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A NOVEL FROM INDIA. Just ready, in 3 vols., P ERE GRINE PULTENEY; OR, LIFE IN INDIA. London : John Mortimer, Adelaide-street. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., II A T S W O R T H; OR THE ROMANCE , OF A WEEK. Edited by R. PLUMER WARD, Esq. Author of " Tremaine," " De Vere," &c. " Every one will read " Chatsworth," for it is a work so novel in its design, so excellent in Its general execution, as to be certain to make an impression upon the public mind. In the description of the natultal beauties of the scenery .urrouuding Chatsworth, and in the drawing of the portraits of the various guests there assembled, the author evinces equal appreciation of the picturesque and knowledge of character. • He mingles brilliant and poetic descriptions of modern life, scenes, and characters, with the old romantic stories of - past times. He blends in one work the ideal beauty of fleck, the ever fresh simplicity and charming nature of Boccacio and the sparkling descriptions of the manners of this age of Mrs. Gore ; amidst much to move our wonder and admiration."—Court Journal. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. MR. LEVER'S NEW WORK. ILLUSTRATED by CRUIKSHANK. Immediately, in 3 vols., post Bvo., AR THUR 0 LEARY; HIS WANDERINGS AND PONDERrNGS IN MANY LANDS, Edited by His Friend, HARRY LORREQUER. WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS BY GEORGE CRUIK SHANK. Orders received by all Booksellers. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. MR. AINSWORTH'S NEW HISTORICAL ROMANCE. Hlmmediately, in three vols., post Bvo A ., IT E IiLL A Romance of the reign, of William the Third. By W. HARRISON AINSWORTH, Esq., Author of the " Tower of London," " St. James's," scc., scc. Illustrated by GEORGE CRUIKSHANK. John Mortimer, Adelaide-street, 'Trafalgar-square. HER MAJ E L' o r N Y IB ' 4 THEATRE, The following outline of the arrangements for the ensuing season is respectfully presented to the• Nobility, Subscribers. and the Public. ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE OPERA, Madame Grisi, Madile. M. Favantl (her first appearance at this Theatre), Madame Bellini, Madame Dai Flori, and Madame Persian!. :3lgnor Mario, Sig. Correll! (his first appearance at this Theatre), Si;. Dal Fiori, Sig. Felice (his first appearance at this Theatre), Sig. Fornasari, Sig. F. Lab!ache, and Sig. Lablache. Director of the Music, Composer, and Conductor, Sig. Costa. THE BALLET. Madlle. Carlotta Grisi, Madlle. Adelaide Frasi, of the Teatro di Pergola, Florence (her first appearance at this theatre) ; Mad. Guy Stephan ; Madile. Scheffre, Madlle. Ferdinand, Madlle. Planquet, Madlle. Barville (their first appearance at this theatre) ; Madlle. Fanny Elssler, and Madlle. Cerito ; M. St. Leon, M. Montassu (his first appearance in this country), M. Coulon, M. Gosselin, M. Gouriet, M. Venafra, M. Bertram, and M. Perrot, and a numerous and efficient Corps de Ballet. Arrangements are also pending with Madlle. Taglioni, and there is. every probability that the talent of this eminent artiste will be se cured for a limited number of representations. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. • THIS EVENING, MARCH 5, Will he repeated a New Grand Opera, in Three Acts, called THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. Count Arnheim, Mr. Borrani; Thaddeus, Mr. W. Harrison; Arline, Miss Rainforth; Queen of the Gipsies, Sliss Betts. After which, Will be repeated Albert's celebrated Ballet of THE BEAUTY OF GHEN I. Marquis de San Lucar, M. Albert ; Benedict, M. Moguet Vestris; Beatrix, bldlle. Fleury ; Agnes, Mdlle. Clara Webster • Julia, Madame Pet i t Stephan ; Diana, Mdlle. O'Bryan. Dress ! foxes 75., Second Price 3s. 6d. ; Upper Circles of Boxes 55., S rond Price Is.; Pit 3s , Second Price 2.; Middle Gallery 24. S.:cond Price Is.; Upper Gallery la., Second Price 6d. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. • Ma. BENJAMIN WEBSTER. LESSEE. , MARCH 5 Will be produced a .THIS New EVENING Drama, called THE , MARRIAGE OF . REASON. General Bremont, Mr. Stuart; Edwltrd, Mr. H. Hell; Bertrand, Mr. Webster; Pinchon, Mr. Buckstone ; Susette, Ma. dame Celeste; Madame Pinchon, Mrs. Hurcby. Atter which, CAUGHT IN A TRAP. Marquis D'Arblay, Mr. 'Feaster• ' Goguenard, Mr. Etuckstone; Countess de Merville, Mrs. N isbett ; Rose de Bellecaeur, Miss Julia Bennett. To conclude with the Farce of TOM NODOY'S SECRET. Mr. Thomas Noddy, Mr. Strickland ; Inkpen. Mr. Buckstone ; Ga. brielle, Miss Julia Bennett; Mary, Miss Mattley. Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, ss. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, N.; Upper Gallery, Is. Half-price—B oxes, 3s. • Pit, 25. ; - Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Doors opened at Half-Past Six, and the Performance commence at Seven. Tickets and Places to be had of Mr I. T. Archer, at the Box office, from Ten till Five. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD.STREET. _ LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING, MARCH 5, Will be repeated an English version of DON PASQUALE. Principal Characters by Madame Eugenia Garcia, Mr. Allen, Mr. tiurdini, and Paul Bedford. After which, a New Petite Comedy, called AGED FORTY. Sir Harry Wilder, Mr. Walter Lacy; Mr Dapper, Mr. Oxberly ; Lady Clllton, Miss Fortescue. To be followed by a New Farce, in 0 - e Act. entitled THE YOUNG SCAMP, - or The Grandmother's Pet. Joseph, Mrs. Kee:ey ; Mildew, Mr. Keeley. To conclude with a Comic Drama, called BLASE; or, The Man in Search of a Sensation. Monsieur Blase, Mr. Keeley; Grosfer, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Louise, Madame Eugenie Prosper ; Madam e Pipou, Mrs. H. P. Grattan. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING, MARCH 5, WiU be repeated, by permission of Charles Di c k ens , E sq., THE CHRISTMAS CAROL. Principal Characters—Messrs. O. Smith, Wright, Lyon, Maynard, Forman, Miss Woolgar. Mrs. F. Mathews, Miss Chaplin, and Miss Lee. To be followed by ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA MARRIED AND SETTLED. Antony, Mx. Wright; Cleopatra, Miss Woolgar. After which, ULRICA ; or, The Prisoner of State. Principal Characters—Messrs. Lyon, O rs o Maynard, Forman, Wieland, and Hamilton ; Mesdames Yates, D. Lee. and Ch a pli n . To conclude with th e T rage d y o f RICHARD THE THIRD. Ri chard, Mr. Wright; Lady Anne, Miss, E. Stanley. Boxes, 4s. ; Pit , 2s. ; Gallery, 19 w ; Second price at Nine. Doors opal at Hat-past Six, conamene:4 at Seven o'Clock. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. TI EVENING, MARCH 5, - Will be PC:Formed a New Drama, entitled THE LAST SHIL. LING, supported by all the Company. To be followed by A CHRISTMAS CAROL, by " Box," with splendid Appointments. To conclude with A TALE OF MYSTERY, in which Messrs. Saville, Hicks, Neville, Johnson, Heslop, Mrs. Daly, and Mrs. Hughes will perform Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box.. office, trom Eleven to Four. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, MARCH 5. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 31; Highest, 37 ; Noon, 39. BAROMETER, 29.9.—W1ND, N. to N.E. 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 .. 9 minutes after 2 Evening 30 minutes after 2. -..„,. , -It ' ...c.; *.r, ) •.,,,, : z" iv A, . ••- y *, • _, , ... ... ja,„r t •AL.,, ~, ~ ;1 ... • a %I -, ,;', ' • 7 .',. ' ,- • ' l . '46 .- •,` F illiba l l!.A . v , r, A, N A . -..-.4- - 0 ,'(66,, ,,, : -•- ~., 4 = ..." - 1P! , ,,i, , i. , Di - E',','" . ', ' ..,, jt L ' " 4 •nt o s ' i. . 1 1) IT •V. ' ' -: 4,...: , - ...''''' '''. ••• h VI ~10." R o ', 14 , 4 ,- . v .......,, ....T... ~.- SECOND EDITION.. QtTiflj , 1 , rn t LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1844. In the House of Lords the Marquis of WEST MEATH made some remarks about the expressed opi nions of the Catholic clergy in Ireland on the question of repeal, which were replied to by. Lord Noa , MANDY. The subject was of no public interest and led to no result. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Sir AUGUSTUS D'EsrE, praying that the Standing Order No. 120 of the House might be suspended, in order that the evidence of Baron BUNSEN, the Prussian Minister, might be taken with regard to his claims for the Sussex Peerage before that distinguished fo reigner left the country. • The Noble Lord laid on the table a Bill for im proving the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. • He then called the attention of the House to the deci .sion of the Criminal Court - Of Louisiana, by which a man had been condemned to death for aiding in the escape of a slave. He believed such was the law of that State, but at the same time trusted that advantage would be taken of the interval between the sentence and the day fixed for execution (the 26th of April) for the sacred purpose of extending mercy to the un fortunate individual. (The blasphemous remarks of the judge in sentencing this man to death appeared in The Sun some days ago.) The Marquis of CLANEICARDE gave notice that he should put a question to the Earl of DEVON relative to the real scope and object of the Landlord and Tenant Commission' in Ireland. The Marquis of NORMANDY presented a petition from Jon and ELIZABETH RYAN, complaining that the interest of 2001., the legacy of a former rector of the parish of Ballysack, had been stopped by the Board 'at' Charitable Bequests in consequence of the national system of education being introduced into that parish. His object in bringing forward the motion was to restrain the sectarian manifestations which took place in Ireland. A brief discussion took place, when the petition was laid on the table, and the House adjourned at a Quarter to Eight o'Clock. In the House of Commons, after the presentation of petitions, and some conversation relative to the Great Western Extension Railway Bill, and the South Devon Railway Bill, which was read a second time, . Mr. GLADSTONE moved the proposition of which he had given notice, with respect to Railway Bills. The Select Committee, he said, had determined to recommend the House to depart from the general rule with respect to the appointment of Committees on Railway Bills. They felt that the number of Members connected with the local interests should be materially restricted; they