The Sun. — London, England, 1844-03-04 00:00:00

jai Put the case in a course of enquiry before one of the the jtili fudgesof the land. All matter of excuse or pallia ktiace be discarded from their minds ; such only could be kit ) In defence, and 'must be for the consideration of the id . l tir Y , and n o t of the gentlemen he had then the honour the es sing• Their duty was simply to inquire whether itiod . e s of these two children had been sacrificed by the th e of their parent. It was a case certainly entitled to kl:g a test compassion, for it appeared that when the woman committed the crime with which '"JI4t as ;„,, e ""rged, she was in a state of the most to , 1 1 - ` l 7 and distress. Her agony of mind amount %le s!'draction, and in this state she committed her 4to ki r d n 'ls• These were topics which, however they might tiei r ,; their sympathies as men, must not interfere with falv eo l i ties ., as grand jurors —they would hereafter be care factered, and he was sure with that kindness which so 441 15 e called f or f rom every humane mind. The Learned tltrr e e e f ; having complained of the delay which constantly 904 1 0, 41 , the transmission to the Court of the depositions deb e a Prisoners were committed, and which every ses- Illiee'L'arred him from giving to the grand jury all the 'bttr va e ,! lc i assistance he desired to do, said he had no further 1 , 11 5 ,„, auce of their important duties. The d PAGET V. HOLT. ialig t ,: ef endaUt in this case, a prisoner in the Bench under th Of the Court of Queen's Bench for a series of libels I44 ll '' t 'lke of Brunswick and Mr. Valiance, a solicitor, was 1 4440,.! 1 P in custody to plead to an indictment found th e ;In, two or three sessions ago, for a libel published e 'seo -- o ge newspaper upon Lord Wm. Paget. The matter ke r i 't of the too celebrated case of " Paget v. Cardigan," N bi r i t week in the Court of Common Pleas ; and the libel Iltol e nod of consisted in a statement to the effect that the rtinaffair from beginning to end was nothing but what , in Lket P h rase, is called ""a plant," on the part of Lord Wm. , e '4erh, e xtort money from the Earl of Cardigan. The pri e rh s" tried, but ineffectually, to remove the indictment kw e ",` ° ?ari into th e C our t o f (ueen's Bench, for trial, and it 14 41 e on for adj u di ca t i on in this Court. t 'lfeo l -IRE:sox stated the case to the jury. He said the hit t' w . 'lt appeared to answer an indictment which charged tlt having wickedly and maliciously published a libel of ti j is d William Paget. Whatever might be the re sult tiff I in cluirY, there was no doubt that the plain idj!to the cause was a most unfortunate nobleman. It was f e t ellp o ' .a PPose there was any one in Court who was not 41,14hgnizant of the circumstances which had recently been e, oonceruin the wife of the noble plaintiff and the ef eardi g f tr uth ban, and that upon the trial . which was to test . "the of those statements, a verdict had been returned tC ht T def endant. Neither he (Mr. Clarkson), nor his noble qtl iat "°td 'William Paget, desired to question the propriety 1 4) , 1 :ktlict. They cast no reflection upon it, or upon the lata.° gave it. They felt that the jury was not sufficiently Ito ttsi "' with the character of the testimony given on that tive c4l ' anti that therefore they could not conscientiously 1 41,j ee lY other verdict than that which they had done. The ditl q „‘ 'natter, however, before them that day was altogether 'lot ly , l lt. It was a libel of the most cold-blooded and atro ktio47,lracter upon Lord William Paget, published by a 4 t " 40 never cared for one moment whether it was true ththeft'' and who, having himself fabricated it, best knew its t aza absolute falsehood. The charge of this fellow Holt it4ithat Lord William Paget had wickedly and diabolically toi t o p red to tarnish the fair fame of the wife of his rl ' o n 'ith the view of extorting money, from the Cardigan. He was charged with putting his deatro.ito equivocal situation, so that she might d„Y her own fair fame, and tarnish his own honour, s i troy hi s own happiness for life—with sacrificing her ,7/14,„. ce and virtue, with the sole and horrible object of ` 4 „tri'''' Money out of the pocket of that wealthy noble f• „", ow, no one was more anxious to meet and to rebut 1,`,14 Purpose char e, than Lord William Paget himself ; and for he offered himself to be put into the witness- Mv e - I would be so put there, so that the defendant might ,%, Very chance of substantiaing his calumnies, if he could. ?wever, he could not dot; and it would be for the jury s it all the circumstances and the evidence that would fi ,lkri t V, e ect, and give the only verdict which, in his (Mr. t O 4l t( 4l 's) opinion, the justice of the case would permit Lo r d ) 1 4 °. kilit,Allliam Paget was then called and sworn, and exa q A w uY kr. DoANE—I am the second son of the Marquis tlvell -' te ,„,w e3 ea- I have been married to Lady Paget, my wife, fift ehe.4ll Years. I have had three sons, the eldest of whom 4t , t on the 13th of this month. In the month of August t he y irt communications made to me, I had suspicions of k cil• ie n , ne of my wife. On the 7th of that month 1, in con- L ' 4 let, L e, gave certain instructions to John Thomas, my l'a to Frederick Winter. Until within three or four Il k , of }, that time, I was living with Lady Paget. It might I t ' ..4t; l en a week. On that I received a communication from • and Thomas. When this communication was made jir 1 1 , 1118 at the corner of Berkeley - square. °Rnsivonni (counsel for the defendant)—The car 4 et Ce materially shortened if you would ask him if he did ko n° ce rtain things with certain persons in order to extort i t e °Y? (continued the examination) —I jumped out ,Ilt on that communication being m ade, and went had an i n t e rview with Lady Paget. I afterwards Vas i s Military friend, Major Close, to Lord Cardigan. This Bav e n half an hour. After a lapse of six or seven days, I 144tim'rections to have an action brought. There was no 0 4 pi n g between Lord Cardigan and myself. I did believe, t4ti oi ?' oath, and I do believe, every syllable of the represe n- I PY G,' made to me b y those two persons. I never had , before Rto ri Z , the s li g h test intention of making this a matter for kcl - ;,g money. I know the meaning of the word " plant," t• of n ' ;f Y oath before Almighty God, I am perfectly inno- Mt° '"sof every thought of extorting money. In a mo ,I °ls dreadful excitement I— (The Learned Counsel 0 10, *, 4)ocked the witness whose examination in chief then 14 4 Clerk of the Court then read the words considered bY Lord Paget. 4 cA , ,. ° tinsel for the plaintiff stated that he was not desirous lkitZlng the witnesses, Messrs. Bebb and 'Winter, the last &);: s h aving been disbelieved at a late trial. tk we conversation then took place whether Winter, who I: t ated not to be in Court, should be called or not. I tilth:.e o lTßT stated that it had no means of interposing its h, wa rity to comp e l th a t w it nes s to enter the witness-box fr ost, Inot subpcenaed, and was stated to be at some distance ev t ,„,"ue Court. The prosecutor was not obliged to call upon Of teetheess for evidence whose name appeared on the back u i ndictment. The Court should not require the pro , Al - r t ,l o call upon the witness Winter. 4 46;„`joRpswouni then addressed the jury for the de and was left speaking. INTELLIGENCE Pr UNI ON HALL.—(THIS DAY.) Ith, ,-, 4 -LEGED MURDER SourruwAßK.—At the opening iutct ",, a urt, this morning, in reference to the case against 'It:" h b ght up before Mr. Cottinham t rro w was MU 4 % th 11 Saturday afternoon, charged with being concerned . til lit :lmirder of Elizabeth Hobbs, of Bird-cage-alley, in ti 1 11 141 )a ,', e rgeant Sturgeon, M division, said that the prisoner's kee " had absconded, and although every effort had been Lo trace him, as yet it was unattended with success. It kilol l ,"wever, believed that he was concealed somewhere I ‘. t o —ta ediate vicinity of his residence, and that his object 14 que t i : er aain out of the way until the result of the Coroner's . clb s ,",: v as made known. The body of the deceased woman "s' a conveyed to the parish workhouse, and informatin lithos: cir cumstances having been given to Mr. Payne, in Doha, (14 trict the alleged offence was committed , he had ap the dto hold an inquest on the body this evening , and i n . tx4, l l l . s e aatime, had given directions that a post mortem natation may take place. It appears that there are 1 ' 4 ,4 cA l l araher of lodgers in the house where the alleged act ~, u tr i - -" Mlitted, and as " rows" were constantly occurring atu e ' n 'w, ben the deceased's cries of " murder" were heard very Llte t "‘tehtion was paid to them, as they were of such fre kly ~o° ' eurrence which accounts ' for the non-interference of itud s ' t he people' in the house when the prisoner, her hus ",aad the deceased were quarrelling. The woman Car the el1:3 taken to the county gaol, Horsemonger-lane, after tech anunation on Saturday, and was remanded till Wed brot,l. It is expected that the Coroner's jury will have her Ike ,?!'t before th p :m this evening, to hear her statement, if by ii i r sile,s to make any ; but although she was recommended to th e • Cottingham to be silent at present, she has declared : 11 110 e „P ol ice officers who took her into custody, her entire ',.!atii - ,"„ ce of having assaulted the deceased, and that her ` 4 a 43 tit :, Produced from falling down stairs while she was - ‘`` e of intoxication. CIN EY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS The,,„ CITY, QUARTER TO T at O LiverpoolTHßEE. 0 n nat um - was a steady market the ;:taY, but only 2,500 bales were sold.—Shares were much and North Mid la ne a b lYl e .e. South Western, Great Western, 4 4 ; l E2 ll g best supported. Birm s in s gh . in an Gloucester were i a Grand Junction, 227 (Ire at *burgh and Glasgow, '234 • South Western, hi ", estern Half, 68i ; Birmingham, a ; Manchester and d Birmingham, 40C South Eastern, 5 t o au The 0' Pilt i '_ a . l lll 9.dian accounts last received state that a very Alai „,..z.n e pioyment had been found for the emigr exil e "° q out in the course of the past season. It an w th as w n d o e t to th ' - `eu that any very considerable addition would be ma •p rot,, e ; grant for public works next year, beyond that already gre ats -. 'ed• It is therefore rather important to iadntdientdiaeadalemda..l - b informed that no very extensive . 4 „,_ .. e Vewill exist for labourers. - bu t `... speculations in Cotton at New York were still kept up, toor rc ely with as much vigour as they were. This is a li ke si gn, as it will tend to give an additional check to the s oPerations in staple at Liverpool. 