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He would do so in the name of the people of that country, in the name of the literature and science of that countr , ‘ which e was by this law of exclusion treated with contu a m d el j e e on ll ._ came armed with the approbation and sanction . of . 1 . !cronies of Scotland. He fond the majority of the pro lessors of that eenntr • eealust that law, and he trusted that they would be sufficiently ') rs enlig - enlightened to see that by eentinu hie that law, it, would be at the expense of destroying thead vantage of common education in S . c tland, and ' the , . roa g . wounds upon every one of the universities, and upon j ( wite of tl Mr. DRI P A e I ° IIIO Ie. ND said that it was more than twenty =ears sinc e t h e report on this question was drawn s u , t) -here were many change= since, but at the time that the re- Ports w ere prepared there was no complaint from any quarter against th's Act of Parliament ; no grievances weret hets c omplained of; and he did not recollect that any Member of the Commissi on , or any other person, w i s h e d f or a discussion wh ether thi s Bi ll should be repealed or not. There were some observations, he recoll ecte d, to the effe c t that the law was e nforced in some colleges end not in others ; and the Colntarnkieso sioners asked why they did not enforce it in all. It was d by 50 - , e este to be a question of Liberal policy. On that ground Kith wished to see the question decided.--( Hear.) agreed H e.. with the Ho c • 11 an that the analogies of Englieh col b lefie r s had , noth ' in e g n a e t m all , to du with the ques•ion.—( Hear, tion of art r y: 'reelSigeieotnehwthoal iteegyeesr, weree,,t tihnetent'hteedolfZe t a b l e dep i u a e r a t -- ea ents. lie did not think that there was any great grieythic_c ; pl(hot if there was why keep up the law that was of no use ? tie r , ° :',, h e _et' ' No hat it had become a matter of corn paii-,'Toeatio)vernmwentt ought to take a different view of it. esti "' s a wn part, he wished that they should set this statute h -- e• Ile hoped that no strong opinion would now be given, nt that the question should be discussel at some future Period. jacNr• ACKLAND said, that he could not hear what . his ~1 1. r. toeinvdehad said without saying that this was a question w le ,t 1 Gov u very serious features. He should be very glad if the "lerritnent were to allow the Bill to be read a first time, in °rder that the • should have time to consider the matter. He could not find words to express the intensity of his difference with the ti ter Hon. Gentleman opposite, who seemed to think that to b e was the possibility of any man supposing that there was e e i e a nY impostanee or value to he attached to the religious the of those connected with the professional chair. E fah- ''''ern Member certainly appeared to apprehend the ng tree •• much clearly than he (Mr. A.) i d „ ersoy system more tead mat of the north, but still he would say, that if it was in ns p ee d t be set up as an argument in favour of this Bill that th e - s "airs of literature and science could be filled up without leontAlieation of the tests, then he would recommend the t ies ei te , Pause before it applied the principles of the , universtt would - "" 1 country to those of Scotland. He, as . a I rotestan ~ seteoceshesitate to do anything by which to bind the eon- Would Lof others, or place shackles . upon them which he As to ee sorry to see placed upon his own.—( Hear, hear.) oftthe ecclesiastical affairs of Scotland, he could . not look j: tli i , Measure without reflecting that much of the life-bloo teel'eetChureh of that country had gone forth from it, and, ei i le, he hoped that the Bill would not be rejected. had f i ,• GRAHAM said he cordially concurred . in much that eed h a ten from the Hon. Member who had just sat down ; ante e could not but admire the ability, as well as the forbear- But L which characterised his observations.—( Hear, hear. er . Al a i ? should also say that it was the imperative duty of h tir4"e4Y's Government to regard this question purely and . en tart Pi a Scotch question • and there were great and impor- I terlo o l t e in d e . tto;sh e n r e - cessary' to be made which should not be the peculiarities of the Scotch (Tele- t i l l ' e l e al ;awe and a e ls w o e t r l e te peculiarities of the law . relat f ing to t ' ern m Sept universities ; these were considerations o tlie ta nee iu dealing with this question, and therefore rea ,also 1 2 (4 admit of being overlooked. There was tost -11°ther important point which should . not h be d re eits . sight of, though for some time . it had Molise 'Med dormans Let him call the recollection of the t n n a te i te , th e positiOn of the Legislature in reierenee to the eee„,l'sued Church in Scotland, end the Universities of that l • 1.1 Befor e the union * of Scotland . with England—he be thised th r e st e year lu9o—the monarch then on the throne of ,actionm wisely anti prudently enforced the laws for the l pr e o . - I nain e d ° I the Established Church in Scotland. That the r day 0 I n force until the Act of Union passed, and on very k i,br that enactment passine, an Act of security for e all th 'shed Church in Scotland was passed, which embraced bee: Provisions of the Act of 1690, and which . rendered_ sersit7tY,,the applieation of the test to professors in . the U h m h . Nit t o ' tt .,' hat Act contained a very remarkable expression,w ic offs t,`",e effect that no measure should be passed by the Eng fro% arnament which would have the effect of derogating th at the Established ' Church iu Scotland in such a way as 'the 4 "te rnplated by the measure they were now discussing. ste t House should also r the that the majority of the pro ne. advises of the Crown were Episcopalians ; and even at ' taro ` i t rn e of the Union the Scotch people were satisfied to at the ° national objects, which were w‘ll known, and for thetoPreservation of which their public spirit and virtue did he r kreat credit. But such a measure as this devolved upon h old le e sr Y's Government a very heavy responsibility, yet he e4 °llid I- Tit that noperiod had arrived better suited for the ever, erat ion of it the present.—( Hear, hear.) How theef he should mention one matter of importance Scotland, namely, that there was at nth r a P : reersee l e t e lfltooment in contemplation the establishment ei llles l : e°un trY of an University of decided Dissenting prm- If th e ' e t n fact, the moue had already been provided for it. the , s ' u nr'e of st d ' y ' • to be confined to theology, b ut if "Auld be no u d y 'n it %‘ f any unpleasant feeling arising ; scieeltiie"gious tests a sv n e g r e e r to o be ay applied to the literary and %tr ent e etairs, then the dissatisfaction would become positio:ltageneral.—(Hear, hear.) He was glad to be in a Mae, e._ state that Scotland had within he last century d literary preve';',.st ext raordinary advances in commercial i adeb t 4Y ; and he knew of no cause to which it was d a n e s a o . much on. o(clinear, tifeuarrliatAsl the total absence of sectarian e u . ti system had had one undivided re -1411C1T41, e docation t a e n o d un h t a r r y mony and concord w - er m e aterially affe et i n '''s he had befOre stated, this was a me le su o r ;g o cotland that th e q g the feelings and interests of the p t, 04(trunent would be bound to weigh eo well and consider 141 it. et it would not be prudent to give a distinct pledge o ties of the measure, one tw: en ie h, Was e st ince • rel .y i f t e y lt o t h d e raw in g a line of demarcation be feele; tue the‘oloe i l e iffi al c t u eaehers and the general teachers ; and he o,Teni r eligio g us acerbity would be very dangerous. However, co /10 " net refuse leave to bring in the Bill ; but he would re °f it e nd the Hon. Member not to press the second reading ee s . !ull the feelings of andple of Sci ? tland had been sass ti i ired in regard to it ;while he did not object to the i brought it, he would wish to be understood as not Neclei e ss i s n s g t the Government to it in any way. Mr. FOX MAULE was glad to perceive • that the Govern ;lreent did not object to the Bill being brought in, and he could .7 ire the Right Honourable Baronet and the House, that it a measure which would have the effect of healing Z`is,•oe wounds now existing in Scotland.—( Hear, hear.) ttitle. trusted that a measure would be devised which would render the Present universities fully adequate to the requirements of e,eue.e2untry. He could not sit down without expressing the ontt:sition which he felt at the proceedings of that evening, it s"s,Os..aelooked forward to seeing, before the end of the session, 4, tory settlement of this question. After a f gol e4 ew to bri ng l o rds Bill. rds from Mr. RUTHERFORD, leave was M e. ss. INCOMES OF BISHOPS. for are R. Y ORK.E, in the absence of Mr Elphinstone, moved ti e as.,l.ress for the gross and incomes of each archbiahop stt d"ao.. bishopric in Egland and Wales, in each year (from the kid tii ntLJanuary, It'37), including all sums received from or cf:ivedirbta:Erenetesle,sfiinasetsi,eal Commissioners, and all monies re , - 1 ' °r n all se • renewals of leas.es, building leases, and T oche sou rces.—Agre e d to. sair. 110,, PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. .t . te e aittiritr.ft.lNG said that as there was at present a Corn. `sl'Pone the g f e i n the subject of Colotial accounts, he would 44 tittee C s _ n wirlg motion until af er the report of a t s hat e eno hat i o te s: 1:e• tore the House. His mo . ti t on . was ao nseoaney sho Lt i jopinion ol this House a uniform sys m Mise' t he plan 'u be adopted in all the departments of e 9ov_ern . - Th a ' t 4er s of i,of double entry, as recommended by the. Corn o ° flat fl it the er tth i"s Accounis, being the basis thereof. -. b e paie4weieat-i!teetion of the public revenue, and the exercise i all i sit m without n•,l astrientary control, the gross revenues sh m o l d 'hat 'es th ere ,. t ' e duetion into her Majesty's Exchequ . et , a i nert 144141n be authorised hy a Parliamentary Note. t 3. qu er : ? f re ee • °lent of expenditure be allowed to be a depa . r -- IN •' 111 other than by credits on her Majesty's Excite Ce s o su to the Earl ti o E OP COMMONS AND WASTE LANDS. , lauds Bei to eLINCOLN then rose to move for leave to brine into i n t lacilitate the inclosure of commons and waste (lf ° th th e eent„Rliand and Wales. Ile would not cuter 11 -5 Ro es -1 " of this question, considering the state te e ' , stew . e (there were about twenty Members present). rations Lontent himself by merely stating generally the al es0„1„ • 'who, t e "„'" he i '-_. were propesed to be effected by the Bill. . It e - ee ,leat eob t !