The Sun. — London, England, 1845-05-07 00:00:00

/ 41 the line ) tild v ‘ 4 ood ; land" ostrao err. 1 31 , ei t Jo l' Asf / , o°' 30 6 see' THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY 27, PORTING TNTELLICIENCE, there tva.,;,l -air! 20 , ) yardr in 1en,411, bat IIA this would b e neit h er d isagr .vable nor disadvantageous to the town of Southampton. If this south line was formed, it was intended to have no station at the north end of the town, but to roll the line int o t h e South-Western Railway, and so d own to the station. The Pier Commissioners were anxious to have the south hie eut they objected to the use of locomotive engines on th is inane!), and th ey conceived that the north line, or that to w hic h We have just alluded, would destroy much valuable property. Mme discussion arose between Mr. Talbot, the counsel who ap- Peered tome Pier Commissioners, and Mr. Mallett, a gentleman ot Southampton , respecti ng th e S ou th li ne , to the effect of the pre aule, but the objections were overruled. °a ct ° Tan i n quiry by the CHAIRMAN, Captain Moorsom stated, that the nt roduction of the railway system it was an ascertained calt th ,, at the depots for troops, instead of being scattered throug h. ski la country, were now aggregated in large masses pnbliche formatio n o f thi s li ne wou ld be a great „ o , advantage, in bringing the barracks at Dor t - . flAit-'er, Winchester and other places into close contac nNvuetaer_vvtahitienelihnese:as formed ' . a brigade of Guards could be conveyed to fr ,, int th with as much facility as a regiment could now . be marched ‘4OO/. er to Kingwood. The cost of construction wou dbe th at „ Mile; and in reply to an observation of Mr. Entwisle, Was Moors om stated that the Corrip., as very low, Capta in With - ha l alrady contracted for the whole of the line atessrs. Cris sell and Peto for 420,0001. He was nre°,'lftelaitructing a line in Cornwall, including every expense, s i e rt , strength-han 2 ,0001. a mile. He proposed to use rails equa lh With t s ) those of 60Ibs. to a yard, but in reality of only 30 s ; thzsuPPorts at 18 inches distance. The rails originally use d 751bs. t a - 0 a yard, but with supports five feet apart. Many o be le);e.,hotwedever. had been changed to distances of four feet, but supp orts. the lighter rail and shorter intervals between the ,_Fralaiderable discussion arose between the Committee and the e'-oltnsel for and against the line, respecting the use of locomotive ifnh:fle:south line when the Chairman inquired whether, ~lornittee were to ' sanction the use of locomotives, the Com. in YewUld make the south line ? In reply to this Mr. Talbot made e-....°h'ervation which induced the Chairman to state that he would n 7 e : the morn alid take the opinion or the Committee on the es t. te. obl Mr. Talbot then stated that he was under certain ei t i e let ' ° ° , which prevented him from asking for a favourable de gotianu of the C ommittee The base of these restrictions was a ne. tallt 'en w ith the Crown on certain points, through the instrumen taittree Mr. Brunel, who was under examination on anot her . corn. Of lb ; sc'al thheeraresltiialte.of the conversation was a formal w ithdrawa l The T ret ain mvn-clerk of Southampton, in the absence of the Counsel te n , bY the Corporation of that town, stated that that body en ceet:ned Breat objections to the northern line passing through the takes "the town ; but it was ruled that this opposition should be th er , r n , the clauses instead of the preamble, and the Committee ii,Went into the traffic. verie as Pa er, a ge n tl eman engaged in ascertaining the probable re traffic 1,4 Projected railways, stated that the anticipated passenger j acre ase Wau lds with the usual allowance of 100 per cent. a nd 13 7 for railway conveyance, be 36,6141 . 172. k. 4d., tot a l 0 81 . s. from the carriage of goods and cattle, ma mg WoUla „7 3 ,, 3731 . as. 4d., which, allowing 40 per cent. for expenses, SOpm dividend of 6 1-3 per cent. on the capital of pettair:s°llll.allett, a gentleman residing at Southampton, appeared to oppose the Bill, both on public and private grounds. Doe r r , 'EREWETHER kindly assisted with some suggestions, the rivitaentleman who apeared to have a very confused notion of the eatraw" t° ge to work. With this help ‘. in need Mr. Mallett bee n et i n v d fr om Mr. Peer the whole of the information which had el'arbg tr avelling previousl Ty with the addition that he got his data of th avell ing from the Stamp-office returns. of tra a i r e CHAIR/akar—Mr. Paer stated that the assumption tio n e I °B by railway was derived from a great amount of observe. t arn ad e i ffere n t Parts of the kingdom, and it was known that the ,fePassengers required to support a four-horse coach was 'l apin 'Lb carriage traffic was taken by the observation of 26 men ac. le d bY the Company at different points for that purpose. P eed , wMaLLiver was proceeding with his cross. examination of Mr. re ed ! „aeti the CHAIRMAN stated that though the Committee were ,Cf rm hea r the humblest individual in the kingdom in support pan priva te right s; against the encroachment of railway corn at; let they could not consent to have the time thus wasted. th,_,% ara. Err stated hi s on l y object was to get his expenses. ywever, he failed, and got heartily laughed at instead. pith V TIAN stated that the proposed capital was 500,0001., a Power to borrow 1 80,000/. The shares subscribed for seventy e l to 351,250/. ; the deposits to 19,0621. 10s. There were sherea""a Proprietors, who had a local interest in the line, whose Prop er , at° . ( mtlted to 78 ,500/. Nineteen other shareholders held shay ',I the line to t h e amount of 302,7501.; and seventeen mro.ol_ders were prop r i etors to the extent of 2,000/. and upwards. th e ra „ . t i • Easton, a land surveyor, stated that the land taken for saftici'en4wtaY was 453 a cres, of the value of 53,8731., and this was The for a li ne of double rails bee nc arrangement with th e W oo d s an d F orests not h av i ng ye t at torte: Plet ed, the Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock to. The c Group X. „ oramitt ee 'Fie ch air. reassembled this morning ; Lord Courtenay in 11. _ LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY.. C : 4.o " l 44 ::::::::: L i p o . t:Mated to the Counsel on both sides that the ..„"":4,tee would not sit on Friday and Saturday next week. was called and examined by Mr. Sergeant decidedlyutie‘...-,;.::,tU.--lie ated that the feeling by himself and his c.olnsti in favour of the London and York Rat wa it y. th e teethe re presentative of Bedford, and was well acquainted w it h Yo r k ita tn ii g2l its inhabitants. He believed that the Lon d on any she, rail would confer more advantages on the town t h a n kr W a y that had been projected. g Mr. w , / , V est gave similar evidence with respect to Huntingdon. nd exer,i neti e. , s, a corn and flour factor of London was c alled, and in /lark 4 14 Mr. Sergeant WRANCiIIAM—IIe had been in a tricul t :,: n e for thirty.five years, and was acquainted wHiuteh wasthe iiel:::1 district between London and Hunt ingdon. produce. The present In ted with the nature and extent of its pr n the proposed distri ct ; 41 of conveying the produce from the whole area a the l ioe at il l's :, now 68 ,7151., and calculating the rate Railway, o if con. 4607 would efleCt a saving to 4 4(1. lo• Per ton per mile, the London and Y Th e an nually, g the producerorkand consumer of ten t , - I:euwitness as cross-examined to show that the proposed N s , . Bat Eartindon-street would be superior to one at King's of tuNe_:abiiioltoodve dejosrtrtih.c,tso! Kimbolton, gave evidence as to the produce 1 4 ,Z l man, ex-director of the Clarence Railway, was called to t „,.,_° he principle which had been acted upon in taking the traffic ,71 for the proposed railway. Men were stationed in various V . ,.. 4 es, and they took an account of every person and thing which rued on the road, with the exception of foot passengers. They took an account of sixteen m illions of sheep. All those went to Smithfield market.— (Laughter.) (LEFT SITTING.) Group Q. T he Committee for th e consideration of the corn leised in thi s group re . a ssemblcd at twelve o 'clock to.day. Present .._l4tr. Sotheron, Chairman ; Mr. B. Escot visco unt Duncan, and M r. P. Pusey.t, Si r T homas Colebrook, CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY (MOLD BRANCH). heir .` Committee commenced their proceedings today by „Zing evidence in corroboration of the Case laid before them • - gitere e then Y by Mr. Allf tin, who stated that an agre o e. f. t had been entered into between the promoters er e the Chester and Holyhead Company and the Directors i ;. Chester and Birkenhead Company for the ma - 'eon of the two lines, which agreement was afterwards sought 0.... rescinded by the latter company, on the ground (as stated . by "gb:. 1-• Austin) of their having considered that they had not received triuivalent advantage by the contract. *As tri:Jtat..l., solicitor to the Chester and Holyhead Company, extract exaTelned—He read a number of documents, letters, o a tri nd . D eny, st, frora the books of the Chester and Holyhead C ro. Positinn°hrove the alleged agrement, and that e P and ili rkeeh ead 4 been made by the Directors of the Chester C ompany to the promoters of the Ho . yhead . and tioChoesate:sline for the a malgamation of the two lines, which a d pp H l o ic l a y: h eei not entertained by the Directors of the Chester an toe te ' 4 e. but an answer was returned stating that they had no objec• kel ajallon tve theni one seat in th e b oard of direction of the new Company e p onent of 2 ,000 shares, being 100, particulars of the agree. ad b een Mutually entered into by the two Companies. (LEFT SITTING.) COr ni . b . Group V. t' Ma te i n t i te e : The O'Conor Don, Chairman, the Right Hon. T. - `eid. e Y, Mr. P Usey, Sir Denham Norreys% and Sir John Rae The _ . tr. rgineering evidence was proceeded with this morning. ot liegholtobert Stephenson was called. He had gone over the t tha . t le be "g 1 Lincoln line, and thought the route the bes ot, the line,aed "gained, as it combined the interests of the townAh em. b e, neie.l),resented no difficulty to theprogress of the works. h : Ro na .kil, 0, tunneling to avoid public roads, would be impracticable by ' , Pon a i!ceentrY. The public roads could only, therefore t ,be e c idehts by fi zin eve]. Ther e N,if gates neon the railway EverY Precaution would be taken topreven ac 44, i oted be no or if ' inconvenienucendaerri these from care this i a s person ' M t woulde,only affect the Railway Company. of th e I TePhen son proper crossing, was cross.exarnined by Mr. Hue as to the cos t t4 e 'le e ne.Per tntie (12 000/ ) and the possibility of constructing .dlt hart 1 , 0 :31nithoout. Passing ' the Flood.road. The witness said ,414 n 8t im Possible to adopt any other line than the one he ale ; eeke nPh.erisoe's examination concluded the engineering e t v o. i h, aft 7 Witnesses were then called for the purpose of addingthat ei reste r „ _.e evidence. The details were corroborative of k r ? pron. of opin l i onWler had examined the grounds of Gedling, and he was deg r ._ .°. that Lord Ch esterfield's property was not in the slightest tivv injured by the railway. the Pratt 'Ll'then proceeded to address the Committee be o e n h ptck of the objectors. He contended that traffic had not had bli n flub " . he would show by evidence that the tables which h vel HI n Inated had been grossly overstated. The Learned Cotuers et the eteceetled to analyse the tte by the vete ' , „ sr l l, in or der to show truth evidence f t ohe adduced assertion promo that the tvafac was overchargedj. 