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)Cl{. u 89% 89 % %%X 94 io 100 to -- to -- to— to— to -- to to 304 to -- to d,—The a s been Valleys, Ids, 3 ; lirming d Man- Hart and 'ION. ibution lery, the g at Co o'clock, t lame pit vfas sl ladies armer, )roceed shortly menced. he early sly One the an t to th° ith loud 324 was of the ,o preo. n3U- r Lord day A t e great ny lepg show or !macs uld eta xamine u thenl• rook, • a the,' fenced. e to 5 yes dy for ;hat of icirters tie to e sue' ~~ Mexican ; Bra dividend. without )st atten tern are ocx. THE SUN, :LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 20, 844. COURT CIRCULAR. Their Royal Highnesses) the Duchess of Cambridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz returned to Kew from town on Friday evening. Colonel Clarice had an interview with Lord Stanley on Saturday, at the Colonial-office. A deputation from the Worcester and London, and the Rugby and Oxford Railway Companies, con sisting of Mr. Whitmore Isaac, of Worcester, Mr. T. R. Cobb, of Banbury, Mr. Glyn, Chairman of the London and Birmingham Railway Company, Mr. Dockray, engineer, and Mr. Carter, solicitor, tran sacted business on Friday at the office of the Board of Trade. Dispatches were received yesterday afternoon at the Colonial-office from Sir Charles Metcalfe, Gover nor General of Canada, and also from the Governors of the other North American provinces. WINDSOR, SUNDAY EVENING. Very considerable alterations are now in progress in the Round Tower, for the purpose of rendering increased accommodation for the numerous distinguished guests and their respective suites who have been honoured with invitations to the Castle during the visit of the King of the French to her Majesty. It is expected that several of the King's suite will have apartments provided for them in those portions of the Round Tower which com municate with the Devil Tower, and thence with the private apartments on the south side of the Castle. The marble statue of his Royal Highness Prince Al bert, executed by Wolff, which arrived at Windsor, last month from Leghorn, and a statue of her Majesty, exe cuted by the same artist, which reached Windsor a few days since, have both been unpacked, in the presence of an officer of the Customs. These works of art, which are of the sizo of life, and most admirable likenesses of the Queen and her illustrious consort, have reached the Castle perfectly free from injury: they have been placed in the stores of the department of the Chamberlain, there to remain until the return of the Court, to await the commands of the Queen as to their final destination. It is expected that they will be either placed in the grand vestibule, in either corner, opposite to the statue on the grand staircase of George IV by the late Sir Francis Chantry, or at the south end of the corridor. Her Royal Highness the Ditches of Kent is expected to arrive at Frogmore House from Witley Court, the re sidence of her Majesty the Queen Dowager, on Wednes day next, the day preceding the anticipated return of the Court to Windsor from Scotland. LYCEUM THEATRE. Miss Woolcot, of the Manchester Theatre, made a most successful debilt at this theatre on Saturday, in a new comic scene entitled Outgeneralled. She enacts the part of a young widow, who assumes various dis guises for the purpose of testing the sincerity of her lover. Miss Woolcot is an excessively pretty blonde, with light flowing ringlets, laughing blue eyes, and a brilliant complexion. She is animated, graceful, and lady-like, and will, we doubt not, ere long, take a lead in genteel comedy. Since Miss Foote left the stage, we have seen no one so fitted to succeed her in her peculiar line as Miss Woolcot. Her success was triumphant ; she was called for at the conclusion, and bouquets were literally showered upon her. ADELPHI THEATRE. The Adelphi opened on Saturday for the winter season, under the direction of Madame Celeste. Our readers are aware, that during the recess Web ster has become lessee of this favourite theatre, and its appearance on Saturday evening bore ample testimony to the taste and liberality of that most enterprising of managers. The theatre has been completely renovated in every part. The decora tions of the front of the boxes and of the proscenium consist of richly carved gold ornamental foliage and gold mouldings on a beautiful white ground. The satin paper with which the boxes are lined correspond with the exterior decorations, the cushions and dra peries being of a rich crimson velvet. The dome has been ornamented in a similar style, and the old ormolu chandelier has been removed, and a magnificent glass chandelier substituted in its place. These altera tions give the interior of the theatre a very light, and cheerful, and elegant appearance. The comfort of the audience has also been cared for. This, which formerly was one of the closest, is now one of the best ventilated theatres in London. A great improve ment has been made in the construction of the boxes, which now all radiate from the centre of the stage, so as to command a view of the stage from every part of them. The new curtain and the new drop scene, both from the pencil of Mr. Marshall, are exceedingly tasteful and beautiful. The strength of the corps dramatique ..is greatly increased. The old favourites of last season are retained. Paul Bedford, Wilkinson, and Mrs. Fitzwilliam return to the scene of their for mer triumphs, and Hudson, of Drury-lane, has joined the Adelphi corps. The piece chosen for the opening was a drama entitled Mother and Son, a translation from the French by Bourcicault. Victor (Madame Celeste), a. sbanker's clerk, is the only son of Madame Lagrange (Mrs. Yates), who is dying of consumption. N othing can save her life but removal to a warm climate, and to procure the means for this removal he robs his employer of 1001., which he tells his mother the banker has given him. An unexpected remittance arrives, and the mother is become, comparatively speaking, rich. Victor, in attempting to replace the 1001. in the .safe, is seized by the banker, goes mad, and is removed to an asylum. A funeral bell is heard ;• he is told his mother is dead —the shock overcomes him ; he recovers his senses, and all ends happily. The acting of Mrs. Yates and Madame Celeste was true to nature throughout ; and it is, in fact, to their admirable delineation of their respective characters that the piece is indebted for its success. 0. Smith acted the part of a rout fellow clerk of Victor—a small part, made of importance by the truthfulness of his acting. The house was crowded to excess, and there is every prospect of a brilliant and successful season. Previous to the performance, Mrs. Yates spoke the following Addreas, written by Mr. A'Beckett : " The drama's new campaign begins to-night, All are in arms, and eager for the fight; But do not take alarm at what I say, The war we mean to wage will be in play; And in our efforts we shall never cease To bring about a most successful piece. Yes, we shall deem the battle bravely won, If we can fairly get it with a run; We will not bluster, lest, like other folk, We find our vapouring all end in smoke. Though few the forces that our troops combine, You'll find we've got some veterans of the line; Though but a single company we form, We mean to try and take the town by storm. We really don't intend to stick at trifles, But call ourselves the pocket rifles. If eulogising thus I longer stand, You'll think I blow the trumpet for the band— The band I—that word reminds me, by the way, That of our leader I a word should say : Our leader is a lady—very true — A lady manager is nothing new ; For it she is not always one in name, She is in fact, and so it's all the same. - Besides, who'd call the male the worthier sex ? Is not Regina quite as good as Rex? If by the greatest we could test the small— If what is true of one is true of all— The feminine ought always to be first, And Lindley Murray's judgment be revers'd. After that logic, it must be confess'd, I've proved that lady managers are best ; At least that so in theory the fact is— I trust you'll find it carried out in practice I Our dramas, ere I go, I ought to mention, We should prefer them all of home invention ; But if our manufacturers are prone To work upon material not their own, We might be left without if we declined it ; We can but take the market as we find it. At all events, we ask your approbation Of our new manager—she's a translation ; But, then, the kindness to her you have shown Has made her ft el the English stage her own. In foreign steek , Lts though she plays each part, She's ceased to be an alien at heart. If you approve the post in which she stands, Ratify the appointment with your hands!" THE GLOUCESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL. UNITID STATES. ARRIVAL O? THE HIBERNIA. LITERPOOL, SATURDAY ETIIIING. The royal mail steamer Hibernia, Captain Ryrie, arrived at Liverpool at ten o'clock this evening, from Boston and Halifax, with the mails and forty-six passengers. She left Boston on the 16th and Halifax on the 19th inst., and has made the whole voyage in thirteen days. The Great Western arrival at New York on the 31st ult., at night, and left for Liverpool on the 14th inst., but has not yet arrived. There is no news of 'even the least importance in the papers by this arrival; although they extend over a period of fourteen days, they are so barren we hardly find an item ofnews. CANADA.