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She left Boston on the I6th and Halifax , on the 19th inst., and has made the whole voyage in 'thirteen days. The Great Western arrived at New "York on the 3lst ult., at night, and left for Liverpool .on the 14th inst., but has not yet arrived. There is no news of even the least importance in the papers by this arrival ; although they extend over a period of fourteen days, they are so barren we hardly find an item of news. CANADA.—The Governor-General arrived at Mon- ' troll on Tuesday afternoon, the 3d instant, to swear an his new Cabinet Ministers. The following consti ttute the new Cabinet:—The Honourable William Renry Draper, Attorney-General for that part of the :province formerly Upper Canada; the Honourable - William Morris, Reeeiver-General ; Dennis Benjamin Papineau, Esq., Commissioner of Crown Lands -James Smith, Esq., Queen's counsel in and for that :part of the province formerly Lower Canada, and .Attorney-General for the same. The health of General Jackson was sinking. The Indians in the Missouri are still active, and aging a fierce war against the United States. In a went conflict a party of the Pawnees had eight killed, and the Sacs one killed. 2VIR. EVANS' ST. LEGER SWEEPS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Mr. Enrroe,—lt is with great pain and indignation that I am compelled to resort to your columns for the eexposure of one of the most unheard-of acts on the part clef the projector of one of the greatest of our racing 3otteries or sweeps throughout the kingdom, that ever Vilified the annals of fair play and common honesty. I allude to the Leger sweep of Mr. Evans, of Covent garden. As the holder of Foig a-ballagh in the late St. Leger Nweep of Mr. Evans, I was entitled to 7001., and my friend, Mr. Ayton, a fellow.townsman, to 200/. as the 'holder of The Cure. The usual circular announced to 1128 that we had drawn these chances on the Friday pre ceding the race, when, judge my surprise at receiving the following letter : " Grand Hotel, Covent-garden, Sept. 21, 1844. " Sir,—On my return from Doncaster, I found a letter from my solicitor, Mr. Moseley, of Bedford-street, Covent-garden, recommending me, by all means, to with told the payment of the prizes in my St. Leger Sweeps tintil the result of the qui tam action brought against me lately shall be known. The informer, who is the plaintiff in this case, will file his declaration on the 24th of this Snonth; until that is done I know not what I hare to defend, or to what extent I may be liable. lam very ac's. thet any delay should take place in the settlement, cut I am bound to protect myself in this matter. " I have no doubt but that all the actions will fall to the ground, and that the Government will not counten ance the prosecutions at the suit of a setof villains whose 431 11 y object is extortion.—l remain, Sir, your obedient servant, " WILLIAM C. EVANS. " Mr. B. A. Marshall." I immediately came up to London, and in my inter slew with M r . 'loseley ascertained that he would recorn rnend Mr. Evans to waive all legal objections, and to ay me over the moneys for mysclt and friend ; but, as could not get Mr. Evans to meet me at the office, al !hough he had been most offensively rude to me at his ' 4o tel, I deemed it right to send him a letter, of which copy is annexed, on Wednesday evening. " Sir—Not having been enabled to meet you at your nolieitor're Mr. Moseley's, to-day, although I repeatedly Attended at the office, expecting that you would come there, after reiterated requests, I have now a paramount duty to perform to myself and the public, failing the pay- Inent of the money to me, which I have honourably won. "Tour own solicitor showed me the writ served onyou, which was connected with the late Derby, and not with the St. Leger. lied it, however, touched the race on 'Which I am the winner, it could not have borne upon the subject, as far as my interests were involved, since Your obvious duty as a man of honour and honesty, was either to refund the subscription previously, or abide the lasue of the drawing. Mr. Moseley distinctly told me !tat day that, had you chosen to attend, you would have skeard, from his own lips, that he would recommend you to pay the moneys to myself, as holder of Foig-a-ballagh, eII to my friend's order (Mr. William Ayton), the pos sessor of the second horse. " It is my wish, for both our sakes, to settle the affair amicably, and for this purpose I will call on you to- Inorrow, at two o'clock P.m., punctually, to receive the !znounts due to myself and Mr. Ayton. Should you, 41_ owever, decline seeing me, or should you, upon an in jerriere, refuse to pay me over one of the most sacred of all trusts, the money confided to you by others for a ape te ific PurPose, and of %Well you were presumed by all to but the temporary trustee, 1 beg thus to distinctly tell you that I shall publish a copy of this letter, which shall !bt my best explanation and vindication for posting you to-morrow at Tattersall's—seeking any redress which may be within the reach of the law—and warning the I ► 4blie through every available medium, against havin g atiy iurf transactions with a party who would fly in the 'ke of his own professional adviser, and violate the very "Ilene° of integrity." To this, on Thursday morning, I received the follow g " Grand Hotel, Covent-garden, Thursday, Sept. 26, 1844. reply to your letter, I beg to state that I mode no appointment whatever to meet you yesterday at 11)3' solicitor's, or I should have kept it. I had a parti- V I) ar engagement of long standing, which called me from ,7 4 1 e after one o'clock, and I did not return until late in the evening. Mr. Moseley is out of town today, but I ,_ltye seen his principal clerk, and to him I refer you for t 'uY answer to your letter. I find you have taken every shall of publicly traducing my character, and I uall be glad to have an opportunity of publicly refuting pur accusations. I believe myself to be perfectly jus 6:d in the course I am pursuing, and shall abide the " I lk—l um, Sir, your obedient servant, " WILLIAM C. EVANS. " Mr. R. A. Marshall." 11 1 call e d on M r. M ose l ey ' s c l er k, w h o informed me th a t r • Evans had been with him, and had stated that it was 13 intention to have given me a cheque for 3501. on ac -I:3‘int but that as I had traduced his character he should 110 :" abide by his first litter. 31 Y intention was to make myself a subscriber at Tat t.byrE'tllby the payment of two guineas, and post Mr. P , 4 ns as a defaulter ; but I was dissuaded from so by being told in one or two well-inform quarters iritt as it was not a wager I should not be p ed ermitted to nix such a placard in the room. What thi n k y ou , Sir, is the w r it u p on whi c h M r . Fr ans attempts to shuffle out of the payment of other tenple' s money , an d no t hi s own ? It i s a b so l u t e l y a ri t issued prior to, and affecting only the late Derby I ut had it affected the St. Leger, what was his plain line Yduty ? Ei ther to h ave re t urne d th e su b scr i pt i ons an d Felined his lottery, or have stood the brunt of any paltry :1 1t urnaatio n , like Mr. Bake and all the other parties r g ilarly s it uate d. Th ere i s a society formed for resist informers, End Mr. Evans either has joined it or i , ° ght to h ave joined it, when his battle would have been ° ught for him, if necessary. 1-T atil I get further advice, how am I to act, I can tt z ) l Y avail myself of that great engine, the press, to make b ° et:induct of Mr Evans known from the Land's End to s () , P n'Groat's; and if the public will but judge between I.l tni quite satisfied , that whatever be the fate of rac it° !weeps in a legal point of view, in an henourable ono u will be the last that ever can be got up at the Grand sbt>teeui,li Covent-garden.—l remain, Sir, your obliged and ent servant, R. A. MARSHALL. 'r alistock Hotel, Thursday evening, Sept. 26, 1844. ZWe ha ve p u bli s h e d these l e tt ers , as so man y p ersons 11Ilj" interest e d i n th e corr espond ence , w hil e a t th e same 4 1 e it appears that Mr. Marshall might have obtained 8 obj ect b y less v i olent means. M r. E vans, we b e li eve, -Lever Contemplated such an act as some parties would Pute to him - ; and it will be seen from an announcement 'timeanother part of the paper, that he is ready to pay the tte P c 'sits on receiving proper security against the qu i t am 110 n3 with which he is threatened.—ED. Sun.] F- M x ; 110 1 LAST EVENlNG.—Yesterday evening, at F a quarter to eight, a fire broke out on the premises Vickers, the publisher of Holywell-street, in the nearly opposite the Old Dog Tavern. The af ra l was instantly given, and by the timely assistance theengines from St. Clement Danes, followed by two e large brigade engines, and a plentiful supply of st li nn t , the damage was confined to the shop, the valuable , I ' .ol. which was entirely destroyed. Ai."4ILLENY v. BELLEW. CONSISTORIAL COURT, eh_ - "tit, FRIDAY, SEPT. 27.—The Very Worshipful eneellor Martin has just pronounced his decision in a : eli se- He stated that though there were grounds of iiumPLion attaching to the conduct of the promovent, The (lent evidence had not been adduced to prove that testatrix was not in a condition to make a will, nor 11 . 4 there anything in the will to show that itdid not ex ihees the Probable intentions of the testatrix. He should, se ar e, admit the gill to probate, but, considering the to ar relationship of the parties, he should not pronounce r"sts.---IVoolnier's Exeter Gazette. 4 A II `'ERICAN THEATRICAL S .