414111 Pr NE %v S.-(THIS DAY.) co - e; X C H AN G E —WEDNESDAY e .)ad Ye the " Il ly a moderate supply of Erglish Wheat here, "tali the .derilland for that article was heavy, at barely Z 43 a tpnees• Foreign Wheat, free as well as in b . ond, (i atl eY and the rates were almost nominal. —4te, alait were extremely heavy, and the turn lower. 4118 , end Peas were held at full rates. F , bn a 1 11 , 11 h ..... t°4l gl . l . :: : • 2 ARRIVALS. Wheat. llarlciy. 3 ,650 q rs. 1,880 qrs. I Oats. 1,040 4,150 6,560 Flour. 4,310 ---- I 4,280 Malt, 3,420 qrs. W e i s Unarrzca AXPEL Whit 'ad rathe r "he gen a limited suppl; of each kind of Meat here, ~tef eral demand ruled active, at very full prices. •):'s 4,1 3 s 8d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 10d; Lamb, Ptr 1 1.4 , ‘ ; 16 4d; Veal, 3s 10d to 48 10d; and Pork, 3s to 4s 0 Y the carease. I" A 1444 _ _...,:_-------- 41 .. ' ACCIDENT ON TIIE WOOD PAVENIENT.— Adet„,7ening Mr. Bedford held an inquest in Duke-street, 474 , Dri.;" l, on the body of George Hurst. From the evidence, it ed that the deceased was driving one of Hansom's cabs, Le l.avweeZesuilt ,i. seevsetn c'e:ock last Friday evening . , along r the d w a o n od d 4:4taanstivittebedh fromrarihdi,sriseeaatr Aovgearr-tshteric'eatl„,wanndenhliisishhoorsrese,sshi,papde. He 'ittestianY 'cnvered himself and got up , when, in answer to !Mei 1,7.! in to him by Mr Thorowiood, the stock-broker qurt . ,, —11 l cab, he said, . 4 All is right, sir; I am not ou r , lie th en was engaged raising the horse, when the t,„ h. IlLru c k • him on the breast with its head and threw him b p ' back at the e 11,„ . moment when the Windsor coach drove the 4 1 (.:t a ~,C,:i deceased fell between the horses' feat and , t4 l , lt a i 'of the latter. He was instantly carried to the "teri,,. Vbere he died at two o'clock the following day. ( tar t 4 7' to his death he was enabled to state that the oc. '44: ti i. o ° Was PureiY accidental Upon a post mortem exa othit ri n, it was ascertained that his left arm and three ribs ti l th e n t 'ide had been broken, and that his liver was ruptured. :1400,1pa wanesses ‘attributed the accident to the bad state of the ' t ~c)II110 : , t ; n 1 e n t • The jury returned a verdict of accidental death, :"Otli,:-ed With a desire that the attention of the authorities tha t 's directed to the that state of the wood pavement in Vii• "'cal' ~ I nds, 1 4% A deodand of one shilling was imposed on the mespi, %coach, which was paid by Mr. Luther, the owner, who ' Vetted the melancholy accident. CHESTER, TUESDAY MORNING, 11 O'CLOCK. An immense number of arrivals have taken place in the course of the last twenty-four hours, and should the weather continua favourable, the most extravagant ex pectations of the inhabitants will be realised. So great has been the demand for beds, that many parties have found it necessary to avail themselves of the railroad and locate either at Birkenhead or Liverpool. The Cup continues to be a source of heavy speculation, confined, however, notwithstanding the certainty of a field of nearly twenty-five, to three horses. These are Fitzallen, Ould Ireland, Semiserie ; the outlay upon these three horses has been heavy, inasmuch, that the race would really appear to be left to them ; we do not intend to imply that the betting is wholly limited to them, but simply that no others are supported with even ordinary spirit. The acceptances are seventy-one in number, and the following are on the spot, or in the immediate neigh bourhood • Alice Hawthorn * Corranna Aristides The Era St. Lawrence * W ine:.our Trueboy Counsellor Sorella * Everton Little Hampton Hemp * Dog Billy Milton * Agriculture The Old Maid Intrepid Strathspey Obscurity Ambition Staley April Noddy * Britiih Tar The Hermit Bastion Semiseria * Extempore * Alamode Queen of Tyne Beatrice * Dr. Husband Fitzallen Ould Ireland The doubtful starters are distinguished by an asterisk. It is said that Fitzallen will be ridden by Kitchener. The following is a statement of the betting at the Royal Hotel Subricription Room at the departure of the train :- 3to 1 agst All the Mares—t 30 to 1 agst Strathspey 5 to 2 agst Fitzallen 40 to 1 agst Aristides—taken 4to 1 agst Ould Ireland—t 40 to 1 agst Intrepid 6 to 1 agst Semiseria 40 to 1 agst Counsellor 10 to 1 agst Cataract 50 to 1 agst The Era 15 to I agst Obscurity 1000 to 10 agst The Hermit 20 to 1 agst Sorella —taken 25 to 1 agst Queen of Tyne 1000 to 5 agst Little Hampton 25 to 1 agst St. Lawrence 3000 to 15 agst Everton—t It is reported, but on what authority we know not, that !Faugh-a-ballagh is on the road. It is expected that about ten will run for the Two Yrs old Stakes. The races do not commence this day until three o'clock. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) CHESTER RACES—YESTERDAY. The Grosvenor Stakes of 15 sous each, 10 ft, with 30 added ; 3 yrs;old, 6st 41b ; 4 yrs, Bst 51b ; 5 yrs, 9st 21b ; 6 yrs and aged, 9st 71b. Winners of 500/. clear at one time, 51b extra. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. Grosvenor Course, a mile and a quarter. (5 Subs.) Mr. Mostyn's A-la-Mode, 4 yrs .......... ... (Marlow) 1 Mr. B. Collett's Coranna, 6 yrs Mr. Salvin nd Poussin, 5 yrs Mr. Skorratt nd Miss Holbrook, 3 yrs 2to 1 agst Corranna-2 to 1 agst Miss Holbrook-10 to 6 agst Mode. Won cleverly by three parts of a length. Miss Holbrook fell and broke Abdale's collar-bone. Match of 100 soya., h ft; one mile—Mr. Fowler's The Witch, 3 yrs, Bst (Calloway), beat Mr. Halford's Outcast, :3 yrs, Bst, in a canter; 7 to 4 on the winner. Produce Sweepstakes of 50 soya. each, h ft ; colts Bst 41b, and fillies Bst. Three miles. (3 Subs.) Sir R. W. Bulkeley's Queen Pomare, allowed 31bs (Holmes) 1 Mr. F. R. Price's Lena, allowed 3lbs 2 2tol on Queen Potnare. Wonin a canter. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas ; three yrs old 7st 21b, four yrs 9st 21b, five yrs lOst, Six yrs and aged lOst 51b. Thrice round. Mr. Salvin's Alice Hawthorn, aged ...... (Templeman) 1 Lord G. Bentinck's Naworth, aged 10 to 1 on Alice, who made all the running, and won in the easiest of canters, by ten lengths. Sweepstakes of 5 soy's. each, and 50 added. One mile and a half. Heats. (9 Subs.) Mr. Meikiam's Freeman, 3 yrs, Est 101 b ...(Riley) 1 2 1 Lord Stanley's Psalm-singer, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b 0 1 0 Mr. Collins's Mainstay, 4 yrs, Bst 21b.. 0 0 2 Mr. Heseltine's The Helmsman, 3 yrs, Est 101 b 0 0 0 Mr. Turner's Own Sister to Yardley, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b 0 0 0 Mr. E. Peel's General Nott, 3 yrs, 6 st 1011 Mr. Hook's Bastion, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b Two others ran. First heat won by a length; the second by a neck ; and the third by a head. CUP BETTING.—TUESDAY NIGIIT. 2to 1 agst Fitzallen (t) 1 ; 25 to 1 agst Obscurity 9to 2 agst Semiseria (t) 125 to 1 agst Queen of Tyne sto 1 agst Ould Ireland 125 to 1 agst St. Lawrence 12 to 1 agst Cataract (no bkrs) , 2s to 1 agst Trueboy (t) 20 to 1 agst Sorella (t) i4O to 1 agst Milton (t) Aristides is declared not to run. Any odds agst The Era. DERBY. 2 to 1 agst Idas 130 to 1 agst Fitzallen 20 to 1 agst Pantasa (t) EAST SURREY RACES—YESTERDAY. The East Surrey Stakes of 2 soya. each, with 15 added. Heats, twice round and a dis. (6 Subs.) Mr. Ward's The Gipsey Boy (late Little Vivian) (Drewitt) 0 0 0 1 1 Mr. Killard's Nora Creina, aged 2 1 0 0 2 Mr. W. Goffe's Wizard, 5 yrs 1 0 0 0 dr Mr. Bignold's Botherem, 5 yrs Mr. Trimmings's Gazelle, 3 yrs A very fine race; the third a dead heat between Nora Creina and Vivian. The others were won cleverly. The Hunters' Stakes were won easily by Mr. Austin's Little Johnny, but he was disqualified (his jockey not having weighed), and Mr. Southby's Waterloo walked over for the Stakes. The Ladies' Cup of 10 sons.—This race was postponed till Wednesday. CHESTER RACES. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT). Having now before me a list of the horses that have ar rived at Chester, I will direct my attention to those races, which I was unable to comment upon before from a want of it. But previous to doing so, I will merely observe that the rise of Sorella, and the decline of Cataract and Obscurity in the betting for the Cup, fully bear out the truth of the remarks I made upon them. On Thursday the first race on the list is the Chester St. Leger of 25 sovs., with the handsome sum of 200 added. This will be a most interesting race. Nearly all the colts and fillies engaged in it have already appeared in public, but few of them at the same time have ever met together, consequently their relative merits have not yet been ascertained. The field, I have no doubt, will be a large one, and the result of the race may have an important effect on the Derby. If Lancashire Witch is in her form she must beat all the rest, and then he will be a fortunate person who can get 4 to 1 against her for the Oaks. Report speaks very highly of Mr. Hill's The Libel, and if it is true that lie is a stone better than Sweetmeat, who won the Somersetshire Stakes so easily the week before last, why he will be a most dangerous opponent, and assume a most prominent place in the Derby betting. Yellow Boy, Bretwalder, Miss Elis, and Twig will, no doubt, run, but there chance I think a very outside one. The Dee Stand Cup, in all probability, will fall either to Sorella, Alamode, or Foig-a-Ballagh. The Welter Cup, I think, Mr. Worth ington will put into his pocket with Hooton, although Great Wonder has been backed for it by the aristocratic portion of the speculators who nightly assemble at Limmer's. The other runners will most likely be Naworth, The Bat, and Portobello, of which trio I fancy most The Bat. In races though for gentlemen riders everything depends upon the man, and it is hazardous to venture an opinion en a horse's chance without knowing who is to steer him. The starters for the Cheshire Stakes will depend, in a great measure, upon the Cup Race. I think Godfrey's chance by no means a bad one' and had not Semiseria been going for the Cup I fancy she would have had no difficulty of disposing of her antagonists. As it is, the race for the Cup will destroy the chance of the three-year-olds, who must otherwise have been very forward. If Trueboy does not win the Cup, I think it is not at all improbable, as he is a wear and tear sort of a horse, that he may get his head in front for this, and so compensate his owner. For the Free Handicap, I fancy most Semiseria and My Mary. In my next Ishall touch on the Newmarket Second Spring and the Manchester Meetings. TELEGRAPH. ENGRAVING ON STEEL.—Messrs. Perkins and Ba con have unquestionably brought this style of engraving to a degree of perfection, which cannot be equalled, much less surpassed, by any other nation. We have just in .pecttl a specimen of their skill of surpassing beauty. It appears that the proprietors and inventors of an article, which stands deservedly high in favour with the Fashio nable World, finding that the marks and labels of their productions were imitated to a considerable extent, have sought and found in the resources of native talent and native art, a protection against the frauds of unprincipled individuals—Messrs. Perkins and Bacon have, at their suggestion, produced a specimen of perfection in the art of engraving on steel, which will effectually set all imi• tation at defiance, and sectere the public against the pos. sibility of fraud and deception.