1 t G e a le later accounts have come from Mexico. The en,,,--r4 beforeus are to the 28th of January. ai Two e Lict as Was about to start for Vera Cruz, a ee.oil eY, at least a million of dollars, principally on me s rch d ant t s o ' thl juaett.or:ri:e slight differences that have existed d, between sav,,ePablic arranged.is country, it was would be The trade of Mexico m w e a n s t im ar p d r e o r v t i h n a g t . ,stke.following is a translation of the Gov las 'i t e : L lit ° operation in the Island of Cuba on the Ist January iviii (-Al ,:t• I. Every box of sugar exported . in a Spanish vessel ".ki!y wee rials; in a foreign vessel six rials. a Spanish ve ssel 4 t'• 2. Every quintal of coffee exported in vessel'''' a Spanish port will pay three . rials; in . a v S e p ss a e n l is ta h af to a foreign port four rials ; and in a foreign ~, ,,, " :Ar e t r i gilt a it3t.P :e ir t s rJ our - rials , and a . half. .ftelasses and Spanish brandy are declared free of 44 A Will 1, 11- 4 . Every vessel departing fully loaded with molass es, ~ Art exempt from payi ng tonnage dues. b oxos rt• 5. Every vessel carrying away more than 1,000 th e i r o f sugar will be charged tonnag e dues. accor ding to 2i ,iar asu rement—if foreign, 6 rials per ton , Art•c if Spanish, be o;‘ ,* -• The same advantage regarding tonnage dues will and c rYed by vessels carrying away 2,000 sacks of coffee, TOer 300 pipes of brandy." 4 a3'. ' t ' w as not much business transacted in the Funds to y he C ommissioners bought their usual amount of pn ed. ,, at 971 , -1 and 97i, but they were readily ci su a p a : tau ° , ~ P to noon there was not a single t0.. 1 , - 'or Consols for the Account. For the transfer -er tow the money rice was 97i early in the morn- Bill s It i s n0w97. , The premium upon Exchequer a ka - b l la a re. i i s g f l4 6 ll , a;e 4 r ; eNa. h res a latb s , t i e if ne. g been done at 71s. to 725. The Th re e-a t a d I: (N dato e n w 9e7g tock) have remained at 102 k i In theme in Consols for the Account since u the . e ate` 2s ailed, to °reign Bonds a considerable degree of activity has Spanish Actives for the Account opened , out • 244 i, an d the Dire Per c ell , have since receded to C ents "" fr ° lll 35i to 34i. The F . rench er Fivoer at 1 0 „ . are at 1 25 f. 50c. ; Dutch %Five 11 Cents. of a `I , and Belgian was last quoted at 104. The prospect Pool,.l.ewloan, though to convert the Five per Cents. to a heal,valla-a-Half per Cent. Stock, has rendered the market Chili, _ Colombian Bonds, ex-Venezuelan, are in demand, o ale reached 15g. The value now is rather t b? .. : tra z ii Q',ave risen to 103 i, but Mexican are flat a 34i T he ' - ' 14 1 .. ,nek of 1829 and 1839 have been just sold at 78. 'W than- ulwaY Sharmarket has a firm aspect this morning. i n quote a slight rise in the York and North Midland, counetpreat Western, in the South-Western, in the Midland d 1)1)y er . es, , T ,in the French lines, and in the South-Eastern . and - "e Real del Monte Mining Shares have risen 4i. • . lre r i ver l at 4,10 s °l lo l )f 41' f C ° l; o a er o , for ibl o ir o 6 o P " Jesf i t e 1 ii er 0' CP r.) yo , ' _., t iAli ocet/. vitj 11E SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING , MAR CH 4, 1844. In the Joint Stock Bank Shares no business was transacted this morning. BRITISH FUNDS THIB DALY AT ONE O'CLOCK.. (From the Ottitqal List.) S per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 9 7%% 3% per Cent. Reduced Annuities lO3 New 33r per Cent. Annuities 1024%4 Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 12% Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan. 1860 l2 0.18 ANTI-LEAGUE MEETING AT CHESTERFIELD. DEFEAT OF THE MONOPOLISTS. Mr. Maynard, Mr. Pegge Burnell, Mr. Bagshaw, Mr. Milnes, Mr. Meynell, Mr. Robert Arkwright (all of them Tory magistrates), a parson Horton, a Mr. Barrow, and one or two others, have been trying to get up a " demonstration" against the League at Chesterfield, and a most farcical pro ceeding it was. After beating about for some time for requi sitionists, twelve pliant spirits were found in the persons of two freeholders (one of them lately agent to Mr. Arkwright), several cattle-jobbers, and two publicans With this funny mixture, the machinery was set in motion. A requisition, inviting " owners and occupiers of land, tradesmen, and others," to attend the meeting, was published, and a regular canvass set on foot to "work up" a good muster. Many of the Duke of Devonshire's tenants in the Scarsdale Hundred (for be it observed, the squires dare not call a meeting of the whole division of North Derbyshire), were waited upon, and every means used to decoy them to the meeting, under the plea that it was not a political matter. But the Duke's tenants were too wide awake. They looked at the instigators of the plan, and saw through the whole proceeding ; so re solved to absent themselves altogether. Not one of the great landed proprietors of North Derbyshire was present at the meeting; and the whole proceeding was thoroughly dis countenanced by them. The hour appointed for the meeting was two o'clock, at which the aforenamed gentry, attended by perhaps fifty or sixty of their tenants, "and others," made their appearance, and huddled themselves about the table. Had they been left to themselves, the hall would have presented a cold, cheerless spectacle, and there would have been a beggarly account of empty benches. But it so happened, that a long headed farmer named Lee, who resides at Eelstage, and who had a bundle of " facts and figures" under his arm, together with several intelligent and independent tradesmen of the town, resolved on moving an amendment (though there does not seem to have been an organised opposition), and though the monopolists refused to receive the amendment, they were signally routed. Shortly after two o'clock, the hall became densely crowded, and the two first speakers were listened to with attention. When the mover and seconder of the resolution had finished their " say," Mr. Hurst rose to propose the first amendment. This was the signalfor an uproar. The monopolists (some of whom had whips and sticks) hooted, stamped, hissed, and knocked the table, in order to drown Mr. Hurst's voice. There were indignant cries of " Shame," " Turn 'em out," and so on, from the bulk of the assemblage, and the war of voices raged for a considerable time. At length Mr. Hurst succeeded in making himself partially heard, and called upon the Chairman to say whether, this being a public meeting, to which ail classes were specially in vited, lie had not a right to be heard. The Chairman (Mr. Clay) replied in the negative, and one or two bigoted squires, who made themselves notorious, voci ferated, " You shan't be heard, we'll not allow you!" Mr. Hurst—Oh, it is a bad cause indeed that will not bear scrutiny.—(Tremendous cheering.) The Chairman put the resolution, for which about fifty or sixty hands were held up ; and Mr. Sayer then called upon him to put the negative. The Chairman refused, and the refusal was received with hooting and hisses. A person, however, in the body of the meeting, called for an expression of opinion, when the great bulk of the assembly held up their hands and negatived the resolution, amidst tremendous cheering, by 30r4 to 1. The Chairman, however, refused to receive the vote, and declared the resolution carried, stat ing that he should not put the negative to any of the resolu tions, as the meeting vats called for the purpose of adopting, not of rejecting, measures, &c.—(Hooting.)—[An attempt was made to make it appear that many persons who were favourable to the resolution held up their hands against it by mistake! But this not only did not, but could not, happen, for the matter was distinctly understood.] Mr. Sayer, Mr. Hurst, and others protested against this course ; and there were loud cries for Mr. Sayer, who essayed to speak, but the contention between the rival parties was so boisterous that scarcely a word he uttered could be heard. Mr. Bagshawe moved the second resolution, but was heard very impatiently, in consequence of the opposition to Mr. Sayer. He made a rambling defence of the corn-laws, and was frequently interrupted by witty ejaculations. He attacked the Anti-Corn-law League in strong terms, and for so doing was hooted down. The remaining speakers went through their work some how, but not a syllable they uttered was heard. The resolu tions were hurried over, and the three last were not put to the meeting at all. So anxious were the monopolists to scramble through them, that they altogether forgot to pro pose a vote of thanks to the Chairman, and they made a pre cipitate retreat into the grand jury-room, whither they beckoned their handful of supporters to sign the petitions, amidst hissing, and hooting, and groans. Mr. Sayer was then voted to the chair, amidst loud cheer ing, but before he had time to reach the allotted place, Mr. Maynard, Mr. Milnes, the afore-named parson, and several others, rushed to the, chair, of which they took forcible pos session ; whereupon Mr. Hurst, Mr. Lee, and others, told them some very unpalateable truths, and a long recrimination took place. Ever and anon three cheers broke forth for Cobden and the League, and in the course of the proceedings three cheers were given for the Duke of Devonshire (whose liberal sentiments in regard to civil, religious and commercial freedom, are well known. After a badgering . of nearly an hour longer, the opponents of monopoly determined on calling a counter-meeting, and on inviting Mr. Cobden, and then left the Hall, the proceed ings, having lasted nearly three hours. Meanwhile, the screw will be put on, and many who would "rather not" will be compelled to sign the petitions. Not a single sixpence was subscribed at the meeting. The monopolists growl terribly at their defeat, though an attempt will be ade to represent the demonstration as a " triumph ant one." m We wish all m onopolists many suck triumphs India Bonds,l,ooo - .» W Ditto under 1,000 B6 Consols for Account Excheque 6 r Bills, 1 50. 1d 1,000/. 500/. Ditto Small ..... ....... 72 pm. Ditto Advertised FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto New Bonds, 1829 and 1839 ...... Chilian Bonds,6 per Cent. 103% Columbian Bonds. Mexican Bonds, t 537, 5 per Cent. Ditto for the Account 4 54% Ditto Deferred Stock 1 % Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents...» .......... Ditto for the Account. 31% 30% Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto Small Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 24% 25 Ditto for the Account Ditto Three per Cent. Ditto for the Account French Rentes, 5 per Cent Dutch 2% per Cents 5 Ul6 Dutch 5 per Cents lOl% New Loan 1837, 5 per Cents. lOl PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILwAxs. PAID. PER SHARE Birmingham and Derby lOO .. '9 Birmingham and Gloucester...... 100 Bristol and Exeter Chester and Holyhead Eastern Counties Ditto New 25 12%%% to Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O 58 % Gravesend, Rochester, Chatham 2 % ...... 9)4_ to Great Western Ditto' Shares 61 to 69 I London and Brighton 5O 43 - London and Blackwall 1 6% ..... 6 ... a ... to 6 London and Birmipgham. Stock 234 .. to 232 Ditto % Shares 2 ...... 27 Ditto New Thirds 2 39% tto London and South Western 41 % .....• . 77% 77... 078 '77% Ditto Eighths 3% to 2% London and Croydon (Trunk)... P`.13%- 1 136%%% to Ditto Scrip 7%% t Manchester and Leeds '7o ll2 to Ditto New 30 49 ... ..... to Ditto % Shares 2 igg to Manchester and. Birmingham ... 40 Norwich and Brandon Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 15 .... ..... 