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Now ready, in ono handsome volume, Bvo4 15s. bound,. 11E MILITARY A.NNI,JAL, For 1844. . By the ApthOr of." The Artillerist's Mandal," !cc. Every 'effort has been exerted to render this work a truly useful military compendium; and a 'welcome adjunct to the library of every 1,111,er. , Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. " • '`,ay ready at all, the Libraries; in 3 vole., yrll. LEVER'S - ARTHUR O'LEARY i. MS WANDERINGS AND I'ONDERINGS IN 3IANY LANDS. •r, ,Edited by. his Friend, liIREX_LORREQUER, AND ILLUSTRATED BY GEORGE CRU/KSIIANIC. ' iteury colbarn,. Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. . • HEE MAJESTY'S THEATRE. 'the. Nubility, subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, are re speefully informed that there will •be an extra Night (not included the Subscription) THIS EVENING, when will be presented joirini 4 a Opera Seria, in two Acts. entitled ' SEMIRAMIDE. Sernixamicle, Mad. Grill ,Arssce, Mdlle. Favanti ; Idreno, Sig. torclli ; Assur, Sig. Fornaaari; and Oroe, Sig. Lablache (for this Gera/ion only). In the enlace of the evening the celebrated Polka, by Mdlle. Car, Jetta Orisi and M. Perrot - To conclude with the Ballet ; of GISELLE. Principal Characteig.—Giselle, Mdlle. Carlotta Orisi ; Bertha, ?imitate Copere; Bathilda. 3ldlle. Ferdinand ,• Myrtha; Mdlle. Schefger; the Prince of Courland, M. Gosselin ; Hilarion,M. Coulon; N. Geuriet ; Noblemen, MM. Venafra and Bertr am ; and the Dille of Silesia, M. St. Leon. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box titticv.Opera Colonnade. • THEATRE ROYAL. DRURY.LANE. THIS EVENING, APRIL 18, • Will be parfonned the opera of the BOHEMIAN GIRL Count Arltheim, Mr. Boriani• Thaddeus, Mr.,W. Harrison ; Devilshoof, Mr. Streton ; Arline, Rainforth; Queen of the Gipsies, Mis Alter which will be repeated a New Ballet, entitled L &HYMEN. lIIETTA ; or, The Statute Fair. Lyonnel, M. Silvain • Mr. Howell;. Sir Tristram, Mr. O'Bryan ; Queen Anne. Mime O'Bryan ; Lady Henrietta, Millie. Lucile Grahn; Nancy, Miss C. Webster ; Mina, Mils Carson. • Dvess Boxes is., Second Price 'is, lid.'; Upper aides 'of Boxes 55., Sivolid• Price 25.• Pit as Second Price 21.• Middle..4lsnery 44, Second Price Is.; 'Upper Gallery Is., Second l'Ace 6d. • THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. .• . Mil. BENJA3IIN . WEBSTF.R. LESSEE. THIS EVENING, APRIL 18, Lt perfotroed it New Comic Drama, entitled USED UP.. Sir . Charles Coldstream; Bart., 'Mr. Charles Mathews; Sir Adonis Let•ch,, Mr Tilbury; . Wurale Mr. James Bland; Mary, Miss Julia Bennett;' L.ldy Clutterbuck, Mrs Humby. • A.tler which, a New' Comic Drama, entitled ,GRIST TO THE MILL. Marqui, de Richeville, Charles Mathew 4 ; Francine, INladanie Vestris. • . --- 'To be by a New, Original, Occasional, and Local Extra: vaganza, founded on Pact. entitled THE DRAMA AT HOME; or, An Even.ng with Puff. Principal Characters by Mr. C. Matatewr, Mr. J. )I.6nd,- Caulfield, Mn. s (hover , MO P. Horton, and libas Lee . _ . _ _ , _ - . Tjanelade with the Extra'ordinarY 7 Perloriniusees of Professor AISLEY and hia INFANT SON, surnitused " lie Petit Slercure." tGrehestra Stalls, Ss. ; Boxes, ss. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, 2a.; Upper Gallery, Ir. Hair-price —.Boxes; 3s. ;'Pit; Vs.; Gallery, Is. ; Upper (leiter)+, lid. Doors opened at Half-past Six, and the Verfarmances eimuneace at Seven Mr. W. Farren wilt appear on Monday, April 22, as iir Peter 'Peale; in the School for Scandal. Tickets and. Places to be had of Mr I. T. Archer, at the Box wfice, from Ten till Five. PRINCFSS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. -LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MA tmax." " • THIS EVENING, APRIL lA, , Will be performed " THE ANGEL OF THE. ATTIC, in which Messrs. Walton, Walter Lacy, and Madame Eugenie.: Prosper will. perform: To be folloived bj , a New Farce, in o.'e Act, entitled THE YOUNG SCAMP; or, My Grandmother's Pet. Joseph. .Miss Mildew, Mr. Morris Seen. Furt"euk; M Ta il whicli m will be added GONE TO TEXAS. Aro &awl ude with a Wew Fairy Burlesque Extravigaliza t called FAIR STAR; or THE SINGING- APPLE, AND THE. DANCING "WATERS. The principal characters by Messrs. Wright, Paul . Bedford, Oxberry, Mrs. H. P. Grattan, and Miss Fortescue:. 'TWA rRE ROYAL LYCEUM,' LAIR ENGLISH OPERA. HOUSE : • • .• Under the Management of Mrs. KEELEY. THIS EVENING, APRIL IS, , Will •be repeated the • New Cornedietta, in TWe Aar., entitled H ASIY CONCLUSION& Principal-Characters by Mew& Didd ear,. F. Mathews, F. Vining, Emery, Miss Fairbrother, and Mrs "Keeley. After which. MY WIFE'S OUT; Principal Characters by Mr. Keeley. Mr Wigan, Miss Chaplin, and Mrs. Keeley. • To he followed by a New Drama, in One Act, called THE POST OF HONOUR. Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Turner, Kinhich, .1. Collier, St +mon, Yarnold, Miss Woolgar (from the 'theatre Royal, Adelphi, her first appearance at this Theatre), and Miss Grove. To conclude with an entirely new Grand Burlesque Fairy Extra. sfa,ganaa„ called OPEN SESAME; or, The Forty Thieves. cha. recteis by Miss Woolgar, Miss E. Chaplin, Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Turner, Miss Grove; Mis. - Wigan, 3liss James; 'Kiss Fairbrother, and Mrs. Keeley, blears. F. Mathews, Turner, Younge, Wigan, Ney6old; and-Chaplin. PRICEi OF ADMISSION.—First Price= ores, Uliper Boxes, Sa. ; Pit. 25.; Gallery, 6d. Second Price—Balcony Boats, Ys.; Upper Boxes, Is 6t. ; Is. Private Boxes on the Balcony 1 ier (holding eight persons), Two Guineas Private Boxes on the Second (ho thing eight persons), One Guinea and a-Halt Priiate Boxes on the Pit tier (holding six persons), One -Guinea. Free Ad rotssion Tickets (for the first forty nights), One Guinea.' Nightly Transferrable Free Tickets (for the first forty nietits), Three Guineas. Doors open at Half.past six. Performances begins at Seven .o'Clock. `ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE - OF ARTS. Proprietor and Manager,' Mr. BATTY: • - Triumphant SCICCOIA of the• Grand National Spectacle. THIS EVENING. APRIL all , • • •- Will be repeated the Hirtorical Spectacle of the INVASION OF E,VGLANI) BY WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR; or, - the Brittle of•fieselogs. With alt the effects of die Norman Conquest. Death of '• Harold, at!. . • • • Monsieur Plege on the Tight Repe,.New Scene's in the Circle, by our'nent Frown and Bri isTt Art'stes. To conclude with a Favourite Fare?, Mr. Batty (the Proprietor) begs reepeetfully to acquaint the Nobility, Gentry, and. public that, encouraged .by the dattering . success during the past year, and finding the Theatre not WM- Clint!) , commodious for int numerous p drools, he entered into an ''.l. , V*niiire arrangement with Messrs. flaward and Nixon, the emi nent builders of Lambeth, for the re-constructing on a magnificent ond novel' prineiple„ the whole of 'the interior of the Theatre, wine', has beta rebuilt, dress boxes eniarge,l, upper boxee widened, pit - and gaieties ext•nsiVely improved. Fourteen glass lustres are added, a .d s oreeien dome ceding. with entirely new sp'emlid elaseie decorations,' and gorgeous apppeintmenf,,,, which, with the • first-rate telAit to be offered, he presumes .cannot failef •obtaieing "it al: support so libiratty be,tOwed on, his eudeavours during the s.t se:win. The grand -Easter -natiemet Spectacle will combine all the derrstict historical effects of the Nonuan• Congaed of EugLind, • produeld by Mr. W.-Lt. Broatifoot.. .The Clique °lmpious, will in. ana the doti.:le company corn t 9 e7lt ot the gnes "Cho dear will open nightly. at !Cot 0i..4.wak 4 , 11.1.4.taft, romitience at le ven. Box-office opened daily from ten firriz7The :private boxes have, been reconstructed and decorated with care 'and ~plendour. - Acting and taae -manager, , Mr. W. D. Brozdtbot. DA TII)(I,E'S ROYAL SURREY 'THEATRE. Esta: lishrrient :,gam ..taken the lead—White:dam, with its effects, and the Stapc , gr ace of Paris, are the theme of ad ]n,:~ticn. 'the lheare has bee.i . more crowilCd than Shy former f's , ter ifundays. • - . THIS EVENING; Alkali, Will lie repe'ated an entirely New - Drama embracing all the strong, r ßecta of the ceiebrattd work, entitled VI/ HITF.FIII ARS, I n.whielt the entire Company- will' perform. - Alter which, 'ME SCAPEGRACE OF PA RIS, sup 'cited by all Elie 1.-atl:ng Favourites of the Establishment. TO .Which wi I be added 'the Wonderful Performine: of Herr' HENGLER on the Corde E!astigne., and the Carlo Family in their Udritialted Gymnastiques. ~To Onchade.with, a New Drama of peculiar construction , entitled BARAK JOHNSJN • or, The Blind Witness. iPiaces and Private Roxea to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box. utice,'lrom Eleven to Four. - ' • ROYAL VICtORIA THEATRE. ; THIS EVENING. APRIL 18. Wit he performed the Popular Play of THE SfRANGER. The &Yanaet, Mr. Oshaldiaton; -Mrs. Hailer, Misa Vindent. After which, the. New Popular Drama, cared' LEONTINE ; or . SIXTEEN YEARS AG() ! Fitzarlington, Mr. Osbaldiston; Ar. Shur, Mr. C. J. Bird; Mat, Mr. Freer ; Paul, Mr. Como ; Leon " tine, - Miss Vincent ' " With the Grand Fairy Ballet of ONDINE; by Mr. Frampton an 4 his Pitpilt. l To concl u de with A BUMPING LEGACY. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHL • • THIS EVENING. APRIL If crowded, fashlonable, and brilliant audiences every niglit t are syn.ptomi of surceis, the Performapcesof the WIZARD OF NORTH has nia le the greatest hit of all the EA,TEIL NYVEL TIES, for the Adelphihas been crammed to the ceiling; his mighty woodera are of so stai ding a nature, that the brill ant multitudes of deSghted .pectators tit, as if spell-bound, gaie with wanner and am ancient at the seeming - superhuman miracles of the MODERN FAUSTU. . • - lithe lovers of " ould Ireland," Irishmen, S and Irish Mink, wish to.enjoy a treat, they will spend • AN HOUR TN IRELAND • with Hr. MALONE RAYMOND, at the Adetphi, whose tales, aeries, and anecdotes of the" Green Isle" have been nightly received with bursts of laughter an I applause. He will appear nightin be • 'Veen the parts of the Wizard's performances. assisted by Mrs. •. MALONE RAYMOND and Miss LINLEY. •. • - • The GREAT' " WIZARD OF THE NORTH w i ll n i ghtly prove that there are more strange tbings in heaven and earth than are drearnpt of in mortals' philosophy." , Yokes, 3s. Pit. Is, 61. Gallery, Ed. Second Pnce at lime o'clock. • Djots open at Seven, the Performances commence at half-past. EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADIEU. IMPORTANT NOTICE. GNI; SHILLING Admission to , TliE NAPOLEON NU sEGM; the most magnificent and extensive Collection of Misto- Ifieekenriosities and Works• of Art- ever known-to hove been formed by 'Onc.Person, during•twenty-tive years of elaborate research, et a must of 60,000 guineas, and to completely illustrate. in the most in- structive and interesting manner, the most Important part of-Eure peen history, viz.