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‘ 4 ! , .,..., ~, LITERATURE. '3(IBI,OSS HAINFELD.—CadeII : Edinburgh, 1836. ,1, 'this is the most singular and the most interesting er all Captain Basil Hall's productions. It seers th at the author, while travelling with his wife and fa milY in Italy, heard, the merest accident, that an old Scotch l a dy, Mi ss J ane A nne C ran st oun , w h o i n ~,n e Year 1797 marr i e d an A us t r i an Co un t name d rur.'gstall, was living at the family seat in Lower s t Ytio- Captain Hall wrote accordingly to her, and re ceired in reply a kind invitation to Schl oss H a i n f e ld, t he name of the Purgstall estate, where he took up his resi dence for some months—in fact, till the death of t he Countess, whose eyes he closed. Th e vo l ume be -I.°l:t us us is filled with anecdotes o f thi s o ld l a dy, and 1 I 'velY sketches of the scenery of Lower Styria, and the manners of its half-tamed inhabitants. But by far t he most interesting portion of the work is that which details the reminiscences of the Countess, who had eard " Haydn and Mozart play on the piano -forte," l a nd could tell anecdotes, from her own personal know edge, of Goethe, and the still more celebrated Schiller. S he was also the earlyfriend and generous fosterer of the genius of Walter Scott, then an obscure youth, and ap- Vreciated by few besides herself ; and Capt. Hall proves, leyond a doubt, that she was the original of Diana Vernon, one of the most delightful of all Scott's female treations. At the close of the volume there is an in teresting letter from the illustrious Baronet to the Countess, wherein, singularly enough, he almost anti cipates the dark clouds that fell on him in his later days, in these striking words :—" For my own course of life, I have only to be ashamed of its prosperity, and afraid of its termination ; for I have little reason, arguing on the doctrine of chances, to hope that the ktne good fortune will attend me for ever. I have had an affectionate and promising family, many friends, few unfriends, and, I think, no enemies, and more of fame and fortune than mere literature ever procured for 4 man before." We have no doubt that this gossip ing, good-humoured little volume will soon find as roany readers and admirers as even Captain Hall's bell-known narrative of his voyage to the Loo-Choo islands. COURT CIRCULAR. , Their Majesties and suite went on Saturday to the review in i l,,Yde-park. In the King's carriage were the Landgravine of Hesse Homberg and Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippsthal. The 'illeen was accompanied by the Princess Augusta, and was at tended by the Countess Brownlow. The suite of their Ma tiesy were in three open carriages. The Duke of Curnberland was present at the review, accom panied by P r i nce Charles of Solms, and attended by Sir Georg e Quentin and Captain Hedemann. On the return of the King and Queen from the review, a 4Jeuner was served in one of the state rooms of the palace to heir Majesties, the Duke of Cumberland, the Princess Au 4usn te, the Landgravine of Hesse Homberg, the Princess ` lo Phia, the Prince of Orange, the Hereditary Prince and the Vince Alexander of the Netherlands, Prince George of Cam ridge, the Landgrave of Hesse Homberg, b the Duke of Olden- Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippsthal, Prince Charles of h olms, the Countess Brownlow, Earl and Countess Howe, E arl and Countess Denbigh, Viscount Combermere, Lord "ltoun, Colonel Cavendish, Mademoiselle d'Este, &c. In the evening the King, attended by Lord Valletort, aide 7-camp, and Si r A n d rew Barnard, principal equerry, left St. J ames's Palace to honour the Duke of Wellington with his corn -I,nY at the dinner g iv e n by his Grace, at Apsley-house, to th e 3 field officers and officers of the staff present with his Grace a t Waterloo. dDnal /lis d Majesty gave audience on Saturday to Sir John Mac- The Queen hon our ed the King's Theatre with her presence 0 Saturday evening. Their Majesties left town yesterday morning to attend di vine service in the church at Kew. The Princess Augusta a ttended by Mi ss W ynyar d an d Si r B en j am i n St e ph enson , l e e 4 t t Landgravine at the s ame ti me f or K ew , t o a tt en d di v i ne s e r v ice. The '' a edgravine of Hesse Homberg, accompanied by the Land. Crave, left town in the afternoon for Kew. i t The King gave a dinner in the evening at the old Palace at '"%v to the Duke of Cumberland, attended by Captain Hede- Fann, the Princess Augusta, the Landgravine of Hesse Hom -I,,rg, attended by Mademoisselie Stein, Prince Ernest of Hesse nilippsthal, and Prince Charles of Solms. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria visited the `ltit:logical Gardens on Saturday morning, to see the giraffes. t The Landgravine of Hesse Homberg honoured the Earl and ntess of Surrey with her company at dinner on Saturday in IFIYde Park-place. 14Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippsthal and Prince Charles of ittes dined with Baron Bulow, the Prussian Minister, on 41rday in Bryanston-square. I? o mte Duchess of K en t, an d the Princess Victoria, and their hi Highnesses household, attended divine service yester- Y. The Dean of Chester officiated. Sir R. P ee l gave a gran d di nner on S a t ur d a y, in White -44„.11-gardens, t o t h e D u k e o f Cumberland, the Archbishop of •ttnterbury, Mrs. and Miss Howley, the Marquis and Mar chioness of Salisbury, the Duke of Newcastle, Earl of West- Noreland and Lady Georgiana Fane, the Bishop of Exeter, r. and Mas. Assheton Smith. 14 A Cabi net C ounc il was h e ld a t th e F ore i gn - o ffi ce , on Sa r,daY afternoon. The Ministers sat two hovrs. Ir u ispatches from the Governors of Ceylon and New South f , es were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. ord Stanley had a dinner party on Saturday, in Grosvenor ;ltlllare. Amongst th e com p an y were th e Marquis and Mar loness of Clanricarde, Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl and C ountes s of Uxbridge, Viscount and Viscountess Howick, Ord Nlorpeth, Lord and Lady Lilford, Lord George Ben -414, Lord Clements, Messrs. Spring Rice and Labouchere. RAND REVIEW IN HYDE-PARK. b a ci_n Saturday morning a grand review took place in Hyde st'',* in commemoration of the twenty-first anniversary of the k`tie of Waterloo, in presence of their Majesties and most of e branches of the Royal Family, the Prince of Orange, the e r editary Prince, and Prince Alexander of the Netherlands, o fe Landgrave and Landgravine of Hesse Homberg, the Duke t,Oldenberg, Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippsthal, and Prince Ch arles of Solms- Braunfels. 