The Sun. — London, England, 1845-04-10 00:00:00

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The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public are respectfully informed, that there will be an Extra Night (not included in the Subscription), THIS EVENING When will be performed Donizetti's Opera, DON PASQUALE. Norina, Madame Grisi ; Dr. Malatesta, Sig. Fornasari ; Ernesto, Sig. Mario ; and Don Pasquale, Sig. Lablache. After the first act of the ,era the celebrated Spanish Danseuse, Dona Manuelea Perea, known as La Nena, and the celebrated Bolero Dancer, Don Felix Garcia, will make their first appearance in this country, and will dance the Spanish Bolero Cachncha. The Dauseuses will appear in the following pas :—" L'Allemand," " L'liongroise," and the celebrated " Pas des Flours." After the Opera, the " Legirigas Manchegas" will be danced by La Sena and Don Felix Garcia. To be followed by the Last Act of LUCIA DI LAMMER3IOOR Lucia, Madame Analde Castellan ; Edgardo, Sig. Morianl. To conclude with au entirely new Ballet, by M. Perrot, entitled EOLINE ; ou, LA DRYADE. _ . . The 31usic by Signor Pugni. The Scenery by Mr. Marshall. "rincipal Characters—Eoline (betrothed to Count Edgard), Mddle. Lucile Grahn ; Rubezahl (le Gnome), M. Perrot ; Count Edgard, IL Toussaint ; Prince of Silesia (brother of Eoline), M. Gosselln. Doors open at Seven ; the Opera to commence at Half-past Seven. Xpplications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box offlce,, Opera Colonnade. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. It is respectfully announced that TO-MORROW EVENING, April I I, will he presented a GRAND MUSICAL FESTIVAL, comprising the cclebrated Work of FELICIEN DAVID, the SYMPHONIE ODH ORIENTAL, entitled THE DESERT, with the original 'Melodie, Chorus, and Grand Orchestra ; to be preceded by admired Selections from the most classical composers. The Orchestra and Chorusses will include upwards of 200 Per formers, the whole under the direction of Sig. Costa. PROURN3I3I[E, PART I —Overture, " Midsummer Night's Dream"-3lendelssolin. " Les Illrondelles," Sig. Moriani—David. Aria, Madame Ithsetti ---Mczart. Trio, " Tremetl Empi Tremate," Madame Rho - Bort% Corelli, and Laolache - Beethoven. Aria, " Non ml da"— Mozart--" Chi faro"—Mdlle. Brambilla and Glnek—Overttue, " The Ruler of the Spirits"—Weber. PART 11.—The Desert. Doors open at Half-past Seven o'clock ; to commence at Eight Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Pit Tickets to be made at the Opera-office, Colonnade, Haymarket. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. THIS EVENING Wal be performed L'ELISIIt D'AMORE. Nemorino, Mr. Barker ; Doctor Dulcamara, Mr. Strettou : Belcore, Mr. Burdini ; Mina, 31iqs Romer. Alter which, a NEW DIVERTISSEMENT, arranged by Mr. O'Bryan. To conclude with DER FRIESCIII:TZ. Adolph, Mr. D. W. King ; Caspar, Mr. Stretton : Linda, Miss Betts. The Box-office is open daily, from Ten in the Morning until Six in the Evening, where Private and Family Boxes, Stalls, Places, and Tickets may be had on application to Mr. John Parsons. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. LESSEE, MR. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING Will be repe , ited a New and Original Comedy, entitled THE SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY. Principal Characters by Messrs. W. Farren, Strickland, Buckstone, Webster, Mrs. Glover, Mrs. W. Clifford, Mrs. Humby, Miss Julia Bennett, &c. After which, a New Grand Classical Extravaganza, entitled. THE GOLDEN FLEECE. Principal Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, J. Bland, Madame Vestrts, and Miss P. Horton. To cgnclude with THE BOARDING SCHOOL. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New and Original Drama, entitled THE GREEN' BUSHES ; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Connor O'Kennedy, Mr. Selby ; George, Mr. Hudson : Wild Murtogh, Mr. 0. Smith ; Muster Grinnidge, Mr. Wright ; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Geraldine, Mrs. Yates ; Nelly O'Neill, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Miami, Madame Celeste. After which, will be repeated a New Grand Empirical Exposition, called ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. Principal Characters by Messrs, Paul Bedford, Wright, John Saunders Selby; Miss Woolgar, Miss Brooks, and Miss E. Chaplin. To conclude with MOTHER AND CHILD ARE DOING WELL ,Mr. Snugsby, Mr. Lambert; Lieutenant O'Scupper, R.N., Mr. Paul Bedford ; Mr. Felix Fluffy, Mr. Wright ; Emily, Miss Fortescne. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, MR. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING, Will be repeated THE CASTLE OF AYMON ; or, The Four Brothers. Baron de Beaumanoir, Mr. Walton ; Olivier, Mr. Allen ; _Allard, Mr. C. Horn, Jun. ; Richard, Mr. Mime ; Renaud, Mr. Mattacks ; Ivon, Mr. Leffler ; Hermine, Mdlle. Helen Condell Clara, Miss Brentnall ; Yolande, Miss E. Runner ; Eglantine, Miss O'Connor ; Gertrude, Mrs. Fosbroke. Mr. SANDS and his INFANT BROTHER, MAURICE, will appear In their Pleasing and Wonderful Entertainment, DE SALON, FREAKS OF FANCY. After which, THE REAR-ADMIRAL. To conclude with a New Grani Oriental Melo-dramatic Burlesque Extravaganza, in Two Acts, called TIMOUR THE CREAM OF ALL THE TARTARS. Timour, Mr. Oxberry ; Zorilda, Miss E. Stanley. Stage Manager, Mr. H. I. Wallack ; Stage Director, Mr. Emden; Machinist, Mr. Edmund Bradwell. Another Triumph ! the New Burlesque of " Whittington and his Cat" will be performed every Evening till further notice. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY.* THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Original Drama, to be called ON DUTY. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Vining, F. Mathews, and Keeley ; Miss Villars, Mrs. Woollidge, and Miss Grove. After which, THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, F. Vining,, Collier, and Turner ; Miss Grove, and Mrs. Keeley. To be followed by a Burlesque of English History, Pourtraylng Olden Ideas and Modern Notions—lnvested with all the Pomp and Diaplay of Scene—Painters engaged expressly—Costumes according to Fancy—Mechanism, Ballet, Music, and Novel Stage Arrange meuts—to be called, WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT !. Dick Whittington, Mrs. Keeley; Muley Moloch, the Lien Tamer of the Dessert, Mr. Keeley ; the Cat, Mr. Collier, supported by Messrs. F. Matthews, and Wigan ; Miss Fairbrother, and Miss Grove. To cone!ude with the New Farce of A MODEL OF A WIFE. In which Messrs. A. Wigan, Frank Matthews, and Meadows, Mrs. Woollidge, and Miss Fairbrother will perform. The Box-office is open daily, under the direction of Mr. Grogan from Ten till Four. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. PROPRIETOR, MR. W. BATTY. Triumphant Success of the New Spectacle. THIS EVENING. The Performances will commence with a Grand Military Equestrian Drama, entitled THE MAID OF SARAGOSSA. Scenes in the Circle, Introducing M. and 3ldme. Demos, the cele rated French Equestrians. To conclude with the admired Fares of THE SPECTRE BRIDE- DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Ms& Heron's performance creates roars of laughter—The Two New Pieces, real Surrey hits. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Drama, called MARGARET CATCH POLE. Supported by Messrs. H. Hughes, hicks, Fredericks, R. Homier, S. Cowell, Ileslop, Lewis, Mrs. Daly, Mrs. Lewis, and Mrs. R, Homier. After which, THE FOUR MOWBRAYS. In which the Infant Power (Mis.s Heron) will enact Four Characters. To conclude with THE MOOR MAIDEN, In which Messrs, Hicks, Seville, Fredericks, Lewis, Mrs. Hughes Miss Martin, and Mrs. 11. Vining will perform. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box office, from Eleven to Pour. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE, TIIIS EVENING Will be repeated M AR6AItET CATCIIPOLE, The Female Horse stealer. Onega and Pechustia (Red Chieftains), Messrs. Cony and Blanchard ; Margaret Catchpole, Miss Vincent. After which, THE LORD MAYOR'S FOOL. To conclude with POOR DO4l TRAY. The Dog, by Hector. ROYAL CITY OF LONDON NATIONAL THEATRE. Continued Triumph of the Legitimate Drama—Re-engagement of Mr. and - Miss Vandenhoff. • THIS EVENING Wilt be performed THE HUNCHBACK. Master Walter, Mr. Vande! hoff ; Julia, Miss Vandenhoff. TO-MORROW, THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. Shylock, Mr. Vandenhoff ; Portia, Miss Vandenhoff. On SATURDAY, THE HUNCHBACK. In which Mr. and Miss Vandenhoff will perform ; some months to come. being their last appearance in London for To conclude with ROBERT THE DEVIL. Robert Mr COwle ; Matilda, Mrs. Co w i e. , . Boxes 714• • Pit Is • Gallery, Cd , • THE WEATHER- - -SUN OFFICE, APRIL 10. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 35 ; High es t, 45 ; Noon, 44. BAROMETER, 29.11.—Wurn, N.W. NoTx.—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and ""highest" denote the lowest and highest stat e o f t h e hertnometer during the preceding twenty-four hours. All the other observations are made at noon. ----- HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning •• 54 minutes after 3 I Evening .• 11 minutes after 4 .. ' OII- 1 1 1 11 , • MA,. I rt art 4.