—CHARLES 1.. OLIVER CROMWELL, and torts' !CIO., to the deaths of GEORGE 111., end the -EMPEROR NAPOLEON, in 1921. 'This unique Museum has been visited often, tinring the last and preSent year, by the Royal Family, the Dukenf Wallington, the , Foreign Princes, Ambassadors, and' 'their Leditt4,. also matey thouSaintS "of the Nobility and Public; and the Pro , yrietni, has recently been able to increase, by several very, hue &tures, Ac., his prevhsus almost Incredible number and, Variety of la &S., Works of Art, anti a multitude of valtiablc Relies, and other Cayiositles, in -ibis most instructive and, as hundreds have said, it -PI U; be, a N.M.:MaI Museum. Many.tliousand have inspected It, :1 0,E .ritilsTV PRINOPAL EDITORS of the PUBLIC PRESS bave-stafea Shit It ought to be Steil by every one The price of admis- Alexis redure4 tO ONE ,AIIILLING. Title' NAPOLEON MAYSEU3I is to be seen only at the "Egyptian RA I." 1'1(i:4041p - daily, from Ten till Dusk. -• • • . rrli WEATHER. -;-.Styx OFFICE, APAIL 17. TE44I3IOMETF.R, • Lowest, 45;• Highest,; 62;: Noon, 60. BAReIFETER, 2.0.2g: WINN. ' NoTE.—The ntinher 3 0 on the Thermometer denotes the r 6, lig point, ant 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is placad qp&ite 30, and rain at 29. it II tYATF.R AT LONDON-BRIDGE-TAD; DA•Y• Awlilcy/ ..! 1T minntea after 2i Evening minutas after 9. at, . te,tt A -, i. -:- .'• . * Vii - - l '''' -vk )14- - -•€,* \ 4. -- • ~, .• r,1.a...: cu.. - /'•-- .. • 1 •'' ' 0' Am a. - 04 it F - _ - ‘lA. , ‘ -...• ~111% ta,' .70 , .. • , ...:jiiik2- •Atty..-- 4, 4 •1 . - ,iik - - _,,ue. ' ,:- I IK: ~ - i'llgic777 4 /. j . 4 , " 0 - ••' ~A-54c, --":' ,de' ' ' 11 1 IVA: ," „,... I•I,-• 0 ~ ! 0.... 4 k tom 'L inattilt fns -LONDON, THURSDAY, APRiI, 18, .1144. ROBERT. INGLIS is a. kindly, :SLIM!, wen iiitentioned man, who never advocates any 'Measure • tiattlii does not, really believe ix for the benefit of the people ; but he has a slight touch of intolerance: in his nature, and is apt to be- crotchet)' and led astray typrejudice . on all'questions wherein the interests -L: or presumed interests -- of the heirarchy• are can --. .• • cerned. On every occasion of this sod, Oxford never fails to rise up like a menacing phantom before him, and scare him from the straight-forward pathtfobviou.s juti.ce and common- sense. Were he to con sult the, sod suggestions of his. own reason,: his votes au! veechas would t be very often Allikerent u t ec o es 7 t i . kat the y by the are s ; Pe b e ui he is fettore4 les of his position, and entertains and discreet recoleetion of the unceremonious .raan . tier in whi c h Sir R . 013ERT :PEEL . mos. cashiered, • w hen, on the memorable question - of catholic Email , • .cApati9n, he ventured to set np his °" - judgment in opposition .. to that of . nb. his rigid `‘ Church Statit and ". onstituents ! Sir UOBBitT ING I AA inclinao e n, to ezhibit similai independenc e . He hasreached that sesiste• and unheroic time of Life is l n hen tert a v - to te for' ritartYrdom- loses :aft'iti relish l eave things as he finds them, and run tractably 'Oxford harness. This is the secret of his decided and almost solitary opposition to Mr. Humes motion, on Tuesday, in the House of ComMons;for opening the cathedrals to the public. Sir R. Istnnis judgment—at least,we infer so from the exceedingly lame, clumsy, and sophistical manner in which he handled the subject—told him that this motion was , a` rational one?.but his discretion compelled-him to enter an earnest protest against - it.: If there was no struggle at work in his mind between his convictions and his sense of etpediency, how are we to account for suclishallow,ind'Onclusive reasoning as the following, which he seems to have urged with no other view than to maintain his consistency at the expense of his good sense ?- . -s" The Hon. Member for Montrose," observed Sir ROBERT blows, " ar gued that the opening of the cathedrals would be the means of enlightening arid improving the people ; but for his own part he did not belieVe that' there was a necessary connexion between intellectual and moral excellence, and therefore he 'did not feel called ,upon to support this motion. At the brightest period of the intellectual world, they had found that thete had existed the gteatest masses of public and private corruption. Many were the instances of great taste being connected with great personal depravity ; and for 'these reasons he was satisfied that, to make - the people skilful judges of statuary and painting, isms not the soundest mode of enlightening them . in the doctrinei OfChristianity." Tli4s is a mere begging of the question—a palpable evasion of Mr.lluste's argument. No one ever dreamed of insisting, cer tainly not the Hon. Member for Montrose, that there is a "necessary connexion between intellectual' and moral exVellence," for great powers of mind have in all iges of "the world been occasionally foind asso ciated with great vices; but these are merely ex ceptions to, the general rule ; in by far the majority o cases, virtue and morality have never failed to follow in the train of mental cultivation. As :regards the lion. Baronet's remark, that "at the brightest period of the intellectual world, they had found that there had existed the greatest masses of pUblid and private corruption," ancient ; and modem history alike prove this to be erroneous. Was - there : . more profligacy during the Augustan age of Rome, than during- the later and more de r generate period of the Cutacannss, the IfiI,I6CIAI3ALII3E9, the GoarnANs, and their suc cessors,;_ when the national intellect had become enfeebled 'and corrupted ; when eloquence and poetry were mute ; when public patriotism and , pri iite Worth were all but extinct; and the "Mistress of the World," was indebted for existence; not to the high'coUrage of her own citizeni, but iolCly to the sword's of nide, foreign, mercenary soldiers? - PaSs ing to modern times, was there a, greater amount of corruption' during the highly-intellectual period of the Grande Monurque's reign, than daring the coarser and more brutalising reigns of the Regent ORLEANS' and ,Lours XV., when manners, intellect, and taste had all equally degenerated from the exquisite tone of refinement which they possessed. but . a few years before ? As regards' our own country, was there' a greater mass of corruption and profligacy during the Elizabethan period—our Augustan age = --than during that of crp.ar.Es It, When small wits and draniatists, and still smaller - poets and orators; Were all r that. Great 4ritain .had - to boast, in the way of national intellect ? There is' scarcely one epoch in history of any moment that does not prove the fallacy of Sir Roirear Isicnis' assertion. But his argunientil . noi'merely fallacious—it is open to a still graver objection, 'Tor its 'obvious tendency is to discourage all attempts at civilisation, and indi rectly to insinuate the vast moral superiority of the dark ages over those' which have been 'more. enlight-, ened. In direct opposition to the crotchety Member for Oxford, we are for throwing dpen our cathedrals and churchei Unreservedly to the public;' for the contemplation of such imposing objects • ,cannot fail, by the thoughtful arid' refined habits they engender, •to make the people better citizens and better ChriStittni. Within the walls of our,grand,, ecclesiastical_ edifices, the man of even Ordinary ficUlties may find the materials of poetry, of history, of religious and philosophical contemplation. The hallowed spirit of the past is about him ; voices, solemn and-;affecting iri their tones, speak to hiM from the tombs of the illustrious dead ; his soul, in spite of himself, confesses the magic' influence' of the spot ; hilk very tread.—and we have seen tbis not once 1 but a dozen timesis that . of awe and reverence ; and when he quits the consecrated walls, he quits them, for; a while at least, an : altered man. " Whatever," says old' "JOHNSON quote the .passage from . ' memory, and therefore with hesita tion—" whatever' withdraws us from the power of our ordinary senses, and makes the past predominate Over the present in our minds, advanCei us in the dignity of 'thinking 'beings." Now, none can deny that the' contemplation of 'Our - Cathedrals—these mag nificent monuments! of ages long since gathered to the years beyond the fleod-- : possess, ilea high degree, this salutary—this ennobling influence ; and, there fore, we repeat, we are zealous advocates of Mi'. HUste'A proposal for throwing them Open; Uncondi tionally,, to the public. The debate of Monday evening last on , the Miscel laneous Estimates,. was calculated to procluceOrcible impression on the public mind - of the really valuable labours which, session ,after 'session, are undertaken and performed by a knot, of conscientious, vigilant, and disinterested guardians of the.public purse. The truth of the old adage, that " what is every body's business is nobody's bUsiness;" is, 'under no circum stance, more instructively exemplified than ,in the *House of Commons discussions on the management of our national expenditure. The two startling facts, that, Of a total revenue from taxation .and , all Other sources; - amounting to nearly 50,000,000/. pef annum; the interest and charge ofthe public debt are about some two or three millions more than the moiety ; - and that the remaining balance oily being available to the indispensable services of the ' empire, 'its fleets and armies, royal, judicial; and civil establishments, - pensions, half-pay, &c. &c., • 'it' therefore becomes of paramonnt 'importance to keep down every r head of expense to a scale . of the ' utmost economy compatible with the efficiency and ener gies of 'the service ; these •facts should in'ffice to imbue every •Alernber of the House _of COmmons 'With a deep sense of the duty of vigilant supervision, so far as he is concerned, over every