—The Glernor-General arrived at Mon treal on Tuesday afternoon, the 3d instant, to swear in his new Cabinet Ministers. The following consti tute the new Cabinet :—The Honourable William Henry Draper, Attorney-General for that part of the province formerly Upper Canada; the Honourable William Morris, Receiver-General; Dennis Benjamin Papineau, Esq., Commissioner of Crown Lands ; James Smith, Esq., Queen's counsel in and for that part of the province formerly Lower Canada, And Attorney-General for the same. The health of General Jackson was sinking. The Indians in the Missouri are still active, Ind Waging a fierce war against the United States. In ;4, recent conflict a party of the Pawnees had eight killed, and the Sacs one killed. MR. EVANS' ST. LEGER SWEEPS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Mr. Enrroe,—lt is with great pain and indigna tine that I am compelled to resort to your columns for the exposure of one of the most unheard-of acts on the pert of the projector of one of the greatest of our r: icing lotteries or sweeps throughout the kingdom, that ever sullied the annals of fair play and common honesty. I allude to the Leger sweep of Mr. Evans, of Corm at garden. As the holder of Foig-a-ballagh in the late St. T..eger sweep of Mr. Evans, I was entitled to 7001., an, i ray friend, Mr. Ayton, a fellow -townsman, to 2001. . le the holder of The Cure. Tho usual circular annoum ea.ei to us that we had drawn these chances on the Frida i pre ceding the race, when, judge my surprise at receivi bg the following letter : " Grand Hotel, Covent-garden, Sept. 21, 1: 144. " Sir,—On my return from Doncaster, I found a letter from my solicitor, Mr. Moseley, of Bedford- weet, Covent-garden, recommending me, by all means, to with hold the payment of the prizes in my St. Leger S weeps until the result of the qui tarn action brought again at me lately shall be known. The informer, who is the ph tintiff in this case, will file hie declaration on the 24th of 7 this month; until that is done I know not what I ha re to defend, or to what extent I may bo liable. lam -eery sorry that any delay should take place in the settle' sent, but I am bound to protect myself in this matter. " I have no doubt but that all the actions will fa 11 to the ground, and that the Government will not coup. Leen anee the prosecutions at the suit of a set;of villains w hose only object is extortion, —I remain, Sir, your obe. Tient servant, " WILLIAM C. EVAN IS. " Mr. R. A. Marshall." I immediately came up to London, and in my i titer 'view with Mr. Moseley ascertained that he would re com mend Mr. Evans to waive all legal objections, a ad to Pay me over the moneys for myself and friend ; st, as I could not get Mr. Evans to meet me at the office., al though he had been most offensively rude to me eet his hotel, I deemed it right to send him a letter, of which a copy is annexed, on Wednesday evening. " Sir—Not having been enabled to meet you at your solicitor's, Mr. Moseley's, to-day, although I repea ledly attended at the office, expecting that you would come there, aft e r reiterated requests, I have now a paranasount duty to perform to myself and the public, failing the. -pay ment of the money to me, which I have honourably Iwon. " Your own solicitor showed me the writ served ori - jou, which was connected with the late Derby, and not /with the St. Leger. Had it, however, touched the ra ee on which lam the winner, it could not have borne Ripon the subject, as far as my interests were involved, since Your obvious duty as a man of honour and honesty, was either to refund the subscription previously, or abed e: the issue of the drawing. Mr. Moseley distinctly tol a me this day that, had you chosen to attend, you would have heard, from his own lips, that he would recommen I you to pay the moneys to myself, as holder of Foig - a - ba l lagh , and to my friend's order (Mr. William Ayton'), the.. pos sessor of the second horse. " It is my - wish, for both our sakes, to settle the affair amicably, and for this purpose J will call on yott to morrow, at two o'clock P.M.. F dnctually, to receive the amounts due to myself end Mr. Ayton. Should you, however, decline seeing me, or should you, upon a n in terview, refuse to pay me over one of the most sac red of all trusts, the money confided to you by others for a spe cific purpose, and of which you were presumed by all to be but the temporary trustee, I beg thus to distinctly tell you that I shall publish a copy of this letter, which shall be my best explanation and vindication for pestle g you to-morrow at Tattersall's—seekiag any redress which may be within the reach of the law—and warning; the Public, through every available medium, against I saving 'MY Turf transactions with a party who would fly iii the face of his own professional adviser, and violate the very essence of integrity." , To this, on Thursday morning, I received the follow ing reply:— "Grand Hotel, Covent-garden, Thursday, Sept. 26, 1844. " Sir,—ln reply to your letter, I beg to state that I made no appointment whatever to meet you yesterday at 121 Y solicitor's, or I should have kept it. I had a parti ,°Ular engagement of long standing, which called me from home after one o'clock, and I did not return until late in the evening. Mr. jiloseley is out of town to - day, but I have seen his principal clerk, and to him I refer you for 111 Y answer to your letter. I find you have taken, every opportunity of publicly traducing my character, and I shall be glad to have an opportunity of publicly refuting Your accusations. I believe myself to be perfectly jus tified in the course I am pursuing , a nd s h a l l abide the altue.—l urn, sir, your obedient servant, " WILLIAM C. EVANS. " Mr. R. A. Marshall." „ _I called on Mr. Moseley's clerk, who inform ed me that Itr, Evans had been with him, and had stated that it was nig intention to have given me a cheque for 3501. on ac count, but that as I had traduced his character he should li nw abide by his first letter. My intention was to make myself a subscriber at Tat tersall's, by the payment of two guineas, and post Mr. Evans as a defaulter ; but I was dissuaded from so `'inir by being told in one or two wall-informed quarters -is not a wager I should not be permitted to lard in the room. ou, Sir, is the writ upon which Mr. shuffle out of the payment of other , and not his own ? It is absolutely a —.4 prior to, and affecting only the late Derby ! But had it affected the St. Leger, what was his plain line of duty ? Either to have returned the subscriptions and declined his lottery, or have stood the brunt of any paltry information, like .Mr. Bake and all the other parties similarly situated. There is a society formed for resist ing informers, and Mr. Evans either has joined it or Ought to have joined it, when his battle would have been fought for him, if necessary. Until I get further advice, how am I to act, I can only avail myself of that great engine, the press, to make the conduct of Mr Evans known from the Land's End to John o'Groat's; and if the public will but judge between cs, I am quite satisfied, that whatever be the fate of rac ing sweeps in a legal point of view, in an honourable one . will be the last that ever can be got up at the Grand Covent-garden.—l remain, Sir, your obliged and seedient servant, R. A. MARSHALL. Tavistock Hotel, Thursday evening, Sept. 26, 1844. [We have published these letters, as so many persons are interested in the correspondence, while at the same time it appears that Mr. Marshall might have obtained 148 object by less violent means. Mr. Evans, we believe, !over contemplated such an act as some parties would !Impute to him ; and it will be seen from an announcement 14 another ptrt of the paper, that he is ready to pay the deposits on receiving proper security against the qui tam ktions with which he is threatened.—ED. Sun.] FILE LAST Evßrut:G.—Yesterday evening, at li bellt a quarter to eight, a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Vickers, the publisher of Holywell-street, in the Strand, nearly opposite the Old Dog Tavern. The Carta was instantly given, and by the timely assistance of the engines from St. Clement Danes, followed by two of the large brigade engines, and a plentiful supply of Water, the damage was confined to the shop, the valuable Stock of which was entirely destroyed. thmusw v. BELLEW. CONSISTORIAL COURT, gXETER, E-RIDAT, SEPT. 27.—The Very Worshipful the ca Martin has just pronounced his decision in ev,e. He stated that though there were grounds of " tlB l 3 i'eion attaching to the conduct of the promovent, suffticient evidence had not been adduced to prove that testatrix was not in a condition to make a will, nor Was there anything in the will to show that itdid not ex press the prob a ble intentions of the testatrix. He should, th erefore, admit the will to probate, but, considering the n ear relati ons hip o f th e p ar ti e s, he should not pronounce lfor eosta.—Woolmer's Exeter Gazette. AMERICAN THEATRICALS.—Mr. Macready is now pla Theatre his principal characters in the Arch-street ueatre, Philadelphia. He will appear at the Park in a w eek or two, and having finished his engagement there, n. return, w e believe, to Engl a nd. It is calculated that Mr. Macready has cleared about fifty or sixty thou 'and dollars in this country, besides making a great f 4II Y personal f r i e nd s i n th e p o liti ca l an d lit erar y cir u, ; and uni versa lly, we b e li eve , enem i es i n th e ran k s nig own p ro f ess i on . O n t h e w h o l e , h e i s a great actor ; neter eccentric as a man ; and has justly been denomi " the last of the cocked hats." Anderson, who has his called th e " d ou bl e " o f M acrea d y, h as j ust fi n i s h e d . e I „lengagem en t at t h e P ar k . H e h as b een we ll rece i ve d . .doubt, how ever , w h et h er h e w ill ma k e h a lf t h e money " Ws country th a t hi s great prototype h as ma d e . H e is Jo much of a copyist for that, although a highly re spectable actor.—New Y ork Paper. Tux Le_ PRESIDENT STEAMER.—A report is current Dover, a bottle was p i c k e d up a b out twe l ve m il es o ff yeaterday morning, cobtaiP..ing a paper, on which v,i_ a :wa s s ' , Litton m pencil—" President, all is lost God r ,e you all I—Lennox." We give this report as we hcard it, but are unable to vouch for 45 Ituthen "clg.P.