nininka colt made all the running, and won a canter b two lengths. Falconer a bad third, rroetyhe(rsY beaten off. The winner was claimed. Handicap) Cup of 200/., and 3601. (in specie) by Subs. of 10 sovs each, with 50 sovs tulded f rom the fund. Cup Course. Two miles. ~ (51 Subs.) 4-dad Y erulam's R o b er t d e G or h am , 5 y rs B s t 6b (Cotton) 1 _ , ............................ Cdr girth Lonsdale's Blackdrop 4 yrs, 7st 61b 2 ' 41% P erth' L ucy ' 8 t . • Si r r , . S Banks, 5 yrs, s .... •. . At-__ ".• Reathcote s Hydaspes, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b i!. Ilerbert's Orion, 4 yrs, 7st 111 b. L ( : . * 4111 1 Day' s B en , rd Exeter's 0 -y-Ghlo, 4 yrs, 7st 10lb .. 0 Wee Pet, 4 yrs, 7st 71b L ir ,: Bell's Thirsk, 6 yrs, 7st 71b •••• LV i. • P Clarke's Arcanus, 5 yrs, 7st 21b or d Caledon's Auld Lang Syne, 4 yrs, 7st 0 1 Oro G. s-, _ , k r. , • isentinek s Naworth, aged, 75t.... Isalchin's Epaulette, 5 yrs, 7st 6:. Werninek's Patchwork, 5 yrs, Est 121 b 0 R IV s y 0 ch ndham's Thom Thumb, 4 yrs, fist 71b r ir rilegiin, g by the E x quisite, 4 yrs, Est 0 riii i3 4.e i ti l n V g. •_ . Bulkeley's Hemp, 3 yrs, sst 611) 0 —5 to 2 agst Wee Pet; 5 to 1 agst Arca lien' ~,n , 6 to 1 each agst Robert de Gorham 1•1n10, to and Lucy Banks. to the and Arcanus: made running in company t le a d e first turn ; Epaulette then fell back, and he p was taken by Arcanus, followed by Lucy Banks, toa„tchwork• Robert de Gorham, and Hydaspes, to the d e v c f the hill ; here Arcanus resigned, and Robert s sid e ii °r haln and Lucy Banks ran for about 100 yard and --Y s ide. Ben-y-Ghlo then passed between them, l t ,„ Made s t rong running, attended by Blackdrop an d Trert de G or h am ; behind them Luc y Ban k s an d tu t The la s t t wo were h ea d e d by Hemp at the the tut the l ea di ng h orses k ep t th eir p os itions to 00 distance where Robert de Gorham and Blackdrop Itanseid with Ben-y-Ghlo, and ran with him to the quit,and her e the race ended. Robert de Gorham ter b e ' t hem, sent on by himself, and won in a can oe 7 two len g th s . Hemp and Ben-y-Ghlo were so th: e , to gether about a length from the second, that goodiudge could not place a third. The pace was sw and the tailing awful. eePstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 40 added, three ir 3 old, Est 71b ; four yrs, Bst7 lb ; fi ve yrs , B s t 121b c i 1: 1 yrs, and a ge d, 9 s t llb ; mare s and geldings, n °r iles that have started in either of the previous ile ee 11- , allowed 31bs. Winner to be sold for 1501 . War...e.sats, one mile. (7 Subs.)lkrskawson'sDalesman,3yrs(Ri ey) 0 541 Mr b ulg l a Nubia, 3 yrs ... 3 3 3 1 2 .. lt. Clark's Chummy, 5 yrs 0 5 1 5 _3 k i . 11 ,alchin' s Crocus, 4 yrs 0 6 2 3 dr 14 . „,..dohnston e ' s Broedholm, 4 yrs 0 4 4 2 dr I,l•lleobald's Mountain Dew, 3 yrs 0 2 dr Ci i ii" first was a dead heat between Crocus and by :aulY, the secon d was won b y a nec k, the third - be ck, and the others in a canter. I th THE OAKS. tad. e f ollowing is a li s t o f th e probable starters and their rider s •_... 11: 4 13 rincess . F. Butler Holmes TII lb . • • ~, din e -.3v • Simpson _ l f Are ss k rop e ..... . W. Boyce - k e k r talerie es a p J Day, jun. )4 . .re ............................... .J. . . n Sist e . ' 4a c Day's fby Bubastes S. Darling, ju . : to Martingale All Robinson elta l . °ll nd my Hat Celt nijilliirlaaegrklioiltßteotese Calloway • Darling Unknown Elretl ia Unknown Ea ti e sa ................ eft l eade tug fi11y......... . W. Cotton s arba ra 'fill Bell N. r lisa u y•• e rd ,-;; ... ••••••• Francis Hesseltine 'April ‘l l‘T i od u gpv's filly .. .. Marlow p la inPle an n It .7 Ed e or Y Ally Croaker . .... Chifney ob, . n ............ ... Ist 'la ... • Whitehouse ~_... ................ . t9eoaaterld:.r.i.x.: ........... • • . • Z -ur ben fill .. Bartholomew Chapple m g - school Mi ss . ..... • G. Edwards. ON THE DOWNS UP TO FIVE O'CLOCK. 2 t o 2 2 a gst The P r inces s —t 11 t o 1 ags t M ero pe - t a g st Sis. to Martin. 14 to 1 agst Barbara filly 6 t o le - -tak en 18 to 1 agst Buzz li to 1 agst Barricade 20 to 1 agst Emerald hai gst A ll - round - my 25 to 1 agst Joan of Ara W e ,. ,_ 28 to 1 agst Fair Charlotte Lee s•'e nappy to have it in our power to statltha s. t . 3 ,7 l den i t to Frank Butler, the jockey, on u . e . Pated ttl lneCt out to be less serious than was anti b ci- t Ive s „_,' he Was very much bruised and shaken, _u the -' disabled. He will ride one of Scott's five for t u sks, this day. in 044."xn•—The accident to this horse, mentioned Berib : d des cr i ~ Ption of the race for the Derby, is de bit R ".:3" his )oeirey to have been caused by Run leg ~,ein striking hi s l eg on go i ng u p t o t a ke the l in 1 -1- he leg was literally smashed, yet the poor e oui t actually went on to the distance before be lii ru the sit Iled up! It was found necessary to destroy me evening. Ther e • THE DERBY. Cif th e !'s no Prospect o f any i mme di a t e se ttl e ment INa, ghat ob jection t o Running Rein. On the contrary, " We tect, i t . have heard f rom various sources be eon nueei LS Colo ne l P eel ' s intention to take the case at tru ei n n t ?, a Court o f L aw. Should thisturn out t o b e settti n ''' Ive have no reason to doubt it, what sort of a bo g :ill_ it ti tle on Tuesday next ? Those who have an d !ec ond l r r li• ge :te w e i l i re e t a o b steer cles . r of the first 4 „ 1 11 ew will it be with tlioseq-WhOed or th, in mainst t btoavpeai4apanimd4rencreilvoecit w dilemmas well as others? Such is the agree:. lament which the non- sett Placed ,V_Pulon previous to the race, has wh ''".4 case community. To say is p t i s te e i t i e t ee h o a r t ld b e i ' 4e '1. '44 side under such circum ridiculous ; 4 4 enpugh tp state at at winning the Running Rein party are credited wits} Go A n ng balance to the amount I some 5/4,0691. C I. ,ng , and f? • -;1 that should they evetittiatFl pull 4 - rr.4 1 .1.0 .L . the settlement will be tolerably easy; on the Ing hi s 1 4f941 . 4 Colonel Peel succeed in establish aki_beleth• e c z a d t i te ::l4 iikeiv to be the reverse of favour pendent of the peApii i kit t 'ty that will arise classes, no little 'o'cinfusio,o NiliP lie :.l iz o e n s g o s v t thoseer interested in Derby Sweepe; 7P : t irnac h : el424 : B, by t m lie tl o i r e in e l i' Pay the c . rs have declared their intention to to the y arri,. .. - who drew the horses ge, (anda ew of them, we be i;ev ::: re su bject to conditions that justify such a course,) while laor:eethin.sh,eutiouasl,ooa,re disposed to wait until n ' e derate 6ad calculation,transpire for their guidance. At a InUst Itadebrustehisthhe 000/. will remain in abey- While on the subject, we eap-u.blic of an impression that the itentlenlen wh hrti ell ,_ , L,isao.lnprotested ag a i nst R unn i ng Rein were "' vestigation before the Stewards on Tuesday. They were ready to go into evidence in support of their objection, that Running Rein is more than three years old, and not the horse represented to have been purchased from Dr. Cobb ; but the Stewards, however, never called upon them, but con fined themselves to an ex pqrte examination of several certificates produced by the Running Rein party, upon which they decided that a sufficient case was made out to warrant their granting permission that the horse should start. We can state upon pretty good authority that her Majesty, accompanied by the Prince Consort, and the King of Saxony, will honour Ascot heath races with her presence. As a set off against this, we hear that, in consequence of the crusade against the gaming booths, and the great loss it will cawe to the racing fund, Lord Rosslyn will be obliged to withdraw 250/. from the public money advertised to be run for. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.—One of the Spread Eagle . post-boys met with his death on Wednesday night in the following horrible manner :—IIe was, driving a party from Epsom to the station, and the horses having overpowered him and run away, he was thrown off the bar; on recovering his feet, he ran after the chaise, got near enough to make a catch at it, but unhappily missed his hold, and fell with his neck on the spikes, and, powerless to extricate him self, he was dragged for a considerable distance, and on the chaise being stopped, was dead. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Lablache, who took his benefit last evening, hal, .1 as might have been expected, a house crowded to suffo cation in every part. Last year, he produced for his benefit the Don Pasquale, introducing the glorious Don, for the first time, to the English public. This year he revived Cimarosa's delightful opera Il Matri monio Segreto, the opera in which he first made his bow before an English audience. This opera is re markable in musical annals' for the unique compli ment paid to it by a Royal audience. It is the only opera that has ever been encored. Songs, duetts, overtures, have been encored many a time and oft; but Cimarosa's opera of II Matrimonio Segreto was, on its first representation at Vienna, encored as a whole. The Emperor Joseph, before whom it was represented, was so delighted with this, the master piece of Cimarosa, that he commanded all engaged in its performance to remain in the theatre ; and, having had a supper served up to them upon the stage, commanded them to repeat the whole of the opera before they left the theatre, his Majesty and his suite remaining to the conclusion of the second performance. This was the opera chosen by Lablache in which to make his first appearance in this country, and he last night sustained his old character of Geronimo with all his pristine power. There was the same glorious, rich, unctuous spirit of fun--the same marvellous power of voice—the same humorous roll of the voice, the eye, and the body—the