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

Made there w ou l d be a tunnel of yards in length, but this 200 would be neither disagr,eable nor disadvantageous to to the t own of Southampton. If this south line was formed In tendedln to have no station at the north end of the W town,o to the ' but to t he line i nto the South-estern ailway, and so do station. Th e Pier Commissioners were anxious to have the south ine ' ' ''' ut they objected to the use of locomotive engines on this wan d , and they corceived that the north line, or that to r which we haa e • • h valuab!e property. ~_, ao ltist alluded, would destroy pea7B,4 ha the arose betwee ne rl l Bl r m a. n ' t r i d e al l‘ h i o r t . ,_ _the counsel who ap- Mallett, a gentleman :fr i lB° bl UharePt " Pi re r sp C e e ct m in n g i t s he South line, to the effect of the pre- T e, but the objections were overruled thi e f the inquiry by the CHAIRMAN, Captain Moorsom stated, that sae? t oduction of the railway system . w g se a a s tlat a or n rgee a d scertained out %that the depots for troops, instead of beii i i and t h e country, were now aggregated in through_ masses, publi c "0 f ormation of this line would be a great barracks at Dor chester dvantage, in bringing the Aft er , Winchester, and other places into close contact. avemsthe line was formed a brigade of Guards . could be conveyed to fr otrit I;).'ath With as much facility as a regiment could roneotwiobne,,r:oaoredh becd 2,50 0 , tr'ellester to Kingwood. The cost of . const that th ', 4 Mile; and in reply to an observation of Mr. Entwisle, Cria,„.2 * was very low, Captain Moorsom elated of that i the wittraY was already contracted for the who e He was how lilea'ra. Grisscll and Peto for 420,000/. f or le c°4strtte ting a line in Cornwall, ttreagstahthtaan including ervaeirisy equalex pe n B i e n , 2,0 00/. a mile. He proposed . to use of only 301bs , w ith 8 those of 601bs. to a yard, but in reality Weie 7 5 17 r ta at 18 inches distance. the se hn •to a yard, but with supports i fi ' y h e e fo ra et ils originally used e eftrred tli he ~,i ! "werer, had been changed to distances of four feet, but art. Many of au PPorts, e lighter rail and shorter intervals between ' the ca_Considerable discussion arose between the Committee ancl ot t i h v e e eil it i n n sel for a,, e s -- a against the line, respecting the use of locomotive ther, if th e r ; en the south line, when ' the Chairman inquired past._"oltnittee were to sanction the use of locomotives, the w ' Com: a ,. :. would make the south line ? In reply to this Mr. Tal i b e ot w m on ad ld e elgearbservation Which induced the Chairman to state that i on the "reaa, b th i e r oom and take the opinion of the Commdte tatti er e. Air. Talbot then stated that he was under e certain civi c) , ten s which prevented him from asking for a favourable de. d o e e .. geti ati : th.e Committee. The base of these restrictions . was tat ty u p With the Crown on certain points, through the m h s taitt et ' Mr . Brunel, who was under examination on another com ofTthhee'.„l..lutb,heernresitiinite.of the conversation was a formal withdrawal l'etaittedr,ewn-clerk of Southampton, in the absence of the body y un o s n el test atued oY the Corporation of that town, stated that that centre a s .gteat obctions to the northern line passing take n througb the o ' the townie but it was ruled that this opposition c s o h m o m ul i d tt b ee e hOO wettn:l' clauses instead of the preamble, and the kr, p a .,. 1 0 the traffic. W Ne s et a ,, gentleman engaged in ascertaining the probable re e - r tr affic ,-„ Prolected railways stated that the anticil ated passeng t iticrease"ould, with the Usual allowance of 100 Pe_c. cent*, *, and 13,758f0r railway conveyance, be 36 6141. 17s. 4d., t ttal of 2 ,, l • gs. from the carriage of goods and cattle, making W ould ~ '073/. ss. 4 d., which, allowing 40 per cent. for expenses,. 50 0,04 0 . 1 d a divided of 6 1.3 per cent, on the capital of Mr. 1411 Per son.. . , t ett, a gentleman residing at Southampton, appeared % Ir. c s u t e°PPose the Bill, both on public and private grounds Door ge,,tiaUwxTsittit kindly assisted with some suggestions, the llth t S . . "'tan who apeared to have a very confused notion o the exts t e es to work. With this help "in need " h. , acted a Mr. Alallett "vett given ' re to Mr. Paer the whole of the information which had f t oa T e o h tulrav P u r i e n vao,,,i y with tie addition that he got his data o ~ ~, g from the Stamp -office returns. Of t r ii- Lnaiam,,,,,,,_ Mr. Paer stated that the assumption ti a ° „,, n7tte dff n e r " ,.„ Y ! ail waY was derived flom a great amount of obsertvhae 44.—aoer a l ( ---"‘ Parts of t hekingdorn. and it was known . that was ale. TbePassengers required to support a four-horse a 2 c ts men etaptoy...._ carriage traffic was taken by the observation of Pa r. ` l 7 eY the p„- 1 „„,, - 'aulaany at different points for that purpose. 1 poor, t he n 4'- '''' was proceeding with his cross-examination of 1% r. a N , I W 0 n e ar the CHAIRMAN stated that though the Committee were -‘ hi s „„, the humblest individual in the kingdom in support Paay e 2;a t eate r i i, ~, g''ta, against the encroachment of railway corn , Mr, it, the could not consent to have the time thus wasted. ut the 'ALLE is , b T'r elated his only object was to get his expenses. Withk, I,.°wever, he failed and got heartily laughed at instead. a "tare stated that ' the proposed capital was 500,000/., borrow 180, tee lnitaa P" 'er to tau 'ai to as 1 ,-, 000/. The shares subscribed for the •aity4ix ,250/.; the deposits to 19,0621. los. . There were prate an, Drcaarietors, who had a local interest in the line, whose y -°Unte d to 78,5001. Nineteen other shareholders held tharehol2n the line to the amount of 302,7501. ; and seventeen kr . ~"eta Were the • lt. I,..pro pr i etors to the extent 0 , f 2 0001. and upwards. s ' r ail*, --- "'`ons a land surveyor, stated that the land taken for " U flici ent ' W as 453 acres, of the value of 53,8731., and thia was l'h e ar f ora line of double rails. he % ea„ rabgetnent with the oods and Forests not having yet rao,, feted . ~_ ''otv, -. the Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock to. The p th , orlitrtitt Group X. e ebsi t ee re- aaserribled this morning ; Lord Courtenay in (~ The c„ LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY.. -°_raitt;.4l44lol intinlated to the Counsel on both sides that the Lo rd ' Would not sit on Friday and Saturday next week. 141 a41V 41t 4d, nip wa lied and examined by Mr. Sergeant tUrtitt 441" --tie .stated tl s iat e t a he feeling by himself and his consti ,4,Waswits decidedly in favour of the London and York . Railway.. t '"e fs,le rePresentative of Bedford, and was well acquainted with tnk 40 °I. would inhabitants He believed (that the London and ether rail LW Would confer More advantages on the town than any ?4,7waY that had been projected.l . kr. w:est gave similar evidence with respect to Huntingdon. i s is lan ' i °ed I ) s ' a c orn and flour factor of London was ca lled, and " kark, 44 ,../ 1.4 r. Sergeant W RANGHAM—He had been in with the Zeaticltiro"edi_Orietthbirty.five years, and d wa H s He w_a: pre:enqusint4twiithbetween London an t nt of its prcduce. T b h tl irtri mat Of e • e nature and ex e u a n c t q i u n a gd on. h. , ct was __ cenveying the produce from tbe th r e nt w e on the pr? t. pos n ed n. , t 74 tit ).id. pve7tt,,71,1:/r...ilaentdhecalcu n l a at o i n ng and hole area of t e York 0 f 46',1715/, :00u1alilleet a saving to the producer and c ter,nilletilvaltnness was ro.stsr-eeextam.winnueldd be show that the proposeci e ross. a at Parringdoen. superior to one at King's- f fir, 810,4 O. Zah t , --4 ,, Z ° B o t o h ct of Kirabolton, gave evidence as to the produce r, p it r c s. Pl. ove rh . Man, ex-director of the Clarence Railway, was called to labte, fo r Principle which had been acted upon in taking the traffic Dl aCes ' the proposed railway. Men were stationed in various Pati ar k' they took an account of every person and thing which ed.k °4 the road, with the exception of foot passengers. They 411.'4 account of sixteen millions of sheep. All those went to 14fielti market.— (Laughter.) (LEFT SITTIN`i. Group Q. Ur The Curnmittce for the co nsideration of the different lines corn- IC . 4 in this group re-assembled at twelve o'clock to-day. Present . 4 in Chair m,in ; Mr. B. Escott, Sir Thomas Colebrook, .I?.t. Duncan, and Mr. P. Pusey. tIESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY (MOLD 1, The en BRANCH). ei1.,.. —Mnaittee commenced their proceedings to-day by hatertra h ence erlu in cor roboration of the case laid before thorn a l, elit 11 / yMr Atntin, who stated that an agree 'h c,.. act been entered into between the promoters of Of ttester and Holyhead Company and the Directors 114411'0_ Chester and Birkenhead Company for the weal. I s t , t e t ... n .°1 the two lines, which agreement was afterwards sought ! It . An7l..Ned hy the latter company, on the ground (as stated by th eq,,," , e) of their having considered that they had not received I, 11,...1,1.eet advantage by the contract. ;X,ar the„ "ELI, solicitor to the Chester and Holyhead Company, I,,trkt;', eraaMined—fie read a number of documents, letters, n and t / _! to ~1 11, 1 , the books of the Chester and Ho4head a C pr rn o. ti,'.,104 hald',:e the alleged agreement, anal that eh...4t.nhem Coen made by the Directors of the Chester and tio t 7 t er li ne for ~,PanY to the promoters of . the Holyhead and het *4 not '"e arnalgamation of the two lines, wh i ch applicial t4tli,,,,buteaTertained by the Directors of the Chester and Ho y zttki ogi, eth .. answer 'was returned stating that they had no o , b , j a e n c y - Il e ! s e all Th a ' a he seat in the board of direci ion oft he new C . on k. to t '404. -an t ef 2,000 shares, being 100,000/. of their r e stock. "t 41 47 1 '1 at k ~, been -rest length to detail the particulars of the agree. --. Mutually entered into by the two Companies. (LEFT SITTING...) k e t t Nitt te. Group V. liel'atatd.,.. The O'Conor Don Chairman, the Right Hon. T. 4 e -1' Mr. Pu 'eY, Sir Denham Norreys, and Sir John Rae ti h ll ih r e Zob ti : t e e t ~,)g evidence was proceeded with this morning. , t. 0, t1 , 4 41 aim Lincoln line, and thought the route the 14444 pr ese l)t ed. as it combined the interests of the town n o y n e t in he . in'i,, ta . e hts, ar",te't no difficult y to the progress of the works. 11 1 ; 0 gat 4 toun'ttthrlelillg foaVOld public roads, would be impractical: e l d e 9 ' , i a l evel pY , The public roads could only, t herefore,becros Thet;est_ gaiea—,.vrY Precaution would be taken toprevent accidents, to , Would be the railway under the care of a prope r in person. ;.vi:Aildotilevte. Wet arise from this cross g, or if Oft, ..teptt.„.. ale t the Railway Company. t he 7 h ee pe',""n. was cro ss-examined by Mr. HILL as to t the „ c t o n s g t tv,tu'ille withotnile (12,0004), and the possibility of . cons rt a - id l it 1, 44 t, b, 4444 1: t . Passing the Flood -road. The witness s ne he ktmen. 'MPossible to adopt any other line than the o 'lent, StePhens,, Ill s ~ NI e lit es 8 examination concluded the engineedrdininggetvol. qr4rarti.vie.ses were then called for the purpose of a k r , Itive n. ' "ee• The details were corroborative of that Of 0 •ro _ *ler bad . l'grPila l oa th ed Lord amined the grounds of Gedling, and . he h w te a s s t biro b the property was not in the slightest tht. 1-114, 4 ., Y the railway. Dro D44 Of tZ 4.C:. then proceeded to address the Committee on b , 4' 4 , 44,17 ONectors. eel thkbontt"ee wo u ld show by evidence that the tables which if t en in.ct had been gßroessicyontended that traffic had not been had t he g t Eded to Ni b , 111, i n __ ‘ analyse the evidence adduced } overstated. The h L . t e h a e rn p e r d m C n o t ti e n r; 44 or tra.7raer to show the truth of the assertion that the *.e Was overcharged. kkictlv. CORN 41-1 "' bit Ws.