` toe re collection of the House that a Bill relating 11 , 1 ' 1 4 :les, l ap , hat. had been before the House last session. Dif- A ftt , and the yer• Imposed themselves in the way of thisnees tee , r haei n ',matter v as referred to a Committee up stairs. it '° , ll • g "eard witnesses and duly considered the subject, , sad eh Mitt made several and to the House ; 105 On theseN rec ommendations the present measure d been bka • He 1,4%14,4 considered that the principles of the measure e tt n rai sec i beent adopted by the House. An objectio . n ee n i nfraeti oe ° a measure of this sort, on the ground that . it was t fuse ootsti n of the rights of the poor, over which Parliament his ; :i 'Ove a sufficient check. Now, that was not a wells_ ej e ; sole, tn.tten to take even against the m d eas f u or re th o ts f vt7.ellle re ason lest year (Lord Worsley), f or re Pre e i o 7", that poor persons who had corn ae mon right it • a a ie e i o e d when an application was made to Parliament 4 15 % rise SUN biii_wer, precluded froth appearing to oppose i tse e Prop, gnenee of the expense attending such a proceeding. :q t. be eo sed to introduce an additional security to that which itleh h Pers°Pesed by his Noble Friend. The first altera . tion th - e g t sel Iseeeri°?_tased was that of the constitution of a commission. bit she to Proposed to throw the duty of such a commission on let, th rornissioners but it had been found that the duties 4e Nitiot s e Y w°4 4l have to perform would be of an onerous de *rank . He r di e i, 'ae on e y oposed to take power, therefore, to appoin d t t a o o f "e th e un'Y one of whom was to be paid. He propose ~. th e f i rs , laude to which this Bill would apply into three classes. i s ' set firs t e lass he proposed to give the commissioners power e es arlie tne e the inclosure of them without the intervention of will. IV lits- he meant that class , f land included in the 7th of to uts ,. . Over , • 0 e mixed commonable land he proposed . that the . of PZisigaloners should have no power without the intervention *ve °lent, n the, 1 41 14 e Proposed that the commission should make Itee eetar Y. and upon these inquiries found a report annually to lee the n Y of State, and to be by him laid before Parliament. o aths Pr° Posed that an annual Bill should be presented . to ot , lading orderswhich 444 .merit for • provision would have to be made in the wi st l .ld, 5,4 the of that House. He had mentioned two classes patientlitolitztiot.ee.rtail.thted class affected by this Bill would be those radiu s of all towns above a certain amount of tt, Ilp o : i4 _. His first intention had been to except these lands, ls o Prop o , e rtrYs he found that it would be unwise to do so. vji tpad with , . therefore, that the commissioners should be e n t h . th e ee l !' a given radius, the extent of the radius varying iso cte etise esent of population, to make a special report, statie tretrghttheZwanncses c u o nnected with the lands, and the distancesg liow r t tAS Us; l'e proposed to exclnde village greens alto etaiert t o en „operation of the Act ; but he proposed to take 14 ri !ge o f au 'e the commissioners to take measures for the tettenste:tath4ta these village greens. In many cases, although the Prided themselves upon them, yet they were little Pow te t er for tn Sw amis, in consequence of the non-existence of the the eau ' l nff .proper drainage. He proposed also commissioners should, in all cases, have tk llalsi ti r ta Wer of making allotments to the poor in ii: till '4 4 , 4 2 ill doing this he had taken a portion of h e Tore. the Honourable' Gentleman the Member for 44 : 4 4, Propos 'n order to protect the rights of property, che 'lLin te /tette that these allotments should be held upon an h _ e rg e , IL , Which rent he proposed to be fixed as a rent ed l d to retakes were the principal alterations which he pro tat ?etep oo. e, and ,he believed that they would be found both eir h r 6 US tO the rich as being the means of improving et l:. ls 4 ° e l ZT o • and to the poor as affording the means of in to '." g ett for the definition Ile would not then enter into the of meeti os. „ a definition of ownership, but he thought it right ote reee t i tt, : ,_11,.t material alteration was made as to the power th:! . th e tnajotments. He proposed that a valuer should kgill of-nraent, attd not the assistant commissioner as in L tt nie iS eepttr ui .i t Yetar. After apologising to the House for not k m Movedlr leaveo a more i ncise, statement, the Noble to bring ill. e. i te l ns,wer t o ' 4 4 4 " Earl ° f a ' question , 1 . c. , 1 - :.1 Jr. W. WILLIAMS. , s eet , e__ LINCOLN said it was not his intention to ? t r. ,f Teetion of lands held under corporation bodies. 41 4 Qs; bv An KER. said, as we understood, that his Noble aernber for Lincolnshire, who had done so mtich to promote the objects which the present Bill had in view, was . obliged unavoidably to be absent. Mr. A GLION B Y said, he felt gre4 gratification that her l'ilmj-sty's Government had taken this subject into their hands, while at the same time lie thought the gieatest prat e was due to the Noble Lord the Member for Lincolnshire (Lord Worsley) for the exertio - .s he used in promoting it.—(Hear.) He thought the Bill would tend to make them independent of foreign corn. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. DRAINAGE. The Earl of LINCOLN then moved for leave to bring in a Bill to facilitate the system of drainage throughout England and Wales. \Vith regard to the Bill which he had just ob tained leave to bring in, he admitted that, so far as he was con cerned, the great. merit of the Bill was owing to the exertions of the Noble Lord the Member for Lincolnshire. He re gretted that, in consequence of the information he had upon the subject of drainage not being so ample as he should de sire, the present measure would not be so extensive as he could wish. It would, however, he believed, be of great ad vantage, though falling consi,lerably short of the objects in tended by his Hon. Friend the Member for Berkshire. The measure would enable persons to carry drains through the lands of others, on payment of proper compensation, and would facilitate the elti traction of works and machinery for the purpose of draining. Such were the principal fea tures of the Bill, and he believed good would result from it. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. MERCHANT SEAMEN'S FUNDS. Sir G. CLERK moved for leave tit bring in a Bill to amend the Merchant Seamen Funds Act. At present a shilling a month was stopped from the wages of merchant seamen, which was under the management of the corporation of the City of London. The fund was applied to the relief of old seamen and their widows, and he proposed that those funds should be invested in the same manner as the funds in the savings' banks. As it was a charitable institution, he did not think his Right Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer would object to such an ar rangement. The only difference between the present Bill and the Bill of last year was, that there would be no interference by any officer of the Government with the corporation which had the management of the funds. He did not propose to pro ceed with the second reading for three or four weeks, in order that those persons at the outports who were interested in the measure might have time to make such representations as they thought fit.—Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. The Exchequer Bills (9,379,6001.) Bill was read a second time. Mr. HAwes and Sir GEORGE CLERK, and one or two other Members, presented petitions against the grant to Maynooth ; after which the House adjourned, at Nine o'clock. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE• Cerito and St. Leon have arrived, and made their first appearance here this season, last evening, in the beautiful divertissement, La Vivandiere, The bride and bridegroom were greeted with enthusiastic con gratulations from all parts of the house. Never did Cerito look better, never did she dance more fascinat ingly than last evening. The " pas de la Vivandiere" was beautifully given, and the redowa was admirable. St. Leon looked well, and danced as he alone can dance. They were admirably supported by the coryphees and the corps de ballet, and never has La Vivandii;re been more excellently represented than it was last evening. The " Danseuses Viennoises" appeared in it, in one of their national pas, which was not only danced with marvellous accuracy, but was acted with vest humour. At its conclusion bouquets innumerable were showered upon the stage, and the scramble for them amused the audience vastly. The opera was I Puritani, cast in the same admirable manner as last year. Never did Grisi sing the beautiful cavativa " Sen Vergen Vez zosa" more exquisitely than last evening; and the mag nificent duet " Suona la tromba" wash superbly given by Lablache and Fornasari. Mario, wno was the Arteno, was in excellent voice, and seems to have completely recovered from the effect of the unfor tunate cold under which he was recently labouring. After the first act of the opera the Danseuses Viennoises gave us the Pas de Mirroires, the groupings in which are exceedingly beautiful. After the second act of the opera a new divertissement, entitled La Bacchante, was produced, in which Lucile Grahn appeared in one of those classical cha racters to which she knows so well how to do jus- tice. The opera was succeeded by La Vivandicre ; then we had the fourth act of _Ernani with Moriani, Fornasari, and Madame Rita Borio ; and after that the Maya, with Lucile Gratin and Perrot. The house was crowded to excess. Every avenue to the pit, from which there was the slightest chance of getting even an occasional glimpse of the stage, was occupied. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 2, 1845 . already bound—it was seen that these abominations con • ' tinued and increased, aye, in the vert face of the great ghastly bugbear Death, and so his watch and ward were made a lighter task; he was gradually relieved of many of his social duties; the world, to the astonishment of some folks, still spinning on its axis, though the life of immortal man was not, as in the good old times, offered to stolen colt, to the king's gracious face unlawfully stamped in counterfeit metal, to a hundred other sins all made mortal by the wisdom of untaught humanity. Truly, justice, turning back the leaves of the goal calendar, might sit awhile in sackcloth and ashes, peni tent for past transgressions —past wrongs committed in her moral blindness! The sword of justice! An awful weapon truly: a weapon working out the will of highest Providence. a solemn instrument which man solemnly acknowledges. This has been, and may be. Yet, thinking of the world's mistakes; of the cruel blunders worked by law on man, the sword of justice—of so-called Christian ji'stice robed and ermined—may sometimes seem to the eye of grieved h uman ity as t e rrible as the blood-dripping tomahawk of the wild, revengeful savage. The sword of justice! May not the time come—it will come, as surely as the sun of far-off years—when justice shall lay down her sword ?