same indescribably comic expression of countenance, in his attempts to hide his deafness, that on his first appearance on these boards fixed him at once and for ever as the greatest — in every sense of the word—the greatest buffo actor in the world. The opera was strongly cast: Persiani was Carolina ; Grisi, Elizabetta ; Favanti, Fidalma ; Mario, Paolino ; and F. Lablache, the Count. The acting of Persiani and Grisi in the quarrel scene, in the first act, was admirable. Nothing could ex ceed the pert humour with which Persiani gave the passage " Le faccio un 'inchino Contessa Garbata " —(our English readers will recollect the air as "My Lady the Countess ")—while Grisi's reply—" Son duma e Contessa," was the very perfection of shrewish ill-nature. The gem of the opera, however, was the air in the second act—" Pria the spunti in ciel l'aurora," which was deliciously given by Mario. The music was exactly suited to his voice, and he threw into it all that ex pressive and exquisite tenderness which he knoWs so well how to infuse into airs of this character. We never hear this (with the exception perhaps of Il Barbiere, the best opera buffs ever composed) without reflecting on the marvellous little progress which the moderns have made in comedy. The Ma trirnonio Segreto, and the School for Scandal, were produced about the same time, and they still remain unapproached (save in the instance of II Barbiere) and to all appearance unapproachable. At the con clusion, all six of the performers were called for, and they certainly well deserved the compliment. Between the acts of the opera, a new divertissement by Mademoiselle Cerito was produced, entitled La Vivandiere. Cerito herself sustaining the principal character. In her costume as La Vivandiere, she looked exceedingly fascinating, and her Pas de la Vivandiere was a beautiful piece of pantomimic display, in the course of which she em bodied the feelings which may be supposed to ac tuate La Vivandiere du Regiment (a character im mortalised by the glorious lyrics of Beranger) dur ing the course of a battle. Nothing could exceed her graphic and picturesque pantomime in this pas. The inspiriting march to battle—the conflict—the grief at the fall of old companions in arms, and the final tri umph—all were delineated with a truthfulness and an energy which deservedly elicited the most rapturous plaudits. Then followed a pas de quatre by Mesde moiselles Cerito, Ferdinand, and Louise, and M. St. Leon. Cerito in this pas exhibited all that marvel lous power of execution for which she is so celebrated. We had that arrowy rush from the back of the stage to the foot-lamps ; those marvellous twinklings steps; and those picturesque and graceful poses which no one can give like Cerito. St. Leon, too, in this pas de quatre surpassed all his former tours de force. He is decidedly the first male dancer in the world. A pas de deux, by Mademoiselle Planquet and M. Montassu, was very gracefully given, and was much applauded; and then came the Redowa, the original Polka dance of Bohemia, by M. St. Leon and Mdlle. Cerito. This Redotva will, no doubt, become a most popular dance, there is infinitely more of character in it than in the Polka, as we have hitherto seen it danced, and there was a spirit of arch coquettry about Cerito's manner that told admirably, and elicited rapturous applause. The scenery was beautiful, and the characteristic dances by the corps de ballet exceedingly picturesque. The music is ap propriate, and the ballet is admirably put upon the stage. M. Deshayes ballet of Alma concluded the evening's amusement. The greater portion of the audience remained to the conclusion of the ballet. LITERATURE. IRELAND AND ITS RULERS. Newby, London, 1844. There is much spirit and ready, off-hand vivacity in this little work, which professes to give an account —not quite so cool and impartial as could be desired —of the state of Ireland, and the character of its rulers since the year 1829—the memorable year of the passing of Catholic Emancipation. The chapter entitled the " Parliamentary Repealers in 1834" con tains more good sense and just thinking than any other in the volume ; but the biographical portion of the work is that which will be found most generally entertaining, especially the sketches of Sheil, Bushe, and Woulfe, which though somewhat overcharged in point of colouring, yet display occasionally much sound critical opinion, and are to all appearance perfectly accurate in point of fact. The biographical sketch of Sheil is by far the most copious and air eunistantial, and while the author denies that he is a first?rate orator ! yet he does every possible justice to his splendid declamatory powers, and his talent for apt, epigrammatic sarcasm. Of his apparent vehemence he says that it is all carefully studied, and that he is never more fully on his guard than when he most seems to be carried away by the impulse of the mo ment,: and the itrdent applause of his party. " Sheil," adds our author, ‘i ought to have been a Frenchman. He essentially belongs to• the country where feryour of manner is confounded with ardour of passion where there is much vivacity." We quote a brief Afetch of the late Mr. Praed from a note which is attached to tlip memoir of Sheil Mr. Praed was generally coroi ! 4erP4 4 failure in po litical life by his friends, but if he had survived a fiiw years longer, he would have gratified their expectations. At the Union' he displayed uncommon liveliness of mind, and sprightly gracefulness of wit. Ile was by no means suited for political life, as he wanted earnestness and the requisiie phygical organisation. His failure in the House of Commons was' caused by the wretched state of his health. It did not require muchdisek4n , meat to perceive that on the night of his maiden speech hp had strong symptoms of incipient consumption. In fact he ought to ip.vp been in his bed on the night when he first spoke, which he 4i4 merely hppape everybody expected' him tp do so. He changed his politipl opinions rather suddenly, but he never held himself re sponsible for all the light and laughing sentiments he uttered at the Union. One Lot' .•liows his mental energy and elasticity. He had the good sense to per ceive his failure as an orator, and immediately struck out a IlelY line in political life. He amassed a greater ' - iiantity ; o naiffutp aud Fem.:lto information on English genprO thap anx loan of his political otaiaffipg Colild 'Oast pf, and if leis party, h i a i d ir ' 9 l. l e la 6 i i i 'l i in r, t 6 h ll e ci ; d 'P a ° t " i he would have vapidly aenited of Ministerial office. But in the fail' of ToFy 6PTerii ment, in 1835, he saw then the game was 'upr for soiue time, and turned with great resolution to the dry pursuit or oi e Ire hnd mastered the difficulties of his pro i'esslBo;lthd litict'fk 4-0 , in . 000 , wits malf.inp• a consi derable Wei: Mi t e: BtitlWd mfgseti 4i'retii location. lie I sltodid 1;;;,ip, aine(ll- a nian . or lett6rs t all'his'life;'?orte had an exquisite fancy, ats coßo4.,ble poetical powers. He had contributed (still uneolleeted) genie 01, 4 1, 44 - poems of a graceful, amatory kind, distingiiishWfdr al delicious strain of fanciful tenderness. A gentle ideality l:-: and i;:icin g e z 3 d n isp w o i s t i h tio v n e; were to belotilict iii great literary accomplishments. Hts Poetleal djciion is in it'elf a proof of the elegance of his studies. Hi s ' Visherman,' produced on one of the most poetical I " •' game effect which Scott said he minds of the age ',fly voeatten to experienced on reading 114110'N ' 11 1 4 1 " of hi; .„n Madeline (not generally k nown) is oito , graceful poems. but the w h ole man is revealed in his Law Student's verses, after leaving the Huntingdon Ball. In the House of Commons Praed was almost as much out of his sphere as Charles Lamb would have been when Abbot of La Grande Chartrew, ilo was a tender—affectionate—and generous man—of a dis position truly amiable, not unmixed with gay levity— und in private life was a most interesting character." THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 24, 1844. ROBBERY AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE BY THE SERVANTS. Ellen Lindsay; a housemaid employed in Buckingham Pa lace, and Elizabeth Lindsay, a linen woman, her sister, were brought before Mr. Hall, at Bow-street, charged withlteal ing. a quantity of blankets, counterpanes, linen, and - other articles of a similar description, valued at about-40L, the pro perty of her Majesty; and James Lindsay, their brother, a surgeon, residing at 25, Upp er E a t on - s t r eet, Pimlico, was charged with receiving the same, knowing them to have been stolen. Mr. Charles Brimfield, of 25, Upper Eaton-street, being sworn, said, the male prisoner has lodged in my house since the month of December last, occupying two rooms on the second-floor, which consist of a sitting and a bed-room. He had two sisters employed in Buckingham Palace, who on several occasions visited him. They usually, as far as I can recollect, came to the ho u s e separately, and I was given to understand that one was a housemaid and the other was em ployed as a linen woman. During the last two months I ob served they came about four times a week until the last few days. They were generally admitted by members of my family, and within the last two months I have seen in his bed-room large quantities of property, such as that pro duced, and same of the counterpanes were laid in a chest of drawers, which, until the visits of the females became so frequent, I did not see in the drawers, but from time to time they appeared to increase in bulk, one of the articles being perfectly new, and marked "V. H., 1840," which I saw in the room on Monday last, and which was brought to my house in a van on the 7th inst., empty and lined with white