__crins DAY.) W e I, " tXV, s----.-- ''" 4l b -- -------A x, Ye t th }, td 0,13, —l- i.. 0 GE WEI)NESD A Y tt Atin e (1 ,,„ a moderate supply of English Wheat here, I"4N,Cliary pii ia ll_cl for that article was heavy, at barely 1.44:4eue ee(l-45,t. w:rereeign W ' ) at, 3 "?, arid )s t " r i ug, and the rates were almost nominal. Wheat, free as well as in bond, s, ht d pegs wtteremLlyahteayr, and the turn lower. full ates. AR RIVALS.I Wheat. Barley, I Oats. I F1air. 3,65 0 qrs. 1,1380 qrs. 1,040 4,310 ---... 4,150 I 6,560 _ It „, 1 11 6 '4 I' il h . I 1 1 4,280 h ii e b ad r , Malt, 3,420 qrs. tb riZT3Eclusi. Zi• 11ttf%fthe ge44—er_ria limited supply -- ( T each kind of Meat here, „ . 4q NU 2 a 8,,4`, deMar.d ruled active, at very full prices. 41: 6s 44'!-0 fis 8d; Mutton, 3s 4(1 to 4s 10d ; Lamb, 4 by the T eal, 3s 10(1 to 43 10d; e areas 3s and Pork, 3s to 4s 1441:41.4t, A„-----------,._...„,., ----- „..., "114:4!,;er,i,2 ;;-024,NT ON THE IN OOD PAVEMENT.-- T ',oi l ~,_ ''..,4C. Bedford held an Inquest in Duke.stree.t, tsp,:reti. th.t"e Dody of George Hurst. From the evidence, it l't`l 4 1% 4 ,, the deceased was d t Hansom's cabs, be 44:4ttit iati4.thteven o'clock last Fridayilvi e e n ve e n a ing, along the wood 444' Diteh,,a.Strarid, near Agar-street, when his horse slipped and 144..4y r „` .. ' zrom his seat, over the cab and his horse's head. He 1•404014 vs•v.vered tr, himlaself and got up when in answer to 4,t:14 iriUtth-- by Mr. Thorowtiood, the steek-broker 1)4 4. l ie 'the cab, he said, All is right, sir ; lam not ' l l h.' 4 4 4 , k Jo Was engaged raising the horse, when the bp. b ti, ' r e on the breast with its head, and threw him t or, jbe d ,: t The moment when the Windsor coach drove hoivilietis `eeased fell between the horses' feet and the Pt,,,t'l ~," tile lett., •. tort .4ere ...• rie 'was instantly carried to the 4tr k . iie died at two o'clock the following day. tat "eta "" death he Was enabled to state that the oc.. f 44 4. l or, Wa ' PUr 1 NC"'.- i 4 _-, it e Y accidental. upon a post mortem exa `lllth'itht ,t,.(i.44 abeertained that his left arm and three ribs vi ltri., - e , 'd been broken, and that his liver was ruptured. 4,;7lorq,Ct•es attributed the accident to the bad state of the :141'40ietl ~it,:rbe jury returned a verdict of accidental death, w. i c ' dit tet ' , " a desire that the attention of the authorities n,„ tali ts , 'd to the dangerous state of the wood pavement in d q eNi t,, , . tyclatid of one stalling was imposed on the tegt,tt",„ %filch was paid by Mr. Luther, the owner, who '' the Melancholy accident. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHESTER, TUESDAY 'MORNING, 11 O'CLOCK. An iinmenie number of ariivals have taken place in .he c,urse of the last twenty-four hours, and should the weather continue livourabh3, the insist extravagant ex pect;itions of the inhabitants will be realised. So great has been the demand for beds, that many parties have found it ne , essary to avail themselves of the railroad and locate either at Birkenhead or Liverpool. The Cup continues to be a source of heavy speculation, confined, however, notwithstanding the certainty of a field of nearly twenty-five, to three horses. These are Fitzallen, Ould Ireland, Semiseria ; the outlay upon these three horses has been heavy, inasmuch, that the race would really appear to be left to them ; we do not intend to imply that the betting is wholy limited to them, but simply that no others are supported with even ordinary spirit. The acceptances are seventy-one in number, and the following are on the spot, or in the immediate neigh bourhood : * Alice Hawthorn * Corranna Aristides The Era St. Lawrence • Winesour Trueboy Counsellor Sorella Semiseria * Extempore * Alamode Queen of Tyne Beatrice * Dr. Husband Fitzallen Ould Ireland The doubtful starters are distinguished by an asterisk. It is said that Fitzallen will be ridden by Kitchener. The following is a statement of the betting at the Royal Hotel Subscription Room at the departure of the train : • Everton Little Hampton Hemp * Dog Billy Milton * Agriculture The Old Maid Intrepid Strathspey Obscurity Ambition Staley April Noddy * British Tar The Hermit Bastion 3to 1 agst All the Mares—t 30 to 1 agst Strathspey 5 to 2 agst Fitzallen 40 to 1 agst Aristides—taken 4to 1 agst Ould Ireland—t 40 to 1 agst Intrepid 6 to 1 agst Semiseria 40 to 1 agst Counsellor 10 to 1 agst Cataract 50 to 1 agst The Era 15 to 1 agst Obscurity 1000 to 10 agst The Hermit 20 to 1 agst Sorella —taken 25 to 1 agst Qneen of Tyne 1000 to 5 agst Little Hampton 25 to 1 agst St. Lawrence 3000 to 15 agst Everton—t I:, is reported, but on what authority we know not, that , augh-a-ballagh is on the road. It is expected that about ten will run for the Two Yrs old Stakes. The racts do not commence this day until three o'clock. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) CHESTER RACES—YESTERDAY. The Grosvenor Stakes of 15 soya each, 10 ft, with 30 added ; 3 yrs:old, 6st 41b ; 4 yrs, Bst 51b ; 5 yrs, 9st 21b ; 6 yrs and aged, 9st 71b. Winners of 500/. clear at one time, 51b extra. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. Grosvenor Course, a mile an.i a quarter. (5 Subs.) Mr. Mostyn's A-la-Mode, 4 yrs .......... (Marlow) 1 Mr. B. Collett's Coranna, 6 yrs Mr. Salvin nd Poussin, 5 yrs Mr. Skerratt nd Miss olbrook, 3 yra 2 to 1 agst Corranna-2 to 1 agst Miss Holbrook-10 to 6 agst A-la- Mode. Won cleverly by three parts of a length. Miss Holbrook tell and broke Abdale's collar-bone. Match of 100 sovs., h ft; one mile—Mr: Fowler's The Witch, 3 yrs, Bst (Calloway), beat Mr. Halford's Outcast, 3 yrs, Bst, in a canter; 7 to 4 on the winner. Produce Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft; colts Bst 41b, and tillies Bst. Three miles. (3 Subs.) Si rR. W. Bulkeley's Queen Pomare, allowed 3lbs (Holmes) 1 Mr. F. R. Price's Lena, allowed 3lbs 2 2tol on Queen Poinare. Won in a canter. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas; three yrs old 7st 21b, four yrs 9st 21b, five yrs lOst, six yrs and aged lOst 51b. Thrice round. Mr. Salvin's Alice Hawthorn, aged ...... (Templeman) 1 Lord G. Bentinck's Naworth, aged 10 to 1 on Alice, who made all the running, and won in the easiest of canters, by ten lengths. Sweepstakes of 5 Boys. each, and 50 added. One mile and a half. Heats. (9 Subs.) Mr. Meiklam's Freeman, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b ...(Riley) 1 2 1 Lord Stanley's Psalm-singer, 3 yrs, 6st lolb 0 1 0 Mr. Collins's Mainstay, 4 yrs, Bst 21b 0 0 2 Mr. Heseltine's The Helmsman, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b 0 0 0 Mr. Turner's Own Sister to Yardley, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b 0 0 0 Mr. E. Peel's General Nott, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b Mr. Hook's Bastion, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b Two others ran. First heat won by a length; the second by a neck; and the third by a head. CUP BETTING.—TUESDAY NIGHT. 2 to 1 agst Fitzallen (t) 125 to 1 agst Obscurity 9to 2 agst Semiseria (t) 125 to 1 agst Queen of Tyne sto 1 agst Ould Ireland 25 to 1 agst St. Lawrence 12 to 1 agst Cataract (no bkrs)l2s to 1 agst Trueboy (t) 20 to 1 agst Sorella (t) 140 to 1 agst Milton (t) Aristides is declared not to run. Any odds agst The Era. DERBY. 2 to 1 agst Idas 130 to 1 agst Fitzallen 20 to 1 agst Pantasa (t) EAST SURREY RACES—YESTERDAY. _ _ The East Surrey Stakes of 2 sovs. each, with 15 added. Heats, twice round and a dis. (6 Subs.) Mr. "Ward's The Gipsey Boy (late Little Vivian) (Drewitt) 0 0 0 1 1 Mr. Killard's Nora Creina, aged 2 1 0 0 2 Mr. W. Goffe's Wizard, 5 yre 1 0 0 0 dr Mr. Bignold's Botherem, 5 yrs Mr. Trimmings's Gazelle, 3 yrs A very fine race ; the third a dead heat between Nora Creina and Vivian. The others were won cleverly. The Hunters' Stakes were won easily by Mr. Austin's Little Johnny, but he was dikqualified (his jockey not having weighed), and Mr. Southby's Waterloo walked over for the Stakes. The Ladies' Cup of 10 sovs.—This race was postponed till Wednesday. CHESTER RACES. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT). Having now before me a list of the horses that have ar rived at Chester, I will direct my attention to those races, which I was unable to comment upon before from a want of it. But previous to doing so, I will merely observe that the rise of Sorella, and the decline of Cataract and Obscurity in the betting for the Cup, fully bear out the truth of the remarks I made upon them. On Thursday the first race on the list is the Chester St. Leger of 25 sovs., with the handsome rum of 200 added. This will be a most interesting; race. Nearly all the colts and fillies engaged in it have already appeared in public, but few of them at the same time have ever met together, consequently their relative merits have not yet been ascertained. The field, I have no doubt, will be a large one, and the result of the race may have an important effect on the Derby. If Lancashire Witch is in her form she must beat all the rest, and then he will be a fortunate person who can - get 4 to 1 against her for the Oaks. Report speaks very highly of Mr. Hill's The Libel, and if it is true that he is a stone better than Sweetmeat, who won the Somersetshire Stakes so easily the week before last, why he will be a most dangerous opponent, and assume a most prominent place in the Derby betting. Yellow Boy, Bretwalder, Miss Ells, and Twig will, no doubt, run, but there chance I think a very outside one. The Dee Stand Cup, in all probability, will fall either to Sorella, Alamode, or Foig-a-Ballagh. The Welter Cup, I think, Mr. Worth ington will put into his pocket with Hooton, although Great Wonder has been backed for it by the aristocratic portion of the speculators who nightly assemble at Limmer's. The other runners will most likely be Naworth, The Bat, and Portobello, of which trio I fancy most The Bat. In races though for gentlemen riders every thing depends upon the man, and it is hazardous to venture an opinion en a horse's chance without knowing who is to steer him. The starters for the Cheshire Stakes will depend, in a great measure, upon the Cup Race. I think Godfrey's chance by no means a bad ones and had not Semiseria been going for the Cup I fancy she would have had no difficulty of disposing of her antagonists. As it is, the race for the Cup will destroy the chance of the three-year-olds, who must otherwise have been very forward. If Trueboy does not win the Cup, I think it is not at all improbable, af; he is a wear and tear sort of a horse, that he may get his head in front for this, and so compensate his owner. For the Free Handicap, I fancy most Semiseria and My . Mary. In my next 'shall touch on the Newmarket Second Spring and the Manchester Meetings. TELEGRAPH. ENGRAVING ON STEEL.—Messrs. Perkins and Ba • con have unquestionably brought this style of engraving to a degree of perfection, which cannot be equalled, much less surpassed, by any other nation. We have just in spected a specimen of their skill of surpassing beauty. It appears that the proprietors and inventors of an article, which stands deservedly high in favour with the Fashion• able World, finding that the marks and labels of their productions were imitated to a considerable extent, have sought and found in the resources of native talent and native art, a protection against the frauds of unprincipled individuals—Messrs. Perkins and Bacon have, at their suggestion, produced a specimen of perfection in the art i of engraving on steel, which will effectually set all mi• tation at defiance, and secure the public against the pos. sibility of fraud and deception.