—when, with better wisdom, she shall vindicate her awful mission to mankind, yet shed no drop of blood?" Poor St. Giles is condemned, and Capstick and Bright Jew endeavour to procure for him a reprieve. They wait upon Mr. Tangle, the lawyer, for his advice and assistance, but as it is Sunday that worthy re fuses to see them, and Bright Jem indulges in the following bitter reflections on Sunday observers of the Tangle stamp : " And so there's a Sunday conscience like a Sunday coat; and folks, who'd gut on in the world, put the coat and the conscience carefully by, and only wear 'ern once a week. Lord love you, when we see what some people do all the wet k,—people who're staunch at church, re member—l can't help thinking, there's a good many poor souls who're only Christians at morning and afternoon service.' " Capstick looked earnestly at Jem and said, My dear fellow, it's all very well between you and me to say this; but don't say it to the world; don't, Jem, if you wouldn't he hunted, harried, stoned to death, like a mad dog. Folks won't be turned inside out after this fashion, without revenging the treatment with all sorts of bad names. Very pure folks won't be held up to the light and shown to be very dirty bottles, without paying hard abuse for the impertinence. Jem, whatever coat a man may wear, never see a hole in it. Though it may be full of holes as a net, never see 'em; but take your hat off to the coat, as if it was the best bit of broad-cloth in the world, without a flaw or a thread dropt, and with the finest bits of gold lace upon it. In this world, Jem, woe to the man with an eye for holes! He's a beast, a wretch, an evil-speaker, an uncharitable thinker, a pest to be put down. And Jem, when the respectable hypocrites make common cause with one another, the Lord help the poor devil they give chase to!' " Admirably truthful are these observations of Bright Jem and Capstick, and delightful is it in these days of selfish and self-seeking hypocrisy to find that there is at least one man bold enough to expose the pretensions of the respectable Pharisees, and to tell them to their teeth that they are naught. Young Lord St. James, however, arrives at Tangles at the same moment, on the same errand, and the respectable lawyer at once puts his religion in his pocket and attends to secular affairs, albeit it is Sunday. The next chapter exhibits to us young St. Giles lying in Newgate under sentence of death. It is the most painfully interesting chapter of the work—painful from its very truthful ness. The neglected boy refuses to pay any atten tion to the exhortations of the chaplain, and replies to all his questions, " I knows nothing about it." His only ambition is to die game. He disbelieves all the Ordinary tells him about the goodness of Christians, i and shrewdly remarks that f— " The true Christian forgives everybody—well, then, in course, the judge and all the nobs ,nt e? theyßut like it so, I don't are no Christians, Bill m teolsetelacvohulelm'ne b t th e e t y ter fo , r mind; 11l be game; see if I don t be game—p rec i ous !' " The Ordinary throws hi mself on his knees, and prays to God to soften the he art of the boy, " who and give m not e? t , o W stood eying him with a mingled look of i ncre d u lit y , defiance, and contempt." The Governor enters and announces that a reprieve has arrived for St. Giles (obtained through the interest of Young St. James), and that he will be t r ansported for life. Th en fol lows this exquisitely pathetic touch : " St. Giles made no answer, but trembled violently from head to foot. Then his face flushed red as flame, and covering it with his hands, he fell upon his knees; and the tears ran streaming through his fingers. 'Pray with me; pray for me!' he cried, in broken voice, to the Ordinary." Juniper Hedgehog continues his Letters—we com mend his observations on the subject of the Maynooth grant to the careful perusal of the Rev. Dr. Croly, who will rise from the study of the Hedgehog corre spondence a wiser, if not a better man. " Cathedral Pennies" is the title of a very smart article on the de secration to which our cathedrals are exposed by the conduct of the clergy, who have turned them, as the author justly remarks, into " traps to catch pence." The conclusion of the essay is capital : " 111-g4.tyn is the gain made of Cathedral tolls—most filthy of all filthy lucre. Were change demanded for certain thirty pieces of silver, we cannot help thinking —it might be appropriately furnished out of Cathedral Penni: s.' " All the other articles of this Number are excellent —excellent not as mere literary compositions only, although considered merely in that light their excel lence is of a very high order, but excellent in much higher points of view, for there is not one of them which does not convey a high moral lesson. Douglas Jerrold has fully redeemed the pledge which he gave in his prospectus, that every essay, however brief, " should breathe with a purpose." His magazine is eminently addressed " to the sympathies and common sense of the people." PRINCESS'S THEATRE A new five act play, from the pen of our old friend Kenny, was produced here last evening, and was most successful. It is entitled Infatuation, and the scene is laid in Paris during the reign of Napoleon, at the period of his divorce from Josephine. The heroine of the play is the Duchess de Bracciano (Miss Cushman), the daughter of one of the old nobi lity. Iler father fell a sacrifice during the Reign of Terror, but the Emperor has restored to her the family estates on condition that she marries the Duke de Bracciano (Mr. H. WTallack), one of his ministers. The union is an unhappy one. The Duchess is en thusiastic, warm-hearted, and honourable. The Duke, a ci-devant Jacobin, is a cold, calculating, heartless politician. Can it be wondered at that she is miserable ? Colonel St. Ange (Mr. Flield), her cousin, loves her with a brotherly affection, and, in one of the earliest scenes of the play, we find him solemnly warning her against the machina tions of Hermain Lindorff (Mr. Leigh Murray), a German refugee, who has obtained the post of Secre tary to the Duke, and who has abused the confidence reposed in him by attempting to win the affections of the Duchess. It is evident that he has been but too successful. She fires up instantly, and reproaches her cousin, in the most bitter terms, with having lent him self to a plot against an unfortunate exile. There is an alarm in the street—Lindorff has been set upcn by assassins, and slightly wounded. This incident tends to complete her infatuation, for that moment it is evident that she is devotedly attached to Lindorff, although she strives as much as possible to hide the truth from - herself. On his recovering, Lindorff pre sents himself before her ; his appearance is sad, and his manner respectful. She endeavours to appear calm, hut it is evident that it costs her a severe struggle. Lindorff takes advantage of this oppor tunity to declare his love, and then rushes from her presence, bidding her farewell. She directly after wards receives a lettc-r from hint--at first she refuses to open it, and determines to return it to him. She looks at it, fermi excuses to herself for her conduct, and then opens and reads it. The acting of Miss Cushman in this scene was truly great. Neverhas the struggle between duty and the heart been more power fully or touchingly depicted. Lindorff in this let er hints at suicide. She is in agony—she hates and despises her husband, she loves Lindoill, but she, the last descendant of a noble race, will never consent to dishonour her ancestry. She too will seek refuge in death. A ray of hope appears—the chance is a despe rate one, but it is still a chance. Her husband may consent to a divorce, and trusting to this almost hope less hope, she writes to Lindorff and bids him live. Her husband enters and endeavours to induce her to go to Court with him, to seek admission into the household of Marie Louise, to ingratiate herself with the new Empress, and keep up a correspondence ith the Austrian Court, in order to secure a refuge for him mid for herself, in the event of any unforeseen catastrophe occurring to the Emperor. She at once rejects his proposals, and threatens to denounce him to the Emperor if, he will not consent to a divorce. Ile listens calmly to her, and as calmly refuses her request, telling her she has no evidence to prove the nature of the overtures which he had made to her. At this moment the Countess de Chateau Vieux (Mrs. Brougham), her aunt, enters. She has overheard the conversation, but the Duke is in exorable, and calmly bids them do their worst. The Countess goes to the Emperor to sue for the di vorce, and the Emperor refuses to grant it unless the Duke also consents. In the meantime St. Ange, who has been on a special mission to Austria, has learned that Lindorff is as he suspected, a villain, and sends to his friend Gobert (Walter Lacy), a military dandy of the first water, to cause Lindorff to be arrested and conveyed to the frontier. Gobert, who thinks it will be a fine thing to manage it all himself, goes to Lin dorff's lodgings, but finds that Lindorff is not altoge ther unprotected. There is a certain Pierre La roche (Nlr. Wallach) living with him, and Pierre and Lindorff arrest the Colonel, and shut him up in a cellar. In the meantime St. Ange, fearing lest his cousin should become the vic tim of the intrigues of Lindorff, has returned to Paris with leave, and is placed under instant arrest in con sequence by the authorities. The Duke, believing that his wife loves St. Ange, and that it is her love for him that causes her to desire the divorce, endea yours by every means in his power to prolong the period of his imprisonment. The Duke is alone in his cabinet, and Pierre de la Roche is announced. They have been old colleagues in the revolutionary tribunals during the Reign of Terror, and Pierre demands that the Duke shall consent to the divorce. At first the Duke is inclined to order him under