proposed outlay of the public money. He is returned by his consti tuents,-invested With that as among the most im -portant trusts with which it is possible for a fell Ow.! subject to be clOthed . , by those who confide to 'him the exerei§e'of their most iinportant priVileges. It is 'W. . torious, however, that waist, in respect of . .some par ticular and isolated vote,'especially if it involve a new `grant not vrevionsly allowed by the Legithiture, the' statements of the several functionaries charged with ' the' duty of bringing forward the estimates' prepared by the several departments'over which they severally: - preside--are made to alniostempty benches. The 'Coin-. mittee of Supply is usually graced, indeed, by the 'pre . sence of the 'Ministerial Leader, and of the-Chancellor ' of the'Eichequef. But how 'wearisome the attendance :on 'its sittings, in which beyopd all question the most ,important adminiltrativ'e - bilsiness of parliament is transacted, is censidered by the majority of Members, :clay be inferred from the common occurrence of the House being', on' such occasions, counted ,out, not - being able to inake 401fernbers....Even at this period of the session only 58 Memikrs,pn both sidei, divided on Monday night on a vote, not calculated to " bore them" by any considerations of political principles involved and one, therefore, which probably ar ras,e(i in it, many more Members - than would' otherwise 'have been found ' ins their places, for it regarded • tie Confirmation of " a provision for providing .sixteen 'Queen's plates"—(at the public ex •pent,e,.though)—" to be, run for at races in Ireland? , Mr. WILLIANS and Mr. HUMS, for the pe" pie, hom they seem to think ov er t axe d enough without • li .w a ing to-meet charges of thi s kind, opposed. Pro Much Ofa particular vote , as went to appropriate 1,5741. for, this 'highly judicious, conciliatory; and ! profoundl3.- politic purpose. Colonel Sir F. Taziscii arid. Colonel I . , 1 Srl4lloll, tor ,tne rac!s, "ro de the high horse;' and, on a division, "won the plate by a majority of 32. This result is worth a remark: Sir R. 1 . 1 44L : 8 Go . vernment may havefelt (as its advocates contend) so - keenly as to the jeopardy in which the Union bet Ween the two kingdoms of Great lyitain and .Itelatid was being placed;by-O'CONiNELL's Repeal agitation', as to have acted conscientiously in venturing on the expe rimentof the 'State prosecutions. But : With. what unrningled satisfaction must they now feel themselves 1 'secure of Irish hearts, and:lrish peace and-thankful -neW, by liiing - Praetiseirtm the .liberality-Of the Imperial Parliament with so much success as to in duce into renew the grant of the Phcenii - Park and Lord Lieutenant's plates ! We find that without adverting to some larger items, the amount of which would have considerably swelled the aggregate we are about to speak of, the very' reasonable propositions, as they seem to us, of Mr. HUME and Mr. W. Wrmiams on Monday night, would, had they been carried, have effected a reduc tion of expenditure on the then submitted estimates, alone, of nearly /00,000/. Mr. WILLIAMS thought the expenditure (an annual one, almost to the extentof 5,0001.) on the improvements of Phomix park, Dublin, a very proper subject for curtailment altogether. 'So do we. It cannot be that-such a sum can b e-.ever, wanted this year—after all that has been laid out on the same locality; and the proper expenditure of the woods and forests, or the royal demesnes, ,palaces, &c., in England, as well as in Ireland, really calls for stricter attention and inquiry than the House of Commons at large has yet shown itself disposed to pay to it. A vote of more than 58,0001. for the yearly salaries of the officers of the two , Houses cif Parlia— ment, &0., and, in the absence of any detailed estimate, for the Lords, Mr. Hume propOsed to reduce by 12,000/. ; and he wished altogether to cancel another foolish item of 2,250/., for en grossing Parliamentary Bills. Why they should - not be written, nobody could show. No matter ; all these proposals were rejected. ' The same fate attended the remonstrance of MT. WAR BURTON and others against a 'charge of 20,000/. for one year's journeys of QUEEN'S messengers. It Seems - these gentlemen don't travel by railroad. They ought to do so for expedition's' sake, and for economy. This last consideration would certainly, we should say, justify the reduction of the vote by 10,0061., or one-half. Colonel SIETRORP. (whom it is lovely to find, in spite of his beard, anoccasional Reformer), gave notice of his intention to move the Crown for the removal of the present Comptroller of the Exche quer, as a most useless officer. This would bring the Exchequer " vote down to 2,000/. less than its present amount. Mr. HUME, very properly considering that the Church had enough wherewith to, pay the Eccle siastical Commissioners for England, was for striking out the item for their -annual salaries and official ex penditure, 3,200/.;• but this also was retained, like preceding votes. The same indefatigable and useful Member argued that inasmuch as six Poor-law Com missioners, at salaries of 2,000/. per annum each, (very large allowances, we should Say), would amply and most efficiently replace the .present Commis sioners and their ostentatious official staff, the vote called for, on account of the latter, of 53,000/., ought to• be withdrawn, or reduced by 12,000/. ; say to 41,0001. His proposal was rejected. On , this point,.again, it is impossible to deny that Mr. HustE produced a good case, and made a: very fair offer. And we cannot refrain from . saying as much of his proposal to . cut down the grant of 876/. for travelling ' expenses' ' (nf one -year) to Poor-law ComMissiOneis. It might hare been, we appre hend, without injustice, reduced by one-half. Of the 212,3241 voted as the expenses' of stationery and printing in the Government departments, a little real disposition to economise, on the part of Ministers, would . hive enabled them to dispense, - say, with 12,0001. On these votes, also, from 90,000/. to 100,000/. might be annually saved, if such indefatigable and .upright labourers in the great cause of .econo mising the public expenditure as Mr. HUME and his friends, could find a body of supporters as constant in their -assiduity to business of so unpleasant, car .tainly, but 'of so momentous and public-spirited a character, is that to which:Mr. Hume devotes himself ih the Committee of Supply. • Let - us consider how small and insignificant a frac tion the grant, or votes we have written of form of the great 'aggregate of annual charges on the public revenue. If, by the application . of similar principles of searching and vigorous inquiry, and the same per tinacity , in insisting upon explanations and informa tion, these reductions' of charge could he pushed, as we are satisfied they might be, in all the various depart ments of the public service, Civil List, &c., from hun dreds of thousands to millions ; 'who shall . undertake to say in what degree the burdens of the people might be presently lightened; the debt decreased; the re venue enlarged by moie of it being relieved for various-branches of service; and thus, new develop ment be given to capital, labour, and commerce. We have intelligence from Madrid to the . 9th inst. The Gazette contains two decrees—one conferring the Grand Cross of the Military. Order of San Fer nando on General RoNcALT, who commanded at Alieant ; and the other the Order of Charles 111., on the Minister of the Interior. The General was daily eXpected at Madrid. - On Tuesday, •the 9th, the Bourse was open, when the Three per Cents. were done at 36/ for cash, and 37 at sixty days; and the Five per Cents. at 23k at sixty days. The Parh papers are almost entirely filled with the dispatch of . Admiral DtancriT Tikonafts, and com ments on that singular document. It has. been a God-send to the, Opposition. , They had got through all their stock of motions against the GuzzoT Minis try, and had no hopes of bringing forward any sub ject that could. lead to a division, when fortunately M. Item arrives with the dispatch in his pocket. It shows great hostility to the English, and consequently is held in high estimation both by the Tnuas party arid the Legitimatists. They are , determined, there fore, to - make the.most of it, and have entered into a coalition for the purpose of shaking the Ministry, and perhaps turning them out. On Monday they met in one of the Committee-rooms of the Chamber, and, among other leaders present were MM. irHIIRS, 13ERIITER, REMUSAT, ODILON BARROT, BILLAULT, and VIVIEN& After some disCussion they agreed that one of them; probably M. BILLAULT, should give notice of a motion on the subject; but as they had not agreed to the exact form in which it should be made, he resolved to postpone the question till the following day. In the meantime their journals are doing everything to excite. the Chamber and the pub lic against the Court and the Cabinet. The follow ing extract from the National is moderate when com pared with the statements in some other journals : " Eyert.supposing the report of M. Dupetit Thouars has undergone no change or mutilation in its passage through the bureaux of the Ministry, and that it is published just as it was received, there is still twenty times more than was necessary to prove that the Admiral confined himself within the limits of his duty,,when he repressed the insolence of the English agents at Otaheite. We have only to read the re cital of.the intrigues of•Pritehard, shutting up Queen Pomare to prevent her from communicating with the representative of France, and to imagine the position of our seamen, when they saw M.