—Mr. Macready is now To e i ng his p r i nc i pa l c h aracters i n t h e A rc h- street e (eet tre, Philadelphia. He will appear at the Park in a mill two, and having finished his engagement there, eturn, we believe, to England. It is calculated %ti n Mr. Macready has cleared about fifty or sixty thou maid dollars in this country, besides making a great of hpersonal friends in the political and literary cir is and universally, we believe, enemies in the ranks r lit h Own profession. On the whole, he is a great actor ; e,r eccentric as a man ; and has justly been denomi -47a " the last of the cocked hats." Anderson, who has hir called the " double" of Macready, has just finished Mr e en gagement at the Park. He has' been well received. inla .oubt, h owever, whether he will make half the money tvta country that his great prototype has ma d e . H e i s co uch of a copyist for that, although a hi g hly re vetable actor.—N ew ark Paper. llp Q 4.lte R ESIDENT STEAMER.--A report is current .erhat...a bottle was picked up about twelve miles off Yesterday morning. containing a paper, on which bl eu 't. , lQe in pencil -- Pre,ideii`., all is I` 3 : I G"' j b are Yon all l—Lennox." We give this report as we ti t heard it, but are unable to vouch for its authen- Ye—Dow Chronicle. HER MAJESTY AT BLAIR ATHOL. BLAIR ATHOL, THURSDAY. Yesterday her Ma jeety and the Prince with party again went up Glen Tilt. On Tuesday the dogs had been sent after the deer, and the result was that two of them, driven from the wood, took refuge in the water, and placing themselves against large rocks, were there kept at bay by the dogs, and kept the dogs at bay in return. The dogs kept swimming about for hours, afraid to venture too near, lest a dart from an antler should transfix them ; and in that situation they remained till yesterday forenoon, when, as we have said, the royal party coming up, Prince Albert shot the two noble animals, in presence of her Majesty. The whole scene was a very exciting one. In the evening the dinner party, in addition to the usual company, numbered the officers on guard. BLAIR ATHOL, FRIDAY. Her Majesty's anxiety to lose no opportunity of see ing the sublime scenery in the neighbourhood of Blair Athol, appears to increase as the period of departure approaches, From early morning, up to a late hour in the evening, her Majesty rides or drives about the coun try in the most unostentatious manner, and is every where received with respectful deference, the offspring of that genuine politeness which nature has planted in the breasts of the wild Highlanders. The Queen and the Prince have been so much out amongst the people here that they are at once recognised by all the villa gers. although they are seldom preceded by any of the pomp and circumstance which are generally the neces sary accompaniments of such exalted rank ; but as the royal pair pass by on their shooting ponies, with Sandy Macre, the Highland Billie, their only attendant, there is no rushing out and crowding, and crushing, and staring, as practised by the vulgar denizens of Brighton; here the bonnets are merely withdrawn by way of re spectful salutation, which is acknowledged by that cour teous inclination with which her Majesty invariably re turns the greetings of her subjects when they do not escape her observation. The only occasion on which the vulgarities of civilised life have been obtruded on her Majesty, during her stay :here was on Sunday last, when, as has already been stated, the curiosity of some of the congregation at the village church overcame their discretion ; but this dis play was manifested by the shopkeepers and bourgeoisie who flocked from the towns in the vicinity, rather than by the tenantry of Lord Glenlyon. The inordinate pre tensions of some of these people to excessive sanctity was shown in their true light, by the manner in which some few of them converted the humble village church into a show room ; but this desecration was at once hushed by the better portion of the congregation, and we are happy to say that this was the only instance of any attempt to invade the seclusion and tranquillity which has been enjoyed by her Majesty since her arrival at Blair Athol. On Wednesday her Majesty was gratified by wit nessing the noble sport of deer-stalking to very great advantage. The Queen and the Prince had proceeded up Glen Tilt, with Lord Genlyon, early in the after noon, and her Majesty remained at the forester's lodge whilst the Prince set forth with his noble host on his sporting expedition. The Prince succeeded in killing three of the finest deer in the forest of Athol, and one o them was shot very near to the spot from which her Majesty witnessed the sport. In the evening, Captain the Hon. James Murray, Lord Glenlyon's brother, with the Master of Strathallan, and Mr. Drummond. of Meg ginch, the officers on guard, had the honour of dining with her Majesty. Dr. Macleod, the Highland minister, who preached at the village church on Sunday, had the honour of dining with her Majesty on Sunday evening. As the presence of her Majesty in the Glen to a certain extent necessarily interfered with the sport, and scared away the deer, the Prince and Lord Glenlyon started yester day morning at seven o'clock from the Castle alone and unattended. The foresters had been out driving the deer towards the Glen during the night, and every fa vourable opportunity of time and weather combined to ensure an excellent day's sport for his Royal Highness. The Prince was again successful, and three superb bucks fell before his rifle. Unfortunately, the Prince had made an engagement to return to the Castle at two o'clock, to drive her Majesty to Fascally, but if he had remained in the Glen, and continued the sport, he might have stalked seven or eight more deer, as they ran flock ing along the heights in countless myriads. Lord Glen lyon remains shut up in his determination not to shoot ; it was erroneously stated that his Lordship had killed a blade on Tuesday last, as he has not pulled a trigger since the arrival of the Prince at the Castle. Two of the deer which were stalked yesterday by the Prince were killed upon the spot ; his Royal Highness wounded the third deer, and the animal, which from the hunter's aim had taken hurt, endeavoured to escape, but was brought to bay by the splendid deer-hounds,, and afforded some excellent sport. On the return of the Prince to the Castle his Royal Highness partook of luncheon, and at half-past three o'clock drove out her Majesty in the pony phaeton, at tended by two outriders before and one behind, and ac companied by Lord Glenlyon and Lord Charles Welles ley. Her Majesty proceeded on the road beyond Fas cally, the beautiful seat of Mr. Butter, on the banks of the Garry. Her Majesty paused several times to admire the surpassing beauty of the scenery, which was en• hanced by the mellowness of the autumnal tints of the rich foliage of the birch trees and larches. Her Majesty alighted at the entrance to the pass of Killiecrankie, and having mounted her pony, which had been sent on be fore, rode down to the bottom of the pass, and remained for some time admiring the beauty of the scene formed by the clear rushing of the Garry over the " Sodger's Loup," so called from one of Mackay's men having leaped over the chasm there, when pursued by Claverhouse's Highlanders. Her Majesty returned to the high road through the new path which has been laid down by Mr. Butter, of Fascally, and entered the pony phaeton which had been waiting for her at the gate of the paps. Her Majesty and the Prince arrived at the Castle at seven o'clock. Lord and Lady Glenlyon, with the Hon. Miss Murray, had the honour of joining the Royal dinner party in the evening, which consisted of the members of her Majesty's suite, with the exception of Lord Aber deen, who has gone to pay a brief visit to Lord Abercorn, at Laggan. Several artists are taking sketches in the neighbour hood, and yesterday Mr. Edwin Landseer arrived at Blair Athol, and came in upon them like a Triton among the minnows. Mr. Landseer came in a cart from Loch Rannoch, being the only conveyance which he could obtain in those sublime but comparatively unin habited regions. He had been on a visit to Lord Bread albane, at Blackmount, near the western end of Loch Rannoch, and on arriving at the hotel, proceeded at once to the Castle. A servant was shortly after sent down for his portfolio. Her Majesty's departure is definitively fixed for Tuesday morning, at eight o'clock. Her Majesty will not pass through Perth, but will return to Dundee by Cupar Angus and Blairgowrie, and will embark at three o'clock. Her Majesty will be escorted by a detachment of the Scotch Greys, who will be echelonnes along the high road, as on her Majesty's arrival. The Queen and the Prince are both looking remarkably well, and the Princess Royal is " ruddier than a cherry," from being so constantly in the open air. Lord and Lady Glenlyon, during the stay of her Ma jesty at the Castle, have occupied the residence of Capt. Macduff, his Lordship's factor, a fine old stalwart High land gentleman, who has served with distinction in the American war. Captain Macduff 's house is a small but picturesque cottage within the grounds of the Castle, and close to the chapel in which lie the remains of the cele- , brated " Clavers." The stables belonging to the cottage , unfortunately caught fire at two o'clock this morning, and some damage was done before the flames could be subdued. The progress of the fire might have been easily arrested bat for the insufficiency in the supply of water, but happily all the cattle in the adjoining outhouse were saved, with the exception of a dog of small value, which was burnt to death. BLAIR ATHOL, SATURDAY. The fire which broke out in the middle of the night in the stables of the cottage in which Lord Glenlyon is at present residing, has unfortunately occasioned much more damage than was at first anticipated. Much valu able property, and the whole of Captain Macduff's plate has been destroyed. The progress of the flames might have been, easily