—The article in question, for which so much talent is called forth, is no other than Rowland's Kalydor for preserving and beautifying the Complexion! 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One of the Paris papers says :—" Since the weather has become milder, the King takes a walk every morning between six and seven o'clock, on the terrace in front of his apartments, after 'which he retires to his cabinet to business." . _ The Prince de Joinville had left Paris for Chantilly. Monday being the anniversary of the death of Napoleon, masses for the repose of his soul were celebrated in twelve of the principal churches of Paris. It is again reported as positive that the Minister of the Finances is about to present a Bill to the Chambers, authorising the Bank of France to issue in Paris notes for 250 francs, as it already does in its branch banks of the departments. By Royal Ordonnances, the following promotions in the Order of the Legion of Honour have been made. To be Grand Officers : M. Gay Lussac, member of the Academie des Sciences, and M. Dupont Delporte, Prefect of the Seine Infcrieure. To be Corn. menders :—M. Augustin Thierry, of the Academie des Inscrip tions et Belles Lettres, M. Flourens, of the Academie des Sciences, and M. H. Passy, of the Academie des Sciences Morales et Poll tiqu es. Several of the journals announce that the Count de Salvandy, the Minister of Public Instructien, is sericusly indisposed. The Constitutionnel says that absolute repose and strict care as to diet have been ordered by his physicians. The Minister of Foreign Affairs has sent out an order to M. Perrin, the French Consul at Bolivia, to proceed t• the Sandwich Islands and enter into treaty with their authorities. The Minister of the Marine has, it is said, placed a ship of war at the disposal of M. Perrin on the occasion of this mission. A Stockholm letter, of the 22d ult., announces the return of the King of Sweden, and states that immediately after arriving at the palace he dissolved the Regency appointed to act during his absence. It appears to be decided that the King of Prussia will pay a visit to the Royal family of Sweden in the course of the summer, and that the Queen's brother, the Duke de Leuchtenberg, will arrive about the same time with his august consort. A letter from Warsaw, of April 25, states that the Emperor of Russia has published a Ukase, declaring that all Jews must lay aside their costume, and assume the national one. No one can escape from the effects of this decree longer than for five years from the present time, and even then only by paying a sum of money. D 111. 0 MEC The Court of Queen's Bench have granted a mandamus, order. ing Mr. Paynter, the magistrate, to issue a distress warrant against the Shareholders of Putney- bridge, for non-payment of poor's-rates. The first May Session for Middlesex commenced yesterday at Hick's Hall, Clerkenwell-green, The names of 86 prisoners appear on the calendar for trial, of whom the majority stand charged with felony. There are a few cases of assault, but they are not of a serious nature. _ _ . A further investigation took place at the Guildhall into the charges brought by Messrs. Magnay against several persons for stealing large quantities of paper. The prisoners were all again re. mended. At Queen-square, William Rayner, of York.street, Westmin. ster, was charged with violently assaulting and wounding Thomas Hickey, police-constable 120 B, with a poker, and also with at tempting to stab him with a knife. The policeman had interfered to prevent the prisoner from ill-using a woman, and the prisoner assaulted the policeman with a poker, attempted to stab him with a knife, and was in the act of reaching a loaded pistol from a cup board, when other policemen arrived and took him into custody. The magistrate expressed his intention of committing him for trial. Several persons were committed from Hammersmith for picking pockets at Brook-green fair. A man named Grimwood was committed from the Thames Police-court for destroying twenty.Sve panes of glass. The pri soner had got outrageously drunk, and had then sallied forth and commenced regularly smashing the windows of a house opposite, where he took his stand, giving as a reason for so doing that he was the glazier's friend. Henry Lackington, a marine-storekeeper and general dealer, in Kennington.lane, was charged at Lambeth with having in his pos session a great variety of property of every description, supposed to be stolen. On the day before, an officer obtained a warrant to search the premises of the prisoner for a child's wicker.chair. The chair, which had been stolen on the same morning, was found in the prisoner's house, together with a vast quantity of property, and 122 duplicates for watches, clocks, &c. There were also found on the back part of the premises no fewer than 17 dogs of different descriptions, and nearly as many dogs' collars, with names and Ini tials on them, of which the prisoner could give no satisfactory ac count.—He was remanded. COURT-PASECIONABLE. The christening of the infant Earl of Angus and Arran, son of the Marquis and Marchioness of Douglas, took place yesterday afternoon, in St. James's Chapel, Paddington. Among the corn. pany present were the Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden, the Duke and Duchess of Hamilton, the Marquis and Marchioness of Douglas, the Duke and Duchess of Somerset, the Earl and Coun tess of Lincoln, Viscount and Viscountess Canning, Mr. and Lady Louisa Oswald, Baroness de Strumfeder, and Baron Roth de Schriekenst ein. Lord and Lady Brougham will have the honour of entertain. log the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburgla Strelitz, this evening at dinner, in Grafton-street. Her Ladyship will afterwards hold a some. Baron Talleyrand, recently attached to the French Embassy, arrived at Mivart's Hotel, on Monday, from Paris. Baroness Tal leyrand has also arrived from the French capital. The Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury have returned to Alton Towers, from town ; but are expected at Mivart's Hotel by the 20th instant. _ _ The Earl and Countess of Dunmore, and the Earl and Coun tess Bruce, are still at Dunmore Castle, near Falkirk, and are not expected in town for the season, until the Countess of Dunmore's turn as Lady in Waiting on her Majesty comes round. We are happy to announce that the health of Viscount Mel bourne continues to improve. MISCELLANEOUS. Yesterday forenoon the general annual meeting of the share holders and pi oprietors of the Southwark.bridge Company was held at the Bridge House.office, Queen.street•place, Sir Charles Price, Bart., in the chair. The report announced little or no variation between the receipts of the previous and past year. The dividend declared was the same as that of last year. The report was adopted, and thanks having been voted to the chairman, the meeting sepa. rated. _ _ The annual meeting of the supporters of the Institution for the Adult Deaf and Dumb was held yesterday at Exeter Hall, Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P., in the chair, supported by the Earl of Effingham, J. S. Buckingham, Esq„ Henry Powna I, Esq., and the Rev. J. Sherman. The report stated that the object of the Society was to afford relief to the distressed deaf and dumb, to teach them honest trades by which they might earn their liveli hood, to provide those with work who had learnt any business, and to impart religious instruction to them in their own peculiar method of communicating words and meanings. The report hav ing been unanimously adopted, and thanks given to the Noble Lord in the chair, the meeting separated. The second anniversary of the Postmasters' Benevolent Fund was celebrated yesterday evening by a public dinner at the London Tavern ; and notwithstanding the great increase that railroads are making in this country, upwards of 300 gentlemen assembled to testify to the interest they felt towards the society. The Earl of March presided, supported by Lord Somerton, Captain Ring, Sir Noel Harris, air John Trollope, W. Higgins, Esq..," and many others of the sporting community. The dinner, which was an ex cellent one, having, together with the usual loyal and patriotic toasts, been disposed of, the chairman proposed " Prosperity to the Institution," which toast was most enthusiastically responded to. Other toasts followed, including the" Health of the Duke of Rich mond;" and the company did not separate till a late hour. Last evening the annual meeting of the friends of the Christian Instruction Society was held at Finsbury Chapel, Moorfields, Alder man Challis in the chair. The Chairman addressed the meeting, submitting that the Christian Instruction Society was better calcu lated than any other institution to remove much, not only of the immorality, but physical destitution which existed in this country; for in the visitation of the agents of the society much misery was discovered, and by that means brought under the notice of the cha ritable, by whom it was relieved. And he denied that in the efforts of those agents there was any attempt at proselytism. The Secretary then read the report, from which it appeared that there were 106 institutions connected with the society, which employed over 250 agents, and by whom 3,561 families had been visited during the past year. Several hospitals and workhouses had like. wise been visited, and the spiritual necessities of their inmates re lieved. The financial ,tatement showed that up to May, 1845, SAY• ..• the subscriptions amounted to 8901. 12s. 2d., including a balance since the preceding year of 1001.; and that there was in the trea surer's hands a snm of 54/. Ss. 7d. Resolutions to uphold the so. ciety were proposed and seconded in eloquent speeches, and una nimously agreed to. Signor Sivori arrived in London on Monday evening from Ham. burgh, to fulfil the various engagements he has entered into for the musical season here, among which the most novel and interesting is that of performing at the remaining meetings of the Beethoven Quartet Society, as it will exhibit this accomplished artist in a new line of excellence, which is said not to be inferior in any respect to his solo playing. Mr. and Madame Balfe, with Madame Thillon are expected in the course of the week; also M. Leopold de Meyer, the celebrated pianist, who proved so attractive last year. A very great number of vessels have arrived daily for more than a week from all parts of the globe, and particularly of the larger class, from the East and West Indies, China, and the Mau ritius, bringing immense cargoes of every description of merchan dise, and there is in consequence so great a pressure of business at the dock establishments, &c., that there has been found great diffi culty in providing officers to take the revenue accounts of their cargoes, and a large number of officers have been drafted from the tide department to meet the einergency, in order to prevent incon venience to trade, or delay to the business of the port. The Ge neral Steam Navigation Company's steam-ship Columbine, which reported on Monday from Rotterdam, had on board 14 oxen, 16 cows, 29 packages of fish, about 350 packages of butter, a large quantity of cheese, and other articles of Dutch produce and manu- facture. The Duke of Richmond's Biel " for