08 early as eight o'clock crowds of well-dressed persons i t iglth to assemble and take their stations, to witness the highly to teresti ng scene ; and every window, balcony, and even the tht l t of the houses commanding a view of the Park, were aged with ladies. The troops were about 5,000 in number, and consisted of t.t ee troops of the Royal Horse Artillery, having two guns eh : Ist Regiment of Life Guards (twenty four a-breast) ; ' ditto, ditt o; R oya l H orse G uar d s; two squa d rons 6 t h Dra 4rrls ; 7th Hussars ; one squadron 12th Lancers ; three be s of R o y a l ar till ery , h av i ng four guns each ; 2d Battalion t, e Grenadier Guards; 3d Battalion of ditto ; Ist Battalion of Coldstream Guards; Ist Battalion of Scotch Fusileer Guards. teAt ten o'clock the Inniskillen Dragoons and 12th Lancers tgan to clear the ground, at which time there were not less : 11 100,000 persons assembled ; the parts without the exer ground being filled with itinerant venders of ginger-bertioner, 15orter, and Other refreshments for the humbler po of S pectators. From this time the Foreign Ambassadors, Mi ),-Isters, and those of the nobility and gentry who had obtained a i 'ders of admission within the review-ground began to arrive, t' o ti it may be truly stated that such a congregation of female n ut) , and elegance could not have been collected in any er part of Europe. About eleven o'clock, the Prince Royal ee Prince Alexander of the Netherlands, accompanied by his lle° the Duke of Wellington, in the uniform of the Grena -11;er Guards, the Marquisses of Londoneerry and Anglesey in w e Uniform of the 7th and 10th Hussars ; the Commander $ t t he Forces, Lord Hill, and a numerous staff, came on the dund- Shortly after 11 their Majesties and suite arrived in t carriages. The first carriage contained Lord Lil ti a nd General Whately, the Lord and Groom in Waiting, and Ch E querries ' • the second the Master of the Horse, the Lord tZttherlain of the Household, the Earl of Munsifr, and A. Fitzelarence; the third the Duchess of Kent, the Vieess Victoria, and Lady Flora Hastings ; the fourth, Sir 1 / 4 " and Lady Conroy, Honourable General Upton and lft Conroy, in attendance on their Royal Highnesses. The s ki carriage contained the Prince George of Cambridge Pim his preceptor. Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippsthal, L; Prince Charles of Solms-Braunfels. The sixth, the S t i ßia Ser Duchess of Leeds, the Countesses of Brownlow 4 4 , trrol, and Lady Kennedy Erskine. In an open preceded by a guard of honour, was her Majesty, b t ,t t nPanied by the Landgravine of Hesse Homberg, the t yke of Oldenberg, and Earl Howe • and, in the last car- Pr* Was his Majesty, the Prince of Orange, and two foreign t to nees. They proceeded up the ride, and entered the t et .Nll opposite the Grosvenor-gate, where horses were in % il lness for his Majesty and his illustrious visitors and suite, qqd her Majesty and the ladies alighted and took their station NZ!' the Royal Standard, where they were joined by the to - '1,5 11 1 Ambassadors and their ladies. His Majesty appeared F- in excellent health ; he was habited in the uniform of t„' e ld Marshal, and wore the Stars of the Orders of the et ' o 'er, Bath, and Guelph, and other decorations. The Duke 4Vlltherland wore a hussar uniform. On the Royal party 4 orti -tin g , a royal salute was fired by the horse artillery and 'll l - batterie s , and the Royal party moun ted their horses. ,e ) , cortege ' which was swelled by many noblemen in their 4 4e tt les of Lords-Lieutenant and Colonels of Yeomanry, 114, 4‘. 4 Most i m p os i ng effect, and consisted of , at l e ast, 120 in the " e r• The evolutions of the troops were performed with 4reatest skill and exactness. of th hile th e secon d evo l u ti on of the troops was going on, one C priv ates o f t h e S econ d Lif e Guards, who was riding a kr ob ont restive horse, was thrown with great force to the t he' d • The Prince of Orange immediately galloped off to 4 . B sistanc e of the fallen man, dismounted, and helped him 111 which act of benevolence he was immediately joined by his two sons and several General Officers. The man was fortunately not hurt, and after recovering from the shock, mounted his horse again ; but at the intercession of the Prince, was excused from further duty, and a gralruity conferred on him. The troops were in the finest order, aid those regiments that were at the battle of Waterloo wore *rigs of laurel in their hats, and branches tied to the tops of their colours. The heavy rains of Friday had made the ground in the highest or der, and the general view of the proceedings of the day was uninterrupted by clouds of dust, or any other of the usual al loys to the full gratification of such a spectacle. Their Ma jesties and the hero of the battle which the day commemo rated, were loudly cheered both on arriving and departing from the ground. The evolutions of the troops terminated about one o'clock, on which the Royal cortege departed. It is stated that Lord Hill marked out the ground for the review on the previous evening. So great was the anxiety to obtain a view of the proceedings, that five, and in some instances ten, shillings were given for permission to stand on an old chair, many of which were brought into the Park on speculation by the poor people of the neighbourhood. WATERLOO BANQUET AT APSLEY HOUSE. On Saturday evening the Duke of Wellington gave his an nual grand military dinner, in anniversarry of the battle of Waterloo, to his Majesty, the Prince of Orange, and the Gene ral Officers and Staff who served with his Grace on that memorable occasion. During the day a large number of the Nobility, &c., were admitted by tickets to a view of the tables as set out for the entertainment, in the Waterloo Gallery. They presented a magnificent appearance, the centre exhibit ing an extraordinary display of gold and silver, in triumphal columns, and every other device illustrative of martial deeds, the whole being presents from the Allied Sovereigns, subse quent to the battle of Waterloo. At the upper end of the gallery the splendid Achilles' shield, presented to his Grace by the Corporation of the City of London, was exhibited, as were several other magnificent presents. About half-past seven o'clock his Majesty arrived, accom• panied by the Prince of Orange, and Sir Andrew Barnard and Colonel Bowater, the principal Equerries. He was re ceived on the steps by the Noble Duke, who conducted his Royal guests to the magnificent gallery, where dinner was im mediately served up on the splendid silver service, the gift of the late King of Portugal, Don John. The magnificent ser vice of Potsdam chive, presented to his Grace by the King of Prffisia, was also used on that occasion. After the table was cleared, his Grace proposed " The Health of his Majesty," which was drunk by the company amidst cheering the most enthusiastic we ever heard, and re-echoed by a large assem blage of persons who were congregated in Hyde park. His Majesty, in a very brief speech, expressed the pleasure he experienced at again meeting so numerous a company of warriors, whose exertions had been the means of restoring peace to Europe, and he declared his determination to maintain that peace by every exertion in his power. His Grace then proposed the health of the Prince of Orange, which was drunk with much applause. His Royal Highness returned thanks. His Majesty then rose and proposed the " Memory of the Soldiers who fell on the plains of Waterloo," which was drunk in solemn silence. His Majesty then gave the health of the Noble Duke, which was received with great applause. The healthy of other distinguished officers then followed, and about eleven o'clock his Majesty departed, and was shortly afterwards followed by the rest of the company. Among the officers present we, noticed the Marquis , Anglesea, Lords Hill, Edward Somerset, G. C. 8., Fitzroy mcrset, 0. Staf ford ;Sir Charles Colville, G. C. 8., James' empt., G. C. 8., Hussey Vivian, Colin Halkett, John Lambort, Andrew Bar nard, Henry Hardinge, George Scovell, Edward Kerrison, Thomas Reynell, John Elley, &c. Prince Pozzo di Borgo was also present. The superintendants of police, May, Baker, Williamson, Grinsell, &c., who had been present at the battle, were ad mitted to the gallery to view the animated scene. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CURRAGH JUNE MEETING, THURBDAr. The Northumberland Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs., 10 ft., with 100 sous. added. Rathbride Post. Mr. Disney's Maria, 3 yrs .E. Edwards 1 Mr. Flood's The Water Witch, 3 yrs Mr. Knox's Barefoot Three others started, and two paid. The King's Plate of 100 gs., for horses, &c. ; four 2,rs, lOst. 71b ; five, list. 71b ; six, I Ist. I2lb ; aged 12st. Colonel Westenra's Freney walked over. _ _ Match, 58 sovs. each.