con sidered that the local interests should be made sub servient to the public interests ; and he therefore proposed that the Committee on any Bill should be composed of five gentlemen totally unconnected with the local interests of the places through which the line passed. He would, therefore, conclude by moving a resolution to the effect that, when any Bills were brought in to authorise the establishment of two lines to one point, the matter should be referred to one Committee. Mr. LADOUCHERE, Mr. EWART, Mr. WALLACE, Mr. GREENE, and several other Members, generally approved of the principle laid down by the President of the Board of Trade. Colonel SIBTHORP, however, differed from the gQneral feOling of the House, and moved that the further The Herald, with its usual sagacity, has discovered that Sir ROBERT PEEL is so enthusiastic and disin terested in his zeal for the Protestant Establish ment, that he would infinitely rather undergo the ugly operation of martyrdom than that a single lock of a Bishop's wig should be injured. Were he even called on, like St. LAWRENCE, to prove his devotion to the priesthood by reclining full length on a grid iron, and being done to a turn over a slow fire, he would consent to the broil without a moment's hesita tion. It is now some days since our Contemporary made this extraordinary discovery respecting the Premier's readiness to become a martyr on an emer gency; and so enamoured is he of it, that he this morning repeats it, and, if possible, with increased unction and emphasis :—" We believe," quoth the Herald, "that Sir ROBERT PEEL is a sincere Pro testant, and we see that he adorns his religious profession by an honourable and useful public career, and by a private life of perfect purity and of great benevolence; and seeing this, we cannot doubt that he would perish at the stake rather than assist in the injury of the Church to which he belongs." How thankful ought not Protestant England to be that she possesses a Prime Minister who is perfectly ready to be roasted at Smithfield or elsewhere,in the august cause of the Establishment ! After this, what need have we to fear the ut most efforts of the POPE and his agents to turn us all into Roman Catholics ? The Pontiff may—if it so pleases him—come over, with his whole college of cardinals and a select cargo of faggots, in a fishing-smack to Dover; but he will "take nothing by his motion," to use a Parliamentary phrase ; not a single convert of eminence will he make, for the Premier of Great Britain will.be the first to show his readiness to be come a martyr in defence of Protestantism, and all respectable people will, of course, be proud to follow so beautiful an example of conscientiousness. Sir ROBERT PEEL a martyr ! The idea is an ennobling one, and the imagination dwells on it with fondness and veneration, not unmingled with a sort of pleasing terror. Imagine him, with that inimitable face of his, so smiling and innocent in its serenity, bearing testimony to the Faith among the sheep-pens of Smithfield, stuck bolt-upright against a post, and repeating the Thirty-nine Articles, by way of a deli cate hint to his persecutors, while the "devouring element" is making more free than welcome with his person ! Of course, as the Premier's will is law with his Ministerial colleagues, they could not do less than follow the example set by their conscientious Chief; and thus our Protestant eyes might be gratified by the cheering spectacle of a whole Cabinet roasting together at Smithfield, in defence of tha Establishment so dear to our Protestant hearts Possibly our Contemporary himself, in his zea for the true Faith, might not object to make one among the party ; and if so, nothing would be wanting to render the exhibition perfect, and convince the Porn how utterly hopeless would be the attempt to convert England to Catholicism. But to be serious—if it be possible to be serious on so ludicrous a theme—Sir ROBERT PEEL has about as little of the martyr in his composition as any public man we ever remember to have read of. Others may go to the stake for their religion, or make vast personal sacrifices, in order to promote the political welfare of their country; but he is not one of these disinterested few. A sense of public principle will never stand in the way of his ambition. A regard for consistency will never interpose be tween him and the sunshine of office. If ex pediency require the surrender of this or that opinion, the surrender will be made with out hesitation ; and though he is now the avowed Minister of the Monopolists, we do not des pair of living to see the day when the Premier will be the avowed Minister of the Free trade party. It is only necessary that the League should squeeze him a little more vigorously than it has yet done, to squeeze out of him a,consent to all its demands. By the Peninsular and. Oriental Company's steamer Pacha, Captain WILSON, we have accounts from Lisbon to the 29th of February, but they possess no interest. The journals contain no authentic in telligenee from the provinces, respecting the revolted troops. A dispatch from Viscount FONTE NOVA was published in the Government paper, announcing that most of them had fled across the frontier into Spain ; but as this was not confirmed by the tele graph, nor mentioned ty the other Lisbon jour nals, no credit was attached to the statement. OLOZAGA has arrived in England by the steamer, after having been shamefully treated by the Portu guese Government. Agents of the police broke into consideration of the report be postponed for a week. On this amendment a division took place, when there were—for the original resolution, 200; and for Colonel SIBTHORP'S amendment, 3. Captain BERNAL gave notice, that on bringing, up the report of the army estimates, he should move for a copy of the letter from the Secretary at War to the widow of Colonel FAWCETT, stating that a pension would not be granted to her in consequence of the way in which her husband had met his death. After several notices of motions of little interest, Sir JAMES GRAHAM said, until the House had gone into tne Factories Bill, he could not fix a day for going into Committee on the New Poor-law Bill. Sir ROBERT PEEL, in answer to a question from Mr. O'CoNwELL, said, that her Majesty's Government would be prepared, in the course of the session, to bring in a Bill to amend the law with respect to Ro man Catholic charities. In answer to a question from Sir R. FERGUSON, Sir J. GRAHAM said, in case the House of Lords should confirm the decision of the Irish Judges with respect to Irish Presbyterian marriages, legislation on the subject would be indispensable. On the motion for going into Committee of Supply, Mr. WILLIAMS moved that the estimates be referred to a Select Committee, but, after a few words from Sir H. HARDINGE, the motion was withdrawn. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD then moved—" That the large amount of the standing army now kept up for the public service is contrary to constitutional liberty and dangerous to the rights of the people." Dr. BOWEING seconded the resolution, which was sup ported by Mr. FIELDEN. On a division the motion was negatived by a majority of 79. Sir H. HARDINGE then brought forward the army estimates, and moved that 100,295 men should be fixed as the standing army for this year. Mr. WILLIAMS moved that the number should be reduCed by 20,000. On a division the original motion was carried by a majority of 102. Several votes were then, after some discussion, agreed to; the House resumed, and adjourned at a Quarter-past Twelve o'Clock. We did the GREAT NATIONAL ANTI-LEAGUE DE MONSTRATION, which held its first meeting at the Great Hall of Freemasons' Tavern, gross injustice in our remarks yesterday. Or perhaps, more correctly, we ought to say that we did Tom Timms injustice, when we opined that the National Anti-League would resemble in dwarfishness of stature that illus trious General. For, at all events, the little Ameri can stands straight and erect, whilst the Great Na tional Anti-League Demonstration could neither stand, sit, nor walk, .but fell down on the ground at its first GREAT attempt, amidst the jeers and laughter of the assembled multitude. And yet, again, we are wrong, for there was no multitude at all ; for the Great National Demonstration, in the Great Hall of Freemasons' Tavern, consisted of about a hundred and forty men, three women in the gallery, and four in the body of the Hall. • And this was the great meeting convened to put down the Anti-Corn-law League, to overthrow the, fallacies of the free-traders, and to place COBDEN and BRIGHT in the shade. Alas, that such doom should have been threatened, and that such an impotent conclusion should have resulted. Fatal presage for the operations of the monopolists ; most unlucky omen for their future success. And yet, what better could they expect ? what better did they deserve ? To call, or attempt to call, a meeting of people in this metropolis, in support of the corn-laws, must have been the scheme of madmen. Why, at a time when the prin ciples of free trade have taken such deep hold upon the minds and feelings of all classes—when the entire people of England and Ireland are sick of that class legislation which impoverishes all for the sole benefit of one—who could expect that Englishmen were such fools as to support any demonstration such as the National Anti-League sought to make ? None but Sir RICHARD JODDRELL and Mr. N. DOR AN MAILLARD. THE TUESDAY EVENIN - G, MARCH 5, 1844. his hotel, opened all his trunks, rifled his papers, stole his money, and then sealed up his empty boxes, al leging that they had removed nothing. He suc ceeded, however, in recovering his property, and after having obtained a passport with some difficulty, was glad to escape from the country. The Cortes, which had assembled merely to prolong the powers granted to the Ministry for suppressing the insurrection, had been adjourned till the 23d April, and it is not at all improbable that by that time COSTA CABRAL and his party may follow the example of, NARVAEZ and GONZALES BRAVO, and suspend them to an indefinite period. The discussion in the French Chamber of Depu ties, on the Paris fortifications, commenced on Sa turday. The Opposition expected great things from this affair, but were again disappointed. The