—The article in question, for which so much talent is called forth, is no other than Rowland's Kalydor for preserving and beautifying the Complexion! [ADvEnTisEmEsiT.]—BOTANIC WATER AND BEAR'S GREASE.—When the hair is becoming thin, and falling off, the only effectual remedy, besides shaving the head, is the use of the two above-named articles, applied al ternately—the botanic water to cleanse the roots from scurf and as a stimulant, and the bear's grease as a liairisher. If any further evidence was required of the virtues of bear's grease for renovating and preserving the hair, Mr. Catlin's account of the quantity used, and the length of hair obtained by some of the North Ame rican Indians, would be a sufficient amswer. Ross and Sons, 119 and 120, Bishopsgate-street, who first intro duced the use of bear's grease in this country, and who fat and kill the animals, recommend the public to pur chase none other but with their names and address printed on the pot, or the chances are their obtaining spurious article. All vegetable oils applied to the hair are we rsa than useless. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—THE EARL OF ALDBOROUGH AND HOLLOWAY'S PILLS—AN ASTOUNDING CURE BY THIS MEDICINE, AFTER EVERY OTHER MEANS lIAD FAILED !—See extract of his Lordship's letter, dated Villa Messina, Leghorn, the 21st of February, 1845 : To Professor Holloway. Sir,—l beg to acquaint you that your pills have effected a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomach, which all the most eminent of the faculty, at home and all over the Continent, had not been able to effect, nay, not even the waters of Carlsbad or Marienbad.—Signed.---ALDBOROUGH. These won derful Pills will cure any disease of the liver or stomach. Sold (also Holloway's Ointment) at Professor Holloway's Establibilincnt, 244, Strand) where advice may be had gratis), and by all medicine vendors throughout the civilised world. the )ire n to her THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 7, 1845. SUMMARY t F NEWS AND PubUr is•ptitton. " Who runs may read." FOREIGN. One of the Paris paper; says —"Since the weather has become milder, the King takes a walk every morning between six and seven o'clock, on the terrace in front of his apartments, after which he retires to his cabinet to business." The Prince de Joinville had left Paris for Chantilly. Monday being the anniversary of the death of Napoleon, masses for the repose of his soul were celebrated in twelve of the principal churches of Paris. _ It is again reported as positive that the Minister of the Finances is about to present a Bill to the Chambers, authorising the Bank of France to issue in Paris notes for 250 francs, as it already does in its branch banks of the departments. . . By Royal Ordonnances, the following promotions in the Order of the Legion of Honour have been made. To be Grand Officers : M. Gay Lussac, member of the AcaCmie des Sciences, and M. Dupont Delporte, Prefect of the Seine Infcrieure. To be Corn. menders :—M. Augustin Thierry, of the Academie des Inscrip_ tions et Belles Lettres, M. Flourens, of the Academie des Sciences, and M. 11. Passy, of the Academia des Sciences Morales et Politiqucs. Several of the journals announce that the Count de Salvandy, the Minister of Public Instructien, is sericusly indisposed. The Constitulionnel says that absolute repose and strict care as to diet have been ordered by his physicians. The Minister of Foreign Affairs has sent out an order to M. Perrin, the French Consul at Bolivia, to proceed to the Sandwich Islands and enter into treaty with their authorities. The Minister of the Marine has, it is said, placed a ship of war at the disposal of M. Perrin on the occasion of this mission. A Stockholm letter, of the 22d ult., announces the return of the King of Sweden, and states that immediately after arriving at the palace he dissolved the Regency appointed to act during his absence. It appears to be decided that the King of Prussia will pay a visit to the Royal family of Sweden in the course of the summer, and that the Queen's brother, the Duke de Leuchtenberg, will arrive about the same time with his august consort. _ _ _ A letter from Warsaw, of April 25, states that the Emperor of Russia has published a Ukase, declaring that all Jews must lay aside their costume, and assume the national one. No one can escape from the effects of this decree longer than for five years from the present time, and even then only by paying a suns of money. PO'=CW. The Court of Queen's Bench have granted a mandamus, order ing Mr. Paynter, the magistrate, to issue a distress warrant against the Shareholders of Putney bridge, for non payment of poor's-rates. The first May Session for Middlesex commenced yesterday at Hick's Hall, Clerkenwell-green, The names of 86 prisoners appear on the calendar for trial, of whom the majority stand charged with felony. There are a few cases of assault, but they are not of a serious nature_ A further investigation took place at the Guildhall into the charges brought by Messrs. Magnay against several persons for stealing large quantities of paper. The prisoners were all again re. niandrd. At Queen -square, 'William Rayner, of York-street, Westmin ster, was charged with violently assaulting and wounding Thomas Hickey, poliee-constable 120 B, with a poker, and also with at tempting to stab him with a knife. The policeman had interfered to prevent the prisoner from ill.using a woman, and the prisoner assaulted the policeman with a poker, attempted to stab him with a knife, and was in the act of reaching a loaded pistol from a cup. board, when other policemen arrived and took him into custody. The magistrate expressed his intention of committing him for trial. Several persons were committed from Hammersmith for picking pockets at Brook-green fair. A man named Grimwood was committed from the Thames Police-court for destroying twenty-five panes of glass. The pri soner had got outrageously drunk, and had then sallied forth and commenced regularly smashing the windows of a house opposite, where he took his stand, giving as a reason for so doing that he was the glazier's friend. Henry Lackington, a marine-store-keeper and general dealer, in Kennington.lane, was charged at Lambeth with having in his pos session a great variety of property of every description, supposed to be stolen. On the day before, an officer obtained a warrant to search the premises of the prisoner for a child's wicker.chair. The chair, which had been stolen on the same morning, was found in the prisoner's house, together with a vast quantity of property, and 122 duplicates for watches, clocks, &c. There were also found on the back part of the premises no fewer than 17 dogs of different descriptions, and nearly as many dogs' collars, with names and ini tials on them, of which the prisoner could give no satisfactory ac. count.—He was remanded. COURT—PASIEIONAI3IM. The christening of the infant Earl of Angus and Arran, son of the Marquis and Marchioness of Douglas, took place yesterday afternoon, in St. James's Chapel, Paddington. Among the com.. pany present were the Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden, the Duke and Duchess of Hamilton, the Marquis and Marchioness of Douglas, the Duke and Duchess of Somerset, the Earl and Coun tess of Lincoln, Viscount and Viscountess Canning, Mr. and Lady Louisa Oswald, Baroness de Strumfeder, and Baron Both de Schriekenst ein. Lord and Lady Brougham will have the honour of entertain ing-the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Merklenburgh Strclitz, this evening at dinner, in Grafton- street. Her Ladyship will afterwards hold a soiree. Baron Talleyrand, recently attached to the French Embassy, arrived at Mivart's Hotel, on Monday, from Paris. Baroness Tal leyrand has also arrived from the French capital. _ _ The Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury have returned to Alton Towers, from town ; but are expected at Blivart's Hotel by the 20th instant. The Earl and Countess of Dunmore, and the Earl and Coun tess Bruce, are still at Dunmore Castle, near Falkirk, and are not expected in town for the season, until the Countess of Dunmore's turn as Lady in Waiting on her Majesty comes round. We are happy to announce that the hsaith of Viscount Mel. bourne continues to improve. MISCELLANEOUS. Yesterday forenoon the general annual meeting of the share holders and proprietors of the Southwark-bridge Company was held at the Bridge House-office, Queen.street•place, Sir Charles Price, Bart., in the chair. The report announced little or no variation between the receipts of the previous and past year. The dividend declared was the same as that of last year. The report was adopted, and thanks having been voted to the chairman, the meeting sepa. rated. The annual meeting of the supporters of the Institution for the Adult Deaf and Dumb was held yesterday at Exeter Hall, Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P., iss the chair, supported by the Earl of Effingham, J. S. Buckingham, Esq„ Henry Powna 1, Esq., and the Rev. J. Sherman. The report stated that the object of the Society was to afford relief to the distressed deaf and dumb, to teach them honest trades by which they might earn their liveli. hood, to provide those with work who had learnt any business, and to impart religious instruction to them in their own peculiar methi,d of communicating words and meanings- The report hay. ing been unanimously adopted, and thanks given to the Noble Lord in the chair, the meeting separated. The second anniversary of the Postmasters' Benevolent Fund was celebrated yesterday evening by a public dinner at the London Tavern ; and notwithstanding the great increase that railroads are making in this country, upwards of 300 gentlemen assembled to testify to the interest they felt towards the society. The Earl of Mare, presided, supported by Lord Somerton, Captain Ring, Sir Noel Harris, Sir John Trollope, W. Higgins, Esq., and many others of the sporting community. The dinner, which was an ex cellent one, having, together with the usual loyal and patriotic toasts, been disposed of, the chairman proposed "Prosperity to the Institution," which toast was most enthusiastically responded to. Other toasts followed, including the " Health of the Duke of Rich. mond ;" and the company did not separate till a late hour._ _ . Last evening the annual meeting of the friends of the Christian Instruction Society was held at Finsbury Chapel, Moorfields, Alder man Challis in the chair. The Chairman addressed the meeting, subnutting that the Christian Instruction Society was better calcu lated than any other institution to remove much, not only of the immorality, but physical destitution which existed in this country; for in the visitation of the agents of the society much misery was discovered, and by that means brought under the notice of the cha ritable, by whom it was relieved. And he denied that in the efforts of those agents there was any attempt at proselytism. The Secretary then read the report, from which it appeared that there were 106 iastitutions connected with the society, which employed over 250 agents, and by whom 3,561 families had been visited during the past year. Several hospitals and workhouses had like.. wise been visited, and the spiritual necessities of their inmates re lieved. The financial statement showed that up to May, 1845, the subscriptions amounted to 8901. 