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. riot Contents present Proxies —175 Majority against the Motion —97 '►The motion was consequently lost. Their Lordships then aljourned till to-morrow. NEW WORK EDITED BY THE REV. W. SEWELL. On Thursday next, the 22d instant, will be published, 2 vols. fcp. Svo. AMT HERBERT. By a LADY. Edited by the Rev. WILLIAM SEWELL, 8.D., of Exeter College, Oxford. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, Now ready, price 10s. 6d. PART 11. of Mr. BURKE'S HISTORY of the LANDED GENTRY. " In noticing the first Part of this work, we spoke of the extra cedinary labour and diligence which had been bestowed upon it, and Its ocniSequent value as an accurate history of the untitled aristocracy of &gland. It is, indeed, a remarkable monument of industry and research, and contains a mass of curious heraldic and genealogical Information, that can be found nowhere else. We have had an op -portunity of testing its extreme eorrectness."—John Bull. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough -street. Immediately, in 3 vole: post Bvo., CH A TSWORTH; R THE ROMANCE , OF A WEEK. Edited by R. PLUMER WARD, Esq. Author of " Tremaine," " De Vere," &c. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. COMPLETION OF THE SIIAKSPEARE NOVELS. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., THE SECRET PASSION. By the Author of '" Thu YOUTH of SHAKSPEARE," " SHAKSPEARE and his FRIENDS,' &c. " The Shakspeare Novels are now generally known and justly ap ;predated. They are valuable additions to our literature; and the - two preceding divisions of the design are rendered doubly valuable by this completion of it, which carries us on to the close of the bard's felicitous career. ' The Secret Passion' is fully equal in spirit, vivacity, and truth of painting, to Its popular predecessors."—Naval and Military Gazette. Erenry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Just ready, in one vol. post Bvo., C ONFESSIONS of a WHITE FOOT. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. 07ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. SEASON 1844. The , Tollowing outline of the arrangements for the ensuing season respectfully presented to the Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public. ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE OPERA. Medium Grisi, Madlle. M. Favanti (her first appearance at this Theatre), Madame Bellini, Madame Dai Fiori, and Madame Persiani. Siill l ot Mario, Sig. Correlli (his first appearance at this Theatre), Ig. Dial Fiori, Sig. Felice (his first appearance at this Theatre), Sig. P. arnP sari, Sig. F. Lablache, and Sig. Lablache. 'Jirector of the Music, Composer, and Conductor, Sig. Costa. tile Repertoire will consist of a Selection of the most admired - Works, and amongst the Novelties will be presented Persiani's New Orera " La Fantasma," produced with great success at the Italian )pera, Paris ; and Ricci's New Opera, " Corado D'Altamura," pre faced with great success at the Scala, Milan ; and now in rehearsal at the Italian Opera, Paris ; and an entirely New Opera, composed by M. Costa, expressly for the company, entitled " Den Carlos." THE BALLET. Madlle. Carlotta Grisi, Madlle. Adelaide Frasi, of the Teatro di . .tergola, Florence (her first appearance at this theatre) ; Mad. Guy Stephan; Madlle. Scheffre, Madlle. Ferdinand, Madlle. Planquet, 3fadlle. Barville (their first appearance at this theatre) ; Madlle. tranny Elssler, and Madlle. Cerito ; M. St. Leon, M. Montassu (his 'ant Appearance in this country), M. Coulon, 31. Gosselin, M. Goalie', M. Venafra, M. Bertram, and M. Perrot, and a numerous *Da ze.fficient ;orps de Ballet. Aerangements are also pending with 3fadlle. Taglioni, and there is zverY probability that the talent of this eminent artiste will be se- Cured for a limited number of representations. The Orchestra will consist of the same combination of talent which bas entitled it to the distinctive merit of being the first in Europe. The Choruses will be numerous and effective. Leader of the Orchestra, M. Tolbeque. - Principal Artiste of the Theatre, Mr. W. Grieve. Maitre de Ballet, M. Perrot. Sons Maitre de Ballet, M. Gosselin. Regisseur de la Dense, M. Coulon. Leader of the Ballet, M. Nadaud. Madame Persiani and Signor Fornasari will appear on the First sight of the season, in Herold's chef d'oeuvre of " Zampa." The debut of Madlle. Favanti will be forthwith arranged. Madame Grisi, Signor Mario, and Signor Lablache, will appear at tile re-opening of the theatre, immediately after Easter. Madlle. Carlotta Grist will arrive in town In a few days, and will appear on the first night of the season, in a New Ballet, founded on Victor Hugo's celebrated work of " Notre Dame de Paris," entitled La Esmeralda." The part of Esmeralda, by Madlle. C. Grisi ; the g art of Pierre Gringoire, by M. Perrot. Madlle. Cerito will arrive in town at the end of April. Among the novelties in the Ballet Department will he produced a New Grand Ballet, entitled " Jeanne d'Arc." Jeanne d'Arc, Madlle. Fanny Elssler. The Theatre will Open in the first week of March, when will be troduced Herold's celebrated Opera of " Zampa :" Camilla, Madame Zampa, Sig. Fornasari. To be followed by a New Ballet, by M. Perrot, with New Scenery, Dresses, &c., entitled " La Esme ralda." The Music by Sig. Pugni. The Scenery by W. Grieve. The Principal Characters by Madlle. Carlotta Grisi, Madlle. Adelaide Frasi, Madame Guy Stephan, Madlle. Scheifre, Madlle. Planquet, Madlle. Ferdinand, and Madlle. Barville ; M. Perrot, M. Coulon, M. Gosselin, and M. St. Leon. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, Will be performed Shakspeare's Play (as altered by Cibber) of RICHARD 111. Richard, Duke of Gloster, Mr. Charles Kean; Duke of Buckingham, Mr. Cooper; Duke of Norfolk, Mr. G. Horncastle; Earl of Richmond, Mr. Hudson; Elizabeth, Mrs. Warner ; Duchess of York, Mrs. Selby; Lady Anne, Mrs. Stirling. After which, DER FREISCHUTZ. Adolph, Mr. Barker; Caspar, Mr. Stretton ; Linda, Miss Romer; Rose, Miss Betts. Dress Boxes 75., Second Price Ss. 6d. ; Upper Circles of Boxes 58., Second Price Si.; Pit Ss Second Price es.; M:ddle Gallery 25., Second Price Is.; Upper Gallery Is., Second Price 6d. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-OARDICN. M. JULLIEN S CONCERTS. THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, PROGRAMME FOR THIS EVENING—PART L Overture, Fra Diavolo—Aub r. Quadrille, the Buffo Quadrille on Mr. John Parry's celebrated Comic Songs, arranged by M. Jullion. Sinfonia ' Pastorale, the Andante and Storm Movements—Beethoven. Solo, Oboe, M. Barret. Valse, LB e ouquet Royal—Jullien. The Destruction of Pompeii—ltoch Albert. PART 1L Opera I Puritani, Grand Fantasia for four Cornet-a .Pistons New kadrille, The Irish Echoes—Jullien. Solo, ute, Mr. Richardson. Valve, Bird of P,adlse, received with the greatest favour at the Nobility's Balls—Koenig. :De English Quadrille—Jullien. Doors Open at tialt.past Seven, commence at Eight o'Clock. 'Profnenade, Is , Upper Boxes, Is. ; Dress Circle"s. od. ; Private Biaxs:s, If. Is. Tickets to be obtained at the Box-office of the Theatre; of Mr. Mitchell, Old Bond-street; Mr. Andrews, New Bond-street; Mr. Sams, St. James's-street; and M. Jttl lien's Office, 11, Maddox street, Bond-street. • THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. MR. BENJAMIN WEBSTER. 1-F- 4 43E8. RE-ENGAGEMENT OF MR. JOHN PARRY. THI/3 EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, • Will be repeated THE LITTLE DEVIL Nicelo Angell, Ma dame Vestris ; Ferdinand of Spain, Mr. Stuart; Vincentio d'Estella, Mr. Charles Mathews. After the Drama, Mr. JOHN PARRY will sing " La Lezione di Canto," accompanying himself on the Grand Pianoforte. After which, a New Comic Drama, entitled USED UP. Sir Charles Coldstream, Bart., Mr. Charles Mathews; Sir Adonus Leech, Mr. Tilbury; Wurzle, M r. James Bland; Mary, Miss Julia Bennett; Lady Clutterbuck, Mrs. Humby. To conclude with a New hairy Extravaganza, entitled THE FAIR ONE WITH THE GOLDEN LOCKS! King Lachrymoso, Mr. J. Bland; Prince Graceful, Miss P. Horton ; Queen Lucidora, Miss Julia Bennett. Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, ss. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 25.; Upper Gallery, Is. Half-price—Boxes 38. ; Pit, 25.; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Doors opened at Half-past Six, and the l'erformance commence at Seven. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD.STREET. LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, Will be performed THE DEVIL'S IN IT, Rolla, Mrs. Keeley After which, the Petite Drama, called THE GREEK SLAVE. Beide (the Greek Slave), Madame Eugenie Prosper. To be followed by a New Farce, called BOUNCE; or, The Ojlbbeway Indians. To conclude with THE SWISS COTTAGE. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, Will Ye repeated, by permission of Charles Dickens, Esq., THE CHRISTMAS CAROL. Principal Characters—Messrs. 0. Smith, Wright, Lyon, Maynard, Forman, Miss Woolgar. Mrs. F. Ma' hews, Miss Chaplin, and Miss Lee. After which, the Tragedy of RICHARD THE THIBD. Ri. chard, Mr. Wright; Lady Anne, Miss E. Stanley. To conclude with TILE WRECK ASHORE Principal Cha. ractere—Mrs. Yates, Miss Woolgar, Messrs. Lyon, 0. Smith, and Wright. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. Under the Management of Mr. Batty, Proprietor. THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, Will be performed the Grand National Spectacle of THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. Napoleon Buonaparte, Mr. Gomersal, his ori• glnal character. New Scenes in the Circle, and Unequalled Feats of Horsemanship. To conclude with THE HORSE BANDITTI OF BAGDAD. Acting and Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. Stalls, 55.; Bo ace, 45.; Upper - Boxes, 55.; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is.; Upper Gallery, fd. Box.office open daily from Ten till Four. Stage Boxes, One Cvmea ; Half-price to Ditto, Halt-a-Guinea. Private Boxes, Two Guineas; Half-price to Ditto, One Guinea. Half-price, Half-past Eight. DAVIDOE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Enormous hit of Stella Rittersdorr —more crowded than ever— Increased attraction of the best Pantomime in London, overflow. ing with fun. THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY Ifl, Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled STELLA RITTERS DORF. Supported by Messrs. Saville, Hughes, Hicks R. Honner, Neville, Vale, Smith, Johnson, Lewis, eslop, Mrs. R. Honner, Mrs. Daly. Mrs. Hughes, Miss Terrey, and Mrs. H. Vining. Aftep which, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, by "Boz,'! with splendid Appointments. To conclude with an entirely new Grand Comic Pantomime with Splendid Scenery, Superb Dresses, Inimitable Properties and T=ricks , every thing new and of the most costly description, HARLEQUIN GRAMMAR, or, Lindley Murray and AE I 0 U. Harlequin, Mr. W. H. Harvey ; Grotesque, Mr. Stilt; Clown, Mr. Fuller; Pants. loon, Mr. Hawkins ; Columbines (alternately) Miss M. R. Fair. brother and Miss Sharpe. