The Sun. — London, England, 1836-03-28 00:00:00

rlil COURT CIRCULAR. th 1110 King cb atended Divine Service yesterday morning in , (Tel, ' Royal S t . J ames ' s. His Majesty was accompa thssen.Y the Duke of Cumberland, the Landgravine of carnb Ilomberg, the Princess Augusta, Prince George of d war r d i ge, Prince Earnest of Hesse Philippsthal, and Prince of Carolath. The Archbishop of Canterbury preached te . sermon from the sth chapter of Hebrews, and the Bth and ve rses. anlj•lemusical service was King's in D. Horncastle's Sanctus entoornmandments. The Anthem " Who is this that Su n d a f ,rnte Edom," was compose d express l y f or P a l m Vaugh an n Dr. A rno ld. I t was sung by Messrs. Salmon, Th e an, Y Q u ad Sale. Sir G eorge S mart pres id e d at t h e organ. Majesty ! Q '"aa & ueen, we regret t o state , h as b een i n di spose d . H er hisß Ater yesterda eompanier, ness the Prince Ferdinand of Portugal, ac and A n ny their Serene Highnesses the Princes Ferdinand l e f t icrg'Astus of Saxe Coburg, and the Prince of Leiningen, In hi 'naington Palace, for Portsmouth yesterday morning. BarnB 110Yal Highness's suite were the Count Lavradio, the sic.,, Moncorvo, Lord Elphinstone, Sir John Conroy, Mon- The Baron de Dieskau, &c. tes s Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and the Prin illu t .leterin accompanied the Prince of Portugal and their shotatttious relatives as far as Claremont, where they passed a a nd the together , when the Prince proceeded on his journey, si n buchess and the Princess Victoria returned to Ken gen p„,_ Their R .udee ' Victop; Prince Highnesses the Duchess of Kent, the Princess ne ts —a ' nince Ferdinand of Portugal, their Serene High bootea tbe Princes Ferdinand and Augustus of Saxe Co tegn!' and the Prince of Leiningen, accompanied by the Por d'Affale an d Belgian Ministers and the Austrian Charge at the Affair and a large suite were present at the performance E ve ,.' - tngs Theatre on Saturday evening. eel v . rY Praration has een made Portsmouth to re- H I the Preinpce of Portugal with great t atention. Ver 3 Royal Hi g h ness was to di ne w i t h t h e Lieutenant-Go yesterday e ven i ng , yesterday even i ng , t o v i s i t t h e D oc k- yar d, & c ., to -d ay, pri,,,: 11 the evening his Royal Highness would entertain the hit p a l officers of the army and navy at dinner at the hotel To for his occupation. and °C.nliorrow his Royal Highness is to embark for Lisbon ; )310 1.13 di stinguished relatives who accompanied him to Ports itatit" will return to Kensington Palace, and shortly after lid.s Proceed to Germany. 41 1 , 18 Majesty ent er t a i ne d a t di nner on S a t ur d a y, a t S t . P l .:• e s's, the P r i ncess Augusta, Prince George of Cambridge, r e i at e r , rnest of H esse Ph i l i pp s th a l, P r i nce Ed war d o f C a - E , u and a select p ar ty. "rla Albemarle and Amherst had audiences of the King on aturd ay. ph s he Landgravine of Hesse Homberg and the Princess ,r!.So visited the Queen on Saturday. etZThe Duke Duke of Cumberland, and the Landgravine of Hesse terg, hon oure d t h e E ar l / o f Westmoreland with their fly at di nner on S atur d ay evening , in Grosvenor-square. tn,.., 1 4 ne Ernest o f H esse Philippsthal and Prince Ed war d o f t st 7tath, a ccompan i ed b y E ar l H owe , v i s i te d t h e Zoological tl,...,Aranns, in the Regent's-park, yesterday. In the e ven i ng ail, "retie Highnesses dined with Baron Bulow, the Prus- Ministe in Bryancton square. Pe?: Ca bine r t ' Council W - as held on Saturday afternoon at the M essrs. Office. The Ministers sat an hour and a half. th e p s ,, s rs• Barnard, Taylor, and Knott, had an interview with to ar s ",uaneellor of the Exchequer and the President of the -` Trade Saturday, in Downing-street. on _ C a r. Lord Ad voca t e , S ir M. S. Stewart, Messrs. Walter, S tiri 'Abell , Emerson Tennent, Wallace, Chalmers, Forbes m otet .ngabire), Houldsworth, Oswald, and Dunlop, h a d an Na„Y l ew with Vi scount M e lb ourne on S atur d ay , on S team M i gatio n• r • Alder man H armer , M essrs . W es t macott , A n d erson , un n . Chan ' and Stevens had an interview on Saturday with the beellor of the EXchequer. 44nsPatehes from the Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's ~ w ere received yesterday at th e C o lo n ial Office. h ket Marquis of Hertford and his extensive suite are th ;_ot to return to England in May. The Pagoda Palace,. et : It egent's-park, will be ready by that period . to receive Z i lt r u a • — sical Etirely new and very extensive additions to that Aft4building are now in progress, under the direction of ecimus Burton, the architect.. Lord Hertford, soon 11, 04 la arrival in London, will give a series of entertainments ,Tll more extensive scale than any of even his former !ets. Nt a 4ll e Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch int en d t o give aottiZagnificent fetes at th e i r h ouse i n Whitehall•gardens, in J °hathe m arr i age ' o f th e N o bl e D u k e ' s brother, Lord .I,,Qcott, to Miss Spottiswode. e Young lady who recently made her . debut at our boa. tre, is the Mrs. Deacle whose case . with the Barings, tour years since, excited so much interest throughout n i ngdom and in the House of Commons.—Bristol Paper. ki - 2 1 , E NWICH FAIR. We hear that arrangements 5 - " ° ' 6 og on the London and Greenwich railwaytoconvey 4,1,3 Pass engers at a trip. As the carriages make now four t ray " eL Per ho ur , t hi s wou ld g i ve 13,200 persons ; and as this fairly doubled during the holidays, we do not think it lier o ln . n ell to suppose that they may carry 26,400 persons per S abi ~ E vV EATHER.—No greater contrast has Fo alk, Leper occurred in the temperature of the atmosphere h n at 'which has b een ex p er i ence d d ur i ng t h e l ast week. „'ltti,t-erniorneter, which on Monday had been as hi g h in th e Iczlt'g as P 0, fell in the course o f S a t ur d a y n i g ht b e l ow t h e int. It't 4 6 4 e "SeqUenee of the late heavy rains, the waters kititt;lnany places out to an extent scarcely ever k nown i n th e IC? Proverbially dry month of March. 110 4 f is th of course to be expectrd that upon the e proposed reduction of the stamp duty on . news- Oh l ',_ at tiogent measures will be devised . for preventing the b ap of the contraband trade in unstam ed papers. hko,,r reason to believe that effectual measures P will b . e S%i t " r that purpose, and that, as far . as . circumstances will 0 1 ,14 principle of the excise regulations . for the pre en ncSrr'llgglincr will be applied to the detection and punish m,4tY s uch offenders as shall attempt to evade the . stamp 4 , n 'ovvspapers. The most important of these regulations e Which give the right of search and seizure; and we , 'hat the Chancellor of the Exchequer will extend to the `rader that protection which they must afford.—Observer. re a fr iend writes to us from Gottingen—" I met traveller famous his lomotive rNfo„, t hirty-five years f old—whoran rom Paris to Moscow sOnteer, days,swimming across thirty' rivers. He ran . from s k ald ' e a to in Greece, in twenty-four days, and is . now 11, 4 4 , 11 g P t to run from Vienna to Calcutta in sixty ;osd4t" lo g c a a el y n L n tters for which he is to receive 3501. All Ila e l:ata will, I hope, stimulate others, who will see what even: by a pair of human legs." This almost ' l att t :i„`" famous German leg, which formed the subject of an - g Paper in " Blackwood."—Englishman Calcutta paper. t , tsp., 1) • t , CTED MURDER AT CROSS.—In our paper 'on we ek, We stated that a woman had been taken up on i ker s t v s uspici on of poisoning her husband, and that a Coro l'vit"ltrre engaged in investigating the subject. Th e y 1 1% cooY ncluded t h e inquiry, we are now enabled t o s t a t e er e Path l e f t B r i sto l f or C ross on S atur d ay, and gave his totie„'ee befor e the Jury, which fully substantiated th e pre tloel other y 1 r senic it, the stomach: of the deceased, J. Edney ; ttrl ati evidence being adduced, which tended to bring the tit o , a lstr ot . wife, the Jury, after an able 100 of it home to the - n g,t l P by the Coroner, retired, and, after long deli t,l"` M ° ;•, l ' la te on Saturday evening, returned a verdict of W . 