1 2s. 2d., including a balance since the preceding year of 1001.; and that there was in the trea surer's hands a snm of 54/. Bs. 7d. Resolutions to uphold the so ciety were proposed and seconded in eloquent speeches, and una nimously agreed to. _ _ Signor Sivori arrived in London on Monday evening from Ham burgh, to fulfil the various engagements he has entered into for the musical season here, among which the most novel and interesting is that of performing at the remaining meetings of the Beethoven Quartet Society, as it will exhibit this accomplished artist in a new line of excellence, which is said not to be inferior in any respect to his solo playing. Mr. and Madame Balfe, with Madame Thillon are expected in the course of the week ; also M. Leopold de Meyer, the celebrated pianist, who proved so attractive last year. A very great number of vessels have arrived daily for more than a week from all parts of the globe, and particularly of the larger class, from the East and West Indies, China, and the Mau ritius, bringing immense cargoes of every description of merchan dise, and there is in consequence so great a pressure of business at the dock establishments, &c., that there has been found great diffi culty in providing officers to take the revenue accounts of their cargoes, and a large number of officers have been drafted from the tide department to meet the emergency, in order to prevent incon venience to trade, or delay to the business of the port. The Ge. neral Steam Navigation Company's steam-ship Columbine, which reported on Monday from Rotterdam, had on board 14 oxen, 16 cows, 29 packages of fish, about 350 packages of butter, a large quantity of cheese, and other articles of Dutch produce and manu facture. _ _ The Duke of Richmond's Bi 1 " for relieving High Constables from attendance at Quarter Sessions and Assizes, and from certain other duties, and for amending the Laws relating to Jurors and Juries," was yesterday issued by order of the House of Lords. Besides the portions that are indicated by the title, the Bill provides that clerks of the peace issue warrants to church. wardens and overseers, commanding them to make out the jury lists. Those lists (after allowance by the Petty Sessions) are to be kept by the clerk of the peace, and the jurors' book is to be de. livered to the sheritE All householders rated to the poor in Mid. dlesex on a value of not less than 30/., and in other counties not less than 20!., are to be qualified and liable to serve on juries. Duprez is engaged at Liverpool and Manchester, with a French company for a limited number of performances of French operas, commencing about the 9th May. Duprez is also engaged by Mr. Calcraft for a few nights in Dublin. TEXAS. To the maritime and commereial world : A letter received at Lloyd's frinn their agents at Gal veston, states that " no English vessels have arrived this season. Tonnage duty is continued by Congress at 60c., or about 2s. 7d. per ton. A light-house is to be erected." Contents of Bell's Life in London of Sunday last, May 4 :—The five days of the Newmarket Spring Meeting were given to the extent of three folio columns; a preliminary estimate of the Chester Meeting, by Pegasus, one folio column ; also a column of the Marylebone Cricket Club, opening their statement of accounts, resolutions, election of 21 candidates, and matches for 1845; the " Ironmaster" nomination, the " Zanoni" case, conclusion of Curragh April Meeting. Paris races, two folio columns of aquatics, six folio columns of miscellaneous sporting affairs, and upwards of 100 advertisements connected with sporting matters. The price of Bell's Life is 6d.—Published in time for the Saturday afternoon railways. A 12-ft,lio column Supplement gratis.----On Sun day next Bell's L(fe in London will contain a copious and. im. partial report of the Chester Meeting, a portrait of Ides, and matters interesting to the betting circles; Alphabetical List of Winning and Runup Greyhounds for the past season ; Review of the Doings of the" Long.tails" ; Aquatic Sports of exciting in terest ; the Cricketers' Register; and every variety of S porting I n telligence. Price of Bey's L i fe, 6d. Advertisements for in sertion in Bell's L(fe should be sent to the office, No. 170, Strand on or before Thursday. They will be taken on Fridays, but to in. lure their insertion they should be sent on or before Thursday. We regret to announce the serious illness, from paralysis, of Lord Carbery, at his seat, Castlefreke, county Cork. His Lordship is a representative Peer, and in the 80th year of his age. CATASTROPHE AT YARMOUTH. On Saturday morning, at an early hour, the Haven and Pier Commissicners visited the scene, with the view of deciding on some means to be adopted for clearing the navigation of the ob. struction that was presented to it by the broken arch. Means were had recourse to, with the view of raising the fallen end of the structure, by applying a powerful leverage force by means of ropes and hawsers, making the abutment on tne Yarmouth side the fulcrum. These endeavours, however, to raise the structure proved unavailing. It was at length determined to cut away the bridge at each end ; this was done, and the intermediate portion between the abutments, thus cut off, immediately sank. Portions have since been hauled out, and comparatively little obstruction is now offered to the navigation. The river Bure at this point is about sixty feet wide, and presents no very particular appeartsuce now. On Monday at ten o'clock the jury re-assembled, and a consi derable number of persons collected in the Hall during the forenoon. The business to-day was chiefly the identification of dead bodies that had been found in the river. CORONER, in the first place, read some correspondence that had taken place between him and Mr. Pilgrim, the county coroner, as to their respective jurisdictions. It appeared that none of the bodies had been moved on the county side of the river. The names of persons drowned that had been examined by the jury were then called over in succession, and their relatives and friends came forward to give evidence as to their identification. Daniel Cooper was the first witness called. He identified one of the deceased persons, named Maria Vincent. He saw her on the bridge on Friday. Jane Grimmer identified the body of her child, William Grim mer, 8 years of age. Elizabeth Blogg identified Charles Die, 2 years old. In the same manner, and by a variety of persons, the following bodies were also identified, viz. —William Tennant, aged 11; John Tennant, aged 10; Matilda Living,tone, aged 6 ; James Living stone, aged 9 ; Harriet Mary Little, aged 13; Caroline Augur, aged 16; Caroline Utting, aged 9; James Adams, and Ann Phoebe Richardson, 17 ; Richard Powley, 5 ; Elizabeth Powley, 21 ; Marianne Jenklnson, 10; Thomas Johnson, 8; and Mary Ann King, 8. A youth named J. B. Thorndike identified the body of Sarah Utting, and deposed that he was on the Suspension-bridge when the accident took place. He stood in the carriage-way, and in about the centre of the bridge. H e heard a crac ki ng noise, and observed that one of the connecti ng li nks had b ro k en , the ends of the severed link teing about two i nc h es apart. H e did not appre. bend any danger from what , he saw. There was, however, a sudden rush to the Yarmouth shore; but several persons laughed, and then ran back to their places. To the best of his belief five or ten minutes elapsed between that time and the time when the bridge fell, when he, with others, was immersed in the water. _ _ By the Foreman—l had been - on the bridge about five minutes before I heard the crack. It was crowded with people. There were a great many persons upon it, but they were not so thick as I have seen them. I should say they were about four deep. The bridge was not half full. Sufficient time elapsed between my first observing the link break and the bridge falling for every one upon it to have gone off. I saw more persons on the bridge by a good many upon the occasion of the prisoners who were lately accused of what was called " the Yarmouth murder" returning from Nor. wich after their acquittal. The identification of the following persons was then gone through, none but the necessary questions being put to ascertain that the deceased persons were upon the bridge at the time when the accident occurred, viz., Betty Morgan (aged 62), Wm. Lyons (6), Sarah Ann Butterfint (IS), Harriet Bussey (24), Sarah Ann H unn (14), Happy Thorpe (11), Clara May (20). Grace Duffield identified the bodies of Elizabeth Manslip and Eliza Duffield (10). She corroborated, in nearly the same words, the evidence given by Master Thorndike, more especially with re. ference to the time that elapsed between hearing the bar crack and the falling of the bridge. She spoke, also, to the circumstance of herself feeling no alarm when she heard the cracking noise, and to there being sufficient time between the cracking and the actual falling in for all to have escaped. Elizabeth Brown, in identifying the body of Ann Maria Scotton, spoke in nearly similar terms, having no fear when she heard the bridge crack. The CORONER observed, that it was of the greatest importance that some day should be fixed for going into the general merits of the case. All that they had done up to this time w as s i mp ly pro forma business, but there was a very important investigation with reference to the construction of the bridge, which, as it appeared to him, rendered it absolutely necessary that some engineering evidence should be produced. The Foreman said, he knew so little of engineering matters that he should certainly like to have some eminent m an d own, as we ll to satisfy their own minds as to see that public justice was done. Another thing was, that they were going to build a new b r id ge across the river, and he thought it was absolutely necessary that the jury should be enabled to make some recommendations of an useful nature, founded upon the evidence of some eminent en gineer. The other gentlemen of the jury conc u rr ed in this proposition, and it was decided to continue pro forma busin ess i n the mean . - time, and to enter into the general merits of the case on Thurs. day next. In several instances an order for burial was then given upon the parish, in cases where the parents or surviving friends were them selves unable to bear the expense, after which the jury proceeded with the identification evidence. The following were the bodies identified :—Eleanor Detcham, aged G 4 ; Caroline Church, aged 16; James Church ; Sarah Ann Susan Fake, 2i ; Sarah Gilbert, aged 12; Susannah Elizabeth Mears, aged 8 ; Maria Edwards, aged 12 ; Hannah Field, aged 12; William Lucas, aged 12; Emily Handworth Barking, aged 5 ; Benjamin Pattison Burton, aged 7 ; David Habbage, aged 9 ; Jane Cole, Elizabeth Jane Hannibell, Elizabeth Hatch, George Henry John Beloe, Elizabeth Conyers, Charlotte Packer, and Martha Yallop. Mr. C. Cory, who represents the proprietors of the late suspen. sion.bridge, has, on their behalf, placed a sufficient sum of money in the hands of Mr. Dawson, the secretary to the Ladies' District Visiting Society, to bury all whe might require it. The Court adjourned at 7 o'clock until 9 o'clock on Tuesday morning. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE. TUESDAY . , MAY 6. North Wales Railway,—Committee on petition for addi tional provision, Thursday, May 8. Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway (Branch to hells), — Committee on Bill, Monday, May 19, at half after twelve. IThter Extensi , ,n Railway,—Committee on Bill, Monday, May 19, at half after twelve. Newry and Enniskillen Railway,—Committee on Bill, Monday, May 19, at half after twelve Scottish Central Railway,—Report, Thursday, May 8. Harwich Railway,—Committee on petition, postponed from Thursday Bth till Friday, May 9. Leeds and Dewsbury Railway,—Report, Thursday, May 8. COOKE'S EqUESTRIAN Cincus.