- 4 A - za\Vl 4irg , _ • 4r u SECOND EDITION.. „i v bininrnt LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1845. The House of Commons met at Four o'clock. The order for the second reading of the Midland Counties Railway Extension Bill was discharged, on the ground that s clause had been introduced into it sur reptitiously and against the standing orders, and which had escaped the observation of the Committee of the Bill. The attention of the House was drawn to this cir cumstance by the Speaker. Mr. T. DrNCOMBE asked if this was one of the Bills which had been reported favourably on by the Board of Trade? Mr. STRUTT, as Chairman of the Committee, threw he blame on the Parliamentary agent, as it was impos sible for the Committee to read through all the Bills submitted to them. Lord G. SOMERSET hoped the House would punish the Parliamentary agent, and Mr. ENTWISLE gave notice that he would again draw the attention of the House to the subject. Mr. W. B. FERRAND, amidst roars of laughter from all parts of the House, gave notice that he would on Friday present a petition from the Dublin Operative Protestant Association, praying for the impeachment of Sir B. Mr. AaLIoNBY then drew the attention of the House to a letter which had appeared in the Times, animadvert ing upon his conduct as a Member of the New Zealand Committee, and entered into several explanations on the subject. In answer to Lord EBRINGTON, Sir J. GRAHAM said he was not aware that it was the intention of the Go vernment to prevent interments in St. Margaret's Churchyard. Mr. W. COWPER moved the second reading of the Field Gardens' Bill. Mr. EBCOTT opposed the Bill. After a few words from Mr. M. MILNE! in support of the measure, the House divided, when there appeared—For the second reading, 92 ; Against it, 18 ; Majority for the second reading, 74. The Scotch Infeftment Bill passed through Committee. The Public Museums' Bill was read a third time and passed, as was the Glass Duties Excise Bill. The Mutiny Bill, and the Marine Mutiny Bill, passed through Committee, and were ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. The Sugar Duties Excise Bill was read a second time; and the House adjourned at Seven o'clock. It was understood at the Anti-Corn-law meeting, held in Covent-garden Theatre last evening, that no other meetings would be held in that place till the close of the Great Bazaar, which will be opened in the course of next month. This League has now been in existence for nearly seven years, and we trust that long before other seven years have elapsed its labours will be accomplished, and a complete victory obtained not oaly over agricul tural monopolists, but monopolists of el ery class in society . The advocates for the maintenance of the sliding scale, and the heavy tax on the staff of life, advert with com placency to the little noise made by the League—to the less frequent meetings and the very small effect which they have produced on Sir ROBERT PEEL and the House of Commons, for, say they, notwithstanding the thousands and tens of thousands collected, the vast dis play of patriotism and liberality made by so many individuals and the country excursions of paid lecturers, the Corn Bill remains, and will remain unaltered. We will not enter on that point. Our opinions are very different, and time, a very short time, too, will show whe ther these men prophecy truly ; but, looking at the effects produced already by this powerful body, what rational being can believe that, while monopoly is on the wane in all other directions, it is to remain fixed and immutable only as regards corn ? During the existence of the League the most unexpected commer cial changes have taken place. Many agricultural pro ductions, which were formerly prohibited or paid an enormous duty, are now admitted at comparatively mo derate charges. The landowners have been as sailed by the Minister on every point: he has al tered the corn duties, and though that alteration was not very material, it caused the resignation of the only farmers' friend in the Cabinet, Ile has reduced the Customs' duty on cattle, on beef, and hams, and many other necessaries of life; and are we to infer that he is to stop here, and not carry into operation the great principle of free-trade—purchasing in the cheapest, and selling in the dearest market— which he unequivocally professed in his place in Parliament? These changes could not have taken place but for the pressure from without, and that pres sure owes more to the League than to all the writers on political economy, to the cries of the poor, or to any other circumstance whatever. If the League had done no other good than open the eyes of the farmer, they would deserve immortal honour. They have done that and something more. They have taught that class their true interests, and convinced many that their only hope of safety rests with themselves—that they must obtain leases, under take agricultural improvements, and put down competi tion, not by Acts of Parliament, but by energy, industry, perseverance, and new inventions. But the League has not confined its labours to corn—its princi ples apply to all commodities; and this very session, during which the duty on four hundred foreign articles of production has been abolished, furnishes the most con vincing proof that their labours have been crowned by a great victory. They have only to pursue the same path for a few years more—to urge on the willing Minister to further reforms, to enlighten landlords as they have enlightened tenants, and to keep their irrefragable prin ciples before the public mind, in order to consummate their benevolent and noble purposes. Mr. MACKINNON brought forward on Tuesday evening last the proposition, of which he had given notice, for a declaratory resolution on the part of the House of Commons, affirming the report of the Commissioners on the Health of Large Towns, condemning and denouncing the practice of interring the dead within churchyards and other such mural precincts. The simple object of this motion was, by the moral influence attaching to such a declaration of opinion, effectually to discourage the practice of burying the dead within localities densely oc cupied by the living. We should blush for the Legisla ture that could repudiate a suggestion so consonant to all the moral and religious associations under which a Christian community regard the disposal of their mortal remains who have been called from among them ; so essential to the decency and decorum with which sur viving kindred desire to see the dust of their deceased connexions undesecrated in the earth to which it has been solemnly committed; and, above all, so imperatively demanded by a just regard to the health and comfort of large communities. This motion, however, was lost by 161 votes against 78. It is gratifying, on the other hand, that, notwithstanding the uncompromising oppo sition of Sir JAMES GRAHAM, and other leaders of the majority in question, a second division affirmed, by a considerable majority, the substantial object of Mr. MACKINNON'S appeal, by carrying Mr. THOMAS DUN COMBE'S amendment, to the effect that—" The practice of interments in the precincts of the metropolis, and in large towns, is injurious to the health of the population, and demands the serious attention of Parliament." It is not necessary that we should carry our readers again with us over that revolting field of strange and terrible details, connected with the weekly, daily, hourly treatment of the dead that we have, on several occasions, found it our duty to explore. In noticing the reports of Mr. CHADWICK, Dr. SOUTHWOOD SMITH, and others, to whom the public are indebted for their courageous exposure of these polluting enormities (occurring at our own doors, before our own eyes, under our own feet, within the most busy quarters of this vast capital), we have felt all the difficulty of discharging a hideous duty. But it was necessary to demonstrate how the further toleration of this abominable system was instrumental to the wholesale extirpation of living generations. On evidence not to be impeached we showed that the reek ing exhalations of our crowded Golgothas were decimat ing families and individuals, and infecting whole dis tricts with malignant fever and fatal centagion. That, whilst all human sympathies and affections were scan dalised by the outrages and mutilations committed on the dead, in order to suit the purposes of avaricious landlords, greedy parsons, and reckless sextons, the in habitants of the vicinity in which such practices were and are commonly perpetrated were more or less affected by strange and noisome diseases, manifesting themselves in types of aggravated intensity and under hitherto un recorded forms. The three plague spots in this desecrated region of interments which we more particularly de nounced to the notice and supervision of the authorities, namely, Enon Chapel, and the churchyards and burial grounds of St. Clement's Danes and St. Ann's, Soho, were on Tuesday evening the subjects of emphatic denun. ciation in the House of Commons. We may now hope, therefore, that the Legislature is beginning to feel itself pledged by the reports of the Health of Towns Commis sioners to a vigorous repression of these filthy abomina tions. But there were passages in the same debate which we can no t a ll ow to pass unnot i ce d. Th e sp e ech o Sir JAMES GRAHAM was remarkable for a degree of bigotry and a deficiency of argument that really sunk ost•office pi rac i es h a d precipitated hi P m. Home S ecre t ary d eeper than the depths in which his m. He discovered, in opposition to Mr. MAC KINNON ' S argument and the Commissioners' elaborate researches, that practice of ther e inte a could be no serious objection t o t h e u 1 interments in large towns, o n th e score of dang er to th e r public health, because, although it p reva il s to so vast an y extent in London, London is yet th e h ea l t hi est city in the world. Perhaps the Right Honou ra bl e Baronet's logic does not recognise the doctrine of proportions. It thus may not have occurred to him to ask why the ratio of mortality should not be much less even than it is, looking to the unrivalled advantages of sewerage and ventilation which London, with all its defects in parts, Possesses as a whole over every other capital? More over, if he will refer to the weekly returns of mortality, he will find that diseases of the lungs, the