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box office, from Eleven to Four. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, Will be performed A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Principal Cha. ratters—Measrs. Freer, Nantz, Gardner, Paul, Seaman, Miss Vin. cent, and Kiss Arden. After which, THE WILD IRISH GIRL Shelah O'Shay, Miss Vincent. To oenclude with THE GNOME OF THE GOLD MINES, sup. ported by Messrs. Freer, Nantz, Miss Vincent. &c. THE WEATHER.-SuN OFFICE, FEB. 16. TfiBRMOMETER, Lowest, 32 ; Highest, 45 ; Noon, 41. BAROMETER, 30.25.—W1ND, NV. NOTE.—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes the freezing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is usually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 15 minutes after 0 I Evening .45 minutes after 0 SECOND EDITION.. ment against the charge of reducing the stipendary magistrates. They had done nothing more than they were compelled to do by Act of Parliament. He had not much to say against the motion. He, how ever, denied the statement that justice was not fairly administered, and at the same time defended Sir ROBERT PEEL against the unjust imputation that he had appointed the Noble Lord on the woolsack to his high office because he was hostile to Ireland. He was followed by the Earl of RIPON, at the con clusion of whose speech, after a pause of some mi nutes, the Marquis of NORMANBY rose to reply, when a scene ensued, somewhat diversifying the usual solemnity of their Lordships' proceedings, but for a description of which we must refer to our report. When the excitement calmed down the House divided. The numbers were—Content, 78 ; Not Content, 175. Their Lordships then adjourned. In the Commons Mr. SOTHERON took his seat for North Wiltshire. Lord CLEMENTS gave notice of a motion for Tues lay next, with reference to the expense incurred by he movement of troops to Ireland, and the registra- ,ion of arms. Mr. WALLACE gave notice that, on the 29th, he would call the attention of the House to railway communication throughout the United Kingdom. Colonel RAWDON gave notice, for the same, day, of a motion relative to the proclamation against the Clontarf meeting. Sir JAMES GRAHAM postponed the Committee on the Factories Bill till Friday fortnight. In answer to a question from Mr. HUME, Sir ROBERT PEEL said the estimates would not be brought forward till the conclusion of the debate on the state of Ireland. Mr. HUME presumed they would, therefore, be brought forward on Monday. A number of motions were postponed. Mr. D. Ross, the Member for Belfast, resumed the adjourned debate on Ireland, and expressed his hearty concurrence in the propositions brought for ward by Lord J. RUSSELL; he expressed his astonish ment that the rulers of this country, after Ireland had been connected with this country for six cen turies, had not devised some plan to consolidate the union and conciliate that nation. The will alone was wanting. He then described the peaceable state of Ireland under the two Whig Lords-Lieutenant, and adverted to the charge made against Mr. O'Cos- IS ELL of not being sincere in his endeavours to benefit his native land. It was said that Mr. O'CONNELL was a hypocrite, that his words were smoother than oil, but his thoughts breathed nothing but violence. Here Mr. O'CoNNELL entered, and was loudly cheered by the Opposition as he walked up the floor of the House, and the cheers were renewed with great effect when he resumed his old seat near Mr. HUME. After this exciting scene Mr. Ross proceeded to draw the attention of the House to the peculiar grievance of Ireland, and particularly pointed to the Established Church. The religion of the majo rity, he said, should be scrupulously regarded, but by no possibility could the present state of that Church be reconciled to the feelings of the people or to justice. Mr. P. BORT WICK followed. Sir BARRON declined making.any reply to Mr. BORTHWICK'S remarks, and, after enumerating the grievances of which Ireland had just reason to com plain, expressed his concurrence in the motion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL. A number of other speakers addressed the House, but the speech of Lord Howlcs was the speech of the night. It deserves the highest commendation. His Lordship was not shackled by Whig or aristocratical prejudices, he showed himself an honest man, a man of no party, and forgot all political distinctions in asserting the rights and denouncing the oppressions of a country that would willingly be allied with England, if England would only act like an honest and generous nation. After a short conversation on the subject, the debate was again adjourned. --The ablest and most manly speech made last night in the House of Commons was decidedly that of Lord Howicx, who inveighed in indignant terms against the tardiness and manifest reluctance of Go vernment in bringing forward remedial measures for the sister-country ; and asked, with pointed emphasis, if this was a case in which they could safely wait till a more convenient season to propose more enlarged schemes of amelioration. " While peace lasted," observed the Noble Lord, " the utmost extent of the evil might be the production of a state of society which must be intolerable to all who were forced to live in it ; and GOD knew this was bad enough ! But had Government considered what would be the result, should a foreign war break out ? What would he their situation if they were again called on to carry on a mortal struggle with a foreign enemy, with nearly one-third of the whole population of the empire ready, not to take part with them, but against them, with all the deadly hatred which sprung from concealed disaffection ? Did they con sider how fearful a danger this was ? Peace, hap pily, prevailed; but who could say how long it would last ? This state of things was a temptation to other countries, knowing the sources of our weakness, to ask for that which was inconsistent with our honour and our interest." This is just the sort of argument that would suggest itself, not to a mere red-tape tyer, but to a statesman of enlightened and compre hensive views, such as Lord Howicx shows himself to be, throughout his well-digested speech on Ireland. That it will produce much impression on a Government whose highest object seems to be to legislate for the day, leaving the morrow to shift for itself, we do not suppose for an instant ; but it will tell with the country; it will sink deep into the minds of all whose opinions are worth consideration ; and induce them to regard the Irish question in a far different light to that in which they may have hitherto been in the habit of viewing it. So long as Ireland continues in her present state of deplorable disaffection—a disaffection prevented from breaking out into open insurrection, not so much by the mili tary force stationed in that country, as by the inces sant, earnest appeals of O'CoNNELL—there can be no sure guarantee for the safety of England, in the event of a war breaking out with any of the Con tinental Powers. With the affections of Ireland estranged from us, with what confidence could Ave venture to oppose the troops of France, burning to revenge the defeat of Waterloo? how meet the myriad masses of trained soldiers whom, by the mere stamping of his foot, the Emperor of RUSSIA. could summon into the field of action ? How oppose the bold, stubborn forces of the American Republic, whose recent mani festation of sympathy has so warmly endeared it to the heart of Ireland ? These are contingencies not very likely—we devoutly hope and believe—to happen ; still they come within the limits of proba bility, and an enlightened Government —one, we mean, that can see beyond its nose—should always be provided against the chances of their occur rence. With the sister-country at our back, we may bid defiance to the world; but while Ireland continues to be our weakness instead of our strength —our shame instead of our boast—we must be con tent from time to time to put up with sleights to which, under other circumstances, we should not dream of submitting. Lord Howicx remarked that Ministers had shown energy only in " re pressing external signs of disobedience," and had manifested a deplorable want of vigour in bringing forward remedial measures. This is perfectly true. When once they had decided on the point, they could he prompt enough in putting Mr. O'CoNxELL on his trial for conspiracy ; but their landlord-and-tenant commission, which is meant to have a conciliatory tendency, still " drags its slow length along ; ;" and it appears to be a matter of considerable doubt, whether, for this year at least, any re sult, in the slightest degree beneficial, will be obtained from it. What substantial good can any rational individual anticipate from a Government which thus shows itself feeble in the right, and forcible in the wrong ; and legislates on the assump tion that Ireland has scarcely one solid comprehensive gri g e h v t a e n s c t e p o t o s s i c b o l m e m p o a d i ni ocufm,sli an of d re t l h ie a f t w e i o ll n b se e q q u u b i n t t e ly su t ffi he . cient to answer every useful purpose ? In speaking of the c li tn o e w s, lcK a e s x i i n )r e e e s ri se ty d_ d hina e: Irish Protestant Church a , d L is o tio rd self with a manliness — serving of all possible praise, and satisfactorily showed that, until that gigantic grievance was con siderably mitigated, if not wholly done away with, there could be no hope of perma• nent tranquillity in Ireland, It might be " ~• 1 . " •'' -i) , .