relieving High Constables from attendance at Quarter Sessions and Assizes, and from certain other duties, and for amending the Laws relating to Jurors and Juries," was yesterday issued by order of the House of Lords. Besides the portions that are indicated by the title, the Bill provides that clerks of the peace issue warrants to church wardens and overseers, commanding them to make out the jury lists. Those lists (after allowance by the Petty Sessions) are to be kept by the clerk of the peace, and the jurors' book is to be de. livered to the sheriff: All householders rated to the poor in Mid. dlesex on a value of not less than 301., and in other counties not less than 201., are to be qualified and liable to serve on juries. Duprez it engaged at Liverpeo! and Manchester, with a French company for a limited number of performances of French opens, commencing about the 9th May. Duprez is also engaged by Mr. Calcraft for a few nights in Dublin. TEXAS. To the maritime and commercial world : A letter received at Lloyd's from their agents at Gal veston, states that " no English vessels have arrived this season. Tonnage duty is continued by Congress at 60c., or about 2s. 7d. per ton. A light-house is to be erected." Contents of Bell's Life in London of Sunday last, May 4 :—The five days of the Newmarket Spring Meeting were given to the extent of three folio columns; a preliminary estimate of the Chester Meeting, by Pegasus, one folio column ; also a column of the Marylebone Cricket Club, opening their statement of accounts, resolutions, election of 21 candidates, and matches for 1845; the " Ironmaster" nomination, the " Zanoni" case, conclusion of Curragh April Meeting. Paris races, two folio counnns of aquatics, six folio columns of miscellaneous sporting affairs, and upwards of 100 advertisements connected with sporting matters. The price of Bell's Life is 6d.—Published in time for the Saturday afternoon railways. A 12-folio column Supplement gratis.—On Sun day next Bell's Life in London will contain a copious and im partial report of the Chester Meeting, a portrait of Idas, and matters interesting to the betting circles; Alphabetical List of Winning and Run-up Greyhounds for the past season ; Review of the Doings of the " Long-tails" ; Aquatic Sports of exciting in terest ; the Cricketers' Register; and every variety of Sporting Intelligence. Price of Bill's Life, 6d. Advertisements for in sertion in Bell's Life should be sent to the office, No. 170, Strand, on or before Thursday. They will be taken on Fridays, but to in. sore their insertion they should be sent on or before Thursday. We regret to announce the serious illness, from ' paralysis, of Lord Carberry, at his seat, Castlefreke, county Cork. Ins Lordship is a representative yeti-,and i n th e 8 0th year of file age, CATASTROPHE AT YARMOUTH. On Saturday morning, at an early hour, the Haven and Pier Commissioners visited the scene, with the view of deciding on some means to be adopted for clearing the navigation of the ob struction that was presented to it by the broken arch. Means were had recourse to, with the view of raising the fallen en d of the structure, by applying a powerful leverage force by means of ropes and hawsers, making the a b u tment on the Yarmouth side t he fulcrum. These endeavours, h owev er, to raise the struct ure proved unavailing. It was at length determined to cut away the bridge at each end ; this was done, and the intermediate portion between the abutments, thus cut off, immediately sank. Portions have since been hauled wit, and comparatively little obstruction is now offered to the navigation. The river Bure at this point is about sixty feet wide, and presents no very particular appearauce now. On Monday at ten o'clock the jury reassembled, and a consi derable number of persons collected in the Hall during the forenoon. The business to-day was chiefly the identification of dead bodies that bad been found in the river. The CORONER, in the first place, read some correspondence that had taken place between him and Mr. Pilgrim, the county coroner, as to their respective jurisdictions. It appeared that none of the bodies had been moved on the county side of the river. The names of persons drowned that had been examined by the jury were then called over in succession, and their relatives and friends came forward to give evidence as to their identification. Daniel Cooper was the first witness called. He identified one of the deceased persons, named Maria Vincent. lie saw her on the bridge on Friday. Jane Grimmer identified the body of her child, William Grim mer, 8 years of age. Elizabeth Blogg identified Charles Die, 2 years old. In the same manner, and by a variety of persons, the following bodies were also identified, viz.—William Tennant, aged 11 ; John Tennant, aged 10; Matilda Livingstone, aged 6 ; James Living stone, aged 9 ; Harriet Mary Little, aged 13; Caroline Augur , aged 16; Caroline titling, aged 9; James Adams, and Ann Phoebe Richardson, 17 ; Richard Powley, 5 ; Elizabeth Powley, 21 ; Marianne Jenklnson, 10; Thomas Johnson, 8; and Mary Ann King, 8. _ _ . A youth named J. B. Thorndike identified the body of Sarah Utting, and deposed that he was on the Suspension-bridge when the accident took place. He stood in the carriage-way, and in about the centre of the bridge. He heard a cracking noise, and observed that one of the connecting links had broken, the ends of the severed link being about two inches apart. He did not appre hend any danger from what he saw. There was, however, a sudden rush to the Yarmouth shore; but several persons laughed, and then ran back to their places. To the beat of his belief five or ten minutes elapsed between that time and the time when the bridge fell, when he, with others, was immersed in the water. By the Foreman—l bad been on the bridge about five minutes before I heard the crack. It was crowded with people. There were a great many persons upon it, but they were not so thick as I have seen them. I should say they were about four deep. The bridge was not half full. Sufficient time elapsed between my first observing the link break and the bridge falling for every one upon it to have gone off. I saw more persons on the bridge by a good many upon the occasion of the prisoners who were lately accused of what was called " the Yarmouth murder" returning from Nor. wick after their acquittal. The identification of the following persons was then gone through, none but the necessary questions being put to ascertain that the deceased persons were upon the bridge at the time when the accident occurred, viz., Betty Morgan (aged 62), Wm. Lyons (6), Sarah Ann Butterfint (:8), Harriet Bussey (24), Sarah Ann H unn (14), Happy Thorpe (11), Clara May (20). Grace Duffield identified the bodies of Elizabeth Manslip and Eliza Duffield (10). She corroborated, in nearly the same words, the evidence given by Master Thorndike, more especially with re. ference to the time that elapsed between hear ing the b a r crack and the falling of the bridge. She spoke, also, to the circumstance of herself feeling no alarm when she beard the cracking noise, and to there being sufficient time between the cracking and the actual falling in for all to have escaped. Elizabeth Brown, in identifying the body of Ann Maria Scotton, spoke in nearly similar terms, having no fear when she heard the bridge crack. The CORONIZR observed, that it was of the greatest importance -..-..-..-- , that some day should be fixed for going into the general merits of the case. All that they bad done up to this time was simply pro forma business, but there was a very important investigation with reference C. the construction of the bridge, which, as it appeared to him, rendered it absolutely necessary that some engineering evidence should be produced. The Foreman said, he knew s o little of engineering matters that he should certainly like to have some em inent man down, as well to satisfy their own minds as t o see tha t public justice was done. Another thing was, that they were going to build a new bridge across the river, and he thought it was absolutely necessary that the jury should be enabled to make some recommendations of an useful nature, founded upon the evidence of some eminent en gineer. The other gentlemen of the jury concurred in this proposition, and it was decided to continue pro forma business in the mean time, and to enter into the general merits of the case on Thurs day next. In several instances an order for burial was then given upon the parish, in cases where the parents or surviving friends were them selves unable to bear the expense, after which the jury proceeded with the identification eviden ce. The following were the bodies id James Chuich ; Sarah Ann l aged 12 Susannah _ Eleanor D E e l i t z c a h b a e n t :, . 6 i e n d tife: 2 ; Hannah Field, aged Susana b g ie e a d rs 6 , 4 p. g ; . ekdeB2; Caroline m C as ra h ir u aa r hE c hdo, Edwards, a l ab g re e dr d st 12; William Lucas, aged 12; Emily Handworth Borking, aged 5 ; Benjamin Pattison Burton, aged 7 ; David Habbage, aged 9 ; Jane Cole, Elizabeth Jane Hannibell, Elizabeth Hatch, George Henry John Beloe, Elizabeth Conyers, Charlotte Packer, and Martha Yallop. Mr. C. Cory, who represonts the proprietors of the late suspen sion-bridge, has, on their behalf, placed a sufficient sum of money in the hands of Mr. Dawson, the secretary to the Ladies' District Visiting Society, to bury all who might require it. The Court adjourned at 7 o'clock until 9 o'clock on Tuesday morning. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. • NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE. TUESDAY, MAY 6. North Wales Railway,—Committee on petition for addi tional provision, Thursday, May 8. Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway (Branch to Kells),— Committee on Bill, - Monday, Ma* 19, at half after twelve. Ulster Extension Railway,—Committee on Bill, Monday, May 19, at half after twelve. Newry and Enniskillen Railway,—Committee on Bill, Monday, May 19, at half after twelve Scottish Central Railway,—lleport, Thursday, May 8. Harwich Railway,—Committee on petition, postponed from Thursday Bth till Friday, M a y 9. Leeds and Dewsbury Railway,—Report, Thursday, May 8. COOKE'S EQUESTRIAN CIRCUS.—A fatality seems destined to attend this establishment, which has just been brought before the public in connexion with the tragic catastrophe at Yar. mouth. A few years since, it will be recollected, Mr. Cooke, sen., lost his valuable horses, theatrical properties, &c., by fire in the United States, and subsequently experienced a disastrous loss in I re l an d. In the early part of the present year the circus, belong ing to Mr. W. Cooke, was torn down by a violent gust of wind, just before the performance, at Hackney, by which Mrs. Isbitter and her nephew lost their lives, and many visitors narrowly es. caped serious injury. It is due to Mr. Cooke to state, that upon that occasion he generously proffered payment to the family of de. ceased for every expense arising out of the melancholy accident. On the removal of the establishment to East India.road, Poplar, Mr. Cooke, with his accustomed generosity of spirit, gave the pro. ceeds of a night's performance in aid of the fund raised on behalf of the unfortunate sufferers on board the Gipsy Queen. Mr. Cooke has closed the circus at Yarmouth, and removed the company to London, preparatory, it is believed, to their appearance at one of the East.end theatres during the Whitsuntide holidays. MONSTER CHINESE MORTAR.