dis cussion caused no excitement, and led to no result. The principal charges against the Government were, that it had exceeded the letter of the Act passed in 1841, and that these fortifications were intended to put down the Parisians in case of a revolt, rather than protect the capital against a foreign enemy. Marshal SOULT denied both the assertions. The Act, he said, had been strictly complied with, and the fortifications were constructed in such a manner that they could not disturb Paris. General PAIXHANS took the same view ; and so little interest did the Chamber take in the subject, that even M. Ds LAMAR TINE, with all his eloquence, could not attract attention. M. ARAGO and M. ALLARD who had drawn up a report on the works, intended to speak, but, owing to the lateness of the hour, the debate was adjourned for a week. Louis PHILIPPE is a most fortunate man. These bastiles are generally attributed entirely to him; they have been justly attacked by a large por tion of the Liberal press ; they have called for the nu merous petitions from the provinces as well as the capital; and while a perfecthurricane is excited in the Chamber about some trifle, such as the visit of the Legitimatist pilgrims to London, or a miserable island in the Pacific, works that are intended to overawe the capital and repress liberty, scarcely even excite the common attention of the Members. The Commerce, - which has vigorously opposed the bastiles, is naturally much annoyed at this apathy, and vents its rage on Marshal Souvr, who now defends plans which he formerly declared were of no use for what they were ostensibly formed. In his remarks the Marshal said no one could accuse him of having neglected his duties. On this the Commerce says, " Alas ! it was, therefore, a duty ambitiously to pursue at Cporto the Crown of Portugal? It was a duty to plunder Andalusia, and by such robberies to render the French name odious there ? It was a duty to persecute, in 1814, the EMPEROR'S soldiers, and to place- oneself again at their head in 1815 ? It was a duty to call NAPOLEON a traitor and tyrant in the month of March, and to proclaim him a hero on the Ist of the following month of June ? When should we stop if we exhausted the catalogue of Marshal SOUL. r's duties !' " The, affair of Otaheite has ceased to be the topic of conversation, and the Parisians are now lookinK oui fora )ae w "passion." The, funds continue very firm. At TORTONI'S, on Sund:ty, the Three per Cents. were quoted at 82f. 80c. The :Madrid mail of the 26th had not reached Paris at the, hour of post. IVION:EY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The :sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 3,000 bales, at former prices. The market was quiet. 70 bags Egyptian brought 7d., 200 Surat from 4d. to 4d., and the rest merican, at 50. to 64d.—There was no hange in Railw. ay Shares. Manchester and - Birmingham were in more 3 request. Eastern Counties were 10i ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 59 ; South-Western, Eighths, 3i ; Manchester and Birmi) igham, - 40i to 41 ; Paris and Rouen, 32g. The accounts received from Peru are exceedingly bad, and we fee ir a long time will elapse before the foreign creditors of the t republic will receive a farthing of their dividends. Divisi Loris exist in all quarters, and the President himself had 1) real, in an attack made by him, defeated by the rebel chief. Three parties were trying to obtain the ascendancy, and t 7 he consequence was, that trade and commerce was almost: .entirely suspended ; the expectation being that the capital ! of the republic would, before long, be invested by the re' Deis. The % Funds to-day have been firm, though quiet. Consols for ini etiediate transfer realise 97i to 974, and for Account, 97a 4. Exchequer Bills are at 695. premium. The Commis sioners t for the Savings' Banks and the Debt have taken Consol sat 971. The New Three and-a-Half per Cents. are worth RO2 to 102 i. South Sea Stock is at 110. In t ke Foreign Market there is a slight improvement in Spank *s, but with very little doing. The Actives are 25 to 25*, a lid the Three per Cents., 35 to 354. Portuguese Con verted have been supported at 46. Mexican Bonds have been e beady at 34*, and the Deferred at 13* to 13i. Colom bian hock has been 15 to 15*, and Brazilian, 81. Dutcl Two-a ad-a-Half per Cents. bring 55* to 55g. The .Railway Shares have been rather better in several in. stance I, as the subjoined quotations will show : B 4RITISH FUNDS THIS D4IY AT ONE O'CLOCK, (From the °Mal List.) 31 per Cent. Reduced Annuities • 98% 3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 9731 5i per Cent. Reduced Annuities lO3 •.New 3% per Cent. Annuities 102%11 .Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan. 1660. ..... South Sea 5t0ck....... .......... 'Consols for Account 97% • :Exchequer Bills, I%cl. I%d 1,000169 pot. 5001 Ditto Small Ft )REIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto for the Account. Columbian Bonds. 15%% 15 Mexican Bonds, 163'7,5 per Cent. .... 34% . . Ditto Deltrred Stock 1 )i% Ditto Debentures .. . 123 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents. Ditto for the Account.— ............ ..... ....... ' Portuguese Bonds 5 per Cent. Ditto Converted Ditto for the Account . Russian Bonds, 1822,5 per Cent. ll6 Ipanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 Ditto for the Account Ditto Passive Bonds. I)itto Three per Cent — Ditto for the Account I Dutch 236 per Cents 5 i 96 1 )'itch 5 per Cents lO2 101% IC2 :PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. PAIL PER SHARE Birm' Ingham and Gloucester lOO nit ha New Brist dland Exeter 7O 69304 ... to Ches ter and Holyhead 5 5%% ... to Chic kester and Brighton 5 4% Gras 'mend, Rochester, Chatham 234 2)6% to Ore; it Western Di tto 3t Shares Lent lon and Brighton 5O 43 Lon( ion.and Guildford Junction 5 Lom ton and South Western 41% Di tto Eighths ii Lan, ester and Carlisle Man cheater and Birmingham ... 40 ......... 41 to Midi and Counties Nor wich and Brandon New castle and Darlington Junct. 18 ... 39 ......... to SS% Nov them and Eastern 45 — ..... .... to Di tto 34 Shares 1236 Mot tai Midland Di tto Thirds 21,. 13s. 4d 29 to Pori: I and Orleans Pali: ;and Rouen 2O 32 to Sout It Eastern and Dover ... . 50 Di tto Scrip 25 ......... 35 Yorl t and North Midland D; tto Scarboro' Branch MAN( ZIRSTEIt STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 4.—There is a steady : end firm market; more business would have been done, h ad stock been freely offered. Manchester and Bir mingha; 21 are much inquired for at the quotations. The fol lowing : ire the transactions :---Edinburgh and Glasgow, 58 ex-divie lend; South Western Eighths, 31. Bs. Gd. ; Manche& ter and Biumingliam, 40* to 4.. LLO' ED'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.' LONDi 31ArtcH s.—Wind this day at noon, moderate breeze fr ant. N. to N.E., and cloudy. DEAL, MA Rot 4.—Wind W.S.W. to S.S.E. and N.N.W.— Arrd. Cl, rops tra, Eashy, China ; Ann Miln, Th om p son , an d Reaper, The ,mpson, Calcutta ; Vernon, Webster, Madeira. Sld. Lady H. owena, Calcutta ; Arab, ditto ; Anna Robertson and Powders , Madras; Ida, Bombay; Thomas, Snook, Cape of Good Hope ; Berkeley and Planet, Jamaica; John Craig, St. 'John's, N ew Brunswick, and the rest of the [outward bound, excep t Pleiades, for St. John's, New Brunswick. PORTSMOUI CH, MARCH 4."—'Wind, E. to W.N.W.-Sid. Rover, South Seas; Dorothea, Grenada; Milton, Mobile. PLYMOUTH , MARCH 4.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Asia, Liver pool for Balti more, with sails split, &c. British Oak, Shields for Naples, leaky, and with loss of rudder. Put back, Cla rendon, for Jamaica. FALMOUTH , MARCH 4.—Wind W.N.W. and N.W., fresh breezes and sq ually.—Arrd. Lord Brougham and Vaux, Shields for Beyrout, s rith loss of boat, bulwarks, &c. Off, Jean Bap tiste, Honeyb urne, Buenos Ayres for Antwerp. SwArisma, MARCH 3.—Arrd.. Cainmore, Barbaton, Cuba. JERSEY,. IN LARCH I—A large Dutch East Indiaman, appa rently out d her reckoning, was seen off this on the 26th ult., and danger of going on the Mingwer's Rock, assistance being ser it her, she was brought to an anchor. TEIGN si.ouTH, MARCH 2.—The Expedition, Edwards, bound to Glouc etter, got on the Polesa Bank in going out last night, but cam e off next tide and proceeded. HARI. 'LEPOOL, MARCH 2.—The Carlisle, Rosehaugh, Feli city, Ho pe, and George, ashore near here, have been got off, and into the harbour. PWLI. aIELI, MARCH, 3.—lt is blowing a gale from N.N.W. A larg• e log of yellow pine timber, stamped as duty paid, marke a in two places, " W.8.H." in blue paint, and appa rentk / some time in the water, came ashore last week at p eit t . j a i 'istoll. I,Avu3 troot., MARCH 4.—Wind easterly, moderate.—Arrd. C ascent, Andrew, Maracaibo (Jan. 7) ; E ng l an d, B art l ett, r York (16th ult.). Sld. Gentoo, Ceylon; Apparition, R W ; Standard, Demerara ; Hebe, Hayti ; Alyth, Honduras ; E ; riblem, Stephen Whiting, and Yorkshire, New York ; El izah.eth, St. John's, New Brunswick. Ulm., MARCH 4.—Wind W. moderate.—Sld. Hebe and Jai le, Greenland; James Andus, St. John's, N.B. 3ERWICK, MARCH 2.—The Ocean, Ogilvie, of and for Dun dee , from Shields, has come in here leaky, and with loss of boK sprit, &c., having been in contact with a schooner, 28th ult., off Eyemouth, and must discharge to repair. R EDGAR, MARCH 4.—A boat marked Fanny, of Faversham, Will lam Bridges, was washed ashore here 27th ult. Sn na.Ds, FEB. 29.—S1d. Liverpool, Para ; Eclipse, Ha vanm Or. VEk. a IS SPOKEN WlTH.—Brodrick, of Arbroath, 27th ult., lat. 38, lo n. 10, by the Ancona, arrd. at Palermo ; Agyra, brig, Ja 4, lat. 35 S., ion. 23 E. ; Orator, barque, lat. 35 S., lon. 20 ; Joseph Hume, brig, 27th Jan., lat. 3 S., lon. 20 W. • T a pley, ship, 30th Jan., lat. 4 N., lon. 21 W, by the arrd. in the Downs. LAW INTELLIGENCE HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY). The House sat to-day to hear Scotch appeals for the first time during the present session. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, and Lord Campbell. DRUMMOND V. WOOD AND OTHERS. This case came before their Lordships upon appeal from the decision of the Court . of Session. The appellants, ; as partners in the Second Fife Bank, brought an action of relief against themselves, and the respondents as having been part ners in the first Fife Bank, asserting that in the former' of these capacities they had become creditors of themselves, and the respondents in the latter capacity to the extent of 143,0001. On the action for relief being brought before the Lord Ordinary it was dismissed, and that decision being sustained in the Court of Session, the appellants appealed to this House against that decision. Mr. Stuart and Mr. Moir appeared as counsel for the appellants, and Mr. Kelly, Mr. B. Andrews, and Mr. Anderson, were for the respondents. The arguments appear likely to occupy their Lordships several days. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY . The Vice-Chancellor of England did not sit to-day. CRIMINAL COURT-.-(THIS DAY OLD COURT. CUSTOM-HOUSE FRAUDS. - - - The Judges Patteson and Williams took their seats in the Old Court at a quarter-past ten, when Henry Jones was put upon his trial for frauds committed on her Majesty's Customs. The Counsel for the Crown were the Attorney-General, Mr. Jarvis, Queen's Counsel, Mr. Adolphus, and Mr. Pollock, jun. ; and for the defendant Mr. Wilkins. The prisoner, who was a landing waiter, in the employ ment of her Majesty, having pleaded Not Guilty to the charges statedin the indictment, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL proceeded to state the case. The prisoner was formerly a landing waiter in the service of the Customs, and this prosecution was brought under the au thority of— Mr. WHAuxs--My Lords, as Counsel for the prisoner, I have looked thoroughly into this case, and I find it impossible for the prisoner to bear up against the evidence which will be brought against him. And the prisoner has just sent to me to express his desire to withdraw the plea put in, and to plead guilty at once. He wishes to make every reparation in his power for the wrongs he has done. The ArromEv-GENERAL—It must be distinctly under stood the Crown is no party to this. Mr. Wimaxs--Certainly not. - The ATTORNEY-GENERAL--NOr do I hold out the slightest ,expectation of mercy because he has saved the Court and the jury the trouble of hearing the case. There are other cases as well against— Mr. Witaimrs—l really don't understand this. It is the first time I ever heard of a prosecutor opposing a plea of Guilty. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—I do not oppose the course the prisoner desires to pursue. Judge PArrEsox—You merely mean it to be understood that you are no party to the arrangement by which the prisoner pleaded Guilty. Mr. WiLkiNs—Not for an instant. It is the voluntary course of the prisoner, approved by me as his Counsel. Judge PArrasox—Prisoners sometimes withdraw their pleas of Not Guilty, in the hope of receiving more merciful consideration from the Court. We will look into the de positions. - Mr. WILKDIs—But, my Lords, there are no depositions. The prisoner's guilt is proved by his own confession, and that confession a written one. Therefore it would have been idle in me to have attempted to defend the prisoner. The prisoner then pleaded Guilty to this and another in dictment, and was removed in custody from the dock, judg ment upon him being deferred. William Christie then surrendered to take his trial on a charge of misdemeanour, in having obtained money under false pretences. The same counsel as in the last case appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Clarkson appeared for the traverser, who pleaded " Not Guilty" to the charge. The ATTORNEY- GENERAL stated the facts of the case, which were simply that the defendant was a Custom-house agent, and had landed from, the William Jolliffe, Calais steamer, certain cases of clocks and other goods, and entered them at the Customs for less than the amount which he charged to and received from the parties to whom they were consigned, and put into his own pocket the money, the diffe rence of the duties. Thomas Cope examined by Mr. JAuvls--I am a clerk in the Long-room of the Custom-house. The person who gave me the declaration now handed to me signed it " James Christie." H. Peet examined--I am a clerk in the Registrar's-office, and make out the blue books. They have on the outside the name of the ship, master, and other particulars. The book now in my hand is made in the usual way. It is sent to the landing waiter to examine goods, &c. In the year 1842 parties could land goods at any quay they pleased. The officer generally kept to one quay for about a month. When the landing waiter has made his entry in the blue book it is returned again to the Registrar's-office. I know the hand writing of James Christie. The defendant was a Custom house agent, and James Christie is, I believe, his brother, and may have acted in the capacity of his clerk. Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKsoN—The surveyor and landing waiter must agree in their valuation of the goods. In some respects the valuation is arbitrary. George Mitchell—l am a clerk in the Registrar's-office, and the blue book now produced is in my handwriting. Thomas Noble—l am a clerk in the office of the Receiver of the Custom-house. I received the duty on these cases, 311. Bs. 2d. It is entered "311. Bs. 2d., W. Christie," but I cannot tell who paid me the amount. William Wilmot—l am the receiver of the grand receipt. I received a Treasury note for the 311. Bs. 2d. Mr. CLARKSON submitted to the Court, that not one tittle of the evidence hitherto adduced affected his client. The sight-entry was not brought home to the defendant—there was indeed nothing to implicate him in any nefarious trans action, supposing such transaction had occurred. The COURT over-ruled the objection, and the " sight entry" was then put in and read, which gave the marks of the cases "A. Z." " H. S. 6," " G. and C. No. 4," per William Jolliffe, Captain Middleton, from Calais. Critchley—l am a watclfand clock-maker, and have been in England going on for nineteen years. Germany is my native country. I have known the defendant ever since I have been in England, and I have employed him as Cus tom-house agent ever since the death of his father. In the early part of April, 1842, I received advice of a consignment of clocks and a bill of lading. I did not preserve that bill of lading. In April, 1842, I employed defendant to clear three cases of clocks. The papers put into my hands are Mr. Chris tie's papers in reference to these cases. I saw Mr. Christie himself about the clocks and the cleaning of them. I paid him the money myself for so doing. I have no recollection whether I paid him in gold or notes, but as sure as I stand here, I paid him the money. I always received the bills re-. ceipted when I paid the bill. I did not open the cases myself, but sent them forward to Anthony Zippel, to Mr. Brunal, and to Mr. Gantril. Zippel lives in Oldh a m, B r unal in Edgbas ton-street, Birmingham, and Gantril in Wolverhampton. Cross-examined— I never paid duties in advance to Christie. When cases arrived for me, Christie informed me, and I paid him duties as they were due. I left all arrange ments to him, because I had no reason to have any doubts about him whatever. I cannot state the particular time of the day it was when I paid him the money to clear those clocks. I never had the cases in my possession. When I paid the money to Mr. Christie for duties, I directed him, when they were out of charge of the Customs, to forward them to the carriers for conveyance to my consignees. Anthony Zippel—l live at Oldham, and am a clock maker. In May, 1842, I received from Mr. Critchley a case of clocks marked " A. Z.," and containing 305 clocks. Ignatius Brunal—l am a clockmaker, living at Birming ham. In April, 1842, I received a case of clocks from Mr. Critchley. This was on the 11th of April, and the case was marked " 11. S., 6," and it contained 106 clocks. Thaddeus live at Wolverhampton. On April the 22d, 1842, I received a case of clocks marked "G. and C., No. 4," and containing 253 clocks. The various official books from the Custom-house, proving vessel, date, arrival, manifest, duties chargable, duties paid, and other minute particulars, were here put in ; as was also the evidence of various parties from the Custom-house, to prove the usual course of proceeding in that establishment. This evidence was purely of a technical character, necessary to maintain the chain of testimony, but of the most dry and uninteresting character possible. With this evidence the case for the prosecution closed. Mr. CLARKSON then addressed the jury for the defendant, contending that the case of fraud was not brought home legally to his client ; and that such was the negli gent way in which the landing surveyor checked the landing waiter, and the landing waiter the Custom-house agent, that no regular system could be looked for in any pro ceedings of that establishment. That there had been a fraud he admitted; but he denied that there was any proof that his client had defrauded either Critchley or the Crown. The Learned Counsel having gone over the merits of the case, then proceeded at considerable length to the law bearing upon it, and submitted to the Bench that the obtaining of money under false pretences—the gravamen of the charge —was not legally substantiated. The ATTORNY-GENERAL replied on the law, and Mr. Justice WILLIAMS summed up, directing the jury that the two first counts of the indictment were not supported by the evidence, and that they must therefore confine their at- tention to the other portions of the indictment, and the ev deuce, as they might think it affected them. The jury, after i'few minutes' consultation, found a ve r di c t of Guilty against the defendant. - PO LICE INTELLIGENCE MARLBOROUGH-STREET. (THIS DAY.) Thomas Cates, a young man of respectable appearance, living at New-road, Parson's Mead, Croydon, Surrey, was brought up in custody of Inspector Pearce, of the detective force, charged with having uttered a forged cheque for the sum of 7601. 