11- ; g li t,' e r against the wife. She has since been committed 'ear4cbot`e ta ke her trial at the next Assizes. She is about 23 he a ge, and her husband was 54. —Sherborne Jou . rnal.. Zias oa e sudden deaths (that of a mother and child) . in tb'eat,-801iire having given rise to 'considerable local excite -I;at.to-e'r, rn edicalattendant urged that a post mortent exa tle °` the b houl ke place. The bodies were et ed, o ies s togadou th -n, from thefacts brought out, there could be td at both had died from poison. Suspicion at -111 ` a las a i e'Tisie who had acted as a sort of sick-nurse, and for hit.L PPrehended • and as it subsequently appeared that i t aed qualwl af the deceased woman and the sick-nurse . had ;1°(ly illicit connexion, he has also been taken into cus -4'41(1 t he general opinion is, that however culpable . he 1 of theitihis Connexion with this female, he is totally guilt % ody Lott -I osonin g of his wile and child. The parties are ap•Der.liberated in the course of the law. —Edinburgh A 4 ( list!. ~,oeSsing accident "has happened to Miss Pro trie'.llligteunisoustaying with her si_s!e e r, w M as rs. w 2u n ta g in w N it e h wa se l, m a e t v t a a ds on, th e_ r,se, Ramsgate. d Sb hel o , s n, th e vv ' L r ‘ c e gwell-roa , and being overtaken by a shower 'tet e u a gin g to ll party took shelter in a mill near the town, Fssr . s. F. and H. Thornton. During their ottilwttr4ttlhaeor,ec,umri?'ssity induced . them tc!ris l it the upper works, and Ltlveel:ala for gallser Pro n t r h d eroe e l i n v c e a d u t t w io u us y ventured out on the violent blows from the 1, 1 in% t he mill ' : which stunned her and broke her collar- RI: the Plases. Assistance was immediately rendered, k e - Paid: 4B conveyed home, where every medical attention l T"im o P•ad, we are happy to say, she is now doing wel h, .x 6 erve r . nefortners of this district will peruse with °f 1 411 •fi • the powerful letter of Mr. Athall4ll, • grafi cation i 4„, which appears elsewhere, intimating his acceptancy lo;tatle o ;"aion to dine at Hull on the 6th of Ail. Irelalld s hille)toofalrocate will find every day new and more c?nvine d th H ero at he has not appealed in vain to the Justice an re 4 , o I ta Y ti e v f _ .Englishmen on behalf of the land of his birth. !e _ve , ezi _e town of Andrew Marvell, Mr. O'Connell will h il med peoewed assurances of British sympathy with an op eloqo Pie, to the redress of whose wrongs he has devoted do:tufo:lit labours with resolution not to be shaken, and *--.../(4 7 , 0 1 hop e not to be clouded with despondency or t o •'Vv o " Advertiser. Satellites °4 o "q th e h ave lately been observed revolving !i4tiof theseenstellation Peleus. Some astronomers consider It tq a,,k th e e .te be a comet, the tail of which is still perceptible 4 1 . ' l lta a eitght, though the original brightness of the object oler" ed away. The second satellite is an opaque body ti on i th e ; y ea all its brilliancy from the light of the other. atellites appear to be devoid of the power of attrac ‘titA Ot tl , °N 0 1.1 % 4 T. Y.—On Friday last died, Esther, the hi • \‘'llia ln B urton, gar d en er to James Barber, Esq., ° Hall • 1 1 . 1 t ° a • ' in the suburbs of this city. She had given enild . • „,,m a Item previous, and her labour had been a 'fii L'or o " tl 'al one. In the night above-mentioned she b . e-_ h n e, and her husband hastened to call in medical aid, t ti o 'eot -wnr csr, was unavailing for the preservation of her reeli n • Lal elc.::ed our melancholy recital. The agi .g3 of her husband, in connexion, it is probable with the night air, caused him to be attacked by a severe ill ness, which also proved beyond the reach of medicine. He, too, rapidly sank, and on Saturday night was a corpse. Thus both husband and wife, within the lapse of a few brief hours, were laid in the cold embrace of death, leaving the new-born pledge of their affections an unconscious orphan. Their re mains were interred in one grave, in the churchyard of St. Cuthbert's, Peaseholme-green, in this city, on the morning of Tuesday last, several spectators witnessing the peculiar solem nities of this funeral ritual.—York Courant. On Monday evening last, soon after eight o'clock, a gentleman of the University was met, opposite to Belmont place, Jesus-lane, by three men, who in passing addressed some observations to him. Desirous of knowing who they were, he turned round, when he was instantly struck by three stones, one of which unfortunately hit him upon the eye, and serious apprehensions are entertained that he will entirely lose the sight of it.—Cambridge Chronicle. An open boat and sixty-four half ankers of brandy and Geneva were seized by the crew of the coast guard sta tioned at Lowestoft, on Tuesday morning (having, it is sup posed, being sunk from the cutter Virgo, mentioned in our ship-news as being detained), which were delivered into the Custom-house at this port ; together with one man, who is also detained for the present.—Norfolk Gazette. It will be seen that the Town Council of Bath have agreed to petition both Houses of Legislature, for the total abolition of the stamp duty on newspapers. Three cannons of considerable length (nine-pound ers) have been recently found embedded in the sand opposite Reculver. From the situation in which they were discovered it is supposed that they must have been attached to some an cient fortification erected as a protection to that part of the coast at least about the middle of the sixteenth century, as Leland in his " Itinerary" mentions the church of Reculver, in the reign of Henry VIII., to have stood " about two miles from the sea" (which now laves the foundation of that struc ture), so that no vessel capable of carrying such guns can reasonably be supposed to have been lost where they were found. Two of them are very much corroded, and the car riage part has become completely petrified ; the other, having been more deeply embedded in the sand, is very perfect. The whole are worthy the notice of the curious, and may be seen on the beach at Herne Bay.—Kent Herald. Archdeacon Butler intends to resign at Midsummer his situation as Head Master of the endowed school in this town—a school which, during more than 30 years, has not merely been conducted by Dr. Butler, but h a s rai se d to fame not only himself, but a multitude of his pupils. The Rev. B. H. Kennedy, one of the most distinguished of Archdeacon Butler's pupils, is to succeed him as Head Master.—Shrews bury Chronicle. THE HIGH MA'AM I—The arrival at Woolwich of that splendid present the Imaum, 74, from the reigning Prince of Muscat to the King of England, has given rise to a whim sical appellation in the true nautical style. When moored the shipwrights were of course anxious to see her build, and, amongst other inquiries, asked her name of the seamen who had navigated her here. They replied that she was called the " High Ma'am," in honour of the King's daughter; and by that title is likely to be known by sailors. ROBBERY AND ATTEMPT TO MURDER.--On Wednesday evening, about seven o'clock, Mr. Woodward, malt-mill-maker, in this town, accompanied by his nephew named Urwick, were returning in a gig from Wrexham fair, when, in the vicinity of Petton, five men leaped from the hedge side—some of them seized the reins, whilst the re mainder attacked the travellers with bludgeons, and having inflicted dreadful wounds on their heads, brought them to the ground: Mr. Woodward was struck senseless, and was plun dered in that state of nearly 501. in money, his handkerchief, and all the contents of his pockets. Mr. Urwick retained suf ficient sensibility to, observe one of the ruffians to place his knee on his breast, and opening a large clasp knife, cut through his braces and his dress, and rifle his pockets. The next moment the knife would have been in his throat, but for the providential sound of a horse's feet.—Shrewsbury Chro nicle. DANIEL O'CONNELL.—On Easter Monday, we may expect the presence of this celebrated individual, in the town of Nottingham, and great preparations are making to render the dinner the most splendid ever given in this town. Dinner will be provided for the greatest number that the rooms will accommodate, and galleries are to be erected on each side of the large room, to accommodate 200 ladies and others, as spectators. We can add, that one of our Members, Sir H. Ferguson, has promised to attend, and other influential cha racters are expected to honour the festival with their presence. —Nottingham Review. GRAND ENTERTAINMENT TO HIS MAJESTY'S MINISTERS.