—Lord Mulgi:ave's Conjuror beat Lord Miltown's Argirio, Bst. each. The Mulgrave Cup, presented by his Excellency the Lord Lieute nant, added to a Sweepstakes of 20 sovs., h. ft. Red Post. Lord Howth's Wrangler Mr. Disney's Langford 31r. Ryan's Quicksilver Six others started, and three paid half forfeit. The Milltown Stakes of 50 sous., h. ft., for three yrs old; colts, Bst. 41b; fillies, Bst. Last mile and a half. Mr. Disney's Birdcatcher Colonel Westenra's Fusileer 2 Mr. Watts's Blackfoot rani SY. King's Plate of 100 gs. ; three yrs old, Gst. 71b ; four, Bst. 41b. ; five, 9st. ; mares and geldings allowed 51b. Three miles Mr. Somers's br. c. by Economist, 3 yrs Mr. Farrell's Maria, 3 yrs 2 Lord Milltown's Fusileer, 3 yrs Colonel Westenra's Thump Nineteen others started, but were not placed. Sweepstakes of 10 soya., h. ft., with 25 sous. added. Conolly's mile. Second horse to save his stake. Lord Mulgrave's Conjuror ... E. Edwards 1 Mr. St. George's Barebones... Lord Milltown's Argirio Mr. Barry's Corsair Three others started. THE DUKE OF SUSSEX.-T he following is a copy of the bulletin issued on Saturday morning : "The progress of his Royal Highness continues to be in every respect satisfactory. ( Signed) " H. HOLLAND. T. COPELAND. H. ALEXANDER. " Kensington Palace, 9 o'clock, A. M., Saturday, June 18." The highest personage in the realm has, it is said, on the intercession of a Noble Duke, expressed his willing ness to grant a patent for another Theatre Royal; a great law authority, however, gives it as his opinion, that the right of so doing was taken from the .Crown by the 25th George 111. An Act of Parliament must, therefore, be first obtained. The patentee will be a well knowr. dramatic writer.—Observer. Wheat is rising in all the markets of France. In consequence the price of the 41b. loaf, best quality, is aug mented to 11 sous for the second fortnight of June. We understand that the high credit of drawing up the unanswerable Reasons of the Commons for dissenting from the Irish Municipal Bill, sent down to them by the Lords, is due to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. To no Member of the Commons could that task have been more appropriately confided. That Right Hon. Gentleman it was r:ho had the honour last year also to draw up the Reasons for dissenting from the amendments of the Lords on the English Bill.— Observer. Malibran s engagement is drawing to a close, to night being her last appearance but four. Her Majesty com manded the Maid of Artois on Wednesday, and the Duchess of Kent and Princess Victoria commanded it on Friday. It draws 5001. a night on an average. CIMAROSA.—After the first performance of the Matrimonia Segreto, the Emperor Joseph ordered an encore of the whole opera, after a two hours' rest, during which refresh ments were served to the orchestra and company engaged. A young artist, in the enthusiasm of adulation, told Cimarosa that he preferred him to Mozart. " What would you say to me," replied the musician, "if I were to prefer you to Raphael?"-- Musical World. , Charles Kemble, Mrs. Kemble, and Miss Kemble will shortly depart for Italy, where their continuance is indefi nite. It is said Mr. Kemble will himself return to England towards the end of the year, for the purpose of acting for a very limited period in the great theatres in the United King dom for the last time, after which he will perform in his own theatre (Covent-garden) all his principal characters, and then bid adieu to the stage. An affair of honour took place in the vicinity of this town on Thursday morning last between the Hon. S. M. B —t, and W. S. ,G— ' Esq., when, after two shots were exchanged without eff e ct, the challenger declared himself satis fied, and the parties left the ground.—Jamaica Standard, April 28. An inquest was held on Saturday at the Three Tuns, Moor-street, Soho, on the body of Thomas Randall, one of Mr. Cloud's omnibus conductors, who destroyed himself by cutting his throat. It appeared that the deceased had been unwell and delirious for some days previously. On Tuesday morning he got up, and on his brother wishing him to go to bed he refused, saying a policeman was waiting for him at the bottom of the stairs. He then took out a cigar from his pocket, which he said he would smoke, as it would be the last one, and as he had got it from one of the omnibus conductors. He then asked a young man for a knife to cut his throat with, ad ding it would be as well to do it himself as to have it done for him at Newgate. The young man then endeavoured to put the knives in the room out of his way, when he threw him down, and said that he would cut his throat also, as there would then be no tell-tales. The deceased soon after thrust a knife into his throat, and immediately afterwards attempted to stab the young man, but the latter happily made his escape. De ceased died soon after. Verdict—Temporary insanity. POLITICAL PARSONS.—Has there ever been a county meeting or a county election in Kent, in which the priests have not acted as out-riders or whippers-in ? Mr. Wyndham Lewis could have told the House that at the last Maidstone election he had no less than four priests in his ser vice at the same time, scouring the town like lamp-lighters, with purple bows in their hats as large as pickled cabbages. Mr. Lushington might have mentioned that a Rev. Gentle man at Canterbury was so warm in " the good cause," that he actually presented himself to vote a second time, after having once voted; and a very instructive hint or two might have been furnished respecting the Rev. Gentlemen of the three towns, and the Tory-paper-editing propensities of the Rev. Mr. Gleig.—Maidstone Gazette. There is now living, an old man, named Henry White, who has been a footpost between Barlborough and Ches terfield, the last 30 years. He has walked 28 miles every day ( Sunday excepted) during that period, which, at 52 weeks to the year, gives 227,080 miles. He is now about 78 years of age, and to all appearance may continue to " plod his weary way," for some years to come. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1836. POST-OFFICE TREATY. CONVENTION BETWEEN HIS MAJESTY THE ICING OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND AND THE KING OF THE FRENCH, FOR EXTENDING THE FACILITIES OF COMMU NICATION BY POST BETWEEN THEIR RESPECTIVE DOMI- NIONS, SIGNED AT PARIS, MARCH 30, 1836. His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and His Majesty the King of the French, being desirous of extending the facilities of communication by post between their respective dominions, and to accomplish by means of a convention this important object, have for this purpose named as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say : His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Bri tain and Ireland, the Right Hon. Granville, Earl Granville, a Peer of the United Kingdom, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, a Privy Councillor, and His Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at the Court of France:— And His Majesty the King of the French, M. Louis Adolphe Thiers, Commander of the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour, &c., a Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Departments, Minister Secretary of State for the Department of Foreign Affairs, and President of the Council of Ministers : Who after hiving exchanged their respective full powers, found to be in good and due form, have agreed upon the fol lowing articles : Art. I. Persons desirous of sending letters either from France to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and to those British colonies or possessions where the Post office of Great Britain has established Post-offices, or from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the British colonies or possessions, to France, shall have the option— First, of allowing the whole of the