The Sun. — London, England, 1844-02-27 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR e .. 1: 'peon, MoNDAy.—Theirßoyal Highnesses the Prig- Alice and the Princess Royal, were taken an airing to-d ay. Th e kreii Queen an d P r i nce Albert promenaded in the afternoon. d eacon * Wilberforce to o k hi s d e p ar t ure f r om the Castle tll6 forenoon. i ns /f t R. Lo*ceek has had the honour of submitting to the A1 b .... 13eet1311 of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince /yl O 4 , t he model of a plough on a new principle. This a „Lett 18 an ingenious contrivance to avoid turning, and has wwter both ways. 114 RoYal hi s Highness the Duke of Cambridge returned to r esidence at Kew on Sunday afternoon. s. s t Z r ; Rawso n , f rom Canada, had an interview with Lord 4 7 Yesterday at the Colonial-office. bu ;:vant de St . A ulaire, the French Ambassador, transacte d I,llhlees yesterday at the Foreign-office. nuke of Richmond, the Duke of Buccleuch, the Hon. j: t rie Scott, M.P.. Major Cumming Bruce, M.P., Mr. Lockhart, M.P., Mr. F. Mackenzie, M.P., and Mr. Wallace, M.P., merilbers of the by ! la nd and Agricultural Society of Scotland, accompanied Charles Gordon, the Secretary of the Society, had an lit ervie • h with the Chan ce ll or of the Exchequer yesterday, °facial residence in Downing-street. P h i J ohn Henry Pelly had an interview with Sir Robert Yesterd a y Liar g • L ord ',Barnett and Sir John Shelly had interviews with Th e ' ta bley Yesterday. tenor Postr aaster-General had an interview with the Chan oft. the E xc h equer yesterday. to,Z a lehes from the Governor of New Zealand were re els° r ..f i e3t erdaY at the Colonial-office. Dispatches were Ived from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, . the Governor of the Mauritius. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. fit tli er , 8 popular opera of Frei Diavolo was produced swig theatre last evening, Mr. and Mrs. Wood sus th-e7g their original characters. We remember well W i ne when this opera was produced at Covent he; and Mrs. Wood's Zerlinn is to the full as good Is I W as then, while Wood's personation of Fra Diavolo r itr eLttly in; proved. Never has the innocent, naive, o %Aut 7 a i r cedi yet somewhat *coquettish Zerlina been so 11 44 -4 " Y or so naturally represented as by Mrs. Wood, 12~ er has A.uber's delightful music been so de r4l et 01 , Th s ung as by that lady. She made the character I tibeit ' w hoa the opera was produced originally , and htdhave had many Zerlinas since, we have never voLe;who could approach her either as an actress or Notwithstanding this opera has been so Ski the yet the naivete and abandon of her acting, Sel l ! e exquisite management - of her powerful and t i cultivated vo i ce g ave the opera last evening " e charm of novelty. , The celebrated scene tads hi Yonder r oc k rec li n i ng ,' was magnificently given the tZruronsly encored. Beautifully too did she give e kt tte scene in the second act; never was the inno ait„Janity of an artless simple-minded girl more be . tioringly represented. Wood's Fra Diavolo was a first- Alidit erf ormance. His acting throughout was excellent, fine rich voice, which is now cultivated to the letibn; P i tch, and has, in consequence, acquired that de - y, the w an t o f w hi c h was , in former days, its it'll: Le ek told admirably. He did full justice to the ex -4ti,lllllsic of the part. The barcarole was given with seea t '' taste, and was loudly encored, and the opening • tad c'f the third act was a master piece, both of singing *itli ae t i s n g• Wood has as completely identified himself tik e d 7 character of Fra Diavolo, as Wallack has iden- Opavturaself with that of Alessandro Massaroni. Miss e ver bef ore more of the part of Lady Allcash than we eti4 u -4 'er befor e see n made of it. In her hands, it be lt ti. ll . ti haracter and her beautiful voice told admirably laid -- "i . concert e d pieces. Paul Bedford was Beppo, Ltalli g ,, k4 hough not exactly the beau ideal of an Po brigand, he was irresistibly laughable. The received called for at the fall of the curtain, • with all the honours. The opera was fol • tie a new comedietta, entitled Aged Forty, in 1 44 b.. !Ss Fortescue made her first appearance at this eid oW ► m the character of Lady Clifton, the young sit of an old General. Neglected by her cousin, ( If b ehi r rY Wilder (Walter Lacy), that most heartless Ilsartcr , a male coquette, who, after having won her s orted her, she had married old General Clifton, llith : ",1 1 !sg shortly after her marriage, left her a widow , . kti e fortune. Sir Harry, who is "aged forty," fist h from the appearance of certain grey hairs , lie e ls no longer in the bloom of youth, pays her a tt isleleith the i ntent i on o f renew i ng hi s suit, and meets Rho house with a certain Mr. Dapper (Oxberry), , • tite r , he immediately magnifies into a rival r t t:h • Dapper, it is true, loves the lady , •"Y 'as never told his love, and Wilder self t t ecndliet actually forces Dapper to take upon him tee c haracter of the lady's champion. Wilder seeks 11 , 1 Ef_ei rr, : eyr, With his cousin, and makes her a formal V a et%l„ -4 ,_ s nand- She recals to him all his former con ' "cl r - ",, Les on the anguish she has suffered from his Win"egleet, and tells him that she had become ac with General Clifton, from having nursed his • ' t ,7 1. ° 1 1 her death-bed. That daughter had con her- certain papers, which she had read, and pot .--- rrs were his own letters. - He had won that • nak e r, s love and deserted her, and she had died of a • 1 4at e , 1 41e ,nt The manner in which Miss Fortescue • " 1 4 ti l ; ." 118 tale of misery was touchingly pathetic—it " r isgedy. Walter Lacy's by-play, too, was ex good—his shudder at the mention of Miss , 111 , ,7 TAM° was true to nature. Of course she in -144„",Y. rejects his suit, and Dapper entering just at the tioh -"' is attacked by Wilder as the cause of his rejee freoftnd threatened with a challenge. Dapper , thu s p i ." to avow his love, is accepted by Lady Clifton ; and e h -ari T Wilder, " aged forty," is doomed to expiat Ithi e V. r ticeeness by an old eof celibacy. The piec e, _ Alt a , Well written and w as admirably acted through 11°41e al alin " lle ed for repetition every evening. T he was well attended. PIY R...a-ER PARTICULARS OF THE 'LOSS OF THE ELBERFELD T. •`e foll • "'lag particulars of the loss of the Elberfeldt, iron- Ree k arF derived from Captain Stranach . of . the General aNation Company, and Mr. Bush, civil engineer, a or som ber in the ill-fated vessel. Mr. Bush has been engaged at ikint,“_ • come past in the construction of an improved c °raPass, which had been tested at Woolwich, and •• , Ind. vary less by six degrees than those of the ordinary ,_ ll l order to test its capabilities still further, Mr. Bush l th 4,4. annselfof an offer by Captain Stranach, of the Genera be h ,YaNigatio n C,ompany's steamer the Giraffe, to accom ' '••lbe r f to Rotterdam, for the purpose of bringing over the c+.ll e44 e mlt, a Dutch iron-steamer, and in which vessel an ex ' Ar itia" i°PPortunity would be afforded to ascertain the merits P4 Ptie n ' ve ation. The Elberfeldt, under the command of ) raj: Stranach, sailed from Brielle on the 22d instant, at kinnt e ut " Past six A m., under light and variable winds. 2 there attention was Paid to all the compasses on board, • ektlbs mammon three belon in to Mr. Bush and two of description gi when it was observed that c ' r itY of those ' of Mr. Bush was maintained • t etne rke Te whole time afforded for observation. Mr. Bush •• hired . v ." to Captain Stranach that the ship's working ap . that ' 0 be different from when they left the Brielle, and • heeuere k_th e , e was a strange vibration of the vessel.. Scarcely f 14remarks been made when the suspicions of . r. irett.„, but too truly confirmed. He begged of Captain c04;,t.. to order the boats to be in readiness, for he was • kfro b rz that the vessel, being constructed of iron, would ti •- il veraa — f! now minutes to save themselves. Whilst this e e ra " l °D. was taking place ; an indication of a plain nature ~uug that their fears were well grounded, for about to three she broke completely in half in the • I‘.. t tit nr:_the vessel. Mr. Bush rushed up ands stair, exclaim • .. 14 0 ltillow all over ; stop the engines out boat," u t-91 Vi e "n and two others fell headlong into the boat at bft she wes launched ; the wind at this time ~ o 4 °wi ng a brisk gale. This was a most dreadful 1:44 1 lt to the wreck presented a most awful yet t e net ; the boiler bursting by the collapse, threw W.—, volumes of steam and fountains of water, and LWent down with a loud explosion. After her Mr. Bush looked around for the unfortunate of the first he saw was Captain Stranach la the water, supported by a portion of the wreck. i mil ttli — g b .% • 41111 „ and several others were with much difficulty st o - 1 7 'tie boat. Threepersons were unfortunately lost, 11 4- 7__ e rs, named Wilsonrfather and son, and the cook, '!•ansh "`ildrew s at i d • The number saved were_ 13, including . Mr. • "‘ , aptain Stranach, who, after experiencing the d _ite c i ", ' L ordships for four hours in an open boat, were 4 1) 0 by the Charlotte, Captain Moyes, from Amste i r e - f it e d asse attention was attracted by a handkerchief '.• taro signal of distress. On getting them on board, ineyes,humanely supplied them with dry clothes, • the' 110 110.8, Captain Stranach and Mr. Bush described eooccurren a dream • for, from her breaking to tnt g down " as 1, , not more than five minutes elapsed, and what a rc ." 