—A fatality seems destined to attend this establishment, which has just been brought before the public in connexion with the tragic catastrophe at doYar mouth. A few years since, it will be recollected, Mr. Cooke, sen., lost his valuable horses , theatrical properties, &c., by fire in the United States, and subsequently experienced a disastrous loss in performance, e , was torn at down Hackney, by b a y Ireland. In the early part of the present year the circus, belong. ing just before to Air. . W. Coo violent which Mrs. sb gust of f wind,itte and her nephew lost their lives, and many visitors narrowly es caped serious injury. It is due to Mr. Cooke to state, that upon that occasion he generously proffered payment to the family of de- I de ceased for every expense arising out of the melancholy accident. On the removal of the establishment to East India.road, Poplar, Mr. Cooke, with his accustomed generosity of spirit, gave the pro. ceeds of a night's performance in aid of the fund raised on behalf of the unfortunate sufferers on board the Gipsy Queen. Mr. Cooke has closed the circus at Yarmouth, and removed the company to London, preparatory, it is believed, to their appearance at one of the East-end theatres during the Whitsuntide holidays. MONSTER CHINESE MORTAR.—The present age is considered by many as far advanced in the arts and sciences corn. pared with former ages, but occasionally discoveries are made which place modern inventions in the shade when compared with the gigantic specimens known to have been in existence centuries ago. In the Royal Military Repository at Woolwich is a model of an Oriental piece of ordnance, the original at I3eejapoor, in the East Indies, weighing 42 tons, and of another at Agra, weighing 23 tons, and capable of discharging a ball of 1,500 pounds weight. During the past week the Somerset ordnance sloop brought round from I)evonport to the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich a Chinese brass mortar, brought home in the Cornwallis, and weighing 8 tons 17 cwt., having a diameter of bore of two feet three inches, and a chamber of 20 inches, the depth of the whole being about five feet. The mortar was found in the bush in China, and partly con. cealcd under ground. It is composed of apparently very fine metal, and the trunnions being corrected to a considerable extent afford evidence of the mortar being of great age. It appears also as if the part where the vent is, which is very perfect and little worn, had been cast again and inserted in its present Position. There is also an appearance of a nut and screw in the centre of the breach of the chamber ; but if they are really what they appear to be, a large quantity of fused metal must have been poured into the chamber, as the top of the nut is even with the metal, and could not have been screwed into its present position. Some idea may be formed of the magnitude of the mortar, and the size and weight of shot or shells which it would require to be used in it, when it is known that the large guns cast about two years ago for Mehemet Ali, were only 15 inches in diameter, and yet they required shot weighing upwards of 4001bs. Yesterday evening there was a general meeting of the National Association of General Practitioners in Medicine, Surgery, and Midwifery; at the Hanover.square Rooms, to receive and confirm the report of the Committee, and to hearthe opinioica- ns of members relative to the proposed col le g e, qualif tions and franchise of members, &c. Mr. R R. Pennington, pre sident of the association, was called to :the chair. Mr. H. Ancell, one of the honorary secretaries, after reading the mi. notes of the last general meeting, :submitted the report of the Committee, which recommended the application for a new charter, and recorded the result of an appeal to the members of the association (now 4,000 in number), whose votes were found to be unequivocally in favour of a five years' franchise and fifteen years' qualification for a seat in the council. A long and rather stormy dis. cussion followed, thechief point at issue being the course of proce dure with regard to the College of Surgeons—whether to seek a re conciliation with that body, or the incorporation of a distinct one. Mr. Hawes, M.P., urged the necessity of unanimity in their pro. ceedings, in order to render them effective, and hoped he should b e able to tight the battles o f the general practitioner in cordial concurrence with his Hon Friend the Member for Finsbury. Mr. Hillier and Mr. Wakley, M. P., addressed the meeting from the body of the room, the latter speaker in justification of his former charges against the Committee of the National Association, and in support of a conciliatory tone towards the College of Surgeons, whose valuable m useum, library, &c., were too important to the members to be sacrificed. Succeeding speakers denied that any right would be sacrificed by the members of the new college, and after hearing Mr. Clifton, Dr.. Webster, and others, in favour of the report, the meeting agreed to its adoption, the number of hostile hands being comparatively very small. Mr. Wakley again attempted to address the chair, but the greatest confusion prevailed for some time. He was under stood to propose a resolution deprecating a new charter; but having been informed by Mr. Ancell, the honorary secretary, that the avowed object of the National Association was to apply for a new incorporation, irrespective of the College of Surgeons, Mr. Wakley withdrew his proposition, deearing that he had heard, for the first time, that such was the object to which the Association was pledged, and intimat i ng his conviction that the country would hear the avowal with much dissatisfaction. Resolutions were then passed admitting country practitioners to the Committee of the Association sanctioning the term of franchise and qualification voted for by the members, thanking the Apothecaries' Society, the public press, the honorary secretaries, Messrs. Ancell and Bird, the chairman, &c. ; after which, at half-Past ten o'clock, the meeting separated. I\l. PHILIPPE'S SOIREES MYSTERIEUSES AT THE ST. JAMES'S THEATRE,—A s we a nticipated , lit. Philippe has be. Come one of the liens of the season. We visited the theatre last evening, and found it crowded. CertainlyM. Philippe is the most wonderful artist in his line who has ever appeared, and there is a dramatic style about his performances which adds vastly to their attraction. The performances of last evening were most sur prising and delightful, one hundred years ago they would have been considered awe-inspiring, and the audience were kept on the gui tiles during the whole evening. M. Philippe possesses the art of rivetting the attention of his au. dience in a very extraordinary manner. Hi s performances last nearly three hours, and during the whole of that time the at tention never flags. The children all seemed in extasies with him, and declared that his bonbons, of which he produced an apparently inexhaustible supplY from a hat, were delicious. The ladies, too, admired the taste which he had displayed in the an. rangement of his bouquets, of which the supply seemed equally inexhaustible. In fact, plailippe is deservedly an an versal favourite. IRELAND. REPEAL ASSOCIATION. DUBLTN, MAY s.—The weekly meeting of the Association was held this day in the Conciliation Hall. M. J. Barry, Esq., bar rister, in the chair. Mr. O'CONNELL said he wished to settle a little account with Sir J. Graham.—(Laughter.) He (Sir J. Graham) condescended on one occasion to call him a " convicted conspirator," but he had freely forgiven him, and lie should never retract that forgiveness, or hear one word of reproach on the subject, but he wanted to set him right on a matter of law and fact. The newspapers repre sented him as having said that the conviction of the conspirators was quashed merely on technical points. Now there never was a greater mistake or misrepresentation made by human being. He dared say his legal advisers might have told him so. Although it was a dry question of law, he (Mr. O'Connell) had no doubt but he would be able to prove that the judgment was set aside on the merits. After some further remarks on the subject he handed in 571. 16s. from Dundalk, and a sum of money from Wexford. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN said the task:devolved upon him of reading to the meeting the resignation of Mr. Grey Porter. He regretted to be obliged to say that he considered that that gentleman used too much precipitation in joining the Association, and also that he was too precipitate in withdrawing from it.—(Hear, hear.) He (Mr. O'Brien) felt confident that notwithstanding the secession of Mr. Porter, that gentleman would at all times be found working in the cause of his country. The Hon. Gentleman then read the fallowing letter : " Shelbourne Hotel, May 3, 1845. " Sir,—Yesterday evening I read the speeches at the Dundalk dinner, and as it seems to me that the Association is now thoroughly pledged by its leaders to the establishment of a Par. liament in Dublin (no matter how well and how justly our inter national and our internal grievances arc redressed by the Imperial Parliament), and as I feel that I have no right any further to put forward my awn views, I beg leave to retire from the Asso. elation. " If the repeal Members would make a trial in Parliament to get a fair union (and thousands and thousands of Irishmen, now hostile or neutral, would assist them in the trial, and it could be done within a month), and should fail in the attempt, I would be as warm an advocate of a Parliament in Dublin as yourse:f, and you would then carry with you the public opinion of the country. But without the previous failure of such an attempt, c., without some •isible proof of the necessity of an Irish Parliament, I am quite sure that you cannot even try to esta blish a Parliament in Dublin without a violent civil war and so cial revolution. " I especially regret that the Association will not at this most favourable time use its great influence to get a better Act of Union, as 1 think that in that case her Majesty might visit Ireland this summer, and that those questions which have so long disturbed the country might be brought to a fair and honourable settlement, and a great career of prosperity open to Ireland. " I also quite deny that under an Irish Parliament, and with separate independence (and the terms are, in fact, one and the same), the people of Ireland arc likely to be better off, or to enjoy more liberty or more happiness of any kind, than under a good union with Great Britain, and under one supreme legislative Parlia ment in London, over this immense empire. " I shall be much obliged to you if you will next Monday thank the members of the Association for the kindness with which which they listened to me. I did my best to put my views forward, and I firmly believe that after a time they will be found to be quite right. " With sincere hopes that you will have no reason to regret your present policy, I am, dear Sir, with great respect, yours truly, " W. S. O'Brien, Esq." " J. G. V. PORTER. Mr. O'CONNELL moved that the letter of Mr. Grey Porter be in serted on the minutes, and that the thanks of the Association be tendered to him for the spirit and manliness of his conduct.—(Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Porter) differed with them, as he had a perfect right to do. He had made an experiment, and although attached to his own opinions, he nevertheless respected theirs.