viscerze, the larynx, and the other organs which are most susceptible to the action of malignant influences, have been actually increasing, as compared with corre .ponding periods of the last year or so, si►,ce the date ~t which the noxious effects of intermural interments in crowded localities were first irresistibly forced upon public attention by the pamphlets by Mr. WALKER and other medical and statistical authorities. To show how Far the bigotry of administration, as well as political intolerance, may carry a sensible man out of his ways let us observe the example by which Sir JeAtns illus trated his opinion. He apprised the House, with a be coming mixture of solemnity and confidential assurance, that the present Bishop of LONDON, whilst he was yet but a beneficed clergyman, resided is the parsonage house of Bishopsgate parish, looking into the church yard ; that he enjoyed a remarkably fine state of health there during the whole period of his incumbency, and reared a fine family of children there. Why, surely the Right Hon. Baronet is not se simple as to imagine that so stout a churchman as the Right Rev. CHARLES JAMES would wax faint and fall sick in the high road of his preferment! As to the good state of health which CHARLES JAMES enjoyed as rector of Bishopsgate, we take so lively an interest in it, that we can sincerely state we wish he was still the incumbent of that parish—and not Bishop of LONDON. The parish would probably not have fared much the worse—the diocese would certainly have fared much the better— had he never removed from his incumbency. Lord NIAIioN, with much more reason than Sir JAMES GRA uem, admitting the technical difficulties that might at tach to the carrying Mr. MACKINNON'S resolution, ex pressed his conviction that the Right Hon. Baronet had greatly underrated the importance of the question it involved. His Lordship forcibly argued on the ultimate inutility and failure of the present extraordinary efforts fur the improvement of the ventilation and drainage of the metropolis, if such dangerous practices, as had been proved to exist in connexion with interment, were per mitted to infect the air to which those efforts would but give freer circulation, and to pollute and poison with the putrescentcy of human corruption, the drainage to which they would give but freer motion. We shall await with anxious and vigilant curiosity the first sane tary measures that are to result from the carrying of Mr. DCNCOMBE'S amendment The intelligence from Madrid is to the 2d inst. The Committee appointed to examine the Budget, had re duced the estimates from 1,400 millions of reels (14,000,0001.), to 1,100 millions (11,000,0001). It was said also that as the Committee cannot grant to her Majesty Queen MARIA CHRISTINA DE BOURBON the 3,000,000 reals (30,0001) demanded for her by the Go vernment, in the capacity of Queen-Widow, since she has married the Duke DI RIANZARES, they propose the sum being awarded to her " as a testimony of national grati tude for the services she has rendered to Spain." This large sum had excited much astonishment among several of the Members. The report proposes authorising the Government to proceed to the regulating of the public debt, granting it for that purpose 40,000,000 reals (400,0001.;, and a delay of eight years. The Three per Cents. closed at 34i for cash, and 34 at 60 days ; the Five per Cents. at 25. at 60 days ; and the Debt without Interest at 81 at 60 days. In the evening the Funds rose at the Puerta del Sol I per cent. in the Three per Cents., and a in the Five per Cents. In the French Chamber of Peers, on Monday, the Count DE MONTALEMBERT made an admirable speech in reply to the arguments cf Baron CHARLES DUPIN, and the Prince DE MoszowA, on the emancipation of the slaves in the Freneh colonies. The former, we believe, is the paid agent of the planters, and the latter fights for slavery without an object. These two Peers had opposed emancipation, because it would be dangerous to French interests, and the English scheme had proved a complete failure. Count DE MONTALEMBERT said the accounts given of the ill condition of the English colonies had been much exaggerated. The moral success of the abolition of slavery had, he said, been complete; not less than 800,000 slaves had passed from slavery to complete liberty, without disorder, or the effusion of blood. That was an immense result, such as had never been exhibited in any of the revolutions that had taken place in Europe. The excellent conduct of the eman cipated slaves the Noble Peer attributed to the admir able exertions and zeal of the Protestant missionaries. He was not of the same religion, he said, as those worthy men; they were even proclaimed to be heretics by the religion which he professed, but be did not the less think it just to acknowledge the immense services which they bad rendered to civilisation. The Noble I'eer then proceeded to examine the state of religion in the French colonies, and declared that, after a most minute and conscientious examination, he was obliged to admit that none whatever existed there—that religious instruction was a complete fiction. He attributed this state of things partly to the want of energy on the part of the Catholic clergy, and partly to the hostility of the slave-owners to the intro duction of all moral instruction, which they feared might serve as a progress towards emancipation. The Noble Peer instituted at some length a comparison be tween the disposition and character of the slave popula tion in the English and French colonies, and concluded that the former had decidedly the advantage. He then proceeded to consider the case of a war between Eng land and France. He said that the colonies of the latter would either fall at once into the power of England, or would resist. In the former case, the first thing that the victors would do would be to preclaim emancipation. In the latter, if resistance was offered by the colonies, how could the Government hope to effect anything with the slaves ready to fly into rebellion, and the enemy ready to attack. There was, he maintained, no possibility of defence, unless the slaves were emancipated. From all these considerations the Noble Peer came to the con clusion that it would be the interest of France, not only to abolish slavery in her colonies, but to do so at once. Two other Peers followed, and urged the necessity of coming to a decision on the important question, both for the good of the owners and the slaves themselves. The discussion was adjourned. In the Deputies M. CRF.MIEUX brought forward a motion for granting the electoral franchise to persons belonging to the liberal professions, which was rejected by a majority of 28— there being 151 for the motion, and 179 against it. The Paris papers contain additional details respecting the affairs of Switzerland. The Journal des Debats says—" Our advices from Zurich are anything but favourable to the maintenance of peace in the con federacy. The elections that have just taken place for the re-composition of the Executive Council have given the majority to the Radical party. It appears certain that M. MoussoN, President of the Voiin, has re signed. The Radicals are, therefore, absolute masters of the authority which, as being the Vorort, is, fur two years to come, to direct the affairs of Switzerland." The following is the official account of the battle before Lucerne, published by the Executive Government of that canton:— " Dear and faithful Confederates—As we anticipated in the letter which we addressed on March 28, to the Federal Direc tory, the enemies of legal order of every kind in our common country hays dared to raise afresh the standard of insurrec tion and anarchy. On the evening of March 30, armed bands, arriving from different parts of Switzerland, who had as sembled under the eyes of the Grand Council of Argau, for the purpose of making a hostile incursion into our canton, passed the frontier in great numbers, and occupied several communes. They got into movement in the early part of the morning of the 364 turned the positions where troops were assembled, and attempted to obtain possession of the town of Lucerne by a sudden attack. Although they experienced heavy loss near the bridge of the Emme, where they could not force a passage, they succeeded in passing the river near Littau, where our troops were obliged to retire before their superior force ; and it was in this way that the column of the insurgents which fought in that direction was able to penetrate into a faubourg of Lucerne, and, by occu pying the road to Bale, to impede considerably the communications between our troops. The attack on the bridge of the Emma not having succeeded, the greater part of the insurgents' artillery remained placed near this point. The bands, which had forced the passage near Littau, remained all the night of March 31 at their place in the Bale faubourg. On the morning of April 1 the contin gents of Uri and Zug having entered the town, the insur gents were attacked on different sides, repulsed beyond Lit tau, and dispersed. The rest of these hordes, on the night of March 31, passed the Emme, near Malhers, with the greater part of their artillery ; but in this commune some companies of regular troops and the landsturm gave them so warm a reception that, after a combat of several hours, their flight became general. A bridge was occupied, and all the artillery which was to pass that road was taken. A detachment of cavalry succeeded in escaping. The park of artillery which was seized is composed of 2 twelve-pounder howitzers of Argau, 2 ditto of BAle (country), 1 four-pounder gun of Berne, ditto of Argau, 1 cannon of a bore and origin not possible to be indicated, 2 caisson of shells of Bale (country), 1 ditto of Argau, 2 ditto for six-pounders, and 1 waggon of Congreve rockets. In