'tole before was considered a beautiful model of f44llll it i was sunk irrecoverably in the ocean. The 141144tiwilich overtook this vessel illustrates the error of i . fit i t °f ug vessels of a great length, with the enormous "gill% coal and wter amidsis ; and it is to %% er r-% that the ' Government will examine into the expe -1 Th. o f c onstructi ng i ron steamers f or sea - g bi ng purposes. Nth, 4 8 1 of the P res id en t h as b een a tt r ib u t e d to her prensenA t no one su rv i ve d t o describe her loss, therefore, 46 2 i% t L ovent should be particularly brought under the e 6 ,_" . ' 4l kine - ii` e u° Shipwreck Committee, in order that by the f ' ll of the surv i vors t h ey ma y d e t er mine upon the lama such a n op i n i on, and introduce a measure t o pre - Lure the construction of vessels of the inordinate which many have been built. kadiTiAlt R OSPITAL.—From the repo rt of this and M e t r o p o li t a n Hospital for the Insane . , jtts.t_prub ie,. the follovring statistics have been obtained . rhe 100tiatalnovr contains 339 patients ; of these, 65 males and i kilft " are curable 34 males and 50 females incurable, Dat ielL inaleB and 20 , females criminals : thus one-halfofthe c't this: are curable, and one-fourth incurable — independent Ne e 12,_'ritninal lunatics The admissions to Bethlem in the a total 411.,/_utve been 109 males and 175 females ; making__ , *as si s '54 patients. The average number of cures in 1843 Ma as males and 103 females, or - 56 per cent.; and d on of 2 . Z that the females are cured nearly in the proportion ein n _ 4i vi 1 1e8 40.4 1. t , ° ,,_ the male patients. Occupation for the mind il tl i "lv being carried into effect at Bethlem Hospital, c6l nget e —i ha PPieet results. Eleven workshops are now nearly 44 lit :teta*-71k -brUlair wi der . the direction of Mr. Smirke, the surveyor; l !ent*/•.'" to,en forrakd, and placed under the, care of a pa iaients A bagatelle -board and billiard-table have ~..4 4 Mi e s • 'patbee,_ll ur, for the exercise and amusement tii i rtZ b A lll . a l f e or female ; w h i Ilunaticstatl , clitional wnrk-rooms have hits hick i s 4 great consolation to a numerous class of our with the use of a piano -give- t•enow creattuts. Since the means of employment greit, tly d 1 " ,ndered available at Bethlem, restraint . has Le 43 li aa j;: - Waed ; the average number under restraint in teilcte, to.res2B per - ` g eide la rk nnlY three per cent. weekly.' No case of tie tas as occurred during the past year, although 81. pa -4 1 . 4t 'urge . cent ., are reported to have had suicidal It w n . the river Ure, near Middleham, . * eek speci es of the wild swan was shot last of toes .p ofthe tip c t rite alone. It weighed 201b5,, was eight feet from in Wensleydale. w ings, and five feet four inches from the tip i 0 Delkir-,—.Areivcastle Herald, JUSTICE TO ALL TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The cry of "Justice to Ireland," which, by the by, I am glad to notice, I think should be changed to " Justice to Ireland, England, and Scot land.' Doubtless the Irish suffer more from misrule than the English and Scotch, but we are all most griev ously oppressed, and the quiet submission of the Eng lish and Scotch is as great a disgrace to them as the attempt to obtain redress is creditable to the Irish. If the three kingdoms were to insist on Parliament doing justice to all, by legislating honestly, and not to promote class interests, Sir Robert Peel durst not treat such an appeal with indifference. Fie finds Ireland enough for him, without the addition of England and Scotland. Union and determination are all that have been long wanted to compel a correc tion of abuses. The public mind is now ready, and only wants directing by the Liberal public press. What the Tories dare refuse to Ireland, they durst not refuse to Ireland, England, and Scotland. Thanks to the Anti-Corn-law League, we are enlightened on the infamous and wicked corn-laws, but are not the legacy-tax, which does not apply to landed property, the income-tax, which makes no distinction between income derived from realised property and industry, and almost every Act of the Legislature connected with taxation, equally unjust ? When the community are taught that unequal taxation and monopolies are only legalised robberies, we shall have a return of prosperity, but not till then - . The slight improvement in trade will disappear as soon as a bad harvest causes the corn-laws to press more heavily us.—Your's, &c. Hull, Feb. 23, ] 844. A REFORMR. MELANCHOLY REVERSE OF FORTUNE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR—We observe copied into your journal of Saturday from the Globe, and under the above head ing, a paragraph to the effect that Mr. Robson, who, after suffering the loss of his fortune, and beholding the wreck of his hopes, died in Peckham workhouse on Tuesday last, was the projector and publisher of the Post-office Directory. Such is not the fact; the Post-office Directory (in opposition to which Mr. Robson's book was pro jected) having been in existence twenty years before the work published by Mr. Robson. You will per haps do us the favour to correct the mistake.—We are, Sir, your most obedient servants, KELLY and CO., Printers and Publishers of the Post-office Directory. 19 and 20, Old Boswell-court, Feb. 26. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. CHESTER CUP. 14 to 1 agst Mr. T. A. Milbank's Sir Robert—taken 15 to 1 agst Mr. Sharratt's The Prior—taken 15 to 1 .agst Mr. Collett's Cattonite 18 to 1 agst Mr. Bristow's Pharaoh 20 to 1 agst Col. Craddock's Pagan—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. W. Dawson's Merry Andrew 20 to 1 agst Mr. Stephenson's Freedom 20 to 1 agst Mr. Tuting's Tacita 27 to 1 agst Mr. Gough's Greenfinch 30 to 1 agst Mr. D. Cook's What—taken 30 to 1 agst Lord Eglintoun's Jamie Forest—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Lovesay's Testatrix—do. 15 to 1 agst Greenfinch and Vin Ordinaire—do. 15 to 1 agst Greenfinch and Nutwith—do. 8 to 1 agst Kent's lot. The very small modicum of business transacted on this event had no other result than to give Sir Robert the call of The Prior, to give Pharoah a lift of two points, and to re store Tacita to the position she held some three weeks ago. DERBY. 5 to 1 agst J. Day's lot—taken and afterwards offered 11 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's lot—taken 1,000 to 30 agst Lord Exeter's lot—taken 1,000 to 50 agst Forth's lot, bar Leander—taken 6 to 1 agst Mr. John Day's The Ugly Buck—taken 7 to 1 agst Mr. Crockford's Rattan—taken 16 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Orlando 16 to 1 agst Mr. Lichtwald's Leander 20 to 1 agst Lord Maidstone's Cockamaroo 30 to 1 agst Mr. Quin's Loadstone 33 to 1 agst Col. Peel's lonian—taken 33 to 1 agst Mr. A. Wood's Running Rein—taken 35 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Campunero—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Saddlebow—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Pavne's Vat colt—taken 1000 to 20 agst Mr. Thornhill's Apprentice—t. twice 50 to 1 agst Mr. Ongley's King of the Gipsies 1000 to 15 agst Sir R. W. Bulkeley's Bebington—taken 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Batson's Anniversary 1000 to 10 Mr. Bradshaw's Sir Isaac—taken 700 to 600 on The Ugly Buck agst Rattan—taken 1000 to 10 agst the Ugly Buck winning the Derbv and St. Leger, and Boarding-school Miss the Oaks—t. 2000 to 10 agst Rattan, Boarding-school Miss, and Lean der, for the three events—taken 1000 to 5 agst Rattan, the Bee, and Ugly Buck, for the same event The betting on this race was confined to a " select few," and was strictly in keeping with that on the Chester Cup. It may be described in a few words. The two favourites were backed for about 1001. each, Cockamaroo and lonian for small sums, Saddlebow at 1,000 to 25 (in one instance only), the Vat colt at the same odds, to about 401., Running Rein at 1,000 to 30, the layers refusing to go on, Campunero at 35 to 1, Apprentice at 50 to 1, about 501., and Sir Isaac at 1,000 to 10 (two or three parties anxious to go on). Nothing done about Orlando or Leander, and not the slightest inclina tion to back either Loadstone or Foig-a-ballagh. The following well known hunters—" well known in Lei• cestershire "—were sold yesterday by Messrs. Tattersall's : Rocket, 460 guineas ; Negro, 220 guineas ; Pilot, 185 guineas Monarch, 170 guineas ; Volunteer, 120 guineas ; and Magic, 100 guineas. Total for the six, 1,255 guineas. A case which came before the sitting magistrate at Marlborough-street, on Saturday, fully proves the ineffici ency of the law in preventing or punishing dog stealing; for, had the thief stolen a handkerchief the twentieth part of the value of the dog, he might have been transported for it. Some measure like that proposed by Mr. Bishop is necessary to put a stop to this system of plunder. The Belgian Government has, on the proposition of the Commission of Trans-Atlantic Navigation, resolved to establish at the expense of the State five lines of sailing packets :-1. Between Belgium and the Levant, touching alternately at Smyrna, Syra, and Athens, to sail from An twerp on the Ist of April, 15th of May, Ist of July, 15th of August, Ist of October, and 15th of November. 2. Between Antwerp and New York, one departure every month, for eight months in the year, commencing on the 15th of March. 3. Between Belgium and Vera Cruz, four departures—viz., the 15th of April, August, October, and December. 4. To Bahia, two departures—viz., June 15 and September 15. 5. Valparaiso and Callao, two departures—viz., June 1 and December 1. A WORD THAT SHOULD ONLY BE SAID UPON HOLY DAYS.