pasteboard paper. The other box produced was also in the same room, and was_ brought to the house about a month previously. The blankets appeared to be of a peculiar kind, and bound with silk feretting, similar to that produced. There were also some muslin window curtains, having a large flower worked upon them, which were tied up in the room, and a blue China plate, such as the one pro duced, having" Buckingham Palace" on the back, but which I did not at first observe. About two months back a pillow was brought in a band-box, which was taken in by my wife; it appeared to be a down one, and was delivered as coming from Miss Lindsay. The females usually came to the house separately, and the prisoner Ellen used to remain a conside rable time, locked up with the male prisoner in the bedroom. On Tuesday I recollect the two boxes, with two smaller ones, were removed in a cart, under the superintendence of the male prisoner, who delivered them to the carter, about half-past two o'clock. On passing by the prisoner, he appeared agi tated, and said, " We are removing these things out of your way." I happened to follow the boxes, and the two smaller ones wore dropped at 17, Lower Eaton-street, while the larger ones were left at No. 9, Belgrave-street, South, the prisoner all the time following the cart. A few days pre vious, the whole of the articles were taken out of the drawers and placed in the boxes ; and about four days before that time, the male prisoner and one of the females were locked up in the bedroom for a considerable time, busily engaged, as if packing up some articles; i etnd itiy belief is that it was not wearing apparel. The prisoner kept my lodgings up to the time he was apprehended ; and his sister used to visit him' within the last two months,-about half-past nine o'clock in the evening. I accompanied the officer, on Wednesday last, to the house in Belgrave-street, and identified the boxes produced. I now identify the counterpane, blankets, the linen not made up, napkins and other articles, as the same which were at my house, and in the possession of the male prisoner. Other evidence having bean adduced, Inspector Steed said ho recollected going to the house of Mr. Brimfield on the 11th instant, and on entering the bed room on the second floor with him, he pointedout the various articles similar to those produced. There were also several pices of linen not made up, and he saw the boxes, together with the pillow, which was covered with brown holland. In the front room there were several pieces of blanketing wrapped up, and there was also a blue plate with the words " Buckingham Palace" on the back. On Wednesday, the 15th, he followed the prisoner Ellen to Mr. Brimfield's, bout six o'clock in the evening, with a small parcel. He knew Elizabeth was in the habit of employing Harding's van to convey linen to and from the palace. The females reside in the palace, and on executing the search in Belgrave-street South, to where the boxes were carried, he saw Captain M'Mahon, the occupier, to whom he told his business, and he instantly pointed out the two boxes, which witness teok away in the presence of Mr. Saunders. They were corded and locked, and having opened them, they were found to con tain the articles spoken to by the last witnesses. There were among them a blanket of a very and a crown, together with a d ust er , marked " V. R.," with a fine texture, with " W. H." crown above, and 1839 marked in blue ink, which was picked out. He then conveyed away the boxes and committed them to the care of Mr. Saunders, to be deposited in the Lord Cham berlain's office. Witness then went to No. 25, Upper Eaton street, where he apprehended the male prisoner, and having told him his business, he cautioned him as he was about to make some observation, and he said he would communicate with his sisters upon the subject. He then said the boxes contained some of the Queen's property, and having informed him that one article bore the initials of her Majesty, he said he had nothing to do with it more than having charge of it for his sister, whose perquisite it was. He also pointed out the plate, but the prisoner made no reply. In the bedroom he saw the drawers full of wearing apparel, which, on a former occasion, were fall of the articles produced. As they were leaving the sitting-room, before proceeding to the station-house, witness held the plate in his hand, and the prisoner said it was a trumpery article; can't you hide it? The b oxes were th en sealed up at the Lord Chamberlain's office ; and veaterday having apprehended the females, Elizabeth said, " What shall I do ? cau you give me any advice?" but witness declined, saying she would have justice shown to her. Mr. Saunders said when the boxes were taken an inventory was taken of their contents, and then sealed up. The females were employed in the royal service for fourteen or fifteen years. He believed all the articles belonged to the palace, and, being for the most part quite new, worth about 401. • The male prisoner said he always considered the articles brought to him belonged to his sisters, as they had told him, and he only took charge of them, without ever examining what they consisted of. The prisoner Elizabeth said she considered the linen her own, as her mother, who was dead about fourteen years, had left it to her sister, who deposited it with her when she was living at St. James's Palace, and she occasionally used it for the household when pressed for such an article ; but as to the four common blankets, they were given to her by the late Sir Thomas Nash, as being condemned in his late Majesty's reign. The prisoners were then remanded, and in a short time were removed in the van to Tothill-fields Prison. CO URT CIRC ULAR. The Queen held a Privy Council at one o'clock yes terday afternoon at Buckingham Palace. The Council was attended by his Royal Highness Prince. Albert, the. Lord Privy Seal, the Commander in Chief, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments, the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, the Paymaster of the Forces, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Lord Steward, and the Lord Chamberlain. Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle, Bart., S.2cretary at War, was, by command of the Queen, sworn of her Ma jesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took his place at the Board. Some Church Orders were submitted to her Majesty in Council, and were approved of. • The 11(.n. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the Council in Waiting. At the Court, Frederick Thesigesq., her Majesty's Solicitor-General, was presented to the Queen, 0 -an audience, by Sir James Graham, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Majesty was graciously pleased to confer the honour of knighthood upon him. Sir Thomas Freemantle had an audience of the Queen and kissed hands, upon his appointment as Secretary at War. .. Her Majesty gave audiences to Sir James Graham and Viscount Combermere. _ The Court was attended by the Vice-Chamberlain; Viscount Combertnere, Gold Stick in Waiting;_ Lord Byron, Lord in Waiting; the Comptroller of the House hold, and Colonel Berkeley Drummond, Groom in Waiting. The Royal Family were taken their accustomed daily airings yesterday in the royal gardens of Buckingham Palace. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Princess Royal, left Buckingham Palace at ten minutes past three o'clock, yesterday afternoon, in a carriage and four, escorted by a party of Lancers, fur Claremont. Their Royal Highnesses, the Prince of Wales and the Princess Alice, and the Dowager Lady Lyttelton were in the next carriage. Colonel Arbuthnot, Equerry in Waiting to the Queen, and Colonel Wylde, Equerry in Waiting to Prince Albert, occupied the third carriage and four. And the Viscountess Canning, Lady in Waiting; Lady Caroline Cocks, and the Honourable Miss Frances Devereux, Maids of Honour in Waiting; and Lord Byron, Lord in Wailing, followed in another carriage and four. Her Majesty and Prince Albert were conducted to their carriage by the Vice-Chamberlain, Captain Fran cis Seymour, Groom in Waiting to Prince Albert, and Colonel Berkeley Drummond, Groom in Waiting to her Majesty. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager took an airing yes terday afternoon, in a carriage. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester paid a visit to her Majesty at Marlborough House. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge honoured the Archbishop of Canterbury with his company at din ner yesterday evening at Lambeth Palace. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester House. His Excellency M. Dedel transacted business yester day, at the Foreign-office. Sir Thomas Esmonde had an interview with Lord Stanley yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Mr. Dean, Chairman of the Customs, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, yesterday, at his official residence, in Downing-street. Dispatches for the Earl of Elgin, Governor of Jamaica, and the Governors of the other West India Colonies, were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. The Governor of the Bank of England, and the Deputy-Governor, had an interview with Sir B. Peel yesterday. The Duke of Buccleuch had a dinner party yesterday evening at Montague House, Whitehall-gardens. DUNCOMBE TESTIMONIAL. ADDRESS OF THE METROPOLITAN DUNCOMBE TESTIMO NIAL COMMITTEE TO THE WORKING CLASSES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. Fellow Working Men,—The Metropolitan Trades Demonstration Committee was called into existence some few weeks since, for the purpose of arousing the men of London into active and determined opposition to the in famous Masters and Servants Bill, alias Labour's Degra dation Bill. A petition against the Bill was adopted at its first meeting, and a resolution, carried unanimously, that, should the prayer of that petition be refused, and the Ministry press the Bill, the whole of the trades of London should be invited to assemble in their thousands on Kennington-common, and demonstrate to Govern ment the folly of trifling with a nation's will. From the enthusiastic manner in which our proposition was re ceived, and the universal feeling of indignation which was entertained against the measure, we have every reason to believe that it would have been one of the most splendid demonstrations of public opinion that has ever taken place in this or any other country. But the ne cessity for such a meeting. happily, no longer exists. The "strong Government" has been defeated. The Bill has been crushed. Labour hes, for this time; triumphed over capital. Mark, we say for this time ; for as sure as this attempt has been made, so sure will further attempts be made to prostrate labour at the feet of capital, to make the labourer a serf—a slave. Feilow-Men—To what do we owe this triumph ? Partly to the loud and unanimous expression of public opinion against the Bill, but chiefly to the untiring and disinterested exertions of labour's champion, the noble, the patriotic Duncombe! Yes, working men but for him you would now have been bound hand and foot, and de livered over to the tender mercies of grasping capital. But for him the trades' unions of this country would, by this time, have received their deathblow. One of the proposers of the Bill admitted in the course of the de bate, that it was brought in, in consequence of the recent decisions in the Court of Queen's Bench in favour of the Union Coal Miners in the North ;- thus virtually con fessing that the real object of the Bill was to crush all combinations of working men which had for their ob ject the attainment of a " fair day's wages for a fair day's work." Surely, then, we owe to him a lasting debt of gratitude. Surely it is our bounden duty to show to the world that we know how to appreciate the services of such a man—who, soaring above the vulgar prejudices of class or creed, and, despite the sneers of lordly ty rants, or plebeian money-grubbers, fights the battles of labour's sons, almost unaided and alone—encouraged only by the cheers of what class legislators have deno minated " the swinish multitude," rewarded only by the love and confidence of the toiling millioni. Fellow- Working-Men, the Trades of London have resolved upon raising a sufficient fund to purchase an estate for him as an imperishable testimonial of their thanks and gra', tude for his uniform and unswerving support of their rights, and especially for his successful opposition to the Masters and Servants Bill. For this purpose the Metropollitan Trades Demon stration Committee has resolved itself into a Duncombe Testimonial Committee, and we now call upon you, our fellow working-men, throughout the country, to assist and co-operate with us in this good work. What man amongst you will refuse to subscribe his mite for such an object ? What class of men is there in the United Kingdom which has not been benefited by his services? Englishmen! subscribe to the Buncombe Testimonial, for Duncombe is England's brightest patriot. Irishmen! subscribe to the Testimonial, for Duncombe is the advo cate of Justice to Ireland. Welchmen I Scotchmen! sub scribe to the Testimonial, for Duncombe advocates the Rights and Liberties of all. Trades Unionists! sub scribe, for Duncombe is the champion of the Rights of Labour. Factory slaves of England! subscribe, for Dun combe is the advocate of the 7'en Hours' Bill. Women of England! subscribe, for Duncombe would deliver you from the horrors of the mine and the drudgery of the mill, and elevate you to your proper position in society, as the friend and companion, but not the slave, of man. Duncombe is the friend also of the factory child; he would replace infant by adult labour, and deny to capi talists the right of accumulating millions from the sweat and blood of infant children. Up, then, and be doing, Mon of the United Kingdom. Let us have a Testimonial worthy of the man—let us have no isolated efforts—let it be indeed a .National Tes timonial. Form your Committees in every city, town, and village. Collect from door to door, from shop to ahop ; and send your contributions to the Central Com mittee. Show yourselves to be worthy of such a man as Thomas Slingsby Duncombe : show the tyrants that he has your confidence, and they will fear him the more; show him, that, though his present defence of the peo ile's cause will not ensure him the smile of Royalty, nor which faction can bestow, l et that he will live and reign triumphantly in the i I l e 3 0 a r h a t bua:nhUdar ' s and f t a o 'e n jjfjcdootAt the :n es :: 1 Mtsac ROSE, m ir s s E t e cy, f u u ,jro l r nae Committee,e:te,Chairman. people.hatter, ose KELSEY, Secretaries. LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT AT LARGS.—We regret to state that one of the young midshipman described as lost off Largs on Friday afternoon last, the 17th instant, was Mr, Charles Digby Cayley, in his eighteenth year, son 0 E. 4. Paylpy, N 1 ., Metpbpf for thp North Wiling of Yorkshire, whO, with his family, is by this awful eyent thrown into the deepest and most poignu,nt state of distress, Thp "clecfaned find Elisfinguished himself in the lintiney, ph the coast of Syria, and had, with others, been awarded a medal for the victories at Acre and other places on that coast. Tho sailing-boat in which he and his companion (Jewel) were 1 ost ,Oenr to Iwo pop elfilyn spqdeply in n, squall,' head oFeinat; taking these two Onnusing•youths;iderted to he service of theii counqy, down withit, never to rise 4gfiln." Mr: Caylers son, .if the reinam, 'be f6tuid t will be imoieato'Brolnpton,'M Vorkshiric'tho burial . plaae of the family.--Glasgow Eerald. TAE ATTORNEY-GENERAL. — We are exceedingly ly.ppy in stating, that Sir NY. Follett is improving in Prilltti. -- The Ikupe.4 oun s B l vas alk, ye,4cratty to resume his tirote f isiorial d uties in the iftiuSe of lords ' On ThgidAy night last Ox miiPli cows, 4 1 9 Piv p.9ly of Mr. pittri& tiallinan, of plin, in the pOuptx of Limerick, Were kiffe'd in the nio§t brutal manner. The savage ruffians accomplished their fell purpose by cutting the throats and beating the brains out of the unoffending aninaplc. The cause of this entrap was, that Mr. nalli- Wan hita talieh AOinn lancls'lioili Olen itofractory tenants had been dispossessed.—Kerry Evening Post, The sum of NO/. has been raised in Manchester for the relief of the parties injured by the fire at the i 4,;l4entre in that town, " 'Air RICAN Dort's treat? - The treat? of the United St4t , 4fpr the annek . atioiior Texas, ternamates charae terislioally enough with the wprds • "IfJORe at Washiner ton." It is to be presumed that the Texians are die parties who have in the present instance been " done" at W ctshington!"--P4nclf. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—The noble truths you give utterance to, and the spirit of independence you manifest upon all oc casions when the public interests are concerned, and more particularly when the interests of the navy are discussed in the columns of your invaluable Journal, these, Sir, induce me to offer you some observations ; and, if you think them worthy of publication, they are at your service. I am - an officer, that would be glad to be employed if I could; but, in the present state of things, that cannot be ; nevertheless, I am alive to every thing that affects that profession to which I have the honour to belong; and the more so, when the interest of my country, and, perhaps, the salvation of that country, are at issue. The pamphlet of Prince de Joinville on steam navi gation is making great talk everywhere, stirring ,the hearts and minds of this excitable people in no small degree ; and this, coupled by a " pale cast of thought" in reference to past events, may work wonders, and nerve the French to accomplish anything ; and it would be strange, indeed, that the man who brought the dust of the great Napoleon across the Atlantic, should not inherit, more or less, the spirit that once animated that dust. It behoves, then, the British people to be " up" and thi n ki ng ; and it also behoves the British Government t o d o justice, before it is too late, to the claims and m er it s o f the old war officers and men, by giving them that trifling article " the c h e ap defence of nati ons. " A n d w i s e it w ould b e , too, if the Admiralty, without delay, were to listen to, and adopt, the suggestions of the gallant Napier, by suffering the old officers to retire. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your very humble servant, A CAPTAIN IN THE NAVY. Paris, May 20, 1844. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—The unfortunate man Crouch is, on Monday. to suffer by one of the most un-Christian laws that ever disgraced a Christian country; and it may be said, with truth, that it is almost the only relic we have of the darkest ages—ages when the foulest crimes that human beings could commit stained our national character. Those flagrant vices have long since ceased—enlightenment and religion have eradi cated them—and yet this most obnoxious and de grading law still retains its place upon the British statute-book. What are our Government? Are they Christians ? Did ever Christianity sanction death ? Let them examine the 'Sacred writings. They say the laws of England are based upon the laws of God. Is this a fact ? Can we dare assume that, when an individual renders himself amenable to .the laws of who wa s th e mos t merc if u l that g society, society is invested with ft power to take away his he said " the laws are a terror to evil doers," that those who should profess to be his followers should i; e fe v visited enact such as to deprive a human being of existence ? Did te d th t a h t e llaebiondes of m an , con t emp l ate, w h en If mercy was extended to the "vilest of the vile," by the mighty Jehovah and his dearly-beloved Son, shall man extinguish so noble an emotion and . yet escape with impunity ? What is the object of punish ment but to benefit the criminal ?