addition a great quan tity of arms, several colours, and a number of' troep and artil lery horses fell into our power. Some hundreds of prisoners were taken, and several hundred others of these buccaneers paid for their crime with their life either during the combat or the rout. Pursued on all sides by the landsturm, they fled unceasingly during the whole day of April 1 towards the frontiers of the canton. It is thus that visibly protected by Divine Providence, and assisted by our faithful confederates, we gained a decisive victory over the enemies of all legal order, whom other members of the confederation have seconded with perjury and treason, and who had thus at tempted a second time to spread over our canton all the horrors of civil war and anarchy. In informing you of this victorious struggle, dear and faithful confederates, it is use less to repeat the assurance which we have already given in our letter of March 27, and according to which we think we can dispose of sufficient troops to maintain in the most com plete manner order and tranquillity in our canton ; so that the task which is imposed on the federal authority ought to be confined to restore legal order in the cantons, where, as in those of Argau or Bale (country), the governments are evi dently either influenced by the anarchists, or by the accom plices and abettors of their culpable proceedings." According to the latest accounts, the number of killed does not exceed 300, and the prisoners 1,730. Dr. STEIGER and Colonel ROCRPLETZ have been arraigned before a court-martial st Lucerne, and their fate is expected to be THE Slll+7, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL la, 1845.: promptly decided. The Government of Berne has pub lished a proclamation, announcing that it has made appli cations to the Vorort in favour of the prihoners, end exhorts the citizens of the canton to abstain from all hostile intentions. THE BOURSE—TuEsDAy. APRIL 8. First iltelust Lowest Last Price. Price. Price Price. French Five per Cents. ••.. 117 50 • • 117 50 .. 117 30 .. 117 50 Fours . 107 50 •• 107 50 .. 107 50 .. 107 50 Three per Cents •• •• 8.5 95 .• 85.95 .. 85 90 .. 85 90 Gouin Bank. I,ooof Shares 1100 •.1110 —llOO —lllO Be gian Fives, .840 •• •... 3 1 / 4 •. 103% .. 103 .. 103 1842.••••••• 105% .. 10.5% •• 1055% 105% Threes • • • • ...... 76 75 .. 76 70 .. 76 75 .. 76 75 Hutch Two and-a-Half .• ••. 64% •• 64% .. 64% . 64% Spanish Active 4":% •• 46% 4,% .. 40% Passive .••••• • • • • • 7% • • 7% .. .. 7% Portuguese Five per Cents 66 •• 66 .. 66 .. 66 R oman 106 .• 166 .. 106 106 RAILWAY SHARES. Verna's, R.B.••• •• 620 .. 620 .. GOO .. 6 , 0 L.B•••••••••••• 360 . 3',0 .. 375 .. 375 Rouen ....1127 50 . . 1127 50 ..1117 50 —lll7 50 Rouen to flavre.• ..... 960 .• b 62 50 -• 960 .. 962 50 Orleans ..... , 1262 50 —1263 75 .. 1250 .. 1250 Strasburg to Bale•••..••••• 332 50 • • 323 75 .. 317 50 .. 317 50 Avlamon to Marseillea• • •...1:50 . •1100 .•1070 • 1070 Bordeaux to Testa • • •• .... 210 • • 215 .. 210 210 RAILWAYS FOR THE ACCOUNT St. Germain ..... ..........1185 ..1185 ..1175 ..1175 V ersa ill es, ..... 620 .. 620 .. 5?2 50 .. 592 50 L. 8.. •••••••••• 380 •• 380 .. 370 .. 370 Rouen•..•- •• •• ..........1139 ..1130 —lll5 ..1117 50 - - - - - - - Rouen to Havre . • •• 965 • 965 • 950 ..950 Orleans... .... :265 ..1267 50 ..1247 50 ..1247 50 Strasburg to Bale • • • • • • • . • • 325 .. 325 .. 316 25 • • 317 50 Avignon to Marseilles •• • 1110 ..1110 1075 ..1075 THIS DAY'S NEWS. CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor sat at Lincoln's Inn Hall to-day. LANGLEY V. FISHER. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment to-day in this ease, which was argued before hint some time since. The case came on upon appeal from the decision of the Master of the Rolls; and the question involved was whether a husband was bound to answer interrogatories put to him on the part of the plaintiff, in a suit in which his wife was a defendant. The husband in this case had demurred to the interrogato ries on the ground that he was not bound to:answer them. On the case coming on before the Master of the Rolls, his Lordship allowed the demurrer, and from that judgment the present appeal was brought. The Lord Chancellor, after going at some length through the facts of the case, affirmed the judgment of the Court below. The Court was occupied the remainder of the morning with lunatic petitions. ROLLS COURT.-(THIS DAY.) The Master of the Rolls, after disposing of the cases "In re Pender" and " In re Bracey," proceeded to hear the fur ther arguments in the part-heard case of ".Johnson v. North," which occupied his Lordship the remainder of the morning. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) WILLIAMS v. WILLIAMS.—JUDGMENT. His HONOUR gave judgment to-day in this case, which was argued before him some time since, when we gave a de tailed account of the facts. Our readers will recollect that the plaintiff and defendant are two brothers, who carried on the business of distillers in Worcester, but having quarrelled with respect to the effect of certain arrangements they had entered into for the purpose of carrying on the concern, which had been established for a century, the present bill was filed for the purpose of dissolving the partnership, and for taking the accounts between the parties. His Honour this morning went at considerable length into the facts of the case, and gave judgment, decreeing according to the prayer of the plaintiff's bill, with costs up to the hearing. (Before Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) His HONOUR took causes to-day, and having disposed of all on his paper, rose before eleven o'clock. ( Before Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.) SHORT V. EMPRINGTON. The Court was occupied the whole morning with the fur ther arguments in this part-heard case, which came before his Honour upon demurrer. CRIMINAL COURT.-('PHIS DAY.) OLD COUIZT. (Before Mr. Commissioner BuiLcoi.) FELONY.—Daniel Washbrook and James Gurney were in dicted for having stolen a handkerchief from the pocket of Edward Evans. Mr. Hurry defended Washbrook. The prisoners were found Guilty and sentenced to imprison ment for two calendar months. (Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE and Mr. Justice COLTMAN.) James Herbert, aged 24, a' shoemaker, was indicted for feloniously cutting and wounding William Girling, with intent to murder The prisoner had lodged with the prosecutor, and owed him some rent. On Thursday, the 27th of March, prisoner came home about two o'clock in the afternoon, and, upon being pressed for the payment of his rent, struck the prose cutor two violent blows on the head with a hammer, which rendered him insensible for sonic time. _ _ A surgeon proved that the wounds _inflicted were of a dangerous nature. The prisoner urged, in his defence, that, exasperated by the threat of the prosecutor to seize his furniture for rent, he took up the hammer merely intending to hit him in the arm, but that it slipped in his hands and do missed his aim. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE summed up, and the jury found the prisoner Guilty. Sentence—twelve months' imprisonment in the House of Correction, with hard labour. John Wells, aged 25, a painter, was indicted for unlawfully obtaiuing, by means of false pretences, 31. 15s. from James Smith, 3/. ss. 6d. from Charles Hodder, 3/..155. from George James, and 2/. ss. from Jonathan Lucas, and attempting to obtain 4/. 15s. from Lucretia Baldock, with intent to cheat them thereof. Mr. Duane defended the prisoner. - - - - - From the evidence on one of these charges, it would appear that the prisoner had presented an order on the prosecutor, Hodder, purporting to be signed by one Higginbottom, which he got cashed, and for which the prisoner gave a receipt. Mr. DOANE urged in defence, that the prisoner had always been a man of weak intellect, and one who would be very likely to be Made use of as a tool in the hands of others. The jury found him Not guilty. He was then tried upon the other charges in the indictment• THE HAMPSTEAD MURDER. A FULL REPORT of the TRIAL of HOCKER, f or th e Murder of Mr. Delarue, will appear in THE SUN of TO-MORROW AFTERNOON. The case commences at nine o'clock in the morning. IVEIV COURT. The Court was occupied curing the whole of the morning in trying_an unimportant case of felony. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) NOTTINGHAM SPRING MEETING.----WEDNEsnAv. The Bunny Park Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 25 added. Heats, one mile and three quarters. Mr. J. Allcock's Little -thought-of, 5 yr, (Hilton ) 1 1 Mr. Morris's Ploughboy, 6 yrs . • 2dr The Sherwood Trial Stakes of 10 30V8. each, h ft, and 30 added. IMce round and a distance. Mr. Morris's Ploughboy, 6 yrs ............ 0 1 Mr. Parkyns's The Bird The Gentlemen's Stakes of 5 sows. each, and 25 added. Once round and a distance. (Mr. Sutton) 1 •2 Rancliffe's llarriott, 5 vrs — Mr. J. Bruc y e r ' s s — S a i n r d ‘S c ri a l p li t a a A SM I i rrr.. C. Clifton's P(rli"ggke' sr P eci e hl sg l a N r b , iY°. a b g l%el e ' d The following also starte d, b ut were not placed :—Lord usu (YI r: g ... in Stakes, of 3 sows each, Davenport'sagrerdh—e 31r. Officers' C N _r (i t il h e2; s tr he s L s , t 6a t n fe 3c,r . e t sr l s o ) u g s h w t e - e o p f, s list each, one mile, were won easily, by Mr. Thelluson's Miserere, 6 yrs (Mr. Sutton)—beating Mr. C. Maunsell's Cock Robin, aged—Mr. B. Maunsell's Monitor, aged— and Mr. Sutton's St. Michael, aged. Sweepstakes of 5 soya each, h ft, with a purse added. Heats, once round and a dis. Mr. Morris's Ploughboy, 6 yrs ............ (Mr Parkyns) 1 1 Mr. Clifton's Sold, 4 yrs Lord Rancliffe's Dick, aged The Pony Stakes of 2 sows each, and 10 added, once round, and a distance, were won in 3 heats, by Mr. Bucklow's Locomotive (Stagg), beating Mr. Jackson's Little Wonder. --- LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, APRIL 10.