—On Saturday, the Lord Mayor gave a most splen did private entertainment to his Majesty's Ministers at the Mansion House. There were present, besides most of the Ministers, several of the Bishops, about fifty members of Par liament, the Aldermen, the Chief Officers of the city of Lon don, and a few private friends of the Chief Magistrate. At half-past seven o'clock, about one hundred and twenty sat down to one of the most sumptuous feasts. As the entertain ment was what is called a private dinner, the ceremony of toasts was dispensed with. Most of the company retired be ore eleven o'clock. THE BALL AT DEVONSHIRE HOUSE.—The fete given by his Grace on Friday night was upon the same scale of magnificence and liberality as usual. The eleven sa loons were most brilliantly illuminated. The dancing com menced at half-past eleven o'clock to the music of Weippert, who introduced the new French quadrilles, namely, Beatrice di Tenda, the quadrille Des Nations, and the " Terpsichore" waltzes. At half-past one there was a magnificent supper ar ranged on the side tables in the grand drawing-room on the north side of the mansion. There was, however, no cessation of the merry dance, which was kept up with great animation until the hour of five on Saturday morning. Covent-garden has announced a novelty for Easter Monday, founded on a piece which has had a most extraordi nary run at Franconi's, in Paris, called Zazezizozu ; or the Pacha's Dream : the music selected by- Rodwell, from the most favourite compositions of Locke, Ware, Winter, Weber, Braham, A. Lee, Mozart, and Rossini. _ _ _ Astley's Amphitheatre, under the direction of Mr. Ducrow, will open on Monday next, with a splendid spectacle of melo-dramatic and historic interest, to be entitied The Great Fire of London ; or the Plague of 1665 ; with a variety of equestrian entertainments. Mr. Morris Barnett, whose personation of Monsieur Jacques has acquired him such deserved reputation, has an nounced a benefit for Monday next, at the St. James's Theatre, whorl that, with other popular performances, will be presented. LONGEVITY.—The united ages of M. Mosson, Curate of Avol, and of his three sisters, all octogenarians, amount to four hundred and twenty years and a half. Journal des Debate. SAILOR'S EXCURSION TO DONCASTER.—EarIy on Sunday morning last, the good folks in the market-place of Doncaster were humorously surprised to see a Jack Tar, who was mounted on a decent Rosinante, steering his course towards a respectable public-house situate therein. Having unshipped himself (the only cargo on board) he called loudly for grog, and being " all right and above board," his request was com plied with. ' The horse was at the door, but at the suggestion of the ostler, he was safely anchored in his proper port. Jack remained till ten o'clock, stating, during his sojourn, that after a long spell at sea, he had returned to Thorne for the pur pose of visiting, once more, his old mam and dad, both of whom he should always take care of whilst he had a shot in the locker,—" split his whiskers," and " shiver his tim bers" if he would'nt. He also observed that he had an old atilt residing in Doncaster, and he had "put out, with fair weather," to pay her a visit likewise, but he was fearful her land-mark was not noted in his log, and he should not be able to make out her " figure head." He said he would make a " steerage" at all events, and ordered out, instanter, " old Jerry" who had been grinding, with his broken ivorys, a good feed of beans and oats. The horse was brought from the stable, and Jack insisted upon "rigging the animal himself, and thus created universal laughter; he com menced the "stern" with the main -braces," and actually mounted in that position, steering by the tail instead of the head, but was only suffered to proceed a few yards, when ostler John, having dismounted the tar, he was put all right, and fairly started. He returned, however, in less than half an hour, without the horse, stating, that a double share of ra tions had made the " devil" frisky, and he couldn't manage him "at no price," but he had safely landed and started Jerry, who knew the way to Thorne, better than he did, by himself. He could not find his old aunt, he said, and after another glass, he steered his course, steadily, towards his mam and dad again, to the amusement of all who witnessed the above scene, which actually occurred as stated. THE LATE LORD SONDES.—The last moments of this noble-minded peer were distinguished by the peculiarity which characterized his walk through life. Few individuals, perhaps none, ever looked on the "pale messenger" of death with greater composure or more manly firmness. On the morning of the day he died he intimated to his surgeon the prudence of tapping ; and when informed that the operation would endanger his life, he exclaimed, with much emphasis, " What 1 tell me whether you think 1 shall outlive the day ?" " I fear not," answered the surgeon. "Do you (he then con tinued) think I shall live an hour or two ?" " That is doubt ful," responded his attendant. " Then call Milles" (the present Lord), on whose appearance he coolly said, " Milles, I am off, you succeed me here." After this he made several legacies to the amount of 7,4001.—t0 his surgeon, three or four of his tenants, and housekeeper, with 5001. to his nurse (a Canterbury wo man.) Desiring some wine, it was handed him, when lie said " You'll soon follow me ; may God forgive me my sins, and all of yours. I hope we shall meet to a better world." Shortly afterwards, the wine revi v i ng hi m , h e t urn ed round and exclaimed, " Death is a long time doing his work, is he not ?" He expressed to those around the consciousness of feel ing perfectly happy, and was occasionally heard to repeat cer tain portions of Pope's celebrated hymn, " Vital spark," &c. To those affected to weeping, he said, " What are you crying for ? Don't weep for me—l am happy 1" A few minutes before his decease he was removed from the bed to his chair, where, about half-past eight, supported by his nurse, he quietly breathed his last, without a sigh or a groan. In addition to numerous legacies left by this truly charitable and munificent nobleman, his Lordship's last bequest was a year's rent to each and every of his tenants.—Kent Herald. OUR ARISTOCRACY.----. 011 Thursday night week, the Marquis of Waterford was again making hims e lf conspi cuous in the p ug ili s ti c wo r ld, by abusing three poor glee singers, but we are happy to state, that although the Marquis was clad in buff, his customers were perhaps more powerful than he thought o f, f or t h ey gave him a handsome dressing to cover his naked skin with, and he was contented with being closely packed in a post-chaise, and driven home.—Notting ham Review. THEATRES. ST. JAMES'S. This place of entertainment terminated its first season on Saturday night with Auber's opera of Fra Diavolo, ThelVa ternzan, Man-Fred, and Monsieur Jacques. In the course of the evening, Mr. Braham delivered a farewell address. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1836. OLYMPIC. Saturday, the last night of a season unexampled in success, attracted an audience hanging over the beam's, and standing on chairs at the back of the boxes. One Hour, and The Old and Young Stagers, went off, as usual, with eclat. Madame Vestris delivered the following address Ladies and Gen tlemen— For the sixth time it is my duty respectfully to say— ' Farewell.' My term has expired, but I have the honour to announce to you that I have signed and sealed a new lease for five years more, which waits but for your hands to affix to it the stamp of public approbation. The Management of this little theatre has envied no other, opposed no other, imitated no other. It adopted, at the commencement, a line of its own, and its constant study has been to give those entertain ments which it professed to give, in the best possible style, ac cording to the best of its means and of its judgment. This I humbly take to be the true secret of our success. It is thus, at all events, that we have won your support—it is thus we hope to preserve it. During the recess the house will be newly painted and decorated, and my endeavour will be to retain those living fixtures on which you, as public appraisers, have set the highest valuation. Your new favourite, Mr. C. Ma thews will be with you in One Hour after the curtain rises, and I hope I may add your old favourite Mr. Liston. If he should continue on the stage, I know well with what delight you will receive him ; if not, his brilliant career will have terminated where that of his adoped son began—in The Old and Young Stagers ; and may it long be borne in mind that this building, which, in that case, will have been illuminated by the parting glories of the setting father, was also the first to catch and re flect the early radiance of the rising son. Since we must se parate for a season, it is indeed kind ,of you to have honoured us with the well-known pledge of enduring friendship—a bumper at parting.: And I beg, Ladies and Gentlemen, in re turn for your flattering preference of custom to our house, to offer you the grateful thanks of Vestris and Company." ADELPHI. This theatre closed on Saturday night for the season, with the pieces which have been presented throughout the week ith much success. In the course of the evening Mr. Gallot, the stage-manager, came forward, and ,having thanked the audience for the patronage they had afforded the company, said, " I have now to inform you, that when we shall next have the pleasure of meeting you under this roof, the theatre will be under the sole management of one who has long and indefa tigably labouredfor your amusement—that of Mr. Yates—as sisted by the oldest and greatest favourites (though absent this season) that have so frequently had the honour of appearing before you." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHELTENHAM STEEPLE CHASE, FRIDAY. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, h. ft., with N added, 12st. each. Four miles. 18 Subs. Mr. W. Bryan's b. g. Standard 'fir. Smith 1 Mr. J. Day's The Performer, by Spectre .. Sadler 2 Mr. J. Day's ch. g. Splendour Day 3 Captain Lamb's Vivian The following also started :—Mr. P. Thompson na. Lady Teazle (Mr. Crommelin)'; Mr. Phillipson's Beatrice (Mr. Powell) ; Mr. Clifford's gr. f. Countess (Owner) ; Mr. Crowther's b. m. Cha pense (Owner) ; Mr. D. Newman na. b. g. Foreigner (Mr. T. Lovesy) ; Mr. Jenkins na. ch. m. Ada; Mr. J. Bryan's Red Deer (Mr. Bean) ; and Mr. T. Yearsley na. ch. to. Maid of the Grove. Won by a length and a half. The Hack Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 10 added. 9 Subs. Mr. T. Holyoake's ch. g. Single Peeper Mr. D'Oyly's gr. g. Fugleman 2 Four others started. A very good race, CROXTON PARK RACES, THURSDAY. The Croxton Park Stakes. Lord Macdonald's The Nun .. Owner I Count Batthiany'sbr. g. Perfection, half-bred .. 2 Lord Eglinton's b. h. Ctrientry, half-bred 0 Marquis of Waterford's Tommy Tickle, half bred 0 Mr. Villier's Glenmore Sir D. Baird's b. g. Gridiron, half-bred Mr. M. Stanley's ch. h. Stag, by Proselyte Mr. Errington 's g. h. Chance . . dr The Billesdon Coplow Stakes. Mr. Errington na. Miss Chance, 4 yrs... Lord Howth 1 Mr. T. Stanley na. Lofty, 7 yrs Sir T. Whichcote na. Gamecock, 6 yrs 0 Marquis of Waterford's ch. g. Saladin, aged A Plate of 50 sovs. Mr. Brooks's b. m. Ghabra Mr. Sprigg's g. c. by The Abbott, 4 yrs Mr. T. Shipman's ch. m. Emma, by Rector; aged Mr. H. 1. Rudkin's b. g. by Sir Gilbert, 6 yrs Mr. Pogson's b. h. by Rector, 6 yrs Mr. Hilton's ch. g., 6 yrs dr Among the distinguished company were the Dukes of Rutland and Beaufort, Marquises of Granby and Waterford, Earl and Coun tess of Wilton, Earls of Cheiterfield and Howth, Count Batthiany, Lords W. Lennox, W. Beresford, Micdonald, Eglintoun, J. Be resford, and Forrester, Hon. A. Villiers, Messrs. L. Stephens, Errington, and M. Stanley. The Kepling' Coates Annual Plate was run for on Thursday week, and won by Mr. Witty's Miss Chance, by Lottery, beating three others. Touchstone and Pelops have arrived at Newmarket. FATAL Fox HUNT.---On Tuesday last Sir James Flower's Hounds met at Tibenham to run a fine fox, which had been presented for the occasion by Mr. Webb of Hempnall. The field was very select and comprised upwards of fifty of the most crack sportsmen of this part of the county. The hounds were laid on at Tibenham, near the Benham boundary, and from thence were followed by the field at a slashing pace for the first hour and forty minutes without a check. The run was from Tibenham through Aslacton, Bunwell, Forncett St. Peter, Tacolneston, Forncett St. Mary, Tharston, Hapton, Flordon, Bracon, Mulbarton, Newton, Swainsthorpe, Dunston, Swar. deston, Keswick, Lakenham, and thence, leading back, to Markshall, where reynard ran to earth in a plantation on Mr. Gillett's farm. We turn from the scene and subject of plea sure to a catastrophe by which they were clouded. It is our painful task to record the death of our late worthy citizen and Sheriff, Mr. Chambers, who died in the course of the run we have just described, and which he had been greatly instrumental in originating and arranging. He had ridden about five or six miles, and had pulled up and was conversing with some gen tlemen near him, when he fell suddenly from his saddle and in a few minutes expired. A medical gentleman was on the spot, but his aid could be of no avail. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. The East Kent Hounds on Saturday at Mockbeggar. Mr. C. Brock's Hounds on Thursday at Woodcot Green. The Cottesmore Hounds on Thursday at Coles Lodge. Lord Yarborough's Hounds on Thursday at Willingham House ; Saturday at Kendal Lodge—at 11. The South \Vold H.undson Thursday at Horsington Mill ; Sa turday, at Tumley Wood. k Fr. Meynell's on Thursday at Ingleby ; Saturday, at Bagot's P ark. The H. H. on Thursday at Medstead Green Saturday, at Bagot's Park—at 10. _ _ The Albrighton Hounds on Thursday at Broad Bridge ; Satur day, at Whiston Cross—hf-p. 10. Mr. Wicksted's Hounds on Saturday at;Trentham—hf-p. 10. The Cheshire Hounds on Wednesday, at Duddon Heath ; Satur day, at the Abbey Arms, Forest; Monday; April 4, at Ashley Lodge, Tatton Park ; Wednesday, at Hertford Toll bar ; Friday, at the Black Grey Hound, Aldersley ; Saturday, at Siddington Toll bar. _ _ 111.Mure's Hounds on Tuesday at Jaworth Abbey ; Thursday, at Brinkley—hf-p. 10. The Menet Harriers meet on Monday at Monkton Sea Mark ; Wednesday, at Minster Mills ; Friday, at Nash Court Hill—at 10. The Brighton Harriers meet every Monday at Patchans ; Wed nesdays, at the Race Course; Fridays, at the Dyke. The Brookside Harriers on Mondays at Newmarket Hill; Wed nesdays, at Lewes Race Course ; Fridays, at Telscombe Tye—half past 10. The Herefordshire Hounds on Thursday at Dinedor Mill. Extract of a letter, of the 22d instant, from Frank fort :—" We learn from Vienna that the fate of those who have been expelled from Cracow is at length decided, and they are not to return to their homes ; at the same time the whole of the decisions pronounced against them will not be carried into execution. Though these unfortunate beings have not been suffered to pass through Vienna, their lot has excited great commiseration in that capital as well as in Hungary, Bohemia, and Galicia. Public opinion has, on this occasion, been manifested with so much energy, that the Go vernment, in order to avoid useless difficulties, has renounced the intention of sending the Polish proscrips to America, and will permit them to go to France. On the other hand, we learn from good authority, that the Austrian Ambassador here, arid several private persons, have received letters from Paris, stating positively that the Polish refugees will be admitted into France if sent there. All the proscrips have not yet left Cracow, but many of them are confined for the present in the Castle on Mount Wavel, which has been lately converted into a hospital, and probably Austria may be induced to leave them still where they are."—Galignani. LOVE AND SUICIDE.