—The present age is considered by many as far advanced in the arts and sciences com pared with former ages, but occasionally discoveries are made which place modern inventions in the shade when compared with the gigantic specimens known to have been in existence centuries ago. Its the Royal Military Repository at Woolwich is a model of an Oriental piece of ordnance, the original at Beejapoor, in the East Indies, weighing 42 tons, and of another at Agra, weighing 23 tons, and capable of dischar g i ng a b a ll of 1,500 pounds w ei g ht. During the past week the :Somerset ordnance sloop b rou g ht round from Devonport to the Roy a l Arsenal at Woolwic h a Chinese brass mortar, brought home in th e C ornwa lli s , and weighing *3 tons 17 cwt., having a diameter of b ore o f two feet three inch es, and a chamber of 20 inches, th e d epth of t he whole being a bout five feet. The mortar was fou n d i n t h e b u sh in China, and partly con. cealed under ground. It i s compose d o f apparently very fine metal, and the trunnions beingcorroded to a consid erable extent afford evidence of the mortar bei ng o f grea t age. It appea rs also as if the part where the vent is, w hi c h i s very perfect a nd little worn, had been cast again and i nserte d i n its present position. 'There is also an appearance of a nut and screw in the centre of the breach of the chamber ; but if they are really what they appear to be, a large quantity of fused metal must have been poured into the chamber, as the top of the nut is even with the metal, and could not have been screwed into its present Position' Some idea may be formed of the magnitude of the mortar, and the size and weight of shot or shels which it would require to be used in it, when it is known that the large guns cast about two ye ars ago for Mehemet Ali, were only 15 inches in diameter, and yet they required shot weighing upwards of 4001bs. Yesterday evening there was a general meeting of the National Association of General Practitioners in Medicine, Surgery, and Midwifery,' at the Hanover.square Rooms, to receive and confirm the report of the Committee, and to hear the opinions the qualifica tionssident of the association, was called to : the chair. Mr. H. ° membersand Ancell, one of the honorary secretar ies, after reading the mi nutes of the last general meeting, _submitted the report of the Committee, which recommended the application for a new charter, and recorded the result of an appeal to the members of the association (now 4,000 in number), whose votes were found to be unequivocally in favour ofa five years' franchise and fifteen years' qualification for a seat in the council. A long and rather stormy dis cussion followed, the chiefpoint at issue being the course of proce dure with regard to the College of Surgeons—whether to seek a re conciliation with that body, or the incorporation of a distinct one. Mr. Hawes, M.P., urged the necessity of unanimity in their pro. ceedings, in order to render them effective, and hoped he should be able to fight the battles of the general practitioner in cordial concurrence with his Hon Friend the Member for Finsbury. Mr. Hillier and Mr. Wakley, M.P., addressed the meeting from the body of the room, the latter speaker in justification of his former charges against the Committee of the National Association, and in support of a conciliatory tone towards the College of Surgeons, whose valuable museum, library, &c., were too impo rtant to the members to be sacrificed. Succeeding speakers denied that any right would be sacrificed by the members of the new college, and after hearing Mr. Clifton, Dr. Webster, and others , in favour of the report, the meet i ng agreed to its adoption, the nu mber of hostile hands being comparatively very small. Mr. Wakley again attemptedd to address the ch a i r , b ut the greatest confusio n prevailed for some ti me. He was under stood to propose a resolution eprecating a new c h ar t er; but h a ving been informed b y Mr. Ancell, the h onorary secretary, National that the avowed obj ect of the Association was to apply for a new incorporation, irrespective of the College of Surgeons, Mr. Wakley withdrew his proposition, dec'aring that he had he ar d, for the first time, that such was the object to which the Association was pledged, and intimating his conviction th at the country would hear the ayswal with much dissatisfaction. Resolutions were then passed admitting country practitioners to the Committee of the A s s ocia t i on, sanctioning the term of franchise and qua lifi cation voted for by the members, thanking the Apothecaries' Society, the public press, the honorary secretaries, Messrs. Ancell and Bird, the chairman, etc. ; after which, at haltpast ten o'clock, the meeting separated. c EEs MYST I\l. PHILIPPE'S . ERI MISES AT THE ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. — As we anticipated, M. Philippe has be come one of the liens of the season. We visited the theatre last evening, and found it crowded. Certainly M. Philippe is the most wonderful artist in his line who has ever appeared, and there is a dramatic style about his performances which adds vastly to their attraction. The performances of last evening were most sur prising and delightful , years ago they would have been considered awe ,j o spiring, and the audience were kept on the guy eit'e "ring the whole evening. 111. Philippe possesses the art of rivetting the attention of his au. dience in a very extraordinary manner. His performances last nearly three hours, an d during the whole of that time the at tention never flags. T h e children all see me d i n extas i es with him, and declared that Isis bonbons, o f whic . . ie n I produced an apparently inexhaustible supplY from a hat, wera delicious. The ladies, too, admired the taste which he had displayed in the ar. of his bouquets, of which the supply seemed equally rangement inexhaus,ible. In fact, M. Philippe is deservedly an on verbal favourite, IRELAND. REPEAL ASSOCIATION. DUBLIN, MAI' s.—The weekly meeting of the Association was held this day in the Conciliation Hall. M. J. Barry, Esq., bar rister, in the chair. Mr. O'CoNNBLI. said he wished to settle a little account with Sir J. Graham.—(Laughter.) He (Sir J. Graham) condescended on one occasion to call him a " convicted conspirator," but he had freely forgiven him, and lie should never retract that forgiveness, or hear one word of reproach on the subject, but he wanted to set him right on a matter of law and fact. The newspapers repre sented him as having said that the conviction of the conspirators was quashed merely on technical points. Now there never was a greater mistake or misrepresentation made by human being. He dared say his legal advisers might have told him so. Although it was a dry question of law, he (Mr. O'Connell) had no doubt but he would be able to prove that the judgment was set aside on the merits. After some further remarks on the subject he handed in 57/. las. from Dundalk, and a sum of money from Wexford. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN said the task:devolved upon him of reading to the meeting the resignation of Mr. Grey Porter. He regretted to be obliged to say that he considered that that gentleman used too much precipitation in joining the Association, and also that he was too precipitate in withdrawing from it.--(Hear, hear.) He (Mr. O'Brien) felt confident that notwithstanding the secession of Mr. Porter, that gentleman would at all times be found working in the cause of his country. The Hon. Gentleman then read the fallowing letter : " Melbourne llotel, Mly 3, 1845. " Sir,—Yesterday evening I read the speeches at the Dundalk dinner, and as it seems to me that the Association is now thoroughly pledged by its leaders to the establishment of a Par liament in Dublin (no matter how well and how justly our inter national and our internal grievances are redressed by the Imperial Parliament), and as I feel that I have no right any further to put forward my Dwn views, I beg leave to retire from the Asso. viatica. " If the repeal Members would make a trial in Parliament to get a fair union (and thousands and thousands of Irishmen, now hostile or neutral, would assist them in the trial, and it could be done within a month), and should fail in the attempt, I would be as warm an advocate of a Parliament in Dublin as yourself, and you would then carry with you the public opinion of the country. But without the previous failure of such an attempt, 1. e., without some •isible proof of the necessity of an Irish Parliament, I am quite sure that you cannot even try to esta blish a Parliament in Dublin without a violent civil war and so cial revolution. " I especially regret that the Association will not at this most favourable time use its great influence to get a better Act of Union, as 1 think that in that case her Majesty might visit Ireland this summer, and that those questions which have so long disturbed the country might be brought to a fair and honourable settlement, and a great career of prosperity open to Ireland. " I also quite deny that under an Irish Parliament, and with separate independence (and the terms are, in fact, one and the same), the people of Ireland are likely to be better off; or to enjoy mere liberty or more happiness of any kind, than under a good union with Great Britain, and under one supreme legislative Parlia ment in London, over this immense empire. _ ' l . I shall be snuck obli g ed to you If jou will none Monday thank the members of the Association for the kindness with which which they listened to me. I did my best to put my ♦iews forward, and I firmly believe that after a time they will be found to be quite right. " With sincere hopes that you will have no reason to regret your present policy, I am, dear Sir, with great respect, yours truly, "W. S. O'Brien, Esq." " J. G. V. PORTER. Mr. O'CoNsera. moved that the letter of Mr. Grey Porter be in serted on the minutes, and that the thanks of the Association be tendered to him for the spirit and manliness of his conduct.—( Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Porter) differed with them, as he had a perfect right to do. He had made an experiment, and although attached to his own opinions, he nevertheless respected theirs.—(Hear, hear). Surely Mr. Porter must have forgotten that he had established a precursor society; and if they had succeeded in obtaining the object which they aimed at, namely, perfect equality with England, they would never have sought for a repeal of the union. On the part of the Catholics, he denied that they ever contemplated an ascendancy—they despised ascendancy—and, for his own part, he would declare that there was not a man in the north of Ireland who had a greater antipathy to a Catholic as. cendancy than he had.— (Cheers). In conclusion Mr. O'Connell declared that he was a repealer, that he would live a repealer, and if he did not see the Parliament in College-green he would die a repealer.—(Cheers.) Mr. J. M‘Nevis (barrister), rejoiced at the secession of Mr. Grey Porter, as it proved incontestibly the sincerity of the repeaters. Mr. O'CONNELL again rose, and congratulated the Association on the late demonstration in the north in favour of legislative in dependence. He never, in the course of his experience, beheld a more numerous, orderly, or peaceable assemblage. When entering the town of Dundalk they met Lord Cardigan, the colonel of a regiment of Dragoons, driving out in his carriage, which clearly showed him that he did not consider there would be any occasion for his troops. He was perfectly right.