35 Northern and Eastern 45 ... ..... 57 to Morth Midland - Jodi. -idlal - ... .............. ....... - - Ditto Thirds 2 1 ,. 1 3s. 4 d. 29% to Paris and Orleans ......... ............ 20 33% to 33 Parisand Roueh ..... .. . ................ 20 ..... .... 32%%%11 to South Eastern and Dover ......... 50 Ditto Scrip 25 3.1 I. ...... to York and North Midland Ditto New Shares. ..... ............. 20 MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 2.—Our market continues firm, and a fair amount of business has been done. London and Brighton, 43a ; Manchester and Birmingham, 40/1; Manchester and Leeds, Half Shares, 49 ; Midland Counties, 88 ; Sheffield and Manchester, 71i ; Paris and Lyons, 2/. 17s. The Right Hon. the Speaker's fourth Parliamen• tary dinner, on Saturday last, was attended by Lord Harry Vane, Viscount Leveson, Lord Worsley, Hon. R. S. Carew, Sir Andrew Leith Hay, Mr. P. Stewart, Mr. Edw. Buller, Mr. Strutt, Mr. Christie, Mr. Tancred, Mr. Hawes, Mr. Busfeild, Mr. Morgan John O'Connell, Mr. Ramsbottom, Mr. Ross, Mr Warburton, Mr. T. S. Duncombe, Mr. Dennistoun, Cap tain Bernal, Mr. Aglionby, Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Horsman, and Mr. Hastie. The Right Hon. Charles T. D'Eyncourt, Mr. Hume, Mr. Gisborne, and Sir John M‘Taggart, who were favoured with invitations, were unavoidably absent. The Right Hon. Gentleman subsequently held his first levee. The Earl of Devon was among the visitors ; and the follow ing Members of the House of Commons attended to pay their respects to the Speaker :—Sir Robert Peel, Sir James Graham, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Thomas Fremantle, Sir G. Clerk, Viscount Mahon, Colonel Rushbrooke, Lord J. Manners, Mr. O'Brien, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Hon. H. Corry, Mr. Cochrane Sir H. Barron, Hon. Crav en Berkele y , Hon. Robert H. Clive, Viscount Clive, Hon. H. Manners Sutton, &c. THE HIGH TIDE OF YESTERDAY.--Yesterday there was one of those high tides which appear at and near a full moon. The offices and basement stories on the banks of the Thames were flooded. The tide rose to such a height about two o'clock that heavily laden barges with difficulty passed under the side arches of the bridges. At Putney bridge one barge was so caught in the arch, that it could not be stirred until two horses were procured to force it forward. THE IRISH STATE TRIALS.—A public meeting convened by the Mayor in compliance with a requisition signed by twenty-eight town-councillors, and about seven hundred burgesses and other inhabitants, is to be held at Birmingham on Wednesday, on the subject of the recent proceedings in Ireland. Mr. O'Connell has accepted an invi tatign to attend. Lord and Lady John Russell, Earl and Countess of Shelburne, Viscount and Viscountess Jocelyn, Hon. F. Leveson, Hon. Wm. Cowper, Right Hon. B. Macaulay, Mr. Sullivan, and a distinguished circle, were entertained at din ner, on Saturday last, by Viscount and Viscountess Palmer ston, at their residence on Carlton House Terrace. Her Lady ship afterwards had a soiree, which was attended by many persons of rank and fashion. They who prefess to have accurate intelligence with regard to Court secrets, state that her Majesty's accouche meat may be confidently looked for about the beginning of next July. It is said, indeed, that all the necessary prepara tions for the interesting event at that period have been duly made. This, at least, is the gossip of gossips, and in such matters we do not know that we have any right to wish for better authority.—John Bull. DISEASE IN THE METROPOLIS.—The number of deaths has been much above the usual average. There is an epidemic of no very striking character prevalent, but it has been in many instances rendered fatal by injudicious bleeding. We had hoped that this system had been abandoned by the greater number of medical men, unless when it is absolutely necessary. Inflammation has ceased to be so common in this country. The habits of life render the constitution of the people, especially in large cities, below rather than above the ordinary standard of strength.—Polytechnic Review. BELLS IN FRANCE.—The Archbishop of Bordeaux has published a long and interesting pastoral letter on church bells, from which we extract the , following passage : " There is a diocese of France, that of Belley, in which 200 steeples have been rebuilt or newly constructed, and pro vided with bells of all sizes • there is not a village in Lor raine that has not recovered former peal of bells ; and in the towers of the cathedrals of Paris, Lyons, Rheims, Poi tiers, Strasbourg, Nancy, Rouen, Amiens, Sens, and Ven• dome, are still to be seen the celebrated bourdons which added so much to their renown. The steeples of the cathedrals of Nantes, Chartres, and Rodez have been lately furnished with peals of bells far superior to those of which they had been despoiled." ' We have reason to believe that her Majesty con templates, during the ensuing season, a prolonged residence in the Isle of Wight. Negotiations have, we are informed, been for some time in progress to secure for her Majesty's use an appropriate residence upon the coast, so situate that it might afford , the means of rapid communication by rail way with the metropolis, and at the same time possess those facilities for yachting and aquatic amusements in which Brighton is so eminently deficient. Within the last few days, we believe, Osborne House, near Cowes, the" seat of Lady Isabella Blachford, has been selected for the Royal aecommo tion ; and should it be found sufficiently commodious, it will probably be taken at first only for a limited period, but with the right to purchase at a fixed price at the expiration of the term. It is hinted that in this case a Bill will be brought forward in Parliament, to enable the Crown to dispose of that costly but unsightly fabric, the Brighton Pavilion. — Times. BRIGHTON, MARCH 2.—Lord Suffield is occupying a house in Norfolk-square, where Lady Suffield is in a very delicate state of health. Lord and Lady Portman have been sojourning at 6, Eastern-terrace. Lady Portman took her departure yesterday to resume her duties as Lady in Waiting on her Majesty. Mr. Justice Tindal has arrived at the Albion, and the Earl and Countess of Ashburnham and Lord Duncannon at the Bedford. EXTRAORDINARY ROPE.—We are informed by Mr. J. T. Tregellas, of Truro, the agent for Cornwall for the pa tent wire-rope, that Mr. Andrew Smith, the patentee at Mill-wall, near London, has just completed a galvanised wire- rope of the astonishing length of 123 miles, which is intended for electrical communication on one of the rail roads. We presume this may confidently be designated the longest rope in the world.-- West Briton. THE STATE APARTMENTS AT WINDSOR CASTLE. —Orders have been issued from the office of the Lord Cham berlain for the State apartments to be re-opened for the ad mission of the public as usual. If the public were to bear in mind that the state apartments are invariably closed every Friday throughout the year, it would be the means of saving many a lost journey to Windsor. DEATH OF THE DOWAGER COUNTESS BEAUCHAMP. —Her Ladyship died on Saturday morning, at her mansion in St. James's-square, at an advanced age. She was relict of William Lygon, first Earl Beauchamp, and only daughter of James Denn, Esq., and by that Noble Earl, who died 21st October, 1816, her Ladyship had issue nine children, including the late and present Earl Beauchamp, the Hon. Major-General Henry B. Lygon, the Hon. Major-General Edward B. Lygon, the Countess of Longford, and Lady Louisa Lygon. THE CASE 01' SUPPOSED TRANCE.—During the past week several professional gentlemen from the London hospitals, &c., have been down to Deptford, to watch this extraordinary case ; and on Saturday Mr. B. Cooper and other gentlemen pronounced that decomposition had taken place. On Friday, one of the family told Mr. Hope, of Dept ford-bridge, that perspiration had been felt at the back of the head ; and the report becoming current, great anxiety was manifested in the neighbourhood. Shortly afterwards, how ever, Mr. Langley, of Upper Montague-street, Montague square, arrived, and expressed an unqualified opinion tkat decomposition was going on ; but there was not the slightest effluvium from the body. On Saturday it was further appa rent. There appears,' however, to be a variety of opinions amongst the medical men. It has been stated by a brother of the deceased, that Mr. Callaway had said that there had been paralysis of the brain, and if the medical gentleman first called in had proceeded to bleed the patient in the jugular vein, there was a strong probability that life would have been restored. Mr. Langley was decidedly of opinion that deceased died instantaneously from enlargement of the heart. The case, however, was extraordinary. He bad had one case within his own practice where a man who had died from intoxication lay 24 days without change. The deceased, Francis, has lain 28 days. All the medical men agreed that it was a most remarkable case, and urged that a laost mortem examination should take place, to satisfy the relations, and remove the impression which has been existing against the medical gentleman who was called in. On Friday the Coro ner bad a conversation with Mr. Francis, sen., on the subject. Mr. Hope has requested the reporter to explain that his ob ject in having a pillow placed under the head was not to pre vent an effusion of blood on the head, but to elevate it suffi ciently to admit of a free circulation. A post mortem exami nation will take place on Wednesday next. SINGULAR CASE OF SUDDEN DEATH.—On Sa turday a young woman, named Jane How, expired under the following circumstances :—She resided at Stratford, and having an affection of the chest, left home in the morning, and with her mother rode in an omnibus to the London Hos pital for medical relief. She had got out of the omnibus, and was walking to the door of the hospital, when a sudden gust of wind blew in her face, and she appeared at that moment to be deprived of breath. Her mother carried her into the waiting-room, but she was then quite dead. Strange to say, the inquest was held-in little more than half an hour after her 'death, and before the body was cold, as Mr. Baker, the Coroner, being there at the time investigating another case, made use of the same jury. A verdict of " Died by the visi tation of God" was returned. IMMENSE PORPOISE FOUND AT SALT M.A.usit—On Monday last, two young men of the name of Roberts were surprised at finding on the marsh a large porpoise, which had been left by the tide. It was conveyed to Woolbank, and found to measure eight feet seven inches in length, four feet four inches in circumference, and supposed to weigh up wards of 5001b5.--Chester Chronicle, AFFAIRS OF OTAHEITE. FRENCH CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES. SITTING OF FEB. 29. M. Billault (part of whose speech we published on Satur day) continued, and said :—The Chamber has just heard the affirmation on the honour of the King's Minister. Such a mode of argument does not appear to me very parliamentary. —(Exclamations and murmurs.) If no complete documents have been received, why has the Government been so hasty in condemning Admiral Dupetit Thouars? Why did it not wait for more details ? This, gentlemen, is not a quarrel about a flag, it is a quarrel of sovereignty— it is not a quarrel with Queen Pomare, it is one with England.