—(Hear, hear). Surely Mr. Porter must have forgotten that he had established a precursor society; and if they had succeeded in obtaining the object which they aimed at, namely, perfect equality with England, they would never have sought for a repeal of the union. On the part of the Catholics, he denied that they ever contemplated an ascendancy—they despised ascendancy—and, for his own part, he would declare that there was not a man in the north of Ireland who had a greater antipathy to a Catholic as. cendancy than he had.—(Cheers). In conclusion Mr. O'Connell declared that he was a repealer, that he would live a repealer, and if he did not see the Parliament in College-green he would die a repealer. —(Cheers.) Mr. J. 11P/sTevisr (barrister), rejoiced at the secession of Mr. Grey Porter, as it proved incontestibly the sincerity of the repealers. Mr. O'CoNsrect. again rose, and congratulated the Association on the late demonstration in the north in favour of legislative in dependence. He never, in the course of his experience, beheld a more numerous, orderly, or peaceable assemblage. When entering the town of Dundalk they met Lord Cardigan, the colonel of a regiment of Dragoons, driving out in his carriage, which clearly showed him that he did not consider there would be any occasion for his troops. He was perfectly right.—(Hear.) It was too late in the present session to bring the question of repeal before the Legislature. They would wait till they were able to concentrate such a manifestation of popular opinion as would give greater weight to their arguments. Lord Althorp had de clared that the moment the entire people of Ireland demanded a repeal of the Act of Union they were entitled to it. That was a sound and constitutional declaratioN, and stood in bold relief to the vapourings of the Member for Edinburgh.—(Hear.) The Hon. Gentleman then entered into a long argument in favour of repeal, referring again to the condition of the people, and concluded by asserting they would therefore continue the agitation in the same legal and constitutional manner which had at all times charac terised their exertions. During the present month they would have a demonstration in Cork, and another in Meath, besides the celebration of the 30th of May, in Dublin.—(Cheers.) Against the commencement of the next session of Parliament they would have petitions from every county, every town, every village, and every family in Ireland, in favour of domestic legislation. He was determined that the British Minister should have ocular demon. stration of the feelings and wishes of the Irish people.—(Hear, and cheers.) Sir R. Peel seemed disposed to win the people of Ireland from him. He would freely give them to him, but he knew the terms.—(Laughter.) The Minister deserved their gratitude for abolishing the duty on glass, and the monopoly of the Bank of Ireland, and also for his excellent Maynooth Bill.— (Hear, hear.) He was grateful for their measures, and he understood they were to be succeeded by others of an equally liberal character. He trusted he was not misinformed, but he could net be grateful by anticipation ; he would thank him for them when he saw them. Let Ireland be conciliated, and England might defy the conjugated powers of the world.—(Cheers ) Some routine business having been disposed of, Mr. O'CoNNeLL announced the rent for the week to be 41.161. 3s. The meeting then adjourned. THE STOCK-EXCHANGE. MONDAY, Ma V s.—The following are the closing prices : Three per Cent. Consols, 98—Three-and.a.Quarter per Cent. Stock, 100I —Kingstown and Bray Railway, 9 8I —Dublin and Drogheda, 98—Great Southern and Western, 234—Ditto, Ex. tension, 13h—Dublin and Belfast Junction, 113 I—Dublin to Mullingar and Athlone, 34—Dublin to Galway, 3i i—Belfast and Ballymena, 81 i—Dundalk and Enniskillen, 59 ;—Waterford and Limerick, 84 —Wexford and Carlow, 4i--Cork and Bandon, 71 — Derry and Enniskillen, 4i—Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Junc tion, 3i—Derry and Coleraine, 3i% MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS CITY, TUESDAY EVENING. TIMES.—The premium on gold at Paris is 1814 per mille, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17: , . 10r/d. per ounce fir standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 61 ' • and the exchange at Parrs on London at short being 25 77 1 / :,, it follows that gold is 0.61 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 434 1 / 2 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10 1 ,4 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 9 1 / 4 ; and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13 114, it follows that gold is 0.68 per cent. dearer in Lon don than in Hamburgh. THE ESTIMATES FOR MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.— The numerous Parliamentary estimates issued since the %ening of the session are at length wound up by the issue (on Saturday) of the bulky papers which are appropriated to the " 'Miscellaneous Services," divided, as they are, into no less than seven separate classes. Fortunately a general abstract of the grants to be proposed for the above services far the year 1845-46, has been prepared for the use of those who are necessarily restricted to a general synopsis, and precluded from any lengthened entrance into mere details. It appears that the gross totals of the seven classes, as estimated for the ensuing year, amount to the sum of 2,944,975/. (including the" civil contingencies," at 100,000/.), which is a net decrease of 60,7261. as compared with the estimates of 1844, and oneof 22,157/. as compared with those of 1843. Of this amount 2,944,975/. the sum of 313,6091, is to be appropriated to public works and buildings,under the head of class 1 ; 741,140/. to the salaries, &c., of public departments, un der class 2 ; 772,618/. to law and justice, under class 3; 295,413/. to education, science, and art, under class 4 ; 450,589/. to colonial and consular services, under class 5 ; 177,727/. to superannuations and charities, under class 6 ; and 93,879/. to special and temporary objects, under class 7. The "civil contingencies," of which the details will be given under that head in a separate paragraph, amount, as usual, to 100,000/. Under the head of" Public Works and Buildings," we find the sum of 112,2171. appropriated to public buildings and royal palaces, 6,5001. to the palm-house at Kew, 8,3951. to the temporary Houses of Parliament, 85,000/. to the new Houses of Parliament, 3,836/. to Holyhead harbour and roads, 50,000/. to the Caledonian Can a l, an d 24 , 661/, t o public buildings in Ireland. Under the head of " Salaries," the sum of 39,3501. is appropriated to the House of Commons, 55,900/. to the Treasury, 112,450/. to the three Secretaries of State, 39,000/. to the Privy Council-office, 2,000/. to the Lord Privy Seal, 34,0561, to the Paymaster. General, 2,630/. to the State Paper.office, 3,240/. to the Ec clesiastical Commissioners, 52,770!. to the Poor-law Commis. signers, 13,4001. to Public Records, 10,9671. to the Inspec tors of Factories, 6,4641. to the Household of the Lord-Lieu. tenant of Ireland, 39,0001. to secret service, 221.588/. to print. ing and stationery (!), 4,950/. to printing proclamations in Ireland. Under the head of " Education, Science, and Art," we find a sum of 75,000/. applied to public education in Great Britain, 75,0001. to public education in Ireland, 4,9111. to schools of design, 2,0061. to professors at Oxford and Cambridge, 4,5401. to the University of London, 7,380/. to Universities in Scotland, 5,9101. to the Royal Dublin Society, 2,100/. to the Belfast Academical Institution, 52,0401. to the British Museum, 52,020/. to the British Museum build. ings, 6,2171. to British Museum purchases, 1,5001. to the National Gallery, 8,850/. to the Museum of Economic Geo logy, 5,6391. to scientific works and experiments, 1,5001. for the monuments of Sir S. smith, Lord Exmouth, and Lord De Sau. mares. Under the head of " Colonial and Consular Services," we find 11,353/. applied to the clergy in North America; 18,895/. to the Indian department of Canada; 10,4951. to emigration; 6,000/. to negro education ; 35,0001. to the support of captured negroes ; 24,0001. to the Commissioners for the Suppression of the Slave trade ; 110,750/. to Consuls abroad ; and 80,0001. to Hong. Kong and ports in China, Under the head of "Special and Temporary Objects," we find 1,5001. applied to the Commissioners on Public Health ; 3,400/. to the Criminal Law Commissioners; 6,000/. to the Townland survey of Ireland : 2,5971. to the Shannon naviga. Lion ; 782/. to the Ambassador's residence in Paris; 13,090/. to the Ambassador's residence in Constantinople; 50,000/. to steam navigation to India ; and 16,6001. to the militia and volunteers in Canada. DARING ROBBERY.—On Saturday afternoon, be tween four and five o'clock, Mr. E. Turner , of the Rising Sun, Brooksby-street, Barnsbury-road, Islington, was robbed of a small cash •box, containing notes and gold to upwards of 110/. The robbery was effected by three men who were hanging about the hou s e for some time, and of whom he received a qua ntit y of silver, for which he returned gold, and having occasion to go to the cellar a short time afterwards, the robbery was effected. He unfortunately exhibited his cash-box at the time of . . change, which the thieves touk note of, and havi▪ ng left it in the bar parlour in his a bsence, secured it, and got safe off. In the course of yesterday Mr. Turner received part of the contents of the cash-box by the post (which ap pears to have been posted at Kin g sland), contai▪ ning va • rious receipts, vouchers, &c., and a cheque on Messrs. Jones, Lloyd, and Co. , which, b y -the-b y e, the thieves were too careful to present. From the manner in which the robbery was effected there is no doubt it had been planned for some time past. T he police, however, are on the alert, and as they are known, and can be easily identified, every exertion will be made to bring them to justice. MR. BENJAMIN `'Noon, M.P.—lt is with feelings of pleasure that we announce the progressive restoration to health L of the veteran Member for Southwark, He has lately been enabled to take carriage drives. GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Yesterday, at half-past one o'clock, another steamer was added to the unrivalled fleet of the General Steam Navigation Company. The Mercury, steam vessel, with the Chairman, Mr. Wilkin, the Secretary, Mr. Wilson, Captain Laurence, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Pepys, and other gentlemen belonging to the Company, with the Hon. Thomas Spring Rice, Commissioner of Customs, Mr. M'Gregor, and Mr. Porter, of the Board of Trade, proceeded from London-b:idge to Bow Creek, Blackwall, where they witnessed the interesting launch of the new steam-vessel, built of iron, by Messrs. Ditchburne and Mare, the Hon. Mrs. Rice naming her " The Triton," with the usual ceremony, as she went off the stocks amidst the cheers of the workmen and the casual spectators. She Is a very smart-looking vessel, of 46t tons burden, builder's mea. surement, is 165 feet long, 241 t. beam, and 14fr. deep in hold; and, judging from her position l i the water, she will doubtless edd to the already high character of the Company for the great safety and dispatch of their passengers and goods. After the launch, the Triton was towed by the Mercury out of the creek ; and leaving her to be warped into the East India Dock, to have her engines (direct action) fitted, of 85-horse power, the Mercury proceeded on a short trip to try her machines and speed. This vessel is now one of the most perfect belonging to the General Steam Navigation Company; from being lengthened in her fore body 17 feet, and from haying an increase of 20-horse power, with tubular boilers, she can now take comfortably, at an average rate of 13 miles an hour, 170 passengers and 200 tons of goods. A very elegant cold collation was served on board the Mercury, in her little cruise, which was partaken of with the gentlemen, by Mrs. Spring Rice and a number of ladies, in the course of which several high complimen:s were paid to the General Steam Naviga tion Company. The Hon. Spring Rice, as Commissioner of Cus toms, gave great credit to the Company, and praised its officers for their very stiict attention to the Customs' regulations in pre venting smuggling. The fleet of steamers of the General Steam Navigation Company was superior to that of any other country. Mr. M`Gregor attributed the establishment and improvement of the Royal Steam navy to the example which was shown to the Government by the efficient fleet of the General Steam Company, and many warm eulogiums were passed on the Chairman, Mr. Wilkin, for his devotion to the business of the Company, and for its able management. Mr. Wilkin most appropriately acknowledged the handsome expressions used towards the Company and himself, and reiterated the determination of the Company to check as much as they pos sibly could the iniquitous smuggling which was encouraged in a great degree by persons on shore, and which tended so much to. wards demoralisation. The worthy Chairman took credit for the efficiency of the Company's steam-vessels, and announced his deter. mination to maintain them so, and thereby the best interests of the shareholders, We must not forget to state that the health of the Hon. Mrs. Spring Rice, who performed the ceremory of naming the Triton, was drunk with much respect and applause. " Steam Navigation, wherever it exists," and several other toasts connected with it and the Company, were likewise duly honoured. The Mercury came up to London-bridge, and landed her pas_ stingers early in the evening. BRAZILS. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT. ) When, instead of arguments or ratiocination, scurrility and buffoonery are resorted to, whether by Governments or individuals, it is a strong indication either of weakness of the intellect, or the badness of the cause, of those who adopt such despicable means. 'Goad a galled:donkey and he will wince," is an:old adage, and is very applicableat the:present moment, to our Ministry, who, having been pricked in a sore place, are beginning to kick, and bespatter all who come in their way —witness the attack yesterday in the Herald, on the people and Government of Brazils ; because they have had the spirit to resent the indignant treatment they have experienced at the hands of our Premier and the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, in continuing the prohibitory duty on their sugars, and opening our ports to those of all the world besides. Brazils has retaliated by an avowed intention of levying 20 per cent. differential duty on our cotton manufactures—a measure Mr. Gladstone and other members of the Cabinet would insist Brazils would not have recourse to. Our merchants and manufacturers, naturally alarmed at this menacing obstruction to their trade, and irri tated at the delay which has taken place in the concluding a new treaty with that important empire, whereby their property has been deprived of the protection hitherto afforded it by our Consuls and Judge Conservator, have strongly remonstrated with the Government. The Premier has no consolation to offer them but holding out de ceptive hopes that the new treaty will place our relation with that country on the same footing as before the expiration of the old; but how can that be possible, whilst we attempt to give the law to Brazils, as an insignificant and unimportant country whose trade we can command, if not by fair means by foul, such as defrauding its revenues by smuggling our cotton articles. What an insinuation for a Government organ to promulgate against a country amicably disposed towards us, and one of our best customers ! The language used by our Contemporary is most unjustifi able and absurd—if they cannot convince by argument, they will never succeed in conciliating Brazils by " bullying and braggadociaing," or bring her to consent to take the law from us, whose duty it is, as a more rich and powerful country, to set a good example to others, not only in a moral and religious, but likewise in a commercial, fiscal, financial, and honourable point of view. TRAVELLING IN 1845.-ARRIVAL AT DOVER or• THE INDIAN MAIL.—The officer in charge of the above mail ar rived at Boulogne yesterday morning from Marseilles in the short space of 65 hours. In one hour and fifty-five minutes the same was conveyed across the Channel to Dover, by the Ondine steam vessel, and in four hours from that time the mail was in London ; the entire distance from Marseilles to London being thus performed in less than eighty hours ! WILL 0; ADMIRAL SIR JC•IIN C. Wh ITE, K.C.B. —Probate of the will and two codicils of the late Sir Jahn Chambers White, of Park-square, Regent's Park, and of Sheer. tress, Kent, Vite-Admiral of her Majesty's navy, and Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, who died at Sheerness on the 4th of April last, has just been granted to the executors and trustees, Sir Adolphus John Dalrymple, Bart , Colonel Edward Fanshawe, and Henry Dalrymple White and Adolphus Leighton White, Esqrs., the sons of the deceased. The personal effects in England, within the province of Canterbury, sworn under 80,0001. Leaves to his son Henry Dalrymple his house No. 23, Upper Wimpole-street ; and to his son Adolphus Leighton, two hundred shares in the Marhattan Bank, New York. The residue of his property he leaves to be equally divided among his said two sons and daughter Charlotte, except his plate, jewellery and such like, which by a codicil hi his own handwriting he has apportioned amongst them. The will is dated February 27, 1845. Witnesses—John Simpron and Robert A. Mitchell, Henrietta. street, Covent-garden. ry . TIL NAIL IR.ADE IN STIRLINGSHIRE.—This branch of trade has long been in a very depressed state, chiefly arising from the use of machine-made nails, and also from a spirit of compcti. tion among the employers. The average earnings of the nail. makers in this quarter, for some years past, have not exceeded 7s. a week; for though in some few instances Bs., los., or even 12s have been realised, yet these sums were only got by extra labour, or perhaps a better paid kind of work. About six months ago the workmen obtained a penny additional for making 1,000 nails; and after some agitation on the part of the workmen, several of the em ployers have this week very handsomely advanced another 3d. on the same quantity. This will have the effect of raising the nail maker's weekly earnings to about Bs. 6d. or es., or from 20 to 30 per cent. on their wages, which, though still a small pittance, must be productive of a little more comfort to this long depressed body of men.—Scotch Paper. THE GREENWICH PIERS.—The town of Green wich was yesterday in a state of considerable excitement in con sequence of information having been communicated to the Directors of the Floating Pier Company that the Lord Mayor had given directions to the waterbailiff to adopt forcible means if necessary to remove th.: barges moored off Garden-stairs. On Monday, at twelve o'clock. the deputy water.bailiff went to the floating pier, and gave notice to Cavill, the pier master, to remove the dummies and barges, intimating that if not taken away forthwith he was commanded by the Lord Mayor to bring steam-boats, or such other means as might be deemed necessary, to remove the nuisance and obstruction. Some gentlemen from Greenwich, on behalf of th e water. men, determined on waiting upon the Lord Mayor, and proceeded to the Mansion.house, and had a private interview with his Lord ship. They were courteously received, and after the statement had been laid before his Lordship, together with the plans of the river and its embankments, he was pleased to say he would stay the order, and reconsider the matter. DARING BURGLARY. —Yesterday morning, between one and seven o'clock, a daring burglary was effected upon the premises of Mr. Atkins, wine and spirit merchant, of Lower.road, Islington. The thieves gained an entrance from the rear of the premises, and after ransacking the counting-house, stealing from thence between 301. and 401. in gold and notes, besides various articles, they broke open the cellar, and after indulging themselves with some of the choicest wines, they proceeded to draw off a hogs. head of cyder before they took their departure. SACRILEG E.—Yesterday information was received by the police that on the night of the 30th ult., or early on the morning of the Ist inst., the parish church of White Waltham, near Maidenhead, Bucks, was sacrilegiously broken open, and robbed of about fifteen yards of black cloth, forming the hangings of the pulpit and reading desks. The thieves are supposed to have been disturbed, as no attempt was made to force the vestry door. ETON AQUATICS.—The first annual match of the season came off on Friday last, between what is called by old Eto. nians the two sides of College, which caused the usual degree of interest consequent on its being for the purpose of ascertaining the merits of the crews, with a view to the selection of the best eight, who will take the challenges of the Westminster, Oxford, and Cam bridge Universities during the season. The distance was, as usual, from the Brocas round the Rushes to Windsor-bridge, about four miles. The crews were as follows :—The Prince of Wales, taking the Eton side of the stream, was manned by Tremayne (stroke), Watkyns, Mr. Hanbury, Telfourd, Leslie, Parker, Stewart (steerer), The Victory, taking the Windsor side, was manned by Adlington (stroke), Boughton, Luttrill, mi., Richards, Fellowes, Buller, Law ford (steerer). The Victory had the decided advantage at starting, and on arriving at the Clump was half a boat's length in advance, the Prince of Wales closely pressing them to the Point, where it was expected bumping would take place, but by dint of skill and great exertions on the part of the craw of the Victory, they suc ceeded in avoiding this friendly salutation of their opponents, and by the time they arrived at Upper Hope they had gained two boats' length in advance, gradually increasing their advantage to the Rushes, and from thence to the bridge. The Victory came in a winner by between six and seven boats' lengths. FIRE NE AR TEMPLE-BAIL —About two o'clock this morning, a gentleman, named Finch, observed smoke issuing from the shop windows of the house of Mr. Martin, tailor, 3, Bell.yard, Temple.bar. A cry of " fire 1" was instantly raised, and after considerable trouble the inmates were aroused. By that period the flames had obtained the complete possession of the shop, and were ascending the staircase. Several persons quickly made ' their appearance at the upper windows bewailing their distressed condition. A blanket was instantly procured from Mr. Sergeant, of the adjoining house, and the same being held by some of the neighbours, one or two children were thrown from the second floor, and escaped without personal injury. The tire-escape from the Blackhorse.court police-station was brought up soon after, when three or four other parties effected their escape by jumping from the upper windows into it. Not many minutes elapsed before Mr. Braidwood, superintendent of the London Fire Establishment, reached the spot, with five engines and a strong muster of firemen. ' The New River Waterworks yielded an instant and an abundant supply of water, but they were unable to extinguish the flames before the shop and its contents were destroyed , and the staircase and upper SINGULAR part o f FACTt he building i l l d N i n g NATURAL seriously iiis T b y 0 fire. HISTORY.