• Toap landing soldiers and establishing signal-posts, and the flag of the, protectorate obstinately replaced by an other flag, hoisted and lowered daily with that of the English frigate; Suppose, as the Admiral has well observed, any Euro pean .Power had conducted itself in the same way in China' as England did at Otaheite, that such Power had - induced the :Emperor of China to remove the outward sign of hiS with England, and to hoist one showing that he lia - ti.,placet), himself under the protection of that Power, would no t Egg-' laud in such case have felt that she had a right -to demand from. the Emperor ofeltina an account of his coaduct,•aad to chastiselim, by deposing him if she had, the power to do so? What England would. have expected from her officers under such circumstances is precisely what our officers. hive done: It is not necessary, however to go so far as Mita to find striking . comparisons. England exercises. a protectorate over an archipelago' almost 'at oui 7 rgatesthe lonian Islands. Let us send- missionaries thither, - and persuade the unhappy Greeks to hoist another flag than- that of - the Lot:d High. Com Missioner, and which should, -correapond With the tri-colour flag, and see w h ether our neighlourelvould . disavow the - Admiral who should convert the, protectorate into possession. England, in such case could not stop there; and the unhappy islands would soon his covered with scaffoldir."', • • The Journal des Debats has no article on the sub ject, but the Globe, SI Ministerial paper, thus defends the. Government, and blames the Admiral There was wanting only to justify the conduct of the Govern ment in the atTair of Otaheite, the report of Admiral Dupetit Thouirs. It will be seen by it—lst, that at the time of the occupation by the Admiral, the ,flag of the protectorate had not ceased to flbat over every point where it had been set up; 2d, that this 'flag had never been hoisted at the residence of Queen Pbmare, and that, consequently, it was not nem ' nary to lower it in order to hoist the fancy flag, composed of leaves of. the . palm tree ; 3d, that, independently of the ill feeling, not of' the English Government; but of some Eng lish subjects, independently of the regret of the Queen, which is easily.to be accounted for, if not justified, the Ad miral does not mention a single fact of a nature to compel him to'aet as he did act, without waiting for instructions from his Government." ' The Moniteur publishes returns of the last quarter's revenue, which show an increase of 1,007,0001., as compared with the same . period last year; and the large amount of 7,647,000 f. over that of 1842. There had been a decrease, however, in the customs' duties. On Monday the funds, with the exception of the Five per Cents., remained firm. Large purchases had been made in that stock, which brOught dOwn the price to 122 f. 90c. The Threes closed at 83f. 40c.* - THE BOURSE = --MONDAY, APRIL 15. First Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. French Five percents...... 123 •• 123 .. 121 85 .. 122 85 Three per Cents....• 83 50 . 13'35 .. 53 35 .. 113 40 Bank of France...• ....• 3100 ..3100 ..3090 .•3100 ,SUN, LONDON, Tilu Rs p..A.y RNIN , 4 APRIL 18, 144 Ladhte Bank, .5,000 f. Sharesslss . 0155 4.5155: ..5h , 5- Belgiin Bank .. •••••.• • • • • • 710 • • 710 .. 710 .. 710 -1841 ...... lll5 ..1115 ..1115 ..1115 Belgian Fives, 1831..,•—• •• • 102} • • 103 .. 1021 .. 103 1840 •••• • • • • 1061 .. 106} .. 106 .. 106 1842 .••• Dutch Two-and-a:Half •• • 61 .. 61 .. 61 .. 61 Spanish Threes •• ••• • • • 371 • • 371 .. 37f .• 37( New Deferred Netrpolitan . .. Bowan ••••• • .• • • •• • .1i.II.I1..1.1" Sll.kiC i Fz.. - e St. Germain • . ....... ...•• 825 .. 62., .. 623 .. R 25 ' Versailles, R.B. •••••• • • • • • • 375 .. 375 • • 375 .. 375 - L.B. ' Rouen: - . 973 75 .. 973 75 .. 973 75 .. 973 75 Rouen to Havre• • • • • • • • • • 715 .. 715 .. 7 13 .. 715 0zie.u.g,',........%;;;'•• ;• • • 956 75 .. 958 75 .. 950 ••• 94 50 Strasburg to Bale• ••••• • . •• 290 .. 291 25 .. 287 50 .: 287 50 t Arignou to Marseilles— .••• 770 .. 770 .. 766 25 .. 766 25 .. :! . 380 .. 380 .. 377 50 .. 377 50 RAILWAY SHARES, FOR THE ACCOUNT. 255 .. 260 .. 232 50 —232 50 y r l a rsa lljz e lr ß t ..l4 B .• • • RZuen .. itOixen ttr Havre•• ••••• • • • • • 715 .. 715 .. 707 50 .. 710 .... .• •• • • 960 • • 960 • • 948 74 .. 950 gttaaborg t0!.8a1i;.....• • • .• 291 25 .. 291 26 .. 283 NG 25 Avignon to Marseilles.. t• •• 770 • • 770 .. 767 50 • • 7G7 50 Sir'llobert Peel, we are glad to learn, has given ten guineas towards the subscription now in progress for a testimonial to Mr. Rowland Bill. This mark of the Premier's due appreciation of Mr: Hill's merits is highly cred . .table to the Right Hon. Baronet, and We hope the other Ministers will f o ll ow hi s examp l e . It appears fro m an announcement made by Mr. Cobden last evening, at the Great League Meeting, that it is the intention of the Council of the League to have a Bazaar- in Covent-garden Theatre before the close of the season, in aid of the L eague fU n d. At this _Bazaar it is intended to collect, as it were, into a focus, every species of manufacture in the kingdom. Specimens of everything made in metal, from a steam engine to a needle, will be found there. Specimens of every kind of silk, worsted, or cotton manufacture, of all that the ing enuity of the manu f ac t urers o f England can produce, will be brought together at that Bazaar. It will be, in fact, a complete exposition des drts et des maim, and will constitute one of the most amusing and instructive exhibitions in the metropolis. That this exhibition will give a great impetus to the progress of free trade principles no one can, for an instant, doubt. The industrious classes are already free traders. The idlers—at least such of them as possess minds—would be so if they would only give themselves the trouble to think, or if their attention could be in any way directed to the subject. This exhibition will se direct their attention. It will be come a fashionable'lounge everybody will go 'to it, and, to quote the words of ' Mr. Cobden, " after viewing this exhibition we will put to Them this question, and this question only--' Do you think that the hands that made these ingenious articles ought to lie hanging idly by the sides of men who are .pining for the want of bread ?' " They will thus be brought to-think seriously on the subject—to investigate it in all its bearings: . and the result must necessarily be that they will become free traders, not in the abstract only, but thoroughly practical anti-monopolists. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.—The number of deaths dui ing the week,.ending Saturday April 13, is below the average. The total number was 870, the average being 883. In almost every case there is a decrease. Small-pox, epidemic diseases, and typhus show 'a slight increase, but so small that it hardly requires notice. The number of deaths from small-pox is 21, average 12 ; and of the 21, 14 had not been' vaccinated. The deaths from diseases of the lungs are 257, average 269 ; pneumonia 55, ave rage 65 ; bronchitis 17, average 11,; consumption 136, average 155 ; old age 64, the same as the ave rage ; violent deaths 13, average 24. In this list the number oC suicides is 3, murder 1, drowning 2, accidental, and from scalds 2. The thermometer during the week has stood very high for the season, the average being 61.1 for the highest. The highest temperature was on Tuesday and Wednesday, when the thermometer stood at 66.7, and the lowest on Monday 34 degrees. The wind during the week was westerly, and the weather altogether uncommonly fine for the month of April. WATERLOO BRIDGE.—The Hungerford Chain Bridge will he completed in a few months, and the fare will be only the half of that paid for passing Wa terlao Bridge. What preparations are the proprie ' tors of the first bridge in the world making for the change ? Have they taken any steps to put a stop to the nuisances which prevail there more than in any part of London ?. Canova said that taking Somerset House and Waterloo bridge together, it would be impossible to find in any part of the world two monu ments within the same space so honourable to the nation, yet one of them is now a disgrace to the coun try, because the proprietors will not be at the expense of a watchman to take offenders into custody. At nine o'clock in the morning, we know no spot in the whole metropolis so absolutely offensive as the 'West side of Waterloo bridge. Will the proprietors won der, if not a female passes the gate when 'the other bridge is opened ? DUTCH PAPERS. AMSTERDAM. APRIL 13.—Last night we saw in the horizon, to the south-south-west, the appearance of a great fire, and this morning we hear that, in the village of Aalstneer, 46 houses in the best part of the village are reduced to ashes. Many of the inhabitants of these houses, among whom is the burgomaster, have saved nothing but the night-clothes which they had on. A great number of cattle are burnt, and four persons are _ It is suppossd Iht the fire commenced in a barn, in which ,a knife-grinder slept ; this man, too, has not since been seen. UTRECHT, APRIL 12.—We learn, frcm a .respeet able source, that the attempt to found a Euro pean colony in Surinam, will probably fail, as it seems to be attended with Insurmountable dif ficulties. The incredible fertility of the soil' is 'unquestionable ; but people are firmly convinced that no European can endure the labours of agriculture in the burning climate of the tropics, which is rendered still more insupportable by the marshy nature of the coun. try. We inust;therefore, wait for detailed statements respecting the undertaking before we can encourage . our countrymen to take part in it. THE HAOVE, APRIL 16.—8 y a Royal resolutien of 13th April, conformably to the Ist article of tke 11th t s e e re o s f t p i t t i t y i s ng pe o r ff e t e h n e t. , st a o n cic d it bonds at 4 p er cen t. i nteres t, a tiego forbetkaerinpgurpino March, 1837, etivaabitlsieotdintuld°ftoirnsgragnflootiinn' is opened to the amount of 35 milli ins of florins, divided into 55,000 shares of -1,000 florins each. This loan, we doubt not, is the precursor of a conversion on a larger scale of other descriptions of stock. —Dutch Papers, April 16. CONSTANTINOPLE , MARCIE 27.—1 n consequt nce of the urgent representations made by the great Powers on the late executions of renegades who had returned to the Christian religion, the Porte has given a solemn promise to take measures that a Christian %%Ito ' although having embraced Mahometanism , returns to his original faith, shall in future not be executed, nor put our of the way in any other manner. On the 23d of this mouth, the Bri tish Ambassador, Sir Stratford Canning, and - on the following day Bourquency, the French Minister Pleni potentiary, had audience of the Sultan. who repeated to them the above assurance.