arrested at the first outburst ; but Lord Glenlyon is one of those Scotch nobleman who still re tain their rational notions of hospitality. His Lordship would not allow the neighbourhood to be aroused, and assistance to be sent for, lest her Majesty might be alarmed ; and so fastidious was he is his apprehensions of disturbing his illustrious guest, that he preferred see• ing his property devoured by the flames rather than in cur the risk of inconveniencing his Sovereign. Nero fiddled whilst Rome was burning ; and Sheridan, when his theatre was being burned to the ground, looked quietly on, and said, that he would warm himself at his own fireside ; but Lord Glenlyon had no such gratifica tion as was enjoyed by both of those manuals sujets, for his whole exertions were directed towards keeping the people quiet around the Castle, so that no noise might " murder the sleep" of the royal guest. Last evening her Majesty witnessed an exhibition of a similar nature to that which was represented before her Majesty the year before last, at Taymouth Castle. Shortly after dinner several Highlanders executed their national dances before her Majesty, in the great draw ing-room at the Castle. The celebrated sword dance, called the Gillie Cullum, which her Majesty so much ad mired at Taymounth, was executed with great spirit and precision by the Hon. Captain Murray, of the Scots Fu silier Guards ; and the Houlaghan, the Highland Fling, and the Moulin Dhu, were danced with all the national vigour and animation, Her Majesty expressed herself much delighted at the spectacle, and complimented Cap tain Murray on the skill displayed by him in threading the labyrinth of bright claymores, which would form rather an inconvenient field for the display of some of the pas de ballet which excite such thunders of applause at the Opera. The weather was beautiful throughout the whole of yesterday, but the rain came down at half-past nine o'clock this morning, and this is very indicative of its continuance throughout the whole of the day. The extreme inclemency of the weather did not, however, deter her Majesty from leaving the Castle at ten o'clock to witness an otter hunt. Lord John Scott arrived at Fascally, the seat of Mr. Butler, last evening, and brought with him a fine young otter from lox burghshire, as none could be found in the neighbour hood, although traces of them are to be found in several places. Lord Aberdeen's hounds, with their keepers, in their green jackets and velvet caps, were ordered round to the river Gavy, immediately behind the Castle, and her Majesty Caine to the }milks of the river, liimmted (in her morning dresa. Lord Gleelyon led the pony, and Captain James Murray, his Lordship's brother, held an umbrella over her Majesty to keep off the rain, which ! continued without intermission. Prince Albert was on foot in a shooting jacket, and all the gentlemen of the suite also were attired in their shooting jackets and caps. ! Lady Glenlyon, Lady Canning, and the Hon. Miss Murray, and the other ladies of the suite were also pre sent. The otter afforded some excellent sport, the hounds being under the direction of our Minister for Foreign Affairs, who is as skilful in tracking an otter as in finding out the slippery traces of a Thiers or Guizot. Her Majesty remained at the river side until the otter was killed, when her Majesty had an opportunity of wit nessing the original picture in life, from which Landseer drew his famous " Death of the Otter." Her Majesty and the Prince, with their noble host and hostess, then returned to the Castle, and there is little probability that they will drive out during the remainder of the day. Her Majesty was displeased at the manner in which the people stared at her at church on Sunday last, and has requested that Divine service may b e performed to-mor row in her private apartments. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, with the Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh Strelits, arrived last even ing at half-past five, at Taymouth Castle. Yesterday morning his Royal Highness left Inverary Castle, where he had been on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Ar gyll, and left Taymouth Castle again this morning at nine o'clock, for Scone Palace, where the illustrious Duke will stay on a short visit to Lord Mansfield. His Royal Highness was received at Taymouth Castle with all the honours which are always paid to members of the Royal Family when they honour that magnificent seat with their presence. A royal salute was fired from the heights as the carriage drove through the grounds, and Lord Breadalbane's band, with a goodly show of his Lordship's followers, received the Duke of Cambridge at the principal entrance to the Castle. Lord Breadalbane arrived at Tayinouth in the afternoon of yesterday, from Black Mount, where his Lordship has been entertaining a party of friends during the past week. The Queen, Prince Albert, and the Princess Royal continue in the enjoyment of robust health. The air of the place appears to agree remarkably well with her Majesty, who, perhaps, never looked so well in her life. Preparations are making for the departure of the Court, which will take place on Tuesday morning, at eight o'clock.—Post. THE GLOUCESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL. FRIDAY Niczr.—This morning Handel's oratorio of the Messiah was performed. The whole space allotted to the listeners was crowded, the majority of the audience being ladies. Caradori Allan, Miss Hawes, Machin, Manvers, and 'Weiss, did their utmost, mad Miss Barrett, in " But thou didst not leave," proved her capability of tone, compass, and expression, equal to the most san guine expectation of her friends. The young lady who made her debut on this occasion is a native of the city of Gloucester. The whole performances were well exe cuted, and it is a pleasure to state that the proceeds of the collection at the doors, this day, exceeded any amount hitherto realised in this city. The sum collected amounted to 1732 Is. 10d. The arrangements made by the stewards were admir able throughout, every facility being afforded to parties visiting the cathedral by an early opening of the doors, and no pains being spared to make the festival worthy of its predecessors. IRELAND. DUBLIN, SEPT. THE FEDERAL AIOVEMENT. 28. Even in the Northern province the movement in favour of a federal Parliament is rapidly extending, espe cially since the appearance of the pamphlet of Mr. Grey Porter, the High Sheriff of Fermanagh ; and the reversal of the judgment against Mr. O'Connell has also contri buted to swell the ranks of federalism. As an evidence of its progress, we quote the following very remarkable statement, extracted from an ultra-Tory journal, the Bdfast News Letter, of Friday : " The present are we believe, the most ex t raor di nary times of which the history of Ireland has ever afforded an example, and, looking at the strangely significant events which are daily occurring, we must confess that it is not without well-founded alarm that we regard the consequences which ae yet remain uninvolved in the bosom of futurity. We deem it necessary to be thus plain with our readers, and to inform them without dis guise that the crisis of Ireland's fate is approaching, and that whole masses of nominal Protestants are preparing, not to join the O'Connellite movement in the first in stance ; but to adopt a system of organization, which, without any effort on his part, will enable O'Connell to carry his most ambitious schemes to an easy and a triumphant issue. In these remarks, we refer in an especial degree to the plan of federalism, which is now beginning to be openly supported by men who have hitherto stood high in the ranks of Conservatism, and let no mistake exist—federalism is repeal in all its essential elements, the only difference between the parties being as to the quality and powers of the Legislative assembly, which is to be established on the ruins of the union settlement. By both the Act of Union is denounced, and doomed to utter abrogation." The Dublin Mercantile Advertiser of yesterday says "We regret much to learn that Lady Heytesbury has been suffering from illness, but is much better to-day (Friday). Her Excellency, we have heard, intends to give a series of balls at the Castle." The account this day, we regret to say, represents her Excellency amyl a dangerous state. Her illness, it is said, is gastric fever. MR. O'CONNELL'S PROGRESS IN THE SOUTH. On the announcement of the Liberator's intended route, on his way to Derrynano, immediately prepara tions were made to receive him in the many towns through which he had to pass between Dublin and Lime- ' rick. From Merrion-square to George-street, in the " City of the Treaty," was one continued ovation. In Naas, Kildare, Monasterevan, Maryborough, Mountrath, Borris-in-Ossory, the people decorated their houses with laurels and flowers, and threw triumphal arches across the road, whilst they poured forth abundant blessings for their friend, advocate, and champion. At Roscrea, a large meeting was held on the previous evening, over which the excellent and respected pastor, the Very Rev. Dr. Blake presided, and at which it was unanimously resolved to present the illustrious champion with a congratulatory address. From an early hour the town presented a most animated scene, every house was decorated with green boughs. From several houses various mottoes and devices were appended—such as " Remember the 30th of May"--" The glorious tri umph of 7th September"—" Denman, Cottenhana, and Campbell, ceede mile faltha," &c. At four o'clock ex actly the Liberator reached the turnpike, accompanied by his son John O'Connell, by Mrs. John O'Connell, and Miss Staunton. Here the deputation in their car riages, and accompanied by the splendid temperance band of the