-Dova Chronick. HER - MAJESTY AT BLAIR ATHOL. BLi‘IR ATHOL, THUREDAY. Yesterday her Ma jesty and the Prince with party again went:up Glen Tilt. On Tuesday the dogs had been sant after the deer, and the result was that tw.) of them, driven from the wood, took refuge in the water, and placing themselves against large rocks, were there kept at bay by the dogs, and kept the dogs at bay in return. The dogs kept swimming about for hours, afraid to venture too near, lest a dart from an antler ,should transfix them ; and in that situation they remained till yesterday forenoon, when, as we have said► the royal party coming up, Prince Albert shot the two noble animals, in presence of her Majesty. The whole scene was a very exciting one. In the evening the dinner party, in addition to the usual !company, numbered the officers on guard. BLAIR ATHOL, FRIDAY. ll.sr Majesty's anxiety to lose no opportunity of see ing the sublime scenery in the neighbourhood of Blair Atli 61, appears to increase as tho period of departure app roaches, From early morning, up to a late hour in the evening, her Majesty rides or drives about the coun try in the most unostentatious manner, and is eveg w acre received with respectful deference, the offspring ssf that genuine politeness which nature has planted in the breasts of the wild Highlanders. The Queen and the Prince have been so much out amongst the people There that they are at once recognised by all the villa gers, although they are seldom preceded by any of the pomp and circumstance which are generally the neces sary accompaniments of such exalted rank ; but as the royal pair pass by on their shooting ponies, with Sandy Macre, the Highland gillie, their only attendant, there is no rushing out and crowding, and crushing, and staring, as practised by the vulgar denizens of Brighton; here the bonnets are merely withdrawn by sray of re spectful salutation, which is acknowledged by that cour teous inclination with which her Majesty invariably re ;urns the greetings of her subjects when they do not ascape her observation. The only occasion on which the vulgarities of civilised life have been obtruded on her Majesty, during her stay here, was on Sunday last, when, as has already been stated, the curiosity of some of the congregation at the ♦illage church overcame their discretion ; but this dis play was manifested by the shopkeepers and bourgeoisie who flocked from the towns in the vicinity, rather than by the tenantry of Lord Glenlyon. The inordinate pre tensions of some of these people to excessive sanctity was shown in their true light, by the manner in which some few of them converted the humble village church into a show room ; but this desecration was at once hushed by the better portion of the congregation, and we are happy to say that this was the only instance of any attempt to invade the seclusion and tranquillity which has been enjoyed by her Majesty since her arrival at Blair Athol. On Wednesday her Majesty was gratified by wit nessing the noble sport of deer-stalking to very great advantage. The Queen and the Prince had proceeded up Glen Tilt, with Lord Gcnlyon, early in the after noon, and her Majesty remained at the forester's lodge whilst the Prince set forth with his noble host on his sporting expedition. The Prince succeeded in killing three of the finest deer in the forest of Athol, and one of them was shot very near to the spot from which her Majesty witnessed the sport. In the evening, Captain the Hon. James Murray, Lord Glenlyon's brother, with the Master of Strathallan, and Mr. Drummond, of Meg ginch, the officers on guard, had the honour of dining with her Majesty. Dr. Macleod, the Highland minister, who preached at the village church on Sunday, had the honour of dining with her Majesty on Sunday evening. As the presence of her Majesty in the Glen to a certain extent necessarily interfered with the sport, and scared away the deer, the Prince and Lord Glenlyon started yester day morning at seven o'clock from the Castle alone and unattended. The foresters had been out driving the deer towards the Glen during the night, and every fa vourable opportunity of time and weather combined to ensure an excellent day's sport for his Royal Highness. The Prince WAS again successful, and three superb bucks fell before his rifle. Unfortunately, the Prince had made an engagement to return to the Castle at two o'clock, to drive her Majesty to Fascally, but if he had remained in the Glen, and continued the sport, he might have stalked seven or eight more deer, as they ran flock ing along the heights in countless myriads. Lord Glen lyon remains shut up in his determination not to shoot ; it was erroneously stated that his Lordship had killed a buok on Tuesday last, as he has not pulled a trigger since the arrival of the Prince at the Castle. Two of the deer which were stalked yesterday by the Prince were killed upon the spot ; his Royal Highness wounded the third deer, and the animal, which from the hunter's aim had taken hurt, endeavoured to escape, but was brought to bay by the splendid deer-hounds,, and afforded some excellent sport. On the return of the Prince to the Castle his Royal Highness partook of luncheon, and at half-past three o'clock drove out her Majesty in the pony phaeton, at tended by two outriders before and one behind, and ac companied by Lord Glenlyon and Lord Charles Welles ley. Her Majesty proceeded on the road beyond Fas cally, the beautiful seat of Mr. Butter, on the banks of the Garry. Her Majesty paused several times to admire the surpassing beauty of the scenery, which was en hanced by the mellowness of the autumnal tints of the rich foliage of the birch trees and larches. tierMajeacy alighted at the entrance to the pass of Killiecrankie, and having mounted her pony, which had been sent on be fore, rode down to the bottom of the pass, and remained for some time admiring the beauty of the scene formed by the clear rushing of the Garry over the " Sodger's Loup," so called from one of Mackay's men having leaped over the chasm there, when pursued by Claverhouse's Highlanders. Her Majesty returned to the high road through the new path which has been laid down by Mr. Butter, of Fascally, and entered the pony phaeton which bad been waiting for her at the gate of the pass. Her Majesty and the Prince arrived at the Castle at seven o'clock. Lord and Lady Glenlyon, with the Hon. Miss Murray, had the honour of joining the Royal dinner party in the evening, which consisted of the members of her Majesty's suite, with the exception of Lord Aber deen, who has gone to pay a brief visit to Lord Abercorn, at Laggan. Several artists are taking sketches in the neighbour hood, and yesterday Mr. Edwin Landseer arrived at Blair Athol, and came in upon them like a Triton among the minnows. Mr. Landseer came in a cart from Loch Rannoch, being the only conveyance which he could obtain in those sublime but comparatively unin habited regions. Ho had been on a visit to Lord Bread albane, at Blackmount, near the western end of Loch Rannoch, and on arriving at the hotel, proceeded at once to the Castle. A servant was shortly after sent down for his portfolio. Her Majesty's departure is definitively fixed for Tuesday morning, at eight 'clock. Her Majesty will not pass through Perth, but will return to Dundee by Cupar Angus and Blairgowrie, and will embark at three o'clock. Her Majesty will be escorted by a detachment of the Scotch Greys, who will be echelennes along the high road, as on her Majesty's arrival. The Queen and the Prince are both looking remarkably well, and the Princess Royal is " ruddier than a cherry," from being so constantly in the open air. Lord and Lady Glenlyon, during the stay of her Ma jesty at the Castle, have occupied the residence of Capt. Macduff, his Lordship's factor, a fine old stalwart High land gentleman, who has served with distinction in the American war. Captain Macduff 's house is a small but picturesque cottage within the grounds of the Castle, and close to the chapel in which lie the remains of the cele brated " Clavers." The stables belonging to the cottage unfortunately caught fire at two o'clock this morning, and some damage was done before the flames could be subdued. The progress of the fire might have been easily arrested but for the insufficiency in the supply of water, but happily all the cattle in the adjoining outhouse were saved, with the exception of a dog of small value, which was burnt to death. BLAIR ATHOL, SATURDAY. The fire which broke out in the middle of the night in the stables of the cottage in which Lord Glenlyon is at present residing, has unfortunately occasioned much more damage than was at first anticipated. Much valu able property, and the whole of Captain Macduff's plate has been destroyed. The progress of the flames might have been easily arrested at the first outburst ; but Lord Glenlyon is one of those Scotch nobleman who still re tain their rational notions of hospitality. His Lordship would not allow the neighbourhood to be aroused, and assistance to be sent for, lest her Majesty might be alarmed ; and so fastidious was he in his apprehensions of disturbing his illustrious guest, that he preferred see• ing his property devoured by the flames rather than in cur the risk of inconveniencing his Sovereign. Nero fiddled whilst Rome was burning ; and Sheridan, when his theatre was being burned to the ground, looked quietly on, and said, that he would warm himself at his own fireside ; but Lord Glenlyon had no such gratifica tion as was enjoyed by beth of those mauvais sujets, for his whole exertions were directed towards keeping the people quiet around the Castle, so that no noise might " murder the sleep" of the royal guest. Last evening her Majesty witnessed an exhibition of a similar nature to that which was represented before her Majesty the year before last, at Taymouth Castle. Shortly after dinner several Highlanders executed their national dances before her Majesty, in the