postage of such letters to be charged to the receiver • secondly, of paying the postage in advance to the place of destination ; thirdly, of paying the postage only as far as the frontier of the country to which the letters are sent. Art. 11. The system of optional payment of postage speci fied in the preceding article, in favour of ordinary letters from the two countries, shall be applicable to letters and packets containing patterns of merchandize. Art. M. Letters and packets containing patterns of mer chandize, which shall be forwarded from one country to the other, either paid or unpaid, shall be conveyed at such reduced rates of postage as are allowed for such articles by the laws and regulations of each country. Art. IV. The inhabitants of the two countries may send from one country to the other, letters termed registered or re commended letters. The postage of such letters shall be fixed according to the combined rates of both countries, and shall always be paid in advance to the place of destination. Art. V. The postage of a -single letter (for which the post-offices of the two countries shall account to each other), for ordinary letters, paid or unpaid, is fixed as follows, that is to say : FOR TILE FRENCH POST-OFFICE. 1. Between Paris and the frontier of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, one franc. 2. And with respect to any other part of the French ter ritory situated on either side of Paris relatively to the frontier of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, a charge in proportion to the rate of postage above fixed for the convey ance between Paris and the said frontier. FOR THE POST-OFFICE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT DIU- TAIN AND IRELAND:- 1. Between London and the frontier of France, 10d. 2. And with respect to any other part of the United King,. dom of Great Britain and Ireland situated on either side of London relatively to the frontier of France, a charge in pro portion to the rate of postage above fixed for the conveyance between London and the said frontier. Art. VI. The postage of a single letter, for which the French Post-office will have to account to the Post-office of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, with re gard to letters arriving from the British colonies and posses sions, or from other countries beyond sea, destined for France, or from France for the British colonies and possessions, or other countries beyond sea, which shall be conveyed by the re gular packets of the Post-office of Great Britain and Ireland, is fixed as follows, that is to say :- 1. From and to Jamaica, Barbadoes, Martinique, Guade loupe, St. Domingo, the British settlements and islands, the mails fur which are conveyed by the Jamaica and Leeward Island packets, the United States of America and British North America, 2s. 3d. 2. From and to Portugal, 2s. 7d. 3. From and to Madeira, the Azores, and the Canaries, 2s. Sd. 4. From and to Carthagena, La Guayra, and Honduras, 3s. Id. 5. From and to Brazil, Buenos Ayres, Chili, and all other places in South America the mails for which are conveyed by the Brazil packet, 3s. 7d. With respect to such of the above-mentioned letters as shall be conveyed by merchant vessels leaving the ports of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or arriving at those ports, the rates for which the French Post-office will have to account to the Post-office of Great Britain and lrcland, is fixed as follows, that is to say : For letters destined for France, Is. 61 for each single letter. For letters coming from France, Is., also for each single letter. The postage of the letters from France for the countries beyond sea, mentioned in the present article, which shall be conveyed by merchant vessels leaving the ports of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, shall be paid in ad vance, agreeably to the practice with respect to the letters sent from the United Kingdom. Art. VII.. The two Post-offices shall mutually account to each other for the postage received on letters, whether paid or unpaid, forwarded from one office to the other, according to the scale of postage in force in that one of the two countries to which the account is to be rendered. Nevertheless, the Post-office of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, shall account to the Post-office of France at the rate of a single rate of postage for each quarter of an ounce, on letters addressed to France, post-paid, to their destination. Art. VIII. English newspapers sent to France, shall, like newspapers coming from other foreign post .offices in corre spondence with France, and like French newspapers in France, be subject to a rate of only four centimes for each newspaper, to be paid by the receiver; and, reciprocally, French newspapers destined for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire land, shall be subject only to a postage equivalent to that of four centimes, and to be paid by the English receiver. The whole, however, upon the condition, that on both sides the newspapers shall be printed in the language of the country in which they shall have been published; and that with respect to them, the laws and decrees which regulate their publica tion and circulation shall have been duly complied with. With regard to newspapers coming from foreign countries through the French territory, and destined for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the English Post office shall pay to the French Post-office, for the conveyance of those newspapers through France, a postage of four cen times on every printed sheet. Art. IX. His Majesty the King of the French promises to use his good offices with the Governments of those countries, of which the Post-offices are in relation with the Post-office of Fiance, in order to procure for the inhabitants of Great Britain and Ireland, whose correspondence with those countries passes through the French territory, the option reserved by Article I. of the present Convention to the correspondence between France and the United Kingdom. Art. X. Letters misdirected or missent, as well as letters addressed to persons who have changed their residence, shall be returned without delay to one of the offices of exchange belonging to the Post-office from which they have been for warded, for a return of the postage at which they were delivered by that office to the office of the other country-. Art. XI. Dead letters of every description shall be mutu ally returned by each office at the expiration of every month, or oftener if possible ; and those I , Aters which shall have been charged in account, shall be returned for the same amount of postage which was originally charged for them by the office from which they were sent. Art. XII. Independently of the respective offices for the exchange of letters for the two countries, which are esta blished at Dover and Calais by Art. I. of the Convention of June 14, 1833, and through which principally the correspon dence between Great Britain and France shall continue to be forwarded, it is agreed that bags may be made up for the transmission of local correspondence between Brighton and Dieppe, Southampton and Havre, and all other places on the coast of each of the two countries, for which such direct com munications may hereafter be deemed necessary. The inhabitants of the places above mentioned shall have the option of paying in advance, or not, the postage of the letters which they may forward from one country to the other by the above-mentioned channels, in the same manner as sti pulated by Article I. of the present Convention. Art. XIII. The transit postage through France on letters from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to those countries to which France is the channel of communica tion, and from those countries to the United Kingdom, shall continue as fixed by Article IX. of the Convention of the 17th May, 1802, with the exception of the under-mentioned modi fications, that is to say :- 1. Letters from Austria, and from the Lombardo-Venetian kingdom, shall pay for every 30 grammes, net weight, inde pendently of the sum of 1 franc 50 centimes, stipulated by the before-mentioned Convention as transit postage through France, the sum of 1 franc 80 centimes, as a reimbursement to France of the sum paid to the Austrian Post-office for the conveyance of the said letters through Switzerland, making in all 3 francs and 30 centimes._ 2. Letters from Turkey, from the Levant, from the Archi pelago, and from Greece, shall pay for every 30 grammes, net weight, independently of the sum of 3 francs stipulated by the above-mentioned convention as transit postage through France, the sum of 3 francs 20 centimes, as a reimburse ment to France of the sum paid to the Austrian Post-office, for the conveyance of the said letters through the Austrian territory, and through Switzerland; making in all 6 francs, 20 centimes. 