town, received the regenerator of his country, and escorted him into town with "merry music." The address was read by the Very Rev. Thomas Blake, and the Liberator's reply was such as went to the heart of all who heard it. He spoke full of hope and joy, confi dent of success, and impressive of the necessity of re newed exertion and untiring zeal—said it was his opinion that a powerful federal party was forming in the state, and would, probably, soon:develop itself—but added, that we should rely on our own exertions, nor relax them for a moment to make Ireland what she ought to be. The deputation, in a carriage drawn by four horses, with outriders, and followed by the trades, with banners, in thirteen cars, proceeded at four o'clock to Toomevara, where they awaited the arrival of the Liberator. At Toomevara they were joined by the Rev. John Meagher, P. P., the Rev. Mr. Burke, Messrs. M. Meagher, H. Kennedy, D. M'Carty, and several of the active patriots of that important district. The Liberator made his ap pearance about six o'clock, and at this time Toomevara was literally thronged with enthusiastic crowds of Tip perary boys who cheered most vigorously, and exhibited their delight in such a manner as the boys of Tipperary are calculated to do on an exciting occasion of the kind_ The Nenagh deputation immediately proceeded to the Li berator, who having received the address, made an elo quent reply, which was enthusiastically cheered. Mr. O'Connell arrived at Limerick on Thursday evening about ten o'clock. Crowds of people had assem bled as early as nightfall at Cruises' Hotel to greet him. On his way thither an attempt was made by the populace to take the horses from his carriage and draw it to the hotel, which annoyed the Honourable Gentleman very much. On the following morning he spoke as follows from the window of the hotel:—" I have to complain for the first time in my life of the conduct of the people of Limerick. Last sight they took my horses from my carriage, and attempted to draw me here. I was the more displeased at this proceeding, because for the last thirty years of my life I have set my face against it.— (Hear, hear.) I have done so for two reasons—first, be cause a carriage is made to be drawn by beasts, and I do not want the people to make beasts of themselves. —(Hear, hear.) Instead of degrading their character, I have been always labourin g t o elevate it, and t o in pire them with feeli ngs o f se lf- res pect. It i s , there fore, unbecoming and i m p ro per for human b e i ngs , and especially for freemen.—(Loud cheers.) But there is another important reason why I have opposed this foolish practice—the danger that arises from it. If I had consented last night to be drawn by you, and one of you stumbled and fell, nothing could save that person's life. We would be perfectly safe in the carriage, but those drawing it would be in imminent peril. I, therefore, tell you from this spot, I will never consent to your drawing me like horses.—(Loud cheers.) Baying now scolded you—(Laughter)—l see you are not in a very bad humour after a scolding—(Renewed laughter)—let me tell you something to gratify you, something of our triumph over the injustice of our enemies. —(Loud cheers.) lam restored to you from gaol.—(Deafening cheers.) With all their jury -packing they could not keep me there.—(lmmense cheering.) We have triumphed over them by the justice of our cause, and by the good conduct of the people who, during my imprisonment, kept the peace and observed the law. Nothing could equal your conduct. I do not flatter you when I say that there is not such a people on the face of the earth. For your sakes I have endured a dungeon, and for you I would go to the scaffold.-- (Cheers.) There is another source of congratulation which you have. It is the adhesion of Smith O'Brien to our cause. Three cheers for Smith O'Brien.—(This call was responded to by a deafening peal.) Considering his high character, his tried integrity, his rank, his religion, and his connections, there is no other event which, in the providence of God, is more calculated to advance our darling object.—(Hear, hear.) I'll tell you what is his advice and mine to you. There are schemes in opera tion among the lower rank of the police, who want to betray you and to get your blood for money. —(Hear, hear.) They . are endeavouring to promote the worst and most noxious system that ever discovered itself in this country—l mean Ribbonism.—(Hear.) There is only one set of men I hate,:and that is the Rib bonmen.—(Hear, hear.) You may take my word for it, and I believe I never deceived you—(Loud cries of " Never")—that whatever fears the light cannot serve the cause of Ireland. We, your true friends, meet in open day, and seek no concealment, and you will follow eur advice, as you have ever done.—(Loud cheers.) I have more to tell you. Repeal is coming.—(Loud and long-continued cheering.) Many of the Protestant gen tlemen have adopted the federal system, and are coming over to our ranks.—(Hear, hear.) W e h a il them as Irishmen and brothers.—(Cheers.) Thu s united, and persevering in our peacefuland constitutional struggle, the day is not distant when we shall see a Parliament in College-green, and Ireland—what God and nature in tended her—prosperous and contented, h a ppy and free." —(Loud and protracted cheering.) The Liberator then retired, and in a sh or t time after wards took his departure for Derrynane, amidst the en thusiastic cheering of the people, and waving of hand kerchiefs, &c., from the windows of George's-street. Sir 11. Peel walked on the Pier with one of his sons at an early hour yesterday, and Lady Peel was also among the promenaders in the course of the morning. totheir o'clo c k, Si r R o b e rt and r sons, embarked in the Lady d t y he r a e f e t i e , rn ac o c o o n m , s p o a o n a ied aft b e y r " Marquis of Lorn" sailing-boat, which had been brought opposite Eastern-terrace, and took an excursion to sea. Nothing can surpass the brilliancy of the weather which we have enjoyed during the last four days. Autumn has indeed burst upon us with more than the usual charms which she wears in this her most favoured town. The transparent clearness of the air, the warmth of the sun, and the elastic freshness of the breeze make up a whole which constitutes this the most delightful season of the year. And, to judge by our thronged prome nades and rides, our visitors are eager to reap the full benefit and delight which the season and the place offer. Our town never wore a more animated or delightful ap pearance, graced as it is by the presence of so much of the rank, wealth, and beauty of the land.—Brighton Herald. WISE BEQUEST.—Mr. Dick, a native of Forres, in Morayshire, was born in 1743. He went t o th e West Indies, where his talents and industry soon enabled him to amass a large fortune. He returned to England, and dying in 1828, left a capital of 113,147/. sterling, to be invested as a fund for increasing the salaries of school masters in the three counties of Morray, Banff, and Aberdm L. Here is a lesson for foolish men how to leave their money wisely.—Tait's Magazine. Lord and Lady _l3eauvale returned to town on Thursday evening. LAW INTELLIGENCE. JUDGES' CHAMBERS, SEPiI - EANTS (Before Mr. JuAice WlG:lmm) IN THE MATTER OF JACQUES BASSET. It will be in the recollection of our readers that, under the head of our Mansion-house report of Tuesday, the 24th inst., there appeared a report of an application to the Lord Alayor for the committal, under the recent Act passed last year, to carry into effect the convention agreed to between the French Government and the authorities of this country, for " the mutual surrender in certain cases of persons fugitive from justice." The result of that application, it will also bo remembered, was the committal of the prisoner, who was charged with the offence of fraudulent bankruptcy in France, to the custody of the keeper of the Giltspur-street Compter. Since that committal, a writ of habeas corpus had been granted by Mr. Justice Wightman, and notice had been served upon the Lord Mayor, and upon Messrs. Robinson and Duvry, the prosecutor's attorneys, stating that, by virtue of the writ of habeas corpus so issued, the pri soner would be brought up this day, in order th a t h e might be disch arge d out of custody as to the commit ment by which he was now detained in the custody of the keeper of the Compter. The case excited the greatest interest, and the avenues to the Judges' Cham bers were crowded by a large body of foreigners, anxious to know the result of this, the first attempt to - carry into effect the object of the mutual convention. The prisoner was brought up in the custody of one of the officers of the Compter. Mr. E. James appeared as Counsel on behalf of .the prosecutor (Mr. Dubois) to oppose the motion ; and Mr. M. Chambers was in attendance on behalf of the pri soner. The officer handed in the return to the writ, which set forth the warrant of committal, as follows : " To all and every the constables and other officers of the peace for the city of London and the liberties thereof, whom these may concern, and to the keeper of Giltspnr-street Prison, in London. " These are, in her Majesty's name, to command you and every of you forthwith to convey and deliver into the custody of the said keeper the body of Jacques Bas set, being charged before me, one of her Majesty's Jus tices of the Peace in and for the said city and liberties, by the oaths of Philip Antoine Mathieu and others, taken and sworn in the presence and hearing of the said Jacques Basset, for that he, the said Jacques Basset, is accused of having committed in France the crime of traudnlent bankruptcy (as appears by the warrant of arrest; issued by a competent judge in France, and duly authenticated before me, and as also appears by the