—Wind N.W., moderate breeze, and cloudy. DEAL, APRIL Wind N.W. b = y N., strong.—Sld. Pearl, Ceylon; Parainatt a, Valparaiso; 14 reeland, Honduras; Ann, St. John's, Sew Brunswick; Wahnsley, Prince Ed ward's Island ; Eleanor, Carshalton Park, and Neptane, Quebec, and the whole of the outward-bound. PtAmouni, Arm 9.—Wind variable.—Off, Velocity, Barbadoes. FALMOUTII, Arm 9.—Wind variable, fresh breeze.—Off, Ilezog Bagislov, Jacgar, Buenos Ayres, and proceeded for Antwerp, sailed Jan. 23. PLYINIOUTIL APRIL B.—Sid. Ann, Quebec. OFF DovER, APRIL 9.—Triton, Robe, La Guayra, fur litunburgh ; Albania, Smith, Ichaboe. BRISTOL, Arita. 9.—Wind N.W., fresh.—Acrd. Ajax, Stark, Trinidad; Britannia, Simmons, Barbadoes. CLYDE, APRIL B.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Flavi, Jones, New 'York. _ _ _ D AT j i ß t, uN AP:nu. 7.—Arrd. Mountain Maid, Allen, Ichaboe. LIMERICK, APRIL 7. Wallace, M'K enz i e , N ew f oun dl an d. INvViinlidiams.aEn.d_AAnrard, William.Quseirbec. NEWRY, APRIL B.—Sld. Agnes and Anne, Quebec. AnertDELs, APRIL 7.—Sld. Mayflower Cuba. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 9.—Wind E. N.E. to W. N.W.—Arrd. her Majesty's steamer Styx, Malta, left 28th ult., and pro ceeded for Southampton ; Duke of Cornwall, steamer, Higgin son, Constantinople. Sld. her Majesty's steamer Resistance, Plymouth. LIVERPOOL t APRIL 9.—Wind variable and light. — Arrd. Harvest Home, Heron, Calcutta ; Bachelor, Napier, Ichaboe; Campbell, Campbell, Porto Cabello. Sid. 7. Severn steamer, Havre; 9. Syria, Countess Arran, and Saghalien, China; Isabella Harnett, Calcutta; Susannah Callings, Mauritius ; Boone Wre, Africa; henry Bell, Bahia; Champion, Barba does ; Lunena, Nassau ; Dublin and St. Lawrence, Philadel phia ; Superb and Rochester, New York ; Huron and B. Aymar, Boston ; Crusader, Staten, Ireland ; Ruby, Yarmouth, United States; Washington, Acadia, Devereux, and Marga ret, Quebec; Mary Muir, Montreal. The cargo saved from the Pennsylvania, from New Orleans to this port, lost in the Colorades, has been sold for $9,000. Off, Enterprise (sup posed), Calcutta. ILtfin.EpooL, APRIL 9.—The Zenobla, Lucas, hence, was in contact yesterd a y m orning off Scarborough with the Alonzo, Carnaby, and foundered ; crew (except one) saved by the Alonzo, which has put in here. CASTLETOWN (BEARHAVEN), APRIL s.—Sid. Triumph, St. John's, New Brunswick. CLYDE, APRIL B.—Arrd. Ilarvies, James, New York. Sld. Romance, Bathurst. SUNDERLAND, Amin 9.—Arrd. Agnes, Purvis, Ichaboe. Sld. Gundon, Prince Edward's Island. Hum., Apr.th 9.—Sld. Orwell, Quebec. GREENOCK ELECTION.—We understand that the sheriff has fixed Tuesday, the 15th inst., for the nomination of a Member of Parliament for the town of Greenock, in the room of the late member, Mr. Wallace, of Kelly. The writ arrived id Greenock on Saturday afternoon, and must, in terms of the Act of Parliament, be announced within two days after its receipt, and the election or nomination must take place within tett days at furthest thereafter. Mr. Baine, the late Provost of Greenock, it is expected, will be re turned. The Liberals have been successful in carr'ing the election of guardians of the poor in the parish of Christchurch, Surrey 310,N EY and CO VI ItLIAL CITY, b A I?7'ER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday- were 4,000 bales, with a quiet market. Prices were the same as on Friday.-Sl:ares were not so active. Aberdeen Railway, 5; Barnsley Junction, 8% ; Birkenhead, Manchester, and Che, hire, 12% %; Birmingham and Gloucester, New, 6; Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 6% 6 ; Belfast and Ballymena, 5% ; Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpcol, 1474 133 ; Caledonian, 13% 4. ; Cambridge and Lincoln, 9% ; Chester and Birken head, 48 47 ; Ditto, New Shares, 44 ; Ditto, Half Shares, 233 4 ' ; Chester and Holyhead; 11% 1 / 2 ; Chester and Preston Brook, 2 ,9 11;- Churnet Valley, 10%; Cork and Bandon, 6 5% ; Dublin and Belfast Junction, 10; Dublin and Galway, 5% ; Dundee and Perth, 3% ; Dublin, Mullingar, and Athlone, 3%; Dundalk and Enniskillen, 4% %; Eastern Counties, 21%; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 61%; Edin burgh and Glasgow, Quarter Shares, 15% ; Edin burgh and Northern, 1% 375. ; Glasgow, and Dumfries, 1 3 / 4 295. ; Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock, 18 3 / 4 19 ; Ditto, Half Shares, 9%; Ditto, Preference, 2% ; Glasgow and Ayr, 65 ; Grand Junction, 225 ; Ditto, Eighth Shares, 19% • Great GrimsV and tqleffield, 7% ; Great Southern and Western, 163 q ; Ditto, Extension, 11% ; Great Western, Half Shares, 102 ; Goole and Doncaster, 2%; Huddersfield Canal and Railway, 4% 3 / 4 ; Huddersfield and Sheffield, 8%; Inverness and Elgin, 2 1 / % ; Limerick and Water ford, 6 1 / 2 Bs. 9d. ; Liverpool and Manchester, Half Shares, 102 101 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 50% ; Liver pool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 3i. ls. 6d. ; London and Brighton, 64% ; London and Croydon, New Shares, 11. Bs. 4d. •, Londonderry and _Enniskillen, 3i / 4 1 / 2 ; London and York, 3% 3% ; Direct Northern, 5 ; Leeds and Thirsk, 5% 3 % • Leeds and West Riding Junction, 8% ; Lynn and Dereham, 2 1 / 5 / 8 ; Lynn and Ely, 7%; Manchester and Birmingham, New Shares, 5% ; Manchester and Buxton, PA 91s. 6d. ; Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale, 17 3 / 4 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland Junction, 10 ; Man chester and Leeds, 150; Midland Railway, 153 ; Ditto; 40/. Shares, 19% ; Ditto, Fifth Shares, 4 ; Ditto Consoli dated Birmingham and Derby, 115 ; Newark and Shef field, 7%; Newry and Enniskillen, 5 3 4 16s. 3d. ; North British, 19% ; Ditto, Half Shares, 5% 6 ; North Western, 5% North Wales, 3 1 / 4 ; Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 11. 17s. 11. 19s. ; Preston and Wyre, 35%; Ditto Preference (guaranteed 5 per cent.), 34; Runcorn Gap, 34%; Ditto Preference Shares. 39 ; Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter Shares, 15% ; Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and Bir mingham, 4/, 16s. 474 ' • Shrewsbury, Oswestrv, and Che shire, 4% 1 / 2 ; South-Eastern and Dover, 43% ; Ditto, New Shares, No. 1, 16% 3%; Ditto, New Shares, No. 3,8% ; Scottish Central, 7 ; South \Vales, 7 1 / 2 ; Trent Valley, 19% ; Ulster, 463 47 ; Worcester and Tring, 4 3 4 % ; White haven and Furness, 3 3%; Yarmouth, Dis, and Beccles, ; Austrian and Sardinian, 3s. 6d. ; Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette, 545. 54s 6d.; Boulogne and Amiens (English), 12%; Great Paris and Lyons, 2 1 / 4 11. 3s. 6d. ; Northern of France, ( Lafitte's), ; Northern of France (Rosamel), 3/. ; Orleans, Tours, and Bourdeaux, (English), 13% 131. Is. 3d. ; Paris and Lyons English, (Lafitte's), 3/. 3s. 6d. 31 is ; Paris and Lyons (Ganneron's), 2 3 / 4 2%; Paris and Lyons (Calon's), 2' • Paris and St. Quentin, 21. Is. 6d. ; Sambre and Meuse, 7 ,/. 2 ; lours and Nantes (Mackenzie's Company), 3% ; Ve rona and Ancona, 1/. 17s. The letters and papers by the West India mail offer no thing of interest, most of the - islands being tranquil, and blessed apparently with favour able seasons. There appears a disposition on the part of many parties to throw cold water on the extension of railways in England, while foreign projects are upheld. Now, in our opinion, among Englishmen at least, the ruling principle ought to be in favour of giving the advantages of the employment of capital to their own country, rather than subscribing for foreign lines. There is a rapidly-increasing desire on the part of the moneyed interest to promote the extension of the railway system in Ireland, and the certainty that her Majesty will visit the "Emerald Isle" this year imparts a tone of elasticity to the market for Irish railway shares. A new, or rather an extension line of the Newry and Ennis killen to Sligo, has been brought forward under the most favourable auspices. The Funds have been very feebly supported to-day, with the exception of Exchequer-bills which continue firm at 60s. to 625. premium, because of the large portion of the surplus revenue which is to be invested in them. Consols have been 99 1 ,1 to for Money, and 99 1 ,E to a for Account. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 101% to 4. 5, and the Three per Cents 98 1 4 to 1 ,( 2 . Bank Stock has been less firm at 210 to 211. The Foreign Bonds continue to be neglected. Spanish Three per Cents. are 40% ; Portuguese Converted, 65% to 4 ; Mexican, 36 1 4 to N. ; and Colombian, 15 3 / 4 to 14. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents have been 63 to 1 4. Shares, both English and Foreign, range somewhat lower to-day, and the tone of the market is flat. The Irish lines are best supported, ruling, in f&Lt, at about previous rates. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 210 1 210 211 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9B 4 1 4 3 per Cent. Consols Aims 99%% New 3 1 4 per Cent. Annuties lO l 3 / 4A% Long Annuities ,Expire sth Jan. 1860 ll% 7-16 Do. 30 Years, Expire Oct. 10, 1859 ll% Ditto 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 India Stock 279 India Bonds 1,000/ 7l Ditto under 1,000/ 7l South Sea Stock — Ditto Old Annuities Ditto New Annuities Consols for Account Exchequer Bills. 1 3 / 4 1 I%d. 1,000/. 500/. ... ... Ditto Small — PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Columbian Bonds. 1 5 3A% Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. Ditto for the Account Ditto Deferred Stock... Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto Converted Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1840 — Ditto Deferred Ditto 3 per Cent 40% Dutch 2% per Cents Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates PRICE OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE Aberdeen .............. ; ....,... 