•',' > ' . ' irr 4 iil ' t fif (..,!. 0,1 0U I • 144, .. .... , , • '"SI ' v. - " 414 :,-, •----'. • - 3 , r.• .Arli ~.. ...-4,:• . 2 ."::'%;;."-- • Bwillikl.' -."' ' '!"-- . 4.- 411111011, ' ''' - ~, '' ,' ‘ • •• 1 1l ' , . , ;"'lr - . ~,,• , , ' d . l r ..:. ' Pr • ' 140' 4 '''' ' " Ili' 'fr ER - 0 : ° . ' 'l6. . , IP --- int LONDON, FRIDAY, - FEBRUARY 16, 1844. Lord STOURTON withdrew the motion of which h he had given notice in the House of L or ds re ference to the construction of Catholic oaths-: with The Duke of WELLINGTON announced that it was the intention of the Government to introduce a Bill this session on Turnpike Trusts. The Earl of FoRTESCUE resumed the adjourned debate on Ireland, and commenced by correcting some mis-statements which had been made in the Commons with regard to the appointment of seven additional stipendiary magistrates. In adverting to the immediate question before the House, he spoke is high terms of Mr. O'Corimmr, for the stand which he had made against Chartism in Ireland ; and con cluded by stating that he considered the Irish Church one of the great grievances of the country. The Noble Earl was heard very imperfectly. The Earl of gIIDDINGTOR defended the Goma. . THE SEN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, 1844. kept in a state of sulky subordination by the pre sence of English troops, occupying it as though it were an enemy's country ; but it would never be cordially reconciled to us—never act as our right arm in the hour of difficulty and danger. Madrid papers of the Bth have been received, but they add little to the intelligence published on Thurs day. Madrid, by order of the Captain-General NARVAEZ, had been declared in a state of siege,— that is under martial-law. The editors of three Liberal journals have announced that they are com pelled to suspend their publication under such extra ordinary circumstances. " Absolute power," says one of them (the Eco del Comercio) being now esta blished, and the sword of a soldier suspended over our heads, we are compelled to yield to force and discpn tinue our labours. The whole is now placed in an exceptional condition, under the rule of the sword. The military authorities are invested with all the public powers. They dispose of the lives of citizens whom they can send to the scaffold by merely ac cusing them of indirectly favouring revolt. Before retiring from the contest, we protest against a mea sure so illegal and so tyrannical. Whilst there existed a shadow of liberty we supported our principles at all risks, like men of courage and conviction. But now our sacrifices would be unavailable, for we should soon fall into the snares which are laid for the organs of public opinion." The Espectador made a nearly similar declaration, and published its last number with several blank columns. The Three per Cents. were done at 281 for cash, and 29 at 60 days, and the Five per Cents., at 20i and 19i at 60 days. All the Paris papers of Wednesday publish a tele graphic dispatch from Calais, announcing the convic tion of Mr. O'CoNNELL and the other traversers. They make few comments on it, however, as the real nature of the verdict given on Saturday was hardly intelli gible to Englishmen, and would, therefore, ill bear a translation. The Courrier Francais, however, reck oned a conviction as certain, and remarks :—" Will Sir R. PEEL thereby reduce the agitator to silence? —does he imagine that the complaints of Ireland will be extinguished by his imprisonment ? The English Government has these questions to solve ; but British philanthropy temporises with the ills of Ireland, and to gain time has provoked a condemnation. This miserable 'expedient of a petty policy will be a lasting shame to the Tory Ministry and to the Judges !" Queen CHRISTINA was to leave Paris on Thursday for Marseilles, and proceed to Spain from that place by sea. The French Funds were very firm on Wednesday. The Three per Cents. closed at 82f.. 50c. ; the Five per Cents., 12M. 80c. ; Orleans Railroild Shares, 852 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 832 f. 50c. ; Havre, 672 f. 50c. ; Avig non, 757 f. 50c. THE BOURSE-WEDNESDAY, FEB. 14. • First Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. French Five per Cents. .• . • 125 70 • • 125 70 .• 125 60 .. 125 65 Four per Cents. •• •• 106 50 • • 106 50 •• 106 50 • • 106 50 Three per Cents.• •• • 82 50 • • 82 50 •• 82 35 • • 82 45 Bank - of France 3275 ••3275 3275 3275 Lailltte Bank, I,ooof. Sharesllos • • 1105 .. 1105 • • 1105 5,000 f. Sharesso67 50 • • 5067 50 ..5067 50 ..5067 50 Belgian Bank . 675 . • 675 .. 675 .. 675 Belgian Fives .•••••• • . • • • • 1071 • . 1071 .. 1071 • • 1071 1840 •••••• •• 1091 .. 1091 •• 1091 .. 1091 1842 •• .• •• 1101 .. 1101 •• 1101 .. 1101 Spanish Active Passive ...... •• • ... 51 .. 51 54 .• 54 Portuguese Five per Cents.. 47 .. 47 .. 461 .. 461 Neapolitan •• • • ....... ••• • • 106 • • 106 •• 105 50 .. 105 50 Roman • RAILWAY SHARES. Versailles, R. 8.• ••• • • 351 25 • • 351 25 .• 351 25 • • 351 25 L. 8.• •• • • • 172 50 .. 175 172 50 .. 175 Rouen • • • • ..... • • • • • • • • • • • 835 • • 835 • • 835 .. 835 Rouen to:Havre .• • • Orleans Strasburg to Bale 247 50 .• 247 50 •• 243 75 .. 247 50 Montpellier to Cette • . 495 • • 495 • . 495 .. 495 Avignon to Marseilles— •• .. 765 • • 765 • • 760 .. 760 RAILWAY SHARES, FOR THE ACCOUNT. Versailles, R. 8... ••••.. .. .. 350 • • 352 50 • • 350 .. 352 50 L.B. ..... . .. .... 167 50 • • 175 • • 167 50 .. 175 Rouen • • • • • • • • • • .. .. 835 • • 835 • • 832 50 • • 832 50 --- Rouen to Havre.• . ....... 675 .. 675 • • 670 .. 672 50 Orleans • • • • • • .... 850 .. 852 50 .. 850 .. 852 50 Strasburg to Bale • • • • • • .... 248 75 •• 248 75 .. 243 75 .. 246 25 Avignon to Marseilles.• •• •• 760 .. 760 • • 757 50 .. 757 50 The Army Estimates, Ist April, 1844, to 31st March, 1845 (laid upon the Table of the House of Commons, and ordered to be printed on the Bth inst.), consist, in the first place, of the state of particulars re spectively attached to the Two Votes into which the " Charge for her Majesty's land forces at home and abroad' is condensed :—Arote 1, declares the number of men to be takenfor the year ; Vote 2, the estimated charge for the same. Vote 1, sets out, " the number of officers, non-commissioned officers, and rank and file which, it is proposed to maintain for the service of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, (exclusive of the troops employed in the East Indies), for the above period," at 100,295. Vote 2, esti mates the charge of her Majesty's land forces for service • at home and abroad for the same term, at 4,475,8261. But, since the charge for five regiments of cavalry, and twenty-three regiments of infantry, which are employed in the East Indies ; and the charge, also, of the East India depots at Maidstone and Chatham, are defrayed by the East India Company, their amount (together 939,9061.) are to be deducted from this aggregate, as well as a further sum of 104,1561. on account of appropriations in aid. The net amount, therefore, to be provided under terms of vote 2, is 3,431,7641. The total net amount to be granted for these services, and for the several other services forming the subjects of the re maining votes comprised in these estimates, is (effec tive and non-effective) 5,984,5241. This total, for last year, was 6,225,1031., showing a decrease in the Army Estimates for the present year, as com pared with those for 1843-44, of 240,579/. The charges for the current year, on account of the several services under the class " Effective," are stated, re spectively, thus :--Staff Officers, 158,231/. ; Public Departments, 90,308/. ; Royal Military College, 17,9181.; Royal Military Asylum and Hibernian Schools, 13,406/.; Volunteer Corps, 86,077/. • Un provided Services of former years, 1,6491. The total of these is 3,783,4371. (the item on account of Royal Military College, &c., being defrayed by an appro priation in aid). The amount to be provided for " Non-Effective Service" is thus distributed :—Re wards for Military Services, 13,953/. ; Army Pay of General Officers, 77,000/. ; Full Pay for Retired Offi cers, 62,300/. ; Half-pay and Military Allowances, 450,0001.; Foreign Half-pay, 54,9321.; Widows' Pensions, 141,610/. ; Compassionate Allowances, Bounty Warrants, and Pensions for Wounds, 110,000/. ; In-Pensioners of Chelsea and Kilmain ham, and Out-PensionerS of Chelsea Hospitals, 1,252,792/. ; Superannuation Allowances, 38,500/. These Estimates are prepared with great minuteness and in much detail ; and all the items are stated with remarkable distinctness and precision. ARRIVAL OF THE AVON WEST INDIA STEAMER.— This vessel, which has been overdue for some days, ar rived at Southampton on Thursday morning. The de lay had been caused by severe weather in the Gulf of Mexico, which lasted for two days. The voyage alto gether had been unfortunate, and the Avon; having steamed for thirty-five days, consumed all the coals, and the Captain was obliged to break away the bulk-heads, and some other parts of the ship, for fuel. She left Mexico on the 4th of January, where all was quiet. The Avon left Bermuda for England on the 28th of January, and on the following day another gale eame on, the wind blowing a hurricane ; it con tinued for forty-eight hours. Sir Charles Adam was at Jamaica, on his way to Vera Cruz. The Trent brought the inter-colonial mails for the Avon. The Forth had left Havannah on the 12th of January, for Jamaica. The Avon has 503,893 dollars on board, 57,500 of which are for the Mexican dividends, and 181,251 for the Real del Monte Mining Company ; the rest on merchants' account.. Also, 59 serons of cochineal, and 54 cases of gum copal. The various dates of departure are—from Tampico, 23d Dec. ; Vera Cruz, 4th Jan. ; Havannah, 16th Jan. ; Nassau, 18th Jan. ; and Bermuda, 28th Jan. The intelligence by this arrival is not of much importanPe. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at -Liverpool, yesterday, were only 2,500 bales, parties awaiting the arrival of the steamer. 