9s. 10d., at the banking-house of Sir W. P. Call, Bart., Martin and Co., of No. 25, Old Bond-street. The brief facts of the case are as follows :—About half-past three o'clock yesterday afternoon the • prisoner presented the cheque in question, which purported to be drawn by the firm of Messrs. Elliot and Co., of Pimlico, brewers, who banked at Sir William P. Call, Martin and Co., in favour of a Mr. John Thompson, on bearer. Suspicion was excited as to the genuineness of the signature, but the money was, nevertheless, paid, in 7001. in notes, and the rest in gold. After he was gone the suspicions returned, and he was followed to the Ship Hotel, Charing-cross, where he was given into custody, and all the money found on his person. He said that he was employed by a gentleman to cash the cheque, of the nature of which he knew nothing. Some circumstances seemed to render his account of the matter probable, and he was remanded for a fortnight. THE LATE FIRE AT MANCHESTER.--Although some dip may perhaps elapse before the amount for which the several firms are insured can be ascertained with accu racy, we have succeeded in obtaining, from an authentic source, what we believe will be found to be a correet state ment of the loss to each of the insurance-offices by this un expected calamity. The statement is as follows :—Alliance, 17,000/. ; Imperial, 13,800/. ; Atlas, 9,000/. ; West of England, 9,000/. ; Phcenix, 8,0001. ; Manchester, 8,000/. • Scottish Union, 8,000/. ; Sun, 6,000 ; Norwich Union, 6,060/. ; Cale donian, 6,000/. ; Royal Exchange, 5,000/. ; County, 5,000/. ; North British, 5,300/. ; London, 4,000/. ; Globe, 3,000/. ; and Leeds and Yorkshire, 2,oooL—making a total of 116,100/. The Liverpoolioffice is said to have had a policy on the pre mises in question, up to Christmas last, for 8,100/., but the Directors having then determined not to insure what are termed " wood-lined" warehtmses, the renewal of that policy, with a larger amount upon other similar risks, was declined. —Liverpool Albion. ARABIC SUPERSTITION.—MahOMet is,said to have possessed a tame pigeon, which he taught secretly to eat out of his ear, in order that his followers might believe him, through means of this bird, to receive some divine communi cations. Sandys observes, in his "Travels," that there are still a multitude of doves about Mecca, preserved and fed with great care and superstition, being thought to be of the breed of that dove which spake in the ear of blahemet. SUMMARY OF NEW AND pubitt Optuton. " Who runs may read." FOREIGN. The Paris papers of the 3d contain no news of interest. The _Reform states that orders have been given to com plete the works of the fortification of Paris as quickly as pos sible. The troops of the garrison are to be employed for that purpose, and a number of labourers have been sent from the departments to assist. Several detachments of labourers had likewise arrived at Paris from Germany and Belgium. - According to letters from the south of France, Queen Christina arrived on the 24th ult. at Narbonne, where she was received by all the civil and military authorities. On Sunday she attended the church in that town in great state, and afterwards held a levee. The Baron de Meer, the Com mander-in-Chief at Barcelona, arrived at Narbonne on Sun day evening, to pay his respects to her Majesty, and left the same evening. The Queen left Narbonne on the 26th, for Perpignan. The Russian Cabinet, according to the Augsburg Gazette, has manifested an intention of joining in the views of Austria in its general policy, and especially with regard to the recog nition of Queen Isabella 11., not that Russia has changed its Conservative policy, but that it begins to fear the unlimited influence of England and France in the Peninsula. The Emperor of Russia is to accompany the Empress to Toeplitz, and to proceed thence to Vienna. LAW AND POLICE. At the Central Criminal Court, Thomas Holt, the regis tered proprietor of the Age newspaper, was found guilty on an indictment of libel on Lord William Paget. The libel was published in reference to the late t r i a l b e t ween hi s Lord ship and the Earl of Cardigan. Mr. Holt being at present undergoing a sentence of imprisonment for a libel on another person, was not sentenced, but remanded to Newgate. He will probably be brought up for sentence at the expiration of his present term. At the Mansion-house, a respectable young man, who had acted as the chief mate of a ship called the Diana, ap peared to answer a charge preferred by Mrs. May, the widow of the late captpin of the same vessel, who, on the voyage from St. Helena, was found dead in the cabin, with a pistol wound through his temples. The mate put the ship back to St. Helena, and while lying there, an explosion, which blew up the cabin, took place, by which the steward was killed. The charge was, that the mate had taken possession of and detained the property of Captain May. It was supposed that the captain had committed suicide. The Lord Mayor thought there were some suspicious circumstances in the case, and held the defendant to bail. Two men, named Dykes and Kenward, were fined at Bow street, for a severe and unprovoked assault on Mr. Warbur ton, late Major-General of the police force in Ireland, and his son. Alfred and James Bevis (brothers) and Joseph Murray, alias Murphy, were again examined at Clerkenwell, charged by Mr. Nathaniel Neville, boot and shoemaker, of St John street, Clerkenwell, with having burglariously entered' his dwelling-house, and attempted to murder him. They were committed for trial. COITAT--TASMON.A.III.I3I. Earl Spencer arrived at Althorp Hall, Northamptonshire, last week, from Wiseton Hall, the Noble Earl's seat in York shire. The Earl of Sefton is named in sporting circles as the suc cessor of Mr. Appletwhaite, in the management of the Ather stone hounds, after the present season. The Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry are still de tained at Paris, as the recovery of their daughter Lady Alexandrina Vane, from the effects of severe scarlet fever, is very slow and protracted. The Earl' Cathcart has arrived at Nerot's Hotel from Edin burgh. Lord Hastings has arrived at Seaton Delaval, Northum berland, from his Lordship's seat in Norfolk. The Bishop of Durham and Mrs. Maltby arrived in town on Saturday, from Auckland Castle, Durham. • The Bishop of Chichester, Admiral Wollaston, and Mr. E. Gibbons have been visiting the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk at Arundel Castle within the last week. MISCELLANEOUS. Among the many instances of the present Government's attention to the commercial interests of the country, says the Herald, " We are enabled to announce that the British claims upon France, arising out of the blockade of the Por tendic, are about to be adjusted by a mixed commission of liquidation, to sit at Berlin, with an umpire to be nominated by the King of Prussia. 'The investigation is to take place immediately. Mr. Ward, the British Commissioner, and M. Englehardt, who has been appointed Commissioner on behalf of the French Government, are now on their way to the Prussian capital. Workmen have connnenced pulling up the stones in the remaining part of Cheapside, preparatory to the laying down the wood pavement on the same principle as that in the Poultry. The delivpies of tea last week were rather lower, being 453,8791b5. ; but the general consumption for the present year has been very good, having amounted to 4,351,0001b5. from London alone, or an increase of nearly 300,0001b5., compared with the corresponding period of last year. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY. ILA.YMARICETS. SmunFIELD.--Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/ 108 to 31; use ful ditto, 31 3s to 3/ lOs; fine Upland ditto, Si 12s to 3/ 16s ; Clover Hay, 315 s to 51; Oat Straw, 1/6s to 1/ 8s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ lOs per load. Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly, at about last week's quotations. CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/15s to 3/ 5s ; useful ditto, 3l 6s to 3/ 12s ; fine Upland ditto, 3/ 14s to 4/ ; Clover Hay, 315 s to 4/ 15s ; Oat St raw , 1/ 7to 1/ 9s ; Wheat Straw, 11 8a to 11 12s per load. Supply very moderate, and trade dull. WIIITECHAPEL.--Coarse Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 3/ ; useful ditto, 31 3s to 31 10s ; fine Upland ditto, 3/ 12s to 3/ 16s; Clover Hay, 31 to 51; Oat Straw, 11 6s to 1/ 8s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 83 to 1/ lOs per load. A short supply, and a sluggish demand. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—Very little T lssi..;ClOing in British Planta tion, only about 150 hb.ds having been sold at previous prices, but the market is firm. The public sales have contained 3,484 bags Bengal, 342 bags East India (imported from Sin gapore, subject to 32s per cwt duty and five per cent), 740 boxes white Havannah (chiefly damaged). All the Bengal was sold, but went off heavily at 62s 6d to 70s for good yellow and high a finegsn6d and better grainy yellow (Dobha kind) better sort of white, in some per. The M a d ras sold comparatively a 6 54s to 61s 6d f or strong low brown instances, s Biheesprices, do white to7os,lvise, Benares , ng a t ea to low greyish yellow. All the sound Havannah was taken in at 24s 6d to 28s 6d. for low to good white, being rather above the value ; the damaged brought rather higher rates than were previously obtainable, viz., 21s to 25s 6d. There has been very little business doing privately, no transactions having taken place worth reporting; holders generally, how ever, remain extremely • firm, and purchases of Foreign Su gar cannot be made atiower prices. A cargo of white Macao has been disposed of afLoat. Th e quantity of British Planta tion landed last week int the East and West India Docks was 155 hhds 1 tierce. The stock of British Plantation in Lon don is 5,882 hhds 673 tres, against 10,700 hhds 1,408 tres at this time last year. The stocks of Mauritius and Bengal are lower. COFFEE.-746 bags Ceylon, and 566 bags East India (chiefly Singapore Sava), offered by auction, were all taken in, the former at. 66s 6d to 69 s for good ord pale to which vverb goodpi prices d t h coloury r equ neta l quality, being purchase rs and the latter at 40s for good ord coloury Singapore Java, and ord Batavia at 30s. very high price, b u t at which there are not Privately, a small parcel of very fin e P e d ang so ld at 345, furtheruy eh i b sa ers. The consumption has increased this year. The stock of B.P. in. all the docks is 2,406 hhds, 1,775 brls andhags, against 3,5(13 hhds 2,055 brls and bags on the Ist March, 1843. R quantity landed last wee k at the East and West RUM.