war rant of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, re quiring me to take cognisance of such crime), the said crimes and the acts done being clearly set forth and proved before me by the oaths of the said Philip Antoine Mathieu and others, and by the depositions of several witnesses taken in France, and duly proved by the said Philip Antoine Mathieu and others ; whom you, the said keeper, aro hereby required to receive, and him in your custody safely keep, until he shall be discharged by due course of law, and for y our d o i ng so this shall be to you and each of you a sufficient warrant. " Given under my hand and seal, the 23d day of Sep tember, 1844. " WILLIAM MAGNAY, Mayor." Mr. E. JAMES, in support of the commitment, said bat the present case was one of the utmest importance, as being tho first which had arisen out of the Conven tion Act passed last year. He, however, felt it his duty, without entering into the facts and merits of the case, to take a preliminary objection, and to submit, that the re lief afforded by the provisions of the Habeas Corpus Act could not apply to the prisoner. The return to the writ which had just been read, and which must be presumed to be true until it was impeached, stated that the party was imprisoned for a crime committed in France. He therefore was not in custody for any offence against the laws of this country— he was not a subject of the Crown, but a fugitive criminal from France. Moreover, he was a subject of the king of the French, and the first ques tion which arose was, whether the writ of habeas corpus could in such a case be allowed ? Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN remarked that he should not take judicial notice as to whether the prisoner was a French or an English subject. The simple question be fore him was, whether or not the prisoner should be discharged or remanded. The gaoler to whose custody he had been committed brings him here, and it was for him (Mr. Justice Wightman) only to say whether he was properly or improperly in that custody. Mr. E. JAMES repeated his objection, and added that the better course would have been for the prisoner to have taken out a rule nisi, calling upon the prosecutor to show cause why he (the prisoner) should not be discharged out of custody. Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN concurred, but added, that as the prisoner had now been brought up he was bound to decide whether or not he should be sent back or dis charged. He (Mr. Justice Wightman) should therefore entertain the application. Mr. M. CHAMBERS, on behalf of the prisoner, said, that as the depositions which had been taken before the Lord Mayor had not been returned, he (Mr. M. Cham bers) was necessitated to confine the objections he was about to raise to the terms of the warrant of commitment set forth in the return to the writ of habeas corpus. On that warrant, and upon the construction of the Conven tion Act, a most important question arose. That Act received the royal assent on the 223 of August last year, and was entitled "An Act for giving effect to a Conven tion between her Majesty and the King of the French for the apprehension of certain offenders." It recited the convention, of which the ratifications were exchanged in London on the 13th of March, 1843, by which it was agreed " that the high contracting parties should, on re quisition made in their name, through the medium of their respective diplomatic agents, deliver up to ju s ti ce persons who, being accused of the crimes of murder (comprehending the crimes designated in the French penal - code by the terms assassination, parricide, infanticide, and poisoning), or an attempt to commit murder, or of forgery, or of fraudulent bankruptcy committed within the jurisdiction of the requiring party, should seek an asylum or should be found within the territories of the other." The statute provided that upon certain notice the Convention Act might be put an end to by either party, and then came the enacting clause, which followed the terms of the re cital, and provided " that in case requisition be duly made pursuant to the said convention in the name of his Majesty the King of the French by his Ambassador or other accredited diplomatic agent, to deliver up to jus tice any person accused of any of the crimes recited and Set forth, it shall be lawful for one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, or in Ireland for the Chief Secretary of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, by war rant under his hand and seal, to signify that such requi sition has been so made, and to require all justices of the peace and other officers of justice within their several jurisdictions to govern themselves accordingly, And to aid in apprehending the person so accused, and commit ting such person to gaol for the purpose of being deli vered up to justice, and thereupon it shall be lawful for any magistrate or other person having power to commit for trial persons accused of crimes against the laws of that part of her Majesty's dominions in which such supposed offender shall be found to examine upon oath any persons touching the truth of such charge, and to commit the person so accused to gaol, there to remain until delivered pursuant to such requisition as afore said." The second section provided, that copies of the depositions upon which the original warrant had been granted might be received in evidence. On this statute he (Mr. M. Chambers), in substance, had to submit that the magistrate's warrant of commitment, which, in fact, was the only document before his Lordship, ought to show in the first place tha the magistrate had due authority to deal with the subject matter of the charge upon which ho had committed the party to custody_ and in order to give him that authority, it ought to be set forth distinctly on the face of the warrant that all the preliminary cautionary steps provided by the statute had been complied with. He would take his objections to the warrant in the order in which they stood. First of all, he objectedthat upon the face of the warrant there appeared nothing as to a requisition having been made by the French authorities to the Secretary of State to deliver up a party charged with any of the offences men tioned in the Act of Parliament. Secondly—He objected that it did not set forth that the Secretary of State had granted his warrant under his hand and seal. Thirdly -It was not stated when or where the fraudulent bank ruptcy was charged to have been committed. Fourthly —The warrant did not set forth that the Judge in France was duly authorised to take cognisance of the offence charged. Fifth—lt did not state that the offence was committed within the territories of the King of the French. Sixth—lt did not set forth the evidence upon which the magistrate had committed the individual to gaol. Seventh—That the offence charged was not stated with sufficient distinctness and certainty ; and, lastly, he had to submit that the conclusion of the war rant which authorised the detention in custody of the prisoner " until discharged by due course of law," was bad, inasmuch as it was not in the terms of the special authority created by the statute, or pursuant to the re quisition necessary to be made to the Secretary of State. Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN asked Mr. James what answer he could make to the last point raised by Mr. Chambers? Mr. JAMES replied, that the 4th section of the Act provided, that when any person committed under that statute should not be delivered up pursuant to the requi sition within two calender months after such committal, any of the judges were empowered upon application on behalf of the party so committed (after reasonable no tice) to order his discharge out of custody. lie (Mr. James) therefore maintained that the warrant ordering the detention until discharged by due course of law was good. Mr. M. CHAMBERS contended that the commitment ought to have bten in the alternative, and should have ordered the detention of the prisoner until delivered up pursuant to the requisition, or discharged by duo course of law. The commitment in this case had been made under a special authority, and that special authority ought to have been fully set forth in the warrant. For this ho had the authority of " Stephen Nash, 2d William Black stone, 805, 806. That was a return to a writ of habeas corpus, in which it was stated that the prisoner was com mitted until discharged by due course of law. The terms of the statute under which the commitment had been made had not been followed. The prisoner had been committed for refusing to answer the question whether or not he was a Jesuit, and it was contended, in support of the habeas corpus, that the commitment (following the statute) ought to have been until he answered the question, or gave proof of his innocence or found sureties. The Court, after argument, held that the special authority ought to have been set forth, and " that the conclusion to the warrant was ill." Mr. Justice WIGHT3IAN—That is certainly an autho rity, it is a case precisely in point. Mr. E. JA3IES contended that the case cited was that of a commitment in execution, whereas the present was only a commitment for safe custody. Suppose there should be no requisition to deliver up the prisoner, he would, at the end of two months, be entitled to per- __ _ e.......____ Let freedom, end off sip-Inlicationn to any of the Judge* I NAVAL INTEL L I GENCE. FORTsMoUTII, SEPT. 29.—The Flyirg Fish, 10, bent be discharged by due couraa of .1a"..% lie (Mrs James ' tepeattel his objection that the prceenar in this case, de4 sails on Friday; the squadron to which she belo-rgs is was removed on ill any The Pembroke, fugitive criminal firm a foreign country, not locate d 4 far from ready for sea, and is still short-handed. 