200 bales were Egyptian, at 74d. to 841 ; 80 Pernambuco, at 64d. to 6id. ; 100 Surat at 4d. to 44d. and the rest Ame rican, at 54d. to 7d., for Orleans. A fair business was done in Shares, but prices were rather heavy. Eastern Counties were 101 i; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 59 ; Grand Junction, 227 ; Brighton, 42 ; Midland Counties, 894 ; North Midland, 904 ; Paris and Lyons, 2 17-20 ; Paris and Orleans, 33 ; Paris and Rouen, 32 ; South Eastern, New, 34#. The Avon having at last arrived, the community interested in the West Indies have been much relieved of the anxiety under which :they laboured, and consider that the steamer has proved herself an excellent sea-boat. We must observe, however, that the general accounts from the West India islands are by no means satisfactory, as in Jamaica the drought continued most excessive, and the cattle were suffering severely. The crops must, under these circum stances, prove greatly deficient. The island was healthy, notwithstanding, and it is remarked that the population, at no period since the emancipation, had been so well conducted. The state of trade was very indifferent, and capital was scarce, as well as bills, to remit to England. It will be seen whether the new colonial tariff will affect the trade of the island. From Demerara we hear chiefly of political squabbling, but the colony is said not to be in a very flourishing state, though particular estates made good crops. Barbadoes has been rather better off than Jamaica, but the showers have been too partial to afford material relief. Trinidad has beeu favoured bdth in respect to labour and weather. From Mexico there seems to be nothing of prominent inte rest, except what may be contained in the government dispatches. The remittance for the dividends is 57,000 dol lars ; and private merchants, as also one or two of the mines, have received good amounts The English Funds are buoyant this morning, and there is a good business doing. The reduction of the interest on Exchequer Bills will probably throw more of the unemployed capital into Consols, which have touched 97# to # for present transfer, and 974 to # for Account. The Commissioners have purchased 20,0001. of this security at the highest rate. Ex chequer Bills at lid. are 70s. premium. Reduced Three-and a-Half per Cents. have been a shade higher, viz , 103 to 1034, and the New, 102 to 102*. The Three per Cents. have obtained 98* to 98#. Bank Stock has risen to 193* and 194, and East India Stock is very firm at 2774 to 278. The Foreign Bonds are rather lively, especially Mexican, which, on account of the remittance, have touched 354 for Account, though since down again to 34*. The Deferred have ranged from 114 to 12*. Colombian Stock has been buoyant also at 124 to 13. Brazilian are quiet at 79. In Peruvian there have been further speculative bargains at ad vanced rates, 314 up to 32#, but we may anticipate a re action, unless some more decided course is found to exist than the mere prospect of Guano dividends. Spanish Bonds have been quiet at 234 to * for the Fite per Cents., and at 324 to * for the Three per Cents. The news is certainly not encouraging, but prices keep steady. Portuguese Converted Stock is 44* to and flat ; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 55* to #. The Railway Shares are quiet, but in very few instances lower. Birmingham are 135 to 134 premium, ex div. The French lines are looking better, and also South Eastern. Nothing has been done in Blackwell. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 194 19Sti 194 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 9 7 ' pli per Cent. Reduced Annuities New 336 per Cent. Annuities lO2 Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 1 2 % 34 %a Ditto 3 o Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1859 • Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan. WO. India Stock 278 27'734 Consols for Account 9 734b% Exchequer Bills, I%d. I%d 1,000/. Ditto Advertised .. . .... FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Columbian Bonds. Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent. B7 Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. ...... 34% 35 34 Ditto for the Account 343„ 35 36 34% Ditto Deferred Stock 11 3{ "123 1W Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents. 3l Ditto for the Account. 313 32% 31 3 ,E Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto Converted 44 Ditto for the Account 44 Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 23 % % Ditto for the Account 23 Ditto Deferred l3 Ditto Three per Cent Ditto for the Account L 2 i % Dutch 236 per Cents. s,', Dutch 5 per Cents. 10173 823 f New Loan 1837, 6 per Cents. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWARS. PAID. .PER SHARE Eastern Counties Ditto New 25 12%%... to Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O ......... 59 .... ..... to Great Western Ditto 36 Shares Liverpool and Manchester 100 Ditto St, Shares London and Brighton London and Birmingham Stock .. . ..235. London and South Western 41% 7 7 3% London and Croydon (Trunk)... 13 Lancaster and Carlisle Manchester and Leeds...... ......... 70 113%34 ... to Ditto % Shares Midland Counties lOO - Ditto 34 Shares l5 - to Northern and Eastern 46 M to Morth Midland Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen 2O 32 % ... to Rouen and Havre. - 8 .... l 4 South Eastern and Dover Ditto Scrip Yarmouth and Norwich JOINT STOCK SANK& London Joint Stock MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 15.—Although we cannot report any improvement in our market to-day, yet prices remain firm at the following quotations :—Manchester and Birmingham, 40 ; Manchester and Leeds Quarter, 94 ; Paris and Lyons, 2i ; South Eastern, 34i ' • Ditto Scrip, 34i ; Barnsley Junction, 3i ; Sheffield and Manchester Quarter Shares, 7 13-16. COURT CIRCULAR. - - - WINDSOR, THURSDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert took their usual walking exercise this morning in the Home Park. In the afternoon her Majesty and the Prince rode out. in a pony phaeton, his Royal Highness driving. Sir Robert Peel arrived at the Castle this morning from -town, and had an audience. of her Majesty. The Right Hon. Baronet afterwards took his departure in the after noon, and returned to town, travelling by the Great Western railway. The Royal Family have been taking airings as usual, to-day. Sir Henry Wheatley arrived this forenoon at the Castle. Sir Henry took his departure in the afternoon. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, attended by Baroness Ahlefeldt, arrived in town yesterday morning, from her residence, at Kew. Her Royal Highness paid a visit to the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House, and in the afternoon returned to Kew. _ _ _ Sir Robert Peel left town yesterday morning, by the Great Western Railway, to attend her Majesty, at Windsor Castle. The Right Hon. Baronet returned to his residence, in White hall-gardens, soon after four o'clock in the afternoon. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge arrived in town yesterday afternoon, from Kew. The Royal Duke visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House. Her Most Faithful Majesty the Queen of Portugal has been graciously pleased to raise Baron de Moncorvo, her Majesty's Envoy at this Court, to the dignity of a Knight Grand Cross of the Ancient Military Order of St. James of the Sword. Sir W. C. Ross, R.A., has left London, by command of her Majesty, for the Court of Brussels, to paint a large miniature of her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians, and the Princess Charlotte of Belgium. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.—The last perform ance of Handel's Oratorio, Jephtha, takes place at Exeter Hail thia (Friday) trening. SUMMARY OF NEWS AND public Optutou. Who tins may read." rOREIGN. On Monday, the King of the French, attended by General Rumigny and two orderly officers, left the Tuileries at two o'clock for Saint Cloud, and returned at five. In the even ing their Majesties received a numerous party to dinner. The youngest daughter of Lucien Bonaparte, the Princess Constance, aged 24, says the Commerce, has just entered the convent of the Sacre Cceur de Notre Dame, on Mount Pincio. On account of her extraordinary mental capacity, her superiors destine her to be the foundress of a depen dence on the order at Warsaw. Nafi-Effendi, ex-Ambassador from the Ottoman Porte to the Court of the Tuileries, has left Paris to return to Con stantinople. M. Munoz, brother of the morganatic husbatid of Queen Christina, has just arrived in Paris, with dispatches from the Spanish Government. The Augsburg Gazette states that the Russian army in the Caucasus is about to receive a reinforcement of 10,000 men. At the last sitting of the Court of Assizes at Dijon, a ser vant girl named Rousseau, and her master, named Langon nier, the Mayor of the commune of Venaray, were tried for infanticide, the former as a principal, and the latter as ac cessory. It appeared from the evidence, and from the con fession of the girl, that she had borne three children, of which Langonnier was the father, and that they . had all been murdered at his suggestion, and with his assistance. The prisoners were both found guilty. The Court condemned Langonnier to death, and the female to imprisonment for life, with hard labour. The Countess of Nassau, widow of the ex-King of the Netherlands, is said to have decided upon fixing her resi dence at the chateau which she possesses near Cologne, and to which workmen have been sent from Brussels to prepare it for her reception. A letter from Rome, of the 4th of February, says that the Director of the Police at Ravenna had been shot as he was returning home from the theatre. At Castel Bolognese, near Imola, several gensdarmes have been assassinated, and the theatre of Cesena has been blown up by means of a powder mine. Happily there was no per son in the theatre when this happened. LAW AND POLICE. In the Court of Queen's Bench an action was brought by Mr. Coppock, the solicitor, to recover damages for a rather serious assault, bommitted upon him in April last, when em ployed in getting up the evidence which was intended to be laid before the House of Commons on the petition against Mr. Kelly's return for the borough of Cambridge. The charge was clearly made out, and the jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 2501. In the Central Criminal Court, Elizabeth Brown, who was convicted a few days since. of