—this was the rrimary cause for its ill§titi4tion. But what good c a n esult to the aoonied to death by his execution a few days subsequent to his conviction ? He is frequently not in a state to receive 9)444 epsolatlen, and he is hurriccl into the psi. epee of his Maker with all his guilt upon his head. Is there not some responsibility attached to those who framed this law ?—somP, re, t sponsibility to him wiin /1,114 it hit° iorce r Yes ; he re whose — tat. both judge and judged iliiill appear, will not hold those guiltless who liars been instrumental in the murder of immorP orpatgro, Humanity sickens at the bare contemplation that man has doomed his brother to die. Christianity ever has, and does condemn it, and repudiates with disdain %ny Attßitt whieh is ma t t to ehvge it ppf i n her ; and, let e rPmer l . l *ro that time is npt fgr di§t tent when these tiatTaroWs Rnd wined acts will re coil with fury upon the perpetrators, and whelm them with confusion—with torment—with despair. May this attract the attention of those in authority, that they may not add another crime to the many they must inevitably b 9 charged With .. -Yonra May ga, 4844, BENJAMIN. SAVINGS BAracs. — Wednesday, on the motion of Mr. Masterman, a statement was issued of tlit3 4111?-lint of tll separate surplus fond, tc4' IF.Rin7 ipAppitst, bOongi.pU finste6 of satingr b,p, 19,1 Y Op lag§ oros 01 11 1pussiimer§ ottUe iettOrqn to tbQ Qui at clay 1€14! 404 rs tbilt IBS aaparaie surplus fund of Great Bri tain amounfet, at the period mentioned, to 321,468/.135. 2d., and of Ireland, 11,3281 14s. 4d. ; making a total of 332,797/. 7s. 6d. not bearing interest. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. FROM T 1413 MORNING PAPERS OF TUIS DAY. CITY, THURSDAY EVENING. TIMES.—The weekly return of the Bank of England to be made under the new system will, it is supposed, be on the principle set forth in the forms which we give below, though of the actual form itself nothing is known at present. To understand the figures it is necessary to bear. in mind the return of the Bank of England published on the 26th ult., as the forms are made on the assumption that the sums there set down as denoting an average denote a fact. This return was as follows LIABILITIES, ASSETS. Circulation Deposits ...... 13,615,000 Bullion £35,042,000 I £38,165,000 Supposing the Bank to appropriate from its bullion 1,015,00 U to the banking department for immediate use, leaving 15,000,0001. in the issuing department as a basis for circulation, the total circulation will be 29,000,00001.—that is to say, the 15,000,0001. and the 14,000,0001. allowed to be issued on securities. The return shows 21,427,000/. which is the amount held by the public, and therefore the remaining 7,573,000/. lies in the Bank in the shape of notes in deposit, and balances the account of the issue department. The new return for this department wou;d therefore be as follows : LIABILITIES. ASSETS. Notes with the On security .. 14,000,000 public Notes in the Bank 7,573,000 - £:29,000,000 £29,000,000 Turning now to the banking department, we find that under the head of assets there must be securities to the value of 8,150,0001., that being the. difference between the 22,1500001. shown in the return, and the 14,000,0001. re served by the issuing department; notes to the value of 7,573,0001., as shown by the issue account; and coin, as sumed to be 1,015,000/. The liabilities shoW the single item of deposits, taken from the April return, with the " rest" as a balance. We now have the banking return complete as follows : LIABILITIES. Assns. Deposits ..... 13,615,000 Rest Securities . 8,150,000 Notes 7,573,000 Coin ... 1,015,000 £16,738,000 £16,738,000 If it be intended to introduce the proprietors' capital into the account, 14,553,0001. must bo, added to the aide of liabi lities, and a similar amount of securities to the assets, so that the balance of " rest". will remain precisely the same. SU N.—The English market closes at about the prices of this morning, Consols for Money and the settling day being 991 f. There was no alteration deserving notice in any ut the other investments, although discounts are rather dearer in the general bill market. The Three per Cent. Annuities of 1726 were quoted 99. The Foreign market remained in the same listless state. Portuguese Converted at 46i, and Spanish as in the morning. Russian receded a little, being 1171. Colombian were 14 to*. The additional transactions in Railway Shares have been these: —Bristol and Exe:er were 101 to 111, Chester and Holyhead -I, Edinburgh and Glasgow 16, Great Western 42k, Croydon 6+ to 51, Ditto Scrip 91, Man chester and Birmingham 14 to 13k, Newcastle and Dar lington 20:1, North Midland Half 4, Ditto Thirds 7 1 1-, Norwich and Brandon si, South-Eastern 31 to 13-, York and North Midland 66, and Rouen and Havre 10 prem. Blackwall have been 94, Brighton 31 , and Thames and Medway 91 to 9+ discount. London and West minster Bank Shares were 6+ premium. DUTCH MAIL. ROTTERDAM, MAY 20.—This morning about eight o'clock, his Majesty, the King, accompanied by an aide-de-camp, came to visit the Royal Dock-yard, where the Minister of Marine had arrived an hour before. His Majesty went on board the Merapi steamer, and after minutely examining that vessel, went on board the Cyclops steamer lying in the river. Before his Majesty left the Dock-yard, Captain Cherzen had the honour to present to him two flags taken by that officer from the pirates in the Indian seas. His Ma jesty returned to the Hague about nine o'clock. _ 'lnn HAGUE, MAY 21.—The Government has lately communicated to the Chamber, a report on the navigation of the kingdom, stating the number of ships that arrived and departed from the ports of the Netherlands in 1842. We find that the number of vessels that cleared in 1842 was 6,326, measuring 953,691 tons. Of these, there are under the Dutch flag 2,704; under English colours, 1,563. Cleared outwards 6,367 ; of which there were 2,785 under the Dutch flag, and 1,520 under English colours. The Second Chamber of the States-General, in its sitting, received a message from the First Chamber, stating that it had agreed to the several Bills sent up from the Second Chamber, viz. :-1. For com pleting the ways and means for the year 1841, 1842, and 1843; 2. That on the extraordinary tax ; and 3. That for regulating the claims of the late King William Frederick, Count of Nassau ; 4. That for discharging the debt of the Commercial Company. The Chamber received three Royal messages, accom panying three projects of law with an explanatory memorial.—Dutch Papers, May 22. ULM, MAY 16.—Notwithstanding the very un favourable weather, from 700 to 1,000 men are daily employed on the works for the fortifications, and have been interrupted for a very few days only during the week. As soon as the fine weather set in the work was prosecuted with increased activity, and at this moment 2,000 workmen are employed, of whom 300 are bricklayers. A much greater number is expected. —Hamburgh Papers, May 18. SIGNATURE OF EXCHEQUER-BILLS, &C. Sir George Clerk and Colonel Sibthorp have moved for and ob tained sonic returns relative to the signature of Exchequer bills and copies of letters addressed from the Controller- General of the Exchequer to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, dated the 15th of January and the Ist of April, 1844. From a general abstract contained in these papers, it appears that the gross total number of Exchequer-bills signed by the Controller-General in the year ending the 31 st of December, 1842,amounted to 19,236, and the value thereof to 34,9 4 1,8111. ; of these, 10,981 were signed by Lord Mont eagle and Mr. Perceval, and 8,255 by Lord Monteagie and Mr. Eden. The total number of bills signed by the Assist ant-Controller, during the same period, amounted altogether to 13,419, and the value thereof to 9,340,6651. The number of bills signed by the Controller-General, from the 31st of December, 1842, to the 28th of March, 1844, amounted to 24,210, and the value thereof to 53,540,6271. The number of bills signed by the Assistant-Controller during the same period amounted to 22,119, and the value thereof to 9,218,387/. The total number of bills signed in the same period by the Controller-General and the Assistant-Con troller amounted to 78,984, and the value thereof to 107,021,491 L The movers of the return having instituted an inquiry into the number of days in which - Lord Mont eagle devotes himself to the high and i m p or t an t d u ti es o f his situation, it is answered that in the year 1842, the Noble Controller-General of the Exchequer attended at his office for 199 days, and was absent during the same year 111 days. In 1843, his attendance was during 204 days, and his absence 106 days; manifesting a slight tendency towards increased application to business. Since New Year's-day, 1844, the Noble Lord has attended 76 days without any interval of ab sence. The total of his attendance during the above interval has been 479 days. ARRIVAL OF TROOPS AT GUERNSET.