3. Letters from the lonian islands shall pay for every 30 grammes, net weight, independently of the sum of three francs, stipulated by the above mentioned convention as tran sit postage through France, the sum of two francs 40 cen times, as a reimbursement to France of the sum paid to the Austrian Post -office for the transit of the said letters through the Austrian territory and through Switzerland, making in all 5 francs, 40 centimes. With respect to those foreign Governments, the transit postage of whose correspondence is now paid to France by the Post-office of Great Britain, both going and returning, the French Government engages, in the event of the renewal of any post-office conventions with those Governthouts, to mand that they shall bear the charge. of one of the rates of transit. Art. XIV. The Post.offices of Great Britain and Franc shall,' every month, balance their accounts for the mutual transmission of letters ; and those accounts, after having been examined, compared, and settled by the Post-offices, shall be liquidated at the expiration of every three months by that Post-office which shall be acknowledged to be in debt to the other. Art. XV. The form in which the accounts mentioned in the preceding article arc to be made up, as well as the mode of verifying the account of the postage to be mutually ac counted for by each office, and all other matters of detail which are to be arranged by mutual consent for ensuring the execution of the stipulations contained in the present con vention, shall be settled between the Post-offices of the two countries as soon as possible after the exchange of the• ratifi cations of the said convention. It is also agreed that the measures of detail mentioned in the present article, may be modified by the two Post-offices whenever, by mutual consent, those Post-offices shall have decided that modifications would be beneficial to the Post office service of the two countries. Art. X Vl.—The high contracting parties engage to recom mend. with the least possible delay, the one to his Parliament, and the other to the Chambers, that they should be empowered to carry into execution such of the stipulations of the present convention as may not now be in conformity with the laws of the two countries respectively. Art. XVII. The present convention is concluded for an indefinite period. If, at any future time, circumstances should render desirable any change or modification in any of its arti cles, the high contracting parties will concert upon the sub ject ; but it is understood that, unless by mutual consent, neither the convention, nor any of its stipulations, shall be invalidated or annulled without a previous not;fication of six months. During the term of six months, the convention shall continue to be fully and entirely carried into effect, without prejudice to the settlement and liquidation of the ac counts between the two Post-offices after the expiration of the said term. Art. XVIII. The present convention shall be ratified, and the ratifications exchanged at Paris at the expiration of three months, or sooner if possible. In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the present convention, and have affixed thereto the seals of their arms. Done, in duplicate, at Paris, the 30th day of March, in the year of our 1836. GRANVILLE, (L.S.) A. THIERS, (L. S.) CHANCERY COURT.-SATURDAY. The Lord CHANCELLOR took his seat this morning at ,welve o'clock. MARE V. MALACHI. This was an appeal from the decision of the Vice-Chan cellor, allowing a demurrer to the plaintiff's bill for want of parties. The bill was filed by the plaintiff to compel the defendants, who are the original leaseholders of the Wheal Brothers silver mine, to account for the moneys produced by the disposal of that mine, so that the plaintiff might, as a partner,•be at liberty to reject or confirm the sale, and either pay himself out of the ,purchase money or take in new shares the same value he held as one of the original proprietors. - Mr. JACOB supported the appeal against the Vice-Chan cellor's decision. Mr. WIGRAM supported his Honour's decree. The Lord CHANCELLOR said his present impression was undoubtedly in favour of the plaintiff. He should, how ever, look over the pleadings before he pronounced his de cision. His Lordship rose at two o'clock. KING'S BENCH.-SATURDAY. MYER V. PENNELL. The plaintiff was a tailor, carrying on business in Old Bond -street, and brought this action to recover 2,5001. There were several bill transactions to a very large amount between Lord Foley and Mr. Henry Jadis, and application was made to the plaintiff to discount bills. The defendant was a discounter of bills, and occupied a shop in Duke street, and he acted as the agent of Mr. Jadis ; and through the agency of a Mr. Richardson, a bill broker, bills to the amount of 2,500/. were discounted by the plain tiff. The bills were dishonoured, and an action was brought by the plaintiff against Mr. Jadis, and the jury found for the plaintiff, but that verdict was afterwards set aside. A second action was then brought, but in consequence of the absence of Mr. Richardson the plaintiff was nonsuited. The liabilities against Mr. Jadis were subsequently disco vered to amount to 31,0001. and against Lord Foley to 311,000/., and the plaintiff was now compelled to come against the present defendant, and the question now was, whether Mr. Penell was liable. The plaintiff was nonsuited. THE KING ON THE PROSECUTION OF GORDON V. TURNER AND ANOTHER. Mr. STEER stated that this was a prosecution instituted against two of the police force, whose duty it was to pre serve the peace of the Battersea district; for a most violent and wanton assault, and for a false imprisonment by them of the prosecutor Gordon. Some time since there had been disputes among the parishioners of Battersea, on the sub ject of the right of the poorer inhabitants to depasture their cattle on the Latchmoor mead, a piece of Open common ground belonging to the parish. On the 18th of January last the prosecutor, with some other persons, attended a a meeting in London, at which Mr. Wahley presided, and which was held for the purpose of asserting the rights of the parishioners. On his return home he was wantonly assaulted and carried first of all to Chelsea station-house, and on the folloiving morning, after being locked up in a damp cell all night, taken to Wandsworth strtion-house, and thence before a magistrate, where he put in bail to answer any charge at the Sessions, but none was ever made. The jury returned a verdict against the defendants. EXCHEQUER COURT.