arrest, but Pierre tells him it will be useless, as he has it in his power to make him the execration of every human being, ; and he tells him he will do so unless he immediately consents to the divorce. The Duke, as agent of the revolutionary tribunal, had, out of private pique, caused the arrest and execution of the father of the Duchess, and, having murdered the father, he had married the child. To prevent this exposure the Duke at once consents to the divorce, and the Duchess unexpectedly finds herself free. Pierre seeks Lindorff to communicate to him the happy intelligence and the old veteran finds that he has been deceived. He had believed Lindorff to he honest—that he really loved the Duchess—instead of that, he finds him a heartless libertine and Pierre determines to defend the Duchess from his machinations. On finding herself free, the first thing the Duchess does is to fly to the habitation of Lindorff. She there finds Pierre, who ex poses to her the utter worthlessness of the man on whom she had fixed her affections. She declares her utter disbelief in the imputations east on Linciortr, and her contemptuous scorn for his calum niators. Pierre produces to her letters, which prove that Lindorff was affianced to another, and that he intended to betray the Duchess to a life of ignominy. Lindoff enters. She places the letters in his hands—watches the expression of his countenance, as he peruses them, and in the agony of her heart exclaims " Guilty." She is convinced, too late, that she has thrown away her affections on a villain. She would fain leave the room. Lindortf attempts to prevent her. Ile is de termined to abuse the power which her trusting nature has given him over her. Pierre defends her. Sounds are heard without. It is the guard, with St. Ange at their head, come to arrest Lindorff. Pierre shows the Duchess a secret passage by which she effects her escape, so that she is spared the shame of being found in Lindorff's room. The rest is soon told. Lindorff, who is a runaway swindler, is arrested and conyed to Austria. Gobert is released from the durance of the cellar. St. Ange is restored to liberty, and, as the divorce holds good, is rewarded by the hand of the Duchess, who has completely recovered from her infatuation. The act ing of Miss Cushman was throughout very fine. There are many powerful situations in the play, which affo; ded her admirable opportunity for the display of her powers, and of which she availed herself to the utmost. She was called for at the conclusion, and received with loud applause. Wallack, whose Pierre was a fine hearty piece of acting, then came forward, and announced the piece for repetition amidst loud applause, and with some slight expression of disapprobation. The house was crowded. LYCEUM THEATRE. A comedy (we use play-bill phraseology), in two acts, under the title of Our _New Governess, was produced here last evening ; it is said to be from the pen of Mr. Brooks, the author of the Lozother Arcade. The plot is simple enough, turning upon the efforts of a Chevalier d'lndustrie, and two unwilling associates, to impose upon and rob a simple-hearted old man, who has become sud denly possessed of wealth. The dialogue, although somewhat dull in the first act, was fully redeemed by the fun and fullness of punning in the last, some of the latter being smart hit!, at the popular topics of the day, and, being Oven with full gusto by the actors, told amazingly. Mrs. Keeley, who plays a sort of petticoat Dr. O'Toole (Irish Tutor), was, as usual, the life of the piece. The only novelty in the character played by Keeley was the extreme absurdity of his grief, who, under the persuasion of having passed a forged note, is made the tool or vic tim of the swindler to conceal his imaginary crime ; it is scarcely necessary to say that he played with his usual drollery. Wigan displayed his accustomed nonchalance in the part of Fitz-Duval, a gentleman about town ; F. Mathews gave full effect in the part of the simple and suddenly elevated tradesman. Stanton, who was the lover of the piece, played with gentlemanly ease and propriety ; a little more self-reliance and spirit will be sure to make him a valuable actor. Mrs. Cato Biggs (a sort of dramatic Mrs. Caudle) was admirably acted by Mrs. Woollidge ; nor must we forget noticing a pleasant hit at Malthusian theories and utilitarianism in the per son of an old maid, performed with much point by Mrs. A. Wigan. The piece was highly successful. THE MAGAZINES. COLBURA'S NEW MO.ATLILY MAGAZINE. "An Excursion up the Oronooka and Ramble through Venezuela" 7 forms the most interesting feature in the present nnmber. The manners and customs of the inhabitants, the appearance of the country, and the character of General Paez are well described. Paez was the son of a cattle-farmer, and distinguished himself, from his youth, by skill and activity in every ininly exercise. He could throw the lasso, fling the wild bull, or tame the unbroken horse with any of his followers ; and his popular man ners, his bravery and spirit, gained him the confi dence of the patriots at the commencement of the war of independence. By his indomitable perseverance and conspicuous bravery he raised himself to the head of a party, in opposition to Bolivar, and brought about the separation from the triple republic, and main tained his position at the head of the republic of Venezuela, even when reduced to the rank of a pri vate citizen. He is said to be the richest man but one in Venezuela, and his liberality and expenses are equal to his riches. One of the great instruments of his success was the formidable light cavalry which he raised in the vast savannahs with which the country abounds. It may be interesting to the reader, therefore, to learn how this cavalry was raised. Perhaps nowhere, says the traveller, except among the Cossacks, did fitter materials for a formi dable light cavalry exist, than among the llanos of Apure, Casanare, and Varinas, and adds— " Frugal, hardy, and active, the llanero mounted upon a horse, to whom the same epithets might well be applied, unencumbered by any other clothing than a shirt, a pair of drawers, and a straw hat or handkerchief bound round his head, provided with a small bundle of tasajo or dried meat for sustenance, and armed with a lance and blun derbuss, was fully equipped for an expedition of any eon tinuance. "At that period vast herds of horses wandered over the savannahs ; these were driven in when a re-mount was required, and then ensued one of the most charac teristic scenes of llano campaigning. Each man singling out his new horse, and flinging him with his lasso, mounted, broke, and equipped his acquisition as he could. The plain would be covered with horsemen struggling with their horses, while the officers upon horses already broke were stationed at intervals, not to succour those who were thrown, but to prevent the horses from escap ing into the savannahs with the saddles and bridles, the former frequently only of straw. It may be imagined with what celerity, compared with the heavy cavalry of Spain to wilich they were opposed, this guerilla horse could act, and to this rude efficiency, together with the craft and perseverance of their leader, the success of the republican arms in the lianos, when deft ated elsewhere, is to be mainly ascribed." The fourth article, on " Pagsages in the Lives of Celebrated Statesmen," is confined almost entirely to Prince Metternich. It is on the whole respectable, but fails to give a graphic description, or any very remarkable insight into the character of that ex traordinary personage. " Nothing," says the writer, " can exceed the contempt of Metternich for the up start politicians of the day, and the revolutions which have taken place in Italy, Piedmont, and the Penin sula," of which the following anecdotes may be given as a sample, though we can hcrdly believe that a man celebrated for his politeness would be so rude : When the present King of Portugal, who was pre viously a lieutenant in the Austrian service, was married to Donna Llt-!ria, his father came to announce the event to the Au,trian Chancellor, who had not been officially inform,d of the young officer's departure for Lisbon. I am happy,' observed the Prince, 6 to hear of your son's promotn:n and marriage ; but I hope he got the formal consent of his colonel ' (In Austria, and generally in Germany, young officers cannot marry without the con sent of their commanding officer.)" The following particulars of the Bokhara victims, evidently founded on the pamphlet c f Captain Grover, may surprise some readers. It is certainly new to us that Colonel Stoddart was so utterly unfitted for a mission requiring great tact and discretion : " We detect in this ardent volume one very surprising contradiction ; but we can readily comprehend that it springs from an over-anxious desire to sift every possible aspect of the case by every possible means. In one place Captain Grover says that the King of Bokhara is not to blame—that he discredited Stoddart's story, because Stoddart could not produce the necessary credentials to verify it—that he waited, at Stoddart's request, three months, for the arrival of letters which she uld authenti cate his mission—that he even established post-houses as far as the frontier to expedite their arrival--but that the letters not coming, the King was confirmed in his belief that Stoddart was a spy. Stoddart, in fact, was de serted by his Government, and given up to his doom ; a sort of justification, such as it is, of the vengeance of the Ameer. But, in another place, Captain Grover denounces the King as a horrible tyrant, says that he is considered by his subjects as a madman, and urges the necessity of marching a force into Bokhara to punish this insane Ameer, and the Ameer alone. Both views cannot be cor rect. The truth seems to be this—that the Ameer, raging for the lives of our countrymen, withheld his bloody fingers only as long as his fears of English inter ference lasted, and murdered his prisoners the moment he became convinced that there was nothing to dread from the English Government. " Wo have not touched upon the policy of the mission itself. A worse man for so embarrassing a position than poor Stoddart could scarcely have been chosen. But that was not his fault. He seems to have brought to the discharge of his functions an impetuosity of temper better calculated for the direction of a storming party in the mouth of a breach, than for the delicate and dan gerous duties of an embassy. Many men, however, have been placed in similar circumstances, with still slenderer qualifications. But in the history of the world, no