an extensive robbery of plate from her master, Mr. R. Clavering Savage, to whom she had acted in the double capacity of mistress and servant, was brought up for judgment, and sentenced to two years' im prisonment, with hard labour. The Court, at its rising, ad journed till Monday, the 4th of March. At Union-hall, John Stevens, a silversmith, of John-street, Islington, was finally examined before Mr. Cottingham, charged with fraudulently obtaining money to the amount of 75L, of Mr. Folkard, the pawnbroker, of the London road, by means of spurious metal, resembling ingots of silver. Mr. Cottingham said he was of opinion the charge was made out against the prisoner, and that he should com mit him for trial. . _ ...... At the Thames Police-court Charles Lambert and William 31‘Gregor were brought up on remand, charged with piracy, under the 11th and 12th William 111., c. 7, which constitutes any attempt to create a revolt on ship board, to be an act of piracy. The statute of William was subsequently confirmed and perpetuated by the 6th George 1., c. 19. The prisoners were seamen on board the brig Ilestr, bound on a whaling voyage to the South Pacific, and owing, as it was alleged, to the misconduct of the prisoners, a revolt arose, in which one man, named Greggs, was shot dead by the master, Captain Richard Lucas Williams. They were committed for trial. COMILTZABIZIONAB LE. Lady Holland received at dinner on Wednesday evening, in Stanhope-street, Mayfair, the French Ambassador, the Countess St. Aulaire, the Baroness Langsdorff, and other foreigners of distinction. The Baron Langsdorff left the seat of the French Embassy on Tuesday last, for Paris. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford leave Woburn Abbey on the sth of the next month, for Belgrave-square. The Countess Dowager of Carnwath has arrived in Glou cester-place, Portman-square, from Canterbury. Earl and Countess Grosvenor and Lady Elizabeth Gros dvaeynorneaxret.Die expected m atorgaleaiavaenEdatDoinarllchailola. a r m or otofwwn,eostninTinuateser are not expected at Grosvenor House, for the season, until the first week in May. Lord and Lady Kinnaird are expected to leave Rossie Priory at the latter end of the ensuing month, for their new mansion in Upper Brook-street, for the season. The venerable Right Hon. Thomas Grenville, brother to the late celebrated statesman, who has been indisposed at his mansion in Hamilton-place, is convalescent. Mr. Bolton Clive, M.P., is recovering from a severe attack of indisposition. WLISCELLANZOVS. At a Court of Common Council held on Thursday, Mr. R. L. Jones brought up the Report of the Royal Exchange Com mittee, which stated that the purchase of the block of build ings, called Bank-buildings, in front of the Royal Exchange, had been completed. On New Year's day, 1843, with a sixpenny fare, the Gree nock and Glasgow Railway pocketed 771. from holiday pas sengers. On New Year's day, 1844, with a shilling fare, they received 451. There has just been rehearsed at Vienna J. L. Hatton's newly-composed opera of Pascal Brunow, under the superin tendence of the maestro, the principal parts being taken by Staudigl and Lutzer. A correspondent pronounces it to be one of the most splendid operas he ever heard. It will be produced before the public at Vienna at the end of this month. Sir James Graham declines appointing magistrates for the borough of Sheffield, unless the town-council are prepared to build a new gaol, and to hold quarter sessions. The monthly meeting of the Anti-Corn-law League took place in the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, on Wednesday evening. The spacious building was never so crowded be fore. The speakers were Mr. Cobden, M.P., Colonel Thomp son, and Mr. R. R. R. Moore, and the audience included per sons who had come many miles to have an opportunity of hearing them. Mr. G. Wilson, chairman of the Council, presided. There has been a considerable falling off in the importa tion of hemp into Great Britain in the course of the last two years—the quantity imported in 1842 having been about 2,000 tons less than that of the year previous. In 1843 the import was 1,000 tons less than that of 1842. The stocks are unusually low in London, Liverpool, and the other prin cipal markets. The barque Lady Bute, which sailed from the Clyde on Saturday evening last, for Calcutta, carried one of the most valuable cargoes which has ever left that port, being esti mated at more than 40, 0001 From the statements in the Report of the Visiting Justices of the New Prison, this gaol was in a satisfactory state. The number of prisoners was 178 ; there being 139 males, and 39 females. The Report was received. At the meeting of the:Middlesex Magistrates on Thursday, Mr. Wilks directed attention to the Small Debts Bill, intro duced into the House of Commons by Mr. John Jervis, by which, individual magistrates would be enabled to adjudicate on all claims for debts under 51., and, if necessary, issue dis tress warrants to enforce payment. He also entreated the earnest attention of magistrates, poor-law guardians, and other persons interested, to the proposed amendment of the Poor-law Bill by Sir James Graham, from which considerable alterations and improvements were anticipated. The Report of the Visiting Justices of the House of Correction was read. The regulations in the prison had been enforced and the dis cipline duly maintained. The number of prisoners was 1,084. Of that number 828 were males, and 256 females. There were also seven children in. confinement. LLOYD'S SIIIPPING.—(T HIS DAY.) LONDON, FEB. 16.—Wind, light westerly breeze, and hazy. DEAL, FEB. 15.—Wind S.S.W. to S.W., moderate.—Sld. Jane May, Barbadoes. PLYMOUTH, PHD. 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Ellen Brooks, Havre, for New Orleans. COWES, FEB. 15.—Arrd. Marie, New York, for Havre. SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 15.—Arrd. Oriental steamer, Alex andria, It was blowing a gale at Bermuda on the 27th and 29th of January. FALmouni, FEB. 15.—Wind S.W., strong breezes.—Arrd. Glenalvon, Crouch, Aux Cayes, with loss of boats, bulwarks, t opmas t s , y a rds, water casks, &c, whilst lying to during a severe gale on the 24th and 25th ult., in lat. 37, long. 58. OFF DUNGENESS, FEB 12.—Elizabeth Louisa, Laguna, for Hamburgh. NEWPORT, FEB. 15.—A mast fifty feet long, apparently the mainmast of a brig, or the mizenmast of a ship, seemingly some time in water, came on shore in the bay 10th inst. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 16.—Wind S.S.W., light.—Arrd. Agnes, Braithwaite, Rio de la Hache (Dec. 28) ; William Penning ton, Jamaica; Jackson, Savanilla ; Jane Ross, Crabtree, New Orleans ; Elizabeth, Moses, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sld. Sisters, Mexico ; Scotland, New York. Two large vessels were passed on shore on Fortune Island, and a large barque on Crooked Island, with wreckers alongside, by the Agnes, arrived here; the same vessel saw also the top and part of a topmast up on end on Robert's Shoal ; also, a large mast, not long in the water, off Barbuda, and experienced very bad weather on the passage. SHIELDS, FEB. 14.—Sld. Amazon, Calcutta ; Orwell, Cape of Good Hope. Wiirrnv, FEB. 14.—The Magnet, of this port, from Stock ton to Scarborough, got on Whitby Rock at 4 rad., but was assisted off at eleven o'clock very leaky, and proceeded with extra hands. The Neptune, of and from Sunderland, ran in the neck at 6 P.M. and sank ; crew saved. YARMOUTH, FEB. 15.—The Dispatch, from Middlesborough to Ipswich, and the Percy, of Sunderland, were in contact in the Roads yesterday, when the former lost bulwarks, &c. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals at Mauritius--Intrepid, Fowler, Nov. 4, from Ma dras ; Zoe, Blacklock, from the Cape ; Prince of Waterloo, Elder, from Calcutta ; Barbara, Purss, from Halifax ; Ram bler, Hutchinson, from Calcutta ; Robert Ingham, Clough, from Bordeaux ; Mary, Mackie, from Liverpool ; Charlotte, Goble, from Newcastle ; Mary, Rowe, 13th, from the Cape ; Coringa packet, Chilcott, 14th, from Madras ; Samson, Brown, from Madagascar; Jane, Stewart, 15th, from Ma dras ; Cygne, 16th, from Lbmbock ; Lucinda, Scollay, from Bombay; Fairlie, 11th, from Portsmouth and Rio; Meg Merrilies, Thompson, from the Cape ; Earl Grey, Mollisou, 14th, from Calcutta ; Tartar, Bruin, 17th, from Madagascar ; Goshawk, Ritchie, 18th, from Tranguebar ; Juliana, Wood house, from Calcutta ; Teazer, Gibson, from Madras ; Akbar, Arkley, from Calcutta ; Suerier, Vincent, from Bourbon ; British Sovereign, Cowly, from Calcutta ; Dream , Eager, from Bourbon; Prince Albert , S ervals, 21st, from Madagas car; Ann, Green, 22d, from the Cape. i Departures from Mauritius —Nestor, Steward, in Nov. to Liverpool ; Chance, Rosby, 15th, to Bombay ; Cypress, Ap pleby, 16th, to Calcutta ; Colu mbine, Crisp, 18th, to Liver pool ; Helen Mary, Palmer, to London ; David Malcolm, Marshall, to Madras ; Branken M oor, Smith, to Launceston ; Cvue,Mßaarglmaroentt; Thompson, ohoßmopusorbnr 22d, and hanrodnoAmgrieteprpna, Rodgers,, Purss, 21st, Lady 24th, all to London ; Rosanna, Keith, and Belle Creole, Pur chase, to sail 24th Nov. to London ; Meg Merrilies, loading for London. Arrivals at Kedegeree, Bengal—Lalla Rookh, Kenney, Dec. 22, from Mauritius ; Argyle, Henney, from Greenock. Departures from Kedgeree—Emily, Greaves, Dec. 22, and Maria, Miller, for London ; Adele M ar g uard, Ste p n ey , for Ch l i r la rival at Santa Cruz—China, Livesay, Jan. 13, f rom London, and sailed to Madras, and Bengal. The Duke of Wellington is expected to leave Apsley House on Wednesday se'nnight, for Strathfieldsaye, where his Grace will remain three or four days, to entertain the judges ; and during his Grace's absence it is not expected that any business of importance will be transacted in the House of Lords. Mr. Arbuthnot continues at Apsley House in improved health. ADVERTISEMENT. - - FOUR SUPPLEMENTS WITH THE " DISPATCH."