—Allgenteine Zeitung, April 11 FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS • A. B. Drummond; Es from q., and Lady Elizabeth and family, in Bryanston-square, Cadlands, near Southampton ; Lady Adeliza Manners, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's street, from Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire • Colonel. Reid, 2d Life Guards, from Brighton ; Th oro ld,isq.,.in St. James's street; Lord and_Lady Cremorne, at the Coburg Hotel, • Charles-street, Grosvenor-square, from Dawson's-grove ; Miss llPTavish, at the )larchioness of Wellesley's, Rutland-gate; Count Lowenstein, from a visit to - her Majesty, at Windsor Castle ; Lady Charles and Miss Somerset, from Lord Beres ford's, Bedgebury, Kent ; Sir Richard and Lady Bulkeley Phillipps, at Brown's Hotel, Dover -street, from the Royal Hotel, Slough; Mr. Marton, M.P., Mrs. Marton, and family, in Park-crescent, from Brighton. . DEP.ARTUR ES. • -_• ' - The Right lion. Sir George Wariender; Bart., and Mr. ;john and the Hon. Mrs. Warrender, from the St. - George's Hotel, Albemarle-street, for Cliefden Flouse Berks; the lion. .11,,rifts Arden, from ditto, for ditto; Sir E. C. Dering, Bart., l , 'the ba Cavendish Hotel, for his seat in Kent ; Lieutenant pet Fludyer, Grenadier Guards, from Feuton's Hotel, for io b itiOfs er Barracks. at. , •..,, . ' CHANGES. , . .. :trail - of clancArty, at Dublin. from Garbally Park , I A - 4e ; Admiral and - Mrs. Edgell, at Bath, from a hi,krj.,. Colonel Carmichael, at Leamington Spa, from a tour ; Sif 'Sdamour Blanc, Bart.; at Leamington Spa, from his scat in 'Derbyshire; Lord and Lady Ashburton and the Hon Misses 'faring, at Naples, from a tour in the Papal States. - 14 LOYD'S.—At a special general meeting of the members of Lloyd's,' held at the temporary establish ment, in the rooms' of the Smith Sea House, Thread "ikeedle-street, yesteiday, the follo win g vote wa s proposed and unanimously passed, viz. :—" 5/. to three coast guard men and pilot, for saving the survivors of the crew of the sloop Ruby,. of . Aberdeen,. wrecked near Wick during a gale on the 24th February. It is, rumoured in official circles, that, on the arrival of our late Plenipotentiary in China, Sir Henry Pottinger. hart., who is expected .to return to this country early in the ' ensuing month; having been succeeded by Mr. Davis, he will be elevated to the , dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom MILITANT Movitsmirs.---Two troops of the Royal Scots Greys marched from Ipswich, en route for Min burgh, on Thiirsday morning last, to be followed by the staff and another troop en the 18th. The 4th Light Dragoons, from Exeter, are expected to arrive about thi 3d or 4th of May: Ipswich will be the head-quarters. • —lpswich Express. EDINBURGII AND NEWHAVEN Since Friday, workmen have been employed in opening the ground in the front of Canal-street, to complete the drift tunnel of this railway, already carried as far as Prince's street, and within a few yards of the proposed terminus. A few days' work will thus open the bore through and through, and the building of the tunnel may be ex pected to be proceeded with immediately. So soon as the Edinburgh and Glasgow, and the. North British Railw a y Bills are passed, wo . may expect to see t h e w hole of the area under the bridge speedily transformed in app ear ance, and its various buildings removed in order to its conversion into a terminus of railway communication, by, which the east and west coast of Scotland will be connected with each other, and both again with the me tropolis of Britian.—Edinburgli Advertiser. LEARNED DICTION: 7 —A contemporary speaks of a lady who astonished a party, the other day, by asking for the loan of a diminutive argenteous truncated. cOne, convex :on its summit, and semiperforated with symmetrical indenta4 tions ; or, in other words, a thimble,—The Que Let Gazette. SUMMARY OF NEWS A N D lOttbitt (.4)tattatt. Vho rein.% may read." roz.zrazr. The annual meeting of the Royal Central Agricultural Society was held at Paris on Sunday, in the new hall of St. Jean, at the Hotel-de-Ville; bl. Cunin Gridaine, the Minis ter of Agriculture and Commerce, in the chair. A consider able number of Peers, Deputies, Members of the Institute, and . of the principal agriculturists round Paris, were present. The chairman delivered the usual address, in which, after alluding to the exertions of the Society to stimulate the zeal and call forth the energies of the other agricultural associations throughout the kingdom, he referred to the late Cattle-show at Poissy, and expressed. a hope that it would prove' the com mencement of a marked improvement in the breed of cattle in France. The Hon. Minister conchtded by congratulating the meeting on the gradual amelioration perceptible in the general state of agriculture throughout the kingdom. Se veral medals were awarded. On Tuesday last,says the Journal des Chemins de Ter, there was another meeting of the delegates from the towns inte rested in the northern line of railroad between Arras, Calais, and Dunkirk. On Wednesday they were heard by the Com mittee. The works at the grand station for the railroad be tween Paris and the Belgian frontier are going on with great rapidity. As to the road itself, as far as the boundary of the department of the Seine, nothing- remains but to lay: down the rails, all the other works being completed. The _Rouen and Havre railroad is advancing with great activity. Three long tunnels are very nearly cut through." Duprez has arrived at Paris, and makes his entree at the Academie Royal; on Friday next, in Don Sebastian. • The Asmode steamer has arrived at Toulon from Algiers, with 250 passengers, amongst whom were 69 officers and non commissioned officers, who- had fled from Carthagena to Algiers; They are to be sent into the interior of France; by order of the Government. A letter from Rome, 2d inst., states that, in the night of the 29th ult., two diligences were attacked by banditti on the road from Naples to Rome, near Terracina. The passen gers were rubbed only, but not otherwise ill-treated. . The AugsburgA Gazette contains a letter from Alexandria, March 19, which says, "Mehemet Ali's:fool has stolen his master's diarnonds,'aed absconded. The Viceroy is about to leave Cairo for Lower Egypt, and will afterwards visit this city. • The -health of Ibrahim - Pacha is cempletelv re-esta blished. The greater number of the Consuls-General have returned from Cairo. Now that the direct steam communi cation is opened with Marseilles, we receive our letters in eight days." • The .Universal German Gazette' states from Rome, March 29, that in consequence of the recent attempt at outbreak in Calabria, and the intrigues of the Italian malContents, the Italian Governments, generally, are about to enter into a sort of federation for their mutual support and assistance. A recent letterfrom Ilavannah mentions, on the best. autho rity, that from the Ist to the 15tli February upwards of 1,000 negroes had been received from the coast of Africa, and several other vessels were daily looked-for,: notwithstanding that all the enlightened part of the population were opposed to that infamous trade. It was currently stated in Havannah that the authorities were receiving 17 dollars ($5 fr.) for each imported slave. • The Prefect of Police has just issued an ordonnance re specting the theatres of Paris. The managers are prohibited from raising the prices of admission on any occasion, even for a benefit, without 'first receiving permission from the Pre fect. It is also declared that they are never to change the performances except due notice be given of the change in the morning, and it is strictly forbidden to put the word 100 upon bokes or stalls 'which have not really'been disposed during the day. A letter from Stockholm, of the, 26th ult., says :—" The late King died without having made -a will. • He leaves an immense fortune. The estates, including iron and copper mines, are estimated at 60 millions of francs. LAW AND POLICE. In the New Central Criminal Court, Thomas Collins, described as a lahourer, : bitt r attired as a young gentleman, was eouvicted ~steali&fg, (ni the 6th inst. ' a pocket-book and two Batik notes. of : of 501. each, from the,person ; of Joseph Thomas pi.ok.:,rty of Mes.r3. Baring (Brothcys) .).rid and - was senttliced to ho I=as portel for tea y. rs. - Mary Furley, a married woman, ag e d 36 years, was con victed of the murder of her infant son by drowning him in the Regent's-canal, and sentenced to death. At the Surrey Sessions, James Gearing, a man of a - most ferocious aspect, and the leader Of a gang of thieves who fest the Borough-road and Elephant and Castle,-was indicted for feloniously stealing from the person of Martha Davis, 1311 the 29th of Marcklast, in the parish of St. George the Mar tyr, the sum of 2/. 17s. 6d., the property of her huSband. She was surrounded in the street by the prisoner arid his compa nions. The jury found a Verdict of Guilty, and the prisoner was sentenced to ten Years' transportation. At Bow-street, John 'Skinner Francis, a young man holding a commission in the Cape of Good Hope Mounted Rifles, and Mary Ann Browne, described as a governess, were brought before Mr. Jardine, for re-examination, charged with forging and uttering a cheque for 1901., another for 301., and a third. for 250/., each purporting to be drawn. by DoWager Lady Nellthorpe, of Seven Oaks, Kent, - with intent to defraud Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, bankers. lkfr. Bitsh,-on behalf of the Society of Bankers, said 'a large portion of the Property was outstanding, some of which could be traced to both the prisoners, and at a future day he would be-in a con dition to prove that on one occasion they both went to the banking-house to get a cheque cashed.. The prisoriers were remanded till Friday. - At Lambeth-street, Miss Julia Elizabeth Scales was brought up in custody; from the residence of her parents, at 44. Farmer-street, Shadwell, and placed within the bar, before Mr. Henry, on a charge of having caused the death of her. illegitimate female infant; by throwing it into the privy: The prisoner, who is a fine young woman of 19 years of age, seemed in a very weak and dejec4d state. Mr. Henry did not think there was any necessity for pressing the inquiry at present, as the prisoner could not be tried at the present ses— sions at the Central Criminal Court, and the next• session would not be before the second week in May. The prisoner was' remanded for a fortnight. ' At the Thames Police-court a tall and powerful man, named Thomas Frewin, aged 52, a superannuated Custom house officer, who has for some years past plied as a svaterinan at Ratcliff, was brought before Mr. Broderip on a charge of killing two cats in the house of Mr. Henry IVilson, the White Hart, Queen-street, Ratcliff. The prisoner on being called On for his defence, said; in a very collected 'manner, that he was actuated to do as lie had done by an•evil spirit. The evil spirits seemed to be the cats, and so tie took up the poker and killed them. Mr. Broderip said it was•quite clear the pri soner was a very dangerous lunatic. lie was ordered to be taken 'care of. • COURT-- , --T.3.31t1L`7.71k117,M. The Duchess of Kent,_ who will leave England on Tuesday next - for the Continent, accompanied by their MAjesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, and his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, is expected to be absent from this country for a period of about two months. The Princess Alice steamer is under orders for the occasion, and it is under stood that her destination is Boulogne. The Dowager Countess of LeiceSter, and the Right Hon. Edward Ellice, M.P., arrived in Arlington-street on Friday last, from a continental tour. • The Earl and Countess of Zetland are expected to arrive at Dundas House, in Arlington-street,. at the: close of. the week, from Upleatham-Hall, Yorkshire, for the season.