--An inquest was held at the sign of the Victory, in Nelson-street, Friars-mount, Beth nal-green, on the body of Elizabeth Cooke, a fine young wo man, who destroyed herself on Wednesday last b) taking a large dose of arsenic. It appeared that the deceased had kept company with a young man named Dickenson, who had been tried at the late Chelmeford assizes on a charge of burgla riously breaking into the mansion of Capel Cure, Esq., of Blake-Hall, near Ongar, in Essex, and stealing therefrom a large quantity of plate, and being found guilty, was sentenced in the first instance to six months hard labour in the county gaol, and at the termination of that period to be transported for life. The friends of the deceased, knowing her strong at tachment to the culprit, concealed the worst part of the sen tence from her. On Tuesday last, however, she happened to sac a newspaper with the account of the trial of her lover, and the sentence. Her manner, in consequence, became much changed, and on the fbllowing day she went to the house of a female friend named Eschew, and there swallowed a large dose of poison, which in a short time caused her death.—The Jury returned a verdict, " That the deceased destroyed herself while labouring under temporary derangement." PROSECUTION TO TIIE PRESS.—HIGGINS V. WATTOl'4.—This was an action for a libel published in the Shrewsbury Chronicle, to which the defendant pleaded not guilty. The Damages were laid at Five Hundred Pounds— and, we are happy to add, were assessed at one farthing.— The Jury consulted a considerable time in the box, and at length were locked up. After being absent upwards of an hour, they returned into Court with a verdict for the plaintiff— Damages, One Farthing. DREADFUL FIRE IN BOND-STREET On Saturday night, between nine and ten o'clock, a most extraordinary sensation was produced at the west end of the town, in consequence of an alarming fire breaking out at the residence of Mr. Hawkins, a draper and tailor, near the Western Exchange, New Bond-street, Piccadilly. The flames, which were first discovered by a man in the employ of Mr. Moore, army accoutrement maker, at the corner of Bond -street, spread with the most alarming ra pidity, and in less than an hour from the first intimation of the calamity, no less than three dwelling-houses, situated in Bond-street, as well as the Western Bazaar, were on fire, and at eleven o'clock it was expected that the whole Bazaar as well as the Burlington Arcade would be sacrificed to the destructive element, Two bodies of the Grenadier Guards under the command of Major Gordon, arrived on the spot, and at eleven o'clock above thirty engines were playing upon the flames. Unhappily, no water could be obtained for more than three quarters of an hour after the discovery, by which time the premises of Messrs. Goatley and Gilbert, boot-makers ; and Absalom, tailor, had taken fire. The Guards drove back the mob, who prevented the engines for some time play ing with any efficacy. Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, the Earl of Munster, Sir George Wombwell, the Hon. Colonel Cavendish, Captain Wilbraham, and other distinguished persons arrived at Burlington Arcade a little before twelve o'clock, at which time the Western Exchange was burning with the utmost rapidity—the greatest exertions were used to preserve the valuable gallery of pictures belonging to Mr. Yates ; but, we regret to say, the whole were sacrificed to the amount of more than 10,0001. The houses of Messrs. Blackburn, Perry, Asser, Fairy, and others in the Arcade, are destroyed. At half-past twelve o'clock, by the exertions of the firemen and brigademen, aided by the sol diery and police, the fury of the flames was got under, but at one o'clock, the house of Mr. Perry was still burning. At a quarter past one o'clock, all fear of further damage was at an end. Three houses are destroyed in Bond-street. The whole of the Western Bazaar, with the loss of pro perty exceeding 40,0001. and eight houses, are destroyed in the Arcade. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. Yesterday morning, a considerable bustle, and a very in tense excitement, prevailed in the immediate neighbour hood of where the disastrous conflagation took place on the preceding night. Immense numbers of persons of all de nominations flocked from all parts of the metropolis as well as the suburbs. On daylight appearing, a very distressing spectacle was exhibited ; a great number of respectable persons, the proprietors of stands in the Western Exchange and who had left previous to the fire breaking out, made their appearance. Mr. Yates, proprietor of the very exten sive and valuable exhibition of pictures, the whole of which are sacrificed, was on the spot, and appeared in a state of distraction. It is not yet ascertained what was the origin of the fire, but it is fully proved that it commenced at the house of Mr. Absolom, tailor, of No. 12, Old Bond street, which is completely gutted. The houses of Mr. Hawkins, mineral water manufacturer, of No. 11, and Goatley, bootmaker, No. 13, are considerably damaged. Not a vestige of the Western Exchange is left. The de struction in Burlington Arcade consists of eight houses de stroyed, four on each side, and twelve or fourteen more or less injured. The loss sustained by Mr. Yates is most grievous, computed at more than 30,0001., his selection of paintings being of a very valuable description. The occu pants of the houses in the Arcade have also lost consider able property. A great quantity of goods, however, were preserved by being thrown into the grounds of Lord George Cavendish, and at one time no less than three large elm trees were on fire. Mr. Herring, the proprietor of the Western Exchange, is not insured. The Arcade is insured in the Westminster Fire Office ; it was built about twenty years back. Lord George Cavendish is the landholder. A meeting will take place in a few days, which will be at tended by the whole of those who have suffered upon the occasion. In the course of yesterday morning the ruins were visited by Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Lord Mun ster, the Marquis of Anglesey, Lord Hill, and a num ber of other distinguished characters. A very striking and singular incident, and which is worthy of notice, took place in the Arcade. :The Marquis of Anglesey passed among the ruins a very large statue of Napoleon, which was deficient of a leg; his Lordship smiled, recollecting he was in a similar situation, and was in the act of seizing Napoleon at Waterloo when he lost his leg. The loss oc casioned by the conflagration is estimated 'at least at 20,0001., but only a small portion is covered by insurances effected in the County, Sun, Phoenix, and Royal Exchange fire offices. It is gratifying to state that not the slightest accident had occurred up to yesterday afternoon. It is now twenty years since the Arcade was built, shortly after which time the Western Exchange was formed, and which is now in the possession of Mr. Herring. The space lately occupied by the Bazaar exhibits a very desolate appearance. About eight o'clock yesterday morning, Mr. Yates, the picture dealer, visited the scene. His losses are the heaviest, and only three days ago he was offered 3,000/. for one picture, which he refused. LIST OF SUFFERERS. OLD BOND-STREET.