- The extraordinary demand for the Dispatch of Sunday last, Feb. 11, with a Second Supplement, extended to 165,000 impressions, and affords the Proprietors the gratification of finding that the exertions they made to furnish their readers with a perfect History of the great National Trial are fully appreciated. To render the Supplements to the Dispatch truly acceptable to their patrons, the Proprietors have been induced, by the length of the proceedings, to alter their original plan, and instead of presenting Two Supplements, they will extend it to FOUR, thus rendering the record of this memorable trial both ample and complete. The Supplements of Feb. 4 and 11 are still on sale ; but early applications are necessary to ensure the pos session of these portions of this invaluable historical register. Orders for the Dispatch are received by every News Agent and Book seller in the kingdom; and by Mr. Wood, at the Dispatch Office, 139, Fleet-street. SUSPICIOUS DEATH IN THE RlVER.—Yesterday an inquest was held before William Carter, Esq., at the Spread Eagle, Rotherhithe, as to the death of a man unknown, who was found dead under very remarkable and suspicious cir cumstances. Thomas Craddock, a waterman deposed that on Monday last, as he *aS ro w i ng p as t th e platform at Ro therhithe, he perceived the body of a man floating down the stream, which he immediately got into his boat. He then discovered that there was a frightful fracture of the right leg, through the skin of which the bone was protruding. There was also a bruise on one side side of his face. He had made every inquiry, but could obtain no clue as to who the de ceased was, or by what means he came to his death. Mr. Gardner, the beadle, said there were no less than five persons now missing whose bodies are supposed to be in the river, and though he had inquired on both sides of the river, had not been successful in getting the slightest information. The jury returned a verdict-- That the deceased was found dead in the river, but there was no evidence to show how he came there, or by what means his death was caused." STRIKE.—The sailors of South and North Shields have turned out. The object of the strike is to g et an ad vance of wages. The present rates of wages are, in the coal trade, from 3/. 10s. to 3/. 12s. 6d. per voyage, and in the American and Baltic trade, from 2/. ss. to 2/. I Is. per month. The wages demanded are 41. for the coal trade, and 31. for the Baltic. Numerous meetings have been held by the sai lors in the Loyal Standard and Good Design Room_s, where resolutions in favour of the strike were passal.—lVewcastle Advertiser. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-(FRIDAY.) Very moderate supplies of English Wheat have come to hand, since Monday. The demand for that article was steady, and previous rates were firmly supported. Foreign Wheat moved off freely, and full rates were obtained in every in stance. Very little Barley was on show, yet the inquiry for it was trifling, at late rates. The Malt trade was slow ; while in the value of all other grain, no variation occurred. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. I Oats. Flour English 4,610 qrs. 8,110 qrs. 4,640 qrs. 5,580 sacks. Irish - 890 1 19,080 - 4,220 1,280 1 - Malt, 7,390 qrs. SMITHFIELD. Although the supply of beasts was only moderate, we have to report a very dull inquiry for Beef, and Monday's quota tions were barely supported. The numbers of Sheep were again small, while the sale for them was active, and the prices had an upward tendency. In Calves very little was doing, and in some instances the rates were a trifle lower. The Pork trade was firm, and the currencies were steadily supported. Milch Cows were held at from 161 to 19/ 55 each. Per Bibs. to sink the offaL s. d. to s. d.i s. d. toe. d. Interior Beasts ...... 2 6 28, Inferior Sheep ...... ... 210 3 4 second quality ditto 210 3 O i Second quality ditto... 3 6 310 Prime large Oxen 8 2 36, Coarse-woolled ditto.. 310 4 2 Prime Scots. &c. Large coarse Calves.— 3 8 4 6/ Large Hogs 3 0 3 6 Prime small ditto 4 8 1 10; Small Porkers 8 8 4 0 Suckling Calves, each 18 0 26 0 I Quarter old Pigs, eachl6 0 21 0 SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. I Sheep. Calves. 1 Pigs I 560 2,930 106 312 NEVITGATE AND XMADENNALL. The general demand here was rather inactive, on the fo lowing terms : At pe!stone t by the Carcase i. d. to s. a., a. d. to s. d Beef, inferior...« ..... 2 4 2 6 Mutton, inferior 2 1 8 0 --« middling ....... 2 6 28, -- middling 8 2 3 4 -. prime large ~.... 210 3 0( - prime 3 6 8 6 ~- prime small. 3 2 3 4 Pork, large 2 6 3 6 Veal •••••••••••••••••••••••• 3 8 4 81 -email 3 4 4 • BOROUGH BOP MARX T. Our market continues to be very scantily supplied with all descriptions of Hops, while the general demand is steady, on the following terms :—Weald of Kent, pockets, 6/ 4s to 6/ 14s ; Mid Kent ditto, 6/ 12s to 9/ 103; East Kent ditto, 6/ 15s to 9l; Choice ditto, 101 to 11/ lls ; Sussex ditto, 6/ to 6112 e ; Farnhams, 8/ 15s to 11/ 15s ; Mid Kent, bags, 6/ 12a to 81 10s. 0031431111 LAT., SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation has been firm, and as the accounts from the West Indies are still bad, is likely to continue so. The sales since our last have been about 1,200 hhds at rather higher rates. MAURITIUS.-6,135 bags have been put up, which sold well at 58s 6d to 61s for ord, and at 62s to 685,...and 69s 6d for mid to fine bright yellow. BENGAL.-227 bags realised 68s to 69s 6d for fine white. FOREIGN.—There has only been a small private business done. Refined has been steady, standard lumps at 78s per cwt. COFFEE.—British Plantation descriptions have been firm, and only in moderate supply. At auction a small twee' of Jamaica realised 63s to 65s 6d per cwt. In Ceylon there continues to be a good business ; 1,775 bags have been sold publicly at 52s Gd to 90s and 995, for ord to Pea Berry Plan tation kinds. In Mocha 280 bales went at 45s 6d to 87s for triage to fine, clean garbled being taken in at 68s 6d to 695, and some Rio was taken in at 56s for fine ord. There has been some inquiry for Pedang. Rum.—The market is firm, and with more demand. Proof Leewards are is 11d per gallon. SPlCES.—Pepper has been a shade easier. Pimento rather dearer, aid to 3itt per lb ; and Cassia Lignea at very full rates. SALTPETRE.-3,900 bags nearly all sold at 23s to 28s 6d for 11 to 4 refraction. Corrox.—The sales have not been so large as last week. About 2,000 bales have changed hands privately, and at auction a little Madras realised 41c1 to 44d. and Surat 4id to 44d per lb. Prices were firm. TEA.—The market has been quiet privately, and at the public sales only a small portion has found buyers. There are auctions again next Tuesday. Prices are firm generally. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is quiet at 41s to 41s 3d per cwt on the spot. INSOLVENT COURT.-(THIS DAY) The COURT was occupied during the day in hearing appli cations for the admission of bail, of which sixteen stood upon the list, few of which were marked by the slightest point of general interest. The Commissioner then proceeded to take a few motions. QUEEN-SQUARE. -(THIS DAY.) Two little boys, named Charles Guild and Francis White, were charged with creating a disturbance in St. Margaret's workhouse. The master of the workhouse stated that the two boys were incorrigible, as they were continually fighting and annoying the other inmates. Guild was committed for ten days ; White was discharged. Mary Ann Tomlinson, a girl of the town, was charged, by a young man named John Carter, who accompanied her to a brothel, with administering a narcotic drug to him, which stupified him, and that whilst in that state she took from his person 41.105. It appeared that other women were in the room at the time, and the prisoner was remanded for a week, to give the police time to trace them out. William Ford, a lad about eighteen years of age, who is well known to the police as an incorrigible smasher, was charged with uttering a countefeit half-crown, at a pork butcher's in Chelsea - road , and a s h il l ing at a public-house in Queen-street, Pimlico. Both cases were fully proved.—Remanded until Monday. SANDWICH ISLAND JOURNAL.—At the meeting of the Estmological Society, held on Wednesday evening, there were the first four numbers . of a newspaper, published at the Sandwich Islands m the native language. This singular journal, a small folio size, was_ published eve r y second w e e k, th e c irculation was about 3,000, and the annual subscription was about one-eighth of a dollar, or 64d. It is edited by an American missionary. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTEBSALL'S—YESTERDAY. An unusually thin attendances and business in mostrespects so unpretending in amount and importance, that anything beyond the usual quotations would be superfluous. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 50 to 25 agst Mr. John Day's The Ugly Buck—taken CHESTER CUP. 15 to 1 agst Mr. Sharratt's The Prior—taken 20 to .1 agst Mr. Stephenson's Freedom--tak2n freely 25 to 1 agst Colonel Cradock's Pagan—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. D. Cook's What—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. Bradford's Reciprocity 30 to 1 agst Mr. Parr's Young Lochinvar—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Minor's President DERBY. 6 to 1 agst Mr. John Day's The Ugly Buck—taken 15 to 2 agst Mr. Crockford's Rattan—ditto 16 to l agst Col. Peel's Orlando—taken freely 16 to 1 agst Mr. Lichtwald's Leander 20 to 1 agst Lord Maidstone's Cockamaroo—taken freely 30 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's T'Auld Squire—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. Watts's Voltri—take 33 to 1 40 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Apprentice—take 50 to 1 40 to 1 agst Sir R. Bulkeley's Bebington—take 50 to 1 50 to 1 agst Mr. Quin's Loadstone--offered 400 to 200 on Cockamaroo agst Loadstone 400 to 50 and 225 to 25 agst the four Touchstones, viz Orlando, Lancet, the Vat colt, and Loadstone—taken OARS. 8 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's lot. 20 to 1 agst Mr. Lichtwald's Barbara filly. NEWMARKET COURSING MEETING.—TnunsDAY. TILE Oaxs.—Mr. Tyson's Faultless beat Mr. Saberton's Swift—Mr. Saberton's Smart beat Mr. Dobede's Donna Ma ria—Mr. Gillett's Garter beat Mr. Vipan's Valetta—Mr. Fyson's Fidelity beat Mr. Gillett's Godiva—Captain Dain tree's Kitty Bolton beat Mr. Edwards's Asp—Mr. haskip's Jessie beat Mr. Nash's Crucifix. THE Cur.