great draw ing-room at the Castle. The celebrated sword dance, called the Gillie Cullum, which her Majesty so much ad mired at Taymounth, was executed with great spirit and precision by the Hon. Captain Murray, of the Scots Fu silier Guards ; and the Houlaghan, the Highland Fling, and the Moulin Dhu, were danced with all the national vigour and animation, Her Majesty expressed herself much delighted at the spectacle, and complimented Cap tain Murray on the skill displayed by him in threading the labyrinth of bright claymores, which would form rather an inconvenient field for the display of some of the pas de ballet which excite such thunders of applause at the Opera. The weather was beautiful throughout the whole of yesterday, but the rain came down at half-past nine o'clock this morning, and this is very indicative of its continuance throughout the whole of the day. The extreme inclemency of the weather did not, however, deter her Majesty from leaving the Castle at ten o'clock to witness an otter hunt. Lord John Scott arrived at Fascally, the seat of Mr. Butler, last evening, and brought with him a fine young otter from Rex burghshire, as none could be found in the neighbour hood, although traces of them are to be found in several places. Lord Aberdeen's hounds, with their keepers, in their green jackets and velvet caps, were ordered round to the river Gavy, immediately behind the Castle, and her Majesty came to the bunks of the ricer, mounted on her swill gre ; : poay, end wearing a Machintwit ever her morning dress. Lord Glenlyon led the pony, and Captain James Murray, his Lordship's brother, - held an umbrella over her Dlejesty to keep off the rain, which continued wither at intermission. Prince Albert was on foot in a shootin .g jacket, and all the gentlemen of the suite also were a ttired in their shooting jackets and caps. Lady Glenlyon, Lady Canning, and the Hon. Miss Murray, and the .other ladies of the suite were also pre sent. The Ott' r afforded some excellent sport, the hounds being u rider the direction of our Minister for Foreign Affairs„ - who is as skilful in tracking an otter as in finding out I ne slippery traces of a Thiers or Guizot. Her Majesty T.ema fined at the river side until the otter was killed, Iv hen her Majesty had an opportunity of wit nessing the original' picture in life, from which Landseer drew his famous " Death of the Otter." Her Majesty and the Prince, wild' their noble host and hostess, then returned to the Castle, and there is little probability that they will drive out during the remainder of the day. Her Majesty was, 'displeased at the manner in which the people stared at bin- at church on Sunday last, and has requested that Divine service may be performed to-mor row in her private apartments. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, with the Grand Duke of Meeklenburgh Strelitz, arrived last even ing at half-prist five, at Taymouth Castle. Yesterday morning his Royal Highness left Inverary Castle, where he had been on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Ar gyll, and left Taymouth Castle again this morning at nine o'clock, for Scone Palace, where the illustrious Duke will stay on a short visit to Lord Mansfield. His Royal Highness was received at Taymouth Castle with all the honours which are always paid to members of the Royal Family when they honour that magnificent seat with their presence. A royal salute was fired from the heights as the carriage drove through the grounds, and Lord Breadalban o,'s band, with a goodly show of his Lordship's folloe iers, received the Duke of Cambridge at the principal rJntrance to the Castle. Lord Breadalbane arrivedat T Aymouth in the afternoon of yesterday, from Black Mot.int, where his Lordship has been entertaining a party 'ef friends during the past week. Thg Queen, Prince Albert, and the Princess Royal cOaitinue in the enjoyment of robust health. The air of the place appears to agree remarkably well with her Majesty, who, perhaps, never looked so well in her life. Preparations are making for the departure of the Court, which will take place on Tuesday morning, at eight o'clock.—Post. FRIDAY NIGHT.--This morning Handel's oratorio of the Messiah was performed. The whole space allotted to the listeners WRS crowded, the majority of the audience being ladies. Caradori Allan, Miss Hawes, Machin, Manvers, and Weiss, did their utmost, aad Miss Barrett, in " But thou didst not leave," proved her capability of tone, compass, and expression, equal to the most san guine expectation of her friends. The young lady who made her debut on this occasion is a native of the city of Gloucester. The whole performances were well exe cuted, and it is a pleasure to state that the proceeds of the collection at the doors, this day, exceeded any amount hitherto realised in this city. 'The sum collected amounted to 1731. ls. 10(1. The arrangements made by the stewards were admir able throughout, every facility being afforded to parties visiting the cathedral by an early opening of the doors, and no pains being spared to make the festival worthy of its predecessors. IRELAND. DUBLIN, SEPT. 28. THE FEDERAL MOVEMEDIT. Even in the Northern province the movement in favour of a federal Parliament is rapidly extending, espe cially since the appearance of the pamphlet of Mr. Grey Porter, the High bheriff of Fermanagh ; and the reversal of the judgment against Mr. O'Connell has also contri buted to swell the ranks of federalism. As an evidence of its progress, we quote the following very remarkable statement, extracted from an ultra-Tory journal, the Belfast News Letter, of Friday : " The present are, we believe, the most extraordinary times of which the history of Ireland has ever afforded an example, and, looking at the strangely significant events which aro daily occurring, we must confess that it is not without well-founded alarm that we regard the consequences which as yet remain uninvolved in the bosom of futurity. We deem it necessary to be thus plain with our readers, and to inform them without dis guise that the crisis of Ireland's fate is approaching, and that whole masses of nominal Protestants are preparing, not to join the O'Connellite movement in the first in stance ; but to adopt a system of organization, which, without any effort on his part, will enable O'Connell to carry his most ambitious schemes to an easy and a triumphant issue. In these remarks, we refer in an especial degree to the plan of federalism, which is now beginning to be openly supported by men who have hitherto stood high in the ranks of Conservatism, and let no mistake exist—federalism is repeal in all its essential elements, the only difference between the parties being as to the quality and powers of the Legislative assembly, rt hich is to be established on the ruins of the union settlement. By both the Act of Union is denounced, and doomed to utter abrogation." The Dublin Mercantile Advertiser of yesterday says : "We regret much to learn that Lady Heytesbury has been suffering from illness, but is much better to-day (Friday). Her Excellency, we have heard, intends to give a series of balls at the Castle." The account this day, we regret to say, represents her Excellency as:in a dangerous state. Her illness, it is said, is gastric fe ve r. , MR. O'CONNELL'S PROGRESS IN THE SOUTH. On the announcement of the Liberator's intended route, on his way to Derrynane, immediately prepara tions were made to receive him in the many towns through which he had to pass between Dublin and Lime rick. From Merrion-square to G eorge - s t ree t, i n th e " City of the Treaty," was one continued ovation. In Naas, Kildare, Monasterevan, Maryborough, Mountrath, Borris-in-Ossory, the people decorated their houses with laurels and flowers, and ,threw triumphal arches across the road, whilst they poured forth abundant blessings for their friend, advocate, and champion. At Roscrea, a large meeting was held on the previous evening, over which the excellent and respected pastor, the Very Rev. Dr. Blake presided, and at which it was unanimously resolved to present the illustrious champion with a congratulatory address. From an early hour the town presented a most animat e d scen e, every house was decorated with green boughs. From several houses various mottoes and devices were appended—such as " Remember the 30th of May"—" The glorious tri umph of 7th September"—" Denman, Cottenhans, and Campbell, ceade mills faltha," &c. At four o'clock ex actly the Liberator reached the turnpike, accompanied by his son John O'Connell, by Mrs. John O'Connell, and Miss Staunton. Here the deputation in their car riages, and accompanied by the splendid temperance band of the town, received the regenerator of his country, and escorted him into town with "merry music." The address was read by the Very Rev. Thomas Blake, and the Liberator's reply was such as went to the heart of all who heard it. He spoke full of hope and joy, confi dent of success, and impressive of the necessity of re newed exertion and untiring zeal—said it was his opinion that a powerful federal party was forming in the state, and would, probably, soon develop itself —but added, that we should rely on our own exertions, nor relax them for a moment to make Ireland what she ought t o b e . The deputation, in a carriage drawn by four horses, with outriders, and followed by the trades, with banners, hi thirteen cars, proceeded at four o'clock to Toomeeara, where they awaited the arrival of the Liberator. At Toomevara they were joined by the Rev. John Meagher, P. P., the Rev. Mr. Burke, Messrs. M. Meagher, H. Kennedy, D. M'Carty, and several of the;active patriots of that important district. The Liberator made his ap pearance about six o'clock, and at this time Toomevara was literally thronged with enthusiastic crowds of Tip .l:4..Qred ---♦ nil exhibited their delight in such a manner as the boys of Tipperary are calculated to do on an exciting occasion of the kind. The Nenagh deputation immediately proceeded to the Li berator, who having received the address, made an elo quent reply, which was enthusiastically cheered. Mr. O'Connell arrived at Limerick on Thursday evening about ten o'clock. Crowds of people had assem bled as early as nightfall st Cruises' Hotel to greet him. On his way thither an attempt was made by the populace to take the horses from his carnage and draw it to the hotel, which annoyed the Honourable G.entleman very much. On the following morning he spoke as follows from the window of the hatel:—" I hare to complain for the first time in my life of the conduct of the people of Limerick. Last night they took my horses from my carriage, and attempted to draw me here. I was the more displeased at this proaseding, because for the last thirty years of my life I have set my face against it.