man ever expiated such faults by so awful a penalty." DOUGLAS JERROLD'S SHILLING MAGA ZINE Jerrold comes out this month in great force. The interest in the " History of St. Giles and St. James" increases as the story progresses. In the present Number it is in some instances painfully in tense. It will be in the recollection of our readers that the last chapter concluded with the conviction of young St. Giles for horse stealing. The first chapter of the present Number opens with the following striking passage : " GUILTY—DEATH !' _ _ " What familiar syllables were these in the good old times—the time of our history! In those happier days, how many goods and chattels, live stock and dead, were protected, watched by Death! Death was made by law the guardian of all things. Prime agent,, great con servator of social security—grim keeper of the world's moveabl , s. Death, a shepherd, avenged the wrongs of stolen mutton; Death stood behind every counter, pro tector of ebapmsn's stock; Death was the day and night guard of the highway traveller against the highway thief : Death watched ox and ass; the goose on the • common, the hen on the roost. Even at the altar, Death took his cautious stand, that Hymen might not be scoffed and defrauded by wicked bigamist. De minirnis curabat Mors. Turn where he would, the rogues path was dug somtwith graves. Nevertheless , the world grew no better; made no visible return to that happy state, ere hemp was g m r a e c e le s Death i asovertrt remedy for wror4g. And so b y de at of his reputation with the members of the world; and by degrees many things were taken out of his charge. It was found that—sheep were stolen—tradesmen's goods lifted—pockets picked hen-roosts forced, and maids wickedly married by rim DUBLIN UNIVERSITY. As might be expected, the Maynooth Bill has not failed to arouse the University to a sense of what it conceives to be its duty, and accordingly we have a very lugubrious, article on the effect of the " passing" measure, upon the efficiency of the Protestant Estab lishment in Ireland, written by some twaddling par son, who is evidently given more to political disqui sition than the " cure of souls." Many a " holy text" is pressed into service by the writer, and though we felt it rather hard work to get to the end, we confess that at the close we enjoyed a hearty laugh. The benighted Irish, according to him, are just now on the point of being converted. He con tinues : ," Never since the connexion of this country with Eng land, was there a period of which it might be more truly said, Lift up your eyes and look upon the fields ; they are white already for the harvest ;' and in which the prayers of the righteous might be more fervently ad dressed to the Majesty on high, Pray ye, therefore, the Lord of the harvest, that he may send forth labour ers into the harvest ;' for the harvest truly is plen teous, but the labourers are few." • " The labourers few," with a revenue of over half a million ! ! It would be superfluous to say another word of the value of the institution. " 'Tales of the Trains" is an amusing and well-written sketch, not very complimentary to railway management on the Continent. " Spanish Romances and Songs" is the firLt of a series of translations from the Spanish. They appear to be happily and faithfully rendered. The following from the poems of Luis de Camoeiis is pretty : Look, mother ! the mariner's rowing His galley adown the tide ; I'll go where the mariner's going, And be the mariner's bride ! I saw him one day through the wicket, I opened the gate and we met. As a bird in the fowler's net Was I caught in my own green thicket. Oh, mother, my tears are flowing, They've quenched my maidenly pride-- I'll go, if the mariner's going, And be the mariner's bride ! This Love, the tyrant, evinces Alas ! an o mnipotent might. He darkens the mind like Night, He treads on the necks of princes ! Oh, mother, my bosom is glowing, I'll go, whatever betide, I'll go, since the mariner's going, And be the mariner's bride ! Yee, mother ! the Spoiler has reft me Of reason and self-control ; Gone, gone is my wretched soul, And only my body , is left me The winds, oh mother, are blowing, The ocean is bright and wide ; go where the mariner's going, And be the mariner's bride ! In " Personal Recollections of Thomas Campbell, Esq.," we have some revelations of the private life of the late poet, which, if true, exhibit him in a most unamiable light—cold, selfish, and ungenial. Can we believe that he ever thought—much less avowed —as the writer of this article asserts, that Byron was a liar, a blackguard, a ruffian, a •writer of low satire and a dunce—a very speller of Virgil. A second article on the Italian poets discusses points connected with the life of Tasso, with which every one is acquainted, but throws no new light on the subject. " The Nevilles of Garret ;town" increases in interest as the tale proceeds. The review of " O'Connor's History of the Irish Brigade" we have perused with great interest and satisfaction. It is a temperate and well-considered article. What irresistible evidence does it not afford of the supreme folly of govern i ng , or rather trying to hold Ireland on any other tenure than that of doing her full and complete justice. On the whole, the articles in the University for this month are of a fair average quality. . THE PF,NNY DUKE OF BUCKINGMAAL—At the Buckingham Sessions —as we learn from the Aylesbury News—the chivalrous, the magnificent, the buttue-loving Buckingham, pro secuted one Caleb Blackwell, for " having damaged a fence, to the amount of o n e penny!" Blackwell, it appears, was a poacher, and had twice before been summarily convicted. Whereupon, for the third offence, he was sentenced to " four months' imprisonment with hard abour, and to he once privately whipped!" And yet there are falsifying people, who avouch that the Duke of Bucking• ham is not beloved by the peasantry ! Scandalous malignity! Ho is beloved; and henceforth, let his reputation, like the nameaf Whittington, go down to posterity, for ever associated with a cat.— Punch. ENDOWMENT OF MAYNOOTH. A meeting of the Protestant deputation from the country, and others opposed to the endowment of ➢Tay nooth College, was held yesterday evening in the large room of Exeter Hall. The meeting, which was entirely composed of gentlemen (ladies being excluded on this occasion), was very numerously attended. The platform was principally occupied by clergymen. After a little delay, which produced occasional manifestations of im patience from the meeting, Sir C. E. SMITH took the Chair. The Rev. Mr. BULL, of Birmingham, opened the meeting with prayer, after which The CHAIRMAN rose and said, that he was struck with the altered circumstances under which they were as sembled that evening. his usual habit almost impelled him to say, " Ladies and gentlemen"—(A voice, " Why are ladies excluded ?") and he must say that it lessened the animation and satisfaction which he would otherwise have felt to see only gentlemen present.—(Hear, hear.) He had no doubt, also, that many ladies would feel regret in consequence ; but they themselves would be the first to say that if their pre sence interfered with any efforts to attain a national object, that they should stay away with pleasure. But, inasmuch as it was stated that a large proportion of their audience at similar meetings was composed of the female sex, it was considered expedient that the present meet ing should be entirely composed of gentlemen—and he now appealed to the present meeting whether the ladies were the only persons who took an interest in this great question ?—(Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then took a survey of their proceed ings up to that time, and pointed to the postponement of the Bill to the 19th of this month, as a proof that their exertions were not without effect. After compli menting the dbputation who had assembled in London to protest against the endowment, and to concert measures for its defeat, on the harmony which characterised their deliberations, composed as they were of persons of dif ferent denominations, and different political sentiments, he concluded by calling on ,the Rev. Mr. ROBINSON, rector of St. Andrew's, Holborn, who rose and said, that before he addressed himself to the resolution, he would take the opportunity of congra tulating them on the splendid demonstration which the hall presented on that evening. It was, he considered, very remarkable, that note ithstandiag the number of meetings which they had already had en the endowment of the College of Maynooth, that the interest of the public had not in the least flagged, but on the contrary was still as great and prominent as ever. This, he said, could only come to pass from their having considered these as Bible meetings. The Bible was their bond of union, and though he was un • willing to admit the principle on most subjects, yet he believed on the present occasion that the voice of the people was the voice of God. He had the most perfect confidence that they had the blessing of the Almighty on their labour!, and so long as they placed their trust in Him they could not fail to be triumphant. The Rev. Gentleman then complained of the want of courtesy ex hibited to him in another place by the Hon. Member for Sheffield (Mr. Ward), in pronouncing as " disgusting" certain extracts of a speech, which he (Mr. Robinson) made on a recent occasion on the same question. So far, however, was he (Mr. Robinson) from feeling regret at the expressions so denounced that he would reiterate them before this meeting " that Popery was damnable and idolatrous."—(Tremendous cheers.) He would con clude by saying, that they had two duties to discharge— one to their ancestors and the other to their posterity. They were bound, in respect to those from whom they had received the inheritance of their faith, to pre serve it in its integrity—(Cries. of " Hear, hear") — and they were bound, in the second place, to band it down unsullied to their posterity. (Cheers.) He begged to move the following resolution : " That this meeting, comprised of deputies from all parts of the United Kingdom, and holding various reli gious and ecclesiastical opinions, unite in expressing their conscientious and determined opposition to the Bill now before Parliament, for endowing the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth ; and that a petition, founded on the foregoing resolution, be signed by the Chairman of this meeting, and presented to the Houses of Parliament." JAMES E. GORDON, Esq., seconded the resolution, and said, that were he to consult his own feelings, the injunctions of his physician, or the dictates of common prudence, he would not intrude himself on that meeting ; but having been selected as a deputy on this occasion, he would, to the extent of his crippled faculties, acquit him self of the duty. After alluding to the recent election for the county of Kent, which, he contended, was de cided- by the great question which they had met that day to protest against, he concluded by enforcing the necessity of merging all minor differences, and uniting against the common enemy.