—Mr. Inskip's Jet beat Mr. Moody's Racer— Mr. Fyson's Ferrand beat Mr. Drinkald's Euclid—Mr. Saber ton's Simoom beat Mr. Edwards's Arsenic—Mr. Fyson's Fore most beat Captain Daintree's Kissing Crust—Mr. Dobede's Duncan beat Mr. Vipan's Victorina—Mr. Nash's Cruiskeen beat Mr. Gillett's Gipsey Queen —Captain Daintree's Knight Errant beat Mr. King's Railroad—Mr. Dobede's Dalgetty beat Mr. Moody's Recruit. • T/IE DERBY.—Mr. Edwards's Auber beat Mr. Vipan's Slasher—Mr. Inskip's Juggler beat Mr. Fyson's Fairfax — Mr. Dobede's Donnybrook beat Mr. Saberton's Spanker— Captain Daintree's Viscount beat Mr. Finch's Gamester — Mr. Nath's Captain beat Mr. Moody's Richmond—Mrs Finglis's Garrick beat Mr. Drinkald's Election—Mr. Dobede's Dragonetti ran a bye. THE PORT STARES.—Mr. Nash's Colonel beat Mr. Edwards's Albemarle—Mr. Vipan's Vale beat Mr. Saberton's Verona— Mr. Inskip's Jewess beat Mr. Drimald's Eagle—Mr. Finch's Goto beat Mr. Fyson's Franklin—Mr. Dobede's Dolon beat Captain Daintree's Key. LANARKSHIRE AND RENFREWSHIRE, DEC. 9 AND 10. The Cup for all-aged dogs was won by Mr. A. Graham's His Highness ; the Pollock Stakes by Mr. A. Graham's Saltatore ; the Patterton Stakes by Sir W. A Maxwe ll 's Melampus ; the Crookston Stakes by Mr. Langtry's Bran ; the Darnley Stakes by Mr. A. Pylbrook's King Lear; and the Consolation Stakes by Dr. Brown's Fencer. HEREFORD STEEPLE CHASE—THURSDAY. The Grand Steeple Chase Handicap of 25 soya. each, with 150 soya. added, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared. Four miles. (45 Subs.-23 declared.) Mr. J. Raworth's Robin Adair, list Mr. W. Ekins' Duenna, list 21b Mr. Quartermain's Discount, list 71b The following also started :—Vanguard, Regalia, Lycur• gus, Carlow, Lottery, Calverthorpe, Hazard, Roulette, Preiss nitz, Charity, Lady llarkaway, Josephine, Turfcutter, and Sister to Ferneley. The early hour at which the mail left precludes our giving more than the bare return. .(Bradley) THE WILL FORGERIES. MANSION-HOUSE.-THIS DAY. This morning William Henry Barber, Joshua Fletcher, Thomas GrWin, and Georgiana Dorey, were brought up be fore the Lord Mayor, for re•-examination on the various charges of uttering forged wills, which have from time to time been preferred against them. Mr. Clarkson appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Parry for the prisoner Barber; and Mr. Flower, the Solicitor, of Hat ton-garden, for Mrs. Dorey. Mr. Humfrey's clerk attended for Fletcher. The examination of witnesses was immediately commenced. _ - vv Dr. J. E. P. Robertson, one of the surrogates of the Prero gative Court of Canterbury, described the method usually pursued in swearing parties to affidavits in that Court. On the 16th of August he acted as surrogate, when two persons, representing themselves to be Elizabeth Stuart and Thomas Griffin; attended with a proctor, and were sworn to an affi davit, with the contents of which they stated that each of them was acquainted; that the signatures were in their handwriting, on which they were sworn to the truth of the contents. Mr. Richard Basset, a clerk in the public drawing-office in the Bank, deposed that on the 22d of June, 1841, he re ceived an order of payment for 446/. 55., on account of un claimed dividends in stock, in the name of Eliza Burchard. He paid 100/. in notes to the bearer of that order.—(The witness then gave the number of the dates of the notes which he had so paid.) Mr. F. C. Hillary, also a clerk in the drawing-office, re ceived on the 22d of June, 1841, an order for payment of 446/. 55., on account of unclaimed dividends, belonging to Eliza Burchard, in the Three-and-a-Half per Cents. Reduced Annuities. He paid 346/. 55., to thebearer of the order, who wrote ".E. Burchard, executrix, 9, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury," on the back of the order. Mr. A. Irwood, a clerk in the London Joint-Stock Bank, deposed that a person named W. H. Barber kept an account in the London Joint-Stock Bank in 1841. He does not know the person of the prisoner. On the 22d of June, 1841, a per son paid in 135/. to Barber's account ; of that sum 110/. were in notes.—(The witness described the numbers and dates of the notes, which corresponded with those paid to the account of Eliza Burchard, by the clerk in the Bank.) Mr. W. Smee, chief accountant at the Bank—On the 20th of July, 1841, Barber, accompanied by a female calling herself Eliza Burchard, attended at my office : she came to receive the arrears of dividend directed to be transferred to her name as executrix of Eliza Burchard, deceased. The dividends had been unclaimed since 1824. Barber identified the female as Eliza Burchard, and I gave an order for payment of the dividends. _ _ Mr. W. Blakesley, a clerk in Roberts's banking-house, paid on the 20th of July, 1841, a cheque for 269/. 55., drawn by W. West, 2651. being paid in notes, the dates and numbers of which witness described. Mr. R. C. Fish, a pay-clerk at the Bank, paid, on the 21st of July, 1841, a Bank note of 2001., which was undersigned with the name of Burchard, with 200 sovereigns ; and on the 22d of July he paid other notes, also in the name of Bur chard, and in gold. These were the notes described by the preceding witness. Mr. H. Hill was, in 1841, clerk to his brother, a stock broker. On the 20th of July, 1841, Barber directed him to sell 300/. Consols, on account of Eliza Burchard. He sold it, and accompanied Barber and a female to the Bank, and the female signed the transfer. The •stock was sold to Henry Smith. Witness handed Barber a crossed cheque for 2681. 17s. 6d. Barber objected to a crossed cheque. Witness then received a cheque from Smith for 2691. 55., on Roberts and Co., which was not crossed, and which was handed to Barber. _ _ _ Mr. E. Grattan, a clerk in the Southwark Branch of the London and Westminster Bank, proved that the signature of Eliza Burchard, on some of the notes, was in Fletcher's handwriting. Mr. Clarkson announced that the evidence in all the cases, except that of Hunt, was now complete, and that he should be prepared to go to trial at the next sessions, He would, therefore, ask to have the prisoners remanded. Mr. Parry, on behalf of Barber, accused the prosecution of attempting to suppress facts, which, if known, would raise the strongest possible presumption of Mr. Barber's , nnocence. The prosecution knew that a highly respectable solicitor had been imposed on by the same parties, and in the same man ner as Mr. Barber. The parties to whom Cookson had al luded had not yet been apprehended. Mr. Clarkson, in reply, stated that his Learned Friend would have a proper opportunity of proving all those facts, but it could not be supposed that the prosecution would call witnesses that were unncessary. Mr. Parry asked for a remand for a fortnight, in order to enable Mr. Barber's solicitor to make such inquiries as might be necessary for his defence. The Learned Gentleman then called, Mr. Brumhall, the solicitor to Mr. Barber, who stated that ou Tuesday evening last facts of the greatest importance had come to his knowledge, which, when brought to light, would establish Mr. Barber's innocence. Mr. Clarkson begged to say that he himself had asked for a remand to a day as near the commencement of the session as possible. Mr. Freshfield said there was another case in which, he believed, a forgery had been committed, but he had no proof of it. If Mr. Parry would furnish him with the proofs, if he were in possession of them, he would cause those parties to be apprehended. He understood that Mr. Dorey was sustaining some prejudice on account of his wife's apprehension on this charge. He felt it right to state that he did not believe that Mr. Dorey had had any knowledge whatever of these trans actions until his wife had been apprehended. Ile thought it right to make this statement, as he understood that Mr. Dorey had been injured in his businfts in consequence of the prejudice which these transactions had created against him ; a prejudice which he believed was utterly unfounded. Mr. Flower thanked Mr. Freshfield for the statement he had just made, and stated that Mr. Dorey had suffered seriously in his business. These transactions had taken place before his acquaintance with Mrs. Dorey, and therefore he could have known nothing about them. It was ultimately arranged that the prisoners should be remanded till this day fortnight. The depositions of the various witnesses were then read over to them and signed. LATE ACCIDENT AT BAB.CLAY AND PERKINS'S BREWEIZY. MEANS OF PREVENTING ITS RECURRENCE. - - TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Will you pei.mit me, through the mediuni your widely-circulated journal, to draw public attentica to a plan which, as it strikes me, would effectually pre vent the recurrence of sup h dreadful accidents as that , which occurred the other day at Barclay and Perkins 's brewery, by which two human beings lost their lives — suffocated by the carbonic acid pas generated in a vat into which they had descended. rho nian I propose is, to furnish every man, before he desCeods into one of these enormous vats, with an Indian rubber, or air-tight tube, the length of which should considerai.,l37 exceed the depth of the vat. One end of this tube shawl d have affixed to it a mouth-piece and stop-cock, and this end the workman should take down with him into thti ye t, ' taking care to keep it closed by means of 61 0 stop-cock, leaving the other end loose on the outside of the vat. Should the workman during, hie descent have reason to suspect that he was in ain't danger of inhaling any noxious gas, he should imme . ' diately apply the mouth- piece, and turn the stop-cock, so as to render the tube pervious, when his communication with the external air would be instantly restored through the medium of the tube, and he would breathe freely. It would be right that the person thus situated should draw his breath in through the tube, but should breathe out through the nostrils, as otherwise the carbonic add gas, which is the product of the lungs, and which is get rid of by each act of expiration, would accumulate in the tube, and probably produce suffocation. I am, Sir, your very obedient servant. S. A TRIBE OF SAVAGE DWARFS.—Beyond the extery sive wilderness which bounds Caffra, on the south tfr a the Doko, a pigmy and perfectly wild race, not exceed.