—(lnterruption.) A quarrel with English agents then, if you like that expression' better. The protest of the Queen is clearly drawn up by the " secretary of the English vessel. The only part of it which comes from the Queen, is that which she only signed through I the influence ot - fear. It was in consequence of the English Captain Nicolas, that the flag of the protectorate ceased to wave over Otaheite, and it was to English cannon that the Government had yielded.—(Loud exclamations.) If you ac cept all that the English have done, the Chamber, France, and all Europe, will appreciate your conduct. The Minister of Marine.—ln reply to the remarks of .M. Billault relative to the striking of the flag of the protectorate, I have to repeat that from the day of its being first hoisted, it had never been struck. I have carefully examined every document relative to the affairs of Oceania, but I cannot find anything to justify him in what he has done. The first duty of an officer is to fulfil to the letter the instructions given him.---(lnterruption on the Left.) - I look upon the whole question as purely French, without any regard to what might be thought of it elsewhere. M. Dufaure said' I .shall bo exceedingly brief in my re marks-. When the discussion on Oceania took place last year, many persons anticipated the probability of complica titans in the affairs of our protectorate. This case has oc curred, and the two officers who acted in consequence are now disavowed. We are told that they acted contrary to their instructions ; but where are those instructions? I my self have read the instructions given to Captain Bruat, and there is not one syllable in them of whatwas to be done in case of the treaty being violated, or a refusal being given to execute it. Well, then, here we have an Admiral 4,000 leagues off withoutinstructions ? What, then, was he to do, should a cause arise which had not been provided for? Clearly, he ought to act as his reason, his prudence, and his patriotism suggested. As we obtain so little ftom the Go vernment we must seek elsewhere for our facts and infor mation. (The Hon. Member here referred to M. Gosse's letter, part of which he read.) Thus, you perceive, that scarcely was the protectorate accepted, when our flag was hauled down, and another substituted, furnished by the Eng lish.—(Cries of " No, no," met by counter-exclamations of "Yes, yes,") And it is for having demanded reparation for those insults that the Admiral is disavowed. It is a grave matter to treat our navalofficers after this fashion—grave not only for the persons who suffer by it now, but for all our officers cruising in distant latitudes. Those who so rapidly decide on the question appear to me not to understand what they do.—(Hear.) Why decide on such trifling evidence? Why not wait? What danger could there be in doing so? Re mark, too, that a variety of circumstances concur to aggravate the disavowal of the Government. Ido not say that it took place in consequence of the English debates, but it is unlucky that it coincided with them, for the disavowal will be for our officers not only a humiliation, but a subject of triumph to the English party at Otaheite. I hope a French vessel will be at once sent out . with the news, for I do not like the idea of its being taken out by an English one. When the French vessel arrives, the first thing the Governor ought to do is to haltl down his flag, and cross the island like a conquered man.— (Noise.) The protectorate, it seems, is to be resumed. It was difficult enough before—judge what it will be now. Much is said of the position that France ought to occupy as a naval power, We make in our budget great sacrifices to sustain the dignity of our navy ; but, for my part, I declare it openly, I should prefer seeing France give up her navy for ever, to find her suffering such acts as the Ministry is defending to day. This is the cause of my attacking the Cabinet, and every one will allow that I do it frankly. The Minister of Public Instruction—The Hon. Gentleman who has just spoken, though he appeared not adverse to the first attempt to extend the power of France in distant lati - tudes.iyvt felt some uneasiness at the result. He feared that there w6ntld result from it something onerous to the country, and that there would be great difficult in reconciling the protectorate with the preservation of the native power. But, because the treaty appeared difficulty of execution, should it on the first occasion be violated? Did the character of the treaty, which rendered it difficult of execution, authorise it being suddenly changed into absolute possession ? The treaty which had been proposed and accepted established the dis tinction between internal sovereignty and a French protec torate, and this distinction certainly was not without value in those distant regions. It gave to France a desirable means of surveillance in the Pacific Ocean.—(Hear.) If there had been shown to exist any imperious necessity for what has taken place at Otaheite—if the French forces in that quarter had been in danger, the Admiral would not only have been supported by the Government, but praised for his conduct ; but nothing of the sort has taken place. What utility therefore can be seen in thus suddenly changiug our protectorate into a definitive possession ? Those who hold commands in those distant regions certainly are obliged to have great liberty of action, because great responsibility rests upon them, but they cannot be, allowed to pledge 'their Governments indefinitely. —(Approbation.) Because a mission is difficult and distant, is the head of it, instead of maintaining and defending, to take upon himself to modify and transform ?' No, gentle men, that is impossible. These are not doctrines made for the occasion, they are the doctrines of all nations. The greater the importance of a mission given to a courageous leader, the more necessary is it that lie should not exceed his instructions, and the necessity of strictly adhering to instruc tions increases in proportion to the distance at which the mission is to be executed. M. Dufaure has said that the conduct of the Government towards Admiral Dupetit Thouars will weaken the authority of French commanders. This motive might be applicable if resistance were possible ; but, gen tlemen, I will ask what resistance is there to be dreaded in those islands, and what internal force can Otaheite find to re sist that of France ? The throne of Queen Pomare has been spoken of with derision, but with these simple and primitive people such facts as have taken place are regarded as more important than some are disposed to consider them. Let the treaty, then, be executed at Otaheite, let the protectorate be re-established, and, instead of forming a weak idea of the power of France, these people will rather judge of her strength by seeing that she has the power to be just. The President announced to the Chamber that M. Ducos had handed to him a written proposition, having for its ob ject to terminate the discussion ou the interpellations by a vote to the following effect :—" The Chamber, without ap proving of the conduct of the Cabinet, passes to the order of the day." The Minister of Foreign Affairs—Adjourn I It is for the interest and dignity of all the world that the question should be fully discussed. The Left, en masse, exclaimed, " It has been." The Minister of Foreign Affairs—l formally demand the adjournment. I have much more to say. After some further objections from the Left,' The President announced the adjournment ; and The Chamber - rose at half-past six o'clock. FRIDAY, MARCH 1. At two o'clock M. Sauzet, the President, took the chair, when the Chamber resumed the adjourned debate on the Otaheite affair. M. Ducos having moved, on Thursday evening, that the Chamber, "without approving the conduct of the Cabinet," should pass to the order of the day, on the question pending before the House, was called to the tribune. He stated that he was induced to propose that motion from a consideration that the debate was at an end, when the Minister for Foreign Affairs had interrupted him, saying that he had a number of other documents to produce, and asked that the discussion should be adjeurned to Friday. M. Guizot here rose, and declared that he had not pro nounced the word " document," but had said that he had many other arguments to adduce in justification of the conduct of the Cabinet. M. Ducos next read the account of M. Guizot's speech in the Moniteur, which proved that he had not pronounced the word " document." After a few words from M. Guizot, who insisted on the ne cessity of a new and complete discussioii taking place on the proposition of M. Ducos, M. Ducos again ascended the tribune and said, that he could only repeat in support of the Order of the Day, the motives so eloquently developed by M: Dufaure and his other colleagues. After brief speeches from MM. Dangeville and Mermilliod, Marshal Sebastiani next ascended the tribune, but he de livered himself in so low a voice that one-half of the Mem bers abandoned their seats and placed themselves in the semi circle at the foot of the tribune. We understood that the Hon. Marshal strongly reproved the proceedings of Admiral Dupetit Thouars, who had not, he said, the plea ,of right, duty, or justice, to invoke in justification of an act of spolia tion, perpetrated to the detriment of a Queen who had signed a treaty with France, in violation of all the laws of military discipline. 31. Ayllies, who spoke next, threw no new light on the question, and was not listened to by the assembly. M. de Gasparin was more successful in captivating the attention of the House. He said that he could not approve an act of violence, committed by the strong against the weak, and that he had too much national pride to exult at the ac complishment of an act which had neither the prestige of danger or audacity to set it off. He then contested the utility of the acquisition of Otaheite; and showed the incon sistency of the adversaries of the Ministry, who last year condemned it for acting and now blamed it for abstaining. He then demonstrated the futility of the allegations of the Opposition, that the present Cabinet was under the control of the British Cabinet, and not free in its movements. M. Guizot had repeatedly and victoriously refuted such an ab surd charge. It was M. Gasparin's firm opinion that the Chamber had never been called upon more directly to decide the question of peace and war than at the present moment, and lie concluded by a vindication of the piety, services, and I disinterestedness of the Methodist missionaries in the South Seas amidst the murmurs of the Opposition. Guizot—The question assumed at the end of yesterday's sitting a very different appearance from what it possessed previously ; for it was not only against the form and time of the measure taken by the Government that objections were raised, but Honourable Gentlemen were extremely anxious to prove that we ought to have approved and ratified the conduct of Admiral Dupetit Thouars. Several Hon. Mem bers seem to think that the Admiral was entitled to act as lie had done, because there was a violation of the treaty ; whilst others maintain that there was an absolute necessity for his so acting, in order to maintain the honour of France. I do , not think that there was any violation of the treaty, for at no period did Queen Pomare refuse to execute it. She always, on the contrary, declared that she was ready to comply, whilst, at the same time, she complained that she had not signed it with her full consent. She therefore did not violate it ; and I can add, that no violation of it has proceeded from any other quarter. I have mentioned that evil counsels had been given to the Queen ; but I am anxious to make a distinction which has not been yet drawn. England has been spoken of in a general manner —England is said to have urged on to this proceeding and, to the other. This, Gentlemen, is an improper mode of talk ing. English subjects did certainly act thus; but the Eng lish Government not only did not act so, but did the very . opposite. It always declared that it would not interfere with our protectorate, and gave positive instructions to their agents in consequence.