72, advanced ship, within the realms of het Majesty, not charged wi ofTeoce against the laws of this kingdom, wag net ero-a: Friday from the dockyard to her moorings tip the har titled to the writ of habeas corpus, and therefore was 110,4, bour. She has not got her boa sprit in, but is otherwise entitled to his discharge. The question was olio of con -+:, ready for. commission. ei3,..rahle importance, and he (Mr. James) had naaaon t( The Firebrand steam frigate, Captain Corry, having believe bad excited great interest in another quanteri—st bad her copper cleaned, was undocked on Friday, and he meant at the I-Joree-office, Beth the statute o. ' h auled alongside the Dockyard jetty to ship her Charles 11., the first Habeas Corpos Act, and the 56th 4 guns, aac.. George ILL the last Act, stated the intention of the a . ,The Scourge, 6, steam sloop, is very rapidly progress- Legielature to he to relieve the subjects of the. Crown `1 ing. The shipwrights are working task work to expe- To be entited to 4 lite her launching. from improper and fllczal restraint. of those statutes, the party The new relief under the provisiong ' able experimental brigs are each to enter five claiming it must be a subject (7." quasi subject of the to 'ore seamen than their originally contemplated Crown. The writ, therefore, in this case could not issue ca_appnwent (110);. these however, we believe, will be in pLejeener was hoy o boy's in each brig, who will be returned to the ex debito justitim, for, in the first place, the h 'a3 not Victory. not a subject of the Queen, and, secondly, -e ‘' -41 charged with the commission of any offence agtjnst t. ho . • There are n o visible preparations going on either in they town or harbour for the reception of the laws of this realm. 1 King of the . aiench and squadron. Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN remarked that the same point ' . oew steamer on theplan Sir hal, he believed, been raised in the case of the Canadian AA. " 1,, N e 1 of W. Smonds, Sur e avy kw io, by the way ' • priseners, who were brought to this country in execu- aqua as .. -. ,is currently re• have resigned leis- - office), is ordered for tion, and the sentence of transportation passed upon ported here so them for crimes committed in Canada. '-elndian Government, in lieu of the construction for so iost ► Mr. JAMES submitted that the case of the Canadian Memnon, which was ._ . near Aden last year. The fel prisoners did not bear upon that now under considera- lowing we believe to be 14: er dimensions : tion, inasmuch as they were British subjects, and the Feet. Inches, offences of which they had been convicted were offences Length • 200 0 committed within the British dominions. If the prisoner Breadth now before his Lordship was discharged, it would amount Depth to a total abrogation of the Convention Act. Tonnage 1,206. Mr. Justice Wrou'relaN—No, certainly not; because, Mr. Richard Blake, the Master Shipwright of this if datcharged from the commitment, he may be taken Dockyard, has, we are informed, petitioned the Board of again in ten minutes, and detained in custody under a Admiralty for his retirement, his health becoming too warrant drawn up in the proper form. much impaired to admit of his longer performing his Mr. JAMES—Your Lordship could yourself commit onerous- duties. the prisoner if the necessary depositions were here, but In Harbour—The Excellent (flag-ship pro tent.), they have not been returned. Victors-, Firebrand, Daring, Osprey, Flying Fish, Nau- Mr. Justice IVIGHTMAN said that without pronouncing _ tilua Pantaloon, and Echo; Dwarf and Comet steamers. any decision upon the matter, which certainly was one of In Dock—The ratince Regent, Vindictive, Atha', vast importance, he thought the best coarse to pursue Rodney, and Scourge sted:nl sloop, building. would be to treat it as though the prisoner had obtained At:Spithead—The Cruiser, .Sfutine, and Espiegle. a rule nisi, calling upon the prosecutor to show cause DEroNPORT, SEPT. 27.—The Styx, steam surveyieags, why he (the prisoner) should not be discharged out of vessel, Captain Vidal, arrived ssn Saturday from Portaa custody, and to adjourn its discussion until the first day mouth, en route to the Azores. of the ensuing Michaelmas Term, when it would be The St. George, 120, is alongside the jetty, g shippin' heard before the full Court at Westminster. In the her tanks, chain cable, &c. Th meantime the prisoner must be remande3. The Vanguard, SO, has got her masts and bowsprit in, e prisoner applied to be committed to the Queen's and shipped her tanks, chain cable, and other stores, and Bench prison, but the application was refused on the is now ready for commission, as also is the Superb, 80. ground that he could only be detained under the autho- The Flora, 36, recently launched, was undockej this rity of the Lord Mayor's warrant of commitment. He dny, basing finished coppering. and gave place to tile was accordingly taken back to Giltspur-street Compter. Bombay, 84, to have her copper cleaned and examined: ------- -- - - The Stirling Castle, convict•ship, hauled off from the dock-yard jetty on Wednesday, is ready to leave for Portsmouth, with her establishment. The Raven' cutter, Lieutenant-Commander J. Stephen, arrived from Chatham on Saturday, with the men who ilevigated the Juno, 36, from Pembroke to that port, and returned the same day with supernumeraries for the experimental brigs at the Nero. The Rochester arrived on Sunday from Chatham, with stores for the dockyard. The Ilamoaze arrived on Tuesday from Liverpool,. with volunteer seamen. In Harbour—The San Josef, and Confiance steamer. In Doek—Bombay. In Barnpool—The Rhadamanthus steam-vessel. In the Sound—St. Vincent. PROMOTIONS. Commanders—Owen Stanley (1539), T. R. Eden (1836), to the rank of Captains. Lieutenant—R. A. Oliver, to the rank of Cool:pander. Clerk—E. Waller, to be Paymaster and Purser. APPOINTMENTS. Captains—R. Arthur, C.B , to the Ocean, and super interidence of Sheerness dockyard; G. Mowbray, to the, Victory, with charge of the Portsmouth Ordinary, vice Arthur, to Sheerness, vice Hendersan, period of service about to expire. Lieutenants—B. M'Leod Cockraft (acting) to the Alert ; R. Fowke, to the Poictiers ; C. Barker, to the Firebrand ; G. Sprigg, to the Espiegle ; L. de T. Pre vost, to the Pantaloon ; W. K. Hall, to the Waterwitch, vice Prevost, who exchanges ; S. Motrish, to be flag of Rear-Admiral Sir S. Pym, vice Polbury, promoted ; F. 11. Stanfell, to the Osprey, vice V. Baker. Paymaster and Purser—W. C. Hillier, to the Ocean; W. Weaver, to the Waterwitch. Mates—E. Mauasell, T. Brandroth, and F. Gough, to the Excellent ; A. M'lalaughten, to the Waterwitch. Midshipmen—C. Melmoth, to the Pantaloon ; C. Dickson, to the Firebrand. THE BRAZIL MAIL. FALMOUTH, SEPT. 28.—The Peterel packet, Lieutenant Creser, arrived this evening with the Brazil mails. The dates are Rio de Janeiro, July 2S ; Bahia, 14th ; and Pernambuco, 21st. Freight about 45,0001., a part of which is from the St. John del Ray Mining Company. Passengers—Mr. Dale, late Consul at Monte Video, and family ; Messrs. Chapman, Barreny, Urioste, Per reira, Barosso, and Boaneffe, and Lieutenant R. W. Suckling, RN. The Peterel was detained at Rio de Janeiro several days in expectation of the contemptated treaty being arranged, but tho settlement thereof was again pro tracted ; and as the Linnet packet had arrived there on the 23d, the further detention of the Peterel in uncer tainty was considered unnecessary. No change had taken place in the Ministry. Exchange 25d., at which quotation it closed very flat. Stock 69k. 11. M. ship Alfred, Commodore Purvis, had arrived from Monte Video. The Ardent steamer sailed on the 27th July for the coast of Africa. At Bahia, H.M.S. Racer, on a cruizo on the look out for a slaver. General Paez, commander of a division of the Monte Videan army, had arrived at Rio de Janeiro in a Brazilian ship of war, fc,r the purpose of soliciting the assistance of Brazilian troops, and it was currently re ported, that the Government had conceded to his appli cation, on what conditions had not transpired, and that the Brazilian troops in Corriente would be placed under his command, and as soon as he had effected the ne cessary arrange men t s , h e wou l d, w i thout delay, march against the Buenos Ayreans. Supplies continued to be thrown into Monte Video, which the besiegers had been unable to prevent. The Danish barque Sara and Johanna, which ar rived off this port for orders for Buenos Ayres, from whence she sailed on the 27th of July, has brought a newspaper of that date, extracts from which are sub joined : (From the British Packet, Buenos Ayres, July 27.) We hare news from Monte Video to the 24th instant The journals still maintain a lofty tone, and the. Rivieristas, in order to show a bold front, had been lately revelling in masquerades ; but private letters state that the greatest despondency exists among the garrison, as is evinced by the increased number of desertions. The inhabitants, too, feel more acutely the general distress, since, after the departure of Commodore Purvis, the special patron of the fishing boats, the latter had been effectually prohibited by the Argentine squadron from cruising outside the harbour. EXCURSION TRIP TO THE NORE IN A NEW IRON STEAMER. On Friday morning Messrs. Ditchburn and Mare, the constructors of a new iron steam-vessel, whose qualities have been highly spoken of during the past week, with a party of friends, composed chiefly of scientific men, pro ceeded from Blackwell for a trial trip in her to the Nore. She slipped her moorings, and was fairly off at 43 minutes past ten o'clock, and proceeded at a rapid rate to Graves end, passing the Railway, the Duchess of Kent, and other beats, which had preceded her in departure, and arriving off the Terrace- pier at 10 militias