• Lady Charlotte Dundas is not expected in town until her turn in waiting on her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent comes round. _ _ . . •. . . The Earl of. Yarborough, who arrived in Arlington;strvet last • week . from Brocklesby Hall, near Brigg, LincAnshirc, has left town for Appulderscombe Park, in the Isle of Wight. The Noble Earl has nearly recovered from a severe attack - of influenza; _ _ . Sir Au 2 uStits Clifford, Bart. Deputy Acting . Great -Cham berlain, who has been confined at his mansion in Eaton, square during the last - week, from the effects of an accident while riding out. with Miss Clifford hi Hyde Park, has quite recovered, and.iS able to attend to his official duties. • The Duke of ' Devonshire has quite recovered troM' the effects of his! slight indisposition, - and has arrived at D e v on shire House for the season. His Grace, with the Marquis et Normanhy, werq. present on Monday evening at Drury. lane Theatre, to witness the debut of the new Danishdanseuse, Lucille Grahn, in the new ballet of the Statute Fair. Mass 'The Marchioness Camden and -her infant' daughter are going on favourably, in . Belgrave square. - • . MISCEXMANEOI7IS. A meeting of the Hoiticultural Society , was held on Tues day evening, R. W. l3urchard, Esq., in the chair. The prin cipal novelties of the exhibition consisted iu the fruit, of which there was a dish of peaches, from the gardens of Mr. Shirley, M.P., at Shipstere in Steur. in Warwickshire, grown in pots, and picked on last Good Friday, a period much ear lier than this fruit had ever been previously obtained. The prizes awarded were silver Knightian medals to Mr. Hender, son, for his hyacinths and other plants; Mrs. Lawrence, for her collection; and Mr. Hutchinson, gardener to Mr. Shir ley, for peaches; a Banksian medal to F. Meyrick, Esq., for cherries ;• and Banksian certificatea of merit to the Dean-of Manchester and others. • The meeting adjourned to May 1, when the anniversary meeting will be held. Measures are to be taken for the immediate establishment •of the . Agricultural College in Wiltshire, for which purpose a publie meeting of the friends • and supporters of the pro posed plan has been called for Monday next, the 22d inst. The Earl Bathurst has consented to preside on the occasion.— The ordinary. monthly meeting of the Society for pro.. rooting Christian Knowledge was held on Tuesday at the offices,',Lincoln's Inn-fields, the Rev. Dr.. Russell, Rector of St. Botolph'S,'Bishopsgate; in the Chair. Letters were read from several Colonial Bishops requesting grants towards the erection of churches, and other means of promoting religions . instruction, which were accordingly made, as were others to numerous parishes in England. .. • . Previous to the discharge of the Grand Jury at the Surrey Session's, the foreman, on behalf of his fellow-jurors, made a. presentment to the Court relative to the exceedingly effective state of the new police, and their high state of discipline, and great utility, at 'the same time passing a high encomium on them as•tothe manner . they had given their evidence before the Grand Jury. . At the grand concert. to be given at Covent•igarden Theatre' on the 26th inst., in aid of the funds of " Society for Protection. and Employment of the Distressed Needle Women in London" some of the most eminent artistes in 'this - country come forward in the handsomest manner. • Amongst them are Herr Ernst, the celebrated - violinist, Madame Dulckeu, M. MOscheles, Benedict, and -Parish Myers, -together with some of our most,eminent singers. • • • The anniversary dinner of the Goldsmiths' Benevolent In stitution took place on Tuesday at the Freemasons' 'Tavel a ; upwards of 130 gentlemen sat down to dinner, which was : served in a very.handsotne style. The Prime Warden of the . Goldsmiths' Company was in the chair, supported by Mr. Thomas, Mr. Watherston, Mr. Evans, Mr. Reed (the trea• surer), Mr. Gass, and many of the leading gentlemen of the trade The subscription was liberal. • At the Quarterly meeting of the Royal Naval Benevolent Society, held on Monday at the Thatched .House Club, the secretary, Capt. Dickson, stated that the balance of the So ciety's thnds was 1,1421., being 2001. less than. during the corresponding quarter of last year. There Were 4501. left for distribution. A resolution was agreed to, expressing the :deep regret of the meeting, at the death of Rear-Admiral Francis Fane, who had-been a liberal patron of the institu tion, and offering:their condolence to his widow. , `RUMOiIRiD 'LEGAL CiIANGES.--It was currently reported in Westminster Hall yesterday, that Sir William Follett, the new 'Attorney-General, had retired from the Bar, in order to go to Italy for the benefit of his health; and that, at 7 the close of the present session of Parlia ment, Lord Lyndhurst would retire from the Woolsack, when Sit. W. Follett would be, appointed Lord Chan cellor, should his health be sufficiently renovated to en 'able hini to 'undertake the duties Of 'the office. LONnor_l. AND B . RlGHtfrti RAp'.WAY.—Traffic for the Week ending,Saturday, - April 13, 1844 :- 21,871 p assen ge tr ,' 4,3734 2 . 41c1. gOodi, 4,721/: 11L ad. iii i~l I AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.O CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The fall in Consols was carried still further thiofter noon, the latest bargains, both for Money arta ; Time, being at 991 to 1. The New Three and- a-Half per. Cents. left off at 1031 to 1-, and the Reduced Three-and -a -Half per Cents. at 102 i to I. Bank Stock was at 198. The Unfunded Debt remained the same as in the morning Foreign Investments were also heavy. Spanish Ac tives at 25i to +, and the Three per Cents. at 361 to 1; the Passive were 4. Brazilian were 80 ; Mexican; 3:P to 1 ; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 601 to 61. - - The additional transactions in Railway Shares have been these :---=Birmingham and • Derby were 38 ; Bir mingham and Gloucester, 68 ; Eastern Counties, 91-_to /4-; Blackwell, 101 ; Brighton, 61 ; Greenwich, '7l • North .Midland, 12 ; and Strasbargh and Bali, 3 to 3idiScount. Bristol and Exeter, ex-dividend, hare been 31 ; Great Western, 361 ; - Lancaster - and Carlisle, 21 to 1 ; Bir mingham, 128; South-Western Erghths, 4 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 9i •, Yarmouth and Norwich, 61 to ; -York. and North Midland, New, 32 ; Paris and Orleans, 161 ; and Paris and. Konen, 171 to 161 premium. London and Westminster Bank Shares were 54 premium. (From The Sun of List The sales 'of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 2,500 bales, at about former rates, all to the trade.—French Rail way Stock and Eastern Counties were in good request, but others not much noticed. Birmingham and Derby were 62, Chester and Holyhead 7i, Dublin and Cashel 5, Edinburgh and Glasgow' 66k, Great North •of England 98*, Lancaster And Carlisle 7, Birmingham 230, Manchester and Binning ham 49 , , Manchester and Leeds 'Midland Counties 88, Paris and Lyons 3, Paris and Orleans 36i, South-Eastern 36. There is an absence of colonial or of foreign advices of any leading interest•this morning. It is satisfactory to find that business is much more brisk in the China and East India trades, and the large imports that have within the last few days taken place from Ithe East Indies and Hong-Kong, are likely to find a ready market. - The transactions in the Funds to-day have been rather in favour of a'decline in prices. There is some anxiety, among the Bulls• as to the effect that may be produced in Ireland, should a sentence ofimprisonment be passed on Mr. O'Connell - afid - thelsther traversers. ' Hence the fall in prices. Consols from 100* have gone back to 99i. The Commissioners bought about 30,000 L at 99i, and the price rose soon afterwards to par, for immediate transfer, as well as for the Account. All the . other portions of the Debt were lower by to I per cent. The New Three and-a-Half per Cents. have fallen very nearly 1 per cent. on the highest rates of yesterday. The premium upon Exche quer Bills has been pretty firm. Bank Stock was yesterday 200, it is to-day 1771 to 178. India Stock has receded from 293 to 291. At length, something like a move has been made towards liquidating,' at least, a portion of .the loan railed in this country, for Guatemala; in the year - 1825. That loan 'l'M for nbont - 1,400,000/. ;- and, from that time to the present, the interest-has been in arrear. The Republic, it ialtnown, has been divided into several minor States, and .the loan dis tributed among them, according -to the extent of land possessed, and the numerical - strength of population. The State of Costa Rica, one of the Republics coined out of Central America. has been the' first in the field to offer terms 'to the bondholders. It proposed through. its agents to pay 824 per cent. on its share of the loan, or 11,5801. in full discharge upon it,'on account of that portion of the debt raised here for Gua temala. This is pretty fair but if the resources of this new State can provide —as they have, for the cash is in hand —so ~ large . a per-ventage of of the demands upon it, the bondholders might take the offer as a first instalment, and wait till the amount of their claims are liquidated in full. It is a long time since there was any marked value for the.bonds of Guatemala; indeed, they have been excluded from the official list for many months, and were reinserted towards the end of last week.. It is to be hoped that the other new-born States comprised in the divi sion of Central America, will be induced to follow the exam ple , of Costa Rica. In Foreign-Stock the transactions have not been ..con ! . siderable this morning. The result of the meeting of the Committee of the Spanish Bondholders yesterday was that an address was agreed' upon Signor Carrasco ' expressive of their confidence in his polic y in support of the nationhl credit, and urging the necessity of immediately carrying out the measure of Senor Gamboa for capitalising the overdue' coupons, and also pressing on his attention the neglected claims of the holders of Spanish Passive' Stock, at the same -time pointing out , the necessity of resuming at. least• a part payment of the divkl..:lols on . the Active Stock itself, without resorting to the expedient of augmenting the liabilities - . of the Government, by the continued - capitalisation of interest, Spanish Consols have fallen from 26 to 25 ; the Three per Cents. from 374 to 36i ;' and Colombian to 15, . Dnteli Two and-a-Half per Cents. have improved to 61k. In the other Foreign Bonds there was but a triflingvariaticin. ". • There haS been a busy market for Railway - Shares,. but price* were on the decline. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 16.—The market has been buoyant to-day, and considerable business has been transacted at the following 'prices :--Easitern Counties, -Re gistered, 154.; .Ditto, Perpetual, 11. 17s. ld: ; London and Birmingham, 233; Manchester and. Birmingham, 491494.; Manchester and Leeds, 110 ; Ditto, Half, 47; North Union, 1084 ; Sheffield.' and Manchester, 73 734 ; Ditto, Quarter, 8 7-16 ; South Eastern,. 36 ; Ditte, New, 6 premium ; Trent - Valley, - I:premittin ; Barnsley Junction, 3 1-16; Man chester Assurance,' 104. : CLOSAVG PRICES. • BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 99 Ditto Bonds 3 per Celt. Cons. 100 • F Ditto Old Annuities .I 3 per Cent. Rei 193%; Ditto New Annuities... riew ew rge&c n e t. nt..... :.. .. z ., 103% Y. : x (3i / t 3 t , c l , ls, 1,000/-1 5001 — pm Long Annuities to expire • • Ditto Small pm. Jan. 1860 l2 7.16 Bank Stock for. Acct..... 199 . Oct. 1859 l2 5.16 • 4 Conxela for Acct.......,. 99% . . . Jan. 1860..„. « ..... 12 11.16 llndia Stock for Acct.... • FOREHIN FUNDS. , ~ . Austrian, 5 per Cent — jPcirtuguese, Spar Cent .13elgian, 5 per Cent li 4 Ditto,, New Ditto - Brazilian Bonds . ....... ....... 9.0 Prussian, 5 per Cent . . ... Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent... IRussian. 5 per Ccnt Chllian t 6 per Cent " -- . 'Ditto, Metallic Colombian, 6 per Cent. • IS 'Spanish, 5 per Cent 253( Ditto, 1824 Ditto, 3 per Cent 375 Cuba -- Bonds, 6 per Cent...... 93 Ditto, Deferred......... ..., 15% Danish, 3 per. Cent ..... ...".. French, 5 T er Cent. —l —c. • Greek, 18.5, 5 per Cent - Exchange ...t. --c. Mexican, 5 per Cent Ditto, 6 per Cent., 18:37 Dutch, 2)4 per Cent . 61 . Peruvian, 1825, 6 per Cent... 303( Ditto, 5 per Cent 1005 - SHARES. Birmingham and Deity (100 paid) " 62 Birmingham and Gloucester , (100 paid). ........ ..... 93 Ditto New (17)4:daid) - - Bristol and Exeter (4 paid)..... Eastern Counties (23 paid), • - 13) . Ditto Registered ( 31 /6s Sd paid) . . - Great Western (75 paid) - , ll. 1)4 . . Ditto Half Shares (50 paid) ...... ..... . ...... Harwieh (Braithwaite) (2 paid) • - 3 Lancaster and Carlisle (. pd) , 7% London Ind Birminghrun ( S t oc k) 22', London and Blackwell (161..135. 4d/) • 0 • • Lonion and Brighton (50 paid) London and Greenwich (1.1. 1.55. 4d. paid) ..... London and Croydea (Trunk) - Manchester and Birminghem P Northern and, Eastern (45 paid) North Midland (100 paid) Yarmouth_and Norwich (16 paid) Paris and Orleans (20 paid) Paris and Rouen (20 paid) ' .:6 . Strasbourg and Bale (14 -- paid) lOl . - STATE or THE COLLIERY DISTRICTS.--The Pitmen o f this and the adjoining couuties continue their " strike;" and no advances towards an amicable arrangement hove yet beeri - Made by the employers or the cmphn ed. On M•aiday,,a troop. V the tilth•Husiars, under there inthatel • f CaptNin Desales, and a company of the 37th regiment, mu: vied from this town to the city of Durham,. as a, more antral shOuld thm.;ir ser vies be required. This arrangement. is "in.consequence of an application from the magistrates of the county of Durham, who have found the rural police insufficient to quell the disturbances which occurred • during the past week. At, GormondsWay Moor Colliery, on Weineday last, some men who were workin;., were attacked end sh.anefully beaten, also' three policemen. by a party belongit gto the strike. An occurrence, altnost,similar took place at Brancepeth Park Colliery, at Kell o e, and, on Thursday 'it Thorrdov" Colliery, to which place Majt'r Wemyes dispatched ail his disposable foi•ce. A large meeting: of the collitrs of :the NI ear took place yesterday at PittingtOu Hill ; ,there were übout .10,000 present, and resolutions were passed similar to those at the great meeting on the Black Fell, reported in our last. District meeting's have also been held in various parts of Northumberland, at the whole of which the leaders exhorted the men .to conduct themselves peace ably and orderly, and that all who acted otherwise should be declared the enemies of the association. A general delegate meeting is proposed to be held at Dur-, ham on the 23d instant, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon ;. and from all we can learn there seems little prospect of any compromise being Speedily effected.—Tyne Mercury. We -find the following HI : the Gazette des banana-. Our French Contemporaries are never very correa in their mode of giving. English names, but we have never been so much puzzledasnow. .Who can this " Sir Babrond be ? The translation 'given by the Gazette to the Roi des: Chefs, king - of cooks, is VerYeurious -:—" The English are such .great lovers of comfort, that it may be called by . alge braists their third power; but these gastrophers• are. in . •ge•-. neral. accustomed to remunerate with great liberality their culinary artists, who elaborate their succulent puddings, their rosbeefs, and their beef-pie.. However, by way of exception, anEnglislinfan of distinction, an. eccentric, Sir - Babrond, Ba ronet, was assigned en refer& at the suit of his cook. The circumstances -are as follow chef .de cuisine of the noble foreigner, and some impatient tradesmen, conceived the idea, in the absence of the bank-notes, to lay a precautionary attachment upon the rich furniture of the apartment of 'M. Babrotid, and to which he opposed his assignation en refere. Hi appealed to the President Of. the Tribunal de Premiere • Instance, for a .discontinuance of the' attachment, declaring that his letters of credit upon the house-of M. - Laffitte were of sufficient amount to pay all he owned. The valet of the .Baronet .presented himself with all. his requisite titles. Among other documents, he produced a:writing from Lord Broughani, in which the ei , Chancellor declared that - hi* stomach and himself had been lovally,treated by the man of patty-pans,_•and that he was the Ii des Chefs (Chief's King). The President ordered the attaChment to be continued, enless a deposit was made, in the , coui se of the day,-for the sum of 12,000 f., specially appropriated to the payment of the cook's 'wages, and the demands of the other Creditors of the rich Englisliman." - :•• ' . LARGE IMPORTATIONS FROM INDIA, CHINA, &C.— ' The arrivals during the preierit - week frbin India and China • have been unusnelly numerous:' Since Sunday the folloWing ships have arrived in the'docks, viz. :—the Ellenborough, CaptlinClose, from Calcatta; rEsigei, Captain BreWer, from Bengal; Herefordshire and Malabar, froth Bombay ) ; William Jardine, froth China t. Cynthia, Captain Tyharst, from - Batavia ; Lady Emma, from the Mauritius ; Euxine, Captain ltDblillan, from Bombay; IL Walker, Captain Shanks, from Manilla ; Goshawk, Captain Rit c hi e , from the Mauritius; Sussex,. Captain Hamm er ,' from' So uth Seas amid Tropic; Captain Robertson, from Hebert Town, all with valuable cargoes. Several other ships froth the Mauritius, for London, passed through :the* Downs yesterday morning, and may be expected to arrive i nthe Thames this forenoon. SINGULAR FATALITY. ONE-FAMILY.--Yesterday an inquest was held before 'Mr.' Higgs, at the Boar's Head, .Exeter-street, Strand, on the . body of William Berhite, aged 13. It appeared by the evidence, that deceased . was in the employ of Messrs. Robinson. and Co., of. Lamb's Conduit- Street. Ou Sunday morning laSt, the ' deceased was walking 'in Exeter-street,.where his mother resides; when he Suddenly fell'down on the pavement. lie slightly - recovered for an in stant,hut died very soon after him - an affection of the head or heart. He hid generi t lly enjoyed good health,' but - on Satufday said he had a pain in the Chest. The foreman Said this was a 'most distressing case, and the mother was' almost in a state of distraction. Six Months ago she lost her hus band, and three months after another child.