-SATURDAY. WIGLEY V. &GORDIAN MAHON. This was an action to recover damages for the assault and battery committed by the defendant upon the plaintiff within the precincts of the Court of King's Bench. The particulars of the transaction have been frequently reported, and it is not therefore necessary to repeat them now. Mr. PLATT and Mr. HUMFREY conducted the plaintiff's case. The defendant appeared in person and addressed the Jury at some length, and with considerable force. The LEARNED JUDGE having charged the Jury, they re turned a verdict for the plaintiff, with one farthing damages. Mr. PLATT trusted his Lordship would certify, so as to entitle the plaintiff to his costs. Mr. Baron GURNEY would take time to consider. The case took up the greater part of the day. ADMIRALTY COURT-SAT URDAY. THE VELOCIPEDE.-SALVAGE. This is an appeal from an award made by the Cinque Port Commissioners of salvage, in a cause of salvage insti tuted by the owners and crews of thirteen Deal and Rams gate boats against the master and owners of the schooner 'Velocipede, 72 tons burthen. The schooner was pursuing her voyage from Dundalk to the port of London with a cargo of butter, bacon, and other provisions, when, upon the 9th of February last, the wind blowing fresh from the W.N.W., she ran upon the high part of the Goodwin Sands. and when the tide had ebbed was left there dry. The boats now claiming salvage then came out and ten dered their assistance, wbich was in the first instance re jected, but subsequently accepted, for the purpose of lightening the vessel, in order to get her off by the next tide. She was accordingly lighted by the removal of 412 firkins of butter and 30 bales of bacon into these boats. In this service 13 boats, and, as it was stated, 84 persons were engaged. Anchors were taken out, and upon the next tide the schooner rose and got safely into Ramsgate Harbour. The boats followed her, and the cargo was re-shipped. The value of the property was 2,9601., and the award made by the Cinque Port Commissioners was 485/., about one-seventh. A tender had been made in this Court of 3001. ; and upon these facts the cause now came on for hearing. Sir JOHN NicHou, stated the case, and did not think it was one in which the Court was called upon to interfere. He was, therefore, bound to pronounce against the appeal, and remit the cause, with the costs. THE PROVIDENCE.-SALVAGE. The claimants for salvage in this case were the master and owners of the steam-ship Lee, belonging to Dublin,• and the party proceeded against was the master and owners of the Providence, her cargo and freight, which, together, were valued at 8051. ; the ship being 7301., the cargo 1051., and the freight 701. Sir J. Nicuou. said the question was what amount of salvage should be allowed for the services rendered by the steam-ship. It was an object of public policy to induce steam-ships to render assistance to vessels in distress, and therefore he should decree the sum of 501., and no costs. THE HOWARD.-SALVAGE. In this case, which, it will be remembered, stood over from the last Court day in order to give the Judge time for considering the specific amount of salvage which he should award, Sir J. Nicuou. to-day stated, after much deliberation, that he thought 2,0001., or about one-seventh of the pro perty, would not be too large a sum. Of that 2,0001. he considered the owner entitled to a moiety, in consideration of the great value o f th e steam - s hip, as also of its superi or utility, by reason of its great powers ; and the master enti tled to two-eighths of the remaining 1,0001., for a skilful application of that power to the exigences of the case. Of course he must give the costs of the salvors. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. On Saturday, iliatthcw 111Cullerlp a reputed thief, was indicted for stealing a cloak from a school at Kensal-srreen. The charge was fully supported by the evidence. The pri soner, on seeing the constable following him, jumped into the Paddington Canal, and attempted to swim to the op posite shore. The constable jumped in after him, and, finding that he resisted, he held him under the water until he became very quiet, in fact half drowned, and be then took him on shore. Verdict—Guilty. The Jury passed a high compliment on the constable. George Higgs, aged 16, and John Cribb, aged 19, were indicted for stealing a purse, containing 7s. 6d., the pro perty of Mrs. Merrissot, a very respectable woman, resid ing at No. 147, Drury-lane. An officer proved the apprehension of Cribb as he was running down Bow-street. The Learned JUDGE informed the prisoners that they should not have the pleasure of attending a theatrical ex hibition for the next seven years. William Kinsey was indicted for a criminal assault upon Martha Gibbons, a girl under the age of ten years. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty. Emilie Felicile Gabrielle Chardounne MaMounne, a French woman, was indicted for stealing a watch, value 301., and a variety of other articles of jewellery and plate, be longing to Thomas Edwards, her master: The prisoner, when arraigned on Friday, pleaded guilty, but the Recorder having intimated to her that her plea being recorded, the Court would have no discretion, but must transport her for life, she begged to plead not guilty. The Jury, by her desire, was composed of half Englishmen and half foreigners. The prisoner, when called on for her defence, stated that she was met by ten men, who threatened to murder her, and to set fire to her master's house, if she did not commit the robbery. Having carried off the property, according to their request, they put her into a coach, and she went to Southampton. She called no witnesses, and the Jury re turned a verdict of Guilty. NEW COURT. Charles Henry Mills, a respectable-looking man, was indicted for stealing eleven yards of silk, the property of Thomas Haslam. RECORDER (to the prosecutor)—Pray what arc you ? Prosecutor—l am chief officer to the Duke of Northum berland. RECORDER (with great surprise)—What do you mean ? Prosecutor—Why, my Lord, that I am chief mate of an East India vessel, called the Duke of Northumberland. REcoRDER—Oh, that's it, is it ? Then you are not chief officer to his Grace the Duke of Northumberland ? Prosecutor—Oh no, my Lord. _ _ _ The theft was committed on hoard a vessel in the Thames. The prisoner was found Guilty, but was most earnestly recommended to mercy by the Jury. RECORDER—I have given weight to the Jury's recom mendation to mercy, and sentence you to three months' im prisonment and hard labour, although your offence is punishable with transportation. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HO USE. A young woman named Mary Sullivan was brought the Lord Mayor. Mrs. Jacobson, the wife of a merchant in the city, had a few days ago taken the prisoner as a ser vant, having received a most excellent character of her from a lady of the name of Solomons, for sobriety, indus try, integrity, &c. The first night the prisoner entered the house, however, she got blind drunk ; next day she con trived to keep up the stimulus, and in the evening scram bled into the bed-rooms, in a bed in one of which an infant lay. The creature threw herself on the child, who would no doubt have perished in a very short time if a person had not providentially looked into the room and dragged her, neck and heels, out. At this interference she felt her ho nour touched, and not only dashed a lamp and statue to pieces, but, snatching Mr. Jacobson's watch, flung it against the floor, and completely destroyed the works. The prisoner admitted that she was a little tipsy when the accident happened, having paid a visit, in company with some Irish gentlemen and ladies, to a gin palace, and she thought the best thing she could do was to take a lit tle nap ; but she had scarcely laid down when she felt her self dragged out by the legs, and, as for the child, she'd take a bible oath