— (Hear, hear.) I have done so for two reasons—first, be cause a carriage is made to be drawn by beasts, and I do not want the people to make beasts of themselves. —(Hear, hear.) Instead of degrading their character, I have been always labouring to elevate it, and to in pire them with feelings of self-respect. It is, there fore, unbecoming and improper for human beings, and especially for freemen,—(Loud cheers.) But there is another important reason why I have opposed this foolish practice—the danger that arises from it. If I had consented las night to be drawn by you, and one of you stumbled and fell, nothing could save that person's life. We would be perfectly safe in the carriage, but those drawing it would be in imminent peril. I, therefore, tell you from this spot, I will never consent to your drawing me like horses.—(Loud cheers.) Having now scolded you—(Laughter)—l see you are not in a very bad humour after a scolding—(Renewed laughter)—let me tell you something to gratify y ou , something of our triumph over the injustice of our enemies. —(Loud cheers.) I am restored to you from gaol.—(Deafening cheers.) With all their jury-packing they could not keep me there.—(lmmense cheering.) We have triumphed over them by the justice of our cause, and by the good conduct of the people who, during my imprisonment, kept the peace and observed the law. Nothing could equal your conduct. I do not flatter you when I say that there is nut such a people on the face of the earth. For your sakes I have endured a dungeon, and for you .I would go to the scaffold.— (Cheers.) There is another source of congratulation which you have. It is the adhesion of Smith O'Brien to our cause. Three cheers for Smith O'Brien.—(This call was responded to by a deafening Considering his high character, his tried integrity, his rank, his religion, and his connections, there is no other event which, in the providence of God, is more calculated to advance our darling object.—(Hear, hear.) I'll tell you what is his advice and mine to you. There are schemes in opera tion among the lower rank of the police, who want to betray you and to get your blood . for money. —(Hear, hear.) They are endeavouring to promote the worst and most noxious system that ever discovered itself in this country—l mean Ribbonism.—(Hear.) There is only one set of men I hate,:and that is the Rib bonmeu.—(Hear, hear.) You may take my word for it, and I believe I never deceived you—(Loud cries of " Never")—that whatever fears the light cannot serve the cause of Ireland. We, your true friends, meet in open day, and seek no concealment, and you will follow eur advice, as you have ever done.—(Loud cheers.) I have more to tell you. Repeal is coming.—(Loud and long-continued cheering.) Many of the Protestant gen tlemen have adopted the federal system, and are coming over to our ranks.—(Hear, hear.) We hail them as Irishmen and brothers.—(Cheers.) Thus united, and persevering in our peaceful and constitutional struggle, the day is not distant when we shall see a Parliament in College-green, and Ireland—what God and naturein tended her—prosperous and contented, happy and free." --(Loud and protracted . cheering.) The Liberator then retired, and in a short time after wards took his departure for Derrynane, amidst the en thusiastic cheering of the people, and waving of hand kerchiefs, &c., from the windows of George's-street. Sir R. Peel walked on the Pier with ene of his eons at an early hour yesterday, and Lady Peel was also among the promenaders in the course of the morning. In the afternoon, soon after two o'clock, Sir Robert and Lady Peel, accompanied by their sons, embarked in the " Marquis of Lorn" sailing-boat, which had been brought opposite Eastern-terrace, and took an excursion to sea. Nothing can surpass the brilliancy of the weather which we have enjoyed during the last four days. Autumn bas indeed burst upon us with more than the usual charms which she wears in this her most favoured town. The transparent clearness of the air, the warmth of the sun, and the elastic freshness of the breeze make up a whole which constitutes this the most delightful season of the year. And, to judge by our thronged prome nades and rides, our visitors are eager to reap the full benefit and delight which the season and the place offer. Our town never wore a more animated or delightful ap pearance, graced as it is by the presence of so much of the rank, wealth, and beauty of the land.—Brighten Herald. WISE BEQUEST.—Mr-Dick, a native of Forres, in Morayshire, was born in 1743. Ho went to the West Indies, w here his talents and industry soon enabled him to amass a large fortune. He returned to England, and dying in 1828, left a capital of 113,147/. sterling, to be invested as a fund for increasing the salaries of school- Intt,turs in the three counties of Morray, Banff, and MK:Alit lirre is a lesson for foolish men how to leave their money Wisely.— Tait's Magazine. Lord' and Lady . 13eauvale returned to town on Thursday evening. LAW INTELLIGENCE. JUDGES' CHAMBERS, SERGEANTS INN. (Before Mr. Justice WIGIITMAN.) IN TUE MATTER OF JACQUES BASSET. It will be in the recollection of our readers that, under the head of our Mansion•house report of Tuesday, the 24th inst., there appeared a report of an application to the Lord Mayor for the committal, under the recent Act passed last year, to carry into effect the convention agreed to between the French Government and the authorities of this country, for " the mutual surrender in certain cases of persons fugitive from justice." The result of that application, it will also be remembered, was the committal of the prisoner, who was charged with the offence of fraudulent bankruptcy in Fraace, to the custody of the keeper of the Giltspur-street Compter. Since that committal, a writ of habeas corpus had been granted by Mr. Justice Wightman, and notice had been served upon the Lord Mayor, and upon Messrs. Robinson and Davey, the prosecutor's attorneys, stating that, by virtue of the writ of habeas corpus so issued, the pri soner would be brought up this day, in order that he might be discharged out of custody as to the commit ment by which he was now detained in the custody of the keeper of the Compter. The case excited the greatest interest, and the avenues to the Judges' Cham bers were crowded by a large body of foreigners, anxious to know the result of this, the first attempt to carry into effect the object of the mutual convention. The prisoner was brought up in the custody of one of the officers of the Compter. Mr. E. James appeared as Counsel on behalf of the prosecutor (Mr. Dubois) to oppose the motion ; and Mr. M. Chambers was in attendance on behalf of the pri soner. The officer handed in the return to the writ, which set forth the warrant of committal, as follows : " To all and every the constables and other officers of the peace for the city of London and the liberties thereof, whom these may concern, and to the keeper of Giltspar-street Prison, in London. " These are, in her Majesty's name, to command you and every of you forthwith to convey and deliver into the custody of the said keeper the body of Jacques Bas set, being charged before me, one of her Majesty's Jus tices of the Peace in and for the said city and liberties, by the oaths of Philip Antoine Mathieu and others, taken and sworn in the presence and hearing of the said Jacques Basset, for that he, the said Jacques Basset, is accused of having committed in France the crime of fraudulent bankruptcy (as appears by the warrant of arrest, issued by a competent judge in France, and duly authenticated before me, and as also appears by tho war rant of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, re quiring me to take cognisance of such crime), the said crimes and the acts done being clearly set forth and proved before me by the oaths of the said Philip Antoine Mathieu and others, and by the depositions of several witnesses taken in France, and duly proved by the said Philip Antoine Mathieu and others ; whom you, the said keeper, are hereby required to receive, and him in your custody safely keep, until he shall be discharged by due course of law, and for your doing so this shall be to you and each of you a sufficient warrant. " Given under my hand and seal, the 23d day of Sep tember, 1844. " WILLIAM MAGNAY, Mayor." Alr. E. JAMES, in support of the commitment, said that the present case was one of the utmost importance, as being the first which had arisen out of the Conven tion Act passed last year. He, however, felt it his duty, without entering into the facts and merits of the case, to take a preliminary objection, and to submit, that the re lief afforded by the provisions of the Habeas Corpus Act could not apply to the prisoner. The return to the writ which had just been read, and which must be presumed to be true until it was impeached, stated that the party was imprisoned for a crimp committed in France. He therefore was not in custody for any offence against the laws of this country— he was not a subject of the Crown, but a fugitive criminal from France. Moreover, he was a subject of the King of the French, and the first ques tion which arose was, whether the writ of habeas corpus could in such a case be allowed ? Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN remarked that he should not take judicial notice as to whether the prisoner was a French or an English subject. The simple question be fore him was, whether or not the prisoner should be discharged or remanded. The gaoler to whose custody he had been committed brings him here, and it was for him (Mr. Justice Wightman) only to say whether ho was properly or improperly in that custody. Mr. E. JAMES repeated his objection, and added that the better course would have been for the prisoner to have taken out a rule nisi, calling upon the prosecutor to show cause why ho (the prisoner) should not be discharged out of custody. Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN concurred, but added, that as the prisoner had now been brought up he was bound to decide whether or not ho should be sent back or dis charged. He (Mr. Justice Wightman) should therefore entertain the application. Mr. M. CHAMBERS, on behalf of the prisoner, said, that as the depositions which had been taken before the Lord Mayor had not been returned, he (Mr. M. Cham bers) was necessitated to confine the objections ho was about to raise to the terms of the warrant of commitment set forth in the return to the writ of habeas corpus. On that warrant, and upon the construction of the Conven sion Act, a most important question arose. That Act received the royal assent on the 22d of August last year, and was entitled " An Act for giving effect to a Conven tion between err iiujesty Via the i‘ing us tne renen for the apprehension of certain offenders." It recited the convention, of which the ratifications were exchanged in London on the 13th of March, 1843, by which it was agreed " that the high contracting parties should, on re quisition made in their name, through the medium of their respective diplomatic agents, deliver up to justice persons who, being accused of the crimes of murder (comprehending the crimes designated in the French penal code by the terms assassination, parricide, infanticide, and poisoning), or an attempt to commit murder, or of forgery, or of fraudulent bankruptcy committed within the jurisdiction of the requiring party, should seek an asylum or should be found within the territories of the other." The statute provided that upon certain notice the Convention Act might be put an end to by either party, and then came the enacting clause, which followed the terms of the re cital, and provided " that in case requisition be duly made pursuant to the said convention its the name of his Majesty the King of the French by his Ambassador or other accredited diplomatic agent, to deliver up to jus tice any person accused - of any of the crimes recited and set forth, it be lawful for ono of her Majesty's Principal Secikaries of State, or in Ireland for the Chief Secretary of trio Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, by war rant under his hand and seal, to signify that such requi sition has been so made, and to require all justices of the peace and other officers of justice within their several jurisdictions to govern themselves accordingly, and to aid in apprehending the person so accused, and commit ting such person to gaol for the purpose of being deli vered up to justice, and thereupon it shall be lawful for any magistrate or other person having power to commit for trial persons accused of crimes against the laws of that part of her Majesty's dominions in which such supposed offender shall be found to examine upon oath any persons touching the truth of such charge, and to commit the person so accused to gaol, there to remain until delivered pursuant to such requisition as afore said." The second section provided, that copies of the depositions upon which the original warrant had been granted might be received in evidence. On this statute he (Mr. M. Chambers), in substance, had to submit that the magistrate's warrant of commitment, which, in fact, was the only document before his Lordship, ought to show in the first place tha the magistrate had due authority to deal with the subject matter of the charge upon which he had committed the party to custody ; and in order to give him that authority, it ought to be set forth distinctly on the face of the warrant that all the preliminary cautionary steps provided by the statute had been complied with. Ho would take his objections to the warrant in the order in which they stood. First of all, he objected that upon the face of the warrant there appeared nothing as to a requisition having been made by the French authorities to the Secretary of State to deliver up a party charged with any of the offences men tioned in the Act of Parliament. Secondly—Ho objected that it did not set forth that the Secretary of State had granted his warrant under his hand and seal. Thirdly —lt was not stated when or where the fraudulent bank ruptcy was charged to have been committed. Fourthly —Tho warrant did not set forth that the Judge in France was duly authorised to take cognisance of the offence charged. Fifth—lt did not state that the offence was committed within the territories of the King of the French. Sixth—lt did not set forth the evidence upon which the magistrate had committed the individual to gaol. Seventh—That the offence charged was not stated with sufficient distinctness and certainty ; and, lastly, be had to submit that the conclusion of the war rant which authorised the detention in custody of the prisoner " until discharged by due course of law," was bad, inasmuch as it was not in the terms of the special authority created by the statute, or pursuant to the re quisition necessary to be made to the Secretary of State. Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN asked Mr. James what answer he could make to the last point raised by Mr. Chambers? Mr. JAMES replied, that the 4th section of the Act provided, that when any person committed under that statute should not be delivered up pursuant to the requi sition within two calender months after such committal, any of the judges were empowered upon application on behalf of the party so committed (after reasonable no tice) to order his discharge out of custody. He (Mr. James) therefore maintained that the warrant ordering the detention until discharged by duo course of law was good. Mr. M. CHAMBERS contended that the commitment ought to have been in the alternative, and should have ordered the detention of the prisoner until delivered up pursuant to the requisition, or discharged by due course of law. The commitment in this case had been made under a special authority, and that special authority ought to have been fully set forth in the warrant. For this ho had the authority of " Stephen Nash, 2d William Black stone, 805, 806. That was a return to a writ of habeas corpus, in which it was stated that the prisoner was com mitted until discharged by due course of law. The terms of the statute under which the commitment had been made had not been followed. The prisoner had been committed for refusing to answer the question whether or not he was a Jesuit, and it was contended, in support of the habeas corpus, that the commitment (following the statute) ought to have been until he answered the question, or gave proof of his innocence or found sureties. The Court, after argument, held that the special authority ought to have been set forth, and " that the conclusion to tho warrant was ill." Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN—That is certainly an autho rity, it is a case precisely in point. Mr. E. JAMES contended that the case cited was that of a.commitment in execution,.whereas the present was only a commitment for safe custody. Suppose there should be no requisition to deliver up the prisoner, he would, at the end of two months, be entitled to per- Fish, 12, bent _....----............ OEM, SEPT. 29.—The Flying —_, ---,, of the Judge 3 NAVAL INTELLIGENC F. —. feet freedom, and on application 10 ". • • , I Mr. Jan es ) t YORTSM be discharged by due course of laW. A% k - ,-, . repeated his objection that the prisonor. in this , ea c s at , ed sai l s flr on F riday; the squadron to which she belongs is fugitive criminal from a foreign country, n.'t I ° , n , ' from Th ready for sea, and is still short-handed. within the realms of her Majesty, not charged w - ` t g'eZ Friday .e Pembroke, 72, advanced ship, was removed on offence against the laws of this kingdom', *94 1b.9 ' , from the dockyard to her moorings up the har eV hour. She has titled to the writ of habeas corpus, and therefore /tag a .., ' , not got her boa sprit in, but is otherwise entitled to his discharge. The question was one or eo , i: \ ready tor . commission. siderable importance, and he (Mr. James) had reason to - The Firebrand steam frigate, Capt • ainCorry, having believe had excited great interest in another quarter— 1, 'd , her copper he meant at the Home-office. Both the statute 31st h:41,.. eu . alongside the D oc k yard jetty to ship her Charles IL, the first Habeas Corpus Act, and the 56th guns. , ' ' c • George 111., the last Act, stated the intention of the The S. -outgo, 6, st eam s l oop, is very rapidly progress- Legislature to be to relieve the subjects of the Crown i ng . The 4. i . nts , wrights ar e wor ki ng task work to expe from improper and illegal restraint. To be entitled to dit e her launce In g• relief under the provisions of those statutes, the party The new expt,. eim „, ental brigs are e ac h t o enter fi ve claiming it must be a subject or quasi subject of the more abl e seamen to an their originally contemplated Crown. The writ, therefore, in this case could not issue complement (110); these however, we believe, will be in ex debito justitia?, for, in the first place, the prisoner was lieu of 10 boys in each brig, Mao will be returned to the not a subject of the Queen, and, secondly, he was not Victory. charged with the commission of any offence against the There are no visible preparations going on either in the laws of this realm, town or harbour for the reception of the King of the Mr. Justice WIGIITMAN remarked that the same point French and squadron. had, he believed, been raised in the case of the Canadian A now steamer, on the plan of Sir W. Symonds, Sur prisoners, who were brought to this country in Piece- veyor of the Navy (who, by the way, is currently re• tion, and the sentence of transportation passed ppon ported here to have resigned his office), is ordered for them for crimes committed in Canada. construction for the Indian Government, in lieu of the Mr. JAMES submitted that the case of the Canadeqt , Memnon, which was lost near Aden last year. The fol prisoners did not bear upon that now under considera- lowing we believe to be her dimensions : tion, inasmuch as they were British subjects, and the Feet. Inches. offences of which they had been convicted were offences Length 2OO 0 committed within the British dominions. If the prisoner Breadth now before his Lordship was discharged, it would amount Depth . 