----NO. 12, Mr. John Absolom, tailor; owner of the freehold, Mr. E. Goatley. The building in sured in the Westminster ; stock supposed to be in the County. &total destruction. No. 13, Mr. E. Goatley, bootmaker ; freeholder, Captain Phillimore, of Portland-place ; stock and furniture in the Westminster ; building, not known. Both stock and build ing seriously damaged. No. 11, Mrs. Ann Hawkins, mineral-water warehouse ; landlord, Mr. Humby, Upper Norton-place ; stock and fur niture in the County ; building unknown. Stock ne ar ly destroyed, and the building much damaged. No. 10, Mr. Thomas Garnham, licensed victualler (the Red Horse) ; landlords, Messrs. Calvert and Co. ; stock and furniture in the County ; building not known ; both much damaged. No. 9, Mr. Bowman, owner and occupier ; insured for everything in the Globe ; greatly damaged. No. 8, Messrs. Webb and Craig, upholsterers, who are likewise holders of the premises ; everything insured in the Sun. Stock and building damaged. No. 7, Mr. Garford, wine merchant ; stock insured in the Sun, the building in the British : a minor damage. Western Exchange, Old Bond-street ; owner Mr. Her ring, Carlisle-street, Soho ; building insured in the Phoenix. The place was fitted as a bazaar, and there were about 40 standholders, of whose losses no correct particulars can as yet be obtained. In this building was placed the splendid gallery of pictures belonging to Air. Yates. These are said to be wholly destroyed. The Burlington Arcade, Piccadilly, the property of the Hon. Charles Cavendish ; the building insured in the Westminster. There were about sixty persons carrying on various trades, most of whom must be heavy sufferers. The following are known to be sufferers : No. 6, Mr. Aper, bootmaker ; place consumed. Nos. 12 and 13, Mr. Barry, hairdresser, insured in the Phoenix ; all consumed. No. 14, Mr. Blackman, confectioner, insured in the Phee nix ; consumed. Nos. 16 and 17, Mr. Jeffs, bookseller ; not known whe ther insured : everything consumed. No. 58, Mr. Somers, artificial florist ; not known if in sured. No. 59, Miss Louisa Asser, childbed-linen warehouse, in sured in the Globe ; place consumed. No. 60 and 61, Mr. Morell, insured in the Globe, burned down. The following parties in the Arcade are sufferers by hasty removals :--No. 4, Messrs. Souter, tobacconists ; No. 6, Mr. Dawson, bootmaker ; Nos. 18 and 19, Mr. Campert, hosier ; No. 20, Miss Stamford, hosier ; No. 26, Mr. 'l'ruefitt, hair-dresser ; No. 27, Miss Rickson, haberdasher ; No. 35, Mr. Errington, artificial florist ; No. 51, Mr. Else, jeweller ; No. 58, Mr. George Wells, milliner. Mr. Braidwood states that but for the deficiency of water the damage in the Arcade would not have been near so se rious. Besides the above cases the losses of the lodgers must be very great, but the firemen have no means of coming at the knowledge of their amount. The cause of the fire re mains unexplained. It is believed to have commenced in a house in Bond street, immediately in front of the Bazaar. BURKE'S GENEALOGICAL AND HERALDIC HIS TORY OF THE COMMONERS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.— This very interesting record of the rise, progress, esta blishment, and connection of the families of the Com moners of England has reached its third volume. It is enriched by a finely-executed portrait of Mr. Coke, of Norfolk. It must not be imagined that these volumes con. sist merely of a dry catalogue of names and inter-mar riages. The most interesting particulars relating to the cele brated individuals of the various families are to be found there, accompanied by a variety of sparkling anecdotes of the most attractive kind. This valuable work forms an indispensable appendage to the library of every English gentleman, for it contains, in fact, the histary of his entire class. A stone bridge over the river at Alleux, in the Deux Sevres, erected about eighteen months ago, has been completely carried away by the floods. DISPROPORTION OF TIIE SEXES.—It is an extra ordinary fact, and no less lamentable, that in this town (Wood bridge) there are 115 marriageable females of the highest re spectability, from the blooming age of twenty-two to that period -when " a lady's age becomes a questionable point," without help-mates. There are also no less than 52 widows, who it would be unfair to presume are not desirous again to enlist under the banners of Hymen, having once experienced the sweets of matrimony. The number of widowers a mount to only 17, and of bachelors to 32. So that, allowing each of these "to take unto himself a wife," 119 damsels would still be left "to waste their sweetness on the desert air," unless some amorous swains should condescend to take compassion and release them from their present state of "single blessed ness."—Suffolk Chronicle. IRELAND. THE DUBLIN SOCIETY.—The Dublin Society, under the management of " Rebellion Smith," have agreed upon a Memorial drawn up by this indefati g able gentleman, in an swer to the communication of Mr. Drummond. Though the Society met on Thursday, and voted the Memorial, the minutes have not yet been published. This memorial we have not yet seen, but we understand it indignantly repudiates the idea of the Society being a political body, or having ever exercised its influence to keep obnoxious politicians from their sanctum—Dublin Evening Post. DEATH OF THE BISHOP OF KILLALOE.—We regret to announce the death, at his house in Pulteney-street, Bath, of the Right Reverend Christopher, Lord Bishop of Kil laloe, in his 89th year. It is known that his Lordship has been for some time residing in England for the benefit of his - health, which, though of late gradually declining, ena bled him, notwithstanding his - great age, to enjoy, under the blessing of a kind Providonce, until within a day or two of his departure, the accustomed society of his ami able family. Dr. Butson was an Englishman, and like many of the English of blood settled in Ireland, as dignitaries of the Church, was infinitely more distinguished than your mere Irish Bishop, taken frem the Episcopal tribe amongst us— such as your Cloghers, your Kilmores, your Armagbs— for liberality of sentiment, and for real attachment to the country from which he derived his dignities and his fortune. Perhaps a more amiable man in all the relations of society did not exist.—Dublin Post. COUNTY OF KILKENNY.—The High Sheriff has con vened this County for the 7th of April, to address the Lord Lieutenant. WRITS OF REBELLION.—WickIow is not the only county that is thrown into a convulsion by the Commissioners of Rebellion. The same house-breaking, night-marauding, and other atrocities have been perpetrated under the sanc tion of those odious writs in the county of Kildare. Pa tience has its limits—the people can scarcely suffer more. We strongly suspect if the ecclesiastical Sampsons do not economise their powers, they will pull the temple upon their own heads. The farmers have been summoned to serve as jurors, and when they came to the Kildare assizes for that purpose, they were served with tithe subpoenas. Save us good Heaven from another Rathcormac, of which the Lay Association seem so desirous!—Frcenzan's Journal. The Orangemen of the Grand Orange Lodges of Fer managh and Enniskillen at their late meetings, have re solved "to fear God, honour the King," and "keep their powder dry." They will hold themselves in readiness at the beck of the Grand Lodge of Ireland. STAMP DUTY.—A meeting of the Newspaper Proprie tors of Ireland will be held on Tuesday next, the 29th instant, at Morrisson's Hotel, Dawson-street, to take into consideration the contemplated assimilation of the News paper Stamp Duty in Great Britain and Ireland. BILL IN EQUITY TO RECOVER TWO-PENCE !! !—The following extraordinary document appears in an Irish Journal. It is the first step towards a Writ of Rebellion. The defendant, Mr. Peter Fen, if he should fail to dis charge the " whole sum" demanded, namely, two-pence, will of course be outlawed by the Barons of the Exchequer, and declared a rebel against the King ! Strange times we live in. " What dire events from trivial causes sprinn• " No. 115, Baggot-street , 'Dublin.. " Sir,—l am directed by the Marquis of Westmeath, impropriator of the rectorial tithes of he parish of Mayne, in the diocese of Meath, to apply to you for the sum of two-pence, amount of arrear of tithe composition due to him for the years of 1834 and 1835, out of the lands of Mayne in said parish, and to the payment of which you are rendered liable by the several statutes now in force in Ireland relative to tithe composition ; and in case you contest or dis pute your liability to the whole, or any part of the said sum so demanded, either by reason of your not being in posses sion of the said lands chargeable with the said sums or any part of them, or by reason of the same being in the pos session of any tenant of yours, who is liable, or by reason of your being yourself a tenant of the said lands, holding by virtue of a tenure which exonerates you from the payment of tithes, or for any reason or cause whatsoever—l hereby require you to state to me in writing the precise grounds on which you contest your liability to the whole, or any part of said sum ; and you will please take notice, that in case you shall neglect or refuse to pay to the said Marquis of West meath such sum within one week from the date hereof, I shall make you a party to, by including you as a defendant in a bill to be filed in the Court of Exchequer for the pur pose of obtaining payment of the arrears of tithes payable to the said Marquis of Westmeath out of said parish of Mayne, and in seeking to charge you with the costs of such suit will make use of this letter, as well as the several appli cations already made for such arrears. " Dated this 14th day of March, 1836. " BRABAZON BROWN, "Attorney for the said Marquis of Westmeath. _ _ " To Mi.. Peter Pea." REDUCTION IN THE RATE OF DISCOUNT OF ENGLISH AND SCOTCH BILLS.