—If 1 r . Ti f the accidental or eccentric deviations from the laws of nature, which happen among l. the leathered tribes, were recorded, it would formTahep following addition to the studies o r e f ntehee (similaror ni th o l o t g o i s tai t n; e_ o w ing practice the cuckoooccu r th mysterious o f discovered Great Britain, latel 3a ,i, Ny l ithi e n cow bunting of America) was of Mr. Bruce, g eighty yards of the residence gamekeeper to Lord Lovat, at Beaufort Castle. A nest was found, in which there were a wood cock's and a bantam hen's eggs. 'rite first possessor of the " local habitation" benno o t ek ascertained ; but, at all events, there the woodcock \ sits close, and so tame' that she remains undisturbed by visitors who are anxious to notice the coming out of her brood. Should all the eggs produce birds, the movements or the pullets will be watched, in order to observe whether they remain with their foster parents, or join the first party of chickens they meet with.—lnt.erncss Cola ier. LITERATURE. AN APPEAL TO THE OPPONENTS OF TIFF TT NT MAYNOOTH GRANT. By Eneas Mac nell,Esq. 4 0, This gentleman publishednutnerouslettersin 11%; ing Journal some years since, relative to the melt of Ireland, and was strongly opposed, member corrt.ctly, to measures proposed I.?V'Titi - Whigs, and generally approved of by the Liberals . i - both countries as remedies for Irish grievances. pamphlet, however, exhibits a different spirit' .It 4 X . (EN .It',4 object is to remove misapprehensions respecting the Catholic faith, to encourage peace and Christian charity among all dosses, and to promote a measure • which lba believes to be beneficial to his country and to the United Kingdom generally. These are strong proofs of repentance, and, therefore, looking at this ephemeral production in that light, we are induced to call the attention of our readers to the subjoined ex tracts. In reference to the charge made by some parties that the scheme is a " Popish plot," directed against British gra.ttnes3 and British glory, Le 1 ` There is something most unseemly in all this. Ni man denies that the Catholics o: Ireland were subjected to grievous impoverishment by British rulers, for Bri tish purposes. Yet, now, when this comparatively small proffer of bberality i wade to them, an outcry is raised try those who pretend to exceed all others is liberality. and thou:and6 t,f petitions are concocte d , i n t h e h o p e o f paralysing the hand by which the offering is tendered Such are the notions, and such the practice of our self styled admirers of British greatness and British glory ! Let them beware. Resistance of this sort begets and nourishes perilous reminiscences which should not &I talia any portion of public countenance or favour. They may, nay must aid Irish agitation, but they injure, in the same proportion, British fame and British strength." end in another place, to show the utter hopeless ness of diminishing the number of Catholics by perse cution, he invites attention to facts:— " There was printed in London, in the year 1689, a publication entitled—' A letter from Duke Schomburgh's Camp, giving an account of all the Papists in Ireland, their number and estates, &c., from the Camp at Dun dalk, November 4, 1689.' It will be found to contain the following statement :—"fhe whole of them (Papists), men, women, and children, are but one million,—of which 40 or 50,000 in arms. . . . There are four titular archbishops, 23 bishops, and 2328 parish priests.' "From the time when that letter was published a sys tem of Anti-catholic legislation was pursued, which I shall not distress myself ur others by more specifically detailinz, than by assuring those opponents of the May , nooth grant, that it fully accorded with their views, and was expressly framed fur their declared purpose of ' pre venting the growth of Popery.' Let those opponents now mark the practical results of their policy. " The Roman Catholics of Ireland, who, in 1689, amounted, men, women, and children,' to one million, are returned by the Commissioners for taking the Irish census, in 1841, as amounting to 6,427,712 ! " This fact requires no illustration from commentary; but I may, in reference to the present subject of May nooth, direct attention to the fact, that whereas the Episcopal offices are now precisely the same in number as they were in 1689, the number of parish priests, or rather parochial clergy, for the 6,427,712 of Irish Ro man Catholics in Is4l, was 2239, being actually less, by 89, than the number of parochial clergy, for the one million of Irish Roman Catholics in 1689, which we find stated to have been 2328." With a view to refute the accusation which im putes to Roman Catholic pastors the desire and habit to exclude from theircongregations the influence of the Sacred Scriptures, he publishes a pastoral charge of the Roman Catholic Prelates of Ireland, addressed to their clergy and congregations in the year 1824, in which the authority of the instruc tion given is made to rest chiefly upon these Divine revelations, and introduces it with the following re marks : " I entreat most particular attention to the lengthened extract which I shall furnish, in the first instance, from a grave and unquestionaEe record of that advice ut.d instruction, framed, adopted, and promulgated, some years ago, by those Most Rev, and Right Rev. Prelates. On reference to the signatures affixed thereto, I should add, that the majority of those prelates were at the time, or had been closely connected with the College of Maynooth, either as trustee, superior, or student. kel assured that whenever the burly burly of the pre sent organised Anti-Catholic agitation ceases to hold possession of the mind, and restrain the exercise of reason, I shall be secure of obtaining the admission that such a document should be considered a better and safer test of Roman Catholic instruction, than the im putations of avowed and actively hostile opponents." TWO PILLARS OF THE CHURCH. This is the title of a sketch just brought cut by 11. B. It represents Sir Robert Inglis and Mr. Thomas Duncombo walking arm-in-arm. The Baronet, who looks very grave, does not seem to like his company, arid is evidently anxious to shake off the new ac quaintance. The other is in a very gay mood, and enjoys the joke wonderfully. CONSTITUTION OF JERSEY. LETTER 111. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia,—There is, perhap', no law which strikes so effectually at the root of all commercial faith, and is so well calculated to injure tie prosperity of the Is land, as the custom which I mentioned in my second letter, of "separation pant aux biens;" for were it universally kno evn, but very few would be found willing to trust any one here with their goods upon credit. By this act, the parties are considered in law as strangers, neither being liable for the other—they can not only enter into separate contracts, but those between themselves are valid—aye! to the pre judice of the creditors. I have already told you that their position as man and wife is not :tffected in anything else but property—they live trgether as usual, and their business is apparently carried on rs before. Now, let us assume that a man has traded largely, has hitherto paid all his engage ments punctually, and thus his credit being good has succeeded in obtaining an immense stock in trade— that moreover he afterwards becomes so much behind in his payments (no matter whether purposely or not), that some one is induced to levy an attachment upon his goods ; then comes the fruit of this precious Norman law, for it turns out not only has he sold the property to his wife, but the house even is taken in her na , ne ; and notwithstanding the whole of the property may have been, up to the time of arrest, under the management and in the occupation of the husband, not a fraction of it is liable for the payment of his debts, as it is the property of hi s w if e . Although this transfer is fraudulent it is valid, and as nothing but the body of the debtor is thus left to liquidate the claim, and that will not satisfy it, the creditor is obliged to accept whatever terms the wife chooses to offer, in order to free her husband from per sonal arrest. Methinks you will say that no better or easier mole of swindling could be devised than this legal one of separation plant aux biens. Let us, how ever, see whether we cannot match it. He who is declared " tenant" under a " decret," upon satisfying all prior claims, and paying the expenses, is entitled to all the surplus however great. Supp ose a bank rupt's estate is worth 10,000/. —that his liabilities in the Island are only 5,0001., but for which judgment has been obtained, and they are registered according to law—that he is also indebted to creditors in Eng land to the amount of 10,0001. who may perchance have supplied him with every article of his stock in recover ; of i n n otic a e n , eh hav a e t t a ra k d e e n , I n Al o t s w te h p o, t f o or wantcase, the first creditor on the list would declare him self tenant, pay the rent in full, and after deducting the expenses, receive a surplus considerably greater than would suffice to pay the English creditors 25 per cent. upon their claims. After learning that a man can legally receive even thousands of times more than the amount which is owing to him, at the ex pense of those whose claims are either of a subsequent date to his own, or for which no judgment has been obtained, it cannot excite any surprise to find by law he can also swindle those of a prior date. Now, m2rk well, although his own claim may be a paltry 51., and it is notoriou s t h at he himself is insolvent, it is no bar to his b ecomin g tenant. His accounts are not subject to any inspection, and the law calls for no security that he will fulfil the very conditions upon which it has awarded him the estate. He does not hold it in trust for the benefit of those whom the law declares to be participators, but is bona fide the uncontrolled master and owner of it. mad nd e p d e r e c s i a a t n e c , e a find n thes o p m u r e d h i a s ffi e c r u b l tuy it disposing the He can therefore sell it when he chooses. 'Ti s t rue s t risk of losing it, but as this does not 3 t h h e e la apply to the personal property, he can either remove it beyond the jurisdiction of the Court, or part with it, and • abscond. You w ill naturally • • inquire why lie cannot be arrested if any • • suspicion attaches to him? . Because, as if on purpose to render complete this great act of swindline , the „„, law makes an invidious dis- • tinction between a landed proprietor, and one who is not so. The latter, as I told you in my first letter, is liable to arrest of person or property at all times, however small the amount of his debts, but the former being exempt from both, and also from all proceedings out of term time, can only be actioned • for the amount of his liabilities, however great they may be ; the tenant becoming im— mediately entitled to this privilege upon being awarded the bankrupts' landed estate, can contest any actions brought against him by the prior claimants for his Ron-payment of them ; these actions, by the practice of our Court, he can delay, from time to time, and before judgment is obtained against him, can be beyond the reach of the laws of an Island which have given him the power to be so. B. L. The Rev. Ridley 11. liersehell went by the Hiber nia steamer, on the 19th of April, to the United States. His visit to his brethren in that country is made at the request of the • American Society for meliorating the condition of the Jews,-- Voice of Israel. FREEMASONRY.—The Right Hon. the Earl of Zetland, Most Worshipful Orand Muter of the Ancient Free , and Accepted c ‘ ca r t s ed hip M fu ar;n ro s v o in f cl E a i l ig o la r n a t d sion of Lancashire. Master I o u f ted th rd e Zas F tern E Si t Z •