—(Hear, hear.) It was not able to put a stop to all the proceedings, but it did what it could., I have had sufficient experience of the honour of the English Government to know that, without some provocation on our, part, it will not bring any obstacle to a state of things which it had itself approved of. I have this firm confidence, and I am convinced that I shall not be deceived. There was, therefore, neither on the part of the Queen nor of Eng- . land, any violation of the treaty, which still subsists, and is in full force for all parties. The Admiral therefore had no right to depart from the tenour of the treaty. He might easily have hauled down the flag of which so muck has been said, and substituted that of the protectorate, leaving the Queen in possession of her territories—(Murmurs on the Left.) We have heard much in the course of this debate of national honour—of the honour of our flag, and of the duty of the King's Government to support their brave sailors, who, at 4,000 leagues' distance from their coun try, devote themselves to the furtherance of great national in terests. Gentlemen, I know of no spectacle more deplorable than that of great and just ideas enlisted in the service of error.—(Hear.) All those noble ideas so strongly expressed, by our adversaries in this tribune are equally felt by us. We also wish the protection of the country to accompany our. seamen everywhere. But is there no other aspect in which, the country can be viewed ? Whilst our seamen are 4,000 leagues eff, does not their country still remain here, and are there not 35,000,00 0 of French subjects for whom this sailor, acting in distant latitudes, may adopt a resolution which will decide their fate ? And as the duty of the Government is to take thought for all, why will you prevent its looking at the im portant side of the question ? Why will you not allow it to demand from its seamen a complete obedience to the orders given them by their country ?=(llear, hear.) We want nothing more—we simply require obedience—and that pru dence and sound policy should accompany every where the courage of our naval officers. Hence we consider it wrong in any one 4,000 leagues from the mother country to act against the orders given him —(Hear.) As to the honour of France, it is particularly in fidelity to engagements, in obserVance of promises made, and pledges given in the respect of treaties, that it has its most solid base. The tricoloured flag has never received any affront in this matter, for the flag of the protec torate b i as never ceased to wave over the island. The question lies wholly between two personal flags—one, which the Queen desired to display—the other, which the Admiral insisted on imposing on her. I now come to the question of English and French influence in the South Seas, and I assert that the most powerful influence that exists at present in Oceania is that of religion brought from Europe. Ido not speak of . the Protestant faith only, but of the Catholic religion also, which exists already on many points of this archipelago. We promised protection and security to the English missionaries at Otaheite, and we have kept our word. We are not the only power exercising such a protection. In New Zealand there are established Roman Catholic priests with a bishop at their head ; more than 20,000 of the natives are con verted, and the English protect the Catholic religion there as we protect the Protestants at Otaheite. Do you sup pose that it is an easy matter to maintain those two religions together in common activity ? Do you suppose that it is not possible that war be thence generated, if great care be not taken? It is undoubtedly a noble spectacle to see those two religions acting side by side in a sympathetic accord; but it is also a spectacle attended with danger, and which cannot last, but on condition that it is protected by the harmony of the great Governments from which the missionaries have proceeded. The day when this harmony shall have disap peared—when political differences shall arise, to place them selves by the side of religious proselytism—on that day will arise tempests, principles of disorder, causes of war, which the prudence of the two Governments, of England and of France, will perhaps be powerless to repress. Gentlemen, if you wish the present state of things to continue, endeavour to main tain harmony between the two Governments —do not suffer the imprudent act of a man, however courageous and devoted to his country lie may be, and I am not the person to contest the merits of Admiral Dupetit Thouars, to destroy such a work. I now arrive at the proposition of M. Ducos. Gentlemen, we do not ask of the Chamber a formal and exclusive appro bation of what we have done ; we have acted on our own re sponsibility, and we come here to state our motives to the Chamber. This is but the commencement of an act; the fu ture will show whether we did right to accomplish it. We stand on our rights ; the Chamber rests on its right to exa mine and to criticise ; the question remains.entire. You have beers asked to pass censure on what we have done, and you have been asked to do this in an indirect and (excuse the ex pression) hypocritical manner.—(Rumours on the Left.) I repeat, we ask for no approbation. The honourable M. Ducos may ascend the tribune to explain the motives of his propo sition, but as to myself and my colleagues, we regard it as an indirect and underhand censure, and we cannot accept it. We accept our responsibility to its fullest extent, and from the moment when we shall have received from the Chamber one of those manifestations which tend to enervate a government, we will cease to exercise it.—(Applause.) M. Ducos—The Chamber will comprehend the feeling which has induced r e to speak, under the charge of having proposed an hypocritical measure; there is more hypocrisy in such language than in my conduct. There is more than hypocrisy in such language, there is fear—(3lureaurs)—and in that the Minister of b oreign Affairs appeared perfectly consistent with the other acts of his life.—(Murmurs.) Numerous voices exclaimed—" Order, order 1" M. Ducos—The Chamber knows I should 'be sensible to a call to order on its part, but who is there among you who would be less offended by the reproach of hypocrisy, than by the reproach which I have just addressed to the Minister? • The President —The expression that you have used, Sir, is not parliamentary. M. Gustave de Beaumont—lt is the Minister who has not been parliamentary. The President—lf I had understood the Ministerto address himself personally—(lnterruption on the Left)—l should have made the same observation to him as I have made to M. Ducos.—(Murinurs and exclamations from the Left.) M. Durand de Romorantin—You do not know how to en force order. The President—After having addressed an observation to M. Ducos which I considered just, it only remains for me to express a wish that irritating expressions should be refrained from by all parties. M. Ducos explained. M. Thiers—After the speeches which you heard yesterday from my Honourable Friends, MM. Billault and Dufaure— (Noise and interruption) — l scarcely think it necessary to take part in the discussion ; but I am anxious to remind the. Chamber of some facts which appear to me indispensable, in order to fix its attention to the conduct of the Hon. Admiral who receives to-day not only the judgment of the Government, but that of the Chamber.—(lnterruption.) The disobedience of an Admiral is certainly a thing of a very serious nature, and on that point I agree in the opinion of the Chamber. I repeat that disobedience is a serious charge, and I can readily appre ciate the anxiety of those who wish on the present occasion to give a lesson to all the agents of the Government. There is also something very serious in the disavowal of the acts of a general—of an agent of France abroad.—(Movement.) For my part, I am persuaded that MM. Dupetit Thouars and Bruat have had very good reason for dethroning this little Queen Pomare.—(Laughter.) lam persuaded, from all the documents W h ch handbeen received, that they have been ,judged prematurely, lam convinced that the Minister of Marine has felt considerable embarrassment in making this (*avowal. I place the Government in this dilemma—either you are in possession of facts which you do not communicate, or you have only the reports.which you have produced. In the former case, produce the documents ; in the latter, there is no reason for your disavowal. I can declare that the Hon. M. Etienne and myself, had this morning in our bands a letter written by a person of consideration in the Otaheitian squadron, and addressed to an officer of rank in this country. I am not at liberty to mention names.—(Murmurs.) M. Dupin, Sen.