that she never heard or felt any thing of the kind, and in course, as she know'd nothing, she wasn't guilty of nothing. The Lord Moron having directed that the lady who gave the false character should attend, Mr. Solomons, the husband, appeared to apologise for her absence, and as sured the Lord Mayor that, during the five months the young woman lived in the family, she was the most sober creature in the world. The LORD MAYOR fined the prisoner 40s. for the wilful damage, and 5/. for the injury sustained by the complain ant, and, in default of payment, sentenced her to imprison ment in Bridcwell for six weeks. His Lordship expressed a hope that the complainant would bring an action against the person who gave the false character. GUILDHAL 1.. On Saturday Ellen Galcr, the young widow from the East. Indies, who was charged on a previous day with un lawfully pledging some articles from her furnished lodgings, was again brought before Mr. Alderman CO'WAN. No new complaint appeared, nor had the prisoner found any friends, to enable her to make reparation to those she had injured. One gentleman, on the part of Mr. Allen, the East In dia bookseller, said that, as he believed she had given way to the pressure of severe distress, if the collection of a few pounds would enable her to restore the property she had pledged and sustain her till she could find some mode of supporting herself, Mr. Allen would undertake to accom plish that. Mr. Alderman COWAN should be glad to see her assisted in that manner. The widow was then removed, in a fainting state. The gentleman satisfied the complainants, and the prisoner was liberated. NAVAL IN TkLLIdENCE. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.) _. • .._ PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 18, 4 r.m.—The Royal Tar steamer I has this moment arrived from San Sebastian, which place she left only sixty hours since. There was a slight skirmish on the 9th, otherwise nothing had occurred since the 6th. It was believed that Cordova, or, as he is now styled, the Duke of Arlaban, had rejoined his army ; but as it was not believed that he had brought back with him honest inten tions from Madrid, it was not anticipated that Evans would be enabled to advance ; the consequence ie, that our troops, for their health's sake, must return to the town, for, without camp equipage, the men could not continue to occupy the lines, and they had already been three weeks in bivouac, night and day, without shelter. Every thing that men could do, with a probability of success, the Christinos and British Legion at San Sebastian would do ; but hemmed in, without the chance of a successful advance, they would get dis pirited. The officers were already, many of them, disgusted with the service ; they ware satisfied they had engaged in a cause for people who had no earnestness in it themselves, and we should not be surprised if in less than two months the whole Legion, British marines, and men-of-war, were at Spithead. Cordova is evidently afraid of his own party ; he knows that if the Queen's party were fully successful, it is so disgusted with the Queen Regent, that it would declare for a Republic. He is aware also that the French dare not send a national soldier into Spain, and if they did, that the south of Spain would, to a man, join Carlos. To Carlos, therefore, will Cordova succumb, and that at an early date, because lie himself is averse to a Re public. The Royal Tar has brought home several sick and wounded officers, among whom we saw Colonels the Baron de Rottenberg and M'Cabe, Captain Chadwick, 3d ; Town ley, Ist ; Lieutenant Tottenham, Rifles ; Lieutenant In man, Ist Lancers ; Mr. Gray, 7th Regiment ; and Cor nelius Lyne, Esq., an amateur, who has made a short visit to view the interesting scene of the contending armies. Lord William Paget had rejoined General Evan's staff ; Commodore Henry was commanding the flotilla at Pas sages ; Colonel Considine was recovered from his wounds. Lord John Hay and the commanders of the squadron dined with General Evans on Sunday last, and the General and some_ of the principal officers of the array dined with Cap tain Maitland, of the Tweed, on Wednesday. As an in stance of the bitter feeling the Carlists evince against the Legion, they executed six prisoners they took on the 9th in the front of our troops, fiat shooting them in the shins, then in the knees, then in the arms, and lastly through the body. By the Ranger packet, arrived at Falmouth, we have accounts from Rio to the 17th April, Bahia 30th April, and Penambuco 7th May. All was quiet at Rio. The South American squadron was all well. The Dublin (with the flag of Sir Graham Hamond), the Harriet and Rapid were at Rio ; the Harrier was to sail on the 20th April, with Mr. Mandeville, the Minister Plenipotentiary at Buenos Ayres and suite, who went out in the Ranger. The Rapid was to proceed to England immediately on the ar rival of the Rover, expected daily with freight from the Pacific. The Blonde, Talbot, North Star, Basilisk, and Sparrowhawk, were in the Pacific ; the Cleopatra was at the Northern Ports ; the Acteon and Buenos Ayres ; the Hornet and Spider packets were employed in conveying the mails to and from Buenos Ayres. The Skipjack schooner left Jamaica for Chagres on the 9th of May ; the Savage, 10, arrived there on the 6th of May from Barbadocs. The Larne, IS, Commander Sidney Smith, was paid off yesterday into ordinary, when Mr. Charles Charleston, quarter-master of that sloop, received a medal, and a gra tuity of 15/. for long services and good conduct. The President, 52, will be paid off on Monday, and fitted again for commission. The Inconstant, 86, constructed by Captain Hayes, C. 8., was launched from this Dock-yard, at half past eleven o'clock, on Thursday morning, in the presence of a n im mense concourse of person s . Sh e i s grea tly admired ; is 1,41 0 ; extreme 160 feet long on h er wa t e r li ne ; tonnage breadth 45 feet 4 inches ; height of the gun-deck under the beams, 5 feet 10 inches ; 220 tons smaller than the Pique, and 120 tons larger than the Castor. The Talavera, 74, Captain Sullivan, C. 8., sailed front Plymouth on Sunday, for the north coast of Spain. The Cracker, tender, sailed to-day to cruise off Brighton and Hastings, for the protection of the fisheries. The ship Isabella, from Calcutta Feb. 17, landed pas sengers this afternoon ; brings no news. The Juliana had been blown out to sea from the Cape of Good Hope, and_ after an absence of three weeks, she returned on the 12th of April, and embarked her captain and nine passengers, who had been left ashore. Two companies of the 27th regiment and the whole of the 98th were at Cape Town ; the remainder of the 27th and the 75th were on the fron tiers at Graham's Town. Off Corvo, on the 6th instant,, the Isabella saw a very large Spanish schooner, with two• guns a-midships, evidently a pirate; but seeing soldiers on. board, she sheered off without communicating. Left Ascension May 5. The Moira transport, Lieutenant P. Hay, agent, sailed on Monday for Barbadoes to bring troops ; and the Stakesby transport, Lieut. R. Ward, agent, on Tuesday to Cork, to convoy part of the 85th regiment to Halifax ; the Maitland and Katherine Stewart Forbes, transports, will be ready for sea in two or three days. The True Briton, for Madras and Bengal, will embark Gen. Sir Peregrine and Lady Maitland, with a family of nine children, on the 24th instant, at Spithead. The Ge neral goes = out as Commander-in-Chief of the forces at Madras. The Thomas Grenville, Captain Thornhill, arrived from the eastward on Monday, for Madras and Bengal, and pro ceeded on Wednesday on her voyage. The Duke of Lan caster, Capt. Harper, sailed for Madras and Bengal on Tuesday. The Roxburgh Castle, Capt. Cumberland, will sail to-morrow for Madras and Bengal. Favourable accounts have recently been received from Major H. D. Campbell, Governor of Sierra Leone, whose return to this country on leave is not at present expected. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.---Mr. Hawkins G. Ayscough, Mate of the President, to the rank of Lieu tenant ; Lieutenants Thomas Stephens, P. Baskerville, and W. Harvey, to be additional Lieutenants of the Mel ville ; Mr. C. J. Hoffmeister, and Mr. W. Crawford (a), Mates, to the Pembroke ; Lieutenant R. J. Otway, Messrs. G. H. Clarke and R. E. Atkinson, Mates, Mr. L. W. Peyton, College Mate, Mr. D. Sinclair, Mr. J. Hawkins, Midshipmen, P. J. Maitland, College Midship man, J. S. Durell, vol. Ist class, J. R. Duncan, Master's Assistant, W. B. Scott, Clerk, to the Madagascar ; Mr. Arthur Lowe, Mate, and Mr. R. D. Datton, of the Larne, College Midshipman, to the Excellent ; Mr. R. T. Davis, Mate, to till Seaflower ; Mr. R. Hoskyn, Acting Master and Pilot, to the Beacon. (From the Dcvonport Telegraph.) His Majesty's ship Talavera, 74, Captain T. B. Sulivan, sailed on Sunday last for the c oast of Spain ; it is said she is to relieve the Russell, 74, ordered home to have her de fects made good. The Cornwallis, 74, Captain R. W. S. Festing, went out of harbour into the Sound on Saturday. The Cockatrice, schooner, Lieut. Rees, which, on her arrival here, was ordered to be paid off at this port, and had come into harbour and been partly dismantled, received counter orders on Saturday, and on Sunday proceeded for Chatham, to be paid off at that port. The Mulgrave, 74, was brought alongside the Jetty on Monday last, to be fitted for a lazaretto, and will proceed to Milford as soon as she is ready. The Bonetta, 10, Lieut. P. Bisson, from Portsmouth, on her way to the coast of Africa ; and the Linnet packet, Lieut. Downey, frotii Falmouth, arrived here on Tuesday. The Imogene, 28, was commissioned on Tuesday by Lieut. latborn. It is understood that the Imogene will go to the north coast of Spain for Lord Hay's pendant ; and that Captain Bruce will pay off and re-com mission the Castor. The Agincourt, 74 ; Belleisle, 74 ; and Wellesley, 74, are ordered to be fitted at this port in all respects as de monstration ships. The Benbow, 74, was taken out of dock this week at Portsmouth, having had her defects made good. The Volcano, a beautiful new steam-frigate, will be launched from Portsmouth Dock-yard on the 30th instant. His Majesty's ship Malabar, 74, Capt. Sir W. Mon tague, and Magicienne, 24, Capt. G. W. St. John Mild may, were at Cadiz on the sth instant. The Hastings, 74, Pearl, 20, Camelion, 10, and Espoir, 10, were at Lis bon on the 10th instant. The Columbine, 16, Commander Thomas Henderson, is out, of the hands of the Dock-yard, and will be ready for sca on Monday or Tuesday next. The Bonetta sailed for Sheerness yesterday. Remaining in Hamoaze—Royal Adelaide, Imogene, Co lumbine, Magpie, Drake lighter. _ _ In the Sound—Cornwallis, Minden, Linnet packet. Major Kell, commanding the depot of the 37th regi ment, has been ordered to embark to join the service com panies of that regiment. Mr. James Sowerby, who has served upwards of 46 years, 30 years of which as King's Pilot, is ordered to be superannuated on 301. per annum. The Stag, 43, which has been brought forward at this port, is shortly to be commissioned, report states, by Cap tain E. Look, to relieve the Blonde, on the South Ame rican station. Yesterday 100 men from the Cornwallis and Minden were ordered on board the Royal Adelaide, guard-ship, and were employed in bending and unbending her sails. It was in consequence reported that the Adelaide was to join the squadron about to proceed on a cruize, but no orders have been received to that effect, and the men have again re turned to their respective ships. We have great pleasure in stating that the public may again enjoy their promenade on the Semaphore Forte ; our worthy Port-Admiral, Lord Amelius Beauclerk, having in the kindest manner removed the obstructions to their ad mission to which we alluded last week. The Asia arrived at Portsmouth on Thursday, from the eastward . ; the Moira transport sailed from Portsmouth on Monday for Barbadoes ; the Stakesby transport, on Tues day, for Cork ; and the Seaflo%ver cutter, on Wednesday, for Sheerness, to be under the orders of the Commander-in- Chief there. _ At Spithead, on Thursday—Asia, Bellerophon, Van guard, and Pembroke. In Portsmouth Harbour—Britannia, Royal George, Ex cellent, Madagascar, President, Larne, Beacon, Buffalo, Fanny, Emerald, Cracker, and Portsmouth yacht, Maitland and Katherine Stewart Forbes transports. --------- The Madagascar was commissioned at Portsmouth on Friday. NM ~' STATE OF TRADE. LEEDS —There has been rather more cloth sold at the Halls this week, and upon the lower descriptions of goods there is a trifling advance in price. Business, as is usual at this season, is dull in the warehouses. HUDDERSFIELD.—There continues to be a fair demand for cloths of all descriptions, without any change in prices. BRADrORD.—We cannot report any difference in the piece market to-day from the last few weeks. ROCHDALE.—This week there has been a brisk market ; the demand for almost every quality was good : greys and dyed pieces were also much inquired for, and in general a little advance in price was obtained. YORK.—A great many fine parcels of wool were shown to-day, and taking it altogether there was a good supply. The buyers were not so numerous as last week, and nearly one hundred sheets were left unsold. The holders sub mitted in several cases to a small reduction in price. POST-OFFICE PACKETS.—We feel much pleasure in announcing that the Lords of the Treasury have taken the necessary steps for transferring to the Admiralty the manage ment and control of the Packet department of the Post-office, as has been most judiciously recommended in the Sixth Report of the Commissioners of Post Office Inquiry. RARE BOOKS, AUTOGRAPHS, &c. The very curious copy of Dugdale's History of Warwickshire, in 4 vols., and illustrated with manuscripts and drawings by the late Mr. Hamper, brought 150/. (it was purchased by Mr. Pickering). Dugdale's Baronage, 2 vols., 115/. 15s. The grand French work on Egypt, 18 vols., 631. Walton's Angler, the first edition, 121. 18s., was bought by Pickering, who has himself recently put forth on unrivalled modern edition of Walton, with exquisitely-engraved plates. Second edition of Walton was purchased by F. Bohn, 51. 2s. 6d. Juliana Barnes's Book of Hawking, 6/. lOs. Denny's Secrets of Angling, an edi tion previously unknown, 61. 6s. Gascaigne's Sundrie Flowers, 71. 17s. 5d., bought by Thorpe. Two miniatures of Johnson and Mrs. Porter, painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 71.175. 6d. Autograph Letter of Jeremy Taylor, Si. (Thorpe). Letter of Charles 1., 41. (Glyn). Letter of Prince Rupert, 41. 11s. A coilectiOn of papers relating to Thomson, the poet, 12/. 11s. (Colburn). Forty Letters of the late Lord Erskine, 14/. ST. PETERSBURGII, MAY I.—The English trade of St. Petcrsburgh increased very considerably last year, as it appears by the following statement published in the Gazette of Commerce :—" Goods at the Custom-house of St. Peters burgh for exportation, from the Ist of January to the Ist of May, in 1835 and 1836 : 1835. 1836. 42,210 ... 125,615 goods. 1,613 ... 4,273 1,575 Iron in bar.; ............. plates .................. sorted Cables and cordage _Flax, third hand s fi e r c s o t n h d and han d H e mp, first hand • .---second hand ...... --- third hand ... 5,721 1,820 . 2,743 19,635 85,948 3,294 5,200 5,735 ... 81,415 12,028 3,033 1,846 633 ... 1,549 ... 8,820 ... 2,541 .., 3,321 .., Quills Tallow Wool .. Bristles, first sort 1,510 ... 1,648 ... 697 ... second sort ......... —Swabian Mercury, Juue 14.