—In a poem by Hoffmann,. the German poet, who was lately expelled the Prussian dominions, and the admisson of his works prohibited, the following word appears Steuerverweigerungsverfassungsmassigberechtig !" Mean ing a man who is exempt by the constitution from the pay ment of taxes. Loss or LIFE BY FlRE.—Between seven and eight o'clock on Sunday evening a child, named Sarah Hand ley, eight years of age, whose parents reside at No. 14, Peter street, Cow-cross, expired at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, from the dreadful injuries she had sustained on the 18th inst., by her clothes accidentally taking fire. From .the first her recovery .was considered impossible. An inquest will be held on the body this day. DISTRESSING CASE.—A few days ago, a poor woman, named Mirah Ryan, residing at No. 4, Vittoria street Islington, who procured a scanty livelihood for herself and family by shirt-making, accidentally stuck a needle in her thumb, and in pulling it out part of it remained behind. She paid little or no attention to the circumstance until the affected part began to fester and swell. She applied her own remedies, but at length her arm, up to her shoulder, became exceedingly painful, and increased to an alarming size. Dr. Butler and other medical gentlemen attended on her, and used every effort to extract the portion of the needle without effect. Mortification eventually took place, and the unfortu nate woman expired in the greatest agony. She has left her family in the greatest distress, one being a poor boy stone blind. The husband of the, deceased, some time ago, met with a severe accident whilst at work at a building in Re gent-street, and he is now an inmate of the workhouse. FURIOUS AFFRAY.—The following rather serious occurrence is reported in a Derry paper :—The Excise officers, on special service in Derry, accompanied by Messrs. M'Cann and Wallace. discovered on Thursday, the 15th instant, in the mountains of Ennishowen, an illicit still, which they destroyed, and a short distance from it they found a copper worm, which they proceeded to take with them. Having advanced a short way with it, they perceived the neighbouring hills covered with people, armed with sticks, pitchforks, stones, &c., who followed after them in the direction of Quigley's-point, and when the officers were proceeding down the mountain, the peasantry commenced a most furious attack with stones, keeping about 20 yards off. They were repeatedly told to desist, or abide the conse quences—that they would most undoubtedly be fired on. They dared the officers to do so, and rushing on in a body, there commenced a most desperate affray. One of the officers (Mr. Wilson) was knocked down senseless, when a savage came running at him with a pitchfork, but two of the party fired at him, and though apparently hit, he still persisted, until it was wrested from him. The affray about this time having lasted near an hour, and the numbers now becoming appalling, the little band were at length obliged to retreat, having two men badly wounded—the smugglers still pursuing and keeping up a most murderous fire of stones, until the party at length found shelter at Quigley's point. JACK THE FIFER.—In the late Chartist outbreak, one of the principal leaders of the . party that attacked the Westgate Hotel, was a man known by the name of " Jack the Fifer." Upon seeing the insurgents defeated he fled, and although very large rewards were offered for his apprehen sion, he was not heard of until within a few days past, when a letter was received from him, dated Virginia. He states that after a great many hair-breadth escapes in this country, he embarked for America. He has been offered a commission as an officer in the army destined for Texas. „ AN X 4 XT RAORDINARY: VALENTINE RECEIVED TIIROUGH TILE POST-OFFlCE.—Perhaps one of the best jokes that have lately taken place occurred last Valentine's day, when a gentleman, bachelor, of this town, received through the Post-office, from, one of the most fashionable watering places, a beautiful stuffed cat, with several mottos attached round its neck with riband. One, in the shape of a heart, on which was written, ” A gift from the old maids of --." Another, "A fire-side companion." " A good house keeper during an afternoon's ride." "An old bachelor's friend."t you like—laugh if you can." " When the mice at your house dare not play." he cat s "Smile the i f way, —Manchester Advertiser. THE GAME Laws.—Clerks of the peace have just been called upon for a return to Government of the number of convictions, in petty sessions, during the last year, under the game-laws. About a year ago a similar return was called for, which seems to show that public feeling regarding those laws has compelled our high authorities to pay some official attention to them. BADMINTON PARK.—The Duke of Beaufort, who had the misfortune to fracture a rib, by being thrown from his horse while following the hounds, near Cirencester en Tuesday, is going on fayorably. LITERATURE. HIGHLANDS OF „ETHIOPIA. 3 Vols. Longman, London, 1844. Major Harris, the author of these volumes, antici pating probably—though he has certainly no occa sion to be apprehensive—that occasional marks of haste and slovenliness may be detected in them by the microscopic eye of criticism, observes, by way of apology, in his introduction, that they were written in the heart of Abyssinia, amidst manifold interrup - tions and disadvantages, adding that " their chief re commendation must be sought in the fact of their em bodying a detail of efforts zealously directed, under the auspices of a liberal Government, towards the establishment of a more intimate connexion with a Christian people, who know even less of the world than the world knows of them." In justice to the gallant author, we must say that his volumes possess many other recommendations in addition to that which he has assigned to them. They give us minute and graphic sketches of countries very little known ; are exceedingly picturesque and vigorous in their deli neation of the manners and customs of the various .Ethiopian tribes; and are characterised by all the bonhommie and cordial good-humour of a British soldier who makes light of difficulties, and maintains his self-possession and serenity of temper in the most trying crisis. Major Harris set out from Bombay for Ankober, the capital of the King of Shoe, in Southern Abyssinia, in the spring of 1841, and, after a prosperous voyage, reached Aden, situated near the Straits of Bab- el-mandeb, - vvhich was once a ,port of great consequence, and regarded as the Gibraltar of the East. Here he met with several choice specimens of the Somauli tribe who, it seems, are as expert knaves as even the'-Bedouins of the desert. " A Somauli thief," he tells us, "is per haps the cunningest rogue in the universe. He has been known to cut- away a pile of tobacco so as to leave to the merchant who reposed thereon nought but the effigy of his own figure ; and, after entering through the roof of a house, he has taken his exit through the door with chests of treasure, from the top of which the sleeping proprietor has been first hoisted with his bed, by a tackle lowered through the aperture, and so left hanging till the morning !" Exploits like these might put to shame the best instructed conveyancer in the metropolis ; and even the " Artful Dodger," of whose dexterity as a prig his venerable preceptor Fagin was so deservedly proud, would cut but a sorry figure by the side of a Somauli artist. From Aden, our author stretched acrosss the Arabian Gulf for the town of Tajurra, which, together with the adjacent district, is under the government of a monarch who is styled the Sultan of the Sea-port. By this poten tate he was received with infinite respect ; but he was a poor, miserable, cunning fellow, who possessed scarcely any influence, and was far more ready to re ceive, than to give, presents—a peculiarity by no m eans confined to African sovereigns. Quitting Tajurra, Major Harris, with his party, set out for the interior of Abyssinia; their journey was beset with difficulty and danger, and when they reached the sterile, parched neighbourhood of the Great Salt Lake, their sufferings from excessive thirst became perfectly intolerable. Here is an impressive descrip tion of a night spent among the burning sands : " The horrors of that dismal night set the efforts of description at defiance. An unlimited supply of water in prospect, at the distance of only sixteen miles. had for the brief moment buoyed up the drooping spirit which tenanted each way-worn frame ; and when an ex hausted mule was unable to . totter further, his rider contrived manfully to breast the steep hill on foot. But owing to the long fasting and privation endured by all, the limbs of the weaker soon refused the task, and the first two miles, they dropped fast in the rear. Fanned by the fiery blast of the midnight sirocco, the cry for water, uttered feebly and with difficulty, by numbers of parched throats, now became incessant; and the supply of that precious element brought for the whole party falling short of one gallon and a half, it was not long to be answered. A tiny sip of diluted vinegar for a mo ment assuaging the burning thirst which raged in the vitals, and consumed some of the more downhearted, again raised their drooping souls ; but its effects were transient, and, after struggling a few steps, over whelmed, they sank again, with husky voice, declaring their days to be numbered, and their resolution to rise up no more. Dogs incontinently , expired upon the road ; horses and mules that once lay down, being un able from exhaustion to rally, were reluctantly aban doned to their fate ; whilst the lion-hearted soldier, who had braved death at the cannon's mouth, subdued and