—Cite the facts without giving names. DI. Thiers—The writer says—" The English journals will DRURY-LANE THEATRE. All is bustle and preparation here, novelty succeeding novelty in the most rapid succession ; for no sooner is the Beauty of Ghent launched, than Guillaume Tell is placed upon the stocks. Notwithstanding The Bohemian Girl and Mademoiselle Fleury's exquisite performance in the new ballet continue to fill the theatre, Duprez, the far-famed French tenor, is arrived, and positively makes his appearance on Thursday next. He has paid us the compliment of studying the character of Arnold in our language, and no doubt can be entertained of his achiev ing a brilliant triumph. JULLIEN'S BAL MASQUE. This affair takes place at Covent garden Theatre to night, and will, if all we hear be carried out, be a most magnificent entertainment. The " Bar is under high patronage, and so much have the Nobility entered into the spirit of the matter, that every private box, except that belonging to her Majesty, was disposed of prior to Friday, whilst the places in the dress circle and the three front rows of the two upper tier of boxes, have also been taken by parties who are anxious to be present in the charac ter of spectators of the " busy and varied scene" below. As additional attractions there will be a large body of the members of.the Highland Society, the new wonder " General Toni Thumb" the dwarf, and the Ojibbeway Indians. But we apprehend that the chief feature of the even ing, independent of the acknowledged object of the ' entertainment, will be the splendour of the dresses of the nobility, many of whom, we understand, have inti mated their intention of coming in the dresses they had made for the Bal Masque which was given by her Majesty, at Buckingham Palace, two years since. The enormous expense which was incurred on that occasion for the apparel of the visitors will not have escaped the recollection of the public. In order to add comfort to the other accommodations of the night, a new carpet, to the extent of 1,050 yards, is to be laid down, reaching from the front of the dress circle, over the pit, to the orchestra (which will be removed), to the back of the stage. Then the columns of the different boxes will be wreathed with artificial flowers, whilst the eclairage will combine the effects of gas, oil, and candles. We may here mention that one portion of the gorgeous display of light will issue from six cut-glass chandeliers, e ach of the value of between 1,1001. and 1, 2001 ., whilst another portion will proceed from lamps of or-molu of the most expensive nature. The arrangements with respect to the dancing will, if attended to by the visitors, be of the most efficient cha racter. Six masters of the ceremonies, each carrying a wand of office, have been appointed, whose sole duty it will be to make up and regulate the various " sets," whether for quadrilles, for the waltz, or for the galop. These officials will act under the immediate superintend ence of Jullien himself. Then, with respect to the music • surely it is almost sufficient-to say that Jullien and Jullien's orchestra, o the promenade concerts, are to 'be the band at whose command the Terpsichorean devotee will be called into action, to satisfy every one that there will be no lack of spirit and no lack of excellence in the musical depart ment. But it does not follow, although we have heard such a rumour, that because the Bal Masque is given by Jullien, therefore that all the music is to be Jullien's. For it so happens that he has put out a programme of that which is to be played during the night, from which we find that he has selected the beauties of Musard, Tol becque, Kcenig, Strauss, Lanner, Auber, Costa, Cooke, Labitzy, in addition to many of the most popular of his own compositions. There will likewise be a Scotch reel, for which the native music of Scotland will be played by M‘Kay, the piper to the late Duke of Sussex. In all, there will be 49 quadrilles, waltzes, and galops played ; a number sufficiently abundant, we should con ceive, for the most ardent of dan cers. There are distinct entrances to the house, inasmuch as those who take part in the bal will enter at different doorways to those appropriated for the occupants of the boxes. The affair will be the most brilliant we have ever had in this country.—Observer. not fail to-say that the Queen is innocent; but the following - MAGA Z INES--CONCLUDED. •are the facts of the case. As long as there were no English •'" THE BUILDER. !vessels here every thing went on well, but on the arrival Four Numbers of this illustrated weekly periodical, of the English things went to the other extreme. The Queen received a flag in thename of the Queen of England.— are comprised in this Part, which contains—in addi (Noise.) Soon after this, she would see none but English of- tion to several appropriate engravings, among which titers,- and refused to receive those of France. She granted to is a n ingenious design for an Infant School—a variety the English military points, and allowed them to land troops. of original articles haying reference chiefly to archi- The missionary Pritchard publicly preached against the French ; the Queen was present at his sermons. He pays no tectural subjects and matters connected wit h the me attention to the provisional power established at Otaheite, and chanical arts. the Queen approves of what he does, and ended by hoisting the flag sent her by Queen Victoria at the same hours that the English flag was hoisted. Things arrived at such a point that the French put an end to them as described. Our position is now better. The materiel which had been brought out to form an establishment at the Marquesas has been removed to Otaheite, as being now the most important point, and the considerable resources which had been given to form the establishment at Noukahiva are now collected at Otaheite." —(Long continued agitation and movement.) This is the substance of the letter which I read. I am persuaded that the officers who were there the representatives of France had motives for acting as they have done, and that the pre cipitation with whic they have been judged will be a subject of regret hereafter, as such a disavowal is a serious 'affair. I will:quote two instances of the kind. Every one knows that the battle of Navarino was fought without in structions ; the English mid French Governments felt serious scruples on the subject, but the fact was accepted . by the two Governments, and the idea of disavowing the acts of the officers who commanded there was given up. The second instance was at Ancona. An officer had been sent there with a certain force, to observe what was going 'on : the progress of events induced that officer to force the gates of Ancona ; there was then a question of dis avowal, but it did not take place, and the fact is become one of the glories of France. When officers who are acting in distant points are under fear of having their acts disavowed, it certainly tends to damp their courage. He remembered two famous trials that had taken place, one of an English officer, Admiral Sir Robert Calder, and the other a French admiral (Dumanoir). The former was tried for not having properly followed up a victory; the latter because, during an engagement, he had withdrawn from the line of battle. He justified his conduct, and was acquitted. I bring forward these facts to show that great nations do not seek to damp the courage of their agents, but rather to stimulate and sup port them.—(Approbation from the Left.) No other person demanding to speak, the President rose, and informed the Chamber that the ballot must be had re course to on the occasion, as a list of twenty Members had been handed in to him who required it. The ballot then took place, when M. Ducos' proposition was re':,ected by a majority of 48, the numbers being-187 in its favour, and 233 against it. The Chamber adjourned at a quarter to seven. SPORTING REVIEW. The Number before us is embellished with two sporting prints—one entitled "An Otter Hunt," and the other, " Sport on the Coas'." The first appears to us the best—at any rate it is the most animated, and represents a wild sylvan scene, through which a brooklet is making its way, tumbling down rocks overshadowed by deep woods. In the midst of this scene two sportsmen are standin g , busily engaged in the task of spearing an otter, whom the dogs have succeeded in rousing from his cave. The animal's face expresses a world of ferocity, and the attitudes of the sportsmen are full of spirit. The literary con tents are of average merit. COURT CIRCULAR The. Queen will hold a Privy Council this afternoon at Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, and attended by Lady Portman, Lady in Waiting, the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, the Hon. Colonel Grey, Equerry in Waiting, and Colonel Wylde, Equerry in Waiting on Prince Albert, left Windsor Castle on Sa turday afternoon, and proceeded to the Slough station of the Great Western Railway. The Royal party took their departure for town by a special train, and on ar riving at the Paddington terminus, immediately entered three of the Royal carriages and four, and proceeded to Buckingham Palace, escorted by a party of Light Dra- goons. In the first carriage were her Majesty and Prince Albert, and Lady Portman. In the second carriage were their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton. And in the third carriage were Colonel the Honourable Charles Grey and Colonel Wylde. Her Majesty and Prince Albert arrived at the Palace at twenty minutes pastfour o'clock, and were received by the Honourable Misses Murray and Lister, Maids of Honour, the Master of the Horse, the Vice-Chamber lain, Lord Byron, and Sir Robert Otway, the Lord and Groom in Waiting, the Master of the Household, and the Marquis of Granby and Sir Edward Bowater, the Lord and Equerry to Prince Albert. The Royal standard was immediately displayed from the marble arch. Yesterday morning her Majesty and Prince Albert, the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Royal Suite, and the Household attended Divine service in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay officiated. Major-General Sir Edward Bowater has relieved Co • lonel Wylde in the duties of Equerry in Waiting on his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny Howard, left her residence, Frogmore Lodge, near Windsor, soon after eight o'clock on Satur day morning, in a carriage and four, on a visit to her Majesty the Queen Dowager, at Witley Court, Wor cestershire. Her Royal Highness travelled by route of Uxbridge to the Watford station of the London and Birmingham Railway, and took her departure from that station. A Cabinet Council was held at three o'clock .on Sa turday afternoon, at the Foreign-office. It was attended by Sir Robert Peel, the Duke of Wellington, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Wharncliffe, the Duke of Buccleuch, Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Stanley, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl of Haddington, Earl of Ri p on, Sir Henry Hardinge, and Sir Edward Knatchbull. The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone subsequently joined his colleagues. The Council sat two hours. Baron de Nieumann, Austrian Minister, and Mr. de Hummelauer, transacted business at the Foreign-office on Saturday. The Marquis of Westmeath and Mr. William Wyon had interviews with Lord Stanley, at the Colonial- office, on Saturday. The Postmaster-General had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Dispatches from the Governor of Newfoundland were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. Dis patches were received on Saturday from the Governor of the Mauritius. The Bishop of London held an Ordination yesterday morning in the Chapel Royal, St. James's, when his Lordship ordained nine gentlemen to the office of Priest, and also seven gentlemen to the office of Deacon. The Rev. Dr. Wesley assisted his Lordship at the ceremony, having previously performed Divine service, and also preached a sermon at the early service. The Bishop of Ely preached the sermon yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. Prayers were read by the Rev. Mr. Barham, and the lessons by the Rev. Mr. Povah. The Sacrament was administered by the Sub ' Dean, assisted by the Rev. Messrs. Barham and Povah. The Marquises of Anglesey, Normanby, and Winches ter, Lords Devon, Ernest Bruce, and Ebrington, were among the nobility present. The measles are at present very prevalent in Beverley and the neighbourhood, many adults being af fected with the disease, but we have not heard of any fatal easeg.