—This morn ing (Monday), between eight and nine o'clock, her Majesty's steam-ship Dee, of 800 tons, Lieutenant Driver, arrived in our roadstead, bringing, as it is understood, a Queen's mes senger, with dispatches for the Lieutenant-Governor, Major- General Napier. The Queen's messenger, immediately on landing, proceeded in a carriage to Havilland hall, the resi dence of his Excellency. In about two hours after, another of her Majesty's steam-ships the Blazer, of 500 tons, Captain Washington, arrived in the roads, and it was immediately seen that she was crowded with troops. It soon transpired, that both steamers had left the Isle of .Wight yesterday (Sunday), but no further information could be obtained. The commanding officer of the troops and Captain Washing ton having landed, were met on the pier by Major Bain brigge, and shortly afterwards it was seen that preparatlPAs were being made t'or landing the men. It ttliTO out that the Blazer had on board the de is a the 23d, 42d, and 97th Regiments from the Isle or Wight, amounting to about 350 men. The 23d marched to the Vale Castle, the 4/d were disembarked at Cornet Castle, and the 97th were still on board the Blazer at the time of our going to press. It is understood that two other depots, also from the Isle of Wight, are now on their passage, on board a transport., and that the garrison of this island (Guernsey) is to be inew.ed by 1,000 men. The unexpected arrival 4' ih(34o troops has caused a great deal of surprise gnd given rise to many sur mises, but'nothing i 4 philely known on the subject, and Ivc, therefore tar4in from repeating any of the es.eulations which we have heard. We may mention twat the 42d is a highland regiment, wearing the tigioatil costume of the kilt, philibeg, &c. The Da is to sail this (Monday) aftermo,a, —Guernsey Paper. INTENDED OPENING OF WM' LONDON RAIL WAY.—The opening of tile West London Railway, which line has been so 19A; in bringing to completion , _ is at length annntinced to take place on Monday next, the grkh inst. (Whit-Monday). The line in question la illteAtieci as a com munication both for passengers aryl luggage between the Great Western and the Lotteg and Birmingham Railways, an d th e south mid wuth-Niestern portions of the metropolis fp.4 its suburbs, as well as for the transit of hea v y age ,is from the above principal railways and the Thtlfees; by means of the Kensington Canal. lite Vtii, einumences at the basin of the Kensinqtun l of the Great Western road, under It passes at the western extremity of Kenaiegiun, whence it proceeds in a northerly directiN viAcier- the Ux bridge-road, at Shepherd's BAsld missing Wormwood Scrubs, passes acres ti.ireat Western Railway at Kensal green. fg,i' 4 ciutit 'thence under the Paddington Canal, and Jaffna the London and Birmingham Railway. Qg the Rocth side of the Great Western road, an y 0, the Rox4haiciq of the Uxbridge road, tly , stiyuthci sette,tt have hem erected, with Rgytk t ieit i t 41, c - 1 3, A s mg ra, from which Otion it is ultepded 1.011.11 trains every day after Monday tie 4 :o 444 ensrespondlng trains on the Great II est ern and London and Birmingham Railways. The West London Railway is intended to be hereafter carried to Kniglit 4 o4.cr green, as its western terminus. WI Ph rfileti t i h a view t 9 ktg crinva• i i . gtv i thig . way: 1 49.494 44 . 11 1 , 3 . emegstoA Q" have some time isSne4. lIERNWICH I.FA In —The erection of booths and other preparations for the Whitsun-fair, are going on rapidly, and the prospect of fine weather has . ipdgced pARRy tu , shopkeepers in the town to rpik i e l a vh dd arci ttinti san s , to the 'tisue! ar rangements, In the fair 4 4 , Alger, Scowton, caterers (' ti:tr the amusement of holiday 444 Pther well -""wP their tents. The Mks have already pitched police arrange ments will be similar to those at Easter, when they ga ve general satisfaction. All the booths and shows will be pw . , l hibi tot" on Blackheath. Deptford fair, which , lasts three tkhys ; will take place the week nfter, APP#PiAcIP9, 4 . 44k1ic.:E5,-.—We und ers t an d t h at Wa‘ritnnntaf alliance is eg the I.a, between between Lord Charles w011e44, 3410.141 of the Household, youngest son of the Duke of Wellington, and the accomplished Miss Pierrepont, only daughter of the Right Hon. H. Pierrepont, and niece to the Marquis of Exeter, Groom of tlw stcrlg to Prince Albert, and to Earl Ma . wm4. , The 'contemplated alliance between the ...o . a . rew, M.P., and Miss Phelp, 4.)xiect4 altortlT.—Herald. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. THE WEATHER IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE.—Since our last, cold winds from the north and north-east have prevailed, ac companied by a good deal of blight. These, together, havo proved very injurious to the fruit trees—scattering upon the e tab, " to rot in cold obstruction," immense quantities of blossom. The dust, too, has proved a sore annoyance, whirl ing in broad volumes through the air, and penetrating every opening. Yesterday morning at eight o'clock, the long-de sired rain came at last, and has since continued slightly at intervals.— Cheltenham Chronicle. THE WEATHER IN WoncEsTEnsinnE.—Snow fell at Bromsgrove, Abbe'ley, and Malvern, on Saturday last. The temperature has gradually fallen from dog-day heat to the piercing chilliness of March, but during the last two days we have had some most genial showers, the beneficial effects of which, after a two months' drought, will be speedily ex hibited in the vegetable world.— Worcester Journal. THE WEATHER IN WARWR7KSHIRE.—The weather has, during the last few days, become somewhat more genial, hough as yet we have nothing to boast of. A few gentle showers have kindly visited us, penetrating the earth to the depth of about an inch, and vegetation expresses its thank fulness for the much-needed refreshment by assuming a livelier hue. The wind, however, continues for the most part in the north, veering sometimes towards the east, and some tunes towards the west, but stopping nowhere save in the quarter least desired.—Birmingham Advertiser. 'FIIE WEATHER IN DERHYSIIIRE.—For several days past the weather has more resembled winter than summer. rite temperature is excessively cold, with strong breezes from N.N.E. On Monday night a little rain fell, but utterly in adoquate to what is wanted, as the fields and gardens are suffering considerably. THE WEATHER IN THE PEAK.—In the romantic but ele vated portion of our county, known as the High Peak, there has been a complete return from the warm and genial tem perature usually appertaining to May, to the severity of winter DurinLr, the last seven days a biting north and north-east wind has prevailed, accompanied by rain, hail, and snow. A gentleman who slept at Youlgreave (in the direction of Buxton) assures us that on Thursday- morning the glass of his bed-room window was completely obscured by the frozen moisture, in a similar manner to that which is commonly observed during the severest portion of winter; and, even in the mild and sheltered valley of Matlock, a few flakes of snow were observed on Saturday to fall during a shower of rain.—Derbg Mercury. STATE OF THE CROPS IN KFNT.—Agricultural reports are frequently composed chiefly from observations on the weather and changes of the barometer, and are often con sidered as dry and uninteresting by newspaper readers. The present will form no exception, and cannot be more accu rately expressed than by transcribing from the index the term " very dry," for certainly, within the period " whereof the memory of man is not to the contrary," there has not been experienced, at a corresponding season of the year, such a continued and (it may be said) so serious a drought. The laud has often been in a drier state, but this has been at a later period of the year, when the crops had taken deeper root, and therefore enabled to keep alive, if not to make growth ; but now many crops are completely scorched down " root and rind," to the bottom. • The wheats seldom suffer front want of moisture in this district, but they are now hoisting the yellow flag of distress, and the yield must be short, both in grain and straw. The barleys are suffering severely. 'Where sown late they have had no chance to vegetate. Oats the same ; and in many instances the sowing has been postponed, from the stubborn state of the land,. and must be abandoned for this season altogether. The clovers, which at the beginning of March were unusually good, are in many instances com pletely scorched and destroyed ; even on the strong clay soils the land is so cracked in all directions that the crops cannot stand. The grass, both in the meadow and pastures, is look ing very unpromising, and the crops of hay must bo short. The hop-bine is growing fast and looking well. Fruit is also showing a good blossom, especially cherries and apples ; there are here and there appearances of blight, but this is by no means general or extensive. The lambing season has proved the most prosperous ever remembered by the oldest shepherds; the fall in Romney-marsh, and indeed through out the whole district, has been numerous, and the weather continues so fine that they have thrived rapidly on a compara tively small portion of food. The meat markets remain dull, and the prices are not satisfactory nor remunerating to the graziers. The corn markets are steady, with a slight inclina tion upwards. Labour is scarce, and many hands unemployed, for even the weeds have ceased to grow.