unmanned by thirst, finally abandoning his resolution, lay gasping by the way - side , and , heedless of the ex hortation of his officers, hailed . approaching dissolution with delight, as bringing the termination of tortures which were not to be endured. " Whilst many of the escort and followers were thus unavoidably left stretched with open mouths along the road, in a state of utter insensibility, and apparently yielding up the ghost, others, pressing on to arrive at water, became bewildered in the intricate mazes of the wide wilderness, and recovered it with the utmost diffi culty. As another day dawned, and the round red sun again rose in wrath over the Lake of Salt, towards the hateful shores of which the tortuous path was fast end ing, the courage of all who had hitherto borne up against fatigue and anxiety began to flag. A dimness came before the drowsy eyes, giddiness seized the brain, and the prospect ever held out by the gUides, of quench ing thirst immediately in advance, seeming like the tan talising delusions of a dream, had well nigh lost its ma gical effect ; when, as the spirits of the most sanguine fainted within them, a wild Bedouin was perceived, like a delivering angel from above, hurrying forward with a large skin filled with muddy water. This most well timed supply, obtained from Mohammad Ali from the small pool at Hanlefanta, of which, with the promised guard of his own tribe, by whom he had been met, he had taken forcible possession in defiance of the impotent threats of the ruthless red man,' was sent to the rear. It admitted of a sufficient quantity being poured over the face and down the parched throat, to revive every prostrate and perishing sufferer ; and, at a late hour, ghastly, haggard, and exhausted, like men who had es caped from the jaws of death, the whole had contrived to straggle into camp, which, but for the foresight and firm • ness of the son of Ali Abi, few individuals indeed of the whole party would have reached alive." Arrived at Ankober, the capital of the kingdom of Slim, Major Harris experienced a kindly reception from the Monarch, chiefly in consequence of the various presents he brought him; and, on one occa sion, was an eye-witness of that very scene which Bruce described with such minuteness in his tra vels, and for which he was generally derided as a romancer. The scene in question was a bull-feast which took place in the royal meadows, and which our author thus depicts :—" Crowds swarmed round each sturdy animal, and impetuously rushing in, seized horns and legs and tail. A violent struggle to escape followed the assault, but the stronger still re tained their grasp of the victim, and finally prevailed. With a long groan the bull was thrown kicking to the earth. Twenty crooked knives flashed at once from the scabbard, and the hungry butchers remained seated on the quivering carcase until the last-bubbling jet had welled from the widely severed throat. Rapidly from that moment advanced the workof demolition. The hide was opened in fifty places, and .collop after collop of warm flesh and muscle, sliced and scooped from the bone, was borne off in triumph. Groupes of fasting savages might now be seen in different directions, greedily munching and bolting the raw repast, and pounds were with all held of light account. Entrails and offal did not escape." We close our brief and hurried notices of these volumes by observing that they abound in incidents and descriptions of the most exciting character ; and that the chapter entitled " Unexplored Countries to the South," wherein the author speaks of the Dakos, " a pigmy and perfectly wild race, not exceeded four feet in height," is a more curious one than is to be found in any modern vo ume of travels. THE ARTIZAN. Simpkin and Marshall. London, 1844. In this goodly quarto we have the first volume of a monthly journal of the operative arts, which, it seems, is brought out under the immediate super intendence of the Artizan Club. The articles, as might be guessed from the title of the work, are mostly of a practical character, and, so far as we are able to form . a judgment on a cursory inspection of them, appear to be written with ability. The ex planatory embellishments are numerous, and tolerably well executed. MONSTER MISERY OF IRELAND. Bentley. London, 1844. As the work of a practical man, who has had thirty years experience of his subject, in his capacity of English agent to estates in the south as well as in the north of Ireland, this volume is well worth an atten tive and thoughtful perusal. It is penned in a calm, moderate spirit, and contains a treatise on the relation of landlord and tenant, together with suggestions for legislative measures, and the management of landed property. HISTORY OF CHINA. Part XIII. Dean, London, 1844. This Part contains a clever account of some of the earlier provinces of the Mogul Empire, together with two illustrations, the best of which is the last effort of Tippoo Saib at the memorable siege of Seringapa tam. The authoress of this skilful history is Miss Julia Corner, who has arranged her facts through out with judgment. CYCLOPXDIA OF ENGLISH LITERATURE. Chambers, Edinburgh, 1844. We have here the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fif teenth Parts of this monthly Cyclopmdia, containing brief memoirs of some of our most eminent authors in verse and prose of the last century and a half, toge ther with copious extracts from their works. The Cyclopmdia is well suited to the lounging tastes of the day, and is therefore likely to maintain its popularity. Mr. TEMPLETON.—This gentleman has been giving his entertainments during the last week at Bristol and Oxford. He was triumphantly successful at both places, and the Oxford paper, in an elaborate critique, speaks in the highest terms of the performances of " the first of English tenors." THE 8 - UN, 'LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 27, 1844. BANK OF ENGLAND. The paper (No. 36, house of Commons, Session 1844) ordered to be printed on same day as the preceding, comprises two accounts : (I.) of the Quarterly Averages of the Weekly Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of England, as published in the Gazette since Bth Decem ber, 1842. (II.) Account of the Notes in Circulation of the Bank of England and other Banks of Issue in Eng land, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland ; and of the Bullion in the Bank of England, in each month since the 7th January, 1843, as published in the Gazette, (in continua tion of Parliamentary Paper, No. 46, of Session 1843.) The dates at which these important averages (Account No. I.) were struck, appear to have been lunar months, varied only by the occasional non-coincidence of the days of publication of the Gazette. The account is drawn up in seven columns ; the first, showing the dates just alluded to ; the second, " Amount of Notes in Cir culation ;" the third, " Deposits ;" the fourth (which is the sum of second and third), " Total Liabilities ;" the fifth, " Securities ;" the sixth, " Bullion ;" the seventh (the nn of the two last mentioned), " Total Assets." There are, in all, fifteen of these quarterly averages ; the dates of their publication ranging from 6th January, 1843, to 2d February, 1844. The minimum and maximum quantities we have extracted from each column, and they may be stated, together with their respective dates, as under : 31INFAI1131 Notes in Total Total Liabilities. Securities. Bullion. Assets. Circulation Deposits. ££££ I £ £ 19,098,000 9,063,000 28,293,000 20,560,000 10,330,000 30,390,000 Jan. 15, Jan. 6, Jan. 6, Jan. 6, Jan. 6, Jan. 6, 1844. 1843. 1843. 1843. 1843. 1843. MAXIMUM. A 20,2 4 39,000 13,1Z72,00() 32,783,000 Z £ 23,587,000 13,933,000 35,870,000 April 28, Feb. 2, Feb. 2, April 28, Feb. 2, Feb. 2, 1843. 1844. 1844. 1843. I 1844. 1844. The account (No.II.) exhibits 13 statements for terms of four week 3 each respectively ; the terms ending—the first of the series on the 4th February, 1848, the last on the 6th January, 1844. The table consists of five divisions : (1) England, (2) Scotland, (3) Ireland, (4) Total, (5) Bulllion in the Bank of England. We subjoin, in like manner for each of these divisions, the minimum and maximum quantities, with the respective dates of the several terms of four weeks, as published. MINIMUM. Four weeks (1843) ending respectively as under : ENGLAND. ' Chartered, Bank of Private Joint Stock Privateand England. Banks. Banks. Joint Stock Banks. X I £ £ I £ 19,411,000 4,238,180 2,763,302 2,457,604 June 24. Sept. 29. Sept. 29. April 1, MAXIMUM. Dank of Ireland. Privateaud Joint Stock Banks. £ £ 2,975,950 1,621,584 Sept. 29. Aug. 19. Four weeks (1843) ending respectively as under : £ £ £ £ £ £ 21,108,001 5,024,716 3,315,318 1 3,166,9201 3,511,475 2,404,045 Feb. 4. Feb. 4. Nov. 11. Dec. 9. Nov. 11. Nov. 11. • • MINIMUM TOTAL OF £33,488,000 Ditto of Bullion ABOVE AVERAGES. June 24, 1843 Bank of England. 3 £10,933,000 MAXIMUM, DITTO. £36,985,028 Ditto. £14,638,000 Feb. 4;1843. These very important accounts were called for by Mr. Charles Wood ; and cannot fail to be of the utmost utility in reference to the approaching discussions of Parliament on the currency, and the renewal of the Bank Charter. MR. O'CONNELL.—We learn, on what we consider good authority, that the Duke of Wellington is determined that Mr. O'Connell shall not be sent to prison, believing that the moral effect of a conviction will be sufficient, and that punishment would be a useless piece of severity. If Mr. O'Connell will only conduct himself with moderation and ordinary propriety, we do not think that he will be sent to gaol ; and we shall certainly be glad if matters take this turn. —Northern Whig. WHISKERS.