—The Docks was 76 nuns 134 h hds. The stock in London is 3 puns :2,795 hhds aga i nst 18,780 puns 5,014 tl m India e , 237 hhds at this time last year. SALTPETRE.—Of WO bags at auction all was withdrawn at 24s for 204 per cent ref raction, being about the comparative value. SPICES.—I,SI7 bags .Black Pepper and 289 chests Cassia Lignea at auction, the fa rm er only partly sold at 3d to 3d for good ord Sumatra, and. .ord at 2id to 2id, all the latter found buyers at 57s to 66s for .good ord coarse to good mid quality, which are about former rates. TALLow.—P.Y.C. is 4 Os 6d to 41s per cwt on the spot, and Town at 43s 6d per Cwt; TEA.—The public sale s have gone off with spirit, and prices are fully maintained. " The Rectory of St. Mildred's, Bread-street, has be come vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr. Ackland. 'TIE THAMES TUN NELL.—This day, at one o'clock, a general assembly of th a Proprietors of the Thames Tunnel was held at the London 'Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, for gene ral purposes, Mr. Hawes , M.P., in the chair, when, from the Report, it appeared that, the number of passengers who had passed through the 'funnel, since its opening, was 2,038,477, producing 8,4781. 2s. Sit , and the shopkeeper - ihad paid 460/. ; while it had been for md that the water in the Tunnel came from the land springs and not the Thames, but which the engineer expected w mid quickly cease. The accounts up to the 31st December - being received, and it being stated that there would be a sa - v ing of 1,0001. the next year, and that on the anniversary of t he opening of the Tunnel there would be a fancy fair, the me sting broke up. „ THE ANTI-Lne 4IIE.—At length the Anti-League, alias the " Associatilon :for the Protection of National Indus try," has ventured to do a bold thing. After weeks of pri vate meetings —me eting s kept as carefully a secret from the public as if the parties :bad been preparing for the commis sion of some terrible ac t of high treason—the agricultural clique of persons acting under the inspiration of the Dukes of Richmond and Bucking ham, have screwed their courage to the sticking-point, and. 1 Lehr a meeting with open doors 1 But in what way have thej gone to work? .Not in a manly, honourable manner, by coming openly forward themselves. They hired a number of working men to take the most pro minent part in the prate edings, hoping thereby to bring over the labouring classes to • their side, and then make them the blind instruments of can ying into effect monopolist purposes. How much of the moue tr which has lately been raised in the counties, was expended in bribing the Spitalfields weavers who played so distingui shed a part in the drama which was last night performed in • the Freemasons"favern, we' have no means of knowing; but. no one who was present can doubt that the sum must hare been very . large. But what, it will be asked, was the result: ? Did the ingenious device succeed ? There never was a mores signal, as there could not have been a more deserved, failure-, So complete was the discomfiture of the artful dodgers mrllo o attempted this experiment on the intelligence of .the working classes, that we may safely ven ture to predict it will never be repeated. The working classes have done themselves imi mortal honour by showing that they were not thus easily to be gulled. They at once saw through the deception which it we s intended to practise on them, and with becoming spirit resolved not to be made the cat's-paw of an insolent aristocracy. They mustered in large numbers, and caused the blow which thp monopolists intended for the League, to fall with terrible effect on themselves.—Advertiser. WILSON'S SCOTTISH ENTERTAINMENTS. Last night Mr. Wilson gave his favourite entertainment of "A Nicht wi' Burns," and notwithstanding its being an " even doon pour o' rain" all day, and little better in the evening, the room was filled by a happy and delighted audience— a proof that this gentleman's exertions counterbalance a good ducking and a squeeze in a crowded room. The programme was made up of gems from Burns's store, and in addition Mr. Wilson gave great amusement by his introduction of the poet's satirical effusion of -" My spouse Nancy," in which the vocalist sustained the dialogue between the fiery-tempered wife and the cool husband with admirable humour. On Friday and Saturday Mr. Wilson gave entertainments in Brighton under" the patronage of the Duchess of Somerset and other distinguished personages, w hen the rooms were crowded by all the nobility and ashion now resident in that fashionable locality. We perceive by the provincial papers that Mr. Wilson visits Oxford, Bristol, and Bath during the present week. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS, (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons. MONDAY, MAACII 4. RAILWAYS. Second Report of Select Committee considered ; Resolu lutions of Committee read. First Resolution, " That in each case where Bills are now pending to authorise the construction of new Lines of Railway, competing with one another, such Bills be respectively referred to one Committee," read a second time. Debate arising ; Motion made, and Question put, " That the Debate be now adjourned:" The House divided : MINORITY-AYES, 3. Hodgson, Richard James, William Wallace, Robert TILLERS. Sibthorp, Colonel Hodgson, Hinde MAJORITY-NOES, 200. SUPPLY. MR. S. CRAWFORD'S MOTION. MAJORITY, AGAINST-87. MINORITY, FOR-8. Blewitt, Reginald J. Wawn, John Twizell Butler, P. Somerset Williams, William Elphinstone, Howard Fielden, John Plumridge, Captain Seholefiold, Joshua TELLERS. Crawford, Sharman Bowring, Dr. (IN THE COMMITTEE. ) Motion made, and Question proposed, " That a number of Land Forces not exceeding 100,295 Men (exclusive of the Men employed in the. Territorial Possessions of the East India Company), Commissioned and Non-commissioned Officers in cluded, be maintained, for the Service of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, from the Ist day of April, 1844, to the 31st day of March, 1845 :"—Whereupon Motion made, and Question put, " That a number of Land Forces, not ex ceeding 80,295 Men (exclusive of the Men employed in the Territorial Possessions of the East India Company), Commis sioned and Non-commissioned Officers included, be main tained, for the Service of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, from the let day of April, 1844, to the 31st day of March, 1845 :" The Committee divided : MINORITY—AYES, 12. Bernal, Captain Scholefield, Joshua Blewitt, Reginald J. Thorriely, Thomas Brothe4ton, Joseph Trelaysny, John S. Crawford, William S. Wawn, John Twixel Duncombe, Thomas Elphinstone, Howard Fielden, John Hastie, Archibald TELLERS. Williams, William Bowring, Dr. MAJORITY-NOES, 114. PRINTERS' PENSION SOCIETY.—The Sixteenth Annual General Meeting of this Society was held yester day, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, for the purpose of transacting the usual annual business, and electing six pensioners upon the funds. Richard Taylor, Esq., in the chair. The Report stated that the Committee, having consi dered the advantages of the enrolment of the Society, had devoted considerable time to the revision of the rules, to make them conformable to the requirements of the Act of Parliament. The prospects of • the Society were encou raging, for although a diminution had taken place in the amount of the annual subscriptions, they had been more than counterbalanced by an increase in life subscriptions, by which the Society had fully met all demands, and also added 3001. to its funded stock. The total receipts of the year were 1,3521. 95., and the disbursements 1,1851. 6s. 7d., leaving a balance in favour of the Society of 168/. 2s. sd. The total funded property now amounted to 3,5051., pro ducing interest to the amount of 109/. 175. 7d., 1,1001. of which had been funded in the last three years. The Report also alluded to the great loss the Society had sustained in the decease of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, and contained a warm eulogium to his memory. The anniver sary dinner was also glanced at, at which Charles Dickens, Esq., presided, and which produced to the charity the net sum of 2504 the largest amount 'ever collected on any similar occasion. The Report was unanimously adopted. Richard Taylor, Esq. (Treasurer), Mr. J. Hodson (Secretary, whose salary was' increased from 25/. to 42/.), and Mr. T. Billing (Collector), were re-elected. The numbers polled for the successful candidates were as follow :—William Walker, 2,256 ; William Davis, 2,156 ; Robert Sizeland, 2,113 ; Mary Brooke, 1,884 ; Jane Geldart, 1,728 ; and Ann Newnam 1,688. There were twenty-two candidates. The number of pensioners now on the funds is fifty. After the other routine business *as transacted, thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the meeting was dissolved. ACCOMMODATION TO THE PUBLIC AT RAILWAY STATIONS.