- ing four feet in height, of a dark olive complexion, and in habits even more closely approximated to the beasts that perish " than the bushmen of Southern Africa. They have neither idols, nor temples, nor sacred trees ; but possess a glimmering idea of a Sti; preme Being, to whom in misfortune (such as any °L their relatives being slain by the kidnapper), they Inn standing on their heads, with their feet resting ag ain a tree, g " Yere, if, indeed, thou art, why dost tho u suffer us to be killed ? We are only eating ants, O a ask neither food nor raiment. Thou hast raised 0 up. Why dost thou cast us down ?" The country" inhabited by the Doko, is clothed with a dense forest of bamboo, in the depths of which, the people con struct their rude wigwams of bent canes and gras s; They have no King, no laws, no arts, no arms ; possess neither flocks nor herds ; are not hunters, do no t col" tivate the soil, but subsist entirely upon fruits, Nett mice, serpents, reptiles, ants, and honey ; both of whirl latter they lick, like the bear, from off their arms an hands. They beguile serpents by whistling, and having torn them piecemeal with their long nails, devour then raw ; but although the forests abound with elephants; buffaloes, lions, and leopards, they have no me w -A„ of destroying or entrapping them. A large tree, any" Loko, is found, amongst many other species, attaini n f an extraordinary height, the roots of which, when sc ra nt r, are red, and serve for food. The yeho and meytee are 0 " 2 9 principal fruits ; and to obtain these, women, as well ii men ascend the trees like monkeys ; and in the 11 quarrels and scrambles, not unfrequently throw cs e c ; other down from the branches. Both sexes f, perfectly naked, and have thick , pouting lips,:;" minutive eyes, and flat noses. The hair is not wool; and in the female, reaches the shoulders. The men h a ih i no begird. The nails, never pared, grow both on " io hands and feet like eagle's talons, and are em ployed of digging for ants. The people are ignorant of the us a fire. They perforate their ears is infancy wi t '. pointed bamboo, so as to leave nothing, save the es- e ,, nal cartilage ; but they neither tattoo nor pierce t w ee nose ; and the only ornament worn is a composed of the spinal process of a serpent.--pa rr ' Highlands of .Ethiopia. A STRANGE VOW.—A singular instance of klin t rd devoteeism—a Brahmin from the north—has yl5 iv; these parts, and is now on his wa" to Cape Coraol l , if he has not already reached He rolls hi rat self over and over on the bare round,- s o o the ;) , a y to three or four miles each day, on his he above-mentioned place ; and it is said that je has travelled in this manner all the way from Benaf'7l,s, doing which he has consumed nine years and three men He sets out at dawn, with thick cloths tied round his u",;;;, and temples ; and, having reached the village fixed 1 1 P,,,, r he performs his devotions, and spends the rest of the a`4. with his family, who travel with him in bullock-cartonPor is fanned, ashe rolls along, by his son, a youth o f t e ' twelve years of age • while the musicians of the Olio which he leaves, or of that to which he is going, aecorneg him with music and shouting: thousands of people 0 with admiration upon his progress, and applauding es to " a great soul"—a most religious man. When he ° in r ose a tank, or river, or other places which he ca.z l .to t i f, e int by rolling on the ground, he walks through lo ng on the other side, rolls the same distance 6",,,,;s the bank, and back again. When he reaches ‘-'l4 Comorin, he is to set a plaintain, and wait there till ir , offers the fruit of it to the deity whom he worshs. after which, they say, he is to roll back again to Bene' of on the other side of the Ghauts. He is a stout nne';,. about 40 years of age, and is said to be not Lunen ",,, jured by his devoteeism. This act, instead of bell I;sr garded as a waste of time and labour, is prai,t h be st the Hindoos, generally, as an evidence of the Dibio wisdom and magnanimity ; and yet some of t"" it enlightened probably by Christianity, regar d as folly ; unless, indeed, which is not cell" „ E a he derives a splendid profit from it in the offeygi. of the people. Certain it is that his family, ° 1 tain a most respectable appearance; but it is 5.„,-ge he was a man of property before he set out on his etr:ce pilgrimage. Many will, probably, consider this an ine7 o 0 , of mistaken piety; but, the real cause of it bei n g Ica cfr will perhaps explain most other instances of Ilincl ° b l e to votion. It appears he had no child; and, beings na o f bear this evil—which the Hindoos ascribe to tla former birth—made a vow to his god that, if he w hich grant grant him a son, he would undertake the penance w oe he is now performing. A son was born to him•—tl is ro by who fans him as be rolls along. It is said, but this is P oo r bly a tale, that he did not at once begin his von', h o 10 quence of which the child became blind, and tha t set about his undertaking, a restoration of the Oulu. - t ar was granted by the deity. Perhaps t h e business i!` e d, as rably pleasant to the man by this time, accornian_ fr, his he is, by pomp and praise ; but, even if it were nu y ; o ld fear of losing the child, by the anger of the goc i ff e itif s be sufficient to keep him faithful to his promise. Indian Journal. of tilel NEW MECHANICS' HALL.—The members. b „iicl - Mechanics' Institution, in this town, will soon have p e sie s ing of which they will have reason to be proud- be ae6t4 being calculated for the greatest utility, it will ne t tuts of architectural adornment. The lecture-ro om by far the largest and most convenient in the town. tingham Review. gr. Ng.'" SINGULAR CUSTOM OF THE PRUSSIA- .. be , Carter held an inquest at the King's Arms, Rothern he the death of Andrew Anderson, aged 2 0 , a Fraseld'Ta man, belonging to the ship Norden, who was dow,r l fro in !Po Commercial Docks. The deceased, while gettin.,.,,cle ship into a boat caught hold of a rope that was ne,,'" e nlin u i• to the ship, and fell into the water. In about twel s sto re P - 0 ( the body was got out, and every means used to re ver dict tbe 'nation, but without effect. The jury returned aost oil the " Accidentally drowned." The captain and 0;00yetl is officers of the ship were Present, and they also le., frol s a body to the grave, as they are criminally liable 1 " 100 5 0 unless they can give a satisfactory account of al s old Prussian subject who had been under their cowman off the country with them. FIRE IN LAMBETH.—OH Thursday extensive fire was discovered in the melting deP art rall cil rif longing to Messrs. Ogilvie and Co., tallow-raelters,ry ba r street, Lambeth. rom the premises being vs looO te st situated to many poor families who were severe great o f the late fire which occurred a few months ago, t-„,,rof sio t excitement for some time prevailed for the / woo: Ac e the neighbourhood ; however, in a short time',, Wawa' Hambleton, with the West of England a n being s up' road engines arrived, and a good supply o a w ter ove r 06 afters:root .bsee: ' plied, the firemen soon obtained the masterivg- flames, not, however, until the roof of them , o ` ne . had been destroyed, and other serious damage _ o unc e f or :alas. CAROLINE Fay.—We regret to an the lo t oof dangerous illness of this excellent lady. Until bu t it i s bo t days hopes were entertained of her recovery; urv ive the decided opinion of her friends that she s otb ye ar t ; oo short time. Mrs. Fry, we understand, is in he, b , wind,ol A singular announcement appears in the p ixy of some zealous Chartists in this town. It state Itie glaP ar entitled John Frost will be performed on a r eShrn v tob e t ivel the Chartist Chapel. Riste-place. The proceeds 4 , be Cl! ha ts voted to the fund for defending and protectin,g the made at the " Battle of Maperley ia% Review. _Soli „a DECIPHERING POWER OF PRlNlTlf t ,. s co not me with my illegible writing ; but I letters, and 1 . 0 1 3 0 it, for I must not stay to shape my letters, Nc,tii t. dt I believe, got a bad habit from the facility 40-esopey the printers here make it out. ve ri ,,b 7 D are r ' wool a if I shut my eyes, or fling the pen at tie..i n ters ba di Hills.' to make any kind of mark the London, P! erl d me know what I intended to say. They Aiwa,' ef ect ion my manuscript with my printed proofs for cur , ... 0 .0at • ou ru. actually have repeatedly been unable to ma . P written until I had referred to the same articles Gerald Griffin. -- - -- -- ---- _ _ 1 701" BIRTHS. AP- On the 6th inst., the lady of George Wilson, 1e iz te r. E. ey. f' ll' place, Leeds, Yorkshire, of a daughter . of t'i On the 7th inst., at Hamburgh , the lady o„h Dewar, Chaplain to the British residents, of A dallbn " )11.5. On the 13th inst., at Belinda-terrace, IslingY Dewick, of a son. # Bre i t MARRIED. On the 21st of December, 1843, at Bombay', 13°b.-e4rwir-J11111". Esq., M.D., to Anna Maria, eldest daughter 0 , - Rivett Carnac, Bart ,of Rook-cliff, Ham shire. tcheld°r' P , ii i Bate oer On the 13th inst., at St. Pancras, Henry -1. eo n G eorge •:' Esq., to Amelia, second daughter of the late heard, Esq., of Guildford-street, Russell-squore• 03 1310 DIED. A t 0° 64tb On the 6th of November, 1843, on, her arriv a t o f the Elizabeth Mary, the wife of Captain C. 1 1 . 13 " ' A. Bengal Native Infantry.the i/es On the 6th inst., at Boulogne, Bernar d , son of Grov e ' Lyall, Vicar of Godmersham, Kent. Wil e° , . . col _ .....„"et On the 10th inst., Maria, the wife of George v ,I. e il e Esq., of Southernhey, Exeter. e s, th On the 12th inst., at Rider's Wells, near Lew W el' Lupton, M.A., Rector of Ovingdean, aged 0. Ripl e y' On the 13th inst, at Dunsborough -House, the Rev. George 'Walton Onslow aged 76. n ster4; On the 22d of December, 1843, o ' n board the (2%6'0, of • off the mouth of the Indus, Ca tain James Wo d u i 9th Regiment Bengal Native bpdantry. 0 00 On the 24th of December last, at 13hooj , la t John Davies ; of the Bombay Arm ' _.„. oufotnli.eLlaotredAcciArflict On the 4th inst., at Clifton, theYlion. Valentia —1•Ilie izig ncurry. Sir e Francis Burton, G•C.H., and sister o -,71----1-;01,41> . ' O f London : Printed and Published by 3113-- f-Irs ll-1 it' _- No. 112, Strand, at Vie Sun Ottice , N° 1 1 - , i' 2 , 4 , County of Middlesex, Friday , February 16, ,--------- - 14.] co, ,t2r #7. D n, %q t . ! , tire, Ri ot rithl Ip,t a tt Ti c 4, 3