—liall Advertiser SPORTING MAGAZINE. In addition to a portrait of a fine sporting dog, and a map of the :places of meeting of the Allbrighton Hunt, we have, in this Number, a carefully arranged digest of all the sporting intelligence of the past month; together with some just animadversions on the practice of riding steeple-chases, which the writer condemns as being both cruel and absurd. " Steeple racing," he says, " opens a field to the veriest bungler in the art of gentlemanlike robbery and rascality. How any man in his senses can sport his money on such an event, unless he is one of a gang, strikes me with perfect astonishment, for here all judgment, all knowledge of the relative powers of horses, all calcu lation on former runnings, is thrown away." CHURCH OF ENGLAND MAGAZINE. Burns, London, 1844. Of this monthly periodical hich, it seems, is under the superintendence of clergymen of the Established Church, we have here six N umbers, beginning with July, and ending with the December of last year. They are bound together in a large quarto volume, and form a body of useful information, chiefly on reli gious matters. SACRED ARCHITECTURE. Parts I, IL These are the two first Parts of amonthly quarto pe riodical, which it is proposed to complete in 21 Parts, so as to form one thick handsome volume. The sub ject is a striking and a comprehensive one, and if cleverly treated, is likely, we think, to find favour in the public eye. The specimens of illustration before us possess more than ordinary talent, especially the sketch of the facade of an Egyptian temple of Isis, in which great pains-taking and delicacy of handling are perceptible. THE LADIES' CABINET. A cheap monthly Journal, well suited to the tastes of those for whose amusement it is principally in tended, and containing in the present month's Num ber a pleasing half-length portrait of a young peasant girl, who is carrying a basket of flowers on her head ; a sketch of the latest female fashions—matters of great importance in a work of this sort—and divers tales and poems of the most approved sentimental complexion. OUR MESS. Under the apt title of" Our Mess" Mr. Lever here continues his story of " Tom Burke of Our's," which has already reached its fifteenth Part, and is there fore, we presume, drawing to a close. The scene of the present Part is chiefly in Paris, whither Burke has gone immediately after the decisive battle of Austerlitz. We hope he will soon be engaged in more stirring scenes, for Mr. Lever no where exhibits his talents to such advantage as in describing battles and sieges, and all the imposing paraphernalia of war. Doubtless he has the memo rable Prussian campaign in his eye, and will send his hero Burke to Jena or Auerstadt, where we shall re joice to find him hard at work. Mr. Lever depicts the bivouacs—the flying skirmishes—the pitched battles—the forced marches—and the hurried retreats _....._ _ —of armies, whether • French or English—for he seems equally at home among both—with as much truth and force, as Boz depicts the low flash life of the metropolis. LONDON POLYTECHNIC MAGAZINE. We find some curious particulars in this month's Number of the Polytechnic Magazine respecting the " Arts and Manufactures of the Esquimaux," who, it would appear, by Dr. King's account, are not quite sa devoid of ingenuity as has been generally sup posed, but build their tents with singular skill, and show equal tact in their boat-building, and in their manufacture of the implements of chase. Among the other articles 'before us, there is a sensible, matter of-fact one on the subject of the " Carriage-ways of England." CORN AND CURRENCY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—After the many conflicting opinions which have occupied the minds of the public on the subject of the corn-laws, I beg to ask whether it would not be an act of justice to the farmers, renting their farms on long leases, at war prices, to commute the payment of their rents, from a payment in money, to a payment in corn, i. e., that a farmer who took his farm at a rent of 2501. per annum when corn realised 755. per quarter, should now, that the price has fallen to 455., have the option, by authority of Parliament, of commuting the payment of his rent, from a money payment to' one of corn, which, at the rate of 455., would make his rent amount to 150/. ? I beg leave further to ask, whether it would not be a public benefit to alter the present duty on corn from a sliding scale into that of a fixed duty of Bs. per quarter; to put it out of the power of cornfactors, possessing large capital, to form combinations to raise the price of corn to a height that would permit of their importing corn into this country, at a very low duty, or free of duty, and thereby glut the market, and deprive the farmer of the fair remunerating price, which he would otherwise get for his corn? And I submit the fairness of continu ing this fixed duty only so long as the countries export ing foreign corn to us should refuse to admit British manufactures into their respective countries on a fair principle of reciprocity ; and that, as soon as this should be done, their corn would be admitted into British ports free of duty. This would remove the impression, so prevalent on the Continent, of our being only actuated by selfish motives in our commercial dealings, and evince our readiness to form commercial arrangements with them, on a footing of perfect equality. Having said this much on the subject of corn, I will now beg to offer a few remarks on the present state of our currency. Locke has said on this subject, that " It is necessary your gold should be coined, and have the King's stamp upon it, to secure men in receivin g it, that thre is so much gold in each piece—but it is not necessary that it should have a fixed value set upon it." In opposition to this authority, our Government have thought fit to make gold the standard coin of the realm, at a fixed value, altogether overlooking that it is, in itself, an article of commerce of a fluctuating value, and also the great depreciation it undergoes by being but for a short time in circulation, which is augmented to a great amount by the abrasion, filing, plugging, and other practices, resorted to by certain classes of the community, who obtain their livelihood by deteriorating our gold coin, to which must be added the expense of recoinage at the Mints, altogether causing a loss to the public of upwards of a million sterling per annum. But this bears no comparison to the loss and ruin a contracted gold cur rency has brought upon our merchants, manufacturers artisans, and the whole country, from its total inade quacy to answer the demands of the public as a circu lating medium. This, combined with the high price of corn, and the States forming the German League having refused to admit our manufactures into their ports, have obliged many of our manufacturers, first to reduce the number of hands in their factories, and after wards (although the manufacturers submitted to a dimi nution of wages, and to work for a greater number of hours), they found themselves compelled to close their factories altogether to prevent total ruin to themselves ; thus obliging the unfortunate people employed by them to apply to their parishes for relief, and to become a heavy burden to the rest of the community, instead of being productive labourers, aiding the national prosperity. This is the present condition of a large proportion of our manufacturers and artisans. Under this state of things the Whig Ministry contrived to manage, with a deficient revenue after many years of peace, without affiarding to the productive classes any relief, and the Tory Government, who have succeeded them, have been obliged to impose odious war-taxes upon the country, after twenty-nine years of peace, to enable them to meet the public expenditure. Such a state of things cannot last; a remedy must be applied to avert still more fatal consequences ; and this remedy, it is my firm conviction, is within our reach. The cause of all our difficulties is our metallic cur rency being totally insufficient for the public wants; and, from this circumstance, checking industry, obliging our manufacturers to discharge their workmen, and para lysing all the attempts of our merchants to employ our shipping with their ancient spirit of enterprise. To correct this it will be necessary to discontinue the employing of gold as our circulating medium imme diately on the expiration of the charter of the Bank of England. We must, instead of it, establish a paper cur rency, sufficient in amount to answer all the wants of the country. This can be done with perfect security to the State, on a basis that will secure its standard value without the smallest fluctuation, by issuing, instead of our present circulation of sovereigns, a paper currency of one-pound notes, on the faith and security of Govern ment, payable on demand, in gold, at the Bank, not at a fixed value, but according to the price of gold in the market, which should be regularly published in the London Gazette. To enable the Bank to meet the demands made upon it for payment of our notes in gold, it will be necessary to have all our gold recoined in coins equal in weight and purity to five of our present sovereigns, " having the Queen's stamp upon it, to secure men that there is so much gold in each piece," and these coins should always be kept in deposit at the Bank for that purpose. It will be evident from the above, which g i v es to gold its fluctuating value, that it ca nnot be considered as the standard of value in our currency ; but that the paper currency of one pound, bearing a Government stamp, will become so, as the symbol and representative of that amount of currency. The same rule ,will apply to the new sovereigns, which cannot be put into circulation, nor will any one be obliged to receive them, at a fixed value ; but those wishing to exchange them at the Bank, for notes, will receive their value for them, deducting any deficiency in weight, and a small per tentage to defray the, expense of recoinage, before they are again placed in deposit. The practice of circulating one pound Bank notes is that followed in Scotland, and no other proof of its excellence need be required, than a perusal of the state of Scot land before the present system of banking came into operation.