past 12. Just on leav ing Gravesend, the splendid boat the Prince of Wales was also on the start seaward, when the new iron vessel slowed her engines until the Prince of Wales came up to her, on which a trial of speed took place with advantage to the new vessel of fully a mile an hour. The new vessel arrived at the Nore Light at forty-four minutes past one, at which time the Prince of Wales, then at a con. siderable distance, and drawing less water, was making her Hay over the shallows. The new steamer, in going about, plainly exhibited an intention of taking a course round the other, but the latter worked hard, a little vary• ing her course, to prevent the former from cutting in between her and the land ; but the new steam-vessel persevered, and finally accomplished her object, the Prince of Wales returning to her right course when she perceived the other determined to proceed : it must be observed, however, that the Prince of Wales had a number of passengers on board, and was in ordinary trim, whereas the new vessel was prepared expressly for the experiment. The voyage back was as pleasant as the trip down. An exceLent cold collation was served to about thirty gentlemen who were on board. Capt. Routh proposed the healths of the builders, Messrs. Ditchburn and Mare, and the constructors of the engines, Messrs. Seaward and Capel, which were drunk in bumpers, and duly ac knowledged by Messrs. Capel and Ditchburn, the latter remarking how glad he was to see his friends on board, and expressing his great gratification that so many emi nent men had availed themselves of the opportunity to witness the qualities of the vessel. The healths of the Directors of the South-Western Steam Company were subsequently drunk. On leaving Gravesend for Blackwell, the Meteor, con sidered one of the fastest steamers on the river, was fallen in with, and the new steamer commenced a trial of speed. The Meteor was at first outside in the middle of the stream, and the new vessel gradually stole past her. The Meteor now crossed her stern, and proceeded inside, getting- the assistance of the eddies, whilst her opponent was stemming the tide. This gave the Meteor the lead once more ; but as she drew out, her rival headed her again, and so: kept her position until their arrival at Grcenhithe, where the Meteor stopped, and the new steamer laid to for her to finish the race. Some damage, however, to the machinery—the slipping out of some bedding, which ought to have been properly screwed tight—caused a delay of above an hour, and the new steamer returned afterwards to Blackwell without any other trials. At the top of her speed—it was proved by the measured mile on the banks of the Thames—she went at the rate of 141 miles per hour against the tide. The new boat is built for the South-Western Steam :ticket Company, to run between Southampton and .lavre, and is of the following dimensions:— Feet. Inches. 160 0 22 0 12 9 6 0 The following decree has been issued by Brigadier• General Manuel Oribe, President of the Oriental Re public of the Lingua). _ _ Head Quarters, July 6, 1844. The number of merchant-vessels resorting to the port of the Bueeo being considerable, and the dispute with the captains thereof- and consignees, on account of aver ages and other contingencies, being also numerous ; and it being, therefore, necessary provisionally to appoint a Judge de Comercio, to whom these disputes may be re ferred, the Executive has ordered and decreed— Art. 1. A Juez Provisorio de Comercio shall take cog nizance of the disputes in question during the period that the Tribunal of Commerce ordained by law cannot be established. 2. lie shall possess the same power as ordained by tho statutes of Bilboa. 3. Dr. Bernal. O Caravia is appointed to this employ ment. 4. Let this bo published. ORIBE. CARLOS G. VILLADEMOROS. The following decree was also issued on the 3d ultimo, by President Oribe : In conformity with the spirit of the decree of the Sth October, 1843, and the 2d June, 1844, the Executive now orders— Art. 1. All justices of the peace, alcaldes,:notaries, and other functionaries, are forbidden to interfere in any manner in the transfer of property, &c., which the infamous Unitarians, who have assumed authority in Monte Video, would pretend to overthrow, as it regards the property of the worthy patriots who belong to the combined army of the Argentines and Orientals. 2. The infringers shall be subjected to the penalties specified in the said decrees.. 3. Any stipulations regarding the aforesaid property which the infamous Unitarians may impose, are, there fore, declared void and of non effect. ORIBE. CARLOS G. VILLADEMOROS. SPANISH AMERICAN BOND HOLDERS. The Committee of Spanish American Bondholders met on Friday to consider the proposals received by the last packet from the Government of New Granada, for the adjustment of the foreign debt. The further discus sion of the proposals was adjourned for a week. The following arc copies of the documents :-- "British Legation, Bogota, July 1, 1844. " Gentlemen.—ln pursuance of instructions from her Majesty's Government, I addressed a note on the 19th of April, to the New Granadian Foreign Secretary, pressing on the consideration of his Government the claims of the British holders of Colombian bonds. And I have the honour to acquaint you that I have received in reply a note dated the 26th ultimo, from his Excel lency, containing the enclosed propositions for the pay ment of the interest on the proportion assigned to New Granada of the Colombian foreign loans. "In the above-mentioned note the Foreign Secretary expresses the regret which his Government experieace at being obliged, by the state of the finances, and the prospects of the country, to make propositions which they are aware are not consistent with the rights of the bondholders ; but they apprehend that to offer more than they can perform would only expose them to failure and discredit. Length Breadth Depth of hold Draught of water She is beautifully modelled, and is substantially built. She has a good spacious saloon, and the sleeping berths are very well and economically laid out. Her fittings are remarkably neat and tasteful. She will be altogether a superior vessel in every respect for the station on which she is to be employed, and is a specimen of an im proved class which will doubtless be henceforth con structed. — Theengines, the production of Messrs. Seaward and Cape], of the Canal Ironworks, Limehouse, are of a now' kind, being formed of three open-topped cylinders, which are partly worked by the pressure of the atmo sphere, and by which means it is said a very great saving of weight and space is effected—to the extent of about one-half over the old plan of engines. By some other improvements in the engines, a great saving of fuel is obtained. One of the river boats, the Sapphire, has engines on the same principle. These are advantages of paramount importance. The power of the engines is said to be equal to a pair of 65 horse-power of the ordi nary kind, termed beam engines ;but her actual power, ~ perhaps, does not come much below 140. " The Foreign Secretary further states, that if the above-mentioned propositions are not acceptable to the British holders of Colombian bonds, the New Granadian Government are disposed to enter into an arrangement for the total extinction of the foreign debt, granting for a series of years the monopoly of the growth and sale of tobacco for home consumption and for exportation, in the terms that may be agreed upon.'—l have the honour, &e., (Signed) "D. F. O'LEAIIY. " 1. New Granada recognises as her debt 50 per cent. of the loans contracted by Colombia in 1822 and 1824, and will issue in London bonds for the half of each Co lombian bond which may be presented, cancelling half its value. " 2. These bonds to bear interest at the rate of 1 per cent. per annum, for the first four years, which rate is to be increased -I per cent. annually, until it reaches 6 per cent., as stipulated in the original bonds. " 3. In payment of the interest corresponding to the 3,312,9751., which is the 50 per cent. recognised by New Granada, due, but not paid up to the issue of the new bonds, and such as may not be paid whilst the said bonds bear 6 per cent., in virtue of the proposal contained in the second article, bonds will be issued for cent. per cent. of the principal, so as to form with them a new ca pital equal to the original sum recognised by New Granada. " 4. These bonds will not bear interest for the first 16 years from the date of their issue. In the 17th year they mill bear interest at oneper cent., which will be increased at the rate of /} per cent. annually, until they reach three per cent., the highest rate of interest to be allowed on them. DEATII OF THE DUKE OF GRAFTON—We regret to state that we yesterday received intelligence of the death of his Grace the Duke of Grafton, which melan choly event took place on the evening of the 28th, at his Grace's seat, Euston-hall, Suffolk. The Noble Duke was in his eighty-fifth year. George Henry Fitzroy, fourth Duke of Grafton, county Northampton, Earl of Arlington and Euston, Viscount Thetford and Ipswich, Baron Arlington, of Arlington, in the county of Mid dlesex, and_ Baron Sudbury, county of Suffolk, Here ditary Ranier of Whittlebury Forest, Lord-Lieutenant and Custos-Rotulorum of the county of Suffolk, Vice- Admiral of the coast of London, Recorder of Thetford, Receiver-General of the profits of the Seals in the Queen's Bench and Common Pleas, the King's Game keeper at Newmarket, a Trustee of the Hunterian Museum, President of the Ecclectie Society of London, was born on the 14th of January, 1760. He married on the 16th of November, 1784, Lady Charlotte Maria Waldegrave, who died Ist of February, 1808, and suc ceeded his father on the 14th of March, 1811. His Grace had eleven