—(Hear.) It was too late in the present session to bring the question of repeal before the Legislature. They would wait till they were able to concentrate such a manifestation of popular opinion as would give greater weight to their arguments. Lord Althorp had de clared that the moment the entire people of Ireland demanded a repeal of the Act of Union they were entitled to it. That was a sound and constitutional declaratioe, and stood in bold relief to the vapourings of the Member for Edinburgh.— (Hear.) The Hon. Gentleman then entered into a long argument in favour of repeal, referring again to the condition of the people, and concluded by asserting they would therefore continue the agitation in the same legal and constitutional manner which had at all times charac terised their exertions. During the present month they would have a demonstration in Cork, and another in Meath, besides the celebration of the 30th of May, in Dublin.—(Cheers.) ♦gainst the commencement of the next session of Parliament they would have petitions from every county, every town, every ♦illage, and every family in Ireland, in favour of domestic legislation. He was determined that the, British Minister should have ocular demon. titration of the feelings and wishes of the Irish people.—(Hear, and cheers.) Sir R. Peel seemed disposed to win the people of Ireland from him. He would freely give them to him, but he knew the terms.—(Laughter.) The Minister deserved their gratitude for abolishing the duty on glass, and the monopoly of the Bank of Ireland, and also for his excellent Maynooth Bill.— (Hear, hear.) He was grateful for their measures, and he understood they were to be succeeded by others of an equally liberal character. He trusted he was not misinformed, but he could net be grateful by anticipation ; he would thank him for them when he saw them. Let Ireland be conciliated, and England might defy the conjugated powers of the world.—(Cheers.) Some routine business having been disposed of, Mr. O'CONNELL announced the rent for the week to be 4061. 3s. The meeting then adjourned. E!VENING, MAY 7, 1845. THE STOCK.EXCHANGE. MONDAY, MAY s.—The following are the closing prices : Three per Cent. Consols, 98—Three.and.a.Quarter per Cent. Stock, 1001 —Kingstown and Bray Railway, 9 St —Dublin and Drogheda, 98—Great Southern and Western, 2.33—Ditto, Ex tension, 13i—Dublin and Belfast Junction, 113 i—Dublin to Mullingar and Athlone, 3k—Dublin to Galway, 3i i—Belfast and Ballymena, 81 }—Dundalk and Enniskillen, 5i i—Waterford and Limerick, Si—Wexford and Carlow, 43—Cork and Bandon, 73 — Derry and Enniskillen, 43—Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Junc. tion, 3i—Derry and Coleraine, 33. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS CITY, TUESDAY EVENING. TIMES.—The premium on gold at Paris is 18 1 /, per mille, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s . 10%d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 61 • and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25 7N, it follows that gold is 0.64 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 434 1 / 4 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 34 17s. 10 1 / 2 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 9 3 / 4 ; and the exchange at Ilamburgh on London at short being 13 114, it follows that gold is 0.68 per cent. dearer in Lon don than in Hamburgh. THE ESTIMATES FOR MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.— The numerous Parliamentary estimates issued since the opening of the session are at length wound up by the issue (on Saturday) of the bulky papers which are appropriated to the " Miscellaneous Services," divided, as they are, into no less than seven separate classes. Fortunately a general abstract of the grants to be proposed for the above services for the year 1845-46, has been prepared for the use of those who are necessarily restricted to a general synapsis, and precluded from any lengthened entrance into mere details. It appears that the gross totals of the seven classes, as estimated for the ensuing year, amount to the sum of 2,944,9751. (including the" civil contingencies," at 100,000/.), which is a net decrease of 60,7261. as compared with the estimates of 1844, and one of 22,157/. as compared with those of 18 . 432 Of this amount 2,944,9751. the sum of 313,6091. is to be appropriated to public works and buildings,under the head of class 1 ; 741,140 L to the salaries, &c., of public departments, un der class 2 ; 772,6181. to law and justice, under class 3; 295,413/. to education, science, and art, under class 4 ; 450,589/. to colonial and consular services, under class 5 ; 177,7271. to superannuations and charities, under class 6 ; and 93,979/. to special and temporary objects, under cuss 7. The " civil contingencies," of which the details will he given under that head in a separate paragraph, I amount, as usual, to 100,0001. Under the head of" Public Works and Buildings," we find the sum of 112,217/. appropriated to public buildings and royal palaces, 6,5001. to the palm-house at Kew, 8,395/. to the temporary Houses of Parliament, 85,0001. to the new Houses of Parliament, 3,836/. to Holyhead harbour and roads, 50,000/. to the Caledonian Canal, and 24,661/. to public buildings in Ireland. Under the head of " Salaries," the sum of 39,350/. is appropriated to the House of Commons, 55,900/. to the Treasury, 112,450/. to the three Secretaries of State. 39,0001. to the Privy Council-office, 2,000/. to the Lord Privy Seal, 34,056/, to the Paymaster- General, 2,6301. to the State Paper.office, 3,240/. to the Ec clesiastical Commissioners, 52,7701. to the Poor.law Commis. sinners, 13,4001. to Public Records, 10,9671. to the Inspec. tore of Factories, 6,4641. to the Household of the Lord-Lieu. tenant of Ireland, 39,0001. to secret service, 221.598/. to print. ing and stationery (!), 4,9501. to printing proclamations in Ireland. Under the head of " Education, Science, and Art," we find a sum of 75,000/. applied to public education its Great Britain, 75,0001. to public education in Ireland, 4,911/, to schools of design, 2,006/. to professors at Oxford and Cambridge, 4,5401. to the University of London, 7,3801. to Universities in Scotland, 5,9101. to the Royal Dublin Society, 2,1001. to the Belfast Academical Institution, 52,0401. to the British Museum, 52,020/. to the British Museum build ings, 6,217/. to British Museum purchases, 1,5001. to the National Gallery, 8,850/. to the Museum of Economic Geo logy, 5,839/. to scientific works and experiments, 1,5001. for the monuments of Sir S. Smith, Lord Exmouth, and Lord De Sau. mares. Under the head of " Colonial and Consular Services," we find 11,3531. applied to the clergy in North America; 18,895/. to the Indian department of Canada; 10,495/. to emigration; 6,000/. to negro education ; 35,000/. to the support of captured negroes ; 24,000/. to the Commissioners for the Suppression of the Slave trade ; 110,750/. to Consuls abroad ; and 80,000/. to Hong-Kong and ports in China, Under the head of "Special and Temporary Objects," we find 1,5001. applied to the Commissioners on Public Health ; 3,400/. to the Criminal Law Commissioners; 6,000/. to the Townland survey of Ireland : 2,597/. to the Shannon naviga tion ;. 78.21. to the Ambassador's residence in Paris; 13,000/. to the Ambassador's residence in Constantinople ; 50,0001. to steam navigation to India ; and 16,6001. to the militia and volunteers in Canada. DARING 'ROBBERY.— On Saturday afternoon, be tween four and five o'clock, Mr. H. Turner, of the Rising Sun, Brooksby- street, Barnsbury-road, Islington, was robbed of a small ca.li box, containing notes mid gold to upwards of 1101. The robbery was effected by three men who were hanging about the house for seine time, anti of whom he received a quantity of silver, for which he returned gold, and having occasion to go to the cellar a short, time afterward', the robbery was effected. lie unfortunately exhibited his cash-box at the time of givir g change, which the thieves to,ik note of, and having left it in the bar parlour in his absence, secured it, and got safe oil' In the course of yesterday Mr. Turner received part of the contents of the cash-box by the pest (which ap pears to have been posted at Kingsland), containing va rious receipts, vouchers, &e., and a cheque on Messrs. and Co., which, by the-bye, tile thieves Jones, Lloyd, were too careful to present. From the manner in which the robbery was effected there is no doubt it had been planned for some time past. The police, however, are on the alert, and as they are known, and can be easily identified, every exertion will be made to bring them to justice. MR. BENJAMIN WOOD, M.P.—lt is With feeling of pleasure that we announce the progressive r es t oration to heaitil of the veteran Member for Southwark , li e h as lately been ep4leki , , , to take pular Orly% GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION - COMPANY. • - Yesterday, at half-past one o'clock, another steamer was added to the unrivalled fleet of the General Steam Navigation Company. The Mercury, steam-vessel, with the Chairman, Mr. Wilkin, the Secretary, Mr. Wilson, Captain Laurence, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Pepys, and other gentlemen belonging to the Company, with the Hon. Thomas Spring Rice. Commissioner; of Customs, Mr. M'Gregor, and Mr. Porter, of the Board of Trade, proceeded from London-b:idge to Bow Creek, Blackwall, where they witnessed the interesting launch of the new steam-vessel, built of iron, by Messrs. Ditchburne and Mare, the Hon. Mrs. Rice naming her " The Triton," with the usual ceremony, as she went off the stocks amidst the cheers of the workmen and the casual spectators. She is a very smart-looking vessel, of 461 tons burden, builder's mea surement, is 165 feet long, 24ft. beam, and 14ft. deep in hold ; and, judging from her position in the water, she will doubtless add to the already high character of the Company for the great safety and dispatch of their passengers and goods. After the launch, the Triton was towed by the Mercury out of the creek ; and leaving her to be warped into the East India Dock, to have her engines (direct action) fitted, of 83-horse power, the Mercury proceeded on a short trip to try her machines and speed. This vessel is nc.w one of the most perfect belonging to the General Steam Navigation Company; from being lengthened in her fore body 17 feet, and from having an increase of 20-horse power, with tubular boilers, she can now take comfortably, at an average rate of 13 miles an hour, 170 passengers and 200 tons of goods. A very elegant cold collation was served on board the Mercury, in her little cruise, which was partaken of with the gentlemen, by Mrs. Spring Rice and a number of ladies, in the course of which several high compliments were paid to the General Steam Naviga tion Company. The Hon. Spring Rice, as Commissioner of Cus toms. gave great credit to the Company, and praised its officers for their very strict attention to the Customs' regulations in pre venting smuggling. The fleet of steamers of the General Steam Navigation Company was superior to that of any other ccuntry. Mr. M`Gregor attributed the establishment and improvement of the Royal steam navy to the example which was shown to the Government by the efficient fleet of the General Steam Company, and many warm eulogiums were passed on the Chairman, Mr. Wilkin, for his devotion to the business of the Company, and for its able management. Mr. Wilkin most appropriately acknowledged the handsome expressions used towards the Company and himself, and reiterated the determination of the Company to check as much as they pos. sibly could the iniquitous smuggling which was encouraged in a great degree by persons on shore, and which tended so much to. wards demoralisation. The worthy Chairman took credit for the efficiency of the Company's steam.vessels, and announced his deter. urination to maintain them so, and thereby the best interests of the shareholders. We must not forget to state that the health of the Hon. Mrs. Spring Rice, who performed the ceremony of naming the Triton, was drunk with much respect and applause. " Steam Navigation, wherever it exists," and several other toasts connected with it and the Company, were likewise duly honoured. The Mercury came up to London.bridge, and landed her pas. sengers early in the evening. BRAZILS. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) When, instead of arguments or ratiocination, scurrility and buffoonery are resorted to, whether by Governments or individuals, it is a strong indication either of weakness of the intellect, or the badness of the cause, of those who adopt such despicable means. "Goad a galled'donkev and he will wince," is an'old adage, and is very applicable:at die:present moment, to our Ministry, who, having been pricked in a sore place, are beginning to kick, and bespatter all who come in their way —witness the attack yesterday in the Herald, on the people and Government of Brazils; because they have had the spirit to resent the indignant treatment they have experienced at the hands of our Premier and the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, in continuing the prohibitory duty on their sugars, and opening our ports to those of all the world besides. Brazils has retaliated by an avowed intention of levying 20 per cent. differential duty on our cotton manufactures—a measure Mr. Gladstone and other members of the Cabinet would insist Brazils would not have recourse to. Our merchants and manufacturers, naturally alarmed at this menacing obstruction to their trade, and irri tated at the delay which has taken place in the concluding a new treaty with that important empire, whereby their property has been deprived of the protection hitherto afforded it by our Consuls and Judge Conservator, have strongly remonstrated with the Government. The Premier has no consolation to offer them but holding out de ceptive hopes that the new treaty will place our relation with that country on the same footing as before the expiration of the old; but how can that be possible, whilst we attempt to give the law to Brazils, as an insignificant and unimportant country whose trade we can command, if not by fair means by foul, such as defrauding its revenues by smuggling our cotton articles. What an insinuation for a Government organ to promulgate against a country amicably disposed towards us, and one of our best customers ! . The language used by our Contemporary is most unjustifi able and absurd—if they cannot convince by argument, they will never succeed in conciliating Brazils by " bullying and braggadociaing," or bring her to consent to take the law from us, whose duty it is, as a more rich and powerful country, to set a good example to others, not only in a moral and religious, but likewise in a commercial, fiscal, financial, and honourable point of view. TRAVELLING IN 18 45.—ARRIVAL AT DOVER OF TIM INDIAN MAIL—The officer in charge of the above mail ar rived at Boulogne yesterday morning from Marseilles in the short space of 65 hours. In one hour and fifty-five minutes the same was conveyed across the Channel to Dover, by the Ondine steam_ vessel, and in four hours from that time the mail was in London ; the entire distance from Marseilles to London being thus performed in less than eighty hours ! WILL ADMIRAL SIR JOHN C. WHITE, K.C.B. —Probate of the will and two codicils of the late Sir Jelin Chambers White, of Park.square, Regent's Park, and of Sheer ness, Kent, Vice-Admiral of her Majesty's navy, and Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, who died at Sheerness on the 4th of April last, has just been granted to the executors and trustees, Sir Adolphus John Dalrymple, Bart , Colonel Edward Fanshawe, and Henry Dalrymple White and Adolphus Leighton White, Esqrs., the sons of the deceased. The personal effects in England, within the province of Canterbury, sworn under 60,000/. Leaves to his son Henry Dalrymple his house No. 23, Upper Wimpole-street; and to his son Adolphus Leighton, two hundred shares in the Marhattan Bank, New York. The residue of his property he leaves to be equally divided among his said two sons and daughter Charlotte, except his plate, jewellery and such like, which by a codicil in his own handwriting he has apportioned amongst them. The will is dated February 27, 1845. Witnesses—John Simpson and Robert A. Mitchell, Henrietta. street, Covent-garden. THE NAIL TRADE IN STIRLINGSHIRE.—This branch of trade has long been in a very depressed state, chiefly arising from the use of machine-made nails, and also from a spirit of competi. tion smong the employers. The average earnings of the nail. makers in this quarter, for some years past, have not exceeded 7s. a week; for though in some few instances Bs., 10s., or even 12s have been realised, yet these sums were only got by extra labour, or perhaps a better paid kind of work. About six months ago the workmen obtained a penny additional for making 1,000 nails; and after some agitation on the part of the workmen, several of the em. ployers have this week very handsomely advanced another 3d. on the same quantity. This will have the effect of raising the nail. maker's weekly earnings to about Bs. 6d. or 95., or from 20 to 30 per cent. on their wages, which, though still a small pittance, must be productive of a little more comfort to this long depressed body of men.—Scotch Paper. _ _ -....---- --- THE GREENWICH PIERS.—The town of Green. wich was yesterday In a state of considerable excitement in con sequence of information having been communicated to the Directors of the Floating Pier Company that the Lord Mayor had given directions to the water-bailiff to adopt forcible means if necessary to remove the barges moored off Garden.stairs. On Monday, at twelve o'clock. the deputy water.bailiff went to tke floating pier, and gave notice to Cavill, the pier master, to remove the dummies and barges, intimating that if not taken away forthwith he was commanded by the Lord Mayor to bring steam-boats, or such other means as might be deemed necessary, to remove the nuisance and obstruction. Some gentlemen from Greenwich, on behalf of the water_ men, determined on waiting upon the Lord Mayor, and proceeded to the Mansion.house, and had a private interview with his Lord ship. They were courteously received, and after the statement had been laid before his Lordship, together with the plans of the river and its embankments, he was pleased to say he would stay the order, and reconsider the matter. DARING BURGLARY.—Yesterday morning, between °tic and seven o'clock, a daring burglary was effected upon the premises of Mr. Atkins, wine and spirit merchant, of Lower.road, Islington. The thieves gained an entrance from the rear of the premises, and after ransacking the counting-house, stealing from thence between 301. and 401. in gold and notes, besides various articles, they broke open the cellar, and after indulging themselves with some of the choicest wines, they proceeded to draw off a hogs. head of cyder before they took their departure. SAC RILEG E.—Yesterday information was received by the police that on the night of the 30th ult., or early on the morning of the Ist inst., the parish church of White Waltham, near Maidenhead, Bucks, was sacrilegiously broken open, and robbed of about fifteen yards of black cloth, forming the hangings of the pulpit and reading desks. The thieves arc supposed to have been disturbed, as no attempt was made to force the vestry door. ETON AQUATICS.—The first annual match of the season came off on Friday last, between what is called by old Eto nians the two sides of College, which caused the usual degree of interest consequent on its being for the purpose of ascertaining the merits of the crews, with a view to the selection of the best eight, who will take the challenges of the Westminster, Oxford, and Cam. bridge Universities during the season. The distance was, as usual, from the Brocas round the Rushes to Windsor-bridge, about four miles. The crews were as follows :—The Prince of Wales, taking the Eton side of the stream, was manned by Tremaync (stroke), Watkyns, Mr. Hanbury, Talfourd, Leslie, Parker, Stewart (steerer), The Victory, taking the Windsor side, was manned by Adlington (stroke), Boughton, Luttrill, mi., Richards, Fellowes, Buller, Law ford (steerer). The Victory had the decided advantage at starting, and on arriving at the Clump was half a boat's length in advance, the Prince of Wales closely pressing them to the Point, where it was expected bumping would take place, but by dint of skill and great exertions on the part of the crew of the Victory, they suc ceeded in avoiding this friendly salutation of their opponents, and by the time they arrived at Upper Hope they had gained two boats' length in advance, gradually increasing their advantage to the Rushes, and from thence to the bridge. The Victory came in a winner by between six and seven boats' lengths. FIRE NEAR TEMPLE-BAR.—About two o'clock this morning, a gentleman, named Finch, observed smoke issuing from the shop windows of the house of Mr. Martin, tailor, 3, Bell yard, Temple-bar. A cry of " fire!" was instantly raised, and after considerable trouble the inmates were aroused. By that period the flames had obtained the complete possession of the shop, and were ascending the staircase. Several persons quickly made their appearance at the upper windows bewailing their distressed condition. A blanket was instantly procured from Mr. Sergeant, of the adjoining house, and the same being held by some of the neighbours, one or two children were thrown from the second floor, and escaped without personal injury. The fire-escape flora the Blackhorse-court police-station was brouglitueplais,soem,baeftt.oc er r, when three or four other parties effected their escape by jumping from the upper windows into it. Not many minutes Mr. Braidwood, supet intendent of the London Fire Establishment, reached the spot, with five engines and a strong muster of firemen. The New River Waterworks yielded an instant a'sd an abundant supply of water, but they were unable to extinguish the flames before the shop and its contents w ere destroyed, and the staircase and upper part of the building seriously damaged by fire. SINGULAR FACT 1N NATURAL IIIaTORY the accidental or eccentric deviations from th ' e — l i av f v nature, which happens all among leu t i he cir featliereo tribes, were recorded, it would furinTahep following n,, addition to the studies occur rence (similar to the mysterious remarkable of the ornithologist. of Great Britain, and the cowbunting oi . of America.)the cuckoo was discovered lately, within eighty yards of the residence of Mr. Bruce, gamekeeper wasamekeeper to Lord Lovat, at B eau f o rt Castle, A n f h o e u n i , i s d, e in gs. which ,hr there were a wood- cock's a n d a b antam first possessor of the " lo ca l habitation" cannot be asc e ertained ; but, at all events, there the woodcock sits close, and so tame that slte remains undisturbed by visitors who are anxious io notice the coming out of her brood. Should all the eggs produce birds, the movements of the pullets will be watched, in order ;9 ntserve whether they remain with their foster Barents, or j )in the first party of chicken.. -. . ._ ,Liey meet with.