—Of all things avoid a vulgar whisker. This is of various kinds. A short, scrubby, indomitable red whisker is a vulgar whisker ; a weak, fuzzy, white, moth-eaten, mouldy whisker, is a vulgar whisker ; a twist ing, twining, serpentine, sentimental, cork-screw of a whis ker is a vulgar whisker; a big, black, bluff, brutal-looking whisker is a vulgar whisker ; a mathematical, methodistical, master-of-artistical diagram of a whisker is a vulgar whisker. Whatever is not any of these—will do.—Dublin University Magazine. CURIOUS MANORIAL RIGHT.-At Ripley Castle, in Yorkshire, the seat of Sir William Ingilby, there is in the great staircase an elegant Venetian window, in the divisions of which, on stained glass, are a series of escutcheons, dis playing the principal quarterings and intermarriages of the Ingilby family since their settling at Ripley, during a course of 430 years. In one of the chambers of the tower is the following sentence, carved on the frieze of the wainscot : " In the yeire of owre Ld. MDLV. was this howse buylded, by Sir Wyllyam Ingilby, Knight, Philip and Marie reigning that time." John Palliser, of Bristliwaite, formerly held his lands of the manor of Ripley by the payment of a red rose at Midsummer, and by carrying the boar's head to the landlord's table all the twelve days of Christmas. ANTIQUITY OP THE TROMBONR. — The trombone, or sackbut, has the advantage of being the only instrument, besides the voice and violin kind, wich has perfect com mand over its intonation, and is capable of executing correct harmony in any succession of keys. For this reason it may be assumed that the sackbut will some day enact a higher role than at present. The instruments in actual use have been fashioned after a specimen found in Hercultunum, and presented by the King of Naples to George 111. GUANO.—FIRST ARRIVAL FROM AFRICA.—We have this morning seen a private letter from Liverpool, dated February 20, in which is the following important information, for all interested in agriculture :—" The first vessel from Africa.with guano arrived here yesterday afternoon, the Leven side, with 400 tons, full cargo. She reports a great number of vessels, some loaded, some partially so, riding off the island , and from the information w hi c h I h ave been able to receive, we shall shortly have a very l arge quan tity f r om that quarter. The Levenside's cargo is on Glasgow account, and the captain set off for Glasgow a few hours after arrival at this port." We find from the Clyde Shipping List, that the Levenside sailed from the Clyde on the 20th of September, having cleared out for Valparaiso, and comes to Liverpool from the island of Angia Pequena, coast of Africa. We mention this, as it will be recollected that the vessels engaged in this spe culation were said to have sailed with sealed instructions, which were not to be opened till they reached a certain lati tude.—Ayr Advertiser. THE LATE ABDUCTION OF A YOUNG LADY.—There appeared last week a paragraph respecting the-extraordinary abduction of a young lady, named Jane Page, only 13 years of age, by a youn g farmer of the name of George Gardener, from a seminaryin High-street, Warwick. 50/. rewar d was i m mediately offered for th e i r a pp re hension, but the police were unable to trace them out until last Saturday evening, when they were discovered quartered at an inn in Douglas, in the Isle of Man, having been away just a week, and cap tured full 250 miles from their native place. Gardener was instantly taken into custody by the police, and, having been conveyed to Stretton, near Warwick, he on Wednes da y last underwent an examinati on at t h e p u blic office before Mr. J. Fullerton, a county m ag i s t ra t e , the following being the substance of the evidence, which will be found to be of a very remarkable character :—The young lady is the daugh ter of a wealthy farmer at Stretton, and, upon her attain ing her 18th year, comes into possession: of a large estate. The prisoner is also very respectable and wealthy , and , bei n g desirous of becoming a farmer, he was apprenticed to the young lady's parent, so as to be instructed in the several branches of agriculture. He was considered as one of the family, and frequently had an opportunity of visiting the young lady whilst at sc h oo l , but owing to her very tender age, not the least idea was entertained by their friends of an intimacy existing. On last Saturday week the prisoner went to the seminary, and informed the Misses Kimberley, the proprietors, that he was instructed to convey Miss Page to her parent's residence, as she was going to stay there a short time with a few friends, and, under such circumstances, she was easily parted with. The magistrate, in reviewing the case, remarked that if the prisoner's defence-should be that the young lady was a willing party it would not alter the offence, as he had absconded with her at such a tender age that she was considered not to know rig ht from wrong. He was then fully committed to take his trial at the next assizes at Warwick, being liberated on two s ureties of 300/. each, and himself in a like sum. Qux TAM ACTIONS.—On Thursday a return was made to the House of Commons of t he writs of summons is sued out of the Court of Exchequer duri n g the last half year of 1843. The writs amounted to 34 in numb er, endorsed with the debt and penalties, and issued by Mr. James Thos. Rus sell, of 37, Percy-street, Bedford-square, against the follow ing parties, at the suit of Charles Henry Russell, the above solicitor, and John Lewis :—Lord George Bentinck, the Earl of Eglinton ; the others against George Anson, 11. Hill, John Bowes, John Gully, Peter Clover, Henry Justice, William Crockford, William Henry Gregory, John Greatrex, John Bayley, Jonathan Peel, Charles Greville, and A. H. Bayley. In the Bill, now before the House of Commons, it is provided that in future, before an action can be brought to recover penalties on games, the sanction of the Attorney-General must first be obtained. ELECTRO-LITHOTOMT.—It is said that a 'patent is on the eve 'of being secured for the reduction of . ..calculi by means of electrolytic action. The nature of the procesi and the character of the apparatus are not yet known. It is named Weller, who, on the night affirmed that instantaneous relief will be afforded, and calculi of the largest size brought away. in in an siant, was knocked down by one of FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND SOUTH- , , as he was foolishly tres passing RAlLWAY.—Between five and six o'clock yesterday e'fhomas's Hospital, whither i a na f t ter uSrt the occurrence of the accident, morning om Sunday,ing t i t e he young iBth the up-trains at full speed on the London and Southampton Railway, i ws l i w na a gs yra,ecnmreooasNrs, removed dir e ctly de E ixr N ep v ci e tr l le l y , d and has since remained. The particulars of this melancholy event havo already appeared in The Sun. lie sustained a frightful injury of the scalp, and his death is supposed to have proceeded from affection of the brain consequent thereon. An inquest will be held on the body this day. PROMOTIONS IN THE ROYAL ARTILLERY.—III ad dition to the retirement of Lieutenant-Colonel Darby, who has recently returned to Woolwich on sick leave, from St. Helena, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. W. ArbuthnOt, whose routine of service placed him first for the command at that station, has signified his intentiOn—to retire, and it is said Lieutenant-Colonel Fraser will proceed to St. Helena. Lieu tenant-Colonel Macbean, whose tour of service, placed him first to relieve Lieutenant - Colonel Browne in the command at Gibraltar, has also signified his intention of retiring, but his successor has not yet been named. Lieutenant-Colonel Whitty also retires, and t he vac ancies occasioned by the re tirement of the four Lie utenant- Colonels above named, will be filled up in the month of A p r il next by the promotions of Major J. W. Wood, Major W. E. Jackson, Ma j or G. Dum whose routine of duty gave him Lieutenant-Colonel Chesney, thetraveller, ford, and Mf‘jor Dalton , to be Lieutenant-Colonels. Four Second Captains will co nse q uen tly be promoted to be First Captains ; and four, if n ot more, Lieutenants to be Captains , as there are several of t hat ran k about to retire on full - pay inthe course enterprising of Apri l the command of the Roy al A rtillery in China, has arrived at next. Hong-Kong, and assumed the command of that branch of the service, and ranks as Brigadier-General. This gallant officer, immediately on his arrival, ordered the commence ment of operations to ameliorate the unhealthy state of the island, and has given instructions to drain the land, and build hospitals on the north or most healthy side, and the works were commenced at the date of the latest letters from that quarter. (SCOTLAND. IRELAND. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 26. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack at Five o'Clock. REPEAL OF TILE UNION.