2 1 x 2 4 3 /4 5... to 4% Armagh, Coleraine, PLltrush -1% 3% • to 2% Birmingham and Gloucester 100 Ditto. lira Shares ...—. Bristol and Exeter Ditto New . . 2 ...... 8 7 3 / 4 ... to 8 1 4 Bristol and Gloucester Caledonian Cambridge and Lincoln ...... 11,,...9%% 10 1 4 to 9 3 / 4 10 1 4 Chester and Holyhead 5 ...... 11% 3 / 4 i to Churnet Valley Coventry and Leicester ...... 1 1 4 4 3 1 4... to 4 Cornwall Direct Northern Dublin and Belfast Junction 21 % 9%%... to Dublin and Galway 2l/ —.... 5 ... .. to 5 Dublin and Mullingar 2 12 31... to 4 Dundalk and Enniskillen 2%...... 4,; to Eastern Counties . _ 21 3 / 4 %% to Eastern Union Ditto Extension Edinburgh and Glasgow Ditto New 4 Shares 2 l/; .** 8 5 6 1 / ' to 2 / Ely and Bedford 1 q 3lB ...... to 3 Great Grimsby and Sheffield... 2 :!,1 7 Great South and W. (Irish)... 5 Ditto Extension Great Western Ditto Fifths Guildford, Fareham, Portms. Harwich 1 - Lancaster and Car1i51e......... 15 ...... 444 to 41 London and Birmingham ...100 Ditto Quarters London and Blackwall 16% B 3/4%% to London and 8right0n.......... 50 .6 4 1q to 63 1 ,4 London and Croydon... 13/. 153. 9d.... 17 1 ,A London and Greenwich... 12!. 15s. 4d... 10 1 o London and South Western.. 41% Bl 4 ...... to 82 Do. New consolidated Bths.. 6 Ditto New 2% Ditto, New London and York ... ..... ...... 2%.....3 3 j %%% to Lynn and Ely Manchester and lilriniLgham 40 - _ _ Ditto Quarters _ 4 to Midland Ditto New 2 ••• 19% 20% to 19% Newcastle and Berwick - to Newry and Enniskillen ...... 2 1 North British Northern and Eastern ___ . North Wales.. - 11 / 4 3 to . _ Norwich and Brandon lO ... . 17' to Ditto New 1 Richmond and West End J unc. 1 Rugby, Worcester. and Tring 1 Scottish Midland Shrews.,Wolver., Dud., Birm. 2 1 / .. 2 r, South Devon lO 2 1 / 4 to 21V2 _ ... .... . South Eastern and Dover ... 33% 42q..... to Ditto New, No. 1 8 Ditto New, No. 3 2 % B% to 9 Staines and Richmond........ 1 South Wales Trent Valley 2 . .. 19 W aterford and Kilkenny 1 ...... 4 1 4 to York and North Midland ... 50 ......104% to 103 Ditto Half Shares Ditto Scarboro'Branch - 20 Ditto Selby : Ditto, Extension FRENCH RAILWAYS. Bordeaux,Toulouse, and Cette 2 Great Northern of France ... 4 Do. Do. (Rosamel's) ...... ... 2 Lyons and Avignon Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 2 %... Paris and Lyons (Laffitte) ... 2 Paris and Lyons (Ganneron's) 2 ... .. 2 3 4 %to Paris and Lyons (Calon's)... 2 . ... 2 1 4 to Paris and Orleans 2O ...... 48% to 47% Paris awd Rouen .. Rouen and Havre Royal North of Spain Sambre and Meuse Tours & Nantes (Ma c k enz i e ) 2 Ditto Ditto (Levevre s )...... 2 Erratum in yesterday's List.—Read Diss, Beccles, and Yarmouth 3 1 4 i . / 2 , instead of 4 1 4 %. .. _ MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 9.—The sales are :—Birmingham and Gloucester, New Shares, 6 1 / s ; Chester and Birkenhead, Half Shares, 24 ex div. ; Chester and Holy head, 11g ; ;Manchester and Birmingham, 59%; Ditto, New Quarters, 6 3-16 6 prem. ; Midland Railway, Preferential, 4 ; Ditto, 401. Shares, 19 ; North British, New Shares, 6 5% ; Preston and Wyre, 35; Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter Shares, 15 A ; South-Eastern. No. 3,8% ; Barnsley Junc tion, 98 3 / 4 ; Belfast,. Ballymena, and Carrickfergus, 5% ; Birkenhead, Manchester, and Cheshire Junction, 13; Black burn, Darwen, and Bolton, 6 1 j s 5% ; Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 14 3 4 % ; Caledonian, 13 3 % %; Cambridge and Lincoln, 94 %; Churnet Valley, 11 94 ; Direct Northern, , Z 4% 4 ; Dublin and Galway, 5 1 % • GlAsgow and Dumfries, 1, ; Goole, Doncast er , Sheffield, and kanchester Junction, 2% i ; Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 4% ; Leeds and Thirsk, 5% % • Leeds and West Riding Junction, 8 7 Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 34 %; London and Worcester, Oxford and Rugby, 5 1-16 ; London and York, 3% 3 / 4 ; Manchester and Buxton, 4 1 ,4 ; Newark and Sheffield, 6 1 ,4 ; North Wales, 314; North Western, 54 %; Preston and Wyre Extension, 2 3 4 li prem. ; Scottish ma land, 4 1 A ; Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 1% 5-16; Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction, 3% 4 1 / e ; Southport and Euxton, 2% % ; Trent Valley, 20 ; Great Northern of France (English), 6 1-16 ; Paris and Lyons (English), 34 ex new ; Paris and Orleans, 2 15-16; Paris and Strasburgh; Huddersfield Canal, 16% ' • Manchester and Salford Waterworks, 5/2 ex new; Union Plate Glass, 16; Coventry and Leicester, VA, Mar. 1 ... April 5.... 45 0 32 3 45 0 32 2 45 1 32 2 45 5 32 4 45 10 32 4 45 5 32 3 MARKETNEWS. = (THIS AY.) LAY BliZ. Rl' ET:;. SMITHFIELL.—Coarse Meadow flay, 3/ lOs to 4, lOs ; uso ful ditto, 4/ 128 to 514 s ; fine Upland do., 515 s t, 5;10s ; Clover Hay, 4! lOs to Cl; Oat Straw, 1/ 18s to 21; Wheat Straw, 2/ to 2/ 2s per load. A fair average supply, and a steady inquiry. (CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 15s to 4/ 123 ; useful ditto, 41 14s to 515 s ; fine Upland ditto, 516 s to 5/ I2s ; Clover Hay, 41 Ss to 51 16s ; Oat Straw, 1/ ISs to 2/ Is ; Wheat Straw, V. 2s to 2! 3s per load. Both Hay and Straw sold firmly. at full prices. WrirricrrArst.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 12s to 4t 12s; useful ditto, 4! 14s to 5/ 4s ; fine Upland ditto, Si 5s to 5/10s ; Clover Hay, 4/ lOs to 6l; Oat Straw, 11 ISs to 2/ ; Wheat Straw, 2/ to 212 s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade rather dull. MEAT _ MARKETS. SouTHALL, APRIL 9.—Although the supply of each kind of fat stock on offer this morning was moderately extensive, the general demand ruled tolerably steady, at full prices. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 6d; Lamb, 4810 d to 5s 10d ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; and Pork, 2s 10d to 6d per Sibs. Supply—Beasts, 47 : Sheep and Lambs, 3,004 ; Calves, 39; Pigs, 48. ROMFORD, APRIL 9.—Prime Sheep and Lambs commanded a steady sale at full prices; otherwise the demand was in active. Beef from 2s 10d to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 3s to 4s 6d ; Lamb, .5s to 5s 10d ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 2s 10d to 3s 8d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 28s ; Quarter old Store Pigs, 16s to 19s ; and Milch Cows, with their small Calves, 16/ to 181 10s each. LEWES, APRIL B.—Beef, from 3s to 4s ; Mutton, 3s to 4s 6d ; Lamb, 4s 10d to 5810 d ; Veal, 4s to 4s 10d ; and Pork, 3s to 3s 6d per 81bs. Supply but moderate, and trade firm. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended April 5,1845, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors In the different Cities and Towns is England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat 46s I Oate • ..... • • 21s 4d Beans Barley • • • 323 kl Rye.... •• • • 29s 6d I Pease 35s Od 353 7d AVERAGES OF THE LAST' SIX WEEKS. Weeks ending Wheat. Barley. Oats. Rye. Beans. Pease, IMPERIA Wheat .... Barley 21 71 32 6 34 9 21 7 JO 5 34 8 21 4131 1 :14 7 21 8 30 5 :14 6 21 5 ' 32 0 34 10 21 4H9 6 31 9 AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF TILE SIX WEEKS. . 45s tid Oats ........21 6d Beans •...... ........34 9.1 • 32s 3d I Rye ........30 tid I Pease •• ..•• •• 35 5d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. Wheat •• •• •• 20s Od Oats . Gs Od Beans ........ Se tad I Barley ...... 63 Od Rye 103 6d I Pease.. ...... 7s 6d FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS, APRIL 7.—The Chamber of Repre , entatives, in sitting to-day, commenced the general discussion of the pro ject of law relative to the organisation of the army. Mr. Rochussen left Brussels on Sunday, for Holland. Six nuns of the convent of Notre Dame, at Antwere, em barked yesterday morning for New York, on board the Lmma. There are ninety German emigrants on board. It seems that the damage done by the tire at Liege is not so great as was apprehended. The portion of the archives which is burnt relates chiefly to the time of the empire This loss is doubtless much to be regretted, but by no means so much as that of the archives of a later date would have been. The navigation of the port of Ostend is increasing con siderably. In the months of January, February, and March, 1844, there arrived 41 Belgian and 55 foreign ships, 96 in all ; and in the first three months of 1845, 47 Belgian and 84 fo reign ships, in all 131. The number of departures was, in the first quarter of 1844, 101 (46 Belgian and 55 threign ships); and in the first quarter of 1845, 118 k 45 Belgian and 73 foreign skips).—Brussels paper, April 8. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.—The number of deaths during the w.-ek, ending April 5, was 930, show ing, as compared with the previous week, a decrease of 238. The decrease has taken place chiefly in deaths caused by diseases of the lungs, and epidemic mid contagious diseases. The vi..lent deaths are also fewer, being only 35, while last week they were 50. Deaths from burns and scalds are 6; suicides, 3 ; but these are not correctly ascertained, as many persons have been found drowned without the cause being as signed, and 1 murder. The deaths from .snial:-pox oe r:tarred at the following ages :--six under 1 year ; eight 1-3 ; nine 3-5 ; two 5-10 ; one 10 ; one 19 ; and two 20-30 years. HOCRER AND HIS APPROACHING TRIAL.