—We understand that English and Scotch Bills are now discounted by the Bank of Ireland, at the Bank,'Dublin ; and also at its several Branches, at the rate of 3i per cent. per annum. FIRES.—On Friday evening last, about five o'clock, a dreadful fire broke out in the malt-store attached to the concerns of Mr. Robert Beale, in Templeshannon. There happened to be in the valley, between the two roofs which fell in, a poor man named Larkin, who was stripping off the slates, and, the last roof coming down with a tremen dous crash on the loft below, precipitated him under the burning sticks and slates, but he was fortunately rescued, and sustained no injury but a burned hand and his back a little hurt. His dau L; hter was present, and evinced every symptom of a maniac. No person could hold her till she saw her parent, and the'moment she did, swooned away, and continued from one faint to another the entire night. The amount of all damage sustained is estimated to be up wards of 260/. The property was not, we understand, in sured.—We.rford Independent. We regret to state that on Monday night last a most ex tensive fire took place at the farm of William Fortune, of Coolnaboona, in the barony of Scarawalsh. A range of offices, including cow-house, &c., together with four cows, and two horses, :were totally burned. The sufferer has served notice that he will applS for compensation, as he alleges that it was the work of an incendiary.-IVexford Freeman. GERMAN AND BRUSSELS PAPERS VIENNA, MARCII 17.—We hear that the remaining Members of the Society of the Carbonari, who have hitherto been imprisoned in the fortress of Spielberg, have now left that place of confinement, in consequence of the imperial pardon, and are already on their way to Trieste to be em barked with Count Gonfalonieri for the United States of North America. JASSY, MARCH 6.—The political fermentation here un happily continues. The dismissal of Nikolaki Kanta, the unpopular Minister of Finance, who is accused by his oppo nents of having looked on his office as a means to repair his ruined fortunes, has in some degree appeased the people's minds. So far as the three months' administration of this man, who is accused of being deficient both in ability and probity, bad contributed not a little to the ge neral discontent, his dismissal may certainly be considered as a concession to public opinion. But as the vacant post has been given to his brother-in-law, Thoderasch Stourdza, who is entirely devoted to him, the pernicious influence of the dismissed Minister is therefore still feared, and this country is besides very backward both in a moral and po litical view. BRUSSELS, MARCH 26.—The Senate closed yesterday the general debate on the Municipal Law. Austria is un doubtedly preparing political measures of great importance. BELGIAN FUNDS.—Baussets, MARCH 25. 54 Actual Debt, 2% per Cent, Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent lOl4 Loan of City, 1832, Four per Cent 99% Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent 128.X Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent II4X, —Brussels Papers, March '26. DVTCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, MARCH 25. Actual Debt, 25., per Cent. Do. do. 5 per Cent. Amort Syndie.4% per Cent., Do. do. 3W, per Cent. Commercial Company, 4% per Cent l4O New ditto 102% —Journal du Commerce d' Anvers, March 27. CONSTANTINOPLE. MARCH I.—The ceremony of Sayd Pacha's presentation to the Grand Vizier took place on Saturday last. After in vesting him with a richly embroidered mantle of honour, and presenting him with a magnificent order in brilliants, the Sultan desired the Seraskier and the Commander-in- Chief of the Imperial Guard, Achmet Pacha, to accom pany his son-in-law to the Porte, in order to introduce him to the different Ministers of State. On their landing at Baksh Kapoussy, while the bands were executing the most lively of their martial symphonies, the Kekiayahs of the Vizier and other Ministers advanced to welcome them, and after kissing the hem of their garments, assisted thorn to the Porte. The Tevdjehatelgi Effendi, or Master of Ceremony, opened the march, followed by a regiment of troops of the line in full uniform. Achmet Pacha ad vanced next, escorted by fifty body guards ; behind him were placed the military bands, and at some distance from them the Seraskier with Sayd Pacha ; a detachment of sol diers closed the cortege. The eyes of the multitude, which had flocked from all parts of Stamboul to witness this pageant, were solely fixed on the happy youth whom fortune had ele vated to the pinnacle of human distinction. The Turkish ladies seemed to be much struck by the charms of his person, and often professed their admiration aloud. The matrons blessing the mother who had made him so handsome —the younger ones, as he passed by, murmuring the Mashallah to defend him from the cattivo occhie. On the arrival of the cortege at the Porte the different Ministers and Members of the Divan stood, with hands reverently crossed, at the bottom of the staircase leading to the hall where the Vizier holds his sittings. Several officers, holding in their hands gold censers emitting the smoke of hurtling Arabian perfumes, advanced to meet them, and then escorted them to the gate of the Arz Odassy. Vessaf Effendi, the Sultan's Private Secretary, ad vanced to an elevated platform, and, drawing out of an em broidered satin purse the autograph haat of the Sultan, read aloud its contents before the Assembly. After receivinc , the Grand Vizier's congratulations, as well as those of ' the Grandees present on the occasion, Sayd Pacha, rose, and, after taking leave of the Assembly, proceeded to the Pa lace of the Sheik Islam, where he was received by the whole body of the Ulemas with the same ceremony as at the Porte. The Seraskier accompanied him afterwards to his own palace, where the superior officers of the line had pre viously been invited, and informed them that the Sultan had been pleased to appoint his son-in-law their Lieut.-General, and exhorted them to be ever mindful of the duties they owed him as their chief. The whole of the following day was spent by Sayd Pacha in offering thanksgivings to Pro vidence for the high favours showered upon his head. He visited by turns all the Imperial mosques in the city, and, after performing in each the sacrifice of holocausts, accord ing to the rites of Islamism,distributed alms to the poor, and largesses to the students and professors of the Mcdressehs. The latest accounts from Asia Minor represent the army of Reschid Pacha as concentrated on the frontiers of Bag dad, and amounting to about 70,000 men, of which 30,000 are disciplined on the European model. The troops of Ibrahim amount to 35,000, which are reported, on good authority, to be inferior, if anything, to those of the Sul tan ; and as it is certain that in the event of another war the Syrians would rise en masse against their oppressors, there can be little . doubt as to what the result would be. The Pacha of Egypt has returned an equivocal answer to the firman, and it is clear that no measures short of actual compulsion will bring him to his senses. The English Ca binet ought immediately to co-operate with the Sultan for this object. In so doing they will compass two points of the greatest importance, and on which the solution of the Eastern question wholly depends. They will re-unite the Ottoman empire, and they will make a friend of the Sul tan, who, on these terms alone, will consent to relinquish Russian protection for our own. SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) • (FROM LLOYD'S.) DEAL, MARCH 26.—Wind W. N. W. ; 27, S. W., mode rate.