—(Cheers.) J. P. PLUMPTRE, Esq., M.P.,supported the rcsolu- . • .. tion, and said that whatever reflections might be cast upon him elsewhere—(A laugh)—he thought it a high honour and a great happiness to take a part in the all important business on which they had met that evening. He separated himself for a short time from the duties which devolved upon him in another place, and which he was afraid he would very shortly have to go back to resume, but he could not deny himself the pleasure of coming among them that evening, of telling theta that his heart and soul was with them.— (Cheers.) It was a happy thing for him to find himself breathing another atmosphere, and mixing among an assembly who were so different from the motley crew which he had just left.—(Cheers and laughter.) He had exerted himself, in times past, honestly, however inefficiently, in the good cause ; and they might rest assured he would do so still, till success crowned their efforts.—(Cheers.) He was happy to say that they had already obtained upwards of 900,000 signatures to the petition ; and he had no doubt but ere long they would obtain a million.—(Cheers.) Contempt might be cast upon their mode of getting up petitions, but when he looked around him, in a certain place he saw that they had their weight. He thanked them for the coun tenance they had given him, and he trusted that when they recollected the place where he had to go to advo cate their cause, they would not be unmindful of hin", but would remember him before Him who gives courage to the timid, and strength to the weak. Let them still go on, doing all that lay in their power to avert the 'evil which threatened them, and to promote the great t ru ths of the gospel.-- . -(Loud cheer) A Voice—" Three cheers for Sir Robert Peel," fol lowed by great confusio n, and cries of " Turn him out." The Csartmax—lf there be any Protestant or Ro man Catholic in disguise present, he may take it f o r granted that it was not a t a meeting of that kind where three cheers for Sir Robert Peel would be responded to. The resolution was then put to the meeting, and passed unanimously. The Rev. T. GUTHRIE, minister of the Free Church of Scotland, and one of the deputation from Edinburgh, next addressed the meeting, and said that, had he not been intruded upon them by his friends, he would not have come there that evening. He should make but a few observations, and these he felt called on to make partly because it was stated that no clergyman of the Free Church of Scotland had taken any part in this great movement. This, however, was a mistake. In stead of feeling dissatisfied, he thanked Sir Robert Peel for the measure, for the heat of it would melt them altogether.—(Cheers and laughter.) They might be in a minority in the House of Commons, but they were not in a minority among the commons.—(Laughter.) The Rev. Gentleman continued, in a humorous strain, to urge them on to increased exertions; and after compli menting the Irish priests on the fidelity with which they adhered to their religion, and on the faithfulness with which they watched over their flocks, administer ing to them in all their necessity—in danger and in death, and presenting he feared a very marked contrast to many among themselves, he concluded by urging the meeting to call upon the Government to remedy the just grievances of the Irish people, and not to endow their religion.—(Loud cheers.) The Rev. Gentleman proposed the following resolution:— " That whilst earnestly deprecating the measures proposed by her Majesty's Government, and all mea sures founded on similar principles, or having the like bearing, this meeting strongly disclaims all feelings of hostility to the Roman Catholic people of Ireland, and expresses its deep and lively interest in all that relates to the religious and temporal welfare of that important portion of our country, and that an address to the people of Ireland, founded on this resolution, be forthwith pre pared by the Committee now sitting in London, and cir culated at their discretion." The Hon. and Rev. BAPTIST NOEL seconded the reso- lation, and in a speech of great eloquence addressed him self to the religious grounds of the question, and depre cated the tone adopted by certain Members of the House of Commons in speaking favourably of the Catholic reli gion and its ministers. He was not prepared to sacrifice truth for expediency, not even if all the evils which the Minister pointed out as the consequence of the rejection of this measure, were as near as he believed them distant, or as real as they were chimerical.—(Cheers.) The Rev. G. OSBORNE, Wesleyan minister, Man chester, supported the resolution. The Rev. D. R. STEPIIENS, Baptist minister, Mon mouthshire, proposed the next resolution. " That in this crisis of their affairs it was necessary that a great Protestant Confederation should be formed to watch over their interests and be prepared to meet the foe." C. HEALD, Esq., Stockport, seconded the resolution. The Rev. T. GREGG, Chaplain of St. Nicholas-within, Dublin, next addressed the meeting, and was sorry that the lateness of the hour prevented him from doing so at any length. He hoped he would be allowed another op portunity to give vent to his feelings on this momentous question. Some other reverend gentlemen having a ddressed the meeting, a vote of thanks was prop osed to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—This evening is the last night of Duprez's engagement, and also of the ap pearance of Madame Garcia. It is only, on the eve of his departure, that the exquisite beauties of this gifted singer begin to be appreciated—the house on Wednes day evening last having been literally crammed. SPLENDID ARRANGEMENT Or LOOKING-GLASS, producing the effect of a long arcade, and so bewildering as to cause a doubt whether you are in London or in old Rome. " Arch follows arch, and pile succeeds to pile." This unique apartment is devoted to cutting and arrang ing the hair in, and with another having a beautiful view of Naples, are on the ground-floor. In calling at tention to their establishment, Ross and Sons beg to no . tice the advantages of their system—viz., they never take a pprentices nor young men from the country, nor object to customers asking for the same man to wait upon.ng used them; every person has clean brushes, they never being twice, without being washed; and parties are not pressed to buy things they do not want. Address, Ross and Sons, 119 and 120, Bishopsgate-street. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an in terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert rode on horseback yes terday morning, in Claremont Park, attended by the Equerries in Waiting. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Princess Royal, left Claremont in a carriage and four, at a quarter before eleven o'clock yesterday tnorning, escorted by a party of the 4th Light Dragoons, for town. The Viscountess Jocelyn, Lady in Waiting, Viscount Sydney, Lord in Waiting ; Col. Arbuthnot, Equerry in Waiting ; and Col. Bouverie, Equerry to Prince Albert, followed in a carriage and four. The royal party arrived at Buckingham Palace at ten minutes past twelve o'clock, and were received by Lady Caroline Cocks, the lion. Miss Devereux, the Lord Chamberlain, the Vice Chamberlain, the Marquis of Granby, Sir Frederick Stovin, Capt. Francis Seymour, Lord Charles Wellesley, and Col. Wylde. Prince Albert, attended by Mr. George Edward Anson and Colonel Wylde, went to Merchant Taylor's flail. At three o'clock in the afternoon her Majesty and Prince Albert left Buckingham Palace for the Royal Academy in Trafalgar- square. to inspect the exhibition. The royal suite included the Duchess of Euccleuch, the Viscountess Jocelyn, Lady Caroline Somers Cocks, lion. Miss Devereux, Viscount Sydney, Sir Frederick Stovin, Lord Charles Wellesley and Colonel Wylde. The Lord Chamberlain received the Queen and Prince Albert. Sir Martin Archer Shee, the President of the Royal Academy, accompanied by the officers of the Institution, also received her Majesty and his Royal Highness, and had the honour of conducting the illustrious visitors through the different schools of the exhibition. Her Majesty and Prince Albert and the royal suite afterwards returned to Buckingham Palace. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty yesterday. Lord Charles Wellesley has relieved Colonel Ar buthnot in the duties of Equerry in Waiting to her Ma jesty ; and Colonel Wylde has relieved Colonel Bouverie in the duties of Equerry in Waiting to Prince Albert. The royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace yester day included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, His Royal Highness Prince George. the Marquis and Marchioness of Lorne, the Earl and Countess of Morley, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Lady Francis Egerton, Viscountess Sydney, Viscountess Jocelyn, the tßight Hon. George Dawson Darner, and General the Hon. Sir W. :Lumley. The band of the Ist Life Guards was in attendance during dinner, and performed the following pieces:— Overture—" La Strene" The Beaufort Valse Koenig. Pot pourri—from the " Daughter of St. Mark" Polka—" Almack's" Labitaky. Quadrilles Walzer—" Dalkeith Palace" Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by her Ladies in Waiting, tof 'lc an airing in the parks, in an open barouche and four, yesterday. Her Royal High ness the 'Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty yesterday, at Marlborough House. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at Clarence House, St. James's. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Meeklenburgh-Strelitz, attended by Mr. Ed mond Mildmay, honoured the Earl and Countess of Jersey with their company at dinner yesterday, at their residence in Berkeley-square. The Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge yesterday at Cambridge House, and the Duchess of Sutherland at Sutherland House. The Duchess of Kent visited the Grand Duchess at the Duke of Hamilton's residence in ortman-square. His Excellency the French Ambas lador paid his respects to her Royal Highness. Yesterday evening the Grand Duchess of Baden ho noured Lord and Lady Leveson with her company at dinner at their residence in Bruton-street. Her Royal Highness was attended by Baroness, de Strumfeder and Baron Roth de Sehreckenstein. A deputation consisting of Mr. Harrison, Mr. R. L. Sones, Mr. Deputy Pewtress, Mr. Farrar, and the City Remembrancer, had an interview with Sir George Clerk yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. A deputation from the Scotch banks had an interview with Sir Robert Peel yesterday. The Lord President of the Council arrived in town yesterday from Brighton. • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET, THURSDAY. The continuance of dry weather, however unfavourable its influence on the race course, has proved very serviceable to the inhabitants, and will, we have no doubt, have a bene ficial effect on their contributions to the fund for improving . „ the races. It is many years since they had so full and pro- Atable a Spring Meeting. Most of the visitors prolonged a stay for the One Thousand Guineas Stakes run for this after noon ; and others, who made a flying visit to see the " Two Thousand," came down again this mmning, enjoyed a fair day's racing without the confusion that prevailed on Tues day, and left the heath after the last race in ample time for he special train from Ilockerill. Of the day's sport we have below given full particulars. With reference to the principal event, we should state that, on Wednesday afternoc , n, a good ' deal of betting took place at 3 to 1 agst Pic Nic (the Estelle filly), 7 to 2 and 4 to 1 agst Pug ; 3,4, and 5 to 1 agst Lady Love (the Kremlin filly), and 6,7, and 8 to 1 agst Sister to Ma Mie. The backers of Lady Love, therefore, were not a little chagrined to find on the " reading of the list" at night, that their pet was scratched ; nor were the layers agst Kent's two much better pleased by the odds, instead of 6 to 5 and 5 to 4 agst, having immediately changed to 6 to 4 on them. The races commenced at two o'clock and terminated at four with the following results 1 Match-001. h ft. D. M. Lord Exeter's 'Wee Pet, 5 yrs sst 61b ( Alarm), beat Sir J. Hawley's Comrade, 3 yrs, 7st 41b, (Nat), by twenty lengths-6 to son Comrade, who ruptured a blood-vessel early in the race. The One Thousand Guineas Stakes by subs of 100 sovs. each, h ft, for three year old fillies, Bst 71b. D.lll. (21 Subs. ) uke of Richmond's Pic Nic (Abdale) 1 Lord G. Pugßentinck's 2 Jr. Bowes's Heather Bell The following also ran :—Lord Albemarle's Tisiphone ( Whitehouse), Mr. Edwards's Prudence (E. Edwards), Lord Exeter's Timbria (Boyce), and Mr. Newton's Sister to Ma Mie (Stephenson). Letting-2 to 1 agst Pug, sto 2 agst Pic Nic, 4 to 1 agst Prudence, 6 to 1 agst Heather Bell, and 8 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's two. The race was run throughout in pretty nearly the order it finished, Pic Nic leading from end to end, and winning easy by a length, Pug beating Heather Bell by a neck, Prudence a good fourth, and Tisiphone fifth—the others nowhere. Mr. Osbaldeston's Sorella, Bst 91b, received forfeit from Duke of Bedford's Minotaur, 9st. A.F. ; 200, h ft. Match, 50; R.M.—Mr. Wesley's Couns9llor, Bst, (Sly), beat Mr. Jenkin's Lycurgus, 6st. 5 to 1 on Counsellor. Won by five lengths. Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sovs. each, and only 5 ft, if de clared. T.Y.C. (5 Subs.) Lord Chesterfield's The Poor Soldier, 5 yrs, 7st 71b (Nat.) 1 Duke of Richmond's Pic Nic, 3 yrs, 6st 51b Lord G. Bentinck's Discord, aged, 9st 61b 3 Lord G. Bentinck's Hartshorn, 5 yrs, 7st 8!b Duke of Rutland's fby Beiram out of Manto, 4 yrs, 7st 31b 5 Even on Pic-Nic, and sto 2 agst The Poor Soldier. The race was between the two favourites, Poor Soldier, who made all the running, winning, after a close struggle up the cords, by a neck, the filly never having quite got up. The others were beaten off. The Queeu's Plate of 100 guineas ; for four yrs old, 9st 81b ; five yrs, lOst 71b ; six yrs and aged, lOst 121 b. R.C. Lord G. Bentinek's John o' Gaunt, aged (Nat) 1 Mr. Ramsbottom's Pine Apple, 5 yrs 2 Lord Sandwich's Plantagenet, 4 yrs 6 to 4 agst John o'Gaunt, 7 to 4 agst Pine Apple, and 7 to 4 agst Plantagenet. Plantagenet went off at a moderate pace, and, for about a mile and a half, had a lead of four or five lengths, when his chance was nearly extinguished by a horseman, who, cross ing the course at speed, ran against and nearly knocked him down. Immediately, however, recovering himself, he was allowed to go on with the running, to within half-a-mile of home ; John o'Gaunt then went in front, followed by Pine Apple, was never caught, and won easy, by a length and a half; Plantagenet was beaten off. TIIE ZASONI CASE. —The Stewards of the Jockey Club, after hearing the evidence adduced on the part of the owner of Zanoni, and after an examination of him in their pre sence by veterinary surgeons, have given an opinion that his pedigree is not sufficiently proved to qualify him to start for any race, and that unless his qualification be proved before starting for the Chester Cup, bets against him will be void. We may add, that no doubt of the identity of the animal exists, or that he is other wise than described—viz., the Gladiator colt, and that it only remains to be proved that the colt de livered to Goodman and Higgins is the saw that was deli vered by them to Worley at Symell. This evidence will shortly be forthcoming, but not in time for the Chester Cup. A daring robbery was committed here about eleven o'clock on Tuesday night, on the person of Mr. Wiseman, sen. Al though within a few yards of the Horse and Groom, he was stopped by three men, pulled off his horse, robbed ,of his watch, and 10/. in money, and brutally ill-treated. The ruffians made their escape before their victim was sufficiently recovered to give an alarm. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) NEWMARKET, THURSDAY NIGHT. In consequence of numerous departures, there was but a small muster at the rooms this evening, and little or no bet ting. The following quotations, therefore, must be received as little more than nominal : NEWMARKET STARES. 8 to 1 on Idas. All are struck out, except Idas, Wood Pigeon, Kedger, John Davis, Fuzbos, and Winchester. John Davis is not here. This and the match between Garry Owen and Minotaur are the only races for to-morrow. Espoir and the Bishop of Romford's cob receive forfeit. CIIESTER cur. 6to I agst Fitz-Allen (t) 25 to 1 agst Queen of Tyne. 7to 1 agst Semiseria (t) 30 to 1 agst Counsellor 15 to 1 agst Sorella 40 to 1 agst Winesour 16 to 1 agst The Era (t) 10 to 1 agst Intrepid 20 to 1 agst Cataract 10 to 1 agst Ratan 7RBY. 1 13 to 1 agst Alarm (t) KS. 2 to 1 apt Idas OA 16 to 1 taken about Lwli, ia. No others mentioned. [ADVERTISEMENT.I—A WONDERFUL CASE OF AN ATTESTED CURE OF DROPSY IIY HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND OINTMENT.—Copy of a letter from Mr. Thomas Taylor, chemist:—" Stockton, April 17, 1845.—Sir, — Mrs. Clough, the wife of Mr. Johb Clough, of Acklam, a respectable farmer, had been suffering from dropsy for five years, and had the best medical advice without re ceiving any benefit. She had heard of your pills and ointment, and used them with surprising benefit, that she has now left off taking them, being so well, but pre viously she had been given up as incurable. Signed Thomas Taylor." Sold at Professor 1101loway's estab lishment, 244, Strand (where advice may be had gratis) and by almost all respectable vendors of medicine throughout the civilised world. ME• WINTERBOTTOM'S CASE. STOCKF ORT. Since our last the number of signatures to the petition in favour of a mitigation of Mr. Winterbottom's sentence is as follows :.- Males, 15,000 and odd; females, 3,610; at least 1,000 mere of both sexes are expected ; 834 signatures have been procured from Manchester. The males' petition measures 51 yards in length, the females' 13i yards. It is expected that Mr. Thomas Car twright, Mr. Robert Grundy, and Mr. John Hamer , will be the de putation to London to present the petition to the Home Secretary. •--Manchester Guardian. 5 ~-~ I J - UNITED STATES: LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY EVENING.—The ship I'm New York, Captain Allen, arrived here to• da, irst trip across the Atlantic, with twenty passenger/I: brings dates three days later than the last arrival, and is one of the finest vessels that ever crossed the Atlantic. The news of this arrival is meagre. The papers continue to dis•. cuss the probability or otherwise of a war with Mexico. The New York evening paper asserts, on what it declares to be authorised authority, that a war will take place. There had been nothing later from Texas. A lamentable ace:dent—the loss of the Swallow, a steamer, on the Hudson—had sent forty or fifty souls to their final account. The Democratic party had defeated the Whig and native iepubiicaa parties in the municipal elections at New York. The rate of exchange on London remained as before — ,0934. We learn from Rio Janeiro, that on the 23d of February a 'rince was barn at that place, which event was the cause of reat rejoicings. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET TrIt7IIBDAY, APRIL 10, SIX r.m.—Quotations to-day show a fur they decline. Stonington fell off 1, Norwich and Worcester it, Vicksburg 1, Erie Railroad I, Reading I, Farmer's Loan 1, Illi nois f, Canton I it, Long Island East Boston Wilmington Railroad 1, and Harlem Pennsylvania Fives closed at yester day's prices. Prices tor most of the stocks in the list arc now from 7to 10 per cent. lower than those current thirty days since. All the railroad stocks have been, for the past sixty or ninety drys, gradually settling down, and Harlem, Norwich and Worcester, Long Island, and Stonington, are lower than they have been within the past six months. Canton Company is 10 per cent. lower than on the 18th of last month, and even Illinois Slats have, within the past few days, fell off three and four per cent. Pennsylvania Fives have been depressed in this market and in Philadelphia, on account of the impression prevailing that the August interest would not be paid when due, PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 10, P.M.