—Kentish Observer. GREAT CHORAL MEETING IN EXETER HALL. The members of Mr. Hullah's classes, to the number of 2,000, met last evening in Exeter Hall. The choral perform ances took place under the direction of Mr. Hullah himself. The pieces selected were performed with great steadiness and accuracy, and the improvement on the earlier perform ances of this many-voiced choir was marked. " Hark, the lark at heaven's gate sings," an air admirably adapted to illustrate the character of Wilhem's method, was excellently given, and was, of course, encored. The " Like to grass," by Jules Benedict, was admirably given. The talented composer was himself present, and the enthusiastic manner in which he was received was a deserved tribute to his merits as a most talented musician, and a very worthy man. Horslev's " Haymaker's Glee" was beautifully sung, and never was Rule Britannia" given with greater effect than it was last evening. The performances of last evening are an additional proof of the soundness of Wilhem's principles, and of the admirable method in which those prin ciples are carried out by Mr. Hullah. The hall was crowded. Among the fashionable and distinguished visitors on the platform, we observed the family of his Grace the Duke of Sutherland, the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Norwich, the Marquis of Cholmondeley, Marquis of Kildare, Earl of Gal loway, Lord Cloncurry, Lord Sondes, Lord Adare, Captain and the Misses Codrington, Hon. IL Cavendish, Hon. Lady Cockerel], Hon. Mrs. Rushout,Hon. Walter Ponsonby, Lady Manners, Lady Fanny Howard, Lady C. Douglas, Lady Campbell, Lady Elizabeth Clements, Lady Massey, J. P. Kay Shuttleworth, Esq., Mrs. Davenport; Donald M'Lean, Esq., M.P. ; Dr. Todd, Captain Codrington, Horsley, illus. Bac. A numerous body of the clergy, from all parts of the country, were likewise present. FATAL ACCIDENT FROM GUNPOWDER.—Yesterday Mr. Baker held an inquest at the London Hospital, on the body of Edward Bardwell, aged 19, assistant to a maker of fireworks, named Clitherow, living in Weaver-street, Beth nal-green. Mr. Clitherow stated that on the 7th inst : de ceased was engaged in bruising some damp gunpowder in an iron mortar, having its bottom lined with lead. He had put in the mortar half a pound of powder, though he had been ordered to bruise only very small quantities at a time. Witness, hearing a sudden explosion, ran into a shed in the yard in which deceased was at work, and found him lying on his back dreadfully burned on the face and the upper part of his person, and his clothes, as well as the shed, on fire. The flames having been extinguished, deceased was taken • immediately to that hospital. Deceased's father said that his son told him that he was bruising some combustible corn position with a pestle and mortar, when attrition , caused by some species of grit, produced the explosion. Mr. J. Maskew, house-surgeon, said he saw deceased on his admission, and he was severely burned in the face, neck, and arms. The usual remedies were applied without effect, and deceased gradually sank, and died on Sunday last.—Verdict, "Accidental Death." On Wednesday night Lady Peel held an assembly at the family residence, in Whitehall-ga r d ens . Th e Premier's mansion was crowded to excess, for there were above six hundred personages of rank and distinction present. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, at tended by Baron Knesebeck 'and Baroness Ahleffidt, came from the Ancient Concert about half-past eleven, to honour her Ladyship by their company. The royal visitors remained for nearly an hour. When retiring from the saloon, Sir Robert and Lady Peel accompanied their illustrious guests to their carriage. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON EPSOM DOWNS.—On Wednesday night last, between S and 9 o'clock, an accident of a most frightful nature occurred to two gentlemen, who were driving in a gig over Epsom Downs, in the direction of London. It appears that the gentlemen, whose names we understand to be Beaumont and Cox, and who reside at Hull, in Yorkshire, were desirous, after the Derby race was over, of driving over the downs, and having gone rather farther away than was considered safe, they drove towards London at a pretty brisk paces but had not, however, proceeded more than half a mile on the road, when the Imse took fright at some trifling noise, and started off at a fearful rate, precipi tating the younger of the two (Mr. Cox) with fearful violence to the ground. Mr. Beaumont, who was driving, kept his seat until Ott horn, guddenlrttrning round short in a diffe rent direetion, upset the gig, and th rew hi m out with still greater violence. Mr. Cox, who soon recovered from the m shock, went . quest o f his friend , whom he found a s h or t distance off, iy Aug underneath the gig in an insensible state, bleeding profusely from a wound in the head. He imme diately went to seek for assistance, and, after a short delay, Mr, Beaumont was conveyed to Epsom, when medical aid being procured, it was disecwerod that the severe injuries he had received woul4 prevent him being removed, and he now lies there vinout the slightest hope being entertained of his l'OPWery. Up to yesterday afternoon no tidings had been heard of the hors,. LYCEUM THVAInx.--The following distinguished persons have visited this theatre during the week :—The Dalt@ of Leeds, Marquis of Worcester, the Earl and Countess Beauchamp, Earl and Countess of Wemyss, Viscount and Viscountess Canning, Countess of Aylesbury, Ladies Eliza beth Paul, l scarf Braybrooke, Lord Carew, Lord E. Hill, Lord Canon, Lord Alexander Lennox, Lord Gardner, Lori Vivian, Lord and Lady Jocelyn, Lord Lucan, Count and Countess de Sternberg, Lady Hillsborough, Lord Carrington, Sir John Guise and fhmily, Lady Louisa Forbes, Hon. G. Howard, Tian. George O'Callaghan, W. H. C. Plowden, Esq., Captain Carlton, Captain Algernon Smith, Mr. Hume, Morgan'O'Con nell, Esq., M,P., Mr. Sheridan, Hon. Mrs. Norton, captain West, Captain Hart, the Misses Howard Vyse, Sir Richard Bulkeley and Lady Phillips, Colonel Wildman, Col. Conyers, Sir Harvey Bruce and Lady, Captain Pixly and family, Mr. Peel, Captain Lock, and the Hon. F. Charteris. THE ROMIERY AND MURDER IN RATCLIFF....... An inquest was held yesterday at the Town of Whitby public-house in Wapping-wall,Lower Shadwell, before Mr. Baker, Coroner, and a jury, on the body of Luke Williams, aged fifty-eight, late landlord of the Chequers. The me dical eNidenee given before Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Norton, at the Thames-police Court, on t he examination of the six prisoners charged with the robbery and murder of the de ceased, was repeated, and Ash, the mother of Mary Ann Ash and Rosetta wagger, now in custody, was likewise ex - aniinod, sufficient was elicited from her to prove that Wil liams had been robbed in the house, of which her daughters, Nicholson, the milkman, and Richard Bragger, the husband of Rosetta Bragger, were the inmates ; that the deceased complained of his loss, and that he was ill-used by Horsted, the coal-whipper , and carried home in a state of insensibility. At the oniclusion of this woman's testimony Mr. Baker again adjourned the inquest until Monday next, THE CALEDONIAN BALL.—The several members of our Royal family have been invited by the ladies patronesses to honour this charitable hall by their presence. The Duke of Wellington, RIKI far a long series of yea the ball Nr hls attendance, and a ll the Fore - ign il lS h im 5s is di th g r i ran ed d their ladies, have likewise b een invited, and no doubt will be present. The Du c h ess o f Sutherland, Duchess of Norfolk, Duchess of Roxburghe, Countess of Pawls, Countess of Rose bery, Countess of Kinnoull, Lady Saltoun, Lady Emily Fo ley, and many of the ladles patronesses, met by appointment on Tuesday, Arad the result of the conference was that an addi„;tlonal Issue of vouchers was made, as the demand for the entree has been so great as to exceed, by some three hundred, the applications of some previous years. Two bands are engaged, and a considerable number of flowers, plants, and exotics are to be supplied far the decoration in the ante, waiting, and ball rooms, COMPETINg RAA4 , WATB To EPSOM.—THE ATmo spiiptlP 444WAtir. , —Yesterdv a Committee of the House Q WW 1 :lolls (Lord Howlek in the chair) decided upon arAnting the Croydon Company's branch railway to Epsom, and on rejecting that of the rival Company, the South- Western. The great characteristic of this protracted con test is, that the Croydon Company propose to lay down a line from Epsom to London (a length of twenty-one miles) on the atmospheric R,ratom. Mr. William Cubitt, Mr. Brunel, lid;. SagiUda, Mr. Barry Gibbons, and other eminent engineers, were examined for the atmospheric plan, and Mr, Robert Stephenson against it. The subject has excited much inte rest in the scientific world and the committee-room has been crowded daily, MINIATURE MEMOIRS: Whether the Count Rostopschin was, or was no4-tinit Mr. Swing on an extensive scale, the Incendiary of - Moscow, is nothing to our present purpose. We have here to do with him only as the author of an autobiography which is unexampled for brevity. It is written in French, of which language the Count was perfect master ; and including the table of con tents, occupies no more than five—" volumes 7"— No (tell it not in the Row) not even the compulsory three; it occupies no more than five loosely-printed pages, in small octavo. Of the voluminous biographies and autobiographies of persons of vast importance to themselves or their surviving relatives, by which our shelves are encumbered, were many of them a'‘ridged , compressed, dives'ed of all that is uninterestii, , * and valueless, to how much less than five pages would they not be reduced ! Rostopschin, an able statesman and a good soldier, was also a wit ; and when this dreaded personage first arrived in Paris, "we were not a little astonished," says the Biographic Universelle et portative des Contemporaiss, " to find a man of wit and amiability in him whom, till then, we had been accustomed to consider as a ferocious Tartar." An abundance of his sayings are still re membered ; as an example—" You did not, then, come to Paris, Monsieur Le Conde, to set fire to it ?" said a lady. " Madame," replied he, " I came to be enablesl to judge for myself of the real merits of three men of whom I had heard so much —Foucl.4, Talleyrand, and Putier, (the actor) ; and it seems to me that Potter is the only one of them who has not been vastly over-rated." 