—Arrived the Hero, Smallwood, from Singapore; Her soy, Grimwood, from Hobart's Town ; Mary Laing, Shearer, and Clarinda, Antrom, from Demerara; Richmond Hill, Forrest, and Lady Turner, from Lithlow ; Forest, —, from Berbice • Elizabeth, Winter, from Dublin; and Ann , Outer bridge, from Limerick—and sailed for the river, with the rest of the homeward-bound. Arrived from the river, and remain with the outward-bound, the Great Britain, Swinburn, from Montreal; Lanessy, Robson, from St. John's, New Bruns wick; Camilla, Kain, from Naples; Coquet, Rolls, from South Australia; Aid-de-Camp, Carrell, from St. John's, New Brunswick.; and Junto, Dring, from Africa. FALMOUTH, MARCH 25.—Wind S. W. to N. W., fresh; 26, W. N. W. to W.—Arrived the Reindeer packet, from Lisbon—sailed 13th inst. Sailed the Calpe, for Lisbon ; and Theodore, Vale, for Hamburg. DOVER, MARCH 27.—Arrived off port, the Hannibal, Ro berts, from New York. COWES, MARCH 27.—Arrived the Eliza, Abernethy, and Maria, Cumming, from Rio Janeiro. DARTMOUTH, MARCH 27.—Arrived the Betsey Hall, Croaker, from Buenos Ayres ; and Daniel, Champion, from Oporto. BRISTOL, MARCH 27.—Arrived the William and Mary, Cromer, from St. Vincent's; and Tom Cod, —, from Africa. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 26.—Arrived the John O'Gaunt, Ro-. bertson, from Canton—sailed Dec. 12; and Sophia, —, from Sicily. Arrived off port the Napoleon. —, from New York. PORTSMOUTH, MARC!! 26.—Wind W. to N.W., a hard gale; 27, E. to S. S. W. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 26.—Wind W. to W. N. W. The Adelida Maria, from Bourdeaux to Amsterdam, was on shore on the Goodwin Sand yesterday—part. of the cargo landed. The Blue Eyed Maid, of Harwich, sunk in the Wallett 25th inst.—crew saved. The Lord Abercrombie. from London to Liverpool, was on shore near Sligo the 21st instant, with three fcet of water in the hold. The Union, De Jorge, from London to. Ostend, was on shore near the latter port on Saturday—cargo discharged with little damage. Mr. Charles Kean has been playing for some time past with great success at Edinburgh, and concluded his en gagement with a benefit, which was most fully and fashionably attended. The entire public Press of " modern Athens" are unanimous in their approbation of his talents, which are spoken of as approaching the excellence of his father's. QUACKERY.—In these days of quackery and puf fing the following, anecdote may furnish some amusement : " Dr. Rock and br. Franks were two famous quacks in Lon don about 1759 and 1760. Dr. Frank's handbill contained this admonition Be not Rocked into eternity by that vain and impudent pretender, Dumpling Dick, who still lives at the gate of an inn where he was once porter.' Dr. ROck's bill contained this sarcasm :—` If you would avoid destruction, avoid the Old Bailey, for there lives an old soldier, discharged. by the beat of drum, who has killed his thousands, but not in battle; his pills are more fatal than were his bullets.' " [These are the same quacks about whom Goldsmith wrote one of his pleasant essays.] The Grand Scignor, upon the demand of Lord Ponsonby, has issued a firman, addressed to the Paella of Egypt, commanding him to reduce the duties upon merchan dize to the same proportion it bears under the Turkish Go vernment. The interests of ,England required this measure, which is calculated to relieve fo:eig.ll commerce in Syria and Egypt from the obstacle laid upon ;!: in consequence of the fiscal exactions of Mehemet Ali. It is f aid that the Pacha has promised to remedy the grievances of tht: British residents and merchants in every part of his dominions. FRONTIERS OF BOSNIA, MARCH 9.—According to advices from Sarajevo of the 3d of March, an attempted introduction of reforms has failed. All the districts have rushed to arms and massacred the Sultan's troops. Such as have succeeded in escaping have sought a refuge within the citadel of Livio, where they defend themselves with energy. The commander of the troops stationed in the vicinity has effected a movement in order to succour the town; but the numbers of the rebels have increased, and all communication with the citadel is cut off. The intervention of the Roumeli Valessi is expected ; but victory is not likely to be secured without bloodshed. Prince Milosch will probably be compelled to take an active part in this affair, in case the disturbances should continue.—Swabian Mercury. Francois, the accomplice of Lacehaire. and Avril, stood in the pillory a day or two ago ; upon which ocosion be is said to have made revelations respecting crime§ in which he participated, and the parties to which have remained hitheito unknown. A poor woman, who was far gone in pregnancy, was gored dreadfully by a cow at Cowbridge Fair on Tuesday last. In the confusion that ensued, some heartless villain stole the poor woman's basket with the few things she had in it for sale I—Cambrian. The Duke of Sutherland has purchased three of the finest paintings in the gallery of Marshal Soult—namely, " The Prodigal Sun," and " Abraham at the feet of the Angels," by Murillo ; and " Don Carlos," by Velasquez.—Galignani. A gentleman being out snipe-shooting on Friday on the banks of the river Foss, in the suburbs of this city, observed two fishes fighting in the water. He fired and killed them both at the same shot, and on drawing them to the land they proved to be two pikes, one of 51b. weight, and the other 31b.—York Courant. BISHOPRIC OF Du PM AM. — This See was anciently called the patrimony of St. Cuthbert, who had been Bishop of Landisfarne, of Holy Island, near Berwick. His bones being transferred to Durham were long esteemed a 3 precious relics, and the people of the country considered themselves as ilaliwerk men, exempted from all other but holy work, that is, the defence of St. Cuthbert's body. Certain it is, they pre tended to hold their lands by this tenure, and refused to serve out of the county either for the King or Bishop ; but King Edward the First broke through these privileges and curtailed the prerogatives of the Bishops, which were still further abridged by Henry the Eighth. Nevertheless the Bishop is still Earl of Sadberge, a place in this county, which he holds by barony. He is Sheriff paramount, and appoints his own deputy, who makes up his audit to him instead of accounting to the Exchequer. He has all the forfeitures upon outlawries, and he and his temporal Chancellor act as Justices of the Peace for the county palatine, which comprehends Crahe, in Yorkshire, Bedlington, Norham, and Holy Island, in Northum berland, the inhabitants of these places having the benefit of the Courts at Durham. The Judges of Assize and all the officers of the Court have still their ancient salaries front the Bishops, and he constitutes the standing officers by his letters patent. He has the power of presiding in person in any of the Courts of Judicature. Even when judgment of blood is given, this Prelate may sit in Court in his purple robes, though the canons forbid any Clergyman to be present in L ic h t as " : hence the old saying " Solum Duntlmense stola jus dicet ense. UNSTAMPED PUBLICATIONS. —For SG2lle days past, considerable curiosity prevailed in town, in conseVenee of an announcement that - an unstampcd London periodical was to be had for 2d., in a place on the North Bridge. The mode of sale, though not uncommon , we believe, in London, was altogether new in this part of the country. In a passage at thb head of a stair, a hole was made in the wall, without any other communication with the interior. The purchaser put his money into this hole, and immediately a paper was passed through. The novelty of this mode of evading the law at tracted a good many purchasers ; and a rather brisk sale was carried on until about two o'clock p.m. yesterday, when the parties thought proper to discontinue the traffic, &her from a deficiency of the supply of papers, or which is at least equally probable, because they found that the vigorous measures taken by the authorities to detect the offenders were trenching too closely upon their personal safety, to render it advisable for them to continue the trade longer. We understand, however, that notwithstandi ng every effort has been made by the proper authorities, no cluehas: yet been found for the discovery and apprehension of the offenders.—Edinburgh Courant.