—A pretty large amount was done in Stocks to day, and with some fluctuation in prices 1,000 dolls. Wilm. R. R. 6's, 1855, at 75i ; 2,000 dolls. Pittsburgh 6's, 1860, 98 ; 21,000 dolls. Penn. s's. 721 ; 4,000 dolts. Reading R. bonds, 68 ; 1,000 dolls. ditto, 67: ; 5,000 dolls. ditto, 671 ; 274 shares Reading R. R., 251 ; 50 Vicksburg, 10 ; 200 U. S. Bank, 61 ; 200 Girard Bank, 111; 90 Corn. Bank, 56 ; 1,050 Wil mington R. R., 221 ; 25 Camden and Amboy ditto, 111. At the second board, 6,000 dolls. Reading Railway Bonds, b. 5 days, at 671; 4,000 dolls. ditto, b. 5 days, 68} ; 2,000 dolls. Philadelphia County 6's, 1850, sold at 1041 ; 100 shares Ame. rican Insurance Company, 7 ; 30 Camden and Amboy R., 1I l ; 230 Wilmington R.,:221 ; 400 Girard Bank, 111 ; 380 Reading R., 251 a 251; 28 Commercial Bank, 56 ; 296 C. and Delaware Canal, 29 ; 50 Wilmington R., 5 days, 22/ ; U. States Bank closed at 6i a 61; Philadelphia Bank, 110} a )101 ; Commercial Bank, 56 a 57; Girard Bank, II a 111 ; Vicksburg, 10; Reading R., 25f a 258 ; Wii.nington R., 24/ a 22* ; Reading R. Bonds, 68 a 60; State s's, 721 a 721. S . N A ' l , Fr kr. , • SAVA THAMES ROYAL YACHT CLUB. The monthly meeting took place at the British Hotel, Cockspur street, last evening, when Viscount Glamis, Sir Charles Ibbetson, Messrs. Lloyd, Marinus, DaMae, Harvey, Gordon, T. G. Smith, Moon, Eveleigh, J. Thompson, Wheeldon, Locke, and La ston, were duly proposed and elected. After the ballot, Lord WILLIAM LENNOX rose and said that he had received the permission of the Commodore to address the meeting, and that he would not take advantage of the kindness granted him by occupy ing more time than was absolutely necessary in communicating a proposal which a noble friend of his had volunteered with a view of creating sport upon the river. " Our Club (continued his Lordship) has raised itself to a high pre.eminence ; we have been complimented by the Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron, and other competent nautical authorities upon the admirable manner in which, upon the occasion of the last Cowes regatta, the vessels of the Thames Yacht Club were handled, and we shall shortly have an opportunity of putting our seamanlike qualities to the test. The Earl of Fitzhardinge has written to me to say that some time in the month of June or July next he will give a cup value 50k, to be sailed far by vessels belonging to members of the Thames Royal Yacht Club, each vessel to be steered, manned, and bandied by members of the Club exclusively. In short, to prevent the possibility of a wrangle, that not even a pas senger shall be allowed on board who is not a member of the Thames Yacht Club; to be confined to the usual tonnage of vessels who sail for the cup, subject to the usual rules, and the Comma. dore, as a matter of course, to be umpire. Gentlemen (concluded his Lordship), I have now laid before you the terms upon which the Fitzhardinge Cup is to be sailed for, and I confidently believe that the proposal will answer the end of the noble giver by proving generally acceptable to the Club. So sporting an event has never yet taken place upon the river, and I feel assured that not only the competitors, but every member of the Society I have the honour of addressing, will feel grateful to Lord Fitzhardinge for his zeal and liberality in thus coming forward to promote the interests of a Club of which he is so distinguished a member." The CHAIRMAN then read the names of the vessels entered for the Club match on the 17th inst., which are the Belvidere, An. tagonist, Prima Donna, Mystery, Vixen, Ino, each not exceeding twenty-five tons, and the Cygnet, Charm, and Wave, not above twelve tons each. With reference to the match tomorrow for the Silver Cup and Cover, presented by the Right Hon. Lord Saye and Sele, the Com modore announced to the meeting that the Leveret would not start in the match, as she was of greater tonnage than the class of ves sels eligible to sail in it. He also announced that the Enigma would not start, as she could not be got ready in sufficient time. Ano.her ♦essel, the Vixen, was also withdrawn, having sprung her mast. With these exceptions, the whole of the yachts entered will start. The following arc the yachts that will contend for the cup. The course will be from Erith round the flag boat moored off Chapman Head, about six miles from the Note, and back to Greenwich. Yacht. Tons. Post. Owners' Names. Antagonist 25......L0nd0n ... Henry Gunston, Esq. Prima Donna 25 Ditto C. R. Tatham, Esq. Champion ..... .25... ..Weymouth T. P. Wickham, Esq. Belvidere ......25......L0nd0n ...Lord A. Paget. Ino 25.. ...Ditto T. Meeson, Esq. (Captain). Blue Belle O5 Ditto ... Twisdon Hodges, Esq. Gazelle Exquisite l5 Ditto Josiah Wilkinson, Esq. Mystery ..... 25.. ...Ditto Viscount Seaham. Widgeon ......24......Ditt0 T E. Snook, Esq. Cygnet IU Southampton' ...B. N. Williams, Esq. The match to.morrow h looked forward to with a considerable degree of interest, and will be very numerously attended. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. TRUESDAY, MAY 1. The following Bills were presented and read a first time : Losdon and Brighton Railway (Horsham Branch). Guildford Junction Railway. The following Bills were reported, and the report referred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders Birmingham and Gloucester ( Worcester Deviation) Railway. Birmingham and Gloucester Railway ( Wolverhampton Line.) Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Gloucester Extensions). Diss, Beccles, and Yarmouth Railway. Standing Orders Committee,—Resolutions reported; 1. " That, in the case of the London and Croydon Rail way (Orpington Branch) petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with:—That the parties be permitted to pro ceed with their Bill." 2. " That, in the case of the London and Croydon Railway (Maidstone, Ashford, and Tonbridge Branch) petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill." 3. " That, in the case of the London and Croydon Railway (Chatham and Grawsend) petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill on amending the plan deposited in the Private Bill- office. by stating thereon the correct length of the tunnel at the 2Gth mile 4th furlong, and by investigat ing the correct height of the embankment at the 12th mile Bth chain." 4. " That, in the case of the London and Croydon Railway (Chatham to Chilham) petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill on amending the book of reference deposited in the Private Bill-office, by inserting therein the missing sheet relating to the parish of Rainham." 5. " That, in the' case of the London and Croydon Rail way Enlargement petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill on inserting a clause therein, preventing them from taking any part of the lawn and ornamental ground of Joseph Alfred Hardcastle, at St. Paul's, Deptford, without his consent in writing. " That the Committees on this and the two preceding Bills do examine, in the first place, how far such Orders have been complied with, and do report the same to the House on the report of the Bills." 6. " That, in the case of the South Eastern Railway (Hungerford-bridge to Chilham, with Branches) petition, the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with." 7. " That, in the case of the South Eastern Railway (Lewisham to Tonbridge and Paddock Wood) petitton, the S tan di ng O rders ought not to be dispensed with. ' First, second, third, fourth, and fifth resolutions agreed to.—Report to lie on the table. NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE. Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Acts Amendment, — Committee on petition, adjourned till IVcdnesday, May 7. Midland Railways Company (Birmingham and Gloucester and Bristol and Gloucester Railways Purchase),—Committee on petition, adjourned till Wednesday, May 7. Bedford and London and Birmingham Railway,—Report, Monday, May 5. Dunstable and London and Birmingham Railway,—Re port, Monday, May 5. May 5. Midland Railways (Syston to Peterborough) ,—Re p o r t, Monday, re aSouth Monday,a o s n t d e a rn y, R m a a i y l w s a . y South Eastern Railway (Widening and Exten • mon of the London and Greenwich Railway),—Second reading, Monday, May 5. I ca o a n di d n a reading, S ou th Eastern Railway (Tunbridge to Tunbridge Wells), —Second reading , Monday , May 5 . L o ndon and Norwich Mineral ll Direct ays eeßailway,—Second r reading, Railway,—Second , NorthMond, aMayWale3s. Mas. Manchester and Leeds (Burnley Branch and Oldham and Heywood Branches Extension),—Committee on re-commit ted Bill, Monday, May 5, at twelve. THE LATE ACCIDENT ON THE ASHTON RAILWAY. —AanTON, TitURSDAY MORNING. _Yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, the adjourned inquest on the bodies of the sufferers by this accident was held at the Commercial Inn, in this town, before the two coroners, Mr. W. S. Rutter and Mr. Charles Hudson, and their two juries, one portion of the bodies having been found in Lancashire and the other in Cheshire. The inquiry of yesterday was solely to investigate the cause of the accident, and conse• quently excited very considerable interest. Mr. Chapman, the Deputy Chairman of the company, was present, together with several magistrates of both counties and a large number of share holders. Several witnesses were examined, but the evidence brought forward did not tend in any way to show the cause of the accident. One witness, who had been employed by the coroners to examine the ruins, gave in a report that the works were not constructed on a principle, or from materials likely to be durable. The jury then retired, and in about forty minutes returned and de livered a verdict of " Accidental Death, and that they were una nimonsly of opinion that the cause of the accident was owing partly to the bad quality of the materials used, and the negligence of the workmen and managers. That both the contractor and the company were much to blame, and that the Coroners be requested to send the minutes of evidence taken during the inquest to the Lords of Privy Council, with a view of having a commissioner or engineer sent from the Government to inspect the whole of the works of the company prior to the opening of the line." The Court adjourned at nine o'clock, p.m. . GREAT INrLux OF SHIPPING IN THE RIVER.- " During the last two or three days the arrival of hoinewardbound vessels—more especially those in the foreign trade—in the riv a er n se been very great, and the pool and the docks now ti zes o e f nt eidar ex ceedingly crowded and bustling appearance. n e o Moe e i g ht the AtOneeu rt i Elletilitarkh. Malabar , s tag , l brought arge East l a n d l argineentl,:evti--I.,amlohir wuthligi(c.hwuwpnteoireTted.h, Monarch, the ' t India produce. They laden with very valuable cars d Infantry of the East India Company's the Artillery, Cavalry, an , and another, all merous arrivals from shear:eicea L br as " t g e h v t en h in o g n" s e t a id l e ar w : as n a u ls m o be an r t o ic r ip i a n t v ed ali t d o s, bberilnongguinpgntuo.