'rhe origin of the memoirs may be related with a brevity proportioned to the work. A lady told lto stopschin that he ought to write his memoirs. The next morning he waited upon her, and, putting a sheet of paper into her hand, said, " I have complied with your orders ; there, Madam, are my memoirs." It was not till some years afterwards (1839) that the work was given to the press, and only three hundred copies (of which one is before us) were printed ; but it was almost immediately copied into the leading French journals. The version which we give of this charming jeu d'esprit is, in some parts, necessarily paraphrastic : there are pnints in it strongly resembling the light and playful satire of Voltaire, the intention of which- could not be rendered by a close and literal translation. MEMOIRS OF THE COUNT ROSTOPSCHIN, IN FOURTEEN CHAPTERS, WRITTEN BY HIMSELF IN TEN MINUTES. CHAP I.—MY BIRTH.—On the 12th of March, 1765, I burst from darkness into the light of day. I wus measured, and I was weighed, and I was baptised. I was born without knowing why; and my simple parents (like most othess) thanked Heaven for the event, with. out knowing wherefore. CUAP. IL—My EDUCATION.—I was taught all manner of things and all sorts of languages. By dint of im pudence and quackery, I sometimes contrived to pass myself off for a very learned person. My head became, as it were, a library of nothing but odd volumes, of which I kept the key. CHAP. SUFFERINGS.—I was tormented by my tutors, by my tailors—they would make my clothes so tight !—by women, and by vanity, and by ambition and by idle regrets. Sometimes I was tormented by sovereigns, sometimes 'by souvenirs. CHAP. IV.—My PRIVATIONS.—I was deprived of the capacity for enjoying the three great pleasure of the human race : thieving, gluttony, and pride. CHAP. V.—MEMORABLE EPOCHS OF MY Livu.—At thirty, I gave up dancing ; at forty, I renounced the de sire to make myself agreeable to the fair sex ; at fifty, I ceased to care for public opinion ; at sixty, I gave up the trouble of thinking, and became a true philosopher —or thoroughly selfish man : the terms are synonymous. CHAP. VI.—MY CHARACTER..-4 was as obstinate as, a mule, capricious as a pretty woma n , gay as a ch i ld, lazy as a dormouse, active as a Buonaparte—and all this just as it suited me. CHAP. VII.—A MOMENTOUS RESOLUTION.—Never having been able to command my countenance, I resolved to give full liberty to my tongue, till at length it became a habit with me to think aloud. To this I was indebted for considerable pleasure, and a great many enemies. CHAP. VIII.—WHAT I WAS, AND WHAT I MIGHT HAVE BEEN.—I was frank, confiding, and exceedingly susceptible of friendship ; so that, had I lived in the golden age, I might probably have been a downright simpleton. CHAP. IX.—SINS I HAVE NOT COMMITTED.—I was never implicated in bringing about a marriage; to no one did I ever recommend a cook or physician ; conse quently, I never attempted any person's life. CHAP. X.—MY TASTES.—I was fond of pleasant little parties, and a ramble in the woods. I entertained an in voluntary veneration for the sun, and his setting often saddened me. My favourite colour was blue; in.eating, I liked beef and horse-radish; in drinking, cool spring water; comedy and farce when I went to the play; in both man and woman I liked an open, expressive coun tenance. Hunchbanks—hunchbacks of either sex—for me possessed an indefinable charm, a charm which I never could account for. CHAP. XL—Mir AVERSIONS.—I always entertained an antipathy to fools and to rogues, and to certain women who simulate virtue; disgust for affectation; pity for dandyfied men and made-up women; aversion for rats, liquers, metaphysics, and rhuba r b ; d rea d o f justice, and wild beasts. CHAP. XII.—My GREATEST BLESSING.—My chief happiness now consists in that I am independent of the three great rulers of the destinies of Europe. As lam as rich as I care to be, I have turned my back on public affairs, and am pretty indifferent about music; I have, consequently, no accounts to settle with Messrs. Roths child, Metternich, and Rossini. CHAP. XIII.-..ANALYSIS OF MY LIFE.—I await death without fear, as without impatience. My life has been a bad, but showy, melo-drama, in which I have alternately played the hero, the tyrant, the loved the dignified father—but never the valet. CHAP. XIV.—EPISTLE-DEDICATORY TO THE PUBLIC: —Dog of a Public! :Harsh and untunablo mouthpiece of every bad passion ! Thou that elevatest to the skies and plungest into the mire ; thou that, ignorant and chance led, now flattorest, now calumniatest ! Senseless tyrant! Bedlamite broke loose ! Thrice-drawn essence of roses —and of rats-bane ! The Devil's representative at the Court of Humankind ! Fury—disguised beneath tho mask of Christian charity I Public ! that in my younger days I feared ; in riper years, respected ; in age confirmed, despised—'tis to thee I dedicate my Me moirs. Gentle Public 1 I am now beyond thy reach— only for lam dead—deaf, dumb, and blind. For thine own repose, and the repose of mankind, I heartily wish thee the same. FRENCH RAILWAY RECEIPTS. Paris to Orleans (Corbeil included), from the Bth to the 4th of May : Frs. ca. 32,961 passengers .. Luggage, parcels, horses, carriages, &c.......... 15,293 39 Merchandise 22,915 76 152,915 55 Total receipts from Jan 1 to May 14 2,103,495 07 Paris to Rouen, from the 9th to the 15th May :- 17,758 passengers 90,802 30 Merchandise, parcels, &c 24,131 75 114,934 05 Total receipts for the first year Strasbourg to Basle, to the Ist of April :- 57,633 passengers Luggage Merchandise ..... Proportion of receipts on the line from Mal house to Thann 122,969 35 3,662 71 54,715 03 5,219 93 186,5‘7 02 SHOCKING DISAPPOINTMENT.—The old adage o f the course of true love not running smooth was Hilly realised yesterday morning in the following (to the parties shoking) manner :—Dr. —, a medical gentleman, residing in the Isle of Wight, had for some time past been paying t d ad dresses to Miss T—. the daughter of a respecta ble trades man, hesoi man, carrying on business near the Strand, h only received by the young lady he rsel f, bt w counten anced the pair o time, and yesterday was the day by ' Pa" and " Ma." The cou rtship .h hd d e w x h is e t h edfor . some f aie the lovers were to be made one. "Publishing banns ' was e d m id a t rr h i e ed h . rh A te beneath the dignity of the part ies, as b y such a mode wouldevery lbiadcenyse was heknowtherefore re when procured,Miss T an — d anxiously to b , xiousl andb i r with their friends and relations proceed to st. sa i de r ti grifrinChurch, where the indissoluble knot vas to be tied. The beadles ushered them into the vestry-room, where the Rev. Mr. Ramsey was in waiting to perform the ceremony. The clerk inquired for the license, upon which the father of the bride exclaimed, " Oh, dear, who has got it ?" The bridegroom fumbled in his pockets, but found 'it not; and then for the first time discovered that he had left the key to his happiness at home on his dressing table. A postchaise was at the Church door intended to convey him and his bride to a distant part to spend the honeymoon, when quick as thought he jumped into it and drove to his lodgings, being told that he must be back before twelve o'clock, or the ceremony could not be performed that day. The wedding party waited with great anxiety the re turn of the bridegroom. The clock struck, and the bell had scarcely cooled before the bridegroom " breathless with haste" arrived, but too late for the performance of the cere mony. The effect on the bride was rather alarming, she was seized with hysterics, and remained in a fit for some time. On her recovery the disappointed party left the Church much ess buoyant in spirits than when they entered it. [ADVERTISEMET.] ARNICA MONTANA IX THE SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF NERVOUS DEAFNESS.—The following severe cases prove the efficacy of this medicine in relieving the distressing noise of the ears and head, which frequently causes, and generally accompanies nervous deaf ness :—Mr. Connor, " the fi rm of Meeny and Connor," H igh Holborn; Signor Donato, 8, Lodge- s t re et, Bristol; Mr. Price, Adelphi Shell-fish warehouse, Strand ; Mr. Ryanson, Holland-street, Soho-square • Angelina Ifeddlngton, May's-buildings, Lewis Symour, Esq. ; Chester; H. Woodburn, Esq.; St. Dgiartin"B-lane • Mr. Lowe, 'jeweller, Esq., near Bangor. In the press, " - Practical Observat ions D. Cronin, M.D., Craven-street, Strand. on the use of Arnica Montano in Nervous Affections, ' by THE IRON TRADE.—STOURBIIDGE.—Prook of i m provement in the iron trade , and with it of th e general trade of the mining districts, • are daily developing them selves. The colliers have a lread y received an adv ance of a fro nd m o 3 n s. S to at S s . 6d. per day generally throughout the district. we understand that considerable numbers gave notice to leave their employ unless their wages were advanced to 4s. We cannot but consider this step as ill advised and premature, tending to a disruption of the good f ee li ng whieh existed between the masters and the men. Biemisoietm.—We learn from authority on which we place implicit reliance, that at a meeting of iron masters, held in Birmingham on Thursday last, it was determined that an advance of wages to the Teen employed in every department of the mills aud forges should take p lace from the Ist of JUIIC. The puddler s ha ve already very generally received an addition of 6d. per ton on their prevemis wages. If the colliers will place the same reliance on their enveloyere which the mill and for on have, there is small doubt but that they will in due time participate in the same adv.aze tagee.— Worcester Chroniek.