—THE CATHOLIC PRIESTHOOD. The Marquis of NORMANBY said that he wished to say a few words in reference to a statement which had been made by the Nol4le Marquis opposite (the Marquis of Westmeath) in the course of the late de bate on the state of Ireland ; namely, that a poor priest, who had refused to assist in collecting the re peal rent, had been suspended in consequence for a month by his bishop. He (the Marquis of Nor manby) felt it right both to the Noble Marquis oppo site and to the Right Rev. Gentleman to whom the statement referred, to mention that he had received a positive contradiction from the Right Rev. Dr. Cant well, the Roman Catholic Bishop of the diocese where the occurrence was said to have taken place, stating most distinctly that no such thing ever occurred, and that he believed that no Roman Catholic bishop would be guilty of such an act. The Marquis of WESTMEATH said that he was obliged to the Noble Marquis for giving him the ear liest intimation of the contradiction he had received to the statement which he (the Marquis of West meath) had made. All he could say at the pre sent moment was, that the fact was stated, and was pretty notorious in the country. Of course he was bound to inquire further into the matter before he could reiterate the charge. There might have been some error as to the time when the Roman Catholic priest to whom he had alluded and who was now dead had been suspended; but he re peated he would make further inquiry into the matter. The Marquis of NORMANBY only wished to state the fact, that he had received a contradiction of the Noble Marquis's statement, explicitly declaring that no priest had ever been suspended for the alleged cause. The Marquis of WESTMEATH reiterated his intention of making further inquiries into the matter, and then said, that, as he was upon his legs, he would put a question to his Noble and Learned Friend on the 'Woolsack. The Duke of WELLINGTON hoped that their Lordships would adhere to the practice of not asking questions without giving notice. The Marquis of WESTMEATH said he did not wish his Noble and Learned Friend on the Woolsack to give an answer, if his doing so were inconvenient. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that one of the advantages of giving notice was, that it gave an op portunity to the party to whom it was put, to consider conjointly with the person who gave the notice, as to whether it was proper, to put the question or not. Lord BROUGHAM said another advantage was that it enabled him to give an answer. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE made a few observations which were inaudible in the gallery. The Duke of WELLINGTON said, that he made a mistake in calling it an order of the House; but it was a practice of their Lordships, which it was very desirable not to infringe upon, not to ask a question without giving notice. The conversation then dropped. The LORD CHANCELLOR presented a petition from the masters and scholars of the University of Cambridge, against the union of the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor. FRENCH AND ENGLISH COLLISION IN THE SOUTH SEAS. Lord BROUGHAM wished to ask his Noble Friend opposite (Lord Aberdeen) a question in re lation to a rumour which had caused a great deal of alarm in this country. He was sure his Noble Friend would have no difficulty in answering his question, as the rumour to which it referred was one that could scarcely have any foundation. His question was, whether his Noble Friend had received any in formation on the subject of an encounter alleged to have taken place between French and English ships of war in the South Seas ? The Earl of ABERDEEN said that the Noble Lord's question was an instance of the inconvenience which had been so strongly reprehended in the con versation which had just taken place amongst their Lordships, and in which his Noble and Learned Friend had taken part.—(A laugh.) However, he could say that he had received no information on the subject, and he thought it very improbable that there was any foundation for the rumour.—(Hear.) EXPULSION OF POLES FROM POSEN. Lord BROUGHAM rose to put another question to his Noble Friend.---(Laughter.) It was well known to his Noble Friend, and to all their Lord ships, that his Majesty, the present King of Prussia, ruled over his dominions with great kindness and justice—and that his kindness was not confined to his Saxon and Prussian subjects, but was extended to his Polish subjects in the Grand Duchy of Posen, which was annexed to the kingdom of Prussia in the year 1774. But it was said that he had lately issued a proclamation, that all persons from Russia and Austrian Poland should depart from Posen. He (Lord Brougham) thought that was very unlike the rest of his Majesty's conduct since he ascended the throne. — (Hear, hear.) If he had done so, it must be in consequence of something which had not come to the knowledge of the public in this country. He (Lord Brougham) thought such a proceeding was not con sistent with the mildness and justice of the - King's administration hitherto. The Earl of ABERDEEN had again to ob serve, that in consequence of the wart of notice, he was unable to give a decided answer.—(l-fear and a laugh.) He knew indeed that the King of Prussia had lately adopted some measures in relation to the Polish refugees residing in Posen, but how far those measures extended, he was not prepared to say. He agreed with his Noble and Learned Friend, that from what they knew of the character and Government of the King of Prussia, it would appear that whatever he had done, was warranted by the necessity of the case.—(Hear.) CATHOLICS ON JURIES IN IRELAND. Lord CAMPBELL begged the indulgence of the House, while he brought under their notice a matter which had occasioned great pain to a gentleman of great respectability. In doing so, he would keep himself within their Lordships rules, and not make a speech without a motion.—(A laugh.) He re gretted that the Noble Lord the Earl of Roden was not present ; however, he would not hesitate to mention the matter in his Lordship's absence, for he was bringing no charge against the Noble Earl, who had said nothing which he did not believe to be perfectly correct. But the Noble Earl fell into a mistake natu rally enough. The gentleman in whose behalf he (Lord Campbell) had to solicit their attention was Mr. Richard O'Gorman, an opulent and respectable merchant of the city of Dublin, who was one of the grand jury before whom the indictment was preferred against Mr. O'Connell. The circumstance to which he (Lord Campbell) was about to advert had been mentioned by his Noble and Learned Friend behind him, and on that occasion Lord Roden said that it was an instance of the unfitness of Roman Catholics to be placed upon juries, because Mr. O'Gorman, notwithstanding his oath to keep his own counsel and that of his fellows, declared, in open court that he had not consented to the finding. The fact was that the foreman of the grand jury signed the Bill for " himself and fellows," when Mr. O'Gorman said in Court that he ;for one had not agreed. Mr. O'Gorman had a son at , the _ _ Irish Bar, who had communicated with him (Lord C.), and transmitted to him references to authorities which proved that the jurors were only bound by their oaths to keep secret the evidence and material facts which came before them, but they were in no wise bound to conceal in what way they had voted in the jury-room. There was a case at the Old Bailey, on which the Chief Justice presided, and actually examined the jury individually in Court as to the way in which they had voted, and in another case Lord Kenyon ruled that no grand juror could be examined upon a trial to prove whether or not the evidence of the prosecuting wit ness was the same in Court at the trial with that which he had given before the jury. It was quite enough if twelve concurred in finding the bill ; the dissent of those who did not was of no importance. He should not conclude by any formal motion. Lord BROUGHAM thought there was no oc, casion for that ; there was nothing objectionable in the mode taken to defend an absent person. But it was only right that he should state there must be a great mistake either in the report or the recollection of the Noble and Learned Lord, if he supposed that Lord Roden meant to throw any imputation on Mr. O'Gorman of having violated his oath. But the Noble Earl was arguing on the dan ger of leaving Roman Catholics on the petty jury, and in order to illustrate this, he stated that the trials were looked on so much as a Catholic question in Ireland, that this respectable individual, a Catholic,was so apprehensive and alarmed at the effect of being supposed to have agreed with the other grand jurors that he did a:very unusual thing—he came into open Court, and declared that he did not concur in the finding. Certainly there was no intention on the part of Lord Roden to impute anything like moral perjury to Mr. O'Gorman. Lord CAMPBELL said he had not intended to in troduce anything of a controversial nature into the question. The Marquis of WESTMEATH bore testimony to the honourable conduct of Mr. O'Gorman when assistant barrister of the county in which he lived. After a few words from Lord WHARNCLIFFE and Lord CAMPBELL, the conversation dropped.' FREE TRADE. Lord CLARENDON (on behalf of Lord Radnor) postponed the presentation of the petition from the county of Somerset, in favour of free trade, till Thursday, the 29th inst. TRADE WITIITURKEY. Lord BEAUMQNT Asked if it ,would be copye- nient for the Government to lay ou the table auy copies or extracts of correspondence between the Foreign-office and the Porte, relating to the duties on British goods imported into Turkey. The Earl of ABERDEEN made no objection to laying the correspondence on the table. JURIES IN IRELAND. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE gave notice of his intention to move that there be laid before the House any instructions that had been given in Ireland with regard to the mode of striking juries. He did not fix any day for that motion. Their Lordships then adjourned. ROUSE OF COMMONS, Feb. 26. The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour. On the motion of Sir T. FRENIANTLE, the SPEAKER directed his warrant to issue for a new writ for the election ofa Member for Londonderry in the room of R. Bateson, Esq., deceased. MANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY. Mr. HARDY moved the second reading of the Manchester and Leeds Railway (Bury branch). Mr. T. EGERTON took the opportunity of re marking on the want of formality in referring some of those branch Railway Bills to the York Railway Committee, and others to the Leeds Railway Commit tee. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered :o be committed. Several Railway Bills were advanced a stage. On the motion that Sang's Naturalization Bill be read a second time, Mr. HARCOURT moved, pursuant to notice, that it be an instruction to the Committee of Selection, that the Committee on Sang's Naturalization Bill have leave to sit on Wednesday next, and that the Commit tee on the Bill have leave to report on the same day. The motion was agreed to, and the Bill read a second time, and ordered to be committed. Mr. AGLION BY brought up the Report on tile Basingstoke and Southampton Railway Bill. REPEAL OF THE UNION. Mr. O'CONNELL presented a petition from the Corporation of Dublin, under the seal of the Corpo ration, praying for a repeal of the legislative union between England and Ireland. The petitioners stated that the Act of Union was passed against the will of the Irish people, at a time when martial law had been proclaimed, when the Habeas Corpus Act had been suspended, and when the military force in Ire land had been greatly augmented. The petitioners further stated that to obtain the Act of Union the sum of 1,500,0001. was expended in the most profligate bribery. They also stated that the result of the union had been that 2,300,000 paupers had been spread over the land, being upwards of one fourth Of the whole population. The Honour able and Learned Gentleman, in bringing up the petition, said that in entrusting the petition to him the Corporation of Dublin did not intend to re linquish the right of presenting petitions at the bar of the House. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman also presented forty-seven petitions from Leinster, with 126,976 signatures attached; fifty-seven from Munster, with 102,397 signatures; forty-three frotn Ulster, with 95,835 signatures; thirty-five from Connaught, with 55,600 signatures ; one from England, with 70,000 signatures ; one from Glasgow, with 1,587 signatures ; and one from British subjects in Nova Scotia, with 2,700 sig natures. The total number of signatures to these petitions being 387,864, all praying for the repeal of the legislative union between England and Ireland. STOPPAGE OF THE SUPPLIES. Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition from Edinburgh, signed by 17,000 of the inhabitants. The petitioners complained of the state of the representa tion, the system or protective and differential duties, and of the extent of taxation, and the law of primo geniture. They prayed that these grievances might be taken into immediate consideration by the House, and that the supplies might not be voted till such a course was adopted; also a petition from Newcastle upon-Tyne, containing nearly similar allegations, and the same prayer. THE BIRMINGHAM NAVIGATION BILL. This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY BILL. On the motion of Mr. C. RUSSELL, this Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. Mr. C. BERKELEY presented a petition, com plaining of certain clauses in the Bill. DUTY ON PAPER. Mr. MACAULAY presented a petition from the publishing trade, against the present excise duty on paper. Mr. DENNISTOUN presented a petition, agreed to at a public meeting at Glasgow, presided over by the Lord Provost, condemning the Ministerial policy in Ireland, ana praying that immediate steps be taken to investigate into the causes that produce so much discontent in that country. Mr. WALLACE presented a petition from an in dividual in Dublin, complaining of injustice done him by public officers in that city, and praying the House to take his case into consideration. COUNTY BANKRUPTCY COURTS. Mr. SCOTT gave notice that he would, to morroW, move for returns relating to the Courts of Bankruptcy in Manchester, Liverpool, and other towns in the north of England. THE NEW POOR-LAW. Mr. B. COCHRANE gave notice, that on the Order of the Day for going into Committee on the Poor-laws'.Amendment Act, he would move a resolu tion, to the effect, " That notwithstanding the im provement proposed by that Pill, the provisions made for the poor were inadequate, and the provisions of the Bill were contrary to the principles of the Constitution, and inconsistent with the dictates of humanity and re ligion." VALUATION OF LAND IN IRELAND. Sir D. NORREYS gave notice that he would tomorrow put a question to the Noble Lord the Se cretary for Ireland, relating to the valuation of land in that country. RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION IN FACTORIES. Mr. WALLACE rose to move that the petitions which he had presented from certain preachers in the west of Scotland, praying that they should be in cluded in the provisions of the Factories Bill for reli gious instruction, be printed. Mr. BROTHERTON said that there was no need for haste in the printing of these petitions, as in a day or two they would be printed by order of the Select Committee on petitions. The SPEAKER said that the motion of the Hon. Member for Greenock was against the rules of the House, which referred the printing of petitions to the Select Committee. Mr, WALLACE then withdrew his motion. SUPPLY—GRIEVANCES OF THE PEOPLE. Upon the Order of the Day being read for the House resolving itself into a Committee of Supply on the Estimates, • Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD rose to move an amendment to the effect, that the consideration of the Estimates be postponed. In doing so he said he was actuated by no party considerations, and he should endeavour as briefly as possible to state his reasons for the course he was about to adopt. During the late debate, which occupied the House for such a length of time, he took no part, because he was aware that it would be attended with no practical result, for he thought it was little more than a Sring of blank cartridge without any effect. He thought it was merely a vote for party purposes, in which the great intetTsts of the nation were for gotten ; in fact, it was a question which turned upon the numerical strength of the two parties, instead of being a battle fought for the purpose of protecting the interests of the great masses of the people. When a hostile army invaded a country, the best course to be pursued by the invaded was to cut off the supplies of their enemies. Ile should adopt, in a political sense, the same movement, and endeavour to limit the powers of the intruding party, by cutting off the means by which alone he could carry on his operations. It was on this principle that he then came forward to endeavour to bring forward this motion. It was not an attempt to rally the broken forces of the Noble Lord the Member for London. The Noble Lord had not the country with him. He did not rest on those principles, which would bring the people in aid of him. What he wished to do was to rally a force out of that House in support of mea sures that were really wanted. The resolution he brought forward on a former occasion had been in some degree misunderstood. It recited a number of grievances of which the people complained, and said they ought to be redressed; but the parti cular grievance it recited was that which re garded the representation. The Honourable Member for Montrose seemed to object to the reso lution, because he said it was one that denied the com petency of that House. He did deny the competency of that House to vote supplies if the charges that were brought against the House were true. He still disputed its right on the same grounds. The petition presented to that House by the Chartists made the same charges ; a petition had at a more recent period been presented, which still more completely denied the competency of that House. It was re ceived and laid on the table. It was a petition from Birmingham, signed by the Mayor of that town ; it declared that the House did not represent the - people, and that 950,000 electors returned a majority of the Members of that House. A large portion of the Members of that House got into Varliamnt by the most profligate and corrupt means, and such being the case, no attention was paid to the wants of the people. The Members of that House betrayed a gross ignorance of the condition of the people, and a recklessness for their welfare ; in short they made laws for the purpose of denre;,sing the people. Now the petition to which he had been referring was a pOition whiCh charged that House with not being the representatives of the peoplo- , - the Petition charged that directly—the terms were ..,... ___ ~,,„ „-- v , not qualified, but direct and peremptory. Tiiefiodie , ,,„ri.st: f I had received that petition of the people, k iitia - Y directed it to be laid on the tlib'e ; was it not, ,A - 1 '--- ' fore, necessary for the House to investigayt vAllrell/44NW charges ? Il e ca ll e d upon any M em b er o f that HbVs4"* -- to deny, if h e cou ld, th e c h arges ma d e i n the petition' - 1 He would repeat, that that House was not competent to do any act, or vote any supplies till its Members had refuted the charges contained in the petition to which he had referred. He otlered to the House, the other day, a petition signed by 900,000 persons. complain ing that the House did not represent the people, and the House would not receive it, on th e grou nd that it could not be considered the petition of the people. With regard to the suffrage, he did not ask the House to come to the particular opinions he entertained, before they came to a vote ; but what he did ask was, were they virtually the representatives of the people ?