children, six of whom are still alive. " 5. The interest to be paid in tobacco of the factories of the republic, and of the classes produced therein, at the price of 16s. per arroba placed in the factory. " 6. The bonds of either debt will be admitted at par in payment for such national properties as may be assigned by the law for sale for the redemption of the foreign debt. lie is succeeded in his title and estates by his Grace's eldest son, the Earl of Euston, now Duke of Grafton, who was born on the 10th of February, 1790. The father of the late Duke was Secretary for Foreign Affairs in 1765, First Lord of the Treasury in 1776, and Lord Privy Seal in 1771 and 1782. Mr. Wilson gave two of his Scottish entertain ments at Brighton, on Friday and Saturday, with undi minished attraction and success. Mr. S. Lover com mences a trip to the west of England, at Exeter, this evening. The Dohler party will commence a provincial tour, on Monday next, at Tunbridge Wells. Mr. G. Byng, M.P., it is asserted, has given the munificent sum of 10,0001. to his niece, the lion. Miss Byng, on the occasion of her marriage with Mr. Tuf nell, 11,P. " 7. As soon as this agreement is ratified the responsi bility of New Granada, as a part of Colombia, to cease in respect of such bonds as may be cancelled. " 8. The entire revenue of tobacco and the half of the Customs will be reserved for the faithful fulfilment of this contract ; and the Government further engages to have always in London 20,000/. to meet any deficiency in the tobacco by bad harvests or any other contingency." Kearsney Abbey, the beautiful property of Mr, etor, near Dover, has just been purchased by E. C. Jones, Esq., of Sussex-gardens, for the sum of 57,0004 COURT CIRCULAR. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz returned to Kew from town on Friday evenirg. Colonel Clarke had an interview with Lord Stanley on Saturday, at the Colonial-office. A deputation from the Worcester and London, and the Rugby and Oxford Railway Companies, con sisting of Mr. Whitmore Isaac, of WPrcester, Mr. T. R. Cobb, of Banbury, Mr. Glyn, Chairman of the London and Birmingham Railway Company, Mr. Dockray, engineer, and Mr. Carter, solicitor, tran sacted business on Friday at the office of the Board of Trade. Dispatches were received yesterday afternoon at the Colonial-office from Sir Charles Metcalfe, Gover. nor General of Canada, and also from th e G overnors of the other North American provinces. WINDSOR, SUNDAY EVENING. Very considerable alterations are now in progress in the Round Tower, for the purpose of rendering increased accommodation for the numerous distinguished guests and their respective suites who have been honoured with invitations to the Castle during the visit of the King of the French to her Majesty. It is expected that several of the King's suite will have apartments provided for them in those portions of the Round Tower which com municate with the Devil Tower, and thence with the private apartments on the south side of the Castle. The marble statue of his Royal Highness Prince Al bert, executed by Wolff, which arrived at Windsor, last month from Leghorn, and a statue of her Majesty, exe cuted by the same artist, which reached Windsor a few days since, have both been unpacked, in the presence of an officer of the Customs. These works of art, which are of the size of life, and most admirable likenesses of the Queen and her illustrious consort, have reached the Castle perfectly free from injury: they have been placed in the stores of the department of the Chamberlain, there to remain until the return of the Court, to await the commands of the Queen as to their final destination. It is expected that they will be either placed in the grand vestibule, in either corner, opposite to the statue on the grand staircase of George IV. by the late Sir Francis Chantry, or at the south end of the corridor. Her loyal Highness the Duches of Kent is expected to arrive at Frogmore House from Witley Court, the re sidence of her Majesty the Queen Dowager, on Wednes day next, the day preceding the anticipated return of the Court to Windsor from Scotland. LYCEUM THEATRE. Miss Woolcot, of the Manchester Theatre, made a most successful dead at this theatre on Saturday, in a new comic scene entitled Outgeneralled. She enacts the part of a young widow, who assumes various dis guises for the purpose of testing the sincerity of her lover. Miss Woolcot is an excessively pretty blonde, with light flowing ringlets, laughing blue eyes, and a brilliant complexion. She is animated, graceful, and lady-like, and will, we doubt not, ere long, take a lead in genteel comedy. Since Miss Foote left the stage, we have seen no one so fitted to succeed her in her peculiar line as Miss Woolcot. Her success was triumphant ; she was called for at the conclusion, and bouquets were literally showered upon her. ADELPHI THEATRE. The Adelphi opened on Saturday for the winter season, under the direction of Madame Celeste. Our readers are aware, that during the recess Web ster has become lessee of this favourite theatre, and its appearance on Saturday evening bore ample testimony to the taste and liberality of that most enterprising of managers. The theatre has been completely renovated in every part. The decora tions of the front of the boxes and of the proscenium consist of richly carved gold ornamental foliage and gold mouldings on a beautiful white ground. The satin paper with which the boxes are lined correspond with the exterior decorations, the cushions and dra peries being of a rich crimson velvet. The dome has been ornamented in a similar style, and the old ormolu chandelier has been removed, and a magnificent glass chandelier substituted in its place. .these altera tons give the interior of the theatre a very light, and cheerful, and elegant appearance. The comfort of the audience has also been cared for. This, which formerly was one of the closest, is now one of the best ventilated theatres in London. A great improve ment has been made in the construction of the boxes, which now all radiate from the centre of the stage, so as to command a view of the stage from every part of them. The new curtain and the new drop scene, both from the pencil of Mr. Marshall, are exceedingly tasteful and beautiful. The strength of the corps dramatique is greatly increased. The old favourites of last season are retained. Paul Bedford, Wilkinson, and Mrs. Fitzwilliam return to the scene of their for mer triumphs, and Hudson, of Drury-lane, has joined the Adelphi corps. The piece chosen for the opening was a drama entitled Mother and Son, a translation from the French by Bourcicault. Victor (Madame Celeste), a banker's clerk, is the only son of Madame Lagrange (Mrs. Yates), who is dying of consumption. Nothing can save her life but removal to a warm climate, and to procure the means for this removal he robs his employer of 1001., which he tells his mother the banker has given him. An unexpected remittance arrives, and the mother is become, comparatively speaking, rich. Victor, in attempting to replace the 1001. in the safe, is seized by the banker, goes mad, and is removed to an asylum. A funeral bell is heard ; he is told his mother is dead —the shock overcomes him ; he recovers his senses, and all ends happily. The acting of Mrs. Yates and Madame Celeste was true to nature throughout ; and it is, in fact, to their admirable delineation of their respective characters that the piece is indebted for its success. 0. Smith acted the part of a roué fellow clerk of Victor—a small part, made of importance by the truthfulness of his acting. The house was crowded to excess, and there is every prospect of a brilliant and successful season. Previous to the performance, Mrs. Yates spoke the following Address, written by Mr. A'Beckett " The drama's new campaign begins to-night, All are in arms, and eager for the fight; But do not take alarm at what I say, The war we mean to wage will be in play; And in our efforts we shall never cease To bring about a most successful piece. Yes, we shall deem the battle bravely won, If we can fairly get it with a run; We will not bluster, lest, like other folk, We find our vapouring all end in smoke. Though few the forces that our troops combine, You'll find we've got some veterans of the line; Though but a single company we form, We mean to try and take the town by storm. We really don't intend to stick at trifles, But call ourselves the pocket rifles. If eulogising thus I longer stand, You'll think I blow the trumpet for the band—. The band I—that word reminds me, by the way, That of our leader I a word should say : Our leader is a lady—very true — A lady manager is nothing new ; For if she is not always one in name, She is in fact, and so it's all the same. Besides, who'd call the male the worthier sex ? Is not Regina quite as good as Rex? If by the greatest we could test the small— If what is true of one is true of all— The feminine ought always to be first, And Lindley Murray's judgment be revers'd. After that logic, it must be confess'd, • I've proved that lady managers are best ; At least that so in theory the fact is— I trust you'll find it carried out in practice 1 Our dramas, ere I go, I ought to mention, We should prefer them all of home invention ; But if our manufacturers are prone To work upon material not their own, We might be left without if we declined it ; We can but take the market as we find it. At all events, we ask your approbation Of our new manager—she's a translation ; But, then, the kindness to her you have shown Has made her feel the English stage her own. 1 i , :rc;,.;11 ae;‘ , ; -h,- 'lap- each part, She's ceased to be an alien at heart. If you approve the post in which she stands, Ratify the appointment with your hands!" t-- . --~`"1 18%1 18' Iliii 3 to yes ' for bi o ers tr. t° • s : lIIM