—(See Fletcher; of Saltoun.) Scotland was then a poor barren country, swarming with a population that was anything but profitable to the State, with a very defective system of agriculture, and miserably decayed towns, thinly inhabited; and no commerce but what arose from a very limited intercourse with Holland, the Low Countries, and the coast of France, and even this commerce was most of it contraband, and carried on by a bold and daring race, who generally avowed that they were in the free trade, and questioned the right of any one to meddle with them, when acting fairly with the people of other countries, with whom they dealt. Mark the difference now The ,Scotch, by means of their banks, have altered the face of the country, as if by magic, by their improvements in agriculture ; their towns have increased along with their commerce in a wonderful degree : witness their magnificent cities of Edin burgh, Glasgow, and many others, containing enterpris ing and intelligent merchants, and their ports abounding with shipping notwithstanding the depression that has been so generally felt throughout the land. If we add to this widely extended circulation of one pound Bank notes the practice followed by the Scotch banks, of giving a letter of credit to every individual possessed of property which he cannot immediately convert into cash, upon his procuring two undoubted sureties fur the amount of his credit, we would then have the whole property of all those engaged in trade and agriculture brought into a state of activity and re production. Le us now consider the effect this widely extended circulation would be likely to produce upon the nation. Ist. It would give new life to every part of the com munity engaged in commerce or agriculture. 2d. It would immediately relieve all our manufac turers andartisans from their present state of depression, and give to the farmer a fair price for his corn, which would be consumed by the manufacturers and artisans, when in full employment. 3d. It would afford capital to those willing to be engaged in commercial enterprises that would enable them to carry the commodities, produced by the skill and industry of our manufactures Anctartisans to • every quarter of the globe, to the widely extended empire of China, to our Indian empire, and to the States of Cen tral Asia, by steam-boats up the Indus, and to every other country where they would be likely to get a fair remunerating price for their goods, taking the produce of those countries in return. And, though last not least, 4thly. It would banish Chartism from the face of the land, for the people of England are honest and true, and when able to bring up their families in peace and com fort, teaching their children in their turn, to live by their labours, skill, and industry; they would, instead of joining those wild theorists, prove themselves faithful subjects and firm supporters of the Government. AN INDIAN OFFICER. GREAT FIRE AT MANCHESTER. (Abridged from a Second Edition of the Manchester Guardian.) We stop the press to announce the most extensive and destructive conflagration with which Manchester has beeen visited for some years. Shortly after six o'clock, a smoke and some flame was discovered in the ending and mending room, in the basement story of Mr. Wil liam Bryan's warehouse, No. 9, George-street. It was seen by some joiners, by a young man named Elijah Green, and by others, so that the alarm was quickly spread, and appears to have been promptly conveyed to the police yard ; for Mr. Rose says he received it about ten minutes after six, and immediately, with his son and a company of firemen, proceeeded to the spot. When Mr. Rose arrived, the flames were rushing out of the windows of the warehouse of Messrs. Nelson, Knowles, and Co.; and they had also extended to the back of the pile of buildings in Pine-street. Four of the engines were got into working order within ten minutes after their arrival • but, although there were crowds assempled, the terrific appearance of the flames by this time, deterred men from volunteering, as is usual, to work the engines; and Mr. Rose found it ne cessary to send to the police-offiee, for the soldiers to take this duty. Mr. Rose, jun., also dispatched a mes senger to the infantry barracks on the same errand; and several companies of the 32d, and we believe also of another regiment, were sent in succession, some with their arms to guard the property, and to keep the streets clear, and others to assist at the engines and in rernoT ing the piece goods to places of safety. There was a fresh breeze (W. by S.) which carried the flames towards York-street, and the whole of the great pile or block of buildings in which the fire originated, was speedily enveloped in flames. This rapidity of the conflagration was the result of the construction of these warehouses, which were built only a few years ago. All the outer walls, and indeed most of the walls of the various floors were lined inside with wood ; every warehouse had its well-hole, and the whole were too much connected in the attic stories and roofs ; so that when the fire reached the top of one warehouse, to which it speedily ascended by the well-hole, having made its way to the timber of the roof, it was carried by the breeze, like wild-fire, along the whole range, Mr. Rose soon saw that it was hope less to attempt to save any portion of this block, of which the roofs fell in as early as half-past six o'clock, and from that time he directed his attention chiefly to the surrounding warehouses, which at various points wet e repeatedly on tire, and several of them in the most im minent danger. The block of buildings destroyed is bounded ox the northerly end by York-street, on the westerly side by George-street, on the easterly side by Pine-street, and on the southerly end by Chain-street and St. James's Church-yard. This block of warehouses is about sixty yards (twenty-four windows) in length by forty yards (thirteen windows) in width ; afid was of uniform height, comprising seven stories, above the ground, and a base ment story. At the end of the block, fronting York street, were the entrances to the warehouses of Messrs. Ainsworth and Hilton, silk manufacturers, No. 32,York street ; and No. 34, Messrs. Wiukworth and Prockter's, silk manufacturers, corner of York-street and Pine - street. Below this, in the basement story, was the warehouse of Messrs. Milne, Travis, and Milne ; but fortunately for them, they had removed only the preceding day to Moult street. Under the warehouse of Mr. Charles Townsend, in the basement story, was that of Messrs. Joseph Thompson and Sons, cotton-spinners and manufacturers. In York-street, at the opposite corner of Pine-street, to Winkworth and Procter's, is the warehouse of Messrs. John and Frascis Makin and Co., silk mannfacturers. This was on fire, and has sustained some damage ; but, by the exertions of the firemen, the flames were extin guished, and most of the goods were got out. At the back of the block, in Pine-street, was the warehouse of Messrs. Amschel, Tubler, and Co. ' m erchants. This we believe is almost wholly destroyed, as indeed are all the warehouses in the same block. From an early period of the fire, the contiguous churchyard of St. James's, was used as a temporary place of deposit for goods, as they were thrown out of the different warehouses; and between eight and nine o'clock, they were transferred to the side of the yard next Oharlotte-street, and were thence removed in carts. In this labour, runny of the soldiers, the police, and others were most actively engaged for more than an hour. ELEVEN o'CLocK.—Upon another visit to the place we find that all danger to the surrounding property is at an end ; that the flames are quite subdued, and that workmen are engaged in pulling down such portions of the walls as, from their warped state, threaten to fall. The pile of warehouses, which is now a heap of ruins, was erected only a few years ago, by the Rev. James Taylor. At the lowest computation, including both the buildings and the stocks which have been consumed, there cannot be a less amount of property destroyed than to the extent of 100,000/. Indeed, we fear this sum will be very much under the amount, fur we have heard of three or four firms who are said to be insured nearly to that amount. How the fire originated we have not been able to ascertain. [We have received accounts by the last train from Manchester, which state that the destruction of property is not so great as is supposed, and that at the most it will not exceed 80,0001. Much credit is given by our Correspondent to the firemen, the soldiers, and also to the inhabitants, who vied with each other in their exer ions to stop the conflagration.—En. Sun.) MORNING MAILS AND MONET ORDERS.—The pub lic are scarcely aware of the extent of the morning mails daily dispatched from the General Post-office, and the number of post towns at which money orders are now made payable. The following analysis will convey an idea of the importance to the community of these branches of the Post-office ser vice :—ln England and Wales there are 906 post towns to which, by the regulation list corr ected u p to y esterda y (March Ist), there are dispatched daily, per morning mail, 150 baits -I-nearly equal to one-sixth of the entire number. At 610 of the above post towns money orders are granted and made payable—an increase of nine-tenths, as compared with the extent of the practice some few years ago. In Ire land there are 682 post towns, of which there are - 327 se lected for the receipt and payment of money orders ; and in Scotland, of 636 post towns, 213 possess the same kind of ac commodation. It is but partially known that newspapers and letters for the whole of Ireland and Scotland are dis patched by morning mail from the General Post-office. THE ROYAL SNAG-HOUNDS. —His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, the Earl of Rosslyn, several of the officers of the Grenadier Guards, and a field of between forty and fifty, were at the meet on Wednesday, at the Royal kennel, at Ascot. An untried deer, upon being un carted, near Mr. Taylor's, after going away to Swinley-corner, and for half a mile along the Bracknell-road, doubled to the right to Sir John \Valsh's park, back to Miss Ferrand's farm, and crossed to the-kennel, in front of Mr. Davis's, and theme over the course to the fir plantations in the forest, round by Fern-hill, down to Sandpit •gate, by Hardiman's-gate to CranLourne, and then - making for Mr. Riley's, at Forest-hill, and doubling back again into the forest, it was taken, after a good run, at Hatchet-lane-end. The Earl of Rosslyn, Mr. Davis, and a good- sprinkling, were up at the finish. THE SOVEREIGNS OF EUROPE.—Ou a general glance at the ages of Monarchs and ruling Princes, of the 52 Sovereigns of Europe four arc upwards of 70 years old— the King of Sweden, 81 ; the King of Hanover, 72 ; r the King of Wirtemberg, the Elector King of the French, 70 ; the Pope, of 7o. ne A ss bo e v e e a r se . l —r t l ie re Grand Dukes of Hesse Darmstadt, Mecklenberg Strelitz, a e l e rd n Aldcnburg, and Saxe Weimar. Above 50.—The Emperor of Queen of vel2g°i um, Holland. Above 40.—The Emperor of Russia, the Kings of Prussia, Saxony, and Sardinia, and the Grand Duke of Tus- Austria, the Kings of Bava go ri fo a, fiNGa D ipv e lee n cs i . : ar ti,. l h i b , eo V' l i i c To . ril 4 o l6 ie ve S 3 u o lia — nrtl ie le K li n li g l Por tugal, the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin, and the Duke of Nassau. Under 20, but one—the Queen of Spain, who is but 14. The western world is the region of republics. The only sovereign is the Emperor of Brazil, still a boy, IS 1119 lArth-day. a b et BoY aI of tbe ted 01/ ~ s. A l/ wit ted s stir u t ni 0f i g the