—In the course of yesterday it was announced to Rucker that his trial was positively fixed for Friday; he received it with the same degree of indifference that has characterised his demea nour during the whole period that he has been in the gaol. Several highly indecorous rumours have been set afloat as to the source from whence the prisoner bas been enabled to obtain the benefit of counsel. We have it from the highest authority that his brief was handed to Messrs. Clarkson and Ballantine through the Sheriffs, consequently the expense of his defence falls upon the county. On Sun day last, when his fellow-prisoner Connor was introduced to the chapel, observing his dejected appearance, he stood up and closely scrutinised his features. Upon returning to his cell, he inquired very earnestly as to the par ticulars of his case, to which he paid great attention. We would remind the public, although ordinary prisoners may become acquainted with what is passing without from the new comers, it is impossible fur prisoner* similarly situ ated to locker, who are always watched night and day. A few days since several of the more respectable prisoners in that portion 01 the gaol termed the master's side were or dered into the yard, and shortly after 'locker was intro duced amongst them, and they were requested to mix indis criminately with him. The prisoners at first supposed he had been brought out for an airing. In a few minutes, how ever, a person entered the 3 ard, and, advancing towards 'locker, exclaimed, " This is the man." The prisoner said nothing, but smiled. Upon the gaoler taking him by the arm to conduct him back to his cell, he turned to those pri soners near him, and said, in the coolest manner, " Gentle men, good morning." He is represented as sleeping well, and partaking regularly of his meals. THE HAMPSTEAD AND ST. GILES'S MURDERS.— Both the prisoners, 'locker and Conner, who stand charged with these murders, will be defended out of the Sheriffs' Fund, the fees of counsel and the expenses attendant on obtaining the attendance of witnesses being defrayed from that source, the prisoners being without sufficient means of their own fur that purpose. They are indebted to the sheriffs for thus placing them in as good a position as Tawell and Barmy, with all their wealth, on the occasion of their trials. VISIT OF GENERAL ESPARTERO TO WOOLWICH DOCK-YARD.—At eleven o'clock, 41.1 , 4., yesterday, General Espartero arrived at Woolwich, accompanied by several Spanish officers and members of his suite, and was joined by Lieut.-Colonel Wylde, C. 8., Lieut.-Colonel Colquhoun, and Lieut. Turner, Royal Horse Artillery, all of whom had served in Spain, and were known to General Espartero in that country. On entering the dock. yard, General Espartero was received by Captain Washington, of the Blazer steam-vessel, Commander Smith, and Mr. Oliver Lang, master-shipwright, who accompanied the Duke of Victory and the party over the principal places in the dock-yard. THE WILL OF THE LATE COUNTESS OF PORTMORE. —Probate of the will and two codicils of the Right Hon. Frances Dowager Countess of Portmore, late of Hyde lark ' place, West, who died on the 20th March last, at her re sidence, Queen's-parade, Bath, aged s.xty-eight, has just been proved by the executors, Mr. Frederick Waller, of Fleet -street, Mr. 'William Yool, of Conduit-street, Hanover square, and Mr. John Randall, of the Inner Temple Her Ladyship's own personal property was sworn under 20,000/. The will is dated March 24, 1841, and the first codicil De cember 16, 1841, signed ‘• F. Portmore." Bequeaths nume rous small legacies and annuities :—Leaves to her executor, F. Waller, 5001., and legacies to his five children; to her executor, W. Yool, 200/., and a legacy of 1001. to his wife; to her executor, J. Randall, 20W., and to his wife, 1001. INDIAN NEWS.—Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India-hou e, when the thanks of the Court were voted unanimously to Mr. J. Shepherd, chairman, and Sir H. Willock, K.L.S., deputy-chairman, for their great application and attention to the affairs of the Company during the •paat year. A ballot was also taken fur the election o f six Directors in the room of Mr. J. Cotton, Mr. J. Loch, Mr. C. Mills, M. W. H. C. Plowden, Mr. H. Shank, and Mr. H. St. George Tucker, who go out by rotation. At six o'clock the glasses were dos d, and delivered to the scrutineersi,r.wEho. reported that the election had fallen on Major-Ge nera l Si r J. L. Lushington, G.C.8., Mr. G. Lynn, MM.P.,A Macnaghten, Mr. J. P. Muspratt, Mr. M. T. Smith, and Mr. W. Wigratn. THE GRESHAM LECTURES.—The reading of these lectures in the theatre of Gresham College will commence on Tuesday next, the first day of Easter term , at twelve o'clock at noon, in Latin, and one o'clock in the afternoon, in English ; and on the following subsequent days as under : Tueschiy 15, 16, and 17, by the Rev. Joseph Pullen, M.A., on Astronomy; Friday 18, 19, and 21, by IL H. Southey, M.D., on Physic; Tuesday 22, 23, and 24 Rev. Henry, by the Henr John Parker, 111. A., on bivinity ; Friday 25, 26, and 28, by the Rev. Edward Owen, M.A., on Rhetoric ; Tuesday 29, and 30, by the Rev. Samuel Birch, D.D., on Geometry ; Friday, May 2,3, and 5, by William Palmer, Eeq., on Law ; and on Tuesday 6,7, and 8, by Edward Taylor, Esq., on Music—at seven o'clock in the evening. BRECON.—THE CONVICT TI.IO - 51AS.—On Monday se'nnight the warrant for the execution of this wretched man was received by the High Sheriff, from the proper authori ties, and his execution is definitively fixed for Thursday, the 10th instant. He is intent in earnest preparation for the doom that awaits him. He often speaks aloud to himself, but only of himself. "To die, to die so young, and such a death," are phrases frequently . in his mouth. Thomas has made a full confession, which, it is understood, contains a full and explicit avowal of the inurder of the poor carrier, Lewis, and precisely in the manner so singularly detailed, and sup ported by the evidence at the trial. The Directors of the Chichester Railway purpose opening to Worthing from Shoreham in the autumn of the present year. The works are proceeding most satisfactorily. —Brighton Gazette. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT OFF HUrOERFoRD WmutF.—Last night an inquest was held before Mr. Bed ford, the Deputy Coroner for Westminster, at the Feathers, Hungerford- market, respecting the death of Richard Wood, aged twenty-two, a lighterman, who lost his life under the following melancholy circumstances :—James Wood, of No. 6, Charles-court, Strand, deposed that the deceased was his brother. About half-past four o'clock yesterday morning, witness and the deceased left borne fur the purpose of pro ceeding down the river with two empty barges. They had each got into their respective vessels, which were moored off Hungerford-stairs. The deceased had the hitcher, endea vouring to push his craft off into the stream, and whilst so engaged, he slipped and fell into the water. Witness ran along the steam-boat pier towards him, and distinctly heard him cry out, " Oh, Jein, Jem, save me." When witness reached the spot he had disappeared. Every exertion was made with the drags and other things to recover the body, but it was not found until nine o'clock. The dece ase d was -a sober steady young man, and highly respected by all who knew him. The Coroner having remarked on the m e lan • choly nature of the case, the jury returned a verdict of Accidental death." The notice by the Commissioners of the National Debt shows that the Government still adhere to the plan of devoting the greater part of the money at their disposal to the redemption of the deficiency bills. The fourth part of the sur plus which appeared last January, and which they are to employ between the 7th inst. and the sth of July, amounts to 839,026 L 7s. Of this only 239,026/. 7s. is to be applied to the purchase of stock, and all the rest to the redemption of bills. If the revenue goes on increasing, we may expect to find the two items change conditions, and the stock become the larger portion. This, of course, gives additional employment to the Government broker. The Bishop of Exeter intends holding the triennial visitation of his diocese early in June. In consequence of the unsettled state of the diocese of Exeter &ling the past year, his Lordship's charge is expected to be of considerable im portance, and is anxiously looked for. 35 7 35 5 35 8 35 8 34 8 35 7 LITERAT URE. MAIDS OF HONOUR. 3 Vols. H Cothuril. This is an i.mus4ig tale illustrative of the Court of George the _First. Perhaps in all our his wry there in no reign more uncongenial with the feelings of Englishmen ; our glorious country was ruled over 1 1 a German Prince whose heart was in his own Elec torate, and who was unacquainted with the feelings, customs, and even with the language of his new sub' jects. In the work before us his character is placed in no favourable light ; his quarrels with his son, his national prejudices, and his subservience to his Ger ms man favourites are minutely described. Though not aspiring to such a dignity, this book may be valuab le in a philosophical sense, by helping to unmask the empty splendour of regal pageantry—to show that "all is not gold that glitters," affording, as it does, 8 mournful spectacle of men, great in titles, wealth', and power, wanting only in true nobility of s oul-- 01 men of learning and genius, whose brilliant talents only rendered their mord'. depravity more conspicuca s :; such were.the brilliant courtiers of this corrupte d age. But, however correct in an hi s t o rical point o, i view, there is a fault in the arrangement of the riov t ' itself. The author seems well aware of the rnagle at a name, he has given real names to almost every ma r viduai. Of late years truth has become the chi ef , basis for all works of fiction ; the great characters an d important events of history form a fitting theme f or the pen of the novelist; but it is hardly fair to giv e the names of private individuals to the heroes ot'fin imaginary tale. The heroine of this story 13 t he beautiful Mary Lepel, whose charms have be e 0 celebrated by all the poets of her time, even includ . big Pope and Voltaire. We are unacquainted with her private history, her fame only exists in the verses (f .), the poets ; yet this lady is made to experience ;- many dangers and misfortunes as if she were refill a creation of the author. It is the same with the other characters—they all boast s ome name „ell known in story, and thus attract an int e rest foreig n ; to themselves. Notwithstanding this objection, i t 1 an amusing work, and the interest is increased by the introduction of many celebrated anecdotes 01 .6 1 eventful times. There is an account of the visit the gifted but unprincipled Duke of Wharton to St e Robert Walpole, when, under pretence of joining til e d iiovernment, accomplished hypocrite decei t :, the unsuspecting Minister, obtained possession of tir o plans, and then hastened to the House to turn 111 : weapons against himself. We also read of the gro o poet at his villa at Twickenham, and his teal.