21 6 to a total abrogation of the Convention Act. Tonnage Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN—NO, certainly not ; because, Mr. .Richard Blake, the Master Shipwright of this if discharged from the commitment, he may be taken Dockyard, has, we are informed, petitioned the Board of again in ten minutes, and detained in custody under a Admiralty for his retirement, his health becoming too warrant drawn up in the proper form. much impaired to admit of his longer performing his Mr. JAMES—Your Lordship could yourself commit onerous duties. the prisoner if the necessary depositions were here, but In Harbour—The Excellent (flag-ship pro tem.), they have not been returned: Victorv, Firebrand, Daring, Osprey, Flying Fish, Nan- Mr. Justice WIGJITMAN said that without pronouncing files, Pantaloon, and Echo; Dwarf and Comet steamers. any decision upon the matter, which certainly was one of In Dock—The Prince Regent, Vindictive, Athol, vast importance, he thought the best course to pursue Rodney, and Scourge steam sloop, building. would be to treat it as though the prisoner had obtairead At:Spithead—The Cruiser, Mutine, and Espiegle. a rule nisi, calling upon the prosecutor to show cause DEYONPORT, SEPT. 27.—The Styx, s,:eam surveying why he (the prisoner) should not he discharged out of yo ,:sel, Captain Vidal, arrived on Saturday f:om Ports custody, and to adjourn its discussion until the first day mout ,." - en route to the Azores. of the ensuing Michaelmas Term, when it would be The . S.:- George, 120, is alongside the j e tty, shipping heard before the full Court at 'Westminster. In the her tanks, o. _` , ain cable, &c. meantime the prisoner must be remanded. The Vanguarel. 80, has got her masts and bowsprit ire. The prisoner applied to bo committed to the Queen's and shipped her tan ks, chain cable, and other stores, eeset Bench prison, but the application was refused on the is now ready for comma: lion, sion, as also is the Superb, 80. ground that he could only be detained under the autho- The Flora, 36, recently launched, was undocked this rity of the Lord Mayor's warrant of commitment. He day, having finished coppering, and gave place to the was accordingly taken back to Giltspur-streot Compter. Bombay, 84, to have her copper cleaned axed examined. The Stirling Castle, convict-ship, hauled off from the dock-yard jetty on Wednesday, is ready to leave for Portsmouth, with her establishment. The Raven ' cutter, Lieutenant-Commander J. Stephen, arrived from Chatham on Saturday, with the men who navigated the Juno, 36, from Pembroke to that port, and returned the same day with supernumeraries for the experimental brigs at the Nore. The Rochester arrived on Sunday from Chatham, with stores for the dockyard. The Hamoaze arrived on Tuesday from Liverpool, with volunteer seamen. In Harbour—The San Josef, and Confianee steamer. In Doak—Bombay. In Barnpool—The Rhadamanthus steam-vessel. In the Sound—St. Vincent. PROMOTIONS. _ _ THE BRAZIL MAIL. FALMOUTH, SEPT. 28.—The Peterel packet, Lieutenant Creser, arrived this evening with the Brazil mails. The dates are Rio de Janeiro, July 28 ; Bahia, 14th ; and Pernambuco, 21st. Freight about 45,0001., a part of which is from the St. John del Ray Mining Company. Passengers—Mr. Dale, late Consul at Monte Video, and family ; Messrs. Chapman, Barreny, Urioste, Per reira, Barosso, and Boaneffe, and Lieutenant R. W. Suckling, R.N. The Peterel was detained at Rio de Janeiro several days in expectation of tho conternptated treaty being arranged, but the settlement thereof was again pro tracted ; and as the Linnet packet had arrived there on the 23d, the further detention of the Peterel in uncer tainty was considered unnecessary. No change had taken place in the Ministry. Exchange 25d., at which quotation it closed vary flat. Stock 69 1. H. M. ship Alfred, Commodore Purvis, had arrived from MOnte Video. The Ardent steamer sailed on the 27th July for the coast of Africa. At Bahia, ILM.S. Racer, on a cruize on the look out for a slaver. General Paez, commander of a division of the Monte Videan army, had arrived at Rio de Janeim in a Brazilian ship of war, for the purpose of soliciting the assistance of Brazilian troops, and it was currently re ported, that the Government had conceded to his appli cation, on what conditions had not transpired, and: that the Brazilian troops in Corriente would be placed under his command, and as soon as he had effected 'tie ne cessary arrangements, he would, without delay, march against the Buenos Ayreans. Supplies continued to be thrown into Monte Video, which the besiegers had been unable to prevent. The Danish barque Sara and Johanna, which ar rived off this port for orders for Buenos Ayres, from whence she sailed on the 27th of July, has brought a newspaper of that date, extracts from which are sub joined : Commanders—Owen Stanley (1839), T. R. Eden (1836), to the rank of Captains. Lieutenant—R. A. Oliver, to the rank of Commander. Clerk—E. Waller, to be Pay.master and Purser. APPOINTMENI.S. Captains—R. Arthur, C. 8., to thc; Ocean, and super intendence of Sheerness dockyard; G. 2.`lowbray, to the Victory, with charge of the Portsmouth L::dinarY, vice Arthur, to Sheerness, vice Hendersan, period Of service about to expire. Lieutenants—B. M'Leod Cockraft (acting) to tirto" Alert ; R. Fowke, to the Poictiers ; C. Barker, to thss Firebrand ; G. Sprigg, to the Espiagle ; L. de T. Pre— vost, to the Pantaloon ;W. Hall, to the Waterwitch, vice Prevost, who exchanges ; S. Motrish, to be gag of Rear-Admiral Sir S. Pym, vice Polbury, promoted ; F. H. Stanfell, to the Osprey, vice V. Baker. Paymaster and Purser—W. C. Hillier, to the Ocean; IV. Weaver, to the Waterwitch. Mates—E. Maunsell, T. Brandreth, and F. Gough, to the Excellent ; A. M‘lsTaughten, to the Waterwitch. Midshipmen—C. Melmoth, to the Pantaloon ; C. Dickson, to the Firebrand. EXCURSION TRIP TO THE 'OBE (From the British Packet, Buenos Ayres, July 210 We have news from Monte Video to the 24th it tstant The journals still maintain a lofty tone and the. Rivieristas, in order to show a bold front, had been lately revelling in masquerades ; but private letters sta'm that the greatest despondency exists among the garr;.son, as is evinced by the increased number of desertior,s. The inhabitants, too, feel more acutely the general distress, since, after the departure of Commodore Purvis, the special patron of the fishing boats, the latter had been effectually prohibited by the Argentine squadron from cruising outside the harbour. The following decree has been issued by Brigadier- General Manuel Oribe, President of the Oriental Re public of the Uruguay : Heat tzuartt-t, July U, ib44. The number of merchant-vessels resorting to the port of the Buceo being considerable, and the dispute with the captains thereof• and consignees, on account, of aver ages and other contingencies, being also numerous ; and it being, therefore, necessary provisionally to appoint a Judge de Comercio, to whom these disputes may be re ferred, the Executive has ordered and decreed— IN A NEW IRON STEAMER. On Friday morning Messrs. Ditchburn and Mare thee constructors of a new iron steam-vessel, whose qualities have bean highly spoken of during the past week, with a party of friends, composed chiefly of scientific men, pro ceeded from Blackwall for a trial trip in her to the bore. She slipped her moorings, and was fairly off at 43 minutes past ten o'clock, and proceeded at a rapid rate to Graves end, passing the Railway, the Duchess of Kent, and other boats, which had preceded her in departure, and arriving off the Terrace-pier at 10 minutes past 12. Just On leav ing Gravesend, the splendid boat the Prince of Wales v.'"as also on the start seaward, when the new iron vessel slowed her engines until the Prince of Wales came up to her, on which a trial of ,peed took place with advantage to the. new vessel of fully a mile an hour. The new vessel arrived at the Nom Light at forty-four minutes past one, at which time the Prince of Wales, then at a con siderable distance, and drawing less water, was making her way over the shallows. The new steamer, in going about, plainly exhibited an intention of taking a course round the other, but the latter worked hard, a little vary ing her course, to prevent the former from cutting in between her and the land ; but the new steam-vessel persevered, and finally accomplished her object, the Prince of Wales returning to her right course when she perceived the other determined to proceed : it must be observed, however, that the Prince of Wales bad a number of passengers on board, and was in ordinary trim, whereas the new vessel was prepared expressly for the experiment. The voyage