—The magistrates of the Croydon division held a special meeting on Saturday, at the Town-hall, for the pur pose of hearing applications for wine and spirit licenses. All the old licenses were renewed, and there were six new appli cations, one of which was from Mr. W. Coulstock, for a license to a new house situated near the Brighton Railway Station at Croydon. The application was supported by Mr. W. Drummond, and opposed by Mr. Child and Mr. Richards on behalf of the other innkeepers and licensed victuallers of the town. Mr. Drummond, in support of the application, presented three petitions, one from the applicant ; another from the Directors of the Brighton Railway, in which they expressed their opinion that if the house were licensed it would be a means of affording great accommodation to the public arriving at this station ; and a third from a number of magistrates, and other persons who had come to the station and wishing to have accommodation and refreshment at Mr. Coulstock's house, were very much disappointed to find that it had not got a license. Mr. Drummond, in support of the application, addressed the bench at some length, and argued that inasmuch as the house in question being situated so near the station of the railway, would be a very great ac commodation to the public, the magistrates ought to grant the license, and he trusted they Would do so. Messrs. Child and Richards opposed the grant of the license, upon the grounds that no other inn was required in Croydon, and that there was already plenty of accommodation for all classes of the public. They also said it was well known that the. di version of the old traffic from the road to the railway had very materially diminished the business of the 11censed vic tuallers ; and, in fact, that of almost every other trade in the town, and they said that, under these circumstances, it would be a great injustice still further to diminish their means, by granting fresh licenses. It was also argued that the Directors of the railway could not have any means of judging whether the house in question would be an accom modation to the public or not, and that their petition ought not to have any weight, as the magistrates themselves were much better acquainted with the wants of the district than the Directors possibly could be. Mr. Child also presented a petition from the officers of the East India College at Addis combe, against the license. The magistrates, Messrs. Reid and Warrington, and Sir H. Bridges, after a short delibera tion, refused the license. All the other applications were likewise refused. Lady Augusta Fitzclarence, sister to the Earl of Munster, is to be united to Comte Boucle, a Swedish Noble man, of large fortune and very ancient family.—Court Journ a l. ACCIDENT.--Yesterday, as Samuel Poole, in the em ploy of Messrs. Barrow and Co., wine merchants, Tooley street, was driving a chaise-cart over Westminster-bridge, the horse suddenly took fright. In endeavouring to arrest its progress, Poole was jammed between the shaft of his own and the wheel of another vehicle. When extricated the poor man was in a state of insensibility. He was conveyed to Westminster. Hospital, where, on examination, it was dis covered that be had sustained the fracture of five ribs, some of which had punctured his lungs. Slight hopes are enter tained of his ultimate recovery. ATHLONE ELECTION COMMITTEE.—On Monday the general Committee of Elections met in Committee-room, to select six Members to try the merits of the petition pre sented in this case, complaining of the election of Mr. Collett as Member for the above borough. The following were the Members selected :—Mr. W. Beckett, Mr. W. 0. Stanley, Mr. Lockhart, Mr. Currie, Mr. Cripps, and Mr. Ward. The Chairman's panel will meet to-day, and elect a Chairman to preside over the Committee, and on Wednesday will proceed to consider the merits of the question which they have to try. The counsel for the petitioner, Major Beresford, is Mr. Cockburn; for the sitting Member, Mr. Austin and Mr. Ser geant Wrangham. SUITABLE REWARD.—Mr. William Beale, of East street, Point, Portsmouth, now in his 76thyear, after fifty five years' revenue service as a commissioned boatman, has been superannuated on a pension of 55/. per annum. He was attached for many years during the above Reriod to the Custom-house watch-house boat, and had the enviable sa tisfaction, through his intrepid spirit, of saving from drown ing between fifty and sixty of his fellow-creatures. There is one gallant piece of service performed by this brave veteran which needs warm mention, and is still fresh in the memory of our townsmen. About thirty-two years since, a detach ment of soldiers were embarking from the Point for a fo reign station, and had with them a quantity of ammunition, when by some accident, one of the barrels containing the ammunition exploded, and killed eight or ten men on the spot. Beale, who was standing by, perceiving several other barrels of powder •in close proximity to the explosion, and foreseeing the additional dreadful sacrifice of human life by their possible ignition, dauntlessly ran the risk of losing his own to save the lives of others, and without an instant's he sitation, and without assistance, rolled the remainder of the barrels into the sea, while all hearts were beating with appre hension for the lives of themselves and the safety of the ad jacent property. , The delay • in calling out the pensioners for a few days' training has solely been caused by the arrangements for clothing and arming them not having been completed. Indeed, the season of the year is unsuited for the purpose; and unless there were very urgent necessity, we see no just ground for exposing our veterans to the severity of the cli mate, when, in a month or two more, there will be better opportunity for refreshing their recollection of the soldier's duties, without detriment to their health. In the organisa tion of the pensioners we see the first step towards establish ing a reserve force—a sort of national guard —so long re quired in this country, where the jealousy of a standing army is so great, that people blind their eyes to the glaring truth, that without an army their liberty would not be worth a month's purchase. 'We ask these jealous men, have they ever felt easy, on the breaking out of local disturbances, unless the military were called out by the civil power? When has the civil power of itself quelled any riots on a large scale ? In all cases of breach of the peace, actual or threat eued, the very men most jealous of the military are the first to call for their aid. It tells volumes in favour of the officers and soldiers of the army, that on all occasions they act with ready alacrity in aid of the public, though, in England, too often slighted by the public.—Naval and Military Gazette. THE LATE EXTENSIVE SEIZURES AND CUSTOM.' HOUSE FRAUDS. — EXTRAORDINARY SALE OF GOVERNMENT STORES.—In the course of a few days, a very extensiv e sa l e by auction, of prop er t y un d er confiscation, called Govern ment stores, arising from the numerous and large seizures by the officers of the Excise, of illicit spirits, Bte., from for feiture by smuggling transactions and Custom-house frauds, will take place, by order of the Commissioners of her Ma jesty's Customs and Excise. In consequence of the great variety of articles to be disposed of, the sale will occupy nine days ; namely, three for the Excise, and six for the Customs department. The property consists of merchandise, wearing apparel, household furniture, &c., amounting to some thou sands of pounds value, including cabinet c hairs, carpets, carved wood, artificial owers, buffalos' and elephants' horns, China and East India porcelain, cotton, tallow, spermaceti, coffee, trays, feathers, tea-caddies, pe ar l s , pianofortes, Eau de Cologne, raisins, rice, rum, sago, shawls, , tea, tamarinds, tongues, cigars, wheat flour, wines, window curtains, 1,300 gallons of illicit Irish whisky, 102 cases of foreign and mixed brandy, in bottles, leaf tobacco, cheroots, copper stills, &c. The whole of this large collection of stores lies in the Queen's warehouses at the Custom-house, at the Excise, and the London, St. Katherine's, and Commercial Docks. The South Western Railway are now having wires laid down for an electric telegraph on Bain's principle, one wire of which is in the Thames at Nine Elms, and the other in a river about five or six miles off, the earth between completing the galvanic circuit. If this succeeds it is in tended by the Admiralty to carry the telegraph on to Ports - mouth.—Hampshire Independent, WESTMINSTER "ABBEY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. „ ra t, Sm,—l was much surprised on a recent visit to Y o b e minster Abbey to find that fees are still exacted. This__A o' boa tbe most extraordinary, when w e re me m ber what paw' House of Commons upon the subject during the last se when Sir Robert Peel stated, amidst general cheering', t he in appointing Dr. Turton to be Dean of Westtninster A t at be only request he made of that Re v . Gentleman was, free ad• would exert himself with the Chapter to procure O mission to the public to the body of the Abbey." o l io; A whole year has been pe r mitt e d t o pass, and yet noot has been done I We may now, however, hope for t f times, as his Royal Highness Prince Albert has been gtar 01;• pleased to accept the office of patron to the " Societl„„i ° 4, of taming Free Admission t o N a ti ona l M onume nts and ll' t bbe y Art." The present condition both of Westminster and St. Paul's is disgraceful. I am, Sir, your humble servant, AN ENEMY TO CHURCH Itirr9H-'-°. .3 CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.---YeSteruaY s. t inquiry took place before Mr. Payne, the coronerv ies aid i workhouse, Mint-street, Southwark, re lative to th e did Elizabeth Hobbs, aged thirty, who, it was alleged , 11 ,...1 *. d101' i from a blow received from a ma n name d Carroll, the Li,", d i t eb of the house in which she resided, the particulars el, „,o0 appeared in The Sun of yesterday. After the exalt; e oo , of several witnesses, Mr. William Rendle, the p!triob oi said that he had made a p o st mortem exammation°d fsL body, and he found several bruises about the head a n oi the most serious of which was behind the ear. Il e 000 opinion that concussion of the brain, the result of tu e _„b i ldi and a simultaneous flow of blood to the brain, de stb , arising from excitement or passion, was the cause ei coro or She would not have died but for the blows. Tba, tig htet: said, that as the jury might return a verdict of incull ore it would be advisable 'to have Carroll apprehended b _ 6 O conclusion of the inquest, in order to bind over the 1: 11 " t 'bo to appear at the next sessions to give evidence oglu ° The inquiry was then adjourned until Friday next. ter * SUDDEN DEATH OF A GENTLEMAN.- - I reS the afternoon an inquest was held in the drawingGry late residence of William Simons, gentleman,2 4 " w 1, 0 Mile-end-road, on the body of that found dead in his bed-room on the morning of SatUJl"', -4 de' Priscilla Anne Fox, a domestic servant in the faluilY tt - c etr' ceased, deposed that her master, who was seventy-eig 4 1 3 0 11 ' of age, on Friday night retired to rest at his uo n `" 0 0: being in his accustomed health and spirits, which "Web, tb° sually good considering his very advanced years., r dasit: following morning, witness went to call him to and on knocking at the door and receiving no am,!