—lnverness Couticr. LITERATURE. AN APPEAL TO THE OPPONENTS OF THE MAYNOOTH GRANT. By Eneas Mac Don nell,Esq. This gentleman published numerous letters in a Morn , ing Journal some years since, relative to the Govern ment of Ireland, and was strongly opposed, if we re member correctly, to measures proposed by the Whigs, and generally approved of by the Liberals in both countries as remedies for Irish grievances. This pamphlet, however, exhibits a different spirit. Its ohject is to remove misapprehensions respecting the Catholic faith, to encourage peace and Christian charity among all classes, and to promote a measure which he believes to be beneficial to his country and to the United Kingdom generally. These are strong proofs of repentance, and, therefore, looking at this ephemeral production in that light, we are induced to call the attention of our readers to the subjoined ex tracts. In reference to the charge made by some parties that the scheme is a " Popish plot," directed against British gre,ttness and British glory, he There is something most unseemly in all this. No man denies that the Catholics o: Ireland were subjected to grievous impoverishment by British rulers, for Bri tish purposes. Yet, now, when this comparatively small proffer of liberality is made to them, an outcry is raised by those who pretend to exceed all others in liberality. and thou4ands of petitions are concocted, in the hope of paralysing the hand by which the offering is tendered ! Such are the notions, and such the practice of our self styled admirers of British greatness and British glory Let them beware. Resistance of this sort begets and nourishes perilous reminiscences which should not ob tain any portion of public countenance or favour. Thiry may, nay must aid Irish agitation, but they injure, in the same proportion, British fame and British strength." 1-3.nd in another place, to show the utter hopeless ness of diminishing the number of Catholics by perse• cution, he invites attention to facts : _ "There was printed in London, in the year 1689, a publication entitled—' A letter from Duke Schomburgh's Camp, giving an account of all the Papists in Ireland, their number and estates, &c., from the Camp at Dun dalk, November 4, 1689.' It will be found to contain the following statement :—"rhe whole of them (Papists), men, women, and children, are but one million,—of which 40 or 50,000 in arms. . . . There are four titular archbishops, 23 bishops, and 2328 parish priests.' "From the time when that letter was published a sys tem of Anti-catholic legislation was pursued, which I shall not distress myself or others by more specifically deta9ing, than by assuring those opponents of the May nooth grant, that it fully accorded with their views, and was expressly framed for their declared purpose of pre venting the growth of Popery.' Let those opponents now mark the practical results of their policy. " The Roman Catholics of Ireland, who, in 1689, amounted, men, women, and children,' to one million, are returned by the Commissioners for taking the Irish census, in 1841, as amounting to 6,427,712 ! " This fact requires no illustration from commentary; but I may, in reference to the present subject of May nooth, direct attention to the fact, that whereas the Episcopal offices are now precisely the same in number as they were in 1689, the number of parish priests, or rather parochial clergy, for the 6,427,712 of Irish Ro man Catholics in Is4l, was 2239, being actually less, by 89, than the number of parochial clergy, for the one million of Irish Roman Catholics in 1689, which we find, stated to have been 2328." With a view to refute the accusation which im putes to Roman Catholic pastors the desire and habit to exclude from theircongregations the influence of the Sacred Scriptures, he publishes a pastoral charge of the Roman Catholic Prelates of Ireland, addressed to their clergy and congregations in the year 1824, in which the authority of the instruc tion given is made to rest chiefly upon these Divine revelations, and introduces it with the following re-. marks : " I entreat most particular attention to the lengthened extract which I shall furnish, in the first instance, froth a grave and unquestionable record of that advice and instruction, framed, adopted, and promulgated, some years ago, by those Most Rev. and Right Rev. Prelates. On reference to the signatures affixed thereto, I should add, that the majority of those prelates were at the time, or had been closely connected with the College of Maynooth, either as trustee, superior, or student. I feel assured that whenever the hurly burly of the pre sent organised Anti-Catholic agitation ceases to hold possession of the mind, and restrain the exercise of reason, I shall be secure of obtaining the admission that such a document should be considered a better tand i safer test of Roman Catholic instruction, than the m putations of avowed and actively hostile opponents." TWO PILLARS OF THE CHURCH. This is the title of a sketch just brought out by IL B. It represents Sir Robert Inglis and Mr. Thomas Duncombc walking arm-in-arm. The Baronet, who looks very grave, does not seem to like his company, and is evidently anxious to shake off the new ac quaintance. The other is in a very gay mood, and enjoys the joke wonderfully. CONSTITUTION OF JERSEY. LETTER 111. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—There is, perhaps, no law which strikes so effectually at the root of all commercial faith, and is so well calculated to injure the prosperity of the Is land, as the custom which I mentioned in my second letter, of "separation quad aux Liens;" for were it universally known, but very few would be found willing to trust any one here with their goods upon credit. By this act, the parties are considered in law as strangers, neither being liable for the other—they can not only enter into separate contracts, but those . between themselves ar e va lid— aye ! to t h e pre judice of the creditors. I h ave a l rea d y to ld you that their position as man and wife is not affected in anything e l se b ut property—they live together as usual, and their business is apparently* carried on as before. Now, let us assume t h at a maa- has traded largely, has hitherto paid all his engage ments punctually, and thus his credit being good has succeeded in obtaining an immense stock in trade— that moreover he afterwards b e com es so muc h b e hi n d in his payments (no matter whether purposely or not), that some one is induced t o l ev y an a tt ac h ment upon his goods ; then comes the fruit of this precious Norman law, for it turns out not only has he sold the property to his wife, but the house even is taken in her name; and notwithstanding the -whole of the property may have been, up to the time of arrest, under the management and in the occupation of the husband, not a fraction of it is liable for the payment of his debts, as it is the property of his wife. Although this transfer is fraudulent it is valid, and as nothing but the body of the d e bt or i s th us l e ft t o liquidate the claim, and that will not satisfy it, the creditor is obliged to accept whatever terms the wife chooses to offer, in order to free her husband from per sonal arrest. Methinks you will say that no better or easier mole of swindling could be devised than this legal one of separation plant aux Liens. Let us, how ever, see whether we cannot match it. He ho is is declared " tenant" under a " decret,” upon satisf all prior claims, and paying the expenses , is entitled to all the surplus however great. Suppose a bank rupt's estate is worth 10,00 0 /. — that his liabilities in the Island are only 5,0 001 ., but for which Judgment: has been obtained, and they are registered according to law—that he is also indebted to creditors in Eng land to the amount of 10,0001. who may perchance have supplied him with every article of his stock iii trade, but who, for want of notice, have taken no step to recover ; in such a cas e, the first creditor on the list would declare him self tenant, pay the rent in full, and after deducting the expenses, receive a surplus,' considerably greats r than would suffice to pay the Engli s h cre dit ors 2.1 p e r cent. upon their claims. After learning that a man can legally receive even thousands of times more than the amount which is owing to him, at the ex pense of those whose claims are either of a subsequent date to his own, or for which no judgment has beets obtained, it cannot excite any surprise to find by law he can also swindle those of a prior date. Now, mark well, although his own claim may be a . paltry Si., and it is notorious that he himself is insolvent, it is no bar to his becoming tenant. His a ccounts are not subject to any inspection, and the law calls for no security that he will fulfil the very cenditions upon which it has awarded him the estate. He does not hold it in trust for the benefit of those whom the law declares to be participators, but is bona fide the uncontrolled master and owner of it. may landed ed perchance estate, a find esopmurecdhiaffisecrubltuyyisnitdiastpothsiengri Lie can therefore sell it when he chooses. 'Tis true of n th d t h h e e a of losing it, but as this doesnotapply to property, he can e ith er remove it beyond the Jurisdiction of the Court, or part with it, an I inquire abscond. Y ou will naturally why he. cannot be arrested if any • •a t taches I Because, as if on suspicion to him' purpose to render complete this great act of swindli ng , th e l aw ma k es an inv i d i ous dis tinction between a landed proprietor, and one who is n otso. The latter, a s I t o ld you i n my fi rs t l e tt er , is liable to arrest of person or property at all times, however small the amount of his debts, but the former being exempt from both, and also from ail proceedings out of term time, can only be actioned for the amount of his liabilities, however great they may be ; the tenant becoming im mediately entitled to this privilege upon being awarded the bankrupts' landed estate, ea A contest any actions brought against him by the prier claimants for his Ron-payment of them ; these actions, by the practice of our Court, he can delay, from time to time, and before judgment is obtained against him, can be beyond the reach of the laws of an Island which have given him the power to be so. B. L. The Rev. Ridley H. llerschell went by the Hiber nia steamer, on the 19th of April, to the United States. His visit to his brethren in that country is made at the request of the American Society for meliorating the condition of the Jews.--• !Wee of Israel. FREEMASONRY.—The Right Hon. the Earl of Zetland, Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England, 1555 appointed Lord F. Egertu.. .RioithotrWLanorcsLipLu,l_Provincial Grand Master of the Eastern Divie AO' 1 the )ini °ft on 0r tber s rant r de '- nd :000- 1 Cott E nid 1 7, oin Uf et ° ill , or on° uP he Pr''' on 0 0. , ooPe' of tee . 0 011 ' oi e orie• defer riptoo, the 30 11° to t he ! to iVe3ierfi~t w efe, gitle°