back was as pleasant as the trip down. An excellent cold collation was served to about thirty gentlemen who were on board. Capt. Routh proposed the healths of the builders, Messrs. Ditchburn and Mare, and the constructors of the engines, Messrs. Seaward and Capel, which were drunk in bumpers, and duly ac knowledged by Messrs. Capel and Ditchburn, the latter remarking how glad he was to see his friends on board, and expressing his great gratification that so many emi nent men had availed themselves of the opportunity to witness the qualities of the vessel. The healths of the Directors of the South-Western Steam Company were subsequently drunk. On leaving Gravesend for Blackwall, the Meteor, con sidered one of the fastest steamers on the river, was fallen in with, and the new steamer commenced a trial of speed. The Meteor was at first outside in the middle of the stream, and the new vessel gradually stole past her. The Meteor now crossed her stern, and proceeded inside, getting the assistance of the eddies, whilst her opponent was stemming the tide. This gave the Meteor the lead once more ; but as she drew out, her rival headed her again, and so: kept her position until their arrival at Greenhithe, where the Meteor stopped, and the new steamer laid to for her to finish the race. Some damage, however, to the machinery—the slipping out of some bedding, which ought to have been properly screwed tight—caused a delay of above an hour, and the new steamer returned afterwards to Blackwall without any other trials. At the top of her speed—it was proved by the measured mile on the banks of the Thames—she went at the rate of 14i miles per hour against the tide. The new boat is built for the South-Western Steam.- packet Company, to run between Southampton and llavre, and is of the following dimensions:— Feet. Inches. Length l6O 0 Breadth Depth of hold Draught of water She is beautifully modelled, and is substantially built. She has a good spacious saloon, and the sleeping berths are very well and economically laid out. Her fittings are remarkably neat and tasteful. She will be altogether a superior vessel in every respect for the station on which she is to be employed, and is a specimen of an im proved class which will doubtless be henceforth con structed. The engines, the production of Messrs. Seaward and Capel, of the Canal Ironworks, Limebouse, are of a novel kind, being formed of three open-topped cylinders, which are partly worked by the pressure of the atm sphere, and by which means it is said avert' great saving of weight and space is effected—to the extent of about one-half over the old plan of engines. By some other improvements in the engines, a great saving of fuel is obtained. One of the river boats, the Sapphire, has engines on the same principle. These are advantages of paramount importance. The power of the engines is said to be equal to a pair of 65 horse-power of the ordi nary kind, termed beam engines ; but her actual power, perhaps, does not come much below 140. Art. 1. A Juez Provisorio de Comercio shall take cog nizance of the disputes in question during the period that the Tribunal of Commerce ordained by law cannot be established. 2. lie shall possess the same power as ordained by the statutes of Bilboa._ Bernabe Caravia is appointed to this employ ment. 4. Let this be published. ORIBE. CARLOS G. VILLADEMOROS. The following decree was also issued on the 3d ultimo, by President Oribe In conformity with th• spirit of the decree of the Bth October, 1843, and the 2d June, 1844, the Executive now orders— Art. 1. All justices of the peace, alealdes,:notaries, and other functionaries, are forbidden to interfere in any manner in the transfer of property, &c., which the intamous Unitarians, who have assumed authority in Monte Video, would pretend to overthrow, as it regards the property of the worthy patriots who belong to the combined army of the Argentines and Orientals. 2. The infringers shall be subjected to the penalties specified in the said decrees. 3. Any stipulations regarding the aforesaid property which the infamous Unitarians may impose, are, there fore, declared void and of non effect. ORIBE. CARLOS G. VILLADEMOROS. SPANISH AMERICAN BOND HOLDERS. The Committee of Spanish American Bondholders met on Friday to consider the proposals received by the last packet from the Government of New Granada, for the adjustment of the foreign debt. The further discus sion of the proposals was adjourned for a week. The following are copies of the documents "British Legation, Bogota, July 1, 1844. " Gentlemen,—ln pursuance of instructions from her Majesty's Government, I addressed a note on the 19th of April, to the New Granadian Foreign Secretary, pressing on the consideration of his Government the claims of the British holders of Colombian bonds. And I have the honour to acquaint you. that I have received in reply a note dated the 26th ultimo, from his Excel lency, containing the enclosed propositions for the pay ment of the interest on the proportion assigned to New Granada of the Colombian foreign loans. "In the above-mentioned note the Foreign Secretary expresses the regret which his Government experience at being obliged, by the state of the finances, and the prospects of the country, to make propositions which they are aware are not consistent with the rights of the bondholders ; but they apprehend that to offer more than they can perform would only expose them to failure and discredit. "The Foreign Secretary further states, that if the above-mentioned propositions are not acceptable to the British holders' of Colombian bonds, the New Granadian Government are disposed to enter into an arrangement for the total extinction of the foreign debt, granting for a series of years the monopoly of the growth and sale of tobacco for home consumption and for exportation, in the terms that may be agreed upon.'—l have the honour, &c., (Signed) "D. F. O'LEARY. " 1. NEW recognisesGranada - as her debt 50 par cent. of the loans contracted by Colombia in 1822 and 1824, and will issue in London bonds for the half of each Co lombian bond which may be presented, cancelling half its value. " 2. These bonds to bear interest at the rate of 1 per cent. per annum, for the first four years, which rate is to be increased a per cent. annually, until it reaches 6 per cent., as stipulated in the original bonds. " 3. In payment of the interest corresponding to the 3,312,9751., which is the SO per cont. recognised by Now Granada, due, but not paid up to the issuo of the new bonds, and such as may not be paid whilst the said bonds bear 6 per cent., in virtue of the proposal contained in the second article, bonds will be issued fur cent. per cent. of the principal, so as to form with them a new ca pital equal to the original sum recognised by New Granada. . " 4. These bonds will not bear interest for the first 16 years from the date of their issue. In the 17th year they will bear interest atoneper cent., which will be increased at the rate of* per cent. annually, until they reach three per cent., the highest rate of interest to be allowed on them. " 5. Tho interest to be paid in tobacco of the factories of the republic, and of the classes produced therein, at the price of 16s. per arroba placed in the factory. " 6. The bonds of either debt will be admitted at par in payment for such national properties as may be assigned by the law for sale for the redemption of the foreign debt. " 7. As soon as this agreement is ratified the responsi bility of New Granada, as a part of Colombia, to cease in respect of such bonds as may be cancelled. " S. The entire revenue of tobacco and the half of the Customs will be reserved for the faithful fulfilment of this contract ; and the Government further engages to have always in London 20,000/. to meet any deficiency in the tobacco by bad harvests or any other contingency." DEATH OF. THE DUKE OF GRAFTON—We regret to state that we yesterday received intelligence of the death of his Grace the Duke of Grafton, which melan choly event took place on the evening of the 28th, at his Grace's seat, Euston-hall Suffolk. The Noble Duke was in his eighty-fifth year. George Henry Fitzroy, fourth Duke of Grafton, county Northampton, Earl of Arlington and Euston, Viscount Thetford and Ipswich, Baron Arlington, of Arlington, in the county of Mid dlesex, and Baron Sudbury, county of Suffolk, Here ditary Ranger of Whittlebury Forest, Lord-Lieutenant and Custos-Rotulorum of the county of Suffolk, Vice- Admiral of the coast of London, Recorder of Thetford, Receiver-General of the profits of the Seals in the Queen's Bench and Common Pleas, the King's Game keeper at Newmarket, a Trustee of the Hnnterian Museum, President of the Ecelectic Society of London, was born on the 14th of January, 1760. He married on the 16th of November, 1784, Lady Charlotte Marie, Waldegrave, who died Ist of February, 1808, and suc ceeded his father on the 14th of March, 1811. His Grace had eleven children, six of whom are still alive. He is succeeded in his title and estates by his Grace's eldest son, the Earl of Euston, now Duke of Grafton, who was born on the 10th of February, 1790. The father of the late Duke was Secretary for Foreign Affairs in 1765, First Lord of the Treasury in 1776, and Lord Privy Seal in 1771 and 1782. Mr. Wilson gave two of his Scottish entertain ments at Brighton, on Friday and Saturday, with undi minished attraction and success. Mr. S. Lover com mences a trip to the west of England, at Exeter, this evening. The Dohler party will commence a provincial tour, on Monday next, at Tunbridge Wells. Mr. G. Byng, M.P., it is asserted, has given the munificent sum of 10,0001. to his niece, the Hon.-Miss Byng, on the occasion of her marriage with Mr. Tuf nell, M.P. Kearsney Abbey, the beautiful property of Mr. Fcctor, near Dover, has just been purchased by E. C. 'PONS, of Susses-gardens, for the et= of 57,000 L ,1 410 i 3 the E , d is Act )1113;