„' t entered the room and found him apparently asleeP , val closer examination, she discovered he was quite des . „pi New, a surgeon, was sent for, but pronounced life to3 e c i` e cg extinct. He attributed the sudden death to a Vile r : l :l i of nature, and from the placid app earance of the P.' Or had no doubt deceased had expired whilst asleq• joi e° ceased had occupied the important and responsible 6 At t of clerk to the committees of buying and warehous e lh e lo East India House for many years, and had retired for, fifteen years upon a superannuation allowance Of y ear. The jury returned a verdict of "Natural ow; to be Miss Worsley Holmes, who is understenu4 ale affianced to Lord Alexander George Russell, of to to tb Brigade, ninth surviving son of the late and broth present Duke of Bedford, is sister to the Hon. buy• te r Holmes, of Westover House, Isle of Wight, and dag b t co-heiress of the late . Sir Howard Worsley Hohnes• t4 bou MORMON PILGRIMS.—On Saturday last Lifer thirty individuals left this port by the mail packet sto iiD o i pool, en route to the " New Jerusalem " of Mr. Mote the Mormon impostor, in the far west. Mr. Kelly; r Life ci the Rhean, near this town, and his f a mily, embark f 0 ' pool this day, and sail thence on Friday, on th en Nauvoo.—Mona (Isle of Man) Herald. Great and romantic events never operate t t i'd, or at least so inspiringly, upon the generation nesses them, as upon those which succeed, when fol l ; to her colouring to truth.—For e ig n R ev i ew . THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.—The following 0 0# gence appears in the Journal de Havre :—" The Aia % A , e t ; has arrived, bringing news from th e S an dwich Is/gl ll ,isj' be, months later than that previously received by the P ooloc t , We have already announced that Vice-Adrairal tin r ig of after having re-established King Kamehameha in 10, of sovereignty, had concluded a convention in . o bjecti which enormous privileges we r e g i ven t o British bootiv it Since then the state of things has n o t c h a nged, 0,100 0 disavowing the act of Lord Paulet, the English AL"T o aecl it , abstained from repairing any of the complaints Oda P' t y French interests, and particularly to our c onsul, to M. du Doit had refused to exhibit his Reb er t - to 0 , English commission, instituted by Lord rou' e t iot c' t y place the Sandwich Governor, and on his retuo B4 ,oo 4 ' mission after having announced that it did not re 'x l •, French Consul, put seals on the house and poPt i d 10 011 „ t y Doit. This state of affairs remains th e same, so # Thomas has respected it, under pretence of les;nglo 7 0 responsibility un its author. The Ajax left b/ the 31st of Octo upon its author. The Ajax left the 31st of October, without seeing the R e ine Blau c le to must at that time have been on its way from Uta h , n e e l boll t yi Sandwich Islands. Captain Leteller gives a ule la ts olt count of the state of our fishermen in those seas, a n ro d, l' e l they are in great need of protection. It is to be oboe it is at the moment when Admiral Dupetit Thona rs 'd 3 to of this state of thing - s, goes to the Sandwich Isis"' ,01 port the interest of France, that the expedition is lea 0 1 port which carries the o r d er f or hi s reca l." LONGEVITY.—The oldest man in Fra n - DID perhaps in Europ e , M. N oe l d e G uersonn i er e, livmg matre, near Paris, completed his 116th year on the A J ,4 and is in the enjoyment o f th e mos t p er f e ct beak' ' n,¢ og , days ago another centena r i an , w h ose l on gevitY o f o` o l remarkable, died at Charolles, in the department red be and Loire. M. V. M. Ducercle, .who had acconilnoci 114th year, was carried.off on the 12th of February , 1 9 0 1 1 an attack* apoplexy. He was a corresponding 4;c 0 10 11 the Academies of Ch a l ons - sur -M arne , Caen, and 0_,,, 0c h has left a great numb er o f manuscr i ps , an d about T o ot des on the former province of Charollais. JJial loas M.lJean Ducercie, who has just entered his 87th yew' a single grey hair, and enjoys most robust healtbcoo-.; DEATH OF SIR FRANCIS WALKER DOI of' BART.--We deeply regret to announce the dell:0i 0,4 Francis Walker Drummond, Bart., of Hawthoillueces took place at his house at Midfield, on Thursd l l t be last. He had been long labouring under disease n i .„iThusl a c e which, as it yielded at times to the remedies ad, gave occasionally faint hopes of his ultimate recd M; .1v succeeded in his title and estates by his son, Cap Walker Drummond, of the Grenadier Guards. ATTEMPTED INCENDIARY FIRE AT MESS II 6 9 O° . SELL AND Prro's.—On Saturday morning it was el air; t r that an attempt had been made to set fire to the Pr t . Messrs. Grissell and Peto, situate in Guildford-st ree l t 'oit road, Lambeth. The premises occupy nearly the tent of Guildford-street, from the York-road S i d e pes D ilo acre, while the depth is about 300 feet. The ‘l,33,'‘tbs the York-road consists of nine large four story o ,°„`co, it y a still greater number of houses abut on the piii — o re,,,`,l opposite side. Within the premises about 150 In: to ployed. The attempt to fi re th e pl ace is sullr's taken place some time in the course of Friday o o when the men left off at h a lf-p as t fi ve o ' c l o ck, to l roi t ic) ance everything was in pe r f ec t sa f e ty. The sP °l " e d, was in a corner of the yard adjoining the work i t bow' r e is 150 feet long, by 60 in width, containingthe i pounds' worth of property. Against this portion ;..0401 mises a fire was regularly built up, consisting a m yl chips, and pieces of wood, and which no doubt was clio by some combustible missile. From some une , rPt io s 0 04 the fire only extended partially through the laY er o f several but the flame arising from it charred the outside . dt b, to a height of about six feet and about two in ( 7200._„L with this exception, d o i ng no injury. A rewaru sn ate - .0 , offered to any person who would give such un would lead to the :discovery of the offender, present time no clue has been obtained. v ., ai d e rdSS FALL IN THE PRICE IN BREAD. -- '` ..-- tol'Or first quality of bread at the west-end of th ia o art f o d , charged 80. and 9d., the second quality 7a z , bakers in Whitechapel, the Blackfriars-road, j ob o e minster, Drury-lane, Wild-street, Seven Di u r; '„Jc Tottenham-court -road, and other populous poll' „T tie dC tropolis, had it ticketed up ski. per 41b. loaf, Iv ? Lc ! • 9 livery. Price of bread in Paris, first qualifYi,uo,i;ll. pa quality, qd. (9 sous) per 2 kilos., or 41b. 80 3 . ' vr r tb During some late excava ti ons a t Chatsw° f ‘lO believe, two immense ch es t s , fill e d w ith a collection ° to Pd were brought to light. The collection is supll se , he pr e ' been made by the gre a t- grea t- gran df at h er o i. Duke, and is said to be worth 10,000/.--Court;.7iest THE REGISTRATION ACT: At an ilith.pa a tbe t yesterday, before Mr. T. W a kl ey, M.P., On the, young lady who had died suddenly, it was statellwitli f a' registrar of the district had registered the deat:n lor t medical certificate. The remarkedCoartonaelrltimcs, that M o d prised at that, for the registrar of births, deatb°l o A ) riages, was most particular , and inusiiatv' t tl e been doubly go since the misfortune he had to r_ i e o sl death of a lady who was still living, and who bg u be fol ~ e t bsl , subsequently to assist in the forgery of wills lln f fi c ieli public. The existing Registration Act was so ine biao, ' O l O a friend of his (M r . W a k ley ' s) had cha ll e nged div o o f t. offered to get a c er tifi cate of death for a living 11 . 1 .1 any registrar's district, and a certificate of buri riell 4 je bargain. The s u bj ec t requ i red the ser i ous consider 01 Parliament. smtreeeetti,ngforwas the p held ur p a o t s e t h o ef electingd inflno A te On Friday e ven i ng l ast a large an d , rtes wards of Castle B aynar d and Farringdon, to o ° ,. n .b „ hopkeepers to close th e i r s h ops at a d e fi n it cl the e HaeadCOTlnaVii:e'e fr°11:1-4d . n , BIRTHS. .„,. ~,,t, lititi l— ' te, On the 27th ult., at Carnock House, 11 ' 1-- 0 •11' lady of John Osborne, Esq ,of a daughter. reef° • On the 28th * ult., in Lo . wer Wharton-stre et, vi Mrs. Thomas Milner, of a son. the lady oil On the 28th ult., at Ashwick-grove , „ St On rachey, 2E9th sq., of a son. the ult., at Hillingdon, Mrs. Arthu r' stilYo' T i o f f t 0 daughter. lc° On the Ist inst., a t G reat Russell -stree t, th e Rev. Robert Morris, of a daughter. ______.---- 1),, MARRIED. b g On the 27th ult., at John's-place, D. Dumbreca Ju Vs.rell; vii ° iii , surgeon of the 72d Highlanders, to Elizabeth C i $ daughter of George Gibson, Esq. all ek At St. Jaanes's, Pi cc adilly, Mr. G. A. Oxbor eu g h ' ell e t Greenwich, to Mrs. Ruby, of Rye, Susses. Robe r t elle fir On the 29th ult., at Ardoyne Church, . 0 04 , , Esq., of Guisborough, Yorkshire, to Laura Mali;. ; 7 Sierhoreas Butler, BarCariu ,iipt _. ' P DIED. On the 20th ult., at the Clifton Hot-well s, ?ligor OO Birch, late of the 65th Regiment), aged 74. _ Selo S fi e On the 98th ult., in Mountjoy-square, Dublin, joY Rosa Aliaga, the wife of P. W. Kelly, Er* , her ' Of; Consul for Carthagena d Colomia. rt fr uti On the 28th ult., at e Brewer- b street, Golden-sq .00, 0 Alexander Poidevin, aged 46. the On the 28th ult., Sarah, the wife of J. Tiver, of 1 ; ai r nia avern, Blackw t., all. old ' O T n the 29th ul Mervyn Kyle, the eldest chiop Mervyn Patterson, Norfolk-street, Park-lane. to/OP ~ On the 29th ult at Fortess-terrace, Ke ntish- James Hume Fife, of Long Acre, aged 44. g.• . A On the Ist inst., at Brighton, Thomas Chier n , e T re Of A On the Ist inst., at Worthing, Reginald water, t d of Walter Henry Wyatt, of Notting-hill. d E _.,,.. 0 ‘ 11 lk On the Ist inst., Robert Blemell, aged four , , --_, ourib - , William, aged 16 months, the sons of E. W. Poll , i 7, Brompton-square. knne r elict On the 9d inst., in Ebury-street, Pimlico , ' „ 1 /I the late John Walter, Esq., aged 89. w At Talgarth House, Merioneth, Parker William 11—,0301) Esq., Gentleman Cadet o f the Royal Military i'' ° Woolwich, aged 18. .„,nore , On the 2d inst., at Harrow Weald, near ot" --- Af.A. • r‘ 1 aril of ' s Elizabeth, the wife of. the Rev. Ernest S. App Aoo On the 3d inst., James William George, elder W. Neat, Esq., of Datchett, aged 21. London : Printed and Published by MURDO, isALO.I. No 112, Strand, at The San Office, N 0.1 12, ,„t r County of Middle ux, Tuesday, March 51 Seim Ch, Ti a w I J os C al Le, Wi !',, i",?