% interview with Lady Montagu, that fatal event wh ic " Froze the genial cunent of his soul," when his fervent devotion was repulsed with hear t- A ridicule, and the glowing feelings of the poet's.b e 7 l/ were turned to hatred and despair ; that brief rnura e „ changed the character of his life, and infu s ed a bit this ness into all his subsequent writings. It is not in tet original portions of the work that its chief inter e lies—in the descriptions of the Court, the chars cter g ~f the King and his favourites, and these totiol , i i ,. n- 0 anecdotes of real life, there is far m o re attract 119 than in all the hair-breadth perils a nd e scapes ra l e adventurous heroine. The third volume conca l the with an account of the King's death after reading fe letter written on her deathbed by the un forto oll o Sophia Dorothea, who spent more than twenty sLif in a gloomy prison by her husband's orders, Shute from her family and friends, while he, deaf t° n i e voice of humanity, reigned over a generous Pe ° rbe unquestioned and undisturbed. Truly, it said," The King's name is" —no, happily the tifues o changed, but in those days—the King's wane indeed, "a tower of strength." ST. GILES'S MURDER. ,di Mr. Wakley held the adjourned i nques t on the i'Llif of Mary Brother s l u st e v en i ng . Th e i nqu i r y Nils If ail) confined-to the conduct of the police in eonnellO n the arrest of the prisoner Connor. I b oo Police.constubie Latham a s s er t e d th a t h e NO" tb o taken Connor into custody on the day following murder, had he been permitted to do so by Suic,„iir tendent Pearce, to whom he communicated cer ts ii or formation which he had received, and who was ,w e e oil quainted with the pers o n o f t h e p r i soner . re e 7 l .,rer the other hand, d e ni e d th a t h e h a d rece i ve d any i n iAtil l tion from Latham. It appeared that Inspecla ~,ti 00 had failed to commun i cate to P earce the inibr— supplied to him by Latham. a r lls. Mr. WAItLEY said he had writt en t o Sir J- -- e si bellb respecting the production of the prisoner haw re id lb e and that in his reply (whi c h h e rea d) h e e xonerat r b's police from blame, and d o ubt e d w h e th er the Can ile to fir any power given to him t o cause th e prisoner_ j b p brought before him. He (Mr. W a kl e y) express ed th o intention, with the c ,-, ncurrence of the jury, to bil l" question before the Queen's Bench, having beenl o ,o to obtain a habeas co, pu s fr o m Baron Rolfe tha t ' bring up the prisoner. co/ The jury being unanimously in f a vour of this ;Ar the Inquest was further adjourned until th e 30thol '" A l , FALLAC Y of the ORGANIC TlLr i , fi g '' " MEDICAL ADVICE MADE A TRA I I,7 v ; , TO THE EDITOR OF THE S : a ' tn ej SlR,—Contending, as we do, that the dif u° 7i la nd 11.; • tine only operates as a protection to fraud a 00 medical treatment, we think it right to inform t he P o ol that the filthy advertisements which disgrace the g al l suers proceed from men possessing 41 00E1 t therefore, saves them from prosecutions. The, ~Seto: scarcely two doctors agreeing in any cave P e° , OP; the diploma is not a proof of qualification „ttbele:ll Diplomas do very well to sell, as exemplified,i hat i.4 ing article of the Times of the Bth inst., and t ' w - efbA, Hygeists contend that every man should be his 3s i c ni sician, and once do away with such poisons lor ti , be irn, arsenic, and other anti-medicinal preparations k en we maintain medical advice is made a com pleten t i f s , and this grand d es id e r a tu m w ill b e o btained. . 0 , 0,,„ 1 this principle that Hy ge i s t s h ave b een combs (flit(/- I/ - doctors for the last twenty years, and they trust 1 0 be time is not far distant when it will be crowlle'L W o° t 0 5 cess. Everything goes to sh ow t h at d oc t o rs Cam. 0 roc port themselves, which is pr ove d b y t h e preSet 4 r t ioll i o inks before Parliament. We beg also to saes eill public against bein g l e d astray b y t h e srect, is I li are made at publi c meet i ngs b y eminent pers,°olo;ci port of hospital s un d er t h e present me dical " ati efil l : ok Such person s con f. ss t h ey d o not enter into t he ,'ol . p oi as to whethe r th e t h eory o f d octors b e e orreci be f . and, therefore, we submit that by such suPe t tle itl o o only deceive themselves, but also teed to Pe r ..,r fore,' 0 false theory up on man ki n d. Th e art i t l e s, th e ' r o n' d i such subj ec t s w hi c h appear i n t h e ne wspaP e r psr . nothing —they may be termed th e indirect ell ° doctors.—We are, Sir, your obedient servants, M , iRISON and 310.A.T'ei , For and on behalf of the body ofw''' British College of Health, New-road, London, April 9, 1845. C hel9 4 SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.---Ta ter r rocs S A Neukomm's oratorio, David, was performed at c ote last evening. This work was wr itt en f o r, and P the Birmingham Festival of 1834. Its greatesructey lies in the choruses, all o f w hi c h are a bly conetoe e l/ 0 0 , some of them contain grand masses of hartnony• ,„ e at has also shown consummate skill in the managZ e t.4. 4 o:, instruments and production of orchestral e" d a;fir symphony of wind i ns t ruments , w hi c h i n troduces a 0: panies the soliloquy of Saul at the co mmeneen t r i 0./ second part, is full of beauty, and h e ightens gre e ,beor‘ e ol!, pression of the recitative. The finest pas , age is the chorus of Israelites, " 0 Israel, mourn 1" ° h op 00 tion for the fatal day of Gilboa : it is deeply Pa t -bits triumphal march and chorus in the first part, wpos of warlike instruments, would require a stage.,• e btat . „o ci pal singers were Messrs. Manvers, Allen, and P: 4 K o s Miss Lucombe and Miss Barrett. The oratorio W e l7d, ;0 01 , applauded, and some of the movements were encelis del's Solomon is to be performed on the 23d etc het when Miss Birch will appear for the first time i f absence on the Continent. pu es STATE OF TRADE.---The market co ntl rto 3 ' ceedingly dull both for goods and yarn, and in or de obe ll oe sales to any extent, lower prices must have bee to. Many of the spinners and manufacturers, br lee • still under contract, and stocks being un iversall he has been little disposition to press sales, an,d p grat o ti lll done has consequently been very limited. 11 " e — t i r o t o of the stoppage of a spinning and manufacturing 014,4,1 standing in this town, wh ose engagem ents ar e 0 , 1 - 4 ,4' about 28,0001. Their fail ure i s un d ers tood to 1 : )11; 1 ' I l losses incurred some time ago. —RoCllPA l ' o vell' o jis MARKET, MONDAY, A PRIL 7.-Th ere i s ne ileß„ o es", o o the piece market;tc-d a y ; th e d eman d s till iconth:iffe'', and prices low. Wool may be quoted rather —Manchester Guardian. 0 1° On the sth inst., at Ch li esrain T , H ß S uc . ks, Mr s ' StePberi s tit, of a son. On the 6th inst., th e l a d y o f J ames sharp, , 1 0• 4 Grosvenor -street West, Eaton. square, of a BO' bits. On the 6th inst., in Eaton-place, the IRO of a son. f Aye On the 6th inst.. a t C am b r id ge , t h e lady Macleane, Esq., Trinity College, of a son. t he V" At On the 6th inst., a t Park-row, Grew/io n . o r loo, g Smith, Esq., of a son . • f On the 31st ult., at the Cottage, Stoke dlesex, the wife of Edward Hedge, Esq., ban. „ still-born. 09, Fa O ri n mh the Bth inst., at Wentworth. Yorkshire...,tbteri,....l , of St. Mary's, Sheffield, to MargT. Great daughter of the late James Upton. Esq" street, Bloomsbury. DIED. tcb erl ib 9 On the 24th of Janua' last, at paille fill 190 5 11$ Indies, Ensign William George Cooper, of the f ig lic t Native Infantry, aged 20. en r e On the Ist inst., at Pinner Mrs. Sophia Mar -I ' late Dr. Alexander Martin, Of Sine . apore. , ..., Per' fF On the sth inst., at Entield-wash, John 11 he ° - " t r - AP" 0 On the sth inst., at Buxted, Su:sex, El iza— ' il s Rev. William Falcon. rO . itne?' 0 0 , On the 6th in s t., M rs . Ann Abraham, of l; On the 6th inst., at Leicester, Thomas 1 11° _,, ore , 4' On the 7th inst., in York-street, Portman'" ... a , v Sterling George Barrett Lennard, Esq. 'clOhlj vtiarivi On the 6th inst, at Sutton Coldfield, '• - 10 f p ward Croxall Wioughby Es. ~ utte' On the 20th of ll Februar , q ,-, -i y, at Howrah, ,e Jo# Catherine, wife of Peter :Mellish Stayers, Egl*. a tolit a iof' On the 2d inst., at Milverton Lodge, Leal _ C0114 )1'' 0 / Smith, Esq., aged 72. trrie, - , t Br o-- re l i c On the 3d inst., in Guernsey, Thomas half-pay, 9th Foot. gall' _l l i ,„ V) On the 4th inst., at Belle Vue, Jersey', Lieutenant-General Le Couteur. fi r„lvvor , "' On the sth inst., at Carter-street, v , - Hickson, Esq., aged 70. I 0 1.; (1 1 1 0 , 1 London : Printed and Publisned b lO U° fa et 0 Co d No. 112, Strand, Printer, at T L Suo th Strand, in the Precinct of the Savol, al Middlesex, Thursday, April 10, 1845' v e j bti 11 tlil (Ur At tj ßit, Cot, .foo. To L the 2/. th at ° : 1414 ti l Pr gi