—(1l ear, hear.) , It was true they represented the landed aristocracy, part of the middle classes, the moneyed classes ; but a great body of the people—the working classes—were not represented at all. lie would ask the House whether they virtually r. presented the people, and if they did not, how, he would ask, could they do any act, or vote any supplies ? (Hear.) The motion with which he had to conclue was, that the grant of the supplies should be deferred until after Easter. The first step the House should take before granting one farthing of the supplies, was to have the whole estimates before them—to see what the income was, and what the expenditure was proposed to be. From -the year 1836 to 1844 the national expenditure had greatly increased, and he thought that house had to consider why it had so increased. To this end the estimates ought, in his opinion, to be referred to a Committee. On this subject he certainly thought he was entitled to the support of all those who called themselves economists. The support of the Hon. Member for Montrose (Mr. Hume) he par ticularly claimed.. Those Members, who advocated the repeal:of the corn-laws, ought to support him, for no greater grievance could there be than those laws in flicted. The Irish Members ought to support him for they had grievancies, indeed, to complain of. The Irish people demanded the same corporate reform as that which had been granted to England ; they demanded also a greater number of representatives in that House ; and lastly, they demanded an equali zation of religious freedom with England, and Scot land. Now, had the Irish Members any reason to expect that they would obtain any of those great objects? No, they had not; but the Irish Members should not go home without having first made every exertion towards obtain ing these objects. He said unless these demands were granted Ireland would be justified in using every lawful means to obtain a repeal of the union.— (Hear, hear.) He had lately heard the construction of the law with respect to public meetings argued most ingeniously by lawyers, but the construction put upon the law was to little purpose, if the Government had a large force at its command. The Government might take the opinion of their law-officers, but the real interpreter they would refer to would be the Field-Marshal com manding the troops. The Government, when it wished to oppress the people, could easily stretch the law to effect that oppression. The only question they considered, when they wished to practise such oppression was, whether they had sufficient force to enable them to do so; and the Commander-in-Chief was the officer they consulted. Nothing could more clearly show this than a reference to Irish history. In 1782 the people of Ireland asserted their rights, and they asserted them with arms in their hands. Did any Government say they were illegal? No; because no Government bad the power, and the people of Ireland then had arms in their hands. Such was the case of the volunteers. But the state of things was altered now ; and they had Arms Bills for the Irish people instead of the Irish people having arms. The Irish journals of that period record that an address had been presented by the House of Commons to the Lord Lieutenant, stating what had been gained for Irelandby the volunteers as to the independence of the Irish -Parliament and of the Irish judges. The vo lunteers continued to assemble in arms for twelve or thirteen years, and it' was never declared that their meetings were illegal, or that they were guilty of any conspiracy. On the contrary, they received the thanks of Parliament on four different occasions for the aid they gave in defence of the country, and also for that which they gave in aid of the civil power. In the following year 3,000 troops were withdrawn from Ireland, the ordinary force being 12,000, and those who remained were recruits and undisciplined soldiers. The people were left to their own protection. How different was the state of things now ? The Right Honourable Baronet in his speech commented on the nature of the Irish Parliament, and he (Mr. S. Crawford) admitted that it had become as corrupt a Parliament as could well be ; but it had neverthe less during itsexistence conferred incalculable benefits upon the Irish people, for it was possible that some times the most corrupt bodies could be influenced by the purest motives towards the people. In conse quence of the corruptions of the Parliament, and the divisions amongst the people, the Irish nation lost all power, and down to th;a day the evil had remained in full force, after the consequences of the unfortunate rebellion of 1798. A state of suffering and violence had pervaded that country ever since, from one cause or another, but most chiefly from supporting the domi nation of a small party, to the exclusion of the great majority. He was surprised that no allusion had been made to the Arms Act, because he thought a great mass of evil would arise from the opera tion of the Bill; but he supposed the reason for this silence was that the working out of that Act was found quite impracticable in the present day. With respect to the Landlord and Tenant Commission, all he should say was that many persons looked at it with great doubt, because it was imagined there was a desire to 1 screen the landlords from the effects of the Commission. Now the Government, in excusing themselves for the use of military power, said that they were not the cause of the agitation which had been raised in Ire land. He must deny them that apology. There would be no agitation which could be at all dangerous to the Government if it were not for their obstinate refusal to redress the grievances of Ireland. It was this which caused agita tion, and what he maintained was, that the Government ought not to be permitted to keep up an army which would enable them to refuse redress. There had been a considerable manifestation of pub lic feeling in favour of the course which he had felt it his duty to take on that occasion. On referrip? to the votes of the Home, he found That petitions had been presented from thirty-four different places, calling upon the House to refuse supplies until the grievances of the people should have been redressed. The petition which he (Mr. S. Crawford) had presented that day from the city of Edinburgh well deserved the attention of the House ; that petition was signed by 17,000 persons. In order to show that he was justified by the feelings of his constituents in taking this course, he need only refer to the memorial which had been sent to him from the borough of Rochdale. The Honourable Member then read a memorial to the effect that the refusal of supplies until the grievances of the people had been redressed, was, in the opinion of the memorialists, a constitutional, just, and necessary course,and highly approving of the announce ment of that course by the Hon. Gentleman. This peti tion was signed by 5,500 inhabitants of Roch dale, and by 400 electors—a larger number than had voted for him at the time of his re turn for that borough. He admitted that opposition to the Government in the voting of sup plies ought not to be undertaken on light grounds. The question was, were there sufficient grounds now to justify such a course ? In his ,judg ment the 'grounds were amply sufficient. The liberties of the people were in danger. If such proceedings as had taken place in Ireland were permitted to continue, the power of the people to express their opinions would be suppressed. There was a disposition exhibited to restrain the liberty of speech ; and on this account, among others, it was necessary to pursue this course. The country was in a most alarming condition, and it was indis pensably necessary that those Members who re presented the people in -that House should take such means as were in their power to secure redress. Those who maintained that no other power than moral power should be resorted to by the people, and who deprecated the use of physical force, were bound to use every means in their power to show that moral power was not unavailing, lest men should resort to other means to obtain redress. He might possibly be asked, what would be the effect of this remedy if it were capable of being carried out. He admitted that the result would necessarily be, either that the Minister must -redress grievances or resign. He did not desire to see the Right Ho nourable Baronet in that p os iti on , if he would only hold out th e sma ll es t h o p e o f redress. He did not hope that he alone could make any impression on the House in reference to this question ; all he could do was, to ask the Right Hon. Baronet to take the grievances of the eountry into his serious consideration. He wighed to prevent any supply being . voted until some indications should be given of an intention, on the'part of the Government, to redress the grievances of the people. Whether such a course should be 'adopted or not, depended upon the other representa-. 'fives of the people. He had done his duty by pro.. posing the course which he _ had proposed. The House would adopt whatever course it might p t u h rP at os a e think proper. H e had abstained from making any mere ad cap tandum , p tr r n ot : or votes. n for lie the thoughtmere g c) r f ea t st An a few d ought to be made by the representatives of the country, particularly when the army estimates should be proposed. The Hon: Member concluded ! by {carnally proposing his motion. $ { ~r ~ ron 51; ito es' eo . Os.