—Nerdict;; " Died from nntural causes." . Out of One hundred and forty-nine prisoners 'tried at ,the Sup)er,set Assi;es,Okty : five have been acquitted, and against seventeen the bills have e - been ignored; making fifty tIV9 actual acquittals, COURT. -CIRCULAR. The Qtfeeii hata Court and PrivYrEadriril ltb-r° o'clock yesterday afternoon at Buckingham Palace.,, A , The , Privy Council was attended by hriTeßr4 4,l ness Prince Albert,. the L4brd 'President, the Lord Prl3 Seal, the Commander-in-Chief, the. First Lord of •t i Treasury, the Secretaries of'State for thisfrOiliti Foree, and Calonial Dew tments, 'the First Lord of the A ecden- ralty, the President of the Board of Control, the Sre tary at War, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlaie, arid' the Muster of the Hdrse. . Sir Frederick Pollock, Knt., Lord Chief Baron of her Majesty's Court of Exchequer. was, by Okiimand of the Queen, sworn one of her Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council, and took his place at the Board. John Hope, Esq., Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland, welt by command of her Majesty, sworn of her - Majeet.l° Most Honourable Privy Council, and alio took his Ogee Ott th• Board. . Her Majesty having been pleased to appoint the 0 0. Hon. William Earl of Lonsdale to be lord Lieut ens T , of the counties of Cumberland and Westmorela nd, 1 or Ldship took the customar oaths. The H' on. William Bath y urst was the Clerk °f 111. Council in Waiting. her At the Court,' Sir Edward C. Disbrowe, Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and . Minister Pt(' potentlary to. the King the Netherlands, was predn'e _, to the Queen, et an audience, by the Earl of Abere,our ,K.T., her Majesty's principal Secretary of State lb, 'Poreign Affairs, on his return on temporary leave °ill since from the Hague. the The Queen gave audiences to Sir Robert Peel and the Earl of 'Aberdeen. The Court was attended by Vice-Chamberlain ' the Treasurer of the Householt4 ip Earl of Morton, Lord in Waiting, and the Hon. CAP ° Duncombe, Groom in Waiting. . ,„ the The Queen and Prince Albert visited her Maiesv Queen Dowager yesterday afternoon, at Marlboros.a; -House.' Colonels -Buckley and Bouverie, theYtluf tri es e . in Waiting, attended her Majesty and his Royal Higun.„ i Their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belg'" - the paid visits yesterday to their Royal Highness e s ' t he Duchess of Gloucester,. at Gloucester House, e n Duke of Cambridge, at Cambridge House. wited His Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen v— i o r yesterday the Queen Dowager, the Duchess of 0 cester, and the Duke of Cambridge, at t h e i r rear residencs. ye Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess. of 'ten d ' t he Duchess of Gloucester. the Duke of Cambridge, Princess Mary, visited the Queen Dowager yeete rl ' a bel. The Duke of. Cambridge.visited the King of the gians and Prince Albert at Buckingham Palace Y eti !" day. . . The Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty yeste r " - ,:41. The Royal Family. were taken their usual airings terday. - St' Prince -Albert rode out on horseback' yesterday, tended by Ci'lonel Bouverie, Equerry in' Waiting. c o , The Royal dinner party at 'Buckingham Pe l ac e terday evening included her Royal Ilighnes s .,o4 Duchess of Kent, Lis Serene Highness Prince L„,°" or stein, the Belgian Minister and Madame "Van de lr: Lady Ailinli.:Maria Dawson, Earl Delawarr, Ear' m Captain and . Sir Robert Gzge ardiner. Captain Charles Fitrald, Royal-Ntivy, had an ilct: view with Lord. Stanley yesterday at the Colonial-orbif Mr. Rennie had also an inter v iew with his Lor Gs yesterday. Tos' d • Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and u.atir had an interview with the Chancellor of the Elte"," E , yesterday, at bis official residence in Downing- 0 47 0 1V The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for Englanti :to . ,il' meeting yesterday afternoon at the officein W ll 'l'o place.. There were present the Bishop.of Ilereforr Earl of Besborough t and the Dean of Westminster . 01. Dispatches were sent off yesterday frUm the colt:too office for the Lord High Commissioner of the I ° Islands. • , The Cabinet Ministers dined with the Earl f her deen last evening at his residence in Argyll-street . ; , Sir Edward linatehbull returned to town yester uk tbe Dispatches , were sent off on Tuesday evening 1 1° ,4010 Colonial-office for the Governors of the Wes''' Colonies. HUNTINGDON ELECTION' (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) From the enclosed you will perceive the hopeless' the Liberal cause here, von&quenec )Ir. co ° 4 to stand as the free-trade candidate. If he would liO nt , sented, it is believed, notwithstanding the venal, " I V; ifo w ,,/ dependent state of the major part of the Fonstitn ellen be have been pretty well supported, as he is highly estee— all parties here. C'‘ Mr. Thomas Baring, the "r e j ec t e d o f London," •—e servative candidate, is likely to be unopposed no" Huntingdon, April 16. 0 13 [Our Correspondent encloses, in the l e tter, a req„, ir ,l to • Mr. Martin, signed by forty-five electors, ealtltiats him to suffer himself to be put in nomination as a c.'"; 50 7,1 which he respectfully declines on_the ground that to the requisition would involve such sacrifices of ti f comfort, as, at his advanced age, cannot be reasons pected.3 eiV; SPORTING INTELLIGEN C E-- • BATH RACES.--TuEsDAY.---(Cascurne o qa, 4I J The Somersetshire Stakes Of 25 sovs. each, • 15 5 only if declared, &c. - _ . DECIIiING, HEAT.. 0 I Duke of Richmond's' Red Deer, 3 yrs, 4st II lb (Abd 4 ' l ) OA Mr: Gritllth's'Niwcotirt; 4 yrs, - Bst .... . .... .... . . .... r Even betting. Red Deer m a d e a ll th e running , "o easy by a length. •-., • s t , ' The County MemberS' Plate of SOL, add e d to a Sife g e t ro.) of 5 sovs. each. Heats, one mile and a half.. ( 8 " - ' • 4 9 Mr. Dan's Jack, 5 yrs Mr. Gough's kauita, 6 yrs • $ 9 • • • 4 " Mr. J. Day's Mechanic, 4 yrs 6 6 9 Mr. Wilkin's Ima, 6 yrs dt . Mr. Hook's Una, 6 yrs' • 1 5 2 d r Mr. England's Spring Bok, 3 yrs • 3 dr 4 Mr. Griffith's Haroldston, 5 yrs • a il. Mr. M'Donald's Lottery, aged " ' • . Won easy. BETTING AT 3IANCHtSTERH--, - Trtit3 - • TWO THOUSAND 'GUINEAS STAKER.' • 6- to 4on The Ugly Buck.-.••offered• ito . • CHESTER. CUP. . agst Bramble—t • .25t0 1 agst•Sir 9to 1 apt Pagan--t - 40 to 1 agst Wlist..-t 12 to 1 apt Red Deer - 40:to 1 agst Nantl l V 14 to 1 agst CatiOnite-4 40 Co 1 agst 20 tel agst Alice Hawthorn • Nothing else x' l t pi - • • DzanY. - • $ 27 to 1 agst • 14 .- ° '" Gipsio- • • f oe 30 to I.agst BAY ''"4, No others mention ° it an . offer. 3 to 1 agst Ratan 3 to 1 agst Ugly Buck 25 to 1 agst Orlando -.- 25 to 1 apt Cockamaroo (RECEIVED THIS MORNING-) . BATH .RACES.=—WEDNEsDAT: e e Produce Sweepstakes of 50 sous. each, •- . OH, - Stibs.4-----r.„,' • d e, ll Mr. Wroford pt, id inpromise, to - Tr] •• p lf no•w, , lk 'over.' • • 11 The Buth Handicap of 20 slivs. each. 10 ft 11 ,'„if •if declared, with 20 added: One mile A P.- I distance. (12 Sub•eribers; 7 paid.) Ao .so k l Mr. Gough's Greetifinc , aged. 7st I2lb ..•.( I) °".ts ll ' Mr. Herbert's c by Elis, out of Odessa, 3 yrs. 1 Lord G. Bentinck's Naworth, aged, 7st 6lb . , ..... Mr. Fox's D resater„ 3 yrs, sst 2lh ..... ......••••'' - - - 6 to 5 agsb Greenfinch, and 6 to 4 ,agst ...... Won cleverly, by a length. • .`O l .O . - Match, 50, p.p. Two miles.—Mr. Braithwaite. 0,5) 3 yrs, Bsil(4ol2ers) beat Mr. - Dixon's Minna Tr°, i of 711,.-2 to lon Gaiety. Won by a; neck. to le, The City Cup of • 100 sous. added to a .Sweel l- 50'' 20 ovs. each, h ft. Two miles and a' half. Lord Glenlyon's Ben-y-Ghlo, 4 yrs; 9st 111:•••,*ii) Me. F. Clarice's Priscilla T om b o y, 5 y rs , Bss The f.)lloiving also ran :—Sir Scott nil Li e d 4 yrs, 7st 12.113—Lord G. Bentinck's Best B9 W l it'lS' sst 131b—Mr. John Day lid- Seaport. 3' Yrs' 1 . 0 1 , 1° ,0' Bristow's Little MillOrd, 3 yrs, Est 9th -J l ‘ ll '' Pickwick, aged, Bst 91b-,-Mr. Smith's Eli , 13 p .Bst 51b-;--.Mr. Minor's Molecatcher, 3 yrs, Ist. or• Li be,' Beating, 7 to 4 agst Seaport, 3 to.l ugst 5 to 1 agst El Maherry, and 7 to 1 agsrPrikilr u e et • Ben-y,Ghlo won:by two lengths,' easy, 03° . . • o c o bad. third,:and El Maherry fourth. • • 5 00;:, ..The.Dyrhain Park Stakes (Handicap) of do , , . h ft, ,with 50 added.. Mile and a half 'sil o ° • ' Stabs.) , - • . sc ia) 1 • MtMr.Goughs Fausta, 6 yrs, -Bst 21b ..... .. . ( I)°clg ' bir. Bacon's Fairplay, aged, 7st • 816 .. , .... - .'''lo /1 )(P Mr. Matthew's Turn Tough, 4 yrS, 7St 4 ..... . • The following also started Mr. giV. l o o l l i , aged, Bst 816 ; Mr. Dixon's Vitula. 4 ' yl% n ti xsw HUssey's Cracksman, aged, Bst Mr. King's Callaghan, 4 yrs, 7st 91b, and Mr. E l iglS o ic` 4 80_k„ . 3 yrs, Est. • • • .• . 5 to 2 agst Fanny Callaghan, 7 to 2 . agst ust 6 11 ;01,1 -agst Fairplay, and 4 to 1 agst Tom Tough-• between the three plac e d.. W as • won by h3'' o ur P sl sz 1 The York Handicap was not d ec ided, whe n a ltos was 440- UlOl, .Init w.e.were informed atth° heft gir l ' Gaiety (ridden by T. Day) had won the-fir s st Ap° that s in the* second she had fallen over ski l / c 'i • • ously injured, if not killed her jockey. No change in the Derby betting. = INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. • GORHAMBURY, 1844: - f C The Gorhambury Handicap of 25:so:II' 01' Robert de Gorham, 5 yrs, Bst 121 1 2„ 1 ,1 / 0 Bst - 121b—Roseius aged, Bst 71b—Vitelblit' o l g1V;f r j, —Mosque, - 6 yrs, ' Bst 51b—Orion, ylrs ° !t oo . 6, .4 yrs, Bst 21b—Eirenus, 4 .yrs, 1/'n- -- 7S e .,! l n tolli.'4l Bst lib—l-am-not-aware, aged, 7st ,;121t -11 i niiill , ,,, , 1 0 7st 121 b —Revocation ; 5 yrs, 7st . 111h-.-',tiYr 6 .- c 7st 101b--Priscilla Tomboy,.. 5 7 s t . 1 10 7 " 9t '4 yrs,' 7st 101b----St. Bernard, .5 yM, - 4 y 0 .1 lob Brewer, 4 yrs, 7st -81b—General Polle-a lc ' o pt ~ —Arcanus, 5. yrs, 7st .71b—Tbe ArtfuL . l3 ,, 7st 61b7 , Rowland, 4 yrs, 7st 61b—lEson; ,, 0 3 ,,fo r ilr/ --Cataract, 4 .yrs, .Ist 61b-.- 7 -Auld 5 1 1o' 7st 41b-The Devil-among-the- Tailors; 5 f 'li r t• is j'o l 4 , Naworth, aged, 7st 41b-Quilt 11bl i ovb, Emilian,: 5 .yrs, 7st 31b-r-Yardley,•4.Yisi dinm, 5 'yrs 7A—Syntaziana, 6 yrs, cary it 1; ‘1 0 aged, 7st—The Poor Soldier. 4 yrs, 7 -st l ieclo v ..t I '4 aged, 7st—Leonidas, aged, 12st---Dahli * : 7 . 0 4, —AntidOte, 4,yrs, 121b 7 —E1 Maherry. ,: roi —Parade, 5 yrs; 6St 121b—Donnybrook ,4 4 1 0 , ' 4 ,/ —Hartshorn, 4 yrs, , 6tit 101b—Recon_r , ,, o ch, , 410 0 ,v Gst 811,--.—Emilie, 4 yrs,• fst 71b,--Dr: 7 0 , o,4i> Est 716--Sinbad, 4 yrs, Est .71b—r0i,41,09, 0 1 Tarantella colt. - 4 yrs, 6st 41b—The,Cni'? '3 yr." —The Devil-to-pay, 3 yrs, s s t-,-Deuce4A c „Flb t c by , Slane out of Jason's dam, 3 yrs, 4A t o , . To declare ,next week:. • .• • • -tot t b 9 A .Correspondent in Caherrs' 0,1 1 ,1 0 1 °1 1, Vineent Scully the tier Son intendid`ro!i • g i p • • tior those who made the recent attemp ,, , 0 ,01,, b , This gentleman is the brother of tie had been Murdered some time since. !1‘...1: . - Dor e red,o, our ci4respondent), before the atterPt "„, „ .. 1 301 o°,o more. was made, tlia Captain of 1ne7.14-ag , i 0 Thurles, was dragged oft' his horSe > =l ne4t A in) who, just as they were about proceceq.7.6cl bludgeons,- discovered that ' - he Vr i a . lige,;:x 7 " tended,"—Dublin Mail. It ti a a, '4 t' n I t' t c t. r .1 • : • t _ i , v